gieren
German (Berlin)
/ˈɡiːrən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (with m) to desire greedily, to lust for
- (possibly) to open one’s jaws so as to snap
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German gīren (scream, open ones jaws, gape).
Origin
Middle Low German
gīren
Gloss
scream, open ones jaws, gape
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- yawn English
- yawnable English
- yawnathon English
- yawner English
- yawnest English
- yawneth English
- yawnfest English
- yawnless English
- yawnsome English
- yawny English
- Bartgeier German
- Geier German
- Königsgeier German
- Mönchsgeier German
- gieren Dutch, Flemish
- gierzwaluw Dutch, Flemish
- yanen Middle English
- ghieren Middle Dutch
- gīr Middle High German
- gīren Middle Low German