gieren
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɣiː.rə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to screech, to shriek
- (intransitive) to roar with laughter, to laugh loudly
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch ghieren.
Origin
Middle Dutch
ghieren
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gieren German
- gierzwaluw Dutch, Flemish
- zwaluw Dutch, Flemish
- ghieren Middle Dutch
- gīren Middle Low German