"gound" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡaʊnd/
Rhymes: -aʊnd Etymology: From Middle English gounde, gownde, from Old English gund (“matter, pus, poison”), from Proto-West Germanic *gund, from Proto-Germanic *gundaz (“sore, boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰendʰ- (“ulcer, sore, abscess, boil”). Cognate with Old High German gunt (“purulent matter”), dialectal Norwegian gund (“the scab of an ulcer”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gounde}} Middle English gounde, {{m|enm|gownde}} gownde, {{inh|en|ang|gund|t=matter, pus, poison}} Old English gund (“matter, pus, poison”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*gund}} Proto-West Germanic *gund, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*gundaz|t=sore, boil}} Proto-Germanic *gundaz (“sore, boil”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰendʰ-|t=ulcer, sore, abscess, boil}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰendʰ- (“ulcer, sore, abscess, boil”), {{cog|goh|gunt|t=purulent matter}} Old High German gunt (“purulent matter”), {{cog|no|gund|t=the scab of an ulcer}} Norwegian gund (“the scab of an ulcer”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gound (uncountable)
  1. (UK dialectal) Mucus produced by the eyes during sleep. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gound-en-noun-BoXHDfg3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. (UK dialectal) Gummy matter in sore eyes. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable Categories (topical): Bodily fluids
    Sense id: en-gound-en-noun-lyCGuamh Disambiguation of Bodily fluids: 41 59 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: synonyms at sleep, gund [dialectal] Derived forms: goundy

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