"gos" meaning in Middle English

See gos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡoːs/ Forms: ges [plural], goce [alternative], goos [alternative], gose [alternative], gosse [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English gōs, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans; compare gandre. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|ine-pro}}, {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:gōs}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*gans", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "gōs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "gos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="gos">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|gōs|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English gōs, {{inh+|enm|ang|gōs}} Inherited from Old English gōs, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*gans}} Proto-West Germanic *gans, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*gans}} Proto-Germanic *gans Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} gos, {{enm-noun|pl=ges}} gos (plural ges)
  1. goose (especially a female one)
    Sense id: en-gos-enm-noun-HCCfqMa9 Categories (other): Female animals, Freshwater birds Disambiguation of Female animals: 96 2 2 Disambiguation of Freshwater birds: 33 33 33
  2. The meat or corpse of a goose.
    Sense id: en-gos-enm-noun-2jNZB78K Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Freshwater birds, Meats, Poultry, Vertebrates Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Freshwater birds: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Meats: 15 71 15 Disambiguation of Poultry: 17 66 17 Disambiguation of Vertebrates: 16 68 16
  3. A fool or idiot.
    Sense id: en-gos-enm-noun-pRZDZhP~ Categories (other): Freshwater birds Disambiguation of Freshwater birds: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gosisch Related terms: goshauk, goslyng, gossomer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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