"gery" meaning in Middle English

See gery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: See gere (“childish behaviour”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|gere|-y|t1=childish behaviour}} gere (“childish behaviour”) + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} gery, {{enm-adj}} gery
  1. Subject to frequent and sudden changes; variable, unpredictable.
    Sense id: en-gery-enm-adj-6Yf4uH22
  2. (of a person) Changeable; fickle.
    Sense id: en-gery-enm-adj-6WU94Vsv
  3. (of clothing) Faddish
    Sense id: en-gery-enm-adj-ryJV5ZRz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 10 83 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 9 20 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 4 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gerful, geri, geery, gere, guery, guerry, gire, guyry

Alternative forms

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