"geir" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

IPA: /jɛɪːr/ Forms: geiren [definite, singular], geirar [indefinite, plural], geirane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (“throwing spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”). Cognates include Irish ga. Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*ǵʰey-}}, {{inh|nn|non|geirr}} Old Norse geirr, {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*gaizaz}} Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, {{inh|nn|ine-pro|*ǵʰoysós||throwing spear}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (“throwing spear”), {{der|nn|ine-pro|*ǵʰey-||to drive, move, fling}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”), {{cog|ga|ga}} Irish ga
  1. (archaic or historical) a spear Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-geir-nn-noun-2IPQS2iy
  2. (fishing) a leister, a kind of fishing spear Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fishing Synonyms: lyster
    Sense id: en-geir-nn-noun-mEL-aNMu Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  3. (zoology) a small mackerel Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Fish Synonyms: pir
    Sense id: en-geir-nn-noun-VWhWrrNQ Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: atgeir, geirfalk, geirfugl, geirskaft, geirsodd, horngeir
Related terms: Almgeir, Alvgeir, Arngeir, Audgeir, Bengeir, Borggeir, Dalgeir, Eddgeir, Falgeir, Finngeir, Fjallgeir, Fridgeir, Geir, Geirald, Geiralde, Geiralv, Geirbjørn, Geirbrand, Geirdjarv, Geire, Geirfast, Geirfinn, Geirfrød, Geirrød, Geirhjelm, Geirkvat, Geirlak, Geirleik, Geirleiv, Geirljot, Geirmar, Geirmund, Geirmunde, Geirnjot, Geirolv, Geirulv, Geirrek, Geirrik, Geirstein, Geirtjov, Geirtor, Geirtorn, Geirvald, Geirvar, Geirve, Geirvid, Hallgeir, Hergeir, Holmgeir, Hungeir, Jargeir, Jodgeir, Jogeir, Jolgeir, Mungeir, Nevgeir, Oddgeir, Rodgeir, Rotgeir, Rådgeir, Siggeir, Styrgeir, Sundgeir, Sveingeir, Tinggeir, Tjodgeir, Torgeir, Ulvgeir, Vadgeir, Vegeir, Vestgeir, Vilgeir, Vitgeir, Åsgeir, Æsgeir, Asgeir, Geira, Geirbjørg, Geirdis, Geirfrid, Geirrid, Geirheid, Geirhild, Geirlaug, Geirny, Geirrun, Geirtora, Geirtrud, Geirunn, Geirvor

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Jargeir"
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      "word": "Jodgeir"
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      "word": "Jogeir"
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      "word": "Mungeir"
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      "word": "Nevgeir"
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      "word": "Oddgeir"
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      "word": "Rodgeir"
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      "word": "Rotgeir"
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      "word": "Rådgeir"
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      "word": "Siggeir"
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      "word": "Styrgeir"
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      "word": "Sundgeir"
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      "word": "Sveingeir"
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      "word": "Tinggeir"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Tjodgeir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Torgeir"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ulvgeir"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Vadgeir"
    },
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      "word": "Vegeir"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Vestgeir"
    },
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      "word": "Vilgeir"
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    {
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      "word": "Vitgeir"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Åsgeir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Æsgeir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Asgeir"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Geira"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Geirbjørg"
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    {
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      "word": "Geirrun"
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      "word": "Geirtrud"
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      "word": "Geirunn"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Geirvor"
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        "a spear"
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      "id": "en-geir-nn-noun-2IPQS2iy",
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            "Human behaviour",
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        "a leister, a kind of fishing spear"
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          "fishing#Noun"
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          "leister",
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        ],
        [
          "fishing",
          "fishing"
        ]
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        "(fishing) a leister, a kind of fishing spear"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lyster"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "fishing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "nn",
          "name": "Fish",
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            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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      "glosses": [
        "a small mackerel"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "mackerel",
          "mackerel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) a small mackerel"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pir"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛɪːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "geir"
}
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    },
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      "word": "geirfalk"
    },
    {
      "word": "geirfugl"
    },
    {
      "word": "geirskaft"
    },
    {
      "word": "geirsodd"
    },
    {
      "word": "horngeir"
    }
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  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Alvgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arngeir"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "Bengeir"
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    {
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      "word": "Falgeir"
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      "word": "Fridgeir"
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      "word": "Geir"
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    {
      "word": "Geiralde"
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    {
      "word": "Geiralv"
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      "word": "Geirbjørn"
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    {
      "word": "Geirbrand"
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      "word": "Geirdjarv"
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    {
      "word": "Geire"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirfast"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirfinn"
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    {
      "word": "Geirfrød"
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      "word": "Geirrød"
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      "word": "Geirhjelm"
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    {
      "word": "Geirkvat"
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    {
      "word": "Geirlak"
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    {
      "word": "Geirleik"
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      "word": "Geirleiv"
    },
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      "word": "Geirljot"
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    {
      "word": "Geirmar"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirmund"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirmunde"
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    {
      "word": "Geirnjot"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirolv"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirulv"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirrek"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirrik"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirstein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirtjov"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirtor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirtorn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirvald"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirvar"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirve"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirvid"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hallgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hergeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Holmgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hungeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jargeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jodgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jogeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jolgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mungeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nevgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oddgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rodgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rotgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rådgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Siggeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Styrgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sundgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sveingeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tinggeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tjodgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Torgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ulvgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vadgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vegeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vestgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vilgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vitgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Åsgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Æsgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Asgeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geira"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirbjørg"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirdis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirfrid"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirrid"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirheid"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirhild"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirlaug"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirny"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirrun"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirtora"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirtrud"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirunn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geirvor"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with archaic senses",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a spear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spear",
          "spear"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "archaic or historical",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic or historical) a spear"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "nn:Fishing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a leister, a kind of fishing spear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fishing",
          "fishing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "leister",
          "leister"
        ],
        [
          "fishing",
          "fishing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fishing) a leister, a kind of fishing spear"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lyster"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "fishing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "nn:Fish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a small mackerel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "mackerel",
          "mackerel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) a small mackerel"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pir"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛɪːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "geir"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Norwegian Nynorsk dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-23 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-06-20 using wiktextract (1b9bfc5 and 0136956). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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