gery

gery

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

See gere (“childish behaviour”) +‎ -y.

Adjective

gery

  1. Subject to frequent and sudden changes; variable, unpredictable.
  2. (of a person) Changeable; fickle.
    • 1385, Geoffrey Chaucer, “Knight's Tale”, in Canterbury Tales:
      Right so kan gery Venus ouercaste The hertes of hir folk.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (of clothing) Faddish
    • 1399, Mum and the Sothsegger:
      How þe while turneth With gyuleris, joyffull for here gery jaces.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

References

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡerɨ/

Verb

gery

  1. soft mutation of kery

Mutation

Mutated forms of kery
radical soft nasal aspirate
kery gery kery / chery
pronounced with /ŋ̊-/		 chery

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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