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English
Noun
geer (countable and uncountable, plural geers)
- Obsolete form of gear.
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch gêer, from Old Dutch *gēr, from Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.
Noun
geer m (plural geren, diminutive geertje n)
- spear
- Synonyms: speer, spies, lans
- (heraldry) gyron
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Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch geer, gere, from Old Dutch gero, from Proto-West Germanic *gerō, from Proto-Germanic *gerô.
Noun
geer f (uncountable)
- (obsolete) desire, lust
- Synonym: begeerte
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *gēr, from Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.
Noun
gêer m
- spear
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