geis
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See also: géis
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
- Synonym of geas (“a mystical injunction: a prohibition, or obligation/compulsion”)
- 1933, John Revell Reinhard, The Survival of Geis in Mediaeval Romance, page 58:
- [In] 36a we read that there was (19) a geis upon ships to leave the 'port' of Athens till someone had defeated Atalanta in a running race. The nature and function of the geis that lay upon objects appears to better advantage, however, in one of the stories about Ailill Dock-Ear.
- 1985, Elliott B. Gose, Jr., The World of the Irish Wonder Tale: An Introduction to the Study of Fairy Tales, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN:
- 'In some cases a geis is imposed by one man upon another, often by means of a successful exploit, as when Cu Chulainn lays a geis upon the Connachtmen, binding them not to pass the ford until someone has removed the branch which he has ...
- 1995, Risa Aratyr, Hunter of the Light, HarperCollins, →ISBN:
- The púca scrunched up his face in puzzlement and rubbed his bald head. Glad he should be, his geis fulfilled and the Good God satisfied.
- 2016, Yasmine Galenorn, Once Upon A Curse: 17 Dark Faerie Tales, Fiddlehead Press, →ISBN:
- “I place a geis upon you, my son,” I rasped, my eyes burning with impending wrath. I pressed my palm to his chest and conjured my symbol, the mark which tied a Faelorehn life to my service.
- 2021, Alethea Kontis, et al., Once Upon A Wish: 16 Dreamy Faerie Tales, Fiddlehead Press (→ISBN):
- Before she died, she placed a geis upon me, that all the glamour I would ever be capable of possessing would gather in my hair. She did it so they wouldn't kill me, too, but because of that, I have never been free.
Etymology 2
Noun
geis
Anagrams
Estonian
Noun
geis
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish geis, from the same root as guidid (“prays”).
Pronunciation
Noun
geis f (genitive singular geise, nominative plural geasa)
- a solemn injunction, especially of a magical kind, the infringement of which led to misfortune or even death
- a tabu, spell or prohibition
Declension
Declension of geis
Quotations
Descendants
- → English: geas
Noun
geis f sg
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| geis | gheis | ngeis |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “geas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 358
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Occitan
Noun
geis m
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
geis f
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| geis | gheis |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |