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Old English · noun

gos

Normalised gōs

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong consonant stem
IPA
/ɡoːs/
Syllables
ɡoːs (1 syllable)
Modern English
goose

Meaning

  1. goose

    Hwīlum iċ grǣde swā gōs. Sometimes I cry like a goose.

    Exeter Book:

Declension

Declension of gos
SingularPlural
Nominative gōsgēs
Accusative gōsgēs
Genitive gēsgōsegōsa
Dative gēsgōsum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

Descendants

goose

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