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gear

/ˈɡɪə/GIR
/ˈɡɪɹ/GIR

Meaningclothing or equipment

Common meaning: equipment needed for an activity

Journey through time

  1. Old Norsegjérvi‘clothing or equipment’source
  2. Old Englishmeaning shiftsclothing or equipment → full well, very well, fully, thoroughlygearwe‘full well, very well, fully, thoroughly’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsfull well, very well, fully, thoroughly → equipmentgere‘equipment’source
  4. Englishgear‘equipment needed for an activity’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse gjérvi ‘clothing or equipment’.

Roots

  • gjérvi Old Norse “clothing or equipment”

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