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Geatish

Geatish adjective: of or pertaining to the Geats.

geatish: of or pertaining to the Geats
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Adjective

Geatish

  1. Of or pertaining to the Geats.
    • This description does not fit the historical Hygelac, of course, but it clearly does reflect, accurately enough, the tradition of decadence which must have become attached to the Geatish royal house as a result of the decline and fall of the Geatish kingdom.1923, Kemp Malone, The Literary History of Hamlet: The Early Tradition, published 1964, page 46
    • “We have here, newly sprung from the sea, a band of Geatish warriors.”1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 24

Origin of Geatish

From Old English Ġēatisċ, equivalent to Geat + -ish.

Questions about Geatish

What does Geatish mean?
Geatish means of or pertaining to the Geats.
What part of speech is Geatish?
Geatish is an adjective.

Words near Geatish in the dictionary

  1. gease
  2. geases
  3. Geashill
  4. geason
  5. geat
  6. Geatish
  7. Geatland
  8. geats
  9. Geauga County
  10. geaux
  11. geazon

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