geis
/ɡɛʃ/
geis noun: synonym of geas (“a mystical injunction: a prohibition, or obligation/compulsion”). Also the plural of gei.
Noun
- Synonym of geas (“a mystical injunction: a prohibition, or obligation/compulsion”).
- [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.1933, John Revell Reinhard, The Survival of Geis in Mediaeval Romance, page 58
- '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 ...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
- Synonyms:
- geas
Also used as
geis is also the plural of gei.
Examples of geis in a sentence
- Glad he should be, his geis fulfilled and the Good God satisfied.1995, Risa Aratyr, Hunter of the Light, HarperCollins, →ISBN:
- “I place a geis upon you, my son,” I rasped, my eyes burning with impending wrath.2016, Yasmine Galenorn, Once Upon A Curse: 17 Dark 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.2021, Alethea Kontis, et al., Once Upon A Wish: 16 Dreamy Faerie Tales, Fiddlehead Press
Synonyms of geis
Forms of geis
| plural | geises |
|---|---|
| plural | geasa |
Origin of geis
Borrowed from Irish geis.
Words that rhyme with geis
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Questions about geis
- What does geis mean?
- Geis means synonym of geas (“a mystical injunction: a prohibition, or obligation/compulsion”).
- How do you use geis in a sentence?
- Glad he should be, his geis fulfilled and the Good God satisfied.
- What part of speech is geis?
- Geis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce geis?
- Geis is pronounced /ɡɛʃ/.
- What is the plural of geis?
- The plural of geis is geises.
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