gydy

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English gidiġ, gydiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *gudīg; compare god.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡidiː/
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛdiː/, /ˈɡɛ̞ːdiː/ (Kent, East Anglia)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːdiː/ (Northern)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡydiː/ (Southern)

Adjective

gydy (plural and weak singular gydie)

  1. Demonically possessed or controlled.
  2. Idiotic, unwise, ridiculous.
  3. (rare, of animals) Crazed, out of control.
  4. (rare) Dizzy, shaky.

Descendants

  • English: giddy
  • Scots: giddy

References

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