gier

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɣiːr/

noun
Definitions
  • (zoology) vulture
  • (by extension) monster, notably hellspawn
  • (figuratively) human vulture, rapacious or predatory person
  • (figuratively) consuming desire

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch gir inherited from Old Dutch *gīr inherited from Proto-Germanic *gīraz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gīraz

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