geason

== English == === Alternative forms === geazon, gaison, gessen === Etymology === From Middle English geson, gesene (“rare, scarce”), from Old English gǣsne (“deprived of, wanting, destitute, barren, sterile, dead”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaisnī (“barren, poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to be gaping, yawn”). Cognate with Old High German geisini, keisini (“lack”), a noun, and more remotely with North Frisian gast (“barren”), Low German güst (“barren”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡiːzən/, /ˈɡeɪzən/, /ˈɡɛzən/ === Adjective === geason (comparative more geason, superlative most geason) (rare or dialectal) Rare; uncommon; scarce. (UK dialectal) Difficult to procure; scant; sparing. (rare or dialectal) Unusual; wonderful. ==== Synonyms ==== (rare, uncommon, scarce): infrequent, raresome, selcouth; see also Thesaurus:rare === Anagrams === Genaos, agones, Genoas, Ganoes, genoas