geson

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === gesene, gesoun, geeson, gesen === Etymology === From Old English gǣsne, from Proto-West Germanic *gaisnī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛːzən/, /ˈɡɛːsən/, /ˈɡɛsən/ (with reanalysis of suffix) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛːzun/ === Adjective === geson (chiefly Late Middle English) Not common or plentiful; uncommon, rare, sparing, scarse. Lifeless, unfilled, harsh, sterile. ==== Descendants ==== English: geason, geazon, gaison, gessen ==== References ==== “gēsǒun, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 August 2018.