Geg

Alternative forms

gaig, gay

Origin

Origin unknown. Perhaps from Old English gÇ£gan ("to go, walk, pass by"), as in forgÇ£gan ("to transgress, trespass, prevaricate, pass by, neglect, omit"), ofergÇ£gan ("to transgress"), or from Old Norse geiga ("to deviate to the side, go the wrong way, rove at random"), both from Proto-Germanic *gaigijanÄ…, *gÄ«ganÄ… ("to move"), from Proto-Indo-European *gÊ°eyÇµÊ°-, *gÊ°eygÊ°- ("to gape, protrude"), from Proto-Indo-European *ÇµÊ°Ä“y(w)-, *ÇµÊ°yÄw- ("to yawn, gape"). Cognate with Old Frisian gÄ“ia ("to overstep, exceed"), Norwegian dialectal geige ("to sway back and forth"), Middle High German gÄ«gen ("to play the violin"), Old English gÇ£nan ("to gape"). More at jig.

Full definition of geg

Verb

(dialectal, Northern England) To walk carelessly or in a careless manner.
(dialectal) To swing.