gar

Meanings

Noun

  • A spear.
  • Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.
  • A garfish, Belone belone.

Verb

  • To make, compel (someone to do something); to cause (something to be done).

Origin

  • From Middle English gar, gare, gere, gore, from Old English gār ("spear, dart, javelin, shaft, arrow, weapon, arms"), from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz ("spear, pike, javelin"), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayso- ("pointed stick, spear"), from *ǵʰey-. Cognate with West Frisian gear, Dutch geer ("pointed weapon, spear"), German Ger ("spear"), Norwegian geir ("spear"), Icelandic geir ("spear"). Related to gore.
  • Short form of garfish
  • From Middle English garren, gerren, from Old Norse gera, gerva (Swedish göra, Danish gøre), from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną. Compare yare; but also Old Cornish ("put, place, set").

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