Where does “geis” come from?

geis (English) comes from Irish geis, from Old Irish geis.

geis (English): plural of gei; a solemn injunction

Definitions

  1. plural of gei; a solemn injunction

Ancestry of “geis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgeisa solemn injunction, especially of a magical...
2Old Irishgeis—
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