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geis

Definitions

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  • noun a solemn injunction
  • noun Plural form of gei.

Etymologies

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From the Irish geis.

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Examples

  • A geis was a kind of obligation, imposed either magically or by honor.

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • A geis was a kind of obligation, imposed either magically or by honor.

    Unicorn Point Anthony, Piers 1989

  • From geopolitics we then come to the nature of the word Geass, apparently it's derived from the ancient Gaelic term geis and is referred to in the series as the power of kings.

    The Green Lantern 2009

  • Boece again most emphatically rejects the idea that the "geis" were produced from the wood of which the timbers were composed, and once more proclaims his belief that the "nature of the seis resolvit in geis" may be accepted as the true and final explanation of their origin.

    Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky Various 1880

  • It be naught but a-a geis, or what they call a program,

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • The geis had been laid on it, and it was in effect deserted.

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • "Translucent be e'er fair; it were Purple put the geis on me."

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • September 2, 2009 at 12:15 pm hauw manee geis en eh gaggul?

    no, u furst - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • One of the main concepts in the book is that of geas (or geis), as I understand it a curse that either obliges or prohibits someone to do something specific (okay, okay, it's a bit more complicated than that).

    Blood and Iron – Elizabeth Bear Val 2009

  • The search for the Codex Merlini to break the geis spell set by Mircea, which mutated into an uncontrollable force threatening to kill both, plunges Cassandra into a very dangerous to the time line time traveling, where a lot of secrets are revealed.

    Archive 2008-10-01 2008

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  • treeseed commented on the word geis

    "In Irish mythology and folklore, a geis (/ˈɡɛʃ/, plural geasa) is an idiosyncratic taboo, whether of obligation or prohibition, similar to being under a vow or spell. A geis can be compared with a curse or, paradoxically, a gift. If someone under a geis violates the associated taboo, the infractor will suffer dishonour or even death. On the other hand, the observing of one's geasa is believed to bring power and good fortune."

    _Wikipedia

    January 25, 2008

  • seanahan commented on the word geis

    See also geas.

    January 25, 2008