gydy

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gidi
• guidi, guydi (Southern)
• gedy (Northern)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English gidiġ, gydiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *gudīg; compare god.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡidiː/, /ˈɡeːdiː/

Adjective

gydy (plural and weak singular gydie)

1. Demonically possessed or controlled.
2. Idiotic, unwise, ridiculous.
3. (rare, of animals) Crazed, out of control.
4. (rare) Dizzy, shaky.

Descendants

• English: giddy
• Scots: giddy

References

• “gidī, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.