gyte

Etymology

From Old Norse gjóta

Verb

gyte (imperative gyt, present tense gyter, passive gytes, simple past gjøt or gytte, past participle gytt, present participle gytende)

1. (of fish) to spawn

References

• “gyte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• gyta

Etymology

From Old Norse gjóta

Verb

gyte (present tense gyter or gyt, past tense gytte or gaut, past participle gytt or gote, passive infinitive gytast, present participle gytande, imperative gyt)

1. (of fish) to spawn

References

• “gyte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• gite, geit, geyt, gaet
• geite (obsolete)

Etymology

Unknown. Also found in Northern English dialects. In the "boy" sense, possibly from get (“offspring”).

Adjective

gyte

1. crazy or mad; delirious; out of one's senses

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)

2. foolish; demented

Noun

gyte (plural gytes)

1. A madman; fool
2. A first-year boy at The Royal High School, Edinburgh or Edinburgh Academy.

References

• Chamber's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1952