Middle English Dictionary Entry
gipse n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | gipse n.(2) |
| Etymology | Prob. ON; cp. OI geispa to yawn & geispi n. Akin to OE gipung. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Recurrent springs [see Smith PNElem. 1.202].
Associated quotations
- (c1198) EPNSoc.14 (East Riding Yks.& York)5 : In prouincia Deirorum..res mirabilis contigit..Et vicus aliquot a mari orientali milliariis distans, juxta quem famosæ illæ aquæ, quam vulgo Gipse vocant, numerosa scaturigine e terra prosiliunt.
- (1327) EPNSoc.14 (East Riding Yks.& York)5 : Gypse.