gese
See also: gesê
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġīse, ġȳse, ġise, ġyse
Etymology
Apparently from earlier *jīese, *jǣasi (“so be it”), from *jǣa, *jǣ (“yes, so”) + *sī, *sīe (“be [it]”), equivalent to ġēa + sīe. Compare nese (“no”). More at ġēa, sēon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeːse/, [ˈjeːze]
Adverb
ġēse
- yes, of course
Synonyms
- ġēa
Antonyms
- nese
Descendants
- Middle English: ȝise, ȝys, ȝis, yis
- English: yes
- Scots: ȝis, ȝeis, ȝes