gieren.
to desire greedily, to lust for
Meaning & usage
to desire greedily, to lust for
to open one’s jaws so as to snap
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German or Middle Low German gīren (“to open one’s jaws, gape, scream”), from Proto-Germanic *gīran- and ultimately imitative. Cognate with Dutch gieren (“to scream”). Related also with German Geier (“vulture”) and gähnen, English yawn. In standard German, the word has always been associated with unrelated Gier (“greed, lust”) and is typically regarded a derivative thereof. Also compare English jeer, which could be a borrowing.
to yaw
Where this word comes from
From Dutch gieren, which is possibly the same word as that mentioned under etymology 1, with a semantic development “to scream, squeak” → “to make a repeated squeaking movement”. Alternatively from Dutch geren, also gieren (“to be askew”), from geer (“asymmetric piece of land”).
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