Gedds

/ɡɛdz/ noun

Definition

Plural of gedd; archaic or dialectal term for pikes or similar freshwater fish.

Etymology

Simple plural form of 'gedd' using the standard '-s' ending, maintaining the medieval fish terminology that persisted in regional speech.

Kelly Says

In fishing communities, having specific words for 'one pike' versus 'many pike' mattered—'gedds' shows how English regionalism preserved these old fish names that disappeared everywhere else!

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