Plural of ged, a dialectal or archaic term for a pike fish or a sudden movement or jerk.
From Old English and Middle English roots, 'ged' referred to the pike fish in Northern English dialects. The plural form adds the standard English -s suffix.
Fish names in English often vary wildly by region—what's a 'ged' in Scotland might be called something completely different 50 miles south, showing how language maps onto local fishing cultures.
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