English
gype
Gype comes from Scots gype ‘foolish, awkward person’.
- Scotsc. 1450–presentgype‘foolish, awkward person’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Scotsc. 1450–presentgype‘foolish, awkward person’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Scots gype
Today it means
noun fool; clumsy, awkward person
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scots gype / gype