noun
ged
noun
1
A dialect word for the pike, a freshwater fish.
"He caught a large ged in the loch."
How to Use Ged
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old or dialect word for the pike fish.
When to use it
Rare and regional; most readers will not recognize it outside dialect or historical use.
Word Forms
geds plural
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Etymology
From Middle English gedde, borrowed from Old Norse gedda, meaning "pike."