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   Gowk

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   noun

   • 1. an awkward or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse).
   • 2. a cuckoo.

   Word Origin Middle English (in gowk1 (sense 2)): from Old Norse gaukr.

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   What does the word gowk mean?

   • Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word gowk. Origin: From the gaukr. Origin: [See Gawk.] Gouk, gowk, n. a stupid fellow, a fool. The cuckoo; but also used for a stupid, good-natured fellow. The Scottish equivalent for an “April Fool,” signifying a foolish person.

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   What does gowk stane mean?

   • The name gowk stane (English: cuckoo stone or fool's stone) has been applied to certain standing stones and glacial erratics in Scotland, often found in prominent geographical situations. Other spelling variants, such as gowke, gouk, gouke, goilk, goik, gok, goke, gook are found.

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   What is a 'gowk' in a message?

   • But hunt the gowk another mile. The 'gowk' is also another name for the cuckoo, which is a silly bird. At each place the message bearer is sent on to someone else. It is also said that in the Middle Ages, up until the late 18th century, New Year's Day was celebrated on 25 March (Feast of the Annunciation) in many European towns.

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   Where did the name gowk come from?

   • It has also been suggested that the gowk or fool originated in the Dark Ages as a name for the Britons, given by the Saxon invaders, and carried some of the meaning of the Devil in the context of an arch foe, who is likened to the fool.

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   The meaning of GOWK is cuckoo. How to use gowk in a sentence.

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   noun. a stupid person; fool. a cuckoo. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of gowk 1. 1275–1325; Middle English goke < Old Norse gaukr; cognate with Old English gēac, German Gauch. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of gowk 1. from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; related to Old High German gouh. Discover More. Example Sentences.

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   From Middle English goke, gowke, from Old Norse gaukr (“cuckoo”), from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz (“cuckoo”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰegʰuǵʰ- (“cuckoo”).

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   Origin uncertain. Likely from Middle English coke, colk (“the core or heart of an apple or onion, pith”), from Old English *colc (“the gullet, esophagus; pit of the stomach; trench, pit, gully”), from Proto-West Germanic *kolk, from Proto-Germanic *kulkaz, *kulukaz (“gullet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“to devour, swallow, gulp; throat, gull...

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   Compare Norwegian Nynorsk gulka (“to burp, belch”). Compare also Scots cowk (“to strain, retch”), Dutch kolken (“to belch”), German kolken (“to gulp”), dialectal German kölken, kolksen (“to vomit”), Danish kulke (“to gulp”).

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGOWK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   gowk. 2 meanings: Scottish and Northern England dialect 1. a foolish person 2. a cuckoo.... Click for more definitions.

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   gowk. ( ɡaʊk) n. 1. a stupid person; fool. 2. (Animals) a cuckoo. [from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; related to Old High German gouh] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun gowk. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Gowk Definition. A cuckoo. A simpleton. To make foolish; to stupefy.