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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Geyre, v. [e.m.E. giere, gyere, gyre (1553), of obscure origin.] To jeer. —a 1660 Coll. Aberd. & B. 192.
She … went to call her husband, to scuffe and geyre them out of it 1667 Blakhall Brief Narr. 136.
You may geyre, haveing obtained your desire
