gyger

gyger (plural gygers)

1. Alternative spelling of jigger (“door”)
   • 1566, Harman, Thomas, A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors:

     Towre ye, yander is the ken, dup the gyger and maunde that is beneship.
     See you, yonder is the house, open the doore, and aske for the best.

From Old Norse gýgr.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjyːɡɛr/ (example of pronunciation)

gyger f (definite singular gygra, indefinite plural gygrar or gygrer, definite plural gygrane or gygrene)

1. female jotun; female troll

• jotun

• “gyger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse gýgr. Possibly related to Sanskrit गुहति (gúhati, “he hides”).[1]

gyger

1. female jotun; female giant

• jättinna

• jätte