geig, v. Sc. and north. dial.
(dʒiːg)
Also 8 jeeg, jig, gig, gike, jike, jeyk.
[From the sound.]
intr. To creak, make a creaking noise.
| 1513 Douglas æneis vi. vi. 62 Vnder the paysand and the hevy charge Gan grane or geig [v.r. grank] ful fast the jonit barge. 1721 Kelly Scot. Prov. 239 Lick thy Loof and lay't to mine, dry Leather gigs [Ramsay 1737 has jeegs] ay. 1781 Hutton Tour to Caves (E.D.S.), Gike or Jike, to creak as wheels or doors do. 1808–25 Jamieson, Geig, to make a creaking noise, as a door when the hinges need to be greased. 1878 Cumbld. Gloss., Jeyk, to creak like machinery requiring oil. |