Etymology: Old English gár strong masculine = Old Saxon, Old High German (Middle High German) gêr (modern German revived in archaistic use as gehr , ger ), Old Norse geir-r , Gothic *gais (only found in proper names, as Hario-gaisus ) < Old Germanic *gaizo-z . (The Gothic gairu σκόλοψ is unconnected.) The word was also in use among the Celtic peoples (hence Old Irish gāi , gae , ga (masculine), < *gaiso ), and was known to the Greeks and Romans (Greek γαῖσον , γαῖσος , also Γαισάται Celtic mercenaries armed with this weapon; Latin gaesum ). To the stem *ghaiso- belongs also Greek χαῖος , χαῖον shepherd's staff. The root *ghai- perhaps appears also in Old English gād goad n.¹ < *ghai-tā.

Etymology: An altered form of gere n.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman gare = Old French gard, jart.

Etymology: ? < Latin garum pickle.

Etymology: French.

Etymology: < Old Norse gǫrr, gørr, gerr, gærr ( < *garwu- ), also written geyrr , ready, prone to (with genitive) = Old English gearo , gearu (Middle English ȝare yare adj.), Old Saxon garu , Old High German garo (Middle High German gare , gar ) ready. The change of meaning from ‘ready’ to ‘eager’, ‘sharp’, ‘covetous’ is also found with yare adj. in northern dialects.

Etymology: < French gare imperative of garer = Old French garir, guarir, < Germanic *warjan (Gothic warjan, Old High German, Old Saxon, Old English węrian) to defend.