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Gean vs Hean - What's the difference?

gean | hean |

As a noun gean

is a wild cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit.

As an adjective hean is

mean; abject; poor; humble; lowly.

As a verb hean is

to treat with contumely; insult; humiliate; debase; lower.

gean

English

(wikipedia gean)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wild cherry tree, Prunus avium , native to Europe and western Asia or its small, dark fruit.
  • * 1955 , (Robin Jenkins), The Cone-Gatherers , Canongate 2012, p. 45:
  • *:‘Given the circumstances, Effie,’ he whispered, ‘I could blossom again like a gean -tree.’

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    hean

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) hene, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Mean; abject; poor; humble; lowly.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) henen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To treat with contumely; insult; humiliate; debase; lower.
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