Gowk

Morpheme

Gowk

Type

free base

Denotation

cuckoo, fool, simpleton, clumsy or awkward person

Etymology

Middle English gowke, goke; Old Norse gaukr

Evidence

begowk, gowk, gowked, gowking, gowks

See Also

Gawk

Homographs

Gowk

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