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From goat + -en. Compare Old English gǣten (“of goats; goaten”), German geißen (“of goats; goaten”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 (gaitein).
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goaten
Today it means: Of a goat, or like that which belongs to a goat; goatish Full definition →