noun · uncountable · rare

gound

Mucus produced by the eyes during sleepMucus produced by the eyes during sleep.

/ˈɡaʊ̯nd/

Meaning

2 senses

(UK, dialectal, uncountable)Mucus produced by the eyes during sleep.
(UK, dialectal, uncountable)Gummy matter in sore eyes.

Origin

From Middle English gounde, gownde, from Old English gund (“matter, pus, poison”), from Pr

From Middle English gounde, gownde, from Old English gund (“matter, pus, poison”), from Proto-West Germanic *gund, from Proto-Germanic *gundaz (“sore, boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰendʰ- (“ulcer, sore, abscess, boil”). Cognate with Old High German gunt (“purulent matter”), dialectal Norwegian gund (“the scab of an ulcer”).

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