gofyssheadj.
Error for gosysshe goosish adj., silly, stupid, occurring in Thynne's ed. (1532) of Chaucer's Troylus ( III. 584) and perpetuated in some modern editions. Hence the following dictionary entries:
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1658–1706 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Gofish (old word), sottish.
1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Chaucer) Goffish [so in 1890 Cent. Dict.].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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