Gîge

Gîge [OHGer. gîgen, to sway], MHGer. word in use from the 12th c. on, ancestor of the words Geige and gigue. In late med. writings Gîge and Fiedel are mentioned together frequently as separate but closely related instrs. and must be identified as rebec and fiddle. See also: Geige, gigue, rebec.