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^^ -r> . -r.* I . . k lu i .kV;49 .S GLOSSARIAL INDEX,Gate, sb. S. way, forward motion,19 a. 269. See Gait.Gaudying, sh. toying, 23. iii. 4. I.0. E. gaud, a toy ; Lat. gaudium.Gaurish, adj. garish, staring, ?5.122. O. K. gare, to stare ; cf. E.gaze. Akin to glare.Gajmage, 56. produce, i. 197.Gaynsband, v. withstand, standagainst, 6. 26S.Gayte, sb. S. goat, 4. 156; pi.Gate, 22. 5*^29.Geare, sb. S business. 2;^. iii. 3.14; matter, 23. iii. 3. 146; material,21. 105, where it seems tobe applied to the earth, though itshould rather refer to the plough.A. S. gearu'ian, to prepare.Gemmyt, pp. covered with buds,13. loi. La.t. gem}?ia, a bud.Generall, adj, universal, catholic,1. S16.Gsnowayes, sb. pi. Genoese, 156.14.Gent, adj. (lit. gentle), tall, fine, 13.157 ;pretty, 1 1 a. 7.Ger, sb. gear, 6. 435; clothing, 6.220. A. S gearwa, doihinv, tromgearwian, to prepare, gearo, ready,yare.Gerraflouris, sb. pi. gillyflowers,stocks, 13. 121. Gillyjlower iscorrupted from O. E. girojler, andthis agiin from F. girofle, a clove.Gerss-pilis, sb. pi. blades of grass,13. 92. Lat. pih/s, a hair.Gesserant, sb. a coat or cuirass offine mail, 4. 153 ; Gesseron, 18.xvii. 122. O. ¥. jaserant, whichBurguy connects with Span. Jazarino,Algerian, from the Arabic(orm of Algiers. (Jamieson's explanationis wrong).Gest, sb. story, poem, I. 479. Lat.gesfum.Gestinge, sb. F. jesting : or, moreliterally, telling of gesta or stories,16. 394. See above.Geue, conj. if, 22. 4505.Geyff, V. to give, 6. 447.Goyn, adj. near, short, convenient,3 b. 1102. Icel. gegn, Sw. gen,Dan. gjen, near, short (of a way).Gife, conj. if, 116. 25. Not connectedwith give, as Home Tookesays, but with Moeso-Gothic iba,if, Icel. e/, from Icel. ef. a doubt.Gill, sb. a foolish woman, 23. iii. 4.104. Short for Gillian, i. e. Juliana.Gin, sb. contrivance, 19 a. 299.Lat. ingenium. F. engin.Gise, sb. F. guise, way, 20 a. 57.F. guise, E. wise.Glade, v. to gladden, 2. 603 ; Glaid,13. 28.Glaid. adj. glad, 13. 42.Glaid, pt. s. glided, 6. 414.Glave, sb. a sword glaive, 12. 16;13. 6. Welsh glaif, a bent sword.Glede, sb. a glowing coal, liveember, 7. 29. A. S. gUd, a hotcoal.Glent, pt, pi. glided swiftly, glancedpast, 7. 13. See glance in Wedgwood.Cf. Dan. glimt, a gleamglimte, to flash, glindse, to glisten,glimre, to glimmer; E. glimpse,gleam, glim, &c.Glewis, sb. pi. destinies, lit. glees,4, 160. Supplied from conjecture.Glew or gle in Scottish means(i) glee, game, (2) the destiny ofbattle.Gleym, sb. bird-lime; hence, subtlety,craft, I. 479;cf. 564. Cf.E. clammy.Glore, sb. glory, 13. 51; 22. 550S.F. gloire.Glose, V. to mislead, deceive, i.367 ;pr. s. Glose]), glosses, explainsaway by glosses, I. 345'A. S. glesan, to gloss, explain.Glosis, sb. pi. glosses, commentarieson a text, 17 a. 1 1.Glum, V. to look glum or gloomy,12. 21. A.S. glom, gloom.Gnar, v. S. to snarl, 14. 297. A.S.gnyrran, to gnash.Godspell, sb. gospel, i. "'45. A.S.gud.pell, good tidings, a translationof Lat. euansrelium.

GLOSSA RIAL INDEX.499Goldbeten,/'/). adorned with beatengold, 1. 1 88.Goldspynk, sb. goldfinch, 13. 240,Sc. Spink, W. pync, 'E. finch.Gon, sb. a gun, 25. 164.Goo, pp. gone, 10. 90.Good, in phr. a good, i. e. a gooddeal, plentifully, fully, 23. iii. 4.148.Goode, sb. goods, property, 2. 599.Gos, sb. goose ;gos eye, goose's egg,1. 225.Gosse, a profane oath, 23. iii. 4.90. See the note,Gostly, adj. spiritual, 21. 138.Gostly, adv. spiritually, 21. 136.A. S. gdst, the breath, a spirit.The E. ghost should be spelt gostcf. G. geist, Du. geest.Gotlie (better Goth) pr. s. S. goes,2. 602.Gouernauncis, sb. pi. F. directionsfor conduct, rules ; or else, modesof conduct, customs, 5 a. 98.Gowland, pres. part, yellmg, 22.5487. Icel. gjalla, to yell.Go"wlys, adj. red, 13. 107. E.gules, red (in heraldry), F.gueules, jaws, from Lat. g^da,the gullet.Graith, adj. readily, i. 232. Icel.grei^r, ready ; cf. G. gerade,direct.Gramercies, sb. pi. great thanks(F. grand 77ierci), 23. iii. 4.117.Granyt, pp. dyed in grain, dyed of afast colour, 13. 15.Grapers, sb.pl. grappling-irons, 15a. 50. A. S. gripan, to gripe,grasp.Grathis, pr. s. attires, dresses, 6.216. Icel. grei^a, to furnish,equip; Mceso-Goth. garaidjan, toprepare.Gravys, sb.pl. groves, 13. 190.Gre, sb. F. good will ; in phr. takein gre = agree to, put up with, I4.444. From Lat. gratiis.Gre, sb. degree, quality. 13. 109.O. F. gre, Lat. gradus, a step.Greahondes, sb. pi. grayhounds,7-I3-Greeing, pres. part, concordant,19 a. 293. See Gre (good will).Greete, v. to cry aloud, 3 a. 11.A. S. grefan, to cry.Grehoundes, sb. pi. grayhounds,J 8. xviii. 29.Greit, sb. gravel, 13. 55. E.grit,G. gries.Gresy, adj. grassy, 13. 103, 190.Gretand, pres. part, weeping, wailing,22. 5545. Mceso-Goth.gretan, to weep.Grete, adv. greatly, i. 501.Grevis, sb. pi. S. groves, 7. 13;Gravys, 13. 190. A. S. grcef, agrave, cave ; a grove is a spacecut out in the woods. A. S.grafan, to grave, dig.Grewance, sb. F. grievance, hurt,6. 196.Grey, sb. a gray, a badger, 4. 156.Greyce, adj. gray, 13. 107. F. gris.Greyn, sb. grain, i. e. dyeing ingrain, I. 230. See the note,Grieslie, adj. horrid, 28 b. 69, A, S.agrisan, to dread.Grocched, pt. s. murmured,mumbled (lit. grudged), 3 b. 1 249.O. F. grocer, groucer, to murmur.Grotte, sb. a groat, 2. 607. Du.groot, great.Grundyn, sb. ground, sharpened,13. 6.Gud, sb. goods, property, 6. 314.Gudely, adv. in a good way, 6.448.Guerdone, sb. remuneration, 2.627; Guerdon, 28 a. 45. O. F.guerdon, Ital. guiderdone, fromLow Lat. widerdonum, corruptedfrom O. H. G. widerlon, recompense; from wider, again, back,and Ion, a loan, gift.Gukgo, sb. cuckoo, 13. 241.Gydo, sb. a gown, dress, 6. 214.Chaucer has gite, a gown, whichTyrwhitt says is of French origin.Gye, V. F. to guide, 3 b. 1 118.Gylt, V. to gild, 13. 40.t' I- rt

^^ -r> . -r.* I . . k lu i .kV;49 .S GLOSSARIAL INDEX,Gate, sb. S. way, forward motion,19 a. 269. See Gait.Gaudying, sh. <strong>to</strong>ying, 23. iii. 4. I.0. E. gaud, a <strong>to</strong>y ; Lat. gaudium.Gaurish, adj. garish, staring, ?5.122. O. K. gare, <strong>to</strong> stare ; cf. E.gaze. Akin <strong>to</strong> glare.Gajmage, 56. produce, i. 197.Gaynsband, v. withstand, standagainst, 6. 26S.Gayte, sb. S. goat, 4. 156; pi.Gate, 22. 5*^29.Geare, sb. S business. 2;^. iii. 3.14; matter, 23. iii. 3. 146; material,21. 105, where it seems <strong>to</strong>be applied <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> earth, though itshould ra<strong>the</strong>r refer <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> plough.A. S. gearu'ian, <strong>to</strong> prepare.Gemmyt, pp. covered with buds,13. loi. La.t. gem}?ia, a bud.Generall, adj, universal, catholic,1. S16.Gsnowayes, sb. pi. Genoese, 156.14.Gent, adj. (lit. gentle), tall, fine, 13.157 ;pretty, 1 1 a. 7.Ger, sb. gear, 6. 435; clothing, 6.220. A. S gearwa, doihinv, tromgearwian, <strong>to</strong> prepare, gearo, ready,yare.Gerraflouris, sb. pi. gillyflowers,s<strong>to</strong>cks, 13. 121. Gillyjlower iscorrupted <strong>from</strong> O. E. girojler, andthis agiin <strong>from</strong> F. gir<strong>of</strong>le, a clove.Gerss-pilis, sb. pi. blades <strong>of</strong> grass,13. 92. Lat. pih/s, a hair.Gesserant, sb. a coat or cuirass <strong>of</strong>fine mail, 4. 153 ; Gesseron, 18.xvii. 122. O. ¥. jaserant, whichBurguy connects with Span. Jazarino,Algerian, <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> Arabic(orm <strong>of</strong> Algiers. (Jamieson's explanationis wrong).Gest, sb. s<strong>to</strong>ry, poem, I. 479. Lat.gesfum.Gestinge, sb. F. jesting : or, moreliterally, telling <strong>of</strong> gesta or s<strong>to</strong>ries,16. 394. See above.Geue, conj. if, 22. 4505.Geyff, V. <strong>to</strong> give, 6. 447.Goyn, adj. near, short, convenient,3 b. 1102. Icel. gegn, Sw. gen,Dan. gjen, near, short (<strong>of</strong> a way).Gife, conj. if, 116. 25. Not connectedwith give, as Home Tookesays, but with Moeso-Gothic iba,if, Icel. e/, <strong>from</strong> Icel. ef. a doubt.Gill, sb. a foolish woman, 23. iii. 4.104. Short for Gillian, i. e. Juliana.Gin, sb. contrivance, 19 a. 299.Lat. ingenium. F. engin.Gise, sb. F. guise, way, 20 a. 57.F. guise, E. wise.Glade, v. <strong>to</strong> gladden, 2. 603 ; Glaid,13. 28.Glaid. adj. glad, 13. 42.Glaid, pt. s. glided, 6. 414.Glave, sb. a sword glaive, 12. 16;13. 6. Welsh glaif, a bent sword.Glede, sb. a glowing coal, liveember, 7. 29. A. S. gUd, a hotcoal.Glent, pt, pi. glided swiftly, glancedpast, 7. 13. See glance in Wedgwood.Cf. Dan. glimt, a gleamglimte, <strong>to</strong> flash, glindse, <strong>to</strong> glisten,glimre, <strong>to</strong> glimmer; E. glimpse,gleam, glim, &c.Glewis, sb. pi. destinies, lit. glees,4, 160. Supplied <strong>from</strong> conjecture.Glew or gle in Scottish means(i) glee, game, (2) <strong>the</strong> destiny <strong>of</strong>battle.Gleym, sb. bird-lime; hence, subtlety,craft, I. 479;cf. 564. Cf.E. clammy.Glore, sb. glory, 13. 51; 22. 550S.F. gloire.Glose, V. <strong>to</strong> mislead, deceive, i.367 ;pr. s. Glose]), glosses, explainsaway by glosses, I. 345'A. S. glesan, <strong>to</strong> gloss, explain.Glosis, sb. pi. glosses, commentarieson a text, 17 a. 1 1.Glum, V. <strong>to</strong> look glum or gloomy,12. 21. A.S. glom, gloom.Gnar, v. S. <strong>to</strong> snarl, 14. 297. A.S.gnyrran, <strong>to</strong> gnash.Godspell, sb. gospel, i. "'45. A.S.gud.pell, good tidings, a translation<strong>of</strong> Lat. euansrelium.

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