Gain, _adj._ == elegant, gainly. Wright's L. P. p. 29. ON. gegn. Su. Goth.

gen

Gain, _v. a._ == obtain. Pol. S. 151

Gainsay, _sb._ == contradiction. Ps. lxxix. 7

Gale, _sb._ == banquet or dance. Wright's L. P. p. 26. Fr. gale. AS. gal

---- == chattering, noise. Alys. 2047; a song. Alys. 2548. AS. galan

Galegale, _sb._ == noise, twittering. O. and N. 256

Galek, _sb._ c.o.k. 103; a mistake for 'garlek,' which is the reading of MS.

Harl. 913

Galingale, _sb._ == the sweet cyperus. c.o.k. 71. Fr. galangue

Gall, _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 99

Gallon, _sb._ K. Horn, 1155. Rel. S. vii. 37

Gallop, _v. n._ Alys. 461. Goth. 'hlaupan.' with 'ga' prefixed

Gallows, _sb._ HD. 1161

Gallowtree, _sb._ HD. 43

Gambison, _sb._ == a stuffed doublet, Alys. 5151. Fr. gambais. Goth.

wamba. See Burguy, _s. v._ gambais

Game, _sb._ == sport. RG. 567, 375; [gome]. O. and N. 521

Gamen, _sb._ == sport, pleasure. HD. 2135. AS. gamen

Gan, _vb._ == began. 98 B.; [gonne]. RG. 371

Gange, _v. n._ == go. HD. 1057. AS. gangan

---- _sb._ == going, footstep. Ps. xvi. 5

Gangle, _v. n._ == jangle. Alys. 7413

Gaoler, _sb._ Pilate, 218

Gardener, _sb._ Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 20

Gargaze, _sb._ == throat. Alys. 3636. Fr. gargate

Garland, _sb._ Pol. S. 218. Fr. garlande, from Lat. gyrus

Garlic, _sb._ c.o.k. 103

Garner, _sb._ Pol. S. 238. AS. gearo, ready

Garnet, _sb._ Wright's L. P. p. 25. Fr. grenat

Garste, _v. a._ == terrify. See Gast

Garyson, _sb._ == reward, payment. RG. 409, 413. Fr. garison

---- == care, office. 790 B.

Gast, _v. a._ == terrify. Wright's L. P. p. 90; [garste]. Pol. S. 222

Gaste, == ghost. _q. v._

Gate, _sb._ == way. Ps. i. 6; 'thus gate,' == this way. HD. 2586. ON. gata

---- == manner, fashion. HD. 2419

Gate, _sb._ == entrance to a house. RG. 539, 394. AS. geat

Gateward, _sb._ == doorkeeper. K. Horn, 1099

Gather, _v. a._ RG. 380, 505

---- _v. n._ part. 'gaderyng.' Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Gaveler, _sb._ == usurer. Ps. cviii. 11. AS. gafel

Gavelock, _sb._ == javelin. Alys. 1355. Ps. liv. 22. AS. gafeloc

Gay, _adj._ Wright's L. P. p. 52

Gear, _sb._ == dress, appearance. Wright's L. P. p. 36. AS. gearwa

Geld, _adj._ == impotent, barren. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 210. Ps. cxii. 9

Geld, _v. a._ Wright's L. P. p. 24

Geldhede, _sb._ == barrenness. Ps. x.x.xiv. 12

Gem, _sb._ [zimme]. RG. 489

General, _adj._ RG. 495

Genge, _sb._ == family. HD. 790

---- == host, army; [gyng]. Alys. 922