Gendrer, sb. progenitor, PP.

Gendrure, sb. engendering, W2.

Gendrynge, sb. begetting, PP.

Genette, sb. a small Spanish horse, a jennet, SkD; iennet, S3, Sh.—­OF. genette (Cotg.); Sp. ginete, a light horseman (Minsheu):  from Zen[=a]ta, the name of a tribe in Barbary, see Dozy.

Genge, sb. a going, expedition, army, S; pl. nations, S2, H.

Gent, adj. noble, nobly-born, PP, C2; spruce, gay, SkD (p. 813), S3; gente, S.—­OF. gent; Lat. genitum, born, well-born.

Gentil, adj. worthy, excellent, gentle, compassionate, C2; noble, PP; gentils, sb. pl., people well born, C2, C3.—­AF. gentil, noble, beautiful; Lat. gentilem.

Gentillesse, sb. nobleness, gracefulness, C2, C3.—­OF. gentillesse.

Gentrise, sb. noble nature, PP; gentrice, PP.—­AF. genterise.

Gentrye, sb. gentleness, PP.

Gepoun, sb. a short cassock, CM; see Gipoun.

Ger, pl. years, S; see 3*eer.

Ger, v. to cause, make, S2, JD; gere, to make, H; gar, JD, S3; gare, H; geren, to prepare, S; gare, imp., H; *~gers~, pr. s., H; 2 pr. s., H; gerte, pt. s., PP; gert, S2, PP, S3, H; garte, PP; gart.  S2, PP; garde, pl., S3; gert, pp., PP, H.’—­Icel. gAra (for gArva).  See 3*are.

Geraflour; see Gerraflour.

Gere, sb. gear, apparel, property, material, business, CM, PP, C, C2, C3, S2; geare, S3; ger, C, S3; geeres, pl., habits, manners, C.—­Cp.  OS. garuwi, gear.

Ger-fawcon, sb. a kind of falcon, HD; gerfaucun, Prompt.; gerfawcune, Voc.; gerfawkyn, Voc., Prompt.; gerfaukun, W2; gerfawcun, W2.—­Lat. gyrofalconem.

Ger-ful, adj. changeable, C, CM.  See Gery.

Gerken, v. to prepare, S; see 3*arken.

Gerland, sb. garland, C3, C; gerelande, PP; garlaunde, PP.—­AF. gerlaunde.

GerleS, sb. pl. children; see Gurles.

Gern, adv. eagerly, S2; see 3*eorne.

Gerner, sb. garner, C, PP.—­AF. gerner, OF. gernier, grenier; Late Lat. granarium.

Gerraflour, sb. gilly-flower, S3; geraflour, HD; gylofre, MD, S2 (s.v. clowe); gyllofre, gariophilus, galiofolus, Prompt.; gillofer, ND, Palsg.; gyllofyr, clove, Prompt.; gillyvor, Sh; ielofer, S3; gelofer, ND, MD.—­Cp.  OF. girofle, the clove (Bartsch); Low Lat. gariophilus, (Alph.), also caryophyllum; Gr. [Greek:  karuophullon], lit. nut-leaf.