Geyn, adj. near, convenient, ready, direct, S3; geyne, Prompt; gayn, S2; gain, HD; gane, JD; geynest, superl., fairest, S2.—­Icel. gegn.

Ge3*nen, v. to meet, suit, avail; ge3*3*nenn, S; geinen, to avail, profit, S, S2; gayne, CM; 3*ene, to reply, S; gane, to fit, JD; gayned, pt. s., S2; ganyde, pl., S3; ganand, pr. p., becoming, suitable, S3,—­Icel. gegna, to go against, to answer, to suit.  See 3*eyn.

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

Giaunt, sb. giant, W2; see Geaunt.

Giet, conj. yet, S; see 3*et.

Gif, Gief, if, S2; see 3*if.

Gigelot, sb. a strumpet, MD, H; gygelot, wench, agagula, Prompt.; giglot, ND, Sh; gigglet, ND.

Giggyng, sb. clattering, C.

Gigour, sb. musician, S.—­OF. giguA"or (Low Lat. gigatorem), from OF. gigue (Low Lat. giga), a musical instrument; cp.  G. geige, violin.

Gildir, v. to deceive; gildirs, pr. s., H; gildird, pp., H.—­Icel. gildra, to trap.

Gildire, sb. deceit, snare, H; gildirs, pl., H.—­Icel. gildra, a trap.

Gile, sb. guile, deceit, fraud, PP, C.—­AF. gile, OF. guile:  AS. wA-le (Chron. ann. 1128).

Gilen, v. to beguile, PP; gylen, S2; giled, pp., S.

Gilery, sb. deceit, H; gilrys, pl., H.—­OF. gillerie.

Gill, sb. a familiar term for a woman, S3, ND, Sh; jill, Sh.—­Short for Gillian, a woman’s name, Sh, ND; Lat. Juliana.

Gill-burnt-tayle, sb. the ignis-fatuus, ND (s.v. gyl).

Gille, sb. a gill (measure), PP; gylle, PP, Prompt.; iille, P.—­OF. gelle.

Gill-flurt, sb. a flirt, ND.

Gillofer, Gillyvor; see Gerraflour.

Gilour, sb. deceiver, PP; gyloure, H.—­AF. gilour.

Gilt, sb. guilt, S, PP; see Gult.

Giltlese, adj. guiltless, S; gilteles, C; giltlees, C3.

Gin, sb. engine, contrivance, artifice, C2, C3, S3; gyn, PP, S2; ginne, S, S2; gynne, PP.—­OF. engin, engien, craft, deceit, contrivance.

Ginful, adj. guileful, deceitful, PP.

Gingebreed, sb. gingerbread, C2; gyngebred, gingium, Voc.  Cp.  Low Lat. gingibretum (Ducange), also OF. gigimbrait, a preparation of ginger, gingenbret, ginger (Bartsch).