A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Goot, sb. goat, Prompt., C3; gayte, S3; gat, S; gA|t, pl., S; gate, S, S3; geet, W2; geete, W2; gaite, H; gaytes, H; gayte, H.—­AS. gAit.

Gorde, pt. pl. rushed, S2; see Girden.

Gore, sb. a triangular piece of cloth inserted, HD; gremiale, apron, Manip.; goore, Prompt.; gair, JD. Phr.:~under gore~, under clothing, S2, HD.—­Cp.  AS. gAira, an angular point of land.

Gore, sb. mire, Prompt., HD; filth, S2.—­AS. gor (Voc.).

Gorge, sb. throat, Manip., PP.—­OF. gorge; Lat. gurgitem (acc.); see Ducange.

Gorget, sb. throat, piece of armour to protect the throat, SkD; ‘torques,’ Manip.; garget, C; gargate, HD.—­OF. gorgette, throat, also gargaite, (Roland, 1654).

Gorst, sb. gorse, furze, Voc., MD; gorstez, pl., S2; gorstys tre, Prompt.—­AS. gorst.

Gos, sb. goose, S3; goos, MD; gees, pl., S; gysse, S3.—­AS. gA cubeds.

Gos-hawke, sb. goshawk, Prompt., Voc.; gos-hauk, C2.—­AS. gA cubeds-hafuc (Voc.).

Gosse, sb. in phr.:  by gosse (a profane oath), S3.

Gossib, sb. sponsor, PP, CM; godsyb, friend, PP.—­AS. god-sibb.

Gossomer, sb. gossamer, Prompt., C2; gossummer, Voc.; gosesomere, Voc.

Gost, sb. spirit, mind, soul, life, ghost, PP, S, S2, C3; goost, C2, PP; gast, S, S2; gostes, pl., S2; gostus, PP; gastes, S2.—­AS. gAist.

Gostliche, adj. spiritual, S; gostly, S3, C3; goostliche, PP; gastlike, S; gastelich, S; gasteli, adv., S2.

Gote, sb. water-channel, Prompt., HD; goote, Prompt.; gotez, pl., S2.—­Cp.  Low G. gote, Du. goot.

Gotere, sb. gutter, water-channel, Prompt.; goteris, pl., drops, stillicidia, rain falling drop by drop, W2; goters, HD.—­OF. goutiere, gutter, from gote, a drop; Lat. gutta.

Goulen, v. to howl, cry, S, S2; gowland, pr. p., S3; see 3*oulen.

Goules, sb. pl. the heraldic name for red, gules, SkD; gowlis, HD; gowlys, S3, HD.—­AF. goules; Late Lat. gulas acc. pl. of gula, ‘pellis rubricata’ (Ducange).

Goune, sb. gown, PP, C; gowne, PP; gunes, pl., MD,—­AF. goune, OF. gone.

Goune-cloth, sb. cloth enough to make a gown, CM.

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