Gourde, sb. gourd, C3, H; goord, Prompt.; gowrdes, pl., S2.—­OF. gourde, gouhourde, cougourde; Lat. cucurbita.

Gouernaille, sb. management, C2; gouernaile, rudder, W; gouernails, pl., W2.—­OF. gouvernail, rudder; Lat. gubernaculum.

Gouernance, sb. government, behaviour, PP, C2, C3; gouernaunce, C, C2, C3; gouernauncis, pl., rules for conduct, customs, S3.

Gouerne, v. to govern, PP, C2.—­AF. governer; Lat. gubernare.

Gouernour, sb. governor, C2; steersman, W, W2.—­OF. gouverneur; Lat. gubernatorem (acc.).

Gradde, pt. s., S, S2, PP; see Greden.

Gradi, adj. greedy, S; see Gredy.

Graffe, sb. a slip, young shoot, PP, Prompt.; graff, Cotg.—­Late Lat. graphium, a stile (Gr. [Greek:  grapheion]); hence Low Lat. graffiolum, a graft, sucker; cp.  OF. greffe.

Graffen, v. to graft, PP; graffid, pp., W.

Graith, adj. exact, direct, S2, PP; see Greith.

Graith, sb. preparation, PP.

Graithen, v. to prepare, H; grathis, pr. s., dresses, S3.  See GreiA deg.en.

Graithly, adv. readily, PP; gratheli, S2; see GreiA deg.liche.

Gramcund, adj. angry, S.

Grame, sb. vexation, anger, S, HD, C3; grome, S; gram, S2; greme, S2.—­AS. grama; cp.  Icel. gramr, wrath.

Gramercy; see Graunt.

Gramien, v. to vex, to be angry, MD; grame, PP, S; gromien, MD.—­AS. gramian; cp.  Goth. gramjan.  See Gremien.

Granand, pr. p. groaning, S2; see Gronen.

Granat, s. a garnet; see Garnet.

Granyt, pp dyed in grain, S3; grained, Sh.  See Greyne.

Grape, v. to handle, palpare, H; see Gropien.

Grapers, sb. pl. grappling-irons, S3.

Gras, sb. grass, S, PP, C2; gres, S, Prompt.; gresse, Prompt., S2; grases, pl., 82; greses, S2; gyrss, S3.—­AS. grA|s:  Goth. gras.

Grathis, pr. s. dresses, S3; see Graithen.

Graunt, adj. great, PP. Phr.:  graunt-mercy, many thanks, C2, C3, PP; gra-*mercy, PP, Sh; gramercies, pl., S3.—­AF. grant, OF. grand; Lat. grandem.

Grauntye, v. to grant, give, agree, allow, PP; grawntyn, Prompt., C2; graunte, PP; granti, S, S2; graunti, I pr. s., S; grante, imp. s., S; y-graunted, pp., C3, P; i-granted, S2.—­AF. grAanter (graunter, granter); OF. crA"anter; Late Lat. credentare, from Lat. credentem, pr. p. of credere.