A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 99 : +Gold-beten+, _pp._ adorned with beaten gold, S3.+Golde+, _sb._ marigold, _souci_, Pals

+Gold-beten+, _pp._ adorned with beaten gold, S3.

+Golde+, _sb._ marigold, _souci_, Palsg.; +goolde+, _solsequium_, Prompt.; +guldes+, _pl._, C.--Cp. OF. _goude_ (Cotg.)

+Gold-spynk+, _sb._ goldfinch, S3.

+Gole+, _sb._ throat, SD, HD; +golle+, HD.--OF. _gole_, _goule_, _gule_; Lat. _gula_.

+Golet+, _sb._ gullet, C3, Prompt., HD.--OF. _goulet_.



+Goliardeys+, _sb._ buffoon, MD, PP; +golyardeys+, C.--OF. _goliardeis_ (_goliardois_); Low Lat. _goliardensis_.

+Golnesse+, _sb._ lasciviousness, S; see +Galnesse+.

+Gome+, _sb._ a man, PP, S, S2; +gomes+, _gen._, S2; +gumen+, _pl._, S.--AS. _guma_ (stem _guman-_); cp. Lat. _h.o.m.o_ (stem _homin-_).

+Gome+, _sb._ care, PP; +gom+, MD.--OS. _goma_, care; cp. OHG. _gouma_, provision, supper (Tatian).

+Gomen+, _sb._ play, S; +gome+, S; see +Gamen+.

+Gomme+, _sb._ gum, CM; +gumme+, Cath.; +gommes+, _pl._, P.--OF.

_gomme_; Lat. _gummi_; Gr. ???.

+Gon+, _v._ to go, S, S2, C2; +gonde+, _pr. p._, S; +goon+, _pp._, C2; see +Gan+.

+Gone+, _v._ to gape, S2; see +Ganien+.

+Gonge+, _2 pr. s. subj._ go, S; see +Gangen+.

+Gonne+, _sb._ gun, PP, CM; +gunne+, Cath., Prompt.; +gon+, S3.--Cp. Low Lat. _gunna_.

+Good+, _adj._ good, MD; +G.o.d+, S, S2; +G.o.dd+, S2; +goud+, MD; +guod+, MD; +gud+, MD.--AS. _G.o.d_.

+Good+, _sb._ good, MD; +goud+, S2; +gud+, S3; +G.o.d+, S, S2; +G.o.des+, _pl._, S, S2; +guodes+, S2.--AS. _G.o.d_.

+Goodman+, _sb._ master of the house, C3.

+Goot+, _sb._ goat, Prompt., C3; +gayte+, S3; +gat+, S; +gaet+, _pl._, S; +gate+, S, S3; +geet+, W2; +geete+, W2; +gaite+, H; +gaytes+, H; +gayte+, H.--AS. _gat_.

+Gorde+, _pt. pl._ rushed, S2; see +Girden+.

+Gore+, _sb._ a triangular piece of cloth inserted, HD; _gremiale_, ap.r.o.n, Manip.; +goore+, Prompt.; +gair+, JD. _Phr._: +under gore+, under clothing, S2, HD.--Cp. AS. _gara_, 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.

_gos_.

+Gos-hawke+, _sb._ goshawk, Prompt., Voc.; +gos-hauk+, C2.--AS.

_gos-hafuc_ (Voc.).

+Gosse+, _sb._ in phr.: +by gosse+ (a profane oath), S3.

+Gossib+, _sb._ sponsor, PP, CM; +G.o.dsyb+, friend, PP.--AS. _G.o.d-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. _gast_.

+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 +?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.

+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. ??afe???); 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+.

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