A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 94 : +Gamen+, _sb._ play, sport, CM, S, S2, G, PP, H; +gammyn+, S2; +gomen+, S; +game+, S, G

+Gamen+, _sb._ play, sport, CM, S, S2, G, PP, H; +gammyn+, S2; +gomen+, S; +game+, S, G, Prompt., Voc., C2, C3; +gome+, S.--AS. _gamen_.

+Gamen+, _v._ to be pleasant; +him gamede+, _pt. s._, it was pleasant to him, C.

+Gan+, _v._ to go, S; +gon+, S, S2, C2; +goon+, C2; +go+, S; +ga+, S2; +gonde+, _pr. p._, S; +ga+, _imp. s._, S; +gais+, S2; +go+, _pl._, S, S2, C2; +gooth+, C2; +gest+, _2 pr. s._, S, S2; +gaas+, S2; +goost+, C2; +ga+, _pr. s._, S; +ge+, S, S2; +go+, S, C2; +gas+, S2; +go+, _pl._, S; +gon+, S2; +goon+, C2; +gan+, _pp._, S2; +goon+, C2; +goo+, S3; +ygon+, C2, C3; +igon+, G; +igoon+, G; +ygo+, S2; +igo+, G.--AS. _gan_.

+Gan+, _pt. s._ began, did; see +Ginnen+.

+Gane+, _v._ to fit, avail, JD; +ganyde+, _pt. pl._, S3; +ganand+, _pr. p._ as _adj._, suitable, becoming, S3; see +Ge?nen+.



+Gang+, _sb._ going, S2.

+Gangen+, _v._ to go, S, PP; +gang+, S3; +gangande+, _pr. p._, PP; +gangand+, S2; +gonge+, _2 pr. s. subj._, S.--AS. _gangan_.

+Ganien+, _v._ to yawn, gape, SkD; +gane+, Manip., Palsg., S3, C3; +gone+, S2; +?anin+, Prompt.--AS. _ganian_ (Voc.).

+Gar+, _v._ to cause, make, S3; +gare+, H; +gart+, _pt. s._, S2, PP; see +Ger+.

+Gardin+, _sb._ garden, SkD, C2; +gardyn+, PP; +gardyne+, PP; +gardayne+, Manip.; +gairding+, S3.--AF. _gardin_ (F. _jardin_).

+Garget+, _sb._ throat, CM; see +Gorget+.

+Garite+, _sb._ a watch-tower, look-out on the roof of a house or castle-wall, S3; +garytte+, a high 'solere', Prompt.; +garett+, HD; +garret+, Cotg. (s.v. _tourelle_); +garettes+, _pl._, Prompt. (_n_); +garrettes+, _projecta_, Manip.--OF. _garite_; cp. Span. _garita_.

+Garlek+, _sb._ garlick, PP; +garleke+, Alph.; +garleek+, C; +garlekke+, Prompt.; +garlike+, P; +garlik+, PP.--AS. _garleac_ (Voc.).

+Garnet+, _sb._ a kind of precious stone; +garnettes+, _pl._, SkD; +granat+, Cotg. (s.v. _grenat_); +granate-stone+ (Florio). Cp. It.

_granata_, pomegranate, garnet. See +Grain+. [[error for +Greyn+]]

+Garnet-appille+, _sb._ pomegranate, HD. See +Apple-garnade+.

+Garth+, _sb._ an enclosure, HD, S3, H; orchard, Manip.; +garthe+, _sepes_, Cath.; +garthis+, _pl._, H.--Icel. _gar_. See +?erd+.

+Gas+, _pr. s._ goes; see +Gan+.

+Gast+, _sb._ spirit, S, S2; see +Gost+.

+Gastlike+, _adj._ spiritual, S; see +Gostliche+.

+Gat+, _sb._ goat, S; +gayte+, S3; _pl._, H; +gate+, S, S3; see +Goot+.

+Gate+, _sb._ way, path, street, PP, CM, S2, Prompt., HD, S3, H; +gat+, S2; +gait+, S3.--Icel. _gata_; Goth. _gatwo_, street.

+Gate+, _sb._ gate, PP, Prompt.; +?ate+, S2, G, H, Prompt.; +yate+, C2, CM, S3, Prompt.; +gat+, S; +?at+, PP; +yat+, G; +yatt+, H; +?ett+, S3; +giate+, _dat._, S; +?eate+, S.--AS. _geat_, Icel. _gat_.

+Gate-ward+, _sb._ gate-keeper, S, PP; +?ateward+, PP; +gatwarde+, PP.

+Gatte+, _pt. s._ granted, S; see +?eten+.

+Gat-tothed+, _adj._ lascivious, C, CM.

+Gaude+, _sb._ weld, _Reseda luteola_, dyer's greenweed, producing a green dye (distinct from woad, Florio being here wrong). _Comb._: +gaude grene+, a light green colour, C, HD; +gawdy grene+, 'subviridis,'

Prompt.--OF. _gaude_ (Cotg.): Sp. _gualda_, a herb to dye yellow with (Minsheu); cp. It. _gualdo_, woad to dye blue with (Florio), Low Lat.

_gualda_, _gualdum_, 'glastum' (Ducange).

+Gaude+, _sb._ a toy, piece of finery, also a jest, trick, CM; +gawde+, a j.a.pe, _nuga_, Prompt.; +gaud+, HD, ND; ornament, CM; trick, C3.--Late Lat. _gaudium_, a large bead; Lat. _gaudium_, joy.

+Gaude+, _v._ to sport, jest, keep festival, ND; to scoff, Manip.

+Gaudiouse+, _adj._ festal, _solennis_, Manip.

+Gaudying+, _sb._ toying, S3; +gauding+, scoffing, Manip.

+Gauren+, _v._ to gaze, CM, C2, C3; +gawren+, CM.

+Gaurish+, _adj._ garish, S3.

+Gayn+, _adj._ convenient, S2; +gaynliche+, _adv._ readily, S2; see +Geyn+.

+Gaynage+, _sb._ crop, S3; see +Gaignage+.

+Gaynen+, _v._ to avail, CM, S2; see +Ge?nen+.

+Gayn-ras+, _sb._ return (= Lat. _occursus_), H; +gaynrase+, _dat._ meeting, H; see +?eyn+.

+Gayn-stand+, _v._ to withstand, S3.

+Gaytre-beryis+, _sb. pl._ berries of the gayter-tree, C (C. 145), CM, MD.--Cp. Scot. _gait-berry_, bramble-berry, JD; _gaiter-tree_, the bramble, JD.

+Ge-+, _prefix_; see +?e+. [[error for +?e-+ (prefix)]]

+Ge+, ye, S; see +?e+.

+Geaunt+, _sb._ giant, S, C2; +giaunt+, W2; +gyaunt+, PP; +ieaunt+, PP; +geauntes+, _pl._, PP; +ieauntez+, S2.--AF. _geant_; Lat. _gigantem_.

+Gede+, _pt. s._ went, S.--AS. _ge-eode_, Cf. +Gaede+.

+Gedelynge+, _sb._ vagabond, PP; see +Gadeling+.

+Gederen+, +Gedre+; see +Gaderen+.

+Gees+, _sb. pl._ geese; see +Gos+.

+Geet+, _sb._ jet, C; +geete+, Prompt.; see +Iette+.

+Geet+, _sb. pl._ goats, W2; +geete+, W2; see +Goot+.

+Geet-buckis+, _sb. pl._ he-goats, W2.

Chapter 94 : +Gamen+, _sb._ play, sport, CM, S, S2, G, PP, H; +gammyn+, S2; +gomen+, S; +game+, S, G
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