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GAFOL-RAND - GALG-MÓD

gafol-rand? A pair of compasses; circ&i-short;nus = κ&iota-tonos;ρκινos, Cot. 54, Som. Ben. Lye. v. gabul-roid.

gafol-swán, es; m. A tribute-swain, a swine-herd, paying a tribute or part of his stock, for permission to feed his pigs on the land; porc&a-long;rius ad censum :-- Gafolswáne gebýreþ, ðæt he sylle his slyht be ðam ðe on lande stent. On manegum landum stent, ðæt he sylle æ-acute;lce geáre xv swýn to sticunge, x ealde, and v gynge; hæbbe sylf ðæt he ofer ðæt aræ-acute;re gafol-sw&a-long;ne, id est, ad censum porc&a-long;rio, pert&i-short;net, ut suam occ&i-long;si&o-long;nem det secundum quod in patria st&a-short;t&u-long;tum est. In multis l&o-short;cis stat, ut det sing&u-short;lis annis xv porcos ad occ&i-long;si&o-long;nem, x v&e-short;t&e-short;res, et v juv&e-short;nes; ipse autem h&a-short;beat superaugmentum, L. R. S. 6 ; Th. i. 436. 11-14.

gafol-tíning, e; f. Material for fencing due as gafol :-- XVI gyrda gauoltíninga, Th. Chart. 145, 8.

gafol-wydu, a; m. Wood furnished as gafol :-- IIII foðera aclofenas gauolwyda, Th. Chart. 145, 6.

gafol-yrþ, e; f. The cultivation of tribute-land; trib&u-long;t&a-long;riæ terræ ar&a-long;tio :-- His gafolyrþe [MS. gauolyrþe] iii æceras erige, and sáwe of his ágenum berne de ar&a-long;t&u-long;ra gabli sui ar&a-long;bit iii acras, et sem&i-short;n&a-long;bit de horreo suo, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 18.

gaful, es; n. Tax, tribute, rent; vect&i-long;gal, tr&i-short;b&u-long;tum :-- Gaful vect&i-long;gal, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 5; Som. 9, 2. Alýfþ gaful to syllanne ðam Cásere l&i-short;cet d&a-short;ri tr&i-short;b&u-long;tum Cæs&a-short;ri? Mk. Bos. 12, 14 : Exon. 68 a; Th. 251, 27; Jul. 151. v. gafol.

Gaful-ford Camelford, Cornwall, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 111, 17, col. 1. v. Gafol-ford.

gaful-gylda, an; m. A tribute payer, tributary; tr&i-short;b&u-long;ti redd&i-short;tor :-- He hí to gafulgyldum gesette on Angelþeódde he made them tributaries among the English, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 24. v. gafol-gylda.

gaful-ræ-acute;den, -ræ-acute;denn, e; f. A tax, tribute; census, tr&i-short;b&u-long;tum :-- Ða byre onguldon gafulræ-acute;denne the children paid the tax, Exon, 47 a; Th. 161, 16; Gú. 959 : 73 b; Th. 274, 7; Jul. 529 : Andr. Kmbl. 591; An. 296. v. gafol-ræ-acute;den.

gagátes; indecl. m. The agate or jet, a precious stone; g&a-short;g&a-long;tes = γ&a-short;γ&alpha-tonos;τηs :-- Hér biþ eác geméted gagátes, se stán biþ blæc-gym here is also found the agate, the stone is a black gem, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473. 24. Sceaf gagátes dæ-acute;l ðæs stánes on ðæt wín shave off a part of the stone agate into the wine, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 11. Be ðam stáne ðe gagátes hátte, is sæ-acute;d ðæt he viii mægen hæbbe of the stone which is called agate, it is said that it hath eight virtues, 2, 66; Lchdm. iii. 296, 29.

gagel, es; m? gagelle, gagille, gagolle, an; f. Gale, sweet gale; myrica gale, Lin :-- Genim gagel take gale, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 10 : iii. 22, 21. Nim þré leáf gageles take three leaves of gale, Lchdm. iii. 6, 17. Genim gagellan ... dó of ða gagellan take gale ... remove the gale, L.M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 27 : 2, 53; Lchdm. ii. 274, 10. Genim gagollan take gale, 3, 14; Lchdm. ii. 316, 15. [Prompt. gawl myrtus : Scot. gale, gaul a myrtle : Dut. gagel, m. a wild myrtle : Ger. gagel a myrtle-bush.]

gagel-croppan; pl. m. [croppa the top of a flower or herb] Catkins of gale; myricæ pan&i-short;c&u-short;læ :-- Genim gagelcroppan take catkins of gale, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 20.

gagol, gægl, geagl; adj. Lascivious, wanton; lasc&i-long;vus :-- Gagol lasc&i-long;va, Ælfc. Gl. l06; Som. 78, 46; Wrt. Voc. 57, 27. [M. H. Ger. gogel licentious.] v. gál.

gagol-bæ-acute;rnes, gægl-bæ-acute;rnes, -bérnes, -ness, e; f. Wantonness, luxury, riot; lasc&i-long;via, lux&u-short;ria, Cot. 118.

gagul-suillan to gargle; gargar&i-long;z&a-long;re, Som. Ben. Lye.

-gal, -gil, -gel, as sin-gal perpetual, continual : wíd-gal, wíd-gil, wíd-gel, wide-spread, March. 38; p. 27, 8. v. wíd-gil, wíd-gal.

GÁL, es; n. Lust, wantonness, lightness, folly; lasc&i-long;via, l&i-short;b&i-long;do, lux&u-short;ria, l&e-short;v&i-short;tas :-- Hie hyra gál beswác their folly deceived them, Cd. 18; Th. 21, 21; Gen. 327. Gódes oððe gáles of good or evil, Exon. 23 a; Th, 64, 9; Cri. 1035. [Cf. Icel. gáll, m. a fit of gaiety.]

gál; adj. Light, pleasant, wanton, licentious, wicked; l&e-short;vis, lib&i-long;d&i-short;n&o-long;sus, lux&u-short;ri&o-long;sus, m&a-short;lus :-- Ðam unstæððigan and ðam gálan, ðú miht secggan, ðæt he [MS. hi] biþ winde gelícra, ðonne gemetfæstum monnum to the inconstant and the light [man], thou mayest say that he is more like the wind, than modest men, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 23, note 20, MS. Cott. Ðæt he gesáwe ungelíce béc him berende beón þurh ða gódan gástas oððe þurh ða gálan ut c&o-long;d&i-short;ces diversos per b&o-short;nos s&i-long;ve m&a-short;los sp&i-long;r&i-short;tus s&i-short;bi v&i-long;d&e-short;rit offerri, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 25. Gecunnian hwæðer he wæ-acute;re god oððe gál to try whether he were good or bad, Gu. 17; Gdwn. 74, 6. [Orm. gal wanton : O. Sax. gél merry : Dut. Ger. geil lustful : M. H. Ger. geil licentious : O. H. Ger. geil lætus, el&a-long;tus, f&e-short;rox, lib&i-long;d&i-short;n&o-long;sus : Dan. geil wanton : and cf. Icel. gáli a wag.] DER. ealo-gál, hyge-, medu-, rúm-, symbel-, wín-.

GALAN; part. galende, ic gale, ðú gælest, gælst, he gæleþ, gælþ, pl. galaþ, p. gól, pl. gólon; pp. galen To sing, enchant, call; c&a-short;n&e-short;re, incant&a-long;re, ins&o-short;n&a-long;re, cl&a-long;m&a-long;re :-- Seó ne gehérþ stemne galendra, and átterwyrhtan galendes wíslíce quæ non exaudiet v&o-long;cem incantantium, et ven&e-long;f&i-short;ci incantantis s&a-short;pienter, Ps. Lamb. 57, 6. Sorh-leóþ gæleþ he sings a sad lay, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460. Se wísdóm gól gyd wisdom sung a lay, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 3; Met. 7, 2. Wíf fyrd-leóþ gólon [MS. galan] the women sang a martial song, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 3; Exod. 577. Ða ðe gehýrdon gryreleóþ galan Godes andsacan those who heard the adversary of God sing the horrid lay, Beo. Th. 1576; B. 786. Ðá wæs sigeleóþ galen then was the song of triumph sung, Elen. Kmbl. 248; El. 124 : Andr. Kmbl. 3097; An. 1551. [Chauc. gale : Scot. gale to cry : O. Sax. galan : O. H. Ger. galan c&a-short;n&e-short;re : Dan. gale to crow : Swed. gala to crow : Icel. gala to crow, sing.] DER. a-galan, be-, on- : nihte-gale. See Grm. D. M. pp. 987, 1173.

galder-cræftiga one crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter, L. Alf. 30; Th. i. 52, 9; MS. H. v. galdor-cræftiga.

galdere, es; m. An enchanter, a charmer, sorcerer, diviner, soothsayer; incant&a-long;tor, augur, haruspex, Som. Ben. Lye. DER. wyrm-galdere. [Cf. O. H. Ger. kalstarari incantator.] v. galan.

galdor, gealdor, es; pl. nom. acc. galdor, galdru; gen. galdra; dat. galdrum; n. [galan to sing, enchant, q. v.] An incantation, divination, enchantment, a charm, magic, sorcery; incant&a-long;tio, cantio, carmen, fasc&i-short;n&a-long;tio :-- Þurh heora galdor per incant&a-long;ti&o-long;nes, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 9. Sing ðæt galdor sing the charm, Lchdm. iii. 38, 3. Galdre bewunden encircled by enchantment, Beo. Th. 6097; B. 3052. Ne sceal nán man mid galdre wyrte besingan no man shall enchant a herb with magic, Homl. Th. i. 476, 8. Galdra fela many sorceries, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 106; Met. 26, 53 : Deut. 18, 11. Nis ðé ende feor, ðæs ðe ic on galdrum ongieten hæbbe thy end is not far off, from what I have understood by [thy] divinations, Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 19; Gú. 1180. Ðás galdor mon mæg singan on wunde a man may sing these charms over a wound, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 352, 5. Hig worhton óðer swilc þing þurh hira drýcræft and þurh Egiptisce galdru fec&e-long;runt etiam ipsi per incant&a-long;ti&o-long;nes Ægyptiacas et arc&a-long;na quædam sim&i-short;l&i-short;ter, Ex. 7, 11. Galdrum cýdan to inform by divination, Elen. Kmbl. 321; El. 161. [Laym. galdere, dat. magic : Icel. galdr, galðr, m. a song, charm, spell, witchcraft, sorcery.] DER. cear-

galdor-, gealdor-cræftiga, an; m. One crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter; incant&a-long;tor :-- Ða fæ-acute;mnan, ðe gewunniaþ [MS. gewunniah] onfón galdorcræftigan, ne læ-acute;t ðú ða libban the women, who are wont to receive enchanters, suffer thou not to live, L.Alf. 30; Wilk. 31, 26. gealdor, heáh-galdor.

galdor-cræft, gealdor-cræft, es; m. The art of enchanting, magic art, incantation; incantandi ars, m&a-short;g&i-short;ca ars, incant&a-long;tio :-- On galdorcræftum per incant&a-long;ti&o-long;nes, L. M. I. P. 39; Th. ii. 274, 32. He Iudéa galdor-cræftum wiðstód he withstood the magic arts of the Jews, Andr. Kmbl. 332; An. 166. Ða ðe galdorcræftas begangaþ those that practise magical arts, Blickl. Homl. 62, 23.

galdor-cwide, es; m. A magic saying, song; m&a-short;g&i-short;cus sermo, cantus, Exon. 113 a; Th. 432, 28; Rä. 49, 7.

galdor-galere, es; m. An enchanter, soothsayer; incant&a-long;tor, Cot. 118 : 193.

galdor-leóþ, es; n. A magic song, an enchantment, charm, spell; incant&a-long;tio, carmen, incant&a-long;mentum, Cot. 188.

galdor-word, es; n. A magic word, word of incantation; cant&a-long;ti&o-long;nis verbum :-- Ic galdorwordum gól I sang in magic words, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 37; Reim. 24.

galdra of enchantments, of sorceries, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 106; Met. 26, 53; gen. pl. of galdor.

galdru enchantments, Ex. 7, 11; pl. nom. acc. of galdor.

galdrygea, an; m. An enchanter; incant&a-long;tor, Cot. 108.

galere, es; m. An enchanter; incant&a-long;tor :-- Galere incant&a-long;tor, Wrt. Voc. 74, 38. DER. galdor-, wyrm-galere.

gál-ferhþ; adj. Mind-lustful, licentious; lib&i-long;d&i-short;n&o-long;sus, lasc&i-long;vus :-- Gewát ðá se deófulcunda gálferhþ his beddes neosan then the devilish [man] went lustful in mind to seek his bed, Judth, 10; Thw. 22, 14; Jud. 62.

gál-freólsas; pl. m. Licentious festivals; lasc&i-long;va festa, Luperc&a-long;lia, Som. Ben. Lye.

gálfull; adj. Lustful, licentious, luxurious; lib&i-long;d&i-short;n&o-long;sus, lux&u-short;ri&o-long;sus, Scint. 21 : 28 : 58.

gálfullíce; adv. Lustfully, luxuriously; lib&i-long;d&i-short;n&o-long;se, lux&u-short;ri&o-long;se, Scint. 13.

GALGA, gealga, an; m. A gallows, gibbet, cross; arbor inf&e-long;lix, pat&i-short;b&u-short;lum, crux :-- Galga pat&i-short;b&u-short;lum, Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som. 58, 30; Wrt. Voc. 21, 24. He of galgan his gæ-acute;st onsend he sent forth his soul from a gallows, Exon. 70 a; Th. 261, 4; Ju1. 310 : 72 b; Th. 271, 15; Jul. 482 : Beo. Th. 4883; B. 2446. He his blód ageát on galgan he shed his blood on the cross, Cd. 225; Th. 299, 15; Sat. 550 : Menol. Fox 170; Men. 86 : Elen. Kmbl. 957; El. 480. On galgum on the cross, Cd. 224; Th. 297, 3; Sat. 511. [Chauc. R. Brun. galwes, pl : Plat. galge : O.Sax. galgo, m : O. Frs. galga, m : Dut. galg, f : Ger. galgen, m : M. H. Ger. galge, m : O. H. Ger. galgo, m : Goth. galga, m. a cross : Dan. galge, m. f : Swed. galge, m : Icel. gálgi, m.] See Grm. R. A. pp. 682-4.

galga-tré, es; n. A gallows-tree, cross :-- Ðín ródes galgatré tuum crucis patibulum, Rtl. 23, 36. On ródes galgatree in crucis patibulo, 124, 1. v. galg-treów. [Havel. galwetre : Icel. gálga-tré.]

galg-mód; adj. [galg = gealh sad; mód mind] Sad in mind, gloomy; tristis an&i-short;mo :-- His módor, gífre and galg-mód, gegán wolde sorhfulne síþ his mother, greedy and gloomy, would go a sorrowful journey, Beo. Th. 2558; B. 1277. v. gealg-mód.