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GEOCSUNG - GEOLOCA

geocsung, e; f. Sobbing; singultus, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Wrt. Voc. 54, 64.

geofa a giver. v. gifa.

geofan; p. geaf, pl. geáfon; pp. gifen To give; dare :-- Nymþ ðú me ræ-acute;d geofe unless thou mayest give me counsel, Ps. Th. 58, 1: 118, 72. v. gifan.

geofen the ocean, Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 20; Gn. Ex. 52. Geofenes of the ocean, Beo. Th. 729; B. 362. v. geofon.

ge-offrian; p. ode; pp. od To offer, sacrifice :-- He hét hine his leófan sunu geoffrian Gode to láce he bade him offer his dear son as a sacrifice to God, Btwk. Scrd. 23, 3. Abel geoffrode ða sélostan lác Gode Abel offered the best sacrifices to God, 18, 5: 22, 9: Gen. 8, 20. Ðæt hí be hreówsunge Gode geoffrodon that they should sacrifice to God by penitence, Homl. Th. i. 68, 17. Geoffrod sacrificed, Lev. 4, 15.

geofian, p. ode; pp. od To give, to endow; dare, donare :-- He mæg me geofian mid góda gehwilcum he can endow me with every good, Cd. 26; Th. 34, 31; Gen. 546. DER. geofu. v. gifian.

geofon, geofen, gifen, gyfen, es; n. The sea, ocean; mare, oceanus :-- On geofones streám on the ocean's wave, Andr. Kmbl. 1704; An. 854: Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 25; Ph. 118. Geofon geótende a gushing ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 3014; An. 1510. [O. Sax. ge&b-bar;ano.] v. Grm. D. M. 219.

geofon-flód, es; m. [geofon a sea, ocean; flód a flood] A sea or ocean flood; maris fluctus :-- Dryhtnes bibod geofonflóda gehwylc georne bihealdeþ each ocean flood strictly observes the Lord's command, Exon. 54 b; Th. 193, 21; Az. 125.

geofon-hús, es; n. A sea-house, vessel :-- Geofonhúsa mæ-acute;st greatest of sea-houses, Cd. 66; Th. 79, 34; Gen. 1321.

geofon-ýþ, e; f. A sea-wave, billow; maris unda, Beo. Th. 1035; B. 515.

geofu, e; gen. pl. -a, -ena, -ona; f. A gift, grace; donus, gratia :-- Beó geofena gemyndig be mindful of gifts, Beo. Th. 2351; B. 1173. Ðæt he dryhtnes mót geofona neótan that he may partake of the Lord's gifts, Exon. 61 a; Th. 225, 5; Ph. 384. Ne biddan we úrne Drihten ðyssa eorðlícra geofa let us not ask our Lord for these earthly gifts, Blickl. Homl. 21, 11. He hí mid missenlícum geofum gewelgode ille eam [ecelesiam] diversis donis ditavit, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 1: Exon. 18 a; Th. 43, 10; Cri. 686: 128 b; Th. 493, 15; Rä. 81, 31. Geofu wæs mid Gúþlác grace was with Guthlac, 40 a; Th. 134, 1; Gú. 501. v. gifu.

geó-geára; adv. Of old; olim, antiquitus, Ps. Th. 42, 3. v. geó, geára; adv.

geó-geáre; adv. Of old; olim, antiquitus :-- Swá swá we geógeáre hýrdon so as we of old have heard, Ps. Th. 47. 7. v. geó, geáre.

geógelere, es; m. A juggler; præstigiator, Som. Geógulere magus, haruspex, hariolus, Hpt. Gl. 500, 502, 510. [O. H. Ger. gougulari: Icel. kuklari: Ger. gaukler.] v. Grff. iv. 134: Grm. D. M. 990.

geógoþ-feorh youthful life, youth, Beo. Th. 1078; B. 537. v. geóguþ-feorh.

geógoþ-hád youth, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 4; Gen. 1507. v. geóguþ-hád.

geógoþ-lust, es; m. Youthful pleasure, lust :-- Se líchoma geunlustaþ ða geógoþlustas to fremmenne the body loathes to perform those youthful lusts, Blickl. Homl. 59, 9.

geóguþ, geógeþ, giógoþ, geógaþ, gígoþ, iúguþ, e; f. I. YOUTH, the state of being young; juventus, juvenilis ætas vel status :-- Úre cnihthád is swylce undern-tíd, on ðam astíhþ úre geógoþ swá swá sunne déþ ymbe ðære ðriddan tíde our boyhood is as it were the third hour in which arises our youth as the sun does about the third hour, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 15: Elen. Kmbl. 2528; El. 1265. Of mínre geóguþe a juventute mea, Mk. Bos. 10, 20: Blickl. Homl. 211, 26. Ðæ-acute;r is geógoþ búton ylde there is youth without age, 65, 17: Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 6; Cri. 1654. On geóguþe in youth, 34 a; Th. 108, 19; Gú. 75: Ps. Th. 70, 4. Hie on geógoþe bu wlitebeorht wæ-acute;ron on woruld cenned they both in youth beautiful were born into the world, Cd. 10; Th. 12, 18; Gen. 187: Ps. Th. 118, 141. On geógoþe in youth, Beo. Th. 4843; B. 2426. From gígoþe mínum a juventute mea, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 20: Lk. Skt. Lind. 18, 21. Se férde on his iúgoþe fram his freóndum he went in his youth from his friends, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 95, 3. II. the youth, young persons; juventus, juvenes :-- Eall sió gióguþ ðe nú is on Angelcynne all the youth now in England, Past. Pref; Swt. 7, 10; Hat. MS. Ðá wearþ iafeðe geógoþ aféded then to Japhet was a youthful offspring born, Cd. 78; Th. 96, 34; Gen. 1604. Óððæt seó geógoþ geweóx until the youth grew up, Beo. Th. 133; B. 66. Hyre byre Hréðríc and Hróðmund and hæleða bearn giógoþ ætgædere her sons Hrethric and Hrothmund and children of warriors, the youth together, 2384; B. 1189: Cd. 176; Th. 220, 34; Dan. 81. Helpe gefremman gumena geógoþe to give help to the young men of the people, Andr. Kmbl. 3228; An. 1617. Duguþe and geógoþe to old and young, 304; An. 152: Beo. Th. 323; B. 160. Heora geóguþ juvenes eorum, Ps. Th. 77, 64. Ic geseah míne gesæ-acute;linesse and mín wuldor and ða fromnisse mínre iúguþe ego respiciens felicitatem meam insigni numero juventutis, Nar. 7, 22. [O. Sax. juguð: O. H. Ger. jugund: Ger. jugend.]

geóguþ-cnósl, es; n. [geóguþ youth; cnósl progeny, a family] A youthful family, young progeny; novella fam&i-short;lia, lib&e-short;ri :-- Ic bíde ðæ-acute;r mid geóguþcnósle I abide there with my young progeny, Exon. 104 b; Th. 396, 25; Rä. 16, 10.

geóguþ-feorh, geógoþ-feorh; gen. -feores; dat. -feore; n. [geóguþ youth, feorh life] Youthful life, youth; juventus :-- Sumum ðæt gegongeþ on geóguþfeore, ðæt se endestæf weálíc weorþeþ it happens to one in youthful life that the end is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 1; Vy. 10: Beo. Th. 5321; B. 2664. On geógoþfeore in youthful life, 1078 ; B. 537.

geóguþ-hád, geógoþ-hád, es; m. The state of youth, youth; j&u-short;vent&u-long;tis st&a-short;tus, j&u-short;ventus :-- Ðú hafast geóguþhádes blæ-acute;d thou host youth's prosperity, Exon. 68 a; Th. 252, 25; Jul. 168: Elen. Kmbl. 2531; El. 1267. Ðú me læ-acute;rdest of geóguþháde d&o-short;cuisti me a j&u-short;vent&u-long;te, Ps. Th. 70, 16. On geógoþháde in youth, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 4; Gen. 1507: Blickl. Homl. 59, 5: 211, 22.

geóguþ-hádnes, -ness, e; f. The state of youth, youth; &a-short;d&o-short;lescentia :-- On ða æ-acute;restan tíd mínre geóguþhádnesse cum pr&i-long;mævo &a-short;d&o-short;lescentiæ temp&o-short;re, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 36.

geóguþ-líc; adj. Youthlike, youthful; j&u-short;v&a-long;n&i-long;lis :-- Ic ne wæs mín mód fullfremedlíce bewerigende ðám geóguþlícum unalýfednessum non an&i-short;mum perfecte a j&u-short;v&e-short;n&i-short;l&i-short;bus coh&i-short;bens inl&e-short;cebris, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 39.

geóguþ-myru, we; f. Youthful joy? Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 23; Rä. 39, 2.

Geóhel-, geóhhel-dæg, es; m. Yule-day, a day at Yule-tide :-- On ðone forman dæig on geáre ðæt is on ðone æ-acute;restan geóheldæig eall cristen folc worðiaþ cristes acennednesse on the first day of the year, that is, on the first day of Yule all christian folk honour Christ's birth, Shrn. 29, 26. On ðone eahteþan geóhheldæig biþ ðæs mónþes fruma ðe mon nemneþ ianuarius on the eighth day of Yule is the beginning of the month that is called January, 47, 13.

Geóhol, Geóhhol, es; n. Yule, Christmas :-- Ðý twelftan dæge ofer geóhol on the twelfth day after Yule, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 8: L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 23, note. v. geól.

geoht, es; n. A yoke, L. In. 60; Th. i. 140, 8: 60; Th. i. 140, 7. v. geoc.

geohðu. v. gehðu.

GEÓL, giúl, iúl, geóhol, es; n. YULE, Christmas; festum nativitatis Domini :-- On geól at Christmas, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 23, note: Menol. Fox 59, note a. Ðý twelftan dæge ofer geóhol Epiphaniæ, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 8. Feówertig daga æ-acute;r eástran and feówertig daga æ-acute;r Cristes acennisse ðæt is æ-acute;r geólum fourty days before Easter and fourty days before Christ's birth, that is, before Christmas, Shrn. 82, 11. [Dan. juul: Swed. jul, m: O. Nrs. jól, n. pl. festum jolense, festum natalitiorum Christi, festum quodvis, convivium.] For this and the next word v. Grm. Gesch. D. S. c. vi, and Cl. and Vig. Icel. Dict. jól.

Geóla, Iúla, an; m. [geól Yule] The YULE or Christmas month, that is, December :-- Se æ-acute;rra geóla the ere, or former yule, December. Se æftera géóla the after yule, January. Se mónaþ is nemned on Leden. Decembris, and on úre geþeóde se æ-acute;rra geóla, forðan ða mónþas twegen syndon nemde ánum naman, óðer se æ-acute;rra geóla [December], óðer se æftera mensis [Januarius] hic vocatur Latine December, nostra vero lingua prior Geola, quoniam duo sunt menses qui uno nomine gaudent, alter Geola prior [December], alter posterior [January], Hick. Thes. i. 212, 56; Shrn. 153, 23-6. [Goth. jiuleis, m.]

geolca, gioleca, geoloca, an; m. A YOLK; ovi vitellus :-- Sceáwa nú on ánum æge, hú ðæt hwíte ne biþ gemenged to ðam geolcan, and biþ hwæðere án æg look now on an egg, how the white is not mingled with the yolk, and yet it is one egg, Homl. Th. i. 40, 28. On æge biþ gioleca on middan in an egg the yolk is in the middle, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 339; Met. 20, 170. Genim geolocan take the yolk, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 7.

geold, es; n. Charge, impost :-- Ne gafle ne geold neither tax nor charge, Chr. 675; Erl. 38, 1. Strange geoldes heavy imposts, 1124; Erl. 253, 21. v. gild.

ge-óleccan; v. a. To allure; blandiri :-- Ðá hí ðé mæ-acute;st geóleccan when they most allure thee, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 1.

geole-wearte a nightingale; luscinus, Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 37; Wrt. Voc. 29, 55.

geolhstor, geolstor, es; m? Matter, corruption, poison, venom; sanies :-- Hire geolhstor út fleów the matter flowed out from her, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, note 3. Geolster virus, tabum, Hpt. Gl. 517, 490.

geolna, an; m. A kind of Egyptian stork; ibis, Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 30; Wrt. Voc. 29, 49.

geolo, geolu; gen. m. n. geolwes; dat. geolwum; def. se geolwa; adj. YELLOW; flavus :-- Geolo godwebb the yellow silk, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 25; Rä. 36, 10. Geolwe linde [acc. f.] yellow shield, 5213; B. 2610. Him beóþ ða eágan geolwe his eyes will be yellow, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 348, 12. Geolo flavus, fuscus, Hpt. Gl. 510. Mid geolewere fáhnisse crocea qualitate, 419.

geolo-ádl, e; f. The jaundice, Lye.

geolo-blác; adj. Pale yellow, Lye.

geoloca, an; m. A yolk; ovi vitellus :-- Genim hænne æges geolocan take the yolk of a hen's egg, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 7. v. geolca.