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282 GANGAN -- G&A-long;NUNG
the rolling expanse of ocean, Ph. 118. &Y-long;&d-bar;a gelaac, w&i-long;d gang wætera, Ps. Th. 118, 136. VIIIa, oxan gang an ox-gang, a bovale, the eighth fart of the carucate. 'The carucate being the extent of land ploughed by one plough, with its team of eight oxen, an eighth of this was considered as the share of each ox of the team,' N. E. D. :-- H&e-long; sealde &a-long;n(e) hide b&u-long;ton &a-long;nes oxan gang, C. D. B. iii. 370, 5, 7. Tw&e-long;gra oxena gang, 346, 20. IX. legal process (? cf. Dan. retter-gang legal procedure, process) :-- Ð&u-long;s man sceal swerigean &d-bar;onne man haf&d-bar; his æ-long;hte gebryid, and bringe&d-bar; h&i-long; on gange (cf. þ-bar; orf þ-bar;, ic on spece, and þ-bar; ic mid N. befangen hæbbe, 15), Ll. Th. i. 178, Ii. X. a company of people (?), a gang. Cf. beó-gang, genge :-- Basilius eóde t&o-long; &a-long;nes preóstes h&u-long;se, and h&e-long;t his gebr&o-long;&d-bar;ra beón his gef&e-long;ran. Anastasius wæs geh&a-long;ten se mæssepreóst þe se bisceop t&o-long; fundode sw&a-long; fæ-long;rl&i-long;ce mid gange . . . Se bisceop gewende mid his gebr&o-long;&d-bar;rum h&a-long;m. Hml. S. 3, 467. XI. a step, stair :-- Gangas pulpita (cf. in pulpito, in gradu ubi lectores legunt. Ld. Gl. H.), Germ. 394, 221. XII. a privy [v. N. E. D. gong]:-- Gang latrina, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 12. Ic ne mæg for sceame þ&a-long; sceandlican dæ-long;de, þæt æ-long;nig man sceole etan on gange, sw&a-long; f&u-long;l&i-long;ce secgan sw&a-long; hit f&u-long;llic is, E. S. viii. 62, 18. v. beó-, ciric-, ears-, laid-, forlig-, geán-, hand-, niþer-, ofer-, r&a-long;p-, relic-, samod-, set-, sulh-gang.
gangan. Take here geongan, and add : I. of movement irrespec-tive of point of departure or destination. (1) to go on foot, walk :-- Halto geonge&d-bar; claudi ambulant, Lk. L. 7, 22. Mid f&o-long;tum gangan, Met. 31, 8. C&o-long;m se Hæ-long;lend ofer þ&a-long; sæ-long; gangende (geongende, L.) venie ambitions supra mare, Mt. 14, 25. &A-long;r&a-long;s þ-bar; mægden and geongende (gong-, R.) wæs (ambulabat), Mk. L. 5, 42. (l a) to go on business :-- Wyrce h&e-long; þ&a-long;m hl&a-long;forde þe him fore r&i-long;de oþþe gange, Ll. Th. i. 232, 21. ¶ gangende pedestrian, foot as opposed to mounted :-- Ð&a-long; gangendan mænigeo pedestres, Mt. 14, 13. Æ-long;gþer ge r&i-long;dendra ge gangendra here, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 112, 6: Chr. 1085; P. 215, 36. Gan-gendra manna and gehorsedra manna, Hml. S. 25, 556. (2) to move along, proceed (irrespective of mode of progression) :-- Geseah h&e-long;, þ&a-long; h&e-long; bi sesse geóng, m&a-long;&d-bar;&d-bar;umsigla fela, B. 2756. H&e-long; on orde geóng, 3125. Gif feórrancumen man b&u-long;ton wege gange (if he does not travel on the road), Ll. Th. i. 42, 24. Gif feorcund mon b&u-long;tan wege geond wudu gonge, 116, I. Gangan ofer foldan wang. Men. 113. Þeóf sceal gangan in þ&y-long;strum wederum, Gn. C. 42. Gangan for&d-bar; to advance, By. 170. Gangend[e] f&e-long;&d-bar;a an army on the march; agmen, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 34, ¶ gangende animate or live as opposed to inanimate objects :-- Þ&i-long;ne frumr&i-long;pan gangendes (gong-, v. l.) and weaxendes, Ll. Th. i. 52, 31 : Wlfst. 113, 6. H&e-long; sealde him t&o-long; b&o-long;te gangende feoh, Gen. 2719. (3) to take a specified course (lit. or fig.) :-- Ic on wegum gange þæ-long;r ic þ&i-long;ne gewitnesse w&a-long;t. Ps. Th. 118, 14. Ne ic on mægene miclum gange, 130, 2. Gancge, 85, 10. Gang sw&a-long;, Sat. 701 Gionga in leht mægna ambulare in luce virtutum, Rtl. 37, 5. (3 a) where the course is expressed by an adv. acc. :-- Ealle þe his ged&e-long;fne weg ganga&d-bar; omnes qui ambulant in viis ejus, Ps. Th. 127, I. (4) to be habitually in a specified condition :-- Neb bi&d-bar; hyre æt nytte, ni&d-bar;erweard gonge&d-bar;, Rä. 35, 3. Sceáp sceal gongan mid his fliése o&d-bar; midne sumor, Ll. Th. i. 146, 10. (5) of coinage, &c., to pass, be current :-- Gange &a-long;n mynet ofer ealne þæs cynges anweald, Ll. Th. i. 268, 27: 322, 29: Wlfst. 272, 2. (6) to take place :-- M&u-long;&d-bar;a gehwylc mete þearf, mæ-long;l sceolon t&i-long;dum gongan every month needs meat, meals there mutt be at proper times, Gn. Ex. 125. (7) of events, to have a specified issue :-- Godes spelbodan sægdon . . . sw&a-long; hit n&u-long; gonge&d-bar;, G&u-long;. 13. Long is t&o-long; secganne, h&u-long; hyre ealdorsceaft æfter gonge&d-bar;, Rä. 40, 23. II. where movement from a place is the primary notion. (1) to depart :-- Geongas exeunt, Lk. L. 4, 36. Geong from m&e-long; exi a me, 5, 8. Þæt h&e-long; þone m&u-long;&d-bar; ufan mid mettum &a-long;fylle, and on &o-long;&d-bar;erne ende him gange þæt meox &u-long;t fram, E. S. viii. 62, 15. Þ&u-long; m&e-long; ne forl&e-long;te &u-long;t gangan mid m&i-long;nre h&a-long;theortan of þisse ceastre, Bl. H. 249, 15. From gonga (geonga, L.) abire, Jn. R. 6, 67. Forleorton geonga dimiserunt, Mk. L. 12, 3. (l a) of death:-- Heora g&a-long;st gange&d-bar; exiet spiritus ejus, Ps. Th. 145, 3. Þonne þæs monnes s&a-long;ul &u-long;t of his l&i-long;choman gangeþ, Bl. H. 195, 9. Ic beó gangende of m&i-long;num l&i-long;choman, 139, 19. G&a-long;st gangende spiritus vadens, et non rediens, Ps. Th. 77, 39. III. where the prominent notion is that of destination or direction, (1) of self-originated motion or action, (a) to take one's way, proceed to a place or person, go into a place, move in a specified direction :-- Ic on þ&i-long;n h&u-long;s gange introito in domum tuum, Ps. Th. 65, 12. ' Hwyder wilt þ&u-long; gangan. ' ' Ic wille gangan t&o-long; Rome, ' Bl. H. 191, 16. Hwyder magon gyt gangan from m&i-long;num willan?, 187, 25. Utan gangan on þissum carcerne, 247, I. Sum sceal on f&e-long;&d-bar;e on feorwegas gongan, Vy. 28. (a α) where the destin-ation is given by a clause :-- Ic &a-long;na gonge . . . þæ-long;r ic sittan m&o-long;t sumor-langne dæg, Kl. 35. H&e-long; gióng þæt h&e-long; bi wealle gesæt on sesse, B. 2715, H&e-long;t beornas gangan, þæt h&i-long; on þ&a-long;m eáste&d-bar;e ealle st&o-long;don, By. 63. (b) where the place mentioned is intended to include what is done there :-- Hió t&o-long; setle geóng she took her place at table, B. 2019. (c) where the purpose or motive of going (to a place) is indicated (a) by simple infin. :-- Ic geongo (gongo. R.) gegeruiga iúh styd, Jn. L. 14, 2. Geát geóng s&o-long;na t&o-long; setles neósan, B. 1785. G&e-long; m&o-long;ton gangan Hr&o-long;&d-bar;g&a-long;r geseón, 395. (β) by gerundial infin. :-- Ic geongo (gongo, R.) t&o-long; cunnanne &d-bar;&a-long; ilca eo probare ilia, Lk. L. 14, 19. (γ) by a clause :-- Utan gangan þæt w&e-long; bysmrigen bendum fæstne, An. 1358. (δ) by a co-ordinated verb, jenerally united to go by and :-- N&u-long; g&e-long; ra&d-bar;e ganga&d-bar; and finda&d-bar;. . . , El. 372. Gange h&e-long; feówra sum t&o-long; and o&d-bar;sace. Ll. ' Th. i. 286, 17. ¶ without and :-- G&e-long; n&u-long; hra&d-bar;e ganga&d-bar;, sundor &a-long;s&e-long;ca&d-bar; . . . , El. 406. (ε) by a substantive (with to) denoting or implying an action to be performed :-- Gange æ-long;lc man þæs t&o-long; gewitnesse þe h&e-long; durre on þ&a-long;m h&a-long;liggd&o-long;me swerian, Ll. Th. i. 292, 13. Gange h&e-long; t&o-long; þ&a-long;m ord&a-long;le, 280, 9. Þis folc t&o-long; h&u-long;sle gange, Bl. H. 207, 6. þ-bar; g&e-long; t&o-long; þ&y-long;s h&u-long;sle ne gangen ne t&o-long; dæ-long;m ord&a-long;le, Rtl. 114, 21. (ζ) by a substantive (with on) denot-ing function in which the subject is to be employed or condition into which he enters :-- Gif bescoren man gange him an gestl&i-long;&d-bar;nesse (go and stop as a guest). Ll. Th. i. 38, 12. Gangon h&i-long; him on borh, 302, 16. (2) of passive movement, change of condition, &c. (a) to be carried, moved, impelled :-- Monnum þync&d-bar; þæt sió sunne on mere gange, Met. 28, 38. In gange m&i-long;n b&e-long;n on þ&i-long;nre gesih&d-bar;e, Ps. Th. 118, 170. Gongen hié ealle on þeówot, Ll. Th. i. 106, 17. Þ&u-long; scealt on eor&d-bar;an gangan, and eft t&o-long; eor&d-bar;an weor&d-bar;an, Bl. H. 123, 10. &A-long;n steorra s&o-long;na t&o-long; setle gangende, Chr. 1097 ; P. 233, 27. (b) to reach, extend :-- Wintres dæg w&i-long;de gange&d-bar;, Men. 202. (c) to pass to a certain condition, become :-- Þ&u-long; m&e-long; scealt edwitt m&i-long;n of &a-long;wyrpan. þæt m&e-long; t&o-long; incan &a-long;hwæ-long;r gange&d-bar;, Ps. Th. 118, 39. IV. of movement towards the speaker, to come :-- Gang þ&u-long; hider in t&o-long; m&e-long; huc ad me ingredere, Gr. D. 25, 21. Gang m&e-long; neár hider, Bl. H. 179, 30. Gangaþ n&u-long; t&o-long; m&e-long; onwolcnum, 157, 25. H&e-long;t him recene t&o-long; r&i-long;ce þeóden his sunu gangan, Gen. 865. V. special use with preps, or adverbs, &u-long;t gangan. (1) to go to the closet, have an evacuation :-- Hwilum hié wel gelyst &u-long;t gangan, and him þ&a-long; byrþenne fram &a-long;weorpan, Lch. ii. 230, 23. (2) to leave a permanent habitation or occupation :-- Mid swelce hrægle h&e-long; in eóde, mid swelce gange h&e-long; &u-long;t, Ll. Th. i. 46, 4. v. feld-, fot-, gearu-gangende, and cf. g&a-long;n.
gang-dagas. Add: days on which processions were made during which prayers for peace and prosperity were recited. [Cf. the description of ' lætania majora' :-- On &d-bar;æ-long;m dæge eall Godes folc mid eá&d-bar;m&o-long;dlice relicgonge sceal God biddan þ-bar; h&e-long; him forgefe &d-bar;one geár siblice t&i-long;d, and smyltelico gewidra, and genihtsume wæstmas, and heora l&i-long;choman trym-nysse, Shrn. 74, 9-12.] :-- Se m&o-long;na on gangdagum ne mæg beón iungra þonne &a-long;n and tw&e-long;ntig uihta eald, ne yldra þonne nigon and xxtig, Angl. viii. 324, 35. Geseah h&e-long; sw&y-long;þe mycele weorud swylce on gangdagan. Vis. Lfc. 11. C&o-long;mon þ&a-long; scipo t&o-long; þ&a-long;m gangdagum (gan-, v. l.), Chr. 1016; P. 149, 3. T&o-long; þ&a-long;m gongdagan, 1063; P. 191, 9. Ofer Eástron ymbe gangdagas oþþe æ-long;r, 892 ; P. 82, 30. S&e-long; þe stala&d-bar; . . . on Gang-dagas . . . w&e-long; willa&d-bar; . . . sié twyb&o-long;te. Ll. Th. i. 64, 24. B&u-long;tan w&i-long;te o&d-bar; Gongdagas, 222, 23. Inne &d-bar;&a-long; h&a-long;li wuca æt Gangdagas in sancta ebdo-mada rogationum, C. D. iv. 209, 18. [v. N. E. D. gang-days.] v. gang-wuce.
gange. v. &u-long;p-, wæfer-gange: gangel. Add: v. neáh-gangel.
gangel-wæfre. Add :-- Gongelwafre aranea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 35. Gif hunta geb&i-long;te mannan þ-bar; sw&i-long;&d-bar;re &o-long;þre naman gangelwefra, Lch. ii. 14, 20.
gang-ern. Add :-- GanUNCERTAINren preclauam (UNCERTAIN clau&u-long;, MS.), Hpt. 33, 246, 80.
gange-wifre. Add: -- Gongeweafre aranεa, Ps. Srt. 89, 9. Gonge-weafran. 38, 12.
gang-setl. Add: A stool (of a privy) :-- Þ&a-long;s &u-long;plendiscan w&i-long;f wylla&d-bar; oft drincan and furþon etan f&u-long;ll&i-long;ce on gangsetlum . . . hit is bysmor þæt æ-long;nig man . . . þone m&u-long;&d-bar; ufan mid mettum &a-long;fylle, and on &o-long;&d-bar;erne ende him gange þæt meox &u-long;t fram, and drince þonne æ-long;g&d-bar;er ge þæt ealu ge þone stenc, E. S. viii. 62, 13. v. next word.
gang-st&o-long;l, es; m. A stool, seat of a privy :-- Beþige mon þone bæc-þearm on gongst&o-long;le, Lch. ii. 236, 7.
gang-t&u-long;n. Add: A draught-house :-- H&i-long; worhton &a-long;nne gangt&u-long;n þæ-long;r &d-bar;æ-long;r se god Baal æ-long;r wæs gewur&d-bar;od (they brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house; fecerunt pro æde Baal latrinas, 2 Kings 10, 27), Hml. S. 18, 379.
g&a-long;nian. Substitute :-- Þeáh þe m&e-long; synfulra m&u-long;&d-bar;as on g&a-long;nian quia os peccatoris super me apertum est, Ps. Th. 108, l. G&a-long;ngende m&u-long;þe hiulco rostra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 34. G&a-long;niende oscitantes, 65, I. G&a-long;nigende þrotbollan hiulcas gurguliones, An. Ox. 8, 190. [v. N. E. D. gane. O. H. Ger. gein&o-long;n dehiscere, patescere, oscitare.] v. &a-long;-g&a-long;nian ; g&i-long;nan, geonian.
ganot. Add :-- Ganot (gonot) vel dopænid fulix, Txts. 62, 419 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 20. Ganet cygnus, Germ. 394, 221. Ganotes fulice, Bl. Gl.
ganra. Add :-- Anser [vel ganra (added in another hand)] hw&i-long;t g&o-long;s, Wülck. Gl. 284, 13. Gandra (ganra, v. l.) anser, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 43, 14. Gif w&i-long;f ete&d-bar; hanan flæ-long;sc o&d-bar;&d-bar;e ganran, Lch. iii. 144, 24. ¶ in a place-name :-- Andlang weges upp on gandran d&u-long;ne, C. D. v. 166, 6.
g&a-long;nung. Add: opening of the mouth in scorn or abuse (? cf. Ps. Th. 108, I under g&a-long;nian) :-- G&a-long;nung gannatura (cf. gannature bysmires, 85,