I xall sle scharlys, And qwenys with therlys, Here _knave gerlys_ I xal steke. Forthe wyl I spede, To don hem blede, Thow _gerlys_ grede, We xul be wreke. gerner (A.N.) _a garner_ gesene (A.S. ?) 262, _rare, scarce_ gesse (A.S.) _a guess_. up gesse, 102, _upon guess, by guess_ gest, _pl_. gestes (A.N.) _a deed, history, tale_ gest (A.S.) 312, _a guest_ geten, gete (A.S.) _to get_. _pres. pl._ geten. _pret. s._ gat, thow gete, 386, 389, 390, getest, 390, _part. past_, geten, 375, gete, 403 yiftes (A.S.) 49, _gifts_ gyle (A.S.) _guile, deceit_ gilour (A.S.) _a deceiver_ gyn (A.N.) 384, _a trap, machine, contrivance_ gynful (A.N.) 186, _full of tricks or contrivances_ gynnen (A.S.) _to begin_. _pret. sing._ gan, 2. _pl._ gonne, 158, gonnen, 262. gynnyng, _beginning_. The preterite is frequently used as an auxiliary verb to form with others a kind of imperfect or preterite, as, gan drawe, 352, _drew_; gan despise, 374, _despised_ gyen (A.N.) 39, _to rule_ gyour (A.N.) 421, 429, _a ruler, leader_ girden (A.S.) 40, _to cast, strike_. _pret. s._ girte, 99. In the second Towneley Mystery of the Shepherds, p. 115, Mak says, "If I trespas eft, _gyrd_ of my heede." gyterne (A.N.) 260, a _gittern_, a musical instrument, resembling, or identical with, the modern guitar gyven (A.S.) _to give_. _pres. pl._ gyven. _pret. sing._ gaf, yaf, 387. _part. past_, yeven, y-gyve, 37 gyven (A.S.) 436, _to fetter, bind in gyves_ +gladdyng (A.S.) 481, _merry_ (?) gladen, 404, gladie, 384 (A.S.) _to gladden, cause joy to_. _pret. s._ gladede, 435 +glaverynge (A.N.) 454, 492, _smooth, slippery, flattering_ glazene (A.S.) 435, _made of glass_ (?) See note glee (A.S.) _the performance of the minstrel or jongleur_ gle-man (A.S.) 98, 165, _a minstrel_ glede, glade (A.S.) 94, 361, _a spark, glowing ember_ +gleym ( ) 479 (?) +gloppynge (A.S.) 456, _sucking in_ glosen (A.N.) _to gloss, paraphrase, comment_ gloton (A.N.) _a glutton_ glotonye (A.N.) _gluttony_ glubben (A.S.) _to suck in, gobble up_. _part. pas._ y-glubbed, 97, _sucked in_. glubbere, 162, _a glutton_ gnawen (A.S.) _to gnaw_ +gode (A.S.) 476, _a goad_ goky (A.S.) 220, _a gawky, clown_ goliardeis (A.N.) 9, _one who gains his living by following rich men's tables, and telling tales and making sport for the guests_. See on this word the Introduction to the Poems of Walter Mapes. It occurs in Chaucer, C. T. l. 562 He was a jangler and _a golyardeys_, And that was most of synne and harlotries. gome (A.S.) 257, 263, 267, 288, 308, 312, 350, 354, 382, 403, _a man_ gomme (A.N.) _gum_ goon (A.S.) 37, _to go_. _pres. s._ he gooth, 354. _pl._ gon, goon, 303. _pret. sing._ wente. _pl._ wenten, 233, 351 goost (A.S.) _spirit, ghost_ goostliche (A.S.) 427, _spiritually_ gorge (A.N.) 176, 177, _the throat, mouth_ gos (A.S.) _pl._ gees, _a goose_ gothelen (A.S.) 97, 252, _to grumble_ (as is said of the belly)