Giaunt
sb. giant, W2; see Geaunt.

Giet
conj. yet, S; see Ȝet.

Gif, Gief
Ȝif.

Gigelot
sb. a strumpet, MD, H; gygelot, wench, agagula, Prompt.; giglot, ND, Sh.; gigglet, ND.

Giggyng
sb. clattering, C.

Gigour
sb. musician, S.—OF. giguëor (Low Lat. gigatorem), from OF. gigue (Low Lat. giga), a musical instrument; cp. G. geige, violin.

Gildir
v. to deceive; gildirs, pr. s., H; gildird, pp., H.—Icel. gildra, to trap.

Gildire
sb. deceit, snare, H; gildirs, pl., H.—Icel. gildra, a trap.

Gile
sb. guile, deceit, fraud, PP, C.—AF. gile, OF. guile: AS. wíle (Chron. ann. 1128).

Gilen
v. to beguile, PP; gylen, S2; giled, pp., S.

Gilery
sb. deceit, H; gilrys, pl., H.—OF. gillerie.

Gill
sb. a familiar term for a woman, S3, ND, Sh.; jill, Sh.—Short for Gillian, a woman’s name, Sh., ND; Lat. Juliana.

Gill-burnt-tayle
sb. the ignis-fatuus, ND (s.v. gyl).

Gill-flurt
sb. a flirt, ND.

Gille
sb. a gill (measure), PP; gylle, PP, Prompt.; iille, P.—OF. gelle.

Gilour
sb. deceiver, PP; gyloure, H.—AF. gilour.

Gilt
sb. guilt, S, PP; see Gult.

Giltlese
adj. guiltless, S; gilteles, C; giltlees, C3.

Gin
sb. engine, contrivance, artifice, C2, C3, S3; gyn, PP, S2; ginne, S, S2; gynne, PP.—OF. engin, engien, craft, deceit, contrivance.

Ginful
adj. guileful, deceitful, PP.

Gingebreed
sb. gingerbread, C2; gyngebred, gingium, Voc. Cp. Low Lat. gingibretum (Ducange), also OF. gigimbrait, a preparation of ginger, gingenbret, ginger (Bartsch).

Gingiuere
sb. ginger, SkD, Cath. (n); gingiuer, HD; gyngyre, zinzibrum, Voc.; ginger, zinziber, zinzebrum, Cath.; gyngere, Prompt.—OF. gingenbre, gengibre; Lat. zingibrum, acc. of zingiber; Gr. ζιγγίβερις.

Ginnen
v. to begin, S; gynne, S, PP, S3; gan, pt. s., began, S, S2; gon, PP; gonne, pl., S2; gan, pt. s. (used as an auxiliary), did, S, S2, S3; gon, S, PP, S2; gun, S2; gunnen, pl., S; gunne, S, PP; gonne, S, PP, S2, C2, G.—AS. -ginnan, pt. -gan (pl. -gunnon), pp. -gunnen.

Gipe
sb. cassock, CM; jub, Florio.—OF. juppe (Cotg.) It. giuppa, giubba (Florio), Sp. al-juba (Minsheu); Arab. al-jubbah, a woollen undergarment; cp. MHG. schube, G. schaube (Weigand).

Gipoun
sb. a short cassock, CM; gypoun, C; gepoun, C; jupon, HD; joupone, HD.—OF. gippon, jupon (Cotg.), It. giubbone, a doublet (Florio.). See above.

Gipser
sb. pouch, purse, C; gypcer, Prompt.; gypsere, Prompt.; gypcyere, Prompt.—OF. gibbeciere (Cotg.), from gibier, game.

Girdel
sb. girdle, C, C2; gurdel, S.—AS. gyrdel.

Girden
v. to gird, cingere, MD; gurden, MD; girde, 2 pt. s., S2; gyrte, pt. s., S; i-gurd, pp., S, S2; gird, C, W2; gert, S2.—AS. gyrdan.

Girden
v. to strike, CM, HD, C2, G; gurdeþ, imp. pl., S2; girt, pt. s., cast, PP; gerte, G; gorde, pt. pl., rushed, S2; girt, pp., SkD (s.v. gride), C. See Ȝerd.

Gisel
sb. hostage, MD; gysles, pl., S; ȝisles, MD; ȝislen, dat., MD.—AS. gísel; cp. Icel. gísl.

Gist
sb. guest; see Gest.

Giste
sb. a beam, balk, joist, MD; gyyste, Prompt.; gyst, Palsg.; gistes, pl., MD; joystes, SkD.—OF. giste, joist, something to lie on. See Joist.

Gistninge
sb. banquet, S; see Gestninge.

Giterne
sb. guitar, C3, PP, MD, CM; gyterne, PP, Prompt.; geterne, MD; getyrne, Voc.—OF. guiterne; cp. It. chitarra; Lat. cithara. See Citole.

Giuenesse
sb. forgiveness, S.—AS. gifnes, grace.