Goat's Heart
The Goat's Heart is a famed book of fables by Protathis .

Excerpts

"Where the holy take men for fools, the mad take the world." "A soul too far wandered from the sun, walking deeper ways, into regions beneath map and nation, breathing air drawn for the dead, talking of lamentation."

Goat’s
"Goat’s Heart" The Goat's Heart is a famed book of fables by Protathis .

Excerpts

"Where the holy take men for fools, the mad take the world." "A soul too far wandered from the sun, walking deeper ways, into regions beneath map and nation, breathing air drawn for the dead, talking of lamentation."

Goat’s Heart
The Goat's Heart is a famed book of fables by Protathis .

Excerpts

"Where the holy take men for fools, the mad take the world." "A soul too far wandered from the sun, walking deeper ways, into regions beneath map and nation, breathing air drawn for the dead, talking of lamentation."

God
Gods are supernatural inhabitants of the Outside possessing human characteristics and figuring as objects of ritual and worship. The Encyclopedic Glossary describes twelve gods who were worshipped by the Kiünnat and later by the Inrithi . While the Kiünnat understand these as separate Gods, the Inrithi see “the unity of the individual deities of the Cults as Aspects of the God”. The Fanim believe in only one God, viewing the other Gods worshipped by the Inrithi as demons.

The God of Gods

In Inrithi tradition, the unitary, omniscient, omnipotent, and immanent being responsible for existence, of which the Hundred Gods (and in some strains Men ) are but “aspects”. In the Kiünnat tradition, the God is more an abstract placeholder than anything else. In the Fanim tradition, the God is the unitary, omniscient, omnipotent, and transcendent being responsible for existence (thus the “ Solitary God ”), against which the Hundred Gods war for the hearts of men.

The Hundred Gods

The collective name of the Gods enumerated in The Chronicle of the Tusk and worshipped either under the auspices of the Cults (which is to say, subordinate to the Thousand Temples ), or in the traditional versions of the Kiünnat. In the Inrithi tradition, the Hundred Gods are thought to be aspects of the God (whom Inri Sejenus famously called “the Million Souled”), much the same way various personality traits could be said to inhabit a single individual. In the far more variegated Kiünnat tradition, the Hundred Gods are thought to be independent spiritual agencies, prone to indirectly intervene in the lives of their worshippers. Both traditions recognize the differences between the Compensatory Gods , who promise direct reward for worship and devotion, the Punitive Gods , who secure sacrifices through the threat of suffering, and the more rare Bellicose Gods , who despise worship as sycophancy and favour those who strive against them. Both the Inrithi and Kiünnat traditions see the Gods as indispensable to eternal life in the Outside. The esoteric apologist Zarathinius is infamous for arguing (in A Defence of the Arcane Arts ) the absurdity of worshipping deities as imperfect and capricious as mere Men. The Fanim, of course, believe the Hundred Gods are renegade slaves of the Solitary God — demons.

Ajokli , God of thievery and deception

Though listed among the primary Gods in The Chronicle of the Tusk , there is no true Cult of Ajokli, but rather an informal network of devotees scattered across the great cities of the Three Seas . Ajokli is oft mentioned in the secondary scriptures of the different Cults, sometimes as a mischievous companion of the Gods, other times as a cruel or malicious competitor. In the Mar’eddat , he is the faithless husband of Gierra. Idols of Ajokli show him as a leering figure with a huge penis that reaches up to his chin.

Akkeägni , God of disease

Also known as the God of a Thousand Hands. Scholars have oft noted the irony that the Priesthood of Disease provides the primary repository of physicians for the Three Seas. How can one at once worship disease and war against it? According to the scriptures of the Cult, the Piranavas , Akkeägni is a so-called Bellicose God, one who favours those who strive against him over sycophants and worshippers. Some of Akkeägni’s priests bear tattoos. They also use small prayer chimes which sound thanks to Akkeägni, and use pharmaka and reliquaries to combat illness.

Anagkë , Goddess of fortune

Also known as “the Whore of Fate”. Anagkë is one of the primary Compensatory Gods, which is to say, one who rewards devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife. Her Cult is extremely popular in the Three Seas, especially among the higher, political castes . According to old Kiünnat tradition, Anagkë is the younger sister of Bukris. Anagkë is also commonly called simply the Whore, or the Whore of Fate. Anagkë also seems to be associated with the stars. In the text is said that a star “had just entered the horizon of Anagkë, the Whore of Fate”. The augur calls this “an excellent conjunction”.

Bukris , God of famine

As one of the so-called Punitive Gods, who command sacrifices through threat and the imposition of suffering, Bukris has no real Cult or priesthood. According to Kiünnat tradition, Bukris is the older brother of Anagkë, which is why Anagkean Cultic Priests typically administer the rites of propitiation during times of hunger.

Gierra , Goddess of carnal passion

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Gierra is very popular throughout the Three Seas, particularly among aging men drawn to the “aphrodisica”, Cultic nostrums reputed to enhance virility. In the Higarata , the collection of subsidiary writings that form the scriptural core of the Cults, Gierra is rarely depicted with any consistency, and is often cast as a malign temptress, luring men to the luxury of her couch, often with fatal consequences. In the Mar’eddat , she is wife of the faithless Ajokli. Gierra’s “voluptuous” idol, depicts “wide-thrown ankles”. “The temple prostitutes of Gierra believes, that despite the hundreds of men who uses them, they couples with only one , Hotos, the Priapic God.” Priestesses of Gierra tattoo their limbs in inscriptions and cover their bodies with oil. Part of their duties is to have sex with male worshippers. Sumni harlots must have the Sign of Gierra , twin serpents, tattooed on the back of their left hand, apparently in imitation of the Priestesses of Gierra.

Gilgaöl , God of war and conflict

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Gilgaöl is the second most popular of the Hundred Gods, only after his sister Yatwer. In the Higarata , the collection of subsidiary writings that form the scriptural core of the Cults, Gilgaöl is depicted as harsh and sceptical of Men, continually demanding proof of worth from those who would follow him. Though subordinate to the Thousand Temples, the Gilgallic Cult boasts nearly as many priests, and perhaps receives more in the way of sacrificial donations. Gilgaöl is also known as the Shield-Breaker and One-Eyed War. At least the position of High Cultist of Gilgaöl is hereditary. The priests took part in the celebration of Ikurei Conphas ’s victory over the Scylvendi : They also sacrifice goshawks, dogs and lions, by burning them in godfires for the sake of those at war. Other goshawks are released into the setting evening sun. At least in one case, the hide of a lion was retained by the offerer. After battle the priests of Gilgaöl preside over the declaration of Battle-Celebrant. In their ornamental red hauberks, the Gilgallic Priests rise to declare the Battle-Celebrant. The High Cultist of Gilgaöl, steps to the forefront of the others, performs the Gilgallic rites, and moves to stand over the Battle-Celebrant. He is told to kneel, and a circlet woven of thorns and olive sprigs, is placed on his head; the High Cultist of Gilgaöl finally cries, “Rise, [name], … Battle-Celebrant!” It is also the task of the High Cultist to consult his omen-texts to determine the will of the God.

Husyelt , God of the hunt

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Husyelt comes after only Yatwer and Gilgaöl in Cultic popularity, particularly in the Middle-North. In the Higarata , the collection of subsidiary writings that form the scriptural core of the Cults, Husyelt is depicted as the most anthropocentric of the Hundred Gods, as intent upon enabling his worshippers as he is upon securing their obedience and devotion. In The Chronicle of the Tusk , after: The Cult of Husyelt is rumoured to be extraordinarily wealthy, and high-ranking members of the Husyeltic priesthood often possess as much political clout as Shrial apparati. Shanks of butchered antelope are burned for Husyelt. After cursing, some superstitious people counter by making “the sign of Husyelt, the Dark Hunter”. Husyelt is also commonly called the Dark Hunter and the Stalker.

Jukan, God of sky and season

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Jukan almost rivals Yatwer in popularity among peasants yet is scarcely represented in major urban centres. The priests of Jukan are readily recognizable by their blue-painted skin. The Marjukari, an extreme ascetic branch of the Jukanic Cult, are notorious for living as hermits on mountaintops. During the mass migration to Momemn before the Holy War, priests of Jukan led people while singing soft hymns and clinking finger cymbals.

Juru, God of virility and fertility

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Juru is popular among aging caste-noble men, and possesses only a handful of temples, most of them found in major cities. It is often mocked as the Mistress Cult.

Momas, God of storms, seas, and chance

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Momas is the primary deity worshipped by seamen and merchants, and is the patron divinity of Momemn (whose name means "Praise Momas") and of Cironj. In the Higarata , he is depicted as cruel, even malicious, and obsessed with minute matters of propriety—leading some commentators to suggest he is in fact a Bellicose, as opposed to a Compensatory, God. His primary device is the White Triangle on Black (representing the Shark’s Tooth worn by all devotees of Momas). During storms, sailors will wail and supplicate themselves to Momas. Additionally, Nroni fishermen attribute a good catch to Momas. During the Feast of Kussapokari, which marks the summer solstice, the upper castes in Momemn celebrate on pleasure galleys, where the first swallow is spat into the sea as a propitiation to Momas.

Onkis , Goddess of hope and aspiration

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Onkis draws followers from all walks of life, though rarely in great numbers. She is only mentioned twice in the Higarata , and in the (likely apocryphal) Parnishtas she is portrayed as a prophetess, not of the future, but of the motivations of Men. The so-called “shakers” belong to an extreme branch of the Cult, where the devotees ritually strive to be “possessed” by the Goddess. Her symbol is the Copper Tree (which also happens to be the device of the ancient Nonman Mansion of Siöl , though no link has been established). Onkis is also called the Singer-in-the-Dark. Her idol depicts the severed head of a beautiful woman upon a copper tree. In the Irreüma in Sumna, her idol is described as: The idol also has a small trough gouged in her pedestal for food offerings.

Yatwer , Goddess of fertility

She is one of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife. While Gilgaöl is the most popular deity among caste-nobles, his sister Yatwer is favoured by the lower castes — some six out of ten caste-menials regularly attend some kind of Yatwerian rite. So Yatwer is far and away the most popular of the Hundred. In the Higarata , the collection of subsidiary writings that form the scriptural core of the Cults, Yatwer is depicted as a beneficent, all-forgiving matron, capable of seeding and furrowing the fields of nations with a single hand. Some commentators have noted that Yatwer is anything but revered in either the Higarata or The Chronicle of the Tusk (wherein “tillers of soil” are often referred to with contempt). This is why Yatwerians tend to rely on their own scripture, the Sinyatwa , for their liturgical rites and ceremonies. Despite the vast numbers of adherents enjoyed by the Cult, it remains one of the more impoverished, and seems to generate a large number of zealous devotees as a result. Her symbol is a harvest sickle that also forms the outline of a pregnant belly. One knowing lamb is equal to ten unwitting bulls, it is held. Yatwerian priestesses also use unguents of manure. Yatwer is a Point of View character in The White-Luck Warrior .

God of Gods
The God of Gods in Inrithi tradition, is the unitary, omniscient, omnipotent, and immanent being responsible for existence, of which the Hundred Gods (and in some strains Men ) are but “aspects.” In the Kiünnat tradition, the God is more an abstract placeholder than anything else. In the Fanim tradition, the God is the unitary, omniscient, omnipotent, and transcendent being responsible for existence (thus the “ Solitary God ”), against which the Hundred Gods war for the hearts of men.

Gods
Gods are supernatural inhabitants of the Outside possessing human characteristics and figuring as objects of ritual and worship. The Encyclopedic Glossary describes twelve gods who were worshipped by the Kiünnat and later by the Inrithi . While the Kiünnat understand these as separate Gods, the Inrithi see “the unity of the individual deities of the Cults as Aspects of the God”. The Fanim believe in only one God, viewing the other Gods worshipped by the Inrithi as demons.

The God of Gods

In Inrithi tradition, the unitary, omniscient, omnipotent, and immanent being responsible for existence, of which the Hundred Gods (and in some strains Men ) are but “aspects”. In the Kiünnat tradition, the God is more an abstract placeholder than anything else. In the Fanim tradition, the God is the unitary, omniscient, omnipotent, and transcendent being responsible for existence (thus the “ Solitary God ”), against which the Hundred Gods war for the hearts of men.

The Hundred Gods

The collective name of the Gods enumerated in The Chronicle of the Tusk and worshipped either under the auspices of the Cults (which is to say, subordinate to the Thousand Temples ), or in the traditional versions of the Kiünnat. In the Inrithi tradition, the Hundred Gods are thought to be aspects of the God (whom Inri Sejenus famously called “the Million Souled”), much the same way various personality traits could be said to inhabit a single individual. In the far more variegated Kiünnat tradition, the Hundred Gods are thought to be independent spiritual agencies, prone to indirectly intervene in the lives of their worshippers. Both traditions recognize the differences between the Compensatory Gods , who promise direct reward for worship and devotion, the Punitive Gods , who secure sacrifices through the threat of suffering, and the more rare Bellicose Gods , who despise worship as sycophancy and favour those who strive against them. Both the Inrithi and Kiünnat traditions see the Gods as indispensable to eternal life in the Outside. The esoteric apologist Zarathinius is infamous for arguing (in A Defence of the Arcane Arts ) the absurdity of worshipping deities as imperfect and capricious as mere Men. The Fanim, of course, believe the Hundred Gods are renegade slaves of the Solitary God — demons.

Ajokli , God of thievery and deception

Though listed among the primary Gods in The Chronicle of the Tusk , there is no true Cult of Ajokli, but rather an informal network of devotees scattered across the great cities of the Three Seas . Ajokli is oft mentioned in the secondary scriptures of the different Cults, sometimes as a mischievous companion of the Gods, other times as a cruel or malicious competitor. In the Mar’eddat , he is the faithless husband of Gierra. Idols of Ajokli show him as a leering figure with a huge penis that reaches up to his chin.

Akkeägni , God of disease

Also known as the God of a Thousand Hands. Scholars have oft noted the irony that the Priesthood of Disease provides the primary repository of physicians for the Three Seas. How can one at once worship disease and war against it? According to the scriptures of the Cult, the Piranavas , Akkeägni is a so-called Bellicose God, one who favours those who strive against him over sycophants and worshippers. Some of Akkeägni’s priests bear tattoos. They also use small prayer chimes which sound thanks to Akkeägni, and use pharmaka and reliquaries to combat illness.

Anagkë , Goddess of fortune

Also known as “the Whore of Fate”. Anagkë is one of the primary Compensatory Gods, which is to say, one who rewards devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife. Her Cult is extremely popular in the Three Seas, especially among the higher, political castes . According to old Kiünnat tradition, Anagkë is the younger sister of Bukris. Anagkë is also commonly called simply the Whore, or the Whore of Fate. Anagkë also seems to be associated with the stars. In the text is said that a star “had just entered the horizon of Anagkë, the Whore of Fate”. The augur calls this “an excellent conjunction”.

Bukris , God of famine

As one of the so-called Punitive Gods, who command sacrifices through threat and the imposition of suffering, Bukris has no real Cult or priesthood. According to Kiünnat tradition, Bukris is the older brother of Anagkë, which is why Anagkean Cultic Priests typically administer the rites of propitiation during times of hunger.

Gierra , Goddess of carnal passion

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Gierra is very popular throughout the Three Seas, particularly among aging men drawn to the “aphrodisica”, Cultic nostrums reputed to enhance virility. In the Higarata , the collection of subsidiary writings that form the scriptural core of the Cults, Gierra is rarely depicted with any consistency, and is often cast as a malign temptress, luring men to the luxury of her couch, often with fatal consequences. In the Mar’eddat , she is wife of the faithless Ajokli. Gierra’s “voluptuous” idol, depicts “wide-thrown ankles”. “The temple prostitutes of Gierra believes, that despite the hundreds of men who uses them, they couples with only one , Hotos, the Priapic God.” Priestesses of Gierra tattoo their limbs in inscriptions and cover their bodies with oil. Part of their duties is to have sex with male worshippers. Sumni harlots must have the Sign of Gierra , twin serpents, tattooed on the back of their left hand, apparently in imitation of the Priestesses of Gierra.

Gilgaöl , God of war and conflict

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Gilgaöl is the second most popular of the Hundred Gods, only after his sister Yatwer. In the Higarata , the collection of subsidiary writings that form the scriptural core of the Cults, Gilgaöl is depicted as harsh and sceptical of Men, continually demanding proof of worth from those who would follow him. Though subordinate to the Thousand Temples, the Gilgallic Cult boasts nearly as many priests, and perhaps receives more in the way of sacrificial donations. Gilgaöl is also known as the Shield-Breaker and One-Eyed War. At least the position of High Cultist of Gilgaöl is hereditary. The priests took part in the celebration of Ikurei Conphas ’s victory over the Scylvendi : They also sacrifice goshawks, dogs and lions, by burning them in godfires for the sake of those at war. Other goshawks are released into the setting evening sun. At least in one case, the hide of a lion was retained by the offerer. After battle the priests of Gilgaöl preside over the declaration of Battle-Celebrant. In their ornamental red hauberks, the Gilgallic Priests rise to declare the Battle-Celebrant. The High Cultist of Gilgaöl, steps to the forefront of the others, performs the Gilgallic rites, and moves to stand over the Battle-Celebrant. He is told to kneel, and a circlet woven of thorns and olive sprigs, is placed on his head; the High Cultist of Gilgaöl finally cries, “Rise, [name], … Battle-Celebrant!” It is also the task of the High Cultist to consult his omen-texts to determine the will of the God.

Husyelt , God of the hunt

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Husyelt comes after only Yatwer and Gilgaöl in Cultic popularity, particularly in the Middle-North. In the Higarata , the collection of subsidiary writings that form the scriptural core of the Cults, Husyelt is depicted as the most anthropocentric of the Hundred Gods, as intent upon enabling his worshippers as he is upon securing their obedience and devotion. In The Chronicle of the Tusk , after: The Cult of Husyelt is rumoured to be extraordinarily wealthy, and high-ranking members of the Husyeltic priesthood often possess as much political clout as Shrial apparati. Shanks of butchered antelope are burned for Husyelt. After cursing, some superstitious people counter by making “the sign of Husyelt, the Dark Hunter”. Husyelt is also commonly called the Dark Hunter and the Stalker.

Jukan, God of sky and season

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Jukan almost rivals Yatwer in popularity among peasants yet is scarcely represented in major urban centres. The priests of Jukan are readily recognizable by their blue-painted skin. The Marjukari, an extreme ascetic branch of the Jukanic Cult, are notorious for living as hermits on mountaintops. During the mass migration to Momemn before the Holy War, priests of Jukan led people while singing soft hymns and clinking finger cymbals.

Juru, God of virility and fertility

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Juru is popular among aging caste-noble men, and possesses only a handful of temples, most of them found in major cities. It is often mocked as the Mistress Cult.

Momas, God of storms, seas, and chance

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Momas is the primary deity worshipped by seamen and merchants, and is the patron divinity of Momemn (whose name means "Praise Momas") and of Cironj. In the Higarata , he is depicted as cruel, even malicious, and obsessed with minute matters of propriety—leading some commentators to suggest he is in fact a Bellicose, as opposed to a Compensatory, God. His primary device is the White Triangle on Black (representing the Shark’s Tooth worn by all devotees of Momas). During storms, sailors will wail and supplicate themselves to Momas. Additionally, Nroni fishermen attribute a good catch to Momas. During the Feast of Kussapokari, which marks the summer solstice, the upper castes in Momemn celebrate on pleasure galleys, where the first swallow is spat into the sea as a propitiation to Momas.

Onkis , Goddess of hope and aspiration

One of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife, Onkis draws followers from all walks of life, though rarely in great numbers. She is only mentioned twice in the Higarata , and in the (likely apocryphal) Parnishtas she is portrayed as a prophetess, not of the future, but of the motivations of Men. The so-called “shakers” belong to an extreme branch of the Cult, where the devotees ritually strive to be “possessed” by the Goddess. Her symbol is the Copper Tree (which also happens to be the device of the ancient Nonman Mansion of Siöl , though no link has been established). Onkis is also called the Singer-in-the-Dark. Her idol depicts the severed head of a beautiful woman upon a copper tree. In the Irreüma in Sumna, her idol is described as: The idol also has a small trough gouged in her pedestal for food offerings.

Yatwer , Goddess of fertility

She is one of the so-called Compensatory Gods, who reward devotion in life with paradise in the afterlife. While Gilgaöl is the most popular deity among caste-nobles, his sister Yatwer is favoured by the lower castes — some six out of ten caste-menials regularly attend some kind of Yatwerian rite. So Yatwer is far and away the most popular of the Hundred. In the Higarata , the collection of subsidiary writings that form the scriptural core of the Cults, Yatwer is depicted as a beneficent, all-forgiving matron, capable of seeding and furrowing the fields of nations with a single hand. Some commentators have noted that Yatwer is anything but revered in either the Higarata or The Chronicle of the Tusk (wherein “tillers of soil” are often referred to with contempt). This is why Yatwerians tend to rely on their own scripture, the Sinyatwa , for their liturgical rites and ceremonies. Despite the vast numbers of adherents enjoyed by the Cult, it remains one of the more impoverished, and seems to generate a large number of zealous devotees as a result. Her symbol is a harvest sickle that also forms the outline of a pregnant belly. One knowing lamb is equal to ten unwitting bulls, it is held. Yatwerian priestesses also use unguents of manure. Yatwer is a Point of View character in The White-Luck Warrior .

Goeransor
"Goeransor Unswolka" Goeransor Unswolka is the Tydonni thane of Hagmeir in Numaineiri .

Goeransor Unswolka

Lived: 4079 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Tydonni
Gender: Male
Occupation: Thane

Goeransor Unswolka

Lived: 4079 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Tydonni
Gender: Male
Occupation: Thane

Goeransor Unswolka
Goeransor Unswolka is the Tydonni thane of Hagmeir in Numaineiri .

Goeransor Unswolka

Lived: 4079 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Tydonni
Gender: Male
Occupation: Thane

Goeransor Unswolka

Lived: 4079 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Tydonni
Gender: Male
Occupation: Thane

Goettal
"Goettal Ekirick" Or­deal­man, Shield-​Thane of King Hoga Hogrim, known as "the Bald".

Goettal Ekirick
Or­deal­man, Shield-​Thane of King Hoga Hogrim, known as "the Bald".

Goken
"Goken Red" Goken the Red is the notorious pirate and Thunyeri Earl of Cern Auglai .

Goken the Red

Title(s): Earl of Cern Auglai
Lived: 4058 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Thunyeri
Gender: Male
Occupation: Earl of Cern Auglai
Books: The Warrior-Prophet

Goken the Red

Title(s): Earl of Cern Auglai
Lived: 4058 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Thunyeri
Gender: Male
Occupation: Earl of Cern Auglai
Books: The Warrior-Prophet

Goken Red
Goken the Red is the notorious pirate and Thunyeri Earl of Cern Auglai .

Goken the Red

Title(s): Earl of Cern Auglai
Lived: 4058 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Thunyeri
Gender: Male
Occupation: Earl of Cern Auglai
Books: The Warrior-Prophet

Goken the Red

Title(s): Earl of Cern Auglai
Lived: 4058 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Thunyeri
Gender: Male
Occupation: Earl of Cern Auglai
Books: The Warrior-Prophet

Golden
"Golden Room" The Golden Room or Golden Court is a chamber at the heart of the Incû-Holoinas . Its original purpose is unclear, but by the time of the Cûno-Inchoroi Wars it seems to have served as the primary base of operations for the Inchoroi under first Sil and later Aurang . The Golden Room holds within it the object known as the Inverse Fire , which is known to drive those who gaze into it insane or into the ranks of the enemy. Following the Battle of Isal’imial and the twenty-year cleansing of the Ark, Nil’giccas learned of the Room and the Fire from the captive Nin’janjin . He sent three envoys into the Room, two of whom promptly went insane. The surviving sane one - or so it appeared at the time - Cet’ingira , urged that the other two be put to death immediately. With the Ark apparently indestructible and the Room acting as a trap for anyone who entered, Nil'giccas chose to evacuate the Ark and raise the Barricades around it to prevent anyone else from being exposed to the Fire. This was successful for several millennia, until Cet'ingira breached the Ark, corrupted the Mangaecca and exposed its leaders to the Room. Shaeönanra was likewise taken to the Room and decided to join the Inchoroi cause, founding the Consult . The dangers of the Room and the Inverse Fire were known by reputation to Titirga , Grandmaster of the Sohonc , but it is unclear how well-known the danger was to others. Notably, during the Apocalypse , Seswatha and Anasûrimbor Nau-Cayûti did not pass through the Golden Room in their famed raid on the Ark. However, after his feigned death and subsequent capture, Nau-Cayûti was taken to the Golden Room, where a chain of prisoners had to first pass the Inverse Fire before being consumed by the Carapace, prior to the awakening of the No-God .

Golden Room
The Golden Room or Golden Court is a chamber at the heart of the Incû-Holoinas . Its original purpose is unclear, but by the time of the Cûno-Inchoroi Wars it seems to have served as the primary base of operations for the Inchoroi under first Sil and later Aurang . The Golden Room holds within it the object known as the Inverse Fire , which is known to drive those who gaze into it insane or into the ranks of the enemy. Following the Battle of Isal’imial and the twenty-year cleansing of the Ark, Nil’giccas learned of the Room and the Fire from the captive Nin’janjin . He sent three envoys into the Room, two of whom promptly went insane. The surviving sane one - or so it appeared at the time - Cet’ingira , urged that the other two be put to death immediately. With the Ark apparently indestructible and the Room acting as a trap for anyone who entered, Nil'giccas chose to evacuate the Ark and raise the Barricades around it to prevent anyone else from being exposed to the Fire. This was successful for several millennia, until Cet'ingira breached the Ark, corrupted the Mangaecca and exposed its leaders to the Room. Shaeönanra was likewise taken to the Room and decided to join the Inchoroi cause, founding the Consult . The dangers of the Room and the Inverse Fire were known by reputation to Titirga , Grandmaster of the Sohonc , but it is unclear how well-known the danger was to others. Notably, during the Apocalypse , Seswatha and Anasûrimbor Nau-Cayûti did not pass through the Golden Room in their famed raid on the Ark. However, after his feigned death and subsequent capture, Nau-Cayûti was taken to the Golden Room, where a chain of prisoners had to first pass the Inverse Fire before being consumed by the Carapace, prior to the awakening of the No-God .

Golgotterath
Golgotterath was the nigh impregnable stronghold of the Consult , located to the north of the Neleöst Sea in the shadow of the Yimaleti Mountains . Called Min-Uroikas (“Pit of Obscenities” in Ihrimsû) by the Nonmen during the Cûno-Inchoroi Wars , Golgotterath did not become significant to human history until its occupation by the Mangaecca School in 777, who excavated the Incû-Holoinas and raised vast fortifications about it. It was known as Anochirwa (“Horns Reaching” in Kûniüric), due to the soaring golden horns of the Incû-Holoinas before acquiring its current dread reputation.

Description

Golgotterath is described as a stronghold that surrounds the golden horns of Incû-Holoinas , barring entry to the Ark. Walls, some 90 feet high, surround the escarpment known as the Scab that houses the Horns of the Ark. The walls meet at the mouth of the Scab, at the gatehouse of Gwergiruh, flanked by two fortresses; Domathuz in the south and Corrunc in the north. Beyond the gatehouse lies a series of terraces called the Oblitus that lead into the final fortress, High Cwol. The fortifications of Golgotterath are greater than anything built by Men, but are dwarfed by the enormous immensity of the Horns above the fortress.

In the Unholy Consult

The stronghold was finally impregnated by the Great Ordeal and the Canted Horn was broken by the Sun Lance , a weapon of the Inchoroi Tekne wielded by Anasûrimbor Kellhus , falling to Shigogli in ruin.

Parallels

- The name of the stronghold recalls " Golgotha ", the Greek name of the place of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, knowns as Calvary in Latin.
- There is also some nominal similarity to The Plateau of Gorgoroth , the vast wasteland at the heart of Mordor in The Lord of the Rings series.

Gonrain
"Hoga Gonrain" Hoga Gonrain is the second-eldest son of Earl Hoga Gothyelk .

Hoga Gonrain

Lived: 4088 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Tydonni
Gender: Male
Relatives: Hoga Gothyelk (father) Hoga Gotheras (brother) Hoga Gurnyau (brother)
Books: The Darkness That Comes Before The Warrior-Prophet

Hoga Gonrain

Lived: 4088 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Tydonni
Gender: Male
Relatives: Hoga Gothyelk (father) Hoga Gotheras (brother) Hoga Gurnyau (brother)
Books: The Darkness That Comes Before The Warrior-Prophet

Gora’jirau
Ordealman and Invitic Knight.

Gotagga
Gotagga was a great Ûmeri sorcerer credited with the birth of philosophy apart from what had been purely theological speculation. According to Ajencis , Men explained the world with characters and stories before Gotagga and with principles and observations after.

Works

- Parapolis
- The Prima Arcanata

Gotagga

Lived: 687 - 735
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Ûmeri
Gender: Male
Occupation: Sorcerer
Books: mentioned only

Gotagga

Lived: 687 - 735
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Ûmeri
Gender: Male
Occupation: Sorcerer
Books: mentioned only

Gotauran
"Gotauran ab Suraki" Gotauran ab Suraki is a great Fanim architect. He assists the Fanim forces in undermining the walls of Shimeh in preparation for their battle for the city against the forces of the Holy War .

Gotauran ab Suraki

Lived: ? -
Race: Men
Nationality: Kianene
Gender: Male
Occupation: Architect
Books: The Thousandfold Thought

Gotauran ab Suraki

Lived: ? -
Race: Men
Nationality: Kianene
Gender: Male
Occupation: Architect
Books: The Thousandfold Thought

Gotauran ab Suraki
Gotauran ab Suraki is a great Fanim architect. He assists the Fanim forces in undermining the walls of Shimeh in preparation for their battle for the city against the forces of the Holy War .

Gotauran ab Suraki

Lived: ? -
Race: Men
Nationality: Kianene
Gender: Male
Occupation: Architect
Books: The Thousandfold Thought

Gotauran ab Suraki

Lived: ? -
Race: Men
Nationality: Kianene
Gender: Male
Occupation: Architect
Books: The Thousandfold Thought

Gotheras
"Hoga Gotheras" Hoga Gotheras is the eldest son of Earl Hoga Gothyelk .

Hoga Gotheras

Lived: 4081 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Tydonni
Gender: Male
Relatives: Hoga Gothyelk (father) Hoga Gonrain (brother) Hoga Gurnyau (brother)
Books: The Darkness That Comes Before

Hoga Gotheras

Lived: 4081 -
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Tydonni
Gender: Male
Relatives: Hoga Gothyelk (father) Hoga Gonrain (brother) Hoga Gurnyau (brother)
Books: The Darkness That Comes Before

Gothyelk
"Hoga Gothyelk" Hoga Gothyelk is the Earl of Agansanor , and leader of the Tydonni contingent of the Holy War .

Appearance

Gothyelk has a thick waist, long, iron-grey beard, a broad nose and overgrown brows.

The Darkness That Comes Before

Gothyelk attends the meeting of the Great Names at Momemn at the start of the Holy War . He is loudly chastising his three sons also in attendance. Anasûrimbor Kellhus sees the love he harbors for his sons beneath the father's stern expression.

The Warrior-Prophet

Gothyelk and his Tydonni host joins Coithus Saubon's Galeoth and the Thunyeri contingent to separate from the Holy War and attack Gedea . Along the way, Gothyelk's reckless intentions infuriate the more cautious Saubon. The two men nearly come to blows, and Gothyelk detaches from Saubon's host to go his own way, with the Thunyeri following. When Saubon arrives on the Battleplain, he eventually realizes that Gothyelk's host has been marching parallel with his own. The forces reunite and attack the Kianene together. Gothyelk is felled from his horse during the battle, but rescued by his sons.

The Thousandfold Thought

Gothyelk is slain by Fanayal ab Kascamandri during the battle of Shimeh .

The Judging Eye

In the twenty years since the end of the Holy War, Gothyelk has come to be known as “the Martyr of Shimeh.”

Hoga Gothyelk

Title(s): Earl of Agansanor
Aliases: Old Hammer Martyr of Shimeh
Lived: 4052 - 4112
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Tydonni
Gender: Male
Occupation: Earl of Agansanor
Relatives: Hoga Gotheras (son) Hoga Gonrain (son) Hoga Gurnyau (son) Hoga Hogrim (nephew)
Books: The Darkness That Comes Before The Warrior-Prophet The Thousandfold Thought

Hoga Gothyelk

Title(s): Earl of Agansanor
Aliases: Old Hammer Martyr of Shimeh
Lived: 4052 - 4112
Race: Men
Ethnicity: Norsirai
Nationality: Tydonni
Gender: Male
Occupation: Earl of Agansanor
Relatives: Hoga Gotheras (son) Hoga Gonrain (son) Hoga Gurnyau (son) Hoga Hogrim (nephew)
Books: The Darkness That Comes Before The Warrior-Prophet The Thousandfold Thought

Gotian
"Incheiri Gotian" Incheiri Gotian is the Grandmaster of the Shrial Knights and Maithanet 's representative in the Holy War .

Appearance

Gotian has silver hair.

The Darkness That Comes Before

Gotian is sent by Maithanet to stop the Vulgar Holy War , but Nersei Calmemunis ignores his orders.

The Thousandfold-Thought

Gotian is killed during the battle for Shimeh , struck in the armpit by an arrow while raising his sword.

Incheiri Gotian

Title(s): Grandmaster
Lived: 4065 - 4112
Race: Men
Gender: Male
Occupation: Grandmaster of the Shrial Knights
Books: The Darkness That Comes Before The Warrior-Prophet The Thousandfold Thought

Incheiri Gotian

Title(s): Grandmaster
Lived: 4065 - 4112
Race: Men
Gender: Male
Occupation: Grandmaster of the Shrial Knights
Books: The Darkness That Comes Before The Warrior-Prophet The Thousandfold Thought

go
-gone.
-to pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be in a state not motionless or at rest; to proceed; to advance; to make progress;
-- used, in various applications, of the movement of both animate and inanimate beings, by whatever means, and also of the movements of the mind; also figuratively applied.
-to move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to walk step by step, or leisurely.
-to be passed on fron one to another; to pass; to circulate; hence, with for, to have currency; to be taken, accepted, or regarded.
-to proceed or happen in a given manner; to fare; to move on or be carried on; to have course; to come to an issue or result; to succeed; to turn out.
-to proceed or tend toward a result, consequence, or product; to tend; to conduce; to be an ingredient; to avail; to apply; to contribute;
-- often with the infinitive; as, this goes to show.
-to apply one's self; to set one's self; to undertake.
-to proceed by a mental operation; to pass in mind or by an act of the memory or imagination;
-- generally with over or through.
-to be with young; to be pregnant; to gestate.
-to move from the person speaking, or from the point whence the action is contemplated; to pass away; to leave; to depart;
-- in opposition to stay and come.
-to pass away; to depart forever; to be lost or ruined; to perish; to decline; to decease; to die.
-to reach; to extend; to lead; as, a line goes across the street; his land goes to the river; this road goes to new york.
-to have recourse; to resort; as, to go to law.
-to take, as a share in an enterprise; to undertake or become responsible for; to bear a part in.
-to bet or wager; as, i'll go you a shilling.
-act; working; operation.
-a circumstance or occurrence; an incident.
-the fashion or mode; as, quite the go.
-noisy merriment; as, a high go.
-a glass of spirits.
-power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance; push; as, there is no go in him.
-that condition in the course of the game when a player can not lay down a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty
-one.

go
-between
-an intermediate agent; a broker; a procurer;
-- usually in a disparaging sense.

go
-by
-a passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the go
-by.

go
-out
-a sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the land waters, when the tide is out.

goa
-a species of antelope (procapra picticauda), inhabiting thibet.

goa powder
-a bitter powder (also called araroba) found in the interspaces of the wood of a brazilian tree (andira araroba) and used as a medicine. it is the material from which chrysarobin is obtained.

goad
-a pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates.
-to prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate.

goaded
-of goad

goading
-of goad

goaf
-that part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially or wholly removed; the waste left in old workings;
-- called also gob .

goafs
-of goaf

goal
-the mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end.
-the final purpose or aim; the end to which a design tends, or which a person aims to reach or attain.
-a base, station, or bound used in various games; in football, a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to score; also, the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts.

goar
-same as lst gore.

goarish
-patched; mean.

goat
-a hollow
-horned ruminant of the genus capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (c. hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.

goatee
-a part of a man's beard on the chin or lower lip which is allowed to grow, and trimmed so as to resemble the beard of a goat.

goatfish
-a fish of the genus upeneus, inhabiting the gulf of mexico. it is allied to the surmullet.

goatherd
-one who tends goats.

goatish
-characteristic of a goat; goatlike.

goatlike
-like a goat; goatish.

goatskin
-the skin of a goat, or leather made from it.
-made of the skin of a goat.

goatsucker
-one of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the european species (caprimulgus europaeus);
-- so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats. the european species is also goat
-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr
-owl, gnat hawk, and dorhawk.

goaves
-of goaf
-old workings. see goaf.

gob
-same as goaf.
-a little mass or collection; a small quantity; a mouthful.
-the mouth.

gobbet
-a mouthful; a lump; a small piece.
-to swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets.

gobbetly
-in pieces.

gobbing
-the refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal. it is called also gob stuff.
-the process of packing with waste rock; stowing.

gobble
-to swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
-to utter (a sound) like a turkey cock.
-to eat greedily.
-to make a noise like that of a turkey cock.
-a noise made in the throat.

gobbled
-of gobble

gobbler
-a turkey cock; a bubbling jock.

gobbling
-of gobble

gobelin
-pertaining to tapestry produced in the so
-called gobelin works, which have been maintained by the french government since 1667.

gobemouche
-literally, a fly swallower; hence, once who keeps his mouth open; a boor; a silly and credulous person.

gobet
-see gobbet.

gobies
-of goby

gobioid
-like, or pertaining to, the goby, or the genus gobius.
-a gobioid fish.

goblet
-a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle.

goblin
-an evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome.

gobline
-one of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit;
-- called also gobrope and gaubline.

goblinize
-to transform into a goblin.

goby
-one of several species of small marine fishes of the genus gobius and allied genera.

gocart
-a framework moving on casters, designed to support children while learning to walk.

god
-good.
-a being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
-the supreme being; the eternal and infinite spirit, the creator, and the sovereign of the universe; jehovah.
-a person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard.
-figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power.
-to treat as a god; to idolize.

god
-fearing
-having a reverential and loving feeling towards god; religious.

godchild
-one for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a christian; a godson or goddaughter. see godfather.

goddaughter
-a female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism.

goddess
-a female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex.
-a woman of superior charms or excellence.

gode
-good.

gode
-year
-the venereal disease;
-- often used as a mild oath.

godelich
-goodly.

goden ly
-in golden terms or a golden manner; splendidly; delightfully.

godfather
-a man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its christian training and instruction.
-to act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care.

godhead
-godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence; godhood.
-the deity; god; the supreme being.
-a god or goddess; a divinity.

godhood
-divine nature or essence; deity; godhead.

godild
-a corruption of god yield, i. e., god reward or bless.

godless
-having, or acknowledging, no god; without reverence for god; impious; wicked.

godlike
-resembling or befitting a god or god; divine; hence, preeminently good; as, godlike virtue.

godlily
-righteously.

godliness
-careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of god; the state or quality of being godly; piety.

godling
-a diminutive god.

godly
-pious; reverencing god, and his character and laws; obedient to the commands of god from love for, and reverence of, his character; conformed to god's law; devout; righteous; as, a godly life.
-piously; devoutly; righteously.

godlyhead
-goodness.

godmother
-a woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. see godfather

godown
-a warehouse.

godroon
-an ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded molding.

godsend
-something sent by god; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune.

godship
-the rank or character of a god; deity; divinity; a god or goddess.

godsib
-a gossip.

godson
-a male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. see godfather.

godspeed
-success; prosperous journeying;
-- a contraction of the phrase, "god speed you."

godward
-toward god.

godwit
-one of several species of long
-billed, wading birds of the genus limosa, and family tringidae. the european black
-tailed godwit (limosa limosa), the american marbled godwit (l. fedoa), the hudsonian godwit (l. haemastica), and others, are valued as game birds. called also godwin.

goel
-yellow.

goeland
-a white tropical tern (cygis candida).

goemin
-a complex mixture of several substances extracted from irish moss.

goen
-p. p. of go.

goer
-one who, or that which, goes; a runner or walker
-a foot.
-a horse, considered in reference to his gait; as, a good goer; a safe goer.

goethite
-a hydrous oxide of iron, occurring in prismatic crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or stalactitic structure. the color varies from yellowish to blackish brown.

goety
-invocation of evil spirits; witchcraft.

goff
-a silly clown.
-a game. see golf.

goffer
-to plait, flute, or crimp. see gauffer.

goffered
-of goffer

goffering
-of goffer

gog
-haste; ardent desire to go.

goggle
-to roll the eyes; to stare.
-full and rolling, or staring;
-- said of the eyes.
-a strained or affected rolling of the eye.
-a kind of spectacles with short, projecting eye tubes, in the front end of which are fixed plain glasses for protecting the eyes from cold, dust, etc.
-colored glasses for relief from intense light.
-a disk with a small aperture, to direct the sight forward, and cure squinting.
-any screen or cover for the eyes, with or without a slit for seeing through.

goggle
-eye
-one of two or more species of american fresh
-water fishes of the family centrarchidae, esp. chaenobryttus antistius, of lake michigan and adjacent waters, and ambloplites rupestris, of the great lakes and mississippi valley;
-- so called from their prominent eyes.
-the goggler.

goggle
-eyed
-having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes.

goggled
-of goggle
-prominent; staring, as the eye.

goggler
-a carangoid oceanic fish (trachurops crumenophthalmus), having very large and prominent eyes;
-- called also goggle
-eye, big
-eyed scad, and cicharra.

goggling
-of goggle

goglet
-see gurglet.

going
-of go
-the act of moving in any manner; traveling; as, the going is bad.
-departure.
-pregnancy; gestation; childbearing.
-course of life; behavior; doings; ways.

goiter
-alt. of goitre

goitered
-alt. of goitred

goitre
-an enlargement of the thyroid gland, on the anterior part of the neck; bronchocele. it is frequently associated with cretinism, and is most common in mountainous regions, especially in certain parts of switzerland.

goitred
-affected with goiter.

goitrous
-pertaining to the goiter; affected with the goiter; of the nature of goiter or bronchocele.

gold
-alt. of goolde
-a metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. it has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. it is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. symbol au (aurum). atomic weight 196.7.
-money; riches; wealth.
-a yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower tipped with gold.
-figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold.

gold
-beaten
-gilded.

gold
-beating
-the art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves, by beating with a hammer.

gold
-bound
-encompassed with gold.

gold
-hammer
-the yellow
-hammer.

goldcrest
-the european golden
-crested kinglet (regulus cristatus, or r. regulus);
-- called also golden
-crested wren, and golden wren. the name is also sometimes applied to the american golden
-crested kinglet. see kinglet.

goldcup
-the cuckoobud.

golde
-alt. of goolde

golden
-made of gold; consisting of gold.
-having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
-very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions.

golden
-eye
-a duck (glaucionetta clangula), found in northern europe, asia, and america. the american variety (var. americana) is larger. called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon, whiteside, curre, and doucker. barrow's golden
-eye of america (g. islandica) is less common.

golden
-rod
-a tall herb (solidago virga
-aurea), bearing yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. the name is common to all the species of the genus solidago.

goldfinch
-a beautiful bright
-colored european finch (carduelis elegans). the name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. the front of the head and throat are bright red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black;
-- called also goldspink, goldie, fool's coat, drawbird, draw
-water, thistle finch, and sweet william.
-the yellow
-hammer.
-a small american finch (spinus tristis); the thistle bird.

goldfinny
-one of two or more species of european labroid fishes (crenilabrus melops, and ctenolabrus rupestris);
-- called also goldsinny, and goldney.

goldfish
-a small domesticated cyprinoid fish (carassius auratus);
-- so named from its color. it is native of china, and is said to have been introduced into europe in 1691. it is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or glass globes. many varieties are known. called also golden fish, and golden carp. see telescope fish, under telescope.
-a california marine fish of an orange or red color; the garibaldi.

goldie
-the european goldfinch.
-the yellow
-hammer.

goldilocks
-same as goldylocks.

goldin
-alt. of golding

golding
-a conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold (chrysanthemum segetum).

goldless
-destitute of gold.

goldney
-see gilthead.

goldseed
-dog's
-tail grass.

goldsinny
-see goldfinny.

goldsmith
-an artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc., of gold.
-a banker.

goldtit
-see verdin.

goldylocks
-a plant of several species of the genus chrysocoma;
-- so called from the tufts of yellow flowers which terminate the stems; also, the ranunculus auricomus, a kind of buttercup.

golet
-the gullet.
-a california trout. see malma.

golf
-a game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. he who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.

golfer
-one who plays golf.

golgotha
-calvary. see the note under calvary.

goliard
-a buffoon in the middle ages, who attended rich men's tables to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs.

goliardery
-the satirical or ribald poetry of the goliards.

goliath beetle
-any species of goliathus, a genus of very large and handsome african beetles.

goll
-a hand, paw, or claw.

goloe
-shoe
-a galoche.

golore
-see galore.

goloshe
-see galoche.

goltschut
-a small ingot of gold.
-a silver ingot, used in japan as money.

golyardeys
-a buffoon. see gollard.

goman
-a husband; a master of a family.

gomarist
-alt. of gomarite

gomarite
-one of the followers of francis gomar or gomarus, a dutch disciple of calvin in the 17th century, who strongly opposed the arminians.

gombo
-see gumbo.

gome
-a man.
-the black grease on the axle of a cart or wagon wheel;
-- called also gorm. see gorm.

gomer
-a hebrew measure. see homer.
-a conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars;
-- named after the inventor.

gommal
-made or consisting of interlocked ring/ or links; as, gimmal mail.

gommelin
-see dextrin.

gomphiasis
-a disease of the teeth, which causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets.

gomphosis
-a form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part is received into the cavity of a bone, as the teeth into the jaws.

gomuti
-a black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, metroxylon sagu, and arenga saccharifera, of the indian islands. it is used for making cordage. called also ejoo.

gon
-of gin
-imp. & p. p. of go.

gonad
-one of the masses of generative tissue primitively alike in both sexes, but giving rise to either an ovary or a testis; a generative gland; a germ gland.

gonads
-of gonad

gonakie
-an african timber tree (acacia adansonii).

gonangia
-of gonangium

gonangium
-see gonotheca.

gonangiums
-of gonangium

gondola
-a long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of venice. a gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. a gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. a sumptuary law of venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.
-a flat
-bottomed boat for freight.
-a long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads.

gondolet
-a small gondola.

gondolier
-a man who rows a gondola.

gone
-of go
-p. p. of go.

goneness
-a state of exhaustion; faintness, especially as resulting from hunger.

gonfalon
-alt. of gonfanon

gonfalonier
-he who bears the gonfalon; a standard bearer
-an officer at rome who bears the standard of the church.
-the chief magistrate of any one of several republics in mediaeveal italy.
-a turkish general, and standard keeper.

gonfanon
-the ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the mediaeval republics of italy, and in more recent times by the pope.
-a name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself.

gong
-a privy or jakes.
-an instrument, first used in the east, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise.
-a flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls or alarms;
-- called also gong bell.

goniatite
-one of an extinct genus of fossil cephalopods, allied to the ammonites. the earliest forms are found in the devonian formation, the latest, in the triassic.

gonidia
-of gonidium

gonidial
-pertaining to, or containing, gonidia.
-of or pertaining to the angles of the mouth; as, a gonidial groove of an actinian.

gonidium
-a special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many anthozoa.
-a component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens.

gonimia
-bluish green granules which occur in certain lichens, as collema, peltigera, etc., and which replace the more usual gonidia.

gonimous
-pertaining to, or containing, gonidia or gonimia, as that part of a lichen which contains the green or chlorophyll
-bearing cells.

goniometer
-an instrument for measuring angles, especially the angles of crystals, or the inclination of planes.

goniometric
-alt. of goniometrical

goniometrical
-pertaining to, or determined by means of, a goniometer; trigonometric.

goniometry
-the art of measuring angles; trigonometry.

gonoblastid
-a reproductive bud of a hydroid; a simple gonophore.

gonoblastidia
-of gonoblastidium

gonoblastidium
-a blastostyle.

gonocalyx
-the bell of a sessile gonozooid.

gonochorism
-separation of the sexes in different individuals;
-- opposed to hermaphroditism.
-in ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs.
-in phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless.

gonococcus
-a vegetable microorganism of the genus micrococcus, occurring in the secretion in gonorrhea. it is believed by some to constitute the cause of this disease.

gonoph
-a pickpocket or thief.

gonophore
-a sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes remaining attached. see hydroidea, and illusts. of athecata, campanularian, and gonosome.
-a lengthened receptacle, bearing the stamens and carpels in a conspicuous manner.

gonorrhea
-alt. of gonorrhoea

gonorrheal
-alt. of gonorrhoeal

gonorrhoea
-a contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in urination, and chordee; clap.

gonorrhoeal
-of or pertaining to gonorrhea; as, gonorrheal rheumatism.

gonosome
-the reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony, collectively.

gonothec/
-of gonotheca

gonotheca
-a capsule developed on certain hydroids (thecaphora), inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed;
-- called also gonangium, and teleophore. see hydroidea, and illust. of campanularian.

gonozooid
-a sexual zooid, or medusoid bud of a hydroid; a gonophore. see hydroidea, and illust. of campanularian.

gonydial
-pertaining to the gonys of a bird's beak.

gonys
-the keel or lower outline of a bird's bill, so far as the mandibular rami are united.

goober
-a peanut.

good
-possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc.
-possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious;
-- said of persons or actions.
-kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well
-disposed;
-- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto.
-serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon;
-- followed especially by for.
-clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy;
-- followed especially by at.
-adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit.
-real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth.
-not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc.
-not lacking or deficient; full; complete.
-not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc.
-that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.;
-- opposed to evil.
-advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit;
-- opposed to harm, etc.
-wares; commodities; chattels;
-- formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. in law, a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property.
-well,
-- especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible.
-to make good; to turn to good.
-to manure; to improve.

good now
-an exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty.

good
-by
-alt. of good
-bye

good
-bye
-farewell; a form of address used at parting. see the last note under by, prep.

good
-den
-a form of salutation.

good
-fellowship
-agreeable companionship; companionableness.

good
-humored
-having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good
-tempered. see good
-natured.

good
-humoredly
-with a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good
-tempered manner.

good
-looking
-handsome.

good
-natured
-naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.

good
-naturedly
-with maldness of temper.

good
-tempered
-having a good temper; not easily vexed. see good
-natured.

goodgeon
-same as gudgeon, 5.

goodies
-of goody
-of goody

goodish
-rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.

goodless
-having no goods.

goodlich
-goodly.

goodliness
-beauty of form; grace; elegance; comeliness.

goodly
-excellently.
-pleasant; agreeable; desirable.
-of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses.
-large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number.

goodlyhead
-alt. of goodlyhood

goodlyhood
-goodness; grace; goodliness.

goodman
-a familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to "my friend", "good sir", "mister;"
-- sometimes used ironically.
-a husband; the master of a house or family;
-- often used in speaking familiarly.

goodness
-the quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct, etc.

goods
-see good, n., 3.

goodship
-favor; grace.

goodwife
-the mistress of a house.

goody
-a bonbon, cake, or the like;
-- usually in the pl.
-an american fish; the lafayette or spot.
-goodwife;
-- a low term of civility or sport.

goody
-goody
-mawkishly or weakly good; exhibiting goodness with silliness.

goodyship
-the state or quality of a goody or goodwife

goolde
-an old english name of some yellow flower,
-- the marigold (calendula), according to dr. prior, but in chaucer perhaps the turnsole.

gooroo
-alt. of guru

goosander
-a species of merganser (m. merganser) of northern europe and america;
-- called also merganser, dundiver, sawbill, sawneb, shelduck, and sheldrake. see merganser.

goose
-any large web
-footen bird of the subfamily anserinae, and belonging to anser, branta, chen, and several allied genera. see anseres.
-any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose.
-a tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose.
-a silly creature; a simpleton.
-a game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.

gooseberries
-of gooseberry

gooseberry
-any thorny shrub of the genus ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. there are several species, of which ribes grossularia is the one commonly cultivated.
-a silly person; a goose cap.

goosefish
-see angler.

goosefoot
-a genus of herbs (chenopodium) mostly annual weeds; pigweed.

gooseries
-of goosery

goosery
-a place for keeping geese.
-the characteristics or actions of a goose; silliness.

goosewing
-one of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.

goosewinged
-having a "goosewing."
-said of a fore
-and
-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.

goosish
-like a goose; foolish.

goost
-ghost; spirit.

goot
-a goat.

gopher
-one of several north american burrowing rodents of the genera geomys and thomomys, of the family geomyidae;
-- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. see pocket gopher, and tucan.
-one of several western american species of the genus spermophilus, of the family sciuridae; as, the gray gopher (spermophilus franklini) and the striped gopher (s. tridecemlineatus);
-- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. see spermophile.
-a large land tortoise (testudo carilina) of the southern united states, which makes extensive burrows.
-a large burrowing snake (spilotes couperi) of the southern united states.

gopher wood
-a species of wood used in the construction of noah's ark.

gor
-bellied
-bog
-bellied.

gor
-belly
-a prominent belly; a big
-bellied person.

goracco
-a paste prepared from tobacco, and smoked in hookahs in western india.

goral
-an indian goat antelope (nemorhedus goral), resembling the chamois.

goramy
-same as gourami.

gorce
-a pool of water to keep fish in; a wear.

gorcock
-the moor cock, or red grouse. see grouse.

gorcrow
-the carrion crow;
-- called also gercrow.

gord
-an instrument of gaming; a sort of dice.

gordiacea
-a division of nematoid worms, including the hairworms or hair eels (gordius and mermis). see gordius, and illustration in appendix.

gordian
-pertaining to gordius, king of phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable.
-pertaining to the gordiacea.
-one of the gordiacea.

gordius
-a genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and live in water, in which they deposit their eggs;
-- called also hair eel, hairworm, and hair snake, from the absurd, but common and widely diffused, notion that they are metamorphosed horsehairs.

gore
-dirt; mud.
-blood; especially, blood that after effusion has become thick or clotted.
-a wedgeshaped or triangular piece of cloth, canvas, etc., sewed into a garment, sail, etc., to give greater width at a particular part.
-a small traingular piece of land.
-one of the abatements. it is made of two curved lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point.
-to pierce or wound, as with a horn; to penetrate with a pointed instrument, as a spear; to stab.
-to cut in a traingular form; to piece with a gore; to provide with a gore; as, to gore an apron.

gorebill
-the garfish.

gored
-of gore

gorflies
-of gorfly

gorfly
-a dung fly.

gorge
-the throat; the gullet; the canal by which food passes to the stomach.
-a narrow passage or entrance
-a defile between mountains.
-the entrance into a bastion or other outwork of a fort;
-- usually synonymous with rear. see illust. of bastion.
-that which is gorged or swallowed, especially by a hawk or other fowl.
-a filling or choking of a passage or channel by an obstruction; as, an ice gorge in a river.
-a concave molding; a cavetto.
-the groove of a pulley.
-to swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities.
-to glut; to fill up to the throat; to satiate.
-to eat greedily and to satiety.

gorged
-of gorge
-having a gorge or throat.
-bearing a coronet or ring about the neck.
-glutted; fed to the full.

gorgelet
-a small gorget, as of a humming bird.

gorgeous
-imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine; magnificent.

gorgerin
-in some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings;
-- called also neck of the capital, and hypotrachelium. see illust. of column.

gorget
-a piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate, defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th century.
-a piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn over the buff coat in the 17th century, and without other steel armor.
-a small ornamental plate, usually crescent
-shaped, and of gilded copper, formerly hung around the neck of officers in full uniform in some modern armies.
-a ruff worn by women.
-a cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
-a grooved instrunent used in performing various operations;
-- called also blunt gorget.
-a crescent
-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.

gorging
-of gorge

gorgon
-one of three fabled sisters, stheno, euryale, and medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. the name is particularly given to medusa.
-anything very ugly or horrid.
-the brindled gnu. see gnu.
-like a gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a gorgon face.

gorgonacea
-see gorgoniacea.

gorgonean
-see gorgonian, 1.

gorgoneia
-of gorgoneion

gorgoneion
-a mask carved in imitation of a gorgon's head.

gorgonia
-a genus of gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now restricted to such species as the west indian sea fan (gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (g. setosa), and other allied species having a flexible, horny axis.
-any slender branched gorgonian.

gorgoniacea
-one of the principal divisions of alcyonaria, including those forms which have a firm and usually branched axis, covered with a porous crust, or c/nenchyma, in which the polyp cells are situated.

gorgonian
-pertaining to, or resembling, a gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific.
-pertaining to the gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral.
-one of the gorgoniacea.

gorgonize
-to have the effect of a gorgon upon; to turn into stone; to petrify.

gorhen
-the female of the gorcock.

gorilla
-a large, arboreal, anthropoid ape of west africa. it is larger than a man, and is remarkable for its massive skeleton and powerful muscles, which give it enormous strength. in some respects its anatomy, more than that of any other ape, except the chimpanzee, resembles that of man.

goring
-of gore
-alt. of goring cloth

goring cloth
-a piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot.

gorm
-axle grease. see gome.
-to daub, as the hands or clothing, with gorm; to daub with anything sticky.

gorma
-the european cormorant.

gormand
-a greedy or ravenous eater; a luxurious feeder; a gourmand.
-gluttonous; voracious.

gormander
-see gormand, n.

gormandism
-gluttony.

gormandize
-to eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton.

gormandized
-of gormandize

gormandizer
-a greedy, voracious eater; a gormand; a glutton.

gormandizing
-of gormandize

goroon shell
-a large, handsome, marine, univalve shell (triton femorale).

gorse
-furze. see furze.

gory
-covered with gore or clotted blood.
-bloody; murderous.

goshawk
-any large hawk of the genus astur, of which many species and varieties are known. the european (astur palumbarius) and the american (a. atricapillus) are the best known species. they are noted for their powerful flight, activity, and courage. the australian goshawk (a. novae
-hollandiae) is pure white.

gosherd
-one who takes care of geese.

goslet
-one of several species of pygmy geese, of the genus nettepus. they are about the size of a teal, and inhabit africa, india, and australia.

gosling
-a young or unfledged goose.
-a catkin on nut trees and pines.

gospel
-glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning christ, the kingdom of god, and salvation.
-one of the four narratives of the life and death of jesus christ, written by matthew, mark, luke, and john.
-a selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service; as, the gospel for the day.
-any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this political gospel.
-anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as, they took his words for gospel.
-accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness.
-to instruct in the gospel.

gospeler
-one of the four evangelists.
-a follower of wyclif, the first english religious reformer; hence, a puritan.
-a priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar during the communion service.

gospelize
-to form according to the gospel; as, a command gospelized to us.
-to instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize the savages.

gospelized
-of gospelize

gospelizing
-of gospelize

goss
-gorse.

gossamer
-a fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. it is seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is formed by small spiders.
-any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff.
-an outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.

gossamery
-like gossamer; flimsy.

gossan
-decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.

gossaniferous
-containing or producing gossan.

gossaries
-of glossary

gossat
-a small british marine fish (motella tricirrata);
-- called also whistler and three
-bearded rockling.

gossib
-a gossip.

gossip
-a sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.
-a friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance.
-one who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler.
-the tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.
-to stand sponsor to.
-to make merry.
-to prate; to chat; to talk much.
-to run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.

gossiped
-of gossip

gossiper
-one given to gossip.

gossiping
-of gossip

gossiprede
-the relationship between a person and his sponsors.

gossipry
-spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
-idle talk; gossip.

gossipy
-full of, or given to, gossip.

gossoon
-a boy; a servant.

gossypium
-a genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. the species are much confused. g. herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long
-stapled sea
-island cotton is produced by g. barbadense, a shrubby variety. there are several other kinds besides these.

got
-of get
-of get
-imp. & p. p. of get. see get.

gote
-a channel for water.

goter
-a gutter.

goth
-one of an ancient teutonic race, who dwelt between the elbe and the vistula in the early part of the christian era, and who overran and took an important part in subverting the roman empire.
-one who is rude or uncivilized; a barbarian; a rude, ignorant person.

gothamist
-a wiseacre; a person deficient in wisdom;
-- so called from gotham, in nottinghamshire, england, noted for some pleasant blunders.

gothamite
-a gothamist.
-an inhabitant of new york city.

gothic
-pertaining to the goths; as, gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
-of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions
-- prevalent in western europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. see illust. of abacus, and capital.
-the language of the goths; especially, the language of that part of the visigoths who settled in moesia in the 4th century. see goth.
-a kind of square
-cut type, with no hair lines.
-the style described in gothic, a., 2.

gothicism
-a gothic idiom.
-conformity to the gothic style of architecture.
-rudeness of manners; barbarousness.

gothicize
-to make gothic; to bring back to barbarism.

gothicized
-of gothicize

gothicizing
-of gothicize

gothite
-alt. of goethite

gotten
-of get
-p. p. of get.

gouache
-a method of painting with opaque colors, which have been ground in water and mingled with a preparation of gum; also, a picture thus painted.

goud
-woad.

goudron
-a small fascine or fagot, steeped in wax, pitch, and glue, used in various ways, as for igniting buildings or works, or to light ditches and ramparts.

gouge
-a chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for turning wood.
-a bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve.
-an incising tool which cuts forms or blanks for gloves, envelopes, etc. from leather, paper, etc.
-soft material lying between the wall of a vein aud the solid vein.
-the act of scooping out with a gouge, or as with a gouge; a groove or cavity scooped out, as with a gouge.
-imposition; cheat; fraud; also, an impostor; a cheat; a trickish person.

gouged
-of bouge

gouger
-see plum gouger.

gougeshell
-a sharp
-edged, tubular, marine shell, of the genus vermetus; also, the pinna. see vermetus.

gouging
-of bouge

goujere
-the venereal disease.

gouland
-see golding.

goulards extract
-an aqueous solution of the subacetate of lead, used as a lotion in cases of inflammation. goulard's cerate is a cerate containing this extract.

gour
-a fire worshiper; a gheber or gueber.
-see koulan.

goura
-one of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of the genus goura, inhabiting new guinea and adjacent islands. the queen victoria pigeon (goura victoria) and the crowned pigeon (g. coronata) are among the beat known species.

gourami
-a very largo east indian freshwater fish (osphromenus gorami), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries, and highly valued as a food fish. many unsuccessful efforts have been made to introduce it into southern europe.

gourd
-a fleshy, three
-celled, many
-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order cucurbitaceae; and especially the bottle gourd (lagenaria vulgaris) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.
-a dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle.
-a false die. see gord.
-alt. of gourde

gourd tree
-a tree (the crescentia cujete, or calabash tree) of the west indies and central america.

gourde
-a silver dollar;
-- so called in cuba, hayti, etc.

gourdiness
-the state of being gourdy.

gourdworm
-the fluke of sheep. see fluke.

gourdy
-swelled in the legs.

gourmand
-a greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. see gormand.

gourmet
-a connoisseur in eating and drinking; an epicure.

gournet
-a fish. see gurnet.

gout
-a drop; a clot or coagulation.
-a constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. it consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which it may attack the greater articulations. it is attended with various sympathetic phenomena, particularly in the digestive organs. it may also attack internal organs, as the stomach, the intestines, etc.
-a disease of cornstalks. see corn fly, under corn.
-taste; relish.

goutily
-in a gouty manner.

goutiness
-the state of being gouty; gout.

goutweed
-alt. of goutwort

goutwort
-a coarse umbelliferous plant of europe (aegopodium podagraria);
-- called also bishop's weed, ashweed, and herb gerard.

gouty
-diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint.
-pertaining to the gout.
-swollen, as if from gout.
-boggy; as, gouty land.

gove
-a mow; a rick for hay.

govern
-to direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
-to regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
-to require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
-to exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.

governability
-governableness.

governable
-capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient.

governableness
-the quality of being governable; manageableness.

governail
-management; mastery.

governal
-alt. of governail

governance
-exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.

governante
-a governess.

governed
-of govern

governess
-a female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children,
-- usually in their homes.

governing
-of govern
-holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state.
-requiring a particular case.

government
-the act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.
-the mode of governing; the system of polity in a state; the established form of law.
-the right or power of governing; authority.
-the person or persons authorized to administer the laws; the ruling power; the administration.
-the body politic governed by one authority; a state; as, the governments of europe.
-management of the limbs or body.
-the influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case.

governmental
-pertaining to government; made by government; as, governmental duties.

governor
-one who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a state; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of pennsylvania.
-one who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
-a pilot; a steersman.
-a contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.

governor general
-a governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of canada, of india.

governorship
-the office of a governor.

gowan
-the daisy, or mountain daisy.
-decomposed granite.

gowany
-having, abounding in, or decked with, daisies.

gowd
-gold; wealth.

gowden
-golden.

gowdie
-see dragont.

gowdnook
-the saury pike;
-- called also gofnick.

gowk
-to make a, booby of one); to stupefy.
-the european cuckoo;
-- called also gawky.
-a simpleton; a gawk or gawky.

gowl
-to howl.

gown
-a loose, flowing upper garment
-the ordinary outer dress of a woman; as, a calico or silk gown.
-the official robe of certain professional men and scholars, as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.; hence, the dress of peace; the dress of civil officers, in distinction from military.
-a loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
-any sort of dress or garb.

gowned
-dressed in a gown; clad.

gownman
-one whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and particularly a member of an english university; hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier.

gownsman
-alt. of gownman

gozzard
-see gosherd.