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mikinn gang, to be much in vogue; heldr er vaxandi g. at þeim, they (viz. the dreams) were rather on the increase; svá mikill g. var orðinn at eldinum, the fire had got to such a height.
gang-rúm, n. passage-room;
-silfr, n. current money;
-stigr, m. footpath;
-tamr, a. well-trained in pacing (of a horse).
gap, n. (1) gap, empty space; (2) shouting, crying (háreysti ok g.).
gapa (-ta, -at), v. to gape, open the mouth wide.
gaps-maðr, m. gaping fool, gaby.
Garðar, m. pl. Russia;
Garða-riki, -veldi, n. the Russian empire.
garð-hlið, n. gate;
-hús, n. privy;
-hverfa, f. an enclosed plot;
-lag, n. the building of a fence or wall.
garðr (-s, -ar), m. (1) fence, wall; (2) enclosed space, yard (cf. aldin-garðr, grasgarðr, kirkjugarðr); (3) court-yard, court (þeir gánga út í garðinn ok berjast); riða í garð, to arrive; riða (fara) ór garði, to depart; fig., helmingr skal falla í minn garð, the half shall fall into my share; skal aukast þriðjungi í þínum garði, in thy keeping; hyggjum vér, at í yðvarn garð hafi runnit, into your hands, your possession; gøra e-n af garði, to equip one (as a son, a friend, when departing from home); líðr vetr ór garði, the winter passes by; (4) house, dwelling;, (5) stronghold, castle (cf. Ás-garðr, Út-garðar).
Garð-konungr, m. the Greek emperor (in 'Miklagarðr ').
garð-staurr, m. fence-stake.
garmr, m. dog.
garn, n. (1) yarn (spinna garn af rokki); (2) warp-thread, warp, opp. to 'vipta', weft, woof.
garp-ligr, a. martial;
-menni, n. martial man.
garpr (-s, -ar), m. a bold, dauntless man (g. mikill); also applied to a woman (hon var væn kona ok garpr mikill í skapi).
garp-skapr, m. bravery.
gassi, m. (1) gander; (2) rash fellow.
gat, n. hole, opening.
gata (gen. pl. gatna), f. path, way, road; vera á götu e-s, to be in one's way; sitja á götu e-s, to lie in wait for (= sitja fyrir e-m); alla götu, always, throughout.
gatna-mót, n. junction of roads.
gauk-mánaðir, m. 'cuckoo-month' (the first summer month).
gaukr (-s, -ar), m. cuckoo.
gaul, n. lowing; bellowing;
gaula (að), v. to low, bellow.
gaum-gæfa (-ða, -t), v. to heed;
-gieft, f. attention, care.
gaumr, m. heed, attention; gefa gaum at e-u, to pay attention to.
gaupa, f. the lynx.
gaupna-sýn, f. looking into one's palms; covering one's face with the hands (cf. ' sjá í gaupnir').
gaupnir, f. pl. (1) the two hands placed together so as to form a bowl; sjá, horfa, líta, lúta í g. sér, to cover one's face with the hands (as a token of sorrow, or in prayer); (2) double handful (g. silfrs).
gaura-gangr, m. disorderly conduct.
gaurr, m. rough fellow.
gauta (að), v. to prate, brag.
gautan, f. prating.
Gautar, m. pl. a Scandinavian people in southern Sweden.
Gaut-elfr, f. the river Gotha.
Gaut-land, n. the land of the Gautar.
gauzkr, a. from Gautland.
gá, (gái, gáða, gát), v. to heed, with infin. (gá at gøra e-t) or gen.; guðs hann gáði, he gave heed to God; gá sín, to take care of oneself; gá til e-s, to mark; glýja þú né gáðir, thou hadst no mind for joy.
gá, f. barking (in 'goðgá',blasphemy; 'hundgá').
gala-samligr, a. waggish;
-skapr, m. waggery.
gá-lausligir, a. heedless, wanton
-lauss, a. wanton, careless;
-leysi, n. heedlessness.
gálga-tré, n. gallows-tree.
gálgi, m. gallows (reisa gálga).
gá-ligr, a. mindful of (e-s).
gár, n. buffoonery, mocking.
gár-fenginn, a. given to buffoonery.
gárungr (-s, -ar), m. buffoon.

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