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gerning, gerningr, see gørn-.
gerpi-ligr, a. martial (= garpligr).
gerr, a. see görr; adv. see gørr.
ger-samliga, -semi, -simi, -simligr, see gör-, gør-
gersta (-sta, -str), v. to annoy, tease (g. hug e-s);
gerstr, pp. (1) wearisome, dismal; gerstan dag, the long weary day; (2) sulky; hann leit g. við mér, he looked sulkily on me.
gerva, gervallr, gervi, see görva, görvallr, gørvi.
gerzkr, a. from Garðaríki.
gesta-bekkr, m. guests' bench;
-boð, n. banquet;
-hús, n. guest-room.
-höfðingi, m. chief of the guests.
-skáli, m. guest-hall.
gest-gjafl, m. host (góðr -gjafi)
gestr (-s, -ir), m. (1) guest; (2) a royal retainer of inferior rank.
gest-risinn, a. hospitable;
-risni, f. hospitality.
get, n. guess (rare).
geta (get; gat, gátum; getinn), v. I. with acc. (1) to get; g. orðstír, to get fame; g. sér e-t, to get for oneself (góðs um œðis ef sér g. mætti); g. gott af e-m, to get good of one; with dat. of the person, g. váluðum vel, to be kind to the poor; g. e-m illa, to do harm to one; impers., getr e-t, there is (got); eigi getr slíkan (there is none such) í konungs herbergjum; (2) with pp. of another verb, g. veiddan fisk, to be able to catch fish; ek get eigi fylgt yðr, I cannot follow you; (3) almost like an auxil. verb with infin.; ek Gunnari gat at unna, I loved G.; g. at lita, sjá (to get) to see; without 'at', er slíkt getr fœða jóð, that shall rear such a child; (4) to learn (lengi man þat er ungr getr); (5) to beget, engender (fótr gat son við fœti); geta börn, to beget children (said of both parents); (6) refl., getast at e-u, to like; því at mér gezt vel at þér, because I like thee well; láta sér getit at e-u, to be pleased with; eigi læt ek mér at einu getit, I am not pleased to have always the same, I want some change; II. with gen. (1) to guess; g. gatu, to guess a riddle; g. rétt, to guess right; g. e-s til, to guess, suppose; g. í hug e-m, to guess one's thoughts; (2) to speak of, mention, in speech or writing (þess er getit, sem gört er); geta um e-t, to speak about (hann gat ekki um þetta fyrir sínum mönnum); þess er við getit, at, it is told that.
geta, f. guess, conjecture (er þat g. mín, at); spá er spaks g., a wiseman's guess is a prophecy; ætla ek eigi þat til getu, at hann sé þar, it is not likely that he is there; leiða getum um e-t, to make a guess at.
getara, f. birth-giver, mother.
getari, m. begetter, father.
get-gangr, m. guessing.
getnaðr (gen. -ar), m. (1) conception; (2) fœtus; vera með getnaði, to be with a child; (3) liking.
get-sakir, f. pl. imputations (without evidence); sœkja -sakir, to prosecute one upon loose imputations;
-samligr, a. pertaining to guessing;
-speki, f. gift of prophecy;
getu-mál, n. doubtful case.
geyja (gey, gó), v. (1) to bark (at e-m); (2) to scoff at (vil ek eigi goð g.); g. á e-n, to abuse.
geyma (-da, -dr), v. (1) to heed, mind, watch (geym þess, at enginn komist í braut); hann hafði geymt hlutverka sinna, he had minded his work; g. sin, to take care of oneself; g at e-u, til e-s = g. e-s; (2) to watch, keep, with acc. (g. bœinn, heilræðit).
geymari, m. keeper.
geymdir, f. pl. heed, attention; gefa g. at e-u, to give heed to.
geymiliga, adv. = gætiliga.
geyminn, a. heedful (g. e-s, at e-u).
geymsla, f. keeping, care.
geymalu-lauss, a. unguarded.
geyra, geyrr, = gøra, görr.
geysa, (-ta, -tr), v. to send out with violence (hann lætr g. eld ok járn); usually refl. to dash or rush furiously (þá geysist hafit á löndin; múgrinn geystist inn á skipin).
geysi-, very, exceedingly; g. mikill, very great; g. margir, very many, g. illa, very badly.
geysi-liga, adv. enormously;
-ligr, a. enormous.

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