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gœl, n. = gœlingar-orð.
gœla, (-da, -dr), v. to comfort, soothe (verð á mik gœla).
gœling, f. soothing;
gœlingar-orð, n. pl. soothing words.
gœzka, L (1) goodness, kindness; (2) good things (= gœði).
gœzku-fullr, a. full of goodness, merciful;
-lauss, a. merciless;
-samligr, a. good, kind;
-verk, n. charitable deed.
göfga (að), v. (1) to worship (g. goð); (2) to honour (g. dróttins-dag).
göfgan, f. worshipping;
göfgari, m. worshipper.
göfug-kvendi, n. noble woman, lady;
-látr, a. worshipful, generous;
-leikr, m. worshipfullness, highness;
-ligr, a. (1) worshipful, noble-looking; (2) magnificent (-ligr staðr);
-menni, n. noble, worshipful man;
-mennr, a. with many worshipful men.
göfugr (göfgari, göfgastr), a. noble, worshipful (g. at kyni).
gøgn, gøgnum, see 'gegn, gegnum'.
göltr (gen. galtar, dat. gelti; pl. geltir), m. boar, hog.
göng, n. pl. passage (ór kastala vóru göng upp í kirkju).
göngu-drykkja, f. drinking-bout;
-fœri, n. = gang-fœri;
-fœrr, a. able to walk;
-kona, f. vagrant woman;
-líð, n. (1) footmen, infantry; (2) help, assistance.
göngull, a. running much about.
göngu-maðr, a. beggar, vagrant;
-mannliga, adv. beggar-like, beggarly;
-sveinn, m. vagrant, tramp;
gør, n. poet. flock.
gøra, gørva (-ða, -ðr, and görr), v. (1) to make, construct, build (g. hús skip, haug); g. bók, to write a book; (2) to set in order, prepare, perform, &c.; g. veizlu, to make a banquet; g. seið, blót, to perform a sacrifice; g. ferð, to make a journey; g. ráð sitt, to make up one's mind; g. ráð með e-m, to take counsel with, advise one; (3) to contract (g. vináttu, félagskap); (4) to grant, render; g. kost, to give a choice; (5) with acc. of an adj.; g. sik líkan e-m, to make oneself like to, imitate one; g. sik reiðan, to take offence; g. skjót-kørit, to make a quick choice; (6) to do, act; g. gott (illt), to do good (evil); hefir hann marga hluti gört stór-vel til min, I have received many great benefits at his hands; g. e-m gagn, to give help to one; (7) to do, avail; þat mun ekki g., that won't do; ekki gørir at dylja, it is no use denying it; (8) to send, dispatch (hann gørði þegar menn frá sér); (9) to beget (af henni gørði hann hinn fyrsta soninn); (10) to judge or arbitrate in a case (= g. um mál); to fix the amount of a fine (gørði Njáll hundrað silfrs); g. sér e-t, to adjudge to oneself; (11) with infin. as an auxiliary verb; ef hón gorði koma, if she did come; gorðit hón hjúfra, she did not wail; (12) impers. one becomes; hann gørði fölvan, he turned pale; veðr gørði hvast, a gale arose; brið mikla gørði at þeim, they were overtaken by a storm; mér gørir svefnhöfugt I grow sleepy; (13) with preps., g. mikit af sér, to distinguish oneself; g. e-t af e-m, to extort (take) from one; g. e-t af við e-n, to wrong a person, transgress against one (ek hefi engan hlut af gørt við þik); g. góðan (mikinn) róm at máli e-s, to cheer (praise) another's speech; g. at e-u, to mend, put right (tekr hann kníf ok gørir at skónum); to heal (kannt þú nókkut g. at slíkum meinum); hann gørði þat eina at, er hann átti, he did only what he ought; slíkt gørir at, er sölin etr, so it happens when one eats seaweed; g. at skapi e-s, to conform to one's wishes; g. at álitum; to take into consideration; g. sér úgetit at e-u, to be displeased with; g. á hluta e-s; to wrong one, do harm: to; g. fáleika á sik, to make oneself look sad; g. eptir e-m, to send for one; g. e-t eptir, to imitate; g. ráð fyrir e-u, to suppose; g. sér mikit (lítit) fyrir, to make great (small) efforts; g. sér e-t hug, to resolve, plan; g. sér gott hug, to be easy in mind; g. milli (á m.) e-m, to decide between; g. til e-s, to make preparations for; g. e-t til, to prepare, make

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