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Rh getlarigg [ꬶɛt··larɩg·, geƫ··la-, gəƫ··larɩg·], , the high curved part of a swine’s back nearest the neck. Also in the forms [gø$i$t··larɩg·], [ꬶøt··lirɩg·], [gȯ$i$t··əlrɩg·], [ꬶød··larɩg·] and [ꬶød··ləsrɩg·]. (getlarigg, gøtlarigg, gødlarigg, gødlesrigg). (gotelrigg). (gøtlarigg). (gøtlirigg). gəƫ··larɩg· ( to L.W.): [gä‘ᶅ··tirɩg·] (?), [gȯ‘ᶅ··tirɩg·] and [ꬶø‘l··tirɩg·] , with metathesis of t and l, have doubtless arisen through of the word, , , a hog; a pig. — “knotty back”, from an “*geitils (geitla)-hryggr”, the first part of which is geitill, , hard lump ( in a stone of soft quality), with “eitill”, which in also denotes indurated gland in meat. — In (Swinister) [ꬶød··lɩrɩg·] is used in a sense, of the hindmost part of a swine’s back;, , — From is recorded [rɩg··agit·əl] of the highest part of a swine’s back; Other names, compounded with “geitill”:, , , ; see ,
 * *hryggjargeitill, “back knot”.

getlin [(gɛtlin) ꬶɛtlin],, a pig, really, a little (young) hog; now rare. For an older * from *geltlingr, form with i-mutation afof [sic] galtr,, a hog.

getskerd [gɛtskerd, -skard)] [sic], and more : getsker [gɛtskər, ꬶɛtskər],, a mark on a sheep’s ear: a slanting cut from the top of the ear along the edge, usually with a hole in the centre: “g. and a hole”. *gatskarð; gat, , a hole; opening, and skarð, , a notch, chink in the edge of a thing, gevalos, , see.

gevel,, see *.

gevl, gevel, [gēvəl, ꬶē$s$vəl, gevəl, ꬶevəl, gɛvəl, gævəl] and more rarely gefl, gefel [[( [sic]gē$s$fəl) ꬶē$w$fəl],, 1) to nibble, to chew without force, to munch, of a sick animal; de animal  (is ) wi’ her mooth [’mouth’]; de grice is ower de taatis [‘potatoes’]; de dog  (is ) de , the dog is gnawing the bone. Also to gape; gape over the pap, of the suckling of a mammal; de lamb’s mooth [‘mouth’] canno [-‘not’] ower de yowe’s [‘ewe’s’] paap [‘pap’] . , , , : gēvəl. : ꬶē$w$fel and ꬶē$h$vəl. : gēvəl. : gɛvəl. : gævəl. 2) to mutter, to talk indistinctly and lispingly; more rarely. [ꬶevəl]. —  geifla, , to nibble; to munch;  geivla, , a) to munch; b) to speak indistinctly.

gevlet [gēvlət] and more : gevlos, gevlous [gēvlȯs (gē$n$v-), gɛ̄v-, ꬶēv-, gev-, gɛv-, gævlȯs, -ləs], , powerless, limp in one’s movements, with feeble grasp. Also of movements of the mouth, speech: mumbling; indistinct; lisping; in this latter sense noted down in the form ; a way o’ speakin’ — otherwise : , -ous, “gevless”; a gevlos body. From is reported and [gāvlət]. in sense of dull; indifferent; listless, a muckle [‘big’] (fellow); ? In is recorded a parallel form , -ous [ꬶē$ə$··valȯs·]; his hands is [‘are’] turned. — Doubtless of powerless movements of the mouth, powerless chewing. *geiflóttr. See , > (fjevlos),, with the change >, -ous.

giddek,, see.

†gidli [ꬶɩdli, ꬶedli],, a knife.