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224 or staves joined together. and gisna (gistna), gistne,, to become leaky by shrinking.

gisend, gissend [gɩsənd, gɩzənd, ꬶɩ-],, leaky on account of shrinkage, of something consisting of boards or staves joined together; shrunk, of wood. Apparently of, , but certainly an adjective: *;  gisen (gistin), gisinn, gissen, gisten,, leaky; shrunk. For the form =, Sometimes is confounded with in sense of air-dried, of fish.

gitel,, see and.

to Edm. ? givmild, gifmild,, generous; open-handed.
 * givamild,, generous; open-handed.

gjarbi,, see ,

gjeld,, see , ,

gjo [gjō],, a cleft in a rock, a cleft in a rocky coast; a deep ravine into which the sea-water flows. From is reported a form [jō]. Very commonly used in place-names, names of small indentations in the coast. Sometimes with the suffixed , [gjona stūra] (in de Torens, west side of Lamhoga, ): *gjáin stóra (: gjána stóru), “the large cleft”. ’ [gjona (gjōna, gjȯna) wi] , a fishing-ground named after a ravine in the rocky coast the opening of which is kept in view the boat, in rowing out: *gjána við = “(one or other landmark) in a line with the ravine”. — gjá,, a cleft in the landscape.

gjog$w$,, see $w$,

†gjog$e$ [gjō$1$g],, a narrow hollow between two elevations, a green g.. Might, by assimilation, possibly have arisen from an older as gjota,, a longish hollow; grass-grown strip between elevations or rocks ( and gjóta,, a hollow; cleft; cave). For another , see in sense of a hollow, mentioned under $1$, , a dirty stripe.
 * in that case, the same word

gjoger$2$ [gjōgər],, a species of sea-perch (Sebastes), a small, reddish fish with a large head and large eyes. auger and augur, , a sea-perch;  augr, , among fish-names in the Younger Edda (Skaldskaparmál). — represents an  *g(a)-augr or -augurr, the initial “g” of which must be regarded as the prefix. With to other words in which this prefix is or seems to be preserved, see, , and , For “jo” from an “au”, see Introd. V (also N.Spr. VII), § 21.

gjoger$ə$ [gjōgər],, pain and swelling of the wrist (wrists), caused by sprain, on account of hard work, — gjø,,  gø, [jø̄gər] is found in Unst as a parallel form to, and also denoting a disease in the ankle-joint of an animal (accompanied with a creaking sound when the joint is moved). From Mandal and Sætersdalen (Bygland) a form “gjøgr”, (R.), is noted down, corresponding to the,. — This disease was cured in people by means of exorcism, called “to tell [‘out’] de g.” (tell ut = to drive out by reciting a formula). The following methods are reported: a) from [āra] g. here? Is the pain in the wrist here? the wise man or woman asked three times while touching the patient’s shoulder, then the elbow, and lastly the wrist. The first and second time the answer was “naa [nā]”, no, the third time “jaa