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Rh, , = kámur, , dusky; faded; dull-coloured, kaam, , kámugur,, from *kám ( kám, , dirt; kahm, , mould). Shetland   as a nickname for a pale, sickly woman (see ante) is doubtless to be classed with, , and formed with another suffix ( kadel,, lamp-black; fungus on corn; dirt, = kahm). See ,

gjonga [gjɔŋga]-, gjonge [gjɔŋgə]-, , in as: a) -piece, [såp], some food (a piece) or drink (a ) given to one in return for carrying out an errand, or doing a service for another ; b) -fish ; -fish, see further “-fish”. gǫngu-, of ganga, , a going; walking. — - in, on the other hand, is hardly an original gǫngu-; see below.

gjonger [gjɔŋgər],, a steed, horse; only as a tabu-name or sea-term in fishermen’s for horse. gangari,, a steed, saddle-horse.

†gjongerøl [gjoŋ··gərøl·],, a good-for-nothing, a ne’er-do-well. Regarded as a of - (going; walking), see, and , , a young horse when losing its coat, but is doubtless gangrelgangrel [sic],, vagrant; strolling; also used as a substantive: gangrel, a little child, beginning to walk. Then this word has been changed in to a  consisting of two Norn words.

gjopn, gjopen, gjopm, (and ), see, , , (and ).

gjord [gjȯrd, ꬶȯrd],, 1) income, that which one gets or receives, in the : every ane [‘one’] de g., as he gets it, every one praises that which he gets to  its value.  2) a large gift; fine present, ironically on the receipt of a trifle or something of less worth than what is expected; dis [‘this’] is a g.; yon [‘that’] is a g.. From Unst comes a parallel form [ꬶø̄rd]. — is  gjǫrð,, = gerð, , (doing, carrying out, ), in sense of duty; contribution (gerð 7, Fr.), may spring from to make, to do). the use of the words, , ,
 * gørð,, = gerð ( gøra, ,

gjorm, and, see.

gjot [gjȯt] and more gjotek$h$ [gjȯtək],, 1) a defile; hollow; small dale (Fogrigert, ). 2) a narrow cleft; fissure in a rock (Onnifirt’, ). and [gjȯti] are found in in sense 2. The word can be referred partly to a) gjót and gjóta,  gjóta, gjota (gjøtt),, a longish hollow, gjuta, , mill-race, gutter, partly and most  b) to , , ;  — *gjót- ought regularly in to give a *gjūd. as a place-name, thus: de , (de Brenna,, ).
 * [gjūda] from *gjóta is found

gjotek$b$, gjott,, see , ,

violin.  gígja, , a fiddle, a stringed instrument.
 * gju [gjū. ꬶū],, = *: a two-stringed

gjud [gjūd],, double current in the sea, cross-current, under-current, turning in a contrary direction to the current on the surface, a (ill) g. i’ de tide. gjot, ,

gjufset [gjofsət],, big and stout; a g. fellow. (Swinister). For broad, stately fellow.
 * .  gufse,, a big,

gjumset [gjo‘msət] and gjumsi [gjo‘msi],, big, stout and clumsy; a g. fellow. The same word as, ; 15*