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246 (in its second year), a young coalfish gambolling on the surface of the water. Mostly used as a tabu-name at sea, a) = May-, b) of young coalfish used for bait, hand me twa’rtree [‘two or three’ = some] wi’ dee! , c) of young coalfish in general.   and  . is reported from  in sense 2 b. —   gaukr,, properly a cuckoo, but also means a fool, simpleton (thus  gauk; Gauch; gawk; gowk, gouk). gaukpale,, in sense of a two-year-old coalfish (R. Suppl. or “New Suppl.”), confirms the etymology given with reference to  2., -ek may have arisen from an older form * (*).

goil-blaw,, see -blaw,

goild,, see.

goilmoget,, see ,

goisteros, -ous [gåi··stərȯs·], , stormy, with high wind, of weather; g. wadder. The word is a mingling of forms, such as,  with  boisterous, With to, it might also be reasonable to think of an older * ( and gjóstur, gjoster,, a current of air; draught of air).

goit$wg$ [gȯi‘t (gɔ̇i‘t)],, a soft, slimy mass; pulp; disorderly mixture. for (* or) *. gota,, a melted mass (in Aa., uncertain), gytja, , mire; mud. — See further $w$,, and $w$, , as well as, and

goit$1$ [gȯit],, a hole; opening; tear, in a thatched roof. Must be gat,, a hole; opening. See $h$,, and $2$, For in the sense of a gutter; cleft; a narrow, fenced road, see further, ,

goit$1$, goitek, goiti,, (a doorcase), door- case), threshold; a log of wood laid down, ; see, ,

goit$2$ [gȯi‘t (gɔ̇i‘t)],, to root in a soft substance, to work in a careless, awkward manner, soiling oneself; to rake and poke in something, to g. i’ de fire, = to i’ de fire. To be classed with $2$,

goit$3$ [gȯit, gȯi‘t],, to peer out (stretching one’s neck); to g. i’ de door, to stand in the doorway peering out.  gytta,, gytta i døra (R.),


 * goit,, see *,

goitel [gȯi‘təl, gɔ̇i‘təl],, mire; filth; heap of refuse;, , a lock [‘lot’] o’, a quantity of dirt (really heaps of refuse). The word is an of $3$,

goitel (gotel) [gȯi‘təl, gɔ̇i‘təl, gȯ$1$təᶅ] and gotjel [gȯƫəl],, 1) to root in (soft, moist) dirt (goitel); to in dirt (: gȯi‘təl, gɔ̇i‘təl); to work in a slimy mass, to be occupied in gutting fish, to in fish (: gȯƫəl). 2) to work in an awkward, untidy or wrong manner, as : to onyting [‘something’] (: gȯ$h$təᶅ); to ut de life o’ a baess [‘beast’], to kill an animal in an awkward, wrong manner; to torture an animal to death (: gȯi‘təl). — In sense 1 the verb , agrees with the. Sense 2 has doubtless arisen from sense 1. With to sense 2,   gytja, , (to trifle; tattle) to wriggle, rock; to tamper with.

goithol,, see ,

goitlin [gȯitlin],, a little boy.

goitrif, -riv,, see , -,

gok [gɔk, gåk, gō$1$k],, 1) a simpleton, a country-g. [gɔk, gåk]. 2) a person idling about from one house to another; [gō$2$k]. gaukr,, a cuckoo, also a fool, simpleton. See further under , , and ,