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Rh the belly, of sheep (“gol-” is here apparently used of the colour of the body, and restricted by the added “mögóttur”, which denotes the special colour of the belly).

†golpin [gȯ‘lpɩn] and †gjolpin [gjɔ‘lpɩn], , a half-grown boy, a greenhorn; a young, impertinent fellow.  gypling, , a greenhorn; gulpin, , a) a young child; b) a raw, clumsy fellow.

the : “to geng in '''g. f.g.-f. [sic]'”, to perform'' a feat of dexterity which consists in stooping forwards and trying to pick up, with the teeth only, a large pin or bodkin, from among a heap of ashes, mixed with water, placed on the floor. (Woodwick, ). The word may be taken to be an original *golfsferð, “stooping down to the floor”; ganga í golfsferð? golf,, a floor; ferð,, a journey,  and . For the connecting vowel a, in -, see Introd. V (also N.Spr. VII), § 40.
 * golsa-fera [gɔ‘l·safē$ə$·ra],, in

golskrøl [gȯᶅ·skrø̄l· (-skrø̄$w$l·)] and golskrol [gȯᶅ·skrōl· (-skrō$ə$l·)], and , =, and  Also [gɔil·skrø̄l· (-skrø̄$ə$l·)] and [gɔil·skrōl· (-skrō$ə$l·)]. For the second part of the see , ,

gol-stew [gȯ$ə$l·stjū·, gȯᶅ·-],, a shouting and calling, agitated haste; to be in a g.-s., to be rushing to and fro with shouts and cries. is here most  gaul,, a howling, (in :) roar, clamour; see , Might also be  gal, , a crying, shouting, contained in the,  The second part is stew,, steam; smoke; dust; spray, in also used of hot, confused haste.

golt,, see and , goltakrabb,, see ,

golti (golte) [gå‘lti (gå‘lte), go‘lti, gȯ$i$‘lti, gȯ‘ᶅti] and golt [gȯ‘ᶅt], , a hog, now a pig, fatted pig. In  [gȯ‘ᶅti] was also used by fishermen as a tabu-name for cod. In  is used as an abusive term for a stupid person: stupid g.! For the modes of and for their distribution see further under ,

goltirigg,, see ,

gombel [gȯmbəl],, swell, heavy sea, with choppy waves; crested sea; der’r a great g. i’ de sea. Also [gȯməl]. for an older *, *, jumping; casting; throwing, For the origin of the word see the cognate ,, and , A form, in sense of casting; restless movement, is found in, , and gumpelvak,  — see.

gombet,, see ,

gombos,, see ,

gompelfik,, see ,

gomra [gȯmra],, dense sea-spray, falling as drizzle; dense spray from heavy surf ( against steep rocks).  for an older gyrma,, a) sediment; dregs; mud; b) overcast sky; fog; dense clouds.
 * by metathesis of r and m;

gom-tow,, see ,

, yarn; thread; warp in weaving, recorded in the form [gå‘ns], governed by the , to, in the proverbial phrase: , much is used for woof that is useless for warp [*margttil garns tekit(?) til vepts]. garn,, yarn, also the warp in weaving.
 * gon [gån], more correctly *gonn,

gon [gȯn],, to stare, gape with