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Rh [gåuntåu]:  ; j) [gomtåu]:   — gagntak,, a strap which fits into the opposite side of the girth, in order to fasten it (Fr.). — The forms ending in -, “-”, have arisen by corruption, mingling of   with  tog, , and tow,

goni or gonni [goni, gȯni], , 1) a supernatural being of elfish or fairy origin;, , elves; fairies. [goni];  [gȯni]. In as the name of a fairy; “ will tak’ dee!” (a threat to naughty children).  (Goni Eti). 2) a bugbear. [gȯni]. 3) an ugly, old, ragged woman. — the same word as  “gonnar, gonnär”, goblins, only in the (Ri. p. 208 under “god”).

gontaplukker,, see.

gopn, gopen [gɔpən] and gopm [gɔp$w$m, gåp$ə$m, gop$ə$m],, 1) the hollow of the hand; de fill o’ de , as much as can be held in both hands put together . 2) a) a handful; to tak’ op a g. o’ corn; b) as much as can be contained in both hands held together cupped; in the latter sense recorded on the Wests and in — Often with an inserted j:, [gjō$ə$pən, gjɔpən, gjåpən] and [gjɔ̄$ə$p$ə$m, gjɔp$ə$m, gjåp$ə$m]. with u for o: [gup$ə$n] and [gup$ə$m]. — The word is recorded in the above-mentioned forms in the places. :, [gɔpən];  , [gåp$ə$ɩn, gop$e$m]; [gjɔpən, gjåpən];, , , : [gjɔp$ə$m, gjåp$ə$m; in with a long vowel: gjɔ̄$ə$p$ə$m; : gjåp$ə$m]; [gup$ə$m] and [gjɔp$ə$m]. — Though the word means one handful, two handfuls (as much as can be contained in both hands) the  “a  (gopm, gjopen, gjopm)-fu’”, however, is used in the latter sense (like “goupin-fu’ ”) in contrast to “a -fu’”, a fistful, a handful — gaupn,, the hollow of the hand; in and  (gaupn), (göpen; : gäpn, göppen, gaupma, ), (gjøvn), (geykn) partly a handful, partly as much as can be held in both hands put together. goupin, gowpin, gowpen,, the hollow of the hand, a handful, the fill of both hands held bowlwise. The word originates from, which is proved by the forms of with jo ( au >  jo),  the forms with a long vowel-sound: gjō$n$pən , gjɔ̄$ə$p$ə$m.
 * [gɔp$ə$m, gåp$ə$m]; :
 * [gjō$ə$pən]; :
 * [gup$ə$n, -ən]; :

gopn, gopen, gopm, gjopen, gjopm, , to take up or to scoop with the hand, with both hands, to g. op corn. The verb is less common than the substantive. Noted down in in the form  [gjɔp$ə$m]. For the different forms of see,  gaupna, , to scoop with the hand (with both hands).

gor [gȯr (gor)],, 1) mire; mud; dirt; see , 2) a slimy mass or fluid, a) the slimy matter scraped from fish, = $ə$, ; b) rheum from the eyes. Has also been applied, like gor,, to half-digested food in animal (human) intestines; see ,, and , gor,, a) mire; mud; b) chyme, half-digested food in the intestines of animals; gor,, is only handed down in the latter sense. gore,, and (Welsh), gor,, pus; rheum.

gorbel [gȯrbəl],, eddy; whirlpool, a g. i’ de sea. *garpl or