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Gogo. à gogo. With full contentment, or his bellie full.

Gogue: f. A sheepes paunch; and thence, a haggas made of good hearbs, chopt lard, spices, egges, and cheese; the which incorporated, and moistened with the warme bloud of the (new-killed) beast, are put into her paunch, and sodden with other meat. Gogues. Jollitie, glee, ioyfulnesse, lightheartednesse; and hence; Estre en ses gogues. To be frolick, lustie, liuelie, wanton, gamesome; all-a-hoight, in a pleasant humor, in a veine of mirth, or in a merrie mood.

Goguelu: m. uë: f. Proud, cocket, scornefull, braggard, vaineglorious; that takes more state vpon him then becomes him.

Goguelureau. A proud coxcombe; one thats of no worth at all, how well soeuer he thinke of himselfe.

Goguenarder. To buffoonize it; breake ieasts, tell merrie tales.

Goguenelle: f. A fained title, or tearme, for a wench; like our Gixie, Callet, Minx, &c.

se Goguer. To be most frolicke, liuelie, blithe, cranke, merrie; to take his pleasure, sport at ease, make good cheere, set cocke-a-hoope, throw the house out at windowes; enioy all wished delights, or affected contentments.

Goguette. A small sheepes haggas; (made, as before, in Gogue;) also, a kind of blackish, and short-tailed Cherrie. Avoir vne femme en ses goguettes. To haue his full pleasure of a woman. Estre en ses goguettes. as Estre en ses gogues; or to be set vpon the merrie pinne. Gohée: f. A welcome, ioyfull salutation, or heartie intertainment at meeting: ¶Norm. Goiart: m. A long hedging bill, or hooke; a Welsh hooke.

Goibier: m. ere: f. Baker-legd; also, splay-footed, shaling, ill-fauouredly treading.

Goie: f. A little hand-bill, hedging hooke, or hedging knife.

Goiffon: m. A Gudgeon: ¶Lionnois. Goilant: m. A certaine white Sea-fowle as big as a Pigeon, which when tempests approach flies vp vnto fresh waters.

Goildronneur. A pitcher, trimmer, or tighter of ships.

Goimpre. as Goinfre. Goinfre: m. A wag, slipstring, knauish lad; a merrie conceited whoresonne, a notable good fellow, an excellent companion.

Goiran. as Bondrée; A kind of short-winged Eagle, that liues altogether on fish. Goitre: f. A Wenne; a swelling, bunch, or lumpe of flesh vnder the throat; verie common among those which dwell about the Alpes, because they vse to drinke much cold, and vnwholesome water.

Goitreux: m. euse: f. Full of Wennes; or hauing a Wen vnder the throat.

Goitrons: m. Waddles, or wattles; the two little, and long excrescences, which hang, teat-like, at either side of the throat of some hogs; also, the wennie bags that breed vnder the throats of the most inhabitants of the Alpes, by reason of their continuall drinking of water.

Goiveau. Il fait goi. It is deawie; (a rusticall word.)

Golette de maille. as Holette.

Golfe: m. A gulfe, whirlepoole, or bottomelesse pit; al-*


  • so, a bosome, or gulfe of the sea betweene two Capes, or high lands.


Gomar: m. le gom. d'vn Boulengier, ou Pastissier. A kneading table; the boord whereon they worke their bread, or make their pies.

Gomene. as Gumene. Gomir. To vomit, cast, spue. (v.m.) Gomissement: m. A vomiting, casting, spuing.

Gomme: m. Gumme. Gomme Arabic. Gumme Arabicke; comes from the shrub Acacia, the Ægyptian thorne. Gomme Elemmy. Seeke Elemy. Gommé: m. ée: f. Gummed; stiffened, thickened, mixed, or seasoned with Gumme. Cire gommée. Wax mingled with Rozen, and Turpentine.

Gommement: m. A gumming; a thickening, or stiffening, with Gumme.

Gommene: f. See Gumene. Gommer. To gumme; to stiffen, thicken, season, or annoint, with Gumme.

Gommeux: m. euse: f. Gummie, full of Gumme, stiffe by gumming, thicke with Gumme.

Gomorrhean: m. A Sodomite, a Buggerer.

Gomphose. A fastening of one bone within another, as of a nayle, or wedge into a peece of wood; so are the teeth set into the Jaw bone.

Gonagre. The Gowt in the knees.

Gondole: f. A Gundola, or Venetian Wherrie. Sa teste se berse en gondole. His head totters like a boat in a storme.

Gondolier: m. A Venetian Wherrie-man.

Gonds d'vne porre. The bookes, or hindges of a doore. Sortir les gonds. To grow impatient, fall into extreames, flie out, forget his duetie; proceed with too much violence, or vehemencie.

Gonesse. A Village neere vnto Paris, wherein excellent bread is made; and hence; Pain de Gonesse. Gonfalonnier. as Gonfanonnier. Gonfanier: m. An Ensigne, or Standerd-bearer.

Gonfanon: m. A little square Flag, or Penon at the end of a Launce; or (more particularly) an old fashioned Banner, or square Standard, borne on the top of a Launce; such as, euen to this day, is vsed in the warres mades by the Pope; and hence; Le gonfanon de l'Eglise. The Generall of the Churches forces (before whom such a Standard is carried.)

Gonfanonnier: m. A chiefe Standard bearer.

Gonin. Maistre Gonin. A notable Jugler, nimble or actiue Tumbler, one thats perfectly seene in trickes or cleanlie conueyances; (and thence) also, a subtile whoresonne, wilie or slie mate, a Maister in craft, or his crafts Master.

Gonnelle: f. A whole Petticote; the bodies, and skirts being ioyned together.

Gonomphe. A kind of box: ¶Rab. Gonorrhée: f. The running of the reines.

Gont-fanon. The royall Standard; (so tearmed in old time) or as Gonfanon. Gontier. franc gontier. A rich Chuffe, good Yeoman, wealthie whoresonne; a substantiall fellow.

Gorbion: m. as Euphorbe.

Gorde. as Corde; A rope.

Gorgaillet: m. A Quaile-pipe.