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hella; see hella, hellek, sb. Gamlastakk (U^w.), a detached rock, landmark by which to find the fishing-place, “de auld grund” (see prec.).

gams [ga‘ms], vb., to behave in a rude, reckless manner, making rough movements; he cam’ in gamsin (= bunksin), he entered in a rude manner (Du.): “shø [‘she’]’s gamsin aboot her, of a cow desiring the bull: it is becoming wild, running about, kicking, etc. (Nm.). — No. gamsa, vb., to joke; toy, esp. (acc. to R.) in a foolish, unbecoming manner; in a similar sense Sw. dial. gamsa, vb.; O.N. gemsa, vb., to behave wildly; to gibe; Da. dial. (Jut.) gamse, vb., to snatch; growl; bite.

gamset [ga‘msət], adj., having clumsy, ungraceful movements; throwing oneself about recklessly; a g. bein’. Du., Nm. *gamsóttr. No. gamsutt, adj., full of (frolicsome, wild) fun.

gan [gan, gān], vb., to stretch one’s neck, to crane, looking vacantly; to stand ganin op i’ de air; what is du ganin at me like yon? Also gon [gȯn]. Du [gan, gȯn]; elsewhere (in N.Sh. and on the Wests.) more comm.: gān. In Conn. “gān” is found also in sense of to stare in an insolent manner, to g. at onybody. — No. and Sw. dial. gana, vb., to stretch one’s neck, looking upwards.

gandaguster [gäᶇ··dagos·tər], ganderguster [gan·dərgos·tər] and gandigust [gaⁱn··dɩgost·, gäᶇ··di-], sb., a strong, sudden gust of wind, also a strong, sweeping wind; a storm, esp. of short duration. Uⁿ. (U^wg.: gäᶇ··dagos·tər). For the first part of the compd. see gander¹, sb.; for the second part see gust, guster, sb.

gander¹ [gandər], sb., 1) noisy, foolish talk; chatter; = galder, sb. 1;

2) a high, roaring wind; strong gust of wind, a g. o’ wind, = galder, sb. 2. U. Deriv. of O.N. gan, n., a gaping; shouting. For the meaning of Shetl. gander 2 cf. No. gona, f., a strong gust of wind (R.), from the root *gan (Icel. gana, vb., to rush onward).

gander² [gandər], sb., 1) a sudden feeling of powerlessness, nausea, sickness at heart; der’r a ill g. aboot my heart, I am sick at heart. Fo. Orig. prob. sickness caused by witchcraft; O.N. gandr, m., something used in witchcraft. 2) in the expr.: der’r a ill g. upo de fish, the fish will not bite, poss: the fish are bewitched, so that they will not bite. Fo. O.N. gandr, m., witchcraft. — Cf. gansel, ganser, sb.

gandigo [gan··digo·], sb., 1) noisy din, to mak’ or had [‘hold’] a g. (N.Roe?); — noisy dispute; blustering talk; loud complaint; nane [‘none’] o’ dy g.! Conn. 2) (strong) squall of wind with rain; heavy shower, a g. o’ rain. Esh., Nm^w. 3) violent spewing-, a sudden fit of vomiting; Conn. — For the first part of the compd. see gander¹, sb. The second part is prob. O.N. gauð, (n.?), a barking; scolding, No. gau(d), m., a barking; bawling. Cf. however the foll. word.

gandigoul, gandi-goul [gan··digåul·], sb., a powerful cry or yell; a burst of laughter or weeping; to come ut wi’ a g., to give a shout or yell, to burst into violent laughter or weeping. Also gandigou [gan··digåu·] with dropped l. Fo. For gandi- see gander¹, sb.; the second part, on account of the diphthong “ou”, is more prob. L.Sc. goul, sb., a yell; cry of indignation, than the syn. O.N. gaul, n., which in Shetl. regularly assumes the forms gjol and gøl. — From Nm^w. gandigou [gan··digåu·] is reported in