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gok [gō^ək (gɔk, gåk)], vb., to ɩdle about from one house to another; to geng gokin [gō^əkɩn] aboot (frae hoose till hoose); to geng gokin [(gɔkɩn) gåkɩn] wi’ de head i’ de air. Du. Deriv. of gok, sb. 2.

gol¹ [gol, gȯl], sb., 1) wind; a breeze; esp. in compds., such as: a) sea-g., a sea-breeze; a fresh breeze (Fe.: gȯl); b) sun-g., wind at noon when the sun is high (U^mo: gol, gȯl), = Fær. sólgul. 2) swell in the sea before or after a storm; swell with great, long waves, a g. i’ de sea, g. and bak; Du. [gol, gȯl]. In sense 2 also a) gola, goli (S.Sh.); b) gøl (Conn.). 3) fig. (Yⁿ.), of ostentation, brag, in the compd. “gol [gȯᶅ, gȯil]-blaw”, sb.; q.v. — O.N. gol and gul, n., squall of wind; blast.

gol² [gȯl], sb., a mock-sun; a luminous spot in the sky; a gleam of sun, suggestive of approaching bad weather, recorded in the compds. “sun-g.” and “sea-g.” a) sun-g., a dull gleam from or around the sun, harbinger of bad weather (Fe.); der’r a sun-g. op; also burning sunshine: he cam’ ut wi’ a sun-g.; de(r) wer [‘there was’] a sun-g. F de mornin’, the sun was burning this morning after the rain, harbinger of approaching bad weather (Fe.); b) sea-g., bright spot, fragment of a rainbow on the horizon, harbinger of rough, stormy weather (W.Burraf., Ai.). — Is doubtless the same word as gil³, sb., but poss. influenced by gol¹, sb., which is also used as the first part in compds. with “sun” and “sea”.

†gol³, sb., see gowl, sb.

gola [gola (gȯla)], sb., 1) wind; blast, sea-term, tabu-name, used by fishermen. Fo. [gola]. 2) bad weather with strong wind. Ai. [gola, gȯla]; cf. golalek, adj. 3) swell in the sea, either before or after a gale, = gol¹, sb. 2, and gøl, sb. 2; a g. F de sea. Sandw., Du. [gola]. In

senses 1 and 3 the form goli [goli, gɔli] is also found in Du.; he is blawin’ a (dry) goli, a fresh breeze is blowing; he is makin’ a goli f(r)ae de sooth-east, a swell from the south-east is setting shorewards. — O.N. gola, gula, f., a squall of wind; blast.

golalek [(gol··alek·) gȯl··alek·], adj., of weather: suggestive of strong wind; g. wadder; g. sky; he is very g., the appearance of the sky indicates windy and rough weather. Ai. Prob.: “golalike”. From gola, sb.

golatang [gol··ataŋ·], sb., a species of yellowish seaweed with thick, yellow stalks, growing on the sea-shore above the so-called skillatang (furthest below “de red-war’”). Y^h., N.Roe? *gol(a)- or *gul(a)þang. O.N. gulr (golr), adj., yellow. For the second part, see tang, sb.

gol [gȯᶅ, gȯil]-blaw, sb., “gas”, ostentation; brag. Yⁿ. Is the same word as gol¹, sb., blast, with a tautological addition of L.Sc. blaw, pronounced blâ in Shetl.

golblot, vb., and golbloted, adj., see gorblot, vb., and gorbloted.

golbrøl [gȯᶅ·brø̄l·, -brø̄^əl], sb., a loud or continuous lowing of a cow. comm. In Du.: golbrol [gȯᶅ·brō^əl·]. *gaul-b(r)aul. The first part of the compd. is O.N. gaul, n., a howling, in Shetl. uncompounded gjol; the second part is brøl, sb., a bellow.

golbrøl [gȯᶅ-brø̄l·, -brø̄^əl·], vb., to low loudly or continuously, said of a cow. comm. In Du.: golbrol [gȯᶅ·brō^əl·]. From F.I. is reported boilgrol [bɔil·grōl·] for goilbrol by metathesis of g and b. — *gaulb(r)aula. See golbrøl, sb., and brøl, vb.

gold, goild [gȯᶅd (gȯild)], sb., a strong, sultry heat, a short period of strong heat, a g. o’ a heat. Yⁿ. or Nmⁿ. Prob. the same word as old, oild [ȯᶅd], sb., sultry heat, partly