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[gåuntåu]: Nm. occas. (Nm^w.); j) gom-tow [gomtåu]: De. occas. — O.N. gagntak, n., a strap which fits into the opposite side of the girth, in order to fasten it (Fr.). — The forms ending in -tu, “-tow”, have arisen by corruption, mingling of tag (tak) with O.N. tog, n., and Eng. tow, sb.

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

gontaplukker, sb., see kontaplucker.

gopn, gopen [gɔpən] and gopm [gɔp^əm, gåp^əm, gop^əm], sb., 1) the hollow of the hand; de fill o’ de gopens, as much as can be held in both hands put together (Wh.). 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 esp. on the Wests (Sa., Fo.) and in Du. — Often with an inserted j: gjopn, gjopen [gjō^əpən, gjɔpən, gjåpən] and gjopm [gjɔ̄^əp^əm, gjɔp^əm, gjåp^əm]. Occas. with u for o: gupn [gup^ən] and gupm [gup^əm]. — The word is recorded in the above-mentioned forms in the foll. places. Wh.: gopn, gopen [gɔpən]; M^e. occas., St.: gopm [gɔp^əm, gåp^əm]; Fo.: gopm (gupm) [gåp^əɩn, gop^əm]; Lunn.: gjopen [gjō^əpən]; Ai.: gjopn [gjɔpən, gjåpən]; Sa., De., Nm., N.I.: gjopm [gjɔp^əm, gjåp^əm; in Uⁿ. with a long vowel: gjɔ̄^əp^əm; Sa.: gjåp^əm]; Du.: gupn [gup^ən, -ən]; N.Roe: gupm [gup^əm] and gjopm [gjɔp^əm].

— Though the word occas. means one handful, occas. two handfuls (as much as can be contained in both hands) the expr. “a gopen (gopm, gjopen, gjopm)-fu’”, however, is comm. used in the latter sense (like L.Sc. “goupin-fu’ ”) in contrast to “a nev-fu’”, a fistful, a handful — O.N. gaupn, f., the hollow of the hand; in No. and Icel. (gaupn), Sw. (göpen; dial.: gäpn, göppen, gaupma, etc.), Da. dial. (gjøvn), Fær. (geykn) partly a handful, partly as much as can be held in both hands put together. L.Sc. goupin, gowpin, gowpen, sb., the hollow of the hand, a handful, esp. the fill of both hands held bowlwise. The Shetl. word originates from O.N., which is proved by the forms of pronunc. with jo (O.N. au > Shetl. jo), esp. the forms with a long vowel-sound: gjō^əpən (L.), gjɔ̄^əp^əm (Uⁿ.).

gopn, gopen, gopm, gjopen, gjopm, vb., to take up or to scoop with the hand, esp. with both hands, to g. op corn. The verb is less common than the substantive. Noted down in N.Roe in the form gjopm [gjɔp^əm]. For the different forms of pronunc. see gopn, sb. No. gaupna, vb., to scoop with the hand (with both hands).

gor [gȯr (gor)], sb., 1) mire; mud; dirt; see gorblot, sb. 2) a slimy mass or fluid, esp. a) the slimy matter scraped from fish (Y.; Fe.), = gog², sb.; b) rheum from the eyes. Has also been applied, like O.N. gor, n., to half-digested food in animal (human) intestines; see gormoget, adj., and gorpog, sb. No. gor, n., a) mire; mud; b) chyme, half-digested food in the intestines of animals; O.N. gor, n., is only handed down in the latter sense. Cf. Eng. gore, sb., and Cymr. (Welsh), gor, sb., pus; rheum.

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