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gallj nm. mock-sun
gab nn. 1. gap, opening; 2. idle talk, nonsense
gaba vw. to be talkative; gab(s)et
gaba nf. cave, grotto
gabel, gevel nm. (ON gafl) 1. gable, end-wall; 2.steep headland
gabi nm. talkative, tattling person
gad nn. hole, opening
gadd nm. large nail, spike
galafert adj. wild, frolicsome
galdragonanf. scorceress, witch
gall adj. 1. hard, difficult; 2. bad
gama vw. to make fun
gamarið nf. (ON gaman-hríð) 1. wild, noisy mirth, loud talk; 2. laughter; at halda [gera] gamarið
gammel adj. weak decl. gambli, gambla old
gander nm. sudden feeling of powerlessness, sickness at heart (< sickness from witchcraft?) dað er ilt gander uppå mitt hjarta
gang, gjang nn. 1. going, gait; 2. passage;3. throughfare, floor; 4. turn, times
gansel nm. 1. qualm;2. vomiting; 3. strange appearance
ganska adv. very well, quite well T
gard nm. 1.enclosure, fence; 2. halo around the sun or moon
gardbalk nm. ridge of earth marking the boundary between two pacthes of arable land
garm nm. : roffatu-garm - with an untidy hair like
gart nm. (ON garðr) 1. enclosed uncultivated patch of land; 2. farm
gelaegit adj. (ON *ga-litkaðr?) coloured (of animals)
geng nm. 1. going, gait; 2. throughfare; 3. times, circuit, row
genga nf. long walk
genger nm. sunrise T; å gengerenon of the sun, at sunrise
gera vw. 1. to do; gera so! do it! 2. to make,produce; 3. to raise, let blow (weather); 4. to assist, further; hannj gerdi rið; at gera veder to forecast weather (ON gera úr - interpret); gera ilt to cause bad blood between friends
gera efter 1. to copy, counterfeit; 2. to discover (by magic) where stolen goods are hidden
gera til 1. to fashion, form; 2. to arrange, prepare
gera um 1. to change places; 2. to pass from hand to hand
gera uppå (sog) to get ready to set out on a journey
gest nm. guest
geta vs. to beget, get; hannj gat hana veð bånni he got her with a child
getling nm. pig, young hog
geva nf. (Nor. givnad) 1. natural ability; 2. correct manner of behaviour or carrying out something; see also gåva
geva vs. 1. to give; 2.fail T; 3. give away
geva å 1. to urge on; 2. to work energetically at something
geva upp to give up; hannj gav upp å dem he gave it up owning to exhaustion and withdrew from the game; båten gav upp å
dem the boat was no longer serveable
geva til 1. to give much to (intense desire); eg myndi geva e-t til (cf. ON ek vildi gefa mikit til); 2. to drub, cudgel
gidli nn.knife T
gil nn. 1. ravine, ghyll; 2. small narrow dale
gild nn. (ON geld, gjald) payment, compensation
gild adj. 1. payable, valid; 2. valuable; 3. capable, good at work; 4. excellent, notable
gilet adj. having whitish or yellowish belly
girja vw. 1. to press, squeeze; 2. to be squeezed or pressed
givamild adj. 1. generous;2. open-handed
gjo nf. cleft in a rock
gjoger nm.species of sea-perch
gjomek nm. stripe, esp. on animal's forehead
gjomet adj. faded, pale, sickly-looking
gjord nf.1.income; 2. large gift, fine present; hvar røsar gjordena everyone praises what he gets; dað er gjord
gjot, gjut nn. 1. defile, hollow; 2.small dale; 3. narrow cleft
gjånga nf. in compounds: something given to someone on errand
gjånger nm.steed, horse
glab nn. 1. opening;2. space, esp. a cleft; 3. hollow; 4. small dale
glerla nf., glerhellek nm. sheet of ice
glib nn. 1. large quantity; 2. iron. good exchange; 3. good reward
glans nn. brightness, shine
glansa vw. 1. to shine, give light (of bright metals)
glant nn. 1. amusement, mirth; 2. pleasantry and jest
glegg adj. 1. sharp-sighted;2. acute; 3. clever, quick to learn; glegt er gestsens joga (Fær. glöggt er gestsins eyga, Ísl. glöggt er gestsins auga)
glepa vw. (past glepti) (ON gleypa) 1. to swallow; 2. to dry up; 3. to address somebody crossly
glerel, glerhellja nf., -ek
nm. smooth, glassy sheet of ice
gljoger nn. foam on the surface of the sea
gljur nn. 1. deep cleft; 2. darkrocky cavern; 3. grotto
globeren nm.def. the moon T
gloder nn. 1. glow of heat; 2. reddish light; sulen var uti veð glodri; dað er gloder veð suleni; dað er gloder uti; gloder fyri [under, av] suleni
glodret adj. 1. dense, large, dark (of a cloud); 2. charged with clouds (air)
gloga vw. to cast furtive watchful side-glances about
gloitta vw. 1. to slide, to slip; 2. to become loose
gloitt nm. 1. large portion of food; 2. meal between regular meals, snack; also glutning (glot-, gloit-) - a glutton
gloma vw. to grasp, gather;at gloma samen [op] taatis
glomek nm. paw, large hand
glomet adj. dirty, with begrimed face (striped with dirt)
gloming nm. daybreak
glonsa nf. additional meal, between regular meals
glont nm. 1. big well-grown boy; 2. large jelly-fish, medusa
glopen adj. gluttonous, greedy, hungry
glu, glua? vw. 1. to glow, give light; 2. shine
glub nm. 1. gap, ravine; 2. appetite T dað er ikke glub å fiskenon
gluggi nm. small round cake
glukast nm. 1. large heap, quantity (of potatoes); 2. snack; hannj lagdi i [var veð] glukasti
gluma vw. to suspect, be suspicious; at gluma uppå e-t; at illgluma to scowl
glums nf. pit, hollow, depression in sand
glupni nm. glutton, greedy person
glura vw. 1. to stare, gaze; 2.shine in the dark; fisken glurar i myrkenu
glygg, glegg nm. hole in a wall, small window
gløb, gløbi nm. good mouthful, large portion
glød nf. red-hot embers
gløma, glema vw. (past glømdi) 1. to forget; 2. neglect
glåm nm.1.moonlight; 2. low fire; 3. white stripe; 4. lamp T
goda, gøda nf. road, path
godek nm. riddle, something to guess
godet adj. minded, tempered
goiljd nf. strong heat, short period of heat
goiljtinm. 1. hog, (fatted) pig; 2. stupid person
gojek nm. 1. snowman; 2. young coalfish
gola nf. wind, blast
goljdet adj. decayed, beginning to putrefy
gollja nf. 1. godmother; 2. young woman attending a mother
gong(s)ja vw. 1. to swagger, swing; 2. to walk aimlessly; hvar(na) genger du gongsjandi til?
goni, gonni nm. 1. supernat. being (elf); Gonni myn taka dog!; 2. ugly woman
gopn, gjopn, gjopem nf. handful, hollow of the hand
gorja vw. (past gurdi) to plant too closely
gosen adj. slightly dried in the wind
gotek nm. 1. fissure, cleft; 2. gutter
grabb nn. grab, grasp
gram adj. 1. very desirious of; 2. delighted, overjoyed (øver)
gramisa vw. (past gramisti) to bewitch; cf. fommis
granda vw. to hurt by witchcraft
granderi nn. 1. witchcraft, sorcery; 2. magic
grandori nn.septennial court
granni nm. 1. neighbour; 2. address my friend! comrade!
grava vs. 1. to dig up; 2. bury; sjuen grever av boitnenon
gred, greð nm.coll. 1.objects; 2. implement; 3. matter, object; dað er greden! pretty thing! (iron.); 4. sort, kind
gref nf. 1. grave;2. sea-bottom; also as -grøf [grof] in bakkagrof
grefster nm. 1. digging up; 2. burial
gremja vw. (past gramdi) 1. to be embittered, enraged; 2. to swear horribly; 3. to grieve; 4. to complain (øver, um)
grep nf. 1. fork;2. forked implement, manure-fork
gresi adv. excellently; gresi ger carefully [excellently] done
grimm adj. 1. grim, fierce, harsh; 2. ugly
grind nf. 1. gate;2. frame; 3. shoal of whales
grinda vw. to shut the gate in a fence
grindhval nm.'caaing' whale
grip nn. 1. robbery;2. taking hold of
grip nm. valuable object, excellent of its kind
gris nm. pig, (young) swine
grist nm. 1. force, strength; dað er ikke grist i honon; 2. hypnotizing, witchcraft;at kasta grist øver e-on
groinnj nm. shallow fishing-ground
groinnjing nm. cod; tanngroining
gronan nf. 1. presentiment, suspicion; 2. casual mention of something;eg havdi gronan av di I heard it incidentally; I got a hint of it
grot, grut nm. porridge
grund nf. 1. ground, soil; 2. foundation; 3. sea-bottom
grunnka nf. shallow bank in the sea
gryk nn. dawn
grøbi nm. 1. small, feeble, incapable person; 2. naughty child
grøflingsadj. adv. face downwards, prostrate
grøli, grølek nm. 1. bugbear; 2. witch; 3. masked or disguised person
grøn adj. green
grøning nf. dawn
grønska nf. green heads of turf turned up by digging
grøt nn. 1. stone, species of stone; 2. stony ford
grøta nf. pot
grøtstað, grot- nm. porridge
grå nf. 1. wind; 2. gentle breeze
grå adj., weak grågi (A.S. græg?) grey
gråga nf. the grey one (mare or cow)
gråget adj. grey(ish)
grågi nm. grey stallion or bush
gråkollj nm. mouse T < "grey head"
gråta vs. (past gret, pp gråten) to weep
gråtsa nf. weeping girl
gråtsi nm. weeping boy
gråtska nf. crying and noise
guð, gud adj. (neut. goitt) good
guðen, guðin nf. improvement in the weather
guv, gov nf. (ON gufa) 1. steam, smoke; 2. strong smell;eg fann guv av di; 3. heavy breathing; 4. hurry; 5. anger; hannj kom i guv
guva vw. 1. to steam, smoke; 2. tobreathe heavily; 3. to hurry on
gulsa nf. jaundice; gulsagras - a remedy against jaundice
gum nf. 1. mind; temper; 2. feeling; at hava illja gum at e-on
guma vw. to pay attention, to notice; = enta (anta)
gykerl nf. 1. ogress, sorceress; 2. tall, stout woman
gø nf.(ON gígja) old-fashioned 2-stringed fiddle; see also gju
gødasi nf.(Fær. góðska?) good thing put by for a certain occasion; at halda e-t fyri gødasi; 2. quality
gør nf. (ON gýgr) 1. unusually tall woman; 2. masculine woman
gå vs. (Danicism, Fær. ballads gá, stá) to go, only in: stå or gå
gåva nf. 1. natural ability; 2. gift
gåit nn. hole, opening in a roof
gånga, genga vs. 1. to go, to walk; 2. to flow,to stream, to roll (of nature phenomena); hannj genger ikke at koma he will hardly come; gångandi kjonki [søga] infectious cold
gånga av 1. to go off, pass away; 2. leave off (mood, temper); 3. to accomplish a heavy piece of work; 4. to leave a surplus; at gånga av vårenu
gånga at to set upon, attack, go at; at gånga upp [nord] at (of a wind)
gånga frå 1. to be taken from (as a part), make an exception of;2. to die (cattle) = gånga til
gånga fram to go forward to the stem of a boat; see fram gånga fyri 1. to descend; 2. fall from something steep and perish in the sea; 3. to perish by falling
gånga saman to settle (agreement)
gånga til to perish, die (especially of young weak animals)
gånga um to shift about or turn (of wind)
gånga under 1. to take a burden on one's back; 2. to pledge someone to, submit to
gånga upp 1. to rise; 2. to heave, break high; 3. to increase; 4. to come to an end; gången upp = gången ut come to an end
gånga ut 1. to begin the field work in spring; 2. to come to an end or be worn out, dagen gekk ut the day passed; 3. to have a (definite, foretold) result; 4. to be verified (of a prophecy)
gånga veð 1. to go on (in spite of opposition), endure; 2. to decline; 3. to waste away; 4. to perish, die; 5. to own up, confess
gånga øver 1. to heave; 2. to go beyond all bounds [too far], exceed; 3. to overflow
gångbit nn. (ON gagn-) mark in a sheep's ear
gånn nn. (ON garn) yarn, thread
gård nm. yard, fence
gårdsendi nm.place where an old fence ends
gårdsimi nm.one of the thick straw-ropes
gårdstað nm. ridge of earth from an old fence
gåitt (gåitek)nf. doorcase, doorway; threshold; de vuru ikke ut øver døragåittena; gakk øver gåiteken!; legga gåitt inn under heli båtsens
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