GICEL
An icicle
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An icicle Íses gicel stiria, stillicidia, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som, 58, 68; Wrt. Voc. 21, 55
Linked entries: gecile gycel cýle-gicel ís-gicel gecele
gicel
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Dele ís at end, and add: <b>, gicele, an;</b> f. Ickle (v. N. E. D. s. v.) Gecilae stiria Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 26. Gecele, i. 289, 33.
cile-gicel
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cyle-)
cýle-gicel
An icicle ⬩ frigŏris stiria
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An icicle ; frigŏris stiria Land wǽron freórig cealdum cýlegicelum the lands were frozen with cold icicles, Andr. Kmbl. 2521; An. 1262: Exon. 56b; Th. 201, 20; Ph. 59
hilde-gicel
A drop of blood
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A drop of bloodBeo. Th. 3217; B. 1606
gicel-gebland
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A hailstorm Bletsiað gicelgebland and snáw Drihten benedicite pruina et niues Dominum Ps. Rdr. 293, 70. Cf. snáw-gebland
Linked entry: ge-bland
hrím-gicel
An icicle
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An icicle; Bihongen hrímgicelum, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 1; Seef. 17
gicel-stán
A piece of ice ⬩ hailstone
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A piece of ice, hailstone He sent gicelstán mittit chrystallum, Blickl. Gl
Linked entry: gycel-stán
gicel-stán
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Add: Ps. Rdr. 147, 17. Gycelstán, Ps. L. 147, 17
gísel
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Gísel obses, An. Ox. 45, 4. Philippus, þá hé cniht wæs, wæs Thebanum tó gísle geseald ( obses Thebanis datus ), Ors. 3, 7; S, 110, 20. Gísl obsidem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 3. Gíslas obsides, 115, 10. Hé siex hund gísla on his geweald underféng sexcentis equitibus
-gitel
gicer
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A measure of land, an acre Iugeres gycer unius die opus aratoris . Ld. Gl. H. p. 34, 75. [Cf. O. H. Ger. iuchart jugerum.] Cf. geoc
Linked entry: gycer
gísel
A pledge ⬩ hostage ⬩ obses
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A pledge, hostage; obses Gýsel obses, Wrt. Voc. 72, 63: Byrht. Th. 139, 36; By. 265. Bútan ánum Bryttiscum gísle except one British hostage, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 8. Ecgferþ wæs to gísle geseald Ecgfrid obses tenebatur, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 26. Ðú eádige
Linked entry: gýsel
gicelig
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For Hpt. . . . 465 substitute Gicelig glacialis (murus). An. Ox. 2497. Þá giceligan heáhtorra bearewæs glaciales alpium saltus 2034. Gycelie (gylicie, MS.), 7, 122
gicelig
Icy ⬩ glacialis
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Icy; glacialis, Hpt. Gl. 454, 465
gield
A payment of money ⬩ recompense ⬩ substitute ⬩ offering ⬩ worship ⬩ service ⬩ a heathen deity
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A payment of money, recompense, substitute, offering, worship, service, a heathen deity Sáwlum to gielde for a recompense to their souls, Exon. 23 b; Th. 66, 30; Cri. 1079. Wæs Abeles gield was Abel's substitute, Cd. 55; Th. 67, 32; Gen. 1109: 5; Th.
gifen
the sea
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the sea, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 29; Rä. 3, 3
gifol
Generous ⬩ bountiful ⬩ liberal ⬩ largus
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Generous, bountiful, liberal; largus He swá gifol is and swá rúmedlíce gifþ he is so liberal and gives so abundantly, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 14
giren
a snare
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a snare, Ps. Vos. 17, 6: 24, 16: 58, 6: 65, 10