List of Old English Words in the OED/GA

Old English	sp	English
Gadling	n	Companion (in-arms). 2. vagabond, base or low fellow
Gainbirth	n.	(OE: again, once more, anew: regeneration
Gainbite	n.	Remorse
Gainbuy	n.	Redeem, buyback
Gaingiving	n.	A giving in return, making a return
Gainchare	n.	A return, a coming again, way of returning, means of escape
Gaincharing	n	The act or action of returning, coming again.
Gainrising	n	Resurrection, restoration, return to a previous state.
Gain-saw	n.	Contradiction
Gainsay	n	Instance or action of gainsaying, say in opposition.
Gainsay	vb	To say against, say in opposition to. 2. to contradict, to withsay: to deny, to refute, to controvert, to dispute.
Gainsayer	n	One who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer. 2. a person who gainsays others; a disagreeable person.
Gainsaying	n	Opposition, esp. in speech. 2. refusal to accept or believe something. 3. contradicting. 4. denial, denying. 5. rebellion, opposition.
Gainsayingness	n	The quality or state of gainsaying.
Gainset	vb	To set over, oppose, place against.
Gainspeak	vb	Speak against, gainsay
Gainstand	vb	To stand against, oppose, resist, withstand
Gainstander	n	Opposition, opponent.
Gainstanding	n	The act or an instance of opposing.
Gainy	adj	Profitable, advantageous.??????
Gainyield	n	Recompense, return, reward.
Gair	n	Isolated strip of tender grass; see Gore as is Kensington Gore
Galder	n	Charm, incantation, song.
Gale	n	The plant "Bog Myrtle"
Gale	n	Song
Gale	vb	Sing, enchant, call.
Gall	n	Secretion of the liver, bile. 2. virulence & rancor, asperity, bitterness of spirit, impudent. 3. poison, venom.
Gall	n	Sore on a horse. 2. painful swelling, blister wound by chafing.
Gall	vb	To harass in warfare, esp. by weaponry.
Gall	phr	"Bitter as Gall" - very bitter.
Gall	phr	"Break One's Gall" - to break one's spirit.
Gall	phr	"Dip One's Nib in Gall": vitriol, virulence, and rancour in writing
Gall	phr	"Gall and Wormwood" - reason or source for much bitterness, rancour and asperity of spirit.
Gall	phr	"Gall At" - to scoff at
Gall	phr	"Gall of" - to rub or remove by chaffing.
Gall	phr	"Have the Gall to" - haave the cheek or impudence to.
Gall	phr	"Hit On One's Gall" - to touch a person in a tender place or sore point.
Gallish	adj	Bilious, somewhat bitter, tasting a little like gall.
Gall-less	adj	Bitterless, free from gall.
Gallow	n	Fright, fear, terror.
Gallow	vb	To hang.
Gallow	phr	"He That Fears the Gallows, Shall Never Be a Good Thief" - you wll never be a successful thief if you can't keep your nerve.
Gallowgrass	n	Hemp
Gallows-locks	n	Dank, hanging hair.
Gallow-looking	adj	Having a hound-dog look. 2. looking fit for the gallows.
Gallowness	n	Mischief, perversity.
Gallows	n	Wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging. 2. (colloquial, obsolete) a wretch who deserves to be hanged.  3. (printing, obsolete) the rest for the tympan when raised. 4. (colloquial, obsolete) suspenders; braces
Gallowsome	adj	Having the nature of gall.
Gallows-ripe	adj	Ready and likely to be hanged.
Gallsome	adj	Having the nature of gall.
Gallstone	n	A small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts.
Gallwort	n	Toadflax, lesser centaury, galewort, sweetgale; (linaria vulgaris).
Gally	adj	Resembling gall in taste; bitter, gall-like.
Galp	vb	To boast
Galster	n	Magpie or elster
Galstre	vb	To make a noise of outcry.
Gamble	n	An act of gambling; a transaction or proceeding involving gambling; hence, anything involving similar risk or uncertainty.
Gamble	vb	To play or game for money or other stake. 2. to lose or squander by gaming; - usually with away.
Gamble	phr	"Gamble Away" - to lose all of something by gambling.
Gamble	phr	"Gamble On" - to make a wager on something concerning someone or something. 2. fig. to run a risk by choosing or depending on someone or something.
Gambling	n	The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize.) 2. gaming, play.
Gambling	adj	Reoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; dissipated.
Game	n	Amusement, delight, fun, sport, quarry, wild animals, flesh of certain beasts. 2. a collection or pack of wild amimals kept for pleasure, as a 'game of swans. 3. 'the game' - prostitution; amorous sport or play, now esp, sexual intercourse.
Game	vb	To play sport, jest, amuse oneself.
Game	phr	"A Game That Two Can Play" - unpleasant, or hurtful, behavior or action which can lead to retaliation of the same kind.
Game	phr	"Back (or Still) in the Game" - once again active or able to suceed in something.
Game	phr	"Beat at Ones Own Game" - compete successfully with somebody in their area of expertise. 2. to outwit a person at his/her own specialisation.
Game	phr	"Be Fair Game" - to be legitimate or a legitimate object of criticism or attack. 2. somebody or something that may be justifiably attacked.
Game	phr	"Dirty Game" - activity in which people don't always act in a honest or moral way.
Game	phr	"Don't Play Games with Me" - don't insult my intelligence by that line of conduct.
Game	phr	"Be Fair Game" - somebody or something that may be justifiably attacked.
Game	phr	"Game and Glee" -amusement, fun and mirth.
Game	phr	"Game At" - make fun of.
Game	phr	"Game of Cat and Mouse" - idiom: an constant action involving pursuit, ner capture and repeated escapes.
Game	phr	"Game of Life" - human existence seen as a competitive game.
Game	phr	"Game of Snakes and Ladders" - a series of ups and downs.
Game	phr	"Game to the End" - continuing to try (even in adversity)until one can continue no more.
Game	phr	"Give the Game Away" - inadvertently reveal a secret. 2. to cease involvement with some activity.
Game	phr	It's Only a Game he/she Plays" - it's an exercise that someone does not take serious.
Game	phr	"Know What Someone's Game Is" - know what somebody's (devious) intention is.
Game	phr	"Lift Your Game" - do better, make a greater effort. 2. to raise the standard of one's performance.
Game	phr	"Losing Game" - an activity which one can't succeed at.
Game	phr	"Make a Game of" - to make fun of, jest at, turn into ridicule.
Game	phr	"Name of the Game" - crucial, very important factor.
Game	phr	"On (Off) One's Game" - performing at ones best.
Game	phr	"On the Game" - to be working and earning money as a sex worker or prostitute.
Game	phr	"Play a Deep Game" - secret, devious ploy, show cunning.
Game	phr	"Play the Game" - to act so as to secure the advantage or interest. 2. to observe the letter and the spirit of the rules and behave in an honorable way.
Game	phr	"Put Somebody Off his Game" - distract somebody while playing a game or (activity).
Game	phr	"So-and-so is the Name of the Game" - so-and-so is the essential element of the game.
Game	phr	"So That's Your (Little) Game" - so that is what your intention is.
Game	phr	"Stick to one's Game" - to confine oneself to activities in areas in which one has knowledge and expertise.
Game	phr	"The Game Is (Not) Worth the Candle" - the profits results, results, or pleasures gained from doing something is (not) worth the trouble, or expense, involved
Game	phr	"The Game is Up (or over)" - the situation is lost. 2. you have been discovered (committing a crime or deception.) 3. escape is impossible.
Game	phr	"The Game of Life" - human existence seen as similar to a competitive game.
Game	phr	"The Great Game" - spying. 2. the rivalry between Great Britain and Russia
Game	phr	"The Laughing Game" - to be the laughing stock, the one subject to ridicule.
Game	phr	"The Only Game in Town" - it's the only game worthy of attention.
Game	phr	"The Same Old Game" - the course best suited to one's interest.
Game	phr	"Two Can Play At That Game" - one or others can act in a similar way (usu. said as a threat or retaliation for unfair dealing. 2. it is possible to retaliate.
Game	phr	"What's His/Her Game?" - what are (you) doing? 2. what is the significance of his/her actions?
Game	phr	"What's the Game?" - what going on?
Game	phr	"Winning Game" - game in a series that decides the overall results.
Gamebird	n	Any kind of bird hunted for food or sport.
Gameboard	n	A flat portable surface (usu. rectangular) designed for board gamres.
Gamecraft	n	Skill, knowledge and experience of hunting game-animals.
Gamefowl	n	A game bird.
Gameful	adj	Joyful, playful, sportive, fond of team sports.
Gamefully	adv	Playfully, jestingly.
Game-gall	n	Satirical retort. (playfully biting).
Gaming	n	The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize.)
Gamekeeper	n	A person employed to breed and protect game, typically for a large estate.
Gamelaw	n	The law relating to the hunting of game.
Gameless	adj	Land, region without game.
Gamelessly	adv	In a gamesome manner.
Gamelike	adj	Resembling or characteristic of game; now chiefly : designating a strong flavor or smell like that of game.
Gamely	adj	Sportive, merry, joyfully, blithely. 2. pluckily, courageously. 3. artfully decieving. 4. theatrical, of the theatre.
Gamely	adv	With spirit, pluckily, courageously.
Gameness	adj	The quality of being game. 2. endurance in spirit, courageous, plucky.
Gamer	n	A person who plays a games or games, typically a participant in computer or role playing games. 2. a person known for consistently making a strong effort, esp. in sport.
Gameshow	n	A TV program in which persons compete to win prizes.
Gamesman	n	A person who is skilled at manipulating events and circumstances to gain or maintain personal advantage, esp. in business or politics. 2. a person who enjoys playing games of skill.
Gamesmanship	n	Skill in winning games; esp. by means that barely legimate.
Gamesome	adj	Full of playing or game. 2. frolicsome, merry, playful, sportive.
Gainsomeness	n	The act of playing, frolicking, merry-making, being sportive.
Gaming	n	Gambling.
Gaming	adj	Gameful, sportive, jocular.
Gaming-house	n	Gambling House, casino
Galstre	vb	To make noise
Gammon	n	Form or variant of gamble.
Gander	n	Male goose
Gander	phr	"The Goose that Wanders Shall Come Home as Wise as the Gander"
Gander	phr	"What's Good for the Goose, is Good for the Gander" - an argument which aplies in one case also applies in another.
Gandergorse	n	Orchis mascula
Gandermoon	n	The month a wife's lying in. 2. confinement to be prior to childbirth. 2. a husband during gandermoon.
Ganderwool	n	Feathers
Gane	vb	Yawn, gape, open the mouth widely.
Gang	n	Way, passage, carriage, walking, mode of going, stream course, rung, step, set of things, persons,(collectively) articles, coffle, herd.
Gang	phr	"Be of a Gang" - to belong to the same group, society, etc. 2. to have the same interests.
Gang	phr	"Gang Up On" - to organize or form groups, alliances against. 2. gang up against.
Gang	phr	"Gang Up With" - to go into company with. 2. to come into a gang; to gang in. 3. to form a gang or combine with (against others).
Gang-days	n	The three days before Easter Thursday.
Gangdom	n	The criminal underworld.
Ganger	n	(Chiefly in Scotland) one who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker. 2. one who oversees a gang of workmen. 3. (coal-mining) One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways. 4. (nautical) a length of chain, one end of which is fastened to an anchor when let go, when the other end is fastened to a hawser.
Ganging	n	The combining of work people into gangs or companies. 2. a single knobthat is capable of a number of different controls on a piece of equipment.
Ganging	adj	That goes or walks goes. 2. that is in operation or working order.
Gangland	n	The underworld of organized crime.
Gangster	n	A member of a criminal or street gang. 2. a member of a professional criminal organisation; or racketeer.
Gangsterdom	n	The criminal class.
Gangsterish	adj	Characteristic or resembling a gangster.
Gang-there-out	n	A vagabond.
Gang-up	vb	Attack or pick-on someone together
Gannet	n	Solan goose. NB: Gannet for gen(eral) info: greedy for information, knowledge or knowning
Gare	n	Javelin, spear
Garfish	n	A fish with a long, sharp nose or snout, "Belone vulgaris"
Garfishy	adj	Somewhat smelling or tasting like garfish.
Garlic	n	A plant of the allium family; the garlic wort
Garlic God	n	An allusion to the Roman god: Juvenal
Garlickless	n	Devoid or lacking garlic.
Garlicky	adj	Tasting or smelling of garlic.
Garlic-monger	n	Seller of garlic; a monger of garlic.
Garnwindle	n	Yarnwindle: a rotary applicaance, on which a skein of yarn is placed in order to be more easily wound in to a ball.
Gast	adj	Frightening, alarming, scary.
Gastness	adj	Terrifying in appearance
Gate	n	Road, way, path, street.????? OE?
Gate	phr	"At the Gate" - near to, close to death.
Gate	vb	To go, to walk.
Gatehouse	n	A lodge besides the entrance to an estate, often the residence of a gatekeeper, also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
Gatekeep	vb	To limit (something manipulatively, rather than directly) how much a party , often a spouse has in some task. 2. to control or limit access to something.
Gatekeeper	n	Someone who guards an entrance. 2. gatekeeper someone who controls access to somethin. 3. a useful middle person who can help connect people with social welfare. 4. those who control access to useful and important persons within organizations: as secretaries or receptionists who always claim that their boss is at a conference.
Gateless	adj	Without a gate.
Gatelike	adj	Resembling a gate or some aspect of one.
Gateman	n	A gatekeeper; a gate tender.
Gate Night	n	Around New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Canada) a particular night, commonly the night of the 30th to the 31st of October, during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods. 2. Mischief night.
Gateshodel	n	Crossways
Gatestead	n	A gateway
Gateway	n	An entrance capable of being blocked by use of a gate. 2. any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another. 3. a point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines. 4.(digital communications) in wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.
Gateway	phr	"A Gateway to Something" - a method of achieving something.
Gatewise	adv	Arranged to resemble a gate.
Gatewright	n	A maker of gates.
Gather	vb	Collect, assemble, draw together, amass, pull close, fold in, or under by sewing. 2. To gather as a festering sore.
Gather	n	"The Gather" ("The pluck"), that is the heart liver, lights(lungs) of an animal
Gather	phr	"Gather Dust" - be difficult, or tiresome to keep free from dust. 2. not to be acted upon without being formally rejected.
Gather	phr	"Gather Ground" - to gain ground, make progress.
Gather	phr	"Gather Head" - to acquire strength.
Gather	phr	"Gather In" - to take narrow(er). 2. harvest, collect, garner up a crop.
Gather	phr	"Gather On" - to gain or draw nearer to, as in 'to gather into the wind' or sail nearer to the wind.
Gather	phr	"Gather Steam" - to move or progress at an increasing speed.
Gather	phr	"Gather Together" - to collect, assemble ( of people or things.)
Gather	phr	"Gather To One's Fathers" - die, pass away.
Gather	phr	"Gather Out" - to select, pick
Gather	phr	"Gather Over" - to recruit
Gather	phr	"Gather Up" - to pick up, summon one's thoughts, strength, accumulate
Gather	phr	"Gather Way" - to feel the impulse of the wind on the sails, (so as to obey the helm).
Gatherer	n	Collector (of tolls, taxes), compiler; miser (of wealth)
Gathering	n	A meeting or get-together; a party or social function. group of people or things. 2. a gathering of fruit. 3. (bookbinding) a section, a group of bi-folios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half. 4. charitable contribution; a collection. 5. tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
Gathering	adj	Assembling, collecting, concentrated.
Gathering-ground	n	Headwaters of a stream or ea. 2. a region from which the feeding waterrs of a river or a reservoir are collected; a watershed; source.
Gathering thread	n	Millinery work
Gat-toothed	adj	Goat-toothed, lustful, wanton.
Gavel	n	Interest on money lent, chiefly in legal terms, relating to payments or services exacted from tenants. 2. a tribute, tax, impost
Gavel	vb	To Set to Gavel- to let out for a payment.
Gavelling	n	Usury; terms relating to payment exacted from tenants by the lord.
Gavelbread	n	Corn-rent or provision of bread and corn, required as a rent or tribute to be paid in kind by the tenant.
Gavelcorn	n	Corn-rent or provision of bread and corn, required as a rent or tribute to be paid in kind by the tenant.
Gavelearth	n	Ploughing duty or work done by the tenant for his lord.
Gavelkind	n	The name of the land tenure existing chiefly in Kent, orig. same as socage, under which the tenants land on death was divided equally amongst his sons.
Gavel-land	n	Land liable to tribute or tax; rented land.
Gavelock	n	A spear or dart, a lever.
Gavelman	n	Tenant from whom services were due was called a gavelman.
Gavelwood	n	Wood or provision of wood, required as a rent or tribute to be paid in kind by the tenant to his lord.
Gavelwork	n	Duty or work done (as a tax or tribute) by the tenant for his lord.