List of Old English Words in the OED/GI

Old English	sp	English
Giddily	adv	In a giddily manner.
Giddiness	n	The state of being giddy.
Giddy	adj	OE. possessed by a spirit or demon, mad, insane, equivalent to 'god +y) 2. dizzy, feeling dizzy, or unsteady and as about to fall down. 2. causing dizziness, or a feeling of unsteadiness. 4. lightheartedly silly, or joyfully elated. 5. frivolous impulse,inconsistent, changeable.
Gift	n	In OE. recorded only as a 'payment for a wife' in the sense "bride-price, marriage gift (by the groom), dowry"
Gild	n	Gold, gilt.
Gild	vb	To cover with or as with a thin layer of gold. 2. to give an often deceptively altered or impoverished appearance to.
Gild	phr	"Gild Over" -to cover with gilt. 2. to conceal faults, faults, defects.
Gild	phr	"Gild the Lily" - try to make perfection more perfect. 2. mask or spoil natural beauty or a good quality by over-decorating it. 3. praising excessively.
Gilded	adj	Gold-covered (with a thin layer). 2. wealthy, privileged.
Gilded youth	n	Fashionable young men belonging to wealthy families, see French: 'jeunesse dorce'.
Gilden	adj	Made of gold.
Gilder	n	One who gilds; one whose ocupation is to overlay with gold. 2. money.
Gilding	n	The action of covering with gilt or gold.
Gilt	n	Thin layer of gold; gild.
Gilt-edged	adj	Having a gilded edged. 2. stock or securities (gilts) regarded as extremely reliable investment.
Giltwood	n	Wood that has been gilded or painted gold.
Ging	n.	Company of armed men, a troop, army, host. 2. retinue of V.I.P.S. 3. company, pack, train. 4. crew, rabble, rout. nation. See: Gang, Geng
Ginger	n.	(Ginger, a borrowing from Latin), plant with a hot-tasting spicy root used in cooking, zingiberacea. 2. gingerwort.
Ginger	phr	"Get One's Ginger Up" - to irritate, anger someone
Ginger	phr	"Ginger Up" - to enliven an activity,group, etc.
Ginger ale	n	A carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger.
Ginger-bread	n	A sweet food ranging from a soft, moist,loaf cake to something like a ginger biscuit.
Ginger-bread man	n	A biscuit made of gingerbread, usually in the shape of a stylized human.
Gingered	adj	Spiced with ginger.
Gingerish	adj	Having a relatively ginger colour.
Ginger-like	adj	Resembling or characteristic of ginger.
Gingerwort	n	Zingiberaceae
Gingery	adj	Somewhat ginger in colour. 2. having the flavour of ginger.
Gird	vb	To surround a waist with a girdle.
Gird	phr	"Gird On" - fix or fasten on (as armor).
Gird	phr	"To Gird Up" - get ready to do something or deal with something.
Girder	n	A person who makes girdles.
Girderless	adj	Without girdles.
Girderlike	adj	Resembling or characteristic of a girdle.
Girding-hook	n	A reaping-hook.
Girdle	n	That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference  2. a belt or elasticated corset; especially, a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.  3. the zodiac; also, the equator. 4. the line of greatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. 5. (mining) a thin bed or stratum of stone.
Girdle	vb	To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means. 2. to kill or stunt a tree by removing or inverting a ring of bark.
Girdle	phr	"The Girdle of the World" - the earth's girdle: the equator.
Girdled	adj	Secured or support by a girdle or beam.
Girdleful	adj	As much as a girdle can hold.
Girdler	n	One who makes girdles, a girdlesmith.
Girdlesmith	n	A maker of girdles.
Girdlestead	n	The waist; the part of the body round which the girdle passes.
Girt	n	A horizontal structural member or post and beam architecture, typically attached to a bridge . 2. vertical members such as corner posts.
Girt	vb	To gird. 2. to bind horizontally, as with a belt or girdle. 3. to measure the girth of.
Girth	n	Girth A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse. 3. small horizontal brace or girder. 4. the measure around any object, such as a body at the waist or belly, or a box ; the circumference of anything.
Girth	vb	To bind as if with a girth, or band.
Girthless	n	Without a girth, or strap or saddle.
Girthy	adj	Of a sizeable girth, portly, girthed.
Give	n	The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it.
Give	vb	Old English giefan, gefan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geven and German geben.
Give	phr	"Don't Give Me That" - do not expect me to believe that.
Give	phr	"Give About" - to distribute or circulate something. 2. to spread a rumor. 3. to encompass or surround something about
Give	phr	"Give a Broadside To" - deliver a spoken or written attack aupon.
Give	phr	"Give a Helping Hand to" - help or assist another in carrying out a task, project, etc.
Give	phr	"Give a Light (to)" - to care about; give hope to.
Give	phr	"Give Again" - give back or restore in various senses.
Give	phr	"Give Against" - to attack or assault someone or something. 2. to impinge against something.
Give	phr	"Give a Hand"- to help, aid or assist.
Give	phr	"Give All One's Got" - do something with all one's strength, energy, devotion, etc.
Give	phr	"Give a Man a Fish and You'll Feed Him for a Day, Show a Man How to Fish and You'll Feed Him For a Lifetime" - it is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do it for him..
Give	phr	"Give and Take" - arrange matters sensibly, fairly and tactfully with others. 2. fair compromise for mutual benefit; show mutual tolerance.
Give	phr	"Give a Rat's Arse" - (usually in the negative: "Couldn't Give a Rat's Arse" - to not care, have or show no interest in.
Give	phr	"Give as Good, as One Gets" - be able to meet an attack with an equal effective counter attack.
Give	phr	"Give Away" (a dead give-away") - a complete betrayal; also a person or thing that causes such a betrayal. 2. fail to take or use of through foolishness, or neglect; throw away, squander. betray, reveal involuntarily, or voluntarily. 3. a revelation. 4, yield, give up.
Give	phr	"Give Away" - give, free of charge, sell at a very low price possessions, clothes, to charity. 2. distribute, present. 3. betray, reveal.
Give	phr	"Give Back" - to return, restore to its original owner or location. 2. to contribute money, goods, or esp. services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.
Give	phr	"Give Back As Good as One's Gets" - not to be outdone by an opponent. 2. retaliate in a fight, argument, abusive exchange of words with as much skill,force, or skill, as has been used against one.
Give	phr	"Give Back to" - return a possession to one's owner; hand back. 2. allow to enjoy again.
Give	phr	"Give Birth (to)" - be delivered of, produce a child, offspring (calf, joey, foal, etc.) 2. create something, originate as a genre, style, fashion, fad, technique, etc.
Give	phr	"Give By" - to stand aside.
Give	phr	"Give Down" - of a cow let milk flow.
Give	phr	"Give Ear (to)" - to listen openly to others. 2. listen while mainly occupied in some other way. 3. listen/ pay attention to.
Give	phr	"Give Fire" - to fire a gun at someone.
Give	phr	"Give for" - sacrifice, exchange for one's life, wealth, etc.
Give	phr	"Give Forth" - emit, produce, yell, etc.
Give	phr	"Give Free Play to Something" - give freedom of movement of expression to something. 2. allow something to be.
Give	phr	"Give Ground To" - retreat to the advantage of somebody other. 2. fail to hold one's advantage or gain.
Give	phr	"Give Heed (to)" - take notice of.
Give	phr	"Give Him Enough Rope and He Hang Himself" - allowed sufficient of action often lead to a person's downfall.
Give	phr	"Give In" - give something to a person who is authorized t receive it; hand it in. 2. surrender, yield.
Give	phr	"Give In Hand" - give in marriage.
Give	phr	"Give Into" - allow oneself to be overcome by; give way to.
Give	phr	"Give Into the Hands Of" - commit, entrust, consign.
Give	phr	"Give It a Miss" - not do something one usually does.
Give	phr	"Give It a Rest" - give it up, take a break from or stop doing something.
Give	phr	"Give It a Shot" - give it a try.
Give	phr	"Give It Away" - abandon, give up, stop.
Give	phr	"Give It One's Best (Shot)" -work or perform as well as one can possibly can.
Give	phr	"Give It To (Anyone)" - to attack either with blows. 2. to beat or punish severely. 3. to put up a good fight against someone. 4. to have sexual relations with.
Give	phr	"Give It Up" - refrain from doing something. 2. divulge or reveal something or somebody.
Give	phr	"Give Lead to" - take the initiative in some matter. 2. make one responsible, by instruction or example, for events.
Give	phr	"Give Lie to" - show to be untrue, as a rumour, information, a tale.
Give	phr	"Give Little" - contribute little or begrudgingly.
Give	phr	"Given to" - inclined to
Give	phr	"Give Name to" - the name given at birth or baptism.
Give	phr	"Give Off" - emit, release, produce vapor, smoke, fumes, odor, scent, aroma.
Give	phr	"Give Of Oneself" - to devote oneself unselfishly to a task, esp. to give time and energy.
Give	ph	"Give on to" - of a window, to look on to; of a door, to open on to.
Give	phr	"Give One's All" - to make the utmost effort. 2. to contribute using all of one abilities and resources. 3. to lose one's life while making the uttermost effort.
Give	phr	"Give One's Best" - do all one can.
Give	phr	"Give One's Ears For" - make great personal sacrifice for; pay any price for.
Give	phr	"Give One's Eye-teeth" - do anything to obtain something.
Give	phr	"Give Oneself Away" - accidentally reveal one's guilt.
Give	phr	"Give Oneself Up" - surrender.
Give	phr	"Give On to" - overlook, allow access to a door window, entrance.
Give	phr	"Give Out" - become exhausted (strength, patience,,supplies, street, etc.) 2. distribute, hand out. 3. announce, make known.
Give	phr	"Give Over" - stop doing something; be quiet.
Give	phr	"Given Over to" - be used for, have as its particular end or purpose.
Give	phr	"Give Rise to" - be the cause of, generate, produce, as alarm, concern, etc.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody a Break" - give someone an opportunity in various senses.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody a Cold Shoulder" - be rejected.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody an Earful" - harangue or berate somebody.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody a Good Hiding" - give somebody a good thrashing, beating. 2. defeat overwhelmingly in a game or contest.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody a Hand" - help or assist somebody doing something.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody a Hard Time" - be difficult and firm in dealings with someone.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody an Inch and they will Take a Mile" - show tolerance or generosity to somebody, and he/ she will increase his/her demands or be excessive in claim and behavior.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody a Rough Ride" - subject to a difficult or painful experience. 2. to abuse or ridicule.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody a Thick Ear" - give somebody a blow on the or the side of the head.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody Away" - hand over a bride in marriage. 2. reveal a secret about somebody.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody Elbow Room" - give somebody sufficient space.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody Full Marks (for Something) - give somebody the greatest possible praise and credit for something they have done well or perfectly.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody Full Play" - give complete freedom of action or expression.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody Hell" - scold or punish somebody. 2. make somebody suffer, seriously harass, or persecute.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody One's Blessing" - give someone one's approval, encouragement in a project, enterprise, etc.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody Some Rope" - not force somebody to follow too strict a discipline or control. -
Give	phr	"Give Somebody the Fright of their Life" - cause somebody to receive a severe fright. 2. caused to be suddenly startled.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody the Glad Eye" - flirt with somebody.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody the Green Light" - let somebody know that it is safe to go ahead with their plans. 2. allow somebody to do what they want in some particular circumstance.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody Something to Think About" - present somebody with a problem, difficult decision to make. 2. startle or upset by threat, speech or behavior.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody the Go-by" - avoid.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody Their Freedom" - consent to a divorce; allow one's husband/wife to leave one for another person or way of life , without putting legal obstacles in the way.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody the Run of the House" - give somebody freedom etc.; permision to use one's house as if it was their own.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody the Short Shrift" - a brief auricular confession before execution.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody the Thumbs Up" - give a gesture, make a statement, expressing a statement, approval for, success, or wishing success in an undertaking.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody the What-for" - punish or scold somebody for what he/she had done
Give	phr	"Give Somebody the Works" - let somebody have all that's available. 2. abuse verbally with vehemence.
Give	phr	"Give Somebody Understanding" - make somebody think something is true; lead something to believe (that).
Give	phr	"Give Somebody Warning" - let somebody know one's intentions that something is to happen, etc. a reasonable time in advance ; not upset or inconvenience.
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Give	phr	"Give Someone a Go" - give somebody a chance or opportunity.
Give	phr	"Give Someone (Something) a Miss" - not do something. 2. not go somewhere, as one might be expected to do, or has been in the habit of doing.
Give	phr	"Give Someone a Ring" - contact somebody by telephone
Give	phr	"Give Someone his/her Head" - allow somebody, esp. in their work or in carrying out their project to make his/ her own decisions and arrangements, and use his/ her own methods.
Give	phr	"Give Someone the Business" - to beat someone harshly or in a wrongful manner, by abuse, deception, or manipulations. 3. to harangue, criticize vigorously, berate or ridicule someone.
Give	phr	"Give Someone the Boot" - kick somebody, especially somebody who has already been knocked down. 2. dismiss, reject somebody from one's employment. 3. sack someone.
Give	phr	"Give Someone the Creeps" - cause someone to feel fear, loathing, aversion, nervous anxiety. 2. make one's flesh creep.
Give	phr	"Give Someone the Elbow" - get rid of somebody.
Give	phr	"Give Someone the Eye" - flirt with someone.
Give	phr	"Give Someone the Old One Two" - give one an ogling look that declares a sexual interest. 2. give the glad eye to.
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Give	phr	"Give Stick to" - abuse, denigrate, assault.
Give	phr	"Give Teeth to" - make truly effective effective, enforceable, such as a law.
Give	phr	"Given that"- provided that, granted that.
Give	phr	"Give the Finger to" - to make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards. 2. to make any sort of gesture extending one of the fingers above the others.
Give	phr	"Give the Glad Eye" - give somebody (man or woman) inviting or amorous looks to encourage him or her to approach, make a date, etc.
Give	phr	"Give (or Get) The Rough Edge of One's Tongue" - be spoken to very sharply,rudely, critically.
Give	phr	"Give the Show/Game Away" - betray somebody's intentions, voluntarily or involuntarily.
Give	phr	"Give the World/Ear/Right Arm" - give wholeheartedly and generously.
Give	phr	"Give Thought to" - consider, think about seriously or carefully..
Give	phr	"Give Tongue to" - say aloud, express.
Give	phr	"Give Up" - surrender, allow to be taken as a possession. 2. sell, relinquish, sell, abandon. 3. yield, reveal, disclose, information, a secret, money. 3. hand over custody, abandon one's claim to. 5. no longer seek to avoid, or protect somebody from capture or arrest. 6. no longer have hope of a person's recovery from illness. 7. no longer expect or hope for, the arrival of a person, package, goods, etc. 8. stop indulging in something, as a practice, food, drink, smoking, etc. 9. renounce, no longer hold religion belief, conviction, principles. 10.abandon, no longer pursue one's efforts, attempt. 11. admit defeat or one's inability to achieve something, or convince another of something.
Give	phr	"Give Up all Hope" - abandon hope, loss all hope.
Give	phr	"Give Up for Dead" - assume that something is dead, beyond survival, lost; past help redemption or saving
Give	phr	"Give Up the Fight" - abandon the fight or struggle, be defeated (often in an uneven fight, battle or struggle).
Give	phr	"Give Up the Ghost" - to die, pass away, yield one's spirit.
Give	phr	"Give Warm Welcome to" - give somebody, a kind, positive reception or recognition of his/her presence.
Give	phr	"Give Way" - to give ground, concede, back down. 2. collapse, break, yield to pressure; become loosened. 2. fig. yield to the pressure of grief, temptation, despair, opposition, argument.
Give	phr	"Give Way to" - be replaced by, give place to, succeed by.
Give	phr	"Give Way Together!" - an order to the crew of a rowing boat to commence pulling.
Give	phr	"Give Weight to" - strengthen, provide stronger evidence for.
Give	phr	"I Give Up" - I can't not guess what happens next; a or an exclamation of frustration.
Give	phr	"I Will Give You That" - allow the remote, concede the truth of.
Give	phr	"Not Give a Brass Farthing" - not care or give a damn.
Give	phr	"Not Give Somebody a Thought" - not think of, or about something/someone ; forget, dismiss, from one's mind, or not concern oneself with.
Give	phr	"Not Give the Time To" - not acknowledge somebody, or giv attention or respect to.
Give	phr	"What Gives" - what is happening?,
Give	phr	"Wouldn't Give the Time of Day to" - ignore someone, refuse to pay the slightest attention to.
Give-away	n	A complete betrayal; also a person or thing that causes such a betrayal. 2. incontrovertible evidence of guilt. 3. a revelation.
Give-away shop	n	A shop where people bring and take goods without paying or getting paid.
Give-back	n	A rebate. 2. a reduction in pay or conditions as a result of unfavorable economic conditions.
Given	n	The known fact or situation.
Given	adj	Inclined, disposed, addicted. 2. granted as a basis of calculation etc. definitively stated, fixed, specified.
Giveness	n	The act of given in or yielding. 2. submission, concession, allowance.
Given-name	n	Given-name, first-name, birth-name, front-name
Givenness	n	The fact of being given or posited. 2. the quality or something of being given. 2. the actuality of being given.
Giver	n	One who bestows; a bestower, distributor, doer, granter.
Give-up	n	The act of giving up, submission, relinquishment.
Give-upper	n	One who gives up, submits, relinquishes.
Giving	n	The act of giving, bestowing. 2. the imparting of news or information. 3. the disposin of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return.
Giving	adj	Giving freely.
Giving-back	n	See "Give Back"
Giving-into	n	The collapsing or failing. 2. relenting, yielding, surrendering or admitting defeat.
Givingness	n	The property of being giving; generousness, generosity.
Giving-up	n	The act of yielding or surrending.
Givy	adj	Inclined to yield, or give way, pliable, springy, soft, moist.