A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Gist], sb. guest; see [Gest].

[ Giste], sb. a beam, balk, joist, MD; gyyste, Prompt.; gyst, Palsg.; gistes, pl., MD; joystes, SkD.—OF. giste, joist, something to lie on. See [Joist].

[ Gistninge], sb. banquet, S; see [Gestninge].

[ Giterne], sb. guitar, C3, PP, MD, CM; gyterne, PP, Prompt.; geterne, MD; getyrne, Voc.—OF. guiterne; cp. It. chitarra; Lat. cithara. See [Citole].

[ Giuenesse], sb. forgiveness, S.—AS. gifnes, grace.

[ Glad], pt. s. glided, MD; glade, S2; glaid, S3; see [Gliden].

[ Glad], adj. glad, S, S2; gled, S; glaid, S3; gladur, comp., S; gladdore, S2.—AS. glæd.

[ Gladien], v. to make glad, make merry, S; gladen, S, C2; glade, S3; glaid, S3; gleadien, S; gledien, S, S2; gladed, pt. s., S2.—AS. gladian.

[ Gladliche], adv. gladly, PP; gledliche, S.

[ Gladnesse], sb. gladness, MD; glednesse, S.