Bibliotheca Eliotæ Eliotis librarie.

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GEbenna, a city in Sauoy callid Geneue¦ra, where among the women specially, raineth a disease callid Bronchocoele, which is a bolnyng or swellynge vnder theyr chynnes. Also Solinus nameth the parte of Alpes ioynyng to Sauoy, Gebennam.

Gebuseus, the sonne of Canaan, of whome the olde inhabytauntes of Hierusalem were cal∣lyd Gebusei.

Gedeon, the name of a iudge in Israell.

Gedrosia, a countrey in Asia.

Geenna, is taken in holy scripture for hell.

Gela, a ryuer in Sicile.

Gelabilis, le, that may be frosen.

Gelasco, scere, to be frosen.

Gelasini, the foreteethe, whyche be shewed in lawghynge.

Gelasinus, he that laugheth to make other men laugh.

Gelicidium, a frost.

Gelidus, a, um, colde as yse.

Gelo, aui, are, to freese.

Geloi, fieldes in Sicile.

Geloni, a people now callyd Tartarians.

Gelothophyllis, lidos, an herbe, which (as P••••nius writeth) beinge drunken in wyne with myrre, maketh laughyng without cessyng, ex∣cept the kernelles of pyneappuls myxte with pepper and honye, in the wyne of dates, be drunken after it. This herbe is founde about the ryuer callyd Borysthenes, in the furthest parte of Russia, and alsoo in the countreye callyd Bactrae.

Gelu, yse. sometyme colde.

Gemellariae, an instrument by the whiche oyle runneth out of the presse.

Gemellus, lyttell or small twynnes.

Gemibundus, full of waylynge.

Gemino, aui, are, to double.

Geminus, a, um, the number of two. Also Ge∣minus is a twyn, where many chylderne are borne at one burdeyne, although they be thre or mo. also it is the name of a man, which in Hebrue and englyshe is Thomas.

Gemma, the yonge budde of a vyne. also a pre∣cyouse stone.

Gemmascere, to begyn to budde.

Gemmatus, a, um, budded.

Gemmo, aui, are, to bud or spryng, as a yonge graffe or vyne dothe.

Gemmosus, a, um, that whiche is all of preci∣ous stones.

Gemo, mui, ere, to grone, or to wa••l, or to make a lamentable noyse.

Gemi•• cymba, the bote cracketh, beynge o∣uercharged.

Gemoniae scalae, a place from whēs the bodies of persons condemned were throwen downe at Rome.

Gemonidae, women great with chylde.

Gemursa, a corne, or lyke griefe, vnder the ly∣tell toe.

Gena, the eye lydde. it is sometyme taken for the cheekes.

Genauius, a, um, gluttonous.

Genealogia, a pedegrewe.

Gener, he that maryeth my doughter.

Generalis, le, generall.

Generatim, generally.

Genero, aui, are, to ingender.

Generositas, an aptnes to ingender, to bringe forth. sometyme it signifieth nobilitie.

Generosus, a, um, of a gentyll or noble kynde.

Generosus princeps, a puyssant and coura∣gyous prynce.

Generosus equus, an horse of a good rase.

Arbores generosae, trees whyche beare plenty of good fruyte.

Genesis, generation.

Genethliacus, an astronomer, or other lyke, whi¦che by the sterres set at a mans natiuitie, tel∣leth his fortune.

Genezareth, a great meare or ponde in the lād of promyssion, and it is also callyd Mare Ti∣beriadis.

Genialis homo, a man in his house very lybe∣rall and fresshe.

Geniae, olde veckes full of vnhappynes.

Geniculatim, ioynted as a wheate strawe is.

Geniculum, the ioynte of a strawe, or stalke of an herbe.

Genij, men whyche do gyue all theyr studye to eatynge and drynkynge.

Genista, broume.

Genimen, generation.

Genitalia, the members of generation.

Genitalis, le, pertaynyng to the byrth of a man.

Genitale solum, the natural cuntrey or place where a man is borne.

Genitale semen, the sede of generation.

Genitalis dies, the day of natiuitie.

Genitiua, sometyme generation. sometyme the seede of generation.

Genitiuus, a, um, that hath power to ingender, or that which procedeth with generation.

Genitiuae notae, markes wherewith a man is borne.

Genitor, a father.

Genitrix, a mother.

Genitus, ta, tum, begotten, ingendred.

Genius, an aungell. Among the Paynyms som supposed it to be the spirite of man, some did put two gouernours of the soule, a good and an euylle: Bonus genius, & malus genius, whiche neuer departed frome vs. sometyme it is taken for nature it selfe, or dylcetation moued by nature.

Genio dare operam, to lyue voluptuousely.

Genium defraudare, to absteyn from al thin∣ges pleasaunt.

Ge••••ocha, a beaste lasse than a foxe, in colour a darke yelowe, ful of blacke spottes, I suppose it to be a blacke Ienet, the furre wherof is in Englande estemed aboue all other furres.

Gens, gentis, a people, sometyme a kynrede.

Genselia, whiche is compact of many families or kynredes.

Gentiana, an herbe callyd Gentian.

Gentilis, a kynsman of the same name & stocke. somtyme it signifieth a Gentile or Paynym. sometyme 〈◊〉〈◊〉 countrey man.

Gentilis, le, proper or familiar to that people, or kynrede.

Gentilitas, tatis, gentilitie, the multitude of the people or family.

Gentilitius, a, um, of the people or nation.

Gentilitium nomen, the surname or aunciente name of a mans auncetours.

Gentilitia sacra, ceremonies of that countrey or people.

Genus, ••idis, & kyng of Illiria, callyd now Sla¦uony, whiche was the fyrst fynder of the herb callyd Gentian.

Genu, a knee.

Genua, a great citie callyd Geane.

Genuini, the innermoste cheke teethe.

Genuinus sermo, the natural speche or mother tungue.

Genus, generis, is the begynning of euery thīg either of the personne that ingendred it, or of the place where it was ingendred. Orestes a Tantalo ducit genus, Orestes hathe his begynnynge of Tantalus, or is of the blode of Tantalus. Plato genere Atheniensis 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Plato is of his bludde or auncetry an Athe∣niens. Also it sygnyfieth kynde. Genus uitae,

a kynde of lyfe. Genus mortis, a kynde of deathe. Genus animalium, a kynd of beastis. Also it signifieth that, which conteyneth ma∣ny sundrye kyndes, as Animal, comprehen∣deth a man, a byrd, a fyshe, and euery of them is genus to that, whyche in them is compre∣hended. As a brute beaste is genus to a hors, a lyon, a bulle, a dogge. &c. A byrde is genus to an egle, a crowe, a larke, a sparowe. &c. A fysshe is genus to a whale, a porpese, a had∣docke, a playce. &c.

Geodesia, is a science of thynges concernynge sensible greatnes and figure.

Geographia, the description of the erthe.

Geomancia, superstitious warkyng in sorcery, by cercles and pryckes in the erthe.

Geometer, a geometrician.

Geometria, geometry, measuryng and propor∣tionyng of fygures in the erthe.

Georgica, pertaynynge to husbandry.

Geranium, an herbe callyd herbe Rob••rtr.

Gergonia, a towne in Guyen, standynge on an hygh hylle.

Germania, the countray callyd of some Duch∣lande, of some Almayn, is described by Ptho∣lome the .xi. chapiter, to be boūded on the west with the ryuer of Rhene, on the northe with the sea callid Germanicus oceanus, the south west part with the ryuer callyd Donow, the east syde is bounded with the bendyng of Do now vnto the hylles of Sarmatia. The name of Germania extendeth now further, for ther in is contayned many greate countrayes and cities, whyche somtyme were parte of Gallia Belgica, that is to say frō the ryuer of Rhene westwarde vnto our sea callyd Mare Britan∣nicum.

Germani, people of Germany, or Germayns.

Germané, brotherly.

Germanus, substant. brother of one father and one mother.

Germanus, na, num, come of the same stocke.

Germanum nomen, the proper name.

Mea germana patria, my verye or naturalle countray.

Germen, minis, a branche of a tree or herbe.

Germino, a••i, are, to branche out.

Gero, gessi, gerere, to beate. sometyme it signi¦fyeth to haue.

Gerere aniciriā, to practise freendshyp. Quo∣rum sunt de gerenda amicitia prae clarissime scripti libri, Whose bokes we haue howe to practyse fre••dshyp, very well written.

Gerere b••llum, to make warre.

Gerere honores, to be in honor or auctoritie.

Gerere magistratum, to exercyse an offyce.

Gerere morem, to obey.

Gerere negotium, to do his busynes.

Paternā speciē gerere, to be lyke his father.

Gerere praeturam, to be in the office of a iuge

Gerere pudorem, to be shamefast.

Gerere rempub. to minister the publik weal.

Simultatem cum aliquo gerere, to be at va∣riance with one.

Gerontocomion, an hospitall, wherin old men are kepte, an almeshouse.

Gerrae siculae, tryfles.

Gerres, fyshe of the kynd of herrynges, it may be callyd pylchardes.

Gerrones, talkers of tryfelynge thynges, or lyght matters.

Gerula, a mayde that kepeth a chylde.

Gerulus, a porter, or a manne hyred to carye bourdeyns.

Gerusia, a place where the Senate dyd assem∣ble, a parlyament house.

Geryones, nis, a king of Spayn, whom Hercu¦les dyd slea, and toke from hym certayn bul∣les and kyen of notable greatnes.

Gesa, a haulberde.

Gessoriacum, as some men do suppose, was the towne, whiche is nowe named Calays.

Gesta, thynges whiche haue ben done, actes.

Gestamen, minis, what so euer is borne, a bur∣deyne or cariage.

Gestatio, the exercise, where a man is borne or caried on any thynge.

Gestatorium, that wherin any thyng is caryed or borne, a flagon, a horse lytter.

Gesticularius, a, ū, {per}taynyng to signes or tokēs of myrthe, with me••yng the body or handes.

Gesticulator, he that playeth with puppettes.

Gesticulor, aris, to make suche signes or tokens of myrth, as in daunsynge.

Gestio, iui, ire, to shewe the affections of the mynd by me••ing of the body, or any part ther of▪ somtyme it sygnifieth to delyte.

Gestito, aui, are, to beare or weare oftentymes.

Gesto, aui, are, to beare longe.

Gestat uentrem, she is with chylde.

Gestuosus, full of tokens of myrthe.

Gestus, ••us, gesture, or countenaunce with mo∣uyng of the body.

Gestus, ta, tum, borne, or done.

Getae, people, whiche some suppose to be those, whiche are in Norway and Gothia. some say that they be more in the northeast in Scithia pertaynynge to Europa. Some thynke that it is the people of the countrays Valachia & Transyluania.

Ge••uli, a people in Affrike.

Notes

• Vergilius
• Col••••el.
• Cice. fam. epist. 3.
• Plinius in pane.
• Terent. in Adelphis.
• Cicero de amicitia.
• Plaut. in Amph.