The dictionary of syr Thomas Eliot knyght

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• GEbenna, a hyll and towne in Sauoy, nowe called Geneura.
• Gedeon, the name of a iuge in Israel.
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• Geenna, is taken in holy scripture for hell.
• Gela, a ryuer in Syetle.
• Gelabilis, le, that maye be frosen.
• Gelasco, scere, to be frosen.
• Gelasini, the Fooreteethe, whiche be she∣wed in laughynge.
• Gelasinus, he that laugheth to make other men laughe.
• Gelicidium, a froste.
• Gelidus, a, um, colde as yse.
• Gelo, aui, are, to freese.
• Geloi, fyeldes in Sycile.
• Geloni, a people nowe callyd Tartariens.
• Gel••, vse, sommetyme colde.
• Gemellas, lyttell or smalle twynnes.
• Gemibundus, full of waylynge.
• Geminus, a, um, the noumbre of two. Also geminus, is a twynne, where many chyl∣dren are borne at one burdeyne, althoughe they be thre or mo. Also it is the name of a man, whiche in hebrewe is Thomas.
• Gemino, aui, are, to double.
• Gemma, the yonge budde of a vyne. Also a precious stone.
• Gemmo, aui, are, to budde or sprynge, as a yonge graffe or vyne dothe.
• Gemmascere, to begynne to budde.
• Gemmatus, a, um, budded.
• Gemo, mui, ere, to grone, or to wayle, or to make a lamentable noyse.
• Gemoniae scalae, a place frome whense the bodyes of personnes condempned were throwen downe.
• Gemo••••••••, women great with chylde.
• Gemmsa, a corne, or lyke griefe vnder the ••yttell too.
• Gena, the eye lydde. It is sommetyme ta∣ken for the chekes.
• Genauius, a, um, glouttonous.
• Gene••logia, a pedegrewe.
• Gener, he that maryeth my doughter.
• Generalis, le, generall.
• Generatim, generally.
• Genero, aui, are, to ingender.
• Generosus, a, um, of a gentyl or noble kind.
• Genesis, generation.
• Genethliacus, an astronomer, or other lyke, whiche by the sterres set at a mannes nati∣uitie, telleth his fortune.
• Genialis homo, a manne in his house verye lyberall and freshe.
• Geniculatim, ioynted, as a wheate straw is.
• Geniculum, the ioynt of a strawe, or stalke of an herbe.
• Genista, broome.
• Genitalis, le, pertayning to the byrthe of a man. genitale solum, the naturall countrey or place, where a manne is borne. genitalis dies, the daye of natiuitie. genitale semen, the sede of generation, genitalia, the mem∣bres of generation.
• Genimen, generation.
• Genitor, a father.
• Genitrix, a mother.
• Genitura, sometyme generation, sometyme the sede of generation.
• Genitiuus, a, um, that hath power to ingen∣der, or that whiche procedeth with gene∣ration. genitiuae notae, markes, wherewith a man is borne.
• Genitus, ta, tum, begotten, ingendred.
• Genius, an aungell. Amonge the Paynims some supposed it to be the spirite of a man. Some dydde put two gouernours of the sowle, a good and an euyll, Bonus genius, & malus genius, whyche neuer departed from vs. sometyme it is taken for nature it selfe, or dilectation meued by nature.
• Genii, men, whiche do gyue all their studye to eatynge and drynkynge.
• Geniae, olde veckes full of vnhappynes.
• Genio dare operam, to lyue voluptuousely.
• Genium defraudare, to absteyne from all thynges pleasaunt.
• Genocha, a beast lasse than a fox, of colour betwene blacke & yelow, medlid with black spottes, whiche wyll soone be made tame.
• Gens, gentis, a people, sometyme a kinred.
• Gentiana, an herbe callyd Gencyan.
• Gentilis, a kynseman of the same name and stocke. sometyme it signyfyeth a gentyle or paynyme. somtyme a countrey man.
• Gentilis, le, propre, or familyar to that peo∣ple, or kynrede.
• Gentilitas, tatis, gentilitie, the multitude of the people or famyly.
• Gentilitium nomen, the surname or ancyent name of a mans auncetours.
• Gentilitius, a, um, of the people or nation, gentilitia sacra, ceremonyes of that coun∣trey or people.
• Genu, a knee.
• Genua, a great cite callid Geane.
• Genuini, the innermoste cheke teethe.
• Genuinus sermo, the natural speche or mo∣ther tunge.
• Genus, generis, is the begynnynge of eue∣rye thynge, eyther of the persone that in∣gendred it, or of the place, where it was ingendred. Orestes a Tantalo ducit genus, Orestes hathe his begynnynge of Tanta∣lus, or is of the bloudde of Tantalus. Pla∣to genere Atheniensis est, Plato is of his bloudde or auncetrye an Athenyens. Al∣so it sygnifieth kynde. genus uitae, a kynd of lyfe. genus mortis, a kynd of deth. genus a∣nimalium, a kynde of beastes. Also it signi∣fieth that, whiche conteineth many sondry

• kyndes, as Animal comprehendeth a man, a byrde, a fyshe, and euery of them is genus to that, whiche in theym is comprehended. As a brute beast is genus to a horse, a lyon, a bulle, a dogge, &c. A byrde is genus to an egle, a crowe, a larke, a sparowe. &c. A fishe is genus to a whale, a porpese, a haddocke, a playce. &c.
• Geographia, the description of the erth.
• Geomancia, superstitious warkinge in sor∣cerye, by cerkles and prickes in the erthe.
• Geometer, a geometritian.
• Geometria, geometry, measuring and pro∣porcionyng of fygures in the erthe.
• Georgica, pertaynynge to husbandry.
• Germani, Germaynes, or Almayns, They be also bretherne of one father and oone mother.
• Germania, the countrey named Germany, or Almayne.
• Germen, minis, a branche of a tree or herbe.
• Germino, aui, are, to branche out.
• Gero, gessi, gerere, to beare. sometyme it signifieth to haue.
• Gerere magistratum, to exercise an offyce.
• Gesta, & gestaetes, actes, thynges practised or doone.
• Gerrae siculae, tryfles.
• Gerres, fyshe of the kynde of herrynges, it may be called pylchardes.
• Gerrones, talkers of tryfelyng thinges, or lyght matters.
• Gerulus, a porter, or a man hyred to carye bourdeynes.
• Gerula, a mayde that kepeth a chylde.
• Gerusia, a place where the Senate dyd as∣semble, a parlyament house.
• Geryon, onis, the name of a king of Spain, whiche was slayne by Hercules.
• Gesa, a haulberde.
• Gessoriacum, as some men do suppose, was the towne, whiche is now named Caleys.
• Gestamen, minis, what soo euer is borne, a burdeyn or caryage.
• Gestatorium, that wherin any thyng is ca∣ried or borne, a flagon, a horse lytter.
• Gestatio, the exercise, where a man is borne or caried on any thinge.
• Gesticularius, a, um, pertaynyng to sygnes or tokens of myrthe, with meuyng the bo∣dy or handes.
• Gesticulator, he that playith with puppett{is}.
• Gesticulor, aris, to make suche sygnes or tokens of myrthe, as in daunsynge.
• Gestio, iui, ire, to shewe the affections of the mynde by meuyng of the body, or any part therof▪ somtyme it signifieth to delite.
• Gestito, taui, are, to beare or were oftētimes
• Gesto, aui, are, to beare longe. Gestat ventrē, she to with chylde.
• Gestuosus, full of tokens of myrthe.
• Gestus, ta, tum, borne, or done.
• Gestus, ••u••, gesture, or coūtenance with me∣nynge of the body.
• Getuli, a people in Affrike.