Middle English Dictionary Entry
gē̆l n.
Entry Info
Forms | gē̆l n. |
Etymology | ON; cp. OI gœl soothing speech & gœla v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Enticing, blandishment.
Associated quotations
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)199 : Man mid is gele egged us and fondeð and forð-teð to idele þonke.