54 TUE DIALECT OF Oeld, or Gelt, «5. a cow not likely to baye move ealyes, and fit only for feeding. Oemmen (pronounced jemuMfri)^ hinges: a very common word. [Lai gemdlu$t O.F. gemeauy a twin. — ^W. W. S.] Oen (pronounced jen). See Guyi. Ctonnelt or Ginnel (pronounced ginniJ)^ a long narrow passage : according to some, unroofed ; others say either roofed or unroofed. [A.8. gin^ an opening; loel. gin, a moutn. — W. W. S.] Gealing, sb. a gosling. Ctotten, t. 6. gotten, or got. When the footpads knocked down Dr. B. and stole a roll of lint from his pocket, the lucky finder exclaimed^ thinking it was a roll of one i>ound notes, then commou, ' Au'ye getlen ity lads ; ' and aw^ they went to sharo their ill-gotten booty. The word is found in Cnaucer^s Clerk of Oxenford, L 291 :
- For he had geten him yet no benefice.'
And in his Tale of Mdiheue : 'And thereibro, saith Gaton, use the riches thou hast y geten in such manner,' fta Oie, giye : yery common. A friend of mine was once asked out to dinner in the neighbourhood, at a house whero eyerything, including the dialect, was of the first order ; and on gathering round the table, the host jogged his guest by the elbow, and said, ' Qie us a word.' The latter was a little startled, but as a pause ensued, he took it for granted he was to say grace, which he accordingly did. Gi'ed, gaye; also p.p. giyen. Gi'en (pronounced geefC)^ given. Gijg^, ah, a kind of spiral knife used to remove knots, &c. from cloth, in order UyfMs it up. Gillery {g hard ; gh gil'eri), ah, trickery, or deceit : a well-known word, and would be used in matters of horse jockeying. Gilliver {g soft), a kind of pink cloye or carnation, Dianihus caryo- phyllua. Halliwell spells this word gillo/er, Gilliver, sometimes used as Jezebel, a term of reproach to a woman. (Jilt {g hard), a .sow cut A sow for breeding is an * open gilL' Gilty galty {or ganlty), sb, a boy's game, thus played. One boy is chosen, who says the following * nominy ' (see Nominy) : ' OiUy galty, four and forty, Two tens make twenty.' He then counts one, two, three, four, &c., up to forty, haying his eyes covered by his hands, and the others hide during tiie * nommy.* At the conclusion of it he uncovers his eyes, and if he sees any boys not yet hidden they have to stand stilL He seeks the rest, but if he
