Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GOS'LING, n. [Sax. gos, goose, and ling.]

1. A young goose; a goose not full grown.
2. A catkin on nut trees and pines. Bailey. Johnson.

GOS'PEL, n. [Sax. godspell; god, good, and spell, history, relation, narration, word, speech, that which is uttered, announced, sent or communicated; answering to the Gr. ευαγγελιον, L. evangelium, a good or joyful message.]

1. The history of the birth, life, actions, death, resurrection, ascension and doctrines of Jesus Christ; or a revelation of the grace of God to fallen man through a mediator, including the character, actions, and doctrines of Christ, with the whole scheme of salvation, as revealed by Christ and his apostles. This Gospel is said to have been preached to Abraham, by the promise, “in thee shall all nations be blessed.” Gal. iii. 8. It is called the gospel of God. Rom. i. 1. It is called the gospel of Christ. Rom. i. 16. It is called the gospel of salvation. Eph. i. 13.
2. God's word. Hammond.
3. Divinity; theology. Milton.
4. Any general doctrine. Burke.

GOS'PEL, v.t.

To instruct in the Gospel; or to fill with sentiments of religion. Shak.

GOS'PEL-ED, pp.

Evangelized; instructed in the Gospel.

GOS'PEL-ER, n.

1. An evangelist; also a follower of Wiclif, the first Englishman who attempted a reformation from popery. [Not much used.] Rowe.
2. He who reads the Gospel at the altar.

GOS'PEL-GOS-SIP, n.

One who is over zealous in running about among his neighbors to lecture on religious subjects. Addison.

GOS'PEL-ING, ppr.

Instructing in the gospel.

GOS'PEL-IZE, v.t.

1. To form according to the Gospel. Milton.
2. To instruct in the Gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize the savages. E. Nott.

GOS'PEL-IZ-ED, pp.

Instructed in the Christian religion.

GOS'PEL-IZ-ING, ppr.

Evangelizing; instructing in the Christian religion. E. Stiles.

GOSS, n.

A kind of low furz or gorse. Shak.

GOS'SA-MER, n. [L. gossipium, cotton.]

A fine filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furz or low bushes, and is probably formed by a species of spider. Encyc.

GOS'SA-MER-Y, a.

Like gossamer; flimsy; unsubstantial. Pursuits of Literature.

GOS'SIP, n. [Sax. godsibb; god, good, and sib or sibb, peace, adoption and relation; a Saxon name of a sponsor at baptism.]

1. A sponsor; one who answers for a child in baptism; a godfather. [Obs.] Shak. Davies.
2. A tippling companion. And sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl. Shak.
3. One who runs from house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler. Dryden. [This is the sense in which the word is now used.]
4. A friend or neighbor. [Obs.]
5. Mere tattle; idle talk.

GOS'SIP, v.i.

1. To prate; to chat; to talk much. Shak.
2. To be a pot-companion. Shak.
3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.

GOS'SIP-ING, n.

A prating; a running about to collect tales and tattle.

GOS'SIP-ING, ppr.

Prating; chatting; running from place to place and tattling.

GOS'SIP-RED, n.

Compaternity; spiritual affinity, for which a juror might be challenged. [Not used.] Davies.

GOS-SOON', n. [Fr. garçon, corrupted.]

A boy; a servant. [Not in use.]

GOS'TING, n.

An herb. Ainsworth.

GOT,

and GOT'TEN, pp. [of get.]

GOT, v. [pret. of get. The old preterit gat, pronounced got, is nearly obsolete.]

GOTH, n.

1. One of an ancient and distinguished tribe or nation, which inhabited Scandinavia, now Sweden and Norway, whose language is now retained in those countries, and a large portion of it is found in English.
2. One rude or uncivilized; a barbarian. Addison.
3. A rude ignorant person. Chesterfield,

GO'THAM-IST, n.

A person deficient in wisdom, so called from Gotham in Nottinghamshire, noted for some pleasant blunders. Bp. Morton.

GO'THAM-ITE, n.

A term sportively applied to the inhabitants of New York.