Gise (?), n. Guise; manner. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Gis"le (?), n. [AS. gsel; akin to G. geisel, Icel. gsl.] A pledge.
[Obs.] Bp. Gibson.
{ Gis*mon"dine (?), Gis*mon"dite (?), } n. [From the name of the
discoverer, Gismondi.] (Min.) A native hydrated silicate of alumina,
lime, and potash, first noticed near Rome.
Gist (?), n. [OF. giste abode, lodgings, F. gÓte, fr. gÈsir to lie, L.
jac&?;re, prop., to be thrown, hence, to lie, fr. jac&?;re to throw. In
the second sense fr. OF. gist, F. gÓt, 3d pers. sing. ind. of gÈsir to
lie, used in a proverb, F., c'est l‡ que gÓt le liËvre, it is there
that the hare lies, i. e., that is the point, the difficulty. See Jet a
shooting forth, and cf. Agist, Joist, n., Gest a stage in traveling.]
1. A resting place. [Obs.]
These quails have their set gists; to wit, ordinary resting and
baiting places.
Holland.
2. The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action
rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question.
Git (?), n. (Founding) See Geat.