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Godʹfrey

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The Agamemnon of Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered, chosen by God as chief of the Crusaders. He is represented as calm, circumspect, and prudent; a despiser of “worldly empire, wealth, and fame.”

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Goblins
God
Gods
Gods
God’s Acre
Gods Secretaries (The)
God-child
Goddess Mothers (The)
Godfather
Godfathers
Godfrey
Godfrey’s Cordial
Godiva (Lady)
Godless Florin (The)
Godliness
Godmer
Goël
Goemot or Goëmagot
Gog and Magog
Goggles
Gogmagog Hill (The)