An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

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GAITLING, GYTLING, _s._ An infant, S.

V. ~Get~.

_Ramsay._

GAKIE, _s._ Venus mercenaria, a shell.

_Sibbald._

_To_ GALAY, _v. n._ To reel.

_Barbour._

GALYEARD, GALLIARD, _adj._

1. Sprightly.

_Douglas._

2. Wanton.

_Douglas._

Fr. _gaillard_, id.; A. S. _gal_, lascivus.

~Galliard~, _s._ One who is gay, but dissipated.

_Minst. Bord._

~Galyartlie~, _adv._ In a sprightly manner.

_Lyndsay._

_To_ GALE, GAIL, _v. n._ Applied to the note of the cuckoo.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _gal-a_, to sing; Dan. _gal-er_, to crow.

_To_ ~Galyie~, ~Gallyie~, _v. n._ To roar, to brawl, Ang.

Su. G. _gaell-a_, Isl. _giall-a_, to vociferate.

~Galyie~, ~Gallyie~, ~Gellie~, _s._ A cry of displeasure, Ang.

Su. G. _gaell_, vociferatio.

GALLAND, _s._ A young fellow.

V. ~Callan~.

GALLANT, _adj._ Large, S. B.

_Journ. Lond._

GALLION, _s._ A lean horse, Tweedd.

GALLYTROUGH, _s._ The char, Fife.

_Statist. Acc._

GALLOWAY, _s._ A horse not more than fourteen hands high, S.

GALLOWS, _s._

1. An elevated station for a view, Loth.

2. Three beams erected in a triangular form, for weighing, S.

GALL WINDE, a gale.

_Z. Boyd._

Isl. _gol_, ventus frigidior.

GALNES, _s._ Satisfaction for slaughter.

_Reg. Maj._

Gael. _gial_, _geal_, a reparation, and _meas_, estimate.

GAM, _adj._ Gay, sportive.

_Pal. Hon._

A. S. _gam-ian_, ludere.

GAM, _s._ A tooth, S. B.

_Douglas._

GAMALEERIE, _adj._ Tall, raw-boned and awkward, commonly used of a female, S.; sometimes _gamareerie_.

~Gamaleerie~, _s._ A foolish person, Perths.

Isl. _gamal-aer_, an old dotard.

GAMBET, _s._ A gambol.

_Douglas._

Fr. _gambade_, id. from _gambe_, crus.

GAMESONS, _s. pl._ Armour for defending the forepart of the body.

_Sir Gawan._

Fr. _gamboison_, a quilted coat.

GAMFLIN, _part. adj._

1. Neglecting work from foolish merriment, S. B.

Su. G. _gaffla_, to laugh immoderately, or Isl. _giamm_, hilares facetiae.

2. Spending time in idle talk or dalliance with young men, Ang.

GAMYN, _s._ Game.

_Barbour._

A. S. _gamen_, id.

GAMP, _adj._ Perhaps, Sportive.

_Herd._

GALMOUND, GAMOUNT, _s._ A gambol.

V. ~Gambet~.

_Dunbar._

GAN, _pret._ Began.

_Barbour._

GANARIS, _s. pl._ Ganders.

_Houlate._

_To_ GANE, GAYN, _v. n._

1. To be fit.

_Wallace._

2. To belong to.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _gagn-a_, Isl. _gegn-a_, prodesse.

_To_ ~Gane~, _v. a._

1. To fit, S.

2. To wear with one.

_Ritson._

3. To suffice, S.

_Minst. Bord._

~Gane~, ~Gayn~, _adj._

1. Fit, proper, useful. _Gaynest_, superl.

_Sir Tristrem._

2. Near; applied to a way, S. B.

_Ross._

Su. G. _gen_, utilis; _genwaeg_, via brevior.

~Ganenyng~, _s._ Necessary supply.

_Lyndsay._

GANE, _s._ The mouth or throat.

_Doug._

C. B. _gen_, the mouth.

GANER, _s._ Gander, S.

V. ~Ganaris~.

_To_ GANG, S. ~Geng~, S. B. _v. n._

1. To go.

_Abp. Hamiltoun._

2. To go out, S.

_Lyndsay._

3. To proceed in discourse.

_Wallace._

4. To walk, opposed to riding, S.

_Ross._

5. To pass from one state to another.

_Douglas._

6. To proceed in any course of life.

_Abp. Hamiltoun._

7. To have currency, S.

_Acts Ja. IV._

8. _To gang thegither_, to be married, S.

_Ross._

9. _To gang to gait_, to go abroad.

_Philotus._

10. _To gang to the gait_, to set out on a journey, S. B.

_Ross._

A. S. _gangan_, from _ga-n_, _gaa-n_, id.

~Gang~, _s._

1. A journey, S. B.

A. S. _gang_, iter.

2. A walk for cattle, S.

3. As much as one carries at once, S.

4. In composition, a passage. _Throwgang_, an alley.

~Ganging~, _s._ Going.

_Barbour._

~Ganging Gudes~, moveable goods, S.

~Gangin Graith~, the furniture of a mill which a tenant is bound to uphold, S.

~Gangar~, ~Genger~, _s._ A walker, S. B.

~Gangarel~, ~Gangrel~, _s._

1. A stroller, Ang.

_Dunbar._

2. A child beginning to walk, Ang.

_Ross._

3. Metaph. a novice.

_Ross._

~Gangarris~, _s. pl._ A cant term for feet.

_Dunbar._

~Gangdayis~, _s. pl._ Days of perambulation in Rogation week.

_Bellenden._

A. S. _gang-dagas_, Su. G. _gangdagar_.

GANYE, GAINYE, GENYIE, GAYNYHE, _s._

1. An arrow, a javelin.

_Douglas._

2. An iron gun, opposed to the bow.

_Wallace._

Ir. _gain_, arrow; or an abbrev. of Fr. _engin_.

GANIEN, _s._ Rhodomontade, Banffs.

Isl. _gan-a_, praeceps ruere.

GANYEILD, GENYELL, _s._ A recompence.

_Douglas._

A. S. _gen_, again, and _gild-an_, to pay.

GANK, _s._ Unexpected trouble, S. B.

_Ross._

GANSALD, GANSELL, _s._ A severe rebuke, S.

_Ruddiman._

Su. G. _gen_, against, and _sael-ia_, to pay.

GANSCH, _s._ A snatch; applied to a dog, S.

_To_ GANT, GAUNT, _v. n._

1. To yawn, S.

_Kelly._

A. S. _gan-ian_, Sw. _gan-a_, id.

~Gant, Gaunt~, _s._ A yawn, S.

_Douglas._

GANTREES, _s._ A stand for ale-barrels, S.

_Ramsay._

Teut. _gaen_, fermentescere.

GAPPOCKS, _s. pl._ Gobbets.

_Ritson._

Isl. _gap-a_, hiare.

GAPUS, _s._ A fool; also _gilly-gapus_, _gilly-gawpy_, and _gilly-gacus_, S.

Isl. _gape_, id.

_Journal Lond._

_To_ GAR, GER, _v. a._

1. To cause, S.

_Barbour._

2. To force, S.

_Wyntown._

Su. G. _goer-a_, anc. _giaer-a_, facere.

GARB, _s._

1. A young bird, Ang.

2. Metaph. a child, Ang.

Norw. _gorp_, a raven.

GARDEROB, _s._ Wardrobe.

Fr.

_Acts Ja. VI._

GARDEVYANCE, _s._ A cabinet.

_Dunbar._

Fr. _garde de viandes_, a cup-board.

GARDY, _s._ The arm, S. B.

_Douglas._

Gael. _gairdain_, id.

~Gardy-chair~, _s._ An elbow chair, Aberd.

_Journal Lond._

GARDIS, _s. pl._ Yards.

_Douglas._

A. S. _geard_, a rod.

GARE, _adj._

1. Keen.

_Douglas._

2. Rapacious.

_Ramsay._

A. S. _gearo_, expeditus.

GARE, _s._ The great auk.

_Sibbald._

Isl. _gyr_, id.

GARE, _s._ A stripe of cloth.

V. ~Gair~.

GARNISOUN, _s._

1. A garrison.

_Doug._

2. A body of armed men.

_Douglas._

GARRAY, _s._ Preparation.

_Peblis Play._

A. S. _geara_, apparatus.

GARRIT, GARRET, GERRET, _s._

1. A watch tower.

_Wallace._

Fr. _garite_, id.

2. The top of a hill.

_Ruddiman._

O. Goth. _wari_, a mountain.

~Garritour~, _s._ The watchman on the battlements of a castle.

_K. Hart._

GARRON, GERRON, _s._

1. A small horse, S.

Ir. id. a hackney.

_Stat. Acc._

2. An old stiff horse, Loth.

3. A tall stout fellow, Ang.

Ir. _garran_, a strong horse.

GARRON NAILS, Spike nails, S.

GARSON, _s._ An attendant.

_Sir Gawan._

Fr. _garçon_, a boy.

GARSTY, _s._ The resemblance of an old dike, Orkn.

Isl. _gardsto_, locus sepimenti.

GARSUMMER, _s._ Gossamer.

_Watson._

GART, GERT, _pret._ of ~Gar~, ~Ger~.

GARTANE, _s._ A garter, S.

_Chron. S. P._

Gael. _gairtein_, id.

GARTEN BERRIES, Bramble berries.

_Gl. Sibb._

GARTH, _s._

1. An inclosure.

_Wallace._

2. A garden.

_Dunbar._

A. S. _geard_, used in both senses.

GARVIE, _s._ The sprat, a fish, S. _Garvock_, Inverness.

_Sibbald._

_To_ GASH, _v. n._

1. To talk a great deal in a confident way, S.

2. To talk pertly, or insolently, S.

3. To talk freely and fluently, S. synon, _gab_.

_Burns._

Fr. _gauss-er_, to gibe. Roquefort gives O. Fr. _gas_, _gaz_, as merely a variation of _gab_, plaisanterie, moquerie.

~Gash~, _s._

1. Prattle, S. synon. _gab_.

2. Pert language, S.

~Gash~, _adj._

1. Shrewd in conversation, sagacious, S.

_Watson._

2. Lively and fluent in discourse, S.

_Ramsay._

3. Having the appearance of sagacity conjoined with that of self-importance, S.

_Burns._

4. Trim, respectably dressed, S.

_R. Galloway._

GASH, _s._ A projection of the under jaw, S.

_To_ ~Gash~, _v. n._

1. To project the under jaw, S.

2. To distort the mouth in contempt, S.

Fr. _gauche_, awry; _gauch-ir_, to writhe.

GAST, _s._ A gust of wind, S. B.

A. S. _gest_, id.

GASTROUS, _adj._ Monstrous, Dumfr.

Dan. _gaster_, Manes, ghosts. O. E. _gaster_, to affright.

GATE, _s._ A way.

V. ~Gait~.

GATE, _s._ Jet.

V. ~Get~.

_Douglas._

GATING, _s._ Perhaps, guessing.

_Burel._

Su. G. _gaet-a_, conjecturam facere.

GAUCY, GAWSY, _adj._

1. Plump, jolly, S.

_Journal Lond._

2. Applied to any thing large, S.

_Burns._

3. Metaph., stately, portly, S.

_Ferguson._

Su. G. _gaase_, a male. The ancient Gauls called strong men _Gaesi_.

4. Well prepared, S.

_A. Douglas._

GAUCKIT, _adj._ Stupid.

V. ~Gowkit~.

GAUD, GAWD, _s._

1. A trick.

_Douglas._

2. A bad custom or habit, S. B.

Fr. _gaud-ir_, to be frolicksome, Su. G. _gaed-as_, laetari; from Isl. _gaa_, gaudium.

GAVEL, GAWIL, _s._ The gable of a house, S.

_Wyntown._

Su. G. _gafwel_, Belg. _gevel_, id.

GAVELOCK, _s._ An iron lever, S.

A. S. _gafelucas_, hastilia, _gafl_, furca.

GAUGES, _s. pl._ Wages.

_Acts Sedt._

O. Fr. _guaige_.

GAUKIE, GAWKY, _s._ A foolish person.

V. ~Gowk~.

Sw. _gack_, id.

_Ramsay._

~Gaukit~, ~Gawkit~, _adj._ Foolish, giddy, S.

_Morison._

GAUL, _s._ Dutch myrtle, S.

V. ~Scotchgale~.

GAULE, _s._ A loud laugh.

V. ~Gawf~.

GAUT, _s._ A hog, S.

_Sir J. Sinclair._

Isl. _galt_, sus exsectus.

_To_ GAW, _v. a._

1. To gall, S.

_Ferguson._

2. Metaph., to fret, S.

_Ramsay._

_To_ ~Gaw~, _v. n._ To become pettish, Loth.

_Ramsay._

~Gaw~, _s._ The mark left by a stroke or pressure, S.

_Polwart._

GAW, _s._ A gall-nut.

_Ramsay._

GAW, _s._

1. A furrow or drain, S.

_Statist. Acc._

2. A hollow with water springing in it, Ang.

GAWD, _s._ A goad, S.

_Ross._

GAWDNIE, GOWDNIE, _s._ The yellow gurnard, S. q. _gold_-fish.

_Sibbald._

_To_ GAWF, GAFF, _v. n._ To laugh violently, S.

_Ramsay._

Su. G. _gaffla_, id. Germ. _gaffen_, to gape.

~Gaulf~, ~Gawf~, ~Gaffaw~, A horse-laugh, S.

_Knox._

_To_ GAWP UP, _v. a._ To swallow voraciously, S.

_Ramsay._

Sw. _gulpa_, buccis vorare deductis.

~Gawp~, _s._ A large mouthful, S.

GAWRIE, _s._ The red gurnard, S.

_Sibbald._

GAWSIE, _adj._ Jolly.

V. ~Gaucy~.

GEAN, GEEN, _s._ A wild cherry, S.

Fr. _guigne_, _guine_, id.

_Statist. Acc._

~Geantree~, _s._ A wild cherry-tree, S.

_Statist. Acc._

GEAR, GEARED.

V. ~Gere~.

GEARKING, _part. adj._ Vain.

_Lyndsay._

A. S. _gearc-ian_, apparare.

GEAT, _s._ A child.

V. ~Get~.

GEBBIE, GABBIE, _s._ The crop of a fowl, S.

_Ferguson._

Gael. _ciaban_, the gizzard.

_To_ GECK, GEKK, _v. a._

1. To sport, Ang.

2. To deride, S.

_Philotus._

3. To befool.

_Leg. St Androis._

4. To jilt, S.

5. To toss the head disdainfully, S.

_Ramsay._

Teut. _gheck-en_, deridere, Su. G. _geck-as_, ludificari, Sw. _gaeck-a_, to jilt.

~Geck~, ~Gekk~, _s._

1. A sign of derision.

_Dunbar._

2. A jibe.

_Montgomerie._

Teut. _geck_, jocus.

3. Cheat, S.

_Poems 16th Cent._

GED, (_g_ hard) _s._ The pike, a fish, S.

Su. G. Isl. _gaedda_, id.

_Barbour._

~Ged-staff~, _s._

1. A staff for stirring pikes from under the banks.

_Douglas._

2. A pointed staff, from Su. G. _gadd_, aculeus.

_Gl. Sibb._

GEE, (_g_ hard) _s._ _To tak the gee_, to become pettish and unmanageable, S.

Isl. _geig_, offensa.

_Ross._

GEY, GAY, (_g_ hard) _adj._ Tolerable.

_S. P. Repr._

_A gey wheen_, a considerable number.

~Gey~, ~Gay~, _adv._ Indifferently. _Gey and weil_, pretty well, S.

_Ramsay._

~Geily~, ~Gayly~, ~Geylies~, _adv._ Pretty well, S.

_Kelly._

Teut. _gheef_, sanus; Su. G. _gef_, usualis.

GEYELER, _s._ Jailor.

_Wallace._

_To_ GEIF, GEYFF, _v. a._ To give.

_Douglas._

_To_ GEIG, (_g_ soft) _v. n._ To make a creaking noise, S.

_Douglas._

Germ. _geig-en_, fricare.

GEIG, _s._ A net used for catching the razor-fish.

_Evergreen._

GEIL, GEILL, _s._ Jelly, S.

Fr. _gel_.

_Lyndsay._

GEILL POKKIS, bags through which calfshead _jelly_ is strained.

_Maitland P._

GEING, (_g_ hard) _s._ Intoxicating liquor of any kind, Ang.

Isl. _gengd_, cerevisiae motus.

GEING, (_g_ hard) _s._ Dung, Bord.

A. S. _geng_, latrina.

GEIR, _s._ Accoutrements, &c.

V. ~Ger~.

_To_ GEYZE, GEISIN, GIZZEN, (_g_ hard) _v. n._ To become leaky for want of moisture, S.

_Ferguson._

Su. G. _gistn-a_, _gisn-a_, id.

GEIST, _s._

1. An exploit; Lat. _gesta_.

_Douglas._

2. The history of any memorable action.

_Douglas._

GEIST, GEST, _s._

1. A joist, S.

_Doug._

2. A beam.

_Barbour._

GELORE, GALORE, GILORE, _s._ Plenty, S.

Gael. _go leoir_, enough.

_Ross._

_To_ GELL, (_g_ hard) _v. n._ To thrill with pain, S.

_Sir Egeir._

Germ. _gell-en_, to tingle.

_To_ GELL, (_g_ hard) _v. n._ To crack in consequence of heat, S.

Isl. _geil_, fissura.

~Gell~, _s._ A crack or rent in wood, S.

GELL, (_g_ hard) _s._ A leech, S. B. _gellie_, Perths.

Su. G. _igel_, id. C. B. _gel_, a horseleech.

GELT, _s._ Money.

V. ~Gilt~.

GEN, _prep._ Against.

A. S. _gean_, id.

GEND, (_g_ hard) _adj._ Playful.

_S. P. Repr._

Isl. _gant-a_, ludificare.

GENYIE, _s._ Engine of war.

_Minst. Bord._

GENYEILD, GENYELL, _s._

V. ~Ganyeild~.

GENIS, _s._ Apparently, the rack.

_Act Sed._

Fr. _gêne_, id. from Lat. _gehenna_.

GENYUS CHALMER, bridal chamber.

_Douglas._

GENTY, (_g_ soft) _adj._ Neat, limber, elegantly formed, S.

_Ramsay._

Teut. _jent_, bellus, elegans.

GENTIL, _adj._ Belonging to a nation.

_Douglas._

GENTILLY, _adv._ Completely, Ang.

_Barbour._

GENTRICE, GENTREIS, _s._

1. Honourable birth.

_Dunbar._

2. Genteel manners.

_Wallace._

3. Gentleness, softness.

_Henrysone._

GEO, (_g_ hard) _s._ A deep hollow, Caithn.

Isl. _gia_, hiatus oblongus.

2. A creek or chasm in the shore is called _geow_, Orkn.

GER, GERE, GEIR, GEAR, (_g_ hard) _s._

1. Warlike accoutrements.

_Barbour._

Isl. _geir_, lancea; Dan. _dyn geira_, strepitus armorum.

2. Goods. _Goods and gear_, a law phrase, S.

_Ruddiman._

3. Booty.

_Minst. Bord._

4. All kind of tools for business, S.

_Ruddiman._

5. Money, S.

_Watson._

~Gerit, Geared~, _part. adj._ Provided with armour.

_Wallace._

GERLETROCH. _s._

V. ~Gallytrough~.

GERRON, GAIRUN, _s._ A sea-trout, Ang.

_Minst. Bord._

GERS, GYRS, _s._ Grass, S.

_Wyntown._

A. S. _gaers_, Belg. _gars, gers_, id.

~Gersy~, _adj._ Grassy, S.

_Douglas._

~Gerss-house~, _s._ A house possessed by a tenant who has no land attached to it, Ang.

~Gersslouper~, _s._ A grasshoper, S. B.

~Gerss-man~, ~Grass-man~, _s._ A tenant who has no land.

_Spalding._

Su. G. _graessaeti_, id.

~Gerss-tack~, _s._ The lease which a _gerss-man_ has, Ang.

GERSOME, GRESSOUME, _s._ A sum paid to a landlord by a tenant, at the entry of a lease, or by a new heir to a lease or feu, S.

_Dunbar._

A. S. _gaersuma_, _gersume_, a compensation.

_To_ GES, _v. n._ To guess.

_Wyntown._

GESNING, GESTNING, _s_ (_g_ hard) Hospitable reception.

_Douglas._

Isl. _gistning_, id. from _gest-r_, a guest.

GESSERANT, Sparkling.

_K. Quair._

Teut. _ghester_, a spark.

GEST, _s._ Ghost.

V. ~Gaist~.

_Houlate._

GET, GETT, GEAT, GEIT, _s._

1. A child.

_Wyntown._

2. A contemptuous designation for a child, S.

_Knox._

3. Progeny.

_Wyntown._

4. Applied to the young of brutes.

Goth. _get-a_, gignere.

_Douglas._

GEWE, _conj._ If.

V. ~Gif~.

_To_ GY, GYE, _v. a._ To guide.

_K. Quair._

O. Fr. _guier_, id.

~Gy~, _s._ A guide.

Hisp. _guia_.

_Wallace._

GY, _s._ A proper name; Guy, Earl of Warwick.

_Bannatyne Poems._

GIB, GIBBIE, (_g_ hard), _s._ A gelded cat, S.

Fr. _gibb-ier_, to hunt.

_Henrysone._

GIBBLE, (_g_ hard), _s._ A tool of any kind, S.; whence _giblet_, any small iron tool, Ang.

Teut. _gaffel_, furca.

_Morison._

GIBBLE-GABBLE, _s._ Noisy confused talk, S.

Isl. _gafla_, blaterare.

_Gl. Shirr._

GIDE, GYDE, _s._ Attire.

_Wallace._

A. S. _giwaede_, id.

_To_ GIE, _v. a._ To give, S.

V. ~Gif~.

GIELAINGER, _s._ A cheat.

V. ~Gileynour~.

GIEST, A contr. of _give us it_, S.

_Henrysone._

_To_ GIF, ~Gyf~, ~Giff~, _v. a._ To give; _gie_, S.

_Barbour._

GIF, GYVE, GEUE, GEWE, _conj._ If.

_Douglas._

Moes. G. _gau_, id. Su. G. _jef_, dubium.

GIFFIS, GYFFIS, _imper. v._ ~Gif~.

_Douglas._

GIFF-GAFF, _s._ Mutual giving, S.

_Kelly._

A. S. _gif_ and _gaf_, q. I gave, he gave.

GYIS, GYSS, _s._

1. A mask.

_Dunbar._

2. A dance after some particular mode.

O. Fr. _gise_.

_Henrysone._

GYKAT. L. ~Gillot~.

_Maitland P._

GIL, (_g_ hard), _s._ A cavern.

_Douglas._

Isl. _gil_, hiatus montium.

GILD, _s._ Clamour, noise.

_A. Hume._

Isl. _gelld_, clamor; _giel_, vocifero.

~Gild~, _adj._ Loud, S. B.

GILD, _adj._

1. Strong, well-grown.

_Skene._

Su. G. _gild_, validus, robustus.

2. Great. A gild rogue, a great wag.

_Ruddiman._

GILD, GILDE, _s._ A fraternity instituted for some particular purpose, S.

_Stat. Gild._

A. S. _gild_, fraternitas, sodalitium.

~Gild-brother~, _s._ A member of the _gild_, S.

GILDEE, _s._ The whiting pout.

_Statist. Acc._

GYLE-FAT, _s._ The vat used for fermenting wort, S. _Gyle_, Orkn.

_Burrow Lawes._

Teut. _ghijl_, cremor cerevisiae.

GILEYNOUR, GILAINGER, _s._

1. A deceiver.

_Kelly._

2. "An ill debtor."

_Gl. Ramsay._

Su. G. _gil-ia_, to deceive, _gyllningar_, fraudes.

GILLIE, _s._

1. A boy.

_S. P. Repr._

Ir. _gilla_, _giolla_, a boy; a servant, a page.

2. A youth who acts as a servant, page, or constant attendant, S.

_Rob Roy._

GILLIEGAPUS, GILLIEGACUS.

V. ~Gapus~.

GILLIEWETFOOT, GILLIEWHIT, (_g_ hard) _s._

1. A worthless fellow, who gets into debt and runs off, Loth.

2. A running footman; also, a bum-bailiff.

_Colvil._

From _gillie_, a page, and _wet foot_.

GILL-WHEEP, GELL-WHEEP, _s._

1. A cheat, S. B.

_Shirrefs._

2. _To get the gill-wheep_, to be jilted, S. B.

Isl. _gil-ia_, amoribus circumvenire, and _hwipp_, celer cursus.

GYLMIR.

V. ~Gimmer~.

GILPY, GILPEY, _s._ A roguish boy, a frolicsome boy or girl, S.

_Ramsay._

A. S. _gilp_, ostentation, arrogance.

GILSE, _s._ A young salmon.

V. ~Grilse~.

GILT, _pret. v._ Been guilty.

_K. Quair._

A. S. _gylt-an_, reum facere.

GILT, _s._ Money. S. _gelt_.

_Watson._

Germ. _gelt_, id. from _gelt-en_, to pay.

GILTY, _adj._ Gilded.

_Douglas._

GYM, _adj._ Neat, spruce, S.

_Doug._

GIMMER, GYLMYR, (_g_ hard) _s._

1. A ewe that is two years old, S.

_Compl. S._

Su. G. _gimmer_, ovicula, quae semel peperit.

2. A contemptuous term for a woman, S.

_Ferguson._

GYMMER, _compar._ of ~Gym~.

_Evergreen_.

_To_ GYMP, (_g_ soft) _v. n._ To gibe, to taunt.

_Ruddiman._

Isl. _skimp-a_, Su. G. _skymf-a_, to taunt.

~Gymp~, ~Jymp~, _s._

1. A witty jest, a taunt, S. B.

_Douglas._

2. A quirk, a subtilty.

_Henrysone._

Belg. _schimp_, a jest, a cavil.

GYMP, GIMP, JIMP, _adj._

1. Slim, delicate, S.

_Douglas._

2. Short, scanty, S.

Su. G. _skamt_, short, _skaemt-a_, to shorten.

~Gimply~, ~Jimply~, adv. Scarcely, S.

GIN, _conj._ If, S.

_Sel. Ball._

GYN, GENE, _s._

1. Engine for war.

_Barbour._

_Gynnys for crakys_, great guns.

_Barbour._

2. The bolt or lock of a door, S.

_Ruddiman._

GYN, _s._ A chasm.

_Douglas._

A. S. _gin_, hiatus.

_To_ GYN, _v. n._ To begin.

_K. Quair._

~Gynnyng~, _s._ Beginning.

_Wyntown._

GINGE-BRED, _s._ Gingerbread, S.

_Pitscottie._

GINKER, _s._ A dancer.

_Watson._

Germ. _schwinck-en_, celeriter movere.

GYNKIE, (_g_ hard) _s._ A term of reproach applied to a woman; a giglet, Renfr. Ang.

Isl. _ginn-a_, decipere.

GYNOUR, _s._ Engineer.

_Barbour._

GIPE, _s._ One who is greedy or avaritious.

Isl. _gypa_, vorax.

_Watson._

GIPSY, _s._ A woman's cap, S.

~Gipsey herring~, The pilchard, S.

_Ess. Highl. Soc._

GIRD, GYRD, _s._

1. A hoop, S.; also _girr_.

_Minst. Bord._

A. S. _gyrd_, Isl. _girde_, vimen.

~Girder~, _s._ A cooper, Loth.

2. A stroke, S.

_Barbour._

~To let gird~,

1. To strike.

_Chr. Kirk._

2. To let fly.

_Douglas._

_To_ ~Gird~, _v. a._

1. To strike, with the pron. _throw_.

_Douglas._

_To_ ~Gird~, _v. n._ To move with expedition and force.

_Barbour._

_To_ GIRD, _v. n._ To drink hard, S. B.

_Forbes._

GIRD, _s._ A trick.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _goer-a_, incantare; _utgiord_, magical art.

GIRDLE, _s._ A circular plate of malleable or cast iron, for toasting cakes over the fire, S.

_Colvil._

Su. G. _grissel_, the shovel used for the oven; from _graedd-a_, to bake.

GYRE-CARLING, (_g_ hard) _s._

1. Hecate, or the mother-witch of the peasants, S.

_Lyndsay._

_Gy-carlin_, Fife.; _Gay-carlin_, Bord.

Isl. _Geira_, the name of one of the Fates, and _karlinna_, an old woman.

2. A hobgoblin.

_Bannat. Journal._

3. A scarecrow, S. B.

_Journal Lond._

GYRE FALCON, _s._ A large hawk.

_Houlate._

Germ. _geir_, a vulture, and _falke_, a falcon.

GYRIE, (_g_ soft) _s._ A stratagem, Selkirks.

V. ~Ingyre~.

_To_ GIRG, JIRK, _v. n._ To make a creaking noise, S.

V. ~Chirk~.

_Douglas._

GIRKE, _s._ A stroke, E. _jerk_.

_Z. Boyd._

Isl. _jarke_, pes feriens.

_To_ GIRN, _v. n._

1. To grin, S.

_Douglas._

2. To snarl, S.

_Ramsay._

3. To gape; applied to dress, S.

~Girn~, _s._ A grin, S.

~Gyrning~, s. Grinning.

_Barbour._

GIRN, GYRNE, _s._

1. A grin, S.

_Bellenden_

2. A snare of any kind.

_Ramsay._

A. S. _girn_, Isl. _girne_, id.

GIRN, _s._ A tent put into a wound, a seton, Bord.

Isl. _girne_, chorda.

GIRNALL, GIRNELL, GRAINEL, _s._

1. A granary, S.

_Knox._

_Girnal-ryver_, the robber of a granary.

_Evergreen._

2. A large chest for holding meal, S.

Fr. _grenier_, id.

To ~Girnal~, _v. a._ To store up in granaries, S.

_Acts Ja. II._

GIRNIGO, GIRNIGAE, _s._ A contemptuous term for a peevish person, S.

_Gl. Complaynt._

GIRNOT, _s._ The gray Gurnard; vulgarly _garnet_, Loth.

_Statist. Acc._

GYRS, _s._ Grass.

V. ~Gers~.

GIRSILL, _s._ A salmon not fully grown.

_Acts Ja. III._

GIRSLE, _s._ Gristle, S.

~Girslie~, _adj._ Gristly, S.

_J. Nicol._

GIRT, _pret. v._ Made, for _gert_.

_Houlate._

GIRTEN, _s._ A garter.

_Burel._

GIRTH, GYRTH, GIRTHOL, _s._

1. Protection.

_Wallace._

2. A sanctuary.

_Barbour._

3. The privilege granted to criminals during certain holidays.

_Baron Court._

4. Metaph. in the sense of privilege.

_Wyntown._

_To_ GYS, _v. a._ To disguise.

V. ~Gyis~.

GYSAR, GYSARD, _s._

1. A harlequin; a term applied to those who disguise themselves about the time of the new year, S. _gysart_.

_Maitland Poems._

2. One whose looks are disfigured by age, or otherwise, S.

_Journal Lond._

_To_ GYSEN.

V. ~Geize~.

GISSARME, GISSARNE, GITHERN, _s._ A hand-ax, a bill.

_Doug._

O. Fr. _gisarme_, hallebard; from Lat. _gesa_, hasta, Roquefort.

GITE, _s._ A gown. Chauc. id.

_Henrysone._

GYTE. _To gang gite_, to act extravagantly, S. _hite_, S. B.

_Ramsay._

Isl. _gaet-ast_, laetari.

GITHERN.

V. ~Gissarme~.

_Douglas._

GYTHORN, _s._ A guitar.

_Houlate._

Fr. _giterne_, from Lat. _cithara_.

GITIE, _adj._ Shining as agate.

_Watson._

GIZZEN, _s._ Childbed.

V. ~Jizzen-bed~.

_To_ GIZZEN, _v. n._ To be dried.

V. ~Geyze~.

_To_ GLABBER, GLEBBER, _v. n._ To speak indistinctly, S.

Gael. _glafaire_, a babbler.

GLACK, _s._

1. A defile between mountains, Perths. Ang.

_Minstrelsy Bord._

2. A ravine in a mountain.

_Pop. Ball._

3. An opening in a wood where the wind comes with force, Perths.

4. The part of a tree where a bough branches out.

_Gl. Pop. Ball._

5. That part of the hand between the thumb and fingers. Ibid.

Gael. _glac_, a narrow glen, _glaic_, a defile.

GLACK, _s._

1. A handful or small portion, Ang.

_Ross._

2. As much grain as a reaper holds in his hand, Ang.

3. A snatch, a slight repast, Ang.

Gael. _glaic_, a handful.

_To_ GLACK _one's mitten_, to put money into one's hand, S. B.

_Journal Lond._

Gael. _glac-am_, to receive.

GLAD, GLAID, GLADE, GLID, _adj._

1. Smooth, easy in motion, S.

_Ruddiman._

2. Slippery; _glid ice_, S. B.

3. Applied to one who is not to be trusted, S. B.

A. S. _glid_, Belg. _glad_, Su. G. _glatt_, lubricus.

GLADDERIT, _part. pa._ Besmeared.

Teut. _kladder-en_, to bedaub.

_Dunbar._

GLAIK, _pl._ ~Glaiks~, _s._

1. The reflection of the rays of light, from a lucid body in motion.

_Kennedy._

_To cast the glaiks on_ one, to make the reflection fall on one, S.

2. Any thing that produces reflection.

_Adamson._

3. A deception; what suddenly eludes one's grasp or sight, S.

_Lyndsay._

_To play the glaiks with_ one, to gull, to cheat.

_Lyndsay._

_To get the glaik_, to be gulled or cheated, S. B.

_Leg. St Androis._

_To hunt the glaiks_, to pursue with perpetual disappointment.

_Colvil._

4. The act of jilting. _To gie the glaiks_, to jilt one, S.

_Herd._

5. A giddy and frivolous person.

_Chr. Kirk._