Part 24
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._