FUTIE, adj. Mean, S.
V. Fouty.


G

To GA, GAE, v. n.
 1. To go, S.

A. S. ga-n, Isl. ga, id.

Wallace.

 2. To gae throw, to bungle, S.
 3. To gae throw, to waste, S.
 4. To gae one's gait, to depart, S.
 5. To gae with, to go to wreck, S.

GAAR, GARR, s.
 1. Vegetable substance in the bed of a river, S. B.
 2. Rheum from the eyes, when hardened, S. B.

A. S. gor, coenum.

GAB, s.
 1. The mouth, S.

Ir. gob.

Ramsay.
 2. The taste, S.
Ramsay.

To GAB, v. n.
 1. To mock.
Barbour.

Isl. gabb-a, A. S. gabb-en, deridere.

 2. To prate, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.

Gab, s.
 1. Prating, S.
 2. Entertaining conversation, S.
Burns.

Gabbed, adj. Loquacious, S. B.
Auld-gabbit, sagacious, S.
Ramsay.

Gabby, adj.
 1. Having fluency of speech, S.
Hamilton.
 2. Loquacious, S.
Journal Lond.

Gabbing, s.
 1. Mockery.
Barbour.
 2. Jeering, raillery.
Douglas.

A. S. gabbung, derisio.

To GABBER, v. n. To jabber, S.

Belg. gabber-en, id.

GABBIT, s. A fragment, S. B.

O. E. gobet.  Fr. gob, a morsel.

GABER, s. A lean horse, Stirlings.

GABERLUNYIE, s. A wallet that hangs on the loins.
Ritson.

Gaberlunyie-man, s. The man who carries the wallet.
Callander.

GABERT, s. A lighter, S.

Fr. gabare.

Statist. Acc.

GABERTS, s. pl.
 1. A kind of gallows for supporting the wheel of a draw-well, Ang.
 2. Three poles of wood, forming an angle at the top, for weighing hay, Ang.

GAD, GADE, s.
 1. A rod, S.
Skene.
 2. A spear.
Dalyell.
 3. A fishing-rod, S. A.
 4. A goad.
Z. Boyd.

A. S. gaad, gad, stimulus.

Gadwand, s. A goad for driving cattle, S.
Douglas.

To GADGE, v. n. To talk idly with stupid gravity.
Ramsay.

To GADYR, v. a. To gather.
Wyntown.

A. S. gaeder-an, id.

Gaddryng, s. Assembly.
Wyntown.

GAE, s. The jay, a bird.
Burel.

GAF, GAFF, pret. Gave.
Barbour.

GAFF, s. A sort of net.
Ess. Highl. Soc.

To GAFFAW, v. n. To laugh aloud, S.
V. Gawf.
Ramsay.

Gaffaw, s. A loud laugh, S.
V. Gawf.

To GAGOIUN, v. a. To ridicule.

Fr. gogay-er, to mock.

Godly Ball.

GAY, adv. Moderately.
V. Gey.

GAID, pret. Went, S.
R. Bruce.

GAYN-CUM, s. Return.
Wyntown.

GAYNIS, s. Perh. gaiety.
Maitland P.

GAIR, GARE, s.
 1. A triangular piece of cloth inserted at the bottom of a shift or robe, S. Also Gore.
Henrysone.

Isl. geir, segmentum panni figura triquetra.

 2. A slip of tender fertile grass in a barren situation, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.

Gaired, Gairy, adj. Having streaks of different colours, S. A gairy cow, a cow thus streaked.

Gairie-bee, s. Apis terrestris, S.

GAIRDONE, s. Perh. for guerdon, reward.
Henrysone.

GAIRFISH, s. The Porpoise, Ang.
Statist. Acc.

GAIS, imperat. of Ga, to go.
Wyntown.

GAISHON, s.
 1. A skeleton, Stirl. Dumfr.
Hogg.
 2. An obstacle or impediment, Fife.

Hence,

ill-gaishon'd, mischievously disposed, ibid.

GAISLIN, s. A young goose, S.

Su. G. gaasling. id.

Ferguson.

GAIST, GAST, s.
 1. The soul.
Wyntown.
 2. A ghost, S.
Douglas.

A. S. gaste, Belg. gheest.

 3. A piece of dead coal, S.

GAIT, GATE, s.
 1. A way, S.
Wallace.

Su. G.  Isl. gata, semita, via.

 2. An indefinite space.
Wallace.
 3. A street, S.

Su. G. gata, id.

Burel.
 4. A warlike expedition.
Gawan and Gol.
 5. As an adv. Sa gat, so; How gats, in what manner; Thus gatis, after this manner; Mony gatis, in various ways.
 6. To tak the gait, to depart, to run away; also, to begin to walk out, S.
 7. To had the gate, to prosper.
Gl. Ramsay.

Gatewards, adv. Towards, S. B.

GAIT, s. A goat, S.
Ramsay.

Su. G. get, A. S. gat, id.

GAIT GLYDIS.
V. Glyde.
Maitland P.

To GAIT, v. a. To set up sheaves on end, S. B.

Isl. gat, foramen, gat-a, perforare.

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.