English Poets of the Eighteenth Century eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 437 pages of information about English Poets of the Eighteenth Century.

English Poets of the Eighteenth Century eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 437 pages of information about English Poets of the Eighteenth Century.

Gab, mouth. 
Gabbing, talking. 
Gae, go. 
Gaed, gaid, went. 
Gallard, frightened. 
Gane, gone. 
Gang, go. 
Gar, make. 
Gart, made. 
Gash, shrewd, self-complacent. 
Gat, got. 
Gate, way. 
Gaun, gawn, going. 
Gawsie, buxom, jolly. 
Gear, things, goods. 
Geck, mock. 
Ghaist, ghost. 
Ghastness, ghastliness. 
Gibbet-airn, gibbet-iron. 
Gie, gi’e, give. 
Gie’s, give us, give me. 
Giftie, gift. 
Gill, glass of whisky. 
Gin, if, by. 
Glaikil, foolish. 
Glint, flash. 
Glommed, gloomy. 
Gloure, glory. 
Gowan, wild daisy.’ 
Gowd, gold. 
Gowk, fool. 
Grane, groan. 
Grat, wept. 
Gre, grow. 
Gree, prize. 
’Gree, agree. 
Greet, weep. 
Grein, long for. 
Grozet, gooseberry. 
Gude, guid, good. 
Gudeman, Guidman, husband. 
Guidwife, married woman, mistress of the house. 
Guidwillie, full of good will. 
Gusty, savory. 
Guylteynge, gilding.

Ha’, hall. 
Hae, have. 
Haffets, temples, sidelocks. 
Hafftins, half. 
Hafftins-wise, about half. 
Hairst, harvest-time. 
Hald, holding, possession. 
Halesome, wholesome. 
Hallan, partition. 
Hallie, holy. 
Halline, gladness. 
Haly, holy. 
Hamely, homely. 
Hap-step-an’-loup, hop, step and jump. 
Harn, coarse linen,

Hartsome, hearty,
Hash, stupid, fellow, dolt. 
Haud, hold, keep. 
Hawkie, cow. 
Hawslock, throat-lock, choicest wool. 
Heapet, heaped. 
Heie, they. 
Het, hot. 
Hie, high, highly. 
Hight, was called. 
Hiltring, hiding. 
Hing, hang. 
Hinny, honey, sweet. 
Hirple, hop. 
Histie, bare, dry. 
Hizzie, girl, jade. 
Hoddin, jogging. 
Hoddin grey, undyed woolen. 
Holme, evergreen oak. 
Hornie, the Devil. 
Hotch, jerk. 
Houghmagandie, fornication, disgrace. 
Houlet, owl. 
Hound, incite to pursuit. 
Hum, humbug. 
Hurdies, buttocks.

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