Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 214 pages of information about Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV..

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 214 pages of information about Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV..

GAED, GAID, pret. went.

To GAFFAW, v. n. laugh loud.

GAISLINE, s. a gosling, a young-goose.

GAIST, s. a ghost.

GAIT, GATE, s. a way; a street.

GAIT, s. a goat.

GANE, part. pa. gone.

To GANG, pret. to go; to walk, in opposition to riding.

GANGIN, v. a. going.

To GANT, GAUNT, v. n. to yawn.

GAPUS, s. a fool; a silly fellow.

To GAR, v. a. to make; to cause; to force.

GARRIN, v. a. making.

GARRON, GERRON, s. a small horse.

GART, GERT, pret. of made.

GART, pret. of Gar.

GARTEN, s. a garter.

To GASH, v. n. to talk much and confidently; pert, insolent talking.

GASH-GABBIT, s. with a projecting under-jaw.

GATE, s. road.

GAUCY, GAWSY, s. plump; jolly.

GAUCKIT, adj. stupid.

GAVEL, GAWL, s. the gable of a house.

To GAW, v. n. to gall.

GAWD, s. a goad.

GAWKIE, GAWKY, s. a foolish gaping person.

GAWKIT, adj. foolish; giddy.

GAWN, pret. of going.

GEAN, GEEN, s. a wild cherry.

GEAR, GERE, GEIR, s. goods.

GEAT, GETT, s. a child.

GEBBIE, s. the crop of a fowl.

GEE, pettish. To tak the gee, to become unmanageable.

GEY, GAY, adj. tolerable; pretty much. A gey wheen, a considerable number.

GEILY, GEYLIES, adj. pretty well.

GENTY, adj. neat; genteel-looking; neatly formed.

GEORDIE, s. George.

GERS, GYRS, s. grass.

GEYEN, GEISIN, GIZZEN, v. a. to become leaky for want of moisture.

GIBBLE-GABBLE, s. noisy confused talk among a party.

GIBE, v. n. to tease; to taunt.

GIE, v. a. to give.

GIEN, pret. of given.

GIF, GYVE, conj. if.

GIFF-GAFF, s. mutual giving.

GILLIE, s. a page or attendant.

GILLIEPAGUS, s. a fool; a silly fellow.

GILPY, s. a roguish boy or frolicsome girl.

GILSE, s. a young salmon.

GIMMER, s. a ewe two years old.

GIMP, GYMP, JIMP, adj. slim; delicate; scanty.

GIMPLY, JIMPLY, adv. scarcely.

GIN, conj. if.

GIR, GIRD, GYRD, s. a hoop.

GIRDLE, s. a circular plate of malleable iron with a handle, for toasting oaten bread, etc., over a fire.

To GIRN, s. to grin.

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