Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24
General
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24
Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction
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.
GIRN, _s._ a snare for catching birds.
GIRNALL, GIRNELL, _s._ a large chest for holding meal.
GITE, _s._ crazy.
GLAIKIT, _adj._ light; giddy.
GLAMER, GLAMOUR, _s._ gipsies were formerly supposed
capable of casting a charm over the eyes of persons, and thus
making them see objects differently from what they really were.
_Cast the glamer o'er her_, caused deception of sight.
GLAR, GLAUR, _s._ mud; mire.
_To_ GLAUM, _v. a._ to grasp anything greedily.
GLAYMORE, _s._ a two-handed sword.
GLED, _s._ the kite, a bird of the hawk kind.
GLEEK, _v. a._ to gibe.
GLEG, _adj._ quick of perception.
_To_ GLEG, GLYE, GLEE, _v. n._ to squint.
GLEN, _s._ a hollow betwixt two hills.
_To_ GLENT, GLINT, _part. pa._ to glance.
GLEYD, _adj._ squint-eyed.
GLIB-GABBIT, _adj._ glib-tongued.
GLIFF, _s._ a sudden fright or alarm.
GLIMMER, _v. n._ to wink; to blink; to twinkle.
GLISK, _s._ a transient view.
GLOAMIN, _s._ twilight.
GLOCK, _s._ a gulp.
_To_ GLOUM, GLOOM, _v. n._ to frown.
_To_ GLOUR, GLOWR, _v. n._ to stare.
GLOUR, _s._ a broad stare.
GLU, _s._ a glove.
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