Glossary

The following is taken from Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland:

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• To GA, GAE, v. n. to go.
• GAB, s. the mouth.
• GABBY, adj. fluency or speech.
• To GAB, v. n. to prate; to mock.
• GABERLUNGIE, GABERLUNZIE, s. a wallet that hangs by the loins, such as is often used by beggars.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• To GLUDDER, v. n. to work in a dirty manner.
• To GLUNSH, v. n. to pout.
• GOLACH, s. a beetle of any kind.
• GOLDSPINK, GOUDSPINK, s. the goldfinch.
• GOLK, GOWK, s. the cuckoo; a stupid fellow.
• GOMRELL, s. a stupid fellow; a numskull.
• GOOL, GULE, adj. yellow.
• GORB, GORBET, GORBIE, s. a young bird.
• GORMAND, s. a glutton.
• GOUF, s. a stroke; a blow.
• GOUD, GOULD, s. gold.
• GOUPIN, GOWPIN, s. the hollow of the hand.
• GOWAN, s. the wild mountain daisy. Ewe-gowan, the common wild daisy.
• GOWANY, adj. abounding with daisies.
• GOWK, s. the cuckoo.
• GOWK'S-ERRAND, s. a fool's errand.
• GOWL, s. a hollow between two hills.
• To GOWL, v. n. to howl; to yell.
• GOWP, s. a mouthful.
• To GOWP, v. a. to gulp.
• GRAIP, s. a dung-fork.
• To GREEN, GREIN, v. n. to long for anything.
• To GREIT, GREET, v. n. to weep.
• GREETING, s. weeping.
• GRIEVE, s. an overseer.
• GRILSE, s. a salmon not full grown.
• GRIPPY, adj. disposed to defraud; to be quick at taking advantage.
• GRIST, s. fee paid to a mill for grinding any kind of grain.
• GROATS, s. oats with the husks taken off.
• GROSET, GROSART, s. a gooseberry.
• To GROUE, GROWE, v. n. to shiver.
• GROUSAM, GRUESOME, adj. frightful, uncomely.
• GRUMPHIE, s. a vulgar name for a sow. People are said to be Grumphie when in a bad humour.
• GRUTTEN, part. pa. of cried.
• GRYCE, s. a pig.
• GUD, GUDE, GUEED, adj. good. Frequently used for the name of God, as Gude forgie me, God forgive me.
• GUD-BRODER, GUD-BROTHER, s. brother-in-law.
• GUD-DOCHTER, s. daughter-in-law.
• GUD-SISTER, s. sister-in-law.
• GUD-SYR, GUDSHER, s. a grandfather.
• GUD-WIFE, s. 1. a wife; 2. a landlady.
• GUDGIE, adj. short and stout.
• GUFF, s. a vapour; a smell.
• GUIDMAN, GUDEMAN, s. a proprietor of land; a farmer; a husband.
• To GULLER, v. n. to guggle.
• GULLY, s. a large knife.
• GUMPTION, s. understanding.
• GUSEHORN, GUISSERN, s. the gizzard.
• GUSTY, adj. savoury.
• GUTSY, adj. gluttonous.
• To GUTTER, v. n. to do anything in a dirty manner.
• GUTTERS, s. pl. mire; mud; dirt.
• GUTTY, adj. gross; thick--applied both to persons and things.
• GYISARD, GYSART, s. children who go from door to door singing during the Christmas time. Masks are frequently used on such occasions.
• GYM, adj. neat and spruce.
• To GYS, v. a. to disguise.
• GYTE, adj. foolish. To gang gyte, to act extravagantly or foolishly.

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