Part 23
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~.
_To_ GLABBER, GLEBBER, _v. n._ To speak indistinctly, S.
Gael. _glafaire_, a babbler.
GLACK, _s._
1. A defile between mountains, Perths. Ang.
_Minstrelsy Bord._
2. A ravine in a mountain.
_Pop. Ball._
3. An opening in a wood where the wind comes with force, Perths.
4. The part of a tree where a bough branches out.
_Gl. Pop. Ball._
5. That part of the hand between the thumb and fingers. Ibid.
Gael. _glac_, a narrow glen, _glaic_, a defile.
GLACK, _s._
1. A handful or small portion, Ang.
_Ross._
2. As much grain as a reaper holds in his hand, Ang.
3. A snatch, a slight repast, Ang.
Gael. _glaic_, a handful.
_To_ GLACK _one's mitten_, to put money into one's hand, S. B.
_Journal Lond._
Gael. _glac-am_, to receive.
GLAD, GLAID, GLADE, GLID, _adj._
1. Smooth, easy in motion, S.
_Ruddiman._
2. Slippery; _glid ice_, S. B.
3. Applied to one who is not to be trusted, S. B.
A. S. _glid_, Belg. _glad_, Su. G. _glatt_, lubricus.
GLADDERIT, _part. pa._ Besmeared.
Teut. _kladder-en_, to bedaub.
_Dunbar._
GLAIK, _pl._ ~Glaiks~, _s._
1. The reflection of the rays of light, from a lucid body in motion.
_Kennedy._
_To cast the glaiks on_ one, to make the reflection fall on one, S.
2. Any thing that produces reflection.
_Adamson._
3. A deception; what suddenly eludes one's grasp or sight, S.
_Lyndsay._
_To play the glaiks with_ one, to gull, to cheat.
_Lyndsay._
_To get the glaik_, to be gulled or cheated, S. B.
_Leg. St Androis._
_To hunt the glaiks_, to pursue with perpetual disappointment.
_Colvil._
4. The act of jilting. _To gie the glaiks_, to jilt one, S.
_Herd._
5. A giddy and frivolous person.
_Chr. Kirk._
6. A bat, Loth.
A. S. _glig_, ludibrium, Teut. _glick-en_, nitere.
_To_ ~Glaik, Glaike~, _v. n._ To spend time idly or playfully, S.
_Burel._
~Glaikit~, ~Glakyt~, _part. adj._
1. Light, giddy, S.
_Complaynt S._
2. Foolish, rash.
_Wallace._
3. Giddy, including the idea of coquetry, S.
_Lyndsay._
~Glaiking~, _s._ Folly.
_Dunbar._
GLAYMORE, _s._
1. A two-handed sword.
_Boswell._
2. The common broad-sword, _claymore_, S.
_Boswell._
Gael _claidhamh_, a sword, _more_, great.
GLAIRY-FLAIRY. _adj._ Gaudy, shewy, S. B.
E. _glare_, and _flare_.
~Glairie-flairies~, _s. pl._ Gaudy trappings, Ang.
GLAIZIE, _adj._ Glittering, glossy, S.
_Burns._
GLAMER, GLAMOUR, _s._ The supposed influence of a charm on the eye, causing it to see objects differently from what they really are.
Hence,
_to cast glamer o'er_ one, to cause deception of sight, S.
_Ritson._
Isl. _glam_, glaucoma in oculis gestans, fascinatis oculis.
~Glamourit~, _part. adj._ Fascinated.
_Evergr._
GLAMER, _s._ Noise.
_Diallog._
Isl. _glamr-a_, strepitum edere.
~Glamrous~, _adj._ Noisy.
_Wallace._
GLAMMACH, _s._
1. A snatch, an eager grasp, Ang.
2. A mouthful, Ang. _Glam, glammie_, S. A.
Gael. _glaimm_, a gobbet; _glamh-am_, to catch at greedily.
_To_ GLAMP, _v. n._
1. To grasp ineffectually, S. B.
_Ross._
2. To endeavour to lay hold of any thing beyond one's reach, S. B.
3. To strain one's self to catch at any thing.
Hence,
~Glamp~, _s._ A sprain, Ang.
~Glampit~, _part. pa._ Sprained.
GLAR, GLAUR, _s._
1. Mud, mire, S.
_Bellenden._
2. Any glutinous substance.
_Compl. S._
Fr. _glaire_, the white of an egg.
GLASCHAVE, _adj._ Perhaps, voracious.
Su. G. _glupsk_, id.
_Dunbar._
GLASHIE, _adj._
_Hudson._
GLASSOCK, _s._ The coal-fish, Sutherl.
_Stat. Acc._
_To_ GLASTER, _v. n._
1. To bark, to bawl, Rudd. Gl. Shirr. _glaister_.
2. To boast.
_Douglas._
Fr. _glast-ir_, to bark, Su. G. _glafs-a_, id.; also to speak foolishly.
~Glasterer~, _s._ A boaster.
_Calderwood._
GLATTON, _s._ A handful, Clydes.
_To_ GLAUM, _v. n._ To grasp at any thing, generally denoting a feeble and ineffectual attempt, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _taga i glims_, errare in capiendo, frustrari.
~Glaum~, _s._ A grasp, especially one that is ineffectual, Ang.
GLE, GLEW, _s._
1. Game, sport.
E. _glee_.
_Peblis to the Play._
2. Metaph. the fate of battle.
_Barbour._
A. S. _gleo, gliw_, id.
~Gle-men~, _s. pl._ Minstrels.
_Dunbar._
A. S. _gli-man_, a musician.
GLEAM. _Gane gleam_, taken fire, S. B.
_Poems Buchan Dial._
GLED, _s._ The kite, S.
_To_ GLEEK, _v. n._ To gibe.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
GLEG, _adj._
1. Quick of perception, by means of any one of the senses, S., as _gleg of the ee_, S.
_Fordun._
2. Keen; applied to edged tools, S.
_J. Nicol._
3. Clever, expeditious, S.
_Burns._
4. Attentive, S.
_Ramsay._
5. Smooth, slippery; as _gleg ice_, S.
6. Quick of apprehension, S.
_Ferguson._
7. Conjoined with the idea of avarice.
_Ramsay._
Isl. _gloegg-r_, acer visu; acutus; attentus; consideratus; parcus; from Su. G. _glo_, attentis oculis videre.
~Glegly~, _adv._
1. Expeditiously, S.
2. Attentively, S.
_Ross._
GLEG, _s._ A gad-fly.
V. ~Cleg~.
_To_ GLEY, GLYE, _v. n._
1. To squint, S.
2. Metaph. to overlook.
_Kelly._
~Gley~, _s._ A squint look, S.
~Gley'd~, ~Gleid~, ~Glyd~, _part. pa._
1. Squint-eyed, S.
_Wallace._
Isl. _gloe_, _gloedt_, lippe prospecto, or _gleid-a_, distendere, _gleid_, distentus.
2. Oblique, used generally, S.
_To_ ~Gledge~, _v. n._ To look asquint suddenly, Fife.
GLEID, GLEDE, _s._
1. A burning coal, S.
_Douglas._
A. S. _gled_, Su. G. _gloed_, pruna.
2. A strong or bright fire, S.
_Wallace._
3. Fire, in general.
_Douglas._
4. A temporary blaze.
_Lord Hailes._
5. A small fire.
_Henrysone._
6. A mass of burning metal.
_Douglas._
7. A hot ember, S.
8. A spark of fire.
_Gl. Sibb._
GLEYD, GLYDE, _s._ An old horse, S. B.
_Bannatyne Poems._
Isl. _glad-r_, equus gradarius.
GLEIS, _s._ Splendour.
_Evergreen._
Isl. _glis_, nitor.
_To_ GLEIT, GLETE, _v. n._
1. To glitter.
_Douglas._
2. Denoting the polish given to language.
Isl. _glitt-a_, fulgere.
_Pal. Hon._
GLE-MEN, _s. pl._ Minstrel.
V. ~Gle~.
GLENDER-GANE, _adj._ In a declining state of health, in bad circumstances, or engaged in immoral habits; _glender-gear_, id. S.
From _glanders_, a disease of horses.
GLENGORE, GLENGOUR, GRANDGORE, _s._ Lues venerea.
_Dunbar._
Fr. _gorre_, id. also _grande gorre_, Roquefort; or q. _glandgore_.
_To_ GLENT, GLINT, _v. n._
1. To glance, S.
_Ramsay._
2. To pass suddenly, S.
_Minst. Bord._
3. To peep out, S.
_Burns._
4. To squint, S. B.
_Cleland._
~Glent~, ~Glint~, _s._ A glance, S.
_Ramsay._
2. A transient view, S.
3. A moment; _In a glent_, immediately, S.
Teut. _glants_, splendor.
_Ross._
_To_ GLEUIN, _v. n._ To glow.
V. ~Gliffin~.
_Douglas._
_To_ GLEW, _v. a._ To make merry.
A. S. _gleow-ian_, jocari.
_King Hart._
~Glew~, _s._ Sport.
V. ~Gle.~
GLIB-GABBET, _adj._ Having a glib tongue, S.
_Burns._
GLID, _adj._ Slippery.
V. ~Glad~.
_To_ GLIFF, GLOFF, GLUFF, _v. n._ To be seized with sudden fear, S.
_Journal Lond._
_To_ ~Gliff~, _v. a._ To affright, to alarm, S. A. _It glift him_, Loth. _Gluft_, id. Caithn.
~Gliff~, ~Gloff~, ~Gluff~, _s._
1. A sudden fear, Loth.
_Ramsay._
2. The shock felt in plunging into water, S. B.
_Ross._
3. Glow, uneasy sensation of heat, Ang.
GLIFF, _s._
1. A transient view, S.
2. A moment, S.
_Mannering._
_To_ GLIFFIN, _v. n._ To open the eyes at intervals, in awaking from a disturbed sleep.
V. ~Gleuin~.
_Barbour._
GLIM, _s._ An effectual attempt to lay hold of an object, Aberd.
_Shirrefs._
~Glim~, _adj._ Blind, Aberd.
~Glim-glam~, _s._ Blind man's buff.
_Ibid._
Isl. _glam_, visu hebes.
_To_ GLIMMER, _v. n._ To blink, to wink, S.
GLIMMER, _s._ Mica of mineralogists, Loth.
GLISK, _s._ A transient view, S.
_J. Nicol._
Isl. _glis_, nitor.
GLISNYT, GLISINT, _pret._ Blinked, like one newly awakened.
_Douglas._
A. S. _glisn-ian_, coruscare.
_To_ GLISS, _v. n._ To cast a glance with the eyes.
_Sir Gawan._
Germ. _gleiss-en_, fulgere.
GLISTER, _s._ Lustre.
_Knox._
Su. G. _glistra_, scintilla.
GLIT, _s._
1. Tough phlegm, S.
2. Ooze in the bed of a river, S.
Isl. _glat_, _glaet-a_, humor.
GLOAMIN, GLOMING, _s._ Twilight, S.
A. S. _glomung_, id.
_A. Hume._
~Gloamin-shot~, _s._ A twilight interview, S.
_Burns._
~Gloamin-star~, _s._ The evening-star, Loth.
_To_ GLOCK, _v. a._ To gulp, including the idea of the sound, Ang.; _wacht_ synon.
Teut. _klock-en_, sonitum reddere, qualem angusti oris vasculum solet.
~Glock~, _s._ A gulp, Ang.
GLOFF, _s._ A sudden fright, S.
V. ~Gliff~.
GLOG, _adj._ Slow; _glog-rinnin water_, a river that runs slowly, Perths.
Gael. _glog_, a soft lump, _gliogar_, slowness.
GLOY, _s._
1. The withered blades stripped off from straw, S. B.
_Douglas._
2. Oaten straw, Orkn.
Fr. _gluy_, Holl. _gluye_, stramen arundinaceum.
_To_ ~Gloy~, _v. a._ To give grain a rough thrashing, Loth.
GLOIS, _s._ A blaze.
V. ~Glose~.
_To_ GLOIT, _v. n._
1. To work in something liquid, miry, or viscous, Ang.
2. To do any thing in a dirty and awkward manner, Ang.
Sw. _gloet-a_, to grope for fish.
~Gloitry~.
V. ~Gludderie~.
GLONDERS, _s. pl. In the glonders_, in a state of ill-humour, Loth.
_Knox._
Isl. _glundr-a_, confundere, turbare.
_To_ GLOPPE, GLOPPEN, _v. n._ To let the countenance fall, as when one is about to cry or weep.
_Sir Gawan._
Isl. _glupn-a_, vultum demittere; contristari, ad lacrymas bibulas effundendum moveri.
GLORE, _s._ Glory.
Fr. _gloire_.
_Doug._
_To_ ~Glore~, _v. n._ To glory.
_Doug._
_To_ GLORG, _v. n._ To work in some dirty business, Ang.
~Glorg~, _s._ A nasty compound of any kind, Ang.
~Glorgie~, _adj._ _Glorgit_, _part. pa._ Bedaubed, from being engaged in dirty work, or travelling in a miry road, Ang.
GLOSE, GLOIS, _s._
1. A blaze, S.
2. The act of warming one's self at a quick fire, S.
_Philotus._
Germ. _glauz_, Isl. _glosse_, flamma.
_To_ ~Glose~, ~Gloze~, _v. n._ To blaze, S.
GLOSS, _s._ Perh. the same with ~Glush~.
_Wallace._
GLOTTEN, _s._ A thaw, S. A.
_To_ GLOUM, GLOOM, _v. n._ To frown, S.
Germ. _glum_, turbidus.
_Knox._
~Gloum~, ~Glowme~, ~Gloom~, _s._ A frown.
_Z. Boyd._
_To_ GLOUR, GLOWR, _v. n._ To stare, S.