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Geck
to sport; toss the head.
Ged
a pike.
geegaw
a worthless ornament, a toy, broken fragments of china used as toys
Geeing
Hurrying someone up
Geeza
May I please have?
Geezeabrek
Give me a break (chance)
gemme
game
Gemme
Game / Up for it
gemmie
gamekeeper
gemm-leggit
lame
Gentles
gentry.
Genty
trim and elegant.
Geordie
dim. of George, a guinea.
Get
issue, offspring, breed.
get het up
become agitated
gether
gather; save money
gey
rather
geylies
rather
geylike
strange
ghaist
ghost
Ghaist
ghost.
ghillie brogues
men?s shoes, commonly worn with a modern kilt
Gibbering
Talking nonsense
gie
give
Gie
to give.
Gie
Give
gie nae inklin
give no sign/hint
gie owre
abandon; stop; quit
Gied
gave.
Gien
given.
Gies
Give me
Gif
if.
Giftie
dim. of gift.
Giglets
giggling youngsters or maids.
Gillie
dim. of gill (glass of whiskey).
Gilpey
young girl.
Gimmer
a young ewe.
gin
before; by, of time; if; whether; by the time that
Gin
if, should, whether; by.
Ginger Boatles
Lemonade bottles
Girdle
plate of metal for firing cakes, bannocks.
girn
complain; fret; snarl; grumbler
Girn
to grin, to twist the face (but from pain or rage, not joy); gapes; snarls.
girn
complain, cry (e.g. of child)
Girn
Moan
girnie
peevish
girse
grass
gitter
gobble; jabber; silly talker
Gizz
wig.
glabber
mud; clay; mire
glaiber
talk incessantly or idly; babble
glaikerie
silly conduct
glaikit
stupid
glaikit
foolish
Glaikit
foolish, thoughtless, giddy.
glaikit
stupid, glazed (expression)
Glaikit
Stupid / silly
Glaizie
glossy, shiny.
glamourie
enchantment
Glasgow Kiss
A headbut
Glaswegian
of/from Glasgow
Glaum'd
grasped.
glaur
mud, slime
glaur
mire
Gleasga
Glasgow
Gled
a hawk, a kite.
gledge
glance; sideways look
Gleede
a glowing coal.
gleg
alert; nimble; dextorous; intelligent; sharp; smooth
Gleg
nimble, sharp, keen-witted.
Gleg
smartly.
gleg-luggit
sharp-eared
gleg-shair
positive
glen
a small, narrow, secluded valley
glen
valley
Glengarry
Scottish military cap
Glesca
Glasgow
Glesca
Glasgow
Glescae
Glasgow
gless
glass
glibbie/glib-gabbit
glib-tongued; eloquence
Glib-gabbet
smooth-tongued.
Glieb
a portion of land.
glif
a sudden fright or scare
Glint
sparkle.
glisk
glance; glimpse; flash; peep
gloamin
dusk
Gloamin
twilight; gloamin-shot, sunset.
gloamin'
twilight
gloaming
dusk
glower
scowl
Glow'r
stare.
glowre
frown; stare, darkly; gleam, of stars
glunch
frown; sulk; sulky look
Glunch
frown, growl.
G'night
Goodnight
Goavin
looking dazedlyl; mooning.
gob/gab/gub
mouth
gomeril
stupid person
Gonnae / gonny
Going to / Will you