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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_, sa.n.u.s; 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.
