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_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 inst.i.tuted 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._
