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The Proverbs of Scotland · Alexander Hislop — chapter 220 of 242 · ~119 words · public domain

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Glunshes, glooms.

Goavin', staring, looking intently.

Gowd, gold.

Gowdspink, goldfinch.

Gowk, a simpleton, one easily imposed on; a cuckoo.

Gowpen, the two hands joined to contain anything, as grain; also the quantity so contained.

Graip, a dung fork.

Graith, harness, horse-clothing.

Gramashes, riding hose, gaiters.

Grane, to groan.

Grape, to grope, search.

Grat, did weep, cry.

Gree, to agree.

Green, to covet, long for, desire.

Greet, to cry, weep.

Greive, overseer, steward, factor.

Grewsome, sullen, quarrelsome.

Grip, to catch, take hold of; a hold, a grip.

Grit, intimate, familiar.

Groat, fourpence.

Groats, milled oats.

Grosset, gooseberry.

Grumph, to grunt.

Grund, the ground, to be ground on a grindstone.

Grundstane, grindstone.

Grushie, thick, flabby, frowsy.

Gryce, a pig.

Gude, good.

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