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gailerie, gailery, gaillerie, galderi, galderie, galdery, galdery, galdrey, gallerie, gellerie,
gailerie [ˈgeləri]
n. A gallery.
 
galdery [I. gald(ə)ri]: A large bare, barn-like room or building.
gailey, gailie, gailley, gaillie, gallea, galley, gelley, gellie,
gailey [ˈgele, ˈgɛle]
n. A galley, ship. A garret, an out-house where male farm-servants sleep. A dirty or untidy house or room. A room where odds and ends are kept. I.Sh. A replica Viking ship built for Up-helly-aa.
Gaimreck, Gaimrek, Gaimrie, Gaimrock, Gairdenstoon, Gairdenstoun, Gamrie, Gamrie,
Gaimrie [ˈgemri]
also Gairdenstoun [ˈgeːrdənztun, ˈgɛr-]
pn. Gardenstown (Aberdeenshire).
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Gaimrock: A native of Gardenstown.
gain, gainer, gainest, gainfae, gainfu, gainin, gaining, gane, ganefu, ganest,
gain [gen]
n. Addition, profit. A perquisite. An allowance in kind in addition to cash wages.
adj. Of a road: straight, direct. superl. gainest
v. To gain. To suffice, serve, last.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gainer: A winner in a competition etc.
gainin: Winning, winsome, lovable, ingratiating.
gainfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Gainful, money-making.
gainder, gainer, gainter, gander, ganner, gender, genner, gonner,
gainder [gen(d)ər, ˈgɛn(d)ər]
n. A gander.
v. To wander aimlessly. To display conceited airs and gestures.
gair, gaire, gaired, gairey, gairie, gairiebee, gairie-bee, gairit, gairs, gairt, gairy, gairy-bee, gare, gares, garey, garrie, garry, gary, gehr, gehry,
gair [geːr]
n. A strip or triangualr piece of cloth. A strip of green grass usually on a hill. Marshy ground in heather.
pl. gairs Slashes, coloured insertions.
v. To become streaked.
pt. pp. gairt, gaired adj. Striped.
 
gairy [ˈgeːri]
adj. Variegated. Having streaks or stripes of different colours, gaudy.
gair, gair-gaun, gare, gear, geary,
gair [geːr]
n. Greed, covetousness.
adj. Sharp, keen. Greedy, covetous. Parsimonious, niggardly, thrifty, careful.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gair-gaithert: Accumulated by greed.
gair-gaun: Rapacious, greedy.
gairage, gairidge, gairige, gerage, geridge,
gairage [ˈgeːrɪdʒ, ˈgɛrɪdʒ]
n. An establishment which sells fuel or which repairs and sells motor vehicles. A building for housing a motor vehicle or vehicles.
Gairbrig, Gairdbrig, Gaire_Brig, Gairebrig,
Gairbrig [ˈgeːrbrɪg]
pn. Guardbridge (Fife).
gaird, gairded, gairdian, gairdie, gairdies, gairdit, gairdy, gard, gardee, gardie, gardies, gardy, gaurd, gerd, guaird, guerd,
gaird [geːrd]
n. A guard.
dim. gairdie [ˈgeːrdɪ, N. ˈgardɪ]: The (fore)arm, the hand or fist.
v. To guard.
pt. pp. gairdit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gairdian: A guardian.
vangaird: Vanguard.

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