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gjol, gjolin, goul, goulin, gouling, gowl, gowl$t, gowled, gowlie, gowlie, gowlin, gowlt, gowly, gowly, greetie-gowlie,
gowl [gʌul]
n. A yell, howl or bellow.
dim. gowlie
v. To howl, yell, roar.
pt. pp. gowlt
 
gowly [ˈgʌulɪ]
adj. Sulky, scowling. Windy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gowlin: Howling, yelling, roaring.
greetie-gowlie: A child who is always crying.
gjomek, goapen, gobbinfae, goipen, gopen, gopin, gopinfa, gopinful, goppen, goupan, goupanfu, goupen, goupin, goupin$, gowpan, gowpanfae, gowpanfu, gowpeenfih, gowpen, gowpenfu, gowpenfu$, gowpin, gowpin$, gowpinfa, gowpinfu, guipin, guppen, gyoppm, gyoppmfoo, gyoppmfoo,
gowpen [ˈgʌupən, -in, ˈgʌp-, SW. U. ˈgopən & ˈgɔp-]
n. A double handful.
also gowpenfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]
glouster, glowster, goost, gooster, goosterer, goosterous, goostie, gostran, goust, gouster, gousterer, gousterer, gousterie, gousterous, goustery, goustie, goustrous, gousty, gowst, gowster, gowsterer, gowsterie, gowsterin, gowsterit, gowsterous, gowstery, gowstie, gowstrous, gowsty, guster, gusterie,
gowst [gʌust, gʌst]
n. A gust of wind. A blustering or talkative person.
v. To boast, bluster.
 
gowstie [gʌusti, S. ˈgusti]
adj. Windy, stormy. Of places or things (implying space and emptiness): vast, dreary, cheerless, unhealthy. Desolate, eerie, ghostly. Of people: wasted by age or disease, pale and emaciated. Breathless from overweight.
 
gowster [ˈgʌustər, ˈgʌstər]
n. A blast of wind. A violent outburst of language. A wild, violent, blustering or swaggering person. A stubborn, churlish person.
v. To boast, bluster.
pt. pp. gowsterit adj. Overbearing and blustering.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gowsterer: A swaggerer, boaster.
gowsterous [-əs]: Boisterous, vigourous, hearty. Of weather: dark and stormy, tempestuous or frightful.
gowsterie [ˈgʌustərɪ, ˈgʌstərɪ]: adj. Violent, wild, blustering.
gowsterin: adj. Loud-mouthed.
goddeidge, goddelitch, godderligh, godderlisch, gotherlidge, gotherlisch, gotherlish, gouthart, goutherfow, gowdert, gowthart, gowtherfu, gowthert, gutherlisch,
gowthert [ˈgʌuðərt]
also arch. gowdert [gʌudərt]
adj. Affrighted, all in a fright.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gowtherfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu] adj. Amazed, terrified.
gotherlish [MN.
goillir, goyler, goylir,
goyler [ˈgɔilər]
n. WC. Leach's storm petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa.
 
From Gaelic goillir.
gra, grá, grà, gradh, graw,
grà [ˈgrɔː]
n. Irish A liking for, affection.
grab, grabbie, grabbit, grabble, grabby, grammle, grebbed,
grab [grab]
n. A grab.
v. To grab.
pt. pp. grabbit
 
grabbie [ˈgrabi]
adj. Greedy, avaricious.
 
grabble [grabl]
n. A grab, a grasping.
v. To grab, grope.
grace, gracey, gracie, gracious, gracy, gres, gress, gressy, wangrace,
grace [gres]
n. Grace, virtue. The traditional title or form of address used of or to a Scottish king, queen or regent, usually preceded by his, her, your Grace etc.
 
gracie [ˈgresi]
adj. Full of spiritual grace, devout, virtuous, happy, prosperous, friendly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gracefu: Graceful.
gracious [ˈgreːʃəs]: Happy, prosperous, friendly, on good terms. Of soil: fertile or productive.
 
sup the kail afore the grace: To indulge in pre-marital sex.
wangrace: Wickedness. A ne'er-do-well, a scamp, a blackguard.
crethen, gradan, graddan, gradden, graddin, graden, gradin, graydon, greddan, gredden, greddon, greidan, grethin,
graddan [ˈgradən]
n. A coarse oatmeal made from parched grain ground by hand.
gradawa, gradawad, graduand, graduate, graduwa,
graduate [ˈgrad(j)uət]
n. A qualified doctor.
v. To graduate.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
graduand [ˈgrad(j)uən(d): One about to graduate, one in the process of receiving a university degree.

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