GARNWINNLE—A revolving frame on which to put a hank of garn to be wound into balls for knitting.
GARTH—Enclosed piece of land of small size, seck as t’ kirk garth, cauf garth, chitty garth, &c.
GAUM—Judgment, common sense. He’s nowder gaum ner gumption.
GAUMERIL, GAUMERIL-HEED—A silly lout. Thoo gurt gaumeril, what’s ta shutten t’ cat for? Gaumeril heed’s t’ siam, wi’ a bit mair foorce in ’t.
GAUP—The manner of a rustic—Gaup aboot.
GAUPY—A rustic. A gurt gaupy.
GAY, GEY—Moderate; average. Ah’s gay fair; it’s gay wet, gay het, gay cauld; it’s a gay lang while sen ye co’ed; butter’s gay cheap noo; eggs is gay dear. An’ seea on.
GARRACK—Lone; empty howe. A gurt garrack gammer-stang—it’s a clownish sooart ov a fellow wi a empty noddle.
GARN—Wool for knitting. Garn Willie frae Kendal was one of the institutions thirty or forty years ago, whose pack invariably contained a bit mint cake.
GARAWA—Get away. We tell t’ dogs ta garawa by! when we want t’ kye fetchin’.