Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch / A contribution to the study of the linguistic relations of English and Scandinavian

by George T. Flom

Gedde, sb. a pike (fish). Bruce, II, 576; Sat. P. I, 53, 9. O. N. gedda, the pike, Dan. gjedde, Sw. gädda. Not in M. E., except in Sco. works, and does not seem to exist in Eng. diall.

Gemsal, yemseill, yhemsale, sb. concealment, secrecy. Bruce, XX, 231; Wyntoun, VIII, 19, 206; VIII, 36, 84. O. N. göymsla, O. Ic. geymsla, Norse gøymsla, gøymsel, concealment. Dano-Norse gjemsel. The ending sal is distinctively Scand. Cp. trængsel, misery; længsel, longing; hørsel, hearing; pinsel, torture; trudsel, threat; opførsel, conduct; Sco. tynsell, hansell, etc.

Genȝeld, sb. reward, recompense. Douglas, II, 100, 12; II, 111, 17; Scott, 59, 62. O. N. gegn-gjald, reward, O. Dan. gengæld, giengiald id., giengielde, to reward, Norse gjengjæld. Gen is the same as the gegn in gegna, to suit, -ȝeld can be either Scand. or Eng. The palatal g is also Scand. in this word. The compound genȝeld is Scand. In Sco. also spelled ganȝeld, gaynȝeild.

Ger, gar, vb. to make, cause, force. O. N. gera (Cl. and V.). O. Dan. göræ, Sw. göra, Norse gjera, to do, to make. O. Nh. görva. Gar is the modern form which exhibits regular Sco. change of er to ar. Cp. serk, sark; werk, wark.

Gestnyng, sb. hospitality. Douglas, III, 315, 8. O. N. gistning, a passing the night as a guest at a place, gista, vb. to spend the night with one, gestr, guest. O. Dan. gæstning, O. Sw. gästning, gistning.

Glete, gleit, vb. to glitter. Douglas, I, 33; II, 88, 16; Montg. C. and S., 1288; Dunbar, G.T., 66. O. N. glita, to glitter, Dan. glitte. Cp. Shetland glid, a glittering object. O. E. glitnian > M. E. glitenien, as O. E. glisnian > M. E. glistnian, N. Eng. glisten. The M. E. glitenian (N.Eng. *glitten) was replaced by the Scand. glitter.

Gleit, sb. literally "anything shining," used in Palace of Honour, II, 8, for polish of speech. See the vb.

Gley, sb. a look, glance, stare. Mansie Wauch, 85, 10; 117, 37. See Wall, gley, to squint, B-S. glien. Cp. Sw. dial. glia.

Gleg, adj. sharp. See Wall, deriv. glegly, quickly.

Glitterit, adj. full of glitter. Dunbar, T.M.W., 30. See glitter in Skeat.