An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

GENTRICE, GENTREIS, s.
1. Honourable birth.
Dunbar.
2. Genteel manners.
Wallace.
3. Gentleness, softness.
Henrysone.

GEO, (g hard) s. A deep hollow, Caithn.

Isl. gia, hiatus oblongus.

2. A creek or chasm in the shore is called geow, Orkn.

GER, GERE, GEIR, GEAR, (g hard) s.
1. Warlike accoutrements.
Barbour.

Isl. geir, lancea; Dan. dyn geira, strepitus armorum.

2. Goods. Goods and gear, a law phrase, S.
Ruddiman.
3. Booty.
Minst. Bord.
4. All kind of tools for business, S.
Ruddiman.
5. Money, S.
Watson.

Gerit, Geared, part. adj. Provided with armour.
Wallace.

GERLETROCH. s.
V. [Gallytrough].

GERRON, GAIRUN, s. A sea-trout, Ang.
Minst. Bord.