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

Su. G. goer-a, incantare; utgiord, magical art.

GIRDLE, s. A circular plate of malleable or cast iron, for toasting cakes over the fire, S.
Colvil.

Su. G. grissel, the shovel used for the oven; from graedd-a, to bake.

GYRE-CARLING, (g hard) s.
1. Hecate, or the mother-witch of the peasants, S.
Lyndsay.
Gy-carlin, Fife.; Gay-carlin, Bord.

Isl. Geira, the name of one of the Fates, and karlinna, an old woman.

2. A hobgoblin.
Bannat. Journal.
3. A scarecrow, S. B.
Journal Lond.

GYRE FALCON, s. A large hawk.
Houlate.

Germ. geir, a vulture, and falke, a falcon.

GYRIE, (g soft) s. A stratagem, Selkirks.
V. [Ingyre].

To GIRG, JIRK, v. n. To make a creaking noise, S.
V. [Chirk].
Douglas.