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

GOSS, s.
1. A silly good-natured man, S.
Ramsay.
2. A mean, griping person, Loth.

Isl. gose, servulus. Fr. gossée, one who is made a laughing-stock.

GOSSE, s. Abbrev. of gossip.
Philotus.

GOSSEP, GOSSOP, s. Gossip.
Wallace.

A. S. godsib, Su. G. gudsif. lustricus; from God and sib, one related by a religious tie.

Gossiprie, s. Intimacy.
Mellvill's MS.

GO-SUMMER, s. The latter end of summer, S.
Spalding.

GOT, GOTE, s. A drain, S.

Belg. gote, geute, id. Su. G. giut-a, fluere.

GOUD, s. Gold, S.