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

Spalding.

GOURL.
V. [Gurl].

GOUSTY, adj.
1. Desolate, dreary, S.
Douglas.
2. Ghostly, preternatural.
Pop. Ball.

O. Fr. gast, wasteness, guast-er, to desolate.

GOUSTROUS, adj.
1. Dark, wet, stormy, Dumfr.

Isl. giostr, ventus frigidus.

2. Frightful, ibid.

GOUTHERFOW, adj. Having the appearance of astonishment; staring wildly, Ang.

Isl. galldr, incantatio, q. galldur-full, under the power of incantation.

GOW, s. A halo; a cloudy, colourless circle surrounding the disk of the sun or moon, Ang.; [brugh], synon.