Gad s. a fagot-stick; Spar-gad a twisted stick picked at both ends to spar (Ger. sperren) or fasten down thatch. Near Bath, spick-gad

Gain adj. handy; Gainer more handy

Gale s. an old bull castrated

Gall s. a wet place, abounding in springs

Gally, Gallow v. to frighten; Gallied frightened Shak. K. Lear, iii, 2, “Skies gallow the wanderer”

Gally-baggur s. bug-bear, a trace of the time when gallows were a more common sight

Gamble s. a leg, (Ital. gamba)

Gambril s. a crooked stick used by butchers to suspend a carcase

Gammets, Gamoting s. whims, tricks, pranks

Ganny-cock s. a turkey-cock