An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 351
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 351
Isl. _skimp-a_, Su. G. _skymf-a_, to taunt.
~Gymp~, ~Jymp~, _s._
1. A witty jest, a taunt, S. B.
_Douglas._
2. A quirk, a subtilty.
_Henrysone._
Belg. _schimp_, a jest, a cavil.
GYMP, GIMP, JIMP, _adj._
1. Slim, delicate, S.
_Douglas._
2. Short, scanty, S.
Su. G. _skamt_, short, _skaemt-a_, to shorten.
~Gimply~, ~Jimply~, adv. Scarcely, S.
GIN, _conj._ If, S.
_Sel. Ball._
GYN, GENE, _s._
1. Engine for war.
_Barbour._
_Gynnys for crakys_, great guns.
_Barbour._
2. The bolt or lock of a door, S.
_Ruddiman._
GYN, _s._ A chasm.
_Douglas._
A. S. _gin_, hiatus.
_To_ GYN, _v. n._ To begin.
_K. Quair._
~Gynnyng~, _s._ Beginning.
_Wyntown._
GINGE-BRED, _s._ Gingerbread, S.
_Pitscottie._
GINKER, _s._ A dancer.
_Watson._
Germ. _schwinck-en_, celeriter movere.
GYNKIE, (_g_ hard) _s._ A term of reproach applied to a woman; a giglet, Renfr. Ang.
Isl. _ginn-a_, decipere.
GYNOUR, _s._ Engineer.
_Barbour._
GIPE, _s._ One who is greedy or avaritious.
Isl. _gypa_, vorax.
_Watson._
GIPSY, _s._ A womans cap, S.
~Gipsey herring~, The pilchard, S.
_Ess. Highl. Soc._