"gad" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: gads [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from gaud (“a bar of iron; a rod”). Alternatively, compare Icelandic gaddr (“packed snow”). Attested from the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{unk|sco}} Unknown, {{m|sco|gaud|t=a bar of iron; a rod}} gaud (“a bar of iron; a rod”), {{cog|is|gaddr|t=packed snow}} Icelandic gaddr (“packed snow”), {{sup|1}} ¹ Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|gads|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} gad (plural gads), {{sco-noun}} gad (plural gads)
  1. a mass of ice
    Sense id: en-gad-sco-noun-wmMF2Lur
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: gads [plural]
Etymology: Unknown. Attested from the 20th century. Compare caddle, cad (“stones used to play the game of cherry pit”). Compare also Scottish Gaelic gad (“a twig, stick”). Etymology templates: {{unk|sco}} Unknown, {{sup|2}} ², {{m|sco|caddle}} caddle, {{m|sco|cad|t=stones used to play the game of cherry pit}} cad (“stones used to play the game of cherry pit”), {{cog|gd|gad|t=a twig, stick}} Scottish Gaelic gad (“a twig, stick”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|gads|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} gad (plural gads), {{sco-noun}} gad (plural gads)
  1. a ball of wood or cork used to play shinty Related terms: gads
    Sense id: en-gad-sco-noun-i2WCr4Lc Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gad meaning in Scots (2.6kB)

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