"gey" meaning in Scots

See gey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɡeɪ/, /ɡʌi/
Etymology: Alteration of English gay. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|en|gay}} English gay Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adverbs}} gey (not comparable), {{sco-adv|-}} gey (not comparable)
  1. very Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gey-sco-adv-TGpIOfg9
  2. quite Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gey-sco-adv-mjBYFX3o Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gye
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        "1": "sco",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "gay"
      },
      "expansion": "English gay",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Alteration of English gay.",
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "gey (not comparable)",
      "name": "sco-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "glosses": [
        "very"
      ],
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          "very"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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          "name": "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quite"
      ],
      "id": "en-gey-sco-adv-mjBYFX3o",
      "links": [
        [
          "quite",
          "quite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡeɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡʌi/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gey"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Scots adverbs",
    "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots terms derived from English",
    "Scots uncomparable adverbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "gay"
      },
      "expansion": "English gay",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "adverb",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "very"
      ],
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        [
          "very",
          "very"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "quite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quite",
          "quite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡeɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡʌi/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gey"
}

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