"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

Download JSON data for gey meaning in Scots (1.0kB)

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      },
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    }
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      },
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    },
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    }
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  "pos": "adv",
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "quite",
          "quite"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɡeɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡʌi/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gye"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Scots lemmas",
    "Scots terms derived from English",
    "Scots terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Scots uncomparable adverbs"
  ],
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    },
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        [
          "quite",
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        "not-comparable"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡeɪ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡʌi/"
    }
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