Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1568
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Gaw, n. [? Var. of Gall n.] A furrow or trench made in order to drain off water. — 1568 Protocol Book of J. Foulis 53.
Throw the williebog to the myddis of the vj rig, … quhilk vj rig fra the gaw donn … is but the fyft rig
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Gaw n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/dost00065483>
