A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gab, v. [ME. gabbe (c 1200), OF. gabber, gaber, to deceive, mock.] intr. To speak untruth. —1375 Barb. iv. 290.
Scho … askit quhy he gabbit [E. gabyt] had Of the ansuer that he hir mad ?1438 Alex. ii. 2719.
Bot I gab, I hope that we sall come in tyme
