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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1638-1665
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Gie, Gye, v. [Of obscure origin. In later dial. as jee.] To set or swing to one side. — 1638 Baillie Lett. I. 110.
God's hand sett it on the bottom that it gyed not 1665 Lauder Journal 151.
He gied his hat a little
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