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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1721

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†GAADY, n. A bead, orig. a Paternoster bead. Skeat has suggested that the proverb below may have reference to the fairy-tale of the good girl from whose mouth fell pearls and diamonds when speaking. Cf. Gawd.Sc. 1721 J. Kelly Proverbs 203:
It sets you well to Slaver, you let such Gaadys fall. Ironically signifying that what he is saying, or doing, is too assuming for him.

[O.Sc. gaudé, 1516, Mid.Eng. gaudy, id., O.Fr. gaudé, a prayer or anthem, from Lat. gaudium, joy, or gaude(te), rejoice!, as used in some hymn or liturgical formula.]