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guid

British  
/ ɡyd, ɡɪd /

adjective

  1. a Scot word for good

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Some songs—such as “A Guid New Year to ane a’ A’”—were widely recognized.

From National Geographic • Dec. 27, 2023

Guid Oei, an obstetrician at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, and his colleagues have been developing their own artificial-womb system alongside simulation dolls that allow clinicians to practice transferring a fetus.

From Scientific American • Sep. 18, 2023

“By cause he has safe-conduct. Guid sakes, man Mordred, we are knighted men!”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

"Guid?" replied Archie, in a tone of much reproach.

From St. Cuthbert's by Knowles, Robert E.

Guid faith, he mauna fa' that; For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that; The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that.

From The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades by Various

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