gae

/ (ɡe) /

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verb gaes, gaun, gaed or gane

a Scot word for go 1

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

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Words nearby gae

Gadsden, Gadsden Purchase, gadwall, gadzookery, Gadzooks, gae, Gaea, Gaekwar, Gael, Gaelic, Gaelic coffee

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Example sentences from the Web for gae

They hae ony amount o' patience, an' they'll gae you onything but the thing you want.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
The ancient Irish romances tell of a gae bulg, a spear held in the warrior's toes, and jerked up under the shield of his enemy!
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
Short as the time was, I thought it wad never gae past, for I did no tak my eyes aff o' her face.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II)|Charles James Lever
It is now set on the pivot of my watch, and a the warks gae round the flech in place of turning on a diamond.
Spare Hours|John Brown

Gae ask your daughter wha it was that had his arm round her waist on Thursday night last, and her hand upon his shouther!
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17|Alexander Leighton

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