gae
Britishverb
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From nearly a million throats came the chant, half in mourning, half in triumph: "Mahatma Gandhi amar ho gae!"
From Time Magazine Archive
In one hand Cuchulain carries the gae bolga, the spear that is so mighty only he can throw it.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
"He sent me to schools, and I wadna learn;95 He gae me books, and I wadna read; Sae my father's blessing I'll never earn, Till he see how my arm can guard my head."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
"Fy! gar a' our cooks mak ready; And fy! gar a' our pipers play;190 And fy! gar trumpets gae thro' the toun, That Lord Beichan's wedded twice in a day!"
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
"I gae you a steed was good in need, And a saddle o' royal bane;130 A leash o' hounds o' ae litter; And Hector called ane."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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