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gae

British  
/ ɡe /

verb

  1. a Scot word for go 1

"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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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

O waly, waly up the bank, And waly, waly down the brae, And waly, waly by yon burn side, Where me and my lord was wont to gae.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various

Whar sall I gae, whar sall I rin, Whar sall I rin to lay me?

From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various

"Gae out, gae out, my merrymen a',45 And bid Carmichael come speak to me; For I'll lay my life the pledge o' that, That yon's the shot o' young Logie."

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various

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