CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GIZZEN
PRESENT
Present
I gizzen
you gizzen
he/she/it gizzens
we gizzen
you gizzen
they gizzen
Present continuous
I am gizzening
you are gizzening
he/she/it is gizzening
we are gizzening
you are gizzening
they are gizzening
Present perfect
I have gizzened
you have gizzened
he/she/it has gizzened
we have gizzened
you have gizzened
they have gizzened
Present perfect continuous
I have been gizzening
you have been gizzening
he/she/it has been gizzening
we have been gizzening
you have been gizzening
they have been gizzening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I gizzened
you gizzened
he/she/it gizzened
we gizzened
you gizzened
they gizzened
Past continuous
I was gizzening
you were gizzening
he/she/it was gizzening
we were gizzening
you were gizzening
they were gizzening
Past perfect
I had gizzened
you had gizzened
he/she/it had gizzened
we had gizzened
you had gizzened
they had gizzened
Past perfect continuous
I had been gizzening
you had been gizzening
he/she/it had been gizzening
we had been gizzening
you had been gizzening
they had been gizzening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will gizzen
you will gizzen
he/she/it will gizzen
we will gizzen
you will gizzen
they will gizzen
Future continuous
I will be gizzening
you will be gizzening
he/she/it will be gizzening
we will be gizzening
you will be gizzening
they will be gizzening
Future perfect
I will have gizzened
you will have gizzened
he/she/it will have gizzened
we will have gizzened
you will have gizzened
they will have gizzened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gizzening
you will have been gizzening
he/she/it will have been gizzening
we will have been gizzening
you will have been gizzening
they will have been gizzening
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would gizzen
you would gizzen
he/she/it would gizzen
we would gizzen
you would gizzen
they would gizzen
Conditional continuous
I would be gizzening
you would be gizzening
he/she/it would be gizzening
we would be gizzening
you would be gizzening
they would be gizzening
Conditional perfect
I would have gizzen
you would have gizzen
he/she/it would have gizzen
we would have gizzen
you would have gizzen
they would have gizzen
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gizzening
you would have been gizzening
he/she/it would have been gizzening
we would have been gizzening
you would have been gizzening
they would have been gizzening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you gizzen
we let´s gizzen
you gizzen
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
gizzening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GIZZEN»
Discover the use of
gizzen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gizzen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
coretousJ GIZAN, GIZANT, 6125, see Gizzen, v.2, Gizzern, Guise. GIZEN, sb. Lin.I
n.Lin.I Also in form guizinny Lin.I [gai'zan.] An ill-dressed person; also as azfj.
dressed oddly and untidily. See Guise, 1'. 3. GIZEN, see Gizzen, aa'j., in“, Gizzern
.
2
A Season in Dornoch: Golf and Life in the Scottish Highlands
On another occasion she spots some frolicking seals out near the Gizzen Briggs.
The Gizzen Briggs is a local natural feature. The substantial sandbar in the
Dornoch Firth lies just offshore of the golf course. Sometimes at very low tides,
soon ...
3
Provincial words and expressions current in Lincolnshire
Ex. Will you give over playing and get a-gate your work. Gizzen. — The stomach,
to run or leak, as applied to casks. Ex. Hit him in the gizzen. Gizzen, Glaring. —
To stare rudely, to look vacantly with fixed eyes. Gizzen. — The gizzard of a fowl.
4
Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
To GIZZEN, v. n. To become leaky. V. Geyze..Gizzen (g-hard), adj. 1. To gang
gizzen, to break out into chinks from want of moisture, a term applied to casks, &c,
S.B. 2. Figuratively transferred to topers, when drink is withheld. Ne'er lat's gang ...
5
A Dictionary of the Scottish Language
To GIZZEN, v. 1:. To become leaky from drought. V. Garza. GIZZEN, (q hard,) adj.
1. To gang gizzen; to break out into chinks from want of moisture ; a term applied
to casks, 81c. S.B. 2. Figuratively transferred to topcrs, when drink is withheld.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1846
6
The Topographical Statistical and Historical Gazetteer of ...
A small bank in the middle of the frith, 2 miles above the Gizzen-Briggs, fumishes
very large supplies of mussels, and is riotlble for having. in 1783, during a great
scarcity of bread, furnished such immense quantities of cockles as contributed to
...
7
The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of ...
The chief bank, called the Gizzen-Briggs, runs from coast to coast, with the
exception of a narrow and difficult channel through its middle ; and, whenever
northerly or easterly winds blow, or sometimes even during a calm fn frosty
weather, ...
8
A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
To GIZZEN, v. n. To become leaky. V.Geyze. Gizzen (g hard), adj. 1. To
ganggizzen, to break out into chinks from want of moisture, a term applied to
casks, &c, S.B. 2. Figuratively transferred to topers, when drink is withheld. Ne'er
lat's gang ...
9
An etmological dictionary of the scottish language
A guitar. Houlate. Fr. giterne, from Lat. cithara. GITIE, adj. Shining as agate.
Watson. GIZZEN, s. Childbed. V. Jizzen-bed. To GIZZEN, v. 7i. To be dried. V.
Geyze. To GLABBER, GLEBBER, v. n. To speak indistinctly, S. Gael. glafaire, a
babbler.
10
Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
... gabbling, fpeaking ; gibble gabble, confuled converfation, as of a number
fpeaking at one time Gebbics, flomachs Gimmers, women ; Ugly gimmer, coarfe,
ill-favoured woman ; gimmcr, a young fheep or ewe Gizz, gizzy, wig Gizzen,
gizzen'd, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GIZZEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
gizzen is used in the context of the following news items.
Feast of fiddling
Organised in conjunction with the Royal National Mod, guests include Blazin' Fiddles, Casey Driessen, Inverness Fiddlers, Gizzen Briggs, ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Oct 14»
School band's 20 year history lesson: from Holyrood to Runrig
Gizzen Briggs did more than just play to the local community. Thanks to links established by one vacationing Tain deputy rector, the band made ... «Strathspey and Badenoch Herald, Jun 14»
Police praise Runrig crowd
... original lead singer Donnie Munro and support from Sharon Corr, Manran, Washington Irving, Scooty and the Skyhooks and Gizzen Briggs. «Ross-Shire Journal, Aug 13»
Runrig holds 40th anniversary bash
Support acts include Manran, Washington Irving, Scooty and the Skyhooks and Gizzen Briggs. The original Run-Rig Dance Band performed for ... «BBC News, Aug 13»
Scooty singer set for Runrig party
Scooty And The Skyhooks open the show on Saturday, followed by traditional music group from Tain, Gizzen Briggs. Runrig also chose Irish ... «Highland News, Aug 13»
Late councillor's Tain scheme is honoured by superstore
Musicians from Gizzen Briggs provided entertainment throughout the drinks reception. The board was unveiled by Councillor Torrance's son ... «Ross-Shire Journal, Jun 13»
Gizzen Briggs to join Runrig at 40th anniversary concert
Runrig have today announced that two local bands will open their 40th Anniversary concert – including Tain's traditional music group Gizzen ... «Sutherland Northern Times, May 13»
New voices: Rona Wilkie
She began singing while attending a Gaelic-medium primary school, and at 14 led the fiddle group Gizzen Briggs when they performed in front ... «Herald Scotland, Jan 13»
Visa receipt nearly gave me heart failure
By the time I got to the Gizzen Briggs, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh had moved on. Still – in the end they did play for the Queen: and it ... «Sutherland Northern Times, Dec 12»
Fiddlers on the hoof
This led into the conclusion of the first part of the programme which gave some of the old Gizzen Briggs favourites such as Two Fifty to Vigo, ... «Ross-Shire Journal, Mar 12»
