10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLAIKIT»
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glaikit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
glaikit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
A Macaronie, proud and glaikit, — A' his life, had, thowless, sneakit Thro* clartie
streets to ladies' tea.bells. Rev. J. Nicol's Poems, ii. 101. 2. Foolish, rash,
inconsiderate. Quhen Jhon off Lyn saw thaim in armour brycht, He lewch, and
said thir ...
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Modren Scots Grammar: Wirkin Wi Wirds
It can hae a degree adverb. glaikit: verra glaikit, affa glaikit, fair glaikit, gey glaikit,
slightly glaikit. The adjective phrase then forms pairt o the noun phrase An affa
gleckit dug walked intae a slightly bent lampost. Or it can come efter a verb, as a
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The Roxburghshire Word-Book
To slobber when speaking. [s.w. Sc. (1824) glaiber = 1.] GLAIKIT, ppl. a. {1.
Thoughtless, foolish: “A glaikit huzzie.” G.} 12. Addicted to playful tricks: “A glaikit
callan ” (Leyden 338). NW, W. 13. Stupid. Rxb. [med. Sc. glaikit foolish, etc.]
1GLAIKS ...
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The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns
Girnin, grinning, snarling [see under Girn] : ' wi' girnin spite,' ' thy girnin laugh,' '
every sour-mou'd girnin blellum.' bizz, wig: 'an' reestit gizz.' F 72'2. Glaikit, foolish,
thoughtless, giddy: 'glaikit Folly's portals,' ' I 'm red ye 're glaikit,' 'ye glaikit, ...
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Lays and Lectures for Scotia's Daughters of Industry
THE GLAIKIT PERSECUTORS. THE glaikit anes cry—“ J ean's joined the saints,
And she maun look sour and glum.” Th8y mock me wi' grievous bitter taunts, I
hear—but my tongue is dumb. They push me, dunch me, whiles prin my goun To
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Charles MARSHALL (of Dunfermline.), 1853
DuringDrosophila embryogenesis, glaikit was essential for epithelial polarity and
for neuronal development; it localized proteins to the apical lateral membrane of
epithelial cells and its deficiency led to a severe disruption of central nervous ...
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From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of ...
gipe See gype glaikit, glaiket, glaikid, glakit adj Foolish, thoughtless, careless,
giddy. Hence glakedness n Carelessness, stupidity. [< Old Scots glaik 'senseless,
foolish' cl470—; cf SND glaikit 1 'stupid, careless, foolish', glaikitness 'ineptitude,
...
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Language, Culture and Communication in Contemporary Europe
Heely, heely, Tarn, ye glaikit stirk - ye hinna on the bin shelvin' o' the cairt. Fat
hae ye been haiverin' at, min? That cauf saick'll be tint owre the back door afore
we win a mile fae hame, See't yer belly-ban' be ticht aneuch noo. Woo, lassie!
man ...
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The Works with His Lift by Allan Cunningham. -London, James ...
Or Culross girdles on it hammer.” . Meston. Girn. To grin, to twist the features in
rage, agony, &c. ; grinmug. “ At hame to girn, and whinge, and pine.” Fergusson.
Gizz. A periwig, the face. . . “ Set up a frightfu' gizz.” . . . . Tarras. Glaikit. lnattentive
...
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The Annals of the Parish: And The Ayrshire Legatees
THE MURDER OF JEAN GLAIKIT — THE YOUNG LAIRD MACADAM COMES
DOWN AND MARRIES KATE MALCOLM — THE CEREMONY PERFORMED BY
ME, AND I AM COMMISSIONED TO BREAK THE MATTER TO LADY MACADAM
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLAIKIT»
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glaikit is used in the context of the following news items.
John McLellan: St James row can't derail project
If no-one was bothered about the kind of stone the new council HQ was made of, there was plenty of comment about the glaikit figure which ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jun 15»
Michael Gannon: No wonder Marley Watkins is heading to Barnsley …
Face it, we're the glaikit wee sister of the super model. We were doing cartwheels last month because a bookie has agreed to sink £2million ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
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Its been a braw week for wee Surgin' Surgeon and her glaikit pals. They arrived at Westminster like a tram load o' galoots and proceeded tae ... «LBC 97.3, May 15»
The Venetian Twins, Lyceum Theatre, Review
Much of the play rests on the shoulders of Grant O'Rourke, sometimes spinning on a sixpence to turn from being the glaikit Zanetto to a Tonino ... «EdinburghGuide.com, Apr 15»
'By day I worked in a shipyard..by night I hung out with greatest …
I'm not completely glaikit.” Thom grew up in Lundin Links in Fife and knows Scots vernacular as well as anyone. In 1998, old pals Del Amitri ... «Scottish Daily Record, Mar 15»
Crufts reminded me there's a dog in all of us
... you know the creatures with the bearded snouts? It is probably me down to a T- ideas above my station, glaikit and persistently barking. «Glasgow Evening Times, Mar 15»
Crufts: Every dog has its day
I finally realised just how glaikit Jinky was when he kept banging his head trying to walk through closed glass doors. At first I was a bit frustrated ... «Herald Scotland, Mar 15»
Councillor quits Facebook over bullying claims
They are saying things like 'She's glaikit, she's uneducated, she's never worked a day in her life'. “My daughter phoned me in tears saying ... «The Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter, Mar 15»
Save the Concert Hall steps...I don't want a birdsh*t-stained glass …
I remember the glaikit looks of older siblings when he encouraged us to imagine the former glories of dilapidated picture houses, dance halls ... «Herald Scotland, Feb 15»
Carnegie Hall's Snow White will leave you festively warm and fuzzy
... Magnificent 7 Scottish Highland dwarfs: kind Clouthie, brave Gallus, smart Muckle, stupid Glaikit, miserable Dreichy, smelly Reekie and tired ... «Dunfermline Press, Dec 14»
