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G
Gaa(h) Go
Ga’an, gahn or garn Going
Ganna Going to (i.e. to do something, not the ‘go to’ context unless: “Ganna gaah…”)
Gavlick (Uncertain) The word has been used for various gardening tools.
Gay Quite, rather, very (e.g. “Gay lowse” – “quite/very loose”)
Girt Great (but in the context of ‘large’, not usually the context of ‘wonderful’)
Git/s Get/s. But in English slang ‘get’ is an undesirable person (can be affectionate)
Gitten / gotten Got
Gittin Getting
Gowk Cuckoo, often used to call somebody fool
Greet Great (as in large or excessive)
Greet/in Cry/ing or wail/ing… Nothing to do with greeting a friend, etc.
Gurnin’ Grinning (lit.), face pulling; a competition if through a ‘braffin’ (horse collar)
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