Isl. _skimp-a_, Su. G. _skymf-a_, to taunt.

~Gymp~, ~Jymp~, _s._

1. A witty jest, a taunt, S. B.

_Douglas._

2. A quirk, a subtilty.

_Henrysone._

Belg. _schimp_, a jest, a cavil.

GYMP, GIMP, JIMP, _adj._

1. Slim, delicate, S.

_Douglas._

2. Short, scanty, S.

Su. G. _skamt_, short, _skaemt-a_, to shorten.

~Gimply~, ~Jimply~, adv. Scarcely, S.

GIN, _conj._ If, S.

_Sel. Ball._

GYN, GENE, _s._

1. Engine for war.

_Barbour._

_Gynnys for crakys_, great guns.

_Barbour._

2. The bolt or lock of a door, S.

_Ruddiman._

GYN, _s._ A chasm.

_Douglas._

A. S. _gin_, hiatus.

_To_ GYN, _v. n._ To begin.

_K. Quair._

~Gynnyng~, _s._ Beginning.

_Wyntown._

GINGE-BRED, _s._ Gingerbread, S.

_Pitscottie._

GINKER, _s._ A dancer.

_Watson._

Germ. _schwinck-en_, celeriter movere.

GYNKIE, (_g_ hard) _s._ A term of reproach applied to a woman; a giglet, Renfr. Ang.

Isl. _ginn-a_, decipere.

GYNOUR, _s._ Engineer.

_Barbour._

GIPE, _s._ One who is greedy or avaritious.

Isl. _gypa_, vorax.

_Watson._

GIPSY, _s._ A woman"s cap, S.

~Gipsey herring~, The pilchard, S.

_Ess. Highl. Soc._

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