Irish

Noun

gae

1. (archaic or dialectal) genitive singular of ga

Mutation

Scots

Etymology 1

Verb

gae

1. to go
   • 1861, Various, The Golden Treasury:

     O waly waly, up the bank, And waly waly down the brae, And waly waly yon burn-side Where I and my Love wont to gae!

   • 1884, Alexander Leighton, Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17:

     Gae awa, gae awa--I canna thole the very thochts o' the story whilk thou ettles to ken."

Etymology 2

Verb

gae

1. simple past tense of gie
   • 1816, Sir Walter Scott, Old Mortality, Illustrated, Volume 1.:

     Eh, Mr Henry! but the carle gae them a screed o' doctrine!

   • 1918, J. M. Barrie, A Window in Thrums:

     Chirsty was in Tilliedrum last Teisday or Wednesday, an' Tibbie gae her a cup o' tea."

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡɑɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡai̯/

Noun

gae

1. Soft mutation of cae ‎(“field”).

Verb

gae

1. Soft mutation of cae ‎(“(s/he) closes, shuts”).

Mutation