A Scottish and Northern English dialectal third-person singular form of 'go,' equivalent to 'goes' in standard English.
From Old English 'gan' (to go) in Scottish dialect. The '-es' ending for third person singular is standard across English dialects.
Gaes and similar dialect words like 'gae' show that Scottish English isn't broken English—it's a separate branch of English with its own consistent grammar rules.
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