An alternative spelling of gawsie; plump and jolly in appearance, particularly in Scottish dialect.
A variant spelling of gawsie, from Scottish Gaelic gasda. Both spellings coexist in Scottish English, with -sy and -sie being common Scottish diminutive and adjective endings.
Scottish English has multiple spelling conventions that are equally valid—this word shows how dialects develop flexible spelling systems before standardization. The '-sy' ending is particularly common in informal Scottish writing and speech.
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