A Scottish word meaning 'very' or 'considerably'; used to emphasize degree or extent.
From Scottish English, possibly derived from or related to 'gave' or dialectal forms. The word appears in Scots literature and represents a distinctly Scottish modification of standard English adverbial usage.
Scottish English compresses words in clever ways—'gey' is just one of many dialect words that sound almost musical compared to standard English. Burns and other Scottish poets used it freely to give their work authentic regional flavor!
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