ga'e

By ill-fortune he cam 'on the handle o' the denner bell, an 'liftin't, it ga'e a creesh an' a clang that knokit a 'the sense oot o' Sandy's heid, and wauken'd half the fowk i 'the hoose.

My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond

I ga'e them a bit screed on the watter question on Setarday nicht that garred them a 'gape; an' Dauvit Kenawee said there an 'then that I shud see an' get a haud o 'the Ward Committee an' get a chance o 'pettin' my views afore them.

My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond

Princie, as he ca'd him, ga'e a gley roond wi 'the white o' his e'e that garred Sandy keep a gude yaird clear o 'him.

My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond

I ga'e Gowans Donal 'an' thirty shillin's, an 'he ga'e me a he tortyshall kitlin' to the bute -- the only ane i 'the countryside.

My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond

He got up on the front efter a while, an 'ga'e the reinds a tit, an' Princie began to do a bit jeeg, garrin 'Sandy bowse aboot on the front o' the cairt like's he was foo.

My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond

Sandy gaed inby to the shafts, but he sprang back when Princie ga'e a squeek an 'garred his heels play tnack on the boddom o' the cairt.

My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond

Sandy ga'e him a clap on the hurdles to quieten him, but aye the hent feet o 'him played skelp on the boddom o' the cairt, till I thocht he wudda haen't ca'd a 'to bits.

My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond

Ay, he hadna been at that work for ten minutes when Mr. Dishart stopped in his first prayer and ga'e Rob a look.

The Little Minister 1898

"Ye decoy't me intill the hoose o 'ineequity!" was Peter's indignant reply; "an 'it 's no what ye ever ga'e me cause to expec' o 'ye, sae' at I micht ha'e ta'en tent o 'ye."

The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864

I ever ga'e ane o 'them to quit, only we maun ha'e nae mair stan'in'

The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864