gilourt

A Middle English form of guiler. gilpy, gilpey (gil'pi), n. and a. [Origin obscure.] 1. n.; pl. gilpies, gilpeys (-piz). A frolicsome young fellow; a roguish boy; lively young girl. [Scotch.] IMG:content-2299.png:[blocks in formation] II. a . Adolescent. Hamersly . thieves. [Cant.] He maintains as strict a correspondence with gilts and lifters as a mountebank with applauding midwives and recommending nurses. Character of a Quack Astrologer (1673).