gaun

Go on: "Gaun doon tae the chippy an get us a pakora supper." The word is often used to tell someone to go away: "Ah'm fed up lookin at ye. beat it! Gaun!" On the other hand, the phrase gaun yersel is intended to encourage someone in what he is doing or to show approval: "Gaun yersel, Da! You tell the wee bampot." This probably comes from a football fan's cry in support of a player performing some individual magic.
Gaun can also mean going; "We're aw gaun on wur summer hoalidays."

© Michael Munro