▪ I. gosse1
mincing pronunc. of god: cf. gosh.
| a 1553 Udall Royster D. iii. iv. (Arb.) 52 By gosse and for thy sake I defye hir in deede. |
▪ II. gosse2, gos
short for gossip. (See also goss1, gossy.)
| 1547 Boorde Introd. Knowl. i. (1870) 122 [A Cornishman speaks.] Dup the dore, gos..A, good gosse..Drynke, gosse, to me. 1603 Philotus cxlix, This purpois gosse, appeirs to me Sa wonder nyce and strange to be. |
▪ III. gosse
obs. form of goose, gorse.