adjective very; considerable 19-.
adverb
1 considerably, very, rather: You’re getting gey thrang the two o ye [You are becoming very friendly with one another.] 19-.
2 moderately, fairly 20-. etymology: Scots; originally a variant of gay, adverb and gay adjective, now usually distinguished in form in the senses described; also collected by EMcC/PS; attested by JS, BW and SR; adverb sense 2 attested by BS in TDITA