The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert | 37 | 1402 (bischop, chanceler); 1411 (chantour); 1438 (assith); 1443 (breve, conjunctioun); 1445 (almeral); 1456 (beltane); 1476 (compt buke); 1482 (burding); 1487 (appering, bruke); 1492 (contract); 1493 (complet); 1511 (cors); 1529 (cautioun); 1537 (commonté); 1542 (componitor); 1544 (claym); 1545 (boyart); 1546 (comburges); 1552 (coronell); 1561 (cunning); 1564 (adjornal); 1565 (croice-kirk); 1565-6 (cirugian); 1566 (broder); 1577 (dams); 1579 (custumar); 1581 (butterman); 1601-2 (brig-penny, bygane); 1605 (abak, cow); 1607-8 (coupar); 1641 (constabil); 1649 (compere) |
| Gylbert | 4 | 1388 (accord); 1473 (arsdane); 1476 (chancelarie, dative) |
| Gilberte | 1 | 1496 (abbot) |
| Gib | 1 | 1437 (calf) |
| Gibonne | 1 | 1419 (certane) |