An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals (part 3 of 6)
COW-FISH, s. The Mactra lutraria, Mya arenaria, or any other large oval shellfish, Orkney.
COWFYNE, s. A ludicrous term.
Evergreen.
COWHUBBY, s. A cow-herd.
Evergreen.
Belg. koe, a cow, and hobb-en, to toil, q. a cow-herd.
COWIE, s. The name given to the Porpoise in the Firth of Tay.
COWIE, s. A cow wanting horns, S.
V. ~Cow~, v.
COWIE, adv. Very; as cowie weel, very well, Lanerks.
~Cowie~, adj. Odd, queer, Lanerks.
COWIT, part. pa.
1. Closely cut.
2. Having short and thin hair.
V. ~Cow~, v.
To COWK, v. n. To reach ineffectually; in consequence of nausea, S. B.
Germ. koch-en, id.; Isl. kuok-a, gula niti.
COWKIN, s. A beggar, a needy wretch.
Fr. coquin, id.
Dunbar.
COWLICK, s. A tuft of hair on the head, which cannot be made to lie in the same direction with the rest of the hair, S.
From its resemblance to hair licked by a cow.
COWMACK, s. An herb supposed to have great virtue in making the cow desire the male, S. B.
COWMAN, s. A name for the devil, S.
V. ~Cow~, s.
COWNTIR, s. Rencountre.
Wallace.
COWNTYR PALYSS, Contrary to.
Wallace.
Fr. contrepalé, a term in heraldry, signifying that one pale is opposed to another.
COWOID, pret. Convoyed. Leg. conwoid.
Barbour.
COWPES, COWPIS, s. pl. Baskets for catching fish, S.
Acts Ja. III.
A. Bor. coop, id. Teut. kuype, septa.
COWPON, s. A fragment, a shred, S.
R. Bruce.
Fr. coupon, L. B. copo, a piece cut off from a thing.
COWPER JUSTICE, Trying a man after execution; the same with Jeddart, or Jedburgh justice, S.
Cleland.
COW-QUAKE, s. An affection of cattle, caused by the chillness of the weather, S.
Kelly.
COWSCHOT, s. A ringdove.
V. ~Kowshot~.
COXY, adj. Coxcomical, S.
Ramsay.
To CRAB, CRABE, v. n. To fret.
Bannatyne Poems.
Belg. kribbig, Su. G. krepsk, morosus.
To CRAB, v. a. To provoke.
Lyndsay.
Teut. krabb-en, lacerare unguibus.
To CRACK, CRAK, v. n.
1. To talk boastingly.
Evergreen.
2. To talk freely and familiarly, S.
Ramsay.
3. To talk together in a confused manner; often as also implying extension of voice, S.
Germ. kraken, to make a noise.
~Crack~, ~Crak~, s.
1. Boasting, S.
Dunbar.
2. Chat, free conversation, S.
Ross.
3. Any detached piece of entertaining conversation, S.
Ross.
4. A rumour; generally used in pl.
Ramsay.
~Cracker~, ~Crakkar~, s. A boaster.
Belg. kraecker, id.
Lyndsay.
~Cracky~, adj.
1. Talkative; often denoting the effect of one's being elevated by means of strong drink, S.
2. Affable, agreeable in conversation, S.
CRACK, s. In a crack, immediately, S.
Ramsay.
To CRACK, v. a.
1. To crack credit, to lose character and confidence in any respect, S.
Z. Boyd.
2. To crack tryst, to break an engagement.
CRACKERHEADS, s. pl. The roots of big tangles, or alga marina, eaten by young people, Ang.
CRACKLINGS, s. pl.
1. The refuse of tallow, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. Tallow, when first bruised by the candlemaker, in its impure state, S.
Su. G. krak, quisquiliae.
CRAFT, s. Croft, a piece of ground, adjoining to a house.
A. S. croft, id.
CRAG, CRAGE, CRAIG, s.
1. The neck, S.
Complaynt S.
2. The throat, S.
Ferguson.
Teut. kraeghe, jugulus.
~Craiged~, adj. Having a neck or throat, S.
Ramsay.
~Craigagee~, adj. Wrynecked, S.
V. ~Agee~.
~Cragbane~, s. The collar-bone.
Wallace.
~Crage Claith~, s. A neckcloth, a cravat, S.
Sw. krageclud, id.
CRAIG, s. A rock, S.
Ramsay.
C. B. kraig, Gael. creog, rupes.
~Craig-Flook~, s. A species of flounder.
Sibbald.
~Craig-Herring~, s. The Shad.
Sibbald.
~Craiglugge~, s. The point of a rock, S.
Brand.
~Craigy~, adj. Rocky.
Ramsay.
CRAYAR, CREAR, s. A kind of lighter.
Acts Marie.
L. B. craiera, id. Sw. krejare, a small vessel with one mast.
To CRAIK, v. n.
1. Used to denote the cry of a hen after laying; or when dissatisfied, S.
Polwart.
2. To call for any thing, with importunity and impatience, S.
Teut. kraeck-en, crepare, strepere.
~Crakyng~, s. The clamour of a fowl, S.
Wyntown.
CRAIK, s. A kind of little ship.
Douglas.
CRAIL-CAPON, s. A haddock dried, but not split, Loth., denominated from Caraill, a town in Fife.
CRAIT, CREET, s. A sort of basket in which window-glass is packed, S.
Germ. kraet, corbis.
To CRAK.
V. ~Crak~.
CRAKER, s. The Raill, Rallus crex, Linn.
Martin.
CRAKYS, s. pl. Great guns.
Barbour.
From the noise they make when fired; or, Teut. kraecke, arcubalista.
CRAKLENE POKIS, Bags for holding artificial fireworks.
Complaynt S.
Fr. craquer, to crackle.
CRAME, CRAMERY.
V. ~Cream~, ~Creamery~.
CRAMESYE, CRAMMESY, s. Cloth of crimson, a grain-colour.
Douglas.
Fr. cramoisi, id.
To CRAMP, v. n. To contract.
Henrysone.
Teut. kromp-en, Sw. krymp-a, con-trahi.
CRAMPET, CRAMP-BIT, s.
1. A cramping-iron, S.
2. An iron with small pikes for keeping the foot firm on ice, S.
Graeme.
3. The guard of the handle of a sword.
Watson's Coll.
CRAMPLAND, part. pr. Curling.
Bannatyne Poems.
Sw. krympling, contractus.
CRAN, s. An iron instrument, laid across the fire for supporting a pot or kettle.
Denominated from its resemblance to a crane.
CRANCE, s. A chaplet.
Watson's Coll.
Teut. krants, corona.
CRANE (of herrings), s. As many fresh herrings as fill a barrel, S.
Statist. Acc.
CRANGLING, part. pr. Winding.
Hudson.
Teut. kronckel-en, intorquere, sinuare.
CRANK, adj. Infirm, weak.
Teut. krank, id. Gl. Sibb.
CRANK, s. The noise of an ungreased wheel, S.
2. Used metaph. to denote inharmonious poetry.
Burns.
~Crankous~, adj. Fretful, captious, S.
Burns.
Gael. crioncan, strife.
CRANNACH, s. Pottage, Ang. Aberd.
CRANREUCH, s. Hoar frost, S. O.
Gael. cranntarach, id.
Burns.
CRANSHACH, CRANSHAK, s. A distorted person, S. B.
Ross.
Gael. crannda, decrepid.
CRANTZE, s. The Common Coralline, Millepora polymorpha, Linn., Shetl.
CRAP, s.
1. The highest part or top of any thing, S.; crop, E.
Baith crap and root, literally, top and bottom; metaph., beginning and end, S.
2. The cone of a fir-tree, S. B.
A. S. croppa, Su. G. kroppa, id.
CRAP, s. The produce of the ground, S.
Ramsay.
CRAP, s. The craw of a fowl, crop, E.; used ludicrously for the stomach of man; crapine, id. S.
Ramsay.
Teut. krop, ingluvies; stomachus.
To ~Crap~, v. a. To fill, to stuff, S.
Crappit heads, the heads of haddocks stuffed with a pudding made of the roe, oatmeal and spiceries, S.
Teut. kropp-en, saginare, turundis farcire.
To CRAP, v. a. To crop, to lop, S.
Ferguson.
Teut. krapp-en, abscindere.
CRAPS, s. pl. A species of weed, S. named perhaps from keeping near the crap or surface of the ground.
CRAUCH. To cry crauch, to acknowledge one's self vanquished.
Dunbar.
Arm. cracq, a bastard.
CRAUCHMET, (gutt.) s. An exaction made by men in a state of war.
MS. Chron.
To CRAW, v. n.
1. To crow; crawin, part. pa.
Douglas.
2. To boast, to vapour, S.
Ferguson.
A. S. craw-an, id.
CRAW, s. A crow, S.
~Craw~, s. The act of crowing, S.
Burns.
A. S. crawe, Alem. craue, id.
~Craw-Croops~, s. pl. Crow-berries, S. B.
~Craw-Dulse~, s. Fringed fucus; S. Fucus ciliatus, Linn.
~Craw-Taes~, s. pl. Crowfoot, S. Ranunculus, repens and acris.
CRAWDOUN, s. A coward.
Douglas.
Fr. creant and donn-er, to do homage.
To CREAM, v. a. To hawk goods, S. B.
~Cream~, ~Craim~, ~Crame~, s.
1. A merchant's booth, S.
Acts Sed.
Teut. kraem, taberna rerum venalium.
2. A pack of goods for sale.
Skene.
Teut. kraem, Dan. kram, merchandise.
~Creamer~, s. A pedlar, S. B.
Skene.
Su. G. kraemare, Teut. kraemer, id.
~Creamerie~, ~Cramery~, s. Merchandise, goods sold by a pedlar, Aberd.
Lyndsay.
Teut. kraemerije, merx.
~Cream-Ware~, ~Creme-Ware~, s. Articles sold by those who keep booths.
Brand.
CREEK of day, The first appearance of the dawn, S.; skreek, S. B.
Ramsay.
Teut. kriecke, aurora rutilans.
CREEPERS.
V. ~Creparis~.
To CREEP IN, v. n. To shrink. Cruppen in, shrivelled, S.
Isl. kropna, contrahi.
CREEPY, CREEPIE, s.
1. A low stool, occasionally used in a pulpit for elevating the speaker, S.
2. The stool of repentance, on which culprits formerly sat when making public satisfaction in the church, S.
Ramsay.
CREESE, CREEZE, s. Crisis.
Ross.
CREIL, CREEL, s.
1. An ozier basket, S.; scull, synon.
Bannatyne P.
2. Panniers are also called creils.
Dunbar.
In a creel, in a state of mental stupefaction or confusion, S.
Ir. crilin, id. Gael. criol, a chest.
To ~Creil~, v. a. To put into a basket, S.
~Creeling~, s. A foolish and indelicate custom, on the day after marriage, still retained among the vulgar in some places, S.
To CREIS, v. n. To curl.
Douglas.
Teut. kroes-en, Germ. kraus-en, crispare.
To CREISCH, v. a.
1. To grease, S.
Kelly.
2. Metaph. applied to the use of money, S.
Ferguson.
3. To criesh one's lufe, to give money as a veil, or as a bribe, S.
Journal Lond.
~Creische~, ~Creesh~, s. Grease, S.
Dunbar.
Fr. graisse, id.
2. A stroke, a blow, S.
Ferguson.
~Creischie~, ~Creishy~, adj. Greasy, S.
Lyndsay.
CREYST, s. One who is both diminutive and loquacious, Border.
Teut. kroes-en, to contract.
CREPARIS, s. pl. Grapnels of iron, S. creepers.
Bellenden.
CREVISH, s. A crayfish.
Baillie.
CREWIS, pres. v. Perhaps, craves.
A. S. craf-ian, id.
Houlate.
To CRY, v. a. To proclaim the bans of marriage, S.
To ~Cry~, v. n. To be in labour, S.
~Crying~, s. Childbirth, S.
Galloway.
CRYKES, pl. s. Angles.
Barbour.
A. S. crecca, a creek.
To CRIMP, v. a. To plait nicely, S.
Sw. krymp-a, to shrink.
To CRINCH, v. a.
1. To grind with the teeth.
2. To crinch the teeth, to gnash.
Fr. grinc-er les dents, id.
CRINCH, s. A very small bit of any thing, S.
To CRINE, CRYNE, v. n.
1. To shrivel, S.
Evergreen.
2. To diminish money by clipping it.
Ir. krion-am, to wither.
Douglas.
CRINKIE-WINKIE, s. A contention, S. B.
Su. G. kraenka, to be vexed.
CRISP, CRISPE, s.
1. Cobweb lawn.
Fr. crespe, id.
Burel.
CRISTIE, CRISTY, adj. Perhaps curled. Dan. kruset, id.
Acts Ja. II.
CRO, CROY, s. The satisfaction made for the slaughter of any man, according to his rank.
Reg. Maj.
Gael. cro, cows, the reparation being made in cattle; or Ir. crò, death.
To CROAGH, (gutt.) v. a. To strangle, Fife.
CROCE, CROYS, s. One of the sails in a ship.
Douglas.
Sw. kryss-top, the mizzen-top.
CROCHE, CROCHERT.
V. ~Hagbut~.
CROCHIT, part. pa. "Covered."
Gawan and Gol.
CROCKONITION, s. Any thing bruised to pieces.
Buchan.
CROFT-LAND, s. Land of superior quality, which was still cropped, S.
Statist. Acc.
CROIL, CROYL, s. A distorted person, a dwarf.
Teut. kriel, pumilus.
Polwart.
To CROYN, CRONE, CRUNE, v. n.
1. To cry as a bull does, in a low and hollow tone, S.
Maitland Poems.
Belg. kreun-en, to whimper; Isl. hryn-a, grunnire.
2. To whine, to persist in moaning, S.
3. To hum, or sing in a low tone, S.
Burns.
CROYN, CRUNE, CROON, s.
1. A hollow continued moan, S.
Douglas.
2. An incantation.
Ramsay.
To CROISE, v. n. To gossip, to talk a great deal about little, S. B.
Su. G. krusa, ficta in verbis civilitate uti.
~Crozie~, adj. Fawning, wheedling, Buchan.
CROISHTARICH, s. The fire-cross, or signal of war; a stake of wood, the one end dipped in blood, and the other burnt, (as an emblem of fire and sword,) which was conveyed with the greatest expedition, till it went through the whole tribe or country.
Gael. croistara, perhaps from crois, a cross, and tara, a multitude.
CROK, s. A dwarf, Ang.
Su. G. kraek, animal quodvis exiguum, Isl. kracke, kroge, tener puellus vel pullus.
CROK, s. An old ewe that has given over bearing, S.
Dunbar.
To CROK, v. n. To suffer decay from age, Gl. Sibb.
CRONACHIN, part. pr. Gossiping in a tattling way, S. B.
Perhaps from Coranich, q. v.
CRONDE, s. Leg. croude, a fiddle.
Houlate.
To CRONE, v. n. To use many words in a wheedling way, Buchan.
CRONY, s. A potatoe, Dumfr.
To CROOK, v. n. To halt in walking, S.
Sw. krok-ia, id.
Ramsay.
~Crook~, s. A halt, S.
Rutherford.
CROOKSADDLE, s. A saddle for supporting panniers, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
CROONER, CROWNER, s. The Trigla lyra, a fish, S.; denominated from the cruning noise it makes after being taken.
Barry.
To CROP the causey, to appear openly and boldly; q. to keep the crown of the causey.
Spalding.
CROOT, s.
1. A puny, feeble child, Loth.
2. The youngest and feeblest of a nest, or of a litter, South of S. synon. wrig.
Arm. crot, petit enfant.
CROTE, s. The smallest particle.
Sw. krut, powder.
Wyntown.
CROUCHIE, s. One that is hunchbacked, S.
Burns.
Su. G. krok, incurvus.
To CROUD, CROWDE, v. n.
1. To coo as a dove.
Douglas.
2. To croak, S.
Ruddiman.
3. Metaph. to groan, to complain.
Z. Boyd.
C. B. gridhuan, gemere; Belg. kryt-en, to cry.
CROUDE, s. A musical instrument formerly used in S.
CROVE, s. A cottage.
V. ~Crufe~.
To CROUP, CRUPE, CROWP, v. n.
1. To croak, to cry with a hoarse voice.
Complaynt S.
2. To speak hoarsely, as the effect of a cold, S.
Moes. G. hrop-jan, Isl. hrop-a, clamare.
~Crowping~, s. A hoarse sound.
Douglas.
~Croup~, s. A disease affecting the throat of a child, S. Cynanche trachealis, synon. chock, stuffing, closing.
Buchan.
From the noise made in breathing.
CROUP, s. A berry, Gl. Sibb.
V. ~Craw-croops~.
A. S. crop, uva.
CROUS, CROUSE, adj. Brisk; apparently, brave, S.
Peblis to the Play.
Fr. courroucé, chafed; or Su. G. krus, curled.
~Crouseness~, s. Appearance of courage, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
~Crousely~, adv. With confidence, or some degree of petulance, S.
Ramsay.
To CROUT, v. n.
1. To make a croaking or murmuring noise, S.
Popular Ball.
2. To coo, S.
V. ~Croud~.
Complaynt S.
CROWDIE, s.
1. Meal and water in a cold state, stirred together, so as to form a thick gruel, S.
Ritson.
2. Food of the porridge kind in general.
Ramsay.
Su. G. grot, Isl. graut-ur, pulse made of meal and water.
Crowdie-time, s. Time of taking breakfast, S.
To CROWL, v. n. To crawl, S.
Burns.
Belg. kriol-en, id.
CROWNELL, s. A coronet.
Douglas.
L. B. coronula, parva corona.
CROWNER, CROWNARE, CROUNAL, s.
1. An officer, to whom it belonged to attach all persons, against whom there was an accusation in matters pertaining to the crown. E. coroner.
Wyntown.
2. The commander of the troops raised in one county.
Baillie.
~Crownarship~, s. The office of a crowner.
Robertson.
CROWNER, s. The name of a fish.
V. ~Crooner~.
CROW-PURSE, s. The ovarium of a skate, Orkn.
CRUBAN, s. A disease of cows, S. B.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
CRUBAN, s. A wooden pannier fixed on a horse's back, Caithn.
Statist. Acc.
CRUDS, s. pl. Curds, S.
Shirrefs.
~Cruddy Butter~, A kind of cheese, of which the curds, being poor, are mixed with butter, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
CRUE-HERRING, s. The Shad, Tupea Alosa, Linn.
Pennant.
CRUELL, adj.
1. Keen in battle.
Wallace.
2. Resolute, undaunted.
Wallace.
3. Terrible.
Wallace.
4. Acute. "Cruel pain," acute pain, S.
CRUELS, s. The king's evil, scrophula, S.
Fr. ecrouelles, id.
Wodrow.
CRUER, s. A kind of ship; apparently the same with ~Crayar~, q. v.
Mellvill's MS.
CRUFE, CRUIFE, CROVE, s.
1. A hovel, S. cru, S. B.
Henrysone.
2. A stye.
Skene.
Isl. hroo, hroof, structura vilis.
CRUISKEN of whisky, a certain measure of this liquor, Ang.
Dan. kruus, a cup.
CRUKE, s. A circle.
Douglas.
Teut. krok-en, curvare.
CRUKIS, CROOKS, s. pl. The windings of a river, S.
Wallace.
Isl. krok-r, angulus.
To CRULGE, v. a. To contract, to draw together, S.
Shirrefs.
Teut. krull-en, intorquere, sinuare.
~Crulge~, s. A confused coalition, or conjunction, S.
Isl. krull, confusio.
CRUMMIE, CRUMMOCK, s. A name for a cow that has crooked horns, S.
Ramsay.
Isl. krumme, Gael. crom, crooked.
~Crummock~, ~Crummie-stick~, s. A staff with a crooked head, S.
Burns.
CRUMMOCK, s. Skirret, a plant, S.
Gael. crumag, id.
Brand.
To CRUMP, v. a. To make a crashing noise in eating what is hard and brittle, S.
Morison.
~Crump~, ~Crumpie~, adj. Crisp, brittle, S.
Burns.
To CRUNE.
V. ~Croyn~.
To CRUNKLE, v. a.
1. To cress, to rumple, S.
2. To shrivel, to contract, S.
Teut. kronckel-en, to wrinkle.
~Crunkle~, s. A cress, a wrinkle, S.
CRUNT, s. A blow on the head with a cudgel, S.
Burns.
CRUVE, CRUIVE, s. A box resembling a hen-crib, placed in a dam or dike that runs across a river, for confining the fish that enter into it, S.
Su. G. krubba, praesepe.
Acts Ja. I.
CRUTLACHIN, part. pr. Conversing in a silly tattling way, S. B.
CUCHIL, CUTHIL, s. A forest or grove.
Douglas.
C. B. coedawl, belonging to a forest.
CUCK-STULE, CUKSTULE.
V. ~Cock-stule~.
CUD, s. A strong staff, S.
Teut. kodde, a club.
To ~Cud~, v. a. To cudgel, S.
~Cuddy-rung~, s. A cudgel.
Dunbar.
CUDBEAR, s. The Lichen omphalodes, dark purple dyer's lichen, S.
Statist. Acc.
CUDDIE, s. An ass, often cuddie-ass, S.
CUDDIE, CUTH, s. The cole-fish.
Statist. Acc.
CUDDING, s. The char, a fish, Ayrs.
Statist. Acc.
To CUDDLE, CUDLE, v. n. To embrace, S.
Ramsay.
Teut. kudd-en, coire, convenire.
CUDDLIE, s. A secret muttering among a number of people, S. B.
Teut. quedel-en, garrire.
To CUDDUM, CUDDEM, v. a.
1. "To cuddum a beast," to make it tame and tractable, S. B.
2. To bring into domestic habits; applied to persons, S.
Ross.
Fr. accoutum-er, to accustom.
~Cuddum~, adj. Tame, usually applied to a beast, S. B.
CUDE, CUDIE, s. (pron. as Gr. υ.). A small tub, Ang.
V. ~Coodie~.
CUDE, CODE, s. A chrysom, or facecloth for a child at baptism.
Spotswood.
From C. B. cudd-io, to cover.
CUDE, CUID, adj. Harebrained, appearing as one deranged, Border.; synon. skeer.
Isl. kuid-a, to fear.
CUDEIGH, s. A bribe; a premium for the use of money, Loth.; a gift conferred clandestinely, S.
Ramsay.
Gael. cuidaigh-am, to help.
CUFE, s. A simpleton, S.
V. ~Coof~.
CUFF of the neck, the fleshy part of the neck behind, S.
Isl. kuf-r, convexitas.
To CUINYIE, v. a. To strike money.
Acts Ja. II.
Fr. coign-er, id. L. B. cun-ire, id.
~Cuinyie~, s.
1. Coin, S. B.
Acts Ja. IV.
2. The mint.
Acts Ja. IV.
~Cuinyie-House~, s. The mint.
Skene.
~Cuinyioure~, s. The master of the mint.
CUIRIE, s. Stable, mews.
V. ~Quirie~.
Fr. escurie, id.
Pitscottie.
CUISSER, CUSSER, s. A stallion, S.
V. ~Cursour~.
Ferguson.
CUIST, s. A reproachful term.
Polwart.
CUITCHOURIS, s. pl. Gamblers; also smugglers.
Gl. Sibb.
CULDEES, s. pl. A body of teaching presbyters, who, from the sixth century downwards, had their establishments in Ireland, the Hebrides, Scotland, and Wales; were greatly celebrated for their piety; and, acknowledging no bishop, were subject to an abbot chosen by themselves.
D. Buchanan.
Gael. cuildeach, a sequestered person, from cuil, a retired corner, a cave, a cell.
To CULYE, CULYIE, v. a.
1. To coax, to cajole, S.
Douglas.
2. To soothe.
Douglas.
3. To cherish, to fondle.
Douglas.
4. To gain, to draw forth.
Kelly.
5. To train to the chace.
Douglas.
6. To culye in with one, to curry favour, S.
Su. G. kel-a, to fondle; kela med en, to make much of one.
~Culyeon~, s. A poltroon, E. cullion.
Hamilton.
~Cullionry~, s. The conduct of a poltroon.
Baillie.
CULLAGE, s. The characteristic marks of sex.
Fr. couille, testes, &c. whence couillage, culaige, tributum a subditis matrimonio jungendis, domino exsolvendum.
CULLOCK, s. A species of shell-fish, Shetl.
Neill.
CULMES, CULMEZ, s. A rural club.
Douglas.
CULPIT, part. pa. Leg. cuplit, coupled.
Lyndsay.
CULREACH, s. A surety given to a court, when one is repledged from it.
V. ~Repledge~.
Quon. Attach.
Gael. cul, custody, and reachd, a law.
CULROUN, s. A rascal, a silly fellow.
Douglas.
Belg. kul, testiculus, and ruyn-en, castrare.
To CUM to, v. n.
1. To recover, S.
Knox.
2. To make advancement in art, S.
3. To rise to honour, S.
Presb. Eloq.
~Cumd~, part. pa. Come, Loth.
Burel.
CUMERLACH, CUMBERLACH, s. A servant attached to a religious foundation.
~Cumerb~, id.
Chart. MS.
Gael. comhairleach, an adviser; com-harba, a partner in church lands, a vicar, pron. coarb.
CUMLIN, s. Any animal that attaches itself to a person or place of its own accord, S.
E. comeling, one newly come.
CUMMAR, s. Vexation, entanglement, E. cumber.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
Belg. kommer, id.
CUMMER, KIMMER, s.
1. A gossip, S.
Kelly.
Fr. commere, a she-gossip.
2. A young girl, Ang.
~Cummerlyke~, adj. Like cummers or gossips, Dunbar.
CUMMOCK, s. A short staff with a crooked head, S. O.
Burns.
Gael. cam, crooked, with the mark of diminution added.
CUMRAYD, pret. v. Encumbered, embarrassed.
Wyntown.
To CUN, v. a.
1. To learn, to know, E. con.
Douglas.
2. To taste.
Montgomerie.
A. S. cunn-an. scire.
~Cunnand~, part. pr. Knowing, skilful.
Wyntown.
~Cunning~, s. Knowledge.
Acts Ja. I.
A. S. cunnyng, experientia.
CUNNAND, s. Covenant.
V. ~Connand~.
Barbour.
CUNDIE, s. An apartment, a concealed hole, Ang.
O. Fr. conduit, a shop; boutique.
CUNING, s. A rabbit; S. kinnen, E. conie.
Dunbar.
Belg. konyn, Sw. kanin, Gael. coinnin, id.; Lat. cuniculus.
~Cuningar~, s. A warren, S.
Acts Ja. I.
Sw. kaningaard, from kanin, id. and gaard, an inclosure.
V. ~Yaire~.
CUNYSANCE, s. Badge, cognisance.
Fr. cognoissance, id.
Gawan and Gol.
CUNTENYNG, s. Generalship.
V. ~Contenyng~.
CUPPIL, s. Rafter.
V. ~Couple~.
CUPPLIN, s. The lower part of the backbone, S. B.
CURAGE, s. Care, anxiety.
Douglas.
CURCUDDOCH,
1. To dance curcuddoch, or curcuddie, a play among children, in which they sit on their houghs, and hop round in a circular form, S.
2. Sitting close together, S. B.
Ross.
3. Cordial.
Kelly.
To CURE, v. a. To care for.
Lyndsay.
~Cure~, s. Care, anxiety; Fr.
Palice Hon.
CURER, s. A cover, a dish.
Houlate.
To CURFUFFLE, v. a. To discompose, to dishevel, S.
V. ~Fuffle~.
Ross.
CURIE, s. Search, investigation.
Douglas.
Fr. quer-ir, to inquire.
CURIOUS, adj. Anxious, fond, S.
Baillie.
To CURL, CURLE, s. To cause a stone to move alongst ice towards a mark, S.
Pennecuik.
~Curler~, s. One who amuses himself by curling, S.
Baillie.
~Curling~, s. The act of pushing stones on ice, S.
Pennant.
~Curling-Stane~, s. A stone used in curling, S.
Ramsay.
Teut. krull-en, sinuare, flectere.
CURLDODDY, s.
1. Ribgrass.
Evergreen. Border Minstrelsy.
2. Natural clover, S. Orkn.
Neill.
~Curldoddies~, s. pl. Curled cabbage, S.
CURLIES, s. pl. Colewort, of which the leaves are curled. S. B.
CURLOROUS, adj. Churlish, niggardly.
Bannatyne Poems.
A. S. ceorl, rusticus.
CURMURRING, s. Grumbling; that motion of the intestines produced by slight gripes, S.
Burns.
Teut. koer-en, gemere; morr-en, mur-murare.
CURN, KURN, s.
1. A grain, a single seed, S.
2. A particle, part of a grain, S.
Chalm. Air.
3. A quantity, an indefinite number, S.
4. A number of persons, S.
Journ. Lond.
Moes. G. kaurno, Su. G. korn, a grain.
~Curny~, adj. Grainy, S. Germ. kernicht.
CURPHOUR, s. The curfew.
Bannatyne Poems.
CURPLE, s. A crupper, S.
Fr. croupe.
CURPON, CURPIN, s.
1. The rump of a fowl, S.
2. Applied ludicrously to the buttocks of man, S.
Burns.
Fr. cropion, the rump.
To CURR, v. n. To coo, S.
V. ~Curmurring~.
To CURR, v. n. To lean.
Isl. kure, avium more reclinatus quiesco.
CURRACH, CURROK, s. A skiff or small boat.
Gael. curach.
Bellenden.
CURRACK, CURROCH, s. A small cart made of twigs, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
Gael. cuingreach, a cart or waggon.
CURSOUR, S. COUSER, CUSSER, s. A stallion.
Wallace.
Fr. coursiere, a tilting horse.
CUSCHÉ, CUSSÉ, s. Armour for the thighs.
Wyntown.
Fr. cussot, id. from cuisse, the thigh.
CUSCHETTE, s. A ringdove.
V. ~Kowschot~.
CUSHLE-MUSHLE, s. Earnest and continued muttering, S. B.
Ross.
Su. G. kusk-a, to soothe; musk-a, to hide.
CUSYNG, s. Accusation.
Wallace.
CUSSER, s.
V. ~Cursour~.
CUSTOC, s.
V. ~Castock~.
CUSTOMAR, CUSTOMER, s. One who receives duty on goods, S.
Acts Ja. IV.
CUSTROUN, s. A low-born fellow.
Polwart.
O. Fr. coestron, bâtard, enfant illegitime; Gl. Roquefort.
CUT, s. A lot. To draw cuts, to determine by lot.
Douglas.
CUT, s. A certain quantity of yarn, S.
Statist. Acc.
CUTE, COOT, s. The ankle, S.
Teut. kuyte, sura.
Lyndsay. Dunbar.
CUTE, s. A thing of no value.
Dunbar.
CUTE, adj. Clever, expert, S. B.
A. S. cuth, expertus.
To CUTER, v. a. To cocker, S.
V. ~Kuter~.
CUTH, COOTH, s. The coalfish, before it be fully grown, Orkn.
Statist. Acc.
CUTHERIE, CUDDERIE, adj. Very susceptible of cold, S. B.
Belg. koud, cold, and ryk, denoting full possession of any quality.
CUTIKINS, s. pl. Spatterdashes, S.
From cute, the ancle.
To CUTLE, v. n. To wheedle; To cutle in with one, id. S.
Pitscottie.
Teut. quedel-en, garrire.
To CUTLE, v. a. To cutle corn, to carry corn out of water-mark to higher ground, W. Loth. cuthil. Perths.
Sax. kaut-en, Su. G. kiut-a, mutare.
CUT-POCK, s. The stomach of a fish, S. B.
Ross.
CUTTIE, s. The Black Gulliemet, S. O.
Fleming.
CUTTY, CUTTIE, adj. Short, S.
Gael. cutach, short, bobtailed.
Hence,
~Cuttie~, ~Cutie~, s.
1. A popgun.
Bp. Galloway.
2. A spoon, S. Gael. cutag, id.
Ross.
3. A short tobacco pipe, S.
Ramsay.
~Cuttie-Boyn~, s. A small tub for washing the feet in; Lanerks. Ayrs.
~Cutty-Free~, adj. Able to take one's food, S. B.
~Cutty-Rung~, s. A crupper, formed by a short piece of wood fixed to the saddle at each end by a cord, Mearns.
CUTTY-STOOL, s.
1. A low stool, S.
2. The stool of repentance, S.
V. ~Kittie~.
Sir J. Sinclair.
From cutty, kittie, a light woman.
CUTTIT, CUTTED, adj.
1. Abrupt, S.
R. Bruce.
2. Laconic and tart, S.
~Cuttetlie~, ~Cuttedly~, adv.
1. With quick but unequal motion.
Burel.
2. Suddenly, abruptly, S.
3. Laconically and tartly, S.
Baillie.
CUTWIDDIE, s. The piece of wood by which a harrow is fastened to the yoke, Fife.
CUTWORM, s. A small white grub, which destroys vegetables, by cutting through the stem, S.
CUWYN, s. Stratagem.
V. ~Conuyne~.
CUZ, adv. Closely, Ang.; synon. ~Cosie~, q.v.
D
DA, s. Day.
V. ~Daw~.
Douglas.
DA', DAE, DAY, s. Doe.
Acts Ja. VI.
A. S. da, Dan. daa, id.
DA, s. A sluggard.
V. ~Daw~.
To DAB, DAUB, v. a.
1. To peck, as birds do, S.
J. Nicol.
2. To prick.
Popular Ball.
~Dab~, s.
1. A stroke from the beak of a bird, S.
2. A smart push.
Creichton.
DABLET, s. An imp, a little devil.
Fr. diableteau, id.
Watson's Coll.
To DACKER, DAIKER, v. a.
1. To search; to search for stolen goods, S. B.
Ross.
2. To engage, to grapple, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
3. To toil as in job work.
Gl. Sibb.
4. To deal in a peddling way, S.
5. To be slightly employed, S.
Gael. deachair-am, to follow; Flem. daecker-en, to fly about.
DACKLE, s. Suspence, hesitation; applied both to sensible objects, and to the mind, S. B.
~Dacklin~, part. pr.
1. In a state of doubt, S. B.
2. Slow, dilatory, S. B.
~Dacklin~, s. A slight shower; "a dacklin of rain," S. B.
To DAD, DAUD, v. a.
1. To thrash, S. B.
2. To dash, to drive forcibly, S.
Knox.
3. To throw dirt so as to bespatter, S.
J. Nicol.
To ~Dad Down~, v. n. To fall or clap down forcibly and with noise, S.
Ramsay.
~Dad~, s. A sudden and violent stroke, S.
Ramsay.
To DADDLE, DAIDLE, v. a.
1. To draggle, S.
2. To do any work in a slovenly way, Ang.
To DADDLE, DAIDLE, v. n.
1. To be slow in motion or action, S.
2. To waddle, to wriggle, S.
3. To daddle and drink, to tipple, S.
V. ~Dawdie~.
DADDLE, DADDLIE, s. A larger sort of bib, S.
To DAFF, v. n. To be foolish.
Polwart.
Sax. dav-en insanire; Su. G. dofw-a, sensu privare, dofn-a, stupere.
~Daffery~, s.
1. Romping, frolicksomeness, S.
2. Thoughtlessness, folly, S. B.
Ross.
~Daffin, Daffing~, s.
1. Folly in general, S.
Ramsay.
2. Pastime, gaiety, S.
Lyndsay.
3. Excessive diversion.
Kelly.
4. Matrimonial intercourse.
S. P. Repr.
5. Derangement, frenzy.
Mellvill's MS.
~Daft~, adj.
1. Delirious, stupid; S.
Bellenden.
2. Foolish, unwise, S.
Lyndsay.
3. Giddy, thoughtless, S.
Diallog.
4. Playful, innocently gay, S.
Ramsay.
5. Gay, to excess, S.
Ross.
6. Wanton, S.
Shirrefs.
7. Extremely eager for the attainment of any object, or foolishly fond in the possession of it, S.
Isl. dauf-r, dauft, fatuus, subtristis; Su. G. doef, stupidus.
~Daft Days~, The Christmas holidays, S.
Ferguson.
~Daftly~, adv. Foolishly, S.
Ramsay.
~Daftlike~, adj. Having the appearance of folly, S.
Ramsay.
~Daftness~, s. Foolishness.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
DAFFICK, s. A coarse tub or trough, Orkn.
To DAG, v. a. To shoot, to let fly.
Knox.
To DAG, v. n. To rain gently, S.
Isl. dogg-ua, rigo, Sw. dugg-a, to drizzle.
~Dag~, s.
1. A thin, or gentle rain, S.
Isl. daugg, pluvia, Sw. dagg, a thick or drizzling rain.
2. A thick fog, a mist, S.
Su. G. dagg, dew.
DAY-NETTLES, Dead nettles, an herb, S.
DAIGH, s. Dough, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. dah, id.
~Daighie~, s.
1. Doughy, S.
2. Soft, inactive, destitute of spirit, S.
DAIKER, s. A decad.
Skene.
Su.G. deker, id.
DAIKIT, part. pa. "It has ne'er been daikit," it has never been used, Ang.
DAIL, s.
1. A part, a portion; E. deal.
2. A number of persons.
Chr. K.
To have dale, to have to do.
Douglas.
DAIL, s. A ewe, which not becoming pregnant, is fattened for consumption.
Complaynt S.
DAIMEN, adj. Rare, occasional, S. auntrin, synon.
~Daimen-Icker~, s. An ear of corn met with occasionally, S.
Burns.
From A. S. aecer, an ear of corn, and perhaps diement, counted, from A. S. dem-an, to reckon.
DAINTA, DAINTIS, interj. It avails not, Aberd.
Ross.
Teut. dien-en, to avail, and intet, nothing.
DAYNTÉ, s. Regard.
Wyntown.
~Dainty~, s.
1. Pleasant, good-humoured, S.
2. Worthy, excellent, S.
Burns.
Isl. daindi, excellenter bonum quid; dandis madr, homo virtuosus; rendered in Dan., en brav mand, S. a braw man; perfectly synon. with "a dainty man."
~Daintith~, s. A dainty, S.
Kelly.
DAISE, s. The part of a stone bruised in consequence of the strokes of the pickaxe or chizzel, Ang.
DAYIS. To hald dayis, to hold a truce.
Wyntown.
DAYS of LAW, LAWDAYIS, The time, when those are summoned to attend, who have interest in a court of justice.
Wallace.
Isl. lagdag, dies lege praefinitus.
DAIT, s. Destiny.
Wallace.
DAYWERK, DAWERK, DARK, s. A day's work, S. darg.
V. ~Darg~.
A. S. daegweorc, id.
Wyntown.
DALK, s. Varieties of slate clay, sometimes common clay, S.
Statist. Acc.
DALLY, s. The stick used in binding sheaves, Border.
DALLY, s.
1. A girl's puppet, S. B. E. doll.
2. A painted figure.
Morison.
DALLIS, 3 p. s. v. Dawns.
Godly Ball.
DALMATYK, s. A white dress worn by Kings and Bishops.
Wyntown.
Thus denominated, as being brought from Dalmatia.
To DAM, v. n. To urine.
Maitland P.
DAMBROD.
V. ~Dams~.
DAMMAGEUS, adj. Injurious.
Bellenden.
To DAMMISH, v. a. To stun, to stupify, S.
Rollock.
Germ. damisch machen, to stun one's head.
DAMMYS, DAMMEIS, s. Damage.
Fr. dommage.
Gl. Sibb.
To DAMPNE, v. a. To condemn.
DAMS, s. pl. The game of draughts, S.
Sw. dam, dampsel, id.; dambraede, S. a dambrod.
DAN, s. A term equivalent to Lord, Sir.
O. Fr.
Douglas.
To DANCE his or her lane; a phrase expressive, either of great joy, or of violent rage, S.
James V.
To DANDER, v. n.
1. To roam, S.
2. To go about idly, to saunter, S.
Ramsay.
3. To roam, without a fixed habitation, S.
Ferguson.
4. To trifle, to mispend one's time, S.
5. To bewilder one's self, from want of attention, or stupidity, S.
Burel.
DANDERS, s. pl. The refuse of a smith's fire, S.
DANDIE, DANDY, s. A principal person or thing; what is nice, fine, or possessing supereminence in whatever way, S.
V. ~Dainty~.
R. Galloway.
DANDIEFECHAN, s. A hollow stroke on any part of the body, Fife.
To DANDILL, v. n. To go about idly.
Burel.
Fr. dandin-er, "to go gaping ilfavouredly," Cotgr.
DANDILLY, DANDILY, adj. Celebrated, S.B.
Ross.
~Dandilly~, s. A female who is spoiled by admiration, S.
Cleland.
Perhaps from the same origin with ~Dandill~.
DANDRING, part. pr. Emitting an unequal sound.
Evergreen.
Teut. donder-en, tonare.
DANE, DAINE, adj. Gentle, modest.
O. Fr. dain, dainty, fine.
Lyndsay.
DANG, pret. of ~Ding~, q. v.
DANGER, DAWNGER, s.
1. The great exertion made by a pursuer, exposing another to imminent danger.
Wallace.
2. In his dawnger, in his power.
Wyntown.
3. But dawngere, without hesitation.
Barbour.
O. Fr. danger, power, dominion.
DANGER, adj. Perilous.
Wallace.
DANT, s.
V. ~Dent~.
Priests Peblis.
To DANT, v. a. To subdue.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
~Danter~, s. A tamer, a subduer.
Douglas.
To ~Danton~, v. a. To subdue, S.
Fr. domter, donter, id.
Pitscottie.
To DARE, (pron. daar) v. n. To be afraid, to stand in awe, Ang.
Sw. darr-a, to quake, to tremble.
To DARE, Perhaps, to hurt.
V. ~Dere~.
Sir Gawan.
DARE, adj. Stupid, dull.
Houlate.
Su. G. daere, stultus.
DARG, DARK, s.
1. A day's work, S.; anciently daywerk, q. v.
Statist. Acc.
2. A certain quantity of work, whether more or less than that of a day.
Kelly.
~Darging~, ~Darguing~, s. The work of a day-labourer, S.
R. Galloway.
~Darger~, s. A day-labourer, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
DARGEIS, pl. Dirges.
Bannatyne P.
~Dergie~, S.
V. ~Dregie~.
DARKLINS, adv. In the dark, S.
Burns.
To DARN, DERN, v. a. To conceal, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
To ~Dern~, v. n. To hide one's self.
A. S. dearn-an, occultare.
Hudson.
~Darn~, adj. Secret, S.
Wallace.
In dern, adv. In secret.
Bannatyne P.
DARRAR, adj. Dearer.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
To DARREN, v. a. To provoke.
A. S. dearr-an, audere.
Douglas.
To DASCAN, v. n. To contemplate, to scan.
Burel.
Lat. de and scando, whence E. scan.
To DASE, DAISE, v. a.
1. To stupify, S.
Wyntown.
2. To benumb.
Douglas.
Su. G. das-a, languere, dase, stupidus.
DASE. On dase, alive, q. on days.
Gawan and Gol.
To DASH, v. a.
1. To flourish in writing, S.
2. To make a great shew, S.
~Dash~, s.
1. A flourish in writing, S.
2. A splendid appearance, S.
Ferguson.
DAS KANE, s. Singing in parts.
Lat. discant-us.
Montgomerie.
DASS, s.
1. Dass of a hay stack, that part of it that is cut off with a hay-knife, Loth.
2. A dass of corn, that which is left in the barn after part is removed, Fife.
C. B. das, a heap of grain, Teut. tas, id.
DASS, s. A stratum of stones, S.
Statist. Acc.
To DATCH, v. a. To jog, to skake, S. B. perhaps originally the same with E. dodge.
DATIVE, s. A power legally granted to one to act as executor of a latter will, when it is not confirmed by the proper heirs, S.
Acts Sedt.
DAUD, s. A large piece.
V. ~Dawd~.
DAUE, adj. Listless, inactive.
V. ~Daw~.
Dunbar.
DAVEL, DEVEL, s. A stunning blow, S.
Gl. Sibb.
To DAUER, DAIVER, v. a. To stun, to stupify, Loth.
To ~Dauer~, ~Daiver~, v. n.
1. To become stupid.
Burel.
2. To be benumbed, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
Su. G. daur-a, infatuare, Teut. daver-en, tremere.
To DAW, v. n. To dawn.
Wallace.
A. S. daeg-ian, Sw. dag-as, lucescere.
~Daw~, s. Day; O. E. dawe.
~Dwne of Daw~, dead.
Wyntown.
DAW, DA, s.
1. A sluggard, S.
Douglas.
2. Appropriated to a woman, as equivalent to E. drab, S. B.
Kelly.
Isl. daa, defect, fainting; deliquium animi.
DAW, s. An atom, a particle, S. B.
Anc. Goth, daa, vaporare.
DAWACHE, DAVOCH, s. As much land as can be properly laboured by eight oxen.
Quon. Att.
Gael, damh, pron. dav, an ox, and ach, field.
DAWCH, DAW, adj. Apparently the same with Daue, inactive.
Wallace.
DAWD, DAUD, s. A considerably large piece of any thing, S.
Kelly.
Isl. todde, portio, tomus.
~Dawds and Blawds~. The blades of colewort boiled whole, S.
Gl. Shirr.
DAWDIE, s. A dirty slovenly woman, S. B. O. E. dowdy.
Isl. dauda doppa, foemella ignava.
~Dawdie~, adj. Slovenly, sluttish, S. B.
To ~Dawdle~, v. n. To be indolent or slovenly, Perths.
DAW-FISH, s. The lesser Dog-fish, Orkn.
Barry.
DAWING, s. Dawn of day.
Barbour.
A. S. dagung, aurora.
DAWPIT, adj. In a state of mental imbecility, Ayrs.
V. ~Dowf~.
To DAWT, DAUT, v. a.
1. To fondle, to caress, S.
Ross.
2. To dote upon.
Ramsay.
Isl. dad-ur, gestus amatorius.
~Dauting, Dauteing~, s. The act of fondling.
Dunbar.
~Dawtie~, ~Dawté~, s.
1. Kindness, endearment.
Dunbar.
2. A darling, a favourite, S.
Sherrifs.
~Dawtit~, ~Dauted~, part. pa. Fondled.
DAY NOR DOOR. I canna hear day nor door, I can hear nothing for noise, S. B.
Journal Lond.
To DE, DEE, v. n. To die.
Douglas.
~Done to de~, Killed.
Douglas.
DEAD MEN'S BELLS, Foxglove, S.
DEAF, adj.
1. Flat, applied to soil, S.
Su. G. daufjord, terra sterilis.
2. Without vegetable life; often applied to grain, S.
A. S. deaf corn, frumentum sterile.
3. Rotten; as, a deaf nit, S. Teut. doove noot, id.
DEAMBULATOUR, s. A gallery.
Lat. deambulator-ium, id.
Douglas.
DEAN, DEN, s.
1. A hollow where the ground slopes on both sides, S.
Statist. Acc.
2. A small valley, S.
Statist. Acc.
A. S. den, vallis.
To DEAR, v. n. To savour.
Polwart.
DEARCH, DERCH, s. A dwarf.
V. ~Droich~.
Evergreen.
DEASOIL, DEISHEAL, s. Motion contrary to that of the sun, Gael.
To DEAVE, v. n. To deafen.
V. ~Deve~.
To DEAW, v. n. To rain gently, to drizzle, S. B.
A. S. deaw-ian, Belg. daw-en, id.
DEBAID, s. Delay.
Barbour.
To DEBAIT, v. a. To protect.
Bellenden.
To DEBAIT, v. a. To lower.
Douglas.
To DEBAIT, v. a. To be diligent in procuring any thing.
Bellenden.
Fr. debat-re, to strive.
DEBAITMENT, s. Contention.
Fr. debatement, id.
Palice Honour.
To DEBORD, v. n. To go beyond proper bounds.
More.
Fr. debord-er, to exceed rule.
~Debording~, s. Excess.
To DEBOUT, v. a. To thrust from; Fr. debout-er.
Godscroft.
DECAY, s. A decline, S.
Brand.
To DECORE, v. a. To adorn, Fr. decor-er.
R. Bruce.
DECOURTED, part. pa. Dismissed from court.
Melvill.
DEDE, DEID, s.
1. Death, S., O.E.
Dunbar.
2. The cause of death, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
3. The manner of dying.
Wyntown.
A. S. ded, Su. G. doed, id.
~Dedechack~, s. The sound made by a woodwoom, S. Chackie-mill, S. B.
~Dede-Ill~, s. Mortal sickness.
Wyntown.
~Dedlyke~, adj. Deadly.
A. S. deadlic.
Wyntown.
~Dede-Nip~, s. A blue mark in the body, ascribed to necromancy; witch's nip, synon. S.
Teut. doode-nep, id.
~Dede-Thraw~, s.
1. The agonies of death.
A. S. thrawan, agonizare.
Bellenden.
2. Meat is said to be in the dead-thraw, when neither cold nor hot, S.
3. Left in the dead-thraw, left unfinished, S.
To DEDEINYE, DEDANE, v. n. To deign.
Douglas.
DEE, s. A dairy-maid.
V. ~Dey~.
DEEP, s. The deepest part of a river.
Law Case.
DEEPDRAUCHTIT, adj. Designing, crafty, S. from deep, and draucht a plan.
DEER-HAIR, DEERS-HAIR, s. Heath clubrush, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
To DEFAIK, v. a. To relax, to remit; Fr. defalqu-er.
Bellenden.
To DEFAILL, v. n. To wax feeble.
Fr. defaill-er.
Wallace.
To DEFAISE, v. a. To deduct.
Acts Marie.
~Defaisance~, s.
1. Excuse, subterfuge.
Fr. defaite, a shift.
Acts Ja. IV.
2. Defalcation, deduction.
Acts Marie.
DEFAME, s. Infamy.
Douglas.
DEFAWTYT, part. pa. Forfeited.
Barbour.
Fr. defaill-er, to make a default.
To DEFEND, v. a. To ward off.
Fr. defend-re, id.
King's Quair.
To DEFOUL, v. a.
1. To defile.
Douglas.
2. To dishonour.
Gawan and Gol.
~Defowle~, s. Disgrace.
Wyntown.
To DEFOUND, v. a. To pour down.
Lat. defund-o.
Douglas.
DEGEST, adj. Grave.
Douglas.
Lat. digest-us.
~Degestlie~, adv. Sedately.
Douglas.
DEGESTEABLE, adj. Concocted.
Fr. digest-er, to concoct.
Wallace.
DEGYSIT, part. pa. Disguised.
King's Quair.
Fr. deguis-er, to disguise.
DEGOUTIT, part. pa. Spotted.
King's Quair.
DEY, s. A dairy-maid, S. B. Dee, Loth.
Sw. deja, a dairy-maid.
Ross.
To DEY, v. n. To die.
Wyntown.
DEIL, DEILLE, s. Part, quantity.
A deille, any thing.
Wallace.
Half dele, the one half.
Douglas.
DEIL, DEEL, s. The devil, S.
Ramsay.
~Deil's Dozen~, the number thirteen, S.
Apparently from the idea, that the thirteenth is the devil's lot.
~Deil's Dung~, Assafoetida, named from its stench, S.
~Deil's Snuffbox~, the common puff-ball, S.
~Deil's Spoons~,
1. Great water plantain, S.
2. Broadleaved pondweed, S.
DEIR, adj. Bold, daring.
Gawan and Gol.
DEIR, adj. Wild.
Gawan and Gol.
Isl. dyr, a wild beast.
DEIR, DERE, s. A wild animal.
DEIR, s. Perhaps, precious.
Gawan and Gol.
DEIS, DESS, DEAS, s.
1. The upper place in a hall, where the floor was raised, and a canopy spread over head.
Douglas.
2. A long seat erected against a wall, S.
Wallace.
3. A table.
Popular Ball.
4. A pew in a church, S. B.
Popular Ball.
O. Fr. dais, a throne or canopy.
To DELASH, v. a. To discharge.
O. Fr. deslach-er, id.
R. Bruce.
To DELATE, v. a. To accuse, a law term, S.
Rollocke.
L. B. delat-are, id.
~Delator~, s. An accuser, S.
Rollocke.
DELF, s.
1. A pit.
Douglas.
2. A grave.
Wyntown.
Belg. delve, a pit; delv-en, to dig.
3. Crockery, S. Hence delf-house, a pottery, S.
DELIERET, DELIRIE, adj. Delirious.
Burns.
To DELYVER, v. n.
1. To deliberate.
Wyntown.
2. To determine.
Bellenden.
Lat. deliber-are.
DELIUER, adj. Light, agile.
Barbour.
O. Fr. delivre, libre, degagé.
~Deliuerly~, adv. Nimbly.
Barbour.
DELTIT, part. adj. Treated with great care, for preventing injury, Banffs.
Isl. daella, indulgentius, dalaeti, admiratio; vera i dalaeti, haberi in delitiis.
To DELUGE, v. n. To dislodge.
Fr. delog-er, to remove.
Lyndsay.
To DEMANE, DEMAINE, v. a. To treat; generally to maltreat, S. B.
O. Fr. demain-er, traiter.
Dunbar.
To DEMAINE, DEMEAN, v. a. To punish by cutting off the hand.
Crookshank.
Lat. de and manus, Fr. main, hand.
DEMANYT, part. pa. Demeaned.
Barbour.
DEMELLE, s. Rencounter.
Ruddiman.
Fr. demel-er, to contest.
DEMELLIT, part. pa. Hurt, injured, Ang.
~Demellitie~, s. A hurt, Ang. q. the effects of a broil.
To DEMENT, v. a. To deprive of reason.
Baillie.
~Demented~, adj.
1. Insane, S.
Wodrow.
2. Unsettled in mind, S.
Baillie.
Lat. demens, insane.
~Dementation~, s. Derangement.
Wodrow.
DEMPSTER, DEMSTER, s.
1. A judge, S. B.
2. The officer of a court, who pronounces doom.
Justice Air.
A. S. dem-an, to judge.
DEMT, part. pa. Judged, doomed.
Barbour.
DEN, s. A hollow.
V. ~Dean~.
DEN, s.
1. A respectful title prefixed to names.
V. ~Dan~.
Wyntown.
2. A dean.
Houlate.
To DEN, v. a. To dam.
Barbour.
DENCE, adj. Danish.
Godly Ball.
~Densman~, s. A Dane.
Dunbar.
DENK, adj.
1. Trim.
V. ~Dink~.
Dunbar.
2. Saucy, nice.
Dunbar.
DENSAIXES, s. pl. Danish axes.
Statist. Acc.
DENT, DINT, s. Affection.
To tyne dent of a person or thing, to lose regard, Ang.
Ferguson.
DENT, part. pa. Indented.
Fr. denté, id.
Gawan and Gol.
DENTILIOUN, s. Dandelion, an herb, S.
Fr. dent de lyon.
Douglas.
DEPAYNTIT, Painted.
King's Quair.
To DEPAIR, v. a. To ruin.
Palice Hon.
Fr. deper-ir, to perish.
To DEPART, DEPERT, v. a. To divide.
Fr. depart-ir, id.
Barbour.
To DEPESCHE, DEPISCHE, v. a. To dispatch.
Bellenden.
Fr. despesch-er, id.
To DEPONE, v. n. To testify on oath, S.
L. B. depon-ere, testari.
Statist. Acc.
To DEPRISE, v. a. To depreciate.
Fr. despris-er.
Lyndsay.
To DEPULYE, v. a. To spoil.
Douglas.
Fr. depouill-er.
To DER, v. a. To hazard.
Barbour.
A. S. dear-ian, Belg. derr-en, id.
DERAY, s.
1. Disorder.
Barbour.
2. Mirthful noise at a banquet.
Douglas.
Fr. desroy, deroi, disorder.
To DERE, DEIR, v. a.
1. To hurt.
Douglas.
2. To dere upon, to make impression, S. B.
A. S. der-ian, nocere.
~Dere~, ~Der~, ~Deir~, s. Injury.
Wallace.
To DERE, v. a. To fear.
Burel.
DERE, s. Any beast of game.
Wyntown.
A. S. deor, Su. G. diur, Isl. dyr, id.
DERE, s. A precious person.
Houlate.
To DEREYNE, DERENE, DERENYHE, v. a. To determine a controversy by battle.
Barbour.
O. Fr. derainier, prouver son droit en justice; Roquefort.
~Dereyne~, ~Derenye~, s. Contest, decision.
Barbour.
To DERENE, v. a. To disorder.
Dunbar.
DERETH, s. Some kind of office anciently held in S.
Chart. Dunf.
To DERNE, v. a. Perhaps for darren.
Hudson.
DERF, adj.
1. Bold and hardy.
Douglas.
2. Capable of great exertion.
Douglas.
3. Possessing a sullen taciturnity, S. B.
4. Severe, cruel.
Wallace.
Isl. diarf-ur, Su. G. diaerf, daring.
~Derffly~, adv. Vigorously.
Wallace.
DERGAT, s. Target.
Wyntown.
Gael. targaid.
To DERN, v. a. To hide.
V. ~Darn~, v.
To DERT, v. a. To dart.
King's Quair.
To DESCRIVE, DISCRYVE, v. a. To describe, S.
Hamilton.
To DESPITE, v. n. To be filled with indignation, S. B.
Fr. se despit-er.
DET, s. Duty.
Fr. dette.
Palice Hon.
~Detfull~, adj. Due.
Knox.
~Dettit~, part. pa. Indebted.
Bellenden.
DETBUND, adj. Predestinated.
Douglas.
O. Fr. det, a die.
To DEUAIL, DEUAL, v. n.
1. To descend.
Douglas.
2. v. a. To let fall.
Palice Honour.
Fr. devall-er.
~Devall~, s. A sunk fence, Clydesd.
To DEVALL, DEVALD, v. n. To cease, to intermit, S.
Ferguson.
Su. G. dwal-a, to delay.
~Devall~, ~Devald~, s. A cessation, S.
Isl. duaul, mora.
DEUCH, TEUCH, s.
1. A draught, a potation, S.
V. ~Teuch~.
2. Drink in general, S. B.
~Deuchandorach~, ~Deuchandoris~, s.
1. A drink taken at the door, S.
2. Equivalent to stark-love and kindness, S.
Gael. deoch an doruis, the parting drink.
To DEVE, DEAVE, v. a. To stupify with noise, S.
King Hart.
Su. G. doef-wa, Isl. deyf-a, to deafen.
DEVEL, s. A stunning blow.
V. ~Davel~.
To DEVISE, DIUISS, DEUYS, v. a. To talk.
Fr deuis-er, id.
Barbour.
DEUGIND, adj. Wilful, litigious, Caithn.
DEUK, s. Covert, shelter, S. B.
V. ~Jouk~.
DEULE WEEDS, mourning weeds.
Fr. deuil, mourning.
Acts Ja. VI.
DEVORE, DEUORE, s. Service.
Fr. devoir.
Wyntown.
DEW, adj. Moist.
Douglas.
DEW, pret. Dawned.
V. ~Daw~.
Wallace.
DEWGAR, s. A salutation.
Wallace.
Fr. Dieu garde.
DEWGS, s. pl. Rags, shreds, S.
Ramsay.
To DEWYD, DEWOYD, v. n. To divide.
Wallace.
To DEWYSS, DIUISS, v. a. To divide.
Fr. devis-er, id.
Barbour.
DEWYT, deafened, stunned.
V. ~Deve~.
DEWOR, DEWORY, s. Duty.
Barbour.
DEW-PIECE, s. A piece of bread given to servants when going out early to their work, S. B.
Sinclair.
DGUHARE, Houlate. Leg.
Alquhare.
DIBBER-DERRY, s. Confused debate, S. B.
Ross.
DIBLER, s. A large wooden platter.
Burrow Lawes.
O. E. dobeler, O. Fr. doublier, assiette.
To DICE, v. a. To sew in a waved form, S. B.
Ross.
To DICHT, DYCHT, v.
1. To prepare.
Douglas.
A. S. diht-an, Germ. dicht-en, parare.
2. To deck, S.
Douglas.
3. To dress food.
Ritson.
4. To polish.
Douglas.
5. To wipe, S.
Colvil.
6. To dry by rubbing, S.
Ross.
7. To sift, S. Cumb.
Burns.
8. To treat, to handle.
Douglas.
9. To handle, applied to the mind, S. B.
Belg. dicht-en, Su. G. dicht-a, to compose.
10. To drub, S. B.
Hamilton.
11. To make an end of.
Douglas.
~Dichtings~, s. pl.
1. Refuse, S.
Ross.
2. The refuse of corn, S. synon. shag.
To DICT, v. a. To dictate.
V. ~Dite~.
To DIDDLE, v. n.
1. To move like a dwarf, S.
Ramsay.
2. To shake, to jog.
Burns.
Isl. dudd-est, segnipes esse.
DIE, s. A toy, a gewgaw, Loth.
DIET-BOOKE, s. A diary.
Calderwood.
L. B. diaet-a, iter unius diei.
DIFFER, s. A difference, S.
Bp. Forbes.
DIFFICIL, adj. Difficult.
Complaynt S.
To DIFFOUND, v. a. To diffuse.
Douglas.
DIGNE. adj. Worthy.
V. ~Ding~.
DIKE, DYK, s.
1. A wall, S.
Kelly.
2. A vein of whinstone, traversing the strata of coal, S.
Statist. Acc.
3. A ditch.
Wallace.
A. S. dic, Su. G. dike, id.
To ~Dyk~, v. a. To inclose with ramparts or ditches.
Barbour.
~Diker~, ~Dyker~, s. One who builds inclosures of stone, generally without lime; also dry-diker, S.
Statist. Acc.
To DILL, v. a. To conceal.
Callander.
Isl. dyll-a, Su. G. doel-ja, occultare.
To DILL, v. a. To assuage or remove.
Bannatyne Poems.
A. S. dilg-ian, delere; Isl. dill-a, lallare.
To ~Dill Down~, v. n. To subside.
Baillie.
DILATOR, s. A delay; old law term.
L. B. dilatare, to delay.
Baillie.
DILP, s. A trollop.
Ross.
Sw. toelp, an awkward fellow.
To DYMENEW, v. a. To diminish.
Douglas.
To DIN, DYN, v. n.
1. To make a noise.
Gawan and Gol.
2. To resound.
A. S. dyn-an, id.
Barbour.
DYND, part. pa.
Bannatyne Poems.
To DING, v. a.
1. To drive,
S. Bellenden.
2. To exert one's self.
Henrysone.
3. To beat.
Wyntown.
4. To strike by piercing.
Bellenden.
5. To scourge, to flog.
Acts Ja. I.
6. To overcome, S.
Ferguson.
7. To excel. S.
Ramsay.
8. To discourage, S. B.
Ferguson.
9. To ding down, to overthrow, S.
Barbour.
10. To ding in, to drive in, S.
11. To ding off, to drive from.
Douglas.
12. To ding on, to attack with violence.
Barbour.
13. To ding out, to expel.
Bellenden.
To ding out the bottom of any thing, to make an end of it, S.
Baillie.
14. To ding ouer, to overthrow, also to overcome, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
15. To ding throw, to pierce.
Bellenden.
16. To ding to dede, to kill with repeated strokes.
Wallace.
Isl. daeng-ia, Su. G. daeng-a, tundere.
To ~Ding~, v. n.
1. To drive.
Douglas.
It's dingin on, it rains, or snows, S.
2. To ding down, to descend.
Lyndsay.
DING, DIGNE, adj. Worthy.
Douglas.
Fr. digne, Lat. dign-us.
DINGLEDOUSIE, s. A stick ignited at one end; foolishly given as a plaything to a child; Dumfr.
Su. G. dingl-a, to swing, and dusig, dizzy.
DINK, DENK, adj.
1. Neat, trim, S.
Evergreen.
2. Precise, saucy, Fife.
A. Douglas.
Alem. ding, gay.
~Dinkly~, adv. Neatly.
R. Galloway.
To DINLE, DYNLE, v. n.
1. To tremble, S.
Douglas.
2. To make a great noise.
Ferguson.
3. To thrill, to tingle.
J. Nicol.
~Dinle~, s.
1. Vibration, S.
2. A vague report, S. B.
DINMONT, DIMMENT, DILMOND, s. A wedder in the second year. S. q. twelve-months.
Complaynt S.
DINNEN SKATE, The young of the Raia Batis.
Sibbald.
DINT, s. An opportunity, S.
Ross.
DINT, s. Affection.
V. ~Dent~.
DYOUR, s. A bankrupt.
Dunbar.
DIRD, s. An achievement; used ironically, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Teut. dagh-vaerd, Isl. dagferd, a day's journey.
~Dirdum~, s. Deed, achievement, S.B. ibid.
~Dirdum-Dardum~, s. A term, expressive of contempt for an action.
Chr. Kirk.
DIRD, s. A stroke, Aberd.
Ross.
Fr. dourd-er, to beat.
DIRDUM, s.
1. An uproar, S.
King Hart.
C. B. dowrd, sonitus, strepitus.
2. Damage. "To dree the dirdum," to do penance, S. B.
3. Passion, ill humour, Perths.
Gael. diardan. surliness, anger.
DIRK, s. A dagger.
V. ~Durk~.
DIRK, DYRK, adj. Dark.
Wallace.
A. S. deorc.
To DIRK, v.n. To grope in utter darkness.
Ferguson.
To ~Dirkin~, v. n. To act clandestinely.
Dunbar.
To ~Dirkin~, v. a. To darken.
Douglas.
~Dirkit~, part. adj. Darkened.
Dunbar.
~Dirkness~, s. Darkness.
Dunbar.
To DIRLE, v. a. To pierce, E. drill.
Bannatyne MS.
Su. G. drill-a, perforare.
To DIRLE, v. n.
1. To tingle, to thrill, S.
Ramsay.
2. To emit a tingling sound, S.
Burns.
~Dirl~, s.
1. A slight tremulous stroke, S.
2. The pain caused by such a stroke, S.
3. A vibration, S.
Burns.
~Dirling~, s. A short-lived smarting pain, S.
Douglas.
DIRR, adj.
1. Torpid, benumbed, Loth.
2. Insensible, used in a moral sense, Loth.
Su. G. daer-a, infatuare.
To ~Dirr~, v. n. To be benumbed, ibid.
DIRT, s. Excrement, S.
~Dirtin~, adj.
1. Defiled with excrement, S.
2. Mean, contemptible, S.
Bellenden.
~Dirt-fear'd~, adj. So much afraid as to lose the power of retention, S.
Hamilton.
To DISAGYIS, To disguise.
Gl. Complaynt.
DYSCHOWYLL, adj. Undressed.
Fr. deshabillé, id.
Wallace.
DISCENSE, s. Descent.
Douglas.
Lat. descens-us.
DISCREET, adj. Civil.
Sir J. Sinclair.
~Discretion~, Civility, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
To DISCRIUE, v. a. To describe.
Douglas.
To DISCURE, v. a. To observe accurately.
Douglas.
Fr. discour-ir, to survey.
~Discourrour~, s. A scout.
Barbour.
DISDOING, adj. Not thriving, Clydes.
DISEIS, DISSESE, s.
1. Want of ease.
Barbour.
2. State of warfare.
Wyntown.
Fr. desaise, "a being ill at ease," Cotgr.
To DISHAUNT, v. a. To leave any place or company.
Spotswood.
Fr. deshant-er.
To DISHERYS, v. a. To disinherit.
Barbour.
~Disherysown~, s. The act of disinheriting.
Wyntown.
DISHILAGO, s. The vulgar name of Tussilago or colt's-foot, S.
DISHORT, s.
1. Displeasure.
Chron. S. P.
2. A disappointment, Aberd.
3. Any thing prejudicial, S.
From dis, and short, v. to recreate.
DISJASKIT, part. pa.
1. Disjaskit-like, exhibiting every appearance of a decay in circumstances, S. B.
Probably allied to Dan. jask-er, hask-er, sordide habeo.
2. Having a downcast look, S. B.
DISJUNE, DISJOON, s.
1. Breakfast, S. B.
O. Fr. desjune.
Ross.
2. To make a disjune of, to swallow up at once.
Baillie.
DISMAL, s. A mental disease, probably melancholy.
Polwart.
DYSMEL, s. Apparently, necromancy.
Priests Peblis.
A. Goth, dys, dea mala, et mal, Moes. G. mel, tempus praefinitum. Inde dis-mal dies vindictae; Seren.
DYSOUR, s. One who plays at dice.
Dunbar.
DISPARAGE, s. Disparity of rank.
Skene.
DISPARIT, DISPERT, adj.
1. Desperate.
Douglas.
2. Keen, violent, incensed, S. B.
To DISPARPLE, v. n. To be scattered.
V. ~Sparpell~.
Hudson.
To DISPEND, v. a. To expend.
Fr. dispend-re.
Barbour.
~Dispending~, s. Expences.
Barbour.
~Dispence~, ~Dyspens~, s. Expence.
Fr. despens.
Wyntown.
DYSPYTUWS, adj. Despiteful.
Fr. despiteux.
Wyntown.
To DISPLENISH, v. a. To disfurnish, S.
V. ~Plenys~, v.
Baillie.
DISSAIF, s. Insecurity.
Wallace.
DISSEMBILL, adj. Unclothed.
Fr. deshabill-é, id.
Wallace.
DYSTANS, DISTAWNS, s. Dissension.
Wyntown.
L. B. distenc-io, contentio, lis.
DISTY-MELDER, s.
1. The last quantity of meal made of the crop of one year, S.
2. Metaph. one's latter end, S. B.
Journal Lond.
To DISTRUBIL, DISTROUBLE, v. a. To disturb.
Douglas.
~Distrowblyne~, s. Disturbance.
Barbour.
To DIT, DYT, DITT, v. a. To close up, S.
Douglas.
A. S. dytt-an, occludere, obturare.
To DITE, DYTE, DICT, v. a.
1. To indite, S.
Wallace.
2. To dictate to an amanuensis, S.
Baillie.
3. To indict.
Henrysone.
Teut. dicht-en, Sw. dickt-a, to compose; Germ. dicht-en, sententiam dicere, literis mandare.
~Dyte~, s. Composition.
Wyntown.
~Ditement~, s. Any thing indited.
Sir W. More.
~Dittay, Dyttay~, s. Indictment.
Wallace.
DIV, DO. I div, I do, S.
DIVE, s. The putrid moisture, which issues from the mouth, &c. after death, S. B.
~Divie~, adj. Having much dive, S. B.
To DIVERT, v. n. To turn aside; Lat. divert-ere.
Baillie.
DIVET, DIFFAT, DIVOT, s. A thin flat oblong turf, used for covering cottages, and also for fuel, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
Lat. defod-ere, to dig.
DIUINE, s. A soothsayer.
Douglas.
Fr. devin, id.
DYVOUR, s. A bankrupt.
Skene.
Fr. devoir, duty.
~Dyuourie~, s. Declaration of bankruptcy.
Skene.
DIXIE, s. Severe reprehension, S. q. the sentence of a pedagogue, Lat. dixi, "I have said it."
To DO, v. a. To avail.
V. ~Dow~.
Wallace.
To DO in-to, to bring into.
Wyntown.
DO, s. pron. doe, A piece of bread, S. A.
Fr. dôt, a portion.
DOACH, DOAGH, s. A wear or cruive.
Statist. Acc.
DOCHT, pret. Could, availed.
V. ~Dow~, 1.
DOCHTER, DOUCHTYR, s. Daughter, S.
Bellenden.
~Dochter-Dochter~, s. Grand daughter.
Sw. doter doter, id.
Wyntown.
DOCHLY, adv. Perhaps for dochtely, powerfully; from A. S. dochtig.
Houlate.
DOCHTY, adj. Malapert, S. an oblique sense of E. doughty.
To DOCK, v. a. To flog the hips, S.
Teut. dock-en, dare pugnos.
DOCK, DOK, s.
1. Podex, S.
Kennedy.
2. Stern of a ship.
Pitscottie.
DOCKEN, DOKEN, s. The dock, an herb, S.
Ritson.
DOCKER, s. Struggle, S. B.
V. ~Dock~, v.
Ross.
DOCKUS, s. Any thing very short, S.
DOCUS, s. A stupid fellow, S.
Germ. docke, a puppet.
DOD, s. A slight fit of ill-humour, S.
Gael. sdoid, id.
~Doddy~, adj. Pettish, S.
Gael. sdodach.
To DODD, v. n. To jog, Fife.
Isl. dudd-est, segnipes esse.
DODDY, DODDIT, adj.
1. Without horns, S.
2. Bald, without hair, S. B.
~Doddie~, s. A cow wanting horns, S.
To DODGE, v. n. To jog, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
DOFART, adj. Stupid.
V. ~Duffart~.
DOGDRIVE, DOG DRAVE, s. A state of ruin.
Ramsay.
DOG-HIP, s. The fruit of the Dog-rose, S.
DOG-NASHICKS, s. Something resembling the gall-nut, produced by an insect depositing its ova on the leaves of the Trailing willow, S. B.
DOG'S CAMOVYNE, Weak-scented feverfew, also Dog-gowan, S. B.
DOG'S SILLER, Yellow rattle or Cock's comb, S.
DOG'S TANSY, s. Silver-weed, S.
~Doggis~, s. pl. Swivels.
Complaynt S.
Norm. Fr. dagge, a small gun.
DOG-LATIN, s. Macaronic Latin. S.
Ruddiman.
DOGONIS, s. pl. Suitors.
Dunbar.
To DOYCE, v. a. To give a dull heavy stroke, Ang.
~Doyce~, s.
1. A dull heavy stroke, Ang.; douss, a blow, S.
V. ~Dusch~.
2. The flat sound caused by the fall of a heavy body, Ang.
DOID, v. imp. It becomes, Fr. doit.
Henrysone.
DOIL, s. A piece of any thing, as of bread, Ang. dole, E.
DOIL'D, DOILT, adj.
1. Stupid, confused, S.
Polwart.
2. Crazed, S.
Gl. Shirr.
Su. G. dwal-a, stupor; ligga i dwala, jacere in sopore.
DOYN, DONE, DOON, DOONS, DUNZE, adv. Very, in a great degree, a mark of the superlative, S.
Bellenden.
Doon weil, or dunze weil, very well, S.
Isl. daeends, id. as daeends wael, excellently, dae waenn, very beautiful, from daa, an old primitive or particle, denoting any thing good, worthy or excellent.
~Doonlins~, adv. The same. No that doonlins ill, not very bad, S. B.
DOISTER, DYSTAR, s. A storm from the sea, Ang.
Isl. thustar, aer incipit inclemens fieri.
DOIT, s. A small copper coin formerly current in S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
To DOYTT, v. n.
1. To dote.
Lyndsay.
2. To move as signifying stupidity, S.
DOITIT, DOYTIT, part. adj. Stupid, confused. S.
Dunbar.
Belg. dot-en, delirare, Dan. doede, stupid.
~Doit~, s. A fool, a numskull, S.
~Doit~, s. A disease, perhaps stupor.
Watson.
~Doittrie~, s. Dotage, S.
Philotus.
~Doitrified~, part. pa. Stupified, S.
DOKEN, s. The dock.
V. ~Docken~.
DOLE, s. A doxy.
Gl. Shirr.
DOLENT, adj. Mournful.
Lyndsay.
DOLESS, DOWLESS, adj. Without exertion, S. Doingless, id.
Sw. dugloes, id.
DOLF, adj.
V. ~Dowf~.
~Dolfness~, s. Want of spirit.
Douglas.
DOLFISH, s. Leg. Dog-fish.
Statist. Acc.
DOLLY, DOLIE, DULLY, adj. Dull, S. dowie.
Douglas.
Su. G. daalig, tristis.
DOLLYNE, part. Buried.
Dunbar.
A. S. be-dolfen, id., Teut. dolv-en, inhumare, humo tegere, sepelire, Kilian.
DOLPE, s. A cavity, S. dowp.
Douglas.
Belg. dop, a shell or husk.
DOME, s. Judgment, sentiment.
S. P. Repr.
DOMINIE, s.
1. A pedagogue, S.
Forbes.
2. A contemptuous name for a minister, S.
Ritson.
DON, s. A favourite, S., perhaps from Hisp. Don.
DONGYN, DOUNGIN, part. pa. of Ding.
DONIE, s. A hare, Ang.
A. S. don, damula?
DONK, adj. Damp, E. dank.
Douglas.
Su. G. dunk-en, id.
~Donk~, s. Moisture, perhaps mouldiness.
Douglas.
To DONNAR, v. a. To stupify, Fife.
A. Douglas.
~Donnard~, ~Donner'd~, adj. In a state of gross stupor, S.
Ramsay.
Germ. donner-n, to thunder, q. stupified with noise, like bedundert.
DONSIE, DONCIE, adj.
1. Affectedly neat and trim, implying the idea of self-importance, S.
Ramsay.
2. Obliquely signifying pettish, testy, S.
3. Restive, applied to a horse, S.
Burns.
4. Unlucky; in a moral sense.
Burns.
5. Dull and dreary.
Hamilton.
Germ. duns-en, to swell; intumescere.
DONTIBOURS, DOUNTIBOURIS, s. pl. Probably, courtezans.
Knox.
Fr. domter, to tame, and bourse, the purse; unless the last term be used in the grosser sense mentioned by Cotgr.
DOOCK, DUCK, s. Strong coarse cloth, Ang.
Sail-doock, that used for sails. Pron. doock.
Statist. Acc.
Teut. doeck, id. Su. G. duk.
To DOODLE, v. a. To dandle, S. B.
Fr. dodin-er, dodelin-er, id.
DOOF, s., A stupid fellow.
V. ~Dowf~.
DOOK, s. A peg, S.
Belg. deuvig, id.
DOOL, s. The goal in a game.
V. ~Dule~.
DOOL, s. To thole the dool, to bear the evil consequences of any thing, Ang.
Fr. deuil, grief.
~Dool-like~, adj. Having the appearance of sorrow.
Rutherford.
DOOLIE, s.
1. A hobgoblin, S. B.
2. A scarecrow, a bugbear, S. B.
A. S. deoul, diabolus, Isl. dolg-r, spectrum.
DOOMSTER, s. One who pronounces doom.
Rutherford.
DOOR, s. Durk and door.
Ritson.
DOOZIL, s.
1. An uncomely woman, S. B.
2. A lusty child, S. B.
Isl. dusill, servus, servulus.
DORDERMEAT, s. A bannock given to farm-servants, after loosing the plough, between dinner and supper, Ang.
Su. G. dagwerd, a meal, from dag, day, and ward, food, sometimes dogoerdar.
DORECHEEK, s. The door-post, S.
DORESTANE, s. The threshold, S.
DOREN. Probably, dare.
Wallace.
DORLACH, s. A bundle, or truss, Gael.
Baillie.
DORNICK, s. Linen cloth used in S. for the table; from Tournay, Teut. Dornick.
Lyndsay.
DORT, s. Pet, commonly in pl.
Ross.
To ~Dort~, v. n. To become pettish, S.
Shirrefs.
~Dorty~, adj.
1. Pettish, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
2. Saucy, malapert, S.
3. Applied to a female who is saucy to her suitors, S.
Ramsay.
4. Applied to plants, when difficult to rear, S. B.
Gael. dorrda, austere.
~Dortyness~, s. Pride, arrogance.
Douglas.
DOROTY, s.
1. A doll, S.
2. A female of a very small size, S.
DOSK, adj. Dark-coloured.
Douglas.
DOSS, adj. Neat, spruce, Clydes.
Teut. doss-en, munire vestibus suffultis.
~Dost up~, part. pa. Dressed sprucely.
Kennedy.
DOSS, s. A tobacco pouch, Aberd.
Isl. dos, Germ. dose, a box.
Shirrefs.
To ~Doss~, ~Dossie down~, v. a. To pay, S.
Ferguson.
DOTAT, part. pa. Endowed.
Bellenden.
DOT, s.
1. A dotard.
Sir Tristrem.
2. A state of stupor.
Z. Boyd.
DOTED, part. pa. Given as a donation.
Acts Ja. VI.
DOTHER, s. Daughter, Ang.
Ross.
To DOTTAR, v. n. To become stupid.
Evergreen.
DOTTLE, s. A small particle, S. dot, E.
DOTTLE, adj. In a state of dotage, S.
Teut. ver-doetelt, repuerascens.
DOUBLE, s. A duplicate, S.
Baillie.
To ~Double~, v. a. To take a duplicate of, id.
To DOUCE, v. a. To knock, Fife.
V. ~Doyce~.
Douglas.
~Douce~, s. A stroke, Fife. Id.
DOUCE, DOUSE, adj.
1. Sedate, S.
Ramsay.
2. Modest, opposed to wantonness, S. B.
3. Of a respectable character, S.
Burns.
Fr. doux, douce, mild, gentle.
~Doucely~, adv. Soberly, prudently, S.
DOUD, s. A woman's cap with a caul, Ang.
To DOVER, v. n. To slumber, S. synon. sloom, S. B.
A. Douglas.
Isl. dofw-a, stupere.
~Douerit~, ~Dowerit~, part. pa. Drowsy.
Douglas.
~Dover~, s. A slumber, S.
Isl. dur, somnis levis.
To DOUK, v. a. To duck, S.
Douglas.
Belg. duck-en, id.
DOUL'D, part. pa. Fatigued, Fife.
V. ~Doud~.
A. Douglas.
DOULE, s., A fool.
Houlate.
A. S. dole, fatuus.
DOUNGEOUN, s.
1. The strongest tower belonging to a fortress.
Barbour.
Fr. donjon.
2. A tower in general.
Lyndsay.
DOUNT, s. A stroke, a blow.
V. ~Dunt~, s.
To DOUN THRING, v. a.
1. To overthrow.
Lyndsay.
2. To undervalue.
V. ~Thring~.
Douglas.
DOUNWITH, adv.
1. Downwards, S.
Wallace.
A. S. adun, deorsum, and with, versus.
2. As a s. To the dounwith, downwards, S.
To DOUP, v. n. To incline the head or shoulders downwards, S.
Evergreen.
Teut. dupp-en, verticem capitis demittere.
~Doup~. In a doup, adv. In a moment.
Ramsay.
DOUP, DOWP, DOLP, s. The breech or buttocks, S.
Ramsay.
2. The bottom, or extremity of any thing.
Ruddiman.
3. A cavity, S.
Ferguson.
Isl. doef, clunes, posterior pars beluae.
DOUR, DOURE, adj.
1. Hard.
Lyndsay.
2. Bold, intrepid.
Douglas.
3. Hardy, synon. with derf.
Douglas.
4. Inflexible, obstinate, S.
Douglas.
5. Stern; a dour look, S.
Wallace.
6. Severe; applied to the weather, S.
Burns.
Lat. dur-us; C. B. dewr, audax.
~Dourly~, adv.
1. Without mercy.
Lyndsay.
2. Pertinaciously.
Bannatyne Poems.
DOURTY, Leg. dourly.
Gawan and Gol.
DOUSE, adj. Solid.
V. ~Douce~.
DOUSS, s. A blow, a stroke.
V. ~Doyce~.
DOUT, DOUTE, s.
1. Fear, S.
Barbour.
2. Ground of apprehension.
Wyntown.
Fr. doute, id.
~Doutance~, s. Doubt.
Lyndsay.
Fr. doubtance.
DOUTSUM, adj.
1. Hesitating.
Nat. Cov.
2. Uncertain, as to the event.
Bellenden.
To DOW, v. n.
1. To be able. Pret. docht, dought.
Dunbar.
A. S. dug-an, valere.
2. To avail, to profit.
Douglas.
Teut. doogh-en, prodesse.
~Dow~, s. Worth, avail.
Gl. Sibb.
Teut. doogh, commodum.
DOW, s. A dove, S.
A. S. duua.
Douglas.
To DOW, v. n.
1. To thrive, as to health, S.
Ross.
2. To thrive, in a moral sense, S.
Alem. douch-en, doh-en, crescere, proficere.
To DOW, v. n.
1. To fade, to wither, S.
Ferguson.
2. To lose freshness, S.
Ramsay.
3. To dose, S. B.
Ross.
4. To neglect, S. B.
Morison.
Alem. douu-en, perire.
DOWBART, s. A stupid fellow.
V. ~Dowfart~.
Dunbar.
DOWBRECK, s. A species of fish, Aberd.
Gael. dubhbreac, a smelt.
DOWCATE, s. A pigeon-house.
Acts Ja. IV.
DOWCHSPERIS, DOWSY PEIRS, s. pl. The twelve peers, the supposed companions of K. Arthur.
Wyntown.
O. Fr. les douz pers, or pairs.
DOWF, DOLF, s.
1. Destitute of courage or animation, S.
Douglas.
2. Melancholy, gloomy, S.
Ramsay.
3. Lethargic.
Douglas.
4. Hollow; applied to sound, S.
5. Silly, frivolous, S.
Burns.
Su. G. dauf, stupidus; Isl. daup-r, subtristis.
~Douf~, ~Doof~, s. A dull stupid fellow.
Dunbar.
~Dowfart~, ~Dofart~, adj.
1. Destitute of spirit, S.; pron. as Gr. υ.
Poems Buchan Dial.
2. Dumpish, melancholy, S.
3. Feeble, inefficient, S.
From dowf and Su. G. art, Belg. aert, disposition.
~Dowfart~, ~Doofart~, s. A dull, inactive fellow, S.
Ramsay.
~Duffie~, adj.
1. Soft, spungy, S. fozie, synon.
2. Stupid, transferred to the mind, S.
DOWY.
V. ~Dolly~.
DOWYD, pret. Endowed.
Fr. dou-er.
Wyntown.
DOWKAR, s. A diver.
Kennedy.
Su. G. dokare, Belg. duycker, id.
DOWNCOME, DOUNCOME, s.
1. Act of descending.
Douglas.
2. A fall, in whatever sense, S.
3. Overthrow.
Ruddiman.
DOWNDRAUGHT, s. Whatsoever depresses, S.
DOWNLYING, s. At the down-lying, about to be brought to bed, S.
DOWNLOOK, s. Scorn, contempt, S.
Ross.
DOWNSITTING, s. Session of a court, S.
Baillie.
DOWNTAK, s. Cause of imbecility, S.
DOWRE. Q. dourly. hardly.
Wyntown.
DOWRIER, DOWARIAR, s. Dowager.
Fr. Douairiere, id.
Acts Marie.
DOWTIT, part. pa. Feared.
Barbour.
Fr. doubt-er, to dread.
DOXIE, adj. hazy, restive, S.
Isl. dosk-a, to delay, dosk, inactivity.
To DOZEN, DOSEN, v. a.
1. To stupify.
Barbour.
2. To benumb. Dozent with cauld, S.
3. Denoting impotency.
Ramsay.
Su. G. daase, stupified; Isl. das-ast, languere.
To ~Dozen~, v. n. To become torpid, S.
Ramsay.
To DRABLE, DRAIBLE, v. a. To befoul, to slabber, S.
DRABLE, s. Perhaps a servant.
Houlate.
DRAFF, s.
1. Grains, S.
Wallace.
2. Metaph., any moral imperfection, S.
Teut. Isl. draf, siliquae excoctae.
~Draff-pock~, s.
1. A sack for carrying grains, S.
2. Metaph., any imperfection.
S. Prov.
DRAGON, s. A paper kite, S.
DRAGOUN, s. To raiss dragoun, to give up to military execution.
Barbour.
To DRAKE, DRAIK, DRAWK, v. a. To drench, S.
Bannatyne Poems.
Isl. dreck-ia, aquis obruo.
~Draiks~. In the draiks, in a slovenly disordered state, S. B.
Popular Ball.
DRAM, adj.
1. Melancholy. S.B. drum, synon.
Douglas.
2. Indifferent, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. draums, melancholicus.
DRAMOCK, DRAMMACH, DRUMMOCK, s.
1. Meal and water mixed in a raw state, S.
Watson's Coll.
Gael. dramaig.
2. Any thing boiled to the state of pulp, Ang.
To DRANT, DRUNT, v. n.
1. To drawl, S.
2. To pass in a tedious way, S.
Isl. dryn, drunde, mugire.
Ferguson.
~Drant, Draunt~, s.
1. A drawling enunciation, S.
Ramsay.
2. A slow and dull tune, S.
DRAP, s.
1. A drop, S.
Chron. S. P.
2. A small quantity of drink, S.
Ross.
To ~Drap~, v. n. To drop, S.
S. Prov.
DRAP-DE-BERRY, s. Fine woollen cloth, made at Berry in France.
Watson's Coll.
To DRATCH, DRETCH, v. n. To linger, S. B.
Isl. dratt-a, segniter procedere.
To DRAUCHT, v. a. To draw the breath in long convulsive throbs, S.
Sw. drag-as, id.
DRAUCHT TRUMPET, War trumpet.
Douglas.
DRAUCHT, DRAUGHT, s.
1. Lineament of the face, S.
Z. Boyd.
2. An artful scheme, S.
Rutherford.
Teut. draght, vestigiae.
DRAVE, s.
1. A drove of cattle, S.
2. A shoal of fishes, S.
Statist. Acc.
3. A crowd, S.
A. S. draf, agmen.
To DRAWL, v. n. To be slow in action, S.
Teut. drael-en, cunctari.
To DRE, DREE, DREY, v. a. To endure, S.
Barbour.
A. S. dreog-an, pati.
To DRE, DREY, v. n. To endure.
A. S. adreog-an, pati.
Barbour.
DREICH, DREEGH, adj.
1. Slow, S.
Ross.
2. Tedious, S.
Montgomerie.
3. Denoting distance of situation.
Goth. drig, driug-r, prolixus.
Ritson.
~Dreich~, ~Dregh~. On dreich, adv. At a slow pace.
Douglas.
DREDOUR, DRIDDER, s.
1. Dread; drither, S. B.
Douglas.
2. Apprehension, S. B.
A. S. draed, timor.
To ~Dridder~, v. To dread, S. B.
Ross.
To DREEL, v. n. To move quickly, Ang.
Teut. drill-en, motitare.
Ross.
DREFYD, pret. Drave.
Wallace.
DREGY, DERGY, s.
1. The funeral service.
Dunbar.
2. The compotation of the funeral company, S.
Herd.
From the Lat. word dirige, frequently repeated in the office for the dead.
DREGGLE, s. A small drop of any liquid, S.
Su. G. dregel, saliva.
To DREGLE, DRAIGLE, v. n. To be tardy, S.
V. ~Dreich~.
DREIK, s. Excrement.
Teut. dreck.
Gl. Sibb.
To DREIP, v. n. To distil in drops, S.
Sel. S. Ball.
A. S. dryp-an, Isl. dreip-a, id.
DREIRE, s. Leg. deire, hurt.
Fordun.
DRENE, s. Constant repetition.
Dunbar.
To DRESS, v. a.
1. To treat well or ill.
Wyntown.
2. To chastise, to drub, S.
3. To iron linens, S. Dressing-iron, a smoothing iron, S.
DRESSE, s. Exhibition.
Godly Ball.
DRESSER, s. A kitchen table, S.
Teut. dressoor, Fr. dressoir, a sideboard.
DREVEL, s. A driveller.
Dunbar.
DREUILLYNG, DRIUYLLING, s. The vagaries of the mind, during unsound sleep.
Douglas.
Isl. draefl, drafl, sermo stultus; also apinae, fooleries.
DREW, s.
1. A species of sea-weed that grows very long, Orkn.
Neill.
2. Sea laces, Fucus filum, S.
Isl. driugr, prolixus.
DREW, s. A drop.
Palice Honour.
DRIB, DRIBBLE, s.
1. A drop, S.
Ramsay.
2. Drizzling rain, S.
Burns.
Belg. druppel, a drop.
DRY GOOSE, a handful of the finest meal, pressed very close together, dipt in water, and then roasted among the ashes of a kiln, S. A.
DRYCHYN, DRYCHYNG, s. Delay.
V. ~Dreich~.
Wallace.
To DRIDDER, v. a.
V. ~Dredour~.
To DRIDDLE, v. n.
1. To spill from carelessness, Loth.
2. To have a diarrhoea.
Montgomerie.
To DRIDDLE, v. n.
1. To move slowly, S. B., same as druttle, q. v.
2. To be diligent without progress, Border.
DRIDDLES, s. pl. The intestines of a slaughtered animal, Fife.
DRIDDLINS, s. pl. The knotted meal left after baking, S.
Germ. trodel, treidel, veteramenta.
DRIESHACH, s. The dross of a turf fire which glows when stirred, S. B.
DRIFLING, s. A small rain.
Baillie.
Isl. dreif-a, spargere.
DRIFT, s. Drove; as of cattle, Ayrs.
Teut. drifle, id.
To DRIFT, v. n. To delay.
R. Bruce.
To ~Drift~, v. a. To put off.
Z. Boyd.
~Drift~, s. Procrastination.
R. Bruce.
DRIGHTIN, s. Lord.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. drichten, Alem. drohtin, id.
DRIMUCK, s. The same as Dramock.
Statist. Acc.
To DRING, v. a. To obtain with difficulty, S. B.
Henrysone.
Belg. dring-en, to urge, to press.
To DRING, v. n. To be slow, S. B.
~Dring~, adj. Dilatory, S. B.
Ross.
To DRING, DRINGE, v. n. To sound as a kettle before boiling.
Ramsay.
~Dring~, s. The noise of a kettle before it boils.
DRING, s.
1. A servant.
Lyndsay.
Sw. dreng, id.
2. A miser.
Bannatyne Poems.
DRINK-SILVER, s. A vale given to servants, S.
Rutherford.
DRYNT, pret. Drowned.
Douglas.
A. S. adrenct, mersus.
DRITHER, s. Dread.
V. ~Dredour~.
To DRIZZEN, v. n.
1. To low as a cow or ox, Ang.
2. Applied to a sluggard groaning over his work, S. O.
Teut. druyssch-en, strepere.
To DRIZZLE, v. n. To walk slow; Gl. Shirr.
Isl. drosl-a, haesitanter progredi.
DRIZZLING, s. Slaver.
Gl. Shirr.
To DROB, v. a. To prick, Ang.
Isl. drep-a, perforare.
~Drob~, s. A thorn, a prickle, Perths.
DRODDUM, s. The breech.
Burns.
DROG, s. A buoy attached to the end of a harpoon line, S.
DROGARIES, pl. Drugs.
Bellenden.
Fr. drogueries, id.
DROICH, s. A dwarf, droch, S. B. dreich, Border.
Bannatyne Poems.
A. S. dweorh, Isl. droeg, homuncio.
~Droichy~, adj. Dwarfish, S.
DROILE, s. A slave; Isl. driole, id.
Z. Boyd.
DRONACH, s. Penalty, S. B.
Isl. drungi, molestia, onus.
DROTES, pl. Nobles.
Sir Gawan.
Su. G. drott, a lord.
DROUBLY, DRUBLIE, adj.
1. Dark, troubled.
Dunbar.
2. Muddy; applied to water.
Teut. droef, turbidus.
Henrysone.
DROUERY, DROURY, s.
1. Illicit love.
Barbour.
2. A love-token.
Douglas.
3. A gift of any kind.
Douglas.
O. Fr. drurie, la vie joyeuse.
To DROUK, v. a. To drench, S.
Douglas.
DROUTH, s.
1. Drought, S.
Chron. S. P.
2. Thirst, S.
R. Bruce.
~Drouthy~, adj.
1. Droughty, S.
2. Thirsty, S.
Pennecuik.
DROW, s. A fainting fit, Ang.
A. S. throw-ian, pati.
DROW, s. A squall.
Mellvill's MS.
Gael. drog, motion of the sea.
DROWP, s. A feeble person.
Dunbar.
Isl. driup-a, tristari.
To DRUG, v. a. To pull forcibly, S.
Douglas.
Isl. thrug-a, premere, vim inferre.
~Drug~, s. A rough pull, S. B.
Ross.
DRUGGARE, adj. Drudging.
King's Quair.
Isl. droogur, tractor, bajulus.
DRUM, adj. Melancholy, S. B.
V. ~Dram~.
DRUM, s. A ridge, S.
Statist. Acc.
Gael. druim, id.
Applied, S. B. to little hills, which rise as ridges above the level of the adjacent ground.
To DRUMBLE, v. n. To raise disturbance.
Ramsay.
~Drumly~, ~Drumbly~, adj.
1. Troubled.
Douglas.
2. Muddy, S.
Douglas.
3. Having a gloomy aspect, S.
Ramsay.
4. Confused; as to mind.
Ferguson.
5. Troubled; applied to the state of public matters, S.
Baillie.
To DRUNE, v. n. To low in a hollow or depressed tone, Ang.
Isl. dryn-ia, Sw. droen-a, mugire.
~Drunt~, s. A drawling enunciation, S.
DRUNT, s. Pet, sour humour, S.
Burns.
O. Fland. drint-en, tumescere.
DRUSH, s.
1. Atoms, fragments.
Watson.
2. The dross of peats, Banffs.
Moes. G. drauhsna, a fragment, from drius-an, to fall.
To DRUTTLE, v. n.
1. To be slow in motion, S.
2. To trifle about any thing, S.
Teut. dreutel-en, pumilionis passus facere.
DUALM, DWALM, DWAUM, s.
1. A swoon, S.
Ross.
2. A sudden fit of sickness, S.
Ritson.
Alem. dualm, caligo mentis stupore correptae.
~Dualmyng~, ~Dwauming~, s.
1. A Swoon.
Douglas.
2. Metaph. the fall of evening, S. B.
Shirrefs.
DUB, s.
1. A small pool of rain-water, S.
Douglas.
2. A gutter, S.
Ir. dob, a gutter; Celt. dubh, canal.
DUBLAR, s.
V. ~Dibler~.
Bannatyne Poems.
DUCHERY, s. Dukedom.
Bellenden.
DUCK, s. A leader.
V. ~Duke~.
DUCK, s. Sail-cloth.
V. ~Doock~.
DUD, s.
1. A rag, S.
Ross.
Daily dud, the dish-clout, S. B.
2. Duds, dudds, pl. clothing, especially of inferior quality, S.
Polwart.
Gael. dud, a rag, and dudach, ragged. Isl. dude, indumentum levioris generis.
~Duddy~, adj. Ragged, S.
Ramsay.
DUDDROUN, s. Sloven, drab.
Dunbar.
Isl. dudr-a, to act in a slovenly manner.
DUDE, for do it, S.
Diallog.
To DUEL, DUELL, DWELL, v. n.
1. To delay, to tarry.
Douglas.
2. To continue in any state.
Barbour.
3. To cease or rest.
Wallace.
4. Dwelt behind, left behind.
Barbour.
Su. G. dwael-ias, id. Isl. duel, moror.
~Duelling~, s. Delay, tarrying.
Barbour.
DUERGH, s. A dwarf.
V. ~Droich~.
Gawan and Gol.
DUKE, DUCK, s. A general.
Evergreen.
DUKE, DUIK, s. A duck, S.
Bannatyne Poems.
DULCE, adj. Sweet; Lat. dulc-is.
Lyndsay.
DULDER, s. Any thing large, S. B.
To DULE, v. n. To grieve.
Dunbar.
Fr. doul-oir, Lat. dol-ere.
~Dule~, ~Dool~, s. Grief, S.
Wyntoun.
To sing dool, to lament.
Gl. Shirr.
DULE, DOOL, s. The goal in a game.
Chr. Kirk.
Teut. doel, aggesta terra, in quam sagittarii jaculantur sagittas.
DULL, s. Hard of hearing, S.
Sir John Sinclair.
DULSE, adj. Dull, heavy, S. B.
Isl. dollsa, appendere ignavum.
DULSE, s. The fucus, a species of seaweed, S.
Martin.
Gael. duilliasg, Ir. dulisk, id.
DUM TAM, a bunch of clothes on a beggar's back, under his coat, S. B.
To DUMFOUNDER, v. a. To confuse, to stupify, S.
DUMBIE, s. pron. Dummie. One who is dumb, S.
Z. Boyd.
To DUMP, v. a. To strike with the feet, Ang.
Sw. domp-a, rudius palpare.
DUMPY, adj. Short and thick; also used as a s., S.
Isl. doomp, ancillula crassa.
DUMSCUM, s. A game of children, much the same as pallall, or the beds.
DUN, s. A hill, eminence, S.
Stat. Acc.
A. S. dun, mons; Gael. id. a fortified hill.
To DUNCH, v. a. To push or jog with the fist or elbow, S.
Teut. dons-en, pugno percutere.
DUNCH, s. One who is short and thick, S.
~Dunchy~, adj. Squat, S.
DUNDERHEAD, s. A blockhead, Loth.
V. ~Donnart~.
DWMMYSMAN, s. A judge.
Wyntown.
DWN, pret. of the v. Do.
Wyntown.
DUNGEON of wit, One having a profound intellect, S.
Boswell.
DUNGERING, s. The dungeon of a castle.
S. P. Repr.
DUNIWASSAL, DUIN-WASSAL, s.
1. A nobleman.
Colvil.
2. A gentleman of secondary rank.
Garnet.
3. Used to denote the lower class of farmers, generally in a contemptuous way, Ayrs.
Gael. duine, a man, and uasal, noble.
To DUNNER, DUNDER, v. n. To make a noise like thunder.
Gl. Sibb.
To DUNT, v. a. To strike so as to produce a dull hollow sound, S.
Popular Ball.
To ~Dunt~ out,
1. To bring any business to a termination, S.
Ross.
2. To come to a thorough explanation, after a variance, S.
Su. G. dunt, ictus.
To ~Dunt~, v. n. To palpitate.
Ramsay.
~Dunt~, ~Dount~, s.
1. A stroke causing a flat and hollow sound, S. O. E. id.
Peblis to the Play.
2. Palpitation of the heart, S.
Ross.
3. At a dunt, unexpectedly, Stirlings.
Isl. dunt, a stroke given to the back or breast, so as to produce a sound.
~Dunting~, s. Continued beating, causing a hollow sound, S.
Melvil.
DUNTER-GOOSE, s. The Eider duck.
Brand.
Su. G. dun, down, and taer-a, to gnaw, because it plucks the down from its breast.
DUNTY, s. A doxy.
Gl. Ramsay.
DUNZE.
V. ~Doyn~.
DUR, DURE, s. Door.
Wyntown.
A. S. dure, id.
DURGY, adj. Thick, gross, Loth.
Isl. driug-r, densus.
DURK, s. A dagger, S.
Poems Buch. Dial.
Gael. durc, a poniard; Teut. dolck, sica.
To ~Durk~, v. a.
1. To stab with a dagger, S.
Cleland.
2. To spoil, to mismanage, S.
To DURKEN, v. a. To affright.
Sir Gawan.
To DUSCH, v. n.
1. To move with velocity.
Douglas.
2. To twang.
Douglas.
3. To dusch doun. To fall with noise, id.
Douglas.
Germ. dosen, strepitum edere; Isl. thus-a, tumultuose proruere.
~Dusche~, s.
1. A fall; as including the crash made by it.
Douglas.
2. A stroke, a blow.
V. ~Doyce~.
Barbour.
Isl. thys, Alem. thuz, doz, fragor.
DUSCHET, DUSSIE, s. A musical instrument.
Poems 16th Cent.
DUSCHET, DUSSIE, s. An indorsement.
Leg. Bp. St Androis.
Fr. douss-er, to indorse.
To DUSH, v. a. To push as a ram, ox, &c. S.
Teut. does-en, pulsare cum impetu; Isl. dusk-a, verbera infligo.
DUST, s. A tumult.
Su. G. dyst, id.
DUST of a mill, what flies from a mill in grinding, S. Teut. duyst, pollen.
DUST of lint, what flies from flax in dressing, S.
Teut. doest, lanugo lintei.
DUSTIE-FUTE, DUSTIFIT, s.
1. A pedlar.
Skene.
2. One who is not resident in a country.
Burr. Lawes.
3. Used to denote revelry.
Godly Ball.
To DUTE, DUTT, v. n. To dose, S. B.
Belg. dutt-en, to set a-nodding.
~Dut~, s. A stupid person, S. B.
Dan. doede, stupidus; Belg. dutt-en, delirare.
DWABLE, DWEBLE, adj. Weak, flexible.
Su. G. dubbel, double.
Ross.
DWALM, DWAUM, s.
V. ~Dualm~.
To DWANG, v. a.
1. To oppress with labour, S. B.
2. To bear, or draw, unequally, S. B.
3. To harass by ill-humour, S. B.
Teut. dwingh-en, domare, arctare.
To ~Dwang~, v. n. To toil, S. B.
Morison.
~Dwang~, s. A rough shake or throw, S. B.
Morison.
To ~Dwyne~, v. n.
1. To pine, S.
A. Nicol.
2. To fade, applied to nature.
Ferguson.
3. To dwindle, S.
Poems Buch. Dial.
Teut. dwyn-en, attenuare, extenuare.
To ~Dwyn~, v. a. To cause to languish.
Montgomerie.
~Dwyning~, s. A decline, S.
Isl. dwinar, diminutio.
E
E, ~Ee~, s. The eye, S.
Douglas.
EA, adj. One.
V. the letter A.
To EAND, v. n. To breathe.
V. ~Aynd~, v.
EARLEATHER-PIN, s. An iron pin for fastening the chain by which a horse draws in a cart, Fife.
To EARM.
V. ~Yirm~.
To EARN, v. n.
1. To coagulate, S.
2. To cause to coagulate, S.
Germ. ge-rinnen, Su. G. raenn-a, coagulare.
~Earning~, s. Rennet, S.
A. S. gerunning, id.
EARN-BLEATER, s. The snipe, S. B. earnbliter.
Ross.
EARNY-COULIGS, s. pl. Tumuli, Orkn.
Isl. ern, ancient, and kulle, tumulus, Su. G. summitas montis.
EASING, EASINGDRAP, s. The eaves of a house, S.
A. S. efese; Belg. oosdruyp, id.
To EASSIN, EISIN, v. a.
1. To desire the bull, S.
2. Applied to strong desire of any kind.
Ferguson.
Isl. yxna or oxna, vitula appetens taurum.
~Eastning wort~, Scabious, an herb, S. A.
Pennecuik.
EARN, s. The Eagle.
V. ~Ern~.
EARTH, s. The act of earing, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
Sw. ard, aratio, from aer-ia, to ear.
EASTIE-WASTIE, s. An unstable person, Ang.; q. one who veers from east to west.
EASTLAND, adj. Belonging to the east.
Baillie.
EASTLIN, adj. Easterly, S.
Ramsay.
~Eastlins~, adv. Eastward, S.
Ross.
A. S. east-laeng, oriente tenus.
EASTILT, adv. Eastward, westlit, westward; pron. eassilt, wessilt, Loth.
A. S. east-daele, plaga orientalis.
EAT, s. The act of eating, S. B.
A. S. aet, Teut. aet, food.
EATIN BERRIES, Juniper berries, S. B.
V. ~Etnagh~.
EBB, adj. Shallow, S.
Rutherford.
~Ebbness~, s. Shallowness.
Rutherford.
ECCLEGRASS, s. Butterwort or sheep-rot, Orkn.
Neill.
ECHER, ICKER, s. An ear of corn, S.
A. S. aecer, aechir, id.
Douglas.
ECHT, s. Ought.
Barbour.
EDROPPIT, part. pa. Dropsical.
Bellenden.
EE, s. Eye.
V. ~E~.
~Ee~ of the day, Noon, mid-day, S. B.
~Ee-list~, ~Eye-list~, ~Eye-last~, s.
1. A deformity, an eye-sore.
R. Bruce.
2. An offence.
Godscroft.
3. A break in a page, S.
Gl. Sibb.
A. S. eag, oculus, and laest, defectus.
~Ee-stick~, ~Eistick~, s. Something singular or surprising; q. that which causes the eye to stick or fix, S.
Ferguson.
~Ee-sweet~, ~Eye-sweet~, adj. Acceptable, S.
Rutherford.
~Ee-winkers~, s. The eye-lashes, S.
Rutherford.
~Een~, ~Ene~, pl. of ~Ee~, Eyes, S.
Douglas.
EEBREK CRAP, The third crop after lea, S. B.
EEGHIE ~nor~ OGHIE. I can hear neither eeghie nor oghie, neither one thing nor another, Ang.
Ross.
Su. G. igh, or eighi, not.
EEKFOW, adj. Equal; also, just, Ang.
Su. G. ekt-a, Germ. eicht, justus.
~Eeksie-peeksie~, adj. Equal, Ang.
EEL. A nine-ee'd eel, a lamprey, S.
Su. G. neionoogon, Germ. neunauge, id.
~Eel-backit~, adj. Having a black line on the back, applied to a dun-coloured horse, S.
~Eelpout~, s. The viviparous Blenny, S.
EERIE, adj. Timorous.
V. ~Ery~.
EFFECTUOUS, adj. Affectionate.
L. B. affectuos-us, id.
Douglas.
To EFFEIR, v. n.
1. To become, to fit.
Chr. Kirk.
2. To be proportional to.
Knox.
~Effeir~, s.
1. What is becoming.
Maitland Poems.
2. A property, quality.
Dunbar.
To EFFERE, EFFEIR, v. a.
1. To fear.
Lyndsay.
2. To affright.
Douglas.
A. S. afaer-an, terrere.
To ~Effeir~, v. n. To fear.
Lyndsay.
~Effray~, ~Effraying~, s. Terror.
Barbour.
Fr. effray-ir, to affright.
~Effrayitly~, adv. Under affright.
Barbour.
EFREST, Best; Isl. ypprist.
Houlate.
EFT, adv. After.
A. S. id.
Wallace.
~Eft castel~, Hinder part of the ship.
Douglas.
~Efter~, ~Eftir~, prep. After.
A. S. eftyr, id.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
~Eftir ane~, adv. Uniformly, S.
Douglas.
~Eftirhend~, adv. Afterwards, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
Su. G. efter, and haen, hence, dehinc, posthac.
~Efterhend~, prep. After. Id.
~Eftremess~, s. A dessert.
Barbour.
A. S. aefter and mess, a meal.
EFTSYIS, adv. Ofttimes, Rudd.
Douglas.
A. S. eft, iterum, and sithe, vice.
EGG-BED, s. The ovarium of a fowl, S.
EGGLAR, s. One who collects eggs for sale, S. A.
EY, A termination of the names of many places; signifying an island, also written ay, a, or ie.
Isl. ey, id.
EIDENT, adj. Diligent.
V. ~Ithand~.
EIDER DOUN, Down of the eider duck.
Sw. eiderdun, id.
Pennant.
EYE-LIST, s. A flaw.
V. ~Ee-List~.
EYEN, pl. Eyes.
V. ~Een~.
EIFFEST, adv. Especially.
Barry.
Isl. efst-r, supremus.
EIK, pron. Each.
Douglas.
EIK, EKE, s. An addition, S.
Baillie.
EIK, s. Lineament used for greasing sheep, S. A.
To EILD, ELD, v. n. To wax old.
A. S. eald-ian, veterascere.
Bellenden.
~Eild~, ~Eld~, s.
1. Any particular period of life, S.
Barbour.
Euin eild, Equal in age.
Douglas.
2. A generation.
Douglas.
3. An era.
Wyntown.
4. The advanced period of life.
Douglas.
A. S. yld, aetas, aevum.
~Eild~, adj. Old.
A. S. eald, id.
Douglas.
~Eildit~, part. pa. Aged.
Douglas.
~Eildins~, ~Yealings~, s. pl. Equals in age.
Burns.
A. S. efen-eald, coaevus, inverted.
To EYNDILL, v. n. To be jealous of; eenil, Fife.
Maitland Poems.
~Eyndling~, ~Eyndland~, part. pr. Jealous.
Semple.
EIR, s. Fear, Ang.
V. ~Ery~.
EIRACK, s. A hen-pullet, S.
Statist. Acc.
Gael. eirag, id. Germ. jahrig, one year old.
EYRE FALCONS, Leg. Gyre.
Houlate.
EITHER, adv. Or, Ang.
Knox.
Isl. eda, edr, seu.
EITH, EYTH, ETH, adj. Easy, S.
A. S. eath, facilis.
Barbour.
Eith is also used adverbially.
Ramsay.
~Eithar~, ~Ethar~, comp.
Douglas.
~Eithly~, adv. Easily, S.
EYTTYN, ETTYN, ETIN, EATEN, s.
1. A giant.
Complaynt S.
2. Redeaten occurs as equivalent to canibal.
Isl. jautun, jotun.
Mellvill's MS.
EIZEL, AIZLE, ISIL, ISEL, s.
1. A hot ember, S.
Burns.
2. Wood reduced to the state of charcoal, S.
3. In pl. metaph. for the ruins of a country desolated by war.
Douglas.
A. S. ysle, embers, Isl. eysa, carbones candentes sub cinere.
ELBOCK, ELBUCK, s. Elbow, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. elboga, Alem. elnboga, from A. S. eln, the arm, and boge, curvature.
~Elbow-grease~, s.
1. Hard work with the arms, S.
2. Brown rappee, Ang.
ELDARIS, ELDRYS, s. pl. Ancestors.
Barbour.
A. S. aldor, Su. G. aeldre, senior.
ELDER, s. Among Presbyterians, one ordained to the exercise of government without having authority to teach, S.
Buik of Discipline.
ELDERSCHIP, s.
1. The ecclesiastical court, now called a Presbytery.
Buik of Discipline.
2. The Kirk-session of a particular congregation, S.
Baillie.
A. S. ealdor-scipe, principatus.
ELDFADER, s.
1. Grandfather.
A. S. eald fader, id.
Barbour.
2. Father in law.
Douglas.
ELDIN, ELDING, s. Fuel of any kind, S.
A. S. aeled, Su. G. eld, fire.
Ferguson.
ELDING, s. Age.
V. ~Eild~.
Maitland P.
ELDIS, adv. On all sides.
Douglas.
A. S. eallis, omnino.
ELDMODER, s. Mother in law.
Douglas.
A. S. ealde-moder, avia.
ELDNING, ELDURING, s. Jealousy.
A. S. ellnung, emulation.
Dunbar.
ELDREN, ELDERIN, adj. Elderly, S.
Ross.
Dan. aldrende; Isl. aldraen, senex.
ELEVEN-HOURS, s. A luncheon, S.
ELFMILL, s. The sound made by a wood-worm, viewed by the vulgar as preternatural, S. q. "fairy-mill."
ELFSHOT, s.
1. The name vulgarly given to an arrow-head of flint, S.
Pennant.
2. Disease, supposed to be produced by the stroke of an elf-arrow, S.
Glanville.
Norv. allskaadt, Dan. elleskud; i. e. elfshot.
Elf-shot, adj. Shot by fairies, S.
Ramsay.
ELIMOSINUS, adj. Merciful.
Burel.
ELYTE, s. One elected to a bishopric.
O. Fr. elite.
Wyntown.
ELLER, s. The Alder, a tree, S.
Lightfoot.
ELLIS, adv. Otherwise.
A. S. elles, id.
ELLIS, ELS, adv. Already, S.
Barbour.
ELRISCHE, ELRICHE, ELRAIGE, ELRICK, ALRISCH, ALRY, adj.
1. Expressing relation to evil spirits.
Dunbar.
2. Preternatural, as regarding sound, S.
Douglas.
3. Hideous; respecting the appearance.
Douglas.
4. Frightful, respecting place, S.
Burns.
5. Uncouth; in relation to dress.
Bellenden.
6. Surly, austere.
7. Fretted; applied to a sore, Ang.
A. S. aelf, and ric, rich; q. abounding in elves.
ELS, ELSE, adv. Already.
V. ~Ellis~.
ELSYN, ELSON, s. An awl, S.
Ramsay.
Teut. aelsene.
ELWAND, ELNWAND, s.
1. An instrument for measuring, S.
Burr. Lawes.
2. Orion's girdle, a constellation.
Douglas.
From eln and wand, a rod.
EMAILLE, s. Enamel.
V. ~Amaille~.
EMBER GOOSE, A fowl which inhabits the seas about Orkney.
Sibbald.
EMERANT, s. Emerald.
King's Quair.
~Emerant~, ~Emerand~, adj. Green.
Douglas.
EMMIS, IMMIS, adj.
1. Variable, Ang.
2. An immis nicht, a gloomy night, Banffs.
Su. G. ymsa, oemsa, to vary, alternare; Isl. yms, ymiss, varius.
To EMPASH, EMPESCHE, v. a. To hinder.
Fr. empescher.
Bellenden.
EMPRESS, EMPRISS, EMPRISE, ENPRESS, s. Enterprise.
Barbour.
Fr. empris.
ENACH, s. Satisfaction for a trespass.
Gael. enach, a ransom.
Reg. Maj.
ENARMED, part. pa. Armed.
Douglas.
~Enarmoure~, s. Armour.
Douglas.
ENBRODE, part. pa. Embroidered.
Id.
To ENBUSCH, v. a. To lay in ambush.
Fr. embusch-er, id. q. en bois.
Barbour.
~Enbuschyt~, s. Ambuscade.
Barbour.
~Enbuschment~, s.
1. Ambush.
Barbour.
2. Used in describing the testudo.
Douglas.
ENCHESOUN, s. Reason, cause.
O. Fr. acheson, occasion.
Barbour.
END, EYNDING, Breath.
V. ~Aynd~.
Polwart.
~Enday~, s. Day of death.
Wyntown.
Su. G. and-as, to die.
~Enfundeyng~, s. Perhaps, asthma.
Barbour.
Su. G. andfaadd, cui spiritus praeclusus est.
ENDLANG, ENDLANGIS, adv. Along; S. enlang.
Barbour.
A. S. andlang, per; Su. G. aendalongs, id.
ENDORED, part. pa. Adorned; Fr. endoré; Lat. inaur-utus.
Sir Gawan.
ENE, pl. Eyes.
V. ~Een~.
ENERLY.
V. ~Anerly~.
ENEUCH, YNEWCH, s. Enough, S. pl. ynew.
A. S. genoh, satis.
Wallace.
ENFORCELY, adv. Forcibly.
Barbour.
ENGAIGNE, s. Indignation.
Barbour.
Fr. engain, choler.
To ENGREGE, v. a. To aggravate.
Fr. engreg-er, id.
Diallog.
To ENGREVE, ENGREWE, v. a. To vex.
Fr. grev-er, id.
Barbour.
ENKERLY, ENCRELY, INKIRLIE, adv.
1. Inwardly.
Barbour.
2. Ardently, keenly.
Douglas.
Fr. en coeur, q. in heart.
EMPRESOWNÉ, s. A prisoner.
Wyntown.
ENPRISE, s. Enterprise.
King's Quair.
ENSEINYIE, ENSENYE, ANSENYE, s.
1. A mark, or badge.
Fr. enseigne.
Lyndsay.
2. Ensign, or standard.
Knox.
3. The word of war.
Barbour.
4. A company of soldiers.
Knox.
ENSELYT, pret. Sealed.
Barbour.
ENTAILYEIT, part. pa. Formed.
Fr. entaill-er, to carve.
Palice of Hon.
ENTENTYVE, adj. Earnest, intent.
Fr. ententif.
Barbour.
~Ententely~, adv. Attentively.
Barbour.
ENTREMELLYS, s. pl. Skirmishes.
Barbour.
Fr. entremel-er, to intermingle.
ENTRES, ENTERES, s. Access, entry.
Bellenden.
ENTRES, s. Interest.
Acts Sedt.
EPISTIL, s. A harangue or discourse.
Dunbar.
ER, adv. Before.
V. ~Air~.
Barbour.
~Erar~, ~Earer~, comp.
1. Sooner.
Gawan and Gol.
2. Rather.
Wyntown.
~Erast~, superl. Soonest.
Wyntown.
ERD, ERDE, YERD, YERTH, s.
1. The earth, S. pron. yird.
Wyntown.
2. Ground, soil, S.
A. S. eard, Isl. jaurd, id., from Isl. aer-a, er-ia, to plough.
To ~Erd~, ~Yerd~, v. a.
1. To inter a dead body, S. B.
Barbour.
2. Denoting a less solemn interment.
Barbour.
3. To cover with the soil, for concealment, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Su. G. iord-as, sepeliri; Isl. iard-a.
~Erd houses~, Habitations formed under ground.
Isl. jard-hus, domus subterranea.
~Erddyn~, ~Yirden~, s.
1. An earthquake.
Wyntown.
A. S. eorth-dyn, terrae motus.
2. Thunder, S. B.
ERE, EIR, s. Fear, dread; Ang.
V. ~Ery~.
ERF, adj.
1. Averse, reluctant, Loth. Fife.
2. Reserved, distant, Loth.
V. ~Ergh~.
To ERGH, ARGH, ERF, v. n.
1. To hesitate, to feel reluctance, S.
Baillie.
2. To be reluctant from timidity, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. earg-ian, torpescere pro timore.
~Ergh~, adj.
1. Hesitating, scrupulous, S.
2. Timorous, S. B.
~Ergh~, ~Erghing~, s.
1. Doubt, apprehension, S.
2. Fear, timidity, S.
A. S. yrhth, id.
ERY, EIRY, EERIE, adj.
1. Affected with fear, from whatever cause.
Douglas.
2. Under the influence of fear, excited by wildness of situation.
Douglas.
3. Denoting the feeling inspired by the dread of ghosts, S.
Ross.
4. Causing fear of spirits, S.
Burns.
Belg. eer-en, vereri, Isl. ogr-a, terreo.
~Eryness~, ~Eiryness~, s. Fear excited by the idea of an apparition, S.
Evergreen.
ERYSLAND, ERLSLAND, EUSLAND, s. A denomination of land, Orkn.
Barry.
Su. G. oeresland, the eighth part of a Markland.
ERLIS, s. Earnest.
V. ~Arles~.
ERN, ERNE, EIRNE, EARN, s.
1. The eagle, S. B.
Douglas.
2. The osprey.
Houlate.
A. S. earn, Isl. aurn, ern, aquila.
ERNAND, part. pr. Running.
A. S. eorn-an, currere.
Maitland P.
ERN-FERN, s. The brittle fern, S. q. "the eagle-fern."
ERSE, adj. used as a s. The dialect of the Celtic spoken by the Highlanders of S. i. e. Irish.
ERTAND, part. pr. Perhaps, ingenious, from Airt, v. to aim.
Gawan and Gol.
ESCH, s. The ash, a tree.
Douglas.
~Eschin~, adj. Belonging to the ash.
Doug.
To ESCHAME, v. n. To be ashamed.
Douglas.
ESCHEL, ESCHEILL, s. A division of an army.
Barbour.
O. Fr. eschielle, a squadron.
To ESCHEVE, ESCHEW, v. a. To achieve.
Fr. achev-er.
Barbour.
ESCHEW, s. An achievement.
Barbour.
ESFUL, adj. Producing ease.
Wyntown.
ESK, s. A newt, S.
V. ~Ask~.
To ESK, EESK, YESK, v. n. To hiccup, S. B.
A. S. gisc-ian, id.
~Eskin~, ~Eeskin~, s. The hiccup, S. B.
A. S. geocsung, id.
ESPERANCE, s. Hope, Fr.
Bellenden.
ESPYE, s. A spy.
Fr. espie.
Douglas.
~Espyell~, s. A spy.
Knox.
ESPINEL, s. A sort of ruby. Fr.
Burel.
ESPOUENTABILL, adj. Dreadful.
O. Fr. espouventable.
Lyndsay.
ESS, s. Ace.
Bannatyne P.
ESSYS, pl. Advantages.
Fr. aise.
Wyntown.
ESSONYIE, s. Excuse offered for non-appearance in a court of law.
Fr. essoine, id.
Reg. Maj.
~Essonyier~, s. One who legally offers an excuse for the absence of another.
Reg. Maj.
ESTER, s. An oyster.
Lyndsay.
ESTLER, adj. Hewn.
V. ~Aislair~.
Ramsay.
ETH, adj. Easy.
V. ~Eith~.
ETHERINS, s. pl. The cross ropes of a thatched roof or stack, S. B.
A. S. ether, a covert, heather-ian, arcere.
ETHIK, ETICK, adj.
1. Hectic.
Bellenden.
2. Delicate, S. B.
Fr. etique, hectic.
ETIN, s. A giant.
V. ~Eyttyn~.
ETION, s. Lineage, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Su. G. aett, ett, family.
ETNAGH BERRIES, Juniper berries, Ang.
Ross.
To ETTIL, ETTLE, ATTEL, v. a.
1. To aim, to take aim, S.
Douglas.
2. To make an attempt, S.
Ramsay.
3. To propose, to design, S.
Douglas.
4. To direct one's course.
Houlate.
Isl. aetla, destinare.
~Ettle~, ~Etling~, s.
1. A mark, S.
Ross.
2. Aim, attempt, S.
Burns.
3. Design.
Barbour.
To EVEN, v. a.
1. To equal, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
2. To bring down to a certain level.
Rutherford.
3. To talk of one as a match for another in marriage, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
EVENDOUN, adj.
1. Perpendicular, S.
2. Honest, downright, S.
3. Denoting a very heavy fall of rain, S.
EVERICH, adj. Every; everichone, every one.
King's Quair.
A. S. aefre eac, id.
EUERILK, adj. Every.
Lyndsay.
A. S. aefre ealc, id.
~Euirilkane~, adj. Every one.
Barbour.
EUILL-DEDY, adj. Wicked.
Lyndsay.
A. S. yfel daeda, prava agens.
EVINLY, adj.
1. Equal.
Douglas.
2. Indifferent, impartial.
Wyntown.
A. S. efen-lic, aequalis, aequus.
EVIRLY, adv. Constantly, continually, S. B.
To EVITE, v. a. To avoid, Lat. evit-are.
Cleland.
EULCRUKE, s. Perhaps, oil-vessel.
Burrow Lawes.
EVLEIT, adj. Active.
V. ~Olight~.
EUOUR, EVEYR, s. Ivory.
Douglas.
EWDEN-DRIFT, s. Drifted snow, Aberd.
Shirrefs.
EWDER, EWDRUCH, s. A disagreeable smell, S. B. Clydes.
Journal Lond.
Fr. odeur.
EWDER, s. Ablaze, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
EW-GOWAN, s. Common Daisy.
EWEST, adj. Contiguous.
Acts Ja. VI.
EWIN, adv. Straight, right.
Dunbar.
EWYNLY, adv. Equally.
Barbour.
To EXAME, v. a. To examine, S.
Diallog.
To EXCAMBIE, v. a. To exchange, S.
L. B. excamb-iare.
~Excambion~, s. Exchange, S.
Spotswood.
To EXEME, EXEEM, v. a. To exempt.
Skene.
EXPECTANT, s. A candidate for the ministry, not yet licensed to preach the gospel.
Acts Assembly.
To EXPISCATE, v. a. To fish out by inquiry, S.
Wodrow.
Lat. expisca-ri, id.
To EXPONE,
1. To explain.
Baillie.
Lat. expon-ere.
2. To expose to danger.
Knox.
To EXPREME, v. a. To express.
Doug.
EXPRES, adv. Altogether.
Douglas.
Fr. par exprés, expressly.
EXTRÉ, s. Axle-tree, S.
V. ~Ax-tree~.
Douglas.
To EXTRAVAGE, v. n. To deviate in discourse.
V. ~Stravaig~.
Fountainhall.
F
FÁ, FAE, s. Foe.
A. S. fa, id.
Douglas.
FA, v. and s.
V. ~Faw~.
FABORIS, s. pl. Suburbs.
Fr. faux-bourg.
Wallace.
FABURDOUN, s. Counterpoint in music; Fr. faux-bourdon.
Burel.
FACHENIS, pl. Faulchions.
Douglas.
Fr. fauchon.
FACHT, Leg. flicht, flight.
Houlate.
FADDIS, s. pl. Boats.
Bellenden.
Gael. fada.
FADE, FEDE, adj. Appointed; A. S. fad-an, ordinare.
Sir Tristrem.
FADE, s. A company of hunters.
Doug.
Isl. veid-a, to hunt, Gael. fiadh, a deer.
To FADE, v. a. To fall short in.
Isl. fat-ast, deficit.
Wyntown.
FADER, FADYR, s. Father.
Barbour.
A. S. faeder, Isl. fader, id.
FADGE, s. A bundle of sticks, Dumfr.
Sw. fagg-a, onerare.
FADGE, FAGE, s.
1. A large flat loaf or bannock.
Gl. Sibb.
2. A flat wheaten loaf, Loth.
Ramsay.
Teut. wegghe, libum oblongum; Fr. fouace, a thick cake.
3. A lusty and clumsy woman, S.
Ritson.
To FADLE, FAIDLE, v. n. To waddle, Ang.
FADOM, s. A fathom, S.
Isl. fadm-r.
FAGALD, s. Faggot.
Barbour.
FAY, s.
1. Faith, O. Fr. fe.
Wyntown.
2. Fidelity, allegiance.
Barbour.
To FAIK, v. a. To grasp.
Douglas.
Fland. fack-en, apprehendere.
To FAIK, v. a. To fold, S.
Burns.
Sw. veck, a fold.
~Faik~, s.
1. A fold, S. B.
Bannatyne P.
2. A plaid, Ang. Faikie, Aberd.
Journal Lond.
FAIK, s. A stratum of stone, Loth.
FAIK, s. The razor-bill, a bird.
Neill.
To FAIK, v. a.
1. To lower the price of any commodity, Loth. Perths.
2. To let go with impunity, Loth.
Su. G. falk-a, to cheapen.
To FAIK, FAICK, v. n. To fail, S. B.
Su. G. wik-a, cedere.
Ross.
To FAIK, v. n. To stop, S. B.
Ross.
FAIL, FALE, FEAL, s.
1. Any grassy part of the surface of the ground.
Doug.
2. A flat grassy clod cut from the sward, S.
Bellenden.
Su. G. wall, (pron. vall), sward.
~Fail-dyke~, s. A wall built of sods, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
To FAILE, v. n.
1. To fail.
2. To be in want of any thing.
Barbour.
~Failyie~, ~Faylyhé~, s.
1. Failure.
Act Sedt.
2. Legal subjection to a penalty.
Spalding.
3. Penalty in case of breach of bargain, S.
To FAYND, FAND, v. a.
1. To tempt.
Wyntown.
2. To put to trial.
Sir Tristrem.
3. To endeavour.
Barbour.
A. S. fand-ian, tentare.
To FAYND, v. n. To shift.
V. ~Fend~.
Wallace.
FAYNDING, s. Perhaps, guile.
Barbour.
FAINY, adv. Not understood.
Houlate.
FAINTICE, s. Dissembling.
Barbour.
Fr. faintise.
FAIPLE, s. To hang the faiple, to be chopfallen, S.
A. Scott.
FAIR, adj. Calm, Orkney.
FAIR, FERE, FEYR, s. Appearance.
A. S. feorh, vultus.
Douglas.
FAIR, FAYR, FAR, s.
1. Solemn preparation.
Barbour.
2. Funeral solemnity.
Gawan and Gol.
Germ. feyr-en, to celebrate.
FAIR, s. Affair.
Priests of Peblis.
FAYR, adj. Proper.
Barbour.
Moes. G. fagr, idoneus.
FAIRD, s.
1. Course.
Complaynt S.
2. Expedition, enterprise.
Calderwood.
FAIRDED, part. pr. Painted.
V. ~Fard~, v.
FAIRDING, s. Violent blowing.
Burel.
FAYRE, FARE, s. Course.
Wyntown.
Isl. far, iter.
FAIR-FARAND.
V. ~Farand~.
FAIRFASSINT, adj. Having great semblance of discretion, Ang.
FAIR-FUIR-DAYS.
V. ~Fure-dayis~.
FAIRHEID, s. Beauty.
Dunbar.
FAIRIN, FARNE, part. pa. Fared.
Barbour.
FAIRY-HILLOCKS, pl. Verdant knolls, denominated from the vulgar idea that these were anciently inhabited by the fairies, or that they used to dance there, S.
To FAIRLY.
V. ~Ferly~, v.
FAIRNTICKL'D, adj. Freckled.
FAIT, s. To lose fait of, to lose one's good opinion of, S.
Fr. faire fête de, to joy in.
To FAYT, v. a. Perhaps, frame.
Sir Tristrem.
To FAIZLE, v. a. To flatter, S. B.
Su. G. fios-a, id.
FALD, FAULD, s.
1. A sheep-fold, S.
Ross.
2. An inclosure of any kind.
Douglas.
A. S. Isl. fald, septum animalium.
To ~Fald~, ~Fauld~, v. a. To inclose in a fold, S.
Sw. faella, id.
To FALD, v. n. To bow, S.
Garden.
A. S. feald-an, plicare.
To FALE, v. n. To happen.
Wyntown.
FALK, FAUK, s. The Razor-bill.
Martin.
To FALL, v. n.
1. To fall to, as one's portion, pron. faw, S.
Peblis to the Play.
2. To be one's turn. It fawis me now, S.
To ~Fall~ by, v. n. To be lost, S.
Rutherford.
To FALL with child, to become pregnant, S.
FALL, (pron. faw) s. A measure six ells square, S.
Skene.
Su. G. fale, pertica, a perch.
FALL, FAW, s. A trap, S.
Evergreen.
Germ. falle, Su. G. falla, decipula.
FALLBRIG, s. A bridge used in a siege, which the besiegers let fall on the walls, that they might enter by it.
Barbour.
FALLEN STARS, a gelatinous plant, found in pastures, &c. after rain, S.
~Sea fallen stars~, ~Sea lungs~, An animal thrown on the sea-shore, S.
To FALLOW, v. a. To follow, S.
Douglas.
FALOW, FALLOW, s. Fellow.
Wyntown.
To ~Fallow~, v. a. To equal.
Dunbar.
FALSAR, FALSARIE, s. A falsifier.
Acts Marie.
FALSED, FALSETTE, s.
1. Falsehood.
Dunbar.
2. A forgery.
O. Fr. faulsete.
Acts Mar.
FALT, FAUTE, FAWT, s. Want.
O. Fr. faute.
Barbour.
FAME, FAIM, FEIM, s.
1. Foam, S.
Douglas.
2. Passion, S. B.
A. S. fam, faem, spuma.
To ~Fame~, v. n. To be in a rage, S.
FAMEN, pl. Foes.
Wallace.
A. S. fah-mon, foe-man.
FAMYLE, FAMELL, s. Family, race.
Fr. famille.
Douglas.
FAMOUS, adj. Of good character.
Fr. fameux, of much credit.
Wodrow.
To FAND, v. a. To try.
V. ~Faynd~.
FAND, pret. v. Found, S.
Hudson.
To FANE, v. a. To protect.
Dunbar.
FANE. In fane, fondly.
Gawan and Gol.
FANG, s.
1. Capture.
Wallace.
2. What is seized or carried off, Ang.
Morison.
With the fang, having in possession, LL. S.
3. In pl., claws or talons, S.
4. The bend of a rope.
Gl. Sibb.
A. S. fang, Teut. vanghe, captura, captus.
To FANK, FANKLE, v. a. To entangle, especially by knots, S.
Henrysone.
Teut. vanck, tendicula.
FANNOUN, FANNOWNE, s. A linen handkerchief carried on the priest's arm at mass.
Fr. fanon.
Wyntown.
To FANTISIE, v. a. To regard with affection.
Fr. fantas-ier.
G. Buchanan.
~Fantise~, s. Vain appearance.
K. Quair.
FANTON, s. Swoon.
Palice of Hon.
FANTOWN, adj. Fantastic.
Wyntown.
FAR, s. Pompous preparation.
V. ~Fair~.
FAR, s. Appearance.
V. ~Fair~.
Barbour.
FAR, FARE, FAYR, s. Expedition.
Barbour.
FARAND, FARRAND, adj. Seeming.
Douglas.
~Auld-farand~, adj. Sagacious, S.
~Fair-farand,~ adj.
1. Having a goodly appearance.
S. P. Repr.
2. Having a fair carriage.
Houlate.
3. Having a specious appearance, S.
~Euil-farand~, adj. Unseemly.
Douglas.
~Foul-farren~, adj. Having a bad appearance.
Kelly.
~Weill-farand~, adj.
1. Having a goodly appearance.
Barbour.
2. Handsome.
Wallace.
Su. G. far-a, agere; Teut. vaer-en, gerere se.
FARAND, part. pr. Travelling.
Barbour.
~Farandman~, s. A traveller.
Skene.
A. S. farende, itinerant.
FARAR, compar. Better.
Gawan and Gol.
FARCOST, s. A trading vessel.
Stat. Acc.
Su.G. farkost, any instrument of travelling.
FARAR, s. A traveller.
Douglas.
To FARD, FAIRD, v. a.
1. To paint.
Z. Boyd.
2. To embellish.
Compl. S.
Fr. fard-er, id. fard, paint.
~Fard~, s. Paint.
Z. Boyd.
FARD, adj. Weill fard, well favoured.
Lyndsay.
FARD, FARDE, FAIRD, s.
1. Course.
Douglas.
2. Force, ardour.
Bellenden.
3. To make a faird, to make a bustle.
Su. G. faerd, cursus, iter.
Ramsay.
FARDER, adj. Further, S.
R. Bruce.
FARDILLIS, s. pl. Shivers.
Gawan and Gol.
Teut. vier-deel, quadra.
FAREFOLKIS, s. pl. Fairies; fair-folk, Banffs.
Douglas.
Q. fair folk, or faring folk.
FARY, FARIE, s.
1. Bustle, tumult.
Dunbar.
2. Confusion, consternation.
V. ~Fiery~.
Douglas.
FARING, s. Leading of an army.
Barbour.
Isl. faer-a, Su. G. foer-a, ducere, ducem esse.
FARLAND, adj. Coming from a distant country.
Maitland P.
A. S. feorlen, feorlend, longinquus.
FARLE, FARTHEL, FERLE, s. Properly, the fourth part of a thin cake, whether of flour or oatmeal; but now used often for a third, S.
Wodrow.
Teut. vier-deel; A. S. feorth dael, quarta pars.
FARRACH, s. Force, vigour, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Isl. faer, validus; Gael. farrach, force.
FARSY, adj. Having the farcy.
Dunbar.
Fr. farcin.
FARTIGAL, s. A fardingale.
Fr. vertugale, id.
Maitland P.
FAS, s. Hair.
A. S. feax, id.
Douglas.
To FASCH, FASH, v. a.
1. To trouble, applied to the body, S.
Baillie.
2. Denoting what pains the mind.
Baillie.
3. To molest, in a general sense, S.
Evergreen.
To fash one's thumb, to give one's self trouble, S.
Ramsay.
To ~Fasch~, v. n.
1. To take trouble, S.
2. To be weary of, S.
Chron. S. P.
3. To intermeddle, so as to subject one's self to trouble, S.
Fr. se fach-er, to grieve; Su. G. faas widen, tangere aliquem, to fash with, S.
~Fasch~, ~Fash~, s.
1. Trouble, S.
Burns.
2. Pains taken about any thing, S.
3. Denoting a troublesome person, S.
~Fascheous~, ~Fashious~, adj. Troublesome.
Fr. facheux, facheuse, id.
Baillie.
~Facherie~, Fr. ~Fashrie~, s. Trouble, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
FASSE, s. A hair.
S. P. Repr.
FASSON, s. Fashion, S. B. fassin.
Complaynt S.
FASTAN REID DEARE, Deer of a deep red colour.
Acts Ja. VI.
FASTRINGIS-EWYN, s. The evening preceding the first day of the Fast of Lent. Fasterns-een, S.
Barbour.
Belg. Vastenavond, id.
FATHERBETTER, adj. Surpassing one's father, S. B.
Baillie.
Isl. faudrbetringr, id.
FATHER-BROTHER, s. A paternal uncle, S.
Skene.
~Father-sister~, s. A paternal aunt.
Id.
FATT'RILS, s. pl. Folds or puckerings, S. O.
Burns.
O. Fr. fatraille, trumpery.
FAUCH, FAW, FEWE, adj. Pale red, fallow; dun, Aberd.
Douglas.
A. S. fah, fealg, fealh, helvus.
To FAUCH, FAUGH, v. a.
1. To fallow ground, S.
Statist. Acc.
2. To beat. He faught him well, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
Isl. faag-a, Su. G. faei-a, purgare.
~Fauch~, ~Faugh~, adj. Fallow, not sowed, S.
~Fauch~, ~Faugh~, s.
1. A single furrow, from lea, Ang.
2. The land thus managed, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
3. Applied to the tearing of character, Ang.
FAUCHT, pret. Fought.
V. ~Fecht~.
FAUTE, FAWT.
V. ~Falt~.
FAUCUMTULIES, s. pl. Perquisites due by the tenant to the proprietor, Ang.
FAVELLIS, pl. Perhaps, savours.
K. Hart.
FAULTOUR, s. A transgressor.
Lyndsay.
FAUSE-HOUSE, s. A vacancy in a stack, for preserving corns, q. false house.
Burns.
FAW, adj. Pale red.
V. ~Fauch~.
~Faw~, adj. Of diverse colours.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. fag, fah, versicolor.
To FAW, FÁ, v. a.
1. To obtain.
Burns.
2. To have as one's lot, S.
Popular Ball.
~Faw~, ~Fá~, s.
1. Share, S.
Ross.
2. Lot, chance, S.
Burns.
FAW, FÁ, s. A fall, S.
To ~Shak a Fá~, s.
1. To wrestle, S.
Ross.
2. To strain every nerve, S. B.
Baillie.
~Faw-cap~, s. A stuffed cap for guarding a child's head from the bad effects of a fall, S. B.
FAW, s. A trap.
V. ~Fall~.
FAWELY, adv. Few in number.
Wallace.
FAX, s. Face, visage.
Douglas.
Isl. fas, conspectus, gestus.
FAZART, adj. Dastardly.
Kennedy.
Su. G. fasar, horreo.
~Fazart~, s. A dastard.
Montgomerie.
FE, FEE, FEY, FIE, s.
1. Cattle.
Barbour.
2. Small cattle, sheep or goats.
Douglas.
3. Possessions, in general.
Barbour.
4. Money.
Wyntown.
5. Wages, S.
Statist. Acc.
6. Hereditary property in land.
Wyntown.
7. Hereditary succession.
Barbour.
8. Absolute property, as distinguished from liferent, LL. S.
Skene.
Isl. fe, Su. G. fae, A. S. feo, pecus, pecunia.
~Fear~, ~Fiar~, s.
1. One to whom property belongs in reversion, S.
2. Connected with the term conjunct, a liferenter, S.
Skene.
FEALE, adj. Faithful, loyal, O. Fr. feal.
Bannatyne Poems.
FEATHER CLING, A disease of black cattle, S.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
To FEBLE, v. n. To become weak.
Barbour.
To ~Feblis~, v. a. To enfeeble.
Fr. foiblesse, weakness.
~Febling~, s. Weakness.
Douglas.
To FECHT, v. a.
1. To fight; pret. faucht, fawcht.
Wyntown.
A. S. feaht-an, Germ. fecht-an, id.
2. To toil, S.
Burns.
~Fecht~, ~Facht~, ~Faught~, s.
1. Fight, S.
Douglas.
2. Struggle, of whatever kind, S.
Burns.
~Fechtar~, s. One engaged in fight, S.
A. S. feohtere, pugnator.
Wallace.
FEGHIE-LEGHIE, adj. A contemptuous term, conjoining the ideas of insipidity, inactivity, and diminutive size, Aberd.
FECK, FEK, s.
1. A term denoting, both space and quantity or number, S.
Dunbar.
2. The greatest part, S.
Wallace.
3. Of feck, of value.
Montgomerie.
A. S. faec, space, or Fr. effect.
~Feckful~, ~Feckfow~, adj.
1. Wealthy, S. Feckfow-like having the appearance of wealth, S.
2. Possessing bodily ability, S.
Hamilton.
3. Powerful.
Ramsay.
~Fecky~, adj. Gaudy, S. B.
Ross.
~Feckless~, adj.
1. Weak, applied to the body, S.
Ross.
2. Feeble in mind.
Polwart.
3. Spiritless, Ang.
~Feckly~, ~Fectlie~, adv.
1. Partly, S.
Watson.
2. Mostly, S.
Ross.
Fecklessness, s. Feebleness, S.
Rutherford.
FECKET, s. Under-waistcoat, S.
Burns.
FEDDERAME, FEDREM, s. pl. Wings.
Douglas.
A. S. faether-ham, a dress of feathers.
To FEDE, v. a. To nurture.
Sir Trist.
A. S. fed-an, educare; Su. G. foed-a, alere.
To FEE, FIE, v. a. To hire, S.
V. ~Fe~.
Knox.
FEEDING STORM, One that is on the increase, S.
Baillie.
To FEEL, v. a. To smell, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
FEENICHIN, adj. Foppish, Fife.
FEER ~for~ FEER, Every way equal, S. B.
V. ~Fere~, companion.
FEERICHIN, adj. Bustling, S. B.
V. ~Fiery~.
FEERIE, adj. Clever.
V. ~Fery~.
FEETH, FEITH, s. A net, fixed and stretching into the bed of a river, Aberd.
Statist. Acc.
Moes. G. fatha, sepes; Dan. vod, a net.
To FEEZE, v. a. To twist, S. A.
Douglas.
To ~Feeze about~,
1. To turn round, S.
2. To hang off and on, S. B.
Skinner.
Belg. vyz-en, id.
To ~Feeze on~, v. a. To screw, S.
To ~Feeze aff~, v. a. To unskrew, S.
To ~Feeze up~, v. a.
1. To flatter, S.
Su. G. fias-a, id.
2. To work up into a passion, S.
FEY, FEE, FIE, adj.
1. On the verge of death, S.
Wallace.
2. Unfortunate, unhappy.
Douglas.
3. A fey puckle, a grain of corn, that has lost its substance, S. B.
Isl. feig-r, Su. G. feg, A. S. faege, moribundus, morti appropinquans, Belg. veeg, Fr. fée, fatal.
~Feydom~, s. The state of being near death, or that conduct which is supposed to indicate it, S.
FEY, s.
1. A fief, held of a superior.
Barbour.
2. A kingdom; improperly.
Wyntown.
FEY, s. A foe.
V. ~Fa~.
Maitland Poems.
FEID, FEDE, s. Enmity; a quarrel, S.
Wallace.
Isl. faide, fed, Su. G. fegd, A. S. faehth, E. fewd.
~Feidom~, s. Enmity.
Evergreen.
FEIGH, FEECH, interj. Fy, S.
Ramsay.
Alem. fig-en, A. S. fi-an, odisse.
FEYK, s. Restlessness, proceeding from nervous affection, the fidgets.
V. ~Fyke~.
Polwart.
FEIL, FEILE, FEILL, FELE, adj. Many.
Barbour.
Isl. fiol. pluralitas; A. S. feala, fela, many.
~Fell~, ~Fiel~, adv. Denoting degree, S. as, fell weill.
Burns.
To FEIL, v. a. To understand.
Wallace.
~Feil~, ~Feille~, s. Knowledge.
Dunbar.
FEIM, s. Foam.
V. ~Fame~.
FEIR, s. Demeanour.
Bannatyne P.
~Feir~, ~Feare~ of ~Were~, a warlike expedition.
Dunbar.
A. S. far-an, proficisci, fare, expeditio.
FEYR. In feyr, in company.
V. ~Fere~.
FEYRD, fourth.
V. ~Ferd~.
FEIRIS, belongs.
Houlate.
FEKIT, FYKIT, Troubled.
Wallace.
FELCOUTH. L. selcouth, strange.
Wallace.
To FELL, v. a. To kill, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
To FELL, v. n. To befal.
Ross.
FELL, adj.
1. Hot, biting, S.
Burns.
2. Singular, strange, S.
3. Clever, mettlesome, S.
Keith.
4. Acute, transferred to mind, S.
To FELL, FELL OFF, v. a. To let out a net from a boat, S. B.
Law Case.
Su. G. faell-a, dejicere, demittere.
FELL, s. A rocky hill, S.
Wyntown.
Su. G. fiaell, a ridge or chain of mountains.
FELL-BLOOM, s. Yellow clover, S.
FELL SYIS, adv. Often.
Barbour.
FELLIN, s. A disease of cattle, S.
FELOUN, FELLOUN, adj.
1. Fierce.
Barbour.
2. Violent, dreadful.
Douglas.
3. Denoting any thing extreme.
Fr. felon, fellon, fell, cruel.
Wallace.
~Felony~, ~Felny~, s.
1. Cruelty.
Barbour.
2. Wrath, fierceness.
Wyntown.
FELT, s. Creeping wheat-grass, S.
Statist. Acc.
FELT, s. Perhaps the same with fellin.
Watson.
To FELTER, v. a. To entangle, S. B.
Fr. feultrer, to cover with felt.
Ross.
FELT GRAVEL, the sandy gravel.
Spotswood.
FELTIFARE, s. The red shank, S.
Gl. Complaynt.
FEN, s. Mud, filth. A. S. fenn.
Douglas.
A. S. fenn, lutum, sordes, Moes. G. fani, lutum. Lat. foen-um.
To FEN.
V. ~Fend~, v. 2.
To FEND, v. a. To tempt.
V. ~Faynd~.
Barbour.
To FEND, FENDE, v. a.
1. To defend, S. Fr. de-fend-re, id.
Wallace.
2. To support.
Minstr. Bord.
3. To provide for one's self.
Rutherford.
To FEND, FEN, v. n.
1. To shift, S.
Chron. S. P.
2. To fare in general, S.
~Fend~, ~Fen~, s. The shift one makes, S.
Douglas.
~Fendie~, adj. Good at making shift, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
FENESTER, s. A window.
Douglas.
FENT, s. An opening in a sleeve, shirt, coat, &c. S.
Fr. fente, id.
FER, s. Preparation.
V. ~Fayr~.
Barbour.
FER, adv. Far.
Douglas.
FERCOST, s. A bark.
V. ~Farcost~.
Skene.
FERD, FEIRD, FEYRD, adj. Fourth.
Su. G. fiaerde, Isl. fiorda, id.
Douglas.
FERD, s. Force.
V. ~Faird~.
Baillie.
FERDE, s. An army.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. faerd, id.
FERDELY, adv. Perh. actively.
Wallace.
FERDER, adv. Farther.
Douglas.
FERDY, FEIRDY, adj. Strong, active, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Su. G. faerdig, paratus.
FERDLY, adv. Fearfully; Bord.
Wallace.
FERE, adj. Fierce, Lat. ferus.
K. Quair.
FERE, s. Appearance, shew.
V. ~Fair~.
FERE, FEER, s. A companion.
A. S. ge-fera, socius.
Barbour.
In fere, together.
Gawan and Gol.
Yfere, yferis, the same.
Douglas.
FERE, FER, adj. Entire.
Hale and fer, whole and entire, S.
Barbour.
Isl. faer, Su. G. foer, validus.
FERE ~of~ WEIR.
V. ~Feir~.
FERETERE, s. A bier.
Douglas.
FERY, FEIRIE, FEERIE, adj. Vigorous, active, S.
Douglas.
Germ. ferig, expeditus, alacer.
~Ferilie~, ~Feerelie~, adv. Cleverly, S.
Lyndsay.
FERIAT, adj. Feriat times, holidays.
Acts Sedt.
Lat. feriati dies; feriae, holidays.
FERIE-FARIE, s. Bustle.
V. ~Fary~.
FERIS, v. n. Becomes.
V. ~Afferis~.
Douglas.
FERYS, s. pl. Marks.
V. ~Fair~.
Douglas.
FERYT, FERRYIT, pret. v. Farrowed.
Sw. faerria, porcellos parere.
Barbour.
FERYT, pret. v. Waxed.
Wallace.
FERITIE, s. Violence.
Bp. Forbes.
FERLIE, FERELY, FARLIE, s. A wonder, S.
Douglas.
A. S. faerlic, ferlic, repentinus; also, horrendus.
To ~Ferly~, v. n. To wonder.
Douglas.
~Ferlyfull~, adj. Surprising.
Barbour.
FERLYST, L. Terlyst.
Wallace.
To FERME, v. a. To make firm.
Doug.
To FERME, v. a. To shut up.
Fr. ferm-er.
Douglas.
FERME, s. Rent, Fr.
Acts Ja. VI.
~Fermorer~, s. A farmer. L. B. firmar-ius.
Knox.
FERN, FEARN, s. Prepared gut. S. tharm, E.
Gl. Sibb.
FERNITICKLES, s. pl. Freckles, S.
Dan. fregne, id.
~Fernitickled~, ~Fairntickl'd~, adj. Freckled, S.
Ritson.
FERNYEAR, FARNE-YEIR, s. The preceding year, S.
L. Hailes.
A. S. faren, past; or Moes. G. fairni, old.
~Fernyear's Tale~, a fabrication.
Sir Egeir.
S. fernyears news, any intelligence that has been known long ago.
FERRARIS, s. pl. Barell ferraris, casks for carrying liquids.
Barbour.
Fr. ferriére, a large leathern bottle.
FERRY COW, a cow that is not with calf, S.
Belg. vare koe, a cow that yields no more milk.
FERRYAR, FERREAR, s. A ferryman.
Acts Ja. I.
Douglas.
FERS. On fers. Perforce.
Henrysone.
FERSIE, s. The farcy, S.
Ferguson.
FERTER-LIKE, adj. Appearing ready for the bier or coffin, Aberd.
V. ~Fertour~.
Poems Buchan Dial.
FERTOUR, FERTOR, s. A little chest.
Bellenden.
L. B. feretrum, a sarcophagus; whence O. Fr. fiertre, a chest in which reliques of saints were kept.
To FEST, v. a.
1. To fix.
Gawan and Gol.
Su. G. faesta, to fasten.
2. To confirm, by promise or oath.
Wallace.
To ~Fessin~, v. a. To fasten.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
~Festnyng~, s. Confirmation.
Wyntown.
A. S. faestnung, id.
To FETYL, v. n. To join closely.
Su. G. faetil, ligamen.
Wyntown.
FETTIL, FETTLE, s. Energy, power, S. B.
Ross.
To FETTLE, v. a. To tie up, S.
FETTLE, adj.
1. Neat, tight, S. B.
2. Low in stature, but well-knit, S. B.
FETOUS, adj. Neat, trim.
Ruddiman.
~Fetusly~, adv. Featly.
Douglas.
To FEUCH, FEUGH, s. To take a whiff, S. B.
Journal Lond.
Isl. fiuk-a, vento agitari.
~Feuch~, s. A whiff, S. B.
FEUCH, s. A sounding blow, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
FEVERFOULLIE, s. Feverfew, S.
Featherwheelie, S. B.
FEVER-LARGIE, s. Expl. Two stomachs to eat, and one to work.
FEU, FEW, s. A possession held on payment of a certain yearly rent. The mode of possession is also called few-ferme, the rent few-dutie, or few-maill, S.
A. S. feo, pecunia.
Acts Ja. VI.
~Feuar~, ~Fewar~, s. One who holds lands in feu, S.
FEURE, s. Furrow.
V. ~Fur~.
FEWE, adj. Fallow.
V. ~Fauch~.
FEWLUME, s. A sparrow hawk.
Doug.
FEWS, FOUETS, s. pl. Houseleek.
FEWTÉ, s. Fealty. Fr. feauté.
Barbour.
To FEWTER, FUTER, v. a. To lock together.
Douglas.
Isl. fiaetr-a, compedibus constringere.
FEWTIR, s. Rage.
Wallace.
Isl. fudra, efflagro.
FIAL, FIALL, s.
1. One who receives wages.
Spalding.
2. A vassal.
O. Fr. feal, id.
Knox.
FIARS, s. pl. The prices of grain legally fixed for the year, S.
Fr. feur, estimatio venalium; or Isl. fiar, fear, the genit. of fe, fie, pecunia, opes.
FICHE, s. A fish.
Burel.
FICHYT, part. pa. Fixed.
Barbour.
FYCHYT, pret. Fetched.
Wyntown.
To FICKLE, v. a. To puzzle, Loth.
Wall.
A. S. ficol, versipellis, Su. G. vickla, complicare, in-vekla to puzzle.
~Fickly~, adj. Puzzling, Loth.
FIDDER, s. A multitude.
V. ~Fudder~.
Burel.
To FIDDLE, v. n. To trifle, though apparently busy, S.
Isl. fitl-a, leviter attingere.
FYDRING, s. Confederation.
Burel.
FIE, s. Sheep.
V. ~Fe~.
FIEL, Burns.
V. ~Feil~, adj.
FIER, s. Sound.
V. ~Fere~.
A. Douglas.
FIERCELINGS, adj. Violent, S. B.
Ross.
~Fiercelings~, adv. Violently, S. B.
Ross.
FIERY, s.
1. Bustle, confusion, S.
2. Rage, pron. fieroch, furoch, Perths.
Su. G. fir-a, to celebrate.
~Fiery-fary~, s.
1. Bustle, S.
Lyndsay.
2. Shew, pretended bustle.
Baillie.
FIESE WILK, Striated whelk.
V. ~Feeze~.
Sibbald.
FIFT, Houlate. L. in fist.
FY-GAE-BY, s. A ludicrous designation for the diarrhoea, S.
FYELL, PHIOLL, s. A round vaulted tower.
Palice Hon.
Lat. Phalae, towers of an oval form.
FIGMALIRIE, s. A whim.
Ramsay.
Apparently the same with Whigmaleerie, q. v.
To FIKE, FYKE, FEIK, v. n.
1. To be in a restless state, without change of place, S.
Cleland.
2. To move from place to place unsteadily, S.
Burel.
3. To be at trouble about any thing, S.
Su. G. fik-a, cursitare; fiack-a, hunc illuc vagari.
To ~Fike~, ~Feik~, v. a.
1. To vex, to perplex, S.
2. To do any thing in a diligent but piddling way, S.
Kelly.
~Fike~, ~Fyke~, s.
1. Bustle about what is trifling, S.
Hamilton.
2. Restlessness, from whatever cause.
Ramsay.
~Fikie~, adj. Minutely troublesome, S.
~Fikefacks~, s. pl.
1. Minute pieces of work, causing considerable trouble, S.
2. Little troublesome peculiarities of temper, S.
Teut. fickfack-en, agitare, factitare.
FILCHANS, s. pl. Rags patched or fastened together, Ang.
To FYLE, FILE, v. a.
1. To defile, S.
A. S. ge-fyl-an, id.
Douglas.
2. To diffuse contagion.
Acts Ja. II.
3. To sully, used in a moral sense.
Douglas.
4. To accuse, a law term.
Fountainhall.
5. To pronounce guilty, S.
Reg. Maj.
FYLE, s. A fowl.
Houlate.
FILIBEG, PHILIBEG, FEIL-BEG, s. A piece of dress worn by men, in the Highlands, instead of breeches, S.
Gael. filleadh-beg; filleadh fold, and beg, little.
Boswell.
FILL, s. Full, S.
Su. G. fylle.
K. Quair.
FILLAT, FILLET, s. The flank.
Fr. filet, id.
Douglas.
FILLER, s. The only term used for a funnel, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
FILLOK, FILLY, s.
1. A young mare, S.
2. A giddy young woman.
Douglas.
3. Filly, a frothy young man.
Bannatyne P.
Isl. foelja, fem. of fil, pullus equinus.
FILSCH, adj. Empty, faint, Loth.
FILSCH, s. Weeds or grass covering the ground, S. B.
Su. G. fel-a, fial-a, to cover.
~Filschy~, adj. Applied to a sheaf when swelled up with weeds or natural grass, S. B.
FIN, s. Humour; q. fun.
Gl. Shirr.
To FIND, v. a.
1. To feel, S.
Ramsay.
2. To grope, to grubble, S.
FINDY, adj. Full, substantial; q. what finds or supports.
Kelly.
FINDLE, s.
1. Any thing found, S.
2. The act of finding, S. B.
A. S. fyndele, adinventio.
FINDSILY, adj. Apt to find.
Kelly.
A. S. find-an, and saelig, felix.
To FINE, FYNE, v. n. To make an end.
Wyntown.
FINGER-FED, adj. Delicately brought up, S. A.
FINGERIN, s. Worsted spun of combed wool, on the small wheel, S.
Colvil.
~Fingroms~, s. pl. Woollen cloth, denominated, as would seem, from the quality of the worsted, Aberd.
Statist. Acc.
FYNYST, part. pa. Bounded.
Douglas.
FYNKLE, s. Fennel.
S. P. Repr.
Lat. foenicul-um.
FINNACK, FINNOC, FINNER, A white trout, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
Gael. feannog, id.
FINNER, s. A species of whale.
St. Acc.
FINNIE, s. A salmon not a year old, S. B.
FINNIN, s. A fiend, Ang.
Pitscottie.
Su. G. fanen, fianden, fanden; cacodaemon.
FINNISON, s. Anxious expectation, Fifes. Teut. vinnigh, acer, vehemens.
To FIPPIL, v. n. To whimper.
Peblis Play.
FIPILLIS.
Maitland Poems.
Isl. fipla, attrectare.
FIR, adv. Far.
Gawan and Gol.
To FIRE, v. a. To bake bread, S.
J. Nicol.
FYREFANGIT, part. pa.
1. Laid hold of by fire.
Douglas.
2. Applied to cheese when swelled and cracked, from being exposed to much heat before it has been dried, S.
FIREFLAUCHT, FYIRSLAUCHT, s. Lightning, S.
Douglas.
Teut. vier, ignis, and vlack-en, spargere flammam; vierslaen, excutere ignem.
FYRIT, pret. v. Perh. dragged.
Bellenden.
FIRLOT, FYRLOT, FURLET, s. The fourth part of a boll of corn, S.
Acts Ja. I.
A. S. feorth, and lot, quarta portio.
FIRRON, FARREN, adj. Belonging to the fir.
Douglas.
FIRTH, s.
1. An estuary, S.
Bellenden.
2. A bay.
Douglas.
Su. G. fiaerd, Isl. fiord-r, fretum.
FIRTH, FYRTH, s. A sheltered place, an inclosure.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. frith-ian, tueri, protegere.
To FISSLE, v. n. To make a slight continued noise, to rustle, S.
Teut. futsel-en, agitare, factitare, attrectare.
~Fissle~, ~Fistle~, s. Bustle, fuss, S.
Ross.
FIT, s. Foot, S.
Ferguson.
~First-fit~, s. The name given, in the calendar of superstition, to the person who first enters a house, on any day which is particularly regarded as influencing the fate of a family, S.
J. Nicol.
~Fitsted~, s. Print of the foot, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
~Fitty~, ~Futty~, adj. Expeditious, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
~Fittie-lan'~, s. The nearer horse of the hindmost pair in a plough, S. q. foot the land.
Burns.
~Fitting~, s. Footing, S.
Z. Boyd.
~Fittininment~, s. Interest, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
To ~Fitter~, v. a.
1. To injure by frequent treading, S.
2. v. n. To make a noise with the feet, S.
Belg. voeteer-en, to foot it.
~Fitterin~, s. The noise made by frequent and rapid motion of the feet, S.
To FITCH, v. n. To move by slow succussations, S.
FITHOWE, FITHAWE, s. A polecat.
Acts Ja. I.
FYVESUM, adj. Five together, S. A.
FIXFAX, s. The tendon of the neck of cattle or sheep, S.
FIXFAX, s. Hurry, S. B.
Ross.
Su. G. fiks, alacer.
To FIZZ, v. n. To make a hissing noise, S.
Isl. fys-a, sufflare.
Burns.
~Fizz~, ~Fize~, s. A hissing noise, S.
To FIZZ, FIZZ about, v. n.
1. To be in a bustling state, S.
2. To be in a rage, S.
A. S. fys-an, festinare; Isl. fys-a, instigare.
~Fizz~, s.
1. A great bustle, S.
Su. G. fias, id.
2. Rage, heat of temper, S.
FLA, s. A flea.
A. S. id.
Palice Hon.
FLACKIE, s. A truss made of straw, for preserving a horse's back from being hurt by the creel, Orkn.
To FLAF, FLAFF, v. n.
1. To flap, S.
Hudson.
2. To flutter.
Douglas.
To ~Flaffer~, v. n. To flutter, S. B.
FLAG, s. A piece of green sward, cast with a spade, S.
Isl. flag-a, glebas tenues exscindere.
FLAG, s. A squall.
Teut. vlaeghe.
Doug.
FLAG, s. A flash of lightning.
Douglas.
Teut. vlack-en, vibrare instar flammae.
FLAGGIS, s pl. Flanks.
Dunbar.
FLAYIS. Leg. slayis.
Barbour.
FLAIK, FLAKE, FLATE, s.
1. A hurdle.
Wallace.
2. In pl. temporary folds or pens, S.
R. Bruce.
Fris. vlaeck, Su. G. flake, crates; flaet-a, Teut. vlecht-en, nectere.
FLAIN, FLANE, s. An arrow.
Douglas.
A. S. flane, id.
FLAIR, s. The skate, a fish.
Sibbald.
To FLAIRY, v. a. To cajole.
V. ~Flare~.
FLAYT, pret. Scolded.
V. ~Flyte~, v.
To FLAM, v. n. To fly out and in, S. B.
V. ~Flem.~
To FLAME, FLAMM, v. a. To baste meat while roasting, S.
Dunbar.
Fr. flamb-er, id.
FLAN, FLANN, s. A gust of wind, S.
Isl. flan-a, praeceps ferri.
Brand.
FLANE, s. An arrow.
V. ~Flain.~
To FLANTER,
1. To waver, to be in some degree delirious, Ang.
2. To faulter in evidence or narration, Ang.
Isl. flane, erroneus, praeceps fatuus.
To FLARE, v. a. To cajole, Loth.; flairy, Fife. Isl. flaar, crafty, flaerd, guile.
~Flare~, s. Flattering language, Loth.
FLASH, s. A depository for timber, Loth.
To FLAST, v. n. To gasconade, S.
Isl. flas-a, praeceps feror.
To FLAT, v. a. To flatter.
Douglas.
Fr. flat-er, id.
FLAT, s. A field.
Douglas.
FLAT, s. Floor of a house.
V. ~Flet~.
To FLATCH, v. a. To fold down, Loth.
FLATE, s. A hurdle.
V. ~Flaik.~
FLATLYNYS, FLATLINGS, adv. Flat.
Barbour.
FLAUCHT, FLAUCHTER, FLAUCHIN, s. A flake, S.
Su. G. snoeflage, a flake of snow.
FLAUCHT, FLAUGHT, s. A handful, S. B.
Ross.
FLAUCHT of land, A croft, Ang.
FLAUCHTBRED, adv.
1. At full length, S. q. spread out in breadth.
Ross.
Su. G. flaeckt, spread.
2. With great eagerness, S.
Ross.
To FLAUCHTER, v. a. To pare turf from the ground, S. B.
V. ~Flag~, s. 1.
Gl. Shirr.
~Flauchter-fail~, s. A long turf cut with a flauchter-spade, S.
Gl. Sibb.
~Flauchter-spade~, s. A long two-handed instrument for casting turfs, S.
Statist. Acc.
FLAW, s.
1. A blast of wind.
Douglas.
2. A storm of snow, Ang.
Statist. Acc.
3. A sudden flash of fire.
Wyntown.
4. Rage, passion, Ang.
V. ~Flag.~
To FLAW, v. n. To fib.
Ramsay.
FLAW, pret. Flew.
A. S. fleah.
Doug.
FLAW. Fiery Flaw, The sting ray.
Sibbald.
FLAW, s.
1. An extent of land under grass, Orkn.
2. A broad ridge, ibid.
Isl. fla, planus, latus.
FLAW PEAT. A soft and spongy peat, pron. flow-peat, S.
V. ~Flow~.
Walker.
FLAWKERTIS, s. pl. Armour for the legs.
Douglas.
FLAWMAND, part. pr. Displayed.
V. ~Flam~, v.
Barbour.
FLEASOCKS, s. pl. The shavings of wood.
FLECH, (gutt.) s. A flea, S. B.
A. S. fleah.
FLEDGEAR, s. One who makes arrows.
Acts Ja. II.
Germ. flitsch, Fr. fleche, an arrow.
FLEED, s. A head ridge, Aberd.
FLEE, s. A fly, S.
Belg. vliege.
Z. Boyd.
FLEEGERIE, FLEEGARIE, s.
1. A whim, S.
2. In pl. toys, gewgaws, S.
Ramsay.
To FLEG, v. a. To affright, S.
Ramsay.
To ~Fleg~, v. n. To take fright, S. B.
~Fleg~, s. A fright, S.
Ramsay.
To FLEG, v. n. To fly from place to place, Dumfr.
A. S. fleog-an, volare.
FLEG, s. A stroke.
Hamilton.
FLEGGAR, s. One who magnifies in narration, Loth.
Su. G. flick-a, to patch; skoflickare, a cobler.
To FLEY, FLEE, v. a.
1. To frighten, S.
Douglas.
2. To put to flight, S.
To ~Fley~, ~Fly~, v. n. To take fright, S. B.
Ross.
FLEY. Leg. Sley, sly.
Barbour.
To FLEICH, FLEITCH, v. a. To wheedle, S.
Barbour.
Teut. flets-en, adulari, blandiri.
~Fleich~, ~Fleech~, s. A piece of flattery.
Kelly.
~Fleiching~, ~Flechyng~, s. Flattery, S.
Douglas.
~Fleicher~, ~Flechour~, ~Fleitschour~, s. A flatterer.
Teut. fletser.
Wyntown.
FLEIG, s. Flight.
Bellenden.
FLEYITNES, s. Affright.
Complaynt S.
FLEYNE. Vnto fleyne, On flight.
Douglas.
To FLEIP, v. a.
V. ~Flype~.
To FLEYR, v. n. To make wry faces; also, to whimper, Ang.
Many.
To FLEIT, v. a. To flee from.
Douglas.
Belg. vlied-en, id.
To FLEIT, FLETE, v. n.
1. To flow.
Dunbar.
Su. G. flyt-a, Teut. vliet-en, fluere.
2. To float.
Evergreen.
3. To sail.
Barbour.
4. To abound.
Lyndsay.
FLEYSUM, adj. Frightful, S.
V. ~Fley~.
To FLEKKER, FLYKER, v. n.
1. To flutter, S.
Wallace.
2. To quiver, to tremble.
Douglas.
Su. G. fleckra, motitari, A. S. fliccer-ian, id.
FLECKERIT, adj. Spotted.
Gawan and Gol.
To FLEM, FLEME, v. a. To banish, to expel.
Wallace.
A. S. ge-flem-an, fugare; Isl. flaeme, exulare facio, whence flaemingr, an exile, an outlaw.
~Flemens-firth~, s. An asylum for outlaws.
Lay Last Minstrel.
FLENCH-GUT, s. Blubber of a whale laid out in long slices, S.
Su. G. flanka, to slice.
To FLEND, v. n. To flee.
Lyndsay.
FLENDRIS, FLENDERS, FLINDERS, s. pl. Splinters.
Douglas.
Belg. flenters, splinters, fragments.
FLEOURE, FLEURE, FLEWARE, FLEWER, FLEOWRE, s. Flavour.
Fr. flair, odor.
Wyntown.
FLESCHE, s. Fleece.
Dunbar.
A. S. fleos, flys, id.
FLET, pret. v.
V. ~Flyt~, to scold.
FLET, adj. Prosaic.
Complaynt S.
FLET, FLETT, s.
1. A house.
Ross.
A. S. flett, id.
2. The inward part of a house.
LL. S.
3. A floor or story of a house; commonly flat, S.
Courant.
FLET, s. A matt of plated straw, for preserving a horse's back from being injured by his load, Caithn.
Statist. Acc.
FLET, s. A saucer, S.
Isl. fleda, id.
FLET, pret. Floated.
V. ~Fleit~.
FLETE, s. Product.
Douglas.
Belg. vliet-en, abundare.
To FLETHER, v. a. To decoy by fair words.
V. ~Fludder~.
Burns.
FLEUME, FEUME, s. Phlegm.
Complaynt S.
To FLEURIS, v. n. To flourish.
Lyndsay.
~Fleurise~, ~Flureise~, s. Blossom, S.
Complaynt S.
FLEWET, FLUET, s. A smart blow.
Kelly.
FLYAME, s. Phlegm.
Polwart.
FLICHEN, s. Any thing very small, Dumfr.
To FLICHT, v. n. To fluctuate.
A. S. flogett-an, id.
Dunbar.
To FLICHT, v. n. Same with Flyte.
Lyndsay.
To FLICHTER, FLYCHTER, v. n.
1. To flutter, S.
Burel.
2. To quiver, to throb.
Douglas.
3. To startle, S. B.
V. ~Flekker~.
To FLICHTER, FLIGHTER, v. a. To pinion, S.
Wodrow.
Teut. vlicht-en, nectere.
To FLICKER, v. a. To coax, S.
Su. G. fleckra, adulari.
To FLICKER, v. n. To flirt.
Popul. Ball.
To FLYDE, v. n. To fly.
Maitland P.
Teut. vlied-en, id.
FLIEP, s. A silly inactive fellow, Aberd.
V. ~Flup~.
FLYND, s. Flint.
Gawan and Gol.
To FLINDER, v. n. To run about in a fluttering manner. Aug.
Isl. flan-a, praeceps feror.
FLINDERS.
V. ~Flendris~.
FLINDRIKIN, s.
V. ~Flinder~, v.
Watson's Coll.
~Flindrikin~, adj. Flirting, Fife.
To FLING, v. a.
1. To baffle, to deceive, S.
2. To jilt. S.
Morison.
~Fling~, s.
1. A disappointment, in general, S.
2. A disappointment in love, in consequence of being jilted, S.
A. Douglas.
3. A fit of ill humour. To tak the fling, to become unmanageable.
Bannatyne Poems.
~Flingin-tree~, s.
1. A piece of timber used as a partition between horses. S.
2. The lower part of a flail, S.
Burns.
To FLING, v. n.
1. To dance.
Knox.
~Fling~, s. The act of dancing, S.
Neill.
Hence the Highland fling.
To FLIPE, FLYPE, v. a. To pull off any thing, by turning it inside out, S.
Lyndsay.
Isl. flipa, the pendulous lip of a wound.
~Flipe~, s. A fold, a lap, S.
Cleland.
FLIRDON, s.
Montgomerie.
To FLYRD, v. n. To flirt.
Dunbar.
A. S. fleard-ian, nugari.
To FLYRE, v. n.
1. To gibe, S. B.
Houlate.
Isl. flyr-a, subridere, E. fleer.
2. To leer, S. B.
Popular Ball.
3. To look surly, Ang.
Morison.
FLYRIT, Not understood.
Maitland P.
FLYROCK, s. A term of contempt.
Dunbar.
To FLISK, v. n.
1. To skip, to caper, S.
Cleland.
Su. G. flas-a, lascivire, Isl. id. praeceps ferri.
2. To be fliskit, to be fretted, Fife.
A. Douglas.
To FLIST, v. n.
1. To fly off, S.
2. To be in a violent emotion, S. B.
Ross.
3. It's flistin, it rains and blows at once, S. B.
Teut. flits-en, evolare, Sw. flaes-a, anhelare.
~Flist~, s.
1. A squall, Ang.
2. A flying shower of snow, Ang.
3. A fit of anger, Ang.
~Flisty~, adj.
1. Stormy, squally, Ang.
2. Passionate, irascible, Ang.
To FLIT, FLYT, v. a.
1. To transport in whatever way, S.
Burns.
2. To transport by water.
Barbour.
Su. G. flytt-a. transportare ab uno loco ad alterum. Isl. flytt-ia, vecto.
To ~Flit~, ~Flyt~, v. n. To remove from one house to another, S.
Kelly.
Dan. flytt-er, id.
~Flitting~, s.
1. The act of removing from one place of residence to another, S.
2. The furniture, &c. removed, S.
Wyntown.
3. A moonlight flitting, removal without paying one's debts, S.
Ramsay.
To FLYTE, FLITE, v. n.
1. To scold, S. pret. flet, anciently flayt.
Douglas.
~Flyting Free~ with one, under no such restraint as to prevent severe reprehension, S.
A. S. flit-an, rixare, to brawle, Somner.
2. To pray in the language of complaint, or remonstrance.
Wallace.
~Flyte~, ~Flyt~, s. A severe reprehension, continued for some time, S.
Ritson.
~Flyter~, s. One given to scolding, S.
Rollocke.
~Flyting~, s.
1. The act of scolding, S.
Baillie.
2. Poetry of that kind which the French call tenson.
Evergreen.
~Flytepock~, s. The double-chin, S. B., denominated from its being inflated when one is in a rage.
~Flytewite~, ~Flycht-vyte~, s. A fine for verbal abuse or broils.
Skene.
A. S. flit-wite, id. from flit, strife, and wite, a fine.
To FLOAN, FLOAN ~on~. v. a. To shew attachment or court regard, in an indiscreet way; a term applied to females, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. flon, stolidus, flana, praeceps feror.
FLOBBAGE, s. Phlegm.
Lyndsay.
Sw. flabb, bucca, Dan. flab, the mouth.
FLOCHT, FLOUGHT, s.
1. On flocht, on wing.
Douglas.
2. State of being fluttered, S. B. a flocht, id.
Burel.
3. Fluctuation.
Dunbar.
Alem. flught, flight; A. S. flogett-an, fluctuare.
~Flochtry~, ~Floughtrous~, adj. Fluttered, in a flurry, S. B.
Ross.
To FLODDER, FLOTTER, v. a.
1. To overflow.
Douglas.
2. To blur, by weeping, synon. bluther.
Douglas.
FLOYT, s. A flatterer or deceiver.
Polwart.
Teut. fluyte, mendacium blandum; fluyt-en, mentiri, blande dicere.
FLOOK, FLEUK, s.
1. A generic name for various kinds of flat fish, S.
Sibbald.
2. Most generally used to denote the common flounder, S.
A. S. floc, passer.
~Flook-mow'd~, adj. Having a crooked mouth, S. B.
FLOOKED, adj. Barbed.
Z. Boyd.
FLORENTINE, s. Any thing baked in a dish, S.
FLORIE, adj. Vain, volatile, S.
Teut. flore, homo futilis.
Sir J. Sinclair.
FLOSS, s. The leaves of red Canary grass, Orkn.
FLOT, s. The scum of broth when boiling, S.
Su. G. flot, adeps, qui juri supernatat.
~Flot-whey~, s. Those curds, left in whey, which, when boiled, float on the top; Clydes. Fleetings, Ang.
Complaynt S.
FLOTE. s. A fleet.
A. S. flota.
Barbour.
FLOTHIS, s. pl. Floods.
Wallace.
Alem. flout, a stream.
To FLOTTER.
V. ~Flodder~.
FLOTTRYT, pret. Splashed.
Wallace.
Belg. flodder-en, to flap.
FLOUGHT, s. Flutter.
V. ~Flocht~.
FLOUR, s. The meal of wheat, S.
~Flour-bread~, s. Wheaten bread, S.
St. Acc.
FLOURE JONETT, s. Perhaps flowers in July, in O. Fr. called Junet.
K. Quair.
FLOURIS, s. pl. Prime of life.
Lyndsay.
FLOURISH, s. Blossom, S.
FLOUSS, s. A flood.
Germ. fluss.
Barbour.
FLOW, s. A particle, S. B.
A. S. floh, a fragment.
FLOW, FLOWE, FLOW-MOSS, s.
1. A watery moss, a morass, S.
Pitscottie.
Isl. floe, loca palustria, a floe, fluo.
2. A low-lying piece of rough watery land, not broken up, Loth.
FLOWAND, adj. Inconstant.
Bellenden.
Isl. flog, vagus.
FLUD, FLUDE, s.
1. Inundation, S.
Wyntown.
2. Flux of tide, S.
Id.
~Fludmark~, s. Water-mark, S.
To FLUDDER, FLUTHER, v. n. To cajole.
Isl. fladra, adulari.
S. P. Repr.
FLUFF'D, part. pa. Disappointed.
Gl. Shirr.
FLUM, s. Flattery.
Sir J. Sinclair.
FLUM, s. Flow, metaph. used like flumen ingenii, Cic.
O. Fr. id.
Douglas.
FLUNKIE, s. A livery servant, S.
Burns.
A. S. vlonce, pride.
FLUP, s. One both awkward in appearance, and foolish, Ang. Clydes. Fliep, Aberd. Floip, Perths.
Isl. fleip, ineptiae; Su. G. fleper, homo ignavus.
FLURDOM, FLYRDOM, s.
Kennedy.
FLURISFEVER, s. The scarlet fever, S. B. denominated from the ruddiness of the skin.
FLURISH, FLOURISH, s. Blossom, S.
Hume.
FLUSCH, s.
1. A run of water.
Doug.
2. Snow in a state of dissolution, S.
3. Abundance, generally applied to liquids, S.
Germ. fluss, aqua vel humor fluens.
To FLUSTER, v. n. To be in a bustle, S.
Isl. flaust-r, praecipitantia, flaustr-a, incaute festinare.
~Fluster~, s. Bustle, confusion proceeding from hurry, S.
FLUTCH, s. An inactive person, Loth.
Teut. flauw, languidus.
~Flutchy~, adj. Inactive, Loth.
To FLUTHER, v. n. To be in a great bustle, S.
Su. G. fladdr-a, id. E. flutter.
~Fluther~, s. Hurry, bustle, S.
A. Douglas.
FLUTHER, s. Rise in a river, not so great as a spate, S. B.
V. ~Flodder.~
FOAL, s. A bannock or cake, any soft and thick bread, Orkn.
Belg. bol, a small loaf.
FOCHE, s. A pretence.
Diallog.
Su. G. puts, a fetch, techna.
FODE, FOODE, FWDE, s. Brood.
Ritson.
Su. G. affoeda, id. from foed-a, gignere.
FODGEL, adj. Squat and plump, S. O.
Burns.
Teut. voedsel, Isl. faedsla, cibus.
FOG, FOUGE, s. Moss, S.
Dunbar.
Dan. fug, mossiness.
To ~Fog~, v. n. To be covered with moss, S.
Pennecuik.
~Foggit~, adj. Supplied with moss; metaph. supplied in any respect; weel-foggit, well-furnished, S.
Shirrefs.
~Foggie~, adj.
1. Mossy, S.
A. Douglas.
2. Dull, lumpish.
Z. Boyd.
To ~Fog~, v. a. To eat heartily, S. B.
FOGGIE, s. An invalid, or garrison soldier, S.
Su. G. fogde, formerly, one who had the charge of a garrison.
FOY, s.
1. An entertainment given to one about to leave any place of residence, or go abroad, S.
Morison.
2. Metaph., as equivalent to wishing one a good journey.
Belg. de fooi geeven, Sw. dricka foi, coenam profectitiam dare.
FOYNYIE, FUNYIE, s. The wood-martin, or beech-martin, S.
K. Quair.
Fr. fouine, id.
FOIR GRANDSYR, Great-grandfather.
Acts Ja. I.
FOISON, FUSIOUN, s.
1. Abundance.
Fr. foison, id.
Barbour.
2. Pith, ability, S.
Ross.
~Foisonless~, adj. Without strength, S.
Kelly.
FOLD, s. Ground.
Wallace.
A. S. folde, id.
FOLY, adj. Belonging to fools.
Doug.
Su. G. fiollig, foolish.
~Foliful~, adj. Foolish.
Complaynt S.
FON, FONE, s. pl. Foes.
K. Quair.
To FON, v. n. To play the fool.
Lyndsay.
O. E. fonne, id.; Isl. faan-a, fatue se gerere.
To ~Fone~, v. a. To fondle.
Peblis Play.
To FONDE, FOUND, v. a.
1. To go.
Barbour.
2. To found off, to go from.
Wallace.
A. S. fund-ian, tendere.
FONERIT, L. seuerit.
Dunbar.
FONNED, adj. Prepared; ill-fonned, ill-prepared, Ang.
A. S. fund-ian, disponere.
FOOLYIE, s. Gold leaf, S.
Belg. foeli.
FOOR-DAYS.
V. ~Furedays~.
To FOOT, v. a. To strike with the foot, Ang.
FOR, an inseparable particle, which implies negation, excess, intension, or vitiation.
FOR, conj. Because.
Wyntown.
FOR, prep. Denoting quality.
Su. G. foer, id.
FOR, prep. Against.
A. S. id.
Barbour.
FORAT, adv. Forward, S.
J. Nicol.
FORAIVERT, part. pa. Much fatigued, S. B.
FORBEFT, part. pa. In great perturbation.
Barbour.
A. S. for, and beof-ian, trepidare.
FORBEIT, pret. L. forleit.
Dunbar.
FORBY, prep.
1. Past.
Barbour.
2. Over and above.
Bellenden.
Su. G. foerbi, Dan. forbie, by, past.
~Forby~, ~Forebye~, adv.
1. Past.
Minst. Bord.
2. Besides, S.
Burel.
FORBLED, part. pa. Faint, from loss of blood.
Douglas.
FORBODIN, part. pa.
1. Forbidden.
R. Bruce.
2. Unlawful.
Douglas.
A. S. forbiod-an, to forbid.
3. Unhappy, S.
Ruddiman.
FORBREIST, s.
1. Forepart of a garment.
Douglas.
2. Van of an army.
Wallace.
A. S. fore-breost, thorax.
FORCEAT, s. A galley-slave.
Hudson.
Fr. forçat, id.
FORCY,
V. ~Forsye~.
FORCHASIT, part. pa. Overchased.
K. Hart.
FOR-CRYIT, part. pa. Worn out with crying.
Belg. verkryt-en, id.
Dunbar.
FORD, s.
1. Way.
Wallace.
Su. G. fort, via communis.
2. Metaph. means to attain an end.
Wallace.
FORDEIFIT, part. pa. Deafened.
Pal. Hon.
FORDEL, s.
1. The precedence.
Doug.
Teut. veur-deel, primae partes.
2. Progress, S. B.
Teut. veur-deel, promotio.
~Fordel~, adj. Prepared, Ang.
~Fordals~, s. pl. Stock not exhausted, Buchan.
FORDELYD, part. pa. Wasted.
Wyntown.
A. S. fordilg-ian, delere, obruere.
To FORDER, v. a. To forward, S.
Su. G. fordr-a, id.
~Fordersum~, adj. Expeditious, S. B.
Ramsay.
FORDYD, pret. Destroyed.
Barbour.
A. S. fordo-n, to waste.
To FORDYN, v. a. To resound.
Doug.
For intens. and A. S. dyn-an, strepere.
To ~Fordyn~, v. n. To overpower with noise.
Douglas.
FORDOUERIT, part. pa. Stupified.
Teut. verdoor-en, infatuare.
Doug.
To FORDRIUE, v. a. To drive out of the right course.
Douglas.
A. S. fordrif-an, abripere.
FORDRUNKIN, part. pa. Very drunk.
A. S. for-drenc-an, inebriare.
Doug.
FORDULLIT, part. pa. Greatly confused.
Pal. Hon.
FORDWARD, FORDWART, FORTHWART, s. A paction.
A. S. for-word, pactum.
Wallace.
FORDWARTE, adv. Forward.
Doug.
FORDWEBLIT, part. adj. Greatly enfeebled, S. B.
V. ~Dwable~.
Pop. Ball.
FORE, prep. Signifying priority.
To the fore.
1. Still remaining or surviving, S.
Wodrow.
2. Saved as a stock, S.
Baillie.
3. Having the start of, S.
Baillie.
FORE, s. Help, furtherance, S.
FORE-ANENT, FORNENCE, FORNENS, FORNENTIS, FORNENT, prep. Directly opposite to, S.
Bellenden.
FOREBEARIS, s. pl. Ancestors, S.
Wallace.
A. S. fore, and bear-an, to bring forth.
FORECASTEN, part. pa. Neglected.
Rutherford.
Su. G. foerkast-a, abjicere.
FORGANE, FOREGAINST, prep. Opposite to.
Douglas.
FOREHANDIT, adj. Rash, S. B.
FORELDERIS, s. pl. Ancestors.
Su. G. foeraeldrar, id.
Wyntown.
FORENAIL'D, part. pa. Applied to money which is spent before it be gained.
Teut. verniel-en, consumere.
FORENICHT, s. The interval between twilight and bed-time, S.
Teut. veur-nacht, prima pars noctis.
FORESKIP, s. Precedence of another in a journey, S. B.
FORESPEAKER, s. An advocate.
A. S. forespeca, prolocutor.
Reg. Maj.
FORESTAM, s.
1. Prow of a ship.
Douglas.
2. The forehead, S. B.
Ruddiman.
Su. G. stamm, pars navis prima.
FORETERES, s. Fortress.
Douglas.
To FORFAIR, v. a. To waste.
Reg. Maj.
To ~Forfair~, ~Forfar~, v. n. To perish.
Wallace.
A. S. forfar-an, perdere, perire.
~Forfairn~, part. pa.
1. Forlorn, S.
Ross.
2. Old-fashioned, S. B.
Ross.
3. Worn out, jaded, S.
Burns.
To FORFALT, FORFAULT, v. a. To attaint.
Bellenden.
~Forfalt~, s. Forfeiture.
Bellenden.
~Forfaultrie~, s. Forfeiture.
Baillie.
FORFANT, adj. Overcome with faintness.
Burel.
FORFLITTEN, part. pa. Severely scolded.
Gl. Sibb.
FORFOUCHT, FORFOUCHTEN, part. pa.
1. Exhausted with fighting.
Belg. vervecht-en, id.
Wallace.
2. Greatly fatigued.
Sir Egeir.
To FORGADER, FORGATHER, v. n.
1. To convene.
Douglas.
2. To meet in a hostile manner.
Pitscottie.
3. To meet accidentally, S.
Ramsay.
4. To be united in marriage, S. B.
Ross.
Teut. ver-gaeder-en, congregare, convenire.
FORGANE,
V. ~Foregainst.~
FORGEIT, pret. Let fly.
Chr. Kirk.
A. S. forga-n, dimittere.
FORGETTIL, adj. Forgetful, S. B.
A. S. forgytel, id.
To FORHOW, v. a. To forsake, S. B.
A. S. forhog-ian, spernere.
Douglas.
~Forhoware~, s. A deserter.
Douglas.
FORJESKET, part. pa. Jaded, S.
Burns.
Dan. for and jask-er, to rumple.
FORINGIT, part. pa. Banished.
Fr. forain.
King's Quair.
FORJIDGED, part. pa. Same with forjeskit, S. B.
O. Fr. forjug-er, to condemn wrongfully.
FORK. To stick a fork in the waw, to throw the pains of a woman in labour on her husband, S.
FORKY, adj. Strong.
Dunbar.
FOR-KNOKIT, part. pa. Worn out with knocking.
To FORLAY, v. n. To lie in ambush.
Teut. verlaegh-en, insidiari.
Gl. Sibb.
To FORLANE, v. a. To give.
Gl. Sibb.
Su. G. foerlaen-a, donare.
FORLAINE, part. pa. Left alone.
A. S. forlaeg-an, negligi.
Henrysone.
FORLANE, part. pa. Lain with carnally.
Douglas.
A. S. forleg-an, fornicata est.
FORLANE, adj. Importunate.
Dunbar.
Su. G. foerlaegen, solicitus.
To FORLEIT, FORLETE, v. a. To forsake.
Chr. Kirk.
A. S. forlaet-an, Su. G. foerlaet-a, id.
To FORLEITH, v. a. To loath, S. A.
Teut. ver-leed-en, fastidire.
Gl. Sibb.
~Forlethie~, s. A surfeit, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
To FORLY, v. a. To lie with carnally.
A. S. forlig-an, fornicari.
Barbour.
FOR-LYIN, part. pa. Fatigued with lying too long in bed.
King's Quair.
Teut. verleghen, fessus.
FORLYNE, part. pa.
V. ~Forly~.
To FORLOIR, v. n. To become useless, from languor.
Dunbar.
~Forlore~, part. pa. Forlorn.
A. S. forleor-an, perdere.
FORLOPPIN, part. pa. Fugitive.
Teut. verloop-en, to run away.
Doug.
FORMEKIL, adj. Very great.
Douglas.
FORMOIS, adj. Beautiful.
Lyndsay.
Lat. formos-us.
FORNE. To forne, adv. Formerly.
A. S. forne, prius.
Douglas.
FORNENT, prep. Concerning.
Watson.
FOROUCH, FOROUTH, prep. Before, as to time.
Barbour.
FOROUTH, FORROW, A ~forrow~, adv.
1. Before, as to time.
Dunbar.
2. Before, as to place.
Barbour.
Germ. vorig, prior, Sw. foerut, before.
~Forowsein~, Foreseen.
Barbour.
FOROWT, FOROWTYN, prep.
1. Without.
Barbour.
2. Besides.
Wyntown.
Sw. foerutan, absque; praeter.
FORPET, s. The fourth part of a peck, S.
Ritson.
FOR-PLEYNIT, part. pa. Worn out with complaining.
King's Quair.
To FORRAY, v. a. To pillage.
Barbour.
Fr. fourrag-er, to ravage.
~Forray~, s.
1. The act of foraging.
Barbour.
2. A predatory excursion.
Wallace.
3. The party employed in carrying off the prey.
Wallace.
4. The prey itself.
Wyntown.
3. Advanced guard of an army.
Wyntown.
~Forreouris~, s. pl. A foraging party.
O. Fr. forrier.
Wallace.
FORRET, s.
1. Forehead.
Douglas.
2. Metaph., the brow of a hill.
Douglas.
FORRET, adv. Forward, S.
Ross.
To FORREW, v. n. To repent exceedingly. Forrwyd, pret.
Wyntown.
FORRYDAR, s. One who rides before an armed party.
Sw. foerridare.
Wallace.
FORROWN, FORRUN, part. pa. Exhausted with running.
Wallace.
FORS, FORSS, s. A current.
Wallace.
Su. G. fors, cataracta fluminis.
To FORS, v. n. To care.
Dunbar.
Fr. faire force, id.
FORS, FORCE, s. Necessity. Off fors, on force, of necessity.
Douglas.
FORSAMEKILL, conj. For as much.
Stat. Dav. II.
FORSCOMFIST, part. pa.
1. Overcome with heat, S.
V. ~Scomfist~.
2. Nearly suffocated by a bad smell, S.
To FORSET, v. a.
1. To overpower with work, S.
2. To surfeit, S.
Teut. ver-saet-en, obsaturare.
~Forset~, s.
1. The act of overpowering, S.
2. A surfeit, S.
FORSEL, s. A matt for defending a horse's back, Orkn.
Su. G. foer, before, and Isl. sile, the handle of the dorsets.
FORSY, FORCY, FORSS, adj. Powerful. Superl. forseast.
Wallace.
FORSLITTIN, part. pa. L. forflittin, scolded to excess.
Philotus.
To FORSPEAK, v. a.
1. To injure, according to vulgar superstition, by immoderate praise, S. O. E.
Gl. Sibb.
2. To consecrate by charms.
Hence, Fore-spoken water, Orkn.
Belg. voorspook, an omen.
Brand.
~Forespeaking~, s. Such commendation as is supposed thus to injure the person or thing spoken of, S.
Statist. Acc.
To FORSTÁ, v. a. To understand, S.
Su. G. foersta-n, id.
Ross.
FORSTARIS, s. A female inhabitant of a forest.
Douglas.
To FORSURNE, v. a. To spend.
Teut. versorg-en, curare.
K. Hart.
FORSWIFTIT, part. pa. Strayed.
Douglas.
Sw. foer, intensive, and swaef-a, to wander.
FORTAIVERT, part. pa. Much fatigued, S.
FORTHENS, adv. At a distance.
Doug.
FORTHERSUM, FORDERSUM, adj.
1. Rash; S. B.
Ross.
2. Forward in manner, S. B.
Ross.
3. Of an active disposition, S. B.
FORTHGENG, s. The entertainment given when a bride leaves her father's house, Ang.
A. S. forthgang, exitus.
FOR-THI, FORTHY, conj. Therefore.
A. S. id.
Wyntown.
Nocht for thi, nevertheless.
Barbour.
FORTHY, adj. Forward.
Pitscottie.
To FORTHINK, v. a. To repent of.
Wallace.
A. S. forthenc-an, perperam cogitare de.
~Forethinking~, s. Repentance.
Z. Boyd.
FORTHYR, s. Furtherance.
Wallace.
FORTY, adj. Brave.
Fr. fort.
Douglas.
FORTHWART, s. Precaution.
Wallace.
A. S. forward, id.
FORTRAVALIT, FORTRAWAILLYT, part. pa. Greatly fatigued, S.
Barbour.
To FORVAY, FORUEY, FORWAY, v. n. To go astray.
Douglas.
For negat. and way.
~Forway~, s. An error.
Douglas.
FORWAKIT, part. pa. Worn out with watching, S.
Belg. vervaakt.
Wyntown.
FORWALLOUIT, part. pa. Greatly faded by reason of sickness, fatigue, &c., S.
King's Quair.
FORWARD, s. Paction.
V. ~Fordward~.
Sir Tristrem.
FORWEPIT, part. pa. Worn out with weeping.
King's Quair.
FORWONDRYT, part. pa. Greatly surprised.
Barbour.
FORWORTHIN, part. pa. Execrable.
A. S. for-weorth-an, perire.
Dunbar.
FORWROCHT, part. pa. Overtoiled.
Belg. verwerkt, id.
Douglas.
FORYAWD, part. adj. Worn out with fatigue, Loth., perhaps for foryede, q. over-walked.
To FORYEILD, v. a. To recompense.
Douglas.
A. S. for-geild-an, compensare.
FORYEING, part. pr. Foregoing.
A. S. forga-n, praeire.
Dunbar.
To FORYET, FORYHET, v. a. To forget, S. B.
Wyntown.
FORYOUDENT, adj. Overcome with weariness, Ang., perhaps q. over-yielded.
FOS, FOSS, s. Pit for drowning.
V. ~Pit~.
FOSSA, s. Grass growing among stubble, Ang.
L. B. fossae.
FOSTEL, s. A cask.
King Hart.
Fr. fustaille, id.
FOSTER, s. Progeny, Sw. id.
Gl. Sibb.
To FOTCH, FOUTCH, FOCH, v. a.
1. To change situation.
R. Bruce.
2. To shift horses in a plough.
3. To exchange in any way, S. B.
To ~Fotch~, v. n. To flinch.
Evergreen.
Isl. fetta, retrorsum flectere.
FOTHYR, s. A cart-load.
V. ~Fudder~.
FOU, s. A pitch-fork.
Buchan.
FOUD, s. The president of the Supreme Court formerly held in the Orkney Islands.
Barry.
Su. G. fogde, fougte, praefectus.
FOUL, adj. Wet, rainy, S.
Ross.
To FOUND, v. n. To go.
V. ~Fonde~.
To FOUNDER, v. a. To fell, S.
FOUNE, adj. Belonging to fawns.
Doug.
FOURHOURS, s. The time of drinking tea; four being the ancient hour for the afternoon beverage, S.
Watson.
FOURNEUKIT, adj. Quadrangular, S.
Bellenden.
FOURSOM, used as a s., four in company, Lanerks.
King Hart.
FOUSEE, FOUSY, s. A ditch.
Douglas.
Fr. fossé.
To FOUTCH, v. a. To exchange.
V. ~Fotch~.
~Foutch~, s. An exchange, S. B.
FOUTH, FOWTH, s. Abundance, S.
Q. fulth, or Teut. vulte, id.
Douglas.
~Fouth~, adj. Abundant.
Kelly.
FOUTY, FUTIE, adj. Mean, base, S.
Fr. foutu, a scoundrel.
Hamilton.
FOUTTOUR, FOUTRE, s. A term expressive of the greatest contempt, S.
Fr. foutre, to lecher.
Lyndsay.
FOW, FU', adj.
1. Full, S.
Diallog.
2. Saturated with food, S.
Kelly.
3. Drunk, S.
Su. G. full, id.
Ross.
FOW, s. A club; Fr. fût.
Priests Peblis.
~Half-fow~, adj. Fuddled, S.
Sw. half-full.
FOWE ~and~ GRIIS, different kinds of fur.
Sir Tristrem.
FOWMARTE, s. A polecat, S.
Acts Ja. I.
O. Fr. ful, fetid, and merder, a martin.
FOWSUM, FOUSUM, adj.
1. Luscious, S.
Ferguson.
2. Obscene, gross.
Chron. S. P.
3. Nauseous, E. fulsome.
Ross.
A. S. ful, impurus, obscoenus, and sum.
~Fowsumlie~, adv. Loathsomely large.
Bellenden.
FOWSUM, adj. Somewhat too large, S. B. from fow, full.
To FOX, v. n. To dissemble.
Baillie.
Isl. fox-a, fallere.
To FOZE, v. n. To become mouldy, Perths. E. fust.
FOZY, adj.
1. Spungy, porous, S.
2. Applied to one who is purfled, or blawn up, S. B.
3. Deficient in understanding, S. B.
A. S. wosig, humidus, Teut. voos, spongiosus.
FRA, FRAY, FRAE, prep. From, S.
Douglas.
2. From the time that.
Barbour.
A. S. Isl. fra, ab, ex.
~Fra~, conj. Since, seeing, S.
Barbour.
FRAAT, conj. Nevertheless, corr. of for a' that, S.
Ross.
FRACK, FRAK, FRECK,
1. Ready, active.
Diallog.
~Frakly~, adv. Hastily.
Douglas.
2. Vigorous, though advanced in life, S. B.
3. Open, ingenuous.
Pitscottie.
To ~maik frack~, to make ready.
Knox.
Su. G. fraeck, Isl. frek-r, strenuus, citus.
To ~Frak~, v. n. To move swiftly.
Doug.
FRACTIOUS, adj. Peevish, fretful, S.
Lat. fractus.
FRAGALENT, adj. Advantageous, Ang.
To FRAY, v. n. To be afraid.
Baillie.
~Fray~, s. Fear.
Fr. effray.
Baillie.
FRAYDANT, adj. Ill-humoured.
Maitland P.
A. S. freoth-an, to fret, to chafe.
FRAYING, s. Friction.
Barbour.
Fr. fray-er, to rub.
FRAYIT, part. pa. Afraid.
V. ~Fray~.
To FRAIK, v. n. To flatter, Ang.
A. Douglas.
~Fraik, Fraiken~, s.
1. Flattery, S.
2. Fond discourse, having the appearance of flattery, Fife.
A. Douglas.
FRAIL, s. Expl. flail.
J. Nicol.
To FRAIS, v. n. To crash.
Douglas.
Su. G. fraes-a, stridere.
FRAISE, s. A cajoling discourse, S.
FRAISE, s. The pluck of a calf, S.
Teut. frase, Fr. fraise, id.
To FRAIST, FRASTYN, FREST, FRESTIN, v. a. To try, to prove.
Gawan and Gol.
Su. G. frest-a, Isl. freist-a, id.
To FRAME, v. n. To succeed.
Wodrow.
A. S. frem-ian, prodesse.
FRANCHIS, s. Sanctuary.
Douglas.
Fr. franchise.
To FRANE, FRAYN, v. a. To inquire.
Dunbar.
A. S. fraegn-ian, Isl. fregn-a, interrogare.
~Frane~, s. Inquiry.
Chron. S. P.
To FRATE, v. n. To chafe by friction.
Su. G. fraet-a, to gnaw.
Douglas.
To FRAUCHT, FRAWCHT, v. a. To freight, S.
Acts Ja. IV.
Teut. vracht-en, vectare, Sax. fracht-en.
~Fraught~, ~Frawcht~, s.
1. Freight of a vessel, S.
Wyntown.
2. The fare, S.
Teut. vracht.
Kelly.
~Frauchtisman~, s. One who has the charge of loading a vessel.
Acts Ja. III.
FRAWART, FRAWARTIS, prep. From.
Douglas.
A. S. fra, and weard, denoting place.
FRAWFULL, adj. Perhaps, malapert.
A. S. fraefel, praecox.
Dunbar.
To FRE, v. n. To inquire.
Maitland P.
Su. G. fra, Isl. frae, id.
FRE, adj. Noble.
Wallace.
A. S. freo, ingenuus.
FRE, adj. Beautiful.
Wyntown.
O. Su. G. fri, pulcher.
~Fre~, s. A lady, from the adj.
Maitland P.
To FREATH, v. n. To froth, S.
Burns.
To ~Freath~, v. a. To work up into froth, S.
Ramsay.
~Freath~, s. Froth, S.
Dan. fraade, spuma.
FRECHURE, s. Coolness.
Chron. S. P.
Fr. fraischure, id.
FRECK, adj.
V. ~Frack~.
FREDFULL, adj. Read frendfull, Friendly.
Wallace.
FREE, adj.
1. Brittle, S. B.
2. Applied to corn which is so ripe as to be easily shaken, S. B.
To FREESK, v. a. To scratch, to curry, Ang.
~Freesk~, s. A hasty rub; metaph. any work done expeditiously, Ang.
FREFF, adj. Shy, reserved, Roxb.
FREIK, FREKE, FRICK, s.
1. A strong man.
Wallace.
Su. G. fraeck, strenuus.
2. A petulant young man.
Douglas.
Su. G. fraeck, tumidus, insolens.
FREIRIS, s. A friary.
Bellenden.
O. Fr. frairies, id.
To FREITH, FRETH, v. a. To protect.
A. S. frith-ian, id.
Douglas.
To FREITH, v. a. To liberate.
Wallace.
A. S. ge-frith-ian, id.
FREIT, FREET, FRET, s. A superstitious notion, with respect to any thing as a good or bad omen, S.
Wyntown.
2. A superstitious observance, a charm, S.
K. Ja. VI.
3. Any act of worship, proceeding from superstition.
More.
4. To stand on frets, to stickle at trifles, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. fraett, frett, an omen or oracle.
~Freitty~, ~Fretty~, adj. Superstitious, S.
FRELAGE, s. Freedom.
Douglas.
Germ. frilatz, free.
FRELY, Frely fute, Noble woman.
V. ~Fode~.
A. S. freolic, liberalis.
Barbour.
~Frely~, s. A beautiful woman; the adj. used as a s.
Wallace.
FRELY, FREELY, adv. Entirely, S.
Dunbar.
FREMYT, FREMMYT, FRAMET, adj.
1. Strange, foreign, S.
2. Acting like a stranger, S.
Kelly.
3. Having no relation, S.
Ruddiman.
4. Unlucky, adverse.
King's Quair.
A. S. fremd, Moes. G. framathja, peregrinus.
~Fremmitness~, s. Strangeness.
Maitland P.
FRENCH-GOWS, s. pl. Perhaps gauze.
Watson.
FREND, FRIEND, s.
1. A relation, S.
Wyntown.
2. One allied by marriage, S.
Kelly.
Su. G. fraende, a kinsman.
FRENYIE, s. A fringe.
S. P. Repr.
Teut. frengie, id.
To FRENN, v. n. To rage, Ang.
~Frennisin~, s. Rage, Ang.
Fr. phrenesie.
FRENSCHLY, adv. Frankly.
Douglas.
FRENSWM, adj. Friendly.
Wyntown.
To FREQUENT, v. a. To acquaint, Ang.
FREQUENT, adj. Great, as denoting concourse.
Baillie.
~Frequently~, adv. Numerously.
Baillie.
FRER, FRERE, Fr. s. A frier.
Wyntown.
FRESH, adj. Open, opposed to frosty, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
FRESH, s. A slight flood in a river, S.
Law Case.
FRESON, s. A Frisic steed; Fr. frison.
Sir Gawan.
To FREST, FRESTIN.
V. ~Fraist~.
FREST, s. Delay.
Barbour.
Su. G. frest, temporis intervallum.
To FRET, v. a. To devour.
Douglas.
A. S. fret-an.
FRET, s. A superstition.
V. ~Freit~.
FRETHIT, part. pa. Liberated.
V. ~Freith~.
FREUCH, FREWCH, FROOCH, (gutt.) adj.
1. Frail, brittle, S. B.
Journal Lond.
2. Dry; applied to corn, Ang.
Su. G. fraekn, friabilis.
Pal. Hon.
FREUALT, L. Seruall, servile.
Wallace.
FREWALL, adj.
1. Frivolous.
Act. Conc.
2. Used in the sense of fickle.
Wallace.
Teut. frevel.
FREWP, s. Perhaps, frippery.
Houlate.
FREZELL, s. An iron instrument for striking fire.
Z. Boyd.
FRY, s. A tumult, S. B. fray, E.
Ross.
FRIDOUND, pret. v. Quavered.
Montgomerie.
Fr. fredonn-er, to quaver.
FRIED CHICKENS, Chicken-broth with eggs dropped in it, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
FRIEND-STEAD, adj. Possessing a friend.
Rutherford.
FRIGGIS, s. pl. Perhaps, q. frekis, stout men.
Chr. Kirk.
FRYME, L. signe.
Houlate.
FRIM-FRAM, s. Trifle.
Presb. Eloq.
To FRIST, v. a.
1. To delay.
Isl. frest-a.
Rutherford.
2. To give on credit, S.
Chron. S. P.
~Frist~, ~Fristing~, s.
1. Delay.
Rutherford.
Isl. frest-r, Germ. frist, id.
2. To frist, afrist, on credit.
Bannatyne Poems.
FRYST, adj First.
Barbour.
FRITTE, s. Perhaps, protection; Germ. friede.
Houlate.
FROATH-STICK, s. A stick for whipping cream, S. B.
Watson's Coll.
FRODY, adj. L. frelie.
Lyndsay.
FROG, s. An upper coat.
Barbour.
O. Flem. frock, suprema vestis.
To FROG, v. n. To snow or sleet at intervals, Ang.
~Frog~, s. A flying shower of snow or sleet, Ang.
Lyndsay.
FROG, s. A young horse.
Buchan.
To FRONT, v. n. Applied to meat, when it swells in boiling, Ang.
FROUNSIT, part. pa. Wrinkled.
Fr. frons-er, to wrinkle.
Henrysone.
FROW, s. A lusty female, S.
Germ. fraw, Belg. vrowe, a woman.
FROWDIE, s. A big lusty woman, S. B.
Sw. frodig, plump.
FROWDIE, s. A cap worn by old women, Ang.
Su. G. fru-tyg, a lady's cap.
FRUCTUOUS, adj. Fruitful.
Douglas.
FRUNTY, FRONTY, adj. Free in manner, Fife.
A. Douglas.
Fr. effronté, overbold.
To FRUSCH, FRWSCH, v. a.
1. To dash.
Douglas.
2. To break in pieces.
Barbour.
3. To overthrow.
Wallace.
Fr. froiss-er, to dash.
To ~Frusch~, v. n. To break.
Wallace.
~Frusch, Frush~, adj.. Brittle, S.
Teut. broosch, fragilis.
Minst. Bord.
~Frusch~, s. Breaking.
Barbour.
To FRUSTIR, v. a. To render useless.
Fr. frustr-er, id.
Dunbar.
~Frustir~, adj.
1. Frustrated.
Wallace.
2. Vain, empty.
Dunbar.
FUD, FUDE, s.
1. The matrix.
Wallace.
A. S. foth, Isl. fud, id.
2. The backside, S. B.
Ritson.
3. A hare or rabbit's brush, S.
Burns.
FUDDER, FOTHYR, FUTHIR, FIDDER, s.
1. A large quantity; a cart-load.
Barbour.
2. A certain weight of lead.
Skene.
3. A great number.
Chr. Kirk.
A. S. fother, a wain-load.
FUDDER, s. Lightning.
Burel.
Fr. foudre, id.
FUDDY, s. A designation given to the wind, Aberd.
Poems Buch. Dial.
Isl. fud-r, motus; or hwida, aer.
~Fuddum~, s. Drift at intervals, Ang.
FUDGIE, adj. Gross, Loth.
V. ~Fodgel~.
To FUF, FUFF, v. n. To puff, S.
Doug.
Germ. pfuffen, id.
To ~Fuff~, v. a. To blow intermittently, S.
Burns.
~Fuff~, s. A puff, S.
Lyndsay.
~Fuffars~, s. pl. Bellows, Ang.
To FUFFLE, v. a. To put any thing in disorder, S.
Isl. fipla, contrectare.
FUGE, s. Perhaps, a kind of pick-axe.
Fr. fouaige, id.
K. Hart.
FUGÉ, FUGIE, adj. Fugitive.
Doug.
~Fugé~, ~Fugie~, s.
1. A fugitive, S.
Poems Buch. Dial.
2. One who flies from the fight, S.
Brand.
FUISH, pret. Fetched, S.
Ross.
To FULE, v. n. To play the fool.
Barbour.
FULYE, s.
1. A leaf.
Douglas.
2. Leaf gold, S.
Gawan and Gol.
Fr. feuille, id.
To FULYIE, v. a. To defile.
Bellenden.
~Fulyie~, s.
1. The dung of a town, S.
Act Sedt.
2. Transferred to manure.
Kelly.
~Fulyear~, s. One who pollutes.
Bellenden.
FULLYERY, s. Leaved work.
Pal. Hon.
Fr. fueill-er, to foliate.
FULLELY, adv. Fully.
Barbour.
FULMAR, s. A species of petrel.
Martin.
FUMART.
V. ~Fowmarte~.
FUMLER, s. Caik fumler, a parasite.
Douglas.
To FUNDY, FUNNY, v. n. To become stiff with cold.
Ramsay.
FUNDYN, part. pa.
1. Found.
Barbour.
2. Supplied.
Id.
A. S. find-an, suppeditare.
FUNYIE, s. A polecat.
V. ~Foyn~.
To FUNK, v. a.
1. To strike, S.
2. To kick behind, S.
~Funk~, s.
1. A stroke, S.
2. A kick, S.
3. Ill humour, Loth.
Teut. in de fonck zijn, turbari.
FUR, FURE, FEURE, s.
1. A furrow, S.
Wallace.
~Furlenth~, s. The length of a furrow.
Gawan and Gol.
2. What resembles a furrow.
Douglas.
Dan. fur, A. S. furh, id.
FUR. pret.
1. Went.
Wallace.
2. Fared; as to food.
Wallace.
FURC, s. Gallows.
V. ~Pit~.
To FURE, v. a.
1. To carry.
Acts Ja. III.
2. To conduct.
Bellenden.
Su. G. foer-a, to carry, to lead.
FURE, pret. Fared.
A. S. for.
Wyntown.
FURE, adj. Firm, fresh.
V. ~Fery~.
Gl. Sibb.
FURE, s. A strong man.
Dunbar.
Su. G. foer, fortis.
FURE-DAYS, FUIR-DAYS, FOOR-DAYS.
1. Late in the afternoon, S. B.
A. S. forth dages, die longe provecta.
2. Fair-fuir days, broad day-light, S.
Ramsay.
Teut. veur-dagh, tempus antelucanum.
FURFELLES, s. pl. Furred skins.
Skene.
FURISINE, s. A steel to strike fire with.
Bellenden.
Teut. vuer, fire, and ijser, steel.
FURK ~and~ FOS, gallows and pit.
Lat. furc-a, fossa.
O. Chart.
FURLENTH, s.
V. ~Fur~.
FURLET.
V. ~Firlot~.
FURMAGE, s. Cheese; Fr. fourmage.
Henrysone.
FURME, s. A form.
Bannatyne P.
To FURROW, v. a.
V. ~Forray~.
Godscroft.
FURSABIL, adj. What can be driven away, Fr. forceable.
Maitland P.
FURSDAY, FURISDAY, s. Thursday, S.
Act Ja. V.
FURTH. The muckle furth, the open air, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
To FURTHEYET, v. a. To pour out.
S. P. Repr.
A. S. forth-geot-an, profundere.
FURTHY, adj.
1. Forward.
Sir Egeir.
2. Frank, affable, S.
Sax. and Gael.
3. Unabashed.
A. Douglas.
To FURTHSCHAW, v. a. To manifest.
Crosraguell.
FURTH SETTER, s. An author.
Crosraguell.
FUSH, pret. v. Fetched.
Ramsay.
FUST, adj. Perhaps, at rest.
Bannatyne P.
FUTE-ALE, s. An entertainment given when a woman first gets out of bed, after childbirth; pron. fit-ale, S.
FUTEBROD, s. A footstool, S.
Moes. G. fotabord, id.
FUTE HATE,
1. Straightway; a term borrowed from the chase, q. hot foot.
Barbour.
2. Closely, accurately.
Douglas.
3. Denoting proximity of place.
Doug.
FUTIE, adj. Mean, S.
V. ~Fouty~.
G
To GA, GAE, v. n.
1. To go, S.
A. S. ga-n, Isl. ga, id.
Wallace.
2. To gae throw, to bungle, S.
3. To gae throw, to waste, S.
4. To gae one's gait, to depart, S.
5. To gae with, to go to wreck, S.
GAAR, GARR, s.
1. Vegetable substance in the bed of a river, S. B.
2. Rheum from the eyes, when hardened, S. B.
A. S. gor, coenum.
GAB, s.
1. The mouth, S.
Ir. gob.
Ramsay.
2. The taste, S.
Ramsay.
To GAB, v. n.
1. To mock.
Barbour.
Isl. gabb-a, A. S. gabb-en, deridere.
2. To prate, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
~Gab~, s.
1. Prating, S.
2. Entertaining conversation, S.
Burns.
~Gabbed~, adj. Loquacious, S. B.
Auld-gabbit, sagacious, S.
Ramsay.
~Gabby~, adj.
1. Having fluency of speech, S.
Hamilton.
2. Loquacious, S.
Journal Lond.
~Gabbing~, s.
1. Mockery.
Barbour.
2. Jeering, raillery.
Douglas.
A. S. gabbung, derisio.
To GABBER, v. n. To jabber, S.
Belg. gabber-en, id.
GABBIT, s. A fragment, S. B.
O. E. gobet. Fr. gob, a morsel.
GABER, s. A lean horse, Stirlings.
GABERLUNYIE, s. A wallet that hangs on the loins.
Ritson.
~Gaberlunyie-man~, s. The man who carries the wallet.
Callander.
GABERT, s. A lighter, S.
Fr. gabare.
Statist. Acc.
GABERTS, s. pl.
1. A kind of gallows for supporting the wheel of a draw-well, Ang.
2. Three poles of wood, forming an angle at the top, for weighing hay, Ang.
GAD, GADE, s.
1. A rod, S.
Skene.
2. A spear.
Dalyell.
3. A fishing-rod, S. A.
4. A goad.
Z. Boyd.
A. S. gaad, gad, stimulus.
~Gadwand~, s. A goad for driving cattle, S.
Douglas.
To GADGE, v. n. To talk idly with stupid gravity.
Ramsay.
To GADYR, v. a. To gather.
Wyntown.
A. S. gaeder-an, id.
~Gaddryng~, s. Assembly.
Wyntown.
GAE, s. The jay, a bird.
Burel.
GAF, GAFF, pret. Gave.
Barbour.
GAFF, s. A sort of net.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
To GAFFAW, v. n. To laugh aloud, S.
V. ~Gawf~.
Ramsay.
~Gaffaw~, s. A loud laugh, S.
V. ~Gawf~.
To GAGOIUN, v. a. To ridicule.
Fr. gogay-er, to mock.
Godly Ball.
GAY, adv. Moderately.
V. ~Gey~.
GAID, pret. Went, S.
R. Bruce.
GAYN-CUM, s. Return.
Wyntown.
GAYNIS, s. Perh. gaiety.
Maitland P.
GAIR, GARE, s.
1. A triangular piece of cloth inserted at the bottom of a shift or robe, S. Also Gore.
Henrysone.
Isl. geir, segmentum panni figura triquetra.
2. A slip of tender fertile grass in a barren situation, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
~Gaired~, ~Gairy~, adj. Having streaks of different colours, S. A gairy cow, a cow thus streaked.
~Gairie-bee~, s. Apis terrestris, S.
GAIRDONE, s. Perh. for guerdon, reward.
Henrysone.
GAIRFISH, s. The Porpoise, Ang.
Statist. Acc.
GAIS, imperat. of Ga, to go.
Wyntown.
GAISHON, s.
1. A skeleton, Stirl. Dumfr.
Hogg.
2. An obstacle or impediment, Fife.
Hence, ill-gaishon'd, mischievously disposed, ibid.
GAISLIN, s. A young goose, S.
Su. G. gaasling. id.
Ferguson.
GAIST, GAST, s.
1. The soul.
Wyntown.
2. A ghost, S.
Douglas.
A. S. gaste, Belg. gheest.
3. A piece of dead coal, S.
GAIT, GATE, s.
1. A way, S.
Wallace.
Su. G. Isl. gata, semita, via.
2. An indefinite space.
Wallace.
3. A street, S.
Su. G. gata, id.
Burel.
4. A warlike expedition.
Gawan and Gol.
5. As an adv. Sa gat, so; How gats, in what manner; Thus gatis, after this manner; Mony gatis, in various ways.
6. To tak the gait, to depart, to run away; also, to begin to walk out, S.
7. To had the gate, to prosper.
Gl. Ramsay.
~Gatewards~, adv. Towards, S. B.
GAIT, s. A goat, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. get, A. S. gat, id.
GAIT GLYDIS.
V. ~Glyde~.
Maitland P.
To GAIT, v. a. To set up sheaves on end, S. B.
Isl. gat, foramen, gat-a, perforare.
GAITLING, GYTLING, s. An infant, S.
V. ~Get~.
Ramsay.
GAKIE, s. Venus mercenaria, a shell.
Sibbald.
To GALAY, v. n. To reel.
Barbour.
GALYEARD, GALLIARD, adj.
1. Sprightly.
Douglas.
2. Wanton.
Douglas.
Fr. gaillard, id.; A. S. gal, lascivus.
~Galliard~, s. One who is gay, but dissipated.
Minst. Bord.
~Galyartlie~, adv. In a sprightly manner.
Lyndsay.
To GALE, GAIL, v. n. Applied to the note of the cuckoo.
Douglas.
Su. G. gal-a, to sing; Dan. gal-er, to crow.
To ~Galyie~, ~Gallyie~, v. n. To roar, to brawl, Ang.
Su. G. gaell-a, Isl. giall-a, to vociferate.
~Galyie~, ~Gallyie~, ~Gellie~, s. A cry of displeasure, Ang.
Su. G. gaell, vociferatio.
GALLAND, s. A young fellow.
V. ~Callan~.
GALLANT, adj. Large, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
GALLION, s. A lean horse, Tweedd.
GALLYTROUGH, s. The char, Fife.
Statist. Acc.
GALLOWAY, s. A horse not more than fourteen hands high, S.
GALLOWS, s.
1. An elevated station for a view, Loth.
2. Three beams erected in a triangular form, for weighing, S.
GALL WINDE, a gale.
Z. Boyd.
Isl. gol, ventus frigidior.
GALNES, s. Satisfaction for slaughter.
Reg. Maj.
Gael. gial, geal, a reparation, and meas, estimate.
GAM, adj. Gay, sportive.
Pal. Hon.
A. S. gam-ian, ludere.
GAM, s. A tooth, S. B.
Douglas.
GAMALEERIE, adj. Tall, raw-boned and awkward, commonly used of a female, S.; sometimes gamareerie.
~Gamaleerie~, s. A foolish person, Perths.
Isl. gamal-aer, an old dotard.
GAMBET, s. A gambol.
Douglas.
Fr. gambade, id. from gambe, crus.
GAMESONS, s. pl. Armour for defending the forepart of the body.
Sir Gawan.
Fr. gamboison, a quilted coat.
GAMFLIN, part. adj.
1. Neglecting work from foolish merriment, S. B.
Su. G. gaffla, to laugh immoderately, or Isl. giamm, hilares facetiae.
2. Spending time in idle talk or dalliance with young men, Ang.
GAMYN, s. Game.
Barbour.
A. S. gamen, id.
GAMP, adj. Perhaps, Sportive.
Herd.
GALMOUND, GAMOUNT, s. A gambol.
V. ~Gambet~.
Dunbar.
GAN, pret. Began.
Barbour.
GANARIS, s. pl. Ganders.
Houlate.
To GANE, GAYN, v. n.
1. To be fit.
Wallace.
2. To belong to.
Douglas.
Su. G. gagn-a, Isl. gegn-a, prodesse.
To ~Gane~, v. a.
1. To fit, S.
2. To wear with one.
Ritson.
3. To suffice, S.
Minst. Bord.
~Gane~, ~Gayn~, adj.
1. Fit, proper, useful. Gaynest, superl.
Sir Tristrem.
2. Near; applied to a way, S. B.
Ross.
Su. G. gen, utilis; genwaeg, via brevior.
~Ganenyng~, s. Necessary supply.
Lyndsay.
GANE, s. The mouth or throat.
Doug.
C. B. gen, the mouth.
GANER, s. Gander, S.
V. ~Ganaris~.
To GANG, S. ~Geng~, S. B. v. n.
1. To go.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. To go out, S.
Lyndsay.
3. To proceed in discourse.
Wallace.
4. To walk, opposed to riding, S.
Ross.
5. To pass from one state to another.
Douglas.
6. To proceed in any course of life.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
7. To have currency, S.
Acts Ja. IV.
8. To gang thegither, to be married, S.
Ross.
9. To gang to gait, to go abroad.
Philotus.
10. To gang to the gait, to set out on a journey, S. B.
Ross.
A. S. gangan, from ga-n, gaa-n, id.
~Gang~, s.
1. A journey, S. B.
A. S. gang, iter.
2. A walk for cattle, S.
3. As much as one carries at once, S.
4. In composition, a passage. Throwgang, an alley.
~Ganging~, s. Going.
Barbour.
~Ganging Gudes~, moveable goods, S.
~Gangin Graith~, the furniture of a mill which a tenant is bound to uphold, S.
~Gangar~, ~Genger~, s. A walker, S. B.
~Gangarel~, ~Gangrel~, s.
1. A stroller, Ang.
Dunbar.
2. A child beginning to walk, Ang.
Ross.
3. Metaph. a novice.
Ross.
~Gangarris~, s. pl. A cant term for feet.
Dunbar.
~Gangdayis~, s. pl. Days of perambulation in Rogation week.
Bellenden.
A. S. gang-dagas, Su. G. gangdagar.
GANYE, GAINYE, GENYIE, GAYNYHE, s.
1. An arrow, a javelin.
Douglas.
2. An iron gun, opposed to the bow.
Wallace.
Ir. gain, arrow; or an abbrev. of Fr. engin.
GANIEN, s. Rhodomontade, Banffs.
Isl. gan-a, praeceps ruere.
GANYEILD, GENYELL, s. A recompence.
Douglas.
A. S. gen, again, and gild-an, to pay.
GANK, s. Unexpected trouble, S. B.
Ross.
GANSALD, GANSELL, s. A severe rebuke, S.
Ruddiman.
Su. G. gen, against, and sael-ia, to pay.
GANSCH, s. A snatch; applied to a dog, S.
To GANT, GAUNT, v. n.
1. To yawn, S.
Kelly.
A. S. gan-ian, Sw. gan-a, id.
~Gant, Gaunt~, s. A yawn, S.
Douglas.
GANTREES, s. A stand for ale-barrels, S.
Ramsay.
Teut. gaen, fermentescere.
GAPPOCKS, s. pl. Gobbets.
Ritson.
Isl. gap-a, hiare.
GAPUS, s. A fool; also gilly-gapus, gilly-gawpy, and gilly-gacus, S.
Isl. gape, id.
Journal Lond.
To GAR, GER, v. a.
1. To cause, S.
Barbour.
2. To force, S.
Wyntown.
Su. G. goer-a, anc. giaer-a, facere.
GARB, s.
1. A young bird, Ang.
2. Metaph. a child, Ang.
Norw. gorp, a raven.
GARDEROB, s. Wardrobe.
Fr.
Acts Ja. VI.
GARDEVYANCE, s. A cabinet.
Dunbar.
Fr. garde de viandes, a cup-board.
GARDY, s. The arm, S. B.
Douglas.
Gael. gairdain, id.
~Gardy-chair~, s. An elbow chair, Aberd.
Journal Lond.
GARDIS, s. pl. Yards.
Douglas.
A. S. geard, a rod.
GARE, adj.
1. Keen.
Douglas.
2. Rapacious.
Ramsay.
A. S. gearo, expeditus.
GARE, s. The great auk.
Sibbald.
Isl. gyr, id.
GARE, s. A stripe of cloth.
V. ~Gair~.
GARNISOUN, s.
1. A garrison.
Doug.
2. A body of armed men.
Douglas.
GARRAY, s. Preparation.
Peblis Play.
A. S. geara, apparatus.
GARRIT, GARRET, GERRET, s.
1. A watch tower.
Wallace.
Fr. garite, id.
2. The top of a hill.
Ruddiman.
O. Goth. wari, a mountain.
~Garritour~, s. The watchman on the battlements of a castle.
K. Hart.
GARRON, GERRON, s.
1. A small horse, S.
Ir. id. a hackney.
Stat. Acc.
2. An old stiff horse, Loth.
3. A tall stout fellow, Ang.
Ir. garran, a strong horse.
GARRON NAILS, Spike nails, S.
GARSON, s. An attendant.
Sir Gawan.
Fr. garçon, a boy.
GARSTY, s. The resemblance of an old dike, Orkn.
Isl. gardsto, locus sepimenti.
GARSUMMER, s. Gossamer.
Watson.
GART, GERT, pret. of ~Gar~, ~Ger~.
GARTANE, s. A garter, S.
Chron. S. P.
Gael. gairtein, id.
GARTEN BERRIES, Bramble berries.
Gl. Sibb.
GARTH, s.
1. An inclosure.
Wallace.
2. A garden.
Dunbar.
A. S. geard, used in both senses.
GARVIE, s. The sprat, a fish, S. Garvock, Inverness.
Sibbald.
To GASH, v. n.
1. To talk a great deal in a confident way, S.
2. To talk pertly, or insolently, S.
3. To talk freely and fluently, S. synon, gab.
Burns.
Fr. gauss-er, to gibe. Roquefort gives O. Fr. gas, gaz, as merely a variation of gab, plaisanterie, moquerie.
~Gash~, s.
1. Prattle, S. synon. gab.
2. Pert language, S.
~Gash~, adj.
1. Shrewd in conversation, sagacious, S.
Watson.
2. Lively and fluent in discourse, S.
Ramsay.
3. Having the appearance of sagacity conjoined with that of self-importance, S.
Burns.
4. Trim, respectably dressed, S.
R. Galloway.
GASH, s. A projection of the under jaw, S.
To ~Gash~, v. n.
1. To project the under jaw, S.
2. To distort the mouth in contempt, S.
Fr. gauche, awry; gauch-ir, to writhe.
GAST, s. A gust of wind, S. B.
A. S. gest, id.
GASTROUS, adj. Monstrous, Dumfr.
Dan. gaster, Manes, ghosts. O. E. gaster, to affright.
GATE, s. A way.
V. ~Gait~.
GATE, s. Jet.
V. ~Get~.
Douglas.
GATING, s. Perhaps, guessing.
Burel.
Su. G. gaet-a, conjecturam facere.
GAUCY, GAWSY, adj.
1. Plump, jolly, S.
Journal Lond.
2. Applied to any thing large, S.
Burns.
3. Metaph., stately, portly, S.
Ferguson.
Su. G. gaase, a male. The ancient Gauls called strong men Gaesi.
4. Well prepared, S.
A. Douglas.
GAUCKIT, adj. Stupid.
V. ~Gowkit~.
GAUD, GAWD, s.
1. A trick.
Douglas.
2. A bad custom or habit, S. B.
Fr. gaud-ir, to be frolicksome, Su. G. gaed-as, laetari; from Isl. gaa, gaudium.
GAVEL, GAWIL, s. The gable of a house, S.
Wyntown.
Su. G. gafwel, Belg. gevel, id.
GAVELOCK, s. An iron lever, S.
A. S. gafelucas, hastilia, gafl, furca.
GAUGES, s. pl. Wages.
Acts Sedt.
O. Fr. guaige.
GAUKIE, GAWKY, s. A foolish person.
V. ~Gowk~.
Sw. gack, id.
Ramsay.
~Gaukit~, ~Gawkit~, adj. Foolish, giddy, S.
Morison.
GAUL, s. Dutch myrtle, S.
V. ~Scotchgale~.
GAULE, s. A loud laugh.
V. ~Gawf~.
GAUT, s. A hog, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
Isl. galt, sus exsectus.
To GAW, v. a.
1. To gall, S.
Ferguson.
2. Metaph., to fret, S.
Ramsay.
To ~Gaw~, v. n. To become pettish, Loth.
Ramsay.
~Gaw~, s. The mark left by a stroke or pressure, S.
Polwart.
GAW, s. A gall-nut.
Ramsay.
GAW, s.
1. A furrow or drain, S.
Statist. Acc.
2. A hollow with water springing in it, Ang.
GAWD, s. A goad, S.
Ross.
GAWDNIE, GOWDNIE, s. The yellow gurnard, S. q. gold-fish.
Sibbald.
To GAWF, GAFF, v. n. To laugh violently, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. gaffla, id. Germ. gaffen, to gape.
~Gaulf~, ~Gawf~, ~Gaffaw~, A horse-laugh, S.
Knox.
To GAWP UP, v. a. To swallow voraciously, S.
Ramsay.
Sw. gulpa, buccis vorare deductis.
~Gawp~, s. A large mouthful, S.
GAWRIE, s. The red gurnard, S.
Sibbald.
GAWSIE, adj. Jolly.
V. ~Gaucy~.
GEAN, GEEN, s. A wild cherry, S.
Fr. guigne, guine, id.
Statist. Acc.
~Geantree~, s. A wild cherry-tree, S.
Statist. Acc.
GEAR, GEARED.
V. ~Gere~.
GEARKING, part. adj. Vain.
Lyndsay.
A. S. gearc-ian, apparare.
GEAT, s. A child.
V. ~Get~.
GEBBIE, GABBIE, s. The crop of a fowl, S.
Ferguson.
Gael. ciaban, the gizzard.
To GECK, GEKK, v. a.
1. To sport, Ang.
2. To deride, S.
Philotus.
3. To befool.
Leg. St Androis.
4. To jilt, S.
5. To toss the head disdainfully, S.
Ramsay.
Teut. gheck-en, deridere, Su. G. geck-as, ludificari, Sw. gaeck-a, to jilt.
~Geck~, ~Gekk~, s.
1. A sign of derision.
Dunbar.
2. A jibe.
Montgomerie.
Teut. geck, jocus.
3. Cheat, S.
Poems 16th Cent.
GED, (g hard) s. The pike, a fish, S.
Su. G. Isl. gaedda, id.
Barbour.
~Ged-staff~, s.
1. A staff for stirring pikes from under the banks.
Douglas.
2. A pointed staff, from Su. G. gadd, aculeus.
Gl. Sibb.
GEE, (g hard) s. To tak the gee, to become pettish and unmanageable, S.
Isl. geig, offensa.
Ross.
GEY, GAY, (g hard) adj. Tolerable.
S. P. Repr.
A gey wheen, a considerable number.
~Gey~, ~Gay~, adv. Indifferently. Gey and weil, pretty well, S.
Ramsay.
~Geily~, ~Gayly~, ~Geylies~, adv. Pretty well, S.
Kelly.
Teut. gheef, sanus; Su. G. gef, usualis.
GEYELER, s. Jailor.
Wallace.
To GEIF, GEYFF, v. a. To give.
Douglas.
To GEIG, (g soft) v. n. To make a creaking noise, S.
Douglas.
Germ. geig-en, fricare.
GEIG, s. A net used for catching the razor-fish.
Evergreen.
GEIL, GEILL, s. Jelly, S.
Fr. gel.
Lyndsay.
GEILL POKKIS, bags through which calfshead jelly is strained.
Maitland P.
GEING, (g hard) s. Intoxicating liquor of any kind, Ang.
Isl. gengd, cerevisiae motus.
GEING, (g hard) s. Dung, Bord.
A. S. geng, latrina.
GEIR, s. Accoutrements, &c.
V. ~Ger~.
To GEYZE, GEISIN, GIZZEN, (g hard) v. n. To become leaky for want of moisture, S.
Ferguson.
Su. G. gistn-a, gisn-a, id.
GEIST, s.
1. An exploit; Lat. gesta.
Douglas.
2. The history of any memorable action.
Douglas.
GEIST, GEST, s.
1. A joist, S.
Doug.
2. A beam.
Barbour.
GELORE, GALORE, GILORE, s. Plenty, S.
Gael. go leoir, enough.
Ross.
To GELL, (g hard) v. n. To thrill with pain, S.
Sir Egeir.
Germ. gell-en, to tingle.
To GELL, (g hard) v. n. To crack in consequence of heat, S.
Isl. geil, fissura.
~Gell~, s. A crack or rent in wood, S.
GELL, (g hard) s. A leech, S. B. gellie, Perths.
Su. G. igel, id. C. B. gel, a horseleech.
GELT, s. Money.
V. ~Gilt~.
GEN, prep. Against.
A. S. gean, id.
GEND, (g hard) adj. Playful.
S. P. Repr.
Isl. gant-a, ludificare.
GENYIE, s. Engine of war.
Minst. Bord.
GENYEILD, GENYELL, s.
V. ~Ganyeild~.
GENIS, s. Apparently, the rack.
Act Sed.
Fr. gêne, id. from Lat. gehenna.
GENYUS CHALMER, bridal chamber.
Douglas.
GENTY, (g soft) adj. Neat, limber, elegantly formed, S.
Ramsay.
Teut. jent, bellus, elegans.
GENTIL, adj. Belonging to a nation.
Douglas.
GENTILLY, adv. Completely, Ang.
Barbour.
GENTRICE, GENTREIS, s.
1. Honourable birth.
Dunbar.
2. Genteel manners.
Wallace.
3. Gentleness, softness.
Henrysone.
GEO, (g hard) s. A deep hollow, Caithn.
Isl. gia, hiatus oblongus.
2. A creek or chasm in the shore is called geow, Orkn.
GER, GERE, GEIR, GEAR, (g hard) s.
1. Warlike accoutrements.
Barbour.
Isl. geir, lancea; Dan. dyn geira, strepitus armorum.
2. Goods. Goods and gear, a law phrase, S.
Ruddiman.
3. Booty.
Minst. Bord.
4. All kind of tools for business, S.
Ruddiman.
5. Money, S.
Watson.
~Gerit, Geared~, part. adj. Provided with armour.
Wallace.
GERLETROCH. s.
V. ~Gallytrough~.
GERRON, GAIRUN, s. A sea-trout, Ang.
Minst. Bord.
GERS, GYRS, s. Grass, S.
Wyntown.
A. S. gaers, Belg. gars, gers, id.
~Gersy~, adj. Grassy, S.
Douglas.
~Gerss-house~, s. A house possessed by a tenant who has no land attached to it, Ang.
~Gersslouper~, s. A grasshoper, S. B.
~Gerss-man~, ~Grass-man~, s. A tenant who has no land.
Spalding.
Su. G. graessaeti, id.
~Gerss-tack~, s. The lease which a gerss-man has, Ang.
GERSOME, GRESSOUME, s. A sum paid to a landlord by a tenant, at the entry of a lease, or by a new heir to a lease or feu, S.
Dunbar.
A. S. gaersuma, gersume, a compensation.
To GES, v. n. To guess.
Wyntown.
GESNING, GESTNING, s (g hard) Hospitable reception.
Douglas.
Isl. gistning, id. from gest-r, a guest.
GESSERANT, Sparkling.
K. Quair.
Teut. ghester, a spark.
GEST, s. Ghost.
V. ~Gaist~.
Houlate.
GET, GETT, GEAT, GEIT, s.
1. A child.
Wyntown.
2. A contemptuous designation for a child, S.
Knox.
3. Progeny.
Wyntown.
4. Applied to the young of brutes.
Goth. get-a, gignere.
Douglas.
GEWE, conj. If.
V. ~Gif~.
To GY, GYE, v. a. To guide.
K. Quair.
O. Fr. guier, id.
~Gy~, s. A guide.
Hisp. guia.
Wallace.
GY, s. A proper name; Guy, Earl of Warwick.
Bannatyne Poems.
GIB, GIBBIE, (g hard), s. A gelded cat, S.
Fr. gibb-ier, to hunt.
Henrysone.
GIBBLE, (g hard), s. A tool of any kind, S.; whence giblet, any small iron tool, Ang.
Teut. gaffel, furca.
Morison.
GIBBLE-GABBLE, s. Noisy confused talk, S.
Isl. gafla, blaterare.
Gl. Shirr.
GIDE, GYDE, s. Attire.
Wallace.
A. S. giwaede, id.
To GIE, v. a. To give, S.
V. ~Gif~.
GIELAINGER, s. A cheat.
V. ~Gileynour~.
GIEST, A contr. of give us it, S.
Henrysone.
To GIF, ~Gyf~, ~Giff~, v. a. To give; gie, S.
Barbour.
GIF, GYVE, GEUE, GEWE, conj. If.
Douglas.
Moes. G. gau, id. Su. G. jef, dubium.
GIFFIS, GYFFIS, imper. v. ~Gif~.
Douglas.
GIFF-GAFF, s. Mutual giving, S.
Kelly.
A. S. gif and gaf, q. I gave, he gave.
GYIS, GYSS, s.
1. A mask.
Dunbar.
2. A dance after some particular mode.
O. Fr. gise.
Henrysone.
GYKAT. L. ~Gillot~.
Maitland P.
GIL, (g hard), s. A cavern.
Douglas.
Isl. gil, hiatus montium.
GILD, s. Clamour, noise.
A. Hume.
Isl. gelld, clamor; giel, vocifero.
~Gild~, adj. Loud, S. B.
GILD, adj.
1. Strong, well-grown.
Skene.
Su. G. gild, validus, robustus.
2. Great. A gild rogue, a great wag.
Ruddiman.
GILD, GILDE, s. A fraternity instituted for some particular purpose, S.
Stat. Gild.
A. S. gild, fraternitas, sodalitium.
~Gild-brother~, s. A member of the gild, S.
GILDEE, s. The whiting pout.
Statist. Acc.
GYLE-FAT, s. The vat used for fermenting wort, S. Gyle, Orkn.
Burrow Lawes.
Teut. ghijl, cremor cerevisiae.
GILEYNOUR, GILAINGER, s.
1. A deceiver.
Kelly.
2. "An ill debtor."
Gl. Ramsay.
Su. G. gil-ia, to deceive, gyllningar, fraudes.
GILLIE, s.
1. A boy.
S. P. Repr.
Ir. gilla, giolla, a boy; a servant, a page.
2. A youth who acts as a servant, page, or constant attendant, S.
Rob Roy.
GILLIEGAPUS, GILLIEGACUS.
V. ~Gapus~.
GILLIEWETFOOT, GILLIEWHIT, (g hard) s.
1. A worthless fellow, who gets into debt and runs off, Loth.
2. A running footman; also, a bum-bailiff.
Colvil.
From gillie, a page, and wet foot.
GILL-WHEEP, GELL-WHEEP, s.
1. A cheat, S. B.
Shirrefs.
2. To get the gill-wheep, to be jilted, S. B.
Isl. gil-ia, amoribus circumvenire, and hwipp, celer cursus.
GYLMIR.
V. ~Gimmer~.
GILPY, GILPEY, s. A roguish boy, a frolicsome boy or girl, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. gilp, ostentation, arrogance.
GILSE, s. A young salmon.
V. ~Grilse~.
GILT, pret. v. Been guilty.
K. Quair.
A. S. gylt-an, reum facere.
GILT, s. Money. S. gelt.
Watson.
Germ. gelt, id. from gelt-en, to pay.
GILTY, adj. Gilded.
Douglas.
GYM, adj. Neat, spruce, S.
Doug.
GIMMER, GYLMYR, (g hard) s.
1. A ewe that is two years old, S.
Compl. S.
Su. G. gimmer, ovicula, quae semel peperit.
2. A contemptuous term for a woman, S.
Ferguson.
GYMMER, compar. of ~Gym~.
Evergreen.
To GYMP, (g soft) v. n. To gibe, to taunt.
Ruddiman.
Isl. skimp-a, Su. G. skymf-a, to taunt.
~Gymp~, ~Jymp~, s.
1. A witty jest, a taunt, S. B.
Douglas.
2. A quirk, a subtilty.
Henrysone.
Belg. schimp, a jest, a cavil.
GYMP, GIMP, JIMP, adj.
1. Slim, delicate, S.
Douglas.
2. Short, scanty, S.
Su. G. skamt, short, skaemt-a, to shorten.
~Gimply~, ~Jimply~, adv. Scarcely, S.
GIN, conj. If, S.
Sel. Ball.
GYN, GENE, s.
1. Engine for war.
Barbour.
Gynnys for crakys, great guns.
Barbour.
2. The bolt or lock of a door, S.
Ruddiman.
GYN, s. A chasm.
Douglas.
A. S. gin, hiatus.
To GYN, v. n. To begin.
K. Quair.
~Gynnyng~, s. Beginning.
Wyntown.
GINGE-BRED, s. Gingerbread, S.
Pitscottie.
GINKER, s. A dancer.
Watson.
Germ. schwinck-en, celeriter movere.
GYNKIE, (g hard) s. A term of reproach applied to a woman; a giglet, Renfr. Ang.
Isl. ginn-a, decipere.
GYNOUR, s. Engineer.
Barbour.
GIPE, s. One who is greedy or avaritious.
Isl. gypa, vorax.
Watson.
GIPSY, s. A woman's cap, S.
~Gipsey herring~, The pilchard, S.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
GIRD, GYRD, s.
1. A hoop, S.; also girr.
Minst. Bord.
A. S. gyrd, Isl. girde, vimen.
~Girder~, s. A cooper, Loth.
2. A stroke, S.
Barbour.
~To let gird~,
1. To strike.
Chr. Kirk.
2. To let fly.
Douglas.
To ~Gird~, v. a.
1. To strike, with the pron. throw.
Douglas.
To ~Gird~, v. n. To move with expedition and force.
Barbour.
To GIRD, v. n. To drink hard, S. B.
Forbes.
GIRD, s. A trick.
Douglas.
Su. G. goer-a, incantare; utgiord, magical art.
GIRDLE, s. A circular plate of malleable or cast iron, for toasting cakes over the fire, S.
Colvil.
Su. G. grissel, the shovel used for the oven; from graedd-a, to bake.
GYRE-CARLING, (g hard) s.
1. Hecate, or the mother-witch of the peasants, S.
Lyndsay.
Gy-carlin, Fife.; Gay-carlin, Bord.
Isl. Geira, the name of one of the Fates, and karlinna, an old woman.
2. A hobgoblin.
Bannat. Journal.
3. A scarecrow, S. B.
Journal Lond.
GYRE FALCON, s. A large hawk.
Houlate.
Germ. geir, a vulture, and falke, a falcon.
GYRIE, (g soft) s. A stratagem, Selkirks.
V. ~Ingyre~.
To GIRG, JIRK, v. n. To make a creaking noise, S.
V. ~Chirk~.
Douglas.
GIRKE, s. A stroke, E. jerk.
Z. Boyd.
Isl. jarke, pes feriens.
To GIRN, v. n.
1. To grin, S.
Douglas.
2. To snarl, S.
Ramsay.
3. To gape; applied to dress, S.
~Girn~, s. A grin, S.
~Gyrning~, s. Grinning.
Barbour.
GIRN, GYRNE, s.
1. A grin, S.
Bellenden
2. A snare of any kind.
Ramsay.
A. S. girn, Isl. girne, id.
GIRN, s. A tent put into a wound, a seton, Bord.
Isl. girne, chorda.
GIRNALL, GIRNELL, GRAINEL, s.
1. A granary, S.
Knox.
Girnal-ryver, the robber of a granary.
Evergreen.
2. A large chest for holding meal, S.
Fr. grenier, id.
To ~Girnal~, v. a. To store up in granaries, S.
Acts Ja. II.
GIRNIGO, GIRNIGAE, s. A contemptuous term for a peevish person, S.
Gl. Complaynt.
GIRNOT, s. The gray Gurnard; vulgarly garnet, Loth.
Statist. Acc.
GYRS, s. Grass.
V. ~Gers~.
GIRSILL, s. A salmon not fully grown.
Acts Ja. III.
GIRSLE, s. Gristle, S.
~Girslie~, adj. Gristly, S.
J. Nicol.
GIRT, pret. v. Made, for gert.
Houlate.
GIRTEN, s. A garter.
Burel.
GIRTH, GYRTH, GIRTHOL, s.
1. Protection.
Wallace.
2. A sanctuary.
Barbour.
3. The privilege granted to criminals during certain holidays.
Baron Court.
4. Metaph. in the sense of privilege.
Wyntown.
To GYS, v. a. To disguise.
V. ~Gyis~.
GYSAR, GYSARD, s.
1. A harlequin; a term applied to those who disguise themselves about the time of the new year, S. gysart.
Maitland Poems.
2. One whose looks are disfigured by age, or otherwise, S.
Journal Lond.
To GYSEN.
V. ~Geize~.
GISSARME, GISSARNE, GITHERN, s. A hand-ax, a bill.
Doug.
O. Fr. gisarme, hallebard; from Lat. gesa, hasta, Roquefort.
GITE, s. A gown. Chauc. id.
Henrysone.
GYTE. To gang gite, to act extravagantly, S. hite, S. B.
Ramsay.
Isl. gaet-ast, laetari.
GITHERN.
V. ~Gissarme~.
Douglas.
GYTHORN, s. A guitar.
Houlate.
Fr. giterne, from Lat. cithara.
GITIE, adj. Shining as agate.
Watson.
GIZZEN, s. Childbed.
V. ~Jizzen-bed~.
To GIZZEN, v. n. To be dried.
V. ~Geyze~.
To GLABBER, GLEBBER, v. n. To speak indistinctly, S.
Gael. glafaire, a babbler.
GLACK, s.
1. A defile between mountains, Perths. Ang.
Minstrelsy Bord.
2. A ravine in a mountain.
Pop. Ball.
3. An opening in a wood where the wind comes with force, Perths.
4. The part of a tree where a bough branches out.
Gl. Pop. Ball.
5. That part of the hand between the thumb and fingers. Ibid.
Gael. glac, a narrow glen, glaic, a defile.
GLACK, s.
1. A handful or small portion, Ang.
Ross.
2. As much grain as a reaper holds in his hand, Ang.
3. A snatch, a slight repast, Ang.
Gael. glaic, a handful.
To GLACK one's mitten, to put money into one's hand, S. B.
Journal Lond.
Gael. glac-am, to receive.
GLAD, GLAID, GLADE, GLID, adj.
1. Smooth, easy in motion, S.
Ruddiman.
2. Slippery; glid ice, S. B.
3. Applied to one who is not to be trusted, S. B.
A. S. glid, Belg. glad, Su. G. glatt, lubricus.
GLADDERIT, part. pa. Besmeared.
Teut. kladder-en, to bedaub.
Dunbar.
GLAIK, pl. ~Glaiks~, s.
1. The reflection of the rays of light, from a lucid body in motion.
Kennedy.
To cast the glaiks on one, to make the reflection fall on one, S.
2. Any thing that produces reflection.
Adamson.
3. A deception; what suddenly eludes one's grasp or sight, S.
Lyndsay.
To play the glaiks with one, to gull, to cheat.
Lyndsay.
To get the glaik, to be gulled or cheated, S. B.
Leg. St Androis.
To hunt the glaiks, to pursue with perpetual disappointment.
Colvil.
4. The act of jilting. To gie the glaiks, to jilt one, S.
Herd.
5. A giddy and frivolous person.
Chr. Kirk.
6. A bat, Loth.
A. S. glig, ludibrium, Teut. glick-en, nitere.
To ~Glaik, Glaike~, v. n. To spend time idly or playfully, S.
Burel.
~Glaikit~, ~Glakyt~, part. adj.
1. Light, giddy, S.
Complaynt S.
2. Foolish, rash.
Wallace.
3. Giddy, including the idea of coquetry, S.
Lyndsay.
~Glaiking~, s. Folly.
Dunbar.
GLAYMORE, s.
1. A two-handed sword.
Boswell.
2. The common broad-sword, claymore, S.
Boswell.
Gael claidhamh, a sword, more, great.
GLAIRY-FLAIRY. adj. Gaudy, shewy, S. B.
E. glare, and flare.
~Glairie-flairies~, s. pl. Gaudy trappings, Ang.
GLAIZIE, adj. Glittering, glossy, S.
Burns.
GLAMER, GLAMOUR, s. The supposed influence of a charm on the eye, causing it to see objects differently from what they really are.
Hence,
to cast glamer o'er one, to cause deception of sight, S.
Ritson.
Isl. glam, glaucoma in oculis gestans, fascinatis oculis.
~Glamourit~, part. adj. Fascinated.
Evergr.
GLAMER, s. Noise.
Diallog.
Isl. glamr-a, strepitum edere.
~Glamrous~, adj. Noisy.
Wallace.
GLAMMACH, s.
1. A snatch, an eager grasp, Ang.
2. A mouthful, Ang. Glam, glammie, S. A.
Gael. glaimm, a gobbet; glamh-am, to catch at greedily.
To GLAMP, v. n.
1. To grasp ineffectually, S. B.
Ross.
2. To endeavour to lay hold of any thing beyond one's reach, S. B.
3. To strain one's self to catch at any thing.
Hence,
~Glamp~, s. A sprain, Ang.
~Glampit~, part. pa. Sprained.
GLAR, GLAUR, s.
1. Mud, mire, S.
Bellenden.
2. Any glutinous substance.
Compl. S.
Fr. glaire, the white of an egg.
GLASCHAVE, adj. Perhaps, voracious.
Su. G. glupsk, id.
Dunbar.
GLASHIE, adj.
Hudson.
GLASSOCK, s. The coal-fish, Sutherl.
Stat. Acc.
To GLASTER, v. n.
1. To bark, to bawl, Rudd. Gl. Shirr. glaister.
2. To boast.
Douglas.
Fr. glast-ir, to bark, Su. G. glafs-a, id.; also to speak foolishly.
~Glasterer~, s. A boaster.
Calderwood.
GLATTON, s. A handful, Clydes.
To GLAUM, v. n. To grasp at any thing, generally denoting a feeble and ineffectual attempt, S.
Burns.
Su. G. taga i glims, errare in capiendo, frustrari.
~Glaum~, s. A grasp, especially one that is ineffectual, Ang.
GLE, GLEW, s.
1. Game, sport.
E. glee.
Peblis to the Play.
2. Metaph. the fate of battle.
Barbour.
A. S. gleo, gliw, id.
~Gle-men~, s. pl. Minstrels.
Dunbar.
A. S. gli-man, a musician.
GLEAM. Gane gleam, taken fire, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
GLED, s. The kite, S.
To GLEEK, v. n. To gibe.
Sir J. Sinclair.
GLEG, adj.
1. Quick of perception, by means of any one of the senses, S., as gleg of the ee, S.
Fordun.
2. Keen; applied to edged tools, S.
J. Nicol.
3. Clever, expeditious, S.
Burns.
4. Attentive, S.
Ramsay.
5. Smooth, slippery; as gleg ice, S.
6. Quick of apprehension, S.
Ferguson.
7. Conjoined with the idea of avarice.
Ramsay.
Isl. gloegg-r, acer visu; acutus; attentus; consideratus; parcus; from Su. G. glo, attentis oculis videre.
~Glegly~, adv.
1. Expeditiously, S.
2. Attentively, S.
Ross.
GLEG, s. A gad-fly.
V. ~Cleg~.
To GLEY, GLYE, v. n.
1. To squint, S.
2. Metaph. to overlook.
Kelly.
~Gley~, s. A squint look, S.
~Gley'd~, ~Gleid~, ~Glyd~, part. pa.
1. Squint-eyed, S.
Wallace.
Isl. gloe, gloedt, lippe prospecto, or gleid-a, distendere, gleid, distentus.
2. Oblique, used generally, S.
To ~Gledge~, v. n. To look asquint suddenly, Fife.
GLEID, GLEDE, s.
1. A burning coal, S.
Douglas.
A. S. gled, Su. G. gloed, pruna.
2. A strong or bright fire, S.
Wallace.
3. Fire, in general.
Douglas.
4. A temporary blaze.
Lord Hailes.
5. A small fire.
Henrysone.
6. A mass of burning metal.
Douglas.
7. A hot ember, S.
8. A spark of fire.
Gl. Sibb.
GLEYD, GLYDE, s. An old horse, S. B.
Bannatyne Poems.
Isl. glad-r, equus gradarius.
GLEIS, s. Splendour.
Evergreen.
Isl. glis, nitor.
To GLEIT, GLETE, v. n.
1. To glitter.
Douglas.
2. Denoting the polish given to language.
Isl. glitt-a, fulgere.
Pal. Hon.
GLE-MEN, s. pl. Minstrel.
V. ~Gle~.
GLENDER-GANE, adj. In a declining state of health, in bad circumstances, or engaged in immoral habits; glender-gear, id. S.
From glanders, a disease of horses.
GLENGORE, GLENGOUR, GRANDGORE, s. Lues venerea.
Dunbar.
Fr. gorre, id. also grande gorre, Roquefort; or q. glandgore.
To GLENT, GLINT, v. n.
1. To glance, S.
Ramsay.
2. To pass suddenly, S.
Minst. Bord.
3. To peep out, S.
Burns.
4. To squint, S. B.
Cleland.
~Glent~, ~Glint~, s. A glance, S.
Ramsay.
2. A transient view, S.
3. A moment; In a glent, immediately, S.
Teut. glants, splendor.
Ross.
To GLEUIN, v. n. To glow.
V. ~Gliffin~.
Douglas.
To GLEW, v. a. To make merry.
A. S. gleow-ian, jocari.
King Hart.
~Glew~, s. Sport.
V. ~Gle.~
GLIB-GABBET, adj. Having a glib tongue, S.
Burns.
GLID, adj. Slippery.
V. ~Glad~.
To GLIFF, GLOFF, GLUFF, v. n. To be seized with sudden fear, S.
Journal Lond.
To ~Gliff~, v. a. To affright, to alarm, S. A. It glift him, Loth. Gluft, id. Caithn.
~Gliff~, ~Gloff~, ~Gluff~, s.
1. A sudden fear, Loth.
Ramsay.
2. The shock felt in plunging into water, S. B.
Ross.
3. Glow, uneasy sensation of heat, Ang.
GLIFF, s.
1. A transient view, S.
2. A moment, S.
Mannering.
To GLIFFIN, v. n. To open the eyes at intervals, in awaking from a disturbed sleep.
V. ~Gleuin~.
Barbour.
GLIM, s. An effectual attempt to lay hold of an object, Aberd.
Shirrefs.
~Glim~, adj. Blind, Aberd.
~Glim-glam~, s. Blind man's buff.
Ibid.
Isl. glam, visu hebes.
To GLIMMER, v. n. To blink, to wink, S.
GLIMMER, s. Mica of mineralogists, Loth.
GLISK, s. A transient view, S.
J. Nicol.
Isl. glis, nitor.
GLISNYT, GLISINT, pret. Blinked, like one newly awakened.
Douglas.
A. S. glisn-ian, coruscare.
To GLISS, v. n. To cast a glance with the eyes.
Sir Gawan.
Germ. gleiss-en, fulgere.
GLISTER, s. Lustre.
Knox.
Su. G. glistra, scintilla.
GLIT, s.
1. Tough phlegm, S.
2. Ooze in the bed of a river, S.
Isl. glat, glaet-a, humor.
GLOAMIN, GLOMING, s. Twilight, S.
A. S. glomung, id.
A. Hume.
~Gloamin-shot~, s. A twilight interview, S.
Burns.
~Gloamin-star~, s. The evening-star, Loth.
To GLOCK, v. a. To gulp, including the idea of the sound, Ang.; wacht synon.
Teut. klock-en, sonitum reddere, qualem angusti oris vasculum solet.
~Glock~, s. A gulp, Ang.
GLOFF, s. A sudden fright, S.
V. ~Gliff~.
GLOG, adj. Slow; glog-rinnin water, a river that runs slowly, Perths.
Gael. glog, a soft lump, gliogar, slowness.
GLOY, s.
1. The withered blades stripped off from straw, S. B.
Douglas.
2. Oaten straw, Orkn.
Fr. gluy, Holl. gluye, stramen arundinaceum.
To ~Gloy~, v. a. To give grain a rough thrashing, Loth.
GLOIS, s. A blaze.
V. ~Glose~.
To GLOIT, v. n.
1. To work in something liquid, miry, or viscous, Ang.
2. To do any thing in a dirty and awkward manner, Ang.
Sw. gloet-a, to grope for fish.
~Gloitry~.
V. ~Gludderie~.
GLONDERS, s. pl. In the glonders, in a state of ill-humour, Loth.
Knox.
Isl. glundr-a, confundere, turbare.
To GLOPPE, GLOPPEN, v. n. To let the countenance fall, as when one is about to cry or weep.
Sir Gawan.
Isl. glupn-a, vultum demittere; contristari, ad lacrymas bibulas effundendum moveri.
GLORE, s. Glory.
Fr. gloire.
Doug.
To ~Glore~, v. n. To glory.
Doug.
To GLORG, v. n. To work in some dirty business, Ang.
~Glorg~, s. A nasty compound of any kind, Ang.
~Glorgie~, adj. Glorgit, part. pa. Bedaubed, from being engaged in dirty work, or travelling in a miry road, Ang.
GLOSE, GLOIS, s.
1. A blaze, S.
2. The act of warming one's self at a quick fire, S.
Philotus.
Germ. glauz, Isl. glosse, flamma.
To ~Glose~, ~Gloze~, v. n. To blaze, S.
GLOSS, s. Perh. the same with ~Glush~.
Wallace.
GLOTTEN, s. A thaw, S. A.
To GLOUM, GLOOM, v. n. To frown, S.
Germ. glum, turbidus.
Knox.
~Gloum~, ~Glowme~, ~Gloom~, s. A frown.
Z. Boyd.
To GLOUR, GLOWR, v. n. To stare, S.
Belg. glurr-en, to peer.
Dunbar.
~Glour~, s. A broad stare, S.
Pennecuik.
To GLOUT, v. n. To pout.
Sir J. Sinclair.
Isl. glott-a, indignanter subridere; glett-a, irritare.
GLU, s. A glove, S. B.
Wyntown.
Goth. gloa, id.
To GLUDDER, (pron. gluther) v. n.
1. To do any dirty work, or any work in a dirty manner, S. B.
V. ~Gloit~.
2. To carry on in a facetious, but low and cajoling style.
Dunbar.
Isl. glutr-a, prodigere; glutrun, vita dissoluta.
~Gluddery~, ~Gloittry~, adj. Denoting work which is not only wet, but unctuous to the touch, S. B.
To GLUFF, v. n.
V. ~Gliff~.
GLUGGERY, adj. Flaccid; applied to young and soft animal food, Ang.
To GLUNSH, v. n. To pout, S.; glumsh, Fife.
Isl. glenska, jocus mordax.
Burns.
~Glunsh~, s. A sour look, S.
Burns.
~Glunschoch~, s. One who has a morose look.
Dunbar.
To GLUNT, v. n. To emit sparks, Ang.
V. ~Glent~.
GLUPE, s. A great chasm, Caithn.
Statist. Acc.
Isl. gliuf-r, hiatus, per quem precipitantur flumina.
GLUSH, s. Any thing in the state of a pulp; snow, when beginning to melt, S.
GLUTTRÉ, s. Gluttony.
Wallace.
To GNAP, v. n. To chirp.
Pal. Hon.
Teut. knapp-en, crepitare.
To GNAP, v. a. To eat, S. B.
V. ~Gnyp~.
~Gnap~, s. A bite, S. B.
Ross.
GNAPING, part. pr. Expressive of eagerness.
Ross.
Isl. gnap-a, intentus intueri.
To GNAP, v.n.
1. To attempt, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
2. To bite at.
Mellvill's MS.
GNARR, s. A hard knot in wood, S.
Teut. knorre, id.
To GNAT, v. a.
1. To gnaw, Ang.
2. To grind the teeth, Ang.
Isl. gnat-a, collidi.
~Gnat~, s. A bite, a snap, Ang.
GNIB, adj.
1. Clever in motion or action, S. B.
Ross.
2. Light-fingered, S. B.
Su. G. knappe, citus; knapphaendig, qui manu promptus est; Dan. knibe, arete tenere.
To GNIDGE, v. a.
1. To press, to squeeze, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Isl. knos-a, to thrust; Teut. knudsen, to beat.
2. To knidge aff, to rub off, S. B.
Ross.
GNEIGIE, adj. Sharp-witted, Moray.
V. ~Knacky~.
Pop. Ball.
To GNYP, GNIP, GNAP, v. a.
1. To crop, to gnaw.
Douglas.
Germ. kneipp-en; Isl. knyp-a, vellere.
2. To eat, S. B.
GNIPPER ~for~ GNOPPER, an alliterative phrase used to express the sound made by a mill in grinding.
Pop. Ball.
Su. G. knaepp-a, to knap.
GOADLOUP, s. The gantelope, a military punishment.
Wodrow.
Sw. gatulopp, id.
GOAN, s. A wooden dish for meat, Loth.
Ramsay.
Isl. gogn, utensilia familiaria.
GOARE, s. A hurt, a wound.
C. B. gor pus.
Bp. Forbes.
GOAT, s. A narrow cavern or inlet, into which the sea enters, Ang.
Isl. gioota, caverna terrae; gat, foramen.
GOAT-CHAFFER, s. Cerambyx aedilis.
Sibbald.
To GOAVE, v. n.
V. ~Goif~.
GOB, s. The mouth.
Ir. gob.
Chr. Kirk.
2. The stomach, S. gebbie.
Maitland P.
GOBICH, s. The goby, a fish.
Stat. Acc.
GOCKMIN, GOKMAN, s. A centinel.
Gael. gochdman, a watchman.
Martin.
GODBAIRNE, s. Godchild.
Lyndsay.
A. S. godbearn, puer lustricus.
To GOGGE, v. a. To blindfold.
Z. Boyd.
~Goggles~, s. pl. Blinds for horses, S.
GOE, GEU, s. A creek.
V. ~Geo~.
Neill.
To GOIF, GOUE, GOVE, GOAVE, GOUP, v.
1. To stare, to gaze, to look with a roving eye, S.
Gawve, A. Bor.
Douglas.
2. To investigate.
Douglas.
3. To look stedfastly, holding up the face, S. B.
Burns.
4. To throw up the head, tossing it from side to side, S.
Germ. gaff-en, adspectare, Sw. gap-a, avide intueri, Isl. gap-a, circumspicere.
GOLACH, s.
1. The generic name for a beetle, Ang.
2. The earwig, Loth.
Gael. forchar-gollach, id.
GO-LAIGH, GO-LAIGHIE, s. A low short-legged hen; also a woman of a similar shape, S. B.
From the v. go, and laigh, low.
GOLDING, s. A species of wild fowl.
Acts Ja. VI.
GOLDSPINK, s. The Goldfinch, S. goudspink.
Lyndsay.
GOLF, GOFF, GOUF, s.
1. A game in Scotland, in which hooked clubs are used for striking balls, stuffed very hard with feathers, from one hole to another. He who drives his ball into the hole with fewest strokes, is the winner.
Acts Ja. II.
Belg. kolf, a club for striking bowls or balls.
2. Gouf, a stroke, S.
A. Nicol.
GOLINGER, s. A contemptuous term, Dumfr.
V. ~Gileynour~.
Isl. goelengar, illecebrae.
GOLINYIE, s. Apparently, a subterfuge.
V. preceding word.
Colvil.
GOLK, s. Cuckow.
V. ~Gouck~.
GOLKGALITER, s. Some kind of disease.
Roull.
Germ. koken, evomere, and A. S. gealla, bile.
GOME, GUYM, s. A man; sometimes, a brave man.
Wallace.
Moes. G. guma, vir, A. S. goma, vir nubilis.
~Gome-graithe~, s. Furniture for war.
Sir Gawan.
GOMRELL, GAMPHRELL, s. A stupid fellow, S.
Ramsay.
Fr. goimpre, one who minds nothing but his belly; Isl. gambr-a, blaterare, jactare.
To GOO, v. n. To coo; a term used with respect to infants, S.
C. B. cuaw, to be loving.
To GOOD, GUDIN, v. a. To manure.
V. ~Gude~.
GOODMAN, s.
1. A proprietor of land, S.
V. ~Gude~, adj. sense 3.
Melville.
2. The owner of a single farm which he himself occupies.
Bp. Galloway.
3. A farmer, S.
Burns.
4. A husband.
V. ~Gudeman~.
5. The master of a family, S.
Dunbar.
6. Equivalent to man.
King Hart.
7. A jailor.
Wodrow.
8. By inversion, this designation has been given to the devil.
Arnot.
GOOG, s.
1. An unfledged bird, Ang.
2. Very young meat, that has no firmness, Ang.
A. S. geoguth, youth.
GOOL, GULE, adj. Yellow.
Dunbar.
A. S. geolu, guul, Su. G. gul, id.
To GOOSE, v. a. To iron linen cloths, S. from a tailor's goose.
GOOSE-CORN, s. Field Brome-grass, S.
Sw. gaas-hafre, i. e. goose-oats.
GORBACK, s. A sort of rampart, Orkn.
Isl. gior-a, facere, and balk-r, strues.
GORBET, s.
1. A young bird, S. B.
Lyndsay.
2. Metaph., a child, Ang.
V. ~Garb~.
GORBY, s. A raven, S. corby.
Douglas.
Norw. gorp, Isl. gorbor, id.
To GORBLE UP, v. a. To swallow with eagerness, Loth.
Ramsay.
~Gorbling~, ~Gorling~, s. An unfledged bird, S., gorbel, Moray.
Ramsay.
2. A very young person, Loth. id.
GOR-COCK, s. The red cock, or moor-cock.
Burns.
GORDON, s. A wild fowl.
V. ~Golding~.
GORDS, s. pl. Lands now waste, that had formerly been cultivated, Orkn.
Su. G. gord, sepimentum, area clausa.
GORE, s. Hardened rheum from the eyes, S.
V. ~Gaar~.
GORE, s. A strip of cloth.
V. ~Gair~.
GORFY, adj. Having a coarse appearance, Ang.
To GORGE, v. n. Expressing the sound made in walking, when the shoes are filled with water, Fife.
V. ~Chirk~.
GORGÉ. Not understood.
Dunbar.
GORGOULL, s. Perhaps, harpy.
Burel.
To GORL, v. a. To surround the roof of a stack with straw-ropes, Loth.
Su. G. giord-a, cingere.
GORMAND, s. A glutton. Fr.
Lyndsay.
~Gormand~, adj. Gluttonous, id.
GORMAW, S. GOULMAW, s.
1. The corvorant.
Complaynt S.
2. A glutton, Lanerks.
Teut. gorre, valde avarus, maeghe, stomachus; Sw. gorma, to gobble up.
GOSK, s. Grass growing through dung, Ang.
~Gosky~, adj.
1. Rank, luxuriant, Ang.
2. Large in size, but feeble, ibid.
Isl. groska, gramen vernans.
GOSS, s.
1. A silly good-natured man, S.
Ramsay.
2. A mean, griping person, Loth.
Isl. gose, servulus. Fr. gossée, one who is made a laughing- stock.
GOSSE, s. Abbrev. of gossip.
Philotus.
GOSSEP, GOSSOP, s. Gossip.
Wallace.
A. S. godsib, Su. G. gudsif. lustricus; from God and sib, one related by a religious tie.
~Gossiprie~, s. Intimacy.
Mellvill's MS.
GO-SUMMER, s. The latter end of summer, S.
Spalding.
GOT, GOTE, s. A drain, S.
Belg. gote, geute, id. Su. G. giut-a, fluere.
GOUD, s. Gold, S.
Teut.
Ramsay.
GOUDSPINK, s.
V. ~Goldspink~.
GOUDIE, s. A blow, Ang.
Isl. gud, pugna.
To GOVE.
V. ~Goif~.
~Govellin~, part. adj. Hanging loosely and ungracefully, Ang.
2. Indicative of the appearance of the eyes, when one is intoxicated, Ang.
From Goif, q. v.
GOUERNAILL, s. Government, Fr.
Wallace.
GOVIRNANCE, s. Deportment.
Dunbar.
To GOUK, v. n. 1. To gaze about in a vacant or foolish manner, Ang.
2. To expect foolishly.
Douglas.
Germ. guck-en, spectare, prospectare.
GOUK, s. The Cuckow.
V. ~Gowk~.
GOUK, s. A fool.
V. ~Gowk~.
To GOUL, v. n.
1. To howl, S.
Doug.
2. To scold, Lanerks.
Isl. goel-a, gaul-a, horrendum triste et inconditum vociferare; gaul, talis clamor.
~Goul~, s.
1. A yell, S.
2. A cry of indignation, S.
~Gouling~, s. The act of yelling.
Douglas.
GOULE, s. The throat.
Douglas.
Fr. gueule, id.
GOULL-BANE, s. That bone which is the top of the femur, S. B.
GOULMAU.
V. ~Gormaw~.
To GOUP, v. n. To stare.
V. ~Goif~.
GOUPIN, GOWPIN, GOUPING, s.
1. The hollow of the hand, contracted in a semicircular form to receive any thing, S. B.
Goupins, both hands held together in form of a round vessel, S.
Ramsay.
2. A handful, S.; also goupenfow.
Bellenden.
Isl. gaupn, Su. G. goepn, manus concava.
GOUPHERD, part. pa. Puffed.
Watson.
Fr. gauffr-er, to adorn a garment with puffs.
GOURDED, part. adj. Gorged; applied to water when pent up, S. B.
V. ~Gurd~.
GOURIE, s. Garbage of salmon, Aberd.
Isl. gor, gorr, sanies.
Spalding.
GOURL.
V. ~Gurl~.
GOUSTY, adj.
1. Desolate, dreary, S.
Douglas.
2. Ghostly, preternatural.
Pop. Ball.
O. Fr. gast, wasteness, guast-er, to desolate.
GOUSTROUS, adj.
1. Dark, wet, stormy, Dumfr.
Isl. giostr, ventus frigidus.
2. Frightful, ibid.
GOUTHERFOW, adj. Having the appearance of astonishment; staring wildly, Ang.
Isl. galldr, incantatio, q. galldur-full, under the power of incantation.
GOW, s. A halo; a cloudy, colourless circle surrounding the disk of the sun or moon, Ang.; brugh, synon.
Isl. gyll, parelion.
GOW, s. To tak the gow, to run off without paying one's debts, Ang.
O. Teut. gouw, a country.
GOWAN. s.
1. The generic name for daisy, S.
Brand.
2. Singly, it denotes the mountain daisy, S.
Gael. gugan, a daisy.
Burns.
~Ewe-gowan~, s. The common daisy, S. B. probably from the ewe, as being frequent in pastures, and fed on by sheep.
~Horse-gowan~, s. The Leontodon, the Hypochaeris, and the Crepis, S.
~Yellow-gowan~, In S., denoting different species of the Ranunculus, the Marsh marigold, and Corn marigold.
Ramsay.
~Gowany~, adj. Abounding with daisies, S.
Ramsay.
GOWAND, s. Apparently, equivalent to young man.
Henrysone.
A. S. gowen, tyrocinium; q. in a state of apprenticeship.
GOWDIE. Heels o'er gowdie, topsy-turvy, S.
Burns.
GOWDY, s. A jewel.
Evergreen.
Chaucer, Gaudee. Fr.
To GOWFF, v. a. To strike, S.
Ritson.
GOWINIS, s. pl. Gowns.
Henrysone.
GOWK, GOUK, s. A fool, S.
Ramsay.
Franc. gouch, stolidus, Germ. gauch.
~Gowkit~, ~Gauckit~, ~Guckit~, part. adj.
1. Foolish, S.
Lyndsay.
2. Light; applied to young women.
Peblis Play.
~Gowkitlie~, adv. Foolishly.
Maitland P.
GOWK, GOLK, s. The cuckoo, S. gouckoo, S. B. gock, Stirlings.
Dunbar.
Su. G. goek, Isl. gouk-r, id.
~Gowk's errand~, A fool's errand, S.
To hunt the gowk, to go on a fool's errand.
Ramsay.
~Gowk's-hose~, s. Canterbury bells, S.
~Gowk's-meat~, s. Wood sorrel, S.
Lightfoot.
~Gowk's-spittle~, The frothy matter frequently seen on the leaves of plants, S.
GOWL, s. A hollow between hills, Perths.
Muses Threnodie.
Isl. gaul, any chasm or aperture.
GOWLIS, s. pl. Gules, in Heraldry.
Dunbar.
GOWP, s. A mouthful; E. gulp.
Philot.
GRABBLES, s. pl. A disease of cows, in which all their limbs become crazy, Ang.
GRACE DRINK, The drink taken by a company, after the giving of thanks at the end of a meal, S.
Encyc. Brit.
To GRADDAN, v. a. To prepare grain by scorching the ears, S.
Boswell.
Su. G. graedd-u, igne torrere, Gael. graed-am, id.
~Graddan~, s.
1. Grain burnt out of the ear, S.
2. That kind of snuff which is commonly called bran, as consisting of large grains, S.
Gael. greadan, snuff.
GRAF, GRAWE, s. A grave, Loth. graff.
Stat. Will.
A. S. graef, Alem. graua, id.
GRAGGIT, part. pa. Excommunicated.
Lyndsay.
GRAY, adj. Denoting what is bad or fatal, S.
Kelly.
GRAY FISH, s. The coal fish.
Stat. Acc.
To GRAIF, GRAWE, v. a. To bury.
Barbour.
A. S. graf-an, Su. G. be-grafw-a, id.
To GRAYF, v. a. To engrave.
Douglas.
GRAYLORD, s. The Coal fish full grown.
Martin.
To GRAINE, GRANE, v. n.
1. To groan, S.
Douglas.
A. S. gran-ian, Belg. gran-en, id.
~Graine~, ~Grane~, s. A groan, S.
Chr. Kirk.
GRAIN, GRANE, s.
1. The branch of a tree, S. B.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. The stem of a plant.
Douglas.
3. A branch of a river, S.
Douglas.
4. In pl., the prongs of a fork, S.
Su. G. gren-a, Isl. grein-a, dividere; grein, distinctio.
GRAINTER, s. One who has the charge of granaries.
Lyndsay.
Fr. grenetier, id.
To GRAIP, v. a.
1. To grope, S.
A. S. grap-an, id.
2. To feel; in general.
Lyndsay.
GRAIP, GRIP, s. The griffin.
Burel.
Goth. greip, a ravenous bird.
GRAIP, s. A dung fork, S.
Burns.
Su. G. grepe, id.
To GRAITH, GRATHE, v. a.
1. To make ready, S.
Douglas.
2. To put on military accoutrements.
Wallace.
3. To dress food.
Chalm. Air.
A. S. geraed-ian, parare; Isl. greid-a, expedire.
~Graith~, adj.
1. Ready.
Barbour.
2. Not embarrassed.
Wallace.
3. Straight, direct.
Wallace.
4. Earnest; as to observation.
Wallace.
~Graith~, s.
1. Apparatus of whatever kind, S. gear, synon.
Douglas.
House-graith, Furniture of a house, S.
Maister-graith, The beam by which horses are joined to a plough or harrow, Ang.
Riding-graith, Furniture necessary for riding, S.
Burns.
2. Accoutrements for war.
Lyndsay.
3. Substance, riches.
Philotus.
4. Wearing apparel.
Chalm. Air.
5. Any composition used by tradesmen in preparing their work.
Chalm. Air.
6. Suds for washing clothes, S.
Ramsay.
7. Stale urine, Ang.
8. Materials of a literary composition.
A. S. ge-raede, apparatus.
Douglas.
~Graithly~, adv.
1. Readily.
Barbour.
2. Eagerly.
Douglas.
GRAM, s.
1. Wrath.
Palice Honour.
A. S. Su. G. gram, id.
2. Sorrow.
A. S. id. molestia.
Doug.
~Gram~, adj. Warlike.
Gawan and Gol.
Su. G. gram, A. S. grame, iratus.
GRAMARYE, s. Magic.
Lay Last Minstrel.
Fr. grammaire, grammar.
GRAMASHES, s.
1. Gaiters reaching to the knees.
2. A kind of stockings worn instead of boots, S.
Fr. gamaches, id.
Colvil.
GRAMMAW, s. A voracious eater, S. V. ~Gormaw~.
GRANATE, GRANIT, adj. Ingrained. ed.
Palice Honour.
GRANDGORE, s. V. ~Glengore~.
GRANDSHER, s. Great-grandfather.
Quon. Att.
GRANGE, s.
1. The buildings pertaining to a corn farm.
Douglas.
2. The place where the rents and tithes of religious houses, paid in grain, were delivered and deposited.
Nimmo.
Fr. grange, id.
GRANIT, part. adj. Forked. V. ~Grain~.
Douglas.
GRANK, s. The groaning of a wounded hart.
Belg. geronk, a snoring.
GRANZEBENE, s. The Grampian mountains in S.
Bellenden.
To GRAP, GRAPE, v. a.
1. To grope, S.
A. S. grap-ian, id.
Burns.
2. Metaph. to examine.
Douglas.
GRAPPLING, A mode of catching salmon, S.
Statist. Acc.
GRAPUS, s. The devil, or a hobgoblin, Ang.
GRASCHOWE-HEIDET, adj.
Fr. graisseux, greasy?
Dunbar.
To GRATHE, v. a. To make ready. V. ~Graithe~.
GRATHING, L. gruching.
Wallace.
GRATINIS, L. gratius, gracious.
Houl.
GRATNIZIED, part. pa. Quilled.
Fr. gratigné, scratched.
Watson.
To GRASSIL, GRISSEL, GIRSSIL, v. n. To rustle.
Douglas.
Fr. gresill-er, to crackle.
GRAVIN, GRAWYN, Interred. V. ~Graif~, v. 1.
GRAUIS, s. pl. Groves.
Douglas.
A. S. graf, lucus.
GRAUNT. adj. Great.
Barbour.
GRE, GREE, s.
1. A step.
Pal. Hon.
2. Degree, quality.
Douglas.
3. The superiority.
Houlate.
To wyn the gree, to be victor, S.
4. The prize.
To bear the gre, to carry off the prize, S.
Douglas.
5. Vogue, celebrity.
Gl. Shirr.
6. Humour.
Winyet.
7. Degree in measurement.
Bellenden.
8. Degree of affinity.
Wyntown.
GRECHES, v. Perhaps, frets.
Sir Gawan.
GREDUR, s. Greediness.
Burel.
To GREE, v. n. To agree, S.
Ross.
Fr. gre-er, id.
To ~Gree~, v. a. To reconcile those at variance, S.
GREE, s.
1. Tinge, dye.
Ross.
2. The ichor which oozes from a sore in a brute animal, Ang.
GREEK, (of stones) s. The grain, S.
Su. G. gryt, id.
Statist. Acc.
To GREEN, v. n. To long. V. ~Grene~.
GREENBONE, s.
1. Viviparous Blenny, Orkn.
Barry.
2. The Sea-needle.
Sibb.
GREEN BREESE, A stinking pool, Banffs.
GREEN LINTWHITE, Greenfinch, S.
GREEN SLOKE, Oyster green, S.
GREGIOUN, s. A Greek.
Douglas.
GREY, s. A badger.
King's Quair.
GREY, s. A greyhound. V. ~Grewe~.
GREYD, part. pa. Graduated.
Wyntown.
GREIF, s.
1. A fault.
Douglas.
2. Indignation for offences.
Id.
GREIF, GRIEVE, s.
1. A monitor.
Henrysone.
2. The manager of a farm, or overseer of any work, S.
Kelly.
O. Teut. graef, praefectus, A. S. ge-refa, praeses.
To GREIN, v. n. To long.
V. ~Grene~.
GREIS, s. pl. Greaves.
Wallace.
Fr. greves, id.
To GREIT, GRETE, GREET, v. n. To weep, to cry, S.
Barbour.
Moes. G. gret-an, Su. G. graet-a, flere.
~Greit~, ~Grete~, ~Greting~, s. The act of weeping, S.
Douglas.
GREKING, GRYKING, s. Peep of day, S.
V. ~Creek~.
Douglas.
GRENDES. s. pl. Grandees.
Sir Gawan.
To GRENE, GREIN, v. n.
1. To long for, S.
Evergreen.
2. To long, as a woman with child, S.
A. S. georn-an, desiderare.
Ruddiman.
~Grening~, ~Greening~, s.
1. Longing, S.
Forbes.
2. The object of this longing.
Montgom.
GRENE-SERENE, s. The Greenfinch.
Complaynt S.
GRESSOUME.
V. ~Gersome~.
GRETE, s. Gravel in rivers.
Douglas.
A. S. greot, Su. G. gryt, Isl. griot, id.
GRETE, s. A stair.
Teut. graet.
Wallace.
GRETUMLY, GRYTUMLY, adv. Greatly.
Barbour.
GREUE, s. A grove.
Sir Gawan.
GREW, s. A greyhound, gru, S.
Bellenden.
GREWE, s.
1. Greece.
Henrysone.
2. The Greek language.
Douglas.
O. Fr. griu, id.
GREWING, s. Grievance.
Barbour.
GRIECE, s. Gray griece, a fur worn by the Lords of Parliament.
Acts Ja. II.
Germ. greis, grey.
GRIES, s. Gravel.
Palice Honour.
Germ. gries, id.
GRIESHOCH, s. Hot embers, Ayrs.
Gael. griosach.
Minstrelsy Border.
GRIEVE, s. An overseer.
V. ~Greif~.
To ~Grieve~, v. a. To oversee, S.
Pal. Hon.
To GRYIS, GRISE, v. a. To affright.
A. S. agris-an, horrere.
To ~Grise~, v. n. To shudder.
Douglas.
GRYKING, s. Peep of day.
V. ~Greking~.
To GRILLE, v. a. To pierce.
Sir Gawan.
GRYLLE, adj. Horrible.
Sir Gawan.
GRYLLES, s. pl.
Sir Gawan.
GRILSE, GILSE, s. A salmon not fully grown, by some viewed as a distinct species, S.
Stat. Rob. I.
Sw. graelax, id. q. a grey salmon.
GRYMING, s. A sprinkling, a thin covering, S. A.
Minst. Bord.
Isl. gryma, nox a pruina.
GRYNTARIS, s. pl.
V. ~Grainter~.
Lyndsay.
GRYPPIT, pret. Searched.
Douglas.
~Grip~, s. Possession.
Gawan and Gol.
~Grippy~, adj. Disposed to defraud, S.
A. S. grife, avarus.
~Grippill~, adj. Tenacious.
Douglas.
GRIS, GRYS, GRYCE, s. A pig, S. griskin, Ang.
Su. G. grys, id.
Doug.
To GRISE, GRYSE.
V. ~Gryis~.
To GRISSILL, v. a. To gnash.
Doug.
GRIST, s. Thickness, S.
Stat. Acc.
GRIST, s. Fee paid at a mill for grinding, S.
Ruddiman.
A. S. ge-ris-an, contundere.
GRIT, GRYT, adj.
1. Great, S. S. B. grite.
Ross.
2. Large, big, S.
Burel.
3. Thick, gross, S.
Dunbar.
4. In a state of intimacy, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. grith, Isl. grid, pax.
5. Swelled with rain, S.
Spalding.
6. The heart is said to be grit, when one is ready to cry, S.
Minst. Bord.
Grit-hearted, adj. used in the same sense, S.
GRIT, s. The grain of stones, S.
St. Acc.
C. B. id. lapis arenosus.
GRYTH, s. Quarter in battle.
Wallace.
GROATS, s. pl. Oats with the husks taken off, S.
A. S. grut, far.
Kelly.
GROFF, adj.
1. Having harsh features, S.
2. Unpolished, S.
Watson.
Teut. grof, rudis.
3. Obscene, smutty, S.
GROME, GROYME, GRUME, s.
1. A man.
K. Hart.
2. Paramour, lover.
V. ~Gome~.
Evergr.
GROOSIE, adj. As regarding the face; having a coarse skin, with a greasy appearance, S.
Belg. gruyzig, nasty.
GROSE, s. Style of writing.
Doug.
Fr. grosse, engrossment of a deed.
To GROSE, v. a.
1. To rub off the wiry edge of a tool, Loth.
2. To rub off part of one's skin, ibid.
Dan. groett-er, to bruise.
GROSET, GROSER, GROSERT, s. A gooseberry, S.
Burns.
Gael. grosaid, Su. G. krusbaer, id.
GROSSE. In grosse, At random.
Muses Thren.
To GROUE, GROWE, v. n.
1. To shudder, to shiver, S. groose, Loth.
2. To be filled with terror.
Barbour.
3. To shrink back.
Houlate.
4. To feel horror, S.
Barbour.
Teut. grouw-en, Dan. gru-er, horrere.
~Grousum~, adj.
1. Frightful, S.
2. Very uncomely, S.
Burns.
Germ. grausam, dreadful, ghastly.
GROUF, GRUF, s. The disturbed sleep which one has during sickness, S.
To GROUK, v. n. To overlook with a watchful and apparently suspicious eye, Ang.
Teut. ghe and roeck-en, curare.
To GROUNCH, GRUNTSCH, v. n.
1. To grunt.
Ruddiman.
2. To grumble, S. B.
Douglas.
O. Fr. gronch-er, id.
GROUNDIE-SWALLOW, s. Groundsel, S.
GROUNDS, s. pl. Refuse of flax, Loth.
GROZLIN, part. adj. Breathing with difficulty through the nose, Fife.
GRU, s. The crane.
Fr. grue.
Burel.
GRU, s.
1. A particle, an atom, S.
2. Applied to the mind.
He has na a gru of sense, S.
Gr. γρυ, quicquid minutum est.
To GRUB, v. a. To plant, or to prune.
Moes. G. grab-an, fodere, pret. grob.
To GRUCH, v. n. To grudge.
Wyntown.
~Gruching~, ~Growch~ s. Repining.
Wallace.
GRUFE, GROUFE. On groufe, flat, with the face towards the earth.
To be on one's grufe, to be in this manner, S.
Henrysone.
Isl. gruf-a, cernuare; a grufwa, cernué; liggia a grufu, in faciem et pectus cubare.
~Grufelyngis~, ~Grulingis~, adv. In a grovelling attitude.
Douglas.
To GRUGGLE, v. a. To put any thing out of order by much handling, S.
V. ~Misgrugle~.
GRUGOUS, adj. Grim.
V. ~Gruous~.
GRUME, s. A man.
V. ~Grome~.
GRUMMEL, s. Mud, dregs, Ang.
Godscroft.
Isl. groml, coenum, turbida aqua; Su. G. grummel, id.
~Grumly~, adj. Muddy, dreggy, Ang. Gumlie, S. O.
Su. G. grumlog, id.
Burns.
To GRUMPH, v. n. To grunt, S.
Su. G. grymt-a, id.
~Grumph~, s. A grunt, S.
~Grumphie~, s. A vulgar name for a sow, S.
Ramsay.
GRUNDIN, part. pa. Whetted; old part. of grind.
Douglas.
GRUNYE, s. Promontory.
Barbour.
O. Fr. groign, promontoire, Roquef.
GRUNYIE, s.
1. The mouth, ludicrously, S.
Ruddiman.
Fr. groin, the snout; Isl. graun, os et nasus.
2. A grunt.
Dunbar.
GRUNTILL, GRUNTLE, s.
1. The snout.
Lyndsay.
2. The face in general, S.
Burns.
To GRUNTLE, v. n. To coo, as infants, when highly pleased, S.
O. Fr. grondil-er, murmurer.
~Gruntle~, s.
1. The sound made by infants, S.
2. A grunting sound of any kind, S.
Cleland.
To GRUNTSCH.
V. ~Grounch~.
GRUOUS, GRUGOUS, s. Grisly. S. B.
V. ~Groue~.
Journal Lond.
GRUPE, s. A hollow behind the stalls of horses or cattle, for receiving their dung and urine, S.
A. S. groepe, a small ditch.
GRUPPIT, part. Sprained, S. B.
To GRUSE, v. a. To press, Fife.
Germ. grus-en, comminuere.
GRUSHIE, Of thriving growth, Ayrs. Burns.
Teut. grootsigh, amplus, Flandr. groese, vigor.
GRUTTEN, part. pa. Cried, S.
V. ~Greit~.
Ramsay.
To GRUZZLE, v. n. To move the lips as if one were sucking, so as to articulate indistinctly, Loth.
V. ~Gruse~.
GUBERT, adj. With wreathed figures.
Fr. guipure, wreathed work.
Watson.
To GUCK, v. n. To trifle.
Montgomerie.
Teut. guygh-en, nugari.
~Guckit~, adj. Foolish.
V. ~Gowkit~.
~Guckrie~, s. Foolishness.
Philotus.
GUD, s.
1. Substance.
Wallace.
2. Provisions.
Wallace.
GUD, GUDE, adj.
1. Good, S.
2. Brave.
Su. G. god, id.
Wyntown.
3. Well-born, S.
Wallace.
Moes. G. guds, Alem. guot, Su. G. god, nobilis.
4. In composition, denoting the various relations of blood or alliance.
~Gud-brother~, s. Brother-in-law, S.
Minst. Bord.
~Guddame~, s. Grandmother, S.
Wyntown.
~Gud-dochter~, s.
1. Daughter-in-law, S.
Douglas.
2. A step-daughter, S.
~Gudeman~, s. A husband, S.
Ross.
~Gud-fader~, s.
1. Father-in-law, S.
Bellenden.
2. A stepfather, S.
~Gud-moder~, s.
1. Mother-in-law, S.
Baillie.
2. A step-mother, S.
Bellenden.
~Gud-syr~, ~Gud-schir~, ~Gudsher~, (pron. gutsher) s. A grandfather, S.
Wyntown.
~Gudsister~, s. A sister-in-law, S.
~Gud-sone~, s.
1. Son-in-law, S.
Douglas.
2. A step-son, S.
GUD, GUDE, s. Used for the name of God, S.
Goth. gud, id. traced to gud, bonus.
To GUDDLE, v. a. To mangle, to haggle, S.
Fr. coutelé, slaughtered.
To GUDE, GUID, GOOD, v. a. To manure; also gudin.
Monroe.
Su. G. goed-a stercorare.
~Gudin~, ~Gooding~, s. Manure, S.
Brand.
GUDELIHED, s. Beauty.
K. Quair.
A. S. godlic, pulcher, and had.
GUDGET, s.
1. A trull.
Philotus.
Fr. goujate, id.
2. A servant attending the camp.
Rollock.
GUDGIE, adj. Short and thick, S.
Fr. gouju, chuffy.
GUDLINIS, s. Base metal mixed illegally with gold.
Lyndsay.
GUDWILLIE, GUDWILLIT, adj.
1. Liberal, S.
Watson.
Su. G. godwillig, benevolus.
2. Cordial.
Burns.
Isl. godvillie, spontaneus.
GUEED, adj. Good, S. B.
Ross.
~Gueeds~, s. pl. Goods, S. B.
Ross.
GUEDE, s. No guede, not a whit.
Fr. ne goute, nothing.
Sir Tristrem.
GUEST-HOUSE, s. A place of entertainment.
A. S. gest-hus, id.
Rutherford.
GUFF, s. A savour, a smell, S.
Isl. gufa, vapor.
GUFF, GOFF, s. A fool, Gl. Sibb.
Fr. goffe, id.; Isl. gufa, vappa, homo nibili.
~Guffie~, adj. Stupid, foolish, S.
GUFFER, s. Viviparous blenny.
Sibbald.
GUHYT. L. ~Gyhyt~. pret. Hid.
A. S. gehyt, occultat.
Wallace.
GUIDE-THE-FIRE, a poker, Fife.
GUIDE-THE-GATE, a halter for a horse, Dumfr.
GUIDESHIP, s. Usage, S. B.
Ross.
GUIDON, s. A standard.
Fr.
Godscroft.
To GUIK.
V. ~Gouk~.
L. Hailes.
GUILDE, GOOL, s. Corn marigold, S.
Gules, S. B.
Su. G. gul, gol, yellow.
~Gool riding~, s. Riding through a parish, to observe the growth of guild, and to fine the negligent farmer, S.
Stat. Acc.
GUKKOW, s. The cuckow.
V. ~Gowk~.
GUKSTON GLAIKSTON, a contemptuous designation expressive of the combination of folly and vain-glory.
Knox.
From gowk, a fool, and glaiks, the unstable reflexion of rays of light.
GULBOW, s. Intimacy, Orkn.
Isl. gilld, sodalitium, and bo, incola.
GULE, adj. Yellow.
V. ~Gool~.
To GULLER, v. n. To guggle, S.; buller, synon.
Sw. kolr-a, id.
GULLY, s.
1. A large knife, S.
Ramsay.
2. To guide the gully, to have the chief management, S.
Ross.
3. A warlike weapon, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
To ~Gulligaw~, v. a. To wound with a knife in a quarrel, S. B.
From gully, and gaw to excoriate.
GULLION, s. A quagmire, Loth.
Su. G. goel, O. Germ. gulle, vorago.
GULP, s. A big unwieldy child, Ang.
GULSCHY, adj. Gross in the body, Clydes.
Teut. gulsigh, voracious.
GULSCHOCH, s. The jaundice.
Complaynt S.
Su. G. gulsot, Belg. geelzucht, id. i. e. the yellow sickness.
~Gulschoch~, adj. Having a jaundiced appearance.
Evergreen.
GULSOCH, s. Voracious appetite, Fife.
Teut. gulsigh, gulosus.
GUM, s.
1. A mist.
Douglas.
2. Variance, umbrage, S.
Arab. ghum, sorrow.
GUMLY, adj. Muddy.
V. ~Grumly~.
GUMPHIE, s. A fool, Ang.
Isl. gumps, frustratio; Dan. kumse, a blockhead.
GUMPLEFACED, adj. Chopfallen, S.
O. Fr. guimple, a veil worn by nuns; q. having the aspect of a nun.
GUMPTION, s. Understanding, S.
Gawmtion, A. Bor. id.
J. Nicol.
Moes. G, gaum-jan, percipere.
GUNNER FLOOK, the Turbot.
Sibb.
GUNSTANE, s. A flint, S.
GURAN, s. A small boil, S.
Gael. Ir. guiran, a pimple.
To GURD, GOURD, v. n. To stop; applied to running water, when stopped in its course by earth, ice, &c. S. B.
Doug.
Fr. gourd-ir, to benumb.
To GURDE, v. a. To strike.
V. ~Gird~.
Sir Gawan.
GURDEN, v. 3 pl. Gird.
Id.
GURL, GOURL, GURLIE, GOURLIE, adj.
1. Bleak, stormy, S.
Doug.
2. Surly.
Evergreen.
Belg. guur, cold, bleak.
GURR, s. A knotty stick or tree, Ang.
GUSCHACH, s. The fireside, Aberd.
GUSCHET, s.
1. The armour by which the armpit was defended.
Wallace.
Fr. gousset, id.
2. The clock of a stocking, S.
Forbes.
GUSE, s. The long gut, S.
GUSEHORN, GUISSERN, s. The gizzard, S.
Fr. gesier, id.
Watson.
GUSSIE, s. A coarse lusty woman, S.
Fr. goussé, stuffed with eating.
To GUST, v. a.
1. To taste, S.
Chalm. Air.
2. To give a relish to.
Ferguson.
To ~Gust~, v. n.
1. To eat.
Bellenden.
2. To have a relish of.
Bellenden.
3. To smell.
Douglas.
4. To learn from experience.
G. Buchanan.
Lat. gust-are, Fr. goust-er.
~Gust~, s. A relish, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
~Gusted~, part. Having a savour.
Monroe.
~Gusty~, adj. Savoury, S.
Ramsay.
GUSTARD, s. The great bustard.
Sibb.
GUT, s. The gout, S.
Watson.
GUTSY, adj. Gluttonous, S.
From E. guts.
To GUTTER, v. n. To do any thing in a dirty way, Ang.
~Gutters~, s. pl. Mire, dirt.
Burns.
Su. G. gyttia, mire.
~Guttery~, adj. Miry, S.
GUTTY, adj. Thick, gross; applied both to persons and things, S.
H
HAAF, HA-AF, HAAF-FISHING, s. The fishing of ling, cod, and tusk, Shetl.
Neill.
To go to haaf or haaves, to go out to the main sea, Orkn.
Isl. Su. G. haf, mare.
~Haaf-fish~, s. The great seal, Shetl.
HAAFLANG, adj. Half-grown.
V. ~Halflin~.
HAAR, s.
1. A fog, S.
2. A chill easterly wind, S.
V. ~Hair~, adj.
Nimmo.
To HAAVE, v. a. To fish with a pock-net, Bord.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. haaf, rete minus; Dan. haav, a bow net.
To HABBER, v. n. To stutter, S.
Belg. haper-en, id.
~Habbergaw~, s.
1. Hesitation, S. B.
2. An objection, S. B.
Habber v. and Isl. galle, vitium.
HABBIE, adj. Stiff in motion, Loth.; q. like a hobby-horse.
To HABBLE, v. n.
1. To snap at any thing, as a dog does, S.
2. Denoting the growling noise made by a dog when eating voraciously, S.
Teut. habb-en, captare.
~Habble~, s. The act of snapping, S.
To HABBLE, v. n.
1. To stutter, S.
Su. G. happl-a, id.
A. Douglas.
2. To speak or act confusedly, S.
HABBLE, HOBBLE, s. A perplexity, S.
Fland. hobbel, nodus.
HABBLIE, adj. Having big bones, S.
HABIL, HABLE, adj.
1. Qualified, S.
Lat. habil-is, Fr. habile.
Wyntown.
2. Disposed to.
Maitland P.
3. Used in the sense of able.
Lyndsay.
4. Liable, exposed.
K. Quair.
To ~Hable~, v. a. To enable.
K. Quair.
HABIRIHONE, s. Habergeon.
Douglas.
HABITAKLE, s. Habitation.
Lyndsay.
Lat. habitacul-um.
To HABOUND, v. n.
1. To abound.
2. To increase in size.
Douglas.
HACE, HAIS, adj. Hoarse.
Douglas.
A. S. Isl. has, Su. G. haes, id.
HACHART, s. A cougher.
V. ~Haugh~.
Maitland P.
HACHES, s. pl. Racks for hay.
V. ~Hack~.
Sir Gawan.
HACK, HAKE, HECK, s.
1. A rack for cattle, S.
To live at hack and manger, S. to live in great fulness.
Ross.
Su. G. haeck, locus ubi foenum equis apponitur.
2. A frame suspended from the roof for drying cheeses, S.
Ross.
HACK, s. Muck-hack, a dung-fork, Ang.
Dan. hakke, a mattock.
Statist. Acc.
HACK, s. A chop in the hands or feet, S.
Isl. hiack-a, Su. G. hack-a, to chop.
To ~Hack~, v. n. To be chopped, S.
HACKREY-LOOK'D, adj. Rough, gruff; pitted with the small-pox; Orkn.
Dan. hak, a notch.
HACKSTOCK, s. A chopping-block, S. Germ.
HACSHE, s. Ache, pain.
Dunbar.
HADDYR, HADDER, s. Heath; heather, S.
Wallace.
HADDER ~and~ PELTER, a flail, Dumf.
HADDIES COG, a measure formerly used for meting out the meal appropriated for supper to the servants, Ang.
Su. G. had, a person.
To HAE, v. a. To have, S.
Ross.
~Hae~, s. Property, Aberd.
HAFF-MERK MARRIAGE, a clandestine marriage, S. from the price paid.
Ramsay.
To gae to the half-mark kirk, to go to be married clandestinely, S.
HAFFIT, HAFFAT, HALFFET, s. The side of the head, S.
Pitscottie.
A. S. healf-heafod, semicranium.
HAFLES, adj. Destitute.
Houlate.
Belg. havelos, id.
HAFT, s. Dwelling, S. B.
Forbes.
Su. G. haefd, possessio.
To HAG, v. a.
1. To hew, S.
Isl. hogg-ua.
2. To mangle any business.
Walker.
~Hag~, s.
1. One cutting of a certain quantity of wood, S.
Statist. Acc.
2. Moss-ground formerly broken up, S.
Statist. Acc.
HAGABAG, s.
1. Coarse table-linen, S. B.
Ramsay.
2. Refuse of any kind, S. B.
HAGBERRY, HACK-BERRY, s. The Bird-cherry. S.
Lightfoot.
Sw. haeggebaer, the fruit of bird's cherry.
HAGBUT ~of~ CROCHE, or CROCHERT, a kind of fire-arms anciently used, S.
Complaynt S.
O. Fr. hacqubute a croc, from croc, crochet, the hook by which the arquebuse was fixed to a kind of tripod.
~Hagbutar~, s. A musqueteer.
Compl. S.
HAGE, L. Hagis, hedges.
Wallace.
HAGG, s. A hagbut; denominated from the butt being crooked.
Gl. Compl.
Su. G. hake cuspis incurva.
HAGGARBALDS, s. pl. A term of contempt.
V. ~Heggerbald~.
Dunbar.
HAGGART, s. A stackyard, Galloway.
Su. G. hage, praedium; geard, sepes.
HAGGART, s. Old useless horse, Loth.
To HAGGER. It's haggerin, it rains gently, Ang., whence hagger, a small rain; hutherin, synon.
HAGGERDECASH, adv. Topsy-turvy, Ang.
HAGGERSNASH, s. Offals, S. B.
Su. G. hugg-a, to hack, and snask-a, to devour.
HAGGIES, s. A dish commonly made in a sheep's maw, of its lungs, heart and liver, minced with suet, onions, salt and pepper; or of oat-meal, mixed with the latter, without any animal food, S.
From hag, q. to chop.
Dunbar.
HAICHES, s. Force, S. B.
V. ~Hauch~.
Morison.
HAGMAN, s. A feller of wood, S.
HAGMANÉ s.
V. ~Hogmanay~.
HAID, s. Whit.
V. ~Hate~.
To HAIFF, HAIF, v. a. To have; hae, S.
Barbour.
To HAIG, v. a. To butt, Moray.
Popular Ball.
Isl. hiack-a, feritare, from hoegg, caedere.
To HAIK, v. n. To anchor.
Maitl. P.
Teut. haeck-en, unco figere.
To HAIK, v. n. To go about idly from place to place, S.
Perhaps the same with E. hawk.
To HAIL, v. a. To hail the ba, at football.
To hail the dules, to reach the mark.
Isl. hille, tego.
Chr. Kirk.
~Hail~, s. The place where those who play at football, or other games, strike off, S.
To HAIL, v. a. To haul, S.
Compl. S.
To HAIL, HALE, v. n. To pour down, S.
Su. G. haella, effundere.
Ross.
HAILSOME, adj. Wholesome, S.
Germ. heilsam, id.
Hamilton.
HAILUMLY, adv. Wholly, S. B.
Ross.
To HAYLYS, HAYLS, v. a. To hail.
Su. G. hels-a, salutare.
Wyntown.
To HAIMHALD.
V. ~Hamhald~.
HAIMS, HAMMYS, HEMS, s. pl. A collar, formed of two pieces of wood, put round the neck of a working horse or ox, S.
Palice Honour.
Teut. hamme koe-hamme, numella.
To HAIN, HANE, v. a. To spare. S.
Forbes.
2. Not to expend, S.
Kelly.
To ~Hain~, v. n. To be penurious, S.
Rams.
~Haining~.
V. ~Haning~.
To HAINGLE, v. n.
1. To go about feebly, S.
2. To dangle, S.
Sw. haengl-a, to languish.
~Haingles~, s. pl.
1. The influenza, Ang.
2. To hae the haingles, to be in a state of ennui, Ang.
HAIP, s. A sloven, Ang. Fife.
A. Doug.
Perhaps from E. heap, cumulus; S. B. pron. haip.
HAIR, s. A very small portion, S.
HAIR, HAR, HARE, adj.
1. Cold.
Douglas.
2. Keen, biting.
Montgomerie.
3. Moist; as in hair-mould, that kind of mouldiness which appears on bread, &c.; and hayr rym, hoar-frost.
Complaynt S.
4. Ungrateful to the ear.
Henrysone.
5. Hoary, with age.
Douglas.
Isl. har, canus; hor, mucor.
HAIRSE, s. A lustre, S. B.
Germ. kerze, a candle.
HAIRST, s. Harvest, S. haist, Moray.
Macneill.
Belg. herfst, Isl. haust, Dan. hoest, id.
HAIRT, s. Fleing Hairt.
Burel.
HAIR-TETHER, s. A tether made of hair, S.
To HAISTY, v. a. To hasten.
Bellenden.
HAIT, part. pa. Called.
V. ~Hat~.
HAIT, s. A whit.
V. ~Hate~.
HAITH, a minced oath, S.
A. Nicol.
HAKE, s. A frame for cheeses.
V. ~Hack~.
To HALD, v. a. To hold, S. had.
Wynt.
Moes. G. A. S. hald-an, Isl. halld-a.
1. To hald again, to resist, S.
2. To hald by, to pass, S.
3. To hald dayis.
V. ~Dayis~.
4. To hald gaain, to go on, S.
Belg. gaande houd-en, id.
5. To hald in, to supply, S.
6. To hald in, not to leak, S.
7. To hald in, to spare, S.
Spalding.
8. To hald in with, to curry favour, S.
9. To hald still, to stop, S.
Sw. haalla stilla, id.
10. To hald till, to persist in, S.
11. To hald to, to keep shut, S.
Sw. haalla til, id.
12. To hald out, to pretend, S.
13. To hald out, to extend to the full measure or weight, S.
14. To hald wi', to take part with, S.
To ~Hald~, ~Had~, v. n. To cease, S.
Cleland.
~Hald~, ~Hauld~, s.
1. A hold; S. had.
2. A habitation, S.
Douglas.
3. A stronghold.
Wallace.
Isl. haald, Su. G. haall-a, tueri.
4. A possession.
Douglas.
To HALE, v. n. To pull forcibly.
Z. Boyd.
HALE, HAILL, adj. Whole, S.
Wallace.
Isl. heill, Su. G. hel, totus.
~Hale-ware~,
1. The whole assortment, S. from ware, merchandise.
2. The whole company, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
HALE, HAILL, adj.
1. Sound, S.
Wallace.
2. Vigorous, S.
Su. G. hel, A. S. hal, sanus.
~Hale-hide~, adj. Not having even the skin injured, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
~Hale-skarth~, adj. Entirely sound, q. without a scart or scratch, S. scartfree.
Douglas.
HALF, s.
1. Side.
Barbour.
2. Quarter, coast.
Barbour.
3. Part, side.
Barbour.
A. S. haelf, pars, ora, tractus.
~Halflang~, adj. Half-grown.
V. ~Halflin~.
~Halfe-hag~, s. A species of artillery.
V. ~Hagg~.
~Halfer~, ~Halver~, s. One who has a moiety of any thing.
Rutherford.
To gang havers, to be partners, S.
~Halfindall~, adv. The half.
Barbour.
Teut. holf deel, dimidia pars.
~Halflin~, ~Halfin~, ~Haaflang~, adj. Not fully grown, S., q. half-long.
J. Nicol.
~Halflying~, ~Halflings~, ~Hafflin~, ~Hallins~, adv. Partly, S.
King's Quair.
Teut. halvelingh, dimidiatim; fere, ferme.
~Half-marrow~, s. A husband or wife, S.
Rutherford.
~Half-mark bridal~,
V. ~Haff-mark~.
~Half-witted~, adj. Foolish.
Gl. Sibb.
Isl. haalfvita, semifatuus.
HALY, adj. Holy. A. S. halig.
Wyntown.
~Halynes~, s. Sanctity.
Wyntown.
HALY, HALILY, adv. Wholly.
Barbour.
HALKRIG, HALKRIK, s. A corselet.
Bellenden.
Fr. halcret, id. Belg. halskraagie, a collar.
HALLACH'D, adj. Crazy.
V. ~Hallokit~.
HALLAN, HALLON, HALLAND, s.
1. A mud wall, in cottages, extending from the forewall backwards, as far as is necessary to shelter the inner part of the house from the air of the door, when it is opened. Spirewaw, synon. S. B.
Ramsay.
2. Hallen, a screen.
Gl. Shirr.
Su. G. haell, the stone at the threshhold.
~Hallanshaker~,
1. A sturdy beggar, S. B. q. one who shakes the hallan.
Journal Lond.
2. A beggarly knave.
Polwart.
3. One who has a shabby appearance.
Ramsay.
~Hallanshakerlike~, adj. Having a suspicious appearance, shabby in dress, S.
To HALLES, HAILS, HELSE, HAILST, v. a. To salute, S. B.
Complaynt S.
Su. G. hels-a, Alem. heiliz-an, to salute, from Su. G. hel, A. S. hal, Alem. heil, sanus, salvus.
~Halesing~, ~Halsing~, s. Salutation.
Doug.
HALLIER, s. Half a year, S. B.
V. ~Hellier~.
HALLINS, adv. Partly, S. B.
V. ~Halflying~.
HALLOKIT, S. HALLACH'D, S. B. adj.
1. Crazy, S.
Rutherford.
2. Giddy, harebrained, S.
V. ~Haloc~.
Ross.
HALLOWEEN, s. The evening preceding Allhallows, S.
To ~haud halloween~, To observe the childish or superstitious rites appropriated to this evening, S.
Burns.
~Halloween bleeze~, A fire kindled on this evening, by young people, on some rising ground, S.
HALOK, adj. Giddy.
Dunbar.
A. S. haelga, levis, inconstans.
~Haloc~, s. A light thoughtless girl, South of S.
Gl. Complaynt.
HALOW, s. A saint.
Wyntown.
A. S. halga, sanctus.
HALS, HAWSE, s.
1. The neck; S. hass.
Bellenden.
2. The throat, S.
Cleland.
3. Any narrow passage.
Douglas.
A. S. Su. G. hals, collum.
To ~Hals~, ~Hawse~, v. a. To embrace, S. B.
Su. G. Isl. hals-as, amplexari.
Doug.
~Hals~, s. Embrace, kiss.
Dunbar.
~Halsbane~, s. Collar-bone, S.
Ritson.
~Halsfang~, s. Pillory.
Burrow LL.
A. S. id.
HALTAND, HALTYNE, adj.
1. Haughty.
O. Fr. haltain.
Douglas.
2. Contemptuous.
Wallace.
~Haltanely~, adv. Proudly.
Douglas.
HALTIR. Haltir geistis, perh. beams fastened together.
Douglas.
Alem. helte, compes.
HAMALD, HAM-HALD, HAIM-ALD, adj.
1. Domestic, S. pron. haimilt, haimeil, haimeld.
Douglas.
2. What is one's own.
Quon. Att.
3. Denoting the produce of our own country, S.
4. What is made at home; as haimilt claith, S.
5. Vernacular, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. Isl. heimil, proprius; Isl. heimild, proprietates.
6. Vulgar, S. B.
Skinner.
To ~Hamald~, ~Haymhald~, v. a. To prove any thing to be one's property, presently possessed or claimed by another.
Quon. Att.
2. To domesticate, Loth.
Isl. heimil-a, domo recipere.
~Hamald~, ~Ham-hald~, s. Borgh of hamhald, one who becomes surety, that the goods bought from the seller shall be safely delivered to the purchaser.
Reg. Maj.
Su. G. hemull-a, evictionem praestare, ut rem acquisitam quietus possideat emtor.
HAME, HAIM, s. Home, S.
Wyntown.
A. S. ham, Su. G. hem, domus.
~Hame-come~, s. Return, S.
Douglas.
Isl. heimkoma, domum adventatio.
~Hame-fare~, s. The removal of a bride from her own or her father's house to that of her husband, S. from hame and fare, to go.
~Hamelt~, adj. Domestic, &c.
V. ~Hamald~.
~Hamely~, ~Hamly~, adj.
1. Familiar, friendly, S.
Barbour.
2. Without ceremony, S.
Wyntown.
3. Condescending, S.
Wallace.
4. Without refinement, S.
S. Prov.
5. Easy, not difficult.
R. Bruce.
6. Coarse, not handsome, S.
Hogg.
Su. G. heimlig, Alem. haimleich, familiaris.
~Hameliness~, s. Familiarity, S.
Kelly.
~Hamesucken~, s. The crime of beating or assaulting a person within his own house; a law term, S.
Erskine.
Su. G. hemsokn, id. from hem, and soek-a, to assail with violence; Teut. heym-soeck-en, invadere violenter alicujus domum.
~Hamesucken~, adj. Greatly attached to one's home, Clydes.
~Hamewith~, adv.
1. Homeward, S. B.
Ross.
2. adj. In the same sense, S.
Ross.
3. s. To the hamewith, having a tendency to one's own interest, S. B.
A. S. ham, Isl. heim, and A. S. with, Isl. wid, versus.
HAMELL, s. Not understood.
Colvil.
HAMES, HAMMYS, s. pl. A collar, S.
V. ~Haims~.
Douglas.
HAMMERFLUSH, s. The sparks which fly from iron when beaten with the hammer, Ang.; also hammerflaught.
Isl. flis, a splinter.
HAMMIT, HAMMOT, adj. Plentiful, properly applied to corn which has many grains on one stalk, Ang.
A. S. hamod, tectus, q. well covered with grains.
To HAMP, v. n. To stutter, S. A.
~Hamp~, s. The act of stuttering, ibid.
To HAMPER, v. a. To confine by giving little room, S.
Douglas.
Sw. hamp-as, rei difficili intricatus laborare.
To HAMPHIS, v. a. To surround, S. B.
Ross.
To HAM-SCHAKEL, HABSHAIKEL, HOBSHAKLE, v. a. To fasten the head of a horse or cow to one of its fore-legs.
Gl. Sibb.
HAMSCHOCH, s. A sprain or contusion in the leg, Fife.
A. S. ham, the hip, and shach, v. to distort.
To HAMSH, v. n. To eat voraciously with noise, Ang.
V. ~Hansh~.
HAMSTRAM, s. Difficulty, S. B.
Ross.
Teut. ham, poples, stremm-en, cohibere.
HAN, pret. Have.
Sir Tristrem.
HANCLETH, s. Ancle.
Lyndsay.
A. S. ancleow, id.
HAND. By hand, adv. Over, past, S.
To put by hand, to put aside, S.
Rutherford.
Weill at hand, Active.
Barbour.
To put hand in, To put to death.
Godscroft.
Fra hand, adv. Forthwith.
Lyndsay.
Out of hand, id. S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
Spede hand, Make haste, S.
Douglas.
~Handcuffs~, s. pl. Manacles, S. q. sleeves of iron.
To ~Handcuff~, v. a. To manacle, S.
To ~Hand-fast~, v. a.
1. To betrothe by joining hands, in order to cohabitation before marriage.
Pitscottie.
2. To contract in order to marriage.
Ferguson.
A. S. hand-faest-en, fidem dare.
~Hand-fasting~, ~Hand-fastnyng~, s. Marriage with the incumbrance of some canonical impediment, not yet bought off.
Su. G. handfaestning, id.
Wyntown.
~Hand-hauand~, part. pr. Having in possession, applied to stolen goods.
Skene.
Teut. hand-haven, to possess.
~Handy-grips~, s. pl. Close grappling, S.
Rutherford.
~Handsel~, s.
1. The first money received for goods, S.
2. A gift conferred at a particular season, S.
3. A piece of bread given before breakfast, Galloway.
Su. G. handsoel, mercimonii divenditi primitiae.
~Handsel monday~, The first Monday of the New Year, O. S.; when children and servants receive handsel, S.
Statist. Acc.
HAND-STAFF, s.
1. The upper part of a flail, S.
2. A constellation, supposed to be Orion's sword.
Douglas.
HAND-WAIL'D, adj. Remarkable; carefully selected, S.
Ramsay.
From hand, and wale to choose.
HANDWAVING, s. A mode of measuring grain by stroaking it with the hand, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
HANDSENYIE, s.
1. A standard, corr. from ensenyie.
Hist. Ja. Sext.
2. A token.
R. Bruce.
HAND-WHILE, commonly ~Hanla-while~, adv. A short time, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
To HANE, v. a. To spare.
V. ~Hain~.
~Haning~, ~Haining~, s. Hedges, inclosures.
Acts Ja. V.
~Hanite~, ~Haned~, part. pa. Inclosed, surrounded with a hedge.
For. Lawes.
Su. G. haegn-a, tueri circumdata sepe, from hag, sepimentum.
HANGARELL, HANGRELL, s. A piece of wood on which bridles, halters, &c., are hung, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
HANGIT-LIKE, adj. Out of countenance, S.
HANYIEL SLYP, A vulgar dependant, Aberd.
V. ~Slyp~.
Journal Lond.
Teut. hanghel, something dangling.
To HANK, v. a.
1. To fasten, S.
Doug.
2. To tie so tight, as to leave the mark of the cord; hankle, id. S.
Ross.
Isl. hank, a collar, a small chain.
~Hank~, s.
1. A coil, S.
Douglas.
2. A skain, S.
HANKERSAIDLE.
V. ~Anker-saidell~.
To HANSH, HAUNSH, v. a. To snatch at; applied to the action of a dog, and apparently including the idea of the noise made by his jaws when he lays hold of what is thrown to him, S.
Baillie.
O. Fr. hanch-er, to snatch at with the teeth.
~Hansh~, s. A violent snatch or snap, S.
HANTY, adj.
1. Convenient, S.
Gl. Shirr.
2. Handsome, S.
R. Galloway.
Isl. hent-a, decere.
HANTLE, s.
1. A considerable number, S. hankel, S. B.
Ramsay.
2. Equivalent to much, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
Sw. antal, number; or q. handtal, what may be counted by the hand.
To HAP, v. a.
1. To cover, in order to conceal, S.
Ross.
2. To cover from cold, for defence, S.
Priests Peblis.
3. To defend from rain or snow, S.
R. Galloway.
4. To screen from danger in battle.
Poems Buch. Dial.
Isl. hiup-r, indusium; hyp-ia, in-volvor.
~Hap~, ~Happin~, s. A covering of whatever kind, S. also called hap-warm.
Ramsay.
Norw. haufn, toga.
To HAP, v. n.
1. To hop, S.
Ramsay.
2. To halt, S.
V. ~Hop~.
~Hap~, s. A hop, a light leap, S.
~Hap-step-an'-lowp~, Hop, skip, and leap, S.
Burns.
~Happity~, adj. Lame, S.
Ritson.
HAP, (pron. hawp) s. The fruit of the briar, S. B.
HAPPER, s. Hopper of a mill, S.
Chalm. Air.
~Happerbauk~, s. The beam on which the hopper rests, S.
HAPPY, adj. Lucky, fortunate, i. e. constituting a good omen, S.
Statist. Acc.
HAR, HARE, adj. Cold.
V. ~Hair~.
HAR. Out of har, out of order.
Douglas.
A. S. hearre, Teut. harre, a hinge.
HARBIN, s. A young coal-fish, Orkn.
Neill.
HARD FISH, Cod, ling, &c., salted and dried, S.
HARDHEAD, HARDHEID, s. A small coin of mixed metal or copper.
Knox.
Fr. hardie, small copper money, named from Philip le Hardi, who caused strike them.
HARDHEAD, s. A species of sea scorpion.
Sibbald.
HARDIN, HARDYN, adj. Coarse; applied to cloth made of hards, pron. harn, S.
Complaynt S.
A. S. heordas, stupae, tow-hards.
HARE, adj. Rough, shaggy.
Wyntown.
A. S. haer, Su. G. haar, pilus.
HAREFRA, adv. Herefrom.
Knox.
HARESHAW, s. A harelip, S., anciently harchatt; hareskart, Renfr.
Roull.
From hare, and Isl. ska, a particle denoting separation; Germ. scharte, a gap.
HARYAGE, s. A collective word applied to horses.
Wyntown.
O. Fr. haraz, L. B. haracium, id.
HARIE HUTCHEON, a play in which children hop round in a ring, with their bodies resting on their hams, S. B.
Belg. hurk-en, to squat, to sit stooping.
HARIGALDS, HARICLES, s. pl.
1. The pluck of an animal, S.
Ramsay.
2. Applied to the tearing of one's hair.
Ramsay.
Fr. haricot, a dish of boiled livers.
To HARK, v. n. To whisper, S.
Cleland.
To HARLE, v. a.
1. To trail, S.
Doug.
2. To drag with force, S.
Kelly.
3. To draw to one's self by griping or violent means, S.
Ramsay.
4. To roughcast a wall, S.
Statist. Acc.
To ~Harle~, v. n.
1. To move onward with difficulty, S.
2. To harle about, to go from place to place, S.
~Harlin favour~, some degree of affection.
Journal Lond.
~Harle~, s.
1. The act of dragging, S.
2. Property obtained by means not accounted honourable, S.
HARLE, s. The Goosander, Orkn.
Fr. harle, id.
Barry.
HARLOT, s.
1. A scoundrel.
Wallace.
2. A boor, synon. with carle.
Bellenden.
Su. G. haer, exercitus, and lude, mancipium vile, a boor or villain.
HARLEY, L. harbry, harbour.
Houlate.
HARMISAY, HARMESAY, interj. Alas.
A. S. earme, wretched.
Philotus.
HARN.
V. ~Hardyn~.
HARNES, s. Defensive armour.
Doug.
Dan. harnisk, id.
HARNES, s.
1. The brains, S. harns.
Wyntown.
2. Metaph., understanding, S.
Sw. hiaerne, Germ. hern, id.
~Harn-pan~, s. The skull, S.
Wallace.
Teut. hirn-panne, id.
HARP, s. A kind of searce, S.
HARPER CRAB.
V. ~Tammy Harper~.
HARRAGE, s. Service due to a landlord.
V. ~Arage~.
Statist. Acc.
HARRAND, s. Snarling.
Chr. S. P.
HARRO, interj. An outcry for help; also, an encouragement to pursuit, S.
Douglas.
Fr. haro, harou; q. Ha Roul, O Rollo, or rather from Su. G. haerop, clamor bellicus.
HARRY, adj. Stubborn, S. B.
Su. G. har, locus lapidosus.
HARSK, HARS, adj.
1. Harsh, sharp.
Douglas.
2. Bitter to the taste.
Wyntown.
Su. G. harsk, Isl. hersk-ar, austerus.
To HART, v. a. To encourage, S. heart.
Teut. hert-en, animare.
Barbour.
HARTILL, s. Heart-ill.
Watson.
HARTLY, HARTLYE, adj. Cordial.
Wallace.
Teut. hertelick, Dan. hiertelig, id.
HARTFULLIE, adv. Cordially.
Crosraguell.
HARUMSCARUM, adj. Harebrained, S.
E. hare, to fright, and scare, to startle.
HASARD, HASERT, adj. Hoary.
Douglas.
~Hasard~, s. An old dotard.
Douglas.
HASARTOUR, s. One who plays at games of hazard.
Fr. hazardeur.
Doug.
HASCHBALD, s. Perh. glutton.
Dunbar.
To HASH, v. a.
1. To slash, S.
Fr. hacher.
2. To abuse, to maltreat, S.
Ferguson.
~Hash~,
1. A sloven, S.
Ramsay.
2. A foolish fellow.
Burns.
~Hashly~, adv. In a slovenly manner, Loth.
Ramsay.
~Hashmethram~, adv. In a state of disorder, S.
Isl. thraum, solum transversum.
HASKY, adj.
1. Rank in growth, S. B.
2. Coarse to the taste, S. B.
3. Dirty, slovenly, S. B.
4. Applied to coarse work, S. B.
Isl. kask-ur, strenuus.
HASLOCK, adj. Descriptive of the finest wool, being the lock that grows on the hals or throat, S.
Ramsay.
HASSOCK, HASSICK, s.
1. A besom, S. B.
2. Any thing bushy; as, a hassick of hair, S.
Journal Lond.
3. A large round turf used as a seat, S. A.
Sw. hwass, a rush.
HASTARD, adj. Irascible, S.
Isl. hast-r, irabundus, and art, natura.
HASTER'D, part. pa. Curried, S. A.
J. Nicol.
HASTER'D HASTERN, adj. Early; hastern aits, early oats, S. B.
Su. G. hast-a, celerare, and aer-a, metere.
HASTOW, hast thou?
K. Quair.
HAT, HATE, HAIT, part. pa. Is, or was, called.
Barbour.
A. S. hat-an, Su. G. het-a, vocare.
To HATCH, HOTCH, v. n. To move by jerks, S.
Watson.
Fr. hoch-er, id. Isl. hik-a, cedo.
To ~Hatchel~, v. a. To shake in carrying, Fife.
HATE, HAIT, adj. Hot, S.
Kennedy.
A. S. hat, Su. G. het, id.
HATE, HAIT, HAID, s. A whit, an atom, S.
Isl. haete, the smallest object that can be imagined.
HATHILL, HATHELL, s. A nobleman.
V. ~Athill~.
Sir Gawan.
HATHER, s. Heath.
Acts Ja. VI.
HATRENT, s. Hatred.
Compl. S.
HATRY, adj. Disordered; as, a hatry head, i. e. matted, S. B.
V. ~Atry~.
To HATTER, v. a. To batter, to shatter.
Gawan and Gol.
HATTIR, adj. Maple.
V. ~Haltir~.
HATTIT KIT, a dish of sour or coagulated cream, S.
Cromarty.
Teut. hott-en, to coagulate.
HATTREL, s. A collection of purulent matter, S. B.
V. ~Atry~.
HATTREL, s. The flint of a horn, S. O.
HATTOU. What hattou, what art thou named.
V. ~Hat~.
Sir Tristrem.
HAUCH, s. The forcible reiterated respiration of one who exerts all his strength in giving a stroke, S. hech.
Germ. hauch, halitus.
Douglas.
HAUCHS of a sock, the three points into which the upper part of a ploughshare is divided, and by which it clasps in the wood, Ang.
Isl. haeck, Dan. hage, uncus.
HAUGH, HAWCH, HAUCH, HALCHE, s. Low-lying flat ground, properly on the border of a river, and such as is sometimes overflowed, S.
Barbour.
Gael. augh, id. Isl. hage, a place for pasture.
To HAVE, v. a.
1. To carry.
Acts Ja. I.
2. To behave.
To HAVER, v. n. To talk foolishly, S. pron. haiver.
Ramsay.
Isl. gifr-a, loquitor, hefer, garrulus.
~Havers~, ~Haivers~, s. Foolish or incoherent talk, S.
J. Nicol.
~Haveril~, s. One who habitually talks in a foolish manner, S.
Burns.
~Haveril~, adj. Foolish in talk, S.
HAVES, s. pl. Goods, effects.
Gl. Sibb.
HAUGULL, s. A cold and damp wind blowing from the sea, Ang.
Isl. hafgola, flatus ex oceano spirans.
HAVINGS, HAVINS, HAWING, s.
1. Carriage, behaviour.
Barbour.
2. Good manners, S.
Ross.
3. Weeds, dress, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. haef, manners, Su. G. haefv-a, decere.
HAUNTY, adj.
V. ~Hanty~.
To HAUP, v. n. To turn to the right; applied to horses, or cattle in the yoke, S.
Isl. hop-a, retro cedere.
Meston.
HAW, HAAVE, adj.
1. Azure.
Doug.
2. Pale, wan, S. B.
Ross.
A. S. haewen, glaucus.
To HAWGH, v. n. To force up phlegm, S. to hawk, E.
C. B. hochio, id.
HAWYS, imperat. v. Have ye.
Wyntown.
HAWKIT, adj. Having a white face; applied to cattle, S.
Dunbar.
~Hawkey~, s.
1. A cow with a white face, S.
Ramsay.
2. A stupid fellow.
Gl. Shirr.
HAWK, s. A dung fork.
V. ~Hack~.
HAWSE, s. The throat.
V. ~Hals~.
Ferguson.
HAZEL-RAW, s. Lichen pulmonarius, S.
Lightfoot.
HE, s. A male, S. B.
Ross.
~He and He~.
1. Every one.
Douglas.
2. The one and the other, id.
HE, HEE, HEY, adj. High.
Wyntown.
A. S. hea, heh, id.
~Hely~, adv. Highly.
Wyntown.
A. S. healice, id.
To ~He~, ~Hee~, ~Hey~, v. a.
1. To elevate.
A. S. he-an, id.
Dunbar.
2. To dignify.
Barbour.
HEAD-LACE, s. A narrow ribbon for binding the head, Ang.
HEADLINS, adv. Headlong, S. B.
Ross.
HEAD-MARK, s. Observation of the features of man or any other animal.
Statist. Acc.
HEADSTALL, s. The band that forms the upper part of a horse's collar, Ang.
HEADUM ~and~ CORSUM, topsy-turvy, Dumfr.
Head and cross, q. across. Heads and thraws, higgledy-piggledy, S.
To HEAL, v. a. To conceal.
V. ~Heild~.
HEARKNING, s. Encouragement, S. B.
Ross.
To HEART ~up~, v. a. To hearten, S.
V. ~Hart~.
~Heartning~, s. Encouragement, S.
Boyd.
HEART-AXES, s. The heartburn, Loth. A. S. heort-ece, id.
HEARTY, adj.
1. Chearful, S.
Ross.
2. Liberal, S.
HEARTSCALD, HEARTSCAD, s.
1. Heartburn, S.
Ferguson.
2. A disgust, S.
3. Metaph. regret, remorse.
Z. Boyd.
HEARTSOME, adj.
1. Merry, S.
Ramsay.
2. Causing cheerfulness, S.
Ramsay.
HEATHER s. Heath, S.
V. ~Haddyr~.
~Heather-bells~, s. pl. Heath blossoms, S.
Burns.
~Heather-birns~, s. pl. The stalks and roots of burnt heath, S.
V. ~Birn~.
~Heather-clu~, s. The ankle, Ang. q. what cleaves the heath in walking.
Isl. klofv-a, to cleave.
~Heatherie~, adj. Heathy, S.
J. Nicol.
HEAWE EEL, The conger.
Sibbald.
Sw. haf's-aal, i. e. sea-eel.
To HECH, HEGH, (gutt.) v. n. To breathe hard, to pant, S.
Teut. hygh-en, id.
~Hech~, ~Hegh~, s. The act of panting, S.
V. ~Hauch~.
Ruddiman.
HECHIS, s. pl. Hatches of a ship.
Doug.
To HECHT, HEYCHT, v. n.
1. To name.
Douglas.
2. To promise, to engage.
Barbour.
3. To offer, to proffer, S.
Burns.
4. To command.
Douglas.
A. S. hat-an, Su. G. het-a, vocare, promittere, jubere.
V. ~Hat~.
~Hecht~, ~Heycht~, s. A promise, Loth.
Wyntown.
HECK, s. A rack for cattle.
V. ~Hack~.
HECKABIRNEY, s. A lean feeble creature, Orkn.
Isl. heik-ia, supprimere, deficere.
HECKAPURDES, s. A quandary, Orkn.
To HECKLE, HEKLE, v. a. To fasten by means of a hook.
Wallace.
Teut. haeck-en, to fix with a hook.
To HECKLE, v. a.
1. To dress flax, S.
2. Metaph. to examine severely, S.
To come o'er the heckle-pins, to be severely examined, S.
Teut. hekel-en, pectere linum.
To ~Heckle~ on, v. n. To continue in keen disputation.
Mellvill's MS.
~Heckle~, ~Hekkil~, s.
1. A hackling-comb, S.
Teut. hekel, id.
Ruddiman.
2. The feathers on the neck of a cock, S.
Douglas.
3. A fly, for angling, dressed merely with a cock's feather, S.
~Heckler~, s. A flaxdresser, S.
Teut. hekelaer, id.
~Heckleback~, s. The fifteen spined Stickleback.
Sibbald.
HEDDER-BLUTER, HETHER-BLUTTER, s. The bittern.
Burel.
HEDDLES, HEDELES, HIDDLES, s. pl. The small cords through which the warp is passed in a loom, after going through the reed, S.
Douglas.
Isl. haafhalld, vulgo hofudld, id.
HEDE-STIKKIS, s. pl. A species of artillery.
Complaynt S.
Su. G. stycke, tormentum majus.
HEDE-VERK, s. A head-ache.
Complaynt S.
A. S. heafod-waerc, cephalalgia.
HEDY PERE, s. Of equal statute, S.
Ruddiman.
HEDISMAN, HEADSMAN, s. A chief.
Douglas.
A. S. heafod-man, primas.
HEELIE, adj. Slow, Aberd.
V. ~Huly~.
HEELIEGOLEERIE, adv. Topsy-turvy, Ang.
V. ~Hilliegeleerie~.
HEELS O'ER GOWDY, topsy-turvy, S. B.
V. ~Gowdy~.
HEELS O'ER HEAD, adv.
1. Topsy-turvy, S.
Ross.
2. Without particular enumeration, S.
HEEPY, s. A fool, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. haepen, attonitus.
HEER, HIER of yarn, Sixth part of a hesp or hank, S.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. haerf-wa, a handful of yarn.
To HEEZE.
V. ~Heis~.
To HEFT, v. n.
1. To dwell, Aberd.
Su. G. haefda, colere, possidere.
2. To cause or accustom to live in a place, S.
Ramsay.
To HEFT, v. a. To confine, applied to a cow's milk when not drawn off for some time, S.
Su. G. haeft-a, impedire, detinere.
HEGESKRAPER, s. An avaricious person.
Bannatyne P.
Q. one who scrapes hedges.
HEGGERBALD, s. Not understood.
Dunbar.
HEGH-HEY, HEGH-HOW, HEIGH-HOW, interj. Expressive of languor or fatigue, S.
Ross.
HEICH, (gutt.) adj. High, S.
Douglas.
To ~Heicht~, v. a. To raise.
HEYCHT, s. A promise.
V. ~Hecht~.
HEID, HED, term. denoting state or quality, as in bairnheid, &c.
Belg. heyd, status, qualitas.
HEYDIN, HEYTHING, HEITHING, HETHYNG, s. Scorn, derision.
Wallace.
Isl. haedne, haethne, illudendi actio; haed-a, irridere.
HEIGHEING, s. A command.
Sir Tristrem.
HEIL, HEYLE, HEAL, s. Health, S.
Wallace.
A. S. hael, Su. G. hel, sanitas.
To HEILD, HEILL, HEYL, HEAL, HELE, v. a.
1. To cover.
Barbour.
2. To conceal, to hide, S.
Ross.
3. To defend, to save.
Douglas.
A. S. hel-an, Isl. hael-a, tegere.
~Heildyne~. s. Covering.
Barbour.
To HEILD, HEYLD, v. n.
1. To incline.
Palice Honour.
2. To give the preference.
Barbour.
A. S. held-an, hyld-an, Su. G. haell-a, inclinare.
~Heild~, s. On heild, inclined to one side.
Douglas.
HEILIE, adj. Holy.
Dunbar.
Germ. heilig, id.
HEILY, HELY, HIELY, adj. Proud.
A. S. healic, heahlic, excelsus.
Doug.
HEYND, HENDE, adj.
1. Gentle.
Douglas.
2. Expert, skilful.
Chr. Kirk.
A. S. ge-hynde, humiliatus; Isl. hyggin, prudens.
~Heyndnes~, s. Gentleness.
K. Hart.
HEYND, s. A person.
Dunbar.
Su. G. hion, id.
HEIR, s. Army.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. here, Su. G. Isl. haer, Germ. her, exercitus.
HEIR DOWNE, adv. Below on this earth.
Dunbar.
HEIRIS, s. pl. Masters.
V. ~Her~, s. 1.
K. Hart.
HEYRD, HEYRT. To gang or gae heyrd, to storm, to fume, Ang. heyte, synon.
Su. G. hyr-a, vertigine agi.
Chr. S. P.
HEIRLY, adj. Honourable.
Houlate.
Germ. herlich, illustris.
To HEIS, HEYS, HEEZE, v. a. To lift up, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. hiss-a, Belg. hys-en, id.
~Heis, Heeze, Heisie~, s.
1. The act of lifting up.
Douglas.
2. Aid, furtherance, S. B.
Shirrefs.
3. The act of swinging, Loth.
4. Denoting any thing that discomposes.
Ritson.
~Heys and how~, A sea cheer.
Douglas.
HEYTIE, s. A name for the game of shintie, Loth.
HEKKIL, HECKLE, s. A hackling-comb, S.
Ruddiman.
To HELE, v. a. To conceal.
V. ~Heild~.
HELDE, s. Age; for eld.
Wyntown.
HELY, adv. Highly.
V. ~He~.
HELY, adv. Loudly.
Barbour.
HELYNG, s. Covering.
Barbour.
HELIE, adj. Proud.
V. ~Heily~.
HELLIER, HALYEAR, s. Half a year, S.
Ross.
HELLIS, HELS, s. pl. Hell.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
HELLIS-CRUK, s. A crook for holding vessels over a fire.
S. P. Repr.
Teut. hels-en, to embrace.
HELM ~of~ WEET, a great fall of rain, Ang.
A. S. holm, water.
~Helmy~, adj. Rainy, Ang.
A. S. holmeg wedder, procellosum coelum.
HELME STOK, s. The handle of the helm.
Teut. helm-stock, id.
Doug.
HELPLIE, adj. Helpful, S. B.
Porteous of Nobilness.
Teut. helpelick, auxiliaris.
HEM, s. Edge; applied to stones, S. B.
HEM, pron. pl. Them.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. heom, dat. pl. illis.
HEM, s. A horse-collar.
V. ~Haims~.
HEMMIL, s. A heap, a crowd, S. B.
To ~Hemmil~, v. a. To surround any beast in order to lay hold of it, Ang.
Isl. hemil-a, custodire, coercere.
HEMMYNYS, s. pl. Shoes of untanned leather.
Wyntown.
A. S. hemming, pero, Isl. heming-r, the skin pulled off from the legs of cattle.
HEMPY, s.
1. A rogue; one for whom the hemp grows, S.
J. Nicol.
2. A tricky wag, S.
Ramsay.
To HENCH, v. a. To throw stones by bringing the hand alongst the haunch, S.
HENDRE, HENDER, adj. Past, bygone.
Moes. G. hindar, retro.
Barbour.
HEN-PEN, s. The dung of fowls, Ang.
HENSEMAN, HEINSMAN, s. A page, E. henchman.
Houlate.
HENSEIS, s. pl. Uncertain.
Dunbar.
HENSOUR, HENSURE, s. A giddy young fellow.
Chr. Kirk.
Sw. hensker, a fool.
HENS-WARE, HENWARE, s. Eatable fucus, S.
HENT, pret. Laid hold of.
V. ~Hint~.
HEN-WYFE, s.
1. A woman who takes care of the poultry. S.
Tales Landlord.
2. A bawd.
Douglas.
HENWILE, s. A stratagem.
Baillie.
A wile, used by a hen for gathering her chickens.
HEPTHORNE, s. The briar, S.
Doug.
HER, HERE, s.
1. A person of rank.
Douglas.
2. A chief, a leader.
Douglas.
3. A magistrate.
Wallace.
4. A master.
Barbour.
A. S. hera, Su. G. herre, Teut. herr, Belg. heer, Lat. her-us, dominus.
HER, HERE, s. Loss, injury.
Wallace.
Su. G. haer, vis hostilis.
HER, pron. Their, O. E. and A. S.
Sir Gawan.
HERANDIS, s. pl.
1. Errands.
Wynt.
2. Tidings, q. hearings.
Wyntown.
HERBERE, s. A garden for herbs.
Lat. herbar-ium, id.
Douglas.
HERBERY, HERBRY, HARBORY, s.
1. A military station.
Barbour.
2. A dwelling place.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
Teut. herberghe, diversorium, A. S. hereberga, the abode of an army.
To ~Herbery~, ~Herbry~, v. a.
1. To station.
Barbour.
2. To dwell; applied to a person.
A. S. herebeorg-an, hospitari.
Barbour.
~Herbryage~, s. An inn.
Wallace.
~Herbriouris~, s. pl. A piquet.
Barbour.
HERDIS, HERDS, s. Refuse of flax.
Barbour.
HERDOUN, adv. Here below.
Barbour.
HERE, used in the composition of several names of places in S. pron. like E. hair.
A. S. here, Su. G. haer, an army.
HEREAWAY, adv.
1. In this quarter, S.
2. In the present state, S.
Rutherford.
HEREFT, adv. Hereafter.
Wallace.
To HERE TELL, v. n. To learn by report, S.
Wallace.
Isl. heyrdi tala; audivit.
HEREYESTERDAY, s. the day before yesterday, S. air-yesterday, Banffs.
A. S. aer-gystran daeg, id.
Baillie.
HEREYESTREEN, s. The night before yesternight. S.
Gl. Shirr.
HERIE, HEARY, s. A compellation still used by some old women, in addressing their husbands, and sometimes vice versa, S.
Ross.
A. S. hera, Su. G. Teut. herre, dominus.
HERIS, imperat. v. Hear ye.
Douglas.
HERISON, s. Hedgehog, Fr. herisson.
Burel.
HERITOUR, s.
1. An heir.
Fr. heritier, id.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. A landholder in a parish, S.
Stat. Acc.
HERLE, HURIL, s. A heron, Ang.
Maitland Poems.
HERLING, s. A trout.
V. ~Hirling~.
HERNIT, pret. Perhaps for herknit, hearkened.
King Hart.
HERON-BLUTER, s. The snipe, S. B.
V. ~Yern-bluter~.
HERREYELDE, HERE-GEILD, HYRALD, s. The fine payable to a superior, on the death of his tenant.
Quon. Att.
A. S. here-gyld, a military tribute.
To HERRY, HERY, HIRRIE, HARRIE, v. a.
1. To rob, to pillage, S.
Barbour.
2. To ruin by extortion, S.
Maitl. P.
Su. G. haer-ia, depraedari, from haer, an army.
~Herryment~, s.
1. Plunder, S.
2. The cause of plunder, S.
Burns.
~Herrie-water~, s.
1. A net so formed as to catch or retain fish of a small size, and thus to spoil the water of its brood; harry-net, S. B.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. Metaph., denoting both stratagem and violence.
Lyndsay.
HERRINBAND, s. A string by which yarn is tied before it be boiled, Ang.
Isl. haarund, coarse linen yarn, and band.
HERS, HEARSE, adj. Hoarse, S.
Belg. haersch, id.
Douglas.
HERSCHIP, HEIRSCHIP, HEIRISCHIP, s.
1. The act of plundering, S.
Wallace.
2. The cause of plunder.
Lyndsay.
3. Booty, plunder.
Ross.
4. Wreck of property.
Kelly.
5. Scarcity, as the effect of devastation.
Bellenden.
6. Dearness, high price.
Dunbar.
A. S. her, an army, and scipe, denoting action; q. the act of an army: or from ~Herry~, v.
HERSKET, s. The same with ~Heartscald~, Orkn.
HER TILL, adv. Hereunto.
Barbour.
Sw. haertil, id.
HERVY, adj. Having the appearance of great poverty, Ang.
A. S. here-feoh, a military prey.
HESP, s. A clasp or hook, S.
Su. G. haspe, Germ. hespe, id.
To ~Hesp~, v. a. To fasten.
HESP, HASP, s. A hank of yarn, S.
Teut. hasp, fila congregata.
Stat. Acc.
To make a ravell'd hesp, to put a thing in confusion; to redd a ravell'd hesp, to restore order.
Gl. Shirr.
HESS, adj. Hoarse.
Lyndsay.
Su. G. haes, hes, A. S. hax, id.
HET, HAT, adj.
1. Hot, S.
Ramsay.
2. Keen, metaph.
Wallace.
~Hetfull~, adj. Hot, fiery.
Wallace.
~Hetly~, adv. Hotly, S.
Ross.
~Het pint~, The hot beverage, which young people carry with them from house to house early in the morning of the new year; used also on the night preceding a marriage, and at the time of child-bearing, S.
Morison.
~Het stoup~, Same with Het pint, S.
J. Nicol.
HETHELICHE, Reproachful.
V. ~Heydin~.
Sir Tristrem.
Isl. haediligt, Sw. haediligt, contumeliosus.
HETHING, s. Scorn.
V. ~Heydin~.
HEUCH, pret. v. Hewed.
Gawan and Gol.
Su. G. hugg-a, caedere.
HEUCH, HEUGH, HEWCH, HUWE, HWE, HEW, s.
1. A crag, a ragged steep, S.
Wyntown.
2. A steep hill or bank.
Evergreen.
3. A glen with steep overhanging braes or sides, Loth. Bord.
Gl. Compl.
4. The shaft of a coal-pit, S.
Skene.
5. A hollow in a quarry, Loth.
A. S. hou, mons; L. B. hogh-ia, Isl. haug-r, collis.
HEUCK, HEUGH, s. A disease of cows, inflaming the eye, Ang.
Hence,
~Heuck-stane~, s. Blue vitriol; as used for removing this disease, ibid.
HEUCK-BANE, s. The huckle-bone, Ang.
Belg. huck-en, to bow.
To HEVYD, v. a. To behead.
Wyntown.
HEWID, s. Head.
Barbour.
A. S. heafud, id.; q. what is heav'd or lifted up.
HEWYD, HEWYT, part. pa. Coloured.
Barbour.
HEWIS, o. p. v. Perhaps, for haves, has.
Henrysone.
HEWIS, s. pl. Forms; ghosts.
Philotus.
A. S. heawgas, simulacra.
HEWIT, pret. Tarried.
Gawan and Gol.
HEWIT, part. pa. Having hoofs.
Doug.
HEWMOND, HEUMONT, s. A helmet.
Pitscottie.
Isl. hilm-a, to cover, and mond, mouth.
HY, s. Haste.
A. S. hige.
Wyntown.
To HYCHT, HIGHT, v. n.
1. To trust, to expect.
A. S. hihte, spero.
Barbour.
2. To promise.
V. ~Hecht~.
Hudson.
~Hycht~, s. A promise.
Barbour.
To HICHT, HIGHT, HEICHT, v. a.
1. To heighten, S.
Lyndsay.
A. S. hiht-an, augere.
~Hichty~, adj. Lofty.
Douglas.
HIDDIE-GIDDIE, Loth., HIRDIE-GIRDIE, adv. Topsy-turvy.
Houlate.
Q. the head in a giddy state.
HIDDIL, HIDLINS, adv. Secretly, S.
Dunbar.
~Hiddils~, ~Hiddillis~, ~Hidlings~, s. pl. Hiding-places.
Barbour.
In the hiddils of, under the cover or shelter of, S.
In hidlings, adv. secretly, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. hydels, latibulum.
HIDDIRTYL, HIDDIRTILLIS, adv. Hitherto.
Douglas.
HIDWISE, adj. Hideous.
Fr. hideux, id.
Gawan and Gol.
HIEGATIS, s. pl. High ways, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
HIE HOW, interj. Bravo.
Douglas.
To HYGHT, v. a. To promise.
V. ~Hicht~.
HY-JINKS, HIGH-JINKS, s. A very absurd game, in which it was determined by the dice who should for some time sustain a fictitious character, or repeat a certain number of loose verses, under the penalty of either swallowing an additional bumper, or paying a small sum to the reckoning. This appears to be nearly the same with the drunken game called Whigmaleerie.
Ramsay.
Mannering.
To HILCH, v. n. To halt, S.
Burns.
HILLIEGELEERIE, adv. Topsy-turvy, S. B.
Hilliegulair, Perths.
Gael. uile go leir, altogether.
HILT ~and~ HAIR, the whole of any thing, S.
Ross.
Su. G. hull, anc. hold, flesh; the carcase and hide; med hull och haar, hide and hair, the whole; Germ. haut und har.
HILTED RUNG, a crutch.
Shirrefs.
Q. a stick with a hilt or handle.
HILTER-SKILTER, adv. In rapid succession, S.
A. S. heolstr sceado, a confused heap.
HIMEST, Leg. HUMEST, adj. Uppermost.
V. ~Umast~.
Wallace.
HIMSELL, corr. of himself.
Philotus.
At him or her sell, in full possession of one's mental powers, S. B.
Ross.
Weill at himsell, plump, Clydes.
By himsell, beside himself, S.
Burns.
HYNDER, s. Hinderance; S. B. hender.
Crosraguell.
HINDER, adj. Last, Loth.
Ferguson.
HINDER-END, s.
1. Extremity, S.
2. Termination, S.
Ferguson.
HYNE, s.
1. A person.
Douglas.
Su. G. hion, individuum humanum.
2. A young man, a stripling.
Barbour.
3. A farm-servant, S., hind E.
A. S. hine, id.
Bar. Courts.
4. A peasant.
A. S. hineman.
Doug.
HYNE, adv.
1. Hence, S.
Douglas.
Hyne far awa', far hence, Ang.
2. Referring to the eternal state.
Lyndsay.
Belg. heen, away; Su. G. haen, hence. Fra hyne-furth, henceforward.
Acts Ja. III.
HINDERNYCHT, s. The last night.
Bannatyne P.
To HYNG, v. a. To hang, S.
Douglas.
To ~Hing~, v. n.
1. To be suspended.
Ramsay.
2. To be in a state of dependance.
Acts Ja. IV.
~Hingare~, s.
1. A necklace.
Douglas.
2. In pl. hangings, tapestry.
Bellenden.
To HYNK, HINK, v. n. To be in a doubtful state.
Henrysone.
Germ. henk-en, to suspend; Su. G. hwink-a, vacillare.
HINK, s. Perh. hesitation.
Mellvill's MS.
HINKLINE, s. Same as E. inkling.
Mellvill's MS.
Su. G. wink-a, to beckon.
To HINT, HYNT, v. a. To lay hold of; pret. hent, S.
Wallace.
Su. G. haent-a, id. manu prehendere, from hand, manus.
~Hynt~, s. Act of exertion.
K. Hart.
HINT, s. An opportunity, S. B.
Ross.
Su. G. haend-a, accidere.
HINT. In a hint, in a moment, S. B.
Ross.
HINT, adv. To the hint, behind, S.
HYNTWORTHE, s. An herb.
Bp. St Androis.
To HIP, v. a. To miss, S. B.
Su. G. hopp-a, Eston. hypp-aen, to pass.
~Hip~, s. An omission, S.
HIPPEN, s. A towel used for wrapping about the hips of an infant, S.
Ross.
To HIRCH, (ch hard) v. n. To shiver, S. groue synon.
HYRCHOUNE, (ch hard) s. A hedgehog; S. hurchin.
Barbour.
Arm. heureuchin, id.
To HIRD, v. a.
1. To tend cattle, S.
2. To guard any person or thing, S.
Su. G. hird-a, A. S. hyrd-an, custodire.
~Hird~, ~Hyrde~, s. One who tends cattle, S.
A. S. hyrd, Isl. hyrde, id.
Douglas.
HIRDIEGIRDIE.
V. ~Hiddie Giddie~.
To HIRE, v. a. To let, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
~Hyregang~, s. In hyregang, paying rent.
Douglas.
Su. G. hyr, merces, and gang, mos.
~Hireman~, s. A male servant, S. B.
A. S. hyreman, mercenarius.
St. Acc.
~Hireship~, s. Service; also, the place of servants.
Gl. Shirr.
~Hirewoman~, s. A maid-servant, S. B.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
HIRY, HARY, a cry.
Bannatyne P.
HIRLING, HERLING, s. A small trout shaped like a salmon, its flesh reddish, Dumfr.
Statist. Acc.
HIRNE, HYRNE, s.
1. A corner.
R. Bruce.
2. A retirement, a recess.
Douglas.
A. S. hyrn, anc. Su. G. hyrn, angulus.
HYRONIUS, adj. Erroneous.
Burel.
To HIRPLE, v. n.
1. To halt, S.
Dunbar.
Su. G. hwerfla, to move circularly.
2. To move crazily, S.
Burns.
HYRSALE, HIRSELL, HIRDSELL, HIRSLE, s.
1. A multitude, a throng, S. hissel, Ayrs.
Wyntown.
2. A flock, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. haer, an army, and saell-a, to assemble.
To ~Hirsell~, v. a. To put into different flocks, S. A.
Stat. Acc.
HYRSETT, s. The payment of Burrow mails for one year, as the condition on which a new-made burgess continued to enjoy his privilege, although his property was not built upon.
Burr. Lawes.
A. S. hyre, merces, and sett-an, collocare.
To HIRSILL, HIRSLE, v. n.
1. To move resting on the hams, S.
Ramsay.
Teut. aersel-en, culum versus ire.
2. To graze, to rub on.
Douglas.
A. S. hirstl-an, crepere.
To HIRSP, v. n. To jar.
Calderwood.
E. to rasp, Su. G. rasp-a.
HIRST, s.
1. A hinge.
Douglas.
2. Miln-hirst, the place on which the crubs ly, within which the mill-stone rubs.
A. S. kyrr, cardo.
Ruddiman.
HIRST, HURST, s.
1. The bare and hard summit of a hill, S.
Douglas.
Su. G. har, locus lapidosus.
2. A sand bank on the brink of a river, S. B.
Law Case.
3. Equivalent to shallow, in a river, S. B.
Law Case.
4. A resting place, S. B.
Shirrefs.
5. A small wood.
Gl. Sibb.
A. S. hurst, silva.
HISSIE, HIZZIE, s. Corr. of housewife.
Burns.
~Hissieskip~, ~Hussyfskap~, s. Housewifery, S. B.
Ritson.
HISTIE, adj. Dry, chaft, S. O.
Burns.
Perhaps q. hirsty, from Hirst.
HIT, pron. It, S.
A. S. Dan.
Sir Gawan.
HITCH, s.
1. A motion by a jerk, S.
2. Metaph. augmentation, S.
Ross.
Isl. hik-a, cedere, hik, commotiuncula.
HITCH, s. A loop, S. O.
Burns.
HITE, HYTE. To gae hyte, to be in a rage, to act as if one were mad, S. B.
Shirrefs.
Isl. heipt-a, animo violento agere.
HITHER ~and~ YONT, topsy-turvy, S.
To HIVE, v. a. To swell, S.
Rutherford.
To ~Hive~, or ~Hive up~, v. n. To swell, S. B.
~Hives~, ~Hyves~, s. pl. Any eruption in the skin, proceeding from an internal cause, S.
Bowel-hive, a disease in children, in which the groin is said to swell.
Hives is used to denote both the red and yellow gum, Loth.
Su. G. haefw-a, to rise up.
To HO, v. n. To stop.
Douglas.
Radically the same with Hove, How, q. v.
~Hoe~, s. A stop.
Z. Boyd.
HO, pron. She.
A. S. heo, id.
Sir Gawan.
HO, s. A stocking, S.
HOAM, s. The dried grease of a cod, Ang.
HOAM'D, HUMPH'D, part. adj. Having a fusty taste, Clydes.
HOARSGOUK, s. The snipe, Orkn.
Sw. horsgjok, id.
Barry.
HOAS, Not understood.
Law Case.
HOBBY, s. A kind of hawk.
Houlate.
Belg. huybe, Fland. hobbye, id.
To HOBBIL, v. a. To cobble.
Bannatyne Poems.
To HOBBIL, v. a. To dance.
Lyndsay.
Teut. hobbel-en, saltare.
HOBBY-TOBBY, adj. Denoting the tout-ensemble of an awkward, tawdry woman, S.
Teut. hobbel-tobbel, confusè.
HOBBLE, s. A state of perplexity, S. habble, Loth.
Teut. hobbel-en, inglomerare.
HOBBLEDEHOY, s. A stripling, Loth.
HOBELERIS, s. pl.
1. Light horsemen chiefly calculated for the purpose of reconnoitring, &c.
Barbour.
Fr. hobille, a coat of quilted stuff.
2. Men lightly armed.
Grose.
HOBYNYS, s. pl. Light horses.
Barbour.
Fr. hobin, id.
HOBLESHEW, s.
V. ~Hubbleshew~.
HOBURN SAUGH, the Laburnum, S.
HOCKERTY-COCKERTY, adv. To ride on one's shoulders with a leg on each, Aberd.
Journal Lond.
HOCKIT, pret. Perhaps, for hotchit.
V. ~Hotch~.
Peblis Play.
HOCUS, s. A stupid fellow, S.
Isl. aukaise, homo nihili.
To HOD, HODE, v. a. To hide, S. B.
Morison.
Belg. hoed-en, Alem. huod-en, id.
HODDEN-GREY, adj. Applied to cloth worn by the peasantry, which has the natural colour of the wool, S.
Ramsay.
E. hoiden, rustic, clownish.
HODDIE, s. A carrion-crow.
V. ~Huddy~.
HODDIN, part. Expressive of the jogging motion of one who rides a horse that moves stiffly, S. O.
V. ~Houd~.
Burns.
To HODDLE, v. n. To waddle, Ang.
HODLACK, s. A rick of bay, Etterick Forest.
HOE, HOE-FISH, s. The piked dogfish, Orkn.
Barry.
Sw. haj, Dan. ho, id.
HOE-MOTHER, HOMER, s. The basking shark, Orkn.
Barry.
HOESHINS, s. pl. Stockings without feet, Ayrs.
Teut. huysken, theca.
HOG, s. A young sheep, before it has lost its first fleece.
Gl. Complaynt.
Stat. Acc.
L. B. hoggaeius, a young sheep of the second year.
HOG, s. In the diversion of curling, the name given to a stone which does not go over the distance score, S.
Graeme.
To HOG, HOGG, v. a. To shog, Ang.
Old Ball.
Isl. hagg-a, commoveo, quasso.
HOGERS, HOGGERS, s. pl. Coarse stockings without feet, S.
Ross.
HOGMANAY, HOGMENAY, s.
1. The last day of the year, S.
2. The entertainment given to a visitor on this day; or a gift conferred on those who apply for it, S.
J. Nicol.
The origin is quite uncertain.
HOGRY-MOGRY, adj Slovenly, Loth. corr. from hugger-mugger, E.
V. ~Hudge-mudge~.
HOG-SCORE, s. A distance-line, in curling, drawn across the rink or course, S.
Burns.
HOG-SHOUTHER, s. A game in which those who amuse themselves justle each other by the shoulders, S.
Burns.
Isl. hogg-a, to strike.
To ~Hogshouther~, v. a. To justle with the shoulder.
Burns.
To HOY, v. a.
1. To incite, a term used as to dogs, S.
Burns.
2. To chase or drive away.
Lyndsay.
Isl. ho-a, greges convocare vel agere.
HOYES, s.
1. A term used in public proclamations, calling attention, S.
Skene.
O. Fr. oyez, hear ye.
2. Used as equivalent to hue, in the phrase hue and cry.
Stat. Rob. I.
HOIF, HOFF, HOVE, HOUFF, HUFE, s.
1. A hall.
Bellenden.
Su. G. hof, aula.
2. A burial-place. The principal place of interment at Dundee is called the houff.
Isl. hof, atrium, Germ. hof, area, kirchhof, area ante templum.
3. A haunt, S.
Burns.
A. S. hofe, Germ. hof, a house.
4. A place where one wishes to be concealed.
Ferguson.
A. S. hofe, spelunca, a den.
HOISPEHOY, s. A game used in Banffshire, similar to Hide and Seek.
O. Fr. oyez, hear, and espier, to spy; q. listen, I espy you.
To HOIST, v. n. To cough.
V. ~Host~.
To HOIT, HOYTE, v. n. To move with expedition, but stiffly and clumsily, S.
Burns.
Isl. haut-a, cursitare more detentae volucris.
~Hoit~, s. A hobbling motion, S. B.
HOLYN, HOLENE, s. The holly, S. A. S. holen, id.
Wallace.
To HOLK, HOUK, HOWK, v. a.
1. To dig, S.
Douglas.
2. Metaph. to search.
R. Bruce.
Su. G. holk-a, cavare, from hol, cavus.
HOLKIS, s. pl. A disease of the eye; heuck, S. B.
Douglas.
To HOLL, v. n. To excavate, S.
A. S. hol-ian, id.
~Holl~, ~Howe~, adj.
1. Hollow, deep; how, S.
Palice Hon.
2. Concave.
Douglas.
3. Giving a hollow sound, S.
Burns.
Isl. hol-ur, cavus, concavus.
~Holl~, s. Hold of a ship.
Wallace.
HOLLIGLASS, s. A character in old Romances.
Poems 16th Cent.
Belg. Uyle-spegel, i. e. Owl-glass; the original work being written in Dutch.
HOLLION, s. Conjoined with hip, Ang.
Morison.
HOLM, HOWM, s. The level low ground on the banks of a river, S., hoam, S. B.
Isl. hwam-r, a little valley.
Wyntown.
HOLT, s. A wood; as in E.
HOLT, s.
1. High and barren ground.
Douglas.
Isl. hollt, terra aspera et sterilis.
2. A very small hay cock, or a small quantity of manure before it is spread, Dumfr.
Statist. Acc.
HOME, adj. Close, urgent, S.
Spalding.
HOMELTY-JOMELTY, adj. Clumsy and confused in manner.
Dunbar.
Perh. from whummil, and jumble.
HOMYLL, adj. Having no horns; S. hummil, hummilt.
V. ~Hummil~.
Bellenden.
Isl. hamla, membri mutilatione impedire.
To HOMOLOGATE, v. a. To give an indirect approbation of any thing, S.
Burnet.
HONE, s. Delay.
Barbour.
Apparently from Hove, How, q. v.
HONEST, adj. Honourable.
Wyntown.
~Honest-like~, adj.
1. Goodly; as regarding the person, S.
2. As respecting dress; not shabby, S.
3. Having the appearance of liberality, or of plenty, S.
~Honesty~, s.
1. Respectability.
Wyntown.
2. Liberality, S.
Rutherford.
3. Decency, as becoming one's station, S.
Lat. honest-us, kind; decent.
Kelly.
HOO, s. Delay.
V. ~Hove~.
Wallace.
HOO, s. Cap.
V. ~How~.
HOODED CROW, The pewit gull, Orkn.
Barry.
To HOOL, v. a. To conceal, S. B.
Shirrefs.
Su. G. hoel-ja, operire; Moes. G. hul-jan.
HOOLIE, adj. Slow.
V. ~Huly~.
To HOP, HAP, v. n. To dance.
Douglas.
Teut. hopp-en, salire, saltare.
HOP, HOPE, s. A sloping hollow between two hills, or the hollow that forms two ridges between one hill, South of S.
Wallace.
Celt. hope, petite vallée entre des montagnes.
HOPE, s. A small bay, Orkn.
Wyntown.
Isl. hop, recessus maris.
HORIE GOOSE, the Brent goose; also horra, Orkn.
Statist. Acc.
HORN, s. A vessel for holding liquor; figuratively used for its contents, S.
Isl. horn, poculum.
Ramsay.
~Horn~, s. An excrescence on the foot, a corn, S. B.
Sw. lik-thorn, id. q. a body-horn.
~Horn~, s. To put to the horn, to denounce as a rebel; a forensic phrase; from the formality of blowing a horn, S.
Bellenden.
~Horning~, s. Or, Letter of Horning, a letter issued from his Majesty's Signet, and directed to a Messenger, who is required to charge a debtor to pay the debt for which he is prosecuted, or perform the obligation within a limited time, under the pain of rebellion, S.
Erskine.
~Horne~, s. One of the constellations.
Doug.
~Horn-daft~, adj. Outrageous; perhaps in allusion to an animal that pushes with the horn, S.
HORRING, s. Abhorrence.
Buchanan.
HORSE, s. A faucet, S. B.
HORSE-COUPER, s. A horse-dealer, S.
Colvil.
HORSE-GANG, s. A certain quantity of land, S.
Pennant.
HORSEGOUK, s. The green sand-piper, Shetl.
Dan. horse gioeg.
HORSE-KNOT, s. Common black knapweed, S.
Lightfoot.
HORSE-MUSCLE, s. The pearl oyster, S.
Statist. Acc.
HOSE-FISH, s. The cuttle-fish, S. O-fish, Loth.
Sibbald.
HOSE-NET, s.
1. A small net, affixed to a pole, resembling a stocking, S.
2. In a hose-net, in an entanglement, S.
R. Bruce.
To HOST, HOIST, v. n.
1. To cough, S.
Henrysone.
2. Metaph. to belch up; applied to the effusions of grief or displeasure.
Doug.
3. To hem, S.
A. S. hweost-an, Su. G. host-a, id.
~Host~, ~Hoast~, ~Hoist~, s.
1. A single act of coughing, S.
Dunbar.
2. A settled cough, S.
K. Hart.
3. A hem, S.
4. Denoting what is attended with no difficulty or hesitation. It did na cost him a host, S.
Ross.
A. S. hweost, Belg. hoest, id.
HOSTA, interj. Expressing surprise, and perhaps hesitation, Ang.
Shirrefs.
Moes. G. haus-jan, audire.
To HOSTAY, v. a. To besiege.
Fr. hostoyer, id.
Wyntown.
HOSTELER, HOSTELLAR, s. An innkeeper.
Fr. hostelier, id.
Wallace.
~Hostillar~, ~Hostillarie~, s. An inn.
Fr. hostelerie, id.
Acts Ja. I.
To HOTCH, v. n. To move the body by sudden jerks, S.
Teut. huts-en, Belg. hots-en, Fr. hoch-er, to jog.
HOTCH-POTCH, s. A dish of broth, made with mutton or lamb, cut into small pieces, together with green peas, carrots, turnips, and sometimes parsley or celery, served up with the meat in it, S.
Teut. huts-pot, Fr. hochepot.
To HOTTER, v. a. To crowd together; expressive of individual motion, S. O.
Teut. hott-en, coalescere.
J. Nicol.
HOU, s. A roof-tree.
V. ~How~, s. 4.
Ramsay.
To HOUD, v. n.
1. To wriggle, S.
2. To move by succussation, Loth.
~Houd~, s. The act of wriggling, S. B.
To HOVE, HOW, HUFE, HUFF, v. n.
1. To lodge.
Barbour.
2. To stay, to tarry.
Douglas.
Germ. hof-en, domo et hospitio excipere.
To HOVE, v. n.
1. To swell, S.
Hogg.
2. To rise, to ascend.
Polwart.
Dan. hov-er, to swell.
HOVE. ~Arthur's Hove~, the ancient building called Arthur's Oon, S.
Bellenden.
HOUFF, s. A haunt.
V. ~Hoif~.
To ~Houff~, v. n. To take shelter, S.
HOUFFIT, part. Heaved.
K. Hart.
HOUGH, adj. Having a hollow sound.
Glanville.
HOUGH, adj. (gutt.)
1. Low, mean; pron. hogh.
Ramsay.
2. In a poor state of health, S.
To HOUK, v. a. Expl. To heap.
Gl. Sibb.
HOUK, s. A large ship.
Douglas.
Su. G. holk, navis oneraria.
HOURIS, s. pl.
1. Matins.
Bellenden.
2. Metaph. the chanting of birds.
Dunbar.
Fr. heures, a book of prayers for certain hours.
HOURS. Ten hours, ten o'clock, S.
Acts Ja. I.
Fr. qu'elle heure, S. what hours?
HOUSS, s. A castle.
Wallace.
Su. G. hus, castellum, arx.
HOW, adj. Hollow.
V. ~Holl~.
~How~, s.
1. Any hollow place, S.
Ross.
2. A plain, S.
Statist. Acc.
3. The hold of a ship.
Douglas.
4. Dung in the howes, overturned.
Baillie.
HOW, s. A tumulus, Orkn.
Stat. Acc.
Isl. haug, Su. G. hoeg, a sepulchral mound.
HOW, s.
1. A coif or hood. S. B. pron. hoo.
Kelly.
Belg. huyve, Dan. hue, id.
2. A chaplet.
Douglas.
A. S. hufe, tiara.
3. Sely how, also happy how, a membrane on the head, with which some children are born; pron. hoo, S. B.
Ruddiman.
HOW, HOU, HOO, s. A piece of wood, which joins the couple-wings together at the top, on which rests the roof-tree of a thatched house, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. huf, summitas tecti.
HOW, s. A hoe, S.
Fr. houe.
Barbour.
HOW, HOU, s.
1. The sound made by the owl.
Fr. hu-er, to hoot.
Doug.
2. A sea cheer.
Complaynt S.
To HOWD, v. a. To act as a midwife, S.
Isl. iod, childbirth, iod sott, the pangs of childbirth.
~Howdy~, s. A midwife, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. iodgumma, id. i. e. as frequently expressed in S. a houdy-wife.
To HOWDER, v. n. To move by succussation, S.
Ferguson.
To HOWDER, v. a. To hide, Loth.
Ramsay.
~Howdrand~, part. pa. Hiding.
Dunbar.
S. B. hode, to hide; or Teut. hoeder, receptaculum.
HOWE, interj. A call. S.
Douglas.
Dan. hoo, Fr. ho, id.
HOWIE, CASTLE-HOWIE, s. The name given Orkn. to such of the Picts' houses as still appear like tumuli.
From How, a tumulus, q. v.
HOWYN, part. pa. Baptised.
Wynt.
HOWLLIS HALD, a ruin; q. an owl's habitation.
Dunbar.
HOWPHYN, s. A term of endearment, equivalent to E. darling.
Evergreen.
C. B. hoffdyn, one who is beloved.
HOW SA, adv. Although.
Barbour.
HOWTOWDY, s. A hen that has never laid, S.
Fr. hustaudeau, hutaudeau, any well-grown pullet.
HUBBILSCHOW, HOBBLESHOW, s. A hubbub, a tumult, S.
Ross.
Teut. hobbel-en, inglomerare; schowe, spectaculum.
To HUCK, v. n. To hesitate as in a bargain, q. to play the huckster,
Z. Boyd.
HUCKIE-BUCKIE, s. A play, in which children slide down a hill on their hunkers, Loth.
V. ~Hunker~.
HUD, s. The trough employed by masons for carrying mortar, Loth.
To HUD, v. n. To hide.
V. ~Hod~.
Leg. St Androis.
HUDDERIN, HUDERON, part. adj. Flabby in person, and slovenly. Ang. pron. hutherin.
Kelly.
2. Ugly, hideous, Aberd.
Journ. Lond.
3. Empty, ill-filled, Orkn.
Teut. huyder-en, to have the udder distended.
~Huddroun~, s. Belly-huddroun, s. A gluttonous sloven.
Dunbar.
HUDDY CRAW, HODDIE, s. The carrion crow, S. B. hoddy craw, S. A. huddit crau.
Complaynt S.
HUDDS, s. A kind of clay hardened, used for a back to a grate, Dumfr.
Stat. Acc.
HUDDUM, HUDDONE, s. A kind of whale.
Douglas.
HUDGE-MUDGE, adj. Clandestinely, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
Su. G. miugg, secretly, compounded with hug-a, to meditate, O. Teut. huggh-en, to observe.
HUD-PYKE, s. A miser.
Dunbar.
Su. G. pick-hogad, qui avide desiderat.
HUFUD, s. A stroke on the head, S. B.
HUGGRIE-MUGGRIE, adv. Hugger-mugger, Fife.
V. ~Hudge-mudge~.
HUICK, s. A small rick of corn, Banffs.
To HUIK, v. a. To consider, to regard.
Chron. S. P.
Teut. huggh-en, observare, considerare.
HUKEBANE, s. Huckle-bone, S. B.
Su. G. Isl. huk-a, inclinare se.
Dunbar.
To HUKE, Perhaps, to tack; Teut. huck-en, incurvare.
Maitland P.
HULGIE-BACK, s. Hump back.
Gl. Ross.
~Hulgie-backed~, adj. Hump-backed, S. B.