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 4 of 6)
Ross.
Su. G. hulkig, convexus, E. hulch.
HULY, HOOLIE, adj. Slow, moderate, S. heelie, Aberd.
Douglas.
Hove, to stay, S., or Su. G. hoflig, moderate.
HULLION, s. A sloven, Fife.
HULLCOCK, s. The Smooth hound, a fish, Orkn.
HULTER CORN, s. The same with shilling, Aberd. q. hulled.
Stat. Acc.
HUM, s. A sham, S.
Su. G. hum, an uncertain rumour.
To HUM, To feed, as birds do their young, by billing, Ang.
HUMANITY, s. The study of the Latin language.
Hence the Humanity Class, that in which this is taught; and the teacher, the Professor of humanity.
Lat. Literae Humaniores.
Stat. Acc.
HUMDRUM, s. Dejection, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. humm-a, admurmurare, and drom-a, tarde et lente gradi.
HUMEST, adj. Uppermost.
V. ~Umast~.
Wallace.
HUMLY, adj. Humble.
Bellenden.
HUMLOIK, s. Hemlock.
Lyndsay.
HUMMEL, s. A drone.
Dunbar.
Germ. hummel, fucus.
To HUMMEL, v. a. To hummil bear, to separate the grain of barley from the beards, S. B.
~Hummel-corn~, s. Grain which wants a beard, as pease, &c. S. B.
Stat. Acc.
Su. G. haml-a, to mutilate.
HUMMEL, adj. Wanting horns.
V. ~Homyll~.
HUMMIE, s. The game otherwise called shintie, Loth.
HUMSTRUM, s. A pet.
Gl. Shirr.
Hum, as in hum-drum, and strum, q. v.
HUND, s.
1. A dog, S.
Dunbar.
Moes. G. hunds, A. S. hund, canis.
2. An avaricious person, S.
Teut. hond, homo avarus.
HUNE, s. Delay.
V. ~Hone~.
Dunbar.
To HUNE, v. n. To emit a querulous sound, Ang.
Su. G. hwin-a, lugere.
HUNGRY GROUND, ground, by superstition, believed to be so much under the power of enchantment, that he who passes over it would infallibly faint, if he did not use something for the support of nature, West of S.
To HUNKER, v. n. To squat down.
Gl. Shirr.
To ~Hunker~, v. a. The same.
Pop. Ball.
~Hunkers~, s. pl. To sit on one's hunkers, to sit with the hips hanging downwards, S.
Isl. huk-a, incurvare se modo cacantis.
HUPES of a mill, s. pl. The circular wooden frame, which surrounds the millstones, Loth. q. hoops.
To HUR, v. n. To snarl.
Muses Thren.
Lat. hirr-ire, id.
HURBLE, s. A lean or meagre object, S. B.
HURCHAM, adj. Like a hedgehog.
Dunbar.
HURCHEON, s. A hedgehog, S.
HURD, HURDE, s. A hoard, S.
Wyntown.
HURDIES, s. pl. The buttocks, S.
Lyndsay.
HURDYS, s. pl. Hurdles.
Gawan and Gol.
Germ. hurd, Belg. horde, Fr. hourde.
To HURDLE, v. n. To crouch like a cat or hare, S. B.
Gl. Shirrefs.
HURE, HORE, s. A whore, S.
Godly Sangs.
A. S. hure, Teut. hur, Belg. hoere.
~Huredome~, Whoredom, id.
To HURKILL, HURKLE, v. n.
1. To draw the body together, S.
Douglas.
2. To be in a rickety state.
Dunbar.
3. To be contracted into folds.
Ritson.
~Hurkle-backit~, adj. Crook-backed, S.
Godly Ball.
Belg. hurk-en, to squat, to sit stooping.
HURL, s. The act of scolding, S.
HURLE BEHIND, the diarrhoea.
Dunbar.
HURLEBARROW, s. A wheel-barrow, S.
Watson.
HURLY, s. Expl. the "last."
Poems Buch. Dial.
HURLIE-HACKET, s. Sliding down a precipice, S. A.
Lyndsay.
Su. G. hurr-a, whence E. hurl, and halk-a, to slide.
HURLOCH, URLOCH, adj. Cloudy, Gael. obherlach.
Popular Ball.
HURRY-SCURRY, s. An uproar, Ang.
Su. G. hurra, cum impetu circumagi; skorra, sonum stridulum edere.
HURSTIS.
V. ~Hirst~.
HURTHY, L. hurtly, promptly.
Houlate.
Germ. hurtig, expeditus; hurt, impetus.
HUSBAND, s. A farmer.
Barbour.
A. S. husbonda, L. B. husbanda, paterfamilias agriculturam exercens.
~Husband-land~, s. A division of land.
Skene.
HUSCHER, s. An usher.
Sir Tristrem.
Fr. huissier, id. from huis, a door.
HUSE, L. hufe, tarry.
Houlate.
HUSH, s. The Lump, a fish, S.
To HUSH, v. n. To rush, Loth.
HUSHEL, s. Any implement that is worn out, Ang.
HUSHION, s. Apparently the same with Hoeshin.
Burns.
HUSSYFSKAP, s. Housewifery.
V. ~Hissieskip~.
HUSSILLING, s. A rattling or clashing noise.
Douglas.
To HUSTLE, v. n. To emit such a sound as an infant does when highly pleased, Ang.
Isl. hwisl-a, in aurum susurrare.
HUT, An overgrown and indolent person, Ang.
~Hut~, ~Hand-hut~, s. A small stack built in the field, S.
HUT, s. A square basket, formerly used in Galloway for carrying out dung to the field, of which the bottom opened to let the contents fall out.
HUTHER, s. A wetting mist, S. B. ~It's hutherin~, it rains slightly, ibid.
Isl. hiufrar, parum pluit; hiufr, pluvia tenuis.
HUTHERIN, s.
1. A young heifer, Ang. Loth.
V. ~Hudderin~.
2. A stupid fellow, Orkney.
HUTTIS ILL, some disease.
Roull.
HUTTIT, adj. Hated, abominable.
Douglas.
Su. G. hutta, cum indignatione et contemtu ejicere.
HUTTOCK, s. Perhaps mitre.
Pal. Hon.
Fr. haute toque, high cap.
To HUZZH, v. a. To lull a child, S.
Isl. hoss-a, id.
HWINKLE FACED, adj. Lantern-jawed, Orkn.
I, J, Y.
J corresponds to Germ. Belg. sch, Su. G. Isl. sk. Y, as prefixed to verbs, participles and verbal nouns, is merely the vestige of A. S. ge, corresponding to Moes. G. ga. Ie is a termination used for forming diminutives.
JA, s. The jay.
Bannatyne Poems.
JABB, s. A net for catching the fry of coal-fish.
Stat. Acc.
JABBIT, adj. Fatigued, jaded.
Gl. Shirr.
JABBLE, s. Soup, Aberd.
Shirrefs.
JACINCTYNE, s. Hyacinth.
Douglas.
Fr. jacynthe, id.
JACKSTIO, s. Jack-pudding.
Polwart.
Su. G. stoja, tumultuari; Isl. stygg-r, insolens.
To JAG, v. a.
1. To job, S.
Watson.
2. To pierce.
Douglas.
Germ. zack, cuspis; zeichnen, to prick.
JAG, s. Jack, or hunter, fashion of boots.
Teut. jagh-en, agitare feras.
Ritson.
JAGGET, s. A full sack dangling at every motion.
To JAIP, JAPE, v. a. To mock.
Doug.
A. S. gabb-an, Su. G. gabb-a, irridere.
~Jaip~, ~Jape~, s.
1. A mock.
Douglas.
2. A deception.
Douglas.
~Jaiper~, ~Japer~, s. A buffoon.
Gl. Sibb.
JAY-PYET, s. A jay, Ang. Perths.
To JAK, v. n. To spend time idly, S. jauk, q. v.
Priests Peblis.
~Jaukin~, s. Dallying, S.
Burns.
JAKMEN, s. pl. Retainers kept by a landholder, for fighting in his quarrels.
Maitland Poems.
Fr. jaque, a short coat of mail worn by them.
JAM, s. A projection, S.
Stat. Acc.
Fr. jambe, a corbel.
To JAMPH, v. a.
1. To mock, S.
Ross.
2. To shuffle, S.
Ross.
3. To act the part of a male jilt.
Id.
4. To trifle, S.
Su. G. skymf-a, to scoff, schimpf-en, id. Su. G. skaemta tiden, tempus fallere.
~Jampher~, s. A scoffer, S.
Ross.
Teut. schamper, derisor.
JANGEALAR, s. A juggler.
Dunbar.
To JANGIL, JANGLE, v. n. To prattle.
Fr. jangl-er, id.
Complaynt S.
~Janglour~, s. A prater.
Bannatyne P.
Fr. jangleur, id.
To JANK, v. n.
1. To trifle, Loth.
Cleland.
Isl. kiaenk-a, arridere, might seem allied.
2. To jank off, to run off, Loth.
JANKIT, part. adj. Fatigued, jaded, Loth.
JANTY, adj. Cheerful, Fife.
A. Douglas.
Su. G. gant-as, to sport like children.
To JAPE, v. a. To mock.
V. ~Jaip~.
To JARG, v. n. To make a sharp shrill noise, to creak, Bord.
Douglas.
2. To flinch.
Mellvill's MS.
Su. G. jerg-a, eadem oberrare chorda.
To ~Jargle~, v. n. To produce reiterated shrill sounds, Bord.
A dimin. from Jarg, or from O. Fr. jergouill-er, to mumble, to mutter.
~Jargolyne~, s. Chattering.
Complaynt S.
To JARR, v. n. To make a harsh and grating noise; E. jar.
Douglas.
To JARR, v. n. To stir with a staff in water.
Alem. girr-en, turbare.
Douglas.
JASP, s. Jasper.
Fr. id.
Henrysone.
JAUDIE, s.
1. The stomach of a hog, Roxb.
2. A pudding of oat-meal and hogs' lard, with onions and pepper, inclosed in a sow's stomach, Loth. S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
C. B. gwaedogen, omasum, a fat tripe; Arm. guadec, a pudding; guadegen kig minset, a haggis.
JAVEL.
V. ~Jevel~.
JAUELLOUR, JEVELLOUR, s. A jailor.
Bellenden.
To JAUK, v. n. To trifle, S.
Burns.
Isl. jack-a, continuo agitare; or Teut. gack-en, ludere.
JAW, JAWE, s.
1. A wave, S.
Douglas.
2. A flash of water, S.
3. Coarse raillery, petulant language, S.
Burns.
4. Loquacity, S.
To ~Jaw~, v. n.
1. To dash, S.
Minst. Bord.
2. v. a. To spirt, S.
Ramsay.
3. To assault with coarse raillery, S.
A. Douglas.
To JAWNER, v. n. To talk foolishly, Clydes.
Falls of Clyde.
JAWP, JAUP, JALP, s.
1. A flash, a dash of water.
Douglas.
2. A spot of mud or dirty water, S.
3. Dregs, S. A.
J. Nicol.
Pron. jalp, both in the North and South of S.; in the West jawpe.
Isl. gialf-ur, a hissing or roaring wave; gialfr-a, gialp-a, obstrepere, allidere, applied to the dashing of waves; Belg. zwalp, a flash of water.
To ~Jawp~, v. n. To dash and rebound as water, S.
Douglas.
To ~Jawp~, ~Jalp~, v. a. To bespatter with mud, S.
Kelly.
JAWTHERS, s. pl. Idle, frivolous discourse, S.
Isl. gialfra, incondita loqui.
YBET, part. pa. Supplied.
Pal. Hon.
A. S. gebette, emendatus.
ICHONE, YCHONE, Each one.
Doug.
YCORN, part. pa. Selected.
Sir Trist.
A. S. gecoren, selectus; ge-cur-an, Su. G. kora, eligere.
ICKER, s. An ear of corn.
V. ~Echer~.
ICTERICK, adj. Of or belonging to jaundice.
Fr. icterique.
Mellvill's MS.
YDANT, adj. Diligent.
V. ~Ithand~.
YDY, s. An eddy, a pool.
Houlate.
Isl. ida, vortex aquae, id-a, more fluentis aquae circumcursito.
IDLESET, s. The state of being idle, S.
Q. set or placed idle.
R. Bruce.
YDILTETH, s. Idleness.
K. Ja. VI.
A. S. idel tid, tempus vacuum.
YDRAW, part. pa. Drawn; metaph. advanced.
Douglas.
To JEALOUSE, v. a. To suspect, S.
Wodrow.
JEBAT, s. A gibbet.
Bellenden.
JEDDART JUSTICE, A legal trial after the infliction of punishment, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
~Jedburgh staff~, A kind of spear, for making which the artificers of Jedburgh were formerly celebrated.
Spalding.
JEDGE, s. A gauge.
Acts. Ja. VI.
O. Fr. jauger, to gage.
To JEE, v. n.
1. To move, to stir, S.
Ross.
2. To move to one side, S. Gee, E.
Sw. gaa, to budge; also to turn round; Isl. gag-ast, in obliquum ferri.
To JEEG, v. n.
1. To creak, S.
Ramsay.
2. To jeeg at, to work so as to make a creaking noise, S.
Isl. jag-a, eadem oberrare chorda; or gigia, a fiddle.
JEEGLER, s. An unfledged bird, Loth.
JELLY, adj.
1. Upright, worthy, S. B.
Shirrefs.
2. Excellent in its kind, Moray.
Popular Ball.
Su. G. gill, able; also denoting the moral qualities.
JELLILY, adv. Merrily, Moray; jollily, E.
Popular Ball.
JILLET, s. A giddy girl, S. perhaps corr. from E. jilt.
Burns.
JEMMIES, s. pl. A species of woollen cloth, Aberd.
JENEPERE, s. Juniper.
K. Quair.
JEOPERD, s. A battle.
Bellenden.
~Jeoparty trot~, s.
1. A quick motion between running and walking, Dumfr.
2. A contemptuous designation, perhaps as equivalent to coward, poltroon, Dumf.
IER-OE, s. A great grandchild, S. O.
Burns.
Ir. iar, after, and ua, a grandchild.
JEROFFLERIS, GERAFLOURIS, s. pl. Gilliflowers.
King's Quair.
Teut. gheroffel, Lat. caryophylla, id.
JESP, s. A gap in the woof, S.
JEVE, s. A shove with the elbow, S.
Germ. scheib-en, Su. G. skufw-a, propellere.
To ~Jevel~, v. a. To joggle, Ang.
To JEVEL, v. n. To move obliquely, Loth.
JEVEL, JEFWELL, JAVELL, s. A contemptuous term; meaning unknown.
Chr. Kirk.
YFERE, adv. In company.
V. ~Fere~.
JIFFIE, s. A moment, Loth. Jiffin, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
JIMP, s. Thin slips of leather, put between the outer and inner soles of a shoe, S.
Isl. skaemt-a, brevem reddere; so short as to be of no proper use.
To JIMP, v. n. To leap, S.
JYMP, s. A quirk.
V. ~Gymp~, s.
JIMP, adj.
1. Neat, slender, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
2. Scanty, S.
V. ~Gymp~, adj.
JIMPS, s. pl. A kind of easy stays, S. Jumps, E.
~Jimpey~, s. The same with Jimps.
Pop. Ball.
JINGLE, s. The smooth water at the back of a stone in a river, Ang.
To JINK, v. n. To elude a person who is trying to lay hold of one, S. jenk, S. B.
Burns.
2. To cheat, to trick, S.
P. Buch. Dial.
3. To make a quick turn.
Burns.
4. To escape, to avoid, S.
Ferguson.
5. To spend time idly, S. A.
J. Nicol.
Su. G. swink-a, subterfugia quaerere, Germ. schwink-en, celeriter movere.
~Jink~, s. The act of eluding another, S.
Burns.
~Jinker~, s.
1. A gay sprightly girl.
Ramsay.
2. A horse quick in its motions.
Burns.
To JIRBLE, v. n. To spill liquids, Fife.
JIRGLE, s. Any small quantity of liquor left in the bottom of a glass, or that has been emptied from one vessel to another, S.
To ~Jirgle~, v. n. To empty any small quantity of liquor from one vessel to another, S.
To JIRK, v. a.
V. ~Chirk~.
JIRT, s. Expl. "jerk."
Burns.
JISP, s. A flaw, fracture, or small orifice, S.
Isl. geisp-a, hisco, geispe, q. a chink.
JIZZEN-BED, GIZZEN, s. Child-bed.
To lie in jizzen, to be on the straw, S. B.
Forbes.
O. Fr. gesine, lying in child-bed; gesir, to be in child-bed; L. B. gesina, puerperium.
IK, IC, pron. I.
A. S. ic.
Barbour.
IC, conj. Also.
Barbour.
A. S. ic-an, to add.
ILD, v. imp. Would not.
Wyntown.
Ill they, will they, S. B.
Isl. ill-a, controvertere.
ILK, ILKA, adj. pron. Each, every; ilk-ane, every one, S.
Barbour.
A. S. aelc, elc, omnis, singulus.
ILK, ILKE, adj. The same.
Douglas.
A. S. ylc, ylca, id. Of that ilk, of the same; denoting that he, who is thus designed, has a title the same with his surname.
Bellenden.
~Ilkaday~, s. A lawful day, as distinguished from that which is appropriated to Christian worship, S. from ilk, every, and day.
Falls of Clyde.
Ilkadays claise, the clothes worn on ordinary days, by the working classes, as distinguished from those reserved for Sabbath. S.
ILL, s.
1. The evil, or fatal effects ascribed to the influence of witchcraft, S.
2. Disease, malady.
Barbour.
ILL-BEST, adj. The best of those who are bad, S.
Baillie.
ILL-DEEDIE, adj. Mischievous, S.
Burns.
ILL-EASED, adj. Reduced to a state of inconvenience, S.
ILL-GAINSHON'D, adj. Mischievous.
V. ~Gaishon~.
ILL-GAITED, adj. Having bad habits, S.
To ILL-HEAR, v. a. To chide, to scold S. B.
ILL-LESS, adj.
1. Inoffensive, S.
2. Without evil design.
Spalding.
ILL-MUGGENT, adj. Evil-disposed, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Germ. mog-en, moog-en, to incline.
ILL-PRATTIE, adj. Mischievous, S. B.
V. ~Prat~.
ILL-SAR'D, adj. Ill-savoured.
ILL-SCRAPIT, adj. Rude, S.
Forbes.
ILL-WILLIE, ILL-WILLIT, adj.
1. Ill-natured, envious, S.
Kelly.
2. Niggardly, S.
Ferguson.
5. Reluctant, S. B.
Popular Ball.
Isl. illvilie, malevolentia.
YMAGE, s. Homage.
Wallace.
YMAGERIS, s. pl. Images.
Bellenden.
Fr. imager, -ere, belonging to images.
IMBASSET, s. L. inbasset. Ambassador.
Wallace.
IMMER GOOSE, The greater ducker, Orkn.
Sibbald.
Barry.
Immer, id. Norw. Dan. &c.
IMMICK, s. An ant, S. apparently corr. from E. emmet.
IMMIS, adj. Variable.
V. ~Emmis~.
To YMP, v. a. To ingraff.
Henrysone.
A. S. imp-an, Su. G. ymp-a, id. E. imp.
IMPERTINENT, adj. Uncivil, indiscreet, S.
Baillie.
To IMPESCHE, v. a. To hinder.
Fr. empescher, id.
G. Buchanan.
To IMPYRE, v. n. To bear sway.
Lyndsay.
To IMPLEMENT, v. a. To fulfil, S.
Law Case.
YMPNE, s. A hymn.
Douglas.
To IMPONE, v. a. To impose.
Lyndsay.
To IMPRIEVE, v. a. To disprove; also to impeach; a forensic term.
Acts Sedt.
Lat. improb-are, to disallow.
IMPRESTABLE, adj. What cannot be performed.
Wodrow.
Lat. in neg. and praest-are, to perform.
IN, prep. Into.
Moes. G. A. S. in, id.
Wallace.
IN, a termination denoting the feminine gender; as in Germ. and Su. G.
IN, INNYS, s.
1. A dwelling, A. S.
Su. G. Isl. inne, id.
Barbour.
Inns, in vulgar language, S. a house of entertainment.
2. The tents of an army on the field.
Barbour.
IN ANE, adv.
1. Together.
Douglas.
2. Without cessation, always.
Id.
3. Anon, quickly.
Houlate.
A. S. on an, simul, continuo; Teut. aeneen, id.
INAMITIE, s. Enmity.
Knox.
INBEARING, part. Embracing every opportunity of ingratiating one's self, S.
INBY, adv.
1. Nearer to any object, S.
Ross.
2. In the inner part of a house, S.
To INBRING, v. a. To import.
Acts Ja. II.
To INCALL, v. a. To invoke.
R. Bruce.
INCH, INCHE, s. An island, S.
Bellenden.
C. B. ynis, Ir. innshe, Gael. insh, id.
INCOME, s. Any bodily infirmity, not apparently proceeding from an external cause, S.
INCOMIN, part. pr. Ensuing, S.
INCONTINENT, adv. Forthwith, Fr.
INCOUNTREY, s. The interior of a country.
Spotswood.
IND, for in prep.
Bannatyne P.
INDILLING.
V. ~Eldnyng~.
Dunbar.
INDING, adj. Unworthy.
Bellenden.
Fr. indigne, id.
INDRAUGHT, s. A strong current.
Su. G. indrag-a, to draw in.
St. Acc.
INDULT, s. A papal indulgence, Fr. id.
Bellenden.
INEFFECTIONAT, adj. Candid; from in neg. and affectionate, q. without partial attachment.
Crosraguell.
INFAL, s. A hostile attack.
Wodrow.
Teut. in-val, illapsus.
INFANGTHEFE, s.
1. A thief apprehended by a baron within his own territory.
Skene.
A. S. infangenthef, a thief taken within.
2. The privilege conferred on a landholder of trying a thief taken within his territory.
V. ~Fang~.
INFAR, INFARE, s.
1. An entertainment given by the possessor, on newly entering a house.
Barbour.
2. The entertainment made for the reception of a bride in the bridegroom's house, S.
Spalding.
A. S. infaere, ingress.
INFIELD, adj.
1. Applied to land receiving manure, and still kept under crop, S.
Statist. Acc.
2. To corn growing on this land, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
~Infield~, s. Land continually cropped, S.
Statist. Acc.
INFORTUNE, s. Misfortune.
Lyndsay.
INGAN, s. Onion, S.
Ramsay.
INGER, s. Expl. as signifying a gleaner, Loth.
O. Teut. inghe, angustus; ingher, exactio.
~Ingher's pock~, a quantity of all kinds of grain dried in a pot, and ground into meal, Loth.
INGYNE, ENGYNE, ENGENIE, s.
1. Ingenuity, genius, S.
Douglas.
2. Disposition.
Pitscottie.
3. Mind in general.
Pitscottie.
4. Scientific knowledge.
Douglas.
O. Fr. engin, engien, esprit, volonté, genie, Roquef.
To INGYRE, INGIRE, v. a. To introduce one's self into any situation, by artful methods.
Douglas.
Lat. in and gyr-o, q. to wind one's self into favour.
INGLE, INGIL, s. Fire, S. A. Bor.
Gael. aingeal, Lat. ignis.
Doug.
~Ingle-nook~, s. The corner of the fireside, S.
Ferguson.
To INHABLE, v. a. To render unfit.
R. Bruce.
L. B. inhabil-itare, incapacem declarare.
INHADDIN, adj. Applied to fuel which must be constantly held in, or supplied, to the fire, S. B.
~Inhaddin~, s. Frugality, S. B. q. holding in.
INIQUE, adj. Unjust, Fr.
Balnaues.
INKIRLIE.
V. ~Enkerly~.
To INLAKE, v. a. To want.
Pitscottie.
To ~Inlake~, v. n.
1. To be deficient, S.
Maitland P.
In and Teut. laeck-en, diminuere; diminui.
2. To die, S.
Journ. Lond.
~Inlaik~, ~Inlake~, ~Inlacking~, s.
1. Deficiency, of whatever kind, S.
Pitscottie.
2. Death, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
INLYING, s. Childbearing, S.
INMEATS, s. pl. Those parts of the intestines used for food, S.
Sw. inmaete, intestines.
To INN, v. a. To bring in corn from the field, S.
O. E. Teut. inn-en, colligere.
INNERLY, adj. Affectionate, compassionate, S. A.
Sw. innerlig, id. from inner, interior.
INNYS, s.
V. ~In~.
INOBEDIENT, adj. Disobedient, Fr.
Lyndsay.
~Inobedient~, s. A disobedient person.
Lyndsay.
~Inobedience~, s. Disobedience.
Lyndsay.
INNOUTH, adv. Within.
V. ~Inwith~.
YNOM, pret. Took.
Wallace.
A. S. genom, id.
INORE, s. Perh. honour.
Sir Gawan.
O. Fr. enor, id.
INORME, adj. Atrocious.
Chr. S. P.
To INPUT, v. a. To put in.
Spalding.
INPUT, s.
1. Share in a contribution, S.
2. Balance, in change of money, S.
3. Aid, metaph.
Ross.
To IN-RIN, v. a. To incur.
Acts Ja. II.
INSCALES, s. pl. Racks at the lower end of a cruive.
Law Case.
INSICHT, s.
1. Furniture of a house.
Burr. Lawes.
2. The implements of husbandry on a farm.
Bellenden.
3. Means of subsistence.
Bellenden.
A. S. insaete hus, casa, casula.
~Insight~, adj. In relation to household furniture.
Spalding.
2. As to agricultural implements.
Id.
To INSYLE, v. a. To infold.
V. ~Syle~.
Douglas.
INSPRAICH, s. Furniture of a house, Loth.
V. ~Spraichrie~.
Leg. St. Androis.
INSPRENT, pret. v. Sprung in.
V. ~Sprent~.
INSTRUMENT, s. A written document, given in proof of any deed of a court, or transaction of an individual in that court, S.
1. To ask an instrument, or instruments; to demand a legal document with respect to a deed.
G. Buchanan.
2. To take instrument or instruments, to throw down money to the clerk of a court, as claiming the benefit of a deed, or as confirming a protest against it; used improperly, S.
Spalding.
L. B. instrumentum, a document.
To INSWAKK, v. a. To throw in.
V. ~Swak~.
Douglas.
To INTAKE, v. a. To take a fortified place.
Baillie.
Sw. intag-a, to take a town.
INTAKE, s.
1. The bringing in of the crop, S.
2. A contraction, in sewing, S.
3. That portion of running water which is taken off from the principal stream, S.
Law Case.
4. A fraud, a swindling trick, S.
5. A swindler, Aberd.
To INTEND, v. n. To direct one's course.
L. B. intend-ere, id.
Lyndsay.
To INTEND, v. a. To prosecute legally, a forensic term.
Acts Sed.
L. B. intend-ere, judicio contendere.
To INTENT, v. a. Same as the preceding v.
L. B. intent-are, id.
Wodrow.
To INTERCOMMUNE, v. n. To have any intercourse with one denounced a rebel.
Wodrow.
~Intercommuner~, ~Intercommoner~, s.
1. One who holds such intercourse.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. One who treats between parties at variance.
Baillie.
INTERKAT, adj. Intricate.
Henrysone.
To INTERMELL, v. n. To intermingle.
V. ~Mell~.
To INTERPELL, v. a. To importune, Lat.
R. Bruce.
To INSIST, v. n. To continue in a discourse, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
To INTERTRIK, v. a. To censure.
Douglas.
Fr. entre and triquer, to cull out.
INSUCKEN, s.
V. ~Sucken~.
INTEST, Perhaps, troubled.
Houlate.
O. Fr. entest-er, to trouble.
INTHRANG, pret. Pressed into.
V. ~Thring~.
Dunbar.
INTILL, prep.
1. In, S.
Barbour.
2. Into, as denoting entrance, S.
To INTROMIT, v. n. To intermeddle with goods that belonged to one deceased, S.
Erskine.
L. B. intromitt-ere, id.
~Intromission~, s. The act of intermeddling in this way, S.
Erskine.
~Intromitter~, ~Intrometter~, s. One who intermeddles, as defined above, S.
L. Hailes.
To INTRUSS, v. a. To intrude.
Henrysone.
Fr. intrus, intruse, intruded.
INVAIRD, L. Invairt, inwardly.
Houlate.
To INVAIRD, INWARD, v. a. To put inward.
Gl. Sibb.
INUASIBIL, adj. Invading.
Douglas.
INVICTAND, part. pa. Carrying.
Douglas.
L. B. invect-are; or perh. infecting.
INUNTMENT, s. Ointment.
Doug.
Lat. inungo.
INWITH, INNOUTH, adv. Within, S.
V. ~Outwith~.
Bellenden.
Sw. inuti, within.
~Inwith~, adj. Inclining downwards, S.
Ross.
To INYET, v. a. To infuse.
V. ~Yet~.
Douglas.
JO, JOE, s.
1. A sweetheart, S.
Ramsay.
2. Expressing affection, and some degree of familiarity, S.
Lyndsay.
Fr. joye, joie; mon joie, my darling.
JOCKEY-COAT, s. A great coat, S.
JOCKY-LANDY, s. A lighted stick, wisp, or any thing blazing, foolishly given as a plaything to children, S. B.
Jack-a-lent, E.
JOCKTELEG, s. A folding knife, S.
Burns.
From Jacques de Liege, the name of a celebrated cutler.
To JOGILL, v. a. To jog, S.
Douglas.
Teut. schockel-en, vacillare.
JOG-TROT, s.
1. Slow motion on horseback, S.; corr. dog-trot.
2. A particular mode of operation to which one pertinaciously adheres, S.
JOHN'S (St) NUTT, two nuts growing together in one husk; the possession of which is supposed to secure against witchcraft; Dumfr., Perths.
Legend St Androis.
JOHNSTON'S (St) RIBBAND.
V. ~Ribband~.
IOYALL, adj. Causing delight.
Burel.
JOYEUSITY, s. Jollity.
Knox.
Fr. joyeuseté.
JOINT, s. A word out of joint, one that is improper in any respect, S.
To JOIS, JOYS, IOS, v. a. To enjoy.
Douglas.
JONETTE, s. Apparently, marsh marigold.
Fr. jaulnette, id.
K. Quair.
JORDELOO, a cry which servants in the higher stories in Edinburgh were wont to give, after ten at night, when they threw their dirty water, &c. from the windows; also used to denote the contents of the vessel.
JORNEYE, JORNAY, JOWRNÉ, s.
1. Day's work.
Wyntown.
2. Battle, fight.
Douglas.
3. Single combat.
Wyntown.
4. Warlike expedition.
Wallace.
Fr. journée, a day's work; also, a battle, from jour, a day.
JOT, s. A job, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
To JOT, v. a. To take short notes, S.
E. jot, a point, a title.
~Jotting~, s. A memorandum, S.
JOUCATTE, JOUCAT, s.
1. A measure of liquids.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. Now used as synon. with gill, Loth.
E. jugg, Dan. jugge, urna.
JOUGS, s. pl.
V. ~Juggs~.
JOUGS, s. pl. Bad liquors, S. B.
To JOUK, JOWK, JOOK, v. n.
1. To incline the body forwards with a quick motion, S.
Douglas.
2. To bend in consequence of a stroke.
Douglas.
3. To make obeisance.
Knox.
4. To act deceitfully, S.
5. To yield to any present evil, by making the best of it, S.
Ramsay.
Germ. zuck-en, to shrink or shrug, in order to ward off a blow.
~Jouk~, ~Juik~, s.
1. An evasive motion, S.
Douglas.
2. A bow, a genuflexion.
Godly Ball.
3. A slight curtsey, S. B.
Ross.
4. A shelter of any kind, Perths.
5. A trick.
Leg. St Androis.
~Jouking~, ~Jowking~, s.
1. Shifting.
Doug.
2. Artful conduct, S.
~Joukry-pawkry~, s. Trick, juggling, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
To JOUNDIE, JUNDIE, v. a. To jog with the elbow, S. junnie, S. B.
Ross.
Sw. skynd-a, to hasten, to push forward.
~Joundie~, ~Jundie~, s. A push with the elbow, S.
Ramsay.
JOURDAN, JORDAN, s. A chamberpot, S. O. E.
A. S. gor, stercus, den cubile.
JOURNELLIE, adv. Daily.
Lyndsay.
To JOW, v. n.
1. To move from side to side; to jow on, to jog on, S.
2. To toll, S.
Burns.
To ~Jow~, v. a. To move, S. B.
Shirrefs.
2. To toll a large bell by the motion of its tongue.
Gl. Sibb.
3. To ring.
Knox.
~Jow~, s. A single stroke in tolling, S.
Percy.
JOW, s. A juggler.
Dunbar.
Fr. jou-er, to play.
JOW-JOWRDANE-HEDED, adj.
V. ~Jourdan~.
Dunbar.
IOWIS, s. pl. Jaws.
Douglas.
Fr. joue, the cheek.
To JOWK, v. n. To play tricks.
Houlate.
To IRK, v. n. To tire.
Wallace.
~Irk~, adj. Indolent.
V. ~Ergh~.
Henrysone.
A. S. earg, piger.
YRLE, s. A dwarf.
Kennedy.
IRNE, YRN, AIRN, s.
1. Iron; ern, S.
Douglas.
2. In pl. fetters, S.
3. New aff the airns, recently come from finishing one's studies, S.
Isl. iarn, Su. G. iern, id.
IRRESPONSAL, adj. Insolvent.
Rutherford.
IRRITANT, adj. Rendering null.
Acts Sedt.
L. B. irritare, irritum facere.
IRUS, IROWS, adj. Angry.
Wyntown.
Lat. ira, anger.
~Irusly~, adv. Angrily.
Barbour.
IS, term. The mark of the genitive sing., as manis, of man; in A. S. es.
To ISCH, ISCHE, v. n. To issue.
O. Fr. yss-ir, id.
Barbour.
To ~Ische~, v. a. To cause to issue.
Isl. ys-a, expellere.
Acts Ja. V.
~Isché~, s. Issue.
Douglas.
ISE,
1. I shall.
Ross.
2. I am, West of S. q. I is.
ISECHOKILL, s. An icicle, S. ice-shogle, S. A.
Douglas.
A. S. ice-gicel, Belg. yskegel, id.
ISILLIS, pl. Embers.
V. ~Eizel~.
ISK, ISKIE, interj. The word used in calling a dog, S.
Ramsay.
Fr. icy, hither; or Teut. aes, aesken, a dog.
ITHAND, YTHEN, YTHAND, adj.
1. Busy, diligent; S. eident.
Doug.
2. Steady, uniform.
Barbour.
3. Constant, continual.
Bellenden.
Su. G. Isl. idin, laborious, industrious; idne, labour, industry; from id, work.
~Ithandly~, ~Ythanly~, ~Ithinglie~, adv.
1. Busily, diligently; S. eidentlie.
Doug.
2. Without interruption.
Barbour.
YTHRANGIN, pret. v. Thrust upwards.
V. ~Thring~, v. a.
JUCAT, s. A measure.
V. ~Joucate~.
JUFFLER, s. Shuffler.
Dunbar.
JUGGS, JOUGS, JOGGES, s. pl. A kind of pillory; the criminal being fastened to a wall or post, by an iron collar which surrounds his neck, S.
Lat. jug-um, a yoke.
Stat. Acc.
IVIGAR, s. The Sea Urchin.
Sibb.
JUM, adj. Reserved, not affable, S.
JUNCTLY, JUNTLY, adv. Compactly.
Wallace.
JUNDIE, s. A push.
V. ~Joundie~.
To JUNE, v. a. To join.
Bellenden.
JUNT, s. A large piece of any thing, S., perhaps q. a joint.
Ramsay.
JUPE, s.
1. A kind of short mantle for a woman, S.
2. A wide or great coat, S.
Gl. Sibb.
3. A bed-gown, Clydes.
4. Jupes, pl. a piece of flannel, used instead of stays, Ang.
Fr. jupe, a long coat.
JUPPERTY, JEPERTY, s.
1. A warlike enterprise.
Barbour.
2. A battle, or conflict.
Wyntown.
Fr. jeu parti, any thing uncertain.
JUPSIE, adj. Big-headed, dull, and of a slothful appearance, Orkn.
JUSTICOAT, s. A waistcoat with sleeves, S. B.
Fr. just-au-corps, a close coat.
To JUSTIFIE, v. a. To punish with death.
Complaynt S.
L. B. justificare, meritis poenis afficere.
~Justifying~, s. Subjection to capital punishment.
Pitscottie.
JUSTRY, s.
1. Justice.
Wallace.
2. The justice eyre.
Wyntown.
To JUTE, v. a. To tipple, S.
Su. G. giut-a, A. S. geot-an, fundere.
~Jute~, ~Joot~, s. Sour or dead liquor, S.
Belg. jucht, slight beer.
Ramsay.
~Juttie~, s. A tippler, Ang.
To ~Juttle~, v. n. To tipple, S.
JUTE, s. A term of reproach applied to a woman, a jade, Clydes.
JUXTER, s. A juggler; q. joukster.
V. ~Jouk~, v.
K
KA, s.
V. ~Kay~.
KABBELOW, s. Cod-fish salted and hung for a few days, Ang.
Belg. kabbeliauw, cod fish.
KAY, KA, KAE, s. A jack-daw, S.
Dunbar.
Teut. kae, A. S. ceo, Alem. ka, id. Ka-wattie, kay-wattie, S. B. id. Teut. kauwett-en, to chatter like a jack-daw.
~Kay-witted~, adj. Hare-brained, S.; q. giddy as a jack-daw.
KAIL, KALE, s.
1. The generic name for colewort, S.
Stat. Acc.
Isl. Dan. kaal, id.
2. Broth made of greens, especially of coleworts, S.
Godly Sangs.
~Kail-brose~, s. A sort of pottage made of meal and the scum of broth, S.
V. ~Brose~.
~Kail-stock~, s. A plant of colewort, S.
Colvil.
Sw. kaalstok, the stem or stalk of cabbage.
~Kail-gully~, s. A large knife for cutting and shearing down coleworts, S.
Popular Ball.
~Kail-runt~.
V. ~Runt~.
~Kail-wife~, s. A green-woman, S.
Cleland.
~Kail-yard~, s. A kitchen-garden, S.
Stat. Acc.
Sw. kaalgard, a garden of herbs.
To KAIM, KAME, KEME, v. a. To comb, S.
To Kame against the hair, to oppose, S.
Ross.
~Kaim~, s. A comb, S.
Minstr. Bord.
Su. G. Dan. Belg. kam, A. S. camb, id.
~Kamtster~, s. A woolcomber.
V. ~Keme~.
KAIM, s.
1. A low ridge, Lanerks.
2. A camp or fortress, South of S.
Minstr. Bord.
Gael. cam, expl. a crooked bill; or rather Mod. Sax. kam, the summit of a mound.
KAYME, KAME, s. A honeycomb.
Barbour.
KAIN, KAIN-FOWLS.
V. ~Cane~.
KAIR, s. A mire, a puddle, Fife.
Isl. ker, palus; Sw. kiaerr, paludes.
KAIRD, s. A gipsey.
V. ~Caird~.
KAIRS, s. pl. Rocks through which there is an opening, S.
A. S. carr, a rock.
KAISART, s. A cheese-vat; also called chizzard, S. B.
Teut. kaese-horde, id.
KAY-WATTIE, s. A jack-daw.
V. ~Kay~.
KAY-WITTED, adj. Brainish, hot-headed, hair-brained, S.
V. ~Kay~.
KANNIE, adj. Prudent, &c.
V. ~Canny~.
KAR, adj. Left-handed.
V. ~Ker~.
KARRELYNG.
V. ~Caralyngis~ and ~Carolewyn~.
KARRIEWHITCHIT, s. A fondling term for a child, Ang.
KATABELLA, s. The Hen harrier, Orkn.
Barry.
KATHERANES, KETHARINES.
V. ~Cateranes~.
KATOGLE, s. The Eagle-owl, Orkn.
Sw. katugl, id.
Barry.
KATOURIS, s. pl. Caters.
Houlate.
KAVEL, KEVEL, CAVEL, s. A mean fellow.
Dunbar.
KEADY, adj. Wanton.
V. ~Caige~, v.
KEAVIE, s. A species of crab.
Sibbald.
To KEB, v. n. To cast a lamb immaturely, Bord.
~Keb~, s. A ewe that has brought forth immaturely, or been prevented accidentally from rearing.
Complaynt S.
To KEBBIE, v. a. To chide, Ang.
Su. G. kifw-a, id. Su. G. kif, a quarrel.
To ~Kebbie-lebbie~, v. n. To carry on altercation, Ang.
KEBBRE, s. A rafter.
V. ~Cabor~.
KEBBUCK, KEBUCK, CABBACK, s. A cheese of a larger size, S.
Ramsay.
Gael. cabag, a cheese.
KEBRACH, s. Very lean meat, Loth.
V. ~Cabroch~.
KECKLING-PINS, s. pl. Wires for knitting stockings. Aberd.
KED, s. The sheep-louse, Tweed.
V. ~Kid~.
KEDGIE, adj. Cheerful, &c.
V. ~Caigie~.
KEEK, s. Linen dress for the head and neck, Ang.
Ross.
To KEEK, KEIK, v. n.
1. To look with a prying eye, S.
Dunbar.
2. To look by stealth, S.
Peblis Play.
Su. G. kik-a, Belg. kyk-en, intentis oculis videre.
To ~Keek through~, v. a.
1. To prospiciate, S.
2. To examine with accuracy.
Burns.
~Keek~, ~Keik~, s. A peep, S.
Burns.
~Keekers~, s. pl. A cant term for eyes, S.
~Keek-bo~, s. Bo-peep, S.
Belg. kiekebo, id.
~Keeking-glass~, s. A looking-glass, S.
Ritson.
~Starn-keeker~, s. A star-gazer.
Su. G. stiernkikare, id.
KEEL, KEIL, s. Ruddle, S.
Douglas.
Gael. cil, ruddle; Fr. chaille, a rocky earth.
To ~Keel~, ~Keil~, v. a. To mark with ruddle, S.
Kennedy.
KEELICK, s.
1. Anger, vexation, Ang.
Isl. keli, dolor.
2. A stroke, Ang., also keelup.
KEELING, KELING, KEILING, KILLING, KILLIN, s. Cod of a large size, S.
Sibbald.
Isl. keila, Sw. kolja, a haddock.
KEELIVINE, KEELIVINE-PEN, s. A black-lead pencil, S. Perhaps q. guille de vigne, a quill made from the vine.
Sir J. Sinclair.
KEEPSAKE, s. A token of regard, S.
KEEST, pret. Puked, S. B.
KEETHING SIGHT, the view of the motion of a salmond, by marks in the water, S. B.
Law Case.
This is the same with ~Kythe~, q. v.
To KEIR, v. a. To drive, S. B.
Bannatyne Poems.
Isl. keir-a, S. G. koer-a, to drive.
KEIR, s. In some parts of S., an ancient fortification.
C. B. caer, a fort.
Statist. Acc.
To KEYRTH, v. a. To scratch.
Su. G. kratt-a, id.
Dunbar.
To KEYTCH, v. a. To toss, S.
V. ~Cache~.
Ramsay.
~Keytch~, ~Kytch~, s. A toss, S.
Kelly.
KEITH, s. A sort of dam, Perths.
Stat. Acc.
Germ. kette, Su. G. ked, a chain.
To KEKKIL, KEKIL, v. n.
1. To cackle, S.
Complaynt S.
2. To laugh aloud, S.
Douglas.
Teut. kackel-en, Su. G. kakl-a, id.
KELCHYN, KELTEN, s. A mulct paid by one guilty of manslaughter, generally to the kindred of the person killed.
Reg. Maj.
Gael. gial and cinnea, expl. "paid to one's kinsmen;" or A. S. geld, compensatio, and cynn, cognatio.
To KELE, v. a. To kill.
Douglas.
A. S. cwell-an, id.
KELL, s.
1. A dress for a woman's head.
Douglas.
2. The hinder part of a woman's cap, the caul, S.
Belg. kovel, a coif.
KELLACH, KELLACHY, s. A small cart of wicker, fixed to a square frame and tumbling shafts, Ang.
Statist. Acc.
Isl. Su. G. kaelke, a dray or sledge.
KELPIE, WATER-KELPIE, s.
1. The spirit of the waters, who, as is vulgarly believed, gives previous intimation of the destruction of those who perish within his jurisdiction, by preternatural lights and noises, and even assists in drowning them, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
Alem. chalp, Germ. kalb, a calf?
2. A raw-boned youth.
Gl. Shirr.
KELT, s. Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool, S. used both as a s. and adj.
Gl. Shirr.
Leg. St Androis.
Isl. kult, tapestry, or any raised work.
KELT, s. A salmon that has been spawning, a foul fish, S.
Statist. Acc.
Belg. kuytvisch id. kuyt, Teut. kiete, spawn.
To KELTER, v. n. To move in an undulating manner, S.
Germ. kelter, vivarium.
KELTER, s. Money, Dumfr.
Germ. gelt, id.
KELTIE, s. A large glass or bumper, imposed under the notion of punishment on those who, as it is expressed, do not drink fair, S. Keltie's mends, id.
Statist. Acc.
KELTIES, s. pl. Children, Ang.
Su. G. kullt, a boy.
KEMBIT, s. The pith of hemp, Ayrs.
Gael. cainab, hemp.
To KEME, v. a. To comb.
V. ~Kaim~.
KEMESTER, s. A wool-comber, S.
Burrow Lawes.
To KEMP, v. n. To strive, S.
Douglas.
A. S. camp-ian, Su. G. kaemp-a, certare.
~Kemp~, s.
1. A champion.
Douglas.
A. S. cempa, miles; Su.G. kaempe, athleta.
2. Sometimes it includes the idea of strength and uncommon size.
Bannatyne Poems.
3. The champion of a party in controversy.
Winyet.
Dan. kempe, a giant; Isl. miles robustus.
~Kemp~, s. The act of striving for superiority, S.
J. Nicol.
~Kemper~, s.
1. One who strives; now generally applied to reapers striving on the harvest-field, S.
2. One who is supposed to excel in any respect, S.
Ross.
Isl. kaemper, is the pl. of kaempe.
~Kempin~, s. The act of striving on the harvest-field, S.
A. Douglas.
To KEMPEL, v.a. To cut into separate parts, S. B.
Su. G. kappa, L. B. kapul-are, to amputate.
KEMPLE, s. Forty wisps or bottles of straw or hay, S.
Courant.
To KEN, v. a.
1. To know, S.
O. E.
2. To make known.
Wyntown.
3. To direct, in relation to a course.
Douglas.
4. To direct, as to the means, S. B.
Isl. kenn-a, docere, instituere.
Barbour.
5. To be able.
Wyntown.
6. To ken a widow to her terce, to set apart her proportion of the lands which belonged to her deceased husband; a forensic phrase, S.
Fountainhall.
Su. G. kaenn-a, cognoscere, sensu forensi.
To ~Ken~, v. n. To be acquainted.
Wallace.
~Kennin~, s.
1. Acquaintance, S. B.
2. A taste or smack of any thing, S.
3. A small portion, S.
J. Nicol.
4. A slight degree, S.
Burns.
Su. G. kaenn-a, to discover by the senses.
~Kenspeckle~, adj. Having so singular an appearance, as to be easily recognised, S.
J. Nicol.
From ken, and A. S. specce, a mark.
KENE, KEYNE, adj.
1. Daring.
Gawan and Gol.
2. Cruel.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. cene, Su. G. koen, audax.
KENERED, pret. Stirred.
Sir Gawan.
From C. B. cynhyrv-u, to move, to stir.
KENT, s. A long staff used by shepherds for leaping over ditches or brooks, S.
Ross.
To KEP, KEPP, KEIP, v. a.
1. To intercept, S.
Douglas.
2. To receive in the act of falling, S.
Bellenden.
3. To meet in a hostile way.
Barbour.
4. To meet in an amicable way, S. B.
Gawan and Gol.
5. To meet accidentally, S.
A. S. cep-an, Teut. kepp-en, captare.
~Kepar~, s. One who catches at a thing.
Dunbar.
KEPE, s. Care, heed. To tak kepe, to take care.
Wallace.
A. S. cep-an, curare, advertere.
KER, KAR, adj. Left, S.
Skene.
Gael. caerr, id.
KER, s. The soft kernel of suet, Ang.
KERB, KIRB STONES, The large stones on the borders of a causeway; or curb-stones, because serving as a fence to the rest, S.
Statist. Acc.
KERS, KERSS, s.
V. ~Carse~.
KERSSES, s. pl. Cresses, S.
A. S. caerse, Belg. kerss, id.
KEST, KEIST, pret. v.
1. Threw.
Complaynt S.
2. Threw off in the chase.
Douglas.
3. Contrived, formed a plan.
Wallace.
KEST, part. pa. Cased.
Houlate.
KET, KETT, s. The flesh of animals that have died of disease or from accident, Loth. Bord.
Su. G. koett, Isl. kaet, caro?
To ~Ket~. v. a. To corrupt.
Henrysone.
KET, KETT, s. A matted fleece, S.
Burns.
C. B. caeth, bound; Ir. caitin, shag.
~Kett~, s. The weed called quick-grass. S. A.
~Ketty~, adj. Matted, S. A.
KETCHE-PILLARIS, s. pl. Players at ball.
Dunbar.
Teut. kaetse-spel, ludus pilae.
KETHAT, s. A robe or cassock.
Dunbar.
KETRAIL, KYTRAL, s. A term expressive of the greatest contempt and abhorrence.
V. ~Kytral~.
Gl. Sibb.
Teut. ketter, haereticus.
KETTRIN, s. pl.
V. ~Cateranes~.
To KEVE, v. a. To toss.
V. ~Cave~.
KEVEL.
V. ~Kavel~.
To KEVEL, v. n. To wrangle, S. A.
J. Nicol.
Alem. kyffel-n, Su. G. kifw-a, kaeb-la, id.
KEWIS, s. pl. Line of conduct.
Dunbar.
Fr. queue, conclusion of a business.
KY, s. pl. Cows, S.
O. Fris. kij.
Douglas.
To KIAUVE, v. a. To work, to knead, Moray.
Popular Ball.
Isl. kef-ia, supprimere.
KIBBLE, KYBILL, adj. Strong and active, S. B.
Wyntown.
KICK, s. A novelty. S.
Isl. kaek-r, gestus indecorus.
~Kicky~, adj.
1. Showy, gaudy, S.
Shirrefs.
2. Aiming at what is above one's station, S.
To KID, v. n. To toy, Fife.
Su G. kaet-jas, lascivire.
KID, KAID, s. The tick or sheep-louse.
Polwart.
KYDD, part. pa. Manifested; from kythe.
Sir Gawan.
KIDDY, adj. Wanton, Ang.
V. ~Caigie~.
KIDE, s. Perh. q. Kith, q. v.
Sir Gawan.
KIGH, s. A slight tickling cough, S.
Germ. keich-en, tussire.
KIGHENHEARTED, KICKENHEARTED, adj. Fainthearted, S.
Isl. Sw. kikn-a, spiritum amittere.
To KIGHER, KICKER, v. n. To titter, S.
Germ. kicker-n, id.
KIL, A term entering into the formation of many names of places in S.
Stat. Acc.
From Gael. cill, a cell, as denoting that this was once the abode of a religious.
KYLE, s. A sound, a strait, S.
Martin.
Gael. caolas, id. Isl. kyll, gurges.
KILE, KYLE, s. A chance.
Ross.
Corr. from Cavil, q. v.
KILL, s. A kiln, S. To fire the kill, to raise a combustion.
Wodrow.
~Kill-spendin~, s. An old term for the fire of a kiln, Ang. from the great expenditure of fuel.
To ~Kill~, v. a. To kiln dry, S.
Fountainhall.
KILLING, s. Cod.
V. ~Keeling~.
KILLOGIE, s.
V. ~Logie~.
KILLYLEEPY, s. The common sandpiper, Loth.
KILT, KELT, s. A loose dress, extending from the belly to the knee, in the form of a petticoat, S.
Boswell.
Su. G. kilt, kiolt, Isl. kellta, sinus vestis anterior.
To ~Kilt~, ~kilt up~, v. a.
1. To tuck up, S.
Douglas.
Dan. kilt-er op, Su. G. upkilt-a, id.
2. To lift up any thing quickly, Ang.
Cleland.
~Kilting~, s. The lap of a woman's petticoat that is tucked up, S.
Kelly.
KILT-RACK, s. That which lifts up the rack of a mill, Ang.
V. ~Kilt~, v.
KILTER, s. Entertainment.
Ramsay.
The same with E. kelter, preparation.
KIN, s. Kind, S. as alkin, all kind of.
Palice Hon.
A. S. cinne, Isl. kin, id.
~Kinbot~, s. The mulct to be paid to survivors for the sudden slaughter of a relative.
Fordun.
A. S. cin, kindred, and bot, compensation.
KYND, s. Nature.
Wyntown.
~Kynd~, ~Kyndly~, adj.
1. Natural, kindred.
Wyntown.
2. Native.
Douglas.
KINGERVIE, s. A species of wrasse.
Sibbald.
KING'S-HOOD, s. The second of the four stomachs in ruminating animals, S.
Burns.
KING'S-WEATHER, s. The exhalations arising from the earth in a warm day, Loth.
To KINK, v. n.
1. To labour for breath, in a severe fit of coughing, S.
Teut. kink-en, difficulter spirare.
2. To laugh immoderately, S.
Gl. Sibb.
3. To puke, Galloway.
Davidson.
~Kink~, s.
1. A violent fit of coughing, attended with suspension of breathing, S.
Morison.
2. A convulsive fit of laughter, S.
A. S. cincung, cachinnatio.
~Kinkhost~, s. The hooping-cough, S.
Montgomerie.
Belg. kink-hoest, Su. G. kikhosta, id.
KINKEN, s. A small barrel, a cag, S. B.
Spalding.
KINNEN, s. A rabbit, S.
V. ~Cuning~.
KINRENT, KYNRENT, s. Kindred.
A. S. cynrene, cynryn, id.
Wallace.
KYNRIK, s.
1. Kingdom.
Wallace.
2. Possession of a kingdom.
Acts Ja. I.
A. S. cynric, regnum.
KINSCH, s. Apparently, kindred.
Montgomerie.
KINSCH, KINCH, s.
1. The twist or doubling given to a cord or rope, S.
2. A cross rope capped about one stretched longitudinally, and tightening it, S.
Gl. Moray.
3. An advantage unexpectedly obtained.
Ibid.
Isl. kinka, artuum nodus; Belg. kink, a bend.
To ~Kinsch~, v. a. To twist and fasten a rope, as above described, S.
KIOW-OWS, s. pl.
1. Silly tattles, trifling discourse, S. B.
2. Things of a trivial nature, S. B.
Corr. perhaps from E. gewgaws.
To ~Kiow-ow~, v. n. To trifle either in discourse or conduct, S. B.
To KIP, v. a. To take the property of another by fraud or violence, Loth.
Su. G. kipp-a, to seize violently.
To KIP, v. n. To play the truant, Loth.
KIPPAGE, s. Disorder, confusion, S. Loth.
KIPPER, s.
1. Salmon in the state of spawning, S. A. reid fische, synon.
Acts Ja. IV.
Teut. kipp-en, excludere ova.
2. Salmon salted, hung and dried, S.
To ~Kipper~, v. a. To cure fish by means of salt and pepper, and by hanging them up, S.
Statist. Acc.
KIR, adj. Cheerful, Ayrs.
Isl. kirr, tranquillus.
KIRK, s.
1. The body of Christians adhering to one doctrine, S.
Scots Confess.
2. A house appropriated for public worship, S.
A. S. cyrce, ecclesia.
Knox.
To ~Kirk~, v. a. To carry to church; as to kirk a bride, &c. S.
Wallace.
~Kirk the gussie~, a play in which a large ball, called the gussie, is beat with clubs into a hole, one party opposing another. When the ball is lodged, the gussie is said to be kirkit, Ang.
~Kirkine~, adj. Belonging to the church.
Houlate.
~Kirk-maister~, s. A deacon in the church.
Acts Ja. VI.
Teut. kerk-maester, aedituus.
~Kirkman~, s. A churchman.
Knox.
~Kirk-town~, s. A village or hamlet in which the parish-church is erected, S.
To KIRN, v. a.
1. To churn, S.
Ferguson.
A. S. cern-an, id.; Teut. kern-en.
2. To throw any thing into a disorderly state, S.
~Kirn~, s.
1. A churn, S.
Kelly.
Teut. kerne, id.
2. Metaph. applied to a mire, S.
~Kirnen~, s. Familiarity, S. B.
Journal Lond.
~Kirn-milk~, s. Buttermilk, S.
Teut. kern-melck, id.
Complaynt.
~Kirn-staff~, s. The instrument employed for agitating the cream in churning. S.
Ferguson.
KIRN, s.
1. The feast of harvest-home, S.
Burns.
2. The last handful of grain cut down on the harvest-field S.
KIRNEL, KYRNEILL, s. An interstice in a battlement.
Barbour.
L. B. kernellae, id.; Fr. crenelé, embattled.
KISH, s. A shining powdery matter, which separates from pig-iron long kept in a melted state.
KISSING-STRINGS, s. pl. Strings tied under the chin, S.
Ross.
KIST, KYST, s.
1. A chest. S.
Wallace.
2. A coffin, S., sometimes dead-kist.
Spalding.
A. S. cest, Germ. kist, Su. G. kist-a, Lat. cist-a, a chest, in general. A. S. cyste, a coffin, Belg. doodkist, id.
To ~Kist~, v. a. To inclose in a coffin, S.
Spalding.
~Kisting~, s. The act of putting a corpse into a coffin, with the entertainment given on this melancholy occasion, S.
KIT, s. A' the kit, or the haill kit, all taken together, S.
R. Galloway.
Su. G. kyt-a, to exchange, q. the haill coup, the whole barter.
KITCHEN, KITCHING, s.
1. Solids, as opposed to liquids.
Balfour.
2. Any thing eaten with bread, S.
Statist. Acc.
3. An allowance instead of milk, butter, small beer, S.
Statist. Acc.
Isl. kiot, Su. G. koett, flesh; or Dan. kiokken, dressed food.
To ~Kitchen~, v. a. To serve as kitchen, S.
Burns.
KITCHEN, s. A tea-urn, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
KITCHEN-FEE, s. The drippings of meat roasted before the fire, S.
KYTE, s.
1. The belly, S.
Lyndsay.
2. The stomach, S.
Kelly.
Isl. kwid-r, Moes. G. quid, venter; Isl. quidar fylli, S. fow kyte.
~Kyte-fow~, s. A belly-full, S.
KITH, s.
1. Acquaintances or relations, S. Kith or kin.
Burns.
2. Shew, appearance.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. cythe, notitia.
To ~Kythe~, ~Kyith~, v. a.
1. To shew, S.
K. Quair.
2. To practise.
Sir Tristrem.
3. To cause, to produce.
Id.
A. S. cyth-an, ostendere.
To ~Kythe, Kyith~, v. n. To be manifest, S.
Maitland P.
KYTRAL, s. A contemptuous designation.
V. ~Ketrail~.
Montgomerie.
KITTIE, KITTOCK, s.
1. A loose woman, S. B. cuttie, S. A.
Dunbar.
2. A term of disrespect for a female, though not necessarily implying lightness of carriage, S.
V. ~Caigie~.
Su. G. kaett, wanton.
Chr. Kirk.
KYTTIT, part. pa. Daubed with a viscous substance.
Bannatyne P.
Dan. kitt-er, Sw. kitta, to cement.
KITTIWAKE, s. The tarrock, S.
Sibbald.
KITTY-WREN, s. The wren, S.
To KITTLE, v. a.
1. To litter.
Minstr. Bord.
2. To bring forth kittens, S.
Su. G. kitsla, id. from katt, a cat; or Isl. kad, foetus recens.
~Kittling~, s. A kitten, S.
To KITTLE, KITILL, v. a.
1. To tickle, S.
A. S. citel-an, Belg. kittel-en, Isl. kitl-a, id. Perh. the root is Isl. kid-a, molliter fricare.
2. To excite a pleasant sensation in the mind.
Douglas.
3. To enliven, to excite, S.
Ramsay.
4. To puzzle, to perplex, S.
~Kittle~, adj.
1. Easily tickled, S.
Teut. keteligh, id.
2. Attended with difficulty, in a literal sense; as, a kittle gait, a road that one is apt to lose, or in which one is in danger of falling, S.
3. Not easily managed; as, a kittle horse, S.
Teut. ketelig peerd, id.
Mellvill's MS.
4. Not easily articulated; as kittle words. S.
Hogg.
5. Variable, applied to the weather, S.
6. Nice, intricate, in a moral sense; as, a kittle question.
Wodrow.
7. Squeamish, applied to the conscience, S.
Spotswood.
8. Vexatious, implying the idea of danger, S.
Beattie.
9. Likely, apt.
Burns.
~Kittlie~, adj. Itchy, S. B.
~Kittle-the-cout~, ~Kittlie-cout~, a game among young people, in which a handkerchief being hid, one is employed to seek it, S.; q. puzzle the colt.
KIVE, s. "Mashing-fat."
Kelly.
KLIPPERT, s. A shorn sheep, S.
Journ. Lond.
KNAB, s.
1. One who possesses a small independence; a little laird, S.
Forbes.
2. A leader or general.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Germ. knab, puer nobilis; Isl. knap-ar. vulgus nobilium.
~Knabby~, ~Knabbish~, adj. Possessing independence in a middling line, S.
To KNACK, KNAK, v. a. To taunt.
Wyntown.
Su. G. knack-a, to tap, to pat, q. to strike smartly; or Isl. nagg-a, litigare.
~Knack~, ~Knak~, s. pron. nack.
1. A gibe, a sharp repartee, S.
Douglas.
2. A trick, S.
Ramsay.
~Knacky~, adj.
1. Quick at repartee, S.
Ramsay.
2. Acute, but at the same time facetious, S.
Ruddiman.
3. Applied to what is entertaining; as, a nacky story, S.
Ramsay.
~Knackety~, adj. Self-conceited, S.
KNAG, s. A knob on which any thing is hung, S.
Popular Ball.
Su. G. knoge, condylus.
~Knaggie~, adj.
1. Having protuberances.
Burns.
2. Tart and ill-humoured, knaggit, Fife.
Cleland.
KNAGGIE, s. A small cask, Aberd.
Gl. Shirr.
KNAGGIM, s. A disagreeable taste, S.
Journal Lond.
KNAIVATICK, adj. Mean, from knave.
Evergreen.
To KNAP, KNOP, v. n.
1. To speak after the English manner, S.
Watson.
To knap suddrone, v. a. To speak like those who live South from S.
Hamilton.
2. To clip words by a false pronunciation.
E. knap, to break short.
Colvil.
KNAP, s. A slight stroke, S.
Ramsay.
KNAPE, s.
1. A servant.
Douglas.
2. As equivalent to valet.
Douglas.
A. S. cnapa, Teut. knape, puer, servus.
~Knappare~, s. A boor.
Douglas.
KNAPPARTS, s. pl. Heath pease, S. B.
Teut. knappen, mandere, and worte, radix.
KNAPPEL, s. Oak for staves, brought from Memel, Dantzick, &c, S.
Acts Cha. II.
Isl. knapp-r, rigidus, q. hard wood.
KNAPPISH, adj. Tart, snappish.
Teut. knapp-en, to bite.
Z. Boyd.
KNAPSCHA, KNAPISHAY, KNAPSKALL, s. A headpiece.
Stat. Rob. I.
Su. G. knape, a servant, and skal, a shell, a covering.
To KNASH, v. a. To gnaw.
Watson.
Isl. knatsk-a, arrodo.
To KNAW, KNAWE, v. a. To know.
A. S. cnaw-an, id.
Wyntown.
KNAW, KNAWE, KNAIE, s.
1. A male child.
Wyntown.
2. A male under age.
Barbour.
3. A male servant.
Wyntown.
4. A man in an inferior rank.
V. ~Knape~.
Bannatyne Poems.
~Knawship~, ~Knaveship~, of a mill, the dues given by those who have grain ground, for paying the servants in a mill, vulgarly kneeship, S.
Erskine.
Teut. knaep-schaep, servitus.
KNECHT, KNYCHT, s.
1. A common soldier.
Douglas.
2. A commander.
Douglas.
Franc. knecht, A. S. cneoht, a boy, a servant.
To KNEE, v. a.
1. To press down with the knees, Ang.
2. To bend into an angular form, Ang.
3. The wind is said to knee corn, when it breaks it down so that it strikes root by the stalk, Ang.
Isl. kny-a, adigere; hneig-ia, flectere.
KNEEF, KNEIF, adj. Active, alert, S.
Ross.
Isl. knaef-r, Dan. knov, robustus.
~Kniefly~, adv. With vivacity, S.
Ferguson.
KNEEF, adj. Arduous, Aberd.
Su. G. knapp, difficult, strait.
KNEE-ILL, s. A disease of cattle, affecting their joints, S.
KNEESHIP.
V. ~Knawship~.
KNEEVICK, adj. Griping, Fife.
Isl. hnyf-a, to grasp with the fist.
KNEWEL, KNOOL, s. A wooden pin in the end of a halter for holding by
To hadd the knewel, to hold the reins, Ang.
Belg. knevel, a knot; knevel-en, to pinion.
KNIBLE, adj. Nimble, S. B.
Ross.
Su. G. Teut. knap, alacer.
KNIBLOCH, KNUBLOCK, s.
1. A small round stone or hardened clod, S.
Ross.
2. A knob of wood, S.
Ramsay.
3. The swelling occasioned by a blow or fall.
Gl. Shirr.
Belg. knobbel, a knob, a knurl.
~Knibblockie~, adj. Rough, applied to a road in which many small stones rise up, S. B.
KNYFF, s. A hanger or dagger.
Wallace.
O. Teut. knyf, culter, gladius, Kilian.
KNYPSIT, pret. L. knappit.
Knox.
KNITCH. s. A bundle, S.
Sw. knyte, id., knyt-a, to tie.
~Knitchell~, s. A small bundle.
Dunbar.
KNITTING, s. Tape, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
KNOCK, s. A clock, S.
Watson.
KNOCKIT BARLEY or BEAR, barley stripped of the husk, by being beaten in a hollow stone with a maul, S.
Ramsay.
To KNOIT, KNITE, NOYT, v. a.
1. To strike with a sharp sound, S.
Chr. Kirk.
2. To amble or hobble in walking, S.
Isl. hniot-a, niot-a, ferire.
~Knoit~, ~Noit~, s. A smart stroke, S.
A. Nicol.
2. The sound occasioned by a stroke or fall on any hard body, S.
Journ. Lond.
To KNOIT, v. a. To gnaw; expressive of the manner in which infants eat, Ang.
Isl. hnot-a, to rub.
KNOIT, s. A large piece of any thing, S. B.
V. ~Knoost~.
Isl. knott-ur, globus.
KNOOP, s.
1. A protuberance, S.
2. A pin, on which any thing is hung, S.
3. Knoop of a hill, that part which towers above, or projects from the rest, S.
Isl. gnup-r, jugum montis.
KNOOST, KNUIST, s. A large lump, Loth.
Ramsay.
Isl. hnaus, a lump of earth.
To KNOP, v. n. To knap.
Burel.
To KNOP, v. n. To put forth buds.
Montgomerie.
Su. G. knopp-u, gemmas emittere.
KNORRY, adj. Knotty.
Douglas.
Teut. knorre, tuber.
KNOT, s. A pretty large piece of any thing round or square, S. B.
KNOT-GRASS, s. Tall oatgrass, S.
KNOUL TAES, toes having swellings on the joints.
Evergreen.
Teut. knovel, nodus; Su. G. knoel, a bump.
To KNOW, v. a. To press down with the fists, or knees.
Watson.
Sw. knog-a, pugnis genibusque eniti.
KNOW, KNOWE, s. A little hill, S.
Teut. knolle, a hillock.
Douglas.
KNUBLOCK, s. A knob.
V. ~Kniblock~.
To KNUFF, KNUVE, v. n. To converse familiarly, S.
Su. G. knaefwe, the fist; q. to be "hand and glove."
KNURL, s. A dwarf, S. O.
Burns.
A metaph. use of E. knurle, a knot.
~Knurlin~, s. The same as knurl, S.
Burns.
To KNUSE, NUSE, v. a.
1. To press down with the knees, S. B.
2. To beat with the knuckles or fists, S. B.
3. To knead, S. B.
Isl. hnos-a, knos-a, contundere, Belg. knues-en, to crush.
KOBBYD, pret. Perhaps, fretted.
Belg. kopp-ig, stubborn.
Wyntown.
KOBIL, s. A small boat.
V. ~Coble~.
KOY, adj. Secluded from view.
Doug.
Teut. koye, a cave, Isl. kui, id.
To KOYT, v. a. To beat, to flog, S. B.
Isl. kyt-a, contendere; kytla, ferire.
To KOPPIE, v. a. To chide, to reprove, Mearns.
Su. G. kapp-as, certare.
KOW, s. A goblin.
V. ~Cow~, 2.
KOW, s. Custom.
V. ~Kewis~.
Lyndsay.
KOWSCHOT, CUSHAT, s. The ringdove; cushie-dow, S.
Douglas.
A. S. cusceote, id.
KRANG, s. The body of a whale divested of the blubber.
KRINGLE, s. Bread brought from Norway.
Sw. kringla, a kind of bread.
To KRUYN, v. n. To murmur.
V. ~Croyn~.
Douglas.
To KUTER, CUTER, v. a.
1. To cocker, to nurse delicately, S.
2. To coax, to wheedle.
3. To converse clandestinely and intimately, S.
Germ. kutter-n, Su. G. quittr-a, garrire.
L
L, in our language, as in Germ., often denotes diminution; as bagrel, a child; gangarel, gangrel, a child beginning to walk, &c.
To LA, v. a. To lay.
Douglas.
LAB, s. A lump, S.
E. lobe, a division.
To LAB, v. a. To beat, Loth.
C. B. llab-iaw, id.
~Lab~, s. A stroke, a blow. Loth.
C. B. llab, id.
To LABOUR, v. a. To plough, to ear, S.
O. Fr. labour-er, id.
~Labourin~, s. A farm.
Sir J. Sinclair.
LACHTER, s. A lecher.
Philotus.
Germ. laich-en, lascivire, scortari.
LACHTER, s. All the eggs laid by a fowl at one time, S. Lochter, Perths.
Morison.
Teut. eyeren legghen, ova ponere.
LACHTER, LAICHTER, s.
1. A layer; as a lachter of hay, Ang. lochter, id. Perths. Tweedd.
Teut. logh-en, componere foenum in metam.
2. A lock, a flake; a lachter of woo, a flake of wool, Ang.; lochter, Perths.
Isl. lagdr, cirrus.
LACHTERSTEAD, s. The ground occupied by a house, S. B.
Su. G. laegerstad, a lodging-room.
To LACK, v. a. To slight.
V. ~Lak~.
LAD, n.
1. A young man-servant, S.
Lyndsay.
2. A sweetheart, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. leode, juvenis. Isl. lydde, servus.
~Laddie~, s.
1. A boy, S.
Minstr. Bord.
2. A fondling term, applied to a young man, S.
Ritson.
LADE, LAID, s. A load, S.
Ross.
A. S. hlad, id.
LADE, LEAD, MILL-LADE, s. The canal which carries water to a mill, S.
Chalm. Air.
A. S. lade, Teut. leyde, aquaeductus.
LADENIN TIME, the time of laying in winter provisions, S.
Su. G. lad-a, to heap together.
LADE-STERNE, LEIDE-STERNE, s. The polestar, E.
Douglas.
Teut. leyd-sterre, Isl. leidar-stiarna, cynosura, polus.
LADNAIRE, LARDNER, s. A larder, S., laidner.
Barbour.
Fr. lardier, id., from lard, fat.
LADRY, s. The rabble.
Priests Peblis.
A. S. leod-wera, incola, leod-weras, common people, Isl. lydur, plebs.
LADRONE, LAYDRON, s. A lazy knave, a sloven; laithron, S.
V. ~Lidder~.
Su. G. lat, lazy.
Lyndsay.
LAFE, LAIFF, LAVE, LAW, s. The remainder; laive, S.
Wallace.
A. S. lafe, Isl. leif, id. from the verbs signifying to leave.
LAGABAG, s. The hindmost, Fife; from E. lag, and aback.
LAGENE, LAGGEN, pron. leiggen, s.
1. The projecting part of the staves at the bottom of a cask, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. The angle within, between the side and bottom of a cask, S.
Burns.
Su. G. lagg, id.
~Lagen-gird~, s. A hoop securing the bottom of a wooden vessel, S.
To cast a lagen-gird, to bear a spurious child, S.
Ramsay.
LAGGERY, adj. Miry, dirty, S. B.
~Laggerit~, part. pa.
1. Bemired, S.
Doug.
2. Encumbered, from whatever cause, S. B.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Su. G. lag, Isl. laug-ur, water.
LAGMAN, s. The president in the supreme court formerly held in Orkney.
Barry.
Su. G. lagman, judex provincialis.
LAGRAETMAN, s. One acting as an officer to a lagman.
Barry.
Su. G. lag, law, and raett, right.
LAY, s. Law.
O. Fr. lai.
Douglas.
LAY, s. Foundation.
Wodrow.
Teut. laeghe, positus.
LAY, s. The slay of a loom, S.
Adam.
Teut. laede, pecten; leggh-en, ponere.
To LAY, v. a. To alloy.
Acts Ja. IV.
To LAY ~on~, v. a. To strike, S.
R. Bruce.
Su. G. laegga pa en, aliquem verberare.
To LAYCH, v. n. To linger.
Douglas.
Fr. lach-er, to unbend.
LAICHLY, adj. Perh. for laithly.
Lyndsay.
LAID, s. The pollack.
V. ~Lythe~.
LAIDLY, adj.
V. ~Laithlie~.
LAID-SADILL, s. A saddle used for laying burdens on.
Bannatyne Poems.
LAYER, s. The shear-water.
V. ~Lyre~.
LAIF, LAEF, s. A loaf, S.
Pop. Ball.
Moes. G. hlaifs, A. S. hlaef, laf, id.
To LAIG, v. n. To wade.
Gl. Sibb.
LAIGH, LAYCHE, adj.
1. Low, S.
Wyntown.
2. Not tall, S.
Su. G. laag, Teut. laegh, non altus.
~Laigh~, s. Flat, low part, S. B.
Stat. Acc.
LAYIS, s. Alloy.
Acts Ja. IV.
Fr. lier, id.
~Layit~, adj. Base, applied to money.
Knox.
LAIK, LAKE, s. Fine linen cloth.
Sir Egeir.
Belg. lak, cloth in general.
LAIK, s. Gift, pledge.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. lac, munus.
LAIK, LAIKE, s.
1. A stake at play, S.
Isl. leik, Su. G. lek, id.
Montgomerie.
2. Used metaph. to denote the strife of battle.
Sir Gawan.
~Laykyng~, s. Justing.
Wyntown.
LAIK, s. Lack, S.
Douglas.
Teut. laecke, id. Su. G. lack, id.
LAYKE, s. Paint.
Philotus.
Fr. lacque, sanguine colour.
LAIKIN, LAIKY, adj. Intermittent, applied to rain, S.
Su. G. lack-a, deficere.
LAIKS, s. pl. Perh. laits, gestures.
Dunbar.
LAYME, adj. Earthen.
V. ~Lame~.
LAYNDAR, LAUENDER, s. A laundress.
Fr. lavendiere, id.
Barbour.
To LAYNE, v. n. To lie.
Gawan and Gol.
To LAYNE, LEIN, v. a. To conceal.
Minstrelsy Border.
Su. G. hlaun-a, Isl. leyn-a, id.
LAYNE, n. Lawn, fine linen.
Acts Ja. VI.
LAYNERE, s. A thong.
Wyntown.
Fr. laniere, id.
LAING, s. A small ridge of land, Orkn.
To LAIP, LAPE, v. a. To lap, S.
Dunbar.
LAIP, s. A plash, Loth.
V. ~Lappie~.
LAIR, LAYRE, LARE, s.
1. A place for lying down, S.
Montgomerie.
2. The act of lying down.
Douglas.
3. A burying-place, S.
Wyntown.
Su. G. laeger, Germ. lager, Dan. laijer, a bed; also, a sepulchre.
To ~Lair~, v. a. To inter.
Ferguson.
LAIR, s. A stratum, S.
Ruddiman.
LAIR, LARE, s. A mire, S.
Ruddiman.
Isl. leir, lutum, coenum.
To ~Lair~, v. n. To stick in the mire, S.
Law Case.
To ~Lair~, v. a. To mire, S.
Pitscottie.
LAIRBAR, LARBAR, s. One in a torpid state; larbitar, Ang.
Philotus.
~Larbar~, ~Larbour~, adj.
1. Sluggish.
Dunbar.
2. Ghastly.
Evergreen.
LAIRD, LARDE, n.
1. A person of superior rank, a lord.
Wyntown.
2. A leader, a captain.
Douglas.
3. A landholder, under the degree of a knight, S.
Acts Ja. I.
A. S. hlaford, lavord, Isl. lavard-ur, Su. G. Laward, dominus.
~Lairdship~, s. A landed estate, S.
Ramsay.
LAIRT, LEIR, adv.
V. ~Lever~.
LAIT, LAYTE, LATE, LETE, s.
1. Manner, gesture.
Chr. Kirk.
2. Mein, appearance of the countenance.
Barbour.
Isl. lat, laete, gestus; laet, me gero.
To ~Lait~, v. a. To personate.
Fordun.
Teut. laet-en, apparere, prae se ferre.
To LAYT, v. a. To give heed to.
A. S. laet-an, estimare.
Sir Tristrem.
LAITH, adj.
1. Loathsome.
Douglas.
Isl. leid-ur, A. S. lath, hateful.
2. What one is reluctant to utter.
Id.
3. Unwilling, S.
Wyntown.
Isl. leith-r, reluctant.
~Laithfow~, adj.
1. Bashful, S.
Burns.
2. Shy of accepting an invitation to eat, or any favour, S.
~Laithles~, adj. Arrogant.
Gawan and Gol.
~Laithlie~, ~Laidly~, adj.
1. Loathsome.
Douglas.
2. Base, vile.
Douglas.
3. Inelegant, S. B.
4. Applied to a lascivious person, Ang.
LAITTANDLY, adv.
1. Latently.
Bannatyne P.
To LAK, LACK, LACKIN, v. a.
1. To reproach.
Maitland P.
2. To depreciate. S. B.
Wyntown.
Su. G. lack-a, Teut. laeck-en, vituperare.
~Lak~, s.
1. Reproach.
Pal. Hon.
2. A taunt, a scoff.
Wallace.
~Lak~, adj. Bad, deficient; comp. lakker, worse; superl. lakkest.
Douglas.
Isl. lakr, deficiens.
LAK, s. Hollow place.
Houlate.
Isl. lag, laegd, locus depressus.
LAKIE, s. Irregularity in the tides.
Su. G. lack-a, deficere.
Sibbald.
To LAMB, v. a. To yean, S.
Kelly.
Sw. lamb-a, Germ. lamm-en, id.
LAMB'S-LETTUCE, s. Corn sallad, S.
LAMB'S-TONGUE, s. Corn mint, S.
LAME, s. Lameness.
Wyntown.
Isl. lam, fractio.
LAME, LAYM, LEEM, adj. Earthen, S.
Bellenden.
A. S. laemen, fictilis: lam, lutum.
LAMENRY, s. Concubinage.
V. ~Leman~.
Priests Peblis.
LAMITER, s. A cripple, S.
LAMMAS-TOWER, s. A kind of tower erected by the herds of a district, against the time of Lammas, and defended by them against assailants, Loth.
Trans. Ant. Soc.
LAMMER, LAMER, s. Amber, S.
Teut. lamertyn-steen, amber.
Lynds.
LAMOO, s. To gang down like lamoo, to be easily swallowed, S.
Fr. le mout, new or sweet wine; or from the wassail-bowl, in E. called lamb's wool.
To LAMP, LEMP, v. a. To beat, S. B.
Teut. lomp-en, id. impingere.
To LAMP, v. n. To take long steps, Loth.
To LAMP, v. n. The ground is said to lamp, when covered with the cobwebs which appear after dew or slight frost, S. B.
LAMPET, LEMPET, s. The limpet, S.
Chr. S. P.
LAMSONS, n. pl. Expences of the Scots establishment at Campvere.
Baillie.
A. S. land-socn, transmigratio.
LAND, s. A clear level place in a wood.
O. E. Lawnd, mod. Lawn.
Wyntown.
LAND, s. A hook in the form of the letter S, S. B.
LAND, s. The country; on land, to land, in the country.
Acts Ja. II.
A. S. Su. G. land, rus.
~Land~, s. A house consisting of different stories, generally as including different tenements, S.
Arnot.
~Land~ of the leal, the state of the blessed.
Old Song.
To ~Land~, v. n. To end; from the idea of terminating a voyage, S.
Callender.
~Landbirst~, ~Land-bryst~, s. Breakers.
Barbour.
Isl. brestr, Su. G. brist, fragor.
~Landimer~, s. A land-measurer.
Skene.
A. S. landimere, properly a boundary of land.
~Landis-lorde~, ~Landslorde~, s. A landlord.
Acts Ja. VI.
~Land-louper~, s. One who frequently flits from one place or country to another, S.
Polwart.
Teut. land-looper, erro vagus.
~Land-man~, s. A proprietor of land.
Bannatyne Poems.
Isl. lender menn, nobiles terrarum domini.
~Land-tripper~, s. The sand-piper, Galloway.
Stat. Acc.
~Landwart~, ~Landart~, adj.
1. Belonging to the country; as opposed to boroughs.
Complaynt S.
2. Rustic, boorish, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. land, rus, and weard, versus.
LANDERS. Lady Landers, the insect called the Lady-bird; as appropriated to the Virgin Mary, in Popish times called Our Lady, S.
To LANE, v. a. To lie.
V. ~Layne~.
Houlate.
LANE, n. A gift.
Henrysone.
Su. G. laan, donum.
LANE, adj. Lone, alone.
Dunbar.
To LANG, v. n. To belong, to become.
Germ. lang-en, pertinere.
Douglas.
To LANG, v. n. To long, S.
Ross.
Germ. lang-en, A. S. laeng-ian, desiderare.
~Lang~, ~Lange~, adj. Long, S.
Wyntown.
To think lang, to become weary, S.
~Lang~, adv. For a long time, S.
Burns.
~Langare~, ~Langayr~, ~Langere~, adv. Long since.
Douglas.
A. S. lang, and aere, prius. E. ere-long.
~Lang-craig~, s. An onion that grows all to the stalk S. q. long neck.
~Lang-craig~, s. A purse, Aberd.
Shirrefs.
To ~Langel~, v. a. To entangle.
Poems Buchan Dial.
Su. G. lang-a, to retard.
~Langell~, s.
V. ~Langet~.
~Langis~, prep. Along.
Douglas.
Belg. langs, id.
~Langer~, ~Langoure~, s.
1. Weariness, S.
Douglas.
2. Earnest desire of.
Rollocke.
~Langet~, ~Langell~, s. A rope by which the fore and hinder feet of a horse or cow are fastened together, S.
Kelly.
Q. langelt, entangled.
To lowse a langet, metaph. to make haste, to quicken one's pace, S.
~Langrin~, ~at langrin~, adv. At length, S.
Popular Ball.
~Langkail~, s. Coleworts not shorn, S.
Ritson.
~Langlins~, prep. Alongst, S. B.
Ross.
~Lang-nebbit~, adj. Having a long nose, S.
Ramsay.
~Lang pare eft~, long after.
Wyntown.
A. S. lang-faer, of long duration.
~Langsyne~, adv. Long since.
Ferguson.
A. S. longe siththan, diu exinde.
~Langsum~, adj. Slow, tedious, S.
Douglas.
A. S. langsum, id.
~Lang-tongu'd~, adj. Babbling, S.
Ramsay.
To LANS, LANCE, v. a. To throw out.
Fr. lanc-er, id.
Wallace.
To ~Lans~, v. n.
1. To spring forward.
Douglas.
2. Denoting the delicate and lively strokes of a musician on his violin.
Chr. Kirk.
~Lans~, ~Launce~, s. A spring.
Barbour.
LANSPREZED, A corporal; used as a term of contempt.
Polwart.
Fr. lance-pessade, id.
To LAP, v. a.
1. To environ in a hostile way.
Wallace.
2. To embrace.
Douglas.
3. To fold; in relation to battle.
Doug.
LAP, pret. Leaped.
V. ~Loup~.
LAPPERED, part. pa. Coagulated, S.
Ritson.
Isl. hlaup, coagulum, hleipe, coagulo.
LAPPIE, s. A plash, a pool, Ang. Laip, Loth.
LAPRON, s.
1. A young rabbit.
Fr. lapreau, id.
Acts Marie.
2. A levret, E. Loth.
LARD, s. A stupid inactive fellow.
Belg. laerd, luyaerd, id.
Dunbar.
LARDUN, s. A piece of bacon.
Houlate.
LARE, s. Place of rest.
V. ~Lair~.
To LARE, LERE, LEAR, v. a.
1. To teach, S.
Wyntown.
2. To learn, S.
Kelly.
Leard, instructed, S.
~Lare~, ~Lear~, ~Lere~, s. Learning, S.
Doug.
A. S. laere, Belg. leer, id.
~Lare-maister~, s. A teacher, S.
Belg. leer-mester, id.
LAREIT, LAUREIT, s. A chapel dedicated to our Lady of Loretto.
Lyndsay.
LARG, LARGE, adj.
1. Liberal.
Fr. id. Lat. larg-us.
Barbour.
2. Abundant, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
~Larges~, ~Lerges~, s.
1. Liberty.
Barbour.
2. Liberality.
Wyntown.
~Largly~, adv. Liberally.
Barbour.
LARICK, s. A lark.
V. ~Laverok~.
~Larick's lint~, s. Great golden maiden-hair, S.
LARIE, s. Laurel.
Colvil.
O. Fr. lauré, laureus.
LASARE, LASERE, s. Leisure.
Doug.
LASCHE, adj.
1. Relaxed, from weakness or fatigue, S. B.
Douglas.
2. Lazy.
Ruddiman.
3. Devoted to idleness.
Complaynt S.
Fr. lasche, Lat. lax-us; Germ. lass, tired, faint; Isl. loskr, ignavus.
To ~Lash~ out, v. n. To break out; in a moral sense.
Z. Boyd.
~Lashness~, s.
1. Relaxation in consequence of great exertion.
Baillie.
2. Looseness of conduct.
R. Bruce.
~Lask~, s. A diarrhoea in cattle, S. B.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
LASKAR, s. A large armful of hay or straw, Tweedd.
Isl. hlas, a load, Su. G. lass, id.
LASS, s. A sweetheart, S.
R. Galloway.
LAST, s. A measure, Orkn.
Skene.
Su. G. laest, mensura 12 tonnarum.
To LAT, v. a.
1. To suffer, to permit, S. B.
Belg. lat-en, A. S. laet-an, id.
Barbour.
2. To lat be, to let alone, S.
Douglas.
3. Lat be, let be, much less.
Baillie.
Isl. lett-a, Sw. laet-a, desinere.
To ~Lat~, ~Latt~, v. a. To leave.
Wallace.
Sw. laat-a, A. S. laet-an, id.
To LAT, v. a. To hinder, E. let.
A. S. lat-an, Su. G. laet-ia.
Wyntown.
To LAT, LET, v. a. To esteem, to reckon.
Barbour.
A. S. laet-an, reputare, estimare.
To LAT, v. n. To put to hire.
Reg. Maj.
LATCH, s.
1. A mire.
Gl. Sibb.
2. The track of a cart-wheel, S. O.
~Latchy~, adj. Full of ruts, S. O.
To LATE, LEET, v. a.
1. To heat metal, so that it may be bent any way without breaking, S.
Douglas.
A. S. lith-ian, to soften, to attemper.
2. To cover with tin, S.
Ruddiman.
Su. G. laad-a, lod-a, loed-a, to solder.
To LATHE, v. a. To loath.
Wyntown.
A. S. lath-ian, id.
LATHE, LATHELY, adj.
V. ~Laith~.
LATIENCE, s. Leisure; S. B. leeshins.
Callender.
LATIOUSE, adj. Unrestrained.
S. P. Repr.
LATRON, s. A privy.
Spalding.
Fr. latrine, id.
LATTER, adj. Inferior.
Bar. Courts.
LATTER-MEAT, s. Meat brought from the master's to the servants' table, S.
Ramsay.
LATTYN, s. Impediment.
Wallace.
LATTOUN, s.
1. A mixed kind of metal.
Douglas.
2. Electrum.
Ruddiman.
3. The colour of brass.
Douglas.
Isl. laatun, Belg. latoen, orichalcum.
LAUCH, LAWIN, LAWING, pron. lauwin, s. A tavern-bill.
Peblis Play.
Teut. ghe-lagh, club, or shot.
LAUCH, LAUCHT, s.
1. Law.
Fordun.
2. Privilege.
Wyntown.
A. S. lah, laga, Isl. laug, id.
To ~Lauch~, v. a. To possess legally.
Doug.
~Lauchfull~, adj. Lawful.
Wyntown.
LAUCHT, part. pa. Clothed.
Barbour.
~Lauchtane~, adj. Belonging to cloth.
V. ~Laik~, s. 1.
Barbour.
LAUCHTANE, adj. Pale, livid.
Maitland Poems.
Perh. corr. from lattoun, q. v.
LAUDERY, s. Perh. revelling.
Dunbar.
Belg. lodderigh, wanton.
LAVE, s. The remainder.
V. ~Lafe~.
LAVELLAN, s. A kind of weasel, Caith.
Pennant.
LAVER, s. Fro laver to layre.
Sir Gawan.
LAVEROK, LAUEROK, s. The lark, S. often q. lerrik, larick.
Complaynt S.
A. S. laferc, Lawerc, id.
LAUGHT, LAUCHT, pret. Took.
Wallace.
A. S. laecc-an, apprehendere; laehte, cepit.
LAVY, s. The foolish guillemot.
Martin.
Isl. Norw. lomvie, langivie, id.
LAVYRD, s.
1. Lord.
V. ~Laird~.
2. Applied to the Supreme Being.
Wyntown.
LAURERE, s. Laurel.
Douglas.
Fr. laurier, id.
LAUS, s. Perhaps, hair.
Gawan and Gol.
Dan. lu, luv, id.
LAW, adj. Low.
Wallace.
Su. G. lag, Isl. lag-r, id.
~Law~, s. Low ground.
Barbour.
To ~Law~, v. a. To bring down.
Douglas.
Teut. leegh-en, deprimere.
~Law~, ~Lawe~, A Lawe, adv. Downward.
King's Quair.
~Lawly~, adj. Lowly.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
To LAW, v. a. To litigate, S.
LAW, s.
1. A designation given to many hills or mounts, whether natural or artificial, S.
A. Bor.
Statist. Acc.
A. S. hlaewe, hlawe, agger, acervus.
2. A tomb, grave, or mound.
Sir Gawan.
Moes. G. hlaiw signifies monumentum.
LAW, s. The remainder.
V. ~Lafe~.
LAW-BORROIS, LAW-BORROWS, s. pl. The legal security which one man is obliged to give, that he will not do any injury to another in his person or property, S.
Acts Ja. II.
Law and borgh, or borrow, a pledge.
LAWCH, adj. Low, S. laigh.
Wallace.
LAWIN, s. A tavern reckoning.
V. ~Lauch~, s. 1.
LAW-FREE, adj. Not legally convicted.
Spalding.
LAWIT, LAWD, LAWYD, LEWIT, adj.
1. Laic.
Wyntown.
2. Unlearned, ignorant.
Douglas.
A. S. laewed, lewd, id.
LAWLY, adj. Lowly.
V. ~Law~, adj.
LAWRIGHTMEN.
V. ~Lagraetman~.
LAWTA, LAWTE, LAWTY, LAWTITH, s.
1. Loyalty.
Wallace.
2. Truth, equity.
Wyntown.
O. Fr. leauté, id.
LAWTH, Barbour; L. Lawch, low.
LAWTING, s. The supreme court of judicature in Orkney and Shetland, in ancient times.
V. ~Thing~.
LAX, s. Relief, release.
Pop. Ball.
LAX, s. A salmon,
Aberd.
A. S. leax, Dan. Su. G. O. E. lax, id.
~Lax-fisher~, s. A salmon-fisher, Aberd.
Law Case.
LE, LEE, s. The water of the sea in motion.
Douglas.
O. Isl. lae, laa, mare; hodie, unda fluens.
LE, LIE, LEE, LYE, s.
1. Shelter, security from tempest.
Douglas.
2. Metaph. peace, tranquillity.
Wynt.
Su. G. lae, locus tempestati subductus; Isl. hle, hlie, id.
~Le~, ~Lie~, adj. Sheltered, warm.
Houlate.
LE, s. Law.
O. Fr. ley.
Wyntown.
To LE, v. n. To tell a falsehood.
Wynt.
~Le~, s. A lie.
Wyntown.
LEA, adj. Not plowed.
Ramsay.
A. S. leag, pasture.
LEAGER-LADY, s. A soldier's wife, S.
Dan. leyger, Teut. lager, a camp.
To LEAM, v. n. To shine.
V. ~Leme~.
LEAP, s. A cataract.
V. ~Loup~.
LEAR, s. A liar, S. pron. leear.
Wyntown.
LEASH, s. Liberty, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. leis-a, leys-a, solvere.
To ~Leash away~, v. n. To go cleverly off, or on the way, S. B.
Ruddiman.
To LEATHER, v. a. To lash, to flog, S.
To LEATHER, v. n. To move briskly, S. A.
J. Nicol.
LEAUW, s. A place for drawing the nets on, composed partly of stones, earth and gravel; Aberd.
Law Case.
Teut. loo, locus altus adjacens stagnis, &c. A. S. hlaew, agger.
LEBBIE, s. The fore-skirt of a man's coat, S. B. Loth.
A. S. laeppe, id. Isl. laf, ala pallii.
To LECHE, v. a. To cure.
Wyntown.
Su. G. laek-a, A. S. lacn-ian, id.
~Lech~, ~Leche~, ~Leiche~, s. A physician.
Moes. G. leik, lek; A. S. laec, id.
Barb.
~Leching~, ~Leiching~, s. Cure.
Wallace.
LECK, s. Any stone that stands a strong fire, as greenstone, trapp. &c. S.
LEDE, s. A person.
V. ~Leid~.
LEDISMAN, LODISMAN, s. A pilot.
Douglas.
A. S. ladman, Teut. leydsman, Su. G. ledesman, id. from the idea of leading.
LEE, adj. Lonely.
Popular Ball.
LEED, pret. Left. q. leued.
Sir Egeir.
LEEFOW, LIEFU', adj. Lonely, Leefow lane, quite alone, S.
Ross.
Isl. hliae, umbra; draga a hlie, occultare, coelare, subducere se; or lae, periculum, and full.
LEEFUL, LEEFOW-HEARTIT, adj. Compassionate, sympathizing, S. A.
Kelly.
A. S. hleo, warmth; or Isl. hlif-a, tueri, parcere.
LEE-LANG, adj. Livelong, S.
Burns.
LEEN, interj. Cease.
Ramsay.
Sw. linn-a, to cease.
LEENING, adj. L. bening, benign.
Palice Honour.
LEEPER-FAT, adj. Very fat, S. A.
C. B. lleipyr, flabby; glib, smooth.
LEEPIT, adj. Meagre; loving the fire, S. B.
Journal Lond.
Isl. lape, fungus homo.
LEESING, s. Allaying.
Dunbar.
Su. G. lis-a, requiem dare.
LEESOME, adj. Pleasant.
V. ~Leifsum~.
LEET, s.
1. One portion of many, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
2. A nomination of different persons, with a view to an election, S.
Baillie.
3. A list.
A. S. hlete, a lot.
Ramsay.
To ~Leet~, v. a. To nominate with a view to election, S.
Baillie.
LEET, s. Language.
V. ~Leid~.
LEETHFOW, adj. Loathsome, S. B.
V. ~Laith~.
Journal Lond.
LEEZE ME.
V. ~Leis me~.
LEFULL, LEIFULL, adj. Lawful.
Douglas.
Leif, leave, and full, q. allowable.
To LEG, v. n. To run, S.
~Leg-bail~, s. To take leg-bail, to run off, instead of seeking bail, and waiting the course of law, S.
Ferguson.
LEG-BANE, s. The shin. S.
Callander.
LEGATNAIT, s. One who enjoyed the rights of a Papal Legate within his own province or diocese.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
Legatus natus.
LEGEN-GIRTH, s.
V. ~Lagen-gird~.
LEGIER, s. A resident at a court.
L. B. legatar-ius, legatus.
Spotswood.
LEGLIN, LAIGLIN, s. A milk-pail, S.
Ritson.
Teut. leghel, id. Isl. leigill, ampulla.
To LEICH, v. n. To be coupled as hounds are.
Godly Sangs.
LEID, LEDE, s. People.
Wallace.
Isl. liod, A. S. leod, populus.
LEID, LEDE, s. A person.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. leod, homo, Isl. lyd, miles.
LEID, s. A country.
Gawan and Gol.
Isl. laad, terra, solum.
LEID, LEDE, s. Language, S. B. Leet is also used.
Douglas.
Isl. hliod, sonus, Dan. lyd, vox.
LEID, LEDE, LUID, s. A song, a lay.
Douglas.
A. S. leoth, lioth, Belg. lied, Isl. hliod, liod, id.
LEID, LIED, s. A leid of a thing, is a partial idea of it, S. B.
LEID, s. Safe-conduct.
Wallace.
Su. G. leid, Germ. leit, id.
To LEIF, v. n. To believe.
Maitland P.
A. S. leaf-an, credere.
To LEIF, v. a. To leave.
Douglas.
Isl. lif-a, Su. G. leif-a, id.
~Leif~, ~Leiff~, s. Leave.
Wallace.
To ~Leif~, ~Leiff~, v. n. To live.
Wallace.
Su. G. lefw-a, Isl. lif-a, id.
LEIFULL, adj. Lawful.
V. ~Leful~.
LEIF, LIEF, adj.
1. Beloved, S.
Doug.
2. Willing.
Douglas.
As leif, as leive, as soon, S.
Ferguson.
A. S. leof, Su. G. liuf, carus, amicus.
~Leifsum~, adj.
1. Desirable.
Douglas.
2. Leesome, pleasant, S.
Burns.
A. S. leof, charus, and sum.
3. Leesome, compassionate, S. A.
J. Nicol.
LEISOM, adj. Lawful.
V. ~Lesum~.
LEIL, LEILE, LELE, adj.
1. Loyal, faithful, S.
Douglas.
2. Right, lawful.
Wyntown.
3. Upright, S.
Reg. Maj.
4. Honest in dealings.
Priests Peblis.
5. A leil stroke, one that hits the mark, S. B.
O. Fr. leall, loyal, faithful, honest.
To LEIN, v. a. To conceal.
V. ~Layne~.
To LEIN, v. n. To cease.
Cleland.
To LEIND, LEYND, LENE, LEND, v. n.
1. To dwell.
Barbour.
2. To tarry.
Douglas.
3. To continue in any state.
Gawan and Gol.
Isl. lend-a, sedem sibi figere.
LEINE, s. L. leme, gleam.
Houlate.
LEYNE, pret. Lied.
Douglas.
LEINEST, most lean.
Evergreen.
To LEIP, v. n. To boil.
K. Hart.
To LEIS, v. a. To lose.
Douglas.
O. E. leise.
To LEIS, LEISS, v. a. To lessen.
Doug.
To LEIS, v. a. To arrange.
Gl. Sibb.
LEIS ME, LEESE ME, LEUIS ME, i. e. leif is me, dear is to me; expressive of strong affection, S.
Me is the A. S. dative.
Bannatyne Poems.
LEISCH, LESCHE, v.
1. A lash, S.
Dunbar.
2. A thong, by which a dog is held.
Douglas.
3. A stroke with a thong, S.
Kennedy.
To ~Leische~, ~Leich~, ~Leash~, v. a. To lash, to scourge, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
To LEIST, v. n. To incline, E. list.
Dunbar.
LEIST, adj. Least.
Douglas.
LEISTER, LISTER, s. A spear, armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish, S.
Burns.
Su. G. liuster, id.; liustra, to strike fish with a trident.
To LEIT, v. a. To permit.
Bannatyne P.
To LEIT, v. n. To delay.
Henrysone.
Su. G. laet-ia, intermittere, A. S. laet-an, tardare.
To LEIT, LEET, LET, v. n.
1. To pretend, to make a shew as if, S. B.
Bannatyne Poems.
Su. G. laat-as, Isl. laet-a, id. prae se ferre, sive vere sive simulando.
2. To give a hint of.
Nevir leet, make no mention of it, S. B.
V. ~Let on~.
To LEIT, LEET, v. n. To ooze, S.
C. B. llaith, that which is run out. Teut. lyd-en, transire.
LEYT, pret. Reckoned.
V. ~Lat~. 3.
LEYTHAND, L. seichand, sighing.
Wallace.
LEKAME, s. Dead body.
V. ~Licaym~.
LELÉ, s. The lily.
Sir Gawan.
To LELL, v. n. To take aim, S. B.
E. level, id.
LEMANE, s. A sweetheart, male or female.
Douglas.
Fr. l'aimant, Norm. Sax. leue-mon, amasius.
To LEME, v. n. To blaze, S.
Douglas.
A. S. leom-an, Isl. liom-a, splendere.
~Leme~, s. Gleam.
Lyndsay.
To LEN, v. a. To lend, S.
Chron. S. P.
A. S. laen-an, Su. G. laen-a, id.
~Len~, ~Leane~, ~Lend~, s. A loan, S.
A. S. laen, lean, id.
Acts Ja. VI.
To LEND, v. n. To dwell.
V. ~Leind~.
LENDIS, s. pl.
1. Loins.
Chr. Kirk.
2. Buttocks.
Kennedy.
Isl. lend, clunis; in pl. lendar, lumbi.
To LENE, v. n. To give.
V. ~Lenit~.
LENYIE, LENYE, adj.
1. Lean.
Barbour.
2. Of a thin texture.
Douglas.
A. S. hlaene, laene, macer.
LENIT, pret. Granted.
Houlate.
Isl. laen-a, concedere.
LENIT, LENT, pret. Abode.
V. ~Leind~.
LENIT, LENT, pret. Leaned.
Doug.
LENT-FIRE, s. A slow fire.
Baillie.
Fr. lent, slow.
LENTFULL, adj. Mournful, from Lent, the season appropriated to fasting.
Houlate.
LENTRYNE, LENTYRE, s. Lent; still used to denote Spring, S.
Barbour.
A. S. lengten, Lent, also Spring.
~Lentrin Kail~, broth made without beef, S.
J. Nicol.
LENNO, s. A child.
Ritson.
Gael. leanabh, id.
To LENTH, v. a. To lengthen.
Lyndsay.
Teut. lengh-en, Sw. leng-a, prolongare.
LEOMEN, s. A leg, Aberd.
A. S. leome, a limb.
Journ. Lond.
To LEP, v. n. To go rapidly.
Barbour.
Isl. leip-a, hleip-a, to run.
To LEPE, LEIP, v. a. To heat, to parboil, S.
Douglas.
A. S. hleap-an, to leap; q. to wallop in the pot.
~Lepe~, ~Leep~, s. A slight boiling, S.
LEPER-DEW, s. A cold frosty dew, S. B.
LEPYR, s. The leprosy.
V. ~Lipper~, s.
To LERE, to learn.
V. ~Lare~.
LERGNES, s. Liberality.
Bannatyne P.
LERROCH, s. The site of a building.
Gael. larach, id.
Ferguson.
LES, conj.
1. Unless.
Douglas.
2. Lest.
Douglas.
Les than, id.
Bellenden.
Les na, les nor, id.
Acts Ja. IV.
A. S. laes, les, id.
LES-AGE, s. Non-age.
Buchanan.
LESH PUND, LEISPUND, LISPUND, s. A weight used in Orkney, containing eighteen pounds Scots.
Skene.
Su. G. lispund, a pound of twenty marks; i. e. Liwesche, or the Livonian.
LESIT, LESYT, pret. Lost.
Barbour.
LESS, lies; pl. of LE.
Barbour.
To LEST, v. n. To please.
K. Quair.
LEST, pret. Tarried.
Barbour.
A. S. laest-an, to stay.
LESUM, LEISOM, adj. What may be permitted.
Douglas.
A. S. ge-leafsum, licitus, allowable, from leaf, permissio.
LESURIS, LASORS, s. pl. Pastures.
Bellenden.
A. S. leswe, a pasture; Ir. leasur, a meadow.
To LET, v. n. To reckon.
Priests Peblis.
V. ~Lat~, v. 3.
To ~Let~, v. n. To expect.
Wyntown.
To LET, v. a. To dismiss.
Houlate.
A. S. laet-an, let-an, dimittere.
To LET BE.
V. ~Lat~, v. 1.
To LET GAE, v. a. To raise the tune, S.
Forbes.
TO LET ON,
1. To seem to observe any thing, S.
Burns.
2. To mention a thing.
Ramsay.
3. To give one's self concern about any business.
Isl. laet-a, ostendere.
Kelly.
TO LET WIT, To make known, S.
Dunbar.
Belg. laat-en weeten, Sw. let-a en weta, id.
TO LET WI'T, i. e. with it, v. a. To make known, S. B.
Ross.
To LETE, v. n. To pretend.
V. ~Leit~, v. 3.
To LETE, v. n. To forbear.
Sir Tristrem.
~Lete~, s. But let, without obstruction.
Wyntown.
~Letles~, adj. Without obstruction.
Barbour.
LETE, s. Gesture.
V. ~Lait~.
LETH, LETHE, s.
1. Hatred.
A. S. laeththe, id.
Wyntown.
2. A disgust, S. B.
Wyntown.
LETTEIS, s. Gray fur, Fr.
Acts Ja. II.
LETTER-GAE, s. The precentor or clerk in a church, S.
Ramsay.
V. ~Let Gae~.
~Letteron~, ~Lettrin~, s.
1. The desk in which the clerk or precentor officiates, S.
2. A writing desk.
Douglas.
O. Fr. letrin, the pulpit from which the lecture was anciently read.
LEUCH, LEUGH, pret. Laughed, S.
LEUE, adj. Beloved.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. leof, id.
LEUEDI, s. Lady.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. hlaefdige, Isl. lafda, id.
LEVEFUL, adj. Friendly.
Wyntown.
LEVER, s. Flesh.
V. ~Lyre~.
Sir Gawan.
LEVER, LEUER, LEUIR, LEIR, LEWAR, LOOR, LOURD, adv. Rather.
The comparative of leif, willing; A. S. leofre.
LEUERAIRES, s. pl. Armorial bearings.
Complaynt S.
LEVERÉ, LEVERAY, s.
1. Delivery.
Fr. livrée.
Barbour.
2. Donation.
Diallog.
LEVIN, s. Lightning.
Douglas.
2. The light of the sun.
Douglas.
A. S. hlif-ian, rutilare.
LEVIN, s. Scorn.
Gawan and Gol.
LEVINGIS, s. pl. Remains.
Douglas.
LEUINGIS, s. pl. Loins, or lungs.
Douglas.
LEUIT, LEWYT, pret. Allowed.
A. S. lef-an, permittere.
Wallace.
LEVYT, LEWYT, pret. Left.
Barbour.
Isl. leif-a, linquere.
To LEW, v. a. To make tepid, S. B.
Teut. lauw-en, tepefacere.
~Lew~, ~Lew-warme~, adj. Tepid, S.
Doug.
Teut. lauw, Belg. liew, id.; A. S. hleow-an, tepere.
To LEWDER, v. n. To move heavily, S. B.
Teut. leuter-en, morari.
Ross.
LEWIS, LEWYSS, s. pl. Leaves.
Wallace.
LEWIT.
V. ~Lawit~.
~Lewitnes~, s. Ignorance.
Douglas.
LEWRAND, part. pr. Lurking.
V. ~Loure~, v.
Leg. St Androis.
LEWS, s. pl. The island of Lewis.
Watson.
LIAM, LYAM, s.
1. A string, a thong.
Arm. liam, id.
Douglas.
2. A rope made of hair, Tweedd.
LIART, LYART, adj.
1. Having grey hairs intermixed, S.
Maitland P.
2. Grey-haired in general.
5. Spotted, of various hues, Galloway.
Davidson.
LIBART, LIBBERT, s. A leopard.
Barbour.
Alem. libaert, Belg. libaerd, id.
LIBBERLAY, s. A baton.
Dunbar.
Isl. luber-ia, pertundere.
LIBBERLY, s. Perh. the same as libberlay.
Priests Peblis.
LY-BY, s. A neutral.
Rutherford.
LICAYM, LIKAME, LECAM, LEKAME, s.
1. An animated body.
K. Hart.
2. A dead body.
Wallace.
A. S. lichama, Isl. lykame, corpus.
LICHELUS, adj. Perh. for licherus, lecherous.
Maitland Poems.
LYCHLEFUL, adj. Contemptuous.
V. ~Lichtly~.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
LYCHT, adj. Merry.
Douglas.
LICHTER, LICHTARE, adj. Delivered of a child, S. B.
Wyntown.
Isl. verda liettare, eniti partum.
LYCHTLY, adj. Contemptuous.
Wallace.
A. S. liht and lic, having the appearance of lightness.
To ~Lichtlie~, ~Lychtly~, ~Lithlie~, v. a.
1. To undervalue, to slight, S.
Complaynt S.
2. To slight, in love, S.
Ritson.
~Lichtlie~, s. The act of slighting, S.
Ruddiman.
~Lychtlyness~, s. Contempt.
Wallace.
LYCHTNIS, s. pl. Lungs, S. A.
Complaynt S.
To LICK, v. a.
1. To strike, to beat, S.
Burns.
2. To overcome, S.
Su. G. laegg-a, ferire, percutere.
~Lick~, s. A blow, S.
To give one his licks, to beat one, S.
Forbes.
LICK, s. A wag, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. liccet-an, to feign; lycce, a liar.
LICK-SCHILLING, s. A term of reproach expressive of poverty.
V. ~Schilling~.
Dunbar.
LIDDER, LIDDIR, adj.
1. Sluggish.
Douglas.
2. Behind others.
Lyndsay.
3. Loathsome.
Gl. Sibb.
Isl. leidur, sordidus, leid-a, taedio afficere.
~Lidderlie~, adv. Lazily.
Arbuthnot.
LIE, adj. Sheltered, warm, S.
V. ~Le~.
~Liesome~, adj. Warm, sultry, Aberd.
V. ~Lithe~.
Shirrefs.
LIFEY, adj. Lively, S.
Callander.
LYFLAT, adj. Deceased.
Wallace.
Isl. liflat, loss of life; liflat-ast, perdere vitam.
LYFLAT, s. Course of life.
Wallace.
A. S. lif-lade, vitae iter.
LIFT, LYFT, s. The atmosphere, S.
A. S. lyft, Su. G. luft, aer.
Douglas.
To LIFT, v. a. To carry off by theft, S.
Lett. North S.
To LIG, v. n. To recline, Aberd. S. O.
Douglas.
A. S. licg-an. Isl. lig-a, Su. G. ligg-a.
~Liggar~, s. A foul salmon, S. A. q. one that lies too long in the fresh water.
LIGGAT, s. A park gate, Galloway.
A. S. leag, campus, and gat porta; q. "the gate of the field, or lea."
LIGLAG, s.
1. A confused noise of tongues, S.
2. A great deal of idle talk, S.
Su. G. ligg-a, to harass by entreaties.
LIK, s. A dead body.
Wallace.
Isl. lyk, Su. G. lik, A. S. lic, id.
LYK, LIKE, the termination of many words in S., which in E. are softened into ly. It denotes resemblance; from A. S. lic, Goth. lik, &c., similis.
LYK, LIK, v. impers. Lyk til us, be agreeable to us.
Wyntown.
A. S. lyc-ian, Su. G. lik-a, placere.
~Likand~, part. Pleasing.
Dunbar.
~Likandlie~, adv. Pleasantly.
Douglas.
~Liking~, ~Likyng~,
1. Pleasure.
A. S. licung, id.
Barbour.
2. A darling.
Houlate.
A. S. licung, pleasure, delight.
LYKLY, adj. Having a good appearance, S.
Wallace.
Su. G. lyklig, Isl. liklig, id.
To ~Likly~, v. a. To render agreeable.
Douglas.
LYKE-WAIK, LIKE WALK, s. The watching of a dead body.
Douglas.
A. S. lic, a body, and wac-ian, to watch.
LIL FOR LALL, retaliation.
Wyntown.
A. S. lael with laele, stripe for stripe.
LILY, s. The aphthae, a disease of children, S.
LILL, s. The hole of a wind instrument, S.
Ramsay.
To LILT, v. n.
1. To sing cheerfully, S.
Ritson.
2. To sing on a high or sharp key, S.
3. Denoting the lively notes of a musical instrument, S.
Ramsay.
4. To lilt out, to take off one's drink merrily, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. lull-a, canere.
~Lilt~, s. A cheerful air, S.
Morison.
~Lilt~, s. A large pull in drinking, frequently repeated, Fife.
~Lilting~, s. The act of singing cheerfully.
~Lilt-pype~, s. A particular kind of musical instrument.
Houlate.
Teut. lul-pijpe, tibia utricularis.
LIME, s. Glue; Teut. lijm, id.
Gl. Sibb.
LIMITOUR, s. A begging friar, authorised to hear confession within certain limits.
Philotus.
LIMMAR, LIMMER, s.
1. A scoundrel.
Bellenden.
2. Equivalent to theif.
Acts Ja. VI.
3. A woman of loose manners. S.
~Limmery~, s. Villany.
Godly Sangs.
LYMMIT, pret. Perhaps, bound.
Teut. lym-en, agglutinare.
K. Hart.
LYMOURIS, LIMNARIS, s. pl. Shafts of a carriage.
Douglas.
Isl. lim, pl. limar, rami arborum.
LYMPET, part. pa. Perhaps, crippled.
Isl. limp-ast, viribus deficit.
Houlate.
LIN, LYN, s.
1. A cataract, S.
Bellenden.
2. The pool under a cataract, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
A. S. hlynna, a torrent; C. B. lhynn, Ir. lin, a pool.
LIN, LINN, v. a. To cease.
Patten.
A. S. linn-a, id.
LINCUM LICHT, cloth of a light colour, made at Lincoln.
Chr. Kirk.
LIND, LYND, s. A lime tree.
Licht as the lynd, very light.
Douglas.
Under the lind, in the woods.
Isl. lind, arbor; tilia.
Bannatyne P.
LINDER, s. A short gown, shaped like a man's vest, close to the body, with sleeves, worn by old women and children; Ang.
Perh. from Isl. lendar, lumbi, as sitting close to the loins.
To LINE, v. a. To beat, Ang.
To LYNE, LYN, v. a. To measure land with a line.
Burrow Lawes.
Lat. lin-eare, id.
~Lyner~. s. One who measures land with a line.
Ibid.
LING, s.
1. A species of rush or thin long grass, Ayrs. S. A.
Statist. Acc.
2. Pull ling, cotton grass.
Statist. Acc.
LING, LYNG, s. A line, Fr. ligne. In ane ling.
1. Straight forward.
Gawan and Gol.
2. Denoting expedition in motion, Aberd.
Douglas.
To LING, v. n. To go at a long pace, S.
Ir. ling-im, to skip.
Barbour.
To ~Link~, v. n.
1. To walk smartly, to trip, S.
Ross.
2. Denoting the influx of money.
Ritson.
LINGEL, LINGLE, s.
1. Shoemaker's thread, S. also lingan; Fr. ligneul.
Ramsay.
2. A bandage.
Polwart.
Isl. lengia, lamina coriacea.
~Lingel-tail'd~, adj. Applied to a woman whose clothes hang awkwardly, from the smallness of her shape below, S.
LINGET, s. A rope binding the fore foot of a horse to the hinder one, Ang.
V. ~Langet~.
LINGET-SEED, s. The seed of flax, S. B.
Acts Ja. VI.
LINGIS, LINGS, a termination by which adverbs are formed; sometimes denoting quality, in other instances extension, as backlingis; now pron. lins, S.
LINGIT, adj. Flexible, E. Loth.
A. S. laenig, tenuis.
LINKS, s. pl.
1. The windings of a river, S.
Nimmo.
2. The rich ground lying among these windings, S.
Macneill.
3. The sandy flat ground on the sea-shore, S.
Knox.
4. Sandy and barren ground; though at a distance from any body of water, S.
Germ. lenk-en, flectere.
LIN-PIN, LINT-PIN, s. The linch-pin.
S. Su. G. lunt-a, id.
LYNTQUHIT, LINTWHITE, s. A linnet, S. corr. lintie.
Complaynt S.
A. S. linetwige, id.
LYPE, s. A crease, a fold, S.
LIPPER, s. Leprosy.
Bellenden.
Fr. lepre, id.
~Lipper~, adj.
1. Leprous.
Stat. Gild.
2. Applied to fish that are diseased.
A. S. hleapere, leprosus.
Chalm. Air.
To LIPPER, v. n. A term denoting the appearance of foam on the tops of the waves, or of breakers.
Douglas.
~Lipperis~, ~Lopperis~, s. pl. The tops of broken waves.
Ibid.
The same with lapper, lopper, to curdle; or from Isl. hleyp-a, concitare.
LIPPIE, s. The fourth part of a peck, S.
Statist. Acc.
A. S. leap, a basket, Isl. laup, id.
To LIPPIN, LYPPYN, LIPPEN, v. n.
1. To expect, S.
Wyntown.
2. To lippen in, to put confidence in.
Douglas.
3. To lyppyn off, the same.
Barbour.
4. To lippen till, to entrust to one's charge.
Houlate.
5. To lippen to, to trust to, S.
6. To lippen upon, to depend on for.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
Moes. G. laub-jan, credere; ga-lau-beins. fides.
~Lypnyng~, s. Expectation.
Wyntown.
LIRE, LYR, LYRE, s.
1. The flesh or muscles, as distinguished from the bones, S. O.
Wallace.
2. Flesh, as distinguished from the skin that covers it.
Sir Egeir.
A. S. lire, the fleshy parts of the body.
LYRE, LYIRE, s. That part of the skin which is colourless.
Chr. Kirk.
A. S. hleor, hlear, the countenance.
LYRE, LAYER, LYAR, s. The Shearwater.
Pennant.
Liere, id. Feroe Islands.
To LIRK, v. a. To rumple, S.
To ~Lerk~, v. n. To contract, to shrivel, S.
Isl. lerk-a, contrahere.
~Lirk~, s.
1. A crease, S.
2. A fold, a double, S.
3. A wrinkle.
Ramsay.
4. A hollow in a hill.
Minstr. Bord.
To LIS, v. a. To assuage.
Su. G. lis-a, lenire.
Gawan and Gol.
LISK, LEESK, s. The groin, S.
Dan. Sw. liuske, id.
Douglas.
LISS, s. Remission, especially of any acute disease.
Gl. Sibb.
Fr. lisse, id., Su. G. lisa, requies a dolore.
LISTARIS, s. pl. The small yard arms.
Complaynt S.
LISTER, s. A fish spear.
V. ~Leister~.
To LIT, LITT, v. a. To dye, S.
Doug.
Isl. lit-a, tingere; litr, Su. G. lit, color.
~Lit~, ~Litt~, s. Dye, tinge, S.
Acts Ja. II.
~Litstar~, s. A dyer, S.
Burrow Lawes.
LITE, LYTE, adj. Little.
Douglas.
~Lite~, ~Lyte~, s.
1. A short while.
K. Quair.
2. A small portion.
Douglas.
A. S. lyt, Su. G. lite, Isl. litt, parum.
LYTE, s. Elect.
V. ~Elyte~.
Wyntown.
LITE, s. A nomination of candidates for election to any office.
V. ~Leet~.
Spotswood.
To LITH, LYTH, v. n. To listen.
Gawan and Gol.
Su. G. lyd-a, Isl. hlyd-a, audire.
LITH, s.
1. A joint, S.
Douglas.
2. Metaphor, the hinge of an argument, S.
A. S. lith, artus, membrum.
Cleland.
To ~Lith~, v. a. To separate the joints one from another, S.
LITHE, adj.
1. Calm, sheltered, S. lyde, S. B.
Ruddiman.
2. Possessing genial heat.
Wallace.
3. Metaph. affectionate. A lithe side, attachment or regard, S. B.
A. S. hlithe, quietus, hlewoth, apricitas.
To ~Lythe~, v. a. To shelter, S. B.
Shirrefs.
~Lythe~, s.
1. A warm shelter, S. B.
Ross.
2. Encouragement, countenance, S. B.
Ross.
~Lythnes~, s. Warmth, heat.
Porteous of Noblenes.
To LITHE, v. a.
1. To soften.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. To thicken, to mellow, S.
A. S. lith-ian, to mitigate.
~Lythe~, adj. Assuaging.
Sir Tristrem.
LITHE, s. A ridge, an ascent.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. hlithe, Isl. leit, jugum montis.
LYTHE, LAID, s. The pollack, Gadus Pollachius, S.
Statist. Acc.
LYTHYRNES, s. Sloth.
V. ~Lidder~.
Wyntown.
LYTHIS, s. pl. Perh. manners.
Dunbar.
To LYTHLY.
V. ~Lychtlie~.
LITHRY, s. A despicable crowd, Aberd.
Gl. Shirr.
A. S. lythre, malus, nequam.
LITTLEANE, s. A child, S.
Ross.
Q. little one; or A. S. lytling, parvulus.
LITTLEGOOD, LITTLEGUDY, s. Suns-purge, S.
LIUE, s. Life.
On lyve, alive.
K. Quair.
To LIVER, v. a. To unload; applied to ships, S.
Germ. liefer-n, Fr. livr-er, to deliver.
LIVERY-DOWNIE, s. A haddock stuffed with livers, &c., Ang.
LIVER-MOGGIE, s. The stomach of the cod filled with liver, &c. Shetl.
Sw. lefwer, liver, and mage, the maw.
LIUNG, s. An atom, Ang.
LYWYT, pret. Lived.
Barbour.
LOAGS, s. pl. Stockings without feet, Stirl.
LOAN, LONE, LOANING, s.
1. An opening between fields of corn, for driving the cattle homewards, or milking cows, S.
Ramsay.
Isl. lon, intermissio, q. a break or interval between fields; or C. B. llàn, a clear place, an area.
2. A narrow inclosed way, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
LOAN, LONE, s. Wages, pay.
Su. G. loen, Germ. lohn, id.
Spalding.
LOCH, LOUCH, s.
1. A lake, S.
Barbour.
2. An arm of the sea, S.
Boswell.
Isl. laug, Su. G. log, Ir. louch, C. B. lhugh, a lake, id.; also Gael. loch, an arm of the sea.
~Loch-reed~, Common Reed-grass, S.
Lightfoot.
LOCHTER, s. A layer; also the eggs laid in one season.
V. ~Lachter~.
LOCK, LOAKE, s. A small quantity, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. lock, capillus contortus.
LOCKMAN, LOKMAN, s. The public executioner; still used, Edinburgh.
Wallace.
Teut. lock-en, to lock; A. S. loc, claustrum.
LOFF, s. Praise.
V. ~Loif~.
LOG, s. The substance which bees gather for making their works, S. B.
A. S. loge, Su. G. lag, humor.
LOGE, s. A lodge, Dan. id.
Barbour.
LOGIE, KILLOGIE, s. A vacuity before the fire place in a kiln, for drawing air, S. Belg. log, a hole.
Watson.
LOY, adj. Sluggish. Ang.
Belg. luy, id.
~Loyness~, s. Inactivity, Ang.
Belg. luyheit.
To LUIF, LOIUE, LOVE, LUFF, LOUE, v. a. To praise.
Priests Peblis.
Isl. Su. G. lofw-a, A. S. lof-ian, id.
~Loif~, ~Loff~, s. Praise.
Houlate.
A. S. Isl. Belg. lof, id.
LOIS, s. Praise.
V. ~Lose~.
Douglas.
LOISSIT, pret. Lost.
Gawan and Gol.
LOIT, s. A turd, S.
Su. G. lort, id.
To LOKKER, v. n. To curl, S.
Doug.
Isl. lock-r, capillus contortus.
~Lokker~, ~Lokkar~, adj. Curled.
Evergr.
LOKLATE, adj. Securing a lock.
Wallace.
LOLLERDRY, s. What was deemed heresy.
Bannatyne Poems.
From E. Lollard.
LOME, LOOM, pron. lume, s.
1. An utensil of any kind, S.
Douglas.
2. A tub, or vessel of any kind, S.; as brew-lumes, milk-lumes, &c.
A. S. loma, utensilia.
LOMPNYT, part. pa. Laid with trees.
Barbour.
Sw. laemp-a, to fit; or Isl. lunn, phalangae.
LONE, s. Place of shelter.
Isl. logn, tranquillitas aeris.
~Lony~, adj. Sheltered.
Houlate.
LONNACHS, s. pl. Quickgrass gathered for being burnt, Mearns.
LOOGAN, s. A rogue, Loth.
LOOPIE, adj. Deceitful, S., q. one who holds a loop in his hand.
LOOR, adv. Rather.
V. ~Lever~.
To LOPPER, v. n. To ripple.
V. ~Lipper~, v.
LOPPIN, LOPPEN, pret. Leaped.
Douglas.
A. S. hleop, Sw. lupen, insiliit.
LORE, part. pa. Solitary, q. forlore.
Sir Gawan.
LORER, s. Laurel.
Fr. laurier.
Sir Gawan.
LOSE, LOSS, s. Praise.
Houlate.
Lofs occurs in Isl. lofs-tyr, gloria, encomium.
LOSEL, s. Idle rascal.
Ritson.
Teut. losigh, ignavus.
LOSYNGEOUR, LOSINGERE, s.
1. A deceiver.
Barbour.
Fr. lozeng-er, to flatter, to deceive.
2. A sluggard, a loiterer.
LOT, s. Uncertain.
Bannatyne Poems.
LOT-MAN, s. One who threshes for one boll in a certain number, S.
Stat. Acc.
LOTCH, s. A snare, S.
Hamilton.
Teut. letse, id.
LOUABIL, adj. Praiseworthy.
Doug.
Fr. louable.
LOUCH, s. (gutt.)
1. A cavity.
Barbour.
2. A cavity containing water.
Douglas.
Germ. loch, apertura, cavitas, latibulum.
LOUCHING, part. pr. Bowing down.
Isl. lut-a, pronus flo.
Burel.
To LOUE, LOVE, v. a. To praise.
V. ~Loif~.
LOVEDARG, s. Work done from affection, S.
V. ~Dawerk~.
LOVERY, LUFRAY, s. Bounty.
Dunbar.
LOUING, s. Praise, A. S. lofung, id.
Douglas.
To LOUK, v. a.
1. To lock.
Douglas.
2. To surround.
Douglas.
LOUN, LOWNE, adj.
1. Serene, denoting the state of the air, S.
Hudson.
2. Sheltered, S.
Houlate.
3. Unruffled; applied to water.
Doug.
4. Recovered from rage, S.
Ross.
Isl. logn, tranquillitas aeris. Su. G. lugn, id.; also tranquillitas animi.
To ~Loun~, ~Lown~, v. a. To tranquillize.
Douglas.
To ~Loun~, ~Lown~, v. n. To become calm, S.
Kelly.
LOUN, LOWN, LOON, s. A worthless person, male or female.
Dunbar.
A. S. laewend, a traitor.
~Lounfow~, adj. Rascally, S.
~Loun-like~, adj.
1. Having the appearance of a loun, S.
Ross.
2. Shabby; applied to dress, S.
~Lounrie~, s. Villany.
Dunbar.
LOUN, LOWN, s. A boy, S.
Dunbar.
Isl. lione, servus.
~Loun's piece~, the uppermost slice of a loaf of bread, S.
To LOUNDER, v. a. To beat with severe strokes, S.
V. ~Loundit~.
Ramsay.
~Lounder~, s. A swinging stroke, S.
Watson.
LOUNDIT, part. pa. Beaten.
Dunbar.
This seems the origin of Lounder, apparently allied to Fenn. lyon, ferio, verbero.
To LOUP, v. n.
1. To leap, to spring, S. pret. lap.
Chr. Kirk.
Moes. G. hlaup-an, saltare; Su. G. loep-a, currere.
2. To run, to move with celerity, S. B.
Forbes.
3. To give way; applied to frost, S.
4. Applied to a sore when the skin breaks, S.
5. To cover, S., like Teut. loop-en, catulire.
6. To ~Loup~ on, to mount on horseback. S.
Spalding.
7. To ~Loup~ out, to run out of doors.
Many.
8. To pass from one possessor to another; used as to property.
Many.
~Loup~, s. A leap, a spring, S.
Barbour.
~Loup~, ~Loupe~, s. A cataract, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
~Louping Ague~, a disease resembling St Vitus's dance, Ang.
Stat. Acc.
~Loupin-on-stane~, s. A flight of stone-steps, for assisting one to get on horseback, S.
To cum aff at the loupin-on-stane, S. to leave off any business in the same state as when it was begun; also, to terminate a dispute, without the slightest change of mind in either party, S.
LOUP-HUNTING, s. Hae ye been a loup-hunting? a query, addressed to one who has been very early abroad, and contains an evident allusion to the hunting of the wolf in former times, S. B.
Fr. loup, a wolf.
LOURD, rather.
V. ~Lever~.
Ritson.
LOURDNES, s. Surly temper.
V. ~Lowryd~.
Wyntown.
To LOURE, v. n. To lurk, Fife.
Doug.
Germ. laur-en, Dan. lur-er, to lurk.
LOUSANCE, s. Freedom from bondage.
Kelly.
To LOUT, LOWT, v. n.
1. To bow down the body, S.
Douglas.
2. To make obeisance.
Barbour.
A. S. hlut-an, Su. G. lut-a, incurvare se.
~Loutshouther'd~, adj. Round-shouldered, S.
To LOUTHER, v. n.
1. To be entangled in mire or snow, Ang.
2. To walk with difficulty, Ang.
V. ~Lewder~.
To LOW, v. n.
1. To flame, S.
Ramsay.
2. To flame with rage, S.
Kennedy.
Isl. Su G. log-a, ardere, flagrare.
~Low~, ~Lowe~. s.
1. Flame, S.
Barbour.
2. Rage, desire, or love.
Evergreen.
Isl. Dan. lege, Su. G. loga, id.
To LOWDEN, v. n.
1. Used to signify that the wind falls, S. B.
2. To speak little, to stand in awe of another, S. B.
To ~Lowden~, v. a.
1. To cause to fall; applied to the wind, S. B.
2. To bring down, or to silence; applied to persons, S. B.
Isl. hliodn-a, tristari; submissè loqui.
LOWDER, s. A wooden lever, Moray; loothrick, Stirlings.
~Lowder~, ~Louthertree~, s. A hand-spoke for lifting the mill-stones, S.
Isl. ludr, luth-r, q. mill-tree; or hlod, fulcra.
LOWDING, s. Praise, q. lauding.
Everg.
LOWE, s. Love.
Wallace.
LOWN, adj. Calm, &c.
V. ~Loun~.
LOWNDRER, s. A lazy wretch.
Wynt.
Teut. lunderer, cunctator, lunder-en, cunctari.
LOWRYD, adj. Surly.
Wyntown.
Isl. luri, homo torvus et deformis.
LOWRIE, LAWRIE, s.
1. A designation given to the fox, S.
Ramsay.
2. A crafty person; one who has the disposition of a fox.
Godly Sangs.
Arm. luarn, vulpes; or Teut. loer, one who lays snares.
LOZEN, s. A pane of glass, S. corr. from E. lozenge.
LUBBA, s. A coarse grass of any kind, Orkn.
Statist. Acc.
Isl. lubbe, hirsutus.
To LUCK, v. n. To have good or bad fortune, S.
Montgomerie.
Teut. ghe-luck-en, Isl. luck-as, to prosper.
* ~Luck~, s. Upon luck's head, on chance.
Rutherford.
LUCKEN, part. pa.
1. Shut up, contracted, S.
Lucken-handed, having the fist contracted, S.
Gl. Shirr.
Lucken-taed, lucken-footed, web-footed, S.
Sibbald.
2. Locked, bolted.
Ruddiman.
The part. of A. S. luc-an, to lock.
To ~Lucken, Luken~, v. a.
1. To lock, S.
Chron. S. P.
2. To knit the brows.
Pop. Ball.
3. To pucker, to gather up in folds.
Spalding.
~Lucken~ or ~Lukin Gowan~, the globe flower, S.
Ramsay.
LUCKIE, LUCKY, s.
1. A designation given to an elderly woman, S.
Ross.
2. A grandmother; often luckie-minnie, S. B.
Ramsay.
Luckie-daddie, grandfather, S. B.
Kelly.
3. Used in familiar or facetious language, although not necessarily including the idea of age, S.
4. The mistress of an ale-house, S.
Ramsay.
Perhaps primarily implying the idea of witchcraft; Isl. hlok, maga.
LUCKY, adj. Bulky, S.
Kelly.
~Lucky~, adv. Denoting excess, S.
Ross.
Perh. from the old custom of giving something to the luck of the bargain.
LUCK-PENNY, s. A small sum given back by the person who receives money in consequence of a bargain, S. lucks-penny, S. B.
Courant.
LUDE, part. pa. Loved, S.
Bannatyne P.
~Lude~, contraction for love it, S.
Ibid.
To LUF, LUVE, LUWE, v. a. To love, S. lue.
Douglas.
A. S. luf-ian, id. Su. G. liuf, gratus.
~Luf, Luve~, s. Love.
Douglas.
~Lufare~, adj. More loving.
King's Quair.
~Luffar~, s. A lover.
Douglas.
~Luflely~, adv. Lovingly.
Barbour.
~Lufsom~, adj. Lovely; S. lusome.
A. S. lofsum, delectabilis.
Sir Gawan.
LUFE, LUIF, LUFFE, LOOF, s. The palm of the hand; pl. luffis, luves, S.
Lyndsay.
Moes. G. lofa, Su. G. lofwe, Isl. loofve, vola manus.
~Lufefow~, ~Luifful~, s. As much as fills the palm of the hand, S.
Lyndsay.
~Luffie~, s. A stroke on the palm of the hand, S.
To LUFF, s. To praise.
V. ~Loif~, v.
~Lufly~, adj. Worthy of praise.
Isl. loflig, laudabilis.
Gawan and Gol.
LUFRAY, s.
V. ~Lovery~.
LUG, s.
1. The ear, S.
Burrow Lawes.
2. At the lug of, in a state of proximity, S.
Ramsay.
3. Up to the lugs in any thing, quite immersed in it, S.
4. If he were worth his lugs, i. e. if he acted as became him, S.
Su. G. lugg-a, to drag one.
LUG, s. The worm, called Lumbricus marinus, S.
Statist. Acc.
Fris. luggh-en, ignave et segniter agere.
LUGGIE, adj. Applied to corn which grows mostly to the straw, S. B.
Belg. log, heavy.
LUGGIE, s. A lodge or hut, S. B.
Teut. logie, id.
LUGGIE, LOGGIE, s. A small wooden vessel, for holding meat or drink, made of staves, one of which projects as a handle, S.
Burns.
From lug, the ear; or Belg. lokie, a wooden sauce-boat.
LUID, s. A poem.
V. ~Leid~.
LUIK-HARTIT, adj. Warmhearted.
Alem. lauc, flame.
Dunbar.
LUIT, pret. Let.
Pitscottie.
Lute of, reckoned.
R. Bruce.
LUKNYT, part. pa. Locked.
V. ~Lucken~.
LUM, LUMB, s.
1. A chimney, S.
Statist. Acc.
2. Sometimes the chimney-top, S.
C. B. llumon, id.
Brand.
~Lum-head~, s. A chimney top, S.
Ross.
LUME, s. An utensil.
V. ~Lome~.
LUMMLE, s. The filings of metal, S.
Fr. limaille, id.
LUNCH, s. A large piece of any thing, S.
Sw. luns, massa.
Burns.
LUND, LWND, s. London.
Wallace.
LUNYIE, s. The loin.
Dunbar.
Teut. loenie. id.
~Lunyie-bane~, s. Hucklebone, Fife.
LUNKIT, adj.
1. Lukewarm, S.
2. Beginning to thicken in boiling, S.
Dan. lunk-en, to make lukewarm.
LUNT, s.
1. A match, as in E.
Hist. Ja. Sext.
2. A column of flaming smoke, S.
Burns.
3. Hot vapour of any kind, S.
Burns.
Teut. lonte, fomes igniarius.
To ~Lunt~, v. n. To emit smoke in columns, S.
Burns.
~Luntus~, s. A contemptuous designation for an old woman, probably from the practice of smoking tobacco, S. B.
LURDANE, LURDON, s.
1. A worthless person.
Wyntown.
2. A fool, a sot.
Baillie.
3. Conjoined with the idea of sloth, S.
4. Improperly, a piece of folly or stupidity.
Godly Sangs.
Fr. lourdin, blockish, from lourd, id. Teut. luyaerd, loerd, ignavus.
~Lurdanry~, s.
1. Sottishness.
Douglas.
2. Carnal sloth.
Lyndsay.
Fr. lourderie, stupidity.
LURE, s. The udder of a cow; properly, as used for food, S.
LURE, adv. Rather, S.
V. ~Lever~.
Ramsay.
LUSCHBALD, s. A sluggard.
Kennedy.
Isl. losk-r, ignavus, and bald-r, potens.
LUSKING, LEUSKING, part. pr. Absconding.
Gl. Sibb.
Teut. luysch-en, latitare.
LUSOME, adj. Not smooth, S. B.
Su. G. lo, lugg, rough, and sum.
LUSOME, adj. Desirable.
V. ~Lufsom~.
LUSS, s. Dandruff, Pityriasis capitis, S.
LUSTY, adj.
1. Beautiful.
Douglas.
2. Pleasant, delightful.
Douglas.
Teut. lustigh, amoenus, delectabilis.
~Lustheid~, s. Amiableness.
Gl. Sibb.
~Lustynes~, s. Beauty.
Dunbar.
LUTE, LEUT, s. A sluggard.
Gl. Sibb.
Teut. loete, homo insulsus; E. lout.
LUTE, pret. Permitted.
V. ~Luit~.
LUTHE. Not understood.
Bannatyne Poems.
LUTHRIE, s. Lechery.
Bannatyne P.
Belg. lodderig, wanton.
LUTTAIRD, adj. Bowed.
Dunbar.
O. Belg. loete, a clown, and aerd, nature.
To LUVE, LUWE, v. a. To love.
V. ~Luf~.
M
MA, MAY, MAA, MAE, adj. More in number, S.
A. S. ma, id.
Barbour.
To MA, v. a. To make.
Barbour.
Germ. mach-en, facere.
MA, aux. v. May.
Wyntown.
Sw. ma, Isl. maa, id.
MAAD, MAWD, s. A plaid worn by shepherds, S. A. Renfr.
Mannering.
Su. G. mudd, a garment made of the skins of reindeers.
MABBIE, s. A woman's cap, S. B.
mob, E.
Ross.
MACH, s. Son in law.
V. ~MAICH~.
To MACHE, v. n. To strive.
Douglas.
MACKLACK, adv. In a clattering way.
Polwart.
Mak, make, and clack, a sharp sound.
MACRELL, MAKERELL, s.
1. A pimp.
Bellenden.
2. A bawd.
Philotus.
Fr. maquereau, leno; fem. maquerelle.
MACKREL-STURE, s. The tunny, a fish.
Pennant.
O. Su. G. stur, magnus.
To MAE, v. n. To bleat softly, S.
Ramsay.
~Mae~, s. A bleat, S.
Ritson.
To MAGG, v. a. To carry off clandestinely, Loth.
Su. G. miugg, clanculum.
MAGG, s. A cant word for a halfpenny, pl. maggs; the gratuity which servants expect from those to whom they drive any goods, Loth.
V. ~Maik~.
MAGGIES, s. pl. Perhaps, maids.
A. S. maegth, virgo.
Philotus.
To MAGIL, MAIGIL, v. a. To mangle.
Douglas.
MAGRAVE, MAGRY, prep. Maugre.
V. ~Mawgre~.
Wyntown.
MAHOUN, s.
1. Mahomet, O. S. and E.
2. Transferred to the devil.
Dunbar.
MAY, s. A maid, a virgin, S.
Wyntown.
Isl. mey, A. S. maeg, Norm. Sax. mai, Moes. G. mawi, id.
MAICH, MACH, (gutt.) s. Son-in-law.
Douglas.
Moes. G. mag-us, a son; A. S. maeg, id.; also a father-in-law, a kinsman.
MAICH, s. (gutt.) Marrow, Ang.
MAICHERAND, part. adj. (gutt.) Weak, incapable of exertion, Ang.
Su. G. meker, homo mollis.
MAID, s. A maggot, S. B.
Teut. made, Belg. maade, id.
MAID, adj. Tamed.
V. ~Mait~.
Acts Ja. III.
MAIDEN, s. An instrument for beheading, nearly of the same construction with the Guillotine, S.
Godscroft.
MAIDEN, s.
1. The last handful of corn cut down by the reapers on a farm; this being dressed up with ribbons, in resemblance of a young woman, S.
A. Douglas.
2. The feast of harvest-home, S.
Statist. Acc.
MAIDEN, s.
1. The honorary designation given to the eldest daughter of a farmer, S. B.
2. The bride's maid at a wedding, S. B.
3. She who lays the child in the arms of the parent, when presented for baptism, Lanerks.
MAIGLIT, part. pa. Mangled.
V. ~Magil~.
MAIK, s. A cant term for a halfpenny, S.
MAIK, MAKE, MAYOCK, s. A match, or equal, S.
K. Quair.
A. S. maca, Su. G. make, aequalis, socius.
To ~Maik~, v. n. To match.
Douglas.
Germ. mach-en, sociare.
~Maikless~, ~Maykles~, adj. Matchless, S.
Wyntown.
Su. G. makaloes, id.
MAIL, MALE, s. A spot in cloth, especially what is caused by iron, S.
A. S. mal, Teut. mael, macula.
To ~Mail~, ~Male~, v. a. To stain, S.
MAIL, MEIL, MEEL, s. A weight equivalent to about 7½ stones Dutch, Orkn.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. maal, a measure.
MAIL, s.
1. Tribute; pl. malis.
Bellend.
2. Rent paid, in whatever way, for a farm, S.
Erskine.
3. Rent paid for a house, garden, &c. S.
Acts Sed.
Hence house-mail, stable-mail, horse-mail, grass-mail, S.
A. S. male, Isl. mala, Ir. mal, tributum.
4. To pay the mail, to atone for a crime by suffering, S.
Hogg.
~Black-mail~, s. A tax paid by heritors or tenants, for the security of their property, to those freebooters who were wont to make inroads on estates.
Acts Ja. VI.
Germ. blackmal, id. from Alem. blak-en, praedari.
~Mailer~, ~Maillar~, s.
1. A farmer.
Henrysone.
2. One who has a very small piece of ground, S.
Statist. Acc.
~Mail-free~, adj. Without paying rent, S.
Rutherford.
~Mail-garden~, s. A garden, the products of which are raised for sale, S.
~Mailin~, ~Mailing~, ~Maling~, s.
1. A farm, S. from mail, as being rented.
Maitland P.
2. The term during which a tenant possesses a farm.
Baron Courts.
~Mail-man~, s. A farmer.
Baron Courts.
~Mail-payer~, s. The same, S. B.
Ross.
To ~Mail~, ~Maill~, v. a. To rent.
Acts Ja. I.
MAILYIE, s.
1. In pl., the plates or links of which a coat of mail is composed.
Teut. maelie, orbiculus.
Douglas.
2. Network.
Henrysone.
To MAIN, v. a. To bemoan, S.
V. ~Mene~, v.
~Main~, ~Mayne~, ~Mane~, s. Moan, S.
Wallace.
MAYNDIT.
V. ~Wayndit~.
Wallace.
MAYNE, MANE, s.
1. Strength of body.
Wallace.
2. Courage, valour.
Douglas.
A. S. maegen, Isl. magn, magnitudo virium.
MAINS, MAINES, s. The farm attached to a mansion-house, S.
Skene.
V. ~Manys~.
L. B. Mansus Dominicatus, id.
MAYOCK, s. A mate.
V. ~Maik~.
MAYOCK FLOOK, a species of flounder, S.
Sibbald.
MAIR, MAIRE, MARE, s.
1. An officer attending a sheriff for executions and arrestments, S.
Acts Ja. I.
2. Maire of fee, a hereditary officer under the crown, whose power resembled that of sheriff-substitute in our times.
Acts Ja. I.
Gael. maor, an officer; C. B. maer, a ruler; Arm. maier, the head of a village; Fr. maire, anc. maier, a mayor; Alem. mer, a prince.
3. The first magistrate of a royal borough.
Wallace.
MAIR, adj. More.
V. ~Mare~.
MAIRDIL, adj. Unwieldy, Ang.
Apparently from Gael. muirtamhuil, heavy, pron. nearly as the S. term.
MAIRATOUR, adv. Moreover, S. B.
Ross.
MAIROUIR, MAIROUR, adv. Moreover.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
MAIRT, s. Winter provision.
V. ~Mart~.
MAIS, conj. But; Fr.
Bannatyne P.
To MAISE, MEYSE, v. n.
V. ~Meise~.
MAYS, MAYSE, MAISS, 3 p.v. Makes.
Barbour.
MAIST, MAST, adj.
1. Most, denoting number or quantity, S.
Barbour.
2. Greatest in size, S.
Douglas.
3. Greatest in rank.
Wyntown.
Moes. G. maists, A. S. maest, Isl. mest, id.
~Maist~, ~Mast~, adv.
1. Most, S.
Wyntown.
2. Almost, S.
Shirrefs.
~Maistlins~, adv. Mostly, S.
V. ~Lingis~.
MAISTER, MASTER, s.
1. A landlord, S.
Quon. Attach.
2. A designation given to the eldest son of a baron or viscount, conjoined with the name from which his father takes his title, S.
Spalding.
3. In composition, denoting what is chief or principal in its kind; as maister-street, the principal street; mayster-man, equivalent to Lord.
Wyntown.
Su. G. mester, a landholder, from maest, most, greatest.
~Maister~, ~Mastir~, ~Maistry~, s.
1. Dominion.
Wallace.
2. Service.
Wallace.
3. Resistance, opposition.
Id.
4. Victory, S.
Douglas.
O. Fr. maistrie, authority, power, arrogance, superiority.
~Maistryss~, ~Mastryss~, s.
1. Affectation of dominion.
Barbour.
2. Service.
Id.
3. Art, ability.
Id.
O. Fr. maistrise, affectation of superiority; art, industry.
~Maisterfull~, adj.
1. Difficult.
Wallace.
2. Using violence.
Maisterfull beggaris, such as took by force.
Acts Ja. II.
MAISTER, s. Stale urine, S.
Maister laiglen, a wooden vessel for holding urine; maister-cann, an earthen vessel applied to the same use, S.
Gael. maistir, id.
Ferguson.
MAIT, MATE, adj.
1. Fatigued.
Bellenden.
2. Overwhelmed with fear.
Douglas.
3. Dispirited, dejected.
Wyntown.
4. Intoxicated.
Wallace.
Teut. matt, fessus, id. languidus; Isl. mod, lassus, maed-a, fatigare.
To MAK, MACK, MAKE, v. n.
1. To compose poetry.
Kennedy.
Alem. gimahh-on, componere.
2. To avail.
It maks na, it does not signify, S. B.
Ross.
3. To assume prudish airs.
Peblis Play.
~Mak~, ~Make~, s.
1. Manner.
Wallace.
2. A poem, or work of genius.
Kennedy.
~Makar~, ~Makkar~, s. A poet.
Wallace.
Alem. machara, auctores.
~Making~, s. Poetry.
Dunbar.
~Makdome~, s.
1. Shape.
Montgomerie.
2. Elegance of form.
Dunbar.
To ~Make~ to, v. n. To approximate.
Baillie.
MAKE, s. Mate.
V. ~Maik~.
MAKINT, pron. Maikint, adj. Possessing assurance, S. B.
Isl. mak, ease; Teut. mak, tame.
~Makintly~, ~Maikintly~, adv. Confidently, S. B.
MAKLY, adv. Equally.
Isl. makligt, A. S. maccalic, fit, equal.
MALDUCK, s. The fulmar.
MALEGRUGROUS, adj. Grim; apparently discontented, S.
Gael. mala, having gloomy brows, and gruagach, a female giant.
MALESON, MALISON, s. A curse, S.
O. Fr. maleiçon, maleison, id.
Kelly.
MAL-GRACE, s. The opposite of being in a state of favour, Fr.
Spotswood.
MALHURE, MALLEUR, s. Mischance.
G. Buchanan.
~Mallewrus~, ~Malheurius~, adj. Unhappy.
Fr. malheureux.
Douglas.
MALICE, MALE-EIS, s.
1. Bodily disease.
Barbour.
2. Trouble of mind.
Fr. malaise, disease; q. malum otium.
MALING, adj. Malignant.
Fr.
Burel.
~Maling~, s. Injury, hurt.
Watson.
MALISON, s. A curse.
V. ~Maleson~.
MALLACHIE, adj. Denoting the colour resembling milk and water mixed, S. B.
A. S. meolec, milk; Belg. melkachtig, milky.
To MALLAT, v. n. To feed.
Watson.
Isl. maul-a, masticare; or from maal, a meal, and et-a to eat.
MALLOW, s. Zastera marina, Orkn.
MALMOCK, s. The Fulmar, Shetl.
Norv. id.
Neill.
MALVESY, MAWESIE, s. Malmsey wine.
Fr. malvoisie, id.
Pitscottie.
MALVYTÉ, MAWYTÉ, s. Vice.
O. Fr. malvetie, id.
Barbour.
MALWARIS, s. pl. Mowers.
Wallace.
MAMMIE, s.
1. A childish term for a mother, S.
Burns.
Teut. mamme, mater.
2. A nurse, S. B.
Ross.
Lat. mamma, Teut. mamme, the breast.
3. A midwife, S. B.
MAMUK, s. A fictitious bird.
Burel.
Fr. mammuque, id.
MAN, s.
1. A vassal.
Barbour.
A. S. Germ. &c. id.
2. One devoted to the service of another from love.
King's Quair.
3. A male-servant, S.
Baillie.
4. A husband, S.
R. Galloway.
MAN, aux. v. Must, S.
V. ~Mon~.
Doug.
MAND, s. Payment.
Acts Sed.
O. Fr. amande, a fine.
MANDMENT, s. An order.
Fr.
Doug.
MANDRIT, part. adj. Tame.
Houlate.
A. S. manred, homage.
MANE, s. Lamentation.
V. ~Main~.
MANE, ~Breid of mane~, a very light and savoury white bread.
Dunbar.
Teut. maene, a cake of fine flour, shaped like an half moon; or Fr. pain d'amand, almond biscuit.
MANELET, s. Corn marigold.
V. ~Guild~.
MANER, s. Kind.
Wallace.
MANG, s. To mix one's mang, to join in any thing, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. Su. G. meng-a, miscere.
To MANG, v. a.
1. To stupify.
Douglas.
To be mang't, to run into disorder, Ang.
2. To mar, to injure.
Bannatyne P.
3. To maim, to bruise.
Douglas.
O. Fr. man-ier, maltraiter, battre; Roquefort.
4. To overpower, Ang.
A. Nicol.
5. To render, or become, frantic, Ang.
Douglas.
Alem. meng-en, deficere; or A. S. meng-an, miscere.
MANGE, s. Meat, a meal.
Montgomerie.
~Mangery~, s. A feast.
Barbour.
O. Fr. mangerie, repas, festin.
To MANGLE, v. a. To smooth linen clothes by passing them through a rolling press, S.
Teut. manghel-en, polire lintea.
~Mangle~, s. A calender, S.
Germ. mangel, id.
MANYIE, MANGYIE, MENYIE, s.
1. A hurt, a maim, S.
Reg. Maj.
2. A defect, of whatever kind.
Id.
Goth. mein, damnum, vitium.
~Manyied~, ~Mainyied~, ~Menyeit~, part. pa. Hurt, maimed.
Skene.
MANIORY, MANORIE, s. A feast.
Douglas.
O. Fr. maniairia, festin de débauche; maniar, manger, Roquefort.
MANYS, s. A mansion, a palace.
Doug.
O. Fr. manse, L. B. mans-us, mansion.
To MANK, v. a.
1. To maim.
Wallace.
2. To impair, in whatever way, S.
Teut. manck-en, L. B. manc-are, mutilare.
~Mank~, adj.
1. Deficient, S.
2. To look mank, to seem much at a loss, S.
L. B. manc-us, contractus, imminutus.
~Mank~, s. Want, S.
Ramsay.
~Mankitlie~, adv. In a mutilated state.
Crosraguel.
MANLY, adj. Human.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
To MANNEIS, v. a. To menace.
Complaynt S.
~Mannessing~, s. Threatening.
Compl. S.
MANRENT, MANREDYN, MANRED, MORADEN, s.
1. Homage done to a superior.
Barbour.
2. The power of a superior, in regard to kinsmen and vassals.
Bellenden.
3. In manrent, under engagement to support a superior.
Acts Ja. II.
A. S. manred, id.; man-raedene, vassals; from man, and raeden, law, state.
MANRITCH, adj. Masculine. A manritch qweyn, a masculine woman, S. B.
From man, and A. S. ric, expressive of abundance in any quality.
MANSE, s. The parsonage-house, S.
L. B. mansus, id.
Erskine.
To MANSWEIR, MENSWEIR, v. a. to perjure, S.
Douglas.
A. S. manswer-ian, id., from man, scelus, and swer-ian, to swear.
~Manswearing~, s. Perjury, S.
Douglas.
MANSWETE, adj. Meek, Lat. mansuetus.
Douglas.
To MANT, MAUNT, v. n.
1. To stutter, S.
Z. Boyd.
2. Applied to rough unpolished verse.
Polwart.
3. As v. a. denoting the indistinct mumbling of the Romish litany.
Bannatyne Poems.
C. B. Ir. mantach, a stutterer.
To MANTEME, v. a. To possess.
Douglas.
MANTILLIS, s. pl. Large shields used as a covert for archers; Fr. mantelet.
Complaynt S.
MAPAMOUND, s. A map of the world.
Douglas.
Fr. mappemond, L. B. mappa mundi.
MAR, adj. More.
V. ~Mare~.
MAR, s. Hindrance.
Wallace.
A. S. mar, damnum.
MARBEL, adj. Feeble, inactive, Loth.
C. B. marwàawl, deadening; Gael. meirble, slow, weak; marble, heavy, benumbed.
MARBLE BOWLS, MARBLES, s. pl. The play among children in E. called taw, S.
MARBYR, s. Marble.
Complaynt S.
Fr. marbre.
MARCHE, s.
1. A landmark.
Douglas.
2. In pl. confines; as in E. Riding the marches, a practice retained in various boroughs, especially at the time of public markets, S.
Statist. Acc.
~Marchstane~, ~March-stone~, s. A landmark, S.
Fountainhall.
Isl. markstein, id.
MARCHET, s. The fine, which, it is pretended, was paid to a superior, for redeeming a young woman's virginity, at the time of her marriage.
Reg. Maj.
L. B. marcheta, O. Fr. marchet, id. C. B. merch, a daughter.
MARCHROUS. L. marchions, marquisses.
Houlate.
MARE, s. A hod or mason's trough, S.
MARE, adj. Great.
Wyntown.
A. S. maere, Germ. mar, mer, id.
MARE, MAIR, adj.
1. Greater, S.
Douglas.
2. In greater quantity, or number, S.
A. S. mare, Isl. meire, id.
~Mare~, ~Mair~, s. More, S.
Wyntown.
~Mare~, ~Mar~, adv.
1. More, S.
Douglas.
2. Longer.
Barbour.
Sw. mera, adv. more.
~Mareattour~, adv. Moreover, S.
Douglas.
~Mar furth~, furthermore, S.
Wallace.
MARES, MARRES, s. Marsh.
Pal. Hon.
Moes. G. marisaius, Belg. maerasch, Fr. marais, id.
MARENIS, MURENIS, s. pl. Perhaps, conger eels. Lat. muraena.
Monroe.
To MARGULYIE, MURGULLIE, v. a. To spoil, to mangle, to mar, S.
Fr. margouill-er, to gnaw.
Ramsay.
MARIES, s. pl. The designation given to the maids of honour in Scotland.
Knox.
Isl. maer, a maid, pl. meijar.
MARYNAL, s. A mariner.
Complaynt S.
MARITICKIS, MARTYKIS, s. pl. French soldiers, employed in S. during the regency of Mary of Guise; from the name of the commander.
MARK, MERK, s. A nominal weight, Orkn.
Skene.
Su. G. mark, a pound of thirty-two ounces.
MARK, adj. Dark, S. B.
V. ~Mirk~.
Journal Lond.
~Mark~, s. Darkness, S. B.
Watson.
~Marknes~, s. Darkness, S. B.
Burel.
MARLEYON, MARLION, s. A kind of hawk, E. merlin.
Dunbar.
MARMAID, MARMADIN, MEERMAID, s.
1. The mermaid, S.
Complaynt S.
2. Used as a ludicrous designation.
Kennedy.
3. The frog fish, Fife.
Sibbald.
Isl. mar, Germ. mer, the sea, and maid.
To MARR UP, v. a. To keep one to work, Ang.
Germ. marr-en, to grin or snarl.
MARROT, s. The foolish guillemot.
Sibbald.
MARROW, s.
1. A companion, S.
Complaynt S.
2. A married partner.
Henrysone.
3. One of a pair.
Ruddiman.
4. An antagonist.
Pitscottie.
Su. G. mager, maghaer, affinis.
To ~Marrow~, v. a.
1. To equal, S.
Ruddiman.
2. To associate with, S. B.
Burns.
3. To fit, exactly to match.
Maitl. P.
~Marrowless~, adj.
1. Without a match, S.
2. That cannot be equalled, S.
Kelly.
MARSCHAL, s. Steward.
Barbour.
Germ. marschalk, praefectus servorum.
MART, ~Marte~, s. War, or the god of war, Mars.
Douglas.
MART, ~Marte~, ~Mairt~, s.
1. A cow or ox, fattened, killed and salted for winter provision, S.
Acts Ja. IV.
2. Applied to one, pampered with ease and prosperity.
R. Bruce.
From Martinmas, the term at which beeves are usually killed for winter store.
MARTIN (~St~) OF BULLION'S DAY, s. The fourth day of July O. S., whence our peasantry form their prognostications concerning the weather; believing, that if this day be dry, there will be no rain for six weeks, but if it be wet, there will be rain every day for the same length of time, S.
Festum Sti Martini Bullientis, vulgo St. Martin Bouillant. Du Cange.
MARTIN. ~Martynis (Saint) Fowle~, apparently the ring-tail, a kind of kite.
Fr. oiseau de S. Martin.
Dunbar.
To MARTYR, v. a.
1. To hew down.
Wallace.
2. To bruise severely, S.
Ruddiman.
3. To bespatter with dirt, Ang.
Fr. martyr-er, to put to extreme pain.
MARTRIK, MERTRIK, s. A marten.
Fr. martre, Belg. marter, id.
Bellend.
MASE, s. A kind of net with wide meshes, of twisted straw ropes, laid on the back of a horse, Orkn.
Dan. mask, a mesh.
MASER, MAZER, s. Maple.
V. ~Mazer~.
Ritson.
MASHLIN, MASHLIE, MAISHLOCH, s.
1. Mixed grain, S. mashlum, Aberd.
Stat. Gild.
Teut. masteluyn, farrago.
2. The broken parts of moss; a moss of this description, S. B.
To MASK, v. a. To catch in a net, Ayrs.
Su. G. maska, Dan. mask, macula retis.
To MASK, v. a. To infuse, S.
Su. G. mask, a mash.
Chalm. Air.
~Masking-fat~, s. A mashing-vat, S.
~Masking-pat~, s. A tea-pot, S.
Burns.
MASKERT, s. Swines maskert, an herb, S. Clown's all-heal, S.
Perh. q. maskwort, the root infused for swine.
MASSIMORE, s. The dungeon of a prison or castle, S. A.
Minstr. Bord.
In Moorish, a subterranean prison is called Mazmorra.
MASSONDEW, s. An hospital.
Fr. maison Dieu, id.
Acts Sed.
MAST, adj. Most.
V. ~Maist~.
MASTER, s. A landlord, S.
V. ~Maister~.
MASTIS, MASTICHE, s. A mastiff.
Douglas.
MAT, ~Mot~, aux. v. May.
Douglas.
Su. G. maa, maatte, possum, potuit.
MATALENT, MATELENT, s. Rage.
Fr. mal-talent, anger.
Wallace.
To MATE, v. a. To weary out.
V. ~Mait~.
Douglas.
MATERIS, s. pl. Matrons; Lat. matres.
Douglas.
MAUCH, MACH, MAUK, s. A maggot, S.
Ferguson.
Su. G. matk, Isl. madk-ur, id.
MAUCHY, adj. Dirty, filthy, S.
Su. G. maegtig, mawkish.
MAUCHT, MAUGHT, MACHT, s.
1. Strength, S.
Barbour.
2. In pl. ability, in whatever sense.
Ross.
3. Mental ability.
Ross.
Teut. macht, maght, A. S. meaht, id.
~Mauchty~, ~Maughty~, adj. Powerful, S. B.
Teut. machtigh. Alem. mahtig.
Ross.
~Mauchtless~, ~Maughtless~, adj. Feeble, S.
Ross.
Sw. maktlos, Germ. maghtlos, id.
MAUK, s.. A maggot.
V. ~Mauch~.
MAUKIN, s.
1. A hare. S.
Morison.
Gael. maigheach, id.
2. Metaph. a subject of discourse or disputation.
Boswell.
MAULIFUFF, s. A female without energy.
Germ. mal, speech, and pfuffen to blow.
To MAUM, v. n.
1. To soften and swell by means of water, S.
2. To become mellow, S.
Teut. molm, caries, et pulvis ligni cariosi.
~Maumie~, adj. Mellow, S.
MAUN, aux. v. Must.
V. ~Mon~.
MAUN, used as forming a superlative, S.
Ferguson.
Muckle maun, very big or large.
A. S. maegen, in composition, great or large.
MAUNDRELS, s. pl. Idle stuff, silly tales, Perths., Border.
Su. G. men, vulgatus, and Isl. draeft, sermo stultus.
MAUSEL, s. A mausoleum.
Z. Boyd.
MAW. ~Sea-maw~, s. The common gull, S.
Dan. maage, id.
To MAW, v. a.
1. To mow, S.
Burns.
2. To cut down in battle.
Douglas.
A. S. maw-an, Isl. maa, id.
MAWD, s. A shepherd's plaid.
V. ~Maad~.
MAWESIE, s.
V. ~Malvesie~.
MAWGRÉ, MAUGRÉ, MAGRÉ, s.
1. Ill-will.
Barbour.
2. Vexation, blame.
Henrysone.
3. Hurt, injury.
Douglas.
Fr. maulgré, in spite of.
MAWMENT, s. An idol.
Wyntown.
Chaucer maumet, id. corr. from Mahomet.
MAWSIE, s. A drab, a trollop, S.
Isl. mas, nugamentum, masa, nugor.
MAWN, s. A basket, S. B.; maund, E.
To MAWTEN, v. n. To begin to spring; applied to steeped grain, S.
Su. G. maelt-a, hordeum potui praeparare, from miaell, soft.
To ~Mawten~, v. n. To become tough and heavy.
~Mawtent~, part. pa.
1. Applied to grain which has acquired a peculiar taste, from not being thoroughly dried, Lanerks.
2. Dull, sluggish, Ang.
MAZER, MAZER-DISH, s. A drinking-cup of mapple.
Z. Boyd.
Germ. maser, Su. G. masur, the maple; Isl. mausur bolli, a mazer-bowl or cup.
MAZERMENT, s. Confusion, Ang.
Ross.
MEADOWS. Queen of the meadows, meadow-sweet, S.
MEALMONGER, s. A mealman, S.
MEAT-GIVER, s. One who supplies another with food.
Acts Ja. VI.
MEATHS, s. pl. Maggots, S.
Watson.
A. S. matha, vermis; S. B. maid, a maggot.
MEBLE, s. Any thing moveable.
Fr. meuble, id.
Sir Gawan.
MEDCINARE, MEDICINAR, s. Physician.
Bellenden.
MEDE, s. A meadow.
A. S. maede.
Doug.
MEDFULL, adj. Laudable.
Wyntown.
MEDIS, v. impers. Avails.
Gawan and Gol.
Su. G. maet-a, retribuere.
MEDLERT, s. This world.
V. ~Myddilerd~.
MEDUART, s. Meadow-sweet.
Compl. S.
From A. S. med, a meadow, and wyrt, E. wort; Sw. mioed-oert, id.
MEEL-AN-BREE, Brose, Aberd.
Journ. Lond.
MEERAN, s. A carrot, Aberd.
V. ~Mirrot~.
Gael. miuron.
MEETH, adj.
1. Sultry, S. B.
Pop. Ball.
2. Warm, S. B.
V. ~Mait~.
Ross.
~Meethness~, s.
1. Sultriness, S. B.
Ross.
2. Soft weather.
Gl. Ross.
MEGIR, adj. Small, meagre.
Pal. Hon.
MEGIRKIE, s. A woollen cloth worn by old men in winter, for defending the head and throat, Ang.
To MEIK, v. a.
1. To tame.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
Isl. myk-ia, Su. G. moek-a, mollire.
2. To humble.
Id.
MEIL, MEEL, MIEL, s. A weight, Orkn.
V. ~Mail~, 2.
To MEILL of, v. a. To treat of.
V. ~Mel~.
Wallace.
MEIN, MENE, adj. Common.
Kelly.
A. S. maene, Su. G. men, id.
MEIN, s. An attempt, S. B.
To MEING, MENG, v. n. Corn is said to meing, when yellow stalks appear here and there, S. B.
A. S. meng-ean, to mingle.
To MEIS, MESE, MEASE, v. a. To mitigate.
V. ~Ameiss~.
Douglas.
To Meis, Mease, v. n. To become calm.
Kelly.
To MEISE, MAISE, v. n. To incorporate, S. B.
Germ. misch-en, to mix.
MEIS, s.
1. A mess.
Douglas.
2. Meat.
K. Hart.
Alem. maz, Su. G. mos, meat.
To MEISSLE, v. a. To waste imperceptibly, Fife.
Belg. meusel-en, pitissare.
MEITH, aux. v. Might.
V. ~Mith~.
MEITH, MEETH, METH, MYTH, s.
1. A mark; meid, Ang.
Douglas.
Isl. mide, a mark, mid-a, to mark a place, to take observation.
2. A sign, of whatever kind, S.
Doug.
3. A landmark, a boundary.
Skene.
A. S. mytha. meta, limes.
4. The boundary of human life.
Doug.
5. A hint, an innuendo, S. B.
V. ~Myth~, v.
MEKYL, MEIKLE, MYKIL, MUCKLE, adj.
1. Great, respecting size, S.
Douglas.
2. Much; denoting quantity or extent, S.
Ramsay.
A. S. micel, mucel, Alem. Isl. mikil, magnus.
3. Denoting pre-eminence, S.
Isl. mikilmenne, vir magnificus.
~Mekildom~, s. Largeness of size, S.
Rams.
~Mekilwort~, s.
Deadly nightshade.
Bellenden.
To MEL, MELL, v. n. To speak, to mention, S. B.
Gawan and Gol.
Su. G. mael-a, Isl. mal-a, A. S. mael-an, id.
MELDER, MELDAR, s.
1. The quantity of meal ground at once, S.
Morison.
2. A salted cake, mola salsa.
Douglas.
Isl. malldr, molitura, from mal-a, to grind.
MELDROP, s.
V. ~Mildrop~.
MELYIE, s. A coin of small value.
Fr. maille, a halfpenny.
Evergreen.
MELL, s.
1. A maul, S.
Ross.
2. A blow with a maul.
Pop. Ball.
To keep mell in shaft, to keep straight in any course, to retain a good state of health, Loth.; as one cannot strike well, if the handle be loose.
Lat. mall-eus; Moes. G. maul-jan, to beat.
To MELL, v. a. To mix.
V. ~Mellyne~.
Barbour.
To ~Mell, Mel, Mellay~, v. n.
1. To intermeddle, S.
Douglas.
2. To be in a state of intimacy, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
3. To join in battle.
Wyntown.
Fr. mel-er, to meddle; Teut. mell-en, conjungi.
~Melle~, ~Mellé~, ~Mellay~, s.
1. Contest, battle.
Fr. melée, id.
Wallace.
2. In melle, in a state of mixture.
Sir Gawan.
~Mellyne~, ~Melling~, s. Mixture.
Barbour.
Fr. mellange, id.
MELL, s. A company.
Statist. Acc.
A. S. Teut. mael, comitia, conventus; mael-en, conjungi.
MELT, s. The spleen, S.
Complaynt S.
Su. G. mielte, id.
To ~Melt~, v. a. To knock down; properly, by a stroke in the side, where the melt lies, S.
Gl. Complaynt.
MELTETH, MELTITH, s. A meal, S. meltet, S. B.
Henrysone.
Isl. mael-tid, hora prandii vel coenae.
To MELVIE, v. a. To soil with meal, S.
Burns.
Isl. moelv-a, comminuere; miolveg-r matr, fruges.
~Melvie~, adj. Soiled with meal, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
MEMBRONIS,
L. marlionis, merlins.
Houlate.
To MEMER, v. n. To recollect one's self.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. mymer-ian, reminisci.
MEMERKYN, MYNMERKIN, s. A contemptuous term, expressive of smallness of size.
Evergreen.
MEMMIT, part. pa. Allied.
Bannatyne P.
Teut. moeme, memme, matertera, neptis.
MENARE, s. A mediatrix, q. moyaner, q. v.
Houlate.
MENDS, s.
1. Atonement.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. Amelioration of conduct.
Kelly.
3. Addition.
To the mends, over and above, S.
Rutherford.
O. E. amends, compensation; Fr. amende, in pl.
To MENE, MEYNE, MEANE, v. a.
1. To bemoan, S.
Barbour.
2. To mean one's self, to make known one's grievance.
Ja. VI.
3. No to mein, not an object of sympathy, S.
Ramsay.
4. To indicate pain or lameness.
Gl. Sibb.
To ~Mene~, ~Meane~, v. n.
1. To make lamentation, S.
Minstr. Bord.
2. To utter moans, S.
A. S. maen-an, dolere, ingemiscere.
To MENE, MEAN, MEEN, v. a.
1. To intend, S.
Douglas.
A. S. maen-an, Germ. mein-en, intendere.
2. To esteem, to prize.
Douglas.
3. To make mention of.
Sir Egeir.
A. S. maen-an, mentionem facere.
4. To make known distinctly.
Lyndsay.
5. To recognise.
Ywaine and Gawin.
6. To reflect; with of or on.
Barbour.
A. S. maen-an, in animo habere.
7. To attempt.
Band Maintenance.
~Mene~, s. Meaning, design.
Douglas.
~Mene~, ~Mein~, s. An attempt, S. B.
Ross.
MENE, adj. Intermediate.
Douglas.
MENE, adj. Common.
V. ~Mein~.
To MENG, v. a. To mix.
V. ~Ming~.
To MENGE, v. a. To soothe.
Teut. meng-en, temperare.
MENYEIT, part. pa.
V. ~Manyied~.
MENYIE, MENGIE, MENYE, MENYHÉ, s.
1. One family.
Bannatyne Poems.
2. A company, S. B.
Douglas.
3. Followers of a chieftain.
Barbour.
4. An army in general.
Douglas.
5. A multitude, applied to things, S.
Ferguson.
A. S. menegeo, Alem. menigi, Isl. meingi, multitudo.
MENYNG, s. Compassion.
Barbour.
V. ~Mene~, to lament.
MENKIT, pret. Joined.
Dunbar.
A. S. meneg-an, miscere, concumbere.
MENOUN, MENIN, s. A minnow, S.
Barbour.
Gael. meanan, id.; meanbh, little.
MENSK, MENSE, s.
1. Dignity of conduct.
2. Honour.
Barbour.
3. Discretion, S.
Burns.
Isl. menska, humanitas; A. S. mennisc, humanus.
~Menske~, adj. Humane.
Sir Tristrem.
To ~Mensk~, ~Mense~, one, v. a.
1. To treat respectfully.
Gawan and Gol.
2. To do honour to.
Lyndsay.
~Menskit~, part. pa. Honourably treated.
Gawan and Gol.
~Menskful~, ~Menseful~, adj.
1. Manly.
Gawan and Gol.
2. Noble.
Gawan and Gol.
3. Moderate, discreet, S.
Ramsay.
4. Mannerly, respectful, S.
Ramsay.
~Menskles~, ~Mensless~, adj.
1. Void of discretion, S.
Douglas.
2. Greedy, insatiable, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
3. Immoderate, S.
Morison.
~Menskly~, adv. Decently.
Barbour.
A. S. mennislice, humaniter.
MENSWORN, part. pa.
V. ~Mansweir~.
To MER, v. a. To put into confusion.
Isl. mer-ia, contundere.
Wallace.
MERCAL, s. A piece of wood used in the construction of the Shetland plough.
Statist. Acc.
MERCH, MERGH, (gutt.) s.
1. Marrow.
Douglas.
2. Strength, pith, S.
Ferguson.
3. Transferred to mind, understanding.
Hamilton.
A. S. merg, maerh, Su. G. maerg, id.
MERCIABLE, adj. Merciful.
O. Fr.
King's Quair.
MERCIALL, adj. Merciful.
K. Quair.
O. Fr. merciaule.
MERCIALL, adj. Martial.
Bellenden.
MERE, s.
1. A boundary.
Wyntown.
A. S. maera, Su. G. maere, Belg. meer, id.
MERE, s. The sea.
Wyntown.
A. S. mere, Isl. maere, id.
~Mereswine~, ~Meer-swine~, s.
1. A dolphin.
Douglas.
2. A porpoise, S.
Teut. maer-swin, delphinus; Su. G. marswin, a porpoise.
MERGH, s. Marrow.
V. ~Mergh~.
MERY, adj. Faithful.
Gawan and Gol.
The phrase mery men, applied to adherents or soldiers, may be merely expressive of their hilarity in the service of their chief. A. S. mirige, cheerful.
MERGIN, adj. (g hard). Most numerous, largest, S. B.
Su. G. marg, multus.
MERK, s. An ancient Scottish silver coin, in value thirteen shillings and four-pence of our money, or thirteen pence and one-third of a penny Sterling.
Ruddiman.
MERK, MERKLAND, s. A denomination of land, from the duty formerly paid to the sovereign or superior, S. Shetl.
Statist. Acc.
MERK, adj. Dark.
V. ~Mark~.
To MERK, v. n. To ride.
Gawan and Gol.
Arm. marck-at, Ir. markay-im, to ride; Germ. mark, a horse.
To MERK, v. a. To design, S. B.
Doug.
A. S. mearc-ian, designare.
MERKE SCHOT, the distance between the bow markis, in the exercise of archery.
Wyntown.
MERKERIN, s. The spinal marrow, Ang.
Mergh, marrow; and Germ. kern, pith; q. that which constitutes the pith of the body.
MERLE, s. The blackbird; Fr.
Compl. S.
MERRY-BEGOTTEN, s. A spurious child, Ang.
MERRY-DANCERS, s. pl. The Aurora Borealis, S.
Encycl. Brit.
MERTRIK, s. A marten.
V. ~Martrik~.
MERVYS, mars.
V. ~Mer~.
Barbour.
MES, MESS, s. Mass, S.
Godly Ballads.
~Mes~, or ~Mass John~, a ludicrous designation for the minister of a parish, S.; q. Mass-priest.
Poems Buchan Dial.
MESALL, MYSEL, adj. Leprous.
Fr. mesel, id.
Bellenden.
MESCHANT, adj.
V. ~Mischant~.
To MESE, v. a. To mitigate.
V. ~Meis~.
MESE of herring, five hundred herrings.
Skene.
Isl. meis, a bag in which fish are carried.
MESH, s. A net for carrying fish, S.; from the same origin with Mese.
MESSAGE, s. Ambassadors, Fr. id.
Wallace.
MESSAN, MESSIN, MESSOUN, MESSAN-DOG, s.
1. A small dog.
Dunbar.
2. A country cur.
Watson.
From Messina in Sicily, whence this species was brought; or Fr. maison, a house.
To MESTER, v. a. Perhaps, to need.
V. ~Mister~.
King's Quair.
MESWAND, s. A wedge; properly a measuring-rod.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
Alem. mez, mensura; wand, virga.
MET, METT, METTE, s.
1. Measure, S.
Acts Ja. I.
2. A determinate measure, S.
Stat. Acc.
Su. G. maat, A. S. mete, mensura.
To METE, v. a. To paint.
Douglas.
A. S. met-an, pingere.
METE HAMYS, METHAMIS, s. pl. Manors.
Wallace.
A. S. mete, meat, and ham, a house.
METH, s. A boundary.
V. ~Meith~.
METHINK, v. impers. Methinks.
Barbour.
A. S. me thincth, mihi videtur.
MEW, s. An inclosure.
Ferguson.
MEWITH, 3. p. v. Changeth;
Fr. mu-er.
Sir Gawan.
To MEWT, v. n. To mew, as a cat.
Fr. miault, mewing.
Kelly.
MYANCE, s. Means, wages, fee.
Fr. moyen, mean, q. moyens.
MYCHE, adj. Great, much.
Douglas.
Su. G. mycken, id. Isl. miok, mioeg, valde.
MICHEN, s. Common spignel, S.
Gael. moiken, id.
Statist. Acc.
MICHTIE, adj.
1. Of high rank.
S. P. Repr.
2. Stately, haughty, S.
3. Strange, surprising; also as an adv. as, michtie gude, S. B.
Su. G. maagta, very; maagta godt.
MID-CUPPIL, s. That ligament which couples or unites the two staves of a flail, S. B.
MIDDEN, MIDDYN, MIDDING, s. A dunghill, S.
Wallace.
A. S. midding, Dan. moeding, id.
~Midden-hole~, s.
1. A dunghill, S.
Statist. Acc.
2. A small pool beside a dunghill, in which the filthy water stands, S.
~Midden-mylies~, s. pl. Orrach, S. B., thus denominated, as growing on dunghills. Mylies is allied to Sw. mell, melre, and molla, names for this herb.
To MYDDIL, MIDIL, v. n. To mix.
Belg. middel-en, intercedere.
Doug.
MYDDIL ERD, MEDLERT, MIDLERT, s. This earth.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. middan-eard, mundus, Alem. mittil-gard, id.
MYDDIS, s. The middle.
Wyntown.
~Mydlen~, adj. Middle.
Wallace.
~Mydlest~, adj. Middlemost.
Wyntown.
A. S. midlaesta, medius.
~Mydlike~, adj. Moderate, ordinary.
A. S. medlice, modicus.
Barbour.
~Mid-man~, ~Midsman~, s. A mediator.
Baillie.
~Mids~, s.
1. Means.
Baillie.
2. A medium between extremes.
Pardovan.
~Mydwart~, s. Middle ward of an army.
Wallace.
A. S. midde, and weard, custodia.
~Midwart~, ~Amidwart~, prep. Towards the centre.
A. S. midde-weard.
Douglas.
To MYITH, v. a.
V. ~Myth~.
MYKIL, adj. Great.
V. ~Mekyl~.
MILD, s. A species of fish, Orkney.
Statist. Acc.
Isl. mialld-r, piscis pulcherrimi nomen, sed captu rarus.
MILDROP, s.
1. The mucus flowing from the nose in a liquid state; meldrop, South of S.
Henrysone.
2. The foam which falls from a horse's mouth, or the drop at the bit, ibid.
Isl. meldrop-ar, spuma in terram cadens ex fraeno; from mel, a bit, and drop-a, to drop.
3. The drop at the end of an icicle, or any pendent drop, ibid.
MILK, s. An annual holiday in a school, on which the scholars present a small gift to their master, which has at first received its designation from milk, as the principal part of the entertainment.
To ~Milk~ the tether, to carry off the milk of any one's cows by milking a hair-tether, S., a superstitious idea, also prevalent in Sweden.
~Milker~, s. A cow that gives milk, S.
~Milkness~, s.
1. The state of giving milk, S.
Ross.
2. Milk itself, S.
Ferguson.
3. A dairy, S. A. Bor.
4. The produce of the dairy, in whatever form, S.
Spalding.
~Milkorts~, ~Milkworts~, s. pl. The root of the campanula rotundifolia, S. B.
~Milk-syth~, s. A milk-strainer, S. corr. milsie, milsey.
Bannatyne P.
Also called the Sey-dish, from Sey, to strain, q. v.
~Milk-woman~, s. A wet-nurse, S. B.
To MILL one out of a thing, to procure it in an artful way, Loth.
Isl. mill-a, lenire.
MILL, s. A snuff-box, properly of a cylindrical form. S.
Isl. mel-ia, contundere; the box being formerly used in the country as a mill for grinding the dried tobacco leaves.
MILLER'S THUMB, s The river Bullhead, S.
Sibbald.
MILLOIN, MILLAIN, adj. Belonging to mail.
Sir Egeir.
Teut. maelien; or perhaps made in Milan.
MILL-LADE, s.
V. ~ Lade~.
MILL-LICHENS, s. The entry into the place where the inner mill-wheel goes, S. B.
V. ~ Lychtnis~.
Perh. q. the lungs or lights of a mill.
MILL-RING, s. The dust of a mill, S. B.
MILL-STEW, s. The same, S.
Teut. molen-stof, pollen.
MILNARE, s. A miller.
Wyntown.
Sw. moelnare, id.
To MILT, v. a.
V. ~ Melt~, v.
MIM, adj.
1. Prudish, S.
Ramsay.
2. Prim, demure.
Ross.
3. Affecting great moderation in eating or drinking, S.
Ramsay.
This seems originally the same with E. mum, used as an adj., mute.
MIN, MYN, adj. Less.
Kennedy.
Su. G. minne, Alem. min, id.
To MIND, v. n.
1. To remember, S.
Wodrow.
A. S. ge-mynd-gan, Dan. mind-er, meminisse.
2. To design, to intend, S.
Knox.
To ~Mind~, v. a. To recollect, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
~Mind~, s. Recollection, S.
To keep mind, S. to keep in mind, E.
Burns.
A. S. ge-mynd, Dan. minde, memoria.
~Myndles~, adj.
1. Forgetful.
Douglas.
2. Causing forgetfulness.
Douglas.
3. Acting like one in a delirium.
Doug.
To MYNDE, v. a. To undermine.
Doug.
To MYNG, MYNGE, v. a. To mix.
Henrysone.
A. S. meng-an, Su. G. meng-a, id.
To MINNE, v. a. To contribute.
Sir Tristrem.
Isl. mynd-a, procurare; mund, dos.
MINNIE, MINNY, s. Mother; a fondling term, S.
Clerk.
Belg. minnie, a nurse; minne, love, minn-en, to love; Isl. manna, matercula.
~Minnie's Mouthes~, s. Those who must be wheedled into any measure by kindness; q. by a mother's fondling.
Calderwood.
To MYNNIS, v. n. To grow less.
Doug.
Su. G. minsk-a, id. from min, less.
To MINT, MYNT, v. n.
1. To aim, to take aim.
Douglas.
2. To attempt, S.
Gawan and Gal.
To mint at, to aim at, S.
Ramsay.
To mint to, the same.
Baillie.
A. S. ge-mynt-an, disponere, Alem. meint-a, intendere.
~Mint~, ~Mynt~, s.
1. An aim.
Douglas.
2. An attempt, S.
Ramsay.
Alem. meinta, intentio.
To MIRD, v. n. To meddle, S. B.
Ross.
C. B. ymyryd, to intermeddle.
MIRE-BUMPER, s. The bittern, S.
Mire, and Isl. bomp-a, to strike against.
MYRIT, pret. Stupified.
Douglas.
MIRK, MYRK, MERK, adj. Dark, S. A. mark, S. B.
Wyntown.
Isl. myrk, Su. G. moerk, id.
~Mirk~, ~Mirke~, s. Darkness, S.
Lyndsay.
A. S. myrce, Isl. myrkur, id.
To ~Mirken~, ~Mirkyn~, v. n. To grow dark. Sw. moerkna, id.
Douglas.
~Mirklins~, adv. In the dark, S. B.
~Mirkness~, s.
1. Darkness.
Barbour.
2. Mental darkness.
N. Burne.
MYRKEST, adj. Most rotten.
Wallace.
Isl. morkinn, Su. G. murken, rotten.
MIKKY, adj. Smiling, merry, S. B.
Shirrefs.
A. S. myrig, merry; or myrg, pleasure.
MIRKLES, v. pl. The radical leaves of Fucus esculentus, eaten in Orkney.
MIRL, s. A crumb, S. B.
V. ~Murle~.
MIRLES, s. pl. The measles, Aberd.
Fr. morbilles, id.
MIRLYGOES, MERLIGOES, s. pl. One's eyes are said to be in the mirlygoes, when one sees objects indistinctly, S.
Ferguson.
Perhaps q. merrily go, because objects seem to dance before the eyes.
MIRROT, s. A carrot, S. B.
Su. G. morrot, id.
MYRTRE, adj. Belonging to myrtle.
Douglas.
MYS, MYSS, MISS, s.
1. A fault, S. B.
Wallace.
2. Evil, in a physical sense.
Sir Gawan.
Goth. missa, defectus, error.
MISBEHADDEN, part. pa. Unbecoming or indiscreet, applied to language, S.
A. S. mis, and behalden wary.
To MISCALL, MISCA', v. a. To call names to, S.
Rutherford.
MYSCHANCY, adj.
1. Unlucky, S.
Douglas.
2. Causing unhappiness.
Douglas.
MISCHANT, MESCHANT, adj.
1. Wicked.
Bellenden.
2. False.
Fr. meschant, id.
Lindsay.
~Mischant~, ~Mishant~, s. A worthless person.
Polwart.
~Mischantlie~, ~Meschantlie~, adv. Wickedly.
Bp. Forbes.
~Mischantnesse~, s. Wickedness.
Godscroft.
~Mischant Youther~, a very bad smell, S.
Fr. meschant odeur, id.
V. ~Prat~.
MYSEL, adj. Leprous.
V. ~Mesall~.
MYSELL, v. Myself, S. corr.
Wallace.
~Myselwyn~, s. Myself.
Barbour.
From me and sylfne, accus. of sylfe, ipse.
To MYSFALL, v. n. To miscarry.
Barbour.
To MISFAYR, ~Misfare~, v. n. To miscarry.
Douglas.
Misfarin, S. B. ill-grown; A. S. mis-far-an, male invenire, perire.
~Mysfar~, s. Mischance.
Wallace.
MISGAR, s. A kind of trench in sandy ground, from the action of the wind. Orkn. Norw. mis denoting defect, and giaer form.
To MISGRUGLE, v. a. To rumple; to handle roughly, S.
Journ. Lond.
2. To disfigure, to deform, S. B.
Belg. kreukel-en, to crumple.
To MISGULLY, v. a. To cut clumsily, to mangle, Fife; q. to use the gully amiss.
MISHANTER, s. Misfortune, S.
Ross.
Fr. misaventure, O. E. mysauntre.
MISHAPPENS, s. Unfortunateness.
Baillie.
MISHARRIT, part. pa. Unhinged.
Palice of Honour.
A. S. mis, and hearro, a hinge.
To MISKEN, v. a.
1. Not to know, S.
Douglas.
2. To overlook, to neglect.
Compl. S.
3. To seem to be ignorant of, S.
Baillie.
4. To forbear, not to meddle with.
5. To refuse to acknowledge.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
6. To misken one's self, to forget one's proper station, S.
To MYSKNAW, v. a. To be ignorant of.
Crosraguel.
MISLEARD, adj.
1. Unmannerly, S.
Ferguson.
2. Mischievous, S.
Burns.
Mis and lear'd, i. e. learned.
To MISLIPPEN, v. a. To disappoint, S.
To MISLUCK, v. n. To miscarry.
Belg. misluck-en, id.
~Misluck~, s. Misfortune, S.
Ramsay.
MISLUSHIOUS, adj. Rough, unguarded.
Ramsay.
To MISMAGGLE, v. a. To spoil, to disorder, S. B.
V. ~Magil~.
Journ. Lond.
MISMAIGHT, part. pa. Put out of sorts, mismatched, S. from mis and maik, q. v.
Gl. Sibb.
To MISMARROW, v. a. To mismatch.
V. ~Marrow~, v.
MISNURTURED, adj. Ill-bred.
Rutherford.
~Misnourtournesse~, s. Ill-breeding.
Rollocke.
To MISPORTION one's self, v. a. To eat to excess, S. B.
To MISSAYE, v. a. To rail at.
Baron Courts.
Teut. mis-seggh-en, malè loqui alicui.
MYSSEL, s. A vail.
V. ~Mussal~, v.
MISSETTAND, part. pr. Unbecoming.
Pal. Hon.
Teut. mis-sett-en, male disponere.
MISSILRY, s. Perh. leprosy.
V. ~Mesall~.
Roull.
MISSLIE, adj. Solitary.
V. ~Mistlie~.
Gl. Sibb.
To MISSWEAR, v. n. To swear falsely, S.
MISTER, MYSTER, s. Craft, art.
O. Fr. mestier, id.
Barbour.
MISTER, MYSTER, s.
1. Necessity, S. B.
Barbour.
2. Want of food, S. B.
Ross.
3. Any thing necessary.
Douglas.
Su. G. mist-a, Dan. mist-er, to want.
To ~Mister~, v. a. To need, to be in want of.
Wallace.
Mister'd, reduced to difficulties, S. B.
To ~Mister~, ~Mystre~, v. n.
1. To be necessary.
Barbour.
2. To be in straits.
Balfour.
~Mystir~, adj. Necessary.
Barbour.
~Mistirful~, adj. Necessitous.
Douglas.
~Mistry~, s. Strait.
Barbour.
MISTLIE, adj.
1. Dull, solitary, from the absence of some object to which one is attached. Loth. Roxb.; also misslie.
Gl. Sibb.
2. Bewildered on a road, Roxb.
3. Dreary, ibid. Eerie synon.
From Su. G. mist-a, to want, and lik expressing state or resemblance: or Teut. misselick, incertus in quo errare potest. This closely corresponds with sense 2.
To MISTRAIST, v. n. To mistrust.
V. ~Traist~.
Wallace.
To MISTRYST, v. a. To break an engagement with, S.
V. ~Tryst~.
Gl. Sibb.
To MISTROW, v. a.
1. To suspect, to mistrust.
Barbour.
2. To disbelieve.
Wyntown.
Isl. misstru-a, Belg. mistrouw-en, id.
~Mistrowing~, s. Distrust.
Belg. mistrowen, id.
Barbour.
To MYTH, v. a. To measure.
Douglas.
A. S. met-an, metiri.
To MYTH, MYITH, v. a.
1. To mark.
Isl. mid-a, locum signo.
Wallace.
2. To shew.
Gawan and Gol.
~Myth~, s. A mark.
V. ~Meith~.
MITH, MEITH, aux. v. Might, S. B.
Su. G. matha, id.
Shirrefs.
MYTING, s.
1. A term used to express smallness of size.
Evergreen.
Teut. myte, mydte, acarus, a mite.
2. A fondling designation for a child, pron. q. mitten, Ang.
MITTALE, MITTAINE, s. A kind of hawk.
Acts Ja. II.
MITTENS, s. pl.
1. Woollen gloves.
Fr. mitaine.
Sir J. Sinclair.
2. To lay up one's mittens, to beat out one's brains, Aberd.
Journal Lond.
To MITTLE, v. a. To hurt or wound, S.
Fr. mutil-er, Lat. mutil-are, id.
MIXT, part. pa.
1. Disordered; applied to one in some degree ailing, Banffs.
2. Denoting partial intoxication, S.
MIXTIE-MAXTIE, MIXIE-MAXIE, adv. In a state of confusion, S.
Su. G. miskmask, id.
Burns.
MIZZLED, adj. Having different colours, S.
A. S. mistl, varius, Isl. mislitt, variegatus.
MOBIL, MOBLE, s. Moveable goods, S.
Fr. meubles, id.
Douglas.
MOCH, MOCHY, adj.
1. Moist.
Palice Honour.
2. Close, misty, S.
Isl. mokk-r, condensatio nubium; mugga, aer succidus et nubilo humidus.
MOCH, s. A heap.
Gl. Sibb.
A. S. mucg, acervus.
To MOCHRE, MOKRE, v. n.
1. To heap up, to hoard.
Priests Peblis.
Ital. mucchiare; Isl. mock-a, id. coacervare.
2. To be busy about trifling matters or mean work, S. B. pron. mochre.
3. To work in the dark, S. B.
MOCHT, aux. v. Might.
Wallace.
Alem. moht-a, from mog-en, posse.
MODE, MWDE, s.
1. Courage.
A. S. Sw. mod, id.
Wyntown.
2. Indignation.
Sir Tristrem.
Su. G. Isl. mod, ira, A. S. mod-ian, irasci.
~Mody~, ~Mudy~, adj.
1. Bold.
Barbour.
Sw. modig, bold, daring.
2. Pensive, melancholy.
Douglas.
To MODERATE, v. n.
1. To preside in an ecclesiastical court, S.
Acts Assembly.
2. To preside in a congregation, at the election of a Pastor, S.
Pardovan.
~Moderator~, s.
1. He who presides in an ecclesiastical court, S.
Acts Assembly.
2. The minister who presides at the election of a Pastor, S.
Pardovan.
~Moderation~, s. The act of presiding in an election, S.
MODYR, MODER, s. Mother.
Wallace.
A. S. Isl. &c. moder, Belg. moeder.
~Modyr-nakyd~, adj. Stark naked, S. mother-naked.
Ramsay.
Teut. moeder-naeckt, id.
MODYWART, MODEWART, s. A mole, S.
Douglas.
A. S. mold, terra, and wrot-an, versare rostro.
MOGGANS, s. pl.
1. Long sleeves for a woman's arms, S. B.
Ross.
Teut. mouwken, parva manica.
2. Hose without feet, Aberd. Hairy moggans, Fife.
Journal Lond.
Gael. mogan, boot-hose.
MOGH, s. A moth, Ang
O. E. mough.
MOY, MOYE, adj.
1. Gentle, mild.
Dunbar.
2. Affecting great moderation in eating or drinking; mim, synon.
Kelly.
Gael. modh, modest; Dan. moe, a virgin.
~Moylie~, adv. Mildly.
Montgomerie.
MOYAN, s. A species of artillery, of a middle size.
Pitscottie.
Fr. moyen, moderate.
MOYEN, MOYAN, s.
1. Means for attaining any end.
R. Bruce.
2. Interest, S.
Calderwood.
3. Means of subsistence.
Spotswood.
Be the moyan of, by means of.
R. Bruce.
4. Temporal substance, property.
Fr. moyen, a means.
Acts Ja. VI.
To ~Moyen, Moyan~, v. a.
1. To accomplish by the use of means.
R. Bruce.
2. To procure; implying diligence, S.
A weil-moyent man, one who has good means for procuring any thing, S. B.
Fr. moyenn-er, to procure.
~Moyener, Moyaner~, s. One who employs his interest for another.
R. Bruce.
O. Fr. moyennere, mediateur.
~Moeynles~, adj. Destitute of interest.
Hume.
To MOIF, v. a. To move.
Douglas.
MOYT, adj. Many.
King's Quair.
O. Fr. moult, mout, much, Lat. multum.
To MOKRE, v. a. To hoard.
V. ~Mochre~.
MOLD, s. The ground.
V. ~Mulde~.
MOLE, s. Promontory.
V. ~Mull~.
Barbour.
MOLLACHON, s. A small cheese, Stirlings.
Gael. mulachan, a cheese.
MOLLAT, MOLLET, s.
1. The bit of a bridle.
Dunbar.
2. The ornament of a bridle.
Douglas.
~Mollet-brydyl~, s. A bridle having a curb.
Bellenden.
Teut. muyl, the mouth; Isl. mull, Su. G. myl, a bridle, a curb.
To MOLLET, v. n. Perhaps, to curb.
V. ~Mollat~.
Lyndsay.
MOLLIGRANT, s. Whining, complaining, Ang. Molligrunt, Loth.
Isl. mogl-a, murmur, and graun, os et nasus.
MOLLIGRUB, MULLYGRUB, s. The same with molligrant, S.
Ramsay.
Mulligrub is an E. word used in a similar sense in cant language.
MOMENT-HAND, s. The hand of a clock or watch which marks the seconds, S.
MON, MONE, MUN, MAUN, aux. v. Must.
Isl. mun, id.
Douglas.
To MONE, v. a. To take notice of.
Barbour.
A. S. mon-ian, animadvertere.
MONE, s. Mane.
Isl. moen, id.
Palice Honour.
MONE, s. The moon; meen, Aberd.
A. S. mona, Germ. mon, id.
Barbour.
~Moneth~, s. A month, still the pronunciation of some old people, S.
Wyntown.
A. S. monath, id., from mona, the moon.
MONESTING, s. Admonition.
V. ~Monyss~.
Barbour.
MONY, adj.
1. Many, S.
Bellenden.
2. Great, Border.
Complaynt S.
A. S. moneg, Sw. monga, many.
MONYCORDIS, s. pl. A musical instrument.
Houlate.
Gr. μονοχορδος, unica intentus chorda.
MONIPLIES, MONNYPLIES, s. pl. That part of the tripe of a beast which consists of many folds, S.; the omasum.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
S. mony many, and ply a fold.
To MONYSS, v. a. To warn, to admonish.
Fr. admonest-er, id.
Barbour.
MONONDAY, MUNANDAY. s. Monday, S.
Fordun.
A. S. Monan daeg, id. the day consecrated to the Moon.
MONTEYLE, s. A mount.
Barbour.
Ital. monticell-o, L. B. monticell-us, colis.
MONTH, MOUNTH, s.
1. A mountain.
Complaynt S.
2. The Grampian mountains towards their eastern extremity.
To gang oure the Month, to cross the Grampians, S. B.
Barbour.
A. S. monte, munt, a mountain.
MONTUR, s. Expl. saddle-horse.
Fr. monture, id.
Sir Gawan.
To MOOL, v. a. To crumble.
V. ~Mule~.
~Mools~, s.
V. ~Muldis~.
To MOOP, v. n.
V. ~Moup~.
MOOR-FOWL, s. Red game, moor-cock, S.
Sibbald.
MOOR-GRASS, s. Potentilla anserina, S.
Lightfoot.
MOOSE, s.
V. ~Mouse~.
MOOSEWEB, MOUSEWEB, s.
1. The gossamer, S.
2. Improperly, a spider's web.
3. Metaph. phlegm in the throat or stomach, S.
Ferguson.
Fr. mousse, moss; Teut. mos, moisture.
To MOOTER.
V. ~Mout~ awa'.
MOOTH, adj. Misty, foggy, S. B.
Belg. mottig, id. mottig weer, drizzling weather.
MORADEN, s. Homage.
V. ~Manrent~.
MORE, MOR, adj. Great.
Wyntown.
MORE, s. A heath.
V. ~Mure~.
MORGEOUN, s.
V. ~Murgeoun~.
MORIANE, adj. Swarthy, resembling a Moor.
Diallog.
Fr. morien, id. from Lat. Mauritanus.
MORMAIR, s. An ancient title of honour in S. equivalent to Earl; from Gael. mor, great, and ~Mair~, q. v.
MORN, MORNE, s. Morrow; to morne, to-morrow; S. the morne, id.
Douglas.
A. S. morghen, morgen; Isl. morgun, morrow.
MORNING-GIFT, s. The gift conferred by a husband on his wife, on the morning after marriage.
Acts Ja. VI.
A. S. morgen-gife, Germ. morgan-geba, Teut. morghen-gave, id.
MOROWING, MOROWNING, s. Morning.
Dunbar.
Moes. G. maurgins, A. S. Isl. morgen, id.
MORT, ~a mort~, Died, or dead.
Bannatyne Poems.
Fr. meurt, 3. p. s. ind. improperly used.
~Mort~, adj. Fatal; a mort cold, i. e. a deadly cold.
Ruddiman.
~Mort-cloth~, s. The pall carried over the corpse at a funeral, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Mortfundyit~, part. pa. Cold as death.
V. ~Mort~ and ~Fundy~.
~Mortmumlingis~, s. pl. Prayers muttered or mumbled for the dead.
Bannatyne P.
MORTAR, s.
1. Coarse clay of a reddish colour, S.
Statist. Acc.
2. This clay as prepared for building, S.
MORTAR-STONE, s. A stone hollowed out, formerly used as a mortar, for preparing barley by separating it from the husks, S.
Pinkerton.
MORTERSHEEN, s. A fatal species of glanders; q. mort aux chien, a carcase for dogs.
Spalding.
To MORTIFY, v. a. To give in mortmain, S.
Erskine.
L. B. mortificare terras, id.
~Mortification~, s.
1. The act of giving in mortmain, S.
Erskine.
2. Lands or money thus disponed, S.
Stat. Acc.
MORTYM, MORTON, s. Supposed to be the common martin; mertym, South of S.
Acts Ja. VI.
MORUNGEOUS, adj. In very bad humour; morungeous cankert, very ill-humoured, S. B.
MOSINE, s. The touchhole of a piece of ordnance; metaph. S. motion-hole.
Z. Boyd.
MOSS, s.
1. A marshy place, S.
Barbour.
2. A place where peats may be digged, S.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. mose, mossa, id., locus uliginosus.
~Moss-bummer~, s. The Bittern, S. A., from its booming sound.
~Moss-cheeper~, s.
1. The Marsh Titmouse.
Sibbald.
2. The Tit-lark, S.
Fleming.
~Moss-corns~, s. pl. Silverweed, S.; also Moss-crops, and Moor-grass.
~Moss-crops~, s. pl. Cotton-rush, and Hare's-tailed Rush, S.
Lightfoot.
~Moss-troopers~, s. Banditti who inhabited the marshy country of Liddisdale, and subsisted chiefly by rapine.
Lay Last Minstrel.
MOSSFAW, s. A ruinous building, Fife.
MOT, v. aux. May.
V. ~Mat~.
MOTE, s.
1. A little hill, or barrow.
Bellenden.
A. S. mot, Isl. mote, conventus hominum, applied to a little hill, because anciently conventions were held on eminences. Hence our Mote-hill of Scone.
2. Sometimes improperly used for a high hill.
Bellenden.
3. A rising ground, a knoll, S. B.
Ross.
To MOTE, v. a.
1. To pick motes out of any thing, S.
2. To mote one's self, to louse, S.
3. To use means for discovering imperfections, S.
Douglas.
MOTH, adj. Warm, sultry, Loth.
MOTHER, s. The mother on beer, &c., the lees working up, S.
Germ. moder, id.
MOTHER-NAKED.
V. ~Modyr-nakyd~.
MOTHER-WIT, s. Common sense, discretion, S.
Ferguson.
MOTTIE, adj. Full of motes.
Ross.
MOVIR, MOUIR, MURE, adj. Mild, gentle.
Wyntown.
Belg. morwe, murw, Su. G. moer, mollis.
~Movirly~, adv. Mildly.
Wyntown.
MOULY HEELS.
V. ~Mules~.
To MOULIGH, v. n. To whimper, to whine, Ayrs.
Isl. mogl-a, to murmur.
MOUNTAIN DULSE, mountain laver, S.
MOUNTH, s. A mountain.
V. ~Month~.
To MOUP, MOOP, v. a.
1. To nibble, to mump, S.
Douglas.
2. To impair by degrees.
Ramsay.
Most probably corrupted from E. mump.
MOUSE, s. The bulb of flesh on the extremity of the shank of mutton, S. pron. moose.
Teut. muys, carnosa pars in corpore.
MOUSE-WEB, s.
V. ~Moose-web~.
To MOUT, v. n. To moult, S.
Acts Ja. II.
Teut. muyt-en, plumas amittere.
To ~Mout~ awa' (pron. moot) v. a. To take away piecemeal, S.
~Moutit~, part. pa. Diminished, scanty, bare.
Palice Honour.
To MOUTER, v. a. To take multure for grinding corn, S.
Ramsay.
To MOUTER, (pron. mooter) v. a. The same with mout awa', S.
MOUTON, s. A French gold coin brought into S. in the reign of David II., having the impression of the Agnus Dei, which the vulgar mistook for a sheep; hence called mouton.
L. Hailes.
MOW, MOUE, s. A heap, S.
Barbour.
A. S. mowe, acervus.
MOW, (pron. moo) s.
1. The mouth, S.
Maitland Poems.
Fr. moue; Su. G. mun, Teut. muyl, id.
2. A distorted mouth.
Roull.
3. Used in pl. in the sense of jest. Nae mows, no jest, S.
Chr. Kirk.
To ~Mow~, v. n. To speak in mockery.
Lyndsay.
~Mowar~, s. A mocker.
Palice Honour.
To ~Mow-band~, v. a. To mention, to articulate, S.
Ross.
Teut. muyl-band-en, fiscellam ori appendere.
~Mow-bit~, s. A morsel, S.
Ferguson.
~Mow-frachty~, adj. Palatable, S. B.
From mow, the mouth, and fraucht, perh. a lading.
MOWCH, s. A spy, an eave-dropper.
Fr. mousche, mouche, id.
Lyndsay.
MOWE, s. Dust, S.
peat-mowe, peat-dust.
Ruddiman.
MOWE, s. A motion.
Douglas.
MOWENCE, s. Motion, or perhaps dependance.
Fr. mouvance, id.
Barbour.
MOWSTER, s. Muster.
Bellenden.
MOZY, adj. Dark in complexion, S.
Isl. mos-a, musco tingere.
To MUCK, v. a. To carry out dung, S.
Su. G. mock-a, stabula purgare.
~Muck-fail~, s. The sward mixed with dung, used for manure, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
~Muck-midden~.
V. ~Midden~.
MUCKLE, adj. Great.
V. ~Mekil~.
MUD, s. A small nail, used in the heels of shoes, Loth.
Isl. mot, commissura, a joining close.
To MUDDLE, v. a. To overthrow easily and expeditiously.
Chr. Kirk.
Perh. a dimin. from Teut. maed-en, Isl. maed-a, secare, desecare; q. to mow down.
To MUDDLE, v. n. To be busy at work, properly of a trivial kind, while making little progress, S.
Teut. moddel-en, lutum movere, fodicare.
To MUDGE, v. n. To stir, to budge, S.
~Mudge~, s. The act of stirring, S.
O. Fr. muete, Lat. motus, C. B. mud, a motion.
MUDYEON, s. A motion of the countenance, denoting discontent, scorn, &c. mudgeon, Renfr.
Montgomerie.
Isl. modg-a, irritare.
To MUE, or MOO, v. n. To low as a cow, S.
Germ. mu, vox vaccae naturalis; muh-en, mugire.
MUFFITIES, s. pl. Mittens, either of leather or of knitted worsted, worn by old men, Ang. Orkn.
Isl. muffa, Dan. moffe, chirotheca pellita, hyberna.
MUFFLES, s. pl. Mittens, S.
Fr. mouffle.
MUGGS, s. pl. A particular breed of sheep, S.
Statist. Acc.
MUIR, s. A heath, &c.
V. ~Mure~.
~Muir-burn~.
V. ~Mure-burn~.
~Muir-ill~, s. A disease to which black cattle are subject, S.
Statist. Acc.
MUIS, s. pl.
1. Bushels.
Complaynt S.
O. Fr. mui, a bushel; Lat. mod-ius.
2. Heaps, parcels.
Gl. Sibb.
MUIST, MUST, s. Musk, Border.
Corr. from Fr. musque, id.
Douglas.
MUKERAR, s. A miser.
V. ~Mochre~.
Douglas.
MULDES, MOOLS, s.
1. Pulverised earth, in general, S.
2. The earth of the grave, S.
Ramsay.
3. The dust of the dead.
Douglas.
Moes. G. mulda, Su. G. mull, A. S. mold, dust, mol-a, comminuere.
~Mulde-mete~, s.
1. A funeral banquet.
Douglas.
2. The last food eaten before death.
To give one his muld meat, to kill him, S.
Ruddiman.
MULDRIE, s. Moulded work.
Palice Honour.
To MULE, MOOL, v. a.
1. To crumble, S.
Isl. mol-a, id.
2. To mule in, to crumble bread into a vessel, for being soaked, S.
Ramsay.
3. To mule in with, to have intimacy with, q. to eat out of the same dish, S.
Ross.
~Mulin~, ~Mulock~, s. A crum, S.
Teut. moclie, offa; C. B. mwlwg, refuse.
MULES, s. pl. Kibes, chilblains, S.
Fr. mules, id.
MULIS, s. pl. A term of contempt.
Montgomerie.
MULL, MAOIL, s. A promontory, S.
Barry.
Isl. muli, frons montis, promontorium; Gael. maol, id.
MULL, s. A virgin.
Kennedy.
A. S. meoule, id. Moes. G. mawilo, a damsel.
MULL, s. A mule.
Knox.
To MULLER, v. a. To crumble, S.
V. ~Mule~.
MULLIS, MOOLS, s. pl. Slippers, without quarters, anciently worn by persons of rank.
Maitland Poems.
Fr. mules, Ital. mulo, Teut. muyl, sandalium.
MULTIPLÉ, MULTIPLIE, s. Number, quantity.
Wallace.
Fr. multiplie, manifold.
MULTURE, MOUTER, s. The fee for grinding grain, S.
Douglas.
Fr. mouture, L. B. molitura.
~Multurer~, s. The tacksman of a mill, S.
MUM, s. A mutter, S. B.
Teut. momm-en, larvam agere.
MUM CHAIRTIS, s. pl. Cards with figures: or for mumchancis; mumchance, being an old game at cards.
Maitland Poems.
MUMMING, s. Perh. muttering.
Burel.
To MUMP, v. n. To hint, to aim at, S.
Shirrefs.
MUMM'D, part. pa. Tingling from cold, Loth.; apparently corr. from E. numb, torpid.
~Mumt-like~, adj. Having the appearance of stupor, Loth.
MUN, v. aux. Must
V. ~Mon~.
~Mundie~, s. Perhaps, prating fool.
Teut. mondigh, loquacious.
Philotus.
MUNDS, s. The mouth. Loth.
Germ. mund, id.
MUNKS, s. A halter for a horse, Fife.
Isl. mundvik, canthus oris; Gael. muince, a collar.
MUNN, s. A short-hafted spoon, Galloway.
Stat. Acc.
Perhaps from Isl. munn, the mouth.
MUNSIE, s. A designation expressive of contempt or ridicule, S. perh. a corr. of Fr. monsieur, vulgarly pron. monsie.
MUR, adj.
V. ~Movir~.
MURALYEIS, s. pl. Walls.
Douglas.
Fr. muraille, a wall.
To MURDRES, MURTHREYS, v. a. To murder.
Bellend.
Moes. G. maurthr-jan, id.
~Murdresar~, s.
1. A Murderer.
Bellend.
2. A large cannon.
Compl. S.
Fr. meurtriere, id.
MURE, MUIR, MOR, anc. MORE, s. A heath, a flat covered with heath, S.
Barbour.
A. S. mor, ericetum, heath-ground, Isl. mòr, id.
~Mure-burn~, s.
1. The burning of heath, S.
Acts Ja. IV.
2. Metaph. strife, contention, S.
~Mureland~, ~Moorland~, adj. Of or belonging to heathy ground.
Ramsay.
To MURGEON, v. a.
1. To mock, by making mouths.
Chr. Kirk.
Fr. morguer, to make a sour face.
2. To murmur, to grumble, S.
~Murgeon~, ~Morgeoun~, s.
1. A murmur, S.
Ramsay.
2. Muttering, in reference to the Mass.
R. Bruce.
To MURGULLIE.
V. ~Margulyie~.
MURYT, pret. Walled.
Barbour.
Fr. mur-er, to wall.
MURLAN, s. A round narrow-mouthed basket, S. B.
V. ~Murling~.
Pop. Ball.
To MURLE, v. a. To moulder.
C. B. mwrl, crumbling.
Priests Peblis.
~Murlie~, s.
1. Any small object, Ang.
2. A fondling term for an infant, also murlie-fikes, Ang.
MURLING, MORTHLING, MURT, s. The skin of a young lamb, or of a sheep soon after it has been shorn.
Gl. Sibb.
This is merely E. morling, mortling.
MURLOCH, s. The young piked dogfish.
Statist. Acc.
MURMLED, MURBLED, adj. Having sore or tender feet, so as to go lame, Loth. S. A.
O. E. mormall, a sore, or swelling on the feet, or elsewhere.
To MURR, v. n.. To purr as a cat, a term applied to infants. S. B.
Isl. murr-a, Teut. murr-en, murmurare.
~Murling~, s. A soft murmur, Ang.
Su. G. morl-a, mussitare.
MUMRELL, s. Murmuring.
Lyndsay.
Teut. murmul-en, submurmurare.
MURRIOW, MURRIOWN, MURREON, s. A helmet.
Knox.
Fr. morion, morrion, id.
MURTH, MORTH, s. Murder.
Su. G. mord, id.
Gl. Sibb.
To MUSALL, MISSEL, v. a. To veil.
Su. G. musla, occultare.
Acts Ja. II.
~Mussal~, ~Myssal~, ~Mussaling~, s. A veil.
Philotus.
MUSARDRY, s. Musing, dreaming.
Fr. musardie, id. musard.
Douglas.
MUSH, s. One who goes between a lover and his mistress, Fife.
Fr. mousche, a fly; metaph. an eave-dropper, a promoter.
V. ~Mowch~.
MUSHINFOW, adj. Cruel, W. Loth. apparently q. mischantfou.
MUSKANE, MUSCANE, adj.
1. Mossy. Teut. mosch-en, mucere.
Pal. Hon.
2. Putrid, rotten.
Bellenden.
MUSLIN-KAIL, s. Broth made of water, barley, and greens, S. q. meslin-kail.
V. ~Maschlin~.
Burns.
MUSSLING, adj. Uncertain.
Z. Boyd.
MUST, s. Mouldiness.
Henrysone.
Teut. mos, mosse, mucor.
MUST, s. Musk.
V. ~Muist~.
MUST, s. Hair-powder, or flour used for this purpose, S.; perhaps as anciently scented with musk, S. must.
MUSTARDE-STONE, s. A stone used for bruising mustard seed, S.
Dunbar.
To MUSTUR, v. n. To make a great parade; q. To shew one's self.
Douglas.
To MUT, v. n. To meet.
Wallace.
Moes. G. mot-jan, Su. G. moet-a, id.
MUTCH, s. A head-dress for a female, S.
Ramsay.
Teut. mutse, Su. G. myssa, id.
MUTCHKIN, s. A measure equal to an English pint, S.
Acts Ja. I.
Belg. mutsie, denotes a quart.
MUTE, s.
1. Meeting.
Wallace.
2. A parliament, an assembly.
Kennedy.
To MUTE, v. n.
1. To plead; an old law term.
Baron Courts.
2. To treat of.
Barbour.
A. S. mot-ian, tractare, discutere.
~Mute~, ~Mote~, s.
1. A plea.
Reg. Maj.
2. A quarrel.
Rutherford.
To MUTE, v. n.
1. To articulate.
Lyndsay.
2. To mention what ought to be kept secret, S.
Godscroft.
3. To complain, S.
Wallace.
Lat. mut-ire, to mutter.
Used also as a v. a.
Kennedy.
MUTH, adj. Exhausted with fatigue.
V. ~Mait~.
Wyntown.
N
NA, NAE, NE, adv. No, not, S.
A. S. na, ne, id.
Barbour.
NA, NE, conj.
1. Neither.
Douglas.
2. Nor.
Barbour.
3. Used both for neither, and nor.
A. S. na, ne, neque, nec.
Douglas.
NA, conj. But.
Douglas.
NA, conj. Than.
Wallace.
C. B. Gael. Ir. na, id.
NA, adj. No; none.
Barbour.
To NAB, v. a. To strike, S.
NACHET, NACKET, s.
1. An insignificant person.
Dunbar.
Fr. nacquet, a lacquey.
2. A little nacket, one who is small in size, S.
NACKET, s.
1. A bit of wood, stone, or bone, used at the game of Shinty, S.
Su. G. kneck, globulus lapideus, quo ludunt pueri.
2. A quantity of snuff made up, or a small roll of tobacco, S.
NACKETY, adj.
V. ~Knack~.
NACKIE, adj.
V. ~Knacky~.
NACKS, s. A disease in the throat of a fowl.
V. ~Knacks~.
NAES, nae is, is not, S. B.
NAGUS, s. An abusive designation, Dunbar.
Su. G. Necken, Neccus, Old Nick.
NAIG, s.
1. A riding horse, S.
Burns.
2. A stallion, S.
NAIL. Aff at the nail, destitute of any regard to propriety of conduct, S.
NAILS, s. pl. Refuse of wool, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
NAIP, s. The summit of a house, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. nap-ar, prominet, nauf, prominentia.
NAYSAY, NA-SAY, s. A refusal, S.
To ~Naysay~, v. n. To refuse, S.
NAIPRIE, s. Table linen, S.
Knox.
Ital. napparie, id.
NAITHLY, adv. Perh. industriously.
A. S. nythlice, studiosus.
Douglas.
NAKYN, adj. No kind of, S.
Barbour.
NAKIT, pret. v. Stripped.
Pal. Hon.
NAM, am not, q. ne am. Chaucer, n'am.
Sir Tristrem.
NAMEKOUTH, adj. Famous.
Doug.
A. S. namcutha, nomine notus.
NANE, adj. No, none, S.
Doug.
A. S. nan, id.
NANES, NANYS, s. For the nanys, on purpose.
Su. G. naenn-a, to prevail with one's self to do a thing.
NAPPIE, adj. Brittle.
J. Nicol.
Q. what knaps, or is easily broken.
NAR, conj. Nor.
Douglas.
NAR, were not.
Sir Tristrem.
NAR, adj. Nigher.
Poems 16th Cent.
A. S. near, id.
To NARR, NERR, NURR, v. n. To snarl as dogs, S. O.
Gl. Sibb.
E. gnar, A. S. gnyrr-an, id.
NARROW-NEBBIT, adj. Contracted in one's views with respect to religious matters, S.
V. ~Neb~.
NARVIS, adj. Belonging to Norway.
Sw. Norwegz, Norwegian.
Skene.
NAS, was not.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. nas, i. e. ne was, non erat.
NAT, adv. Not.
Douglas.
NAT, know not.
Douglas.
A. S. nat, i. e. ne wat, non scio.
To NATCH, v. a. To lay hold of violently, S. B.
NATE, s. Use.
Douglas.
Isl. not, id.
V. ~Note~.
NATHING, s. Nothing, S.
Barbour.
To NAVELL.
V. ~Neive~.
NAVEN, NAWYN, s. A navy.
Barbour.
Germ. nawen, navis.
NAWISS, NAWYSS, adv. In no wise.
Barbour.
NAXTÉ, adj. Nasty.
Sir Gawan.
NE, conj. Neither.
V. ~Na~.
NE, adv. No.
V. ~Na~.
NE, prep. Nigh.
A. S. neah.
Douglas.
NE WAR, Unless.
Douglas.
Alem. ne uuare, nisi.
To NE, v. n. To neigh.
Douglas.
Teut. naey-en, id.
~Ne~, s. Neighing.
Douglas.
NEAR-GAWN, NEAR-BE-GAWN, adj. Niggardly, S.
Ferguson.
From near and gaand, going.
NEASE, s. Nose.
R. Bruce.
NEATY, NEATTY, adj.
1. Mere, S. B.
Ross.
2. Identical, S. B.
Ross.
NEB, s.
1. The nose, used ludicrously.
Lang-nebbit, Narrow-nebbit, q. v.
Sharp-nebbit, having a sharp nose, S.
A. S. nebbe, Isl. nef, nasus.
2. The beak of a fowl, S.
Kelly.
A. S. Belg. nebbe, rostrum.
3. Applied to the snout.
Kelly.
4. Any sharp point, S.
NECE, s. Grand-daughter.
V. ~Neipce~.
NECKIT, s. A tippet for a child, S. B.
NECK-VERSE, s. The beginning of the 51st psalm, Miserere mei. &c.
Lay Last Minstr.
NEDMIST, adj. Undermost, S.
A. S. neothemest, id.
NEDWAYIS, adv. Of necessity.
A. S. neadwise, necessary.
Barbour.
NEEDLE-FISH, s. The shorter pipe-fish.
Sibbald.
NEEF, s. Difficulty.
P. Buch. Dial.
A. S. naefde, want.
NEERDOWEIL, s. One whose conduct gives reason to think that he will never do well, S.
Ramsay.
To NEESE, v. n. To sneese, S.
A. S. nies-an, Belg. niez-en, id.
To NEESHIN, v. n. To desire the male, S. B.
V. ~Eassin~.
NEFFIT, s. A pigmy, S. pron. nyeffit.
Belg. nufje, a chit; or from neive.
To NEYCH, NICH, NYGH, NYCHT, (gutt.) v. a. To approach.
Chr. Kirk.
Moes. G. nequh-jan, A. S. nehw-an, id.
NEIDE, s. Necessity.
Wallace.
NEID-FYRE, s.
1. Fire produced by the friction of two pieces of wood, S.
Gl. Complaynt.
A. S. nyd, force, and fyr, fire; q. forced fire.
2. Spontaneous ignition, S.
Bellenden.
3. The phosphoric light of rotten wood, S. A.
Gl. Complaynt.
4. A beacon, S. A.
Lay Last Minstr.
NEIDFORSE, s. Necessity.
Compl. S.
Q. the necessity arising from force.
NEIDLINGIS, adv. Of necessity.
Doug.
To NEIDNAIL, v. a.
1. To fasten by clinched nails, S.
2. A window is neidnail'd, when so fastened with nails in the inside, that the sash cannot be lifted up, S.
Sw. net-nagla, to rivet; from naed-a, to clinch, and nagla, a nail.
NEIGRE, s. A term of reproach, S. borrowed from Fr. negre, a negro.
NEIPCE, NECE, s. A grand-daughter.
Lat. neptis, id.
Skene.
NEIPER, s. Corr. of E. neighbour, S. B.
Ross.
To NEIR, NERE, v. a. To approach.
Douglas.
Germ. naher-n, propinquare.
NEIRS, NERES, s. pl. The kidneys, S.
Lyndsay.
Isl. nyra, Su. G. niure, Teut. niere, ren.
NEIS, NES, s. The nose, S.
Douglas.
A. S. naese, nese, Su. G. naesa, id.
~Neis-thyrle~, ~Nes-thryll~, s. Nostril, S.
A. S. naes-thyrlu.
Douglas.
NEIST, NAYST, NEST, NIEST, adj. Nearest, S.
Wyntown.
A. S. neahst, Su. G. Dan. naest, id.
~Neyst~, prep. Next.
Wyntown.
~Neist~, adv. Next, S.
Ramsay.
NEIVE, NEIF, s.
1. The fist, S.; pl. neiffis, nevys, newys, newffys.
Douglas.
To fald the nieve, to clinch the fist, S.
2. Hand to nieve, hand and glove, S.
R. Galloway.
Isl. nefi, knefe, Su. G. knaef, naefwe, id.
~Nievefu'~, ~Neffow~, s. A handful, S.
Su. G. naefwe full, id.
Burns.
~Nivvil~, s. The same, S. B.
To ~Nevell~, ~Navell~, ~Neffle~, v. a.
1. To strike with the fists, S.
Philotus.
Su. G. hnuff-a, pugnis impetere.
2. To take hold with the fist, S.
Isl. hnyf-a, pugno prendo.
~Nevel~, ~Nevvel~, s. A blow with the fist, S.
Ramsay.
~Nevelling~, ~Neffelling~, s. Fistiecuffs, S.
Knox.
To ~Neiffar~, ~'Niffer~, v. a. To barter; properly, to exchange what is held in one fist, for what is held in another, S.
Rutherford.
~Neiffer~, ~Niffer~, s. A barter, S.
Burns.
~Niffering~, i. e. The act of bartering.
Rutherford.
To NEK, v. a. To prevent receiving check, a term at chess.
Montgomerie.
Su. G. nek-a, to refuse.
NEPUOY, NEPOT, NEPHOY, NEPHEW, NEVO, NEVW, NEWU, s.
1. A grandson.
Wyntown.
Lat. nepos, a grandson.
2. A great grandson.
Douglas.
3. Posterity, though remote.
Douglas.
4. A brother's or sister's son.
Wallace.
A. S. nepos, brother sune, vel suster sune.
5. Any relation by blood.
Wyntown.
NER, NERE, prep. Near, S.
A. S. ner, Su. G. Dan. naer.
~Nerhand~, ~Near hand~, prep. Near, S.
Barbour.
~Nere hand~, adv. Nearly.
Wyntown.
~Ner til~, prep. Near to, S.
~Ner-sichtit~, adj. Shortsighted, S.
Su. G. naarsynt, id.
NES, s. A promontory; ness, S.
Doug.
A. S. nesse, Su. G. naes, Belg. neus, id.
~Nes-thryll~.
V. ~Neis-thyrle~.
NESS. S. pl. nessis, Vallies.
Wallace.
A. S. nessas, loca depressa.
NET, s. The omentum, the caul, S.
Teut. net, A. S. net, nette, id.
NETH, prep. Below.
Wallace.
A. S. neothan, Su. G. ned, infra.
NETHELES, conj. Nevertheless.
A. S. na the laes, id.
Douglas.
NETHIRMARE, adv. Farther down.
A. S. nither, and mare, more.
Doug.
NETHRING, s. Depression.
V. ~Nidder~.
Barbour.
NEUCHELD, (gutt.) part. pa. With calf, Perths.
To NEVELL, v. a. To strike with the fist.
~Nevell~, s. A stroke of this kind.
V. ~Neive~.
NEVEW, NEVO, NEVOW.
V. ~Nepuoy~.
To NEVIN, NEUIN, NYVIN, v. a. To name.
Gawan and Gol.
Isl. nafn, Dan. naffn, a name; naevner, to name.
NEVYS, pl. Fists.
V. ~Neive~.
To NEW, v. a. To renovate.
A. S. neow-ian, id.
Gawan and Gol.
NEWCAL, s. A cow newly calved, Loth.
Ramsay.
NEW'D, part. pa. Oppressed, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. nu-a, conterere, the same with gny-a, subigere.
NEWYN, Renewing; or perh. naming.
Wallace.
NEWINGS, s. pl. Novelties.
Rutherford.
NEWIT, part. pa. Renewed.
V. ~New~.
NEWIS, NEWYS, NEWOUS, adj.
1. Earnestly desirous, Loth.
2. Parsimonious, covetous, greedy, Loth.
A. S. hneaw, tenax, O. E. niggish, covetous; Su. G. nidsk, nisk, avarus, parcus.
NEWLINGIS, adv. Newly; S. newlins.
Barbour.
NEWMOST, adj. Nethermost, S. B.
A. S. neothemest, id.
Journ. Lond.
NEWTH, prep. Beneath.
V. ~Neth~.
Barbour.
To NYAFF, v. n.
1. To yelp, to bark, S.
2. Applied to the pert chat of a saucy child, or of any diminutive person, S.
V. ~Niffnaffs~.
To NIB, v. a. To press or pinch with the fingers.
Montgomerie.
Isl. hneppe, coarcto.
* NICE, adj. Simple.
Bannatyne P.
Fr. niais, simple.
~Niceté~, ~Nyceté~, s. Simplicity.
Barbour.
O. Fr. nice, dull, simple; niceté, simplicity.
To NICH, NYGH, v. a.
V. ~Neych~.
NYCHBOUR, NYCHTBOUR, s. A neighbour.
Bellenden.
A. S. neah-ge-bure, Germ. nach-bauer, neah, nach, nigh, id.; and ge-bure, bauer, an inhabitant.
To NICHER, NEIGHER, (gutt.) NICKER, v. n.
1. To neigh, S.
Rams.
A. S. gnaeg-an, Isl. hnaegg-ia, id.
2. To laugh in a loud and ridiculous manner, S.
Minstr. Bord.
~Nicher~, ~Nicker~, s.
1. A neigh, S.
Minstr. Bord.
2. A horse laugh, S.
NYCHLIT, pret. v. Uncertain.
Houlate.
NYCHTYD, pret. Drew to night.
Wyntown.
Su. G. Isl. natt-as, ad noctem vergere.
To NICK, v. n. To drink heartily, S. B.
To NICKER, v. n.
V. ~Nicher~.
NICKSTICK, s. A tally, S.
Trans. Antiq. Soc.
S. nick, a notch, and stick.
NICKET, s. A small notch.
Gl. Sibb.
NICK-NACK, s.
1. A gim-crack, S.
2. Small wares, S. B.
Morison.
NICNEVEN, s. The Scottish Hecate or mother-witch.
Montgomerie.
To NIDDER, NITHER, v. a.
1. To depress, S.
Ross.
2. To straiten; applied to bounds.
Douglas.
3. Niddered, pinched with cold, Ang. Loth.
4. Pinched with hunger, S.
5. Stunted in growth, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
6. Plagued, warmly handled, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
Su. G. nedr-as, nidr-as, deprimi; Teut. ver-nedr-en, id.
To NIDDLE, v. n.
1. To trifle with the fingers, S.
2. To be busily engaged with the fingers, without making progress, S.
Isl. hnudl-a, digitis prensare.
NIEVE, s. The fist, S.
V. ~Neive~.
To NIFFER, v. a.
V. ~Neive~.
NIFFNAFFS, (pron. nyiffnyaffs), s. pl.
1. Small articles of little value, S.
2. Denoting a silly peculiarity of temper, displayed by attention to trifles, S.
Fr. nipes, trifles, Sw. nipp, id.
To ~Nifnaff~, v. n. To trifle, to speak or act in a silly way, S.
Ramsay.
To NIGHT, v. n. To lodge during night.
Isl. natt-a, pernoctare.
Spalding.
NIGNAYES, NIGNYES, s. pl.
1. Gim-cracks, S.
Ramsay.
2. Whims, peculiarities of temper or conduct, S.
Cleland.
NYKIS, 3. p. pres. v.
Gawan and Gol.
Perhaps allied to Su. G. nek-a, to deny.
NILD, L. could.
Maitland Poems.
NYMNES, s. Neatness.
Burel.
To NIP, NIP up, or awa, v. a. To carry off cleverly by theft, S.
Ross.
Isl. knippe, raptim moto.
~Nip~, ~Nimp~, s. A small bit of anything, S.
Su. G. nypa, id.
~Nip~, s. A bite, a term used in fishing, S.
~Nipcaik~, s. One who eats delicate food clandestinely, S.
Dunbar.
~Nippit~, adj.
1. Niggardly, S.
Su. G. napp, Isl. hnepp-er, arctus.
2. Scanty in any respect, S.
Lyndsay.
~Niplug~, s. To be at niplug, to quarrel, S.
NIPSHOT, s. To play nipshot, to give the slip.
Baillie.
Perhaps, q. to nip one's shot.
V. ~Shot~.
NIRL, s.
1. A crumb, S.
2. A small knot, S. B.
3. A puny dwarfish person, S. B.
Teut. knorre, tuber, E. knurle.
~Nirled~, adj. Stunted; applied to trees, Loth.
NIRLES, s. pl. A species of measles, S. which has no appropriate name in E.
Montgomerie.
NISBIT, s. The iron that passes across the nose of a horse, and joins the branks together, Ang.
From neis, nose, and bit.
To NYTE, v. n. To deny.
Douglas.
Isl. neit-a, Dan. naegt-er, id.
To NYTE, v. a. To strike smartly.
V. ~Knoit~.
NITHER, NIDDER, adj. Nether, S.
Isl. nedre, id.
Ruddiman.
To NITHER, v. a.
V. ~Nidder~.
NITTIE, NEETIE, adj. Niggardly, covetous, S.
Su. G. gnetig, Mod. Sax. netig, id.
To NYVIN, v. a. To name.
V. ~Neven~.
NYUM, Houlate.
L. nyvin, name.
NIVLOCK, s. A bit of wood, round which the end of a hair-tether is fastened, S. B.
From nieve, Su. G. naefwe, the fist, and lycka, a knot.
NIVVIL, s.
V. ~Neive~.
NIXT HAND, prep. Nighest to.
Doug.
NIZ, s. The nose, Ang.
V. ~Neis~.
NIZZELIN, part. adj.
1. Niggardly, S. B.
2. Spending much time about a trifling matter, from an avaricious disposition, S. B.
Su. G. nidsk, nisk, covetous.
NOB, s. A knob.
Houlate.
NOBLAY, s.
1. Nobleness, faithfulness.
Barbour.
2. Courage, intrepidity.
Barbour.
O. Fr. noblois, nobilitas.
NOBLES, s. The armed bullhead, Loth.
NOCHT, adv. Not.
Barbour.
A. S. naht, noht, nihil.
~Nocht for thi~, conj. Nevertheless.
Barbour.
NOCK, NOK, NOKK, s.
1. The notch of a bow or arrow.
Douglas.
2. The extremity of the sailyard.
Doug.
3. The notch of a spindle, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
Bannatyne Poems.
Teut. nocke, crena, incisura.
~Nockit~, ~Nokkit~, part. adj. Notched.
Doug.
NOCKIT, NOKKIT, s. A luncheon, S. Aust.
To NODGE, v. a. To strike with the knuckles, S. B.
V. ~Gnidge~ and ~Knuse~.
To NOY, v. a. To annoy.
Lyndsay.
Teut. noy-en, noey-en, id.
~Noyit~, part. pa.
1. Vexed, S.
2. Wrathful, S. B.
~Noy~, s. Annoyance.
Barbour.
~Noyis~, s. Annoyance.
Wyntown.
~Noyous~, adj. Noisome.
Houlate.
NOYRIS, NORYSS, NURICE, s. Nurse, S. noorise.
Wallace.
Norm. Sax. norice, Fr. nourisse, id.
To NOIT, NYTE, v. a. To strike smartly, S.
V. ~Knoit~.
NOK, s. A notch.
V. ~Nock~.
NOLD, would not.
Douglas.
A. S. nolde, noluit.
NOLDER, conj.
V. ~Nouther~.
To NOLL, NULL, v. a. To press, beat or strike with the knuckles, S. B.
Alem. knouel, a knuckle.
~Noll~, s. A strong push or blow with the knuckles, S. B.
V. ~Neive~, ~Nevell~.
~Noll~, s. A large piece of any thing, S. B.
Su. G. knoel, tuber, a bump.
NOLT, NOWT, s.
1. Black cattle.
2. A stupid fellow, S.
Surv. Moray.
Isl. naut, Sw. noet, an ox.
~Nolthird~, s. A neatherd, S.
Douglas.
NOME, pret. Taken.
Wallace.
A. S. nim-an, to take; part. nom.
NONE, s.
1. Noon.
Barbour.
A. S. non, Fr. none, id.
2. Dinner.
Diallog.
NON-FIANCE, s. Want of confidence.
Baillie.
Fr. non, neg. and fiance, confidence.
NON-SOUNT, s. A base coin.
Knox.
Fr. Messieurs de non sont, men who are imperfect in a physical sense.
NOR, conj. Than, S.
Dunbar.
NORIE, s. The Puffin, Orkn.
Statist. Acc.
NORIES, s. pl. Whims, Perths.
Sw. narr-as, illudere.
NORYSS, s. Nurse.
V. ~Noyris~.
NORLAN, NORLIN, NORLAND, adj. Belonging to the North country, S. B.
Percy.
Isl. nordlingr, Dan. nordlaend-r, id.
~Norlins~, adv. Northward, S. B.
Ross.
NORLICK, KNURLICK, s. A tumor occasioned by a blow, S. A.
E. knurl, a knot.
Journal Lond.
NORTHIN, NORTHYN, adj. Northerly.
Complaynt S.
NOSEWISS, adj.
1. Having an acute smell, S.
2. Metaph. denoting one, who either is, or pretends to be, quick of perception.
Bp. Galloway.
Germ. naseweis, self-witted, critical.
NOST, s. Noise; speculation about any subject, S. B.
Su. G. knyst-a, mussitare; Isl. hnist-a, stridere.
NOT, know not.
V. ~Nat~.
Douglas.
To NOTE, v. a.
1. To use, S. B.
Doug.
A. S. not-ian. Isl. niot-a, id.
2. To use as sustenance, S. B.
Teut. nutt-en, uti; vesci; Isl. nautin, eating, neitte, vescor.
3. To need, Ang. Mearns.
Ruddiman.
~Note~, ~Nott~, s.
1. Use.
Douglas.
2. Occasion for, S. B.
Alem. not, Su. G. noed, id.
NOTELESS, adj. Unnoticed, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
NOTOUR, NOTTOUR, adj.
1. Notorious, S.
Fr. notoire.
Pardovan.
2. Avowedly persisted in, notwithstanding all warnings, S.
Erskine.
NOURISKAP, s.
1. The place of a nurse, S.
2. The fee given to a nurse, S.
From A. S. norice, a nurse, and scipe. Su. G. skap, denoting state.
NOUT, s. Black cattle.
V. ~Nolt~.
NOUTHER, NOWTHIR, NOLDER, conj. Neither, S.
Douglas.
NOUVELLES, NOUELLES, s. pl. News, S.
Complaynt S.
NOW, s. The crown of the head.
A. S. hnol, vertex.
Polwart.
NUB BERRY, s. The Knoutberry.
Stat. Acc.
NUCE, NESS, s. Destitute, Aberd.
Ib.
Su. G. noed, necessity, nisk, parsimonious.
NUCKLE, adj. Applied to a cow which has had one calf, and will calve soon again.
V. ~Newcal~.
NULE-KNEED, adj. Knock-kneed, S. perhaps q. knuckle-kneed.
V. ~Noll~.
NUMMYN, part. pa.
1. Taken.
Doug.
2. Reached, attained.
V. ~Nome~.
NUNREIS, s. A nunnery.
Bellenden.
NURIS, s. A nurse.
V. ~Noyris~.
To NUSE, v. a. To knead.
V. ~Knuse~.
O
O, art. One, for a.
Sir Tristrem.
O, s. Grandson.
V. ~Oe~.
OAM, s. Steam, vapour.
Su. G. em, im, vapour.
OAT-FOWL, s. The name of a small bird, Orkn.
Stat. Acc.
To OBFUSQUE, v. a. To darken, Fr.
OBIT, s. A particular length of slate, Ang.
To OBLEIS, OBLYSE, v. a. To bind, to oblige.
Oblist, part. pa. stipulated.
Douglas.
OBLIUE, s. Oblivion.
Douglas.
OBSERVE, s. A remark, S.
Wodrow.
OCHIERN, s. One equal in dignity with the son of a Thane.
Reg. Maj.
Gael. oge-thierna, the young lord.
OCKER, OCCRE, OKER, s.
1. Usury.
2. Interest, even when legal.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
Su. G. ockr, okr, increase, usury; Teut. oecker.
~Ockerer~, s. An usurer.
Reg. Maj.
Sw. ockrare, id.
OCTIANE, adj. Belonging to the ocean.
Douglas.
ODAL LANDS.
V. ~Udal~.
ODIN. Promise of Odin, a promise of marriage, or particular sort of contract, accounted very sacred by some of the inhabitants of Orkney, the contracting parties joining hands through an orifice in the Black Stone of Odin.
Trans. S. Antiq. S.
ODOURE, s. Nastiness.
Douglas.
OE, O, ~Oye~, s. A grandson, S.
Wallace.
Gael. ogha, id. Ir. ua, id.
O'ERBLADED, part. pa. Hard driven in pursuit.
V. ~Blad~.
Watson.
O'ERCOME, s. The overplus, S.
Ramsay.
O'ERWORD, s. Any term frequently repeated, S.
OFFSET, s. A recommendation, S.
Ramsay.
OFTSYIS, adv. Often.
OGART, s. Pride, arrogance.
Wallace.
Sw. hogfard, Alem. hohfart, pride.
OGERTFUL, OGERTFOW, UGERTFOW, adj.
1. Nice, squeamish, S. B.
Journal Lond.
2. Affecting delicacy of taste, S. B.
Beattie.
A. S. oga, Isl. uggir, fear, horror.
OHON, interj. Alas, S.
Gael.
OYE, s. Grandson.
V. ~Oe~.
OIL ~of~ HAZEL, a sound drubbing, S.
OYL-DOLIE, s. Oil of olives.
Fr. huile d'olive.
Chron. S. P.
To OYNT, OYHNT, v. a. To anoint.
Wyntown.
OYSE, OYCE, s. Inlet of the sea.
Brand.
Isl. oes, Su. G. os, ostium fluminis.
To OYSS, v. a. To use.
Wallace.
~Oyss~, ~Oys~, s.
1. Custom.
Wyntown.
2. Manner of life.
Wallace.
OIST, s. Army, Fr. ost.
Douglas.
OIST, s. A sacrifice, Lat. host-ia.
Doug.
OLDER, conj. Either.
V. ~Othir~.
Crosraguel.
OLY, OLY-PRANCE, s. Jollity.
Peblis Play.
OLYE, OYHLÉ, OULIE, ULYE, s. Oil; S. B. ulie.
Douglas.
Belg. olie, Fr. huile, id.
OLIGHT, OLITE, adj. Nimble, active, S. B.
Kelly.
Su. G. oflaett, too light; fleet.
OLIPHANT, s. An elephant.
K. Quair.
Teut. olefant, O. Fr. oliphant, id.
OMAST, adj. Uppermost.
V. ~Umast~.
Wallace.
OMNE-GATHERUM, s. A miscellaneous collection, a medley, S.
Leg. St Androis.
ON, in composition, a negative particle, S. B.
Germ. ohn, id.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
ONANE, ON-ANE, ONON, adv.
1. One in addition.
Douglas.
2. Forthwith.
Barbour.
A. S. on-an, in unum, continuo.
ON-BEAST, UNBEIST, VNBEASTE, s.
1. A monster.
Sir Eglamour.
2. Any wild or ravenous creature, S. B.
Z. Boyd.
3. The toothach, S. B.
4. A noxious member of human society, Ang.
ON BREDE, adv.
1. Wide open.
Douglas.
2. Extensively.
Douglas.
A. S. on, in, and braed, latitudo.
ONCOME, s. A fall of rain or snow, S.
ONCOST, s.
1. Expence before profit, Loth.
2. Extra expence, Fife.
ONDANTIT, part. pa. Untamed.
Complaynt S.
ONDING, s. A fall of rain or snow, but especially of the latter, S. B.
V. ~Ding on~.
ONEITH, adj. Uneasy.
V. ~Uneith~.
ONESCHEWABIL, adj. Unavoidable.
Douglas.
ONFALL, s. A fall of rain or snow, S.
ONFALL, s. A disease which attacks without any apparent cause.
Germ. unfall, casus extraordinarius, sed fatalis.
ONFEIRIE, adj. Infirm.
V. ~Unfery~.
ONGOINGS, s. pl. Procedure, S. ongains, S. B.
ONY, adj. Any, S.
Wyntown.
ONKEND, part. adj. Not known.
Knox.
ONMAUEN, part. adj. Unmown.
Complaynt S.
ONSTEAD, s. The building on a farm, S. A.
Pennecuik.
A. S. on, and sted, locus.
To ONTER, v. n. To rear, used of horses.
Pitscottie.
ON-WAITER, s. One who waits patiently.
Rutherford.
ONWAITING, s.
1. Attendance, S.
Wodrow.
2. Patient expectation of what is delayed.
Rutherford.
To ONTRAY, v. a. To betray.
Sir Gawan.
On and Fr. trah-ir, to betray.
ONWALOWYD, part. pa. Unfaded.
Wyntown.
OO, s. Wool, S.
Aw ae oo, S. all to the same purpose.
OON, UNE, s. An oven, S.
Gordon.
Moes. G. auhn, S. G. ugn, id.
OON EGG, s. An addle egg, S. O.
Sw. wind-egg, id.
Mary Stewart.
To OOP, OUP, WUP, v. a. To bind with a thread or cord, S.
Gl. Sibb.
Moes. G. waib-jan, Su. G. wef-wa, to surround.
OORIE, OURIE, OWRIE, adj.
1. Chill, bleak, S.
2. Having the sensation of cold, S. Ourlach, id. Buchan.
Burns.
3. Having the hair on end, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
Isl. ur rain, Su. G. stormy weather.
~Ooriness~, s. Tendency to shivering, S.
OPINIOUN, s. Party, faction.
Bellend.
L. B. opinio, id.
To OPPONE, v. a. To oppose, Lat. oppon-ere.
Knox.
To OPTENE, v. a. To obtain.
Douglas.
OR, adv.
1. Before, ere, S.
Barbour.
Or thys, before this time.
Douglas.
Or than, before that time.
Id.
2. Rather than, S.
Barbour.
The same with ar, before.
OR, conj.
1. Lest.
Wallace.
2. Than.
Douglas.
ORAGIUS, adj. Tempestuous.
Burel.
Fr. orageux, id.
ORATOUR, s. Ambassador.
Bellend.
ORATOURE, ORATORY, s. An oracle.
Douglas.
ORCHLE, s. A porch, Mearns.
Germ. erker, projectura aedificii.
ORD, s. A steep hill or mountain.
Gael. ard, a hill; Isl. urd, montes impervii.
ORE, s. Grace, favour.
Sir Tristrem.
Isl. oor, aur, largus, munificus; aur oc blidr, largus et affabilis, Verel.
ORERE, OURERE, interj. Avaunt.
Fr. arriere, aloof.
Houlate.
ORETOWTING, part. pr. Muttering.
Teut. oor-tuyt-en, susurrare.
Burel.
ORFEVERIE, ORPHRAY, s. Work in gold, Fr.
K. Quair.
ORISON, s. An oration.
Bellend.
Fr. oraison, id.
ORLEGE, ORLAGER, ORLIGER, s.
1. A clock, a dial.
Fr. horloge, Lat. horolog-ium, id.
2. Metaph. applied to the cock.
Doug.
3. Denoting strict adherence to the rules of an art.
Douglas.
4. The dial-plate of a church or town-clock. S.
ORLANG, s. A complete year, Ang.
Su. G. aar, or, annus, and lange, diu.
ORNTREN, s. The repast taken between dinner and supper, Galloway.
A. S. ondern, breakfast; also dinner.
To ORP, v. n. To fret, or chide habitually, S.
Ramsay.
~Orpit~, part. adj.
1. Proud.
Douglas.
2. Fretful, habitually chiding, S.
Bp. Galloway.
ORPHANY, s. Painters gold.
Fr. oripeau, id.
Pal. of Hon.
ORPHELING, s. An orphan.
Fr. orphelin, id.
Knox.
ORPHIR, s. Embroidery.
Fr. orfrais, id.
Burel.
ORPIE, ORPIE-LEAF, s. Orpine, S.
ORROW, ORA, adj.
1. Not matched, S.
2. What may be viewed as an overplus, S.
Ramsay.
3. Not appropriated.
Shirrefs.
4. Not engaged, S.
5. Occasional, accidental, S.
Su. G. urwal, rejectanea; urfiall, lacinia agri separata.
~Orrows~, s. pl. Things that are supernumerary, S.; orels, Ang.
Perh. q. over alls.
To ORT, v. a.
1. To throw aside provender, S.
2. To crumble, S. B.
3. Denoting rejection in whatever sense, S. O.
Ir. orda, a fragment.
OSAN, s. Hosannah.
Poems 16th Cent.
OSNABURGHS, s. pl. Coarse linen cloth manufactured in Angus, from its resemblance to that made at Osnaburgh in Germany, S.
Stat. Acc.
OSZIL, OSILL, s. The ring-ousel, S. A.
A. S. osle, the blackbird.
Compl. S.
OSTYNG, s. Encampment.
Wallace.
OSTLEIR, OSTLER, s. An innkeeper.
V. ~Hostillare~.
Dunbar.
OSTRYE, OSTRÉ, s. An inn.
Wallace.
Ital. hostaria, Fr. hostelerie, id.
OTHEM UPOTHEM, cold flummery, used instead of milk, with boiled flummery, Aberd.; q. of them, as well as upon them.
OTHIR, OTHIRE, ODYR, adj.
1. Other.
Wyntown.
2. The second, also tothir.
Wyntown.
3. Each other, S.
Wyntown.
OTHIR, OWTHYR, conj. Either, S.
Isl. audr, Germ. oder, id.
Bellend.
~Othir~, adv. Besides.
Douglas.
~Othirane~, conj. Either, etherane, etherins, S.
Wallace.
OTTER-PIKE, s. The common weever.
Sibbald.
OUER, OUIR, OVIR, adj.
1. Upper, uvir, S. B.
Douglas.
2. Superior, as to power. The uvir hand, the upper hand, S. B.
Su. G. oefwerhand, id.
Wyntown.
~Ouerance~, s. Superiority.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
OUER, prep. Over.
V. ~Our~.
OUER ANE, adv. In common.
Al ouer ane, all together.
Douglas.
To OVERBY, v. a. To procure indemnity from justice by money.
Priests Peblis.
To OURFLETE, v. n. To overflow.
Teut. over-fleit-en, superfluere.
Doug.
OUERFRETT, part. pa. Embroidered.
A. S. fraet-wan, ornare.
Douglas.
OUERHEDE, adv. Without distinction, S.
ourhead, in the gross.
Douglas.
Su. G. oefwer hufud, id.
To OUERHEILD, v. a. To cover over.
V. ~Heild~.
Douglas.
To OUERHIP, v. a. To skip over.
V. ~Hip~, v.
Douglas.
OVERLY, adj. Careless, superficial, S.
A. S. overlice, negligenter.
OUERLYAR, s. One who oppresses others, by taking free quarters.
Acts Ja. II.
OUERLOFT, s. The upper-deck of a ship.
Douglas.
OUERMEST, adj. The highest.
Doug.
OVER-RAGGIT, part. pa. Overhaled.
Priests Peblis.
Dan. over and rag-er, to stir.
OUER-RAUCHT, pret. Overtook.
Douglas.
To OUER-REIK, v. a. To reach over.
Douglas.
To OUERSET, v. a.
1. To overcome.
Douglas.
2. To overpower, S.
Douglas.
A. S. ofer-swith-an, praevalere.
To OUERSYLE.
V. ~Oursyle~.
OVERSMAN, OUREMAN, s.
1. A supreme ruler.
Wyntown.
2. An arbiter.
Wallace.
3. A third arbiter, S.
Acts Ja. I.
Teut. over-man, a praefect.
OUERSWAK, s. The reflux of the waves.
V. ~Swak~.
Douglas.
OUER THWERT.
V. ~Ourthort~.
OUER-VOLUIT, part. pa. Laid aside.
Douglas.
OUGHTLINS, adv. In the least degree, S.
Ramsay.
OUGSUM, adj. Horrible.
V. ~Ugsum~.
OULIE, s. Oil.
V. ~Olye~.
OULK, OWLK, s. A week; S. B. ouk.
A. S. uca, wuca, id.
Bellenden.
OULTRAIGE, s. An outrage.
O. Fr. oultrage, id.
Complaynt S.
OUR, OURE, OUER, OWRE, prep.
1. Over, beyond, &c., S.
Barbour.
2. Denoting excess, S. Sometimes used as a s.
OURBELD, part. pa. Covered over.
V. ~Beld~.
Houlate.
To OURCOME, v. n. To recover, S.
Dunbar.
OURCOME, O'ERCOME, s. Overplus, S.
Ramsay.
OURE-MAN, s.
V. ~Ouersman~.
To OURGAE, OURGANG, v. a.
1. To overrun, S.
2. To exceed, to surpass, S.
Ramsay.
3. To master, S.
Many.
4. v. n. To elapse.
The ourgane year, the past year, S.
A. S. ofer-gan, excedere.
To OURHARL, v. a. To overcome.
Maitland Poems.
To OURHYE, v. a. To overtake.
Wallace.
A. S. ofer and hig-an, to make haste.
OURIE, adj. Chill.
V. ~Oorie~.
OURLAY, OWRELAY, s. A cravat, S.
Ramsay.
OURLORD, OURE-LARD, s. A superior.
Wallace.
OURLOUP, OURLOP, s. An occasional trespass of cattle.
L. Hailes.
A. S. ofer-leop-an, transire.
OURNOWNE, s. Afternoon.
Wallace.
A. S. ofer non, id.
OUR QUHARE, adv.
V. ~Quhare~.
OURRAD. L. Our rad. Too hasty.
Wallace.
A. S. ofer, nimis, and hraed, celer.
OUR-RYCHT, OURYCHT, adv. Awry.
Dunbar.
Q. beyond what is right, Fland. over-recht, praeter rectum.
To OURRID, v. a. To traverse.
Barbour.
A. S. ofer-ryd-an, equo aut curru transire.
To OURSYLE, OUERSYLE, OVERSILE, v. a.
1. To cover, to conceal.
V. ~Sile~.
Hudson.
2. Also rendered, to beguile.
OURTANE, part. pa.
1. Overtaken, S.
2. Overtaken by justice, brought to trial.
Barbour.
OURTHORT, OUERTHWERT, OUERTHORTOURE, prep. Athwart; athort, S. ourter, Dumfr.
Wallace.
Sw. twert oefwer, id. inverted.
OURTILL, prep. Above, beyond.
Dunbar.
To OUR-TYRVE, OWR-TYRWE, v. a. To turn upside down.
Wyntown.
Isl. tyrv-a, to overwhelm.
To OURWEILL, v. a. To exceed.
Evergreen.
A. S. ofer-well-an, superfluere.
OURWORD, OWERWORD, s.
1. Any word frequently repeated, S.
Burns.
2. The burden of a song.
Dunbar.
OUSEN, OWSEN, pl. Oxen, S.
Burns.
Moes. G. auhsne, id. auhs, bos.
~Ousen milk~, sowens, or flummery not boiled; used instead of milk, Dumfr.
OUT, OWT, adv. Completely.
Wyntown.
To OUT, v. a. To expend; or, to find vent for.
Rutherford.
~Outing~, s. A vent for commodities.
Id.
To OUT, v. n. To issue.
Barbour.
OUT-ABOUT, adv. Out of doors, S.
Ross.
OUT-BY, adv.
1. Abroad, without, S.
2. Out from, at some distance, S.
Ross.
A. S. ut, ex, extra, and by, juxta.
To OUT-BRADE, v. a. To draw out.
To ~Outbrade~, v. n. To start out.
V. ~Brade~.
OUTBREAKING, s.
1. Eruption on the skin, S.
2. An open transgression of the law of God, S.
Rutherford.
To OUTBULLER, v. n. To gush out with a gurgling noise, S.
Douglas.
OUTCAST, s. A quarrel, S.
Rutherford.
OUTCOME, OUTCUM, s.
1. Egress.
Barbour.
2. Termination, S.
R. Galloway.
3. Increase, product, S. Belg. uytkomen, to come out.
4. That season in which the day begins to lengthen.
Watson.
OUTFALL, s. A contention, S.
Pennant.
Sw. utfall, a hostile excursion.
OUTFIELD, adj. and s. Arable land, which is not manured, but constantly cropped.
Statist. Acc.
OUTFORNE, pret. v. Caused to come forth.
Montgomerie.
A. S. utfore, egressus est.
OUTGAIT, OUTGATE, s.
1. A way for egress.
Douglas.
2. Escape from hardship of any kind.
R. Bruce.
OUTGANE, part. pa. Elapsed, S.
Acts Ja. I.
OUT-HAUAR, s. One who carries or exports goods from a country.
Acts Ja. I.
OUTHIR, conj. Either.
V. ~Othir~.
OUTHORNE, s.
1. The horn blown for summoning the lieges to attend the king in feir of were.
Acts Ja. II.
2. The horn blown to summon the lieges to assist in pursuing a fugitive.
Acts Ja. I.
3. The horn of a sentinel.
Maitland P.
OUTHOUSE, s. An office-house, S.
Sw. uthus, id.
OUTLAY, s. Expenditure, S.
Stat. Acc.
Sw. utlagg-a, to expend.
OUTLAK, prep. Except.
K. Hart.
Out and lack, to want.
OUT-LAIK, OUT-LACK, s. The superabundant quantity in weight or measure.
Gl. Sibb.
OUTLER, adj. Not housed, S.
Burns.
~Outler~, s. A beast that lies without, S.
Gl. Sibb.
OUTLY, s. Applied to money which lies out of the hands of the owner, S.
OUTLY, adv. Fully, S. B.
Ross.
OUTLYER, OUTLAIR, s. A stone not taken from a quarry, but lying out in the field, S.
OUT-THE-GAIT, adj. Honest; q. one who keeps the straight road, S.
OUT-OUR, OUT-OWRE, adv.
1. Over, S.
Barbour.
2. Out from any place, S.
OUTOUTH, prep.
V. ~Outwith~.
OUTQUENT, part. pa. Extinguished.
V. ~Quent~.
Douglas.
OUT-RAKE, s.
1. Expedition.
V. ~Raik~.
2. An extensive walk for sheep or cattle, S.
Gl. Sibb.
OUTRANCE, s. Extremity.
Maitland P.
Fr. oultrance, id.
To OUT-RED, v. a.
1. To extricate, S.
2. To finish any business, S. B.
3. To clear off debt.
Mellvill's MS.
Isl. utrett-a, perficere negotium.
~Outred~, s.
1. Rubbish, S.
2. Clearance, finishing, S. B.
Ross.
OUTREYNG, s. Extremity.
Barbour.
Fr. outrer, to carry things to extremity.
OUTSCHETT, part. pa. Excluded.
Palice Honour.
A. S. ut out, and scytt-an, obserare.
OUTSET, s.
1. Commencement, S.
2. The publication of a book, S.
OUTSHOT, s. A projection, S.
Sw. utskiutande, id. skiut-a ut, to project, Belg. uytschiet-en, id.
OUTSIGHT, s. Goods, or utensils out of doors, S.
Erskine.
OUTSPECKLE, s. A laughing-stock.
Minstrelsy Border.
OUTSPOKEN, adj. Given to freedom of speech, S.
OUTSTRIKING, s. An eruption, S.
OUTSUCKEN, s.
1. The freedom of a tenant from bondage to a mill, S.
Erskine.
2. Duties payable by those who are not astricted to a mill, S.
Id.
~Outsucken~, adj. Used in the same sense, S.
V. ~Sucken~.
Id.
OUT TAK, OWTAKYN, OWTANE, prep.
1. Except.
Douglas.
Tane or taken out.
2. Besides, in addition.
Barbour.
OUTTERIT, pret. Ran out of the course.
Fr. oultrer, to run through.
Lyndsay.
OUTWAILE, OUTWYLE, s. Refuse, S.
Isl. utvel-ia, eligere.
Henrysone.
To OUTWAIR, v. a. To expend.
V. ~Ware~.
Arbuthnot.
OUTWITH, OWTOUTH, WTOUTH, prep.
1. Without, on the outer side.
Bellenden.
2. Outwards, out from.
Barbour.
3. Separate from.
R. Bruce.
Sw. utot, outwards; A. S. oth, versus; frequently used in composition.
~Outwith~, adv.
1. Abroad, S.
Ross.
2. Outwards.
Barbour.
OUZEL, OUSEL, s. The Sacrament of the Supper, Peebles.
E. housel, A. S. husl, the sacrifice of the Mass; Isl. husl, oblatio.
OWE, prep. Above.
Barbour.
A. S. ufa, Isl. ofa, supra.
To OWERWEIL, v. a.
V. ~Ourweill~.
OWKLY, adj. Weekly, S.
V. ~Oulk~.
Macneill.
To OWRE-HALE, v. a. To overlook.
Montgomerie.
Sw. oejwerhael-ja, to cover.
OWRESKALIT, part. pa. Overspread.
V. ~Skale~.
Dunbar.
OWREHIP, s. A blow with the hammer brought over the arm, S. O.
Burns.
OWRIE, adj. Chill.
V. ~Oorie~.
To OWRN, v. a. To adorn.
Wyntown.
Fr. orn-er, id.
OWT, adj. Exterior.
Wyntown.
A. S. yte, exterus.
OWTH, prep. Above, over.
Wyntown.
OWTING, s. An expedition.
Barbour.
OXEE, OX-EYE, s. The Tit-mouse, S.
Complaynt S.
OXGATE, OXENGATE, s. An ox-gang of land.
Skene.
From ox and gate, iter.
OXPENNY, s. A tax in Shetl.
Stat. Acc.
OXTAR, OXTER, s.
1. The armpit, S.
Bellenden.
2. Used in a looser sense for the arm, S.
A. S. oxtan, Teut. oxtel, id.
Dunbar.
OZELLY, adj. Swarthy, resembling an ousel, Loth.
P
To PAAK, v. a. To beat.
V. ~Paik~.
PAAL, s. A post, S. B.
A. S. pal, Su. G. paale.
PAB, s. The refuse of flax, Loth. pob, S. B.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
PACE, s.
1. The weight of a clock, S.
2. Used metaphorically.
Rutherford.
PACK, adj. Intimate, S.
Burns.
Su. G. pack-a, constringere.
PACKALD, s. A pack.
Rutherford.
Belg. pakkaadie, luggage.
PACKHOUSE, s. A warehouse for receiving goods, S.
Teut. packhuys, id.
PACKMAN, s. A pedlar, one who carries his pack, S.
PACT, s. To spend the pact, to waste one's substance; to perish the pact, S.
Maitland Poems.
PADDLE, s. The Lump fish, Orkn.
PADDOCK-HAIR, s.
1. The down that covers unfledged birds, S.
2. The down on the heads of children born without hair, S.
Teut. padden-hayr, lanugo.
PADDOCK-PIPES, s. pl. Marsh horse-tail, S.
Lightfoot.
PADDOCK-RUDE, s. The spawn of frogs, S. also paddock-ride.
Ramsay.
PADDOCK-STOOL, s. The Agaricus in general; especially the varieties of the Agaricus fimetarius, S.
Teut. padden-stoel, fungus.
PADE, s.
1. A toad.
Sir Gawan.
2. Apparently a frog.
Wyntown.
A. S. pade, Germ. Belg. padde, id.
PADELL, s. Expl. "a small leathern bag."
Bannatyne Poems.
Teut. buydel, bulga.
PADYANE, PADGEAN, s. A pageant.
Dunbar.
PAFFLE, s. A small possession in land, Perths.
Isl. paufe, angulus.
Stat. Acc.
~Paffler~, s. One who occupies a small farm, Perths.
Statist. Acc.
PAGE, s. A boy.
Wyntown.
To PAY, v. a. To satisfy.
Wallace.
Fr. pay-er, Teut. pay-en, id.
~Pay~, s. Satisfaction.
Priests Peblis.
~Pay~, s. Drubbing, S. pays.
Barbour.
C. B. puyo, verbero.
PAY. Perh. region.
Gawan and Gol.
Fr. pais, id.
PAID, s.
1. A path, S. B.
Ross.
Alem. paid, via.
2. A steep ascent.
V. ~Peth~.
To PAIK, v. a. To beat, to drub, S. paak, S. B.
Germ. pauk-en, to beat.
Baillie.
~Paik~, ~Paick~, s. A stroke; in pl. paiks, a drubbing, S.
Isl. pak, Su. G. paak, fustis, baculus.
~Paikie~, s. A piece of doubled skin, used for defending the thighs from the stroke of the Flauchterspade, by those who cast turfs or divots, Mearns.
PAIK, s. A trick.
Leg. St Androis.
A. S. paec-an, decipere.
PAIKER, s. Calsay paiker, a street-walker.
Lyndsay.
PAIKIE, s. A female street-walker, S.
Isl. piaeck-ur, a vagabond; troll-packa, a witch.
~Paikit-like~, adj. Having the appearance of a trull, S.
PAILES, Leslaei Hist.
V. ~Pele~.
PAILIN, PAILING, s. A fence made of stakes, S.
Lat. pal-us, a stake.
PAILYOWN, PALLIOUN, s. A pavilion.
Barbour.
Gael. Ir. pailliun, Fr. pavillon.
PAYMENT, s. Drubbing, S.
Barbour.
PAINCHES, s. pl. Tripe, S.
V. ~Penche~.
To PAYNE, PANE, v. n. To be at pains.
Wyntown.
Fr. se pein-er, to trouble one's self.
PAYNE, adj. Pagan.
Fr. payen.
Doug.
PAYNTIT. L. paytent, patent.
Bannatyne P.
PAIP, s. Thistledown?
Montgomerie.
Fr. pappe, id.; or q. papingay, q. v.
PAIP, s. A cherry-stone picked clean, and used in a game of children, S.
E. pip; Fr. pepin, the seed of fruit.
To PAIR, v. a.
V. ~Pare~.
PAIRTLES, adj. Free from.
Henrysone.
PAIS, s. pl. Retribution.
Bannatyne P.
To PAIS, PASE, v. a.
1. To poise.
Douglas.
2. To lift up.
Chr. Kirk.
Fr. pes-er, Ital. pes-are, to weigh.
~Paisses~, s. pl. The weights of a clock, S.
V. ~Pace~.
Z. Boyd.
PAYS, PAS, PASE, PASCE, PASK, PASCH, s. Easter; pron. as pace, S. B. elsewhere as peace.
Wyntown.
Moes. G. pascha, A. S. pasche, &c. id.
~Pascheewyn~, s. The evening preceding Easter.
Barbour.
~Pays-eggs~, Eggs dyed of various colours, given to children to amuse themselves with at the time of Easter, S.
Dan. paaske-egg, coloured eggs; Belg. pasch-eyeren, ova paschalia.
~Patsyad~, s. A contemptuous term for a female who has nothing new to appear in at Easter; originating from the custom which prevails among Episcopalians, of having a new dress for this festival, S. B.
From Pays, and perh. yad, an old mare.
PAITHMENT, s. The pastures.
Wallace.
O. Fr. padou-ir, L. B. padu-ire, to pasture; whence padouen and paduentum, pasture.
PAITLATTIS, s. pl. Uncertain.
Dunbar.
PALAD, s.
V. ~Pallat~.
PALAVER, s. Idle talk, S.
Hisp. palabra, Fr. palabre, a word.
To ~Palaver~, v. n. To use a great many unnecessary words, S.
To PALE, v. a. To make an incision in a cheese, S.
Ramsay.
Flandr. poel-en, excavare.
~Pale~, s. The instrument used for trying the quality of a cheese, S.
PALYARD, s. A lecher, a rascal.
Fr. paillard, id.
Lyndsay.
~Palyardry~, s. Whoredom.
Douglas.
PALL, PEAL, s. Any rich or fine cloth.
Gawan and Gol.
Isl. pell, textum pretiosum; O. Fr. paile, sericum.
PALLACH, PALLACK, s.
1. A porpoise, S.
Sibbald.
2. A lusty person, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
PALLALL, PALLALLS, s. A game of children, in which they hop on one foot through different triangular spaces chalked out, driving a bit of slate or broken crokery before them, S.; in E. Scotch-hop.
PALLAT, PALAD, s. The crown of the head, S.
Douglas.
O. Fr. palet, sorte d'armure de tête; Roquef.
PALLET, s. A ball.
Fr. pelotte, id.
Burel.
PALLET, s. A sheep's skin not dressed, S. B.
E. pelt, Su. G. palt, a garment.
PALM-SONDAY, s. The sixth Sabbath in Lent, S.
Wyntown.
A. S. palm sunnan daeg.
PALM, PALME, s. The index of a clock or watch, S.
Z. Boyd.
Fr. paulme, or E. palm, used as hand, S. to denote the index of any time-piece.
PALTRIE, s. Trash.
V. ~Peltrie~.
PALWERK, s. Spangled work.
Fr. paille, id.
Sir Gawan.
PAMPHIL, s.
1. A square inclosure made with stakes, Aberd.
V. ~Paffle~.
2. Any small house, ibid.
To PAN, v. n. To correspond, to tally, to unite; A. Bor. id. from pan, a cross-beam in the roof of a house, closing with the wall.
Maitland P.
PAN, s. A hard impenetrable crust below the soil, S.; till, ratchel, synon.
Statist. Acc.
Teut. panne, calva, q. the skull of the soil.
PANASH, s. A plume worn in the hat.
Fr. panache, id.
Colvil.
To PANCE, PANSE, PENSE, v. n. To meditate.
Dunbar.
O. Fr. pans-er, id.
PAND, s. A pledge, Belg. Synon. wad.
Douglas.
To PANDER, v. n. Corr. from ~Pawmer~, v. Perths.
PANDOOR, s. A large oyster, caught at the doors of the salt-pans, S.
Statist. Acc.
PANE, s. Stuff, cloth.
Houlate.
A. S. pan, lacinia, pannus.
PANE, s. Furr; Fr. panne, id.
Sir Tristrem.
To PANE, v. n.
V. ~Payne~.
PANFRAY, s. A palfrey.
Burr. Lawes.
Fr. palefroi, id.
To PANG, v. a.
1. To throng, S.
Rams.
2. To cram, in general, S.
Ferguson.
3. To cram with food to satiety, S.
Ross.
Teut. bangh-en, premere.
~Pang~, adj. Crammed.
Evergreen.
PAN-KAIL, s. Broth made of coleworts hashed very small, thickened with a little oat-meal, S.
PANNEL, s. One brought to the bar of a court for trial, S.
Erskine.
E. panel, a schedule, containing the names of a jury.
PANS, s. pl. The timbers of a house, extending between the couples, parallel to the walls, S.
Su. G. tak-panna, shingles; paann, scandula, a lath, a shingle.
PANS, PANSE, covering for the knee.
Acts Ja. I.
PANST, part. pa. Cured.
Montgomerie.
Fr. pans-er, to apply medicines.
PANTENER, adj. Rascally.
Barbour.
O. Fr. pautonnier, a lewd, stubborn, or saucy knave, Cotgr.
PANTOUN, s. A slipper.
Dunbar.
PAP ~of the~ HASS, s. The uvula, S.
PAPE, PAIP, s. The Pope.
Wyntown.
Fr. Germ. pape, Lat. pap-a, id.
PAPEJAY, PAPINGAY, PAPINGOE, s.
1. A parrot.
King's Quair.
Belg. papegaai, Fr. papegay, id.
2. A wooden bird, resembling a parrot, at which archers shoot as a mark, West of S.
3. Applied to the amusement itself, ibid.
Statist. Acc.
To PAPPLE, v. n.
1. To bubble up like water, S. B.
V. ~Pople~.
2. To be in a state of violent perspiration, Lanerks.
3. Denoting the effect of heat on any fat substance toasted before the fire, Renfr.
PAPPANT, adj.
1. Wealthy, Ang.
2. Extremely careful of one's health, Banffs.
3. Pettish from indulgence, S. B.
PAR, s. The Samlet, S.
Smollet.
To PAR, v. n. To fail.
V. ~Pare~.
Wallace.
PARAGE, s. Lineage, Fr.
Douglas.
PARAGON, s. A rich cloth imported from Turkey.
Watson.
Fr. parangon de Venise, id.
PARAMUDDLE, s. The red tripe of cattle, the atomasum, S. B.
To PARBREAK, v. n. To puke.
V. ~Braik~, v. and ~Braking~.
Z. Boyd.
To PARE, PAIR, PEYR, v. a. To impair.
Douglas.
Fr. pire, pejeur, worse; Lat. pejor.
PAREGALE, PARIGAL, adj. Completely equal.
Douglas.
Fr. par, used as a superl. and egal, equal.
To PARIFY, v. a. To compare.
Lat. par and fio.
Wyntown.
To PARIFY, v. a. To protect.
Wyntown.
PARITCH, PARRITCH, s. Porridge, hasty pudding, S.
Burns.
To PARK, v. n. To perch.
Douglas.
Fr. perch-er, id.
PARK, s. A wood; as, a fir park, S.
A. S. pearroc, Su. G. park, an inclosure.
PARK, s. A pole, a perch.
Douglas.
Fr. perche, id.
PARLE, s. Speech, S. O.
Burns.
Fr. parler, id.
PARLOUR, s. Discourse.
Pal. Hon.
Fr. parleure, id.
PAROCHIN, s. Parish, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
Lat. paroecia, id.
~Parochiner~, s. A parishioner.
Acts Ja. VI.
PARPANE, PERPEN, s. A wall in general, or a partition.
Henrysone.
O. Fr. parpaigne, a stone which traverses the wall.
PARROK, s. A small inclosure, Dumfr.
A. S. pearroc, septum, clathrum.
PARROT-COAL, s. A species of coal that burns very clearly. S.
Statist. Acc.
PARSEMENTIS, s. pl. Perh. for partiments, compartments.
Douglas.
PARSENERE, s. A partner.
Wyntown.
Fr. parsonnier, id.
PARTAN, s. Common sea crab, S.
Gael.
Complaynt S.
To PARTY, v. a. To take part with.
Godscroft.
PARTY, s. Part, degree.
Barbour.
Fr. partie, id.
PARTY, PARTIE, s. An opponent.
Fr. parti, id.
Douglas.
PARTY, PARTIE, adj. Variegated.
Douglas.
PARTICATE, s. A rood of land.
L. B. particata, id.
Statist. Acc.
PARTYMENT, s. Division.
Douglas.
Pr. partiment, a parting.
PARTISMAN, s. A partaker.
Ruddiman.
PARTLES, adj. Having no part.
Wynt.
PARTRIK, PAIRTRICK, PERTREK, s. A partridge, S.
Douglas.
Fr. perdrix, id.
PARURE, s. Ornament, Fr.
Wyntown.
PAS, PASE, s. Easter
V. ~Pays~.
PAS, s.
1. Division of a book.
Wyntown.
2. A single passage.
Crosraguel.
L. B. pass-us, locus.
To PASE, v. a. To poise.
V. ~Pais~.
PASH, s. The head, a ludicrous term, S.
Watson.
PASMENTS, s. pl.
1. Strips of lace or silk sewed on clothes.
2. Now used to denote livery; pron. pessments, S. B.
Acts Ja. VI.
3. External decorations of religion.
Rutherford.
Teut. Fr. passement, lace.
To ~Pasment~, v. a. To deck with lace.
Z. Boyd.
PASSINGEOURE, s. A passage boat.
Douglas.
O. Fr. passageur, L. B. passagerius, a ferryman.
To PASSIVERE, v. a. To exceed, W. Loth.
PASTANCE, s. Pastime.
Pal. Hon.
Fr. passetemps, id.
PASUOLAN, s. A small species of artillery; Fr. passevolant.
Complaynt S.
PAT, pret. of the v. ~Put~.
Burel.
PATH, s.
V. ~Peth~.
PATHIT, part. pa. Paved.
Douglas.
Teut. pad, semita, via trita.
PATIENT ~of~ DEATH, s. A throe.
Perhaps corr. from passion, suffering.
To PATIFIE, v. a. To manifest, Lat. patefio.
Bruce.
PATRELL, s.
1. Defence for the neck of a war-horse; Fr. poitral.
Douglas.
2. The breast-leather of a horse, S.
Ruddiman.
PATRON, s. A pattern, Fr.
Wallace.
To PATTER, v. a. To repeat in a muttering way without interruption, S.
Dunbar.
Arm. pater-en, to repeat the Lord's prayer.
~Patterar~, s. One who repeats prayers.
Douglas.
~Pattering~, s. Vain repetition.
Lyndsay.
PATTLE, PETTLE, s. A stick with which the ploughman clears away the earth that adheres to the plough, S.
E. paddle, C. B. pattal.
Burns.
To PAUCE, v. n. To prance with rage, S. B.
Fr. pas, E. pace.
PAUCHTIE, adj.
1. Haughty, S.
Maitland Poems.
2. Petulant, malapert, S.
Ramsay.
Belg. pochg-en, to vaunt.
PAVEN, PAUUAN, s. A grave Spanish dance, in which the dancers turned round one after another, as peacocks do with their tails.
Lyndsay.
Fr. pavane, id., from paon, a peacock.
PAVIE, PAW, s.
1. Lively motion of whatever kind, S.
2. The agile exertions of a rope-dancer.
Birrel.
3. A fantastic air, S.
Cleland.
4. Transferred to rage, S.
Fr. pas vif, a quick step.
PAUIS, PAVIS, s.
1. A large shield.
L. B. pavas-ium, id.
Douglas.
2. A testudo, used in sieges.
Douglas.
Fr. pavois, id.
PAUK, s. Art, a wile, S.
Douglas.
~Pauky~, ~Pawky~, adj.
1. Sly, artful, S.
Callander.
A. S. paec-an, decipere, mentiri; paeca, deceptor.
2. Wanton, applied to the eye, Ang.
To PAUT, v. n. To paw, S.
Cleland.
~Paut~, s. A stroke on the ground with the foot. S.
Kelly.
Teut. pad, patte, the paw of a beast.
PAW, s. Quick motion.
V. ~Pavie~.
PAWIS, s. pl. Parts in music.
Bannatyne Poems.
PAWN, s. A narrow curtain fixed to the roof, or to the lower part of a bed, S.
Belg. pand, a lappit, a skirt.
PAWN, PAWNE, PAWNIE, s. The peacock.
Maitland Poems.
Fr. paon, Lat. pavo, onis.
PAWNS, s. pl. The same with ~Pans~, q. v. Ang.
PAWMER, s. A palm tree; Fr. palmier.
Wallace.
PAWMER, s. One who goes from place to place, making a shabby appearance, S.
From Palmer, a pilgrim.
To ~Pawmer~, v. n. To go from place to place in an idle way, S.
PAWMIE, PANDIE, s. A stroke on the hand with the ferula, S.
Fr. paumée, a stroke or blow with the hand; Cotgr.
To PEAK, PEEK, v. n.
1. To speak with a small voice, S.
2. To complain of poverty, S.
Isl. puk-ra, susurrare; puk-r, mussitatio.
PEAK, s. A triangular piece of linen, binding the hair below a child's cap or woman's toy, Ang.
PEARIE, s.
1. A pegtop, S. as resembling a pear.
2. A French pearie, a humming-top, S.
PEARLIN, PEARLING, s. A species of thread lace, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
PEAT-MOW, s. The dross of peats, S. B.
Journal Lond.
Su. G. mo, terra sabulosa.
PEATSTANE, s. The corner stone at the top of the wall of a house, S.
PECE, s. A vessel for holding liquids.
Fr. piece, id.
Douglas.
To PECH, PEACH, (gutt.) v. n. To puff, to pant, S.
Ramsay.
Sw. pick-a, Dan. pikk-er, to pant.
~Pech~, s. The act of breathing hard.
L. Scotland.
PECHAN, s. The stomach, Ayrs.
Burns.
PECHLE, s. (gutt.) A budget carried clandestinely, Loth.
Su. G. packa, sarcina. Germ. paeck-lin, fasciculus.
PEDDIR, PEDDER, s. A pedlar.
Douglas.
L. B. pedar-ius, nudis ambulans pedibus.
To PEEL, PEIL, v. a. To equal, to match, Loth, S. O.
Teut. peyl-en, to measure.
~Peel~, ~Peil~, s. A match, Loth. S. O.
Hamilton.
PEEL, s. A pool, S. B.
Ross.
PEEL, s. A place of strength.
V. ~Pele~.
PEELIE, adj. Thin, meagre, S.
Fr. pelé, q. peeled; or C. B. pelaid, weak, sickly.
To PEENGE, PINGE, v. n.
1. To complain, to whine, S.
Flemyng.
2. To pretend poverty, S.
Teut. pynigh-en, affligere.
To PEEP, v. n. To pule.
V. ~Pepe~, s.
To PEER, v. a. To equal, S.
Burns.
Fr. pair, a match.
PEERIE, adj. Small, Ork. Shetl. Fife, E. Loth.
~Peeriewirrie~, adj. Very small, Orkn.
PEESWEIP, PEEWEIP, s. A lapwing, S.
Statist. Acc.
From the sound; or allied to Sw. wipa, id.
To PEG off, or away, v. n. To go off quickly, Loth. Dumfr.
PEG, s. A stroke, Loth. Dumfr.
Isl. piack-a, frequenter pungo.
PEGIL, s. The dirty work of a house, Ang.
Isl. pijke, puella.
PEGRALL, PYGRALL, s. Paltry.
Lyndsay.
PEIL, s. A place of strength.
V. ~Pele~.
To PEILE, PELE, v. a. To packe or peile fish.
Acts Ja. V.
Either to pile, or to pair.
V. ~Peel~.
PEILD, adj. Bald.
Fr. pelé, id.
Gl. Sibb.
PEILOUR, s. A thief.
V. ~Pelour~.
To PEYNE, v. a. To forge.
V. ~Pene~.
To PEYR, v. a. To impair.
V. ~Pare~.
PEIRS, adj. Sky-coloured.
Douglas.
O. Fr. pers, perse, caesius, glaucus.
To PEIS, PEISS, PESE, v. a. To silence.
Douglas.
O. Fr. faire pais, faire silence; from Lat. pax; Roquefort.
PEYSIE-WHIN, s. The E. Greenstone, Ang., peasie-whin, Loth.; from the resemblance of the spots in it to pease.
PELE, PEYLL, PEILL, PEEL, PAILE, s. A place of strength, a fortification, properly of earth.
Barbour.
L. B. pela, pelum, id.; A. S. pil, moles, acervus.
PELL, s. A lazy, lumpish person, S. B.
Teut. pelle, a husk.
PELLACK, PELLOCK, s. A porpoise.
Gael. pelog, id.
Brand.
PELLOCK, s. A bullet.
Gawan and Gol.
Fr. pelote; C. B. pel, id.
PELLOTIS, s. pl.
Leg. St Androis.
O. Fr. pelete, petite peau; Roquef.
PELLOUR, PEILOUR, s. A thief.
Dunbar.
Pillour, O. E. Fr. pilleur, a ravager.
PELT, s. A term of reproach; Foul pelt, q. foul skin.
Watson.
PELTIN-POCK, s. A pock or bag for guarding the thighs from the stroke given by the flauchter-spade, Ang.
PELTRY, PALTRIE, s. Vile trash, S.
Godly Sangs.
Su. G. paltor, old rags, Teut. palt, a fragment; or pelt, a skin.
PELURE, PILLOUR, s. Costly fur.
Wyntown.
O. Fr. pelure, peau; Roquef.
PENCH, PENCHE, s.
1. Belly.
Semple.
2. Penches, pl. the common name for tripe, S.
PEND, s.
1. An arch, S.
Minstr. Bord.
2. The arch of heaven.
Chron. S. P.
Lat. pend-ere; Fr. pend-re.
PENDE, s. A pendant.
Douglas.
PENDICE of a buckle, that which receives the one latchet, before the shoe be straitened by means of the other, S.
~Pendle~, s. The same.
Ruddiman.
Fr. pendille, that which hangs.
PENDICLE, s. A pendant.
Baillie.
L. B. pendiclum, id.
PENDICLE, s.
1. A small piece of ground, S.
Stat. Acc.
2. A church dependant on another.
L. B. pendicularis, capella.
Stat. Acc.
~Pendicler~, s. An inferior tenant, S.
Stat. Acc.
To PENE, PEYNE, POYNE, PYNE, v. a. To forge.
Douglas.
Su. G. paen-a, to extend, Isl. id. to strike with a hammer.
PENHEAD, s. The upper part of a mill-lead, where the water is carried off from the dam to the mill, S.
Law Case.
A. S. penn-an, includere.
PENKLE, s. A rag or fragment, Perths.
Lat. pannicul-us, id.
To PENNY, v. n. To fare, S. B.
Ross.
PENNIE-BRYDAL, PENNY-WEDDING, s. A wedding at which the guests contribute money for their entertainment, S.
Acts Assembly.
PENNY-DOG, s. A dog that constantly follows his master, S.
Watson.
PENNY-MAILL, s.
1. Rent paid in money.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. A small sum paid to a proprietor of land, as an acknowledgment of superiority.
V. ~Mail~.
Maitland P.
PENNYSTANE, PENNY-STONE, s. A flat stone used as a quoit. To play at the pennystane, to play with quoits of this kind, S.
Pennant.
A pennystane cast, the distance to which a stone-quoit may be thrown.
Barbour.
PENNYWHEEP, s. Small beer, Aberd.
V. ~Whip~.
Gl. Shirr.
PENNY-WIDDIE, s.
V. ~Pin-the-Widdie~.
PENNON, s. A small banner.
Barbour.
O. Fr. id. Alem. fanon, vexillum.
PENSEIL, PINSEL, s. A small streamer, borne in battle.
Barbour.
O. Fr. penoncel, pencel, a flag.
PENSY, PENSIE, adj.
1. Having a mixture of self-conceit and affectation in one's appearance, S.
Ramsay.
2. Spruce, S. B.
Popular Ball.
Fr. pensif, thinking of.
~Pensylie~, adv. In a self-important manner, S.
Ramsay.
PENTHLAND, PENTLAND, s. The middle part of Scotland, especially Lothian.
Bellenden.
Corr. from Pichtland, or Petland.
To PENTY, v. a. To fillip, S.
Ramsay.
Fr. pointer, blesser, porter des coupes; Dict. Trev.
~Penty~, ~Pentie~, s. A fillip, S.
PEPE, PEEP, s.
1. The chirp of a bird, S.
King's Quair.
To play peep, to mutter, S.
2. The act of speaking with a shrill small voice, S.
Douglas.
Teut. piep-en, Su. G. pip-a, &c. id.
PEPPER-DULSE, s. Jagged fucus, S.
V. ~Dulse~.
Lightfoot.
To PEPPIN, v. a. To cocker, Banffs. pettle, synon.
V. ~Pappant~.
O. Fr. popine, a puppet.
To PER, v. n. To appear.
Wallace.
O. Fr. per-er, id.
PERANTER, adv. Peradventure.
Lyndsay.
To PERBREK, v. a. To shatter.
Doug.
Formed like Lat. perfractus.
PERCONNON, PERCUNNANCE, s. Condition, proviso, S. B.
Ross.
Fr. par, by, and convine, condition.
PERCUDO, s. Some kind of precious stone.
Burel.
PERDÉ, adv. Verily.
Douglas.
Fr. pardieu, per Deum.
PERDEWS, s. pl. The forlorn hope.
Fr. enfans perdus, id.
Melvil's Mem.
PERDURABIL, adv. Lasting.
Fr.
Complaynt S.
To PERE, v. a. To pour, S. B.
Douglas.
PERFAY, adv. Verily.
Douglas.
Fr. par foy, Lat. per fidem.
PERFITE, adj.
1. Perfect.
Pal. of Hon.
2. Applied to one who is exact in doing any work, S.
~Perfytlie~, adv. Perfectly.
Lyndsay.
~Perfiteness~, s. Exactness, S.
Ramsay.
To PERFURNIS, PERFURMEIS, v. a. To accomplish.
Douglas.
Fr. parfourn-ir, id.
PERJINK, adj.
1. Precise.
2. Trim, so as to appear finical, S.
Qu. parjoinct; Fr. par and joinct.
PERLASY, s. The palsy.
K. Hart.
Fr. paralysie, id.
PERLIE, s. The little finger, Loth. q. peerie, little, and lith, joint.
PERMUSTED, part. adj. Scented.
V. ~Muist~.
Watson.
PERNICKITIE, adj.
1. Precise in trifles, S.
2. Very trim in dress, S.
Fr. par, and niquet a trifle.
PERONAL, s. A girl.
Maitland P.
O. Fr. perronnelle.
PERPEN, s. A partition.
V. ~Parpane~.
PERQUER, PERQUEIR, PERQUIRE, adv.
1. Exactly, S.
Barbour.
2. Separate as to place.
Baillie.
Fr. par coeur; or per quair, i. e. by book.
~Perqueir~, ~Perquire~, adj. Accurate, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
PERRAKIT, s. A sagacious, talkative, or active child, Fife; q. a parroquet.
PERRE, s. Precious stones, O. Fr.
Sir Gawan.
PERSHITTIE, adj. Precise, prim, S.
O. E. pergitted, tricked up.
PERSIL, s. Parsley, an herb, S. Fr.
PERTRIK, s.
V. ~Partrik~.
To PERTROUBIL, v. a. To vex very much; Fr. partroubler.
Douglas.
~Pertrublange~, s. Great vexation.
Doug.
PESANE, PISSAND, PYSSEN, s. A gorget; of uncertain origin.
Acts Ja. I.
PESS, s. Easter.
V. ~Pays~.
Lyndsay.
PESS.
V. ~The~.
PESSMENTS, s. pl.
V. ~Pasments~.
To PET, PETTLE, v. a. To fondle, to treat as a pet, S.
Z. Boyd.
PETE-POT, s. A hole from which peats have been dug, S.
Wyntown.
Teut. put, lacuna.
PETER'S STAFF (~St.~), Orion's sword, a constellation.
Ruddiman.
PETH, s. A steep and narrow way, S.
A. S. paeth, semita, callis.
Barbour.
PETTAIL, PITTALL, s. Rabble attending an army.
Barbour.
Fr. pitaud, a clown; pietaille, infanterie.
PETTLE, s.
V. ~Pattle~.
PEUAGE, PEUIS, PEUISCHE, adj. Mean, dastardly.
Douglas.
~Peuagely~, adv. Carelessly.
Douglas.
PEW, s. The plaintive cry of birds.
Lyndsay.
He canna play pew, he is unfit for any thing, S.
Ramsay.
To ~Pew~, ~Peu~, v. n.
1. To emit a mournful sound, applied to birds.
Compl. S.
O. Fr. piaul-er, id.
2. To peep or mutter.
Lyndsay.
PEWTENE, s. Trull.
Philotus.
Fr. putain, Isl. puta, scortum.
PHARIS, s. Pharaoh's.
Godly Sangs.
PHILIBEG, s.
V. ~Filibeg~.
PHINOC, s. A species of grey trout.
V. ~Finnack~.
Pennant.
PHIOLL, s.
V. ~Fyell~.
PITHONES, s. A Pythoness, a witch.
Barbour.
To PHRASE, FRAISE, v. a. To talk of with boasting.
Rutherford.
~Phraser~, s.
1. A braggart, braggadocio.
Bp. Galloway.
2. A wheedling person, S.
To ~Phraise~, v. n. To use wheedling language, S.
~Phraise~, ~Fraise~, s. To mak a phraise,
1. To pretend interest in another, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
2. To use flattery, S.
R. Galloway.
3. Falsely to pretend to do a thing, to exhibit an appearance without real design, S.
Baillie.
4. To make great shew of reluctance, when one is really inclined, S.
Ross.
5. To talk more of a matter than it deserves, S.
Ramsay.
6. To make much ado about a slight ailment, S.
PYAT, PYOT, s. The magpie, S.
Houlate.
Gael. pighaidi, C. B. pioden, id.
PIBROCH, s. A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to martial music, S.
Minstrelsy Border.
Gael. piobaireachd, the pipe music.
PICHT, PYCHT, PIGHT, part. pa.
1. Pitched, settled.
Sir Gawan.
2. Transferred to a person.
Poems 16th Century.
3. Studded.
Douglas.
Ital. appicciar, castra metari.
PICHT, s. Pith, force.
Wallace.
Belg. pitt, A. S. pitha, id.
To PICK, v. a. To pitch at a mark, S. B.
PICK, s. The choice, S. E. pick, to cull.
PICKEN, adj. Pungent, S.
Su. G. pikande, Fr. piquant, id.
PICKEREL, s. The dunlin.
Sibbald.
PICKERY, s.
V. ~Pikary~.
PICKIE-MAN, s. A miller's servant, from his work of keeping the mill in order, S. B.
V. ~Pik~, v.
PICKLE, PUCKLE, s.
1. A grain of corn, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. A single seed, S.
Z. Boyd.
3. Any minute particle, S.
Rutherford.
4. A small quantity, S.
Ross.
5. A few, S.; Su. G. pik, grain when it begins to germinate.
P. Buch. Dial.
PI-COW, ~Pi-ox~, s. The game of Hide and Seek, Ang.
PICTARNIE, s. The great tern, S.
Sw. tarna, Dan. taerne.
Pennant.
PIEGE, s. A trap, a snare, Perths.; puge, Border; Fr. piege, id.
PIE-HOLE, s. An eye-hole, S.
Dan. pig, pyg, a point.
PIEL, s. An iron wedge for boring stones, S. B.
A. S. pil, stylus.
PIER, s. A quay or wharf, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
PIETÉ, PIETIE, s. Pity.
Douglas.
PIG, PYG, s.
1. An earthen vessel, S.
Douglas.
2. A potsherd, S.
Gael. pigadh, pigin, an earthen pitcher.
~Pig-man~, s. A seller of crokery.
Colvil.
~Pig-wife~, A woman who sells crokery, S.
PIGGIES, s. pl. Iron rods from which streamers are hung.
Douglas.
Su. G. pigg, stimulus, stilus.
PIGGIN, s. A small wooden or earthen vessel; Dumfr.
V. ~Pig~.
Davidson.
PIGHT, pret. Pierced, thrust.
Germ. pick-en, pungere.
Sir Tristrem.
PYGRAL, adj.
V. ~Pegrall~.
PIGTAIL, s. Twisted tobacco, S., resembling the tail of a pig.
To PIK, v. a. To strike lightly with any thing sharp-pointed, S.
Ruddiman.
Su. G. pick-a, minutis ictibus tundere.
~Pik~, ~Pyk~, s. A light stroke with what is sharp-pointed, S.
Douglas.
PIK, PYK, PICK, s. Pitch, S.
Barbour.
A. S. pic, Belg. picke, id.
PIKARY, PICKERY, s.
1. Rapine.
Bellenden.
2. Pilfering, S.
Erskine.
Fr. picor-ée, plundering; picor-er, to rifle.
To PIKE, v. a. To select.
Douglas.
To PIKE, v. a. To sail close by.
Doug.
Su. G. pek-a, to point towards the land.
PYKIS, s. pl.
1. Prickles.
Dunbar.
Su. G. pigg, stimulus.
2. Short withered heath.
Gl. Shirr.
PIKKY, adj. Pitchy.
Douglas.
PIKKIT, part. pa. Covered with pitch.
Teut. pick-en, Lat. pic-are.
Douglas.
PIKLAND, part. pr. Picking up.
Douglas.
From pick, or Teut. pickel-en, scalpere.
PIK-MIRK, adj. Dark as pitch, S. corr. pit-mirk.
Ramsay.
PYK-MAW, PICK-MAW, s. A kind of gull.
Houlate.
PILCH, s.
1. A gown made of skin.
A. S. pylece, toga pellicea.
Douglas.
2. A tough skinny piece of meat, S.
3. Any thing short and gross, S.
~Pilch~, adj. Thick, gross, S.
PILE, PYLE, s.
1. In pl. the soft hair, which first appears on the faces of young men.
Douglas.
2. A tender blade, S.
Douglas.
3. A single grain, S.
Gl. Shirr.
Teut. pyl, Fr. poil, Lat. pil-us, a hair.
PYLE, s. A small javelin; or an arrow for a cross-bow.
Stat. Will.
Su. G. pil, Lat. pil-um, a javelin.
PYLEFAT, s. L. gylefat, q. v.
Lyndsay.
PILGET, PILGIE, s. A broil, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
Belg. belgh-en, to combat.
PILGREN, PYLGRYNE, s. A pilgrim, Fr. pelegrin.
Burel.
To PILK, v. a.
1. To take out of a husk or shell, S. B.
2. To pilfer, S. B.
E. pluck, or Teut. plock-en, id.
PILLAN, s.
A species of sea-crab, Fife.
Sibbald.
PILLOUR, s.
V. ~Pelure~.
PILLOW, s. A tumultuous noise, S. B.
V. ~Hillie-billow~.
PILTOCK, s. The coal fish, a year old, Orkn.
PIN, s. Summit.
Dunbar.
Teut. pinne, Germ. pfin, summitas.
PINALDS, s. A spinet; Fr. espinet.
Mellvill's MS.
PINCH, PUNCH, s. An iron lever, S.
Fland. pinsse, Fr. pince, id.
To PYNE, v. a. To subject to pain, S.
Isl. pyn-a, A. S. pinan, torquere.
Wall.
~Pyne~, s.
1. Pain, S.
Wyntown.
2. Labour, pains.
Douglas.
A. S. pin, Teut. pyne, cruciatus.
PYNE DOUBLET, a concealed coat of mail.
Su. G. pin-a, coarctare.
Cromerty.
PINERIS, PYNORIS, s. pl. Pioneers.
Knox.
To PINGE.
V. ~Peenge~.
To PINGIL, PINGLE,
1. v. n. To strive, to labour assiduously without making much progress, S.
Douglas.
2. To vie with.
Douglas.
3. To toil for a scanty sustenance.
Dunbar.
4. v. a. To reduce to straits.
Douglas.
Su. G. pyng, labour, anxiety.
~Pingil~, ~Pingle~, s.
1. A strife, S.
Ramsay.
2. Difficulty, S.
Journal Lond.
3. Hesitation.
Ramsay.
~Pingling~, s. Difficulty, S.
Pitscottie.
PINYIONE, s. A handful of armed men.
Acts Marie.
To PINK, v. n. To contract the eye, to glimmer, S.
Teut. pinck-ooghen, oculos contrahere.
~Pinkie~, adj. Applied to the eye, when small, or contracted, S.
Ramsay.
To PINK, v. n. To trickle, to drop, S. B.
Ross.
PINKIE, s. The little finger, Loth.
Belg. pink, digitus minimus.
PINKIE, s. The weakest kind of table beer, S.
PINKIE, s. The smallest candle that is made, S.
O. Teut. pincke, cubicularis lucerna simplex.
PINNER, s.
1. A female head-dress, having lappets pinned to the temples reaching down to the breast, and fastened there.
Ramsay.
2. A fleeing pinner, such a head-dress, having the ends of the lappets hanging loose, Ang.
O. Fr. pignoir seems to be synon.
PINNER-PIG, s.
V. ~Pirlie-pig~.
PINNING, s. A small stone for filling a crevice in a wall, S.
Statist. Acc.
Q. employed as a pin.
PINSEL, s. A streamer.
V. ~Pensel~.
PIN-THE-WIDDIE, s. A small dried haddock not split, Aberd. corruptly penny-widdie.
PINTILL-FISH, s. The Pipe-fish; or the Launce.
Monroe.
PYOT, s. A magpie.
V. ~Pyat~.
PIPES. To tune one's pipes, to cry, S.
To PYRL, v. n. To prick.
Wallace.
Su. G. pryl, a long needle, pryl-a, stylo pungere.
To PIRL, v. n. To whirl, S. A.
V. ~Birle~.
J. Nicol.
PIRL-GRASS, s. Creeping wheat-grass, S.
Stat. Acc.
PIRLIE-PIG, PURLIE-PIG, s. A circular earthen vessel, which has no opening save a slit at the top, no larger than to receive a halfpenny; used by children for keeping their money, S. B. Pinner-pig, S. O.
Perh. q. birlie-pig, from A. S. birl-ian, to drink; as forming a common stock. Pinner may be allied to Teut. penne-waere, merx; Dan. penger, money.
PIRN, s.
1. A quill, or reed, S.
Stat. Acc.
2. The yarn wound on a reed, S.
Ruddiman.
3. To wind one a pirn, to make a person repent his conduct.
Ramsay.
4. To redd a ravell'd pirn, to clear up something difficult, or to get free of some entanglement, S.
Shirrefs.
Isl. prion-a, to weave.
~Pirn~, s. The wheel of a fishing-rod, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
~Pirnyt~, ~Pyrnit~, part. pa. Striped with different colours.
Douglas.
~Pirnie~, adj. Having unequal threads, or different colours, S.
Cleland.
Isl. prion, lanificium textile.
PIRR, s. A gentle breeze, S.
Isl. byr, bir, ventus secundus.
PIRRIEHOUDEN, adj. Fond, doating, Perths.
PIRZIE, adj. Conceited, Loth.
Fr. parsoy, by one's self.
PYSAN, s. A gorget.
V. ~Pesane~.
PISMIRE, s. A steelyard, Orkn.
V. ~Bismar~.
Brand.
PISSANCE, s. Power.
Douglas.
Fr. puissance, id.
~Pissant~, adj. Powerful.
Douglas.
Fr. puissant, id.
PIT ~and~ GALLOWS, a privilege conferred on a baron, according to our old laws, of having on his ground a pit for drowning women, and gallows for hanging men, convicted of theft.
Bellenden.
Teut. Put ende Galghe.
PITTAL, s. Rabble.
V. ~Pettail~.
PYTANE, s. A young child; a term of endearment, S.
Fr. petit un, my little one; or peton, a fondling term used by nurses in Fr.
To PITY, v. n. To regret.
Baillie.
~Pitiful~, adj. To be regretted, S.
Id.
PITTIL, s. Some kind of fowl.
Houlate.
To PITTER-PATTER, v. n.
1. To repeat prayers after the Romish manner.
Watson.
2. To make a chattering noise by inconstant motion of the feet, S.
V. ~Patter~.
L. Hailes.
PLACAD, PLACKET, s. A placard, S.
Pitscottie.
Teut. plackaet, decretum, from placken, to fix.
PLACE, s.
1. The mansion-house on an estate, S.
Spalding.
2. A castle, a strong hold.
Keith.
Fr. place, a castle.
PLACEBOE, s. A parasite.
Knox.
Lat. placebo, I will please; still used in France.
PLACK, PLAK, s.
1. A billon coin.
Acts Ja. III.
2. A small copper coin, formerly current in S., equal to the third part of an English penny.
Morysone.
Fr. plaque, Teut. placke, L. B. placa; a small coin of various value according to the country.
~Plackless~, adj. Moneyless, S.
PLAGE, s. Quarter, point.
Pal. Hon.
Lat. plag-a, id.
PLAID, s. Plea.
V. ~Plede~.
PLAID, s. An outer loose weed of striped and variegated cloth, worn by the Highlanders, S.
Pennant.
Gael. plaide, id.; Teut. plat, what is plain and broad.
PLAIDEN, PLAIDING, s. Coarse woollen cloth, that is tweeled, S.
St. Acc.
From plaid; or C. B. pleth-u, to wreath.
PLAY-FEIR, PLAY-FERE, PLAY-FAIR, s.
1. A playfellow.
Lyndsay.
From play, and fere, a companion, q. v.
2. Improperly, a toy, S.
Ferguson.
PLAIK, s. A plaid, Ang.
Su. G. Isl. plagg, vestimentum.
PLAYN, PLAYNE. In playne,
1. Clearly.
Wallace.
2. Out of hand; like Fr. de plain.
Ibid.
To PLAINYIE, v. n. To complain.
Fr. plaindre, id.
Pitscottie.
PLAINSTANES, s. pl.
1. The pavement, S.
2. The exchange, as being paved, S.
To PLAINT, PLENT, v. n. To complain of, S.
Knox.
PLAYOKIS, s. pl. Playthings, S. O.
Wyntown.
PLAITINGS, s. pl. Pieces of iron which go below the plough-share. Fife.
PLANE, adj. Full, consisting of its different constituent branches; applied to parliament.
Acts Ja. II.
Fr. plane, pleine court, id.
PLANE-TREE, s. The maple, S.
Lightfoot.
To PLASH, v. n.
1. To make a noise by dashing water, S.
Pleesk, S. B.
Ramsay.
2. To splash, S.
3. Applied to any thing, which, from being thoroughly drenched, emits the noise occasioned by the agitation of water, S.
Su. G. plask-a, aquam cum sonitu movere.
PLASH of rain, a heavy fall of rain, S.
Belg. plasregen, praeceps imber.
PLASMATOR, s. Maker; Gr.
Complaynt S.
PLASTROUN, s. Perhaps, a harp.
Sir Egeir.
Gr. πληκτρον, the instrument with which the strings of an harp are struck.
To PLAT, PLET, v. a. To plait.
Wyntown.
PLAT, adj.
1. Flat, level.
Douglas.
2. Low, opposed to heiche.
Maitland P.
3. Close, near.
Douglas.
Su. G. platt, Teut. plat, planus.
~Plat~, adv. Flatly.
Douglas.
PLAT, PLATT, s. A plan.
Douglas.
Teut. plat, exemplar.
PLAT, PLATT, PLATE, s.
1. A dash.
Douglas.
2. A blow with the fist.
Lyndsay.
A. S. plaett-as, cuffs, blows.
To PLAT UP, v. a. To erect.
Baillie.
PLATFUTE, s. A term of reproach; applied to a plain-soled person, and thence ludicrously to some dance.
Lyndsay.
Teut. plat-voet, planipes.
PLEDE, PLEID, PLEYD, s.
1. Debate.
Wyntown.
2. A quarrel, a broil.
Chr. Kirk.
3. Care, sorrow.
Dunbar.
Belg. pleyte, lis, Fr. plaid.
To ~Plede~, ~Pleid~, v. n. To contend.
Doug.
To PLEDGE, v. a. To invite to drink, by promising to take the cup after another, S.; a vestige of the ancient custom of one drawing his dagger, as a token that he pledged his life for that of another, while he was drinking.
To PLEESK, v. n.
V. ~Plash~.
PLEY, PLEYE, s.
1. A debate, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
2. An action at law, whether criminal or civil, S.
Reg. Maj.
A. S. pleo, pleoh, danger, debate.
To ~Pley~, v. n. To answer in a court.
Burr. Lawes.
PLEINYEOUR, s. A complainer.
Acts Ja. II.
To PLENYE, v. n.
V. ~Plainyie~.
To PLENYS, PLENISH, v. a.
1. To furnish a house; to stock a farm, S.
2. To supply with inhabitants.
Wallace.
~Plennissing~, ~Plenising~, s. Household furniture.
Burr. Lawes.
R. Bruce.
To PLENT, v. n.
V. ~Plaint~.
PLENTEOUS, adj. Complaining.
Bar. Courts.
PLEP, s. Any thing weak or feeble, S. B.
~Pleppit~, adj. Not stiff; creased. A pleppit dud, a garment become quite flaccid by wearing or tossing, Ang.
Perh. q. flappit, E. flapped; or from Isl. flap-r, aura inconstans.
PLESANCE, s. Pleasure.
Fr.
K. Quair.
To PLET, v. a. To reprehend.
Douglas.
Teut. pleyt-en, litigare.
PLEVAR, s. A plover.
Houlate.
PLEUCH, PLEUGH, s.
1. A plough, S.
Douglas.
A. S. Su. G. plog, Alem. pluog.
2. That constellation called Ursa Major; supposed to resemble a plough, S.
Douglas.
~Pleuch-gang~, ~Plough-gang~, s. As much land as can be properly tilled by one plough; also, a pleuch of land, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Pleuch-gate~, ~Plough-gate~, v. The same with plough-gang, S.; gate being synon. with gang.
Stat. Acc.
~Pleuchgeire~, v. The furniture belonging to a plough, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
~Pleuchgraith~, s. The same with pleuchgeire, S.
Skene.
~Pleuch-irnes~, ~Plwyrnys~, s. pl. The iron instruments belonging to a plough, S.
Wyntown.
Isl. plogiarn, the ploughshare.
PLY, s. Plight, condition, S.
Dunbar.
Fr. pli, habit, state.
PLY, s. A fold, a plait, S.
PLYCHT, s. Punishment.
Henrysone.
Belg. plicht, judicium.
To PLISH-PLASH, v. n. To emit the sound produced by successive shocks in any liquid body, S.
V. ~Plash~, v.
J. Nicol.
~Plish-Plash~, adv. To play plish-plash, to make a flashing sound, S.
PLISKIE, s. A trick, properly of a mischievous kind; though not necessarily including the idea of any evil design, S.
J. Nicol.
A. S. plaega, play, sport, with the termination isc, or isk, expressive of increment.
PLODDERE, s. A banger, a mauler.
Wyntown.
O. Fr. plaud-er, to bang, to maul.
PLOY, s.
1. A harmless frolic, properly of a social kind, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
2. A frolic, which, although begun in jest, has a serious issue, S.
Ross.
A. S. pleg-an, to play.
To PLOT, v. a.
1. To scald, S.
Ramsay.
2. To make any liquid scalding hot, S.
3. To burn, in a general sense.
Forbes.
PLOTCOCK, s. The devil.
Pitscottie.
According to some, Pluto, whose Isl. name is Blotgod. Our term may be q. Blotkok, "the swallower of sacrifices;" from blot, sacrificing, and kok-a, deglutire.
PLOUD, s. A green sod, Aberd.
Stat. Acc.
Fland. plot-en, membranam exuere.
PLOUT, s. A heavy shower of rain, S.
Belg. plots-en, to fall down plump.
To PLOUTER, v. n. To make a noise among water, to be engaged in any wet and dirty work, S., plowster, S. A.
Germ. plader-n, humida et sordida tractare; Teut. plots-en, plotsen int water, in aquam irruere.
~Plouter~, s. The act of floundering through water or mire, S.
Popular Ball.
PLUCK, s. The pogge, a fish, S.
PLUCKUP, PLUKUP, s.
Poems 16th Cent.
At the plukup, q. ready to pluck up every thing by the roots.
PLUFFY, adj. Flabby, chubby, S.
Su. G. plufsig, facies obesa.
PLUKE, PLOUK, s. A pimple, S.
Gael. plucan, id.
R. Bruce.
~Plukie-faced~, adj. Having a pimpled face, S.
Ritson.
PLUME-DAMES, s. A Damascene plumb, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
PLUMP, adj. A plump shower, a heavy shower that falls straight down, S.
E. plumb, perpendicular; q. like lead, Teut. plomp, plumbeus.
PLWYRNYS, s. pl.
V. ~Pleuchirnes~.
To PLUNK, v. n. To plump, S.
C. B. plwngk-io, id.
To PLUNK, v. n. To play the truant, S. O.
Teut. plenck-en, vagari, to straggle.
PLUNTED, probably for painted.
Leg. St Androis.
POB, POB-TOW, s. Refuse of flax, S. B. also pab.
Statist. Acc.
POCK-ARRS, s. pl. The marks left by the smallpox.
V. ~Arr~.
POCKED SHEEP, old sheep having a disease resembling scrofula, S.
POCKMANTEAU, s. Literally, a cloak-bag, S.
Meston.
POCK-SHAKINGS, s. pl. The youngest child of a family, S.
A very ancient Goth. idiom. Isl. belguskaka, ultimus parentum natus vel nata, from belg-ur, a bag or pock, and skak-a, to shake.
POD, s. Perhaps a toad; Teut. pode, id.
Montgomerie.
PODLE, s. A tadpole, S.; Teut. podde, a frog.
PODLIE, PODLEY, s.
1. The fry of the coal fish, Loth., Fife, Orkn.
Statist. Acc.
2. The green-backed pollack, Loth., Fife.
Sibbald.
3. The true pollack, or Gadus pollachius, S.; Fland. pudde, mustela piscis.
PODEMAKRELL, s. A bawd.
Douglas.
Fr. putte, meretrix, and maquerelle, lena.
POID, s.
V. ~Pod~.
Pal. Hon.
To POIND, POYND, v. a.
1. To distrain, S., a forensic term.
Bellenden.
2. To seize in warfare.
Wyntown.
A. S. pynd-an, to shut up; Germ. pfand-en, to distrain.
~Poynd~, ~Pownd~, s.
1. That which is distrained, S.
Stat. Rob. I.
2. The prey taken in an inroad.
Wynt.
~Poindable~, adj. Liable to be distrained, S.
Erskine.
~Poinding~, s. The act of poinding, S.
~Poynder~, ~Pundare~, s. One who distrains, S.
Stat. Rob. I.
POINER, s. One who lives by digging and selling feal, divots or clay, Inverness.
Law Case.
O. Fr. pionnier is used in a similar sense.
V. Roquefort.
POYNIES, s. pl. Gloves.
Skene.
Fr. poing, the fist.
POYNTAL, s.
1. A sharp sword or dagger.
Douglas.
Fr. pointille, a prick or point. O. Fr. punhal, a dagger.
2. A quill for playing on the harp.
Douglas.
To POIST, PUIST, v. a. To push.
V. ~Poss~.
POKE, s. A swelling under the jaw; a disease of sheep, S., perhaps as resembling a pock or bag.
Statist. Acc.
POLDACH, s. Marshy ground lying on the side of a body of water, Ang.
Belg. polder, a marsh, a meadow on the shore.
POLICY, POLLECE, s. The pleasure-ground about a gentleman's seat, S.
Fr. police.
Acts Ja. V.
POLIST, adj. Artful; generally as including the idea of fawning, S.
E. polish; Fr. polir, to sleek.
POLKE, POK, s. A kind of net.
Acts Ja. VI.
POLLAC, s. Apparently the gwiniad, a fish.
Statist. Acc.
POLLIE-COCK, POUNIE-COCK, s. A turkey, S.
Fr. paon, also poule, d'Inde, id.
POLLIS, s. pl. Paws.
Wallace.
POLLOCK, s. The young of the coalfish, Shetl.
Statist. Acc.
POME, s. Perhaps pomatum.
Douglas.
POMELL, s. A globe; metaph. the breast.
Maitland Poems.
L. B. pomell-us, globulus.
POYNYE, POYNYHÉ, POYHNÉ, PONYHÉ, s. A skirmish.
Barbour.
O. Fr. poignée, id. Lat. pugna.
PONYEAND, adj. Piercing.
Wallace.
Fr. poignant, id.
PONNYIS, s. Weight, influence; Teut. pondigh, ponderosus.
Gl. Sibb.
PONNYIS, Leg. pennyis, money.
Houlate.
POO, s. A crab, E. Loth. Pulloch, Ang.
O. Fr. pole, sorte de poisson.
POORTITH, s. Poverty.
V. ~Purtye~.
POPE'S KNIGHTS, s. pl. A designation formerly given to priests of the church of Rome, who were at the same time distinguished by the title of Sir.
V. ~Schir~.
Spotswood.
POPIL, s. A poplar.
Complaynt S.
Fr. peuple, Lat. Popul-us, id.
POPIL, adj. Perhaps plebeian.
Teut. popel, plebs.
Bellenden.
POPINGOE, s.
V. ~Papejay~.
To POPLE, PAPLE, v. a.
1. To bubble up like water, expressing also the noise of ebullition, S.
Douglas.
2. To boil with indignation, S. B.
V. ~Paple~.
Teut. popel-en, murmur edere, C. B. pwmbl-u, to bubble, pwmpl, a bubble.
POPLESY, s. Apoplexy.
Bellenden.
Teut. popelcije, id.
POPPILL, POPPLE, s. Corn campion or cockle, S. papple, C. B. popple, id.
Bannatyne Poems.
POR, s. A thrust with a sword.
Teut. porr-en, urgere.
Mellvill's MS.
PORRIDGE, s. Hasty-pudding; oat-meal, sometimes barley-meal, stirred on the fire in boiling water till it be considerably thickened, S.
Stat. Acc.
PORT, s. A catch, a lively tune, Gael. id. S.
Kelly.
~Port-youl~, ~Port-yeull~. To sing Port-youl, to cry, S.
Kelly.
Port, and youl to cry.
PORTAGE, s. Cargo put onboard ship, Fr.
Douglas.
POTATIBUS, not understood.
Houlate.
PORTEOUS, PORTUOS, PORTOWIS, PORTUISROLL, s. A list of persons indicted to appear before the Justiciary Aire, given by the Justice-clerk to the Coroner, that he might attach them in order to their appearance.
Acts Ja. I.
Probably from Fr. port-er, as being carried to the Aires or circuit-courts; O. Fr. porteis, portatif.
PORTIONER, s. One who possesses part of a property which has been originally divided among co-heirs.
V. ~Parsenere~.
Stat. Acc.
PORTURIT, adj. Pourtrayed.
Doug.
PORTUS, s. A skeleton, Ang.
POSE, POIS, POISE, s. A secret hoard of money, S.
Knox.
A. S. posa, Dan. pose, Su. G. posse, a purse.
POSNETT, s. A bag in which money is put; q. a net used as a purse.
Burr. Lawes.
To POSS, v. a. To push; S. pouss.
V. ~Pouss~.
Douglas.
Fr. pouss-er, Lat. pulsare.
POSSODY, s. A term of endearment, used ludicrously.
V. ~Powsowdie~.
Evergreen.
To POSTULE, v. a. To elect one for a bishop who is not in all points duly eligible.
L. B. postulari.
Wyntown.
POSTROME, s. A postern.
Bellenden.
L. B. posturium, id.
To POT, v. a. To stew in a pot, S.
POT, POTT, s.
1. A pit, a dungeon.
Douglas.
2. A pond or pit full of water, S.
Rudd.
3. A pool or deep place in a river, S.
Ruddiman.
4. A deep hole scooped out in a rock, by the eddies of a river, S.
Minstr. Bord.
5. A moss-hole from whence peats have been dug.
V. ~Pete-pot~.
Teut. put, fovea; lacuna, palus; given as synon. with pool.
POTARDS, s. pl. L. dotards.
More.
POTENT, adj. Wealthy, q. powerful in money, S.
Priests Peblis.
POTENT, s.
1. A gibbet.
Compl. S.
2. A crutch.
Gl. Sibb.
Fr. potence, a gibbet; also a crutch.
POTTINGAR, s. An apothecary.
Evergreen.
L. B. Potagiar-ius, coquus pulmentarius.
~Pottingry~, s. The work of an apothecary.
Dunbar.
POUDER, POWDER, s. Dust; Fr. poudre.
R. Bruce.
POUERALL, PURELL, s. The rabble.
Barbour.
O. Fr. povrail, paurail, paupertinus.
POUNCE, s. Long meadow-grasses, Orkn.
Neill.
Isl. punt-r, gramen barbatum, a sharp-pointed grass.
POUNE, POWNE, s. A peacock; S. pownie.
Douglas.
Fr. paonneau, a young peacock.
To POUNSE, PUNSE, v. a. To carve, to emboss.
Douglas.
Teut. ponts-en, punts-en, caelare, scalpere.
POURIN, s. A very small quantity of any liquid, S., from E. to pour.
POURIT, part. adj. Impoverished.
V. ~Pure~, v.
Gl. Sibb.
POURPOURE, s. Purple.
Douglas.
Fr. pourpre, id.
To POUSS, v. n.
1. To push, S.
Bp. Forbes.
2. To drive clothes hastily backwards and forwards in the water in the act of washing, S.
Teut. polss-en int water, quatere aquas.
~Pouss~, s. A push, S.
Fr. pousse.
POUST, s. Bodily strength, S.
O. Fr. poesté, pooste, id.
~Pousté~, ~Powsté~, s. Power.
Douglas.
Lege poustie, full strength, i. e. legitima potestas.
Reg. Maj.
~Pousture~, s. Bodily ability. To lose the pousture of a limb, to lose the power of it, S. B.
Ruddiman.
POUT, s.
1. A young partridge or moor-fowl, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
Fr. poulet, a pullet; Lat. pullus.
2. The chicken of any domesticated fowl, S.
3. A young girl, a sweetheart.
Ross.
To ~Pout~, v. n. To shoot at young partridges; also, to go a-pouting, to go to shoot at pouts, S.
Antiquary.
To POUT, POUTER, v. n. To poke, to stir with a long instrument, S.
Waverley.
Su. G. pott-a, digito vel baculo explorare; Belg. poter-en, fodicare.
~Pout~, s. A poker, S. A.
~Pout-net~, s. A round net fastened to two poles, by means of which the fishers poke the banks of rivers, to force out the fish, S.
Courant.
~Poutstaff~, s. A staff or pole used in fishing with a small net.
Wallace.
To POUZLE, v. n. To search about with uncertainty for any thing, S. B.; q. to puzzle.
To ~Pouzle~, v. n. To trifle, Fife.
Teut. futsel-en, nugari.
POW, s. The head, the poll, S.
Ramsay.
To POW, v. a. To pluck, to pull, S.
Wallace.
POW, s. A pool.
Sir Tristrem.
POW, POU, pron. poo, s.
1. A slow-moving rivulet in flat lands, S.
Statist. Acc.
2. A watery or marshy place, Stirlings.
Statist. Acc.
3. A small creek, affording a landing-place for boats, Clackm.
Statist. Acc.
4. The wharf itself, ibid.
Radically the same with E. pool.
POWART, s. A tadpole; powrit, Fife.
Statist. Acc.
POW-EE, s. A small fresh haddock, Montrose.
POW-HEAD, s. A tadpole; pron. powet, S. powie, Perths.
Gl. Tristrem.
Mod. Sax. pogghe, a frog, q. pogghe-hoofd, the head of a frog.
POWIN, s. The peacock.
Evergreen.
Fr. paon, id.
POWLINGS, s. pl. Some disease.
Montgomerie.
POWSOWDIE, s.
1. Sheepshead broth, q. poll-sodden.
Ritson.
2. Milk and meal boiled together, S. B.
PRAELOQUUTOUR, s. An advocate.
V. ~Prolocutor~.
PRAY, s. A meadow.
Douglas.
Fr. pré, id. Lat. pratum.
PRAP, s. A mark, S.
V. ~Prop~.
To ~Prap~, v. a.
1. To set up as a mark, S.
2. To prap stanes at any thing, to throw stones, by taking aim at some object, S. B.
PRAT, PRATT, s.
1. A trick, S.
Doug.
2. A wicked action, S.
Forbes.
A. S. praett, craft, Isl. prett-ur, guile.
~Pratty~, adj. Tricky, S.; pretty, S. B. often ill-pretty.
Ruddiman.
PRATTIK, PRETTIK, PRACTIK, PRACTIQUE, s.
1. Practice, experience.
Lyndsay.
2. A stratagem in war; protick, S. B.
Douglas.
3. Form of proceeding in a court of law; a forensic term.
Fr. practique.
Baillie.
4. An artful means.
Dunbar.
5. A trick of legerdemain, S.
Gl. Sibb.
6. A necromantic exploit, S.
Dunbar.
7. A mischievous trick, or any wicked act, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. praktik, craft; Mod. Sax. practycke, astrology.
To PRECELL, v. n. To excel.
Lyndsay.
PRECLAIR, adj. Supereminent, Fr.
Lyndsay.
To PREFFER, v. a. To excel; Lat. praefer-o.
Complaynt S.
To PREIF, PRIEVE, PREVE, PREE, v. a.
1. To prove.
Douglas.
2. To taste; corr. prie, S.
Pal. Hon.
3. To find by examination.
Wallace.
PREYNE, PRENE, PREIN, PRINE, PRIN, s.
1. A pin made of wire, S.
Ramsay.
2. A thing of no value, S.
Wallace.
Su. G. Dan. pren, any sharp instrument; Isl. prionn, a needle, or large pin.
To ~Prein~, ~Prene~, ~Prin~, v. a. To pin, S.
Dunbar. Ramsay.
~Prein-cod~, s. A pin-cushion, S.
PREIS, PRES, s. Heat of battle.
Wyntown.
To PREK, PRYK, v. n. To gallop.
Douglas.
A. S. pricc-ian, Belg. prick-en, pungere.
To PRENE, v. a.
V. ~Prein~, v.
To PRENT, v. a.
1. To print, S.
Acts Marie.
Isl. prent-a, typis excudo.
2. To coin.
Douglas.
Su. G. prent-a, imprimere; from pren, a graving tool.
~Prent~, s.
1. Print, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. Impression of a die.
Acts Ja. III.
3. A deep impression made on the mind.
Wallace.
4. Likeness.
Douglas.
~Prentar~, s. A printer.
PRES, s. Throng.
V. ~Preis~.
PRESERVES, s. pl. Spectacles which magnify little or nothing, S.
PRESOWNE, s. A prisoner.
Wyntown.
PRESSYT. L. prissyt, praised.
Barbour.
PREST, PRETE, part. pa. Ready. Fr.
Douglas.
PRESTABLE, adj. Payable.
Act Sed.
Fr. prest-er, Lat. praest-are.
PRETTY, adj.
1. Small; pron. e as ai in fair, S. B.
2. Including the idea of neatness, conjoined with smallness of size, S. B.
3. Mean, contemptible.
Douglas.
4. Handsome, well-made, S.
Spalding.
5. Polite, accomplished, S.
V. ~Proty~.
Sir J. Sinclair.
PRETTY-DANCERS, s. pl. The aurora borealis, S. B.
To PREVADE, v. n. To neglect.
Baillie.
To PREVENE, PREVEEN, v. a. To prevent.
Lat. praevenio.
Douglas.
PREVENTATIVE, s. Preventive, S.
To PREVERT, v. a. To anticipate.
Lat. praevert-o.
Douglas.
PREVES, pl.
1. Proofs.
2. Witnesses.
Acts Ja. VI.
PRYCE, PRICE, PRYS, PREIS, s.
1. Praise.
Henrysone.
Su. G. prisa, Dan. prise, Belg. prijs, id.
2. Prize.
Teut. prijs, pretium.
Douglas.
PRICK, s.
1. A wooden skewer, securing the end of a gut containing a pudding, S.
Kelly.
2. An iron spoke.
Mellvill's MS.
To ~Prick~, v. a. To fasten by a wooden skewer.
Kelly.
~Pricksworth~, s. Any thing of the lowest imaginable value, S.
PRICKED HAT, part of the dress required of those who bore arms in this country.
Acts Ja. II.
PRICKER, s. The basking shark, S. B.
Brand.
PRICKER, s. pl. A light horseman.
V. ~Prek~.
Spotswood.
PRICKMEDAINTY, s. One who is finical in dress or carriage, S.; q. I prick myself daintily.
Teut. pryck-en, ornare.
PRICKSANG, s. Pricksong.
Pal. Hon.
PRIDEFOW, adj. Proud, S.
PRIDYEAND, part. pr.
Houlate.
Q. setting themselves off. Su. G. pryd-a, id.
PRIEST.
To be one's priest, to kill him, S. B.
To PRIEVE, v. a.
V. ~Preif~.
To PRIG, v. n.
1. To haggle, S.
Doug.
2. To importune, S. B.
P. Buch. Dial.
Belg. prachg-en, to beg.
~Prigging~, s.
1. Haggling, S.
Rutherford.
2. Entreaty, S.
To PRYK, v. n.
V. ~Prek~.
To PRYME, v. a. To stuff.
Douglas.
PRIMSIE, s. Demure, precise, S. from E. prim.
Burns.
To PRIMP, To deck one's self in a stiff and affected manner.
~Primpit~, part. pa.
1. Stiffly and affectedly dressed, S.
2. Ridiculously stiff in demeanour, S.
Su. G. pramper-a, to be proud.
To PRIN, v. a.
V. ~Prein~, v.
PRYNES, s. pl. Cribs of some kind for catching fish.
Acts Ja. III.
To PRINK, To deck, to prick, S.
Teut. pronck-en, ornare.
Evergreen.
To PRINKLE, v. n. To thrill, to tingle, S.
Hogg. Kelly.
PRINTS, s. pl. Newspapers, S.
PRYS, s. Praise.
V. ~Pryce~.
PRIVY SAUGH, Common privet, S.
Lightfoot.
To PRIZE UP, v. a. To force open a lock or door, S.
Fr. press-er, to force.
PROBATIONER, s. One who is licensed to preach in public, as preparatory to his being called by any congregation, S.
Acts Assembly.
To PROCESS, v. a. To proceed legally against one, S.
Baillie.
To PROCH, v. a. To approach.
Wallace.
Fr. proche, near.
PROCHANE, PROCHENE, adj. Neighbouring, Fr.
Complaynt S.
PROCURATOR, s.
1. An advocate in a court of law.
Acts Ja. VI.
2. A solicitor, who is allowed to speak before an inferior court, although not an advocate; corr. procutor, S.
L. B. procurator.
PROD, s. A wooden skewer, Ang.
Su. G. brodd, Dan. brod, cuspis, aculeus.
~Prod~, ~Craw-prod~, s. A pin fixed in the top of a gable, to which the ropes, fastening the roof of a cottage, were tied, S. B.
Prod, and perh. crap, the top.
PROG, PROGUE, s.
1. A sharp point, S.
2. An arrow.
P. Buch. Dial.
~Prog-staff~, s. A staff with a sharp iron point in its extremity, S. B.
V. ~Brog~, v.
To PROYNE, PRUNYIE, v. a.
1. To deck, to trim; applied to birds.
K. Quair.
2. Denoting the effeminate care of a male in decking his person.
Doug.
Germ. prang-en, to make a shew; Su. G. prydn-ing, trimming.
PROKET, s. Proket of wax, apparently a small taper.
Fr. brochette, a prick or peg.
PROLOCUTOR, s. An advocate.
Quon. Att.
Lat. pro and loqui, to speak for.
Praeloquutour, id.
Acts Ja. VI.
PROLONG, s. Procrastination.
Wallace.
To PROMIT, v. a. To promise.
Lat. promitt-o.
Bellenden.
~Promit~, s. A promise.
Pal. Hon.
To PROMOVE, v. a. To promote.
Lat. promov-eo.
Acts Parl.
PRON, s. Flummery, S. B.
Gael. pronn, pollard.
PRON'D, PRAN'D, part. pa. Bruised, wounded.
Buchan.
Gael. pronn-am, to bruise.
PRONEVW, PRONEPUOY, s. A great grandson.
Lat. pronepos.
Wynt.
PROP, s. An object at which aim is taken, S. prap.
Dunbar.
Q. something supported above the level of the ground as a butt.
PROPYNE, PROPINE, s.
1. A present, S.
Douglas.
2. Drink-money.
Rutherford.
3. The power of giving.
Minstr. Bord.
Gr. προπιν-ω, Lat. propin-o, id. Hence Fr. propine, drink-money.
To ~Propine~, v. a.
1. To present a cup to another.
Rollocke.
2. To present, in a general sense.
Muse's Threnodie.
To PROPONE, v. a. To propose.
Lat. propon-o.
Douglas.
To PROPORTE, v. n. To mean.
E. purport, L. B. proport-are.
Doug.
PROSPECT, s. A perspective glass, S.
Fr. prospective; Lat. prospicio.
Baillie.
PROT, s. A trick.
V. ~Pratt~.
PROTEIR.
L. protegere.
Dunbar.
PROTY, PROTTY, adj.
1. Handsome, elegant, S. B.
P. Buch. Dial.
2. Possessing mettle, S. B.
Ross.
Isl. prud-r, decorus, A. S. praete, ornatus.
PROTICK, s.
V. ~Prattick~.
PROTTY, adj.
V. ~Pratty~.
PROVENTIS, s. pl. Profits.
Knox.
Lat. provent-us.
PROVOST, s. The mayor of a royal burgh, S.
PROW, s. Profit.
Maitland P.
Fr. prou, id.
PROWAN, s. Provender.
Kelly.
Fr. provende, id.
PROWDE, adj. Magnificent.
Wyntown.
Su. G. prud, id.
PROWDE, s. Fair, beautiful woman.
Maitland P.
Su. G. prud, ornatus; Isl. frid, pulcher.
To PRUNYIE, v. a. To trim.
V. ~Proyne~.
PTARMIGAN, s. The white game, S.
Gael. tarmoch-an.
Sibb.
PUBLIC-HOUSE, s. An inn, a tavern, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
PUCK HARY, s. A certain sprite or hobgoblin, S.
Colvil.
Isl. Su. G. puke, daemon, spectrum.
PUD. Inkpud, s. An inkholder, Loth.
Teut. enck pot, atramentarium; or puyd, suggestus, q. what supports.
PUD, s. A fondling designation for a child.
Isl. ped, homuncio, puer.
PUDDIE, PUDDY, s. A kind of cloth.
Teut. poote, pellis cervaria.
Ritson.
PUDDILL, s. A pedlar's pack or wallet.
Gl. Sibb.
Teut. buydel, Fris. puyl, sacculus.
PUDDINGFILLAR, s. A glutton.
Dunbar.
To PUDDLE, PUDLE, v. n.
1. To work diligently in a mean way, S. from E. puddle, a mire.
Statist. Acc.
2. Applied to laborious and frivolous engagement in the Popish ceremonies.
R. Bruce.
PUDGE, s. A small house, a hut, Perths.
Isl. bud, Teut. boede, casa; O. Teut. poest, an ox-stall.
To PUG, v. a. To pull, Perths.
PUIR, adj. Poor.
V. ~Pure~.
To ~Puir~, v. a.
V. ~Pure~, v.
PULAILE, POULAILE, s. Poultry.
L. B. poyllayllia, id.
Barbour.
To PULCE, v. a. To impel.
Lat. puls-o.
Complaynt S.
PULDER, s. Powder, dust.
O. Fr. puldre, id.
Complaynt S.
~Pulderit~, part. pa. Sprinkled.
Douglas.
PULLAINE GREIS, s. Greaves worn in war.
Wallace.
L. B. polena, pars qua genua muniuntur.
PULL LING, s. A moss plant, S.
PULLISEE, s. A pulley, S. pullishee.
Ramsay.
PULOCHS, s. pl. Patches, S. B.
Mod. Sax. pulten, id.
PULTRING, part. adj. Rutting, Perths.
Fr. poultre, a horse-colt.
To PUMP, v. n. To break wind softly behind, S.
Isl. prump-a, pedere.
~Pump~, s. The act of breaking wind softly, S.
To PUNCH, v. a. To jog with the elbow, S. O. E.
Sw. bunk-a, cum sonitu ferire.
~Punch~, s. A jog, a slight push, S.
PUNDELAYN, s.
Barbour.
Fr. Pantaleon, the name of a saint much celebrated in former ages.
PUNDIE, s. A small tin mug for heating liquids, Perths.; originally containing a pound weight of water.
PUNDLAR, PUNDLER, s. An instrument for weighing, resembling a steelyard, Orkn.
Barry.
Su. G. pundare, statera; from pund, libra.
PUNDLER, PUNLER, s.
1. A distrainer, Ang.
V. ~Poinder~.
Bann. MS.
2. A stalk of peas bearing two pods, Ang.
To PUNGE, v. a.
V. ~Punye~.
PUNGER, s. A species of crab.
Sibbald.
PUNYE, s. A small body of men.
Barbour.
Fr. poignée de gens, a handful of people.
To PUNYE, PUNGE, v. a.
1. To pierce.
Wallace.
2. To sting.
Fordun.
3. To sting; applied to the mind.
Wallace.
O. Fr. poign-er, Lat. pungere.
PUNYOUN, s. Side, party.
V. ~Opinion~.
Wallace.
PUNSIS, PUNCIS, s. pl. Pulses.
Corr. from pulse.
Montgomerie.
PURCHES, s.
1. An amour.
Douglas.
O. Fr. porchaz, intrigue.
2. Space for exertion, S.
3. To live on one's purchase, to live by one's wits, S.
PURE, PUIR, adj. Poor, S.
Douglas.
O. Fr. poure, id.
~Puirlie~, adv. Humbly.
K. Hart.
~Pure man~, s. A beggar, S.
K. Quair.
To ~Pure~, ~Puir~, v. a. To impoverish.
Wallace.
PURED, part. adj. Furred.
Sir Gawan.
PURELLIS, s. pl.
V. ~Pouerall~.
PURFLED, PURFILLIT, part. adj. Short-winded, S.
PURIE, s. A small meagre person, Orkney.
PURLE, s. A pearl.
Watson.
PURL, s.
1. A portion of the dung of sheep or horses, S.
Ess. Highland Soc.
Su. G. porl-a, scaturire.
2. Dried cow-dung, used for fuel, Fife, S. A.
PURLICUE, PARLICUE, s.
1. A flourish at the end of a word in writing, Aberd.
Fr. pour le queue, q. for the tail.
2. In pl. whims, trifling oddities, Ang.
PURLIE-PIG, s.
V. ~Pirlie-pig~.
PURPOSE-LIKE, adj. Apparently well qualified for any business, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
PURPRESTRE, s. A violation of the property of a superior.
Reg. Maj.
Fr. pourprendre, invadere.
PURRAY, PURRY, s. A species of fur.
Fr. fourrée, id.
Acts Ja. I.
PURRY, s. A kind of porridge, Aberd.
Pop. Ball.
PURRING-IRNE, s. A poker, Ang.
Teut. poyer-en, fodicare.
PURSY, s. Short-breathed and fat.
O. Fr. pourcif, id.
Gl. Sibb.
PURSILL, s. As much money as fills a purse, S. B. q. purse-fill.
PURS-PYK, s. A pickpocket.
Dunbar.
PURTYE, POORTITH, s. Poverty.
S. O. Fr. poureté.
Bannatyne P.
To PUT, v. n. To push with the head or horns, S.
Douglas.
Teut. bott-en, C. B. pwt-iaw, id.
To ~Put~ at, v. a. To push against.
Knox.
To ~Put~ on, v. a. To jogg, to give a gentle push, S.
Leg. St Androis.
~Put~, ~Putt~, s.
1. A thrust, a push, S.
Knox.
2. Metaph. an attempt.
Pennecuik.
To ~Put~, v. n. To throw a heavy stone above-hand, S.
Ramsay.
C. B. pwt-iaw, to push, to thrust.
~Put~ and ~Row~, adv. With difficulty, S.
Ross.
~Putting-stone~, s. A heavy stone used in putting, S.
Pennant.
To ~Put~ out, v. a. To discover, to make a person known who wishes to conceal himself, S.
PUTTER, s. Acorr. of petard.
Spalding.
Q
QUAICH, QUEYCH, QUEGH, QUEFF, s. A small and shallow drinking cup with two ears.
Ferguson.
Ir. Gael. cuach, a cup or bowl.
QUAID, adj. Evil.
Pal. of Hon.
Alem. quad, Belg. quaad, malus.
QUAIFF, QUEIF, s. A coif.
Philotus.
Teut. koyffe, Su. G. kwif, id.
QUAIK, s. The wheezing sound emitted in consequence of great exertion.
Douglas.
Teut. quack-en, Lat. coax-are.
QUAILYIE, QUALYIE, s. A quail.
Acts Marie.
QUAIR, QUERE, s. A book.
Lyndsay.
Isl. kwer, libellus, codicillus; O. Fr. quayer, a book, id.
QUAKING ASH, s. The asp or aspen, S.
QUALIM, s. Ruin.
Douglas.
Alem. qualm, excidium.
QUARREL, s. A stone quarry, S.
V. ~Querrell~.
QUARTER-ILL, s. A disease among cattle, affecting them only in one limb or quarter, S.
Pop. Ball.
To QUAT, v. a. To quit, S.
~Quat~, adj. Released from, S.
Ramsay.
QUAUIR, s. A quiver.
Douglas.
QUEET, s. The ancle, Aberd.
V. ~Cute~.
Ross.
QUEY, QUY, QUOY, QUYACH, QUOYACH, QUEOCK, QUYOK, s. A cow of two years old, S.
Acts Malc. II.
Dan. quie, Su. G. quiga, id.
QUEYN, QUEAN, s. A young woman, S.
Gl. Sibb.
A. S. cwen, Su. G. qwinna, mulier.
QUEINT, QUENT, adj.
1. Curious.
Douglas.
2. Strange, wonderful.
Douglas.
3. Cunning, crafty.
Douglas.
O. Fr. coint, bien fait, sage; Arm. coant.
~Quentis~, s. Elegant device.
Barbour.
O. Fr. cointise, ornement, ajustement.
~Queint~, ~Queynt~, s. A wile, a device;
O. Fr. cointe.
Wyntown.
To QUEINTH, QUEITH, v. a. To pacify, or to bid farewell to.
Douglas.
Su. G. Isl. qwaed-ia, salutare; valedicere.
QUELLES, s. pl. Yells.
Sir Gawan.
Su. G. Isl. qwill-a, ejulare.
To QUEME, v. a. To fit exactly; queem, Lanerks. Quemit, part. pa.
~Queme~, adj. Exactly fitted, used as an adv. Queem, Lanerks. id.
Douglas.
Teut. quaem, be-quaem aptus.
QUEMIT, part. pa. Exactly fitted.
Pal. of Hon.
Franc. biquam congruit, convenit.
QUENRY, s. Abundance of bad women.
Chr. S. P.
A. S. cwen, mulier, and ric, dives.
QUENT, QUENTISS.
V. ~Queint~.
QUENT, adj. Familiar, acquainted.
Fr. accoint, id.
Bellenden.
QUERRELL, QUAREL, s. A quarry, S. B.
Bellenden.
Fr. quarrel-er, to pave with flat stones.
QUERT, s. In quert, in a state of hilarity.
S. P. Repr.
C. B. chwaer-u, to be active; chwar-eu, to sport; chwareuad, chwuareuaeth, sport, merriment; chwarth, a laugh; Arm. choar-i, jouer.
~Quierty~, ~Querty~, adj.
1. Lively, possessing a flow of animal spirits, S.
2. Active, Ayrs., Dumfr.
QUESTES, s. pl. Noise of hounds.
Sir Gawan.
Fr. quest-er, to open as a dog.
QUETHING.
V. ~Queinth~.
Douglas.
QUH, expressing a strong guttural sound, S.
QUHA, QUHAY, pron. Who; quhays, whose, S.
Douglas.
QUHAYE, s. Whey.
Flot quhaye, a delicate sort of curd which floats at the top of whey when boiled, S.
Complaynt S.
A. S. hweg, Belg. weye, huy.
QUHAYNG, WHANG, s.
1. A thong, S.
A. S. thwang.
Bellenden.
Ay at the whittle and the quhang, S. Prov. Still in a broil; Sw. tweng, id.
2. A thick slice of any thing eatable, S.
Burns.
To ~Quhang~, ~Whang~, v. a.
1. To flog, S.
2. To lash in discourse.
Burns.
3. To cut in large slices, S.
QUHAIP, QUHAUP, WHAAP, s. A curlew, S.
Acts Marie.
~Quhaip~, ~Quhaup~, s. A goblin supposed to go about under the eaves of houses after night fall, having a long beak, Ayrs.
QUHAM, s.
1. A dale among hills, S.
2. A marshy hollow, Loth.
Isl. hwamm-r, convallicula seu semivallis; hwome, vorago.
QUHARE, adv. Where.
S. P. Repr.
~Quhairintil~, adv. Wherein.
R. Bruce.
QUHA-SAY, s. A sham, a pretence.
Leg. St Androis.
Corr. perh. from Lat. quasi, as if.
QUHATKYN, QUHATEN. What kind of; S. whattin.
V. ~Kin~.
Barbour.
QUHATSUMEUIR, adj. Whatsoever.
Crosraguel.
To QUHAUK, v. a. To beat, S. E.
QUHAUP, s. A curlew.
V. ~Quhaip~.
QUHAUP, WHAAP. There's a whaap in the raip, S. Prov. There is something wrong.
Kelly.
QUHAUP, s. A pod in the earliest state, S.
To ~Whaup~, or to be ~Whauped~, v. n. To assume the form of pods, S. B.
To ~Quhaup~, v. a. To shell peas, S. B.
To QUHAWCH, v. n.
V. ~Quaik~.
QUHAWE, s. A marsh, a quagmire.
C. B. chwi, a whirl; chwiawg, full of whirls.
Wyntown.
QUHEYNE, QUHENE, QUHOYNE, QUHONE, adj. Few, S.
Barbour.
~Quhene~, S. wheen, s. A small quantity.
A. S. hwaene, hwene, aliquantum, paulo.
To QUHEMLE, WHOMMEL, v. a. To turn upside down, S. whummil.
Bellenden.
Su. G. hwiml-a, vertigine laborare.
QUHETHIR, THE QUHETHYR, conj. However.
Barbour.
A. S. hwaethere, tamen, attamen.
To QUHETHIR, v. n.
V. ~Quiddir~.
To QUHEW, v. n. To whiz, to whistle.
C. B. chwaw-iaw, to blow.
Burel.
~Quhew~, s.
1. The sound produced by the motion of any body through the air with velocity; S. B. few.
Douglas.
2. A disease which proved extremely fatal in Scotland, A. 1420; occasioned, as would appear from the description, by the unnatural temperature of the weather.
Fordun.
C. B. chwa, chwaw, a blast, a gust.
V. ~Quhich~.
QUHY, s. A cause, a reason.
K. Quair.
To QUHICH, QUHIGH, QUHIHHER, (gutt.) v. n. To move through the air with a whizzing sound, S. B.
Minstrelsy Bord.
A. S. hweoth, hwith, flatus, aura lenis.
To QUHID, WHUD, v. n.
1. To whisk, to move nimbly, S.
Ramsay.
2. To fib, to equivocate, S.
C. B. chwidraw, to move quickly; also to juggle; hwidrar, pernix fertur.
~Quhyd~, ~Whid~.
1. A quick motion, S.
2. A smart stroke.
Burel.
3. In a whid, in a moment, S.
R. Galloway.
4. A lie, properly in the way of evasion.
Isl. hwida, fervida actio; C. B. chwid, a quick turn.
To QUHIDDIR, QUHETHYR, v. a. To whiz, S.
V. ~Quhich~.
Barbour.
A. S. hwother-an, to make a booming noise.
~Quhidder~, s. A whizzing sound, S. whithir.
Douglas.
QUHIDDER, s. A slight and transient indisposition, S. quhither.
A. S. hwith; q. a passing blast.
QUHIG, WHIG, s. The sour part of cream, which separates from the rest, S.
A. S. hwaeg, serum, whey.
Gl. Compl.
QUHILE, QUHILIS, adv. At times.
Wyntown.
Moes. G. quheil-a, A. S. hwil, time.
~Quhile~, ~Quhil~, adv. Some time, formerly.
Barbour.
~Quhile~, ~Quhille~, adj. Late, deceased.
Barbour.
QUHILK, pron. Which, who, S.
Wynt.
A. S. Dan. hwilc, Belg. welk, id.
QUHILK, s. An imitative word expressing the cry of a gosling.
Compl. S.
QUHILL, conj. Until, S.
Barbour.
A. S. hwile, donec, until.
QUHILLY BILLY, the noise made in violent coughing or reaching.
V. ~Hillie-billow~.
Lyndsay.
QUHYLUM, QUHILOM, adv.
1. Some time ago.
Wyntown.
2. At times.
V. ~Umquhile~.
Barbour.
3. Distributively; now, then.
Dunbar.
A. S. hwilom, hwilum, aliquando.
QUHYN, QUHIN-STANE, s. Green-stone; the name given to basalt, trap, &c. S.
Douglas.
Isl. hwijn-a, resonare; hwin, resonans; q. "the resounding stone."
To QUHYNGE, v. n. To whine, S. wheenge.
Douglas.
Su. G. weng-a; plorare.
To QUHIP, WIPP, v. a. To bind about, S.
Moes. G. waib-jan, to surround; Isl. wef, circumvolvo.
~Quhippis~, s. pl. Crowns.
Gl. Sibb.
Moes. G. waips, corona.
To QUHIRR, v. n. To emit such a sound as that of a partridge or moorfowl, when it takes flight, S. whurr.
E. whirring is used as an adj. Su. G. hurr-a, murmurare, cum impetu circumagi.
~Quhirr~, s. The sound of an object moving, as above expressed, S. whurr.
To QUHISSEL, WISSIL, v. a.
1. To exchange.
Douglas.
2. To change; used as to money, S. B.
Acts Ja. V.
Belg. wissel-en, Germ. wechsel-n, Su. G. waexl-a, id.
~Quhissel~, ~Whissle~, ~Wissel~, s. Change given for money, S. B.
Burns.
Belg. wissel, Germ. weschell, id.
~Quhysselar~, s.
1. A changer of money.
2. A person employed privately to raise the price of goods sold by auction.
Teut. wisseler, id.
Gl. Sibb.
To QUHYTE, WHEAT, v. a. To cut with a knife; usually applied to wood, S.
A. S. thwit-an, thweot-an, id.
QUHYTE, adj. Hypocritical, dissembling.
Douglas.
White used metaph. like fair, specious.
QUHITE MONEY, silver.
Acts Ja. V.
Su. G. hwita penningar, silver money.
QUHITHER, s. A slight illness.
V. ~Quhidder~.
QUHYTYSS, s. pl.
Barbour.
O. Fr. heutte, a hat worn by military men; L. B. huveti, vestis species, viewed as a sort of mantle.
QUHITRED, QUHITTRET, s. The weasel, S.; whitrack, Moray.
Sibbald.
Isl. hwatur, Su. G. hwat, quick, fleet; C. B. chwidrad, unsteady motion; chwid-rawg, full of giddiness.
QUHITSTANE, s. A whetstone.
Doug.
Teut. wet-sten, cos.
To QUHITTER, QUITTER, v. n.
1. To warble, to chatter, S.
Douglas.
2. Applied to the quick motion of the tongue.
Douglas.
Su. G. qwittr-a, Belg. quetter-n, garrire instar avium.
QUHOYNE, adj. Few.
V. ~Quheyne~.
To QUHOMMEL, v. a.
V. ~Quhemle~.
QUHONNAR, adj. Fewer.
V. ~Quheyne~.
Barbour.
QUHOW, adv. How.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
To QUHRYNE, v. n.
1. To squeak.
Montgomerie.
2. To murmur, to whine.
Douglas.
A. S. hrin-an, Isl. hrin-a, ejulare, mugire.
~Quhryne~, s. A whining or growling sound.
Douglas.
QUY, QUYACH, s.
V. ~Quey~.
QUIBOW, s. A branch of a tree, S. B.
Ir. Gael. caobh, id.
QUICH, (gutt.) s. A small round-eared cap for a woman's head, worn under another, Ang.
Su. G. hwif; C. B. penguwch, id., from pen, head, and cuwch, the brows, or knitting of them.
QUICKEN, s. Couch-grass.
Lightfoot.
Sw. qwick-hwete, qwick-rot, qwicka, id.
QUIERTY, adj. Lively.
V. ~Quert~.
QUIETIE, s. Privacy.
Lyndsay.
To QUIN, v. a. To con.
Maitland P.
QUYNYIE, QUYNIE, QUEINGIE, s. A corner.
O. Fr. coing, id.
Journal Lond.
QUINK, QUINCK, s. Golden-eyed duck, Orkn.
Acts Marie.
Norw. quink-e, to pipe.
QUINTER, s. A ewe in her third year; q. twinter, her second year being completed.
Gl. Sibb.
QUIRIE, s. The royal stud.
Spotswood.
Fr. ecurie, id.
QUISQUOUS, adj. Nice, perplexing, S.
Lat. quisquis.
Wodrow.
QUYTE, part. pa. Requited.
Gawan and Gol.
To QUITTER, v. n.
V. ~Quhitter~.
To QUYTCLEYME, v. a. To renounce all claim to.
Wallace.
~Qwyt-cleme~, s. Renunciation.
Wyntown.
QUOD, pret. v. Quoth, said, S.
Alem. quad, dixi.
Complaynt S.
QUOY, s. A young cow.
V. ~Quey~.
QUOY, s.
1. A piece of ground, taken in from a common, and inclosed, Orkn.
2. Sheep quoy, a penn; synon. with bucht, Orkn.
Isl. kwi, claustrum, ubi oves includuntur.
3. A ringit quoy, one which has originally been of a circular form, ibid.
QUOTT, QUOTE, QUOITT, s. The portion of the goods of one deceased, appointed by law to be paid for the confirmation of his testament, or for the right of intromitting with his property.
Act Sed.
Fr. quote, L. B. quota, portion.
R
RA, RAA, RAE, s. A roe.
Acts Ja. I.
Isl. ra, Su. G. Dan. raa, id.
RA, RAY, s. The sail-yard.
Isl. raa, Su. G. segelraa, id.
~Rabandis~, ~Raibandis~, s. pl. The small lines which fasten the sail to the yard.
Su. G. refband, robbins.
Douglas.
RABBLE, s. A rhapsody, S.
Baillie.
Teut. rabbel-en, garrire, nugari.
To ~Rabble~, ~Raible~, v. n. To rattle nonsense.
Gl. Shirr.
RABIL, s. A disorderly train.
Douglas.
To RABETE.
V. ~Rebute~.
RACE, pret. v. Dashed.
V. ~Rasch~.
Wall.
RACE, s.
1. A current.
V. ~Raiss~.
2. The current which turns a mill, S. B.
Law Case.
3. The train of historical narration.
R. Bruce.
RACE, s. Course at sea.
Douglas.
Su. G. resa, id. Belg. reys, a voyage.
RACHE, (hard), s. A dog that discovers and pursues his prey by the scent.
Bellenden.
Isl. racke, canis sagax, L. B. racha; Norm. racche, id.
RACHE, Houlate.
V. ~Raith~.
RACHLIE, (gutt.) adj. Dirty and disorderly, S. B.
Isl. hrakleg-r, incomtus, male habitus.
RACHLIN, adj.
1. Unsettled, hare-brained, S. B.
2. Noisy, clamorous, S. B.
Su. G. ragl-a, huc illuc ferri; Isl. ragalinn, perversè delirans.
RACK, s. A frame fixed to the wall, for holding plates, &c. S.
RACK (of a mill), s. A piece of wood used for the purpose of feeding a mill, S.
RACKABIMUS, s. A sudden or unexpected stroke or fall, Ang.
RACKEL, RACKLE, RAUCLE, adj. Rash, fearless, S.
Burns.
Isl. rack-r, strenuus, arduus.
~Rackel-handit~, adj. Careless; rash, S. corr. rackless-handed.
Gl. Shirr.
RACKET, s. A dress frock, Loth.
Su. G. rocke, Arm. roket, Fr. rocket, toga.
RACKET, s. A smart stroke, S.
Ruddiman.
Isl. hreck-ia, propellere; Belg. rack-en, to hit.
RACKLE, s. A chain, S. B.
RACKLESS, adj. Regardless, S. O. E.
V. ~Rak~, s.
Kelly.
RACKLIGENCE, s. Chance, accident, S. B.
Ross.
RACKMEREESLE, adv. Higgledy-piggeldy, Fife. Perths.
RACKSTICK, s. A stick used for twisting ropes, S. from E. rack, to extend.
To RACUNNYS, v. a. To recognise in a juridical sense.
Wallace.
L. B. recognosc-ere.
RAD, RADE, RED, adj. Afraid; Clydes. Dumfr.
Barbour.
Su. G. raed-as, radd-a, terreo, timeo; Su. G. raedd, Dan. raed, red, afraid.
~Raddour~, ~Reddour~, s. Fear.
Wallace.
Su. G. raedde, id.
~Radness~, s. Fear, timidity.
Barbour.
RAD, s. Counsel.
V. ~Red~.
RADDMAN, s. A counsellor, Orkney.
V. ~Lagraetman~.
RADDOWRE, REDDOUR, s.
1. Vehemence, violence.
Douglas.
2. Rigour, severity.
Wyntown.
O. Fr. rador, the same with roideur, dureté.
RADE, RAID, s. An invasion, an attack by violence.
Wyntown.
A. S. rad, rade, invasio, incursio.
RADE, RAID, s. A road for ships.
Douglas.
Fr. rade, Belg. rede, Su. G. redd, id.
RADE, adv. Rather.
V. ~Rath~.
Priests Peblis.
To RADOTE, v. n. To rave, particularly in sleep.
Fr. radot-er.
Burel.
To RADOUN, v. n. To return.
Wallace.
Fr. redond-er, to return.
RAE, WRAE, s. An inclosure for cattle, S. B.
Isl. ra, secessus domus; latibulum.
RAE, s. A roe.
V. ~Ra~.
RAF. In raf, quickly.
Su. G. rapp, citus; rafsa, celeriter.
RAFF, s. Plenty, abundance, S. B.
Ross.
A. S. reaf, spolia; C. B. rhav, diffusion.
RAFF, s. A flying shower, Ang.
Su. G. rafs-a, celeriter auferre.
RAFFAN, adj. Merry, roving.
Ramsay.
Isl. raf-a, vagari.
RAFFEL, s. Doe-skin.
Chr. Kirk.
From ra, rae, a roe, and fell, a skin.
To RAG, v. a. To rally, to reproach, S.
Isl. raeg-a, Alem. ruag-en, to accuse.
To RAGGLE, v. a.
1. To ruffle the skin, S.
2. In architecture, to jagg, to groove, S.
C. B. rhugl-aw, to rub, to chafe; at-terere, Davies; rhygl-o, to rub, to fret; Lhuyd: also, to groove, striare.
RAGMAN, RAGMENT, s.
1. A long piece of writing.
Wyntown.
2. A rhapsody.
Douglas.
3. An account, in order to a settlement.
Dunbar.
Ital. ragionamento, a discourse.
RAGMAN'S ROW, or ROLL, a collection of those deeds by which the nobility and gentry of Scotland were constrained to subscribe allegiance to Edward I. of England, A. 1296.
Rudd.
Isl. raeg-a, to accuse, raege, an accuser; hence the devil is called Rageman, P. Ploughm.
RAGWEED, s. Ragwort, S.
Burns.
To RAY, v. a. To array.
Wallace.
~Ray~, s. Military arrangement.
Id.
RAY, s. Uncertain.
Douglas.
Su. G. ra, Isl. raege, daemon.
RAY, REE, adj. Mad, wild.
V. ~Ree~.
Gl. Sibb.
RAYATT, Barbour. L. ryotyt, rioted.
RAID, s. An inroad, S.
V. ~Rade~.
RAID, s. A road for ships.
V. ~Rade~.
RAYEN, RAYON, s. A ray.
Hume.
Fr. rayon, id.
RAIF, part. pa. Rent.
Pal. Hon.
Su. G. rifw-a, to rive.
RAIF, s. Robbery.
Complaynt S.
A. S. reaf, spolia; reaf-ian, to rob.
To RAIF, v. n. To rave.
Douglas.
Belg. rev-en, Fr. resv-er.
To RAIK, RAKE, RAYK, REYKE, v. n.
1. To range, S.
Douglas.
2. To move expeditiously, S.
Sir Gawan.
3. To raik on raw, to march in order.
Douglas.
4. To be copious in discourse.
Dunbar.
Su. G. rek-a, to roam; rak-a, to go swiftly.
~Raik~, ~Rayk~, ~Rake~, s.
1. The extent of a course or walk, S.
Hence, sheep-raik, and cattle-raik, S.
Wyntown.
2. A swift pace.
Ross.
3. The act of carrying from one place to another, S.
Henrysone.
4. The extent of fishing ground, S. B.
Act Concil.
5. Tongue-raik, elocution, flow of language, S. B.
RAIK, RAK, RACK, s. Care, reckoning. Quhat raik? what do I care for it? S.
Lyndsay.
A. S. recce, cura, O. E. reck.
RAIL, s. A woman's jacket, S. B.
Gl. Sibb.
Belg. ryglyf, a boddice stays.
To RAILL, v. n. To jest.
Burel.
Fr. raill-er, id.
~Railyear~, s. A jester.
Douglas.
RAIN GOOSE, the red-throated diver, supposed to prognosticate rain, Caithn.
Stat. Acc.
RAYNE, s.
V. ~Rane~.
RAING, s. Row.
V. ~Rang~.
To ~Raing~, v. n.
1. To rank up, S.
Ferguson.
2. To follow in a line, S. B.
RAIP, s.
1. A rope, S.
Douglas.
Moes. G. raip, A. S. rape, id.
2. A rood; or six ells in length.
Skene.
Su. G. rep-a, to measure by a line.
RAIR, s. A roar.
V. ~Rare~.
To RAISE, RAIZE, v. a.
1. To excite, S.
Burns.
2. To madden; rais'd, delirious, S.
Alem. raiz-en, irritare; Su. G. ras-a, insanire.
RAISE-NET FISHING, allowing the lower part of the net to rise and float with the flowing tide, and to fall down with the ebb, Dumfr.
Stat. Acc.
RAISS, RASSE, RASE, RACE, s. A strong current in the sea, S.
Barbour.
Teut. raes, aestuarium.
RAITH, REATH, s. The fourth part of a year, S.
Ross.
Gael. ratha, raithe, id.; Su. G. ret, Isl. reit-r, quadratum quodvis.
RAITH, adj.
1. Sudden, quick.
Houlate.
A. S. hraeth, celer, Isl. hradr, promptus.
2. Ready, prepared.
Douglas.
~Raith~, adv. Quickly.
A. S. rath, id.
Doug.
RAIVEL, s. A rail, S.
Fr. verre-vel, id.
To RAK, v. a. To reach.
Montgomerie.
A. S. raec-an, Su. G. raeck-a, id.
To RAK, REK, v. a. To regard.
Doug.
A. S. rec-an, Isl. raek-ia, curare.
~Rak~, s. Care.
V. ~Raik~.
RAK, RAWK, ROIK, ROOK, s. A thick mist or fog, S.
Douglas.
Isl. rak-ur, humidus; Teut. roock, vapor.
RAK, RAWK, s. The rheum which distils from the eyes during sleep, S. B.
Isl. hrak, rejectaneum quid.
Rudd.
RAK, RAWK, s. The greenish scum on stagnated water, S. B.
Ruddiman.
RACK, s. A shock; a blow.
Douglas.
Isl. rek-a, hreck-ia, propellere, quatere.
RAK-SAUCH, s. A reproachful term; q. applied to one who deserves to rack, or stretch, a withy.
Dunbar.
RAKE. L. wrake, wreck.
Sir Tristrem.
RAKE, s. A swift pace.
V. ~Raik~.
RAKYNG, part. pr. Perhaps wandering.
Dunbar.
RAKKET, s. Uncertain.
Bannatyne P.
RAKLESS, adj. Careless, rash, S.
A. S. recceleas, id.
~Rakleslie~, adv. Unwittingly.
Lyndsay.
To RALE, v. n. To spring, to gush forth.
Isl. ryll, rivus tacitè labens.
Doug.
To RALEIFF, v. n. To rally.
Wallace.
RALIS, s. pl. Nets.
Douglas.
Franc. regil, vectis, obex.
RALLION, s. Clattering, noise, S. B.
Isl. ragl-a, incedere; ragl, gressus.
RAMAGIECHAN, s. Expl. a large raw-boned person, speaking and acting heedlessly, Ang.
To RAMBARRE, v. a. To repulse; Fr. rembarr-er, id.
Godscroft.
To RAME, v. n. To shout, to roar, S. B.
Douglas.
A. S. hream-an, Su. G. raam-a, clamare.
~Rame~, s. A cry; especially as denoting reiteration of the same sound, S.
~Ramyng~, s. A loud cry.
Douglas.
RAMEDE, s. Remedy; Fr. remede.
Wallace.
RAMFEEZLED, part. adj. Fatigued, exhausted, S.
Burns.
Teut. ramme, aries, and futsel-en, agitare.
RAMFORSIT, part. pa. Crammed.
N. Burne.
RAMGUNSHOCH, adj. Rugged.
Kelly.
Isl. ram-r, fortis, and gunni, vir pugnax.
RAMMASCHE, adj. Collected; Fr. rammassé.
Complaynt S.
RAMMEKINS, s. A dish made of eggs, cheese, and crumbs of bread, mixed in the manner of a pudding.
Gl. Sibb.
Flandr. rammekin, panis escharites.
RAMMEL, RAMEL, s. Small branches.
Fr. ramilles, id.
Burel.
~Rammel~, adj.
1. Branchy; Fr. ramillé.
Complaynt S.
2. Rank, applied to straw, S. B.
RAMMEL, RAMBLE, s. Mixed grain, S.
Statist. Acc.
Teut. rammel-en, tumultuari.
RAMMER, s. A ramrod, S.
To RAMMIS, v. n. To be driven about under the impulse of any powerful appetite, S. B.
Alem. romisch pfaerd, equus salax.
~Rammist~, part. adj. Raging.
Bellenden.
To RAMORD, v. n.
V. ~Remord~.
To RAMP, v. n.
1. To be rompish, S.
2. To rage.
Wallace.
A. S. rempend, praeceps.
~Ramp~, adj.
1. Riotous.
Fountainhall.
2. Vehement, violent, S.
Pennecuik.
To RAMP, v. n. Applied to milk when it becomes ropy, S. B.
Fr. ramp-er, to climb.
To RAMP, v. a. To trample.
Gl. Sibb.
To RAMPAGE, v. n. To prance about with fury, S.
Ross.
Ram, and pauge; q. to prance like a ram.
RAMPAR EEL, a lamprey, S.
Statist. Acc.
RAMPS, s. pl. A species of garlick, Loth.
Sw. rams, id.
RAM-RAIS, RAM-RACE, s. The act of running in a precipitous manner, with the head inclined downwards, S.
Teut. ramey-en, arietare.
Douglas.
RAMSH, adj.
1. Strong, robust, S. B. Su. G. ram, Isl. ramm-ur, id.
2. Lascivious, salacious, S.
Teut. ramm-en, salire; Alem. romisch, salax.
3. Harsh to the taste, S. B.
Norw. romms, rank; Isl. rammr, bitter.
RAM-STAM, adj. Forward, thoughtless, S.
Burns.
~Ram-stam~, adv. Precipitately, S. Ram, and staemm-a, tendere.
RAMUKLOCH. To sing ramukloch, to cry.
Bannatyne Poems.
Gael. ra, denoting motion, muich, sadness, and loch, dark, or laoi, day; q. "deep sorrow," or "the day of sadness comes."
To RANCE, v. a. To prop with stakes, S. Su. G. raenn-a, to fasten a door with a stake.
~Rance~, s.
1. A wooden prop, S.
2. The cross bar which joins the lower part of the frame of a chair together. Ang.
3. The cornice of a wooden bed, S.
Su. G. ren, a stake.
RANDER, s. Order, S. B.
Ross.
Su. G. rand, margo, linea, pl. rander.
RANDERS, s. pl.
1. Idle rumours, S.
2. Idle conversation, S.
Fland. rand-en, delirare, nugari.
RANDY, RANDIE-BEGGAR, s.
1. A beggar who exacts alms by threatening language, S.
Ritson.
2. A scold, S.
Su. G. ran, spoil, and tiuf, a thief; Gael. ranntaich, a songster.
~Randy~, adj. Quarrelsome, scolding, S.
Meston.
RANDOUN, s. Swift motion.
Barbour.
Fr. randon, the force of a violent stream.
To ~Randon~, v. n. To flow swiftly in a straight line.
Gawan and Gol.
Fr. randonn-er, id.
RANE, RAYNE, RAIN, REANE, s.
1. Tedious idle talk.
Wyntown.
2. Metrical jargon.
Douglas.
3. A frequent repetition of the same sound.
Houlate.
Germ. raun, an incantation. Isl. runa, sermo non intermissus.
To ~Rane~, v. a. To cry the same thing over and over, S. O. rainie, Ang.
Douglas.
RANEGALD, adj. Acting as a renegado.
Kennedy.
RANG, RAING, s. A row, a rank, S.
Fr. rang, id. Sw. rang, C. B. rhenge, ordo, series.
RANG, pret. Reigned, S.
Garden.
RANGALE, RANGALD, RINGALD, RANGAT, s.
1. The rabble.
Barbour.
2. A crowd, a mob, S. B.
Douglas.
3. Anarchy, disorder.
Dunbar.
Isl. hraungl, strepitus; or ran, rapina, and gild, societas.
RANGE, s.
1. A company of hunters.
Fr. rang, rangée, a row.
Douglas.
2. The van of an army.
Wallace.
RANK, adj.
1. Strong, able-bodied.
Bellenden.
2. Harsh; applied to the voice.
Doug.
RANNOK FLOOK, a species of flounder. Perhaps for Bannock.
Sibbald.
RANSOUNE, RANSOWN, s. Ransom.
Fr. ranson, id.
Wallace.
To RANTER, v. a.
1. To sow a seam across neatly, S.
Fr. rentraire, id.
2. To darn in a coarse manner, Ang.
RANTY-TANTY, s. A weed which grows among corn with a reddish leaf, S. B.
Ritson.
RANTLE-TREE, RANDLE-TREE, s.
1. The beam which extends across a chimney, on which the crook is suspended, S. Ran-tree, Fife.
Journ. Lond.
Sw. rundel, a round building.
2. The end of a rafter or beam.
Gl. Shirr.
Su. G. rand, extremity, and tilia, A. S. thil, a joist.
3. A tall raw-boned person, S. A.
Mannering.
RANTREE, s.
V. ~Rountree~.
RAP, RAPE, s. A rope.
V. ~Raip~.
To RAP, v. n. To fall in quick succession.
Ross.
Su. G. rap-a, praeceps ruo, procido.
RAP, s.
1. A cheat, an impostor, S.
2. A counterfeit coin; a mere rap, S.
Su. G. rapp-a, vi ad se protrahere.
RAP, s. In a rap, immediately, S.
Ross.
Su. G. rapp, Belg. rap, quick.
To ~Rap~ aff a thing, to do it expeditiously, Loth.
To ~Rap~ forth, or out, v. a. To throw out forcibly.
Douglas.
~Rape~, adv. Hastily.
Montgomerie.
RAPEGYRNE, s. The name anciently given to the little figure made of the last handful of grain cut on the harvest field, now called the Maiden.
Fordun.
Su. G. rep-a, to reap; and gerna, greedily; Isl. girn-a, cupere; q. what is reaped with great eagerness.
RAPLACH, RAPLACK, RAPLOCK, REPLOCH, s. Coarse woollen cloth, homespun, and not dyed, S.
Lyndsay.
Su. G. rep-a, vellere, and lock, cirrus; q. the lock of wool, as plucked from the animal.
~Raploch~, adj. Coarse.
Burns.
To RAPPLE up, v. a. To do work in a hurried and imperfect manner, S. B.
Isl. hrap-a, festinare.
To RARE, RAIR, v. n. To roar.
A. S. rar-an, id.
Wyntown.
~Rare~, ~Rair~, s.
1. A roar.
Lyndsay.
2. A loud report of any kind, S.
To RAS, v. a. To raise.
Wyntown.
To RASCH, v. a. To dash, to beat.
Isl. rask-a, frangere.
Bellenden.
~Rasch~, s.
1. Dash, collision.
Douglas.
2. The clashing of arms.
Douglas.
A. S. hraes, impetus.
To RASCH, RASHE, v. n. To make any forcible exertion, to rush, S. A.
Complaynt S.
A. S. raes-an, to rush.
RASCH, RASH, adj. Agile, active, Loth.
Su. G. rask, celer, promtus.
RASCH, RASH, s. A rush, S.
A. S. resc, juncus.
Complaynt S.
~Raschen~, ~Rashen~, adj. Made of rushes, S. B.
Statist. Acc.
~Rashy~, adj. Covered with rushes, S.
Ramsay.
To RASE out, v. a. To pluck.
Douglas.
Germ. reiss-en, Alem. raz-en, rapere.
RASIT, part. pa. Abashed.
Gawan and Gol.
Isl. rask-a, perturbare.
RASPS, s. pl. Raspberries, S.
RASSE, s. A current.
V. ~Raiss~.
RAT, s.
1. A scratch, S.
2. Metaph. a wrinkle.
Douglas.
3. A rut; cart-rat, S. B.
Teut. rete, incisura; Su. G. ratta, a path.
To ~Rat~, ~Ratt~, v. a.
1. To scratch, S.
2. To make deep ruts, S.
Ruddiman.
RAT, s. A wart, S.
V. ~Wrat~.
RATCH, s. The lock of a musket.
Colvil.
RATCH, s. The little auk, Orkn.; rotch, Shetl.; Rotges, Martin.
Neill.
RATCHEL, s. A hard rocky crust below the soil, S.
Fr. rochaille, rocks.
RATH, adj. Quick.
V. ~Raith~.
RATH, adj. Strange, savage in appearance.
A. S. rethe, savage.
Houlate.
RATIHABITION, s. Confirmation; a forensic term, S.
L. B. ratihabitio, id.
RATT, RATTE, s. A file of soldiers.
Baillie.
Germ. rat, series; Dan. rad, a file.
RATTLESCULL, s. One who talks much without thinking, S.
Shirrefs.
RATT RIME, s. Any thing metrical repeated by rote, S.
Douglas.
E. rote; Isl. rot-a, circumagere.
RATTS, s. pl. A wheel on which criminals are set, after being put to death.
Dunbar.
Belg. op een rad gezet, set upon a wheel.
RATTON, s. A rat, S.
Bellenden.
Gael. radan, Hisp. raton, id.
RAUCHAN, s. A plaid worn by men, S.
Gael. riachan, any thing grey.
RAUCHT, pret. v. Reached.
Douglas.
A. S. rachte, porrigebat.
RAUCHTIR, s. Perh. a rake.
Dunbar.
Gael. racaire, id.
To RAVE, v. a. To take by violence.
A. S. ref-an, id.
Pitscottie.
RAVE, s. A vague report, S. B.
Fr. reve, a dream, Teut. rev-en, delirare.
RAVELLED. A ravell'd hesp, a troublesome or intricate business, S.
Kelly.
To red a ravell'd hesp, to engage in any perplexed business, attended with difficulty, S.
Ross.
RAVERY, s. Delirium.
Wodrow.
Fr. resverie, id.
RAUGHT, s. The act of reaching, S. B.
A. S. raec-an, to reach.
Journ. Lond.
RAUCLE, adj. Rash.
V. ~Rackel~.
RAVIN, adj. Ravenous.
K. Quair.
RAUISANT, part. pr. Violent.
Fr. ravissant, id.
Complaynt S.
RAUN, RAWN, s. Roe of fish, S.
Dan. raun, Teut. rogen, id.
K. Ja. VI.
~Rauner~, s. The female salmon, which has the roe, Loth. S. A.
RAUNS, s. pl. The beard of barley, S. B.
C. B. rhawn, long or coarse hair, bristles.
To RAUNG, v. n. To range.
Barbour.
Sw. rang, ordo.
RAW, adj.
1. Damp and chill, S.
Su. G. raa, madidus.
2. Unmixed; as raw spirits, spirits not diluted, S.
Su. G. raa, crudus.
RAW, s.
1. A row, a rank, S.
Douglas.
A. S. raewa, id.
2. A kind of street.
V. ~Rew~.
3. Parallel ridges, S. B.
Ramsay.
RAWMOUD, adj. Beardless, simple; q. raw-mouthed.
Kennedy.
To RAX, v. n.
1. To extend the limbs, S.
Minstr. Bord.
2. To make efforts to attain.
Ramsay.
~Rax~, s. The act of stretching, S.
Morison.
A. Bor. wrax, id.
~Raxes~, s. pl. Andirons, S.
Ramsay.
READ FISH.
V. ~Reid Fische~.
READILY, adv. Probably.
Baillie.
REAKE, REAK, s. A trick, a prank, S. A.
Z. Boyd.
To play reakes, to play tricks.
Isl. hreck-r, dolus; nequitia.
REALE, adj. Royal.
O. Fr.
Wyntown.
~Realté~, ~Reawté~, ~Ryawté~, s.
1. Royalty.
Wyntown.
2. Royal retinue.
Wyntown.
REAM, REYME, s. Cream, S.
Complaynt S.
A. S. ream, Isl. riome, id.
To ~Ream~, v. a. To cream, S.
Germ. rahm-en, id.
To ~Ream~, ~Reme~, v. n.
1. To be creamed, S.
Ross.
2. To froth, S.
Douglas.
REASON, s. Right, justice.
Baillie.
REAVEL-RAVEL, s. A rhapsody.
Cleland.
Belg. revel-en, to rave, to talk idly.
REAVER, s. Robber.
V. ~Reyffar~.
REAWS, s. pl. Royal personages.
O. Fr. reaulx, id.
Wyntown.
To REBET, v. a. To abate.
Acts Ja. IV.
Fr. rebattre, id.
REBALD, s. A low worthless fellow; Fr. ribauld.
Kennedy.
~Rebaldale~, s. The rabble.
Barbour.
O. Fr. ribaudaille, canaille.
~Rebaldie~, ~Rybbaldy~, s. Vulgarity of conversation.
Barbour.
O. Fr. ribaudie, libertinage.
REBAT, s. Cape of a mantle.
Watson.
Fr. rabat, id.
REBAWKIT, pret. v. Rebuked.
Houlate.
REBBIT, s. A polished stone for a window, door, or corner, S.; reybit, Lanerks.
O. Fr. rabot-ir, unir, polir.
To REBET, v. n. To make a renewed attack.
Wallace.
Fr. rabat-re, to draw back again.
REBOURIS. At rebouris, adv. Cross, quite contrary to.
Barbour.
O. Fr. à rebours, id.
To REBUT, RABUT, REBOYT, v. a.
1. To repulse.
Douglas.
2. To rebuke, to taunt.
Wallace.
Fr. rebut-er is used in both senses.
~Rebute~, s. A repulse.
Douglas.
RECHAS, s. A call to drive back the game.
Sir Gawan.
Fr. rechass-er, to repel.
RECK, s. Course, tract, border.
Teut. reck-en, tendere.
Pennant.
RECORDOUR, s. A wind instrument.
Houlate.
To RECOUNTIR, s. To encounter.
Wyntown.
To RECULE, v. n. To recoil.
Doug.
Fr. recul-er, id.
RECURE, s. Redress, remedy.
Fr. recours, id.
To RED, v. n. To suppose, to guess, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
A. S. raed-an, to conjecture, to divine.
To RED, REDE, v. a. To counsel, S.
A. S. raed-an, Isl. rad-a, id.
Ritson.
~Rede~, ~Reide~, ~Rad~, s. Counsel, S.
Burns.
~Will of rede~, destitute of counsel.
Barbour.
A. S. Teut. raed, Isl. rad, id.
~Rede~, adj. Aware, Fife.
A. Douglas.
~Redles~, adj. In a confused state.
Wallace.
A. S. raed-leas, praeceps.
To REDE, v. a. To determine one's fate.
A. S. raed-an, decernere.
Houlate.
~Reid~, s. Fate, lot.
Pal. Hon.
To RED, REDE, READ, v. a. To explain; as, to red a riddle, or a dream, S.
Minstr. Bord.
Su. G. raad-a, red-a, interpretari.
To REDE, REID, v. n. To discourse.
Isl. Su. G. raed-a, loqui.
Barbour.
~Rede~, s.
1. Voice.
Wallace.
2. Religious service.
Houlate.
Isl. roedd, vox; raeda, sermo.
To RED, v. a. To disentangle; as, to red a ravell'd hesp, to unravel yarn that is disordered; to redd, South E. id.
Doug.
To red the head, or hair, to comb out the hair, S.
Su. G. reda, explicare, is used in both these senses.
To RED, REDD, REDE, RID, v. a.
1. To clear, to put in order; as, to red the road, to clear the way; to red up one's self, to dress; to red up a house, to put it in order; to red marches, to fix boundaries, also, to compose differences, S.
Wyntown.
2. To part combatants; also, to red a pley, to settle a broil, S.
Chr. Kirk.
~Redder~, ~Ridder~, s.
1. One who endeavours to settle a dispute.
Baillie.
2. One who settles a dispute by force of arms.
Monro.
A. S. ge-raed-ian, Su. G. red-a, parare.
~Red~, ~Redd~, s.
1. Clearance.
Wallace.
2. Order, S.
Isl. raud, id.
3. Rubbish, S.
V. ~Outredd~.
~Red~, ~Redd~, part. adj.
1. Put in order, S.
A. S. hraed, paratus.
2. Used as E. ready, S. B.
3. Distinct; opposed to confusion, S. B.
~Redding-straik~, s. The stroke which one often receives in attempting to separate those who are fighting, S.
Kelly.
~Redsman~, s. One who clears away rubbish, Loth.
To RED, v. a.