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 6 of 6)
L. B. trap-us, Hisp. trop-o, cloth.
TRAPPOURIS, TRAPOURIS, s. pl. Trappings.
Douglas.
L. B. trappatura, ornatus è trapo seu panno.
TRAS, s. The tract of game.
Sir Gawan.
Fr. trace, id. trasses, the footing of a deer.
TRAST, TREST, s. A beam.
Wallace.
O. Fr. traste, a cross-beam.
TRAT, TRATTES, s. An old woman; a term generally used in contempt, S.
Douglas.
Isl. draett-ur, Su. G. drott, a servant; Germ. trot, an old woman, a witch.
To TRATTIL, TRATLE, v. n.
1. To prattle, to tattle.
Dunbar.
2. To repeat in a rapid and careless manner.
Lyndsay.
C. B. tryd-ar, to prattle.
~Trittell trattell~, pshaw.
Lyndsay.
~Trattils~, s. pl. Trattles, idle talk.
Pitscottie.
TRAVESSE, s.
V. ~Treviss~.
TRAWART, adj. Perverse.
V. ~Thrawart~.
Dunbar.
TRAWYNTIT.
V. ~Tranont~.
TRAZILEYS, s. pl. The props of vines.
Douglas.
L. B. trestell-us, fulcrum mensae.
To TREADLE, v. n. To go frequently and with difficulty, Fife.
TREE, s. A barrel, S.
Acts Ja. V.
Su. G. trae, mensura aridorum.
~TREE and TRANTEL~, a piece of wood that goes behind a horse's tail, for keeping back the sunks or sods, used instead of a saddle, Perths.
TREGALLION, s. Collection, assortment, Dumfr.
C. B. treigliant, a strolling; treiglian-nu, to effect a circulation; O. Fr. trigalle, a lodging-house.
TREIN, TRENE, adj. Wooden; treein, S.
Bellenden.
A. S. treowen, arboreus, ligneus.
~Trein mare~, a barbarous instrument of punishment, formerly used in the army.
Spalding.
To TREISSLE, v. a. To abuse by treading, Loth.
O. Fr. tressaill-ir, to leap or skip.
To TREIT, TRETE, v. a. To entreat, Lanerks.; pret. tret.
Dunbar.
O. Fr. traict-er, id. Lat. tract-are.
~Treyter~, s. A messenger for treating of peace.
Barbour.
TREITCHEOURE, s. A traitour; Fr. trichear.
Douglas.
TRELLYEIS, TRELYEIS, s. pl. Currycombs.
Fr. etrille, Lat. strigil-is.
Doug.
TREMBLING FEVERS, the ague, Ang.
Trembling aixes, Loth. from A. S. ace, dolor.
TRENSAND, part. pr. Cutting.
Fr. trenchant, id.
Wallace.
TRENTAL, s. A service of thirty masses, which were usually celebrated upon as many different days, for the dead.
Bannatyne P.
Fr. trentel, id. from trente, thirty.
To TREST, to trust.
V. ~Traist~.
TREST, TRAIST, TRIST, s.
1. The frame of a table, S. tress.
Pal. Hon.
2. A tripod.
Douglas.
3. The frames for supporting artillery.
Acts Ja. V.
Fr. tresteau, fulcrum mensae.
TREST, s. A beam.
V. ~Trast~.
TRET, adj. Long and well proportioned.
Wallace.
Fr. traict, trait, drawn out, lengthened.
TRETABYL, adj. Tractable, pliable.
Douglas.
To TRETE, v. a. To entreat.
V. ~Treit~.
~Tretie~, s. Entreaty.
Henrysone.
TRETIE, s. A treatise.
Fr. traité.
Dunbar.
TREVALLYIE, s. A train or retinue, implying the idea of its meanness, Clydes.
C. B. trafull-iaw, to bustle extremely.
TREVISS, TREVESSE, TRAVESSE, s.
1. Any thing laid across by way of bar, S.
2. A counter or desk in a shop, S. B.
L. B. travacha, travayso, Fr. travaison, intertignium.
3. Hangings, a curtain.
King's Quair.
To TREW, v. a. To trust.
V. ~Trow~.
TREW, s. Often in pl. trewis, a truce.
O. Fr. treu, also treves, id.
Barbour.
~Trewyd~, part. pa. Protected by a truce.
Wyntown.
TREWS, s. pl. Trouse, trousers, S.
Ir. trius, Gael. triubhas, Fr. trousse.
TREWAGE, s. Tribute.
Wallace.
O. Fr. truage, treuage, toll, custom.
TREWANE, adj. Auld trewane, anciently credited.
V. ~Tronie~.
Knox.
Su. G. troen, fidus.
TREWBUT, s. Tribute.
Wallace.
TRY, s. Means of finding any thing that has been lost, S. B.
* TRIAL, s. Proof, S.
Spalding.
TRIAPONE, s.
Burel.
TRIG, adj. Neat, trim, S.
Macneill.
To TRIGLE, TRIGIL, v. n. To trickle.
Isl. tregill, alveolus.
Douglas.
* To TRIM, v. a. To drub, to beat soundly, S.
TRIMMIE, s. A disrespectful term applied to a female, S. B.
TRYNE, s. Art, stratagem.
Godly Sangs.
Fr. traine, id.
TRYNE, s. Train, retinue.
Burel.
Teut. treyn, comitatus.
TRINES, s. pl. Drinking matches.
Polwart.
TRINKETING, s. Clandestine correspondence with an opposite party.
Baillie.
O. Fr. trigaut, one who uses shifts and tricks.
To TRINKLE, TRYNKLE, v. n. To trickle, S.
Douglas.
To TRINKLE, v. n. To tingle, to thrill.
Baillie.
To TRINSCH, v. a.
1. To cut, to hack.
Fr. trench-er, id.
Douglas.
2. To cut off, to kill.
Douglas.
To TRINTLE, TRINLE, v. a. to trundle or roll, S.
Fr. trondel-er, id.; A. S. trendel, globus.
TRIP, s. A flock, a considerable number.
C. B. tyrfa, a flock.
Henrysone.
TRIST, adj. Sad, melancholy.
Douglas.
Fr. triste, Lat. trist-is.
TRYST, TRIST, TRISTE, TRYIST, s.
1. An appointment to meet, S.
Wynt.
To set tryst, to make an appointment to meet, S.
To keep tryst, to fulfil an engagement to meet, S.
To break tryst, to break an engagement, S.
Spalding.
To crack tryst, id.
Z. Boyd.
2. An appointed meeting, S.
Minstr. Bord.
3. The appointed time of meeting.
Wallace.
4. The place appointed, S.
Houlate.
5. A concurrence of circumstances or events.
V. ~Traist~, v.
Fleming.
6. A trial, an affliction.
K. Hart.
To ~Tryst~, v. a.
1. To engage a person to meet one at a given time and place, S.
Fountainhall.
2. To meet with; used in relation to a divine ordination.
Baillie.
To ~Tryst~, v. n.
1. To agree to meet at any particular time or place, S.
Wodrow.
2. To concur with; used metaph. as to circumstances or events.
Fleming.
3. Often used in a passive sense, in relation to one's meeting with adverse dispensations, S.
Fleming.
~Tryster~, s. A person who convenes others, fixing the time and place of meeting.
Baillie.
~Trysting-place~, s. The place of meeting previously appointed, S.
Minstr. Bord.
~Tristres~, s. pl. The stations allotted to different persons in hunting.
Sir Gawan.
L. B. tristra, id.
To TRODDLE, v. n. To walk with short steps, as a little child does, Ang.
Morison.
Germ. trottel-n, tarde et pigre incedere.
TRODWIDDIE, s. The chain that fastens the harrow to what are called the Swingle-trees, S. B.
Isl. troda, terra, and vijd-er, vimen; q. the withe which touches the earth.
TROGGERS, s. pl. The designation given to one species of Irish vagrants, q. trokers, Wigton.
Statist. Acc.
TROISTRY, s. The entrails of a beast, offals, S. B.
Isl. tros, trash, Sw. trastyg, trumpery.
TROYT, s. An inactive person, S. B.
Su. G. tryt-a, pigere, taedere; troett, fessus, lassus.
To TROKE, v. a.
1. To bargain in the way of exchange, to barter, S. truck, E.
Fr. troqu-er, to exchange.
Ferguson.
2. To do business on a small scale, S.
3. To be busy about little, in whatever way, S.
~Trock~, ~Troque~, s.
1. Exchange, barter, S.
Fr. troc, id.
2. Troques, pl. small wares, S. B.
Shirrefs.
3. Small pieces of business that require a good deal of stirring, S. B.
4. Familiar intercourse, S. B.
Morison.
TROLY, TRAWLIE, s. A ring through which the sowme passes betwixt the two horses, or oxen, next the plough, Ang.
V. ~Sowme~.
Isl. travale, impedimentum; Teut. traelie, clathrus, a bar.
TROLOLLAY, s. A term which occurs in a rhyme used by young people, on the last day of the year, S.
It has been viewed as a corr. of Fr. trois rois allois, three kings are come.
TRONACH, s. The crupper used with a pack-saddle; formed of a piece of wood, connected with the saddle by a cord at each end; Mearns.
TRONE, s.
1. An instrument, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar; used for weighing heavy wares, S.
Stat. Dav. II.
L. B. trona, statera publica; Isl. tra-na, a crane; rostrum longiusculum.
2. The pillory, S.
Acts Sed.
~Trone-weight~, s. The standard weight used at the Trone, S.
~Tronare~, s. The person who had the charge of the Trone. L. B. tronar-ius.
Stat. Dav. II.
~Trone-men~, s. Those who carry off the soot sweeped from chimneys; denominated from their station at the Trone, Edinburgh.
To ~Trone~, v. a. To subject to the disgraceful punishment of the pillory.
Kennedy.
TRONE, s. A throne.
Fr. id.
Douglas.
TRONIE, s. A traditionary saw, generally in rhyme; any thing frequently repeated, S. B. apparently the same with ~Trewane~.
TROOD, s. Perh. wood for fences.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. trod-r, lignum, quod materiam praebet saepibus construendis.
TROPLYS, s. pl. Expl. troops.
Barbour.
Teut. troppel, globus, congeries.
To TROSS, v. a.
1. To pack up, to truss, S.
2. To pack off, to set out, S. B. also turs, truss, S. A.
Fr. trouss-er, to truss.
TROSSIS, s. pl. The small round blocks in which the lines of a ship run.
Complaynt S.
Sw. trissa, Dan. tridse, a pulley.
* TROT, s.
1. Schaik a trot, seems to have been an old phrase for, Take a dance.
Complaynt S.
2. An expedition by horsemen, synon. raid.
Spalding.
Teut. trot, cursus, gressus.
TROTCOSIE, s. A piece of woollen cloth, which covers the back part of the neck and shoulders, with straps across the crown of the head, and buttoned from the chin downwards on the breast; for defence against the weather, S. properly throatcosie, as keeping the throat warm.
Waverley.
TROTTERS, s. pl. Sheeps' feet, S.
Ferguson.
TROVE, s. A turf, Aberd. toor, Ang.
Stat. Acc.
Su. G. Isl. torf, id. torfa, effodere.
TROW, s. The wooden spout in which water is carried to a mill-wheel, S.
Su. G. Belg. trog, Dan. trou, E. trough.
To TROW, TREW, v. a.
1. To believe, S.
Wallace.
Moes. G. traw-an, Isl. tru-a, credere.
2. To confide in.
Barbour.
3. To make believe; often in sport, S.
TROW, s.
1. The devil, Orkn.
2. In pl. an inferior order of evil spirits, ibid.
O. Goth, troll, a spectre, an incarnate goblin.
To ~Trow~, v. a. Apparently, to curse.
Wallace.
To TROW, v. a. To season a cask, by rinsing it with a little wort, before it be used, Ang.
A. S. ge-treow-ian, purgare.
TROWENTYN, L. tranouwintyn.
V. ~Tranont~.
Barbour.
TROWIE GLOVES, a name given to sponges, Caithn.
Stat. Acc.
Q. make-believe gloves.
TROWTH, s.
1. Truth.
Wyntown.
2. Belief.
Wyntown.
TRUBLY, adj. Dark, lowering.
Doug.
Fr. troublé, overcast, obscure.
TRUCKER, s.
V. ~Trukier~.
TRUDGE-BAK, a humpback.
K. Hart.
Su. G. trutn-a, to swell.
TRUDGET, s. A trick, a mischievous prank, Loth.
Alem. trug, fraud; O. Fr. trick-er, to deceive.
TRUE-BLUE, adj. An epithet given to those accounted rigid Presbyterians, from the colour of the cockade worn by the Covenanters, S.
True Bleu Presb. Loyalty.
TRUFF, s. Corr. of E. turf, S.
Ferguson.
TRUFF, s. A trick, a deceit.
Douglas.
Ital. truffa, id. truff-are, to cheat.
To ~Truff~, v. a. To steal.
Gl. Shirr.
~Truffure~, s. A deceiver.
Douglas.
TRUGS, adv. A mode of profane swearing, used among the vulgar, S. B.
Moes. G. triggua, Su. G. trigg, faithful.
TRUKIER, TRUCKER, s.
1. A deceitful person.
Polwart.
O. Fr. trikeur, a deceiver.
2. A designation often given to a female in contempt, as equivalent to "worthless hussy," S.
TRULIE, adj. True, not factitious. A trulie story, S. B.
Su. G. trolig, credibilis.
TRULIS, s. pl. Some kind of game.
Dunbar.
TRULLION, s. A sort of crupper, Mearns.
Teut. treyl-linie, helcium, the trace of a cart-horse.
To TRUMP, v. n. To march, to trudge, S.
Barbour.
Isl. tramp-a, calcare; Germ. trump-en, currere.
To TRUMP up, v. n.
1. To trumpet forth.
Douglas.
Teut. tromp-en, canere tuba.
2. To break wind backwards.
Wynt.
TRUMP, s. A Jews-harp.
Kelly.
Teut. Fr. trompe, Germ. trompff, id.
To TRUMP, v. a. To deceive.
Barbour.
Fr. tromp-er, Teut. tromp-en, id.
~Trumpe~, s.
1. A trifle, a thing of little value.
Douglas.
2. In pl. goods.
Douglas.
Belg. tromp, a rattle for children.
~Trumpour~, ~Trumper~, s.
1. A deceiver.
Fr. trumpeur, id.
Dunbar.
2. Used as a contemptuous designation, without any definite meaning.
Philotus.
TRUMPH, s. The principal card, S. trump, E.
To ~Play trumph~ about, to be on a footing with, to retaliate, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
TRUNCHER SPEIR, a pointless spear.
Fr. tronc-ir, to cut off.
Evergreen.
TRUNSCHEOUR, s. A plate, a trencher, S.
Douglas.
Fr. trencheoir, quadra mensaria.
TRUSTFUL, adj. Trust-worthy.
Baillie.
TUAY, adj. Two.
V. ~Twa~.
TUCK, s. Tuck of drum, beat of drum, S.
V. ~Touk~.
Wodrow.
TUEIT, s. An imitative word, expressing the short shrill cry of a small bird,
Complaynt S.
TUFF, s. A tuft of feathers or ribbons.
Watson.
Fr. touffe, a tuft, applied to hair, ribbons, feathers, &c.
TUFFING, TOFFIN, s. Tow, ockam; wadding.
Douglas.
O. Fr. estoupe, O. Fr. stoupe, id. Lat. stupa.
To TUFFLE, v. a. To ruffle, to put any thing in disorder by frequent handling, S. Tifle, A. Bor. tyfell, O. E. to employ the fingers much about any thing.
Nithsdale Song.
Isl. tif-a, manus celeriter movere; or O. Fr. touell-er, souiller, gâter; to soil, to waste, to turn upside down; also, touill-er, salir, tacher.
TUG, s. Raw-hide, of which formerly plough-traces were made, S. O.
V. ~Teug~.
Burns.
To TUGGLE, TUGLE, v. a.
1. To pull by repeated jerks, S.
Ross.
2. To toss backwards and forwards, to handle roughly.
Polwart.
3. To fatigue with travelling or severe labour, to keep under, S. B.
Gawan and Gol.
From Su. G. toeg-a, to draw, or E. tug.
TUG-WHITING, s. A species of whiting.
Spalding.
TUIGH, s. Suspicion.
S. P. Repr.
A. S. tweog-an, dubitare, tweo, a doubt.
TUILYIE, TULYE, TOOLYIE, s. A quarrel, a broil, S.
Polwart.
Fr. touill-er, to mix in a confused manner.
To ~Tuilyie~, ~Toolie~, v. n. To quarrel, to squabble, S.
Skene.
~Tuilyie-mulie~, s. The same with Tuilyie, S. B.
Teut. muyl-en, to quarrel.
~Tuilyeour~, s. One who is addicted to fighting or engaging in broils.
Chalm. Air.
~Tuilyiesum~, adj. Quarrelsome, S. Prov.
TILL, s. Toil, trouble.
Maitland P.
Teut. tuyl, labor.
TULCHANE, TULCHIN, s.
1. A calf's skin, in its rough state, stuffed with straw, and set beside a cow to make her give her milk, S.
~Tulchane bishop~, one who received the episcopate, on condition of assigning the temporalities to a secular person.
Calderwood.
2. A bag or budget, generally of the skin of an animal, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
3. Applied to a chubby, sometimes to a dwarfish, child, Ang.
Isl. tulk-a, pellicere.
TULSURELIKE, adj. Apparently, fierce or furious.
Henrysone.
Gael. tulchoir, obstinate.
TUMDEIF, s. Perh. swooning.
Roull.
Isl. tumb-a, cadere praeceps; and deyfa, hebetudo.
To TUME, v. a. To empty, S.
V. ~Teym~.
Dan. tomm-er, Su. G. Isl. toem-a, vacuare.
~Tume~, ~Toom~, ~Tome~, adj.
1. Empty, S.
Wyntown.
2. Untenanted, S.; as, a tume house.
S. Prov.
3. In a state of inanition, as to food, S.
4. Lank, tall and meagre, S.
5. Shadowy, unsubstantial.
Douglas.
6. Vain, having no real cause for boasting.
Douglas.
7. Unprofitable, what brings no return, S.
Ramsay.
8. Deficient in mind, S.
~Tume~, s. A tume of rain, a sudden and heavy fall of rain, S. B.
~Tume-handit~, adj. Empty handed, in whatever respect, S.
Ross.
Dan. tomhaendet, id.
TUMFIE, s. A dumpish sort of fellow.
~Tumfie~, adj. Dull and stupid, S. O.
Dan. dumt-fae, a blockhead.
TUP, s.
1. The common term for a ram, S.
2. A foolish fellow, S.
3. An unpolished store-farmer, S. A.
Mannering.
TUQUHEIT, TEUCHIT, s. The lapwing, S.
Houlate.
Probably meant to imitate the sound made by this bird.
TURBOT, s. The name commonly given, in our markets, to halibut, S.
Stat. Acc.
TURCHIE, adj. Short and thick, squat, Perths.
Gael. dorcha, gross; or radically the same with ~Durgy~.
TURCUME, s. Clotted filth.
Lyndsay.
C. B. tywarchen, a covering, a stratum, Owen; clotty, Richards.
TURDION, s. A species of galliard or gay dance; Fr. tordion.
Compl. S.
TURKAS, TURKES, TURKESSE, s. Pincers, nippers, S.
Dunbar.
Arm. turcques, turkes, id.
TURN, s. To do the turn.
1. To perform any piece of work or business, S.
Reg. Maj.
2. To be sufficient for any purpose; to give satisfaction, S.
Ross.
TURNER, s. A copper coin, formerly current in S., in value two pennies Scots money, and equivalent to a Bodle.
Spalding.
Fr. tournois, the tenth part of a penny Sterling.
TURNGREYS, s. A winding stair.
Wallace.
Fr. tourn-er, to turn, and gre, a step.
TURN-TAIL, s. A fugitive.
Spalding.
TURNE-PYK, TURNEPECK, TURNPIKE, s.
1. The winding stair of a castle.
Wyntown.
2. Any stair of a spiral form, built without a house, S.
Cant.
Teut. torn, a tower; baecke, a place for observation.
To TURS, TURSS, v. a.
1. To pack up in a bale or bundle, S.
2. To carry off hastily.
Wallace.
3. To take one's self off quickly.
Doug.
4. To turss furth, to bring out what has been kept in store.
Wallace.
~Tursable~, adj. What may be carried away.
Spalding.
TURTOUR, TURTURE, s. The turtle-dove.
Lat. turtur.
King's Quair.
TUSCHÉ, s. A girdle.
V. ~Tische~.
To TUSH, v. n. To express displeasure.
Rutherford.
E. tush, Su. G. tyst, silens; tyst-a, silere.
TUSK, s. The torsk of Pennant, S.
Isl. thosk-r, asellus.
Martin.
TUSKER, s. An instrument made of iron, with a wooden handle, for casting peats, Orkn.
Perhaps, q. twaeskaer, Sw. twae, two, and skaer-a, to cut.
TUSSOCK (of wheat), s. A tuft of wheat in a corn-field, generally owing to the vegetating of the nest or granary of a field-mouse, Loth.
C. B. tusw, a tuft; tuswawg, having a wisp or bundle.
To TUTE, v. n. To jut out, to project, S. B.
~Tute~, s. A jutting out, a projection, S. B.
Su. G. tut, Teut. tuyte, rostrum, a beak.
~Tute-mowitt~, adj. Having the nether jaw projected.
Dunbar.
Teut. tuyte-muyl, having the nether jaw projecting more than the upper.
TUTIE TATIE, interj. Pshaw.
Isl. taut-a, murmurare.
TUTIVILLARIS, s. pl. Perh. rustics.
Ir. tuatamhail, tuatavail, rustic.
TUTIWING, s. L. tutilling, a blast or blowing of a horn.
V. ~Toot~.
Barbour.
TUT-MUTE, s. A muttering or grumbling between parties, that has not yet assumed the form of a broil, S. B.
Teut. tuyt-en, to buzz; muyt-en, Su. G. mutt-a, to mutter.
TWA, TUAY, TWAY, adj. Two, S.
Wyntown.
Moes. G. twa, twai, A. S. twa, id.
~Twa-faced~, adj. Double, deceitful, S.
~Twa-fald~, ~Twa-fawld~, adj. Double, twofold, S.
Wyntown.
A. S. twe-feald, Sw. twefallt, duplex.
~Twa-handed crack~, a familiar conversation between two persons, S.
~Twa part~, two-thirds.
Douglas.
The twa part and third, i. e. two-thirds, S. B.
~Twasum~, adj. Two in company.
V. ~Sum~, term.
~Twa-three~, s. A few, S. q. two or three.
TWAY, adj. Two.
V. ~Twa~.
TWAL, adj. Twelve, S.
Barbour.
To TWEDDLE, TWEEL, v. a. To work cloth in such a manner, that the woof appears to cross the warp vertically, kersey-wove, S.
A. S. twaede, duplex; or twa, and dael, part.
~Tweddlin~, s. Cloth that is tweeled.
~Tweddlin~, adj. Used in the same sense, S.
To TWICHE, TWITCH, v. a.
1. To touch, S. B.
R. Bruce.
2. To engage with.
Douglas.
~Twiching~, prep. Touching, concerning.
Douglas.
To TWIG, v. a. To pull hastily, S. B.
Morison.
E. tweag, tweak; A. S. twicc-ian, vellicare; Germ. twick-en, id.
~Twig~, s. A quick pull, a twitch, S.
TWYN, adj. In twyn, in twain, asunder.
Wallace.
A. S. twegen, twain, from tweg, two.
To ~Twin~, ~Twine~, v. n. To part, to separate.
Wallace.
To ~Twin~, v. a. To twin one out of a thing, to deprive him of it, S. B.
TWYNRYS, s. pl. Pincers, nippers.
Teut. dwingh-en, arctare.
Douglas.
TWINTER, s. A beast that is two years old, S, corr. quinter.
Douglas.
A. S. twy-winter, duos annos natus.
TWIST, TWYST, s. A twig.
Barbour.
Teut. twist, rami abscissi, ramalia.
To TWITCH, v. a. To touch.
V. ~Twiche~.
TWITTER,
1. That part of a thread that is spun too small, S.
2. Any person or thing that is slender or feeble, S.
Kelly.
TWO-PENNY, s. A weak kind of beer, sold at two-pence the Scots pint, or two quarts, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Two-penny~, (or ~Tippeny-~) ~house~, s. An ale-house, S.
V
VADMELL, s. A species of woollen cloth manufactured and worn in the Orkneys.
Statist. Acc.
Isl. vadmaal, pannus rusticus.
VAGEIT, part. pa. Mercenary, waged.
Pitscottie.
VAGER, VAGEOURE, s. A mercenary soldier.
V. ~Wageour~.
To VAIG, v. n.
1. To wander, to roam. Vagit, pret.
Complaynt S.
2. Metaph. applied to discourse.
Mellvill's MS.
Isl. vag-a, vakk-a, vagor; Lat. vagari.
~Vaiger~, s. A stroller.
Baillie.
To VAIK, VAICK, WAKE, v. n. To be vacant, to be unoccupied.
Crosraguel.
Fr. vaqu-er, Lat. vac-are.
To VAIL, VALE, v. n. To make obeisance, to bow.
Priests Peblis.
Fr. veill-er, to watch, studiously to attend.
VAILYE QUOD VAILYE, at all adventures, be the issue as it will.
Doug.
Fr. vaille que vaille, Lat. valeat quantum valere potest.
To VAKE, v. n. To watch, to observe.
Lat. vac-are.
Douglas.
VALE, s. The gunwale of a vessel.
V. ~Wail~.
Douglas.
To VALE, v. n. To descend.
K. Quair.
O. Fr. aval-er, id.
VALENTINE, s.
1. A billet, which is folded in a particular way, and sent by one young person to another, on St Valentine's day, the 14th of February, S.
2. A sealed letter sent by royal authority, for the purpose of apprehending disorderly persons.
Acts Ja. VI.
VALISES, s. pl. Saddlebags, S. wallees.
V. ~Wallees~.
Godscroft.
VALOUR, VALURE, s. Value; Fr. valeur.
Quon. Att.
To VAMPER, v. n. To make an ostentatious appearance, S. A.
C. B. gwemp, splendid.
VANE, s.
1. A vein.
Douglas.
2. A fibre, or shoot.
Douglas.
~Vane-organis~, s. pl. The veins of the flank.
Dunbar.
Fr. veines organiques, id.
VANHAP, WANHAP, s. Misfortune, S.
Complaynt S.
Isl. van, signifies want, privation.
VANQUISH, s. A disease of sheep, caused by a species of grass which debilitates or vanquishes them, Galloway.
Stat. Acc.
VARIANT, adj. Variable, Fr.
K. Quair.
VARLOT, VERLOT, s.
1. An inferior servant.
Priests Peblis.
2. It sometimes denotes a groom.
Doug.
O. Fr. varlet, jeune homme, jeune galant.
VASSALAGE, WASSELAGE, s.
1. Any great achievement.
Bellenden.
2. Fortitude, valour.
Barbour.
Fr. vasselage, valour; a valiant deed.
To VAUCE, v. a. To stab, to kill.
Doug.
O. Fr. fauss-er, to pierce through.
VAUDIE, WADY, adj.
1. Gay, showy, S. B.
2. Vain, Aberd.
Forbes.
3. It sometimes denotes any thing great or uncommon, Ang.
O. Fr. vaud-ir, rejouir, egayir.
VAUENGEOUR, s. An idler, a vagabond.
Acts Ja. II.
L. B. wayv-iare, relinquere; or corr. from O. Fr. vavasseur, the subject of a vassal.
VAUNTY, adj. Boastful, S.
Fr. vanteux.
Ritson.
UDAL, adj. A term applied to lands held by uninterrupted succession, without any original charter, and without subjection to feudal service, or the acknowledgment of any superior.
Barry.
Isl. odal, bona avita, fundi, allodium; from od, anc. aud, oed, possession.
~Udal-man~, ~Udelar~, ~Udaller~, s. One who holds property by udal right.
Fea.
VEES, s. Some kind of disease.
Montgomerie.
Teut. vaese, delirium; Isl. vas, tumultuarius impetus et gestus.
VEYLE, adv. Well.
Barbour.
VEIR, VER, WERE, WAIR, VOR, s. The spring; wair, S. A.
Barbour.
Isl. vor, Su. G. waar, Lat. ver, Gr. εαρ, Gael. earrach, id.
VELE, VEYL, s. A violent current or whirlpool.
Bellenden.
The same with S. wele, wallee; Isl. vell, ebullitio.
V. ~Wele~.
VELVOUS, s. Velvet; Fr. velous.
Maitland P.
VENDACE, s. The gwiniad, salmo lavaretus, Linn. S.
Stat. Acc.
VENENOWS, WENENOUS, adj. Venomous.
Wyntown.
O. Fr. veneneus, Lat. venenos-us.
VENESUM, adj. Venomous.
Complaynt S.
VENALL, VINELL, s. An alley, a lane, S.
Fr. venalle, id.
Skene.
VENT, s. A chimney, S. as being a place of egress for the smoke.
VENTAILL, s. The breathing part of a helmet; Fr. ventaille.
Gawan and Gol.
VENUST, adj. Beautiful, pleasant; Lat. venust-us.
Douglas.
VER, VERE, s. The spring.
V. ~Veir~.
VER, adj. Worse.
S. P. Repr.
VERES, s. pl. Glasses.
Fr. verre.
Sir Gawan.
VERGELT, WERGELT, s. Ransom, or restitution legally made for the commission of a crime.
Reg. Maj.
A. S. wergeld, the payment of the were, or price at which the life of every individual was estimated.
VERGER, s. An orchard.
Pal. Hon.
Fr. vergier, Lat. viridar-ium, a green place inclosed.
VERLOT, s.
V. ~Varlot~.
VERNAGE, WERNAGE, s. A kind of white wine.
Wallace.
L. B. vernachia, vernac-ia, O. Fr. garnache, id.
VERRAYMENT, s. Truth.
V. ~Werrayment~.
VERT, WERT, s. A term used in old charters, to signify a right to cut green wood.
Chart. Q. Anne.
Fr. verd, Lat virid-is.
VERTUE, s. Thrift, industry, S.
~Vertuous~, adj. Thrifty, industrious, S.
Ramsay.
To VESIE, VISIE, VISYE, WESY, WISIE, v. a.
1. To visit.
Douglas.
2. To examine accurately, S.
Gawan and Gol.
3. To send good or evil judicially.
Wallace.
4. To take aim, to mark, S.
Fr. viser, id. Lat. vis-o, to visit; also, to survey.
VETIT, adj. Forbidden; Lat. vetit-us.
S. P. Repr.
VEUG, s. Amorous.
Houlate.
A. S. fog, conjunctio; whence fogere, a wooer.
To UG, v. a. To feel abhorrence at, S.
Ramsay.
~Ugertfow~, adj. Nice, squeamish.
V. ~Ogertful~.
~Ugsum~, ~Ougsum~, adj.
1. Frightful.
Doug.
2. Exciting abhorrence.
Wyntown.
~Ugsumnes~, s. Frightfulness, horror.
Doug.
VICTUAL, s. Grain of any kind, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Victualler~, s. A corn-factor, S.
VIER, VYER, s. One who vies with.
Watson.
VIFELIE, adv. In a lively manner.
A. Hume.
VYIS, YYSS, adj. Wise.
Henrysone.
VYLAUS, adj. Perh. deceitful, q. wilous.
Wyntown.
VYLD, adj. Vile, S.
Burel.
VYLT, s. Apparently, vault.
Monroe.
To VIOLENT, v. a. To do violence to.
Fr. violent-er, id.
Fleming.
VIOLER, s. One who plays on the fiddle or violin, S.
O. Fr.
VIRE, s. The arrow called a quarrel, used only for the crossbow.
Fr. vire, id.
V. ~Wyr~.
Douglas.
VYREENIN, part. pr. Veering, turning or winding about.
Fr. vironnant, id.
N. Burne.
VIRIDEER, s. The keeper of the grass or green wood in a forest.
For. Lawes.
L. B. viridar-ius, Fr. verdeur, id.
VIRLE, s. A small ring put round any body, to keep it firm, S. ferrule.
O. E. vyroll, Fr. virolle.
Ramsay.
VIRR, VIR, s. Force, impetuosity, S. B.
V. ~Bir~.
Shirrefs.
VIRROCK, s. A corn, or bony excrescence on the feet, S. wirrock.
Lat. ver-ruc-a, a wart; A. S. wearrig, callosus, nodosus.
Dunbar.
VYSE. Bowys of vyse, bows worked by screws.
Fr. vis, Belg. vijs, a screw.
Wynt.
To VISIE, v. a.
V. ~Vesie~.
VISORNE, s. A mask or visor.
Knox.
VIVDA, s. Beef or mutton hung and dried without salt, Orkney.
VIVE, VIUE, adj.
1. Lively, representing to the life, S.
Fr. vif.
Rollocke.
2. Brisk, vigorous, S.
~Vively~, adv. In a vivid light, S.
Ross.
VIVERIS, VIEVERS, s. pl. Provisions for the sustenance of life, victuals, S.
Fr. vivres, id.
Knox.
ULIE, s. Oil.
V. ~Olye~.
ULISPIT, pret. v. Lisped; MS. wlispit.
A. S. wlisp, dentiloquus.
Barbour.
UMAN, the pron. of woman, Ang.
UMAST, UMEST, UMAIST, adj. Uppermost, highest.
Wyntown.
A. S. ufemest, supremus; from ufa, above, and mest, most.
~Umast claith~, a perquisite claimed by the vicar, in the time of popery, on occasion of the death of any person.
Lyndsay.
To UMBEDRAW, v. n. To turn about.
Douglas.
Belg. omdraaij-en, to turn about.
UMBERAUCHT, pret. Encompassed.
Douglas.
A. S. umb, circa, and raucht, from raec-an, to extend.
UMBERSORROW, adj.
1. Hardy, resisting disease, or the effects of severe weather, Border; sometimes number-sorrow.
2. Rugged, of a surly disposition, Loth.
Teut. on-be-sorght, negligens curae; or Su. G. ombaer-a, portare, and sorg, aerumna.
To UMBESCHEW, v. a. To avoid.
Douglas.
A. S. umb, about, prefixed to eschew.
To UMBESET, v. a. To beset on every side.
Douglas.
A. S. ymb-saet-an, id. circumdare.
To UMBESEGE, v. a. To encompass with armed men.
Douglas.
To UMBETHINK, v. n. To consider attentively.
Barbour.
A. S. ymbe-thinc-an, cogitare de.
UMBEWEROUND, part. pa. Environed.
Barbour.
A. S. ymbe-hwearf-an, circumcingere.
UMBOTH, adj. Alternate; as belonging to different possessions by rotation, Shetl.
MS. Acc. P. of Unst.
Isl. um-bod, tutela, procuratio.
UMBRE, s. Shade.
Fr. ombre, Lat. umbra.
King's Quair.
UMQUHILE, adv.
1. Sometimes, at times.
Barbour.
A. S. hwilum, aliquando, inverted; from umb, circum, and hwile, intervallum temporis.
2. Used distributively, in the sense of now as contrasted with then.
Priests Peblis.
3. Sometime ago, formerly.
Douglas.
~Umquhile~, adj. Former.
Reg. Maj.
UMWYLLES, s. Reluctance.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. un-willes, cum reluctatione.
UN, a negative particle in composition.
V. ~On~.
UNABASYT, part. pa. Undaunted, E. unabashed.
Douglas.
~Unabasitlie~, adv. Without fear or dejection.
Pal. Honour.
To UNABILL, v. a. To incapacitate.
Knox.
UNAMENDABLE, adj. What cannot be remedied.
Baillie.
UNBEIST, s. A monster.
V. ~Onbeist~.
UNBEKENT, part. pa. Unknown, S. B.
Belg. onbekend, Germ. unbekaunt, id.
UNBODIN, adj. Unprovided.
V. ~Bodin~.
Acts Ja. II.
UNCAIRDLY, adv. Carelessly, without care.
Burel.
UNCANNAND, adj. Possessing preternatural power.
Sir Egeir.
UNCANNY, adj.
1. Not safe, dangerous, S.
Poems Buchan Dial.
2. Not tender, harsh, S.
Ferguson.
3. Incautious, imprudent, S.
Baillie.
4. Mischievous, not safe to meddle with, S.
Baillie.
5. Applied to one supposed to possess preternatural powers, S.
V. ~Canny~.
Mannering.
6. Severe; applied to a fall or blow, S.
Waverley.
UNCASSABLE, adj. What cannot be annulled.
Reg. Maj.
In negat. and L. B. cass-are, irritum reddere.
UNCHANCY, adj. Not lucky, not fortunate, S.
Bellenden.
UNCO, adj.
1. Unknown.
Ramsay.
A. S. uncuth, id.
2. Not acquainted, being in the state of a stranger, S.
Bellenden.
3. Not domestic, S.
Ross.
4. So much changed as scarcely to be recognised, S.
Glenburnie.
5. Unusual, surprising, S.
A. S. uncuth, alienus.
6. Strange, as applied to country, S.
Mannering.
7. Distant, reserved in one's manner towards another, S.
~Unco~, adv. Very, S.
Ross.
~Uncos~, used as a s. pl. News, S. B.
Morison.
UNCOFT, adj. Unbought, S.
V. ~Coff~, v.
Bellenden.
UNCORDUALL, adj. Incongruous.
Wallace.
UNCORNE, s. Wild oats, S. B.
Doug.
UNCOUDY, adj.
1. Dreary, causing fear, S. B.
2. Under the influence of fear, S. B.
V. ~Coudy~.
UNCOUNSELFOW, adj. Unadviseable, S. B.
UNCOUTHNESSE, s. Strangeness, want of acquaintance.
Ferguson.
UNCREDYBLE, adj. Unbelieving.
Douglas.
L. B. incredibilis, incredulus.
To UNCT, v. a. To anoint.
Lat. unct-us.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
~Uncting~, s. Anointing.
Hamilton.
UNCUNNANDLY, adv. Unknowingly.
V. ~Cunnand~.
Dunbar.
UNCUNNANDNES, s. Ignorance.
Douglas.
UNDEGEST, adj.
1. Rash, imprudent.
Douglas.
2. Untimely, premature.
Douglas.
UNDEIP, s. A shallow place.
Douglas.
Teut. on-deipte, vadum, brevia.
UNDEMIT, UNDEMMYT, adj. Uncensured.
Gl. Sibb.
UNDEMUS, adj. Incalculable, inconceivable; undeemis, undeemint, S. B.
Bellenden.
A. S. un negat. and dem-an, to judge, to reckon.
To UNDERLY, v. a. To undergo, S.
Belg. onderlegg-en, to lie under.
To UNDERLOUT, WNDYRLOWTE, v. n. To stoop, to be subject.
A. S. underlut-an, id.
Wyntown.
~Underlout, Wndyrlowte~, adj. In a state of subjection.
Wyntown.
To UNDO, v. a.
1. To cut off.
Douglas.
2. To unravel.
Douglas.
3. To disclose, to uncover.
Douglas.
A. S. un-do-en, aperire, solvere.
UNDOCH, UNDOCHT, UNDOUGHT, WANDOUGHT, s.
1. A weak or puny creature; applied both to body and mind, S., wandocht, S. B.
Calderwood.
2. Expl. as signifying a coward.
Rudd.
Teut. on-deughd, vitium; on negative, and deughd, virtus.
UNDON, WNDON, part. pa. Explained.
Wyntown.
UNE, s. Oven, S.
V. ~Oon~.
Bellenden.
UNEGALL, adj. Unequal.
Fr. inegal.
G. Buchanan.
UNEITH, ONEITH, UNETH, S. UNETHIS, UNEIS, UNESE, WNESS, UNEIST, adv. Hardly, with difficulty.
Wallace.
A. S. un-eathe, vix, scarcely.
UNERDIT, part. adj. Not buried.
Doug.
UNESCHEWABIL, adj. Unavoidable.
Douglas.
UNESS, adv.
V. ~Uneith~.
UNFANDRUM, adj. Bulky, unmanageable, Ang.
UNFERY, ONFEIRIE, adj. Infirm, unweildy, S.
V. ~Fery~.
Pop. Ball.
Su. G. wanfoer, imbecillis.
UNFLEGGIT, part. pa. Not affrighted.
Ferguson.
UNFORLATIT, part. adj.
1. Not forsaken.
Ruddiman.
2. Fresh, new.
Douglas.
Belg. wyn verlaat-en, to rack wine.
UNFORSAIN'D, adj. Undeserved.
Ross.
Perhaps originally, irremediable; Teut. on, negat., and versoen-en, Sw. foerson-a, to expiate.
UNFRE, adj. Discourteous.
Sir Tristrem.
UNFRELIE, UNFREELY, adj. Not handsome.
V. ~Frely~.
Houlate.
UNFRELIE, UNFREELIE, adj.
1. Frail, feeble, S. B.
2. Heavy, unweildy, S. B.
Isl. un, negat., and fralig-r, fleet; also powerful.
UNFREND, UNFRIEND, s. An enemy, O. E.
Lyndsay.
Teut. on-vriend, inimicus, parum amicus.
UNFUTE-SAIR, adj.
Priests Peblis.
A. S. fota-sare, dolor pedum, with the negat. prefixed.
UNGAND, part. pr. Unfit, not becoming,
Douglas.
UNGEIR'D, UNGEARIT, adj. Not clad, unharnessed.
V. ~Geir~.
Gl. Shirr.
UNGLAID, adj. Sorrowful.
Douglas.
A. S. un-gladu, tristis.
UNHALSIT, part. pa. Not saluted.
V. ~Halles~.
Douglas.
UNHEARTSOME, adj. Melancholy.
Rutherford.
To UNHEILD, v. a. To uncover.
V. ~Heild~.
Pal. Hon.
A. S. unhel-an, revelare.
UNHELE, s. Pain, suffering.
Houlate.
A. S. un-hele, crux, tormentum.
UNHIT, part. pa. Not named.
V. ~Hat~.
Douglas.
UNHONEST, adj. Dishonourable.
Bellenden.
Lat. inhonest-us; Fr. inhoneste.
~Unhonestie~, s. Injustice.
Acts Ja. VI.
UNIRKIT, adj. Unwearied.
Douglas.
UNKENSOME, adj. Unknowable.
Minstr. Bord.
UNKNAW, part. pa. Unknown.
Douglas.
UNLATIT, part. pa. Undisciplined, destitute of proper breeding.
V. ~Lait~.
Fordun.
UNLAUCHFUL, adj. Unlawful.
Acts Ja. VI.
UNLAW, UNLACH, s.
1. Any transgression of the law, O. E.
Quon. Att.
A. S. unlaga, unlage, quod contra legem est.
2. A fine exacted from one who has transgressed the law.
Wallace.
3. Used improperly, to denote a law which has no real authority.
Baillie.
To ~Unlaw~, v. a. To fine.
Burr. Lawes.
UNLEIF, adj. Unpleasant, ungrateful.
V. ~Leif~.
Douglas.
UNLEILL, adj. Dishonest.
V. ~Leil~.
Lyndsay.
UNLESUM, adj. What cannot be permitted.
V. ~Lesum~.
Douglas.
UNLUSSUM, adj. Unlovely.
V. ~Lufsom~.
Douglas.
UNMODERLY, adj. Unkindly.
Wyntown.
Un negat. and A. S. mothwaere, meek.
UNPAUNDED, part. adj. Unpledged.
Baillie.
UNQUART, s. Sadness.
Gawan and Gol.
The reverse of Quert, q. v.
UNRABOYTYT, part. pa. Not repulsed.
V. ~Rebut~, v.
Wallace.
UNREASON, UNRESSOUN, s.
1. Injustice, iniquity.
Priests Peblis.
2. Disorder.
Acts Marie.
UNREDE, UNRIDE, adj. Cruel, severe.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. un-ge-reod, un-ge-ridu, barbarous, cruel.
UNREST, s.
1. Trouble.
Wallace.
2. A person or thing that causes disquietude.
Baillie.
Teut. on-raste, on-ruste, inquies.
UNRYCHT, s. Injustice, iniquity.
Lyndsay.
A. S. un-richt, Teut. on-recht, injustitia.
UNRUDE, adj. Vile, impure.
Douglas.
Teut. on-raed, sordes, immundities.
UNSALL, adj.
V. ~Unsel~.
UNSAUCHT, UNSAUGHT, adj. Disturbed, troubled.
Gawan and Gol.
Teut. on-saecht, durus, asper, rudis.
~Unsaucht~, s. Dispeace, trouble, S. B.
A. S. un-saeht, un-seht, discordia, inimicitia.
To UNSCHET, v. a. To open.
V. ~Schete~.
Douglas.
UNSEY'D, part. adj. Not tried, S.
V. ~Sey~, v.
Ferguson.
UNSEL, UNSALL, UNSILLY, adj.
1. Unhappy, wretched.
Dunbar.
A. S. un-saelig, Su. G. usel, infelix.
2. Naughty, worthless.
Montgomerie.
Moes. G. unsel, malus.
~Unsele~, ~Unsell~, s.
1. Mischance, misfortune.
Barbour.
A. S. un-saelth, infelicitas, infortunium.
2. A wicked or worthless person.
Bannatyne P.
Moes. G. unsel, evil, wickedness.
UNSELYEABLE, adj. Unassailable.
Houlate.
UNSETT, s. An attack, for onset.
Doug.
UNSIKKIR, UNSICKER, adj.
1. Not secure, not safe.
Douglas.
2. Unsteady, S.
V. ~Sikkir~.
Burns.
UNSILLY, adj.
V. ~Unsel~.
UNSNARRE, adj. Blunt, not sharp, S. B.
V. ~Snarre~.
UNSNED, part. pa. Not pruned or cut, S.
UNSONSIE, adj.
1. Unlucky, S.
Ramsay.
2. Mischievous, S.
V. ~Sonsy~.
Ramsay.
To UNSNECK, v. a. To lift a latch, S.
Pop. Ball.
UNSOUND, s. A pang.
Gawan and Gol.
Teut. on-ghe-sonde, morbus.
UNTELLABYLL, UNTELLIBYLL, adj. What cannot be told.
Bellenden.
~Untellably~, adv. Ineffably.
Douglas.
UNTHINKABILL, adj. Inconceivable.
Lyndsay.
UNTHOCHT, To haud one unthocht lang, to keep one from wearying.
Pop. Ball.
Teut. ondeuchtigh, curae et timoris expers.
UNTHRIFTY, adj. Unfriendly.
V. ~Thryft~.
Douglas.
UNTILL, prep. Unto.
V. ~Skair~.
UNTYNT, part. pa. Not lost.
V. ~Tyne~.
Douglas.
UNTRAIST, adj. Unexpected.
V. ~Traist~, adj.
Lyndsay.
UNTRETABYLL, adj. Unmanageable, untractable.
Douglas.
Lat. intractabil-is.
UNTROWABILL, adj. Incredible.
V. ~Trow~, v.
Lyndsay.
UNWAR, UNWER, adj. or adv. Unwary; or unawares.
Douglas.
A. S. unwar, unwaer, incautus; Isl. war-a, videre.
UNWARYIT, part. pa. Not accursed.
V. ~Wary~.
Douglas.
UNWARNYST, part. pa. Not warned, S.
V. ~Warnis~.
Unwarnistly, adv. Without previous warning.
Douglas.
UNWEMMYT, part. adj. Unspotted, unstained.
Douglas.
A. S. un-waemme, un-waemmed, immaculatus.
UNWERD, s. Sad fate, misfortune, S.
V. ~Weird~.
Ruddiman.
A. S. un-wyrd, infortunium.
UNWYNNABILL, adj. Impregnable.
Bellenden.
A. S. un-winna, invincibilis.
UNWINNE, adj. Extreme.
Sir Tristrem.
V. ~Win~.
A. S. un-winna, invincibilis, injucundus, inamoenus, asper.
UNWROKIN, part. pa. Unrevenged.
A. S. un-wrecen, inultus.
Douglas.
UNYEMENT, s. Ointment.
Bellenden.
O. Fr. oignement, id.
VOCE, s. Voice, S. B.
Douglas.
VODE, adj.
1. Empty, void.
Douglas.
2. Light, indecent.
Douglas.
To ~Vode~, v. a. To void, to empty.
Douglas.
VOE, s. A long narrow bay, Orkn. Shetl.
Barry.
Isl. vog-r, sinus maris angustus.
VOGIE, VOKIE, adj.
1. Vain, S.
Ross.
Fr. vogue, Ital. voga, fame.
2. Merry, cheerful, S. B.
VOICER, s. A voter.
Baillie.
VOLE MOUSE, the short-tailed field mouse, Orkn.
Barry.
A. S. wold, planities; Su. G. wall, solum herbidum; Isl. voell-r, campus, pratum.
VOLLAGE, adj. Fickle; Fr. volage.
Complaynt S.
VOLOUNTÉ, s. The will; Fr. volonté.
Douglas.
VOLT, s. Perh. cupola or dome.
Fr. voulte, a vaulted or embowed roof.
Maitland P.
VOR, s. The spring, Orkn.
V. ~Veir~.
VOSTING, s. Boasting.
Hamilton.
VOTE, s. A vow.
Bellend. Cron.
O. Fr. vot, vote; Lat. vot-um.
To VOTE, v. a. To devote.
Votit, part. pa.
Bellenden.
VOTH, s. Outlawry.
V. ~Vouth~.
Skene.
To VOUST, v. n. To boast, S.
P. Buch. Dial.
~Voust~, ~Voist~, ~Vosting~, s. Boasting; a boast, S.
C. B. bostio, to boast.
Douglas.
~Vouster~, s. A boaster, S.
Ruddiman.
~Vousty~, adj. Vain, given to boasting.
Beattie.
VOUT, s. A vault, S. O. E. id.
Fr. voute, id.; Sw. hwalfd, arched.
VOUTH, adj. Prosecuted.
Skene.
A. S. wothe, clamor.
~Vouth~, s. Prosecution in course of law.
Skene.
~Vouthman~, s. An outlaw; one who has been legally called, but not having presented himself in court, has been outlawed.
Skene.
VOW, interj. Expressive of admiration or surprise, S.
Ramsay.
Isl. vo, metuendum quid.
VOWBET, WOUBIT, OUBIT, s.
1. A hairy worm, S. A.
V. ~Wobat~.
A. S. wibba, a worm.
Gl. Sibb.
2. A puny dwarfish creature.
Montgom.
To UP-BANG, v. a. To force to rise, especially by beating.
Watson.
To UPBRED, v. a. To set in order.
V. ~Braid~ up.
Houlate.
To UP-BULLER, v. a. To boil or throw up.
V. ~Buller~, v.
UPCAST, s. Taunt, reproach, S.
Henrysone.
UPCASTING, s. The rising of clouds above the horizon, especially as threatening rain, S.
UPCOIL, s. A kind of game with balls.
Evergreen.
UPCOME, s. Promising appearance, perh. from the first appearance of the blade after sowing.
Godscroft.
A. S. up-cyme, ortus.
To UPDAW, v. n. To dawn.
Dunbar.
Belg. op-daag-en, to rise, to appear.
UPGANG, s. An ascent, an acclivity.
A. S. up-gang, ascensus.
Barbour.
UPGASTANG, s. A species of loom anciently used in Orkney.
Stat. Acc.
UPHALD, s. Support, S. uphadd.
G. Buchanan.
Isl. uphellde, sustentatio, victualia.
To ~Uphald~, ~Uphadd~, v. a. To warrant; as, to uphadd a horse sound, to warrant him free of defect, S.
To UP-HÉ, UPHIE, v. a. To lift up, to exalt; pret. upheit.
Dunbar.
Dan. ophoy-er, Belg. ophoog-en, to exalt.
UPHEILD, part. pa. Carried upwards.
Douglas.
A. S. up, and hyld-an, inclinare.
To UPHEIS, v. a. To exalt, S.
V. ~Heis~.
Douglas.
To UPHEUE, v. a. To lift up.
Doug.
A. S. up-hef-an, levare, Isl. upphef-ia, exaltare.
UPHYNT, part. pa. Snatched up.
V. ~Hint~.
Douglas.
UPLANDS, UP OF LAND, UPON-LAND, UPPLANE, adj.
1. One who lives in the country, as distinguished from the town.
Burr. Lawes.
2. Rustic, unpolished.
Dunbar.
A. S. up-land, highland; also, a midland country.
To UPLOIP, v. n. To ascend with rapidity.
V. ~Loup~, v.
Montgomerie.
Teut. oploop-en, sursum currere.
UPPIL ABOON, clear over-head, S. B.
Sw. uphaalls vaeder, dry weather; from uphaalla, to bear up.
To ~Uppil~, v. n. To clear up, S. B.
UPPISH, adj. Aspiring, ambitious, S.
Su. G. ypp-a, elevare; yppig, superbus.
UP-PUT, s. The power of secreting, so as to prevent discovery.
Cleland.
To UPRAX, v. a. To stretch upward, to erect.
V. ~Rax~.
Douglas.
To UPREND, v. a. To render or give up.
Douglas.
UPREUIN, part. pa. Torn up.
Doug.
To UPSET, v. a. To recover from; applied to a hurt, affliction, or calamity, S.
A. Douglas.
To UPSET, v. a. To overset; as, a cart, boat, &c. S.
To UPSET, v. n. To be overturned, S.
UPSET, s. Insurrection, mutiny.
Wynt.
Su. G. uppsaet, machinatio.
UPSIDES, adv. Quits, q. on an equal foot, S.
Pop. Ball.
To UPSKAIL, v. a. To scatter upwards, S.
V. ~Skail~, v.
Dunbar.
To UPSTEND, v. n. To spring up.
V. ~Stend~.
Douglas.
UPSTENT, part. pa. Erected.
Douglas.
Teut. op and stenn-en, fulcire.
To UPSTOUR, v. n. To rise up in a disturbed state, as dust in motion.
Doug.
V. ~Stour~, v.
UPSTRAUCHT, pret. Stretched up.
V. ~Straucht~.
Douglas.
UPTAK, UPTAKING, s. Apprehension, S.
Bp. Galloway.
UPWELT, pret. Threw up.
V. ~Welt~.
UPWITH, adv. Upwards, S.
Kelly.
~Upwith~, s. To the upwith, taking a direction upwards, S.
Isl. uppvid, sursum tenus.
~Upwith~, adj. Uphill, S.
Wallace.
To UPWREILE, v. a. To raise or lift up with considerable exertion.
V. ~Wreil~.
Douglas.
VRAN, s. The wren, Loth.
A. S. wraen.
Complaynt S.
WRANDLY, adv. Without intermission; or, with much contention.
Wallace.
Fris. wrant, a litigious person, wrant-en, to litigate.
URE, s. Chance, fortune.
Barbour.
O. Fr. eur, hazard; Teut. ure, vicissitudo.
URE, s. Practice, toil.
Maitland P.
Teut. ure, commoditas, temporis opportunitas.
URE, s. The point of a weapon.
Acts Ja. I.
Su. G. or, anc. aur, a weapon; Isl. aur, an arrow.
URE, s.
1. Ore; in relation to metals, S.
Douglas.
2. The fur or crust which adheres to vessels, in consequence of liquids standing in them, S. B.
~Ury~, adj. Furred, crusted, S. B.
URE, s. A denomination of land in Orkney and Shetland.
Stat. Acc.
Isl. auri, octava pars marcae, tam in fundo, quam in mobilibus.
URE, s. Colour, tinge, S. B.
Belg. verw, Sw. ferg, id.
URE, s. Soil. An ill ure, a bad soil, Ang.
Ir. Gael. uir, mould, earth.
URE, s. Sweat, perspiration, Ang.
~Ury~, adj. Clammy, covered with perspiration, ibid.
URISUM, URUSUM, adj.
1. Troublesome, vexatious.
Douglas.
2. Frightful, terrifying, S.
Ruddiman.
Su. G. orolig, inquietus; oro, inquies.
URLUCH, adj. Having a feeble and emaciated appearance, S. B.
V. ~Wroul~.
Perh. q. wurl-like.
Ross.
To URN, v. a. To pain, to torture, Ang.
Wallace.
Isl. orne, calor, orn-a, calefacio.
To USCHÉ, v. n. To issue.
Dunbar.
V. ~Ische~, v. n.
To ~Ushe~, v. a. To clear.
Acts Sed.
USTE, s. The host, the sacrifice of the mass.
O. Fr. oiste.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
UTASS, WTAST, corr. of Octaves.
Wallace.
UTELAUY, WTELAUY, s. An outlaw.
Barbour.
A. S. ut-laga, Isl. utlaeg-r, exul.
UTERANCE, s.
1. Extremity, in any respect.
Douglas.
2. Extremity, as respecting distress.
V. ~Outrance~.
Douglas.
UTGIE, UTGIEN, s. Expense, expenditure, S.
Belg. uytgaave, id.
UTOUTH, prep.
V. ~Outwith~.
UTTERIT.
V. ~Outterit~.
UVER, UVIR, adj.
1. Upper, in respect of situation, S.
Bellenden.
2. Superior in power. The uver hand, the superiority, S.
V. ~Ouer~.
VULT, s. Aspect.
Wallace.
O. Fr. vult, Lat. vult-us.
To VUNG, v. n. To move swiftly with a buzzing or humming sound, Aberd. bung, S. O.
Shirrefs.
W
WA, WAY, s. Wo, grief, S. wae.
Doug.
A. S. wa, wae, Moes. G. wai.
~Wayis me~, wo is me.
Lyndsay.
Isl. vaes mer, va mihi sit.
~Wae worth you~, wo befal you, S.
V. ~Worth~.
WA, adj. Sorrowful, S. wae; comp. waer, superl. wayest.
Barbour.
A. S. wa, moestus, afflictus.
WAAH, s. Any thing that causes surprise and admiration, Orkn.
Isl. va, any thing unexpected; commonly used in a bad sense.
WABRAN LEAVES, Great plantain or waybread, S.
A. S. waeg-braede, Teut. wegh-bree, plantago.
To WACHLE, v. n. To move backwards and forwards, S.; E. waggle.
Teut. wagghel-en, id.
To WACHT, v. a. To quaff.
V. ~Waucht~.
WAD, WED, WEDDE, s.
1. A pledge, S.
Sir Tristrem.
2. A wager.
Kelly.
Su. G. wad, A. S. wed, Isl. vaed, pignus.
~Wadds~, s. pl. A youthful amusement, in which much use is made of pledges, S.
Gl. Sibb.
To ~Wad~, ~Wed~, v. a.
1. to pledge, to bet, to wager, S.
Chr. Kirk.
2. To promise, to engage, S.
Shirrefs.
A. S. wedd-ian, to be surety, spondere.
WADSET, s. A legal deed, by which a debtor gives his heritable subjects into the hands of his creditor, that the latter may draw the rents in payment of the debt; a forensic term, S.
Reg. Maj.
To ~Wadset~, v. a. To alienate heritable property under reversion, S.
Skene.
Su. G. wadsaett-a, Isl. vaedsett-ia, oppignerare.
~Wadsetter~, s. One who holds the property of another in wadset, S.
Erskine.
~Wad-shooting~, s. Shooting at a mark for a wad, or prize which is laid in pledge, Ang.
Stat. Acc.
WADAND, part. pr. Expl. fearful.
Ir. uath, fear.
Wyntown.
WADD, s. Woad, used in dyeing.
Chalm. Air.
A. S. wad, waad, Teut. weede, woad.
WADDER, s. Weather.
V. ~Weddyr~.
WADDIN, part. pa. Vigorous.
Henrysone.
Isl. valld-r, validus, potens.
WADER, s. A bird, supposed to be the water-hen, or the water-rail, Aberd.
Stat. Acc.
To WADGE, v. a. To shake in a threatening manner, to brandish, S. B.
Su. G. waeg-a, Belg. weeg-en, librare.
WADY, adj. Vain.
V. ~Vaudie~.
WAE, s. Wo.
V. ~Wa~.
~Waeful~, adj.
1. Woful, sorrowful; waefu', S.
Burns.
2. Causing sorrow, S.
Ritson.
~Waeness~, s. Sorrow, vexation, S.
~Waesucks~, interj. Alas, Clydes.
Falls of Clyde.
A. S. wa, and Dan. Sax. usic, vae nobis.
WAFF, WAIF, WAYF, adj.
1. Strayed, and not as yet claimed.
Quon. Att.
Fr. guesves, vuayves, strays; Isl. vof-a, to wander.
2. Solitary, denoting the awkward situation of one who is in a strange place where he has not a single acquaintance, S.
3. Worthless in conduct, immoral, S.
4. Low-born, ignoble, S. A.
Mannering.
~Waff-like~, adj. Having a very shabby or suspicious appearance, S.
~Waffie~, s. A vagabond, Ang.
To WAFF, WAIF, v. n. To wave, to fluctuate, S.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. waf-ian, Sw. weft-a, vacillare.
To ~Waff~, ~Waif~, v. a. To wave, S.
Douglas.
~Waff~, ~Waif~, s.
1. A hasty motion, the act of waving, S.
Arnot.
2. A signal, made by waving.
Cromarty.
3. A transient view; as I had just a waff o' him, S.
Guthrie.
4. A slight stroke from any soft body, especially in passing, S.
5. A sudden affection, producing a bodily ailment; as a waff of cauld, S.
6. The contagion of evil example.
Walker.
WAFT, WEFT, WOFT, s. The woof in a web, S.
Adam.
A. S. wefta, Su. G. waeft, id., from waefw-a, to weave.
WA-GANG, WAYGANG, s.
1. A departure.
Ramsay.
2. A disagreeable taste in swallowing, or after a thing is swallowed, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
Teut. wegh-ga-en, abire, wegh-ganck, abitus.
WAGE, s. A pledge, a pawn.
Douglas.
O. Fr. guaige, sureté.
~Wageoure~, s. A stake, E. wager.
Doug.
O. Fr. guaigiere, gage.
~Wageour~, ~Vageoure~, ~Vager~, s. A mercenary soldier.
Barbour.
WAGGLE, s. A bog, a marsh, S. B., also wuggle.
Law Case.
Teut. waggel-en, agitare, motitare.
WAG-STRING, s. One who dies by means of a halter.
Z. Boyd.
To WAIDE, v. a. To render furious.
Douglas.
A. S. wed-an, insanire, furere.
To WAIDGE, v. a. To pledge.
Montgomerie.
Su. G. waedja, sponsionem facere; L. B. guag-iare, id.
WAYEST, adj. Most sorrowful.
V. ~Wa~.
To WAIF.
V. ~Waff~, v.
To WAIGLE, WEEGGLE, v. n. To waddle, to waggle, S.
Belg. waegel-en, waggel-en, Su. G. wackl-a, motitare.
To WAIK, v. a. To enfeeble.
Douglas.
Su. G. wek-a, vacillare.
To WAIK, v. a. To watch, S. wauk.
A. S. wac-ian, vigilare.
Barbour.
To WAIL, WALE, v. a. To veil.
Doug.
WAIL, s. The gunwale of a ship.
A. S. weal, munimentum.
Douglas.
WAILE, WALE, s. Vale, avail.
V. ~Wale~, v.
Wallace.
WAILE, s. A wand or rod.
K. Hart.
Su. G. wal, C. B. gwal-en, id.
WAILYE QUOD WAILYE.
V. ~Vailye~.
WAILL, s. A vale, or valley.
Wallace.
WAILL, s. Advantage, contr. from avail.
Wallace.
WAYMYNG, WAYMENT, s. Lamentation.
Sir Gawan.
O. Fr. guement-er, se plaindre.
WAYN, WAYNE, s. Plenty.
Wallace.
Su. G. winn-a, sufficere.
WAYN, s. A vein.
Wallace.
To WAYND, v. n. To change, to swerve.
Houlate.
A. S. waend-an, mutare, vertere.
To WAYND, v. n. To care, to be anxious about.
Wallace.
A. S. wand-ian, Isl. vand-a, curare.
WAYNE. In wayne, in vain.
Wallace.
WAYNE, s. Help, relief.
Wallace.
A. S. wen, spes, expectatio.
To WAYNE, v. n. To strike.
Sir Gawan.
Su. G. waan-a, to labour, winn-a, id., also to fight.
To WAYNE, v. a. To remove.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. wan-ian, demere, auferre.
To WAIR, v. a. To spend.
V. ~Ware~.
WAISTY, adj. Void, waste.
Douglas.
WAISTLESS, adj. Without a waist.
Dunbar.
To WAIT, VAIT, WATE, v. n. To know, S. wat.
Compl. S.
Su. G. wet-a, A. S. Moes. G. wit-an, pret. wait.
To WAYT, WATE, v. a. To hunt, to persecute.
Wyntown.
A. S. waeth-an, Su. G. wed-a, venari.
WAITER, s. A token, Border.
V. ~Witter~.
WAITH, s.
1. Raiment.
Philotus.
Su. G. wad, A. S. waede, indumentum.
2. Such a plaid as is worn by women, S. B.
Ross.
WAITH, s. Danger.
Barbour.
O. Su. G. wade, danger.
WAITH, WAITHE, WAITHING, s.
1. The act of hunting.
Sir Gawan.
2. The game taken in hunting, or the sport in fishing.
Wallace.
Isl. veid-a, venari, piscari; veidi, venatio, vel praeda venatione capta.
~Waith~, ~Wayth~, adj.
1. Wandering, as a waith horse, S.
2. Impertinent.
Douglas.
3. Wandering, roving.
Wyntown.
A. S. wathe, vagatio, a straying, a wandering.
~Waithman~, ~Waythman~, s. A hunter.
Wyntown.
Teut. weyd-man, venator, auceps.
WAK, adj.
1. Moist, watery, S.
Lyndsay.
2. Rainy; A wak day, a rainy day, S.
Bellenden.
3. Damp, S.
Chalm. Air.
Teut. wack, id., wack weder, aër humidus.
~Wak~, s. The moistness and density of the atmosphere.
Douglas.
~Waknes~, s. Humidity, S. B.
Lyndsay.
To WAKE, v. n. To be unoccupied.
Lat. vac-are.
Wyntown.
WAKERIFE, adj.
V. ~Walkrife~.
WALA, WALÉ, s. Vale.
Wallace.
WALAGEOUSS, WALEGEOUSS, adj. Wanton, lecherous.
Barbour.
A. S. gal, libidinosus; L. B. volagius, levis.
WALD, s. The plain, the ground.
A. S. wold, planities.
Douglas.
WALD, v. aux.
1. Would.
Barbour.
A. S. wold, vellem, from will-an, velle.
2. Should; as denoting necessity.
Crosraguel.
To WALD, WALDE, v. a.
1. To wield, to manage.
Wyntown.
2. To govern.
A. S. weald-an, Su. G. wald-a, dirigere, dominari.
3. To possess.
Wyntown.
~Waldyn~, adj. Able, powerful.
Bellenden.
~Walding~, s. Government.
Burel.
To WALE, v. a. To choose, to select; also wyle, S.
Douglas.
Moes. G. wal-jan, Su. G. wael-ia, eligere.
~Wale~, ~Wail~, s.
1. The act of choosing, S.
Rutherford.
2. That which is chosen in preference to other objects, S.
Douglas.
3. A person or thing that is excellent, S.
Ritson.
Su. G. wal, O. Belg. waele, electio.
WALE, s. A well, a fountain; S. wall.
Skene.
To WALE, v. n. To avail.
Douglas.
To WALE, v. a. To veil.
V. ~Wail~.
~Wale~, s. A veil.
Wyntown.
WALGIE, s. A wool-sack made of leather, S. B.
Isl. belg-ur, any thing made of a skin.
WALIE, WALLY, adj.
1. Excellent.
A. S. waelig, rich.
Hamilton.
2. Large, ample; A waly bairn, a fine thriving child, S.
Forbes.
Germ. wal-en, to grow luxuriantly; Belg. weelig, luxuriose crescens.
~Waly~, s. A toy, a gewgaw, S.
Ferguson.
WALY, interj. Expressive of lamentation.
Ramsay.
A. S. wa-la, eheu, ah; from wa, woe, and la, O, oh!
WALY, s. Prosperity. Waly fa, or faw, may good fortune befall, or betide; a phrase not yet entirely obsolete, S. B.
Lyndsay.
A. S. waela, wela, felicitas, prosperitas.
WALYCOAT, s. The same with ~Wylicot~.
Spalding.
WALIT, pret. v. Travelled.
K. Hart.
A. S. weall-ian, Teut. wal-en, peregrinari.
To WALK, v. a. To watch.
Barbour.
Moes. G. wak-an, A. S. wac-ian, vigilare.
~Walkrife~, adj.
1. Watchful, S. wakrife.
Mellvill's MS.
2. Metaph., kept still alive.
Douglas.
A. S. waecce, watchfulness; and rife, abundant.
To ~WALL up~, v. n. To boil up, S.
Su. G. waell-a, A. S. weall-an, aestuare, fervere.
~Wall~, s. A wave.
Douglas.
O. Teut. walle, unda, fluctus.
~Wally~, adj. Billowy, full of waves.
Doug.
To WALL, v. a. To beat two masses into one, S.
V. ~Well~.
To WALLACH, (gutt.) v. n. To use many circumlocutions, Ang.
Su. G. wall-a, to roam.
To WALLACH, v. n. To cry as a child out of humour, to wail, Ang.
Ir. walligh-im, to howl.
WALLAWAY, interj. Alas; S. walawa; E. welaway.
Douglas.
A. S. welawa, Su. G. waleva, proh dolor.
WALLEE, s.
V. ~Well-ey~.
WALLEES, WALISE, s. Saddlebags, S.
Belg. valleys, Fr. valise, a portmanteau.
WALLY, adj.
V. ~Waly~.
WALLIDRAG, s.
1. A feeble ill-grown person; S. wallidraggle, S. B. warydraggel.
Dunbar.
2. A drone, an inactive person.
Dunbar.
Su. G. gaell, testiculus, and dregg, faex. Wary-draggel, might seem allied to Isl. warg draege, filius ab exule genitus.
To WALLOP, WALOP, v. n.
1. To move quickly, with much agitation of the body or clothes, S. B.
Ruddiman.
2. To gallop.
Lyndsay.
Teut. wal-oppe, cursus gradarius.
To WALLOW, WALOW, v. n.
1. To wither, to fade.
Douglas.
2. Metaph. applied to the face.
Hardyknute.
3. Transferred to the mind.
Wyntown.
A. S. wealow-ian, marcescere, Germ. welw-en.
WALROUN, s.
V. ~Wolroun~.
WALSH, WELSCHE, adj. Insipid, S. walsh.
Douglas.
Teut. gaelsch, ingratus, insuavis sapore aut odore.
~Walshness~, s. Insipidity of taste, S.
Gl. Sibb.
To WALTER, v. a. To overturn.
V. ~Welter~.
~Walterar~, s. One who overturns.
Poems 16th Cent.
WAMBE, WAME, WAIM, WEAM, WAYME, s.
1. The womb.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
2. The belly, S.
Bellenden.
3. The stomach.
A fow wame, a full stomach; a wamefow, a bellyful, S.
Henrysone.
Moes. G. wamba, A. S. Isl. wamb, venter, uterus.
~Weam-ill~, s. The belly-ache.
Montgomerie.
~Wamyt~, ~Grete Wamyt~, ~Grete Wame~.
1. Big-bellied.
Douglas.
2. Pregnant.
Wyntown.
To WAMBLE, v. n. To move in an undulating manner, S.
Cleland.
Isl. vambl-a, aegre protrahere se humi ventre.
WAMBRASSEIRIS, s. Armour for the forepart of the arm.
Acts Ja. I.
Fr. avant, before, and brassart, a vambrace.
To WAMFLE, v. n. To move like a tatterdemallion, whose rags are flapping, Fife.
Germ. waffel-n, motitari, with m inserted.
WAMFLER, WANFLER, s. A rake, a wencher.
Philotus.
WAMYT, adj.
V. under ~Wambe~.
WAN, adj. Deficient.
Houlate.
A. S. wan, deficiens.
WAN, pret. v. Came, &c.
V. ~Wyn~.
WAN, adj.
1. Black, gloomy.
Wallace.
A. S. wan; wan wolcen, atra nubes.
2. Dark-coloured; or rather, filthy.
Wallace.
A. S. wan, wonn, also signify filthy.
WAN BAYN, the cheek-bone.
Wallace.
A. S. wang, Belg. weng, the cheek.
WANCHANCHIE, adj.
1. Unlucky, S.
Burns.
2. Dangerous, apt to injure, S.
Ferguson.
WANCOUTH, adj. Uncouth.
Rudd.
WAND, WANDE, s.
1. A sceptre; or badge of authority.
Sir Tristrem.
Under the wand, in a state of subjection.
Douglas.
2. The rod of correction.
Lyndsay.
3. A fishing rod, S.
Acts Ja. VI.
Su. G. wand, Dan. vaand, baculus, virga.
~Wand-bed~, s. A wicker-bed.
Spalding.
WAND, pret. of the v. To wind.
Wallace.
To WANDYS, v. n. To feel the impression of fear; also to indicate this.
Barbour.
A. S. wand-ian, to fear; to become remiss from fear.
WANDIT. L. wanderit.
S. P. Repr.
WANDOCHT, s. A weak or puny creature, S. B.
V. ~Undoch~.
WANDRETHE, s. Misfortune, great difficulty or danger.
K. Hart.
Isl. vandraedi, Su. G. wandraede, discrimen, difficultas.
WANE, s. Defect, want.
Gl. Complaynt.
WANE, s. Manner, fashion.
Barbour.
Su. G. wana, Isl. vane, consuetudo, mos.
WANE, s. A wain.
Maitland P.
WANE, s.
1. A habitation.
Wallace.
2. Denoting different apartments in the same habitation.
V. ~Won~, v.
Teut. woon, habitatio.
WANE, s. Opinion, estimation.
Wallace.
A. S. wen, wena, opinio.
To WANEISE one's self, v. a. To put one's self to trouble, S. B.
A. S. uneathe, vix, moleste.
WANGYLE, s. The gospel; contr. from evangyle.
Wyntown.
WANGRACE, s. Wickedness, S.
WANHAP, s. Misfortune.
V. ~Vanhap~.
~Wanhappie~, adj.
1. Unlucky, unfortunate, S. B.
2. Dangerous, fatal.
Burel.
WANHOPE, s. Delusive hope.
Doug.
WANYS, pl. s. The jaws; used for the stomach.
Barbour.
A. S. wang, Isl. wangi, maxilla.
WANYS, pl. s. Habitation.
V. ~Wane~, s. 4.
WANKILL, adj. Unstable.
Pop. Ball.
A. S. wancle, wancol, inconstans; Su. G. wank-a, Germ. wank-en, fluctuare.
WANLAS, s. At the wanlas, without design; or, by mistake.
Wyntown.
A. S. leasa wena, falsa opinio; Isl. wonlaus, exspes.
WANLUCK, WANLUK, s. Misfortune, S. B.
Maitland P.
WANREST, s.
1. Inquietude, S.
Belg. onrust.
Mellvill's Mem.
2. Cause of inquietude, S. B.
Ross.
3. Wanrest of a clock, the pendulum, S. Prov.
~Wanrestfu'~, adj. Restless, S.
Burns.
WANRUFE, s. Disquietude, uneasiness.
V. ~Roif~.
Henrysone.
WANRULY, adj. Unruly, S.
Ferguson.
WANSUCKED, s. A child that has not been properly suckled.
Montgomerie.
~Wansucked~, adj. Used in the same sense.
Kennedie.
WANTER, s. A bachelor; also a widower; from the circumstance of wanting, or being without, a wife, S.
Ramsay.
WANTHRIFT, s.
1. Prodigality, S.
Maitland P.
2. A personal designation, denoting a prodigal.
Montgomerie.
WANTHREVIN, part. pa. Not thriven, in a state of decline, S.
Watson.
Sw. vantrifne, not thriving.
WANWEIRD, WANWERD, s. Unhappy fate, hard lot, S.
V. ~Weird~.
Douglas.
WANWYT, s. Want of knowledge.
Wyntown.
Belg. wanwete, Isl. vanvitska, id.
WANWORTH, WANWORDY, adj. Unworthy, S.
Dunbar.
Isl. vanvurde, dedignor; vanvirda, dedecus.
~Wanworth~, s. An undervalue, S.
Ferguson.
To WAP, v. a.
1. To throw quickly, S.
Gawan and Gol.
2. To throw, in a general sense.
Ramsay.
3. To flap.
Pop. Ball.
~Wap~, s.
1. A throw, S.
P. Buch. Dial.
2. A quick and smart stroke, S.
Chr. Kirk.
Isl. veif-a, Teut. wipp-en, vibrare.
To WAP, v. a. To wrap, to envelop.
Minstr. Bord.
Su. G. wep-a, Moes. G. waib-an, to lap about.
WAPPIN, WAPPYN, s. A weapon, S.
Douglas.
A. S. waepen, Su. G. wapn, Belg. wapen, arma.
~Wapinschaw~, ~Wapinschawing~, s. An exhibition of arms, made at certain times in every district, S.
Stat. Will.
A. S. waepn, weapon, and sceaw-ian, to shew.
WAPPIT, part. pa. Enveloped.
Houlate.
Su. G. wep-a, to lap about.
WAR, WARR, WARE, WERE, adj. Worse, S.
Ross.
Su. G. waerre, werre, A. S. waerra, Isl. verre, id.
To ~War~, ~Waur~, v. a. To overcome, to outdo, S.
Douglas.
WAR, subst. v. Were.
Barbour.
Sw. Germ. war, id.
WAR, adj. Aware, wary.
V. ~Wer~.
WAR, v. imp. War him, befal him.
Barbour.
Su. G. war-a, to be; Isl. verda, vard, fieri.
To WAR, WARE, WAIR, WAYR, v. a.
1. To lay out as expense, S.
Dunbar.
2. To expend, to bestow, in whatever sense, S.
Maitland P.
3. To waste, to squander.
Wallace.
Isl. ver-ia, negotiari. Hence E. ware, wares, merchandise.
To WARAND, v. a. To protect, S. and E. warrant.
Wyntown.
A. S. waren-ian, cavere sibi, defendere se.
~Warand~, ~Warrand~, s. A place of shelter or defence.
Barbour.
WARBLE, s. A sort of worm that breeds betwixt the outer and inner skin of beasts, S.
A. S. wear, Teut. weer, a knot or bunch.
To WARBLE, v. n. To wriggle, &c.
V. ~Wrabil~.
WARD, s.
1. A division of an army.
Douglas.
2. A small piece of pasture ground, inclosed on all sides, S.
Watson.
Su. G. waard, sepes, sepimentum.
To WARD, v. a. To imprison.
Stat. Acc.
Su. G. waerd-a, custodire.
~WARD and WARSEL~, security for, pledge, S. B.
Ross.
Ward, keeping; and warsel, perh. wardsel, from A. S. weard, custodia, and sell-an, tradere.
WARDE, s. A decision; a forensic term.
Quon. Att.
L. B. warda, E. award.
WARDOUR, s. Verdure.
Dunbar.
O. Fr. vardors, id.
WARDREIP, s. A wardrobe.
Dunbar.
~Wardraipper~, s. The keeper of the wardrobe.
Maitland P.
To WARE, v. a. To expend, &c.
V. ~War~.
~Ware~, s. Price, estimation.
Houlate.
A. S. wer, were, capitis estimatio; or rather Su. G. wara, merx.
~Whole-ware~, s. The whole of any thing, the whole lot or assortment.
R. Bruce.
WARE, s. A tough and hard knot in a tree.
Douglas.
A. S. wear, Belg. weer, callus, nodus.
WARE, WAR, pret. v. Wore.
Douglas.
WARE, WAIR, s.
1. The sea-weed called alga marina; sometimes sea-ware, S.
Monroe.
2. Fucus vesiculosus.
Lightfoot.
A. S. war, waur; sae-waur, alga marina.
~Wared~, part. pa. Manured with sea-weed, Orkn.
Stat. Acc.
To WARY, WARYE, WERRAY, v. a.
1. To curse, to execrate.
Barbour.
2. To bring a curse upon; wareit, really accursed.
Bellenden.
A. S. weri-an, waerig-an, maledicere, execrari.
~Warying~, s. Execration.
Abp. Hamiltoun.
To WARY, v. a. To alter; for vary.
Douglas.
WARYDRAGGEL, s.
1. Expl. one who is draggled with mire, S. B.
Forbes.
2. The youngest of a brood, S. B.
V. ~Wallidrag~.
To WARYS, v. a. To guard, to defend.
Gawan and Gol.
Su. G. waer-a, waer-ia, id.
WARISON, WARYSOUN, WARESONE, s. Reward, O. E.
Barbour.
O. Fr. guarison, garantie, paiement.
WARISON, s. Note of assault.
Lay Last Minstr.
Perh. q. war-sound; Fr. guerre, and son.
To WARK, WERK, v. n. To ache; yerk, S.
Wallace.
A. S. waerc, Su. G. waerk, dolor; waerk-a, dolere.
WARK, WARKE, s. Work, S.
R. Bruce.
~Warkly~, adj. Given to work, diligent, S.
Germ. wirklich, effective.
~Warkloom~, s. A tool or instrument for working, in whatever way, S.
V. ~Lome~.
Polwart.
~Warkman~, s. A labourer, S.
R. Bruce.
WARLD, s.
1. The world, S.
Wallace.
Su. G. wereld, id.
2. A great multitude, S.
K. Quair.
WARLIEST, adj. Most wary.
A. S. waerlic, cautus.
Gawan and Gol.
WARLO, s. A wicked person.
Dunbar.
~Warlo~, adj. Evil; especially in regard to temper.
Evergreen.
A. S. waer-loga, a wicked person.
WARLOCK, s. A wizzard, a man who is supposed to be in compact with the devil, S.
Sat. Invis. World.
Isl. vardlok-r, a magical song used for calling up evil spirits.
WARM, s. The act of warming, S.
Ross.
To WARNE, v. a. To refuse.
Wallace.
A. S. wern-an, to refuse, to deny.
To WARNIS, v. a. To warn, S. B.
A. S. warnig-an, id.
To WARNYS, v. a. To furnish a fortified place with the provision necessary for defence, or for the support of the defenders.
Barbour.
Su. G. waern-a, to defend; waern, a fortification.
~Warnstor~, s. Provisions laid up in a garrison.
Wallace.
Su. G. waern-a, defendere; and store, vectigal.
To WARP, v. a.
1. To throw.
Barbour.
2. To warp wourdis, to speak, to utter.
Douglas.
Moes. G. wairp-an, A. S. weorp-an, abjicere.
~Warp~, s. A designation in reckoning oysters, denoting four, Loth.
Stat. Acc.
From warp, to throw, to cast.
To ~Warp~, v. n. To open.
Douglas.
To WARP, v. a. To surround, to involve.
Isl. verp-a, contrahere.
Douglas.
To WARRACH, v. n. (gutt.) To scold, to use abusive language, S.B.
Probably the same with ~Wary~, q. v.
WARRAY, WERRAY, adj. True, real.
Wyntown.
Belg. waar, Germ. wahr; O. Fr. ve-raie, Lat. ver-us.
~Warraly~, ~Werraly~, adv. Truly.
Belg. waarlyk, id.
Wyntown.
WARREN, adj. Of or belonging to the pine tree.
Douglas.
Belg. vueren, id.
WARRER, compar. of war, wary.
WARS, adj. Worse.
Douglas.
Moes. G. wairs, A. S. wers, id.
WARSCHE, WERSH, adj.
1. Insipid to the taste, S.
Bellenden.
2. Insipid to the mind.
Cleland.
3. Having a sickly look, S.
V. ~Walsh~.
Henrysone.
Teut. versch, fresh, q. tasteless.
~Warsh-stomach'd~, adj. Having a delicate or squeamish stomach, S.
Journ. Lond.
To WARSELL, WERSILL, v. n. To wrestle, to strive, S.
Dunbar.
Teut. wersel-en, reniti, obniti; wars, contrarius.
~Warsell~, ~Warstle~, s. Struggle, S.
Burns.
WARSET, adj. A dog employed by a thief for watching deer.
For. Lawes.
A. S. ware, observation, and sett-an, to set.
WART, in composition of adverbs, is the same with ward, E.; as, inwart, inward, Moes. G. wairths, A. S. weard, Isl. vert, versus.
WART, WARD, s. A tumulus or mound thrown up on high ground, in the Orkney and Shetland islands, for the purpose of conveying intelligence.
Barry.
Isl. vard, Su. G. waard, excubiae, custodia.
WARTWEIL, WRATWEL, s. The skin above the nail, when fretted, S.
WARWOLF, WERWOUF, s.
1. A person supposed to be transformed into a wolf.
Philotus.
2. A puny child, or an ill-grown person of whatever age; pron. warwoof, Ang.
A. S. were-wulf, Su. G. warulf, Germ. werwolf, vir-lupus, lycanthropos, man-wolf.
WASH, WESCHE, s. Stale urine; especially as used for the purpose of steeping clothes, in order to their being washed, S.
Teut. wasch, lotura.
Lyndsay.
WASIE, adj. Sagacious, quick of apprehension, Ang.
Alem. wass, Su. G. hwass, denoting quickness of apprehension.
WASSALAGE, s. Great achievement; also valour.
V. ~Vassalage~.
WASTELL, s. Bread used with the wastell-bowl.
Chalm. Air.
L. B. wastell-us, id. Fr. gasteau.
WASTING, s. A consumption, a decline, S.
To WAT, v. n. To know.
V. ~Wait~.
WATE, adj. Wet, moist, S.
Douglas.
A. S. waet, humidus; waet-an, humectare.
WATE, s.
1. A watchman, a centinel; wait, S.
Douglas.
2. Now applied to the minstrels who go about playing in the night season, S.
Teut. wachte, excubiae; et vigiles, excubitores.
3. A place of ambush.
At the wate, in wait.
Douglas.
WATER, WATTER, s.
1. A river, or pretty large body of running water, S.
Bellenden.
2. Any body of running water, whether great or small, S.
Pennant.
3. The ground lying on the banks of a river, S.
Minstr. Bord.
4. The inhabitants of a tract of country watered by a certain river or brook, S.
Ibid.
~Water-brash~, s. A disease consisting in a sense of heat in the epigastrium, with copious eructations of aqueous humour, S.
~Water-craw~, s. The water ouzel, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Water-kelpie~, s. The spirit of the waters.
Minstr. Bord.
~Water-mouth~, s. The mouth of a river, vulgarly Watter-mow, S. B.
Chart. Ja. VI.
~Watergang~, s. The race of a mill.
Acts Ja. I.
~Water-purpie~, s. Common brooklime, an herb, S.
~Water-shed~, s. The highest ground in any part of a country, from which rivers descend in opposite directions, S.
Ess. Highl. Soc.
~Water-slain moss~, peat earth carried off by water, and afterwards deposited, S.
Walker.
~Water-wraith~, s. The spirit of the waters, S. B.
V. ~Wraith~.
WATH, s. A ford.
Stat. Acc.
A. S. wad, Belg. waede, Lat. vad-um.
WATLING STRETE, VATLANT STREIT, a term used to denote the milky way, from its fancied resemblance of a broad street or causeway.
Doug.
WATTIE, s. A blow, Ang.
Su. G. hwat, celer?
WATTLE, s. A tax paid in Shetland; said to have been introduced in return for the distribution of holy water.
Stat. Acc.
To WAUBLE, v. n. To swing, to reel, S. O.
Isl. veifl-a, saepius vibrare.
Burns.
WAUCH, s. Wall.
Peblis Play.
A. S. wah, paries; A. Bor. wogh, id.
To WAUCHT, WACHT OUT, WAUGHT, WAUCH, v. a. To quaff, to swig, S.
N. Burne.
A. S. veaht, irriguus; Isl. vokua, madefieri.
~Waucht, Waught~, s. A large draught of any liquid, S.
Ramsay.
To WAUE, v. a. To toss, to agitate.
A. S. waf-ian, fluctuare.
Douglas.
To WAVEL, v. a. To move backwards and forwards, to wave.
V. ~Weffil~.
Cleland.
* To WAVER, WAWER, v. n. To wander; from A. S. waf-ian, id.
Wyntown.
WAUGH, WAUCH, adj. Unpleasant to the taste, nauseous, S.
Journ. Lond.
Teut. walghe, nausea, walgh-en, Isl. velg-ia, nauseare.
WAUINGEOUR, WAUYNGOUR, s. A vagabond, a fugitive.
V. ~Waff~.
Doug.
To WAUK, WAULK, WALK, v. a. To full cloth, S. pron. wauk.
Garnet.
Su. G, walk-a, Belg. walck-en, Ital. guale-are, id.
To ~Wauk~, v. n. To shrink in consequence of being wetted, S.
~Wauker~, ~Waulk-miller~, s. A fuller, S.
Belg. walcker, Su. G. walkare, Germ. waukmuller, id.
~Wauk-mill, Waulk-mill~, s. A fulling-mill, S.
Stat. Acc.
Germ. walk-muhle, id.
WAUKER, s. A watchman, one who watches clothes during night, S.
A. S. waecer, Belg. waaker, id.
To WAUL, v. n. To look wildly, to roll the eyes, S. O.
Douglas.
A. S. wealw-ian, to roll, Lat. volv-ere.
WALD, s. Government, power.
In wald, under sway.
Wallace.
Isl. vellde, valld, power.
To WAUR, v. a. To overcome.
V. ~War~, v. 1.
WAW, s. Wave; pl. wawys.
Barbour.
A. S. waeg, weg, id. pl. waegas.
WAW, s. Wall, S. pl. wawis.
Wallace.
A. S. wag, wah, id.
WAW, s. Wo, sorrow.
Maitland Poems.
WAW, s. A measure of twelve stones, each stone weighing eight pounds.
Stat. Rob. III.
E. wey; as, a wey of wool, cheese, &c., from A. S. waeg, waga, weg, a load.
To WAW, v. n. To caterwaul, S.
E. waul; Isl. vaele, ejulo, plango.
To WAW, v. n. To wave, to float.
V. ~Waff~, v.
Barbour.
WAWAR, s. A wooer.
Peblis Play.
A. S. wogere, id.
WAWARD, s. The vanguard.
Barbour.
WAWIL, adj. Not well knit.
V. ~Weffil~.
Dunbar.
WE, WEY, WIE, s. Conjoined with litill;
1. As denoting time.
Barbour.
2. In relation to place.
Wyntown.
3. As expressing degree.
Douglas.
~A wee,~
1. A short while, S.
Ramsay.
2. In a slight degree, S.
~We~, ~Wee~, ~Wie~, adj. Small, little, S.
Henrysone.
WEAM-ILL, s. The belly-ache.
V. ~Wambe~.
WEAN, WEEANE, s. A child, S.
Ross.
Q. wee ane, synon. with little ane, S. id.
To WEAR IN, v. a.
1. To gather in with caution, as a shepherd conducts his flock into the fold, S.
The Ew-bughts.
Teut. weer-en, propulsare.
2. As a neut. v., to move slowly and cautiously.
WEARY, adj.
1. Feeble; as, a weary bairn, a child that is declining, S.
A. S. werig, lassus.
2. Vexatious, causing trouble, S.
A. S. werig, malignus.
Gl. Sibb.
3. Vexed, sorrowful.
Ritson.
~Weariful~, adj. Causing pain or trouble; pron. wearifow, S.
WEASSES, s. pl. A species of breeching for the necks of work-horses, Orkn.
Barry.
Su. G. wase, Isl. vasi, a bundle of twigs.
WEAVIN, s. A moment, Aberd.
Journ. Lond.
A. S. wiffend, breathing; as we say, in a breath, S.
WEB, s. The covering of the entrails, the cawl, or omentum, S.
Isl. vef-a, involvere.
WEBSTER, s. A weaver, S. A. Bor.
Ferguson.
A. S. webbestre, textrix, a female weaver.
WECHE, s. A witch.
Bellenden.
A. S. wicca, wicce, id.
WECHT, WEIGHT, WEGHT, s.
1. An instrument for winnowing corn, made in the form of a sieve, but without holes, S.
Bannatyne P.
Belg. vecher, a fanner; from Germ. wech-en, ventum facere.
2. A sort of tambourin.
Evergreen.
~Wechtful~, s. As much as a wecht can contain, S. pron. wechtfow.
WED, s. A pledge.
~To Wed~, v. a. To pledge.
V. ~Wad~.
~Wedkeeper~, s. One who preserves what is deposited in pledge.
R. Bruce.
WEDDYR, WEDDIR, WEDDER, s.
1. Weather; as a general term.
Barbour.
2. Wind.
Wyntown.
A. S. waeder, Teut. weder, coeli temperies, Su. G. waeder, id., also the wind.
~Weddir-gaw~, s. Part of one side of a rainbow, appearing immediately above the horizon, viewed as a prognostic of bad weather; pron. weather-gaw, S.
Germ. wasser-gall, repercussio iridis; wasser, humour, and gall, splendor.
~Weddir-glim~, s. Clear sky near the horizon; spoken of objects seen in the twilight or dusk; as, between him and the weddir-glim, or weather-gleam, i. e. between him and the light of the sky.
Gl. Sibb.
A. S. weder, coelum, and gleam, splendor.
To WEDE, WEID, WEYD, v. a. To rage, to act furiously, part. pr. wedand.
Wallace.
A. S. wed-an, insanire, furere.
WEDEIS, pl. s. Withes.
V. ~Widdie~.
Wallace.
WEDONYPHA, s. The onfall or attack of a weid; wedonfaw, S. A. wytenonfaw, S. B.
V. ~Weid~.
Roull.
WEE, s. Wight.
V. ~Wy~.
Sir Gawan.
WEEBO, s. Common ragwort, S.
WEFT, s. Woof.
V. ~Waft~.
WEEGLE, v. n. To waggle.
V. ~Waigle~.
~Weegglie~, adj.
1. Waggling, unstable, S.
2. Having a wriggling motion in walking, S.
Belg. be-weeglik, unstable, pliable.
WEEM, s.
1. A natural cave, Fife, Ang.
Stat. Acc.
2. An artificial cave, or subterraneous building, Ang.
Stat. Acc.
From Gael, uamha, a cave.
WEEPERS, s. pl. Stripes of muslin or cambric, stitched on the extremities of the sleeves of a black coat or gown, as a badge of mourning, S.
Burns.
WEER, s. Fear.
V. ~Were~.
To WEESE, WEEZE, v. n. To ooze, to distil gently, S. B.
Morison.
Isl. veisa, Dan.-Sax. waes, A. S. wos, humor.
WEFFIL, adj. Limber, not stiff, S.
A. S. waefol, fluctuans; Teut. weyfel-en, vacillare.
WEFFLIN, WEFFLUM, s. The backlade, or course of water at the back of the mill-wheel, Ang.
To WEY, v. a. To throw.
Wallace.
Teut. wegh-en, movere.
To WEY, v. a. To bewail; Teut. weeh-en, to cry as a child, vagire.
Wallace.
To WEID, v. n. To become furious.
V. ~Wede~.
~Weid~, adj.. Furious, synon. wod.
Dunbar.
WEID, s. A kind of fever to which women in child-bed, or nurses, are subject, S.
Germ. weide, or weite, corresponds to Fr. accablé, as signifying that one is oppressed with disease.
WEID, L. theid, region.
V. ~Thede~.
Gawan and Gol.
To WEIF, v. a. To weave; part. pa. weyff, woven.
Douglas.
A. S. wef-an, Su. G. waefw-a, id.
WEYES, WEYIS, s. pl. A balance with scales for weighing.
Lyndsay.
A. S. waeg, Teut. waeghe, libra, trutina.
~Weigh-bauk~, s.
1. A balance, S.
Ferguson.
2. One is said to be in the weigh-bauks, when in a state of indecision, S.
Teut. waegh-balck, scapus librae.
~Weights~, s. pl. Scales, S.
Z. Boyd.
To ~Weight~, v. a.
1. To weigh, S.
2. To burden, to oppress, S.
Baillie.
WEIGHT, WEGHT, s. A kind of sieve.
V. ~Wecht~.
WEIK, WEEK, s. A corner or angle. The weiks of the mouth, the corners or sides of it, S. The weik of the ee, the corner of it, S.
Ramsay.
Su. G. wik, angulus, oegen wik, the corner of the eye.
WEIL, s. Prosperity, advantage.
Doug.
~Weil is me~, happy am I, S.
~Weil is yow~, happy are you.
Lyndsay.
A. S. wel, well, bene; Su. G. waeles mig, O! me felicem.
WEIL, s. An eddy.
V. ~Wele~.
WEIL, WELE, WELLE, adv. Very.
V. ~Feil~.
Wyntown.
To WEILD, v. a.
1. To obtain, by whatever means.
Douglas.
2. To enter on possession of an estate.
Barbour.
WEILL, adj. Many.
Barbour.
Germ. viel, Belg. vel, id.
WEILL-FARAND, adj. Having a goodly appearance.
V. ~Farand~.
WEILL-HEARTIT, adj. Not dejected, S.
WEILL-WILLIE, WEILL-WILLIT, adj. Liberal, not niggardly, S.
Ruddiman.
Su. G. waelwillig, A. S. wellwillenda, benevolus.
WEIN, s. L. wem, stain, q. v.
Barbour.
WEIR, s. Weir of law, the act of a person, charged with a debt, of which there is no legal evidence; who gives a pledge to clear himself of it, in the next court, by his own oath, supported by the oaths of five compurgators, who shall attest their belief that he swears truly.
Stat. Ja. I.
It is synon. with the E. forensic phrase, Wager of Law, and L. B. vadiare legem. The E. phrase is from O. Fr. gagiere, an engagement, a pledge; ours from A. S. waere, foedus, pactum; whence waer-borh, wer-borh, fidejussor, sponsor.
WEIR, s. ~War~; ~Weir-men~, ~Weir-hors~, ~Weirly~, ~Weir-wall~.
V. ~Were~.
WEIRD, WERD, WERDE, WEERD, s.
1. Fate, S.
Wyntown.
2. Prediction.
P. Buch. Dial.
A. S. wyrd, fatum; wyrde, parcae.
To ~Weird~, ~Weerd~, v. a.
1. To destine.
P. Buch. Dial.
2. To predict.
Minstr. Bord.
~Weirdless~, ~Wierdless~, adj. Unprosperous, through something cross in one's lot, S.
To WEISE, WYSE, v. a.
1. To use policy, for attaining any object, S.
Watson.
2. To lead, direct, S.
Ramsay.
3. To turn by art, rather than strength, S.
Ramsay.
4. To weise awa', to wheedle; as, to entice a tradesman to leave his master; Clydes.
Teut. wys-en, to teach, to show; or O. Fr. vois-ier, ves-ier, tromper, ruser; wiseux, fin, subtil.
To ~Weise~, ~Wyse~, v. n. To incline, S.
Ramsay.
To WEIT, v. n. To make inquiry.
A. S. wit-an, providere; Su. G. wit-a, probare.
WEIT, WEET, s. Rain, wetness, S.
Douglas.
A. S. waeta, humidity, Isl. vaeta, rain.
To ~Weit~, ~Weet~, v. a. To wet, S.
Burns.
~Weet~, ~Weit~, adj. Wet, S.
~Weetie~, adj. Wet, S. B.
WELANY, s. Damage, disgrace.
Barb.
O. Fr. vilainie, injure, insulte, affront.
WELCOME-HAME, s. Repast presented to a bride, when she enters the door of the bridegroom, S.
To WELD, v. n. To possess.
V. ~Weild~.
WELE, s. A whirlpool, S.
Douglas.
A. S. wael. Teut. weel, wiel, id.
~Weilhead~, s. The vortex of a whirlpool, S.
To WELL, WALL, WALD, v. a.
1. To weld, S.
Douglas.
A. S. well-en, to be very hot.
2. v. n. To be incorporated.
More.
WELL, s. Good, weal.
Z. Boyd.
WELLE, s. Green sward.
V. ~Fail~.
Sir Gawan.
WELL-EY, s. That part of a quagmire, in which there is a spring, S. wall-ee.
Bellenden.
Q. the eye of the wele.
V. ~Wele~.
WELLIT, part. pa. Drowned.
Houlate.
WELL-KERSES, s. pl. Water-cresses, S.
A. S. wille-cerse, id.
WELL-WILLAND, s. A well-wisher.
V. ~Weill-willie~.
Wyntown.
~Well-willing~, adj. Complacent.
Mellvill's MS.
WELSCHE, adj. Insipid.
V. ~Walsh~.
To WELT, v. a.
1. To throw.
Douglas.
2. v. n. To roll.
Douglas.
Moes. G. walt-ian, to roll.
To WELTER, v. a.
1. To roll.
Doug.
Teut. welter-en, Sw. weltr-a, id.
2. To overturn.
Douglas.
WELTH, s.
1. Welfare.
Wyntown.
2. Abundance, S.
WEM, s. Stain.
A. S. wem, wemm, labes, macula.
Barbour.
~Wemeless~, adj. Blameless.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. wemleas, faultless.
~Wemmyt~, part. pa. Scarred.
Barbour.
A. S. wemm, a scar, a blemish.
To WENDIN, v. n. To wane.
A. S. wan-ian, to decrease.
WENE, s. But wene, doubtless.
A. S. wene, conjecture.
~Wene~, s. A mark by which one traces his way.
A. S. wene, conjecture.
Douglas.
WENG, v. a. To avenge.
Barbour.
Fr. veng-er, id.
WENNYNG.
V. ~Wonnyng~, s.
Barbour.
WENSDAY, s. Wednesday, S.
Belg. Weensdagh, Isl. Wonsdag, the day consecrated to Woden.
To WENT, v. n. To go.
Barbour.
A. S. wend-an, to go.
~Went~, s.
1. A course.
Douglas.
2. A passage.
Douglas.
3. The course of affairs.
Id.
Alem. went-en, vertere.
To WER, WERE, WEIRE, v. a. To guard.
Barbour.
A. S. wer-ian, Belg. weer-en, to defend.
WER, WAR, adj. Wary.
Douglas.
Su. G. war, videns.
WERD, s. Fate.
V. ~Weird~.
WERDY, adj. Worthy.
Lyndsay.
Teut. weerdig, Sw. werdig, id.
WERDIE, s. The youngest bird in a nest, Fife.
Isl. wardt, what is deficient.
WERE, WER, WEIR, WEER, s.
1. Doubt, S. B.
Barbour.
2. Apprehension, fear.
Dunbar.
A. S. waere, caution; Belg. vaer, fear.
WERE, WER, WEIR, s. War, S.
Douglas.
A. S. waer, O. Belg. werre, id.
~Wereman~, ~Weir-man~, ~Wer-man~, s. A soldier.
Douglas.
~Were-horse~, ~Weir-horse~, s.
1. A war-horse.
Pop. Ball.
2. A stallion, Moray.
Ibid.
~Werely~, ~Weirly~, adj. Warlike.
Doug.
~Were-wall~, ~Weir-wall~, s. A defence in war.
Houlate.
~Weriour~, ~Weryer~, s.
1. A warrior.
Gawan and Gol.
2. An antagonist.
Douglas.
To WERY, WERRY, WYRRIE, v. a.
1. To strangle.
Douglas.
2. To worry.
Wyntown.
Teut. worgh-en, strangulare.
WERY, s. Vexation, Orkn.
A. S. werig, execrabilis.
WERIOUR, s. A maligner.
Douglas.
V. preceding word.
To WERK, v. n. To ache.
V. ~Wark~.
To WERK, v. n. To work.
V. ~Wirk~.
~Werk~, s. Work.
Wallace.
Belg. werk, A. S. weorce.
WERKLOME, WARKLOOM, s. A working tool.
V. ~Lome~.
WERLY, adj. Warily.
Douglas.
WERLOT, s. Knave.
V. ~Verlot~.
Kennedy.
WERNAGE, s. Provision laid up in a garrison.
V. ~Vernage~.
WERNOURE, s. A miser.
Douglas.
A. S. georn, avidus, compar. geornor; Su. G. warn-a, to defend.
V. ~Warnstor~.
To WERRAY, v. a. To make war upon.
Su. G. haer, an army.
Barbour.
To WERRAY, v. a. To curse.
V. ~Wary~.
WERRAY, adj. True.
V. ~Warray~.
~Werrament~, ~Verrayment~, s. Truth.
Fr. vrayement, in truth.
Wallace.
WERSH, adj. Insipid.
V. ~Warsch~.
To WERSIL, v. n. To wrestle.
V. ~Warsell~.
WERSLETE, s. Uncertain.
Wyntown.
WERTH, s. Fate; for weird.
Henrysone.
WERTHAR, adj. More worthy.
Wallace.
Moes. G. wairths, worthy.
WESAR, WYSAR, s. A visor.
Wallace.
To WESCHE, v. a. To wash, S.
Doug.
WESCHE, s. Stale urine.
V. ~Wash~.
WESELY, adv. Cautiously.
V. ~Vesie~.
Wallace.
To WESY, v. a. To examine.
V. ~Vesie~.
WESTER, s. A fish-spear, Loth.
WESTLAND, WESTLIN, adj. Western, S.
Wallace.
WESTLINS, WESTLINES, adv. Westwards, S.
Ramsay.
WETHY, s. A halter.
V. ~Widdie~.
Wyntown.
WETING, s. Knowledge.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. weot-an, to know.
WEUCH, s. Wo, mischief.
V. ~Wouch~.
To WEVIL, v. n. To wriggle.
V. ~Weffil~.
⁂ WH.
For words not found here, see ~Quh~.
WHANG, s.
1. A thong, S.
2. A slice, S.
To ~Whang~, v. a. To flog, to scourge, S.
V. ~Quhaing~.
To WHAISLE, WHOSLE, v. n. To wheeze in breathing, S.
Pop. Ball.
Su. G. Isl. hwaes-a, id.
WHATY, adj. Indifferent.
Thomas of Ercildone.
To WHAUK, v. a.
1. To thwack, S.
2. Metaphor., to harass.
Ramsay.
WHAUP, s. A curlew.
V. ~Quhaip~.
WHAURIE, s. A fondling designation for a child, Ang.
C. B. chuarae, ludere.
To WHEAK, WEEK, v. n.
1. To squeak, S.
2. To whine, S.
3. To whistle at intervals, S.
Isl. quak-a, leviter clamitare.
~Wheak~, ~Week~, s. A squeak, S.
WHEELIN, s. Coarse worsted, S., as spun on the large wheel.
To WHEEP, v. n.
1. To give a sharp, intermittent whistle, S.
2. To squeak, S.
Su. G. hwip-a, to whoop.
To WHEEPLE, v. n.
1. To attempt ineffectually to whistle, S.
2. To whistle in a low flat tone, S.
WHEEPLE, s. A shrill intermittent whistle, S.
Stat. Acc.
WHEEPS, s. pl. An instrument for raising the brig-heads of a mill, S. B.
WHELEN, Perh. an error for whelcen, who; Su. G. hwilken, id.
Sir Gawan.
WHID, s. A lie, S.
V. ~Quhid~.
Burns.
To WHIG, v. n. To go quickly, Loth.
WHIG, WHIGG, s.
1. An acetous liquor subsiding from soured cream, S.
2. A name given by rigid Episcopalians to Presbyterians; and by members of the Kirk of Scotland to Presbyterian dissenters, S.
Perh. from wiggam, a term used in driving horses.
WHIG, WIG, s. A fine wheaten bread, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
WHIGMELEERIE, s.
1. The name of a game occasionally played at a drinking club, Angus. A pin was stuck in a circle, having as many radii drawn from the centre as there were persons in the company, with the name of each person at the radius opposite to him. An index, placed on the top of the pin, was moved round by every one in his turn; and at whose name soever it stopped, that person was obliged to drink off a glass.
Perhaps so denominated from contempt of the severe sobriety attributed to the Whigs.
2. In pl. whims, fancies, S.
Burns.
To WHIHHER, v. n. To titter, Ang.
Minstr. Bord.
To WHILLY, WHULLY, v. a. To gull, S.
Ramsay.
~Whilliwha~, ~Whillywhae~, s. A person who deals in ambiguous promises, S.
Ramsay.
WHILT, s. A-whilt, in a state of perturbation.
Watson.
~Whiltie-whaltie~, adv. In a state of palpitation. My heart's a' playin whiltie-whaltie, S.
Isl. vallt, volutor; hwell-a, resonare.
WHIN, WHINSTANE, s. Ragstone, or toadstone, S.
V. ~Quhyn~.
Stat. Acc.
To WHINGE, v. n. To whine, S.
V. ~Quhinge~.
Ramsay.
WHINGER, WHINGAR, s. A short hanger used as a knife at meals, and as a sword in broils.
Lay Last Minstr.
Isl. hwin, furunculus, and gerd actio; q. a weapon for secret deeds.
WHINKENS, s. pl. Flummery, S. B.
Su. G. hwink-a, to vacillate.
To WHINNER, v. n. To pass with velocity, giving a humming sound, S.
Isl. hwyna, to resound.
To WHIP aff, or awa, v. n. To fly off with velocity, S.
Su. G. wipp-a, to be rapidly carried upwards and downwards; C. B. chwip-iaw, to move briskly.
WHIP, In a whip, adv. In a moment, S.
Alem. uuipphe, nictus oculi; C. B. chwip, quickly.
WHIPPER-TOOTIES, s. pl. Silly scruples about doing any thing, S.
Fr. apres tout, after all.
WHIPPERT, adj. Hasty and tart in demeanour, or in the mode of doing any thing, S.
~Whippert-like~, adj. Indicating irritation, by the manner of expression or action, S.
Isl. hwop-a, lightness, inconstancy; or ~Whip~, v.
WHISH, WHUSH, s.
1. A rushing or whizzing sound, S. B.
2. A whisper, S. B. whisht, Loth.
Ferguson.
Su. G. hwaes-a, to whizz; Isl. qwis, susurrus.
To WHISH, v. a. To hush; part. pa. whist.
Godscroft.
~Whisht~, interj. Hush, be silent, S.
Ramsay.
Sw. wysch, O. Fr. houische, id.
WHISTLE, s. Change of money, S.
V. ~Quhissel~.
Ramsay.
WHISTLE, s. To weet one's whistle, to take a drink, sometimes applied to tipplers, S.
O. E.
WHISTLE-BINKIE, s. One who attends a penny-wedding, but without paying any thing, and therefore has no right to take any share of the entertainment; who is as it were left to sit on a bench by himself, and may whistle for his own amusement, Aberd.
WHISTLE-THE-WHAUP, a phrase addressed to one who is supposed to play upon another, West of S.
To WHITE, v. a. To cut with a knife, S.
V. ~Quhyte~.
Burns.
WHITE-ABOON-GLADE, s. The Henharrier, Stirlings.
Stat. Acc.
Corresponding with Lanarius albus, Le Lanier cendrè, &c.
WHITE BONNET, one who, in a sale by auction, bids for his own goods, or who is employed by the owner for this purpose, S.
WHITE FISH IN THE NET, a sport in which two persons hold a plaid pretty high, over which the rest of the company are obliged to leap. The object is to entangle the person who leaps; and if thus intercepted he loses the game, Ang.
WHITE-HORSE, the Fuller ray, a fish.
Sibbald.
WHITIE-WHATIES, s. pl. Silly pretences, from a design to procrastinate, or to blind S.; whittie-whaws, S. B.
A. S. hwata, omina, divinationes, auguria; Belg. wisiewasie, fiddle-faddle; C. B. chwit-chwat, a sly pilferer.
WHITLIE, QUHITELY, adj. Having a delicate or fading look, S.
Henrysone.
A. S. hwit, albus, and lic, similis.
WHITLING, WHITEN, WHITING, s. A species of sea-trout, S.
Stat. Acc.
Sw. hwitling, a whiting.
WHITRACK-SKIN, s. A purse made of the skin of a weasel, Moray.
V. ~Quhitred~.
Pop. Ball.
WHITTER, s. A hearty draught of liquor, S. O.
Burns.
Q. whetter, from E. whet.
WHITTLE, s.
1. A knife, S. as in E.
2. Applied to the harvest-hook, S.
A. Douglas.
WHITTRET, s. The weasel.
V. ~Quhitred~.
WHORLE, s.
1. A very small wheel, S.
2. The fly of a spinning-rock, made of wood, sometimes of a hard stone, S. whirl, E.
Barry.
Su. G. harfwel, hwirfwel, id., verticillum; O. Sw. hworla, rotare.
To WHOSLE, v. n. To breathe hard, to wheeze, Aberd.
V. ~Wheasle~.
Journ. Lond.
To WHUMMIL, WHOMEL, v. a. To turn upside down.
V. ~Quhemle~.
WHUNN, s. The stone called trap, &c.
V. ~Quhin~.
A. Hume.
WHUSH, s. A rushing noise.
V. ~Whish~.
WY, WYE, WIE, s. A man or person.
Dunbar.
Su. G. wig, primarily, fit for war; in a secondary sense, an adult; A. S. wiga, a hero, a man.
WIAGE, WYAGE, s. A military expedition or incursion.
Barbour.
Vyage, a journey, S. B.
Fr. voyage, id.
WYANDOUR, s. A gud wyandour, one who lives or feeds well.
Wyntown.
Fr. viand-er, to feed.
WICHT, adj.
1. Strong, powerful.
Wallace.
2. Active, clever, S. O. E. id.
Wyntown.
3. Denoting strength of mind, or fertility of invention.
Wyntown.
4. Strong, as applied to inanimate objects.
Dunbar.
Su. G. wig, potens; alacer, agilis, vegetus; Lat. vig-ere.
~Wichtlie~, ~Wichtely~, adv.
1. Stoutly.
Douglas.
2. With strength of mind.
Douglas.
~Wychtness~, ~Wightness~, s. Strength, S. B.
Wyntown.
WICHT, s. A man or person, S.
Doug.
A. S. wiht, creatura, animal, res.
WICK, WIC, s. A termination of the names of places, signifying a kind of bay, S.
Stat. Acc.
Su. G. wik, A. S. wic, sinus maris.
To ~Wick~, v. n. To strike a stone in an oblique direction, a term in curling, S.
Graeme.
Su. G. wik-a, flectere; wika af, a via deflectere.
WICK, adj. Wick to slo, hard to slay.
Sir Tristrem.
The same with ~Wicht~; or allied to C. B. gwich, brave.
WICKER, s.
1. A twig, S.
Burns.
2. A wand, a small switch, S.
Dan. vigre, vimen; vig-er, to be pliant.
WICKET, s. The back-door of a barn, Ang.
Belg. wicket, portula, Fr. guichet.
WIDDEN-DREME, WINDREM, WIDDRIM, s. In a widden-dream, or windream, all of a sudden; also, in a state of confusion, S. B.
Pop. Ball.
A. S. woda-dream, furor, madness.
WIDDERSINNIS, WEDDERSHYNNYS, WIDDERSINS, WIDDERSHINS, WITHERSHINS, WODERSHINS, adv. The contrary way, contrary to the course of the sun, S.
Douglas.
A. S. wither, contra, sunne, sol; or rather, Teut. weder-sins, contrario modo.
WIDDIE, WIDDY, s.
1. A rope made of twigs of willow; used to denote a halter, S.
Lyndsay.
2. The term is vulgarly understood in S. as if it denoted the gallows itself.
3. A twig, having several smaller shoots branching out from it; which being plaited together, it is used as a whip, the single grain serving for a handle, Caithn.
Su. G. widia, vimen, from wide, salix; A. S. withig, id.
~Widdifow~, ~Viddiful~, s.
1. Properly, one who deserves to fill a widdie or halter, S.
Lyndsay.
2. In pl. equivalent to brave boys, in sea language.
Compl. S.
3. A romp, S.
~Widdifow~, adj. Wrathful, S. A. and O.
Burns.
To WIDDILL, v. n. pron. wuddil.
1. Generally used in connexion with some other v.; as, to widdil and ban, to widdil and flyte, &c., S.
Montgomerie.
2. To wriggle or waddle, S.
3. v. a. To introduce by shifting motion, or (metaph.) by circuitous courses, S.
Cleland.
Germ. wedel-n, caudam motitare.
~Widdle~, s.
1. Wriggling motion, S.
2. Metaph. struggle or bustle, S.
Burns.
WIDDRIM, s.
V. ~Widdendreme~.
WYDE, s. Dress.
V. ~Gide~.
WIDE-GAB, s. The fishing frog, Shetl.
* WIDOW, s. A widower, S.
Rutherford.
WIE, adj. Little.
V. ~We~.
WIEL, s. A small whirlpool.
V. ~Wele~.
* WIFE, WYF, WYFE, s. A woman, whether married or single, generally, one past middle age, S.
Lyndsay.
A. S. Su. G. wif, mulier, foemina.
~Wiflie~, ~Wyfelie~, adj. Feminine, belonging to woman.
Bellenden.
A. S. wiflic, muliebris, foemineus.
WYG, WEIG, WHIG, s. A small oblong roll, baked with butter and currants, S.
Teut. wegghe, panis triticeus; libum oblongum, et libum lunatum.
WIG, WYG, s. Apparently, a wall. A thing is said to gang frae wyg to waw, when it is moved backwards and forwards from the one wall of a house to the other, S. B.
Ross.
A. S. wag, Su. G. waegg, Belg. weeg, paries.
WIGG, WHIG, s. The thin serous liquid, which lies below the cream, in a churn, after it has become sour, and before it has been agitated, S. B.
Journ. Lond.
To WIGGLE, v. n. To wriggle.
V. ~Waigle~.
WIGHT, s. The shrew-mouse, Orkn.
Stat. Acc.
Su. G. wickt, any thing very small.
WILD COTTON, cotton-grass, a plant, S. B.; also called Moss-crops, S.
WILDFIRE, s. The common name for the Phlyctenae of Sauvages, S., vulgarly wullfire.
A. S. wild-fyr, erysipelas.
To WILE, WYLE, v. a. Used in relation to what is accomplished by caution or artful means; as, I'll try to wile him awa', I will endeavour to get him enticed to go with me, S.
Lyndsay.
Su. G. wel-a, Isl. vael-a, decipere.
To WILE, WYLE, v. a. To select.
~Wile~, s. Choice, selection.
V. ~Wale~.
WYLECOT, WILIE-COAT, s.
1. An undervest, generally worn during winter, S.
Douglas.
2. An under-petticoat.
Maitland Poems.
WYLFULL, adj. Willing; q. full of will.
Wyntown.
~Wilfully~, adj. Willingly.
Barbour.
* WILL, s. What's your will? a common Scotticism for, "What did you say?"
K. Hart.
WILL, s. Apparently, use, custom; pl. willis.
Barbour.
It may, however, signify study; A. S. will. Teut. willa, studium.
WILL, aux. v.
1. Be accustomed, make a practice of.
Still a common idiom in S.; borrowed from those whose native tongue is Gaelic.
2. It is often used for shall, S.
3. It is sometimes equivalent to must, S.
WILL, WYLL, WIL, WYL, adj.
1. Lost in error, uncertain how to proceed, S.
Wyntown.
To go wyll, to go astray, S.
Douglas.
Will of wane, at a loss for a habitation.
Barbour.
Su. G. will, Isl. vill-a, error; Isl. vill-az, to lead astray.
2. Desert, unfrequented.
Douglas.
Isl. ville, ferus; Su. G. willa diur, wild animals.
~Wilsum~, adj. In a wandering state, implying the ideas of dreariness, and of ignorance of one's course, S. pron. wullsum.
Pop. Ball.
Sw. en villsam vaeg, an intricate road.
~Willyart~, ~Wilyart~, adj.
1. Wild, shy, flying the habitations and society of men.
Burel.
2. Bashful and reserved, avoiding society, or appearing awkward in it, S.
Burns.
From the adj. and Belg. geaard, q. of a wild disposition.
V. ~Art~.
3. Obstinate, wilful, Loth. Berwicks.
WILLAN, s. The willow or saugh, S. B.
WILLAWINS, interj. Welladay, S.
Ferguson.
A. S. wyn, infortunium; q. wa la wyn, eheu calamitas!
WILLICK, s. The puffin, or alca arctica, Loth.
Neill.
WILLIE-POWRET-SEG, s. The name given by children in Fife to the Porpoise.
WILLIE WHIP-THE-WIND, a species of hawk, the Falco tinnunculus, or kestrel; in O. E. the Wind-vanner, Ang.
WILRONE, s. A wild boar.
Chr. S. P.
Su. G. vild, wild, and rune, a young boar.
WIMBLEBORE, s. A hole in the throat, which prevents one from speaking distinctly, S.; in allusion to a hole bored by a wimble.
To WYMPIL, WOMPLE, v. a.
1. To wrap, to fold, S.
Douglas.
2. To move in a meandrous way, applied to a stream, S.
Ramsay.
Teut. wimpel-en, involvere, implicare; Flandr. wompel-en.
To ~Wimple~, v. n. To use such circumlocution in narration, as shews a design to deceive, S.
~Wympil~, ~Wimple~, s.
1. A winding or fold, S.
Douglas.
2. A wile, a piece of craft, S. B.
Poems Buch. Dial.
~Wympled~, adj. Intricate.
Ross.
~Wimpler~, s. A waving lock of hair.
Evergreen.
To WIN, v. n. To dwell.
V. ~Won~.
To WIN, WYN, WINNE, v. a.
1. To dry corn, hay, peats, &c. by exposing them to the air, S. pret. won, wonne.
Godscroft.
Belg. winn-en, A. S. wind-wian, ventilare; Su. G. Isl. winn-a, to wither.
2. Often used to denote harvest-making in general.
Barbour.
Teut. winn-en, colligere fructus terrae.
To WIN, v. a.
1. To raise from a quarry, S. won, part. pa.
Skene.
2. To work a mine of any kind.
Bellenden.
A. S. winn-an, Su. G. winn-a, laborare, labore acquirere.
To ~Win out~, v. a. To raise as from a quarry; metaph. used.
Rutherford.
To ~Win~ one's bread, to gain it, properly by labour, S.
To WIN, WYN, WON, pron. wun, v. n. To have any thing in one's power, to arrive at any particular state or degree with some kind of labour or difficulty, S. pret. wan.
Sir Tristrem.
It is often joined with an adj.; as, to win free, to win loose; sometimes with a s., as, to win hame, to get home, S. It is also used with a great variety of prepositions.
1. To ~Win aboon~,
(1.) To get the pre-eminence, S.
(2.) To obtain the mastery, to get the better of, S.
(3.) To recover from disease, S.
(4.) To recover one's spirits, S.
Skinner.
2. To ~Win about~, to circumvent in any way; especially by wheedling, S.
3. To ~Win aff~,
(1.) To get away, in a local sense; implying the idea of some obstacle or danger, in one's way, S.
Ross.
(2.) To be acquitted in a judicial trial, S.
(3.) To be able to dismount, S.
4. To ~Win a-flot~, to break loose, to be set adrift.
Balfour.
5. To ~Win afore~, or before, to outrun, S.
Douglas.
6. To ~Win at~, to reach to, S.
Guthrie.
7. To ~Win at liberty~, to get free; to be released from restraint.
Spalding.
8. To ~Win away~,
(1.) To get off; often, to escape, to get off with difficulty, S.
Barbour.
(2.) To set off, as opposed to delay, S.
Franck.
(3.) To die; as, He's wun awa', S.
Rutherford.
9. To ~Win before~, to get the start of, S.
Ritson.
10. To ~Win ben~, to be able to go to, or to obtain admittance into, the inner apartment, S.
11. To ~win butt~, to be able to go to the outer apartment, S.
Ramsay.
12. To ~win by~, to get past, S.
13. To ~win down~,
(1.) To reach, to extend, downwards.
Pitscottie.
(2.) To get down, S.
Spalding.
14. To ~Win farrer~, to get further, S.
15. To ~Win farrer ben~, to be admitted to greater honour, S.
Tales Landlord.
16. To ~Win forrat~, to get forward, S.
17. To ~Win gae~, to break loose, to obtain liberation, Buchan.
Forbes.
18. To ~Win in~,
(1.) To obtain access, S.
Sir Egeir.
(2.) To be able to return home.
Pop. Ball.
19. To ~Win nere~, to get near, S.
Douglas.
20. To ~Win on~, to be able to ascend, or to mount, as on horseback, S.
Rutherford.
21. To ~Win on ahint~ one, to get the advantage in a bargain, to impose on one, S.
22. To ~Win our~, or ~over~,
(1.) To get over, in a literal sense, to be able to cross; implying difficulty, S.
Barbour.
(2.) To surmount, metaph. S.
Persec. Church Scotl.
23. To ~Win out~, to escape; as, from a field of battle, &c.
Wallace.
24. To ~Win throw~,
(1.) To get through, S.
Ramsay.
(2.) To cross a river, S.
Monro.
(3.) To be able to finish any business, S.
Baillie.
(4.) Metaph., to recover from disease, S.
25. To ~Win to~,
(1.) To reach, S.
Wallace.
(2.) To take a seat near a table; or rather, to begin to eat of what is set on it, S.
(3.) To attain; as denoting the state of the mind, S.
Rutherford.
26. To ~Win to foot~, to get on one's legs, S. B.
Ross.
27. To ~Wyn togidder~, to attain to a state of conjunction.
Wallace.
28. To ~Win up~,
(1.) To be able to ascend, S.
Barbour.
(2.) To rise, to get out of bed, S.
Pop. Ball.
(3.) To rise from one's knees.
Minstr. Border.
29. To ~Win up to~, or ~with~, to overtake, S.
30. To ~Win within~, to get within.
Chr. Kirk.
Su. G. hwinn-a, winn-a, pergere; aliquem praegressum assequi.
To ~Win~, v. a.
1. To reach, to gain; as, to win the door. S. B.
Spalding.
To ~Win by~, v. a.
1. To get past; used in a literal sense, S.
2. To escape; in relation to danger, S.
Tales Landlord.
WIN, s. Gain.
Lyndsay.
To WIN, v. a. To wind (yarn), S.
Burns.
WINACHIN,
1. Equivalent to winnowing.
Buchan.
2. Metaph. used.
Poems Buch. Dial.
WINCHEAND, part. pr. Wincing.
Peblis Play.
WYND, s. An alley, a lane, S.
Wynt.
A. S. wind-an, to turn.
WYND, s. A warrior.
Gawan and Gol.
Germ. winn, winne, certator, bellator.
To WIND, v. n. To magnify in narration, to tell marvellous stories, S.; perhaps from wind, ventus, as a person of this description is said to blow.
~Winder~, s. One who deals in the marvellous, S.
WINDCUFFER, s. The name given to the kestrel, Orkn.
Barry.
WINDFLAUCHT, adj. With impetuous motion, as driven by the wind, S.
Douglas.
Teut. wind-vlaeghe, turbo, procella.
WYNDEL-STRAY, WINDLE-STRAE, s.
1. Smooth-crested grass, S.
Ross.
2. Any trifling obstacle.
Rutherford.
A. S. windel-streowe, a wheat or oaten straw.
To WINDLE, v. a. To make up (straw or hay) into bottles, S.
Gl. Sibb.
Teut. windel-en, fasciis vel fasciolis involvere.
~Windlen, Wonlyne~, s. A bottle of straw or hay, S.
Ramsay.
Norw. vandel, a portion of hay or straw.
WINDOCK, WINNOCK, s. A window, S.
Ramsay.
Isl. vindauge, Su. G. windoega; from wind, the higher part of a house, and oega, an eye.
WIND-SKEW, s. An instrument used for preventing smoke, Mearns.
Su. G. wind, and skufw-a, sky, vitare.
WYNE ~and~ ONWYNE, adv. To the right and left hand, every where, S. B.
From E. wind, to turn.
Ross.
WINE-BERRY, s. The common currant, S. B.
Pop. Ball.
WINED, L. urned.
V. ~Urn~.
Wallace.
To WINFREE, v. a. To raise from the ground, to disentangle, Aberd.
Forbes.
From the v. win, and free.
To WYNIS, v. n. To decay, to pine away, S. B.
Perh. corr. from E. vanish.
WINK, s. In a wink, in a moment, S. B.
Morison.
WINKERS, s. The eye-lashes, S.
WINKIT, part. adj. Somewhat turned; a term applied to milk, when it has lost the sweet taste, Loth.
It may refer to the supposed influence of an evil eye.
WINKLOT, s. A young woman, a wench.
Peblis Play.
A. S. wencle, wincle, a handmaid.
WYNLAND, part. pr. Whirling, moving in a circular manner.
Barbour.
Teut. windel, trochlea; windtel-en, volvere.
WINRAW, s. Hay or peats put together in long thin heaps, for the purpose of being more easily dried, S.; q. a row for winning.
Gl. Sibb.
WINS, prep. Towards, in the direction of, Ang.
WINSEY, adj. Of or belonging to wool, S. B., apparently corr. from E. woolsey.
WINSOME, adj.
1. Gay, merry, cheerful, S. B.
Burns.
A. S. winsum, jucundus, laetus; from wyn, joy.
2. Comely, agreeable, engaging, S.
Ritson.
Su. G. waen, Isl. vaenn, pulcher, amoenus.
WYNSIK, s. Covetousness.
S. P. Repr.
Teut. win, ge-win, gain, and soeck-en, to seek.
WINT, pret. v. Weened.
Pitscottie.
WYNTIT, part. adj. The same with ~Winkit~, Dumfr.
Perh. as denoting the effect of exposure to the air; Fr. vent-er, to blow.
WYNTYR, s.
1. Winter.
Wyntown.
2. A year.
Wyntown.
A. S. winter occurs in both senses.
~Wintrous~, adj. Wintry, stormy.
Z. Boyd.
To WINTLE, v. n. To stagger, to reel, S. O.
Burns.
Teut. windtel-en, circumagere, circumvolvere.
~Wintle~, s. A staggering motion, S. O.
Burns.
WINZE, s. A curse or imprecation, S.
To let a winze, to utter a curse.
Burns.
Teut. wensch, imprecatio.
To WIP, WYP, v. a. To bind round, S.
Dunbar.
~Wyp~, s. A wreath, a garland.
Douglas.
Moes. G. waip, wipja, corona.
WYR, s. An arrow.
Barbour.
Fr. vire, the arrow called a quarrell; Isl. aur, telum, sagitta.
To WYR, v. a. To wreathe, to let down by a whirling motion.
Barbour.
Mod. Sax. wyr-en, Fr. vir-er, Lat. gyr-are.
To WIRK, WYRK, v. a.
1. To work, to cause to accomplish.
Douglas.
2. To make, to form.
Dunbar.
A. S. wirc-an, wyrc-an, facere.
~Wirk~, ~Werk~, s. Work.
Wallace.
WYROCK, s. A sort of hard excrescence.
V. ~Virrok~.
WIRRY-COW, s.
1. A bugbear, a scarecrow, S.
Ramsay.
2. The devil, S.
Ramsay.
From wirry, to worry, and Cow, q. v.
WIRRY-HEN, s. Perhaps, one who swallows up the property of others, as a hen gobbles up what is thrown out.
Bannatyne P.
To WYRRIE, v. a. To strangle.
V. ~Wery~.
WIRSCHIP, s.
V. ~Worschip~.
WYSAR, s. The visor.
V. ~Wesar~.
WISCH, pret. v. Washed.
Houlate.
To WYSE, v. a. To incline by caution or art.
V. ~Weise~.
To WISEN, WYSSIN, v. n.
1. To wither, to become dry and hard, S. pron. wizzen; A. Bor. id.
Douglas.
2. To be parched; in consequence of thirst.
Douglas.
A. S. wisn-ian, tabescere, marcescere; Isl. visn-a, id.
To ~Wisen~, v. a. To cause to fade, or make dry.
Douglas.
WISHY-WASHIES, s. pl. Shuffling language; a cant term for being slow in coming to the point, S. B.
Shirrefs.
Belg. wisiewasie, fiddle-faddle, whim-wham.
To WISY, v. a. To examine, &c.
V. ~Vesy~.
To WISK, v. a. To hurry away, as if one quickly swept off any thing with a besom.
Douglas.
Germ. wisch-en, to wipe; Su. G. wiska, hwisk, a besom.
To ~Wisk~ away, v. n. To move off nimbly, S.; whisk, E.
Douglas.
~Wysk~, s. A quick motion; S. whisk.
Barbour.
With are wysk, adv. Quickly.
K. Hart.
To WISS, WISSE, v. a. To direct, to guide, to put one in the way of obtaining any thing, S.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. wiss-ian, instruere, monstrare; Isl. vys-a, Dan. vys-er, ostendere.
To WISS, s. To wish, S.
WISS, s. The moisture that exudes from bark, in preparing it for being tanned; Perths.
Isl. vaes, vos, humiditas.
WYSS, adj.
1. Wise, prudent, S.
Wall.
2. Knowing, informed; wysser, better informed, S.
A. S. wis, sapiens; Su. G. wiss, certus.
3. In the full exercise of reason; more commonly used with a negative, S.
Ferguson.
~Wyss-wife~, ~Wise-wife~, s. A periphrasis for a witch, S.
Spotswood.
Germ. weissen-frauen, witches.
~Wyss-like~, adj. Possessing the appearance of propriety, prudent, S.
A. S. wis-lic, prudens.
~Wyss-like~, adv. Properly, decently, S.
Germ. weislich, discreetly, judiciously.
To WISSEL, v. n.
1. To exchange.
2. To club in drinking, Ang.
~Wissel~, s. Change.
V. ~Quhissel~.
To ~Wistel~, v. a. To wager, to stake, to bet, Ang.; an improper use of the v. Quhissel, to exchange.
WYSURE, s. Perh. consideration; Teut. visouwe, id.
Dunbar.
To WIT, WITT, v. a. To know.
Wall.
Moes. G. A. S. wit-an, scire, noscere.
~Wit~, ~Witt~, s. Intelligence, information, tidings, S.
To get wit of a thing, to obtain information with respect to it, S.
Wallace.
To let wit, to make known, to communicate intelligence, S.
A. S. wit, ge-wit, scientia, notitia.
To WYT, v. a. To shun, to avoid.
Lat. vit-are, id.
Barbour.
WITCH-BELLS, s. pl. Round-leaved bell-flower, S.
Sw. maerebiael, i. e. the bell of the Night-mare, viewed as an incubus.
To WITE, v. a. To blame, to accuse; the prep. with, or for, being added, S.
Kelly.
A. S. wit-an, Su. G. wit-a, imputare, exprobrare.
~Wite~, ~Wyte~, s. Blame, S.
Douglas.
~Wyteless~, adj. Blameless.
Ramsay.
WYTENONFA, s. A disease.
V. ~Wedonypha~.
WITH. To gae with, v. n. To miscarry, to fail, as respecting either one's circumstances, or moral conduct, S.
A. S. with, Su. G. wid, against; A. S. with-ga-en, to oppose.
WITH THAT, adv. Upon that, thereupon.
Isl. vid that, id.
Wallace.
WITH THI, conj.
1. Wherefore.
Poems 16th Cent.
2. Provided, on condition.
Barbour.
A. S. with, propterea, and thy, quod.
WITHERWECHT, s. The weight thrown into one scale, to counterbalance the paper, or vessel, in the opposite scale, which contains the goods bought, S. B.
A. S. wither, against, and wiht, weight, q. opposite weight.
WITH-GANG, s. Toleration, permission to pass with impunity.
Skene.
From gang, to go, and the prep. with.
WITH-GATE, s. Liberty, toleration.
Acts Ja. VI.
S. with, and gate, A. S. gat, via.
To WITHHALD, v. a.
1. To withhold, S. l quiescent.
2. To hold, to possess.
Douglas.
WITHOUTYN, prep. Without.
Wall.
A. S. with, versus, and utan, extra.
WITHLETTING, s. Obstruction.
Barbour.
A. S. with, and A. S. let-an, to permit.
To WITHSAY, v. a. To gainsay, to oppose.
Barbour.
A. S. with-saegg-an, to deny, to gainsay.
To WITHSET, v. a. To beset.
Barbour.
A. S. with-sett-an, to resist.
To WITHTAK, v. a. To lay hold of, to seize.
Knox.
A. S. with-taec-an, ad capere.
To WITTER, WYTYR, v. a. To inform, to make known.
Wyntown.
Su. G. witr-a, notum facere, indicare.
~Wittir~, s.
1. A mark, a sign.
Douglas.
2. A pennon, a standard.
Godscroft.
3. In curling, the mark towards which the stones are pushed, S. A.
Davidson.
~Witterly~, adv. According to good information.
Barbour.
~Wittryng~, ~Wyttring~, ~Wittering~, s.
1. Information, knowledge.
Douglas.
2. Information with respect to future events, or of a prophetic kind.
Barbour.
Isl. vitr-a is synon. with Sw. foreboda, to prognosticate.
~Witter-stone~, s. Apparently, a stone originally placed as a witter or mark.
Fountainhall.
WITTER, s. The barb of an arrow or fishhook, S.
To WITTER, v. n. To fight, to fall foul of one another, Gl. Sibb.; perh. to take one by the throat.
V. next word.
Belg. veter, a point; Teut. wette, acies cultri.
WITTER, s. The throat, Aberd.
Journ. Lond.
This seems corr. from Lat. guttur.
WITTINS, s. pl. Knowledge. Without my wittins, without my knowledge, S.
A. S. part. wittende, knowing.
WITTIS, s. pl. The senses.
Henrysone.
WIZEN, s. The throat. S.
Journ. Lond.
E. weasand, the windpipe.
To WIZZEN, v. n. To become dry.
V. ~Wisen~.
WLONK, adj.
1. Gaudily dressed; superl. wlonkest.
Sir Gawan.
2. Rich.
Ibid.
~Wlonk~, s. A woman of rank, or one splendidly dressed.
Dunbar.
A. S. wlonce, wlance, gay, splendid, rich.
WOAGE, s. A military expedition.
V. ~Wiage~.
WOB, s. A web, S. wab.
Douglas.
~Wobster~, ~Wobstar~, s. A weaver, S. wabster.
Lyndsay.
WOBAT, adj. Feeble, decayed; wobart, Ang.
V. ~Vowbet~.
Dunbar.
WOCE, s. Voice.
Barbour.
WOD, WODE, WOUD, s. A wood.
Douglas.
A. S. wudu, Belg. woud, S. wud, id.
WOD, WODE, VOD, adj.
1. Mad, S. wud.
Wallace.
A. S. wod, amens, insanus.
2. Furious with rage; denoting the act, S.
Douglas.
A. S. wod, furiosus; Isl. od-ur, insanus, ira percitus.
3. Having a fierce or fiery temper; expressive of the habit, S.
4. Ravenous; in relation to appetite.
Douglas.
5. Wild, as opposed to an animal that is domesticated.
Wallace.
~Wod~, ~Wud~. In the wud o't, an expression applied to a person, when eager to obtain or do any thing, or when greatly in need of it, S. B.
~Wodnes~, s. Fury, madness, S.
Wyntown.
Alem. uuotnissa, dementia.
~Wodspur~, s. A forward, unsettled, and fiery person, S.
WODERSHINS, adv.
V. ~Widdersinnis~.
WODEWALL, WOOD WEELE, s. Variously explained, as a thrush, a wood-lark, a redbreast.
Pop. Ball.
WODROISS, s. A savage; perh. rather wodwiss.
Houlate.
A. S. wude-wase, satyra, faunus.
WOFT, s. The woof.
V. ~Waft~.
To WOID, v. a. To divide.
Wallace.
WOYELEY, adv. Wickedly.
Sir Gawan.
A. S. wolice, prave, inique; wo-lic, pravus.
WOIK, pret. v. Fled, wandered.
Doug.
A. S. woc, woce, ortus est, from waec-an, suscitari.
WOYNE, s. Perh. labour.
Maitland P.
Sw. wonda, difficultas; wond-a, laborare.
WOISTARE, WOUSTOUR, s. A boaster, S. vouster.
V. ~Voust~.
Doug.
WOLK, pret. Walked.
Douglas.
WOLROUN, s. Perh. impotent person.
Dunbar.
Su. G. gall, testiculus; Teut. ruyn-en, castrare.
To WOLTER, v. a. To overturn.
Maitland P.
Teut. woelter-en, volutare.
~Wolter~, s. An overturning, a change productive of confusion; S. walter.
Knox.
WOMENTING, s. Lamentation.
V. ~Wayming~.
Douglas.
To WOMPLE, v. a. To wrap.
V. ~Wimpil~.
To WON, v. n. To be able, to have any thing in one's power.
V. ~Win~, v. n.
To WON, WIN, WYN, v. n. To dwell, S.
Douglas.
A. S. wun-ian, Germ. won-en, id.
~Wonnyng~, ~Wyning~, s. A dwelling.
A. S. wununge, mansio.
Barbour.
To WON, v. a. To dry by exposure to the air.
~Wonnyn~, part. pa. Dried.
V. ~Win~, v. 2.
WON, part. pa. Raised from a quarry; also, dug from a mine.
V. ~Win~, v. 3.
To WOND, v. n. To depart; used for wend.
Gawan and Gol.
WONGE, s. The cheek.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. waeng, Isl. vong, maxilla.
WONNYT. L. wemmyt, q. v.
Barbour.
WOO, s. Wool, S.
Kelly.
It's aw ae woo, S. Prov. It is all one.
WOOD-ILL, s. A disease of cattle, the same with ~Muir-ill~, q. v.
WOOERBAB, s. The garter-knot below the knee, with a couple of loops, S. O.
Burns.
WOR, pret. Guarded, defended.
V. ~Wer~.
Wallace.
WOR, adj. Worse.
V. ~War~.
Kennedy.
WORDY, adj. Worth, worthy, S.
Ramsay.
WORDIS, v. imp. It wordis, it behoves, it becomes.
Wallace.
Bee worde of, become of.
V. ~Worth~, v.
Z. Boyd.
Belg. word-en, O. Su. G. woerd-a, Isl. verd-a, interesse, pertinere.
WORLIN, s. A puny and feeble creature.
Dunbar.
A dimin. from worl, wurl, wroul, all corr. from Warwolf, q. v.
To WORRIE, v. a. To strangle.
Kennedy.
To ~Worry~, v. n. To choak, to be suffocated, S.
Ramsay.
WORRI-COW, s.
V. ~Wirrycow~.
WORRYOURIS, s. pl. Warriors.
Gawan and Gol.
WORSCHIP, WIRSCHIP, s.
1. A praiseworthy deed, a valorous act.
Barbour.
2. Honour, renown.
Henrysone.
A. S. weorthscipe, honour, estimation.
WORSET, s. Corr. of E. worsted, S.
Spalding.
To WORSLE, v. n. To wrestle.
Z. Boyd.
~Worsling~, s. Wrestling.
V. ~Warsell~.
Z. Boyd.
To WORT, WORT UP, v. a. To dig up.
Bellenden.
A. S. wrot-an, versare rostro; Belg. vroet-en, wroet-en, id.
To WORTH, WOURTH, v. n.
1. To wax, to become; part. pa. wourthin.
Barbour.
A. S. weorth-an, Teut. word-en, fieri, esse, fore.
2. It worthis, v. imp. It becomes.
Him worthit, it was necessary for him, &c.
V. ~Wordis~.
Barbour.
WORTHELETH. Perh. for worthelich.
A. S. weorthlic, insignis.
Houlate.
WORTHYHED, s. The same as worschip.
Barbour.
WOSCHE, WOUSCHE, pret. v. Washed; S. woosh, pron. wush, S. B. weesh.
Douglas.
WOSTOW. Wotest thou, knowest thou.
K. Quair.
WOT, s. Intelligence, S. wat.
Ferguson.
WOTLINK, s. A wench; used in a bad sense.
Dunbar.
WOUCH, WOUGH, s.
1. Evil, pravity.
Sir Tristrem.
2. Injustice, injury.
Quon. Att.
3. Trouble, fatigue.
Sir Tristrem.
4. Wo, mischief; in a physical respect.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. wo, woh, wohg, weoh, perversitas, pravitas, error.
WOUDE, pret. Waded.
Dunbar.
A. S. wad-an, vadere; imperf. wod.
WOUF, WOWF, s. The wolf, S.
Ramsay.
To ~Wouff~, v. n. To bark, S.
Su. G. ulfw-a, ululare, from ulf, a wolf; Belg. guyv-en, to howl as a dog.
To ~Wow~, v. n. To howl, Moray.
Pop. Ball.
WOUK, pret. Watched.
Barbour.
WOUK, WOUKE, s. A week, S. B. ook.
Sir Tristrem.
A. S. wuca, Dan. uge, wge, id.
WOUND, used as a superlative.
Gawan and Gol.
Perhaps from wond, the pret. of A. S. wand-ian, vereri, to dread.
WOUNDER, WONDIR, adv. Wonderfully.
Douglas.
WOUNDRING, s. A monster, a prodigy.
Douglas.
A. S. wundrung, admiration.
WOURSUM, WORSUM, s. Purulent matter, S., pron. wursum.
Douglas.
A. S. wyr, pus, and sum, as denoting quality.
WOUSTOUR, s. A boaster.
V. ~Woistare~.
WOUT, s. Countenance, aspect.
V. ~Vult~.
Gawan and Gol.
To WOW, v. a. To woo or make love to.
Bannatyne Poems.
A. S. wog-an, nubere; wogere, procus, amasius, a wooer.
To WOW, v. n.
V. under ~Wouf~.
WOW, interj. Expressive of admiration, S., often vow.
V. ~Vow~.
Douglas.
WOWN, s. Wont, custom.
Wyntown.
A. S. wuna, Alem. uuone, mos.
~Wowne~, adj. Wont, accustomed.
Wynt.
WRA, s. Hiding-place.
Douglas.
Dan. vraae, a corner, a lurking-hole.
To WRABIL, v. n. To move in a slow undulating manner, like a worm; to wriggle; S. warble, wurble.
Douglas.
Warple is used in the same sense, S. B.
Ross.
Teut. wurbel-en, Belg. wervel-en, gyros agere, in orbem versare.
WRACHYS, ghosts.
V. ~Wraith~.
Doug.
WRACK, s. For its different senses, V. ~Wrak~.
WRAIGHLY, adv. Strangely, or awkwardly.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. wraeclice, peregre.
WRAIK, WRAK, s.
1. Revenge, vengeance.
Douglas.
2. Anger, wrath.
Douglas.
3. Destruction; wreck, E.
Wyntown.
4. Denoting one who threatens or brings vengeance or destruction.
Douglas.
A. S. wraec, wraece, Belg. wraecke, ultio, vindicia.
WRAITH, WRAYTH, WRAITHE, WRETH, s.
1. Properly, an apparition in the exact likeness of a person, supposed by the vulgar to be seen before, or soon after death, S.
K. James.
2. Sometimes used, but improperly, to denote a spirit supposed to preside over the waters.
Lewis.
Moes. G. ward-jan, A. S. weard-an, custodire; as the apparition, called a wraith, was supposed to be that of one's guardian angel. A. S. weard, a guardian, a keeper.
WRAITH, s.. Provision, food.
Henrysone.
Su. G. ward, Isl. verd, id.; from Su. G. war-a, to eat.
WRAITH, adj. Wroth.
Douglas.
~Wraithly~, adv. Furiously.
Wallace.
WRAK, WRAIK, WRACK, WRECK, WREK, s.
1. Whatever is thrown out by the sea, as broken pieces of wood, sea-weed, &c., S.
2. Often appropriated to sea-weed, S.
Barry.
This receives different names in different parts of S.; as, button wrack, lady wrack, &c.
Stat. Acc.
3. The weeds gathered from land, and generally piled up in heaps for being burnt, S.
Pennecuik.
4. Trash, refuse of any kind.
Bannatyne Poems.
Su. G. wrak, E. wreck; also, any thing that is of little value, mere trash; Dan. vrag, id.
To WRAMP, v. a. To sprain any part of the body, S. Cumb.
Belg. wremp-en, to distort the mouth.
~Wramp~, s. A twist or sprain, S.
Watson.
WRANG, s. Wrong, S.
Barbour.
~Wrangwis~, ~Wrangwiss~, adj.
1. Wrong, not proper.
Wallace.
2. Wrongful, unjust.
Wyntown.
A. S. wise, manner, used as a term., changes the s. to which it is affixed into an adj. as riht-wise, whence E. righteous.
WRANGIS, WRAYNGIS, s. pl. The ribs or floor timbers of a ship; Fr. varangues, id.
Douglas.
Radically the same with S. rung.
To WRAPLE, v. a. To entangle, to warp, also warple, S. B.
Ross.
Originally the same with Wrabil, q. v.
WRAT, s. A wart or hard rough excrescence, chiefly on the fingers, S.; the Verruca of physicians.
Belg. wratte.
Z. Boyd.
WRATACK, s. A dwarf, S. B.
Ross.
Gael. bridach, cruitecan, id.; Dan. vreden, tortus.
To WRATCH, WRETCH, v. n. To become niggardly, S.
Kelly.
Belg. vrek, vrekkig, niggardly.
WRATE, pret. v. Apparently, died.
Wyntown.
Moes. G. wrat-on, Isl. rat-a, peregrinari.
WRE. L. vre, chance.
Barbour.
WREAD, WREATH, s. A place for inclosing cattle, Ang.
A. S. wraeth, an inclosure. Su. G. wreit, reit, Isl. reit-r, id.
WREE, s. An instrument for cleansing grain, by separating that which is shelled from what retains the husks, Loth.; pron. also ~Ree~, q. v.
To ~Wree~, v. a. To separate shelled from unshelled grain, Loth.
To WREE, v. a. To writhe.
V. ~Wry~.
WREGH, s. Wretch.
S. P. Repr.
A. S. wraecca, an exile; also, a wretch.
To WREIL, WRELE, v. n. To wriggle, to turn about.
Douglas.
Perhaps merely a corr. of E. wriggle.
To WREIST, WRIST, WREST, v. a. To sprain any part of the body, S. wramp, synon.
Lyndsay.
A. S. wraest-an, intorquere.
~Wreist~, s.
1. A writhe or twist.
Pal. Hon.
2. A sprain, S.; wramp, synon.
Watson.
WREK, s. Refuse.
V. ~Wrak~.
WRETCH, WRECHE, s. A niggard, a covetous person, S.
Lyndsay.
To WRETH one's self, v. a. To be wroth, or filled with indignation.
Barbour.
A. S. wraeth-ian, indignare; or wreoth-ian, wreth-ian, intorquere.
~Wrethly~, adv. Wrathfully.
Henrysone.
To WRY, WREYE, v. a. To turn, to twist, O. E.
Douglas.
A. S. writh-an, intorquere.
To WRY, v. a. To cover, to conceal.
Douglas.
A. S. wre-on, wri-on, wrig-an, tegere, celare.
WRIBLE, s. A quaver, the act of warbling; also, werble.
Douglas.
Teut. wervel-en, to twirl; literally, to turn round.
V. ~Wrabil~.
WRIG, s.
1. The youngest or feeblest bird in a nest, S.
2. A weak or puny child, or the youngest of the family, S.
Isl. warg, an exile.
V. ~Wallidrag~.
WRIGGLE, s.
V. ~Windskew~.
WRIGHT, s. The general name used for a common carpenter, S., Yorks.
Gawan and Gol.
A. S. wryhta, a workman, one by whom any thing is framed; from wryc-an, to work.
To WRIK, v. a. To wreck, to avenge.
A. S. wric-an, id.
King Hart.
WRINGLE, s. A writhing motion, S. B.
V. next word.
WRINK, WRYNK, s.
1. A turning or winding.
Douglas.
2. A trick, a subterfuge.
Lyndsay.
A. S. wrenc, wrence, fraus, dolus, stratagema; Isl. reinki, fraudulentus; Teut. renck-en, to bend, to turn; rencke, flexus; also, fallacia.
~Wrinklit~, part. adj. Intricate, having many turnings.
Douglas.
WRITER, s. An attorney, S.
Burns.
WRO, WROO, s. Perhaps inclosure; S. B. wrae.
V. ~Rae~.
Pop. Ball.
WROIK, s. Spite, revenge.
Douglas.
WROKEN, part. pa. Revenged.
Doug.
A. S. wraec-an, ulcisci.
WROUL, s. An ill-grown person, or puny child, S.
V. ~Warwolf~.
WUGGLE, s. A bog or marsh, S. B.
V. ~Waggle~.
To WURBLE, v. n. To wriggle.
V. ~Wrabil~.
WURDY, adj. Worth, deserving.
V. ~Werdy~.
WULLCAT, s. A wild cat, S.
To tumble the wullcat, to whirl heels over head, S.
WULLSOME, adj. Wild.
V. under ~Will~, adj.
Y
Y consonant corresponds to A. S. G before a vowel. This has generally in S. been printed Ʒ, from the resemblance of the A. S. letter to the form of the Roman Ʒ, although there is not the least affinity as to power.
This, I apprehend, must be ascribed to the inaccuracy, or to the ignorance of the writers or copyists of MSS., who, misled by the very near resemblance of the letters, substituted the long z, or Ʒ, for the A. S. g.
In the south of S., y consonant is prefixed to a variety of words which are elsewhere pronounced without it; as, yaik for ache, yield, age, for eild, &c.
YA, YHA, adv. Yea, yes, Moray.
Barbour.
Moes. G. ja, jai, Su. G. ja, A. S. ia, ya, id.
To YABBLE, v. n. To gabble, Fife.
YAD, s. A piece of bad coal, which becomes a white ashy lump in the fire, Fife; gaist, synon.
YAD, YADE, YAUD, s. Properly, an old mare, S.; E. jade, a worn-out horse. A. Bor. yaud.
Dunbar.
Isl. jad, or jada, denotes the failure of the teeth.
~Yad-skyvar~, s. Apparently, one who drives an old mare.
Dunbar.
Yad, and perh. Su. G. skiufwa, to drive.
To YAFF, v. n.
1. To bark; properly denoting the noise made by a small dog, to yelp, S.
A. Scott.
2. To prate, to talk pertly; used as expressive of contempt, S.
A. S. gealp-an, exclamare, gloriari; Isl. gialf-ra, incondita loqui.
To YAIK, YAICK, v. n. To ache, S. A.
L. Scotland.
To YAIK, v. n. To quiver, to shake.
Burel.
YAIR, YAIRE, YARE, s.
1. An inclosure, stretching into a tideway, for the purpose of detaining the fish when the tide ebbs, S.
Stat. Rob. I.
2. A sort of scaffolding, which juts out into a river or frith in a straight line, S.
Stat. Acc.
A. S. waer, wer, piscina, septum; Su. G. fisk-gaerd, id.
~Yair-net~, ~Yare-net~, s. A long net extending into the bed of a river inclined upwards, and fixed by poles, S. B.
Law Case.
YAKEE, s. A double tooth, whether in man or beast, Orkney.
Isl. iaxl, dens molaris.
To YALD, v. a. To yield; pret. yald.
Douglas.
Isl. gialld-a, retribuere, luere.
YALD, YAULD, adj.
1. Sprightly, alert; active, vigorous, S. A. Loth.
Isl. gilld-r expresses the same idea; viribus et virtute praestans.
2. Niggardly, parsimonious, Galloway.
YALLOCH, s. A shout, a shrill cry; the act of yelling. S. also yalloch.
Doug.
Su. G. gal-a, to cry; gell-a, to resound.
To YAMER, YAMMER, YAWMER, v. n.
1. To shriek, to yell.
Douglas.
2. Now generally used, as signifying, to fret, to whine, to whimper. S.
Germ. jammer-en, plangere; A. S. geomr-ian, geomer-ian, to grumble.
~Yamer~, ~Yawmer~, s. A cry, a yell.
Dunbar.
~Yamering~, s. A continued whining, S.
To YAMPH, YAMF, v. n. To bark, S.
Ramsay.
Isl. gamb-r, gannitus; gamb-ra, gannire.
YAPE, YAP, YAIP, adj.
1. Having a keen appetite for food, S.
Ross.
2. Eager, having an earnest desire for any thing, S.
Henrysone.
3. Forward, S. B.
Skinner.
Isl. gypa, vorax, from gap-a, hiare.
To ~Yape~, v. n. To be hungry.
Ramsay.
Yaply, adv. Keenly, with a sharp appetite, S.
Ross.
YARD, YAIRD, s. A garden; properly of pot-herbs; also called a kail-yard, S.
Douglas.
A. S. geard, Su. G. gaerd, Belg. gaarde, sepes, area clausa.
YARE, YHAR, YORE, adj. Ready, alert, in a state of preparation, S. B. O. E.
Barbour.
It is evidently the same with ~Gare~, q. v.
YARE, s. A wear, for catching fish.
V. ~Yair~.
To YARK, v. a. To beat.
V. ~Yerk~.
YARNE, YERNE, adv. Eagerly, diligently.
Barbour.
A. S. georne, georn, studious, careful, earnest; Su. G. gerna, libenter.
YARNETS, s. pl. An instrument for winding yarn, S.
YARPHA, s.
1. Peat full of fibres and roots, Orkn.
2. Peat combined with clay or sand; a denomination of soil, Orkn.
Barry.
Isl. joerfi, lutum; Norw. joerme, black marshy earth, by the common change of f into m.
V. Haldorson.
Isl. jarp-ur, black, dark-coloured, seems to be the root.
YARR, s. Spurrey; a weed found in poor land, S.
YARRING, adj. Snarling, captious, troublesome.
V. ~Yirr~.
Gl. Shirr.
To YARROW, v. a. To earn, to gain by industry, S. B.
A. S. gearw-ian, to prepare; Su. G. garfw-a, gora, id.
YAAVE, s. Awe, Banffs.
YAVIL, adj. Flat, Aberd.
V. ~Auale~, ~Awail~, and ~Awalt~.
Journ. Lond.
YAUD. Far yaud, the signal made by a shepherd to his dog, when he is to drive away some sheep at a distance.
Minstr. Bord.
A. S. eode, ivit, from gan, ire; or from gath, accede.
To YAUL, v. n. To yell.
V. ~Yalloch~.
Sir Gawan.
YAULD, adj. Alert, &c.
V. ~Yald~.
To YAUP, v. n.
1. To yelp, S.
2. Denoting the incessant crying of birds, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.
Teut. galp-en, gannire instar vulpis.
YAWS, s. pl. Apparently the disorder called Syphilis; also Sivvens, Orkn. Galloway.
YAXE, s. An axe, Buchan.
YE, YIE, (corr. printed zei.)
This seems to have originated from an imitation of the liquid sound used in Fr., in consequence of g preceding n; or, where this was not the case, in consequence of the S. noun following the form of the verb which retained the sound of the Fr. infinitive or participle; as, en-chainer, en-chainé; whence S. chenyie.
YEABLES, adv. Perhaps, Loth. Border; yeablesea, A. Bor.
V. ~Able~.
YEALD, adj. Barren.
V. ~Yeld~.
To YED, v. n. To contend, to wrangle, Loth. Isl. odd-a, ydd-a, excerto.
Ramsay.
~Yed~, s. Strife, contention, Loth.
Ramsay.
~Yealings~.
V. ~Yieldins~.
YEDDLE, adj. Thick, muddy; applied to water, Loth.
V. ~Adill~.
YEDE, YEID, YHED, YHUDE, YOWDE, pret. v. Went. Yede is still used in Ang., gaid, S.
Barbour.
Norm. Sax. gede, A. S. geode, Moes. G. idd-ja, Isl. od, ibat.
YIEL, s. (Printed zeil.)
Bellenden.
Apparently the same with next word.
YIELD, s.
1. Recompence, or rather compensation.
Priests Peblis.
2. A subsidy.
Acts Ja. I.
A. S. geld, gild, a tax, tribute; from geld-an, gild-an, to pay.
YIELDINS, YEALINS, s. pl. Persons who are coeval, S.
V. ~Eildins~.
YEILL, s. "Age."
V. ~Eild~.
Douglas.
It may, however, be the same with yeil, q. return.
To YEISK, YESK, YISK, v. n.
1. To hiccup, S.
Douglas.
2. To belch; S. B. eesk.
Douglas.
A. S. geocsa, singultus; Germ. gax-en, gix-en, singultire.
~Yeisk~, ~Yesk~, s. A single affection of hiccup, S. eesk, S. B.
YELD, YEALD, YELL, EILD, adj.
1. Barren, S.; yell, eill, Border. A. Bor. yell.
Montgomerie.
2. A cow, although with calf, is said to gang yeld, when her milk dries up, S. B.
A yeld nurse, a dry nurse.
Stat. Acc.
3. Denoting cattle or sheep that are too young to bear, Dumfr.
4. Applied metaph. to broth without meat.
Kelly.
Isl. gelld, gall, infaecundus, effaetus; Dan. gald, Su. G. gall, id. galko, vacca sterilis.
YELDRING, YELDRIN, s. A yellow-hammer, S. tautologically yellow-yeldrin, also yellow-yite.
Sibbald.
A. S. geole, yellow, and ring; perh. from the yellow ring, which at least partly adorns the neck of this bird.
To YELL, v. n. To roll, a term applied to a ship. Yawl, E.
Mellvill's MS.
YELLY, YEALTOU, used as an interj. expressive of surprise, S. B.
Yelly, yea will ye? yealtou, yea wilt thou?
Shirrefs.
To YELLOCH, v. n. To scream, to shriek, S. B. Fife.
Gl. Shirr.
~Yelloch~, ~Yellough~, s. A yell, S.
Cleland.
~Yellowchin~, s. Yelling, S.
Ferguson.
YELLOW GOWAN, the name given in S. to different species of the ranunculus.
V. ~Gowan~.
To YEME, YHEME, YYM, v. a. To keep, to take care of.
Barbour.
A. S. gem-an, gym-an, to take care of, to keep; Isl. geym-a, animum attendere, custodire.
~Yemar~, ~Yhemar~, s. A keeper, one who has any object in charge.
Barbour.
~Yemsell~, ~Yhemsell~, s.
1. The act of keeping, custody.
Skene.
2. Used nearly in the same sense with E. wardship, guardianship, tutorage.
Barbour.
Isl. geimsla, Su. G. goemsel, custodia.
YERD, YERTH, s. Earth, soil.
V. ~Erd~.
Also,
To ~Yerd~, to bury.
V. ~Erd~, v.
~Yerd-fast~, adj. Firmly fastened in the ground, S.
Poems Buch. Dial.
A. S. earde-faest, settled, grounded, Isl. iardfastr stein, saxum in terra immotum.
~Yerd-meal~, s. Earth-mould, church-yard dust, Aberd.
Gl. Shirr.
YERE, adv. Certainly. To yere, too surely, or truly.
Douglas.
A. S. geare, gere, certo.
YERESTRENE, s. The night before last, S. A.
V. ~Here-yestreen~; also ~Here-yesterday~.
Gl. Sibb.
To YERK, v. a. To bind tightly, as with a small cord, S.
Gl. Sibb.
A. S. gearc-ian, parare.
To YERK, v. n.
1. To be in a state of fermentation, a term applied to beer, Ang.
Germ. gaer-a, Su. G. goer-a, effervescere.
2. To do any thing with agility, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.
3. To be busy, or keenly engaged, applied to the mind.
Kelly.
Su. G. yrk-a, postulare, insistere.
To YERK, YARK, v. a. To beat, to strike smartly, S. jerk, E.
Ferguson.
Isl. hreck-ia, to beat, pulsare; jarke, pes feriens.
~Yerk~, s. A smart blow, a jerk, S.
YERN-BLITER, s. The name given to the snipe. S. B., sometimes pron. yern-bluter.
Journ. Lond.
To YESK, v. n. To hiccup. S.
V. ~Yeisk~.
To YESTER, v. a. To discompose, to disturb. Ang.
Su. G. yster, ferox, or A. S. ge-styr-an, turbare.
YESTREEN, YISTRENE, s. Yesternight.
V. ~Here-yesterday~.
Douglas.
YET, YETT, YHATE, s. A gate, S.
A. Bor. yete.
Wallace.
~Yet chekis~, door-posts.
Douglas.
A. S. geat, O. Belg. gat, id. Su. G. gaatt, postis januae.
To YET, YETT, YYT, v. a.
1. To pour, S. yet, yett, poured.
Douglas.
Belg. giet-en, A. S. geot-an, Isl. Su. G. giut-a, fundere.
2. To cast metals.
Yyt, molten, cast.
~Yetland~, ~Yettlin~, adj. Of or belonging to cast iron, S.
Stat. Acc.
~Yettlin~, s. Cast metal, S.
Su. G. giuta en klocka, to cast a bell; giuta stycken, to cast guns; Teut. ghiet-en, id.
YETHER, s. The mark left by tight binding, as with a small cord. Border; allied perhaps to A. Bor. yeather, a flexible twig, used for binding hedges; Grose.
To YETT, v. a. To fasten in the firmest manner, to rivet, Loth.
Isl. gat-a, perforare.
YEVERY, adj. Greedy, voracious.
Bellenden.
A. S. gifer, gifra, gifre, avidus, vorax, rapax, gulosus; gifer, a glutton.
To YHARN, v. a. Eagerly to desire.
Barbour.
Moes. G. gairn-an, A. S. georn-ian, gyrn-an, desiderare, cupere.
~Yharne~, ~Yherne~, adj. Eager, keen.
Wyntown.
YHEMAR, s. A keeper.
V. ~Yemar~.
YHEMSEL, s. Custody.
V. ~Yemsel~.
YHIS, adv. Yes.
Barbour.
A. S. gese, gise, gyse, immo, etiam.
YHUDE, pret. Went.
V. ~Yede~.
YHULL, s. Christmas.
V. ~Yule~.
YHUMAN, YUMAN, YOMAN, YEOMAN, s.
1. A person of inferior station; as, a husbandman or farmer.
Reg. Maj.
Teut. ghe-meyn, A. S. geman, communis, vulgaris.
2. It seems to signify a farmer's servant.
Barbour.
3. A peasant or inhabitant of the country employed as a foot-soldier.
Barb.
4. A soldier on horseback.
Wallace.
~Yhumanry~, s. The peasantry armed as foot soldiers.
Barbour.
YIE, term (printed Zie).
V. ~Ye~.
YIELD OF THE DAY, the influence of the sun; also the height of the day, Ang.
From E. yield, as denoting that the frost gives way.
YILL, s. Ale, S. O. and A.
Burns.
A. S. eale, id.
~Yill-wife~, s. A woman who brews and sells ale, S.
Gl. Sibb.
To ~Yill~, v. a. To entertain with ale, a term commonly used by the vulgar, S. O. to denote one special mode in which a lover entertains his Dulcinea at a fair or market.
YIM, s. A particle, an atom; the smallest portion of any thing, Ang.; at times pron. as if nyim; perhaps q. ane yim.
Su. G. em, im, ime, vapour; Isl. hióm, the most minute object.
To YYM, v. a. To keep.
~Yimmit~, kept.
V. ~Yeme~.
YING, YYNG, adj. Young.
O. E. id.
Douglas.
YIRDIN, s. Thunder, S. B.
V. ~Erddyn~.
To YIRM, v. n.
1. To whine, to complain, S.
2. To ask in a querulous tone; implying the idea of continuation, S.
Isl. harm-a, lugeo, plango; harm-r, luctus; G. Andr. p. 107. Jarm-a, balare, jarm-r, lamentatio.
To YYRNE, v. n. To coagulate, to curdle.
V. ~Earn~.
Bannatyne P.
To YIRR, v. n. To snarl, to growl as a dog, S. yarr, E.
Isl. verr-a, id. whence verre, a dog; Lat. hirrire.
To YISK, v. n. To hiccup.
V. ~Yeisk~.
YISTRENE, s. Yesternight.
V. ~Yestrene~.
YYT, part. pa. Molten, cast.
V. ~Yet~, v.
YIWYN. Perh. for ewyn, even.
Barbour.
* To YOKE, v. n. To engage with another in a dispute, in a quarrel, or in warfare, S.
Baillie.
YOLDYN, YOUDEN, pret. v. Yielded, surrendered.
Barbour.
YOLK, s. A round, opaque and radiated crystallization in window-glass, in consequence of being too slowly cooled, S.; probably denominated from its supposed resemblance of the yolk of an egg.
To YOLL, v. a. To strike; as, to yoll with an axe, S. B.
To YOMER, v. n. To shriek.
V. ~Yamer~, v.
Sir Gawan.
YONT, prep. Beyond.
V. ~Yound~.
YORE, adj. Ready, alert.
V. ~Yare~.
YOUDEN, part. pa.
V. ~Yoldyn~.
YOUDEN-DRIFT, s. Snow driven by the wind, S. B.
Morison.
Perh. from yolden, or youden, the old part. pa. of yield, q. snow which is driven as yielding to the force of the wind.
YOUDITH, s. Youth, S. A.
V. ~Youth-heid~.
Ramsay.
To YOUF, YUFF, v. n. To bark, S.
V. ~Wouff~.
Ferguson.
YOUFF, YOWFF, s. A swinging blow, Loth. the same with Gouff.
Ramsay.
To YOUK, YUKE, YUCK, v. n. To itch, to be itchy, S.
Hamilton.
Germ. juck-en, Belg. jeuck-en, id. prurire.
~Youk~, ~Yeuk~, ~Yuke~, ~Yuck~, s.
1. The itch, S.
Ramsay.
2. Itchiness; without any relation to the cutaneous disease denominated the itch, S.
~Youky~, adj.
1. Itchy, S.
Davidson.
2. Metaph. eager, anxious.
Ramsay.
To YOUL, YOULE, v. n. To howl, to yell, S. A. Bor.
V. ~Goul~, v.
Douglas.
~Youl~, ~Yowl~, s. A yell, the act of howling, S.
Dunbar.
YOULRING, s. A yellow-hammer.
V. ~Yeldrin~.
YOUND, adj. Opposite, what is on the other side, S. yont.
Douglas.
A. S. geond, illuc, ultra.
~Yont~, adv. Farther, S.
~Yontermost~, adv. Still farther, Fife.
From yonder, S. yonter, and mair, more.
YOUP, s. A scream.
V. ~Yout~, s.
YOUSTIR, YOUSTER, s. Putrid matter, corrupt blood.
Douglas.
A. S. geolster, virus, sanies; geolstru, virulentus.
To YOUT, v. n. To cry, to roar, S. B.
Houlate.
Teut. iuyt-en, iuycht-en, jubilare, vociferari.
~Yout~, ~Yowt~, s. A cry, a scream, S. B. youp, synon.
Lyndsay.
YOUTHEID, YHOUTHADE, YOWTHHEID, s. Youth.
Wyntown.
A. S. geogeth-had, the state of being young.
YOUTHIR OF THE SOD, the red ashes of turf, Ang.
YOW, YOUE, s. A ewe.
Complaynt S.
A. S. eowu, Belg. oye, ouwe, id.
YOWDE, pret. Went.
V. ~Yede~.
YUIK, s. Itchiness.
V. ~Youk~.
G. Buchanan.
To YUKE, v. n. To be itchy.
V. ~Youk~.
YULE, YHULE, YUYLL, s. The name given to Christmas, S. A. Bor.
Wynt.
Su. G. jul, Dan. jule, juledag, Isl. jol, A. S. geola, gehul, id.
This name was originally given to the great annual feast, celebrated among the northern nations, at the time of the winter solstice, in honour of the Sun. Hence Odin was denominated Julvatter, or the Father of Yule.
Many conjectures have been formed as to the origin of the name. The most probable are, that it is from Su. G. j demonstrative, like A. S. ge, and oel, commessatio, q. the feast; or from Isl. Su. G. hwel, hiul, a wheel, in reference to the retrogradation of the sun; or from Moes. G. uil, Arm. hiaul, Gr. ἥλ-ιος, the name of this luminary.
To ~Yule~, ~Yool~, v. n. To observe Christmas, especially as regarding the festivities of this season.
Spalding.
~Yule-e'en~, ~Yhule-ewyn~, s. The night preceding Christmas, the wake of Yule, S.
Barbour.
YUMAN, YUMANRY.
V. ~Yhuman~.
FINIS.
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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
Formatting has been used in order to make each entry easier to read, and an effort has been made to retain the spirit of the formatting in the original dictionary. Word sources are given in italics, inset by two spaces. Etymological information normally appears in a separate line, inset by four spaces.
All the main entries are capitalised, but sub-entries and cross-references are in small capitals to distinguish them from the main entries. This distinction has been retained.
Italics are indicated by this markup. Small capitals are indicated by ~this~ markup.
Although the note preceding the entries for the letter 'Y' clearly describes the letter 'yogh', the character used throughout is Ʒ (the 'ezh' or 'Latin long z').
Numerous minor errors in punctuation have been silently corrected. There are also many inconsistencies in punctuation which have been difficult or impossible to resolve, and many undoubtedly remain. Consistency is not a feature of this text. This particularly applies to the etymologies: etymologies are sometimes included with word definitions, separated by a comma or semi-colon, rather than presented in a separate paragraph; also although many commas appear to be missing in the etymologies (especially in the opening sections of the dictionary), none have been inserted.
Spelling has been left unchanged unless a definite typo has ocurred, as it probably reflects spelling of the early 19th century. This includes variant spellings of the same word.
Hyphens were commoner within compound words than they are today, and there is also inconsistency in their use throughout this text. There is also inconsistency in the hyphenation of Latin words, where hyphenation is sometimes, but not always, used to indicate Latin roots or noun/verb endings. Hyphens have been retained unless there is a clear indication that the word should be unhyphenated.
The spelling "Lanerks[hire]" for "Lanarks[hire]" appears to be the accepted spelling for this period, and therefore has been left unchanged.
Five instances of Kings Quair have been corrected to _King's Quair_.
St (no period) Androis is the normal spelling in this text. The spelling St. Androis appears only once (s.v. INSPRAICH), and has been left unchanged.
The cited source is often abbreviated, through lack of space: for example Doug. for Douglas, Houl. for Houlate. These abbreviations have been left unchanged.
There are also numerous inconsistencies in the abbreviation of recurring phrases, which have been left unchanged. For example Palice of Honour, Palice Honour, Pal. of Hon., Pal. Hon..
In entries where the numbers "1." "2." "3." &c. are clearly missing, they have been inserted.
In the original dictionary, capital E acute looks like Eˊ e.g. p. 69: BOUNTEˊ, for BOUNTÉ. There is also Aˊ representing Á (in FAˊ and FORSTAˊ). But this has to be distinguished from such phrases as "A' the kit" (p. 226) which is an apostrophe indicating missing letters (usually "ll"): "All the kit".
Only two of the Greek words have accents and breathings. No changes have been made to the presence or absence of accents in any Greek words.
In the phrase "A bursen belch or bilch" (s.v. BELCH) there is a missing closing quotation mark. The precise location of the missing mark is uncertain, and the text has therefore not been changed.
The cross-reference "V. ~Get~" under "GATE, s. Jet." cannot be linked correctly since the only entry for "GET" has nothing to do with "Jet".
The cross-reference to "~Skair~" for the word "UNTILL, prep. Unto" may be an error, as there is no obvious connection with "UNTILL". However it is impossible to suggest a logical amendment.
The entry "GRAVIN, GRAWYN, Interred." gives a cross-reference to "~Graif~" but most of the entry for ~Graif~ is missing.
The following words exist as cross-references but do not appear in the Dictionary:
Asterne
Bad
Best Aucht
Boytour
Brid
Coles
Doud
Forowth
Hebrun
Hillie-billow
Knacks
Seyne
Talbart
Trentalis
Wayndit
Occasionally the only definition offered for a word is "uncertain" or "not understood". There are also several words for which there is no definition at all (presumably this is accidental). A list of all undefined words appears below:
BAZE
BEDOWIN
BELLIS
BIGS
BLAIDS
BLINNYNG
BORN
CATINE
CLARCHE PIPE
COUBROUN (Uncertain, both as to signification and etymon.)
DGUHARE
DOOR
FAINY (Not understood.)
FIFT
FLIRDON
FLYRIT (Not understood.)
FLURDOM
GLASHIE
GORGÉ (Not understood.)
GRYLLES
HAMMELL (Not understood.)
HEGGERBALD (Not understood.)
HENSEIS (Uncertain.)
HOAS (Not understood.)
KNYPSIT
LAVER
LOT (Uncertain.)
LUTHE (Not understood.)
MAYNDIT
MUSSLING (Uncertain.)
NYCHLIT (Uncertain.)
PAITLATTIS (Uncertain.)
RAY (Uncertain.)
RAKKET (Uncertain.)
REHATOURE (Uncertain.)
RUWITH (Uncertain.)
SEIR (Uncertain.)
SEWANE (Uncertain.)
SLOT (Uncertain.)
SNEITH (Uncertain.)
SPEANLIE (Uncertain.)
TEYND (Uncertain.)
THURCH (Uncertain.)
WERSLETE (Uncertain.)
There follows a list of specific amendments to the text:
s.v. ATTELED: "Sir Gawan and Sir Gal." has been italicised.
s.v. AWSTRENE: "auster us" changed to "auster-us".
s.v. BELD CYTTES: "receives it" changed to "receives its".
s.v. BLEACH: "Gl. Shirr." changed to "Gl. Shirr."
s.v. To BLETHER: "stulte" changed to "stultè".
s.v. To BLOCK: "before he begin" changed to "before he begins".
s.v. To BLUSTER: "~Bluddeb~" changed to "~Bludder~".
s.v. BRAIS, s. pl.: "fraus" changed to "fraud".
s.v. To BROIGH: "Brothe" changed to "~Brothe~".
s.v. BUISTY: "Gl. Shirr." changed to "Gl. Shirr."
s.v. BUT: "extra. foras" changed to "extra, foras".
s.v. To BUSK: "butz frauu" changed to "butz frau".
s.v. CHANDLER: "candle-dlestick" changed to "candle-stick".
s.v. CHIEL: "expressive of disrepect" changed to "expressive of disrespect".
s.v. CHILD: "tranferred" changed to "transferred".
s.v. CLEVERUS: "~Cleuck~" changed to "~Cleuch~".
s.v. COUPLE: "kupul ty" changed to "kupul-ty".
s.v. To CRAK: "V. ~Crak~" changed to "V. ~Crack~".
s.v. To DRANT: "enunnunciation" changed to "enunciation".
s.v. EITHER: "Ang." has been moved up from the following line, to read "EITHER, Or, Ang."
s.v. FIEL: "Burns" changed to "Burns".
s.v. GALYEARD: "In a spright manner." changed to "In a sprightly manner."
s.v. GRUTTEN: "Romsay" changed to "Ramsay".
s.v. HARRAGE: "land-land" changed to "landlord".
s.v. HITHER ~and~ YONT: "~anb~" changed to "~and~".
s.v. JONETTE: "jaulnettv" changed to "jaulnette".
s.v. KILT-RACK: "Kilt" changed to "~Kilt~".
s.v. KINSCH, KINCH: "S. S." changed to "S."
s.v. To KNAP: "Hamiltoun." changed to "Hamilton."
s.v. LUCK-PENNY: "bargain, S." changed to "bargain, S."
s.v. MAUCHT: "Feeble, S. S." changed to "Feeble, S."
s.v. MERCH: "Hamiltoun." changed to "Hamilton."
s.v. MOSS: "Moss-crops, and Moor-grass" changed to "Moss-crops, and Moor-grass".
s.v. MUSH: "eave-droper" changed to "eave-dropper".
"To EK" changed to "To NEK".
s.v. NOCK: "Gl. Shirr." changed to "Gl. Shirr."
s.v. PADDOCK-HAIR: "s. 2." changed to "s. 1."
s.v. PERJINK: "apper" changed to "appear".
"To QUAT": changed to "To QUAT".
s.v. QUOY: "origiginally" changed to "originally".
s.v. REVE: "Lat. ravus" changed to "Lat. rav-us" (to show stem and ending).
s.v. To ROIP: "V. ~Ronp~" changed to "V. ~Roup~".
s.v. RAITH: "RAITH, RAITH" changed to "RAITH".
s.v. ROUN: "arbour" changed to "Barbour".
s.v. ROW: "To ~row about~" changed to "To ~Row About~".
s.v. SKALLAG: the letter "s." has been added after "SCALLAG" in place of an obliterating blob.
s.v. SAWTH: "SAWTH, Ʒ p. v." changed to "SAWTH, p. v.".
s.v. To SOPE: "SOPE SOUP" changed to "SOPE, SOUP"; also after "To become weary", the incomplete phrase "to fa " has been changed to "to faint".
s.v. SOUCYE: "e." changed to "s.".
s.v. To SPANYS: "Er. espanouissement" changed to "Fr. espanouissement".
s.v. To SPELL: "spial a" changed to "spial-a".
s.v. TERCE: "Esrkine." changed to "Erskine."
s.v. To TING: "~Ting~" changed to "TING"; and "To ~Tinkle~, on" changed to "To ~Tinkle~ on".
s.v. UNSEL: "infortutunium" changed to "infortunium".
s.v. to WADGE: "To shake in a threating" changed to "To shake in a threatening".
s.v. WRAK: "Pennecuick." changed to "Pennecuik."
My thanks to the proofers and formatters for noting most of these errata and corrigenda.