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 SCOTTISH DICTIONARY, 
 
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DICTIONARY 
 
 SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 IN A\TIICH 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 DERIVED 
 
 FROM THEIR ORIGINALS. 
 
 BY JOHN JAMIESON, D.D. 
 
 F.R.S.E. F.S.A. &c. 
 
 ABRIDGED 
 
 FROM THE DICTIONARY AND SUPPLEMENT, IN FOUR VOLUMES QUARTO, 
 
 BY JOHN JOHNSTONE, 
 
 KDlTOIl OF THE LAST EDITION OF JAMIESON's SCOTTISH DICTIONARV. 
 
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 PREFACE, 
 
 A COMPLETE Abridgment of the learned Dr. Jamieson"'s Etymo- 
 logical Dictionary of the Scottish Language, with the Supplement to 
 that elaborate and erudite work, has long been considered a deside- 
 ratum in the literature of this country, as the expense of the 
 Dictionary and Supplement, in four large quarto volumes, has hitherto 
 rendered this valuable work almost a sealed book to the bulk of the 
 community. To supply this want, as far as it can be supplied by 
 an abridgment, has been the anxious aim of the Editor; and the 
 plan which he has followed, is exactly that adopted by Dr. Jamieson 
 himself, in the limited Abridgment of the original Dictionary, which 
 he published many years ago, and long before he brought out the 
 Supplement to this great national work. In the Preface to his 
 abridgment, Dr. Jamieson states that, — 
 
 " He has followed the same plan with that of the abridgment of 
 Dr. Johnson"'s English Dictionary ; in giving all the terms contained 
 in the larger work, in their various significations, the names of the 
 writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which 
 they occur, and their derivations. In one instance only has he 
 deviated from the plan of the great English Lexicographer, in placing 
 the etymons after the definitions. This mode is undoubtedly the 
 most simple ; as a reader, when looking into a Dictionary for the 
 origin of a word with which he is familiar, or for the signification of 
 one with which he is unacquainted, must be supposed to turn his eye 
 first to the definition, that he may know whether this is the word 
 that he looks for, or whether, in the passage in which it has occurred, 
 it can bear the sense there given, before he thinks of examining its 
 
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 origin, or can form any judgment as to the propriety of the etymon 
 that may be offered." 
 
 In the Abridgment now laid before the public, every word contained 
 in the Quarto Dictionary and Supplement is carefully incorporated ; 
 and the various meanings attached to each, along with the etymons, 
 are given at much greater length than is usual in works of the kind. 
 The charm of Dr. Jamieson's great work is the mass of antiquarian 
 and traditionary lore which his Dictionary and Supplement contain. 
 In an Abridgment of four quarto volumes, comparatively little of 
 this can be embodied in a single octavo volume. As far, however, 
 as his limited space would allow, the Editor has endeavoured to embody 
 the proverbial sayings, and give a brief description of the old usages 
 and manners of Scotland. 
 
 Edinburgh, Feb. 20, 1846. . 
 
AN EXPLANATION OF THE CONTRACTIONS 
 USED IN THIS WORK. 
 
 A.Bor. 
 
 Anglia Borealis, North of Eng- 
 
 Moes.G. 
 
 Moeso-Gothic, as preserved in 
 
 
 land. 
 
 
 " Ulphilas' Veraiou of the 
 
 adj. 
 
 Adjective. 
 
 
 Gospels." 
 
 adv. 
 
 Adverb. 
 
 Mod. 
 
 Modern. 
 
 Alem. 
 
 Alemannic language. 
 
 MS. 
 
 Manuscript, or corrected from 
 
 Anc. 
 
 Ancient, or Anciently. 
 
 
 Manuscript. 
 
 Aug. 
 
 County or Dialect of Angus. 
 
 N. 
 
 Note. 
 
 Arm. 
 
 Armorican, or language of Bre- 
 
 Orkn. 
 
 Orkney. 
 
 
 tagne. 
 
 0. 
 
 Old. 
 
 A.S. 
 
 Anglo-Saxon language. 
 
 part. pr. 
 
 Participle present. 
 
 Belg. 
 
 Belgic language. 
 
 part. pa. 
 
 Participle past. 
 
 C.B. 
 
 Cambro-Britannic, or Welsh 
 
 Pers. 
 
 Persian language. 
 
 
 language. 
 
 pi. 
 
 Plural. 
 
 Celt. 
 
 Celtic. 
 
 Precop. 
 
 Precopensian dialect of the 
 
 Chauc. 
 
 Used occasionally for Chaucer. 
 
 
 Gothic. 
 
 Clydes. 
 
 Clydesdale. 
 
 prep. 
 
 Preposition. 
 
 Comp. 
 
 Compounded. 
 
 pret. 
 
 Preterite, or past tense. 
 
 Compl. S. 
 
 Complaynt of Scotland. 
 
 pron. 
 
 Pronoun; a/so, Pronounce, Pro- 
 
 coaj. 
 
 Conjunction. 
 
 
 nunciation. 
 
 Coutr. 
 
 Contracted, or Contraction. 
 
 ProT. 
 
 Proverb. 
 
 Corn. 
 
 Cornish, or language of Corn- 
 
 Q.q. 
 
 Quasi. 
 
 
 wall. 
 
 Q.U. 
 
 Query. 
 
 Corr. 
 
 Corrupted, or Corruption. 
 
 q. v. 
 
 Quod vide. 
 
 Cumb. 
 
 Cumberland. 
 
 R. Glouc. 
 
 Chronicle of Robert of Glou- 
 
 Dan. 
 
 Danish language. 
 
 
 cester. 
 
 Deriv. 
 
 Derivative, or Derivation. 
 
 Rudd. 
 
 Ruddiman's Glossary to Dou- 
 
 Dim. Dimin. Diminutive. 
 
 
 glas's Virgil. 
 
 E. 
 
 English language. 
 
 S. 
 
 After Islandic quotations, de- 
 
 Errat. 
 
 Erratum, or Errata. 
 
 
 notes Saga. 
 
 Ed. Edit. 
 
 Edition. 
 
 S. 
 
 Scottish, Scotland. It also de- 
 
 Expl. 
 
 Explain, Explained. 
 
 
 notes that a word is still used 
 
 Fig. 
 
 Figurative, Figuratively. 
 
 
 in Scotland. 
 
 Finn. 
 
 Finnish, language of Finland. 
 
 « 
 
 The asterisk signifies that the 
 
 Fr. 
 
 French language. 
 
 
 word to which it is prefixed, 
 
 Franc. 
 
 Frankish, Theotisc, or Tud- 
 
 
 besides the common signifi- 
 
 
 esque language. 
 
 
 cation in English, is used 
 
 Fris. 
 
 Frisian dialect of the Belgic. 
 
 
 in a difierent sense in Scot- 
 
 Gael. 
 
 Gaelic of the Highlands of 
 
 
 land. 
 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 S.A. 
 
 Scotia Australis,. South of Scot- 
 
 Germ. 
 
 German language. 
 
 
 land. 
 
 Gl. Gloss. 
 
 Glossary. 
 
 S.B. 
 
 Scotia Borealis, North of 
 
 Goth. 
 
 Gothic. 
 
 
 Scotland ; also, Northern 
 
 Gr. 
 
 Greek language. 
 
 
 Scots. 
 
 Heb. 
 
 Hebrew language. 
 
 S.O. 
 
 Scotia Occidentalis, West of 
 
 Hisp. 
 
 Spanish language. 
 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 Ibid. 
 
 In the same place. 
 
 s. 
 
 Substantive. 
 
 Id. 
 
 Having the same signification. 
 
 Syn. Synon 
 
 . Synonyme, Synonymous. 
 
 Imper. 
 
 Imperative. 
 
 Su.G. 
 
 Sueo-Gothic, or ancient lan- 
 
 Ir. 
 
 Irish language. 
 
 
 guage of Sweden. 
 
 Isl. 
 
 Islandic (or Icelandic) lan- 
 
 Sw. 
 
 Swedish language, (modern.) 
 
 
 guage. 
 
 Term. 
 
 Termination. 
 
 Ital. 
 
 Italian language. 
 
 Tweedd. 
 
 Tweeddale. 
 
 Jun. 
 
 Sometimes for Junius. 
 
 V. 
 
 Vide, See also, or Volume. 
 
 L. Lat. 
 
 Latin language. 
 
 V. a. 
 
 Verb active. 
 
 Loth. 
 
 Lothian. 
 
 V. n. 
 
 Verb neuter. 
 
 L.B. 
 
 Barbarous Latin. 
 
 V. impers. 
 
 Verb impersonal. 
 
 Metaph. 
 
 Metaphor, Metaphorical, Me- 
 
 vo. 
 
 Voce. 
 
 
 taphorically. 
 
 Wacht. 
 
 Sometimes for Wachter. 
 
RULES 
 
 RENDERING THE USE OF THIS DICTIONARY MORE EASY. 
 
 It is difficult to give general rules for the 
 pronunciation of words in a language in 
 which there are so many anomalies as the 
 Scottish ; but some examples may be given 
 of the sound of the vowels or diphthongs, 
 and the guttural ch and <jh. 
 
 A, in man, &c. has nearly the same 
 Bound in S. as in E. Vulgar English writers, 
 who use mon for man, Uond for hand, &c. 
 believing that this is pure Scottish, show 
 that they have studied the works of Ram- 
 say and Burns to little purpose. The 
 rhymes to such words occurring in Scottish 
 poems, will at once point out the true pro- 
 nunciation ; as, for example, 
 
 " Then gently scan your brother man,''^ &c. 
 
 Address to the Unco Guid. 
 
 " Untie these hands from off my hands,''"' &c. 
 
 J\Iacj}herson''s Farewell. 
 
 E long, or the ordinary sound of it in ee, 
 ea, is in the south of Scotland changed into 
 the diphthong ei or ey ; hence heis for hees, 
 tei or tey for tea, sey for sea, &c. The pro- 
 nouns he and me, pronounced very broadly 
 hei and me'i, the voice rising on the last 
 vowel, most forcibly strike the ear of a 
 stranger. 
 
 Eu is frequently pronounced as English 
 u in tube; as in neuk, beuk, leuk, &c. See 
 also 00 in Dictionary. 
 
 in come and combuj, is pronounced in S. 
 as in E. In Cumberland, and elsewhere in 
 the north of England, the vulgar say coom- 
 iiig : but this pronunciation obtains nowhere 
 in Scotland. 
 
 Oo is often sounded like the French u in 
 une ; as in hoolie, hood, hoody, &c. 
 
 Ou has frequently the sound of oo in E. 
 good ; as in douk, doukar, dour, dounwith, 
 fouth, &c. 
 
 Ou has also the same sound as in E. 
 
 round ; as in doup, douss, gouk, goul, four- 
 some, SiC. 
 
 OiD has frequently the sound of oo, in E. 
 good ; as in dow, (a dove,) downcome, dowkar, 
 &c. 
 
 U in many words has the peculiar sound 
 of the French « in iine ; as in hule, spune, 
 schtile, &c. 
 
 Y vowel, used by our ancient writers 
 indiscriminately with i, being in fact only 
 double i, and printed ij in other Northern 
 languages, is to be sought for, not as it 
 stands in the English alphabet, but in the 
 same place with the letter i, throughout the 
 work; as, ydant, diligent; ydilteth, idleness; 
 &c. 
 
 Y consonant, corresponds to A.S. G be- 
 fore a vowel ; and from the resemblance la 
 form of A.S. G (5) to the Roman 2, the 
 latter was very improperly used for it in 
 many of the early printed books, as well as 
 in MSS. and when z without the tail came 
 to be used, it was still retained in a number 
 of printed books and MSS. Hence we often 
 meet with Gaherlunzie, instead of Gaber- 
 lunyie, Tuilzie, for Tu ilyie, Zeir, for Yeir, &c. 
 
 Vh and gh have often the guttural sound; 
 as in loch, lochan, haugh, Broiighton, &c. 
 These sounds, like the French sound of u 
 in vne, are, however, impracticable to 
 Englishmen, unless their organs have been 
 early trained to gutturals. Hence we gene- 
 rally find them pronouncing loch look, 
 haugh haic, Broughton JJroitton, &c. 
 
 Words not found in SH, to be sought for 
 under SCH. 
 
 Words not found in WH, to be sought 
 for under QUH, expressing the sound of the 
 old Gothic guttural. 
 
 Words improperly printed in our old 
 books with Z, to be looked for under Y 
 consonant. 
 
MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. 
 
 The brief Memoir which, through the kindness of the surviving members of 
 Dr. Jamieson's family, is now prefixed to this Abridgment of his greatest 
 work, possesses at least the essential quality of being perfectly authentic. It is 
 in every particular compiled from a rather bulky manuscript autobiography, 
 which was written during the later years of Dr. Jamieson's life, in compliance 
 with repeated solicitations that he would throw together some memoranda of the 
 leading occurrences of his public and literary career. 
 
 JoHX Jamieson was born in the city of Glasgow on the 8d March, 1759. His 
 father, Mr. John Jameson, was the pastor of one of the two Seceder congrega^ 
 tions which were all then established in that town. His mother's name was 
 Cleland. She was the daughter of Mr. Cleland of Edinburgh, a man who seems 
 to have enjoyed the friendship of the more distinguished of the clergymen of the 
 city, and who had married Rachel, the daughter of the Rev. Robert Bruce of 
 Garlet, son of the second brother of Bruce of Kennet. This reverend person, the 
 great-grandfather of Dr. Jamieson, suffered persecution as a Presbyterian minis- 
 ter, during the troubles of Scotland. Dr. Jamieson's paternal grandfather was 
 Mr. William Jameson, the farmer of Hill House, near Linlithgow, in West 
 Lothian ; a person of respectable connexions, being related to several of the 
 smaller landed proprietors of the county, and to some of the wealthy merchants 
 of the then flourishing commercial town of Borrowstounness. 
 
 The future lexicographer received his first lessons at a school kejit by his father'a 
 precentor, a person quite incompetent for the task of tuition. After a course 
 of very imperfect elementary instruction, according to a practice then general, 
 and not yet quite obsolete in Scotland, of leaving the English language to shift, 
 in a great measui'e, for itself, he was sent, in his seventh year, to the first class 
 of the Latin grammar school of Glasgow, then taught by Mr. William Bald. 
 Bald was a teacher of a stamp not unfrequently met with in those times. He 
 was an admirable boon companion, and possessed of great humour, though more 
 than suspected of undue partiality for the sons of men of rank, or those of 
 wealthy citizens who occasionally gave him a good dinner, and made liberal 
 " Candlemas Offerings." This partiality having been very unfairly manifested to 
 the prejudice of the just claims of the Seceder minister's son to the highest 
 prize in the class, as afterwards admitted by Mr. Bald himself, the pupil was 
 withdrawn at the end of the first year. He was then placed under a private 
 teacher named Selkirk, who is described as a worthy man, and with whon), 
 in two years, and by the unremitting care of his father at home, he made such 
 progress, that he was deemed fit to enter the first " Humanity," or Latin class, 
 in the University of Glasgow, when only nine years old. Dr. Jamieson, in 
 commenting upon his very early appearance at college, gently expresses his 
 regret that his excellent father should have so hurried on his education, and 
 justly remarks, that however vividly impressions may seem to be received by a 
 young mind, they are often so superficial as to be altogether effaced by others 
 Avhich succeed them. The professor of Humanity was the Rev. George 
 Muirhead, of whom his pupil entertained the most afi^ectionate recollection, and 
 an " indelible veneration." 
 
 During his second year at the Latin class, young Jamieson also attended 
 the first Greek class, which was then taught by Dr. James Moor, the well- 
 known author of the Greek Grammar which bears his name. 
 
 A 
 
X MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. 
 
 So early in life as this period, the future antiquary was beginning to show a 
 taste for old coins, and other curious objects, on which he expended his pocket- 
 money. A vein for poetry at the same time displayed itself. Both predilec- 
 tions were congenial to those of Professor Moor, with whom Jamieson became 
 so far a favourite, that he kindly explained the coins the boy brought to him, 
 and would show him his own valuable collection, acquired while he had travelled 
 with the unfortunate Earl of Kilmarnock. In short, under Moor, his pupil 
 seems to have made progress in every thing save his proper business, the Greek 
 language. 
 
 During his attendance on the prelections of Professor Muirhead, however, the 
 mind of the young student received that bias which influenced the literary pur- 
 suits of his after life. " The Professor," he says, in the autobiography above 
 referred to, " not satisfied with an explanation of the words of any classical pas- 
 sage, was most anxious to call the attention of his pupils to the peculiar force of 
 the terms that occurred in it ; particularly pointing out the shades of significa- 
 tion by which those terms, viewed as synonymous, differed from each other. 
 This mode of illustration, which, at that time, I suspect, was by no means com- 
 mon, had a powerful influence in attracting my attention to the classical books, 
 and even to the formation of language in general, and to it I most probably may 
 ascribe that partiality for philological and etymological research in which I 
 have ever since had so much pleasure." 
 
 The precarious state of his father's health made the studies of an only sur- 
 viving son, already destined to the ministry, be pushed forward with anxious 
 rapidity. The friendly Professor Muirhead disappi'oved and remonstrated ; but 
 thei'e was too good reason for the precipitance, for Jamieson's father afterwards 
 infoi'med him, that he was much afraid that, having been long a prisoner from 
 complicated disease, he would be early taken away ; and, as he had nothing to 
 leave his son, he was most desirous to forward his classical and professional 
 education. He was accordingly next season sent to the Logic class, though, as 
 he remarks, " a boy of eleven years of age was quite unfit for studying the 
 abstractions of logic and metaphysics." This year, also, he considers " entirely 
 lost," and that " it might be blotted out of the calendar of his life." A second 
 year spent in philosophical studies was employed to little more purpose ; and 
 though he now studied under the eminent philosopher. Dr. Reid, he had become, 
 during his father's continued illness, too much, he says, his own master to make 
 any great progress " either in the Intellectual or Moral Powers." He, however, 
 took some pleasure in the study of Mathematics ; but over Algebra, on which he 
 consumed the midnight oil, the student of eleven, very naturally, often fell asleep. 
 His classical and philosophical studies were certainly begun in very good time ; 
 but it is yet more surprising to find the Associate Presbytery of Glasgow 
 admitting him as a student of theology at the age of fourteen ! 
 
 The Professor of Theology among the Seceders at that period was the Rev. 
 William MoncriefF of Alloa, the son of one of the four ministers who originally 
 seceded from the Church of Scotland, from their hostility to Patronage, and 
 who, subsequently, founded the Secession Church. Though not, according to 
 his distinguished pupil, a man of extensive erudition, or of great depth of under- 
 standing. Professor Moncrieff was possessed of qualities even more essential to 
 the fulfilment of his important office of training young men in those days to the 
 Secession ministry ; and from the suavity of his disposition, and the kindness 
 of his manners, he was very popiilar among his students. After attending 
 Professor Moncrieff for one season at Alloa, young Jamieson attended Professor 
 Anderson (afterwards the founder of the Andersonian Institution) in Glasgow, 
 for Natural Philosophy, for which science he does not seem to have had any 
 taste. While at the Glasgow University, he became a member of the different 
 Literary Societies formed by the students for mutual improvement. These were 
 
MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. xi 
 
 then the Eclectic, the Dialectic, and the Academic ; and he was auccessively a 
 member of each of them. 
 
 The Doctor relates many beautiful instances of the mutual respect and cordial 
 regard which then subsisted among the different denominations of the clergy of 
 Glasgow, and Avhich was peculiarly manifested towards his father during his 
 severe and protracted illness. Comparing modern times with those better days, 
 he prophetically remarks : — 
 
 " If matters go on, as they have done, in our highly favoured country, for 
 some time past, there is reason to fear that as little genuine love will be found 
 as there was among the Pharisees, who, from sheer influence of party, in a cer- 
 tain sense still ' loved one another,' while they looked on all who differed from 
 them in no other light than they did on Sadducees. May the God of all Grace 
 give a merciful check to this spirit, which is not from Him !" 
 
 Dr. Jamieson was himself, throughout the whole course of his life, distin- 
 guished by a liberal and truly Catholic spirit. His friends and intimate asso- 
 ciates were found among Christians of all denominations, though he conscien- 
 tiously held by his own opinions. If he ever lacked charity, it appears to have 
 been toAvards the Unitarians, a fact perhaps to be accounted for by his early 
 controversies with Macgill and Dr. Priestley. Episcopalians and Roman 
 Catholics were among his personal friends, even when his position as the young 
 minister of a very rigid congregation of Seceders, in a country town, made the 
 association dangerous to him, as being liable to misconstruction by his zealous 
 flock. 
 
 After he had attained the dignity of a student in Theology, instead of conde- 
 scending to resume the red gown of the Glasgow student, Jamieson repaired to 
 Edinburgh to prosecute his studies, and lived, while there, in the house of hia 
 maternal grandfather, Mr. Cleland. He attended the prelections of the eminent 
 Dugald Stewart, then but a young man himself. 
 
 During the young student's residence in Edinburgh, he made many valuable 
 and desirable acquaintances, and acquired some useful friends. Of this number 
 was the venerable Dr. John Erskine, who continued the friend of Jamieson fur 
 the remainder of his honoured life. Dr. Erskine commanded his veneration and 
 love, but he also felt great respect for the Evangelical Doctor's Moderate colleague, 
 the celebrated Principal Robertson, the Historian. Robertson was long the 
 leader of the Moderate party in the Kirk Courts ; and young Jamieson, though 
 a conscientious Seceder, and one in a manner dedicated from his birth to the 
 service of the Secession Church, on Avitnessing the masterly manner in which 
 the Principal conducted business in the Church Courts, felt, in his own words, 
 " That if he were to acknowledge any ecclesiastical leader, or call any man a 
 master in divine matters, he would prefer the Principal in this character to any 
 man he had ever seen ; for he conducted business with so much dignity and 
 suavity of manner, that those who followed seemed to be led by a silken cord. 
 He might cajole, but he never cudgelled his troops." 
 
 After attending the Theological class for six sessions, the candidate for the 
 ministry was, at the age of twenty, appointed by the Synod to be taken on trials 
 for license ; and in July 1779, he was licensed by the Presbytery of Glasgow. 
 
 Dr. Jamieson's first appearance as a preacher was at Colmonell, in Carrick in 
 Ayrshire, then a very dreary and poor district. From the first he seems to have 
 been popular, and the small isolated congregation of Colmonell wished to obtain the 
 young preacher as their pastor ; but to this he gave no encouragement, deeming 
 it his duty to leave such matters to the regular authoi'ities. His next appoint- 
 ment was to the Isle of Bute, and Cowal, in Argyleshire. The picture which 
 he gives of characters and of manners, long since passed away, and their contrast 
 with present times, is not a little striking. The venerable Doctor, in old age, 
 relates, " I found my situation on this beautiful island very comfortable. The 
 
xii MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. 
 
 plac3 of preaching was in Rothesay. I lodged at a farm-house in the parish of 
 
 Kiiigirth ; and I never met with more kindness from any man than from 
 
 -, the minister of tlie parish." This was not at all in accordance with the 
 
 Doctor's suhser^uent experiences of the Established ministers in other parishes, 
 and particularly when he came to be settled in Forfar. 
 
 Mr. Jamiesou jiassed over to Cowal in the depth of a severe winter, and was 
 lodged in a wi'etclied, smoky hovel, without even glass to the aperture through 
 which light was received, and in which he had to eat, sleep, and study. These 
 wore not the palmy days of the Secession Church. 
 
 In tlie beginning of 1780, Mr. Jamieson was appointed by the Associate Synod, 
 (tlie Supreme Court of the Secession,) to itinerate in Perthshire and the neigh- 
 bouring county of Angus. After preaching for several Sabbaths in Dundee, in 
 which there was then a vacancy, he made so favourable an impression, that the 
 congregation agreed to give him a call to be their pastor. But Forfar, his next 
 preaching station, was to be his resting-place, and it proved for many years an 
 iingenial and dreary sojourn. To Forfar he was at that time, of course, a total 
 stranger ; and in old age he touchingly relates : — " Though I were to live much 
 longer than I liave done since that time, I shall never forget the feeling I had in 
 crossing the rising ground, where I first had a view of this place. I had never 
 yecn any part of the country before. The day was cold, the aspect of the 
 country dreai'y and bleak, and it was partly covered with snow. It seemed to 
 abound with mosses, which gave a desolate appearance to the whole valley under 
 my eye. I paused for a moment, and a pang struck through my heart, while 
 the mortifying query occurred — ' What if this gloomy place should be the bounds 
 of my habitation V And it was the will of the Almighty that it should be so." 
 The congregation of Forfar was at that time but newly formed, and had never 
 yet had any regular minister, being, by orders of the Presbytery, supjylied, as it 
 is termed, from Sabbath to Sabbath by young probationers and others. 
 
 Three calls were at the same time subscribed for the popular young preacher : 
 from Forfar, from Dundee, and from Perth, where he was wanted as a second 
 or collegiate minister. The congregation of Dundee was large and comparatively 
 Nvcalthy, but the call was not unanimous, and Foi-far proved his ultimate destina- 
 tion. It is not easy to conceive a position more trying, in every respect, than 
 tliat of the young minister at his outset in Forfar ; and a man of less energy, 
 although of equal talents, would probably have altogether sunk under the oppo- 
 sition and persecution whicli he encountered. There was, however, one bright 
 side : he had been affectionately, nay, anxiously Avished for by the whole of his 
 congregation. He knew that he Avas in the path of duty ; and, piously resign- 
 ing " his lot into the hands of tlie All- Wise Disposer of events," with the assur- 
 ance which followed him through life, " that his gracious I\Iaster would provide 
 for him in tlie way that was best," he looked forward to the future with firmness. 
 By degrees Mr. Jamieson became better known and better appreciated. He 
 acknowledges with marked gratitude the obligations he owed, in many respects, 
 to Mr. Dempster of Dunnichen, a gentleman of high character and considerable 
 influence in the county, which he represented for some time in Parliament. 
 This benevolent man was his first, and proved through life his fastest friend. Until 
 his acquaintance with Mr. Dempster, which was brought about by an accidental 
 call, Mr. Janiieson's only social enjoyment was in visiting at intervals several 
 respectable families in Perth, and its neighbourhood, or the hospitable manse of 
 Longforgan in the Carse of Cowrie, then a residence combining every charm. 
 But the friendship and influence of Mr. Dempster soon procured similar enjoy- 
 Inents for him nearer home. At Dunnichen he was at all times a welcome 
 guest, and there he became acquainted, through the cordial introduction of Mr. 
 Dempster, with all the landed aristocracy of the county. This enlargement of 
 Mr. Jamieson's circle of social intercourse was further aided and confirmed by 
 
MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. Xlii 
 
 Ills marriage with the daughter of an old and respectable proprietor in the county, 
 Miss Charlotte Watson, youngest daughter of Robert Watson, Esq. of Shielhill, 
 in Angus, and of Easter Rhynd in Perthshire. 
 
 With Mr. Jamieson's very limited income of £-50 per annum, it must have 
 appeared almost madness to think of marriage, even allowing for tlie greater 
 value of money at that tinie ; but the bachelor state is deemed incompatible witli 
 the ministry in Scotland ; and, besides, prudential considerations will not always 
 prevent a young man from falling in love. The union, however, which lasted 
 for more than half a century, proved in all respects a most ausjiicious one. Mr. 
 and Mrs. Jamieson had, no doubt, for a long period, much to contend with, from 
 limited means and a very numerous family, but the energy and untiring 
 industry of Mr. Jamieson made up for all other deficiencies. 
 
 Mr. Jamieson's confidence in Providence, and in his own energies, soon began 
 to reap its reward. To loneliness at home, and indifference, if not neglect, abroad, 
 there now succeeded strong domestic attractions, and the esteem and regard of 
 many respectable neighbours. 
 
 Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Jamieson began to work seriously for the 
 press, and continued, for upwards of forty years, a constant and even voluminous 
 writer on diversified subjects. While yet a mere stripling, he had composed some 
 pieces of poetry for " Ruddiman's Weekly Magazine," which we notice only 
 because they were his first attempts as an author. We next find him commu- 
 nicating, — in a series of papers to the Literary and Antiquarian Society of Perth, 
 of which he was a member, — the fruits of his researches concerning the antiquities 
 of Forfarshire. These papers led Mr. Dempster to recommend his Avriting a 
 liistory of the county, and the suggestion gave impulse and direction to his local 
 inquiries, although it was never fully complied with. But the publication 
 which seems first to have obtained for him some literary reputation, and the 
 character of an orthodox and evangelical minister, was his reply, under the title 
 of " Sociuianism Unmasked," to Dr. Macgill of Ayr, whose alleged heresy had 
 lately been widely bruited. 
 
 This work paved the way for his favourable reception in London, which he 
 visited for the first time in 1788-9. He carried to London with him a collection 
 of sermons, afterwards published under the title of " Sermons on the Heart," 
 which became very popular. With the exception of this work, his other 
 writings do not seem to have yielded him much profit, although they added to 
 his reputation. Letters of introduction from Dr. Erskine and others procured for 
 him an extensive acquaintance, particularly in the religious circles and among the 
 evangelical ministers of the metropolis. He mentions the pious and benevolent 
 Mr. John Thornton, the eccentric Ryland the Baptist minister, John Newton, 
 Venn, and Cecil, as of the number of his new friends. He also found antiquarian 
 and literary associates, while his poem on the " Sorrows of Slavery," written 
 with some care, and intended to aid the cause of abolition, then of absorbing 
 interest, brought him under the notice of the abolitionists, and led to an 
 acquaintance with Wilberforce and Granville Sharpe. 
 
 The consideration he enjoyed in these metropolitan circles, and particularly 
 amongst his religious friends, must have been augmented by his " Reply to 
 Priestley," for which he received the diploma of Doctor of Divinity from the 
 College of New Jersey, the first honour of the kind that had ever been conferred 
 u2)on a Seceder. 
 
 Dr. Jamieson repeated his visits to London at different times, officiating there 
 for his friend Dr. Jerment, when that, gentleman went to Scotland. On these 
 occasions, he extended the circle of his general acquaintance, and appears also 
 to have discovered several distant relations, mixing in good society. He speaks 
 amusingly enough of his meeting with a distant female cousin. Lady Strange, 
 the widow of the celebrated engraver, a very lively and clever woman, who, to 
 
xiv MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. 
 
 her last day, took pride in her broad Scotch, and retained all the warmth 
 of early national feeling. When the Doctor, till then a stranger to her, made 
 his formal obeisance, " the good old lady," he says, " ran up to me with all 
 the vivacity of fifteen, and, taking me in her arms, gave me a hearty embrace." 
 She was one of those whose heads and hearts are continually occupied with 
 plans for serving their friends ; and her influence, of which she had a good deal, 
 was ever zealously exerted to promote Dr. Jamieson's interests. One of her 
 schemes was, that he should leave the Secession and look for promotion in the 
 Church of England ; but such an idea, it may well be believed, could not for a 
 moment be entertained by the conscientious Scottish Dissenter, who had, for a 
 dozen years, been maintaining a family on a stipend of <£50 a-year. 
 
 During this period, Mr. Jamieson's greatest enjoyment, beyond his own fire- 
 side, was found in the society and steady friendship of Mr. Dempster. " Many 
 a happy day," he writes, " have I spent under the roof of this benevolent man. 
 "We walked together ; we rode together ; we fished together ; we took an occa- 
 sional ride to examine the remains of antiquity in the adjacent district ; and if 
 the weather was bad, we found intellectual employment in the library, often in 
 tracing the origin of our vernacular words in the continental languages." 
 
 The Doctor had not yet projected his great work, — the Dictionary ; the first 
 idea of which arose accidentally from the conversation of one of the many dis- 
 tinguished persons whom he met at Mr. Dempster's residence : Dunnichen being 
 long the frequent rendezvous of not merely the most eminent men of Scotland, 
 but of such learned foreigners as from time to time visited the country. This 
 was the learned Grim Thorkelin, Professor of Antiquities in Copenhagen. Up 
 to this period. Dr. Jamieson had held the common opinion, that the Scottish is 
 not a language, and nothing more than a corrupt dialect of the English, or at least 
 of the Anglo-Saxon. It was the learned Danish Professor that first undeceived 
 him, though full conviction came tardily, and proved, to his satisfaction, that there 
 are many words in our national tongue which had never passed through the 
 channel of tlie Anglo-Saxon, nor been spoken in England. Before leaving 
 Dunnichen, Thorkelin requested the Doctor to note down for him all the singular 
 words used in that part of the country, no matter how vulgar he might himself 
 consider them, and to give the received meaning of each. Jamieson laughed at 
 the request, saying, "What would you do, sir, with our vulgar words 1 they 
 are merely corruptions of English." Thorkelin, who spoke English fluently, 
 rejilied with considerable warmth, " If that fantast, Johnson, had said so, I 
 would have forgiven him, because of his ignorance or prejudice ; but I cannot 
 make the same excuse for you, when you speak in this contemptuous manner of 
 the language of your country, which is, in fact, more ancient than the English. 
 I have now spent four months in Angus and Sutherland, and I have met with 
 between three and four hundred words purely Gothic, that were never used in 
 Anglo-Saxon. You will admit that I am pretty well acquainted with Gothic. 
 I am a Goth ; a native of Iceland ; the inhabitants of which are an unmixed 
 race, who speak the same language which their ancestors brought from Norway 
 a thousand years ago. All or most of these words which I have noted down, 
 are familiar to me in my native island. If you do not find out the sense of some 
 of the terms which strike you as singular, send them to me, and I am pretty 
 certain I shall be able to explain them to you." Jamieson, to oblige the learned 
 stranger, forthwith purchased a two-penny paper book, and began to write down 
 all the remarkable or uncouth words of the district. From such small begin- 
 nings, made more than twenty years before any part of the work was published, 
 arose the four large quarto volumes of his Dictionary and Supplement, the 
 complete revolution in his opinion as to the origin of the Scottish language, 
 and that theory of its origin which he has maintained in the learned Disserta- 
 tions which accompany his Dictionary. 
 
MEMOIR OF DR. JAMIESON. XT 
 
 It would not be easy, we apprehend, to explain the difficulties, discouragements* 
 and privations under which that great undertaking was prosecuted through a long 
 series of years. The author had now a large family to maintain and to educate ; 
 and he was even embarrassed with debts inevitably incurred, while the prospect 
 of remuneration for his labours was distant and uncertain. How he and iMrs. 
 Jamieson struggled through their accumulating difficulties, might probably have 
 puzzled themselves, on looking back, to explain ; but he was strong in faith, and 
 also strenuous in endeavour. 
 
 On the death of Mr. Adam Gib, Dr. Jamieson received a call from the Anti- 
 burgher congregation of Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, to be their minister ; but tlie 
 Synod opposed both the wishes of the congregation, and Dr. Jamieson's interests 
 and obvious advantage, and that, too, at a period when his removal to the capital 
 would have been of the greatest advantage to his literary projects, and to the 
 professional education of his elder sons. He very naturally felt with acuteness 
 this frustration of his reasonable hopes, but he quietly submitted. A few years 
 more elapsed, when Mr. Banks, the successor of Mr. Gib, having gone to America, 
 the Doctor was again unanimously called, and the Synod now thought fit to 
 authorize his translation. The change from Forfar to Edinburgh was, in every 
 point of view, an auspicious event. His stipend was probably at once quadrupled : 
 he was restored to early connexions and literary society, and obtained every facility 
 for prosecuting his philological and etymological researches. Shortly after this 
 time he learnt that the Rev. Mr. Boucher, Vicar of Epsom, was engaged in a 
 ■work of a somewhat similar character to the Dictionary ; and mutual friends 
 advised that the one should buy the other off, and obtain the accumulated materials, 
 for the use of his own work. Any reward for his labours, however inadequate, was 
 then an important consideration wnth Dr. Jamieson, and he appears, at one time, to 
 have thought of giving up his treasures for £250 ; but the dislike which he had felt, 
 from the beginning, at either compromise or co-operation, was afterwards fortified 
 by suspicions that Mr. Boucher's view of the Scottish language would degrade it 
 to the level of the English provincial dialects ; and the conscientious conduct of the 
 friend of the Vicar, the late Bishop Gleig of Stirling, who was too well aware of 
 the real value of Dr. Jamieson's manuscripts to sanction such a sacrifice, ulti- 
 mately and happily put a stop to the negotiation. The subsequent death of 
 Mr. Boucher, before the publication of his work, left the field clear for our 
 National Lexicographer. It is not merely as patriotic natives of Scotland that 
 we rejoice in this circumstance, but as the friends of sound literature ; and as 
 prizing yet more highly than the learning displayed, that fund of innocent and 
 delightful entertainment and instruction, spread before us in the pages of the 
 Scottish Dictionary, and those imperishable records of our history, our literature, 
 and our usages, which may enable all future generations of our countrymen, 
 and their offsets in every distant land, to think and feel as ancient Scots ; and 
 which will keep open for them the literary treasures of their fathers, the pages 
 of their Burns and Scott ; and of those other national works which, but for this 
 master-key, must have very soon become sealed books. 
 
 The people of Scotland certainly never took so great an interest in any work that 
 had then appeared in their own country as in Jamieson's Dictionary. It was every 
 one's concern ; and after the first two volumes had been published, and had set 
 many thousand minds at work to add to, or endeavour to render more perfect 
 this national monument, the learned author, from the palace and the castle to 
 the farm-house and the cottage, found devoted, and often able auxiliaries, in 
 completing his great undertaking. Those who could not furnish him with 
 words, yet circulated his prospectuses, and procured subscribers to the work. 
 Through the interest and exertions of Lord Glenbervie, the duty on the paper 
 for printing the Dictionary was remitted, in virtue of a provision entitling the 
 publishers of works on Northern Literature to a drawback on the paper used. 
 
xvi MEMOIR OF DR. JAMTESON. 
 
 Among his frienas of a later period, none were more zealous than the late 
 Duchess of Sutherland, through whose interest or recommendation he was after- 
 wards chosen one of the ten Associates of the Royal Literary Society, instituted 
 by George the Fourtli, and of which each Associate was entitled to a pension of 
 one hundred guineas. 
 
 Dr Janiieson's severest affliction had been seeing the greater part of his nume- 
 rous family descend to the grave before him ; some in infancy and childhood 
 but others in the prime of life and of usefulness. Of seven s^ns who reached 
 manhood,only one survived him. Three died in India; of whom two had 
 arrived at distinction m the medical service. His second son, Mr. Robert 
 enZlTlnVrr' T?''!^ of the Scottish bar, long in lucrative practice, and 
 entitled to look forward to the highest honours of his profession, was cut off a 
 few years before his venerable parent. But his last, and the heaviest blow of 
 ntL nf r f ^^'•^i^^f «°' - ^-^y ^^-ally remarkable for the good qua- 
 
 lities of her head and of her heart, who had shared his lot for fifty-five years 
 I IS surviving family consists of Mr. Farquhar Jameson, now a banker in Paris i 
 
 grlndchtdr '' "''^ ''"^^^''"^ ''^^-'""^^^ ^'"^^ '''' -=--* ' -^ --rll 
 In the latter years of his life. Dr. Jamieson was liable to bilious atttack. for 
 which he was recommended to try the waters of different noted Spas in Sc7tknd 
 From such stations as Pitcaithley, tlie Moffat Wells, or Innerieifhen?he was in 
 .nd .'. . '"''^k'ng rounds of visits to those families of the neighbouring nobiiy 
 and gentry who had been among his earlier friend^; Thp h«nl-« V^f +i rv ( 
 between Peebles and Berwick, h!ad become to him'a\nol' faZr U a^^^^^^^^ 
 haunt than even the banks of his native Clyde ; and many of the happiest da;. 
 of his later summers were spent amidst the lovely scene/ of " TweSe '' and 
 among he friends and relatives whom he had in fhat classic district He had 
 always been fond of angling, and, in the Tweed and its tributary streams he 
 socially pursued the -gentle craft" almost to the close of life. S tl hous s 
 which he had long been in the habit of visitin- on TweedsidP r^nll f 
 
 have left a more indelible impression on his memoryThan it'sS thXp'; 
 intermediate residence of Sir Walter Scott, whom Dr. Jamieson had first ySZ 
 1 ; An''."/°^V"' L^^^^^^'i^' ^^'^^ for the last of many times 'n t e ^1^ 
 ;:l!e\ut^J:S:?^; ^ ^-y ^^-^ ^^'^^^^ ^^^^ ^cott wen^ abroad net a^ali 
 
 £:Sf=^^^ 
 
 Une of the most important public affairs in wbiVh n..' t • 
 engaged, was bringing about the Lion of the vrbrltles of the Sec^^ 71 'T 
 the Burghers and Antiburghers. Those only who und rstani he b '' f r ' 
 great divisions of the Seceders and thpir ,,;, "J ""f^^*^"'* ^^^ history of these 
 appreciate the difficul y 4d th v2e o^ t^ e^^^^^^^ dissensions, can 
 
 the delicacy, sagacity, Ld i^::!l ^^:::'Z;1T^ ^'^-^ ^^--' -^ 
 
 JNotwitlistanding his bilious and nervous romnlnJn+c n' * t • 
 dering bis laborious and often h^rZl^dZf^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 tolerable measure of health. His " Recdlection's " to wb^ri ^''^* T' ^ 
 
 added from time to time, as memory res ored 1 1 I'l ^'' fP^'""'' ^'^ ^'^''' 
 
 He died in lus house in George's Square, Edinburgh, on the 1 "th Ju v IR^R* 
 universally regretted, esteemed, and beloved, not more for hiVw^ •?' 
 and social qualities, than as mie of the few rL^nTn! link. ITT^' P''*^'' 
 Scottish literature and social life with the PaJt "'^''^'"^ ^^°^' ''^'''^' ^^^^^^^ 
 
AN 
 
 ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY 
 
 SCOTTISH LANGUAGE. 
 
 The letter A has, in the Scottish language, 
 four different sounds : 
 
 1. A broad, as in E. nil, waH. U is often 
 added, as in cald, cold, written also cavid; 
 and sometimes ic; both as marks of the 
 prolongation of the sound. 
 
 2. A. short, in iak, mak, tak, S,, as in last, 
 past, E. 
 
 3. A open, in d<iid, daddie, a father, and 
 some other words, S.,as in E. read pret., 
 ready adj, 
 
 4. A slender or close, in lane, alane, alone, 
 mane, moan, S., like/<(a', place, E. The 
 monosyllables have generally, although 
 not always, a final < quiescent. 
 
 A is used in many words instead of o in E.; 
 as ane, bane, lang, sanij, stane, for one, 
 hone, long, song, stone. For the Scots pre- 
 serve nearly the same orthography with 
 the Anglo-Saxons, which the English 
 have abandoned. Tims the words last- 
 mentioned were written in A.S. an, ban, 
 lang, sang, stan. In some of the northern 
 counties, as in Angus and Mearns, the 
 sound of ee or ei prevails, instead of at, 
 in various words of this formation. A^e, 
 Lane, stane, &c., are pronounced ein, bcin, 
 st^in, after the manner of the Germans, 
 who use each of these terms in the same 
 sense. 
 
 When this letter is written with an apostro- 
 phe, as a\ it is meant to intimate that the 
 double I is cut off, according to the pro- 
 nunciation of Scotland. But this is merely 
 of modern use. 
 
 A is sometimes prefixed to words, both in S. 
 and O.E., where it makes no alteration 
 of the sense ; as ahade, delay, which has 
 precisely the same meaning with hade. 
 This seems to have been borrowed from 
 
 AAI 
 
 the A.S., in which language abidan and 
 bidan are perfectly synonymous, both 
 simply signifying to remain, to tarry. 
 
 A, in composition, sometimes signifies on ; 
 as ogrufe, on the grufe or belly, S.; Isl. a 
 griifu, cernue, prone. Johnson thinks that 
 <i, in the composition of such E. words a^'i 
 aside, afoot, asleep, is sometimes contract- 
 ed from at. But these t-erms are unques- 
 tionably equivalent to OJi side, on foot, on 
 sleep; on being used, in the room of a, by 
 ancient writers. 
 
 A is used, by our oldest writers, in the 
 sense of one. The signification is more 
 forcible than that of the indefinite article 
 in English; for it denotes, not merely an 
 individual, where there may be many, or 
 one in particular, but one exclusively of 
 others, in the same sense in which a€ is 
 vulgarly used, q. v. 
 
 A is often vulgarly used for hae, i. e. have; 
 as, A done, have done. 
 
 Ae, adj. One, S. Although ae and ane both 
 signify one, they differ considerably in 
 their application. Ae denotes an object 
 viewed singly, and as alone ; as, " Ae 
 swallow disna mak a simmer." Ane 
 marks a distinction often where there is 
 a number : as, " I saw three men on the 
 road; ane o' them turned awa' to the right 
 hand." 
 
 AAIRVIIOUS, .?. The place of meeting 
 appointed by the Foud-Generall, or Chief- 
 Governor. Shetl. Apparently from arf, 
 orf, an arrow, prefixed to house; as an 
 arrow marked with certain signs was used 
 by the ancients for assembling the multi- 
 tude. V. Croisiitaricii and Fyre Croce. 
 It appears that the arrow, having been 
 originally used to assemble the people for 
 
 B 
 
AAR 
 
 ABY 
 
 war, had, at least in name, been retained 
 in calliiigthe people to the place appointed 
 for judicial decisions. Thus aairthvus 
 denotes the house appointed for judg- 
 ment. 
 AAR, s. The Alder, a tree, S.O. V. Arn. 
 AARON'S-BKARD, s. The dwarf-shrub 
 called St. John's Wort, Hypericum per- 
 foratum, Linn. Roxb. This plant was 
 formerly believed by the superstitious in 
 Sweden, as well as in Scotland, to be a 
 charm against the dire effects of witch- 
 craft and enchantment. By putting it 
 into ropy milk, suspected to be bewitched, 
 and milking afresh upon it, they also 
 fancied the milk would be cured. 
 ABACK, adr. 1. Away; aloof; at a dis- 
 tance, S. 2. Behind, in relation to place, 
 S. Burns. 3. Back ; used in relation to 
 time past. Angus. lioss's Ilclenore. 
 ABAD, A BADE, Abaid, s. Delay; abiding; 
 tarrying; the same with Bad, Bade. A.S. 
 ahul-an, raanere, to tarry, to stay. Wal- 
 lace. Don;/. Vinj. 
 ToABAY,Abaw, r. rt. To astonish. Ahayd, 
 part. pa. astonished ; ahmced, Cliaucer. 
 Fr. eshiih-'ir, to astonish. K. Hart. 
 ABAWf/Hirt. ]xi. Waited; expected. A.S. 
 
 abad, expectatus, hoped. Do^iglas. 
 To ABAYS, V. a. To abash; to confound. 
 Abaysyd, part. pa. Wi/ntotcn. Fr. abass- 
 ir, id. 
 ABAITMENT, s. Diversion ; sport. Dou- 
 glas. Arm. ebat-a, ludere, cbat, ludus ; 
 O.Fr. ebaud-ir, recreare, cbattement, re- 
 creatio. 
 ABAK, adv. Back; behind. Chaucer, id. 
 Douglas. Isl. aabak, retrorsum. A.S. on 
 baeo, id. 
 To ABANDON, r. a. 1. To bring under 
 absolute subjection. Barbour. 2. To let 
 loose; to give permission to act at plea- 
 sure. Wallace. 3. To destroy, to cut 
 off. Wallace. 4. Effectually to prevent ; 
 nearly in sense to deter. Bellend. Cron. 
 — Fr. abandonn-er, id. 
 ABANDONLY, Abandoi nly, adv. At ran- 
 dom, without regard to danger. Wallace. 
 ABANDOUN. In abandonn, at abandoun, 
 at random. Barbour. Chaucer uses ban- 
 don as denoting free will, pleasure. — Fr. 
 en abandon, a riViandon, id. from d ban 
 and donncr, to give up to interdiction. 
 ABARRAND, part. pr. Departing from 
 the right way, wandering. E. Aberring. 
 Bellend. Cron. 
 ABASIT, /)ar^ pa. Confounded; abashed. 
 
 Douglas). V. Abays. 
 ABATE, s. Accident ; something that sur- 
 prises one, as being unexpected ; event, 
 adventure. King's Quair. — Fr. abatt-re, 
 to daunt, to overthrow; or abet-ir, hebe- 
 tem, stupiduni, rcddere. 
 To ABAW. V. A BAY. 
 ABBACY, Abbasv, s. An abbey. L.B. 
 abatia, id. Acta Ja. I IT. 
 
 ABBEY-LAIRD, s. A ludicrous and cant 
 term for a bankrupt ; for one at least who, 
 from inability to pay his creditors, finds 
 it necessary to take the benefit of the girth 
 of the confines of Holyrood House for pro- 
 tection from them. Loth. Cock-Laird, 
 Herd's Coll. 
 ABBEIT, s. Dress ; apparel. O.E. abite. 
 Bannatijne Poems. Arm. abyt, ahyta, 
 Lat. habit-US, Fr. habit, id. 
 ABBIS, s. pi. Surplices; white linen vest- 
 ments worn by priests. Coll. Inrentories. 
 L.B. alba, id. from Lat. albus, white. 
 ABBOT, s. Probably for dress. Habit. 
 Pitscottie's Cron. 
 
 ABBOT OF UNREASON, a sort of his- 
 trionic character, anciently exhibited in 
 Scotland, but afterwards forbidden by Act 
 of Parliament. Acts Mary. This was 
 one of the Christmas sports ; and, as 
 the ancient Saturnalia levelled all dis- 
 tinction of ranks, the design of this 
 amusement was to ridicule the solemnity 
 of the proceedings of an Abbot, or other 
 dignified clergyman. It is the same with 
 the Abbot of Misrule, and distinguished 
 in name only from the Boy-Bishop, char- 
 acters formerly well known both in Eng- 
 land and in France. The principal per- 
 sonage was denominated the Abbot of 
 Unreason, because his actings were in- 
 consistent with reason, and merely meant 
 to excite mirth. For a more particular 
 account of this, see The Abbot. 
 
 ABC. An alphabetical arrangement of 
 duties payable to Government on goods 
 imported or exported. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 ABE, s. Diminutive of Ebenezer ; pro- 
 nounced q. Ebi. Roxb. 
 
 ABEE. To let ahee, to let alone ; to bear 
 with ; not to meddle with, S. To let be, 
 E. JRitson. 
 
 Let-abee, s. Forbearance, or conniv- 
 ance. Let-abec for let-abee ; mutual for- 
 bearance, S. Let-a-be for let-a-be. The 
 Pirate. 
 
 Let abee. Far less — " He couldna sit, let 
 abee stand." 
 
 ABEECH, Abiegh, adr. Aloof, " at a shy 
 distance;" chiefly used in the west of S. 
 Stand abeigh, keep aloof. Burns.- — Fr. 
 aboy, O.Fr. abai, abay, abbais; E. at bay, 
 O.E. abay. 
 
 ABEFOIR, adr. Formerly ; before. Pit- 
 scottie. 
 
 ABEIS, Abies, /)jv;5. In comparison with; 
 as, " This is black abeis that ; — London is 
 a big town abies Edinburgh." Fife. Beis 
 in Loth. Perhaps a corr. of Albeit. V. 
 Beis, prep. 
 
 ABERAND, 2xtrt. pr. Going astray. Lat. 
 aberrans, E. ab«rrinq. Bellend en. 
 
 To ABHOR, T. a. To fill with horror. 
 Lyndsa y. 
 
 To ABY, V. a. To suffer for. O.E. aheye, 
 abie. A.S. byg-an, to buy. Henrysone. 
 
ABI 
 
 ACH 
 
 ABIDDIN, ;;ar<.;)'r. Waited for. ^''icol 
 
 Bariie. 
 ABIL,a(//. Able. Wvntoicn. — IjXii. liah'd-'is, 
 
 Fr. habile, C.B. (xW/Teut. abel, id. 
 ABIL, adr. Perhaps. V. Ani.K. 
 ABILYE.MEXTIS, Aueilykmentis, s. pi. 
 
 1. Dress. Rabelais. 2. Accoutrement; 
 
 apparatus, of what kind soever. Acts< 
 
 .J a. III. 
 ABYLL,a(//'. Liable; apt. V. Abil. Bellend. 
 ABIT IS, s. pi. Obits ; service for the dead. 
 
 Jkinmityne Poem$. — Lat. obit-its, death; 
 
 also, office for the dead. 
 ABLACH, Ablack, s. 1. "A dwarf; au 
 
 expression of contempt," Gl. Shin: S.B. 
 
 Gael. (i6^rtcA, id. "2. The remains of any 
 
 animal that has become the prey of a 
 
 dog, fox, polecat, &c. 3. A particle ; a 
 
 fragment ; used in a general sense. Isl. 
 
 aJliKj, anything superfluous; Dan. aflaijt, 
 
 left. 
 ABLE, adj. 1. Proper; fit. 2. Liable; 
 
 in danger of. Acts Ja. VI. 
 ABLE, Abil, Ablis, Ablins, adt. Perhaps; 
 
 peradventure, S. Yeable-sea, id. Mont- 
 
 gamer;/. — A.S. abal, Isl. and Su.G. ajl, 
 
 strength, properly that of the body ; ajl-as, 
 
 to be able. 
 ABLEEZE, adr. In a blaze. Bride of 
 
 Lammcrmoor. 
 ABLINS, adr. V. Able. 
 A-BOIL, adr. To come a-boil, to begin to 
 
 boil, S. 
 ABOOT, adr. To boot ; the odds paid in 
 
 a bargain or exchange. Roxb. 
 ABORDAGE, s. Apparently, the act of 
 
 boarding a ship. Sea Lawis, Balfour's 
 
 Pract. 
 ABOUT-SPEICH,s. Circumlocution. Dou- 
 
 ijlas Virg. 
 ABOWYNE, Abone, Abow, prep. 1. 
 
 Above, as signifying higher in place ; 
 
 over ; aboon, S. — Gl. Yorks. Westniorel. 
 
 Wallace. 2. Over — " Tullus rang thirty- 
 two yeris, in great glore, abone the Ro- 
 
 manis." Bellenden. 3. Superior to, S. 
 
 Barbour. — A.S. abiifan, id. The radical 
 
 term is evidently ufan, supra. 
 ABRAIDIT, part. adj. A term applied by 
 
 carpenters to the surface of a ragstone, 
 
 used for sharpening their tools, when it 
 
 has become too smooth for the purpose. 
 
 Roxb. — O.Fr. abradant, wearing away ; 
 
 Lat. abradere, to scrape or shave off. 
 To ABREDE, v. a. To publish; to spread 
 
 abroad. Gl. Sibb. — A.S. abraed-an, pro- 
 
 palare. 
 To ABREDE, -r. n. To start; to fly to a 
 
 side. Chauc. abraide, id. Henrii^one. 
 ABREED, adr. In breadth, " S. Gl. 
 
 Burns. 
 ABREID, Abrade, Abread, adr. 1. 
 
 Abroad; at large, S. Burel. 2. Asunder. 
 
 Roxb. — A.S. abred-an, extendere, or Isl. 
 
 a bruut, forth, in via. 
 ABSOLVITOR, Absolvitour, Absolvitur, 
 
 s. A forensic term, used in two differ- 
 ent ways : — 1. Abxolritur ab instantia, 
 " One is said to be absolved J'rom the 
 instance, when there is some defect or 
 informality in the proceedings ; for there- 
 by that instance is ended until new 
 citation." — Spottiswoode's Law Diet. 31 S. 
 — 2. Absolritur from the claim. " When 
 a person is freed by sentence of a judge 
 from any debt or demand, he is said to 
 have obtained absolritur from the pursu- 
 er's claim." — Ibid. 
 
 Evidently from the use of the 3d pers. 
 sing, of the Latin verb — Absolritur. 
 
 ABSTACLE, s. Obstacle. Pitscottie's 
 Cron. 
 
 ABSTINENCE, s. A truce; cessation of 
 arms. Spotsirood's Hist. — Fr. id. L.B. 
 abstinentia. 
 
 ABSTRAKLOUS, adj. Cross-tempered. 
 Ayrs. Perhaps a misnomer oi'ob.^tri/ierons. 
 
 AB-THANE, Abthane, s. V. Thane. 
 
 ABUFlN,prt'/>. Above. A.S. abufan, id. V. 
 Abowyne. 
 
 ABULYEIT, Abulyied, Abilyeit, pai-t. 
 pa. 1. Drest ; apparelled. Douglas. 2. 
 Equipped for the field of battle. Ads 
 Ja. II. — Fr. habill-er, to clothe. 
 
 ABULIEMENT,s. Dress; habit. Btlleu- 
 den. Fr. habiliment. 
 
 To ABUSE, i: a. To disuse ; to give up 
 the practice of any tiling. Acts Ja. II. 
 V. Vyssis. L.B. abati, non uti. 
 
 ABUSIOUN, Abusion, s. 1. Abuse. Acts 
 Ja. 1 V. 2. Deceit ; imposition practised 
 on another. Pitscottie. — Fr. abusion. 
 
 ACjEc, co>y. But; and. Barbour. — A.S.aec, 
 eac ; Moes.G. auk; Alem. auh; Su.G. och, 
 ock ; Belg. ook ; Lat. ac, etiam. 
 
 ACCEDENS, s. A term used in reference 
 to rent in money. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ACCEDENT, s. An accession, or casualty. 
 Spalding. Y. Accedens. 
 
 To ACCLAME, r. a. To lay claim to ; to 
 demand as one's right. Acts Mary. L.B. 
 acclam-are. 
 
 ACCOMIE, Accumie, s. A species of mixed 
 metal, S. V. Alcomy^e. 
 
 To ACCORD. Used impersonally ; as ac- 
 cords, or as accords of laic, i. e. as is 
 agreeable or conformable to law. It has 
 greater latitude of signification than the 
 phrase, as effeiris, which denotes anything 
 proportional, convenient, or becoming, as 
 well as conformity. Laics of S. 
 
 ACCOUNT, s. To lay one's account with ; 
 to assure one's self of ; to make up 
 one's mind to anything, S. Walker's 
 Pcden. 
 
 ACCUMIE PEN, .t. A metallic pencil for 
 writing on tablets. V. Accomie. 
 
 ACE, s. 1. The smallest division of any- 
 thing. 2. A single particle ; a unit. 
 Orkn. G. Andr. 
 
 ACE, s. Ashes. V. As, Ass. 
 
 ACHERSPIRE, .«. The germination of 
 
ACH 
 
 malt at that end of the grain from which 
 the stalk grows, S. V. the r. 
 To ACHERSPYRE, r. n. To shoot ; to 
 spront; to germinate. 'Ea. acrosinre. Chal- 
 merlan Air. — A.S. aechir, an ear of corn, 
 aecer, Su.G. uakar, com, and spira, the 
 projection of anything that is long and 
 slender. Gr. «z?o.', summus, and <r^u^a., 
 spira. 
 ACHIL, arfj. Noble. V. Atiiil. 
 To ACK, r. a. To enact. V. Act, r. 
 ACKADENT, s. A spirituous liquor re- 
 sembling rum. Ayrs. Apparently the 
 corr. of some foreign designation begin- 
 ning with Aqua. 
 ACKER-DALE, adj. Divided into single 
 acres or small portions. — A.S. aecer, an 
 acre, and dael-an, to divide. 
 ACLITE, AcKLYTE, adc. Awry; to one 
 
 side. Koxb. Synon. Aijee, S. 
 ACORN IE, s. Apparently a drinking ves- 
 sel, with ears or handles, like a quaich. 
 Fr. acorni, horned ; having horns. 
 ACQUAINT, AcQUENT, part. adj. Ac- 
 quainted. Pmlms, Metrical Version ; 
 Iliitrt Mid. -Loth. 
 ACQUART, AiKWERT, adj. I. Averted; 
 turned from. 2. Cross; perverse, S. Dou- 
 glas. — A.S. acirerd, aversus, perversus. E. 
 airkward. 
 ACQUATE, pret. tense. Acquitted. Acts 
 
 Cha. I. 
 To ACQUEIS, T. a. To acquire. Burel.— 
 Fr. acquis, acquise, part. pa. ; Lat. acqui- 
 situs, ap(iuired. 
 To ACQUIET, r. a. I. To quiet ; to bring 
 to a state of tranquillity. 2. To secure. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. L.B. acquietare, to ren- 
 der quiet or secure. 
 To ACQUITE, r. n. Perhaps to revenge ; 
 
 but doubtful. Belhiideii. 
 ACRE, s. An old sort of duel fought by 
 single combatants, English and Scotch, 
 between the frontiers of their kingdom, 
 with sword and lance. — CoicePsLaic Diet. 
 ACRE-BRAID, s. The breadth of an acre. 
 
 Picken's Poems. 
 ACRER, .". A very small proprietor ; a 
 
 portioncr or feuar, S.A. 
 To ACRES, AcuESCE, «. n. 1, To increase; 
 to gather strength. Burel. 2. Used 
 as a law term in S. to denote that one 
 species of right, or claim, flows from, 
 and naturally falls to be added to, its 
 principal. — Fr. accroistre, Lat. accrescere, 
 id. 
 To ACT, AcK, r. a. To require by judicial 
 authority ; nearly the same with E. en- 
 act, with this ditference, that there is a 
 transition from the deed to the person 
 whom it regards. Acts Cha. I. 
 ACTENTICKLY,«(/p. Authentically. Act. 
 
 Dom, Cone, 
 ACTION SERMON, .". The sermon that 
 immediately precedes the celebration of 
 the ordinance of the Lord's Supper in S. 
 
 ADN 
 
 ACTIOUN, .<!. Affairs; business; interest. 
 BeUenden. 
 
 ACTON, s. A leathern jacket, strongly 
 stuffed, anciently worn under a coat of 
 mail. Stat. Bob. I. — O.Fr. auqueion, 
 haucton, L.B. aketon, acton, id. 
 
 ACTUAL, adj. An actual minister, or an 
 actual man, a phrase still used by the 
 vulgar to denote one who is in fnll orders 
 as a minister of the gospel, S. Wodrow. 
 — L.B. actus, officium, ministerium. 
 
 ADAM'S WINE. A cant phrase for water 
 as a beverage, our first father being sup- 
 posed to have known nothing more power- 
 ful, S. Sir Andrew Willie. 
 
 ADDER-BEAD, Adder-Stane, s. The 
 stone supposed to be formed by adders, S. 
 Nithsdale. V. Bead. 
 
 KDT>^T'\lYY!,part.pa. Indebted. Douglas. 
 — Fr. endebte, id. 
 
 ADDLE, adj. Foul. An addle dub ; a 
 filthy pool. Clydes. V. Adill. 
 
 To ADDLE, r. n. To moisten the roots of 
 plants with the urine of cattle. Renfrews. 
 — Su.G. adla, mejere. 
 
 ADE, Adie, s. Abbreviation of Adam ; 
 pronounced Yedie, south of S. 
 
 ADEW, used as an adj. Gone ; departed ; 
 fled. Douglas. — From Fr. adieu, used in 
 an oblique sense. 
 
 ADEW, part. pa. Done. Wallace. — A.S. 
 adoa, facere, adon, tollere. 
 
 ADHANTARE, s. One who haunts a 
 place. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 ADHEILL, s. The district in S. now called 
 Athol. Barbour. — Gael. Blair-adh-oll, 
 Blair- Atholl, expl. " the great pleasant 
 plain." 
 
 ADIENCE, s. To gie adience, to make 
 room. To give a wall adience, not to 
 confine it in its extent. Fife. It is synon. 
 with S. scouth. 
 
 ADILL, Addle, s. 1. Foul and putrid 
 water. Douglas. 2. The urine of black 
 cattle. Renfrews. — A.S. adl, filthy gore, 
 Tent, adt'l, filth, mire, Su.G. adla, me- 
 jere. 
 
 ADIORNALE, Adjournal, Acte of. The 
 designation given to the record of a sen- 
 tence passed in a criminal cause ; and 
 kept in what are called the Books of Ad- 
 journal. Acts Mary. 
 
 To ADIORNIS, V. a. To cite; to summon. 
 Fr. adjourn-er. 
 
 ADIST, i^rep. On this side, S. It is op- 
 posed to ayont, i. e. on the other side. 
 Kelly. — Perhaps from Germ, diss, hoc, E. 
 this. 
 
 ADMINACLE, s. Perhaps, pendicle of 
 land. Acts Ch. I. 
 
 ADMINICLE,s. Collateral proof. Ersk. Inst, 
 
 ADMINICULATE, part. pa. Supported; 
 set forth. Crookshank's Hist. Lat. ad- 
 m'aiicul-ari, to prop, to support. 
 
 To ADNULL, r. a. To abrogate ; to annul. 
 Lat. adnull-are, from ad and nu/lus. 
 
ADO 
 
 AFF 
 
 ADOlS, Adoes, Addois, s. pi. 1 . Business ; 
 aflfairs. Acts Ja. VI. 2. It is also used 
 as denoting difBculties, like E. ado; as 
 " I had my ain adof^" i. e. difficulties. 
 
 To ADORNE, r. a. To worship; to adore. 
 Al'ji. Ilamiltoun. 
 
 ADOW. Nadhivij adotc, worth little or 
 nothing. Roxb. From the r. Dow, to be 
 able. — A.S. dinjaii, prodesse, valere. 
 
 ADRAD, part. adj. Afraid. Upp. Clydes. 
 Gl. Sibb. — A.S. adrai'd-an, timere. 
 
 ADRED, adr. Downright. Douglas. — Fr. 
 adroit, or droit, right, straight, Lat. direct- 
 its. Rudd. 
 
 ADREICH, adr. Behind ; at a distance. 
 To follow adreicli, to follow at a consider- 
 able distance, S.B. Adrigk, O.E. — From 
 the adj. Drcicli, q. v. Bel I end en. 
 
 ADREID, co«/. Lest. Palicellon. — Imper. 
 of A.S. adraed-an, timere. 
 
 ADRESLY, a(/r. With good address. Wyn- 
 toicn. 
 
 To ADTEMPT against, v. n. To disobey. 
 Aberd. Rnj. V. Attemptat. 
 
 To ADVERT, r. a. To avert; to turn aside. 
 
 ADVERTENCE, Aduertance, s. 1. Reti- 
 nue. 2. Adherents ; advisers ; abettors. 
 Chron. Ja. II. — Fr. adtert-ir, to give ad- 
 vice. 
 
 To ADVISE, r. a. To Advise a Cause or 
 Process, to deliberate so as to give judg- 
 ment on it, S. Acts Ja. VI. — L.B. adtis- 
 are, consulere. 
 
 To ADVOCATE, r. n. To plead, v. a. To 
 adrocate a cause. Lat. adcocare. Ruth. 
 Lett. 
 
 ADVOUTRIE, Advoutry, s. Adultery. 
 Anderson's Coll. — O.Fr. adroutire. 
 
 To ADURNE, r. a. To adore ; the same 
 with Adornc. Keith's Hist. 
 
 ADWANG, adj. Tiresome. V. Dwang. 
 
 KE,adt. Always; 'E,. aye. Z.Boyd. — Isl. 
 ae, semper, Moes.G. aiw, aetemum. 
 
 AE, adj. 1. One. 2. Used with superlatives 
 in an intensive sense ; as, " The ae best 
 fellow e'er was born." Burns. V. let- 
 ter A. 
 
 AE, adj. Only ; as, " Whilk brak the heart 
 of my ae sister." — Jacobite Relics. 
 
 AE-BEAST-TREE, s. A swingle-tree, or 
 bar, by which only one horse draws in 
 ploughing. Orkn. 
 
 AE-FUR, a. Having all the soil turned 
 over by the plough in one direction. 
 Clydes. Selkirks. 
 
 AE-FUR-LAND, Af-fur-brae, s. Ground 
 which, from its steepness, can be ploughed 
 only in one direction, or with one furrow, 
 the plough returning without entering 
 the soil. Selkirks. Clydes. 
 
 AE-HAUN'T, (((f/. Single-handed; having 
 one hand. 
 
 AE-POINTIT-GAIRSS, s. Sedge-grass, 
 a species of carex ; single-pointed grass. 
 Lanarks. 
 
 AER, s. Oar. V. Air. Stat. Gild. 
 
 To AFAYND, (•.(/. To attempt; to endea- 
 vour; to try. Wallace. — A.S. aj'and-ian 
 tentare. 
 
 AFALD, Afauld, Aefauld, Aufauld, Ef- 
 FAULD, adj. 1. Honest; upright; with- 
 out duplicity, S. 2. Used to denote the 
 unity of the divine essence in a trinity of 
 persons. Barbour. — Moes.G. ainfalth, Isl. 
 cinfauld, A.S, anfeald, simplex. Imme- 
 diately from S., a or ae, one, and fald, 
 fold. 
 
 AFALDLY, adv. Honestly ; uprightly. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 AFAST, adj. Perhaps, fixed, or riveted 
 with awe. 
 
 AFF, adr. Off, S. Ross.—'^loQS.G., Isl., 
 Su.G., Dan., Belg., af, Gr. a-ro, «?', Alem. 
 and Lat. ab. 
 
 AFF, prep. From, off ; as denoting lineage. 
 Rob Roy. 
 
 AFF at the knot, lunatic, deranged, S.B. 
 Gl. Sheriff's. 
 
 AFF and on. 1 . Applied to those who lodge 
 on the same floor, S. 2. Without any 
 permanent change, used in relation to the 
 sick, S. 3. Unsteady ; vacillating, as re- 
 garding conduct. 
 
 AFF and on about. Pretty much about. 
 
 AFF or on, determined one way or another, 
 as in regard to a commercial transac- 
 tion, S. 
 
 AFF ANE'S FIT. Weakly ; unfit for any 
 work, as, "He's fa'ing aff his feet." 
 
 AFFCAST, s. A castaway. Bruce.— From 
 aff, off, and cast. 
 
 AFFCOME, s. 1. The termination of any 
 business ; the reception one meets with ; 
 as, " I had an ill affcome ;" I came off 
 with an ill grace, I was not well received. 
 
 2. It is also sometimes used in the sense 
 of escape; as, " A gude affcome, q. coming 
 off." 3. An evasive excuse, hedging ; as, 
 "A puir affcome," S. Su.G. Afkomst, 
 reditus ; from af, of, and komm-a, to 
 come. 
 
 AFFECTIOUN, s. Relationship ; consan- 
 guinity, or afiinity. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 AFFECTUOUS, adj. Affectionate. V. Ef- 
 FECTuous. Abp. Haniiltoun. 
 
 AFFEIRING, adr. In relation or propor- 
 tion. Ettr. For. V. Afferis, Effeirs, r. 
 
 AFFER, Afeir, Effeir, Effere, s. 1 . Con- 
 dition ; state. Barbour. 2. Warlike pre- 
 paration ; equipment for war. Wallace. 
 
 3. Appearance ; show. Barbour. 4. De- 
 meanour ; deportment. Maitland P. V. 
 Fair, Fere. 
 
 AFFERD, part. pa. Afraid, O.E. offered, 
 vulgar E. afeard. Douglas. — A.S. afaered, 
 territus. 
 
 AFFERIS, Effeirs, r. impers. 1. Be- 
 comes; belongs to; is proper or expedient ; 
 frequently used in our laws. Barbour. 
 2. It sometimes signifies what is propor- 
 tional to, S. Act. Conc.— O.Fr. affer-ir, 
 appartenir, Lat. affero. 
 
AFF 
 
 AGE 
 
 AFF-FA'INS, «. Scraps; castings; what 
 has fallen off. Sw. affalla, to fall off. 
 
 AFFGATE, n. A mode of disposing of, an 
 outlet ; applied to merchandise ; an aff- 
 gate for goods. Loth. ; perhaps rather ciff- 
 get, q. to get off. 
 
 AFF-HA^'D, adj. Plain ; honest ; blunt ; 
 given to free speaking, S. affin-hand. 
 Ang. 
 
 AFF-HAND, a<h. Without premedita- 
 tion; forthwith; without delay, S. Ram- 
 say. 
 
 AFFLUFE, Aff loof, ade. 1. Without 
 book; off hand. To repeat off Infe, to de- 
 liver merely from memory, without hav- 
 ing a book or notes, S. 2. Extempore, 
 without premeditation, S. Rawsay. 3. 
 Forthwith ; out of hand. From S. aff, off, 
 and lufe, the palm of the hand. 
 
 AFFORDELL, adj. Alive ; yet remaining. 
 
 V. FoRDEL. 
 
 AFFPUT, .«. Delay, or pretence for delay- 
 ing, S. 
 
 AFFPUTTING, adj. Delaying ; trifling ; 
 dilatory, putting off, S. 
 
 AFFRAY, s. Fear; terror; Chancer, id. 
 — Fr. affre, effroi, terreur. Barbour. 
 
 AFFROITLIE, adr. Affrightedly.— Fr. 
 effroy-er, to frighten. Douqla^. 
 
 AFFRONT, s. Disgrace ; shame, S. Ar- 
 buthiiot on Coins. 
 
 To AFFRONT, v. a. To disgrace; to put 
 to shame, S. 
 
 AFFRONTED, jmrt. adj. Having done 
 anything that exposes one to shame, S. 
 
 AFFRONTLESS, adj. Not susceptible of 
 disgrace or shame. Aberd. 
 
 AFFSET, s. 1. Dismission ; the act of put- 
 ting away, S. 2. An excuse ; a pretence, 
 S. Ross. — Moes.G. afsat-jaii, amovere. 
 
 AFFSIDE, ,«. The farther side of any ob- 
 ject, S. Su.G. a/sides, seorsum. 
 
 AFFTAK, s. A piece of waggishness, tend- 
 ing to expose one to ridicule. Fife. 
 
 AFFTAKIN, >•. The habit or act of taking 
 off, or exposing others to ridicule. Fife. 
 
 AFLAUGHT, arfr. Lying flat. Roxb. V. 
 Flalciitisred. 
 
 AFLOCHT, Aflought, part. pa. Agi- 
 tated; in a flutter, S. V. Fi.ocht. Bel- 
 fenden. 
 
 AFORE-FIT, A'FoRE-FiT, adr. Indis- 
 criminately ; all without exception. Upp. 
 Clydes. ; q. a// before the foot. 
 
 AFORG AYN, prep. Opposite to ; the same 
 with FoRKG.\iNST, q. V. Jnirbour. — A.S. 
 onfiran, ante, coram, and (/..'««, contra ; 
 OH being changed into a in S. and E., as 
 ouweg into away. Foran ongean, ex ad- 
 verso. 
 
 AFORNENS, prep. Opposite to. V. Fore- 
 AXENT. Wyutoirn. 
 
 AFRIST, adr. In a state of delay ; on 
 credit. V. Frist, r. 
 
 AFTEN, adr. Often, S. Ramsay. A.S. 
 arft, iterum. 
 
 AFTER ANE, rtrfr. Alike; in the same 
 
 manner; in one form, S. i. e. after one. 
 AFTERCAST, s. Consequence ; effect ; 
 
 what may ensue ; as, " He durstna do't 
 
 for fear o' the aftercast." Roxb. 
 AFTER-CLAP, "s. Evil consequence, S. 
 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 AFTERCOME, s. Consequence ; what 
 
 comes after. South of S. 
 AFTERCUMMER, *. A successor. Lett. 
 
 .J a. V. 
 AFTERGAIT, flrf/. 1. Proper ; fitting. 2. 
 
 Tolerable ; moderate. Roxb. 
 To AFTERGANG, t. n. To follow. Ross. 
 
 A.S. aeftergan, subsequi. 
 AFTERHEND, adv. Afterwards. V. Ef- 
 
 TIRHEXD. 
 
 AFTERINGS, Afi'rixs, s. pi. 1. The 
 last milk drawn from a cow, S. Lan- 
 cash. 2. The remainder, in a more gener- 
 al sense ; as, " The aft'rins o' a feast." East 
 of Fife. 3. Consequences. Ayrs. R. 
 Crilhaize. 
 
 AFTERSUPPER, .<;. The interval between 
 supper and bedtime. Lanarks. V. Fore- 
 supper. 
 
 AFTERWALD, s. That division of a farm 
 called Outfield. Caithn. 
 
 AFWARD, arfr. Off; away from. Renfr. 
 A. Wilson. 
 
 AGAIN, adt. At another time ; used in- 
 definitelv. Recf. Dafton. 
 
 To AGAIN-CALL, r. a. 1. To revoke ; to 
 recall. 2. To oppose, to gainsay ; so as 
 to put in a legal bar in court to the exe- 
 cution of a sentence. Syn. False, r. Pari. 
 Ja. III. 
 
 AGAINCALLING, 5. Recall ; revocation. 
 Barry^s Orkn. 
 
 AGAYNE, AoAXE, prep. Against, S. 
 Warerley, Wyntoicn. — A.S. gean, agen, 
 ongean, Su.G. gen, igen, Isl. gegn, gen, 
 contra. 
 
 AGAIN-GEVIN, s. Restoration. 
 
 AGAIRY. To Go Agaiky. To leave one's 
 service before the term-day. Orkn. 
 
 AGAIT, aJr. Astir; on the way or road. 
 V. Gait. Wallace. — A in the sense of 
 on, and qait, a way. 
 
 AGAITWARD, Agaitwaird, adr. 1. On 
 the road, used in a literal sense. 2. In 
 a direction towards ; referring to the 
 mind. 
 
 To AGANE-SAY, r. a. To recall. "Revoke 
 and agane-say." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 A'-GATES, adv. Everywhere; all ways. 
 Antiquary. V, Algait. 
 
 AGATIS, adv. In one way, uniformly, 
 Barbour. — A one, and gatis the plur. or 
 genit. of A.S. qat, a way. 
 
 AGEE, A-Jee, <Wr. 1. To one side, S. To 
 look agye, to look aside, Gl. Yorks. Ram- 
 say. 2. A-jar, a little open, S. Burns. 
 3. Deranged in mind ; as, " His brain was 
 a wee agee." From a, on, undjee, to move, 
 to turn. 
 
AGE 
 
 AIL 
 
 To AGENT, c. a. To manage, whether in 
 a court of law, or by interest, S. BaiU'w. 
 
 To AGGREGE, Aggreadge, r. a. To ag- 
 gravate ; to increase ; to enhance. Acts 
 of A^seuihlti. Fr. a<v]re<]er,\i\. 
 
 7o"AGGR1SE, r. a. To atfVight ; to fill with 
 liorror. Aiiryae, Chaucer, to shudder, to 
 make to shudder. Douglas. A.S. agrijs- 
 an, horrere. V. Giivi.s. 
 
 AGIE, f. Abbreviation of the name Agnes, 
 S.B. 
 
 AGLEE, Aglev, A-gly, <ulr. Off the 
 right line ; obliquely ; wrong, S. Burns. 
 V. Gley. 
 
 AGNAT, Agnate, Agxet, .«. The nearest 
 paternal relation. Chalmers's Life of 
 Mary. Lat. aijnati. 
 
 AGREATION, s." Agreement, Fr. Acts 
 Cha. I. 
 
 AGREE ANCE, s. Agreement. Spaldimj. 
 
 AGRUFE, adv. In a fiat or grovelling 
 position, S. V. Grufe. 
 
 AGWET, s. The name anciently given to 
 the hill on which the castle of Edinburgh 
 stands. Hardyiuj. — Corr. from C.B. Al- 
 lied, Castel mi/ni/d Aijned ; perhaps, q. 
 " the castle of tlie rifted mount," arfen, 
 signifying a clifl", ageniad, id. agenedig, 
 rifted. 
 
 AHECH IE, Interj. An exclamation uttered 
 in ludicrous contempt. Loth. V, Hech, 
 Hegh. 
 
 AHIN, adr. Behind. Aberd. 
 
 AHIND, Ahint, prep, and adv. 1. Be- 
 hind, in respect of place, S. Buchan 
 foems. 2. Late, after, as to time, S. 3. 
 Applied to what remains, or is left, S. 
 Boss. A.S. hiudan, post, act li'mdan, a 
 tergo, on-hinder, retrorsum. 
 
 To Come in Ahint one. To take advantage 
 of one, S. Boh Boy. 
 
 To Get on Ahint one. To get the adi^antage 
 of one in a bargain, to take him in, S. 
 
 AHOMEL, adv. Turned upside down; ap- 
 plied to a vessel whose bottom is upward. 
 Roxb. From a for on, and Qtthemle, q. v. 
 
 AY, adv. Still; to this time; as, "He's 
 ay living," he is still alive, S. 
 
 AICH, s. Echo, S.B. 
 
 To AICH, V. n. To echo. Clydes. 
 
 AICHER, igutt.) s. A head of oats or barley. 
 Orkn. V. Echer. 
 
 AYCHT, s. An oath. Aberd. Beg. V. 
 Athe. 
 
 AICHUS, Haichus, (gutt.) s. A heavy fall 
 causing strong respiration ; apparently 
 from Hech. Mearns. 
 
 AIDLE-HOLE, s. a hole into which the 
 urine of cattle is allowed to run from 
 their stables or byres. Ayrs. V. Adill, 
 Addle. 
 
 AID-MAJOR, s. Apparently equivalent to 
 English Adjutant. 
 
 AYEN, s. A term applied to a beast of the 
 herd, of one year old ; also to a child. 
 Buchan. Pron. as E. aye. 
 
 AYER, s. An itinerant court, ylct. Audit. 
 
 AIERIS, s. jd. Heirs ; successors iii inhe- 
 ritance. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 AIFER, s. An old term in Ettr. For. for 
 the exhalations which arise from the 
 ground in a warm, sunny day. Isl. aefr, 
 hot, fierce, kindling. 
 
 AIGARS. s. Grain dried very much in a 
 pot, for being ground in a quern or hand- 
 mill, S.B.^Moes.G. akran, Su.G. uker, 
 Isl. akur, corn; A.S. aecer,im ear of corn. 
 Hence, 
 
 AIGAR-MEAL, s. Meal made of grain 
 dried in this manner, S. 
 
 AIGAR-BROSE, s. A sort of pottage made 
 of this meal, S. 
 
 To AIGH, r. a. To owe ; to be indebted. 
 Aighand, owing, S.B. — Su.G. aeg-a, Isl. 
 eig-a, debere; Moes.G. aig-an, A.S. ag-an, 
 habere, possidere. 
 
 AIGHINS, s. j)l- What is owing to one, 
 especially used as denoting demerit. When 
 one threatens to correct a child who is in 
 fault, it is a common expression," I'llgie 
 you jour aighins," S.B. — Moes. G. aigins, 
 possession. 
 
 To AIGHT, Eght, v. a. 1. To owe ; to be 
 indebted. 2. To own ; to be the owner of. 
 Aberd. Synon.Aucht. V. Aigh. 
 
 AIGLET, s. 1. A tagged point. Gl. Sibb. 
 2. A jewel in one's cap. Gl. Sibb. Fr. 
 esguilette, id. q. aculeata. 
 
 AIGRE, adj. Sour. 
 
 AIK, Ayk, s. The oak, S. Plur. akis, oaks. 
 Douglas. — A.S. ac, aec, Alem., Germ. 
 eiche, Su.G. ek, Isl. elk, quercus. 
 
 AIKEN, Aikin, adj. Of or belonging to 
 oak ; oaken. Acts Mary. 
 
 AIKER, s. The motion, break, or move- 
 ment, made in the water by a fish when 
 swimming rapidly. Roxb. Syuon. Stcaw, 
 Isl. iack-a, continue agitare. 
 
 AIKERIT, part. adj. Eared ; tceil alkert, 
 having full ears; applied to grain, Tweedd. 
 Pron. yaikert. V. Aigars. 
 
 AIKIE-GUINEAS, s. A name given by 
 children to small flat shells, bleached by 
 the sea. Mearns. 
 
 AIKIT, pret. Ovred. Aberd. Be,/. 
 
 AIKRAW, s. Pitted warty lichen, L. 
 scrobiculatus. Linn. South of S. V. 
 Staneraw. Llqhtfoot. 
 
 AIKSNAG, s. The broken bough of an 
 oak. V. Snag. 
 
 AYLE, s. LA projection from the body of 
 a church, one of the wings of the tran- 
 sept, S. 2. An enclosed and covered bu- 
 rial place, adjoining to a church, though 
 not forming part of it, S. Spalding. — 
 Moes.G. and A.S. cdh, templum. 
 
 AILICKEY, s. The bridegroom's man ; he 
 who attends on the bridegroom, or is em- 
 ployed as his messenger at a wedding, 
 Ang. — Su.G. e, marriage, and lackey, Fr. 
 lacquay, a runner. 
 
 AILIN, .•;. Sickness; ailment, S. 
 
AIL 
 
 AIT 
 
 AILSIE, s. Abbrev. of the female name 
 Alison; as, Ailsie Gourlay. Bride Lam. 
 
 A IN, adj. Own, S. V. Awin, 
 
 AINCE, AixsT, adt. Once. V, Anis. 
 
 AINCIN, adr. 1. Once. 2. Fairly; as, 
 " He'll ride very weel, gin he were 
 aincin to the road," i. e. fairly set a- 
 going. Ettr. For. 
 
 AYND, E.nd, s. The breath ; also written 
 end; A.Bor. Yane, id. Barbour. Isl. 
 Su.G. aiide, A.S. otid, halitus, spiritus. 
 
 To AYND, AiNDE, Eand, v. n. 1. To draw 
 in and throw out the air by the lungs. 2. 
 To expire, without including the idea of 
 inspiration; to breathe upon. Ahp.llam- 
 iltuiiH. 3. To blow upon, as denoting the 
 action of the air. BtUenden. — Isl. and-a, 
 Su.G. and-as, respirare. 
 
 AYNDING, s. The act of breathing. Do«./. 
 
 A YNDING-STEDEjS. A breathing-place. 
 DoU(ilas. 
 
 AYNliLESSE, adj. Breathless, out of 
 breath. Barbour. 
 
 AINLIE, adj. Familiar; not estranged. 
 Selkirks. Syn. Iinu'rl;/. 
 
 AINS, adt. Once. V. Axis. 
 
 AINSELL, s. Own self; used as a s., S. 
 
 AY QUHAIR, adr. Wheresoever. Acts 
 J a. I. A.S. ahwar, ubicunque. 
 
 AIR, s. Expl. " hair, used for a thing of 
 no value." Bannatync Poems. — Isl. aar, 
 the smallest thing imaginable. 
 
 To AIR. To taste ; to take a small quan- 
 tity. Orkn. 
 
 AIR, s. A sand-bank. Orkn. Shetl. 
 
 AIR, Ayr, Ar, Are, adr. 1. Before ; 
 formerly. Wallace. 2. Early. Fell air, 
 very early in the morning. Airer, corn- 
 par. ; airest, superl. Wyntown. Are 
 morrow, early in the morning. Boufjlas. 
 — Moes.G. air, A.S. aer, Alem. er, Belg. 
 eer, ante, prius ; also tempus matuti- 
 num. 
 
 AIR, adj. Early, S. Journ. Lond. 
 
 AIR, Aire, Ayr, Ayre, Ar,s. An oar; still 
 used, S.B. Wallace. — A.S. Alem. are, 
 Isl. aar, Dan. aere, Su.G. ara. 
 
 AIR, Aire, Ayr, .t. An heir. Barbour. — 
 Moes.G. arbi, Su.G. arf, Lat. hacrcs, id. 
 
 AIR, Ayre, Ayr, s. An itinerant court 
 of justice; E. Eyre. Lat. iter, O.Fr. eire. 
 
 AIRCH, AiRGii, (ijutt.) adv. Scarcely; 
 scantly; as, "That meat's aircli. dune." 
 Loth. — A.S. earh, earhlice, remisse. 
 
 AIRCH, Arch, s. An aim. Aberd. Roxb. 
 
 To AIRCH, (pron. Airtsh) r. n. To take 
 aim; to throw or let fly any missile wea- 
 pon with design to hit a particular ob- 
 ject. Roxb. Aberdeens. It is not con- 
 fined to shooting with a bow, though, per- 
 haps derived from Archer, E. a bowman, 
 a marksman. 
 
 ARCHER, .s. A marksman. Aberd. 
 
 AIREL, .■••. An old name for a flute, or a 
 reed pipe, or other wind instrument. 
 
 AIRGH, adj. Hollow ; and used when 
 
 anything is wanting to make up the level 
 Ettr. For. — A.S. ea7-h, earhlice, remiste 
 V. Ergh, Argh, t. 
 
 To AIRGH, r. n. To hesitate ; to be reluc- 
 tant, S. Wint. Er. Tales. 
 
 AIR-YESTERDAY, s. The day before 
 yesterday. Banffs. V. Here- yesterday'. 
 
 AIR- YESTREEN, s. The night before 
 last. Galloway. V. as above. 
 
 AIRISH, adj. Chilly, S. 
 
 AIRN, s. Iron, S. Aims, pi. fetters — Isl. 
 iarn, Su.G. iern. V. Irne. 
 
 Tc AIRN, V. a. To smooth; to dress with 
 an iron. Airn^d, ironed. 
 
 AIRNESS, s. The state of being early, S. 
 
 AIRNS, s. pi. Fetters, S. V. Irxe. 
 
 AYRSCHIP, s. Inlieritance, S. Acts J a. 
 III. Sw. arfikap, id. 
 
 AIRT, Art, Arth, Airth, .«. 1. Quarter 
 of the heaven ; point of the compass, S. 
 Douqlas. 2. A particular quarter of the 
 earth. Wallace. 3. On erery art, on 
 every hand, on all sides. Douglas. — Gael. 
 aird, a cardinal point; Germ, ort, wart; 
 Belg. oorde, a place or quarter; Isl. tart, 
 Moes.G. u-airths, versus, towards. 
 
 To AIRT, Art, Ert, r. a. 1. To direct; 
 to mark out a certain course ; used with 
 respect to the wiud, as blowing from a 
 particular quarter, S. Law Case. 2. To 
 give direction or instruction, in order to 
 find out a certain person or place, or any 
 other object, S. tSir J. Sinclair. 
 
 To AIRT on, r. a. To urge forward, 
 pointing out the proper course. David- 
 son. 
 
 To AIRT out. To discover after diligent 
 search; as, " I airtit him out." 
 
 AIRT and PART. V. Art. 
 
 AYSYAMENT, s. V. Aisment. 
 
 AISLAIR, rtf/;". Polished; applied to free- 
 stone finely wrought. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 
 AISLAR-BANK, s. Rocky bank, like 
 ashlar work. Roxb, 
 
 AISMENT, Aysyamext, s. Used in the 
 same sense with E. easement, as denoting 
 assistance, accoiumodation. — Fr. aisemeM, 
 commodum. Stat. Robert I. 
 
 AIT, s. A custom ; a habit ; especially a 
 bad one. Mearns. — Isl. aedc, aedi, id. 
 
 AIT, Oat, or Oaten; for it may be viewed 
 either as a s. in a state of construction, or 
 as an adj. V. Aits. Bomjlas. 
 
 AITEN, s. A partridge. Perhaps ait-hen, 
 the fowl that feeds among the oats. 
 
 AITEN, adj. Oaten, S. Bitson. 
 
 AIT-FARLE, s. A cake of oat-bread, V. 
 Farle. 
 
 AITH, or AIFTLAND, 5. That kind of 
 land called infeld, which is made to carry 
 oats a second time after barley, and has 
 received no dung. Aug. — Perhaps from 
 A.S. aeft, iterum. 
 
 AITH, Aythe, s. An oath. V. Athe. 
 
 AITH-HENNES, s. pi. Apparently, heath- 
 hens, as being bred on the heath. Skene. 
 
AIT 
 
 AITLlFFCRAr, .s-. In the old husbandry, 
 tlie crop after bear or barley. Ayrs. V. 
 Bear-leave. 
 
 AITS, s. pi. Oats, S. Wild aits, bearded 
 oat-grass, S. Avena fatua, Linn. — A.S. 
 ata, <tte, avena. 
 
 AITSEED, s. 1. Oat-sowing. 2. Season 
 of oat-sowing. Acts Ja. VI. V. Bear- 
 seed. 
 
 AIVER, s. A he-goat, after he has been 
 gelded. Till then he is denominated a 
 buck. 
 
 AIVERIE, adj. Very hungry. Roxb. 
 nearly obsolete. V. Yevery. 
 
 AIXMAN, .<. A hewer of wood. Sutherl. 
 One who carries a battle-axe. Pitscuttic. 
 
 AIX-TRE, .<!. Au axletree, S. V. Ax-tree. 
 
 AIZLE, .<. A hot ember. V. Eizel. 
 
 AKYN, adj. Oaken. Dowjlas. 
 
 ALAGUST, .«. Suspicion. V. Allagust. 
 
 ALAIGH, adr. Below, in respect of situa- 
 tion, as compared with another place. 
 Selkirks. From on and laiifh, low. 
 
 ALAISj s. pi. Alleys. Wallace. 
 
 ALAK, Wallace. V. Lak. 
 
 ALAKANEE, interj. Alas. Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 ALAMONTI, Allamotti, s. The storm 
 finch, a fowl. Procellaria pelagica, Linn. 
 Orkn. The same with the Afsila() of St. 
 Kilda. Allamotti is the proper pronun- 
 ciation. Ncill. — Ital. ala, a wing, and 
 moto, motion. 
 
 ALANE, Allane, adj. Alone, S. Wyii- 
 toini. — Alem. alaiii, Germ, allein, alone ; 
 from all, omnis, and ain, ein, uuus. 
 
 ALANERLIE, a^r. V. Allanerly. 
 
 ALANG, Alangs, pnp. Along. Su.G. 
 laangs, id. 
 
 ALAREIT. V. Lareit. 
 
 ALARS. Alars yet, apparently, the gate 
 overspread with alder. Palice Hon. 
 — A.S. ah; Alem. ellra, the alder ; 
 Su.G. alar, of or belonging to the alder- 
 tree. 
 
 AL ASTER, Alister, s. Abbreviation of 
 the name Alexander. Spaldin<i, Jacobite 
 Pelics. 
 
 ALAVOLEE, ade. At random. V. Alla- 
 
 VOLIE. 
 
 ALAWE, adr. Downward ; below. V. Law, 
 Lawe. 
 
 ALBLASTRIE, s. Apparently, the exer- 
 cise of the cross-bow. V. Awblaster. 
 
 ALBUIST,co?y. Though; albeit. Ang. Ross. 
 
 ALCOMYE, ,«. Latten, a kind of mixed 
 metal still used for spoons. Hence, Ac- 
 comie s/nines, spoons made of alchymy, 
 S.B. V. Lattou.\. Douglas. — From Fr. 
 alqucmie, or O.E. alchymy. 
 
 ALD, Alde, Auld, adj. 1. Old, S. Yorks. 
 O.E. aid, id. Wyntoicn. 2. What is deem- 
 ed unreasonable; as, "Here's an auld 
 wark about naething." — A.S. cald, Alem. 
 alt, vetus ; derived from A.S. eald-ian, 
 to remain, to stay, to last, Alem. alten, to 
 prolong. 
 
 I ALL 
 
 " Auld to do ;" a great fuss or pother. 
 
 Auld sairs. The renewing of old party 
 quarrels is called " the ripping up o' 
 auld sairs," i. e. old sores. 
 
 ALDAY, adr. In continuation. Teut. 
 alle-daiie, quotidie. 
 
 ALDERMAN, s. Old term for a mayor in 
 S. burghs. Pinkerton. 
 
 ALEDE, s. A rule. Ich alede, each rule. 
 Sir Tristrem. — A.S. alaed-an, to lead. 
 
 To ALEGE, r. a. To absolve from alle- 
 giance. — FT.alleii-cr, id. Wyntown. 
 
 ALENTH, adr. On length ; far length. 
 
 1. To come alenth, to arrive at maturity. 
 
 2. 'To gaefar alenth, to go great lengths. 
 
 3. To be far alenth, to be far advanced, 
 to make great progress, S.B. 
 
 ALERON. Meaning doubtful. 
 
 ALEUIN, adj. Eleven. Complaynt S. 
 
 ALGAIT, Algate, Algatis, adr. 1. Every 
 way. 2. At all events ; by all means. 
 Douglas. — O.E. all gate, R. Brunne ; all 
 gates, Chaucer. From all, and gait, or 
 gatis, i. e. all ways. 
 
 ALHALE, Alhalely-, adv. Wholly ; en- 
 tirely. Douglas. From all, and hale, hail, 
 whole. 
 
 ALYA, Allia, Allya, Allay, s. 1. Alli- 
 ance. Wcdlace. 2. Anally. Acts Ja. VI. 
 3. Sometimes used as a plural noun, sig- 
 nifying allies. Bellenden. — Fr. aliie, with 
 a Saxon termination. 
 
 ALIAY, Allya, s. Alliance. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 ALYAND, part. pr. Keeping close toge- 
 ther. Wallace. — Fr. alli-er, to join, to 
 knit. 
 
 To ALYCHT, v. a. To enlighten. Douglas. 
 — A.S. alyht-an, illuminare ; alyht-nysse, 
 illuminatio. 
 
 ALIE, s. Abbrev. of a man's name ; also 
 of Alison; at times Elie. 
 
 To ALIE, r. rt. To cherish; to nurse; to 
 pettle. Shetl. — Isl. al-a, alere. 
 
 ALIENARE, s. A stranger. Douglas. — Lat. 
 alien-US. 
 
 ALIMENT, s. The fund for maintenance 
 which the law allows to certain persons, 
 S. Ersk. Inst. 
 
 To ALIMENT, r. a. To give a legal sup- 
 port to another. Bell's Law Diet. 
 
 ALISON, s. A shoemaker's awl. Shetl. 
 V. Elsyn. 
 
 ALIST. To come alist. To recover from 
 faintness or decay, applied both to ani- 
 mals and vegetables ; to recover from a 
 swoon, S.B. Ross. — Isl. lios, light ; aliost, 
 the dawn of day ; at koma iliosi, to make 
 manifest. 
 
 ALYTE, adv. A little. V. Lite. Lynd- 
 say. 
 
 ALL, interj. Ah ; alas. Poems Sixteenth 
 Cent. 
 
 ALL, AT all, adv. On the whole. Dotujlas. 
 
 ALLAGRUGOUS, adj. Grim, ghastly, S.B. 
 Journ. Lond. — Perhaps from all, Moes.G, 
 alia, and griious, ghastly, q.v. 
 
ALL 
 
 10 
 
 ALM 
 
 ALLAGUSTjS. 1. Suspicion. Journ.Lond. 
 
 2. Disgust. Gl. Shirr. — Fr. a le f/oust, 
 
 has a taste or smack. 
 To ALLAYA, r. a. To ally. Complaynt S. 
 
 — Fr. alli-er, id. 
 ALLAKEY, s. An attending servant; a 
 
 lackey. Acts Ja. VI. 
 ALLANERLY, Alanerlie, adj. Sole ; 
 
 only. Bullt'iiden. 
 ALLANEIILIE, Alanerly, Allenarly, 
 
 adr. Only ; solely, S. — From aU, and 
 
 aner/y, only. Mef/. Maj. Pitscottie. 
 ALL AN YS, adn. Together ; in a state of 
 
 union. Wallace. — From a/l, A.S. eall, 
 
 and anes, the genit. of ««, uuus, q. all of 
 
 one. 
 ALLAR, Aller, s. The alder, a tree, S. 
 
 Statist. Ace. 
 ALLARIS, Alleris. Common ; universal, 
 
 an old genitive used adjectively. — O.E. 
 
 aire, id. Wyntoim. — A.S. altera, genit. 
 
 pi. of all, omuis. Belg. aller, id. V. 
 
 Aller. 
 ALLA-VOLIE, Alle-Volie, ade. At 
 
 random, S. — Fr. a la rolee. Philotus. 
 ALLA-VOLIE, Alle-Volie, adj. Gid- 
 dy ; volatile ; " An alle-volie chield," a 
 
 volatile fellow, S. 
 To ALLEGE, r. n. To advise; to counsel. 
 
 Bdlenden. — L.B. alleg-are, mandatis in- 
 
 struere. 
 I'o ALLEGE, r. a. To confirm. — 'L.'Q.alleg- 
 
 are, ligare. 
 ALLEGIANCE, Allegeance, s. Allega- 
 tion. Act. Audit. 
 ALLEIN, adj. Alone, S.B. Germ. id. 
 
 V. Alane. 
 To ALLEMAND, t. a. To conduct in a 
 
 formal and courtly style. Ayrs. Ann. of 
 
 the Par. 
 ALLE-MEN, adj. Common ; universal. 
 
 Popul. Ball. — Su.G. all-maen, communis. 
 
 Tent, alle-man, omnis homo, al-ijheineyn, 
 
 universus. 
 ALLER, ar/r. Wholly; entirely; altogether. 
 
 Aller-hale, a pleonasm. Barbour. — O.E. 
 
 alder, id. often prefixed to a superlative. 
 
 V. Allaris. 
 ALLERIS, .«. ;)/. The same with Allaris. 
 
 f)0ll<ll(t.'<. 
 
 ALLERISII, adj. Chilly ; rather cold ; as 
 
 " an allerisli morning," a snell morning. 
 
 Teviotd. V. Elrische, sense 6. 
 ALLEVIN, part. pa. Allowed ; admitted. 
 
 Bannatync Poems. — A.S. alef-an, conce- 
 
 dere, permittcre. — Su.G. lofic-a, Moes.G. 
 
 lauhjan, id. 
 ALLIA. V. Alya. 
 ALLYNS, «f(fr. 1. Altogether ; thoroughly. 
 
 Gawan and Gol. 2. More willingly ; 
 
 rather. Selkirks. — Su.G. altcingis, al- 
 
 laenijis, A.S. allim/a, callentja, omnino, 
 
 prorsus. 
 ALLISTER, adj. Sane ; in one's right 
 
 mind, Teviotd. I'erhaps allied to Alist, 
 
 q. V. 
 
 ALLKYN, Alkin, adj. All kind of, Aio 
 kin kind, S.B. Douglas. — A.S. eall-cyn, 
 omnigenus. V. Kin. 
 
 To ALLOCATE, r. a. To apportion the 
 sums due by each landholder in an aug- 
 mentation of a minister's stipend, S. 
 Synon. to Local. Ersk. Inst. 
 
 ALLOVER, prep. Over and above. Cul- 
 lodeu Papers. 
 
 ALL OUT, adv. In a great degree ; be- 
 yond comparison. Barbour. 
 
 To ALLOW, B. a. 1. To approve of, gener- 
 ally with the prep, of subjoined. Bollock. 
 2. To praise, to commend. Douglas. — 
 Fr. alloic-er, to approve, Su.G. lofw-a, 
 laudare. 
 
 ALLOWANCE, s. Approbation. Pollock. 
 
 ALLOWSS, V. a. To loose ; to release from. 
 Aberd. Peg. — A.S. alys-an, liberare. 
 
 ALLPUIST, Apiest, Apiece, conj. Al- 
 though, S.B. abies. Loth. Journ. Lond. 
 Perhaps corr. from albeit. 
 
 ALLRYN, adj. Constantly, progressive, 
 applied to time. Barbour. — A.S. all, 
 omnis, and rinn-an, currere, to flow, 
 to run. 
 
 ALLSTRYNE, Allstrene, adj. An- 
 cient. Maitland Poems. — A.S. aid, old, 
 and strynd, generation, or stryn-an, to 
 beget. 
 
 ALLTHOCHTE, conj. Although. Dou- 
 glas. — A.S. all, all, and tJiohte, part. pa. q. 
 " everything thought of, or taken into 
 consideration." V. Thocht. 
 
 ALLUTERLIE, Alvtierly, adv. Wholly; 
 entirely. Douglas. — A.S. all, omnis, and 
 uter, utter, exterior, from ut, extra. 
 
 ALL-WEILDAND, adj. All-governing. 
 Wcdlace. — A.S. all, all, and leeald-an, to 
 govern ; Franc, alluualt, Isl. cdl-valdur, 
 omnipotent. 
 
 ALMAIN, .9. The German language. O.Fr. 
 Aleman, Alleman, id. Cotqr. 
 
 ALMANIE WHISTLE, a flageolet of a 
 very small size, used by children. Aberd. 
 Thus denominated, because whistles of 
 this kind were originally imported from 
 Almanie,!. e. Germany. 
 
 ALMARK, s. A beast accustomed to break 
 fences. Shetl. Perhaps one that overleaps 
 all marks or boundaries. 
 
 ALMASER, Almoseir, s. An almoner, 
 or dispenser of alms. Dunbar. — From 
 Almons, alms. 
 
 ALMERIE, Almorie, s. Anciently a 
 place where alms were deposited or dis- 
 tributed ; in latter times used to denote 
 a press or cupboard, where utensils for 
 housekeeping are laid up ; the same with 
 E. ambry. Dunbar. — O.E. alinery, a 
 place to put meat in ; O.Fr. almoire, 
 aumaire ; A.S. almerige, repositorium, 
 scrinium. 
 
 ALMONS, Almonis, s. Alms. Balfour^s 
 Pract. — O.Fr. aidmosne, id. 
 
 ALMOUS, Almows, Aumis. .■•• Alm«, s. 
 
ALM 
 
 11 
 
 AMI 
 
 AliiicsuCfO.Y.. Wyntown. So late as the 
 reign of James IV. licenses were granted 
 by the several universities to some poor 
 students to go through the country beg- 
 ging, in the same manner as the poor 
 scholars belonging to the Church of Rome 
 do to this day in Ireland. Among those 
 designated " ydill and strang beggaris," 
 are reckoned — "all vagaboundis scollaris 
 of the vniuersiteis of Sanctandrois, Glas- 
 govF, and Abirdene, not Uccncit be the 
 rector and dene of facnltie of the vniuer- 
 sitie to ask ahnous." Acts Ja. VI. 1574, 
 Ed. 1814, p. «7.— A.S. almes, almesse; 
 Sw. aimosa ; Gr. o.'.rMinva. 
 
 ALMOUSSER, .•;. Almoner. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 ALMOWR, .S-. Almoner. 3Iem. of Dr. 
 Sfoftisirood. 
 
 ALOFT, adr. Equivalent to itp, as refer- 
 ring to a state of warfare. Guthry's 
 Mem. 
 
 ALOUS, r. a. To release. Ahcrd. Reij. 
 V. Allows. 
 
 ALOW, prep, and adv. Below. Ettr. 
 For. 
 
 A-LOW, adr. On fire ; in a blazing state, 
 S. The Pirate. 
 
 To Gang A-low, to take fire ; or to be set 
 on fire, S. Tennanfs Card. Beaton. 
 
 ALOWER, Alowie, adr. All over. Coll. 
 Iiireiituries. 
 
 ALPE, ^•. An elephant. A^pes hon, ivory. 
 Gl. Complaynt S. — A.S. elp, Lat. eleph-as; 
 Heb. alaph, bos. 
 
 ALQUHARE, All Quhare, adv. Every- 
 where. Douglas. — From all, and quhare, 
 where, 
 
 ALRY, adj. For its difierent senses, V. 
 Elrische. 
 
 ALRYNE, s. Apparently a watch-tower, 
 or the highest part of a castle. Maitland 
 Poems. — Su.G. hall-a, defendere, hcdlare, 
 praesidium, hallarena, watchmen. 
 
 ALS, coiij. As ; generally employed in the 
 first part of a comparison ; " Als fers as a 
 lyoun," i. e. " As fierce as a lion." Wal- 
 lace. — From A.S. ealles, omnino ; or eall 
 S7ra, ita, tarn. 
 
 ALS, Alse, adr. Also ; in the same manner. 
 V. Sua, Alsua. Barbour. — A.S. eall swa, 
 etiam. 
 
 ALSAME, Alsamen, adv. Altogether. 
 Douglas. — From A.S. ecdl, all, and same, 
 together. Alem. ohame7i, simul. 
 
 ALSHINDER, s. Alexanders, a plant, S. 
 Smyrnium olusatrum, Linn. 
 
 ALSiMEKLE, adv. As much. Acts .la. I. 
 ^From als, and mekle, much, great. 
 
 ALSONE, adv. As soon, with as subjoined. 
 Barbour. — Properly a?s, aSjand sone, soon, 
 A.S. eall swa sona. 
 
 ALSSAFER, adv. In as far. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 ALSUA, adv. Also. Barbour. — A.S. als^va, 
 id. V. Als, adv. 
 
 ALSWYTH, adv. Forthwith. Barbour.— 
 From all, and swlth, quickly, q. v. 
 
 ALUNT, adc. A-blaze; in a blazing state. 
 Roxb. 
 
 To SET Alunt. 1. To put in a blaze. 2. 
 Metaph. to kindle; to make to blaze, S. 
 
 ALUTTERLY, adr. V. Alluterlie. 
 
 ALWAIES, Alwayis, covj. Although ; 
 notwithstanding; however. Bcllcndcu. 
 
 AMAILLE, s. Enamel. King's Qnnlr. — 
 O.E. ammel, id. Fr. Belg. email, Dan. 
 amel; Teut. mael-en piugere, A.S. mael, 
 imago. 
 
 AMAIST, adv. Almost, S. ameast, West- 
 morel, lioss. — A.S. ecdmaest, Belg. al- 
 meesf, id. 
 
 AMALYEIT, part. pa. Enamelled. 
 
 AMANG, Amangis, prep. 1. Among ; 
 amang, S. Westmorel. Wyntown. 2. 
 At intervals, occasionally. Barbour. — 
 A.S. vie7ig-an, Su.G. maeng-a, Isl. meng-a, 
 to mix, to blend. 
 
 AMANG HANDS, a(ir. In the meantime. 
 S.O. The Entail. 
 
 AMANISS, prep. Among, for amangis. 
 Act. Audit. 
 
 AMBASSATE, Ambassiat, 5. 1. An em- 
 bassy, as denoting the persons sent consi- 
 dered collectively. Douglas. 2. Also used 
 for a single person. — Fr. ambassade, id. 
 
 AMBAXAT, s. Embassy. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 V. Ambassate. 
 
 AMBRY, Amry, s. A press in which the 
 provision for the daily use of a family in 
 the country is locked up, S. Spalding. 
 V. Almerie. 
 
 AMBUTIOUN, s. Ambition. Bellenden. 
 
 To AMEISE, Amese, Ameyss, v. a. To 
 mitigate; to appease. Barbour. — Franc, 
 mezz-an. Germ, mass-en, moderari, miti- 
 gare ; C.B. mastc, soft. 
 
 AMEITTIS,s.p/. ^wieif denotes the amice, 
 the first or undermost part of a priest's 
 habit, over which he wears the alb. — Fr. 
 amict, L.B. amlct-us, amice. 
 
 AMEL, *!. Enamel. Hogg. V. Amaille. 
 
 AMENE, adj. Pleasant. Douglas.^La:t. 
 amoen-us, id. 
 
 AMERAND, adj. Green ; verdant ; pro- 
 bably written ameraud. Douglas. — 
 From the colour of the emerald, Fr. eme- 
 raud. 
 
 To AMERCIAT, v. a. To fine; to amerce. 
 Acts Cha. I. — Lat. part, amerciat-us. 
 
 AMERIS, AuMERS, s. p)l. Embers ; aumcrs, 
 S.B. Douglas. — A.S. aemyrla, Belg. 
 ameren, Isl. eimyrla, favilla, a hot ember, 
 white ashes. 
 
 AMYDWART, prep. In or toward the 
 midst of. Douglas. 
 
 AMYRALE, Amyrall, s. An admiraL 
 Wyntown. — Fr. amlral; Arab, amir, a 
 lord, ameer al omrah, prince of the princes. 
 
 To AMIT, V. a. To admit. Wallace. 
 
 AMITAN, s. A fool, or mad person, male 
 or female; one yielding to excess of anger. 
 Dumfr. — C.B. ameth denotes a failure. 
 
 AMITE, s. An ornament which Roman 
 
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 ANE 
 
 Catholic canons or priests wear on their 
 arms when they say mass. Hay's Scotia 
 Sacra. — O.E. amess, amice, amict, id. V. 
 Ameittis. 
 AMMELYT, part. ]ya. Enamelled. Dou- 
 
 glas. — Fr. emaill-er, L.B. amayl-are, id. 
 To AMMONYSS, t. a. To admonish ; to 
 counsel ; to exhort. V. Monesti.\g. Bar- 
 bour. 
 AMOREIDIS,s.p/. Emeralds. Coll. In- 
 ventories. 
 AMORETTIS, s. pi. Love-knots; garlands. 
 King's Quair. — rr.rt;;(o«rc<<t'.«, love-tricks, 
 dalliances. Cotgr. 
 To AMOVE, Amow, t. a. To move with 
 anger, to vex, to excite. Wyntown. — Fr. 
 emour-oir, id. 
 AMOUR, s. Love. Dojtglas.—FT. id. Lat. 
 
 a7nor. 
 AMPLEFEYST, .'. LA sulky humour ; 
 a term applied both to man and beast. 
 2. A fit of spleen. 3. Unnecessary talk, 
 perhaps showing a discontented disposi- 
 tion. It is sometimes pronounced Wim- 
 plefeyst. Roxb. Lotli. If irimplefcyst is 
 the original form, it might be traced to 
 Isl. wambill, abdomen, and fys, flatus, 
 peditus, from fi/s-a, -pedere. 
 AMPLIACIOUN, s. Enlargement. Bd- 
 
 lendeii. — Fr. amjiliation, id. 
 AMPTMAN, s. Tlie governor of a fort. 
 Monro's E.rped.~I)du. amht-mand, senes- 
 chal, castellan, constable, keeper of a 
 castle. From Dan. ambd, an office. 
 AMRY, s. A sort of cupboard. V. Aumrie. 
 AMSCHACH, s. A misfortune, S.B. lloss. 
 It. and Gael, anshogh, adversity, misery. 
 AMSIIACK,s. Noose; fastening; probably 
 the same with Ham-shackel, q. v. Gl. 
 Sihb. 
 To AMUFF, r. a. To move ; to excite. 
 
 Acts J a. I. V. Amove. 
 AN, And, conj. 1. If, S. « If, and An, 
 spoils monyagnde charter," S. Prov. Bar- 
 hour. 2. Sometimes used as equivalent 
 to E. altkoiKjh. W. Guthrie.— Sn.G. acn, 
 si, et; Isl. end, id. 
 To AN, T.a. 1 . To appropriate, to allot as 
 one's own. *S'(> Tristrem. 2. To owe, to 
 be indebted to. Ib.—'6w.(J. e,/ji-a, propri- 
 um facerc, from (^/./^proprius; A.S. a,/ni- 
 an, possiderc, from ai/eu, proprius. 
 ANA, Anav, .f. A river-island ; a holm. 
 
 Roxb. Of doubtful origin. 
 To ANALIE, r. a. To dispone; to alienate; 
 a juridical term. Be,/. Maj. By trans- 
 position from Lat. alien-are. 
 ANALI ER, ,s-. One who alienates property, 
 by transporting it to another country. 
 ^ Lat. alicn-ator. Stat. Bob. I. 
 To ANAME, r. a. To call over names, to 
 
 muster. Wyntoirii. 
 ANARLIE, adr. Only ; the same with 
 ^ Anerly, q. v. Acts J a. V. 
 To ANARME, A.n.varme, r. a. To arm. 
 Acts Ja. I. 
 
 ANCHOR-STOCK, s. A loaf made of rye ; 
 the same with Anker-stock. Blackw. 
 Mag. 
 
 ANCIETY', Ancietie, s. Antiquity. Acts 
 Cha. II. V. Auncietie. 
 
 ANCLETH, Hancleth, s. The ancle. GL 
 Sibb. 
 
 AND, con> If. V.An. 
 
 AND A', An a', adv. In S. this signifies, 
 not ererything, but, " in addition to what 
 has been already mentioned ;" also ; be- 
 sides ; as, 
 
 " A villain cam' when I was sleeping, 
 Sta' my ewie, horn and a'." 
 Ski7mcr's Ewie wP Ike Crooked Horn. 
 
 ANDERMESS, s. V. Andyr's day. 
 ANDYR'S-DAY, Androis Mess, Ander- 
 MESs, s. The day dedicated to St. An- 
 drew, the Patron Saint of Scotland ; 
 the 30th November. Jamieson's Pop. 
 Ball. 
 
 ANDLET, s. A very small ring ; a mail. — 
 Fr. annelet. 
 
 ANDLOCIS. Perhaps necklaces, bracelets, 
 or ornaments generally. 
 
 ANDREW, (The St.) A designation occa- 
 sionally given to the Scottish gold coin, 
 more properly called the Lyon. " The 
 St. Andrew of Robert II. weighs gener- 
 ally 38 gr., that of Robert III. 60 gr., 
 and the St. Andrew or Lion of James II. 
 48 gr. This continued the only device 
 till James III. introduced the Unicorn 
 holding the shield." Cardonnel's Num- 
 isni. 
 
 ANDRIMESS-EWIN, s. The vigil of St. 
 Andrew ; the evening before St. Andrew's 
 Day. Chart. Aberbroth. 
 
 ANE, adj. One, S. Barbour. — Moes.G. ain; 
 A.S. an,ane ; anc. Su.G. a»; mod. Su.G. 
 en ; Isl. Germ, ein ; Belg. een, id. 
 
 ANE, article, signifying one, but with less 
 emphasis. Barbour. 
 
 To A^E, r. n. To agree; to accord. Pret. 
 anyd. Wyntown. — Germ, ein-en, concor- 
 dare, convenire ; Su.G. en-a, firmiter ali- 
 quid proponere; Isl. eining, unio; Su.G. 
 enig ; Germ, elnig, concors. 
 
 ANEABIL, s. A single woman ; properly 
 one who is used as a concubine. Beg. 
 Maj. — O.Fr. unable, habile, capable, con- 
 venable,from L.B. inhabil-is,yalAe. habilis. 
 Gl. Boquefort. 
 
 ANEDING, s. Breathing. V. Aynd, r>. 
 Barbour. 
 
 ANEFALD, adj. Honest; acting a faithful 
 part; the same with Afald. Douglas. 
 
 ANEIST, Aniest, Anist, prep, and adv. 
 Next to. Ayrs. Roxb. Herd's Coll. V. 
 Neist. 
 
 ANELYD, pai-t. pa. Aspired ; literally, 
 panted for. Wyntown. — Fr. anhcl-er, to 
 aspire after; Lat. anhcl-are, L.B. anel-are. 
 
 ANELIE, (((f/. Sole; only. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 ANELIE, adc. Only ; solely. M. Bruce. 
 
ANE 
 
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 ANN 
 
 ANE MAE. One more. V. At ane mak 
 wi't. 
 
 ANENS, Anf.nst, Anent, Anentis, prep. 
 1. Over against ; opposite to, S. Bar- 
 bour. 2. Concerning, about, in relation 
 to ; still used by old people, S. Acts 
 Ja. I. 3. Opposed to, as denoting a trial 
 of vigour in bodily motion. 4. In a state 
 of opposition to, in reasoning. Aberd. — 
 Gr. a>«v!-;, oppositnm ; A.S. ongean, ex ad- 
 verso. V. FoRE-ANENT. 
 
 To ANERD, Anxere. V. Amierd. 
 
 ANERY. A term occurring in a rhyme of 
 children, used for deciding the right of 
 beginning a game. Anery,twUery,tickery, 
 seven, — Aliby, crackiby, &c. Blackw. 
 Mcoj. — Teut. r'lje, rule, order, series. 
 AtH'ry, perhaps een-rije, one or first in 
 order ; tira-rije, second in order, &c. 
 
 ANERDANCE, s. Retainers; adherents. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. V. Anherdande. 
 
 ANERLY, ANYRLY, adr. Only; alone; 
 singly. Hence aUauerly. Barbour. — A.S. 
 anre, tantum ; Germ, einer, solus, from 
 a}i and e'ui, unus. 
 
 ANERLY, A.nerlie, adj. Single ; soli- 
 tary ; only. G. Buchanan. 
 
 ANES, adc. Once. V. Ams, Anys. 
 
 ANES ERRAND. Entirely on purpose ; 
 with a sole design in regard to the object 
 mentioned ; as, to gae, to come, to send 
 ancs errand, S. Equivalent to for the 
 nonce. V. Ends Errand. 
 
 ANETH, prep. Beneath, S. Bord. Min- 
 strelsy. — A.S. on, in, and neothan, deorsum ; 
 Isl. nt'dan, Belg. neden, Su.G. ntd, id. 
 
 ANEUCH, adr. {gutt.) Enough, S. Dunbar. 
 — A.S. genoij, genoh, satis, deduced by H. 
 Tookefrom(/t?«0(;-((«,muItiplicare;perhaps 
 rather from Moes.G._/rt«o/t, multi, many. 
 
 ANEW, plur. of Aneuch, s. Enow. Wal- 
 lace. V. Eneuch. 
 
 ANEW, Anyau, adv. and pre2J. Below ; 
 beneath. Aberd. From A.S. on, and 
 neoth. V. Aneth. 
 
 ANEWIS, s.pl. " Budding flowers," Tyiler. 
 King^s Qua'ir. — Perhaps rings, from Fr. 
 anneau, annulus. 
 
 ANGELL-HEDE, s. The hooked or bar- 
 bed head of an arrow. Wallace. — A.S., 
 Dan., Germ, angel, a hook, an angle ; Teut. 
 anghel, a sting, O.Teut. anghel-en, to sting. 
 
 To ANGER, r. n. To become angry, S. 
 Burns. 
 
 To ANGER, T. a. To vex ; to grieve ; al- 
 though not implying the idea of heat of 
 temper or wrath. Lights and Shadows. — 
 Isl. angra, dolore afficere. V. Angir. 
 
 ANGERSUM,a<(;. Provoking; vexatious, S. 
 
 ANGIR, s. Grief; vexation. Wyntoicv. — 
 Gr. ij'/'?'?, grief; Isl. angr, dolor, moeror; 
 Su.G., Isl. angra, dolore afiicere, deduced 
 by Ihre from aung-a, premere, arctare. 
 
 ANGLE-BERRY, s. A fleshy excrescence, 
 resembling a large strawberry,often grow- 
 ing on the feet of sheep or cattle, S. 
 
 ANGUS-BORE, s. A circular hole in a 
 panel. V. Auwis-Bore. 
 
 ANGUS DAYIS. Meaning doubtful. lu- 
 te ntories. 
 
 To ANHERD, Anerd, Annere, Enheud, 
 T. n. To consent ; to adhere. W yn- 
 totrn. — A.S. anhraed, anraed, signiiies 
 constans, concors, unanimis ; apparently 
 from an, one, and raed, counsel. But I find 
 O.Fr. enherdance rendered by Roquefort, 
 adherence, attachment. Lat. Inhaercre, 
 to cleave, or stick fast in, or to, is therefore 
 the more probable origin. 
 
 ANHERDANDE, Anherden,s. Aretainer; 
 an adherent. Act. Audit. 
 
 M\YT>,pret. Agreed. V. Ane, r, 
 
 ANIE, s. A little one. Kinross. Dimin. 
 of S. ane, one. 
 
 ANIEST, adr. or i^rep. On this side of. 
 Ayrs. ; q. " on the nearest side." This is 
 opposed to Adist, adiest, on that side. 
 A.S. on neawiste, in vicinia, prope ad ; or 
 on and neahst, proximus, from neah, near, 
 E. nigh. 
 
 AN YING, s. Perhaps the right of making 
 hay on commons ; from Su.G. ann, foeni- 
 secium, haymaking time. V. Roich. 
 
 ANlMOSITIE,s. Firmness of mind; hardi- 
 hood. Pitscottie. — Fr. a7iimosite, &imness, 
 courage, resolution. Cotgr. 
 
 ANYNG, s. Agreement ; concord. Wyn- 
 town. 
 
 ANIS, Anys, Anes, Ains, adv. Once ; 
 pron. as ainze, or yince, S. eenze, S.B. 
 Douglas. The genit. of A.S. an, unus, 
 one, anes, unius, also rendered semel, q. 
 actio unius temporis. 
 
 ANIS, Annis, s. pi. I. Asses. Chron. 
 S.P. 2. Metaphor, used for foolish fel- 
 lows. Bannatyne P. — Fr. asne, Lat. asi- 
 nus; Su.G. asna, Isl. esne, an ass. 
 
 ANYS, the genit. oi Ane, one. V. Anis. 
 
 ANKERLY, af?r. Unwillingly. Selkirks. 
 — Teut. engher, exactio, &c. 
 
 ANKER-SAIDELL, Hankersaidle, s. A 
 hermit ; an anchorite. Philotus. — A.S. 
 ancer-setle, an anchorite's cell or seat, 
 a hermitage ; from ancer, a hermit, Lat. 
 anachoreta, Gr. aK*;);!^^-/:'!-^?. 
 
 ANKERSTOCK, ?. A large loaf, of an ob- 
 long form. The name is extended to a 
 wheaten loaf, but properly belongs to one 
 made of rye, S. Gl. Sibb. Q. an ancho- 
 rite's stock, or supply ; or from some fan- 
 cied resemblance to the stock of an anchor. 
 
 ANLAS, s. Properly " a kind of knife or 
 dagger usually worn at the girdle," as 
 the term occurs in Chaucer ; but used to 
 denote a pike fixed in the cheveron of a 
 horse. Sir Gaican. — Franc, anelaz, ana- 
 leze, adlaterale telum, from lez, latus, the 
 side ; C.B. anglas, a dagger ; L.B. anela- 
 cius, id. 
 
 ANMAILLE, s. Enamel. V. Amaille. 
 
 ANN, Annet, s. a half-year's salary le- 
 gally due to the heirs of a minister, in 
 
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 APE 
 
 addition to what was due expressly, ac- 
 cording to the period of his incumbency, 
 S. Acts Cha. II. — Fr. annate, L.B. an- 
 nata. 
 
 To ANNECT, r. a. To annex ; part. pa. 
 annext, Lat. annecto. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 ANNEILL, s. Probably the old name for 
 indigo. 
 
 ANNERDAILL, s. The district now deno- 
 minated Annandale. 
 
 ANNEXIS and CUNNEXIS. A legal 
 phrase, occurring in old deeds, as denoting 
 everything in any way connected with 
 possession of the right or property re- 
 ferred to. Law Lat. annexis et con- 
 nexis. 
 
 ANNEXUM, s. An appendage ;synon. with 
 S. Pendicle. Lat. <innex-us, appended, 
 conjoined. 
 
 ANNIVERSARY, .>!. A distribution an- 
 nually made to the clergy of any religious 
 foundation, in times of Popery. L.B. an- 
 niversarium. V. Daill-silver. 
 
 ANNUALL, Annuell, Ground-Annuall, 
 s. The quit-rent or feu-duty that is 
 payable to a superior every year, for 
 possession or for the privilege of build- 
 ing on a certain piece of ground, S. — Lat. 
 annttalis ; Fr. annuel yearly. 
 
 ANNUELLAR, s. The superior who re- 
 ceives the annuall or feu-duty for ground 
 let out for building. V. Top Annuell. 
 
 ANONDER, Anoner, ]rrep. Under, S.B. 
 Fife. Aminder, S.A. Teut. owfZcr, id. A.S. 
 in-undor edoras, in under, the roofs. 
 
 To ANORNE, p. a. To adorn. Boujlas. 
 — L.B. inorn-are, Tertulliau. 
 
 ANSARS, .<!. pi. " David Deans believed 
 this, and many such ghostly encounters and 
 victories, on the faith of the An.'iars, or 
 auxiliaries of the banished prophets." 
 Heart Mid-Lothian. — O.Fr. anseor, juge, 
 arbitre. Roquefort. 
 
 ANSE, Anze, Ense, conj. Else, otherwise. 
 Ang. — Allied perhaps to Su.G. aunars, 
 alias. 
 
 ANSENYE, s. a sign ; also a company of 
 soldiers. V. Enseinyie. 
 
 ANSTERCOIP, .9. Meaning doubtful. V. 
 
 RoiCH. 
 
 ANSVVIR, (Ansur) of, t. n. To pay, on a 
 claim being made, or iu correspondence 
 with one's demands. Aherd. Reij. 
 
 ANTEPEND, Antipend, s. A veil or 
 screen for covering the front of an altar 
 in some Popish churches, which is hung 
 upon festival days. L.B. Anti}>end-ium, 
 id. 
 
 To ANTER, r. n. 1. To adventure, S.B. 
 Ross. 2. To chance ; to happen, S.B. 
 Journ. Lond. 3. In the form of a parti- 
 ciple, or adjective, as signifying occa- 
 sional, single, rare. An antrin ane, one 
 of a kind met with singly and occasionally, 
 or seldom, S. Fenjusoit. To be viewed 
 as the same with Aunter, q.v. Perhaps 
 
 rather allied to Isl. Su.G. andra, vagari, 
 whence -Dan. randre, Ital. andare, id. 
 
 ANTERCAST, s. A misfortune; a mis- 
 chance, S.B. Ross. Anter, or aunter, ad- 
 venture, and cast, a chance, q. something 
 accidental, a throw at random. 
 
 ANTETEWME, s. " Antetune, antiphone, 
 response." L. Hailes. Bannatyne P. 
 
 ANTICAIL, s. An antique ; a remnant of 
 antiquity. Sir A. Balfour's Letters. — Ital. 
 anticaglia, "all manner of antiquities, or 
 old monuments." Altieri. 
 
 ANTYCESSOR, Antecessowr, Anteces- 
 TRE, s. An ancestor; a predecessor ; Lat. 
 antecessor. Wallace. 
 
 ANTICK, s. A foolish, ridiculous frolic, 
 S. In E. the person who acts as a buf- 
 foon. 
 
 ANTRIN, adj. Occasional ; single ; rare. 
 Perhaps from Isl. Su.G. andra, vagari, to 
 stray, to wander. 
 
 ANUNDER, prep. Under. V. Anonder. 
 
 APAYN, part. pa. Provided ; furnished. 
 Barbour. — Fr. appan-e, having received 
 a portion, appan-e r to give a portion ; 
 L.B. ajian-are, id. from pain ; Lat. pan-is, 
 as originally denoting the supply of 
 bread and other necessaries of life. 
 
 APAYN, adv. 1. Reluctantly; unwilling- 
 ly ; sometimes written distinctly, a payn. 
 Barbour. 2. Hardly; scarcely. Wallace. 
 3. It seems improperly used for in case. 
 Wallace. 4. Under pain ; at the risk of. 
 In editions, on payn. Wallace. — Fr. 
 a peine, " scarcely ; hardly ; not without 
 much ado." Cotgr. 
 
 APARASTEVR, adj. Applicable ; congru- 
 ous to. — Allied, perhaps, to O.Fr. appa- 
 roistre, to appear ; apareissant, appa- 
 rent. 
 
 APARTE, s. One part. Act. Audit. 
 
 To APEN, V. a. To open. To ken a' thin;/ 
 that apens and steeks, to be acquainted with 
 everything, S. 
 
 To APERDONE, r. a. To pardon. V. 
 Appardone. 
 
 A PER SE, " An extraordinary or incom- 
 parable person ; like the letter A by it- 
 self, which has the first place in the al- 
 phabet of almost all languages;" Rudd. 
 Chaucer, id. Douijlas. 
 
 APERSMAR, Apersmart, Apirsmart, 
 adj. Crabbed; ill-humoured. Snell, cali- 
 chie, S. synon. DoUijIas. — A.S. afor, afre, 
 bitter, sharp ; Isl. apur, asper, (as apur- 
 kylde, acre frigus) ; and A.S. smeorte, 
 Su.G. smarta, pain. Haldorson remarks, 
 that the Isl. term is also applied to one 
 of austere manners. 
 
 APERT, (itrf/. Brisk ; bold ; free. Barbour. 
 — Fr. appert, expert, prompt ; Lat. ap- 
 parnt-us, prepared. 
 
 APERT, Appert, adj. Open ; avowed ; 
 manifest. Pinkerton's Hist. Scot. — Lat. 
 appert-us, open ; Fr. impers. v. II appert. 
 it is apparent ; it is manifest. 
 
APE 
 
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 ARB 
 
 APERT. Inajyert,adv. Evidently; openly. 
 Barbour. — Fr. apert, appert, open, evi- 
 dent ; from appar-oir, Lat. appar-ere, to 
 appear. 
 
 A PERTHE, ApERTE,arfr. Openly; avow- 
 edly. Act. Dom. Cone. — Lat. apertv, 
 openly. 
 
 APERTLY, adv. Briskly ; readily. Bar- 
 bour. V. Apert, adj. 
 
 APIEST, Apiece, conj. Although. V. 
 Allpuist. 
 
 APILL RENYEIS, .s-. pi. A string, or 
 necklace of beads ; q. a rein or bridle of 
 beads, formed like apphs. Dunbar. 
 
 APLACE, rt(/r. Present, as opposed to 
 being absent ; in this place. Clydes. 
 
 APLIGHT, adr. Completely; O.E. apliht. 
 Sir TriMrem. — A.S. on, and;»/.7i^, pericu- 
 lum, pliht-an, periculo objicere se. 
 
 APON, Apoun, prep. Upon, S. Barbour. 
 — A.S. ufa, Su.G. vppa, insuper, and on. 
 
 A PORT, Aforte, s. Deportment ; car- 
 riage. ^Yl|ntoll:n. — Fr. apport, from ap- 
 port-er, to carry ; Lat. ad, and port-are. 
 
 To APPAIR, V. a. To injure; to impair, 
 O.E. apeir. Detect. Q. Mary. — Fr. em- 
 pir-er, id. V. Pare, v. 
 
 To APPARDONE, Aperdoxe, t. a. To 
 forgive; to pardon. Nicol Burne. 
 
 APPARELLE, Apparyle, Apparaill, s. 
 Equipage ; furniture for warfare ; prepara- 
 tions for a siege, whether for attack or de- 
 fence ; ammunition. Barbour. — Fr. appa- 
 reil, provision, furniture, preparations for 
 war. 
 
 To APPELL, r. a. To challenge. Pit- 
 scottie.—¥T.appel-er,io accuse,to impeach. 
 
 To APPELL, r. n. To cease to rain. Ayrs. 
 V. Uppil. 
 
 APPEN FURTH. The free air ; q. an 
 open exposure. Clydes. 
 
 APPERANDE, Appearand, adj. Appa- 
 rent. Aperand. Aberd. Req. 
 
 APPERANDE, s. Heir-appareiit. ActsJa. 
 VI. 
 
 APPERANLIE, adr. Apparently. Bras, 
 between Crosraguell and J. Knoi-. 
 
 APPILCARIE, s. Meaning not known. 
 
 APPILLIS, s. pi. Rendered " apples " in 
 Gl. to Poems I6th Century; "Jerusalem 
 as appillis lay in help"; but doubtful. 
 Perhaps from Fr. appiler, to heap or pile 
 together. Cotijr. 
 
 APPIN, ((rf/. Open,S. Complaynt S. Dan. 
 aaben, apertus ; Isl. opna, foramen. 
 Wachter derives Germ, ojfen, apertus, 
 from auf, up. 
 
 ToAPPlii,r.a. Toopen,S.O. Gl.Surv.Ayrs. 
 
 To APPLEIS, Appless, t. a. To satisfy; 
 to content; to please. Wallace. Appar- 
 ently from an obsolete Fr. v. of the form 
 of appla ire. 
 
 APPLERINGIE, s. Southernwood, S. Gait. 
 Artemisia abrotonum, Linn. — Fr. apile, 
 strong, and auronne, southernwood, from 
 Lat. abrotonum, id. 
 
 APPLY, s. Plight; condition. Sir Egeir. 
 — ¥v. pll, state, habit. V. Ply. 
 
 APPLIABLE, adj. Pliant in temper. 
 Colkelbie Soic. 
 
 APPONIT. Error for opponit; opposed. 
 Keith's Hist. 
 
 To APPORT, r. a. To bring; to conduce. 
 — Fr. apport-er, id. li. Bruce. 
 
 APPOSIT, part. pa. Disposed ; willing. 
 Aberd. Reg. — Lat. apposit-us, apt, lit. 
 
 To APPREUE, Apprieve, v. a. To ap- 
 prove. Douglas. — Fr. approueer, Lat. 
 approbare. 
 
 To APPRISE, r. a. To approve ; used as 
 signifying a preference. Bellenden. — ■ 
 O.Fr. aprelitr, aprisier, evaluer,estimer ; 
 Lat. appretiare. 
 
 APPRISING, s. Esteem; value. Bellenden. 
 
 APPRISIT, part. pa. Valued ; prized. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 APPROCHEAND, part. pa. Proximate ; 
 in the vicinity. Bellenden. 
 
 To APPROPRE, Appropir, p. a. To ap- 
 propriate. Act. Audit. Aberd. Reg.— 
 Fr. approprier, id. 
 
 APPLY, s. Support; a buttress; a rest. 
 Keith's Hist. — Fr. id. 
 
 APPUNCTUAMENT, s. A convention, or 
 agreement, with specification of certain 
 terms. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 To APPURCHASE, v. a. To obtain ; to 
 procure. Pitscottie. 
 
 To APUNCT, Appunct, r. v. To settle. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 AR,ARE,f((fr. Formerly ;also,early. V. Air. 
 
 To AR, Are, Ere, v. a. To plough; to 
 till, S.;to ear, E. Douglas. — Moes.G. ar- 
 ian, Su.G. aer-ia, Isl. er-ia, A.S. er-ian. 
 Alem. err-en. Germ, er-en, Gr. «?-£;», Lat. 
 ar-are. Ihre views Heb. ynx ar-etz, 
 earth, as the fountain. 
 
 ARAGE, Arrage, Aryagi:, Auarage, 
 Average, s. Servitude due by tenants, 
 in men and horses, to their landlords. 
 This custom is not entirely abolished 
 in some parts of Scotland. " Arage and 
 carriage " is a phrase still commonly 
 used in leases. Skene. — L.B. averag-ium, 
 from arer-ia, a beast for work; and this 
 perhaps from Fr. ouvre, work. 
 
 AHAYNE, jMrt. pa. Arrayed. Douglas. — 
 O.Fr. arraye, id. 
 
 To ARAS, Arrace, r. a. 1. To snatch or 
 pluck away by force. Wyntoicn. 2. To 
 raise up. Douglas. This sense is so dif- 
 ferent from the former, that it might ra- 
 ther seem to be put for arraise, q. to raise 
 up. — Fr. arrach-er, to tear; to pull by vio- 
 lence; to pull up by the roots, from Lat. 
 eradic-ai-e. 
 
 ARBY, s. The sea-gilliflower, or sea-pink. 
 Orkn. Neill. 
 
 ARBY- ROOT, s. The root of the sea-pink, 
 or Statice armeria. Orkn. JVeill's Tour. 
 
 ARBROATH PIPPIN, s. The name of 
 an apple, S. V. Oslin Pippin. 
 
ARC 
 
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 ARL 
 
 ARCH, Argh, Airgh, Ergh, {'jutt.') (ulj. 
 
 1. Averse ; reluctant ; often including 
 the idea of timidity as the cause of reluc- 
 tance, S. DoiKjlas. 2. Apprehensive ; filled 
 with anxiety, S. Chaucer, erke, weary, 
 indolent. Pupul. Ball. — A.S. t'<(n/, desi- 
 diosusjinersjslothful, sluggish ;crtr/(,fugax, 
 " timorous, and ready to run away for 
 fear." Somn. Isl. arg-iir, reformidans; 
 arg-r, piger, deses ; Su.G. anj, ignavus. 
 Among the Goths argur, L.B. arga, de- 
 noted a poltroon, a coward. 
 
 To ARCH, Argii, r. n. To hesitate; to be 
 reluctant. V. Ergii, r. 
 
 ARCHIE, 9. Abbrev. of Archibald, S. 
 
 ARCHIEDENE, 8. Archdeacon. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Lat. arcliidiacon-us. 
 
 ARCHIL A.GH,ARCinLOGH, Archilowe, .«. 
 The return wliich one who has been 
 treated in an inn or tavern, sometimes 
 reckons himself bound in honour to make 
 to the company. When he calls for his 
 bottle, he is said to give them his arch'i- 
 high. Loth. South of S. i?v6 Iloi/. V. 
 Lawin, Lauch. 
 
 ARCHNES, Arghness, s. 1. Reluctance; 
 backwardness. Wodroic. 2. Obliquely 
 used for niggardliness, q. reluctance to 
 part with anything. Legend Bp. St. An- 
 drois. 
 
 ARCHPREISTRIE, Archiprestrie, s. 1. 
 A dignity in collegiate churches during 
 the time of Popery, next in rank to the 
 dean, and superior to all the canons. 
 
 2. Used as synon. with vicarage. Acts 
 Cha. I. and Ja. VI. — Fr. arche-prestre, 
 a head-priest. 
 
 ARE, s. An heir. Act. D&m. Cone. V. Air. 
 
 To AREIK, Arreik, t. a. To reach ; to 
 extend. Douglas. — A.S.arecc-a)i, assequi, 
 to get, to attain. 
 
 AREIR,«(?r. Back. To rin areir, to decline ; 
 synon. with, to miscarry. Ljindsay. — Fr. 
 arriere, backward ; Lat. a retro. 
 
 AREIRD, adj. Confused ; disordered ; 
 backward. V. Arier. 
 
 To ARE! ST, Arreist, r. a. To stop ; to 
 stay. Douglas. — Fr. arest-er, id. 
 
 AREIST, .<>. Delay. But arreist; without 
 delay. Douqias. 
 
 ARE MORROW, adv. Early in the morn- 
 ing. V. Air, adv. 
 
 To AREND, r. n. To rear ; applied to a 
 horse when he throws back his forepart, 
 and stands on hia hiud legs. Fife. — O.Fr. 
 arricns, backward. 
 
 ARENT, .1. Contraction for Annual rent. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 ARER, ,«. An heir; Areris, heirs. Act. 
 Audit. 
 
 ARESOUND,/)r<^ Perhaps, called in ques- 
 tion ; Fr. rtr«.w«(';', intevroger,questionner, 
 demander ; ratiocinari ; Gl. Roquefort. 
 Areson is used by R. Brunne in the sense 
 of persuade, or reason with. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 ARETTYT,j'<irt.pa. Accuscd,broughtinto 
 
 judgment. Barbour. — L.B. reet-are, ivf' 
 are, arett-are, accusare, in jus vocare, Du 
 Cange. 
 
 ARGENT CONTENT. Ready money. Fr, 
 argent comptant, id. Bellenden. 
 
 To ARGH, v. n. To hesitate. V. Arch and 
 Ergh, r. 
 
 ARGIE, s. Assertion in a dispute, the spe- 
 cific plea which one uses in disputation, 
 S.B. — Su.G. ierga, semper eadem obgan- 
 nire. Isl. iarq-r, keen contention. 
 
 To ARGIE-BARGIE, r. n. To contend. 
 
 To ARGLE-BARGLE, Aurgle-Bargin, 
 V. n. To contend, to bandy backwards 
 and forwards, S. Argle-bargin, Loth. 
 Eaggle-bargin, synon. Ramsaij. — Isl. arg, 
 enraged, yan;-«, to contend. 
 
 ARGOL-B ARGOLOUSjarfj. Quarrelsome ; 
 contentious about trifles. CiaWsProrost. 
 
 To ARGONE, Argowne, Argwe, Ar- 
 gew, r. a. 1. To argue, to contend by 
 argument. Bannatyne Poems. 2. To cen- 
 sure, to reprehend, to chide with. Wallace. 
 — Fr. argu-er, Lat. argu-ere. 
 
 ARGOSEEN, s. The lamprey, according to 
 old people. Ayrs. ; q. having the een or 
 eyes o{ Arqus. 
 
 ARGUESYN, s. The lieutenant of a gal- 
 ley ; he who has the government and 
 keeping of the slaves committed to 
 him. Knox. — Fr. argousin, satelles remi- 
 gibus regeudis et custodiendis praeposi- 
 tus, Diet. Trev. 
 
 ARGUMENT, s. The subject of a version ; 
 a piece of English dictated to boys at 
 school for translation into Latin. Aberd. 
 
 To ARGUMENT, v. a. To prove; to show. 
 Crosraquel. — Lat. arqument-ari, to reason. 
 
 ARIT, p'ret. of Ar. Tilled ; eared. V. Ar, 
 Are, v. 
 
 ARK, Meal-ark, s. A large chest ; espe- 
 cially one used for holding corn or meal, 
 S. Bannatyne Poems. A.S. arce, erce, a 
 chest, a coffer ; Alem. area ; Su.G. ark ; 
 Lat. area ; Gael. arc. Hence, 
 
 Eel-Ark, s. That kind of a box wliich is 
 placed in lakes, ponds, &c., for catching 
 and retaining eels ; a term common in old 
 deeds. 
 
 ARK of a Mill. The place in which the 
 centre-wheel runs, S. 
 
 ARK-BEIN, the bone called the os Pubis, 
 S.B. 
 
 To ARLE, T. a. 1. To give an earnest of any 
 kind, S. 2. To give a piece of money for 
 confirming a bargain, S. 3. To put a 
 piece of money into the hand of a seller, 
 at entering upon a bargain, as a security 
 that he shall not sell to another while he 
 retains this money, S. Skene. — L.B. arrh- 
 are, arrhis sponsam dare, Fr. arrh-er, 
 arr-er, to give an earnest. 
 
 ARLES, Erlis, Arlis, Arlis-Pennie, 
 Ai RLE-Penny, s. 1. An earnest of what- 
 ever kind, a pledge of full possession, S. 
 A.^owWyntoint. 2. A piece of money 
 
ARL 
 
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 ART 
 
 given for coiifirming a bargain, S. A.lJor. 
 Actf Ja. I V. 3. A piece of money put 
 into the hands of a seller wlien one be- 
 gins to cheapen any commodity ; as a 
 pledge that the seller shall not strike a 
 bargain, or even enter into terms with 
 another while he retains the arles, S. lu 
 Scotland a servant who has been hired, 
 and who has received arlef, is supposed 
 to have a right to break the engagement, 
 if the earnest has been returned within 
 twenty-four hours. This, however, may 
 have no other sanction than that of cus- 
 tom. — Lat. arrhabo, arrha, Gael, iarltis, id. 
 
 ARLY, adr. Early. JBarbour. — A.S. arlice, 
 matutine. 
 
 ARLICII, Arlitch, adj. Sore ; fretted ; 
 painful, S.B. V. Arr. — Su.G. anj, iratus, 
 art}-a, laedere, Dan. arrhi, troublesome ; 
 as we say, " an angry sore " ; or from Su.G. 
 aerr, cicatrix, whence aerr'nj, vulueratus. 
 
 ARMYN, Army.ng, s. Armour ; arms. 
 Wiintoicn, 
 
 ARMING, «. Ermine. L.B. annin-ea, id. 
 Cod. Inventories, A. 1561, p. l"Jo. 
 
 ARMLESS, adj. Unarmed ; without war- 
 like weapons. Spaldinfs Troubles. 
 
 AR:SI0NY, s. Harmony. Doinjhts. 
 
 ARMOSIE, adj. Of or belonging to Ormus. 
 Inrentories. Y. Urmaise. 
 
 ARN, .«. The alder, a tree, S. Pronounced 
 in some counties, q. arin. — C.B. uern, 
 Arm. rem, yuern, Gael, fearti, alnus. 
 
 ARN, V. siibst. Are, the third pers. plural ; 
 Chaucer, am. /Sic Gawan. — A.S. aron, 
 sunt. 
 
 ARNOT, s. Leii [Icci] Amot. A stone lying 
 in the field, Aberd. ; q. earth-knot. 
 
 ARNOT, s. The shrimp, a fish, Aberd. 
 
 ARNS, s. /)/. The beards of corn, S.B. 
 synon. aicns. Franc, am, spica. 
 
 ARNUT, Lousy Arnot, s. Tall oat-grass 
 or pignut ; Buuium bulbocastauum, or 
 flexuosum, Linn. S. Yurnut, A.Bor. 
 Lijht/oot. — Corr. from earth-nut, Teut. 
 aerdnoot, id. 
 
 AROYNTi/iee. O.E. Shahpere. V. Runt, r. 
 
 ARON, s. The plant Wakerobin, or Cuc- 
 koo's-pint. Arum maculatum, Linn., Te- 
 viotd. ; Sw. arons-oert, id. 
 
 ARORYS, s. pi. Errors. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 AROUME, adt. At a distance, so as to 
 make way. A.S. rume, late', or rather 
 rum, locus ; on rum. 
 
 ARR, s. A scar, S. A.Bor, Pock-arrs, the 
 marks left by the sraall-pox, S. Lancash. 
 — Su.G. aerr, Isl. aer, cicatrix, a scar. 
 
 To ARRACE. Y. Aras. 
 
 ARRAYED, ;)art. adj. A term applied to 
 a mare when in season, Fife. 
 
 ARRAN-AKE, s. The speckled diver, Mer- 
 gus stellatus, Brunnich. P. Luss, JJum- 
 bartons. Statist. Ace, xvii. 251. 
 
 ARRANGE, s. Arrangement. Acts 3Iary. 
 
 ARRAS, Arress, s. The angular or sharp 
 edge of a stone, log, or beam, Loth. 
 
 ARRED, part. adj. Scarred ; having the 
 marks of a wound or sore. Hence, J'ock- 
 arrrd, marked by the small-pox, S. — Dan. 
 arred, cicatrized ; Isl. aerra, cicatrices 
 facere. 
 
 ARREIR, adr. Backward. To rt/n ar- 
 reir, rapidly to take a retrograde course. 
 Lyndsay. Chaucer, urere, id. — Fr. «/■- 
 riere; Lat. a retro. 
 
 ARRONDELL, s. The swallow, a bird. 
 Buret. — Fr. arondellc, hirondelle, from 
 Lat. hirundo, id. 
 
 ARROW, adj. Averse ; reluctant, Aberd. ; 
 the same with Arch, Anjh, &c. 
 
 * ARSE, s. The bottom orhinder part of any- 
 thing ; as, a sack-arse, the bottom of a sack. 
 
 ARSE-BURD of a cart. The board which 
 shuts in a cart behind. 
 
 ARSECOCKLE, s. A hot pimple on the 
 face or any part of the body, S.B. The 
 term seems originally to have been con- 
 fined to pimples on the hips ; synon. 
 with Teut. aers-bleyne, tuberculus in auo. 
 
 ARSEENE, ?. The quail. Houlate.~\.S. 
 aerschen, coturnix ; also, erschenn, from 
 ersc and henn, q. galliua vivarii. 
 
 ARSELINS, adr. Backwards ; adj. back- 
 ward, Clydes. S.B. Boss. — Belg. aersel-eii, 
 to go backwards ; aerseliiKj, receding ; 
 aerselincks, backwards. 
 
 ARSELINS COUP, .'. The act of falling 
 backwards on the hams, Roxb. 
 
 ARSE-VERSE, .*. A sort of spell used to 
 prevent the house from fire, or as an an- 
 tidote to Arson, from which the term is 
 supposed to be derived, Teviotd. Pro- 
 bably borrowed from England. 
 
 ARSOUN, s. Buttocks. Barbour. 
 
 ART, Ard. This termination of many 
 words, denoting a particular habit or 
 affection, is analogous to Isl. and Germ. 
 art, Belg. aart, nature, disposition ; as, E. 
 drunkard, bastard; Fr. babillard, a stut- 
 terer ; S. bombard, bumbart, a drone; 
 stu>ikart,o{ a, stubborn disposition; hast- 
 ard, hasty, passionate. 
 
 ART and PART. Accessory to, or abet- 
 ting, a forensic phrase, S. used in a bad 
 sense. Ah denotes the instigation or ad- 
 vice. Part, the share that one has in the 
 commission of a crime. Erskine. — The 
 terms are frequently used in the way of 
 discrimination, " Art or part." Wyn- 
 toicn. Borrowed from the Lat. phrase, 
 Artem et partem habuit. 
 
 ART AND JURE. Literature, philosophy, 
 and jurisprudence. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 ARTAILYE, Artaillie, Artallie, 5. Ar- 
 tillery ; applied to ofifensive weapons of 
 what kind soever, before the introduction 
 of fire-arms. Wallace. V. Artillied. 
 
 ARTATION, s. Excitement ; instigation. 
 Bellenden. — L.B. artatio, from arto for 
 arcto, are, to constrain. 
 
 ARTHURY'SHUFE,the name given to the 
 constellation Arcturus. Bouglas. V.Hoif. 
 
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ART 
 
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 ASS 
 
 ARTY, AiPviiE, adj. Artful; dexterous; in- 
 genious, Aberd. Loth. — Teut. aerdhjh, 
 ingeniosus, solers, argutus ; Dan. artlj, 
 id. ; Isl. artuq-r, artificiosus. 
 
 ARTILLIED, ' pnrt. pa. Provided with 
 artillery. Fitscottie. Fr. art'dl-cr, to 
 furnish with ordnance. 
 
 ARTOW. Art thou I used interrogatively, 
 S. the verb and pronoun being often, in 
 colloquial language, conjoined in Scottish, 
 as in Germ, and Isl. Isl. crtn, id. Kimfs 
 Qua'ii: Ertoir, id. y'waine and Gawbi. 
 
 ARVAL, Arvil Supper, s. An entertain- 
 ment after a fuueral ; or rather when the 
 heirs of the deceased enter on possession. 
 Arvill, a funeral. ArcUl-Siipper, a feast 
 made at funerals, North. Grose. Arral- 
 hread, the loaves sometimes distributed 
 among the poor. The term has evidently 
 originated from the circumstance of this 
 entertainment being given by one who 
 entered on the possession of an inheri- 
 tance ; from arf, hereditas, and od, cou- 
 vivium, primarily the designation of the 
 beverage which we call ale. 
 
 AS, cow/. Than, S.; syn. with «()*•. Kelly. 
 
 AS, Ass, AssE, Alse, s. Ashes ; plur. assis, 
 S. ass and aiss; A. Bor. ass, Cumberl. esse, 
 id. Dunbar. — Moes.G. asja, Alem. asca, 
 Germ, and Belg. asche, Su.G. and Isl. 
 aska, cinis. 
 
 ASCENSE, s. Ascent. Poems I6th Cent. 
 Lat. asceus-io. 
 
 ASCHET, s. A large flat plate ou which 
 meat is brought to the table, S. — Fr. as- 
 siette, " a trencher-plate." Cotgr. 
 
 7o ASCRIVE, AscRiuE, Ascryve, v. a. 
 1. To ascribe. Rollock. 2. To reckon; to 
 account. Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. adscrire, to 
 enroll, register, account, &c. Cotgr. 
 
 ASEE, s. The angle contained between the 
 beam and the handle on the hinder side 
 of a plough, Orkn. Synou. A^ick. 
 
 ASHIEPATTLE, s. A neglected child, 
 Shetl. Perhaps from Isl. at!ka, ashes, and 
 patti, a little child ; a child allowed to lie 
 among the ashes. 
 
 ASHYl^ET, adj. Employed in the lowest 
 kitchen-work, Ayrs. V. Assipet. 
 
 ASH-KEYS, Ashen-Key, s. The seed-ves- 
 sels of the ash, S. Tales of my Landlord. 
 
 ASHLAR, adj. Hewn and polished ; ap- 
 plied to stones. Spaldinr/. — Fr. aisselle, 
 a shingle, q. smoothed like a shingle. 
 
 ASIDE, s. One side. Jch aside, every side, 
 
 . Sir Tristrem. 
 
 ASIDE, 75)v^;. Beside; at the side of an- 
 other. Taniiahiirs Poems. It seems formed 
 q. on side, like E. away. 
 
 ASIL, AsiL-TooTn, .«. The name given to 
 the grinders, or denies molares; the teeth 
 at the extremity of the jaw, Roxb. 
 
 ASYNIS, s. pi. Asses. Bellenden. — Fr. 
 asne, Lat. asiu-us. 
 
 ASK, AwsK, s. An eft ; a newt ; a kind of 
 lizard, S; asker, A. Bor. Wyntuwii. — 
 
 Gevm. eldechs, eidex; Franc, edehsa ; A.S. 
 alhexe ; Belg. egdisse, haagdisse, id. 
 AVachter deduces the Germ, word from 
 ey, eg, ovum, and tyg-en, gignere, q. 
 " produced from an egg." 
 
 ASK, s. The stake to which a cow is tied, 
 by a rope or chain, in the byre, Caithu. — 
 Isl. as; Su.G. aas, a pole, staff, or beam. 
 
 * To ASK, r. a. To pi'oclaim two persons in 
 the parish church, in order to marriage; to 
 publish the bans, Aberd. Loth. Syn. Cry. 
 
 A.SKLENT, Asclent, Asklint, adv. Ob- 
 liquely ; asquint ; on one side, S. Aslant, 
 E. Burns. R. Bruce.— Swed. slant, ob- 
 liquus, from slind, latus. 
 
 ASKOY, adv. Asquint ; obliquely, Kirk- 
 cudbright. — E. Askeic, Su.G. skef, id. from 
 ska, sko, disjunctive particle. 
 
 ASLEY. Horses in asley, are horses be- 
 longing to different persons, lent from one 
 to another, till each person's laud is 
 ploughed, Orkn. 
 
 ASPAIT, adr. In flood, Clydes. Mar- 
 maideu ofCli/de. 
 
 To ASP ARE, r. a. To aspire. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ASPECT, s. The serpent called the asp, 
 or aspik. Burcl. — Fr. aspic. 
 
 ASPERANS, adj. Lofty ; elevated ; pomp- 
 ous, applied to diction. Wallace. — Fr. 
 aspirant, Lat. aspirans, aspiring. 
 
 ASPERT, adj. Harsh ; cruel. King^s 
 Quair. — Fr. aspre, Lat. asper, id. 
 
 ASPYNE, s. From the connexion, appa- 
 rently meant to denote a boat. Barbour. 
 — Swed. esping, a long boat, Teut. hcs- 
 pinghe, espinclc, cymba, a small boat. 
 
 ASP6slT,jDart.p«. Disposed. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ASPRE, adj. Sharp. V. Aspert. Wallace. 
 
 ASPRESPER, s. Perhaps q. " sharp 
 spear ;" like aspre bow, also used by 
 Blind Harry. XVallace. — Fr. asper, dur, 
 rude, baton noueux. Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 ASPRIANCE, s. V. Asperans. 
 
 To ASS, V. a. To ask. Henrysone. — Germ. 
 eisch-en, Fran, eiscon, id, 
 
 ASS,s. Ashes. V. As. 
 
 ASSAYIS, s. Assize ; convention. U'^/i- 
 town. 
 
 To ASSAILYIE, t. a. To attack ; to as- 
 sail. Wallace. — Fr. assaill-ir; L.B. ad- 
 sal-ire, assal-ire, iuvadere, aggredi. 
 
 ASSAL-TEETH, s. pi. The grinders. V. 
 AsiL. 
 
 ASSASSINAT, s. An assassin ; an impro- 
 per use of the Fr. word denoting the act 
 of murder. Law's Memorialls. 
 
 ASSED AT, pret. Gave in lease. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 ASSEDATION, s. 1. A lease ; a term still 
 commonly used in our legal deeds, S. 
 Balfour. 2. The act of letting in lease. 
 — L.B. assedatio. Chalmerlan. Air. 
 
 To ASSEGE, T. a. To besiege. Wyntown. 
 — Fr. assieg-er, L.B. assidiare, obsidere ; 
 from Lat. ad, and sedeo. 
 
 ASSEGE, s. Siege. Wyntown. 
 
 To ASSEMBLE, v. n. To join in battle. 
 
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 AT 
 
 Wi/ntoirn. — Fr. as/embl-ev, from Su.G. 
 $aiiif-a, Germ, samt-cii, Belff. zamel-iu, 
 coiigregare ; from Su.G. and Germ, sam, a 
 prefix denoting association and conjunction 
 
 ASSEMBLE, s. Engagement; battle. Wyn- 
 toirn. 
 
 ASSENYHE, s. The word of war. Corr. 
 from Ensenyie, q. v. Barhviu: 
 
 ASSHOLE, .t. 1. The place for receiving 
 the ashes under the grate. "J. A round 
 excavation in the ground, out of doors, 
 into which the ashes are carried from the 
 hearth, Mearns. S. Lancash. esshole, as- 
 liole, id. Tint Bobbin. V. As. 
 
 ASSIE, adj. Abounding with ashes, Loth. 
 V. As, Ass. 
 
 ASSIEPET, s. A dirty little creature; 
 syn. with SIcorfijie, Roxb., q. one that 
 is constantly soiled with ashes, or a/s; 
 like a pet that lies about the fireside. V. 
 AsHYPET, and Ashiepattle. 
 
 To ASSIG, r. n. Probably an error for 
 Asfiijn. If not perhaps from O.Fr. a$sei/- 
 ier, faire asseoir, poser, placer. 
 
 ASSILAG, s. The stormy petrel, a bird ; 
 Procellaria pelagica, Linn. Martin. Per- 
 haps from Gael, eascal, Ir. eashal, a storm. 
 
 ASSILTRIE, s. An axle-tree. Bom/las. 
 — Fr. asseiil, Ital. assi/e, axis. 
 
 7*0 ASSING,r. rt. To assign. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To ASSYTH, AssYiTH, Syith, Sithe, r. a. 
 To make a compensation to another ; to 
 satisfy, O.E. asseeth, assetk, id. Acts Ja. I. 
 — Lat. ad, and A.S. sithe, vice, i^kinner. 
 Rather from Su.G. and Isl. saett-a, conci- 
 liare ; reconciliare. Ir. and Gael, sioth- 
 ain, to make atonement. 
 
 ASSYTH, AssYTHJiENT, Syth, Sithement, 
 5. Compensation ; satisfaction ; atone- 
 ment for an offence. Assythment is still 
 used as a forensic term, S. O.E. aseeth, 
 Wiclif. Wyntown. This word is still in 
 use in our courts of law, as denoting sa- 
 tisfaction for an injui-y.done to any party. 
 Su.G. saett, reconciliation, or the fine paid 
 in order to procure it. 
 
 To ASSOILYIE, r. a. 1. To acquit ; to 
 free from a charge or prosecution ; a fo- 
 rensic term much used in our courts, S. 
 lieri. Maj. 2. To absolve from an eccle- 
 siastical censure ; as from excommunica- 
 tion. Belhnden. O.E. assoil, asoilen, and 
 a$ot(f, denote the absolution by a priest. 
 P. Floiighman. 3. To pronounce absolu- 
 tion from sin, in consequence of confession. 
 Abp. Hamiltoun. 4. To absolve from 
 guilt one departed, by saying masses for 
 the soul; according to the faith of the 
 Romish church. Barbour. 5. Used im- 
 properly, in relation to the response of 
 an oracle ; apparently in the sense of jv- 
 so?ti«^ what is doubtful. Ihug/as. (J. Also 
 used improperly, as signifying to unriddle. 
 Z.Boyd. — 0.¥T.assoile,absoille,dechargc, 
 absous, despense'. Gl. Roquefort. Corr. 
 from Lat. absolc-erc. 
 
 To ASSONYIE, Essonvie, r. a. 1. To of- 
 fer an excuse for absence from a court of 
 law. Stat. K. Will. 2. Actually to ex- 
 cuse ; the excuse offered being sustained. 
 Quon. Attach. 3. To decline the combat; 
 to shrink from an adversary. Wcdlace, 
 — O.E. asoyned, excused. R. Glouc. Es- 
 soiiw, a legal excuse. Chaucer. V. Es- 
 SONYIE, s. — Fr. essoyner, exon-ier, to ex- 
 cuse from appearing in court, or going to 
 the wars. Su.G. soii-a, Germ, sun-en, to 
 reconcile, to explain ; Moes.G. sunj-an, 
 to justify. 
 
 ASSOF AT, 2yart. pa. At an end; put to 
 rest ; laid aside. Acts Cha. /.— Fr. asiop- 
 ir, to lay asleep, to quiet. Cotgr. 
 
 ASSURANCE, s. 1 . To take assurance of an 
 enemy ; to submit ; to do homage, under 
 the condition of protection. Complaynt 
 S. 2. This word, of old, was the same 
 with Laioborrows now. Spottiswoode. — Fr. 
 donner assurement, fidem dare ; L.B. as- 
 sccur-are, from Lat. ad and sccur-us. 
 
 AST, pret. r. Asked. Poems litth Century. 
 
 To ASTABIL, r. a. To calm ; to compose ; 
 to assuage. Douglas. — O.Fr. establir, to 
 establish, to settle. 
 
 ASTALIT, part. pa. Decked, or set out. 
 Gaxcan and Gol. — F^. estail-er, to display ; 
 to show. 
 
 7o ASTART, Astert, r. n. 1. To start; 
 to fly hastily. 2. To start aside from ; to 
 avoid. Kingh Quair. — Teut. steert-en, to 
 fly ; Germ, starz-en, to start up. 
 
 ASTEER, adi^. 1. In confusion ; in a bust- 
 ling state, S. q. on stir. Ritson. 2. Used 
 as equivalent to abroad, out of doors ; as, 
 " Ye 're air asteer the day," You are early 
 abroad to-day, S. 
 
 To ASTEIR, V. a. To rouse ; to excite ; to 
 stir. Poems Sixteenth Cent. — A.S. astyr-ian, 
 excitare. 
 
 ASTENT,s. A^aluation. Act. Audit. Here 
 we see the first stage from Extent to Stent. 
 V. Stent, s. 1. 
 
 ASTERNE, adj. Austere ; severe ; having 
 a harsh look, Roxb. Doug. Virg. 
 
 ASTIT, Astet, Astid, adv. 1. Rather; as 
 astit 66?<ter, rather better; astit irrts, rather 
 was; " I would astit rin the kintry," I 
 would rather banish myself, Lanarks. 
 Ayrs. Dumfr. 2. Astid, as well as, 
 Roxb. 
 
 ASTRE, s. A star, Fr. Chron. S. Poet. 
 
 ASTREES, s. The beam of a plough, Orkn. 
 Perhaps from Isl. as, and tre, lignum. 
 v. Assee. 
 
 * To ASTRICT, i: a. To bind legally; a law 
 term. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 ASTRIKKIT, part. pa. Bound ; engaged. 
 Bellenden. — Lat. astrict-us, id. 
 
 ASWAIP, adr. Aslant, Ettr. For. Of the 
 same kindred with A.S. stcap-an, sweop- 
 an, verrere ; Su.G. swep-a, vagari. 
 
 A-SWIM, adr. Afloat. Spaldi»</. 
 
 AT, conj. That; O.E. id. Gowcr. Barbour. 
 
AT 
 
 20 
 
 ATT 
 
 Dan. and Swed. at, quod ; Su.G. alt, a 
 conjunction corresponding to Lat. ut. 
 
 AT, pron. That; which; what; that which. 
 IVyntoirn. 
 
 * AT, prep. In full possession of, especially 
 la reference to the mind, S. V. Himsell. 
 
 ATALL,fl^r. " Altogether," Rudd. Per- 
 haps ; at best ; at any rate. Douglas. 
 
 AT ANE MAE WI'T. At the last push ; 
 q. about to make one attempt more as the 
 last, Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 
 
 AT AN IS, Attams, Ata.nys, Atoms, adr. 
 At once ; S. at ainze. V. Axis, Anys. 
 Gatran and Gol. 
 
 AT A' WILL. A vulgar phrase signifying, 
 to the utmost that one can wish. 
 
 AT E'EN. In the evening. Saturday at 
 e'en; Saturday evening. GinjMannerinc]. 
 
 ATCHESON, Atchison, s. A billon coin, 
 or rather copperwashed with silver, struck 
 in the reign of James VI., of the value of 
 eight pennies Scots, or two-thirds of an 
 English penny. Rudd. From the name 
 of the then assay-master of the mint. 
 
 ATHARIST, Iloulate, iii. 10. Y. Citiia- 
 
 RIST. 
 
 ATHE, Aith, Aythe, s. An oath ; plur. 
 athis. Barbour. — Moes.G. aith, A.S. ath, 
 Precop. etk, Isl. aed, Su.G. ed, Dan. and 
 Belg. eed, Alem. and Germ, eid, id. 
 
 ATHER, con;. Either. B. Bruce. V. Athir. 
 
 ATHER, .0. An adder, Gvdes. 
 
 ATHER-BILL, ?. The d'ragon-fly, Clydes. 
 
 ATHER-, or Natter-cap, ?. The dragon- 
 fly, Fife. 
 
 A' THE TEER, A' that e'er. Scarcely ; 
 with difiiculty ; corr. of all that erer. 
 
 ATHIL, Athill, Hathill, adj. Noble ; 
 illustrious. Iloulate. — A.S. aethel, nobilis; 
 whence Aetheling, Athelinij, a youth of the 
 blood-royal ; Su.G. add, id. ; adling, ju- 
 venis nobilis ; deduced from ancient Gothic 
 aett, kindred. C.B. eddyl is also equiva- 
 lent to Lat. gens, cognatio. 
 
 ATHIL, Hathel, s. A prince; a noble- 
 man ; an illustrious personage ; plur. 
 athillcs, (erroneously achilles,) hatheles. 
 V. the adj. Sir Gaican and Sir Gal. 
 
 ATHIR, Athyr, ATHER,/)ro?i. 1. Either; 
 whichsoever. Wyntown. 2. Used in the 
 sense of other. 3. Mutual ; reciprocal. 
 Bellenden. — A.S. aeyther, uterque. V. 
 Either. 
 
 ATHOL BROSE, s. Honey mixed with 
 whisky. It is used sometimes in the 
 Highlands as a luxury, and sometimes as 
 a specific for a cold, S. Meal is occasion- 
 ally substituted for honey. Heart Mid- 
 Loth. 
 
 ATHORT, ;./•-•/). 1. Through. 2. Across, S.; 
 athirart, E. Baillie. V. Tuortour. 
 
 ATHORT, adv. Abroad ; far and wide. 
 
 ATHOUT, prep, and adr. Without, Fife. 
 
 V. Bethoit. 
 ATHRAW, adr. Awry, Ayrs. Dumfr. The 
 
 Siller Gun. From a, or rather A.S. o;;, and 
 thraican, torquere. 
 
 ATICAST, .«. A silly, helpless, odd sort of 
 person, Shetl. — Isl. atkast, insultatio. 
 
 ATIR, Eatir, ?. Gore ; blood mixed with 
 matter coming from a wound. Doujlas. 
 — A.S. ater, aetter, aettor ; Alem. eitir, 
 Isl. and Germ, eitcr, Su.G. ettcr, venenum; 
 from Alem. eit-en, to bum. 
 
 ATO, adr. In twain. Sir Tristrcm. A.S. 
 on twa, in duo. 
 
 ATOMIE, s. A skeleton, S. ; evidently 
 corr. from anatomy. 
 
 ATOUR,«. Warlike preparation. Barbour. 
 Ft. atour, attire. 
 
 AT0UR,ATT0URE,;jir<7J. I. Over, S. Wal- 
 lace. 2. Across, S. Wallace. 3. Beyond, 
 as to time; exceeding. Quon. Attach. 
 4. Exceeding in number. Wyntown. j. 
 In spite of; as, " I'll do this attour ye " — 
 in spite of you. — Fr. a tour, en tour, an 
 tour, circum ; or Su.G. at, denoting mo- 
 tion towards a place, and oeficer, over. 
 
 ATOUR, Attovr, adr. 1. ]\Ioreover, By 
 and attour, id. Laws, S. Pitscottie. 2. 
 Out from, or at an indefinite distance 
 from the person speaking, or the object 
 spoken of. Bouylas. To stand attour, 
 to keep off; to go attour, to remove to 
 some distance, S. 
 
 By and Attour, prep. Besides ; over and 
 above, S. Spalding. 
 
 ATRY, Attrie, adj. 1 . Purulent ; con- 
 taining matter ; applied to a sore that 
 is cankered, S. li. Bruce. 2. Stern ; 
 grim, S.B. ; attern, fierce, cruel, snarling, 
 Glouc. V. Atir, Eatir. Boss. 3. Peevish; 
 fretful; an atrie 7f«/H6Zi«, a fretful, mis- 
 gro'wu child. — Belg. ertcr?^, full of matter; 
 eiter-en, to suppurate. 
 
 ATRYS, s. /)/. Perhaps from Fr. atour, a 
 French hood. Watson's Coll. 
 
 ATRYST, i\ Appointment ; assignation. 
 Dunbar. \. Tryst. 
 
 ATTAMIE,?. A skeleton, S. Abbreviated 
 from Fr. anatomic. 
 
 To ATTEICHE, r. a. To attach. L.L. 
 passim. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 ATTEILLE, Atteal, Attile, s. Appa- 
 rently the wigeon ; being distinguished 
 from the teal. Acts Ja. VI. Isl. tialld-r, 
 turdus marinus. 
 
 ATTELED, part. pa. Aimed. Sir Gairan 
 and Sir Gal. Y. Ettle. 
 
 ATTEMPTAT, .«. A ^vicked or injurious 
 enterprise. Bellenden. — L.B. attemptat-io, 
 nefariamolitio, scelus; Gull, attentat ; Da 
 Cange. 
 
 ATTEMPTING, s. Perpetration, commis- 
 sion, with of subjoined ; used in a bad 
 sense : synon. with Attemptat. ActsJa. 
 VI. 
 
 To ATTENE, r. n. To be related to. Acts 
 Ja. VI. V. Affectiocx. Fr. s'attenir a, 
 to be joined in consanguinity with. 
 Cotgr. 
 
ATT 
 
 21 
 
 AUD 
 
 ATTENTLIE, adi: Attentivolv. 7i:.-;^A'.s- 
 Hist. 
 
 ATTEXTIK, «(//. Authentic. Aberd. Ee,j. 
 
 ATTER-CAP, Attir-cop, s. 1. A spider, S. 
 Attercop, attercob, id. A.Bor. Moutijomerii. 
 2. Au ill-iiatiired person ; one of a viru- 
 lent or maliynaut disposition, S. — A.S. ut- 
 ter-coppe, atter-coppa, aranea, from atter, 
 veueuum, and coppe, calix, q. " a cup full 
 of venom "; like Isl. citrorm, a serpent, i. e. 
 " a poisonous worm." 
 
 ATTlll, s. Proud flesh, or purulent matter 
 about a sore, AberJ.; the same with Atiu, 
 q. V. Doiiijlas. 
 
 ATT1VILT8, s. Arable ground lying one 
 year lea, Shetl. V. Avil and Awat. 
 
 ATTOUR, prej'. V. Atour. 
 
 ATWA, </(/r. In two, Clydes. 
 
 ATW'EEL, At well, adr. Truly ; assur- 
 edly ; from / wat teed; that is, I wot 
 well. Ross. It is sometimes abbrev. to 
 'Ticerl. 
 
 ATWEEN, /);•('/). Between, S. V. Atwf.esh. 
 
 ATWEESH, in-ej). 1. Betwixt; between. 
 '2. Denoting the possession of any quality, 
 or relation to any particular state ; in a 
 middliug way, Aberd. Attceen is used in 
 the same sense. Aticeen the tica, id., as, 
 " How are ye the day ?" — " Only attceen 
 the twa," that is, only so so, in respect of 
 health, S. These are often conjoined ; as, 
 Aticeesh and aticeen, so so, Aberd. Franc. 
 tuisc, cntuischan ; Belg. tuschen, between. 
 Home Tooke says, that E. betwixt, is 
 tlie imperative he, and the Gothic (i. e. 
 Moes.G.) twos, or two. Dirers. of Purley. 
 
 AU, interj. 1. Used like E. ha, as expressive 
 of surprise, S. Dan. an, oh, expressive of 
 pain. 2. As augmenting the force of an 
 affirmation or negation; as, Au aye, O 
 yes; Au na, O no, Aberd. In counties 
 towards the south, or ou is used instead 
 of ail. 
 
 Ay A', adr. 1. Of all; as denoting arrange- 
 ment or place, in connexion with first or 
 last,S. 2. At all, S. lioss. Corr. from <// 
 or of, and all. 
 
 AVAIL, AvALE, .'. 1. Worth ; value. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 2. Means ; property, fitewart'.^ 
 Abridi/m. S. Acts. 
 
 AyAILL,s. Abasement;humiliation. Dun- 
 bar. — Fr. aval-cr, avaU-er, to fall down ; 
 aral,en descendant, au bas, en bas ; ad 
 raU-em. Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 AVAILLOUR, .^. Value. Fr. raleur. V. 
 Valour. 
 
 AVAL, f!. The same with Avil, Dumfr. 
 
 To AUALE, r. n. To descend. V. Availl. 
 Doui/Ias. 
 
 To AUALK, r. n. To watch. Mcol Burne. 
 — A.S. aicaecc-an, vigilare. 
 
 AVALOUR, s. Avail. Acts Mary. 
 
 To AVANCE, r. a. To advance. Keith App. 
 — Fr. amnc-er, id. 
 
 AVA^X•EMENT, .^. Advancement, Fr. 
 Aefs Ja. VJ. 
 
 AVAND, part. )>r. Owing ; v being used 
 for if, and rice cersa. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 AUANT, AwANT,.*. Boast; vaunt; Chaucr, 
 id. T>oii</las. 
 
 AVANTAGE, ,s'. V. Evantagk. 
 
 A VANTCURRIER, s. One of the forerun- 
 ners of an army, the same, perhaps, that 
 are now called picquct-guards. (lodscro/t. 
 — Fr. arantcourenr, from acant, before, 
 and courir, to run. 
 
 AUCHAN, AciiAX, .s-. A species of pear 
 of an excellent kind, and which keeps 
 well ; of Scottish origin. NeilL 
 
 AUCHINDORAS, s. A large thorn-tree at 
 the end of a house, Fife. 
 
 AUCHLET, from aucht eight, and lot part, 
 asJir-{/elrd, fourth)-/tiJ is tlie fourth part 
 of a boll. At two pecks to the stone, the 
 Auchlet is merely the half of the firlot, 
 or the aucht lot or portion of a boll. Suppt. 
 
 AUCHLIT, ?. Two stones weight, or a 
 peck measure, being half of the Kirk- 
 cudbright bushel, Galloway. JJiet. 
 
 AUCHT, AwcHT, {</utt.) pret. of Aw. 1. 
 Possessed. Auht, id. R. Brunne. ]ryii- 
 town. 2. Owed ; was indebted, id. R. 
 Brunne. Wi/ntoicn. 
 
 AUCHT, {giitt'.) r. imp. Ought; should. 
 Douglas. Auchten occurs in the same 
 sense. Douglas. — A.S. aht-on, the third 
 pers. plur. pret. of A.S. ag-an, possi- 
 dere. 
 
 AUCHT, .«. Possession; property; what is 
 exclusively one's own. In aw my aucht, in 
 my possession ; viewed at its utmost ex- 
 tent, S. Bannatyne Poems. — A.S. uht, 
 Moes.G. aigin, aihn, peculiaris ac propria 
 possessio. V. Best Aucht. 
 
 Bad Aught, s. A bad property ; applied 
 to an obstinate, ill-conditioned child, S. 
 
 Bonny Aught, s. A phrase applied to one 
 contemptuouslv, S.B. Boss. 
 
 To AUCHT, r. a. 1. To own ; to be the 
 owner of, Aberd. 2. To owe ; to be in- 
 debted to ; used in a literal sense. This 
 verb is evidently used in two different 
 senses. V. Aigh and Aight. 
 
 AUCHT, part. pa. Owed. 
 
 AUCHT, {gutt.)adj. Eight, S.; auhte, O.E. 
 id. R. Brunne. Wyntuwn. — Moes.G. aht- 
 au, A.S. eaht-a. Germ, aht, Belg. acht, Isl. 
 and Su.G. att-a, Gael, ocht, Lat. oct-o. 
 
 AUCHTAND, Auchten, adj. The eighth. 
 Isl. aatunde, octavus. Douqlas. 
 
 AUCHTIGEN, Auchtikin, .>;'. The eight 
 part of a barrel, or a half firkin, Aberd. 
 From aucht, eight, and Av» or kin, the 
 Teut. termination used in the names of 
 vessels. 
 
 AUCTARY, s. Increase ; augmentation. 
 Craiifnrd's Univ. Ed in. — Lut. auctari-um, 
 advantage ; overplus. 
 
 AUCTENTY, «r(/. Authentic. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 AUDIE, s. A careless or stupid fellow. Gl. 
 ,'^urr. Nairn. Probably allied to Isl. and, 
 Su.G. (/</, 6r(7, Teut. ooJ. facilis, inanis; q. 
 
AVE 
 
 AUL 
 
 a man of an easy disposition, avIio may be 
 turned any way. 
 To AVEY, c. n. Perhaps to see to ; to at- 
 tend to ; to advocate. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 AVENAND, adj. Elegant in person and 
 manners. Gcacan and Gol. — Fr. adcenant, 
 avenavt, handsome ; also, courteous. 
 AVENTURE, s. 1. Chance ; accident. 2. 
 Mischance. V. Aunter. In arenture, 
 adv. Lest ; perchance. Bellenden. — Fr. 
 a Vaventure, d'arenture, perchance. 
 
 AVER, AviR, AivER, ,«. 1. A horse used for 
 labour; a cart-horse, S. Bellenden. 2. An 
 old horse ; one that is worn out with la- 
 bour, S. Dunbar. This, although now the 
 common signification, is evidently im- 
 proper, from the epithet aidd being fre- 
 quently conjoined. 3. A gelded goat, S. 
 Stat. Ace. V. Hedrux.. — L.B. nfferi,affn, 
 jumenta vel cavalli colonici ; averia, are- 
 rii, equi, boves, jumenta. J)u Cange. V. 
 Arage. 
 
 AVERENE. Meaning doubtful. Expl. 
 Perhaps money payable for the entry of 
 oats ; from arer, oats. 
 
 AVERIE, .«. Live stock, as including 
 horses, cattle, &c. V. Aver, etymon, sense 
 2nd. 
 
 AVERIL, s. Apparently a diminutive from 
 aver, a beast for labour. Dunbar. 
 
 AVERILE, AvYRYLE, s. April. Wyntown. 
 
 AVERIN, AvERE.v, AivERiN, ?. Cloudberry 
 or knoutberry, S. Rubus chamaemorus, 
 Linn.; eaten as a dessert in the north of 
 S. Ross. — Perhaps from Germ, aver, wild, 
 and en, a term now applied in Su.G. to 
 the berry of the juniper; Gael, oidli'rac, 
 oiraJc. 
 
 AVERTIT, part. pa. Overturned. Bel- 
 lenden. — Fr. erert-ir, Lat. erert-ere, to 
 overthrow. 
 
 AUFALD, adj. Honest. V. Afald. 
 
 AUGHIMUTY, Auchimuty, adj. Mean ; 
 paltry; as, an auchimuty body, Loth. Per- 
 haps from ?f«c, waac, wacc, weak, and 
 mod, mind, i. e. weak-minded. 
 
 AUGHT, .«. Of aught, of consequence ; of 
 importance, Ayrs. Galt^s Ann. of the 
 Parish. 
 
 AUGHT, part. j)a. Owed. Act. Bom. Cone. 
 
 AUGHTAND, jmrt. pr. Owing. Acts 
 Cha.I. 
 
 AVIL, 5. The second crop after lea or grass, 
 Galloway. V. Awat. 
 
 AVILLOUS, adj. Contemptible ; debased. 
 Chron. Scot. P. — Fr. arili, ie, in contemp- 
 tionem adductus. Bict. Trer. 
 
 AUISE, s. Advice; counsel. ^r(.s Chau- 
 cer; arys, R. Brunne; Fr. aris. Bouglas. 
 
 AVYSE, AwisE, s. Manner; fashion. Bo^i- 
 glas. — A.S. irisa, wise, Alem. nuis, vuisa, 
 Belg. idjse, modes, manner; with the com- 
 mon A.S. prefix a. 
 
 To AVISE, r. }?. To deliberate ; to advise. 
 Keith's Hist. — Fr. aris-cr, to consider, to 
 advi'e of. 
 
 AUISION, s. Vision; Chaucer, id. Bouglas. 
 — Fr. acision, vision, fantaisie. Gl. lioquc- 
 fort. 
 
 AUISMENT, s. Advice ; counsel. Pari. 
 Ja. I. — Fr. arisemcnt, id. 
 
 AUKWART, AwKWART, prep. Athwart ; 
 across. ^YaUace. 
 
 AULD,.«. Age. Abp.IIamUtoun.—A.S.aeld, 
 senectus, Moes.G. aids, aetas. V. Eild. 
 
 AULD, adj. Old. V. Ald. 
 
 AULD-AUNTIE, y. The aunt of one's fa- 
 ther or mother, Clydes. V. Auld-father. 
 
 AULD-FATHER, /. A grandfather; a term 
 used by some in the west of S. — A.S. eald- 
 faeder, Belg. oud-eader, avus ; Dan. olde- 
 rader, a great-grandfather. 
 
 AULDFARREN, At ld-farrand, adj. Sa- 
 gacious, S. ; audfarand , id. A.Bor. Ram- 
 say.- — Moes.G. aid, old, and Swed. far-a, 
 GerTd. J'ar-en , experiri; Swed. /arf)(, Isl. 
 farinn, peritus ; Belg. aerraaren, skilful. 
 
 AULD-HEADIT, adj. Shrewd ; saga- 
 cious, Clydes. Svn. Lanq-heculit. 
 
 AULD LANGSYNE. A' very expressive 
 phrase, referring to days that are long 
 past, S. V. under Syne. 
 
 AULD-MOU'D, culj. Sagacious in dis- 
 course ; sometimes implying the idea of 
 craft, S.B. Ross. — From auld, old, and 
 mou' or mow, the mouth. 
 
 AULD SOOCH. V. iinder Souch, s. 
 
 AULD THIEF, .->. One of the designartions 
 given to the devil. Perils of Man. 
 
 AULD THREEP, .<>. A superstition, Duraf. 
 V. Threpe. 
 
 AULD-UNCLE, .«. The uncle of one's 
 father or mother, Clydes. 
 
 AULD-W ARLD, adj. Antique ; antiquated, 
 S. Ferguson. — From auld, old, and warld, 
 world. 
 
 AULD YEAR. To " wanke the auld year 
 ' into the nev,' is a popular and expressive 
 phrase for watching until twelve o'clock 
 announces the new year, when people are 
 ready at their neighbours' houses, with 
 het pints and buttered cal'es, eagerly wait- 
 ing to be first-foot, as it is termed, and to 
 regale the family yet in bed. ]\Iuch care 
 is taken, that the persons who enter, be 
 what are called sonsie folic ; for on the ad- 
 mission of the first-foot depends the pros- 
 perity or trouble of the year." Cromek's 
 JVithsdale Song. V. Hkt-pint. 
 
 AULIN. Scouii-ajdin, Birty Aulin, the 
 arctic gull, Orkn. Loth. Pennant. V. 
 ScouTi- Aulin, and Skaitbird. 
 
 AULNAGER, .«. Apparently a legal mea- 
 surer of cloth. Acts ,Ta. VI. — From Fr. 
 aulnage, measuring with an ell, aulne, 
 L.B. alna, an ell. 
 
 AULTRAGES, ArLTERAGES,.<f.;)7. The emo- 
 luments arising from the offerings made 
 at an altar, or from the rents appointed 
 for the support of it. Spotsicood. — L.B. 
 altaraq-inm, cdteraq-ium, obventio altaris, 
 Bu Caiu,,'. 
 
AUM 
 
 2r, 
 
 AW A 
 
 AUMERIL, .--. 1. Olio who lias little un- 
 derstandiug or method in his conduct. 
 2. Often applied to a mongrel dog ; per- 
 haps from his having no steady power of 
 instinct, Selkirks. 
 
 AUMERS, s. pi. Embers. V. Am.'^ris. 
 
 AUMOUS, AuMis, .«. An alms, S. V. 
 Almovs. 
 
 AUMRIE, AwMRiK, .«. A large press or 
 cupboard, where food and utensils for 
 housekeeping are laid up. Heart M'uJ- 
 Lotli. — Fr. "numoire, a cupboard, ambrie, 
 almstub." Cotgr. ,• ((»;»o;k'»-(V, the place in 
 monasteries in which alms were deposited. 
 In O.E. amhnj denoted " the place where 
 the arms, plate, vessels, and everything 
 belonging to housekeeping were kept." 
 V. Almerie. 
 
 MucKLE AuMRiE, s. A figurative expres- 
 sion applied to a big, stupid, or senseless 
 person, Mearns. The idea seems borrowed 
 from an empty press. 
 
 To AUNTER, Awntyr, r. a. To hazard ; 
 to put into the power of accident. Bar- 
 hour. — Fr. arcntur-er, risquer, mettre an 
 hazard. Did. Tree. Aunter is used by 
 Chaucer and Gower iu a neuter sense. V. 
 Anter, r. 
 
 AUNTER, .f. Adventure ; O.E. autre, R. 
 Brunne. Sir Gmcan and Sir Gal. — Fr. 
 a venture, auentnre, abbreviated. 
 
 AUNTERENS, adv. Perchance ; perad- 
 venture, Bcrwicks. 
 
 AUNTEROUS,arf;. Adventurous. Gl.Sihb. 
 — O.Fr. art'iititreu.r, hvLsarde; h.B. adren- 
 tor-ius. GI. Roquefort. 
 
 To AVOYD of. To remove from. Lett. 
 Q. 3Iarii, Keith's Hist. — Fr, rnider, to 
 void, to evacuate. 
 
 To ATOKE, )•. a. To call away ; to keep 
 off. Lat. a roc-are. BaiUie. 
 
 AVOUTERIE, Advouterie, s. Adultery. 
 Gl. Sibb. — O.Fr. aroutrie, Ital. aroJteria, 
 Lat. adidter-ium, Tent, router-en, forui- 
 care, camerare. 
 
 AVOW, Avowe, s. 1. A vow; used in the 
 same sense by Chaucer. Dour/las. 2. Dis- 
 covery, declaration ; in modern language, 
 avowal. Minstrelsy Bord. — Fr. arou-er, 
 to confess. 
 
 To AVOW, ?■. a. To devote by a vow. Bel- 
 le n den. 
 
 To AVOW, r. ». To vow. BeUenden. 
 
 AUREATE, AwREATE,ar7j. Golden. Dou- 
 glas. L.B. a lire at -us. 
 
 AUSKERRIE, y. A scoop, Shetl. Sw. oes- 
 kar, E. scoop. From Su.G. oes-a, Dan. oes- 
 er, Isl. aus-a, to draw, and Su.G. kar, a 
 vessel; literally, a !<s-/r«me is a drawing 
 vessel. 
 
 AUSTERN, AsTERNE, Astren, adj. 1. 
 Having an austere look. 2. Having a 
 frightful or ghastly appearance ; like a 
 dying person, Roxb. Selkirks. 
 
 AUSTIE, «f7/. Austere; harsh. Hevrysone. 
 — A.S. ostieje, knotty, from ost, Teut. oe^t. a 
 
 knot, properly in wood. Lord Halles and 
 others have viewed this word as merely a 
 corr. oi austere. 
 
 AUSTROUS, adj. Frightful ; ghastly. 
 Upper Clydes. 'Edin.Maq., May 1820." 
 
 AUTENT YFE, oc//. Authentic, 'i'olkelbie 
 Soir. 
 
 * AUTHOR, .«. 1. Ancestor; predecessor; 
 frequently used in this sense in our old 
 Acts. 2. One who legally transfers pro- 
 perty to another; a forensic term, S. Brsk. 
 fnat. 3. An informer, Aberd. ; synon. 
 with Lat. anctor, a reporter or teller. 
 
 AUWLS-BORE, s. The circular vacuity 
 left in a piece of wood, from a knot com- 
 ing out of it, S.B. Probably the same as 
 Elf-bore, q. v, 
 
 AUX-BIT, s. A nick in the form of the let- 
 ter V, cut out of the hinder part of a 
 sheep's ear, Ayrs. Back-bit, synon., Clydes. 
 Perhaps from Moes.G. ansa, the ear, and 
 Isl. 6(7, bite or cut. 
 
 AW, sometimes to be viewed as the third 
 pers. sing, of the t. ; signifying owed, 
 ought. WaUace. 
 
 To AW, Awe, r. a. To owe, S. Wallace. 
 — Isl. aa, afte, debeo, debuit ; A.S. ag, 
 aJite; Su.G. a; Moes.G. aih, habeo, im- 
 perf. ailit-a. V. Aigh, Aucht. 
 
 AW, used for All, S. Bannati/ne P. Wyth 
 au; withal. Dout/las. 
 
 AWA, adc. 1. Away ; the general pro- 
 nunciation in S. 2. In a swoon. 3. In 
 speaking of a deceased relation. There 
 is a peculiar and lovely delicacy in 
 this national idiom. When one cannot 
 avoid a reference to the departed, in- 
 stead of mentioning the name, or specify- 
 ing the particular tie, as if it were meant 
 to prevent any unnecessary excitement of 
 feeling, either in the speaker or in the 
 hearer, or as if naming the person were a 
 kind of profanation of the hallowed silence 
 of the tomb, or as if the most distant 
 allusion were more than enough, — it is 
 usual to speak of them that's awa ; the 
 plural being most commonly used, as if 
 the beloved object were removed to a 
 still more respectful distance, than by a 
 more familiar use of the singular. 
 
 AWA' I' THE HEAD. Deranged ; be- 
 side one's self, Roxb. Syn. By himsell, 
 by her sell. 
 
 To AWAIL, AwAL, r. a. 1. To let fall. 
 Barbour. 2. To descend; used in a neuter 
 sense. Wallace. 3. To fall backward, 
 or tumble down hill, Roxb. Clydes. Gl. 
 Sibb. — Fr. aral-er, to go, or fall, down ; 
 also, to let fall; Teut. af-rall-en, decidere; 
 af-ral, casus; Su.G. afal, affal, lapsus. 
 
 AWAIL, AwAiLL, s. Advantage ; superi- 
 ority. Wallace. 
 
 To AWAILL, Awailye, r. v. To avail. 
 Barboin: 
 
 AWAL, AwALD, s. A term applied to a 
 field lying the second year without being 
 
AWA 
 
 24. 
 
 AW I 
 
 ploughed ; lea of the second year, that 
 lias not been sowed with artificial grasses, 
 Loth. 
 
 AWALD, adj. Belonging to the second 
 crop after lea, S. 
 
 AWALD-CRAP, s. The second crop after 
 lea, Ayrs. Aewall, Clydes.; aril, Gallo- 
 way; awat, more commonly award, An- 
 )l;us. V. Award-Crap. 
 
 AVVAL-INFIELD, s. The second crop 
 after bear. Siirv.BaiiJf'!-: 
 
 AWAL-LAND, s. Ground under a second 
 crop, Banffs. 
 
 AWALL AITS. The second crop of oats 
 after grass, Mearns. V. Awat. 
 
 AWALD OR AWALT SHEEP. One that 
 has fallen on its back, and cannot recover 
 itself. If not raised, it sickens, swells, 
 and dies, Roxb. Gl. Sibh. V. Awail. 
 
 AWALD, Awalt, j>art. adj. In a supine 
 state ; lying on the back, S. 
 
 7'o Fa' Awalt. To fall, without the power 
 of getting up again ; originally applied to 
 a sheep, hence to a person intoxicated ; 
 hence the phrase, to roll aicald, S.A. 
 
 To Die Awald. To die in a supine state. 
 S.A. 
 
 To AWANCE, r. a. To advance. Wallace. 
 — Fr. aranc-er, id. 
 
 To AWANT, T. a. To boast. I)oii,jla». 
 
 AWARD-CRAP, «. A crop of corn after 
 several others in succession ; hence called 
 award, or awkward cro/is. -^</r. Sure. 
 Berw. 
 
 AWART, adv. A sheep is said to Ueawart, 
 when it has fallen on its back in such a 
 situation that it cannot rise again, Roxb. 
 Synon. Await, q. v. 
 
 A-WASTLE, prep. To the westward of; 
 figuratively, distant from, Ettr. For. 
 
 AWAT, s. Ground ploughed after the first 
 crop from lea. The crop produced is 
 called the awat-craj>; also pronounced 
 award. Ang. aril; Galloway, aewall; 
 Clydes. id. — A.S. afed, pastus, af-at, de- 
 pastus ; or, Su.G. awat, ajat, deficiens ; 
 or perhaps from af-ral, diminution, as the 
 same with Awalt, q. y. 
 
 AWA WARD, s. The vanguard. Barbour. 
 Fr. avant-ijarde. 
 
 AWAY. Tliis word seems to have been 
 used occasionally as a verb. Barbour. — 
 A.S. aweg, away, may be viewed as the 
 imperat. of axcaeg-an, to take away, or, 
 aiceqq-an, to depart. 
 
 A WAYDRAWING, .<;. The act of drawing 
 off, or turning aside ; applied to a stream 
 of water. Act. TJom. Cunc. 
 
 AWAYMENTIS, s. pi. Consultations, Gl. 
 Perhaps preparations, or preliminaries. 
 Wyntown. — Perhaps from O.Fr. aroy-er, 
 to put in train; awyment, enqucte', ou- 
 verture; de ria. Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 AWAY-PUTTING, s. The complete re- 
 moval of anything, of that especially 
 which isoffensive or noxious, ActsJa. VI. 
 
 AWAY-TAKEN, jmrt. pa. Carried off; 
 removed. Acts C'lia. II. 
 
 AWAY-TAKAR, s. The person who re- 
 moves or carries away. Acts Marij. 
 
 AWAY-TAKING, .«. Removal ; act of 
 carrying ofiF. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 To AWBAND, v. a. To bind with an Awe- 
 band, Lanarks. 
 
 AWB YRCHO WNE, Awbercheou.n, s. The 
 habergeon, or breastplate. Wyntoicn. — 
 Franc, halsberge, Isl. halsheorg, collare 
 chalybeum; from hah, the neck, and berga, 
 to defend; Fr. haubergeon; L.B. lialber- 
 giuni. 
 
 AWBLASTER, s. LA crossbow-man ; «/- 
 blastere,Sin*\.arblast,O.Yi. Barbour. 2. The 
 crossbow itself; Fr. arbaleste. lVallac,\ 
 ■ — Fr. arbelestier, L.B. arcubalista, arba- 
 lista. 
 
 AW-BUND, Aw-Bu.\', adj. Not at liberty 
 to act as one would wish ; restricted by a 
 superior, Roxb. V. Aweband. Or it may 
 be compounded of awe and b^(nd, E. 
 bound. 
 
 To AWCHT, AucHT, Aught, v. a. To owe. 
 Peblis to the Play. V. Aw. 
 
 AWCY, s. Perhaps pain; torment. Sir 
 Gaican and Sir Gal, A.S. ace, aece, 
 dolor. 
 
 AWEBAND, AwBAND, .<t. 1. A band for 
 tying black cattle to the stake ; consist- 
 ing of a rope on one side, and a piece of 
 wood, shaped like a hame-blade, or the 
 half of a horse's collar, on the other. It 
 keeps in order the more unruly animals, 
 and prevents them from throwing their 
 heads from one side of the stake to the 
 other ; Loth. Lanarks. 2. A check, a re- 
 straint. Bellenden. 3. L^sed in a moral 
 sense, to denote what inspires respect 
 and reverence ; what curbs and checks, 
 or prevents a man from doing things in 
 which he might otherwise indulge him- 
 self, S. — Perhaps from Dan. aag, a yoke, 
 and band ; q. the band by which the yoke 
 is fastened. 
 
 AWEDE, adj. In a state approaching to 
 insanity. Sir Tristrem. — A.S. awed-an, 
 awoed-an, insanire. 
 
 AWEEL, «o?p. Well. Guy Manncrinq. 
 
 To AWENT, r. a. To cool or refresh by 
 exposing to the air. Barbour. — A.S. 
 awynd-wian, ventilare, from wind, ven- 
 tus. 
 
 AWERTY, AuERTV, adj. Cautious ; expe- 
 rienced ; (niert^. R. Brunne. Barbour. — 
 Fr. arerti, warned, advertised. 
 
 AWFALL,rt(//. Honest; upright. V.Afald. 
 
 AWFULL, Awi-u', adj. Implying the idea 
 of what is very great ; excessive ; used 
 generally in a bad sense, S. 
 
 A'WHERE, rtr^r. Everywhere, S. A'where.^, 
 Ettr. For. Syn. Alquhare. 
 
 AWIN, AwvN, AwNE, adj. Own ; proper, 
 S. awne; Gl. Yorks., id. Tliis is the com- 
 mon pron. of the south of S. ; in other 
 
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 parts, a'i)i. Wallace. — Mocs.G. aLjlit, 
 aihn, propiius, A.S. a<jen, Germ, eiijhen, 
 Belg. I'l/i/heii, Su.G. ('/<'«, id., from tlieir 
 respective verbs denoting right or pro- 
 perty. 
 
 A\VINGIS,.«.y. Arrears ; debts. " Dettis, 
 (iwiihiif, comptes." Aberd. Ixci). 
 
 AWISE, ^•. Manner ; fashion. V. Avvse. 
 
 AWISE, AwYSEE, adj. Prudent ; conside- 
 rate; cautious. Barbour. — Fr. arisi'. pru- 
 dens, cautus, consideratus; deduced in 
 Diet. Trev. from Goth, icu-an, A.S. ch-an, 
 with ad prefixed, L.B. ar'isare. 
 
 AW'ISELY, adr. Prudently; circumspect- 
 ly. Barbour. 
 
 AWISS, .<!. Potashes. Aherd. R^^i. 
 
 AWITTINS. Used in conjunction witli me, 
 him, her, kc, as denoting what is without 
 the privacy of the person referred to ; 
 unwitting, Diwnfr. The pronoun may either 
 be viewed as in the dative, as, unwiftincj 
 to me, or in the ablative absolute, as, me 
 vnicitllnti. 
 
 AWKIR, .^. To dlihi to a whir, to dash to 
 pieces, Aberd. Perhaps from E. ochre. 
 
 AWM, 5. Alnm, S. 
 
 To AWM, r. a. To dress skins Mith alnm, S. 
 
 AWM'T LEATHER. White leather. 
 
 AWMON, Hewmon, s. A helmet. Gl. Sibh. 
 
 AWMOUS, s. A cap or cowl ; a covering 
 for the head ; printed awmons. Iloulate 
 MS. — L.B. almuc-ia, O.Fr. aumu^se, from 
 Germ, mutze, S. mutch, q. v. If it should 
 be read awmons, it may refer to a helmet. 
 
 V. AUMOX. 
 
 AWMOUS, J. Alms, S. The Antiqnarij. 
 
 V. Almous. 
 AWMOUS-DISH, s. The wooden dish in 
 
 which mendicants receive their a/;Mi!, when 
 
 given in meat. Burns. 
 AWNER, AwNAR, s. An owner; a proprie- 
 tor. Ham iltou n 's Cat. Colkelbie Soir. — A.S. 
 
 ai/H-ian, aeijn-ian, ahn-ian, possidere. 
 AWNS, s.;>/. The beards of corn, S. A ties, 
 
 Prov.E. Bar awns, the beards of barley. 
 
 Ang. Perths. — Moes.G. ahana, Su.G. «(/«, 
 
 Gr. ax»«, ccxyy., chaff; Alem. agena, id.; 
 
 also, a shoot or stalk. 
 AWNED, AwNiT, adj. Having beards ; 
 
 applied to grain, S. 
 AWNY, rtf?/. Bearded, S. Piclen's Poems. 
 AWNIE, adj. Bearded, S. Burns. Y. 
 
 Awns. 
 AWONT,/iar<. ac?/. Accustomed to. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. — A.S. amin-ian, accustomed to. 
 AWORTH, adv. " Worthily." Tytler. 
 
 2.-) BAA 
 
 Kimfs Quair. — A.S. auujrth-ian, glorifi- 
 care. 
 
 AWOUNDERIT, part. pa. Surprised ; 
 struck with wonder. Jjoiujlas. 
 
 AWOVIT, pret. Avowed. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To AWOW, r. n. To vow. Pitscottie. 
 
 A WOW, interj. Equivalent to Alas, S.B.; 
 also to IJwhotc. Mock and Wee Pickle 
 Tow. 
 
 AWP, Whai'p, .«. The curlew, a bird, S. 
 (^l. Sibb. V. QunAip. 
 
 AWRANGOUS, adj. Felonious ; " Aw^ 
 rangous away taking." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 AWRO, Probably a icro, a comer. 67. 
 Complai/nt S. — Su.G. wra, pron. icro, an- 
 gulus. 
 
 AWS, Awes of a mill-wheel, s. The buckets 
 or projections on the rims which receive 
 the shock of the water as. it falls, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 AWS of a Windmill. The sails or shafts 
 on which the wind acts, Aberd. 
 
 AWSK, .«. The newt or eft. V. Ask. 
 
 AWSOME, Awesome, «((/. 1. Appalling; 
 awful ; causing terror. Rutherford. The 
 Antiquary. 2. Exciting terror; as sup- 
 posed to possess preternatural power. 
 ?>. Expressive of terror. Guy Manner- 
 ing. 
 
 AWSTRENE, adj. Stern ; austere. Jleu. 
 rysone. Y. Asterne. — Lat. auster-us, or 
 A.S. styrn. 
 
 AWTAYNE, adj. Haughty. Wyntown.— 
 O.Fr. hautain, grand, sublime, eleve. Gl. 
 Roquefort. From Lat. alt- vs. 
 
 AWTE, .«. 1. The direction in which a stone, 
 a piece of wood, &c. splits ; the grain, 
 Aberd. "2. Used, but perhaps improperly, 
 for a flaw in a stone. Gl. Sure. Kairn and 
 Mora I/. 
 
 AWTER, .<!. An altar. Chancer, id. O.Fr. 
 autiere, Lat. altare. Barbour. 
 
 To AX, r. '(. To ask, S. Asched, axede, 
 asked. R. Glouc. Ruddiman. — A.S. «/(.■;- 
 ian, ax-ian, interrogare. 
 
 AXIS, AcKSYS, .t. pi. Aches; pains. Axes, 
 id., Orku. King's Quair. — A.S. a^cc, do- 
 lor ; egesa, horror ; Moes.G. agis, terror. 
 Hence, E. aque. 
 
 AX-TREE, si An axle-tree, S.— A.S. eax, 
 ex; Alem. a/(sa; Germ, a ch se, a,xis ; per- 
 haps from Isl. ak-a, to drive a chariot or 
 dray. G. Andr. 
 
 AYONT, prep. Beyond, S. Ross.— A.S. 
 geond, ultra, with a prefixed ; or on, as 
 afield, originally on field. 
 
 B 
 
 To BAA, c. n. I. To cry as a calf, Ettr. For, 
 Hogg. 2. To bleat as a sheep, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 BAA, s. The cry of a calf ; the bleat of a 
 bheep. Y. Bae. 
 
 BAA, s. A rock in the sea seen at low 
 water. Edmons. Zetl. Norw. boe, " a bot- 
 tom, or bank in the sea, on which the 
 waves break." Hallcg<r. 
 
BAA 
 
 2G 
 
 BAG 
 
 BAACU, adj. Ungrateful to the taste. V. 
 Bauch. 
 
 BAB, s. 1 . A nosegay, or bunch of flowers, 
 Pkkeii's Poems. 2. A tassel, or a knot of 
 ribbons, or the loose ends of such a knot, 
 Fife; whence the compounds Lurj-hah and 
 Wooer-bab, q. y. 3. Applied to a cockade, 
 S. " .1. cockit hat with a bab of blue rib- 
 bands at it." Old Morta/iti/. 
 
 To BAB, V. n. 1. To play backwards and 
 forwards loosely, S.; synon. with E. Bob. 
 2. To dance, Fife. Hence Bab at the 
 boicster, or Bab ici' the boicster, a very old 
 Scottish dance, formerly the last dance 
 at weddings and merrymakings. 
 
 To BAB, r. a. To close ; to shut, Avrs. 
 Train. 
 
 To BABBIS, r. (Y. 1. To scoff ; to gibe. 2. 
 To browbeat, Ayrs. From the same origin 
 with Bob, a taunt, q. v. 
 
 BABY, *\ Abbrev. of the name Barbara, S. 
 
 BABIE, Bawbie, Bawbee, s. A copper 
 coin equal to a halfpenny English, S. 
 Knox. The following curious tradition, 
 with regard to the origin of this term, is 
 still current in Fife :— " When one of the 
 infant kings of Scotland, of great expec- 
 tation, was shown to the public, for the 
 preservation of order the price of admis- 
 sion was in proportion to the rank of the 
 visitant. The eyes of the superior classes 
 being feasted, their retainers and the mo- 
 bility were admitted at the rate of six 
 pennies each. Hence this piece of money 
 being the price of seeing the royal Babie, 
 it received the name ofBabic." — Fr. bas- 
 jnece, base or billon money. 
 
 BABIE-PICKLE, s^. The small grain (the 
 Babie) which lies in the bosom of a 
 larger one, at the top of a stalk of oats, S. 
 V. Pickle. 
 
 BABTY:M, s. Baptism. " Baptym and 
 mareage." Aberd. Be;/. Corr. from Fr. 
 bapttme. 
 
 BACCALAWREATT, .■?. The degi-ee of 
 Bachelor in a university, or Master of 
 Arts. Art.^. a. I. 
 
 BACHELAR,s. a bachelor in Arts. Cravf. 
 Hist. Unii: Edin. 
 
 BACHILLE, .«. A pendicle, or spot of 
 arable ground, Fife. Lamont'a Biari/. 
 — O.Fr. bachle denoted as much ground 
 as twenty oxen could labour in one hour. ' 
 Roquefort. 
 
 BACHLANE, part. pr. Shambling. V. 
 Bauchle. i 
 
 To distort ; to vilify. ' 
 
 To shamble, &c. Y. 
 
 To BACHLE, r. a. 
 V. Bauchle, r. a 
 
 To BACHLE, r. v. 
 Bauchle, r. v. 
 
 BACHLEIT, /xYrt. pa. A particular mode 
 of exposing to sale. — Perhaps from Fr. 
 baccol-er, " to lift or heave often up and 
 downe." Cotgr. 
 
 BACHRAM, s. A bachram o' dirt, an ad- 
 hesive spot of filth ; what has dropped 
 
 from a cow on a hard spot of ground, 
 Dumfr. Gael, buachar, cow-dung. V. 
 
 CUSHAX. 
 
 BACK, s. An instrument for toasting bread 
 above the fire, made of pot-metal, S. — 
 Germ, backen, to bake. Yorks. back-staiie, 
 " a stone or iron to bake cakes on." 
 
 BACK, s. A large vat used by brewers and 
 others for cooling liquors, S. — Teut. back, 
 Belg. bnk, a trough. 
 
 BACK, Backing, s. A body of followers, 
 or supporters, S. BaiUie. From A.S. b'lc, 
 baec, Su.G. bak, tergum. 
 
 A Strong Back, s. A large body of fol- 
 lowers. 
 
 A Tni.N Back, ,«. A small party of fol- 
 lowers. Gnthrt/^s Mem. 
 
 BACK, .'. The hinder part of the body ; 
 the outer part of the hand or body, or of 
 anything ; the rear. 
 
 * BACK, ."!. 1. The back of my hand to you, 
 I will have nothing to do with you ; ad- 
 dressed to one whose conduct or opinions 
 we dislike. 2. The back is said to be up, 
 or set up, as expressive of anger, as, " His 
 back was vji in a moment." 
 
 BACK, adc. Behind ; toward things past ; 
 whence one came ; backwards. 
 
 BACK AT THE WA'. Unfortunate ; in 
 trouble. One's back is said to be at the 
 rca'' when one is in an unfortunate state 
 in whatever respect. 
 
 To BACK (a letter.) To write the direc- 
 tion on a letter ; frequently applied to 
 the mere manual jjerformance, as, " An 
 iU-backit letter,'' one with the direction ill 
 written, S. 
 
 BACK, .«. Applied to one who has changed 
 his mode of living ; as, " He 's the back of 
 an auld farmer," he was once a farmer. 
 
 BACK, .«. A wooden trough for carrying 
 fuel or ashes, Roxb. The same with 
 Backet, q. v. Bob Roy. 
 
 BACK AND FORE. Backwards and for- 
 wards, S. 
 
 BACKBAND, Bakband, s. A bond or ob- 
 ligation, in wliich one person engages that 
 another shall receive no injury at law in 
 consequence of a disposition, or any simi- 
 lar deed, which the latter has made in 
 favour of the former ; a bond which vir- 
 tually nullifies a former one that has been 
 entered into to serve a special purpose, S. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 BACK-BIRN, .'. A back-burthen ; a load 
 on the back. Ross. 
 
 BACK-BIT, s. A nick on the back part of 
 a sheep's ear; the same with Aux-Bit, q. v. 
 
 BACK-BREAD, s. A kneading-trough, S. 
 Belg. bak, id. 
 
 BACK-CAST, s. 1 . A relapse into trouble ; 
 or something that retards the patient's 
 recovery. 2. A misfortune ; something 
 which, as it were, throws one back from a 
 state of prosperity into adversity, S. Tales 
 f'f My Landlord. 
 
BAC 
 
 '^i 
 
 ]3AC 
 
 BACK-.CAST, frr//. Retrospective. T.iuna- 
 hUl. 
 
 13ACKCAW, .x. The same as hackcaxt, S. 
 Only the latter is formed by meaus of 
 the V. cast, the other by that of caw, q. v. 
 
 BACKCHALES, s. pi. Meaning doubtful. 
 Perhaps the same as Back-fkar, q. v. 
 
 BACK-COME, Back-coming, .x. Return. 
 Sjialdhiii. 
 
 To BACK-CO JIE,!'.». Toietiirn. SpaMuid. 
 
 ]iACK-DOOR-TROT, y. The diarrhceK. 
 Fif-gae-bt/, synon. 
 
 B ACKDRAUGHT, ,-.-. 1 . The act of inspi- 
 ration in breathing. 2. The convulsive 
 inspiration of a child in the hooping- 
 cough, during a fit of the disease, S. 
 
 BACK-DRAWER, s. An apostate ; one 
 who recedes from his former profession or 
 course. 31' Ward's Contendiiu/s. 
 
 BACKE, .?. The bat. V. Bak, Ba'ckie-uird. 
 
 BACK-END 0' HAIRST, ?. The latter 
 part of harvest, S. 
 
 BACK-END 0' THE YEAR. The latter 
 part of the year, S. Triafs o/M. Lymlgay. 
 
 BACK-END, .«. An ellipsis of the preceding 
 phrase. V. Fore-exd. 
 
 BACKET, s. LA square, wooden trough, 
 used for carrying coals, or ashes, S. ; called 
 also Cocd-backet, Aiss-backct, S. 2. A 
 trough for carrying lime and mortar to 
 masons, Fife, Loth. ."i. A small wooden 
 trough, of an oblong form, with a sloping 
 lid, (resembling the roof of a house,) fas- 
 tened by leathern bands, kept at the side 
 of the fire to keep the salt dry. It is 
 generally called the Saut-backet. Dimin. 
 from Teut. back, liuter ; Belg. bak, a 
 trough. — Fr. bacquet, a small and shallow 
 tub. 
 
 B ACKET-STANE, .t. A stone at the kitchen 
 fire-side for the Saut-backet. Duf's Poems. 
 
 BACKFA', s. The side-sluice or outlet of 
 a mill-lead, or mill-dam, near the breast 
 of the water-wheel, and through which 
 the water runs when the mill is i^et, or 
 when the water is turned off the wheel, 
 Roxb. 
 
 BACK-FEAR, s. An object of terror from 
 behind. PitscoUle. V. Backchales. 
 
 BACK-FRIEND, .<!. 1. One who supports 
 another ; an abettor. Bruce'' s Lectures. 
 In E. the sense is directly opposite. John- 
 sou defines it " an enemy in secret." 2. 
 Metaph. a place of strength behind an 
 army. Monro's Exped. 
 
 BACK-FU', ?. As much as can be carried 
 on the back, S. 
 
 BACKGAIN, .«. A decline : a consump- 
 tion, S. 
 
 BACKGAIN, Bacic-Ga'en, adj. From the 
 adt. back, and r. gae, to go. 1. Receding ; 
 a backi/a'in tide, a tide in the state of ebb- 
 ing. 2. Declining in health; as, a back- 
 gain bairn, a child in a decaying state. 
 3. Declining in worldly circumstances ; 
 as, n bttckga'in family, a family not thriv- 
 
 ing in temporal concerns, but going to de- 
 cay, S. 
 
 BACKGANE, part. a. Ill-grown ; as, a 
 backgane geit, an ill-grown child, S. 
 
 BACKGATE, s. 1. An entry to a house, 
 court, or area, from behind. 2. A road 
 or way that leads behind. 3. Used in re- 
 gard to conduct; " Ye tak aye backgates" 
 you never act openly, but still use cir- 
 cuitous or shuffling modes, S. 4. It also 
 signifies a course directly immoral, S. 
 
 BACK-HALF, .<;. The worst half of any- 
 thing. To be icoru to the back-half, to 
 be nearly worn out, Lanarks. 
 
 To BACK-HAP, r. ii. To draw back from 
 an agreement ; to resile, Aberd. 
 
 BACKINGS, .s'. pi. Refuse of wool or flax, 
 or what is left after dressing it, used for 
 coarser stuffs, S. Statist. Ace. — Swed. 
 bakla lin, to dress flax. 
 
 BACKIN'-TURF, s. A turf laid on a low 
 cottage-fire at bed-time, as a 6rtcA", to keep 
 it alive till morning ; or one placed against 
 the hud, in putting on a new turf-fire, 
 to support the side turfs, Teviotd. 
 
 BACK- JAR, s. I. A sly, ill-natured objec- 
 tion or opposition. 2. An artful evasion, 
 Aberd. 
 
 BACKLINS, adv. Backwards ; as. To gae 
 backlins ; to go with the face turned op- 
 posite to the course one takes, S. V. tlie 
 termination Lingis. 
 
 BACK-LOOK, s. 1. Retrospective view; 
 used literally. 2. A review ; denoting the 
 act of the mind. Wcdker's Peden. 
 
 BACKjMAN, Bakjian, s. A follower in 
 war ; sometimes equivalent to E. hench- 
 man, S.A. Hogq. 
 
 BACK-OWRE, adv. Behind ; a consider- 
 able way back, S. 
 
 BACK-RAPE, .<!. The band that goes over 
 the back of a horse in the plough, to sup- 
 port the theets or traces, Clydes. 
 
 BACK-RENT, s. A mode of appointing the 
 rent of a farm, by which the tenant was 
 always three terms in arrears, Berw. 
 
 BACKS, s. i>l. The outer boards of a tree 
 when sawed, S.B. 
 
 BACK-SEY, s. The sirloin of beef. V. Sev. 
 
 BACK-SET, s. LA check ; anything that 
 prevents growth or vegetation, S. 2. 
 Whatsoever causes a relapse, or throws 
 one back in any course, S. Wodrow. — ■ 
 E. back and set. 
 
 BACKSET, s. A sub-lease, restoring the 
 possession, on certain conditions, to some 
 of those who were primarily interested in 
 it. Spaldinq. 
 
 BACKSET, ^;«rt pa. Wearied ; fatigued. 
 Buchan. 
 
 BACKSIDE, s. 1. The area, plot, and 
 garden behind the house. 2. Backsides, 
 in Mearns, denotes all the ground be- 
 tween a town on the sea-coast and the 
 sea. 3. The more private entrances info 
 a town by the back of it, Ayrs. 
 
BAC 
 
 28 
 
 BAG 
 
 BACKSPANG, s. A trick, or legal quirk, 
 by which oue takes the advantage of an- 
 other, after everything seemed to have 
 been settled in a bargain, S. — Back and 
 spang, to spring. 
 
 BACKSPARE, s. Backspare of breeches ; 
 the cleft, S. V. Spare. 
 
 BACK-SPAULD, s. The hinder part of the 
 shoulder. The PiraU. 
 
 To BACK-SPEIR, r. a. 1. To trace a re- 
 port as far back as possible, S. 2. To cross- 
 question, S. Back and spe'tr, to examine. 
 V. Spere, r. 
 
 BACK-SPEIRER, Back-Spearer, .". A 
 cross-examiiiator, S. Cleland. 
 
 BACKSPRENT, s. 1, The back-bone, S. 
 from back, and S. spreiit, a spring ; in al- 
 lusion to the elastic power of the spine. 
 2. The spring of a reel for winding yarn 
 to reckon how much is reeled. 3. The 
 spring or catch which falls down and 
 enters the lock of a chest. 4 . The spring 
 in the back of a clasp-knife, S. 
 
 BACKTACK, Backtake, s. A deed by 
 which a wadsetter, instead of himself pos- 
 sessing the lands which he has in wadset, 
 gives a lease of them to the reverser, to 
 continue in force till they are redeemed, 
 on condition of the payment of the in- 
 terest of the wadset sum as rent. LL. S. 
 Acts CIui. I. 
 
 BACK-TREAD, .<'. Retrogression. 
 
 BACK-TREES, .•>. The joists in a cot- 
 house, &c., Roxb. 
 
 BACK-WATER, .<'. The water in a mill- 
 race which is gorged up by ice, or from 
 the swelling of the river below, and can- 
 not get off. Wlien it can easily get away 
 it is called Tail water. 
 
 BACKWIDDIE, Backwoodie, s. The band 
 or chain over the cart-saddle which sup- 
 ports the shafts of the cart, S.B.; q. the 
 iclthii that crosses the back. Synou. Rhj- 
 iriddie. 
 
 BAD BREAD. To be in had bread. To be 
 in a state of poverty or danger. 
 
 BADDERLOCK, Badderlocks,s. A spe- 
 cies of eatable fucus, S. Li'ihtfoot. 
 
 BADDOCK, s. Apparently the coal-fish, or 
 Gadus carbouarius, Aberd. The fry of 
 the conl-fish. f^tatid. Ace. 
 
 BADDORDS, s./)/. Low raillery ; vulgarly 
 bathers. Ross. Corr. of bad words. 
 
 BADE, pret. of Bide, q. v. 
 
 BADE, Baid, s. 1. Delay, tarrying. But 
 bade, without delay. Wallace. 2, Place 
 of residence, abode. Sibbald. 
 
 BADGE, J, A large, ill- shaped burden, 
 Selkirks. — Isl. baijije, ba<uji, onus, sar- 
 cina. 
 
 To BADGER, r. a. To beat; as, " Badger 
 the loon," beat the rascal, Fife. 
 
 BADGER-REESHIL, s, A severe blow. 
 V. Reissil, and Beat the Badger. 
 
 BADGIE,s. Cognizance; armorial bearing. 
 V. Baigie. 
 
 BADLYNG, .s. A low scoundrel. Scot. 
 Poems lleprinted. — Franc, baudeliug, a 
 cottager. 
 BAD-MONEY, Bald-Mo.\ev, s. The plaiit 
 
 Gentian, Roxb. 
 BADNYSTIE, s. Silly stuff. Douglas.— F v. 
 
 badinaqe, id. 
 BADOCH, s. A marine bird of a black 
 
 colour. Sibbald. 
 BADRANS, Batiiro.ns, .>■•. A designation 
 
 for a cat, S. Ilenrysone. Burns. 
 BAE, s. The sound emitted in bleating ; 
 a bleat, S. Pahisay. Baa,Fi. — Fr. tee, id. 
 To BAE, c. n. To bleat ; to cry as a sheep, 
 S. Tarry Woo. Both these words are 
 formed, apparently, from the sound. 
 BAFF, Befk, s. 1. A blow ; a stroke. 2. 
 A jog with the elbow, S.B. Jamieson's 
 Popular Ballads. — Fr. bujf'e, a stroke ; 
 Su.G. baefw-a, Isl. bif-a. to move or shake ; 
 bifaii, concussion. 
 To BAFF, r. a. To beat, S. V. Beff. 
 1 BAFF, s. A shot, S.B. 67. Antiquary. 
 j BAFFLE, s. 1 . A trifle ; a thing of no 
 I value, Orkn. Sutherl. 2. Used in Angus 
 I to denote what is either nonsensical or in- 
 I credible; as, '^ That's mere bajfle." Per- 
 haps dimin. from Tent, beffe, nugae, b,/- 
 fen, nugari. 
 BAFFLE, s. A portfolio, Mearns. Svnon. 
 
 Blad. 
 BAG, pret. of r. Built; from To Big, bigg, 
 
 to build, S. Jacobite Relics. 
 To BAG, T. a. To cram the belly ; to dis- 
 I tend it by much eating. Hence, A.Bor. 
 I bagging-time, baiting-time. Grose. 
 i BAG, s. A quiver. Christ's Kirk. — Dan. 
 j balg, a sheath, a scabbard. 
 BAG, s. 1. To gire or gie one the bag, i. e. 
 to give oue the slip; to deceive one who.-e 
 I hopes have been raised, Loth. 2. To jilt 
 ! in love, Lauarks. 
 
 BAG, Baggage, s. Terms of disrespect or 
 j reprehension applied to a child. — Teut. 
 balgh, puer, said in contempt ; E. baggage, 
 a worthless woman. 
 BAG AND BAGGAGE. One's whole move- 
 I able property in the place from which the 
 removal is made, as well as the imple- 
 ments used for containing the property, 
 I and for conveying it away. Perhaps bor- 
 j rowed from the custom of soldiers carry- 
 I ing their whole stock of goods in their 
 knapsacks. 
 BAGATY, Baggetv, .^. The female of the 
 lump, or sea-owl, a fish, S. Sibbald. 
 I BAGENIN, .«. The name given to that in- 
 delicate toying which is common between 
 young people of different sexes on the 
 harvest-field, Fife. — Probably of Fr. ori- 
 gin; as allied to bagenaud-er, to trifle, to 
 toy, to dally with. 
 BAGGIE, Baggit, .«. A large minnow ; 
 sometimes a bag-mennon ; apparently from 
 its rotundity, &c. .South of S. 
 BAGGIE, .t. The belly, S.O. From its 
 
BAG 
 
 2!) 
 
 BAT 
 
 1i(:ii)g hrii/iitii or crammed witli food. (.U. 
 Burns. Teat, hah/h, id. 
 
 BAGGIER, .<!. A casket. Fr. haoiiin; a 
 small coffer for containing jewels, &c. 
 
 BAGGIT, arlj. 1. Having a, big belly ; gen- 
 erally applied to a beast. 2. Pregnant. 
 
 BAGGIT, .-•. 1. A contemptuous terra for a 
 child. 2. An insignificant little person. 
 8ynon. Slntrf. 3. Applied to a feeble 
 sheep, Roxb. 
 
 BAGGIT, Bagit Horss, ?. A stallion. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 To BAGHASH, r. a. To abuse with the 
 tongue ; to give opprobrious language to 
 one, Berths. Fife. Perhaps such an abuse 
 of one's good name as might be compared 
 to the Iiaslihiij or mincing of meat to be 
 put into the bn(j in which a haggis is made. 
 
 BAGLIN, s. A puny child with a large 
 belly ; a misgrown child ; synon. Wain- 
 fin ; Caithn. Apparently a dimin. from 
 n. r. to Baq, to swell out. 
 
 BAG-RAPE, s. A rope of straw or heath, 
 double the size of the cross-ropes used in 
 fastening the thatch of a roof. This is 
 kinchcd to the cross-ropes, then tied to 
 what is called the pan-rape, and fastened 
 with wooden pins to the easing or top of 
 the wall on the outer side ; Aug. — Isl. 
 haoqf-, fascis ! 
 
 BAGREL, s. 1. A child, Dumfr. 2. A 
 minnow, Ettr. For. 3. A small person 
 with a big belly ; probably as resembling 
 the shape of a minnow, Roxb. 4. Ap- 
 plied generally to all animals that have 
 big bellies, and are otherwise ill-grown. 
 V. Baggit. — Su.G. haijije, puer. 
 
 BAGREL, adj. Expressing the ideas of 
 diminutiveness and of corpulency con- 
 joined ; as, " He 's a hagrel body," that is, 
 one who, although puny, is very plump, 
 Mearns. — Goth. ba<jije, sarcina ; ba<iur, 
 gibbosus, protuberant, bunching out. 
 
 BAGRIE, s. Trash. Herd's Coll. 
 
 BAGS, ?. pi. The entrails, Ettr. For. Pro- 
 bably from the use to which some of them 
 are applied in Scottish cookery ; as the 
 liofiqis-bag, &-c. 
 
 BAGWAME, .t. A silly fellow who can 
 only cram his belly, Ettr. For. 
 
 BAY, ?. The sound caused by the notes of 
 birds. Douglas. 
 
 BAICH, Baichie, s. A child, Perths. The 
 term rather betokens contempt. Pol wart. 
 — C.B. bachqen, Teut. ha<ih, puer. 
 
 To BAICHIE, r. n. To cough, S.B. 
 
 BAYCHT, adj. Both. Aberd. Ee,j. A 
 perverted orthography. V. Bathe. 
 
 BAID, pret. of Bide, to suffer. Suffered, S. 
 V. Bide, Byde. 
 
 BAYED, adj. Bent, or giving way in the 
 middle, Aberd. — Isl. beig-a, llectere. 
 
 BAIGIS, s. /)?. Knapsacks. N. Biirne. — 
 O.Fr. baghe, a bag to carry what is ne- 
 cessary ou a journey. 
 
 To ]$AIGL1', i\ II. 1. To wi\lk or run 
 with short steps, as if weak ; applied to 
 the motions of a child. 2. To walk 
 slowly, as if much fatigued, Ettr. For. — 
 Isl. baekla, luxare. 
 
 BAIKBRED, s. A kneading-trough, S.B., 
 Loth. — A.S. bac-an, piusere, and bred, 
 tabula. 
 
 BAIKEN, s. 1. A ba'ilcen of skins or hides ; 
 a burden of skins. 2. A sort of flap ; as, 
 " the fell with the baikev," Ettr. For. 
 Isl. baakn, moles, onus. G. Andr. 
 
 BAIKIE, Bakie, s. 1. The stake to which 
 an ox or cow is bound in the stall. Aug. 
 2. A piece of curved wood, about eighteen 
 inches long, with a hole in each end of it, 
 through which a rope passes to fix it to 
 the stake below. It has a correspouding 
 piece of rope at top, which, after the 
 haikie is round the neck of the cow, is 
 likewise tied round the stake, Loth. South 
 of S. 3. The stake of a tether, S.B. — Sw. 
 paak, a stake. 
 
 BAIKIE, s. 1. A square, wooden vessel, nar- 
 rowing towards the bottom, for carrying 
 coals to the fire, S. backet. Loth. 2. A 
 square, wooden trough for holding pro- 
 vender for cows, horses, &c. ; as, " The 
 cow's baikie," Lanarks. 3. A wooden 
 vessel, of a square form, in which dishes 
 are washed, Lanarks. Perhaps Isl. baeki, 
 a vessel or cup. 
 
 BAIKIEFU, s. The fill of a wooden 
 trough, SO. ii. Gilhaize. 
 
 Bx\IKIN, ?. Appa,rently a canopy carried 
 over the host by Roman Catholics. Corr. 
 of Baldachin. Y. Bandkyn and Bawde- 
 
 KYN. 
 
 BAIKINS,s. Abeating; a drubbing, Ettr. 
 For. — Isl. beckiar,\e\\ injuria afficire,6gt'i'- 
 ing, molestatio ; Su.G. boka, contundere. 
 
 BAIKLET, Becklet, Baiglet, s. I. An 
 under waistcoat or flannel shirt worn next 
 the skin, Dumfr. Roxb, Perhaps corr. of 
 back-clout, from A.S. baec, back, and chit, 
 cloth. 2. A piece of dress, linen or wool- 
 len, formerly worn above the shirt of a 
 young child, Tweedd. — Isl. boegla,fa.scih\i3 
 involvere. 
 
 BAIKS, s. pi. A pair of baiks ; a balance. 
 Aberd. lieg. Y. Bauk, Bawk. 
 
 BAIL, Baile, Bayle, Ball, Bele, Belle, .«. 
 I. A flame or blaze of what kind soever. 
 Barbour. 2. A bonfire. Sir Gaican. 3. 
 A fire kindled as a signal. Douglas. 
 4. Metaph. the flame ,of love. Henrysonc. 
 — A.S. bad, Su.G. baal, a funeral pile, Isl. 
 baal, a strong fire. 
 
 BAILCH, s. A very lusty person, S.B. 
 Ross. Y. Belch. 
 
 BAYLE-FYRE, .-'. 1. A bonfire. 2. Any 
 large fire. — A.S. bael-fyr, the fire of a 
 funeral pile. 
 
 BAILLE, s. A mistress ; a sweetheart. 
 Wallace. — Fr. belle, id. ; or perhaps 
 metaph. from baile, a flame. 
 
BAI 
 
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 BAI 
 
 BAILLESS, Belless, s. Bellows. In- 
 rentories. 
 
 BAILLESS, s. A kiad of precious stones. 
 V. Balas, and Ballat. 
 
 BAILLIE, s. Meaning doubtful. Perhaps 
 a court or enclosure ; from C.B. beili ; 
 Tent, balie, conseptum, vallum. 
 
 BAILLIE, Bailie, s. 1. A magistrate se- 
 cond in rank, in a royal borough ; an 
 alderman, S. Lyndsay. 2. The baron's 
 deputy in a burgh of barony ; called 
 baron-bailie, S. ,Statist. Ace. — Fr. baUlie, 
 an officer, L.B. balir-us. 
 
 BAILLIERIE, Bayllerie, Bailiary, s. 
 
 1. The extent of a bailie's jurisdiction, S. 
 Wodroic. 2. The extent of a sheritF's 
 jurisdiction. ActsJa.I. 
 
 BAYNE, Bane, «(//. 1. Ready; prepared, 
 S.B. Wallace. 2. Alert ; lively ; active. 
 Wallace. — Isl. b«in-a, expedire. 
 
 BAYNE, "Forte, a kind of fur." Rudd. 
 Douglas. 
 
 BA'ING, s. A match at foot-ball, S. ; pro- 
 nunciation of balling, from ba', a ball. 
 Skinner. 
 
 BAl^lE, adj. Having large bones. Burns. 
 
 BAYNLY, ac?r. Readily ; cheerfully. Wal- 
 lace. 
 
 BAIR, Bare, Bar, ?. A boar. Barbour. 
 — A.S. bar, Germ, baer, Lat. rerr-es, id. 
 
 BAIRD, s. 1. a poet or bard. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 2. This term has also been explained, a 
 railer, a lampooner. Poems I6th Cent. 
 —C.B. bardh, Gael. Ir. bard. 
 
 To BAIRD, r. a. To caparison. V. Bard. 
 
 BAIRDING, s. Scolding; invective. iV. 
 Winyefs Quest. 
 
 BAIRGE, s. An affected, bobbing walk, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 To BAIRGE, r. n. 1. To walk with a 
 jerk, or spring upwards, Ettr. For. 2. To 
 Btrut, Aberd. Perhaps Fr. berg-er, to 
 wag up and down ; or from bercer, berser, 
 to rock, to swing. 
 
 BAIRLYG,arf/. Bare-legged. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 BAIRMAN, s. 1. A bankrupt, who gives 
 up all his goods to his creditors ; synon. 
 with Dyvour. Skene ; Ind. Beg. Maj. 
 2. A man wlio has no property of his 
 own. Act^ Ja. VI. E. bare, nudatus. 
 
 B.\IRN, Barne, s. 1. A child ; not only 
 denoting one in a state of childhood, but 
 often one advanced in life ; as implying 
 relation to a parent, S. 2. Conjoined 
 with the adjective good, it denotes one in 
 a state of due subjection, of whatever age 
 or rank. " The Lord Gordon subscribed 
 the covenant, and became a good bairn." 
 Spalding. — Moes.G. barn; Alem. Germ, 
 id. from ba ir-an, ferre, gignere, procreare ; 
 A.S. beam. V. Bern. 
 
 BAIRNHEID, Barneheid,s. 1. The state 
 of childhood. Inventories. 2. Childishness. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 BAIRNIEjS. Alittle child. Law's Mcmor. 
 Bref. 
 
 BAIRNIE OF THE E'E. The pupil of 
 the eye, Mearns. 
 
 BAYRNIS-BED,s. "The matrix. Similar 
 phrases in common use are, cal/'s-bed, 
 lamb's-bed." G(. Vompl. S. 
 
 BAIRNLESS, s. Childless; without pro- 
 geny, S. — A.S. bearnleas, id. 
 
 BAIRNLY, adj. Childish ; having the 
 manners of a child, S. — Sw. barnslig, 
 puerilis. 
 
 BAIRNLIXESS, s. Childishness, S. 
 
 BAIRN NOR BIRTH. " She has neither 
 bairn nor birth to mind," i. e. She is 
 quite free of the cares of a young family, S. 
 
 To Part wi' Bairn. To miscarry, S, Bit- 
 scotlie. 
 
 BAIRN'S-BAIRN,s. A grandchild, Aberd. 
 — Su.G.fear«a-6tn-n,id. A.S. bearna beam. 
 
 BAIRNS' BARGAIN. 1. A bargain that 
 may be easily broken ; as, " I mak nae 
 balms' bargains," I make no pactions 
 like those of children, S. 2. A mutual 
 engagement to overlook, and exercise for- 
 bearance as to all that has passed, espe- 
 cially if of an unpleasant description, 
 Fife. Synon. with Let-Abee for Let-Abee. 
 
 BAIRN'S-PAN, s. A small tinned pan for 
 dressing a child's meat, S. 
 
 BAIRNS-PART of Gear, that part of a 
 father's personal estate to which his chil- 
 dren are entitled to succeed, and of which 
 he cannot deprive them by any testament, 
 or other gratuitous deed, to take effect 
 after his death, S. Stair. Sja. Legitim. 
 
 BAIRNS-PLAY, s. The sport of children, 
 S. Butherford. 
 
 BAIRNS-WOMAN, 5. A dry nurse, S. The 
 Entail. 
 
 BAIRN-TYME, Barxe-Teme, s. 1. Brood 
 of children; all the children of one mother, 
 S. Hoidate. 2. The course of time dur- 
 ing which a woman has born children, 
 Mearns. — A.S. beam-team, liberorum so- 
 bolis procreatio. 
 
 BAIS, adj. Having a deep or hoarse sound. 
 — Fr. bas, E. base. Douglas. 
 
 BAISDLIE, adv. In a state of stupefaction 
 or confusion. Bur el. V. Bazed. 
 
 BAISE, s. Haste ; expedition, S.B. — Su.G. 
 bas-a, citato gradu ire. 
 
 To BAISE, r. a. To persuade ; to coax, 
 Strathmore, Perhaps from Fr. baiser, 
 to kiss ; or from Bazed, q. v. 
 
 BAISED, 2>(irt. pa. Confused ; at a loss 
 what to do. V. Bazed. 
 
 To BAISS, r. a. To sew slightly; properly 
 to stitch two pieces of cloth together, that 
 they may be kept straight in the sewing, 
 S. 2. To sew with long stitches, or in a 
 coarse and careless manner, S. ; synon. 
 Scob, Loth. — Fr. bastir, E. baste, id. 
 
 BAISS, s. The act of baissinq, as above, S. 
 
 BAISSING-THREADS, Basing-Threads, 
 s. The threads used in baissing, S. 
 
 BAISS, Baise, adj. 1. Sad; sorrowful. 
 2. Ashamed, Ettr. For. 
 
BAT 
 
 31 
 
 BAL 
 
 To BAISS, V. a. To beat ; to drub, Loth. 
 -Sii.G. has-a, caedere, ferire. 
 
 BAISSING, *•. A drubbing, Selkirks. 
 
 BAIST, part. pa. Apprehensive ; afraid, 
 Dumfr. V. Bazed. 
 
 To BAIST, r. a. To defeat ; to overcome ; 
 pronounced beast, S.B. — Isl. bcyst-a, ferire. 
 
 BAIST, s. 1. One who is struck by others, 
 especially in the sports of children, S.B. 
 2. One who is overcome, S. 
 
 BAISTIN, s. A drubbing, S. ; from E. and 
 S. baste, to beat. 
 
 BAIT, s. A boat. V. Bat. 
 
 3'oBAYT, r. rt. To give food to. Barbour. 
 — Isl. beit-a, to drive cattle to pasture, 
 belt, pasture. 
 
 To BAYT, r. «. To feed. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 BAIT, Bed, .<;. The grain of wood or stone, 
 Aberd. — Isl. belt, lamina explanata. 
 
 BAIT, s. The ley in which skins are put. 
 — Su.G. beta, fermento macerare ; beta hu- 
 dar, coria preparare fermentando, i. e. to 
 bait hides, or to soften skins by steeping 
 them in bait or ley. 
 
 To BAIT, T. a. To steep skins in a ley made 
 from the dung of hens or jjigeous, to re- 
 duce them to a proper softness, that they 
 may be thoroughly cleansed before being 
 put into the tan or bark, S. After being 
 baited, they are scraped with a knife cal- 
 led a qrainer. 
 
 ToBAITCHIL, r.a. To beat soundly,Roxb. 
 Dimin. from A.S. beat-an, to beat. 
 
 BAITH, ad). Both. V. Bathe. 
 
 BAITH-FATT, ;?. A bathing-vat. A.S. 
 baeth, thermae, and /«(;?, vat. 
 
 BAITTENIN', ;>«;•?. pr. Thriving. "A 
 fine baittenin bairn," a thriving child. — 
 Teut. bat-en, baet-en, prodesse. Isl. baet-a, 
 reparare ; whence batn-a, to grow better. 
 
 BAITTLE, adj. Denoting that sort of pas- 
 ture where the grass is short, close, and 
 rich, Selkirks. Pron. also Settle. — -Isl. 
 bcitinn, fit for pasture. 
 
 BAIVEE, s. A species of whiting. Sibbald. 
 
 BAIVENJAR, s. A tatterdemalion ; a 
 raggamuffin, Upp. Clydes. — C.B. bawyn, 
 a dirty, mean fellov/ ; from baw, dirty, 
 mean. Ba, dirt, is given as the root; 
 Owen. 
 
 BAIVIE, s. A large collection ; applied to 
 a numerous family, to a covey of part- 
 ridges, &c., Ettr. For. 
 
 BAK, Backe, Bakie-Bird, s. The bat or 
 rearmouse, S. Douglas. — Su.G. nattbaoka, 
 id. 
 
 BAK, s. On bak ; behind. A.S. on baec : 
 whence E. aback. 
 
 To BAKE, r. a. This term rather applies to 
 kneading than io firing bread. — A.S. bac- 
 an; Su.G. fc«A;-<(, pinsere, to bake. When 
 two persons are employed in preparing 
 bread, he who kneads is called i\i& Bakster. 
 
 BAKE, s. A small cake ; a biscuit, S. Burns. 
 
 BAKGARD, s. A rear-guard. Wallace. 
 
 BAKHEIR, s. Perhaps, backer, supporter; 
 
 or it may be two words, backing here, i, e. 
 support, assistance, here. 
 
 BAKIE, s. The black-headed gull, Orkn. 
 
 BAKIE, s. The name given to a kind of 
 peat Avhich is knead or baked from a pre- 
 pared paste, S. Ess.llighl.fSoo. — E. bake, 
 to knead. 
 
 BAKIE,?. A stake. V. Baikie. 
 
 BAKING-CASE, s. A kneading-trough. 
 
 BAKIN-LOTCH, s. A species of bread, 
 perhaps of an enticing quality. Erergreen. 
 
 BAK-LAND, s. A house or building lying 
 back from the street, S. A house facing 
 the street is called Si fore-land, S. V. Land. 
 
 BAKMAN, ». A follower ; a retainer. V. 
 Backman. 
 
 BAKSYD, s. The back part of a house. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Backside. 
 
 BAKSTER, Baxsteu, s. A baker, S. Bitr- 
 roicLaices — A. S.6rteces<re, a woman-baker. 
 
 BAL, Ball, the initial syllable of a great 
 many names of places in Scotland. — Ir. 
 Gael, baile, ball, a place or town ; Su.G. 
 Isl. bol, id. domicilium, sedes, villa, from 
 bo, bo-a, bu-a, to dwell, to inhabit. 
 
 BALA-PxiT, s. A pot in a farm-house for 
 the use of the family during harvest; not 
 the reapers' pot. Allan^s Diet. 
 
 BALAS, s. A sort of precious stone, said 
 to be brought from Balassia in India. A 
 precious stone, Fr. bait; Palsgrave. — Fr. 
 balais, bastard ruby. 
 
 BALAX, s. A hatchet, Aberd. — Isl. boUjxe, 
 Su.G. baalyxa, a large axe. 
 
 BALBEIS, s. pi. Halfpence. V. Babie. 
 llaitland Poems. 
 
 BALD, Bauld, adj. 1. Bold ; intrepid, S. 
 Wyntown. 2. Irascible ; of a fiery tem- 
 per, S. Douglas. 3. Pungent to the taste, 
 or keenly affecting the organ of smelling ; 
 as mustard, horse-radish, &c., S. 4. Keen; 
 biting ; expressive of the state of the at- 
 mosphere, S. Davidson. 5. Certain ; as- 
 sured. Ilenrysone. 6. Used obliquely ; 
 bright ; as, " a bald moon," quoth Benny 
 Gask, &c. Kelly. — A.S. bald, beald, Su.G. 
 Alem. Germ, bald, audax. 
 
 To BALD, v. a. To embolden. Douglas. 
 
 BALDERDASH, s. Foolish and noisy talk, 
 S. Isl. bulldur, stultorum balbuties. 
 
 BALDERRY, s. Female-handed orcliis ; 
 a plant ; orchis latafolia, S. Liqhtfoot. 
 
 BALD-STROD, s. Meaning not clear. 
 
 BALEEN, s. Name given by fishers to the 
 whalebone of commerce. 
 
 BALEN, adj. Made of skin. V. Pauls. 
 Douglas.— 1&\. Su.G. baelg. Germ, balg, a 
 skin. 
 
 BALGONE PIPPIN, s. A species of apple, 
 somewhat resembling the golden pippin, 
 but of larger size. From Balgone in East 
 Lothian. 
 
 BALYE, s. A space on the outside of the 
 ditch of a fortification, commonly sur- 
 rounded by strong palisades. Hpotswood. 
 — Fr. bayle, a barricado, L.B. ball-ium. 
 
BAL 
 
 BAN 
 
 BALK and BURRAL, a ridge raised verj- 
 high by the plough, and a barren space of 
 nearly the same extent, alternately, S.B. 
 Statist. Ace. V. Bauk, s. 
 
 BALLjS. Bustle; disturbance, Aberd.—Isl. 
 haul, boel, noxa, dolor. 
 
 BALL, s. A parcel ; used in the sense of 
 E. bale. — Tent, bnf, fascis. 
 
 BALLANDIS, s. pi. A balance for weigh- 
 ing. Abcrd. Rcij. 
 
 BALLANT, s. A ballad ; the vulgar pro- 
 nunciation throughout Scotland. Lruy 
 Mannerihq. 
 
 BALLANT-'BODDICE, .<:. Boddice made 
 of leather, anciently worn by ladies in 
 Scotland, S.B. V. Balen. 
 
 BALLAT, Ballies, s. Ruby Ballat, a 
 species of pale ruby. CoU. of Incen- 
 tories. 
 
 BALL-CLAY, Pell-Clay, iJ. Very adhe- 
 sive clay, S.O. V. Pell-Clay. 
 
 BALLY-COG, s. A milk-pail, Banffs. Syn. 
 Legllii. 
 
 BALLINGAR, Ballingere, s. A kind of 
 ship. — Fr. BaUiujier. Wallaa'. 
 
 BALLION, s. 1. a' knapsack. 2. A tinker's 
 box, in which his utensils are carried; or 
 any box that may be carried on one's 
 back, Selkirks. V. Ballownis. 
 
 BALLION, s. A supernumerary reaper, 
 who assists the reapers of any ridge that 
 have fallen behind, Linlithgow. 
 
 BALLOCH, Belloch, .^. A narrow pass, 
 Stirlings. Gael, bcalach, id. 
 
 BALLOP, s. The flap in the fore part of 
 the breeches, S. Allied to Lancash. bal- 
 locks, testicula. 
 
 BALLOWNlS,s. Aberd.Iic<h V.Ballion. 
 Fr. ballon, a fardel, or small pack. 
 
 BALOW,s. 1. A lullaby, S. liitson. 2. 
 A term used by a nurse, when lulliug her 
 child. Old Son;/. — Fr. ba$, la le hup," be 
 still, the wolf is coming." 
 
 7oB ALTER, r.n. To dance. ColkelbieSoic. 
 Perhaps corr. of L.B. balator, a dancer. 
 
 BAM, s. A sham ; a quiz, S. JBctw, a 
 jocular imposition, the same as humbug. 
 Grose's Class. Diet. 
 
 BAMLING, adj. A bamblini/ ehield ; an 
 awkwardly-made, clumsy fellow, Roxb. 
 
 BAMULLO, BoMULLOCii, To i/ar one laiich, 
 siiKj, or dance Bamullu ; to make one 
 change one's mirth into sorrow, Ang. 
 Pertlis. — C.B. hir, terror. Gael. muUa, 
 mtdlach, gloomy Jorows, q. "the spectre 
 with the dark eye-brows." 
 
 To *BAN, Ban\, r. «. 1. Often improperly 
 applied in S. to those irreverent exclama- 
 tions which many use in conversation, as 
 distinguished from cursing. 2. LTsed to 
 denote that kind of imprecation in which 
 the name of God is not introduced, S. 3. 
 Applied to that unhallowed mode of ne- 
 gation in which the devil's name, or some 
 equivalent term, is introduced as giv- 
 ing greater force to the language ; as, 
 
 " The d — 1 liaid ails you ! that I should 
 
 ban." A.DoH(jlas. M'Crie's Life of Knox. 
 
 BANCHIS, s. ]d. Deeds of settlement. — 
 
 Ital. banco, a bank. Dunbar. 
 BANCKE. To beat a banclce ; apparently 
 to beat what in Scotland is called a ruj^, 
 or roll, in military language. Monro's 
 [ Exped. — Su.G. bank-a, pulsare, a frequen- 
 tative from han-a, id. 
 ; BANCOURIS, .«. pi. Coverings for stools 
 or benches. — Teut. banckwerc, tapestry ; 
 I Fr. banquier, a bench-cloth. 
 ; BAND, s. A hinge ; as, " the bands of a 
 ' door," its hinges. 
 
 ' BAND, s. A strap of leather ; a rope by 
 j which black cattle are fastened to the 
 
 stake, S. 
 j BAND (To take), to unite ; a phrase bor- 
 i rowed from architecture. I'niherford. 
 t BAND of a hill. The top or summit. iJou- 
 1 <}las. — Germ, bann, summitas, Gael, ben, 
 I beann, a mountain. 
 
 I BAND, s. Bond ; obligation, S. Wyntown. 
 I To mak band, to come under obligation ; 
 I to swear allegiance. Wallace. 
 
 BANDER, .<t. A person engaged to one or 
 j moi-e in a bond or covenant. 
 
 BANDY, .'. The stickleback, a small fresh- 
 i water fish, Aberd. V. Banstickle. 
 j BANDK YN, s. A cloth, the warp of which 
 I is thread of gold, and the woof silk, adorn- 
 I ed Avitli figures. Boinjlas. — L.B. bande- 
 ; quin-ns. V. Bawdekyn. 
 1 BANDLESS, adj. Abandoned altogether 
 to wickedness ; without bonds, Clydes. 
 BANDLESSLIE, adc. Regardlessly, ibid. 
 BANDLESSNESS, s. The state of aban- 
 donment to wickedness, Clydes. 
 BANDOUNE, Bandown, s. Command ; 
 orders. Wallace. V. Abandon. — Germ. 
 band, a standard. 
 BANDOUNLY, adr. Firmly; courageously. 
 
 Wallace. 
 BANDSMAN, s. A binder of sheaves in 
 
 harvest, Galloway. Syn. Bandster. 
 BAND-STANE, ^•. " A stone going through 
 on both sides of a wall ; thus denomi- 
 nated, because it binds the rest together, 
 S. The Black Dwarf. 
 BANDSTER, Banster, .<;. One who binds 
 sheaves after the reapers in the harvest- 
 field, S. liitson. — A.S. Germ, band, vin- 
 culum. 
 BAND-STRING, .v. 1 . A string across the 
 breast for tying in an ornamental way. 
 The Antiquary. 2. A species of confec- 
 tion, of a long shape, S. 
 BANDWIN, Banwin, 6-. The number of 
 reapers served by one bandster; formerly 
 eight, now, in Loth, at least, six. 
 BAND\VIN-RIG. A ridge so broad that 
 it can contain a band of reapers called a 
 tcin. Agr. Sure. Bene. 
 BANE, King ofBctne, the same with King 
 of the Bean, a character in the Christmas 
 gambols. This designation is given to 
 
 I 
 
BAN 
 
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 BAN 
 
 the person who is so fortunate as to re- 
 ceive that part of a divided cake which 
 has a bean in it ; liex/abae. Kno.r. 
 
 BANE, adj. Ready ; prepared. 
 
 BANE, s. Bone, S. Wyntown. — A.S. ban, 
 A\em. be in, id. A\frae the bane. V. Bein, .<. 
 
 BANE, adj. Of or belonging to bone ; as, 
 a bane bo.v, S. 
 
 BANE-DYKE (Ct'ctmc to the.) Reduced to 
 skin and bone ; good for nothing but to 
 go to the dyke where the bones of dead 
 horses lie. 
 
 BANE-DRY, adj. Thoroughly dry, Clydes. 
 
 BANE-GREASE, s. The oily substance 
 produced from bones bruised and stewed 
 on a slow fire, S. 
 
 BANE-FYER, s. A bonfire, S. Acts Ja. 
 VI. — Apparently corrupted from Bail- 
 fire. 
 
 BANE-IDLE, adj. Totally unoccupied, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 BANEOUR, Baweoure, .«. A standard- 
 bearer. Barbour. 
 
 BANE-PRICKLE, s. The stickleback, 
 Clydes. V. Banstickle. 
 
 BANERER, s. Properly one who exhibits 
 his own distinctive standard in the field, 
 q. " the lord of a standard." Domjlas. — 
 Tent, bander-heer, baner-heer, baro, sa- 
 trapa. 
 
 BANERMAN, 5. A standard-bearer. Wal- 
 lace,. Su.G. banersman, vexillifer. 
 
 BANES-BRAKIN, .t. A bloody quarrel ; 
 " the breaking of bones," S. Poems 
 Buchan Dial. 
 
 BANFF, s. From a number of proverbs re- 
 garding this town, it appears to have been 
 viewed in a rather contemptible light. — 
 " Gae to Banff, and buy bend-leather ;" 
 West of S. " Gang to Banfi", and bittle," 
 or beetle, " beans." " Gang to Banfi", 
 and bind bickers," Loth. All these sug- 
 gest the idea of useless travel or idle la- 
 bour. 
 
 To BANG, T. n. To change place with im- 
 petuosity ; as, to bang up, to start from 
 one's seat or bed ; to bang to the dore, to 
 run hastily to the door, S. Bamsay. — 
 Su.G. baang, tumult, Isl. bang-a,io strike. 
 
 To BANG out, T. a. To draw out hastily, 
 S. Ross. 
 
 To BANG aff or off, r. a. 1. To let ofi" 
 with violence ; to let fly, S. Waverley. 
 2. To throw with violence, Aberd. 
 
 BANG, adj. 1. Vehement ; violent. 2. 
 Agile, and, at the same time, powerful ; 
 " a bang chield," ibid., Roxb. 
 
 BANG, s. 1 . An action expressive of haste ; 
 as, He cam icV a bang, S. 2. In a bang, 
 in a hufi", Aberd. Boss. 3. A great num- 
 ber; a crowd, S. Bamsay. 
 
 To BANG, r. n. To push ofi" with a boat, 
 in salmon-fishing, without having seen 
 any fish in the channel, Aberd. Laic 
 Case. 
 
 To BANG, r.a. 1. To beat ; to overcome ; 
 
 to overpower. Loth. Roxb. Dumfr. 2. 
 To surpass in whatever way, Roxb. 
 BANGEISTER, Bangister, Bangster, s. 
 
 1. A violent and disorderly person, who 
 regards no law but his own will. Mait- 
 Jand Poems. 2. A victor, Ettr. For. 3. A 
 braggart; a bully, S. Boss. 4. A loose 
 woman, Clydes. — Isl. bang-a, to strike, 
 bang-ast, to run on one with violence. 
 
 BANGIE, adj. Hufiish; pettish; irritable, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To BANGISTER-SWIPE, r. n. To cozen ; 
 to deceive by artful means, Roxb. From 
 Bangister, q. v. and A.S. sicij^e ; Teut. 
 sweepe, flagellum, scutica. 
 
 BANGNUE, s. Bustle about something 
 trivial; much ado about nothiug, Selkirks. 
 
 BANG-RAPE, s. A rope with a noose, 
 used by thieves to carry ofi" corn or hay, 
 Clydes. Ayrs. 
 
 BANGREL, s. An ill-natured, ungovern- 
 able woman, Ettr. For. Formed like 
 Gangrel, Ilangrel, &c., from the r. to 
 Bang, as denoting violence. 
 
 BANGSOME, adj. Quarrelsome, Aberd. 
 Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 BANGSTRIE, s. Strength of hand ; vio- 
 lence to another in his person or property. 
 From Bangster. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 BANG-THE-BEGGAR, .'. 1. A strong 
 stafi" ; a powerful kent or rung, Roxb. 
 
 2. Humorously transferred to a con- 
 stable, Dumfr. And to a beadle in 
 Derbyshire. Grose. The r. Bang-a, to 
 beat, seems to be the origin of Teut. 
 benghel, bengcl, Su.G. baengef, a strong 
 statf or stick, the instrument used for 
 beating. 
 
 To BANYEL, r. a. To bandy backwards 
 and forwards. 
 
 BANYEL, s. A bundle ; used in a con- 
 temptuous way, Upp. Clydes. Tullyat 
 synon. — C.B. bangair, bound together, 
 compacted. 
 
 BANYEL, s. A slovenly, idle fellow, 
 Roxb. — Teut. benghel, Su.G. baengel, rus- 
 ticus, homo stupidus. 
 
 BANIS. Mantillis of Bams ; some kind 
 of mantle. Act. Bom. Cone. 
 
 BANKER, s. A bench-cloth or carpet. 
 V. Bankure. 
 
 BANKER, s. One who buys corn sold by 
 auction, Ettr. For. 
 
 BANKERS, s. pi. Apparently the same 
 with Bancouris, q. v. 
 
 BANKING-CROP, s. The corn bought or 
 sold by auction, Niths. 
 
 BANKROUT, s. A bankrupt. Skene.— 
 Fr. banquerout, Ital. bancorotto, Teut. 
 banckrote, id. 
 
 BANKSET, adj. Full of little eminences 
 and acclivities. Agr. Sure. Aberd. 
 
 BANKURE, s. The covering of a seat, 
 stool, or bench. Fr. banquier, a bench- 
 cloth. Teut. banck-werc, tapes. 
 
 BANNA, Banno, s. V. Bannock. 
 
 D 
 
BAN 
 
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 BAR 
 
 BANNA-RACK, s. The wooden frame 
 before which bannocks are put to be 
 toasted, when taken from the girdle, 
 Ettr. For. From Banna, and Back, a 
 wooden frame. 
 
 BANNAG, s. A white trout ; a sea trout, 
 Argyles. Gael, ban, white, hanag, any- 
 thing white. 
 
 BANNATE, Bannet, s. Double Bannate. 
 Perhaps bonnet of steel, bonnet de fer or 
 skull-cap. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 NuiKiT Bannet. The square cap worn by 
 the Romish clergy. Pitscottie. V. Bonnet. 
 
 BANNET-FIRE, s. A punishment simi- 
 lar to running the gantelop, inflicted by 
 boys on those who break the rules of 
 their game. — Two files are formed by 
 the boys, standing face to face, the inter- 
 vening space being merely sufficient to 
 allow the culprit to pass. Through this 
 narrow passage he is obliged to walk 
 slowly, with his face bent down to his 
 knees, while the boys beat him on the 
 back with their bonnets, Fife. 
 
 BANNET-FLUKE, s. The turbot ; so 
 called from resembling a bonnet, Fife. 
 V. Bannock-Fluke. 
 
 BANNISTER, s. One of the rails of a 
 stair ; sometimes the hand-rail. Pro- 
 bably a corr. of E. BaWistcr. 
 
 BANNOCK, .<;. One of the thirlage duties 
 exacted at a mill. Ersk. Inst. 
 
 BANNOCK, BoNNocK, Banno, Banna, s. 
 A sort of cake. The bannock is however 
 in S. more properly distinguished from 
 the cake ; as the dough, of which the for- 
 mer is made, is more wet when it is baked. 
 It is also toasted on a girdle ; whereas 
 cakes are generally toasted before the 
 fire, after having been laid for some time 
 on a girdle, or on a gridiron, S. A.Bor. 
 Bannock, as described by Ray, "is an 
 oat cake kneaded with water only, and 
 baked in the embers." Bannocks are 
 generally made of barley-meal, or peas- 
 meal, and cakes of oatmeal. Bannatyne 
 Poems. — Ir. bolinieog, bunna, Gael, bon- 
 nach, a cake or bannock. 
 
 Bear-Bannock, s. A cake of this descrip- 
 tion, baked of barley-meal, S. Bit son. 
 
 BANNOCK-EVEN, s. Fastrins-even, or 
 Shrove-Tuesday, Aberd. 
 
 BANNOCK-FLUKE, .^. The name given 
 to the genuine turbot, from its flat form 
 as resembling a cake, S. Stat. Ace. V. 
 
 RODDEN-FLEUK. 
 
 BANNOCK-HIVE, s. Corpulence, induced 
 by eating plentifully, S. 31orison. V.Hive. 
 
 BANNOCK-STICK, .•?. A wooden instru- 
 ment for rolling out bannocks. Jacobite 
 Belies. 
 
 BANRENTE, .■?. A banneret. Acts .Ta. I. 
 
 BANSEL, s. What is given for good luck. 
 Berths. Synon. Hansel. A.S. ben, prc- 
 catio, and sell-an, dare ; to give what is 
 prayed for. 
 
 BANSTICKLE, Bantickle, s. The three- 
 spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculea- 
 tus, Linn, S. Barry. 
 
 BANWIN, s. As many reapers as may be 
 served by one bandster, S., Fife. S.A. — 
 A.S. band, vinculum, and tcin, labor. 
 
 BAP, s. 1. A thick cake baked in the oven, 
 generally with yeast, whether made of 
 oat-meal, barley-meal, flour of wheat, or 
 a mixture, S. Bitson. 2. A roll ; a small 
 loaf of wheaten bread, of an oblong form,S. 
 
 BAPPER, s. A vulgar, ludicrous desig- 
 nation for a baker ; from Bap. 
 
 BAPTEM, s. Baptism. Fr. Bapteme. 
 
 BAR, s. An infant's flannel waistcoat, 
 Moray. V. Barrie, synon. 
 
 BAR, s. To play at bar; a species of 
 game anciently used in Scotland. It is 
 doubtful whether this game is similar to 
 that of throwing the sledge-hammer, or 
 to one called Prisoners, described in 
 " Strutt's Sports and Pastimes." 
 
 BAR, s. The grain in E. called barley; 
 bar-meal, barley-meal ; bar-bread, bar- 
 bannock, Sec, S.B. In other parts of S. 
 bear, bear-meal. — Moes.G. bar, hordeum. 
 
 BAR, s. A boar. V. Bair. 
 
 To BAR, V. n. To bar from bourdes, ap- 
 parently to avoid jesting. Bannatyne 
 Poems. — Fr. barr-er, to keep at a dis- 
 tance. 
 
 BARBAR, 8. A barbarian. M' Ward's 
 Contendings. 
 
 BARBAR, Barbour, adj. Barbarous ; 
 savage. Kennedy. Fr. barbare, id. 
 
 BARBER, s. What is excellent in its 
 kind ; the best ; a low term, S. Su.G. 
 baer-a, illustrare. 
 
 BABBLES, s. pi. A species of disease. 
 Pohcart. — Fr. barbcs, a white excrescence 
 which grows under the tongue of a calf, 
 and hinders it from sucking. 
 
 BARBLYT,;)art. pa. Barbed. Barbour. 
 Fr. barbel e, id. 
 
 BARBOUR'S KNYFE. The ancient name 
 of a razor. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 BARBULYIE, s. Perplexity ; quandary, 
 Roxb. Ho<](fs Winter Evening Tales. 
 
 To BARBULYIE, r. «. To disorder; to 
 trouble. Berths. Montgomery. — Fr. bar- 
 bonille, confusedly jumbled. 
 
 To BARD, Baird, r. a. To caparison ; to 
 adorn with trappings. Lyndsay. V. Bardis. 
 
 BARDIT, Bairdit, pret. and 2)art. pa. 
 
 BARDACH, BAum; adj. 1. Stout; fear- 
 less ; determined, S.B, Boss. 2. Iras- 
 cible; contentious; and, at the same time, 
 uncivil and pertinacious in managing a 
 dispute, S. B. Gcdloway. — Isl. barda, 
 pugnax, bardagi; Su.G. bardaga, prae- 
 lium. 
 
 BARDILY, adr. 1. Boldly, with intre- 
 pidity, S. 2. Pertly, S. V. Bardach. 
 
 BARDIN, .t. Trappings for horses ; the 
 same with Bardyngis, only in singular. 
 Inventories, 
 
BAR 
 
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 BAR 
 
 BARDIE, s. A gelded cat, Ang. 
 
 BARDINESS, .«. Petulant forwardness ; 
 pertness and irascibility, as manifested 
 in conversation, S. 
 
 B ARD YNGIS, s. pi. Trappings of horses. 
 BeUenden. 
 
 BARDIS,?./)/. Trappings. Doiif}J«s. Goth. 
 hard, a pole-ax. 
 
 BARDISH, adj. Rude ; insolent in lan- 
 guage. BalUie. — From bard, S. baird, 
 a minstrel. 
 
 BARD'S CROFT. The piece of land on 
 the property of a chief, hereditarily ap- 
 propriated to the family Bard. Waverlet/. 
 
 BARE, adj. Lean; meagre, S. — A.S. bare, 
 baer, nudus ; q. having the bones naked. 
 
 BAREFIT, Barefoot, adj. Barefooted. 
 Burns:. 
 
 BAREFOOT-BROTH, Barefit-Kail, s. 
 Broth made with a little butter, without 
 any meat having been boiled in it, 
 Aberd. Taylor's Scots Poems. V. Mus- 
 lin-Kail, Le.vtryne-kail. 
 
 To BARGANE, r. «. To fight; to contend. 
 Wallace. — Su.G. haer-ia, bear(/k-a, ferire, 
 pugnare. 
 
 BARGANE, s. 1. Fight; battle; skirmish. 
 Barbour. 2. Contention ; controversy, 
 S.B. Boss. 3. Struggle, S.B. Boss. 
 
 BARGANER.s. A fighter; a bully. Dunbar. 
 
 BARGANYNG, s. Fighting. Barbour. 
 
 BAR-GHAIST,s. «Aghostallinwhite,with 
 large saucer eyes, appearing near gates 
 or stiles ; in Yorks. called bars. Derived 
 from bar and ghe'tst." Grose. Bob Boy. 
 
 BARHEYD, adj. Bare-headed. Aberd. 
 Be.j. 
 
 To BARK, r. a. 1. To strip a tree of its 
 6a?'A-, especially for the purpose of tanning, 
 S. 2. To tan leather, S. Chalmerl. Air. 
 ■ — Su.G. bark-a, decorticare, barka liudar, 
 coria glabra reddere. 
 
 To BARKEN, r. n. To clot ; to become 
 hard. Used with respect to any substance 
 that has been in a liquid state, as blood 
 or mire, S. Guy Mannering. Part. pa. 
 Barknyt. Douglas. 
 
 BARKER, s. A tanner, S. Balfour's 
 Pract. — Dan. barker, id. 
 
 BARKING and FLEEING, a phrase used 
 to denote one who, especially from pro- 
 digality, is believed to be on the eve of 
 bankruptcy. The property is then said 
 to be barking and feeing. Old Mortality. 
 
 BARKIT, part. 2>a. Clotted ; hardened. 
 " Barkit wi' dirt," incrusted with dirt. 
 
 BARKIT, ijart. ;?a. Stripped of the bark. 
 Boh Boy. 
 
 BARK-POTIS,s.;>?. Tan-pits. Aherd.Beg. 
 
 BARLA-BREIKIS, Barley-Bracks, s.j^l. 
 A game generally played by young people 
 in a corn-yard. Hence called Barla- 
 bracks about the stacks, S.B. One stack is 
 fixed on as the dule or goal; and one per- 
 son is appointed to catch the rest of the 
 company who run out from the dule. He 
 
 does wot leave it till they are all out of 
 his sight ; then he sets oft" to catch them. 
 Any one who is taken, cannot run out 
 again with his former associates, being 
 accounted a prisoner ; but is obliged to 
 assist his captor in pursuing the rest. 
 When all are taken the game is finished ; 
 and he who was first taken is bound to 
 act as catcher in the next game. This 
 innocent sport seems 'to be almost en- 
 tirely forgotten in the south of S. It is 
 also falling into desuetude in the north. 
 — Perhaps from barley and break, q. 
 breaking of the parley. This game was 
 well known in England. 
 
 B ARL A-FUMMIL, Barla-Fumble. 1 . An 
 exclamation for a truce by one who has 
 fallen down in wrestling or play. Chr, 
 Kirk. 2. It is also used, perhaps impro- 
 perly, for a fall. Colcil. — Fr. parlez, foi 
 melez, " let us have a truce, and blend 
 our faith." 
 
 BARLEY, s. A term used in the games 
 of children, when a truce is demanded, S. 
 ■ — Fr. parlez ; E. parley. 
 
 BARLEY-BOX, s. A small box of a cyl- 
 indrical form, now made as a toy for chil- 
 dren, but formerly used by farmers for 
 carrying samples of barley, or other grain, 
 to market, S. In Aberd. it is called 
 Barrel-box. 
 
 BARLEY-BREE, s. Liquor made from 
 barley ; when fermented, ale, beer, &c. ; 
 when distilled, v:hisky. The juice or 
 broth of barley. 
 
 BARLEY-CORN, .^ A species of grain, 
 Bang". 
 
 BARLEY-FEVER, s. Sickness occasioned 
 by intoxication, S.O. V. Barrel-Fevers. 
 
 BARLEY-MEN. V. Burlaw. 
 
 BARLEY-SICK, adj. Intoxicated; sick 
 from too much of the barley-hree, S.O. 
 8onq, Wee Wifookie. 
 
 BARLEY-SICKNESS,?. Intoxication, S.O. 
 
 BARLICHOOD, s. A fit of obstinacy or 
 ill-humour, especially as the result of in- 
 temperance, S. Sometimes Barleyhood. 
 Bamsay. — From barley; as expressing the 
 efi'ect of any intoxicating beverage. 
 
 BARLING, .». A firepole. Bates. 
 
 BAR]M, s. Yeast, S, A.S. bearm, id. 
 
 To BARM, r. n. To fret ; to fume ; to 
 wax wroth, Ettr. For. 
 
 BARME HORS. A horse without a saddle, 
 Ang. Wyntown. 
 
 BARMY, adj. 1. Volatile; giddy. Mont- 
 gomery. 2. Passionate ; choleric. " A 
 barmy quean," a passionate woman, S. — 
 From E. barm, yeast. 
 
 BARMY-BRAINED, adj. Volatile ; giddy. 
 St. Bonan. 
 
 BARMING, s. Interest arising from mo- 
 ney, Ayrs. The Entail. 
 
 BARMKYN, Bermkyn, s. 1. The rampart 
 or outermost fortification of a castle, 
 2. An aperture for musketry. Wallace. 
 
BAR 
 
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 BAS 
 
 — Fr. barbacane; or Teut. barm, a mound, 
 with the termination kin. 
 
 B ARNAGE, s. 1 . Barons or noblemen, col- 
 lectively viewed. O.Fr. Wallace. 2. A 
 military company ; including both chief- 
 tains and followers. Douglas. V. Babne. 
 
 BARNAT, arf/. Native. Our barnat land, 
 q. the land of our barnheid or nativity. 
 Wallace. 
 
 BARNE, .<!. The same with Barnage. 
 O.Fr. barnez, nobility. Wallace. 
 
 BARNE, ?. A child. V. Bairn. 
 
 BARN-DOOR FOWL, ?. A dunghill fowl. 
 Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 BARNE, s. Apparently for barme, bosom. 
 DoiKflas. 
 
 BARNEAIGE, Barnage, s. Childhood. 
 Abcrd. Rei]. 
 
 BARNEHEiD, s. Childhood ; also, child- 
 ishness. V. Bairn. 
 
 BARNY, 5. Abbrev. of the name Barnahy 
 or Barnabas. 
 
 BARNMAN, Barnsman, s. One who la- 
 bours in the barn. 
 
 BARNS-BREAKING, s. 1 . Any mischiev- 
 ous or injurious action; in allusion to the 
 act of breaking up a barn for carrying off 
 corn, S. Fortunes of Nigel. 2. An idle 
 frolic, Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 BARNYARD, Barnyaird, s. An enclo- 
 sure, or court, adjoining the 6a)'«,inwhich 
 grain or straw is stacked, S. Burns. 
 
 BARNYARD BEAUTY, s. A buxom, 
 fresh-coloured girl, who appears hand- 
 some in the eyes of the vulgar, S. 
 
 BARRAGE, Barras, Barres, Barrowis, s. 
 1. A barrier; an outwork at the gate of 
 a castle. Wyntoicn. 2. An enclosure made 
 of felled trees for the defence of armed 
 men. Wallace. 3. Lists for combatants. 
 Douglas. — O.Fr. barres, palaestra. 
 
 BARRAS-DORE, s. A door made of bars 
 of wood, alike distant from each other, 
 Aberd. 
 
 B ARRAT, .«. 1 . Hostile intercourse ; battle. 
 Wallace. 2. Contention, of whatever kind. 
 Dunbar. 3. Grief ; vexation ; trouble. 
 Gaican and Gol. — Su.G. Isl. baratta, 
 praelium. 
 
 BARRATRIE, s. The crime of clergymen 
 who went abroad to purchase benefices 
 from the see of Rome for money. Ads 
 Ja. I. — L.B. baratria, from O.Fr. barat, 
 
 ClGCGlt 
 
 BARREL-FERRARIS. V. Ferraris. 
 
 BARREL-FEVERS, s. pi. A term used 
 by the vulgar, to denote the disorder 
 produced in the body by intemperate 
 drinking, S. V. Barley-Fever. The 
 Dutch have a similar designation; kelder- 
 koorts, the cellar-ague. 
 
 BARRIE,.<!. 1. A swaddling cloth of flannel, 
 in which the legs of an infant are wrapped 
 for defending them from the cold, S. 2. A 
 woman's under-petticoat, Ayrs. 
 
 BARRITCHFU', adj. Harsh; stern ; un- 
 
 feeling; cruel. Perhaps barrat-full, from 
 barrat, hostile intercourse, contention. 
 
 To BARROW, r. a. To borrow, S.O. 
 Beg. Dalton. 
 
 BARRO WM AN, s. One who carries stones, 
 mortar, &c., to masons on a hand-6rtrro!r. 
 Tenant^s Card. Beaton. 
 
 BARROWSTEEL, s. Equal cooperation. 
 When a man and his wife draw well to- 
 gether, each is said to keep up his or her 
 ain barrowsteel, Roxb. A.S. and O.E. 
 stele, a handle. In working together, 
 each keeps up the hands of the barrow. 
 
 BARROW-TRAM, s. 1. The limb of a 
 hand-barrow. 2. Applied jocularly to 
 a raw-boned, awkward-looking person, S. 
 
 BARS, s. A grate, Roxb. q. ribs of iron. 
 
 BARSK, «(f/. Harsh; husky. Allan. V. 
 Bask. 
 
 B AR-ST ANE, s. One of the upright stones 
 in which the ribs of a grate are fixed, 
 Roxb. Syn. Catstane. 
 
 BART ANE, s. Great Britain. Bannatyne 
 Poems. 
 
 BARTANE CLAYTH. Perhaps cloth of 
 Britain, or of Bretagne, or of a town 
 named Barton. 
 
 BARTANYE,Bertanye,s. Britanny. Bel- 
 le nden. 
 
 BARTENYIE. Bartenyie falcones. Ban- 
 natyne^s Journal. Perhaps artillery made 
 in Brittany. 
 
 BARTILL, Brattil, s. Abbrev. of Bar- 
 tholomeic. 
 
 BARTILL-DAY, s. St. Bartholomew's 
 Day in the Roman Catholic Calendar. 
 Aberd. Beq. 
 
 To BARTIR, r. a. To lodge, properly on 
 free quarters. — Teut. barteer-en, exigere 
 mulctam. 
 
 BARTIZAN, Bertisene, s. 1. A battle- 
 ment on the top of a house or castle, or 
 around a spire, S. Statist. Ace. 2. Any 
 kind of fence, as of stone or wood, 
 Meams. — O.Fr. bretcsche, wooden towers 
 used for defence ; Ital. bertesca. 
 
 BASE DANCE, A kind of dance, slow and 
 formal in its motions. Complaynt S. — 
 Fr. basse danse. 
 
 To BASH, r. a. 1. To beat to shreds. 
 Loth. Smash synon. 2. To beat with 
 severe strokes, S.O. 3. To dint or injure 
 by crushing. — Su.G. bas-a, to strike. 
 
 BASH, 5. 1. A blow, S. 2. A dint caused 
 by a blow, Lanarks. S.A. 
 
 To BASH u}>, r. a. To bow or bend the 
 point of an iron instrument inwards. 
 Loth. 
 
 To BASHLE, r. a. V. Bauchle, t. 
 
 BASING, Bassing, s. A bason ; pi. bas- 
 ingi.i. Bellenden. Fr. bassin, id. 
 
 BASIT, ^jari. pa. Apparently humbled ; 
 abased. Bellenden. — O.Fr. abais-er, to 
 humble ; to abase. 
 
 BASK, adj. Very dry. A bask day ; a dry 
 withering day, Dumfr. 
 
BAS 
 
 BAT 
 
 BASNATIS, s. pi. Apparently small 
 bowls or basous ; from Fr. basinctte, a 
 small bason. 
 
 BASNET, s. A helmet. V. Bassanet. 
 
 BA'-SPELL, Ba'-Speil, s, A match at 
 football, Aberd. S.A. V. Bonspel. 
 
 BASS. 1. This term is used in S. for the 
 inner bark of a tree. 2. A mat laid at 
 a door for cleaning the feet ; also, one 
 used for packing bales, S. 3. A table- 
 mat to prevent hot dishes from staining 
 the table. — Teut. bast, cortex. 
 
 B ASS ANA T, Basnet, s. A helmet. Acts 
 Ja.IV. — O.Fr. bachiet, baaeinet, a hat 
 or casque of steel, very light, made in the 
 form of a bason. 
 
 BASSE FEE. Base fee, a term in English 
 law ; " a tenure in fee at the will of the 
 lord, distinguished from Soccage free ten- 
 ure." — " What may be defeated by limi- 
 tation or entry." Cokn. 
 
 BASSEN'D, rtf?}. V. Bawsand. 
 
 B ASSIE, Bassy, Basey, s. A large wooden 
 dish, used for carrying meal from the (fir- 
 nal to the bakeboard ; or for containing 
 the meal designed for immediate use. 
 S.B. Hoss. — Fr. bassin, a bason. 
 
 BASSIE, s. An old horse, Clydes. Loth. 
 V. Bawsand. 
 
 BASSIL, s. A long cannon, or piece of 
 ordnance. Pitscottie. — Abbrev. from Fr. 
 basilic. 
 
 BASSIN, adj. Of or belonging to rushes. 
 DoiKjlas. — Teut. biese, j uncus, scirpus. 
 L.B. basse, a collar for cart-horses made 
 of flags. 
 
 BASSINATjS. Some kind of fish. Bellen- 
 den. 
 
 BASSNYT, adj. White-faced. Gl. S'ibb. 
 V. Bawsand. 
 
 BAST, pref. Beat ; struck. — Su.G. basa, 
 Isl. beysta, to strike. V. Baist, 
 
 BASTAILYIE, s. A bulwark ; a block- 
 house. Bellenden. — Fr. bastille, a fort- 
 ress ; a castle furnished with towers. 
 
 BASTANT,rt(f;. Possessed of ability. Mon- 
 ro's Exped. — Fr. 6astoJi<, what is sufficient. 
 
 BASTARD PYP. Probably a small pipe. 
 " Ane bastard pyj? of fegis and raisiugis." 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BASTIES, Bastish, adj. 1. Coarse, hard, 
 bound; applied to soil. 2. Obstinate, ap- 
 plied to temper, Ayrs. Teut. Isl. bast, 
 cortex, q. covered with bark, having a 
 hard coat on it. Su.G. basta, to bind. 
 
 BASTILE, Bastel, s. A fortress, princi- 
 pally meant for securing prisoners. South 
 of S. Statist. Ace. V. Bastailyie. 
 
 BASTOUN, s. A heavy staff; a baton. 
 Douglas. — Fr. baston, baton, id. 
 
 BAT, s. A staple ; a loop of iron, S. 
 
 BAT, s. A blow on the side of the head. 
 Loth. 
 
 To BAT, T. a. To strike ; to beat, Ettr. 
 For.— O.Goth, batt-a, Aleni. butt-en. Fr. 
 batt-re, id. 
 
 BAT, s. Condition ; as, " About the auld 
 bat," in an ordinary state, Roxb. About 
 a bat, upon a par, Ettr. For. 
 
 BAT, s. A holme ; a river island, Tweedd. 
 V. Ana. 
 
 BATAILL, Battall, s. 1 . Order of battle ; 
 battle array. Barbour. 2. A division of 
 an army ; a battalion. Barbour. 3. It 
 seems to signify military equipment. 
 Barbour. — Fr. bataille, order of battle ; 
 also, a squadron, battalion, or part of an 
 army ; deduced from Germ, batt-en, cae- 
 dere; A.S. beatt-an, id. 
 
 * BATCH, s. A crew ; a gang, properly of 
 those who are viewed as of the same kid- 
 ney or profession. Burns. 
 
 BATCHELOR coal, s. a species of dead 
 coal, which appears white in the fire. 
 Sutherl. V. Gaist, sense 3. 
 
 BATE, Bait, s. A boat. Barbour. — A.S. 
 Alem. Isl. and Su.G. bat; C.B. and Ir. bad, 
 cymba. 
 
 BATHE, Baith, Bayth, Baid, adj. Both, 
 S. Baid is the pron. of Angus. Some 
 of our old writers apply both to more than 
 two persons or things. Wyntomi. — Moes. 
 G. ba, bat, bagoth ; A.S. ba, buta ; Alem. 
 bedia,bedu,beidu; Isl. and Su.G. bade ; 
 Dan. baade ; Germ, beide ; Belg. beyde ; 
 ambo. 
 
 To BATHER, Badder, v. a. To fatigue by 
 ceaseless prating, or by impertinent re- 
 monstrances. Syn. Bother. Heart Mid- 
 Loth. 
 
 BATHER, Badder, s. Plague ; trouble ; 
 prating; applied to a troublesome person. 
 C.B. baldordd, tattle. 
 
 BATHIEjS. Abbrev. ofthe name 5rfAia,S.B. 
 
 BATHIE, s. A booth or hovel ; a summer 
 shealing ; a hunting-seat of boughs, &c. 
 Leg. of Montrose. V. Bothie. 
 
 BATIE, Bawty', s. 1. A name for a dog, 
 without any particular respect to species; 
 generally given, however, to those of a 
 larger size, S. Poems Buchan Dial. 2. 
 Metaph. like E. dog, a term of contempt 
 for a man. 3. A common name for a 
 hare, Roxb. — Perhaps from O.Fr. baud, 
 a white hound; baud-ir, to excite dogs 
 to the chase. 
 
 BATIE, Bawtie, adj. Round and plump; 
 applied either to man or beast, Clydes. 
 Perhaps from A.S, bat-an, inescare, q. to 
 bait well. 
 
 BATIE-BUM, Batie-Bummil,s. A simple- 
 ton ; an inactive fellow. V. Blaitiebum. 
 Maitland P. — From batie, a dog, and 
 him, to make a humming noise. Teut. 
 bommel, a drone. 
 
 BATON, s. The instrument for beating 
 mortar, Aberd. 
 
 BATRONS, s. A name given to the cat. 
 Ayrs. Elsewhere Badrans, Bauthrans, 
 q. V. Picken's Poems. 
 
 BATS,s. pi. l.TheBots; a disease in horses 
 caused by small worms. 2. Ludicrously 
 
BAT 
 
 S8 
 
 BAU 
 
 applied to a bowel complaint, and to the 
 colic in men, S.O. Polwart.—'Heut. holtc, 
 papula, a swelling with many reddish 
 pimples that eat and spread. Swed. bett, 
 pedicull, fi'om bit-a, mordere. 
 
 BATT, s. To keep one at the Batt ; to keep 
 one steady. Hog<fs Winter Tales. — Fr. 
 batte, " the boulster of a saddle," Cotgr. 
 
 BATTALL, s. A battalion. V. Bataill. 
 
 BATTALLINE, .«. Perhaps a projection 
 or kind of rerandalt, of stone. Descr. 
 Chanonry of Aberd. 
 
 BATTALLING, Battelling, s. A battle- 
 ment. Douglas. — Fr. bastille, batUle, tur- 
 riculis fastigiatus. 
 
 BATTALOUSS, ar//. Brave in fight. Col- 
 kelbie Soip. 
 
 BATTAR-AX, s. A battle-ax. Dunbar. 
 — Fr. battre,lt3A.battar-e, to strike ; also, 
 to fight. 
 
 B ATTART, Battard, Batter, «. A small 
 cannon. Inrentories. — Fr. bastarde, " a 
 demie-cannon or demie-culverin ; a smal- 
 ler piece of any kind," Cotgr. 
 
 BATTELL, adj. Rich for pasture. Bcl- 
 lenden. V. I3aittle. 
 
 To BATTER, r. a. 1. To lay a stone so as 
 to make it incline to one side, or to hew 
 it obliquely ; a term used in masonry, S. 
 2. To give a wall, in building it, an in- 
 clination inwards, S. — Fr. battre, to beat. 
 
 BATTER, s. 1 . The slope given to a wall 
 in building, by which it is made narrower 
 from the bottom upwards. 2. Used also 
 to denote an expansion or widening as a 
 wall rises. 
 
 BATTER, s. A species of artillery. V. 
 Battart. 
 
 To BATTER, i;. a. To paste ; to cause one 
 body to adhere to another by means of a 
 viscous substance, S. 
 
 BATTER, s. A glutinous substance, used 
 for producing adhesion ; paste, S. 
 
 BATTICK, J. A piece of firm land be- 
 tween two rivulets, or two branches of 
 the same river, Loth. V. Battock. 
 
 BATTILL-GERS. " Thick, rank, like men 
 in order of battle." Rudd. — This, how- 
 ever, may be the same with baittle, ap- 
 plied to grass that is well stocked. South 
 of S. — Teat, bottcl and bottel-boovi, denote 
 the arbutus, or wild strawberry tree. 
 
 BATTIRT,.t. A small cannon. Invento- 
 ries. V. Battart. 
 
 BATTLE, adj. Thick ; squat ; as, " a 
 battle horse"; otherwise called a punch 
 pony, Buchan. V. Battem,. 
 
 BATTLE of Strae. A bundle of straw. 
 Loth. E. Dottle. 
 
 To BATTLE Strae. To make up straw in 
 small parcels, battles, or E. botth.<. 
 
 BATTOCK, s. A tuft of grass, a spot of 
 gravel, or ground of any kind, surround- 
 ed by water, Selkirks. Gael, bad, a tuft. 
 V. Bat, a holme. 
 
 BATWARD, )!. A boatman ; literally, a 
 
 boatkeeper. Wyntoim. — Isl. bat, cymba, 
 and tard, vigil ; Swed. ward, custodia. 
 
 BAVARD, adj. Worn out ; in a state of 
 bankruptcy. Baiter and baiver-like, are 
 used in S. to signify shabby in dress and 
 appearance. Baillie. V. Bevar. — Fr. 
 bavard, bateur, a driveller ; also, a bab- 
 bler. 
 
 BAVARIE, s. 1. A great-coat. 2. Figu- 
 ratively, a disguise, or what is employed 
 to cover moral turpitude. Dicken's Poems. 
 
 B AUB, s. Beat of drum ; S. riiff. Perhaps 
 of the same origin with E. bob, to strike ; 
 to beat; or allied to Belg. babb-en, garrire, 
 from the quick reiterated strokes, when 
 a roll is beat. 
 
 BAUBLE, s. A short stick, with a head 
 carved at the end of it like s, poupee, or 
 doll, carried by the fools or jesters of for- 
 mer times. Lord Hailes. — Fr. babiole, a 
 toy, a gewgaw. 
 
 BAUCH, Baugh, Baach, {gutt.) adj. 1. 
 Ungrateful to the taste. In this sense 
 ii-avgh is now used, S. Pohcart. 2. Not 
 good ; insufficient in whatever respect, 
 S. ; as, "a baugh tradesman," one who is 
 far from excelliug in his profession. 
 Ramsay. Bauch-shod, a term applied to 
 a horse when his shoes are much worn, S. 
 3. IndiS'erent ; sorry ; not respectable, S. 
 Mamsay. 4. Not slippery. In this sense 
 ice is said to be baiich, when there has 
 been a partial thaw. The opposite is 
 slid or gleg, S. 5. Applied to tools that are 
 turned in the edge ; opposed to Gleg, S.B. 
 6. Abashed ; as, " He lookit unco baugh," 
 he looked much out of countenance, 
 Perths. 7. Backward ; reluctant from 
 timidity, Clydes. 8. Tired ; jaded. 
 South of S. Jacob. Pel. 9. Not thriv- 
 ing ; without animation, Moray. — Isl. 
 bag-ur, reluctans, renuens ; bage, jactura, 
 nocumentum, (offals) ; baga, bardum et 
 insulsum carmen. 
 
 To BAUCHLE, Bachle, r.H. 1. To shamble; 
 to move loosely on the hinder legs, S. 
 2. To walk as those having flat soles, 
 Lanarks. V. i\ a. 
 
 To BAUCHLE, Bawchyll, Bachle, {gutt.) 
 Bashle, v. a. 1. To wrench ; to distort ; 
 to put out of shape ; as, "to banchle shoo7i," 
 to wear shoes in so slovenly a way as to 
 let them fall down in the heels, S. Journ. 
 London. 2. To treat contemptuously ; 
 to vilify. Wallace. 3. To Bauchle a 
 lass, to jilt a young woman, Loth. 
 Bashle may be allied to Fr. bossel-er, to 
 bruise. — Isl. baekell, luxatus, valgus, 
 shambling ; biag-a, violare, whence biag- 
 adr, luxatus, membrorumvaletudiue vio- 
 latus. 
 
 BAUCHLE, Bachel, s. 1. An old shoe, 
 used as a slipper, S. 2. Whatsoever is 
 treated with contempt or disrespect. To 
 7nak a bauchle of anything, to use it so 
 frequently and familiarly, as to show that 
 
BAU 
 
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 BAW 
 
 one lias no respect for it, S. A person set 
 lip as the butt of a company, or a laugh- 
 ing-stock, is said to be made a bauchle 
 of. Ferguson's Pror. 3. A mean, feeble 
 
 BAUCHLES, s. pi. Two pieces of wood, 
 fixed longitudinally one on each side of 
 a cart, without the body, to extend the 
 
 BAUCHLY, adr. Sorrily ; indifferently, 
 S. liamsai/. From Bauch, adj. 
 
 BAUCHLING, s. Taunting ; scornful and 
 contumelious rallying. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 BAUCHNESS, s. Want ; defect of any 
 kind, S. Ibid. 
 
 BAUD, Bawd, s. A baud of whins; a 
 quantity, or bed, of whins growing closely 
 together, covering a considerable space. 
 Loth. Gael, bad, a tuft. 
 
 BAUDRONS, s. A kindly designation for 
 acat, S. Bord.Minstrelsi/. V. Badrans. 
 
 To BAVER, r. «. To shake, Renfr.— Teut. 
 beren, Belg. bee ten, to tremble, beeter, a 
 trembler. 
 
 To BAUF, r. n. To make a clattering 
 noise with the shoes in walking, Dumfr. 
 V. Baff, Beff, to beat, to strike. 
 
 BAUGIE, .«. An ornament ; as, a ring, a 
 bracelet. Douglas. — Teut. fcac/ge, gemma ; 
 ls\.baug-r ; Alem. boug ; A.S. beag ; Fr. 
 bague ; Ital. bagua, annulus. 
 
 BAUK, Bawk, s. a strip of land left un- 
 ploughed, two or tlu-ee feet in breadth, 
 S. Statist. Ace. — A.S. and C.B. bale, 
 Su.G. balk, porca, a ridge of land between 
 two furrows ; Isl. baulkur, lira in agro, 
 vel alia soli eminentia minor. 
 
 To BAUK, r. n. To leave small strips of 
 land not turned up in ploughing, S. 
 
 BAUK, Bawk, s. I. One of the cross-beams 
 in the roof of a house, which support and 
 unite the rafters, S. 2. Bauks in pi. 
 expl. the lofting of a house, Ettr. For. 
 The flat inner roof of a cottage. 3. The 
 beam by which scales are suspended in 
 a balance, S. Teut. balek iraeghe, a bal- 
 ance. We invert the term, making it 
 tteigh-bauks. — Germ, balk; Belg. balck ; 
 Dan. bielke, a beam. 
 
 Bauk-height, Bawk-Height, adv. As 
 high as the bauks or cross-beams of a house 
 or barn, S. 
 
 To Lorp Bauk-Height. To spring as high 
 as the cross-beams in a house, S. The 
 Farmer's Ha', 
 
 To Stenn or Stend Bauk-Height. Same 
 as above, Aberd. 
 
 BAUKIE,?. ThebatjS.B. V.Bak,Backie- 
 
 BIRD. 
 
 BAUKIE, s. A tether-stake, Buchan. V. 
 
 Baikie. 
 To BAUKIE, T. a. To raise a person on 
 
 one's shoulders to any object beyond his 
 
 reach, Ayrs. 
 BAUKIE, .«. The razorbill, or Auk, Alca 
 
 torda, Orkn, Barri/. 
 
 BAUKS A\D BREDS. A beam and boards 
 for weighing bulky articles, as wool, &c., 
 Teviotd. — Dan. and A.S. braede, a board. 
 
 To BAULD the glead. To blow up the fire; 
 to make it bold ; to kindle the glowing 
 coal, Roxb. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 BAULDIE, s. Abbrev. of the name Archi- 
 bald, S. Gentle Shepherd. 
 
 BAULDLIE, a(«i'. Boldly, S. N.Burne. 
 
 BAULDNESS, s. Boldness ; audacity, S. 
 N. Burne. V. Bald, Bauld. 
 
 BAUSY, adj. Big ; strong. Dunbar. — 
 Su.G. basse, yir potens. 
 
 BAVTIE, adj. Guileful, Clydes. Perhaps 
 from Fr. batir, (part. pa. bati,) to frame, 
 to contrive. 
 
 BAUWIE, s. A broad, shallow milk-dish, 
 Roxb. Syn. Bowie. 
 
 BAW, s. The calf of the leg, Galloway. 
 Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 To BAW, r. a. To hush ; to lull, Watson. 
 — Fr. bas, low. V. Balow. 
 
 BAW, s. 1. A ball, used in play, S. Ram- 
 say. 2. Money given to school-boys by 
 a marriage company, to prevent their 
 being maltreated ; as otherwise they claim 
 a right to cut the bride's gown, S. This 
 is the same with Ball money, E. V. 
 Coles. — Corr. from E. bcdl. 
 
 BAWAW, s. An oblique look, implying 
 contempt or scorn, S.B. Hoss. 
 
 BAWAW, s. Used as a ludicrous term for 
 a child, Ettr. For. 
 
 BAWBEE-ROW, s. A halfpenny roll, S. 
 St. Ronan. 
 
 BAWBIE, s. A half-penny. V. Babie. 
 
 BAWBREK, Bawbrick, s. A kneading- 
 trough, or a board used for the same pur- 
 pose in baking bread. Loth. Roxb. — A.S. 
 bacan, or Dan. bager, to bake, and Dan. 
 brikke, a little round table. 
 
 BAWBRIE, ?. A broil ; a great noise ; a 
 gipsy term, Roxb. 
 
 BAWBURD, Bawbret, s. The baking.- 
 board. V. Bawbrek. — A.S. bacan, to 
 bake, and bord, a table. V. Burd. 
 
 BAWBURD, s. The larboard, or the left 
 side of a ship. Douglas. — Fr. bas-bord ; 
 Isl. bagborda, id. 
 
 BAWD, s. A hare, Aberd. Poems Buchan 
 Dial. — A.S. Ir. and Gael. 7niol denotes a 
 beast of whatever kind ; miol bhuide, or 
 boide, is a hare ; also patas. 
 
 BAWD-BREE, s. Hare-soup, Aberd. 
 
 BAWDEKYN, .<'. Cloth of gold.— Fr. bal- 
 dachin, baldaquin, baudequin, L.B. balda- 
 chinum, tissue de fil d'or. 
 
 BAWGIE, s. The great black and white 
 gull. Shetl. Edmonstone. 
 
 To BAWME, T. a. 1. To embalm. Tr.em- 
 baum-er. Wyntown. 2. To cherish ; to 
 warm. Douglas. 
 
 BAWSAND, Bassand, Bawsint, adj. 1. 
 Having a white spot on the forehead or 
 face ; a term applied to a horse, cow, &c., 
 S. Douglas. 2. It seems to be used as 
 
BAW 
 
 40 
 
 BEA 
 
 equivalent to bridled or streaked, S.A. 
 3finstrehy Bord. Hence, it would seem, 
 lassie, an old horse, S. — Fr. halzan, hal- 
 san, a horse that has a white mark on 
 the feet ; deduced from Ital. halzano, and 
 this from Lat. hal-ius, a horse that has a 
 white mark either on the forehead or feet. 
 Germ, blaesse, Su.G. blaes, a white mark 
 on the forehead of a horse. Hence, per- 
 haps, E. blazon, and blaze. 
 
 BAWSY-BROWN, s. A hobgoblin ; viewed 
 as the same with Robin Goodfellow of 
 England, and Brownie of S. Bannatyne 
 Poems. — Perhaps from Su.G. basse, vir 
 potens, V. Bausy ; or base, spectrum, and 
 brun, fuscus, q. the strong goblin of a 
 brown appearance. 
 
 BAXTER, s. A baker, S. V. Bakster. 
 JRamsay. 
 
 BAZED, Based, Bxsii,part. pa. Confused ; 
 stupid ; stupified ; synon. dased. Wat- 
 son's Coll. Maitland Poems. — Teut. baes- 
 en, delirare ; Belg. hyse, hysen, turbatus ; 
 Su.G. bes-a denotes the state of animals 
 so stung by insects, that they are driven 
 hither and thither ; Fr. bez-er, id. 
 
 BE, prep. 1. By ; as denoting the cause, 
 agent, or instrument, S. Barbour. 2. 
 Towards, in composition ; as, be-east, to- 
 wards the east ; be-icest, towards the west, 
 
 5. Wynioicn. 3. Of, concerning ; as, 
 be the, concerning thee. Wallace. 4. 
 By the time that. Diallog. 5. During, 
 expressive of the lapse of time. Keith. 
 
 6. Without the aid of ; besides. 7. From. 
 8. In comparison with ; compared with ; 
 V. Beis. 9. Than, Roxb. This field is 
 bigger be that. — A.S. be, per, de, circa. 
 Be than, by that time. 
 
 liE, part.pa. Been. Doiujlas. 
 
 To BE, v. subst. Used in the same sense 
 with Let, or Let be ; not to mention ; not 
 to speak of; to except, S. 
 
 To BE Wr, r. rt. To tolerate ; to bear 
 with, S.B. ; applied both to persons and 
 things. 
 
 BEAD. To make a bead ; said when a ring 
 of people is hastily formed on any hur- 
 ried or important business, S. 
 
 BEAD, s. A cant term for a glass of spirits 
 in Upp. Lanarks. ; also in Edinburgh. 
 
 BEADHOUSE, s. An alms-house, S.B. V. 
 Bede ; or under Bedis. 
 
 » BEAGLE, s. 1. Abumbailiff. Siller Gun. 
 2. " A pretty bea</le," one having an odd 
 appearance from being bespattered with 
 mud, &c., Teviotd. 
 
 BEAL, s. An opening between hills ; a 
 narrow pass. Le;^. Montrose. — Ir. and 
 Gael, beal, the mouth. 
 
 To BEAL, r. n. To suppurate. V. Beil. 
 
 To BEAM, Bein, r. a. To beam the pot ; 
 to warm or season the tea-pot before put- 
 ting in the tea. — Fr. bait/n-ir, to moisten, 
 to wash. 
 
 BEAMFULT, adj. Indulged, Aberd.— Isl. 
 
 beima, domus, anxdfylla, implere ; full of 
 home. 
 
 BEAM-SHIN'D, adj. Having the shin- 
 bone rising with a sort of curve, S. 
 
 BEAN, a(7/. Comfortable; snug. V. Bene. 
 
 BEAND, ^x<rf. /)/•. Being. A.S.beond,ex- 
 istens, part. pr. of beon, to be. Bellenden. 
 
 BEANSHAW. V. Benshaw. 
 
 BEAN-SW AUP, s. 1. The hull of a bean. 
 2. Anything of no value or strength. 
 Perils of Man, 
 
 To BEAR, Ber, Bere, r. a. To bear on 
 hand, to afiirm, to relate. Wyntown. — 
 To bear upon, to restrain one's self, S.B. 
 Ross. To bear hand to, to support ; to 
 lend assistance to. Bruce. Bear a hand, 
 lend your aid, give your help. 
 
 BEAR, Bere, s. Barley, having four rows 
 of grains, S. Hordeum vulgare, Linn. 
 Wyntoicn. — A.S. bere, Moes.G. bar, hor- 
 deum. 
 
 BEAR-CURN, s. A sort of hand-mill, Fife, 
 used instead of the Bear-stane. V. CuRX,r. 
 
 BEAR-FEYS, s. Land appropriated to 
 raising barley, Galloway. 
 
 BEAR-LAND. Land appropriated for a 
 crop of barley, S. J'o (/o through the bear 
 land vith one, to tell him all the grounds 
 of umbrage at his conduct; to pluck a crow 
 with him, S. 
 
 BEAR-LAYE, Bear-Leave, s. Ground the 
 first year after it has been cropped with 
 bear, Lanarks. Apparently, ground left 
 by bear. — A.S. laf, laef, reliquiae. 
 
 BEAR-MEAL-RAIK, s. A fruitless er- 
 rand. Perhaps originating from the dis- 
 appointment of one who goes out in quest 
 of oatmeal, and is obliged to be satisfied 
 with barley-meal, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 BEAR-MEAL-WIFE, s. A woman who 
 cannot pay her debt, Ang. 
 
 BEAR-MELL, s. A mallet for beating 
 the hulls off barley. V. Kxockin-Mell. 
 
 BEAR-PUNDLAR, s. An instrument for 
 weighing barley, Orkn. V. Lesh-Pund. 
 
 BEAR-ROOT, Beer-Root, s. The first 
 crop after bear or barley. Agr. Surr. 
 Banfs. 
 
 BEAR-SEED, Beer-Seed, Beir-Seeo, s. 
 1. Barley or big, S. 2. The labour ap- 
 propriated to the raising of barley. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 3. The season for sowing bar- 
 ley. V. Beir-Seid. 
 
 BEAR-SEED-BIRD, .«. The yellow wag- 
 tail, Motacilla flava, Linn. ; Loth. Roxb. 
 
 BEAR-STANE, s. A hollow stone anciently 
 used for removing the husks of bear or 
 barley, S. 
 
 BEARANCE, s. Toleration, S. J. Nicol. 
 
 * BEARD, s. Credulous people believe that 
 if a female child is baptized immediately 
 before a boy, she will certainly carry off 
 the beard which of right belongs to him, 
 S. Hence parents like to know the sexes 
 of the infants, that they may be presented 
 in due order. 
 
BEA 
 
 41 
 
 BED 
 
 BEARDIE.s. The three-spiued stickle- 
 back ; a loach, S., called Beardle from 
 the six small fibres or beards on its upper 
 mandible. 
 
 BEARDIE-LOWIE, s. The same as above, 
 Roxb. 
 
 To BEARGE, r. v. To persist inclamovons 
 repetition though disregarded. GL Sure. 
 Nairn. 
 
 BEARIS BEFOR, Ancestors. Wallace. 
 A translation of Lat. antecessores. 
 
 BEAR-TREE,s. Perhaps a spoke used for 
 carrying the dead to the place of inter- 
 ment. Belr-tree, however, signifies the 
 bier itself, Aberd. 
 
 To BEAST, r. a. To vanquish. V. Baist. 
 
 BEAST, s. To Put the Beast on one's self, 
 to take shame to one's self. This, per- 
 haps, refers to the person called the baist, 
 who submits to be struck in the games of 
 children. 
 
 * BEAST, s. ] . Any living creature in S. 
 save man. 2. A horse, by way of eminence, 
 is called the beast. 
 
 BEASTIE, s. A diminutive from Beast ; 
 generally used as expressive of affection 
 or sympathy, S. Burns. 
 
 BEAT, s. A stroke, a blow, a contusion, 
 S.B. Apparently the same with Byt, used 
 in this sense by Douglas. 
 
 BEAT OF LINT, s. A sheaf of flax made 
 up for the mill. V. Beet. 
 
 BEAT-THE-BADGER, s. An old game 
 used in Fife ; perhaps Bannet-fire, q. v. 
 
 BEATTIE, s. Abbreviation of the female 
 name Beatrix. It is differently sounded 
 from Betty, which is used for Elizabeth. 
 
 7'o BEB, r. n. To drink immoderately; to 
 swill ; to be addicted to intoxicating 
 liquor, Ettr. For. E. to bib. 
 
 To BEBBLE, r. a. 1. To swallow any li- 
 quid in small, but frequent draughts ; 
 whether the liquor be intoxicating or not, 
 S. 2. To Tipple, r. n. " He's ay beb- 
 hling and drinking " ; he is much given 
 to tippling, S. It seems to be formed 
 from Lat. bibere to drink, in the same 
 manner as bibulus, soaking, drinking, or 
 taking it wet. 
 
 To BECHLE, {,jutt.) r. n. To cough, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 BECHLE, s. A settled cough, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 BECUT, part. pa. Tied; Gl. Rudd. Germ. 
 bie<j-en, flectere, is probably the origin. 
 
 BECK, s. Probably a brook or rivulet. 
 Sir A. Balfour's Lett. — A.S. becc, Su.G. 
 baeck, Tent, beke, rivus. 
 
 To BECK, Bek, r. n. 1. To make obei- 
 sance, to cringe, S. Bannatyne Poems. 2, 
 To curtsy ; as restricted to the obeisance 
 made by a woman, and contradistin- 
 guished from bowing. — Isl. beig-a, Germ. 
 hieg-en, to bow. 
 
 BECK, Bek, s. A curtsy, S. Maitland 
 Poems. 
 
 BECKIE, s. Abbreviation of Jlebecca, S. 
 
 BECK LET, s. An under- waistcoat, or flan- 
 nel shirt. V. Baiklet. 
 
 BED, pret. Abode. Poems \6th Century. 
 A.S. bad, tarried, from bid-an. 
 
 BED. A woman, when she has born a 
 child, is said to get her bed, Loth. 
 
 To BED, V. a. To supply a horse or cow 
 with litter, S. 
 
 BEDDING of a horse, s. Litter, S. 
 
 * BED,;}. In Scotland it is deemed unlucky 
 by many, in making a bed, to leave their 
 work before it be finished. The least evil 
 that can be looked for, is that the person 
 for whom it is made will sleep none that 
 night. It is hence accounted a sufficient 
 reason, that they were making a bed, for 
 servants not answering the bell or a call 
 given in any way whatever. 
 
 BED-EVIL, s. Sickness, or indisposition, 
 which confines the patient to bed. Bal- 
 four's Pract. From A.S. bed, lectus, and 
 yfel, malum. V. Bed-seik. 
 
 BEDFALLOW, s. Used as equivalent to 
 spouse or wife. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 BED-LARE, s. Cheld bed lare, childbed. 
 Act.Dom. Cone. 
 
 BED-LARE, adj. Bedrid; confined to bed. 
 This is an inversion of A.S. leger-bedd, 
 " a bed or couch," also, " a sick man's bed, 
 a deathbed." Leger, a bed, is, however, 
 more commonly transferred to the cause 
 of recumbency; denoting sickness, dis- 
 ease, &c. 
 
 BED-PLADES, s. pi. Blankets.— Gael. 
 plaide, a blanket. 
 
 BED-SEIK, adj. Confined to bed by in- 
 disposition. Balfour's Pract. — A.S. seoc, 
 sick, occurs in various composite terms ; 
 as deofol-seoc, demoniacus, i. e. devil-sick ; 
 moneth-seoc, lunaticus, month-sick ; fylle- 
 seoc, epilepticus, or having the falling 
 sickness, V. Bed-Evil. 
 
 BEDDY, adj. Expressive of a quality in 
 greyhounds ; the sense uncertain. Wat- 
 son's Coll. It may signify, attentive to 
 the cry of the huntsman. Fr. baude, 
 " a cry as of hounds, Breton ;" Cotgr. It 
 may, however, be the same word which 
 occurs in the S. Prov. ; " Breeding wives 
 are ay bed die ;" Kelly, p. 75. "Cove- 
 tous of some silly things," N. In this 
 sense it is probably allied to Isl. beid-a, 
 A.S.bidd-an, Moes. G. bid-jan,'Be]g. bidd- 
 en, to ask, to supplicate, to solicit, 
 
 BEDE, pret. Offered ; from the v. Bid. 
 Sir Gauxm and Sir Ged. Chaucer uses 
 the V. Bede as signifying to offer. — A.S. 
 baed, obtulit, from beodan. 
 
 BEDE-HOUSE, Bead-House, s. A term 
 used for an alms-house, S.B. Statist. Ace. 
 
 BEDE-MAN, Beidman, s. 1. A person who 
 resides in a bede-house, or is supported 
 from the funds appropriated for this pur- 
 pose, S. Statist. Ace. 2. In the Court 
 of Exchequer, this term is used to denote 
 one of that class of paupers who enjoy the 
 
BED 
 
 42 
 
 BEE 
 
 royal bounty. Each of these beidmen, 
 annually, on his Majesty's birth-day, re- 
 ceives a blue great-coat, or ijoicn, as it is 
 denominated, (whence they are vulgarly 
 called Blue-(/oivns,) with a badge, which 
 marks their privilege of begging ; and at 
 the same time, a loaf of bread, a bottle of 
 ale, a leathern purse, and in it a penny 
 for every year of the king's life. Every 
 birth-day, another beidman is added to 
 the number, as a penny is added to the 
 salary of each of tliem. The designation 
 has originated from some religious foun- 
 dation, in times of popery. Bedman 
 occurs in O.E. V. Assoilyie, sense 3. 
 The origin is A.S. head, a prayer. Hence, 
 says Verstegan, the name of Beads, " they 
 being made to pray on, and Beadsman.'" 
 
 3EDELUIN, part. pa. Buried, hid under 
 ground. I)ou<jlas. — A.S. hedeJfen, sepul- 
 tus, iufossus ; bedelf-an, circumfodere. 
 
 iEDENE, By Dene, adv. 1. Quickly, 
 forthwith. Barbour. 2. It seems also 
 to signify, besides, moreover, in addition, 
 as respecting persons. Gawan and Gol. 
 3. It undoubtedly signifies, in succession, 
 or " one after another." Gaican and Gol. 
 — As beli/ve, very similar in sense, is un- 
 doubtedly the imperat. of belif-an, q. 
 wait, stay ; bedeen may have been formed 
 in the same manner, from Germ, bedien- 
 en, to serve, to obey. 
 
 3EDYIT, part. pa. Dipped. Dotu/las. — 
 A.S. deag-an, tingere. 
 
 ^0 BEDINK, r. a. To dress out trimly, 
 Roxb. V. Di.NK, Denk. 
 
 iEDIS, s. pi. Prayers. King's Quair. 
 Germ, bed-en ; Germ, ge-bet, prayer. 
 — Hence O.E. bidde, and the phrase, to 
 bidde prayers, to ask, to solicit them. 
 
 JEDOYF, part. pa. Besmeared, fouled. 
 Douglas. — Su.G. doft, dupt, pulvis ; or 
 A.S. bedof-en, suhmersns, dipped. 
 
 JEDOWIN, part. pa. Douglas.— Undd. 
 expl. bedoiryne, besmeared, deriving it 
 from Belg. bedawwen, to bedew, or 
 sprinkle. 
 
 BEDRAL, ?. A beadle ; a sexton. Guy 
 Mannering. V. Betherel. 
 
 3EDRAL, s. A person who is bedrid. V. 
 Orpiielin. 
 
 3EDREL, adj. Bedrid, Galloway. Dou- 
 glas. — Corr. perhaps from A.S. bedrida, 
 id. ; Teut. bedder, clinicus, Germ, bed- 
 re ise. 
 
 3EDRITE, r. a. To befoul with ordure. 
 Kelh/. 
 
 3EDRITTEX, Bedirten, ^^art. ;).y. De- 
 filed with excrement, S. Erenireen. 
 
 3EDS, .S-. The Ilop-Scotck, or Pallall, a 
 game of children ; sometimes also called 
 the Squares. In Aberd. the spaces 
 marked out are circular. 
 
 3EDSHANK, s. Buttermilk ; sour dooch; 
 Loth. 
 
 iEDUNDER'D, part. pa. Stupified, con- 
 
 founded, S. q. having the ear deafened by 
 noise. — Su.G. dundr-a, Belg. donder-en, 
 tonare, to thunder. 
 
 BEE, s. The hollow between the ribs and 
 hip-bone of a horse, S.B. Perhaps from 
 A.S. h'lge, hyge, flexus, angulus, sinus ; 
 big-an, byg-ean, flectere, curvare. 
 
 BEE, s. A hoop or ring of metal, put round 
 the handle of anything iuto which a tine 
 or prong is inserted, to prevent its twist- 
 ing asunder. — A.S. beak, beh, beage, an- 
 uulus. From A.S. 6i(;a«, to bend. 
 
 BEE. To hae a Bee in one's bonnet, to be 
 hairbrained, S. St. Ronan. 
 
 BEE-HEADIT, adj. Hairbrained ; un- 
 settled, S. ; synou. Cat-wittit. 
 
 BEE-ALE, s. A species of beer, or rather 
 mead, made from the refuse of honey, 
 S.B. This in Clydes. is called sicats. 
 
 BEE-BREAD, s. The substance provided 
 for the sustentation of young bees till they 
 are able to go abroad. Maxwell's Bee- 
 master. — A.S. heo-hread is by Lye rendered 
 honey-comb, perhaps improperly. 
 
 BEE-SCAP, s. Bee-hive, S. Steam-Boat. 
 V. Skep. 
 
 BE-EAST, Towards the East. V. BE,prep. 
 
 BEED, s. Delay; ior baid or bade ; Aberd. 
 pronunciation. 
 
 To BEEK, V. n. To bathe, Roxb.— A.S. 
 becc, Su.G. baeck, Isl. beckr,vlYus. 
 
 BEELDE, Beld, s. " Properly an image. — 
 Model of perfection or imitation." GI. 
 Wynt. Wyntown. — A.S. bilitk, bild, Belg. 
 beeld, beld, Sw. bild, imago. 
 
 BEEN, T. subst. 1st pers. pi. Are. We been, 
 we are. Adam o' Gordon. 
 
 To BEENE, r. n. To make the staves of 
 of a vessel, when they have shrunk, swell 
 by steeping. — Su.G. hulna, to swell, 
 whence S. bolnit. Aberd. pronunciation 
 beenit. V. Boldin. 
 
 To BEENGE, Bynge, t. a. To cringe, in 
 the way of making much obeisance, S. V. 
 Beck. Ferguson. — This is undoubtedly 
 from A.S. bens-ian, also written hoens-ian, 
 to ask as a suppliant ; suppliciter petere, 
 orare ; bensiende supplicans. 
 
 BEENJIN, improperly written, is expl. 
 " fawning." J. Nicol. 
 
 BEENIE, j;. Abbreviation of the name 
 Bobina, S. 
 
 BEES. "His head is in the bees;" he is 
 confused, stupified, or light-headed. V. 
 Beis. 
 
 To BEET, V. a. To help, &c. V. Beit. 
 
 BEET, Beat of lint, s. A sheaf or bundle 
 of flax as made up for the mill, S. The 
 strick is far smaller. — Allied, perhaps, to 
 Su.G. bylte, a bundle ; or rather to bit-a, 
 to bind up. 
 
 To BEET lint. To tie up flax in sheaves, S. 
 
 BEETINBAND, .<;. The strap which binds 
 a bundle of flax, Avrs. 
 
 To BEETLE, r. a. To beat with a heavy 
 mallet, S. MaxtreU's Sel, Trans. 
 
BEE 
 
 BEH 
 
 BEETRAW, BeetriEjS. The rod beet ; a 
 root containing much saccharine matter, 
 2Ia.viceir$ Si'l. Trans. Corr. from E. beet- 
 rare, id. Fr. bete, beet, and rare, a radish. 
 BEETS, s. pi. Boots, Aberdeen pron. 
 BEEVIT, part. pa. Perhaps, installed as 
 a knight. Gawan and Gol. — A.S. befeht, 
 cinctus, girded. Somn. V. Falow. 
 2'o BEFF, Baff, r. a. To beat; to strike, 
 S. Beft, beaten, pret. and ^jar?. pa. 
 Douglas. — It is used more simply as re- 
 ferring to the act of beating with strokes; 
 applied to metal. Douijlas. 
 Doux BEFTjSignifies beat down, overthrown. 
 BEFF, Baff, 5. A stroke. V. Baff. 
 To BEFLUM, r. a. To befool by cajoling 
 language, conveying the same idea with 
 the E. r. to s/ui«i. Wacerlcif. V. Bleflum. 
 BEFLUM, 4!. Idle, nonsensical, or cajoling 
 
 talk, S. 
 BEFORN, prep. Before. Wallace. It 
 occurs also in O.E. R. Bruune. — A.S. 
 beforan, ante, coram. 
 BEFOROUTH, adv. Before; formerly. 
 
 Barbour. V. Forowth. 
 BEFT, part. pa. Beaten. V. Beff. 
 BEGANE, part. pa. Covered. Gold he- 
 (jane, overlaid with gold. Douglas. — • 
 Aurea tecta, Virg. According to Rudd. 
 q. gone orer. Chaucer uses the phrase, 
 With gold begon, Rom. Rose, 9-13, 
 " Painted over with gold," Tyrwh. 
 BEGAIRIES, i?. pi. Stripes or slips of 
 cloth sewed on garments, by way of or- 
 nament, such as are now worn in liveries; 
 pessments, S. synon. Acts Ja. VI. 
 To BEGARIE, r. a. 1. To variegate ; to 
 deck with various colours. Lyndsay. 
 2. To stripe ; to variegate with lines of 
 various colours ; to streak. Begaryit, 
 striped, part. pa. Douglas. 3. To be- 
 smear ; to bedaub ; to bespatter. " S. 
 6e<7ari€(/,bedirted." Rudd. vo. Laggerit. 
 Lyndsay. — This r. has an evident affinity 
 to our Gair, gare, a stripe of cloth, and 
 Gaired, gairy, q. v. The word is imme- 
 diately allied to Fr. begarr-er, to diver- 
 sifv; beqarri, of sundry colours, mingled. 
 To BEGJECK, Begaik, Begeik, t. a. To 
 deceive ; particularly by playing the jilt, 
 S.B. Dunbar. — Teut. gheck-en, deridere, 
 ludibrio habere; Belg. beguyg-en,\]l\i.Aere. 
 V. Geck. 
 BEGEIK, Begink, Begcxk, s. LA trick, 
 or illusion, which exposes one to ridicule, 
 S. Ramsay. 2. It often denotes the 
 act of jilting one in love ; applied either 
 to a male, or to a female, S. Begelk is 
 the more common term, S.B. Morison. 
 BEGES, Begess, «(7r. By chance ; at 
 random. Erergreen. — From be, by, and 
 gess, guess ; Belg. gh isse. 
 BEGG, .«. Barley, Dumfr. Evidently the 
 same as Bhg, Cumberl. — Dan. byg, Isl. 
 fei/w, hordeum. 
 BEGGAR-MY-NEIGHBOUR, ?. A game 
 
 at cards, similar to that of Catch-JIon- 
 ours,S. 
 
 BEGGAR'S-BROWN, s. Scotch snuff; 
 that light-brown snuflf which is made of 
 the tobacco stems. 
 
 BEGGER-BOLTS, s. pi. « A sort of darts 
 or missile weapons. The word is used 
 by James VI. in his Battle of Lepanto, 
 to denote the weapons of the forceats, or 
 galley-slaves." Gl. Sibb. Hudson writes 
 beggers^ bolts. A friend in Warwickshire 
 says, " They were merely stones. We 
 call them Beggars' Bullets in the same 
 ludicrous sense." The word may have 
 originated from contempt of the persons 
 who used these arms, q. bolts of beggars. 
 
 BEGOYT, adj. Foolish ; as, " nasty begoyt 
 creature," BanfiFs. — Fr. bigaiit, an ass or 
 fool. 
 
 To BEGOUK, T. a. To jilt in courtship ; 
 to slight a woman, Peebles. 
 
 BEGOUK, Begowk, s. The act of jilting. 
 Sa.ron and Gael. Synon.' with Begeik, 
 sense 2. Perhaps from guych-en, ridere. 
 
 BEGOUTH, Begoude,j!J)y'<.' Began. Wyn- 
 town. Begoud is now commonly used, S. — 
 A.S. gynn-an, beginn-an, seem to have 
 had their pret. formed like eode, from 
 gau, ire ; Beg in nan, begeode. 
 
 BEGRAUIN, }xirt. pa. Buried ; interred. 
 Douglas. — A.S. graf-an, fodere; Teut. be- 
 graren, sepelire. 
 
 BEGRETTE, pret. Saluted. Douglas.— 
 A.S. gret-an ; Belg. be-groet-en, salutare. 
 
 To BEGRUDGE, r. a. To regret ; to 
 grudge, S. Perhaps from C.B. gru-gn-acJi, 
 to murmur, to grumble ; or O.S. grae- 
 tan, accusare. 
 
 BEGRUTTEN, part. pa. Having the face 
 disfigured with weeping, S. — Sw. begrat- 
 ande, bewailing. V. Greit. 
 
 BEGUILE, s. A deception; a trick; the 
 slip ; sometimes a disappointment, S. 
 Ruth. Lett. Ross. 
 
 * To BEGUILE, r. a. 1. To bring into 
 error; to cause to mistake; as, " I 'm saer 
 beguUed," I have fallen into a great mis- 
 take, S. 2. To disappoint, S. Spaldinr/. 
 
 To BEGUNK, r. a. 1. To cheat; to deceive, 
 S. 2. To baulk ; to get the better of, Roxb. 
 
 BEGUNK, 5. An illusion; a trick. Warer- 
 ley. V. Begeck, t. 
 
 BEGUNKIT,^art. adj. Cheated, Clydes. 
 V. Begeck. 
 
 BEGUNNYN, part. pa. Begun.— A.S. 
 begunnen, coeptus, inceptus. 
 
 BEHAD, pret. Demeaned, held, behaved, 
 Bellenden. Perhaps from A.S. hehald-an, 
 cavere, custodire ; or from behaefd, pret. 
 of A.S. behabb-an, continere ; comp. of be 
 and habb-an, habere. 
 
 To BEHALD, Behaud, Behad, Behold, 
 r. a. 1. To behold, S. Wyntoirn. 2. To 
 have respect to ; to view with favour or 
 partiality. Douglas. Spectat,Viig. A.S. 
 beheald-an, 3. To wait; to delay; q. to 
 
BEH 
 
 44 
 
 BEl 
 
 look on for a while, S. ; used both as an 
 active, and as a neuter verb. jRoss. 4. 
 To permit. 5. To connive at ; to take 
 no notice of. Spahlimj. G. To view with 
 an eye of watchfulness, scrutiny, or jeal- 
 ousy. 7. To warrant ; to become bound, 
 as, " I'll behad he'll do it." 
 
 Behold occurs in the same sense. Baillie. 
 
 BEHAND, c<rfr. To come weel behaiul ; to 
 manage handsomely. Perils of Man. 
 
 BEHAUYNGIS, s. pi. Manners ; deport- 
 ment. Bellenden. — Mores, Boeth. V. 
 Havingis. 
 
 2'o BEHECHT, v. n. To promise. Douglas. 
 — Chaucer, 6eAe<e; A.S. hehaet-an,iA.; R. 
 Glouc. behet ; R. Brunne, be-hette, pro- 
 mised. 
 
 BEHECHT, Behest, Behete, s. 1. Pro- 
 mise. Bellenden. 2. Engagement; cove- 
 nant. 3. Command. Dou(jlas. — Chaucer, 
 beheste, id. 
 
 * BEHIND, adv. Denoting the non-requital 
 of a benefit, or neglect of an obligation ; 
 having 7cith after it, and nearly equiva- 
 lent to E. behindhand, s. He was never 
 behind with any that put their trust in 
 him. Walker's Life of Peden. V. Ahind. 
 
 BEHO, BoHO, s. A laughing-stock. " To 
 mak a boho " of anything, to hold it up 
 to ridicule, S.B. — Alem. huohe, ludibrium. 
 
 To BEHUFE, r. n. To be dependent on. 
 Douglas. — A.S. behof-ian; Belg. behoec-en, 
 to stand in need of, egere, opus habere. 
 
 BEHUYD,^jre^ Behoved. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BEHUIS. Behovest or behoves. 
 
 BEJAN CLASS. A designation given to 
 the Greek class in the Universities of St. 
 Andrews and Aberdeen ; as, till of late, in 
 that of Edinburgh. Hence, the students 
 in this class are denominated Bejans. It 
 is also written Bajan. — Fr. bejaune, a 
 novice ; an apprentice ; a young beginner 
 in any science, art, or trade. Cotgr. de- 
 rives bejaune from bee jaulne, literally a 
 yellow beak or bill. Du Cange observes 
 that L.B. bejaunus signifies a young scho- 
 lar of any university, and bejaunium the 
 festivity that is held on his arrival. The 
 term is thus very emphatic, being prima- 
 rily used in relation to a bird newly 
 hatched,whose beak is of a deep yellow. 
 — This is also written Bajan. 
 
 Bajan, a. One belonging to the Bajan 
 Class. Craufurd's Hist. Unir. Edin. 
 
 Semibajan Class. Apparently the Humanity 
 Class. Crcuifurd's Hist. Unir. Edin. 
 
 To BEJAN, r. a. When a new shearer 
 comes to a harvest-field, he is initiated 
 by being lifted by the arms and legs, and 
 struck down on a stone on his buttocks, 
 Fife. This custom has probably had its 
 origin in some of our universities. It is 
 sometimes called Horsinij. 
 
 BEYIT, yret. Built, ylberd. Peg.~A.S. 
 bycg-an, to build ; or by-an, to inhabit, 
 whence bye, a habitation, Su.G. by, id. 
 
 BEIK, s. A hive of bees. V. Byke. 
 
 To BEIK, Beke, Beek, r. a. and n. 1. To 
 bask, S. Barbour. 2. To warm ; to com- 
 municate heat to. Pamsay. 3. It is often 
 used in a neuter sense, S. Ywaine. 4. To 
 diffuse heat ; used to denote the genial 
 influence of the rays of the sun. Picken's 
 Poe)ns. — Belg. baeker-en is used in the 
 same sense ; baeker-en een kindt, to warm 
 a child. We say. To beik in the sun ; so, 
 Belg. baeker-en in de sonne. But our 
 word is more immediately allied to the 
 Scandinavian dialects ; Su.G. bak-a, to 
 warm. 
 
 BEIK, Beek, s. 1. The act of basking in 
 the sun, or at the fire, S. 2. That which 
 communicates heat, S.O. Picken's Poems. 
 
 BEIK, adj. Warm. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 BEIK, s. 1. This word, primarily signifying 
 the beak or bill of a fowl, is " sometimes 
 used for a man's mouth, by way of con- 
 tempt." Rudd. Douglas. 2. It is used, 
 as a cant word, for a person ; " an auld 
 beik," " a queer beik," &c., S. 3. Perhaps 
 at times used for beach. — Belg. biek, Fr. 
 bee, rostrum. It may be observed, that 
 the latter is metaph. applied to a person. 
 V. Bejan. 
 
 BEIKAT, s. A male salmon. V. Bykat. 
 
 To BEIL, Beal, v. n. 1. To suppurate, S. 
 Maitland Poems. 2. To swell or rankle 
 with pain, or remorse ; metaph. applied 
 to the mind, S.B. Ross. Wodrov. — Belg. 
 buyl-en, protuberare ? Ihre derives Su.G. 
 bold, a boil, from Isl. bolg-a, intumescere. 
 
 BEILIN, s. A suppuration, S. 
 
 BEILD, Bield,.<!. 1. Shelter ; refuge ; pro- 
 tection, S. Gawan and Gol. — "Every 
 man bows to the bush he gets bield frae," 
 S. ProT. Every man pays court to him 
 who gives him protection. 2. Support ; 
 stay ; means of sustenance, S. Douglas. 
 3. A place of shelter ; hence, applied to 
 a house, a habitation, S. Morison. 4. 
 The shelter found in going to leeward. 
 In the beild of the dyke, on the side of the 
 wall that is free from the blast, S. 5. One 
 who acts as a guardian or protector, S. 
 — A.Bor. beild, id. 
 
 Strait Beilds. A shelter formed by a steep 
 hill, Peebles. 
 
 Beilding also occurs where it seems doubt- 
 ful whether buildings or shelter be meant. 
 Gateau and Gol. — Isl. baele denotes both 
 a bed or couch, and a cave, a lurking- 
 place ; cubile, spelunca. It is highly 
 probable that baele is radically the same 
 with Isl. boele, domicilium, habitatio ; from 
 bo, to build, to inhabit. 
 
 To BEILD, r. a. 1. To protect ; to shel- 
 ter. Monastery. To supply; to support. 
 Wallace. 2. In one passage it seems to 
 signify, to take refuge, in a neuter sense. 
 Ga^can and Gol. — This verb, it would 
 seem, has been formed from the noun, q.v., 
 or has a common origin with Isl. bael-a, 
 
BE I 
 
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 BEK 
 
 used to denote the act of causing cattle 
 to lie dowu. 
 
 BEILDY, rt(//. 1. Affording shelter. Ram- 
 sat/. 2. Well-sheltered ; enjoying shel- 
 ter. W(xri'r/vi/. 
 
 BEILD, adj. Bold. HouIatc.—A.S. heaM, 
 id. A.S. Alem. hclde, audacia. 
 
 BEILED. An ancient sea-faring term ; 
 perhaps moored, and for E. hdayed. 
 
 To BEILL, r.a. To give pain or trouble to; 
 as, " I'll no beill my head about it," Lan- 
 arks. 
 
 BEILL, .t. Perhaps sorrow, care; q. 6a (7/. 
 Baniiati/iie Poems. 
 
 BE IN, s. Bone, Ang. One is said to be 
 awfrae the bcin, all from the bone, when 
 proud, elevated, or highly pleased ; in 
 allusion, as would seem, to the fleshy parts 
 rising from the bone when the body is 
 swollen. 
 
 BEIN, Beyne, adj. Wealthy. Beinlier, 
 comjiaratire. V. Bene. 
 
 To BEIN the pot. V. Beam, r. 
 
 To BEIN, r. a. To render comfortable. A 
 house is said to be bein'd when thoroughly 
 dried, Roxb. V. under BE^E,adj. sense 2. 
 
 BEINLIKE, BiENLiKE, adj. Having the 
 appearance of abundance ; creditable in 
 appearance. Gl. Siller Gun. 
 
 BIENNESS, s. Snugness in temporal cir- 
 cumstances; moderate wealth; comfort, S. 
 V. under Bene. 
 
 * BEING, Be'in, s. Means of sustenance ; as, 
 " He has nae hein'' ava," he has no visible 
 means of support, Fife. 
 
 BEING, BiNG, s. The beach of the sea- 
 shore, Mearns. 
 
 BEIR, Bere, Bir, Birr, s. 1. Noise ; 
 cry ; roar. Douiihis. The word is used 
 in this sense by R. Glouc. 2. Force ; 
 impetuosity ; often as denoting the vio- 
 lence of the wind, S. Vir, tirr, Aberd. 
 Douglas. — O.E. hire, byre, birre. The 
 term, especially as used in the second 
 sense, seems nearly allied to Isl. byre, 
 (tempestas,) Su.G. boer, the wind ; which 
 seem to acknowledge byr-ia, boer-ia, sur- 
 gere, as their root. 
 
 To BEIR, Bere, r. s. To roar ; to make a 
 noise. Wallace. — Teut. baeren, beren, is 
 expl. by Kilian ; Fremere, sublate et 
 ferociter clamare more ursorum. The 
 learned writer seems thus to view it as 
 a derivative from baere, bere, a bear. Per- 
 haps, however, the verb is formed from 
 the noun, q. v. V. Birr. 
 
 BEIRD, s. A bard ; a minstrel. Douglas. 
 V. Baird. 
 
 BE YRD, prct. Laid on a bier. Maitland 
 Poems. — From A.S. bacr, baere, feretrum. 
 
 BEIR-SEID, s. That portion of agricultu- 
 ral labour which is appropriated to the 
 raising of barley. V. Bear-seed. 
 
 BEIRTH, Bvrthe, s. Burden ; encum- 
 brance ; charge. Gl. Sibb. — Dan. byrde, 
 byrth; Isl. byrd ; Su.G. boerda ; lielg. 
 
 borde ; A.S. byrth -in; from Moes.G. halr- 
 an, Su.G. baer-a, to bear. 
 
 BEYR-TREE, .t. The bier on which a 
 corpse is carried to the grave, Aberd. 
 
 BEIS, r. s. Be is ; third pers. sing, subj., S. 
 Douglas. — Here the second pers. is im- 
 properly used for the third. A.S. byst, sis ; 
 Alem. Franc, bist, es, from bin, sum ; 
 Wachter, vo. Bin. 
 
 BEIS, Bees. One's head is said to be in 
 the bees when one is confused or stupified 
 with drink or otherwise, S. Shirrefs. — 
 Teut. bies-en, aestuari, furente impetu, 
 agitari ; or from the same origin with 
 Bazed, q. y. 
 
 BEIS, Bees, prep. In comparison with, 
 compared with ; as, " Ye're auld bcis 
 me" ; You are old in comparison with me. 
 Loth. Fife. 
 
 BEYSAND. Quite at a loss ; benumbed ; 
 stupified, Ettr. For. — Isl. bysn, a prodigy, 
 q. as one who has seen a prodigy. V. 
 Byssym. 
 
 BEIST, Beistyn, s. The first milk of a 
 cow after she has calved, S.; biestings, E. 
 — A.S. beost, byst ; Teut. biest, biest melck. 
 id. (colostrum.) A.S. bysting, id. 
 
 BEIST-CHEESE, s. The first milk boiled 
 to a think consistence, somewhat resem- 
 bling new-made cheese, Mearns. Beistyn- 
 cheese, id. Lanarks. 
 
 BEIST-MILK, s. V. Belst, Beistyn. 
 
 To BEIT, Bete, Bet, Beet, v. a. 1. To help; 
 to supply ; to mend, by making addition, 
 Bett, part. pa. Ramsay. llenrysone. 
 To beit the fire, or belt the ingle. To add 
 fuel to the fire, S. " To beet, to make or 
 feed a fire," Gl. Grose. 2'o beit a mister, 
 to supply a want. Loth. 2. To blow up, 
 to enkindle, applied to the fire. Douglas. 
 3. To excite affection, as applied to the 
 mind. Burns. 4. To bring into a better 
 state, by removing calamity or cause of sor- 
 row ; to abate, to mitigate. Wallace. — 
 A.S. bet-an, ge-bet-an ,io mend, to restore to 
 the original state ; Belg. boet-en ; Isl. bet-a; 
 Su.G. boet-a, id., boet-a klaeder, to repair 
 or mend clothes. A.S. bet-an fyr, corre- 
 sponds to the S. phrase mentioned above, 
 struere ignem. Wallace. 
 
 BEIT, s. An addition ; a supply, S.B. 
 
 BEITING, Beting, s. Supply ; the act of 
 aiding. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 BEIT-MISTER, s. That which is used in 
 a strait, for supplying any deficiency ; ap- 
 plied either to a person or to a thing ; 
 Loth. V. Beit, x. and Mister. 
 
 BEYZLESS. In the extreme. Beyzless ill, 
 extremely bad. She is a beyzless clink, 
 she is a great tale-bearer, Upp. Clydes. 
 Perhaps q. bias-less, without any 6ms or 
 tendency to the contrary. Used as adc. 
 and adj. 
 
 To BEKE, r. a. To bask. V. Beik. 
 
 BEKEND, par<. Known ; S.B. bekcnt. 
 Douglas. — Germ, bekauut, id. ; Teut. be- 
 
BEK 
 
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 BEL 
 
 kennen, to know; A.S. be-cunnan, ex- 
 perirl. 
 
 BEKIN, s, A beacon ; a signal, Bellenden. 
 — A.S. heacn, Dan. hakn, id. 
 
 BELCH, Belgh, Bailch, Bilch, s. {fiutt.) 
 1. A monster. Douglas. 2. A term ap- 
 plied to a very lusty person, S.B. "A 
 bursen belch," or bilch, one who is breath- 
 less from corpulence, q. burst, like a horse 
 that is broken-winded. Boss. 3. A brat ; 
 a contemptuous designation for a child ; 
 synon.i>e/s/tary/i,Strathmore. — Tent.bah/h, 
 the belly ; or as it is prou. bail;/, Moray, 
 from Su.G. bolq-ia,hulg-ia, to swell. 
 
 BELD, adj. Bali.1, without hair on the head, 
 S. Burns. V. Bellit. — Seren. derives 
 it from Isl. hula, planities. With fully as 
 much probability might it be traced to Isl. 
 haeJ-a, vastare, prosternere, to lay flat. 
 
 BELD, s. Pattern ; model of perfection. V. 
 Beelde. 
 
 BELD, imperf. r. Perhaps, took the charge 
 of, or protected. Iloulate. — Fr. hail, a 
 guardian. In this sense it is nearly al- 
 lied to E. bailed, Fr. hailler, to present, 
 to deliver up. As, however, we have the 
 word heild, shelter, protection, held may 
 possibly belong to a verb corresponding 
 in sense. 
 
 BELD CYTTES, s. pi. Bald coots. Ilou- 
 late. — The bald coot receives its name from 
 a bald spot on its head. It is vulgarly 
 called bell-kite, S. 
 
 IRYiLDlTfpart.pa. Imaged ; formed. V. 
 Beelde. Houlate. — Belg. heeld-en; Germ. 
 bild-en; Sw. hild-a, formare, imaginari. 
 A.S. bild, biiith ; Germ. Sw. bild, belaete, 
 an image. 
 
 BELDNESS, Belthness, s. Baldness, 
 Clydes. 
 
 To BELE, r. n. " To burn, to blaze." 
 Wyntoxcn. — This, however, may mean, 
 bellowed, roared, from A.S. hell-aii, Su.G. 
 bal-a, id. Chaucer uses belle in the same 
 sense. 
 
 BELE, 3. A fire ; a blaze. V. Bail. 
 
 To BELEAGUER, r. a. To curronnd in a 
 threatening and violent manner. Guthry's 
 Mem. 
 
 BELECHER, Beilcher, Belcheir, s. En- 
 tertainment; victuals. Acts Ja. IV. Fr, 
 belle chere, good entertainment, i'here, 
 " victuals ; entertainment for the teeth," 
 Cotgr. 
 
 BELEFE, s. Hope. Dour/las. 
 
 To BELEIF, r. a. To leave ; pret. beleft. 
 Douf/las. — A.S. be, and leof-an, linquere. 
 
 To BELEIF, Belewe, r. a. To deliver up. 
 Douglas. It is also used as a r. v. with 
 the prep. of. Barbour. — A.S. belaeic-an, 
 tradere ; belaexccd, traditus. 
 
 To BELENE,r. «. To tarry; or, perhaps, 
 to recline; to rest. Sir Gawan. — A.S. 
 bilen-ed, inhabited. Or allied to Germ. 
 len-en, recumbere. V. Leind. 
 
 BELEVEjS. Hope. Bellend. V. Belefe. 
 
 BELEWYT, imperf. r. Delivered up. V. 
 Beleif, v. 2. 
 
 BELFUFF, s. An ideal hill supposed to 
 be near Heckie- or Hecklebirnie, which is 
 fabled to be thi'ee miles beyond hell. — 
 Prov. " Gang ye to the baf k o' Belfuff," 
 Aberd. 
 
 BELGHE, s. Eructation, E. belch. Z. 
 Boyd. 
 
 To BELY, V. a. To besiege. SiMtstcood. 
 
 BELICKET. Feen'tbelicket; nothing. Per- 
 haps everything clean licked vp>. V. 
 Blackbelickit. 
 
 BELIE, «c?i-. By andby, Berwicks. Corr. 
 of Belyve, Beliff. 
 
 BE-LIKE, adj. Probable. " That story 's 
 no he-like" Lanarks. 
 
 BELYK, adr. Probably. E. Belike. Ban- 
 natyne's Trans. 
 
 BELYVE, Beliff, Beliue, Belife, adv. 
 I. Immediately; quickly. Douglas. 2. By 
 and by, S. Barbour. This seems to be 
 the only modern sense of the term in S. 
 3. At length. Douglas. 4. It is used in 
 a singular sense, S.B. Litle belire, or 
 hilice, a small remainder. Popidar Ball. 
 — Chaucer, belire, hlite, quickly ; Gower, 
 hlyi-e, id. Hickes mentions Franc, belibe, 
 as signifying protiuus, confestim ; and 
 Junius refers to Norm. Sax. hilive. This 
 is certainly the same word ; from Alem. 
 and Franc. 6e?i6-rt«, manere; A.S. belif- 
 an, id.-, 
 
 BELL, Bel, s. A bubble in water or any 
 liquid. Saipbells, bubbles formed by 
 blowing out soapy water, S. Tent, belle, 
 bulla, a bubble. V. Beller. 
 
 To BELL, V. w. To bubble up ; to throw 
 up or bear bubbles, S. Perils of Man. 
 
 BELL, s. The blossom of a plant ; as, 
 " Lint in the hell," flax in flower. Gl. 
 Burns. Heather-hells, &c. Bell in E. the 
 cup of a flower. 
 
 BELL on a horse's nice. A blaze; a white 
 mark, S. Armor, baill, a white spot or 
 mark on a horse's face. — O.Fr. id. 
 
 BELL of the Brae. The highest part of 
 the slope of a hill. — C.B. hxd denotes a 
 prominence, or that which juts out. 
 
 To BELL THE CAT, to contend, with one, 
 especially if of superior rank or power; to 
 withstand him, either by words or actions ; 
 to use strong measures, without regard to 
 consequences, S. Godscroft.- — Fr. Mettre 
 la campane au chat, "to begin a quarrel, 
 to raise a brabble ; we say also, in the 
 same sense, to hang the bell about the 
 cat's neck." Cotgr. 
 
 BELL-KITE, s. The bald Coot. V. Beld 
 Cyttes. 
 
 BELL-PENNY, s. Money laid up, for pay- 
 ing the expense of one's funeral ; from the 
 ancient use of the passing-bell. This word 
 is still used in Aberbrothick. 
 
 BELL AM, s. A stroke or blow, S.B. ; ra- 
 dically the same with Bellum, q. v. 
 
BEL 
 
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 BEL 
 
 BELLAN, s. Fight; combat, Jjoiijlas. — 
 La,t. helium. 
 
 BELLANDINE, s. A broil ; a squabble. 
 lIoq<fs Wint. Talcs. 
 
 BELLE,.'!. Bonfire. V. B.ui,. 
 
 BELLEIS, Bellis, s. A pair of bellows. 
 Aberd. lieq. 
 
 To BELLER, r. n. To bubble up. Bp. 
 Gallowai/. Perhaps allied to Isl. bilur, 
 impetus venti, or b'dgia', fluctus maris, or 
 bel()ia, inflare buccas. 
 
 BELL-HEATHER, s. Cross-leaved heath, 
 S. Erica tetralix. Ess. Hiqhl. 8oc. 
 
 To BELLY one's self o' Water'. To take a 
 bellyful of water. Sj'u. with To bag one's 
 self ici' water, Aberd. 
 
 BELLY-BLIND, s. The play called Blind- 
 maii's-bufl', S.A. : Blind Ilar'ie syuon., S. 
 Anciently this term denoted the person 
 who was blindfolded in the game. Lynd- 
 saij. In Su.G. this game is called blind- 
 hock, i. e. blind goat; and in Germ, hiinde 
 kuhe, q. blind cow. It is probable, that 
 the term is the same with Billi/ Blynde, 
 mentioned in the Tales of Wonder, and 
 said to be the name of " a familiar spirit, 
 or good genius." 
 
 BELLICAL, adj. Warlike ; martial. Lat. 
 hellic-us. Acts Mary. 
 
 BELLICON, s. A blustering fellow, Ayrs. 
 Fr. helliqueux, warlike; or baligaut, a 
 bragger. 
 
 BELLICOUS, ffl(/J. Warlike. Hist. James 
 VI. Lat. bellicosns, id. 
 
 BELLIE-MANTIE, .^. A name for the 
 play of Blindman's-buff, Upp. Clydes. 
 As the principal actor was not only blind- 
 folded, but enveloped in the skin of an 
 animal, the latter part of the word may 
 be from Fr. manteau, q. Billy with the 
 mantle. V. Belly-Blind. 
 
 BELL Y-FL AUGHT. 1. To slay, ov flay, 
 belly-flaught, to bring the skin overhead, 
 as in flaying a hare, S.B. Monroe's lies. 
 2. It is used in Loth, and other provinces, 
 in a sense considerably diff"erent ; as de- 
 noting great eagerness or violence in ap- 
 proaching an object. Mamsay. 3^ It is 
 also rendered, "flat forward," J. Nicol. 
 
 BELLY-GOURDON, s. A glutton, Fife. 
 Perhaps from Belly, and gurd, gourd, to 
 gorge. — O.Fr. gordin, stupide, &c. 
 
 BELLY-HUDDROUN. V. Huddroun. 
 
 BELLY-RACK, s. An act of gormandizing, 
 Lanarks. q. racking or stretching the belly. 
 
 BELLY-THRA, s. The colic. Gl. Com- 
 playnt. — A.S. belg, belly, and thra, afflic- 
 tion. This term, I am informed, is still 
 used on the Border. 
 
 BELLING, s. The state of desiring the 
 female ; a term properly applied to harts. 
 I>ouglas. — Rudd. derives the phrase from 
 Fr. belier, a ram ; but perhaps it is rather 
 from Isl. bael-n, bel-ia, baul-a, Germ, bell- 
 en, mugire, boare. 
 
 BELLIS, s. 2^1- This perhaps refers to the 
 
 belling-time of beasts, mentioned above. 
 Wallace. 
 
 BELLIS, s. /)?. Bells. Black bellis of Ber- 
 wick, artillery of Berwick ; so called, 
 perhaps, when Berwick was a bone of 
 contention, and the air so often rung with 
 this harsh music. Spotsieood. 
 
 BELLISAND, Bellisant, adj. Elegant ; 
 of an imposing appearance. Forbes on 
 the Rev. — Fr. belle, used adverbially, and 
 scant, decent, becoming, q. having a good 
 appearance. 
 
 BELLIT, arf/. Bald. Fordtin. Scotichron. 
 V. Beld. ■ 
 
 BELLONIE, s. A noisy, brawling woman, 
 Ayrs. — Lat. Bellona. 
 
 To BELLRAIVE, t. n. To rove about ; to 
 be unsteady ; to act hastily and without 
 consideration, Roxb. Raive seems to be 
 the same as E. to rove, Isl. hraiifa, loco 
 movere ; bell may indicate that the term 
 has been originally applied to a wedder 
 which carried the bell, from being disposed 
 to roam. V. Bellwaver. 
 
 BELLUM, s. Force; impetus. Syn.Bensel. 
 
 BELL-WARE, s. The sea-weed of which 
 kelp is made, Zostera marina. Agr. Surv. 
 Caithn. 
 
 To BELLWAVER, r. n. 1. To straggle, 
 to stroll, S. 8aint Patrick. 2. To fluc- 
 tuate, to be inconstant ; applied to the 
 mind, S. 3. Applied to narrative, Avhen 
 one does not tell a story coherently. — I 
 am informed, however, that the pronun- 
 ciation of the term in some places in the 
 west of S. is Bullwaver; and that it is 
 primarily applied to a hull when going 
 after the cow, and hence transferred to 
 man, when supposed to be engaged in some 
 amorous pursuit. The origin of the latter 
 part of the v. is obvious ; either from E. 
 waver, or L.B. ivayraire, to stray. Per- 
 haps the allusion may be to a ram or 
 other animal, roaming with a hell hung 
 round its neck. The Monastery. 
 
 To BELOW o?ie's sc//. To demean. Iwadna, 
 below mysell saefar, Fife. Berths. 
 
 BELSHACH, s. A contemptuous designa- 
 tion for a child ; equivalent to Brat, 
 Strathm. Perhaps from Gael, biolasgach, 
 talkative, biolasgadh, prattling. 
 
 BELSHIE, adj. Fat, and, at the same 
 time, diminutive, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 BELT, s. Often used to denote a strip of 
 planting. 
 
 To BELT, r. a. To flog, to scourge, S. 
 Hogg's Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 To BELT, V. n. To come forward with a 
 sudden spring, S. — Isl. bilt-a, bilt-ast, sig- 
 nifies, to tumble headlong. 
 
 BELT, joart. /)«. Built. Douglas. 
 
 To BELT, v.a. 1. To gird, S. Hence, in 
 our old ballads belted knights are often in- 
 troduced. Belt is sometimes used as the 
 part. pa. Douglas. 2. To gird, as ex- 
 pressive of an honorary distinction. — Wil- 
 
BEL 
 
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 BEN 
 
 liam Hay, then constable of Scotland, was 
 the first belted Earle of Erroll. Pitscottle's 
 C'ron. 3. To gird, metaph. used in rela- 
 tion to the mind. Belknden. 4. To sur- 
 round, to environ in a hostile manner. 
 Belhnden. — Isl. helt-a, cingere zona. 
 
 BELTED PLAID, s. The plaid or mantle 
 worn by Highlanders in full military 
 dress, S. 
 
 BELTING, s. The ceremony of putting on 
 the sword and belt in former times, in 
 making a lord of parliament. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 BELTANE, Beltein, s. The name of a 
 sort of festival observed on the first day 
 of May, O.S. ; hence used to denote the 
 term of Whitsunday. PchJis to the Play. 
 This festival is chiefly celebrated by the 
 cow-herds, who assemble by scores in the 
 fields, to dress a dinner for themselves, of 
 boiled milk and eggs. These dishes they 
 eat with a sort of cakes baked for the 
 occasion, and having small lumps in the 
 form of nipples, raised all over the surface. 
 The cake seems to have been an offering 
 to some Deity in the days of Druidism. — 
 In Ireland, Beltein is celebrated on the 
 21st June, at the time of the solstice. 
 There, as they make fires on the tops of 
 hills, every member of the family is made 
 to pass through the fire ; as they reckon 
 this ceremony necessary to ensure good 
 fortune through the succeeding year. — 
 The Gael, and Ir. word Beal-tiue or Beit- 
 tine signifies BeVs Fire; as composed of 
 Baal or Belis, one of the names of the 
 sun in Gael, and tein signifying fire. Even 
 in Angus a spark of fire is called a tein or 
 teiiid. 
 
 BELTER, s. Perhaps beating or bickering ; 
 from Gael, biinl-am, to beat, biiailte, beat, 
 bualadh, beating, bualtaire, one who beats 
 or thrashes another. 
 
 BELTH, .«. Douc/las. — This word may de- 
 note a whirlpool or rushing of waters. I 
 am inclined, however, to view it, either as 
 equivalent to belch, only with a change in 
 the termination, metri causa; or as signify- 
 ing, figure, image, from A.S. bilith, Alem. 
 bilid, biU'th, id. 
 
 To BEMANG, r. a. To hurt ; to injure ; 
 to overpower, S.B. 3Ii»strehi/ Border. 
 
 To BEME, r. w. 1. To resound ; to make a 
 noise. Dotujlas. 2. To call forth by sound 
 of trumpet. Gawan and Gol. — Germ. 
 bomm-en, resonare ; or A.S. beam, bona, 
 tuba. It is evident that beme is radically 
 the same with bommen, because Germ. 
 bomme, as well as A.S. beam, signifies a 
 trumpet. 
 
 BEME, s. A trumpet ; Bemys, pi. Gairan 
 and' Gol. — O.E. beem, id. V. the r. 
 
 BEMYNG, s. Bumming; buzzing. Doiujlas. 
 
 BEN, .s. A kind of small salmon, generally 
 from seven to ten pounds in weight. Tliey 
 are darker in the back and whiter in the 
 belly than those commonly caught ; and 
 
 appear in the Solway Firth about the end 
 of March, from which time they are taken 
 till the beginning of May. For this reason 
 they are called Wair-bens, that is, the fish 
 that come in Spring. Annandale. Per- 
 haps from Gael, bean, quick, nimble, from 
 the activity and liveliness of the species 
 — or from ban white, owing to the colour 
 of its belly ; as the char is called red- 
 icame, from the redness of the same part 
 of the body. TFair is the Gothic desig- 
 nation of spring. 
 
 BEN, s. A mountain, used both in compo- 
 sition and by itself. Jacobite Relics. — C.B. 
 ban, a prominence, or what is high ; Ir. 
 Gael, beann, bein, a summit, a mountain ; 
 C.B. pen is synon.; hence La-t. Penninus, 
 or Apennines. V. Bin. 
 
 BEN, adr. 1. Towards the inner apart- 
 ment of a house ; corresponding to But, 
 S. Wyntoicn. It is also used as a pre- 
 position, Gae ben the house, Go into the 
 inner apartment. 2. It is used metaph. to 
 denote intimacy, favour, or honour. Thus 
 it is said of one, who is admitted to great 
 familiarity with another, who either is, 
 or wishes to be thought his superior ; He 
 is far ben. " O'er far ben, too intimate or 
 familiar," Gl. Shirr. Lyndsay. Leg. as 
 in edit. 1670,/rtr6««. — A.'&.binnan ; Belg. 
 6jwne«, intus, (within) ; bin nen-kamer, lo- 
 cus secretior in penetralibus domus ; Ki- 
 lian. Belg. binnen gaan, to go within, S. 
 to gae ben ; binnen brengen, to carry with- 
 in, S. to bring ben. 
 
 A But and a Ben, S. ; i. e. a house contain- 
 ing two rooms. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To Come Ben. To be advanced; to come 
 to honour, S.B. Boss. 
 
 BEN-END, .«. 1 . The ben-end of a house, the 
 inner part of it, S. 2. Metaph., the best 
 part of anything ; as, the ben end of one's 
 dinner, the principal part of it, S.B. 
 
 BENNER, adj. A comparative formed from 
 ben. Inner, S.B. Poems Buchan Pied. 
 
 BEN-HOUSE, s. The inner or principal 
 apartment, S. 
 
 BEN, Benn, s. The interior apartment of 
 a house. Sir J. Carr. 
 
 Tiie-Ben, adc. In the interior apartment, 
 S. Boss. 
 
 There-Ben, adt. Within, in the inner 
 apartment, S. V. Thairben. 
 
 BEN-INNO, prep. Within, beyond, S.B. 
 Journal Loud. — From ben, q. v. and A.S. 
 inne, or innon, within ; Alem. inna ; Isl. 
 inne, id. 
 
 BENMOST is used as a superlative, signi- 
 fying innermost. Ferguson. — Teut. bin- 
 nenste is synon. 
 
 BENCH, .t. A frame fixed to the wall for 
 holding plates, &c., Aberd. Bink, Angus. 
 
 BEND, s. A spring ; a leap ; a bound. 
 Lyndsay. Perhaps from Fr. bond, id. Or 
 it may be merely an oblique use of the 
 E. s. as expressive of the incurvation 
 
BEN 
 
 4!) 
 
 BEN 
 
 of tlie boily which generally proofdcs ;i 
 leap. 
 
 To BEND, r. u. To spring ; to bonnd. 
 Li/ndsai/. 
 
 BEND, Bu.nd-Leather, s. Leather, thick- 
 ened by tanning, for the soles of boots 
 and shoes, S. Hates, A. 1670. 
 
 BEND, s. A muffler, kcrcher, or cowl. 
 
 BEND, s. 1. Band, ribbon, or fillet ; pi. 
 bciidh. Ihiii/las. " i>\';((:/, a border of a 
 woman's cap. North. ; perhaps from 
 baud" Gl. (irose. 2. It is used impro- 
 perly for a fleece. .Douijlas. — A.S. bend, 
 baendc, Moes.G. bandi, Germ, band, Pers. 
 hend, vinculum. 
 
 To BEND, r. n. To drink hard ; a cant 
 term, S. Ramsay. 
 
 BEND, s. A pull of liquor, S. Ramsay. 
 
 BENDER, s. A hard drinker, S. Ramsai/. 
 
 BEND ANEUGH. Expl. Bravely enough, 
 Aberd. Skiiniir. 
 
 BENDIT UP. Boldened up. Pitscottle. 
 
 BENDROLE, Bandroll, Bedroll, .^. The 
 prop or rest used formerly for a heavy 
 musket. Milit. Hist. Fr. banderole ; E. 
 bandrol, a small flag or pennon worn at 
 the point of a lance. 
 
 BENE, r. stdfst. Are. BeUenden. Chaucer, 
 ben, id. from beon, third p. pi. subj. of the 
 A.S. substantive verb. 
 
 BENE is also used for be. Kin<fs Qiiaii: 
 
 BENE, BEiN,BEYNE,BiEN,a(//. i. Wealthy, 
 well-provided, possessing abundance, S. 
 Hcnrysone. — This is perhaps the most 
 common sense of the term, S. Thus we 
 say, A bene or bein farmer, a wealthy far- 
 mer, one who is in easy, or even in affluent 
 circumstances ; a bein laird, &c. 2. 
 Warm, genial. In this sense it is applied 
 to a fire, S. Douglas. 3. Pleasant, com- 
 fortably situated. Domjlas. 4. Happy, 
 blissful, S. Ferguson. 5. Splendid, showy. 
 Wallace. G. Good, excellent in its kind. 
 Dunbar. 7. Eager, new-fangled. People 
 are said to be bein upon anything that they 
 are very fond of, Loth. In this sense bayne 
 occurs iu O.E. G. A bein cask, a cask 
 that is quite water-tight, Lanarks. Isl. 
 bein-a signifies to prosper, to give success 
 to any undertaking. Bein, as allied to 
 this, signifies hospitable ; beine, hospita- 
 lity, hospitis advenae exhibita beneficen- 
 tia. G. Andr. mentions the v. beina, as 
 signifying, hospitii beneficia praestare. 
 Beini, hospitality, liberality. 
 
 BENE, adv. Well ; full bene, full well. 
 Douglas. This word is most probably 
 from Lat. bene., well. 
 
 BENEFEIT, part. adj. Beneficed. Acts 
 Mary. From L.B. benefacere, to endow 
 with a benefice. 
 
 BENEFICIALL, adj. Of or belonging to 
 a benefice. Fr. beneficial, id. 
 
 BENEFIT, J. Allowance to servants be- 
 sides their money wages, Galloway. 
 
 BENELY, BEiNLY,a(/c. 1. Intheposscssion 
 
 oiU\\i\i;iiii, L. Scotland's Laiiu lit. 2. Well, 
 abundantly. Picken. 3. Exhibiting the 
 appearance of wealth. R. Gilliaize. 4. 
 Happily. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 BENEW, adi: Beneath ; below, Aberd. ; 
 also Benyau. 
 
 BENEW, prep. To clink, apparently to 
 fasten. A.S. beneoth, id. 
 
 BENJEL, s. A heap, a considerable quan- 
 tity ; as " a beiijel of coals," when many 
 are laid at once on the fire, S.B. Bensi!, 
 however, is used in the same sense in the 
 South and West of S. V. Bensell. 
 
 BENJIE, s. The abbreviation of the name 
 Benjamin. 
 
 BENK, BiNK, s. A bench, a seat. It seems 
 sometimes to have denoted a seat of hon- 
 our. Kelly. — Dan. bcnk. Germ, bank, 
 scamnum ; Wachter. 
 
 BENN, .9. A sash. Statht. Ace. V. Bend. 
 
 BENNELS, s.pl. A kind of mats, made of 
 reeds woven together, used for forming 
 partitions in cottages ; or laid across the 
 I'afters to form an inner roof, Roxb. If 
 not synon. with Tent, bendel, fascia, or 
 allied to Isl. 6e?irf/rt, concateuare, perhaps 
 c(. bcn-iccdls, from forming a separation 
 between the ben and the but. 
 
 BENNELS, Lint-bennels, s. pi. The seed 
 of flax, Roxb. ; synon. Bolls, Bous. 
 
 BENN YST,prti-f.^ja. Banished. Aberd. Req. 
 
 BE NORTH, jpjvjj. To the northward of; 
 besouth, to the southward of, S. Wyn- 
 toKn. 
 
 BENSELL, Bensatl, Bent-sail, s. I. 
 Force, violence of whatever kind, S. 
 Douglas. 2. Exposure to a violent wind ; 
 as, " I am sure ye bade a sair benscl,'" i.e. 
 suffered a severe attack of the gale, Gal- 
 loway. 3. Transferred to a place exposed 
 to the violence of a storm, and directly 
 opposed to bield. Hence Bensil o' the brae, 
 that point of an eminence most exposed 
 to the weather, Fife. 4. Bensil o' afire, 
 a strong fire, South and West of S. 5. 
 Stretch, full bent. 6. A severe stroke ; 
 properly that which one receives from a 
 push or shove, S. 7. " A severe rebuke," 
 Gl. Shirr. " I got a terrible bensell ,-" I 
 was severely scolded, S. It is not unlikely 
 that the word was originally bent-sail, as 
 alluding to a vessel driven by the force of 
 the winds. 
 
 To BENSELL, i: a. To bang, or beat, Gl. 
 Sibb. '• Bensel, to beat or bang. Vox 
 rustica, Yorksh." Gl. Grose. 
 
 BENSHAW, Beanshaw, s. A disease, ap- 
 parently of horses. Rolicart. Formed 
 perhaps from A.S. ban. Tent, been, os, and 
 hef, elevatio ; q. the swelling of the bone. 
 
 BENSHIE, Benshi, s. Expl. "Fairy's 
 wife." Pennant. It has been observed, 
 that this being, who is still reverenced as 
 the tutelar demon of ancient Irish fami- 
 lies, is of pure Celtic origin, and owes her 
 title to two Gaelic words, Ben and si- 
 
 E 
 
BEN 
 
 50 
 
 BER 
 
 ghean, signifying the head or chief of the 
 fairies. But it seems rather derived from 
 Ir. Gael, heri, bean, a woman, said by 
 Obrien to be the root of the Lat. Venus, 
 and sighe, a fairy or hobgoblin. 
 
 To BENSIE, r. a. To strike impetuously, 
 Aberd. Isl. hangs-az, belluino more in- 
 sultare. V. Be.nsell. 
 
 BENSOME, adj. Quarrelsome. Skinner. 
 V. Bangsome. 
 
 BENT, s. LA coarse kind of grass, grow- 
 ing on hilly ground, S. Agrostis vulgaris, 
 Linn. Common hair-grass. 2. The coarse 
 grass growing on the sea-shore, S. deno- 
 ting the Triticum juncium, and also the 
 Arundo arenaria. Lightfoot. 3. The open 
 field, the plain, S. Dongla?. 4. To gae to 
 the bent, to provide for one's safety, to flee 
 from danger, by leaving the haunts of 
 men ; as it is also vulgarly said. To tak 
 the countrie on his back. Henrysone. 5. 
 To Tak the Bent is used in the same sense ; 
 although not always implying that one 
 leaves the country, liob Roy. 6. To 
 Tak to the Bent, id. ; often signifying to 
 flee from one's creditors. Perils of Man. 
 — Teut. biendse ; Germ, bintz, bins, a rush, 
 juncus, scirpus ; a binden, vincire, quia 
 sportas,sellas,fiscellas,et similia exjuucis 
 conteximus ; Wachter. 
 
 BENTY, Bentey, adj. Covered with bent- 
 grass, S. Monroe's lies. 
 
 BENTINESS, s. The state of being co- 
 vered with bent, S. 
 
 BENT-MOSS, .«. A soil composed of firm 
 moss covered with a thick herbage of 
 bent, Ayrs. 
 
 BENTER, .'. The name of a fowl. Agr. 
 Siirv. Stitherl. V. Bewtek. 
 
 BENT SYLVER, ?. Perhaps corr. of Fr. 
 benit, blessed money, because claimed on 
 some saint's day. V. Bleeze-money. 
 
 BENWART. luward; towards the inte- 
 rior of a house, liauf Coil year. V.Ben. 
 
 BENWEED, s. Ragwort. 
 
 Kick-at-the-benweed, adj. Headstrong ; 
 unmanageable, Ayrs. The Entail. V. 
 Bunwede. 
 
 BEOWL'D, part. adj. Distorted; as, i?t'0(rr<^ 
 legs, Fife. V. Bowlie. 
 
 To BER on hand. V. Bear. 
 
 BERBER, s. Barberry, a shrub. Sir Gawan 
 and Sir Gal. — L.B. berberis, Sw. id. 
 
 BERE, s. Noise ; also. To Bere. V. Beir. 
 
 BERE, s. Boar. Domjlas. V. Bair. 
 
 BERE, s. Barley. Wyntoicn. 
 
 BERESSONE OF. By reason of. Aberd. 
 Meg., passim. 
 
 To BERGE, r. n. To scold; to storm; gen- 
 erally including the idea of the impotent 
 wrath of women and children, S.O. V. 
 Bearge. 
 
 BERGIN, ;)«r^ 7)r. Storming; scolding. 
 Peters Letters. 
 
 BERGLE, Bergell, s. The wrasse, a fish, 
 Orkn. Barry. — The first syllable of its 
 
 name is undoubtedly from Isl. herg, a 
 rock. Had it any resemblance to the 
 eel, we might suppose the last from aal, 
 q. the rock eel. 
 
 BERGUYLT, s. The Black Goby, a fish. 
 Edmonstone's Zetland. 
 
 BERHEDIS, s. /'?. Heads of boars. Gatcan 
 and Gol. V. Bere. 
 
 To BERY, Beryss, Berisch, r. a. To inter, 
 to bury. Douglas. — A.S. byrig-an, id. 
 Junius says that A.S. byrig-an is literally, 
 tumulare. It may, howevei-, be supposed 
 that the primitive idea is found in Isl. 
 birg-ia. Franc, berg-an, to cover, to hide, 
 to defend. 
 
 BERY BROUNE, a shade of brown ap- 
 proaching to red. Gatcan and Gol. — 
 We still say, " as brown as a berry," S. 
 — A.S. beria, bacca. 
 
 BERIALL, s. Perhaps, a burial, or a 
 burial-place. A.S. byrgels signifies both, 
 sepulcrum, sepultura. V. Beriis. 
 
 BERIALL, adj. Shining like beryl. Do'i- 
 glas. 
 
 BERIIS, s. Sepulture. — A.S. byrigels, se- 
 pultura. Birielis is accordingly used by 
 Wiclif for tombs. 
 
 BERYNES, Berymss, s. Burial, interment, 
 Barbour. — A.S. byriqnesse, sepultura. 
 
 BERIT, imperf. V. Beir, r. 
 
 BERLE, J. Beryl, a precious stone. IIou- 
 late. — From this s. Doug, forms the adj. 
 beriall, shining like beryl. 
 
 BERLY, adj. Apparently, strong, mighty. 
 Henrysone. — This word is the same, I 
 suspect, with E. burly, strong. If berly be 
 the ancient word, either from Germ, bar, 
 vir illustris ; or from baer, ursus ; espe- 
 cially as Su.G. biorn, id. was metaph. 
 used to denote an illustrious personage. 
 
 BERLIK MALT, s. Malt made of barley. 
 Act. Audit. 
 
 BERLIN, s. A sort of galley. Guy Man- 
 nering. Also written Bierling, q. v. 
 
 BERN, Berne, .<!. 1. Aharon. Wallace. 
 2. It is often used in a general sense, as 
 denoting a man of rank or authority ; or 
 one who has the appearance of rank, al- 
 though the degree of it be unknown. 
 Gatcan and Gol. 3. A man in general . 
 Douglas. — A.S. beorne, princeps, homo, 
 Benson ; " a prince, a nobleman, a man 
 of honour and dignity," Somner. Bern, 
 as denoting a man, in an honourable 
 sense, may be from A.S. bar, free, or Lat. 
 baro, used by Cicero, as equivalent to a 
 lord or peer of the realm. 
 
 BERN, s. A barn, a place for laying up and 
 thrashing grain. Gaxcan and Gol. — A.S. 
 bern, id. Junius supposes that this is 
 comp. of ioY, barley, and cm, place, q. 
 " the place where barley is deposited," 
 Gl. Goth. 
 
 BERNE- YARD, s. The enclosure adjoin- 
 ing a barn, in which the produce of the 
 fields is stacked for preservation during 
 
BER 
 
 51 
 
 BES 
 
 winter, S. barntfard.—A.S. hern, liorreum, 
 and qeard, sepimcntum. 
 
 BERNMAN, s. A thrasher of corn, S.A, ; 
 elsewhere a barnman. 
 
 BERN-WINDLIN, .■!. A ludicrous term 
 for a kiss givea in the corner of a barn, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 BERNY, s. Abbreviation of Barnahy or 
 Barnabas, V. Barmy. 
 
 To BERRY, r. a. 1. To beat ; as, to berry 
 a bairn, to beat a child. 2. To thrash corn, 
 Roxb. Annand. Dnmfr. — Su.G. haer-ia. 
 Isl. ber-h(, ferire, pulsare ; item, pugnare. 
 
 BERSERKAR, Berserker, s. A name 
 given to men said to have been possessed 
 of preternatural strength and extreme fe- 
 rocity. The Pirate. V. Eyttyn, and 
 Warwolf. 
 
 BERSIS, ft. " A species of cannon formerly 
 much used at sea. It resembled the fau- 
 con, but was shorter, and of a larger 
 calibre," Gl. Complaynt S. — Fr. barce, 
 berche, " the piece of ordnance called a 
 base," Cotgr. ; p\. barces,berches. 
 
 BERTH,?. Apparently, rage. Wynioicn. — 
 Isl. and Sw. braede, id. 
 
 BERTHINSEK, Birdinsek, Burdinseck. 
 The law of Berthinsek, a law, accord- 
 ing to which no man was to be punished 
 capitally for stealing a calf, sheep, or so 
 much meat as he could carry on his back 
 in a sack. Skene. — A.S. ge-burthyn in 
 saeca, a burden in a sack ; or from ge- 
 hcor-a, portare. 
 
 BERTYNIT, Bertnyt, pret. and part. pa. 
 Struck, battered. Wallace. — This is evi- 
 dently the same with Brittyn, q.v. 
 
 BERVIE HADDOCK, s. Haddocks split, 
 and half-dried with the smoke of a fire of 
 wood, cured for the most part at Inver- 
 berrie. Often called Berries, S. 
 
 BERWARD, s. One who keeps bears ; E. 
 bearward. Colkelbie Sow. 
 
 To BESAIK, v. a. To beseech. Aberd. 
 Reg. V. Beseik. 
 
 BESAND, Beisand, ?. An ancient piece of 
 gold coin, offered by the French kings at 
 the mass of their consecration at Rheims, 
 and called nBysantine, as the coin of this 
 description was first struck at Byzantium 
 or Constantinople. It is said to have been 
 worth, in French money, fifty pounds 
 Tournois. Kennedy. 
 
 To BESEIK, r. a. To beseech, to entreat. 
 Douglas. — A.S. be and sec-an, to seek ; 
 Belg. ver-soek-en, to solicit, to entreat ; 
 Moes.G. sok-jan, to ask, used with respect 
 to prayer. 
 
 BESEINE, Beseen, paH. pa. 1. Well ac- 
 quainted or conversant with ; skilled in. 
 2. Provided ; furnished ; fitted out. Pit- 
 scottie. — A.S.bese-07i ; Teut.6e«i-c?i,intueri. 
 In the first sense, Beseen denotes one who 
 has looked well upon or into anything ; 
 in the second, one who has been well 
 looked to, or cared for in any respect. 
 
 To BESET, r. a. To become ; used as eyn. 
 with S.set. Rollock. — Teut. be sett-en, com- 
 ponere; be-set, decens, aptus. V. Set, v. 
 
 BESHACllT, part.pa. I. Not straight, dis- 
 torted, Ang. 2. Torn, tattered ; often 
 including the idea of dirtiness. Berths. 
 The latter seems to be an oblique use. 
 
 V. SlIACIIT. 
 
 BESY, adj. Busy. Wyntown. — A.S. bysi, 
 Belg. besigh, id. ; allied perhaps to Teut. 
 byse, turbatus, bijs-en, violento impetu 
 agitari. From Su.G. besa, a terra used con- 
 cerning beasts, which run hither and thi- 
 ther with violence, when stung by gadflies. 
 
 BESID, pret. Burst with a bizzing noise 
 like brisk beer. Dunbar. The same with 
 S. hizzed. 
 
 BESYNE, Bysene, Bysim, s. Expl. "whore, 
 bawd," Gl. Sibb. V. Bisym. 
 
 BESYNES, s. 1. Business. Wyntown. 2. 
 Trouble ; disturbance. 
 
 To BESLE, or Bezle, r. n. To talk much 
 at random, to talk inconsiderately and 
 boldly on a subject that one is ignorant 
 of, Aug.— Belg. beuzel-en,to trifle, to fable ; 
 Teut. beusel-en, nugari. 
 
 BESLE, Bezle, s. Idle talking, Ang. Belg. 
 beusel, id. 
 
 BESMOTTRIT, part. pa. Bespattered, 
 fouled. Douglas. — A.S. hesmyt-an, ma- 
 culare, inquinare ; Belg. besmodder-en, 
 Germ, schmader-n, schmatter-n, to stain, 
 S. to smadd, Su.G. smitt-a. 
 
 BESOM, s. A contemptuous designation 
 for a low woman ; a prostitute, S. Old 
 Mortality. V. Byssym. 
 
 BESOUTH, prep. To the southward of. V. 
 Benorth. 
 
 BESS, Bessie, s. Abbrev. of the name 
 Elizabeth. 
 
 BESSY-LORCH, s. The fish in E. called 
 a loach, Roxb. — Fr. lockc. 
 
 BEST, adv. To best; over and above; gain; 
 saving, Shetl. 
 
 BEST AUCHT, The most valuable ar- 
 ticle, of a particular description, that any 
 man possessed, commonly the best horse 
 or ox used in labour, claimed by a land- 
 lord on the death of his tenant. V. Her- 
 
 REYELDE. 
 
 BEST, part. jya. Struck, beaten. Barbour. 
 V. Baist. 
 
 BEST, part. pa. Perhaps, fluttering or 
 shaken. Barbour. — Isl. beyst-i, concutio. 
 
 BEST, s. " Beast, any animal not human," 
 Gl. Wynt. Wyntown. — The term is still 
 used in this general sense, S., pronounced 
 q.haist, S.B. 
 
 BEST-MAN, s. Brideman ; as best-maid is 
 bride-maid ; from having the principal 
 ofiices in waiting on the bride, S. Disci- 
 pline. 
 
 BESTED, part. pa. Overwhelmed ; over- 
 powered, S. 
 
 BESTIAL, [pffTre) s. Anengine for asiege. 
 Wallace. — It seems uncertain, whether 
 
BES 
 
 2 
 
 tliib word be formed from Lat. hcstlalis, 
 as at first applied to the engines called 
 rams, soic?, &e., or from Fr. bastille, a 
 tower ; L.B. hastillae. 
 
 BESTIAL, Bestiall, s. A term used to 
 denote all the cattle, horses, sheep, &c., on 
 a farm. Spalding. — Fr. bestial, bestiall, 
 bestail, " beasts or cattle of any sort ; as 
 oxen, sheep," &c., Cotgr. 
 
 BESTIALITEjS. Cattle. Complaynt S.— 
 L.B. bestialia, pecudes ; Fr. bestail. 
 
 BESTREIK, part. pa. Drawn out; gold 
 bestreik, gold wire or twist. Burel — Teut. 
 be-streck-cn, extendere. 
 
 BESTURTED, part. pa. Startled, alarmed, 
 afiFrighted, S. — Getm.besturz-en,io startle; 
 bcsturzt seyn, to be startled. Ihre views 
 Isl. stird-r, rigid, immovable, as the root. 
 
 BESWAKIT, part. pa. Apparently, soak- 
 ed, drenched. Dunbar. — Isl. suck, mer- 
 ger, saukc-a, mergi. 
 
 To BESWEIK, v.a. To allure ; to beguile, 
 to deceive — A.S. sicic-an, beswic-an, Isl. 
 scik-ia. Alem. bisuich-en, Su.G. swik-a, 
 Germ. scJncick-en, id. 
 
 7o BET, Bete, v. a. To strike. V. Byt, S. 
 
 BET, ;)re^ Struck. Gairan and Gol. — 
 A.S. bcat-an, Su.G. bet-a ; tu bete, thou 
 hast struck. 
 
 BET, ^lart.jurt. Bet doicn, beat or broken 
 down, Bcllenden. 
 
 To BET, r. a. To defeat ; apparently for 
 beat. Craufurd's Hist. Unir. Edin. 
 
 To BET, c. a. To abate ; to mitigate. V. 
 To Beit. 
 
 BET, Bett, pret. and part. Helped, sup- 
 plied. V. Beit. 
 
 BET, part. pa. Built, erected. Douglas. 
 — This is a secondary and oblique sense 
 of the r. Beit, q.v. 
 
 BET, adj. Better. King^s Quair. — A.S. 
 bet, Teut. bat, bet, melius, potius, magis ; 
 Alem. bas, baz, melior, the compar. of bat, 
 bonus. A.S. bet-au, eraendare, aud the 
 other synon. verbs in the Northern lan- 
 guages, have been viewed as originating 
 the term, ijcf, indeed, seems to be merely 
 the past part., mended, i. e. made better. 
 
 BETANE, part. pa. Perhaps, enclosed. 
 Barbour. — A.S. bctien-en, betifn-an, to en- 
 close, to shut up. 
 
 BETAUCIIT, Betuk. Delivered, com- 
 mitted in trust ; delivered up. V. Betecii. 
 
 ToBETECH, Beteacii, r. a. Todeliverup, 
 to consign ; betuk, pret. bctaucht, pret. 
 and part. pa. Barbour. — Hence the 
 common Scots expression, '' God I beteach 
 me till," Rudd. ; and that used by Ram- 
 say, Betootch-us-to ; i.e. Let us commend 
 ourselves to the protection of some supe- 
 rior being. — O.E. bitoke, committed ; also 
 bitaughten, bitaknu, bitauht. A.S. hctaec- 
 an, traderc, concedere, assignare, com- 
 mendare ; to deliver, to grant, to assign 
 or appoint, to betake or recommend unto; 
 Somner. Betaehte, tradidit. 
 
 BELT 
 
 BETHANK, s. In yourbethank ; indebted 
 to you, Ayrs. Spaeitife. 
 
 BETHANKIT, s. A ludicrous and irreve- 
 rent term for giving thanks after meat, 
 Ayrs. Burns. 
 
 BETHEREL, Betiiral, ?. An inferior kirk- 
 ofBcer who waits on the pastor in his of- 
 ficial work, attends the session when they 
 meet, summons delinquents, &c. Ayr- 
 sh ire Legatees. Corr. of E. beadle. 
 
 BETHLERIS. Leg. Bechleius. Bache- 
 lors, lloxdate. 
 
 BETHOUT, j>rep. and adv. Without, Fife. 
 Synon. Athout, which is used in the same 
 sense. Perhaps, A.S. be-utan. 
 
 * BETIMES, adr. ]. By and by; in a 
 little. 2. At times ; occasionally, S. 
 
 BETING, s. Reparation. V. under Beit, r. 
 
 To BETREYSS, Betrase, r. a. To betray. 
 Barbour. Betrasit, Douglas ; betraissed, 
 Wallace ; bet raised, Chaucer ; betraist, 
 R. Brunne. — Germ, trieg-en, betrieg-eu : 
 Fr. trah-ir, id. trahi-son, treason. 
 
 To BETRUMPE, r. a. To deceive. Dou- 
 glas. 
 
 * BETTER, «(';. 1. More, in reference to 
 
 number, S. ; "as, better than a dozen, more 
 than twelve. 2. Higher in price. I paid 
 better than a shilling, i.e. more than a 
 shilling, S. 3. Often used in regard to 
 health, S. — Su.G. baettre, id. 
 
 BETTERS, s. pi. Ten betters; ten times 
 better, Aberd. 
 
 BETTER SCH APE. Cheaper ; at a lower 
 price. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 BETTY, s. Abbrev. of Elizabeth ; some- 
 times of the old S. name Beatrix, S. 
 
 BETTIRNESS, s. 1. Superiority; applied 
 to land. 2. Amelioration ; emendation ; 
 applied especially as to health. 
 
 BETTLE, s. Stroke ; blow. Diminutive 
 from beat, a blow, also a contusion, S.B. 
 
 BETWEESH, prep. Betwixt, S. V. At- 
 weesh. 
 
 BET WEKIS, ;>/•<'/). BotAvixt. Aberd. Reg. 
 V. Atweesii. 
 
 BEVAR, .'. One who is worn out with age. 
 Henrysone. — It is evidently from the 
 same source with Barard, adj. q.v. We 
 still say a bcrir-horse, for a lean horse, or 
 one worn out with age or hard work ; S. 
 
 BEUCH, {gutt.)s. A bough, a branch, S. 
 Douglas. — A.S. boga, boh, id. from biig-an, 
 to bend. 
 
 To BEUCHEL, {gutt.) r.n. To walk with 
 short steps, or in a feeble, constrained, or 
 halting manner ; to shamble. " A beu- 
 chelin body," lloxb. — Teut. boechel-en, 
 buechel-en, niti, conari. 
 
 BEUCHEL, .S-. A little, feeble, crooked 
 creature. — Germ, b'ugel ; Teut. beughel ; 
 Su.G. bygcl, curvatura; Isl. be ygl -a, tortuo- 
 sum reddo, from beyg-ia, to bend. 
 
 'Q^\]C]iVl,{gutt.)pa'r't.pa. Bowed,'crooked, 
 S. Douglas. — A.S. 6i/(7-n«,curvare. 
 
 BEUGH, (gutt.) s. A limb, a leg, Border. 
 
BEV 
 
 BY 
 
 Kr<;i\ii\'en. — Isl. ho<i, Alem. puac. Germ. 
 iuij, id. The term is applied both to man 
 and to other animals. I?oth Hire and 
 Wachter view huq-m, to bend, as the 
 origin ; as it is by means of its joints that 
 an animal bends itself. Y. Boucht. 
 
 BEVEL, .<. A stroke ; sometimes, a violent 
 push with the elbow, S. Many. — This 
 is a derivative from Baff, beff, q.v. 
 
 To BEYER, Baiver, Bevveu, r. n. To 
 shake, to tremble ; especially from age 
 or infirmity ; as, "We're auld bererin 
 bodies" ; " JJ<.rcnii wi' the perils," shak- 
 ing with the palsy, Roxb. Berwicks. — 
 A.S. beoff-'utn, tremere, trepidare, 6(y-ia«, 
 bif-i/eaii, id. bt'ofuiuj, bifioaj, tremor. Y. 
 Beveren. 
 
 BEUER, Bever, .*. A beaver. Inlkn- 
 dfii. 
 
 BEVERAGE, ^. A salute given upon put- 
 ting on a piece of new dress, generally by 
 a male to a female ; as, " She gat the be- 
 rera(]e o' his braw new coat." 
 
 BEVEREN, Beverand, part. }»: Sir 
 (iaican and Sir Gal. — Perhaps from A.S. 
 befer-an, circumdare ; or as the same 
 with tfrfr«H^, which Sibb. renders " shak- 
 ing, nodding" ; deriving it from Tent, ber- 
 cn, contremere. This is a provincial E. 
 word. "ij<;r^ri«i7, trembling. North." Gl. 
 Grose. Y. Bever, r. 
 
 EEUGLE-BACKED, adj. Crook-backed. 
 Watson. — A.S. buij-an, to bow ; Tent. 
 hoechel, gibbus ; Germ, bugd, a dimin. 
 from but), denoting anything curved or 
 circular. It is undoubtedly the same word 
 that is now pronounced booUe-backit, S. 
 
 BEVIE {of a fre) s. A term used to denote 
 a great fire ; sometimes, be vice, S. Per- 
 haps from Jii.baciii, " a stick like those 
 bound up in faggots." Johnson. It is thus 
 used in O.E. 
 
 BEVIE, s. A jog, a push, S. from the same 
 source with bei-el. Y. Baff, s. 
 
 B EVIL-EDGE, s. The edge of a sharp 
 tool, sloping towards the point; a term 
 used by masons, S. V. Bevel, r. E. 
 
 BEVIS. V. Bevar. 
 
 BEUKE, pret. r. Baked. Douglas.— A.S. 
 hoc, pret. o{ bac-an, pinsere. 
 
 BEULD, adj. Bow-legged, Ang. ; q. beii- 
 (jeld from the same origin with betujle, in 
 Beagle-backed, q.v. 
 
 BEW, ac//. Good; honourable. Beic schyris, 
 or scliirris, good Sirs. Fr. beau, good. 
 Douglas. 
 
 To BEWAYE, Bewaue, v. a. To cause to 
 wander or waver. Palice of Honour. — 
 A.S. %caf-ian, vacillare, fluctuare. 
 
 To BEWAYE, Bewaue, r.rt. 1. To shield ; 
 to hide ; to cloak. 2. To lay wait for; to 
 overpower by means of some base strata- 
 gem, Ayrs. V. Bywaue. 
 
 BEWEST, prep. Towards the west, S. 
 Baillie's Lett. V. Be, prep. 
 
 BEWIDDIED, pait. adj. Deranged, Ettr. 
 
 For. Hogg. — From be, and Tent. Koed-ei:, 
 insanire. 
 
 To BEWILL, r. a. To cause to go astray, 
 Bucliau ; syn. with E. beicildcr. Tarras's 
 Poems. From be, and will, lost in error, 
 q. v. 
 
 BEWIS, Bewys, .■!. pi. Boughs. Douglas. 
 v. Belch, 
 
 BEWIS, s./;/. Beauties. O.Fr. 6ea«,beauty. 
 Maitland Poems. 
 
 BEWITH, s. A place of residence ; a do- 
 micile, Perths. — Perhaps allied to A.S. 
 by-an ; Su.G. bo, bo-a, bu-a, to build, to 
 inhabit ; Isl. by, in pret. buid, inhabited ; 
 whence bud; Su.G. bod, mansio; E. booth, 
 and S. botkie. 
 
 BEWITH, s. A thing which is employed 
 as a substitute for another, although it 
 should not answer the end so well. liam- 
 aay. One who arrives, when the regular 
 dinner is eaten, is said to get " only a 
 beicith for a dinner," S. From the subst. 
 v. be, conjoined with the prep, with, q. 
 what one must submit to for a time. 
 
 To BEWRY, T. a. To pervert, to distort. 
 Douglas. — Teut. vroegh-en, torquere, an- 
 gere. 
 
 BEWTER, s. The bittern. Sir R. Gordon's 
 Sutherl. 
 
 BEYONT,^j/v/). Beyond, S. 
 
 Back-o'-Beyont, adv. At a great dis- 
 tance; synon. Fer outby, S. The Ajiti- 
 quary. 
 
 BEZWELL, adr. However, Orkn. Per- 
 haps abbrev. for " It will be as well." 
 
 BHALIE, s. A hamlet or village, Gael. 
 Clan-Albin. V. Bal. 
 
 To BY, r. a. To purchase ; to buy. Acts 
 Mary. — A.S. byqan, emere. 
 
 BY, prep. 1. Beyond, S. Pitscottie. 2. 
 Besides, over and above. Pitscottie. 3. 
 Above, more than, in preference to. 
 Daridsone'sSchort Discurs. 4. In a way 
 of distinction from, S. Wallace. 5. 
 Without. Pitscottie. 6. Away from, 
 without regard to, contrary to. Wallace. 
 By, as thus used, is sometimes directly 
 contrasted with be, as signifying by in the 
 modern sense of the term. This may be 
 viewed as an oblique sense of by as sig- 
 nifying beyond ; perhaps in allusion to an 
 arrow that flies wide from the mark. 
 
 BY, adr. 1. When, after ; q. by the time 
 that, Pitscottie. This idiom is very an- 
 cient. Moes.G. Bi the galithun thai 
 brothrjus is ; When his brethren were 
 gone up. 2. As signifying although ; as, 
 " I carena by," I don't care though I agree 
 to your proposal, S. 3. Denoting ap- 
 proximation, or approach from some dis- 
 tance ; used in the composition of various 
 adverbs. 
 
 Dow.\-BY, arfr. Do\vnwards ; implying the 
 idea that the distance is not great. 
 
 Ix-BY, adr. Nearer to any object ; q.v. 
 
 Ot'R-BV, adr. This, as well a- Through-by, 
 
BY 
 
 rA 
 
 BID 
 
 is used by neighbours in the phrase 
 " Come our-hu," or, " Come through-by," 
 when parks, woods, streams, or some- 
 thing that must be passed through or over, 
 intervenes between their respective resi- 
 dences, S. 
 
 OuT-BV, adv. q. V. 
 
 Through- BT, rtf/r. V. Our-by. 
 
 Up-by, adr. Upwards, S. 
 
 BY- COMING, s. The act of passing by or 
 through a place, S. MehiH's Diary. 
 
 BY-COMMON, adv. Out of the ordinary 
 line ; by signifying beyond. Gait. 
 
 BY-COMMON, adj. Singular, Ayrs. R. 
 GUhaize. 
 
 BY-EAST, towards the east. V. Ti^,prep. 
 
 BY-GAlN. In the by-gain. 1. Literally, 
 in passing, in going-by, Aberd. 2. Inci- 
 dentally, Aberd. 
 
 BY-GATE, Byget, s. A by-way. 3Iayne^s 
 Siller Gun. 
 
 BY-GOING, s. The act of passing. 3Ioh- 
 ro's Exped. Tent, bygaen signifies to ap- 
 proach, to come near. 
 
 BY-HAND, odv. Over, S. V. Hand. 
 
 BY HIMSELL or HERSELL. Denoting 
 the want of the exercise of reason j beside 
 himself or herself. V. Himsell. 
 
 BY ONE'S MIND. Deprived of reason. 
 Pit^cottie. 
 
 BY-HOURS, s. pi. Time not allotted to re- 
 gular work, S. Aqr. Stirv. Peeb. 
 
 BY-LYAR, s. A neutral, ifwo.r.— From 
 the r. To lie by, E. 
 
 BYAR,s. Apurchaser. Aberd.Peg. V.BY,r. 
 
 BIAS, a word used as a mark of the super- 
 lative degree ; bias bonvy, very hand- 
 some ; bias hungry, very hungry, Aberd. 
 V. Byous, which is perhaps the proper 
 orthograpliy. 
 
 BIB, s. A term used to denote the stomach, 
 Ang. Borrowed, perhaps, from the use of 
 that small piece of linen, thus denomi- 
 nated, which covers the breast or stomach 
 of a child. 
 
 BYBILL, s. A large writing, a scroll so 
 extensive that it may be compared to a 
 book. Detection Q. Mary. — The word 
 occurs in a similar sense in O.E. As used 
 by Chaucer, Tyrwhitt justly renders it 
 " any great book." In the dark ages, 
 when books were scarce, those which 
 would be most frequently mentioned 
 would doubtless be the Bible and Bre- 
 tiary. Or, this use of the word may be 
 immediately from L. B. bibhis, a book, 
 (Gr. /JiO.o?), which occurs in this sense 
 from the reign of Charlemagne down- 
 wards. 
 
 BIBLIOTHEC, .<;. A library. Nicol Burne. 
 — Lat. bibliotheca. 
 
 BIBLIOTHECAR, s. A librarian, ibid. 
 
 BICHMAN, s. Perhaps, for buthman, q. 
 boothman, one who sells goods in a booth, 
 Dunbar.— In edit. 1508, it is buthman. 
 
 BYCHT. V. Lyciit. JTwlntr. 
 
 BICK, s. A bitch ; " the female of the canine 
 kind," S. — A.S. hicca, bicce, id. ; Isl. 
 bickia, catella. 
 
 To BICK AND BIRR, r. n. To cry as 
 grouse, Roxb. Winter Er. Tales. — Per- 
 haps allied to Belg. bikk-en, to beat, to 
 chop, as denoting the noise made by its 
 wings. V. Birr. 
 
 Tu BICKER, Byker, r. n. This v., as used 
 in S., does not merely signifj', " to fight, 
 to skirmish, to fight off and on," as it is 
 defined in E. dictionaries. It also de- 
 notes, 1. The constant motion of weapons 
 of any kind, and the rapid succession of 
 strokes, in a battle or broil. Wallace. 
 2. To fight by throwing stones ; S. 3. 
 To move quickly ; S. " He came down 
 the gait as fast as he could bicker." 4. 
 It expresses the noise occasioned by suc- 
 cessive strokes, by throwing of stones, or 
 by any rapid motion ; S. — C.B. bicre, a 
 battle ; " Fers. 2^ykar;' id. Gl. Wynt. 
 
 BICKER, BiKERiNG, s. I. A fight carried 
 on with stones ; a term among school- 
 boys, S. Bickers, as they are called, were 
 often held on the Caltonhill. They took 
 place almost every evening a little before 
 dusk, and lasted till night parted the 
 combatants ; who were generally idle 
 apprentices, of mischievous dispositions, 
 that delighted in chasing one another 
 from knoll to knoll with sticks and stones. 
 Campbell's Journey. 2. A contention, 
 strife, S. Bail lie. 3. A short race, Ayrs. 
 Burns. 
 
 BICKER, BiQuouR, s. A bowl, or dish for 
 containing liquor ; properly, one made 
 of wood ; S. Evergreen. — Germ, becher; 
 Isl. baukur, bikare ; Sw. bagare ; Dan. 
 begere ; Gr. and L.B. iBuxx^i, baccarium ; 
 Ital. bicchiere, patera, scyphus. 
 
 BICKERFU', s. As much of anything as 
 fills a bicker, S. The Pirate. 
 
 BICKERIN', s. Indelicate toying, Dumfr. 
 Synon. Baqenin, Fife. V. Bicker-raid. 
 
 BICKER-RAID, s. The name given to a 
 kind of indecent frolic which formerly 
 prevailed in harvest, after the labourers 
 had finished dinner. A young man, laying 
 hold of a girl, threw her down, and the 
 rest covered them with their empty 
 bickers ; Roxb. 
 
 To BID, v. a. 1. To desire, to pray for. 
 Henrysone. — This sense is common in 
 O.E. 2. To care for, to value. Douglas. 
 From the same origin with Bedis, q.v. 
 
 BIDDABLE, adj. Obedient ; pliable in 
 temper; as, " J4 biddable bairn," a child 
 that cheerfully does what is desired; from 
 the E. r. to bid, to command. 
 
 BIDDABLENESS, s. Disposition to obey ; 
 compliant temper, S. 
 
 BIDDABLIE, adr. Obediently. 
 
 To BIDE, Byde, v. a. 1. To await, to wait 
 for. Kelly. 2. To wait for, as implying 
 the idea of defiance. Ppalding. 3. To 
 
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 DO 
 
 Jild 
 
 suffer, to endure. " He bides a great 
 deal of paiu ;" S. Westmorel. id. Hoss. 
 — An oblique sense of Moes.G. beid-an, 
 A.S. bid-aii, expectare. 
 
 To BIDE be, r. «. To continue in one 
 state, S. 
 
 To BIDE or BYD at, v. u. and a. To per- 
 sist. To abide by. Keith's Hist. 
 
 To BYDE be or by, v. a. To adhere to; as, 
 "I'll no bijde be that agreement" S. ; the 
 same as Bijde at. 
 
 To BYDE KNAWLEGE. To bear inves- 
 tigation; an old forensic term. V. Knaw- 
 
 LEGE. 
 
 BIDE, s. Applied to what one endures. 
 A terrible bide ; very acute pain, Loth. 
 
 BYDINGS, s. />/. Evil endured; what one 
 has to suffer, Ang. lioss. 
 
 BIDINGS, s. pi. Sufferings. V. Bide, r. 
 
 BIEYFIR, s. The designation given to the 
 double portion of meat formerly allotted, 
 by a chief, to his Galloglach or armour- 
 bearer, in the Western Isles. Martin's 
 West. Isl. — Gael, biadh, meat, food, and 
 fear, a man ; i. e. a man's portion. 
 
 BIEYTA'V, s. The name given to the food 
 served up to strangers, taken immediately 
 after being at sea, ibid. — Perhaps beit-hav, 
 from Isl. beit, food, and haf; Dan. har, 
 the sea. 
 
 BIELD, s. Shelter. V. Beild. 
 
 To BIELD, V. a. To protect. V. Beild. 
 
 BIELY, adj. Affording shelter. Gall. Da- 
 vidson's (Seasons. V. Beii.dy. 
 
 BIER, s. Expl. as signifying twenty 
 threads in the breadth of a web. V. 
 Porter. 
 
 BIERDLY, Bierly, adj. Popular Ball. 
 — It is viewed as the same with Burdhj, 
 q.v. But to me it seems rather to signify, 
 fit, proper, becoming, from Isl. byr-iar, 
 ber, decet, oportet. 
 
 BIERLY, adj. Big ; burly. Slcinner's 
 Christmas Ba'inq. 
 
 BIERLING, s. A galley, S.B. Statist. 
 Ace. 
 
 To BIETTLE, Beetle, v. n. 1 . To amend ; 
 to grow better ; applied to the state of 
 one's health. 2. To recover ; applied to 
 the vegetable kingdom ; as, " The crap's 
 beetlin' now." Dimin. from A.S. beot-ian, 
 bet-an, convalescere. 
 
 BIG, Bigg, s. A particular species of bar- 
 ley, also denominated bear, S. Cumb. id. 
 barley. Statist. Ace, Y. Chester Bear. 
 — Isl. bygg, hordeum, Dan. byg, Su.G. 
 biuqq, id. 
 
 To BIG, Byg, r. a. To build; S. Cumb. 
 Westmorel. id. Wallace. — This word 
 occurs in O.E., although not very frequent- 
 ly. A.ii.bycg-an,ls\. bygg-ia, Su.G. bygg-a, 
 aedificare, iustruere, a frequentative from 
 ho, id. ; as it is customary with the 
 Goths thus to augment monosyllables in 
 ; as sugg-a from so, a sow. 
 
 To BIG, r, n. To build a nest. A coinmon 
 
 use of the term in S. " The gray swallow 
 bigs i' the cot-house wa'." Itemains Nith- 
 dale Song. 
 
 'To BIG round one. To surround, Aberd. 
 
 2'o BIG upon. To fall upon ; to attack, 
 Aberd. ; perhaps referring to the ap- 
 proaches made by a besieging army. 
 
 BIG-COAT, s. A great-coat, S. 
 
 BYGANE, Bigane, Bygone, adj. 1. Past ; 
 S. The latter is mentioned by Dr. John- 
 son as " a Scotch word." Acts Ja. I. 2. 
 Preceding ; equivalent to E. predeceased. 
 Douglas. 
 
 BYGANES, BiGONES, used as s. pi. denot- 
 ing what is past, but properly including 
 the idea of transgression or defect. 1. It 
 denotes offences against the sovereign, or 
 the state, real or supposed. Baillie. In 
 this sense it is used proverbially ; Let 
 byganes be byganes, let past offences be 
 forgotten, S. 2. It is used in relation to 
 the quarrels of lovers, or grounds of 
 offence given by either party, S. Morison. 
 3. It often denotes arrears, sums of mo- 
 ney formerly due, but not paid, S. Wod- 
 rote. 
 
 BIGGAR, s. A builder, one who carries 
 on a building. Acts Mary. 
 
 BIGGIE, Biggin, s. A linen cap, Ayrs. 
 — Fr. beguin. V. Bigonet, 
 
 BIGGING, Byggyn, Byggynge, s. A build- 
 ing ; a house, properly of a larger size, 
 as opposed to a cottage, S. Wallace. — 
 Biggin, a building, Gl. Westmorel. Isl. 
 biqqing, structura. 
 
 BIGGit, part. pa. Built. — This word is 
 used in various senses, S. Biggit land, 
 land where there are houses or buildings, 
 contrasted with one's situation in a soli- 
 tude, or far from any shelter during a 
 storm, S. Barbour. Weill biggit, well- 
 grown, lusty. Mehill's MS. A imll 
 hiqqit body is one who has acquired a 
 good deal of wealth, S.B. 
 
 BIGGIT WA'S, s. pi. Buildings ; houses, 
 S. Guy Mannering. V. To Big, Byg. 
 
 BIGGIT, pret. Perhaps, inclined. King 
 Hart. — A.S. 6^^-c(?i,flectere. 
 
 BIGHT, g. LA loop upon a rope. 2. 
 The inclination of a bay, Loth. — Teut. 
 bigh-en, pandari,incurvari, flecti; Isl. btcgt, 
 curvatura, sinus. V. Bought. 
 
 BIGHTSOM, adj. Implying an easy air, 
 and, at the same time, activity, S.B. 
 Morison. — Perhaps q. buxom, from A.S. 
 bocsum flexibilis ; byg-an, to bend. 
 
 BIGLY, Bygly, adj.^l. Commodious, or 
 habitable. Bludy Serk. 2. Pleasant, 
 delightful. Bord. Minst.— From. A.S. 
 biq-an, habitare, and lie, similis. 
 
 BIGLIE, adj. Rather large, Ettr. For. 
 From biq, large, q. big-like. 
 
 BIGONET, s. A linen cap or coif. Earn- 
 say. — From the same origin with E. big- 
 gin, " a kind of coif, or linen cap for a 
 young child;" Phillips; or inther from 
 
BIG 
 
 56 
 
 Fr. beguine, a nun of a certain order in 
 Flanders. 
 
 BIGS, Barbour, xix. 392. Pink. ed. Leg. 
 LuGis, lodges. 
 
 BYlLYElT,j?a>t.pa. Boiled. Chalmers's 
 Mary. 
 
 BYK. Apparently, an errat. for bi/t, bite. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 BYK AT, Beikat, s. A male salmon ; so 
 called, when come to a certain age, be- 
 cause of the beak which grows in his un- 
 der jaw ; Ang. 
 
 BIKE, Byke, Byik, Beik, s. 1. A build- 
 ing, a habitation, S. Gaintn and Gvl. 
 2. A nest or hive of bees, wasps, or ants, 
 S. Dotig/as. 3. A building erected for 
 the preservation of grain ; Cuithn. Pcn- 
 nant. 4. Metaph. an association or col- 
 lective body ; S. Lyndmy. To skail 
 the byke, metaph. to disperse an assembly 
 of whatever kind ; S. 5. A valuable 
 collection of whatever kind, when ac- 
 quired without labour or beyond expec- 
 tation. 6. Ill the North of S. it is used 
 in a similar sense, but only denoting 
 trifles. — Isl. biik-ar, denotes a hive, 
 alvear ; and Tent, bie-boek, ble-buyck, 
 apiarium, alvearium, Kilian. The Isl. 
 word is probably from Su. G. bycig-a, 
 to build, part. pa. bygdt ; q. something 
 prepared or built. There seems to be 
 no reason to doubt that the word, as 
 used in sense 2. is the same with that de- 
 noting a habitation. For what is a byke 
 or bee-bike, but a building or habitation 
 of bees ? 
 To BIKE, %: n. To hive ; to gather together 
 like bees. South of S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 BYKING, s. A hive ; a swarm. Syu. Bike, 
 
 Byke, Ettr. For. Iloc/g. 
 BYKNYF, Byknife, s. A knife. Perhaps 
 a house-knife, from A.S. bye, habitatio, 
 and oiif, a knife ; or it may be a knife 
 lying by one, or at hand. Aberd. Iie<j. 
 BYKYNIS, s. Bodkins. Aberd. Reg. V. 
 
 BOIKIN. 
 
 BILBIE,s. Shelter, residence ; Ang. This, 
 I apprehend, is a very ancient word. It 
 may be either from Su.G. byle, habitacu- 
 lum, and by, pagus, conjoined, as denot- 
 ing residence in a village ; or more simply, 
 from Bo/by, villa primaria ; from bot, 
 praedinin, and by, a village. Thus bulby 
 would signify a village which has a prae- 
 dium, or territory of its own, annexed 
 to it. 
 
 BILCH, (./««.) .«. 1. A lusty person. 2. 
 In Selkirks., a little, crooked, insignificant 
 person. V. Belch. 
 
 To BILCH, {eh soft) r. n. To limp ; to 
 ; halt, Twcedd. Roxb. Syu. Ililch. Perhaps 
 from Tent, bitleker, inclinare se ; or Isl. 
 bylta, volutare, billta, casus, lapsus. 
 
 BILCHER, s. One who halts, ibid. 
 
 BILDER, .«. A scab, Aug.— A.S. byle, car- 
 bunculus, Su.G. bolda or boeld, nlcu-'. 
 
 BIL 
 
 BILEDAME, s. A great-grandmother. 
 Colkelbie Sow. Like E. beldam, from Fr. 
 belle dame. It seems probable that this 
 was an honourable title of consanguinity ; 
 and that as E. r/randam denotes a 
 grandmother, in O.Fr. grande-dame had 
 the same sense in common with grande- 
 viere ; and that the next degree back- 
 wards was belle-dame, a great-grand- 
 mother. Beldam seems to have fallen 
 into equal disrepute with Luckie, which, 
 as well as Luckie-mlnnie, still signifies a 
 grandmother, transferred to an old wo- 
 man, and often used disrespectfully. 
 BILEFT, pret. Remained, abode. Sir 
 Tristrem. — A.S. belif-an, superesse, to re- 
 main ; Alem. bilib-en, Franc, biliu-en, 
 manere ; Schilter. 
 To BYLEPE, V. a. To cover, as a stallion 
 does a mare. Douglas. — A.S. behleap-an, 
 insilire, Su.G. leop-a, Teut. loop-en, catu- 
 lire. 
 BILES, Bylis, s. a game for four persons ; 
 a sort of billiards. Chal. Life of Mary. 
 — Fr. bille, a small bowl or billiard ball. 
 BILF,s. A monster. St. Patrick. Y.Bei-ch, 
 
 Bu.CH. 
 BILF, s. A blunt stroke, Ayrs. Lanarks. 
 
 Gait's R. Gilhaize. Beff,Baff, syn. 
 BILGET, s. A projection for the support 
 of a shelf, &c., Aberd.— Teut. bidget, bul- 
 <ia ; O.Goth, bulq-ia, to swell out. 
 BILGET, adj. Bulged, jutting out. Dou- 
 glas.— Sn.G. bidg-ia, to swell, whence Isl. 
 bylgia, a billow. Or, Isl. eg beige, curvo ; 
 belgia huopta, inflare buccas. 
 ToBlLL, r.a. 1. To register, to record. Bp. 
 Forbes. 2. To give a legal information 
 against, to indict ; synon. with Delate, 
 Dilate. ActsJa. VI. 
 BILL, .«. Corn of E. Bull. Davidson's 
 Poems. — From Sw. boel-a, Isl. baid-a, to 
 bellow ; Isl. baula, a cow, baidi, a bull. 
 To BILLY, r. v. To low. Corr. of bellow, 
 
 Galloway. Davidson's Seasons. 
 BILLY BENTIE. A smart, roguish boy ; 
 used either in a good or in a bad sense; as, 
 " Weel, weel, Billy benty, I'se mind you 
 for that !" S. From billy, a boy, sense 
 8., and perhaps A.S. bentith, "that hath 
 obtained his desire ;" from bene, a re- 
 quest or boon, and tith-ian, ge-tith-ian, to 
 grant. 
 BILLY BLYNDE, Billy Blin,.'>. 1. The 
 designation given to Broirnie, or the 
 lubber fiend, in some of the southern 
 counties of S. Pem. of JXith. Song. 2. 
 Blind-man's-buff. As the skin of an ani- 
 mal was generally worn by him who sus- 
 tained the principal character in Blind- 
 man's-buff, or Blind Ilarie, the sport 
 may be so denominated from his sup- 
 posed resemblance to Brownie, who is 
 always represented as having a rough 
 appearance, and as being covered \vith 
 hair. Y. Blind IIauik. 
 
BIL 
 
 o/ 
 
 BIN 
 
 BILLYBLINDER,s. 1. The person who 
 lioodwinks another in tlie play of J31intl- 
 man's-buff, S. 2. Metaph. used for a blind 
 or imposition, rcrils of Jlan. 
 
 BILLIE, Bii.LY, .«. 1. A companion, a com- 
 rade. Jlinstrclf;/ Border. 2. Fellow, 
 used rather contemptuously, S. ; synon. 
 chield,chap. Sliirre/s. 3. As a term ex- 
 pressive of affection and familiarity ; S. 
 liamsay. 4. A lover, one who is in suit 
 of a woman. Evergreen. Still used in 
 this sense, S.B. 5. A brother, S. Min- 
 strelsy Border, fi. Apparently used in 
 allusion to brotherhood in arms, accord- 
 ing to the ancient laws of chivalry. Miii- 
 strelsy Border. 7. A young man. In this 
 sense it is often used in the pi. The 
 biUies, or the i/ouihy bill ies, S.B. It is expl. 
 " a stout man, a clever fellow," Gl. Shirr. 
 !). Sometimes it signifies a boy, S.B. as 
 synon. with ca/laii. Boss. — It is probably 
 allied to Su.G. Germ. biHhj, Belg. billik, 
 equalis ; as denoting those that are on a 
 footing as to age, rank, relation, aflection, 
 or employment. 
 
 BILLYHOOD, s. Brotherhood, South of S. 
 Broxoiie ofBodsbeck. 
 
 BILLIT, adj. "Shod with iron," Rudd. 
 -Bi7/(7 ((X. Douglas. — This phrase is per- 
 haps merely a circumlocution for the 
 blpcnnls, or large ax. V. Balax. 
 
 BILSH, s. 1. A short, plump, and thriving 
 person or animal ; as, " A blhh o' a cal- 
 lan," a thickset boy, Lanarks. Roxb. 
 Pi7t7( is used in the same sense. 2. A 
 little waddling fellow, Ettr. For. 
 
 BILSHIE, adj. Short, plump, and thriving, 
 ibid. 
 
 To BILT, c 11. To go lame ; to limp ; also 
 to walk with crutches, Roxb. 
 
 BILT, s, A limp, ibid. 
 
 BILT, s. A blow, Ayrs. Gl. Picken. 
 
 BILTER, s. A child, Dumfr. ; Isl. pllter, 
 pnellus. 
 
 BILTIE, adj. Thick and clubbish, Lanarks. 
 
 BlLTINESS,s. Clubbishness ; clumsiness, 
 ibid. V. BuLTY. 
 
 BILTIN', ^;arf. pr. Limping ; as, biltin' 
 aica'. Syn. Liltui', O.S. — Isl. ti7/^rt,volu- 
 tare, prolabi, inverti. 
 
 To BIM, r. n. To hum, Renfrews. A variety 
 of Bum, q. V. 
 
 BIM,s. The act of buzzing, ibid. 
 
 BIMMER, s. That which hums, ibid. 
 
 'J'o BIN, !■. n. To move with velocity and 
 noise ; as, " He ran as fast as he could 
 bin, i. e., move his feet, Fife ; syn. Burner. 
 Allied, perhaps, to Isl. bein-a, expedire, 
 negotium promovere. 
 
 BIN. A sort of imprecation ; as, " Bin thae 
 biting clegs !" Sorrow be on these biting 
 clegs ; used when one is harassed by 
 horse-flies. 
 
 BIN, s. Key; humour, Aberd. It seems 
 the same as Bind, q. v. 
 
 BIN, s. A mountain, S.O. Gallovaii. — 
 
 From Gael, ben, id., Lomond Inn, being 
 synon. with Benlomond. 
 BIND, BiNDE, s. 1. Dimension, size ; es- 
 pecially with respect to circumference. 
 A barrel of a certain bind, is one of cer- 
 tain dimensions, S. ; hence Jktrrel bind, 
 ^■icts .fa. III. 2. It is used more gener- 
 ally to denote size in any sense. Acts 
 Mary. 3. Metaph. to denote ability. 
 "Aboon my bind," beyond my power. 
 This is often applied to pecuniary ability ; 
 S. This use of the word is evidently bor- 
 rowed from the idea of binding a vessel 
 M-ith hoops. 4. Used in reference to 
 morals. A . Scott's Poems. 
 
 BIND-FOCK, s. A niggard. Kelly. 
 
 BINDLE, s. The cord or rope that binds 
 anything, whether made of hemp or of 
 straw; S.— Su.G. bindel, a headband, a 
 fillet, from bind-as, to binth Teut. bindel, 
 ligamen. 
 
 BINDWEED, s. Ragwort, S. Wilson's 
 Renfrews. V. Bunwede. 
 
 BINDWOOD, s. The vulgar name for ivy, 
 S. ; Hedera helix, Linn. ; prou. bimcud. 
 ■ — Denominated, perhaps, from the strong 
 hold that it takes of a wall, a rock, trees, 
 &c., q. the binding wood. It is probably 
 the same which is written benirood. Sta- 
 tist. Ace. In Sutherland and its vicinity 
 those who are afraid of having their cows 
 bewitched, and the milk taken from them, 
 twist a collar of ivy and put it round the 
 neck of each of their cows. 
 
 BING, s. 1. A heap in general. Lyndsay. 2. 
 A heap of grain, S. Douglas. 3. A pile 
 of wood ; immediately designed as a fu- 
 neral pile. Douglas. 4. " A temporary 
 enclosure or repository made of boards, 
 twigs, or straw ropes, for containing 
 grain or such like"; Gl. Sibb., where it is 
 also written binne. — Dan. blng, Sw. binge, 
 Isl. binq-r, cumulus. 
 
 To BING, r.a. L To put into a heap. 2. 
 Denoting the accumulation of money. 
 Tarras's Poems. 
 
 To BYNGE, r.K. To cringe. V. Beenge. 
 
 To BINK, r. a. To press down, so as to 
 deprive anything of its proper shape. It 
 is principally used as to shoes, when, by 
 careless wearing, they are allowed to fall 
 do^vn in the heels; S. — O.Teut. k(«(//i- 
 cn, premere, in angustum cogere. Sw. 
 bank-a, to beat, seems allied ; q. to beat 
 down. Or it may be a frequentative from 
 A.S. bend-an, to bend. 
 
 To BINK, V. n. To bend ; to bow down ; 
 to curtsy ; leaning forward in an awk- 
 ward manner. Loth. 
 
 BINK, s. The act of bending down. A 
 horse is said to give a bink, when he 
 makes a false step in consequence of the 
 bending of one of the joints. To play link, 
 to yield. Loth. 
 
 BINK, s. 1. A bench, a seat ; S.B. Priests 
 ofPebUs. 2. a wooden frame, fixed to 
 
BIN 
 
 BIR 
 
 the wall of a house, for holdiug plates, 
 bowls, spoons, &c. Ang. It is also called 
 a Plate-rack ; S. The Antiquary. Col- 
 xil. 3. The long seat beside the fire in a 
 country house. Tarras's Poems. Pro- 
 bably an oblique sense of the same term 
 which signifies a bench. V. Benk. 
 
 BINK-SIDE, s. The side of the long seat 
 beside the fire. 2\irra$'s Poems. 
 
 BINK, s. A hive. A Bee-bink, a nest or 
 hive of bees; a Wasp-bink, a hive of wasps, 
 Loth. Roxb. Perhaps a corr. of bike, id. 
 though Kilian gives bie-bancke as old. 
 Teut. signifying apiarium. 
 
 BINK, s. 1. A bank, an acclivity, S.B. 
 Evergreen. 2. Bink of a peat-moss, the 
 perpendicular part of a peat-moss, from 
 which the labourer, who stands opposite 
 to it, cuts his peats. Stat. Ace. — Wachter 
 observes that Germ, bank, Su.G. baenk, 
 denote any kind of eminence. V. Benk. 
 
 BINKIE, adj. Gaudy ; trimly dressed, 
 Tweedd. Perhaps a corr, of syn. term 
 Dinkie, q. v. 
 
 BINN {of sheaves.) All the reapers on a 
 harvest-field. If not from boon, perhaps 
 from C.B. bydhin, turma, a troop, a com- 
 pany. 
 
 BINNA, T. subst. with the negatiye afiSxed. 
 Be not, for be na. 
 
 BINNA, BiNNAE, prep. Except, save, but ; 
 as, " The folk are a' cum, 6 i n nae twa-three," 
 Lanarks. An elliptical term for " if 
 it be not," or be it not. Be na, S. V. 
 Canna. 
 
 BINNE, s. A temporary enclosure for pre- 
 serving grain, South of S. — A.S. binne, 
 praesepe. V. Bing, sense 3. 
 
 To BINNER, -c. n. 1. To move with ve- 
 locity, and with a humming sound. A 
 wheel is said to binner when driven round 
 with rapidity and emitting a humming 
 sound, Aberd. INIearns. Fife. Lanarks. 
 Syn. Bicker, Birl. 2. To run, or gallop, 
 conjoining the ideas of quickness and 
 carelessness, Aberd. Mearns. — Probably 
 from C.B. ^^axajcr, swift, fleet ; buanred, 
 rapid ; from buan, id. 
 
 BINNER, Bi.NNERiN, s. A bickering noise, 
 S.B. Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 BIN WEED. V. BuNWEDE. 
 
 BYOUS, adj. Extraordinary. Byous wea- 
 ther, remarkable weather, Clydes. Loth. 
 Aberd. V. Bias. 
 
 BYOUS, adr. Very ; in a great degree. 
 Byous hungry, very hungry, ibid. 
 
 BYOUSLIE, adc. Extraordinarily; un- 
 commonly, Loth. Clydes. 
 
 BYOUTOUR, BooTVER,s. A gormandizer; 
 a glutton, Renfrew. Bootyert, Stirlings. 
 Perhaps a metaph. use of Boytvur, the S. 
 name of the bittern, from its supposed 
 voracity. 
 
 BYPASSING, s. Lapse. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 BYPAST, adj. Past ; reckoned by Dr. 
 JohnFou " a term of the Soott-h dialect." 
 
 BYPTICIT, part. pa. Dipped or dyed. 
 Honlate. — Lat. baptizo. 
 
 BIR, Birr, s. Force. I find that Isl. byr, 
 expl. ventus ferens, is deduced from ber-a, 
 ferre ; Gl. Edd. Saem. Perhaps bir is 
 derived rather from Isl.floer, life, vigour, 
 to which vir, rirr, the term denoting 
 j'orce Aberd. seems to have affinity. V. 
 Beir. 
 
 BIRD, Beird, Brid, Burd, s. 1. A lady, a 
 damsel. Gawan and Gol. — As bridde is 
 the word used by Chaucer for bird, it is 
 merely the A.S. term for pullus, pullulus. 
 ' Bird, as applied to a damsel, appears to 
 be the common term used in a metaph. 
 sense. 2. L^sed, also metaph., to denote 
 the young of quadrupeds, particularly of 
 the fox. V. Tod's Birds. Perhaps this 
 definition should rather belong to Bird, 
 Burd, offspring. 
 
 BIRD, Bird, s. Ofi'spring. This term 
 seems to be generally used in a bad sense; 
 as, icitch-burd, the supposed brood of a 
 witch ; ichore's-burd, &c. Loth. Isl. byi-d, 
 nativitas, genus, familia. 
 
 BYRD, r. imp. It behoved, it became. 
 Barbour. — A.S. byreth, pertinet. This 
 imp. V. may have been formed from byr' 
 an, ber-an, to carry, or may be viewed as 
 nearly allied to it. Hence bireth, ges- 
 tavit ; Germ, berd, ge-baerd, id., sick 
 berd-en, gestum facere. Su.G. boer-a, 
 debere, pret. borde, anciently boerjade. 
 
 BIRD AXD JOE. A phrase used to denote 
 intimacy or familiarity. Sitting bird and 
 joe, sitting cheek by jowl, like Darby and 
 Joan, S. 
 
 BIRDIE, P. A diminutive from E. Bird, S. 
 
 BIRD-MOUTH'D, adj. Mealy-mouth'd, S. 
 Bamsay. 
 
 * BIRDS, s. pi. " A' the birds in the air ;" 
 a play among children, S. 
 
 BIRD'S-NEST, s. Wild carrot. Daucus 
 carrota, Linn. 
 
 BIRDING, s. Burden ; load. Douglas.— 
 A.S. byrthen; Dan. t^nfe, id. V. JBirih, 
 Byrth. 
 
 BYRE, s. Cowhouse, S. Byer, id. Cumb. 
 Gaican and Gol. — Perhaps allied to 
 Franc, buer, a cottage ; byre, Su.G. byr, a 
 village ; Germ. 6aHe;', habitaculum,cavea; 
 from Su.G. bo, bu-a, to dwell. Or from 
 Isl. bu,a, cow; Gael. 6o, id. — Rather from 
 O.Fr. bourerie, a stall for oxen, from 
 boeuf, an ox. 
 
 BYREMAN, s. A man-servant who cleans 
 the byre or cowhouse on a farm, Ber- 
 wicks. 
 
 BIRGET THREAD, BirgesThreed. Per- 
 haps Bruges thread. Bates. 
 
 BIRK,s. Birch, a tree, S. Betula alba, 
 Linn. Douglas. — A.S. birc; Isl. biorki ; 
 Teut. berck, id. 
 
 BIRKIE, adj. Abounding with birches, S. 
 
 BIRK-KNOWE, s. A knoll covered with 
 birches, S. Lights and Shadou/. 
 
mix 
 
 BUI 
 
 BIRKIN, BiRKEN, adj. Of, or belonging 
 to bircli, S. Maync's Siller Gun. Ga- 
 ican and Gol. — A.S. beorccii, id. 
 
 To BIRK, r. «. To give a tart answer ; to 
 converse in a sharp and cutting way, S. 
 — A.S. birc-ait, beorc-ait, to bark, q. of a 
 snarling humour. Hence, 
 
 BIRKIE, adj. I. Tart in speech, S. 2. 
 Lively; spirited; mettlesome. Gait. 
 
 BIRKY, s. 1. A lively young fellow; a per- 
 son of mettle, S. Poems JSitchan Dial. 
 2. Attld Birky, " In conversation, analo- 
 gous to old Boy" Gl. Shir. liaiiisay. — 
 Allied, perhaps, to Isl. berk-ia, jactare, to 
 boast ; or bianj-a, opitulari, q. one able 
 to give assistance. 
 
 BIRKIE, BiKKV, s. A trifling game at 
 cards, at which only two play, throwing 
 down a card alternately : he who follows 
 suit wins the trick, if he seizes the heap 
 before his opponent can cover his card 
 with one of his own. E. Beijijur-my-neiijh- 
 bour. From Isl. berk-ia, to boast. 
 
 To B I RL, BiRLE, r. rt. 1. This word pri- 
 marily signifies the act of pouring out, or 
 furnishing drink for guests, or of parting 
 it among them. Doxf/las. 2. To ply with 
 drink. Minst. Border. 3. To drink plen- 
 tifully, S. Douijlas. 4. To club money 
 for the purpose of procuring drink. " I'll 
 birlc my bawbie," I will contribute my 
 share of the expense, S. Bamsay. — In 
 Isl. it is used in the first sense ; byrl-a, 
 infundere, miscere potum. In A.S. it oc- 
 curs in sense third, birl-ian, biril-ian, 
 haurire. Hence byrle, a butler. Isl. byr- 
 lar, id. Birle, O.E. has the same signifi- 
 cation. 
 
 To BIRL, I', w. To drink in society, S. 
 Old Mortality. 
 
 To BIRL, V. n. 1. To "make a noise like 
 a cart driving over stones, or mill-stones 
 at work." It denotes a constant drilling 
 sound, S. Pojndar Ball. 2. Used impro- 
 perly, to denote quick motion in walking, 
 Loth. 3. Sometimes it denotes velocity 
 of motion in whatever way. Davidi^on's 
 Seasons. 4. To toss up, Loth. Roxb. — 
 Birl seems to be a dimin. from the v. Birr, 
 used in the same sense, formed by means 
 of the letter I, a common note of diminu- 
 tion. Dr. Johnson has observed, that " if 
 there be an I, as in jingle, tingle, tinkle, &c., 
 there is implied a frequency, or iteration 
 of small acts ;" Grammar E. T. We may 
 add, that this termination is frequently 
 used in words which denote a sharp or 
 tingling sound ; as E. vhirl, drill; S. thi, 
 skirl, dirl. 
 
 BIRL AW-COURT, also Birley-Coirt. V. 
 
 Burlaw. 
 BIRLEY-OATS, Barley-Oats, s. jA. A 
 species of oats, S. Statist. Ace. — It seems 
 to have received its name from its sup- 
 posed resemblance to barley. 
 BIRLIE, 8. A loaf of bread, S.B. 
 
 BIRLIE-MAN, s. One who assesses da- 
 mages ; a parish arbiter ; a referee. South 
 of S. Loth. Expl. in Gl. Antiquary ; " the 
 petty officer of a burgh of barony." 
 
 BIRLIN,s. A longoared boat of the 
 largest size, often with six, sometimes 
 with eight oars ; generally used by the 
 chieftains in the Western Isles. It sel- 
 dom had sails. Martin's St. Kilda. — 
 Probably of Scandinavian origin, as Sw. 
 bars is a kind of ship; and berliiig, a boat- 
 staff, Seren. I am informed, however, that 
 in Gael, the word is written bhuirlin. 
 
 BIRLIN, s. A small cake, made of oat- 
 meal or barley-meal ; syn. Tod, Ettr. For. 
 Tweedd. — Gael, builin, signifies a loaf, 
 and bairqhean, a cake. 
 
 BIRLING, s. A drilling noise, S. 
 
 BIRLING, s. A drinking match, in which, 
 generally, the drink is clubbed by the 
 company. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 BIRN, s. The high" part of a farm where 
 the young sheep are summered; or dry, 
 heathy pasture, reserved for the lambs 
 after they have been weaned, Roxb. Loth. 
 — C.B. bryy, a hill ; Su.G. brtin, vertex 
 montis ; Isl. bryn and brun, a height in a 
 general sense. 
 
 To BIRN Lambs. To put them on a poor, 
 dry pasture. Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 BIRNY, adj. 1. Covered with the scorched 
 stems of heath that has been set on fire, S. 
 2. Having a rough or stunted stem ; ap- 
 plied to plants, i. e. like the stems of burnt 
 heath, furze, &c.. Loth. V. Birns. 
 
 BIRN, s. The matrix, or rather the labia 
 pudenda of a cow. — Allied, perhaps, to 
 Isl. brund-ur, pecudum coeundi actus, et 
 appetitus inire ; G. Andr. C.B. bry, 
 matrix vulva. 
 
 To BIRN, V. a. To bum. V. Bryn. 
 
 BIRN, BiRNE, s. 1. A burnt mark, S. Acts 
 Charles II. 2. A mark burnt on the 
 noses of sheep, S. 3. Skin and Birn, a 
 common phrase, denoting the whole of 
 anything, or of any number of persons or 
 things, S.; from A.S. byrn, burning. Acts 
 Mary. 
 
 BIRN,'s. A burden, S.B. Ross, To gie 
 one's birn a hitch, to assist him in a strait, 
 S.B. Poems Buchan Dial. — An abbre- 
 viation of A.S. byrthen, burden ; if not 
 from C.B. btcrn, onus, hyrn-ia, onerare. 
 Davies. 
 
 BIRNIE, Byrnie, s. A corslet ; a brigan- 
 dine. Douglas. — A.S. byrn, byrna ; Isl. 
 bryn,brynia; Sw. bringa, thorax, lorica, 
 munimentum pectoris ; probably from Isl. 
 bringa, pectus. 
 
 BIRNS, s. pi. Roots ; the stronger stems 
 of burnt heath, which remain after the 
 smaller twigs are consumed, S. Penny- 
 cuik. — A.S. byrn, incendium. 
 
 BIRR, s. Force. V. Beir. 
 To BIRR, T.n. 1 . To make a whirring noise, 
 especially in motion ; the same witli blrl, 
 
Bin 
 
 S. Douglas. It is very often used to de- 
 note the sound made by a spinning-wheel. 
 The Entail. 2. To be in a state of con- 
 fusion, S.B. It seems to signify the con- 
 fusion in the head caused by violent ex- 
 ercise. Skinner. V. Beir, S. 
 
 BIRR, BiRL, s. The whizzing sound of a 
 spinning-wheel, or of any other machine, 
 in rapid gyration. Gl. Sitrv. Nairn. 
 
 BIRRING, s. The noise made by partridges 
 when they spring, S. 
 
 BIRS, BiRSS,s. The gad-fly, Roxb.— E. 
 breeze, brize ; Ital. brissio ; A.S. brimsa. 
 
 BIRS, BiRSE, Byrss, BiRssiSjS. 1. A bristle; 
 " a sow's birse," the bristle of a sow, S. 
 Ecergreen. 2. Metaph. for the beard. 
 Knox. 3. Metaph. for the indication of 
 rage or displeasure. " To set up one's 
 birss," to put one in a rage. The birse is 
 also said to rise, when one's temper be- 
 comes warm, in allusion to animals fenced 
 with bristles, that defend themselves, or 
 express their rage in this way, S. Course 
 of Confoniiitie. — A.S. bi/rst ; Germ. bo7-sf, 
 burst; Su.G. borsf, id. Ihre derives it 
 from burr, a thistle. Sw. saettia tip bor- 
 sten, to put one in a rage ; borsta suj, to 
 give one's self airs, E. to bristle up. 
 Hence the origin of E. brtisli ; for Sw. 
 borst, is a brush, borsta, to brush, from 
 borst, seta ; a brusli being made of bristles. 
 
 BIRSALL, s. A dye stuff. Perhaps for 
 Brasell, or Fernando buckwood, Aberd. 
 Re<i. 
 
 To lilRSE, BiRZE, Brize, r. a. 1. To 
 bruise, S. Watson. Palice of Honour. 
 Brise is common in O.E. 2. To push or 
 drive ; to birse in, to push in, S. Shirrefs. 
 3. To press, to squeeze. To birse up. — 
 A.S. brys-an; Belg. 6rj/s-(?H; \v.bris-im ; 
 Fr. bris-cr, id. 
 
 B I RSSY, «'//'. 1. Having bristles ; rough, 
 S. Douglas. 2. Hot-tempered ; easily ir- 
 ritated, S. 3. Keen ; sharp ; applied to 
 the weather. '■' A birssy day," a cold, 
 bleak day, S.B. 4. Metaph. used in re- 
 gard to severe censure or criticism. 
 
 BiRSE, Brize, s. 1. A bruise, S. Gait. 
 2. The act of pressing ; the pressure made 
 by a crowd ; as," We had an awfu' birse," S. 
 
 To BIRSLE, BiRSTLE, Brissle, r. a. 1. To 
 burn slightly; to broil; to parch by means 
 of fire ; as, to birsle peas, S. Douglas. 
 2. To scorch; referring to the heat of the 
 sun, S. Douglas. 3. To warm at a lively 
 fire, S. A.lior. brush', id. To dry; as, 
 " The sun brusles the hay," i. c. dries it. 
 — Su.G. brasa, a lively fire ; whence Isl. 
 brys, ardent heat, and bri/ss-a, to act with 
 fervour, ec breiske, torreo, aduro ; A.S, 
 bra stl, glowing, brastlian, to burn, to make 
 a crackling noise. 
 
 BIRSLE, Brissle, s. 1. A hasty toasting 
 or scorching, S. 2. Apparently that which 
 is toasted. 
 
 BIRST, .v. Brunt. To ,h;'.' or stand the 
 
 GO BIS 
 
 birst; to bear the brunt, Roxb. — From 
 A.S. byrst, berst, malum, damnum, q. sus- 
 tain the loss ; or byrst, aculeum. 
 
 To BIRST, V. n. to weep convulsively ; 
 to birst and greet, Aberd. This appears 
 to be a provincial pronunciation of E. 
 burst ; as, " She burst into tears." 
 
 * BIRTH, s. An establishment ; an office ; 
 a situation, good or bad, S. Gl. Snrr. 
 Nairn. 
 
 BIRTH, Byrth, s. Size; bulk; burden. 
 Douglas. V. Burding. — Isl. byrd, byrth- 
 ur, byrth-i ; Dan. byrde ; Su.G. boerd, 
 burden ; whence byrding, navis oneraria. 
 The origin is Isl. ber-a ; Su.G. haer-a ; 
 A.S. ber-an, byr-an, portare. 
 
 BIRTH, s. A current in the sea, caused 
 by a furious tide, but taking a different 
 course from it, Orkn. Caithn. Stat. Ace. 
 — Isl. byrd-ia, currere, festinare, Verel.; 
 apparently signifying a strong current. 
 
 BIRTHIE, adj. Productive ; prolific ; from 
 E. birth. Law's Memorialls. 
 
 BYRUN, BiViV^, part. pa. Past ; " Byrun 
 rent." Aberd. Iteg. 
 
 BY-RUNIS, Byrunnis, s. pi. x\rrears. 
 Skene. This is formed like By-ganes, q. v. 
 
 BYRUNNING,p«r^7n-. Waved. Douglas. 
 — Moes.G. birinn-an, percurrere. 
 
 BYSENFU', adj. Disgusting, Roxb.— Isl. 
 bysn, a prodigy. V. Byssm. 
 
 BYSENLESS, s. Extremely worthless ; 
 without shame in wickedness ; without 
 parallel. — A.S. bysen, bysn, exemplum. 
 
 BYSET, s. A substitute, Ayrs. q. what 
 sets one by. V. Set by, r. 
 
 BISHOP, s. LA peevish, ill-natured boy ; 
 as, " A canker'd bishop," Lanark?. This 
 seems to have originated among the com- 
 mon people in the West, from the ideas 
 they entertained of the Episcopal clergy 
 during the period of the persecution. 2. A 
 rammer, or weighty piece of wood used 
 by paviors to level their work, Aberd. 
 
 BISHOPRY, s. Episcopacy ; government 
 by diocesan bishops. Apologct. lielation. 
 ■ — A.S. biscopriee, episcopatus. 
 
 BISHOP'S FOOT. It is said. The Bishop's 
 foot has been in the broth, when they are 
 singed, S. Tyndale. — Tliis phrase seems 
 to have had its origin in times of Popery, 
 when the clergy had such extensive in- 
 fluence, that hardly anything could be 
 done without their interference. A simi- 
 lar phrase is used A.Bor. " Tlie Bishop 
 has set his foot in it," a saying in the 
 North, used for milk that is burut-to iu 
 boiling. 
 
 BY-SHOT, s. One who is set aside for an 
 old maid, Buchan. Tarras's Poems. 
 
 BYSYNT, adj. Monstrous. Wyntown. V. 
 
 BiSMING, &C. 
 
 BISKET, s. Breast. V. Brisket. 
 BISM, Bysyme, Bisne, Bisine, s. Abyss ; 
 gulf. Douglas. — Fr.abysme; Gt. aSue-c-of. ; 
 BISM.\R, Bysmer, s. A ''teelyard, or in- 
 
BIS 
 
 ()l 
 
 HIT 
 
 strumeiit for weighing resembling it ; 
 sometimes bhsimar, S.B. Orkn. JJarri/. 
 V. PuNDLAR. — Isl. bifmari, brsimtr, libra, 
 trutina minor ; Leg. West. Goth, biwiarr ; 
 Su.G. bcsmaii ; Tent, bosemcr, id. stater ; 
 Kilian. G. Andr. derives this word from 
 Isl. bes, a part of a pound -weight. 
 
 BISMARE, BisMERE, s. 1. A bawd. 2. A 
 lewd woman, in general. I)ouijlas. — " F. 
 ab A.S. biamcr, coutumelia, aut bismcrian, 
 illudere, dehonorare, polluere," Rudd. 
 
 BISMER, ,«. The name given to a species 
 of stickleback, Orkn. Barri/. 
 
 BISMING, Byisming, Bvisning, Bvse.mno, 
 Btsynt, at//. Horrible; monstrous. Dou- 
 glas. V. BvSSYM. 
 
 BISON, s. The wild ox, anciently common 
 in S. Pennant. 
 
 BYSPEL, Byspale, f. A person or thing 
 of rare or wonderful qualities; frequently 
 used ironically; as, " He's just a bjispi'/," 
 he is an uncommon character, Roxb. 
 Tent, bi/spel; Germ.bc>/spiel,3.n example, 
 a pattern, a model. — A.S. bisj^ell, bigspel/, 
 an example, Sec. ; also, a byword, a pro- 
 verb; from bi, bhj, de, of, concerning, and 
 spel, a story, a speech, c5cc. 
 
 BYSPEL, <f(/r. Very, extraordinarily. By- 
 fpel teed, very well, exceedingly well, 
 Roxb. 
 
 B Y-SPEL, .<!. An illegitimate child, Roxb. 
 North of E. id. Low E. bije-bloic. 
 
 BYSPRENT,;irtrf.jt>a. Besprinkled; over- 
 spread. Douglas. Belg. bespreixjh-cii, to 
 sprinkle. 
 
 BLSSARTE, Bissette, ?. A buzzard ; a 
 kind of hawk. Acts Ja. II. — Germ, bii- 
 sert; Fr. btissart, id. 
 
 To BYSSE, Bizz, r. n. To make a hissing 
 noise, as hot iron plunged into water, S. 
 Bowjlas. — Belg. bies-en, to hiss like ser- 
 pents. 
 
 BISSE, Bizz, ?. 1. A hissing noise, S. 2. 
 A buzz ; a bustle. Ferguson. 
 
 BISSET, s. Apparently plate of gold, sil- 
 ver, or copper, with which some stuffs 
 were striped. Chalmers's Mary. — Fr. 
 bisete, bisette, id. 
 
 BYSSYM, Bysym, Besu?.i, Bysx, Bissome, 
 BussoME, Bysning, .'. 1. A monster. 
 Honlate. 2. A prodigy ; something por- 
 tentous of calamity. Knox. 3. Bysim 
 is still used as a term highly expressive 
 of contempt for a woman of an unworthy 
 character, S. V. Bisming. — Mr. Mac- 
 pherson, vo. By^ynt, mentions A.S. bys- 
 morfnll, horrendus. Isl. bysmarfull has 
 the same sense ; bysna, to portend ; bysn, 
 a prodigy, grande quod ac ingens, G. Andr. 
 
 BISTAYD, BiSTODE, pret. Perhaps, sur- 
 rounded. Sir Trhtrem. — A.S. bestod, cir- 
 cumdedit, from bestand-an ; Teut. besteen, 
 circumsistere, circumdare. 
 
 BISTER, s. Expl. " a town of land in Ork- 
 ney; as, Hobbister, i. e. a town or district 
 of high land ; Swanbister, con\ tiicambister, 
 
 supposed to si^^nil'y the town of Swcno." 
 " A considerable number [of names of 
 places in Orkney and Shetland] end in 
 rfer and bister; as, Sicaraster, ICirbtbister, 
 &c. It is probable, however, that the 
 names at present supposed to end in ster, 
 arc abbreviations from refer. Both imply 
 settlement or dwelling." Edmonstone's 
 Zetl. Isl. setur, sedes, a seat ; so bister, 
 from bi, pagus, and seter ; i. e. " the seat 
 of a village." 
 BYSTOUR, BoYSTURE, .^. A term of con- 
 tempt, the precise meaning of which seems 
 to be lost. Pohcart. Several similar terms 
 occur, as Fr. bistorie, crooked, bolster, to 
 limp ; bustarin, a great lubber. 
 BIT, s. A vulgar term used for food, S. 
 Bit and bald, meat and clothing, S.B. 
 Boss. Although bald be understood of 
 clothing, I suspect that it, as well as bit, 
 originally signified food, from A.S. bead, 
 a table. 
 
 BYT, s. A blow or stroke, Aberd. Banff. 
 Douglas. — A.S. byt, morsus, metaph. used. 
 
 * BITJ .t. 1 . Denoting a place, or particular 
 spot; as, " He canna stan' in a bit," he is 
 continually changing his situation. Guy 
 Mannering. 2. Applied to time ; " Stay 
 a wee bit," stay a short while. Black 
 Dwarf. 3. The nick of time ; the crisis, 
 S.O. ""Inthe6i«o'time." Burns. 4. Often 
 used in conjunction with a substantive in- 
 stead of a diminutive ; as, a bit balm, a 
 little child, S. Antiquary. 5. Used as a 
 diminutive expressive of contempt. " Ye 
 greet more for the drowning of a bit calf 
 or stirk, than ever ye did for all the 
 tyranny and defections of Scotland." 
 Walker's Peden. 
 
 BITTIE, .<!. A little bit, S.B. Synon. with 
 blttock, S.A. Pron. buttle or bottle, Aberd. 
 — Dan. bltte, pauxillus, pauxillulus. 
 
 BIT AND BRAT. V. Brat, s. 
 
 BIT AND BUFFET WI'T. One's susten- 
 ance accompanied with severe or unhand- 
 some usage. S.ProT. 
 
 BITE, ?. 1. A mouthful of food, the same 
 with E. bit, S. 2. A very small portion 
 of edible food ; what is barely necessary 
 for sustenance, S. Old Mortality. 3. A 
 small portion, used in a general sense. In 
 this sense, bite in S. is still used for bit 
 in E. 
 
 BITE AND SOUP. Meat and drink;the mere 
 necessaries of life, S. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 BYTESCHEIP, s. A contemptuous term, 
 meant as a play on the title of Bishop. 
 Bite, or devour the sheep. Seniple. 
 
 BITTILL, BiTTLE, s. A beetle ; a heavy 
 mallet, especially one used for beating 
 clothes. Honlate. The Pirate. 
 
 To BITTLE, BiTTiL, r. a. To beat with a 
 beetle ; a,s,to blttle lint, to beat ilax. Loth. 
 
 BITTLIN, s. The battlements of any old 
 building, Ayrs., q. hattelllng. 
 
 BITTRIES, s. pA. Buttresses. Aberd. Beg. 
 
BIT 
 
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 BLA 
 
 BITTOCK, s. 1. A little bit, S. Glenfer- 
 gus. 2. A small portion, applied to space; 
 as, " A mile and a hittock." Guy Man- 
 nerinfj. V. the letter K. 
 To BYWAUE, r. a. To cover ; to hide ; 
 to cloak. Douglas. — A.S. he\caef-an ; 
 Moes.G. hiwaib ja7i, id. 
 BYWENT, part. adj. Past, in reference 
 to time ; synon. Bijgane. Bellenden. — 
 Moes.G. hi, postea ; A.S. wendan, ire. 
 
 BIZZ, .?. To tak the bizz; applied to cattle 
 when, from being stung with the gadfly, 
 they run madly about. 
 
 To BIZZ, r. n. To hiss. Y. Bysse. 
 
 To BIZZ, Bizz about, r. 7i. To be in con- 
 stant motion; to bustle, S. Su.G. bes-a, 
 a term applied to beasts which, when be- 
 set with wasps, drive hither and thither ; 
 Teut. bies-en, bus-en, furente ac violento 
 impetu agitari, Kilian. 
 
 BIZZEL, s. a hoop or ring round the end 
 of any tube, Roxb. This is merely a pe- 
 culiar use of E. bezel, bezil, that part of a 
 ring in which the stone is fixed. 
 
 BIZZY, adj. Busy, S.— A.S. bysig ; Belg. 
 besig, id. ; or Su.G, besa, which denotes 
 the violent motion of an animal harassed 
 by the gadfly. V. Besy. 
 
 BLA, Blae, adj. 1. Livid ; a term fre- 
 quently used to denote the appearance of 
 the skin when discoloured by a severe 
 stroke or contusion, S. Douglas. 2. 
 Bleak, lurid, applied to the appearance 
 of the atmosphere. A blae dai/, a day 
 when the sky looks hard and lurid, espe- 
 cially when accompanied with a thin, 
 cold wind that produces shivering. — 
 Su.G. blaa, Isl. hla-r. Germ, blaw, Belg. 
 blauxc, Franc, plauu, IWiAns, glaucus. 
 
 ToBLAAD, r.a. To sully; to dirty; to 
 spoil ; as, " the blaadbi o' the sheets," 
 Aberd. Perhaps the same with Blad, r. 
 sense 2. 
 
 BLAAD, s. A stroke, Galloway. V.Blaud. 
 
 BLAB, s. A small globe or bubble, Lanarks. 
 V. Blob. 
 
 To BLABBER, Blaber, Blebeu, t. v. 
 To babble, to speak indistinctly, li. 
 Bruce. — Teut. blabber-en, confuse et 
 inepte garrire, Jun. vo. Blab. Hence, 
 
 BLABERING, s. Babbling. Douglas. \ 
 
 BLABER, s. A kind of cloth imported 
 from France. Keith's Hist. Perhaps 
 from Fr. blafard, blaffard, pale, bleak in 
 colour. 
 
 BLACK. To put a thing in black and white. 
 To write it. 
 
 BLACK, s. A vulgar term for a scoundrel ; 
 a black-guard, S. Culloden Pap. 
 
 BLACK-AIRN, s. Malleable iron ; in con- 
 tradistinction to that which is tinned, 
 called White-aim, S. 
 
 BLACKAVICED, adj. Dark of the com- 
 plexion, S. from black and Fr. ris, the 
 visage. Ramsay. 
 
 BLACKBELICKIT. T^ed as a .'. and 
 
 equivalent to E. nothing ; as, " What 
 did ye see ?" Blackbelickit, i. e., " I saw 
 nothing at all," Lanarks. In other parts 
 of S. De'il is substituted for Black, the 
 meaning being the same. 
 BLACK BITCH, s. A bag clandestinely 
 attached to a hole in the mill-spout, that 
 part of the meal may be abstracted as it 
 runs down into the trough. South of S. 
 
 BLACK-BO YDS, s. /)?. The name given 
 
 to the fruit of the bramble, West of S. 
 BLACK-BOOK, s. A name given to the 
 histories written by the monks in their 
 difierent monasteries. Perhaps so deno- 
 minated because they were written with 
 black ink, in contradistinction to the 
 Rubrics, which were written with red 
 ink. 
 
 BLACK-BURNING, adj. Used in re- 
 ference to shame, when it is so great as 
 to produce deep blushing, or to crimson 
 the countenance, S. Ramsay. — Su.G. 
 Isl. bh/gd, shame, blushing ; hlygd-a, to 
 blush ; q. the burning of blushes. 
 
 BLACK-COCK, s. The Heath-cock, black 
 Game, S. Tetrao tetrix, Linn. V. Penn. 
 Zool. p. 2G6. Tetrao seu Urogallusmi- 
 nor. — Gallus palustris Scoticus, Gesn. 
 Nostratibus, the Black cock. Sibb. Scot, 
 p. 16. V. Capercailye. 
 
 BLACK-COCK. To make a Black-cock of 
 one ; to shoot one, S.; as in E, to bring 
 down one's bird. Waverley. 
 
 BLACK COW. V. Black Ox. 
 
 BLACK CRAP, s. 1. A crop of peas or 
 beans, S. 2. A name given to those crops 
 which are always green, such as turnips, 
 potatoes, &c., Mid-Loth. 
 
 BLACK DOG. " Like butter in the black 
 dog's hause," a prov. used to denote that 
 a thing is irrecoverably gone. Antiquary. 
 
 BLACK-FASTING, adj. Applied to one 
 who has been long without any kind of 
 food. St. Ronan. 
 
 BLACK FISH, fish when they have re- 
 cently spawned. V. Reid Fische. 
 
 BLACK-FISHER, ?. One who fishes ille- 
 gally at night. Y. Black-Fishing. 
 
 BLACK-FISHING, .^. Fishing for sal- 
 mon, under night, by means of torches, 
 S. So termed, perhaps, because the fish 
 are Black, or foul, when they come up the 
 streams to deposit their spawn in the 
 gravelly shallows, and are there speared 
 by the Black-fisher. Stat. Account. V. 
 Leister. 
 
 BLACK-FOOT, s. A sort of match-maker ; 
 one who goes between a lover and his 
 mistress, endeavouring to bring the fair 
 one to compliance, S. pronounced black- 
 fit ; synon. Mush, q.\. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 BLACK FROST. Frost without rime or 
 snow lying on the ground, as opposed to 
 Khite frost, equivalent to E. hoar frost. 
 
 BLACK-HEAD, .«. The Powit-guU,Shetl. 
 Neill. 
 
BLA 
 
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 BLA 
 
 CLACK-HUDTE, s. The coal-head, a bird, 
 Roxb. Bhtck-bannet, syn. Clydcs. 
 
 BLACKYMORE, s. A negro ; the vulgar 
 pron. of O.E. blackamorc. 
 
 BLACKLEG, s. A disease in cattle ; the 
 same as Black Spend, q^. v. Ettr. For. 
 
 BLACK-LEG, s. A matchmaker. Syn. 
 Black-foot. Ett. For. 
 
 BLACKLIE, adj. Ill-coloured ; having a 
 dirty appearance ; applied to clothes that 
 are ill-washed, or that have been soiled 
 in the drying, Ang. — Ytom A.^.Mac,hlaec, 
 and Uci, similis, q. having the likeness of 
 what is black. 
 
 BLACK-MAIL. V. Mail, 
 
 BLACK MILL. A corn-mill of the an- 
 cient construction, with one wheel only, 
 which lies horizontally under the mill- 
 stone, Argyles. 
 
 BLAC MONE, Black Money. The desig- 
 nation given to the early copper currency 
 of S. in the reign of James III. Acts J a. 
 III. 
 
 BLACK-NEB, s. One viewed as disafifected 
 to government, S. Antiquary. 
 
 BLACK-NEBBED, Black-Nebbit, ad}. I. 
 Having a black bill. 2. Applied to those 
 who are viewed as inimical to the exist- 
 ing government. 
 
 BLACK OX. The black ox is said to tramp 
 on one who has lost a near relation by 
 death, or met with some severe calamity. 
 Antiqnan/. 
 
 BLACK PUDDING. A pudding made of 
 blood, suet, onions, pepper, and a little 
 oatmeal, enclosed in one of the intestines 
 of a cow, or ox, killed as a Mart. 
 
 BLACK-QUARTER, s. A disease of cattle. 
 V. Black Spaul. 
 
 BLACK SAXPENCE, s. The Devil's six- 
 pence ; supposed to be received as a 
 pledge of engagement to be his, soul and 
 body. Though of a black colour, and not 
 of legal currency, the person who keeps 
 it constantly in his pocket, however much 
 he may spend, will always find a good 
 sixpence beside it, Roxb. 
 
 BLACK-SOLE, s. A confident in courtship, 
 Lanarks. Syn. with Black-foot. 
 
 BLACK SPAUL. A disease of cattle, S. 
 " The Black iS/)a?<? is a species of pleurisy, 
 incident to young cattle, especially calves, 
 which gives a black hue to the flesh of the 
 side affected. It is indicated by lame- 
 ness in the fore foot, and the common re- 
 medy is immediate bleeding." Prize Es- 
 says, Hi(jhl. Soc. S. ii. 207. 
 
 BLACK-STANE, Blackstone, s. 1. The 
 designation given to a dark-coloured 
 stone, used in some of the Scottish uni- 
 versities, as the seat on which a student 
 sits at a public examination, meant to 
 test the progress he has made in his 
 studies. This examination is called his 
 Profession. '' In King's College, Aber- 
 deen, and in Glasgow, the custom of 
 
 causing the students to sit on the grave- 
 stone of the founder at certain examina- 
 tions is still literally retained. Bower's 
 Jlist. Univ. 2. The term has been used 
 metaph. to denote the examination itself. 
 Ilt'lpill's Diarij. 
 
 BLACK SUGAR, s. Spanish Licorice, S. 
 
 BLACK TANG,s. Fucus vesicolosus, Linn. 
 
 BLACK VICTUAL, s. Pulse ; peas and 
 beans, either by themselves, or mixed as 
 a crop, S. 
 
 BLACK WARD,*. A state of servitude 
 to a servant. S. M'Kenzie's Inst. 
 
 BLACK-WATCH, s. The designation 
 given, from the dark colour of their tar- 
 tan, to the companies of loyal Highland- 
 ers, raised after the rebellion in 1715, for 
 preserving peace in the Highland dis- 
 tricts. They formed the nucleus of what 
 was afterwards embodied as the brave 
 42d Regiment. Warerley. 
 
 BLACK WEATHER, s. Rainy weather, 
 Selkirks. 
 
 BLACK WINTER, s. The last cart-load 
 of grain brought home from the harvest- 
 field, Dumfr. 
 
 To BLAD, r. n. To walk in a clumsy man- 
 ner, taking long steps, and treading heav- 
 ily, Dumfr. Lamp, Loth. Clydes. — Tent. 
 he-laed-en, degravare, ouerare. — Or, per- 
 haps, to pass over great blads of the road 
 in a short time. 
 
 BLAD, s. 1. A long and heavy step in walk- 
 ing, Dumfr.; syn. Lamp, Clydes. 2. A 
 person walking with long and heavy steps, 
 Dnmfr. ; syn. a Lamper, Clydes. 
 
 BLAD, Blaud, s. A large piece of any- 
 thing, a considerable portion, S. expl. 
 "a flat piece of anything," Gl. Burns. 
 Pohcart. " A blad of bread," is a large 
 flat piece. " I gat a great blad of Virgil 
 by heart ;" I committed to memory a 
 great many verses from Virgil. 
 
 To Ding in Blads. To drive or break in 
 pieces. MelrilVs MS. — This word, as 
 perhaps originally applied to food, may 
 be from A.S. hlaed, fruit of any kind ; 
 hlaed, bled, also denoted pot-herbs ; Ir. 
 bladh, a part ; bladh-am, I break. 
 
 Blads and Dawds, is still the designation 
 given to large leaves of greens boiled 
 whole, in a sort of broth, Aberd. Loth. 
 
 BLAD, s. A person who is of a soft con- 
 stitution ; whose strength is not in pro- 
 portion to his size or looks ; often ap- 
 plied to a young person, who has become 
 suddenly tall, but is of a relaxed habit, 
 S.B. — Allied, perhaps, to A.S. blaed, as 
 denoting, either the boughs or leaves of 
 trees, or growing corn ; as both often 
 shoot out so rapidly as to give the idea of 
 weakness ; or, to Germ, blade, the origi- 
 nal sense of which is, weak, feeble. 
 
 BLAD, s. A portfolio, S.B. Pickcn.—As 
 the E. word is comp. of Fr. porter, to 
 carry, and feuille, a leaf ; the S. term has 
 
BJ.A 
 
 (U 
 
 BLA 
 
 a t-imilai' origin, being eviJeutly tVoni 
 Su.G. blad, A.S. blaed, folium. 
 
 To BLAD. 1. Used impers. "Its blad- 
 din on o' wed," the rain is driving on ; a 
 phrase that denotes intermitting showers 
 accompanied with squalls, S. 2. To slap, 
 to strike ; to drive by striking, or with 
 violence, S. Dad. synon. Ercnjreen. '6. 
 To abuse, to maltreat in whatever "way, 
 Aberd. Corn is said to be hladdit, when 
 overthrown by wind. 4. To use abusive 
 language, Aberd. S. A. 5. To spoil ; to 
 fatigue with wet and mire ; 67. t<urr. 
 Nairn. — Germ, hlodern is used in the 
 first sense. Es blodert, it storms and 
 snows ; also, Mat-en, to blow. Isl. blae<jt-a 
 indeed signifies, to be moved by the wind, 
 motari aura ; O.Fr. plaud-er, to bang, to 
 maul. 
 
 T5LAD, Blaad, Blaud, s. A severe blow 
 or stroke, S. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 BLAD, s. A squall ; always including the 
 idea of rain, S. A heavy fall of rain is 
 called " a blad of weet," S.B. 
 
 BLiVDDY, adj. Inconstant, unsettled ; ap- 
 plied to the weather. " A bladdy day," 
 is one alternately fair and foul. 
 
 BLAD, s. A dirty spot on the cheek, S. 
 Perhaps q. the effect of a blow. Gael. 
 blad, however, is synon. 
 
 BLADARIE, s. Perhaps vain glory. JR. 
 Bruce. — Teut. blaeterije, jactantia, vanilo- 
 quentia. 
 
 BLADDERAND, Bladdeand. V. Ble- 
 ther. 
 
 BLADDERSKATE, s. Expl. "an indis- 
 tinct or indiscreet talker," South' of S. 
 ^onij,Mai/<ji/Lauder. — Perhaps from Su.G. 
 bladdra, to babble, and $kata, a Magpie. 
 
 To BLADE, r. a. To nip the blades off 
 colewort, S. Edin. Mag. 
 
 BLADE, s. The leaf of a tree, S.— A.S. 
 blaed, bled ; Su.G. Isl. Belg. blad, Germ. 
 blat, Alem. plat, id. ; perhaps the part pa. 
 of A.S. bleic-an, bloican, Hovere, to bud, to 
 burgeon ; blaewed, q. what is blourd, or 
 shot forth ; just as Franc, bluat, flos, is 
 from bh/-en, Qorere. 
 
 BLAD HAET. Nothing; not a irhit.— 
 " Blad haet did she say," she said no- 
 thing. Somewhat equivalent to Ficnt 
 haet, i. c. fient a whit : so Blad haet, bang 
 the haet, confound the bit ! V. Hait, 
 Hate and Blad, r. 
 
 BLADIE, Blaupie, adj. Applied to plants 
 having a number of large broad leaves 
 growing out from the main stem, and not 
 on branches ; as, " blaud ic kail," blaudie 
 beans, kc, S. Y. Blad, Blai d, .«. 
 
 BLADOCH, Bledocii, Bladda, s. Butter- 
 milk, S.B. Baunati/ne Poems. — Ir. bladh- 
 ach, Gael, blath-ach, id. C.B. blith, milk 
 in general. 
 
 BLADRY, .^ Expl. « trumpery." Kellri. 
 — It may be cither the same with Blad- 
 arie, or Blaidry, q. v. 
 
 BLADRUCK, .-•. A talkative, silly fellow, 
 Dumfr. Y. Blether, r. 
 
 BLAE,a(y. Livid. V. Bla. 
 
 To Look Blae. To look blank; having 
 the appearance of disappointment. Hence 
 a blae-face, S. J/. Bruce. 
 
 BLAENESS, .'. Lividness. Upp. Clydes. 
 V. Bla. 
 
 To BLAE, c. n. 1. To bleat as lambs do ; 
 louder than to Mae, Roxb. 2. Used in 
 the language of reprehension, in regard 
 to children ; generally, to blae and greet. 
 — Fr, beler, signifies to bleat, and C.B. 
 blaic, a cry. 
 
 BLAE, s. A loud bleat, Roxb. 
 
 BLAE, s. A kind of blue-coloured clay, 
 or soft slate, found as a substratum, S.O. 
 
 BLAE, Blav, s. The rough parts of wood 
 left in consequence of boring or sawing, 
 S.B. Germ, bleh, thiu leaves or plates ; 
 lamina, bracteola, Wachter. Norw. 
 bloee, what is hacked small in woods. 
 Ilallager. 
 
 BLAES, s. pi. Apparently, lamina of stone, 
 S. Law Case. 
 
 BLAE-BERRY, s. The Billberry ; Yac- 
 cinium myrtillus, Linn. Kamsai/. — Sw. 
 bla-baer, vaccinium, Seren. Isl. blaber, 
 myrtilli ; G. Andr. 
 
 BLAFFEN, .«. The loose flakes or lamina 
 of a stone. Fluthers syn. Fife. — Teut. 
 blaf, planus. Y. Blae and Blaes. 
 
 To BLAFLUM, r. a. To beguile, S. 
 Bamsai/. Y. Bleflim. 
 
 BLAIDIT, part, pa- Apparently the same 
 with Blad, r., to slap, to abuse, &c. Pit- 
 scottie. 
 
 BLAIDRY, Bladdeie, *-. I. Nonsense ; 
 foolish talk. liamsai/. 2. Sometimes it 
 would seem equivalent to Yj. jlummerij or 
 si/llabub, as if it denoted unsubstantial 
 food. M. Bruce^s Led. 3. The phlegm 
 that is forced up in coughing, especially 
 when in a great quantity. The Crieff 
 beadle viewed this as the primary sense, 
 when he said to an old minister, after 
 preaching, " Ye'll be better now. Sir, ye 
 hae gotten a hautle blethric afi" your sta- 
 mock the day." 4. Empty parade ; or 
 perhaps vain commendation, unmerited 
 applause. Y. Bladuy, and Blether, v. 
 
 BLAIDS, <t. ji'/. A disease. Watson's Coll. 
 — A.S. blaed r, Su.G. blaedot, and Germ. 
 blater, denote a pimple, or swelling with 
 many reddish pimples that eat and spread. 
 A.S. bleadk, leprosy. 
 
 BLAIN, s. A mark left by a wound, the 
 discolouring of the skin after a sore, S. 
 Biitherford. — .\.S. blcgenc, Belg. blcyne, 
 pustula. But our term is more closely 
 allied to Isl. blina, which is not only ren- 
 dered pustula, but also, caesio ex verbcre ; 
 G. Andr. Germ, blae-en, to swell, 
 
 BLAIN,.'. 1. A blank, a vacancy. Ablain 
 in afield, a place where the grain has not 
 sprung, Loth. 2. In pi. blains, empty 
 
BLA 
 
 BLA 
 
 grain, Bauffs. — Probably a mctaph. use 
 of the preceding word ; or from A.S. 
 hlinne, cessatio, intermissio. 
 
 BLAINY, adj. Applied to a field with fre- 
 quent blanks in the crop, from the grain 
 not having sprung up. Loth. 
 
 To BLAINCH, r.ct. To cleanse.— From 
 E. blanch, Ft. hlanch-ir, to whiten. 
 
 7'o BLAIR, Blare, r.n. L To make a noise; 
 to cry loud, Ang. Roxb. "J. To bleat as 
 a sheep or goat, S.A. T. Scolt. V. Blair- 
 
 AND. 
 
 BLATR, Blare, .<;. L A loud sound; a cry, 
 
 i-.MLjacobite Helics. 2. The bleat of 
 
 'Wep, Roxb. — Teut. blaer-eii, boare, 
 
 II que, Gael, blaer-am, to cry, blaer, a 
 
 ' . ' ND, part. pr. Roaring ; crying. 
 blaer-cn, niugire. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 LLA' K, ■. That part of flax which is af- 
 twwar'is used in manufacture, properly 
 .ifior it iias been steeped, and laid out for 
 ?■■ i'lg d>ied ; for after being dried, it is 
 ciW^sj^io't, S. This in E. is denominated 
 i.<.u-l''. — Sw.Wrtfr,hardsof flax ; butrather 
 from Isl. hlacr, aura, because it is thus 
 exposed to the drought. 
 
 Ti) BLAVR. t. n. To become dry by expo- 
 j;,,-^ ..■ ':•■ \ drought, Ang. 
 
 y-l-- ' . The ground appropriated for 
 
 !.■ 'Aug. Tliis term also denotes 
 
 cm which peats are laid out to 
 " "• 11 ur. 
 
 •'. ' ft. pa. Soured, Ang. Fife. V. 
 
 .-'.'.. ' , t. >EZE, ,<!. The i7/'n'se of wood; 
 ilio.sc part ' les which the wimble scoops 
 out in boring, Clydes. V. Blae, Blav. 
 
 To BLAISTER, r. a. To blow with vio- 
 lence. A.S. blaastan, insufflare. E. blus- 
 ter seems to be originally the same word. 
 
 BLAIT, «f//. Naked ; bare. Pr. of Peblis. 
 
 BLAIT, Blate, Bleat, adj. 1. Bashful ; 
 sheepish, S. Y. Blout, adj. 2. Modest ; 
 unassuming ; not forward ; difiident. Old 
 Mortality. 3. Curt ; rough ; uncivil, Ang. 
 Aberd. Spaldin<j. 4. Stupid ; easily de- 
 ceived. Irl. Surv. Nairn and Moray. 
 5. Blunt ; uufeeling ; a secondary sense. 
 Douglas. 6. Dull ; in relation to a mar- 
 ket ; as, " a blate fair." Ross. 7. INIetaph. 
 used as expressive of the appearance of 
 grass or corn, especially in the blade. 
 We say, " That grass is looking unco 
 blate," when the season is backward, and 
 there is no discernible growth, S. " A 
 blait braird," Clydes.— O.E. blade, silly, 
 frivolous ; or in the same sense in which 
 we now speak of a blunt reason or excuse. 
 Isl. blaad-ur, blauth-ur, blaud, soft. The 
 word seems to be primarily applied to 
 things which are softened by moisture. 
 Mollis, limosus, maceratus. Hence used 
 to signify what is feminine ; as opposed 
 to huatar, masculine. It also signifies, 
 timid. Bleydc, softness, fear, shame ; 
 
 hiiijbhith, softness of mind ; Germ. Su.G. 
 blode, Belg. blood, mollis, timidus. 
 
 BLAITLIE, adr. Bashfully, S. 
 
 BLAIT-MOUIT, adj. Bashful ; sheepish; 
 q. ashamed to open one's mouth. 
 
 BLAITIE-BUM, r. Simpleton ; stupid 
 fellow. Lyndsay. — If this be the genuine 
 orthography, perhaps from Teut. Unity 
 vaniloquus ; or rather, blait, sheepish, and 
 bomme, tympanum. But it is generally 
 Avritten Batie-bum, q. v. 
 
 BLAIZE, s. A blow, Aberd. Christmas 
 B(i'ing.—S\i.G. blaasa; Teut. blaese, a 
 wheal, a pustule ; the effect being put for 
 the cause. S.B. bleach, syu. 
 
 BLAK of the EIE, the apple of the eye, S. 
 11. Bruce. 
 
 BLAKWAK, s. The bittern. V. Bewter. 
 
 BLAMAKING, s. The act of discolouring 
 or making livid by a stroke. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 BLAN, pret. Caused to cease. Gaican and, 
 Gol. It is undoubtedly the pret. of blin. 
 — A.S. blan, blann, cessavit. 
 
 BLANCH, s. A flash, or sudden blaze ; as, 
 a blanch o' lightning, Fife. This seems 
 radically the same with Blenk, Bli.nk. 
 
 BLANCH ART, adj. White. Gencan and 
 Gol. — Fr. blanc, blanche, id. The name 
 blanchards is given to a kind of linen 
 cloth, the yarn of which has been twice 
 bleached before it was put into the loom. 
 Perhaps immediately from Teut. blancke, 
 id. and aerd, Belg. aardt, nature. V. Art. 
 
 BLANCHE, s. A certain mode of tenure. 
 "Blanch holding is generally defined to 
 be, that in which the vassal pays a small 
 duty to the sunerior, in full of all services, 
 as an acknowledgment of his right, either 
 in money, or in some other subject, as a 
 penny money, a pair of gilt spurs," &c. 
 Ersk. Inst. The terra may have origi- 
 nated from the substitution of payment 
 in white, or silver money, instead of a duty 
 in the produce of the land. Hence the 
 phrase Fre Blanche. 
 
 BLANCIS, s. 2)1. Ornaments worn by those 
 who represented Moors in the Pageant 
 exhibited at Edinburgh, A. 1590. Wat- 
 son^s Coll. — If not allied to Fr. blanc, 
 white, it may be a cognate of Germ. Su.G. 
 blaess, Isl. bles, signum album in fronte 
 equi ; whence E. blason, S. Bawsand, q. t. 
 
 BLAND, s. Some honourable piece of dress 
 worn by knights and men of rank. Mait- 
 land Poems. — Blanda, according to Bul- 
 let, is a robe adorned with purple, a robe 
 worn by grandees. Su.G. blyant, bliant, 
 a kind of precious garment among the 
 ancients, which seems to have been of silk. 
 
 To BLAND, T. a. To mix ; to blend. Dou- 
 glas. — Su.G. Isl. bland-a, to mix. 
 
 BLAND, s. An engagement. Banf Coil- 
 year. Probably an errat. for band. 
 
 BLAND, s. A very agreeable acid bever- 
 age used in the Shetland Islands, made 
 of buttermilk. Brand.— Isl. blanda,cin- 
 
 F 
 
BLA 
 
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 BLA 
 
 iius, ruixtura, pro potu, aqua mixto ; 
 Su.G. bland, dicebatur mel aqua permix- 
 tum. 
 
 BLANDED BEAR. Barley and common 
 bear mixed, S. Statist. Ace. — From Su.G. 
 hland-a is formed hiansacd, mcslin or 
 mixed corn. 
 
 To BLANDER, T.a. 1. To diffuse or dis- 
 perse in a scanty and scattered way; often 
 applied to seed-corn. This is said to be 
 blandcr^d, when very thinly sown, Fife. 
 2. To babble ; to diffuse any report, such 
 especially as tends to injure the character 
 of another, S. 3. Sometimes used to de- 
 note the want of regard to truth in narra- 
 tion ; a thing very common with tattlers, 
 S.B. — Perhaps from Isl. hiand-a ; Dan. 
 hland-cr, to mingle, as denoting the blend- 
 ing of truth with falsehood. 
 
 BLANDISH, s. The grain left uncut by 
 careless reapers, generally in the furrows 
 during a hemp, Roxb. Perhaps cj. " an 
 interval." — Su.G. bland, ibland, inter, be- 
 tween, from bland-a, miscere. 
 
 BLANDISH, s. Flattery, Roxb. A. Scott's 
 Poems. — O.Fr. hlandice, blandys, caresse, 
 flatterie ; Roquefort. 
 
 BLANDIT, parf.firt. Flattered; soothed. 
 Dunbar. — Fr. blandi, id. blander, to 
 soothe ; Lat. blandlri. 
 
 BLANDRIN, .•>. A scanty diffusion. " That 
 ground has gotten a mere blandrin," it 
 has been starved in sowing, Fife. 
 
 BLANE, s. A mark left by a wound ; also 
 a blank. V. Blain. 
 
 BLANKET, s. Meaning doubtful ; perhaps, 
 colours. Spaldinf/. V. Blue Blanket. 
 
 BLARDIT, part. adj. Short-winded ; bro- 
 ken-winded, Ettr. For. — A.S. blatcere, 
 conflator ; or from blaic-an, flare, and 
 art, natura, an animal of a blowing nature. 
 
 To BLARE, V. n. To cry ; also to bleat. 
 V. Blair. 
 
 BLARNEY, s. A cant term, applied both 
 to marvellous narration and to flattery. — 
 Fr. balircrne, " a lie, fib, gull ; also, a 
 babbling, or idle discourse." Cotgr. 
 
 To BLART, r. ». To Mart down ; to fall 
 flat in the mud, Duinfr. 
 
 To BLASH, r. a. To soak ; to drench. 
 " To blash one's stomach," to drink too 
 copiously of any weak and diluting liquor, 
 S. Ficken''s Poems. — Perhaps radically 
 the same with plash, from Germ. j>latz-cn. 
 V. Plash 
 
 BLASH, s. ' 1. A heavy fall of rain; « a 
 blash o' weet," S. 2. Too great a quantity 
 of water, or of any weak liquid, poured 
 into any dish or potion ; as, " She cuist a 
 great blash of water into the pot," S. 
 
 BLASH Y, adj. 1. Deluging ; sweeping 
 away by inundation, S. liai»sai/. 2. Ap- 
 plied to meat or drink that is thin, weak, 
 flatulent, or viewed as debilitating to the 
 stomach, S. Blashy, " thin, poor ; North- 
 umb." 
 
 BL ASNIT, adj. Perhaps, bare, bald, with- 
 out hair. Bannatyne Poems. — Germ. 
 bloss, bare, bloss-en, to make bare ; or 
 rather, Teut. bles, calvus, whence blesse 
 frons capillo nuda. 
 
 To BLASON, V. a. To proclaim publicly 
 by means of a herald. Bellenden. 
 
 BLASOWNE, s. 1. Dress over the armour, 
 on which the armorial bearings were bla- 
 zoned. Wyntown. 2. The badge of of- 
 fice worn by a king's messenger on his 
 arm, S. Erskine. — Germ, blaesse, denotes 
 a sign in general. Thence blazon, a term 
 marking that sign, in heraldry, which is 
 peculiar to each family. The origin 
 seems to be Su.G. blaesse. V. Baw- 
 sand. 
 
 To BLAST, v.n. 1. To pant ; to breathe 
 hard, S.B. Boss. 2. To smoke tobacco, 
 S.B.; r. a. To blast tobacco, to smoke to- 
 bacco, S. 3. To blow with a wind instru- 
 ment. Gawan and Gol. 4. To boast ; 
 to speak in an ostentatious manner, S. 
 Saxon and Gael. 5. To- talk swelling 
 words, or use strong language on any 
 subject ; to blast au-a, S. — Su.G. blaas-a, 
 inspirare ; Germ, blas-en, flare ; Isl. blast- 
 nr, halitus, flatus. Hence, 
 
 BLAST, s. 1. A brag ; a vain boast, S. 
 Z. Boyd. 2. A blast of one's ^jipe, the 
 act of smoking from one's pipe. 
 
 To BLAST, T. a. To blow up with gun- 
 powder. Statist. Ace. 
 
 BLASTER. One who is employed to blow 
 up stones with gunpowder, S. Pennant. 
 
 BLASTIN', s. A blowing up with gun- 
 powder, S. 
 
 BLASTER, .^. A boaster ; also, one who 
 speaks extravagantly in narration, S. 
 
 BLASTIE, ?. A shrivelled dwarf ; a term 
 of contempt for an ill-tempered child, S. 
 q. what is blasted. Burns. 
 
 BLASTIE, Blasty, «rf;. Gusty. The Pro- 
 
 TOSt. 
 
 BLASTING, s. The disease of cows called 
 Coic-quake, q. v. Roxb. 
 
 BLATANT, adj. Bellowing like a calf, S. 
 — From A.S. blaet-an, balare ; blactende, 
 bleating. 
 
 BLATE, adj. Bashful, V. Blait. 
 
 BLATENESS, s. Sheepishness, S. The 
 Entail. 
 
 BLATELY, adj. Applied to rain that is 
 soft and gentle, not violent or blashinij, 
 Roxb. — Allied, perhaps, to Su.G. bloet-a, 
 to steep, to soak, bloet, moist. 
 
 To BLATHER, r. «. To talk nonsensically. 
 
 BLATHER, s. V. Blether. 
 
 BLATHRIE, adj. Nonsensical ; foolish. 
 31. Bruce's Led. V. under Blether, r. 
 
 BLATTER, s. 1. A rattling noise, S. Bam- 
 say. 2. Language uttered with violence 
 and rapidity, S. Anfuptary. — Lat. bla- 
 ter-are; Teut. blater-en, stulte loqui. 
 
 BLAUCHT, adj. Pale ; livid. Palice of 
 Hon. — A.S. blac, blaec; Su.G. blek, Isl. 
 
BLA 
 
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 BLE 
 
 bleik-r, E. bleak, pallidus. A.S. blao-ian; 
 Su.G. h/fk-iia, to Avax pale. 
 To BLAUD, (".<«. To maltreat, Aberd. V. 
 
 Blad, r. 
 BLAVER, Blavert, s. The corn-bottle, 
 Roxb. Some give the same name to the 
 violet. V. Blawort. 
 r.LAFGH, adj. Of a bluish or sickly 
 , Roxb. Apparently the same with 
 '•/, q. V. 
 HL : ,'G, Blauixg, s. Blowing. Ga- 
 ul Gol. — A.S. blawau bt/man, buc- 
 luere. 
 
 y. A blow; a stroke. Wallace. — 
 
 'laeic-en, caedere. Blaw is used in 
 
 use, Gl. Wcstmorl. 
 
 ' / i.i. iW, r. Used both as a. and n. 1. 
 
 To b'ow ; in a literal sense referring to 
 
 the wind, S. Douglas. — A.S. blaw-an, 
 
 flare. 2. To breathe, S. Abp. Hamll- 
 
 " tojln. 3. To publish ; to make known, S. 
 
 /■.'',■(/. E. blow is used in the same sense. 
 
 1 . 'J ■) brag; to boast, S. Blast, synon. Bar- 
 
 ■ '.)■. Douijlas. — Germ. W((ic,falsus, men- 
 
 ■ '.. ■v, 'iolosiis ; Teut. 6/rti>-('M, flare etnimiis 
 
 ■ inioque laudibus rem efiferre, ac inaui 
 liita infarcire. 5. To magnify in narra- 
 fio.i, especially from a principle of osten- 
 uuica, S. 6. To flatter ; to coax. Baillie. 
 
 JljU'oc. " Ye first burn me, and then 
 ••Ino." 7. To Blaic in one's lug, to 
 ■ or flatter a person, so as to be able 
 I J j,uide him at will, S. JVkol Burnc. 
 To Blow in the eai;id. O.E. Su.G. blaas-a, 
 to instil evil counsel ; Teut. oor-blaeseii, 
 not only signifies, in aurem mussare, sive 
 mussitare, obgannire in aurem, but is ren- 
 dered, blandiri. 8. To huff a man at 
 draughts. I blaw, or blow you, I take this 
 man, S. — Su.G. blaas-a, to blow, is used 
 in this very sense. Blaasa bort en bricka 
 i damspel, Seven. 9. To Blaw appin locks 
 or bolts, and to loose fetters, by means of 
 a magical power ascribed to the breath, S. 
 Satan's Inristble World. 10. To blaio 
 out on one, to reproach him ; also, for- 
 mally to denounce one as a rebel by three 
 blasts of the king's horn at the market- 
 cross of the head borough of the shire in 
 which the person resides ; an old foren- 
 sic phrase. Wallace. 
 
 BLAW, s. LA blast ; a gust, S. Rudd. 
 Gawan and Gol. 2. The direction of the 
 wind. Aiient the blaw, opposite to the 
 quarter from which the wind blows, 
 Buchan. 3. The sound emitted by a 
 wind instrument. Jacobite Belies. 4. A 
 boast ; a bravado ; a gasconade, S. A. 
 Scott. 5. Ostentation, as manifested by 
 action. The Har'st Rig. 6. A falsehood ; 
 a lie told from ostentation. He tells greit 
 blaws, S.B. Ba)iisay. 
 
 Blafum, s. a pompous, empty person, 
 Ayrs.; chiefly applied to males. V. Ble- 
 
 FLUM. 
 
 BLAW, s. A pull ; a draught ; a cant 
 
 term, used among topers, S. Ferguson. — • 
 Perliaps from Su.G. blaw-an, iniiare ; as 
 referring to the act of drawing in liquids, 
 
 BLAW, s. Blossom ; blow, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 To BLAW Lown, t. n. To make no noise ; 
 to avoid boasting, Ettr. For. Perils of 
 Man. 
 
 To BLAW out, V, a. To publish ; to make 
 generally known. Douglas. 
 
 To BLAW Tobacco. To smoke tobacco ; 
 used also simply as v. n. To Blaw, id. 
 
 To BLAW one up, r. a. To fill one's mind 
 with groundless hopes from unfounded 
 representations, so as to gain credit for 
 what is false ; as, " I blew him np sae, 
 that he believed everything I said," S. 
 
 BLAW-I'-MY-LUG,s. 1. Flattery; wheed- 
 ling, Roxb. miite-wind, synon. 2. A 
 flatterer ; one who blows vanity in at the 
 ear ; sometimes Blaw-my-lug. 
 
 BLAW-STICK, s. A tube for blowing the 
 fire instead of bellows, Ettr. For. 
 
 BLAW-FLUM, s. A mere deception; ap- 
 plied to anything by which one is mocked, 
 S. Picken. V. Bleflum. 
 
 BLAWING-GARSS, s. Blue mountain- 
 grass, an herb, Melica Coerulea ; Linn. 
 
 BLAWN COD. A split cod, half-dried, 
 Ang. ; so denominated, perhaps, because 
 exposed for some time to the tcind. 
 
 BLAWN DRINK, ?. The remainder of 
 drink in a glass of which one or more have 
 been partaking, and which has been fre- 
 quently bloicn upon by the action of the 
 breath, S. Syn. Jairbles. 
 
 BLAWORT,s. 1. The Blue bottle ; Cen- 
 taurea cyanus, Linn., S. Witch-bells, also 
 Witches' Thumbles, S.B. Neill. 2. The 
 Round-leaved Bell-flower, Lanarks. — 
 From bla, livid, q. v. and xcort, an herb. 
 
 To BLAWP, V. 11. To belch ; to heave up 
 water, Ayrs. Perhaps q. blaw up, like 
 Belg. op blaazen, to blow up. 
 
 To BLAZE, T. a. To vilify; to calumniate, 
 Renfr. Tannahill. — Perhaps from the 
 idea of blazing abioa.d ; Su.G. blaes-a, flare. 
 
 BLAZE, s. 1. The name given to allum 
 ore, S. 2. Also to a substance which lies 
 above coal, Stirlings. V. Blaes. 
 
 BLE, Blie, s. Complexion; colour. Gawan 
 and Gol. — This word is common in O.E. 
 A.S. bleoh, blio, color. 
 
 To BLEACH down, or along, v. n. To fall 
 flat to the ground. Bleach is also used 
 to denote a fall of this description, Loth. 
 — Perhaps from Isl. blak-a, verberare, as 
 denoting the effect of a violent blow. 
 
 BLEACH, s. A blow, S.B. Gl. Shirr. 
 Poems Buchan Dial. — Isl. blak, alapa. 
 
 BLEACHER, s. One whose trade is to 
 whiten cloth, S. 
 
 To BLEAD, r. a. Apparently, to train, or 
 to lead on to the chase. Statist. Ace. — 
 Alem. blait-en, beleit-en, comitari, condu- 
 cere. 
 
BLE 
 
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 BLE 
 
 BLEAR, s. Something that obscures the 
 sight. Ross. Blears, pi. The marks of 
 weeping. Tarras. V. Bleiris. 
 
 To BLEAR one's Ee. To blind by flattery. 
 Blearing your e'e, blinding you with flat- 
 tery ; Gl. Antiquary. The r. in O.E. was 
 used metaph. as signifying to beguile. "I 
 bleare one's ei/e," 1 beguile one. 
 
 BLEARED, Bleer'd, part. pa. Thin, and 
 of a bluish colour. Milk that is skim- 
 med is denominated bleared, Roxb. Hogg. 
 V. Bleirie. 
 
 BLEATER, s. The cock snipe, so named 
 from its bleatim/ sound, Ettr. For. 
 
 To BLEB, r. 71. ' To sip ; to tipple. He's 
 aye hlehhlnq, he is still tippling, S.B. 
 
 BLEBBER,y. A tippler, S.B. 
 
 To BLEB, r. a. To spot ; to beslubber ; a 
 term often applied to children when they 
 cover their clothes with food of a liquid 
 or soft description. V. Bleib and Blob. 
 
 BLEBBIT, part. pa. Blurred ; besmeared. 
 V. Blobbit. 
 
 To BLECK, r. a. 1. To puzzle ; to reduce 
 to a nonplus, in an examination or dispu- 
 tation, S. 2. To bafile at a feat of acti- 
 vity, dexterity, or strength, Aberd. — 
 Germ, black-en, plack-en, vexare, exagi- 
 tare. 
 
 BLECK, 5. 1. A challenge to a feat of acti- 
 vity, dexterity, or strength. 2. A bafile 
 at such feat. 3. Used as a school term : 
 " If A be below B in the class, and dur- 
 ing B's absence, get farther up in the 
 class than B, B is said to have a bleck 
 upon A, and takes place of him when he 
 gets next to him, Aberd. — A.S. hlic-an, 
 stupefacere, perstringere, to amaze," Som- 
 ner. 
 
 To BLECK, r. a. To surpass ; to excel ; 
 as. That blccl^s a', that exceeds everything, 
 Ettr. For. — Perhaps from Su.G. blek, pale; 
 or Isl. hlygd-az, to put to the blush, to 
 sufi"use with blushes. 
 
 To BLECK, Blek, r. a. 1. To blacken, 
 literally, S. Pohcart. 2. To injure one's 
 character. Bannatyne Poems. 3. To 
 cause moral pollution. Abp. Ham'iltoun. 
 — A.S. blaec-an, denigrare ; Isl. blek, li- 
 quor tinctorius. 
 
 'RLED,pa)-t.p>a. Perhaps, sprung. Gaican 
 and Gol. 
 
 BLEDDOCH, .<t. Butter-milk, Roxb. Y. 
 Bladocii. 
 
 BLEED, .9. Blood, Mearns. Aberd. Boss. 
 
 * To BLEED, r. n. To yield ; applied to 
 the productiveness of grain or pulse, when 
 thrashed ; as, " The aits dinna bleed weel 
 the year, but the beer bleeds weel," S. 
 
 BLEEDER, .<!. Applied as above to grain ; 
 as, " a gude bleeder," " an ill bleeder," S.O. 
 
 BLEER'D, part. adj. Thin. V. Bleared. 
 
 BLEEVIT, Blevit,' s. A blow, Buchan.— 
 I^Ioes.G. bligg-Kan, caedere ; or perhaps 
 corr. of Su.G. blodrite, vibex, vel ictus 
 Bauguiueoleutus ; as originally referring 
 
 to a stroke which has left marks of 
 blood. 
 
 To BLEEZE, r. n. 1. To become a little 
 sour. Milk is said to bleeze, or to be 
 bleezed, when it is turned, but not con- 
 gealed, S. ; blink, synon.- — From Germ. 
 blaes-en, to blow ; or, blitz-en, fulgurare ; 
 heat, especially when accompanied by 
 lightning, more generally producing this 
 effect. 2. The part, bleezed, signifies the 
 state of one on whom intoxicating liquor 
 begins to operate, S. It especially denotes 
 the change produced in the expression of 
 the countenance ; as, He looked bleezed- 
 like. Perhaps bleezed in sense 2. is allied 
 to Fr. blas-er, gater, alte'rer. II a tant bu 
 d'eau-de-vie [aquavitae] qu'il s'est fe^ase. 
 Diet. Trev. 
 
 To BLEEZE, r. n. 1. To blaze. 2. To 
 make a great show, or an ostentatious 
 outcry, on any subject, S. Synon. Blast. 
 Bob Boy. 
 
 BLEEZE, s. A lively fire made by means 
 of furze, straw, &c, S. Boss. V. Bleis. 
 
 To BLEEZE, r. a. To bleeze aicay, to 
 make to fly ofi" in flame suddenly, S. 
 Bluff aicay, synon. Old Mortality. 
 
 BLEEZE, s. Bleeze of icind, a sudden 
 blast, applied only to a dry wind, Fife. 
 Teut. blaes, flatus. 
 
 To BLEEZE an-a', or aicay, t. n. To gas- 
 conade ; to brag ; to talk ostentatiously, 
 S. To Flaic axray, synon. S.A. The 
 Birate. Alem. blas-an ; Su.G. blaes-a ; 
 Teut. blacs-en, flare, spirare. 
 
 BLEEZE-MONEY, Bleyis-Stlver, ?. The 
 gratuity given to schoolmasters by their 
 pupils at Candlemas ; when he or she 
 who gives most is proclaimed king or 
 queen, and is considered as under obli- 
 gation to invite the whole school, that is, 
 all the subjects for the time-being. From 
 S. bleis, bleise, a torch, boncfire, or any- 
 thing that makes a blaze ; apparently be- 
 cause contributed at Candlemas, a season 
 when fires and lights were anciently 
 kindled. 
 
 BLEEZY, Bleezie, s. A small flame or 
 blaze. Siller Gun. 
 
 BLEEZE, s. A smart stroke with the fist, 
 Roxb. — Fr. blesser, to hurt or wound. 
 
 BLEEZ'D, adj. Ruffled, or made rough ; 
 fretted. — Fr. blesser. 
 
 BLEFFERT, Bliffert, s. LA sudden 
 and violent fall of snow, but not of long 
 continuance, Mearns. 2. A squall; gene- 
 rally conveying the idea of wind and rain; 
 a storm, a hurricane, Mearns. Aberd. 3. 
 Metaph. transferred to the attack of ca- 
 lamity. Tarras's Poems. — A.S. blaeic-an, 
 to blow, seems the radical term. Per- 
 haps inverted from A.S. forth-blaic-an, to 
 belch, or break out. Somncr. 
 
 BLEFLUM, Blepiium, s. A sham ; an il- 
 lusion ; what has no reality in it, S. 
 Rutherford. — \\a\.jiim, irrisio, carmen fa- 
 
BLE 
 
 6.0 
 
 BLE 
 
 mosuin. Hence flimt-a, diflamo, fnut, 
 migae infames, G. Andr. p. 74 ; Su.G. 
 fimm-a, illudere. Or, perhaps, from S. 
 Blait and Fleume, q. to How phlegm, to 
 raise air-bubbles. V. Blafliji, t. 
 BLEFLUMMERY, s. Vain ima«;inations, S. 
 BLEHAND, Blihand, adj. Sir Trht.— 
 " Blue, from hleah. Sax. caervleus. Ble- 
 hand brown. A bluish brown," Gl. The 
 word is merely A.S. hia-hewen a little 
 transformed. The idea seems, "a brownish 
 colour, inclining to purple or violet." 
 T^r^i". ■•. 1. A pustule ; a blister. "A 
 c'ih" a blister caused by burning, 
 ), a blister, A.Bor. Gl. Grose. 2. 
 (>':.-:".s l>l- An eruption to which chil- 
 uKi. ,n e subject, in which the spots ap- 
 !■ .-.J 't -ger than in the measles, Loth. 
 t.<v,!.^/. V. Blob. 
 HLlii'Is-SYLVER. V. Bleeze-money, 
 To BLKIR, r. a. To asperse ; to calum- 
 niate. To Heir one's character, Fife. 
 '.'rvbaMy a metaph. sense of the E. r. 
 '.'jr, q. to defile the character, as when 
 tlij pyes or face are bleared, or fouled 
 .vli'. viieum, or by weeping. Isl. llora, 
 Jjowerer, signifies imidia, imputatio de- 
 ]i^ti. V. Bleiris. 
 ijLETRv 3, s. A lie ; a fabrication, Ayrs. 
 ;, SMaething meant to blear, or blind the 
 c ' e. 
 
 ■ S, adj. A term applied to weak 
 .vhich has little or no strength ; as, 
 
 (?(?, Fife. 
 
 .1 S, Blearie, s. 1. Oatmeal and 
 ■ ■ • . lilk boiled to a consistence some- 
 ii£<,' riiicker than gruel, with a piece of 
 ouiier put into the mess, Lauarks. ; syn. 
 Leicands. 2. Also a name given to water- 
 gruel, Roxb. Probably allied to Isl. 
 hlaer, aura, as originally applied to liquids 
 so afi'ected by the air as to lose their na- 
 tural taste. V. Bleeze, v. 
 BLEIRING,7;artjt)a. Bleiring Bats. Pol- 
 irart. — This seems to be the botts, a dis- 
 ease in horses. Bleiring may express the 
 efi'ect of pain in making the patient to cry 
 out. — Teut. blaer-en, boare, mugire. 
 BLEIRIS, s. pi. Something that prevents 
 distinctness of vision. Philotus. — This is 
 the same with blear, s. only used in the 
 pi. Ihre mentions E. blear-eyed, as al- 
 lied to Su.G. blir-a, plir-a, oculis semi- 
 clausis videre. 
 BLEIS, Bles, Bless, Bleise, s. 1. Blaze; 
 bright flame, S.B. Barbour. 2. A torch, 
 S. Douglas. — A.S. blaese, fax, taeda, a 
 torch, anything that makes a blaze, Su.G. 
 bloss, id. Somn. 3. A signal made by fire, 
 S. It is still used in this sense at some 
 ferries where it is customary to kindle a 
 bleise when a boat is wanted from the op- 
 posite side. 
 BLEIS, s. The name given to a river-fish. 
 Sibbald. — This seems to be what in E. is 
 called Bleak, Cyprinus alburnus, Linn. 
 
 BLEKE, .?. Stain or imperfection. Keith. 
 Perhaps the same with E. black, s. as de- 
 noting any spot of black ; or from A.S. 
 blaec ; Isl. bltk, liquor tinctorius. 
 BLEKKIT. Legend Bp. St. Androis, p. 
 307, expl. in Gl. " blacked," but it seems 
 to signify deceived. — Isl. blek-ia, id. fal- 
 lere, decipere. 
 BLELLUMjS. An idle, talking fellow, Ayrs. 
 
 Burns. 
 To BLEME, r. n. To bloom ; to blossom. 
 
 Bannatyne Poems. 
 BLEMIS, s. })l. Blossoms ; flowers. IToii- 
 late. — Belg. bloem ; Isl. bloma ; Alem. 
 bluom, flos, flosculus ; Teut. blocni-en, fio- 
 rere. 
 BLENCH CANE. Cane or duty paid to 
 a superior, whether in money or in kind, 
 in lieu of all other rent ; apparently equi- 
 valent to E. Qidtrent. Acts Ja. VI. V. 
 Cane. 
 BLENCHED MILK. Skimmed milk a 
 little soured, Aberd. V. Blink, t. in the 
 same sense. 
 BLENCH-LIPPED, part. adj. White- 
 
 mouthed. — Fr. blanc, blanche, vi\\ite. 
 BLENDIT BEAR. Bear or big mixed 
 
 with barley, S. Aqr. Surv. Peeb. 
 To BLENK, Blink, v. n. 1. To open the 
 eyes, as one does from a slumber, S. Bar- 
 bour. 2. To take a glance or hasty view; 
 with the prep, in added, as signifying 
 into ; as, " Blenk in this mirrour, man, 
 and mend." 3. To throw a glance on one, 
 especially as expressive of regard, S. 
 Ross. 4. To look with a favourable eye ; 
 used metaph. in allusion to the shining of 
 the sun, after it has been covered with a 
 cloud. Baillie. — Belg. blenck-en,bHnck-en ; 
 Su.G. blaenk-a, to shine, to glance, to flash 
 as lightning. V. Blink, v. 
 BLENK, Blink, s. 1 . A beam ; a ray. 
 Douglas. 2. " A glimpse of light," S. 
 Sir J. Sinclai7-^s Observ. p. 113. Minst. 
 Bord. 3. Hence transferred to the tran- 
 sient influence of the rays of the sun, es- 
 pecially in a cold or cloudy day. Thus it 
 is common to speak of " a warm blink," 
 " a, c\ea.r blink," S. Sir J. Sinclair. 4. 
 Applied to the momentary use of bor- 
 rowed light ; as, " Gie me the blink o' a 
 candle," give me the use of a candle for a 
 moment, S. 5. A wink, the act of wink- 
 ing ; at times denoting contempt or deri- 
 sion. Antiquary. Sw. blinka ; Belg. 
 bllkk-en, to wink. 6. A gleam of pros- 
 perity, during adversity. Godscro/t. 7. 
 Also transferred to a glance, a stroke of 
 the eye, or transient view of any object ; 
 the idea being borrowed, either from the 
 quick transmission of the rays of light, or 
 from the short-lived influence of the sun 
 when the sky is much obscured with 
 clouds, S. Douglas. 8. A kindly glance ; 
 a transient glance expressive of regard, S. 
 Burns. 9. The consolations of the Spirit, 
 
BLE 
 
 70 
 
 BLl 
 
 accompanying the dispensation of the gos- 
 pel. Walker's Hemark. Passacjes. 10. 
 A moment. " I'll not stay a blink," I will 
 return immediately. In a blbik, in a mo- 
 ment, S. JRamsay. 11. Improperly, a 
 ittle way, a short distance ; as, " A blink 
 beyond Balweary," &c. Jacobite Hclics. 
 — Su.G. blink, ocgonblink, is a glance, a 
 cast of the eye, oculi nictus ; Germ, blick, 
 Belg. bHk,oof/enbHk, id.; the twinkling of 
 the eye, a moment. 
 
 BLENSHAW, g. A drink composed of 
 meal, milk, water, &c., Strathmore. Fr. 
 blanche eau, q. whitish water. 
 
 To BLENT np, r. n. The sun is said to 
 blent tip, that is, to shine after the sky 
 has been overcast. Loth. 
 
 To BLENT Fire, r. a. To flash, Fife. 
 These are both formed from Blent, the 
 old pret. of the r. to Blink. 
 
 BLENT,/)rrf. Glanced, expressing the quick 
 motion of the eye. Gawan and Gol.' — 
 Perhaps allied to Su.G. bliga, blia, inten- 
 tis oculis aspicere, q. blifjent. 
 
 BLENT, s. A glance. i)ouplas. 
 
 BLENT, j:)/-e(. Lost, as applied to sight. 
 King's Quair. — Perhaps from A.S. blent, 
 the part, of A.S. blend-ian, caecare, used 
 in a neuter sense ; or from A.S. blinn-an, 
 cessare, whence blind, deficiens. 
 
 BLENTER, s. 1. A boisterous, intermit- 
 ting wind. A. Douglas's Poems. 2. A 
 flat stroke, Fife.— A.S. blawend, bleoicend, 
 the part. pr. of blaic-an, bleow-an, flare, 
 to blow ; blaming, flatus. 
 
 BLET, s. A piece or Blad; perhaps errat. 
 for a belt. Inventories. 
 
 To BLETHER, Blather, v. n. 1. To speak 
 indistinctly ; to stammer, S. ; pron. like 
 fair. 2. To talk nonsense. 3. To prattle, 
 S. — Su.G. bladdr-a ; Germ, plauder-n, to 
 prattle, to chatter, to jabber ; Teut. bla- 
 ter-en, stulte loqui ; Lat. blater-are, to 
 babble ; Sw. pladr-a, id. 
 
 BLETHER, Blather, s. Nonsense ; foolish 
 talk, S.; often used in pi. Burns. Ha- 
 milton. 
 
 To BLETHER, Blather, Bladder, r. a. 
 To talk nonsensically, S. Ramsay. 
 
 BLETHERAND, pret. Fordun.—A\\\ei\, 
 perhaps, to Teut. blater-en, blaeter-en,i)TO- 
 flare fastuni, gloriari. 
 
 BLETHERER,s. a babbler, S. G1. Herd. 
 
 BLETHERING, s. 1. Nonsense; foolish 
 language. 2. Stammering, S. " Stam- 
 mering is called blethering," Gl. Herd. 
 
 BLEW. To look blew, to seem disconcerted. 
 It conveys both the idea of astonishment 
 and of gloominess, S. Peblis to the Phi)/. 
 — Bleir, S. is often synon. with blue, livid. 
 
 To BLEZZIN, V. a. 'To publish; to pro- 
 pagate, Ayrs. ; the same as E. blazon. 
 
 To BLYAUVE, r. n. To blow, Buchan. 
 
 BLIBE, s. The mark of a stroke. Taij- 
 lo7-'s S. Poemp. V. Blob, Ih.xw, sense 2, 
 also Blype. 
 
 BLICHAM, {gutt.)s. A contemptuous de- 
 signation for a person, Berths. 
 
 BLICHEN, Blighax, (;;«<?.) .«. 1. A term 
 often applied to a person of diminutive 
 size; as, " He's a puir blichan," Loth. 2. 
 Applied also to a lean, worn-out animal ; 
 as, " That's an auld blichan o' a beast," 
 a sorry horse, one nearly unfit for work 
 of any kind, Dumfr. 3. A spark; a lively 
 showy youth. Loth. 4. A harum-scarum 
 fellow ; synon. Rattleskull, Lanarks. 5. 
 A worthless person, Dumfr. Perhaps de- 
 rived from E. To iJ/ii/Af, which is probably 
 from A.S. blic-an, fulgere, as denoting the 
 efi"ect of lightning in blasting vegetable 
 substances. — C.B. bychan, signifies puny, 
 diminutive ; Teut. hlick, is umbra, &c. 
 
 BLICHER, s. A spare portion, Ettr. For. 
 
 BLICHT, adj. An epithet expressive of 
 the coruscation of armour in the time of 
 action. Houlate. — A.S. W(c-f(n,coruscare; 
 blect, coruscatus ; Alem. blechet; Germ. 
 blicket, splendet. 
 
 BLYDE, Bltid, adj. The pronunciation 
 of blithe, cheerful, in Fife and Angus. — 
 Su.G. W(V/; Jsl.blid-nr; Alem. blid ; Belg. 
 blyde, hilaris. The E. word retains the 
 A.S. form. 
 
 BLIERS, s. 2^1- The eye-lashes, Aberd. ; 
 also Briers. 
 
 BLIFFART, s. A squall, &c. V. Blef- 
 fert. 
 
 To BLIGHTEN, r. a. To blight. Ma.v- 
 tcell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 To BLIN, Bltn, Blyne, v. n. To cease ; 
 to desist, S.; also blind. Wallace. — A.S. 
 blinn-an, cessare, contr. from biiinn-an, 
 id. In Isl. and Su.G. it occurs in its 
 simple form, linn-a, also, lind-a, id. 
 
 To BLIN, T. a. To cause to cease. Chron. 
 S. Poet. 
 
 BLIND-BELL, s. A game formerly com- 
 mon in Berwicks. in which all the players 
 were hoodwinked, except the person who 
 was called the Bell. He carried a bell, 
 which he rung, still endeavouring to keep 
 out of the way of his hoodwinked part- 
 ners in the game. When he was taken, 
 the person who seized him was released 
 from the bandage, and got possession of 
 the bell; the bandage being transferred 
 to him who was laid hold of. 
 
 BLIND BITCH. A bag formerly used by 
 millers, Ettr. For. The same with Black 
 Bitch, q. v. HoiVh 
 
 BLIND BROSE. ■ Brose without butter; 
 said to be so denominated from there 
 being none of those small orifices in it 
 that are called eyes, and which appear on 
 the surface of brose which has butter in 
 its composition, Roxb. 
 
 BLIND-COAL, s. A species of coal pro- 
 ducing no flame, Lanarks. Agr. Surr. 
 Ayrs, In difierent languages, the term 
 blind denotes the want of a property 
 which an object seems to possess; as, 
 
BLI 
 
 71 
 
 BLI 
 
 Corm. hliude fcnster, Su.G. hlindfocnster, 
 E. a blind window, Su.G. hlinddoer, a 
 blind door, &c. Bald's Coal Trade, 
 BLIND HARIE. Blindman's-bufF, S. 
 Herd. Belly-hHud synon. — In the Scan- 
 dinavian Jiilbock, from which this sport 
 seems to have originated, the principal 
 actor was disguised in the skin of a hnck 
 or ijoat. The name IViml Ilarie might 
 therefore arise from his rough attire; as 
 he was called blind, iu consequence of 
 Iviug I'lindfolded. Or it may signify, 
 ' ' ■ ' Master, or Lord, in ironical lan- 
 • . V. IIerie. 
 
 : ■ vl VN'S BALL, or DcrlPs Snnf- 
 
 < o mon puff-ball, S. V. Flor. Suec. 
 
 ' ■ ; ^ '• —It is also called Blind waw's 
 
 ! yes, S.B. An idea, according 
 
 . .prevails throughout tlie whole of 
 
 lat the dust of this plant causes 
 
 X"S-BELLOWS, s. The puff- 
 vil's Snuff-box, Roxb. 
 LMIE or PAWMIE,s. One 
 iiues given to Blindman's-buff, 
 
 :.f tht 
 
 R/>vb 
 
 '^■"' r.A'M. A bundle of rags made up 
 
 . • mendicants to pass for a child, 
 
 v n. compassion, Aberd. Synon. 
 
 !'am. 
 
 y'^T!. jyrct. Blended. Gaican and 
 
 i-v 1, Bltndlyngis, «rfi\ Having 
 
 ci.sed, hoodwinked. It denotes 
 
 ■ . i" one who does anything as if 
 
 id, S. Douijlas. — Germ. Dan. 
 
 d. V. LiNGIS. 
 
 '. The Pogge, or Miller's 
 ihumD, a lish, Cottus Cataphractus, Linn. 
 West of S. Statist. Ace. — Perhaps it re- 
 ceives this name because its eyes are very 
 small. 
 
 To BLINK, T. n. To glance, &c. V. 
 Blenk. 
 
 To BLINK, V. n. 1. To become a little sour; 
 a term used with respect to milk or beer, 
 S. i?/t'(?C(', synon. Chr.Kirk. 2. Metaph. 
 applied to what is viewed as the effect of 
 Papal influence. Walker's Remark. Pas- 
 sages. 3. To be blinkit, to be half-drunk, 
 Fife. 4. To be blinkit, to be bewitched. 
 Su.G. blaenk-a ; Germ, blink-en, corus- 
 care, to shine, to flash, to lighten ; q. struck 
 with lightning, which, we know, has the 
 effect of making liquids sour ; or as de- 
 noting that of sunshine, or of the heat of 
 the weather. 
 
 To BLINK, r. a. 1. To blink a lass, to 
 play the male jilt with her, Fife. Glink 
 synon. Border. 2. To trick ; to deceive ; 
 to nick, Aberd. Tarras's Poems. 
 
 BLINK, s. To gie the blink; to give the 
 slip, Aberd. f arras. 
 
 BLINKER, s. a lively, engaging girl, 
 Roxb. In Gl. to Bvrns it is said to be a 
 term of contempt. 
 
 BLINKER, .9. A person who is blind 
 of one eye, S. Blinkert, id. Lancash. 
 Gl. 
 
 BLINNYNG, part. pr. Leg. Blinniin.j. 
 Maitland Poems. 
 
 To BLINT, r. n. To shed a feeble, glim- 
 mering light, Aberd. 
 
 BLINTER, s. Bright shining, Aberd. 
 Tarras. 
 
 To BLINTER, r. n. To rush ; to make 
 haste, Aberd. V. Blenter. 
 
 To BLINTER, v. n. 1. To shine feebly, or 
 with an unsteady flame, like a candle 
 going out, Moray, Aberd. 2. To bring 
 the eyelids close to the pupil of the eye, 
 from a defect of vision, ibid. 3. To see 
 obscurely ; to blink, ibid. Perhaps from 
 Blent, glanced, or from Dan. blund-er, to 
 twinkle, to wink at. 
 
 BLYPE, s. A coat ; a shred ; applied to 
 the skin, which is said to come ofi'iM bli/pes, 
 when it peels iu coats, or is rubbed off, in 
 shreds, S. Burns. — Perhaps radically 
 the same with Flype, q. v. or a different 
 pron. of Bleib. 
 
 BLYPE, s. A stroke or blow. ,S'^. Patrick. 
 
 To BLIRT, r. n. 1. To make a noise in 
 weeping ; to cry. It is generally joined 
 with Greet. To blirt and greet, i. e. to 
 burst out a-crying, S. Kelly. 2. It is 
 also used actively to express the visible 
 effects of violent weeping, iu the appear- 
 ance of the eyes and face ; as, " She 's a' 
 blirted wi' greeting," Fife. — Germ, blaerr- 
 en, plarr-en, mugire, rugire. Perhaps E. 
 blurt is also radically allied. 
 
 BLIRT, s. The action expressed by the v. 
 '•' A blirt of greeting," a violent burst of 
 tears, accompanied with crying, S.B. 
 
 BLIRT, s. 1 . A gust of wind, accompanied 
 with rain ; a smart, cold shower, with 
 wind. Loth. 2. An intermittent drizzle, 
 Roxb. 
 
 BLIRTIE, adj. 1. As applied to the wea- 
 ther, inconstant. A blirtie day, one that 
 has occasionally severe blasts of wind and 
 rain. Loth. West of S. 2. The idea is 
 transferred to poverty ; " Cheerless, blirtie, 
 cauld, and blae." Tannahill. — Isl. blaer, 
 aura, a blast of wind. E. bltirt, seems to 
 be originally the same. 
 
 BLYTE, s. A blast of bad weather; a 
 flying shower, Loth. Synon. Blout. 
 
 To BLYTER, r. a. To besmear, Aberd. 
 Part pa. blyter't. Tarras. V. Bludder, 
 Blutiier. 
 
 To BLITHE, Blythe, r. a. To make glad. 
 Wallace. — A.S. bliths-ian, laetari ; Alem. 
 blid-en, gaudere. But perhaps our v. is 
 immediately formed from the adj. 
 
 BLITHEMEAT, ft. The meat distributed 
 among those who are present at the birth 
 of a child, or among the rest of the family, 
 S. pronounced blyidmeat, Ang. as the adj. 
 itself, lilyd, blyid. I need not say, that 
 this word has its origin from the Jiappi- 
 
BLI 
 
 2 
 
 BLO 
 
 ness occasioned by a safe delivery. Tay- 
 lor^s S. Poems. 
 
 To BLITHEN, p. a. To make glad, Ayrs. 
 E. Gilhaize. V. Blithe. 
 
 BLITTER-BLATTER. A rattling, irre- 
 gular noise, Diimfr. SiUer Gun. 
 
 BLYVARE. Perhaps for Blyther, more 
 cheerful. Iloulate. A literary friend sug- 
 gests that this is meant for believer. 
 
 BLYWEST, adj, in the superl. Iloulate.— 
 " Blythest, most merry," Gl. Perhaps 
 it rather refers to colour ; q. the palest. 
 
 To BLIZZEN, r. a. Drought is said to be 
 blizzenlnij, when the wind parches and 
 withers the fruits of the earth, S.B — 
 ?>\x.G. hlas-a ; Germ. Uas-en; A.S.blaes- 
 an, to blow. 
 
 BLOB, Blab, s. Anything tumid or cir- 
 cular, S. 1. A small globe or bubble of 
 any liquid. Bellcnden. 2. A blister, or 
 that rising of the skin which is the effect 
 of a blister or of a stroke, S. Gl. Com- 
 playnt. 3. A large gooseberry ; so called 
 from its globular form, or from the soft- 
 ness of its skin, S. 4. A blot, a spot ; as 
 " a blab of ink," S. denominated perhaps 
 from its circular form. Radically the 
 same word with Bleib, q. v. 
 
 BLOBBIT, /«irt. pa. Blotted, blurred. 
 V. Blob. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 To BLOCKER, {gutt.) r. n. To make a 
 gurgling noise in coughing, from catarrh 
 in the throat, Ang. Berths. It is often 
 conjoined with another term ; as, Coiujh- 
 erin' and Blocherin'. Boich and Croiclile 
 denote a dry, hard cough. Perhaps from 
 Gael, bloighar, a blast. 
 
 To BLOCK, r. a. 1. To plan; to devise. 
 Baillie. 2. To bargain. 3. To exchange; 
 as, " to block a shilling," to exchange it 
 by accepting copper money in lieu of it. 
 — Teut. block-en, assiduum esse in studiis, 
 in opere, in ergastulo ; a sense evidently 
 borrowed from a workman who blocks out 
 his work roughly, before he begin to give 
 it a proper form. 
 
 BLOCKE, s. A scheme, &c. V. Bloik. 
 
 BLOCKER, s. A term formerly used in S. 
 to denote a broker ; q. one who plans 
 and accomplishes a bargain. Muislwu. 
 
 BLOCKIN-ALE, s. The drink taken at 
 the conclusion of a bargain, Buchan. 
 
 BLOICHUM, i?. A term usually applied 
 to one who has got a cough, Ayrs. Evi- 
 dently allied to Blocker, r. q. v. 
 
 BLOIK, Blok, Block, s. 1. A scheme, a 
 contrivance ; generally used in a bad 
 sense. Douglas. 2. A bargain, an agree- 
 ment. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 "BLOISE^T, part. pa. One is said to have 
 a bloisent face, when it is red, swollen, or 
 disfigured, whether by intemperance, or 
 by being exposed to the weather ; Ang. 
 — This appears to be radically the same 
 with E. blowze ; " sun-burnt, high-co- 
 loured ;" Johns. — Teut. blose, rubor, pur- 
 
 purissum, redness, the colour of purple ; 
 blos-en, rubescere ; blosende wanghen, ru- 
 bentes genae, purpled cheeks. 
 
 To BLOME, Blume, r. n. To shine, to 
 gleam. Barbour. — Su.G. blomm-a, to 
 flourish ; E. bloom, used metaph. ; or 
 perhaps from A.S. be, a common prefix, 
 and leom-an to shine, as gleam is from 
 geleom-an, id. 
 
 BLONCAT, s. Bloxcatt, Blunket, adj. 
 Meaning uncertain. Perhaps like Blun- 
 ket, pale-blue, or printed. 
 
 BLONK, Blouk, s. A steed, a horse, 
 Gawan and Got. — Alem. planchaz, equus 
 pallidus, hodie blank ; Schilter. Tims 
 blovk may have originally meant merely 
 a ich'ite horse, q. Fr. blanc cheval. 
 
 BLONKS, s.jjl. King Hart. — If this does 
 not denote horses, as above, it may mean 
 blocks of wood. 
 
 BLOOD-FRIEND, s. A relation by blood. 
 Spalding. — Teut. bloed-triend, cogiia- 
 tus, consanguineus ; Kilian. Germ, blut- 
 freund, a relation, a kinsman. V. Fre.nd, 
 Friend. 
 
 BLOODGRASS, s. A disease of kine, 
 bloody urine ; said to be brought on 
 when changed from one kind of pasture 
 to another. In the Highlands they pre- 
 tend to cure it by putting a live trout 
 down the animal's throat. Agr. Sure. 
 Sutkerl. 
 
 BLOOJI, s. The efflorescent crystallization 
 on the outside of thoroughly dried fishes, 
 Shetl. Isl. bloem'i, flos. 
 
 BLOOM-FELL, s. Apparently yellow clo- 
 ver. Highl. Soc. Trans. V. Fell-bloom. 
 
 BLOOMS, s. /)/. The name given, at Car- 
 ron Iron-works, to malleable iron after 
 having received two beatings, with an 
 intermediate scouring. 
 
 To BLORT, r. n. To' snort ; applied to a 
 horse, Fife. 
 
 BLOSS, s. A term applied to a buxom 
 young woman. West of S. Apparently 
 from the same root with E. bloxize, a 
 ruddy, fat-faced wench. Fr. Uoss, mel- 
 low, ripe. 
 
 To BLOT, r. a. To puzzle ; to nonplus. 
 Buff's Poems. Perhaps allied to Su.G. 
 bloed, blate, bashful ; or to blott, bare, as 
 denoting that one's mental nakedness is 
 made to appear. Teut. blutten, homo 
 stolidus, obtuens. 
 
 BLOUST, s. 1. An ostentatious account 
 of one's own actions, a brag, Roxb. Ber- 
 wicks. Synon. Blair. A. Scott's Poems. 
 2. Often applied to an ostentatious per- 
 son, ibid. 
 
 To BLOUST, r. n. To brag; to boast. 
 Synon. Blair. Apparently from Su.G. 
 Wrt«rf,(pron.Wt<.';^,)ventus,tempestas,from 
 blaas-a, (pron. blos-a,) Isl. blaes-a, flare, 
 spirare. 
 
 BLOUT, adj. Bare, naked. Bow/las.— 
 Su.G. Isl. blott; Belg. bloot,\<i. The'tauto- 
 
BLO 
 
 73 
 
 BLU 
 
 logical phrase blott och bar isused in Sw. 
 V. Blait. 
 
 BLOUT, s. 1. The sudden breaking of a 
 storm, S. Blouteuiii, Clydesd. 2. "A 
 Nout of foul weather," a sudden fall of 
 rain, snow, or hail, accompanied with 
 wind, S. The Ha'rst lii>i. 3. A sudden 
 eiMipfinu of a liquid substance, accom- 
 puui.".i with noise, S. — Probably allied to 
 S;i.G. bloet, humidus ; lloeta icaegar, viae 
 huraidae. 
 -v^LOL'TKR, s. A blast of wind, Buchan. 
 
 BT,OWEN MEAT. Fish or flesh dried by 
 
 M d passing through dry-stone houses, 
 
 Isl.6/(ia.<;)(«,cxhalatus, exsiccatus 
 
 \r«pji.; from Wacs-rt, to blow. V. Skeo. 
 
 i'. ; • .^ V, (((/;. Blowing ; gusty, Loth. 
 
 • . ■• . I ' I '.ZR, Blubbir, s. a bubble of air, 
 ■t. H nrysone. V. Blob. 
 
 .1. J. L'i' S T, jDrtrt. pa. Blubbered. From 
 S. Hi h, a small globule of anything 
 liquid, hence transferred to tears. 
 
 I'TiMi' vT,rt(f;. Meaning doubtful. ^6c'r(f. 
 
 )DER, Bluther, r. «. 1. To blot 
 
 a writing, to disfigure any writ- 
 
 — Su.G. p/M^fr<i, incuriose scribere; 
 
 . hlothjan, irritum reddere. 2. To 
 
 e the face with weeping, or in any 
 
 . '^ay, S. Hofs. Cleland. 3. To 
 
 '•e, in a moral sense ; to exhibit in 
 
 ,ir point of view. 
 
 ■DER, Bluther, r. n. To make 
 ■ •! with the mouth or throat in tak- 
 ;■- H ' , liquid, S. S/uther, synon. 
 BLUDIE'-BELLS, s. pi. Foxglove ; Digi- 
 talis purpurea, an herb, Lanarks. Syn. 
 Dead-meii's Bells. 
 BLUE, adj. 1. A blue day, a, very chill, 
 or frosty day, Roxb. Perhaps synon. 
 with " a blae day," in other parts of S. 
 2. A bine day, a day in which any uproar 
 or disturbance has taken place, ibid. 3. 
 To look blue. V. Blew. 
 BLUE-BANNET, s. The Blue Titmouse, 
 
 Parus caeruleus, Linn. ; Clydes. 
 BLUE-BLANKET. The name given to 
 the banner of the craftsmen in Edinburgh. 
 " As a perpetual remembrance of the loy- 
 alty and bravery of the Edinburghers on 
 the aforesaid occasion, the King [Ja. IIL] 
 granted them a banner or standard, with 
 a power to display the same in defence of 
 their King, country, and their own rights. 
 This flag, at present denominated The 
 Blue Blanket, is kept by the Conveener 
 of the Trades." 3Iaitl. Hist. Edin. 
 BLUE BLAUERS, Blue Blavers. The 
 plant called the Bell-flower, or wild Blue 
 Campanula, or Rotundifolia, Roxb. The 
 Blue Bells of Scotland, as in old song. 
 V. Blawort. 
 BLUE BONNETS. The flower of Sca- 
 biosa succisa, Linn. It is also called 
 DetiVs Bit, E., the end of the root being, 
 as it were, bitten off". This corresponds 
 
 with Sw. die/wuls-hitt, Seren. This seems 
 the same with Blue- Ban nets, Lanarks. 
 Expl. Sheeps-6i7. — In Gothland in Sweden, 
 this plant has a fanciful name somewhat 
 similar, Baetsmansmyssa, the boatman's 
 cap or mutch. 
 
 BLUEFL Y, s. The flesh-fly or Bluebottle, S. 
 
 BLUE-GOWN, .«. The name commonly 
 given to a pensioner, who, annually, on 
 the King's birth-day, receives a certain 
 sum of money, and a blue gown or cloak, 
 which he wears with a badge on it, S. V. 
 Bedeman. 
 
 BLUE-GRASS, Blue-gerse, s. The name 
 given to the various sedge-grasses, or 
 Carices, West of S. 
 
 BLUE SEGGIN, s. The blue flower-de- 
 luce, Ayrs. V. Seg, Segg, .<(. 
 
 BLUE-SPALD, s. A disease of cattle; 
 supposed to be the same with Blackspaul. 
 Saxon and Gael. 
 
 BLUFF, s. To get the blnff ; to be taken 
 in ; to be cheated, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 To BLUFFERT, v. n. To bluster, as the 
 wind, Aberd. Bllffertin, part. ^y?-. 
 Blustering ; gusty. V. Bleffert. 
 
 BLUFFERT, s. 1. The blast sustained in 
 encountering a rough wind, Aberd. 2. A 
 blow; a stroke, Ang. Mearns. Bluffet 
 is the term used in this sense, Buchan ; 
 which may be allied to Bleerit. 
 
 BLUFFLEHEADED, adj. Having a large 
 head, accompanied with the appearance 
 of dulness of intellect, S. ; perhaps from 
 E. bluff. 
 
 BLUID, Blude, s. Blood, S. Boh Boy. 
 
 BLUID-RUN, adj. Bloodshot, S. Bleed- 
 run, Aberd. 
 
 BLUIDY-FINGERS, s. The name given 
 to the Foxglove, Galloway. Davidson's 
 Seasons. — As this plant has received the 
 designation of Digitalis from its resem- 
 blance to the fingers of a glove, the name 
 blood y-jingers would almost seem a literal 
 version oi Digitalis purpurea. In Germ, 
 it is called jingerhut, q. the covering of 
 the finger ; Svr. Jingerhattsqraess, 
 
 BLUIDVEIT, Bluidwyte, s. A fine paid 
 for efi'usion of blood. Skene. Beg. Maj. — 
 A.S. hlodicite, pro efi'uso sanguine mulcta; 
 from blod, sanguis, and tcite, poena, 
 mulcta. 
 
 BLUITER, Blutter, s. A coarse, clumsy, 
 
 blundering fellow. Loth. 
 To BLUITER, 1?. M. 1. To make a rum- 
 bling noise ; to blurt, S. 2, Tobiuiter up 
 with water, to dilute too much, S. 3. To 
 blatter, to pour forth lame, harsh, and un- 
 musical rhymes. Policart. — Germ. />/««- 
 dern, nugari et mentiri, plauderei, mixta 
 nugis mendacia. In sense 2. it seems 
 to be merely a dimin. from Blout, q. v. 
 BLUITER, Blutter, s. 1. A rumbling 
 noise ; as that sometimes made by the in- 
 testines, S. 2. Apparently used to denote 
 filth in a liquid state. Cleland. 
 
BLU 
 
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 BOB 
 
 To BLUITER, r. a. To obliterate ; ap- 
 plied not only to •writings, but to any 
 piece of work that is rendered useless in 
 the making of it ; S.B. pron. Bleeter. V. 
 Blcdder. 
 
 BLUMDA^IMESS, s. Prunes; apparently 
 corr. o{ PhimbedameK, q. v. 
 
 To BLUME, c.n. To blossom, S. bloom,E. 
 
 BLUNYIERD, s. An old gun, or any old 
 rusty weapon, Ettr. For. 
 
 To BLUNK, r. a. To spoil a thing, to mis- 
 manage any business, S. Hence, 
 
 BLUNKIT, Blinkit, /(art. pa. "Injured 
 by mismanagement, or by some mis- 
 chievous contrivance." Gl. Sibb. 
 
 BLUNK, s. " A dull, lifeless person," 
 Gl. Tarras. Aberd. Perhaps from Isl. 
 hlunda, dormio, a sleepy-headed fellow. 
 
 BLUNKS, s. pi. Cotton or linen cloths 
 which are wrought for being printed ; 
 calicoes, S. 
 
 BLUNKER, i>. One who prints cloth, S. 
 Guy Mannerlnq. 
 
 BLUNKET, s. 'Expl. " Pale blue ; per- 
 haps any faint or faded colour ; q. 
 blanched." Sibb. Sir Gmcan and Sir 
 Gal. 
 
 BLUNT, s. A stupid fellow, Roxb. 
 
 BLUNT, adj. Stripped, bare, naked. 
 Donnlas. — This seems to be radically the 
 same with Bloiit, q. v. 
 
 BLUNTIE, Blumv, s. A sniveller, a stu- 
 pid fellow, S. Btirng. Tent. hliitU'ii, homo 
 stolidus, obtusus, incautus, inanis. 
 
 BLUP, s. One who makes a clumsy or 
 awkward appearance ; Loth. It is ap- 
 parently the same with Flap, q. v. 
 
 BLUP, s. A misfortune brought on, or mis- 
 take into which one falls, in consequence 
 of want of foresight, Tweedd. V. Blupt. 
 
 BLUPT, part. pa. Unfortunate from want 
 of caution, Tweedd. Belg. Beloop-en, to 
 reach by running, to overtake. Van eenen 
 Morm heloopcn, to be caught with a storm. 
 
 BLUS, s. Expl. "flood." Poems IGth Cent. 
 Perhaps should be fius. Y. Flous and 
 Flusch. 
 
 To BLUSH, r. a. To chafe the skin so as 
 to produce a tumour or low blister ; as, 
 I've blushed my hand, Berwicks. 
 
 BLUSH, s, 1. A kind of low blister. 2. 
 A boil. Su.G. blosa, a blister; Teut. 
 bluyster, of the same origin. 
 
 BLUSHIN, .«. A pustule, such as those of 
 the small-pox, full of matter, Dumfr. 
 
 To BLUSTER, r. a. To disfigure in writ- 
 ing. Baillie. V. Bludder, r. 
 
 BLUTE, s. An action ; used in a bad 
 sense. A fail blttte, a foolish action, S.B. 
 perhaps the same with Bloiit, q. v. 
 
 BLUTE, Bluit, .<:. A sudden burst of 
 sound, Ettr. For. V. Blovt. 
 
 To BLETHER, r. a. To blot; to disfiguro. 
 V. Bludder, r. a. 
 
 To BLETHER, t. n. 1, To make a noisp 
 in swallowing. 2. To make an inarticu- 
 
 late sound. 3. To raise wind-bells in 
 water, S. V. Bludder. 
 
 BLUTHRIE, .«. Thin porridge, or water- 
 gruel, Ettr. For. 
 
 BLUTHRIE, .«. Phlegm ; as, " what a 
 bluthrie he cuist affhis stamack !" what 
 a quantity of phlegm he threw off, S. 2. 
 Figuratively, frothy, incoherent discourse ; 
 q. of a flatulent description, S. V. Blath- 
 rie. 
 
 BLUTTER, (Fr. u,) s. A term of reproach, 
 Dumfr. Perhaps one who has not the 
 power of retention. Herd's Coll. 
 
 BO, s. Used as synon. with Bu, Boo, Aberd. 
 
 * BO, interj. " A word of terrour," Johnson. 
 
 The application of this word will be seen 
 in the S. Prov., " He dare not say Bo to 
 your blanket;" that is, " He dare not of- 
 fer you the least injury," Kelly. Per- 
 haps, rather, No one can lay any imputa- 
 tion of dishonour on you, or bring forward 
 anything injurious to your character. 
 This word appears to be the same with 
 the S. bu or boo, used to excite terror ; 
 and allied to Teut. ?>rt«ir, larva, spectrum, 
 as well as to C.B. bo, a hobgoblin. 
 
 BOAKIE, s. A sprite, a hobgoblin, Aberd. 
 Shetl.- — Norw. bokje, Isl. bocke, bokki, vir 
 grandis et magnificus. In Sanscrit buka 
 is the name of an evil spirit. O.Teut. 
 bokene, phantasma, spectrum. 
 
 BO AL, Bole, 6\ 1 . A square aperture in the 
 wall of a house, for holding small articles ; 
 a small press generally without a door ; 
 S. This is most common in cottages. 
 Bamsay. 2. A perforation through the 
 wall of a house, for occasionally giving 
 air or light ; usually with a wooden shut- 
 ter instead of a pane of glass, to be opened 
 and shut at pleasure, often denominated 
 Windoir-bole, S. — C. B. bolcJi, bidch, a 
 gap or notch, an aperture. 
 
 Barx-Bole, s. a perforation in the wall 
 of a barn; synon. Cat-hole. S. V. Bowall. 
 
 BOARDTREES, s. pi. A term used for 
 the plank on which a corpse is stretched ; 
 S.B. 
 
 * BOARD-WAGES, s. The money paid by 
 
 a person for his board, Aberd. 
 To BOAST, BoiST, r. a. To threaten. Y. 
 
 BoiST. 
 
 To BOAT, r. n. To take boat; to enter 
 
 into a boat ; as, " That beast vinna boat," S. 
 BOAT, 8. A barrel ; a tub, S. 
 Beef-Boat, ,<?. A barrel or tub in which 
 
 beef is salted and preserved, S. Hogg. 
 
 Dan. boette, a pail or bucket. 
 Butter-Boat, ?. A small vessel for holding 
 
 melted butter at table, S. ; called in E. a 
 
 sauce-tureen. St. JRonan. 
 Yill-Boat, ,<f. An ale-barrel, S.A. 
 BOATIE, s. A yawl, or small boat, S. ; 
 
 evidently a diminutive. 
 To BOB, IBad, r.n. 1. To dmce, S. Herd. 
 
 2. To curtsy, S. " When she cam ben she 
 
 bobbit." Avid San,). 
 
BOB 
 
 /.) 
 
 BOD 
 
 BOB,s, Gustjblast. V. Bub. 
 
 BOB, *'. 1. A bunch; used as synoii. with 
 cow, S. FricsL-! of FMis. 2. The same 
 word, pronounced bab, is used for a bundle 
 of flowers, a nosegay, S. ^foiintaiii Bard. 
 — Fr. bubc, a bunch ; Isl. bubbc, a knot. 
 
 BOB, s. A mark, a butt, S. ; eitlier q. a 
 small bunch set up as a mark, or, from 
 the sense of the E. v., something to 
 strike at. 
 
 BOB, s. A taunt, a scoff, S.B. Boss.— 
 Teut. babb-eii, to prate ; Isl. l-ovicnii i 
 bobba, OS correptum, at bobm, babarc (to 
 bark) canum vox est. Su.G. babe, sermo 
 inconditus. 
 
 BOBBER, Badber, s. In fly-fishing, the 
 hook which plays loosely on the surface 
 of the water, as distinguished from the 
 trader, at the extremity of the line, S. 
 V. Trailer. 
 
 BOBBY, .x. A grandfather, S.B. Boss. 
 Perhaps allied to Gael, bobav, which. Shaw 
 renders " Papa." The term papa seems, 
 indeed, the root ; b and p being constantly 
 interchanged, especially in the Celtic dia- 
 lects. Hence, 
 
 AuLD Bobbie. A familiar or ludicrous 
 designation given to the Devil, S. 
 
 BOBBIN, s. A weaver's quill, Ettr. For. 
 Synon. Pirn, S. — Fr. bohlne, a quill for a 
 spinning-wheel. 
 
 BOBBYN, s. 1. The seed-pod of birch, 
 Loth. Erenjreen. 2. Bobbyns, ^j^. The 
 bunch of edible ligaments attached to the 
 stalk of Badderlochs, a species of sea 
 weed, eaten by both men and cattle ; 
 Fucus esculentus, Linn. Mearns. — Fr. 
 buboii, a great bunch. 
 
 BOBBINS, s. The water-lily, S.B. Bob- 
 bins are properly the seed-vessels. V. 
 Cambie-leaf. 
 
 BOBBLE, s. A slovenly fellow, Ayrs. 
 Picken. C.B. baimi, id., baidyd, slovenly. 
 
 BOCE, s. A barrel or cask. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. V. Boss. 
 
 BOCE ; Burel, Watson's Coll. ii. 2t;. V. 
 Boss. 
 
 To BOCK, r. a. To vomit. V. Bok. 
 
 BOCK-BLOOD, s. A spitting, or throw- 
 ing up of blood. Polwart. 
 
 BOD, s. A person of small size, a term gen- 
 erally applied, somewhat contemptuous- 
 ly, to one who is dwarfish, although of 
 full age, S. Picken. 
 
 BOD, s. A personal invitation ; distin- 
 guished from Bodeicord, which denotes 
 an invitation by means of a letter or a 
 messenger, Upp. Clydes. A.S. bod-ian, 
 " to deliver a message." Somner. 
 
 BOD. Used as a common proverbial phrase, 
 in regard to anything in which one has 
 not succeeded on a former attempt; " I'll 
 begin," or " I'll set about it, new bod, 
 new shod," S. It is doubtful whether 
 bod should be viewed in the sense of 
 boden, prepared ; it is probably rather 
 
 the s. bode, and may mean, I will expect a 
 new proffer, as being set out to tho best 
 advantage. Perhaps a kind of horse- 
 market jockey phrase. 
 
 BODA Y. Meaning doubtful ; perhaps flesh- 
 colour, q. the complexion of the body. 
 Depred. on the Clan Campbell. 
 
 BODDUM, 8. 1. Bottom. Douglas. 2. 
 A hollow, a valley. Douglas. 3. The seat 
 in the human body ; the hips ; as, " Sit 
 still on your bod.dum there." — Alem. 
 bodem, Germ. Belg. boden, solum, fundus. 
 
 BODDUM-LYER. A designation given to 
 a large trout because it keeps at the 
 bottom, Dumfr. ; synon. Gidl. 
 
 BODE, s. A portent; that which forebodes, 
 Ayrs. Galt.—\&\. bod, mandatum, bod-a, 
 nuntiare, and soon in the cognate dialects. 
 Hence the compound terms, A.S. fore- 
 bod-an, praenuntiare ; Su.G. foerebod-a, 
 to foretoken, E. forebode ; IsX.fyribodan, 
 omen ; Teut. reur-bode, praenuncius et 
 praesagium ; such omens being viewed as 
 communicated by a messenger from the 
 world of spirits to give previous warning 
 of some important event. 
 
 BODE, Bod, s. 1. An offer made in order 
 to a bargain, a proffer, S. Bamsay. 2, 
 It is sometimes used to denote the price 
 asked by a vender, or the offer of goods 
 at a certain rate. Antiquary. — Germ, bot, 
 id. from bict-en, to offer. Isl. bud, a proffer, 
 from bioth-a, offerre, exhibere, praebere. 
 
 BODE, .<;. Delay, ^ir Egeir. 
 
 To BODE, V. a. To proffer, often as im- 
 plying the idea of some degree of con- 
 straint. " He did na merely offer, but 
 he boded it on me ;" S. 
 
 BODEABLE, adj. Marketable ; anything 
 for which a bode or proffer may be ex- 
 pected, Ettr. For. 
 
 BODEN, part.2}a. Preferred. 
 
 BODEN, 2Mrt. pa. Proffered. V. Bode t. 
 
 BODEN, BoDiN, BoDYN,^jart.jt.)a. 1. Pre- 
 pared, provided, furnished, in whatever 
 way, S. Acts Ja. I. Weil-boden or ill- 
 boden, well or ill provided, in whatever 
 respect, S. 2. It seems to be vised in 
 one instance, in an oblique sense, as sig- 
 nifying matched. V. Boun. Barbour. — 
 Su.G. bo, Isl. bo-a, to prepare, to provide ; 
 wael bodd, well provided against the cold. 
 
 BODGEL, s. A little man. Loth. ; perhaps, 
 properly, bodsel. V. Bod. 
 
 BODY, s. Strength, bodily ability. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S. bodig not only signifies the 
 body in general, but stature. 
 
 BODIE, Body, .s. 1. A little or puny per- 
 son ; as, He's but a bodie, S. 2. Also 
 used in a contemptuous sense ; especially 
 when preceded by an adj. conveying a 
 similar idea. Spalding. 
 
 BODIES, s. pi. A common designation for 
 a number of children in a family or school ; 
 as, " Ane o' the bodies is no weel," one of 
 the children is ailing. 
 
BOD 
 
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 BOY 
 
 * BODILY, adv. Entirely ; as, " It 's tane 
 away bodily," not a vestige of it remains; 
 q. the whole hodif is removed. 
 
 BODY-LIKE, adr. In the whole extent 
 of the corporeal frame, Angus. Spald'uuj. 
 
 BODY-SERVANT, s. A valet ; one who 
 immediately waits on his master. Guy 
 Mannerbi;/. 
 
 BODLE, BoDDLE, s. A copper coin, of the 
 value of two pennies Scots, or the third 
 part of an English halfpenny. liudd. 
 — These pieces are said to have been de- 
 nominated from a mint-master of the 
 name of Both irelL 
 
 BODWORD, BODWART, BODWORDE, s. 1. 
 
 A message, S.B. Wallace. 2. A predic- 
 tion, or some old saying, expressing the 
 fate of a person or family. Marriage. 
 — A.S. hoda, a messenger, and word. 
 Su.G. Isl.hodwordis edictum, maudatum. 
 V. Bode, a portent. 
 
 BOETINGS, BuiTiNGS, s. pi. Half-boots, 
 or leathern spatterdashes. Dunbar. — 
 Tent, boten schoen, calceus rusticus e crudo 
 corio ; Kilian. 
 
 To BOG, V. n. To be bemired ; to stick in 
 marshy ground, S. ; Lair synon. From 
 the E. noun. 
 
 To BOG, r. a. Metaph. to entangle one's 
 self inextricably in a dispute, S. 
 
 BOGAN, BoGGAN, BoGGiN, s. A boil ; a 
 large pimple filled with white matter, 
 chiefly appearing between the fingers of 
 children in spring, Berwicks, Ayrs. — Isl. 
 bolga, tumour, bolginn, tumidus, holg-a, 
 holgn-a, tumescere ; Gael, bolg-am, to 
 swell or blister, bolg, a pimple, bolgach, a 
 boil, the small-pox ; C.B. bo(j, a swelling. 
 
 BOG-BLUTER, s. The Bittern ; denomi- 
 nated from its thrusting its bill into 
 marshy places, and making a noise by 
 bubbling through the water, Roxb. Ayrs. 
 For the same reason it is called Mire- 
 bumper. 
 
 BOG-BUMPER, s. Another name for the 
 bittern, Roxb. Perils of Man. V. Mire- 
 bumper, id. S.B. 
 
 BOG GARDE, s. A bugbear. Bollock. A. 
 Bor. boggart, a spectre. C.B. birg, larva, 
 terriculamentum. 
 
 BOGGIN, 1?. V. BoGAN. 
 
 BOG-GLED, .0. The moor-buzzard, Falco 
 aeruginosus, Linn. S. 
 
 To BOGG-SCLENT, v. n. Apparently to 
 avoid action, to abscond in the day of 
 battle. Colril. — Perhaps in allusion to 
 him who sklents or strikes ofi" obliquely 
 from the highway, into a bog, to avoid 
 being taken prisoner. 
 
 BOGILL, or. Bogle about the Slacks, or 
 simply. Bogle, a play of children or young 
 people, in which one hunts several others 
 around the stacks of corn in a barn-yard, 
 S. Bogle about the bush, synon. Bitson. — 
 It seems the same game with that called 
 Barley-bracks, q. v. The name has pro- 
 
 bably originated from the idea of the 
 huntsman employed being a scarecrow to 
 the rest. 
 
 BOGILL, Bogle, Bugil, s. 1. A spectre, a 
 hobgoblin, S. A. Bor. Douglas. 2. A 
 scarecrow, a bugbear, S. Synon. doolie, 
 cow ; being used in both senses. — C.B. 
 bugul, fe?ir, bwgicly, to frighten. 
 
 Potato-Bogle, s. A scarecrow erected 
 among growing potatoes, S. Potato- 
 doolie synon, S.B. Guy Mannerinq. 
 
 BOGILL-BO, s. LA hobgoblin or' spec- 
 tre, S. Bamsay. 2. A pettish humour. 
 Philotus. — In Lincolnsh. this word is 
 used for a scarecrow, from bogill, or 
 C.B. bogel-u, to affright, and bo, a hob- 
 goblin, q. " the afi'rightiug goblin." 
 
 To BOGLE, T. a. To terrify ; to enchant ; 
 to bewitch or blind. M' Ward's Contend. 
 
 BOGLE about the Bush. Synon. with 
 Botjill about the stacks, S. ; used figura- 
 tively to denote circumvention. Wa- 
 re rley. 
 
 BOGLE-RAD, adj. Afraid of apparitions 
 or hobgoblins, Roxb. V. Bogle, and 
 Rad, adj. afraid. 
 
 BOGLIE, BoGiLLT, BoGGLT, adv. Haunted 
 by hobgoblins, S. Black Dicarf. 
 
 BOG-NUT, s. The Marsh Trefoil, Meny- 
 anthes trifoliata, Linn, S. Bogbean, E. 
 
 BOGOGER, s. Perhaps coarse stockings, 
 bog-hoqers. Montgomery. Y, Hogers. 
 
 BOGSTALKER, .«.' An idle, wandering, 
 and stupid fellow ; one who seems to 
 have little to do, and no understanding, 
 S. V. Stalker. Ramsay. — Borrowed, 
 perhaps, from outlaws, who were seen at 
 a distance hunting in marshy places, 
 where pursuit was more difiicult ; or 
 from people going into bogs or miry 
 places in quest of the eggs of wild-fowls. 
 In doing so they carried a long pole with 
 a flat piece of wood at the end of it to 
 prevent it from sinking and enable them 
 to step from one place to another ; in 
 doing which they necessarily looked wist- 
 fully and doubtfully around them, like 
 people who did not know what to do. 
 
 BOYART, Boyert, s. A hoy ; a kind of 
 ship. Aberd. Beq. Belg. boeijer, id. 
 
 To BOICH, (gutt.) T. n. To cough with 
 difficulty, Lauarks. Flandr. poogh-en, niti, 
 adlaborare. V. Baiciiie. 
 
 BOICH, s. A short, difficult cough, ibid. 
 
 BOICHER, s. One having a short, difiicult 
 cough, ibid. 
 
 BOICHIN, .'. A continuation of coughing 
 with difficulty, ibid. 
 
 BOICHE, s. A kind of pestilence. Per- 
 haps from boichde, poverty. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 BOID, s. Maitland Poems. — Isl. bode, a, 
 term used to denote a wave agitated by 
 the wind ; unda maris cum vadosis sco- 
 pulis luctans. 
 
 BOYDS, .0. pi. Blackberries. V. Black- 
 bo vds. 
 
BOY 
 
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 BOM 
 
 BOYIS, s. In boi/h, in fetters. Barbour. 
 
 — Teut. boeye, compes, pedica, vinculum ; 
 
 hoey-en, compedire. 
 BOIKIN, s. The piece of beef called the 
 
 Brisket in E. 
 BOIKIN, .«. A bodkin, S. Apparently a 
 
 corr. of E. word, to avoid the harshness 
 
 of two consonants coming together. 
 BOIL, s. The state of boiling; At the 
 
 boil, nearly boiling, S. 
 BOIL, s. The trunk of a tree, Lanarks. 
 
 The same with E. bole, Su.G. bol, Isl. bol-r, 
 
 truncus arboris Tel corporis. 
 
 BO IN, BOVN, BOYEN, BOWYXE, s. I. A 
 
 washing-tub, S.B. 2. A flat broad-bot- 
 tomed vessel, into which milk is emptied 
 from the pail, a bowyne. Loth. — Unless 
 from Isl. bogiiui, curvus, or Dan. bugn-e, 
 to bend, as respecting its form ; I can 
 offer no conjecture as to the origin. 
 
 BOVNFU', s. The fill of a tub or milk- 
 vessel, S. 
 
 BOING, s. The act of lowing or bellowing, 
 S. V. etymon under Bu, Bue. 
 
 BOlS,adj. Hollow. V. Bos. 
 
 BOISERT, s. A louse, Ettr. For.— Germ. 
 beisseu, to bite, or iciss, a bite, and art; 
 q. of a biting nature. 
 
 BOISSES. V. Boss. Knox's Hist. 
 
 * To BOIST, Boast, r. a. To threaten, to 
 endeavour to terrify, S. Douglas. — C.B. 
 bost-io, to vaunt one's self ; host, vaunt- 
 ing ; boez, boss, elevation. 
 
 BOIST, BosT, s. Threatening, S. Wallace. 
 
 BOIST, s. Box or chest. AbercL licg. 
 V. BuisT. 
 
 BOIT, .«. I. A cask or tub used for the pur- 
 pose of curing butcher-meat, or for hold- 
 ing it after it is cured ; sometimes called 
 a beef-boat, S. 2. Used as equivalent to 
 Jl,. butt. Ruddiman. — GGTva..butte; Ital. 
 botte, id., whence E. butt. Su.G. byttia, 
 situla, cupa ; Teut. botte, id. dolium, orca, 
 cupa. 
 
 B01T,BoTT,BoiTT,s. A boat. Aberd.Reg. 
 
 BOITSCHIPPING, .^. Apparently a com- 
 pany belonging to a boat. Aberd. lieg. 
 
 To BOITT, r. n. To enter into a boat ;' to 
 take boat ; S. to boat. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 Teut. boot, scapha, limbus, cymba. 
 
 BOYTOUR,BuTTER,s. The bittern. ActsJa. 
 VI. — O.E. buttour; Belg. buttoor, a bird. 
 
 To BOK, Bock, r.a. 1. To vomit, S. Gaican 
 and Gol. 2. To retch, to incline to puke. 
 S. 3. To belch, (eructare,) S.— A.Bor. 
 boke, bowk, to nauseate, to be ready to 
 vomit ; booac, to retch, to keck, ibid. 
 Perhaps from A.S. bealc-an, eructare. It 
 however has greater resemblance ofj^t'ke, 
 to which no etymon has been assigned. 
 
 BOK, Bock, Bocking, s. The act of retch- 
 ing, S. Gait. Cleland. 
 
 BOKEIK, s. Bopeep, a game. The word 
 is now inverted ; a,s keekbo,q.Y. Lyndsay. 
 
 BOKS,s.pl. "Corner teeth," Gl. Sibb. 
 Maitland Poems. 
 
 To BOLDIN, BoLDVN, r. u. 1. To swell 
 in a literal sense. Douglas. 2. Trans- 
 ferred to the mind, as denoting pride, 
 courage, wrath, &c. Pitscottie. 
 
 BOLDIN, BouLDEN, part. pa. swelled, — 
 This is softened into boicdin, bowden, S. 
 Often in the pret. and part, it is written 
 bolnys, swells, (Doug. V.) and bolnyt. I 
 hesitate whether these are contr. from 
 boldinnys, boldinnyt, or the v. in another 
 form, more nearly resembling Su.G. bxdn-a 
 Dan. bul-ner. Su.G. btd-na, bulg-ia, id. 
 bolginn, swollen. Hence Isl. bilgia, Su.G. 
 bolgia, a billow ; because it is raised by 
 the wind ; and bolda, a boil, a tumour. 
 Gael, builg-am to swell, builg, a blister. 
 
 BOLE, s. A square aperture, &c. V. Boal. 
 
 BOLE, s. A bull; corresponding to taui-us. 
 Fordun. — Isl. 6(n</j, taurus, from baul-a; 
 Su.G. boel-a, mugire, whence also, baul, 
 mugitus. 
 
 BOLGAN, .«. A swelling that becomes a 
 pimple ; the same with Boi/an, Roxb. 
 
 BOLGAN LEAVES, Nipplewort, an herb, 
 S.B. Lapsana communis, Linn. — Perhaps 
 from Isl. bolg-a, tumere, or Su.G. bolginn, 
 swollen, q. " swelling leaves," as being 
 supposed by the vulgar in S. to be effica- 
 cious in removing swellings. 
 
 To BOLYN, r. n. To lay tack aboard. 
 Maitland Poems. — O.Fr. bolin-er, to sail 
 by a wind, or close upon a wind. 
 
 BOLL. Lintseed Boll. V. Bow. 
 
 BOLLIT, ji^rcf. Perhaps, knocked on the 
 head. — Belg. boll-en, id. ; Teut. beulije, 
 supplicium, tormentum. 
 
 BOLLMAN, s. A cottager, Orkn. Statist. 
 Ace. — Perhaps from Su.G. Isl. bol, villa, 
 and man, q. the inhabitant of a village. 
 It is always pronounced bowman, 
 
 BOLME, s. A boom, a waterman's pole. 
 Douglas. — Germ.baian, Belg. boo7ti, a tree. 
 
 BOLNYNG, s. Swelling. Henrysone. V. 
 
 BOLDIN. 
 
 BOLNIT. V. BoLDiN. 
 
 BOLSTER, s. That part of a mill in which 
 the axletree moves, S. 
 
 BOMACIE, s. Perhaps, thunder; thunder- 
 storm, Ayrs. 
 
 BOMARISKIE, s. An herb, the roots of 
 which taste exactly like licorice ; per- 
 haps the Astragalas glycyphillus of Linn. 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 
 BOMBESIEjS. Bombasin ; a stuff. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 BOMBILL, s. Buzzing noise ; metaph. 
 used for boasting. Policart — Teut. bom- 
 mele, a drone. 
 
 BOMESPAR, s. A spar of a larger kind. 
 Su.G. bom signifies obex, vectis, a bar or 
 spar for a gate, or for shutting in ; Teut. 
 boom, Germ, baum, id. 
 
 BOAIILL, 5. Perhaps, a cooper's instru- 
 ment, q. wimble. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 To BOMMLE, p. n. To work confusedly, 
 Ayrs. Picken, V. Bummil, t._ 
 
BON 
 
 78 
 
 BOxV 
 
 BON. Borrowed, begged; " He that trusts 
 to bon ploughs, will have his land lye 
 lazy," S. Prov. — Isl. bon, gratis acceptio, 
 mendicatio ; Su.G. boeti, preces. Heuce, 
 perhaps, E. boon. 
 
 BON,s. Apparently,bane, injury. Wallace. 
 
 BON ACCORD, s. 1. Agreement, amity. 
 2. A term which seems to have been for- 
 merly used by way of toast, as expressive 
 of amity and kindness. tSpaldiiuj. — Fr. 
 bon, good, and accord, agreement. 
 
 BONALAIS, BoNAiLiE, Bonnaillie, s. A 
 drink taken with a friend, when one is 
 about to part with him ; as expressive of 
 one's wishing him a prosperous journey, 
 S. Wallace — It is now generally pron. 
 bonaillie, S. Bonalais might seem to be 
 the plur. But perhaps it merely retains 
 the form of Fr. Bon allez. 
 
 BONDAGE, BoNNAGE, s. The designation 
 given to the services due by a tenant to 
 the proprietor, or by a cottager to the 
 farmer, Angus. Aqr. Snrr. Kincard. 
 
 BONDAY WARKIS. The time a tenant 
 or vassal is bound to work for the pro- 
 prietor. V. BONXAGE, s. 
 
 BONE, s. A petition, a prayer. Douglas. 
 O.E. id. Isl. baen, precatio, oratio ; boon, 
 petitio, gratis acceptio, mendicatio, G. 
 Andr. A.S. ben, bene, id. 
 
 BONETT, s. "A small sail, fixed to the 
 bottom or sides of the great sails, to ac- 
 celerate the ship's way in calm weather." 
 Gl. Compl. Douglas. — Fj. bonnette, Sw. 
 bonet, id. 
 
 BON-GRACE, s. 1. A large bonnet worn 
 by females. 2. A coarse straw-hat, of 
 their own manufacture, worn by the fe- 
 male peasantry, Roxb. Guy Manner'ing. 
 
 BONIE, BoNYE, Bonny, adj. 1. Beautiful, 
 pretty, S. Maliland Poems. Boniest, 
 most beautiful. Montgomerie. 2. It is 
 occasionally used ironically, in the same 
 way with E. pretty, S. Priests of Peblis, 
 3. Precious, valuable. Minstrelsy Bor- 
 der. Bonny is used in the same sense by 
 Shakspeare, and since his time by some 
 other E. writers. But I suspect that it 
 is properly S. Johnson derives it from 
 Fr. bon, bonne, good. This is by no means 
 satisfactory ; but we must confess that 
 we cannot substitute a better etymon. 
 
 BONYNES, BoNNYNESS, *. Beauty, hand- 
 someness. Philotus. Herd's Coll. 
 
 BONKjS. Abauk. Douglas. — Probably corr. 
 from A.S. bene. Isl. biinga, however, sig- 
 nifies tumor terrae. 
 BONKER, s. A bench, &c. V. Bunker. 
 BONNACK O' KNAESHIP. A certain 
 duty paid at a mill, Ayrs. This is the 
 bonnack due to the servant. V. Knawsiiip. 
 BONNAGE, .«. An obligation, on the part 
 of the tenant, to cut down the proprietor's 
 corn. Statist. Ace, — Evidently a corr. of 
 Bondage, q.v. 
 
 BONNAGE-HEUK, .«. A tenant bound by 
 
 the terms of his lease to reap, or use his 
 hook, for the proprietor in harvest, Aberd. 
 BONNAGE-PEATS, .'. i^l. Peats which, 
 by his lease, a tenant is bound to furnish 
 to the proprietor, ib. 
 BONNAR, s. " A bond," Gl. Popular Ball. 
 BONNET. V. White Bonnet. 
 BONNET. Blue Bonnet. This, in former 
 times, in Teviotdale at least, was used as 
 a charm, especially for warding off the 
 evil influence of the fairies. " An un- 
 christened child was considered as in the 
 most imminent danger, should the mo- 
 ther, while on the straw, neglect the pre- 
 caution of having the blue bonnet worn 
 by her husband constantly beside her. 
 When a cow happened to be seized with 
 any sudden disease, (the cause of which 
 was usually ascribed to the malignant 
 influence of the fairies,) she was said to 
 be elf-shot ; and it was reckoned as much 
 as her life was worth not to ' dad her wi' 
 the bhie bonnet.' ' It's no wordie a dad of 
 a bonnet^ was a common phrase when ex- 
 pressing contempt, or alluding to any- 
 thing not worth the trouble of repaii-ing." 
 —Edin. Mag., April, 1820. 
 
 To Fill one's JBonnet. To be equal to one 
 in any respect ; as, " He'll ne'er fill his 
 bonnet," he will never match him, S. 
 Old Mortality. 
 
 To Rive one's Bonnet. To excel one in 
 every respect. " May he rive his father's 
 bonnet.'" May he be superior to his father; 
 or father-better. 
 
 BONNET-FLEUK, s. The Pearl, a fish. 
 Neill's List of Fishes. 
 
 BONNET-LAIRD, Bannet-Laird, s. A 
 yeoman ; one who farms his own land. 
 Synon. Cock-Laird. The Entail. 
 
 BONNET-PIECE, s. A gold coin of James 
 V. ; so called, because on it the King is 
 represented wearing a bonnet. Monastery. 
 
 BONNY, Bonie o't. A small quantity of 
 anything. " The bonie o't," Renfr. Roxb. 
 
 BONNILIE, af?r. Beautifully, S. Burm. 
 
 BONNY-DIE, s. 1. A toy; a trinket. Loth. 
 Antiquary. 2. Applied to money, as ha- 
 ving the influence of a gewgaw on the 
 eve. Heart Mid -Loth. V. Die. 
 
 BONNIE WALLIES, s. pi. Gewgaws. 
 The Pirate. V. Waly', s. a toy. 
 
 BONNIYOCHIL, s. The Great Northern 
 Diver, Colymbus glacialis, Linn. 
 
 BONNOCK, s. Asortof cake, Ayrs. Burns. 
 Synon. Bannock. 
 
 BONOCH, s. " A binding to tie a cow's 
 hind legs when she is a-milking." Kelly. 
 
 BONOUR, s. Perhaps, bond. V. Bonnar. 
 
 BONSPEL, Bonspeill, ,■!. 1. A match at 
 archery. Pitscottie. 2. A match, at the 
 diversion of curling on the ice, between 
 two opposite parties, S. Graeme. 3. A 
 match of any kind ; as at golf, foot-ball, 
 or even at fighting, Aberd. — Belg. bonne, 
 a village, a district, and sjhI, play ; be- 
 
BON 
 
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 BOll 
 
 cause the iuhabitants of different villages 
 or districts contend Avitli each other in 
 this sport, one parish, for example, chal- 
 lenging another. Or, the first syllable 
 may be traced to Su.G. bonch; an hus- 
 bandman. Stat. Ace. P. Muirkirk. V. 
 
 CURL^ 
 
 BONTE, s. A thing useful or advantageous ; 
 a benefit. — Fr. id. Bellenden. 
 
 BONXIE, .«. The name given to the Skua 
 Gull, Shetl. NclU. 
 
 BOO, BoAV, s. A term sometimes used to 
 denote a manor-house, or the principal 
 farm-house, or a village, in conjunction 
 with the proper name, Ang. — Su.G. bo, 
 Isl. bu, boo, domicilium, a house or dwel- 
 ling, also, a village ; Moes.G. bnua, id. 
 In the Orkney Islands, where the Gothic 
 was long preserved in greater purity than 
 in our country, the principal farm-house 
 on an estate, or in any particular district 
 of it, is in a great many instances called 
 the Boll or Bow. Barry. 
 
 BOODIE-BO, s. A bugbear ; an object of 
 terror, Aberd. Synon. Bu, Boo. 
 
 BOODIES, 7>/. Ghosts, hobgoblins, Aberd. 
 Journal Lond. — It might be deduced 
 from A.S. boda, a messenger, from bod- 
 ian, to declare, to denounce. But it 
 seems to be rather originally the same 
 with C.B. buijudhai, hobgoblins, Gael. 
 bodach, a ghost. Ware7-lci/. 
 
 To BOOFF, V. a. To strike, properly with 
 the hand, so as to produce a hollow sound, 
 Fife. 
 
 BOOFF, s. A stroke causing a hollow sound, 
 ibid. Baf synon. V. Buff, r. and s. 
 
 BOOHOO. An interjection expressive of 
 contempt, accompanied with a projection 
 of the lips, Roxb. 
 
 BOOHOO, s. I wouldna gi'e a boohoofov you, 
 ibid. 
 
 To BOOHOO, r. n. To show contempt in 
 the mode described above, ibid. — Belg. 
 boJia, a noise, a boast. 
 
 BOOIT, s. A hand-lanthorn. V. Bowet. 
 
 'To BOOK, Beuk, v. a. To register a couple 
 in the kirk-session records for the procla- 
 mation of the banus, S. Gait. 
 
 BOOKING, s. This act of recording is 
 termed the booking, Fife. 
 
 BOOL, s. A semicircular handle, &c. Bool 
 of a plut-stoup. V. BouL. 
 
 BOOL, s. A contemptuous term for a man, 
 especially if advanced in years. It is 
 often conjoined with an epithet ; as, " an 
 auld hool" an old round or corpulent 
 fellow, S. — Su.G. bol, the trunk of the 
 body, as distinguished from the head and 
 feet. 
 
 To BOOL, BuLE, r. n. 1. To weep, in a 
 childish manner, with a continued hum- 
 ming sound, Roxb. 2. To sing wretch- 
 edly, with a low, drawling note. ITotj<j. 
 — Isl. baul-a ; Su.G. hol-a, mugire ; Sw. 
 boel-a, to low, to bellow. 
 
 BOOL-HORNED, adj. Perverse, obstinate, 
 inflexible, S. apparently from the same 
 origin with Booi.s. — Boolie-horued, Bor- 
 der, and \V. of S. A.Bor. buckle-horns, 
 short crooked horns turned horizontally 
 inwards. 
 
 BOOL of a Key, The round annular part 
 of a key, by means of which it is turned 
 with the hand, S. 
 
 BOOLS of a jwt, s. pi. Two crooked instru- 
 ments of iron, linked together, used for 
 lifting a pot by the ears, S. ; also called 
 clips.— Teut. boghel, numella ; Germ, bu- 
 (jel, anything that is circular or curved. 
 
 BOOLYIE, s. A loud threatening noise, 
 like the bellowing of a bull, Ettr. For. 
 Apparently of the same origin as the v. 
 Bool; the E. V. To Bawl, seems a cog- 
 nate term. 
 
 BOONo/i(Mf. V. BuNE. 
 
 BOON of Shearers. A band of reapers ; 
 as many as a farmer employs, Dumfr. 
 Loth. — Isl. buandi, ruricola, buanda, 
 cives, from bu-a, habitare ; Su.G. bo, id. 
 
 BOON-DINNER, s. The dinner given ou 
 the harvest-field to a baud of reapers, S. 
 Blackw. Mag. 
 
 BOONER, adj. Upper, Loth. (Compara- 
 tive degree.) 
 
 BOONERMOST, adj. Uppermost. (Su- 
 perlative.) Jacobite Relics. V. Boonmost. 
 
 BOONMOST, adj. Uppermost, S, pron. 
 bunemist. Ross. — A.S. bufan, /j!(/bH, above, 
 and most. 
 
 BOORICK, s. A shepherd's hut. V. Bour- 
 
 ACK. 
 
 BOOST, V. imp. Behoved. V, Boot, r. imp. 
 
 BOOST, s. A box. V. Buist, 
 
 BOOT, Bout, s. A sieve, Roxb. Appa- 
 rently corr. from E. bolt, to sift, whence 
 bolter, a sieve. 
 
 BOOT, But, Boud, Bit, Bud, Boost, v. 
 imp. Behoved, was under a necessity of, 
 S. ; He boot to do such a thing ; he could 
 not avoid it. It bit to be; it was neces- 
 sary that this should take place. Ross. 
 Burns. — Bus and bud occur in the same 
 sense in Ywaine and Gawin. Most pro- 
 bably it is a corr. of behoved, Belg. behocft. 
 
 BOOT-HOSE, s. pi. Coarse, ribbed worsted 
 hose, without feet, fixed by a flap under 
 the buckle of the shoe, and covering the 
 breeches at the knee ; formerly worn in- 
 stead of boots, S. Synon. Gramashcs. 
 Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 BOOTYER, s. A glutton. V. Byoutour. 
 
 BOOTS, Bootes, s. id. An instrument of 
 torture formerly used in S. ; being a kind 
 of iron boot in which the leg was placed 
 and into which wedges were driven to 
 extort confession of criminality. Crook- 
 shatik's Hist. 
 
 BOOTIKIN, s. Diminutive of the above. 
 
 BOOZY, adj. Bushy. V. Bouzy. 
 
 BOR, BoiR, Bore, s. 1. A small hole or 
 crevice ; a place used for shelter, espe- 
 
BOR 
 
 80 
 
 BOR 
 
 cially by smaller animals, S. (S'ir Tristrem. 
 2. Aa opening in the clouds, when the 
 sky is thick and gloomy, or during rain, 
 is called a blue bore, S. It is sometimes 
 used metaph. BaiUie. 3. To tak in, or 
 up a bore, to begin to reform one's con- 
 duct, Mearns. ; synon. with " turning 
 over a new leaf. " — Su.G. Germ, bor, 
 terebra ; Isl. bora, foramen ; A.S. bor-ian, 
 to pierce. 
 
 BORAGE GROT, .«. A kind of groat, or 
 fourpenny piece, formerly current in S. 
 Perhaps so denominated from the use of 
 bo)-ax as analloy. — Teut.6or«//Je,buglossa. 
 
 BORAL, BoRALE, BoRELL, s. A wimble ; 
 an instrument for boring, one end of 
 which is placed on the breast, Teviotd. 
 Hence called a6/-easi-6or<?,Clydes. — Su.G., 
 Isl. ^or,terebrum, whence bora, the orifice 
 made, from bor-a, perforare ; jeut. boor- 
 en, id. 
 
 BORAL HOLE, s. A hole made by a 
 wimble, Selkirks. Hoijq. 
 
 BORAL-TREE, s. The handle of a wimble, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 To BORCH, BoRGH, v. a. To give a pledge 
 or security for; to bail. Wallace. 
 
 BORCH, BoRGH, BowRcu, Borow, s. 1. 
 A surety. The term properly denotes a 
 person who becomes bail for another, for 
 whatever purpose. Wallace. 2. Apledge; 
 anything laid in pawn. Barbour. — The 
 term occurs in both senses in O.E. A.S. 
 borg borh, fide-jussor ; also, foenus ; Germ. 
 burffc, a pledge. — Su.G. borgen, suretiship. 
 Ihre derives Su.G. and Isl. bonj-a, to be- 
 come surety, from berg-a, a periculo tueri, 
 to protect from danger. The idea is cer- 
 tainly most natural : For what is sureti- 
 ship, but warranting the safetg of any 
 person or thing 1 
 
 Lattin to Borgh. Laid in pledge. Lattin 
 is the part. pa. of the r. Lat, to let ; to 
 lay. — Teut. laeten zijn, ponere. 
 
 To Strek, or Stryk a Bough. To enter 
 into suretiship or cautionary on any 
 ground. Acts .Ta. I. 
 
 BORD, s. 1, A broad hem or welt, S. 2. 
 The edge or border of a woman's cap, S. 
 — Fr. bord ; Belg. board, a welt, a hem, 
 or selvage ; Isl. bard, bord, the extremity 
 or margin. 
 
 BORD ALEXANDER, s. A kind of cloth 
 manufactured at Alexandria and other 
 towns in Egypt. 
 
 MoNTHis Bord, s. Apparently the ridge 
 or longitudinal summit of a mountain. — 
 Isl. bord, a margin or extremity. 
 
 BORDEL, s. a brothel, Dunbar.— Fr. 
 bordel, id.; Su.G. A.S. tcrr?, a house. The 
 dimin. of this, Ihre says, was L.B. bordell- 
 vm, bordil-e, tuguriolum, cujus generis 
 quum olim meretricum .stabula essent. 
 
 BORDELLAR, s. A haunter of brothels. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 BORE, s. A crevice. Y. Bor. 
 
 BORE'S (or BOAR'S) EARS, s. )>!. The 
 name given to the Auricula, S.B. Pri- 
 mula auricula, Linn. — A bear is called a 
 boar, S., especially S.B. 
 
 BOREAU, s. An executioner. V. Burio. 
 
 BORE-TREE, s. Sambucus nigra. V. 
 
 ^BoURTREE 
 
 BORGCHTjS. A surety. Aberd. Reg. V. 
 
 BoRCH. 
 
 BORGH, s. A surety. V. Borch. 
 
 BORN. Wallace. — Born may have some 
 aiBnity to \A.borgun ; Su.G. borgen, sure- 
 tiship ; q. one under contract or obliga- 
 tion. 
 
 BORNE-DOWN, part. adj. Depressed in 
 body, in mind, or in external circum- 
 stances, S. 
 
 BORN-HEAD, ctdc. Straight forward in 
 an impetuous manner, Ettr. For. ; synon. 
 Horn-head. Perils of Man. 
 
 BORNE-HEAD, adj. Headlong ; furious, 
 Upp.Clydes. — Perhaps from Teut. bor-en ; 
 A.S. baer-en, toWQK, levare, prae se ferre ; 
 A.S. boren, part, pa., q. with the head 
 borne, or carried before, or pushing for- 
 ward, like a butting ox. 
 
 BORNE-MAD, rtrf/. Furious. Upp.Clydes. 
 
 BORNSHET, s. A composition for protec- 
 tion from being plundered by an army. 
 Monro's E.rped. — Teut. borgk-en, in tu- 
 tum recipere, servare. Perhaps formed 
 from Sw. borgen, bail, security, and skatt- 
 a, to rate, to value ; or Teut. horgh-en, 
 and scJtatt-en, to tax, whence schatttng, 
 taxation. 
 
 BOROW, s, LA surety. 2. A pledge. 
 Aberd. Beg. V. Borcu. 
 
 BORRA, BoRRADH, s. A congeries of stones 
 covering cells, about 6 feet long, 4 broad, 
 and 4 or 5 feet high. Highlands of S. 
 
 BORRAL TREE, .«;. Supposed the Bour- 
 tree, or common elder, as boys bore it for 
 their popguns. 
 
 BORREL, s. An instrument for piercing ; 
 a borer, S.A. Bates. Y. Boral. 
 
 BORRET, s. A term anciently given to 
 bombasin in S. — Belg. borat, " a certain 
 light stuff of silk and fine wool," Sewel. 
 
 To BORROW, BoRW, r. a. 1 . To give secu- 
 rity for ; applied to property, ^\'^yntown. 
 2. To become surety for ; applied to a 
 person. Baron Courts. — Su.G. borg-a, id. 
 
 To BORROW one, to urge one to drink, 
 Ang. Perhaps from borg-en, to pledge. 
 When one pledges another in company, he 
 engages to drink after him ; and in ancient 
 times it Avas generally understood, that 
 he who pledged another, was engaged to 
 drink an equal quantity. 
 
 BORROWGANGE, Borrowgano, s. A 
 state of suretiship. Beg. Maj. — Su.G. 
 edgaang, laggaang, are rendered by Ihre, 
 actus jurandi, from gaa, ire ; borrowgange 
 may thus be merely the act of going or 
 entcrinq as a surety. 
 
 BORROAVING DAYS. The last three 
 
BOR 
 
 81 
 
 IJOT 
 
 days of March, Old Style, S. ( 'omi^/aiiiit. S. 
 — These days being generally stormy, our 
 forefathers have endeavoured to account 
 for this circumstance, by pretending that 
 March borroired them from April, that he 
 might extend his power so much longer. 
 Those who are much addicted to super- 
 stition will neither borrow nor lend on 
 any of these days, lest the articles bor- 
 rowed should be employed for the pur- 
 poses of witchcraft against the lenders. 
 Some of the vulgar imagine, that these 
 days received their designation from the 
 conduct of the Israelites in borrowing the 
 propertv of the Egyptians. 
 
 BORROW-MAILL, Bukuow-Maii,,s. An- 
 nual duty payable to the Sovereign by a 
 burqh for enjoying certain rights. Act^ 
 Ja'. VI. V. Mail, tribute. 
 
 BORROWSTOUN, s. A royal borough, S. 
 Gait. 
 
 BORROWSTOUN, ««(/. Of or belonging 
 to a borough, S. 
 
 BOS, Boss, Bois, «((;. 1. Hollow, S. Don- 
 glas. " A bofs sound," that which is 
 emitted by a body that is hollow, S. 2. 
 Empty. A shell, without a kernel, is said 
 to be boss. The word is also used to de- 
 note the state of the stomach when it is 
 empty, or after long abstinence, S. Mori- 
 son. 3. In the same sense, it is metaph. 
 applied to a weak or ignorant person. 
 One is said to be " nae boss man," who 
 has a considerable share of understand- 
 ing, S.B. Ramsay. 4. Applied to a per- 
 son emaciated by internal disease. 5. A 
 large window forming a recess ; a bay 
 window, or bow window. Pitscottie. 6. 
 Poor; destitute of worldly substance, S.B. 
 Ross.— Tevit. bosse, umbo. 
 
 BOSKIE, adj. Tipsy, Loth.— Teut. buijs, 
 ebrius, bui/s-en, poculis indulgere. 
 
 BOSKILL, s. An opening in the middle of 
 a stack of corn, made by pieces of wood 
 fastened at the top, Roxb. Syn. Fause- 
 HOUSE. Perhaps from its resemblance to 
 a kiln, or kill, in form, and having nothing 
 within it ; q. a boss or empty kllf. 
 
 BOSS, BocE, t\ Anything hollow. Bard. 
 
 BOSS of the Side, the hollow between the 
 ribs and the haunch, S. 
 
 BOSS of the Bodij. The forepart, from 
 the chest downwards to the loins ; a 
 phrase now almost obsolete, S. 
 
 BOSS, Boiss, s. 1. A small cask. Pitscottie. 
 2. It seems to denote a bottle, perhaps 
 one of earthen ware, such as is now vul- 
 garly called a (iray-beard. Dunbar. 3. 
 In pi. bosses, boisses, a term of contempt, 
 conjoined with aiild, and applied to per- 
 sons of a despicable or worthless charac- 
 ter. Kiio.i: — From Fr. boire, to drink, 
 whence 6oi?soH, drink, or biisse, a cask for 
 holding wines. 
 
 BOSSINS, s. Vacancies in corn-stacks, 
 for the admission of air to preserve the 
 
 grain from being heated, Lanarks. From 
 Bliss, hollow, y. Fause-house. 
 
 BOSSNESS,s. l.llollowness,S. 2. Emp- 
 tiness, often applied to the stomach, S. 
 
 BOT, coiij. But, often confounded with 
 but, prep, signifying without. Douglas. — 
 A.S. biitaii, biiton, are nsed precisely as 
 S. but, without. 
 
 BOTAND, BuT-AND, ;)rc'y). Besides. Percy. 
 
 BOTAND, «r/r. 1. But if ; except. Bar- 
 bour, 2. Moreover ; besides. Maitland 
 Poems.— In. the latter sense, it is from 
 A.S. butan, praeter. 
 
 BOTANO, f. A piece of linen dyed blue. 
 F'r. buutant, a stuff which is made at 
 jMontpellier. 
 
 BOTCARD, s. A sort of artillery nsed in 
 S. in the reign of Ja. V. Pitscottie. — The 
 same instruments seem to be afterwards 
 called battars, ib. Fr. bastarde, " a demie- 
 cannon, or demie-culverin; a smaller piece 
 of any kind," Cotgr. 
 
 BOTE, Bute, s. 1. Help ; advantage ; E. 
 boot, Doug. 2. Compensation ; satisfac- 
 tion ; Acts Pari. pass. — A.S. bote, id., 
 from bet-an, enaendare, restaurare ; Belg. 
 boete, a fine, a penalty. 
 
 KiN-BOTE, compensation, or " assithment for 
 the slaughter of a kinsman ;" Skene, Verb. 
 Sign. — A.S. cyn, cognatio, and bote. 
 
 Man-bote, the compensation fixed by the 
 law for killing a man, according to the 
 rank of the person. Ib. — A.S. man-bot, id. 
 
 TiiEiFT-BOTEjCompensationmade to the king 
 for theft. Reg. Maj. 
 
 To BOTHER, r. «. To make many words. 
 Bums. 
 
 BOTHER, s. The act of teasing or rally- 
 ing, by dwelling on the same subject, S. 
 
 To BOTHER, Bather, c. a. To teaze one 
 by dwelling on the same subject, or by 
 continued solicitation, S. Perhaps the 
 same with E. Pother. 
 
 BOTHIE, Booth, Buith, s. A shop made 
 of boards ; either fixed or portable, S. 
 Douglas. — Hence the Luckenbooths of 
 Edinburgh, wooden shops, made for being 
 locked up. Tent, boede, bode, domuncula, 
 casa, Kilian ; Su.G. bod, taberna merca- 
 torum, apotheca ; Isl. bud, id. V. Lucken. 
 
 BOTHIE, BooTHiE, 6\ 1. A cottage ; often 
 used to denote a place where labouring 
 servants are lodged, S. Neill. 2. It 
 sometimes denotes a wooden hut. Ja- 
 cobite Relics. — Su.G. bod, a house, a cot- 
 tage ; Gael, bothag, bothaii, a cot. 
 
 BOTHIE-MAN, s. Equivalent to E. hind, 
 and borrowed from the circumstance of 
 hinds inhabiting bothies. Berths. 
 
 BOTHNE, BoTHENE, s. 1 . A park in which 
 cattle are fed and enclosed. Skene. 2. 
 A barony, lordship, or sheriffdom. Assis. 
 Reg. Dae. — L.B. bothena, baronia, aut 
 territorium. 
 
 BOTINYS, .-■. jd. Buskins ; Gl. Sibb.— Fr. 
 boiine, cothurnus. V. Boiting. 
 
 G 
 
BOT 
 
 82 
 
 BOU 
 
 BOTION, s. Botching, Dumfr. Mayut's 
 Siller Gun. 
 
 To BOTTLE or BATTLE STRAE, To 
 make up straw into small parcels, bottles, 
 or windlins, S. Battle is the pron. of 
 Loth. — Fr. botel-er, to make into bundles. 
 
 BOTTLE-NOSE, s. A species of whale, S. 
 Orkn. Statist. Ace. 
 
 * BOTTOM, s. The breech ; the seat in the 
 human body, S. V. Boddvm. 
 
 BOTTOM-ROOM, s. The name vulgarly- 
 given to the space occupied by one sitter 
 in a church, S. When one's right to a 
 single seat is expressed, it is said that 
 one " has a bottom-room in this or that 
 pew." The Prorost. 
 
 BOTTREL,a£^j. Thick and dwarfish, Aberd. 
 
 BOTTREL, s. A thickset, dwarfish person, 
 ibid. — Fr. bouteroUe, the shape of a scab- 
 bard, the tip that strengthens the end of 
 it ; Isl. biit-r, truncus, but-a, truncare. 
 
 BOTWAND, s. Perhaps a rod of autho- 
 rity or power ; from Germ, bot, power, 
 and wand, a rod. Or botwand may be 
 the rod of a messenger, from A.S. ; Su.G. 
 bod, a message ; A.S. bod-ian ; Su.G. 
 iorf-a, nuntiare. — In ancient times, among 
 the Gothic nations, when the men cap- 
 able to bear arms were summoned to at- 
 tend their general, a messenger was sent, 
 who with the greatest expedition was 
 to carry a rod through a certain district, 
 and to deliver it in another ; and so on, 
 till all quarters of the country were 
 warned. This rod had certain marks cut 
 on it, which were often unknown to the 
 messenger, but intelligible to the princi- 
 pal persons to whom he was sent. These 
 marks indicated the time and place of 
 meeting. The rod was burnt at the one 
 end, and had a rope affixed to the other; 
 as intimating the fate of those who should 
 disobey the summons, that their houses 
 should be burnt, and that they should 
 themselves be hanged. This was called, 
 Su.G. biidkafle, from bud, a message, and 
 kajle, [S. carel] a rod. The Croistara, or 
 fire-cross, anciently sent round through 
 the Highlands, was a signal of the same 
 kind. 
 BOUGHT, Bought,?. A curvature, or bend- 
 ing of any kind, S. " The bouiilit of the 
 arm," the bending of the arm at the el- 
 bow. Jonrn. Lond. Where the sea forms 
 a sort of bay, it is said to have a bou(/ht, 
 S. Bight, E. — A.S. bogeht, arcuatus, 
 crooked ; bug-an, to bend ; Germ, bug, 
 sinus ; bncJit, curvatura litoris, Wachter. 
 To BOUGHT, Bought, r. a. To fold down, 
 S. — Isl. bi(kt-(i ; Teut. buck-Ill, flectere, 
 curvare. Hence, 
 BOUGHTING-BLANKET, ,9. A small 
 blanket laid across a feather-bed, and 
 tucked up under it on both sides to pre- 
 vent it from spreading out too much, as 
 well as to secure the occupier of the bed 
 
 against the chilluess of the tick, or any 
 dampness contracted by the feathers, S. ; 
 called also a Binding-Blanket. 
 
 BOUCHT-KNOT, s. A running knot ; one 
 that can easily be loosed, in consequence 
 of the cord being doubled, S. 
 
 BOUGHT, Bought, Bucht, Bught, s. LA 
 small pen, usually put up in the corner of 
 the fold, into which it was customary to 
 drive the ewes when they were to be 
 milked ; also called ewe-bucht, S. Dou- 
 glas. 2. A house in which sheep are en- 
 closed, Lanarks. ; an improper sense. Stat. 
 Ace. 3. A square seat in a church ; a 
 table-seat, S. Bucht- seat, id., Aberd. — 
 Teut. bocht, bucht, septum, septa, inter- 
 septum, sepimentum clausum. 
 
 To BOUGHT, Bought, t. a. 1. To enclose 
 in a fold ; properly ewes for milking, S. ; 
 formed from the s. Boss. 2. To enclose 
 by means of a fence or for shelter, Renfr. 
 Tannahill. 
 
 BOUGHT-GURD. The droppings of the 
 sheep that frequently fall into the milk- 
 pail, but are taken out by the ewe-milkers, 
 Roxb. 
 
 BOUGHTING-TIME, Boiighting-Time, s. 
 That time in the evening when the ewes 
 are milked. Herd's Coll. 
 
 To BOUFF, T. a. To beat, Fife. It seems 
 merely a variety of Buf, e. a. V. Boof. 
 
 To BOUFF, BowF, r. n.' 1. To bark. Loth. 
 Aberd. Applied to the hollow sound 
 made by a large dog, Fife ; syn. Woiiff 
 and Youjf. This is opposed to Yaffing, 
 which denotes the barking of a small 
 dog. 2. To cough loud, Aberd. It is 
 often conjoined with the r. to Host. 
 
 BOUFF, BowF, s. 1. The act of barking, 
 2. A loud cough, Aberd. 
 
 BOUGARS, s. pi. Gross spars, forming 
 part of the roof of a cottage, used instead 
 of laths, on which wattling or twigs are 
 placed, and above these dirots, and then 
 the straw or thatch, S. Chr. Kirk. — 
 Lincolns. bulkar, a beam ; Dan. biaelke, 
 pi. bielcker, beams. Su.G. bialke, a small 
 rafter, tigillum, in Westro-Goth. is writ- 
 ten bolkur. 
 
 BOUGAR-STAKES, s. j}l. The lower part 
 oi couples, or rafters, that were set on the 
 ground in old house?, Teviotd. V. Bou- 
 
 GARS. 
 
 BOUGAR-STICKS, s. />/. Strong pieces of 
 wood fixed to the couples, or rafters, of a 
 house by wooden pins. 
 
 BOUGE. Bougis,pl. Perhaps some kind 
 of coffers or boxes, like Fr. bougette, from 
 boiige, a budget, or great pouch. — Teut. 
 bocgie, bulga. 
 
 BOUGER, s. A sea-fowl and bird of pas- 
 sage of the size of a pigeon, found in St. 
 Kilda and the other Western Isles, where 
 it is called Cuulterneb. ^lartin's St. Kil- 
 da. — Perhaps from Isl. bugr, curvatura, 
 as the upper jaw is crooked at the point. 
 
Bor 
 
 S3 
 
 Bor 
 
 BOUGHT, .«. The name givon to a fishing- 
 line in Shetland of about fifty fathoms. — • 
 Dan. biu^t, a winding, the line being so 
 termed from its forming a coil on being 
 wound up. V. BouciiT, a curvature. 
 
 BOUGHTIE, BuGHTiE, .«. A twig ; dim. 
 of E. Bouijli, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 BOUGIE, s. A bag made of sheep-skin, 
 Shetl. — Moes.G. baf(j ; Su.G. haelij, uter. 
 
 BOUGUIE, s. A posy ; a nosegay, Ayrs. 
 — Fr. bouquet, id. 
 
 BOUK, *•. A lie made of cows' dung and 
 stale urine or soapy water, in which foul 
 linen is steeped, in order to its being 
 cleansed or whitened, S. Perhaps ori- 
 ginally from A.S. bare ; Isl. btth--ttr, ven- 
 ter, alvus, from the lie being composed of 
 animal excrements ; for in Tent, biii/ck-en, 
 lintea lixivio purgare, retains the precise 
 form otbut/ck, venter. As, however, linens 
 are frequently beat with a wooden mallet 
 to be cleansed, others have derived this 
 word from Su.G. buck-a ; Belg. bettck-en, 
 to beat or strike. 
 
 BOUKING-WASHING, BouKiT-WASHiNG, 
 ?. The great annual purification of the 
 family linen by means of this lie, S. 
 Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 BOUCKING, s. The quantity of clothes 
 bucked at one time. Hogg's Brownie of 
 Bodsbeck. 
 
 To BOUK, <•. a. To steep foul linen in lie 
 of this kind. To bouk clahe, S. Glen- 
 ferms. 
 
 BOUK, BuiK, s. 1. The trunk of the body, 
 as distinguished from the head or ex- 
 tremity, S. A bonk of taiich, all the tal- 
 low taken out of an ox or cow, S. Germ. 
 bauck Ton talge, id. A bouk louse, one 
 that has been bred about the body. — Tent. 
 beuck, truucus corporis. 2. The whole 
 body of a man, or carcass of a beast, S. 
 Douglas. 3. The body, as contradis- 
 tinguished from the soul. i?. Bruce. 4. 
 Size, stature, S. bulk; Boukth, bulk, Gl. 
 Lancash. J. Nlcol. 5. The greatest 
 share, the principal part, S. Cleland. 
 6. The whole of any bale, cask, or as- 
 sortment of goods. 
 
 To Break Buik. To open goods and use a 
 portion of them. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To BOUK, r. n. To bulk, S. Hence, 
 
 BOUKIT, BowKiT, BowKBD, /;arf. /)rt. 1. 
 Large, bulky ; S. Douglas. 2. Bonkit 
 and muckle-bouklt are used in a peculiar 
 sense ; as denoting the appearance which 
 a pregnant woman makes, after her shape 
 begins to alter. 
 
 LiTTLE-BouKiT, pari. adj. 1. Small |in 
 size ; puny, S. 2. Thin ; meagre, S. 3. 
 Of little consideration, regard, or conse- 
 quence ; applied to persons only, Aberd. 
 
 MucKLE-BouKiT, part. adj. 1. Large in 
 size, S. 2. Denoting the appearance which 
 a pregnant woman makes, &c. — Bouky, 
 may be originally the same with Su.G. 
 
 bah'iii, obesus, qui magnuni abdomen ha- 
 bet." 
 
 BOUKSUM, BuKSUM, Bouky, arf/. l.Of 
 the same sense with Boukit, S. Poems 
 Buchan Dialect. 2. Honourable ; pos- 
 sessing maguitude in a moral sense. R, 
 Bruce. 
 
 BOUKE, s. A solitude. Sir Gaiean and 
 Sir Gal. — A.S. buce, secessus, " a soli- 
 tary and secret place," Somner. 
 
 BOUL, Bool, Bule, s. 1. Any thing that 
 is of a curved form ; as, " the bool of the 
 ai*m," when it is bent, i. e. the curvature; 
 synon. bought, S. 2. The round holes in 
 scissors in which the thumb and finger 
 are put, &c. V. Bools. 3. A semicircu- 
 lar handle ; as that of a bucket or pot, 
 &c., S. 
 
 BOUL o' a Pint-stoup, Bool of a Tea-kettle ; 
 the handle of either of these vessels. To 
 come to the hand like the boul o' a pint- 
 stoup, a proverbial expression, indicating 
 any thing that takes place as easily and 
 agreeably as the handle of a drinking 
 vessel comes to the hand of a tippler. 
 Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 BOULDEN, part. pa. Swelled ; inflated. 
 
 V. BOLDIN. 
 
 BOULE, "Round," Rudd. Douglas.—- 
 Teut. bol, tumidus, turgidus ; or boghel, 
 beughel, curvatura semicircularis, from 
 bogh-en, arcuare. 
 
 BOULE, s. A clear opening in the clouds 
 in a dark, rainy day, prognosticating fair 
 weather ; a gap ; a break. — C.B. bolch 
 and bwlch, a break, a breach ; or perhaps 
 a peculiar use of Boal, Bole, a perfora- 
 tion. 
 
 BOULENA. A sea cheer, signifying. Hale 
 up the bowlings. Complaynt S. 
 
 BOULENE, s. The same with E. hoicUne. 
 A rope fastened to the middle part of the 
 outside of a sail. Complaynt S. — Sw. 
 bori-lina, id. from bog fiexus. 
 
 BOULTELL RAINES. Bridle-reins of 
 some kind. — Perhaps from O.Fr. boidletie, 
 combat, joute ; q. such reins as were used 
 in tournaments. 
 
 BOUN, Boune, Bown, adj. Ready, pre- 
 pared, S. Barbour. — Bone is used in the 
 same sense, O.E. — Su.G. bo, bo-a, to pre- 
 pare, to make ready ; Isl. bu-a, id. Boeu 
 or boin is the part. pa. 
 
 To BOUN, Bown, t. a. 1. To make ready, 
 to prepare. Wallace. 2. To go, to di- 
 rect one's course to a certain place. Sir 
 Eqeir. 
 
 BOUND, Bund, part. pa. Pregnant. 
 Douglas. — Germ, entbund-en, to deliver, 
 entb'unden, brought to bed ; literally un- 
 bound. 
 
 BOUNDE, s. Meaning doubtful. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. 
 
 To BOUNDER, v. a. To limit ; to set 
 boundaries to, Koxh.—L.B.bon-areybiind- 
 are, metas figere. 
 
BOU 
 
 84 
 
 BOU 
 
 To BOUNT, r. n. To spring, to bound.— 
 Fr. bond-ir, id. Btiirl. 
 
 BOUNTE, ». Worth, gooduess. Barbour. 
 — Fr. bonti, id. 
 
 BOUNTETH, Bocntitii, s. 1. Something 
 given as a reward for service or good 
 offices. Watson s Coll. 2. It now gen- 
 erally signifies what is given to servants, 
 in addition to their wages, S ; bounties, 
 S.B. Ramsay. — Gael, bunntais, seems 
 merely a corr. of this word. 
 
 BOUNTREE, s. Common elder. V. Bour- 
 
 TREE. 
 
 BOUNTREE-BEllRIES, ?. /./. The fruit 
 of the elder, from which elderberry wine 
 is made, S.A. 
 BOUR, BouRE, s. A chamber ; sometimes 
 a retired apartment, such as ladies were 
 wont to possess in ancient times. Bou- 
 glas. — A.S. bur,bure, conclave, an inner 
 chamber, a parlour, a bower.— T&wt. buer, 
 id. Dan. buur, conclave, Su.G. Isl. bur, 
 habitaculum. — Isl. junc/frubiir, gynae- 
 ceum, ubi olim filiae familias habitabant ; 
 literally, the young lady's bower. Hence 
 botir-bourdi)i(i, jesting in a lady's cham- 
 ber, Pink. 
 
 BOURACH, BowRocK, Boorick,s. 1. An 
 enclosure ; applied to the little houses 
 that children build for play, especially 
 those made in the sand, S. Kel/i/. " We'll 
 never big sandy boicroclcs together." S. 
 Pror. Kel/i/. 2. A small knoll, as dis- 
 tinguished from a brae, Selkirks. i/oi/i/. 
 3. A shepherd's hut, Galloway. 4. A 
 small heap of stones, Clydes. V. Borra. 
 5. A confused heap of any kind, S.B. 
 Such a quantity of body-clothes as is 
 burdensome to the wearer, is called a 
 bourach of claise, Ang. Statist. Ace. 6. 
 A crowd, a ring, a circle, S.B. Poems 
 Buchan Bialect. 7. A cluster, as of 
 trees, S. Fer(/uson. — A.S. beorh, biinj, 
 an enclosure, a heap ; Su.G. borij. 
 
 BOURACH'D, Burrach'd, part. pa. En- 
 closed, environed, S.B. Ross. 
 
 To BOURACH, r. w. To crowd together 
 confusedly, or in a mass, S.; syn. Croiedle. 
 
 BOURACH, BoRRACii, ,«. A band put 
 round a cow's hinder legs at milking, S. 
 Gael, bnarach. 
 
 BOURBEE, s. The spotted Whit^tle fish, 
 S. Sibha/d. 
 
 To BOURD, r. n. To jest, to mock, S. 
 Ramsay. — Fr. boitrd-er, id. But this 
 seems to be merely an abbrev. of bchourd- 
 ir, bohord-er, to joust together with lances. 
 Bohord, belwrd, is originally a Gothic 
 word, as being used by old Northern 
 writers. 
 
 BOURD, BouRE, s. 1. A jest, a scoff, S. 
 Kelly. Jloidate. 2. In " Gordon's His- 
 tory of the Earls of Sutherland" it is used 
 to denote a fatal encounter, called the 
 Bourd of Breehen. 
 
 BOUllIE, s. A hole made in tlie earth by 
 
 rabbits, or other animals that hide them- 
 selves there ; E. a burrow. Monroe. — 
 From the same origin with Bourach. 
 BOURTREE, Boretree, Bountree, s. 
 Common elder, a tree ; Sambucus nigra, 
 Linn. ; A.Bor. Burtrce. Lightfoot. — It 
 seems to have received its name from its 
 being hollow within, and thence easily 
 bored by thrusting out the pulp. 
 
 BOURTREE-BUSH, s. A shrub of elder. 
 Lii/hts and Sheidows. 
 
 BOURTREE, Bountry-gin, s. A small 
 air-gun made of a twig of elder with the 
 pith taken out : a pellet of wet paper 
 being forced up the tube, and another put 
 in and pushed up towards it, the com- 
 pressed air between the two drives out 
 the first with an explosion. Blackw. Maej. 
 
 BOUSCHE, s. The sheathing of a wheel. 
 V. Bi'sii. 
 
 BOUSHTY,s. Expl."bed." Aberd. Shir- 
 refs. — The same with Buisty, q. v. 
 
 BOUSTER, .<.■. The bolster of a bed, S. V. 
 Bowstar. 
 
 BOUSTOUR, BowsTOWRE, s. A military 
 engine, anciently used for battering walls. 
 Wyntuwn.—Su.G. byssa, bossa, signifies a 
 mortar, an engine for throwing bombs ; 
 Bombarda, Ihrc ; formerly byssor ; from 
 byssa, theca, a box, or case ; because in 
 these tubes, as in cases, bullets are lodged. 
 
 BOUSUM, BowsoM, adj. 1. Pliant, trac- 
 table. Pa/ice of Honour. — A.S. bocsum, 
 buhsum, obediens, tractabilis, from biig-an, 
 Belg. buyg-en, flectere. 2. " Blythe, 
 merry," Rudd. 
 
 To BOUT, BowT, r. n. To spring, to leap, 
 S. " bouted up,''' Rudd. vo. upboltit. Ross. 
 Lyudsay. — Tent, botten, op-bott-en, to re- 
 bound, resilire. 
 
 BOUT, s. A sudden jerk in entering or 
 leaving an apartment ; a hasty entrance 
 or departure ; the act of coming upon 
 one by surprise ; S. 
 
 BOUT, s. 1 . The extent of ground mowed, 
 while the labourer moves straight for- 
 ward ; the rectangle included in the 
 length of the field to be mowed, and 
 the sweep of the scythe, S. 2. Corn or 
 hay, when cut by the scythe, and lying 
 in rows, is said to be " lying in the bout," 
 Mearns. 3. The act of going once round 
 in ploughing, S.B. Ayr. Sure. Inrern. 
 4. As much thread, or anything similar, 
 as is wound on a clew, while the clew is 
 held in one position, S. — Fr. bout, a term 
 denoting extent, or the extremity of any- 
 thing. 
 
 BOUT-CLAITH, s. Cloth of a thin tex- 
 ture. The name is pi-obably borrowed 
 from the primary use of the cloth in bolt- 
 ing or boiilting flour. — I'roni Fr. blat-er, 
 contraction from belut-er, to bolt. 
 
 BOUTEFEU, ». An incendiary. Guthry's 
 Mem. If not from bout-er, to push for- 
 ward, perhaps from Su.G. 6(1?-'./, reparare ; 
 
no i; 
 
 So 
 
 BOW 
 
 A.S. iet-an, whence a. word of similar 
 formation with Jjoiiti'-fin Fiirhcta, a ser- 
 vant who has charge of the iire. 
 
 BOUTGATE, s. 1. A circuitous road, a 
 way which is not direct, S. from ahout, 
 and (jalt way. Ro^s. 2. A circumven- 
 tion, a deceitful course, S. li. Bruce. 
 3. An ambiguity, or au equiyocation, in 
 discourse. Bp. Furln'S. 
 
 BOUTOC'K, .t. A square piece of coarse 
 cloth for covering one's shoulders, Orkn. 
 — Dan. ?)0ir,Su.G./)0j/, denotes the shoulder 
 of an animal, and Isl. to(i, the coarser part 
 of a fleece. Or Norw. boi'ie, a lap or frag- 
 ment of cloth, 
 
 BOUVRAGE, s. Drink ; beverage.— Fr. 
 beurrotie. 
 
 BOUZY, BowsiE, BoozT, adj. 1. Covered 
 with bushes ; wooded, Roxb. 2. Having 
 a bushy appearance ; commonly applied 
 to animals that are coviered with hair or 
 wool. liemains Nith. Son<i. 3. Branchy; 
 spreading ; applied to trees, kc, which 
 have a spreading, umbrageous head, La- 
 narks. 4. Big; swelling; distended; ex- 
 panded, Loth. 5. Fat and overgrown, 
 having at the same time a jolly, good- 
 humoured appearance. This term may 
 be merely a corr. of Bush;/, or the more 
 ancient, Bosk>/. — Sw. husk'u/, id. 
 
 BOUZY-LIKE", adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of distension or largeness of size. 
 A pregnant woman whose shape is con- 
 siderably altered, is said to be grown 
 bouzy-like, Loth. 
 
 B0W,.<. Aboil ; a dry measure, S. Monrne. 
 
 BOW, Boll, Lintdow, .t. The globule 
 which contains the seed of flax. Bow is 
 the pron. S. Polwnrt. — Germ. hoU, id. 
 oculus et gemma plantae, caliculus ex 
 quo flos erumpit ; Wachter. 
 
 BOW, BowE, .«. ]. The herd in general; 
 whether enclosed in a fold or not. T)ou- 
 (jlas. 2. A fold for cows, S. Bannatyne 
 Poems. — Su.G. ho, hu, either the herd or 
 the flock ; armenta, pecora, grex ; Dan. 
 hoc, a shed, booth, or stall. 
 
 BOW, s. As applied to a house. V. Boo. 
 
 BOW, s. The curve or bending of a street, 
 S. " At the upper or northei-n end of the 
 West-6oif street, stands the public Weigh- 
 honse."' Maltl and' s Hist. Ed in. 
 
 BOW, s. A rude instrument of bent wil- 
 low, formerly used for an ox-collar, 
 Aberd. — Belg. hoei, a shackle ; Tent. 
 bnghel, numella, a yoke or collar, from 
 boglie, a bow. 
 
 BOW, s. 1. .Vn arch, a gateway, S. Knox. 
 2. The arch of a bridge, S. Musei< Thrc- 
 nod'ie. — Teut. boijhe, id. arcus, concame- 
 ratio ; from bogh-en, flectere ; A.S. bog-a, 
 " An arch of a bridge or other building ;" 
 Somner. 
 
 BOW-BRIG, .. An arched bridge ; as dis- 
 tinguished from one formed of planks, or 
 of long stoneslaidacrossthewater, Aberd. 
 
 BOW-HOUGH'D,arf/. Bow-legged, Aberd. 
 
 BOW-HOUGHS, s. ph Crooked legs, 
 Aberd. 
 
 BOW-KAIL, s. Cabbage, S. So called from 
 the circular form of this plant. For the 
 same reason its Belg. name is buyskool. 
 Bums. 
 
 BOW-KAIL, adj. Of or belonging to cab- 
 bage, S. Burns. 
 
 BOW-STOCK, .f. Cabbage. " A bastard 
 may be as good as a bow- stock, by a time;" 
 S. Prov. Kelly. 
 
 BOW-SAW, 8. 'a thin and very narrow 
 saw, fixed in a frame, and used for cut- 
 ting figured work, S. — Teut. boghe-saghe, 
 serrula arcuaria. 
 
 BOWALAND, part. pr. Making to bulge, 
 Aberd. Reg. — Teut. buyl-en, protuberare. 
 
 BOWALL, ,«. A square aperture in the 
 wall. Aberd. Req. V. Boal. 
 
 BO WAND, adj. Crooked. Douglas.— X.S. 
 buoend, id. 
 
 BO WAT; .«'. A hand-lantern. V. Bowet. 
 
 BOWBARD, s. A dastard, a person desti- 
 tute of spirit. Douglas. — Teut. boeverje, 
 nequitia. Or, shall we rather view it as 
 originally the same with Bumbart, q. v. 1 
 
 BOWBERT, adj. Lazy, inactive. Douglas. 
 
 BOW'D, Bow'T,prtrf. «(//. Crooked. Burns. 
 
 BOWDDUMYS, s. pi. ' Bottoms. Aberd. 
 Req. 
 
 BOWDEN,/»rtrt.;)(/. Swollen. V. Boldin. 
 
 BOWDING,?. Swelling. MelvilVs MS. V. 
 
 BOLDIN. 
 
 BOWELHIVE, s. An inflammation of the 
 bowels, to which children are subject, S. 
 V. Hive, r. Pennecuik. 
 
 BOWEN, s. A broad shallow dish made 
 of staves, for holding milk. Berths. 
 
 BOWER, .«. A bowmaker, S.; bowyer, E. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 BOWERIQUE, s. Improper spelliog of 
 Bourick, or Bourach, q. x. Remains 
 Nith. Song. 
 
 BOWES AND BiLLES. A phrase used by 
 the English, in former times, for giving 
 an alarm in their camp or military quar- 
 ters ; q. " To your bows and battleaxes." 
 
 BOWET, BowAT, .«. LA hand-lantern, 
 S. Boicit. A.Bor. Apb. Hamiltoun. '2. 
 Metaph. transferred to the moon, as sup- 
 plying light to those who were engaged 
 in nocturnal adventures. Hence, Macfar- 
 lane^s Boicat. Wa rerley. — Perhaps from 
 Fr. bougette, a little coffer ; if not allied 
 to bougie, a small wax-candle ; or, boete, 
 bottte, bnite, a small box. 
 
 BOWGER, .«. The puffin, or coulter-neb, a 
 bird ; Alca arctica, Linn. Martin. 
 
 BOWGLE,s. A wild ox, a buffalo. "Bewgle, 
 or 6i/(//(?, a bull, Hants." Grose. Dunbar. 
 — Lat. hucal-us, a young ox. Hence 
 bvqle-horn. 
 
 BOWIE, s. LA small barrel or cask, 
 open at one end ; S. Ferguson. 2. It 
 denotes a small tub for washing, S. li. 
 
BOW 
 
 86 
 
 It also sometimes signifies a milk-pail, S. 
 Ramsay. 4. A water-bucket with an iron 
 or wooden bow-handle. — Fr. ?;»ie,awater- 
 pot or pitcher, Cotgr. Hence, 
 BOWIEFU', s. 1. The fill of a small tub, 
 S. /. Nkol. 2, The fill of a broad 
 shallow dish ; properly one for holding 
 milk. H 0(1(1. 
 BOWIK, .«. The carcass of a beast. Aherd. 
 
 Reff. V. BouK, BuiK. 
 BOWIN. To TAKE a farm in a bowin, to 
 take a lease of a farm in grass, with the 
 live stock on it ; the stock still remaining 
 the property of the landholder, or person 
 who lets it, Ayrs. — Isl. buin, paratus, 
 " in a state of preparation," the land 
 being under cultivation, and stocked ; or 
 from Su.G. ho, hit, cattle, whence, S. 
 bowe, the herd ; also a fold for cattle. 
 V. Steel-bow. 
 BOWIT, part. pa. Secured ; enlisted. Per- 
 haps a metaph. use of Tent, boicet, (/he- 
 boicet, aedificatus ; q. built in or incorpo- 
 rated in the same band. 
 BOWIT AND SCHAFFIT. Provided with 
 bows and arrows. Pari. Ja. I. Schaf- 
 fit is evidently from schafe, i. e., a sheaf 
 of arrows. 
 To BOWK, P. n. To retch ; to puke, Roxb. 
 
 V. BoK, Bock. 
 BOWKE, s. Bulk. Hence, 
 To Brek Bowke. To break bulk ; to sell, 
 remove, or make use of any part of a 
 package, &c., of goods. V. Bouk, Buik. 
 To BOWL, t. a. and n. To boil ; the vul- 
 gar pron. of Fife and some other counties. 
 BOWL of a Pint-stonp. V. Boul, s. 
 To BOWL, r.n. To crook, Dumfr. JDoic- 
 
 lancl (below) is the part. pr. of this t. 
 BOWLAND, part. adj. Hooked, crooked. 
 Douglas. — Teut. boijhel-en, arcuare. Boic- 
 land is just the part. pr. boqheleiul, contr. 
 BOWLDER-STANE, s. A name given by 
 road-makers to large, single stones found 
 in the earth, Perths. V. Bullet-stane. 
 BOWLED-LIKE, adj. Crooked-like, or 
 bowed, Selkirks. Hong. — Dan. boeycl, 
 crookedness, hoijeUq, flexible. 
 BOWLER, s. A kettle or boiler, Fife. 
 This approaches to the sound of Fr. 
 bouiU-ir; Hisp. buU-ir ; Goth. 6«//-a,id. 
 BOWLIE, BooLiE, adj. Crooked, de- 
 formed ; Boolk-backit, humpbacked ; 
 sometimes applied to one whose shoul- 
 ders are very round, S. Gait. — Germ. 
 bucklhi, Dan. bugclt, id. from hiuile, a 
 bunch or hump ; and this from bug-en, 
 to bend ; Dan. ftof _(/<?/, crookedness, 6oej/e- 
 Ug, flexible. V. Beugle-backed. 
 BOWLIE, s. A term of derision for a per- 
 son who is bow-legged, Dumfr. 
 BOWLOCHS, s. pi. Ragweed, Senecio ja- 
 
 cobaea, Wigtons. — Gael, buaghallan, id. 
 BOWLS, s. pi. A name commonly given 
 to the games of Taw, &c., which are 
 played with small bowla called Marbles. 
 
 BRA 
 
 To BOWN, r. a. To make ready. V- 
 
 BOUN, t. 
 
 BOWRUGIE.s. Burgess ; the third estate 
 in a Parliament or Convention ; in re- 
 semblance of Fr. bourgeois. Wallace. 
 
 BOWS, s. j)l. To take one through the 
 Boies, to call one to a severe reckoning, 
 Aberd. In allusion, perhaps, to the pun- 
 ishment of the stocks. — Teut. boeye, com- 
 pes, vinculum pedis. 
 
 BOWS, s. pi. An old name for sugar-tongs 
 in S. 
 
 BOWS of Lint. V. Bow, Boll. 
 
 BOWSIE, adj. Crooked, S.— Fr. bossu,id. 
 
 BOWSIE, s. A designation given in ridi- 
 cule to a crooked person, Dumfr. 
 
 BOWSIE, adj. Large ; bushy. V. Bouzv. 
 
 BOWSTAR, "Bouster, s. The bolster of a 
 bed, S. Bowster, Aberd. Beg. 
 
 BOWSTING, s. Apparently a "pole to be 
 used as a bow. Aberd. Re(i. V. Sting. 
 
 BOWSUNES, s. Obedience.' Wyntoicn.— 
 A.S. bocsumnesse, obedientia. V. Bousum. 
 
 BOWT, s. 1. A bolt, a shaft ; in general. 
 Chron. S. Poet. 2. A thunderbolt, S. 
 Ross. 3. An iron bar. Inventories. 
 
 BOWT, s. Bowt of worsted ; as much 
 worsted as is wound upon a clew while it 
 is held iu one position. Aberd. Reg. V. 
 Bout. 
 
 BOWTING CLAITH, s. Cloth of a thin 
 texture. V. Boutclaith. 
 
 To BOX, r. a. To wainscot, to panel walls 
 with wood, S. 
 
 BOXING,?. Wainscoting; Sir J.Sinclair, 
 p. 170, S. 
 
 BOX-BED, s. LA bed having the sides 
 and top of wood, with swo sliding panels 
 for doors, S. 2. It also denotes a bed in 
 the form of a scrutoire,or chest of drawers, 
 in which the bed-clothes, &c., are folded 
 up during the day, S.; called also a Bu- 
 reau-bed. 
 
 BOX-DRAIN, .<>. A drain in which the 
 stones are carefully laid, so that there 
 may be a regular opening for the water, 
 Forfars. 
 
 BRA, Brae, Bray, s. 1. The side of a 
 hill, an acclivity, S. Barbotir. 2. The 
 bank of a river, S. Breea, A.Bor. id. 
 3. A hill, S. Ross. 4. Conjoined with 
 a name, it denotes the upper part of a 
 country ; as " Bra-mar, Bra-Cat, the 
 Braes of Angus ; S. Sir J. Sinclair. — 
 To gae down the brae, metaph. to be in a 
 declining state, in M'hatever sense ; to 
 have the losing side, S. Baillie's Lett. — 
 C.B. brc, a mountain, pi. breon, bryn ; 
 Gael, bre, hri, br'igh, a hill. Isl. braa, ci- 
 lium, the brow ; whence aitgnabraa, the 
 eyebrow ; and bratt signifies steep, hav- 
 ing an ascent. 
 BRA', «(//. Fine; handsome; pleasant; 
 
 worthy. V. Braw. 
 To BRA, r. n. 1. To bray. 2. To make a 
 loud and disagreeable noise. Douglas. 
 
BRA 
 
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 BRA 
 
 BRAAL, 5. A fragment. " There's nae 
 a braal to the fore," There is not a frag- 
 ment remaining, Ang. 
 
 BRABBLACH, s. The refuse of any- 
 thing ; as of corn, meat, &c. Fife. — 
 Gael, prabal, id. 
 
 BRACE, s. 1. A chimney-piece, a mantel- 
 piece, S. Traill. 2. A chimney made of 
 straw and clay, Ettr. For. V. Bress. 
 3. Win(h)w-bnice, that part of a window 
 on which the sash rests, S. 
 
 BRACE-PIECE, .*. The mantel-piece. 
 Gaft. 
 
 To BRACEL, r. n. 1. To advance hastily 
 and with noise, Ettr. For. 2. To gallop, 
 ibid. Synon. Breessil, q. v. 
 
 BRACHE, s. Bute of brache ; source of dis- 
 sension . Ke itJi 's ftist. — Fr. trccAe, breach. 
 
 BRACHELL, s. A dog ; properly, one 
 employed to discover or pursue game by 
 the scent. Brache is used in the same 
 sense. WaUace. — Alem. brak ; Germ. 
 brack, id. canis venaticus, forte investi- 
 gator ; O.Fr. braclu'z. Verel. expl. Isl. 
 rakke, canis, deriving it from racka, 
 frakka, cursitare. 
 
 BRACHEN, {<jiitt.) Braikin, Brecken, s. 
 The female fern. Pteris aquilina, Linn. 
 Burns. In Smoland in Sweden, the fe- 
 male fern is called bracken ; Sw. stot- 
 braakin, id. In is a termination in Gothic, 
 denoting the female gender ; as carlin, 
 an old woman, q. a female carl. 
 
 Royal Brackens, s. pi. The flowering 
 fern, S. Osmunda regalis, Linn. ; or 
 rather Pteris aquilina. Lhjhtfoot. 
 
 BRACK, s. A stripe of uncultivated 
 ground between two shots, or plots of 
 land, Roxb. Bank synon. — Teut. braeck, 
 barren, braeck-liygen, to lie uncultivated. 
 
 BRACK, s. As saut 's brack, that is, as 
 salt as brack ; used to denote what is 
 very salt, but confined to liquids or sor- 
 bile food, Fife, Dumfr. — Isl. breke, the sea. 
 
 BRACK, s. 1. A quantity of snow or 
 earth shooting from a hill. 2. A flood, 
 when the ice breaks in consequence of a 
 thaw. 3. A sudden and heavy fall of 
 rain, Ettr. For. — Allied to Isl. brak-a, 
 strepo, strepito; or Teut. braeckc, fractura,. 
 
 BRACKS, .*!. A disease of sheep. V, 
 Braxy. 
 
 BRAJ), part. pa. Roasted. V. next word. 
 
 To BRADE, V. a. To roast. Sir Gaican 
 and Sir Gal. — A.S. braecl-an, id. braedde, 
 assatus. 
 
 To BRADE, Braid, r. n. 1. To move 
 quickly, to take long steps in rapid suc- 
 cession. Boiif/tas. 2. To spring, to start. 
 Gaican and Gol. 3. To break out, to 
 issue with violence. Douglas. 4. To 
 draw out quickly ; used actively, espe- 
 cially with respect to the unsheathing or 
 brandishing of a sword, or other weapon 
 of this kind. Wallace. — Isl. braad-a, ac- 
 celerare. At bregd-a srerde, gladium 
 
 evaginare vel stringere.— A.S. bra^yl-an, 
 
 exerere, stringere. 
 BRADE, Braide, s. A start, a spring, a 
 
 quick motion of the body. I)unbar, — Isl. 
 
 braid, versura. 
 BRADE, adj. ; S. V. Braid. 
 To BRADE, Braid, v. a. To attack, to as- 
 sault ; Rudd. — Isl. bregd-a maune nidur, 
 
 sternere virum. 
 To BRADE, Braid, v. a. To turn round. 
 
 Gaican and Gol. — Isl. bregd-a, vertere. 
 2'o BRADE, Braid, Brede, Breed, v.n. 
 
 1. To resemble, to be like in manners; 
 especially as denoting that similarity 
 which characterizes the same stock or 
 family ; with the prep, of; as, " Ye breed 
 o' the gowk (cuckoo,) ye have ne'er a 
 rime but ane," S. Prov. 2. To appear, 
 to be manifest. Dunbar. — Isl. bregd-a, 
 bregth-a, Su.G. braa, denote the resem- 
 blance of children, in dispositions, to their 
 progenitors. Bregdur barni til aettar, 
 progenitoribus suis quisque fere similia 
 est. 
 
 To BRADE, Braid up, v. a. " To braid 
 up the head, to toss it as a high-mettled 
 horse does, or to carry it high. Dunbar. 
 — A.S. bred-an, Belg. breyd-en, io extend. 
 
 BRAE-FACE, s. The front or slope of a 
 hill, S. 
 
 BRAE-HAG, .<!. ) The overhanging bank 
 
 BRAE-HAULD, s. \ which has been un- 
 dermined by a river, Roxb. — Dan. hald, 
 a decline, a steepness, a declivity ; Su.G. 
 haell-a; Isl. hall-a, inclinare ; whence 
 E. keel; as, " the ship heels." 
 
 BRAE-HEAD, s. The summit of a hill, S. 
 Gtdt. 
 
 BRAE-LAIRD, Braes-laird, s. A pro- 
 prietor of land on the southern declivity 
 of the Grampians, S. 
 
 BRAEMAN, s. One who dwells on the 
 south side of the Grampians, S. Tarras's 
 Poems. V. Braymax. 
 
 BRAE-SHOT, .<;. 1. A quantity of earth 
 that has fallen from a steep, Lanarks. 
 
 2. A large sum of money, &c., to which 
 one unexpectedly becomes heir ; " He 'a 
 gotten an awfu' brae-shot," Lanarks. — 
 From S. brae, and shot, corresponding 
 with Teut. schof, ejectamentum, id quod 
 ejicitur. 
 
 BRAE-SIDE, Brae-Syd, s. The declivity 
 of a hill, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 BRAEIE, Brayie, adj. Sloping ; hilly ; 
 declivous, S. 
 
 BRAENGEL, s. A confused crowd, S. 
 St. Patrick. Nearly synon. with Bran- 
 gill, q. v. 
 
 To BRaG, t. a. 1. To reproach, to up- 
 braid. Ruddhnan. 2. To defy, S.B. 
 To do or say anything in defiance of 
 others, S. A boy climbing a tree, or the 
 like, is said to do it to brag his companions. 
 Morison. — Su.G. brigd-a, exprobrare ; 
 Isl. bregd-a, opprobrare. 
 
BRA 
 
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 BRA 
 
 BRAGING, s. Boasting. Gawanand Got. 
 
 BRAGGm,s. The broad leaves of the 
 Alga marina. Martin's West. Isl. 
 
 BRAGWORT, Bregwort, s. Mead, a 
 beverage made from the refuse of honey, 
 boiled up with water, and sometimes 
 with malt, Fife, Roxb. Dumfr. — Braggot, 
 Gl. Lancash. C.B. hragod, id. 
 
 To BRAY, c. a. 1. To press ; to squeeze. 
 2. To push ; to shove, Aberd. 
 
 BRAY, s. A squeeze, Aberd. 
 
 BRAID, s. Twist or plaiting.— A.S. hrcd- 
 an, plectere, to knit, to plait. 
 
 BRAID, s. The cry of a child when newly 
 born. Spottisic. MS. Diet. 
 
 BRAID, s. Assault, aim to strike. Dou- 
 (jlas. — It is used in a similar sense, O.E. 
 — Isl. bri'ijd, nisus, an attempt, an exer- 
 tion. 
 
 To BRAID lip the burde ; marked as used 
 by James I. Perhaps to put up the 
 leaves of the table. 
 
 BRAID, BRADE,«f//. 1. Broad, S. i?(7so». 
 2. Plain, intelligible. Douglas. — Moes.G. 
 Isl. braid ; A.S. bred, latus. 
 
 BRAID, Brade, adv. Widely. Douglas. 
 
 BRAID-BAND, Broad-Band, s. 1. Corn 
 laid out, in the harvest field, on the band, 
 but not bound, is said to be Ij/ing in 
 braid-band, S. 2. To be laid in broad- 
 band, metaph. to be fully exposed. Z. 
 Boyd.. To Faw Braid-band, a phrase 
 used of a young woman who submits to 
 dalliance without any opposition, Roxb. 
 
 BRA IDCAST, adrc. Sowing with the hand, 
 as opposed to drill-sowing, S. 
 
 BRAIDNES,s. Breadth. 
 
 BRAIDYEANE, s. Standing in the Braid- 
 yeane, a punishment inflicted at Ayr in 
 the sixteenth century ; similar to that of 
 the J'uggs, q. v. — Gael, brai.ghaidain, a 
 collar, from braqhad, the neck. 
 
 To BRAIK, r. h.' To retch. Lyndsay. V. 
 Braking. 
 
 BRAIK, s. A threat. Duuglas.—liA. 
 brak-a, strepo. 
 
 BRAIK, Break, s. An instrument used 
 in dressing hemp or flax, for loosening it 
 from the core, S. Watson's Coll. — Tent. 
 braecke, id. malleus stuparius, vulgo lini- 
 frangibula. 
 
 BRAIK, ?. An internal mortification ; a 
 disease among sheep, Ang. — Su.G. braeck, 
 a defect of any kind. V. Braxy. 
 
 BRAIKIT, adj. Speckled, S.— Ir. breac, 
 brek, id. 
 
 BRAYMEN, .s. y/. The name- given to 
 those who inhabit the southern declivity 
 of the Grampian hills, S. D. Buchanan. 
 
 BRAIN, s. Spirit ; mettle. " He has a 
 b7-ain ;" he has a high temper. Loth. 
 
 BRAIN, s. Voice. " A braw brain," " a 
 strong brain," a powerful voice, Ang. 
 
 To BRAIN, V. a. To hurt ; to wound ; to 
 bruise ; not as in E. " to dash out the 
 brains." 
 
 To BRAINDGE, Brainge, r. n. " To run 
 rashly forward," S.O. Burns. To do 
 anything hurriedly and carelessly. — Shall 
 we view this as an oblique sense of Belg. 
 brins-en, to neigh ? 
 
 BRAYNEl, Brane, ndj. Mad, furious. 
 Douglas. — A.S. brinn-an, to burn, bren, 
 bryne, fervor ; whence bryne-adl, a fever; 
 Su.G. brannad, fervor, ardor. 
 
 BRAYN-WOD, Brane-wod, a</;. 1. Mad, 
 in a state of insanity. Wyntotm. 2. 
 Acting with fury ; hurried on with the 
 greatest impetuosity. South of S. V. 
 Brayne and Wod. 
 
 BRAINGE, s. Confused haste, Galloway, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 BRAINY, ac?/. 1. High-mettled ; unman- 
 ageable ; applied to a horse. Loth. 2. 
 Spirited ; lively ; applied to a man, S.O. 
 
 To BRAINYELL, r. n. To rush up or for- 
 ward headlong ; to break forth violently, 
 Roxb. Hogg. — Perhaps from Isl. bran-a, 
 to be hurried on, or to rush forward like 
 a goat. Brainycll may, however, be 
 merely a provincial pronunciation of the 
 T. to Brangle, 
 
 BRAINYELL, s. The act of rushing 
 headlong, or doing anything hurriedly or 
 violently, and without care, Ettr. For. 
 Hogg. 
 
 BRAIRD, s. 1. The first sprouting of grain. 
 2. Figuratively transferred to early ani- 
 mal growth ; as, " That callan is a fine 
 braird of a man," Clydes. V. Breer. 
 
 BRAIRDIE, s. Abounding with sprouting 
 grain. Picken. 
 
 BRAIRDS, s. j4. The coarsest sort of flax. 
 V. Breards. 
 
 To BRAIS, V. a. To embrace. Dunbar. 
 — Fr. bras, the arm, whence embrace, q. 
 in arms. 
 
 BRAIS, s. pi. Snares, gins. Douglas. — 
 A.S. braegd, figmentum, braegdcn, fraus ; 
 gebraegdas, crafts, frauds, subtile con- 
 trivances ; Isl. Su.G. bragd, fraus. 
 
 BRAISE, Braze, s. The Roach, a fish, 
 S. Ure. — Sw. brazen, cyprinus brama, 
 bream ; Teut. braessem, id. cyprinus 
 latus. 
 
 To BRAISSIL, r. n. To work hurriedly, 
 Roxb. V. Breessil. 
 
 BRAISSIL, s. The act of working hur- 
 riedly or unequally. To Work by Brais- 
 siLS, to work unequally, making more ex- 
 ertion at one time than at another. 
 
 BRAITH, adj. Violent, severe. Wallace. 
 — Isl. Su.G. braedc, ira, aniini fervor. 
 
 BRAITHFUL, Breituful, adj. Sharp, 
 violent. Douqlas. 
 
 BRAITHLY,arfr. Violently, with great 
 force. Wallace. 
 
 BRxVITHLIE, adj. The samewith Braith- 
 Fi'L ; or perhaps in the sense of strug- 
 gling. Douglas. — Su.G. bryt-a, brotl-as, 
 Isl. briot-a, luctare. 
 
 To BRAK, T. n. To break generally, S.B. 
 
BRA 
 
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 BRA 
 
 Jioss.—A.S. brac-aii, id. Isl. <■'/ bntaka, 
 frango. 
 
 To Brak Bread. To taste food ; to cat. 
 " He wadiia brak bread," lie -would cat 
 nothing, S.B. 
 
 To Brak Out. To block out ; to cut out 
 roughly, Aberd. 
 
 To BRAK, r. u. To express great sorrow 
 oil any account. One says, " I'm like to 
 bi-ak," S.B. — Tiiis is probably allied to 
 Isl. brack, brek, wailing. 
 
 BRAK, Brake, adj. Somewhat salt, 
 brackish. Douplas. — Belg. brack, salsus. 
 
 BRAK, .f. Breaking up ; as, the brak of a 
 sto7-m; f/i<'ira^ofamarket,S.B. V. Brack. 
 
 BRAK, s. Perhaps breach, q. breaking 
 forth ; or noise, uproar. — Teut. braecke, 
 ruptura ; or Isl. brak, ci'epitus, stridor, 
 fragor ; brak-a, crepare. 
 
 BRAK-BACK, Brack-back, s. A designa- 
 tion metaphorically given to the harvest- 
 moon from the additional labour she oc- 
 casions to reapers, Aberd. 
 
 BRAKE, 5. A large and heavy kind of 
 harrow, chiefly used for breaking in 
 rough ground, S. 
 
 BRAKING, s. Puking, retching, S.B. 
 Ross. — Teut. braeck-€i), to vomit, braecke, 
 nausea. 
 
 BRAKKINS, Braks,s.;)/. The remains of 
 a feast, Aberd. — A.S. brecing, fractio. 
 
 BRALD, part. pa. Decked, dressed. 
 Maitland Poems. — Fr. breU-er, to glitter. 
 
 BRAMLIN, Brajimin, Brammel-worm. A 
 species of speckled or striped worm, 
 found on old dung-heaps in dairy farms, 
 Roxb. Perhaps the same with E. brand- 
 ling. 
 
 BRANCE, s. Explanation unknown ; per- 
 haps errat. for trance, or passage. 
 
 BRANCHERS, s. p!. Young crows after 
 leaving the nest, and taking to the boughs 
 or branches. 
 
 BRAND, s. The calf of the leg, Ettr. For. ; 
 corr. of Brawn, id. q. v. 
 
 BRANDED, part. pa. Bordered, having 
 a margin. Sir Crawnn and Sir Gal, — 
 Germ, braxin ; Isl. bran, limbus. 
 
 BRANDED, Bran.nit, adj. Having a 
 reddish-brown colour, as if singed by fire. 
 A branded cow is one that is almost en- 
 tirely brown, S. 3Iinstrehy Bord. — 
 Germ, braiiv, id. 
 
 BRANDEN,/)rtrt.pa. Grilled. V. Brid. 
 
 DRANDER, Brandreth, s. 1. A grid- 
 iron. Wi/ntoicn. 2. The grated iron 
 placed over the entrance of a drain or 
 common sewer,Roxb. Aberd. — S.bratider, 
 A.S. brandred, ''a brand-iron ;" Dan. 
 brandrith ; Teut. brandroede, brander, 
 fulcrum focarium. 
 
 To BRANDER, v. a. To broil on a grid- 
 iron, to grill, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 BRANDER-BANNOCK,Brander'd-Bax\- 
 xocK, s. A thick oat-cake baked on the 
 gridiron ; ;i bannock, Aberd, 
 
 BRANDERIS, s. pi. Frames of wood for 
 supporting tables. 
 
 BRANDY-CLEEK, .S-. Palsy in the leg in 
 consequence of hard drinking, Aberd. Y. 
 Cleiks. 
 
 BRANDIE, s. Abbrev. designation for a 
 branded cow, Roxb. 
 
 BRANDNEW, Brent New, a phrase equi- 
 valent to spick and span, quite new, S. 
 Boss. — Teut. brand neir, id., from brand, 
 incendium, ustio. 
 
 BRANDRETH. V. Brander. 
 
 BRANDUR, s. A border. V. Branded. 
 
 BRANE, s. Bran, the husks of corn ground. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 BRANEWOD, s. Wood for burning. 
 Chr. Kirk. — A.S. bryne, incendium, and 
 icude, wood. 
 
 BRANG,pre<. of the r. Brought,S. J.Nicol. 
 
 BRANGILL, s. A kind of dauce. Dou- 
 glas. — Fr. branle, " a brawle, or daunce, 
 wherein many men and women move all 
 together ;" Cotgr. 
 
 BRANGLANT, adj. Brandishing, Ayrs. 
 - — Fr. brandill-er, to glisten, to flash. 
 
 To BRANGLE, r. n. 1 . To shake, to vibrate. 
 Douglas. 2. To menace, to make a 
 threatening appearance. Douglas. 3. 
 To shake, applied to the mind ; to con- 
 found, to throw into disorder ; used 
 actively. Godscroft. — Fr. branl-er, to 
 shake ; Su.G. brang-as, cum labore per- 
 rumpere velle. 
 
 BRANIT, part. pa. Brawned ; a term 
 formed from E. brawn, the fleshy or mus- 
 culous part of the body. Dunbar. 
 
 To BRANK, V. a. I.'To bridle, to re- 
 strain. Godly Sangs. 2. v. n. To raise 
 and toss the head, as spurning the bridle; 
 applied to horses. Douglas. 3. To bridle 
 up one's self Maitland Poems. 4. To 
 prance, to caper. Bamsay. — Teut. brank- 
 en and proncken both signify, osten- 
 tare se, dare se spectandum ; Germ, 
 prang-en, id ; Su.G. piranlc-a, superbire. 
 Wachter gives prang-en, as also signify- 
 ing, premere, coarctare. 
 
 BRANKEN, part. pr. Gay, lively, S.A. 
 /. Nicol. 
 
 BRANKIE, adj. Gaudy ; pranked up, 
 Peebles. Fife. Jacobite Belies. 
 
 BRANKIN, p. adj. Making a great show, 
 Fife ; synon. with Brankie. 
 
 BRANKIT, p. adj. Vain ; pufied up, Aberd. 
 V, Brank, p. 
 
 BRANK-NEW, adj. Quite new, q. having 
 the new gloss. St. Bonans. 
 
 BRANKS, .''. pi. 1. A sort of bridle, often 
 used by country people in riding. In- 
 stead of leather, it has on each side a 
 piece of wood joined to a halter, to which 
 a bit is sometimes added ; but more fre- 
 quently a kind of wooden noose resem- 
 bling a muzzle, S. Montrose's I fern. 2. 
 An instrument of ecclesiastical punish- 
 ment for female scolds, or those adjudged 
 
BKA 
 
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 BHA 
 
 guilty of defamation, placed at the doors 
 of churches. It is of iron, and surrounds 
 the head, while a large triangular piece 
 is put into the mouth. Within these few 
 years, an iron bit was preserved in the 
 steeple of Forfar, formerly used, in that 
 very place, for torturing the unhappy 
 creatures who were accused of witch- 
 craft. It was called The Witch'' s Branks. 
 Gael, brancas, a halter. But our word 
 seems originally the same with Teut. 
 praiu/he, muyl-pravghe, postomis, pasto- 
 mis, confibula ; instrumentum quod na- 
 ribus equorum imponitur ; Kilian. 3. 
 Sranks, I suspect, is sometimes used in 
 S. as syn. with;yM</</s or pillory. Howie. 
 
 BRANKS, s. pL A swelling in the chops, 
 S. A., from the compression of the parts, 
 as the chops of a horse are compressed 
 by the branks which he wears ; the buf- 
 fets, S.B. 
 
 BRANLIE, s. The name given to the 
 Samlet in some parts of Fife ; elsewhere 
 called the Par. Yorks. Branlln. V. Par. 
 Branlin and Branlie are merely dimin. 
 from Brand, and may have been sug- 
 gested by the dark-coloured marks on 
 the sides of this fish, as resembling those 
 burnt by a braitd-'won. 
 
 BRANNOCK, s. The Samlet, or small fish 
 generally known in S. by the name of Par. 
 Branlin, Yorks. 
 
 BRASAND, part. pr. Embracing. Doii- 
 (jlas. — Fr. bras, the arm. 
 
 To BRASE, Brass, r. a. To bind, to tie. 
 Wallace.— Fr. embrass-er, to bind. 
 
 BRASERIS, Brasaris, s. p?. Vambraces, 
 armour for the arms. Wallace.— Fr. 
 brassar, brassard, brassart, id. ; brachiale 
 ferreum ; from bras, the arm, Lat. brach- 
 iitm. 
 
 To BRASH, Brasch, r. a. 1 . To assault ; 
 to attack. Sir W. More. 2. Equivalent 
 to the military phrase," to make a breach 
 in." Pitscottie. 3. To bruise and break 
 the bones ; often used by angry persons 
 in threatening children, Dunifr. V. 
 Bresche. — Fr. breche, a breach. Teut. 
 hroes en, tempestuosum et furentem ven- 
 tum spirare ; or from A.S. bereas-an, im- 
 petuose proruere, irruere. 
 
 BRASH, ISrashe, Brasche, s. An effort, 
 an attack, an assault ; as E. brush is 
 used. The same as Bresche, q. v. Muses 
 Thren. 
 
 BRASH, s. A short turn of work. E. 
 Brush, 
 
 BRASH, s. A transient attack of sickness; 
 a bodily indisposition of whatever kind, 
 S. Quhither,synon. S.B. Burns. The 
 disorder to which children are often sub- 
 ject after being weaned, is called tlie 
 speanin(/-brash. We also speak of "a 
 brash of the teeth." This, perhaps, is 
 merely a different sense of the .s. as ex- 
 plained above. Isl. breisk, however, sig- 
 
 nifies infirm, breisMcike, weakness, G. 
 Andr. 
 
 BRASHY, adj. Delicate in constitution, 
 subject to frequent ailments, S. 
 
 BRASHY, Braushie, adj. Stormy, S. J. 
 Nicol. 
 
 BRASHLOCH, s. A crop of oats and rye 
 mixed, or of barley and rye, Galloway. 
 Synon. Mashlin, Meslin. — Teut. brass-en, 
 miscere, commiscere, bras, mixtus, com- 
 mixtio. Hence, 
 
 BRASH-BREAD, s. Bread made of such 
 a mixture, Galloway. 
 
 BRASSY, s. The ancient Wrasse or Old 
 Wife, a fish, Firth of Forth. NeiU's List 
 of Fishes. V. Bressie, 
 
 BRASSIN, adj. Brazen. Aberd. Reg.— 
 A.S. braesen, aereus, aeneus. 
 
 To BRAST, V. n. To burst. Douglas.— 
 Brast is used in the same sense by R. 
 Glouc. 
 
 BRAT, s. 1. Clothing in general. The 
 bit and the brat, S., food and raiment. 
 Scotch Presb. Eloq. 2. A coarse kind of 
 apron for keeping the clothes clean, S. 
 "Brat, a coarse apron, a rag, Lincolns." 
 Gl. Grose. 3. Coarse clothing, S. ; dudds, 
 synon. A.S. bratt signifies both pallium 
 and panniculus ; " a cloak, a rag." Som- 
 ner. C.B. brathay, rags. 4. A bib or 
 pinafore, S.B. 5. Scum, S. It does not 
 necessarily signify refuse ; but is also 
 applied to the cream which rises from 
 milk, especially of what is called a sour 
 cogue, or the Jloatings of boiled whey. 
 Statist. Ace. G. The clotted cover of 
 porridge or flummery. C.B. brat, a clout, 
 piece, or rag. Owen. 
 
 BRATCHART, s. A contemptuous term 
 equivalent to E. whelp. Montgomerle. — 
 From Fr. bratchet, a kind of small hound ; 
 or immediately formed from E. Brach, a 
 bitch-hound. V. Brachell. 
 
 BRATCHEL, s. A heap of the husks of 
 flax set on fire, Highl. of S. Clan-Albin. 
 Apparently q. bracksel, irom. Teut. iraecA- 
 en, to scutch flax. S. braik, brack, the im- 
 plement for scutchiug. 
 
 BRATCHET, s. 1. A little mischievous boy 
 or girl, Teviotd. An untoward child, 
 North, Grose. 2. A silly person, Ettr. 
 For. ; and viewed as a dimin. from Brat. 
 3. A true lover ; as, " Slie has seven 
 wooers and a bratchet," Ettr. For. In 
 this sense it seems to refer to the fidelity 
 of a dog that constantly follows its mas- 
 ter. 
 To BRATII, V. a. To plait straw-ropes 
 round a stack, crossing them at inter- 
 vals, S.B. — A.S. braed-an, to weave 
 together ; Isl. hregd-a, nectere fila in 
 funera. 
 BRATHINS, s. pi. The cross ropes of the 
 roof of a thatched house or stack ; also 
 called etherins, Ang. — Isl. braqd, nexus. 
 BRATHLY, adj. Noisy. Y. Braithije, 
 
BRA 
 
 91 
 
 BRA 
 
 To BRATTYL, Brattle, r. n. 1. To 
 make a clashing or clattering noise, S. 
 Douglas. -2. To advance rapidly, mak- 
 ing a noise with the feet, S. liamsai/. 
 3. To run tumultuously. Skinner. 4. 
 To make a confused and harsh noise, 
 Dumfr. Siller Gun. — Isl. l>riot-a, bri/t-a, 
 exagitare, hue illucque movere, ut luc- 
 tantes ; Teut. bortel-cu, tumultuari. 
 
 BRATTYL, Brattle, s. 1. A clattering 
 noise, as that made by the feet of horses 
 when prancing, or moving rapidly, S. 
 Burns. Boss. 2. Hurry, rapid motion 
 of any kind, S. Ramsay. 3. A short 
 race, S. Burns, 4. Fury, violent at- 
 tack, S. Burns. 
 
 BRAVE, atij. Handsome ; Bravest, most 
 handsome ; now pron. brawest, S. Dick- 
 son's Serni. V. Buaw. 
 
 BRAVERY, ;?. A bravado, a gasconade. 
 Spotsicoocl. — Fr. bra eerie, id. from braver, 
 to brave, to play the gallant. 
 
 BRAVERIE, j!. 1. Show; appearaiice of 
 splendour, S. Bride of Lammermoor. 2. 
 Fine clothes ; showy dress, S. — Fr. bra- 
 terie, gorgeousness, or costliness in ap- 
 parel. 3. Jletaph. applied to fine diction, 
 or ornate language. M' Ward's Contend. 
 
 BRAVITY, s. Used as denoting courage ; 
 bravery. — Perhaps from O.Fr. brarete, 
 from L.B. bravium, praestantia, excel- 
 lentia. 
 
 BRAUITIE, s. 1. A show, a pageant. 
 Burel. 2. Finery in dress, S. V. Braw. 
 Burel. — Fr. brarete, pour avoir de beaux 
 habits ; Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 BRAUL, Brawl, s. The same as Brangle. 
 Complainit S. — Fr. bransle, branle. 
 
 BRAVOORA, s. Such a degree of irrita- 
 tion or fury, in man or beast, as to as- 
 sume the appearance of madness, Ayrs. 
 — Span. Bravura as explained, " Fero- 
 city of an animal." 
 
 BRAUSHlE,a4/. Stormy. V. Brash, r. 
 
 BRAW, Bra\ adj. 1. Fine, gaily dressed, 
 S. Morison. — Teut. brauice, ornatus, bel- 
 lus ; Fr. brave, id. Isl. braer, nitet, 
 splendet. 2. Handsome, S. Burns. 3. 
 Pleasant, agreeable, S. A. Nicol. 4. 
 Worthy, excellent, S. A braw man, a 
 worthy man, S. 5. Very good ; surpass- 
 ing in whatever respect, S. 6. Stout ; 
 able-bodied ; fit for warfare, S. ; synon. 
 with S. pretty. Warerley. V. Pretty, 
 sense 4. 7. Often used intensively, 
 sometimes as a superlative when joined 
 by and to another word, whether adj. or 
 adv.; a.s, braicand «6/<', abundantly able; 
 braic and iceel, in good health ; braw ancl 
 soon, in full time. Braw and canty, Yerj 
 cheerful. Braw is here stronger than 
 gey, gay : for gey and canty signifies only 
 "moderately" or "indifferently cheer- 
 ful." — Su.G. braf, bonus, praestans. En 
 hraf man, the very phrase still used by 
 the vulgar iu S. Germ, brar, id. 
 
 BR A W-WARLD, adj. Showy ; gaudy. Q. 
 Durward. 
 
 BRAWE'^, part. pa. Perhaps, boiled. Fol- 
 icart. — A.S. broicen, coctus. 
 
 2'o BRAWL, T. n. To run into confusion ; 
 part.pr. braicland. Barbour.- — Fv.brouill- 
 er, to embroil, to confound. Su.G. bryll-a, 
 perturbare. 
 
 To BRAWL, V. n. To gallop, Moray. V. 
 Breel, r. 
 
 BRAWLY, adv. Very well, S. sometimes 
 braiclins, Aug.; brou-lies, brotciiHS,AheTd. 
 Journcd Land. — Svv. Ilan mor braf, He 
 is well, Wideg. 
 
 BRAWLINS, s. jj?. The trailing Straw- 
 berry tree, or Bear-berry, S.B. Arbutus 
 uva ursi, Linn. The name is sometimes 
 applied to the fruit of the Vaccinium 
 vitis Idaea, or red bill-berry. — Gael. 
 braoilag denotes a whortleberry. 
 
 BRAWLINS, Brawlies, adv. Bravely ; 
 quite well, Kinross. Ang. 
 
 BRAWLIT, part. pa. Perhaps, marbled, 
 mixed ; from the Fr. brouill-er, to ixxmhle. 
 L. Scotland's Lament. 
 
 BRAWN, s. A male swine ; a boar, Roxb. 
 " Braicn, a boar, Cumb." Grose. — Per- 
 haps this term is borrowed from the Danes ; 
 for Isl. biarn and beorn, Su.G. and Dan. 
 bioern, denote a bear, which was the pron. 
 of our ancestors, and is still the vulgar 
 pron. for a boar. 
 
 BRAWN, Braun, s. The calf of the leg. 
 This sense is common in S. ; and differs 
 from that in which the term is used in 
 E., as denoting " the fleshy or musculous 
 parts of thebody"ingeneral. Lyndsay. — 
 Teut. bra we, sura, seems the radical word. 
 
 BRAWNY, Brau.ny, s. A cow, ox, or bull, 
 that has its skin variegated with black 
 and brown streaks ; also brawnit, id., 
 Galloway. — Germ. 6m»K, brown, in com- 
 pounds denotes a blackish colour. V. 
 Branded, Branmt. 
 
 BRAWS, s. pi. Fine clothes, one's best ap- 
 parel, S. Ross. Evidently from the adj., 
 sense 1. 
 
 BRAXY, Braxes, Braxit, Bracks, s. 1. 
 A disease in sheep, S. Statist. Ace. — 
 This is also called braik and bracks, Ang. 
 A.S. breac, rheuma ; broc, sickness, disease ; 
 Su.G. brak, id. 2. A sheep which has 
 died of disease ; also mutton of this de- 
 scription, S. Burns. 
 
 BRAXY, adj. Of or belonging to sheep 
 that have died of disease, S. Marriage. 
 
 Dry Braxy, s. Inflammation in the bowels 
 of sheep. Agr. Sure. Peeb. 
 
 Dumb Braxy, s. The dysentery in sheep. 
 Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 
 Watery Braxy, s. A disease in the bladder 
 of sheep, from its being over-distended 
 with urine, which brings on inflammation. 
 Aqr. Snrv. Peeb. 
 
 BRAZARS, s. pi. Armour for the arms. 
 Y. Braseris, 
 
BRA 
 
 ^2 
 
 BRE 
 
 BRAZE, s. A roach. V. Bra:;*e. 
 
 To BRE. K. Hart. V. Biggit. 
 
 BRE, Bree, s. The eyebrow, S.B. Dou- 
 glas. " He moved neither ee nor bree ; 
 i. e. eye nor eyebrow.*' liosf. — A.S. breg, 
 palpebra ; Isl. braa. V. Bra. 
 
 BREACH, s. The broken water on the 
 sea-coast, by which sailors know their 
 appi'oach to land in a dark night, Moray; 
 snpposed to be the same with Land-brist. 
 
 BREAD, s. A roll, or loaf. To be in bad 
 bread ; to be in a dilemma, or in an evil 
 taking. Originally, to be restricted to 
 short allowance. V. Breid. 
 
 BREADBERRY, 5. That food of children, 
 which in E. is called pap, S. Berry had 
 been used in the same sense. Mercur. 
 Caled. Jan. 1G61. — Perhaps from bread 
 and A.Bor. berrv, to beat ; q. " bruised 
 bread."' 
 
 BREAD-MEAL, s. The flour of peas and 
 barley ; because commonly used for mak- 
 ing bread, Roxb. In Clydes. barleymeal 
 is so denominated from its being much 
 used for bread there. V. White-meal. 
 
 BREAD-MORNING, .s. A piece of bread 
 which the ploughman gets on going to his 
 labour in the morniiii/. 
 
 BREAD-SPA AD, s. An iron spattle, shaped 
 like a spade, for turning bread on the 
 girdle, Aberd. 
 
 BREADWINNER, .s. 1. One who, by in- 
 dustry, wins bread for others, S. 2. Any 
 instrument of a profession by the use of 
 which one earns a sustenance. Gait. 
 
 BREADLINGIS, cuh. With the broad or 
 flat side of a sword, &c. V. Braid. 
 
 BREAD SWORD, s. A broadsword. Acts 
 Cha. I. 
 
 BREAK, s. A division of land in a farm, 
 S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 BREAK, s. The act of breaking ; a breach. 
 Forbes' s Defence. 
 
 BREAK, Brake, .•?. A furrow in plough- 
 ing, S. Sure. Banffs. 
 
 BREAK-FUR, Break - Furrowing, .f. 
 Rough ploughing, ibid. 
 
 To BREAK i)i, r. a. To go twice over 
 ground with the harrow, the first time 
 that this implement is applied, Fife. — 
 Tent, braecken den acker, proscindere 
 agrum. 
 
 BREAK, Break-harrow, .«. A large har- 
 row. V. Brake. 
 
 To BREAK, r. a. To disappoint, S.B. 
 " I'se no break you, I shall not disappoint 
 you," Shirr. Gl. — Isl. breijd-a, frnstrari 
 aliquem. 
 
 BREAK {of a kill) s. A hollow in a hill, 
 S. — Isl. breek-a, cropido, declivitas. 
 
 To BREAK, r.((. To Break a Bottle, to 
 open a full bottle ; especially when it is 
 meant only to take out part of its con- 
 tents, S. Hence a Broken Bottle, one 
 out of which part of its contents lias al- 
 ready been taken, S. 
 
 BREAK, s. An instrument for taking the 
 rind off flax, S. Brake,'E. V. Braik. 
 
 BREAK, .«. A break of folk ; a number of 
 people ; a crowd, Fife. — Isl. brak, strepi- 
 tus, tumultus, turba ; from brak-a, stre- 
 pere, tumultuari. 
 
 To BREAK, r. n. To burst off", as an ani- 
 mal in fleeing from its pursuers. Bollock. 
 — Isl. 6raX--o, strepere, tumultuari. 
 
 To BREAK up, T. a. To open an ecclesi- 
 astical convention with sermon. Gutli. 
 Mem. 
 
 BREAKING-BREAD on the BRIDE'S 
 HEAD ; a custom generally prevalent 
 in S. When a bride is conducted home 
 to the bridegroom's house, before she is 
 allowed to enter it, or at the very 
 threshold, a cake is broken on her head ; 
 the fragments of which all the young 
 people are eager to gather, — it being used 
 as Dreaming Bread. This being laid 
 under the pillow of each person who gets 
 a share of it, it is pretended that it has 
 the virtue of producing pleasant dreams 
 in regard to one's sweetheart. 
 
 BREARD, s. The first appearance of grain. 
 V. Breer. 
 
 BREARDS, s. pi. The short flax recovered 
 from the first tow, by a second hackling. 
 The tow, thrown off by this second hack- 
 ling, is called backin<]s. Ed in. Courant. 
 
 To BREAST a horse, a wall, &c., r. a. To 
 mount it by applying a person's breast to 
 it to get up, S. 
 
 * BREAST, s. To wake a clean breast of. 
 V. Clean. 
 
 BREAST. In a breast ; abreast ; side by 
 side, S.B. Ross. 
 
 To BREAST, r. n. To spring up or fur- 
 ward ; a term applied to a horse, S. 
 Burns. — From the action of the breast in 
 this effort. 
 
 BREAST-BORE, s. An instrument for 
 boring ; a wimble, Clydes. Y. Boral. 
 
 BREAST-PEAT, s. A peat formed by the 
 spade being pushed into the moss hori- 
 zontally. 
 I BREAST-WOODIE, s. That part of the 
 harness of a carriage-horse which goes 
 round the breast, S.B. Journal Loud. 
 V. Rig-widdie. 
 
 BREATH, .«. 1. Opinion ; sentiments ; 
 tendency of thought ; " I wad fain hear 
 his breath about this business." As A.S. 
 braeth, signifies spiritus, the E. word is 
 here used like Fr. fsyjr/fjfor mind, thought, 
 ojiinion, disposition, inclination. 2. In a 
 breath ; in a moment, S. 
 
 BRECHAME, Brecham, .«. The collar of 
 a working-horse, S. Bannatyne Poems. 
 Y. Haims. — Baurghwan is used in the 
 same sense, A.Bor. Gael. Ir. bni'xjh, 
 the neck ; whence braighaidain, a collar. 
 The last syllable has more resemblance of 
 Teut. hamme, a collar. 
 
 BRECKSHAW, Breakshuacii, t-. The 
 
BRl'l 
 
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 dysentery in sheep, Loth. Roxb. " Dy- | 
 sentery, or Braxy, Breckshaw, &c., Mr. 
 Beattie. Breahhuach, or Cling, Mr. J. 
 Hogg." I^ssays H'uihl. Soc. 
 
 BRED, s. 1. A board; a plank, Duiufr. 
 2. The lid or covering of a pot or pan, 
 Roxb. — A.S. hreil, tabula ; Germ, brct, a 
 board, a plank. 
 
 roT-BuED,s. Thewoodenlid of a pot, Roxb. 
 
 Ass-Bred, s. A wooden box, with handles 
 for carrying out ashes, Roxb. 
 
 BREDDIT, part. pa. Apparently, wreath- 
 ed. Palice of Hon. — A.S.bred-an, Tent. 
 brej/d-cn, to wreathe. 
 
 BREDE, Wynter-brlde, s. Provisions 
 for winter. Douijlas. — This may be merely 
 bread. But Isl. braad is rendered, 
 praeda, esca, carnivori animalis ; which 
 seems to indicate that A.S. bread is but 
 a restricted use of the radical word. 
 
 BREDIR, s. pi. Brethren. V. Brodir. 
 
 BREDIS. InBredis. Houlate.—Iubrede, 
 as used by Chaucer, is rendered abroad. 
 V. Abreid. 
 
 BREE, Brie, S.B. Brew, Broo, S. .'. 1. 
 Broth, soup. Hoss. " Bree, broth with- 
 out meal," Gl. Yorks. 2. Juice, sauce, 
 S. " Breau, is supping meat, or gravy 
 and fat for brewis," Gl. Yorks. ,3. Water; 
 moisture of any kind, S. Burns. Thus 
 snaw-brue is melted snow ; herring-bree, 
 the brine of a herring-barrel, S. — A.S. 
 briw, Germ, brue, bruhe, id. liquor ; q. de- 
 coctum, according to Wachter,from brau- 
 en, to boil ,• Isl. bruijg, calida coctio, from 
 bnigg-a, coquere. 
 
 BREE, s. Hurry, bustle, Shirrefs. — Su.G. 
 bri/, turbare, vexare. 
 
 BREE, s. The eyebrow. V. Bre. 
 
 'To BREED of, to resemble. V. Brade. 
 
 To BREEGHLE, r. n. 1. A term expres- 
 sive of the waddling and bustling motion 
 of a person of small stature ; as. He's 
 brcegldin awa', Fife. 2. Applied also to 
 the mode in which a person of this de- 
 scription does any kind of work ; to fid- 
 dle, to make little progress notwithstand- 
 ing much bustling ; ibid. 
 
 BREEGHLIN, Brechlin, s. Motion con- 
 veying the idea of considerable exertion, 
 with but little progress, Fife. 
 
 BREEK, Breik, ?. One leg of a pair of 
 breeches, S. pi. breeks, brelks, breeches. 
 Godscroft. — Anc. Goth, and Isl. brok ; 
 A.S. braec, brec ; Su.G. braeckor ; C.B. 
 bryccan ; Gael, hrigis ; Ir. broages ; Lat. 
 bracca, id. From this dress, the Romans 
 gave the name of Gallia Braccata to one 
 part of Gaul. 
 To BREEK, r. //. A term used by females 
 in shearing on a rainy day, when they 
 tuck up their petticoats to their knees, in 
 form of breeches. The question is often 
 asked, " Are ye galin to hreek the day V 
 Loth. 
 BREEK-BROTHER, s. A rival in love. 
 
 BREEKLAN, part. adj. Shabby iu ap- 
 pearance, whether in person or in dress. 
 Mearns. Apparently the same with 
 Breeghle, q. v. 
 BREEKS, Breiks, Breikis, s. pi. 1. 
 Breeches. 2. Two centuries ago the 
 term occurs in what seems to have been 
 a cant phrase used to denote the appre- 
 hension or fettering of a prisoner. Moi/se''s 
 Mem. 3. Used in low proverbial lan- 
 guage, in relation to ability, but always 
 in a negative form, as addressed to one 
 who boasts that he can do this or that ; 
 It's no In your breiks, man, S. In this 
 case it refers, perhaps not very delicately, 
 to physical strength. " It is not in your 
 breeks;" an allusion to money in our poc- 
 kets, signifies our inability to eScct or pro- 
 cure such a thing. Kelly. 
 
 BREEKUMTRULLIE, 6-. 1. One whose 
 breeches do not fit him, Ayrs. 2. Also 
 applied to a very little boy who is consi- 
 dered too young to wear breeches. Tru- 
 lie is often used in S. as expressing con- 
 temptuous or derisory admiration ; q. 
 Breek him trulie I 
 
 To BREEL, V. n. To move with rapidity. 
 Border ; as, to hreel down the brae ; al- 
 ways, or at least generally, applied to the 
 motion of a carriage, and implying the 
 idea of the noise made by it. — Isl. broellte, 
 is expl. bovino, vel aprino — more ferri ; 
 G. Andr. to be hurried on like an ox or 
 boar; trJa^-a;, extra mentem rapi. Su.G. 
 bryll-a, perturbare, a frequentative from 
 bryd-a, id. 
 
 BREELLS, s. />?. Spectacles in general ; 
 but more strictly double-jointed specta- 
 cles, Clydes. — Germ, brill, Su.G. briller, 
 id. oculi vitrei, L.B. berill-us. 
 
 BREEM, adj. Keen ; fierce ; violent, 
 Lanarks. V. Brim. 
 
 To BREEM, c. n. A term applied to the 
 female of a swine when she desires the 
 male. E. to brim, id. — O. Teut. brem- 
 en, to burn with desire ; Ital. bram-arc, 
 id. V. Brummin. 
 
 BREEMIN, A-breejii.\, part. adj. Applied 
 to a sow in season, when desirous of the 
 boar, Roxb. 
 
 BREER, s. A briar, S. Hogg. 
 
 BREER, Brere, Braird, Breard, s. 1. 
 The first appearance of grain above- 
 ground, after it is sown, S. — A fine 
 breer, an abundant germination. Ramsay. 
 2. Metaph. transferred to the first ap- 
 pearance of the seed of the word, after it 
 lias been sown in the ministry of the 
 gospel. — A.S. brord, frumenti spicae, 
 " corn new come up, or the spires of 
 corn," Somner. " Bruart, the blades of 
 corn just sprung up ;" Gl. Lancash. 
 
 To BREER, Brere, Breard, r. n. To 
 germinate, to shoot forth from the earth ; 
 applied especially to gi'ain, S. Brerde, 
 part. pa. Loth, brairded. L>oiiglas. 
 
BRE 
 
 94' 
 
 BRE 
 
 BREIRDING, ?. Germination ; used ine- 
 taph. in relation to divine truth. Ruther- 
 ford. 
 
 BREERIE,arfy. Sharp ; clever, Loth. A 
 figurative use of E. briery, full of briers. 
 V. Bryrie. 
 
 BREESE, Breeze,*-. 1. The act of com- 
 ing on in a hurry, Fife. 2. A quarrel, 
 a broil, Loth. Apparently a figurative 
 use of E. breeze. 
 
 BREESE, Breis, s. Pottage made in a 
 peculiar manner, Aberd. Mearns. V. 
 Brose, of which this is the northern pro- 
 nunciation. — A.S. firhms, pottage. 
 
 To BREESSIL, r. w. To come on in a 
 hurry, making a rustling noise, Lanarks. 
 V. the noun. 
 
 BREESSIL, Breishil, s. L The act of 
 coming on in a hurry, Fife. 2. A violent 
 attack in whatever way. Hence the 
 phrase to bide a breessU, to endure a se- 
 vere onset, Fife. — A.S. brasti, crepitus, 
 strepitus, brastl-ian, crepitare, strepere. 
 Isl. bri/s, ardens calor ; bri/^s-a, fervide 
 aggredi. 
 
 BREGER, ?. One given to broils and 
 bloodshed. Biirel. — Fr. brhjuer, a quar- 
 relsome, contentious, or litigious person. 
 The origin is most probably Su.G br'ujd-a, 
 litigare. 
 
 BREHON, s. The name given to heredi- 
 tary judges appointed by authority to 
 determine, on stated times, all the con- 
 troversies which happened within their 
 respective districts. By the Brehon law, 
 even the most atrocious offenders were 
 not punished with death, imprisonment, 
 or exile ; but were obliged to pay a fine 
 called Eric. Br. Macpherson. — Ir. 
 breatliav, breitheav, still signifies a judge. 
 Bullet supposes that Breth has been used 
 in this sense by the ancient Gauls ; 
 whence Vergobret, the name of the su- 
 preme magistrate among them. Ir. Fear 
 (7o/rrt!7Miterally signifies the man who 
 judges. 
 
 To BREY, r. a. To terrify. Wyntoxcn.— 
 A.S. bre<i-an, id. probably allied to Sw. 
 bry, to vex. 
 
 To BREID, Brede, r. n. To resemble. V. 
 Brade, c. sense 5. 
 
 BREID, s. Breadth. On breid, broad, or 
 in breadth. Lyiuhny. — A.S. hraed ; Su.G. 
 bredd,id. Bredeoccnvs'mO.E. R. Brunne. 
 
 BREID, Bred, .<;. 1. Bread. 2. A loaf 
 or mass of bread by itself, whether large 
 or small ; still vulgarly used in this sense, 
 S. Keith's Hii>t. 
 
 BREID, Breed, .S-. A breadth of cloth, 
 woollen or linen, S. 
 
 To BREIF, Breve, Breue, Brew, r. a. 
 1. To write, to commit to writing. 
 Palice of Hon. 2. To compose. Dunbar. 
 — Alem. fiebriaf-aii, scribere ; Su.G. be- 
 bref-wa, literis confirmare. L.B. brev- 
 iare, in breves redigere. 
 
 BREIF, Brief, Breef, s. A spell. Bums. 
 — O.Fr. bref, brief, legende, talisman, de 
 brecis ; h.li. brev-ia. 
 
 BREYFE, Breve, s. A writing, Wyntoicn. 
 — A.S. braue, literae ; Germ, brief, a let- 
 ter ; Isl. Su.G. bref, epistola, diploma ; 
 Fr. brief, breve, a writ. These are all 
 from Lat. brere. 
 
 BREIRD, s. The surface, the uppermost 
 part, the top of anything, as of liquids. 
 Mehill's MS. — Evidently the same with 
 Brerd, q. V. 
 
 BREITH, adj. Proceeding from fervour 
 of mind. — Su.G. braede, ira. V. Braith. 
 
 BREITHFUL. V. Braithful. 
 
 BREIVE, s. A kind of judge in the Wes- 
 tern Islands of S. It originally seems to 
 be nearly the same with Brehon. Gord. 
 Hist. Suth. 
 
 BREK, s. 1. Breach in a general sense ; 
 as breach of promise. 2. Wattir brek, 
 the breaking out of water. Bouglas. '6. 
 Quarrel ; contention of parties, like E. 
 breach. Pari. Ja. III. 4. Brek of a 
 ship, the breaking up of a vessel from its 
 being wrecked, or the shipwreck itself. 
 Tent, schip-breke, naufragium. 
 
 BREK, s. Uproar, tumult. Bouglas. — 
 Isl. brak, strepitus, tumultus, eg brak-a, 
 strepo, crepo, Su.G. braak-a ; metaph. de 
 molesto quovis labore. 
 
 BREKANE TYNIS, s. pi. Misspelling for 
 Briiiandines. Records, Acts Ja. I V. 
 
 BREivBENACH, s, A particular military 
 ensign, signifying the blessed or conse- 
 crated banner. Old Chart. 
 
 BREME, adj. Furious, Wynt. V. Brim. 
 
 BRENDE, part. pa. Burnt, so as to be 
 thoroughly purified. V. Burnt Silver. 
 Sir Gaican and Sir Gcd. 
 
 BRENE, s. Corslet, habergeon. V. Bir- 
 nie. Sir Gaican and Sir Gal. 
 
 To BRENN, Brin, r. a. To burn. Herd's 
 Coll. — The A.S. is byrn-an. Brenn and 
 Brin resemble the Isl. and Germ. r. 
 Brenninq. 
 
 BRENT, 'pref. and part. Burned ; S. 
 brunt. Bouglas. — A.S. brenn-ing, burn- 
 ing ; Isl. brenn, ardeo. 
 
 BRENT, adr. 1. Straight, directly ; as, 
 " He looked me brent i' the face," Roxb. 
 2. Straightforward. To come brent on, to 
 advance fearlessly, or precipitately, in a 
 straight line. Loth. Selkirks. 3. To Hae, 
 or See, a thing brent, to see it distinctly, 
 as if directly before one. Loth. — Pro- 
 bably allied to Isl. 6)'a«a,audacter mere, 
 caprino more ferri, bruna, progredi, cur- 
 rere. 
 
 BRENT, s. A door-post. Remains Nith. 
 Song. — Isl. brand-ar, columna lignea ante 
 fores, door-posts or pillars. 
 
 BRENT, adj. High, straight, upright ; 
 smooth, not wrinkled, S. Maitland Poems. 
 It most frequently occurs in one peculiar 
 application, in connexion with brotc, as 
 
BRE 
 
 Do 
 
 BRl 
 
 denoting a high forehead, as contradis- 
 tinguished from one that is flat. Domjlas. 
 — A.Bor. brant, or brunt, steep. A brant 
 hill, Northumb. It is also used in West- 
 morel. Brent-brow, a steep hill ; Su.G. 
 bri/n, vertex montis ; Isl. brun-a, to lift 
 one's self on high. Meo judicio brj/a 
 notat id, quod ceteris superstat, aut prae 
 aliis emiuet ; Ihre. Isl. bran. Germ, aui/- 
 braunen, Alem. braane,i\\Q eyebrow. S\v. 
 brant, steep ; en brant klippa, a steep 
 rock. 
 
 BRENT-BROWED, adj. Forward ; im- 
 pudent, Perths, 
 
 BRENT-KNOLL, s. A steep, conical hill. 
 Somersets. 
 
 BRENT-TORR, s. A rock of a similar 
 character, Devous. 
 
 BRENT-NEW, quite new. V. Brand- 
 new. 
 
 BRERD, s. The whole substance on the 
 face of the earth. Gaican and Gol. — 
 A.S. hrerd, summum. 
 
 To BRERE, r. n. To germinate. V. 
 Breer. 
 
 BRESCHE, ?. An attack. Kno.r.— S\i.G. 
 brask-a, sonitum edere,tumultum excitare 
 denotat, a simplici brask, sonitus ; Ihre. 
 It may, however, be originally the same 
 vf ith Bra s/i, q. v. 
 
 BRESS, s. The chimney-piece ; the back 
 of tlie fire-place. The Entail. V. Brace. 
 
 BRESS, /)^ Bristles. Dunbar. 
 
 BRESSIE, j. a fish, supposed to be the 
 Wrasse, or Old Wife, Labrus Tinea, Linn. 
 Sibbald. Perhaps radically the same 
 with E. wrasse. 
 
 BREST, part. pa. Forcibly removed ; or 
 as denoting the act of breaking away 
 with violence ; for burst. Douglas. Breste, 
 to burst. Chaucer. 
 
 To BREST, f. «. To burst. Jiollock.—Sw. 
 brist-a, id. V. Brist. 
 
 BRETH, s. Apparently, rage, wrath. Hou- 
 late. — Su.G. Isl. braede, praeceps ira, fu- 
 ror. This is probably allied to braad-a, 
 accelerare. 
 
 BRETHIR, Brether, s. pi. Brethren. 
 Wyntoicn. — Isl. and Sw. broeder, bre- 
 thren, A.S. brether, id. 
 
 BRETS, s. pi. The name given to the 
 Welch or ancient Britons, in general ; 
 also to those of Strat-clyde, as distin- 
 guished from the Scots and Picts. Lord 
 Hailes. Wyntown uses Brett ys as the 
 pi. — A.S. Brettas, Britones ; Bri/t, Brito, 
 Britannus. 
 
 BRETTYS, s. A fortification. Wyntown. 
 — L.B. breteschia, briteschia. It properly 
 denotes wooden towers or castles : Bre- 
 tachiae, castella lignea, quibus castra et 
 oppida muniebantur, Gallis Bretesque, 
 breteches ; Du Cange. Perhaps radically 
 allied to Su.G. bryt-a, to contend, to 
 make war. 
 
 To BREVE, r. a. To write. V. Breif. 
 
 BREUK, *\ A kind of boil ; apparently 
 the same with Bruick, q. v. 
 
 BREUKIE, s. A cant term for a smith's 
 bellows, S.B. Probably derived from the 
 designation given to the Blacksmith him- 
 self. V. Bkookie. 
 
 BREW, s. Broth, soup. V. Bree. 
 
 BREW-CREESH, s. a term expressive 
 of a duty paid to a landholder or supe- 
 rior, which occurs in old law-deeds. It 
 is still used, Aberd. Sometimes it is 
 called Brew-tallow. 
 
 BRIBOUR, Brybour, s. A low, beggarly 
 fellow. Bannatyne Poems. — Fr. bribeur, 
 " a beggar, a scrap-era ver ; also, a greedy 
 devourer ;" briber, to beg ; and this from 
 bribe, a lump of bread given to a beggar ; 
 Cotgr. C.B. briw, brib, a morsel, a frag- 
 ment. 
 
 BRIGHT, Brycht, A young woman, 
 strictly as conveying the idea of beauty. 
 Wallace. — Merely a poetical use of the 
 adj. bright ; in the same manner as an- 
 cient writers used /><', clere, &c. In modern 
 E./aJr is used in the same manner. 
 
 BRICK, s. A loaf of bread of an oblong 
 form, S. It is applied to bread of difi'er- 
 ent sizes ; as, a penny brick, a threepenny 
 brick, a quarter brick, i. e. a quartern loaf. 
 It is so denominated from its resemblance 
 to a brick made of clay. 
 
 BRICK, s. A breach, S. ; break, Roxb. 
 V. Brick of Land. 
 
 BRICK OF LAND, Apparently a division, 
 a portion, as distinguished from others. — 
 Tent.braecke, braecke-land, land that is not 
 taken in, or what is lying barren. — But, 
 perhaps, rather from the r. to Break ; like 
 Shed of land from Shed, to divide. — A.S. 
 brie, ruptura, 
 
 BRICKLE, adj. Brittle. Monro's Exped. 
 V. Brukyl. 
 
 BRID, Bridde, s. A bird, a pullet. Sir 
 Gawan and Sir Gal. — A.S. brid is used 
 for chicken, as also S. burd. 
 
 BRIDAL, s. A Craw's Bridal ; the de- 
 signation given to a numerous flight of 
 crows, S. 
 
 BRYDE, .«. Not understood. Perhaps, 
 damsel ; as, Brid in boure, for bird. 
 
 BRIDGES SATINE, s. Satin made at 
 Bruges in Flanders. V. Brug and Broig. 
 
 BRIDLAND, part. pre. Polwart. — Appa- 
 rently, q. bridalling, drinking as freely as 
 men do at a bridal. 
 
 BRIDLE, s. The piece of iron fastened on 
 the end of the beam of a plough, to which 
 the harness is attached, S. A. Agr.Surv. 
 Roxb. 
 
 * BRIEF, adj. 1. Keen, Upp. Clydes. 2. 
 Clever ; as, a brief discourse, a good ser- 
 mon ; " He gae us a very brief sermon," 
 Aug. 
 
 To BRIEN, Brein, r. n. Apparently, to 
 roar ; to bellow, S.B. Skinner. — Per- 
 haps from Isl. bran-a, andacter ruere ; or 
 
BR I 
 
 96 
 
 BUT 
 
 from hraii-a, caprino more feror ; Dan. 
 brummen, to roar. V. Bkayne. 
 
 To BRIERD, r. n. To germinate. Bollock. 
 V. Breer, r. 
 
 BRIG, BreGj Bryg, s. A bridge, S. A.Bor. 
 Lancash. Wallace. — A.S. brk;/, brlgge, 
 Su.G. brygga, Belg. bnig, id. Ihre views 
 brygga as a diminutive from bro, anc. bru, 
 ■which has the same meaning. 
 
 BRIG on a hair. A very narrow bridge, S.B. 
 
 To BRIG, r. a. To throw a bridge over ; 
 to bridge ; as, " To brig a barn," Lanarks. 
 Baimati/iw^s Trans. 
 
 BRIGANCIE, a. Robbery ; depredation ; 
 violence. Acts .Ta. VI. — This word is 
 synon. with Fr. brigandage and brigan- 
 derii ; but in form more nearly resembles 
 L.B. briqancii, modern term brigands ; 
 from6ri(;rt,Fr.6H^i((?,jurgium,rixa,pugua. 
 
 BRIGANERjS.;)^. A robber, S.B.— Evi- 
 dently from brigand. Journ. Lond. 
 Spcddiiiq. 
 
 BRIGDIE, Brigde, s. The basking shark, 
 Squalus Maximus, Linn., North of S. 
 Shetl. 
 
 ERIK, .f. Violation ; breach. Keith.— A.S. 
 ferJG, raptura, fractio. 
 
 BRIKCANETYNES, .<<. Armour called 
 Brlgandines. Act. iJoin. ('one. 
 
 BRIL, s. The merrythought of a fowl. 
 Sibbald. — Teut. bril, ossiculum circa pec- 
 tus a specilli similitudine dictum. Also 
 called spectacles. V. Breels. 
 
 BRYLIES, s. pi. Bearberries. V. Bkaw- 
 
 LI.NS. 
 
 BRYLOCKS,s.jc>?. Apparently, the whortle- 
 berry ; or Vaccinium vitis idaea, Gael. 
 braoilag, breigh'lac, id. 
 
 BRYM, Brym, Breme, adj. 1. Raging, 
 swelling ; applied to the sea. Bellenden. 
 Isl. brim, the raging of the sea. The word 
 is thus defined ; Aestus maris, vehemen- 
 tibus procellis littus verberans ; Olai 
 Lex. Run. A.S. brim, brijm, salum, 
 aequor, mare, the sea. "2. Fierce, vio- 
 lent. Bellenden. 3. Stern, rugged ; ap- 
 plied to the countenance. Douglas. 4. 
 Denoting a great degree either of heat or 
 of cold. Douglas. Thus, " a 6ri»H frost,"' 
 is still a common phrase for a severe frost, 
 S.B. 5. Bleak, exposed to the weather, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 BRIM, s. A cant term for a trull. Loth. 
 Callander of Craigforth, in some IMS. 
 notes, mentions brim, as signifying a 
 scold, S. Tliis has, most probably, been 
 the primary sense. 
 
 BRIME, s. Tickle ; E. brine. " As saut 's 
 brime," as salt as brine, S. — A.S. Belg. 
 Fris. bri/ne, muria. But the S. pron. is 
 from A.S. ^"7/*/;, salum ; Isl. brim, fluctus, 
 brimsalt, valde salsum. 
 
 BRYMLY, adv. Fiercely; keenly. "Wall, 
 vii. 995. V. Artailyk. 
 
 BRIMMIN, part. pr. Applied to a sow 
 desirous of the boar. V. Brvmmin. 
 
 To BRYN, Brin, Birn, r. <>. To bum. 
 Barbour. — Su.G. brinn-a ; Germ, brenn- 
 an, id. ; A.S. bryne, burning. 
 
 BRIN, Bri.nn, s. a ray; a beam; a flash, 
 S.B. Poems Buchan Dial. 
 
 BRINDLE, s. Cash ; money. A cant term, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To BRING HAME, or HOME, r. a. To 
 bring to the world, S. ; equivalent to E. 
 r. to brin(i forth. Pitscottie. 
 
 BRINGLE- BR ANGLE, s. A very con- 
 fused bustle, Lanarks. A reduplicative 
 term, of which Brangill, r. or s. may be 
 viewed as the origin. 
 
 BRINK. To Brink. Perhaps, inwardly. 
 Sir Tristrem. — Q,. in pectore ; Isl. Su.G. 
 bring-a, pectus. 
 
 BRINKIT, part. pa. Perhaps, bronzed. 
 Bannati/ne Poems. — Su.G. brinna, to 
 burn, or braeclca, to roast. 
 
 BRYNSTANE, Brynt-stane, s. Brim- 
 stone ; sulphur. Douglas. ■ — A.S. bryn, 
 incendium, and stan, q. lapis incendii sen 
 incendiarius ; Sw. braensten, id. 
 
 BRY'RIE, s. Lyk bryrie; equivalent to 
 the vulgar phrase, like daft. Montgo- 
 meri/'s Poems. 
 
 BRISKET, Bisket, .'. 1. The breast, S. 
 Morison. 2. It is used obliquely, and 
 perhaps rather arbitrarily for the stomach. 
 Hogg's Perils of Man. — Fr. brichet, id. 
 Perhaps we have the origin of the word 
 in Isl. brio^k, Sw. brusk, gristle. The 
 word in E. denotes " the breast of an 
 animal." It bears this sense also in S., 
 and is sometimes corr. called briskin. 
 
 BRISMAK, .«. The name given to Torsk, 
 our Tusk, in Shetland. 
 
 BRISSAL, adj. Brittle. Gl. Sibb.— Alem. 
 bruzzi, fragilitas, Otfrid ; Fr. bresiUer, 
 rompre, briser, mettre en pieces. Gl. 
 Roquefort. 
 
 BRISSEL-COCK, .s-. Apparently the tur- 
 key-cock. Pitscottie. — Denominated, per- 
 haps, from its rough and bristly appear- 
 ance ; or q. Brasil-cock, as, according to 
 Pennant, the turkey was unknown to 
 the old world before the discovery of 
 America. " The first birds of this kind," 
 he supposes, " must have been brought 
 from Slexico." 
 
 To BRISSLE, r. a. To broil, &c. Y. Birsle. 
 
 To BRIST, Bryst, .^. To burst. Wyntoim. 
 — Isl. brest-a : Dan. brist-er, frangi. rumpi, 
 cum fragore (crepitu) dissilire. 
 
 BRISTOW, y. and ((dj. A designation given 
 formerly to white crystals set in rings, 
 &c., got at St. Vincent's, a steep rock on 
 the banks of the Avon, in the vicinity of 
 Bristol. 
 
 BRITH, s. A term which seems to mean 
 wrath or contention. Gawan and Gol. — 
 Su.G. braede, anger, brigd, controversy, 
 brigd-a, to litigate. 
 
 BRITHER, *-. The vulgar pronunciation 
 of brother, S. 
 
BRI 
 
 97 
 
 BRO 
 
 To BRITHER, r. <(. 1. To match ; to find 
 ail equal to, Lanarks. *J. To initiate one 
 into a society or corporation, sometimes 
 by a very ludicrous or filthy process, S. 
 
 To BRITHER DOWN, r. a. To accom- 
 pany in being swallowed ; to go down in 
 brotherhood, Avrs. Pkken. 
 
 To BRITTYN, Bryten, Bretyn, p. a. 1. 
 To break down, in whatever way. Ga- 
 ican atid Got. 2. To kill ; applied both 
 to man and beast. Dotiijlas. — It is also 
 written hertyn. A.S. bri/t-aii; Su.G. hnjt-a; 
 Isl. briot-a, frangere. V. Bertynit. 
 
 To BRITTLE, r. a. To render friable,— 
 Formed from the E. adj. brittle ; origin- 
 ally from A.S. brytt-an ; Su.G. bryt-a, 
 br'itt-a ; Isl. briot-a, to break. 
 
 BRITTLE-BRATTLE, s. Hurried mo- 
 tion, causing a clattering noise, Lanarks. 
 V. Brattyl. 
 
 BRITURE, Hoidate, iii. 8, is in Bannatyue 
 MS. brit lire. 
 
 To BRIZE, Brizz, r. a. 1. To press. 2. 
 To bruise, S. V. Birse. 
 
 To BROACH, t.a. To rough-hew. Broached 
 stones are thus distinguished from aishler 
 or polished work, S. V.Broche,Broach,p. 
 
 BROACH, s. A sort of flagon or pot. 
 David. Seas. — L.B. brochia; Ital. brocca, 
 a pitcher, a water-pot. 
 
 BROAD-BAND. V. Braid-band. 
 
 BROAKIT. V. Brocked. 
 
 BROAKIE, s. 1. A designation given to 
 a cow whose face is variegated with black 
 and white, S. 2. Also to a person whose 
 face is streaked with dirt, S. 
 
 BROAKITNESS, s. The state of being 
 variegated, as above, in both senses. 
 
 BROBLE, s. A sharp-pointed piece of 
 wood to keep horses asunder in plough- 
 ing ; also called a Hiddiegiddie. This 
 is clearly a diminutive from A.Bor. brob, 
 to prick with a bodkin. V. Brub. 
 
 BROCARD, s. The first elements or maxims 
 of the law ; an old forensic term. Foun- 
 tainhall. — Fr. brocard; L.B. brocardium ; 
 Hisp. 6roc«rrfico, juris axioma. 
 
 BROCH, Brotch, s. A narrow piece of 
 wood or metal to support the stomacher, 
 Gl. Sibb. — S.A. and O., apparently an ob- 
 lique use of Fr. broche, a spit. In O.Fr. 
 the word is synon. vrith baton. 
 
 BROCHAN, i'jutt.) s. Oatmeal boiled to 
 a consistence somewhat thicker than 
 gruel, S. It differs from Vrowdie, as 
 this is oatmeal stirred in cold water. 
 Martin. — Gael, brochan, pottage, also, 
 gruel ; C.B. bryhan, a sort of flummery. 
 
 To BROCHE, r. a. To prick ; to pierce. 
 Douglas. — Fr. brochcr uh cheral, to spur 
 a horse ; properly to strike him hard 
 with the spurs. Hence, 
 
 BROCHE, s. LA spit. Gaican and Gol. 
 -. " A narrow piece of wood or metal to 
 support the stomacher." Gl. Sibb. 3. A 
 wooden pin on Avhich yarn is wound. S. 
 
 DuU'jlas. 4. A narrow-pointed iron in- 
 strument, in the form of a chisel, used by 
 masons in hewing stones ; also called a 
 puncheon, S. — Evidently the same with 
 Fr. broche, a spit. Arm. brochen, signifies 
 a spit, from brock- a, to pierce, transfigere. 
 Hence 
 
 To BROCHE, Broach, r. a. To indent 
 the surface of a stone with this instru- 
 ment, a broach, chisel, or puncheon, S. 
 When a broader tool is used, it is said to 
 be drored. Both operations are contrasted 
 with polishing, or complete dressing. 
 
 BROCHE, Bruche, Broach, s. 1. A chain 
 of gold ; a sort of bulla, or ornament worn 
 on the breast. Douglas. 2. A fibula ; a 
 clasp; a breast-pin, S. Muses Threnodie. 
 — Isl. bratz, signifies jibula ; Su.G. braz, 
 from Isl. brus-a, io fasten together; Gael. 
 broiside, a clasp, broisde, a brooch, Shaw. 
 
 BROCHIT, part. pa. Stitched ; sewed. 
 InreHtories.—FT. broch-er, to stitch gross- 
 ly, "to set or sowe with (great) stitches;" 
 Cotgr. 
 
 BROCHLE, (//««.) adj. Lazy ; indolent ; 
 also brokle, Galloway. 
 
 BROCHLE, s. " A lazy, useless brochle," 
 an inactive boy, ibid. — Gael, brogh, and 
 broghaidhil, denote filth and dirt. 
 
 BROCHT, s. The act of puking. Leg. 
 Bp. St. Androis. — C.B. broch, spuma. 
 V. Braking. 
 
 To BROCK. V. Brok. 
 
 BROCKED, Broakit, adj. Variegated ; 
 having a mixture of black and white, S. 
 A cow is said to be broakit, that has black 
 spots or streaks, mingled with white, in 
 her face, S.B. Statist, ^fc— Su.G. brok- 
 ug, brokig, party-coloured ; Ir. breach, 
 speckled ; Gael, brucach, speckled in the 
 face ; Dan. broged, id. 
 
 The Brue o' the Bruckit Ewes. A me- 
 taphorical phrase for mutton broth. 
 
 BROCKLIE, adj. Brittle. V. Broukyl. 
 
 BROD, s. LA board; any flat piece of 
 wood ; a lid, S. — A.Bor. breid, a shelf or 
 board, Ray. 2. Transferred to an escut- 
 cheon on which arms are blazoned. 3. 
 Commonly used to denote the vessel for 
 receiving alms at the doors of churches, 
 S. — Isl. broth ; A.S. braed, bred, id. 
 
 To BROD, r. a. 1. To prick; to job; to 
 spur, S. Douglas. Complaynt S. 2. To 
 pierce, so as to produce an emission of 
 air ; used metaph., S. Ferguson. 3. To 
 incite; to stimulate; applied to the mind. 
 Douglas. — Su.G. brodd, cuspis, aculeus ; 
 Isl. brodd, the point of an arrow ; some- 
 times the arrow itself; a javelin; any 
 pointed piece of iron or steel ; brydd-a, 
 pungere ; Dan. brod, a sting, a prick ; 
 Ir. Gael, brod-am, to spur ; to stimulate. 
 
 BROD, Brode, s. la sharp-pointed in- 
 strument; as the goad used to drive oxen 
 forward, S. Wyntown. 2. A stroke with 
 a sharp-pointed instrument, S. Com- 
 
BRO 
 
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 BRO 
 
 playnt S. 3. Au incitement; instigation. 
 Douglas. 
 BRODDIT STAFF. " A staff with a sharp 
 point at the extremity," Gl. Sibb. Also 
 called a pike-staff, S. This is the same 
 with hroqqlt-titaff. V. Brog. 
 
 BROD, s. Brood ; breed, Loth.— A.S. hrod, 
 proles, hova.bred-an, fovere. Hence, 
 
 BROD-HEN, s. A hen that hatches a 
 brood of chickens. 
 
 BROD MALE, Brodmell, s. The brood 
 brought forth, or littered, at the same 
 time. Douglas. — From A.S. hrod, proles, 
 and mael, tempus; or O.Germ. mael, cen- 
 sors, socius, whence ee-ghe-mael, coujunx, 
 Kilian. 
 
 BROD SOW. A sow that has a litter. 
 Pol wart. 
 
 BRODMOTHER, Brodsmother, s. 1. A 
 hen that hatches a brood of chickens, 
 Ang. Loth. 2. Metaph. applied to a fe- 
 male who is the mother of a family. 
 
 BRODDIT AITIS, s. Supposed to be the 
 same with Bearded oeits. Act. Audit. — 
 Su.G. brodd, the first spire of grain, as 
 well as anything that is sharp-pointed. 
 
 BRODERRIT, part. pa. Embroidered. 
 Inventories. — Fr. hrod-er, to embroider ; 
 whence brodeur, an embroiderer ; Su.G. 
 border-a, acu pingere. V. Brod, v. 
 
 BRODIE, s. Fry of the rock-tangle or 
 hettle ; codling, Fife. — A.S. brod, proles, 
 E. brood. 
 
 BROD YK YNNIS, s. pi. Buskins or half- 
 boots. Still used in this sense in Aberd. 
 V. Brotekins. 
 
 BROD INST ARE, Brodinster, s. An em- 
 broiderer. Inventories. V. Browdinstar. 
 
 BRODYRE, Brodir, s. A brother; pi. 
 bredir, bredyre. Wyntoicn. — Isl. brodur, 
 pi. hroeder. 
 
 BRODIR-DOCHTER,s. A niece, S. Wyn- 
 town. Brodir-son or brother-son, and sis- 
 ter-son, are used in the same manner; 
 and brother-bairn for cotisin, S. — A Sw. 
 idiom : Brorsdotter, niece ; brorson, ne- 
 phew; brorsbarn, the children of a brother. 
 
 BROE, s. Broth ; soup ; the same with 
 Brew. Taylor's S. Poems. 
 
 To BROG, r. a. To pierce ; to strike with 
 a sharp instrument, S. Acts .la. I. Hence 
 broggit staff, mentioned as a substitute for 
 an ax. The term prog-staff is now used 
 in the same sense, q. v. 
 
 BROGj s. 1. A pointed instrument, such 
 as an awl ; a brad-awl, S. 2. A job 
 with such an instrument, S. 
 
 BROG, Brogue, s. A coarse and light 
 kind of shoe, made of horse leather, 
 much used by the Highlanders, and by 
 those who go to shoot in the hills, S. 
 Lord Hailes. — Ir. Gael, brog, a shoe. 
 
 BROGH, s. Legal surety ; proof of right- 
 ful possession ; Ye maun bring brogh and 
 hammer (or hammd) forH, i. e., You must 
 bring proof for it, Loth. — In the north of 
 
 Germany, the phrase burg und emmcr is 
 used in a similar sense, as denoting legal 
 security. Our brogh, and Germ, burg, 
 both denote suretiship. Dan. heimmel, 
 authority ; a voucher ; a title. Wolff. 
 To BROGLE, Broggle, v. n. 1. To persist 
 ineffectually, to strike a pointed instru- 
 ment into the same place, Lanarks. 2. 
 To fail in doing any piece of work in 
 which one engages ; to be unable pro- 
 perly to finish what one has begun, 
 Berwicks. Selkirks. 3. v. a. To botch ; 
 to bungle ; to spoil, ibid. 
 BROGLE, Broggle, s. An ineffectual at- 
 tempt to strike a pointed instrument into 
 a particular place, Lanarks. 
 BROGGLER, s. 1.' The person who makes 
 this ineffectual attempt, ibid. 2. A bad 
 tradesman ; a bungler, Selkirks. Brogle 
 seems to be a frequentative from the r. 
 to Brog, to pierce. 
 To BROGLE, Broggle, v. a. To prick, 
 
 Loth. Brog, Job synon. 
 To BROGLE up, r. a. To patch ; to 
 vamp ; applied to shoes, Roxb. ; q. to 
 cobble, or work by means of an awl or 
 sharp-pointed implement. 
 BROGUE, s. " A hum; a trick," S. Burns. 
 — Isl. brogd, astus, stratagemata, Verel. 
 brigd, id. 
 BROG- WORT, Broug-wort, s. A species 
 
 of mead, Fife. V. Bragwort. 
 BROICE. Leg. Broite. Barbour. 
 BROICH, Broigh, (gutt.) s. Fume. A 
 broich of heat; a violent heat ; a state of 
 complete perspiration, Lanarks. Perths. 
 Synon. with brothe, q. v. — C.B. broch, 
 spuma, foam, froth. Broch-i, to fume. 
 Owen. 
 BROIG, adj. Perhaps from Bruges in 
 Flanders. Broig Satin. Hay's Scotia 
 Sacra. V. Baiiun. 
 To BROIGH, r. n. To be in a fume of 
 heat ; to be in a state of violent perspira- 
 tion and panting, Lanarks. V. Brothe. 
 To BROIKj Brouk, v. a. To possess ; to 
 enjoy, S. Act. Dom. Cone. — A.S. bruck- 
 an; Te\xt.bruyck-en,{nu,^ot\n. E. brook 
 is properly to endure. 
 To BROILYIE, v. a. This term is applied 
 to what is first parboiled, and then roast- 
 ed on the brander or gridiron, Fife. — 
 O.Fr. bruill-er, griller, rotir, secher ; 
 Roquefort. 
 BROILLERIE, .«. A state of contention. 
 Godscroft. — Fr. hrouillerie, confusion. V. 
 Brulyie. 
 BROIZLE, Broozle, t. a. 1. To press ; 
 to crush to atoms. 2. The term seems 
 to be also used in a loose sense, Ettr. For. 
 Hogg. — Teut. brosel-en, breusel-en, in mini- 
 mas micas frangere. 
 BROK, s. Use. — A.S. broce ; Teut. broke, 
 
 bruyk, ghe-bruyk, id. V. Bruik. 
 BROK, IBrgck, Broks, s. 1. Fragments of 
 any kind, especially of meat, S. Banna^ 
 
BRO 
 
 99 
 
 BRO 
 
 tyiie Poems. 2. Trash ; refuse, Fife. — 
 Moes.G . (ja-bruko; Aleiu. /i;-«c/(, id. Hence 
 also Germ, brocke, a fragment. 
 
 To BROK, Brock, i\ a. To cut, crumble, 
 or fritter anything into shreds or small 
 parcels, S. — Apparently formed as a fre- 
 quentative, from 6rcaA:,if not immediately 
 from the .<;. 
 
 BROKAR, s. A bawd ; a pimp. Dou()las. 
 — This is merely a peculiar use of E. 
 broker. 
 
 BROKED, (7(7/, Variegated. V. Brocked. 
 
 * BROKEN, /)«)•*. ^j(f. Individuals under 
 sentence of outlawry, or who lived as 
 vagabonds and public depredators, or were 
 separated from their clans in consequence 
 of crimes, were called Broken men. Acts 
 Ja. VI. S/nildhuf. 
 
 BROKEN- WINDED, adj. Short-winded; 
 asthmatic ; generally applied to horses, S. 
 
 BROKYLL, adj. Brittle. V. Brukyl. 
 
 BROKIN STO'RIT. The stores broken in 
 upon, of a ship, &c. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 BROKITTIS, s. pi. The same with E. 
 Brocket, a red deer of two years old. 
 Douiilas. — Fr. brocart, id. 
 
 BRONCHED, jD>Y^. Pierced. Sir Gawan 
 and Sir Gal. — Probably an error for 
 broched, from Fr. brocher. 
 
 BRONDYN,p«rt.ji;(Y. Branched. Honlate. 
 — Fr. brondes, green boughs or branches. 
 
 BRONGIE, *!. A name given to the Cor- 
 morant, Shetl. Penn. Zool. 
 
 BRONYS, Brounys, Brownis, s. pi. 
 Branches ; boughs. Douglas. — From the 
 same origin with Brondyn. 
 
 To BRONSE, r. n. To overheat one's self 
 in a warm sun, or by sitting too near a 
 strong fire, S.— Isl. bruni, inflanimatio ; 
 Moes.G. brunsts, incendium. 
 
 BRONT, part. pa. Burnt, S. brunt. Dou- 
 glas. V. Bryn, r. 
 
 BROO, s. " I hae nae broo of them ava," 
 I have no /arourable opinion of them. 
 Old Mortalitii. 
 
 BROO, .'. Broth, juice, &c. V. Bree. 
 
 BROOD, s. 1. A young child. 2. The 
 youngest child of a family, Roxb. — A.S. 
 brod, proles. 
 
 BROODIE, adj. 1. Prolific; applied to 
 the female of any species that hatches or 
 brings forth many young; as, a brood'ie 
 hen, S. 2. Brudy, applied to either sex. 
 Bellcnden. 3. Fruitful; in a general sense, 
 S. Z. Boi/d. A.S. brodiqe, incubans. 
 
 To BROOFLE, Brufle, v.'n. To be in a 
 great hurry ; synon. with Broostle, Ettr. 
 For. This seems to be the same with 
 Brnffle, q. v. 
 
 BROOFLE, Brufle, .■>■. Impetuous haste, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 BROOK, s. Soot adhering to anything, S.B. 
 
 To BROOK, r. a. To soil with soot, S.B. 
 
 BROOKET, adj. Having a dirty face, S. 
 V. Broukit. 
 
 BROOKIEjrtc?/. Dirtied with soot; sooty, ib. 
 
 BROOKIE, s. 1. A ludicrous designation 
 for a blacksmith, from his face being be- 
 grimed, S.B. Tarras's Poems. 2. A de- 
 signation for a child whose face is streaked 
 with dirt, S. 
 
 BROOKABLE, adj. What may be borne 
 or endured, S.; from E. brook, r. 
 
 BROOM-DOG, s. An instrument for grub- 
 bing up broom, Mearns. 
 
 BROOSE, s. A race at country weddings. 
 V. Bruse. 
 
 BROOST, s. Apparently, a spring or vio- 
 lent exertion forward. Perhaps a corr. 
 of the V. to breast, used in the same sense; 
 aud from Moes.G. brust, the breast. 
 
 BROOSTLE, s. 1. A very bustling state ; 
 coming forward impetuously, Ettr. For. 
 2. Applied to a keen chase. Hogg. This 
 differs from Breessil, Fife, merely in the 
 change of the vowels. — Isl. brus-a, aes- 
 tuare, ?<>-oe's(n-, contentiosus; Dan. brus-er, 
 to rush, to foam, to roar ; applied to the 
 waves of the sea. 
 
 To BROOSTLE, Brustle, v. n. To be in 
 a bustle about little ; to be in a great 
 hurry, Ettr. For. ; pron. q. Brussle. 
 
 To BROOZLE, Bruizle, r. n. To perspire 
 violently from toil, Teviotd. — Belg. broeij- 
 en, to grow warm or hot; or Tent, bruys- 
 en, to foam, as we speak of a brotlie of 
 sweat ; Isl. braedsla, fusio, liquefactio, 
 brus-a, aestuare. 
 
 BROSE, s. 1. A kind of pottage made by 
 pouring boiling water or broth on meal, 
 which is stirred while the liquid is poured, 
 S. The dish is denominated from the 
 nature of the liquid ; as, icater-brose, 
 kail-brose. Boss. 2. In Clydes. the term 
 is applied to oat-meal porridge before it 
 is thoroughly boiled. — A.S. ceales briu, 
 kail-broo, S. ; briicas niman, to take pot- 
 tage or brose. 
 
 BROSE-MEAL, s. Meal of peas much 
 parched, of which peas-brose is made, S. 
 
 BROSE-TIME, .s. Supper-time. Gl. An- 
 tiquary. 
 
 BROSY-FACED, adv. Having a fat and 
 flaccid face, S. St.Johnstoun. 
 
 BROSIE, Brosy, adj. 1. Semifluid, S. 
 2. Metaph. soft; inactive, Lanarks. 3. Be- 
 daubed with brose or porridge, S. 4. Mak- 
 ing use of brose in one's profession, S.O. 
 
 BROSILIE, adv. In an inactive manner, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 BROSINESS, s. 1. State of being semi- 
 fluid. 2. Metaph. inactivity proceeding 
 from softness of disposition, Lanarks. 
 
 BROT, Brotach, s. A quilted cloth or co- 
 vering, used for preserving the back of a 
 horse from being ruffled by the Shimach, 
 on which the pannels are hung, being fas- 
 tened to a pack-saddle, Mearns. — Isl. 
 brot, plicatura. 
 
 To BROTCH, r. a. To plait straw-ropes 
 round a stack of corn, S.B.; synon. Brath, 
 q. V. — Isl, brus-a, to ftisten. 
 
BRO 
 
 100 
 
 BRO 
 
 BROTEKINS, Brotikins, s. pi. Buskins; 
 a kind of half-boots. Lyndsay. — Fr. hro- 
 dequin; Teut. broscken, a buskin. 
 
 BROTHE, s. " A great brothe of sweat," a 
 vulgar plirase used to denote a violent 
 perspiration, S. — The word may be radi- 
 cally the same with froth ; or allied to 
 Isl. braede, braedde, liquefacio. 
 
 To BROTHE, t. n. To be in a state of 
 profuse perspiration, S. Chron. S. Poet. 
 
 To BROTHER, r.a. 1. To admit to the 
 state, and to the privileges, of brother- 
 hood in any corporation or society, S. 2. 
 It also denotes the convivial initiation of 
 young members of a fraternity, as well as 
 the ludicrous customs observed as a prac- 
 tical parody on them, S. V. Brither. 
 
 BROTHER-BAIRN, s. The child of an 
 uncle ; a cousin, S. Pitscotfie. 
 
 BROUAGE. Salt Brouage. Salt made at 
 Brouage in France. 
 
 BROUDSTER,s. Embroiderer. Pltscottie. 
 — Fr. brod-er, to embroider. V. Browdin. 
 
 BROUKIT, Brooked, Bruckit, Bruket, 
 adj. The face is said to be broukit, when 
 it has spots or streaks of dirt on it ; when 
 it is partly clean and partly foul. A sheep 
 that is streaked or speckled in the face, 
 is designed in the same manner. Burns. 
 — To Bruike, to make dirty, Northumb. ; 
 Grose. There can be no doubt that this 
 is originally the same with Brocked, 
 Broakit. We may add to the etymon 
 there given, Dan. brojed, variegated ; 
 speckled; grisled. 
 
 BROW, s. " Nae broir,'" no favourable opin- 
 ion. " An ill brotc," an oi^inion precon- 
 ceived to the disadvantage of any person 
 or thing, S. Mary Steicart. V. Broo. 
 
 To BROW, T. a. To face ; to browbeat, 
 Ettr. For. Hogg. — From brow, s. super- 
 cilium. 
 
 BROW, s. A rising ground. Gait. The 
 broic of a hill is an E. phrase, but brow 
 does not seem to be used in this sense by 
 itself. — A.S. bruw-a, intercilium. 
 
 BROWCALDRONE, s. A vessel for brew- 
 ing. Aberd. lie(j. 
 
 BROWDEN'D,jt>rt/-?. j^((. Arrayed; decked, 
 Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 BROWDIN, Browden, part. jni. Fond; 
 warmly attached; eagerly desirous; hav- 
 ing a strong propensity, S. It often im- 
 plies the idea of folly in the attachment, 
 or in the degree of it. 2fontgomerie. 
 '' To browden vu a thing, to be fond of it, 
 Northumb." Gl. Grose. — It may be formed 
 from Belg. broed-en, to brood ; to hatch ; 
 all creatures being fond of their young. 
 
 BROWDYN,/wrf.^«. Embroidered. Wyn- 
 town. — C.B. brod-io, and Fr. brod-er, to 
 embroider ; Isl. brydd-a, pungere, brodd, 
 
 BROWdIn, part. pa. Expl. "clotted; 
 defiled ; filthy," Gl. Sibb. Chr. Kirk.— 
 Teut. brodd-c, sordes. 
 
 BROWDYNE, yxn-<. jw. Displayed; un- 
 furled. Barbour. — A.S. braed-an, to di- 
 late ; to expand. 
 
 BROWDINSTAR, .'. An embroiderer. 
 Coll. oflnrentorief. 
 
 BROWDINSTERSCHIP, ?. The profes- 
 sion of an embroiderer. Formed from 
 part. pa. Broicdyn, q. v. with the addition 
 of the termination stcr, which originally 
 marked a female. V. Browster. 
 
 BROW IN, part. j)a. Brewed. Acts Mary. 
 — A.S. browen, coctus, concoctus. 
 
 BRO WIS, s. pi. Expl. " brats." Keith's 
 Hist. — Perhaps from iQnt.bruys, spuma. 
 
 * BROWN, adj. The broth-pot is said to 
 pilay brown, or to boil brown, when the 
 soup is rich with animal juice, S. lie- 
 mains Nith. Song. 
 
 BROWNIE, s. A spirit, till of late years, 
 supposed to haunt some old houses, those, 
 especially, attached to farms. Instead of 
 doing any injury, he was believed to be 
 very useful to the family, particularly to 
 the servants, if they treated him well ; 
 for whom, while they took their neces- 
 sary refreshment in sleep, he was wont to 
 do many pieces of drudgery, S. Douglas. 
 — Ruddiman seems to think that these 
 spirits were called Brownies, from their 
 supposed " swarthy or tawny colour." 
 They may be viewed as corresponding 
 with the Swartalfar, i. e. swarthy or black 
 elves of the Edda, as the Liosal/ar, white, 
 or fair elves, are analogous to our Pairies. 
 
 BROWNIE-BAE, s. A designation given 
 to Brotcnie, Buchan. The addition to the 
 common name may have originated from 
 Broirnies being supposed occasionally to 
 frighten women and children with a wild 
 cry resembling that of a brute animal. 
 
 BROAVNIE'S-STONE. An altar dedicated 
 to Brownie. Martin's West. Islaiids. 
 
 BROWN JENNET or JANET, s. 1. A 
 cant phrase for a knapsack. 2. Brown 
 Janet is also explained as signifying a 
 musket. Picken's Gl. 
 
 BROWN MAN OF THE MUIRS. A 
 droich, dwarf, or subterranean elf. GL 
 Antiquary. The Brown ]\Ian of the 
 Muirs is a fairy of the most malignant 
 order, the genuine ducrg ir. Bord. Minst. 
 
 BIIOWST, Browest, .v. ' 1. As much malt 
 liquor as is brewed at a time, S. Bur- 
 row Lawes. 2. Used metaph. to denote 
 the consequences of any one's conduct, 
 especially in a bad sense. This is often 
 called " an ill browst,'' S. " Stay and drink 
 of your browst," S. Prov., Take a share of 
 the mischief you have occasioned. Kelly. 
 ■ — Isl. brugg-a racd, invenire callida cou- 
 silia, bruijija suik, struere insidias. 
 
 BROWSTER, Browstare, s. A brewer, S. 
 Douglas. — A.S. briw-an, coquere cerevi- 
 siam, to brew ; Teut. brouw-en, id. ; Isl. 
 eg brugg-a, decoquo cerevisias. In the 
 ancient Saxon, the termination stcr af- 
 
BRO 
 
 101 
 
 BRU 
 
 fixed to a s. masculine, makes it feminine. 
 Thus, bacci'stiy properly signifies pistrir, 
 "a woman-baker," Somn. 
 BROWSTER- WIFE. A female ale-seller, 
 especially in markets, S. Tarras's Pocm^. 
 To BRUB, r. a. To check, to restrain, to 
 keep under, to oppress, to break one's 
 spirit by severity, S.B. ; allied perhaps 
 to A.Bor. bruf), to prick with a bodkin. 
 Gl. Grose. 
 BRUCHE, s. V. Brociie. 
 BRUCKILNESS, Brokilness, s. 1. Brit- 
 tleness, S. 2. Apparently, incoherence, or 
 perhaps weakness ; used metaphorically. 
 JChiti's Qxair. 3. Moral inability. Poems 
 }6th CeiitHri/. From Bruckle, rtrf/. 
 BRUCKIT, adj. V. Brocked. 
 BRUCKLE, adj. Brittle. V. Brvkyl. 
 BRUCKLIE, adr. In a brittle state or 
 
 manner, Clydes. V. Brukyl. 
 BRUDERIT,;.a;t. ;-«. Fraternized.— Isl. 
 hruditr; Germ, bruder, a brother. V. 
 Brother, r. 
 BRUDERMAIST, adj. I\Iost affectionate ; 
 
 literally, most brotherly. Dunbar. 
 BRUDY, adj. Prolific ;' applied to either 
 
 sex. BeUenden. V. Broodie. 
 BRUE, .9. V. Bree. 
 
 To BRUFFLE, /•. n. To brvffle and sineat ; 
 to moil and toil ; to be turmoiled and 
 overheated, Dumfr. 
 BRUG SATINE. Satin made at Bruges. 
 BRUGH,Brogh, Brough, Burgh, s. 1. An 
 encampment of a circular form, S.B. In 
 Lothian, encampments of the circular form 
 are called Ili)iii-fort.t,fiora A.S. h /•( «(/,orbis, 
 circulus. 2. This name is also given to the 
 stronger sort of houses in which the Plots 
 are said to have resided. Brand. 3. A 
 borough. " A royal brugh ,-" " A briigh 
 of barony," as distinguished from the 
 other, S.B. V. Burch. 4. A hazy circle 
 round the disc of the sun or moon, gener- 
 ally considered as a presage of a change 
 of weather, is called a brugh or brogh, S. 
 l^tatist.Acc. 5. The name given to two 
 circles which arj drawn round the tee 
 on the ice appropriated for curling, 
 Clydes. — A.S. beorg, borh, muninientum, 
 agger, arx, " a rampire, a place of defence 
 and succour," Somner ; burg, castellum, 
 Lye. The origin is probably found in 
 Moes.G. bahys, mens. 
 BRUGH ER, B'rucher, s. " A stone which 
 comes within the circles drawn round the 
 tee, in curling," ibid. 
 To BRUGHLE, r. n. To be in a state of 
 quick motion, and oppressed with heat. 
 lie's bnuiJiIin up the brae, Berths. 
 BRUGHTINS, s. pJ. In the South of S. 
 at the Lammas feast, provided for the 
 shepherds, an oat-cake or bannock is 
 toasted, then crumbled down, and, being 
 put in a pot over the fire with butter, is 
 made into a sort of pottage, and named 
 Butter Brvghtiiis. 
 
 BRUGHTINCAKE, Braughtin,s. Green 
 cheese-parings, or wrought curd, kneaded 
 with butter or suet, and broiled in the 
 frying-pan. It is eaten with bread by 
 way of kitchen, Roxb. These terms seem 
 allied to C.B. brwchan, Gael, brochun. 
 Fris. brugghe, however, denotes bread be- 
 smeared with butter ; Tent, bruwet, jus, 
 jusculum, and Isl. bruggu, calida coctio. 
 V. Brochan. 
 BRUICK, Bruk, s. a kind of boil, S. 
 Gl. Complaint. An inflamed tumour or 
 swelling of the glands under the arm is 
 called a bruick-boil, S.B., pron. as brook. 
 — Isl. bruk, elatio, tumor ; expl. of a 
 swelling that suppurates. 
 To BRUIK, Bruke, Brook, r. a. To en- 
 joy, to possess. Poems Buchan Dial. — 
 A.S. hrnc-an. Franc, gebrnch-en, Su.G. 
 ls\.bruk-a, Belg. bruyck-en, Germ, branch- 
 en, to use. 
 To BRUILYIE, Brulyie, t. n. To fight ; 
 to be engaged in a broil, Aberd. Skinner. 
 — Fr. brouill-er, to make a great hurly- 
 burly, to jumble. 
 To BRUILYIE, Brulye, r. a. To bruilyie 
 
 tip, to put into a ferment, Fife. 
 To BRUIND, r. n. To emit sparks, &c. 
 
 V. Brund. 
 BRUINDIN, .T. The emission of sparks. 
 BRUISK, adj. Brisk ; lively ; in high 
 
 spirits. — Fr. brusque. 
 BRUKYL, Bruckle, Brokyll, Broklie, 
 adj. 1. Brittle, easily broken, S. Kelly. 
 Hamilton. 2. Metaph. used in relation 
 to the unsettled state of political mat- 
 ters. Baillie. Or of one's personal con- 
 cerns when in a state of disorder. Wa- 
 rerlei/. 3. Variable, unsettled, as ap- 
 plied" to the weather. The Har'st Rig. 
 4. It seems to signify soft, pliable, as ap- 
 plied to the mind. Wyntown. 5. Fickle, 
 inconstant. T\"allace. 6. Inconstant, as 
 including the idea of deceit. King's 
 Quair. 7. Weak, delicate, sickly, S.B. 
 8. Apt to fall into sin, or to yield to 
 temptation. Abj). Hamiltoun. — Teut. 
 brokel, fragilis, from brok-en, frangere ; 
 ^\Y.braeckeHg,iA.;Ge\-ia.brocMicht,(ix\xvab- 
 ling. 
 BRUKILNESSE, s. V. Bruckilness. 
 BRUKIT,a((/. Having streaks of dirt. V. 
 
 Broukit. 
 To BRULYIE, r. a. To broil ; properly 
 to roast cold boiled meat on the gridiron, 
 Fife. — Fr. brusler, bruler, to scorch. 
 To BRULYIE, t. n. To be overpowered 
 
 with heat ; synon. with Brothe. 
 BRULYIE, Brulyement, s. 1. A brawl, 
 broil, fray, or quarrel, S. Boss. Itamsaji. 
 2. Improperly used for a battle. Hamil- 
 ton. — Fr. brouiller, to quarrel ; Su.G. 
 brylla, foerbriUa, to embroil. 
 To BRUMBLE, r. n. To make a hollow 
 murmuring noise, as that of the rushing 
 or agitation of water in a pool, S.O. — 
 
BRU 
 
 102 
 
 BITC 
 
 Teut. hrmnmd-en, rugire, mngire ; Isl. 
 hruml-a, murmurare, Su.G. hrumm-a, id. 
 BRUMMIN, part.pr. Applied to a sow 
 desirous of the boar, Fife, Border. Brim- 
 w(i?!,id.. Loth. V. Breemin. 
 To BRUND, Bruind, t. n. 1. To emit 
 sparks as a flint does when struck. — It's 
 hrundin, the fire flies from it, S.B. 2. 
 To glance, to sparkle ; applied to the 
 eye, as expressing either love or anger. 
 Campbell. — S».G. bruin-a, to burn. 
 BRUNDS, Brundis, Brwynds, y. pi. 1. 
 Brands, pieces of wood lighted. Wallace. 
 2. It seems to signify the remains of 
 burnt wood, reduced to the state of char- 
 coal, and as perhaps retaining some 
 sparks. Barbour. 3. The term is still 
 commonly used in Ang., only with greater 
 latitude. — A.S. hrond may be the origin ; 
 as in the second sense it merely denotes 
 a firebrand almost entirely burnt out. — 
 Bronde is the O.E. orthography for what 
 is now written brand. 
 BRUNGLE, s. A job ; a knavish piece of 
 business, Clydes. Apparently originally 
 the same with Branglc. 
 ERUNSTANE,.*. Sulphur; brimstone,Ayrs. 
 Jacobite Belies. — Germ, born-steen, id. ; 
 from Belg. born-en, ardere. 
 BRUNSTANE, adj. Of or belonging to 
 
 sulphur, S., ibid. 
 BRUNSTANE-MATCH, .<!. A match dip- 
 ped in sulphur ; vulgarly denominated a 
 spunk, S. 
 BRUNT, adj. Keen ; eager, Berths.— Teut. 
 
 brunst, ardor, catulitio. 
 BRUNT, pret. and part. pa. 1. Burned or 
 burnt, S. Pitscottie. 2. Illegally touched ; 
 a term used in Curling, and Tarious 
 games, Clydes. 
 BRUNTLIN, s. A burnt moor, Buchan. 
 
 Perhaps corr. from brunt land. 
 BRUNTLIN, adj. Of or belonging to a 
 
 burnt moor. Tarras's Poems. 
 BRUS, s. Force, impetus. Doui/las. — Belg. 
 bruyssch-en, to foam or roar like the sea ; 
 Su.G. brus-a, sonare ; De aquis cum im- 
 petn ruentibus aut fluctibus maris; Ihre. 
 To BRUS, Brusch, r. a. To force open, to 
 press up. Wi/ntoirn. — Sicamb. bruys-en, 
 premere, strepere. 
 To BRUSCH, r. n. To burst forth, to rush, 
 to issue with violence. Wallace. V. 
 Brus, s. 
 BRUSE, Broose, Bruise, .<;. To ride the 
 bruse, 1. To run a race on horseback at 
 a wedding, S., a custom still preserved 
 in the country. Tliose who are at a wed- 
 ding, especially the younger part of the 
 company, who are conducting the bride 
 from her own house to the bridegroom's, 
 often set off, at full speed, for the latter. 
 This is called, ridinij the bruse. He who 
 first reaches the house is said to tcin the 
 bruise. Burns. 2. Metaph. to strive, to 
 contend in whatever wav. /?. Gallovav, 
 
 This means nothing more than riding for 
 the brose, broth or kail, the prize of spice- 
 broth, allotted in some places to the victor. 
 * BRUSH, s. To (fie a brush at any kind of 
 work ; to assist by working violently for 
 a short time, S.-^I)an. brus-er, to rush. 
 BRUSHIE, adj. Sprucely dressed, or fond 
 of dress ; as,' " He 's a little brushie fal- 
 low," Roxb. — Teut. bruys, spuma, bruys- 
 en, spumare. 
 BR\JSlT,pa7i.pa. Embroidered. Honlate. 
 — L.B. brusd-us, brust-us, acupictus ; Du 
 Cange. V. Burde, s. 
 BRUSKNESS, ,'. Unbecoming freedom of 
 speech ; rudeness ; incivility, S. Doic- 
 (jlasse's Serm. — Fr. bruse, brusque, rash, 
 rude, uncivil. V. Bruisk. 
 To BRUSSEL, Brushel, v. n. To rush 
 forward in a rude and disorderly way, 
 Ayrs. V. Breessil. 
 BRUSSLE, s. Bustle, Loth.— A.S. brastl- 
 ia«, strepere, murmurare. V. Breessil. 
 To BRUST, r. n. To burst. B. Bruce.— 
 
 Teut. brost-en, brusten, Sw. brist-a, id. 
 BRUSURY, y. Embroidery. Douglas. 
 BRUTE, .«. Report ; rumour. The same 
 
 with E. Bruit. Bell. Cron. 
 BRUZZING, ?. A term used to denote the 
 noise made by bears. Urquharfs Babe- 
 lais. — Teut. bruys-en, rugire, strepere. 
 BRWHS, s. Apparently, the same with 
 
 Brus. Wyntoicn. 
 ToBUjBuE,?. n. To low. It properly denotes 
 
 the cry of a calf, S. — Lat. bo-are, id. 
 BU, Boo, s. 1. A sound meant to excite 
 terror, S. Prcsb. Eloquence. 2. A bug- 
 bear, an object of terror, ibid. — Belg. 
 beiutr, a spectre ; C.B. bo, a hobgoblin. 
 BU-KOW, s. Any thing frightful, as a 
 scarecrow, applied also to a hobgoblin, 
 S. — From &!< and Ao?f,co!r, a goblin. V.Cow. 
 BU-MAN, s. A goblin ; the devil, S. Used 
 
 as Bu-koic. 
 BUAT, .<;. A lantern. V. Bowet. 
 BUB, Bob, .«. A blast, a gust of severe wea- 
 ther. Douglas. — Allied perhaps to Isl. 
 bobbe, malum, noxae ; or E. bob, to beat, 
 as denoting the suddenness of its im- 
 pulse. 
 * BUBBLE, ?. Snot ; as much snot as 
 
 comes from the nose at once. 
 To BUBBLE, r.n. To shed tears in a 
 snivelling, blubbering, childish way, S. 
 Bibble, Aberd. 
 To BUBBLE and Greet. A vulgar phrase 
 denoting the act of crying or weeping, 
 conjoined with an eff'usion of mucus from 
 the nostrils. Walker's Bemark. Pas. 
 BUBBLY, adj. Snottv, S., A.Bor. 
 BUBBLYJOCK, .«. The vulgar name for 
 a turkey-cock, S. Synon. Pvlliecock, S.B. 
 Saxon and Gael, Grose. — The name 
 seems to have originated from the shape 
 of his comb, 
 BUCHT, s. A bending ; a fold. Also a 
 pen iuwhichewes are milked, V, Bovoht. 
 
BUC 
 
 103 
 
 BUD 
 
 BUCHT, BcGHT, s. A measure of fishing 
 lines, being fifty-five fathoms, Shetl. Evi- 
 dently from the different folds in these 
 lines. V. Bought, .<., a curvature. 
 
 BUCK,.". The carcass of au animal. Acts 
 Ja. VI. V. BouK, BuiK. 
 
 BUCK,.-!. The beech-tree.— A.S. 6dc; Su.G. 
 liok ; Teut. btiecke, fagus. V. Biik, Buk, 
 a book. 
 
 To BUCK out. To make a gurgling noise, 
 as liquids ■\vhcu poured from a strait- 
 necked bottle, S. Probably formed from 
 the sound. 
 
 To BUCK, r. n. To push, to butt, Berths. 
 — Alem. hock-en, to strike ; ■whence 
 AVachter derives bock, a he-goat. Su.G. 
 bock, impulsus, ictus. 
 
 To BUCK AND Cru.ne. To show extreme 
 solicitude for the possession of anything. 
 " Ye needna insist on't, for ye sanna get 
 it, if ye soud buck and crime for't"; 
 Dumfr. It perhaps refers to the conduct 
 of the buck, when rutting, in expressing 
 his eagerness for the doe. Isl. huck-a, and 
 Germ, bock-en, to strike with the horns, 
 to butt ; from bock, cervus, caper. To 
 crune is to emit a hollow sound, as cattle 
 do when dissatisfied. Y. Croyn. 
 
 BUCKALEE. A call to negligent herds, 
 who allow the cows to eat the corn, Mearns. 
 
 BUCKASIE, Blckacy, ^■. A kind of buck- 
 ram or calamanco. Act. Audit. — Fr. 
 boccastn, fine buckram resembling tafi'eta; 
 also calamanco. 
 
 BUCK AW, <;. The name given to the short 
 game by which a bonsjwl, or match at cvr- 
 luiff, is generally concluded, Lanarks. — 
 Isl. buck-a, domare, subigere, and all ; q. 
 that wliich settles all, the conquering 
 game. 
 
 BUCKBEAN, ?. A name given in Roxb. 
 to the common trefoil. It seems rather 
 to be the ^lenyanthes Trifoliata, Marsh 
 trefoil, or bog-bean. It grows somewhat 
 like a bean, and many people in S. infuse 
 and drink it for its medicinal virtues. 
 
 BUCKER, f^. A name given to a species of 
 whale, West of S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 BUCKETIE, f. The paste used by weavers 
 in dressing their webs, S.O. ; corr. from 
 Buckwheat, the grain from which it is 
 made. 
 
 BUCKIE, .«. A smart blow, especially on 
 the chops, Aberd. Mearns. — Su.G, bock, 
 impulsus, ictus ; Alem. bock-en, ferire. 
 
 BUCKIE, s. Apparently, the hind quarters 
 of a hare, BaniFs. — Teut. buyek, venter ; 
 et uterus. 
 
 BUCKIE, BrcKT, s. I. Any spiral shell, 
 of whatever size, S. Muse^s Threnodie. 
 The Roaring Buckie, Buccinum nnda- 
 tum, Linn., is the common great wilk. — 
 — Teut. buck-en, to bow, to bend ; as this 
 expresses the twisted form of the shell. 
 2. A perverse or refractory person is de- 
 nominated a thravn buckie, and some- 
 
 times, in still harsher language, a Deil's 
 buckie, S. Warerlei/. llamsai/. 
 
 BUCKIE INGRAM,that species of crab 
 denominated Cancer bernardus. New- 
 haven. 
 
 BUCKIE PRINS. A periwinkle ; Turbo 
 terebra, Linn. Also called Water-stoups. 
 Loth. 
 
 BUCKIE-RUFF, .s. A wild giddy boy, or 
 romping girl, Fife. Ruff seems synon. 
 with Ruffie, q. v. 
 
 BUCKIE-TYAUYE,.?. A struggle; a good- 
 humoured wrestling match, BanfiFs. — 
 From Isl. buck-a, subigere, domare, or 
 bokki, vir grandis, and tyauve, the act of 
 tousing. V. Taave, and Buckie, a blow. 
 
 BUCKISE, s. A smart stroke, Aberd. 
 
 To BUCKISE, r. a. To beat with smart 
 strokes, Aberd. — Teut. boock-en, hok-en, 
 tundere, pulsare, batuere ; Fr. buquer ; 
 Germ, bock-en, beuk-en ; Su.G. bok-a, id. 
 The origin seems to be Germ, bock, Isl. 
 buck-r, a ram or goat, as striking with its 
 horn. 
 
 To BUCKLE, r. n. To be married. Reg. 
 Dal ton. 
 
 To BUCKLE, r. a. 1. To join two per- 
 sons in marriage ; used in a low or ludi- 
 crous sense, S. Macneill. 2. Tohuckleicith 
 a person, to be so engaged in an argument 
 as to have the worst, Fife. 3. To he buckled 
 with a thing, to be so engaged in any 
 business as to be at a loss to accomplish 
 it ; as, " I was fairly buckled ici't," Fife. 
 
 BUCKLE-THE-BEGGARS, .«. One who 
 marries persons in a clandestine and dis- 
 orderlv manner, S. 
 
 To BUCKLE TO, v. a. To join in marriage. 
 Train's Poetical Reveries. 
 
 BUCKSTURDIE, adj. Obstinate, Strath- 
 more. — Perhaps from Isl. hock, caper, and 
 $tird-ur, rigidus, stifi" as a he-goat. 
 
 BUCKTOOTH, s. Any tooth that juts out 
 from the rest, S. — Sibb. derives this from 
 Boks, q. v. Perhaps allied to Su.G. bok, 
 rostrum. 
 
 BUD, BuDE, T. impers. Behoved. Hogg. 
 Y. Boot. 
 
 BUD, s. A gift ; generally one that is 
 meant as a bribe. Acts Ja. I. — C.B. 
 hudd. Corn, bud, profit, emolument. Or 
 shall we view it as formed from A.S. bade, 
 obtulit, q. the bribe that has been offered? 
 
 To BUD, BuDD, r. a. To endeavour to 
 gain by gifts, to bribe. Pitscottie. 
 
 BUDTAKAR, s. One who receives a bribe. 
 Y. Bud. 
 
 BUDDEN,/K(rt. j/rt. Asked; invited; as, 
 " I'm hudden to the waddin'," I am in- 
 vited to the wedding ; Unbudden, not 
 invited, Roxb. 
 
 BUDE-BE, s. An act which it behoved one 
 in duty to perform, Clydes. 
 
 BUDGE, s. A kind of bill, used in war- 
 fare. Douglas. — O.Fr. houge, boulge, fau- 
 cille, serpe ; Roquefort. 
 
BUD 
 
 104 
 
 BUI 
 
 BUDNA. BeliOYcd not ; might not, Roxb. 
 
 A. Scult. 
 To BUE, r. M. To low as a bull. 3fve 
 denotes the lowing of a covr.— C.B. bit, 
 bnn-ch, signify both bos and vacca ; Isl. 
 hu, armenta. 
 BUF, Baf. a phrase which seems to have 
 been formerly used in S. expressive of 
 contempt of what another has said. Ni- 
 col Burne. 
 BUFE, s. Beef, S.B.— Fr. hoevf, id. Isl. 
 
 bufe, cattle ; from bu, an ox. 
 To BUFF, r. n. To emit a dull sound, 
 as a bladder filled with wind does, S. 
 Chr. Kirk. 
 BUFF, s. A terra used to express a dull 
 sound, S. /( played buff, it made no 
 impression.— Belg. boff-en, to puff up the 
 cheeks Avith wind ; Fr. bouff-''r, id. 
 To BUFF, r. a. To buff corn, to give grain 
 half thrashing, S. " The best of him is 
 buft," a phrase commonly used to denote 
 that one's natural strength is much gone, 
 S. — Alem. buff-en, pulsare.^7o huff' lier- 
 rivfj, to steep salted herrings in fresh 
 water, and hang them up, S. 
 BUFF, s. A stroke, a blow, S. Chr. 
 Kirk.— Fr. bouff'e, a blow, L.B. bvffa, 
 alapa. 
 To BUFF out, T. 11. To laugh aloud, S.— 
 Fr. bouffee, a sudden, violent, and short 
 blast, buff'-ir, to spurt. 
 BUFF, s. Nonsense, foolish talk, S. Shir- 
 refs. — Tent, beffe, id., nugae, irrisio ; Fr. 
 biiffoi, vanity ; also moqnerie. 
 BUFF, s. Skin. Stri2)t to the buff, stript 
 naked, S. — Perhaps from E. buff, as de- 
 noting leather prepared from tlie skin of 
 a buffalo. 
 BUFF NOR STYE. lie cou'd neither my 
 buff nor stye, S., i. e., " He could neither 
 say one thing nor another." It is also 
 used, but, I suspect, improperly, in regard 
 to one who has no activity ; He has nei- 
 ther buff nor stye with him, S.B. It is 
 used in another form, to ken, or know, 
 neither buff nor stye : and in Ayrs. it is 
 used differently from all these examples. 
 " He would neither buff nor stye for fa- 
 ther nor mother, friend nor foe." The 
 Entail. — Teut. hof, celeusma, a cheer 
 made by mariners. Stye might be viewed 
 as referring to the act of mounting the 
 shrouds, from Su.G. stiq-a, to ascend. 
 BUFFER, s. A foolish fellow ; a term 
 much used among young people, Clydes. 
 — Fr. bouffard, " often puffing, stroutiug 
 out, swelling with anger," Cotgr. 
 BUFFETS, .«. ;>/. A swelling in the glands 
 of the throat, Aug. {branks, synon.) Pro- 
 bably from Fr. boiffe, swollen. 
 BUFFETSTOOL, s. A stool with sides, 
 in form of a square table with leaves, 
 when these are folded down, S. Lincolns. 
 id. A. Douglas. — Fr. buffet, a sideboard ; 
 expl. by Roquefort, drcsFoir, which de- 
 
 notes a board for holding plates, without 
 box or drawer. 
 BUFFIE, BuFFLE, adj. 1. Fat ; purfled ; 
 applied to the face, S. 2. Shaggy ; " as, a 
 buffe head," when the hair is both copious 
 and dishevelled, Fife. Synon. Tou-zie.— 
 Fr. bouffe, blown up, swollen. 
 BUFFIL, adj. Of or belonging to the buf- 
 falo; as, "^««6;y;?(/coa<," a coat of leather; 
 ane buffi belt, a buff belt. This shows 
 that the leather we now call 6((jf was ori- 
 ginally called tiy^/, or buffalo. Aberd.Reg. 
 BUFFLIN, part. pr. Rambling, roving, 
 unsettled ; still running from place to 
 place, or engaged in some new project or 
 other ; a term generally applied to boys, 
 Tweedd.— Fr. buffelin, of or belonging to 
 a wild ox ; q. resembling it. 
 BUFFONS, s. pi. Pantomimic dances ; so 
 denominated from the buffoons, les bon- 
 fons, by whom they were performed. Gl. 
 Compl. — Fr. boufons, those by whom they 
 were performed. V. Buanghs. 
 BUG, 7)rrf. Built. Minstrelsy Border. V. 
 
 Big, v. 
 BUG SKIN,s. A lamb's skin dressed. Act. 
 
 Dom. Cone. 
 BUGABOO, s. A hobgoblin, Fife ; pron. 
 as buijgabu. — Perhaps from S. bugge, bug- 
 bear, and boo, bu, a term expressive of 
 terror. V. Bu. 
 BUGASINE, s. A name for calico. Rates. 
 BUGE, s. "Lamb's fur; Fr. agnelin:' 
 Rudd. Douglas. — Fr. bouge, E. budge, id. 
 BUGGE, .o. A bugbear. V. Boggarde. 
 BUGGEN, part. jya. Built ; from the r, 
 
 to Big, Clydes. 
 BUGGLE, .'t. A bog, a morass, S.B. This 
 seems to be merely a dimin. from Ir. and 
 E. bog. 
 BUGHE, s. Braid of bughe ; perhaps, fine 
 light bread grateful to the month, Aberd. 
 Reg. Bughe, appears to be a corr. from 
 Fr. bonche, the mouth ; as pain de bouche 
 signifies light and savoury white bread. 
 BUGHT, s, A pen in which the ewes 
 
 are milked. V. Bought. 
 BUGIL, BuoiLL, s. A buglehorn. Dou- 
 glas. — Q,. buculae cornu, the horn of a 
 young cow ; or from Teut. boghel, Germ. 
 bugel, curvatura. Rather perhaps the 
 horn of a bull, as bugle and bull are in- 
 flections of the same word. 
 BUGLE LACE, s. Apparently, lace re- 
 sembling the small bead called a bugle. 
 Rates. 
 BUICK. Meaning uncertain. Perhaps, 
 
 Teut. benck ran Vschip, carina. 
 BUICK, pret. Curtsied ; from the v. Beek. 
 
 Ross. 
 To BUIGE, r. n. To bow, to cringe. Mait- 
 
 land Poems. — A.S. bu^i-an, to bend. 
 BUIK, .0. The body. V. Bouk. 
 BUIK, BuKE, pret. Baked. Dunbar. — 
 
 A.S. boc, coxit, from bac-an. 
 BUIK, EvK, BncE. Beik, •^. 1. A bock. 
 
BUI 
 
 105 
 
 RUL 
 
 S. Dunbar. 2. The Bulk, the Holy 
 Bible ; a phrase of respect resembling 
 Lat. BiUia, S. Hence, To Tak thk 
 BuiK, to perform family worship, S. 
 Cromek's Bemnin.^. — Germ. Ittich, Alem. 
 houcli, Belg. hoek, A.S. hoc, Moes.G. Isl. 
 Su.G. hok, id. It has been generally sup- 
 posed that the Northern nations give this 
 name to a book, from the materials of 
 which it was first made, hok, signifying a 
 beech tree. 
 
 BUIK-LARE, s. Learning, the knowledge 
 acquired by means of a regular educa- 
 tion, S. Sometimes merely instruction 
 in reading. 
 
 BUIK-LEAR'D, Book-lear'd, adj. Book- 
 learned, S. A. Nicol. — Isl. bokiaerd-ur, 
 id. V. Lare, r. and s. 
 
 BUIKAR, .<!. Apparently, a clerk or book- 
 keeper. — A.S. hocere, scriptor, scriba ; in- 
 terpres ; Moes.G. hokarels, scriba. 
 
 BUIL, s. Apparently, a sheep-fold ; a byre, 
 Shetl. — Su.G. hoele, byle, domuncula. 
 
 To BUIL, Build, r. a. To drive sheep into 
 a fold, or to house cattle in a byre, Shetl.; 
 synon. with Buclit. 
 
 BUILDING, s. The act of enclosing sheep 
 or cattle, ibid. 
 
 BUILYETTIS, Bulyettis, s. pi. Probably, 
 pendants. Inventories. — O.Fr. bulletten, 
 " such bubbles or bobs of glasse as wo- 
 men weare for pendants at their eares," 
 Cotgr. 
 
 BUILYIE, s. A perplexity ; a quandary. 
 — Isl. bitl/, confusio. 
 
 BUIR, Leg. Leuir. Wallace. 
 
 BUIRE, pret. Bore ; brought forth. Pit- 
 scot tie. 
 
 BUISE, To shoot the hnise. Cleland.—Ap- 
 paTeutly, to sicin/j, to be hanged ; perhaps 
 from Ital. busco, the shoot of a tree ; q. 
 to spring from the fatal tree. 
 
 BUIST, .«. A part of female dress, an- 
 ciently worn in S. ; perhaps stays. Malt- 
 land P. — Fr. hvsq, or buste, a plaited body, 
 or other quilted thing, worn to make or 
 keep the body straight. Ital. histo, stays 
 or bodice. 
 
 BUIST, s. A thick and gross object ; used 
 of animate beings ; as, lie's a buist of a 
 fallow, he is a gross man. From Fr. 
 buste, as denoting a cast of the gross part 
 of the body. 
 
 To BUIST up, i: a. To enclose, to shut up. 
 Montijomerie. 
 
 BUIST, r. impers. Behoved. V. Boot, But. 
 
 BUIST, Buste, Boist, s. 1. A box or 
 chest, S. Meal-hdst, chest for contain- 
 ing meal. Acts Ja. II. 2. A coffin ; 
 nearly antiquated, but still sometimes 
 used by tradesmen, Loth. 3. The dis- 
 tinctive mark put on sheep whether by 
 an iron or by paint; generally the initials 
 of the proprietor's name, Roxb. Tweedd. 
 4. Transferred to anything viewed as a 
 distinctive ohar.ictevistie of a fraternity. 
 
 Monaster ij. — O.Fr. lohte. Arm. bouest, a 
 
 box. 
 To BUIST, r. a. To mark sheep or cattle 
 
 with the proprietor's distinctive mark, 
 
 Roxb. Tweedd. 
 BUISTIN'-IRON, .«. The iron by which 
 
 the mark on sheep is impressed. The 
 
 box in which the iron is kept for marking 
 
 is called the Tar-buist, ibid. 
 BUIST-MAKER, s. A coffin-maker, Loth.; 
 
 a term now nearly obsolete. 
 BUIST Y,.^. AbedjAberd. 01. Shirr.; used 
 
 perhaps for a small one, q. a little box. 
 
 V. BOOSHTY. 
 
 BUITH, s. A shop. V. Bothe. 
 
 BUlTHHAVER,s, One who keeps a shop 
 or booth. 
 
 BUITING,s. Booty. Mont,jomerle.—Fr. 
 butin, Ital. butino, id. 
 
 BUITS, .<!. pi. Matches for firelocks. Ball- 
 lie's Letters. — Gael, huite, a firebrand. 
 
 To BUITTLE, Bootle, r. n. To walk un- 
 gracefully, taking short steps, with a stot- 
 tinij or bouncing motion, Roxb. 
 
 BUKASY, Bukkesy, 5. Fine buckram or 
 calamanco ; a stufi" formerly used for fe- 
 male dress. V. Buckasie. 
 
 BUK-HID, BuK-HUD, s. Ilenrysone. — This 
 seems to be an old name for some game, 
 probably Blindman's-buff, Bo-peep, or 
 Hide and Seek. V. Belly-bli.nd. 
 
 To BUKK, r. a. To incite, to instigate, 
 Ereripren. — Germ, boch-en, to strike, boc- 
 ken, to push with the horn ; Su.G. bock, 
 a stroke ; Isl. huck-a, calcitrare. 
 
 BULDRIE, s. Building, or mode of build- 
 ing. Burel. 
 
 BULFIE, adj. Apparently, bnffieheaded ; 
 dull ; stupid, Aberd. 
 
 BULGET, s. Perhaps, bags or pouches. 
 Balfour's Pract. — Fr. boulgette. 
 
 BULYIEMENT, .«;. Habiliments ; pro- 
 perly such as are meant for warfare. Boss. 
 — Bulyiements is still used ludicrously for 
 clothing, S. V. Abulyiement. 
 
 BULYETTIS, .■!. pd. Mails or budgets.— 
 From Fr. bouhjeite, id. V. Bulget. 
 
 BULYON, .«. Perhaps, crowd ; collection. 
 St. Patrick. — Gael, bolqan, a budget. 
 
 BULIS, s. p>l. Pot-bulis. Bools of a pot. 
 V. Bool, .t. 
 
 BULL, s. Properly the chief house on au 
 estate ; now generally applied to the 
 principal farm-house. RentallofOrkn. — 
 Isl. boel, civitas, praedium ; S.G. bol, do- 
 micilium ; Norw. bu signifies a dwelling- 
 house. V. Boo, Bow. 
 
 BULL, s. a dry, sheltered place, Shetl. 
 
 BULL, s. BlackBull of Norroicay ; a bug- 
 bear used for stilling children, Aug. 
 
 To BULL in, r. a. To swallow hastily and 
 voraciously. " / vas bulling in my break- 
 fast," I was eating it as fast as possible. 
 Loth. 
 
 To BULL, r. n. To take the bull ; a term 
 u'^ed with respect to a cow. Both the 
 
BUL 
 
 10() 
 
 BUM 
 
 c. and s. are pron. q. bill, S. — Bill-siller, 
 S., is analogous to Teut. bolle-gheld, mer- 
 ces pro admissura tauri. 
 BULLING, A-BULLiNG, part. pr. « The 
 cow 's a-bulliihj," she is in season, and 
 desires the male. V. the v. to Bull. 
 BULLE, s. A Shetland oil measure. — Sw. 
 hulle, cratera fictilis; the same •with E. 
 bowl. 
 To BULLER, r. n. 1. To emit such a 
 sound as water does, when rushing Tio- 
 lently into any cavity, or forced back 
 again, S. Douglas. — Su.G. bullr-a tu- 
 multuari, strepitum edere. 2. To make 
 a noise with the throat, as one does when 
 gargling it with any liquid, S. ; t/uller, 
 synon. Bellenden. 3. To make any rat- 
 tling noise ; as when stones are rolled 
 down hill, or when a quantity of stones 
 falls together, S.B. 4. To bellow, to 
 roar as a bull or cow does, S. ; also pron. 
 boUar, Ang. — Isl. baul-a, mugire, baul, 
 mugitus. 5. It is used as r. a. to denote 
 the impetus or act productive of such a 
 sound as is described above. Douglas. 
 BULLER, BuLLOURE, s. 1 . A loud gurgling 
 noise, S. Douglas. Hence, the Bullers 
 of Buchan, the name given to an arch in 
 a rock, on the coast of Aberdeenshire. — 
 Su.G. buller, strepitus. 2. A bellowing 
 noise ; or a loud roar, S.B. V. the v. 
 BULLETSTANE, j^. A round stone, S. 
 — Isl. bollut-ur, round ; bollut, convexity. 
 BULLFIT, s. A martin ; a swift, Dumfr. 
 BULLFRENCH, s. Corr. of Bullfinch ; as 
 the Greenfinch is called Grecnfrench, and 
 Goldfinch, Govdfrench. 
 BULLIHEISLE,s. A play among boys, 
 in which, all having joined hands in a line, 
 a boy at one of the ends stands still, and 
 the rest all wind round him. The sport 
 especially consists in an attempt to hceze 
 or throw the whole mass over on the 
 ground, Upp. Clydes. 
 BULLIHEIZILIE, s. A scramble ; a 
 
 squabble, Clydes. 
 BULLION, s. A name for the pudenda in 
 some parts of Orkney — Allied perhaps to 
 Su.G. bol-as. Germ, bul-en, mcechari ; 0. 
 Teut. bo-el, ancilla, concubina. 
 To BULLIRAG, r. a. To rally in a con- 
 temptuous way, to abuse one in a hector- 
 ing manner, S. Campbell. — Isl. baul, bol, 
 raaledictio, and raegia, deferre, to re- 
 proach. 
 BULLIRAGGLE, s. A noisy quarrel, in 
 which opprobrious epithets are bandied, 
 Upp. Clydes. V. Bullirag. 
 BULL-OF-THE-BOG, .<;. A name given to 
 
 the bittern. Guy Mannering. 
 BULLS, ,«. ]il. Strong bars in which the 
 teeth of a harrow are placed, S.B. tStatist. 
 Ace. — Su.G. bol, Isl. bolr, truncus. 
 BULLS-BAGS, ;;. The tuberous Orchis, 
 Orchis morio, and mascula, Linn. Ang. 
 and Mearns. — " Female and Male Fool- 
 
 stones ;" Lightfoot. It receives its name 
 from the resemblance of the two tuber- 
 cles of the root to the testes. 
 
 BULL'S-HEAD. A signal of condemna- 
 tion, and prelude of immediate execu- 
 tion, said to have been anciently used in 
 Scotland. To present a bull's-head be- 
 fore a person at a feast, was in the an- 
 cient turbulent times of Scotland, a com- 
 mon signal for his assassination. Pits- 
 cottie. 
 
 BULL-SEGG, s. A gelded bull. V. Segg. 
 
 BULL-SEGG, s. The great cat-tail or 
 reedmace,Typha latifolia, Linn. S.B. The 
 same with Bulls-bags, q. v. 
 
 BULTY, adj. Large, Fife.— This may be 
 allied to Teut. bult, gibbus, tuber ; Belg. 
 bult, a bunch, bultje, a little bunch ; Isl. 
 buld, crassus. 
 
 BULWAND, s. The name given to com- 
 mon mugwort, Orkney, Caithn. Keill. 
 
 BUAI, .«. A lazy, dirty, tawdry, careless 
 woman, chiefly applied to women of high 
 stature. — Perhaps Isl. bumb-r, venter. 
 
 BUM, s. A humming noise, the sound 
 emitted by a bee, S. V. the r. 
 
 To BUM, r. 11. 1. To buzz, to make a 
 humming noise ; used with respect to 
 bees, S. A.Bor. J. Nicol. 2. Used to 
 denote the noise of a multitude. Hamil- 
 ton. 3. As expressing the sound emitted 
 by the drone of a bag-pipe, S. Ferguson. 
 
 4. Used to denote the freedom of agree- 
 able conversation among friends, S.B. — 
 Belg. bomm-en, to resound ; Teut. bomme, 
 a drum. 
 
 BUMBARD, adj. Indolent, lazy.— Ital. 
 bomhare, a humble-bee. Dunbar. 
 
 BUMBART, s. 1. The drone-bee, or per- 
 haps a flesh-fly. MehilVs MS. 2. A 
 drone, a driveller. Dunbar. 
 
 BUMBAZED, Bombazed, adj. Stupified, 
 
 5. Ross. — Q. stupified with noise ; from 
 Teut. bomm-en, resonare, and baesen, de- 
 lirare. V. Bazed. 
 
 BUMBEE, s. a humble-bee, a wild bee 
 that makes a great noise, S. Bumble-bee, 
 id. A.Bor. — Q. the bee that bums. 
 
 BUMBEE-BYKE, s. A nest of humble- 
 bees. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 BUMBELEERY-BIZZ. A cry used by 
 children to frighten cows with the Bizz of 
 the gadfly, Loth. 
 
 BUM-CLOCK, s. A humming beetle, that 
 flies in the summer evenings. Burns. 
 
 BUM-FODDER, y. Paper for the use of 
 the water-closet. 
 
 BUJILACK, BuMLOCK, ,". A small pro- 
 minent shapeless stone, or whatever en- 
 dangers one's falling, or proves a stum- 
 bling-block, Aberd. — Perhaps from Isl. 
 bunga, tumor, protuberantia. 
 
 BUMLING, s. The humming noise made 
 by a bee. — Lat. bombil-are, to hum ; Isl. 
 buml-a, resonare. 
 
 BUMMACK, BiMMocK, ?. 1. An enter- 
 
BUM 
 
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 BUN 
 
 tainmeut anciently given at Christmas by 
 tenants to their landlords, Orkn. Wal- 
 lace's Ork)i. 2. A brewing of a large 
 quantity of malt, for the purjiose of being 
 drunk at once at a merry meeting, 
 Caithn.^ — Isl.6»«,parare,and niage, sochis, 
 q. to make preparation for one's compan- 
 ions ; or io, villa, incola, and maite, the 
 fellowship of a village or of its inhabi- 
 tants. 
 
 BUMMELER, Bimler, .^ A blundering 
 fellow, S. 
 
 BUMMER, s. A thin piece of wood with 
 which children play, swinging it round by 
 a cord, and making a booming sound. 
 Evidently named from the sound which 
 it produces. 
 
 BUMMIE, .■;. A stupid fellow ; a fool, 
 Berths. Stirlings. — Teut. homme, tympa- 
 num, q. empty as a drum ; or, perhaps, 
 from Bumbil, a drone, q. t. 
 
 BUMMIL, BuMMLE, BoMBEix, s. 1. A wild 
 bee. Davidson. 2. A drone, an idle fel- 
 low. Burtis. 3. A blunderer, Galloway. 
 Davidson. — Teut. bommele,i\icns. V. B.\- 
 
 TIE-BUMMIL. 
 
 To BUMMIL, r. a. To bungle ; also, as 
 r. ?i. to blunder, S. Hamsai/. 
 
 BUMMING DUFF. The tambourine ; a 
 kind of drum, struck with the fingers. 
 
 BUMMLE, s. A commotion in liquid sub- 
 stances, occasioned by the act of throw- 
 ing something into them, Shetl. — Isl. 
 bnml-a, resonare. 
 
 BUMP, f. 1. A stroke. "He came hump 
 upon me," he came upon me with a stroke, 
 S. 2. A tumour, or swelling, the effect 
 of a fall or stroke. — Isl. bomps, a stroke 
 against any object, bovip-a, cita ruina 
 ferri. 
 
 BUMPLEFEIST, s. A sulky humour ; a 
 fit of spleen. V. Amplefetst and Woi- 
 
 PLEFETST. 
 
 BUN, BuxN, s. A sweet cake or loaf; gen- 
 erally one of that kind which is used at 
 the new year, baked with fruit and spi- 
 ceries ; sometimes, for this reason, called 
 a siceetie-scone, S. Stat. Ace, — Ir. hunna, 
 a cake. 
 
 BUN, s. 1. The sameas E. 6««(. Lyndsay. 
 2. This word signifies the tail or brush of 
 a hare. Border ; being used in the same 
 sense with/«(7. Watsonh Coll. — Ir. bon, 
 bun, the bottom of any thing ; Dan. bund, 
 id. ; Gael, bun, bottom, foundation. 
 
 BUN, s. A large cask placed in a cart, for 
 the purpose of bringing water from a dis- 
 tance; Ang. — This may be radically the 
 same with S. boyn, a washing-tub. 
 
 BUNCE, inter]. An exclamation used by 
 boys at the Edinburgh High School. 
 When one finds any thing, he who cries 
 Bunce ! has a claim to the half of it. 
 "Stick vp for your bunce," stand to it, 
 claim your dividend. — Perhaps from bo- 
 ■ni(»f 9.9 denoting a premium or reward. 
 
 To BUNCH about. To go about in a hob- 
 bling sort of way; generally applied to 
 one of a squat or corpulent form, lloxb. 
 
 BUND-SACK, s. A person of either sex 
 who is engaged, or under a promise of 
 marriage ; a low phrase, borrowed from 
 the idea of a sack being bound, and tied 
 up, S. 
 
 BUNE, Boon, ,«. The inner part of the 
 stalk of flax, the core, that which is of no 
 use, afterwards called .'^Itaus, Ang. Been, 
 id., Morays. 
 
 BUNER, adj. Upper ; comparative, Upp. 
 Clvdes. Loth. V. BooiNer, Boonmost. 
 
 BUNEWAND, ,«. The cow-parsnip, Ilera- 
 cleum sphondylium, is called Bunwand, 
 S.B. Montijomtrie. Also, perhaps, a hemp- 
 stalk pilled, bullen, Grose. — This appears 
 to be of the same meaning with Bunwede. 
 
 BUNG, adj. Tipsy ; fuddled ; a low word, 
 S. liainsay, Q. smelling of the bvn(j. 
 
 To BUNG, r, n. To emit a booming or 
 twanging sound, as when a stone is pro- 
 pelled from a sling, or like a French top 
 thrown off, West and South of S. 
 
 BUNG, s. 1. The sound thus emitted when 
 the stone or top is thrown off. 2. Impro- 
 perly used to denote the act of throwing 
 a stone in this way, S. — Teut. bunge, 
 bonghe, tympanum. Ihre views Germ. 
 bunge, a drum, as derived from Su.G. 
 buvg-a, to beat or strike. 
 
 BUNG-TAP, ?. A humming-top ; so deno- 
 minated from the sound it makes when 
 in rapid motion. 
 
 To BUNG, r. a. To throw with violence, 
 Aberd. Bum, synon.. Loth. 
 
 BUNG, s. Pet ; huff, Moray. In a bung; 
 in a pet or huff, Aberd. 
 
 BUNGY, adj. Huffish; pettish; testy, ibid. 
 
 BUNG, s. L An old, worn-out horse. Loth, 
 synon. Bassie, 2. The instep of a shoe, S. 
 
 BUNG-FU', adj. Full to the bung ; quite 
 intoxicated ; a low word. 
 
 BUNGIE, adj. Fuddled ; a low word. 
 
 BUN Y AN, s. A corn; a callous substance. 
 
 BUNYOCH, s. The diarrhoea. 
 
 BUNKER, Bu.NKART, ?. 1. A bench, or 
 sort of low chest, serving for a seat. 
 Bamsay, 2. A seat in a window, which 
 also serves for a chest, opening with a 
 hinged lid, S. Sir J, Sinclair. 3. It seems 
 to be the same word which is used to de- 
 note an earthen seat in the fields, Aberd. 
 Law Case, — A.S. bene; Su.G. baenck, a 
 bench ; IsL buncke, acervus, strues, a 
 heap. 
 
 BUNKLE,?. A stranger. " The dog barks 
 because he kens you to be a bunkle." 
 This word is used in some parts of Angus. 
 — Perhaps, originally, a mendicant, from 
 IsL bon, mendicatio, and karl, vulgarly 
 kail, homo. 
 
 BUNNEL, s. Ragwort. Senecio Jacobaea, 
 Linn. Upp. Clydes. V. Binwede. 
 
 BUNNERTS, s. pi. Cow-parsnip, S.B. 
 
BUN 
 
 lOS 
 
 BUR 
 
 Heracleum sphondylium, Linn. — Perhaps 
 q. hiorn-oert, which iu Sw. would be, the 
 bear's wort ; Isl. huna, however, is ren- 
 dered by Haldorson, Pes bovis, vel ursi. 
 
 BUNNLE, s. The cow-parsnip, Heracleum 
 sphondylium, Linn., Lanarks. 
 
 BUNT, s. The tail or brush of a hare or 
 rabbit. Synon. Bnn and Fnd. — Gael. 
 bundiin, the fundament, htnialt, a founda- 
 tion ; C.B. hontin, the buttock. It may. 
 however, be allied to Belg. hont,f\ir, skin. 
 
 BUNTA, .«. A bounty. V. Bou.nteth. 
 
 BUNTY, ■«. A hen without a rump. — Dan. 
 hundt; Su.G. hunt, a bunch. Or, rather, 
 V. Bunt. 
 
 BUNTIN, adj. Short and thick ; as, a 
 huntin brat, a plump child, Roxb. 
 
 BUNTLIN, CoRNBUXTLiN, s. 1. Bunting, 
 E. The Emberiza miliaria, a bird, Mearns. 
 Aberd. 2. The Blackbird, Gallowav. 
 
 BUNTLING, adj. The same as Buntin, 
 .Strathmore.— Su.G. bunt, fasciculus. 
 
 BUNWEDE, s. Ragwort, an herb ; Sene- 
 cio Jacobaea, Linn. S. binireed ; synon. 
 iceehow. Iloulati'. — This name is also 
 given, S. to the Polygonum convolvulus, 
 M'hich in Sw. is called Blnda. 
 
 BUR. V. Creeping-Bur, UpRionx-BuR. 
 
 BUR, s. The cone of the fir, S.B.— Su.G. 
 barr denotes the leaves or needles of the 
 pine. 
 
 BUR, Bur-Thrissil, s. The spear-thistle, 
 S. Carduus lanceolatus. Bur-thistle, id., 
 A.Bor. 
 
 BUR, s. Apparently, a bore or perforation ; 
 as in the head of the spear into which the 
 shaft enters. — Teut. boor, terebra, boor-en, 
 perforare. 
 
 To BURBLE, r. n. To purl. Hudson.— 
 Teut. borbd-en, scaturire. 
 
 BURBLE, s. Trouble ; perplexity ; dis- 
 order, Ayrs. — Fr. barbouUl-er, to jumble, 
 to confound; whence also the c.Barbvh/ie. 
 
 BURBLE-HEADED, adj. Stupid ; cou- 
 fused, Dumfr. 
 
 BURCH, BwRCii, BtTROWE, s. Borough ; 
 town. Dunbar. — Moes.G. baunjs ; A.S. 
 burg, burh, buruh, id. 
 
 BURD, s. A lady; a damsel. V. Bird. 
 
 BURD, BuRDE, s. Board; table. Dunbar. 
 — Moes.G. baurd, asser, tabula ; A.S. 
 hord, id. 
 
 BURD,s. OfFspring,S.— A.S.&i/rrf,nativitas. 
 
 BURDALANE, s. A term used to denote 
 one who is the only child left in a family; 
 q. bird alone, or solitary; burd being the 
 pron. of bird. Maitland MSS. 
 
 BURDCLAITH,.«(. A table-cloth, S. West- 
 morel., id. Dunbar. — From biu'd, and 
 daiih, cloth. 
 
 BURD-HEAD, Boord-head, s. The head 
 of the table ; the chief seat, S. liamsay. 
 
 BURDE, .«. Ground ; foundation. Bellen- 
 dcn. — Su.G. hord, a footstool. 
 
 BURDE, s. A strip ; properly an orna- 
 mental selvage; as, a " burdc of silk," 
 
 a selvage of silk. Dunbar. — Su.G. borda, 
 limbus vel praetexta ; unde sUkesborda , 
 cingulum sericum vel limbus ; gnUbord, 
 limbus aureus ; Teut. boord, limbus. 
 
 BURDENABLE,af/;. Burdensome. Spald- 
 ing. 
 
 BURDIE, f. A small bird ; a young bird. 
 Diminutive from E. bird. 
 
 BURDYHOUSE, .^. Gang to Burdylwuse ! 
 A sort of malediction uttered by old 
 people to those with whose conduct or 
 language they are, or pretend to be, greatly 
 dissatisfied. — From Fr. Bourdeaur. 
 
 BURDYN, adj. Wooden ; of or belonging 
 to boards. Wallace. — A.S.bord ; S.burd, 
 buird, a board, a plank. 
 
 BURDING, s. Burden. Muntgomerie. — 
 V. Birth, Bvrth. 
 
 BURDINSECK. V. Berthinsek. 
 
 BURDIT, part. pa. Stones are said to be 
 burdlt, when they split into lamina, S. 
 Perhaps from burd, a board ; q. like 
 wood divided into thin planks. 
 
 BURDLY, Buirdlv, adj. Large, and well- 
 made, S. The E. word stately, is used 
 as synon. A buirdly man. Burns. — Isl. 
 burdur, the habit of body, strength, pro- 
 priae vires ; af burdur menn, excellent men. 
 
 BURDLINESS, Buirdliness, .<!. Stateli- 
 ness, S. V. Burdly. 
 
 BURDOCKEN, s. The burdock, Arctium 
 lappa. Train''s P. llereries. V. Docken. 
 
 BURDON, BuRDOiN, Burdowne, s. 1. A 
 big staff, such as pilgrims were wont to 
 carry. Douglas. — Fr. bourdon, a pilgrim's 
 staff; O.Yr. bourde, a baton; Isl. 6)-o<f(/- 
 stafur, scipio,hastulus,hastile. 2. Be staff 
 and burdon, a phrase respecting either in- 
 vestiture or resignation. Bellenden. 
 
 BURDOUN, s. " The drone of a bagpipe, 
 iu which sense it is commonly used in S." 
 Ihiddiman. — Fr. bourdon, id. 
 
 BURDOWYS, .<!. Men who fought with 
 clubs. Barbour. — Burdare (Matt. Paris) 
 is to fight with clubs, after the manner 
 of clowns, qui, he says, Anglis Burdons. 
 
 BUREDELY, adv. Forcibly; vigorously. 
 Sir Gaxcan and Sir Gal. V, Burdly. 
 
 BUREIL, BuRAL, adj. Vulgar; rustic. 
 Wallace. — Chaucer, borel, id. ; L.B. bu- 
 rell-us, a species of coarse cloth ; Teut. 
 buer, a peasant. 
 
 BURG of ice. A whale-fisher's phrase for 
 a field of ice floating in the sea, S. — Germ. 
 berg, a hill or mountain. Eisberg is the 
 coaimon term among the Danes, Swedes, 
 and Dutch and German navigators, for 
 the floating mountains of ice. 
 
 BURGENS, .t. pi. Burgesses. Wyntou-n. 
 ■ — Lat. bun/ens-es. 
 
 BURGEOUN, s. A bud ; a shoot. Douglas. 
 — Fr. burgeon, id. ; Su.G. boerja, oriri ; 
 Isl. bar, gemma arborum. 
 
 To BURGESS, r. a. 1. In riding the 
 marches of a town, it was an ancient cus- 
 tom of the burgesses in th.cir progress to 
 
BUR 
 
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 BUR 
 
 seize thoir new-made brethren by the 
 ;irnis and legs, and strike their huttocka 
 on a stone. This was termed hun/ci/sin;/, 
 Fife. 2. The same term was used by the 
 rabble in Edinburgh, who were wont, on 
 tlie king's birth-day, to lay hold of those 
 who were ou their way to the Parlia- 
 ment-House to drink his majesty's health, 
 and give them several smart blows on the 
 seat of honour on one of the posts which 
 guarded the pavement, or on one of the 
 Avooden boxes then used to cover the 
 water-plugs. This they called making 
 them free of the good town. V. Bejan, t. 
 
 BURIALL, s. A place of interment ; a 
 burying place. — A.S. bi/rigeh, sepultura, 
 sepulcrum, &c. 
 
 BURIAN, s. A mound; a tumulus; or a 
 kind of fortification, S., Aust. Stat. Ace. 
 — From A.S. beorg, burg, mons, acervus ; 
 or byrigenn, byrgene, sepulcrum, monu- 
 mentum, tumulus. 
 
 B URIEL, s. Probably, a coarse and thick 
 kind of cloth. Hay's Scotia Sacra. — 
 PerhaiJS from Fr. btirell ; L.B. burell-us, id. 
 
 BURIO, BOREAU, BURRIO, BURIOR, BUR- 
 
 RiouR, s. An executioner. Bdlenden. — 
 Fr. bourreau, id. 
 
 BURLAW, Byrlaw, Birley, Barley. 
 Byrlaic Court, a court of neighbours, re- 
 siding in the country, which determines 
 as to local concerns. Skene. Reg. Maf 
 ■ — From Belg. baur, (boer,) a husband- 
 man, and Jaic; or as Germ, bauer, A.S. 
 b>;r, Isl. byr, signify a village, as well as 
 a husbandman, the term may signify the 
 /aic of the riUaqc or district. 
 
 BURLIE-BAILIE, s. An officer employed 
 to enforce the laws of the Burlaw Courts. 
 Kamsay. 
 
 BURLED, BuuLiT, part. pa. Acts Ja. II. 
 Does this signify burnt, from Fr. brul-er? 
 
 BURLET, s. A standing or stuffed neck 
 for a gown. — Fr. bourlet, bourrelet, " a 
 wreath or a roule of cloth, linnen, or lea- 
 ther, stuffed with flockes, haire, &c. ; also, 
 a supporter (for a ruffe, &c.) of satin, caf- 
 fata, &c.,and having an edge like a roule," 
 Cotgr. 
 
 BURLY, s. A crowd ; a tumult, S.B. — 
 Tent, borl-eu, to vociferate. Hence E. 
 hurly-burly. 
 
 BURLY, BuiRLiE, «((/. Stately; rough; 
 strong; as applied to buildings. Wallace. 
 — Teut. boer ; Germ, bauer, a boor, with 
 the termination lie, denoting resemblance. 
 
 txGllCG 
 
 BURLY-HEADED, adj. Having a rough 
 appearance ; as, " a burlij-headitfaWow," 
 Roxb. 
 
 BURLY-TWINE, s. A kind of strong, 
 coarse twine, somewhat thicker than pack- 
 thread, Mearns. 
 
 BURLINS, s. )>l. The bread burnt in the 
 oven in baking, S., q. barnlins. 
 
 BURN, s. 1. Water; particularly that 
 
 which is taken from a fount.n'n or well, S. 
 FerguitoH. — Moea.G .brunna; 'aw.iji .bruiui; 
 Isl. brunn-ur ; Germ, bran; Teut. burn^ 
 borne, a well, a fountain ; Belg. bornimter, 
 water from a well. 2. A rivulet; a brook, 
 S., A.Bor. TJouglas. — E. bourn. In this 
 sense only A.S. burn and byrna occur; 
 or as signifying a torrent. 3. The water 
 used in brewing, S.B. Lyndsay. 4. Urine, 
 S.B. " To make one's burn" mingere. 
 — Germ, brun, urina. 
 
 BURN-BRAE, s. The acclivity at the bot- 
 tom of which a rivulet runs, S. 
 
 BURN-GRAIN, s. A small rill running 
 into a larger stream, Lanarks. V. Graix, 
 Grane. 
 
 BURNSIDE, s. The ground situated on 
 the side of a rivulet, S. Antiquary. 
 
 BURN-TROUT, .«. A trout bred in a rivu- 
 let, as distinguished from trouts bred in 
 a river, S. 
 
 BURNIE, BuRNY', is sometimes used as a 
 dimin., denoting a small brook, S. Beattie. 
 
 To BURN, V. a. 1. One is said to be burnt, 
 when he has suffered in any attempt. Ill 
 burnt, having suflFered severely, S. Baillie. 
 2. To deceive ; to cheat in a bargain, S. 
 One says that he has been brunt, when 
 overreached. These are merely oblique 
 senses of the E. r. 3. To derange any 
 part of a game by improper interference; 
 as in curling, to burn a stane,i.e. to 
 render the move useless by playing out 
 of time, Clydes. 
 
 To BURN, T. n. In children's games, one 
 is said to burn when he approaches the 
 hidden object of his search. 
 
 BURN-AIRN, s. 1. An iron instrument 
 used, red-hot, to impress letters, or other 
 marks, on the horns of sheep, S. 2. 
 Metaph. used thus, " They're a' brunt 
 wi' ae burn-aim," they are all of the same 
 kidney ; always in a bad sense, Aberd. 
 
 BURN-GRENGE, s. One who sets fire to 
 barns or granaries. 
 
 To BURN THE WATER. A phrase used 
 to denote the act of killing salmon with 
 a lister by torch-light, South of S. 
 
 BURN- WOOD, s. Wood for fuel. Brand's 
 Zetletnd. 
 
 BURNECOILLjS. Grlte burnecoill. Great 
 coal. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 BURNEWIN, s. A cant term for a black- 
 smith, S. Burns. " Burn-the-wind, an 
 appropriate term," N. 
 
 BURNIN' BEAUTY. A very handsome 
 female, This is used negatively ; " She's 
 nae burnin' beauty mair than me, " 
 Roxb. 
 
 BURNT SILVER, Brint Silver. Silver 
 refined in the furnace, or coin melted 
 down into bullion, to be recoined. Acts 
 Ja. II. — Isl. brendu silfri, id. Snorro 
 Sturleson shows that skirt silfr, i. e., pure 
 silver, and brennt silfr, are the same. 
 
 BURNET, «f/;/. Of a "brown colour. L>ou- 
 
BUR 
 
 110 
 
 BUS 
 
 gins. — Fr. hninette, a dark-browu stuff 
 formerly worn by persons of quality. 
 
 BURR, BuRRH, s. The whirring sound 
 made by some people in pronouncing the 
 letter r; as by the inhabitants of Nor- 
 thumberland, S. Statist. Ace. This word 
 seems formed from the sound. 
 
 BURRA, s. The name in Orkn. and Shetl. 
 of the common kind of rush, Juncus 
 squarrosus. 
 
 BURRACH'D, ixirt. pa. Enclosed. V. 
 Bowrach'd. 
 
 BURREL, s. A hollow piece of wood used 
 in twisting ropes, Ayrs. V. Cock-a-bendy. 
 
 BURREL, s. Provincial pronunciation of 
 E. Barrel, Renfr. A. Wilson's P. 
 
 BURREL LEY. Laud, where at mid- 
 summer there was only a narrow ridge 
 ploughed, and a large stripe or baulk of 
 barren land between every ridge, was 
 called burrel ley. — Isl. huralcg-r, agrestis, 
 incomptus ; S. Bureil, bural, rustic. The 
 term might denote ley that was not pro- 
 perly dressed. 
 
 BURRY, adj. Henrysone. — Either rough, 
 shaggy, from Fr. bourrii, " flockie, hairie, 
 rugged," Cotgr. ; or savage, cruel, from 
 Fr. boiirreau, an executioner. V. Burio. 
 
 To BURRIE, V. a. To overpower in 
 working ; to overcome in striving at 
 work, S.B.— Allied perhaps to Fr. botirr- 
 er, Isl. ber-ia, to beat. 
 
 BURRY-BUSH, s. Supposed an errat. for 
 Berry-bush. 
 
 BURRICO, s. Perhaps an errat. for Biirrio, 
 i. e., executioner. 
 
 BURRIS, s. ]il. Probably, from Fr. bourre, 
 flocks, or locks of wool, hair, &c. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 BURRO WE-MAIL, V. Mail. 
 
 BURS, Burres, s. The cone of the fir. V. 
 Bar. 
 
 BURSAR, s. One who receives the benefit 
 of an endowment in a college, for bearing 
 his expenses during his education there, 
 S. Bulk of Discipline. — L.B. bursar-ius, 
 a scholar supported by a pension ; Fr. 
 hoursier, id., from L.B. btirsa, an ark, Fr. 
 bourse, a purse. Bourse also signifies " the 
 place of a pensioner in a college," Cotgr. 
 
 BURSARY, Burse, s. 1. The endowment 
 given to a student in a university; an ex- 
 hibition, S. Statist. Ace. 2. A purse ; 
 " Ane commound harss." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 BURSE, s. A court consisting of merchants, 
 constituted for giving prompt determina- 
 tion in mercantile affairs, resembling the 
 Dean of Guild's court in S. — From Fr. 
 bourse. 
 
 BURSIN, BuRSEN, BtiRSTEN, jmrt. pa. 1. 
 Burst, S. Lyndsay. 2. Overpowered with 
 fatigue ; or so overheated by exertion as 
 to drop down dead, S. The n. is used in 
 a similar sense ; " He got a burst." 
 
 BURSTON, s. A dish composed of corn, 
 roasted by rolling hot stones amongst it 
 
 till it be made quite brown, then half 
 ground, and mixed with sour milk, Orkn. 
 
 BUS, (Fr. u) inter}. Addressed to cattle ; 
 equivalent to " Stand to the stake !" 
 Dumfr. Evidently from Buse, a stall, q.v. 
 
 BUS, .«. A bush, S., buss. Douglas. V. Busk. 
 
 BUSCH, .«. Boxwood, S.B. Douglas. — 
 Belg. bosse-boom, busboom ; Fr. bonis, bids; 
 Ital. busso, id. 
 
 To BUSCH, V. n. To lay an ambush; pret. 
 buschyt. Wallace. 0,E. fti/sserf, R.Brunne. 
 — Ital. bosc-are, imbosc-are, from bosco, q. 
 to lie hid among bushes. 
 
 BUSCHEMENT, s. Ambush. Wallace.— 
 O.E. bussement, R. Brunne. 
 
 BUSCH, Bus, BusHE, s. 1. A large kind of 
 boat used for the herring fishing, S. ; 
 buss, E. 2. Anciently a small ship, 
 
 BUSCHE-FISHING, s. The act of fishing 
 in busses, S. 
 
 To BUSE, Bust, i'. a. To enclose cattle in 
 a stall, S.B. — A.S. bosg, bosig, praesepe ; 
 E. boose, a stall for a cow, Johns. 
 
 BUSE, BuiSE, Boose, s. A cow's stall ; a 
 crib, Lanarks.; the same with E. boose. 
 
 Weir-Buse, s. a partition between cows, 
 Lanarks. — Flaudr. weer, sepimentum, and 
 buse, a stall. 
 
 BUSE-AIRN, s. An iron for marking 
 sheep, Clydes. Buse softened from Buist, 
 used to denote the mark set on sheep. 
 
 To BUSH, T. a. To sheathe ; to enclose in 
 a case or box, S. ; applied to the wheels 
 of carriages. — Su.G. bosse; Germ, buchse; 
 Belg. bosse, a box or case of any kind ; 
 Sw. hullbosse, the inner circle of a wheel 
 which encloses the axletree. 
 
 BUSCH, BousciiE, s. A sheath of this de- 
 scription. 
 
 BUSH, inter/. Expressive of a rushing 
 sound ; as that of water rushing out, 
 Tweedd. /. JVlcol. — L.B. bus-bas, a term 
 used to denote the noise made by fire- 
 arms or arrows in battle. 
 
 BUSHEL, .<:. A small dam, Fife. Synon. 
 Gush el, q. V. 
 
 BUSK, s. A bush. Douglas.— Sn.G. Isl. 
 buske; Germ, busch; Belg. 6oscA, frutex ; 
 Ital. bosco, a wood. 
 
 To BUSK, T. a. 1. To dress; to attire 
 one's self; to deck, S. ; bus, A.Bor., id. 
 Douglas. — Germ. but:-en, buss-en; Belg. 
 boefs-en; Su.G. puts-a,puss-a, ornare, de- 
 corare ; Germ, butz, buss, ornatus ; hence 
 butzfrauu, a well-dressed woman. 2. To 
 prepare ; to make ready, in general, S. 
 Sir Tristrcm. ;5. To prepare for defence; 
 used as a military term. Spalding. 4. r. n. 
 To tend ; to direct one's course towards. 
 Gawan and Gol. .>. It sometimes seems 
 to imply the idea of rapid motion ; as 
 equivalent to rush. Barbour. 
 
 BUSK, BusKRY, .<!. Dress ; decoration. 
 3P Ward's Contendinqs. 
 
 To BUSK HUKES. " To dress fishing- 
 hooks ; to busk Jiies, id., S. Waverley. 
 
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 BUSKENING, s. Sir Eyeu: — Apparently 
 high-flowa language, like that used on 
 the stage ; from E. biiskiti, the high shoe 
 anciently worn by tragedians. 
 
 BUSKER, s. One who dresses anotlier. 
 
 BUSKIE, adj. Fond of dress, S. Tarnis. 
 
 BUSKING, s. Dress ; decoration. Ads 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 BUSS, s. A bush. Pkken. 
 
 BUSSIE, adj. Bushy, S. 
 
 BUSS-TAPS. To gang u\r the bu$s-taps, 
 to behave extravagantly ; q. to go over 
 the tups of the bushes, Roxb. 
 
 To BUSS, r. a. 1. To deck, Lanarks. ; synon. 
 Busk, q. V. 2. To dress ; as applied to 
 hooks, Roxb. A. ScotVs Poems. — Germ. 
 buss-en, ornare. 
 
 BUSS, s. A small ledge of rocks projecting 
 into the sea, covered with sea-weed ; as, 
 the Buss of jVcirharen, the Buss of Wer- 
 die, &c. 
 
 BUSSIN, s. A linen cap or hood worn by 
 old women, much the same as Tot), q. v. 
 West of S. — Perhaps from Moes.G. hiiss- 
 vs, fine linen ; Gr. tS'ju-nmv, id. 
 
 BUSSING,.'. Covering. Evergreen. — Per- 
 haps from Germ, busch, fascis, a bundle, 
 a fardel. 
 
 BUST, s. A box. V. Buist. 
 
 BUST, Boost, s. " Tar mark upon sheep, 
 commonly the initials of the proprietor's 
 name," Gl. Sibb. — Perhaps what is taken 
 out of the ta,r-bust or box. 
 
 To BUST, r. (/. To powder ; to dust with 
 flour, Aberd. Must, synon. — This !•. is 
 probably formed from bust, buist, a box, 
 in allusion to the meal-buist. 
 
 To BUST, V. a. To beat, Aberd.— Isl. 
 boest-a, id. 
 
 BUST, part. pa. Apparently for busked, 
 dressed. Poems I6th Cent. V. Buss, r. 
 
 BUST, (Fr. m) r. impers. Behoved : "He 
 bust to do't," he was under the necessity 
 of doing it. This is the pron. of Wigtons., 
 while Bud is that of Dumfr. V. Boot, 
 But, r. imp. 
 
 BUSTIAM, BusTiAN, s. A kind of cloth, 
 now called Fustian, Ayrs. Picken's Gl. 
 
 BUSTINE, adj. " Fustian, cloth," Gl. 
 Ramsay. — Perhaps it rather respects the 
 shape of the garment ; from Fr. buste, 
 " the long, small, or sharp-pointed, and 
 hard-quilted belly of a doublet," Cotgr. 
 
 BUSTUOUS, BusTEOus, adj. 1. Huge ; 
 large in size. Douglas. 2. Strong; power- 
 ful. Lyndsay. 3. " Terrible ; fierce," 
 Rudd. — C.B. bicystus, brutal, ferocious; 
 from bwyst, wild ; ferocious ; savage. 
 4. Rough ; unpolished. Douglas. — Su.G. 
 bus-a, cum impetu ferri ; Tent, boes-en, 
 impetuose pulsare. 
 
 BUSTUOUSNESSjS. Fierceness; violence. 
 Douglas. 
 
 BUT, prep. Without ; as, " Touch not the 
 cat but a glove." Motto of the Macin- 
 
 BUT, coiij. and adr. 1. Marking what has 
 taken place recently as to time ; only, 
 that, but that. 2. Sometimes used as a 
 conj. for that. Spalding. 
 
 BUT, adr. 1. To, or towards the outer 
 apartment of a house ; as, " He gaed but 
 just now," he went to the outer apart- 
 ment just now. 2. In the outer apart- 
 ment ; as," He was but a few minutes ago," 
 he was in the outer apartment a few 
 minutes ago. 
 
 BUT, p7-ep. Towards the outer part of the 
 house ; "Gae but the house," go to the 
 outer apartment, S. Boss. — A.S. bute, 
 buta; Teut. buyten, extra, foras, forth, out 
 of doors. V. Ben. 
 
 BUT GIF, conj. Unless, Keith's Hist. 
 
 BUT, BuT-HousE, s. The outer apartment 
 of a house, S. Dunbar. 
 
 BUT, prep. Besides. Barbour. — A.S.btitan, 
 praeter. 
 
 BUT, V. imp. Expressive of necessity, S. 
 V. Boot. 
 
 BUT, s. Let ; impediment, S. This is 
 merely the prep., denoting exclusion, 
 used as a substantive. 
 
 BUT AND, prep. Besides. V. Botand. 
 
 To BUTCH, T. a. To slaughter ; to kill for 
 the market, S.; pron. q. Bootch, West- 
 moreland, id. 
 
 To BUTE, r. a. To divide ; as synon. with 
 part. — Su.G. Isl. 6^<-a, pronounced but-a, 
 primarily signifies to change, to exchange, 
 in a secondary sense, to divide, to share ; 
 Teut. buet-en, buyt-en, permutare, com- 
 mutare, and also praedari, praedam fa- 
 cere ; Su.G. Isl. byte, denotes both ex- 
 change and spoil. V. Baitixg. 
 
 BUTELANG, s. The length or distance 
 between one butt, used in archery, and 
 another. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 BUTER, Butter, s. Bittern. V. Boytour. 
 
 BUTIS, s. pi. Boots. " Ane pair of butis." 
 Aberd. Beg. 
 
 BUTOUR, .«. Perhaps, the foot of a bittern. 
 Inventories. — Teut. butoor ; Fr. butor. 
 
 BUTT, s. 1. A piece of ground, which in 
 ploughing does not form a proper ridge, 
 but is excluded as an angle, S. 2. A 
 small piece of ground disjoined from the 
 adjacent lands. — Fr. 6o«t, end, extremity; 
 L.B. butta terrae, agellus. 3. Those parts 
 of the tauned hides of horses which are 
 under the crupper, are called butts, pro- 
 bably as being the extremities, S. 
 
 BUTT-RIG,s. A ridge. V.underRiG,RiGG. 
 
 BUTT, s. Ground appropriated for prac- 
 tising archery, S. An oblique use of the 
 E. term, which denotes the mark at 
 which archers shoot.— Our sense of the 
 word may be from Fr. butte, an open or 
 void space. 
 
 To BUTT, r. a. To drive at a stone lying 
 near the mark in curling, so as, if pos- 
 sible, to push it away, Galloway; To 
 ride, synon. Aug. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
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 To BUTTER, t. a. To flatter; to coax. 
 A low word, S. ; from the idea of render- 
 ing bread more palatable, by besmearing 
 it with butter. 
 
 BUTTERIN', ?. Flattery, S. 
 
 BUTTER and BEAR-CAFF. Gross flat- 
 tery. It's «' butter and bear-caff, S.B. 
 
 BUTTER-BOAT, s. V. Boat. 
 
 BUTTER-BRUGHTINS, *;. pi. V. Brugh- 
 
 TENS. 
 
 BUTTER-CLOCKS. Small morsels of but- 
 ter floating on the top of milk, Roxb. 
 
 BUTTLE, Battlk, s. A sheaf; a bundle 
 of hay or straw. Originally the same 
 with E. bottle ; and allied to Teut. bussel, 
 fascis. 
 
 BUTTOCK MAIL, s. A ludicrous desig- 
 
 nation given to the fine exacted by an ec- 
 clesiastical court as a commutation for 
 public satisfaction in cases of fornication, 
 &c., S. V. Mail, s. as denoting tribute, &c. 
 
 BUTWARDS, adr. Towards the outer 
 part of a room, or house, S.B. Ross. 
 
 BWIGHT, s. A booth. Aberd. lie<i. 
 
 BWNIST, adj. Uppermost. Dunbar.— 
 From boon, contr. from abone, above, 
 corresponding to modern boonmost, up- 
 permost, q. V. Belg. bovenste, id. from 
 boren, above. 
 
 BYAUCH, {(lutt. monos.) ?. Applied to any 
 living creature, rational or irrational; as, 
 " a peerie byaitch,'' a small child; a puny 
 calf, &c., Orkn. Caithn. This seems to 
 differ little from Baich, Baichle, a child. 
 
 c 
 
 CA, Caw, s. A walk for cattle, a particu- 
 lar district, S.B. V. Call, Caw, r. Ross. 
 
 CA, s. A pass or defile between hills, Su- 
 therl. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To CA', V. a. To drive, &c. V. under Call. 
 
 To CA' in a Chap. To follow up a blow, 
 Aberd. ; undoubtedly borrowed from the 
 act of driving a nail, &c. 
 
 CA' o' the Water. The motion of the waves 
 as driven by the wind ; as, I'he ca' o' the 
 water is n-est, the waves drive towards the 
 west, S. V. Call, r. 
 
 To CA', Caw, r. a. To call, S. 
 
 CA', .«. Abbrev. for calf ; a soft, foolish 
 person, Roxb. 
 
 To CA', r. 71. To calve, S.O. 67. Picken. 
 
 CA, Caw, s. Quick and oppressive respira- 
 ation ; as, " He has a great caic at his 
 breast," S. 
 
 To CAB, T. a. To pilfer. Loth. ; perhaps 
 originally the same with Cap, q. v. 
 
 CABARR, s. A lighter. SjHt/dln,j. Y. 
 Gabert. 
 
 CABBACK, s. A cheese. V. Kebbuck. 
 
 CABBIE, Kebbie, ,■!. A box, made of laths, 
 narrow at the top, used as a pannier for 
 carrying grain on horseback ; one being 
 carried on each side of the horse ; Su- 
 therl. Statist. Acrt. 
 
 CABBRACH, adj. Rapacious, laying hold 
 of everything, S.B. Ross. — Gael, cabh- 
 rach, an auxiliary. 
 
 CABELD, rt(//. Reined, bridled. Dunbar. 
 — Teut. kebel, a rope. 
 
 CABIR, Kabar, Kebbre, s. 1. A rafter, 
 S. Doiiijlas. The thinnings of young 
 plantations are in the Highlands called 
 Kchbres. Kebbres do not mean rafters, 
 only the small wood laid upon them, im- 
 mediately under the d'/rots or thatch. 
 2. The same term is used to denote the 
 transverse beams in a kiln, on which 
 grain is laid for being dried, S. ;3. Used 
 in some parts of S. for a large stick ; like 
 
 kiiit, run;/, &c. — C.B. keibr; Corn, keber, a 
 
 rafter ; Ir. cabar, a coupling ; Teut. kepcr, 
 
 a beam, a brace. 
 CABOK, s. a cheese. V. Kebbuck. 
 CABROCH, adj. Lean, meagre ; skeebroch, 
 
 Galloway. Etergreen. — Ir. Gael, scabar, 
 
 thin. 
 CACE, Cais, s. Chance, accident. On cace, 
 
 by chance, Dou'jlas. — Fr. cas. Lat. cas- 
 
 us, id. 
 To CACHE, r. n. To wander ; to go astray. 
 
 Rauf Coilifcar. — O.Fr. cach-ier, agiter, 
 
 expulser. 
 2o CACHE, Caich, Cadge, r. a. To toss, 
 
 to drive, to shog, S. Douglas. — Belg. 
 
 kaats-en, to toss, Ital. cacc-iare, to drive. 
 CACHE-KOVV, s. A cow-catcher, a cow- 
 
 stealer. Douglas. Rather, perhaps, a 
 
 poinder, or officer appointed to seize and 
 
 detain cows or other cattle found feeding 
 
 on the property of another. V. Pund- 
 
 LER. 
 
 CACHEPILL, s. Perhaps tennis-court, 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CACHE-POLE, Catchpule, s. The game 
 of tennis. Chalmers' Mary. — From Belg. 
 kaatspel, id.; as the ball used in tennis is 
 called kaatsbal, and the chase or limits of 
 the game kaats. 
 
 CACHESPALE WALL. Meaning doubt- 
 ful. V. Cachepill. 
 
 To CACKIE, T. n. To go to stool ; gener- 
 ally used in regard to children, S. 
 
 CACKS, Cackies,s.;j/. Human ordure, S. 
 Both the r. and s. have been of almost 
 universal use among the western nations. 
 — C.B. cach-u; Ir. Gael, cac-ant; Teut. 
 hack-en; Isl. kuck-a ; Ital. cac-are; Hisp. 
 cng-ar; Lat. cac-are; O.K. cacke, to go 
 to stool ; A.S. cac; Teut. kack ; Isl. kuk-r; 
 C.B. Armor. C((ch ; O.Fr. cac-a, cac-ai ; 
 Hisp. cac-a ; Lat. cac-atus, stercus, foria, 
 merdus, &c.; A.S. cac-hus ; Teut. kack- 
 huys. latrina, a privy. 
 
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 CADDES, s. A kind of woollen cloth. lu- 
 ventorlcs. — Fr. cadis, a kind of drugget. 
 
 CADDIS, s. Lint for dressing a wound, S. 
 Gael, cadas, a pledget. 
 
 CADDROUN, J.-. A caldron. Aberd. R,'<j. 
 
 CADGE, s. A shake ; a jolt. 
 
 To CADGE. V. Cache. 
 
 CADGELL, s. A wanton fellow. V. Caigie. 
 
 CADGY, Cady, adj. V. Caigie. 
 
 CADGILY, adv. Cheerfully, S. Fer<juson. 
 
 CADIE, s. 1. One who gains a livelihood 
 by running errands, or delivering mes- 
 sages ; a member of a society in Edin- 
 burgh, instituted for this purpose, S. Fer- 
 guson, 2. A boy ; especially as em- 
 ployed in running errands, or in any infe- 
 rior sort of work, S. 3. A young fellow ; 
 used in a ludicrous sense, S. Burns. 4. A 
 young fellow ; used in the language of 
 friendly familiarity, S. Picken. — Fr. ca- 
 det, a younger brother. 
 
 CADOUK, Caddouck, s. A casualty. 3Ion- 
 ro's E.vped. — L.B. caducum, haereditas, 
 (from cad-ere,) something that falls to 
 one, in whatever way. E. a icindfall. 
 
 CADUC, adj. Frail, fleeting. Complaynt S. 
 — Fr. caduque, Lat. caduc-us, id. 
 
 CAFF, s. Chaff, S. Bamsay.—A..?!. ceaf, 
 Germ, kaf, id. palea. 
 
 CAFLIS, s. pi. Lots. V. Cavel. 
 
 CA.YT,pret.v. Bought; for cq/h Tannahill. 
 
 CAGEAT, s. A small casket or box. In- 
 rentories. — Apparently corr. of Fr. cas- 
 sette, id. It also denotes a till, or small 
 shallow box, in which money is kept. 
 
 CAHOW. The cry at Hide-and-Seek, by 
 those who hide themselves, to announce 
 that the seeker may commence his search, 
 Aberd. 
 
 CAHUTE, s. 1. The cabin of a ship. 
 Etergreen. 2. A small or private apart- 
 mentof any kind, Douglas. — Germ, kaiute, 
 koiute, Su.G. kaijuta, the cabin of a ship. 
 
 CAIB, s. The iron employed in making a 
 spade, or any such instrument ; Sutherl. 
 — Gael, ceibe, a spade. Statist. Ace. 
 
 C.A.ICEABLE, adj. What may happen ; 
 possible. Probably different from Case- 
 able, q. v., and allied to On cace, by chance. 
 
 CAICHE, s. The game of hand-ball. V. 
 Caitche. 
 
 CAIDGINESS, 5. I. Wantonness, S. 2. 
 Gaiety; sportiveness, S. 3. Affectionate 
 kindness, Lanarks. 
 
 CAIF, KAiF,adj. 1. Tame, South of S. 
 2. Familiar, Roxb, Gl. Sibb. — Sw. kufw-a, 
 to tame. 
 
 To CAIGE, Caidge, v. n. To wanton, to 
 wax wanton. Philotus. — Su.G. kaett-jas, 
 lascivire. 
 
 CAIGH, s. Caigh and care; anxiety of 
 every kind, Renfr. 
 
 CAIGIE, Caidgy, Cady, Keady, adj. 1. 
 Wanton, S. Kiddy, Ang. Lytuhay. 2. 
 Cheerful, sportive ; having the idea of 
 innocence conjoined, S. Ramsay. 3. 
 
 Affectionately kind, or hospit;ible, La- 
 narks. Dumfr. Roxb. — Dan. kaad, Su.G. 
 kaat, salax, lascivus ; Isl. kaat-ur, hilaris. 
 
 C.VIK, s. A stitch, a sharp pain in the side, 
 South of S. Gl. Sibb. — Teut. koeck, ob- 
 structio hepatis. 
 
 CAIK, s. A cake of oatmeal, S. Knox. 
 
 CAIKBAKSTER, s. Perhaps, a biscuit- 
 baker. Caikbacksteris, Aberd. lieg. 
 
 CAIK-FUMLER, s. A parasite, a toad- 
 eater, a smell-feast ; or perhaps a cove- 
 tous wretch. I)oiiglas. 
 
 CAIKIE, s. A foolish, silly person, Peebles ; 
 viewed as synon. with Gaikie, id.,Selkirks. 
 V. Gawkie. 
 
 CAIL, s. Cole wort, S. V. Kail. 
 
 CAILLIACH, s. An old woman, Highlands 
 of S. Wacerley. — Gael. Ir. cailleach, id. 
 
 CAYNE, s. An opprobrious term, used in 
 his Flyting by Kennedy. 
 
 CAIP, s. A kind of cloak or mantle an- 
 ciently worn in S. Inventories. — Su.G. 
 kappa, pallium. 
 
 CAIP, Cape, s. The highest part of any 
 thing, S. Hence, caip-stane, the cope- 
 stone, S. — Teut. kappe, culmen ; C. B. 
 koppa, the top of any thing. 
 
 To CAIP a roof. To put the covering on 
 the roof, S. 
 
 To CAIP a trail. To crown a wall. 
 
 CAIP, s. A coffin. Ilenrysone. — A.S. cofe, 
 cavea. V. Cope. 
 
 To CAIR, Care, v. n. To rake from the 
 bottom of any dish of soup, &c., so as to 
 obtain the thickest ; to endeavour to 
 catch by raking ab imo, Roxb. Clydes. 
 S.B. Hence the prov. phrase, " If ye 
 dinna cair, ye'U get nae thick." — " Care^ 
 to rake up, to search for ; Sw. kara, col- 
 ligere, Teut. karen, eligere ;" Gl. Sibb. 
 
 CAIR, s. The act of extracting the thickest 
 part of broth, &c., as above. 
 
 To CAIR, Kair, r. a. 1. To drive back- 
 wards and forwards, S. Care, Gl. Sibb. 
 2. To extract the thickest part of broth, 
 hotch-potch, &c. with the spoon, while 
 supping. This is called " calrin' the kail," 
 Upp. Clydes. — Isl. keir-a, Su.G. koer-a, 
 vi pellere. 
 
 To CAIR, Cayr, v. n. 1. To return to a 
 place where one has been before. Wal- 
 lace. 2. Simply to go. — A.S. cerr-an, to 
 return, Belg. keer-en, Germ, ker-en, to 
 turn. 
 
 CAIR, Caar, Carry, Ker, adj. Left. 
 Hence cair-handit, carry-handit, caar- 
 Jiandit, left-handed, S. V. Ker. 
 
 CAIRBANjS. The basking shark. V, 
 Brigdie. 
 
 CAIR-CLEUCK, s. The left hand, S.B. V. 
 Cleuck. 
 
 CAYRCORNE, s. Perhaps, inferior corn 
 for cattle. Aberd. i?c';/.— Gael, ceathera, 
 pron. caira, cattle, four-footed beasts. 
 
 CAIRD, Card, Kaird, s. 1. A gipsy ; one 
 who lives by stealing, S. Ross. 2. A tra- 
 
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 veiling tinker, S. Burns. 3. A sturdy 
 beggar, S. ; synon. with Sornar. 4. A 
 scold, S.B. — Ir. ceard, ceird, a tinker. 
 
 CAIRN, s. 1. A heap of stones thrown 
 together in a conical form, S. Pennant. 
 2. A building of any kind in a ruined 
 state, a heap of rubbish, S. Burns. — 
 Gael. Ir. came, C.B. carneddatc, id. Ed. 
 Lhuyd asserts that in C.B. " haern is a 
 primitive word appropriated to signify 
 such heaps of stones." 
 
 CAIRNY. Abounding with cairns, or 
 heaps of stones, S. TannahUl. 
 
 CAIRNGORM, CairngoruMjS. A coloured 
 crystal, which derives its name from a 
 hill in Inverness-shire where it is found. 
 It has been called the Scottish Topaz; 
 but it now gives place to another crystal 
 of a far harder quality found near Inver- 
 cauld. Shaw's Moray. 
 
 CAIRN-TANGLE, s. Fingered Fucus, Sea- 
 Girdle, Hangers ; Fucus digitatus, Linn. 
 Aberd. Mearns. 
 
 CAIRT, s. A chart or map. Burel. — 
 Tent, karte ; Fr. carte, id. 
 
 CAIRTS, s. pi. 1. Cards, as used in play, 
 S. 2. A game at cards, S. — Fr. carte, id. 
 V. Cartes. 
 
 CAIRTARIS, s. pi. Players at cards. 
 Knox. 
 
 CAIR- WEEDS, s. jA. Mourning weeds, 
 q. " weeds of care." Dunbar. 
 
 To CAIT, V. n. V. Cate. 
 
 CAITCHE, Caiche, s. A kind of game 
 with the hand-ball. Lyndsay. — Tent. 
 hetsc, ictus pilae, kaets-en, ludere pila. 
 
 To CAIVER, Kaiver, v. n. To waver in 
 mind ; to be incoherent, as persons are at 
 the point of death, Roxb. 
 
 CAIZIE,s. 1. A fishing-boat. 2, A chest, 
 Shetl. — Tent, kasse, capsa. 
 
 * CAKE, s. Distinctive designation in S. 
 for a cake of oatmeal. 
 
 CALCHEN, {(jiitt.) s. A square frame of 
 wood, with ribs across it, in the form of a 
 gridiron, on which candle-fir is dried in 
 the chimney, S.B. — Isl. klalke, a sledge, 
 sperru-kialki, rafters. 
 
 To CALCUL, r. a. To calculate, Aberd. 
 Beg. V. Calkil. 
 
 CALD, Cauld, («(/. 1. Cold, S. Popular 
 Ball. 2. Cool, deliberate, not rash in 
 judgment. Douglas. 3. Dry in manner, 
 not kind, repulsive ; as, " a cauld word," 
 S. — Moes.G. kalds, A.S. ceald, Alem. 
 chalt, Isl. kalt, frigidus. 
 
 CALD, Cauld, s. 1. Cold, the privation of 
 heat, S. M'yntown. 2. The disease 
 caused by cold, S. 
 
 CALDRIFE, Cauldrife, adj. 1. Causing 
 the sensation of cold, S. Boss. 2. Very 
 susceptible of cold, S. 3. Indifferent, 
 cool, not manifesting regard or interest, 
 S. Ferguson. — Cald and rife, q. " aboun- 
 ding in cold." 
 
 To Cast the Cauld of a thing, to get free 
 
 from the bad consequences of any evil or 
 misfortune, S. 
 
 CALE, s. Colewort. V. Kail. 
 
 CALF-COUNTRY, Calf-Ground, s. The 
 place of one's nativity, or where one has 
 beenbroughtup,S. ; C'a(/'beingpron. Caw/. 
 
 CALFING, s. Wadding. V. Colf. 
 
 CALFLEA, s. Infield ground, one year 
 under natural grass ; probably thus de- 
 nominated from the calves being fed on it. 
 Ang. 
 
 CALF-LOVE, Cawf-Love, s. Love in a 
 very early stage of life ; an attachment 
 formed before reason has begun to have 
 any sway ; q. love in the state of a calf, S. 
 
 CALF-LOVE, adj. Of or belonging to 
 very early affection, S. The Entail. 
 
 CALF-SOD, s. The sod or sward bearing 
 fine grass, Roxb. Perhaps as affording 
 excellent food for rearing calves. 
 
 CALF-WARD, s. A small enclosure for 
 rearing calves, S. Burns. 
 
 CALICRAT, s. Apparently an emmet or 
 
 To CALKIL, V. a. To calculate.— Fr. 
 calcul-er, id. Coviplaynt S. 
 
 To CALL, Ca', Caa, Caw, t. a. 1. To 
 drive, to impel in any direction, S. Bar- 
 bour. 2. To strike, with the prep, at, S. 
 Sir Egeir. 3. To search by traversing ; 
 as, " I'll caw the haill town for't, or I 
 want it," S. — Dan. kage, leviter verberare. 
 
 CALL, Caw of the ivater, the motion of it in 
 consequence of the action of the wind, S. 
 
 To CALL, Caw, Ca', t. n. 1. To submit to 
 be driven, S. " That beast winna caw, 
 for a' that I can do," S. 2. To go in or 
 enter, in consequence of being driven, S. 
 Bord.Minst. 3. To move quickly, S. Ross. 
 
 CALL AN, Calland, Callant, s. LA 
 stripling, a lad ; " a young calland," a 
 boy, S. Baillie. 2. Applied to a young 
 man, as a term expressive of affection, S. 
 Waverley. 3. Often used as a familiar 
 term, expressive of affection to one con- 
 siderably advanced in life, S. Bamsay. 
 — Fr. gallant. Douglas uses gallandis for 
 ju renes. 
 
 CALLAN, s. A girl, Wigtonshire. — Ir. 
 caile denotes a country-woman, whence 
 the dimin. cailin, " a marriageable girl ; 
 a young woman," Obrien. Expl. by Shaw, 
 " a little girl." 
 
 CALLER, s. One who drives horses or 
 cattle under the yoke. Barry. 
 
 CALLER, «(//. Fresh, &c. V. Callour. 
 
 CAL LET, s. The head, Roxb.— Teut. kal- 
 iuyte, globus. 
 
 CALLIOUR GUNNE. A caliver gun, i. e., 
 a lighter kind of matchlock piece, between 
 a harquebuse and a musket, and which 
 was fired without a rest. Grose's Milit. 
 Hist. 
 
 CALLOT, s. A mutch or cap for a wo- 
 man's head, without a border, Ang. — Fr. 
 calotte, a coif. 
 
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 CALLOUR, Caller, CAVLEn,adj. 1. Cool, 
 refreshing ; " a callour day," a cool day, 
 S. Doiujlas. 2. Fresh ; not in a state of 
 putridity, S., as callour meat, callour fish, 
 &c. Bellendcii. Also applied to vegeta- 
 ble substances that have been recently 
 pulled, which are not beginning to fade ; 
 as, " Thae i/reens are quite callour, they 
 were poo'd this morning," S. Moss. 3. 
 Expressive of that temperament of the 
 body which indicates health ; as opposed 
 to hot, feverish, S. Ross. 4. Having the 
 plump and rosy appearance of health, as 
 opposed to a sickly look, S. It seems to 
 convey the idea of the effect of the free 
 air of the country. — Isl. kalld ur,fiigidns. 
 
 CALL-THE-GUSE. A sort of game. 
 
 CALMERAGE, adj. Of or belonging to 
 cambric. Aberd. Hiy. V. Cammeraige. 
 
 CALMES, Caums, s. pi. LA mould, a 
 frame, S. Acts Ja. VI. 2. The small 
 cords through which the warp is passed 
 in the loom, S.; synon. heddles. 3. In the 
 caulins, in the state of being framed or 
 modelled, metaph. Baillie. — Germ, quem- 
 en, quadrare ; Su.G. bequacm, Belg. be- 
 quaam, fit, meet. 
 
 CALOO, Callow, Calaw, s. The pintail 
 duck, Anas acuta, Linn., Orkn. Barry. 
 
 CALSAY, s. Causeway, street. Acts Ja. 
 VI. 
 
 CALSAY-PAIKER, s. A street-walker. 
 V. Paiker. 
 
 CALSHIE, Calshagh, adj. Crabbed, ill- 
 humoured, S. Morison. — Isl. kals-a, irri- 
 dere, kalzuij-iir, derisor. 
 
 CALSUTER'D, adj. Apparently for cal- 
 J'uter\l, caulked. Chron. 8. Poet. — Fr. 
 calfeutrer, Dan. kalfatre, to caulk. 
 
 CALVER, s. A cow with calf, S.— Teut. 
 kalver-koe, id. 
 
 CALUERIS, s. pi. Perhaps a corr. of the 
 name Caloyers, as denoting Greek monks 
 of the order of St. Basil. 
 
 CAMACK, s. The game otherwise called 
 Shinty, S.B. V. Cammock. 
 
 CAMBIE-LEAF, s. The water-lily, Nym- 
 phaea alba et lutea, Limi. S.B. 
 
 GAMBLE, To prate saucily, A.Bor. V. 
 Campy. 
 
 C AMDOOTSHIE, adj. Sagacious, Berths. ; 
 synon. Auldfarand. 
 
 CAMDUI, s. A species of trout. Sibbald. 
 — Gael, cam, crooked, and dubh, black. 
 
 CAME, s. A honeycomb, S. Pickcii's 
 Poems. V. Kayme. 
 
 CAMEL'S HAIR. The vertebral ligament. 
 Synon. Fick-fack, q. v. Clydes. 
 
 CAMERAL, Cameril, s. A large, ill- 
 shaped, awkward person, such as Dominie 
 Sampson, Roxb. — C.B. camreol signifies 
 misrule ; camicyr, bending obliquely ; 
 from cam, crooked, awry. 
 
 CAMERJOUNKER, s. A gentleman of 
 the bed-chamber. Monro's Exped. — 
 From Sw. kammar, a chamber, and Jttwi'er, 
 
 a spark j or Belg. kamer, and jonkcr, a 
 gentleman. 
 
 GAMESTER, s. A wool-comber. V.Keme- 
 sier. 
 
 CAMY, Camok, adj. 1. Crooked. Malt- 
 land Poems. 2. Metaph. used to denote 
 what is rugged and unequal. Douglas. — 
 Jr. Gael, cam, C.B. kam, L.B. cam-us. 
 
 CAMYNG CLAITH. A cloth worn round 
 the shoulders during the process of comb- 
 ing the hair. Inrentories. 
 
 CAMYNG CURCHE. A particular kind 
 of dress for a woman's head. 
 
 CAMIS, s. 7'?. Combs. Pron. cuims, S. 
 
 CAMLA-LIKE, adj. Sullen, surly ; Aberd. 
 Journ.Lond. — Isl. kamleit-r, id., tetricus. 
 
 CAMMAC, s. A stroke with the hand, 
 Orkn. 
 
 GAMMAS, s. A coarse cloth. East Nook of 
 Fife. Corr. from Canvass. 
 
 CAMMEL, s. A crooked piece of wood, 
 used as a hook for hanging any thing on, 
 Roxb. Ilangrel synon., Lanarks. 
 
 CAMMELT, cidj. Crooked ; as, " a cam- 
 melt bow," Roxb. — C.B. camzidl, pron. 
 camthull, a wrong form, from cam, crook- 
 ed, and dull, figure, shape. 
 
 CAMMERAIGE, Camroche, s. Cambric. 
 Acts Ja. VI. Linen cloth of Cambray; 
 in Lat. camerac-um, in Teut. camerijk. 
 
 CAMMES, Cames, s. This seems to denote 
 what is now called gauze, the thin cloth 
 on which flowers are wrought. — Perhaps 
 from Ital. camoc-a, a kind of silk, or ra- 
 ther what Phillips calls camlc-a, " in an- 
 cient deeds ; camlet, or fine stuff, made 
 at first purely of camel's hair." 
 
 CAMMICK, s. A preventive ; a stop, 
 Shetl. — O.Germ. kaum signifies languor, 
 A;rt?<w«i7, morbidus; Franc. i'MmJ^,aegrotus, 
 and kaum, vix, used adverbially as denot- 
 ing what can scarcely be accomplished, 
 
 CAMMOCK, Gammon, s. 1. A crooked 
 stick, S. 2. The game also called Shinty, 
 Perths. — Celt. cantbaca,\A. Bullet. Gael. 
 caman, a hurling-club. 
 
 CAM-NOSED, Camow-nosed, adj. Flat- 
 nosed. Pohcart. — Fr. camus, id. 
 
 CAMORAGE, s. V. Cammeraige, 
 
 CAMOVYNE, Camowyne, s. Camomile, S. 
 Ross. 
 
 CAMP, s. An oblong heap of potatoes 
 earthed up for being kept through winter, 
 Berw. — Isl. kamp-r, caput parietis ; also, 
 clivus. 
 
 CAMP, adj. Brisk ; active ; spirited, Sel- 
 kirks. My horse is very camp the day, 
 he is in good spirits. The same term is 
 applied to a cock, a dog, &c. It is nearly 
 synon. with Crous. — Su.G, kacmpe, a 
 wrestler. 
 
 CAMP, s. A romp ; applied to both sexes, 
 Loth. — In Teut. the term kampe, kenipe, 
 has been transferred from a boxer to a 
 trull ; pugil ; pellex, Kilian. 
 
 To CAMP, V. n. 1, To contend, . MehiU's 
 
CAM 
 
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 CAN 
 
 lis. 2. To play the romp, Loth. — Germ. 
 kamp-en, certare. V. Kem 
 
 CAMPERLECKS, s. pi. Magical tricks, 
 Buchan ; synon. Cantra'ips. — Perhaps 
 Teut. kaemper, a wrestler, and lek, play, 
 q. jousts, tournaments. 
 
 CAMPY, adj. 1. Bold, brave, heroical ; 
 Gl. Sibb. 2. Spirited ; as, "a campy 
 fellow," Roxb. 3. Ill-natured, conten- 
 tious, Loth. V. Camp, t. 
 
 CAMPIOUN, s. A champion. Bellenden. 
 — Ital. campione, id. 
 
 CAMPRULY, adj. Contentious, S.A.— 
 Isl. kempa, pugil, and rugla, turbare. Or 
 perhaps, q. Mule the Camp. V. Rulie. 
 
 CAMREL, Cammeril, s. A crooked piece 
 of wood, passing through the ancles of a 
 sheep, or other carcass, by means of 
 which it is suspended till it be flayed and 
 disembowelled, Dumfr. — Cam, in C.B. 
 and Gael., signifies crooked. 
 
 CAMSCHO, Camschol, Campsho, Cam- 
 shack, adj. 1. Crooked. Douglas. 2. 
 Denoting a stern, grim, or distorted coun- 
 tenance. Ramsai/. 3. Ill-humoured, 
 contentious, crabbed ; Aug. V. Camv. 
 
 To CAMSHACHLE, Camshauchle, t. a. 
 
 1. To distort. In Roxb. it is applied to 
 a stick that is twisted, or to a wall that 
 is standing off the line. ShaucJilit pro- 
 perly signifies distorted in one direction ; 
 but camshaiichlit, distorted both ways. 
 
 2. To oppress or bear down with fatigue 
 or confinement. 
 
 CAMSHAUCHL'D, part. adj. 1. Dis- 
 torted, awry ; having the legs bent out- 
 wards. South of S. Nkol. 2. Angry, 
 cross, quarrelsome, S. — Cam, crooked, 
 and shackle, distorted, q. v. 
 
 CAMSHACK, rtf(;. Unlucky, Aberd. Skin- 
 ner. Camshack-kair, " unlucky concern," 
 Gl. — This seems to acknowledge a com- 
 mon origin with Camscho, q. t, 
 
 CAMSTANE, Camstone, s. 1. Common com- 
 pact limestone, S. 2. White clay, indu- 
 rated. Loth. Gut/ Mannerwg. — Teut. kal- 
 mey-steen, lapis calaminaris. 
 
 CAMSTERIE, Camstairie, Camstrairv, 
 adj. Froward, perverse, unmanageable, 
 S. Riotous, quarrelsome ; Sibb. — Germ. 
 kamp, battle, and star rig, stiff, q. obsti- 
 nate in fight. Gael, comhstri, striving to- 
 gether,from comh, together, and stri, strife. 
 
 CAMSTRUDGEOUS, adj. The same with 
 Camsterie; Fife.- — Isl. kaempe, miles, and 
 string, animus incensus ; also, fastus ; q. 
 fierce, incensed, or haughty warrior. 
 
 CAN, s. A measure of liquids, Shetl. It 
 contains about an English gallon. — Isl. 
 kanna, id. 
 
 CAN, s. A broken piece of earthen-ware, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To CAN, X. a. To know. Ilenrysone. — 
 Teut. konn-en, noscere ; posse. 
 
 CAN, CiNN, s. 1. Skill, knowledge, S.B. 
 Eos?. 2. Ability, S.B. Rosi. 
 
 CA'S, jjret. for fra;;, began. Wallace. 
 
 CANAGE, s. The act of paying the duty, 
 of whatever kind, denoted by the term 
 Cane. 
 
 CANALYIE, Cannailyie. The rabble, S. 
 Ft. ca7iaille, id. J.Nicol. 
 
 CANBUS. This seems to signify bottles 
 made of gourds. — From Fr. cannebasse, 
 id., the same as calebasse, Cotgr. 
 
 CANDAVAIG, s. 1. Afoul salmon, that 
 has lien in fresh water till summer, with- 
 out migrating to the sea ; Aug. 2. Used 
 as denoting a peculiar species of salmon, 
 Aberd. Statist. Ace. — Gael, ceann, head, 
 and dubhach, a black dye ; foul salmon 
 being called black jish. 
 
 CANDEL-BEND, s. The very thick sole 
 leather used for the shoes of ploughmen, 
 Roxb. — Perhaps formerly prepared at 
 Kendal in England ? 
 
 CANDENT, adj. Fervent ; red hot.— Lat. 
 candens. JWWardh Contendings. 
 
 CANDENCY, s. Fervour; hotuess.— Lat. 
 candentia, ibid. 
 
 CANDY-BROAD SUGAR. Loaf or lump 
 sugar. Candibrod, id., Fife. 
 
 CANDLE and CASTOCK. A large turnip, 
 from which the top is sliced off, that it 
 may be hollowed out till the rind become 
 transparent ; a candle is then put into it, 
 the top being restored by way of lid or 
 cover. The light shows, in a frightful 
 manner, the face formed with blacking 
 on the outside, S. 
 
 CANDLE-COAL, Cannel-Coal, ?. A spe- 
 cies of coal which gives a strong light ; 
 parrot coal, S. 
 
 CANDLE-FIR, s. Fir that has been bu- 
 ried in a morass; moss-fallen fir, split and 
 used instead of candles, S. A. V. Calchen. 
 
 CANDLEMAS-BLEEZE, s. The gift made 
 by pupils to a schoolmaster at Candlemas, 
 Roxb. Selkirks. ; elsewhere. Candlemas 
 Offering. V. Bleeze-money. 
 
 CANDLExMAS CROWN. A badge of dis- 
 tinction conferred, at some grammar 
 schools, on him who gives the highest gra- 
 tuity to the rector, at the term of Candle- 
 mas, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CANDLESHEARS, s. pi. Snuffers, S. 
 
 CANE, Kain, Canage, s. A duty paid by 
 a tenant to his landlord in kind ; as 
 "cane cheese;" "cane fowls," &c. S. 
 Ramsay. — L.B. can-urn, can-a, tribute, 
 from Gael, ceann, the head. 
 
 Kain Bairns. A living tribute supposed 
 to be paid by warlocks and witches to 
 their master, the devil, S. Bord. 3Hnst. 
 
 To Pay the Cain. To suffer severely in any 
 cause, S. Bitson. 
 
 To CANGLE, r. n. 1. To quarrel, to be in a 
 state of altercation, S. Bamsay. 2. To ca- 
 vil,Mearns. — Isl. A-irt<?«A--a,arridere; Gael. 
 cainqeal, a reason, cainqnam, to argue. 
 
 GANGLING, s. Altercation, S. Z. Boyd. 
 
 CANGLER, s, A jangler, S. Ramsay. 
 
CAN 
 
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 CAN 
 
 * To CANKER, t. n. To fret ; to become 
 peevish or ill-humoured, S. 
 
 CANKERY, Cankrie, adj. Ill-humoured. 
 Synon. Cankert. Cankrlest, superlat., 
 Renfr. Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 CANKER-NAIL, s. A painful slip of flesh 
 raised at the bottom of the nail of one's 
 finger, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 CANKERT, Cankerrit, adj. Cross, ill- 
 conditioned, avaricious, S. Douglas. 
 
 CANLIE,s. Avery common game in Aberd., 
 played by a number of boys, oue of whom 
 is, by lot, chosen to act the part of Canlie, 
 to -whom a certain portion of a street, or 
 ground, as it may happen, is marked off 
 as his territory, into which if any of the 
 other boys presume to enter, and be 
 caught by Canlie before he can get off the 
 ground, he is doomed to take the place of 
 Canlie, who becomes free in consequence 
 of the capture. It is something similar to 
 the game called Tlq or Tick. 
 
 CANNA DOWN, Cannacu, s. Cotton 
 grass, Eriophorum vagiuatum, Linn. S. 
 Gael, cannack, id. Grant. 
 
 CANNA, Cannae, cannot ; compounded of 
 can, v., and na or nae, not, S. Percy. 
 Dinna, do not, Sanna, shall not, Winna, 
 will not, Doicna, am, is, or are not able, 
 are used in the same manner, S. 
 
 CANNABIE, Canabie, s. Corr. of Canopy. 
 Inventories. Poems \Gth Cent. 
 
 CANNAGH, CoNNAGH, s. A disease to 
 which hens are subject, in which the nos- 
 trils are so stopped that the fowl cannot 
 breathe, and a horn grows on the tongue; 
 apparently the Pip, Cannagh, Fife ; 
 Connagh, Stirlings. — Ir. and Gael, conach, 
 the murrain among cattle. 
 
 CANNAS, Cannes, s. 1. Any coarse cloth, 
 like that of which sails are made, S.B. — 
 Fr. canetas; Sw. kanfass; E. canvass. 2. 
 A coarse sheet used for keeping grain 
 from falling to the ground when it is 
 winnowed by means of a wecht, S.B. 3. 
 Metaph. the sails of a ship, S.B. Poems 
 Buchan Dial. 
 
 CANNES-BRAID, s. The breadth of such 
 a sheet, S.B. Poss. 
 
 CANNEL, s. Cinnamon, Statist. Ace. — 
 Fr. cannelle, Teut. Tistn.kaneel, Isl. kanal. 
 
 CANNEL-WATERS, s. pi. Cinnamon 
 waters, S. 
 
 To CANNEL, r. a. To channel ; to cham- 
 fer, S. — Fr. cannel-er, id. 
 
 CANNEL, s. The undermost or lowest 
 part of the edge of any tool, which has 
 received the finishing, or highest degree 
 of sharpness usually given to it; as, " the 
 cannet of an axe," Roxb. Bevel-edge 
 synon. V. Cannel, v. 
 
 CANNELL-BAYNE.Thecollar-bone.ira?- 
 lace. — Fr. canneau du col, the nape of the 
 neck. Cannel bone occurs in O.E. 
 
 CANNELL-COAL. V. Candle-coal. 
 
 CANNYCA', .9. The woodworm, Fife. Ap- 
 
 parently denominated from the softness of 
 the sound emitted by it, q. what caws or 
 drives cannily. 
 
 CANNIE, or CANNON NAIL, the same 
 with Cathel Nail, S.A. 
 
 CANNIE, Kannie, adj. 1. Cautious ; pru- 
 dent, S. Baillie. 2. Artful; crafty, S. 
 Putherford. 3. Attentive; wary; watch- 
 ful, S. Pamsay. 4. Frugal ; not given 
 to expense, S. Btirns. 5. Moderate 
 in charges, S. 6. Moderate in con- 
 duct ; not severe in depredation or exac- 
 tion. Warerley. 7. Useful; beneficial, 
 S. Poss. 8. Handy ; expert at any bu- 
 siness ; often used in relation to mid- 
 wifery, S. Forbes. 9. Gentle ; so as not 
 to hurt a sore, S. 10. Gentle and win- 
 ning in speech. 1 1 , Soft ; easy ; as applied 
 to a state of rest, S. Pamsay. 12. Slow in 
 motion. " To gang canny," to move 
 slowly ; " to caw canny," to drive softly ; 
 also to manage with frugality, S. Burns. 
 
 13. Metaph. used to denote frugal ma- 
 nagement ; as, " They're braw cannie 
 folk," i. e., not given to exijense, S. 
 
 14. Soft and easy in motion, S. 15. 
 Safe ; not dangerous. " A canny horse," 
 one that may be rode with safety, S. 
 Burns. No canny, not safe ; dangerous, 
 S. Popul. Ball. 16. Composed; deli- 
 berate ; as opposed to flochtry, throicther, 
 S. 17. Not hard ; not difficult of execu- 
 tion, S. Burns. 18. Easy in situation ; 
 snug ; comfortable ; as, " He sits very 
 canny," " He has a braw canny seat," 
 S. Pamsay. 19. Fortunate; lucky, S. 
 Pennectiik. 20. Fortunate ; used in a 
 superstitious sense, S. P. Galloway. 
 No canny, not fortunate; applied both to 
 things and to persons. Pamsay. 21. En- 
 dowed with knowledge, supposed by the 
 vulgar to proceed from a preternatural 
 origin ; possessing magical skill, South of 
 S. Tales Landl. 22. Good ; worthy ; 
 " A braw canny man," a pleasant, good- 
 conditioned, or worthy man, S. Statist. 
 Ace. 23. Applied to any instrument, it 
 signifies well-fitted ; convenient, S.B. 
 Survey Nairn. — Isl. kiaen, sciens, pru- 
 dens ; callidus, astutus ; kaeni, fortis et 
 prudens ; from kenn-a, noscere. Isl. kyngi, 
 s. knowledge ; in a secondary sense it is 
 applied to magic. 
 
 CANNI E MOMENT. The designation given 
 to the time of fortunate child-bearing, S. ; 
 otherwise called the happy hour; in An- 
 gus, canny mament. Guy Mannering. 
 
 CANNIE WIFE. A common designation 
 for a midwife, S. Pern. Niths. Song. 
 
 CANNIKIN, s. Drinking vessel. Poems 
 I6th Cent. — Either a dimin. from can, 
 Teut. kanne, or from the same origin with 
 Kinken, q. v. 
 
 CANNILY, adv. 1. Cautiously; prudently; 
 S. Baillie. 2. Moderately, not vio- 
 lently, S. Baillie, 3. Easily, so as not 
 
CAN 
 
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 CAP 
 
 to hurt or gall, S. Rutherford, 4. Gently, 
 applied to a horse obeying the rein, S. 
 Waverley. 
 CANNINESS, .?. 1. Caution, forbearance; 
 moderation in conduct, S. BaiUie. 2. 
 Crafty management. Ba'iUic. 
 GANOIS, Canos, Canous, adj. Gray, hoary. 
 
 Lat. can-US. Douglas. 
 To CANSE, r. n. To speak in a pert and 
 saucy style, as displaying a great degree 
 of self-importance, Dumfr. 
 CANSIE, adj. Pert, speaking from self- 
 conceit ; as, " Ye 're sae cansie," ibid. 
 CANSHIE, a'/J. Cross; ill-humoured, Ber- 
 
 wicks. Merely a variety of Cansie. 
 To CANT, T. n. 1. To sing in speaking, to 
 repeat after the manner of recitation, S. 
 2. To tell merry old stories, Ayrs. 
 Picken. Probably because most of the 
 old stories were in rhyme and were sung 
 or chanted by minstrels. — Lat. cant-are, 
 to sing. Hence, 
 CANT, s. A trick ; a bad habit ; an auJd 
 cant, an ancient traditionary custom, 
 Aberd. Nearly synon. with Cantralp. 
 To CANT, r. a. 1. To seta stone on its 
 edge, a term used in masonry, S. — Germ. 
 hant-en, id. 2. To throw with a sudden 
 jerk, S. "The sheltie canted its rider 
 into the little rivulet." The Pirate. 
 CANT, s. 1. The act of turning any body 
 on its edge, or side, with dexterity, S.B. 
 2. Slight, S.B. 
 To CANT o'er, r. n. To fall over ; to fall 
 backwards, especially if one is completely 
 overturned, S. 
 To CANT o'er, r. a. To turn over ; to 
 
 overturn, S. 
 To CANT, r. v. To ride at a hand-gal- 
 lop, S.B. Canter, S. 
 CANT, «(/;'. Lively; merry; brisk. Barbour. 
 CANTY, adj. 1. Lively; cheerful; applied 
 both to persons and to things, S. Burns. 
 2. Small and neat ; as, "A cant;/ crea- 
 ture !" S.B. — Ir. calnteach, talkative; 
 prattling ; Sii.G. qant-a, ludificare. 
 CANTILIE, adr. 'Cheerfully, S. 
 CANTINESS, .■!. Cheerfulness, S. 
 CANTIE-SMATCHET, s. A cant term 
 for a louse, Roxb. ; apparently from the 
 liveliness of its motion. 
 CANTAILLIE, s. A corner-piece. Inven- 
 tories. — Fr. chanteax, chantel, a corner- 
 piece ; Teut. kantee/, mutulus ; expl. by 
 Sewel, " a battlement." 
 CANTEL,Cantil,s. a fragment. SirEgeir. 
 — Teut. kanteel, pinna, mina, Fr. chantel, 
 a piece broken off from the corner or edge 
 of a thing. 
 CANTEL, s. a juggling trick. Iloulate. 
 
 L.B. cantell-ator, praestigiator, magus. 
 CANTELEIN, s. Properly an incanta- 
 tion, used to denote a trick. Lyndsay. 
 — Lat. cantilen-a, a song. 
 CANTEL, Cantle, s. 1. The crown of the 
 head, Loth. Nigel, Teut. kanteel, a bat- 
 
 tlement. 2. The thick, fleshy part be- 
 hind the ear in a tup's head ; considered 
 as a delicacy, when singed and boiled in 
 the Scottish fashion, Roxb. 
 CANTLIN, s. Expl. " a corner; the chime 
 of a cask or adze," Ayrs. — Fr. eschantil- 
 lon, " a small cantle, or corner-piece ; a 
 scantling," &c., Cotgr. — The origin is 
 Teut. kant, a corner; a word of very great 
 antiquity. 
 CANTON, s. An angle, or corner. — Fr. id., 
 " a corner, or crosse way, in a street," 
 Cotgr. 
 CANTRAIP, Cantrap, s. LA charm, a 
 spell, an incantation, S. Pamsay. 2. A 
 trick, a piece of mischief artfully or 
 adroitly performed, S. Wazerley. — Isl. 
 gan, gand, witchcraft, or kiaen, applied to 
 magical arts, and trajyp, calcatio. 
 CANTRIP-TIME, s. The season for prac- 
 tising magical arts. 
 CANT-ROBIN, s. The dwarf Dog-rose, 
 
 with a white flower, Fife. 
 CANT-SPAR, s. Expl. fire-pole. Bates. 
 CANWAYIS, s. Canvass. Aberd. Peg. 
 To CANYEL, r. n. To jolt; applied to 
 
 anv object whatsoever, Upp. Lanarks. 
 To CANYEL, t. a. To cause to jolt; to 
 
 produce a jolting motion, ibid. 
 CANYEL,?. A jolt; the act of jolting, ibid. 
 CAOLT, s. " A connexion by fosterage," 
 Highlands of S., Saxon and Gael. — Gael. 
 comhcdla, a foster brother or sister ; co- 
 mhaltas, fosterage ; from comh, equivalent 
 to Lat. con, and cdt, nursing ; q. nursed 
 together. ^Z signifies nurture, food. Lat. 
 con, and al-ere, to nourish, would seem to 
 give the origin. 
 To CAP, T. n. To uncover the head, in 
 token of obeisance ; q. to take off one's 
 cap. Baillie. 
 CAP, Capfou', Capfu', s. The fourth-part 
 of a peck ; as, " a capfu' o' meal, salt," 
 &c., Clydes., S.A. Forpet and Lippie, syn. 
 CAP, s. A wooden bowl for containing 
 meat or drink, S. Pamsay. — Su.G. koppa, 
 cyathus ; Arab, kab, a cup. Hence, per- 
 haps, 
 CAPS, s.pl. The combs of wild bees, S. 
 To Kiss Caps ici' one. To drink out of 
 the same vessel with one ; as, " I wadna 
 kiss caps Kt' sic a fallow," S. 
 CAP-OUT. To drink cap-out, in drinking 
 to leave nothing in the vessel, S. Pob Poy. 
 
 V. COPOUT. 
 
 Clean-cap-out, drinking deep, S. Picken. 
 To CAPSTRIDE, r. a. To drink in place 
 
 of another, to whom it belongs, when the 
 
 vessel is going round a company, S. — E. 
 
 cap and stride. 
 To CAP, r. a. To excel, Loth.— Teut. 
 
 kappe, the summit. 
 To CAP, r. Of. To direct one's course at 
 
 sea. Douglas. — Teut. kape, signum lito- 
 
 rale. 
 To CAP, r.a, 1 . To .seize by violence, to 
 
CAP 
 
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 CAP 
 
 lay hold of what is not one's own, S. 2. 
 To seize vessels in a privateering way. 
 FountahihalL 3. To entrap, to ensnare. 
 K. Ja, VI. — Lat. cap-ere, Su.G. kipp-a, 
 rapere. 
 
 CAPER, s. 1 . A captor, or one who takes a 
 prize. 2. A vessel employed as a pri- 
 vateer. — Belg. Su.G. Dan. ^•rtjDrt?^, a pirate. 
 
 CAP-AMBRY, s. A press or cupboard, 
 probably for holding wooden vessels used 
 at meals. Spa/dimj. V. Almerie. 
 
 C.4PER, Kapeu, .'. A piece of oat-cake 
 and butter, with a slice of cheese on it, 
 Perths. Vhin-AIhln. — Gael, ceapa'ire, id. 
 
 CAPERCAILYE, Caperc.\lyeane, s. The 
 mountain cock, Tetrao urogallus, Linn. 
 S. Bellenden. — Gael. capulleco'iUe, id. 
 Perhaps from Gael, cahar, a branch, and 
 caohtch, a cock, i. e., a cock of the branches. 
 
 CAPERNOITIE, Capernoited, aij. Crab- 
 bed; irritable; peevish, S. Hamilton. — 
 Isl. kappe, certamen, and nyt-a, uti, q. 
 " one who invites strife." 
 
 CAPERNOITIE, s. Noddle, S.— Perhaps 
 q. the seat of peevish humour. 
 
 CAPEROILIE, s. Heath peas, Orobus tu- 
 berosus, Linn., Clydes. The Knapparts 
 of Mearns, and Carmele, or Carmylie of 
 the Highlands. 
 
 CAPERONISH, adj. Good; excellent; 
 generally applied to edibles, Lanarks., 
 Edinr. — Teut. keper-en signifies to do or 
 make a thing according to rule ; from 
 keper, norma. But probably it was ori- 
 ginally applied to what was showy or 
 elegant ; from Fr. chaperon, O.Fr. cape- 
 ron, a hood worn in high dress, or on so- 
 lemn occasions. 
 
 CAPES, s. pi. 1. The grains of corn to 
 which the husk continues to adhere after 
 thrashing, and which appear uppermost 
 in riddling, Loth. 2. The grain which is 
 not suiRciently ground ; especially where 
 the shell remains with part of the grain. 
 Loth. 3. Flakes of meal which come 
 from the mill, when the grain has not 
 been thoroughly dried, S.B. 3f orison. 
 
 CAPE-STANE, s. 1. The cope-stone. 2. 
 Metaphorically, a remediless calamity. 
 Burng. 
 
 CAPIDOCE, Capydois, s. Aberd. Reg.— 
 Teut. kappe, a hood, (Belg. kapie, a little 
 hood,) and doss-en, vestire duplicibus ;■ q. 
 " a stulfed hood" or " cap" ? In Aberd., 
 a cap, generally that of a boy, as, for ex- 
 ample, what is called " a hairy cap," still 
 receives the name of Capie-dossie. 
 
 CAPIE-HOLE, s. A game at taw, in 
 which a hole is made in the ground, and 
 a certain line drawn, called a strand, be- 
 hind which the players must take their 
 stations. The object is, at this distance, 
 to throw the bowl into the hole. He 
 who does this most frequently wins the 
 game. It is now more generally called 
 the Hole, Loth, j but the old designation 
 
 is not yet quite extinct. In Angus it is 
 played with three holes at equal distances. 
 
 CAPYL, Capul, s. a horse or mare. Dou- 
 glas. — Gael. capnU ; Ir. kabbal ; C.B. 
 kefijl ; Hisp. carallo, id. 
 
 CAPILMUTE, Cabalmute, Cattelmute, s. 
 The legal form or action by which the 
 lawful owner of cattle that have strayed, 
 or been carried oif, proves his right to 
 them, and obtains restoration. 
 
 CAPITANE,?. Caption; captivity. Bellend. 
 
 CAPITANE, s. Captain, Fr. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 CAPITE BERN, a kind of cloak or mantle, 
 as would seem, with a small hood. — Fr. 
 capette, "a little hood; heme, a kind of 
 Moorish garment, or such a mantle which 
 Irish gentlewomen weare ;" Cotgr. 
 
 CAPLEYNE, s. "A steylle capleine," a. 
 small helmet. Wallace. — Germ, kaeplein, 
 from kappe, tegumentum capitis. 
 
 CAP-NEB, s. The iron used to fence the 
 toe of a shoe; synon. Neb-Cap, Ettr. For., 
 i. e., a cap for the neb or point. 
 
 CAPPER, s. Apparently cup-bearer ; a 
 person in the list of the King's household 
 servants. Pitscottie. Copperis. V. Copper. 
 
 CAPPER, s. A spider, Mearns. — From 
 coppe, the latter part of the A.S. name, 
 (V. Attercap;) or perhaps from its rapa- 
 cious mode of living, from Caper, a pirate, 
 or Capper, v., to seize. 
 
 To CAPPER, V. a. 1. To seize ships ; to 
 go a-privateering, Ang. 2. To catch, to 
 seize, violently to lay hold of ; used in a 
 general sense, Ang. — Dan. kapre, to ex- 
 ercise piracy. 
 
 CAPPIE, Cap- Ale, s. A kind of drink be- 
 tween table-beer and ale, formerly in 
 much requisition ; so termed because it 
 was drunk out of ca2}s or quaiclis. 
 
 CAPPIE, s. Agr. Surv. Shetl. Meaning 
 unknown. 
 
 To CAPPILOW, V. a. To distance another 
 in reaping. One who gets a considerable 
 way before his companions on a ridge, is 
 said to cappiloic them; Roxb. — This term 
 would seem to be softened from Dan. 
 fcfl/;/ot'&-er,torunwith emulation, to strive, 
 to contest in speed ; kaploeb, competition, 
 a contest in running. 
 
 CAPPIT, adj. Crabbed ; ill-humoured ; 
 peevish, S. Philotus. — Isl. kapp, conten- 
 tion, or Flandr. koppe, a spider ; as we 
 call an ill-humoured person an ettercap, S. 
 
 CAPRAVEN, s. Perhaps corr. from Teut. 
 kappruyn ; Belg. kaproen, a hood ; Isl. 
 kapruyn,cViC\il\vLS, caputium cum collari. 
 
 CAPREL, s. A caper, as in dancing. Pol- 
 wart. — Fr. cap/riole, id. 
 
 CAPROWSY, s. A short cloak furnished 
 with a hood. Evergreen. — Fr. cappe-rosin, 
 a red coloured cloak. 
 
 CAPTAIN, s. A name given to the Gray 
 Gurnard, on the Firth of Forth.—" Trigla 
 Giirnardus, Crowner. — It is known by a 
 variety of other names, as Captain, Hard' 
 
CAP 
 
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 CAR 
 
 head," &c. Neill's List of Fishes. V, 
 Crooner. 
 CAPTION, s. The obtaining of any thing 
 that is valuable or serviceable ; a lucky 
 acquisition ; Aberd. — L.B. captio, synon. 
 with Prisa ; Du Cange. 
 
 CAPTIUER, s. A captor, one who leads 
 into captivity. Forhes on Revelations. 
 
 * CAPTIVITY, s. Waste, destruction; as, 
 " It's a' gane to captivity," Roxb. 
 
 CAPUL, s. A horse. V. Capvl. 
 
 CAPUSCHE, s. Apparently, a woman's 
 hood. Aberd. Reg. — From Fr. capuce, E. 
 capouch, a Monk's hood ; whence the de- 
 signation of Captichin friars. 
 
 CAR, Caar, s. a sledge; a hurdle, S. Wal- 
 lace. — Ir. carr, id. 
 
 CAR, s. pi. Calves, Mearns. V. Caure. 
 
 CAR, the initial syllable of many names of 
 places in the West and South of S., as 
 Car-stairs, Car-michael, C'ar-litke, Car-la- 
 •rerock, &c., signifying a fortified place. — 
 C. B. caer signified a city, one of that 
 description which was known in early 
 times; a castle, a fort, or place surrounded 
 with a wall, pallisades, or a rampart. 
 Gael, cathair, a city, must be viewed as 
 the same word, pronounced q. ca'ir. 
 
 CAR, an inseparable particle, forming the 
 first syllable of many words in the S. lan- 
 guage. — According to Wachter, Kar is a 
 verbal noun, formed from ker-en, vertere, 
 signifying the act of turning or tossing. 
 V. Cur. 
 
 CAR, Ker, adj. I. Left, applied to the 
 hand, S. 2. Sinister, fatal. — " You'll go 
 a car gate yet ;" given as equivalent to 
 " You'll go a gray gate yet ;" S. Prov. 
 " Both these signify you will come to an 
 ill end," Kelly. 
 
 CAR-HANDIT, adj. 1. Left-handed, S. 
 2. Awkward, Galloway. V. Ker. 
 
 CAR-SHAM-YE, interj. An exclamation 
 used, in the game of Shintie, when one of 
 the antagonists strikes the ball with the 
 club in his left hand, Kinross 
 
 CARAFF, s. A decanter for holding water, 
 S., a word which does not seem to be used 
 in E. — Fr. carafe, id. 
 
 CARAGE, f!. V.Arage. 
 
 CARALYNGIS,s.p?. Dancing. Iloulate. 
 — Fr. caroll-er, to dance, to revel. 
 
 CARAMEILE, s. An edible root. V. Car- 
 
 MELE. 
 
 CARAVAN, g. LA covered travelling cart 
 without springs, S. 2. Such a wagon as 
 is used for transporting wild beasts, S. 
 
 To CARB, Garble, v. n. To cavil, Aberd. 
 Carh might appear to be merely a corr. 
 of the E. V. to carp, id. But Isl. karp-a, 
 signifies obgannire, and karp, contentio. 
 
 CARB, Carabin, s. A raw-boned loqua- 
 cious woman, Upp. Clydes. — C.B. carbxcl. 
 signifies clumsy, awkward, and carp a 
 raggamufiin. 
 
 To CARBEURY, v. n. To wrangle, to 
 
 argue perversely ; communicated as a 
 Garioch word. 
 
 CARBIN, Cairban, Carfin, s. The bask- 
 ing Shark, Squalus maximus, Linn. V. 
 Sail-fish. 
 
 C ARC AT, Carkat, Carket, Carcant, s. 1. 
 A necklace ; E, carcanet. Maitland Poerrn. 
 2. A pendant ornament of the head. Wat- 
 son^s Coll. 3. A garland of flowers worn 
 as a necklace, S. Discipline. 
 
 To CARCEIR, T. a. To imprison.— L.B. 
 career-are, in carcerem conjicere ; Du 
 Cange. 
 
 CARCUDEUGH, adj. Intimate, Gl. Pic- 
 ken, Ayrs. V. Curcuddoch. 
 
 To CARD, V. a. To reprehend sharply ; 
 To gie one a carding, id. Berths. Perhaps 
 from the use of cards in teasing, or from 
 caird a tinker, used also for a scold. 
 
 CARDINAL, s. A long cloak, or mantle, 
 worn by women, S. Statist. Ace. Per- 
 haps so named, as it was originally scar- 
 let, from the dress worn by the Cardinals 
 of Rome. 
 
 To CARDOW, CuRDOw, v. a. To botch, to 
 mend, to patch, as a tailor, Tvveedd. 
 
 CARDOWER, s. A botcher or mender of 
 old clothes, Ayrs. V. Curdoo. 
 
 CARDUI, s. A species of trout in Loch- 
 leven, apparently the char. — It is round- 
 shouldered ; the most beautiful in colour 
 of all the trout species in our waters ; 
 without scales ; dark olive on the back ; 
 the sides spotted ; the belly a livid red ; 
 and the under-fins of a beautiful crimson 
 edged with a snow white. It is a rare 
 fish. 
 
 To CARE, r. a. To rake, &c. V. Cair. 
 
 * To CARE, T. a. To regard, to care for. 
 Pitscottie. 
 
 * To CARE, V. 11. Always accompanied 
 with the negative ; as, " I din«a care to 
 gang wi' you a bit," I have no objection 
 to go, &.C. " He wad«« [hae] eared to 
 hae strucken me," he seemed disposed to 
 have done so, S. Skinner. — It has been 
 supposed that the v. as thus used, signi- 
 fies, " not to be inclined." But I appre- 
 hend that it merely signifies that it would 
 cause no care, pain, or regret to the per- 
 son to go, to strike, Szc. 
 
 To CARE by, r. n. She car\l na by, she 
 took no interest, she was totally indifi'er- 
 ent, S. Picken. 
 
 To CARE, V. a. To drive. V. Cair. 
 
 CARE-BED LAIR. A disconsolate situa- 
 tion ; a sick-bed ; q. " lying in the bed of 
 care,'" S.B. Ross. 
 
 CARE'S MY CASE, woeful is my plight, 
 Aberd. 
 
 CARECAKE, Car-cake, Kercaik, s. A 
 small cake, baked with eggs, and eaten 
 on Fastern''s e^en in different parts of S. 
 
 Blood-Kercake, s. a car-cake, made of 
 blood and oatmeal, and prepared in a fry- 
 ing-pan. Hogg. 
 
CAR 
 
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 CAR 
 
 CARE SONDAYjCAin Sonday. According 
 to some, that immediately preceding Good 
 Friday, but generally used to signify the 
 fifth in Lent, S. Bellenden. — Germ, kar, 
 satisfactio, from karr-en, ker-eii, enien- 
 dare ; or Su.G. kaer-a, to complain. V. 
 Carlings. 
 
 CARF, s. A cut in timber, for admitting 
 another piece of wood, or any other sub- 
 stance, Dumfr. — A.S. cearf-an, secare, 
 whence E. to carve; Teut. kerf, crena, 
 incisura. 
 
 To CARFUDDLE, r. a. To discompose; 
 to rumple, Strathmore. Syn. Curfiiffle. 
 
 To CARFUFFLE, r. ct. To disorder ; to 
 tumble ; to crease. V. Curfufle. 
 
 CARFUFFLE, Curfuffle, s. Tremour; 
 agitation. South of S. Antiquary. 
 
 To CARFUMISH, Curfumish, x.a. L To 
 diffuse a very bad smell, Fife. 2. To 
 overpower by means of a bad smell, ibid. 
 Forscomfis synon. 
 
 CARGE. To carge, in charge, in posses- 
 sion. Wallace. — O.Fr. carguer, used as 
 charger. 
 
 GARY ARE, s. A conveyer ; one who re- 
 moves a thing from one place to another 
 by legerdemain. — Fr. chari-er, to carry. 
 
 CARYBALD, .«. Maitland Poems. — Per- 
 haps from Fr. cJia ravel, charaveau, a 
 beetle. 
 
 CARIE, adj. Soft ; pliable. Kelly. 
 
 CARIN', adj. or part. pr. Causing pain 
 or care. Tarras. 
 
 CARK, s. A load, a burden. Act. Audit. — 
 From Ital. carc-o, a load, &c. 
 
 CKRKl'i^, part. pr. Scratching; or rather, 
 grating. — A.S. cearc-ian, crepitare ; also 
 stridere, " to crash or gnash ; to creak ; 
 to make a noise; to charke." V. Chirk. 
 
 CARKININGjS. A collar. Houlate. V. 
 Carcat. 
 
 CARL, Cairle, Carle, Carll, s. 1 . A man. 
 It is used in this general sense, S.B. Thus 
 they not only say, " A big carl,'^ but " a 
 little car?," " a rich carl." A.Bor. id. — 
 A.S. carl ; Isl. karl ; O.Teut. kaerla, 
 masculus. 2. Man, as distinguished from 
 a boy. Wyntoivn. 3. A clown ; a boor, 
 S. A.Bor. Wyntown. — A.S. ceorl ; Isl. 
 karl ; Belg. kaerle, rusticus. 4. One who 
 has the manners of a boor. Kelly. 5. 
 A strong man. Wallace. — Germ, kerl, 
 fortis, corpore robusto praeditus. 6. An 
 old man, S. A.Bor. Wyntotrn. — Su.G. 
 Isl. karl, id. 
 
 CARL-CAT, .■?. A male cat. The female 
 cat is called " A wheen-cat," more pro- 
 perly a Quean-cat. 
 
 CARL'D, part. pa. Provided with a male; 
 applied to a hot bitch, Roxb. — A.S. ceorl- 
 ian, nuptum dari, " to be given in mar- 
 riage ; to take a husband," Somner. 
 
 To CARL-AGAIN, t^. n. To resist ; syn. 
 to be camstalry; to give a Rowland for an 
 Oliver, Fife. 
 
 CARL-AGAIN. To play Carl-agahi, to re- 
 turn a blow ; to give as much as one re- 
 ceives, Ang. 
 
 CARL and CAVEL. A proverbial phrase 
 for honest man and rogue ; or all without 
 distinction. V. Kavel. 
 
 CARLAGE, adj. Churlish. V. Carlisii. 
 
 CARL-CRAB, s. The male of the Black- 
 clawed crab. Cancer pagurus, Linn. S. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 CARL-DODDIE,s. A stalk of rib-grass, S. 
 Plantago lanceolata, Linn. Doddie, bald. 
 
 CARL-HEMP, s. The largest stalk of hemp, 
 S. A.Bor. ; that hemp which bears the 
 seed, Gl. Grose. 2. Used metaph. to de- 
 note firmness of mind. Burns. 
 
 CARLIE, s. LA little man ; a dimin. 
 from carl, S. Cleland. 2. A term often 
 applied to a boy who has the appearance 
 or manners of a little old man. Gait. 
 
 CARLIN, Carling, s. I. An old woman, 
 S. Philotus. 2. A contemptuous term 
 for a woman, although not far advanced 
 in life, S. Douglas. 3. A witch, Loth. 
 Tweedd. Pennecuik. 4. The last hand- 
 ful of corn cut down in harvest-field, when 
 it is not shorn before Hallowmas, S.B. 
 If before this, it is called the Maiden. — 
 Su.G. kaering, kaerling, anus. 
 
 CARLIN-HEATHER, s. Fine-leaved 
 heath. Erica cinerea, Linn., S.; also called 
 Bell-heather. 
 
 CARLIN-SUNDAY, s. That preceding 
 Palm-Sunday, or the second Sunday from 
 Easter, S. 
 
 CARLIN-SPURS, s. pi. Needle furze, or 
 petty whin. Genista Anglica, Linn., S.B. 
 q. " the spurs of an old woman." 
 
 CARLIN-TEUCH, {gutt.) adj. As hardy 
 as an old woman, S.B. — Teuch, S., tough. 
 
 CARLING, s. The name of a fish, Fife. 
 Supposed to be the Pogge, Cottus cata- 
 phractus, Linn. 
 
 CARLINGS, s. pi. Peas birsled or broiled, 
 Ang. According to Sibb., " pease broiled 
 on Care-Sunday." Bitson. 
 
 CARLISH, Carlitch, adj. 1. Coarse ; vul- 
 gar. Dunbar. — A.S. ceorlic, vulgaris. 2. 
 Rude ; harsh in manners. Popul. Ball. 
 
 CARL-TANGLE, s. The large tangle, or 
 fucus, Mearns. — Perhaps so termed from 
 its being covered with small pieces of 
 fuci, of a grayish colour, which give it 
 the appearance of hoariness or age. V. 
 Cairn-tangle. 
 
 CARLWIFE or WIFECARLE, s. A man 
 who interferes too much in household 
 afi"airs ; a cotquean, Lanarks. — From 
 karl, a man, and icife, a woman, as used 
 in S., or perhaps as denoting a housewife. 
 
 CARMELE, Carmylie, Carameil,s. Heath 
 peas, a root, S. Orobus tuberosus, Linn. 
 Pennant. — Gael, cairmeal, id. V. Knap- 
 parts. 
 
 CARMILITANIS, s. pi. The friars pro- 
 perly called Carmelites. 
 
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 CAR 
 
 CARMUDGELT, jmrt. adj. Made soft by 
 lightning; applied either to a person or a 
 thing, Ayrs. — From C.B. car-iaw, to bring, 
 or rather cur-aic, to beat, to strike, and 
 medhal, mezal, soft, mezal-u, to soften. 
 
 CARNAIL, adj. Putrid. Wallace.— Fi. 
 cAa?-c>5f«e(/.r,putrified;fu]lof carrion,Cotgr. 
 
 CARNAWIN', Curnawin', s. A painful 
 sensation of hunger, Kinross. — Perhaps 
 from E. core, and the v. to gnaic; Ileart- 
 gnaidng or Heart-hunger, q. v. Car, cor, 
 or cur, is, however, frequently prefixed 
 to words as an intensive particle. V. Cur. 
 
 CARNELL, s. A heap ; a dimin. from 
 cairn. Bellenden. 
 
 CARN-TANGLE, ?. The large, long fu- 
 cus, with roots not unlike those of a tree, 
 cast ashore on the beach after a storm at 
 sea, Aberd. 
 
 CARNWATH-LIKE, adj. 1. Having the 
 appearance of wildness or awkwardness, 
 S. 2. Applied to what is distorted, S.; 
 synon. thratni. An object is said to lie 
 very Carnwath-llke, when it is out of the 
 proper line. 
 
 CAROL-EWYN, s. The name given in 
 Perths. to the last night of the year ; be- 
 cause young people go from door to door 
 singing carols, for which they get small 
 cakes in return. 
 
 To CARP, Carpe, v. a. 1. To speak ; to 
 talk ; to relate, whether verbally, or in 
 writing. Wyntown. O.E. id. P. Plough- 
 man. 2. To sing. Minstrelsij Border. — 
 Lat. carperc, to cull. 
 
 CARPING, s. Narration. O.E. id. V. the r. 
 
 CARRALLES, s. pi. Carols, or songs, sung 
 within and about kirks on certain days ; 
 prohibited by act of Parliament. Acts 
 Ja. VI. V. Caralyngis and Gvsar. 
 
 CARREL, .<!. " Carreh, thepeece, contein- 
 ing 15 elnes, viij 1." Rates, A. 1611. 
 
 CARRY, .t. The bulk or weight of a bur- 
 
 , den,q. that which '\s carried, Aberd. 
 
 CARRY, 5. 1. A term used to express the 
 motion of the clouds before the wind, S.B. 
 2. Improperly used for the firmament or 
 sky. TannahUl. 
 
 CARRICK,s. 1. The bat of wood driven 
 by clubs, or sticks hooked at the lower 
 end, in the game of >Shbitle, Kinross. 
 Perths. 2. The old name for the game 
 of Shhity, Fife ; still used in the eastern 
 part of tliat county. Hence, 
 
 CARRICKIN', s. A meeting among the 
 boys employed as herds, at Lammas, for 
 playing at Shinty, on which occasion they 
 have a feast, ibid. 
 
 CARRIE, ."?. A two-wheeled barrow. Loth. 
 
 * CARRIED, Carryit, jMrt- pa. 1. Ap- 
 plied to a person whose mind is in so ab- 
 stracted a state, that he cannot attend to 
 what is said to him, or to the business he 
 is himself engaged in, S. 2. In a waver- 
 ing state of mind, not fully possessing 
 recollection, as the effect of fever, S. 3. 
 
 Elevated in mind, overjoyed at any event, 
 so as not to seem in full possession of 
 one's mental faculties ; as, " Jenny's got- 
 ten an heirscaip left her, and she's just 
 carryit about it." Sometimes, carryit up 
 in the air, Roxb. 
 
 CARRIS, s. Flummery, "Wigtons. Sowens, 
 or Sireens, in other counties. — Evidently 
 corr. from Gael, cathbhrith, caihbruith, id. 
 Shaw. This must be compounded oicath, 
 pollard, husks, and hruith, boiled ; a very 
 accurate description of ths dish, q. 
 " boiled pollard." 
 
 CARRITCH, Caritch, s. The vulgar name 
 for a catechism ; more commonly in pi., 
 caritches, S. 3Iagopico. 2. Used some- 
 what metaph. Ferguson. 3. Often used 
 in the sense of reproof. / gae him his 
 carritch, I reprehended him with seve- 
 rity, Ang. 
 
 CARRY WARRY, s. A kind of burlesque 
 serenade, or mock-music, made with pots, 
 kettles, frying-pans, shouting, screaming, 
 &c., at or near the doors and windows of 
 old people who marry a second time ; 
 especially of old women and widows who 
 marry young men, W.Loth. Fife. — Fr. 
 charivaris is used exactly in the same 
 sense. Derivation uncertain. 
 
 * CARROT, s. Applied, in composition, to 
 the colour of the hair, S.; as, carrot-head, 
 carrot-poic or poll. The English use car- 
 roty as an adj. in this sense. 
 
 CARSACKIE, s. LA coarse covering, re- 
 sembling a sheet, worn by workmen over 
 their clothes, Fife. 2. A bedgown, worn 
 by females, ibid. Cartoush, synon. — 
 Either q. car-sack, a sack or frock used 
 by car-men ; or more probably corr. from 
 Su.G. kasjacha ; Tent, kasacke, a short 
 
 CAR-SADDLE, s. The small saddle put 
 on the back of a carriage-horse, for sup- 
 porting the trams or shafts of the carriage, 
 S. Cursaddle, Upp. Clydes. Herd^s Coll. — 
 From car, Dan. karre ; Su.G. kaerre,rehi- 
 culum,deducedfrom koer-a, cnrrum agere; 
 Germ, karr-en, vehere ; and saddle. 
 
 CARSAYE, s. The woollen stuff called 
 kersey. Aberd. Peg. 
 
 CARSE, Kerss, s. Low and fertile land, 
 generally that which is adjacent to a 
 river ; as. The Caise of Gourie, The Carse 
 of Stirling, &c., S. Pa7-bour. — Su.G. 
 kaerr, and Isl. kiar, kaer, both signify a 
 marsh. Carse is sometimes used as an 
 adj.; as carse grounds. Lord Hailes. 
 
 CARSTANG, s. The shaft of a cart, Roxb.; 
 {tram synon.); from car, a cart, and stang, 
 a pole, q. v. 
 
 CARTAGE,.'. Apparently for crt?Trt,«s. Doug. 
 
 CART- AVER, s. A cart-horse, s. V. Aver. 
 
 CARTE, s. A chariot, especially one used 
 in war. — Chaucer, carte, id.; Ir. cairt ; 
 C.B. keriuyn ; A.S. craet, id. 
 
 CARTES, s. pi. The cartei, the game of 
 
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 CAS 
 
 cards, rather pronounced as calrts, S. 
 Playing cards. Antiquari/. 
 
 C'ARTIL, s. A cart-load, Ang.; perhaps 
 contr. from cart, a,ndfU or ftill. 
 
 CARTOUSH, s. A bedgown, strait about 
 the waist, with short skirts, having their 
 corners rounded off, resembling the upper 
 part of a modern riding-habit, Fife. — 
 From Fr. court, short, and housse, " a 
 short mantle of corse cloth (and all of a 
 peece) worne in ill weather by countrey 
 women, about their head and sholders ;" 
 Cotgr. 
 
 CARTOW, s. A great cannon ; a battering 
 piece. SpahViih]. — Tent, kartonice, id. 
 
 CART-PIECE, s.' A species of ordnance 
 anciently used in Scotland, apparently 
 borne on a carriage or cart. Spaldinc/. 
 
 CARVEY, Carvies, s. pi. Confections in 
 which caraway seeds are enclosed, S. 
 
 CARUEL, Kervel, .«. A kind of ship. 
 Douijlas. — Fr. cararelle, id. ; Tent, kare- 
 veel ; Hisp. caravela; Is\. karf. 
 
 CARVY, Carvie, Cartey, s. Caraway, S. 
 
 CARWING PRIKIS. Supposed to be 
 skewers. 
 
 CASAKENE, s. A kind of surtout.— Ital. 
 casachin-o ; O.Fr. casaquin, camisole, pe- 
 tite casaque a 1' usage des femmes; Roque- 
 fort. 
 
 CASCETS, ,<!. Inventories. — L.B. cassus, is 
 defined by Du Cange, pars yestis major, 
 qua corpus tegitur, exceptis brachiis. 
 
 CASCHET, Cashet, s. The facsimile of 
 the king's superscription. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — From Fr. cachet, a seal. This term has 
 the same signification with caschet, S. 
 
 CASCHIEL AWIS, s. pi. An instrument of 
 torture. V. Caspicaws. 
 
 CASE, Caise, s. Chance. Of case, by 
 chance ; accidentally. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 CASEABLE, arfy. Naturally belonging to 
 a particular situation or case. Baillie. 
 
 CASEMENTS, s. p>l. The name given by 
 carpenters in S. to the kind of planes 
 called by English tradesmen hollows and 
 rounds. 
 
 CASHHORNIE, ?. A game, played with 
 clubs, by two opposite parties of boys ; 
 the aim of each party being to drive a ball 
 into a hole belonging to their antagonists, 
 while the latter strain every nerve to pre- 
 vent this, Fife. 
 
 CASHIE, adj. 1. Luxuriant and succu- 
 lent ; spoken of vegetables and the shoots 
 of trees, Upp. Clydes. Dumfr. — Isl. koes, 
 congeries ; whence kas-a, cumulare : or, 
 perhaps, rather allied to Isl. kask-ur, 
 strenuus, as radically the same with 
 Husky, rank, q. v. 2. Transferred to ani- 
 mals that grow very rapidly, Dumfr. 3. 
 Delicate, not able to endure fatigue, Sel- 
 kirks. Dumfr. — This is only a secondary 
 sense of the term ; as substances, whe- 
 ther vegetable or animal, which shoot up 
 yery rapidly and rankly, are destitute of 
 
 vigour. 4. Flaccid, slabby ; applied to 
 food, lloxb. 
 
 CASHIE, rtrf;. 1. Talkative, Roxb. 2. For- 
 ward, ibid. — This, I suspect, is originally 
 the same with Calshie. 
 
 To CASHLE, Cashel, r. v. To squabble, 
 Mearns. 
 
 CASHLE, s. A squabble ; a broil. — Su.G. 
 kaex-a, rixari ; Tent, kass-en, stridere. 
 
 CASHMARIES, s. pi. Fish-carriers, or 
 people who drive fish from the sea through 
 the villages. — Fr. chasse-maree. 
 
 CASPICAWS, Caspitaws, Caspie laws, 
 s.pl. An instrument of torture formerly 
 used in S. Maclaurin's Crim. Cases. — 
 Perhaps from Tent, kausse, koiisse, (Fr. 
 chausse,) a stocking, and ^a(/u', tepidus, q. 
 " the warm hose."' 
 
 To CA.SS, V. a. To make void ; to annul. 
 Acts Ja.IV. — Fr. cass-er, id.; L.B. cass- 
 are, irritum reddere. 
 
 CASS, fr. 1. Chance ; accident, O.E. id. 
 Wallace. 2. Work ; business. Barbottr. 
 — Fr. cas, matter, fact, deed. 
 
 CASSEDONE, s. Chalcedony, a precious 
 stone. — L.B. cassidon-lum, murrlia, spe- 
 cies lapidis pretiosi ; Gall, cassidoine. 
 
 CASSIE, Cazzie, s. 1. A sort of basket 
 made of straw, which may contain a boll 
 ofmeal, S.B. Brand. It is also writ- 
 ten cosie. 2. Used in Orkney instead of 
 a corn riddle ; or made like a bee-skep, 
 and used for carrying peats. Statist. Ace. 
 — Teut. kasse, capsa, cista ; Fr. casse ; 
 Ital. cassa ; L.B. cassa, id. ; Su.G. kasse, 
 reticulum, in quo pisces portantur, &c. 
 
 Ck.SSl^, part. pa. Defeated; routed. Bel- 
 lenden. — Fr. cass-er, to break ; to crush. 
 
 CAST, s. LA twist ; a contortion ; as, 
 His neck has gotten a cast, or, a irrang 
 cast, S. 2. Opportunity ; chance, S. Old 
 Mortality. 3. A turn ; an event of any 
 kind, S. Boss. 4. Lot ; fate. Hamil- 
 ton. 5. Aim ; object in view. Douglas, 
 6. Subtle contrivance ; wile ; stratagem. 
 Wyntoicn. 7. Facility in performing any 
 manual work, such especially as requires 
 ingenuity or expertness, S. Douglas. 8. 
 Legerdemain; sleight-of-hand. Hotilate. 
 9. The effect of ingenuity, as manifested 
 in literary works. Douglas. \0. A cast 
 of one's hand, occasional aid, such as is 
 given to another by one passing by, in 
 performing a work that exceeds one's 
 strength. 1 1 . Applied to the mind ; " He 
 wants a cast,'' said of one who is supposed 
 to have some degree of mental defect, or 
 weakness of intellect. — C.B. cast signifies 
 a trick, techna ; Su.G. kost, modus agendi. 
 
 CAST, s. LA district ; a tract of country, 
 S. 2. That particular course in which 
 one travels, S. Boss. 
 
 CAST, s. A cast of herrings, haddocks, 
 oysters, &c., four in number, S. — Su.G. 
 kast-a, to cast, to throw. Ett kast gill, 
 quaternio halecum, 
 
CAS 
 
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 CAT 
 
 To CAST, T. a. To use ; to propose ; to 
 bring forth. " To cast essonyies," LL.S. 
 to exhibit excuses. — Su.G. kast-a, mittere. 
 
 To CAST, r. a. To eject from the stomach, 
 S.B. Keest, pret. Ross. To cast up, E. 
 
 To CAST, r. a. Applied to eggs. 1. To 
 beat them up for pudding, &c., S. 2. To 
 drop them for the purpose of divination ; 
 a common practice at Hallowe'en, S. 
 
 To CAST, T. a. To give a coat of lime or 
 plaster, S. ; pret. Kest. — The r. is often 
 used in this sense by itself. A house is 
 said to be cast, or rough-cast, S. This use 
 of the term obviously refers to the mode 
 of laying on the lime, i. e. by throwing it 
 from the trowel. 
 
 To CAST, V. n. To swarm ; applied to 
 bees, S. — Although used like E. sicarm, as a 
 T. «., it must have been originally active, 
 q. to send forth ; to throw off a swarm ; 
 from Su.G. kast-a, jacere, mittere. 
 
 CASTING, s. The act of swarming, as 
 applied to bees ; as, " The bees are juist 
 at the castin\" S. — " Before I go on to 
 advise you about the swarming or casting 
 of your bees, I shall here say a word or 
 two concerning the entries and covers of 
 hives," Maxwell's Bee-master. 
 
 To CAST a clod between persons, to widen 
 the breach between them, S.B. Boss. 
 
 To CAST a stone at one, to renounce all 
 connexion with one, S. 
 
 To CAST OUT, r. n. To quarrel, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To CAST UP, V. a. To throw any thing in 
 one's teeth ; to upbraid one with a thing, 
 S. Ross. 
 
 To CAST UP, V. a. 1. To throw up a scum ; 
 particularly applied to milk, when the 
 cream is separated on the top, S. 2. To 
 resign ; to give up with ; to discontinue ; 
 E. to throw up. Spalding. — Sw. kast-a tip; 
 Dan. opkast-er, to throw up. 
 
 To CAST UP, r. n. 1 . To occur ; to come 
 in one's way accidentally ; pret. coost up, 
 S. Saxon and Gael. This idiom has, per- 
 haps, beeu borrowed from the practice of 
 casting or tossing up a piece of coin, 
 when it is meant to refer any thing to 
 chance. 2. To be found ; to appear, al- 
 though presently out of the way. It most 
 generally denotes an accidental reappear- 
 ance, or the discovery of a thing when it 
 is not immediately sought for, S. 
 
 To CAST UP, T. n. The clouds are said to 
 cast vp, or to be casting up, when they 
 rise from the horizon, so as to tlireateu 
 rain, S. V. Upcasting. 
 To CAST Words, to quarrel, S.B. Wyn- 
 town. — Su.G. ordkasta, to quarrel. 
 
 To CAST, V. n. To clear ; used to denote 
 the appearance of the sky when day be- 
 gins to break, S.B. — The sky now casts, 
 an' the birds begin to sing. 
 It's Castin' m;j. The sky is beginning to 
 clear, after rain, or very louring wea- 
 ther, S. 
 
 To CAST, r. w. To warp ; to slirivel, S.— 
 
 " The larix is liable to cast, as we call it, 
 
 or to warp, after having beeu sawn into 
 
 deals." Agr. Surv. Stirl. 
 
 To CAST AT, V. a. To spurn; to contemn, 
 
 — Isl. atkast, insultatio, detrectatio. 
 To CAST Cavels. To cast lots. V. Cavel, 
 
 sense 2. 
 To CAST Cavill be Sone or Sciiadow. 
 To cast lots for determining whether, in 
 the division of lands, the person dividing 
 is to begin on the sunny, or on the shaded 
 side of the lands, S. Balfour. 
 To CAST Count. To make account of; to 
 
 care for ; to regard, Aberd. 
 To CAST A Ditch. To make a ditch ; to 
 
 cast a trench. Spalding. 
 To CAST GuDES. To throw goods over- 
 board, for lightening a ship. Balfour. 
 To CAST III on one. To subject one to 
 some calamity, by the supposed influence 
 of witchcraft, S. V. Ill, s. 
 To CAST OPEN, r. a. To open suddenly, S. 
 
 Spalding. 
 To CAST Peats, or Turfs. To dig them 
 
 by means of a spade, S. Spalding. 
 To CAST A Stack. When a stack of grain 
 begins to heat, it is casten, or turned over, 
 in order to its being aired and dried, S. 
 CAST-BYE, s. What is thrown aside as 
 unserviceable ; a castaway. South of S. 
 Heart Mid-Loth. 
 CAST EWE, Cast Yow. One not fit for 
 breeding ; the same with Drattcht Ewe, 
 q. v., Roxb. 
 CAST-OUT, s. A quarrel, S.; syn. Outcast. 
 CASTELMAN, s. A castellain ; the con- 
 stable of a castle. Balfour. — Lat. castel- 
 lan-us, custos castri, Du Cange. Skene 
 renders it Castellane; in the margent, 
 " Keipar of the Kingis Castell." 
 CASTELWART, s. The keeper of a castle. 
 
 Wyntoicn. — From castle and ward. 
 CASTING OF THE HEART. A mode of 
 divination used in Orkney. — " They have 
 a charm also whereby they try if persons 
 be in a decay or not, and if they will die 
 thereof, which they call Casting of the 
 Heart.'" Brand's Orkn. 
 CASTING HOIS. " Ane pair of casting 
 hois," Aberd. Reg.— Fr. castaign, chest- 
 nut coloured. 
 CASTINGS, f!.p/. Old clothes; cast clothes; 
 the perquisite of a nurse or waiting-maid, 
 S. Ross. 
 CASTOCK, Castack, Custoc, s. The core 
 or pith of a stalk of colewort or cabbage ; 
 often kail-castock, S. Journal Lond. — 
 Belg. keest, medulla, cor, matrix arboris, 
 the pith. 
 CAT, s. A small bit of rag, rolled up and 
 put between the handle of a pot and the 
 hook which suspends it over the fire, to 
 raise it a little, Roxb. 
 CAT, s. A handful of straw, with or with- 
 out corn upon it, or of reaped grain, laid 
 
on the ground by the reaper, without 
 being put into a slieaf, Roxb. Dunifr. — 
 Perhaps from the Belg. word katt-en, to 
 throw, the handful of corn being cast on 
 the ground ; whence kat a small anchor. 
 CAT, ». The name given to a bit of wood, 
 a horn, or any thing whicli is struck in 
 place of a ball in certain games. V. HoR- 
 
 NIE-UOLES. 
 
 CAT, s. For many ridiculous superstitions 
 regarding this animal, see the Supp. to 
 Diet. 
 
 CAT AND CLAY, the materials of which a 
 mud-wall is constructed in many parts of 
 S. Straw and clay are well wrought 
 together, and being formed into pretty 
 large rolls, are laid between the different 
 wooden posts by means of which the wall 
 is formed, and carefully pressed down so 
 as to incorporate with each other, or with 
 the twigs that are sometimes plaited from 
 one post to another, S. 
 
 To CAT a Chimney, to enclose a vent by the 
 process called Vat and Clay, Teviotd. 
 
 CAT AND DOG, the name of an ancient 
 sport, S. — It seems to be an early form 
 of Cricket. 
 
 CATBAND, s. 1. The name given to the 
 strong hook used on the inside of a door 
 or gate, which, being fixed to the wall, 
 keeps it shut. Act Sedt. 2. A chain 
 drawn across a street, for defence in time 
 of war. — Germ, kette, a chain, and band. 
 
 CAT-BEDS, s. pi. The name of a game 
 played by young people, Perths. 
 
 CATCHROGUE, s. Cleavers or goosegrass; 
 an herb generally growing in hedges, and 
 adhering to the clothes of those who at- 
 tempt to break through them, S. Galium 
 aparine, Linn. 
 
 CATCH-THE-LANG-TENS. Catch-the- 
 TEN, s. The name of a game at cards ; 
 Catch-honours, Ayrs. 
 
 CATCHY, adj. Disposed to take the ad- 
 vantage of another, S. ; from the E. r. 
 catch. 
 
 CATCHIE,arf/."Merry," jocund; Gl.Aberd. 
 — Sn.G. kaete; Is\.kaeti,\a,etiti<i,kat-r, lae- 
 tus, kiaete, exhilaror. 
 
 CATCHIE, Catch-hammer, s. One of the 
 smallest hammers used by stone-masons, 
 for pinning walls, &c.,Roxb. — Tent, kaetse, 
 ictus, percussio. 
 
 CATCLUKE, Catluke, s. Trefoil ; an 
 herb, S. Lotus corniculatus, Linn. J)ou- 
 glas. — " Named from some fanciful re- 
 semblance it has to a cat (cat's) or a bird's 
 foot;" Rudd. Dan. katte-cloe, a cat's 
 claw or clutch ; Sw. katt-klor, cat's claws. 
 
 To CATE, Cait, r. n. To desire the male 
 or female ; a term strictly applied to cats 
 only. Coltil. — Su.G. kaat, salax, lascivus, 
 kaett-ias, lascivire. V. Caige, Caigie. 
 To CATER, T. n. A term applied to a fe- 
 male cat, in the same sense with Cate ; 
 as, " The cat 's caterin," prou. q. caiterin, 
 
 Fife. — Isl. katur, kater, laetus, salax. V. 
 Cate. 
 CATECHIS, s. A catechism. Abp. Ha- 
 
 miltoun. 
 * CATEGORY, .t. Used to denote a list, 
 or a class of persons accused. tSpaldin<}. 
 CATER,?. Money, S.B.; q. what is catered. 
 
 Shirrefs. V. Catour. 
 CATERANES, Katheranes, s. pi. Bands 
 of robbers, especially such as came down 
 from the Highlands to the low country, 
 and carried off cattle, corn, or whatever 
 pleased them, from those who were not 
 able to make resistance, S. Kaitrine, 
 Kettrin. Stat. Bob. II. — Ir. ceathar- 
 nach, a soldier; ceatharb, a troop. 
 CAT-FISH, Sea-Cat, s. The Sea-wolf, S. 
 Anarhicas lupus, Linn. Svf.haf-kat, i. e., 
 sea-cat. Sibbcdd. 
 CAT-GUT, s. Thread fucus, or Sea Laces, 
 
 Fucus filum, Linn. Orkn. NeilVs Tour. 
 CAT-HARROW, s. " They draw the Cat- 
 Harrow ; that is, they thwart one ano- 
 ther," Loth. Ang. Lyndsay. 
 CATHEAD BAND, the name given by 
 miners to a coarse iron-stone, Lanarks. — 
 Can this have a reference to S., Catband, 
 as binding the different strata together 1 
 CAT-HEATHER, s. A finer species of 
 heath, low and slender, growing more in 
 separate upright stalks than the common 
 heath,and flowering only atthetop,Aberd. 
 CATHEL-NAIL,s. The nail by which the 
 body of a cart is fastened to the axle- 
 tree, Fife. 
 CAT-HOLE, s. 1. The name given to the 
 loop-holes or narrow openings in the walls 
 of a barn, S. 2. A sort of niche in the 
 wall of a barn, in which keys and other 
 necessaries are deposited in the inside, 
 where it is not perforated, S. 
 CA-TIIRO', s. A great disturbance. South 
 of S., Lanarks. Antiquary. Gae-through 
 synon. From the r. Caic, to drive, and 
 the prep, throtigh. 
 CA'-THROW, s. A great disturbance ; a 
 broil ; a tumult. V. under Call, Ca', r. 
 To CA'-THROW, v. a. To go through any 
 
 business with activity and mettle, S.B. 
 CAT-HUD, s. The name given to a large 
 stone, which serves as a back to a fire on 
 the hearth, in the house of a cottager, 
 Dumfr. — Su.G. kaette denotes a small cell 
 or apartment, which corresponds to the 
 form of the country fireside ; also a bed ; 
 a pen. Hud might seem allied to Teut. 
 huyd-en, conservare, as the stone is meant 
 to guard this enclosure from the effects of 
 the fire. 
 CATINE, s. Unexplained. Pohcart. 
 CAT I' THE HOLE, s. The name of a 
 game well known in Fife, and perhaps in 
 other counties. — If seven boys are to play, 
 six holes are made at certain distances. 
 Each of the six stands at a hole, with a 
 short stick in his hand ; tlie seventh 
 
CAT 
 
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 CAV 
 
 stands at a certaiu distance, holding a 
 ball. When he gives the word, or makes 
 the sign agreed upon, all the six must 
 change holes, each running to his neigh- 
 bour's hole, and putting his stick in the 
 hole which he has newly seized. In mak- 
 ing this change, the boy who has the ball 
 tries to put it into an empty hole. If he 
 succeeds in this, the boy who had not his 
 stick (for the stick is the Cat) in the hole 
 to which he had run, is put out, and must 
 take the ball. When the Cat is hi the 
 Hole, it is against the laws of the game 
 to put the ball into it. 
 
 CAT YOGLE, s. " Strix Bubo, (Linn, syst.) 
 Katyoijle, Great horned owl." Edmon- 
 stone's Zetl. V, Katogle. 
 
 To CATLILL, t. a. To thrust the finger 
 forcibly under the ear ; a barbarous mode 
 of chastising, Dumfr. ; syn. with Gull. 
 
 CATLILLS, s-ijI. To gle one his catlills, 
 to punish him in this way, ibid. — Belg. 
 lellen denotes the gills of a fowl, from lei, 
 lelle, the lap of the ear. 
 
 CAT-LOUP, s. 1. A very short distance 
 as to space, S. q. as far as a cat may 
 lea}}. Ho^;/. 2. A moment ; as, " I'se 
 be wi' ye in a catloup," i. e., instantly, 
 " I will be with you as quickly as a cat 
 can leap," S. V. Loup. 
 
 CATMAW, s. " To tumble the catmaw;" to 
 go topsy-turvy, to tumble, S.B. 
 
 CATOUR, s. A caterer; a provider. Wal- 
 lace. — O.Teut. kater, oeconomus. V. Ka- 
 
 TOURIS. 
 
 To CATRIBAT, r. w. To contend; to 
 quarrel, Roxb. 
 
 CATRICK, s. A supposed disease to which 
 the roots of the fingers are subject from 
 handling cats too frequently. — It is also 
 believed, in Angus, that if a cat that has 
 crossed a dead body afterwards walk 
 over the roof of a house, the head of that 
 house will die within the year. Another 
 superstition prevails, that after having 
 crossed over a dead body, the first person 
 the cat leaps over Mill become blind. 
 The supposed danger, in such circum- 
 stances, has been traced to a laudable 
 design to guard the bodies of the dead 
 from this carnivorous animal. V. Catter. 
 
 CATRIDGE, Catrous. Expl. " a diminu- 
 tive person fond of women," Strathmore. 
 
 CAT'S CARRIAGE. The same play that 
 is otherwise called the Ki7i(j^s Cushiou, 
 q. v., Loth. 
 
 CAT'S CRADLE, s. A plaything for chil- 
 dren, made of packthread on the fingers 
 of one person, and transferred from them 
 to those of another, S. 
 
 CATS-HAIR, s. 1. The down that covers 
 unfledged birds, Fife ; synon. Paddock- 
 hair. 2. The down on the face of boys, 
 before the beard grows, S. 3. Applied also 
 to the thin hair that often grows on the 
 bodies of persons in bad health, S. 
 
 CAT-SILLER, s. The mica of mineralo- 
 gists, S. ; the katzen silber of the vulgar 
 in Germany. — Teut. katten-siher, amian- 
 tus, mica, vulgo argentum felium ; Kilian. 
 
 CAT'S-LUG, s. The name given to the 
 Auricula ursi, Linn., Roxb. 
 
 CAT'S-STAIRS, s. A plaything for chil- 
 dren, made of thread, small cord, or tape, 
 which is so disposed by the hands as to fall 
 down like steps of a stair, Dumfr. Gall. 
 
 CATSTANE, s. One of the upright stones 
 which supports a grate, there being one 
 on each side, Roxb. Since the introduc- 
 tion of Carron grates, these stones are 
 found in kitchens only. The term is said 
 to originate from this being the favourite 
 seat of the cat, V. Bar-stane. 
 
 CATSTANE-HEAD, .^. The flat top of the 
 Cat-stane, ibid. 
 
 CATSTEPS, s. pi. The projections of the 
 stones in the slanting part of a gable, 
 Roxb. Corhie-steps svnon. 
 
 CATS-TAILS, s. pi. ' Hares-Tail-Rush, 
 Eriophorum vaginatum, Linn. Mearns. ; 
 also called Canna-dvicn, Cat-Tails, Gal- 
 loway. 
 
 CATTEN-CLOVER, Cat-in-clover, s. The 
 Lotus, South of S. Sw. katt-klor, cat's 
 claws. V. Catsiller. 
 
 CATTER, Caterr, s. 1. Catarrh. Bellen- 
 den. 2. A supposed disease of the fingers 
 from handling cats. V. Catrick. 
 
 CATTERBATCH, s. A broil, a quarrel, Fife. 
 Teut. kater, a he-cat, and boetse, rendered 
 cavillatio; q. " a cat's quarrel." 
 
 To CATTERBATTER, x. n. To wrangle ; 
 at times implying the idea of good hu- 
 mour, Tweedd. ; evidently from the same 
 origin with the preceding. 
 
 CATTLE-RAIK, s. A common, or exten- 
 sive pasture, where cattle feed at large, 
 S. — From cattle, and raik, to range. V. 
 Raik. 
 
 CATWITTIT, adj. Harebrained ; unsettled ; 
 q. having the wits of a cat, S. 
 
 CAVABURD, s. A thick fall of snow,Shetl. 
 
 To CAUCHT, r. a. To catch, to grasp. 
 Douc/las. — Formed from the pret. of catch. 
 
 To CAVE, Keve, r. a. 1. To push, to 
 drive backward and forward, S. 2. To 
 toss. "To cave the head," to toss it in a 
 haughty or awkward way, S. Cleland. 
 
 To CAVE orer, r. n. To fall over suddenly, 
 S. ITelviirs MS. 
 
 CAVE, s. 1. A stroke, a push, S. 2. A toss. 
 — Isl. akafr, cum impetu, vehementer. 
 
 To CAVE, T. rt. 1. To separate grain from 
 the broken straw, after threshing, S.B. 
 2. To separate corn from the chafl", S.A. 
 — Teut. kar-en, eventilare paleas ; or the 
 v., both as signifying to toss and to sepa- 
 rate, may be viewed as the same with Isl. 
 kaf-a, volutare ; kafa i hei/a, to toss, ted, 
 or care hay. 
 
 CAVE, s. A deficiency in understanding, 
 Aberd. — Teut. keye, stultus, insanus. 
 
CAV 
 
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 CAU 
 
 CAVj^E, .^ A state of commotiou, or per- 
 turbation of mind, Aberd. ; perhaps q. Fr. 
 eas rif, a matter that gives or requires 
 activity ; like S. Patii. 
 
 CAVEL, Cavill, s. A low fellow. 
 
 CAVEL, Cauil, Cafle, Kavel, Kevil, s. 
 
 1. Expl. "a rod, a pole, a long staff." 
 Chr. Kirk. — Su.G. hijle, pertica, bacillus ; 
 Germ, keide, a club. 2. A lot, S. keul, 
 S.A. Hence, "to cast carels," to cast 
 lots. Card, id. Northumb. Wallace. 
 3. By Rudd. carillis is not only trans- 
 lated lots, but " responses of oracles." 
 Dou<)las. 4. State appointed, allotment 
 in Providence, S.B. Itos$. 5. A division 
 or share of property, as being originally 
 determined by lot, S.B. Law Case. 6. 
 Used to denote a ridge of growing corn, 
 especially where the custom of run-rig is 
 retained, Perths. — Su.G. Isl. kafle, which 
 primarily means a rod, is transferred to a 
 lot in general; Tent, karcl, a lot, katel-en, 
 to cast lots. 
 
 To CAVELL, r. a. To divide by lot, S.B. 
 Laxc Case. 
 
 Kaveli.ng and Deling, casting lots and di- 
 viding the property according as the lot 
 falls ; dividing by lot. 
 
 CAVER, Kaver, s. [pron. like E. brave.'\ 
 A gentle breeze, a term used on the west- 
 ern coast of S. ; probably from the r. Cave, 
 to drive ; q. one which drives a vessel for- 
 ward in its course, or perhaps as includ- 
 ing the idea of tossing ; synon. Saicr. 
 
 To CAVIE, r. n. 1. to rear, or prance, as a 
 horse, Aberd. Mearus. 2. to toss the 
 head, or to walk with an airy and affect- 
 ed step, ibid. A diminutive from Cave, 
 Kene, V. 
 
 CAVIE, s. LA hencoop, S. J. Nicol. 
 
 2. In former times the lower part of the 
 aumrie, or meat-press, was thus denomi- 
 nated. — Tent, kevie, id., aviarium; Lat. 
 catea. 
 
 GAVIN, s. A convent ; pron. like E. cave. 
 That this was anciently in use, appears 
 from the name still given to a burial- 
 place in Aberbrothick, thecavin kirkyard, 
 i. e., the churchyard of the convent; pron. 
 q. Calcin. — O.^. couent ; Palsgr. 
 
 CAVINGS, s. pi. The short, broken straw 
 from which the grain has been separated 
 by means of the barn-rake, Loth. V. 
 Cave, v. 
 
 CAUiS, 3(i p. sing. Falls suddenly over. 
 Douglas. V. Cave over, v. 
 
 CAU ITS, s. pi. Apparently, cat-calls. — 
 From S. caic, to call. Henrysone. 
 
 To CAUL, or Cauld, t. a. To caul the 
 bank of a river, is to lay a bed of loose 
 stones from the channel of the river back- 
 wards, as far as may be necessary, for 
 defending the land against the inroads of 
 the water, S.A. 
 
 CAULD, Caul, s. A dam-head, S.A. Lay 
 Last Minstrel. — Teut. kade, a small bank. 
 
 CAULD BARK, "To lie in the cauld 
 bark," to be dead, S.B. Ross. — Per- 
 haps a corr. of A.S. beorg, sepulchre ; q. 
 cold grave. 
 
 CAULD-CASTEN-TO, adj. Lifeless; dull; 
 insipid, Aberd. ; pron. Caid-cassin-tee. — 
 Metaph. taken from the brewing of beer. 
 If the wort be cauld casten to the barm, 
 i. e., if the wort be too cold when the yeast 
 is put to it, fermentation does not take 
 place, and the liquor, of course, is vapid. 
 
 CAULD COAL. He has a cauld coal to 
 hlaiD at, "He is engaged in work that 
 promises no success," S. Prov. 
 
 CAULD COMFORT. 1. Any unpleasant 
 communication, especially when some- 
 thing of a different description has been 
 expected, S. 2. Inhospitality, Roxb. 
 This generally includes the idea of poor 
 entertainment. 
 
 CAULD-KAIL-HET-AGAIN, s. I.Lite- 
 rally, broth warmed and served up the 
 second day, S. 2. Sometimes applied to 
 a sermon preached a second time to the 
 same auditory, S. 3. Used as an adj. in 
 denoting a fiat or insipid repetition in 
 whatever way, S. The Entail. 
 
 CAULDLIE, adv. Coldly, S. 
 
 CAULD-LIKE, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of being cold, S. 
 
 CAULDNESS, s. Coldness, in regard to 
 affection, S. Keith's Hist. 
 
 CAULDRIFENESS, Coldrifeness, s. 1. 
 Susceptibility of cold ; chilness, S. 2. Cool- 
 ness, want of ardour, S. Baillie. 
 
 CAULD ROAST AND LITTLE SODDEN. 
 A proverbial phrase for an ill-stored lar- 
 der; as, " He needna be sae nice, atweel; 
 for gif a' tales be true, he 's [he has] but 
 cauld roast and little sodden [i. e. boiled] 
 at hame," Roxb. 
 
 CAULD SEED, Cold-seed. Late peas ; 
 opposed to Hot seed, early peas. Agr. 
 Surv. Roxb. 
 
 CAULD SHOUTHER. To shoic the cauld 
 shouther, to appear cold and reserved, 
 South of S. Antiquary. 
 
 CAULD STEER. Sour milk and meal 
 stirred together in a cold state, S.B. 
 This phrase in Roxb. is applied to cold 
 water and meal mixed together. 
 
 CAULD STRAIK. A cant term for a 
 dram of unmixed, or what is called raw, 
 spirituous liquor, Roxb. 
 
 CAULD-WIN', s. Little encouragement ; 
 q. a cold icind blowing on one, Clydes. 
 
 CAULD WINTER. The designation given 
 in Perths. and, perhaps, in other counties, 
 to the last load of corn brought in from 
 the field to the barn-yard. 
 
 CAULER, adj. Cool. V, Callour. 
 
 CAULKER, s. The hinder part of a horse- 
 shoe sharpened, &c. V. Cawkee. 
 
 CAULMES. V.Calmes. 
 
 To CAUM V. a. To whiten with Camstone, 
 or pipe-clay, S. V. Camstone. 
 
CAU 
 
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 CAW 
 
 CAUPE, Caupis, Caulpes, Calpeis, s. An 
 exaction made by a superior, especially 
 by the Head of a clan on his tenants and 
 other dependants, for maintenance and 
 protection, under the name of a benero- 
 lence. This was generally the best horse, 
 ox, or cow the retainer had in his pos- 
 session. Acts Ja. IV. — Isl. kaup de- 
 notes a gift ; Su.G. koep-a, dare. 
 
 CAUPONA, Expl. " a sailor's cheer in 
 heaving the anchor." Complaynt 8, — 
 Fr. a un coup, at once, all together. 
 
 CAURE, s. Calves ; the pi. of cauf, a calf. 
 It is commonly used in the West of S. 
 Pop. Ball. I am assured that the word 
 is the same in Norway. — A.S. caelfni, id. 
 
 CAUSEY, Causay, s. A street, S. Lou- 
 ijlas. — Teut. kautsije, id. 1. To Keep the 
 Causey, or, the Crown of the Causey, to 
 appear openly; to appear with credit and 
 respectability ; q. to be under no neces- 
 sity of skulking, or taking obscure alleys, 
 S. Rutherford. 2. To Takthe Crown of the 
 Causey, to appear with pride and self- 
 assurance. BaiUie. 
 
 CAUSEYER, s. One who makes a cause- 
 way, S. 
 
 CAUSEY-CLOTHES, s. pi. Dress in which 
 one may appear in public, S. BaiUie. 
 
 CAUSEY-FACED, adj. One who may ap- 
 pear in public without blushing, or has 
 no reason for shame before others, S.B. 
 
 CAUSEY-TALES, s. pi. Common news ; 
 q. street news, S. 
 
 CAUSEY-WEBS. A person is said to 
 make causey-tcchs, who neglects his or 
 her work, and is too much on the street, 
 Aberd. 
 
 CAUTELE,s. Wile, stratagem. Acts Ja. 
 VI. — Fr. cautelle, " a wile, sleight, crafty 
 reach, cousenage," &c. Cotgr. 
 
 CAUTION, s. Security, S. " Caution is 
 either simple and pure, for payment of 
 sums of money, or performance of facts ; 
 or conditional, depending on certain 
 events." Spottiswoode's MS. vo. Cautio. 
 This term has been borrowed from cautio, 
 id., in the Roman Law. 
 
 To Find Caution, to bring forward a suffi- 
 cient surety, S. ibid. 
 
 To Set Caution, to give security ; synon. 
 with the preceding phrase. Sj>aldin(/. 
 
 CAUTIONER, s. A surety ; a sponsor, S. 
 a forensic term. ActsJa. V. 
 
 CAUTIONRY,.t. Suretiship,S. ActsCha.I. 
 
 To CAW, V. a. To drive, to impel in any 
 direction ; to strike, with the prep, at; to 
 search by traversing ; as, " I'll caw the 
 haill town for't, or I want it." V. Call. 
 
 To Caw Clashes. To spread malicious or 
 injurious reports, Aberd. ; q. to carry them 
 about from one place to another, like one 
 who hawks goods. 
 
 To Caw a Nail. To drive a nail, S. 
 
 7o Caw a Nail to the Head. To drive 
 anything to an extremity, S. lioss. 
 
 To Caw oh. To fix or fasten; as, " To caw 
 on a shoe" to fix a shoe on the foot of a 
 horse. 
 
 To Caw out. To drive out. 1. To Caw the 
 Cows out o' a Kail-yard, S. " He has 
 nae the sense to ca^ the cows out o' a kail- 
 yard,'" an old proverb signifying that de- 
 gree of incapacity which unfits a man for 
 the easiest offices of life." Gl. Antiquary, 
 iii. 359. 2. "No icorth the cawing out o' 
 a kail-yard," a phrase very commonly 
 used to denote any thing that is of no va- 
 lue, that is unworthy of any concern, or 
 of the slightest exertion in its behalf, S. 
 3. " / wadna caw him out o' my kale- 
 yard," a proverbial phrase contemptuously 
 spoken of a very insignificant person, of 
 one of whom no account is made; in allu- 
 sion, as would seem, to the driving of any 
 destructive animal out of akitchen-garden. 
 
 To Caw Sheep. To stagger in walking ; a 
 vulgar phrase used of one who is drunk- 
 en, and borrowed from the necessity of 
 following a flock of sheep from side to 
 side, when they are driven on a road, 
 Fife. 
 
 To Caw one^s Wa' or Way. " Caw your wa\" 
 is a vulgar phrase signifying " move on," 
 q. drive away ; like Gang your waas, for 
 " go away," S. lioss. 
 
 To Caw one's Hogs to the Hill. To snore. 
 Of one who, by his snoring, indicates that 
 he is fast asleep, it is said, " He's cawin 
 his hogs to the hill," Aberd. 
 
 To CAW AGAIN, v. a. To contradict, 
 Aberd. Perhaps a kind of secondary 
 sense of Again-call, v. to revoke. 
 
 CAWAR SKYNNIS. " Lamskynnis and 
 cawarskynnis." Aberd. Reg. Apparently 
 calf skins. — Su.G. kalfwar, calves. 
 
 CAWAW'D, part. pia. Fatigued, wearied 
 of any thing to disgust. Loth. — Perhaps 
 an allusion to the fatigue of cattle, when 
 driven far, from Caw, to drive, and Awa;" 
 q. dritenaxcay. 
 
 CAWF,s. A calf, S. Aberd. Req. 
 
 CAWF-COUNTRYjCawf-grund.V. Calf- 
 country. 
 
 CAWILL, s. A lot. V. Cavel, and to 
 Coutch be Cawill. 
 
 CAWYNG,s. The act of driving, S. Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 CAWK,s. Chalk, S. Caulk, A.Bor. Wal- 
 lace. — A.S. ccalc; Alem. calc; Dan. Belg. 
 kalck; Isl. kalk; C.B. calch; Lat. calx, id. 
 
 CAWKER, s. 1. The hinder part of a 
 horse's shoe sharpened, and pointed 
 downwards, to prevent the horse from 
 sliding on the ice, S. 2. Metaph. used to 
 to denote mental acrimony. Guy Plan- 
 ner ing. 3. Metaph. a dram ; a glass of 
 ardent spirits, S. — Isl. keikr, recurvus, 
 keik-a, recurvi ; as referring to the form 
 of the caulker. 
 
 CAWLIE, s. A contemptuous name for a 
 man, S. ; pron. like E. cotcl. Cldland. 
 
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 CIIA 
 
 2'o CAWiMER, r. a. To quiet, to calm, Upp. 
 
 Clydes. ; synoii. with Cliaiitnur, q. v. 
 CAWiMYS, s. A mould. Acts Ja. V. V. 
 
 Calmes. 
 CAZARD, .<!. Apparently, an emperor, or 
 Cnesar ; as the latter is sometimes writ- 
 ten (?««(•>•. Chron. S. Poet. 
 
 CAZZIE, i!. A sort of sack or net made of 
 straw, S.B. — Sw. casm, a fish net. V. 
 Cassie. 
 
 CAZZIE-CIIAIR, a sort of easy chair of 
 straw, plaited in the manner in which 
 bee-hives or skeps are made, Fife. 
 
 CEA, s. " A small tub." GL Sun: Nairn 
 and Jlorai/. Pron. like E. Sea. Thus it 
 is evidently the same with Say, Sayc, q. v. 
 
 CEAN KINNE, a Gaelic designation, used 
 to denote the chief of a clan. Highlands of 
 S. C pron. hard, as k. Wacerlei). Gael. 
 ceann, head, cine, a race, tribe, family ; the 
 same with A.S. cinn, genus ; Isl. kin, id. 
 
 CEDENT, s. The person who executes a 
 deed of resignation ; a forensic term ; 
 Lat. ced-ere. ActsJa. VI.—" Cedent is he 
 who grants an assignation ; and he who 
 receives it is termed Cessioner or Assigny." 
 Spottiswoode's MS. Law Diet. 
 
 To CEIRS, Sers, r. a. To search. Dou- 
 glas. — Fr. cherch-er; Ital. cere-are, id. . 
 
 CELATIOUNE,,<!.Concea!inent.^ifisi!/(0-^. 
 
 CELDR, Celdre, s. A chalder, or sixteen 
 bolls of Scots measure. — L.B. celdra is 
 used in the same sense. 
 
 To CELE, r. a. To conceal, to keep secret. 
 Balfour^s Prac. — Fr. cel-cr; Lat. eel-are. 
 
 CELlCALL,«cZ/. Heavenly; celestial. Doug. 
 
 CELT, s. I. The longitudinal and grooved 
 instrument of mixed metal often found in 
 S. The Pirate. 2. Stone Celt, the name 
 given to a stone hatchet, S. 
 
 CENCRASTUS, ?. A serpent of a green- 
 ish colour, having its speckled belly co- 
 vered with spots resembling millet-seeds. 
 Watson's Coll. — Fr. cenckrite, Lat. cen- 
 chrus, id. 
 
 CENSEMENTjS. Judgment. V.Sensemext. 
 
 CERCIOUR, s. A searcher. " Cerciouris, 
 vesiaris," &c. Aherd. Pee/. 
 
 To CERSS, V. a. To search." Acts Ja. IV. 
 — Fr. cherch-er, 
 
 CERT. For cert, with a certainty ; beyond a 
 doubt, Fife. — Fr. a la certe, id. V. Certy. 
 
 CERTAINT,a(7/. Corr. from E. certain, the 
 mode of pronunciation in the northern 
 counties of S. Spaldim/. 
 
 CERTY, Gertie, s. By my certy, a kind 
 of oath equivalent to troth, S. Saxon and 
 Gael. — It is probable that Fr. certe had 
 been anciently pronounced certe. 
 
 CERTIONAT,?;art.pa. Certified. A forensic 
 term. — L.B. certion-are, securum reddere. 
 
 CESSIONAR, Cessionare, s. The person 
 to whom an assignment of property is le- 
 gally made ; syn. with Asshjnay. Balfour. 
 
 CEST, Cessit, ;;)-t'(. Seized. Wallace. 
 
 CH. Words of Goth, origin, whether S. or 
 
 E., beginning with ch, sounded hard, are 
 to be traced to those in the Germ, or 
 Northern languages that have k, and in 
 A.S. c, which has the same power with k. 
 
 CHACU AND, part. pr. Chnchand the gait, 
 pursuing his course. P. Coilyear. — O.Fr. 
 chach-ier, to chase ; to pursue. 
 To CHACK, r. n. To clack, to make a 
 
 clinking noise, S. Cleland. 
 To CHACiv, T. a. 1. To cut or bruise any 
 part of the body by a sudden stroke ; as 
 when the sash of a window falls on the 
 fingers, S. 2. To job ; synon. Prob, 
 Stob, Dumfr. 3. To give pain in a moral 
 sense, S. 4. To lay hold of any thing 
 quickly, so as to give it a gash with the 
 teeth, Ettr. For. — E. check ; Tent, kack- 
 en, kek-en, increpare ; synon. S.B. Chat,q. v. 
 
 CHACK, CuATT, s. A slight repast, taken 
 hastily, S. Gcdt. — Q. a check for hunger. 
 
 Family-Ciiack, .<. A family dinner, exclud- 
 ing the idea of ceremonious preparation, S. 
 Pob Poy. — It is also pronounced check. 
 
 CHACK, Check, s. The Wheat-ear, a 
 bird, Orku. Motacilla oenanthe, Linn. 
 Barry. — Nearly the same with the last 
 part of its Germ, name, stein schwaker. 
 V. Stane-Chacker. 
 
 To CHACK, P. n. To check, S. Hence, 
 
 CHACK-REEL, Check-reel, s. The com- 
 mon reel for winding yarn. It is thus 
 denominated, because it is constructed 
 with a c/( fit- A:; or perhaps from its clack- 
 ing noise, when the quantity of yarn le- 
 gally required for a cut has been wound 
 on it, S. 
 
 CHACK (in a road), s. A rut, the track 
 of a wheel, Loth. Hence, 
 
 CHACKIE, adj. 1. Unequal; as, a chackie 
 road, a road that is full of ruts, or has 
 many inequalities in it, Loth. 2. Applied 
 to ground that has much gravel in it, 
 South of S. 
 
 CHACK-A-PUDDING, s. A selfish fellow, 
 who, either in eating, or in whatsoever 
 other way, lays hold of any thing that is 
 good, Ettr. For. — Perhaps a corr. of E. 
 Jack-pudding. 
 
 CHACKARALLY, ?. Apparently some 
 kind of checkered or variegated cloth. 
 Watson's Coll. 
 
 CHACKART, Chackie, s. The stone- 
 chatter, a bird, Buclian. Tarras's Poems. 
 V. Stane-chaker. 
 
 CHACKE-BLYND-MAN, s. Blindman's- 
 buff. Bp. Forbes. Jockie-blind-man, An- 
 gus, id. 
 
 CHACKIE-MILL, s. Tlie death-watch, 
 Ang. V. Dedechack. 
 
 CUACKn!,}Kirt.adj. Chequered, S. Tar- 
 ras. — Fr. escheque. 
 
 CHACKLOWRIE, s. Mashed cabbage, 
 mixed with barley-broth, Aberd. 
 
 CHAD, s. Gravel, such small stones as form 
 the bed of a river, S.B.— Teut. kade, litus, 
 ora. 
 
OHA 
 
 ISO 
 
 CHA 
 
 CHADDY, adj. Gravelly ; as, chaddy 
 (jround, that which chiefly consists of 
 gravel, S. 
 To CHA'FAUSE, r. n. " To suffer ;" Gl. 
 
 Ross, Ang. 
 To CHAFF, V. n. To chatter, to be loqua- 
 cious, Loth. — Teut. keff-en, gannire, la- 
 trare, q. to bark. 
 CHAFFER, .«. The round-lipped whale, 
 Shetl. " Delphiuus Orca, (Linn. Syst.,) 
 Chaffer-u-kule, Grampus." Edmonstone's 
 Zetl., ii. 300. 
 To CHAFFLE, r. n. To chaffer or higgle ? 
 
 Sahit Patrick. 
 CHAFFRIE, s. Refuse, Lanarks.— This 
 seems formed from E. chaffer, merchan- 
 dize ; from A.S. ceap-an, Alem. chauph- 
 en, Moes.G. kaiip-jan, to purchase ; used 
 in an oblique sense for trifling wares. 
 CHAFRON, s. Armour for the head of a 
 
 war-horse. V. Cheveron. 
 CHAFTIS, Chafts,s. pi. Chops, S. A.Bor. 
 chafts. Peblis to the Phi}/.— Sa.G. k'laeft, 
 kaeft; Isl. ^^«/if;-«/•, the jaw-bone. A.Bor. 
 chafts, chefts, id. Hence also E. chops. 
 CHAFT-BLADE, s. The jaw-bone, S. 
 CHAFT-TALK, ?. Talking, prattling, 
 Aberd. ; from chaft, aud talk. Poems 
 Suchaii Dial. 
 CHAFT-TOOTH, s. A jaw-tooth, S. 
 CHAIP, s. Purchase ; bargain ; E. cheap. 
 
 Aberd. Req. 
 To CHAIPE, T. n. To escape. Wallace. 
 To chape or chaip still signifies to escape. 
 Upp. Ciydes. — Fr. eschapp-er, Ital. scapp- 
 are, id. 
 CHAIPES, Chapis, s. p?. Price, rate, es- 
 tablished value of goods. Acts Ja. I. 
 — A.S. ceap,\mce ; from ceap-an, to buy. 
 To CHAISTIFIE, v. a. To chastise. Bel- 
 le » den. 
 rc.CHAK,r. a. To check. Wallace. 
 CHAK,s. Theactof checking,stop. V.Char. 
 2'o CHAK, r. n. 1. To gnash, to snatch at 
 an object with the chops, as a dog does, 
 S. Douijlas. 2. It expresses the sharp 
 sound made by any iron substance, as 
 the latch, or sneck, of a door, when en- 
 tering into its socket ; to click, S. 3. 
 To chak to, to shut with a sharp aound. 
 Bellenden. 
 CHAKER, s. A chess-board. Aberd. JReg. 
 CHAKIL, s. The wrist. Watson's Coll. 
 
 V. Shackle-Bane. 
 CHAKKIR, s. The Exchequer. Aberd. 
 
 Per/. V. CHEKER. 
 
 CHALANCE, Challaxce, s. Challenge ; 
 exception; used in a forensic sense. Act. 
 Audit. 
 
 CHALANDRIE, s. Probably, imitations of 
 singing birds. Buret. — Fr. calandre, a 
 species of lark. 
 
 CHALDRICK, Chalder, s. The name 
 given in the Orkney Islands to the Sea- 
 pie, Hoeniatopnsostralegus, Linn. Statist. 
 Ace. — Isl. tialldur, id. Pennant's Zool. 
 
 CHALFER,s. Apparently,achaffern. Inven- 
 tories. — Fr. eschaiiff-er, to chafe ; to heat. 
 
 CHALLENGE, s. Removal by death ; sum- 
 mons to the other world ; as, " He has 
 gotten a hasty challenge," i. e., a sudden 
 
 CHALLENGEABLE, adj. Liable to be 
 called in question. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 CHALMER, s. Chamber. Douglas. 
 
 CHALMER OF DEIS, Chamber of dais. 
 1. A parlour. 2. The best bed-room. 
 Properly a chamber or hall having a part 
 of it elevated above the rest, and covered 
 with a canopy or dais. V. Chambradeese. 
 
 CHALMER-CHIELD, s. A valet of the 
 chamber. — " The treasurer paid David 
 Rizzio, in April, 1562, £15, as chalmer- 
 chield, or valet of the chalmer." Chal- 
 mers' Mary. V. Chiel, Chield. 
 
 CHALMER-GLEW, s. " Chambering, se- 
 cret wantonness," Gl. Sibb. V. Glew. 
 
 CHALMERLANEjS. Chamberlain. Acts 
 Ja. I. 
 
 CHALMERLANRIE,s.Theofiiceofacham- 
 berlain; chamberlainship. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 CHALMlLLETT,s. The stuff called cam- 
 /t'f, made of silk and wool. Inventories. — 
 In O.E. c/i«m/t'f, Fr. camelot; being ori- 
 ginally made of the hair of the camel. 
 
 CHALOUS, Sir Gawau and Sir Gal. i. 11. 
 V. Cholle. 
 
 CHAMBERERE,s. A chamberlain. King's 
 Quair. — Fr. chumbrier, id. Sw. kainerer. 
 
 CHAMBRADEESE, s. 1. A parlour, a 
 name still used by some old people, Fife. 
 Properly, Chamber of dais. 2. Sometimes, 
 the best bed-room. — Fr. chamlre cm dais, 
 a chamber with a canopy. V. Deis. 
 
 CHAMLANRIE, s. The office of cham- 
 berlain. — From O.Fr. chamellan, a cham- 
 berlain. V. Chalmerlane. 
 
 CHAMLOTHE, Chamlet, s. Camelot, or 
 camlet — I'rom Fr. chameau, a camel; this 
 cloth being originally made of camel's hair. 
 
 To CHAMMER, r. a. To quash; to silence; 
 to settle ; as, " If I had heard him, I wad 
 hae chammer'd his talk till him," Roxb. 
 — Teut. kom)iier-en, manus injicere, reti- 
 iiere ; arrestare ; kamer-en, in cella con- 
 dere, q. to confine ; to restrain. 
 To CHAMP, t. a. To chop, to mash, to chew, 
 S. Chomp, Lancash., to cut things small. 
 Godscroft. — Germ. Belg. A((jL)/)-t';(,id. Or 
 rather from Isl. kamp-a, masticare. 
 
 CHAMP, s. A mire; as, " That's a perfect 
 champ," Tweedd. ; q. what is trodden 
 down or mashed by the feet of animals. 
 CHAMP, s. The figure that is raised on 
 diaper, silk, &c.^Fr. champ is applied to 
 work of the same kind ; as, cha)i>p d'une 
 tapisserie ; but the term, according to its 
 primary sense, denotes the area, or field, 
 on which the figures in tapestrv are raised. 
 CHAMPARTE,ii. Field-rent; that portion 
 of the fruits of the soil paid by a tenant 
 to his lord. — Fr. champar, or champart, id. 
 
 
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 131 
 
 CHA 
 
 CHAMPIES, s. pi. Mashed potatoes, Ber- 
 wicks. 
 
 CHAMPIT, adj. Having raised figures, 
 embossed, diapered. Pallcc of Honour. — 
 Teut. schamp-i'ii, radere, scalpere. 
 
 CHANCELLARIE,s. Chancery. ActsJa. 
 VI. — Fr. chaiicelerie, id. Johnson con- 
 jectures that E. chancery, has been, " pro- 
 bably, chauct'llery, then shortened." 
 
 CHANCELLOR of a Jury. The foreman 
 of it, S. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 ToCHANCH,r.a. To change. ActsJa.V. 
 
 CHANCY, adj. L Fortunate, happy, S. 
 Doiii/las. — Fr. chanceanx, id. 2. Fore- 
 boding good fortune, S. Any person or 
 thing viewed as inauspicious, is said to 
 be no chancy, S. This term is very com- 
 monly applied to one who is supposed to 
 be conversant with magical arts. 3. Safe 
 in a literal sense ; but commonly used 
 with the negative prefixed ; not chancy, 
 not safe, dangerous. Hoss. 
 
 CHANDLER, Chanler, s. A candlestick, 
 S. Mamsay. — Fr. chandelier, a branch 
 for holding candles, used obliquely. Grose 
 mentions chaitndler. 
 
 CHANDLER-CHAFTS,Chan'ler-Chaft3, 
 s. pi. Lantern-jaws ; thin cheek-blades, 
 S. Skinner. 
 
 CHANG, s. Apparently, reiteration of one 
 thing, Aberd. Chirmin^ chan;j. Skinner. 
 — This word seems to be used in a simi- 
 lar sense with Chaunerin ; allied, per- 
 haps, to Isl. kiaenk, avium vox ; crocitus, 
 q. " a croaking sound." V. Chirme. 
 
 CHANGE, s. Custom; as denoting the prac- 
 tice of buying from certain persons, S. 
 Train's Motintain Muse. 
 
 CHANGE, Change - House, Chaixge - 
 House, s. A small inn or alehouse, S. 
 Smollett. 
 
 CHANGE-KEEPER, s. One who keeps an 
 alehouse, or a petty inn, Perths. Lanarks. 
 
 CHANGE SEATS, THE KING'S COME. 
 A game well known in Loth, and in the 
 South of S. — In this game, as many seats 
 are placed round a room as will serve all 
 the company save one. The want of a 
 seat falls on the individual by a kind of 
 lot. All the rest being seated, he who 
 has no seat stands in the middle, repeat- 
 ing the words, " Change seats, change 
 seats," 6:c., while all the rest are on the 
 alert to observe when he adds, " The 
 King's come," or as it is sometimes ex- 
 pressed, "The King's coming;" as they 
 must then all rise and change their seats. 
 The sport lies in the bustle made in con- 
 sequence of every one's endeavouring to 
 avoid the misfortune of being the unhappy 
 individual who is left without a seat. liob 
 Boy. This game, although childish, is 
 evidently meant to ridicule the political 
 scramble for places on occasion of a 
 changeof government, or in the succession. 
 
 CHANLER-CHAFTED, adj. Lantern- 
 
 jawed ; having chops like a chandler or 
 candlestick, S.B. Joitrn. Land. 
 
 CHANNEL, i-. A gutter ; a kennel. Bal- 
 four's Pract. — Fr. chenal; Belg. kennel; 
 Lat. canal-is, id. This word has been 
 probably borrowed from the French, while 
 residing in this country, during the reign 
 of Mary. 
 
 CHANNEL, s. Gravel, S. (synon. chad.)— 
 Perhaps from channel, the bed of a river. 
 V. Chingle. 
 
 CHANNELLY,ar//. Gravelly, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 CHANNEL-STANE, s. The name given 
 to the stone used in the diversion of curl- 
 ing. Gall. — Perhaps thus denominated, 
 as they are generally such as are taken 
 from the bed of a river. 
 
 CHANNER, i'. Gravel; often Channers ; 
 synon. with Channel, Aberd. 
 
 To CHANNER, r. w. To fret, to bo in a 
 chiding humour, S. Minstrelsy Border. 
 — Ir. cannr-an, to mutter or grumble ; 
 Gael. id. cannran, contention, grumbling. 
 
 CHANOS, adj. Gray ; hoary. Douglas. 
 — Lat. can us. V. Canois. 
 
 CHANRY-KIRK,Chan.\ery-Kirk,s. Corr. 
 of Chauonry, or Canonry kirk, i. e., Kirk 
 of the Canons, S. Spaldiny. 
 
 CHANTER, s. The drone of a bagpipe, S. 
 Lady of the Lake. — Gael, cantair, chanter, 
 (Shaw,) apparently a singer; primarily 
 applied to the person; hence, perhaps, to 
 the drone. 
 
 CHANTERIS, s. pi. Laics endowed with 
 ecclesiastical benefices. Bannat. Poems. 
 
 CHANTY, Chantie, s. A chamber-pot ; 
 an urinal ; a cant term, Roxb. Ayrs. Fife. 
 Picken. 
 
 CHANTICLEER, s. A name given to the 
 Dragonet, Firth of Forth. — " Callionymus 
 Lyra, Dragonet ; Chanticleer, or Gowdie." 
 NeiWs List of Fishes. This name is also 
 given to a cock, Scot, and Eng. 
 
 CHANTIE-BEAK, .^ A prattling child ; 
 a chatter-box, Roxb. — Apparently from 
 Fr. chant-er, to warble, (E. chant,) as ex- 
 pressive of cheerfulness, and bee, the bill 
 or beak. V. Beik, s. 
 
 CHANTIN', adj. Loquacious, and at the 
 same time pert, Roxb. 
 
 CHAP, s. LA fellow, a contemptuous term ; 
 sometimes chappie, or " little chap," S. 
 Burns. 2. Like chield, it is also applied 
 to a female, S.B. Bdss.Su.G. kaeps, 
 keips, kaebs, homo servilis conditionis. 
 
 To CHAP, r. a. 1. To strike with a ham- 
 mer, or any instrument of similar use, S. 
 —Teut. kapp-en, incidere ; Belg. schopp- 
 en, to strike, Sewel. 2. To chop, to cut 
 into small pieces, S. 3. To bruise ; to 
 beat ; to break, S.B.— Teut. kapp-en, con- 
 scindere minutim. 
 
 To CHAP hands, to strike hands, especially 
 in concluding a bargain, S. Boss. 
 
 To CHAP af, to strike off.— Su.G. kapp-a, 
 to amputate. 
 
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 To CHAP, r. n. 1. To strike ; "the knock's 
 chappin," the clock strikes, S. Guy 
 Manneritif). 2. To chap at a door, to 
 knock, to rap, S. Sir E(jeir. 
 
 CHAP, Chaup, CnopPE, s. 1. A stroke of 
 any kind; a blow, S. Burns. — Tent, kip, 
 ictus; Moes.G. kau^xit-jan, cola^j^hos inge- 
 rere. Or perhaps Su.G. kaepp, baculus, a 
 stick. 2. A tap or rap, S. Mind. Bord. 
 7i. Boyd uses choppe in the same sense. 
 
 To CHAP, Chaup out, Chaups, r. a. 1. 
 To fix upon any person or thing by se- 
 lection, s. Hence the phrase. Chap ye, 
 chuse ye. llamsay. 2. Suddenly to em- 
 brace a proposal made in order to a bar- 
 gain ; to hold one at the terms men- 
 tioned, S. — Belg. kipp-en, to choose ; which 
 seems only a secondary sense of the v. in 
 Tent., as signifying to lay hold of. 
 
 CHAP, s. The act of choosing ; Chap and 
 choice, great variety, S.B. Boss. 
 
 CHAP, s. A shop. Many. 
 
 To CHAP out, T. a. To call out by a tap 
 on a pane of the window, S. Blackic. 
 
 To CHAP yont, v. n. To get out of the 
 way, Aberd. Apparently equivalent to 
 E. chop about, as applied to the shifting 
 of the wind. Tarras''s Poems. 
 
 CHAP and choice, great variety, S. Gl. 
 Shirrefs. 
 
 CHAPDUR, s. Chapter. Chart. Aberd. 
 
 CHAPIN, Chappin, s. Chopin, a quart, S. 
 Sh irrefs. 
 
 To Tak a Chappin, is a circumlocution 
 commonly used to express an attachment 
 to intoxicating liquor, S. 
 
 CHAPIS, s. pi. Established prices and 
 rates. V. Chaipes. 
 
 CHAPYT. V. Chaipe. 
 
 CHAPLING, it. Tlie term used when, at 
 an election, merchants or craftsmen lose 
 their individual votes, and go with the 
 majority of their guild or craft. — Su.G. 
 kaeppl-a, to gag, bacillo os obturare ; 
 from kaepp, baculus. 
 
 CHAPMAN, .S-. A pedler, a hawker, S., a 
 merchant, O.E. Statist. Acc.^A.S. ceap- 
 vian ; Sw. kocpman, a merchant. 
 
 CHAPPAN, adj. " Tall of stature; clever." 
 Gl. Bicken. Ayrs. also expl. " lusty," 
 Ed. 181 ."5. — This must be merely a Scot- 
 tish modification of the E. word chuppiny, 
 used in the first sense. 
 
 CHAPPED BY, pret. Apparently got out 
 of the way. Bitscottie. V. Chap yont. 
 
 CHAPPER, s. An instrument for bruising 
 potatoes, &c., Aberd. 
 
 CHAPPIE, .S-. A little fellow, S. Gait. 
 
 CHAPPING-STICKS, s. Any instrument 
 which one uses for striking with, S. 
 Kelly. 
 
 CHAPTERLY, adr. A presbytery is said 
 to be chapterly met, or convened, wlien 
 all the members are present ; formerly 
 
 • written Chaptourly. — Tlie term has been 
 transmitted from the times of popery ; 
 
 from chapter, chaptour, " an assembly of 
 the clergy of a cathedral or collegiate 
 church." 
 
 CHAR, ?. Carriages. Barbour. — Fr. char, 
 a wagon, a car. 
 
 CHAR, s. A cei'tain quantity of lead. Balf. 
 Bract. — It seems properly to signify a 
 c«rt-load-full. V. Char, s. Carriages. 
 
 To CHAR, v.a.l. To stop. Dou<jlas. 2. To 
 char by, to turn aside. Douylas. — A.S. 
 cerr-an, to turn, to turn from, divertere. 
 
 CHAR. Oh char, to a side. Bouylas. — A.S. 
 cerre, turning, bending, winding. 
 
 To CHAR. Char doute. Perhaps, " mur- 
 mur, distrust." Barbour. — A.S. cear-ian, 
 to complain, to murmur. 
 
 CHARBUKILL, .^. 1. A carbuncle. Dou- 
 glas. 2. An ulcer. Bolwart. — Fr. escar- 
 boucle, carboucle, the pestilent botch or 
 sore, termed a carbuncle. 
 
 CEARD, pret. V. Chier. 
 
 CHAR'D. Expl. " leaning place." 
 
 CHARE,s. Achariot. Bou;ilas.—FT.char,\d. 
 
 CHARE, s. Care, charge. Boss. — Like E. 
 charie, from A.S. car, cura, or ccarig, so- 
 licitus. 
 
 CHARGES, s. ^j?. Rents. Buik of Discip- 
 line. — Fr. charqe, pension, rente. 
 
 ToCHARK, r.H. 1. To make a grating 
 noise, as the teeth do when grinding any 
 gritty substance accidentally mingled with 
 one's food, Dumfr. Chirk, q. v. syuon. 
 2. To be habitually complaining ; to be 
 constantly in a querulous liumour, ibid. 
 
 CHARKAR, s. Meaning doubtful. 
 
 CHARKER, s. A cricket, Dumfr.— Pro- 
 bably from A.S. cearc-ian, stridere, "to 
 crcake, to make a noise ; to charke, or 
 chirke," Somner. 
 
 CHARLEWAN, Charlewayne, s. The 
 constellation Ursa Major, also called the 
 Plough, S. Douglas. — A.S. carleasicagn; 
 Su.G. karhcaqn ; Dan. karlvoqn. 
 
 CHARNAILL' BANDIS, s. pi. strong 
 hinges used for massy doors or gates, ri- 
 veted, and often having a plate, on each 
 side of the gate, S. ; centrc-h inges, E. IVal- 
 lace. — Fr. charniere, a hinge, a turning- 
 joint. 
 
 CHARNALE, .«. Perhaps corr. from Fr. 
 charniere, a hinge, or turning-joint. In- 
 ventories. V. ClIARXAILL BaNDIS. 
 
 CHARRIS. V. Char, r. 
 
 CHARTER-HOUSS, .^. The name given 
 to the monastery of the Carthusians. — Fr. 
 chartren.r. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 CHARTOUR,s.Aplace for holding writings, 
 
 CHARVE, adj. Great, Orkn. 
 
 CHAS, s. The game of chess. Inventories. 
 
 CHASBOL, Chesbol,Cuesbowe,s. Poppy. 
 Complaynt S. Ihuglas. 
 
 CHASE, s. Brack a chase, perhaps, begun 
 a pursuit. Knox. 
 
 CHASER, s. A ram that has only one tes- 
 ticle, Selkirks. Hogg. 
 
 CHASS, s. Case, condition. Wallace, 
 
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 CHE 
 
 To CHASTY, V. a. To chastise, to correct. 
 Harbour. — Fr. chasti-er, id. 
 
 2'o CHASTIFY, r. a. To make chaste.— 
 Perhaps meant as strictly signifying cmas- 
 ciilarc, like Fr. cJiastr-er. However, L.B. 
 castlficare se, signifies, se castum exhibere, 
 servare, Dn Cange. 
 
 To CHASTIZE, r. a. To abridge.— Evi- 
 dently a metaph. use of the E. r. 
 
 CHASUBYL, .^. The same with aief:)/lnl. 
 
 To CHAT, t.a. 1. To bruise slightly. *2. To 
 chafe, S. ; svnon. chad: 
 
 CHAT the", " Hang thyself ;" Rudd. 
 Douglas. — According to Sherrifs, Chat is 
 " sometimes a cant name for the gallows," 
 Gl. Aberd. 
 
 CHATON, Chatton, s. " The beazill, collet, 
 head, or broadest part of a ring, &c., 
 wherein the stone is set," Cotgr., Fr. 
 
 To CHATTER, r. «. To divide a thing by 
 causing many fractures; to break suddenly 
 into small pieces, Aberd.; to Shatter, E. 
 
 CHATTY-PUSS, s. A term used in calling 
 to a cat, Roxb. Evidently of the same 
 origin with Cheet, q. v. 
 
 To CHATTLE, r. n. To eat as a lamb, or 
 a young child ; to nibble ; to chew feebly, 
 Ettr. For. — This maybe a dimin.from A.S. 
 ceoic-an, or Teut. kauic-en, Icouic-en, id., 
 mordere. 
 
 CHAUDMALLET, s. A blow ; a beating, 
 Aberd. Evidently a relic|ue of Chaud- 
 melli, q. v. 
 
 CHAUDMELLE', s. A sudden broil or 
 quarrel. Skene. — Fr. Chaude, hot, and 
 medee, melee, broil. 
 
 CHAUD-PEECE, s. Gonorrhoea. Polwart. 
 — Fr. chaude-pisse, id. 
 
 CHAVELING, Shavelin, s. A tool, espe- 
 cially employed by cartwrights and coach- 
 makers, for smoothing hollow or circular 
 wood, S. Synon. with Spokeshave. Aberd. 
 Heg. — A.S. scafa, a shaving instrument ; 
 Teut. schaue, dolabra, planula, from schau- 
 en, to smooth with a plane. 
 
 CH AUFFRA Y, s. Merchandise.— C/<a/frtr<?, 
 id., Chaucer; from A.S. ccapian, to buy ; 
 also to sell. R. Colly ear. 
 
 CHAUKS, s. A sluice, Roxb.; syn. Flttcs. 
 Perhaps q. what chocks, i. e., checks or 
 restrains the water, when apt to overflow. 
 
 2'o CHAUM, r. n. To chew voraciously ; 
 to eat up, Ettr. For.— Isl. k'lamml, max- 
 illa, kiams-a, buccas volutare, k'tamt, mo- 
 tio maxillarum. 
 
 CHAUVE, adj. 1. A term denoting that 
 " colour in black cattle when white hair 
 is pretty equally mixed with black hair." 
 Sitrr. 2^airn and Moray. 2. Also ap- 
 plied to "a swarthy person" when "pale," 
 ibid. — It is, undoubtedly, the same with 
 Uaic, Haare, q. v.; for Chance is always 
 pron. as if written with the Gr. x- 
 To CHAW, r. a. 1. To chew, S., as in E. 
 
 2. To fret or cut by attrition, Aberd. 
 To CILVW, r. a. 1. To fret, to gnaw. T>ou- 
 
 f/las. 2. To provoke, to vex, S. — O.Fr. 
 chaloir, to put in pain; Fr. cho'iie, " disap- 
 pointed, frustrated," Cotgr. 
 
 CHEAP O'T. A .Scottish idiom commonly 
 applied to one who superabundantly de- 
 serves any affront or misfortune he has 
 met with ; q. cheap of it. 
 
 CHEARY,CHEERiE,af//. Cheerful, S. Pic- 
 ken . 
 
 CHE ATRIE, Cheatry, s. 1 . Deceit ; fraud, 
 S. Fonntainhall. 2. The act of cheating; 
 fraud; deceit in mercantile dealings, play, 
 or otherwise, S. 
 
 CHEATRIE, Cheatry, af(/. 1. Fraudful ; 
 deceitful; " a cheat rie body," one addicted 
 to cheating, S. 2. Applied to the means 
 used for deception, S.; as in the old adage, 
 " Cheatrie game 'ill aye kythe," /. «., false 
 play will show itself sooner or later. — 
 A.S. ceatt, circumventio; Su.G. kyt-a, mu- 
 tare, permutare, Ihre ; dolose imponere, 
 Seren. Cheatrie may, indeed, be viewed 
 as compounded of A.S. ceatt, circumven- 
 tio, and ric, dives; q. " rich in deceit." 
 
 CHEAT-THE-WUDDIE, adj. Defrauding 
 the gallows of its rightful prey, S., s. 
 One who defrauds the gallows. Rob Roy. 
 V. Widdie. 
 
 CHEATS, Chits, .Q. The sweet-bread. Cliits 
 and nears, a common dish in S., i. e., 
 kidneys and sweet-breads. Watson''s Coll. 
 
 CHECK, .'!. A bird. V. Chack. 
 
 CHECKSPAIL, s. A box on the ear; a 
 blow on the cheek or chops ; q. cheek- 
 play. — From Teut. spel, also qyiel, ludus. 
 Cheekspool, Fife. 
 
 CHEDHER, s. Chedher Male, an unintel- 
 ligible phrase. Chart. Sanctl Andr. V. 
 Chcdreme. 
 
 CHEECKIE, Cheekie, Checkie, rt<7/. Full 
 of cunning, Aberd. Tarras. — Teut. kecke, 
 fallacia, dolus. 
 
 To CHEEK, !-. a. " To flatter," Gl. Shir- 
 rc/s, Aberd. — Teut. kacck-en signifies to 
 pilfer, suppilare, manticulari ; or from 
 the same origin with Chceck'ie. 
 
 CHEEK of the Fire. The side of the fire, 
 Roxb. Inijle-cheek, synon. 
 
 CHEEK-BLADE, 4^. The cheek-bone, S. 
 Cleland. 
 
 CHEEK-FOR-CHOW. Cheek by jole, S. 
 V. Chol. 
 
 To CHEEM, V. a. To knock one down, Orkn, 
 — Perhaps it originally denoted a stroke 
 on the chops, from Isl. klainmi, maxilla. 
 
 CHEERER, s. A glass of spirits mixed with 
 warm water and sugar ; a tumbler of toddy, 
 South of S., Ayrs. Guy Mannerim/. 
 
 CHEESE-HAKE, s. A frame for drying 
 cheeses when newly made, S. V. Hake. 
 
 CHEESE-RACK, s. The same with Cheese- 
 hake, S. Ferijuson. 
 
 CHEET, inter}.' The call directed to a cat, 
 when one wishes her to approach, S. It 
 is generally doubled ; as, Cheet! cheet ! — 
 There seems to be little reason to doubt 
 
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 that this is from Fr. chat, the name given 
 to this animal. 
 
 CHEFFROUN, s. A piece of ornamental 
 head-dress for ladies. V. Schaffroun. 
 
 CHEIF-SCHIMMEIS,s. A principal dwell- 
 ing-place, or manor-house. Acts Ja. VI. 
 V. Chemys. 
 
 CHEIFTYME, ?. Reign ; q. the time of 
 one's being chief, or sovereign. Coil year. 
 
 To CHEIM, T. a.' To divide equally ; espe- 
 cially in cutting down the backbone of an 
 animal, S.B. — Apparently corr. from the 
 E. v. chiui', used in the same sense, from 
 chine, tlie backbone. Fr. cschin-er, id. 
 
 ToCHEIP, Chepe, r. n. 1. To peep, to 
 chirp, as young birds in the nest, S. Com- 
 playnt S. Cheepe,O.E. 2. To squeak with a 
 shrill and feeble voice, S. Godscroft. .3. To 
 mutter ; applied metaph. to man, S. Ban- 
 natyne Poems. 4. To creak, S. — Isl. keyp-a, 
 vagire modo puerorum; keipar, '^werovnvn 
 vagitns. 
 
 CHEIP, Cheep, s. A whisper; the slightest 
 hint or innuendo, S. It admits of the same 
 various significations as the r. It is also 
 used, iu a general sense, to denote noise 
 of any kind. " I did not hear a cheip," 
 i. e., there was not the least noise, S. 
 
 CHEIPER, s. The cricket, an insect ; de- 
 nominated from the noise it makes, Loth. 
 When cheepers come to a house, it be- 
 tokens good luck, Roxb. 
 
 CHEIPER, s. The Bog Iris; so called, 
 because children make a shrill noise with 
 its leaves, Roxb. 
 
 CHEIPING, Cheeping, s. Shrill squeak- 
 ing, S. 
 
 To CHE I PS, r. a. To buy or sell. Ilait- 
 land Poems. — A.S. ceap-an, emere, veu- 
 dere ; whence E. cheapen. 
 
 To CHEIS, Cheiss, Ches, Chese. 1. To 
 choose. Fordun. 2. To appoint ; used 
 in an oblique sense. Sir Tristrem. — 
 Moes.G. kes-an; A.S.ceos-an; Belg.kies-en; 
 Su.G. kes-a, id. Chauc. chese. 
 
 To CHEITLE, r. w. To chirp; to chatter 
 or warble ; applied to the sounds emitted 
 by small birds when they sit upon their 
 young, or feed them, Kinross. Perths. — 
 It must be viewed as radically the same 
 with Teut. quedcl-en, garrire, modular!. 
 
 CHEITRES,Dunbar,MaitlandPoems,p.48, 
 read chckis. 
 
 CHEK,s. 1. Cheek. Doiiplas. 2. The post 
 of a gate. Douplas. The posts of a door 
 are still called the door-cheeks. 
 
 CHEKER, Checker, s. The exchequer. 
 Stat. Hob. III. 
 
 CHELl D ERECT, s. A kind of serpent, Bu - 
 rel. — Fr. chelydre ; Lat. chelydrus, id. 
 
 CHEMAGE'. Wallace. Chemes hie, i. e., 
 high dwelling, seems the true reading. V. 
 Chemvs. 
 
 CHEMER, 5. A loose upper garment, 
 Barbour. V. Chymour. 
 
 CHEMYS, Chymes, Chymmes, Chymis, s. 
 
 A chief dwelling; as the manor-house 
 of a landed proprietor, or the palace of a 
 prince. Baron Courts. — O.Fr. chefmez, 
 chefmois, the chief mansion-house on an 
 estate ; L.B. caput maiisi. 
 
 CHENYIE, Chenye, s. A chain. Hanged 
 JMrtr/i<'«_i!/'^» hung in chains. Complaynt.S. 
 
 CHENNONIS, s. jyl. Canons belonging to 
 a Cathedral. Houlate. 
 
 To CHEPE, r. n. To chirp. V. Cheip. 
 
 CHERITIE,Cherite,s. Meaning doubtful. 
 
 To CHERK, v. n. To emit a grating sound, 
 South of S. Hoqq. 
 
 CHERRY of Tay. The name formerly 
 given to a species of sea-fish in the Firth of 
 Tay ; supposed to be the Smelt, S. Spirling. 
 
 CHESBOW, j<. The poppy. V. Chasbol. 
 
 To CHESE, T. a. To choose. V. Cheis. 
 
 CHESYBIL, s. An ecclesiastical dress, 
 O.E. chesuble, a short vestment without 
 sleeves. ^Vynto^cn. — L.B. casubla; Fr. ca- 
 svble, id., a little cope. 
 
 CHESOP, s. An ecclesiastical dress. Ab- 
 brev. from Chesybil, q. v. Inrcntories. 
 
 CHESS, j!. The quarter, or any smaller di- 
 vision of an apple, pear, &c., cut regularly 
 into pieces. " The chess of an orange," 
 one of the divisions of it, Roxb. — Fr. 
 chasse, " that thing, or part of a thing, 
 wherein another is enchased," Cotgr. 
 
 CHESS, i?. 1. The frame of wood for a win- 
 dow; a sash, S. 2. The iron frame which 
 surrounds types, after they are set for 
 the press, S. — Fr. chassis also signifies a 
 " printer's tympane," Cotgr. 
 
 CHESSART, s. A cheese-vat, S.O. C%cs- 
 sirt, Cheswirt, Fife. 
 
 CHESSEL, it. A cheese-vat ; the same 
 with Chesircll, and Chessart, Nithsd. 
 
 CHESSFORD, Cheeseford, s. The mould 
 in which cheese is made, Roxb. Synon. 
 Chizzard, and Kaisart, S.B. 
 
 To CHESSOUN, r. a. To subject to blame, 
 to accuse. Priests of Peblis. — Fr. achoi- 
 sonn-er, id. 
 
 CHESSOUN, Chesowne, s. Blame; accu- 
 sation ; exception. Priests of Peblis. — 
 Fr. achoisoii, accusation. 
 
 * CHEST, s. Frequently used for a coffin, 
 S. Spaldi7h/. 
 
 To CHEST, r.'rt. To enclose in a coffin, S. 
 V. KiST, .t. and r. 
 
 CHESTER, .«. 1 . The name given to a cir- 
 cular fortification in some parts of S. 
 Statist. Ace. 2. The designation of a num- 
 ber of places, such as farm-towns, in the 
 south of S., either by itself or in conjunc- 
 tion with some other word, as Highchester, 
 lionchester, Whitechester, Chesterhoxise, 
 ChesterhsLl\,kc. — Lat. castra, adopted into 
 A.S. in the form of ceastcr, a fort, a castle. 
 
 CHESTER BEAR. The name commonly 
 given, in Angus aud Berths., to big, as 
 distinguishing it from i>rt/-/t'^-6car, which 
 denotes what is, in England, strictly 
 called barlev. 
 
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 CHESWELL, s. A cheese-vat. Kelhj. 
 CHEVELRIE, s. Cavalry. V. Ciiewalrv. 
 CHEVERON, s. Armour for a horse's liead. 
 Sir Gaican and Sir Gal. — L.B. cham- 
 freniim, Du Cange; Fr. chanfrain, chan- 
 freiii. 
 CHE VIN, 2}(irt. pa. Succeeded ; prospered ; 
 achieved. Maitland Poents. Fr. cketir, 
 to obtain, also to make an end. 
 CHEVISANCE, s. Procurement; means of 
 
 acquiring. Acts Ja. I. 
 CHEVRON, s. A glove. — Originally, per- 
 haps, a glove made of kid leather ; from 
 Fr. cherreau, a kid. 
 To CHEW, r. a. To stew, Lanarks. ; a 
 
 corrupt provincialism. 
 CHEWAL, adj. Distorted. V. Shevel and 
 
 Showl. Dunbar. 
 CHEWALRY, .0. 1. Men in arms, of what- 
 ever rank. Barbour. 2. Cavalry. Bel- 
 lenden. 3. Courage ; prowess in arms. 
 Barbour. — Fr. chevalerie, knighthood, 
 transferred to armed men without distinc- 
 tion. It also signifies prowess. 
 CHEWALROUS, adj. Brave ; gallant. 
 Barbour. — O.Fr. chevaleureux, illustris, 
 nobilis. 
 CHEWALRUSLY, adr. Bravely; gal- 
 lantly. Barbour. 
 To CHEWYS, r. a. To compass; to achieve; 
 
 to accomplish. Barbour. 
 CHEWYSANCE, Chewysans, s. Acquire- 
 ment ; provision ; means of sustenance. 
 Wallace-. 
 CHIAR, s. A chair. The vulgar pronun- 
 ciation nearly resembles this. Chcyr, S. 
 Bel lender). 
 To CHICK, r. n. To make a clicking noise, 
 as a watch does, S. — Teut. kick-en, mutire, 
 minimam vocem edere. 
 CHICKENWORT,s. Chickweed,S. Alsine 
 media, Linn. From chicken and wort, an 
 herb. 
 * CHIEF, adj. Intimate; as, "They're 
 very chief wi' ane anither," S. Synon. 
 Grit, Thrang, Pack, Freff, &c. 
 CHIEL, s. Used in the sense of child, 
 Aberd. " Chiel, child; Wi' chiel, with 
 child." Gl. Shirrefs. — Perhaps the word, 
 in this form, has more affinity with Su.G. 
 hull, proles, than with A.S. cild, infans. 
 CHIEL, Chield,s. LA servant. Chamber- 
 chiel, a servant who waits in a gentle- 
 man's chamber; avalet. Pitscottie. — Su.G. 
 hdlt, a boy; kulla, a girl; kidle, offspring. 
 Or Child, q. v. corr. from O.E. ; pronounced 
 by the common people in E. Chetld or 
 C'heeld. 2. A fellow, used either in a good 
 or bad sense, although more commonly as 
 expressive of disrespect, S. Ramsay. 3. A 
 stripling, a young man, S. It is applied 
 indifferently to a young man or woman, 
 S.B. Ross. 4. An appellation expressive 
 of fondness, S.B. Ross. 
 CHIEL or CHARE. One that a person 
 takes a particular interest in, or to whom 
 
 he acts as guardian, S.B.; i. e., " a child 
 ofhis own, or award." Ross. V.Chare,s.2. 
 2o CHIER, Cheir, i: a. To cut; to wound. 
 Chr. Kirk. — A.S. scear-an, scer-an, ton- 
 dere. Chard, which occurs in the same 
 stanza, seems to be the pret. of the r. 
 CHIERE, s. Chair. 7t (w./'s Quair. 
 ClilFFERS,s.]}l. Cyphers!— Fr. chifres, id. 
 CHILD, Chyld, s. a servant ; a page. 
 Wallace. In O.E., a youth, especially 
 one of high birth, before he was advanced 
 to the honour of knighthood. — A.S. cild, 
 like L. infans; Fr. enfant; Hisp. infant, 
 transferred to the heir-apparent of a so- 
 vereign. 
 CHILDER, pi. I. Children, S., Laucash. 
 Wallace. 2. Retinue ; attendants. 3. 
 Used to denominate servants on ship- 
 board, or common mariners in relation, 
 to their master, Balfour's Pract. — A.S. 
 cildru, pueri. 
 CHYLD-GIFT, s. A present made to a 
 child by one who sustains the character 
 of godfather. 
 CHILD-ILL, s. Labour ; pains of child- 
 bearing. Barbour. 
 To CHIM, T. n. " To take by small por- 
 tions ; to eat nicely," Ettr. For. — By the 
 usual change of Goth, k into ch, this seems 
 to originate from Isl. keim-r, sapor. 
 CHYMES, s. A chief dwelling. V. Chemys, 
 CHIMLEY, Chimla, Chimney, Chimblay, 
 s. 1. A grate, S. Burroio Laices. 2. A 
 fire-place, S. 3. In the proper sense of 
 E. chimnei/,cis denoting "the turret raised 
 for conveyance of the smoke," S. — Corn. 
 tschimbla, a chimney. 
 CHIMLA-LUG, s. The fire-side, S. Burns. 
 CHIMLEY-BRACE, .^. 1. The mantel- 
 piece, S. 2. The beam which supports 
 the cat-and-clay chimneys in cottages ; 
 pron. chumla-brace, Teviotd. 
 CHIMLEY-CHEEKS, s. pi. The stone 
 
 pillars at the side of a fire, S. 
 CHIMLEY-NEUCK,."!. The chimney-cor- 
 ner, S. Old Mortality. 
 CH YMOUR, Chymer, s. 1 . A light gown, 
 Maitland Poems. E. cymar. 2. A piece 
 of dress worn by archbishops and bishops 
 when consecrated. Acts Cha. I. — Fr. cha- 
 marre, a loose and light gown ; Ital. cia- 
 mare; 'Qelg. samare. 
 CHYNA, s. A chain. Act. Audit. 
 CHINE, s. The end of a barrel, or that 
 part of the staves which projects beyond 
 the head, S. Acts Cha. /.—Isl. kani, pro- 
 minula pars rei, that part of a thing that 
 projects; also rostrum, Haldorson. Chine, 
 however, may be corr. from E. chime, 
 chimb, id., especially as Teut. kieme, and 
 kimme, signify margo vasis; and Su.G. 
 kirn, extremura dolii. 
 CHINGILY, «((/. Gravelly, S. Statistical 
 
 Account. 
 CHINGLE, s. Gravel, S. ibid. V. Chaxnel. 
 CHINK, y. A cant term for money, Gallo- 
 
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 way. Denominated from the sound made 
 by silver. 
 
 :HINLIE, adj. Gravelly, Moray. The 
 same with Cliannelly and Chhujlle. Sha w's 
 Moral/. 
 
 nilNTIE-CHIN, s. A long chin; a chin 
 which projects, Perths. 
 
 Vo CHIP, Chyp, r. n. 1. A bird is said to 
 be chippiihi, when it cracks the shell, 
 A.Bor., id. 2. To break forth from a 
 shell or calix ; applied to flowers, also 
 to grain when it begins to germinate, S. 
 Douglas. 3. Metaph. applied to the pre- 
 paration necessary to the flight of a per- 
 son. Minst. Bord. 4. Transferred to a 
 woman who is in the early state of preg- 
 nancy, S. 5. It is applied to ale when 
 it begins to ferment in the working-vat, 
 S.O. — Belg. klpp-en, to hatch; to disclose. 
 
 ^HIPERIS, s. pi. Most probably, gins ; 
 snares; allied, perhaps, to Tent. kq),^ec\- 
 pulum, from kipp-en, capere. 
 
 'HIPPIE-BURDIE, s. A term used in a 
 promise made to a child, for the purpose 
 of pacifying or pleasing it ; III ijie ijou a 
 chlppic-hurdie, Loth. — Perhaps a child's 
 toy, called a cheepy-lmrdle, from the 
 noise made when the air is forced out; or 
 a corr. of Fr. chapeau horde, a cocked, or, 
 perhaps, an embroidered hat. 
 
 ;H YPPYNUTIE, s. A mischievous spirit. 
 Palice of Honour. V. Skrymmorie. 
 
 ;HYRE, s. A chair. Inventories. 
 
 ;HYRE, s. Cheer; entertainment. Dunbar. 
 
 'o CHIRK, JiRK, JiRG, Chork, r. n. 1. 
 To make a grating noise, S. Popular 
 Ball. To chirk with the teeth, also ac- 
 tively, to chirk the teeth, to rub them 
 against each other, S. 2. Used to denote 
 " the noise made by the feet when the 
 shoes are full of water," S. Ramsay. — A.S. 
 ccarc-ian, crepitare, stridere, to gnash, 
 to creak ; Chaucer, to chirke. 
 
 'HIRK, s. The sound made by the teeth, 
 or by any hard body, when rubbed ob- 
 liquely against another. 
 
 CHIRL, r. V. 1. To chirp, Roxb. ; syn. 
 Churl. 2. To emit a low, melancholy 
 sound, as birds do in winter, or before a 
 storm, Clydes. Hogg. 3. " To warble 
 merrily," Clydes. — Sw. sorl-a, to murmur; 
 to make a noise like running water, Seren. ; 
 A.S. cear-ian, reorr-ian, queri, murmur- 
 are. 4. To whistle shrilly, Roxb. 
 
 'HIRL, .v\ The single emission of a low, 
 melancholy sound, Clydes. 
 
 HIRLING, .-'. Such a sound continued, ib. 
 
 '(> CHIRL, r. 11. To laugh immoderately, 
 Danifr. Synon. to k'nik n-ith Icaichin. — 
 Perhaps in allusion to the sound made by 
 a moor-fowl, or partridge, when raised. 
 V. CiiuRR, Churl. Ihre, rendering the 
 term Kurra, murmurare, mentions Germ. 
 kurrel-n, as synon. 
 
 niRLE, .s. The double-chin ; the wattles 
 of a cock, Renfr. V. Ciiollu. 
 
 CHIRLE, s. A small bit of any thing, es- 
 pecially of edibles, Lanarks. — Allied, per- 
 haps, to Tent, schier-en, partiri. 
 
 CHIRLES, ^^ pi. Pieces of coal, of an in- 
 termediate size between the largest and 
 choirs, which are the smallest, except 
 what is called cidm, Fife. 
 
 CHIRM, s. Chirms of grass, the early 
 shoots of grass, Roxb. — This, it is sup- 
 posed, has been corr. from E. germ, or 
 Fr. f/ermc, id. 
 
 To CHIRM, i: a. To warble, G. Pickev. 
 
 To CHIRME, V. n. 1. Used to denote the 
 mournful sound emitted by birds, espe- 
 cially when collected together before a 
 storm, S. Douglas. 2. To chirp, with- 
 out necessarily implying the idea of a 
 melancholy note, S. Ferguson. 3. To be 
 peevish ; to be habitually complaining; S. 
 — Belg. i'tjnw-fM, lamentari, quiritari; Isl. 
 jarmr, vox avium, garritus ; Dan. ka>-m- 
 er, to grieve or fret. 
 
 CHYRME, s. 1. Note; applied to birds. 
 Douglas. 2. A single chirp. Train. 
 
 To CHIRPLE, r. n. To twitter as a swal- 
 low, S.B. A dimin. from E. r. to chirp. 
 
 CHIRPLE, .*. A twittering note, S.B. 
 
 To CHIRR, r. n. To chirp, Clydesd.— O.E. 
 chlrre, id.; Germ, ktrr-en, girr-en, to coo 
 as a dove ; also to emit a shrill sound. 
 
 To CHIRT, r. a. 1. To squeeze ; to press 
 out, S. Douglas. 2. To act in a griping 
 manner ; also, to squeeze or practise ex- 
 tortion, S. 3. " To squirt, or send forth 
 suddenly," Gl. Sibb., Roxb. 
 
 CHIRT, s. 1. A squeeze, S. 2. A squirt, 
 Roxb. 3. A small quantity; as, a chirt of 
 gerss, a small quantity of grass; a chirt of 
 water, applied to very little water, Roxb. 
 
 To CHIRT, V. n. To press hard at stool, 
 S. Pickcn. 
 
 To CHIRT in, t. n. To press in, S.O. 
 
 To CHIRT, r. n. Expl. in Gl. to " confine 
 laughter," Galloway. Davidson's Seasons, 
 
 CHIRURGINAR, .-;. Surgeon. Aberd.Eeg. 
 
 To CHISELL, Chizzel, r. a. To press in 
 a cheese-vat, S.O. 
 
 CHIT, ?. A small bit of bread, or of any 
 kind of food, S. 
 
 To CHITTER, r. n. 1. To shiver; to trem- 
 ble, S. Ramsay. 2. To chatter. The 
 teeth are said to t7( (7fe>-, when they strike 
 against each other, S. — Teut. tsitter-en; 
 Germ, schiitt-ern, to quiver. 
 
 To CHITTER, r. a. To warble ; to chatter, 
 Galloway. Davidson's Seasons. — Germ. 
 zicitcher-n denotes the chirping or chat- 
 tering of birds. 
 
 CHITTER-LILLING, s. An opprobrious 
 term. Dunbar. — Perhaps the same as E. 
 chitterlin, the intestines. 
 
 To CHITTLE, Tchittle, r. a. To eat corn 
 from the ear, putting off the husk with 
 the teeth, Dumfr. — Isl. tutl-a, ro^iro qua- 
 tere, vel avellere ; totl, the act of tearing 
 or peeling. 
 
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 To CHITTLE, r. n. To warble; to chatter, 
 Dumfr. Syiion. Qiihitter. It. 2v^ith. Soiuj. 
 CHIZZARD. V. Kaisaut. 
 To CHIZZEL, i*. a. To cheat; to act de- 
 ceitfully, S.B. Chouse, E. — Belg. kicee- 
 zel-en, to act hypocritically. 
 CHOCK, s. A name given, in the West of 
 S., to the disease commonly called the 
 croup. — Perhaps from its tendency to 
 produce sufiocation. 
 CHOFFER, s. A chaffing-dish, S.— Fr. es- 
 chauff-er, to chafe, cschauff-ure, a chafing. 
 CHOFFING-DISU, 6-. The same. 
 To CIIOISE, Choyse, Choyce, r. a. 1. To 
 choose ; to elect, S. Bine Blanket. 2. To 
 prefer, S. MaxicelVs Bee-master. 
 CHOK-BAND, s. The small strip of lea- 
 ther by which a bridle is fastened around 
 the jaws of a horse, S. 
 CHOKKEIS, pronounced chouks, s. pi. 
 The jaws ; properly the glandular parts 
 under the jaw-bones, S. Wallace. — Isl. 
 kalke, kialke, maxilla, the jaws; kuok, gu- 
 la, faux bruti. V. Ciukis. 
 CHOL, Ciiow, s. The jole or jowl. Erer- 
 green. — A.S. ceole, faucis, ceolas, fauces, 
 the jaws. Cheek for chow, S., cheek by 
 jole. liamsai/. 
 CHOLER, Chuller, Churl, s. 1 . A double 
 chin, S. Journal Loud. 2. CJiollers, pi., 
 the gills of a fish, Upp. Clydes. Roxb. ; 
 t7i!«//(?;\^,Dumfr. — Perhaps from some sup- 
 posed resemblance between the inflation 
 of the lungs and that of the double chin, 
 especially under the influence of anger. 
 CHOLLE, s. Perhaps the chough. Sir 
 
 Gaican and Sir Crcd. 
 
 CHOOP, Choup, .<r. The fruit of the wild 
 
 briar, Rubus major. Synon. Hip, Dumfr. 
 
 Roxb. Ayrs. Perhaps A.S. heope, hiope,id. 
 
 To CHOOWOW, r. n. To grumble; to 
 
 grudge, Fife. V. Chaw. 
 CHOOWOWIN', s. The act of grumbling 
 
 or grudging, ibid. 
 
 CHOP, Chope, Choip, s. A shop. This 
 
 is the vulgar pronunciation, generally, 
 
 throughout S. V. Chap. Poems I6th Cent. 
 
 To CHORK. V. Chirk. 
 
 To CHORP, r. n. To emit a creaking sound, 
 
 as shoes with water in them, Loth. 
 CHOSS, s. Choice. Barbour. 
 CHOUKS. V. Chokkeis. 
 CHOUSKIE, s. A knave, Shetl.— Appa- 
 rently from Su.G. Isl. kusk-a, pellicere, as 
 it is the business of a deceiver to entice 
 others. Ihre gives kouska as the Norw. 
 form of the t. E. chouse is, undoubtedly, 
 a cognate term, and, most probably, cozen. 
 CHOW, s. The jowl. V. Chol. 
 CHOW, s. 1. A wooden ball used in a 
 game like Shinty, played with clubs, Mo- 
 ray, Banff's. 2. Tlie game itself is hence 
 denominated The Choic. — Perhaps from 
 Dan. koUe; Tent, kolue, a bat or club; or 
 from Isl. kug-a ; Dan. kue, cogere. 
 To CIIOW, r. «. To chew, S. 
 
 CHOW, Chaw, s. 1. A mouthful of any 
 thing that one chews, S. 2. Used, by 
 way of eminence, for a quid of tobacco, S. 
 Bedlad Muirland Wdlie. 
 CHOW'D MOUSE. A worn-out person; 
 one whose appearance in the morning 
 shows that he has spent the night riot- 
 ously. He is called " a choic'd mouse," 
 or said to " look like a choui'd mouse," 
 Roxb.; i. e., like a mouse to which her 
 ruthless foe has given several gashes with 
 her teeth, before condescending to give 
 the coup de grace. 
 To CHOWL, Chool, (like ch in church.) i: n. 
 1. To choicl one's chafts, to distort one's 
 mouth, often for the purpose of provoking 
 another ; to make ridiculous faces, S. — 
 Probably corr., because of the distortion 
 of the face, from Showl, q. v. 2. To emit 
 a mournful cry ; applied to dogs or chil- 
 dren, Fife. As regarding children, it al- 
 ways includes the idea that they have no 
 proper reason for their whining. 
 CHOWL, Chool, s. A cry of the kind de- 
 scribed above ; a whine, ibid. 
 CUOWPIS, 2)res.v. Chops about. Douglas. 
 CHOWS, s. pi. A smaller kind of coal, 
 much used in forges, S.— Perhaps from 
 Fr. chou, the general name of coal. Stat. 
 Ace. 
 To CHOWTLE, Chvttle, r. n. To chew 
 feebly, as a child or an old person does, 
 S. — Isl. jodla, infirmiter mandere. 
 CHRISTENMASS, s. Christmas, Aberd. 
 CHRISTIE, Cristie, s. 1. The abbrevia- 
 tion of Christopher, when a man is re- 
 ferred to, S. 2. The abbreviation of 
 Christian, if the name of a woman; more 
 commonly pron. q. Kirsty, S. 
 CHRYSTISMESS, s. Christmas. Wcdlace. 
 CHRISTSWOORT, Christmas Flower. 
 Names formerly given in S. to Black Hel- 
 lebore. 
 To CHUCK, v.a. To toss or throw any thing 
 smartly out of the hand, S. V. Shuck, v. 
 CHUCK, s. A marble used at the game of 
 
 Tate, or marbles, Dumfr. 
 CHUCKET, s. A name given to the Black- 
 bird, Island of Hoy, Orkney. Low's 
 Faun. Oread. 
 CHUCKIE, ^\ 1. A low or cant term for 
 a hen, S. Gny Mannering. 2. A chicken. 
 — Belg. kuyken, a chicken. 
 CHUCKIE-STANE, s. A small pebble, S. ; 
 a quartz crystal rounded by attrition on 
 the beach. — This may be from Tent, keyk- 
 en, a small flint, parvus silex, Kilian. 
 But rather, I suspect, from the circum- 
 stance of such stones being swalloAved by 
 domestic fowls. 
 CHUCKIE-STANES, Chucks, s. A game 
 played at by girls, in which four pebbles 
 are spread on a stone, and while a fifth 
 is tossed up, these must be quickly ga- 
 thered, and the falling pebble caught in 
 its descent in the name hand with them. 
 
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 CHUCKLE-HEAD, s. A dolt, Aberd. 
 CHUCKLE-HEADED, adj. Doltisli, ibid. 
 — This is a cant E. word ; Grose's Class. 
 Diet. Can it have any affinity to Germ. 
 kuyghel, kugel, globus, sphaera; as we 
 say BtiUet-head 1 
 CHUDREME, Cudreme, s. The designa- 
 tion of what is called a stone-weight. — 
 " The C7n(i/-(?wt'," Mr. Chalmers has justly 
 observed, " is the Irish Cudtlirom, i\iQ {th) 
 being quiescent, which signified weight. 
 So, Clach-ar-cudrim means, literally, a 
 stone-weight; ^:)«Hf-«r-c?<rfrJ)H, a pound- 
 weight. Macdonald's Gael. Vocab. 
 CHUF, s. Clown. Maitland Poems. Evi- 
 dently the same with Ciife, q. v. 
 CHUFFIE-CHEEKIT, adj. Having full 
 
 and flaccid cheeks, S. 
 CHUFFIE-CHEEKS, s. A ludicrous de- 
 signation given to a full-faced child, S. 
 V. Chuff V, E. 
 To CHUG, V. 11. To tug at an elastic sub- 
 stance, Upp. Clydes. — Germ, zug, zuge, 
 the act of drawing out ; from Alem. zeoh- 
 an. Germ, zieh-en, trahere, attrahere. 
 CHUK, s. Asellus marinus. Sibbald. 
 CHUKIS, s. pi. Apparently, a swelling of 
 the jaws. Gl. Complaynt. — A.S. ceacena 
 sicyle, faucium tumor. 
 CHUM, s. Food ; provision for the belly, 
 
 Clydes. Scajf, synou. 
 CHUN, s. A term applied to the sprouts 
 or germs of barley, in the process of mak- 
 ing malt ; also to the shoots of potatoes, 
 when they begin to spring in the heap, 
 Galloway, Dumfr. 
 To CHUN, T. a. To chun potatoes is, in 
 turning them to prevent vegetation, to 
 nip off the shoots which break out from 
 what are called the een, or eyes, ibid., 
 Roxb. Upp. Clydesd.— Moes.G. kein-an, 
 iiS'kein-an, germinare ; Alem. chin-en, id. 
 CHURCH AND MICE. A game of children, 
 Fife. Said to be the same with the Sow 
 in the Kirk, q. v. 
 To CHURiM, r. a. 1. To tune ; to sing.— 
 This seems merely the Gall. pron. of 
 Chirme, q. v. 2. To grumble, or emit a 
 humming sound, Ayrs. Apparently the 
 same with Chirme, sense 3. Gait. 
 CHURME, s. Used to denote a low, mur- 
 muring, and mournful conversation, ibid. 
 To CHURR, Churl, Chirle, r. n. 1. To 
 coo; to murmur. Sibb. writes chirle, 
 rendering it, " to chirp like a sparrow," 
 South of S. 2. Used to denote the cack- 
 ling noise made by the moorfowl when 
 raised from its seat, Dumfr. — Cimbr. kiir, 
 murmur ; A.S. ceor-ian, murmurare. 
 CIETEZOUR, s. A citizen. Bellenden. 
 CYGONIE, s. The stork. Burel. — Y\: 
 
 cicogne, id. 
 CYLE, s. The foot, or lower part, of a 
 couple or rafter ; synon. Spire, Roxb. — 
 A.S. syl, syle, sijll, basis, fulcimentum ; 
 Su.G. syll, fundamentum cujusvis rei. 
 
 CYMMING, CoiTEONE, Gumming, s. 1. A 
 large oblong vessel, of a square form, 
 about a foot or eighteen inches in depth, 
 used for receiving what works over from 
 the masking-fat or barrel. Loth. 2. A 
 small tub or wooden vessel, Ang. Fife. 
 Used as synon. with Bowie. 
 CYNDIRE, s. A term denoting ten swine. 
 
 Forrest Lawe. 
 CYPRUS CAT, a cat of three colours, as 
 of black, brown, and white, S. Tortoise- 
 shell cat, E. Acts Ja. VI. 
 CIRCUAT ABOUT, encircled; surrounded. 
 
 — For circuit; Fr. id. ; hsit. circuit-its. 
 CIRCULYE,arfr. Circularly. Aberd. Reg. 
 To CIRCUMJACK, r. n. To agree to, or 
 correspond with, W. Loth. A term most 
 probably borrowed from law deeds. — Lat. 
 circumjac-ere, to lie round or about. 
 To CIRCUMVENE, Circumveen, t. a. I. 
 To environ. Bellenden. 2. To circumvent. 
 ActsJa. v.- — Immediately from Lat. cir- 
 cumven-ire, like Fr. circonren-ir, which 
 are used in both these senses. 
 CYSTEWS, s. pi. Cistercian monks.— Fr. 
 
 Cistaics. Wyntown. 
 CITEYAN, CiETEYAN, $. A citizen. — Fr, 
 
 citoyen. Bellenden. 
 CITHARIST, s. The harp. Houlate. 
 CITHERAPES, s. pi. The traces by which 
 a plough is drawn in Orkney ; Theets, 
 thetcs, synon. S. Agr. Surr. Orkn. 
 CITHOLIS, s. A musical instrument. Hou- 
 late. — L.B. citola; Fr. citole, an instru- 
 ment with chords. 
 CITINER,CiTiNAR,s.Acitizen.^c^sJa.F/. 
 CIVIS, s. 2^f- -A- misnomer for an old Eng- 
 lish penny. Perils of Man. 
 I CLAAICK, Clawick,"s. 1. The state of 
 having all the corns on a farm reaped, but 
 not inned, Aberd. Banfi". 2. The autumnal 
 feast, or Harvest-home, Aberd. ; synon. 
 Maiden. When the harvest is early 
 finished, it is called the Maiden Claaick; 
 when late, the Cat-lin Claaick. 
 CLAAIK-SHEAF, Clyack-Sheaf, s. The 
 Maiden, or last handful of corn cut down 
 by the reapers on a farm, Aberd. 
 CLAAICK-SUPPER, Clyack-Suppee, s. 
 The feast given, about thirty years ago, 
 on the cutting down of the corn on a 
 farm ; now, that the entertainment is de- 
 ferred till the crop be inned, rather inac- 
 curately transferred to the feast of Har- 
 vest-home, ibid. 
 CLAAR, s. A large wooden vessel. Clan- 
 
 Alhin. — Gael, clar, a board, trough, &c. 
 CLACHAN, Clauchanne, s. A small vil- 
 lage, bordering on the Highlands, in 
 which there is a parish-church, S. Else- 
 where, it is called the kirk-town. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — From Gael, clachan, "a circle 
 of stones ;" as churches were erected in 
 the same places which, in times of hea- 
 thenism, had been consecrated to Druidi- 
 cal worship. 
 
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 CLACH-COAL, s. The term formerly, if 
 not still, given in the district of Kyle, to 
 Candle-coal ; called Parrot-cotil in Car- 
 rick and elsewhere. — If not from Gael. 
 clach, a stone, q. stone-coal, like Belg. 
 steeii-koolen; perhaps allied to Tent.klack- 
 en, Isl. klak-a, clangere, as referring to 
 the noise it makes in burning; as it seems, 
 for the same reason, to be designed Par- 
 rot-coal. 
 
 To CLACHER, Clagher, t. n. To move 
 onwards, or get along with difficulty, and 
 slowly, in a clumsy, trailing, loose man- 
 ner, Loth. 
 
 CLACHNACUIDIN, s. The stone of the 
 tubs or c II id'u'S ; a stone at the market- 
 place of Inverness, on which the servants 
 rested their tubs in carrying water from 
 the river. Hence, Clachnacuidin lads and 
 lasses, natives of Inverness. To drink 
 Clachnacuidin, to drink prosperity to the 
 town of Inverness. 
 
 * CLACK, s. Expl. " slanderous or imperti- 
 nent discourse." Gl. Shirrefs. Aberd. 
 
 CLACK, s. The clapper of a m"ill, S.— Teut. 
 Mack, sonora percussio. 
 
 CLADACH, s. Talk. V. Cleitach. 
 
 CLAES, pi. Clothes. V. Claith. 
 
 CLAFF, s. The cleft or part of a tree 
 where the branches separate, Galloway. 
 — Su.G. klofwa, ruptura ; Isl. klof, fcemo- 
 rum intercapedo; from klvfw-a, to cleace. 
 
 CLAFFIE, adj. Disoi-dered ; as, clajfie hair, 
 dishevelled hair, Berwicks. Perhaps q. 
 having one lock or tuft separated from 
 another. — Isl. kli/f, findo, diffindo, klajin, 
 fissus. 
 
 CLAFFIE, s, A slattern, ibid. 
 
 CLAG, Clagg, ?. 1. An encumbrance, a 
 burden lying on property ; a forensic 
 term, S. Dallas. 2. Charge ; impeach- 
 ment of character; fault, or imputation 
 of one, S. Ritson. — Teut. klaghe, accu- 
 satio ; Dan. klage, a complaint, a griev- 
 ance. Or, perhaps, rather from the same 
 origin with E. clog; q. what lies as a 
 clog on an estate. 
 
 CLAG, s. A clot ; a coagulation, S. ; as, 
 " There was a great clag o' dirt sticking 
 to his shoe." — Isl. ^■/cf/^j, massa compacta 
 alicujus rei, Haldorson. 
 
 To CLAG, r. «. To obstruct ; to cover 
 with mud or any thing adhesive, S. Wal- 
 lace. Clog, E. " The wheels are a' claggit 
 wi' dirt." — Dan. klaeg, viscous, glutinous, 
 sticky ; Isl. kleggi, massa compacta. 
 
 CLAGG Y, adj. Unctuous ; adhesive ; be- 
 
 spotted with mire. V. the r. 
 CLAGGINESS, s. Adhesiveness in moist 
 
 or miry substances, S. 
 CLAGGOCK, s. " A dirty wench," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 A draggletail. Lyndsay. 
 CLAHYNNHE, Clachin, s. Clan or tribe 
 of people liviug in the same district, 
 Wyntown. — Gael. Ir, clan, id. j Moes.G. 
 fclakaim, children, 
 
 CLAYCHT, s. Cloth. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CLAYERS, Clyers, s. pi. A disease in 
 cows, similar to Glanders in horses, Roxb. 
 V. Clyers. 
 
 CLAYIS, s.ji^. Clothes, S. V. Claith. 
 
 To CLAIK, r. v. 1. To make a clucking 
 noise, as a hen does, especially when pro- 
 voked, S. 2. To cry incessantly, and im- 
 patiently, for any thing, S. 3. To talk a 
 great deal in a trivial way, S. ; to clack, 
 E. 4. To tattle ; to report silly stories, 
 S. — Isl. klak-a, clango, avium vox propria, 
 klack-a, to prattle; Su.G. i7af A;, reproach. 
 
 CLAIK, s. 1. The noise made by a hen, S. 
 —Isl. klak, vox avium. 2. An idle or 
 false report, S. Morison. 
 
 CLAIK, Clake, s. The bernacle. Anas 
 Erythropus, (mas,) Linn. Bellenden. — 
 It seems to have been supposed that this 
 goose received its name from its claik, or 
 the noise which it makes. 
 
 CLAIK, s. A female addicted to tattling, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To CLAIK, T. a. To bedaub or dirty with 
 any adhesive substance, Aberd. " Claikit, 
 besmeared." Gl. Shirrefs. 
 
 CLAIK, ?. A quantity of any dirty, adhe- 
 sive substance, ibid. 
 
 CL AIKIE, adj. Adhesive ; sticky ; dauby, ib. 
 
 CLAIKRIE, s. Tattling ; gossiping, S. 
 
 CLAYMORE, s. 1 . Used for a two-handed 
 sword. 2. The common basket-hilted 
 broad-sword worn by Highlanders, S. 
 This has long been the appropriate signi- 
 fication. — Gael, claidamh mor, literally 
 "the great sword." Claidamh is evi- 
 dently the same word with Ir. cloidheac, 
 C.B. 'kledhyr, Armor, kledh, id. Hence, 
 also, Fr. glaive, and E. glare. Su.G. 
 glafwen, anc. glaef, lancea, must be viewed 
 as radically the same ; as well as Alem. 
 glef, glev, Teut. glarie, &c. 
 
 CLAIP, s. The clapper of a mill. V. 
 Clap. 
 
 To CLAIR, r. n. To search, by raking or 
 scratching, Berwicks. To clair for, and 
 to clair out, are used synonymously, ibid. 
 
 CLAIR, adj. 1. Distinct; exact, S.B. Ross. 
 — Fr. clair, evident, manifest; Lat. darns. 
 2. Ready, prepared, S.B. ; clar, Orkn. — 
 Dan. ^/fU", id. Pennecuik. 
 
 To CLAIR, r. a. To beat ; to maltreat. 
 Polwart. Clearings is used metaph. both 
 for scolding and for beating, Clydes. 
 
 CLAIRSHOE, s. A musical instrument, 
 resembling the harp, of which the strings 
 are made of brass wire. — It is this, per- 
 haps, that is called the Clarche Pipe, q. v. 
 V. also Clareshaw. 
 
 CLAIRT, Clort, s. 1. A quantity of any 
 dirty or defiling substance, Aberd. 2. Ap- 
 plied to a woman who is habitually and 
 extremely dirty, ibid. 3. Any large, awk- 
 ward, dirty thing, ibid. From Clart. 
 To CLAIRT, V. n. To be employed in any 
 dirty work, Aberd, 
 
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 To CLAIRT, T. a. To lay on auy smearing 
 substance, ibid. 
 
 CLAISE, Clothes. V. Claith. 
 
 CLAISTER, s. 1. Any sticky or adhesive 
 composition, Roxb. 2. A person bedaubed 
 with mire, ibid. — Undoubtedly, from a 
 common origin with Isl. JcVistr, Dan. Mis- 
 ter, gluten, lutum, Su.G. Mister, id. 
 
 To CLAISTER, *•. a. To bedaub, ibid. 
 
 CLAITH, Clayth,?. Cloth, S.; Westmorel. 
 Abp. Hamiltoun. Clais, claise, claes, S., 
 pi., Westmorel. ; also C'amh. — A.S. clath, 
 cloth ; clatha, Isl., Su.G. Maede, clothes. 
 
 CLAITH nor Waitii. A proverbial expres- 
 sion, apparently signifying neither cloth 
 in the piece, nor cloth made into garments. 
 Philotus. V. Waith, s. 1. 
 
 CLAITHMAN, .^. The old designation for 
 a clothier or woollen-draper. 
 
 To CLAIVER, r. n. To talk idly or fool- 
 ishly. V. Claver. 
 
 CLAM, adj. Mean ; low ; applied to any 
 action which is reckoned unworthy. This 
 is a very common school-term in Edin- 
 burgh. — As being properly a school-boy's 
 word, it may have originated in the use 
 of the Lat. clam, as primarily applied to 
 any thing which was clandestinely done, 
 or which the pupils wished to hide from 
 their preceptor. But V. Clem. 
 
 CLAM, Claum, adj. 1. Clammy, S. — Belg. 
 Mam, id. 2. Moist. Ice is said to be clam, 
 or rather claum, when beginning to melt 
 with the sun, or otherwise, and not easy 
 to be slid upon, S. — Teut. A-/aw,tenax, et 
 humidus. 
 
 CLAM, Clam-Shell, .<!. 1. A scallop-shell, 
 S., Ostrea opercularis, Linn. Sibbald. — 
 Probably from O.Fr. dame, a pilgrim's 
 mantle, as these shells were worn on the 
 cape of their mantles, or on their hats, 
 by those who had made a pilgrimage to 
 Palestine, as a symbol of their having 
 crossed the sea. 2. In pi. " a wild sound 
 supposed to be made by goblins in the air," 
 Upp. Clydes. Saint Patrick: 
 
 To CLAM, Claum, t. n. To grope or grasp 
 ineffectually, Ayrs. Gait. — This may be 
 merely a provincial variety of glattm, q. v. 
 It may, however, be allied to Isl. Mcmm-a, 
 coarctare, compingere. 
 
 CLAMANCY, s. The urgency of any case 
 arising from necessity, S. 
 
 CLAMANT, adj. 1 . Having a powerful plea 
 of necessity ; as, " This is a very cla- 
 mant case, S. 2. Highly aggravated, so 
 as to call aloud for vengeance. M' Ward's 
 Contendinijs. — Fr. clamant; Lat. damans, 
 crying out. 
 
 CLAMEHEWIT, Claw-my-hewit, s. 1. 
 A stroke; a drubbing, S. Fer<)ugon. 2. A 
 misfortune, Aug.; q. date my hered, or 
 head, scratch my head, an ironical ex- 
 pression. 
 
 CLAMYNG, climbing. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CLAMJAMPIIRIE, CLANJAMiiun, ^•. 1 . A 
 
 term used to denote low, worthless people, 
 or those who are viewed in this light, S. 
 Guy Mannerini/. 2. Frequently used to 
 denote the purse-proud vulgar, who affect 
 airs of state to those whom they consider 
 as now far below themselves in rank ; 
 viewing them as mere canaille. 3. Clam- 
 jamfry is used in Teviotd. in the sense of 
 trumpery ; as, " Did you stop till the 
 roup was done ?" " A' was sell'd but 
 the damjamfry.^' 4. Nonsensical talk, 
 West of Fife. — Clanjamph is sometimes 
 used in the same sense with danjamphrie, 
 in the higher parts of Lanarks., as if it 
 were compounded of clan, and the r. to 
 jampJt, to spend time idly, or jampher, q. 
 " the clan of idlers." The termination may 
 be viewed as expressive of abundance. 
 V. Jamph, and Rie, Ry, termination. 
 
 To CLAMP, Clampek, r. n. 1. To make a 
 noise with the shoes in walking, S. 2. 
 To crowd things together, as pieces of 
 wooden furniture, with a noise, Dumfr. 
 
 CLAMP, ?. A heavy footstep or tread. 
 Ferquson. 
 
 To CLAMP up. Clamper, t.a. I. To patch ; 
 to make or mend in a clumsy manner, S. 
 Citron. S. Poet. 2. Industriously to patch 
 up accusations. — Germ, klempern, metal- 
 lum malleo tundere, Mempener, one who 
 patches up toys for children. 
 
 CLAMPER,.". 1. apiece, properly of some 
 metallic substance, with which a vessel is 
 mended ; also that which is thus patched 
 up, S. 2. Used nietaph. as to arguments 
 formerly answered. M. Bruce. 3. A 
 patched up handle for crimination. — Isl. 
 klampi, fibula ; Germ, klemper-n signifies 
 to beat metal ; the idea seems to be, 
 " something to hammer at." 
 
 CL AMPET, s. A piece of iron worn on the 
 fore-part of the sole of a shoe, for fencing 
 it, Roxb. — Tent, klamjic, retinaculum ; or 
 klompe, solea lignea. 
 
 CLAMPERS, s. ]>l. A sort of pincers used 
 for castrating bulls and other quadrupeds, 
 Roxb. Clams, synon. " Clamps, andirons, 
 Northumb.;" Grose. — Teut. klampe, un- 
 cus, harpago. 
 
 CLAMP-KILL, s. A kiln built of sods for 
 burning lime, Clackmannans.: syn. Lazie- 
 kill, Clydesd. 2. A kill clamped up in the 
 roughest manner. 
 
 CLAMS, s. pi. 1 . Strong pincers used by 
 ship-wrights, for drawing large nails, S.B. 
 2. Pincers of iron employed for castrating 
 horses, bulls, &.C., Roxb. 3. A vice, gen- 
 erally made of wood, used by artificers 
 for holding any thing fast, S. 4. The in- 
 strument, resembliug a forceps, employed 
 in weighing gold. yShirrefs. — Belg. Memm- 
 cn, arctare, to pinch; Dan. klcmmc-jern, a 
 pair of nippers or pincers, from Memm-cr, 
 to pinch ; Sw. kiacmm-a, to pinch, to 
 squeeze. 
 
 CL ANGLUMSIIOUS, adj. Sulky, Lanarks ; 
 
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 141 
 
 CLA 
 
 q. belonging to the choi of those who 
 (//umsh or look sour. V. Glumsh. 
 
 CLANK, s. A sharp blow that causes a 
 noise, S. Ramsai/. — Teut. klanclc, clangor. 
 
 To CLANK, F.a. 1. To give a sharp stroke, 
 S. 3Iinst. Bord. 2. To take a seat has- 
 tily, and rather noisily, S. Tarran. 
 
 To CLANK doic}i, r. a. To throw down 
 with a shrill, sharp noise. 3[elri/rs MS. 
 
 To CLANK down, r. «. To sit down in a 
 hurried and noisy way, S. Har't^t II'k/. 
 
 CLANK, s. A catch ; a hasty hold taken 
 of any object, S. Cla n<]ht, synon. Iio?s. 
 
 CLANNISH, adj. Feeling the force of fa- 
 mily or national ties, S.; from clan. Heart 
 of Mid-Loth., iv. 32. 
 
 CLANNIT, Clanxed, part. pa. Of or be- 
 longing to a clan or tribe. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 CLANS^LVN, .«. One belonging to some 
 particular Highland clan, S. Jacobite 
 Relics. 
 
 CLAP of a 3[ill, a piece of wood that makes 
 a noise in the time of grinding, S. Clapper, 
 E. Burns. — Fris. klappe, Belg. klcppe, 
 crotalum, crepitaculum. 
 
 CLAP AND Happer, the symbols of in- 
 vestiture in the property of a mill, S. — 
 " The symbols for land are earth and stone, 
 for mills clap and happer.^' Ersk. Inst. 
 
 To CLAP, r. <T. 1. To press down. Clappit, 
 part, pa., applied to a horse or other ani- 
 mal that is much shrunk in the flesh after 
 being greatly fatigued; as," he's sair clap- 
 pit," — "his cheeks were clappit,'' i. e. col- 
 lapsed, as it is expressed by medical men,S. 
 2. To clap doicH claise, to prepare linen 
 clothes for being mangled or ironed, S. 
 
 To CLAP, T. H. 1. To couch ; to lie down ; 
 generally applied to a hare in regard to its 
 form or seat, and conveying the idea of 
 the purpose of concealment, Perths. 2. To 
 lie flat, S. V. Cuttie-clap. 
 
 To CLAP, r. n . To stop ; to halt ; to tarry ; as, 
 clap a gliff, step in,aud stop for a little, Fife. 
 
 To CLAP THE Head. To commend ; con- 
 veying the idea of flattery, S. Bainsai/. 
 
 CLAP, ,<!. A stroke. Dedis clapi, the stroke 
 of death. Douglas. — Belg. klaj), a slap ; 
 a box on the ear. 
 
 CLAP, s. A moment ; in a clap, instanta- 
 neously. Baillie. — The idea is a clap of 
 the hand ; for handclap is used, S.B. 
 
 CLAP of the Hass. The vulgar designation 
 for the uvula, S. Syn. Pap of the Hass. 
 
 CLAP, s. A flat instrument of iron, re- 
 sembling a box, with a tongue and handle, 
 used for making proclamations through a 
 town, instead of a di-um or hand-bell, S. 
 Chron. S. Poet. — Teut. kleppen, pulsare, 
 sonare ; Belg. klep, a clapper. 
 
 CLAPDOCK BREECHES, Small clothes 
 made so tight as to clap close to the breech ; 
 a term occurring in letters of the reign of 
 Cha. II. 
 
 CLAPMAN, s. A public crier, S.— Belg. 
 Uapperman,2L watchman with a clapper. 
 
 CLAPPE,s. Astroke;adiscomfiture.— Belg. 
 klap, a slap, a box on the ear. 
 
 CLAPPERS, s. A thing formed to make a 
 rattling noise, by a collision of its parts, 
 Aberd. Although it has a pi. termination, 
 it is used as if singular, a clappers. — Teut. 
 klapper-cn, crepitare. 
 
 CLAPPERS, s. 7)/. Holes intentionallymade 
 for rabbits to burrow in, either in an open 
 warren, or within an enclosure. — Fr. clap- 
 ier, id. ; Su.G. Mapper, lapides minuti et 
 rotundi. 
 
 * To CLAPPERCLAW, r. n. To fight at 
 arm's length, to strike a blow as a spider 
 at a fly, Aberd. 
 
 CLAPPIT, adj. Used in the sense of flabby, 
 Aberd. V. Clap, r. a. 1. To press down. 
 
 CLAPSCHALL, s. Apparently corr. from 
 knapskall, a head-piece. 
 
 CLARCHE PIPE. Watson's Coll. 
 
 CLARE, «(/(>. Wholly; entirelv,S. Doug. 
 
 CLAREMETHEN. According to the law 
 of Claremethen, any person who claims 
 stolen cattle or goods is required to ap- 
 pear at certain places particularly ap- 
 pointed for this purpose, and prove his 
 right to them, S. Skene. — From dare, 
 clear, and meith, a mark. 
 
 CLARESCHAW, Clerschew, s. A musical 
 instrument resembling the harp. — From 
 Gael, clarseach, a harp. 
 
 CLARGIE, Clergy, .«. Erudition. Priests 
 Peblis. — Fr. clergle, id., from Lat. clericns. 
 
 To CLARK, r. a. To act as a scribe or 
 amanuensis, S. V. Clerk. 
 
 To CLART, r. a. To dirty; to foul; to be- 
 daub with mire, S. Clort, Perths. 
 
 CL ARTS, s. 2^1 ■ Dirt ; mire ; any thing that 
 defiles, S. Hence, 
 
 CLARTY,a(7;. 1. Dirty; nasty, S. Maitland 
 Poems. Clort!/, Perths. Clairtt/, Aberd. 
 2. Clammy, dauby, adhesive, Aberd. Clart, 
 to spread or smear. C?a?-fv,smear'd,A.Bor. 
 
 To CLASH, r. n. 1. To talk idly, S. Cle- 
 land. 2. To tittle-tattle; to tell tales, S. 
 — GQvm.klatschen ,\<}l., klatche ret/, idle talk. 
 
 CLASH, s. 1. Tittle-tattle; prattle, S. Sa- 
 tan's Invis. World. 2. Vulgar fame; the 
 story of the day, S. Burns. 3. Something 
 learned as if by rote, and repeated in a 
 careless manner ; a mere paternoster, S. 
 Waverley. 
 
 To CLASH, V. a. 1. To pelt; to throw 
 dirt, S. Dunbar. 2. To strike with the 
 open hand. Loth. Fife. 3. To bang a 
 door, or shut it with violence ; as, " I 
 clash'd the dore in his face," Roxb. 
 Slam, A.Bor. — Teut. kltts-en, resono ictu 
 verberare ; Dan. klcttsk-er, to flap. 
 
 CLASH, s. 1 . A quantity of any soft or moist 
 substance thrown at an object, S. Gait. 2. 
 A dash; the act of throwing a soft or moist 
 body, S. 3. A blow ; a stroke. — Germ. 
 Match, id. 4. Clash 0' iceet, any thing com- 
 pletely drenched with water, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 To CLASH, T. n. To emit a sound in strik- 
 
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 142 
 
 CLA 
 
 ing, South of S. — Germ, klatuch-en, cum 
 sono ferire, Wachter. 
 
 CLASH, s. The sound caused by the fall of 
 a body ; properly a sharp sound, S. Clank 
 synon. Mob Hoi/. 
 
 CLASH, s. 1 . A heap of any heterogeneous 
 substances, S. 2. A large quantity of 
 any thing. — Isl. Idase, rudis nexura, quasi 
 congelatio; Dan. klase, a bunch, a cluster. 
 
 CLASH, Claisch, s. A cavity of consider- 
 able extent iu the acclivity of a hill, S. 
 
 To CLASH vp, v. a. To cause one object to 
 adhere to another, by means of mortar, 
 or otherwise. It generally implies the idea 
 of projection on the part of the object ad- 
 hering, S. — Flandr. kless-en, affigere. 
 
 CLASHER, s. A tattler ; a tale-bearer, S. 
 Picken. 
 
 CLASHING, part. adj. Given to tattling,S. 
 
 CLASHMACLAVER, s. Idle discourse, 
 silly talk, Aberd. ClisJi-ma-darer. 
 
 CLASH-MARKET, s. A tattler; one who 
 is much given to gossiping ; q. one who 
 keeps a market for clashes, Loth. 
 
 CLASH-PIET,s. A tell-tale, Aberd. Ap- 
 parently from the chattering propensity 
 of the magpie, as for this reason the La- 
 tins applied to it the epithet c/arrulus. 
 
 CLASPS, .'••. pi. An inflammation of the 
 termination of the sublingual gland ; a 
 disease of horses. Border. Watson. 
 
 CLAT, s. Used as syn. with clod. Z. Boyd. 
 ■ — Teut. klotte, kluyte, id., gleba, massa. 
 
 To CLAT, Claut, v. a. 1. To rake together 
 dirt or mire, S. 2. To rake togetlier, in 
 a general sense, S. — Su.G. kladd, filth. 3. 
 To scrape ; to scratch any thing together. 
 Burns. 4. To accumulate by griping, or 
 by extortion, S. Trials M. Lyndsay. 
 
 CLAT, Claut, s. 1. An instrument for rak- 
 ing together dirt or mire, S. 2. A hoe, as 
 employed in the labours of husbandry, S. 
 3. The act of raking together, as applied 
 to property. 4. What is scraped together 
 by niggardliness, S. Burns. 5. What is 
 scraped together in whatever way ; often 
 applied to the heaps of mire collected on 
 a street, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 CLATCH, s. A sudden grasp at any object, 
 Fife ; synon. Claticht, S. 
 
 CLATCH, s. The noise caused by the fall of 
 something heavy, Ettr. For. — Teut. k/ets, 
 kletse, ictus resonans, klets-en, resouo ictu 
 verberare. 
 
 To CLATCH, V. a. 1. To daub with lime, 
 S. ; Harle, synon. 2. To close up with 
 any adhesive substance. — \s\.kleose,kleste, 
 lino, oblino. 
 
 CLATCH, .«. Any thing thrown for the pur- 
 pose of daubing. — Isl. klessa, any thing 
 that bedaubs. 
 
 To CLATCH, Sklatch, r. a. To finish any 
 piece of workmanship in a careless and 
 hurried way, without regard to the rules of 
 art, S. — Isl. klas-a, to patch up, centones 
 consuere, to cobble, klas, rudis sutura. 
 
 CLATCH, s. 1. Any piece of mechanical 
 work done in a careless way, S. 2. The 
 mire raked together into heaps on streets 
 or the sides of roads ; q. clatted together. 
 Loth. 3. A dirty woman ; a drab ; as, 
 " She's a nasty " or " dirty clatcli," Perths. 
 Roxb. 4. Used also as a contemptuous per- 
 sonal designation, especially referring to 
 loquacity ; as, " A claverin' clatch," a lo- 
 quacious, good-for-nothing person, Roxb. 
 
 CLATH, Claith, s. Cloth, S. V. Claith, 
 
 CL ATS, s. pi. The layers of Cat and Clay, 
 South of S. — Allied perhaps to C.B. dated, 
 a thin board, a patch ; or Isl. kletti, massa 
 compacta. 
 
 To CLATT, v. a. To bedaub ; to dirty, S. 
 date, to daub, A.Bor. 
 
 To CLATTER, v. a. 1. To prattle ; to act 
 as a tell-tale, S. Dunbar. 2. To be lo- 
 quacious; to be talkative, S. 3. To chat; 
 to talk familiarly, S.- — Teut. kletter-n, con- 
 crepare. 
 
 CLATTER, s. 1. An idle or vague rumour, 
 S. Hudson. 2. Idle talk; frivolous loqua- 
 city, S. /. Nicol. 3. Free and familiar 
 conversation, S. Shirrefs. 4. Ill clatter, 
 uncivil language, Aberd. 
 
 CLATTER-BANE, s. " Your tongue gangs 
 like the clatter-bane o' a goose's arse ;" 
 or "likethec/«J^-6rtH<^ina duke's [duck's] 
 backside ;" spoken to people that talk 
 much and to little purpose. Kelly. S Prov. 
 Both terms convey the same idea ; cla'ik- 
 bane, q. clack-bane, being evidently allied 
 to Teut. /c/«cA;-«'«, verberare resono ictu. 
 
 CLATTER-BANES. Two pieces of bone 
 or slate placed between the first and se- 
 cond, or second and third fingers, which 
 are made to produce a sharp or clattering 
 noise, similar to that produced by casta- 
 nets, Teviotd. — Perhaps from the clatter- 
 ing sound ; or immediately from Teut. 
 klater, defined by Kilian, Crotalum, Cre- 
 pitaculum, sistrum. 
 
 CLATTERER,s. Atale-bearer,S. Lyndsay. 
 
 CLATTERMALLOCH, s. Meadow trefoil, 
 Wigtonshire. 
 
 CLATTERN, s. A tattler; a babbler. Loth. 
 liamsai/. 
 
 CLATTlE,a«;;. 1. Nasty; dirty, S. Claity, 
 id., Cumb. Z. Boyd. 2. Obscene, Clydes. 
 — Su.G. kladd, sordes, kladd-a sii/ ned, se 
 vestesque suas inquinare; ^e\g.kladd-en, 
 to daub, kladdiif, dirty. 
 
 CLATTILIE, ad'r. 1. Nastily, in a dirty 
 manner, S. 2. Obscenely, Clydes. 
 
 CLATTINESS, s. 1. Nastiness, S. 2. Ob- 
 scenity, Clydes. — Dan. kladd-er, to blot, 
 to blur, to daub, klad a blot, a blur, klad- 
 dcrie, daubing : Belg. kladdegat, a nasty 
 girl, a slut. 
 
 CLAUCHANNE, s. A village in which 
 there is a church. V. Clachan. 
 
 To CLAUCHER up, r. n. To use both hands 
 and feet in rising to stand or walk, Upp. 
 Lauarks. 
 
 
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 143 
 
 CLE 
 
 To CLAUCHER up, r. a. To snatch up ; 
 as, " He clauclierit up the siller;" he 
 snatched the money with covetous eager- 
 ness: ibid. V. Claugiit, pret. 
 To CLAUCHER to or ^7/ v. a. To move for- 
 wards to seize an object of which the mind 
 is more eagerly desirous than is corre- 
 spondent with the debilitated state of the 
 body, Lanarks. 
 
 To CLAUCHT, v. a. To lay hold of forcibly 
 and suddenly ; formed from the preterite. 
 Jacobite lielics. 
 
 CLAUCHT, pret. Snatched ; laid hold of 
 eagerly and suddenly. Douglas. — Su.G. 
 klaa, unguibus veluti fixis prehendere. 
 This may be viewed as the pret. of the v. 
 C/eih; q. v. 
 
 CLAUCHT, Claught, s. A catch or seizure 
 of anv thing in a sudden and forcible way, 
 S. iioss. 
 
 CLAVER, Clauir, s. Clover, S. Douglas. 
 — A.S. daefer ; Belg. klaver, id., from 
 A.S. cleafan, to cleave, because of the 
 remarkable division of the leaves. 
 
 To CLAVER, r. a. 1. To talk idly, or in a 
 nonsensical manner, S. Pron. claiver. 
 Ramsay. 2. To chat ; to gossip, S. Mo- 
 rison. — Germ. Maffer, garrulus;Gael. da- 
 baire, a babbling fellow. 
 
 CLAVER, Claiver, s. 1. Frivolous talk; 
 prattle, S. Hamsay. 2. A vague or idle 
 report. The Pirate. 
 
 CLAVER, ?. A person who talks foolishly, 
 Roxb.; in other counties Claverer. 
 
 CLAVERER, s. An idle talker, S. Bollock. 
 
 To CLAURT, F. a. To scrape, Dumfr. 
 
 CL AURT, s. What is thus scraped, ib. V. 
 Clat. 
 
 CLAUSURE, s. An enclosure. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To CLAUT, Clawt, v. a. To rake together, 
 &c. V. Clat, r. 
 
 CLAUTI-SCONE, s. L A species of coarse 
 bread, madeof oatmeal and yeast, Kinross. 
 2. It is applied to a cake that is uot much 
 kneaded, but put to the fire in a very wet 
 state, Lanarks. — Teut. kloet, Moot, globus, 
 massa ? 
 
 CL AUTS, Clatts, s. pi. Two short wooden 
 handles, in which iron teeth were fixed at 
 right angles with the handles ; used, be- 
 fore the introduction of machinery, by the 
 country people, in tearing the wool asun- 
 der, so as to fit it for being spun on the 
 little wheel, Roxb. 
 
 CLAW, .<;. A kind of iron spoon for scrap- 
 ing the bake-board, Ang. — Teut. A7«mw-c«, 
 scalpere, klamce, rastrum. 
 
 * To CLAW, r. a. To scratch. This term is 
 used in various forms which seem peculiar 
 to S. — " I'll gar ye claio whar ye dinna 
 youk," or "whar ye're no youkie;" the 
 language of threatening, equivalent to " I 
 will give you a beating," or " a blow," S. 
 'Ye'll no daw atumekyte;" spoken to one 
 who has eaten a full meal, S. 
 
 To CLAW an auld man's pow. A vulgar 
 
 phrase, signifying, to live to old age. It is 
 often addressed negatively to one who 
 lives hard, YeUl never claw, &c. S. Pickett. 
 
 To CLAW af, r. a. To eat with rapidity 
 and voraciousness, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 To CLAW up one's Mittens. V. Mittens. 
 
 To CLAY, Clay up, t. a. To stop a hole 
 or chink by any unctuous or viscous sub- 
 stance, S. Ferguson. 
 
 CLEADFU', adj. Handsome, in regard to 
 dress, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 CLEAN, s. The secundines of a cow, S. — 
 A.S. claen, mundus. Hence, 
 
 CLEANSING, s. The coming off of the se- 
 cundines of a cow, S, — A.S. claens-ian, 
 mundare, purgare. 
 
 CLEAN BREAST. To mak a clean breast 
 of. 1. To make a full and ingenuous con- 
 fession, S. St. lionan. 2. To tell one's 
 mind roundly, S. The Entail. 
 
 CLEAN-FUNG, adv. Cleverly, Shirrefs.— 
 Isl.foeng is rendered, facultates. 
 
 *CLEAR,afl[/. 1 Certain; assured; confident; 
 positive, Aberd. ; dair synon., Ang. 2. De- 
 termined, decided, resolute, Aberd. 
 
 CLEAR, adv. Certainly; used in affirma- 
 tion, ibid. 
 
 CLEAR-LOWING, adj. Brightly burn- 
 ing, S. Lights and Shadoics. V. Low. 
 
 CLEARY, s. Apparently, sharp or shrill 
 sound. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 CLEARINGS, s. pL A beating. V. under 
 Clair, v. 
 
 CLEAVING, s. The division in the human 
 body from the os p>ubis downwards, S. 
 Ramsay. — Isl. klof, femorum intercapedo. 
 V. Clof. 
 
 To CLECK, V. a. To hatch. V. Clek. 
 
 CLECKER, s. A hatcher, S. V. Clek. 
 
 CLECKIN, s. 1. A brood of chickens, S. 
 2. Metaph. a family of children, S. 
 
 CLECKINBORD,Cleckenbrod,s. Aboard 
 for striking with at hand-ball, Loth. Baw- 
 brod, i. e., ball-board, synon. — Isl. klecke, 
 leviter verbero. 
 
 CLECKIN-TIME, s. 1. Properly, the time 
 of hatching, as applied to birds, S. 2. The 
 time of birth, as transferred to man, S. 
 Guij Manneritrq. 
 
 CLECKIN-STANE, s. Any stone that se- 
 parates into small parts by exposure to 
 the atmosphere, Roxb. — Germ, kleck-en, 
 agere rimas, hiare. 
 
 CLED SCORE, A phrase signifying twenty- 
 one in number, S. Stat. Ace. Q. clothed 
 with one in addition. 
 
 To CLEED, Cleitii, v. a. 1. To clothe, S. 
 Burns. 2. Metaph. applied to foliage. 
 Ferguson. 3. Used obliquely, to denote 
 the putting on of armour. Acts Mary. 
 
 4. To seek protection from. Spalding. 
 
 5. To heap. A cled bow, the measure of 
 a boll heaped, Roxb. V. Cled Score. 
 
 CLED with a husband, married ; a forensic 
 phrase. Cled icith a richt, legally possess- 
 ing a title, vested with it. Balf. Pract. 
 
CLE 
 
 lU 
 
 CLE 
 
 ■ — Isl. Su.G. klacd-a ; Germ. Meid-en ; 
 Belg. Meed-en : Dan. klaed-er, to clothe. 
 
 CLEED, Clead, s. Dress, Buchan. Tarras. 
 V. Cleeding. 
 
 CLEEDING, Cle.vding, s. 1. Clothing; 
 apparel, S. Ramsay. 2. A complete suit 
 of clothes, Clydes.- — Germ. Ideldung, id. 
 
 CLEEKYjS. A cant term for a staff or stick, 
 crooked at the top, Loth. Blackw. Mcuj. 
 
 CLEEPIE, Cleepy, s. 1. A severe blow ; 
 properly including the idea of the contu- 
 sion caused by such a blow, or by a fall, 
 Tweedd., Ang. 2. A stroke on the head, 
 Orkn. — Isl. kli/p-ur, duriore compressione 
 laedit, ut livor inde existat. V. Clype, 
 to fall. 
 
 CLEETIT, part. pa. Emaciated ; lank ; in 
 a state of decay, Lanarks. 
 
 CLEG, Gleg, s. A gad-fly; a horse-fly. It 
 is pronounced gler/, S.B. ; cleg, Clydes., 
 A.Bor., id. Hudson, — Dan. klaeg, id., ta- 
 banus. 
 
 CLEG-STUNG,a^;. Stung by the gad-fly, S. 
 
 CLEIDACH, .t. Talk. V. Cleitach. 
 
 CLEIK, adj. Lively; agile; fleet, Loth. 
 V. Cleuch, adj. 
 
 To CLEIK, Clek, Cleek, r.a. 1. To catch 
 as by a hook, S. liamsay. 2. To lay hold 
 of, after the manner of a hook, S. 3. To 
 seize, in whatever way, whether by force 
 or by fraud, S. Lyndsay. 4. To cleik up, 
 to snatch or pull up hastily, S. 5. To 
 cleik up, obliquely used, to raise ; applied 
 to a song. Peblis to the Play. — Isl. hleik- 
 ia, to bind with chains. To click up, to 
 snatch up. 
 
 CLEIK, Clek, .«. 1. An iron hook. Acts 
 Ja. I. 2. A hold of any object, S. 3. The 
 arm, metaph. used. A.Nicol. — Isl. klakr, 
 ansa clitellarum, hlcck-r, an iron chain. 
 
 CLEIK Y, adj. Ready to take the advan- 
 tage ; inclined to circumvent, S. Pern. 
 Nithsdale >Son<i. 
 
 CLEIK-IN-THE-BACK, .•;. The lumbago 
 or rheumatism, Teviotd.; q. what takes 
 hold of one as a hook does. 
 
 To CLEIK THE CUNYIE. A vulgar 
 phrase, signifying, to lay hold on the mo- 
 ney, S. Waverley. 
 
 CLEIKS, s. pi. A cramp in the legs, to 
 which horses are subject. Montgomcrle. 
 
 CLEYNG, Perhaps a dark substance. >SV> 
 Gaican and Sir Gal. 
 
 To CLEISH, r. a. To whip, Roxb.; synon. 
 Skelp. Clash, Fife, Loth. — Hence, it is 
 supposed, the fictitious name of the author 
 of the Tales of my Landlord, Jedidiah 
 (7/eis/tbotham,q. flog-bottom. — Tent, klets- 
 en, resono ictu verberarc. 
 
 CLEISH, .s. A lash from a whip, ibid. 
 
 CLEITjS. A cot-house; Aberd. Reg. — Gael. 
 c^ea//(, a wattled work ; clelte,n, penthouse. 
 
 To CLEITACH, Clytacii, Clydicii, {guft.) 
 V. n. 1. To talk in a strange language; 
 particularly applied to people discoursing 
 in Gaelic, Aberd, 2. To talk inarticulately. 
 
 to cliatter ; applied to the indistinct jar- 
 gon uttered by a child, when beginning to 
 speak, Aberd. 
 
 CLEITACH, Cleidach, s. Talk, discourse ; 
 especially used as above, ibid. — "Cleidach, 
 discourse of any kind ; particularly ap- 
 plied to the Gaelic language." Gl. Shir- 
 refs. — This word is undoubtedly Gothic ; 
 Isl. klida conveys an idea perfectly ana- 
 logous. 
 
 CLEITCH, Cleite, s. A hard or heavy fall, 
 Ettr. For.; synon. Cloit. — For etymon see 
 Clatch, s. 
 
 To CLEK, Cleke, v. a. 1. To hatch; to pro- 
 duce young by incubation, S. Bellenden. 
 
 2. To bear ; to bring forth, S. Douglas. 
 
 3. To hatch, as applied to the mind, S. 
 Ramsay. 4. To feign. Maitland Poems. 
 —Su.G. klaeck-a; Isl. klek-ia, excludere 
 pullos. 
 
 CLEKANE-WITTIT, adj. Apparently, 
 feeble-minded ; childish ; having no more 
 witthana chicken when c?ec^-c<, or hatched. 
 — Isl. klok-r, however, signifies mollis, in- 
 firmus. 
 
 CLEKET, s. The tricker of an engine. 
 Barbour. — E. clicket, the knocker of a 
 door ; Fr. cliquet, id. 
 
 CLEM, rt(7j. 1. Mean; low; scurvy; as, « 
 clem man; a paltry fellow. Loth. 2. Not 
 trustworthy ; unprincipled, Roxb. 3. 
 Used by the High-School boys of Edin- 
 burgh in the sense of curious, singular ; 
 a clem felloir; a queer fish. — Isl. kleima, 
 macula ; klcim-a, maculare ; q. having a 
 character that lies under a stain. V. Clam. 
 
 To CLEM, V. a. 1. To stop a hole by com- 
 pressing, S. 2. To stop a hole by means 
 of lime, clay, &c. ; also to clem tip, S.— 
 A.S. cleam-ian, id. 
 
 CLEMEL,Clemjiel,s. Expl. steatite, Orkn. 
 " A soft stone, commonly named Clemel, 
 and fit for moulds, is also among those 
 which this island affords." P. Unst, Stat. 
 Ace. 
 
 CLEMIE, s. Abbrev. of Clementina, S. 
 
 To CLENCH, T. n. To limp ; the same with 
 Clinch. Meston's Poems. 
 
 CLENCHIE-FIT, s. A club-foot, Mearns. 
 
 CLENGAR, s. One employed to use means 
 for the recovery of those affected with 
 the plague. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To CLENGE, v. a. 1. Literally, to cleanse. 
 Aberd. Reg. 2. Legally to exculpate; 
 to produce proof of innocence ; a forensic 
 term corr. from the E. v. to cleanse. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 ToCLEP,CLEPE,r.«. Tocall;toname. Wal- 
 lace.— k.^. cleop-an, clyp-ian, vocare. 
 
 CLEP, s. A more solemn form of citation, 
 used especially in criminal cases. Skene. 
 
 To CLEP, r. n. 1. To act the tell-tal§, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. To chatter, to prattle ; es- 
 pecially as implying the idea of pertness, 
 S. — Belg. klapp-cu, to tattle, to betray. 
 This term, however, seems to have been 
 
CLE 
 
 14i 
 
 CLI 
 
 of gener;il use, as common to Goths and 
 Celts. For C.I3. clcp-ian signifies to bab- 
 ble, and clepai, also dep'ncr, a talkative 
 gossip, a babbler. Owen. 
 
 CLEP, s. Tattle ; pert loquacity, S. — Belg. 
 ydch Map, idle chat. 
 
 CLEPIE, s. A tattler, generally applied to 
 a female ; as, " She's a clever lass, but a 
 great clepie," Teviotd. — This is merely 
 Teut. klappeijc, garrula, lingulaca, mulier 
 dicax. Kilian. 
 
 CLERGY. V. Clargie. 
 
 To CLERK, Clark, v. n. 1 . To act as a 
 chrk or amanuensis to another, S. 2. To 
 compose, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 CLERK-PLAYIS, s.pJ. Properly, those 
 theatrical representations the subjects of 
 which were borrowed from Scripture. 
 Calderxcood. 
 
 CLET, Clett, s. a rock or cliiF in the sea, 
 broken off from the adjoining rocks on 
 the shore, Caithn. Brand's Orhi. <^- Zetl. 
 — Isl. klett-ur, rupes mari imminens. 
 
 CLEUCH, Cleugh, (gtitt.) s. 1. A preci- 
 pice; a rugged ascent, S.B. Ileuch, synon. 
 Wallace. — Ir. cloiche, a rock. 2. A strait 
 hollow between precipitous banks, or a 
 hollow descent on the side of a hill, S. 
 Evergreen. — A.S. dough, rima quaedam 
 vel fissura ad mentis clivura vel declivum. 
 
 CLEUCH, «(?;. \. Clever; dexterous; light- 
 fingered, S.B. 2. Niggardly and severe 
 in dealing, S.B. — Isl. klok-r, callidus, 
 vafer ; Germ, king, id. 
 
 CLEUCK,Clcke,Cluik, Clook,s. 1. Aclaw 
 or talon. Lyndsay. 2. Often used in 
 the pi. as synon. with E. clutches. Scots 
 Presb. Eloq. 3. Used figuratively for the 
 hand. Hence cair-cleuck, the left hand, 
 S.B. Morison. — Perhaps a dimin. from 
 Su.G. klo, Teut. klamoe, a claw or talon. 
 
 To CLEUCK, Cleuk, t. a. 1. Properly, 
 to seize, or to scratch with the claws ; as, 
 '' The cat'll cleuck ye, an' ye dinna take 
 care," Aberd. 2. To gripe, to seize with 
 violence, Aberd. Forbes. 
 
 CLEUE and LAW, Higher and lower part. 
 Barbour. — Cleue seems to be the same 
 with Germ. Mere, A.S. clif, clivus. 
 
 To CLEVER, r. n. To climb; to scramble. 
 A.Bor. id. King's Quair. — Teut. klaver-en, 
 klerer-en, sursum reptareunguibus fixis ; 
 Isl. Mifr-a, id. 
 
 CLEVERUS, adj. Clever. V. Cleuch. 
 
 CLEVIS, Leg. clctir, i.e., clover. Maitland 
 Poems. 
 
 CLEVKKIS, s.fi?. Cloaks, mantles. 
 
 * CLEW, s. A ball of thread. Winding the 
 blue clue, one of the rites used at Hallow- 
 mas, in order to obtain insight into one's 
 future matrimonial lot, S. " Steal out, all 
 alone, to the kiln, and, darkling, throw 
 into the pot a clue of blue yarn ; wind it 
 in a new clue off the old one ; and, to- 
 wards the latter end, something will hold 
 the thread ; demand, Wha hands? i.e., 
 
 who holds ? and an answer will be retni-ned 
 from the kiln-pot, by naming the Chris- 
 tian [name] and surname of your future 
 spouse." Burns. 
 
 To CLEW, V. n. To cleave ; to fasten. 
 Wyntotcn. — Teut. Mev-en,\A. 
 
 CLEWIS, s. p?. Claws J talons. Douglas. 
 V. Cleuck. 
 
 GLIBBER, Clubber, s. A wooden saddle; 
 a packsaddle, Caithn. Orkn. Statist Ace. 
 — Isl. Mifberi, clitellae, from klif, fascis, 
 sarcina, and beri, portator, bearer. 
 
 CLICHEN, Cleighin, (</««?.)?. Something, 
 comparatively speaking, very light, Te- 
 viotd. — This seems to be merely Teut. kleye, 
 klije, Su.G. Mi, furfur, palea, bran, chaff. 
 
 CLICK-CLACK, s. Uninterrupted loqua- 
 city, S. From E. click and clack, both 
 expressive of a sharp successive noise ; or 
 Teut. Mick-en, crepitare, Mack-en, ver- 
 berare resono ictu. 
 
 To CL YDIGH, v. n. To talk inarticulately, 
 to chatter. V. Cleitach. 
 
 CLIDYOCH, Clydyoch, s. The gravel-bed 
 of a river,Dumfr. — Celt, cleddiwig, astone 
 quarry, lapicidina ; or bedded with stones 
 like a quarry. 
 
 CLYERS, s. pi. A disease affecting the 
 throat of a cow, Dumfr. — Teut. kliere not 
 only signifies a gland, but a disease of the 
 glands. Agr. Surr. Dumfr. V. Clyre. 
 
 CLYFT, Clifte, s. This term, the same 
 with E. cleft, may be used as equivalent 
 to thickness. Ads Ja. III. 
 
 CLIFT, s. The place where the limbs se- 
 parate from the body, Aberd. ; Cleaving, 
 synon. — From A.S. cleofed, chafed, cleft, 
 the part. pa. of cleof-ian, cleaf-ian, fin- 
 dere. 
 
 CLIFT, s. A spot of ground, S.— A.S. cloif- 
 an, to cleave, because parted from the 
 rest. 
 
 CLIFTY, adj. Clever, fleet ; applied to a 
 horse of a light make that has good action, 
 Selkirks. — Probably from Teut. Myv-en, 
 A.S. clif-ian, cleof-ian, findere ; as its 
 fleetness may be attributed to its length 
 of limb. 
 
 CLIFTIE, adj. Applied to fuel which is 
 easily kindled and burns briskly, Clydes. 
 
 CLIFTINESS, s. The quality of being 
 easily kindled, including that of burning 
 brightly, ibid. — Perhaps from A.S. klyft a 
 fissure ; because what is easily cloven, or 
 has many fissures, is more apt to kindle 
 and blaze than solid wood. 
 
 To CLIMP, v. a. To hook, to take hold of 
 suddenly ; as, " He climpit his arm in 
 mine," Fife. — Teut. klamp-en, harpagine 
 apprehendere. 
 
 To CLIMP up, V. a. To catch up by a quick 
 movement, Fife. Hence, 
 
 CLIMP Y, adj. A climpy creature, applied 
 to one disposed to purloin, ibid. 
 
 To CLIMP, V. n. To limp, to halt, Ettr. 
 For. 
 
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 CLI 
 
 To CLINCH, Clynsch, v. «, To limp, S. 
 Douglas. — Su.G. link-a, claudicare. 
 
 CLINCH, s. A halt, S. A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 * To CLING, -!'. n. To shrink in conse- 
 quence of heat ; a term applied to vessels 
 made with staves, when the staves sepa- 
 rate from each other, S. Geizen, synon. — 
 A.S. clingan, marcescere. 
 
 CLING, s. The diarrhcea in sheep, Loth. 
 Roxb. — Perhaps from A.S. clin(/-an,ma.r- 
 cescere, " to pine, to cling or shrink up." 
 Somner. 
 
 To CLINK, v.a. 1. To beat smartly, to 
 strike with smart blows, Aberd. — Teut. 
 klincke, alapa, colaphus. 2. To unite two 
 pieces of metal by hammering, S. Dan. 
 klink-er, id. from Uiiilce lamina. 3. To 
 clasp, Aberd. Tarras. 4. Used im- 
 properly, as signifying to mend, patch or 
 join ; in reference to dress, Ang. Hoss's 
 Hock, &c. V. Benew. 5. To clink a 
 nail, " to bend the point of a nail on the 
 other side ;" synon. with E. clinch. Belg. 
 klink-en, " to fasten with nails, to clinch," 
 Sewel. 
 
 CLINK, s, A smart stroke or blow, S. 
 Hamilton. — Teut. klincke, id. ; alapa, 
 colaphus. 
 
 CLINK, s. Money ; acant term,S. Burns. — 
 From the sound ; Teut. klinck-en, tinnire. 
 
 CLINK, s. A woman who acts the part of 
 a tale-bearer, Lanarks. 
 
 To CLINK, V. a. A term denoting alertness 
 in manual operation, S. 
 
 To CLINK, ■». a. To propagate scandal, 
 Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 To CLINK, V. n. To fly as a rumour. It 
 (faed clinkin through the town, S.; the re- 
 port spread rapidly. 
 
 To CLINK ON, V. a. To clap on. Ramsay. 
 
 To CLINK up, V. a. To seize any object 
 quickly and forcibly, S. — If not radically 
 the same with the v. cleik, with n inserted, 
 allied perhaps to Dan. Icncke, a chain, a 
 link, q. gelencke. 
 
 CLINKER, s. A tell-tale, Lanarks. — I hesi- 
 tate whether to view Belg. klink-en, to 
 make a tingling sound as the origin. 
 The n. v. seems intimately allied. Klikk- 
 en, however, signifies to tell again, and 
 klikker, an informer, Sewel. 
 
 CLINKERS, s. pi. Broken pieces of rock ; 
 Upp. Lanarks. ; apparently from the sound. 
 
 CLINKET, pret. " Struck ;" Gl. Antiq. 
 South of S. 
 
 CLINK-NAIL, s. A nail that is clinched, 
 ibid. 
 
 CLINKUMBELL, s. A cant term for a 
 bellman ; from the clinking noise he 
 makes, S.O. Burns. 
 
 CLINT, s. l.A hard or flinty rock. Gl.Sibb. 
 " Clints. Crevices amongst bare lime- 
 stone rocks. North." Gl. Grose. 2. Any 
 pretty large stone, of a hard kind, S.A. 
 3. The designation given to a rough coarse 
 Btone, always first thrown off in curlintj, 
 
 as being most likely to keep its place on 
 the ice, Clydes. Gall. 4. Clints, pi. Limit- 
 ed to the shelves at the side of a river. 
 
 CLINTER, s. The player of a dint in curl- 
 ing, Clydes. 
 
 CLINTY, CLYNTY,arf7. Stony, Loth. Dou- 
 glas. — Su.G. Mint, scopulus. 
 
 CLIP, s. 1. An appellation probably bor- 
 rowed from a sheep newly shorn or clip- 
 ped. Evergreen. 2. A colt, the male or 
 female foal of a mare ; Aberd. A colt 
 that is a year old. Buchan. — Gael, clio- 
 bog denotes a colt, from which clip might 
 be abbreviated ; and Teut. klepper, is a 
 palfrey, an ambling horse. 
 
 To CLIP, Clyp, t. a. 1. To embrace. Kivg^s 
 Quair. 2. To lay hold of in a forcible 
 manner. Douglas. 3. To grapple in a sea- 
 fight. Wallace. — A.S. clipp-an, clypp- 
 ian, to embrace. 
 
 To CLYPE, V. n. To fall, Buchan, Mearns. 
 Tarras. — Perhaps from klipp-en, sonare, 
 resonare. Cloit, or Clyte, is the term more 
 generally used, S. 
 
 CLYPE, s. A fall, ibid. 
 
 To CLYPE, V. n. To act as a drudge, 
 Aberd. — Isl, klif-ia, sarcinas imponere; 
 q. to make a beast of burden of one ; 
 klip-a, torquere, klipa, angustiae. 
 
 CLYPE, s. A drudge, Aberd. 
 
 CLYPE, s. An ugly ill-shaped fellow ; as, 
 " Ye'rean i]l-fsir\lcl i/pe," Mearns, Buchan. 
 • — Isl. klippi, massa, synon. with Dan. 
 Mump, with which corresponds our S. 
 clump, applied to a clumsy fellow. 
 
 To CLYPE, 1). ?*. 1. To be loquacious; to 
 tattle; to prate, Roxb. Aberd. Ayrs. 2. 
 To act as a tell-tale, Aberd. " To clype, 
 i.e. talk freely," Ayrs. Gl. Surv. p. 691. 
 The same with clep, but more nearly re- 
 sembling A.S. ciyp-ian, loqui. Hence, 
 
 CLYPE, s. A tell-tale. Loth. Always ap- 
 plied to a female, Clydes. 
 
 CLYPER, s. A tell-tale; used more gener- 
 ally, as applied to either sex, Clydes. 
 
 CLIPFAST,s. "An impudent girl." Ayrs. 
 Gl. Surv. p. 691. 
 
 CLIPHOUSS, s. A house in which false 
 money was to be condemned and clipped, 
 that it might be no longer current. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 CLYPIE, s. A loquacious female, Clydes. 
 V. Clippie, and Clepie. 
 
 CLYPIE, adj. 1. Loquacious, Loth. 2. 
 Addicted to tattling, ibid. V. Clep, v. 
 
 CLYPOCK, s. A fall. I'se gi'e thee a cly- 
 pock, I will make you fall, Ayrs. V. 
 Cleepie. 
 
 CLIPPART,s. A talkative woman. V. 
 Clippie. 
 
 CLIPPIE, s. A talkative woman, S. Gl. 
 Sibb. — From Teut. Meps, dicax, or the E. 
 V. clip. 
 
 CLIPP YNET, s. 1. " An impudent girl." 
 Ayrs. Gl. Surv. 2. A talkative woman ; 
 synon. with Clippie, Lanarks. — It may be 
 
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 147 
 
 CLO 
 
 observed, that this nearly resembles Teut. 
 kleppunter, crotalus, homo loquax, sonora 
 admodum et tinuula voce pronuucians ; 
 Kilian. 
 
 CLIPPING-TIME, s. The nick of time, 
 S. Antiquary. 
 
 CLIPPSjClippeSjS. Aneclipse. Ban. Poems. 
 
 CLIPS, prcs. r. Suffers an eclipse. Com- 
 plaijnt Scot. 
 
 CLIPS, s. pi. Stories; falsehoods, Ayrs. 
 
 CLIPS, Clippys,s. jD^. 1. Grappling-irons, 
 used in a sea-fight. Wallace. 2. An 
 instrument for lifting a pot by its ears, 
 S. ; or for carrying a barrel. Ramsay. 
 It is also used in relation to a girdle. 3. 
 Hooks for catching hold of fish, S.B. Stat. 
 Ace. 4. " A wooden instrument for pull- 
 ing thistles out of standing corn, Ayrs. 
 Gl. Pkken. 
 
 CUPS, s. pi. "Shears;" Gl. Burns, S.O.— 
 Isl. klipp-iir, id., forfices, liijjp-a, tondere. 
 
 CLIP-SHEARS, s. The name given to the 
 ear-wig. Loth. Fife ; apparently from 
 the form of its feelers, as having some 
 resemblance to a pair oi shears ot scissors. 
 
 CLYRE, s. 1. "A clyre in meat," a gland, 
 S. Teut. kliere, id. 2. To leave no klyres 
 in one's breast," to go to the bottom of 
 any quarrel or grudge, S. " He has nae 
 clyres in his heart," he is an honest up- 
 right man, Clydes. 3. Clyres in pi. dis- 
 eased glands in cattle. V. Clyers. 
 
 CLYRED, adj. Having tumours in the 
 flesh. Cleland. 
 
 To CLISH, r. a. Expl. as signifying to re- 
 peat an idle story, Fife. Hence, 
 
 CLISH-CLASH, s. Idle discourse, bandied 
 backwards and forwards, S. Apparently a 
 reduplication of clash, q. v. 
 
 CLISH-MA-CLAVER, s. Idle discourse, 
 silly talk, S. ; a low word. Ramsay. 
 
 To CLISHMACLAYER, r. «. To be en- 
 gaged in idle discourse, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 CLYTE, Klyte, adj. Splay-footed, Roxb. 
 
 To CLYTE, r. n. To fall heavily. Loth. 
 
 CLYTE, s. A hard or heavy fall, ibid. 
 
 CLYTIE, s. A diminutive from C'lyte, gen- 
 erally applied to the fall of a child, ibid. 
 V. Cloit, r. and ?. 
 
 CLYTRIE, s. Filth; offscourings, S. 
 
 CLYTRIE-MAID, s. A female servant em- 
 ployed in carrying off filth or refuse, 
 Loth. V. Cloiter. 
 
 CLITTER-CLATTER, adv. A term used 
 to denote a succession of rattling sounds, 
 Dumfr. Mayne^s Siller Gun. 
 
 CLITTER-CLATTER, s. Idle talk, ban- 
 died backwards and forwards, S. Cleland. 
 V. Clatter, s. and v. 
 
 CLIYACE, s. A hook for catching the 
 bucket in which coals are drawn up from 
 the pit. Loth. 
 
 CLI V VIE, s. 1. A cleft in the branch of a 
 tree, Banffs. 2. An artificial cleft in a 
 piece ofwood, for holding a rush-light,ibid. 
 — Evidently from Su.G. klifw-a, to cleave. 
 
 CLOA, t. Coarse woollen cloth. Isle of Sky. 
 Stat. Ace. — Gael, do, raw cloth. 
 
 CLOBBERHOY, s. A dirty walker, one 
 who in walking clogs himself with mire, 
 Ayrs. — Gael, clabar, clay, dirt, filth. 
 
 CLOCE. V. Close. 
 
 To CLOCH, Clogii, Clougu, {<jutt.) v.n. To 
 cough frequently and feebly. Loth. ; ob- 
 viously from a common origin with Clocher. 
 
 CLOCHARET, s. The Stonechatter, S. 
 Motacilla rubicola, Linn. Statist. Ace. — 
 Gael, cloichran, id., from cloich, a stone, 
 and perhaps rami, a song. 
 
 To CLOCHER, {gutt.) v. n. To cough fre- 
 quently, with a large defluxion of phlegm, 
 and copious expectoration, S. — Gael. 
 clochar, wheezing in the throat. Shaic. 
 
 To CLOCK, Clok, v. n. 1. To cluck, to call 
 chickens together. Douglas. — A.S. clocc- 
 an, Teut. klock-en, glocire. 2. To hatch, 
 to sit on eggs, S. Kelly. 
 
 CLOCK, Cluck, s. The cry or noise made 
 by hens when they wish to sit on eggs, for 
 the purpose of hatching, Roxb, 
 
 * CLOCK, s. This may be viewed as the 
 generic name for the different species of 
 beetles, S. Golach, synon. S.B. — Sw. 
 klock-a, an earwig. 
 
 CLOCK-BEEjS. A species of beetle. Fleeing 
 qolacli, synon. 
 
 CLOCKER, s. A hen sitting on eggs, S.B, 
 
 CLOCKIEDOW, Clokie-Doo, s. The pearl- 
 oyster, found in rivers, Ayrs. Upp. Clydes. 
 Synon. Horse-mussel. 
 
 CLOCKING, .^. 1. The act of hatching, S. 
 2. Transferred to a young female, who is 
 light-headed, and rather wanton in her 
 carriage. Of such a one it is sometimes 
 said, " It were an amows to gie her a 
 gude doukin' in the water, to put the 
 clockiri' frae her," Angus. 
 
 CLOCKING-HEN, .'. LA hen sitting on 
 eggs, S. A.Bor. id. Expl. by Grose, "a 
 hen desirous of sitting to hatch her eggs." 
 Clucking is also used in the same sense, 
 A.Bor. 2. A cant phrase for a woman past 
 the time of childbearing, S. 
 
 CLOCKLEDDIE, s. The Lady-bird, S.O. 
 V. Landers. 
 
 CLOCKS, Clouks, .'. pi. The refuse of 
 grain, remaining in the riddle after sifting, 
 Roxb. — Isl. kluka, cumulus minor; the 
 term being applied to the small heap of 
 coarse grain left in the centre of the riddle 
 in the process of sifting. 
 
 CLOCKSIE, adj. Vivacious, Lanarks. — 
 Teut. kloeck, kloeck-sinnig, alacris, kluch- 
 tiqh, festivus, lepidus. 
 
 CLOD, s. A clew ; as, " a clod of yarn," 
 Dumfr. — Isl. kluet, globus, sphaera. 
 
 *To CLOD, r. a. In E.this v. signifies "to 
 pelt with clods," Johns. In the South of 
 S. it signifies to throw forcibly, most pro- 
 bably as one throws a clod. Guy Manner. 
 
 To CLOD, r. a. To Clod Land, to free it 
 from clods, S. 
 
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 CLO 
 
 CLOD, s. A flat kind of loaf, made of coarse 
 wheaten flour, and sometimes of the flour 
 of peas, S. Shirrefs. Q,u. resembling a c?oc? 
 of earth. 
 CLODS, s. pi. Small raised loaves, baked of 
 coarse flour, of which three were sold for 
 five farthings. — They have disappeared 
 with the Liujget rou-s, Loth. 
 SuTORs' Clods. A kind of coarse, brown 
 wheaten bread, used in Selkirk, leavened, 
 and surrounded with a thick crust, like 
 lumps of earth. Lintoun Green. 
 
 CLOD-MELL, s. A large mallet for break- 
 ing the clods of the field, es4)ecially on 
 clayey ground, before harrowing it, Berw. 
 Aberd. 
 
 CLOFF, s. 1. A fissure of any kind. 2. 
 What is otherwise S. called the cleaving. 
 Lyndsay. — Lat. intercapedo. 3. A cleft 
 between adjacent hills. Loth. 4. The 
 cleft of a tree, or that part of it where the 
 branches separate from each other, Loth. 
 — Isl. kloff, Su.G. Mqfwct, a fissure. 
 
 CLOFFIN, s. The act of sitting idly by the 
 fire,Roxb. — Isl. klof-a, femora distendere, 
 q. to stretch out the limbs ; or C.B. claf, 
 aegrotus, clwyf, clefyd, morbus. 
 
 CLOFFIN, s. The noise made by the motion 
 of a shoe that is down in the heel, or by 
 the shoe of a horse when loose, Roxb. 
 
 CLOG, Clogge, s. a small, short log; a short 
 cut of a tree; a thick piece of timber, S. 
 
 CLOGG AND, s. A term still used in Orkney 
 to denote a particular portion of pasture- 
 ground, whether commonly or enclosed, to 
 which sheep or cattle have become at- 
 tached in consequence of having been ac- 
 customed to feed there. Barry^s Orkn. 
 
 CLOICH, ifjutt.) s. A place of shelter; the 
 cavity of a rock where one may elude a 
 search. Given as syn. with Dool, Ayrs. 
 This is evidently the same with Cleuch. 
 
 CLOIS,Cloiss,s. a close; an alley. Ab.R'ij. 
 
 CLOIS, s. A crown. Douglas. — Teut. klos, 
 globus. 
 
 CLOYS, s. A cloister. Do?f^/r(s.— Teut. 
 kluyse, clausura, locus clausus, L.B. cfusa. 
 
 CLOIT, s. A clown, a stupid inactive fel- 
 low, S. — Teut. kloete, homo obtusus, 
 licbcs 
 
 To CLOIT, r. n. 1. To fall heavily, S. 
 Hamilton. 2. To squat down, Galloway. 
 " Cloited, squatted down, sat down ;" Gl. 
 Davidson. — Belg. Mots-en, to beat with 
 noise. 
 
 CLOIT, Clott, s. a hard or heavy fall, S. 
 
 CLOYT, s. " A heavy burden," Ayrs. Gl. 
 Surv. — Teut. kloet, globus, contus, hasta 
 nautica, kliiyte, gleba, massa, clud, vec- 
 tura, sarcina. 
 
 CLOIT, s. An afternoon's nap ; a siesta, 
 Renfr. — Gael. Ir. colladh, sleep, rest. 
 
 To CLOITER, v. n. To be engaged in dirty 
 work ; used equally in regard to what is 
 moist, S. — Teut. kladder-en, maculare. 
 V. Clowtter, and Clytrie. 
 
 CLOITERY, s. ] . Work which is not only 
 wet and nasty, but slimy, Loth. Mearns. 
 2. Filth or offals of whatever kind ; gener- 
 ally conveying the idea of what is moist, 
 or tends to defile one, S. Hence, 
 
 CLOITERY-MARKET, s. The market in 
 Edinburgh in which the ofials of animals 
 are sold. 
 
 CLOITERY-WIFE, s. A woman, whose 
 work it is to remove filth or refuse ; who 
 cleans and sells off'als, as tripe, &c., Loth. 
 V. Clytrie. 
 
 To CLOK, V. n. To cluck. V. Clock. 
 
 CLOLLE, s. Apparently, skull. Sir Gaican 
 and Sir Gal. " Clol, the crown of the 
 head, the skull," Owen ; Clol, pericra- 
 nium, Davies; Boxhorn. — Germ, kleucl, 
 glomus. 
 
 To CLOMPH, Clamph, t. n. To walk in a 
 dull, heavy manner; generally said of one 
 whose shoes are too large, Ettr. For. 
 Synon. Cloff. V. Clamper tip. 
 
 CLOOK, s. A claw or talon, &c. V. Cleuck. 
 
 CLOOR, s. A tumour. V. Clour. 
 
 CLOOT, s. The same with Cliite. 
 
 CLOOTIE, Clutie, s. A ludicrous designa- 
 tion given to the Devil, rather too much 
 in the style of those who " say that there 
 is neither angel nor spirit;" sometimes 
 AuJd Clootie, S.O., Mearns. V. Clute. 
 
 CLORT, s. 1 . Any miry or soft substance, 
 especially that which is adhesive and con- 
 taminating, S.B. 2. The thick bannocks 
 baked for the use of the peasantry are 
 denominated Clorts, Buchan. Hence, 
 
 To CLORT, T. a. To clort on, to prepare 
 bread of this description, ibid. 
 
 CLORTY, adj. Dirty. V. Clarty. 
 
 CLOSE, s. 1 . A passage ; an entry, S. cloce, 
 Douglas. Arnot. 2. An area before a 
 house, Roxb. 3. A court-yard beside a 
 farm-house in which cattle are fed, and 
 where straw, &c. is deposited, S. 4. An 
 enclosure, a place fenced in. — 'BQ\g.kluyse, 
 clausura. 
 
 * CLOSE, adv. Constantly ; always; by a 
 slight transition fi-om the use of the term 
 in E. ; as, " Do you aye get a present 
 when you gang to see your auntie \ " 
 " Aye, close," Roxb. 
 
 CLOSE BED. A kind of wooden bed still 
 
 much used in the houses of the peasantry, 
 
 S. V. Box-bed. 
 CLOSEEVIE, Clozeevie, .9. "The haill 
 
 closeevie," tlie whole collection, Clydes. 
 CLOSE-HEAD, s. The entry of a blind 
 
 alley, S. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 CLOSER, s. The act of shutting up ; E. 
 
 closure. Acts Cha. I. 
 CLOSERIS, Clousouris, .<f. pi. Enclosures. 
 
 Douglas. 
 CLOSERRIS, s. pi. Perhaps clasps, or 
 
 hooks and eyes. — O.Fr. closier, custos. 
 
 * CLOSET, s. LA sewer. 2. A night- 
 chair. Aberd. lieq. — Lat. cloaca. 
 
 CLOSTER, .^ A cloister, S. 
 
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 To CLOTCH, r. a. and ;(. As Clatch, q. v., 
 Aberd. 
 
 CLOTCH, s. 1. " A worn-out cart, shaking 
 to pieces, or any other machine almost 
 useless," S.B. Gl. Surv. Nairn. 2. " A 
 person with a broken constitution," ibid. 
 This is evidently the same with Clatch, 
 q. V. 3. A bungler, Aberd. 
 
 CLOVE (of a mill) s. That which sepa- 
 rates what are called the bridgeheads, S. 
 V. Cloff. 
 
 CLOVES, s. pi. An instrument of wood, 
 which closes like a vice, used by carpen- 
 ters for holding their saws firm while 
 they sharpen them, S. V. Cloff. 
 
 CLOUYS, s. pi. Claws. Don<)las.—Su.G. 
 klaa, pron. klo, a claw. 
 
 To CLOUK, r. a. To cluck as a hen, 
 Clydes. V. Clock, Clok, t. 
 
 CLOUP, s. A quick bend in a stick, Dumfr. 
 
 CLOUPIE, s. A walking-staff having the 
 head bent in a semicircular form, ibid. 
 Synon. Crummic-staff. — C.B. clopa, a club 
 or knob, clicpa, a club at the end of a 
 stick ; Tent, kluppel) stipes, fustis, bacu- 
 lus, clava. 
 
 CLOUPIT, part. adj. Having the head 
 bent in a semicircular form ; applied to a 
 walking-staff, ibid. 
 
 To CLOUR, Clowr, v. a. 1. To cause a 
 tumour, S. Ramsay. 2. To produce a 
 dimple, S. Poems Bucluin Dial. 
 
 CLOUR, s. 1. A bump ; a tumour, in con- 
 sequence of a stroke or fall, S. S. P. 
 Repr. 2. A dint caused by a blow, S. 3. 
 A stroke, Bord. Guy Mannering. 
 
 CLOUSE, Clush, s. A sluice, S. Acts Ja. 
 IV. — Fr. ecluse, id. Arm. cleicz,a, ditch. 
 
 To CLOUT, T. a. To beat ; to strike ; pro- 
 perly with the hands, S. Fer<pison. — Tent. 
 klots-en, pulsare. 
 
 CLOUT, s. 1. A cuff; a blow, S. Ritmn. 2. 
 It is used to denote a drubbing, a defeat. 
 
 To Fa' Clout, To fall, or come to the 
 ground with considerable force. To come 
 with a douss, synon., Fife. 
 
 CLOW, Clowe, s. 1. The spice called a 
 clove, S. — Fr. clou, id., as Johns, justly 
 observes, from its similitude to a nail. 
 2. One of the lamina of a head of garlic, 
 S. ; like do ve, E. 3. The c^ot'g-gilliflower, 
 Mearns. 
 
 To CLOW, r. a. To beat down, Galloway ; 
 used both literally and metaphorically. 
 
 To CLOW, V. a. To eat or suj) up greedily, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 CLOWE, s. A hollow between hills. Sir 
 Gcnran and Sir Gal. The same with 
 CleiKjh, q. v., also Cloff. 
 
 CLOWG, s. A small bar of wood, fixed to 
 the door-post, in the middle, by a screw- 
 nail, round which it moves, so that either 
 end of it may be turned round over the 
 end of the door to keep it close, Ren- 
 frews.— Most probably from E. clo(i, as 
 denoting a hindrance. 
 
 CLOWIS,.'. ;*?. Small round pieces. Gnwan 
 and Gol. — A.S. cU'ow ; Teut. kioince, 
 sphaera. 
 
 CLOWIT, jKirt. im. " Made of clews, 
 woven." Rudd. Douglas. — Teut. klomce, 
 glomus. 
 
 CLOWNS, s. 2'1- Butterwort, an herb, 
 Roxb. ; also called Sheep-rot, q. v. 
 
 To CLOWTTER, r. n. To work in a dirty 
 way, or to perform dirty work, Fife. 
 Clutter, Ang. V. Cloiteu. 
 
 * CLUB, s. 1. A stick crooked at the lower 
 end, and prepared with much care, for the 
 purpose of driving the bat in the game of 
 Shinty, S. 2. Transferred to the instru- 
 ment used in the more polished game of 
 Golf ; a Golf-, or Gouf-club, S. V. Golf. 
 
 CLUBBER, s. V. Glibber. 
 
 CLUBBISH, adj. Clumsy ; heavy; and dis- 
 proportionably made, Roxb, — Su.G. kluh- 
 ba, clava; E. club; or Mubb, nodus; a knot 
 in a tree. 
 
 CLUBBOCK, s. The spotted Blenny, a 
 fish. Blennius gunuellus, Linn. Statist. 
 Account. 
 
 CLUB-FITTIT, part. adj. Having the foot 
 turned too much inward, as resembling a 
 club, Loth. 
 
 CLUBSIDES YOU. A phrase used by boys 
 at Shinny or Shinty, when a player strikes 
 from the wrong hand, Aberd. Perhaps q, 
 " Use your club on the right side." 
 
 CLUDFAWER,s.Aspuriouschild,Teviotd.; 
 q. fedlen from the cloiids. 
 
 CLUF, Cluif, s. 1. a hoof, Rudd.;c?M, S.B. 
 — Su.G. klof, ungula. 2. A claw, Rudd. 
 — Teut. kluyve, unguis. 
 
 To CLUFF, r. a. To strike with the Est; to 
 slap ; to cuff, Roxb. 
 
 CLUFF, ?. A stroke of this description ; a 
 cuff ; also expl. " A blow given with the 
 open hand," ibid. — Belg. klomc-en, to 
 bang; klouu; "a stroke or blow; most 
 properly with the fist ;" Sewel. 
 
 CLUKIS. V. Cleuck. 
 
 CLVM, part. pa. Clomb or climbed, Roxb.; 
 Clum, pret. S.O. 
 
 CLUMM YN, part. pa. of CUmh. Douglas. 
 
 CLUMP, s. A heavy inactive fellow, S. — 
 Su.G. klump, Teut. klompe, a mass. 
 
 To CLUMSE, V. 11. Expl. " to die of thirst," 
 Shetl. 
 
 CLUNG, part. pa. Empty, applied to the 
 stomach or belly after long fasting, S. — 
 From E. cling, to dry up. Ross. 
 
 To CLUNK, r. n. To emit a hollow and 
 interrupted sound, as that proceeding 
 from any liquid confined in a cask, when 
 shaken, if the cask be not full, S. — Dan. 
 glunk, the guggling of a narrow-mouthed 
 pot or strait-necked bottle when it is 
 emptying ; Sw. klunk-a, to guggle ; Isl. 
 klunk-c(, resonare. 
 
 CLUNK, s. The cry of a hen to her young, 
 when she has found food for them, South 
 of S. Cluck, E. 
 
CLU 
 
 ISO 
 
 COG 
 
 CLUNK, g. A draught, West Loth.— Sw. 1 
 khink, id. 
 
 CLUNKER, s. A tumour; a bump, Ang. 
 
 CLUNKERD, Clunkert, part. adj. Cover- 
 ed with clunkers; applied to a road, or 
 floor, that is overlaid with clots of indu- 
 rated dirt, S.B. 
 
 CLUNKERS, t\ fd. Dirt hardened in clots, 
 so as to render a road, pavement, or floor 
 unequal, S. — Germ, clunkern, a knot or 
 clod of dirt. 
 
 CLUPH, s. An idle trifling creature, Roxb. 
 
 CLUPHIN,/)«rt. pr. Cluphin abont the f re; 
 spending time in an idle and slovenly way, 
 ibid.; synon. Cloffin, s. 1. 
 
 CLUSHAN, Cow-CLUSHAN, s. The dung of 
 a cow, as it drops in a small heap, Dumfr. 
 — Isl. kless'ing-r, conglutinatio ; klessa, 
 litura. V. Tushlach. 
 
 CLUSHET,s. 1. The udder of a cow, Roxb. 
 — Perhaps from S. douse, cliish, Fr. ecluse. 
 2. The stomach of a sow, Liddesdale. 
 
 CLUSHET, s. One who has the charge of a 
 cow-house, Liddesd. Byreman, synon. 
 Roxb. 
 
 CLUT, s. Perhaps, a quantity. Ah. Reg. 
 — Tent, kluyte, massa ? 
 
 CLUTE, Cloot, s. 1. The half of the hoof 
 of any cloven-footed animal, S. Ramsay. 
 2. The whole hoof, S. 3. Metaph. used 
 for a single beast, S. Rob Roy. — Germ. 
 cluft, fissura, or A.S. cleofed, fissus. 
 
 To Tak the Clute. To run off; applied to 
 cattle, S.O. Picken. 
 
 CLUTHER,s. Aheap ; a crowd, Galloway. 
 
 CLUTIE, s. A name given to the devil. 
 V. Clootie. 
 
 CLUTTERING, part. pr. Doing any piece 
 of business in an awkward and dirty way, 
 S.B. — Teut. kleuter-en, tuditare. 
 
 COACT, CoACTiT, part. pa. Forced, con- 
 strained. — Lat coact-vs. 
 
 COAL-GUM, s. The dust of coals, Clydes. 
 A corr. of coal-coom. V. Panwood. 
 
 COAL-HOODIE,s. The black-headed Bunt- 
 ing, Mearns. 
 
 COAL-STALK, s. 1. A name given to the 
 vegetable impressions found on stones in 
 coal mines. 
 
 COALS. To bring over the coals, to bring to 
 a severe reckoning, S. Forbes. Referring, 
 most probably, to the ordeal by fire. 
 
 A Cauld Coal to blaw at. A proverbial 
 phrase still commonly used to denote any 
 work that eventually is quite unprofit- 
 able, S. M. Bruce''s Lectures. 
 
 COALSTEALER RAKE. A thief; a va- 
 gabond ; or one who rakes during night 
 for the purpose of depredation, Roxb. — 
 Rake, from A.S. rac-an, dilatare ; Su.G. 
 rak-a, currere. 
 
 COATS, CoiTTis, s. pi. A modification of 
 quoits, q. v. 
 
 COAT-TAIL. To tit, to gang, &c., on one's 
 ain coat tail; to live, or to do any thing, 
 on one's personal expense, S. Rob Roy, 
 
 COB, s. The husk of peas; as, peas-cob, 
 Dumfr. Apparently from C.B. cyb, id. 
 
 To COB, V. a. To beat one on the backside. 
 
 COBBING, s. The act of beating as above 
 described, ibid. Cob denotes a blow, Der- 
 byshire, V. Grose. — C.B. cob, " a knock, 
 a thump; cob-iatc, to thump; cobiur, a 
 thumper," Owen. 
 
 COBLE, KoBiL, s. 1. A small boat; a yawl, 
 S. A.S. couple, navicula. Wyntoicn. 2. 
 A larger kind of fishing boat, S. The 
 term is now generally used to denote a 
 flat-bottomed boat. 3. Malt coble, a place 
 for steeping malt, in order to brewing, S. 
 — Germ, kubel, a vat or tub. 
 
 Net and Coble, the means by which sasine 
 is given in fishings, S. — " The symbols for 
 laud are earth and stone ; for mills, clap 
 and happer ; for fishings, net and coble." 
 Ersk. Inst. 
 
 To COBLE, r. a. To steep malt. Fountain- 
 hall. 
 
 COBLE, s. A square seat, or what is called 
 a table-seat, in a church, S. 
 
 COBLE, s. 1. An apparatus for the amuse- 
 ment of children ; a beam being placed 
 across a wall, with the ends equally pro- 
 jecting, so that those who are placed at 
 each end may rise and fall alternately ; a 
 see-saw ; or titter-totter, Roxb. 2. The 
 amusement itself, ibid. 
 
 To COBLE, r. n. 1. Totakethis amusement, 
 ibid. 2. A stepping-stone is said to coble, 
 when it moves under one who steps on it, 
 ibid. 3. Applied to ice which undulates 
 when one passes over its surface, ibid.; 
 also pron. Cou-ble. 
 
 COBLIE, adj. Liable to such rocking or un- 
 dulatory motion, ibid. Synon. Cogglie, 
 Cockersum, S. 
 
 COBOISCHOUN, CoBoscHOUN, Cabos- 
 CHOUN, s. — " The beazill, collet, head, or 
 highest part of a ring, or Jewell, wherein 
 the stone is set ; also the bosse, or rising 
 of the stone itself,"' Cotgr. — From caboche, 
 the head, apparently corr. from Lat. 
 caput. 
 
 COB WORM,?. The larva of the Cockchafier, 
 Scarabaeus melolontha. Statist. Ace. 
 
 COCHACHDERATIE, s. An office, said to 
 have been anciently held in Scotland. — 
 Apparently corr. of Toscheoderach, deputy 
 of the Mair of fee, which latter office 
 seems to have been equivalent to that of 
 our Sheriff-substitute. 
 
 COCHBELL, s. An earwig, Loth. 
 
 To COCK, r.a. 1. To mount a culprit on the 
 back of another, as of the janitor at schools, 
 in order to his being flogged, S. To horse 
 one, E. 2. To throw up any thing to a 
 high place, whence it cannot be easily 
 taken down, Aberd. 
 
 To COCK, r. n. To miss ; a word used by 
 boys in playing at taw or marbles, Aberd. 
 
 To COCK, r. n. Expl. " to resile from an en- 
 gagement ; to draw back or eat in one's 
 
 
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 151 
 
 COC 
 
 words, Roxb. Celt, coc, coq, a liar. V. To 
 cry Cok, vo. Cok. 
 
 COCK, s. The mark for which curlers play, 
 S. Called iii some places the Tee, q. v. 
 Burns. 
 
 COCK, s. A cap ; a head-dress, S.B. Ross. 
 
 COCK-A-BENDY, s. 1. An instrument for 
 twisting ropes, consisting of a hollow piece 
 of wood held in the hand, through which 
 a pin runs. In consequence of this pin 
 being turned round, the rope is twisted, 
 Ayrs. 2. Expl. " A sprightly boy," Dumfr. 
 
 * COCK-A-HOOP, The E. phrase is used 
 to denote a bumper, Fife. One who is 
 half seas over, is also said to be cock-a- 
 hoop, ibid.; which is nearly akin to the E. 
 sense, " triumphant, exulting." Spenser 
 uses cock on hoop, which seems to deter- 
 mine the origin ; q. the cock seated on the 
 top of his roost. 
 
 COCKALAN, s. 1. A comic or ludicrous re- 
 presentation. Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. coq a 
 Vane, a libel, a pasquin, a satire. Defined 
 in the Dictionary of the Academy, " Dis- 
 cours qui n'a point de suite, de liaison, de 
 raison." 2. An imperfect writing. 
 
 COCKALORUM-LIKE, «(//. Foolish; ab- 
 surd, Ayrs. The Entail. 
 
 COCKANDY, s. The Puffin. Alca arctica, 
 Linn. S. Taminorie, Tommy-noddy, Orkn. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 COCK AND KEY. A stop-cock, S. 
 
 COCK AND PAIL. A spigot and faucet, S. 
 
 COCK-A-PENTIE, s. One whose pride 
 makes him liye and act above his income, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 COCKAWINIE, Cackawynnie. To ride 
 cockaicinie, to ride on the shoulders of an- 
 other, Dumfr. Syn. with Cockerdehoy,S.B. 
 
 COCK-BEAD-PLANE, s. A plane for mak- 
 ing a moulding which projects above the 
 common surface of the timber, S. — As bead 
 denotes a moulding, S., the term cock may 
 refer to the projection or elevation, 
 
 COCK-BIRD-HIGHT, s. 1. Tallness equal 
 to that of a male chicken ; as, " It's a fell 
 thing for you to gie youi-sel sic airs ; you're 
 no cock-bird-hif/ht yet," S. 2. Metaph. 
 transferred to elevation of spirits. 
 
 COCK-BREE, s. Cock-broth, Roxb. Cockie- 
 leekie, synon. St. Ronan. 
 
 COCK-CROWN KAIL. Broth heated a 
 second time ; supposed to be such as the 
 cock has croic'd over, being a day old, 
 Roxb. Synon. Caidd kail het again, S. 
 
 COCKEE, s. In the diversion of curling, the 
 place at each end of the rink or course, 
 whence the stones must be hurled, and 
 which they ought to reach, generally 
 marked by a cross, within a circle, S.A.; 
 Cock, Loth. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 COCKER, Cockin', s. The sperm of an egg ; 
 the substance supposed to be injected by 
 the cock, S. 
 
 To COCKER, r. n. To be in a tottering 
 state, Loth. Hence, 
 
 COCKERING, part. pr. Tottering; threat- 
 ening to tumble ; especially in consequence 
 of being placed too high, ibid. 
 
 COCKERDECOSIE, adv. Synon. with 
 Cockerdehoy, Mearns. 
 
 COCKERDEHOY. To ride cockerdehoy; 
 to sit on the shoulders of another, in 
 imitation of riding on horseback, S.B. — 
 Fr. coquardeav, a proud fool. 
 
 COCKERIE, adj. Unsteady in position, 
 Berths. The same with Cockersum. 
 
 COCKERIENESS, s. The state of being 
 Cockerle, ibid. 
 
 COCKERNONNY, s. The gathering of a 
 young woman's hair, when it is wrapt up 
 in a band or fillet, commonly called a 
 snood, S. Ramsay. — Teut. koker, a case, 
 and nonne,^, nun; q.such a sheath for fixing 
 the hair as the nuns were wont to use. 
 
 COCKERSUM, adj. Unsteady inposition; 
 threatening to fall or tumble over, S. — 
 Fr. coquarde, a cap, worn proudly on the 
 one side. 
 
 COCK-HEAD, s. The herb All-heal, Stachya 
 palustris, Linn., Lanarks. 
 
 COCKY, adj. Vain; affecting airs of impor- 
 tance, S.B. From the E. v. to cock. Ross. 
 
 COCKIE-BENDIE, s. 1. The cone of the 
 fir-tree, Renfr. 2. Also the large conical 
 buds of the plane-tree, ibid. 
 
 COCKIE-BREEKIE, s. The same with 
 Cockerdehoi;, Fife.- — Isl. kock-r, coacerva- 
 tus, and Sw. brek-a, divaricare, to stride. 
 
 COCKIE-LEEKIE, s. Soup made of acocA; 
 boiled with leeks, S. 
 
 COCKIELEERIE, .'. A term expressive 
 of the sound made by a cock in crowing, 
 S.^Teut. kockeloer-en, to cry like a cock. 
 
 COCKIE-RIDIE-ROUSIE, s. L A game 
 among children, in which one rides on the 
 shoulders of another, with a leg on each 
 side of his neck, and the feet over on his 
 breast, Roxb. 2. It is also used as a 
 punishment inflicted by children on each 
 other, for some supposed misdemeanour. 
 
 COCKILOORIE, s. A daisy, Shetl.— Per- 
 haps from Su.G. koka,t]ie sward, and lura, 
 to lie hid ; q. what lies hidden during 
 winter in the sward. 
 
 COCKLAIRD, s. A landholder, who him- 
 self possesses and cultivates all his estate ; 
 a yeoman, S. Kelly. 
 
 COCKLE, CoKKiL, s. A scallop. — Fr. co- 
 qullle. The Order of the Cockle, that of 
 St. Michael, the knights of which wore the 
 scallop as their badge. Complaynt S. 
 
 To COCKLE the coqs of a mill, to make a 
 slight incision on the cogs, for directing 
 in cutting off the ends of them, so that 
 the whole may preserve the circular form. 
 The instrument used is called the cockle. 
 Loth. — Germ, and mod. Sax. kughel-en, 
 rotundare,from Teut. fo///ie?. Germ, knghel, 
 a globe, any thing round. 
 
 To COCKLE, V. n. " To cluck as a hen," 
 Roxb. — From the same origin with E. 
 
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 152 
 
 COG 
 
 cackle, Teut. kaeckel-en, Su.G. kakl-a, 
 glocitare. 
 
 COCKLE-CUTIT, adj. Having bad ancles, 
 so that the feet seem to be twisted away 
 from them; lying outwards, Lanarks. — 
 Isl. kocckuU, condylus ; q. having a de- 
 fect in the joints. 
 
 COCKLE-HEADED.af?;. Whimsical; mag- 
 goty ; singular in conduct, S. Cock-brained 
 is used in the same sense in E. Rob Roy. 
 — C.B.coec/m^c/i signifies conceited, proud. 
 
 COCKMAN',s. a sentinel. Martin's West 
 
 Isl. V. GOCKMIN. 
 
 COCK-MELDER, s. The last melder or 
 grinding of a year's grain, Lanarks. 
 Dustymelder, synon. As this melder con- 
 tains more refuse (which is called dust) 
 than any other, it may be thus denomi- 
 nated, because a larger share of it is al- 
 lowed to the dunghill-fowls. 
 
 COCK-PADDLE, s. The Lump, a fish; 
 Cyclopterus lumpus, Linn. The Paddle, 
 Orkn. Sibbald. 
 
 COCK-RAW, af(/. Rare; sparingly roasted, 
 or boiled. Loth. Roxb. Synon. Thain. 
 
 COCKREL, s. The same with E. cockerel, 
 a young cock ; used to denote a young 
 male raven. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 COCKROSE, s. Any wild poppy with a 
 red flower. Coprose, A.Bor. 
 
 COCKS. To cast at the cocks ; to waste, to 
 squander, S. From the barbarous custom of 
 throwing for a piece of money at a cock 
 tied to a stake. Ramsay. 
 
 COCK'S-CAIM, s. Meadow Pinks, or Cuc- 
 koo Flower, Lychnis flos cuculi, Lanarks. 
 
 COCK'S-COMB,s. Adder's tongue. Ophio- 
 glossum vulgatum, Linn., Roxb. 
 
 COCKS CROWING. If cocks croio before 
 the 7/a'-(?0OT', it is viewed as betokening the 
 immediate arrival of strangers, Teviotd. 
 
 COCKSIE, adj. Affecting airs of impor- 
 tance, Lanarks. Synon. with Cocky, q.v. 
 
 COCKSTRIDE, .«. A very short distance ; 
 q. as much as may be included in the 
 stride of a cock. Ettr. For. Hoqg. 
 
 COCK-STULE, CuKSTULE, .<!. 1. The cuck- 
 ing-stool or tumbrell. Bur. Laiccs. — Teut. 
 kolcken, ingurgitare, or kaecke, the i^iWory. 
 2. This term has accordingly been used 
 in later times to denote the pillory, S. 
 Raw say. 
 
 COCKUP, s. A hat or cap turned tip before. 
 
 COD, s. LA pillow, S. A.Bor. Compl. S. 
 2. In a secondary sense, a cushion, S. 3. 
 In pi. cof/s denotes a sort of cushion, which 
 the common people in many parts of the 
 country use in riding, in lieu of a saddle 
 or pillion, S. Synon. Sonks, Siinks. — A.S. 
 codde, a bag ; Isl. koddc, a pillow. 
 
 To COD oitt, r. n. Grain which has been 
 too ripe before being cut, in the course of 
 handling is said to cod out, Roxb. ; from 
 its separating easily from the husk or 
 cod. 
 
 CODBAIT, .«. 1. Tlic Larabricus marinus, 
 
 Loth. 2. The straw-worm, ibid. — A.S. 
 codd, folliculus. 
 
 CODBER, s. A pillowslip. Inventories. 
 
 COD-CRUNE, s. A curtain-lecture, Fife. 
 Cod crooning, id., Selkirks, from cod, a 
 pillow, and crune, as denoting a murmur- 
 ing or complaining sound. — Teut. kreun- 
 en, conqueri. It is otherwise called a 
 Bowster- (i. e. bolster) lecture. V. Croyn. 
 
 CODDERAR, s. Perhaps sorner or beggar. 
 
 CODE, s. A chrisom. V. Cude. 
 
 CODGEBELL,s. An earwig. V.Cochbell. 
 
 COD-HULE, s. A pillowslip, Roxb. Q. the 
 husk or covering of a pillow. Synon. Cod- 
 icare. 
 
 To CODLE (corn), v. a. To make the grains 
 fly out of the husks by a stroke, S.B. Per- 
 haps from cod, the pod. 
 
 CODROCH, adj. 1. Rustic, having the 
 manners of the country, Loth. Fife. Fer- 
 guson. 2. Dirty, slovenly, synon. hogry- 
 mogry. Loth. — Ir. cudar, the rabble ; Gael, 
 corfromf/ia, unci vilized,cy(Zra)rtac/t,arustic. 
 
 CODRUGH, adj. Used as synon. with 
 Caldrife, Strathmore. — Perhaps of Teut. 
 origin, from koude, cold, and r'ljck, added 
 to many words, as increasing their signi- 
 fication ; blind-ryck, q. rich in blindness ; 
 doof-rijck, very deaf ; dul-rijck, &c. 
 
 COD WARE, s. A pillow-slip, S.— A.S. 
 tcaer, retinaculum, Su.G. icar, id., from 
 u-aeri, to keep, to cover. 
 
 COELTS, s. 2)1- Colts. Monroe. 
 
 To COFF, CoFFE, v.a. 1. To buy; to pur- 
 chase, S., most commonly in the pret. 
 coft. Shirrefs. 2. To procure, although 
 not in the way of absolute purchase ; used 
 improperly. Blue Book of Seton. 3. To 
 barter, to exchange. Rentall of Orkn. — 
 Germ, kaufte, bought, from kauf-en; Su.G. 
 koep-a, to buy. V. Coup, v. 
 
 COFE, s. Bargain, perhaps strictly by bar- 
 ter or exchange. — This seems originally 
 the same with Coup, exchange, q. v. Sw. 
 koep signifies a purchase, a bargain. But 
 cofe in form more nearly resembles Germ. 
 kauff, id. V. Coff, v. 
 
 COFFE, CoFE, CoiFE. A merchant; a hawk- 
 er ; pedder coffe, a pedler. Ban. Poems. 
 
 COFE AND CHANGE, is a phrase which 
 occurs in our old acts. Cofe may be 
 synon. with change, as denoting exchange 
 or barter. 
 
 COFFING, CoFYNE, .t. LA shrine; a box. 
 Wyntoicn. 2. The hard crust of bread. 
 Bout/las. — Lat. cophin-us, a basket. 
 
 COFTljn-et.and part. pa. Bought. V.Coff. 
 
 To COG, r. a. To place a stone, or a piece 
 of wood, so as to prevent the wheel of a 
 carriage from moving, S. 
 
 COG, CoAG, CoiG, Cogue, s. 1. A hollow 
 wooden vessel of a circular form for hold- 
 ing milk, broth, &c., S. Watson's Coll. — 
 Germ, kauch, a hollow vessel; C.B. caicg, 
 a bason ; Gael, cuachan, also coggan, a 
 bowl, a cup. 2. A measure used at some 
 
 ■, 4 
 
COG 
 
 15: 
 
 COI 
 
 mills, contaiuing the fourth part of a peck, 
 S.B. 3. This term is sometimes metaph. 
 used to denote intoxicating liquor, like 
 E. hold. TannaliiU. 
 
 To COG, Cogue, p. a. To empty into a 
 wooden vessel. Ramsaii. 
 
 COG, CoGGE, s. A yawl or cockboat. Wyn- 
 toicn. — Teut. kogghc, celox ; Su.G. koc/g, 
 navigii genus, apud veteres. 
 
 COGFUL, CoGi'u', s. As much as a cog or 
 wooden bowl contains, S. Corr. cogill, 
 Angus, lite Pirate. 
 
 COGGIE, s. A small wooden bowl, S. A 
 dimin. from Cog. Jacob. liclks. 
 
 To COGGLE up, v. a. To prop; to support, 
 Ang. Synon. to Stut. 
 
 COGGLIE, CoGGLY, adj. Moving from side 
 to side; unsteady as to position; apt to be 
 overset, S. Cockersum synon. Gait. 
 
 COGGLIN, s. A support, Ang. Synon. Stut. 
 
 COGLAN-TREE. It is supposed that this 
 is a corr. of Corin Tree, q. v. 
 
 To COGLE, CoGGLE, 'i: a. To cause any 
 thing to move from side to side, so as to 
 seem ready to be overset, S. — Perhaps 
 from cog, a yawl, because this is so easily 
 overset. Or from Teut. koghel, Dan. kugle, 
 globus, kugled, globular. 
 
 COGNOSCANCE, s. A badge in heraldry. 
 — E. cognizance ; O. Fr. Cognoissance. 
 
 To COGNOSCE, v. n. To inquire ; to in- 
 vestigate ; often in order to giving judg- 
 ment in a cause. Spaldimj. 
 
 To COGNOSCE, r. a. 1. To scrutinize the 
 character of a person, or the state of a 
 thing, in order to a decision, or for regu- 
 lating procedure. Ibid. 2. To pronounce 
 a decision in consequence of investiga- 
 tion. Chalmers's Mary. 3. To pronounce 
 a person to be an idiot, or furious, by the 
 verdict of an inquest ; a forensic term, S. 
 Erskine's Inst. 4. To survey lands in 
 order to a division of property. — Lat. 
 cognosc-ere, pro Jurisdictionem exercere. 
 Cooper. 
 
 To COGNOST, r. ». Spoken of two or 
 more persons who are sitting close toge- 
 ther, conversing familiarly with an air of 
 secresy, and apparently plotting some 
 piece of harmless mischief, Upp. Lanarks. 
 Nearly synon. with the E. phrase, " laying 
 their heads together ;" and with the O.E. 
 ■»., still used in S., to Colleague. — From cog- 
 nosce, as used in theS.law to denote the proof 
 taken in order to pronounce a man an idiot 
 or insane. 
 COGNOSTIN, s. The act of sitting close to- 
 gether in secret conference, Upp. Lanarks. 
 COGSTER, s. The person who, in the act 
 of swingling flax, first breaks it with a 
 sicinq-bat, and then throws it to another, 
 Roxb. 
 COG-WAME, s. A protuberant belly; q. 
 
 resembling a coag. Herd's Coll. 
 COG-WYMED, adj. Having a protuber- 
 ant belly. E. pot-bellied is the term most 
 
 nearly allied ; but the S. word is not 
 merely applied to persons grown up, but 
 to children, those especially whose bellies 
 are distended by eating great quantities of 
 undigestible food, or of that which is not 
 solid, S. 
 
 COHOW, iiderj. Used at Hide and seek, 
 Aberd. Also written Cahow, q. v. 
 
 To COY, T. a. Doubtful ; perhaps to Cow, 
 or Shy. Keith's Hist. 
 
 COY, s. The name given to the ball used in 
 the game of Shintie, Dumfr. — C.B. cog, 
 " a mass or lump ; a short piece of wood;" 
 Owen. 
 
 COY, adj. Still, quiet. Lyndsay. — Fr. coi, 
 coy, id., from Lat. quiet-us. 
 
 COIDOCH, CoYDvocH, s. A term of con- 
 tempt applied to a puny wight. Polwart. 
 
 COYDUKE, s. 1. A decoy-duck ; used to 
 denote a man employed by a magistrate 
 to tempt people to swear, that they might 
 be fined. 2. It is also commonly used to 
 denote a person employed by a seller, at a 
 roup or auction, to give fictitious bodes or 
 offers, in order to raise the price of an 
 article, S. Syn. a White-bonnet. 
 
 To COJEET, V. n. To agree ; to fit, Upp. 
 Clydes. — Perhaps from Fr. con,2i.\\<i.jttt-er, 
 to cast, to throw ; q. to throw together. 
 
 COIF, s. A cave. Douglas. 
 
 COIFI, s. The arch-druid, or high-priest 
 among the Druids. V. Coivie. 
 
 COIG. V. Cog, Coag. 
 
 COIL, s. An instrument formerly used in 
 boring for coals. V. Stock, s. 2. 
 
 COIL, s. Coil of hay, cock of hay, Perths. 
 
 COILHEUCH, s. A coalpit, S. Skene. 
 
 COILL, CoYLL, s. Coal. Acts Mary. 
 
 COIN, CoYNYE, s. A corner. Barbour. — 
 Fr. coin, id. ; Ir. cuinne, a corner, an angle. 
 
 To COIN YELL, r. a. 1. To agitate, as in 
 churning milk ; " Gi'e this a bit coinyel- 
 ling," Ayrs. 2. To injure any liquid, by 
 agitating it too much, ibid. — Perhaps a 
 dim. from Gael, cuitineog, a churn. 
 
 To COIS, r. n. To exchange. V Cose. 
 
 COISSING, aierrie and Slae. V. Cose, v. 
 
 COIST, Cost, s. 1. The side in the human 
 body. — Lat. costa. Douglas. Wallace. 
 2. The trunk of the body. Douglas. 3. 
 Also used for E. coast, Lat. ora. Doug. 
 
 COIST, s. 1. Expense ; cost. Douglas. 2. 
 The provision made for watching the 
 borders. Acts Ja. II. — Belg. Sn.G.kost, 
 cost, charge. 
 
 COIST, s. 1. Duty payable in kind, Orkn. 
 2. The sustenance given to a servant, as 
 distinct from money, ibid. Skene. — Su.G. 
 Dan. kost,iood. 
 
 COYST, adj. A reproachful epithet. 
 
 ToCOIT, r. «. To butt; to jostle. Fordun. 
 — Fr. cott-er, to butt ; Isl. kuettr, torvus, 
 kueita, violenter jactare. 
 
 COIT, CoYT, s. A coat. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To COIT, Quoit, r. n. A term used in Ayrs. 
 as equivalent to the r. Curl ; to amuse 
 
COI 
 
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 COM 
 
 one's self by curling on the ice. Cute is 
 used in the same sense in Upp. Clydes. 
 
 COITE, s. A rate. The same with Cote, q. v. 
 
 COITTS, s. pi. Used for Qtiotts. V. Coats. 
 
 COIVIE, s. The name given in Gaelic to the 
 arch-druid, written Cuimlii or Chiobhidh. 
 
 COK, s. Meaning doubtful. 
 
 COK. To cri/ cole, to acknowledge that one 
 is vanquished. Douglas. — O.Celt, coc, me- 
 diant, vile. 
 
 COKEWALD, s. A cuckold. Chauc— Isl. 
 qvonkall,a\\n-\ic^:, sen cornutus; from kron, 
 uxor, and kvola, raaculare ; G. Andr. 
 
 COLE, s. A cock of hay, Ang. V. Coll. 
 
 COLE, s. A cant term for money, S.O. 
 
 COLE-HUGH, s. The shaft of a coal-pit, S. 
 
 COLEHOOD, s. The Black-cap, a bird, S. 
 
 COLEHOODING, s. The Black-cap, a bird, 
 S. Coalhood. Sibbald. 
 
 COLEMIE, CoALMiE, s. The Coalfish, 
 Asellusniger, Ang. — Germ, kohlmuhlen, id. 
 
 To COLF, T. a. To calk a ship.— Fr. calfat- 
 cr, Tent, kallefaet-en, id. 
 
 COLFIN, Calfing, s. The wadding of a 
 gun, S. Wodroxi\ 
 
 To COLFIN, Calfin, v. a. To fill with 
 wadding, S. Piper of Peebles. 
 
 COLIBRAND, s. A contemptuous desig- 
 nation for a blacksmith. Border. Wat- 
 son's Coll. — Su.G. kol, carbo, and brenna, 
 urere ; q. the coal-burner. 
 
 COLK, s. The Eider duck, a sea-fowl, S. 
 The Duntiir Goose of Sibbald. Monroe. 
 
 COLL, Cole, s. A cock of hay, S.B., A.Bor. 
 Ross. — Fr. cueill-er, to gather ; E. to coil. 
 
 To COLL,r. a. To put into cocks ; as, "Has 
 he coird yon hay ? " S.B. 
 
 To COLL, V. a. 1. to cut ; to clip. To coll 
 the hair, to poll it, S. 2. To cut any 
 thing obliquely, S. — Su.G. kull-a, verticis 
 capillos abradere. V. Cow. 
 
 COLL, s. A line drawn, in the amusement 
 of Curling, across the rink or course. The 
 stone, which does not pass this line, is 
 called a hog, and is thrown aside, as not 
 being counted in the game, Angus ; Collie 
 or Coallie, Stirlings. Hog-score, synon. 
 
 COLLADY-STONE, s. A name given to 
 quartz, Roxb. It is also pron. Coic-lady- 
 stone. — Perhaps corr. from Fr. cailleteau, 
 " a chack-stone, or little flint-stone." 
 
 COLL AT, Collet, .«. A collar. — Collet was 
 used in the same sense in O.E. Fr. collet, 
 " the throat, or fore part of the necke ; 
 also the coUer of a jerkin, &c. ; the cape 
 of a cloke," Cotgr. 
 
 To COLLATION, v. a. To compare ; to 
 collate. — Fr. coUation-ner,iA. Stair. 
 
 COLLATYOWN, s. Conference; discourse. 
 Wi/)itotcn. — Lat. collatio. 
 
 To COLLECK, v. n. To think ; to recollect, 
 Aberd. Nearly allied to the use of the E. 
 T. to collect h tinsel f. 
 
 COLLECTORY, C'ollectorie, s. 1. The 
 charge of collecting money. Aberd, Reg. 
 2. Money collected. V. Keage, 
 
 To COLLEGE, x. a. To educate at a col- 
 lege or university, S. Campbell. 
 
 COLLEGENAR, Collegioners, s. A stu- 
 dent at a college, S. Sj^alding. 
 
 COLLERAUCH, Collereth, Coleraith, s. 
 A surety given to a court. Balfour's 
 
 PraCt. V. CULREACH. 
 
 COLLIE, CoLLEY, s. 1. The shepherd's dog, 
 S. A.Bor. JBi(rns.—lr. cuilean, Gael. 
 culie, a little dog. 2. One who follows 
 another constantly, S. 3. A lounger, one 
 who hunts for a dinner. Calderwood. 
 
 To COLLIE, T. a. 1. To abash; to silence 
 in an argument; in allusion to a dog, who, 
 when mastered or affronted, walks off 
 with his tail between his feet, Fife. 2. 
 To domineer over. 3. Used, with a con- 
 siderable degree of obliquity, as signify- 
 ing to entangle or bewilder, S.A. 4. To 
 wrangle ; to quarrel with, as shepherds' 
 dogs do. " We cou'd hardly keep them 
 frae collei/in' ane anither," Roxb. 
 
 To COLLIE, CoLLEY, T. n. To yield in a 
 contest ; to knock under. Loth. 
 
 COLLIEBUCTION, s. A squabble, Kin- 
 ross. V. CULLIEBUCTION. 
 
 COLLIESHANGIE, s. 1. An uproar; a 
 
 squabble, S. Ross. 2. Used in some places 
 for loud, earnest, or gossiping conversa- 
 tion, S.B. 3. A ring of plaited grass or 
 straw, through which a lappet of a wo- 
 man's gown, or fold of a man's coat is 
 clandestinely thrust, in order to excite 
 ridicule, Ang. — Perhaps from collie and 
 shangie, q. v. Collieshang, Roxb. 
 
 COLLI NHOOD, s. Wild poppy, Roxb. Loth. 
 
 To COLLUDE, r. n. To have collusion 
 with. — Lat. collud-ere, id. 
 
 COLMIE, s. A full-grown coal-fish, Mearns. 
 Synon. Comb, BanflFs. V. Gerrack. 
 
 COLOUR-DE-ROY, s. Aberd. Reg.— Fr. 
 coulenr de Roy, " in old time purple, now 
 the bright tawny," Cotgr. 
 
 COLPINDACH, s. A young cow that has 
 never calved. Skene. — Gael, colbhtach, a 
 cow calf. 
 
 COLRACH, s. A surety. V. Colleracch. 
 
 COLSIE, adj. Comfortable; snug; cosie. 
 
 COLUMBE, s. An ornament in the form 
 of a dove. Inventories. 
 
 COLUMBE, adj. A kind of violet colour, 
 or rather between red and violet. Inven- 
 tories. 
 
 COM, Come, s. Act of coming ; arrival. 
 Barbour.— A.S. cum, cyme, adveutus. 
 
 COMASHES, s. pi. Unknown ; perhaps a 
 precious spice. Rates. 
 
 COMB, s. A coal-fish of the fifth year. 
 
 V. CoLMIE. 
 
 To COMBALL, r. n. To meet together for 
 amusement, Fife. — Apparently corr. from 
 E. cabal. Gael, comhbiialach, however, 
 signifies contact. 
 
 COMB'S-MASS, s. The designation gener- 
 ally given to the term of Whitsunday in 
 Caithness, — The word undoubtedly is 
 
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COM 
 
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 COM 
 
 Colm's-3Iass, i, e., the mass of the cele- 
 brated St. Columba, abbot of loua. 
 COMBURGESS, s. A fellow-citizen.— Fr. 
 combomyeois, id. 
 
 COME, s. Growth ; the act of vegetation; 
 as, lliere's a come in the gnind, there is a 
 considerable degree of vegetation, S. 
 
 COME, s. A bend or crook. V. Cum. 
 
 To COME, c. n. 1. To sprout, to spring ; 
 applied to grain when it begins to ger- 
 minate, S. 2. To sprout at the lower end ; 
 applied to grain in the process of malt- 
 ing, S. Chalm. Air. — Isl. keim-a, Germ. 
 kiem-cii, id. 
 
 COME-O'-WILL, s. I. An herb, shrub, or 
 tree, that springs up spontaneously, not 
 having been planted ; q. comes of its own 
 tcill, Roxb. 2. Hence applied to any ani- 
 mal that comes, of its own accord, into 
 one's possession, ibid. Ciimlin, synon. 3. 
 Transferred to new settlers in a country 
 or district, who can show no ancient 
 standing there, South of S. 4. It is some- 
 times applied to a bastard child. Gui/ 
 Mannering. 
 
 COPIER, Cohere, s. A gossip. V. Cummer. 
 
 To COMERA'DE, r. n. To meet together 
 for the purpose of having a social confa- 
 bulation. Pron. as of three syllables. 
 
 COMERA'DE, j. A meeting of this de- 
 scription. This seems to be synon. with 
 Rocking in the West of S. — Fr. camerade, 
 " chamberfull, a company that belongs to 
 one chamber," Cotgr. ; O.Fr. cambre, 
 Lat. camcr-a, a chamber. 
 
 COMERA'DIN, s. A term used to denote 
 the habit of visiting, day after day, with 
 little or no interruption, Roxb. 
 
 COMERWALD,arf/. Hen-pecked. Dun- 
 bar. — Comer, a gossip, and A.S. wald, 
 power. 
 
 COMESTABLE, adj. Eatable ; fit for food. 
 — From Lat. comed-o, comest-nm, to eat. 
 
 COMFARANT-LIKE, adj. Decent; be- 
 coming, Berwicks. — This must be a corr. 
 of Confeerin, q. v. 
 
 To COMFLEK, v. n. To reflect, Berwicks. 
 — From Lat. conflect-ere, to bend, or com- 
 plect-i, to comprehend, as applied to the 
 mind. 
 
 COMITE, CoMMiTE, s. A term which fre- 
 quently occurs in our old legal deeds, as 
 denoting the common council of a burgh, 
 now generally called the Toicn-council. — 
 L.B. comitatus. 
 
 COMM ANDIMENT, Commandement, s. A 
 mandate. 
 
 COMMEND, s. A comment; a commentary. 
 Douglas. 
 
 COMMEND, s. A benefice in commendam. 
 Doug. — Fr. commende, L.B. comm€nda,\d. 
 
 COMMEND, s. Commendation, S. Bollock. 
 
 COMMESS, s. A deputy. Inventories. — 
 Fr. commis, id. 
 
 COMMISSARE, s. A commissioner; a de- 
 legate. Acts Ja. I. — Fr. commis$aire,id. 
 
 ' COMMISSE CLOTHES. The clothes pro- 
 vided for soldiers, at the expense of the 
 government they serve. Monro's Etped. 
 
 COMMISSER, s. A commissary of an army. 
 Acts Vha. I. 
 
 COMMON. By comrnon, strange ; out of 
 the common line ; extraordinary, S. 
 
 COMMON, CoMMOuN. To be in one's com- 
 mon, to be obliged to one, S. Pitscotlie. 
 To quite a coinmoun, to requite. Knox. — 
 From commons, as signifying fare. 
 
 COMMONTY, CoMMouNTiE, s. 1. A com- 
 mon, S. — Lat. communit-as. 2. Commu- 
 nity ; common possession. Acts Ja. VI. 
 3. A right of pasturage in common with 
 others, S. 4. Jurisdiction or territory, S. 
 Balf. Pract. 5. Commonalty ; the com- 
 mons, as distinguished from the higher 
 ranks, ibid. 
 
 COMMOTION,s. A commission. "Aneoow- 
 motion & full power," &c. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To COMMOVE, r. a. 1. To bring into a 
 state of commotion. 2. To offend; to dis- 
 please. Pitscottie. — Fr. commout-oir, to 
 move, to trouble, to vex; Lat. commot-ere. 
 
 COMMOUND, «rf/. Common. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 COMMUNION, s. The name given in some 
 places, by way of eminence, to the Sacra- 
 ment of the Supper, S. — For the same 
 reason it is denominated, as if exclusively, 
 the Sacrament ; sometimes the Occasion; 
 in the North of S. the Ordinance, and 
 pretty generally, from the number of dis- 
 courses, the Preachings. It is singular, 
 that in S. it very seldom receives the 
 scriptural designation. 
 
 To COMMUVE,r. a. To move,Upp, Clydes. 
 
 COMPANIONRY,s. Fellowship; compan- 
 ionship. Rollock. 
 
 COMPARE, af?/. Equal; comparable with. 
 Bellenden. — Lat. compar. 
 
 To COMPARE, T. n. To appear ; to be 
 made manifest. The same with Compeir, 
 q. V. Bellenden. 
 
 COMPARGES. Leg. compaigmjies, com- 
 panies. Houlate. 
 
 COMPEARANCE, s. The act of presenting 
 one's self in a court, S. Baillie. 
 
 To COMPEIR, Compear, t. n. 1. To ap- 
 pear in the presence of another. Bellen- 
 den. 2. To present one's self in a court, 
 civil or ecclesiastical, in consequence of 
 being summoned, S. Priests Pehlis. — Fr. 
 compar-oir, to appear; Lat. compar-ere,id. 
 
 COMPEIRANT, s. One who makes hia 
 appearance, when called, in a court. 
 
 COMPENSER, s. One who makes com- 
 pensation. Harcarse, Suppl. Dec. 
 
 COMPER, s. The Father-lasher, Orkn. 
 Barry. 
 
 To COMPESCE, T. a. To restrain ; to as- 
 suage. Baillie. — Lat. compesco. 
 
 To COMPETE, T. n. To be in a state of com- 
 petition, S. Guthrie. — Lat. compet-ere. 
 
 * To COMPLAIN, CoMPLEiN, r. «. To ail, 
 S. Macneill.—Thia is a metoaymieftl use 
 
COM 
 
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 CON 
 
 of the E. term, the effect being put for 
 
 the cause. 
 COMPLENE, The last of the canonical 
 
 hours. Douglas. — L.B. complendae, offi- 
 
 cium ecclesiasticum, quod cetera diurua 
 
 officia complet et claudit. 
 COMPLENE SONG. The song sung at the 
 
 last of the canonical hours ; the evening 
 
 song. V. CoMPLENE. 
 
 COMPLIMENT, s. A present ; a gift, S. 
 Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 To COMPLIMENT with, r. a. To present 
 one with, S. 
 
 To COMPLUTHER, r. n. 1. To comply ; 
 to accord. " I wou'd marry her, but 
 she'll no compliither," Roxb. Complovter, 
 fleams. — Lat. complaudere, to clap hands 
 together, or in unison. 2. To suit; to fit; 
 to answer any end proposed, Roxb. 
 
 COMPLUTHER, s. A mistake, Stirlings. 
 
 To COMPONE, V. a. To settle. E. Bruce. 
 
 ToCOMPONE,r.M. To compound. Baillie. 
 
 COMPONIT,af?/. Compound; in grammar. 
 
 COMPONlTIOUNE,s. Composition; settle- 
 ment of a debt. Act. Audit. V. CoJiPoxE. 
 
 COMPOSITIOUN, s. " Admission to mem- 
 bership in a society." Aberd. Meg. 
 
 COMPREHENSS, s. The act of compris- 
 ing or including. Acts Mary. 
 
 To COMPRYSE, r. a. Legally to attach 
 for debt, according to the ancient form ; 
 a forensic term, S. Balfour's Pract. — Fr. 
 comprendre, compris. 
 
 COMPRYSER, s. The person who at- 
 taches the estate of another for debt, S. 
 
 COMPRYSING, s. Attachment for debt. 
 
 To COMPRO:\IIT, r. a. To engage them- 
 selves conjunctly ; used of those who 
 pledge themselves mutually to any effect. 
 Compromit is sometimes used as the pret. 
 Pitscottie. — Lat. compromitt-ere, id. 
 
 To COMPROMIT, r. n. To enter into a 
 compromise ; a forensic term. 
 
 COMPROMIT, s. A compromise. Balf. 
 Pract. 
 
 COMPTAR, Compter, Compter-Clavth, s. 
 Meaning doubtful. Perhaps a coverlet 
 for a bed, or counter-pane ; or from Fr. 
 comptoir, a table for casting accouuts, or 
 a coffer for holding money. Aberd. lie<j. 
 
 COMTHANKFOW, adj. Grateful; thank- 
 ful, Berwicks. Evidently for contUank- 
 fow, from the phrase to con thank. 
 
 CON, s. The squirrel, A.Bor., id. Mont- 
 tjomerie. 
 
 ToCON, r. «. To Con Thank. V. Cun. 
 
 CONABILL, Cunnable, adj. Attainable. 
 Barbour. — Lat. conabilis, what may be 
 attempted. 
 
 CONAND,/)a?-f. ^jr. Knowing; skilful. — 
 From Cun, to know, q. v. Wyntown. 
 
 To CONCEALE, Conceil, r. a. To conci- 
 liate; to reconcile. More. — Lat. concil-io. 
 
 CONCEIT Y, CoxcEATV, adj. 1. Conceited, 
 S. Gait. 2. Indicating affectation or 
 self-conceit, S. 
 
 CONCEIT-NET, s. A fixed net, used in 
 
 some rivers, S.B. 
 To CONCELISE, r. rt. To conceal. Invent. 
 
 * CONCERNS, s. pi. A term used to denote 
 
 relations, whether by blood or marriage, 
 
 S. — From Fr. concern-er, to belong to. 
 CONCIOUN, s. 1. An assembly. 2. An 
 
 address made to an assembly. Bellenden. 
 
 — Lat. vocari ad concionem. Fr. concion 
 
 is used in both senses. 
 CONCURSE, .«. Concurrence; cooperation. 
 
 Acts Assem. — Concurs-us, as bearing this 
 
 sense, is a term of common use in the 
 
 Lat. of scholastic theologians. 
 
 * To CONDEMN, r. a. To block up in such 
 a manner as to prevent all entrance or 
 passage ; sometimes implying the idea of 
 corporeal danger, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 To CONDESCEND, r. a. To specify ; to 
 particularize ; most generally with the 
 prep, upon added, S. Guthrie's Trial, 
 
 To CONDESCEND, r. «. To agree, S. Com- 
 pilaynt S. — Fr. condescendre, to vouchsafe, 
 to yield, to grant unto ; Cotgr. 
 
 CONDESCENDENCE, .'. A specification 
 of particulars on any subject, S. Spalding. 
 
 CONDET, CoNDicT, Co.NDYT, s. Safe con- 
 duct ; passport. Wallace. 
 
 CONDY, J. A conduit, S. 
 
 CONDICT, g. Conduit; passage. Douglas. 
 — Tent, konduyt ; Fr. conduit, id. 
 
 CONDINGLY, arf r. Agreeably; lovingly. 
 Thus it is said of two or more who seem 
 to be very happy in mutual society, 
 " They're sittan very condingly there," 
 S.B. — An oblique use of E. condiqnly. 
 
 To CONDUCE, r. a. To hire. Pitscottie. 
 — Lat. conduc-ere, id. 
 
 CONDUCER, s. One who hires. V. the r. 
 
 CONDUCTIOUN, s. 1. The act of hiring 
 in general. — Lat. conductio, id. 2. The 
 hiring of troops. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 CONEVETHE, s. V. Conveth. 
 
 To CONFAB, V. n. To confabulate, S. 
 
 CONFAB, s. A confabulation, S. 
 
 CONFECTOURIS, s. pi. Confections.— Fr. 
 confitures, " confets ; junkets ; all kind of 
 sweetmeats," &c., Cotgr. 
 
 CONFECTS, s. pi. Sweetmeats ; comfits. 
 
 CONFEERIN, part. adj. Consonant, S.B. 
 Hoss. — Lat. conferr-e, to compare. 
 
 CONFEIRIN, co'nj. Considering. Journ. 
 Loud. 
 
 CONFEISED, part. pa. Confused; the 
 pronunciation of the north of S. 
 
 CONFERENCE, Coxferrence, s. Ana- 
 logy; agreement. — L.B. conferent-ia, col- 
 latio, confcederatio. 
 
 * To CONFESS, r. n. 1. To make a bottle 
 confess, to drain it to the last drop, by 
 pouring or dripping, S. 2. To bring up 
 the contents of the stomach, S. — Both 
 senses seem to have a ludicrous allusion 
 to ghostly confession to a priest. 
 
 CONFIDER, rtrf/. Confederate. Bov<jlas. 
 — Fr. confeder-ez, id. 
 
CON 
 
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 CON 
 
 To CONFISKE, v. a. To confiscate. Bcl- 
 
 hnden. — Fr. confisqu-cr, id. 
 CONFORME, Conform, adj. Conformable. 
 
 Abcrd. Rei]. — Fr. conforme, id. 
 CONGE Y,s. Leave ; permission. — Fr. conqe. 
 To CONGYIE, r. a. To strike money ;"to 
 
 coin. Abcrd. Req. V. Ciunyie. 
 congregation; .<;. 1. The designation 
 which the Reformers in S. took to them- 
 selves collectively, during the reign of 
 Queen Mary; ■\Yhen more fully expressed, 
 the Congregation of Christ. Knox's Hist. 
 2. The term is sometimes used in a more 
 restricted sense,as denoting one part of the 
 body of Protestants, distinguished from 
 another, according to local situation, ibid. 
 CONGREGATIONERS. a derivative from 
 the preceding term, apparently formed by 
 Keith, from contempt of the Reformers in 
 Scotland. 
 CONYNG, s. Knowledge; skill. King's 
 
 Qtiair. 
 CONINGHIS, s. pi. Rabbits ; E. conies. 
 CONJUNCT FEE, s. A right of property 
 granted in common to husband and wife; 
 a forensic term, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 CONJURED, adj. Used in the sense of per- 
 jured. Pitscottie. 
 To CONN, V. a. To know. Barhonr. 
 To CONNACH, r. a. 1. To abuse, in 
 whatever way, Aberd. Pennecuik. 2. To 
 trample on. 3. To lavish or waste, Aberd. 
 Gl. Surr. Nairn. 
 CONN AND, CoNAND, s. 1. Engagement; 
 contract. Barbour. 2. Proffers; terms pre- 
 vious to an engagement. Wallace. — Fr. 
 convenant, from conven-ir, to agree. 
 CONNERED,;)rtr^/)ff. Curried, aialmerl. 
 
 Air. — Fr. conroy-er, to currj\ 
 CONNIE, CoNNEis, s. Perhaps provisions. 
 Chron. S. P. — O.Fr. convis, necessaries; 
 Fr. convoi. 
 CONNYSHONIE, s. A silly, gossiping con- 
 versation, S.B. 
 To CONNOCH, f. a. V. Connach. 
 CONNOCH,s. A disease. Pol wart. —Gtie]. 
 
 connach is the murrain. 
 To CONQUACE, Conques, v. a. 1. To ac- 
 quire, whether by art or valour. Douglas. 
 2. To acquire by conquest. Wallace. 3. 
 To purchase with money. Peq. Maj. 
 CONQUACE, CoNQUESE, s. \.' Conquest. 
 Wallace. 2. Acquisition by purchase, 
 Qiwn. Attach. — L.B. conquestus, id. 
 CONRADIZE, adj. Perhaps perverse, or 
 
 contumacious. IF. Guthrie's Scrm. 
 CONRYET,prrf. Perhaps disposed. Wal- 
 lace. — O.Fr. conraer, to prepare; whence 
 conroi, order of battle. 
 CONSCHAIFT, Conshaft, s. Intelligence. 
 
 Monro's Exped. — Belg. kundschap. 
 CONSERUATOUR, Conservator, s. The 
 name given to the person appointed to 
 watch over the interests of Scottish mer- 
 chants in the Netherlands, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 CONSTABLE, ^. A large glass, the con- 
 
 tents of which he is obliged to driuk who 
 has not drunk as much as the rest of the 
 company, or who transgresses its rules, S. 
 CONSTANCY, CoNSTANT,s. Wi'aconstancij, 
 incessantly; uninterruptedly, Aberd. For 
 a constant, id., Ang. Wi' a continuance, 
 id., Aberd. 
 CONSTANT, «(//. Evident; manifest. Acts 
 Cha. II. — O.Fr. const-er; etre certain et 
 Evident, etre assure d'un fait; de constare. 
 Roquefort. 
 CONSTERIE,CoNSTRY,s. Consistory. Forb. 
 To CONSTITUTE, v. a. To open an eccle- 
 siastical court with prayer, S. 
 To CONSTITUTE, r. a. To constitute; co)j- 
 stituande, constituting; Fr. constitu-er, 
 part. pr. constitiiant. Acts Ja. VI. 
 CONSTRE, s. Aberd. Beq. V. Consterie. 
 * To CONSTRUE, r. a. To apply the rules 
 
 of Syntax to, S. V. Rudd. Vind. Buch. 
 CONTAKE, s. Contest. Douqlas. 
 To CONTEYNE, v. s. To continue. Wal- 
 lace. 
 CONTEMNANDLIE, adv. Contemptuous- 
 ly ; in contempt. Acts Mari/. 
 CONTEMPNALY, adt: Contemptuously, 
 CONTEMPTION, Contempcioun, s. 1. 
 Contempt. Bellcnden. 2, Disobedience 
 to legal authority. 
 To CONTENE, r. n. To demean one's self. 
 
 Barbonr. 
 CONTENEUjS. Tenor. Complaynt Scot.— 
 
 Fr. contemi, id. 
 CONTENING,s. 1. Demeanour. Barbour. 
 
 2. Military discipline, ibid. 
 To CONTENT, v. a. To content and 2)a;/, 
 i. e., to pay to the satisfaction of the cre- 
 ditor; to satisfy, by full payment, accord- 
 ing to the just extent of the claim. — L.B. 
 content-are, satisfacere, nostris contetit-er. 
 CONTER. A conter, to the contrary. 
 
 Ross. — Fr. contre, against. 
 To CONTER, r. «. 1. To thwart, S.B. 2. To 
 
 contradict, ibid. V. Contrare, i\ 
 In Contars, prep. In opposition to ; in spite 
 
 of, Buchan. Tarras's Poems. 
 CONTER, ?. Whatsoever crosses one's feel- 
 ings or inclinations, S.B. V. Contrare. 
 CONTERM ASHOUS, Contramasiious, adj. 
 Perverse, Fife. Evidently corr. from E. 
 contumacious. 
 CONTERMYT,;jrt»-«./)(r. Firmly setagaiust. 
 
 Wallace. — Fr. contremet-tre, to oppose. 
 CONTER-TREE, s. A cross bar of wood, 
 a stick attached by a piece of rope to a 
 door, and resting on the wall on each side, 
 thus keeping the door shut from without, 
 Aberd. Mearns. — The word is evidently 
 from E. counter, (Fr. contre,) against, and 
 tree. 
 CONTIGUE, ad/. Contiguous, Fr. 
 CONTINUACl6NE,s.Prorogation.V.ther. 
 To CONTINUE, t. a. 1. To delay. Spots- 
 wood. 2. To prorogue. Acts Ja. III. 
 CONTRACT, s. The application made to 
 the clerk of the parish to enregister tjio 
 
CON 
 
 158 
 
 COO 
 
 names of a couple for proclamation of the 
 bans. — " When a couple are to maiTy, 
 the bridegroom, accompanied by the bride 's 
 father, and a few friends, waits upon the 
 session-clerk for — getting the bans pub- 
 lished. This always takes place on a Sa- 
 turday evening, and is termed ' the con- 
 tract night.' From the contract night to 
 the afternoon of the Sunday after their 
 marriage, the parties are termed bride and 
 bridegroom, and, during this period, nei- 
 ther must attend either wedding or fune- 
 ral ; or the consequences will be, in the 
 former case, that their first-born child will 
 ' break Diana's pales,' and in the latter, 
 never be married." — Ed'm. Mag, Nov. 
 1814, p. 411. 
 
 To CONTRACT, r. a. To give in the names 
 of a couple for proclamation of bans. 
 
 To CONTRAFAIT, Contrafit, t. a. 1. To 
 counterfeit. 2. Used also in the sense of 
 E. imitate. — From L.B. contrafac-ere, id. 
 contrafact-ns. 
 
 CONTRAMASHOUS,a£Z/. Self-willed; op- 
 posed to all, Lanarks. V. Contermashous. 
 
 CONTRAIR, adj. Contrary, Fr. Baillie. 
 
 CONTRAIR, 2^rep. In opposition to, S. 
 Pitscottie, 
 
 In Contrare, prep. Against; in opposition 
 to ; In the contrair, to the contrary; In 
 our contrarc, against or in opposition to 
 us, ibid. — Fr. contraire, against; au con- 
 traire, on the contrary. 
 
 To CONTRARE, Conter, v. a. To thwart; 
 to oppose, S. Wyntoicn. — Fr. contrar- 
 ier, id. 
 
 CONTRARE, s. 1 . Opposition of any kind. 
 Douglas. 2. Something contrary to one's 
 feelings or hopes. Ross. Conter, S.B. 
 
 CONTRARISUiM,arf;. Perverse; of afro- 
 ward humour, Ang. 
 
 CONTRECOUP, s. Opposition ; a repulse 
 in the pursuit of any object, Ayrs. — Fr. 
 contre, against, and conp, a stroke. 
 
 CONTRIMONT, adr. Against the hill; up- 
 wards. Doug. — Fr. contre.mont, directly 
 against the stream ; O.Fr. countremont, 
 en haut, en remontant ; contra montem. 
 
 To CONTROVENE, r. a. To be subjected 
 to. Syn. with E. incur. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 Lat. contraren-ire, to come against; like 
 incurrerc, to run upon. 
 
 To CONTRUFE, r. a. To contrive ; con- 
 truicit) part. pa. Douglas. — Fr. controuv- 
 er, id. "" 
 
 CONTRUWAR, .■!. A contriver. 
 
 CONTUMACED, part. pa. " Accused of 
 contumacy." Gl. Spalding. Perhaps acted 
 contumaciously, or was pronounced con- 
 tumacious. — From Fr. contumac-er. 
 
 CONTUMAX, adj. Contumacious, Lat. 
 
 CONVABLE, adj. Convenient ; eligible. 
 Aherd. Reg. 
 
 CONVEEN, s. A meeting ; a convention, 
 Aberd. W. Seattle's Tales. 
 
 To CONVELjf. a. To confute; to set aside. 
 
 — This term is very forcible, being from 
 
 Lat. contell-ere, to pluck up by the roots. 
 To CONVENE, Conveane, Conuein, t. n. 
 
 To agree. Forbes. — Fi. couren-ir ; Lat. 
 
 conren-ire, id. 
 CONUENIABLE, adj. Conrenient.— Fr. 
 
 conrenable, id. Acts Ja. I. 
 CONVENIENT, adj. Satisfied ; agreeing 
 
 to; used as synon. with greable. Acts Ja. 
 
 III. — Fr. convenant, id., from conrcn-ir. 
 
 CONVETH, CONEVETHE, CUNVETH, CuNE- 
 
 VETHE, s. A duty formerly paid in S. to 
 the superior or ecclesiastical superiors. — 
 Apparently from Lat. co« ric^-Ms, signifying 
 ordinary food, meat, and drink, &c., espe- 
 cially as intended for those who lived in 
 society ; from con and riro. 
 
 CONVICT, s. A verdict or judgment finding 
 a person guilty; an old forensic term. 
 Acts Mary. — Lat. conrict-io. 
 
 CONUYNE, CoNUENE, Co.nwyne, Covtne, 
 CowYXE, Cuwi'N, s. 1. Paction ; conven- 
 tion. Douglas. — Fr. convent, id. 2. Con- 
 dition ; state. Barbour. 3. Stratagem ; 
 conspiracy. Wyntotcn. — O.Fr. contine, 
 courine, pratique, intrigue. 
 
 To CONVOY, T. a. To accomplish any pur- 
 pose, especially by artful means. Doic- 
 glas, 
 
 CONVOYjS. 1. Mode of conveyance. Bail- 
 lie. 2. A tiick. Poems I6th Cent. 3. Pru- 
 dent or artful management. Pitscottie. 
 
 CONVOYANCE,s. Art; finesse. Spalding. 
 
 * CONVOY, s. 1. The act of accompanying 
 a person part of his way homeward, or on 
 a journey, S. In modern E. the term is 
 restricted to accompaniment for the pur- 
 pose of defence. In S. the more general 
 sense of the Fr. term is retained, as simply 
 denoting " an accompanying," Cotgr. 2. 
 The company at a marriage that goes to 
 meet the bride, S.B. 3. A Scots convoy, 
 accompanying one to the door, or " o'er 
 the dorestane," S. In Aberd. it is under- 
 stood as signifying more than half way 
 home. 4. A Kelso convoy. V. Kelso. 
 
 CONWOY, s. Mien ; carriage, Dunbar. 
 
 COO'D, adj. V. CuDE, Cuid. 
 
 COODIE, CuDiE, s. 1. A small tub; also 
 cude. Quiddie, Aberd. Ramsay. 2. A 
 wooden chamber-pot, Aberd. Gl.Sk irrefs. 
 — Isl. kuite, tonnula; Gael, ciotad, a tub. 
 
 COOF, CuFE, .«. LA simpleton; a silly, 
 dastardly fellow, S. Burns. 2. A male 
 who interferes with what is properly the 
 department of the female, in domestic 
 duties; a cotquean, Roxb. — Su.G. kufw-a, 
 to keep under ; Isl. hteif, one who is 
 cowardly and feeble. 
 
 To COOK, CouK, V. n. 1. To appear and 
 disappear by fits. Burns. 2. To hide one's 
 self. Kennedy. — Isl. krifc-a, moto, qrika, 
 inquietamotatio; orGerm. kuck-en, sjnon. 
 with guck-en, spectare, prospectare. 
 
 To COOKE, r. a. To take a long draught 
 or pull of amy liquid, (pron. long,) Ettr. 
 
coo 
 
 159 
 
 COR 
 
 For. Obviously the same with Isl. kok-a, 
 also <]uok-a, deglutire, from kvk, quok, os, 
 sive gula vel fauces, the mouth, throat, or 
 jaws. 
 
 COOKE, ?. A draught, properly applied 
 to liquids, ibid. Synon. Glock. 
 
 COOKIE, s. A species of fine bread used 
 at tea, of a round form, S. — Teut. koeck, 
 libuui ; Belg. koekie, a little cake. 
 
 COOLIN, s. A sport, transmitted from very 
 remote antiquity, which is still retained 
 in the Hebrides and West Highlands of 
 S. on the last night of the year. Clan- 
 Albin. 
 
 COOLRIFE, rt((/. l.Cool;cold, S. Eoss. 2. 
 Indifferent, S. V. Cauldrife. 
 
 COOM, s. 1. The wooden frame used in 
 building the arch of a bridge, S. Statist. 
 Ace. 2. The lid of a coffin, from its being 
 arched, Fife, Roxb. Allied, perhaps, to 
 Qiieme, q. v. 
 
 COOM, i:. 1. The dust of coals, S. 2. Small 
 coal, S. Culm, E. 3. Flakes of soot 
 emanating from the smoke of coals in the 
 act of burning, Roxb. If coom hang from 
 the bars of a grate like shreds of silk, it 
 is viewed by the superstitious as fore- 
 tokeuiug the arrival of strangers, within 
 twenty-four hours, provided the flakes 
 fall down from the wind produced by 
 clapping the hands together. If not, it is 
 said that the strangers are not going to 
 light down, i. e., to alight, Teviotd. 4. 
 Siitiddii Coom, the ashes of a blacksmith's 
 furnace, Mearns. — Fr. eanne, dross. 
 
 COOilY, adj. Begrimed with the dust of 
 coals, S. The Entail. 
 
 COOMB, s. The bosom of a hill, having a 
 semi-circular form. South of S. Queen's 
 Wake. — C.B. cicmm, vallis, convallis ; 
 A.S. comb, combe, a valley or low plain 
 between two hills. 
 
 COOM-CEIL'D, adj. Having the arched, 
 or sloping ceiling of a garret-room, S. 
 
 To COONJER, t. a. To give a drubbing 
 to, applied either to man or beast ; as, 
 " to coonjer a dog," Clydes. Roxb. 
 
 COONJERS, s. )d. A scolding, ibid. 
 
 COOP, Coup-Cart, s. 1. a cart made close 
 with boards, S. Stat. Ace. 2. A cart, the 
 box of which moves upon its shafts by 
 hinges, by which means it may be emptied 
 of its load without unyoking the horse, 
 S. From the r. to Coiqy, to overturn. — 
 Tent, kuype, a large vessel for containing 
 liquids. 
 
 To COOP, V. a. To hoop ; to bind with hoops. 
 Jacobite Relics. — Teut. kuyp-en, viere, 
 coassare, coaxare dolia. 
 COOP, s. A small heap ; as, " A coop of 
 muck," a heap of dung, Lanarks. — Germ. 
 kopf, summitas ; A.S. cop, coppe, apex. 
 COOPER 0' STOBO. A phrase used in the 
 south of S., for denoting one who excels 
 another in any particular line, or who is 
 father-better. It is said to have had a 
 
 local origin, from a cooper who was un- 
 rivalled in his profession. 
 
 COOSER, s. A stallion. V. Cusser. 
 
 COOST, CuiST, s. " He has a gude coost,'' 
 he is strong-bodied, Liddesdale. — Isl, 
 kost-r, pinguedo. 
 
 * COOT, s. This name is given to the 
 Guillemot, Colymbus Troile, Mearns. 
 
 COOT, s. The ancle. V. CtTE. 
 
 To COOTCHER, v. a. To parcel out, 
 Roxb, Shall we view this q. cot-share, 
 to divide into huts or small apartments ? 
 
 COOTH, s. A young coal-fish. V. Cuth. 
 
 COOTHIE, adj. Kind ; affectionate, S. 
 
 COOTIE, s. 1. A wooden kitchen dish, Ayrs. 
 Local pronunciation of Coodie, Cudie, q.Y. 
 a small tub. It approaches more nearly, 
 indeed, to Gael, ciotag, id. 2. A bucket 
 shaped like a barrel, Lanarks. 
 
 COOTlE,rtrf/. Atermapplied tofowlswhose 
 legs are clad with feathers, S. Btirns. 
 
 COP, Cope, s. A cup or drinking vessel. 
 Dunbar. — A.S. cop ; Isl. kopp, id. 
 
 COPAMRY, s. A press for holding ctips, 
 &c. Aberd. Reg. V. Aumrie. 
 
 COPE, s. A coffin ; " a cope of leid," a 
 leaden^coffin. Knox. V. Caip. 
 
 To COPE betuene, to divide. King Hart. 
 — Fr. coup-er, to cut, to cleave. 
 
 COPER, s. A dealer. V. Couper. 
 
 COPHOUS, s. A place for keeping cups. — 
 Isl. kopp, Dan. Belg. kop, Hisp. copa, 
 Ital. coppa, Fr. coupe, scyphus, crater. 
 
 COPY, .«. Plenty ; abundance. Wyntoicn, 
 — Lat. copia. 
 
 COPILL, s. A variety of Coble, cobill, a 
 small boat. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 COPMANHAWIN, Copmaniiavin, s. Co- 
 penhagen. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 COPOUT. " To play copout," to drink off 
 all that is in a cup or drinking vessel. 
 Cap-out, S. Douglas. 
 
 COPPER, s. A cup-bearer. PaliceofHon. 
 — Evidently from A.S. cop, a cup. 
 
 COPPIN, part. p)(i. Cojypin in herin, ele- 
 vated to heaven. King's Quair. — A.S. 
 cop, the summit. 
 
 COR, CuR, Car, an inseparable particle, 
 entering into the composition of a con- 
 siderable number of Scottish words, those 
 especially spoken in Menteith. V. Cur. 
 
 C0RANICH,C0RREN0TH, C0RRIN0CH,S. 1. 
 
 A dirge ; a lamentation for the dead, S. 
 Lyndsay. — Ir. Gael, coranach, from cora, 
 a quoir; Lat. chortis. 2. A cry of alarm; 
 a sort of war-cry. Bannatyne Poems. .3. 
 A proclamation of outlawry by means of 
 the bagpipe, ^yarton. 
 
 CORBACK, s. The roof of a house, Dumfr. 
 — C.B. cor, a point, balch, prominent, 
 towering ; q. " the towering point" of a 
 house. It may, however, be allied to S. 
 bauks. 
 
 CORBAUDIE, s. " There comes in Cor- 
 battdie," That is the obstacle ; used in 
 regard to a plausible hypothesis, which is 
 
COR 
 
 160 
 
 COR 
 
 opposed by some great difficulty that 
 occurs, Upp. Clydes. — C.B. corbiri/ad, a 
 domineering or keeping down, Owen. 
 
 CORBIE, Corby, s. A raven ; Corvus corax, 
 Linn., S. Henrysone. This, like the Pyat 
 or Magpie, as well as the harmless crow, 
 is, in the estimation of the vulgar and su- 
 perstitious, a bird of evil omen. — Fr. cor- 
 beaii ; lta.1. corro ; h^t. cor I'-us, id. 
 
 CORBIE- AITS, s.pl. A species of black 
 oats, denominated, perhaps, from their 
 dark colour, S.B. 
 
 CORBIE MESSENGER. A messenger who 
 either returns not at all, or too late ; al- 
 luding to Noah's raven, S. Ilonlate. 
 
 CORBIE-STEPS, s. pi. The projections of 
 the stones on the slanting part of a gable, 
 resembling steps of stairs, S. — Fr. corbeau, 
 a corbeil in masonry. 
 
 CORBIT, ar//. Apparently crooked. Mait- 
 land. — Fr. courbe, id., courbette, a small, 
 crooked rafter. 
 
 CORBUYLE, s. Leather greatly thick- 
 ened and hardened in the preparation ; 
 jacked leather. Doucjlas. — Fr. cuir bou'dli, 
 corium decoctum. 
 
 CORCHAT, s. Crotchet, a term in music. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 CORCOLET, s. A purple dye, Shetl. 
 
 CORCUDDOCH, adj. Kindly; good-hu- 
 moured, Aberd. V. Curcuddoch. 
 
 CORDALE, s. A term formerly used for the 
 tackling of a ship. Aberd. Reg. — Fr. cor- 
 daille, id. 
 
 CORDELERISKNOTTIS. An ornament in 
 embroidery anciently worn by ladies in S. 
 Inventories. — Fr. cordeliere, " knotted 
 cord-worke in embroidery," Cotgr. 
 
 CORDEVAN, adj. A term applied to seal- 
 skin or horse-skin, used as leather, S. 
 Corr. from Cordowan, q. v. 
 
 CORDYT, pret. v. Agreed. Wallace.— 
 Fr. accordie. 
 
 CORDON, s. A band; a wreath. Z.Boyd. 
 — Fr. id. 
 
 C0RD0NIT,7)«rt. pa. Perhaps, wreathed. 
 — Fr. cor(ic>« we, twined, plaited, wreathed, 
 made into a cord. 
 
 CORDOWAN, s. Spanish leather, Gl. Sibb. 
 Tanned horse-leather, S. — From Cordora. 
 
 CORDS, s. pi. A contraction of the muscles 
 of the neck ; a disease of horses, A.Bor. 
 Polwart. 
 
 CORE, s. Heart. To break one's core ; to 
 break one's heart, Fife. — Fr. coeitr, id. 
 
 CORE, s. A company ; a body of men ; 
 often used for corps. Ilainilton. 
 
 In Core. In company ; together, Aberd. — 
 Isl. kor, Teut. koor, chorus. 
 
 CORF, s. 1. A basket used for carrying 
 coals from the pit, Loth. 2. Anciently a 
 basket, in a general sense. 3. Basket- 
 work in silver. Inrentories. — Belg. korf; 
 Isl. koerf; Lat. corb-is, id. 
 
 CORF, s. A temporary building ; a shed. 
 t/ne Poems. — A.S. cruft, a vault ; 
 
 Tcut. kroj'te, a cave. Perhaps rather Isl. 
 korbae, tuguriolum. 
 
 CORF-HOUSE, s. A house, a shed, erected 
 for the purpose of curing salmon, and for 
 keeping the nets in, S.B. Courant. 
 
 CORFT, 2Mrt. pa. Corf t fish are fish boiled 
 with salt and water, S.B. 
 
 To CORIE, r. a. To curry leather. V. the s. 
 
 CORIER, s. A currier. — Fr. corroy-er, cour- 
 roy-er, to curry; whence courroyejir, a 
 currier. 
 
 CORK,s. 1. An overseer; a steward : a cant 
 term, Upp. Lanarks. 2. A name given by 
 operative weavers to the agents of manu- 
 facturers, Clydes. 3. The same term is 
 applied by journeymen tailors to their 
 masters. Loth. 
 
 CORKES,s. The ancient name for the Lichen 
 omphalodes,uow in S. called Cudbear, q.v. 
 — Gael, corcar, the Lichen tartareus, 
 Lightfoot, p. 812. Shaw gives corcidr as 
 signifying, " purple, a red dye." 
 
 CORKY, adj. Airy ; brisk. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 CORKY-HEADIT, adj. Light-headed ; 
 giddy, Roxb. 
 
 CORKY-NODDLE, s. A light-headed per- 
 son ; or one whose wisdom floats on the 
 surface, Roxb. 
 
 CORKIE,?. The largest kind of pin; a bod- 
 kin-pin, Fife. Corking-pin, E. 
 
 CORKIN-PREEN, s. Corking-pin, S. 
 
 CORKIR, s. The Lechanora tartareaof the 
 Highlands and Isles. V. Corkes. 
 
 CORMOLADE, s. Perhaps rotten-hearted, 
 worthless persons. — From Fr. coeur ma- 
 lade. Belliaven MS. 
 
 CORMUNDUM, To cry Cormnndum, to 
 confess a fault. Kennedy. — In allusion 
 to one of the Penitential Psalms. 
 
 To CORMUNDUM, v. n. To confess a fault; 
 to o^vu one's self vanquished ; to sue for 
 peace, Ayrs. 
 
 CORN, .«. The name commonly given in Scot- 
 land to oats before they are ground. In 
 E. and other northern languages this word 
 signifies grain in general ; but Ihre ob- 
 serves that the term is especially used to 
 denote that species of grain which is most 
 commonly used in any particular region. 
 Hence in Sweden, Iceland, &.C., the term 
 denotes barley, while in S., for obvious 
 reasons, it is appropriated to oats. 
 
 To CORN, T.a. 1. To give a horse the usual 
 quantity of oats allotted to him, S. To 
 feed, E. Burns. 2. Applied metaphori- 
 cally to a man who has got such a modi' 
 cum of intoxicating liquor as to be exhila- 
 rated; as, " Thae lads are weel corned," S. 
 CORN-CART, s. An open spoked cart, E, 
 
 Loth. 
 CORNCRAIK,?. 1 . The Crake or Land-rail ; 
 Rallus crex, Linn. Jloulate. 2. A hand- 
 rattle, used to frighten birds from sown 
 seed or growing corn ; denominated from 
 its harsh sound, as resembling the cry of 
 the rail. V. Craik. 
 
COR 
 
 101 
 
 COS 
 
 CORX-IIARP, .<. Au iustrumeut made of 
 wire for freeing grain from the seeds of 
 weeds. Atjr. Sure. JVainis. and Morai/s. 
 
 CORNEILL, CoRXELiNG, Cornelling, s. 
 Apparently the stoue called Cornelian. 
 
 * CORNER, s. To put one to a corner, to 
 assume precedency or authority in a house. 
 Foord, Suppl. Dec. 
 
 CORNETT, *'. The ensign of a company of 
 cavalry. — Fr. cornette, id. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 CORNETTIS, s. pi. A kind of female head- 
 dress distinct from the coif. Inventories. 
 
 CORNY, adj. Fruitful or plentiful in grain; 
 as, " The last was a corny year," Aberd. 
 
 CORNIE WARK. Food,properly that made 
 of grain. — Teut. koren-tcerck, bread, pani- 
 ficium ex fruraento, Kilian. 
 
 CORNIESKRAUGH, s. The rail, a bird, 
 Moray, S. Corncraik ; skrauijh being syn. 
 with craik, as denoting a cry. 
 
 CORNYKLE, s. A chronicle. Wallace. 
 
 CORN YT, CoRMT, part. pa. Provided with 
 grain, Acts Ja. II. 
 
 CORNOY, s. Sorrow or trouble, Berwicks. 
 — Supposed to be from Fr. coeur noye, a 
 troubled or overwhelmed heart. 
 
 CORNE PIPE, s. A reed or whistle, with 
 a horn fixed to it by the smaller end. 
 V. Stock and Horn. 
 
 CORP, s. A corpse ; a dead bodv. 
 
 CORPERALE, Corporall, f.-. The linen in 
 which the host was kept. Intentories. — 
 Fr. corporail, the fine linen wherein the 
 sacrament is put, Cotgr. 
 
 CORPSE-SHEET, s. A shroud; a winding- 
 sheet. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 CORPS-PRESENT, s. A funeral gift to 
 the Church, for supplying any deficiency 
 on the part of the deceased. Knox. — Fr. 
 corps and prese7tt-er, q. to present the body 
 for interment ; or Fr. present, a gift. 
 
 CORRACH, CoRRACK, s. A pannier, Aug. 
 — Su.G. konj, a pannier or basket. 
 
 CORRENO Y,s. A disturbance in the bowels ; 
 a rumbling noise in the belly, Fife. — Per- 
 haps from the Fr.; q. coeur ennuye, inter- 
 nally disquieted ; as we speak of a heart- 
 colic. 
 
 CORRIE, s. A hollow between hills, or 
 rather in a hill, Gael. ; also corehead, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 To CORRIE ON. To hold intimate corre- 
 spondence in a low sort of way, to the ex- 
 clusion of others; to gossip together; gen- 
 erally applied to two persons, who become 
 necessary to each other, and feel no want 
 of enlarged society; Lanarks. — It is not 
 very remote in sense from Teut. kuyer-en, 
 nugari, confabulari, Kilian. 
 
 CORRIENEUCHIN, part. pr. Conversing 
 tete-d-tete. Two old wives, talking very 
 familiarly by themselves, are said to be 
 corrieneuchin, Fife. — It is also used as a s. 
 Persons are said to hold a corrieneuchin. 
 Perhaps q. to corrie in the neuk or corner. 
 V. preceding word. 
 
 CORS, Corse, ?. 1. The cross or rood, 8. 
 Wi/ntoicn. 2. A crucifix. 3. Market- 
 place, S. ; from the cross being formerly 
 erected there. Picken. — Sw. kors, id. 4. 
 The name sometimes given to a piece of 
 silver-money, from its bearing the figure 
 of a cross. 5. The designation of the 
 signal formerly sent round for convening 
 the inhabitants of Orkney. V. F yre Croce. 
 
 CORS, CoRss, s. An animated body. Dou- 
 glas. — Fr. corps. 
 
 CORSBOLLIS,/'?. Crossbows. ComplayntS. 
 
 CORSES, s. 2)1. Aloney, from its bearing 
 the figure of the cross. Dunbar. 
 
 CORSGARD, f^. Used metaphorically to 
 denote a place of residence. — Fr. corps de 
 (jarde, "a court of gard, in a campe, or 
 fort," Cotgr. 
 
 CORSYBELLY, s. A shirt for a child, 
 open before, S.B, Moss. — Q. a shirt that 
 is folded across the belly. 
 
 CORSPRESAND,s. Synon. Corps-present. 
 
 To CORSS, Corse, t. a. 1. To cross, to 
 lay one body athwart another — Sw. kor- 
 sad, crossed. Sereu. 2. To cross, to go 
 across, Buchan. Tarras. 3. To thwart, 
 Gl. ibid. 
 
 CORSSY, adj. Big-bodied ; corpulent. 
 DoiKjlas. 
 
 CORTER, s. I. A quarter. Corr. from 
 quarter, Aberd. 2. A cake, because quar- 
 tered, ibid. Journal Lond. 
 
 Crown of the Corter, 1. The rectangular 
 corner of the quarter of an oaten cake, 
 Aberd. 2. Metaph. the principal or best 
 part of any thing, ibid. 
 
 CORTES, Cortis, s. pi. The designation 
 given to a species of French coin, of the 
 supposed value of a farthing, brought into 
 Scotland in former ages. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 CORT STOP, a vessel for holding a quart. 
 
 CORUIE, s. A crooked iron for pulling 
 down buildings. Hudson. — Fr. corbeau, 
 " a certaine warlike instrument," Cotgr. 
 
 CORUYN, s. A kind of leather. Douglas. 
 Corr. from Cordowan, q. v. 
 
 COSCH, CosHE, s. A coach. Bruce. — 
 Fr. coche. 
 
 To COSE, Coss, Coiss, r. a. To exchange, 
 Coss, Loth. Berwicks. Wallace. 
 
 COSH, adj. Denoting such a position that 
 a hollow is left below an object, Gallo- 
 way. V. ToscH, ToscHE, adj. 
 
 COSH, c(dj. 1. Neat; snug; as denoting a 
 comfortable situation, S. Ferguson. 2. 
 Comfortable; as including the idea of de- 
 fence from cold, Ayrs. Picken. 3. Quiet; 
 without interruption, S. Minst. Border. 
 4. In a state of intimacy, S. — Isl. kios, a 
 small place well fenced. 
 
 COSHLY, adr. Snugly, S. Ferguson. 
 
 COSIE, s. A straw-basket. V. Cassie. 
 
 COSIE, CoziE, adj. Warm ; comfortable ; 
 snug ; well-sheltered, S. Burns. This 
 seems radically the same with Cosh. 
 
 To Look Cozie, to have the appearance 
 
 M 
 
COS 
 
 162 
 
 COU 
 
 of being conifoi'tablc ; to exhibit bymp- 
 toms of good-humour, Fife, Dumfr. — 
 Gael, coisagach, snug. V. Colsie. 
 COSIELY, adv. Saugly ; comfortably, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 
 COSINGNACE, Consignance, s. 1. A re- 
 lation by blood; a cousin. JBellenden. 2. 
 A grand-daughter, or a niece, ibid. 
 
 To COSS, V. a. To exchange. V. Cose. 
 
 COSSINGjS. The act of exchanging. Skene. 
 
 COSSNENT, s. To work at cossnent, to re- 
 ceive wages without victuals, S. To icork 
 black cossnent, to work without meat or 
 wages, Ayr. — Fr. const aneantl, cost abro- 
 gated, q. expenses not borne. 
 
 COST, s. Side. V. Coist. 
 
 COST, 5. 1. Duty payable in kind, as dis- 
 tinguished from that paid in money. It 
 frequently occurs in old writs or rentals 
 in Orkney, corresponding with Cane in 
 our old deeds, S. Acts Ja. VII. 2. This 
 term seems latterly to have been, in Ork- 
 ney, in a special manner appropriated to 
 meal and malt, ibid. 3. It is also used, 
 in Orkney, to denote the sustenance given 
 to a servant, as distinct from money ; as, 
 " I got so much money in wages, besides 
 my cost," i. e., what is given for subsis- 
 tence in kind, such as a certain quantity 
 of meal per week. This is evidently the 
 same with Coist. 
 
 COSTAGE, s. Expense. Douglas. 
 
 To COSTAY, V. 11. To coast. Wijntown. 
 
 COSTER, s. A piece of arable land. — Per- 
 haps from L.B. coster-ium, a corner of 
 land. 
 
 COT, 5. Perhaps coat or covering. 
 
 To COT with one, v. n. To cohabit, S.B. 
 q. to live in the same cot. 
 
 COTE, s. A rate. Cote of a testament, the 
 rate or quota due, according to the value 
 of the legacies. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 COTERAL, s. An elastic piece of thin split 
 iron, put through any bolt to prevent it 
 from losing hold, as the end opens after 
 passing through the orifice, Berwicks. 
 
 COTHIE, adj. Warm; snug; comfortable, 
 Perths. Synon. with Cosle. Of the same 
 stock with Couth, Couthic, q. v. Duff's 
 Poems. 
 
 COTHIELY,a(ii\ Snugly, Fife. Camphcll. 
 
 COTHRUGH,arf/. Rustic,&c. V.Codkoch. 
 
 COTLANDER, s. A cottager who keeps a 
 horse for ploughing his small piece of 
 land, E.Loth. — From O.E. coiland. 
 
 COTMAN, s. A cottager, Galloway. 
 
 COTT TAIL. V. Coat-tail. 
 
 COTTAR, Cotter, s. One who inhabits a 
 cot, or cottage, dependent on a farm, S. 
 Statist. Ace. — L.B. cottar-rus; Fr. cottier, 
 id. Hence S. cotterman, cotterfouk, &c. 
 
 COTTAR-WARK, s. Stipulated work done 
 by cottagers to the farmer on whose land 
 they dwell, S. At/r. Surv. Caithn. 
 
 To COTTER, V. n. To get a piece of ground 
 free of rent for one year, to raise potatoes; 
 
 the manure and culture being considered 
 an equivalent for the use of the ground. 
 The person who thus raises potatoes is 
 said to cotter. 
 
 To COTTER eggs; to drop them into a pan, 
 and stir them round with a little butter, 
 till they be in an edible state, S. — Allied, 
 perhaps, to Teut. koter-en, fodicare. 
 
 COTTERIE, s. Apparently provision as to 
 a place of habitation. Agr. Surv. Invern. 
 
 COTTOWN, Cotton, Cottar-town, s. A 
 small village, or hamlet, possessed by 
 cottars, or cottagers, dependent on the 
 principal farm, S. Agr. Surr. Forfars. 
 
 CO VAN, s. A convent. Dunbar. 'An- 
 ciently written covent. Sir Gawan. — In 
 S. caitin is still used for convent. 
 
 COUATYSE,Covetise,Cowatyss,s. l.Cove- 
 tousness. Doug. — O.Yt. couvoitise,\A. 2. 
 Ambition, or the lust of power. Barbour. 
 
 COUBROUN, adj. Low-born, or rustic. 
 
 To COUCHER, V. a. To be able to do Avhat 
 another cannot accomplish, who contends 
 in a trial of strength or agility. He who 
 fails is said to be coucher d, S. — Fr. 
 couch-er ; Teut. koets-en, cubare. 
 
 COUCHER, s. A coward; a poltroon, S. 
 Rutherford. — From the E. v. couch, Fr. 
 couch-er. 
 
 COUCHER'S BLOW. 1. The blow given 
 by a cowardly and mean fellow, imme- 
 diately before he gives up, S. 2. It is 
 also used in a passive sense, as denoting 
 the parting blow to which a dastard sub- 
 mits ; 3lS,I gied [gave] him the coucher- 
 blow, S.O.; i. 0., he submitted to receive 
 the last blow. 
 
 CO\jmE,adj. V. Couth. 
 
 I'o COUDLE, T. n. To float ; as a feather 
 alternately rising and sinking with the 
 waves, Roxb. — C.B. cod-i, signifies to 
 rise, to lift up, cawd, what is raised up. 
 
 COVE, s. A cave, S. A.Bor. Sellenden. — 
 A.S. cofe, Isl. kofe, id. 
 
 COVERATOUR, s. A coverlet for a bed. 
 Inventories. — Fr. couverture, id. 
 
 COVETTA, s. A plane used for moulding 
 framed work, called also a Quarter- 
 round, S. 
 
 To COUGHER, (gutt.) v. n. To continue to 
 cough. Used in this form, Cougheriii' and 
 Blocker i7i\ Evidently a derivative from E. 
 cough, or Teut. kuch-en, id. V. Blocker, r. 
 
 COUGHT, for couth. Could. S. P. Rep. 
 
 COUHIRT, s. Cow-herd. Dunbar. 
 
 COVINE, s. Fraud ; artifice. " But fraud 
 or covine," South of S. — This is an old 
 Scottish law phrase. V. Conuyne. 
 
 COVIN-TREE, s. A large tree in the front 
 of an old Scottish mansion-house, where 
 the laird always met his visiters, Roxb. 
 Similar to Trysting-Tree. V. Conuyne. 
 
 To COUK, V. n. To retch. V. Cook. 
 
 To COUK, V. n. A term used to denote the 
 sound emitted by the cuckoo. Montgo- 
 merie. 
 
cou 
 
 1G3 
 
 COU 
 
 COUL, (pi'ou. like E. cool,) s, A night- 
 cap ; in some places Coulie, S. Apparently 
 from E. Cowl, a hood worn by monks. 
 
 COULIE, CowLiEjS. 1. A boy, S. Su.G. 
 hillt, id. 2. A term applied to a man in 
 the language of contempt, S. ('leland. 
 
 COULPE, s. A fault. Complaynt S.—Fr. 
 coulpe, Lat. citlp-a, 
 
 COVLFIT, part. pa. Apparently, bartered, 
 for cQHplt. Maitland Poems. 
 
 COULTER-NEB, s. A sea-fowl and bird 
 of passage, Western Isles. V. Bouger. 
 
 COULTER-NIBBIT, adj. Having a long 
 nose. Perils of Man. 
 
 COUMIT-BED, s. A bed formed of deals 
 on all sides, except the front, which is 
 hung with a curtain, Roxb. — This, I 
 think, is the same with Alcove-bed, from 
 S. Coom, as denoting the arched form of 
 the front. Coom may be allied to C.B. 
 cicm, a rounding together, Owen. 
 
 COUNCIL-POST, s. A term, in Scotland, 
 for a special messenger, such as was for- 
 merly sent with despatches by the Lords 
 of the Council. BosweWs Journal. 
 
 To COUNGEIR, v. a. To conjure. Ahp. 
 Hamiltoun. 
 
 COUNGERAR, s. A conjurer, ibid. 
 
 To COUNJER, r. a. To intimidate or still 
 by threatening, Clydes. V. Coonjer. 
 
 COUNYIE, s. Perhaps, motion. Dunbar. 
 — Fr. coiijn-er, to beat, to strike. 
 
 COUNT, s. An accompt, S. 
 
 COUNTER, s. A person learning arithme- 
 tic. " A gude counter," one who is skil- 
 ful in casting accounts, S. V. Counting. 
 
 COUNTERCHECK, Countercheck-plane, 
 s. A tool for working out that groove 
 which unites the two sashes of a window 
 in the middle, S. 
 
 To COUNTERCOUP, v. «. I . To overcome ; 
 to surmount, Ayrs. 2. To repulse, ibid. 
 3. To overturn, ibid. 4. To destroy, ibid. 
 
 To COUNTERFACTE, r. n. To counter- 
 feit. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 COUNTING, s. The common name for the 
 science of arithmetic ; as, " I gat nae mair 
 learning than reading, writing, and count- 
 ing" S. 
 
 To COUNT KIN with one, to compare one's 
 pedigree with that of another. It is 
 common for one who has perhaps been 
 spoken of disrespectfully, in regard to his 
 relations, to say of the person who has 
 done so, " I'll count kin wV him whenever 
 he likes," S. — This evidently refers to 
 the genealogical accounts kept of families, 
 especially in feudal times. 
 
 COUNT YR, CowNTiR, s. 1. Encounter. 
 DoiKjlas. 2. A division of an army en- 
 gaged in battle. Wallace. 
 
 COUNTRY, s. In the Highlands of S. 
 country is used to denote a particular 
 district, though very limited. Clan-Albin. 
 
 COUNTRY DANCE, a particular kind of 
 dance, viewed as of Scottish origin, in 
 
 which a number of couples form double 
 rows, and dance a figure from the top to 
 the bottom of the room, S. Iloss. 
 
 COUNTRY-KEEPER, s. One employed 
 in a particular district to apprehend de- 
 linquents, S. Tales of my Landlord. 
 
 COUNTRY-SIDE, s. The common term 
 with the vulgar in S., for a district or 
 tract of country. Antiquary. 
 
 COUP,s. Leg. CrtM/*, i.e., cap or bowl. Hogg. 
 
 To COUP, Cowp, ^\a. I. To exchange, to 
 barter, S. A.Bor. 2. To expose to sale, 
 Roxb. 3. To buy and sell ; to traffic ; 
 commonly used in this sense, Aberd., but 
 only of an inferior kind of trade. — Su.G. 
 koep-a, id. ; Isl. kaup-a, vendere. 
 
 COUP, s. I. Exchange, S. Maitland P. 
 2. A' good bargain ; any thing purchased 
 below its just value. Gl. Surv. Moray. — 
 Sw. koep, purchase, bargain. 3. A com- 
 pany of people. The term is used rather 
 in contempt ; as, " I never saw sic a filthy 
 ill-manner'd coup," Fife. 4. The haill 
 coup, the whole of any thing, S. 
 
 To COUP, Cowp, v. a. To overturn; to 
 overset, S. Knox. 
 
 To COUP, v. n. 1. To be overset; to tumble, 
 S. Muse's Threnodie. 2. Used metaph. 
 as signifying to fail in business; to become 
 bankrupt, S. Train, — Sw. gvpp-a, to 
 tilt up. 
 
 COUP, Cowp, s. 1. A fall, S. Couppis, S.B. 
 Lyndsay. 2. A sudden break in the stra- 
 tum of coals, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To COUP oure, r. a. To overturn. This 
 idiom is very common, S. Jac. Relics. 
 
 To COUP owre, v. n, 1. To be overset, S. 
 2. To fall asleep ; a phrase often used by 
 the vulgar, especially in relation to one's 
 falling asleep in a sitting posture, S. 3. 
 A vulgar phrase applied to a woman, 
 when confined in childbed. The prep, is 
 sometimes prefixed ; as. She's just at the 
 o'er-conpin', S.; i.e., She is very near the 
 time of childbirth. 
 
 To COUP CARLS, to tumble heels over 
 head, (synon. to Coup the Creels), Gallo- 
 way. — Allied, perhaps, to Gael, cairl-eam, 
 to tumble, to toss, cairle, tumbled. 
 
 To COUP THE CRANS. 1. To be over- 
 turned, S. Jiob Boy. 2. It is also occa- 
 sionally used to denote the misconduct of 
 
 To COUP THE CREELS. 1. To tumble 
 heels over head, S. Bob Boy. 2. To bring 
 forth an illegitimate child, Roxb. To 
 cast a lagen-gird, synon., S. 3. To die, 
 Roxb. 
 
 COUP-THE-LADLE, s. The play of see- 
 saw, Aberd. 
 
 COUP-CART, Cowp-CART, s. V. Coop. 
 
 COUPAR. A town in Angus referred io 
 in a common S. proverb, " He that will to 
 Coupar maun to Coupar." The idea is, 
 that when the will is obstinately set on 
 any course, it is an indication of necessity. 
 
cou 
 
 164 
 
 COW 
 
 and is sometimes to be viewed as a symp- 
 tom of fatalit}'. 
 
 * COUPE-JARRET, g. One who ham- 
 strings another. Waverlei/. — Fr. couper 
 lejarret, to hough, to cut the hams. 
 
 COUPEN, s. A fragment. V. Cowpon. 
 
 COUPER, Coper, s. 1. A dealer ; as, 
 horse-coiqier, cow-couper. Chalmer. Air. 
 Cope-man occurs in O.E. in the sense of 
 purchaser, chafferer, or chapman in mo- 
 dern language. 2. One who makes mer- 
 chandise of souls. Rutherford. 
 
 COUPER-WORD, s. The first word in de- 
 manding boot in a bargain ; especially 
 applied to horse-dealers, Roxb. From 
 couper, a dealer. 
 
 COUP-HUNDED, adj. Unexplained. 
 
 COUPIT, 2^art. pa. Confined to bed from 
 illness of any kind. Loth. Roxb. 
 
 COUPLE, CuppiL, s. A rafter, S. Wyntoxcn 
 — C.B. kupul ty, id. 
 
 COUPLE-YILL, KipPLE-YiLL, s. A pota- 
 tion given to house-carpenters at putting 
 up the couples, or rafters, on a new house, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 To COUR, T. n. To stoop ; to crouch, S. 
 Cower, E. 
 
 To COUR, V. n. To recover. V. Cower. 
 
 COURAGE-BAG, s. A modest designa- 
 tion for the scrotinn, Galloway. 
 
 COURANT,? . A severe reprehension; the 
 act of scolding, Dumfr. 
 
 COURCHE, s. A covering for a woman's 
 head, S. Curchey, Dunbar. Wallace. — 
 Fr. couvre-chef. 
 
 COURERS, CuRERs,s.p^. Covers. Gl.Sibb. 
 
 COURIE, adj. Timid ; easily alarmed, 
 Peebles. Apparently from the v. to Cour. 
 
 V. CURR. 
 
 COURIE, s. A small stool, Lanarks. V. 
 
 CURRIE. 
 
 COURSABLE, Cursable, adj. Current. 
 
 COVRTRAGlS,s.pl.CnTttiins,Aberd.Eeg. 
 Probably a coutr. from Fr. courtinages, id. 
 
 COURTIN, s. A yard for holding straw, 
 Berw. — Probably an oblique use of O.Fr. 
 curtin, a kitchen-garden. 
 
 COUSIGNANCE, s. A relation by blood. 
 V. Cosingnace. 
 
 COUSIGNES, s. A female cousin-german. 
 " It was the custom to say Cousigne for 
 the male, and Cousignes for the female." 
 Keith's Hist. This expl. the proper mean- 
 ing of Cosingnace, q. v. 
 
 COUSIN-RED, s. Consanguinity; kindred; 
 South of S. — A term strangely compound- 
 ed, cousin being from Lat. consanguineus, 
 and red, contracted from A.S. raeilcn, con- 
 ditio, status, as in manred, kindred, &c. 
 
 COUT, CowT, s. A young horse, S. Corr. 
 from colt. 
 
 To COUTCH, r. a. To lay out, or lay down, 
 applied to land in regard to a proper and 
 convenient division among joint proprie- 
 tors or possessors, Stirlings. Fr. couch-er, 
 to lay down. It is used as to gardening. 
 
 COUTCH, s. A portion of land lying in 
 one division, in contradistinction from that 
 which is possessed in runrig, Stirlings. 
 
 To COUTCH BE CAWILL. To divide 
 lands, as properly laid together, by lot. 
 
 COUTCHACK, CuTCHACK, s. The clearest 
 part of a fire, S.B. Tarras. " A small 
 blazing fire;" Gl. 
 
 To COUTCHER doicn, %. n. To bow down; 
 to crouch, Roxb. 
 
 COUTCHIT,^art.;ja. Inlaid; stuffed. Dou- 
 glas. — Fr. couch-er, to lay. 
 
 COUT-EVIL. A disease incident to young 
 horses, Border. E. strangles. Policart. 
 
 COUTH, aux. v. Could. ' Barbour.— A.^. 
 cuthe, novi, from cunn-an, noscere. 
 
 COUTH, 2)art. pa. Known. JJouglas. 
 
 COUTH, s. Enunciated sound ; a word. 
 Pojndar Ball. — Isl. qwaede, syllaba, 
 qiced-a, tWdiXi. 
 
 COUTH, CouTHY, CouDY, «fZ/. l.Afi"able; 
 facetious; familiar, S. Ramsay. 2. Loving; 
 affectionate, S. Burns. 3. Comfortable. 
 Popular Ball. 4. Pleasant to the ear, 
 S.B. Ross. 5. In a general sense, opposed 
 to solitary, dreary, as expressing the 
 comfort of society, though in a state of 
 sufiering. 6. Ominous of evil : no coudy 
 denotes what is supposed to refer to the 
 invisible world, or to a dreary place which 
 fancy might suppose to be haunted, Ang. — 
 A.S.cif?/(,familiaris; Teut. koddig, facetus. 
 
 COUTHILY, adr. 1. Kindly, familiarly, 
 S. Ross. 2. Comfortably ; agreeably, in 
 regard to situation. Ross. 
 
 COUTHY-LIKE, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of being kind, familiar, or agreeable, 
 S. Ross. 
 
 COUTH INESS, CouDiNESS, s. Facetious- 
 ness; kindness, S. 
 
 COUTHLESS, «(?;. Cold; unkind.— From 
 couth, and less, as signifying, without af- 
 fection. 
 
 COUTRI BAT, s. Confused struggle ; a tu- 
 mult, Ettr. For. Read Cautribat, often 
 applied to dogs' quarrels. — Pehaps q. cout- 
 rippet, disturbance made by colts ; or Isl. 
 koettr, felis, and rifhalde, violentus; q. an 
 uproar of cats. 
 
 COUTTERTHIRL, s. The vacuity between 
 the coidter and the ploughshare, S. V. 
 Thirl. 
 
 COW, s. A rude shed erected over the mouth 
 of a coal-pit, Dumfr. — Su.G. koja, Belg. 
 kooi, kou, koutc. Germ, koie, tuguriolum. 
 
 COW, Kow, s. A twig of any shrub or 
 plant, S. Priests Peblis. 2. Used to de- 
 note a bush. Minst. Bord. 3. A besom 
 made of broom, S. Warton. 4. An in- 
 strument of correction, like E. birch, S. 
 5. The fuel used for a temporary fire, S. 
 Ross. 6. The act of pruning, viewed 
 metaph., S. Burns. 
 
 COW, Kow, s. 1. A scarecrow, S. Hamil- 
 ton. Hence the compound word a wor- 
 rie-coic. 2. A hobgoblin, S. Philotus. 
 
cow 
 
 I6i 
 
 COW 
 
 To Play Kow. To act the part of a gob- 
 lin. 2iviil/.—FTom E. cow, to intimidate; 
 or Isl. A-«(/, suppressio. 
 
 COW. Brown Vow, a ludicrous designation 
 given by the vulgar to a barrel of beer or 
 ale, from its colour, as contradistinguish- 
 ed from that of milk, S. liamsaif. 
 
 To COW, 1-. a. 1. To depress with fear. 2. 
 To upbraid; to rate; to scold an equal or 
 superior ; not used of an inferior, Dumfr. 
 — Su.G. kiifw-a, Isl. id.; also kiuj-a, sup- 
 primere, iusultare. 
 
 To COW, r. rt. To exceed ; to surpass ; to 
 excel ; as, " That cows a'," that exceeds 
 every thing, Clydes. Loth. Fife, Mearns. 
 — Allied perhaps to Su.G. kufw-a, suppri- 
 mere. 
 
 To COW, r. a. 1. To poll the head, S. Bel- 
 lendun. 2. To clip short, in general. Pol- 
 wart. 3. To cut; to prune; to lop off. V. 
 Coll, r. To cow out, to cut out. 4. To 
 eat up as food, S. Popul. Ball. 5. To 
 be coicjY, to be bald. I>uiibar. 6. It occurs 
 as signifying shaven ; applied to the 
 Roman tonsure. Cleland. — Isl. koll-r, 
 tonsum caput. 7. Often used metaph., S., 
 like E. snib. Ramsai/. 
 
 COWAN, s. A fishing boat. Wodrow. — 
 Su.G. ko(jge, C.B. cwch, linter. 
 
 COWAN, CowANER, s. 1. One who does the 
 work of a mason, but has not been regu- 
 larly bred, S. 2. One who builds dry 
 walls, S. Statist. Ace. — Su.G. kujon, 
 homo imbellis ; Fr. colon, a base fellow ; 
 from Su.G. A-;//^r-a, supprimere, insultare. 
 
 To COWARDIE, v. a. To surpass, espe- 
 cially in athletic exercises, Mearns. Syn. 
 Cufie, Fife, and Coiicher, S. — Fr. couard- 
 er; but Su.G. kufw-a, supprimere, insul- 
 tare, is certainly the radical term. 
 
 COWARDIE, s. The act by which one is 
 surpassed in such exertions, Mearns. Cujie, 
 Fife, id. 
 
 COWART,s. Covert. Wallace. 
 
 COWARTRYjS. Cowardice. Bellendeu. 
 
 COWATYSS. V. CouATYSE. 
 
 COW-BAILLIE, s. 1. The male servant on 
 a farm who lays provender before the 
 coics, and keeps them clean, Berwicks. 
 This designation is sometimes given in 
 contempt to a ploughman who is slovenly 
 and dirty. V. Byreman. 2. A ludicrous 
 designation for a cow-herd, Upp. Clydes.; 
 q. one whose magistratical authority does 
 not extend beyond his drove. 
 
 CO WBECK, s. The name given to a mixture 
 of hair and wool ; a hat made of this 
 stuff. Rates. 
 
 To COWBLE, T. n. To shog ; as, " The ice 
 is a' cowblin, Roxb. — This differs only in 
 pronunciation from Coble, q. v. 
 
 COW-CAKES, s. pi. Wild parsnip, Roxb. 
 Loth. — The Heracleum sphondylium of 
 Linn, is called the Cow parsnip. But this 
 seems rather to be the Pastinaca sylves- 
 tris. 
 
 COW-CARL, s. A bugbear; one who inti- 
 midates others, Dumfr. 
 
 COW-CRAIK, s. A mist with an easterly 
 wind ; as " The cow-craik destroys a' the 
 fruit," Lanarks. 
 
 COWCLYNK, s. A harlot. Lyndsay.— 
 Perhaps from cow, and clink, money ; q. 
 one who prunes the purse. 
 
 COW-CLOOS, s. x>l. Common trefoil, S.B. 
 Trifolium pratense, Linn. 
 
 To CO WD, T. n. 1. To float slowly, with 
 the motion affected a little by slight 
 waves; as, " The boat cowds finely awa," 
 Upp. Clydes. 2. It is also expl. to swim, ib. 
 
 CO WD, s. 1. " A short and pleasant sail," 
 ibid. 2. " A single gentle rocking, or mo- 
 tion, produced by a wave," ibid. 3. The 
 act of swimming, ibid. 
 
 CO WD A, s. A small cow, Roxb. Co%cdie, 
 Dumfr. " Comedy, a little cow, a Scotch 
 runt without horns. North ;" Gl. Grose. 
 V. Cowdach. 
 
 CO WD AC H, s. A heifer. Cnddoch, Gal- 
 loway ; expl. " a big stirk ; a little nolt 
 beast." — This seems formed from Quoyach 
 by the insertion of the letter d, euphonlae 
 causa. V. Cuddoch and Quey. 
 
 CO WD AS, s. pi. Heifers ; pi. of Coicdach. 
 
 CO WDER,s. "A boat that sails pleasantly," 
 Clydes. ibid. — Most probably a C.B. word, 
 transmitted from the Welsh inhabitants 
 of Clydesdale; cwyd-aic, to stir, move, or 
 agitate. 
 
 To COWDLEjij. n. A diminutive from Oowrf, 
 " expressive of rather more motion pro- 
 duced by the waves," Clydes, ibid. 
 
 CO WDOTHE, s. Some kind of pestilence, 
 
 COWDRUM,s. 1. A beating; as," Ye'llget 
 coicdrum for that ;" you will get a beating, 
 Mearns. 2. Severe reprehension, ibid. — • 
 Perhaps from Tent, kudde, clava, and 
 drumm-er, premere. 
 
 To COWER, CowYR, CouR, v. a. To re- 
 cover. Barbour. — Abbrev. from Fr. re- 
 courrir. 
 
 COWERING, s. Recovery. Barbour. 
 
 COW-FEEDER, s. A dairyman who sella 
 milk ; one who keeps cows, feeding them 
 for their milk in the meantime, and to be 
 sold when this fails, S. H. Mid-Loth. 
 
 COWFYNE, s. A ludicrous term. Ever- 
 green. 
 
 COW-FISH, s. The Mactra lutraria, Mya 
 arenaria, or any other large oval shell- 
 fish, Orkney. 
 
 COW-GRASS, s. A species of clover. 
 
 COW-HEAVE, s. The herb Tussilago, Sel- 
 kirks. Perhaps originally cow-hoof, from 
 a supposed resemblance to the Aoo/ofaco«r. 
 
 COWHUBBY, s. A cow-herd. Evergreen. 
 — Belg. koe, a cow, and hobb-en, to toil; q. 
 a cow-herd. 
 
 COWIE, s. The name given to the seal in 
 the Firth of Tay, from its round cowed 
 head, without any apparent ears, and as 
 resembling an animal that has no horns. 
 
cow 
 
 166 
 
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 COWIE,s. A cow wanting horns. V.Cow, r. 
 
 COWIE, adr. Very ; as covle iceel, very 
 well, Lanarks. 
 
 COWIE, adj. Odd ; queer, Lanarks. 
 
 COW-ILL, s. Any disease to which a coip 
 is subject, S. Antiquary. 
 
 COWIN'jS. Analarm;afright,S. From the 
 V. cow, to depress, ^t. Patrick. 
 
 COWINS, /i/. Apparently what is cowed, 
 cut or broken off, Renfr. A. Wilson. 
 
 COWIT, part. pa. 1. Closely cut. 2. Hav- 
 ing short and thin hair. V. Cow, r. 
 
 To COWK, KoLK, T. n. To retch ineffec- 
 tually, in consequence of nausea, S.B. — 
 Germ, koch-en, id. ; Isl. kuok-a, gula niti. 
 
 COWKIN, s. A beggar ; a needy wretch. 
 Dunbar. — Fr. coquin, id. 
 
 COW-LADY-STONE. A kind of quartz, 
 Roxb. V. CoLLADY Stone. 
 
 COWLICK, s. A tuft of hair on the head, 
 which cannot be made to lie in the same 
 direction with the rest of the hair, S.— 
 From its resemblance to hair licked by a 
 cow. 
 
 COWLIE, s. A man who picks up a girl 
 on the street, is called her Cowlie, Edin. 
 Most probablv a corr. pronunciation of 
 E. cuUi/. 
 
 COWMACK, s. An herb supposed to hare 
 great virtue in making the cow desire 
 the male, S.B. 
 
 COWMAN, s. A name for the devil, S. V. 
 Cow, s. 
 
 COWNTIR, s. Rencounter, Wallace. 
 
 COWNTYR PALYSS, Contrary to. Wal- 
 lace. — Fr. contrepale, a term in heraldry, 
 signifying that one pale is opposed to 
 another. 
 
 COWOID,jD?-rf. Convoyed. Leg. comcoid. 
 Barbour. 
 
 COWPAR, .<r. A horse-dealer, S. 
 
 COWPENDOCH, CowpENDOw,^. A young 
 
 cow. V. COLPINDACH. 
 
 COWPES, Cowpis, s. pi. Baskets for 
 catching fish, S. Acts Ja. III. A.Bor. 
 coop, id. — Teut. hiype, septa. 
 
 COWPER-JUSTICE. Trying a man after 
 execution ; the same with Jeddart, or 
 Jedburgh Justice, S. Cleland. 
 
 COW-PLAT, i>. Coic's dung dropped by the 
 animal in the field, Clydes. Roxb. Synon. 
 Flat. — Perhaps from Teut. plat, planus, 
 because of its flat form. 
 
 COWPON, s. 1. A fragment, a shred, S. 
 B. Bruce. 2. In jd. shatters, shivers ; 
 pron. Coopins, Aberd.— Fr. coupon, L.B. 
 capo, a piece cut off from a thing. 
 
 COW-QUAKE, .1. 1. An affection of cattle, 
 caused by the chilness of the weather, S. 
 Kellji. 2. The name is transferred, on 
 the East coast of Loth., to the cold east- 
 erly wind in May, which produces the 
 disease. The disease itself is also called 
 Blasting; as, in consequence of it, the 
 skin apparently adheres to the ribs, Roxb, 
 3. A very cold day in summei", Clydes, 
 
 COW'S BACKRIN. Cow's dung dropped in 
 the fields, Galloway. Synon. Pusllck, 
 Dumfr. — A.S. hac, tergum, and ryne, pro- 
 fluvium ; q. what is ejected from behind, 
 
 COW'S BAND. It was an ancient custom, 
 in Dumfr. and Galloway, and perhaps in 
 other counties in S., that when a man 
 borrowed money he gave the coir's band 
 in pledge ; wliich was reckoned as legal 
 an obligation as a bill. 
 
 COWSCHOT, s. A ringdove. V. Kowshot. 
 
 COW-SHARN, s. Cow's dung. V. Sharn. 
 
 COWSHOT, s. The name given to certain 
 kinds of marl, of a gray or brown colour. 
 
 COWSLEM, s. An ancient name given to 
 the evening star, Roxb. 
 
 COWSMOUTH, .<:. The vulgar name for the 
 cowslip, or Primula, Loth. 
 
 COW'S THUMB. " Ye're no a cow's thumb 
 frae't," a phrase used to denote that one 
 has hit on the proper plan of doing any 
 thing, that it exactly corresponds witli 
 one's wish, Stirlings. 
 
 COWT, s. A strong stick ; a rung, Fife, 
 Apparently the same with Viid, q.v. 
 
 COW-THE-GOWAN, s, A compound term 
 used in the South of S. for a fleet horse, 
 for one that ciits the ground. It is also 
 said of such a horse, i/e cows the gowans. 
 
 COWZIE, arf/. 1. Boisterous ; as, acoir^if 
 day, one distinguished by a high wind, 
 Renfrews. 2. Inspiring fear ; <is,acow:le 
 Crtr?(.',a terrific old man, ibid. — Dan. kysen 
 signifies frightful, terrible, horrid, &c., 
 from kys-er to fright, to scare or terrify. 
 
 COXY, adj. Coxcomical, S. Bamsay. 
 
 To COZAIN, r. a. To barter or exchange 
 one thing for another, Orkn. This is evi- 
 dently from the same source with Coss, 
 Loth., id. V. Cose. 
 
 COZY, adj. Snug. V. Cosie. 
 
 To CRAB, Crabe, r. n. To fret. Banna- 
 tyne Poems. — Belg. krlbblg, Su.G. krepsk, 
 morosus. 
 
 To CRAB, X. a. To irritate ; to provoke. 
 Lyndsay. — Teut, krabb-en, lacerare un- 
 guibus. 
 
 CRACK, s. A blow producing a sharp sound, 
 S. Syn. Clink — from Teut. crack, crepitus. 
 
 CRACK, adj. Crack-brained, Aberd. 
 
 To CRACK, r. a. 1. To crack credit, to lose 
 character and confidence in any respect, S. 
 Z. Boyd. 2. To crack tryst, to break an 
 engagement, 
 
 CRACK, s. In a crack, immediately, S. 
 Bamsay. — Crack is sometimes used with- 
 out the prep, in before it, although pre- 
 cisely in the same sense, S. " Ablins ye 
 ne'er heard o' the highlandman and the 
 gauger, I'll no be a crack o' tellin' it." 
 Sa.ron and Gael, i. 37. — Fr. crac, id. 
 
 To CRACK, Crak, r. n. 1. To talk boast- 
 ingly. Evergreen. 2. To talk freely and 
 familiarly, S. Bamsay. 3. To talk toge- 
 ther in a confused manner ; often as also 
 implying extension of voice, S. 4, To 
 
 5 
 
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 107 
 
 CRA 
 
 talk idly, S. — Germ, kraken, to make a 
 noise ; or Fr. craquei; to boast. 
 
 CRACK, CraKjS. 1. Boasting, S. Dunbar. 
 2. Chat; free conversation, S. lios^. 3. 
 Any detached piece of entertaining con- 
 Tersation, S., ibid. 4. A rumour ; gener- 
 ally used in pi. Ramsay. 5. Idle or nn- 
 meaning conversation ; " idle cracks," S. 
 
 CRACKER, Crakkar, s. A boaster. Lynd- 
 say. — Belg. kraecker, id. 
 
 CRx\CKER, .<t. A hard water-biscuit, Roxb. 
 Apparently a cant term, from the noise 
 made in breaking it. 
 
 CRACKER, s. The lash of a whip, Aberd. 
 
 CR ACKERHE ADS, s. pi. The roots of big 
 tangles, or Alga marina, eaten by young 
 people, Ang. 
 
 CRACKET, s. The cricket, Dumfr. 
 
 CRACKY, «(//. 1. Talkative; often denot- 
 ing the effect of one's being elevated by 
 means of strong drink, S. 2. Affable ; 
 agreeable in conversation, S. 
 
 CRACKIE, Crakie, s. A small, low, three- 
 legged stool, having a hole in the middle 
 of the seat, by means of which it is lifted ; 
 used in cottages, ottenCrackie-sfooIyJioxh., 
 Berwicks. 
 
 CRACKLINGS, s. pi. I. The refuse of tal- 
 low, S. Acts Ja. VI. 2. Tallow, when 
 first bruised by the candlemaker, in its 
 impure state, S. — Su.G. kralu, quisquiliae. 
 
 CRACKMASSIE, s. A term applied to one 
 who is chargeable with vain boasting. 
 You arc. talking crackmassie ; You speak 
 like a braggadocio. Loth. 
 
 CRACK-TRYST, s. One who does not fulfil 
 an engagement to meet with another; 
 properly implying that time and place 
 have been fixed, S. From Crack to break, 
 and Tryst, q. v. 
 
 CRADDEN, s. A dwarf, Lanarks.— Gael. 
 cruitecan, id. cruitin, a humpbacked man, 
 Shaw. 
 
 CRADEUCH {gutt.), s. A diminutive per- 
 son, Upp. Clydes. — Gael, craite signifies 
 shrunk. 
 
 CRADILL, " Ane cradill of glass," a bas- 
 ket, or crate of glass ; apparently from the 
 form. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CRADLE-CHIMLAY, s. The name given 
 to the large grate, of an oblong form, open 
 at all sides for the emission of the heat, 
 which is used in what is called a round- 
 about fireside; denominated from its re- 
 semblance to a cradle, S. V. Round- 
 about. 
 
 * CRAFT, s. A corporation, S. Siller Gun. 
 
 CRAFT, s. Croft ; a piece of ground ad- 
 joining to a house. Picken. — A.S. cro/'(t,id. 
 
 CRAFTER, Crofter, .?. One who rents a 
 small piece of land, S. Agr. Sure. Peeb. 
 
 CRAFTISCHILDER, s. pt. Workmen ; 
 craftsmen. Aberd. Reg. V. Ciiilder. 
 
 CRAG, Crage, Craig, s. 1. The neck, S. 
 Complaynt S. 2. The throat, S. Ferguson. 
 — Teut. hraeghe, jugulus. 
 
 Lang Craig. " A cant term for a purse," 
 Aberd. Gl. Shirrrfs. 
 
 CRAGBANE, s. The collar-bone. Wallace. 
 
 CRAGE CLAITII, y. A neckcloth ; a cra- 
 vat, S. — Sw. kragcclud, id. 
 
 CRAYAR, Crear, s. A kind of lighter, or 
 bark. ActsMarie. — L.B. cr«i€ra,id.; Sw. 
 krejare, a small vessel with one mast ; 
 Dan. kreiert, a sloop, a small vessel. It 
 is used by various O.E. writers. V. Todd's 
 Johns., vo. Cray. 
 
 CRAID, s. Perhaps, yellow clover. — Gael. 
 criadh signifies earth, clay. But see Croyd. 
 
 CRAIG, s. A rock, S. Ramsay. — C.B. 
 kraig, Gael, creaq, rupes. 
 
 CRAIGAGEE,«d'/ Wry-necked. V.Agee. 
 
 CRAIGED, adj. Having a neck or throat, 
 S. Ramsay. 
 
 CRAIG-FLOOK, ?. A species of flounder. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 CRAIG-HERRING, s. The Shad, ibid. 
 
 CRAIGHLING, adj. Coughing. Entail. 
 
 CRA.IGY, adj. Rocky. Rainsay. 
 
 CRAIGLUGGE, s. The point of a rock, 
 S. Brand. 
 
 CRAIGSMAN, Cragsman, s. One who 
 climbs craigs or cliffs overhanging the sea, 
 for the purpose of procuring sea-fowls or 
 their eggs, S., Shetl. Antiquary. 
 
 CRAIK, s. A kind of little ship. Douglas. 
 
 To CRAIK, V. n. 1. Used to denote the cry 
 of a hen after laying, or when dissatisfied, 
 S. Poiicart. 2. To call for any thing with 
 importunity and impatience, S. 3. To 
 croak; to emit a hoarse sound, S. — Teut. 
 kraeck-en, crepare, strepere. 
 
 CRAIK, .«. The land rail; E. crake. 
 
 To LISTEN THE CrAIK IN THE CORN, tO Catry 
 
 on courtship by night, under the canopy 
 of heaven. South of S. 
 
 CRAIL-CAPON, s. A haddock, dried but 
 not split. Loth. Denominated from Crail, 
 a town in Fife. Anster Fair. 
 
 CRAIM, s. A booth. V. Cream. 
 
 CRAIT, Greet, s. A sort of basket in 
 which window-glass is packed, S. — Germ. 
 kraet, corbis. 
 
 To CRAIZE, r.v. 1. To creak, Clydes. 
 Roxb. 2. One is said to craize, who, when 
 sitting on a chair, moves it backwards and 
 forwards, with the whole weight on the 
 hinder feet of it, ibid. — Ital. crosc-lare, to 
 make a creaking noise. 
 
 CRAIZIN, s. The act of creaking, ibid. 
 
 To CRAK. V. Crack, r. n. 
 
 CRAKER,s. TheRailjOr C'ora-crrti'A-. Ral- 
 lus crex, Linn. Martinis Western Isles. 
 
 CRAKYNG, s. The clamour of a fowl, S. 
 Wyntoicn. 
 
 CRAKYS,s.pl. Great guns; cannons. Bar- 
 bour. — From the noise they make when 
 fired ; or, Teut. kraecke, arcubalista. 
 
 CRAKLENE POKIS. Bags for holding 
 artificial fireworks. Complaynt S. — Fr. 
 craquer, to crackle. 
 
 CRAME, Cramery. V. Cream, Creamery, 
 
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 1^ 
 
 CRAMESYE, Crammesy, s. Cloth of crim- 
 son, a grain-colour. Douglas. — Fr. cra- 
 moisi, id. 
 
 CRAMMASY, adj. Of or belonging to 
 crimson ; ingrained. Inventories. 
 
 To CRAMP, V. n. To contract. Henrysoiie. 
 — Tent. kromp-CH, Sw. krymp-a, contrahi. 
 
 CRAAIPET, Cramp-bit, s. 1. A crampiug- 
 iron, S. 2. An iron with small pikes for 
 keeping the foot firm on ice, S. Graeme. 
 3. The guard of the handle of a sword. 
 Watson's Coll. 4. The cramp-iron of a 
 scabbard. Inventories. 5. An iron spike 
 driven into a wall for supporting any 
 thing, Aberd. 6. The iron guard at the end 
 of a staff, S. — Gael, crampaid, a ferril. 
 
 CRAMPLAND, part. pr. Curling. Ban- 
 natyne P. — Sw. krympling, contractus. 
 
 CRAN, s. An iron instrument, laid across 
 the fire for supporting a pot or kettle. — 
 Denominated from its resemblance to a 
 crane, 
 
 CRAN, s. To Coup the Crans; to be overset. 
 V. Coup, v. a. 
 
 CRANCE, s. Probably some stuff made of 
 hair. — Teut. krants, O.Fr. crans, hair. 
 
 CRANCE, s. A crack or chink in the wall 
 through which the wind blows, Fife. — 
 Fr. crcn, denotes a breach or cleft. 
 
 CRANCE, s. A chaplet. Watson's Coll. 
 — Teut. krants, corona. 
 
 CRANCH, s. A crush ; the act of crushing, 
 Ettr. For. Crunsh, id. V. Crinch. 
 
 To CRANCH, V. a. To crush ; to grind with 
 the teeth. V. Crinch and Crunch, Roxb. 
 
 CRANDRUCH, s. V. Cranreuch. 
 
 CRANE, s. A kind of balista or catapult, 
 used for discharging large stones, in an- 
 cient warfare. — Cotgr. mentions Fr. crane- 
 quin as " an engine for batterie, used in 
 old time." 
 
 CRANE (of herrings), s. As many fresh 
 herrings as fill a barrel, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CRANGLlNG,/>ar«.p/-. Winding. Hudson. 
 — Teut. kronckel-en, intorquere, sinuare. 
 
 CRANY-WANY, s. " The little finger," 
 Aberd. Gl. Shirrcfs. 
 
 * CRANK, s. An iron attached to the feet 
 in curling, to prevent sliding on the ice, 
 Roxb. Syuon. Crampet. 
 
 To CRANK, V. a. To shackle ; to apply the 
 hob- or ham-shackle to a horse, Ettr. For. 
 
 CRANK, adj. 1. Infirm, weak. A.Bor. 
 "cranky, ailing, sickly ;" Grose. 2. 
 Hard, difficult ; as, " a crank word," a 
 word hard to be understood, Aberd. 
 Mearns, Roxb. 3. Crooked, distorted, 
 Aberd. Mearns ; as crank-handed, a crank 
 hand. — Teut. krank, id. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 CRANK, s. 1. The noise of an ungreased 
 wheel, S. 2. Used metaph. to denote in- 
 harmonious poetry. Burns. 
 
 CRANKOUS, adj. Fretful ; captious, S. 
 Burns. — Gael, crioncan, strife. 
 
 CRANNACH, s. Pottage, Ang. Aberd. 
 
 * GRANNIE, .<r. A square or oblong aper- 
 
 ture in the wall of a house, Galloway. 
 Synon. Boal. 
 CRANREUCH, Crainroch, Cranreugh, 
 Crandruch, s. Hoar frost, S.O. Burns. 
 Agr. Surv. Peek. — Gael, cranntarach, id. 
 CRANROCHIE, Craunrochie, arf> Rimy; 
 abounding with hoar-frost, S.O. 
 
 CRANSHACH, Cranshak, s. A distorted 
 person, S.B. Ross. — Gael, crannda, de- 
 crepid. 
 
 CRANTZE, s. The Common Coralline. 
 Millepora polyraorpha, Linn. Shetl. 
 
 CRAP, s. 1 . The highest part or top of any 
 thing, S. Crop, E. Baith crap and root, 
 literally, top and bottom ; metaph., be- 
 ginning and end, S. 2, The cone of a fir- 
 tree, S.B.— A.S. croppa, Sn.G. kroppa,iil. 
 
 CRAP, s. The produce of the ground, S. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 CRAP, s. 1. The craw of a fowl. Crop,E. 
 Used ludicrously for the stomach of man. 
 Crapine, id.,S. Ramsay. 2. The prover- 
 bial phrase, " That will never craw in 
 your crap," S., means that a person shall 
 never taste of some kind of food referred 
 to. The allusion is to the crowing or 
 self-gratulating sound that a fowl makes 
 when its stomach is filled. 3. Used 
 metaph. as to painful reminiscence ; as, 
 " That'll craw in your crap," that will be 
 recollected to your discredit, S.B. 4. It 
 is metaph. used, like E. stomach, to ex- 
 press resentment. It stuck in my crap ; 
 I could not digest it, S. — Teut. krop, in- 
 gluvies, stomachus. 
 
 To CRAP, r. a. To fill ; to stuff, S.— Teut. 
 kropp-en, saginare, turundis farcire. 
 
 To CRAP, v. a. To crop ; to lop, S. Fer- 
 guson.— 'Yent. krapp-en, abscindere. 
 
 CRAP and ROOT, adv. 1. " Wholly, en- 
 tirely;" Gl. Ross, S.B. 2. Metaph. both 
 beginning and end, S. 
 
 CRAP, s. The quantity of grain put at one 
 time on a kiln, to be dried, Aberd. 
 
 CRAP, pret. v. Did creep ; crept, S. 
 
 CRAPIN, Crapine, Crappin, s. The maw 
 or stomach of a fowl, S. Croj), E., the craw 
 of a bird. Synon. Cn*^. Iloqg. 
 
 CRAPPIT HEADS. A compound made of 
 oatmeal, suet, onions, and pepper, with 
 which the heads of haddocks are stuffed, 
 S. Guy Mannering. — Belg. kropp-en,io 
 cram. 
 
 CRAPS, s. pi. 1. The seed-pods of Runches 
 or wild mustard, Roxb. 2. Runches in 
 general. 
 
 CRAT, adj. Feeble, puny. As, a crat stam- 
 mock, applied to one who has no appetite, 
 Selkirks. 
 
 CRAT, s. He's a perfect crat; i. e. a weak 
 child, but still immediately referring to 
 the stomach. — Isl./:rac'c/rt,mollities, kreg- 
 da, infans morbidus vel tenellus, Haldor- 
 son; kregd, parva statura, Verel. Perhaps 
 we may view Crat as nearly akin to 
 Croat, ([. v. 
 
CRA 
 
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 CJRE 
 
 CRAUCH. To cry crauch, to acknowledge 
 cue's self vanquished. Dunbar. — Arm. 
 cracq, a bastard. 
 
 CRAUCHMET, {<jutt.) s. An exaction made 
 by men in a state of war. MS. Chron. 
 
 * To CRAVE, r.a. 1. To demand a debt 
 importunately ; to dun, S. 2. To dun a 
 debtor; " I crav'd him whenever I met 
 him," S. 
 
 CRAUG,s. 1. The neck, Teviotd. The same 
 withCVrtijT, CVai(;,q. v. 2. The weasand, ib. 
 
 CRAVING, s. The act of dunning, S. 
 
 To CRAUK, r. «. " To fret; to complain," 
 Ayrs. Gl. Plcken. Apparently the same 
 with Craik, v., sense 2. 
 
 CRAUP, pret. of the v. to Creep, S. 
 
 To CRAW, Crawe, r. n. and a. To crave. 
 
 CRAW, s. A crow, S. The craic of S. is 
 properly what is denominated a rook in 
 E. ; as crow in E. denotes what we call 
 the hudy, i. e., the carrion-crow. 
 
 To Sit like Craws in the Mist; to sit iu 
 the dark, S. 
 
 JoCRAW, r. ?i. 1. To crow. Crawiw, part, 
 pa. Douglas. 2. To boast; to vapour, S. 
 Ferguson. A crawing hen is viewed as 
 very unsonsie or uncannic, Teviotd. Old 
 proverb, " A crooning cow, a croicing hen, 
 and a whistling maid, boded never luck to 
 a house." — A.S. craic-an, id. V. Croyn, v. 
 
 CRAW, s. The act of crowing, S. Burns. — 
 A.S. crave, Alem. craue, id. 
 
 CRAW-CROOPS, s. pi. Crow-berries, S.B. 
 
 2'o CRAW DAY. May I ne'er cra%c day ! 
 " May I never see the morning ! " an 
 imprecation used in Dumfr. Evidently 
 alluding to the cock's announcing the 
 dawn. 
 
 CRAWDOUN, s. A coward. Douglas.— Fr. 
 creant, and donn-er, to do homage. 
 
 CRAW-DULSE, s. Fringed fucus, S. Fu- 
 cus ciliatus, Linn. 
 
 CRAWS. Waes my craws ! Woe's my heart! 
 Mearns. — Teut. krauiceye,i'hQ diaphragm. 
 
 CRAWS-COURT, s. A couH of judgment 
 held by croics, S., Shetl. " Numbers are 
 seen to assemble on a particular hill or 
 field, from many different points. On some 
 occasions the meeting does not appear to 
 be complete before the expiration of a day 
 or two. As soon as all the deputies have 
 arrived, a very general noise and croaking 
 ensue, and shortly after, the whole fall 
 upon one or two individuals, whom they 
 persecute and beat until they kill them. 
 When this has been accomplished, they 
 quietly disperse." Edmonstone's Zetl. ii. 
 234. — Isl. krdka not only signifies a crow, 
 but a bird of evil omen. 
 
 CRAW-SILLER, s. Mica, Shetl. 
 
 CR A W-T AES, Craw-Foot, s. pi. 1 . Crow- 
 foot, S. Ranunculus, repens and acris. 2. 
 A metaphorical term for the wrinkles or 
 puckerings of the skin about the corner of 
 the eyes, in persons who are advanced in 
 life, or have been in declining health, S. 
 
 3. Caltrops, an instrument made with 
 three spikes, for wounding the feet of 
 horses, S. Antiquary. 
 
 CRAZE, s. 1. A degree of wrong-headed- 
 ness; craziness, S. 2. Dotage ; foolish fond- 
 ness, Aberd. 
 
 CREAGH, s. An expedition for the purpose 
 of forcibly driving ofi" cattle from the 
 grounds of the lawful owner ; a kind of 
 foray. Waverley. — Gael, creach, plunder, 
 an host, Shaw ; Jr. creach, id. 
 
 * CREAM, s. A lick of cream, a proverbial 
 phrase, synon. with that in England, a 
 sugar-plum. Guthry's Mem. 
 
 CREAM, Craim, Crame, s. 1. A mer- 
 chant's booth, S. A stall in a market. 
 Acts Sed. — Teut. kraem, taberna rerum 
 venalium. 2. A pack of goods for sale. 
 Skene. — Teut. kraem, Dan. kram, mer- 
 chandise. 
 
 To CREAM, r. a. To liawk goods, S.B. 
 
 CREAMER, Craijier, s. LA pedler, S.B. 
 Skene. 2. One who keeps a booth, S. — • 
 Su.G. kraemare, Teut. kraemer, id. 
 
 CREAMERIE, Cramery, s. Merchandise ; 
 goods sold by a pedler, Ahevd. Lyndsay. 
 — Teut. kraemerije, merx. 
 
 CREAM- WARE, Creme-Ware,s. Articles 
 sold by those who keep booths. Brand. 
 
 CREAM-WIFE, Crame-wife, s. A woman 
 who keeps a stall in a market at fairs, Roxb. 
 
 CREAR, s. A kind of lighter. V. Crayar. 
 
 CREDOMEZ, s. Credence. 
 
 To CREE, v. a. Generally used negatively; 
 No to cree legs wi', not safe to meddle with, 
 Ettr. For. — Teut. kriegh-en, bellare, cou- 
 certare. 
 
 CREECH, {gutt.) s. A declivity encumbered 
 with large stones, Upp. Lanarks. — Gael. 
 carraic, rock ; S. craig. 
 
 CREEDjS. A severe reprehension or rebuke; 
 as, " to gi'e one an awfu' creed," Clydes. 
 
 CREEK of day. The first appearance of the 
 dawn, S. Skreek, S.B. liamsay. — Teut. 
 kriecke, aurora rutilans. 
 
 CREELING, s. A foolish and indelicate 
 custom, on the second day after marriage, 
 still retained among the vulgar in some 
 places, S. 
 
 CREEP, s. C'auld creep, that sensation of 
 rigour which extends itself over the sur- 
 face of the body in consequence of expo- 
 sure to severe cold, or of some sudden 
 alarm, S. 
 
 To CREEP, r. n. The fesh is said to creep, 
 when the skin rises up, so as to resemble 
 that of a fowl newly plucked ; as, " My 
 flesh is a' creejyin'," S. Synon. Groose. 
 
 To CREEP IN, r. n. To shrink. Cruppen 
 in, shrivelled, S. — Isl. kropna, contrahi. 
 
 CREEPERS. V. Creparis. 
 
 CREEPY, Creepie, s. 1. A low stool, oc- 
 casionally used in a pulpit for elevating 
 the speaker, S. 2. The stool of repen- 
 tance, on which culprits formerly sat 
 when making public satisfaction in the 
 
CRE 
 
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 CRI 
 
 I 
 
 church, S. Ramsay. 3. A child's stool, or 
 footstool, S.B. 4. It denotes any small stool, 
 used as a seat in houses, Mearns, Lanarks. 
 
 CREEPIN'-BUR, s. Afjr. Siirr. Caithn. 
 " The creeping bur is Lycopodium clara- 
 tum." V. Upright Bur. 
 
 CREESE, Creeze, s. Crisis. Robs. 
 
 CREIGHLING,i:. Coughing, Ayrs.— Teut. 
 krieckd-en, rutilare. 
 
 CREIL, Creel, s. 1. An ozier basket, S. 
 Scull syn. Bannatyne P. 2. Panniers are 
 also called creils. JJunhar. 3. Often 
 applied to the belly, as a nursery term ; 
 credle, id. " Is your creil," or " creelie fu' 
 yet 1" In a creel, in a state of mental 
 stupefaction or confusion, S. — Ir. crilin, 
 id. ; Gael, criol, a chest. 
 
 To CREIL, r. a. 1. To put into a basket, 
 S. 2. It is used metaph. in this form, 
 " He's no gude to creel eggs wi'," i. e., not 
 easy, or safe, to deal wiith, Roxb. Syn. 
 " Kittle to shoe." 
 
 CREILFOW, Creelfull,s, A basketful, S. 
 St. Ronan. 
 
 To CREIS, r. n. To cnrl. Douglas.— Tmi. 
 kroes-en, Germ, kraus-en, crispare. 
 
 To CREISCH, T. a. 1. To grease, S. Kelly. 
 2. Metaph. applied to the use of money, 
 S. Ferguson. 3. To Creish one''s lufe, to 
 give money as a vale, or as a bribe, S. 
 Journal Lond. 
 
 CREISCHE, Creesii, s. 1. Grease, S. Dun- 
 bar. — Fr. gralsse, id. 2. A stroke, a blow, 
 S. Ferguson. 
 
 CREISCHIE, Creishy, adj. Greasy, S. 
 Lyndsaif. 
 
 CREISCHINESS, s. Greasiness, S. 
 
 To CREISH, V. a. To thrash; to beat 
 soundly. Hence the low phrase, / gae 
 him a gude crcishin, I gave him a sound 
 beating, S. 
 
 CREYST, s. One who is both diminutive 
 and loquacious, Border. — Teut. kroes-en, 
 to contract ', Dan. kryster, a simpleton. 
 
 CREYT, s. A species of the Polypody 
 Fern, Dunbartons. 
 
 CREITCH, s. A term bon-owed from the 
 Germ, or Belg. to denote a circle or dis- 
 trict. Monro's Exped. — Germ, krels, 
 Belg. kreyfs, a circle, a circuit. 
 
 CREPARIS, s. pi. Grapnels of iron, S. 
 Creepers. Bcllenden. 
 
 CREPINALL, s. Perhaps, knave. 
 
 CRESIE, .«. A kind of cap worn by women. 
 Also called a Squintie, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 CRESPIE, s. A small whale. Apparently 
 the same with that commonly called the 
 Grampus. — Corr. from L.B. craspiscis. 
 
 CREVISH, s. A crayfish. Baillie. 
 
 CREWIS, /))vs. T. Perhaps, craves. IIou- 
 late. — A.S. craf-ian, id. 
 
 To CRY, r. a. To proclaim the bans of 
 marriage, S. 
 
 To CRY, V. n. To be in labour, S. 
 
 To CRIAUVE, T. «. To crow, Buchaii. 
 V. the letter W. 
 
 CRIB, s. Synon. with a bicker o' brose; as, 
 "Haste ye,and gi'e me ma [my] cri6,guid- 
 wife," Roxb. — Perhaps from Isl. krubha, 
 ampulla, a flask or vessel with two ears. 
 
 CRIB, s. The name of the reel for winding 
 yarn, Roxb. 
 
 CRIBBIE, s. A term used by women in 
 Roxb., &c., in reeling yarn, as expressive 
 of the quantity reeled ; Ae cribble, twa 
 cribbie. A cribble is as much yarn as goes 
 half round the reel. — Isl. kryppa, signifies 
 a winding. 
 
 CRICKE, s. Most probably an old word 
 for a louse. 
 
 CRICKET, s. This term is applied to the 
 grasshopper, Roxb. Loth. — Teut. krekel, 
 id., from krek-en, to make a noise. Germ. 
 heuschrecke, id., seems to claim a different 
 origin; heu, ha,y, and schrick-en, to leap, 
 like the E. term, also the Fr. sautereau ; 
 q. a leaper. 
 
 CRICKLET, s. The smallest of a litter ; 
 the weakest bird of the nest, Ayrs. Syn. 
 Wallydrag, Wrlg, Croot. — Isl. krekloit-r, 
 signifies distorted ; but perhaps rather 
 allied to Belg. krekel, a cricket. V. Crike. 
 
 CRIED FAIR. A fair or market, the place 
 and time of which are proclaimed some 
 time before. Where a crowd is assembled, 
 and in a state of motion, it is common to 
 say, " It's like a cried fair" S. Ayrs. 
 Legatees. 
 
 CRYING, s. Childbirth ; inlying, S., Gal- 
 loway. Ayrs. Legatees. 
 
 CRYIN' SILLER.' The fee paid to the 
 parish clerk for publishing the bans, S. 
 
 CRIKE, ?. A small reptile that sometimes 
 infests the human body ; apparently a 
 species of tick, Galloway. It is, however, 
 defined to me, " a chirping insect." — Belg. 
 kriekie, a cricket ; Su.G. kraek, reptile. 
 V. Cricke. 
 
 CRYKES, s. pi. Angles. Barbour.— A.S. 
 crecca, a creek. 
 
 CRILE, Crtle, y. 1. A dwarf, S.A. Hogg. 
 2. A child or beast that is unthriveu, 
 Roxb. V. Croil, Crotl. 
 
 CRYL'T, part, pa. Unthriven ; stunted, ib. 
 
 CRIMINALS, s. pi. Criminal causes. 
 
 To CRIMP, r. a. To plait nicely, S.— Sw. 
 krymp-a, to shrink. 
 
 CRIMPE, Of?/. Scarce; scrimp. 
 
 CRIMPING-PIN, s. An instrument for 
 pinching or puckering the border of a 
 lady's cap. Loth. — Teut. krimp-en, con- 
 trahere. 
 
 To CRINCH, Crunch, t. a. 1. To grind 
 with the teeth. 2. To masticate what is 
 hard, as biscuit ; or rank, as unboiled ve- 
 getables ; including the idea of the sound 
 made, S. Gait. 3. To crinch the teeth, to 
 guash. — Fr. grlnc-er les dents, id. 
 
 CRINCH, .«. A very small bit of any thing, S. 
 
 To CRINE, Crtne, r. n. 1. To shrivel, S. 
 Evergreen. 2. To diminish money by 
 clippingit, Doug. — Ir. AriOH-rtw, to wither. 
 
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 CRO 
 
 CRINKIE-WINKIE, .?. A contention, S.B. 
 — Su.G. krae»ka, to be vexeil. 
 
 CRYP, Craip. Apparently used for what 
 13 now called Crape. Aberd. Heq. 
 
 CRIPPLE-JUSTICE, .S-. A designation con- 
 temptuously given to one who is lame, 
 and, at the same time, proud of his per- 
 sonal appearance, Clydes. 
 
 CRIPPLE-MEN, .^. pi. Oat-cakes toasted 
 before the fire, Fife. Probably denomi- 
 nated from the crooked shape they often 
 assume from being set on edge while toast- 
 ing. 
 
 CRISE, s. Crisis. Wodroic. V. Creese. 
 
 To CRISP, (". /(. A term used to denote 
 the crackling sound made by the ground 
 under one's feet, when there is a slight 
 frost, Roxb. 
 
 CRISP, Crispe, s. Cobweb lawn. Burd. 
 — Fr. crespe, id. 
 
 CRYSTE, 5. Perhaps, crest. 
 
 CRISTIE, Cristy, adj. Perhaps, curled. 
 Acts Ja. II. — Dan. kruset, id. 
 
 CRIV, s. Corr. from E. crib, as denoting 
 either the rack, or an ox's stall, Buchan. 
 
 CRO, Croy, s. The satisfaction made for 
 the slaughter of any man, according to 
 his rank. Reg. Maj. — Gael, cro, cows, 
 the reparation being made in cattle; or Ir. 
 cro, death. 
 
 To CROAGH, (f/uft.) t. a. To strangle, 
 Fife. — Tent, krocc/h-en, jngulare. 
 
 ToCROCE, r. «. To go across. AcfsCha.I. 
 
 CROCE, Crots, s. One of the sails in a 
 ship. Douglas. — Sw. kryss-top, the miz- 
 zen-top. 
 
 CROCHE, Crochert. V. Hagbut. 
 
 CROCHIT, part. pa. " Covered." Gawan 
 and Gol. 
 
 CROCK, Crock Ewe. An old ewe that has 
 given over bearing, S. The same with 
 Crok, q. v. Blackic. Mag. 
 
 CROCK ATS, s.pl. To put out, or set np 
 one's crockats, a phrase applied to a young- 
 person, or to one who is an inferior, when 
 showing ill-humour, or giving an indis- 
 creet answer ; as, " Wilt thou dare to 
 set up thy crockats to me 1 " Renfr. The 
 ornamental knobs on turrets or minarets, 
 in a building after the Gothic order, are 
 denominated crockats. 
 
 CROCKIE, s. A low stool for children, 
 Ang. Synon. with Creepy. 
 
 CROCKONITION, s. Any thing bruised to 
 pieces. Buchan. 
 
 CROFTER, s. V. Crafter. 
 
 CROFTING, s. 1 . The state of being suc- 
 cessively cropped, S. Maxwell's Sel. 
 Trans. 2. Transferred to the land itself 
 which is cropped in this way, ibid. 
 
 CROFT-LAND, s. Land of superior quality, 
 which was still cropped, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CROGAN, s. A term used in the West 
 Highlands, to denote a bowl, or vessel of 
 a similar shape, for holding milk. Clan- 
 Albin, — It is evident that crotjan is allied 
 
 to Gael, croc, which denotes an cartlicn 
 vessel. But it more closely resembles 
 C.B. crochan, " a boiler, a pot ;" Owen. 
 That this properly denotes an earthen 
 vessel, appears from its cogna,ic, crochen-u, 
 "to make pottery ;'' ibid. 
 
 CROY, 8. 1. An enclosure, more commonly 
 wattled, for catching fish. Act. Audit. 2. 
 A sort of fold, of a semicircular form, 
 made on the sea-beach, for catching fish, 
 Argyles. When the sea flows, the fish 
 come over it ; and are left there, in con- 
 sequence of its receding. 3. A mound, or 
 kind of quay, projecting into a river, for 
 the purpose of breaking the force of the 
 stream, and guarding the adjacent ground 
 from encroachments, Perths. Perhaps a 
 corr. from Cruve, q. v. 
 
 CROY CLAYCHT. Cloth of Croi/, a town 
 in France. Aberd. Ben. 
 
 To CROICHLE, Croigiile, {gutt.) To have 
 a short dry cough, Upp. Lanarks. Ren- 
 frews. Tannahill. 
 
 CROICHLIES, s. pi. A disease afi'ecting 
 the legs of cattle on the coast of Moray. 
 
 CRO YD, s. Yellow clover, Ayrs. I find 
 no word resembling this, save the terms 
 which denote an herb in general. — Tent. 
 kruyd. Germ, krout, Su.G. krydda, &c. 
 
 CROYDIE, adj. A croydie lea, a field on 
 which there is a great quantity of fog- 
 gage for sheltering game, Renfr. 
 
 CROIGHLE, .?. A slight, or short dry 
 cough, Renfr., Tannahill. — Isl. hrygla, 
 excrementum, screatus e pectore; G.Audr. 
 
 CROIL, Croyl, s. a distorted person ; a 
 dwarf. Pohcart. — Teut. kriel, pumilus. 
 
 To CROYN, Crone, Crux\e, r. n. 1. To cry 
 as a bull does, in a low and hollow tone, 
 S. Maitland Poems. — Belg. kreun-en, to 
 whimper; Isl. hryn-a grunnire. 2. To 
 whine ; to persist in moaning, S. .3. To 
 hum, or sing in a low tone, S. Burns, 
 4. To purr; applied to a cat, South of S. 
 
 CROYN, Crune, Croon, .«. 1. A hollow con- 
 tinued moan, S. Douglas. 2. An incan- 
 tation. Ramsay. 3. A simple piece of 
 music ; an inartificial chant, S. 
 
 CROINTER, s. One of the names given, 
 on the Firth of Forth, to the Gray Gur- 
 nard. NeilVs List of Fishes. 
 
 CROIPIN, part. p>a. ' Crept. Keith. 
 
 To CROISE, V. a. To burn with a mark, 
 Ettr. For. — Fr. croisier, perhaps because 
 the sheep were originally marked with a 
 cross. 
 
 To CROISE, r. n. To gossip; to talk a great 
 deal about little, S.B. In Angus it is 
 pronounced croise; in the northern coun- 
 ties, as Moray, crose. — Su.G. krusa, ficta 
 in verbis civilitate uti. 
 
 CROISHTARICH, .<;. The fire-cross, or sig- 
 nal of war ; a stake of wood, the one end 
 dipped in blood, and the other burnt, (as 
 an emblem of fire and sword,) which was 
 conveyed with the greatest expedition, 
 
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 172 
 
 CRO 
 
 till it went through the whole tribe or 
 country. — Gael, croistara; perhaps from 
 crois, a cross, and tara, a multitude. V. 
 Fyre Crock. 
 
 CROK, s. A dwarf, Ang. — Su.G. kraek, ani- 
 mal quodvis exiguum ; Isl. kracke, kroge, 
 tener puellus vel pullus. 
 
 CROK, s. An old ewe that has given over 
 bearing, S. Dunbar. 
 
 To CROK, r. «. To suffer decay from age, 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 
 CROKONITION, s. Destruction, Aberd. 
 
 CRONACH, s. A dirge; a lamentation for 
 the dead. V. Coranich. 
 
 CRONACHIE, s. A nursery designation 
 for the little finger, Ang. V. Cra.ny- 
 
 WANY and PiRLIE-WINKIE. 
 
 CRONACHIN, ^irtrf. pr. Gossiping in a 
 tattling way, S.B. — Perhaps from Cora- 
 iiicli, q. V. 
 
 CRONDE, s. Leg. croi<(7<?, a fiddle. Iloulate. 
 
 To CRONE, r. n. To use many words in a 
 wheedling way, Buchan. 
 
 CRONY, s. A potato, Dumfr. 
 
 CROO, s. \. K\ioye\. Jacohlte Relics. 2. 
 A sty, S.B. — C.B. craic, and Armor. 
 crou, denote a sty ; Hara, Boxhorn. V. 
 Crufe. 
 
 CROOBACKS, s. pi. A sort of panniers 
 borne by horses, and used in mountainous 
 districts, for carrying home corn, peats, 
 &c. — Isl. kocrf, a basket, a hamper; Dan. 
 A;«?T, id. These are evidently allied to 
 Lat. corb-is, which exactly corresponds in 
 signification. 
 
 To CROODLE, Croudle, r. H. 1. To coo, 
 Renfrews. 2. To purr, as a cat. Tan- 
 nahill. 3. To hum a song; to sing with 
 a low voice, Ayrs. Burns. — This is evi- 
 dently a dimin. from the v. Croud, to coo, 
 pronounced crood. 
 
 To CROOK, r. «. To halt in walking, S. 
 Hamsay. — Sw. krok-ia, id. 
 
 CROOK, .f. A halt, S. Rutherford. 
 
 CROOK, Cruke, Cruck, s. "The iron 
 chain, with its appropriate hooks, by 
 which the vessels for cooking are hung 
 over the fire," S. Gl. Surv. Nairn. " As 
 black's the crook,'" a phrase applied to any 
 thing that is very black, S. — Su.G. krok, 
 Isl. krok-r, Dan. kroj, uncus, uncinus, a 
 hook. 
 
 To CROOK, r. a. To bend. This term is 
 used in various forms unknown in E. 
 
 To CROOK A Finger, to make an ex- 
 ertion of the slightest kind ; as, " He 
 didna crook a finqer in the business ;" he 
 did not give me the least assistance, S. 
 
 To CROOK A Hough. 1. To sit down; 
 to be seated, S. Hogg. 2. To bend the 
 knee-joint in order to motion, S. Walker^s 
 Passages. 
 
 To CROOK one's Mou'. 1. To bring the 
 lips together, so as to be able to articu- 
 late, S. 2. To disfigure the face as one 
 does who is about to crv. 3. To manifest 
 
 anger or displeasure by a distortion of the 
 mouth, S. Herd's Coll. 4. Used as ex- 
 pressive of scorn, S. Donald and Flora. 
 
 To CROOK THE Elbow. To use too much 
 freedom with the bottle ; q. bending the 
 elbowin reachingthe drink to themouth,S. 
 
 CROOKED MOUTH. A species of floun- 
 der. Pleuronectes Tuberculatus. Arbuth- 
 not's Peterhead. 
 
 CROOKIE, s. A low designation for a six- 
 pence, Lanarks. Obviously from its hav- 
 ing been usually crooked before the intro- 
 duction of the new coinage. 
 
 CROOKS, ?. p/. The windings of a river. 
 V. Cruris. 
 
 CROOKS AND BANDS. The hooks and 
 staples used for hinges, S. The crook is 
 the iron hook fixed in stone or in a wooden 
 door-post on which the band turns. — Su.G. 
 k)-ok, quicquid aduncum vel incurvum est; 
 Belg. krook, Fr. croc, id.; C.B. cnccca, 
 curvus, incurvus. 
 
 CROOKSADDLE, s. A saddle for support- 
 ing panniers, S.B. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CROOKSTONE DOLLAR. The vulgar 
 designation of a large silver coin struck 
 by Q. Mary of S. V. Mary Ryall. 
 
 CROOK-STUDIE, .«. A cross beam in a 
 chimney from which the crook is sus- 
 pended, Roxb. Synon. Rannel-tree, or 
 Rantle-iree ; q. that which keeps the crook 
 steady. 
 
 CROOK-TREE, s. Abeamof wood,or bar 
 of iron, which runs across the chimney of 
 a cottage, on which the crook is hung, 
 Roxb. Synon. Crook-studie. 
 
 To CROON, r. n. To emit a murmuring 
 sound. V. Croyn. 
 
 CROONER, Crowner, s. The Trigla lyra, 
 a fish, S. Denominated from the criming 
 noise it makes after being taken. Barry. 
 
 To CROOP, r. n. To croak. V. Croup.' 
 
 To CROOT, r. n. To make a croaking 
 noise. V. Crout. 
 
 CROOT, s. 1. A puny, feeble child. Loth. 
 2. The youngest and feeblest of a nest, or 
 of a litter. South of S. Synon. icrig, or 
 icrigling. — Arm. crot, petit enfant; or Isl. 
 hrota, effoetum animal decrepitae aetatis, 
 V. Crat, which seems nearly allied. 
 
 CROOTLES, s. pi. A dimin. from Croot, 
 given as a nickname to one who is small 
 and ill-proportioned, Roxb. 
 
 CROOTLIE, adj. Having very short legs, 
 and such as are not in proportion to the 
 bodv, Roxb. 
 
 CROdZUMlT, s. LA diminutive or puny 
 person, Ayrs. 2. One worn down with 
 age, ibid. 3. One living solitarily, or a 
 sort of hermit, ibid. — Perhaps allied to 
 Tent. A-rot's-<'«,ATH!/s-e?i,crispare;q. drawn 
 together, shrunk up. 
 
 To CROP the Causey; to appear openly and 
 boldly in the street ; q. to keep the croirn 
 of the causey. Spalding, 
 
 To CROP out, r. ii. To appear through tlie 
 
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 CRO 
 
 surface of the ground ; applied to mine- 
 rals, S. t>t(ilht. Ace. 
 
 CROP 01- WHE Y. The thick part of whey ; 
 q. what goes to the crop or top, Dumfr. 
 
 CROP AND ROOT. A proverbial phrase 
 signifying entirely, completely ; literally, 
 top and bottom ; metajih. beginning and 
 end. Spald'utg. 
 
 CROPEl!^, part. pa. Crept. V. Cruppen. 
 
 To CROSE, r. n. To whine. V. Croise, t. 
 
 CROSPUNK, s. The name given, in some 
 of the Western Islands, to the Molucca 
 bean, which is drifted to their shores. — 
 Perhaps, in Gael., the point of the cross, 
 from crois, crux, and puiic, punctum. 
 
 CROSS-BRATH'D, adj. Braided across. 
 — Teut. hreyd-en, contexere, nectere. 
 
 CROSS-FISH, s. The name given to the 
 star-fish, Shetl. — Norw. " Kors-fsk, or 
 Zrors-trold, the Stella Marina, star-fish, 
 or sea-star." Pontoppidan. 
 
 To CROSS-NOOK, v. a. 1. To check ; to 
 restrain, Aberd. 2. Used also as a sort 
 of imprecation. IF. Beattie's Tales. 
 
 CROSS-PUTS, s. pi. V. Corps-present. 
 
 CROTAL, Crottle, s. Lichen omphalodes, 
 nowcalled Cudbear, Lightfoot. — Gael, cro- 
 tal, and crotan, Shaw. 
 
 CROTE,s. The smallest particle. Wyntovn. 
 — Sw. krut, powder. 
 
 CROTESCQUE, s., Fr. Grotesque paint- 
 ing. 
 
 CROTTIL, 5. A small fragment of any 
 hard body, such as coal, stone, &c. — O.E. 
 crotels, " the ordure or dung of a hare," 
 Phillips. This is deduced by Skinner from 
 Fr. crottes, the dung of sheep, goats, (Sec. 
 
 CROTTLIE, adj. Covered with lichen, S.O. 
 Train's Mountain Muse. V. Crotal. 
 
 CROUCH IE, adj. Having a hunch on 
 the back, S. — Perhaps it is immediately 
 formed from Fr. crocliu, hooked, crooked. 
 
 CROUCHIE, s. One that is hunchbacked, S. 
 .BMr«s.— Su.G. krok, incurvus. 
 
 To CROUD, Crowde, r. n. 1. To coo as a 
 dove. Douglas. 2. To croak, S. Ruddi- 
 man. 3. Metaph. to groan, to complain. 
 Z. Boyd. — C.B. gridhuan, gemere ; Belg. 
 kryt-en, to cry. 
 
 CROUDE, s. A musical instrument formerly 
 used in S. 
 
 CROUDS, s. ]>l. Curds, " Crouds and ream, 
 curds and cream," S.B. Gl. Shirrefs. — 
 This, in its form, resembles the E. v. to 
 crudle, of uncertain etymology. The most 
 probable origin is Gael, gruth, which 
 signifies curds, gruthach, curdled, Mac- 
 farlan. Lhuyd gives Ir. kruth in the same 
 sense. 
 
 CROVE, s. A cottage. V. Crufe. 
 
 To CROUP,Crupe,Crowp,i5. n. 1. Tocroak; 
 to cry with a hoarse voice. — Complaynt S. 
 2. To speak hoarsely, as the effect of a 
 cold, S. — Moes.G. hrop-jan ; Isl. hrop-a, 
 clamare. 
 
 CROUP, 8. A disease affecting the throat 
 
 of a child, S. Cynanche trachcalls. Synon. 
 chock, duffing, closing. Buchan. From 
 the noise made in breathing. 
 
 CROUP, s. A berry, Gl. Sibb.— A.S. crop, 
 uva. V. Crawcroops. 
 
 GROUPIE, Croupie-Craw, s. A raven. 
 " Ae croupie 'ill no pike out anither's een," 
 Fife. In other counties corbie is generally 
 used. From the r. Croop, to croak. 
 
 CROUS, Grouse, adj. Brisk ; lively ; ap- 
 parently brave, S. Peblis to the Flay. — 
 Fr. courrouce, chafed ; or Su.G. knis, 
 curled. 
 
 GROUSE, adc. Boldly, S. ; as in the 
 phrase " He cracks very crouse," or " o'er 
 crouse," S. 
 
 CROUSEjS. Perhaps crockery. — Fr. cruche, 
 id.; Teut. kroes, kruyse, Belg. kroos. Germ. 
 kraus, a drinking-vessel. 
 
 CROUSELY, adv. With confidence, or some 
 degree of petulance, S. Ramsay. 
 
 CROUSENESS, s. Appearance of courage, 
 S. Poems Buchan Dial. 
 
 To GROUT, v. n. 1. To make a croaking or 
 murmuring noise, as frogs do, S. Popular 
 Ball. 2. To coo, S. Complaynt S. 3. Used 
 to express the murmuring of the intes- 
 tines, S. Tarras's Poems. V. Croud. 
 
 CROW-BERRY, s. The name given, in 
 Moray, to a berry which grows singly 
 on a bright-green plant ; the Vaccinium 
 Myrtillus, or bilberry-bush. 
 
 CROWDIE, s. 1. Meal and water in a cold 
 state, stirred together, so as to form a 
 thick gruel, S. Ritson. 2. Food of the por- 
 ridge kind in general. Ramsay. 3. In some 
 parts of the north of S., a peculiar prepa- 
 ration of milk. In Ross-shire it denotes 
 curds with the whey pressed out, mixed 
 with butter nearly in an equal proportion. 
 A little salt is added. This, when pro- 
 perly made, may be kept for a long time. 
 — Su.G. grot, Isl. graut-ur, pulse made of 
 meal and water. 
 
 CROWDIE-TIME, s. Time of taking break- 
 fast, S. Tales of my Landlord. 
 
 CROWDY-MOWDY, s. This generally de- 
 notes milk and meal boiled together, S.B. 
 
 To CROWDLE, r. a. To crawl as a crab, 
 Fife. Perhaps a frequentative, from the 
 ■p. Croui, q. v. — C.B. crotli, however, de- 
 notes the belly. 
 
 To CROWDLE, Crowdle thegither, v. n. 
 1. To draw one's self together, Fife. 2. 
 To draw close together, as children do 
 when creeping close to each other in bed, 
 for keeping themselves warm, ibid. " To 
 Croicdle, (diminutive of Crowd,) to keep 
 close together, as children round the fire, 
 or chickens under the hen," Yorks. ; 
 Marshall. 
 
 CROWDLE, s. A heap; a collection, Fife. 
 — Teut. kruyd-en, pellere, protrudere ; 
 Su.G. krota, congeries, conferta turba ; 
 A.S. cruth, multitudo, turba confertissima. 
 
 GROWL, 5. A term transmitted to me as 
 
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 CRU 
 
 Bynon. with Croat, a puny, feeble child, 
 Aug. — Belg. kriel, parvulus, pumilus, 
 Kilian ; Isl. kril, res perparva. 
 
 To CROWL, r. n. To crawl, S. Burns.— 
 Belg. kriol-en, id. 
 
 CROWNARIE, Crow'nry, s. The office of 
 a crowner; the same as Croicnarship. 
 
 CROWNARSHIPjS. The office of a crowner. 
 llohertson. 
 
 CROWNELL, s. A coronet. Douglas.— 
 L.B. coronula, parva corona, 
 
 CROWNER, s. The name of a fish. Y. 
 Crooner. 
 
 CROWNER, Crownare, Crounal, s. 1. Au 
 officer, to whom it belonged to attach all 
 persons, against whom there was an ac- 
 cusation in matters pertaining to the crotrn. 
 Hi. coroner. Wyntoicn. 2. The commander 
 of the troops raised in one county. Ba'dlie. 
 
 CRO WRING, s. A hoarse sound. Douglas. 
 
 CROW-PURSE, s. The ovarium of a skate, 
 Orkn. 
 
 CR0ZIE,«f7;. Fawning; wheedling, Buchan. 
 
 To CRUB, r. a. To curb, S. 
 
 CRUBAN, s. A disease of cows, S.B. Ess. 
 H'lghl. Soc. 
 
 CRUBAN, s. A wooden pannier fixed on a 
 horse's back, Caithn. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To CRUCK, r. a. To make lame ; as, 
 " You'll fa' and cruck yoursell," Lanarks. 
 Evidently a peculiar use of the E. r. to 
 Crook. The word, in this form, gives the 
 hard pronunciation of Clydes. V.Cruke,^. 
 
 CRUDDY BUTTER. A kind of cheese, of 
 which the curds, being poor, are mixed 
 with butter, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 To CRUDDLE, t. n. To coagulate, S. 
 
 CRUDELITE, Crudelitie, s. Cruelty. — 
 Fr. crudelite. 
 
 To CRUDLE, Cruddle, r. a. To curdle ; 
 to congeal; to cause to coagulate, S. Ju- 
 nius gives Crude as synon. with Curdle. 
 — Ir. cruth, curds, Lhuyd. 
 
 CRl]DS,s. pi. Curds, S* Shirrefs. 
 
 CRUE, s. A sheep-pen, or smaller fold, 
 Shetl. — Isl. lamha kroo, caula agnorum. 
 
 CRUE-HERRING, s. The Shad. Tupea 
 Alosa, Linn. Pennant. 
 
 CRUEL RIBBAND. V. Caddis. 
 
 CRUELL, rtfi/. 1. Keen in battle. Wallace. 
 2. Resolute ; undaunted. Wallace. 3. 
 Terrible. Wallace. 4. Acute; "Cruel 
 pain," acute pain, S. — Cruel is used in E. 
 asforming a superlative:" Very,extreme- 
 ly; as cruel cross, very cross ; cruel sick ; 
 very ill, Cornw. and Devons. ;" Grose. 
 
 CRUELS, s. The king's evil ; scrofula, S. 
 Wodroir. — Fr. ccrouelles, id. 
 
 CRUER, s. A kind of ship ; apparently the 
 same with Crayer, q. v. MdtilPs MS. 
 
 CRUFE, Cruife, Cruive, Crove, s. 1. A 
 hovel, S. cru, S.B. Henrysone. 2. A sty, 
 Skene. — Isl. hroo,hroof, structura vilis. 
 
 CRUGGLES, s. jil. A disease of young 
 kine, S.B. " In this disease, the animal is 
 affected with a convulsive movement in 
 
 its limbs, by which they are contracted, 
 and intertwined among each other ; and 
 soon becoming unable to stand, it dies, 
 seemingly, of pure weakness." Agr. Sure. 
 Kincard. Corr., perhaps, from crook-ill, 
 as denoting a disease affecting the limbs. 
 — Su.G. kroek-a, Teut. kroock-en, plicare, 
 curvare, flectere. 
 
 CRUIK STUDIE. Supposed to be a stithy 
 or anvil, with what is called a horn pro- 
 jecting from it, used for twisting, forming 
 horse-shoes, &c. 
 
 CRUISKEN ofirMskg. A certain measure 
 of this liquor, Ang. — Dan. krmis, a cup ; 
 O.Fr. creusequin, id. Roquefort. 
 
 To CRUKE, t. a. To lame.— Su.G, krok-a, 
 Teut. krok-en, curvare. 
 
 CRUKE, s. A circle. Douglas. — Tent, krok- 
 en, curvare. 
 
 CRURIS, Crooks, s. pi. 1. The windings of 
 a river, S. Wcdlace. 2. Hence it came 
 to signify the space of ground closed in 
 on one side by these windings ; as, The 
 Crook of Devon, S. — Isl. krok-r, angulus. 
 
 To CRULGE, r. a. To contract ; to draw 
 together, S. Shirrefs. — Teut. krull-en, in- 
 torquere, sinuare. 
 
 CRULGE, s. A confused coalition, or con- 
 junction, S. — Isl. kridl, confusio. 
 
 To CRULL, r. n. 1. To contract, or draw 
 one's self together, Upp. Clydes. — This is 
 precisely the same with Teut. krull-en, 
 kruyll-en, iutorquere. 2. To stoop ; to 
 cower, ibid. V. Crulge. 
 
 * CRUM, s. Used to denote a small bit of 
 any thing ; as, " a crum of paper," S. 
 
 CRUMMET, adj. Having crooked horns, 
 Galloway. Datidson^s Seasons. 
 
 CRUMMIE, Crummock, s. A name for a 
 cow that has crooked horns, S. Ramsay. 
 Isl. krumme, Gael, crom, crooked. 
 
 CRUMMILT, adj. Crooked ; as, The cow 
 icith the cruminilt horn, Roxb. The same 
 with Crummet, which seems the corrup- 
 tion of Cruinmilt. 
 
 CRUMJklOCK, Crummie-Stick, s. A staff 
 with a crooked head, on which the hand 
 leans, S. Burns.— Gael, cromaq, id. 
 
 CRUMMOCK, s. Skirret,aplant,S. Brand. 
 — Gael, crumag, id. 
 
 To CRUMP, r. a. To make a crashing noise 
 in eating what is hard and brittle, S. Mo- 
 rison. 
 
 CRUMP, Crumpie, adj. Crisp ; brittle, S. 
 Bxirns. 
 
 To CRUMP, r. n. To emit a crashing noise ; 
 to give such a sound as ice or frozen snow 
 does, when it yields to the foot, S. 
 
 CRUMPILTjCrumpled./ht/-?. adj. Crooked, 
 especially applied to horns ; as, the cow 
 tciththe crumpilt horn,Fife. — S\r.krymp-a, 
 to shrink, to be contracted ; krympling, a 
 cripple. E. crumple is used in a similar 
 sense. 
 
 To CRUNCH, r. a. To grind any hard or 
 rank substance with the teeth. V. Cri.vch r. 
 
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 CUD 
 
 To CRUNE. V. CiiovN. 
 
 CllUNER, s. A fish of the Trigla kind. 
 
 V. Crooner, 
 To CRUNKLE, t. a. 1. To crease ; to rum- 
 ple, S. 2\'Hiiant-s Curd. Jicaton. 2. To 
 shrivel ; to coutract, S. Tarras. — Teut. 
 kronckd-oi, to wrinkle. 
 CRUNKLE, s. A crease; a ■wrinkle, S. 
 CRUNT, s. A smart stroke or blow on the 
 
 head with a cudgel, S. Burns. 
 CRUPPEN, Cruppin, part. pa. Crept, S. 
 H. Mid -Loth. Cruppen the>jlther, con- 
 tracted, S. ; a phrase used of one who is 
 bowed by age, or who shrinks in conse- 
 quence of cold. — Isl. kropn-a. Eg kropna, 
 frigore stupesco et rigesco; G. Andr. 
 CRUSHIE, s. A familiar name for a shep- 
 herd's dog; a cur, Upp. Lanarks. Collie, 
 Bynon.— Perhaps from Teut. krujis, crispus, 
 as the hair of this species is oiten rough 
 and curled. 
 CRUSIE, Crusy, s. 1. a small iron lamp 
 with a handle, S.B. — From the same ori- 
 gin with E. cruse, cruise, a small cup, q. 
 a cup for holding oil. — Teut. kroes, cya- 
 thus, kruyse, yas potorium. 2. A sort of 
 triangular candlestick made of iron, with 
 one or more sockets for holding the can- 
 dle, with the edges turned up on all the 
 three sides, Dumfr. 3. A crucible, or hol- 
 low piece of iron used for melting metals, 
 South of S. — Isl. krus, testa, crater testa- 
 ceus. 
 To CRUSIL, r. a. To contract the body in 
 sitting, South of S. Hoker, Ilurkle, syn. 
 Crusilt, part, pa., applied to one who sits 
 bowed together over the fire. — It may be 
 allied to Germ, kreusel-en, krausel-en, cris- 
 pare, because what is curled is shrivelled 
 or contracted ; kraus, crispus. 
 CRUTE, s. A decrepit person, Roxb. The 
 same with Croot, although diifercntly pro- 
 nounced. 
 CRUTLACHIN, part. pr. Conversing in a 
 
 silly tattling way, S.B. 
 CRUVE, Cruive, s. A box resembling a 
 hen- crib, placed in a dam or dike that 
 runs across a river, for confining the fish 
 that enter into it, S. Acts Ja. I. — Su.G. 
 krubba, praesepe. 
 CUBE, CuBiE. Probably the abbrev. of 
 Cuthbert. Cuddle is the term now used. 
 CUBICULARE, s. A groom of the bed- 
 chamber. — Fr. cubiculalre, Lat. cubmdar- 
 ius. 
 CUCHIL,CuTHiL, s. A forest or grove. Dou- 
 glas. — C.B. cocdawl, belonging to a fo- 
 rest. 
 CUCKING, s. A term expressive of the 
 sound emitted by the cuckoo. — Isl. gauk-a, 
 Dan. qukk-er, cuculare. 
 CUCKOLD'S-CUT, s. The first or upper- 
 most slice of a loaf of bread, Roxb. The 
 same with the Lou)i's-p>iece. In E. Kiss- 
 ing crust. 
 CUCK-STULE, CuKSTULE. V. Cocksxule. 
 
 CUD, .-.•. A strong staff", S. — Tout. koiUlc, a 
 club. 
 
 To CUD, V. a. To cudgel, S. 
 CUDBEAR, s. The Lichen tartarcus, Linn.; 
 
 dark purple dyer's lichen, S. Stat. Ace. 
 CUDDIE, s. Abbrev. of the Christian name 
 
 Cuthbert, S. ; as. Cuddle Headrig. 
 CUDDIE, s. A small basket made of straw, 
 Shetl. — Su.G. kudde, sacculus, pera. It 
 originally denoted a bag of any kind ; 
 hence applied to a pillowslip. 
 
 CUDDIE, s. A gutter in a street, Roxb. 
 
 CUDDIE, Cuddy-Ass, s. An ass, S.— This 
 word is most probably of oriental origin, 
 and may have been imported by the Gyp- 
 sies, this being their favourite quadruped. 
 Fevs.gudda siguifies an ass; and I am in- 
 formed that GItudda has the same signi- 
 fication in Hindostanee. 
 
 CUDDIE, CuDDi-N, CuTH, s. The cole-fish; 
 Gadus carbonarius, Liun. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CUDDING, s. The char, a fish, Ayrs. Stat. 
 Account. 
 
 CUDDY-RUNG, s. A cudgel. Dunbar. 
 
 To CUDDLE, CuDLE, r. n. To embrace, S. 
 Eamsay. — Teut. kudd-en, coire,convenire. 
 
 To CUDDLE, r. a. To embrace; to fondle, 
 South of S., Fife. Tenuant. 
 
 CUDDLIE, s. A secret muttering among 
 a number of people, S.B. — Teut. qucdel- 
 en, garrire. 
 
 CUDDOCH, s. A young coav or heifer ; 
 one of a year old, Galloway, Dumfr. 
 
 CUDDUM, s. A custom. Gl. Shirrefs. 
 
 To CUDDUM, CuDDEM, p. a. 1. " To cud- 
 dum a beast;" to make it tame and tract- 
 able, S.B. 2. To bring into domestic ha- 
 bits ; applied to persons, S. Ross. — Fr. 
 accoutum-er, to accustom. 
 
 CUDDUM, adj. Tame; usually applied to 
 a beast, S.B. 
 
 CUDE, CuDiE, s. (pron. as the Scots pron. 
 Gr. f .) A small tub, Ang. V. Coodie. 
 
 CUDE, Code, s. A chrisom, or face-cloth 
 for a child at baptism. Spotswood. — From 
 C.B. cudd-io, to cover. 
 
 CUDE, CuiD, adj. Harebrained; appear- 
 ing as one deranged, Border. Synon. skeer. 
 — Isl. kuid-a, to fear. 
 
 CUDEIGH, s. LA bribe ; a premium for 
 the use of money. Loth; a gift conferred 
 clandestinely, S. Ramsay. 2. Something 
 conferred as a present, in addition to wages, 
 and synon. with Bounteth, Dumfr. — Gael. 
 cuidalqlt-am, to help. 
 
 CUDGER, CuDGiE, s. The blow which one 
 school-boy gives to another, when the 
 former dares the latter to fight with him, 
 Roxb. Synon. Coucher's Bloio. 
 
 CUDYUCH, s. 1. An ass, Dumfr. 2. A 
 sorry animal ; used in a general sense, 
 ibid. V. CuDDiE. 
 
 CUDREMEjS. A stone weight. V. Ciiud- 
 
 REME. 
 
 CUDUM, CuDDUM, s. Substance or largest 
 share Dumfr. — Gael, cuid, a share. 
 
CUD 
 
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 CUL 
 
 CUDWEED, s. A plant, Roxb. Appa- 
 rently the same with Cudbear, q. v. 
 
 CUDWUDDIE, s. V. Cutwiddie. 
 
 To CUE, V. n. To fuddle, Loth. Hence, 
 
 CUER, s. One who intoxicates others, ibid. 
 Apparently a cant term. 
 
 CUFE, s. A simpleton, S. V. Coof. 
 
 CUFF of the neck ; the fleshy part of the 
 neck behind, S. Gait. — Isl. ku/-r, cou- 
 vexitas. 
 
 To CUFIE, V. a. To outstrip; to overcome, 
 especially at athletic exercises ; as, " I'll 
 cujie you at loupin'," I will have the ad- 
 vantage of you in leaping, Fife. To Coic- 
 ardie, Mearus, id. Evidently from the 
 same origin v^iihCufe, Coof.—Sa.G.kuftc-a, 
 supprimere, insultare ; Isl. kinj-a, cogere, 
 adigere ; subjugare, supprimere, Verel. 
 The E. synonyme to coic, " to depress with 
 fear," retains the form of the Isl. r., while 
 S. cufic, exhibits that of the Su.G. 
 
 CUFIE, CuFFiE, s. The act by which one 
 is surpassed, Fife. Cowardie, id. 
 
 CUID, s. The chrisom used in baptism, in 
 the Church of Rome. V. Cude. Mearns. 
 
 CUYLLYAC, s. The Tellina Rhomboides, 
 a shell-fish, Shetl. 
 
 CUILLIER, s. A flatterer ; a parasite. 
 
 To CUINYIE,r.rt. Tocoin ; to strike money. 
 Acts Ja. II. — Fr. coign-er, lA.li.^. cun-lre. 
 
 CUINYIE, s. 1. Coin, S.B. Acts Ja. IV. 
 2. The mint. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 CUINYIE-HOUSE, s. The mint. Skene. 
 
 CUIN YIOURE, s. The master of the mint. 
 
 CUIR-BERAR, s. One who has charge of 
 anv thing. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CUIRE, s. Cover. Poems Uth Cent. 
 
 CUIRIE, s. Stable, mews, Pitscottie.—Fv. 
 escurie, id. V. Quirie. 
 
 CUISSE-MADAjME, s. The name given 
 to the French jargonelle, S. Ne'iU. 
 
 CUISSER, CussER, s. A stallion, S. Fer- 
 guson. V. CURSOUR. 
 
 CUIST, s. A reproachful term. Policart. 
 
 CUIST, pret. of the r. to cast, S. 
 
 CUITCHOURIS, s. pt. Gamblers; also 
 smugglers. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To CUITLE, r. a. To wheedle. V. Cutle. 
 
 To CUITLE up, r. a. To effect an object in 
 view by wheedling another, S. 
 
 CUITTIE, s. A measure of aqua-vitae or 
 beer, Roxb. Used in E.Loth. for a cajJ 
 or bowl containing liquor. — Isl. kitt-r, 
 congius, a gallon. 
 
 To CUITTLE, V. a. 1. To tickle ; used in 
 a ludicrous sense. Waverlei/. 2. To 
 wheedle. V. Cutle, r. 
 
 CUK-STULE, s. The Cucking-Stool. V. 
 
 COCK-STULE. 
 
 CULDEES, s. })l. A body of teaching pres- 
 byters, who, from the sixth century down- 
 wards, had their establishments in Ire- 
 land, the Hebrides, Scotland, and Wales ; 
 were greatly celebrated for their piety ; 
 and, acknowledging no bishop, were sub- 
 ject to an abbot chosen by themselves. 
 
 U. BuchaiiUH. — Gael. cuUdeach, a seques- 
 tered person, from cuU, a retired corner, 
 a cave, a cell. 
 
 CULE-AN'-SUP. A term used to denote 
 a state of poverty ; thus, " It's been cide- 
 an'-stip wi' them a' their days," Teviotd.; 
 q. cool and svp, as if obliged to swallow 
 every meal, scarcely allowing sufiicient 
 time to cool it. 
 
 CULE-THE-LUME, s. A person who is 
 extremely indolent at his work, Roxb. ; 
 q. one who suffers the instrument he works 
 with to cool. Synon. Cule-the-airn, i. e., 
 iron, Clydes, 
 
 CULES, s. pi. Buttocks.— Fr. cul, id. 
 
 To CUL YE, CuLYiE, r. a. 1. To coax ; to 
 cajole, S. Douglas. 2. To soothe. Dou- 
 glas. 3. To cherish; to fondle. Douglas. 
 4. To gain; to draw forth. Kelly. 5. To 
 train to the chase. Douglas. 6. To culye 
 in with one, to curry favour, S. — Su.G. 
 kel-a, to fondle, kela med en, to make 
 much of one. 
 
 CULYEON, s. A poltroon. E. cullion. 
 Hamilton. 
 
 CULLAGE, s. The characteristic marks of 
 sex. — Fr. couille, testes, &c. whence couil- 
 lage, culaige, tributum a subditis matri- 
 monio jungendis, domino exsolvendum. 
 
 CULLESHANGEE, s. An uproar; the 
 same with CoUieshanqie, q. v. Meston's P. 
 
 CULLIEBUCTION, Colliebuction, s. A 
 noisy squabble without mischief, Moray, 
 Fife, Berths. 
 
 CULLIONRY, s. The conduct of a pol- 
 troon. Balllie. 
 
 CULLISHANG, s. A broil; a squabble. 
 Roxb. 
 
 CULLOCK, s. A species of shell-fish, Shetl. 
 Neill. 
 
 CULLONARIS, Colennaeis, s. 7)/, The 
 inhabitants of Cologne. 
 
 CULLS, s. pi. The testicles of the ram, 
 Roxb. — Teut. kul, coleus, testis, testicu- 
 lus; whence, perhaps, Fr. couillon, if not 
 immediately from Lat. col-eus, id. Isl. 
 kijll, culeus, scrotum, claims a common 
 origin ; as well as Su.G. gaell, and C.B. 
 rail I, testiculus. 
 
 CULMES, CuLMEZ, s. A rural club. Douq. 
 
 CULPIS, CuLPPis, s. p}. Cups. 
 
 CULPIT, yxTrt. 2'c- Leg. cuplit, coupled. 
 Lyndsay. 
 
 CULREACH, s. A surety given to a court, 
 when one is repledged from it. Quon. 
 Attach. — Gael, cul, custody, and reachd, 
 a law. V. Repledge. 
 
 CL^LRING, s. A culverin, a species of ord- 
 nance, ^icol Burne. 
 
 CULROUN, s. A rascal; a silly fellow. 
 Douglas. — Belg. kul, testiculus, and ruyn- 
 en, castrare. 
 
 CULTELLAR, s. A cutler. Aberd. Reg. 
 — L.B. cultellar-ius, whence Fr. coutelier, 
 id. I need scarcely add, that it is from 
 cuUell-uSy a small knife. 
 
CLL 
 
 / / 
 
 Cl'M 
 
 CULTIE, s, 1. A nimble-footed little beast, 
 Kinross. So7netimes used as synon. with 
 Sheltie. — Perhaps from E. colt, in Sw. 
 kultiiKj. 2. Applied to the feet, and syn. 
 with the cant term Trotters, ibid. 
 
 To CUM, Come, r. n. Used in the definition 
 of the future ; as, " This time come a i/ear," 
 i. e., a year hence, S. 
 
 To CUM, r. a. To bring; to fetch; applied 
 to a stroke, with different prepositions 
 added. 
 
 To CUM to, r. n. 1. To recover, S. Kjwx. 
 2. To make advancement in art, S. 3. To 
 regain one's nsual serenity, after being 
 discomposed or angry, S. 4. To come near 
 in respect of local situation ; or, to come 
 close up to, S.B. lioss. 5. Used of one 
 who seems shy about a bargain, or reluc- 
 tant to enter into any engagement, &c., 
 when there is reason to suppose that he 
 will at length comply. It is said, " He'll 
 come to yet,"S. — This phraseology is often 
 applied to a suitor who fights shy, or 
 Beems to fall off. C. To rise to a state of 
 honour, S. Presb. Eloq. 
 
 To C\5W at, V. a. 1. To strike at, S.B. 2. 
 To hit with satire, ibid. 
 
 To CUM atliort. To strike athwart or 
 across, S. Skinner. 
 
 To CUM or COME in, r. n. 1. To be defi- 
 cient; to fall short; to shrink, S. To i/ae 
 in, synon., Angus. 2. Used in a moral 
 sense, in regard to any thing viewed as 
 exuberant or excessive ; as, " Gi'e him 
 time, he'll come in o' that," S. V. Ind. 
 
 To CUM Gudefor, r. n. To be surety for; 
 as, " IHl cum (fude for him, that the money 
 shall be paid when it falls due," S. 
 
 To CUM, or COME o'er, or oicer, v. a. 1. 
 To befall, used in a bad sense; as, " I was 
 aye telling ye, that some mischanter wad 
 cum o'er ye," S. 2. To get the better of 
 one, in whatever way; as in an argument, 
 a bargain, a contest, &c., S. 3. To cir- 
 cumvent ; to take in by craft, S. Gait. 
 
 To CUM ower, or out oicer, v. a. " As I cavi 
 a straik out ower his shouthers," Renfr. 
 
 To CUM o'er ici.' To strike a person or thing 
 ynih ; as,"He cam o'er his pow ?rt' a rung," S. 
 
 To CUM upo', or upon, t. a. " He caui a 
 yark upo' me," he gave me a severe blow, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To CUM about, or about again, r. n. To 
 recover from sickness, S. 
 
 To CUM on, V. n. To rain. " It's cumin on," 
 it begins to rain, S. Hence oncum, on- 
 come, a fall of rain. Loth. 
 
 To CUM out, V. 71. To dilate, to widen ; 
 opposed to the idea of contraction or 
 shrivelling, S. 
 
 To CUM throw, v. n. To recover from dis- 
 ease, S. ; afiiiction being often compared 
 to a river or torrent, perhaps from the 
 idea of the danger to which one is exposed 
 in passing through a swollen stream. 
 
 CUM, Come, «. A bend, curve, or crook, 
 
 Lanarks. — Allied, perhaps, to C.li. cam, 
 
 crooked ; cammu and <•< »h, a beud, a curve. 
 CUMBER, adj. Benumbed. In this sense 
 
 the hands are said to be cumber'd. West 
 
 Loth. — Tent, komber, kommer, aegritudo ; 
 
 angor, moeror. 
 CUMBLUFF, adj. To look cumbhif, to 
 
 have the appearance of stupefaction, 
 
 Pei-ths. Bombazed, synon. 
 CVMD, part. pa. Come, Loth. Burel. 
 
 CUMERB, S. V. CUMERLACH. 
 
 CUMERLACH, Cumberlach, s. Appa- 
 rently a designation of an inferior class 
 of religious in the Culdee monasteries. — 
 According to analogy, Cumerlach corres- 
 ponds with Ir. and Gael, comhairlcach, a 
 counsellor, an adviser ; from comhairli</h- 
 im, to advise, to consult. 
 
 CUMLIN, s. Any animal that attaches it- 
 self to a person or place of its own accord, 
 S. E. comeling, one newly come. 
 
 CUMMAR, s. Vexation; entanglement, E. 
 cumber. Abp. Hamiltoun. — Belg. kom- 
 mer, id. Cummer, id. Acts Mary. 
 
 CUMMER, Comer, KiMMER, s. 1. A gos- 
 sip, S. Kelly. — Fr. commere, a she-gossip. 
 2. It sometimes occurs in the sense of 
 god-mother, in relation to baptism. Spal- 
 ding. 3. A midwife, Moray, Gl. Surv. 
 Ayrs., Shetl. Train. 4. A common de- 
 signation for a girl, corresponding to cal- 
 land for a boy, Ang. 5. A young wo- 
 man, Dumfr. 6. Applied to a female, 
 without respect to her age, as expressive 
 of contempt or displeasure, S. Saxon and 
 Gael. 7. Used to denote one supposed 
 to be a witch, Dumfr. Bride of Lamm. 
 
 CUMMER, s. Vexation, &c. V. Cummar. 
 
 CUMMERFEALLS, s. pi. An entertain- 
 ment formerly given in S. on the recovery 
 of a female from inlying. Marriage. — • 
 Fr. commere, a gossip, and reille, a vigil, 
 a wake, a feast; q. " the gossip's wake, or 
 feast." 
 
 CUMMERLYKE, adj. Like cummers, or 
 gossips, Dunbar. 
 
 CUMMER-ROOM. In cummer-room, an 
 encumbrance; appearing as an intruder. 
 
 CUMMING, CuMYEOiNE, s. A vessel for 
 holding wort. Inventories. V. Cymming. 
 
 CUMniT, part. pa. Come. Nicol Burn,-. 
 
 CUMMOCK, s. A short staff with a crook- 
 ed head, S.O. Burns. — Gael, cam, crook- 
 ed, with the mark of diminution added. 
 
 CUMMUDGE, adj. Snug ; comfortable, 
 Berwicks. Probably a cant term. 
 
 CUM-OUT-AWA, s. A swindler, Upp. 
 Clydes.; q. Come-out-away, begone. 
 
 To CUMPLOUTER, r. n. To accord. V. 
 
 COMPLUTHER. 
 
 CUMPTER PACISS. " Tua cumpterpaciss 
 of leid ;" as the weights in a clock are still 
 called jofflc<;s,S., probably two leaden coun- 
 terpoises. 
 
 CUMRAYD, pret. r. Encumbered ; em- 
 barrassed. Wyntutcn. 
 
 N 
 
CUN 
 
 178 
 
 CUR 
 
 To CVS, V. a. 1. To learn; to know. E. 
 C071, Douglas. 2. To taste, Dumfr. Mont- 
 qomerie. — A.S. cunn-an, scire. 
 
 To CUN, or CUNNE THANKS. 1. To 
 give thanks; to express a sense of obliga- 
 tion, S. Skinner. 2. To feel grateful ; to 
 have a sense of obligation ; expressive of 
 what passes in the mind, S. Often in 
 Bing. C071 thank, S. — Su.G. kaenn-a, signi- 
 fies to confess, to acknowledge. 
 
 CUNDIE, s. 1. An apartment; a concealed 
 hole, Ang. 2. A sewer or shore. One 
 filled up with stones is called a rumbling 
 eundie ; synon. rumbling syrer. 3. An 
 arched passage, for conducting, under a 
 road, the water collected by drains from 
 wet grounds on the upper side of the 
 road, Ayrs. 4. Sometimes used to denote 
 a grate, or rather the hole covered by a 
 grate, for receiving dirty water, that it 
 may be conveyed into the common shore, 
 Ang. — O.Fr. conduit, a shop, boutique ; 
 also, an aqueduct, or canal for the con- 
 veyance of water. 
 
 CUNDIE-HOLE, s. A conduit, as one 
 across a road, Roxb. — Way-side Cottager. 
 
 CUNYIE, s. A corner formed by the meet- 
 ing of two right lines, Roxb. Berw. The 
 same with Coin, Coynye, q. v. 
 
 CUNYIE-HOUSE, s. The mint ; by the 
 ignorant orthography of early copyists 
 written Cunzie-house. V. Cuinyie. 
 
 CUNYIE-NUIK,s. A very snug situation; 
 literally the corner of a corner, Roxb. 
 
 CUNING, s. A rabbit ; S. kinnen, E. conie. 
 Dunbar. — Belg. konyn, Sw. kanin, Gael. 
 coinnin, id. ; Lat. cuniculus. 
 
 CUNINGAR, CuNNiNGAiRE, s. A warren, S. 
 ActsJa.I. — Sw. kaningaard, from kanin, 
 a rabbit, and gaard, an enclosure. V. Yai re. 
 
 CUNYSANCE, s. Badge ; cognizance. — 
 Gaican and Gol. Fr. cognoissance, id. 
 
 CUNNAND, part. pr. Knowing; skilful. 
 Wyntotcn. 
 
 CUNNAND, s. Covenant, Barboicr. V. 
 
 CONNAND. 
 
 To CUNNER, r. n. To scold, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 CUNNER, s. LA scolding, ibid. 2. A re- 
 primand; a reproof, Fife. — Gael, cain-am, 
 signifies to dispraise, cainseoir, a scolder, 
 and cainseoinacht, scolding ; cannran-am, 
 to grumble, and cannran, contention. 
 
 CUNNI ACK, s. A chamber-pot, Galloway. 
 — This is, most probably, from Ir. cuineog, 
 a can ; C.B. kinnoi/, id. 
 
 CUNNING, s. Knowledge. Acts Ja. I.— 
 A.S. cunnyng, experientia. 
 
 CUNSTAR, s.' Aberd. iii?..?.— Undoubtedly 
 allied to Teut. Dan. kunst, art, science; if 
 not corr. from kunstner, an artist. 
 
 CUNTENYNGjS. Generalship. V. Con- 
 
 TENYNG. 
 
 CUNVETH, CuNEVETH, s. A duty paid in 
 
 ancient times. V. Conveth. 
 CUPAR JUSTICE. A proverbial phrase 
 
 denoting trial after execution, S. The 
 
 popular tradition is, that a man, who was 
 confined in prison in Cupar-Fife, obsti- 
 nately refused to come out to trial ; and 
 that water was let into his cell, under the 
 idea of compelling him to forsake it, till 
 he was actually drowned ; that those who 
 had the charge of him, finding this to be 
 the case, brought his dead body into court, 
 and proceeded regularly in the trial, till 
 it was solemnly determined that he had 
 met with nothing more than he deserved. 
 CUP-MOSS, s. A name given to the Lichen 
 tartareus. Surv. Banffs. The name pro- 
 bably originates from the resemblance 
 of the fructification to cups. V. Cudbear. 
 CUPPELL, s. Perhaps a small tub ; a di- 
 min. from Teut. kuyp, a tub; if not tubfull. 
 CUPS AND LADLES. The husks of the 
 acorn ; from their resemblance to these 
 utensils, Roxb. 
 CUPPIL, s. Rafter. V. Couple. 
 CUPPLIN, s. The lower part of the back- 
 bone, S.B. 
 CURAGE, s. Care ; anxiety. Douglas. 
 CURALE, adj. Of or belonging to coral, 
 
 S. Inventories. 
 CURBAWDY, .<!. Active courtship ; as, 
 " She threw water at him, and he an apple 
 at her ; and so began Curbawdy," Dumfr. 
 This nearly resembles Corbawdie, although 
 quite different in signification. — It might 
 seem to be from Fr. coeur, and baud-ir, 
 q. what gladdens the heart. 
 CURCUDbOCH. 1. To dance curcuddoch, 
 or curcuddie, a play among children, in 
 which they sit on their houghs, and hop 
 round inacircularform,S. 2. Sitting close 
 together, and in a friendly manner. S.B. 
 Boss. 3. Cordial; intimate, Dumfr. Kelly. 
 To CURCUDDOCH, v. n. To sit in this 
 manner; to hold a friendly ttte-a-tite, S.B. 
 To CURDOO, CuRDOw, v. a. To botch; to 
 sew in a clumsy manner ; a term applied 
 to inferior tailors, Lotla. Tweedd. V. 
 Cardom-. 
 CUR-DOW. An imitative term, used to 
 express the cooing of the dove, S. Hogg. 
 — Su.G. kiirr-a, murmurare. 
 To CURDOW, CuRDoo, v. n. To make 
 love, Ayrs. lite Entail. From Curr, to 
 coo, and dow, pigeon ; q. to coo as a dove. 
 CURDOWER, s. 1. One who works at any 
 trade within a burgh in which he is not 
 a freeman, Roxb. 2. A tailor or semp- 
 stress, who goes from house to house to 
 mend old clothes, ibid. Cardoirer, Ayrs. 
 To CURE, r. a. To care for. Lyndsay. 
 CURE, s. Care ; anxiety, Fr. Bailee Hon. 
 CURER, s. A cover, a dish. Houlate. 
 To CURFUFFLE, v. a. To discompose; 
 
 to dishevel, S. Ross. V. Fuffle. 
 CURFUFFLE, 5. Tremour ; agitation, S. 
 
 Antiquary. 
 CURFURE,s. The curfew bell. V. Cur- 
 
 PHOUR. 
 
 CURGELLIT, part. adj. Having one's 
 
CUR 
 
 171) 
 
 CUR 
 
 feelings shocked, by seeing oi* hearing of 
 any horrible deed, Ayrs. Expl. as synon. 
 with, " It gars a' my flesh creep." — Fr. 
 coeur, and gel-er; q. " to freeze the heart ?" 
 
 CURGES, s. pi. Undoubtedly meant to de- 
 note curches, kerchiefs, or coverings for 
 the head. Clialm. Mary. V. Courche. 
 
 CURGLAFF, s. The shock felt in bathing, 
 when one first plunges into the cold wa- 
 ter, Banff's. 
 
 CURG LOFT, pari. rtt^. Panic-struck. Mcs- 
 toii's Poems. 
 
 CURIE, s. Search; investigation. Douglas. 
 Fr. quer-ir, to inquire. 
 
 CURIOUS, rto(/. Anxious; eager; fond, S. 
 Baillle. — O.Fr. curios, curious, empresse, 
 plein de zele, d'affection, soigneux, atten- 
 tif ; Gl. Rom. Roquefort. 
 
 To CURJUTE, r. a. 1. To overwhelm ; to 
 overthrow ; a terra much used by chil- 
 dren, especially with respect to the small 
 banks or dams which they raise, when 
 these are carried off" by the force of the 
 water, Fife. 2. To overpower by means of 
 intoxicating liquor; Curjiittit wi' drink, ib. 
 
 CURKLING, s. The sound emitted by the 
 quail. UrquharVs Rabelais. V. Cheiping. 
 
 To CURL, CuRLE, s.' To cause a stone to 
 move along ice towards a mark, S. Pen- 
 necitik. 
 
 CURLDODDY,s. 1. Ribgrass. Evergreen. 
 Border Minstrelsy. 2. Natural clover, 
 S. Orkn. Neill. 
 
 CURLDODDIES, s. pi. Curled cabbage, S. 
 
 CURLER, s. One who amuses himself at 
 the play of curling, S. Baillie. 
 
 CURLET, s. A coverlet. 
 
 CURLIE-DODDIE, s. The Scabious, or 
 Devil's-bit ; Scabiosa Arvensis, Linn., S. A. 
 
 CURLIE-DODDIES,s.;)^. The name given 
 to a sort of sugar-plums, rough with con- 
 fectionary on the outside, given to chil- 
 dren, Roxb. 
 
 CURLIE-FUFFS, s. fl. A term applied, 
 apparently in a ludicrous way, to false 
 hair worn by females in order to supply 
 deficiencies, Teviotd. ; from the idea of 
 puffing up the hair. V. Fuf, Fuff, v. 
 
 CURLIES, s. pi. Colewort, of which the 
 leaves are curled, S.B. 
 
 CURLY KALE. The same with Curlies, s. 
 — Isl. krullkael, i. e., curled kail ; in Dan. 
 kruskael, or crisped colewort. 
 
 CURLIEWURLIE, s. A figure or orna- 
 ment on stone, &c. Synon. Tirly-inrly. 
 Bob Boy. Curliewurlies, fantastical cir- 
 cular ornaments. Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 CURLING, s. An amusement on the ice, 
 in S., in which two contending parties 
 push, or slide forward, great stones of a 
 hemispherical form, of from forty to se- 
 venty pounds' weight, with iron or wooden 
 handles at the top. The object of the 
 player is to lay his stone as near the mark 
 as possible, to guard that of his partner 
 which had been well laid before, or to 
 
 strike off" that of his antagonist. Pennant's 
 Tour in >8'cot.— Perhaps from Teut. kroll- 
 en, krull-en, sinuare, flectere, wheace B. 
 curl ; as the great art of the game is, to 
 make the stones bend or curve in towards 
 the mark, when it is so blocked up that 
 they cannot be directed in a straight line. 
 
 CURLING-STANE,s. A stone used incurl- 
 ing, S. Ramsay. — Teut. krull-en, sinuare, 
 flectere. 
 
 To CURLIPPIE, V. a. To steal slyly, Fife. 
 
 CURLOROUS, adj. Churlish; niggardly. 
 Bannatyne Poems. — A.S. ceorl, rusticus. 
 
 CURLUNS, s. pi. The earth-nut; the pig- 
 nut; Bunium bulbocastanum, Linn., Gal- 
 loway. Synon. Lousy Arnot. 
 
 CURMOW, s. An accompaniment; a con- 
 voy, Fife. — Gael, coirmeog, denotes a fe- 
 male gossip, coirme, a pot-companion ; 
 from coirm, cuirm, ale. 
 
 CURMUD, adj. 1. Conjoining the ideas of 
 closeness of situation, and of apparent 
 cordiality or intimacy. South of S. La- 
 narks. A. Scoffs P. 2. Intimate ; in a 
 state of great familiarity, Roxb. Tweedd. 
 It is often used in a bad sense ; as, 
 They're o'er curmud thegither, signifying, 
 that a man and woman are so familiar 
 as to excite suspicion. 3. Snug; comfort- 
 able, Selkirks. 
 
 To CURMUD, r. n. To sit in a state of 
 closeness and familiarity. They're cur- 
 muddin' thegither, Angus. 
 
 CURMUDGE,s. A mean fellow, Fife. E. 
 curmudgeon. 
 
 CURMUDGEOUS,rt(//. Mean,niggardly,ib. 
 
 CURMUDLIE, Carmudlie, s. Close con- 
 tact; a state of pressure on each other, 
 S.B. — The origin may be Isl. kur-a, to sit 
 at rest, (V. Curr) ; and mot, opposite to, 
 or rather Dan., mod, by, aside. 
 
 CURMURRING,s. Grumbling ; that mo- 
 tion of the intestines produced by slight 
 gripes, S. Burns. — Teut. koer-en, gemere, 
 morr-en, murmurare. 
 
 CURN, KuRN, s. 1. A grain; a single seed, 
 S. 2. A particle ; part of a grain, S. C'halm. 
 Air. 3. A quantity, an indefinite number,S. 
 4. A cum o' bread,a. small piece of bread, 
 Roxb. 5. A number of persons, S. Journ. 
 Lond. — Moes.G. kaurno, Su.G. korn, a 
 grain. 
 
 CURN, CuENE, s. A hand-mill, Fife. 
 
 To CURN, CuRNE, T. a. To grind, Fife. 
 
 Bere-Curne, s. Expl. "the bere-stane." — 
 Chirne>\s the same with E. quern, Moes.G. 
 quairn, A.S. cicaern, ciceorn, cwyrn,S\i.G. 
 quern, quarn, mola. Su.G. wir-a, circum- 
 agere, or htirr-a in gyrum agitare, has 
 been viewed as the root. Perhaps /m-er/'ic-a, 
 id., has as good a claim. 
 
 Pepper-Curne, s. a mill for grinding pepper. 
 
 To CURNAB, V. a. To pilfer, Fife.— The 
 last part of this v. is evidently E. 7iab, to 
 seize without warning. In S. it properly 
 signifies to seize in this manner what is not 
 
CUR 
 
 180 
 
 CUS 
 
 one's own, to seize in the way of rapine. 
 Su.G. napp-a, cito arripere. Perhaps the 
 first syllable is allied to kur-a, to lay hold 
 of clandestinely. 
 
 CURNEY, CuRNiE, s. A small quantity 
 or number, South of S. Q. Durward. 
 
 CURNY, CuRNEY, «((/. 1. Grainy, S. Old 
 Mortality. 2. Knotted, candied ; as honey, 
 marmalade, &c., Roxb. Quernie, id., Kin- 
 ross. — Germ, kernicht. 
 
 CURNIE, s. A nursery-term for the little 
 finger; sometimes curnietrurnie, Fife. 
 
 CURNOITTED, adj. Peevish, Mearns. 
 
 CURPHOUR, CuRFURE, s. The curfew 
 bell, or evening peal. Bannati/iie Poems. 
 
 CURPLE, s. A crupper, S. — Fr. croupe. 
 
 CURPON, CuRPiN, s. 1. The rump of a 
 fowl, S. 2. Applied ludicrously to the 
 buttocks of man, S. Sums. 3. Curpin 
 is the common term in S. for the crupper 
 of a saddle. — Fr. cropion, the rump. 
 
 3 Pay one's Curpin, s. To beat one. 
 
 Ape's Curpon, a designation applied to a 
 child, when meant to express displeasure 
 and contempt, Ang. 
 
 To CURR, c, n. To lean. — Isl. kure, avium 
 more reclinatus quiesco. 
 
 7o CURR, T. n. Used in the same sense 
 with E. cower. Ross. 
 
 To CURR, r. n. To purr as a cat, Roxb. — 
 It had been anciently used in the sense of 
 Coo, as applied to doves. — Teut. koer-en, 
 gemere instar turturis; Isl. Su.G. kurr-a, 
 murmur edere ; Isl. kaur-a, mussitare, 
 haur, murmur. 
 
 CURRACH, CuRROK, s. A skiff or small 
 boat. Bellenden. — Gael, curach. 
 
 CURRACK, CuRROCH, s. A small cart 
 made of twigs, S.B. Statist. Ace. — Gael. 
 cuinqreach, a cart or wagon. 
 
 CURRAN-BUN, s. The vulgar name for the 
 sweet cake used at the New-year,fromthe 
 currantsvfith which it is baked, S. Picken. 
 
 CURRAN-PETRIS, s. The name given to 
 a certain root. South Uist. — Gael, curran 
 denotes a carrot ; perhaps St. Peters 
 Carrot; it being very common, in the 
 Highlands and Islands of S., to denomi- 
 nate objects from some favourite Saint. 
 
 CURRIE, CouRiE, s. A small stool. La- 
 narks. ; denominated perhaps from the r. 
 to Curr, to sit by leaning on the hams; or 
 Cour, to stoop, to crouch. 
 
 To CURRIEMUDGEL, v. a. To beat in 
 good humour, Fife. Curriemudi/e is used 
 in Loth. One takes hold of a child, and 
 rubbing the child's ears in good humour, 
 says, " I'll curricnntdi/e you." 
 
 CURRIE-WIRRIE,a((/. Expressive of a 
 noisy, habitual growl, Ayrs. Synon. 
 TirtcirritK/. 
 
 To CURRIT, T. n. A term applied to a 
 smooth-going carriage or vehicle of any 
 kind ; as, " It currits smoothly alang," 
 Roxb. Perhaps from the Lat. r. currcrc, 
 to run. 
 
 CURROCK-CROSS'T, adj. Bound to a 
 currack, Buchan. Tarras's Poems. 
 
 To CURROO, v. n. " To coo ; applied to 
 the lengthened coo of the male pigeon," 
 Clydes. — Isl. kurr-a, murmurare, minu- 
 rire instar palumbum; Haldorson. — Teut. 
 koer-en, gemere instar turturis aut colum- 
 bae. 
 
 CURSABILL, adj. Current. Aberd. Reg. 
 — Fr. covrsable, id. 
 
 CURSADDLE, s. V. Car-saddle. 
 
 CURSCHE, s. A covering for a woman's 
 head, S. Aberd. Reg. V. Courche. 
 
 2'y CURSEESE, r. a. To reprove ; to pun- 
 ish, Aberd. 
 
 CURSELL, s. Pyle and cursell, a techni- 
 cal phrase, formerly used in the mint, ap- 
 parently denoting the impression made 
 on each side of a piece of money, and equi- 
 valent to E. cross and pile. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Ft. pile denotes not only the impression 
 made on the reverse of a coin, but the die 
 with which it is made ; while Cursell is 
 a diminutive from cors, S. the cry.w, which 
 was always stamped on the more ancient 
 coins. 
 
 CURSE 0' SCOTLAND, the name given to 
 the nine of diamonds in the game of Whist ; 
 said to have originated from the tidings of a 
 severe defeat of the Scots having been writ- 
 ten on the back of this card. South of S. 
 
 CURSOUR, S. CousER, Cusser, s. A stal- 
 lion ; originally a war-horse. Wallace. 
 — Fr. coursiere, a tilting horse. 
 
 CURTALD, s. A kind of cannon.— Fr. 
 courtault, O.E. courtaud, " a kind of shori 
 piece of ordinance, used at sea ;" Phillips. 
 From Fr. court, short. 
 
 CURTEONS, s. pi. Apparently corr. from 
 Fr. cai-ton, thick paper or pasteboard. 
 
 CURTILL, s. A slut. Gl. Lindsay. 
 
 CURTILL, adj. Sluttish.— Mr. Chalmers 
 properly refers to O.E. curtail, a drab. 
 
 CURTOUSH, s. " A woman's short gown," 
 Ayrs., Gl. Picken ; i.e., what is in E. called 
 a bed-gown ; Loth. id. — Apparently from 
 Fr. court, Belg. kurt, short, and houssc, 
 which itself includes the idea of shortness. 
 
 CURWURRING, s. Synon. with Curmur- 
 ring, Loth. — Isl. kurr-a, murmurare, and 
 verr-a, or urr-a, hirrire. 
 
 CUSCHE, CussE, s. Armour for the thighs, 
 Wijntown. — Fr. cuissot, id., from cuisse, the 
 thigh. 
 
 CUSCHETTE, s. A ringdove. V. Kow- 
 
 SCHOT. 
 
 CUSHIE, CusHiE-DOW, s. The ringdove, S. 
 Mayne's Siller Gun. V. Kowschot. 
 
 CUSHIE-NEEL, s. Cochineal, as the word 
 is still pronounced by the vulgar in S. 
 
 * CUSHION, s. Set beside the cushion, laid 
 aside ; equivalent to the modern phrase, 
 " laid on the shelf." Spaldinq. 
 
 CUSHLE-MUSHLE, 5. Earnest and con- 
 tinued muttering, S. B. Ross. — Su.G. 
 kusk-a, io soothe, vntsk-a, to hide, 
 
cus 
 
 181 
 
 CUT 
 
 CUSYNG, #. Accusation. Wallacs. 
 
 CUSSANIS, g. pL Perhaps, armour for the 
 thighe. Fr. cuhfoff. 
 
 CUSSELS, «. The viviparous Bleuny, Fife. 
 Synon. Greenbone, 
 
 CUSSER, CoosER, f, X, CiRsovR. 
 
 CUST, .«. Perhaps abbrev. of Cuftroun,q, v. 
 
 CUSTELL PENNIE, " A due the Bailive 
 claimes out of the goods of the deceased." 
 MS. Explication of Norish words, Orkn. 
 Shetl. V. Best Aucht. 
 
 CUSTOC, .t. V. C'astock. 
 
 CUSTODIER, s. One who has any thing in 
 trust, in order to its being carefully kept; 
 a depositary, S. The Abbot. — L.B. cus- 
 todiar-ius, custos ; Du Cange. 
 
 CUSTOMAR, Customer, s. One who re- 
 ceives duty on goods, S. Acts Ja.IV. 
 
 CUSTRIL, KoosTRiL, ,«. A sort of fool or 
 silly fellow, Roxb. — O.E. custrell denoted 
 the servant of a man-at-arms ; and O.F. 
 costereaux, peasantry outlaws. V. Cus- 
 
 TROUN. 
 
 CUSTROUN, s. A low-born fellow ; per- 
 haps a beggar. Polirart. — O.Fr.coestron, 
 batard, enfant illegitime ; Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 CUSTUMABLE, Customable, adj. This 
 word, besides signifying, as in E., "ac- 
 cording to custom," (V. Spottisw. Suppl. 
 Dec. p. 209,) also denotes what is subject 
 to the payment of custom. Skene. 
 
 CUSTUMARIE, s. The office of the cus- 
 toms. Acts Ja. V. — Fr. coustumerie, id. 
 
 To CUSTUME, t. a. To exact custom for; 
 to subject to taxation, ibid. 
 
 CUT, s. A lot. To draw cuts, to determine 
 by lot. Douglas. 
 
 CUT, s. A certain quantity of yarn, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 CUTCHACH, .9. V. CouTCHACK. 
 
 CUTCHIN, adj. Cowardly ; knocking under. 
 The same with E. couching. V. Coucher. 
 
 CUTE, Coot, Cuitt,s. The ancle,S. Lynd- 
 say. Dunbar. — Teut. kuyte, sura. 
 
 To Let one Cule his Cutes. To leave 
 one to wait in a situation where he is 
 exposed to the cold ; a phrase common 
 among the vulgar; as, " / let him cule his 
 cutes at the dore," or " in the lobby." 
 
 CUTIT, Cuitit, part. adj. Having ancles ; 
 as, sma'-cuitit, having neat ancles, thick- 
 cuitit, Sec. 
 
 CUTE, s. A thing of no value. Dunbar. 
 
 CUTE, adj. Shrewd; sharp-sighted; acute, 
 S. 2. Deep; designing; crafty, S.B. — A.S. 
 cutk, expertus. 
 
 To CUTE, r. n. To play at the amusement 
 of curling. — This term is used in the 
 higher parts of Clydes. V. Coit, r., 2. 
 
 To CUTER, r. a. To cocker, S. V. Kuter. 
 
 CUT-FINGERED, adj. 1. A ludicrous 
 term, applied to one who gives a short 
 answer, or replies with some degree of 
 acrimony. The idea seems borrowed from 
 the peevish humour often manifested, 
 when one has cut one's fnper. 2. Applied 
 
 also to one who leaves a company abrupt- 
 ly, or makes what is termed a ttoienjovk; 
 as "Hc'9 ganoa.y\a.ynncocut-finqer't-iciee," 
 Roxb. 
 
 CUTH, CooTH, ?. The eoalfish, before it bo 
 fully grown, Orkn. Statist. Ace. 
 
 CUTHBERT'S(St.) BEADS, s.pl. A name 
 given to the Entrocki, S. 
 
 CUTHERIE, Cudderie, rtf/;. Very suscept- 
 ible of cold, S.B.- — Belg.^yurf, cold, and r^A;, 
 denoting full possession of any quality. 
 
 CUTHIL, s. A word used to denote corn 
 carried to another field than that on which 
 it grew. Berths. V. Cutle, r. 
 
 CUT-HORN IT, part. adv. Having the 
 horns cut short. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 CUTHRIE, adj. Having the sensation of 
 cold;fondof drawing near to the fire, Ang. 
 
 CUTIE-STANE, s. A stone used in the 
 amusement of curling ; sometimes pron. 
 Cuttin-Stane, Clydes. — Apparently an old 
 Cumbrian word, from C.B. cicd, "a pro- 
 jecting, ejecting, or throwing off ;" Owen. 
 
 CUTIKINSjS.;)?. Cutikins, now called gai- 
 ters, are short ; Spatterdashes, Scotice leg- 
 gins, cover the whole leg. From cute, the 
 ancle. Antiquary. 
 
 To CUTLE, CuiTLE, Cuittle, r. n. To 
 wheedle ; To cutle in Kith one, id., S. 
 The Abbot. — Teut. quedel-en, garrire. 
 
 To CUTLE, V. a. To cutle corn, to carry 
 corn out of water-mark to higher ground, 
 or from low to high ground, that it may 
 be sooner dried ; from a damj) to a dry 
 position, with the same view ; from a 
 loicn or sheltered spot to one that is ex- 
 posed to the wind. The same term is 
 used, when corn is removed from a dis- 
 tant part of a field, or of the iarm, to one 
 that is nearer ; that when ready to be 
 stacked, or housed, it may not be neces- 
 sary to fetch it far in bad roads, W. Loth. 
 C'?(^Ai7,Perths. — Sax. kaut-en, Su.G. kiut-a, 
 mutare. 
 
 CUTLE, s. The corn set up in this manner, 
 W. Loth. It is sometimes removed to give 
 liberty to the cattle to eat the foggage. 
 
 CUTLING, 5. A flatterer; one who coaxes; 
 a wheedler ; from Cutle, v. Jacob. Rel. 
 
 CUT-POCK, 5. The stomach of a fish, S.B. 
 Ross. 
 
 CUTTABLE,«rf;.Whatmaybecutorraowed. 
 
 CUTTETLIE, Cuttedly, adv. I. With 
 quick but unequal motion. Burel. 2. 
 Suddenly ; abruptly, S. 3. Laconically 
 and tartlv, S. Baillie. 
 
 CUT-THROAT, 5. 1. A dark lantern or 
 boicet, in which there is generally horn in- 
 stead of glass; but so constructed that the 
 light may be completely obscured, when 
 this is found necessary for the perpetra- 
 tion of any criminal act, S. 2. The name 
 formerly given to a piece of ordnance. 
 
 CUTTY, Kittie, .<t, A light or worthless 
 woman. 
 
 CUTTY-QUEAN, ». 1. A worthless wo- 
 
CUT 
 
 182 
 
 DAB 
 
 man, S. 2. Ludicrously applied to a wren. 
 Herd's Coll. V. Kittie. 
 
 CUTTY, CuTTiE,a«^y. 1. Short, S. 2. Testy; 
 hasty ; or to expl. it by another S. idiom, 
 " short of the temper," Fife. — Gael, cii- 
 tach, short, bobtailed. Hence, 
 
 CUTTIE, Cutty, Cuxie, s. 1. A popgun. 
 £p. Galloivay. 2. A spoon, S. — Gael. 
 eutag, id. Ross. 3. A short tobacco 
 pipe, S. Ramsay. 4. " A short stump 
 of a girl," Dumfr. 
 
 CUTTY-GUN, s. A short tobacco-pipe, 
 Mearns. Cuttie, synon. 
 
 CUTTIE, s, A hare, Fife, Perths. Berwicks. 
 " Lepus timidus, Common Hare. S. Mau- 
 kin, Cuttie." — C.B. cid, a rump or tail, 
 
 CUTTIE-CLAP,». The couch of a hare; its 
 seat or lair, Kinross, Perths. 
 
 CUTTIE'S-FUD, s. A hare's tail, ibid. 
 — Perhaps from Gael, cutach, bob-tailed. 
 Ciitag, according to Shaw, denotes " any 
 short thing of feminine gender." Armor. 
 gat, a hare. 
 
 CUTTIE, s. A horse or mare of two years 
 of age, Mearns. Supposed to be a dimin. 
 from Cout, i. e., a colt. 
 
 CUTTY-BROWN, s. Apparently a designa- 
 tion for a brown horse that is crop-eared, 
 or perhaps docked in the tail. Herd's Coll. 
 
 CUTTY-RUNG, s. A crupper, formed by a 
 short piece of wood fixed to the saddle at 
 each end by a cord, Mearns. 
 
 CUTTIE, s. The Black Guillemot, S.O. 
 Fleming. 
 
 CUTTIE-BOYN, s. A small tub for wash- 
 ing the feet in, Lanarks. Ayrs. 
 
 CUTTY-FREE, adj. Able to take one's 
 food, S.B. 
 
 CUTTY-MUN, s. Cutty-mun and Tree- 
 ladle. Supposed to be the name of an 
 old tune. Cutty-mun, if denoting a spoon 
 with a very short handle, as its connexion 
 with Treeladle, a wooden ladle, would 
 intimate, must be viewed as tautological; 
 Munn itself, q. v., bearing this sense. 
 
 CUTTY-STOOL, s. L A low stool, S. 2. 
 The stool of repentance, S. Sir J. Sin- 
 clair.— From, cutty, kittie, a light woman. 
 V. Kittie. 
 
 CUTTIE-STOUP, s. A pewter vessel hold- 
 ing the eighth part of a chopin or quart, 
 S. Burns. Modern S., a Gill. 
 
 CUTTIT, CuTTED, ac/j. 1. Abrupt, S. R. 
 Bruce. 2. Laconic and tart, S. 
 
 CUTTITLIE, adc. V. Cuttetlie. 
 
 To CUTTLE, y. n. To smile or laugh in 
 a suppressed manner, Teviotd. Synon. 
 Smurtle. 
 
 CUTTUMRUNG, s. That part of the Tree- 
 and-trantlum which goes under the tail, 
 Aberd. 
 
 CUTWIDDIE, CuDWUDDiE,s. 1. The piece 
 of wood by which a harrow is fastened to 
 the yoke, Fife. 2. Cuticiddies, pi. The 
 links which join the swingletrees to the 
 tkreiptree in a plough, Clydes. 
 
 CUTWORM, s. A small white grub which 
 destroys vegetables, by cutting through 
 the stem, S. 
 
 CUWYN, s. Stratagem. V. Conuyne. 
 
 CUZ, adv. Closely, Ang. Synon. Cosie, q. v. 
 
 CWAW, CwAY, a contraction for Comeaica' 
 or away, S. 
 
 D 
 
 DA, s. Day. Douglas. V. Daw. 
 
 DA', Dae, Day, s. A doe. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 A.S. da, Dan. daa, id. 
 
 DA, s. A sluggard. V. Daw. 
 
 DA, s. Perhaps a small portion or piece ; 
 from A.S. dal, a division, or dael, a por- 
 tion, I being quiescent in the end of many 
 words in S. 
 
 DAAR, adj. Dear, in price; compar. daarer, 
 superl. daarest, Aberd. V. Darrar. 
 
 To DAB, Daub, r. a. 1. To peck, as birds 
 do, S. J. Nicol. 2. To prick. Popular 
 Ball. — Teut. dabb-en, sufFodere, fodicare. 
 
 DAB, s. 1. A stroke from the beak of a 
 bird, S. 2. A smart push. Creichton. 
 
 DABACH, s. A stroke or blow, Buchan. — 
 Probably a dimin. from Dab, a stroke. 
 Gael. (Zio6a(^/i, however, is a prick, a point. 
 
 To D ABBER, Dever, v. a. To confound or 
 stupify one, by talking so rapidly that one 
 cannot understand what is said, Dumfr. — 
 This seems to be merely a provincial va- 
 riety of Dauer, Daiver, v. a. 
 
 To DABBER, r. w. To jar .: to wrangle, 
 
 Aberd. — Gael, deahh-am signifies " to bat- 
 tle, to encounter;" Shaw. 
 
 DABBIES, s. pi. Haly, Holy, or Helly, 
 Dabbles. 1. The designation still given, 
 in Galloway, to the bread used in the Sa- 
 crament of the Lord's Supper. This is 
 not baked in the form of a loaf, but in 
 cakes such as are generally called Short- 
 bread. 2. The vulgar name still given in 
 Edinburgh to a species of cake baked with 
 butter, otherwise called Petticoat-tails ; 
 in Dundee, if o^j/ Doupies. — They have ob- 
 viously been denominated Dabbies, as be- 
 ing punctured, from the v. to Dab ; and 
 Haly, Helly, or Holy, as being conse- 
 crated to a religious use. 
 
 DABERLACK, s. 1 . " A kind of long sea- 
 weed," Gl. Surv. Nairn. 2. " Any wet 
 dirty strap of cloth or leather," ibid. In 
 this eense it is often used to signify the 
 rags of a tattered garment, from its re- 
 semblance to long sea-weed. 3. Applied 
 to the hair of the head, when hanging in 
 lank, tangled and separate locks, ibid. 
 
 ( 
 
DAB 
 
 183 
 
 DAG 
 
 DABLET, s. An imp ; a little devil. Wat- 
 son's Coll. — Fr. diableteau, id. 
 
 D ACH AN, {gutt.) s. A puny dwarfish crea- 
 ture, Buchan. Synon. with Ablach, Wary- 
 draff, &c. — Gael, daoch, a periwinkle ; 
 Teut. docke, a puppet. 
 
 BACKER, s. Struggle, Ang. Eoss. 
 
 To BACKER, Baiker, r. a. 1. To search; 
 to search for stolen goods, S.B. Moss. 2. 
 To engage; to grapple, S.B. Poems Btich. 
 Dial. 3. To toil as in job work. Gl. 
 Sibb. 4. To deal in a peddling way ; to 
 truck; to barter, S. 5. To be slightly em- 
 ployed, S. 6. To be engaged about any 
 piece of work in which one does not make 
 great exertion ; to be slightly employed, 
 S. 7. To stroll, or go about in a care- 
 less manner, not having much to do, 
 Roxb. Heart Mid-Loth. 8. To go about 
 in a feeble or infirm state, Ettr. For. 9. 
 To Daiker on, to continue in any situa- 
 tion, or engaged in any business, in a state 
 of irresolution whether to quit it or not ; 
 to hang on, S. Hob JRoy. 10. To Daiker 
 up the Gate, to jog or walk slowly up a 
 street, S. ibid. — Gael, deachair-am, to fol- 
 low ; Flem. daecker-en, to fly about. 
 
 BACKLE, s. 1. Suspense ; hesitation ; ap- 
 plied both to inanimate objects, and to the 
 mind, S.B. 2. The fading of the fire. 
 Gl.Sur V.Nairn. 
 
 BACKLIE, adj. 1 . Of a swarthy complexion. 
 Ayrs. 2. Pale ; having a sickly appear- 
 ance, ibid. — Is\. dauck-r,doeck-r, ohscuvus. 
 It is conjoined with many other words; 
 as, daukkblar, nigro-coeruleus, dark-blue; 
 daukkraud-r, nigro-ruber, dark-red, &c. 
 
 DACKIAE, part. 2yr. 1. In a state of doubt, 
 S.B. 2. Slow ; dilatory, S.B. 
 
 BACKLIN, s. A slight shower ; " a dack- 
 lin of rain," S.B. 
 
 To BACRE one, v. a. To inflict corporal 
 punishment on one ; as, " I'll dacre ye," 
 spoken jocosely, Bumfr, 
 
 BAB, s. A large piece. V. Bawd. 
 
 BAB. Dad a bit, not a whit; a minced oath, 
 dad being expl. as equivalent to devil, 
 Mearns. Taylor's S. Poems. 
 
 To BAB, Baud, v. a. 1. To thrash, S.B. 
 Saxon and Gael. 2. To dash ; to drive 
 forcibly, S. Knox. 3. To throw dirt so 
 as to bespatter, S. J. Nicol, 
 
 BAB, s. LA sudden and violent motion or 
 stroke. It is also used to denote a blow 
 given by one person to another, Galloway, 
 South of S. iiamsay. 2. Used to denote 
 the act of beating with the hands, as ex- 
 pressive of a plaudit, Bumfr. Siller Gun. 
 
 To BAB BowN, T. n. To fall or sink down, 
 forcibly and with noise, S. Ramsay. 
 
 BABBIE, s. A father; the term most com- 
 monly used by the children of the pea- 
 santry, S. Sonij Herd's Coll. 
 
 BABBINS, s. pi. A beating; Pse gl'e you 
 your daddins, I will beat you, Fife. 
 
 To BABBLE, Baidle, r. a. 1 . To drag- 
 
 gle, S, 2. To do any work in a slovenly 
 way, Ang. 
 
 I'o BABBLE, Baidle, v. n. 1. To be slow 
 in motion or action, S. 2. To waddle ; to 
 wriggle, S. 3. To be feeble or apparently 
 unfit for exertion, S. 4. To daddle and 
 drink, to tipple, S. 5. Applied to one 
 addicted to prostitution, Ayrs. V.Bawdie. 
 
 BABBLE, Baddlie, s. A pinafore, a larger 
 sort of bib, S. 
 
 To BABE. Perhaps to suck. 
 
 To BAFF, V. n. 1. To be foolish. Polwart. 
 
 2. To make sport, Lanarks. 3. To toy, 
 rather conveying the idea of wantonness, 
 Ayrs. S.B. S.O. Picken's Poems.— S>a,x. 
 dar-en, insanire ; Su.G. dofic-a, sensu pri- 
 vare, dofn-a, stupere. 
 
 BAFFERY,s. 1. Romping; frolicksomeness, 
 S. 2. Thoughtlessness ; folly, S.B. Ross. 
 
 B AFFICK, s. A coarse tub or trough, Orkn. 
 
 BAFFIN, Baffing, s. 1. Folly in general, 
 S. Ramsay. 2. Pastime; gaiety, S. Lynd- 
 say. 3. Excessive diversion. Kelly. 4. 
 Matrimonial intercourse. S. P. Repr. 5. 
 Loose conversation ; smutty language, S. 
 Old Mortality. 6. " Ballying ;" indeli- 
 cate toying, S. CTl.Shirrefs. 7. Berange- 
 ment ; frenzy. Melvill's MS. 
 
 BAFFING, ;;«?•(. adj. Merry; gay; light- 
 hearted, S. Petticoat Tales. 
 
 DAFT, adj. 1. Belirious ; stupid, S. Bel- 
 lenden. 2. Foolish ; unwise, S. Lyndsay. 
 
 3. Giddy ; thoughtless, S. Diallog. 4. 
 Playful ; innocently gay, S. Ramsay. 5. 
 Gay. to excess, S. Ross. 6. Wanton, S. 
 Shirrefs. 7. Extremely eager for the at- 
 tainment of any object, or foolishly fond in 
 the possession of it, S. — Isl. dauf-r, datift, 
 fatuus, subtristis ; Su.G. doef, stupidus. 
 
 BAFT BAYS. The Christmas holidays, 
 and those at the New-year, S. Ferguson. 
 
 BAFTISH, adj. In some degree deranged, 
 S. A diminutive from Daft. 
 
 BAFTLY, adr. 1. Foolishly, S. Ramsay. 
 
 2. Merrily ; gaily, S. Davidson's Seasons. 
 BAFTLIKE, adj. 1. Having the appear- 
 ance of folly, S. Ramsay. 2. Having a 
 strange or awkward appearance, S. Hogg. 
 
 3. Resembling derangement, S. Gait. 
 BAFTNESS, s. 1. Foolishness. Abp.Ha- 
 
 miltoun. 2. Fatuity; insanity, S. Entail. 
 
 To BAG, r. a. To shoot ; to let fly. Knox. 
 
 To BAG, V. n. To rain gently; used imper- 
 sonally. It's daggin on, there is a small 
 rain, S.— Isl. dogg-ua, rigo ; Sw. dugg-a, 
 to drizzle. 
 
 BAG, s. 1. A thin or gentle rain, S. — Isl. 
 daiigg, pluvia ; Sw. dagg, a thick or driz- 
 zling rain. 2. A thick fog; a mist, S. 3. 
 A heavy shower, Ayrs. — Su.G. dagg, dew. 
 
 BAGGIE, adj. Brizzling. A daggieday,S., 
 a day characterized by slight rain. Daickie 
 synon. 
 
 To BAGGLE, v. n. To fall in torrents, Ayrs. 
 
 BAGGLER, s. A lounger; an idler, Fife. 
 
 BAGE, ». A trollop ; a dirty mismanaging 
 
DAG 
 
 184 
 
 DAI 
 
 woman, Tevictd.—This is probably the 
 sarao -with Dav, J)a, c. as used in sense 2., 
 only differing in pronunciation. 
 
 pAGH,s. Dough. V. Daigh. 
 
 DAY, s. A canopy. InTejitories.—O.Vr, day 
 is synon. with rfa;.", "a cloth of estate, 
 canopie, or heaven, that stands oyer the 
 heads of princes' thrones;" Cotgr. 
 
 * DAY, s. A portion of time, determined by 
 the word conjoined with it ; as, A month's 
 day, the space of a month; A year's day, 
 the space of a year. 
 
 * DAY. The day, a .Scottish idiom for to- 
 day; as. How are ye the day ? Waverley. 
 The same idiom appears in the morn, 
 the phrase invariably used in our verna- 
 cular language for to-morrow. 
 
 DAY AND WA_Y. 1. To make day and icay 
 o't; to support one's self for the day, so as 
 to clear one's xcay, without any overplus, S. 
 2. " Ye've made the day and the way 
 alike lantj;" applied to those who have 
 taken much longer time in any excursion 
 than was necessary, especially when they 
 do not return till nightfall, .S. 
 
 DAY- DAW, P. Dawn of day, Fife.— 
 Tennant's Card. Beaton. V. Daw, t. 
 
 DAY-NETTLES. Dead nettles, an herb, 
 S. Lamium Album, Linn. 
 
 DAY NOR DOOR. It is said that one can 
 hear neither day nor door, when a person 
 cannot distinguish one sound from another. 
 It is more generally used, I think, to ex- 
 press the stunning effect of loud noise, S. 
 Old Mortality. I suspect that it should 
 be D nor Door, in the same manner as it 
 is said of a stupid person, that he disna 
 ken a Bfrae a Bvll'sfit, S. 
 
 To DAIBLE, T. a. To wash in a slight way, 
 Roxb. E. dabble is synon. 
 
 DAIBLE, s. A slight washing ; as, " The 
 claise has gotten a bit dalble," ibid. — 
 Teut. dabbel-en, subigere. 
 
 To DAIBLE, r. n. To go about in an in- 
 active and feeble way ; generally applied 
 to children, Ettr. For. — Fr. debile, feeble, 
 infirm; Lat. dchU-is, id. 
 
 To DAICKLE, r. n. To hesitate ; to feel 
 reluctant, Ayrs. Y. Dackle. 
 
 DAIDLE, Daidlie, s. A larger sort of bib, 
 used for keeping the clothes of children 
 clean; a pin-afore, S. Jac. Relics. 
 
 To DAIDLE, r. «. To trifle; S. V. Daddle. 
 
 DAIDLER, s. A trifler, Dumfr. 
 
 D AT D L 1 N i;, pa rt. j^r. Silly ; mean-spirited ; 
 pusillanimous, S. Old Mortality. 
 
 DAIGH, .«. Dough, S. Ramsau. — A.S.rfrtA,id. 
 
 DAIGHIE, s. 1. Doughy, S. 2. Soft ; in- 
 active; destitute of spirit, S. 3. Applied 
 to rich ground, composed of clay and sand 
 in due proportions, BanfFs. 
 
 DAIGH INESSjS. The state of beingdoughy. 
 
 DAYIS. 7't'/iaW(/rty(.<,tohold'a truce. ^Vyn- 
 town. — Su.G. da<i,a truce, also the time of 
 the observation of a truce ; daija, to come 
 to terms, to enter into an agreement. 
 
 DAYIS. A corrupted gpelling of A(}nu$ 
 DeVe, " those little amulets, as one may 
 call them, commonly made of fragments of 
 the vrax lights used at Easter, and im- 
 pressed with the figure of the Paschal 
 Lamb." Intentories. V. Angus Dayis. 
 DA YIS-DARLING, s. A sweetheart, Lind- 
 say. 
 DAYITHIS, s. pi. Debts, Aberd. Reg. 
 To DA IK, T. a. To smooth down; as, " to 
 daik the head," to smooth down the hair, 
 Meams. — Perhaps a provincial pronuncia- 
 tion, and oblique use of the E. v. to Deck. 
 To DAIKER, r. «. V. Dacker. 
 To DAIKER out, r. a. To dispone in an 
 
 orderly way, West of S. Y. Dacker. 
 DAIKER, .t. A decade. Skene. — Sn.G. deker, 
 id. " I)eker skin," says Ihre, " according 
 to our old laws, was the number of ten, 
 or rather of twelve hides." The decades 
 of the ancients generally consisted of 
 twelve, as the hundred of 120. In S., the 
 lang hunder is 120, or six score, which is 
 still used in the sale of oysters, and many 
 other articles. 
 DAIKINS, interj. An exclamation or kind 
 of oath, Galloway. — This is undoubtedly 
 the same with E. dickens ; which, accord- 
 to Dr. Johns., seems to " import much the 
 same with the devil." Bailey gives it 
 derilkin, i. e., little devil. 
 DAIKIT, part. pa. " It has ne'er been 
 
 daikit," it has never been used, Aug. 
 DAIL,s. 1, A part; a portion. E. rfi-a/. 2. 
 Anumber of persons. Chr.Kirk. i. Nae- 
 great dail, of no great worth or value, 
 Aberd. 
 To have Dale. To have to do. Douglas. 
 DAIL, .«. A ewe, which not becoming preg- 
 nant, is fattened for the butcher. Com- 
 plai/nt S. 
 DAIL, s. A field, Fife.— Teut. dal, dael, 
 vallis; A.S. dael, Su.G. dal, id.; Ga.el.dal, 
 " a plain field; a dale." 
 DAILY-DUD. The dish-clout. V. Dud. 
 DAYLIGAUN, s. The twilight. This is al- 
 most the only term used in this sense in 
 Clydes. ; q. daylight ga'in or going. Synon. 
 Gloamin. 
 DAILL, s. L^sed in the sense of E. dealing, 
 
 as denoting intercourse. Acts Ja. VI. 
 DAILL-SILVER, Daill-Siluer,s. Money 
 for distribution among the clergy on a 
 foundation. Acts Ja. VI. — From A.S. 
 dael, Teut. deel, deyl, pars ; whence deyl- 
 brood, pauis qui elemosynae loco egenis 
 distribuitur. V. Aniversauy. 
 DALMEN, Of?;. Rare; occasional, S. Aun- 
 
 trin synon. 
 DAIMEN-ICKER, s. An ear of corn met 
 with occasionally, S. Burns. — From A.S. 
 aecer, an ear of corn, and perhaps diement, 
 counted, from A.S. dem-an, to reckon. 
 To DAIMIS, r. a. To stun, Aberd. The 
 
 same with Dammish, q. v. 
 D.VINE, adj. Gentle; modest; lowly. — 
 
DAI 
 
 185 
 
 DAM 
 
 Perhaps from the Fr. v. dai(/n-er, to rouch- 
 safe. 
 
 DAINSHOCH, arJJ, Nice or squeamish; 
 puling at one's foo<l, Fife, IJerwieks. E. 
 dainty. — Gael, dcanmhasach, prim, bears 
 some resemblance. 
 
 DAINTA, Daintis, int")/. It avails not, 
 Aberd. lions. — Tent, dlen-eu, to avail, and 
 intet, nothing. 
 
 DAYNTE', .«!. Regard. Wyntoini. 
 
 DAINTESSjS. A rarity; a delicacy, Ang. — 
 It appears to be merely a corruption of 
 the s. Daint'ith as used in the plural. 
 
 DAINTY, s. 1. Large, as applied to inani- 
 mate objects; as, A dainty kebbuck, a 
 large cheese, S. 2. Plump and thriving, 
 as regarding a child, S. It is also used of 
 adults in the same sense with stately in S. 
 A. dainty bird, indeed, a large or vrell- 
 grovvn person, S.B. 3. Nearly as synon. 
 with E. comely, S. 4. Pleasant ; good- 
 humoured, S, .5. Worthy ; excellent, S. 
 Jiurns. 6. Liberal ; open-hearted. She's 
 a dainty xrife ; she'll no set you aica' tiime- 
 handit, S. This sense is very common in 
 the North of S. 7. It is sometimes used 
 ironically; That is a dainty hit, truly! 
 applied to a scanty portion, S.B. — Isl. 
 daindi, excellenter bonum quid ; dandis 
 madr, homo virtuosus ; rendered in Dan. 
 en brat mand, S. a braw man; perfectly 
 synon. with " a dainty man." 
 
 DAINTITH, s. A dainty, S. Kelly. 
 
 DAJON-WABSTER, s. A liuen-weaver, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 To DAIR AWAY, v. n. To roam ; to wan- 
 der ; applied to sheep, forsaking their 
 usual pasture, Roxb. — It may be merely 
 a softened, provincial pronunciation of 
 Darer, Dairer, to become stupid. 
 
 DAIRGIE, s. The entertainment given to 
 the company after a funeral, Aug. Pro- 
 bably a corr. of Dirge, E. V. Dregy. 
 
 DAIS, s. V. Deis, and Chambradeese. 
 
 Chamber of Dais. V. Chambradeese. 
 
 DAYS, pi. A' the Days of the Week, a game 
 among children. V. Birds. 
 
 DAYS of LAW, Lawdayis. The term of 
 the session, or the time when those are 
 summoned to attend, who have interest 
 in a court of justice. Wcdlace. — Isl. lag- 
 day, dies lege praefinitus. 
 
 DXIS'D, part pa. A term applied to wood, 
 when it begins to lose its proper colour 
 and texture, S. V. Dase, r. 
 
 DAISE, s. 1. The powder, or that part of 
 a stone which is bruised in consequence of 
 the strokes of the pick-axe or chisel, Ang. 
 2. To get a daise, to receive such injury 
 as to become rotten or spoiled ; applied 
 to clothes, wood, &c. V. Dase, Daise, r. 
 
 To DAISE, T. a. To stupify. V. Dase. 
 
 To DAISE, r. n. 1. To wither ; to become 
 rotten or spoiled, from keeping, dampness, 
 (Sec, Roxb. 2. To be cold or benumbed, 
 ibid. V. Dase, t. 
 
 DAISIE, Daizik, adj. Applied to the wea- 
 thcr; as, " a dnine day," a cold raw day, 
 without sunsliiue, Roxb, Dumfr. — Per- 
 haps as having the power to benumb, from 
 Dase, Daise, t. 
 
 DAISING, s. A disease of sheep, called 
 also Pining and Vanquish, S. — Isl. da?, 
 languor, das-az, languescere. 
 
 DAY-SKY, s. The appearance of the sky at 
 break of day or at twilight, Ettr. For. 
 
 DArf,.<!. Determination; destiny. Wallace. 
 
 To DAIVER, V. a. 1. To stun, &c., S. V. 
 Dauer. 2. This term is used in an im- 
 precation — Dairer ye, which seems equi- 
 valent to the unwarrantable language of 
 wrath, " Confound you," Dumfr. 
 
 DAIVILIE, adr. Listlessly ; Lanarks. — 
 This is evidently formed from the old adj. 
 Dane, q. v., synon. with Isl. Su.G. dauf, 
 stupidus. See its cognates under Dowf 
 and Daav. 
 
 DAYWERK,Dawerk,Dark,s. 1. A day's 
 work. Wyntown. S. darg. 2. This term 
 seems to have been used, in a secondary 
 sense, to denote a certain quantity, as 
 being the result of the labour or work of 
 a day. — A.S. daegweorc, id. V. Darg. 
 
 DAKYR, s. The same with Daiker, q. v. 
 
 DALE, s. Part; interest; management. To 
 Have Dale. V. Dail, s. 1. 
 
 DALEIR, .<!. A dollar.— Teut. daler, id, 
 
 DALE-LAND, s. The lower and arable 
 ground of a district; from dale, a valley. 
 
 DALE-LANDER, Dale-man, s. An inhabi- 
 tant of the lower ground, Clydesd. 
 
 DALESMAN, s. An inhabitant of a small 
 valley or dale, S.A. Hogg. 
 
 DALK,s. Varieties of slate clay, sometiraes 
 common clay, S. Statist. Account. 
 
 DALL, s. A large cake, made of sawdust, 
 mixed with the dung of cows, &c., used 
 by poor people for fuel, Angus. 
 
 DALL, s. A sloven, Ayrs. — Perhaps ori- 
 ginally the same with Dcac, properly a 
 sluggard; in a secondary sense, a drab. 
 
 DALLISH, adj. Slovenly, ibid. 
 
 DALLY, s. The stick used sometimes in 
 binding sheaves. Border. 
 
 DALLY, s. 1. A girl's puppet, S.B. E.doll. 
 2. A painted figure. Morison. 
 
 DALLIS, 3/>. s. r. Dawns. Godly Ball. 
 
 DALLOP, s. Train's Mountain Muse. V. 
 
 DOOLLOUP. 
 
 DALMATYK, s. A white dress worn by 
 kings and bishops ; at times by priests 
 and deacons. Wyntou-n. Thus denomi- 
 nated, as being brought from Dalmatia. 
 
 DALMES, s. Damask cloth. Inventories. 
 
 DALPHY'N, s. The name of a French gold 
 coin in our old Acts. V. Dolphin. 
 
 DALT, s. The designation given, in the 
 Hebrides, to a foster child. — Gael, dal- 
 tan, id. 
 
 * DAM, s. Improperly used to denote what 
 is otherwise called a mill-lead, Kinross. 
 
 DAM, .<!. The quantity of urine discharged 
 
DAM 
 
 18() 
 
 DAN 
 
 at once; a term generally applied to chil- 
 dren, S. 
 
 To Mak one's Dam. To urine. 
 
 To Tyne one's Dam. To bepiss one's self, S. 
 Burns. 
 
 To DAM, T. n. To urine. Maitland P. 
 
 DAMALL COMBRONE. A designation 
 anciently given to the usher of a grammar 
 school. 
 
 DAMBORDED,arf/. Having square figures. 
 Also called diced. 
 
 DAMBROD. V. Dams. 
 
 DAMMAGEUSjrtrf/. Injurious. Bellenden. 
 
 DAMMER, ?. A miner, S. 
 
 DAMMERTIT, part. adj. Stupid, Renfr. 
 Synon. Doitlt. — Perhaps from Teut. dom, 
 stupid, and aerd, Belg. aart, nature, dis- 
 position ; q. of a stupid nature. 
 
 DAMMES, Dammas, s. Damask-work. 
 
 DAMMIN and LAVIN'. A low poaching 
 mode of catching fish in rivulets, by dam- 
 ming and diverting the course of the 
 stream, and then laring or throwing out 
 the water, so as to get at the devoted 
 prey, S. 
 
 DAMMYS, s. The city of Damascus. 
 
 DAMMYS,Dammeis,s. Damage. GLSibb. 
 — Fr. dommaqe. 
 
 To DAMMISH, r. a. To stun ; to stupify, 
 S. Bollock. — Germ, dcnnisch machen, to 
 stun one's head. 
 
 DAMMIT, part. pa. The same as damisWt, 
 stunned, Ang. — Allied perhaps to Teut. 
 dom, obtusus, stupidus, stolidus. 
 
 To DAMPNE, T. a. To condemn. 
 
 D AMPNIS, s. pi. Damages ; or perhaps ex- 
 penses. ^6er(^.J2c(;. — FromLat. (^amH-M»j. 
 
 DAMS, Dames, s.jo/. The game of draughts, 
 S. Saxon and Gael. — Sw. dam, dampsel, 
 id. ; damhraedc, S., a dambrod. 
 
 DAMSCHED, s. A portion of land bor- 
 dering on a dam. V. Shed. 
 
 DAN, s. A term equivalent to Lord, Sir. 
 Douglas. — O.Fr. 
 
 DAN, Dand, Dandie. Contracted forms of 
 the name Andrew, used in the South of S. 
 
 * To DANCE, r. «. " Ye'll neither dance, 
 nor baud [hold] the candle," S. Prov., 
 You will neither do one thing nor another; 
 you will neither act your own part, nor 
 assist another. 
 
 To DANCE his or her lane. A phrase ex- 
 pressive either of great joy, or of violent 
 rage, S. James V. 
 
 DANCE-IN-MY-LUFE. A designation for 
 a person of a very diminutive appearance, 
 Roxb. Apparently in allusion to a child's 
 toy. V. LuFE, the palm of the hand. 
 
 DANDER, s. 1. A bit of the refuse of a 
 smith's fire ; a cinder from a smithy, S. 
 2. A piece of the scoriae of iron, or of the 
 refuse of glass, S. Papers A.S.S. 
 
 DANDER, Dauner, s. The act of saunter- 
 ing, S. Dauner, Renfv. 
 
 To DANDER, r. n. 1. To roam, S. 2. To 
 go about idly; to snunter, S. Bamsay. 3. 
 
 To roam, without a fixed habitation, S. 
 Ferguson. 4. To trifle ; to mispend one's 
 time, S. 5. To bewilder one's self, from 
 want of attention, or stupidity, S. Burel. 
 
 DANDERER, Dacnderer, s. A saunterer; 
 one who habitually goes about, S. 
 
 DANDERIN, s. A sauntering, S. 
 
 DANDERS, s. pi. Refuse of a smith's fire, S. 
 
 DANDIE, Dandy, s. A principal person or 
 thing; what is nice, fine, or possessing 
 super-eminence in wlaatever way, S. B. 
 Galloway. V. Dainty. 
 
 DANDIEFECHAN, s. A hollow stroke 
 on any part of the bodv, Fife. 
 
 To DANDILL, r. n. To go about idly. 
 Burel. — Fr. dandin-er, " to go gaping ill- 
 favouredly," Cotgr. 
 
 DANDILLY, Dandily, adj. Celebrated, 
 especially for beauty, S.B. Boss. 
 
 DANDILLY, s. A female who is spoiled 
 by admiration, S. Cleland. Perhaps from 
 the same origin with Dandill. 
 
 DANDILLIE CHAIN. A chain used by 
 children as a toy or ornament, made of 
 the stems of the Dandelion, Roxb. 
 
 DANDRING, part. pr. Emitting an un- 
 equal sound. Evergreen. — Teut. donder- 
 en, tonare. 
 
 DANE, DAiNE,arf/. Gentle; modest. Lynd- 
 say. — O.Fr. dain, dainty, fine. 
 
 DANE,jDrtrt.pa. Done, Aberd. Gl.Shirrefs. 
 
 DANG, pret. of Ding, q. v. 
 
 DANGER, Dawnger, s. 1. The great ex- 
 ertion made by a pursuer, exposing an- 
 other to imminent danger. Wcdlace. 2. 
 In his dawnger, in his power as a captive. 
 Wyntoicn. It sometimes conveys the idea 
 of being subject to a legal prosecution. 
 3. But dawngere, without hesitation. Bar- 
 bour. — O.Fr. danger, power, dominion. 
 
 DANGER, adj. Perilous. Wallace, 
 
 To DANYEL, v. n. 1. To dangle, Upp. 
 Clydes. 2. To jolt as a cart on a rough 
 road, ibid. This seems radically the same 
 with E. Dangle, as denoting inconstancy 
 of motion. — The origin is Isl. dangl-a, 
 which is used in two senses, pulsare; also, 
 vibrare. We may add Su.G. daengl-a, 
 dingl-a, pendulum, motitari. 
 
 DANNARD,/)rt>•^ adj. In a state of stupor, 
 Ayrs. Train's Poet. Bee. V. Donnard. 
 
 To DANNER, r. n. To saunter, Clydes. 
 Dumfr. Softened from Dander, q. v. 
 Siller Gun. 
 
 DANSKEINE, Danskene, s. Denmark. 
 
 To DANT, V. n. To be afraid, S. This is 
 merely E. daunt, to intimidate, used ob- 
 liquely, or in a neuter sense. 
 
 DANT, s. Priests Peblis. V. Dent. 
 
 To DANT, r. a. To subdue. Abp.Hamiltoun. 
 
 DANTERjS. Atamer; a subduer. Douqlas. 
 
 To DANTON, r. a. 1. To subdue, S. Pit- 
 scottie. 2. To break in or tame a horse. 
 Skene. 3. Still used in the same sense 
 with the E. r. to Daunt, S., to intimidate. 
 Jlerd't Coll,—Yv, domter, donter, id. 
 
 i 
 
DAP 
 
 187 
 
 BAU 
 
 DAPILL, adj. Perhaps, severe ; harsh. — 
 Gael, diopal signifies severe. 
 
 DAPPERPY, adj. Of diapered, or varie- 
 gated woollen cloth. Bord. Minst. 
 
 To DARE, (pron. daar,) r. n. To be afraid; 
 to stand in awe, Ang. — Sw. darr-a, to 
 quake, to tremble. 
 
 To DARE. Perhaps to hurt. Sir Gaican. 
 V. Dere. 
 
 DARE,ac(/. Stupid; dull. Houlate. — Su.G. 
 daere, stultus. 
 
 DARE-THE-DIEL, s. One who fears no- 
 thing, and who will attempt any thing, S. 
 Warerlei/. 
 
 DARG, Dark, «. 1. A day's work, S. An- 
 ciently dayicerk, q. v. Stat. Account. 2. 
 A certain quantity of work, whether more 
 or less than that of a day. Kelhj. 3. Trans- 
 ferred to the ground on which a particu- 
 lar kind of work is done, as denoting its 
 extent, Perths. Sometimes a day's darg. 
 
 Love-Darg,s. Apiece of workorservice done, 
 not for hire, but merely from affection, S. 
 
 DARG-DAYS, s. pi. Cottars were for- 
 merly bound to give the labour of a cer- 
 tain number of days to the superior, in 
 lieu of rent, which were called darg-d.ays, 
 i. e., days of work, S.B. 
 
 DARGEIS, s. pi. Dirges. Bannatyne P. 
 
 DARGER, s. A day-labourer, S. 'Minst. 
 Border. 
 
 DARGING, Darguing, s. The work of a 
 day-labourer, S. R. Galloway. 
 
 DARKENING, s. Evening; twilight. Syn. 
 Gloamin and Daylhjaun, S. Dcrknitu/, 
 Roxb. Waverley. Formed from the E. 
 V. Darken. — It corresponds to A.S. deor- 
 cung, crepusculum, Gl. Aelfr. 
 
 DARKLINS, adv. In the dark, S. Burns. 
 
 DARLE, s. 1. A small piece; properly ap- 
 plied to bread, Ayrs. 2. A small portion 
 of any thing, ibid. — C.B. darn and dryll 
 both signify a piece, a fragment. 
 
 To DARN, Dern, r. a. To conceal, S. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To DARN, Dern, r.n. 1. To hide one's self. 
 Hudson. 2. To hearken or listen, Fife. 
 " He was darnin at my door," a secondary 
 sense, borrowed from the idea of a listener 
 posting himself in a secret place, or keep- 
 ing himself in darkness. 3. To loiter at 
 work; a still more oblique sense, as list- 
 eners generally slacken their diligence, 
 Fife. 4. To muse ; to think, Fife. Per- 
 haps q. to conceal one's miud. 5. To Dern 
 behind, to fall back, Fife. — A.S. dearn-an, 
 occultare. 
 
 DARN, Darne, Dern, a^> Secret, S. TI'«/- 
 lace. Warerley. In dern, a.dy. In secret. 
 Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 DARN, s. A disease of cattle, said to be 
 caused by eating the Wood Anemone, 
 Aberd. Also called Einnin Darn, q. v. 
 Agr. Surv. Kincard. 
 
 DARRAR, adj. 1. Dearer. Ahp. Hamil- 
 tonn. 2. Higher in price, S.B, 
 
 To DARREN, v. a. To provoke. Douglas. 
 ■ — A.S. dearr-an, audere. 
 
 DARREST, saperl. 1. Most dear ; most 
 beloved. 2. Highest in price. Balf.Pract. 
 
 To DASCAN, r. n. To contemplate ; to 
 scan. Burel, — Lat. de, and scando, whence 
 E. scan. 
 
 To DASE, Daise, p. a. 1. To stupify, S. 
 Wyiitown. 2. To benumb. Douglas. The 
 part, is frequently used to express the 
 dulness, stupor, or insensibility produced 
 by age. One is said to be dais'd who is 
 superannuated. 3. The part. dased,daised, 
 da:ed, is applied to any thing that has lost 
 its freshness and strength. Daised Wud, 
 rotten wood, S. — Su.G. das-a, languere, 
 dase, stupidus. 
 
 PASE. On dase, alive, q. on days. Gawan 
 and Gol. 
 
 To DASH, V. a. 1. To flourish in writing, S. 
 2. To make a great show, S. 
 
 DASH, s. 1. A flourish in writing, S. 2. A 
 splendid appearance, S. Ferguson. 
 
 DASH, s. A Dash o' iceet, a sudden fall of 
 rain, Dumfr. Roxb. V. Blash, s. 
 
 DASH, Dashie, s. A hat, cap, &c.; a cant 
 term, Aberd. 
 
 DASH YOU. An imprecation, Loth. Syn. 
 Disc you. 
 
 DAS KANE, s. Singing in parts. Mont- 
 gomerie. — Lat. discant-us. 
 
 DASS, s. 1. Dass of a hay-stack, that part 
 of it that is cut off with a hay-knife, Loth. 
 2. A dass of corn, that which is left in the 
 barn after part is removed, Fife. — C.B. 
 das, a heap of grain ; Teut. tas, id. 
 
 DaSS, s. A stratum of stones, S. Statist, 
 Account. 
 
 DASS, s. A small landing-place, Selkirks. 
 
 To DATCH, V. a. To jog ; to shake, S.B. 
 Perhaps originally the same with E. dodge. 
 
 DATCHEL-LIKE, adj. Having a dangling 
 appearance ; as, " How datchel-like he 
 looks ! his plaid is torn," Perths. 
 
 DATCHIE, adj. 1. Penetrating; applied 
 to intellectual power, Ayrs. 2. Sly; cun- 
 ning, ibid. 3. Hidden; secret, ibid. — Shall 
 we trace this to O.Goth, dae, denoting ex- 
 cellency and wit, skill, knowledge, like 
 dae-icenn, dae-fryd-r, eximie formosus ? 
 
 To DATCHLE, r. n. 1. To waddle, Fife. 
 Synon. Haingle, Henghle. 2. To walk 
 in a careless manner, with clothes not 
 adapted to the shape of the wearer, ibid. 
 Evidently a dimin. from Datch, v., q. v. 
 
 * DATE, s. To gie Date and Gree, to give 
 preference, Teviotd. 
 
 DATIVE, s. A power legally granted to 
 one to act as executor of a latter will, 
 when it is not confirmed by the proper 
 heirs, S. Acts Sedt. 
 
 DAUB, s. A dash ; a sudden stroke, S. 
 Apparently from the E. r. to Daub, to be- 
 smear. 
 
 DAUCH, s. " A soft and black substance, 
 chiefly of clay, mica, and what resemble* 
 
DAU 
 
 188 
 
 DAW 
 
 coal-dust." Ure's Hist, of JRutherden. 
 This seema to be the aame with Dnlk, q. v. 
 
 DAUD, g. A large piece. V. Dawd, 
 
 DAUDNEL, adj. Shabby in appearance, 
 Lanarks. Apparently from the same ori- 
 gin with Dmcdie, q. v. 
 
 DAUE, adj. Listless ; inactive. Dunbar. 
 V. Daw, 
 
 DAVEL, DeveLj s. A stunning blow, S. 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To DAVEL, Devel, r. a. To strike with 
 violence, West of S. Tannahill. 
 
 DAVELIN, s. The flat planks on the 
 centres, for supporting the arch-stones of 
 bridges, during the time of their being 
 built, Ayrs. 
 
 To DAUER, Daiver, r. a. 1. To stun; to 
 stupify. Loth. 2. To weaken. 
 
 To DAUER, Daiver, v. n. 1. To become 
 stupid. Burd. 2. To be benumbed, S.B. 
 Journ.Lond. 3. To go out of one's road 
 from stupor, Ang. Synon. stairer. St. 
 Kathleen. — Su.G.(ZaMr-a,infatuare; Teut. 
 darer-en, tremere. 
 
 D AVERT, /)«rt. adj. 1. Knocked down; 
 stupified, Roxb. 2. Become senseless, 
 from whatever cause, ibid. 
 
 DAUGH, pret. r. Had ability, Renfrews. 
 Ayrs. The same with Dovght. Train. 
 
 DAUGH, .<!. A certain division of land, 
 determined by its being able to produce 
 forty-eight bolls, S.B. V. Dawache. 
 
 DAUGH, s. A very heavy dew, or driz- 
 zling rain, Stirlings. Synon. Bug, Angus, 
 Dauk, Fife. Hence the adj. Danghy. 
 V. Dawk and Dawky. 
 
 DAVIE, s. Dimin. of the name Batld, S. 
 
 I) A\JK, adj. Dark; murky, Buchan. Tar- 
 ras. — Isl. dauck-r,doeck-r, niger,obscurus. 
 
 DAUKY, adj. Moist ; damp. V. Dawk. 
 
 DAULER, s. A supine, delicate person, 
 Roxb. Evidently allied to Dawlle. 
 
 DAUNIE, s. The abbrev. of Daniel, S. 
 
 DAUNTIT, ;3ar<. pa. Broken in. V.Dan- 
 ton, r. 
 
 DAVOC,s. Adimin. of Dflry, S.O. Burns:. 
 
 DAUPET, Daupit, Dawpit, part. adj. 1. 
 " Silly ; inactive." Gl. Surr. Ayrs. 2. 
 " Stupid; unconcerned; foolish." Gl. Pic- 
 ken. 3. In a state of mental imbecility, 
 Ayrs. — Moes.G. daubata, sensu carens ; 
 Su.G. dofw-a, stupefacere ; Isl. dap-ur, 
 deficiens, moestus. V. Dowf. 
 
 To DAUR, r. n. To be afraid ; to stand in 
 awe, Ang. Fife. V. Dare. 
 
 DAUR, s. A feeling of awe or fear, ibid. 
 
 To DAUR upon, v. a. To affect ; to make 
 impression, Aberd. V. Dere upon. 
 
 To DAUT, T. a. To fondle, S. V. Dawt. 
 
 DAUTING, Dauteing, s. The act of fond- 
 ling. Dunbar. 
 
 To DAW, r. n. To Dawn. Wallace. This 
 V. is still used in the West of S. In O.E. 
 it seems to have borne a sense nearly allied. 
 — xV.S. daeq-ian, Sw. daq-as, lucescere. 
 
 DAW, «. Day.— O.E. dawe. 
 
 DwxE or Daw. Dead. Wyntoien. 
 
 DAW, Da, 9. 1. A sluggard. S. Douglas. 
 2. Appropriated to a vporaan, as equiva- 
 lent to E". drab, S.B. Kelly.— Isl. daa, 
 defect, fainting ; deliquium animi. 
 
 DAW, s. An atom ; a particle, S.B. — Anc. 
 Goth, daa, vaporare. 
 
 DAW, s. A cake of cow's dung, baked 
 with coal-dross, and, when dried in the 
 sun, used by the poor for fuel, Fife. 
 
 DAW, s. Used in Ayrs. to denote a trull 
 or bad woman. Although Dall might seem 
 to be the same word, it is used simply for 
 a sloven. 
 
 DAWACHE, Davoch, Davach, j. A con- 
 siderable tract of land ; a small district, 
 including several ox-gangs, S. Quon. Att. 
 — Gael, damh, pron. dar, an ox, and ach, 
 field. V. Daugh. 
 
 DAWAYTT, s. A thin, flat turf; a divet. 
 
 To DAWCH, (^gutt.) v. a. To moisten, as 
 with dew ; to damp, Ayrs. — Isl. doegg-va, 
 Dan. dugg-er, rigare, irrigare. V. Dawk, 
 and Dawkie. 
 
 DAWCH, Daw, adj. Apparently the same 
 with Daue, inactive, listless. Wallace. 
 
 DAWD, Daud, s. a considerably large 
 piece of any thing, S. Kelly. — Isl. todde, 
 portio, tomus. 
 
 DAWDGE, s. a tatterdemalion, Lanarks. 
 This apparently claims the same origin 
 with Daicdie, q. v. It may be observed 
 that E. doicdie is syn. with our Daxcdie. 
 
 DAWDIE, s. A dirty,slovenly woman, S.B. 
 O.E. dou-dy. — Isl. dauda doppa, foemella 
 ignava. 
 
 DAWDIE, adj. Slovenly, sluttish, S.B. 
 
 To DAWDLE, v. u. To be indolent or slo- 
 venly. Berths. 
 
 D AWDS and BL a WDS. 1 . The blades of 
 colewort boiled whole and eaten with ban- 
 nocks, S. Gl. Shirr. 2. The phrase ap- 
 pears to be sometimes used to denote the 
 greatest abundance, Fife. 
 
 DAWERK, Daw ARK, .<!. V. Daywerk. 
 
 DAW-FISH, s. The lesser Dog-fish, Orkn, 
 Barrt/. 
 
 DAWGHIE, adj. Moist ; damp ; as, " a 
 daicghie day," Ayrs. V. Dawkie. 
 
 DAWIKIS, s. pi. Apparently a corr. of 
 dawrkis, or dawerkis, i. e., occasional ser- 
 vices by day's labour. V. Dawekk, and 
 Darg. 
 
 DAWING, s. Dawn of day. Barbour. — 
 A.S. dagung, aurora. 
 
 DAWK, s. A drizzling rain, Fife, Loth. Ayrs. 
 
 To DAWK, r. n. To drizzle, ibid. 
 
 DAWKIE, Dawky, Dauky, adj. Moist; 
 as, " a dawkie day," a day characterized 
 by thick mist, or by drizzling rain, ibid. 
 TennanVs Card. Beaton. — Sax. dak-en is 
 nearly synon. 
 
 DAWLESS, adj. Lazy; inactive; destitute 
 of energy, Roxb. — Perhaps from A.Bor. 
 dair, to thrive, or dav, to rouse, with the 
 negative particle less. 
 
DAW 
 
 18i) 
 
 DEB 
 
 DAWLIE, (/(7/. Slow in motion, Ayrs. Ap- 
 parently from Da if, or Dal I, a sluggard. 
 
 To DAWNER, v. n. " To wander, as if a 
 person knew not whither ; to saunter." 
 Gl. Ficken. 
 
 DAWNER, Dauner,s. A stroll, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 DAWPIT, part. adj. Having lost vigonr 
 of mind ; in a state of mental imbecility, 
 Ayrs. V. Dowf, and Daupet. 
 
 DAWRD,s. " A push or fling." Gl.Aberd. 
 Skinner's 3Ilsc. Poet. V. Dird, s. 
 
 DAWSIE, adj. Stupid and inactive. Loth. 
 It conveys both the idea of constitutional 
 folly or imbecility of mind, and of bodily 
 torpor. — Probably allied to Isl. das-ast, 
 languescere ; whence, as would seem, Su.G. 
 das-a, to yawn. Tent, dwaes, stultus, in- 
 sauus ; dtraes-en, desipere. Thus, it is 
 evidently akin to Da.^e, r. The common 
 fountain may be seen under Daw, a slug- 
 gard. 
 
 To DAWT, Daut, r. a. 1. To fondle ; to 
 caress, S. Moss. 2. To dote upon, liani- 
 sai/. — Isl. dad-ur, gestus amatorius. 
 
 DAWTIE, Dawte, s. 1. Kindness; en- 
 dearment. Dunbar. 2. A darling ; a 
 favourite, S. Shirrefs.— To some it may 
 appear that S. daictle may have had its 
 origin from Gael, dalt, Avhich in the He- 
 brides denotes a foster child. V. Dalt. 
 
 DAWTIT, Dauted, part. pa. Fondled. 
 
 To DE, Dee, t. n. To die. Domjlas. 
 
 Done TO DE. Killed. Douglas. 
 
 DEAD, s. Death, with its composites. V. 
 Dede. 
 
 DEAD-KNACK, s. A loud stroke as of a 
 switch, upon the door or bed, the cause of 
 which is unknown; supposed by the super- 
 stitious to announce the death of some 
 relation of the person who hears it, S. 
 
 DEAD-LOWN, adj. Completely still ; ap- 
 plied to the atmosphere, Lanarks. V. 
 LouN, adj. 
 
 DEAD MEN'S BELLS. Foxglove, S. 
 
 DEAD MEN'S SHOON. To icaitfor dead 
 men's skoon, to wait for a place till it be- 
 come vacant by the death of the present 
 possessor, S. 
 
 DEAD-RIPE, adj. So ripe that all growth 
 has ceased, S. A;/r. Su7-v. E. Loth. 
 
 DEAD-SWEIR, adj. Extremely averse to 
 exertion ; as lazy as if one were dead, S. 
 Kelly. 
 
 DEAD-THRAW, s. The last agonies of 
 expiring nature. V. Dede-thraw. 
 
 DEAF, ar//. L Flat, applied to soil, S. — 
 Su.G. danfjord, terra sterilis. 2. Without 
 vegetable life ; often applied to grain, S. 
 — A. S. c?ea/corM, frumentum sterile. 3. 
 Rotten ; as, a deaf nit, a nut whose kei*- 
 nel is decayed, S. — Teut. doove noot, id. 
 
 DEAL, Dealle {of land), s. A division of 
 land, q. a distinct portion. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — A.S.rfae/as,portiones. V.Deil,Deille. 
 
 DEAM, s. Apparently for E. dam. 
 
 DEAM,s. AgirljBerwicks. Corrupted from 
 
 E. dame, and generally expressive of con- 
 tempt or displeasure. 
 
 DEAMBULATOUR, s. A gallery. Dou- 
 glas. — Lat. de.amhulator-ium, id. 
 
 DEAN, Den, s. LA hollow where the 
 ground slopes on both sides, S. Stat. Ace. 
 2. A small valley, S. Statist. Ace. — A.S. 
 den, vallis. 
 
 To DEAR, V. w. To savour. Polwart. 
 
 To DEAR, v.a. To hurt ; to injure. 
 
 DEARCH, Derch, s. A dwarf. Evergreen . 
 V. Droich. 
 
 DEARIE, Deary, s. A sweetheart ; a dar- 
 ling,S. Dimin.fromE.c?t;aj',id. SillerGun. 
 
 To DEART, Dearth, v. a. To raise the 
 price of any thing; (^aartc(i, raised in price, 
 Orkn. Evidently from E. dearth. 
 
 DEARTH-CAP, s. A species of fungus 
 which in its form resembles a bowl, or what 
 is in S. called a cap, containing a number 
 of seeds. Carse of Gotcrie. 
 
 DEARTHFU',rt(fj. Hig]i-priced,S.O. Bicrns. 
 
 DEAS, s. A turf-seat on the outside of a 
 cottage. V. Deis. 
 
 DEASIE, adj. " A deasie day," a cold, raw, 
 uncomfortable day, Roxb. V. Daisie. 
 
 DEASOIL, Deisheal, s. Motion according 
 to the course of the sun, Gael. 
 
 DEATH-CANDLE, s. The appearance of 
 what is viewed by the vulgar as a preter- 
 natural light, giving warning of death, S. 
 St. Kathleen. 
 
 DEATH-ILL, s. Mortal sickness. V. Dede- 
 
 ILL. 
 
 DEATHIN, s. Water hemlock, Phellan- 
 drium aquaticum, Linn., Teviotd. ; de- 
 nominated perhaps from the deadli/iia,tuvQ 
 of the herb. 
 
 DEATH-SOUGH, s. The last inspiration 
 of a dying person. South of S. 
 
 To DEAVE, V. n. To Deafen. V. Deve. 
 
 To DEAW, 1?, n. To rain gently ; to drizzle, 
 S.B. — A.S. deaw-iau, Belg. daw-en, id. 
 
 DEBAID, s. Delay. Barbour. 
 
 To DEB AIT, r. a. To protect. BeUenden. 
 
 To DEBAIT, V. a. To lower. Douglas. 
 
 To DEBAIT, V. a. To be diligent in pro- 
 curing any thing. BeUenden. — Fx.dehat-re, 
 to strive. 
 
 To DEBAIT, 13. n. When one has eat as 
 much at a meal as he deems sufficient, and 
 thinks it is time to lay down his knife and 
 fork, he sometimes says, 77/ deba it now, S. A. 
 
 DEBAITMENT, s. Contention. Palice 
 Honour. — Fr. dehatement, id. 
 
 DEBATEABLE, adj. A debateable person, 
 one who makes a good shift to gain a live- 
 lihood, Galloway. Synon. Fendie. 
 
 DEBAURD,s. Departure from the right way. 
 
 To DEB AUSCH, v. a. To squander ; to dissi- 
 pate. Foord,Suppl. Dec. — O.Fr. desbauch- 
 er, " to marre, corrupt, spoyle," Cotgr. 
 
 To DEBORD, Deboard, v. n. To go be- 
 yond proper bounds. More. — Fr. debord-er, 
 to exceed rule. 
 
 DEBORDING, s. Excess. 
 
DEB 
 
 190 
 
 DED 
 
 To DEBOSH, V. n. To indulge one's self in 
 the use of any thing to excess ; as tea, 
 snuff, &c. The prep, xclth, following the v. 
 
 ToDEBOUT,r. «. To thrust from. Gods- 
 croft. — Fr. debout-er. 
 
 * DEBT, s. To come in the deht o', to break ; 
 to destroy; to make an end of, Aberd. 
 
 DEBTBOUND, part.pa. Bound by engage- 
 ment, or legal obligation, Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 DEBTFULL,rt^//- 1. Due; honest. Keith's 
 Hist. 2. Indebted. V. Dett. 
 
 To DEBUCK, T. a. To prevent any design 
 from being carried on. A term chiefly used 
 in the game of Nine-pins, Clydes. Hence, 
 
 DEBUCTION, s. In Nine-pins, if a player 
 strike down more of the pins than make 
 up the number required in the game, he 
 loses thirteen. Thisiscalleda(Ze6i«c<Jo»,ib. 
 
 To DEBURSE, r. a. To disburse.— Fr. de- 
 hours-er. Acts Mary. 
 
 DEBURSING,s. Disbursement. Acts J. VI. 
 
 DEBUSH, s. 1. Excess; intemperance, 
 Aberd. 2. One who is intemperate in the 
 use of any thing, ibid. 
 
 DECADEN, adj. Apt to fall, Aherd. Reg. 
 
 To DECAID, T. n. To fail. Aberd. Reg.— 
 Lat. de and cad-o. 
 
 DECAY, s. A decline, a consumption, S. 
 Brand. 
 
 DECANTED, part. pa. What is much spo- 
 ken of. Forbes, Suppl. Dec. — Lat. decant- 
 are, " to report or speak often." Cooper. 
 
 DECEDENT, s. Used to denote one who has 
 demitted an office. Craufard.'s Hist. Univ. 
 Edin. — Lat. deccd-ere,iQ depart, to retire. 
 
 DECEIVERIE, s. A habit or course of de- 
 ception, Clydes. 
 
 To DECERN, t?. a. To adjudge. Spcdding. 
 
 To DECERN, v. n. To determine ; to pass 
 a decree. — Lat. decern-ere, id. 
 
 DECERNITURE, s. A decree or sentence 
 of a court ; sometimes as enforcing pay- 
 ment of a debt. Newbyth, Suppl. Dec. 
 
 To DECEST, Decist, Digest, v. n. A strange 
 orthography for desist. 
 
 DECHLIT,/>«r<. pa. Wearied out and way- 
 worn, Roxb. or Clydes. — Perhaps of Welsh 
 origin ; C.B. diffygiawl, wearied. Shaw 
 gives Gael, duaiyh as signifying fatigue. 
 
 DECHT, part. pa. Dressed ; cooked. V. 
 DiCHT. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 DECLARATOUR, Declarator, s. A legal 
 or authentic declaration ; a forensic term. 
 Ersk. Inst. 
 
 DECLINATURE, Declinator, s. An act 
 by which the jurisdiction of any judge, or 
 court, is declined ; a term used both iu civil 
 and in ecclesiastical courts, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 • — Fr. decUnatoire, "an exception taken 
 against a judge, or to the jurisdiction of a 
 court of justice;" Cotgr. 
 
 DEC01RMENT,Decorment,s. Decoration; 
 ornament. Acts Ch. I. — Fr. decorement. 
 
 DECOMPONlT,jtiart.a(/y. Decompounded; 
 compounded a second time. Lat. 
 
 DECOMPT, ». An account. Acts. Ja. VI. 
 
 To DECORE, r. a. To adorn. E. Bruce.-— 
 Fr. decor-er. 
 
 DECOURTED, ;)ar«. ^a. Dismissed from 
 court. Melvill. 
 
 To DECREIT, v. a. To decree. Acts Cha. 
 I. — L.B. decret-are, decernere,Du Cange. 
 
 DECREIT, Decreet, s. The final sentence 
 of a judge. 8paldin(). — Lat. decret-um. 
 
 DED-BED,s. Death-bed. Act.Dom.Conc. 
 
 DEDE,Deid,s. 1. Death, S.,0.E. Dunbar. 
 2. The cause of death, S. Minstrelsy Bor- 
 der. 3. It is, by way of eminence, used 
 as denoting the pestilence which desolated 
 Europe in the middle of the fourteenth 
 century. Aberd. Reg. 4. The manner of 
 dying. Wyntown. — k.'a.ded,?!n.G.doed,iA. 
 
 DEDE-AULD, adj. Extremely old, Aberd. 
 
 DEDE-BELL, s. 1. The passing-bell, the 
 bell of death, S. Herd's Coll. 2. The de- 
 signation given by the superstitious to a 
 ringing in the ears. South of S. Hogg. 
 
 DEDE-CANDLE, s. A preternatural light, 
 like that of a candle, seen under night by 
 the superstitious, and viewed as the pre- 
 sage of the death of some one. It is said 
 to be sometimes seen for a moment only, 
 either within doors, or in the open air ; 
 and, at other times, to move slowly, from 
 the habitation of the person doomed to 
 death, to the church-yard where he is to 
 be interred, S.B. 
 
 DEDECHACK, s. 1. The sound made by 
 a wood-worm iu houses; so called from its 
 clicking noise, and because vulgarly sup- 
 posed to be a premonition of death, S. It 
 is also called the chackie-mill, S.B., be- 
 cause of its resemblance to the sound of a 
 mill. In E. it is denominated the death- 
 watch. V. Elfmill. 2. The dinner pre- 
 pared for the magistrates of a borough 
 after a public execution. 
 
 DEDE-CHAP,Dead-chap,s. Asharp stroke 
 supposed to be a premonition of death, S. 
 Dead-swap, synon. 
 
 DEDE-DEAL, Dead-deal, s. The stretch- 
 ing-board foradead body,S. BrideofLam. 
 
 DEDB-DOLE,s. a dole given at funerals, 
 S., ibid. 
 
 DEDE-DRAP,s. a drop of water falling in- 
 termittingly and heavily on a floor, viewed 
 by the superstitious as a premonition of 
 death, S. 
 
 DEDE-ILL,s. 1. Mortal sickness. Wyn- 
 toicn. 2. A deadly hurt; a mortal injury, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To DEDEINYE, Dedane, r. n. To deign. 
 Dojiglas. 
 
 DEDE-LIGHTS, s. pi. The luminous ap- 
 pearance which is sometimes observed over 
 putrescent animal bodies, and which arises 
 probably from the disengagement of phos- 
 phorated hydrogen gas. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 DEDE-MAN'S-SNEECHIN, s. The dust 
 of the common Puff-ball, Mearns. The 
 idea mentioned by Linnseus, as prevailing 
 in Sweden, that the dust of this plant 
 
DED 
 
 191 
 
 DEF 
 
 causes blindness, is also prevalent in this 
 country. 
 
 To DEDEN, V. n. To deign. 
 
 DEDE-NIP, *■. A blue mark in the body, 
 ascribed to necromancy. Witch's nip syn- 
 on., S. — Tent, doode-nep, id. 
 
 To GiE one the Dede-nip. Suddenly and 
 effectually to check one, Clydes. 
 
 DEDE-RATTLE, Death-rattle, s. The 
 sound emitted by a person for some time 
 before death, when he is unable to force 
 up the phlegm which is collected in his 
 throat, S. Lights and Shadoics. V. Dede- 
 
 RUCKLE. 
 
 DEDE-RUCKLE, Dead-ruckle, Death- 
 RUCKLEjS. The same vf'iih. JDede-rattl€,(i.y. 
 Guy Mannering. — Tent, ruchd-cn, rauca 
 voce tussire, screare cum murmure, &c., 
 reeuwssel, spuma lethalis ; Sw. rackl-a, to 
 hawk, to force up phlegm with a noise; Isl. 
 kriqla, asthma, in speciali moribundorum. 
 
 DEDE-SPALE, s. That part of the grease 
 of a candle, which, from its not being 
 melted, falls over the edge in a semicir- 
 cular form,- denominated from its resem- 
 blance to the shavings of wood, S. This, 
 by the vulgar, is viewed as a prognostic 
 that the person to whom it is turned will 
 soon die. By the E. it is called a mnding- 
 sheet. 
 
 DEDE-SWAP, Death-swap, s. The same 
 with Dede-chap, q. v. South of S. Hogq. 
 
 DEDE-THRAW, s. 1. The agonies of 
 death. Bellenden. — A.S. thrawan, agoni- 
 zare. 2. Meat is said to be in the dead- 
 thraic when neither cold nor hot, S. 3. 
 Left in the dead-thraw, left unfinished, S. 
 4. This term is used concerning the wea- 
 ther, when the temperature of the atmo- 
 sphere is in a dubious state between frost 
 and thaw, S.A. Hoqq. 
 
 DEDE, OR DEAD TIME, 0' THE YEAR. 
 Midwinter, when there is no vegetation, S., 
 Ruddiman vo. Mart. The same with the 
 E. phrase, dead of winter. 
 
 DEDE-WATCH,DEAD-WATCH,s.Thedeath- 
 watch, S. The same with J)ede-chack. 
 
 DEDLYKE, adj. Deadly. Wyntown.— 
 A.S. deadlic. 
 
 DEE, s. A dairy-maid, Loth. Tweedd. V. 
 Dey. 
 
 To DEE, r. n. To die. V. De. 
 
 DEED, adi:. Abbreviation of E. Indeed, S. 
 
 DEED, s. TJpo' my deed, upon my word, 
 Aberd. 
 
 DEED-DOER, s. The performer of any act ; 
 in a bad sense, the perpetrator. Spalding. 
 
 To DEEDLE, v. a. To dandle, as one does 
 an infant, Fife ; doodle, Lanarks. 
 
 To DEEDLE,*. n. To singin alow key ; gener- 
 ally, to deedle and sing, Fife. Deedle de- 
 notes an intermediate key between cruning 
 Or humming, and lilting, which signifies 
 lively singing ; while lilting does not con- 
 vey the idea of the same elevation of voice 
 with gelling. V. Gell. 
 
 DEEDS, 5. pi. The gravel, or coarse soil, 
 &c., which is taken out of the bottom of a 
 ditch, S.A. — C.B. dyicod TLnAtywod signify 
 " gravel, round little pebble stones, coarse 
 sand, grit ;" Lhuyd. 
 
 To DEEK, V. a. To spy out ; to descry. I 
 deekit him, I descried him, Lanarks. — 
 Germ, entdeck-en, to discover, to find out. 
 
 DEEMER, s. One who judges, or forms an 
 estimate of the conduct of another. " III 
 doers, ill deemers," S. Prov. " suspecters." 
 Kelly. 
 
 DEEMIS, if. A deemis of money, a great 
 sum, Kinross. 
 
 DEEMIS, adj. A deemis expense, great 
 cost, ibid. Undeemis money, a countless 
 sum, Aug. 
 
 DEEP,s. The deepest part of a river. LawC. 
 
 DEEPDRAUCHTIT, adj. Designing ; 
 crafty, S. From deep, and draucht, a plan. 
 
 DEEPIN, s. A net, Ayrs. Hence, 
 
 DEEPIN- WORKERS, s. pi. Net-weavers, 
 ibid. Gl. Picken. — Gael, dipinn, a net. 
 
 DEEP-SEA-BUCKIE, s. The Murex Cor- 
 neus ; Long Wilk. Arbuthnot's Peterh. 
 Irishes. 
 
 DEEP-SEA-CRAB, s. The Cancer Ara- 
 neus; Spider Crab, ibid. 
 
 DEER-HAIR, Deers-Hair,s. Heath club- 
 rush, a coarse species of pointed grass, 
 which in May bears a very minute but 
 beautiful yellow flower, S. Minst. Bord. 
 
 To DEFAIK, V. a. To relax ; to remit. 
 Bellenden. 2. To defalcate, in relation to 
 money. Aberd. Meg. — Fr. defalqu-er. 
 
 To DEFAILL, r. n. To wax feeble. Wal- 
 lace. — Fr. defaill-er. 
 
 DEFAISANCE, s. 1. Acquittance from a 
 claim. 2. Excuse; subterfuge. ActsJa. 
 IV. 3. Defalcation ; deduction. Acts 
 Mart/. — O.Fr. desfaicte, a riddance. 
 
 To DEFAISE, Defese, Defease, t. a. 1. 
 To discharge, to free from, to acquit of. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. Fr. se defaire de, " to 
 rid or deliver himself from." 2. To de- 
 duct. Acts Mary. 
 
 DEFAIT, Defaite, pctrt. pa. A term used 
 to denote the overpowering effect of sick- 
 ness, or fatigue, S. Defett, Aberd. Saxon 
 and Gael. — Fr.(/e/'atcf,part. pa. oi defaire, 
 to defeat. 
 
 To DEFALT, v. a. To adjudge as culpable; 
 a forensic term. Skene. 
 
 DEFAME, s. Infamy. Douglas. 
 
 J)EFAWTYT,part.pa. Forfeited. Barbour. 
 — Fr. defaill-er, to make a default. 
 
 To DEFEND, v. a. To ward off. King's 
 Qiiair. — Fr. defend-re, id. 
 
 To DEFER, Differ, v. a. 1. This old law 
 term seems used as nearly allied to E. 
 yield, or pay regard to, in relation to the 
 judgment of a cause, or the evidence ne- 
 cessary for this end. 2. It is used where 
 refer would be substituted in modern lan- 
 guage ; to submit. — Fr. defer-er a nn 
 appel, " to admit, allow, or accept of ; to 
 
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 192 
 
 DEL 
 
 give way unto, an appeale ;" Cotgr. 3. It 
 seems also to signify, to offer; to exhibit. 
 — Lat. deferr-e, to show, to offer. 
 
 To DEFESE, Defease, t. a. V. Defaise. 
 
 To DEFIDE, r. n. To distrust. V. Diffide. 
 
 To DEFINE, r.w. To consult; to delibe- 
 rate. Aberd. Ren. — Lat. defn-ire, to de- 
 termine, to discuss. 
 
 To DEFORCE, v. a. To treat with vio- 
 lence ; as to take any thing out of the 
 possession of another by forcible means, S. 
 — Fr. deforc-er, " to dispossesse, violent- 
 ly take," &c. ; Cotgr. 
 
 DEFORCE, Deforss, s. Violent ejection. 
 In the E. law deforcement. 
 
 To DEFOUL, ^. a. 1. To defile. Douylas. 
 2. To dishonour. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 To DEFOUND,r.rt. To pour down. Dou- 
 glas. — Lat. defund-o. 
 
 DEFOWLE, s. Disgrace. Wyntoicn. 
 
 DEFRAUD, Defraude, s. Act of defraud- 
 ing. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 DEFTLY, adr. Fitly ; in a proper man- 
 ner; handsomely, Ayrs. Obsolete in E. 
 Tannahill. 
 
 To DEG, r. a. 1 . To strike a sharp-point- 
 ed object into any thing, by means of a 
 smart stroke. jB. GUhaize. 2. To pierce 
 with small holes or indentations by means 
 of smart strokes with a sharp-pointed in- 
 strument, Ayrs. 
 
 DEG, s. 1. A stroke of this description, 
 Ayrs. 2. The hole or indentation thus 
 produced, ibid. 
 
 DEGGER, s. One who degs, ibid.— Teut. 
 dijck-en, fodere, Dan. dhj-er, id., may be 
 the origin. Or it may have been pri- 
 marily applied to the use of a dagger. — 
 Teut. daaghe, Fr. ddgue, whence dag-uer, 
 to stab ■with a dagger. 
 
 To DEGENER, r. n. To degenerate. 
 Forbes's Jjefence. — Fr. deqener-er. 
 
 DEGEST, adj. Grave. Douglas. — hdii. 
 dii)est-us. 
 
 DEGESTEABLE, adj. Concocted. Wal- 
 lace. — Fr. digest-er, to concoct. 
 
 DEGESTLIEjrtrfp. Sedately; deliberately. 
 Douglas. 
 
 DEGYSIT, part. pa. Disguised. Icing's 
 Qitair. — Fr. deguis-er, to disguise. 
 
 DEGOUTIT, part. pa. Spotted, ibid. 
 
 DEY, s. A dairy-maid, S.B. Dee, Loth. 
 Hoss. — Sw. deja, a dairy-maid. 
 
 To DEY, c. n. To die. Wyntown. 
 
 DEY, (pron. as Gr. hn) s. A father ; Grand- 
 dey, a grandfather ; terms most common- 
 ly used by children, Fife. — In the lan- 
 guage of Estonia, die or thie signifies a 
 father, diar, fathers. 
 
 DEID, s. Death ; also pestilence. V. Dede. 
 
 DEIDIS PART. That portion of his move- 
 able estate, which a person deceased had 
 a right to dispose of before his death in 
 whatever way he pleased, S. BalJ'our^s 
 Pract. 
 
 To DEIGH, Dech, v. a. To build, applied 
 
 to turfs ; as, " Ye're deighin your toors," 
 Fife. — Teut. dijck-en, aggerare, aggerem 
 jacere, q. to make a dike or wall of 
 them. 
 
 DEIL, Deille,s. Part; quantity. Adeille, 
 any thing. Wallace, Half dele, the one 
 half. Douglas, 
 
 DEIL, Deel, s. The devil, S. Havisay. 
 "Between the deel and the deep sea; that 
 is, between two difiiculties equally dan- 
 gerous." Kelly's S. Pror. 
 
 DEILPERLICKIT, s. Nothing at all ; as, 
 " Hae ye gotten ony thing !" " Na,dei/- 
 perlickit," Mearus. 
 
 DEILISMAN, s. Adivider; anapportioner; 
 a dealer ; also a partner. — A.S.dael,ge\i. 
 daeles, a part, and man. 
 
 DEIL'S-BIT, s. The Scabiosa succisa, 
 Linn., an herb ; so denominated because 
 it seems to have a bit or bite taken off the 
 root, which by the vulgar is said to have 
 been done by the devil, South of S. In 
 E. it is also called DetiUs-bit ; Morsua 
 Diaboli, Linn. Flor. Suec. 
 
 DEIL'S I3UCK1E. A person of a perverse 
 disposition, an imp of Satan, S. Waterley. 
 V.Buckie. 
 
 DEIL'S-DARNING-NEEDLE, s. A name 
 given to the Dragon-flv, Ayrs. 
 
 DEIL'S DOZEN. The number thirteen, S. 
 Apparently from the idea, that the thir- 
 teenth is the devil's lot. 
 
 DEIL'S DUNG. Asafoetida, named from 
 its stench, S. 
 
 DEIL'S-KIRNSTAFF, s. Petty spurge, 
 Euphorbia peplus, Linn, S.O. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 DEIL'S SNUFFBOX. The common puff- 
 ball, S. Lycoperdon bovista, Linn. 
 
 DEIL'S SPOONS. 1. Great water plan- 
 tain, S. 2. Broadleaved pondweed, S. 
 
 DEIN, adv. Very; in a great degree ; the 
 pron. of Aberd. for S. doon. V. Doyn. 
 
 DEIR, a((;. Bold; daring. Gatcan and Gol. 
 
 DEIR, adj. Wild. Gaican and Gol. — Isl. 
 dyr, a wild beast. 
 
 DEIR, Dere, s. a wild animal. 
 
 DEIR,s. Perhaps, precious. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 DEIS, Dess, Deas, Dais, s. 1. The upper 
 place in a hall, where the floor was raised, 
 and a canopy spread over head. Douglas. 
 2. A long seat erected against a wall, S. 
 Wallace. 3. A table. 4. A pew in a 
 church, S.B. Popular Ball. 5. A seat 
 on the outer side of a country-house or 
 cottage, S.A. Bord. Minst. — O.Fr. dais, 
 a throne or canopy. 
 
 DELACIOUN, s. Procrastination ; delay. 
 Bellenden. — Lat. DUationem. — Fr. dila- 
 tion, id. 
 
 To DELASH, v.a. To discharge. B. Bruce. 
 — O.Fr. deslach-er, id. 
 
 To DELATE, r. a. To accuse ; a law term, 
 S. Bollocke, — L.B. delat-are, id. 
 
 DELATION, s. An accusation. Spalding. 
 
 DELATOR, s. An accuser, S. Bollocke! 
 
 To DELE, F. a. To divide, S. Deal, E.— 
 
DEL 
 
 193 
 
 DEN 
 
 Teut. <Iccl-cH,dci/l-cn, A.S. dad-en, iJ. V. 
 Deil, s. 1. and Caveli., r. 
 
 DELF, .«. 1. A pit. Douglas. 2. A grave. 
 Wyntown. — Belg. delve, a pit ; deh-en, to 
 dig. 3. Crockery, S. Hence delf-house, 
 a pottery, S. 4. A sod. In this sense 
 the term del/ is used,Lanarks. and Banffs.; 
 q. what is delved. 
 
 DELF, adj. Of or belonging to crockery, S. 
 Guy Mannerhxj. 
 
 DELGIN, Dalgan, s. The stick nsed in 
 binding sheaves, Fife ; Dally, Border. — 
 A.S. dale, a clasp ; Gael, deal;/, a pin, a 
 skewer. 
 
 DELICT, s. A term nsed in the Scottish 
 law to denote a misdemeanour. J^rskine's 
 Institutes. — Lat. delict-nm, a fault. 
 
 DELIERET,DELiRiE,arf/. Delirious. Burns. 
 
 DELIRIETNESS, s. Delirium, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 To DELYVER, r. n. 1. To deliberate. 
 Wyntown. 2. To determine. Bellenden. 
 Lat. deliber-are. 
 
 DELIVERANCE, s. 1. Deliberation ; con- 
 sultation. Bellenden. 2. Determination; 
 sentence. Pitscottie. 
 
 DELIUER,«^/. 1. Light; agile. Barbour. 
 — O.Fr. delitre, libre, degage'. 2. Disbur- 
 dened of a child. The Bruce. 
 
 DELIUERLY, adv. 1. Nimbly ; cleverly. 
 Barbour. 2. "Incessantly; continually." 
 Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 
 DELL, s. The goal in games, Aberd. Per- 
 haps merely the provincial corr. of Dule, 
 q. V. Teut. delte, however, is expl. by Ki- 
 lian, meta, a boundary. 
 
 To DELT, v.a. To fondle ; deltit, caressed, 
 Moray. Synon. Dawt. 
 
 DELTIT, part. adj. 1. Hid from public 
 view, Ayrs. 2. Applied also to the re- 
 tired habits of one devoted to a literary 
 life, ibid. 
 
 DELTIT, part. pa. Treated with great 
 care, for preventing injury, Banffs. — Isl. 
 daella, indulgentius, dalaeti, admiratio ; 
 Terci i dalaeti, haberi in delitiis. 
 
 To DELUGE, r. ». To dislodge. Lyndsay. 
 — Fr. deloq-er, to remove. 
 
 To DEMAINE, Demean, v. a. To punish 
 by cutting off the hand. CrooksJiank. — 
 Lat. de and manus, Fr. main, hand. 
 
 To DEMANE, Demaine, r. a. To treat; 
 generally to maltreat, S.B. Dunbar. — 
 O.Fr. demain-er, traitor. 
 
 DEMANYT,pa»-^.pa. Demeaned. Barbour. 
 
 DEMELLE, s. Rencounter. Ruddiman. 
 — Fr. demel-e,-^ to contest. 
 
 DEMELLIT,/)a/•^ j)a. Hurt; injured, Ang, 
 
 DEMELLITIE, .-. A hurt, Aug.; q. the 
 
 effects of a broil. 
 To DEMEMBER, r. a. To dismember; to 
 maim, to mutilate. Acts Ja. IV. — Fr. 
 desmembr-er. 
 DEMEMBRARE, s. One who mutilates or 
 
 maims another. V. the t. 
 To DEMENT, r, a. To deprive of reason. 
 Baillie, 
 
 DEMENTATION,s. Derangement. Wodr. 
 
 DEMENTED, a4/. 1. Insane, S. Wodrow. 
 2. Unsettled in mind, S. Baillie. 3. Fool- 
 ish ; stupid ; nonsensical. W(dker''s Peden. 
 — Lat. demens, insane. 
 
 DEM-FOW, adj. Quite full. It is some- 
 times said that the hands are dem-foic, 
 when one has too much work to do, Loth. 
 Q. full as a dam. 
 
 DEMY, s. A gold coin, anciently current 
 in S. It was equal in value to the Lyon, 
 both being estimated at twelve shillings, 
 and only sixpennies below the French 
 crown. ActsJa. III. 
 
 DEMYOSTAGE, s. A kind of taminy or 
 woollen stuff. Aberd. Reg. V. Hogtone. 
 
 DEMISSION, DiMissioN, s. The act of 
 laying down an office, S. MelvilVs Mem. 
 
 To DEMIT, DiMiTT, r. a. To resign; to 
 abdicate; to give up ; generally applied 
 to an office, S. Spcdding. — Lat. demitt-ere. 
 
 To DEMIT, r.rt. To give intimation of; 
 to announce. Bellenden. 
 
 To DEMIT, T.a. To dismiss; to permit to 
 depart. Guthry^sIIcm. 
 
 DEMMIN, «(//. Rare; occasional, Dumfr. 
 Ed. Mar/. V. Daimen. 
 
 To DEMONT, -P. K. To dismount. Bellen- 
 den.— Fr. desmont-er, demont-er, id. 
 
 DEMPLE, s. An instrument for setting 
 potatoes ; a dibble, Aberd. 
 
 DEMPSTER, Demster, s. LA judge, S.B, 
 2. The officer of a court, who pronounces 
 doom. Just. Air.— A.S. dem-an, to judge. 
 
 DEMSTARY. The office of demstary; pro- 
 bably that of pronouncing doom. Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 'DEM.T,2X(rt.pa. Judged; doomed. Barbour. 
 
 DEN, !!. A hollow ; a dingle. V. Dean. 
 
 To DEN, r. n. To get into a cavern or den, 
 often applied to the fox, Roxb. 
 
 To DEN, r. a. To conceal; to secrete, Ayrs. 
 Den't, pret. R. Gilhaize. — Perhaps from 
 Teut. denne, antrum, caverna. 
 
 To DEN, T. a. To dam ; to shut up water. 
 Barbour. 
 
 DEN, s. 1. A respectful title prefixed to 
 names. Wyntoicn. 2. A title of honour to 
 religious men. Chart. Aberbroth. V.Dan. 
 
 DENCE, adj. Danish. Godly Ball. 
 
 DENEIR, Denneyr, s. 1. A denomination 
 of coin formerly used in S. — Fr. denier 
 properly signifies a penny, from Lat. 
 denar-ius; the term being applied to a 
 small copper coin valued at the tenth part 
 of an English penny. 2. In pi. money. 
 Lyndsay. 
 
 DENK, ad). 1. Trim; neat; gay. Dunbar. 
 2. Saucy"; nice, ibid. V. Dink. 
 
 DENNER,Dennare,s. Dinner, S. Wallace. 
 
 Little Dennar. When people rise earlier 
 in the morning than usual, and take 
 a repast before the usual time of break- 
 fast, the food thus taken is called the 
 little dennar, Roxb. 
 
 DENSAIXES, s. »;. Danish axes. Statist. 
 
 O 
 
DEN 
 
 194 
 
 DER 
 
 uicc. " A Danish axesvas the proper uaine 
 of a Lochaber axe ; and from the Danes 
 the Islesmen got them." JVote, Sir W. >S'. 
 BENSHAUCH, {gutt.) adj. Nice; hard to 
 be pleased ; applied especially to food, 
 
 DENSMAN, s. A Dane. Dunbar. 
 
 DENT, Dint, s. Affection. To tyne dent of 
 a person or thing, to lose regard, Ang. 
 Ferguson. To tyne daintie is used in the 
 same sense, Perths. This seems to confirm 
 the idea of its having the same origin with 
 Dandie. — Perhaps from Isl. daeends. 
 
 DENT, part. j)ci- Indented. Gatcan and 
 Gol. — Fr. dente, id. 
 
 To DENT, V. a. To indent; to leave an im- 
 pression, S. 
 
 DENTA, s. Affection; regard, Aberd. The 
 same with Dent, Dint. 
 
 DENTELION, s. The vulgar name in S. 
 for the herb Dandelion ; Leontodon taraxa- 
 cum, Linn. Apparently immediately 
 formed from Fr. dent de h/on. 
 
 DENTILIOUN, s. Dandelion, an herb, S. 
 Douglas. — Fr. dent de lyon. 
 
 DENTIS, adv. Equivalent to E. tery weU, 
 just so; spoken in a careless and indiffe- 
 rent way, Mearns.— Perhaps from Gael. 
 deontas, willingness. 
 
 To DENU'M, r. a. 1. To confound ; to per- 
 plex; to stupify ; used in a general sense, 
 Aberd. 2. To stupify by incessant foolish 
 talk, Mearns. — Formed perhaps from E. 
 numb, or corr. from benumb. 
 
 DEPAYNTIT, DepeyxNtit, part. pa. 
 Painted. King's Quair. 
 
 To DEPAIR, r.'a. To ruin; to destroy. 
 Palice Hon. — Fr. deper-ir, to perish. 
 
 To DEPART, Depert, r. a. To divide ; 
 to separate. Barbour.— Fi: depart-ir, id. 
 
 To DEPART icith, r. a. To part with ; to 
 dispose of. Inventories. — Fr. se departir 
 de,to quit, renounce, &c. 
 
 DEPARTISING, s. Division ; partition. 
 Act. Audit. V. Depakt, r. 
 
 To DEPAUPER, v. a. To make poor ; to 
 impoverish; E. depauperate. ActsJa. 
 VI. — Lat. depauper-are. 
 
 To DEPESCHE, Depische, v. a. To send 
 away; to despatch. Bellenden.— Fr.de- 
 spesch-er, id. 
 
 DEPESCHE, s. A despatch ; a letter or 
 message. Keith's Hist. 
 
 DEP YIT, part. pa. Cut off. Aberd. Beg. 
 — O.Fr. depies, mutilation. Hence the 
 legal phrase, depie de fef, the dismem- 
 bering of an inheritance. L.B. depitare, 
 discerpere, in petiasmittere, Fr. depiec-er. 
 For the word is traced to Y v. piece, L.B. 
 petia, pecia, fragmentum. 
 
 DEPOIS, Depose, s. Deposit. CoU. of 
 Invent. — In depois seems exactly to cor- 
 respond with the modern Fr. phrase en 
 depot, as denoting either what is in the 
 keeping of another, or the place where 
 it is kept. 
 
 DEPONAR, s. One who makes oath in a 
 court ; E. deponent, the term now used 
 in S. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 To DEPONE, r. a. To deposit, Lat. Foord, 
 Suppl. Dec. 
 
 To DEPONE, V. n. To testify on oath, S. 
 Statist. Ace. — L.B. depon-ere, testari. 
 
 DEPONITIOUN, s. Oath; the substance of 
 what is deposed in a court. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. 
 
 DEPOSITATION, s. The act of deposit- 
 ing for the purpose of safe keeping. In- 
 ventories. 
 
 To DEPRISE, V. a. To depreciate. Lyjid- 
 say. — Fr. despris-er. 
 
 To DEPULYE, r. a. To spoiL Douglas. 
 — Fr. depouill-er. 
 
 To DEPURSE, r. a. To disburse. Acts C.I. 
 
 DEPURSEMENT,s. Disbursement, ibid. 
 — Fr. desbours-er, id. 
 
 DEPUTRIE,s. Vicegerency. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 To DER, r. a. To hazard; to dare. Barbour. 
 — A.S. dear-ian, Belg. derr-en, id. 
 
 DERAY, 
 
 1. Disorder. Barbour. In 
 
 Aberd. Beg. it is, singularly enough, used 
 for array. 2. Mirthful noise at a banquet. 
 Douglas. — Fr. desroy, deroi, disorder. 
 
 DERCHEDE, s. Derchede male, meaning 
 unknown. Chartulary of St. Andrews. 
 
 To DERE, Deir, Dear, t. a. 1. To hurt. 
 Douglas. 2. To dere npon, to make im- 
 pression, S.B. — A.S. der-ian, nocere. 
 
 DERE, Der, Deir, s. Injury. Wallace. 
 It is still used in this sense, Dumfr. 
 
 To DERE, V. a. To fear. Burel. 
 
 DERE, s. A deer, or any wild beast of 
 game. Wyntoicn. — A.S. deor, Su.G. diur, 
 Isl. dyr, id. 
 
 DERE, s. A precious person. Hoxdatc. 
 
 DEREGLES, s.^.)?. 1. Loose habits; irre- 
 gularities, Ayrs. 2. Also expl. " decep- 
 tious, fraudulent informations," ibid. — 
 Fr. se deregl-er, to be disorderly. 
 
 To DEREYNE, Derene, Derexte, r. a. 
 To determine a controversy by battle. — 
 Barbour. — O.Fr. derainier, prouver sou 
 droit en justice ; Roquefort. 
 
 DEREYNE, DerenyEjS. Contest; decision. 
 Barbour. 
 
 To DERENE, r. or. To disorder. Dunbar. 
 
 DERETH, s. Some kind of office anciently 
 held in S. Chart. Dunfermline. 
 
 DERF,a(7/. 1. Bold and hardy. Douglas. 
 2. Capable of great exertion. Douglas. 3. 
 Possessing asullen taciturnity, S.B. Wal- 
 lace. 4. Severe ; cruel. 5. As applied 
 to inanimate objects, it signifies massive, 
 capable of giving a severe blow, Buchan. 
 Tarras. — Isl. diarf-ur, Su.G. diaerf, 
 daring. 
 
 DERFFLY, arfr. Vigorously, Wallace. 
 
 DERGAT, 5. Target. Wyntoicn.— Gael, 
 targaid. 
 
 DERGY, Dergie. s. An entertainment or 
 drink given after a funeral, S. V. Dregy. 
 
 DEH,YT,2}art.pa. Raised in price. Acts 
 
DER 
 
 VJo 
 
 DEW 
 
 Ja. I. — From A.S. deoi; Dan. di/re, Isl, 
 di/r, Teut. dier, carus, pretiosus. 
 
 DERK, adj. Dark ; the pronunciation of 
 Roxb. — A.S. deorc, id. 
 
 DERKENING, s. The eyening twilight, 
 ibid. V. Darkening. 
 
 To DERN, r. a. To hide. V. Darn, v. 
 
 To DERNE, v. a. Perhaps for darren. 
 Hudson. 
 
 DERRIL, Derle, s. A broken piece of 
 bread, as of a calce or scone, Upp. Clydes. 
 — C.B. dryll, a piece, a fragment, a part. 
 
 DERRIN, s. A broad thick cake or loaf 
 of oat or barlej'meal, or of the flour of 
 pease and barley mixed, baked in the oven 
 or on the heartla covered with hot ashes, 
 Roxb. Synon. Fadge. — This term seems 
 very ancient, and is most probably formed 
 in allusion to the mode of preparation ; 
 Teut. dar-cn, darr-en, derr-en, dorr-en, to 
 dry, to parch. 
 
 ToDERT, r.rt. To dart. King's quair. 
 
 To DESCRIVE, Discryve, v. 'a. To de- 
 scribe, S. Hamilton. — O.E. id. 
 
 To DESERT the Diet, to relinquish the suit 
 orprosecutionfor atime; aforensic phrase, 
 S. Ersk. Inst. 
 
 DESERT, ji,w?-«.^;>(T. Prorogued, adjourned; 
 used instead of (7c'«('/-fi«. Acts. Ja. V. — 
 This seems borrowed from Fr. desert,\x5Q^ 
 for deserte, as in the phrase Appel desert, 
 an appeal that is not followed. 
 
 To DESPITE, r. n. To be filled with in- 
 dignation, S.B. — Fr. se despit-er. 
 
 DESTRUCTIONFU', adj. Destructive; 
 wasteful ; q. full of destruction, Roxb. 
 
 DET, s. Duty. Pcdice Hon.— Fr. dette. 
 
 OETBUND, adj. Predestinated. Douglas. 
 — O.Fr. det, a die. 
 
 DETERIORAT, part. pa. Injured ; ren- 
 dered worse. — L.B. deteriorat-us. 
 
 To DETERME, r. a. To determine ; to re- 
 cede. Keith's Hist. App. 
 
 DETFULL, ctdj. Due. Knox. 
 
 DETFULLY, adr. Dutifully, as bound in 
 duty. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 DETRUSARE, s. B. Bannafijne's Trans. 
 — Perhaps from Lat. detrud-o, detritsi, to 
 thrust down, as denoting a violent op- 
 poser. It may, however, be traced to 
 Fr. detrousseur, a robber. 
 
 'DETTlT,2X(rt.pa. Indebted. Bellenden. 
 
 To DETURNE, v. a. To turn aside. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Fr. destourn-er, detourn-er, to 
 turn aside, to divert, &c. 
 
 To DEUAIL, Deual, r. n. 1. To descend. 
 Douglas. 2. v. a. To let fall. Pcdice Hon. 
 — Fr. devall-er. 
 
 DEVAILL, s. Aninclined plane for a water- 
 fall, Lanarks. — O.Fr. devalee, detallee, a 
 descent, afallin ground ; Armor. <^era?,id. 
 
 DEVALL, s. A sunk fence, Clydesd. 
 
 To DE V ALL, Devald, r. ?;. To cease ; to inter- 
 mit, S. Ferguson. — Su.G. dical-a, to delay. 
 
 DEVALL, Devald, s, A cessation, S. — Isl. 
 duaul, mora. 
 
 DEUCH, Teucii, s. 1 . A draught ; a potation, 
 
 S. 2. Drink in general, S.B. V. Teucii. 
 DEUCHANDORACH, Deuchandoris, s. 
 
 1. A drink taken at the door before leav- 
 ing it ; the stirrup-cup, S. 2. Equivalent 
 to stark-love and kindness, S. — Ga,e\. deoch 
 an doruis, the parting drink. 
 
 To DEVE, Deave, r. a. To stupify with 
 noise, S. King Hart.—Sa.G. doef-ica; 
 Isl. dei)f-a, to deafen. 
 
 To DEVEL, V. a. To give a stunning blow, 
 Roxb. 
 
 DEVEL, s. A severe blow, ib. Antiquary. 
 
 DEVELLER, s. 1. One celebrated as a 
 boxer, ibid. 2. A dexterous young fellow. 
 
 To DEVER, V. n. To be stupid, Roxb. V. 
 Dauer, Daiver. 
 
 DEUGIND, «rf/. Wilful; litigious, Caithn. 
 
 DEVILOCK,s. A little devil, an imp, Aberd. 
 Deilie is used in the same sense, S.O. 
 
 DEVILRY, Deevilry, s. 1. Communica- 
 tion with the devil. Broion's Diet. Bible. 
 
 2. Used to denote mischief, but rather 
 of a sportive kind; or a disposition to 
 this, S. 
 
 DEVINT, ;xn-f. ^d[;. Bound under obliga- 
 tion. — ActsJa. VI. Lat. derinct-us. 
 
 To DEVISE, Diuiss, Deuys, v. a. To talk. 
 Barbour. — Fr. devis-er, id. 
 
 DEUK, s. Covert; shelter, S.B. V. Jo0k. 
 
 DEUKE, s. A duck, S. Antiquary. 
 
 DEULE WEEDS ; mourning weeds. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Fr. deuil, mourning. 
 
 To DEUOID, Dewoid, Dewid, v. a. 1. To 
 clear ; to evacuate. Act. Audit. 2. To 
 leave ; to go out from. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 DEVORE, Deuore, s. Service ; duty. Wyn- 
 toicn. 2. Good offices ; exertions. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Fr, devoir. 
 
 DEUORIE, s. A duty payable from land, 
 or belonging to one from ofiice. Acts 
 Mary. — O.Fr. debroir, devoir, denotes 
 both the homage oract of submission done 
 to a landlord or superior, and a fee or toll 
 due. 
 
 DEW, adj. Moist. Douglas. 
 
 DEW, f;ref. Dawned. Wallace. V. Daw. 
 
 DEW-CUP, s. The herb called Ladies 
 Mantle ; Alchemilla vulgaris, Linn. Hogg. 
 
 DEWGAR, s. A salutation. Wallace. — Fr. 
 Dieii garde. 
 
 T>EWGS,s.pl. Rags; shreds, S. Bamsay. 
 
 To DEWID, r. a. V. Deuoid. 
 
 To DEWYD, Dewoyd, v. n. To divide. 
 Wcdlace. 
 
 To DEWYSS, Diuiss, t. a. To divide. Bar- 
 bour. — Fr. devis-er, id. 
 
 DEWYT. Deafened; stunned. V. Deve. 
 
 To DEWITT, r. a. To murder, to assassi- 
 nate. Brand's Orkn. <^;c. — The formation 
 of this term aS"ords a proof of the general 
 detestation which the fate of the cele- 
 brated John and Cornelius De Witt, in 
 Holland, excited in our country. 
 
 DEWOR, Dewory, s. Duty. Barbour. 
 
 DEW-PIECE, s. A piece of bread given to 
 
DGU 
 
 196 
 
 DIK 
 
 servants when going out early to tlieir 
 work, S.B. Sinclair. 
 
 DGUHARE, Houlate. Leg. Alquhare. 
 
 DIACLE, s. The compass used in a fishing- 
 boat. Agr. Surr. blietl. 
 
 DIB, s. A small pool of rain-water ; the 
 same with Duh, q.v. Ai/rshire Legatees. 
 
 DIBBER-DERRY, s. Confused debate, 
 S.B. Boss. 
 
 To DIBBLE, V. a. To plant by means of 
 the instrument in S. and E. called a dib- 
 ble. Remains Nithsdale Song. 
 
 DIBBLE-DABBLE, s. Uproar, accompa- 
 nied with violence, Fife. MS. Poem. 
 
 DIBLER, s. A large wooden platter. Bur- 
 row Laices. — O.E. dobeler; O.Fr. doublier, 
 assiette. 
 
 To DICE, T. a. 1. Properly, to sew a kind 
 of waved pattern near the border of a 
 garment, S.B. 2. To weave in figures re- 
 sembling dice. Herd's Coll. 3. Used 
 figuratively, as signifying to do any thing 
 quickly and neatly. Boss. 
 
 DICHELS, DiGHALS, {gutt.) s. pi. 1. Re- 
 prehension ; correction. " / gat ony 
 dichalsj" I was severely reproved, Ren- 
 frews. Synon. Dixie. 2. Used also 
 to denote a drubbing, ibid., Dumfr. ; as, 
 " Well, my lad, I think ye'll get your 
 dichels." Poems Eng. Scot. Lat. Perhaps 
 akin to C.B. digiawl, tending to anger, 
 dikl-honcd displeasure ; from dig-iaw, to 
 offend, to be offended, to be angry. 
 
 DICHEL, (gutt.) s. A bad scrape, Ettr. 
 For. 
 
 DICHENS, (gutt.) s. pi. A beating, Gal- 
 loway. Synon. licks. 2. Severe retribu- 
 tion in whatever way, Selkirks. Hogg. 
 Merely a variety of Dichels, q.v. 
 
 To DICHT, Dycht, r. 1. To prepare. Dou- 
 glas. 2. To deck, S. Douglas. 3. To dress 
 food. Bitson. 4. To polish. Douglas. 
 5. To make clean; to wipe, S. Coldl. 6. 
 To dry by rubbing, S. Boss. 7. To sift, S. 
 Burns. " To dight corn; to cleanse it from 
 the chaff by winnowing; Cumb." Grose. 
 8. To treat; to handle ; used in the sense 
 of maltreating. Douglas. 9. To handle ; 
 applied to the mind ; a discourse is said 
 to be well dicht when the subject is well 
 handled, S.B. 10. To drub, S.B. Hamil- 
 ton. 1 1 . To make an end of ; to destroy. 
 Douglas. — A.S. diht-an, Germ, dicht-en, 
 parare ; Belg. dicht-cu, Su.G. dicht-a, to 
 compose. 
 
 To DICHT one's Doublet. To give one a 
 sound drubbing, to curry one's hide. Ha- 
 milton's Wallace. 
 
 DICHTINGS, s. pi. \. Refuse, S. Boss. 
 2. The refuse of corn, S. Synon. ?/(«(/. 
 
 DICKIE, s. Filth; ordure, Aberd. 
 
 DICKIES, s. p/. Severe reprehension, 
 Upp.Clydes. — This is merely a variety of 
 Dixie. V. also Dichels, Dighals. 
 
 To DICT, V. a. To dictate. V. Dite. 
 
 DICTA Y, s. Indictment. V. Dittav. 
 
 To DIDDLE, T. a. To shake ; to jog, Roxb. 
 A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 DIDDLE, s. A jingle of music, Ayrs. 
 Train's Poet. Ber. 
 
 To DIDDLE, V. n. 1. To move like a dwarf, 
 S. Bamsay. 2. To shake; to jog. Burns. 
 — Isl. dudd-est, seguipes esse. 
 
 DIE, s. A toy; a gewgaw. Loth. 
 
 DYED I' THE WOO', i. e. wool. A pro- 
 verbial phrase signifying naturally clever, 
 Kinross. 
 
 DIET, Dyett, s. 1. An excursion ; a jour- 
 ney. Pitscottie. 2. Used to denote the 
 discharge of some part of ministerial duty 
 at a fixed time ; a,s, a diet of examination, 
 a diet of visitation, on such a day. 3. Used 
 also in relation to the order in which mi- 
 nisters officiate in succession ; as ^. has 
 the first diet oi preaching, B. the second, 
 S. 4. The fixed day for holding a market. 
 
 DIET-BOOKE, s. A diary, Calderwood.—- 
 L.B. diaet-a, iter unius diei. 
 
 DIFFER, s. A difference, S. Bp. Forbes. 
 
 To DIFFER, v. a. To cause difference be- 
 tween ; to divide, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 To DIFFER, 1'. «. To yield to; to sub- 
 mit. 
 
 BIFFERIT, pret. Submitted. V. Defer. 
 
 To DIFFERR, v. a. To delay. E. defer. 
 Keith's Hist. — Fr. differ-er, Lat. dif- 
 ferr-e, id. 
 
 DIFFERRENCE, s. Delay; procrastina- 
 tion, ibid. 
 
 DIFFERRER, s. Delayer; the person who 
 delays, ibid. 
 
 DIFFICIL, adj. 1. Difficult. Complaynt S. 
 2. Backward ; reluctant. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To DIFFICULT, r. a. To perplex; to ren- 
 der difficult to, S. Kame's Suppl. Dec. 
 — Fr. difflctdt-er, id. 
 
 To DIFFIDE, Defide, r. n. To distrust, 
 with the prep, o/ added. Pitscottie. Lat. 
 difjid-ere, id. 
 
 To DIFFOUND, r. a. To diffasc. Douglas. 
 
 DIGESTLIE, adr. Deliberately. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Fr. diger-er, mediter. 
 
 DIGGOT, s. A contemptuous designation 
 given to a child, implying the notion of 
 dishonourable conduct ; as, " Ye dirty 
 diggot ;" frequently used among school- 
 boys, Roxb. — C.B. dvgan denotes a trull, 
 a drab ; in pi. duqod. 
 
 DIGHTER, s. Oiie who is employed in 
 winnowing grain, S. A. Scoff s Poems. 
 
 DIGNE, adj. Worthy. V. Ding. 
 
 To DIGNdSCE, r. a. To distinguish. Acts 
 Cha. I. — Lat. diqnosc-ere. 
 
 To DYIT, v. a. To endite. The same with 
 Dite, q.v. Keith's Hist. 
 
 To DYK, V. a. 1. To enclose with ramparts 
 or ditches. Barbour. 2. To surround with 
 a stone wall, S. Balfour's Bract. 
 
 DIKE, Dyk, s. 1. a wall, S. Kelly. 2. A 
 vein of ichinstone, traversing the strata of 
 coal, S. Statist. Ace. 3. A ditch. Wal- 
 lace. — A.S. die, Su.G. dike, id. 
 
 I 
 
DIK 
 
 197 
 
 DIN 
 
 Dry-Stane Dyke. A wall built without 
 
 mortar, S. 
 Fail-Dyke, s. A wall of turf, S. 
 To DIKE, V. n. To dig, to pick ; applied 
 to that kind of digging iu which it is re- 
 quired to make ouly a small hole ; as, 
 " to dike a bumbee-byke ;" also, to dike 
 out, as, " to dike out the een," to pick the 
 eyes out, Iloxb. IIo<ig. — Teut. dyck-en, 
 fodere. 
 DYKE-LOUPER, s. 1. A beast that trans- 
 gresses all fences, S. 2. A person given 
 to immoral conduct, Roxb. 
 DYKE-LOUPIN', s. 1. Primarily applied 
 to cattle, that cannot be kept within walls 
 fences, S. 2. Transferred to loose or 
 imoral conduct, Roxb. 
 CER, Dyker, s. One who builds enclo- 
 ires of stone, generally without lime ; 
 so dry-dikcr, S. Statist. A.cc. 
 KIE, s. A low or little wall ; or, per- 
 ips rather a small ditch, Aberd. Hence 
 le metaph. but unfeeling phrase, 
 Loup the Dyicie, to die, ibid. 
 DILATE, r. a. Legally to accuse. V. 
 )elate. 
 
 LiATOR, s. An informer ; the same 
 nth. Delator, q.T. ActsJa. VI. 
 LATOR, s. A delay ; old law term. 
 3aillie. — L.B. dilatare, to delay. 
 LATOURE, Dylatour, adj. Having 
 he power to cause delay. Acts Ja. 1 V. 
 LDERMOT, s. An obstacle ; a great 
 lifficulty, Ayrs. — The last syllable seems 
 ;o claim a Goth, affinity ; mot, conventus, 
 fsl. duldur, occultatus, q. a secret meet- 
 ng ; or from dvel-ia, pret. draldc, cunc- 
 iari, q. " a meeting which caused delay." 
 LIP, s. A legacy, Perths. This is merely 
 Gael, diolah, id. 
 
 DILL, v. a. To conceal. Callander. — 
 Isl. dyll-a, Su.G. doel-ja, occultare. 
 2'o DILL, r. a. To still; to calm; to as- 
 suage or remove. Bannatijne Poems. — 
 A.S. dilg-ian, delere ; Isl. dill-a, lallare. 
 To DILL Down, v. n. To subside. Baillie. 
 DILL AGATE, Delagat, s. The provincial 
 corruption of E. delicate, as signifying a 
 dainty, Fife. MS. Poem. 
 DILLY, DiLLY-CASTLE, s. A name applied 
 by boys to a small mound of sand on the 
 sea shore, on which they stand at the in- 
 flux of the tide, until they are dispossessed 
 of it by the waves demolishing it, Mearns. 
 — Allied perhaps to A.S. dlgle, dljel, se- 
 cretus. Su.G. doel-ja, anciently dylg-a, 
 occultare ; q. a hiding-place. 
 To DILLY-DALLY, r. n. To trifle ; to 
 spend time idly, Fife. — Teut. dill-en, fa- 
 bulari, garrire instar mulierum ; Kilian. 
 Germ, dal-en, nugari, ineptire. The E. 
 V. to dally must be traced to the same 
 origin. 
 DILLY-DAW, s. One who is both slow and 
 slovenly, Fife. Saxon and Gael. Dilly 
 is most probably from Isl, dil/-a, lallo. 
 
 referred to under vo. Dill, v. 2, whence 
 dilli/doo, amplexatio, G. Andr. V. Daw, 
 which itself denotes a slattern. 
 
 DILLOW, s. A noisy quarrel ; as, " What 
 a great dillow thai twa mak," Teviotdale. 
 — Isl. deila, dissensus ; Su.G. dela, lis. 
 
 DILP, s. A trollop. Moss. — Sw. toel]), an 
 awkward fellow. 
 
 DILSER, s. The Rock or Field lark ; 
 Alauda campestris, Linn., Mearns. — It is 
 supposed to receive this name from its 
 frequenting rocks on the sea-shore, and 
 feeding on the sea-lice among the Dilse 
 or Dulse. 
 
 DIM, s. The head of the dim, mid-night, 
 Shetl. Isl. dimma, tenebrae, caligo, at 
 dimma, tenebrescere. A.S. dim, dym,teae- 
 brosus. 
 
 To DYMENEW, v. a. To diminish. Dou- 
 glas. 
 
 To DIMIT, V. n. To pass into ; to termi- 
 nate. Fountainh. Suppt. Dec. — Lat. 
 dimitt-ere to cease ; also, to let pass. 
 
 DYMMOND, s. A wedder of the second 
 year, Roxb.; viewed as of the third year, 
 Dumfr. Act Dom. Cone. V. Dinmont. 
 
 DIN, adv. Dun, of a tawny colour, S. 
 Saxon and Gael. — C.B. dy. Armor, diu, Ir. 
 dun7i, id. The Scottish language often 
 changes u into i ; as bill for bull, pit for 
 put, (Lat. ponere,) nit for nut, &c. 
 
 To DIN, Dyn, v. n. 1. To make a noise. 
 Gaican and Gol. 2. To resound. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S. dyn-an, id. 
 
 DYND, fjctrf. pa. Bannatyne Poems. — Per- 
 haps from dwined, wasted; or Germ, dien- 
 en, to humble as a servant, to reduce to a 
 state of servitude. 
 
 DINE, s. Dinner. Burns. — O.Fr. dine, 
 repas que I'on prend a midi ; Roquefort. 
 
 DYNE, s. Used for den, a dale. Poems 16«/t 
 Century. 
 
 To DING, v. a. 1. To drive, S. Bellenden. 
 2. To exert one's self. Henrysone. 3. To 
 beat. Wyntoxcn. 4. To strike by piercing. 
 Bellenden. 5. To scourge; to flog. Acts 
 Ja. I. 6. " To smash ; beat to powder." 
 Shirrefs. 7. To overcome, S. Ferguson. 
 8. To excel, S. Ramsay. 9. To discour- 
 age, S.B. Ferguson. 10. To Ding aff, v. a., 
 to drive or knock off, S. V. Ding of. 11. 
 To ding back, to beat back; applied to a, 
 state of warfare. 12. To Ding by, v. a., 
 to thrust aside; to displace; to set aside; 
 to discard; to supersede, Aberd. To re- 
 duce to a state of inability or disqualifi- 
 cation ; to be frustrated, by some inter- 
 vening circumstances, as to the accom- 
 plishment of one's purpose; as, " I meant 
 to hae gaen to see my friends in the coun- 
 try, but something cam in the gait, sae 
 that I was dung by't," S. To bring on 
 bad health, by imprudent exertion. To 
 be dun,'/ by, to be confined by some ail- 
 ment, Aberd. 13. To ding in, to drive in, 
 S. Spaldinri. 14. To ding down, to over- 
 
DIN 
 
 198 
 
 DIR 
 
 throw, S. Barbour. 15. 2'o ding off, to 
 drive from. Douglas. 16. To ding on, 
 to attack with Tiolence. Barbour. \l.To 
 ding out, to expel. Bellenden. To ding 
 out the bottom of any thing, to make an 
 end of it, S. Baillie. 18. To ding ouer, 
 to overthrow; also to overcome, S. Poems 
 Buchan Dial. 19. Todingthroio, to pierce. 
 Bellenden. 20. To ding tip, to break up; 
 to force open. Hist. James the Se.xt. 21. 
 To ding to dede, to kill with repeated 
 strokes. Wallace. — Isl. daeng-ia, Su.G.; 
 daenq-a, tundere. 
 
 To DING, V. n. 1. To drive. Douglas. 2. To 
 ding down, to descend. Lyndsay. 3. To 
 ding on. It is used impersonally, and ap- 
 plied to rain, hail, or snow; as," It's ding- 
 in' on," or " dingiii' on o' weet," S. Spal- 
 ding. 
 
 To DING one^s self. To vex one's self about 
 any thing. South of S. Loth. 
 
 DING, DiGNE, adj. Worthy. Douglas. — 
 Fr. digne, Lat. dign-us. 
 
 DING-DANG, adv'. This is used different- 
 ly from E. ding-dong. 1 . It denotes rapid 
 succession, one on the heels of another ; 
 as,"They cam mdingdang,"S. Gl.Picken. 
 2. Pell-mell; helter-skelter; in confusion ; 
 as, " They faucht ding-danc/," S. 
 
 To DINGYIE, T. a. To deign. Knox. 
 
 To DINGLE, T. n. To draw together; to ga- 
 ther, Gypsy language, Fife. 
 
 DINGLE, s. The state of being gathered 
 together ; a group, Fife. MS. Poem. 
 
 DINGLE-DANGLE, adj. Moving back- 
 wards and forwards, S. — Su.G. dingl- 
 dangl, id. This is formed from dingl-a, to 
 dangle. 
 
 DINGLEDOUSIE, s. A stick ignited at 
 one end; foolishly given as a plaything to 
 a child, Dumfr. — Su.G. dingl-a, to swing, 
 and dusig, dizzy. 
 
 DING-ME-YAVEL, lay me flat, Aberd. 
 V. Yavil. 
 
 To DINK, T. a. To deck ; to dress neatly, 
 often with the prep, out or up subjoined, 
 S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 DINK, Denk, «rf/. 1. Neat; trim, S. Ever- 
 green. 2. Precise; saucy, Fife. A.Dou- 
 glas. — Alera. ding, gay. 
 
 DINKET, prt>«.;7«*. Finely dressed, Aug. 
 
 DINKLY, adr. Neatly. E. Gallouxiy. 
 
 To DINLE, DiNNLE, r. a. To produce a 
 tremulous motion ; as,"Dinna(/iKW?e the 
 tabic," S. 
 
 To DINLE, Dynle, r. ». 1. To tremble, S. 
 Douglas. 2. To make a great noise. Fer- 
 guson. 3. To thrill; to tingle. J. Nicol. 
 
 DiNLE, s. 1 . Vibration, S. 2. A slight and 
 temporary sensation of pain, similar to 
 that caused by a stroke on the elbow, 
 S. 3. A slight siprain, Roxb. 4. Thril- 
 ling sensation, as applied to the mind, S. 
 H. Mid-Loth. 5. A vague report, S.B. 
 
 DINMONT,Dynmont,Dimment,I)ilmond,s. 
 A wedder in the second year, S.; or rather 
 
 from the first to the second shearing, S. 
 Gl. Sib. Q. twelve inonths. Complaynt S. 
 
 DINNA. Do not, S. ; the imperat. conjoined 
 with the negative particle. Heart of 
 Mid-Loth. 
 
 DINNAGOOD, adj. Worthless, in a moral 
 sense, ib. Brownie of BodsbecJc, 
 
 DINNAGUDE, Do-nae-gude, s. A disre- 
 putable person, one of whom there is no 
 hope that he will ever do good, Roxb. 
 
 DINNEN SKATE. The young of the Raia 
 Batis. Sibbald. 
 
 To DINNER, '». n. To dine, S. ; more com- 
 monly Denner. Jacobite lielics. 
 
 DYNNIT,pr««. Made a noise. 
 
 DINNOUS, ac?/. Noisy; from E.<^i?j. Saint 
 Patrick. 
 
 DINSOME, adj. The same with Dinnous, 
 S. Burns. 
 
 DINT,s. An opportunity, S. lioss. " Stown 
 dints are sweetest," S. Prov. 
 
 DINT, s. Affection. V. Dent. 
 
 DYOUR, Dyvour, s. A bankrupt. Dunbar. 
 
 DIPIN, .'. 1. A part of a herring-net, 
 Argylls. 2. The bag of a salmon-net, Loth. 
 — Gael, dipinn, a net. 
 
 DIPPEN, s. The stairs at a river side, 
 S.O. Picken. Perhaps, q. steps for dip- 
 ping, or the place where women dip their 
 buckets to bring up water. 
 
 DIPPING, s. A composition of boiled oil 
 and grease, used by curriers for softening 
 leather, and making it more fit for resist- 
 ing dampness, S. 
 
 DIRA. Apparently, saying. P. \6th Cent, 
 
 DIRD, ?. An achievement ; used ironically, 
 S.B. Poems Buchan Dial. — Tent, dagh- 
 vaerd, Isl. dagferd, a day's journey. 
 
 DIRD,s. A stroke, Aberd. Boss. — Fr.dourd- 
 er, to beat. 
 
 DIRDY, s. An uproar. V. Dirdum. 
 
 To DIRDOOSE, t. a. To thump, Aberd. 
 — A.S. dir-ian, laedere, "to hurt orharme, 
 to annoy ;" Somner ; and douss, doyce, 
 dusch, a stroke or blow. 
 
 DIRDUM, s. Deed; achievement, S.B. 
 
 DIRDUM, s. 1. An uproar; a tumult, S. 
 King Hart. — C.B. doind, sonitus, stre- 
 pitus. 2. Damage. " To dree the dirdum ; " 
 to do penance, S.B. Old Mortality. 3. 
 Passion ;illliumour,Perths.4.A great noise, 
 Roxb., pron. Dirdam. " Dordum, a loud, 
 confused, riotous noise, North ;" Grose. 
 5. Severe reprehension; act of scolding, S. 
 Petticoat Tales. 6. It seems to signify a 
 stroke or blow. M. Bruce. 7. Used to de- 
 note a female who had been slighted by 
 her lover. Herd's Col. Perhaps q. " she 
 who drees the dirdum, or experiences the 
 damage; who must wear the willow." 8. In 
 pi. dirdums; ridicule; sneering; scoffing; 
 sometimes disgustful slanderiugs, Ayrs. — 
 As this word, in sense 2., denotes the dis- 
 agreeable consequence of any action or 
 event, it might seem allied to Isl. dyra- 
 dom-r, a judicial sentence, properly one 
 
BIR 
 
 191) 
 
 DIS 
 
 pronounced at the door or gate, judicium 
 ad fores veteruni ; or to dijri-dom-r, ex- 
 tremum judicium, Haldorsou. — Gael. 
 diardan, surliness, anger. 
 
 DIRDUM-DARDUM, s. A term expres- 
 sive of contempt for an action. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 DIREMPT, part. jxi. Broken off. P(7^- 
 cottie. — Lat. dirempt-iis. 
 
 DIRK, adj. Thick-set ; strongly made. V. 
 
 DURK. 
 
 DIRK. s. A dagger. V. Durk. 
 
 DIRK, Dvrk, adj. Dark. Wallace. — A.S. 
 
 deorc. 
 To DIRK, V. 11. To grope in utter darkness. 
 
 Fer(]uso)i. 
 To DIRKIN, r. «. To act clandestinely. 
 
 Dunbar. 
 To DIRKIN, r. a. To darken. Douglas. 
 IKIT, part. adj. Darkened. Dunbar. 
 IKNESS, s. Darkness. Dunbar. 
 IL, s. LA slight tremulous stroke, S. 
 . The pain caused by such a stroke, S. 
 . A A'ibration; a tremulous motion, S. 
 iurns. 4. Applied to the mind, denoting 
 twinge of conscience, or what causes a 
 ;eling of remorse, S. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 DIRLE, V. a. To pierce, E. drill. Ban- 
 atyne MS. — Su.G. drill-a, perforare. 
 DIRLE, v. n. 1. To tingle; to thrill, S. 
 lamsay. 2. To emit a tingling sound, S. 
 turns. 3. To move with the wind. Border. 
 ■ILING, s. 1. The sound caused by re- 
 .erated strokes on the ground, or on a 
 oor, s. jRem. NitJis. Song. 2. A short- 
 ved smarting pain, S. Douglas. 
 ^R, adj. 1. Torpid; benumbed, Loth. 
 . Insensible, destitute of feeling; used in 
 moral sense, Loth. — Su.G. daer-a, in- 
 ituare. 
 
 DIRR, V. n. To be benumbed ; as, My ft 
 irrs; a phrase used in relation to the 
 )ot, when there is a stoppage of circula- 
 ion. It seems originally the same with 
 ]. dor, to stun, which Seren. derives from 
 Su.G. daer-a, infatuare, ibid. 
 DIRRAY, s. Disorder. V. Deray. 
 DIRT, s. 1. Excrement, S. 2. An expres- 
 sion of contempt for a mean insignificant 
 person, or for a troublesome child. 
 DIRTENLY, adv. In a dirty way. Kelli/. 
 DIRTER (of a Mill), s. A vibrating stick 
 
 that strikes the large Bolter, Aberd. 
 DIRT-FEAR, s. Terror producing the loss 
 
 of the power of retention. 3Ieston's P. 
 DIRT-FEAR'D, adj. So much afraid as to 
 lose the power of retention, S. Hamilton. 
 DIRT-FLEE, s. The yellow fly that haunts 
 
 dung-hills, S. ]\Iusca stercoraria. 
 DIRT-FLEY'D, adj. The same with Dirt- 
 
 fear'd. Drummond^s Polemomiddinia. 
 DIRT-HASTE, s. A coarse term for, in 
 
 great haste. 
 DIRT-HOUSE, s. A close-stool ; now a 
 
 privy, S. Herd's Coll. 
 DIRTIN, adj. I. Defiled with excrement, S. 
 2. Mean; contemptible, S. Bellenden. 
 
 DIRTRIE, s. A term expressive of great 
 contempt, denoting despicable persons, 
 Ettr. For. From Dirt, q. v. 
 
 DISABEEZE, s. Stir ; disturbance. 
 To DISABUSE, r. a. 1. To misuse; to 
 abuse, S. Disaheeze, id., Aberd. 2. The 
 term is also used in Aberd., as signifying 
 to mar, to spoil. 
 
 To DISAGYIS. To disguise. Gl. Complaynt. 
 
 DISAGRIEANCE, s. Disagreement. 
 
 To DISASSENT, v. n. To disapprove; 
 to dissent. Dissassentit, Aberd. Rei/. 
 
 DISBUST, s. An uproar ; a broil, Loth.— 
 Fr. desboiste, " unboxed, out of its right 
 box." 
 
 DISCENSE, s. Descent. Douglas.— La^t. 
 descens-us. 
 
 DISCEPCIONE, s. Apparently the deter- 
 mination of causes referred to in conse- 
 quence of debate, without the necessity 
 of renewed citation.— Fr. disccpt-er, to de- 
 bate or plead a cause ; to arbitrate, or ex- 
 amine a controversy ; Lat. discept-are, id. 
 
 To DISCERNE, i: a. To decree ; the same 
 with Deccrne, q. v. — Fr. decern-er, id. 
 
 * To DISCHARGE, r. a. To prohibit; to 
 forbid, S. Acts Assembli/. 
 
 To DISCHONE, r. n. To" take breakfast. 
 Acts Ja. VI. V. DisJUNE, from which 
 this is corrupted. 
 
 DYSCHOWYLL, adj. Undressed. Wallace, 
 — Fr. deshabille, id. 
 
 DISCLAMATIOUN, s. The act of dis- 
 owning one as the superior of lands ; or 
 of refusing the duty which is the condition 
 of tenure ; the same with Disclaimer in 
 the law of England. Skene. 
 
 DISCOMFISHT, part. adj. Overcome, 
 Dumfr. Balf. Pract. — Fr. desconfiz, id., 
 Cotgr. 
 
 DISCONTIGUE, adj. Not contiguous, ib. 
 
 DISCONVENIENCE, s. Inconvenience, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To DISCONVENIENCE, v. a. To put to 
 inconvenience, ibid. 
 
 DISCONVENIENT, adj. Inconvenient, 
 ibid. — O.Fr. desconreniie, desconvenance, 
 malheur, defaite, douleur, &c., Roquefort. 
 
 DISCOURROUR, s. A scout. Barbour. 
 
 DISCOURSY, adj. Conversible, Aberd. 
 
 DISCREET, adj.' 1. Civil, or obliging. Sir 
 J. Sinclair. 2. Not rude ; not doing any 
 thing inconsistent with delicacy towards 
 a female, S. Thomson. Dr Johnson ren- 
 ders it "modest, not forward." This, 
 however, does not fully express its mean- 
 ing, as used in S. 
 
 DISCRETION, s. I . Propriety of female 
 conduct, as opposed to lightness or co- 
 quetry, S. Sa.von and Gael. 2. Kind- 
 ness shown to a stranger in one's house ; 
 nearly the same with E. Hospitality, S. 
 
 To DISCRIUE,r. a. To describe. Douglas. 
 
 To DISCURE, r. a. To observe accurately. 
 Douglas. —'Er. discour-ir, to survey. 
 
 DISDOING, adj. Not thriving, Clydes. 
 
DYS 
 
 200 
 
 DIS 
 
 To DYSE, V. a. Dyse you, a phrase com- 
 monly used in Lanarks. as an imprecation. 
 
 DISEIS, DissESE, s. 1. Want of ease. Bar- 
 bour. 2. State of warfare. Wyntown. — 
 Fr. desaise, " a being ill at ease ;" Cotgr. 
 
 DISFORMED, adj. Deformed, Aberd. 
 
 DISFREINDSCHIP,s. Disaffection; ani- 
 mosity. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 To DISGEST, r. «. To digest, S. Monro's 
 TJxped. 
 
 DISGEST, s. The digestion. Anilldlsgest, 
 a bad digestion, S. 
 
 To DISH, V. a. To push or strike with the 
 horn, Lanarks. Renfrews. A dishing cow, 
 a cow that buts. Synon. Piit, and Dunch. 
 Sir A. Wylie. If not originally the same 
 word, it seems to have a common source 
 with the V. Dusch, to rush, whence Ditsche, 
 a stroke. — It especially resembles Teut. 
 does-en, to strike with force. V. Dusch. 
 
 To DISH, v. a. To destroy; to render use- 
 less ; as, " I'm completely dlsh'd wi' that 
 journey," S. — This term has great resem- 
 blance to Isl. dus-a, cubare auhelitus et 
 fessus, G. Andr. 
 
 To DISH, V. a. To make concave. This 
 term is used by mechanics. The spokes 
 of a wheel are said to be disked, when 
 made to lie towards the axis, not hori- 
 zontally, but obliquely, S. 
 
 To DISHABILITATE, v. a. Legally to 
 incapacitate, S. Stair Sufpl. Dec. — L.B. 
 habilit-are, Fr. hahilit-er, signify idoneum, 
 habilem reddere. 
 
 DISHABILITATIOUN, s. The act of le- 
 gally depriving a person of honours, pri- 
 vileges, or emoluments formerly enjoyed. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 DISHLAGO, s. The vulgar name of Tus- 
 silago or colt's-foot, S. 
 
 DISHALOOF, s. A sport of children, Roxb. 
 
 To DISHAUNT, v. a. To leave any place 
 or company. Spotsicood. — Fr. deshant-er. 
 
 DISHEARTSUM, adj. Saddening; dis- 
 heartening, Fife. 
 
 DISHERING, s. The act of disinheriting. 
 
 To DISHERYS, ». a. 1 . To disinherit. Bar- 
 bour. 2. To put in disorder; to put any 
 thing out of place, in consequence of a 
 person's meddling with itwho has no right 
 to do so. Loth. Apparently used mctaph., 
 from the idea of putting one out of the 
 proper line of succession. 
 
 DISHERYSOWN, s. The act of disinherit- 
 ing. WyntowH. 
 
 DISH-FACED, a<ij. Flat-faced; applied 
 both to man and beast, S. ; q. " having 
 the face so hollow as to resemble a dish." 
 
 DISHINS, s. pL A beating ; a drubbing, 
 Ettr. For. This may be viewed as a de- 
 rivative from the old v. to Dusch, q. v. ; 
 also Doyce. — It seems nearly allied to 
 Teut. does-en, pulsare cum impetu et 
 fragore. 
 
 DISHORT, DissnoRT, .'. 1. Displeasure. 
 Vhroii. S.P. 2. A disappointment, Aberd. 
 
 3. Any thing prejudicial, S. 4. Deficiency; 
 as, " There was a disshort in the weight," 
 Roxb. — From dis, and shortfV.jto recreate. 
 
 DISJASKIT,7^art.;;«. I . disjaskit-iike ; ex- 
 hibiting every appearance of a decay in 
 circumstances, S.B. Probably allied to 
 Dan. jask-er, hask-er, sordide habeo. 2. 
 Having a downcast look, S.B. 3. Ex- 
 hausted, whether in body or mind, S.O. 
 Gait. 4. Disjaskcd-lookhuj, adj., having 
 the appearance of neglect or disrepair. 
 Old Mortality. 
 
 DISJUNE, DisjooN, DisioNE, s. 1. Break- 
 fast, S.B. Boss, 2. To make a disjune of, 
 to swallow up at once. Baillie. — O.Fr. 
 desjune. 
 
 ToDISLAT>l'N,v.a. To unload. ActsCka.I. 
 
 roDISLOADIN,r.M. The same. V. Laden. 
 
 DISMAL, s. A mental disease ; probably 
 melancholy. Pobcart. 
 
 DYSMEL, s. Apparently necromancy. 
 Priests Pehlis, — A.Goth, dys, dea mala, 
 et mal, Moes.G. mel, tempus praefinitum. 
 Inde dismal, dies vindictae, Seren. 
 
 DISMISSAL, s. Dismission. 
 
 DISNA. Does not. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 DYSOUR,s. One who plays at rfice. Dunbar. 
 
 DISPARAGE, s. Disparity of rank. Skene. 
 
 DISPARASSING, s. A term used in rela- 
 tion to marriage, as denoting a connexion 
 below the rank of the person. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. 
 
 DISPARIT, DisPERT, adj. 1. Desperate. 
 Douglas. 2. Keen; violent; incensed, S.B. 
 Dispert is often used as denoting exces- 
 sive ; and even as an adv. in the sense of 
 excessively, S.B. In the same sense dis- 
 pard occurs. 
 
 To DISPARPLE, r. n. To be scattered. 
 Hudson. V. Sparpel. 
 
 To DISPARPLE, o. «. To divide. 
 
 DISPEACE, s. Disquiet ; dissension, S. — 
 L.B. dispacatus, iratus, minime pacatus. 
 
 DISPENCE, Dyspens, s. Expense. Wyn- 
 town. — Fr. dcspens. 
 
 To DISPEND, i: a. To expend. Barbour. 
 — Fr. dispend-re. 
 
 DISPENDING, s. Expenses. Barbour. 
 
 DYSPYTUWS, adj. Despiteful. Wyn- 
 town. — Fr. despiitcux. 
 
 To DISPLENISH, v. a. To disfurnish, S. 
 Baillie. V. Plenys, v. 
 
 DISPLESANCE, s. Displeasure.— Fr. des- 
 pilaisance. Acts J a. III. 
 
 To DISPONE, r. a. To make over, or 
 convey to another, in a legal form. Spald. 
 
 To DISPONE (/. To dispose of; used in 
 a general sense. Pitscottie. 
 
 To DISPONE rpoun. Syn. to Dispone of. 
 
 DISPONES, s. The person to whom any 
 property is legally conveyed, S. Brsk.Inst. 
 
 DISPONER, s. The person who legally 
 transfers property from himself to an- 
 other, S., ibid. V. Disponee. 
 
 To DISPOSE upon, t. a. To apply to any 
 purpose or use ; like E. disjxise of, S. 
 
DIS 
 
 201 
 
 DYU 
 
 DISPOSITION, s. Deposition; equivalent 
 - to for/a /trie 01 for feitnvc. Gordon's 11 ht. 
 
 Earls of' Sutherl. 
 To DISPURSE, V. a. To disburse. Acts 
 
 Cha. I. V. Depurse. 
 DYSS OF IRNE. Perhaps fov tJies ; used 
 
 to denote moulds. Inventories. 
 DISSAIF, s. Insecurity. Wallace. 
 To DISSASSENT, r. n. To dissent. Keith. 
 DISSASSENT, s. Dissent. Acts Cha. I. 
 DISSEMBILL, a^./. Unclothed. Wallace. 
 
 — Fr. deshahill-i, id. 
 PISSENTMEN T, s. Dissent ; disagreement, 
 ntend. of Soc. — Fr. dissentiment, id. 
 'TSSIMILL, r. a. To simulate; to 
 •imble. Bellenden. — From Lat. dis- 
 ■: l-are. 
 ■^SLE, r. n. To drizzle, Loth. 
 E. s. 1. A slight shower, Lanarks. 
 . A drizzlini/ rain, E. W(dker''s He- 
 '. Passac/es. 2. A slight wetness on 
 i ■•iJing corn, the effect of a drizzling 
 ' ' V, Lanarks. 
 
 jE, s. Expl. as signifying an attack, 
 
 ifr. ; and as synon. with Bensel ; as, 
 
 . J bade an inico dissle.'' Perhaps a 
 
 ' incial variety of Taissle, Teazle, q. v. 
 
 ■ ''SSLE, r. n. To run; as, "?o dissle 
 
 ■ c the dubs," Dumfr. 
 
 ^ ■ ■ ^BES ANCE, ?. Disobedience.— Fr. 
 
 ■■'.',■ beissance. Acts Ja. III. 
 ! ' l^- ' )L AT, adj. Desolate. Keith's Hist. 
 .'"'-'I', DoiST, s. A dull, heavy stroke, 
 
 • ivd. V. DoYCE. 
 ' '" iXCE, s. Difference; distinction, 
 "d. — Lat. dlstant-ia, id. 
 ■) ^TANCE, r. rt. To distinguish, ibid. 
 ; Si ANS, DiSTAWNS, s. Dissension. Wyn- 
 ' ucn. — L.B. dlstenc-io, contentio, lis. 
 > > i^STER, s. A dyer, S. Synon. Lltster. 
 DISTYMEILLER. V. Dustie-Melder. 
 DISTY-MELDER, s. 1. The last quantity 
 of meal made of the crop of one year, S. 
 2. Metaph.one'slatterend,S.B. Jour.Lon. 
 To DISTINCT, r. a. To distinguish. Keith. 
 To DISTRACT, v. n. To go distracted, 
 
 S.B. Ross. 
 DISTRIBULANCE, s. The same with 
 
 Dlstrublance. Acts Ja. II. 
 To DISTRINYIE,i:. a. To distrain. Spald. 
 To DISTRUBIL, Distrouble,^. rt. To dis- 
 turb. Douglas. 
 DISTRUBLANCE, s. Disturbance. Act. 
 
 Audit. 
 DISTROWBLYNE, Distrublin, s. Dis- 
 turbance. Barbour. 
 To DIT, DiTT, V. a. To indulge; to caress; 
 to make much of, Aberd. Perhaps from 
 Delt, to fondle, Banffs.; or a modification 
 of Dawt. 
 To DIT, Dyt, Ditt, r. a. To close up,S. Bou- 
 
 glas. — A.S. dytt-an, occludere,obturare. 
 To DITE, Dyte, Dict, r. a. 1. To indite, S. 
 Wallace. 2. To dictate to an amanuensis. 
 S. Baillie. 3. To point out as duty ; to 
 direct ; denoting the act of conscience. 
 
 Pitscottle. 4. To indict, llenrysone. — 
 Teut. dicht-en; Sw. dickt-a, to compose ; 
 Germ, dicht-en, sententiam dicere, Uteris 
 mandare. 
 
 DYTE, s. Composition. Wyntou-n. 
 
 To DYTE, V. n. To walk crazily, Buchan. 
 Tarras. 
 
 DITEMENT, s. Any thing indited, or dic- 
 tated by another. Sir W. More. 
 
 DITION, s. Dominion; jurisdiction. — Lat. 
 dltio. Nicol Burne. 
 
 DYTIT, adj. Stupid, ibid. V. Doitit. 
 
 DITON, s. A motto. — Fr. dlcton, an in- 
 scription. 
 
 DITTAY, Dyttay, Dictay, s. Indictment. 
 Wcdlace. 
 
 DIV, Do. / dh, I do, S. Antiquary. 
 
 DIVAN, Devan, s. a large divot, or other 
 turf of a larger size, Renfr. 
 
 DIVAN, 5. A small, wild plum, or kind of 
 sloe, Renfr. 
 
 DIVE, s. The putrid moisture, which issues 
 from the mouth, &c., after death, S.B. 
 
 DIVERT, s. Amusement, Berwicks. 
 
 To DIVERT, T. n. 1. To turn aside. Baillie. 
 — Lat. dirert-ere. 2. To part ; to sepa- 
 rate from each other ; applied to hus- 
 band and wife. Forbes, Suppl. Dec. 
 
 DIVES, adj. Luxurious ; as, " a dircs 
 eater," an epicure, Edinburgh. Evidently 
 from the history of Bites, or the rich 
 man in the Gospel, who " fared sump- 
 tuously every day." 
 
 DI VET, DiFFAT, Divot, s. LA thin fiat ob- 
 long turf, used for covering cottages, and 
 also for fuel, S. ActsJa. VI. 2. A short, 
 thick, compactly made person, Ettr. For. 
 Sod E. is metaph. used in a different 
 sense. — Lat. defod-ere, to dig. V. Sod. 
 
 ToDIVET, ^-.a. To coverwithc^ii-ois, Aberd. 
 
 To DIVET, V. n. To cast or cut dirots, ib. 
 
 DIVET-SEAT, s. A bench, at the door of 
 a cottage, formed of dltots, S. Hogg. 
 
 DIVIE, adj. Having much dive, S.B. 
 
 DIVIE-GOO, s. " The Black-backed Gull; 
 Larus marinus," Linn., Mearns. The 
 great Black and White Gull. — Goo is a 
 corr. of Gull; Bide, as would seem, of 
 Gael, dubh, black. V. Gow, s. 
 
 DIUINE, s. A soothsayer. Douglas. — Fr. 
 devln, id. 
 
 DIVINES. To serue in the divines, to 
 serve in the church, &c. 
 
 DIVISE, s. A term denoting a boundary 
 by which land is divided ; also a portion 
 of land, as defined by its boundaries. 
 Balfour's Pract. — L.B. divlsa, dlclsce, 
 fines, limites, meta; locorum et prredio- 
 rum, Du Cange. 
 
 DIUISIT,^X(rt.;>a. 1. Appointed. 2. The 
 same with E. devised. Acts Ja. V. — Fr. 
 devis-er, to dispose of. 
 
 DYVOUR, s. A bankrupt. Skene.— Fr. de- 
 voir, duty. 
 
 DYUOURIE,s. Declaration of bankruptcy. 
 Skene. 
 
DIX 
 
 202 
 
 DOD 
 
 DIXIE, s. Severe reprehension, S.; q. the 
 sentence of a pedagogue, Lat. dixi, " I 
 have said it." 
 
 DIXIE-FIXIE, s. An alliterative term, of 
 a ludicrous kind, used to denote a state 
 of confinement ; intimating that one is 
 imprisoned, or put into the stocks, Ayrs. 
 Perhaps from Jbixie, s., q. v., and the E. 
 T. to Fix, or S. Fike, to give trouble. 
 
 DIZZEN, s. 1. A dozen, S. 2. In spinning, 
 used to denote a certain quantity of yarn, 
 which is a sufficient daily task for a wo- 
 man ; amounting to a hank or hesp, i. e., 
 a dozen of cuts, S. Burns. 
 
 DO, (pron. doe^ s. A piece of bread, S.A. 
 — Evidently O.Fr. do, in plur. dos, un don, 
 un present ; donum; Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 To DO, r. a. To avail. Wallace. V. Dow. 
 
 To DO in-to ; to bring into. Wyntoicn. 
 
 * To DO, Doe at. To take effect ; to make 
 impression upon. Pitscottie. 
 
 DOACH, DoAGHjS. Awearorcruive. St. Ac. 
 
 DOB, s. The Razor-fish, Fife. Syn. /S>o?«. 
 Often used as bait by the fishermen. 
 
 DOBIE, DoBBiE, s. 1. A soft, inactive per- 
 son ; a stupid fellow ; a dolt, Roxb. Ber- 
 wicks. 2. A clown; an awkward fellow; 
 as, " He's a country dobbie," Roxb. 
 " Dobby, a fool ; a childish old man. 
 North," Grose. — Moes.G. daubs, seems, 
 as Ihre observes, to admit of the general 
 sense of Lat. stiipens ; Su.G. doef, stupi- 
 dus ; Alem. toith. Germ, taiib, id. ; Dan. 
 taabe, a fool, a sot, a blockhead ; Isl. dof, 
 torpor, ignavia. 
 
 To DOCE doicii. V. Doss down. 
 
 DOCHER, (<7H#.) s. 1 . Fatigue ; stress, Aberd. 
 2. Injury, Mearns. 3. Deduction, ibid. — 
 Ir. Gael, dochar, harm, hurt, damage. 
 
 DOCHLY, adv. Perhaps for dochtely, 
 powerfully; from A.S. dochthj. Hoidate. 
 
 DOCHT, pret. Could; availed.' V. Dow, 1. 
 
 DOCHTER, DoucHTYR, s. Daughter, S. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 DOCHTER-DOCIITER,s. Grand-daughter. 
 Wyntoicn. — Sw. doter doter, id. 
 
 DOCHTERLIEjrtf/j. Becoming a daughter, 
 Aberd. V. Sonelie. 
 
 DOCHTY, adj. Malapert, S. Aa oblique 
 sense of E. doughty. 
 
 To DOCK, r. a. ' To flog the hips, S. Ross. 
 — Teut. dock-en, dare pugnos. 
 
 DOCK, DoK, s. 1. Podex, S. Kennedy. 2. 
 Stern of a ship. Pitscottie. 
 
 DOCK, s. A term used, in Dumfries, to 
 denote a public-walk, or parade, on the 
 bank of the Nith, composed of ground ap- 
 parently alluvial. Small vessels come up 
 to this bank. — Isl. dok, a marshy place. 
 
 To DOCK, !•. n. To go about in an exact 
 and conceited sort of way, Fife. Always 
 applied to persons who are rather under 
 the common size, while those above this 
 are said to stage about. — Allied, perhaps, 
 to Germ, docke, a puppet ; Su.G. docka, 
 Alem. tohha, id. 
 
 To DOCKAR, V. n. To toil as in job-work; 
 to labour, S.A. Synon. Dacker, q. v. 
 
 DOCKEN, DoKEN, s. The dock, an herb, S. 
 Saxon and Gael. Ritson. 
 
 A Day amang the Dockens. 1. A stormy 
 day, at whatever season of the year, 
 Roxb. 2. Sometimes a day distinguished 
 by a quarrel, ib. 
 
 DOCKER,s. Struggle,S.B. Ross. V.Dock,'C. 
 
 DOCKETIE, adj. Expl. " Short, round, 
 and jolly," Roxb. Apparently from Bockit, 
 E. docked, cut short. 
 
 DOCKY, adj. Applied to one who is little 
 and neat, and who takes short steps, S. 
 
 To DOCKY, DoAKY, v. n. To move with 
 short steps ; always applied to one of 
 small stature, Lauarks. 
 
 DOCKUS, s. Any thing very short, S. 
 
 DOCTOR, s. The title anciently given to 
 the masters of the High-School of Edin- 
 burgh. The rectorship of the High-School 
 was once reckoned a more honourable 
 station than that of Professor of Huma- 
 nity in the University. Craufurd's Univ. 
 Edih. 
 
 To DOCTOR one, t. a. To kill one ; to do 
 one's business completely, Clydes. ; a 
 phrase evidently borrowed from the pre- 
 judice of many of the vulgar against re- 
 gular practitioners of medicine. 
 
 To DOCUMENT, r. a. To prove; to bring 
 sufficient evidence of, S. Blue Blanket, 
 
 DOCUS, s. A stupid fellow, S. — Germ, docke, 
 a puppet. 
 
 DOD, s. A slight fit of ill-humour, S.— Gael. 
 sdoid, id. 
 
 To Tak the Dods. To be seized with a fit 
 of sullenness or ill-humour. The Entail. 
 V. the s. 
 
 To DODD, V. n. To jog, Fife.— Isl. dudd- 
 est, segnipes esse. 
 
 DODDERMENT, s. pi. 1. A recompense ; 
 what one deserves, Ayrs. Apparently used 
 in regard to demerit. 2. To put one throw 
 his dodderrnents, to interrogate with sharp- 
 ness or severity, ibid. 
 
 DODDY, adj. Pettish, S. frw??.— Gael sdo- 
 dach . 
 
 DODDY, DoDDiT, adj. 1 . Without horns, S. 
 Hogg. 2. Bald; without hair, S.B. 
 
 DODDIE, s. A cow wanting horns, S. 
 
 DODDIE-MITTENS, s. pi. Worsted gloves 
 without fingers, Aberd, Mearns. 
 
 To DODDLE about, v. n. To wag about ; 
 spoken of something heavy or unwieldy 
 moving now in one direction, then in an- 
 other, with an easy motion, as a little 
 child, or an old man, Dumfr. This seems 
 originally the same with Todle, Toddle, q.v. 
 
 DODGE, s. A pretty large cut or slice of 
 any kind of food, Roxb. Loth. Syn. Junt, 
 — Isl. toddi, integrum frustum, vel mem- 
 brum rei, Haldorson. 
 
 To DODGE, r. n. To jog, S.A. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 DODGEL, s. A large piece or lump ; as, 
 " a dodgel o' bannock," Roxb. 
 
 K 
 
DOD 
 
 203 
 
 DOI 
 
 To DODGEL, Dudgel, r. n. 1. To walk in 
 a stiff or hobbling way, either from the 
 infirmity of age, or from grossness of 
 body, Ang. Loth. — Isl. datsl-a, aegris pe- 
 dibus insistere. 2. To jog on ; to trudgfe 
 along, Lanarks. The same withDo</^t', q.v. 
 
 DODGEL-HExM, s. The name given to that 
 kind of hem which is also called a splay, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 DODGIE, adj. Thin-skinned ; irritable, 
 Fife. Perhaps originally the same with 
 Doddi/, id. 
 
 DODLIP, s. When a person is in ill-hu- 
 mour, or disconcerted at any thing, he is 
 said to " hang a dodl'ip" Roxb. Appa- 
 rently from Dod, a slight fit of ill-humour, 
 and Lip. Synon. with " hanging the 
 faiple." 
 
 ODRUM,.«. A whim; maggot, Ayrs. Gait. 
 9E, s. The wooden ball used in the game 
 ot Shinty, Fife. Synon. Knowt. 
 DOER, DoARE, s. LA steward; one who 
 manages the estates of a proprietor, S. 
 Factor, synon. 2. The attorney employed 
 by a proprietor, for managing his legal 
 business, S. 3. A person employed to 
 transact business for another, in his ab- 
 sence ; synon. with /ac^or, as used in E., 
 " a substitute in mercantile affairs," S. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 DFART, adj. Stupid. V. Duffart. 
 3G, DoGHEAD, s. The hammer of a pistol 
 or firelock. Law^s MemoriaUs. 
 OG, s. A lever used by blacksmiths in 
 shoeing, i. e., hooping cart-wheels, &c., 
 Roxb. — Tent, duyghe, denotes a stave, or 
 a beam. 
 
 3G, Sea-Dog. A name given by mariners 
 to a meteor seen close to the horizon, ge- 
 nerally before sunrise, or after sunset ; 
 viewed as a certain prognostic of the ap- 
 proach of bad weather, S. 
 
 jjOG-DRIVE, Dog-drave, Dog-driving, s. 
 A state of ruin; often used to denote 
 bankruptcy. Ramsay. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 To GO TO the Dog-drive. To go to wreck in 
 one's affairs. 
 
 DOG-DRUG, s. " At the dog-drug," in ruin- 
 ous circumstances, Aberd. Apparently 
 from dog, and drug, to pull forcibly ; as 
 expressive of the severity of creditors to 
 a poor debtor, in allusion to a parcel of 
 dogs pulling at a morsel, or piece of car- 
 rion, every one his own way. 
 
 DOGGAR, s. Coarse iron-stone. 
 
 DOGGERLONE. He's aw gane to dogger- 
 lone. He is completely gone to wreck, or 
 ruin, Lanarks. Gone to the dogs. 
 
 DOGGIS, s. pi. Swivels. Complaynt S. — 
 Norm. Fr. dagge, a small gun. 
 
 DOGGRANE, s. A kind of cloth. Intent. 
 
 * DOG-HEAD, s. The hammer of a fire- 
 lock, or that part of the lock which holds 
 the flint, S. Waverley. 
 
 DOG-HIP, s. The fruit of the Dog-rose, S. 
 
 DOG-LATIN, (>. if«cflro«ic Latin, S. Rudd. 
 
 DOG-NASHICKS, s. Something resembling 
 the gall-nut, produced by an insect de- 
 positing its Ota on the leaves of the Trail- 
 ing willow, S.B. 
 
 DOGONIS, s. pi. Suitors. Dunbar. 
 
 DOG-ROWAN-TREE, s. The red elder, 
 Lanarks. Dog-rowans, s. pi. The ber- 
 ries of the red elder, ibid. 
 
 DOG-RUNG, s. One of the spars which 
 connect the stilts of a plough, Clydes. — 
 Belg. duyg, the staff of a cask ; Teut. 
 duyge, assula. 
 
 DOGS, s. pi. Pieces of iron, having a zig- 
 zag form, for fixing a tree in the saw-pit, 
 Berwicks. So denominated, perhaps, from 
 their keeping hold as dogs do with their 
 teeth. 
 
 DOG'S CAMOVYNE. Weak-scented fever- 
 few; also Dog-qowan, S.B. 
 
 DOGS' HEADS.' As thick as dogs' heads, 
 in a state of the most familiar intimacy ; 
 although, like dogs, they may speedily 
 fall by the ears, S. 
 
 DOG'S-HIPPENS, s. j^l- Dog-hips, Aberd. 
 
 DOG'S-LUG, s. The mark made in a book 
 by folding down the corner of a page, 
 from its resemblance to a dog's ear, S. 
 
 DOG'S-LUGS, s. Foxglove, or Digitalis, 
 Fife. Apparently denominated from the re- 
 semblance of the leaves to the (?arsof a dog. 
 
 DOG'S SILLER. YeUow rattle, or Cock's 
 comb, S. 
 
 DOG'S TANSY, s. Silver-weed, S. 
 
 DOG'S-WAGES, s.pl. An emphatical term 
 used in S., when one receives nothing for 
 service more than food. 
 
 DOG-THICK, adj. As intimate as dogs, 
 S. TannahiWs Poems. V. Thick. 
 
 To DOYCE, r. a. To give a dull heavy 
 stroke, Ang. 
 
 DOYCE, s. 1. A dull heavy stroke, Aug.; 
 douss, a blow, S. 2. The flat sound caused 
 by the fall of a heavy body, Ang. V. Duscii. 
 
 DOID, V. imp. It becomes. Henrysone. — 
 Fr. doit. 
 
 DOID, s. A fool ; a sot ; often, drucken 
 doid, Lanarks. V. under Doytt, r. 
 
 DOIGHLIN, s. A drubbing, Renfrews. 
 
 V. DiCHALS. 
 
 DOIL, s. A piece of any thing; as of bread, 
 Ang. dole, E. 
 
 DOIL'D, DoiLT, adj. 1. Stupid ;'confused, S. 
 Pohcart. 2. Crazed, S. Gl.Shirr.—^n.G. 
 diccd-a, stupor ; Hgga i dwcda, jacere in 
 sopore. 
 
 DOYN, Done, Doon, Doons, Dunze, adr. 
 Very, in a great degree, a mark of the 
 superlative, S. Bellenden. Doon iceil, or 
 dunze tceil,yeij well, S. — Isl. daeends, id. 
 as daeends wael, excellently; dae icaenn, 
 very beautiful, from daa, an old primitive 
 or particle, denoting any thing good, wor- 
 thy, or excellent. 
 
 * DOING, part.pr. To be doing. 1. To 
 continue in statu quo, or to proceed in the 
 same way as before ; without regard to 
 
DOI 
 
 204 
 
 DON 
 
 any circumstance that may be apt to in- 
 terrupt, or may seem to call for a change 
 of conduct, S. il/oj/se's Memoirs. 2. To 
 rest satisfied; to be contented in any par- 
 ticular situation, or with any thing re- 
 ferred to, S. This is evidently a secon- 
 dary sense of the phrase. 3. To bear 
 with; to exercise patience under, S. " He 
 that has a good crap, may be doing with 
 some thistles," S. Prov. " If a man hath 
 had a great deal oi good conveniences, he 
 may bear with some misfortunes." Kelly. 
 
 DOIR. Tweild doir, cloth of gold.— Fr. 
 d'or, golden, or of gold. V. Toldour. 
 
 To DOYST, v. n. To M\ with a heavy 
 sound, Aberd. 
 
 To DOYST, v. a. To throw down, ibid. 
 
 DOYST, s. 1. "A sudden fall attended 
 with noise," S.B. 67. Shirrefs. 2. The 
 noise made by one falling, ibid. — Isl. dus-a 
 nidr, cernuare, to throw one on his face. 
 
 DOISTER, Dystar, s. A storm from the 
 sea, Ang. — Isl. thustar, aer incipit iucle- 
 mens fieri. 
 
 DOISTERT, part. adj. Confused; over- 
 powered with surprise, so as to be in a 
 state nearly bordering on frenzy, Ayrs. — 
 Teut. dwaes, stultus, insanus, {dwaes-en, 
 insipere,) and perhaps tier-en, gerere, hoc 
 aut illo modo se habere ; gestire ; q. to 
 demean one's self like a deranged person. 
 
 DOIT, s. A name sometimes given to a 
 kind of rye-grass, Agr. Sttrv. Ayrs. 
 
 DOIT, s. A small copper coin, formerly cur- 
 rent in S.; said to have been equal to one 
 penny Scots, half a bodle, or the twelfth- 
 part of an English penny. Poems Biichan 
 Dial. 
 
 DOIT,s. A disease; perhaps stupor. Watson. 
 
 DOIT, s. A fool ; a numskull, S. 
 
 To DOITER, v. 11. 1. To move with an ap- 
 pearance of stupor and indolence, S. Syn. 
 with Doit, sense 2. 2. To walk in a tot- 
 tering way, as one does under the infirmi- 
 ties of age ; conveying nearly the same 
 idea with Stoiter, S. Saint Patrick. 
 
 To DOITER, V. n. To dote ; to become 
 superannuated, S. V. Doytt, v. 
 
 DOITIT, DoYTiT, ;)«?•*. af(/. Stupid; con- 
 fused, S. Dunbar. — Belg. dot-en, delirare, 
 Dan. doede, stupid. 
 
 To Fall Doited. To become stupid, or be 
 infatuated. M. Bruce. 
 
 DOITRIFIED,/)«r^/)«. Stupified,S. Hoc/,/. 
 
 To DOYTT, T. n. 1. To dote. Lyndsay. ' 2. 
 To move as signifying stupidity, S. 
 
 BOITTERT, adj. In a state of dotage or 
 stupor, S. 
 
 DOITTRIE,s. Dotage, S. Philotus. 
 
 DO KEN, s. The dock. V. Docken. 
 
 DOLBERT, .'(. A stupid fellow; a block- 
 head, Ettr. For. Synon. Dunderhead. 
 
 DOLE,s. 1. Fraud ; a design to circumvent; 
 a forensic term, S. Ersk. Itiat, 2. Malice; 
 also used in this sense in our courts of law, 
 S., ibid. — Fr. dol, Lat. dol-iis, id. 
 
 DOLE, s. A doxy. Gl. SJurr. 
 
 BOLENT, adj. Mournful. Lyndsay. 
 
 DOLESS, DowLESs, adj. Without exertion, 
 S. Doinqless, id. Tannahill. — Sw. dugloes. 
 
 DOLF, adj. V. Dowf. 
 
 DOLFISH, s. Leg. Dog-fish. Statist. Ace. 
 
 DOLFNESS, s. Want of spirit. Douglas. 
 
 DOLL, s. Dung ; applied only to that of 
 pigeons ; called Dow^s-doll, Banfi"s. 
 
 DOLLY, DoLiE, Dully, DowiE,af/j. l.Dull, 
 S. Douglas. 2. Vapid ; spiritless; applied 
 to the mind, S. 3. Possessing no power of 
 excitement, S. Skinner^s Tullochgorum. 
 4. It is sometimes used as denoting the 
 visible effect of age on poetical composi- 
 tion, ibid. — Su.G. daalig, iri?,i\s. 
 
 DOLLYNE, part. Buried. Dunbar.— K.S. 
 be-dolfen, id.; Teut. dolv-en, iuhumare, 
 humo tegere, sepelire, Kiliau. 
 
 DOLLY-OIL, or Eel-Dolly, .-;. Oil of any 
 kind, Aberd. — Fr. huile d'olice. V. Oyl 
 Dolly. 
 
 DOLPE, s. A cavity, S. dowp. Douglas. — 
 Belg. dop, a shell or husk. 
 
 DOLPHIN, Dalphyn. The denomination 
 of a French gold coin, formerly current 
 in S. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 DOLVER, s. Any thing large ; as, " A 
 great dolver of an apple," an apple un- 
 commonly large, Fife. Syn. with Dulder, 
 Aug., and perhaps from the same origin 
 with E. dole. 
 
 DOME,?. Judgment; sentiment. >S'. P.Repr. 
 
 DOMEROR, s. Said to signify a madman, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 To DOMINE, r. n. To rule. Forb. Def.— 
 Fr. dominer. 
 
 DOMINIE, s. 1. A pedagogue, S. Forbes. 
 2. A contemptuous name for a minister, S. 
 Ritson. 
 
 DOMLESS, adj. Inactive ; in a state of 
 lassitude ; applied to both man and beast, 
 Orkn. It is transferred to grain, when it 
 has been so much injured by rain, that the 
 stalk is unable to sustain the weight of 
 the ear. Flamp is used as synon. — Isl. 
 dam-ur, gustus, sapor, and laus, solutus, 
 q. tasteless, insipid. 
 
 DON, s. A favourite, S. — Perhaps from 
 Hisp. Don. 
 
 DON, s. A gift ; a donation, Ayrs. — Fr. 
 
 DO-NAE-BETTER, s. A substitute, when 
 one can find nothing better, S. 
 
 DO-NAE-GUDE,DiNNAGOOD,s. 1. One who, 
 by his conduct, gives reason to believe that 
 he will do no good, Ayrs., South of S. 
 Gcdt. 2. One who is completely worth- 
 less, S. Syn. Ne'er-do-iceel. Guy Man. 
 
 DONATARY, Donatour, s. One to whom 
 escheated property is, on certain condi- 
 tions, made over, S. Ersk. Inst. — Fr. do- 
 nataire, L.B. donator-ius, is cui aliquid 
 donatur. 
 
 DONCIE, s. A clown; a booby. V. Donsie. 
 
 DONGYN, DouNGiN, part. pa. of Ding. 
 
 DONIE, s. a hare, Ang. — A,S.f?o«, damula. 
 
DON 
 
 205 
 
 DOO 
 
 DONK, adj. Damp. E. dank. Dutujlas. — 
 Su.G. diink-en, id. 
 
 DONK, s. Moisture ; perhaps mouldiness. 
 Douglas. 
 
 DONKISH, adj. Rather damp. V. Donk. 
 
 To DONNARj'r. rt. To stupify, Fife. A. 
 Douglas. 
 
 DONNARD, Donner'd, s. In a state of 
 gross stupor, S. Hantsai/. — Germ, don- 
 ner-n, to thunder; q. stupified with noise, 
 like bedundert. 
 
 DONNARTNESS, s. Stupidity, S. 
 
 DONNAT, Donnot, s. a good-for-nothing 
 person. H. Mid-Loth. ''' Donnaught, or 
 Donnat, i. e., do-naught. A good-for-no- 
 thing, idle person," Yorks. Grose. 
 
 DONN'D,prtrf. adj. Fond; greatly attached; 
 as, " That cow 's a donned brute," i. e., 
 very fond of its owner, Mearns. — Probably 
 allied to Su.G. daan-a, (pron. don-a,) ani- 
 mo alienari, deliquiuni pati; Isl. dan-a, id. 
 
 DONSIE, DoNCiE, s. A stupid, lubberly fel- 
 low, Roxb. — Teut. donse, sceptrum morio- 
 nis. This S. term seems to have a com- 
 mon origin with E. Dunce, " a word of 
 uncertain etymology," as Johns, observes. 
 Serenius refers to Sw. dunser, homo pede 
 gravis, duns-a, ruditer gradi. 
 
 DONSIE, DoNciE, adj. 1. Affectedly neat 
 and trim; implying the idea of self-impor- 
 tance, S. Ramsay. 2. Obliquely signify- 
 ing pettish; testy, S. 3. Saucy; malapert, 
 Galloway. David. Seas. 4. Restive; ap- 
 plied to a horse, S. Burns. 5. Heavy; se- 
 vere ; applied to strokes, Galloway. 6. Un- 
 lucky; ill-fated, in regard to accidents of 
 an unfortunate kind, Galloway. David. 
 Seas. 7. Unlucky, in a moral sense. Burns. 
 8. Dull and dreary. Hamilton. 9. Some- 
 times signifying stupid, Roxb. " Donsie; 
 dunce-like ; dull ;stupid," Gl. Sibb. — Germ. 
 duns-en, to swell ; intumescere. But, per- 
 haps Donsie, as signifying unlucky, &c. 
 is radically a different word, and allied to 
 Jr. and Gael.; donas, donus, distress, 
 misery, ill-luck, Obrien. 
 
 DONTIBOURS, Dountibouris, s. pi. Pro- 
 bably courtesans. Knox. — Fr. domter, to 
 tame, and bourse, the purse ; unless the 
 last term be used in the grosser sense 
 mentioned by Cotgr. 
 
 DOOBIE, DowBiE, s. A dull, stupid fellow, 
 
 Roxb. V. DOBIE, DOBBIE. 
 
 DOOCK, Duck, s. Strong coarse cloth, Aug. 
 *%i^-f/ooc^-,thatused for sails. Pron. doock. 
 Statist. Ace. — Teut doeck, id.; Su.G. duk. 
 
 To DOODLE, T. a. 1. To dandle, S.B. 
 Herd's Coll. 2. Metaph. applied to the 
 drone of a bagpipe. Old Mortality. It 
 would seem that the root is Isl. du-a, dy-a, 
 reciprocare, motare, Haldorson ; pret. dud, 
 dude ; Dudis, motabat, quassabatur, G. 
 Andr. — Fr. dodin-cr, dodelin-er, id. 
 
 DOOF, s. A stupid fellow. V. Dowf. 
 
 DOOF, DooFF, s. 1. A blow with a softish 
 body, as with a peat, cloth, book, &c., 
 
 Clydes. Loth. Soutli of S. 2. A hollow- 
 sounding fall, like that of a loaded sack 
 coming to the ground, Ettr. For. Hoi/i/. 
 ■ — Belg. doff-en, to push, to butt ; dof, a 
 push, thrust, or shove. V. Dufe. 
 
 DOOK, s. A peg, S. — Belg. deuvig, id. 
 
 DOOL, s. The goal in a game. V. Dule. 
 
 DOOL, s. To thole the dool ; to bear the evil 
 consequences of any thing, Ang. — Fr. 
 deuil, grief. 
 
 To Sing Dool. To lament ; to mourn, S. 
 Burns. 
 
 DOOLIE, s. 1. A hobgoblin, S.B. 2. A scare- 
 crow; a bugbear, S.B. — A.S. deoul, dia- 
 bolus ; Isl. dolg-r, spectrum. 
 
 DooL-LiKE, adj. Having the appearance of 
 sorrow. Rutherford. 
 
 DOOL, s. A large piece, Ayrs. Dole, E. 
 Picken's Poems. V. Doil. 
 
 DOOL, s. An iron spike for keeping the 
 joints of boards together in laying a floor, 
 Roxb. Synon. Dook. — Teut. dol, dollc, 
 pugio, sica. 
 
 DOOL, s. A blow or stroke ; properly one 
 of a flat description, Fife. 
 
 DOOL-AN'EE, interj. Alas ; alackaday, 
 Ayrs. Doolanee. Pickett. Dool evidently 
 means sorrow. E. dole. The termination 
 is the same as in Alackanee, q. v. Per- 
 haps it may be q. Dool an' icae, " Grief 
 and misery." — A.S. ^cea, ica, miseria, as 
 in Wcdawa. 
 
 DOOLLOUP, s. " A steep shank, or glen, 
 where two haughs are exactly opposite to 
 each other," Ayrs. — Perhaps a combina- 
 tion of dal, C.B. dol, and hop, hope, " a 
 sloping hollow between two hills." 
 
 DOOLZIE, s. A frolicsome and thoughtless 
 woman, Ayrs. — Teut. dul, mente captus, 
 dol-en, errare ; Su.G. dolsk, anceps animi, 
 inconstans. 
 
 DOOMS, adv. Very ; absolutely. South of S. 
 Guy Mannering. V. Doyn, and Doon. 
 
 DOOMSTER, s. One who pronounces doom. 
 Rutherford. 
 
 DOON, s. 1. The goal in a game, Dumfr. 
 Galloway. Syn. Dool, Dale, S. David. 
 Seas. 2. Applied, in a more general sense, 
 to the place used for play ; as, the Barley 
 Doons, the place for playing at Barley- 
 break, Dumfr. — Corn, doun, signifies high, 
 towan,tuyn, a hillock, also a plain, a green, 
 or level place ; Pryce. C.B. ton, a green. 
 
 To DOON, DouM, T. a. To upset ; to over- 
 turn ; to throw over, as in wrestling, 
 Roxb. Most probably formed from the prep. 
 
 DOON, DooNS, adv. Very ; in a great de- 
 gree. V. DoYN, and Dein. 
 
 DOONLINS, rtcZr. The same. Nothatdoon- 
 lins ill, not very bad, S.B. 
 
 DOONSIN, adv'. Very ; the note of the 
 superlative, Roxb. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 DOOR, s. To be put to the Door, to be 
 ruined, S. 
 
 DOOR, .". Durk and door. Bitson.—Is]. 
 daur, also door, signifies a sword. 
 
DOO 
 
 206 
 
 DOS 
 
 Open Doors. It is a proverb universally 
 known in S., " At o/)c?i doo)-s dogs come 
 ben," Kelly, p. 23. But our forefathers 
 had, perhaps, a more important object in 
 view. To keep doors open after gloaming 
 is considered, by the superstitious, as tan- 
 tamount to an invitation to evil spirits. 
 They are therefore carefully shut, in or- 
 der to keep out these unwelcome visiters, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 2''o Tak the Dore on one's Back. To pack 
 off; to be gone ; a low phrase, S. Per- 
 haps the original meaning had been. Carry 
 off the door with you, as one who has no 
 intention of returning. 
 
 To DOOSSIL, v. a. To beat ; to thump. 
 
 DOOSSIL, s. A stroke ; a thump, ibid. 
 Perhaps a dimin. from Douce, Doyce, 
 Dusch, v., to give a dull, heavy stroke. — 
 Belg. does-en, pulsare cum impetu. 
 
 DOOZIL, s. 1. An uncomely woman, S.B. 
 2. A lusty child, S.B. — Isl. dus'dl, servus, 
 servulus. 
 
 DORBEL, s. Any thing that has an un- 
 seemly appearance, Ayrs. — Gael, dairhh, 
 darb, a worm, a reptile. 
 
 DORDERMEAT, s. A bannock given to 
 farm-servants, after loosing the plough, 
 between dinner and supper, Ang. — Su.G. 
 dagiccrd, a meal, from dag, day, and ward, 
 food, sometimes dogoerdar. 
 
 To DORE, T. a. To make one deaf with 
 noise, Orkn. It seems, properly, to de- 
 note the stupor occasioned by din. — From 
 Su.G. daare, (pron. dore,) stultus ; Alem. 
 dor, Sa.G. daar-a, (i. e., dor-a^ infatuare. 
 
 DORECHEEK, s. The door-post, S. 
 
 DORE-CROOK, s. The hinge of a door, 
 Aberd. — Dan. doer, a door, and krog, a 
 hook ; Isl. krok-r; hinges being anciently 
 made in a hooked form, to drop into 
 sockets in the wall. 
 
 DOREN, s. A term of imprecation used in 
 Orkney; as, " Donn tak you !" viewed 
 as equivalent to 3l'iscMef, Sorrow, Devil, 
 &c., take you. V. Trow, v., 2. 
 
 DOREN. Probably dare. WaUace. 
 
 DORESTANE, s. The threshold, S. 
 
 DORE-STEP, Dore-Stap, s. 1 . The thresh- 
 old, S. Synon. with Dore-stane. Bern. 
 JViths. So7ig. 2. The landing-place at a 
 door. South of S. Hogg. 
 
 DORY (JOHN). The name given to the 
 Doree, a fish, Firth of Forth. NeilL 
 
 DORLACH, Dorloch, s. A short sword ; 
 a dagger. — Isl. dour, door, a sword. V. 
 Door. 
 
 DORLACH. s. 1. A bundle, or truss, Gael. 
 Baillie. 2. A portmanteau. Warcrley. 
 
 DORNEL, s. The fundament of a horse ; 
 a term used by horse-dealers. South of S. 
 
 DORNELL, .<!. Lolium, E. darnel. 
 
 DORNICK, DoRMQUE, Dornewik, s. Li- 
 nen cloth used in S. for the table ; from 
 Tournay. Lyiidsay.— Tent, dornick. 
 
 DORNICLE, ?. The Viviparous Blenny, 
 
 S.B. Eelpout synon., S. — Perhaps from 
 Tent, doorne, a thorn ; Belg. doornig, 
 thorny ; as, " at the nostrils are two small 
 beards," Pennant. 
 
 DORNYK, adj. Of or belonging to Dor- 
 nick, S. " A dornyk towall." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 DORNOCH LAW. " To hang a man to-day, 
 and try him to-morrow," S.B. This re- 
 sembles Jeddart Justice, q. v. 
 
 DOROTY, s. l.Adoll, S. 2. A female of 
 a very small size, S. 
 
 DORRA, s. A net fixed to a hoop of wood 
 or iron, used for catching crabs. — Gael. 
 dorga, a fishing-net, Shaw. 
 
 DORSOUR, s. A cloth for hanging on the 
 walls of a hall or chapel. Inventories. 
 
 DORT, s. Pet; sullen humour; commonly 
 in pi. Dorts. Hoss. 
 
 To DORT, V. n. To become pettish, S, SUr- 
 refs. 
 
 DORTY, «(?;. 1. Pettish, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 2. Saucy; malapert, S. 3. Applied to a fe- 
 male who is saucy to her suitors, S. Ram- 
 say. 4. Applied to plants, when difficult 
 to rear, S.B. — Gael, dorrda, austere. 
 
 DORTILIE, rtc/r. Saucily; applied to the 
 demeanour of one who cannot easily be 
 pleased, S. 
 
 DORTYNESS,s. Pride; arrogance. Z)oM(;Zas. 
 
 To DOSEN, r. ffl. To stupify, &c. V. Dozen. 
 
 DOSK, adj. Dark-coloured. Douglas. 
 
 DOSOURIS, s. 2>l- — Fr. dossier, denotes a 
 back-stay ; also a canopy. 
 
 DOSS, s. A tobacco pouch, Aberd. — Isl. dos. 
 Germ, dose, a box. Shirrefs. 
 
 To DOSS, DossiE DOWN, r. a. To pay ; to 
 throw down ; applied to money, S. Fer- 
 guson. V. Doss, T. n. 
 
 To DOSS DOWN, v. n. To throw one's self 
 down ; to sit down with violence, S. 
 Skinner. 
 
 DOSS, adj. Neat; spruce, Clydes. — Teut. 
 doss-en, munire vestibus suffultis. 
 
 DOSS, s. " Any ornamental knot, as a tuft 
 of ribands, flowers, hair," &c. Gl. Surv. 
 Nairn. 
 
 To DOSS up, r. a. To trim ; to make neat, 
 Lanarks. Hence Dost up, q. v. 
 
 To DOSS about, r. n. To go about any 
 business in a neat and exact way ; to do 
 every thing in a proper manner, in the 
 proper season, and without any bustle, 
 Fife. Hence, 
 
 DOSSIE, adj. Applied to a person who acts 
 in the manner described above, ibid. 
 
 DOSSIE, s. A neat, well-dressed person ; 
 always applied to one of a small size, 
 Lanarks. Roxb. 
 
 DOSSINS, s. p7. Human excrement, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 DOSSLIE, adv. Neatly, but simply ; giv- 
 ing the idea of Horace's Munditiis sim- 
 pUw, ibid. 
 
 DOSSNESS, s. Neatness conjoined with 
 simplicity, ibid. 
 
 DOSTM^),/)ar«. Dressed sprucely. Kennedy/. 
 
DOT 
 
 207 
 
 DOU 
 
 DOT,.-!. LA dotard. Sir TrUtrtm. 2. A 
 state of stupor. Z. Boyd. 
 
 DOT-AND-GO-ONE, adj. Used to denote 
 inequality in motion. H. Mid-Loth. More 
 properly, I should think, dot-and-go-on. 
 "Dot and Go One, to waddle," Grose's 
 Class. Diet. 
 
 'DOTA.'T,part. pa. Endowed. Bellenden. 
 
 To DOTCH, T. n. To dangle, Upp. Clydes. 
 A provincial variety of Dod<je, r., q. v. 
 
 DOTE, s. A dowery ; marriage portion, 
 Aberd. Synon. Tocher. — Lat. dos, dot-is. 
 
 DOTED, part, pa. Given as a donation. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 DOTHER, s. Daughter, Aug. Ross. 
 
 DOTHIRLIE, adj. What belongs to a 
 daughter. Aberd. liei/. 
 
 To DOTTAR, Dothir, Dotteu, r. v. 1. To 
 become stupid. Evergreen. 2. To roam 
 with the appearance of stupor or fatuity, 
 S. David. Seas. V. Doiter. 
 
 DOTTLE, s. A small particle, S. Dot E. 
 
 DOTTLE, adj. In a state of dotage, S.— 
 Teut. rer-doetelt, repuerascens. 
 
 To DOTTLE, r. n. To be in a state of dot- 
 age or stupor, Moray, Aberd. 
 
 To DOTTLE, r. n. To move in a hobbling 
 way. A small pony, that takes very 
 short steps, is said to be a dottUn crea- 
 ture, Loth. Perhaps radically the same 
 with Toddle, q. v. 
 
 DOTTLE, s. A stopper or stopple. 
 
 DOTTLE, s. The refuse of a pipe of to- 
 bacco ; what is left at the bottom of the 
 pipe. Loth. Fife. — Su.G. doft, Isl. diipt, 
 pulvis, dupt-a, pulverem ejicere. 
 
 DOTTLIT, part. adj. In a state of dotage, 
 S.B. Perhaps rather more emphatical 
 than Doitit. 
 
 DO V ATT, s. A thin turf; the same with 
 Diret. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 DOUBLE, adj. Applied to capital letters 
 in the alphabet ; as, " a double letter," a 
 capital letter, Aberd. W. Beattie's P. 
 
 DOUBLE, DowBLE, .'. An exact copy ; a 
 duplicate, S. Baillie. 
 
 To DOUBLE, r. a. To take a duplicate 
 of, id. 
 
 DOUBLE-SIB, adj. Related both by father 
 and mother, S. V. Sib. 
 
 DOUBLET, DowBLET, s.—Fv. doublet, " a 
 Jewell, or stone of two pieces, joined or 
 glued together," Cotgr. 
 
 DOUBLET, s. Ajacket, or inner waistcoat. 
 To Dress one's Doublet, to give one a sound 
 drubbing, S.B. Meston''s P. 
 
 DOUBTIT, adj. Held in awe ; redoubted. 
 Pitscottie. — O.Fr. dout-er, craindre, re- 
 doubter ; doute, crainte, redouts. 
 
 DOUCE, Douse, adj. 1. Sedate ; sober ; not 
 light or frivolous,"S. Ramsay. 2. Modest, 
 as opposed to light or wanton conduct, S. 
 3. Of a respectable character, S. Burns. 4. 
 Soft ; soothing ; as applied to music. — Fr. 
 doux, douce, mild, gentle; Dan. dutis,id. 
 
 To DOUCE, r. a. To knock, Fife. A.Dou- 
 
 i/hts. — The same with Doyce, Aujj., and 
 Dusch, q. V. 
 
 DOUCE, s. A stroke ; a blow, S. V. tlie 
 r., and Dowst, Todd. 
 
 DOUCE-GAUN, adj. Walking with pru- 
 dence and circumspection ; used as to con- 
 duct, Buchan. 2'arras^s Poems. 
 
 DOUCELY, arfr. Soberly; prudently; se- 
 dately, S. Burns. 
 
 DOUCENESS, s. Sobriety; sedateness ; 
 decency, S. Gait. 
 
 DOUCHERIEjS. A dukedom. R.Coilyear. 
 
 DOUCHT, (gutt.) s. A stroke or blow, 
 Buchan. — Gael, doichte, denotes pangs ; 
 Teut. </ocA-£w, dare pugnos,ingerereverbera. 
 
 DOUCHTY, DuGHTiE, adj. 1. Valiant; 
 courageous; like E. doughty. 2. It is now 
 almost entirely confined to bodily strength; 
 powerful ; vigorous ; synon. Stuffie, S. 3. 
 It is also used ironically, as in E. " That's 
 a dughtie dird, indeed ;" especially if one, 
 after promising much, performs little, S. 
 — A.S. dohtig, nobilis, strenuus, fortis. 
 
 DOUD, s. A woman's cap with a caul, Ang. 
 
 DOUDLAR, s. The roots of the Bog-bean, 
 Menyanthes trifolia, Linn. ; an aquatic 
 plant of a very bitter quality, sometimes 
 used as a stomachic, Roxb. A. Scotfs P. 
 
 To DOUDLE, r. «. To dandle. V. Doodle. 
 
 DOUDLE,s. The root of the common Reed- 
 grass, Arundo phragmites, found, par- 
 tially decayed, in morasses, of which the 
 children in the South of S. make a sort of 
 musical instrument similar to the oaten 
 pipe of the ancients, Roxb. — Perhaps C.B. 
 doedaicl, " enunciative, speaking." 
 
 To DOVE, r. n. To be in a doting state ; 
 to be half asleep, Fife. Synon. Dover, q. v. 
 — It is evidently the same with Su.G. 
 dofw-a, stupere ; Teut. doov-en, delirare. 
 
 DOVE-DOCK, s. The Coltsfoot. Agr. 
 Surr. Caithn. 
 
 To DOVER, r. a. Used as signifying to 
 stun; to stupify, Ettr. For.; but Daiver 
 is the proper pronunciation. Hogg. V. 
 Dauer, Daiver. 
 
 To DOVER, T. n. To slumber, S. ; synon. 
 s/oom, S.B. A.Douglas. — ls\. dofw-a, stu- 
 pere. — Isl. dur-a is rendered by Haldor- 
 son, per intervalla dormire, which exactly 
 expresses the sense of our word. 
 
 DOVER, s. A slumber, S. — Isl. dur, som- 
 nis levis. 
 
 DOVERIN', p)ai-t. adj. Occasional ; rare. 
 
 DOUERIT, DowERiT, part. pa. Drowsy. 
 Douglas. 
 
 DOUF, DooF, s. A dull stupid fellow. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 To DOUF, r. n. To become dull. To douf 
 and stupe, to be in a state of languor and 
 partial stupor. Loth. V. Dowf, Dole, adj. 
 
 To DOUF on, t. n. To continue in a slum- 
 bering state, Selkirks. — Evidently the 
 same with Su.G. dofw-a, stupefacere, he- 
 betare, stupere. V. Dowf, adj. 
 
 To DOUFF, T. a. To strike forcibly ; as, 
 
DOU 
 
 208 
 
 DOT 
 
 Yc've douff't your ba^ o\i' the dike, Y on 
 have driven your ball over the wall, Loth. 
 ■^Belg. doff-en, to push, to beat ; or from 
 E. Doff, V. 
 
 DOUFF, s. A dull, heavy blow, Aberd. 
 
 DOUFNESS, s. Dulness ; melaucholy, S. 
 
 DOUGH, s. Expl. " a dirty, useless, un- 
 tidy, ill-dressed person," Roxb. — Pro- 
 bably a metaph. use of the E. term, as 
 denoting the material of bread; especially 
 as Daigliie is used in a similar sense, and 
 Isl. dciq. V. Daigh. 
 
 BOUGHT, s. 1. Strength; power, Ayrs. 
 Picken. — A.S. diu/uth, virtus, valor, po- 
 tentia ; from ditf/-an, valere. 2. A deed ; 
 an exploit, Fife. 
 
 DOUGLAS GROAT. The name of a groat 
 of the reign of James V. Pitscott'ic. 
 
 DOVIE, adj. Stupid ; having the appear- 
 ance of mental imbecility, Fife. Hence, 
 
 DOVIE, s. A person of this description, 
 ibid. — Su.G. dofw-a, dofr-a, stupefacere, 
 hebetare ; dofw-a, stupere ; doef, stupidus ; 
 Isl. dofi, torpor, dofin, iguavus, &c. V. 
 DowF, and Daw, s. 1. 
 
 To DOUK, DowK, Dock, t. a. To plunge 
 into water; to put under water. iJoiigJas. 
 
 To DOUK, V. n. 1. To dive under water; to 
 duck, S. 2. To bathe. — Belg. duck-en, id. 
 
 DOUK, s. 1. The act of pluuging into wa- 
 ter, S. 2. The state of being drenched 
 with rain, S. The Harht Rig. 
 
 DOUK, s. The quantity of ink taken up by 
 the pen, Upp. Lanarks. ; q. a dip of ink, 
 or a stoUum. 
 
 To DOUK, r. n. L To make obeisance by 
 inclining the head or body in a hasty and 
 awkward manner, S. 2. To incline the 
 head, for any purpose, in an unseemly 
 way ; as, in drinking, kc, S. — Teut. dur/ck- 
 en, verticem capitis demittere ; caput de- 
 mittere, inclinare, Kilian. 
 
 DOUKAR, s. A water-fowl ; called also 
 Willie-fisher, Dumfr. This seems to be 
 the Didapper, or Ducker, Colymbus auri- 
 tus, Linn. 
 
 DOUL'D, part. pa. Fatigued, Fife. A. 
 Doitcjlas. V. DouD. 
 
 DOULE, s. A fool. Iloulatc.— A.S. dole, 
 fatuus. 
 
 DOULE PALE. A pall ; now called a 
 mort-cloth, S. Inventories. 
 
 DOUNCALLING, s. Depreciation by public 
 proclamation. " Douncalling of the do- 
 louris [dollars]." Aherd. lieij. 
 
 DOUN-DING,s. Sleet or snow', Fife ; syn. 
 Onding ; from the prep, doitn, down, and 
 ding, to drive. 
 
 DOUNG, part. pa. Struck ; beaten. V. 
 Ding, r., sense 3. 
 
 DOUNGEOUN, .'. 1. The strongest tower 
 belonging to a fortress. Barbour. 2. A 
 tower in general. Lyndsay. — Fr. don- 
 jon. 
 
 DOUNHAD, .«, Any thing that depresses 
 one, whether in regard to growth or ex- 
 
 ternal circumstances. Thus, it is said of 
 a puny child who has not grown in pro- 
 portion to its years, " Illness has been a 
 greit dounhad," S.B., Fife. 
 
 DOUNHADDIN', peirt. adj. Depressing, 
 in what way soever, ibid.; q. holding down. 
 
 DOUNNINS, c(dv. A little way downwards, 
 Stirlings. 
 
 DOUNPUTTING, s. Dejection, as by de- 
 thronement, S. Also the act of putting 
 to death violently. Pitscottie. 
 
 DOUNSETING, s. The setting of the sun, 
 
 DOUNT, s. A stroke; a blow. V. Dunt, s. 
 
 DOUNTAKING, s. Reduction in price. 
 
 To DOUNTHRAU, t. a. To overthrow. 
 Nicol Burne. — A.S. a-dtin, deorsum, and 
 thraiD-an, jvicere. 
 
 To DOUN THRING, r.a. 1. To overthrow. 
 Lyndsay. 2. To undervalue. Douglas. V. 
 Turing. 
 
 DOUNTHROUGH, adv. In the low or flat 
 country ; as, " I 'm gaun doanthrough," I 
 am going to the lower part of the country. 
 " He bides dounth rough," he resides in the 
 lower part, &c., Clydes., S.B. V. Up- 
 through. 
 
 DOUNWITH, adj. Descending; as, A 
 dounwith road, opposed to an acclivity, S. 
 
 DOUNWITH, «rfr. 1. Downwards, S. Wed- 
 lace. 2. As a s. To the Dountvith, down- 
 wards, S. 3. Metaph. used to denote a 
 fall from rank or state, as contrasted with 
 elevation, S. Kelly. — A.S. adun, deorsum, 
 and icith, versus. 
 
 To DOUP, T. n. 1. To incline the head 
 or shoulders downwards with a sudden 
 jerk, S. Evergreen. 2. To lour, to become 
 gloomy; applied to the weather, Lanarks. 
 3. Denoting the approach of evening; as, 
 " The day is doiiping doivu," i. e., the 
 gloom of night is beginning to approach, 
 ibid. — Teut. dupp-eti, verticem capitis de- 
 mittere. 
 
 DOUP. In a doup, adv. In a moment. 
 Pa m sail. 
 
 DOUP, Dowp, DoLP, s. 1 . The breech or 
 buttocks, S. Pamsay. 2. The bottom, or 
 extremity of any thing. Puddiman. 3. A 
 cavity, S. Ferguson. — Isl. doef, elm- 
 posterior pars beluae. ^ 
 
 DOUP-SCOUR, s. A fall on the buttocU^ 
 as, " I'll gi'e ye a doup-scour," Aberd. 
 
 DOUR, DouRE, ai-?/. L Hard. Lyndsay. 2. 
 Bold ; intrepid. Douglas. 3. Hardy, synon. 
 with dcrf. Douglas. 4. Inflexible; obsti- 
 nate, S. Douglas. 5. Stern; a dour look, 
 S. Wallace. 6. Severe ; applied to the 
 weather, S. Burns. 7. Slow in growth ; 
 applied to vegetation, Loth. V. Dour- 
 seed. 8. Impracticable ; ap2Jlied to soil 
 that defeats all the labour of the husband- 
 man, S. 9. Unteachable ; slow in receiv- 
 ing learning ; as, " He's very dour at his 
 lare," Fife, S.B. 10. It is sometimes ap- 
 plied to ice that is not smooth and slip- 
 pery; as signifying that one moves on it 
 
 \ 
 
DOU 
 
 200 
 
 DOW 
 
 with difficulty, Loth. Clydes. Syn. haiKjh, 
 S.B. — Lat. dur-us; C.B. dcicr, audax. 
 
 DOURDON, s. Appearance, Ayrs. Ren- 
 frews. — C.B. dwyre, to appear, to rise up 
 into view, dwyrcad, a rising into view. 
 
 DOURIN', part. pr. Apparently a con- 
 traction of dorerbi', I. e., doting, slumber- 
 ing. TannahUl. 
 
 DOURLY, adt. 1. Without mercy. lAjnd- 
 my. 2. Pertinaciously. Bannati/ne Poems. 
 — Lat. diints, hard. 
 
 DOURNESS, DooRNESs, s. Obstinacy ; 
 suUenness, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 DOUR-SEED, s. The name given to a late 
 species of oats, from its tardiness in ripen- 
 ing. Aqr. Surr. Mid- Loth. 
 
 DOURTY, Leg. dourly. Gaican and Gol. 
 
 DOUSE, adj. Solid. V. Douce. 
 
 DOUSS, s. A blow ; a stroke. V. Doyce. 
 
 To DOUSS the Sails. A sea-term; to let 
 the sails fall down suddenly, on account 
 of a sudden squall, Firth of Forth. V. 
 DuscH, sense 3. 
 
 To DOUSS a Ball, r. a. To throw it away 
 as useless; properly by strikiu(j it off from 
 the course, Loth. V. Doyce, and Dusch, t. 
 
 To DOUSSLE, DoosLE, r. a. To beat 
 soundly, Roxb. This is evidently a di- 
 minutive from Bouss, a blow, or the t. to 
 Boitce. 
 
 To DOUT, r. a. To fear ; to venerate. 
 Poems I6th Cent. V. Dowtit. 
 
 DOUT, DouTE, s. 1. Fear, S. Barbour. 2. 
 Ground of apprehension. Wyntoicii. — Fr. 
 dottte, id. ; Lat. dubitare. 
 
 DOUTANCE, s. Doubt. Lyndsay.~Fr. 
 doitbtance. 
 
 DOUTET, part. pa. For dotit, i. e., en- 
 dowed. Poems IGth Cent. 
 
 DOUTH, adj. 1. Dull ; dispirited ; melan- 
 choly, Selkirks. Hogg. 2. Gloomy ; caus- 
 ing melancholy. Bowie, syn.,Ettr. For., ib. 
 
 DOUTH, adj. Snug ; comfortable ; in easy 
 circumstances, Loth. 
 
 DOUTISH, adj. Doubtful, Tweedd. 
 
 DOUTSUM,arf/. 1. Hesitating. Nat. Cor. 
 2. Uncertain as to the event. Bellenden. 
 
 To DOW, r. n. 1. To be able. Pret. docht, 
 tight. Bunbar. — A.S. dug-an, valere. 
 i'o avail ; to profit. Bouglas. 3. With 
 a negative affixed, it denotes that reluc- 
 tance which arises from mere ennui, or 
 the imaginary incapacity which is pro- 
 duced by indolence. The phrase, " /rf(;w- 
 na rise," does not signify real inability to 
 get up, but reluctance to exert one's self 
 so far; the canna-he-fashed sort of state, S. 
 4. It denotes inability to endure, in what- 
 ever sense. " He downa be contradicted," 
 he cannot bear contradiction. " They 
 doicna be beaten," they cannot submit to 
 bedefeated,SouthofS. 5. To dare, Aberd. 
 — Teut. dooqh-en, prodesse. 
 
 DOW,s. W6rth; avail. Gl. Sibb.— Teut. 
 dooc/h, commodum. 
 
 DOWjS. L A dove, S. Bouglas.— A.S. 
 
 duua, Dan. due, id. 2. A fondling term, 
 S. Old Mortalitri. 
 
 To DOW, r. n. 1. To thrive, as to health, S, 
 Boss. 2. To thrive, in a moral sense, S. — 
 Alem. douch-en,doh-en, crescere, proficere. 
 
 To DOW, r. n. 1. To fade ; to wither, S. 
 Ferguson. 2. To lose freshness, S. Bam- 
 say. 3. To dose, S.B. Boss. 4. To neglect, 
 S.B. Morison. 5. The part, dow'd is ap- 
 plied to meat presented in a lukewarm 
 state, Roxb. — Alem. douu-en, Tperire. 
 
 To DOW, r. a. Expl. " To go quickly ; to 
 hasten," Mearns ; with the pron. follow- 
 ing ; as, " Ye'll dow ye doune to yon 
 change-house." Old Sonq. 
 
 DO WATT, .t. A thin, flat 'turf; the same 
 with Biret, q. v. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 DO WATTY, s. A silly, foolish person, 
 Edin. — Perhaps a corr. of E. doicdy. But 
 V. Daw, a sluggard. 
 
 DOWBART, s. A stupid fellow. Bunbar. 
 
 V. DOWFART. 
 
 DOWBRECK, s. A species of fish, Aberd. 
 — Gael, dubhbreac, a smelt. 
 
 DOWCATE,s. A pigeon-house; pronounced 
 Bookit. Acts Ja. JV. 
 
 DOWCHSPERIS, DowsY Peirs, s. pi. The 
 twelve peers, the supposed companions of 
 K. Arthur. Wyntoicn. — O.Fr. les douz 
 pers, or pairs. 
 
 DO WED, pret. Was able. South of S. 
 Antiquary. V. Dow, r. 
 
 DOWF, DoLF, adj. 1. Destitute of courage 
 or animation, S. Bouglas. 2. Melancholy ; 
 gloomy, S. Bamsay. 3. Lethargic. Bou- 
 glas. 4. Hollow; applied to sound, S. 5. 
 Silly; frivolous, S. Burns. 6. Inert; want- 
 ingforce for vegetation, applied to ground ; 
 doirf land or ground. Loth, and other 
 counties. — Su.G. docf'v^. 7. Wanting the 
 kernel or substance ; a dovf n it, a rotten 
 nut, S. 8. Dull to the eye ; thick ; as, " a 
 doicf day ;" a hazy day ; a phrase used by 
 oldpeople. Loth. 9. Unfeeling; unimpres- 
 sible, Galloway. — Su.G. dauf, stupidus ; 
 Isl. daup-r, subtristis. 
 
 DOWFART, Dofart, adj. 1. Destitute of 
 spirit, S.; pron. as Gr. v. Poems Buchan 
 Bial. 2. Dumpish ; melancholy, S. 3. 
 Feeble ; inefficient, S. — From doirf, and 
 Su.G. art, Belg. aert, disposition. 
 
 DOWFART, DooFART, s. A dull, inactive 
 fellow, S, Bamsai/. 
 
 DOWY, DowiE. V.' Dolly. 
 
 DOW YD, pret. Endowed. Wyntoicn. — Fr. 
 dou-er. 
 
 DOWIELY, adr. 1. Sadly, S. M'Neill. 
 2. Causing the feeliug of dreariness and 
 melancholy, S.B. 
 
 DOWKAR, s. A diver. Kennedy.— Svl.G. 
 dokare, Belg. duycker, id. 
 
 DOWL, s. A large piece ; as, " Boirls of 
 cheese," Fife ; synon. Bated. — Apparently 
 the same with E. dole, which has been 
 usually derived from A.S. dael-an, to di- 
 vide. 
 
DOW 
 
 210 
 
 DOZ 
 
 DOWLESS, adj. 1 . Feeble ; without energy. 
 " Doidess, more cominonly Thowless or 
 Thaicless, void of energy," Gl. Sibb., Roxb. 
 V. DoLESs. 2. Unhealthy, Ayrs. Pichen. 
 V. Dow, to thrive. 
 
 To DOWLCAP, r.a. To cover the head, 
 especially by drawing up a part of the 
 dress with this view, or by pulling any 
 thing over it, Ettr. For. Hogg. — Su.G. 
 doelja, to conceal, to hide, and Su.G. 
 Icappa ; Dan. kappe,vi long and wide gown, 
 a cloak. Thus, to doicUcap might signify, 
 to cover or conceal the head in the lap 
 of one's cloak or mantle. 
 
 DOWLIE-HORN, s. A horn that hangs 
 down, Ettr. For. 
 
 DOWLIE-HORN'T, adj. Having drooping 
 horns, ibid. — Perhaps from C.B. dol, a 
 wind, bow, or turn, doJen, id., dolen-ii, to 
 curve, to bend, or bow, to wind round. 
 
 DOWNA. 1. Expressive of inability ; as,/ 
 doicna, I am not able, S. 2. Occasionallj' 
 denoting want of inclination, even reluc- 
 tance or disgust, S. V. Dow, r. n. 
 
 DOWNANS, s. pd. Green hillocks, Ayrs. 
 Burns. — Tent, duynen, sand-hills or hil- 
 locks; Gael, dunan, " a little hill or fort." 
 V. Dun. 
 
 DOWN-BY, adv. Downwards ; implying 
 the idea that the distance is not great. 
 
 DOWNCAST, s. Overthrow, S. 
 
 DOWNCOME, DouxcoJiE, s. 1. Act of des- 
 cending. Douglas. 2. A fall, in whatever 
 sense, S. 3. Overthrow. Ixuddhnan. 4. 
 Degradation in rank, S. Blackic. 3Iag. 
 
 DOWN-DING, s. A very heavy fall of rain. 
 Synon. Eten-doiin-pour, Aberd. Mearns. 
 
 DOWNDRAUGHT, s. Whatsoever de- 
 presses, S. Picken's Poems. 
 
 DOWNDRAW, s. 1. Overloading weight. 
 The same with Doicndraught, Ayrs. P'lc- 
 ken. 2. Some untoward circumstance in 
 one's lot ; as, a profligate son is said to be 
 " a dowkdraw in a family." It is used to 
 denote any thing that hangs as a dead 
 weight on one, Roxb. 
 
 DOWN-DRUG, s. What prevents one from 
 rising in the world, Banff's. 
 
 DOWNE-COxAIMING, s. Descent ; the act 
 of descending. Forbes on the Ilerelation. 
 
 DOWNE-GETTING, s. Success in obtain- 
 ing a reduction. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 DOWNFALL, Downfa', s. l'. A declivity 
 in ground; a slope, Ettr. Forr. Hogg. 2. 
 Winter dotcnfall, the practice of allowing 
 the sheep to descend from the hills in 
 winter to the lower lands lying conti- 
 guous, S.A. A<p: Sure. Peeb. 
 
 DOWN-HEARTED, rtrf/. Dejected,S. Gait. 
 
 DOWN-I'-THE-]MOUTH,(pron. doon,) adj. 
 Dejected ; as. He's aw doun i' the mouth 
 wi' that 7ieics, S. This seems exactly ana- 
 logous to the E. term chop-fallen. Picken. 
 
 DOWN-LYING, s. The act of taking a po- 
 sition before a fortified place, in order to 
 besiege it. Monro's Exped. 
 
 DOWNLYING, s. The state of parturition. 
 At the doien-lying, about to be brought 
 to bed, S. Annals of the Parish. 
 
 DOWNLOOK, s. 1.' Dissatisfaction, or 
 displeasure, as expressed by the coun- 
 tenance. Pitscottie. 2. Scorn; contempt, 
 S. Ross. 
 
 DOWNMOST, DowxERMOST, flf/;. Farthest 
 down, S. The latter is used, Peebles. 
 Jacobite Relics. 
 
 DOWN-POUR, s. An excessively heavy fall 
 of rain, S. Agr. Sure. Hebrides. In the 
 South of S. this word is generally con- 
 joined with even; as, an eren-domi-pour. 
 
 DOWN-POURING, s. Eff-usion, S. 
 
 DOWN-SEAT, s. Settlement as to situation, 
 S.O. Gedt's Entail. 
 
 DOWNSET, s. 1. A beginning in any line 
 of business, implying the idea of situation ; 
 an establishment, S. Marriage. 2. Any 
 thing that produces great depression; as« 
 doicnset of work, such work as overpowers 
 with fatigue. It is also applied to calami- 
 tous events, which humble pride, or injure 
 the worldly circumstances; as, i/e heis got- 
 ten a dreadful downset, S. 
 
 DOWNSITTING, s. Session of a court, S. 
 Baillie. 
 
 At a Dounsixtin'. To do any thing at a 
 dounsittin'; to do it all at once; to do it 
 without rising, S. Sederunt. 
 
 DOWNTAK, s. Cause of imbecility, S. 
 
 To DOWP dotcn, t. n. Y. Doup, r. 
 
 DOWRE. Q. dourly, hardly. Wyntoirn. 
 
 DO WRIER, DowARiAR, s. Dowager. Acts 
 Mary. — Fr. Douairiere, id. 
 
 DOWS, s. pi. Pigeons. 
 
 To Shoot amang the Dows. To fabricate; 
 to relate stories in conversation without 
 the slightest foundation, Aug.; equivalent 
 to the E. plu-ase, to draw a long bow. 
 
 A Shot ajia.ng the Dows. A phrase applied 
 to any thing that is done at random, E, 
 Loth. 
 
 DOWTIT, /part. pa. Feared. Barbour.— 
 Fr. doubt-er, to dread. 
 
 DOXIE,a(r(/. Lazy; restive, S. — Isl. dosk-a, 
 to delay, dosk, inactivity. 
 
 DOZ'D, part. adj. Applied to things in an 
 unsonnd state; as, '■' doz'd timber;" "a 
 doz'd raip ;" wood, or a rope, that are unfit 
 for use, S. V. Daise, s. and r. 
 
 * To DOZE, r. n. A boy's top is said to 
 doze, when its motion is so rapid, and at 
 the same time so equable, that it scarcely 
 seems to move at all, S. — Isl. dos, languor; 
 Dan. does-er, to lay asleep, doesig, sleepy ; 
 A.S. dwaes, hebes, dull, stupid. 
 
 To DOZE, Dose, r. a. To dose a tap; to 
 bring a top into such a rapid but equable 
 motion, that its rotation is scarcely dis- 
 cernible to the eye, S. ; q. to make it dose, 
 or apparently to fall asleep. Blackwood. 
 
 DOZE-BROWN, adj. Denoting a snuff 
 colour, or that of the fox, Fife. 
 
 To DOZEN, DosE.\, v. ci. 1. To stupify. 
 
DOZ 
 
 211 
 
 DRA 
 
 Bm-hotn: 2. To benumb. Do~cnt. with 
 canhl, S. 3. Used to denote the exanimat- 
 ing effects of a life of idleness. 4. Denot- 
 ing impoteucy. liammn. — Su.G. daase, 
 stupified; Isl. das-ast, languere. 
 
 To DOZEN, r. n. To become torpid, S., ib. 
 
 2'() DRAB, v. a. To spot; to stain, Aberd. 
 
 DRAB, .f. A spot ; a stain, ibid. — Dan. 
 draahc,:i drop; A.S. drahbc, faeces; Teut. 
 drabbe, faex, drabhUjh, feculentus. 
 
 To DRABLE, Drabble, Draible, r. a. 1. 
 To befoul; to slabber, S. 2. To besmear. 
 
 DRABLE, ;••. Perhaps a servant. Ilouktte. 
 
 DRABLES, DraibleSjS. ^i^ Spots of dirt; 
 or drops of liquid food allowed to fall on 
 the clothes, when one is eating, S. 
 
 DRJiBLOCH, (gutt.) s. Refuse; trash; as, 
 the smallest kind of potatoes, not fully 
 grown, are called mere drabloch, Fife. The 
 same term is applied to bad butcher-meat. 
 — Teut. drabbe is rendered dregs ; Belg. 
 drabbif), muddy. Thus the term might be 
 borrowed from liquors. Gael, drabli, is 
 evidently allied, signifying grains, and 
 drabhag, dregs, lees. 
 
 DRACHLE, s. One who is slow in doing 
 any thing, who moves as if dragging 
 himself along, Ettr. For. V. Dratch, r. 
 
 DRAFF, s. 1. Grains, S. Wallace. 2. Me- 
 taph., any moral imperfection, S. — Teut. 
 Isl. draf, siliquae excoctae. 
 
 DRAFF-CHE AP,rtf(/. Low-priced; q. cheap 
 as grains, Renfrews. TannahiU. 
 
 DRAFF Y, adj. Of inferior quality ; applied 
 to liquor brewed from malt, in allusion to 
 the ijrains, S.B. Skinner's Misc. Poet. 
 
 DRAFF-POCK, .«. LA sack for carrying 
 grains, S. 2. iletaph. any imperfection. 
 S. Pror. 
 
 DRAG, s, A toil; a hinderance; an encum- 
 brance, Aberd. Mearns; q. what one is 
 obliged to drag after one. W. Beattie. 
 
 DRAGGLE, s. A feeble ill-grown person, 
 Ayrs. Traill's Poet. Bei\ V. Wallidrag. 
 
 DRAGON, ?. A paper kite, S, 
 
 DRAGOONER, s. A dragoon. Spalding. 
 
 DRAGOUN, s. To raiss dragonn, to give 
 up to military execution. Barbour. 
 
 DRAIBLY, adj. Spotted with drables, S. 
 
 DRAIBLY, s. A bib, or small piece of linen 
 used to cover a child's breast, to preserve 
 its clothes from being soiled with drops or 
 clots of liquid food, Loth. Fife. 
 
 DRAICH, DRAiGHiE,{g utt.) s. A lazy, lump- 
 ish, useless person, Peebles. This seems 
 to claim a common origin with Dreich, 
 adr. slow, q. v. 
 
 DRAIDILT, part. pa. Bespattered, Fife. 
 
 DRAIF FORE. Drove away. Bellenden. 
 
 DR.\IG, Draik, Dreck, s. " A word which 
 frequently makes part of the name of a 
 dirty low-lying place. In this manner it 
 is used in " J\Iospha-r?r«i(/ ;" Gl. Autiq. R. 
 3Iossfa'-draig, South of S. — Teut. dreck, 
 coenum, lutum, iin.G.dracgg; Isl. draegg- 
 iar, faex. 
 
 DRAIGLE,5. A small quantityof any thing, 
 S. Synon. Dreggle, q. v. ( 'ampbell. 
 
 DRAIKS, s. In the draiks, in a slovenly 
 disordered state, S.B. Popular Ball. 
 
 To DRAKE, Draik, Drawk, v. a. To 
 drench, S. Bannatijne Poems. — Isl. dreck- 
 ia, aquis obruo. 
 
 DRAM, adj. 1. Melancholy, S.B. Drum 
 synon. Douglas. 2. Indifferent, S.B. Moss. 
 — Isl. draums, melancholicus. 
 
 DRAM-HEARTED, adj. Depressed in 
 spirit, E. Loth. 
 
 DRAMOCK, Drammacu, Drummock, s. 1. 
 Meal and water mixed in a raw state, S. 
 Watson's Coll.—Gae\. dramaig. 2. Any 
 thing boiled to the state of pulp, Ang. 
 
 DRANDERING, s. The chorus of a song, 
 Ayrs. — Perhaps from Gael, draudan, 
 " humming noise or singing," Shaw. 
 
 To DRANGLE,f.ji. To loiter behind others 
 onaroad,Loth. Druttle synon. Har'st Rig. 
 Apparently a dimin. from Dring, v. n. 
 
 To DRANT, Drunt, v. n. 1. To drawl, or 
 draw out one's words, S. 2. To pass in a 
 tedious way, S. Ferguson.— IsX. dryn, 
 drunde, mugire ; Dan. drunt-er, " to tarry, 
 loiter, linger," Wolff. 
 
 DRANT, Draunt, s. 1. A drawling enun- 
 ciation, S. Ramsay. 2. A slow and dull 
 tune, S. 
 
 DRAONAICH, s. An appellation given by 
 the Gaels to the Picts, Highlands of S. 
 
 DRAP, s. 1. A drop, S. Chron. S. P. 2. A 
 small quantity of drink, S. Ross. 
 
 To DRAP, V. n. 1. To drop, S. S.Prov. 2. To 
 fall individually; as, " Auld folk are e'en 
 drappin' awa;" i. e., dying one after an- 
 other, S. 3. To descend from a high per- 
 pendicular place, not by leaping, but by 
 letting go one's hold. It is used both as 
 V. a. and n.; as, " He drappit the tea," i.e., 
 the wall; or, " He drappit frae the win- 
 dow." 
 
 DRAP-DE- BERRY, s. Fine woollen 
 cloth, made at Berry in France. Wat- 
 son's Coll. 
 
 DRAP IN THE HOUSE. " There's a drap 
 i' the house," a proverbial phrase used to 
 intimate that there is some person in com- 
 pany who cannot be trusted, and that 
 therefore others must be on their guard 
 as to all that they say or do, S. Borrowed 
 from the evident insufficiency of a roof or 
 wall which admits the rain. 
 
 DRAPPIE, s. A diminutive from Drap, as 
 signifying a very small portion of liquor, 
 S. Burns. 
 
 DRAPPIT EGGS. Fried eggs ; q. dropped 
 into the frying-pan, S. 
 
 DRAPS, s. pi. Lead draps, small shot of 
 every description, S. 
 
 To DRATCH, Dretch,^. v. To linger, S.B. 
 — Isl. dratt-a, segniter procedere. 
 
 To DRAUGHT, r. a. To draw the breath 
 in long convulsive throbs, S. — Sw. drag- 
 as, id. 
 
DRA 
 
 212 
 
 DRE 
 
 DRAUGHT TRUMPET. T\'ar irumpet. 
 Douqlas. 
 
 DRAUGHT, Draught, s. 1. Lineament of 
 the face. Z. Boyd. 2. An artful scheme, 
 S. Rutlierford. — Teut. drariht, vesti- 
 gium. 
 
 DRAUGHT, ?. The entrails of a calf or 
 sheep; the pluck, S. 
 
 To DRAUGHT, r. a. To make a selection 
 in a flock by choosing out and selling off 
 the bad, S.O. Agr. Surr. Gall. 
 
 DRAUGHT EWE. A ewe that is not reck- 
 oned fit for breeding, that is picked out 
 from the rest either for being fattened, or 
 if already fat, for being sold, Roxb. Syn. 
 Cast Ewe. 
 
 DRAUGHTIE, Draughty, adj. 1. Design- 
 ing ; capable of laying artful schemes, S. 
 Gait. 2. Artful ; crafty ; applied to the 
 scheme itself, or to discourse, S. ibid. 
 
 DRAUGHTS, Draughts, s. pi. Light grain 
 blown away with the chaff in winnowing, 
 Galloway. Tails, Glydes. 
 
 DRAUGHT, .'. A draft for money, S. 
 Ross. 
 
 DRAVE, .<-. 1 . A drove of cattle, S. 2. A 
 shoal of fishes, S. Statist. Ace. 3. Acrowd, 
 S. — A.S. draf, agmen. 
 
 To DRAUK, r. a. To drench; to soak, Gal- 
 loway. Rem. Niths. Soiirj. V. Drake. 
 
 DRAW, s. A halliard; a sea term, Shetl. — 
 Is\. drag-1-eip, funis ductorius,from drag-a, 
 to draw. 
 
 * 2'o DRAW, r.n. 1. To be drawn out in 
 spinning. Aberd. Reg. 2. To filter ; to 
 ooze, S.B. 
 
 To DRAW over, r. n. To be delayed. Flt- 
 
 scottie. 
 To DRAW to or till, r. a. " It'll drair to 
 
 rain;" a phrase commonly used, when, 
 
 from the appearance of the atmosphere, 
 
 it is believed that ere long there will be 
 
 rain, S. This is a S\v. idiom. 
 To DRAW to or till, r. v. Gradually to 
 
 come to a state of affection, or at least of 
 
 compliance; as " For as skeigh she looks, 
 
 she'll draw till him yet," S. 
 3'ti DRAW to a head. To approach to a state 
 
 of ripeness, S. Spalding. 
 To DRAW one's Pass. To give over. 
 
 Shirrefs. 
 To DR Aw ?//) with. 1 . To enter into a state 
 
 of familiar intercourse, or of intimacy ; 
 
 used in a general sense, S. 2. To be in a 
 
 state of courtship, S. Gait. 
 DRAWARIS OF GLAITHE. Those who 
 
 stretch out cloth so as to make it measure 
 
 more than it ought to do. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 * DRAWBAGK, .«. A hinderance ; an ob- 
 struction, S. 
 
 DRAWIN GLAITH. Gloth dra^yn out so 
 as to make it measure more than it ought 
 to do. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 To DRAWL, r. n. To be slow in action, S. 
 — Teut. drael-en, cunctari. 
 
 DRAWLIE, adj. Slow, and at the same 
 
 time slovenly, Lanarks.— Tout. DracligU. 
 cunctabundus, deses,iguavus; from drael- 
 en, cunctari, tardare. 
 
 DRAWLING,?. 1. Bog Gotton, or Moss- 
 crop, a plant, Peebles. Pennecuik. 2. The 
 Scirpus caespitosus, Linn. Y. Ling. 
 
 To DRE, Dree, Drey, r. a. To endure, S. 
 Barbour.— A.S. drcoq-an, pati. 
 
 * To DREAD, r. a. To suspect. This sense 
 is, I believe, pretty general throughout S. 
 This is merely an oblique use of the term 
 as signifying to fear. 
 
 DREAD, s. Suspicion ; as, " I hae an ill 
 
 dread o' you;" I have great suspicion of 
 
 you, S. 
 DREADER, s. One given to suspect others, 
 
 S.; pron. q. dreed er. S. Pro v. " 111 doers 
 
 are aye ill dreaders. 
 
 * 2'o DREAM. An old rhythm has been trans- 
 mitted in Teviotdale concerning dreaming 
 of the dead. 
 
 To dream of the dead before day. 
 Is hasty news and soon away. 
 
 DREAMING-BREAD. 1. The designation 
 given to a bride's cake, pieces of which 
 are carried home by young people, and 
 laid under their pillows. The idea is, that 
 a piece of this cake, when sleeped on, 
 possesses the virtue of making the person 
 dream of his or her sweetheart, S. 2. The 
 term is also applied to the cake used at a 
 baptism. This is wrapped up in the gar- 
 ment which covers the posteriors of the 
 infant, and afterwards divided among the 
 young people that they may sleep over it, 
 S. Marriage. 
 
 DREARYSOME, adj. Having the charac- 
 ters, or suggesting the idea of dreariness, 
 S.B. Ross. — A.S. dreorig, moestus, and 
 som, similis. Dull. 
 
 DRECHOUR,.«. A lingerer. Colkelbie Sow. 
 V. Dratch, Dretch, t. to linger. 
 
 DRED, pret. Dreaded. Bellenden.— A.S. 
 adraed-an, timere. 
 
 DREDGE-BOX, .«. A flour-box, with holes 
 perforated in the lid, S. Bredqer, E.; 
 Bailey, Todd. Galfs Steam-Boat. 
 
 DREDOUR,Dridder,s. I.Dread; f,VJ«7(f)-, 
 S.B. Douglas. 2. Apprehension, S.B. — 
 A..S. draed, timor. 
 
 DREEL, s. a swift violent motion, S. Skin- 
 ner — A dreel o' irind, a " hurricane, blow- 
 ing weather," Gl. 
 
 To DREEL, r. n. 1. To move quickly, Aug. 
 Ross. 2. To carry on work with a speedy 
 motion, S.B. Farmer's Ha'. — Teut. drill- 
 en, motitare. 
 
 DREEN, part. pa. Driven, South of S. 
 
 DREFYD,;)>vf. Drave. Wallace. 
 
 DREG, s. A very small quantity of any li- 
 quid, S. The S. retains the singular form 
 of Isl. dreg, Su.G. draegg, faex. 
 
 DREGGLE, s. A small drop of any liquid, 
 S. — Su.G. dreqel, saliva. 
 
 DREGY, Deugy, Dirgie, .^ 1. The funeral 
 
 t 
 
DUE 
 
 213 
 
 DRI 
 
 service. Dunbar. 2. The compotatioii of 
 the funeral company after the interment, 
 S. Herd. — From the Lat. word dirii/e, 
 frequently repeated in the office for the 
 dead. 
 
 To DREGLE, Draigle, i\ n. To be tardy, 
 S. V. DuEicn. 
 
 DREG-POT, s. A tea-pot, Gl. Pickcn, S.O. 
 This seems to be merely a corr. of Track- 
 pot, q. V. 
 
 DREICH, Dreegh, s. A stunted, dwarfish 
 person, Roxb. ; merely the provincial prou. 
 of Drokh, q. v. 
 
 DREICH, Dreegh, a./;. l.Slow, S. Ro?s. 
 
 2. Tedious; wearisome, S. MotiUiomerie. 
 
 3. Denoting distance of situation. lUtson. 
 — Goth, drlj, driuq-r, prolixus. 
 
 DREICH, Dregh. 'On dreich, adv. 1. At 
 a slow pace. Douglas. 2. At a distance. 
 BeUenden. 
 DREICH o' draw'in'. Applied to one who 
 is slow in making ready to move from a 
 place ; vt'ho makes little progress iu the 
 necessary preparation, S. 
 DREICHLIE, adc. Slowly, as denoting 
 
 long continuance, S. Rauf Coll year. 
 DREICHNESS,s. Slowness; tediousness,S. 
 DR,EIK, s. Excrement. — Teut. dreck. Gl. 
 
 Sibb. — A.S. dryp-an, Isl. drcip-a, id. 
 To DREIP, T. »(.' 1. To fall in drops, S.; to 
 drip, E. — A.S. dryp-an ; Isl. dreip-a, id. 
 2. To have water carried off by means of 
 dripping, S. Ross. Hence the phrase 
 Dreepin,/ iceet, S.; so drenched with rain, 
 or otherwise, that the moisture drops from 
 one. 3. To descend perpendicularly from 
 a high situation to a lower, S. Synon. 
 Drap. 4. To walk very slowly ; as, " There 
 she comes dreepin'," S.; a metaphor ap- 
 parently borrowed from the slow descent 
 of water, when it falls drop by drop. 5. To 
 do any piece of business slowly, and with- 
 out any apparent interest, S. 
 To DREIP, Dreep, r. a. 1. To remove the 
 remains of any liquid by dripping ; as, 
 Dreep the grayheard, S. " Drain the stone- 
 bottle." 2. One is said to dreip a wa\ 
 who lets himself drop from the top of a 
 wall to the bottom, S. 
 DREIPIE, s. An inactive female, Clydes. 
 DREIRE, s. Leg. delre, hurt. Fordun. 
 DREMUilT, joari. adj. Downcast ; dejected, 
 Ettr. For. ; obviously corr. from E. de- 
 mure. V. Drummure. 
 DRENE, s. Constant repetition. Dunbar. 
 To DRESS, V. a. 1. To treat well or ill. 
 }Vynto}cn. 2. To chastise; to drub, S. 
 — TeMt.dressch-en,yeYheva.Te. V. Doublet. 
 3. To iron linens, S. Dressing-iion, a 
 smoothing-iron, S. 
 DRESSE,s. Exhibition. Godly Ball.— Fer- 
 haps meant to denote the elevation of the 
 mass ; from Fr. dress-er, to lift, hold, or 
 take up. 
 DRESSER, s. A kitchen table, S.— Teut. 
 dressoor, Fr. dressoir, a sideboard. 
 
 DRESSY, adj. 1. Attached to finery in 
 dress, S. 2. Having the appearance of dress. 
 Marriage. 
 DRESSIN,/>rtrt./'rt. Disposed; put in order. 
 
 BeUenden. 
 DRESSING, ?. Chastisement, .S. 
 To DRETCH, v. n. To loiter, Dumfr, V. 
 
 Dratch. 
 DREVEL, s. A driveller. Dunbar. 
 DREUILLYNG, Driuylli.xg, s. The va- 
 garies of the mind, during unsound sleep. 
 Douglas. — Isl. draejl, drajl, sermo stultus; 
 also ineptiae, fooleries. 
 DREURIE,s. Dowry; marriage settlement. 
 — From Fr. douaire, id.; or, perhaps from 
 douairiere, a dowager. 
 DREW, s. 1. A species of sea-weed that 
 grows to a great length, Orkn. Neill. 
 2. Sea laces, Fucus filum, S. — Isl. driugr, 
 prolixus. 
 DREW, s. A drop. Palice Honour. 
 DRY (in a stone,) s. A flaw, Aberd. 
 * DRY, adj. Cold ; without affection ; ap- 
 plied especially to manner, S. Ross. 
 DRIB, Dribble, s. 1. A drop, S. Ramsay. 
 2. Drizzling rain, S. Burns. 3. " Slaver," 
 Gl. Burns, Ayrs. 4. Metaph. applied to 
 a small portion of intellectual nourish- 
 ment. Tennant. — Belg. druppel, a drop. 
 To DRIBBLE, v. n. To tipple. 67. 
 
 Shirrefs. 
 DRY BURROW. An inland burgh; one 
 
 not situated on the coast. Acts Mary. 
 DRYCHYN, Dryciiy.ng, s. Delay. Wal- 
 lace. V. Dreicii. 
 DRICHTIN, s. Lord. Gaican and GoL— 
 
 A.S. dricJiten, Alem. drohtln, id. 
 DRICHTINE, s. The Lord. V. Drichtin. 
 DR Y-D ARN,s. Costiveness in cattle, Aberd. 
 
 Opposed to Rinnin Darn. V. Rin, r. 
 To DRIDDER, v. a. To dread, S.B. Ross. 
 
 V. Dredour. 
 To DRIDDLE, v. n. 1. To spill from care- 
 lessness. Loth. 2. To have a diarrhoea. 
 Montgomerie. 3. To urinate in small quan- 
 tities, Fife. — Isl. dreitlU, guttula humo- 
 ris; dreitl-a, stillare. 
 To DRIDDLE, v. n. 1. To move slowly, 
 S.B.; same as druttle, q. v. 2. To be dili- 
 gent without progress. Border. 
 DRlDDLES,s.p?. 1. The buttocks. 2. The 
 
 intestines of a slaughtered animal, Fife. 
 DRIDDLINS, s. pi. The knotted meal left 
 after baking, S. — Germ, trodel, treidel, 
 veteramenta. 
 DRY-DIKE, Dry-Stane-Dyke, s. A stone 
 
 wall built without lime, S. 
 DRY-DIKER, s. One who builds walls 
 
 without lime, S. V. Cowan. 
 DRIESH ACH, s. The dross of a turf fire 
 
 which glows when stirred, S.B. 
 
 DRY-FARRAND, adj. Frigid in manner; 
 
 not open; not frank, Roxb. From the adj. 
 
 Dry, and Farand, seeming, q. v. 
 
 DRIFFLE, s. A drizzling rain, Ettr. For. 
 
 To DRIFFLE on, v. n. To drizzle, ibid.— 
 
DKI 
 
 214 
 
 DRO 
 
 Isl. drei/f-a, spargere ; drif, simrsio ; q. 
 a sprinkling of raiu. 
 
 DRIFLING, Driffling, s. A small raiu. 
 BaiUie. — Isl. drelf-a, spargere. 
 
 DRIFT, s. Drove ; as, a drivlnq of cattle, 
 Ayrs. Acts Ja. F/.— Teut. drifte, id. 
 
 To DRIFT, r. n. To delay. R. Bruce. 
 
 To DRIFT, c. .7. To put off. Z.Boyd. The 
 phrase, to Drift time, also occurs, Foord. 
 
 DRIFT, ,«. Procrastination ; delay. 11. 
 Bruce. 
 
 DRIFT, s. Flying snow, — especially in- 
 cluding the idea of its being forcibly 
 driven by the wind, S. lltomson^s Win- 
 ter. — This word is evidently formed from 
 drifed, the part. pa. of A.S. drif-an, to 
 drive. In Isl. the noun assumes the form 
 of drif -a, Su.G. drifw-a. 
 
 To DRIFT, r. impers. It's drif tin', the suow 
 is driven by the wind, S. 
 
 DRIFTY, adj. Abounding with suovj-drift. 
 A driftti dai/, a gusty snowy day, Aberd. 
 
 DRY-GAIR-FLOW, s. The place where 
 two hills join, and form a kind of bosom, 
 Ayrs. V. Gair, and Flow. 
 
 DRY GOOSE. A handful of the finest meal, 
 pressed very close together, dipt in water, 
 and then roasted among the ashes of a 
 kiln, S.A. 
 
 DRY-HAIRED, adj. The same with Dry- 
 farand, ibid.. Loth.; in allusion to cattle 
 whose hair has lost all its sleekness from 
 exposure to the weather. 
 
 DRIMUCK, s. The same as Dramock. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 DRY MULTURES. " Quantities of corn 
 paid to the mill, whether the payers grind 
 or not." Diet. Summ. Feud. Laic. 
 
 DRYNESS, s. Coldness ; want of affection, 
 S. Spalding. 
 
 To DRING, V. a. To sing in a slow and me- 
 lancholy manner, Aberd. TuUochgorum. 
 — Isl. dryn-ia, mugire, drunginn, grandi- 
 sonus. 
 
 To DRING, r. a. To obtain with difficulty, 
 S.B. Henrysone. — Belg. dring-en, to urge; 
 to press. 
 
 To DRING, r. n. To be slow, S.B. 
 
 DRING, adj. Dilatory, S.B. Boss. 
 
 To DRING, Dringe, r. n. To sound as a ket- 
 tle before boiling. Ramsay. 
 
 DRING, *-. The noise of a kettle before it 
 boils. 
 
 DRING, .<!. 1. A servant. Lyndsay. 2. A 
 miser. Bannatyne Poems.~Sw. dremj, id. 
 
 To DRINGLE, r. n. To be dilatory, S.; a 
 dimiu. from Drinq. 
 
 To DRINK BEFORE one. To anticipate 
 what one was just about to say, S. 
 KcUy. ^' 
 
 DRINK-SILVER, 5. 1. Anciently one of 
 the perquisites of office in Chancery. Acts 
 Vila. I. 2. A vale given to servants, S. 
 Rutherford. 
 
 DRYNT, pret. Drowned. Douglas.— A.S. 
 adrenctf mersus. 
 
 To DRIPPLE, Dreeple, r. n. The same 
 with E. dribble, Aberd. 
 
 DRY SCHELIS. Dry Scheie, the pan of a 
 night-stool, or night-box. — Teut. schael, 
 scyphus, S. skeel. 
 
 DRYSOME, adj. Insipid, Ettr. For. Ilogq. 
 
 DRYSTER, s. ■ 1. The person who has the 
 charge of turning and drying the grain in 
 a kiln, Fife. Lamont's Diary. 2. One 
 whose business is to dry cloth at a bleach- 
 field, S.O. A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 DRY STUILL. A close stool ; sometimes 
 called a Dry Seat, S. V. Dry Schelis. 
 
 DRY TALK. A phrase apparently used 
 in the Highlands of S., to denote any 
 agreement that is settled without drink- 
 ing. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 To DRITE, t*. ?i. Exouerare ventrem; pret. 
 drate, dret, S. Pinkerton. This is a word 
 of great antiquity; as being the same with 
 Isl. dri/t-a, egerere, cacare. 
 
 To DRITHER, r. n. 1. To fear ; to dread, 
 Ayrs. 2. To hesitate, ibid. V. Dredouu. 
 
 DRITHER, s. Dread. V. Dredour. 
 
 * To DRIVE, T. a. To delay, or to pro- 
 long. Rolluck. 
 
 DRYVE, s. V. KiPPLNG Lyne. Perhaps 
 a line for floating. 
 
 To DRIZZEN, r. n. 1. To low as a cow or 
 ox, Ang. 2. Applied to a sluggard groan- 
 ing over his work, S.O. — Teut. druyssch- 
 en, strepere. 
 
 DRIZZLE, s. " A little water in a rivulet 
 scarce appearing to run." Gl. Shirrefs. 
 
 To DRIZZLE, r. n. To walk slow, Gl. 
 Shirr. — Isl. drosl-a, haesitanter progredi. 
 
 DRIZZLING, s. Slaver. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 To DROB, V. a. To prick, Ang. — Isl. drep-a, 
 perforare. 
 
 DROB, s. A thorn; a prickle. Berths. 
 
 DROCH, ?. A pigmy. V. Droicii. 
 
 DROCHLIN, Droghling, adj. 1. Puny; 
 of small stature ; including the ideas of 
 feebleness and staggering, Aberd. Skin- 
 ner. 2. Lazy; indolent, Clydes. 3. Drogh- 
 ling and Coghling, " wheezing and blow- 
 ing." Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 DROD, .<;. A rude candlestick used in vi- 
 siting the offices of a farm-house under 
 night, Ayrs. — Perhaps from Gael, drud, 
 an enclosure, drudam, to shut, the light 
 being confined. 
 
 DROD, ?. A short, thick, clubbish person ; 
 as, " He is a drod of a bodie," Clydes. — 
 Isl. drott-r, piger pedissequus. V. Droud. 
 
 DRODDUjM, .<!. The breech. Burns. 
 
 To DRODGE, r. n. To do servile work ; 
 to drudge, Lanarks. 
 
 DRODLICH, ( <7M/f .) s. A useless mass, Fife. 
 
 DRODS, s. j)l. What is otherwise called 
 the pet, Clydes. — Gael, troud, scolding, 
 strife,<m(f,quarrelling;C.B.(/r«(f,raging. 
 
 DROG, s. A buoy attached to the end of a 
 harpoon line, S. 
 
 DROGARIES, pi, Drugs. Bellenden.—Fr. 
 drogueries, id, 
 
DUO 
 
 215 
 
 DRO 
 
 DROGESTER,?. A druggist. Law's ^lem. 
 DROGGIS, if. pi. Confections. 
 DROGS, s. pi. Drugs ; the vulgar pronun- 
 ciation, S. IIvgj.—Yv. drogue, id. 
 DROGUERY, s. Medicines ; drugs, Ayrs. 
 
 Gait. V. Drogaries. 
 DROICII, s. A dwarf; droch; S.B.dreicJt, 
 Border. Baiiitati/ue Poems. — x\..S.diceorh, 
 Isl. droi'ii, homuncio. 
 DROICHY, adj. Dwarfish, S. 
 DROILE, s. A slave ; Z. Boyd. Isl. driole, id. 
 DROYTES, s. id. The name given by the 
 country people, in Aberdeenshire, to the 
 Druids. 
 DROLL, adj. 1. Amusing; exciting mirth, 
 S. Gl. Sun: Ayrs. 2. Singular; not easily 
 to be accounted for, S. 
 DRONACH, s. Penalty; punishment, S.B. 
 
 — Isl. druihji, molestia, onus. 
 DRONE, s. The backside ; the breech, 
 Aberd. Upp. Clydes. Ross. — Gael, dron- 
 nan, the back. 
 DRONE-BRAT, s. In former times, females 
 generally wore two aprons, one before, 
 the other behind. The latter was called 
 the drone-brat, Upp. Clydes. 
 To DROOL, r. n. 1. To trill, Roxb. A. 
 Scott's Poems. 2. To cry in a low and 
 mournful tone, ibid. — Su.G. drill-a, to 
 warble, to quaver, to trill. 
 DROOPIT, ^j((rt. adj. Weakly ; infirm, 
 Ettr. For. The same with E. droopimj, 
 as referring to the state of bodily health. 
 DROOP-RUxMPL'T, adj. Drooping at the 
 
 crupper ; applied to horses, S. Burns. 
 DROPPY, Dropping, adj. Terms used 
 in relation to occasional and seasonable 
 showers. When these fall, it is commonly 
 said, " It's droppy weather," S. Shaw's 
 Moray. 
 * DROSSY, adj. Having that grossness of 
 habit which indicates an unwholesome 
 temperament, or bad constitution, Ang. — 
 From A.S. dros, faex, q. full of dregs or 
 lees. 
 To DROTCH, T. n. To dangle ; to be in a 
 
 pendulous state, Upp. Clydes. 
 DROTCHEL, s. " An idle wench ; a slug- 
 gard. In Scotland it is still used," Johns. 
 Diet. v. Deatch, Dretch, r. n., to linger. 
 DROTES, s. /-?. 1. Nobles. Sir CrawYu;. 2. 
 A term given derisively to uppish yeomen 
 or cock-lairds, Ayrs. — Su.G. drott,vi lord. 
 DROUBLY, Drublie, adj. 1. Dark ; 
 troubled. Dunbar. 2. Muddy; applied to 
 water. Henrysone. — Tent. f//-o<'/,turbidus. 
 DROUD, s. 1. A cod-fish, Ayrs. BJackw. 
 2. Metaphorically a lazy, lumpish fellow, 
 Ayrs. Gait. 3. Also applied to worth- 
 less females, Ayrs. 4. A wattled sort of 
 box for catching herrings. — Perhaps from 
 Isl. drott-r, piger pedissequus ; O.Fr. drud, 
 druts, gros, fort, robuste ; C.IJ. drud, for- 
 tis, strenuus, Boxhorn. 
 To DROVE cattle or sheep, to drive them, 
 Fife, 
 
 DROVE, s. The broadest iron used by a 
 mason in hewing stones, S. 
 
 To DROVE, r. a. To hew stones for build- 
 ing by means of a broad-pointed instru- 
 ment, S.— Teut. drijr-en, signifies to en- 
 grave, to emboss, caelare. 
 
 DROUERY, Droury, s. 1. Illicit love. 
 Barbour. 2. A love-token. Douglas. 3. 
 A gift of any kind. Douglas. 4. Droxcry, 
 is used as synon. with Moni-yn gift, or as 
 denoting the gift conferred by a husband 
 on his wife on the morning after marriage. 
 Acts Ja. VI.— O.Fr. drurie, la vie joyeuse. 
 
 To DROUK, r. a. To drench, S. Douglas. 
 Perhaps formed from douk, by the inter- 
 position of r. Pudd. 
 
 DROUK, s. A drenching, Clydes. 
 
 DROUKIT-LIKE, adj. Exhibiting the ap- 
 pearance of having been drenched, S. 
 
 DROUKITNESS, s. The state of being 
 drenched, S. 
 
 To DROULE, r. n. Used as signifying to 
 bellow ; applied to the hart belling for 
 the doe, Ettr. For. Hogg. V. Drool, t., 
 
 SGllSG *j 
 
 DROUTH, s. 1. Drought, S. Chron. S. P. 
 2. Thirst, S. B. Bruce.— A.S. drugoth, 
 siccitas, ariditas, third person sing, of the 
 V. drig-an, drug-an, arescere, to dry. 
 Home Tooke. 
 
 DROUTHELIE, adr. Thirstily, S. 
 
 DROUTH Y,a((/. 1. Droughty, S. 2. Thirsty, 
 S. Pennecuik. 
 
 DROUTHIESUM, adj. Addicted to drink- 
 ing, Clydes. 
 
 DROUTHIESUMLIE, adv. In the man- 
 ner of one addicted to drinking, ibid. 
 
 DROUTHIESUMNESS, s. The state of 
 being addicted to drinking, ibid. 
 
 DROW, s. LA fainting fit, Ang. 2. Any 
 fit of sickness, especially what is tedious 
 and lingering ; as, " He's taen an ill droic," 
 Aberd. 3. A qualm. Wcdker's Peden.— 
 A.S. throic-ian, pati. 
 
 DROW, s. A squall ; a severe gust. 3Iell- 
 fill's ills.— Gael. (7m/, motion of the sea. 
 
 DROW, s. A melancholy sound, like that 
 of the dashing of waves heard at a dis- 
 tance. East Loth.— Teut. droef, droere, 
 tristis, moerens. 
 
 DROW, s. LA cold mist approaching to 
 rain. Loth. Roxb. Hyn. Dagg. Rob Roy. 
 2. A drizzling shower, Upp. Clydes. 3. 
 A drop, Wigtonshire. 
 
 DROWIE, adj. Moist ; misty ; as, a droicie 
 day, Loth. Roxb.— Teut. droef, turbidus, 
 droef iceder, coelum tenebrosum, nubilum, 
 turbidum, Kilian. 
 
 It's Drowin on, wipers, v. Used to denote 
 a thick wetting mist, ibid. 
 
 DROWP, s. A feeble person. Dunbar.— 
 Isl. drhip-a, tristari. 
 
 DROWPER, s. One who gives way to de- 
 jection of spirits. Hutcheson. — The im- 
 mediate origin is the E. v. Droo]. 
 Droit. 
 
 V. 
 
DRO 
 
 216 
 
 DUB 
 
 DRO WRIER, s. Dowager, « Quene drow- 
 rier." Aherd. Rej. — Corr. from Fr. dou- 
 airiere, id. 
 
 DROWS, s. pi. A class of imaginary beings, 
 between dwarfs and fairies, Shetl. Trotcs, 
 synon. " The Drous or Trows, the legi- 
 timate successors of the northern Daergar, 
 and somewhat allied to the fairies, reside 
 like them in the interior of green hills 
 and caverns, and are most powerful at 
 midnight. They are curious artificers in 
 iron as well as in the precious metals, and 
 are sometimes propitious to mortals, but 
 more frequently capricious and malevo- 
 lent." V. Trow, Trowe, s. The Pirate. 
 
 DRUCKEN,j»ar<.jua. Drunken, S. Burns. 
 — Su.G. Dan. drukken, id., from drick-a, 
 drikk-er, to drink ; Isl. druckin, ebrius. 
 
 DRUCKENSUM, adj. Habituated to the 
 use of intoxicating liquors ; addicted to 
 intemperance, S. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 To DRUG, T. a. To pull forcibly, S. Dou- 
 glas. — Isl. thrug-a, premere, vim inferre. 
 
 DRUG, s. A rough pull, S.B. Ross. 
 
 DRUGGARE, adj. Drudging. King's 
 Quair. — Isl. droogur, tractor, bajulus. 
 
 DRUG SAW. A saw for cross-cutting 
 timber, Soutli of S. Synon. Cross-cut- 
 satp, S. Inventories. 
 
 To DRUIDLE, r. n. To idle away one's 
 time, Upp. Lanarks. This is merely a 
 variety of Drnttle, q. v. 
 
 DRULE, s. One who is slow and inactive ; 
 a sluggard. South of S. — Belg. druyl-en, 
 to mope, to droop ; Isl. droll-a, haerere. 
 
 DRULE, s. A variety of Dale, Dool, a 
 goal, Aberd. 67. Shirrefs. 
 
 DRULIE, adj. Muddy ; troubled. Synon. 
 with Drumly, but more commonly used, 
 especially by old people, as, " drulie wa- 
 ter," when discoloured with clay, &c. 
 Roxb. — Teut. droef, turbidus, feculentus. 
 
 DRUM, s. 1. The cylindrical part of a 
 thrashing machine, upon which are fixed 
 the pieces of wood that beat out the 
 grain, S. 2. Also a cylinder attached to 
 printing and other machines. 
 
 DRUM, adj. Melancholy, S.B. V. Dram. 
 — Isl. thruni-r, taciturnus, llaldorson. 
 
 DRUM, s. A knoll; a ridge, S. IStatist.Acc. 
 Applied S.B. to little hills, which rise as 
 ridges above the level of the adjacent 
 ground. — Gael, druim, id. 
 
 To DRUMBLE,r. n. 1. To make muddy, S. 
 2. To raise disturbance. Ramsaij. 3. To 
 trouble; used metaphorically. 
 
 DRUMLY, Drumbly, ad}. 1. Troubled. 
 Douglas. 2. Muddy, S. Douglas. 3. Hav- 
 ing a gloomy aspect, S. Ramsay. 4. Con- 
 fused, as to mind. Ferguson. 5. Troubled; 
 applied to the state of public matters, S. 
 Baillie. 
 
 DRUMLIE-DROITS, s. pi. Bramble-ber- 
 ries, Kinross, Berths. Black Boids, W est 
 ofS. 
 
 DRUMMOCK, .f. Meal and water mixed. 
 
 DRUMMURE, adj. Grave ; serious ; sad, 
 Dumfr. Dremu'rH, Ettr. For.— Corr. of 
 E. demure. 
 
 DRUMSHORLIN, adj. Sulky; pettish, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 DRUNE,s. 1. The murmuring sound emitted 
 by cattle, S. 2. A slow, drawling tune ; 
 or a tune sung in a drawling way, S. 
 Also Drone. 3. It often denotes the 
 mourning sound emitted by children, when 
 out of humour, after being flogged ; the 
 termination of crying, S. 
 
 To DRUNE, T. n. To low in a hollow or 
 depressed tone, Ang. — Isl. dryn-ia, S\v. 
 droen-a, mugire. 
 
 DRUNT, s. A drawling enunciation, S. 
 
 DRUNT, s. Pet ; sour humour, S. Burns. 
 — O.Fland. drint-en, tumescere. 
 
 To DRUNT, V. n. Same with Drant, Ang. 
 
 DRUSCHOCH, s. 1. Any fluid food, con- 
 sisting of heterogeneous materials, and of 
 a nauseous appearance ; as, " I ugg at 
 sic druschoch." Dimin. from Drush, atoms, 
 fragments, q. v. 2. A compound drink ; 
 generally applied to drugs, Ayrs. 
 
 DRUSH, s. 1. Atoms; fragments. Watson. 
 2. Dross ; refuse ; scum ; applied to men, 
 Aberd. 3. The dross of peats, Bauffs. — 
 Moes.G.(//-aM/tsKa, a fragment, from drius- 
 an, to fall. 
 
 To DRUTLE, Druttle, v. n. 1. To be slow 
 in motion, S. 2. To trifle about any thing. 
 S. — Teut. dreutel-en, pumilionis passus 
 face re. 
 
 To DRUTLE, v. n. Applied to a dog or 
 horse that frequently stops in its way, 
 and ejects a small quantity of dung at 
 intervals, Fife. — Teut. dreutel, drotcl, pi- 
 lula stercoraria. 
 
 DUALM, DwALM, DwAUM, s. LA swoon, 
 S. Ross. 2. A sudden fit of sickness, S. 
 Ritson. — Alem. dualm, caligo mentis stu- 
 pore correptae. 
 
 DUALM YNG, Dwauming, s. LA swoon. 
 Dou(jlas. 2. Metaph. the fall of evening, 
 S.B.' Shirre/s. 
 
 DUB, s. LA small pool of rain-water, S. 
 Douglas. Dib. Loth. Ayrs. 2. A gutter, 
 S. — Ir. doh, a gutter; Celt, dubh, canal. 
 
 DUBBY, adj. 1. Abounding with small 
 pools, S. 2. Wet; rainy, Aberd. 3. Dirty; 
 applied to a road, ibid. 
 
 DUBBIN, s. The liquor used by curriers 
 for softening leather, composed of tallow 
 and oil, S. Apparently corr. from Dip- 
 ping, q. V. 
 
 DUBIE, adj. Doubtful.— Lat. duhi-us. 
 
 DUBLAR,s. V. DiBLER. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 DUBLATIS, s. pi. Probably an erratum 
 for duhlaris, from Duhlar, a flat, wooden 
 plate, q. v., and Dihler. 
 
 DUB-SKELPER, s. 1 . One who makes his 
 way with such expedition as not to regard 
 the road he takes, whether it be clean or 
 foul ; or, as otherwise expressed, who 
 " gaes throw thick and thin," S. 2. Used 
 
DUG 
 
 217 
 
 DUL 
 
 contemptuously for a rambling fellow, S. 
 3. Applied, in a ludicrous way, to a young 
 clerk in a banking office, whose principal 
 work is to run about giving intimation 
 when bills are due, &c., Edin. 
 
 DUCHAL, s. An act of gormandizing, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 DUCHAS, (nutt.) s. 1. " The paternal seat; 
 the dwelling of a person's ancestors." Gl. 
 Surr. JVairn. 2. The possession of land 
 by whatever right, whether by inheritance, 
 by wadset, or by lease ; if one's ancestors 
 have lived in the same place, Perths. Men- 
 teith. — Gael, d uchas,(l uthchas,^' the place 
 of one's birth, an hereditary right," Shaw. 
 Ir. (ill, signifies a village, a place of abode. 
 
 DUCHERY, s. Dukedom. Bellenden. 
 
 DUCK, s. A leader. V. Duke. 
 
 DUCK, s. Sail-cloth. V. Doock. 
 
 DUCK, s. A play of young people. Loth. 
 Roxb. " The Duck is a small stone placed 
 on a larger, and attempted to be hit off 
 by the playei-s at the distance of a few 
 paces." JBlackw. Maq. 
 
 DUCK-DUB, s. A duck-pool. V. Duke-dub. 
 
 DUCKIE, ,«. A young girl, or doll, Shetl. — 
 Su.G. docka, Germ, docke, pupa, icuncula; 
 Dan. dukke, a baby or puppet. 
 
 DUD, s. 1. A rag, S. Ross. Daily-dud, the 
 dish-clout, S.B. 2. Duds, dudds, pi. cloth- 
 ing, especially of inferior quality, S. Pul- 
 icart. 3. Metaph. applied to a thuicless 
 fellow, but more strictly to one who is 
 easily injured by cold or wet ; as, " He's 
 a saf't dad," Roxb. — Gael, dud, a rag, 
 and f/wf/acA, ragged; Isl. f?(«?e, indumen- 
 tum levioris generis. 
 
 DUDDY, adj. Ragged, S. Ramsay. 
 
 DUDDIE, s.' A dish turned out of solid 
 wood, having two ears, and which is, ge- 
 nerally, of an octagonal form on the brim, 
 Roxb. This is different from a Lvgyie. 
 
 DUDDINESS, s. Raggedness, S. 
 
 DUDDROUN, s. Sloven; drab. Dunbar. 
 — Isl. dudr-a, to act in a slovenly manner. 
 
 DUDE, for do it, S. Dlallog. 
 
 * DUE, adj. Indebted ; as, '•' I'm due him 
 a groat," I owe him a groat, S. IngranisP. 
 
 ToT>\JE,T.n. To owe; to be indebted, Aberd. 
 
 To DUEL, DuELL, Dwell, t. n. 1. To de- 
 lay; to tarry. Douglas. 2. To continue in 
 any state. Barbour. 3. To cease or rest. 
 Wallace. 4. Dwelt behind, left behind. 
 Barbour. — Su.G. dicael-ias, id.; Isl. duel, 
 moror. 
 
 DUELLING, s. Delay; tM-ryiug. Barbour. 
 
 DUERGH, s. A dwarf. Gawan and Gol. 
 V. Droicii. 
 
 To DUFE, T. a. (like Gr. >^.) To give a blow 
 with a softisli substance, Clydes. Loth. 
 Roxb. Synon. Baff. 
 
 DUFE, s. LA blow of this description. 
 V. DooF. 2. The sound emitted by such 
 a blow, Clydes. 
 
 DUFE, s. 1. The soft or spongy part of a 
 loaf, turnip, new cheese, &c., ibid. 2. A 
 
 soft, spongy peat, Perths. 3. A soft, silly 
 fellow, S.O. V. DowF. 
 
 DUFFART,s. l.Ablunt,stupidfellow,Ayrs. 
 Duffar, Roxb. 2. Generally applied to 
 dull-burning coal, ibid. V. Dowfart. 
 
 DUFFART, a(f/. Stupid. V. under Dowf. 
 
 DUFFIE, adj. 1 . Soft ; spongy, Fife, West 
 Loth. 2. Also applied to coals which 
 crumble down when struck by the fire- 
 irons, Fife. 3. Stupid, transferred to the 
 mind, S. 
 
 DUFFIE, s. A soft, silly fellow, S. Saxon 
 and Gael. 
 
 To DUFFIFIE, v. a. To lay down a bottle 
 on its side for some time, after its contents 
 have been poured out, that it may be com- 
 pletely drained of the few drops remaining 
 in it ; as, " I'll diijfifie the bottle," Aberd. 
 
 DUFFINESS, s. Sp'ongincss, Clydes. 
 
 DUFFINGBOUT. A thumping or beating, 
 ibid.— Isl. dubba, caedo, verbero, percutio ; 
 hence applied to dubbing a knight, from 
 the stroke given. 
 
 DUGEON-TRE, Dudgeon, s. Wood fur 
 staves. — Belg. duyg, a staff of a cask, duy- 
 gen, staves. 
 
 DUGON, s. A term expressive of contempt, 
 Ettr. For. Hogq. 
 
 DUIKRIE, Dukrie, s. Dukedom.— The 
 termination is equivalent to that of dom, 
 being the same with A.S. rice, dominium. 
 
 DUIRE, adj. Hard. Poems I6th Cent.— 
 Fr. dur, dare. 
 
 DUKATE, .?. A pigeon-house ; a variety of 
 Dowcate, i. e., a dove-cot. Acts J a. V. 
 
 DUKE, Duck, if. A general. Evergreen. 
 
 DUKE, DuiK, s. A duck, S. Bannatyne P. 
 
 DUKE-DUB, .«. A pool for the use of 
 ducks, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 DUKE'S-MEAT, s. The herb in E. called 
 Duckmeat, S. 
 
 DUK HUDE. This seems to signify " a 
 hood of cloth," from Tent, doeck, pannus. 
 
 DULBART, DuLBERT, s. A heavy, stupid 
 person. South of S. — Isl. dul, stultitia, 
 and birt-a, manifestare, q. one who shows 
 his foolishness ; C.B. delbren, a dolt. 
 
 DULCE,af(/. Sweet. — Lsit.dulcis. Lyndsay. 
 
 DULDER, s. Any thing large, S.B. 
 
 DULDERDUM, adj. Confused ; in a state 
 of stupor ; silenced by argument, Ayrs. — 
 Isl. dumbi, signifies mutus, dald-r, is coc- 
 cus, q. blind and dumb. 
 
 DULDIE, .^. " A greit daldie," a large piece 
 of bread, meat, &c., Ang. V. Dulder. 
 
 To DULE, r. n. To grieve. Dunbar.— Ft. 
 doul-oir, Lat. dol-ere. 
 
 DULE, DooL, s. Grief, S. Wyntoicn. To 
 sing dool, to lament. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 DULE, Dool, s. 1. The goal in a game. 
 Chr. Kirk. 2. Dale is used to denote a 
 boundary of land, Fife. Loth. Where 
 ground is let for sowing flax, or planting 
 potatoes, a small portion of grain is thrown 
 in to mark the limits on either side; some- 
 times a stake is put in, or a few stones. 
 
DUL 
 
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 DUN 
 
 To either of these the name of dule is 
 given, as being the boundary. — Teut. doel, 
 aggesta terra, in quam sagittarii jaculan- 
 tur sagittas. 
 
 To DULE aff, v. a. To mark out the limits; 
 to fix the boundaries, in whatever way, ib. 
 
 DULENCE, j«?cj7. Alas ! wo is me ! Dumfr. 
 — Perhaps from Lat. dolens, as originally 
 used at school; or the Fr. derivative duell, 
 S. dule, sorrow. 
 
 To DULL, r. n. To become torpid. Bel- 
 lenden. The t. is used by Chaucer in the 
 same sense. 
 
 DULL, adj. Hard of hearing, S. Sir John 
 Sinclair. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 DULLYEART, adj. Of a dirty, dull colour, 
 Upp.Clydes. FromDi(/^,and^r<,^)-^,q.v. 
 
 DULLION, s. A large piece, Fife. Dawd 
 synon. Perhaps from the same origin with 
 E. dole, any thing dealt out. 
 
 DULSE, adj. Dull; heavy, S.B.— Isl. dollsa, 
 appendere ignavum. 
 
 DULSE, s. The fucus ; a species of sea- 
 weed, S. Martin. — Gael, duilliasij, It. 
 didisk,id. — From Duille, a leaf, and Uisije, 
 water ; literally, the leaf of the water. 
 
 DULSHET, s. A small bundle, Aberd.— 
 Isl. dols, tardatio, dols-a, impedire. 
 
 DULT, s. A dunce, S. Dolt, E. 
 
 DUMBARTON YOUTH. A phrase appro- 
 priated to a male or female wlio is, at least, 
 thirty-six years of age, S. Gait. 
 
 DUMBIE, s. pron. JJummie. One who is 
 dumb, S. Z. Boyd. 
 
 To DUMFOUNDER, i: a. To confuse; to 
 stupify, S. Hogij. — Perhaps from Dan. 
 dum, stupid, and Fr. fondre, to fall. 
 
 To DUMFOUTTER, v. a. The same with 
 Dumfounder, Ang. 
 
 DUMMYIS,.'!.^*^ Corr. of Dmj/is.V. Dejiy. 
 
 To DUMP, r. a. 1 . To beat ; to strike with the 
 feet, Ang. 2. A termused at taw, to denote 
 the punishment sometimes inflicted on the 
 loser. He closes his fist, and the winner 
 gives him so many strokes on the knuckles 
 with the marbles, Fife. — Sw. domjj-a, ru- 
 dius palpare. 
 
 DUMP, s. A stroke of this description, 
 ibid. 
 
 To DUMP about, r. n. To move about with 
 short steps, Fife ; the idea being apparently 
 borrowed from the thunqjing noise made 
 with the feet. 
 
 To DUMP in, r. a. To plunge into ; q. to 
 put in the dumps. — Allied, perhaps, to 
 Teut. domp-en, Su.G. daemp-a, Germ. 
 daempf-en, sufFocare. 
 
 DUMPH,«((/. Dull; insipid, Buchan. Tar- 
 ras. — Su.G. Dan. and Germ, dum, is used 
 in the same sense ; stupidus, stolidus. V. 
 Dump, r., preceding, and Tumfie. 
 
 DUMPY, adj. 1. Short and thick ; also used 
 as a s., S. 2. Expressive of coarseness and 
 thickness; applied to cloth, Upp. Clydes, 
 — Isl. doomp, ancillula crassa. 
 
 DUMPINESS, ?. 1. The state of being 
 
 thick and short, S. 2. Coarseness and 
 thickness ; applied to cloth, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 * DUMPLING, s. A bannock, made of oat- 
 meal and suet, boiled in kail or broth, 
 Berwicks. 
 
 DUMPS, s. pi. A game at marbles or taw, 
 played with holes scooped in the ground, 
 Roxb. V. Dujip, r. 
 
 ^' DUMPS, s. j)l. Mournful or melancholy 
 tunes, Roxb. — Evidently from the signifi- 
 cation of the E. word ; such tunes tending 
 to throw the hearer into the dumps. 
 
 DUMSCUiM, s. A game of children, much 
 the same as pallall, or the beds. 
 
 DUM TAM. A bunch of clothes on a beg- 
 gar's back, under his coat, S.B. 
 
 DUN, s. 1. A hill; eminence, S. Statist. Ace, 
 
 2. A hill-fort, S. Statist. Ace. 3. A regu- 
 lar building ; commonly called " a Danish 
 fort," S. ibid. — A.S. dan, mons; Gael., id. 
 a fortified hill. 
 
 DUNBAR WEDDER. The name given, 
 by some of the lower classes, to a salted 
 herring, Teviotd. 
 
 To DUNCH, DuxsH, r. a. 1. To push or jog 
 with the fist or elbow. S. 2. To push or 
 jog in any way, S.A. Bride of Lammer. 
 
 3. To push as a mad bull; as, " a dunshin 
 bill." Synon. Binjiing on, Clydes. Dumfr. 
 — Teut. dons-en, pugno percutere. 
 
 DUNCH, s. One who is short and thick, S. 
 
 DUNCHY, adj. Squat, S. 
 
 DUNCY, adj. Perhans saucy; malapert. 
 
 DUNDERHEAD,.', 'a blockhead, Loth. 
 V. Donna RT. 
 
 DUNDIEFECKEN, s. A stunning blow, 
 Ayrs.; the same as Dandiefechan, q. v. 
 
 DUNG, part. a. 1. Overcome by fatigue, in- 
 firmity, or disease, S. V. Ding, r. sense 6. 
 2. Disconsolate ; dejected; as, "He was 
 quite dun;/," he was very much dejected. 
 V. Ding, r., sense 8. 
 
 DUNGEON of icit. One having a profound 
 intellect, S. BosirelTs Tour. 
 
 DUNGERING, s. The dungeon of a castle. 
 S. P. Bepr. 
 
 To DUNYEL, r. n. To jolt, as including 
 the idea of its being accompanied with a 
 hollow sound, Upp. Lanarks. Nearly the 
 same with Binle, of which it is most pro- 
 bably a provincial variety. Armor, tinl-a 
 signifies tinnire, to tingle. 
 
 DUNIWASSAL, Diniwessle, Duin-Was- 
 SAL, s. 1. A nobleman. Colril. 2. A 
 gentleman of secondary rank. Garnet. 3. 
 Used to denote the lower class of farmers, 
 generally in a contemptuous way, Ayrs. 
 — Gael, duine, a man, and uasal, noble. 
 
 DUNK, adj. Damp, Jlearns. V. Donk. 
 
 DUNK, s. A mouldy dampness, Roxb. 
 
 DUNKLE, s. 1. The dint made, or cavity 
 produced, by a blow, or in consequence of 
 a fall, S.O. ; expl. a dimple, Clydes. 2. 
 Used in a moral sense, as denoting an in- 
 jury done to character, Gait. 
 
 J)VlSKLET,part.2>a. Dimpled, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
DUN 
 
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 DUS 
 
 To DUNNER, Dundeii, r. n. To make a 
 noise like tliuuder ; to clatter. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 DUNNER, s. 1. A tlmndering noise, Uumfr. 
 Border. Bar'uison'g Seas. 2. This is exj)!. 
 " a short hollow thundering noise ;" as, 
 " The duniier of a cannon," the noise of a 
 cannon heard at a distance, Clydes. 3. 
 Expl. " reverberated sound," Dumfr. — 
 Teut. doHcIcr, touitus, ruina couli; Su.G. 
 dunder, strepitus. 
 
 DUNSEKE, s. Apparently formed from E. 
 Dunce, to suit the rhyme of Brunswick. 
 Jacobite JRcIicti. 
 
 DUNSHING, ^•. The act of pushing, Dumfr. 
 Gailowav. 
 
 To DUNT," i-. «. To palpitate. Eamsai/. 
 
 To Play DuxNT. To palpitate from fear. 
 
 'To DUNT, r. a. 1. To strike so as to pro- 
 duce a dull hollow sound, S. Pop. Ball. 
 2.Duneanddimtit on; a prorerbial phrase, 
 sometimes applied to au object that is 
 completely done, i. e., has ceased to exist; 
 at other times to a person greatly worn 
 out by fatigue, S. 
 
 To DUNT oat, v. a. Used in a literal sense, 
 to drive out by repeated strokes, S. 
 Gait. 
 
 DUNT, DouNT, s. 1. A stroke causing a flat 
 and hollow sound, S. O.E. id. Pehlis to 
 the Flail. 2. The sound caused by the 
 fall of a hard body that in some degree 
 rebounds, S. 3. Palpitation of the heart, 
 S. Ross. 4. A gibe; an insult; also a slan- 
 derous falsehood, Ayrs. 
 
 At a Dunt. Unexpectedly, Stirlings. ; q. 
 with a sudden stroke ; synon. hi a rap. 
 — Isl. dunt, a stroke given to the back or 
 breast, so as to produce a sound. 
 
 To DUNT out. 1. To bring any business to 
 a termination, S. Boss. 2. To come to a 
 thorough explanation, after a variance, S. 
 — Su.G. dunt, ictus. 
 
 DUNT, s. A large piece, Ayrs.; synon. J(n;f. 
 Pielcen. — Allied perhaps to Fris. dupi-en, 
 tumescere, q. what is swelled up. 
 
 DUNT- ABOUT, s. 1. A bit of wood driven 
 about at Shinty or similar games; synon. 
 Kittie-cat, Roxb. V. Dunt, r. 2. Any 
 thing that is constantly used, and knocked 
 about as of little value ; as an old piece 
 of dress used for coarse or dirty work, 
 ibid. 3. Sometimes applied to a servant 
 "who is roughly treated, and dunted about 
 from one piece of work to another, ibid. 
 
 DUNTER, s. A porpoise, Porcus marinus, 
 Teviotdale; apparently a cant term. 
 
 DUNTER-GOOSE, s. The Eider duck. 
 Brand,. — Su.G. dun, down, and taer-a, to 
 gnaw, because it plucks the down from 
 
 its bTPTj^t 
 
 DUNTy', s." A doxy. Gl. Ramsay. 
 DUNTING, .«. Continued beating, causing 
 
 a hollow sound, S. Mehil. 
 DUNZE. V, DoY>'. 
 
 DUR, DuRE,s. Door. Wynt.—K'is.dure,'\d. 
 DURANDLIE, adv. Continually; without 
 
 intermission ; from Fr. durant, lasting. 
 R. Coil year. 
 
 DURGY, adj. Thick ; gross, Loth.— Isl. 
 driuif-r, densns. 
 
 DURK, s. A dagger, S. P. Buck. Dial— 
 Gael, dure, a poniard; Teut. dolck, sica. 
 
 To DURK, Dirk, v. a. 1. To stab with a 
 dagger, S. Cleland. 2. To spoil ; to mis- 
 manage; to ruin, S. 
 
 DURK, Dirk, adj. Thick-set; strongly made, 
 Roxb. This seems originally the same 
 with Dunjy, id. q. v. 
 
 To DURKEN, v. a. To affright. Sir Gawan. 
 Perhaps this v. may signify to chase ; as a 
 frequentative from Isl. dark-a, velociter 
 ambulare. 
 
 To DURNAL, r. n. Used to denote the mo- 
 tion of the cheek, when a flabby person 
 runs or walks fast, Ayrs. 
 
 To DURR, r. a. To deaden or alleviate 
 pain, as is done by the use of laudanum, 
 Roxb.- — Su.G. Isl. dur, somnus levis, dur- 
 a, per intervalla dormire ; or Su.G. daar-u, 
 infatuare. 
 
 DURSIE, adj. Obdurate; relentless; hard- 
 hearted, Ayrs. — Gael, diorrasach, fro- 
 ward, rash; A.S. o?^r6<?</, audax, temera- 
 rius, from dyrr-av, to dare. 
 
 DURT, s. Dirt. Bollock. 
 
 To DUSCH, r. n. 1. To move with velocity. 
 Donglas. 2. To twang. Douglas. 3. To 
 dusch doun ; to fall with noise. Dou- 
 glas. — Germ, dosen, strepitum edere ; Isl. 
 thus-a, tumultuose proruere. 
 
 DUSCHE, s. 1. A fall ; as including the 
 crash made by it. Douglas. 2. A stroke ; 
 a blow. Barbour. — Isl. thys, Alem. thuz, 
 doz, fragor. V. Doyce. 
 
 DUSCHET, DussiE, s. A musical instru- 
 ment. Poems \6th Cent. 
 
 DUSCHET,DussiE,.«. An indorsement. Leg. 
 Bp. St Androis. — Fr. douss-er, to indorse. 
 
 To DUSH, T. a. To push as a ram, ox, &c., 
 S. — Teut. does-en, pulsare cum impetu ; 
 Isl. dusk-a, verbera infligo. 
 
 DUSHILL, s. A female who performs her 
 work in a very slovenly way, Ayrs. — Isl. 
 dusill, servus ; probably from dns-a, cu- 
 bare anhelans et fessus, to recline breath- 
 less and fatigued; dusa, talis incubatio; 
 G. Andr. 
 
 To DUSHILL, V. a. To disgust, ibid.; ap- 
 parently from the display of slovenliness. 
 
 DUST, s. A tumult; an uproar. Guy Man- 
 nering. — Su.G. dyst, id. 
 
 To DUST, V. n. To raise a tumult or up- 
 roar, Fife. 
 
 DUST of a mill. The beard of the kernel 
 or grain, produced by taking ofi' the outer 
 rind,S. Acts Ja. VI. — Teut. (/w^s«, pollen. 
 
 DUST of lint. What flies from flax in dress- 
 ing, S. — Teut. doest, lanugo lintei. 
 
 DUSTIE-FUTE, Dustifit, s. 1. A pedlar. 
 Skene. 2. One who is not resident in a 
 country. Burr. Laices. 3. Used to denote 
 revelry, Crodly Ball, 
 
DUS 
 
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 EAR 
 
 DUSTIE-MELDER, s. The designation 
 given to the last quantity of grain sent, 
 for the season, by a farmer to the mill, S. 
 Disty Meiller, Aberd. V. Melder. 
 
 DUSTlE-MILLER,s. The plant Auricula, 
 so denominated from the leaves being 
 coveredwith awhitish dust, Loth. Mearns. 
 
 DUT, s. A stupid person, S.B. — Dan. doede, 
 stupidus; Belg. dutt-en, delirare. 
 
 DUTCH PLAISE. The name given on the 
 Firth of Forth to the Pleuronectes Pla- 
 tes3a."When small they are called Fhuks: 
 when large Dutch Plaise.'' NeilVs List 
 OT Fishes* 
 
 To'DUTE, Dutt, t. n. To dose, S.B. It 
 appears that this is the same with E. dote, 
 llollock uses the phrase," dote and sleep." 
 — Belg. dutt-en, to set a nodding. 
 
 DUTHE, adj. " Substantial; efficient; nour- 
 ishing; lasting." Gl. Surv. JVairn. 
 
 DWABLE, DwEBLE, adj. 1. Flexible; lim- 
 ber, S. Hoss. 2. Weak; feeble; infirm; ge- 
 nerally signifying that debility which is in- 
 dicated by the tiexibleness of the joints, S. 
 Skinner. — Su.G. duhbel, double. 
 
 DWAFFIL, adj. Pliable; opposed to what 
 is stiff or firm; "as du-affil as a clout," 
 Fife. In this county Dwahle is also used; 
 but it strictly signifies, destitute of ner- 
 vous strength. Dicajfil is synon. with 
 Dicahle and Weffil, in other parts of S. 
 
 To DWALL, V. n. To dwell, S. ; pret. 
 dicalt. 
 
 D WALLING, s. Dwelling, South of S. It 
 has been justly observed, that the Scots al- 
 most always pronounce short e as broad a, 
 as twall, for ticelve, wall for tcell, icat for 
 tcet, whan for ivhen, &c. 
 
 DWALM, DwAUM, s. V. Dualm. 
 
 To DWANG, r. a. 1. To oppress with la- 
 bour, S.B. 2. To bear, or draw, unequally, 
 S.B. 3. To harass by ill-humour, S.B. — 
 Teut. dwin<;h-en, domare, arctare. 
 
 To DWANG", r. n. To toil, S.B. 3Iorison. 
 
 DWANG, s. 1. A rough shake or throw, 
 S.B. Morison. 2. Toil; labour; what is 
 tiresome, Aberd. V. example under what 
 
 is mispriuted Adwaxg. 3. A large iron 
 lever, used by blacksmiths for screwing 
 nuts for bolts, Roxb. Aberd. Mearns. 
 Synon. Pinch. It is also used by quarry- 
 men and others for raising large stones, 
 &c. — From Teut. dwen()-en, cogere, be- 
 cause of the force employed in the use of 
 this instrument. 
 
 To Turn the Dwang. Turning the DtmiKj 
 is a pastime among men for the trial of 
 strength. The person who attempts to 
 t^irn the I>wang holds it by the small end, 
 and endeavours to raise the heavy end 
 from the ground, and to turn it round per- 
 pendicularly, Mearns. 
 
 DWAUB, .'. A feeble person; a term gener- 
 ally applied to one who has not strength 
 in proportion to size; as, She''s iceel groicn, 
 hut she^s a mere dwaub, Aug. 
 
 To DWAUM, v. a. To fade'; to decline in 
 health. It is still said in this sense, He 
 dwaum'd aicay, Loth. V. Dl'alm, s. 
 
 D VV YBE, s. " An over-tall slender person." 
 Gl. Pickcn. Ayrs. V. Dwaub. 
 
 To DWYN, 'i\ a. To cause to languish. 
 Iloutgomerie. 
 
 D WINE, s. Decline ; waning; applied to the 
 moon. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 To DWYNE, T. n. 1. To pine, S. A. Nicol. 
 
 2. To fade; applied to nature. Ferguson. 
 
 3. To dwindle, S. Poems Biich. Dial. — 
 Teut. dwi/n-en, attenuare, extenuare. 
 
 To DWINGLE, t. n. To loiter ; to tarry, 
 Roxb. A. Scott's Poc»is.— Probably from 
 E. dangle, or the Isl. synon. dingl-a, mo- 
 tari pendens. 
 
 DWYNING, s. A decline, S.— Isl. dwinar, 
 diminutio. 
 
 To DWINNIL, T. a. The part. pa. of this r. 
 is most commonly used. Dxcinnilt out of 
 a thing, deprived of it, or prevented from 
 obtaining possession, by means of cozen- 
 age, Renfr. This seems merely an oblique 
 use of E. dwindle. 
 
 DWMMYSMAN, s. A judge. Wi/niown. 
 
 DWN,p}-f?. of the i: Do. Wpitoicn. 
 
 DWNE OF DAW. Dead; deceased, V. Daw. 
 
 E 
 
 E long, or ee, Is, in Annandale, changed into 
 the diphthong ei or ey; hence, beis for bees, 
 tci or tey for tea, sey tor sea, fcid for feed, 
 &c. The old pronunciation of Teviotdale 
 is similar, especially striking the ear of 
 a stranger in the use of the pronouns, as 
 hei for he, met for me, &c. 
 
 E, Ee, s. The eye, S. Douglas. 
 
 EA, adj. One. V. the letter A. 
 
 EACH, igutt.,) s. A horse, Sutherl. This 
 is properly a Gael, word ; but it is one of 
 those ancient terms which seem to have 
 been common to the Gothic and Celtic na- 
 tions. — Isl. eii-wr, equus, jumentum; per- 
 
 haps from ci-, ferOjVeho, as the s. is properly 
 applied to a beast of burden ; Dan. oeg, 
 id. Lat. eqiKis, would appear to acknow- 
 ledge the same root. 
 
 To EAND, V. n. To breathe. V. Aynd, r. 
 
 EAREST, adv. Especially. V. Erast. 
 
 EARLEATHER-PIN, s. An iron pin for 
 fastening the chain by which a horse draM's 
 in a cart, Fife. 
 
 To FARM. V. YiRM. 
 
 7'o EARN, -r. «. 1. To coagulate, S. 2. v. a. 
 To cause to coagulate, S. — Germ, ge-rin- 
 nen, Su.G. raenn-a, coagulare. 
 
 EARN, s. The Eagle. V. Ern. 
 
EAR 
 
 221 
 
 EEL 
 
 EARN-BLEATER, s. The snipe. i?ojs. 
 — S.B. carxhlltcr. 
 
 EARNY-COULIGS, s. pL Tumuli, Orkn. 
 — Isl. cm, ancient, and kuUc, tumulus ; 
 Su.G. summitas mentis. 
 
 EARNING, Yearning, s. Rennet or run- 
 net, S. — A.S. qerunninq, id. 
 
 EARNING-GRASS, s. ' Common butter- 
 wort, Lanarks. Lhihtfoot. 
 
 EAROCK, s. A lieu of the first year. V. 
 
 ElRACK. 
 
 EARS, s. pi. Kidneys, Dumfr. Loth. — Ir. 
 
 rt)Yf, a kidney, also C.B. «>•<?«, whence Gael. 
 
 alrne, id. Xeirs, q. v. is evidently from 
 
 the Gothic. 
 EAR-SKY, s. V. under Skt. 
 EARTH, s. The act of earing, S.B. Stat. 
 
 Ace. — Sw. ard, aratio, from aer-ia, to 
 
 ear. 
 EASEL, Eassel, adi: Eastward ; towards 
 
 the east, South of S. Guy Mannering. 
 EASEFUL, adj. Conveuient. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 V. ESFUL. 
 
 EASING, Easingdrap, ?. The eaves of a 
 
 house, from which the drop is carried, S. 
 
 — A.S. efese, Belg. oosdruyp, id. 
 EASING, EisiN, s. That part of a stack 
 
 whence it begins to taper, S. 
 E ASIN-GANG, .«, A course of sheaves pro- 
 jecting a little at the eas'in, to keep the 
 
 rain from getting in, Clydes. 
 EASSIL, adv. Towards the east, Roxb. 
 EiVSSIL, adj. Easterly, ibid. V. Eastilt. 
 To EASSIN, EisiN, r. n. 1. To desire the 
 
 bull, S. 2. Applied to strong desire of any 
 
 kind. Ferguson. — Isl. yxna or oxna,yl- 
 
 tula appetens taurum. 
 E.A.SSINT, jyart. Having taken the bull, 
 
 Loth. It is also written Eicen. 
 EASTIE-WASTIE, s. An unstable person, 
 
 Ang. ; q. one who veers from east to iced. 
 EASTILT, adr. Eastward, westlit, west- 
 
 Avard. Pron. easdlt, icessUt, Loth. — A.S. 
 
 east-dacle, plaga orientalis. 
 EASTLAND, s. The eastern part of Europe. 
 
 I'itscottie. 
 EASTLAND, adj. Belonging to the east. 
 
 BaiU'ie. 
 EASTLE, prep. To the eastward of ; as, 
 
 " eastle the know," to the east of the knoll, 
 
 Roxb. 
 EASTLIN, adj. Easterly, S. Rawsay. 
 EASTLINS, adr. Eastward, S. Ross.— 
 
 A.S. east-laenq, oriente tenus. 
 EASTNING WORT. Scabious, an herb, 
 
 S.A. Pennecuik. 
 E.\T, s. The act of eating, S.B. — A.S. aet, 
 
 Teut. aet, food. 
 EATCHE, s. An adze or addice, S. 
 EATIN BERRIES. Juniper berries, S.B. 
 
 V. Etnagh. 
 EAVE, s. Corr. of the nave of a cart or car- 
 riage wheel, Roxb. 
 'EBB, adj. Shallow;not deep, S. Rutherford. 
 EBBNESS, s. Shallowness. Rutker/ord. 
 EC, conj. And, V. Ac. 
 
 ECCLEGRASS, s. Butterwort, or sheop- 
 rot, Orkn. Keill. 
 
 ECHER, IcKER, s. An ear of corn, S. Dou- 
 q/as. — A.S. aecer, aecliir, id. 
 
 ECHT, s. Ought. Barbour. 
 
 ECHT. The same as Audit, Aberd. " Fa's 
 edit the beast?" to whom does it belong 1 
 — Su.G. aeg-a, Isl. eig-a, possidere. 
 
 ECKIE, Ekie, s. The abbreviation of the 
 name Hector, S. Sometimes Heckle, S.O. 
 
 ECKLE-FECKLE, adj. 1. Cheerful; merry; 
 gay, Ayrs. 2. Applied also to one who 
 possesses a sound and penetrating judg- 
 ment, ibid. 
 
 EDDER, s. I. The udder of a beast, Aberd. 
 2. Used by the lowest class of the vulgar 
 to denote the breast of a woman, ibid. 
 
 EDGAR, ?. The half-roasted, half-ground 
 grain of which Burston is made, Orkn. — 
 Dan. aed-e, Isl. oet-a, to eat, and gorr, 
 Su.G. goer, made, prepared ; q. prepared 
 food. 
 
 EDGE, Ege, s. The highest part of a moor- 
 ish and elevated tract of ground, of con- 
 siderable extent, generally that which lies 
 between two streams ; a kind of ridge. 
 South of S. It is used both by itself, and 
 in composition, as Ca.verton-edge, King- 
 side-edqe, &c. 
 
 EDGE or URE, s. V. Ure, s. 3. 
 
 To EDGIE, r. n. To be quick or alert in 
 doing any thing, Roxb. — Fr. agir, to oper- 
 ate ; Lat. age, go to ; Isl. egg-a, Su.G. 
 rtfr;(7-rt,incitare,acuere;q.toputanedgeon. 
 
 EDGIE, adj. Clever, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 EDIE, s. The abbreviation of Adam, S. 
 
 EDROFPIT, part. pa. Dropsical. Bellcnd. 
 
 EE, s. Eye. V. E. 
 
 EE of the I)ay. Noon ; mid-day, S.B. 
 
 EE, .?. Ae ee, a darling, chief delight, Aberd, 
 q. a person's " one eye." 
 
 EEAN, s. A one-year-old horse or mare, 
 Aberd. Perhaps from Gael, eang, a year, 
 like the svnon. term, Ycar-aidd. 
 
 EEBREE, .s. Eyebrow, Aberd. Nithsdale. 
 Rem. Niths. Song. V. Bre, Bree. 
 
 EEBREK CRAP. The third crop after 
 lea, S.B. 
 
 EE-FEAST, .». 1. A rarity; any thing that 
 excites wonder, Ayrs. ; q. a j'east to the 
 eye. 2. A satisfying glance, what grati- 
 fies one's curiosity, ibid., Renfr. 
 
 EEGHIE NOR OGHIE. / can hear neither 
 eeghie nor oghie, neither one thing nor an- 
 other, Ang. Ross. — Su.G. igh, or eight, not. 
 
 EEK, s. An augmentation, S. V. Eiic. 
 
 EEKFOW, (((7/. Equal ; also just, Ang. — 
 Su.G. ekt-a, Germ, eic/tf, Justus. 
 
 EEKFOW, adj. Blythe; having an afi"able 
 demeanour, Ayrs. 
 
 EEKFULL, s. A match; an equal. Ross. 
 
 EEKSIE-PEEKSIE, adj. Equal, Ang. 
 
 EEL. A nine-ee'd eel, a lamprey, S. — Su.G, 
 neionooqon, Germ, neunauge, id. Neill. 
 
 EELA, s.' A fishing place,' or ground for 
 fishing, near the shore, Shetl, 
 
EEL 
 
 900 
 
 EGE 
 
 t 
 
 EEL-BACKIT, adj. Having a black line on 
 the back ; applied to a dun-coloured horse,S. 
 
 EEL-DROWNER, s. A term negatively 
 used in regard to one who is by no means 
 acute or clever; who is far from being cap- 
 able of performing a difficult task. It is 
 said, " Atweel, he's nae eel-drowner mair 
 than me," Roxb. Synon. with the E. 
 phrase ; " He will never set the Thames 
 on fire." 
 
 EELIST, s. A desire to have possession of 
 something that cannot easily be obtained, 
 Ayrs. — From ee, and list, desire ; q. " the 
 desire of the eye ;" from A.S. lyst, desi- 
 derium, like eardes lyste, patriae amor. 
 Our term exactly corresponds with Dan. 
 ocyens lyst, " the lust or delight of the 
 eye," Wolff. 
 
 EE-LIST, Eye-List, Eye-Last, s. LA de- 
 formity ; an eye-sore. R. Bruce. 2. An 
 offence. Godscroft. 3. A break in a page, 
 S. Gl. Sibb. 4. Legal defect ; imperfec- 
 tion, such as might invalidate a deed ; used 
 as a forensic term. Acts Ja. VI. 5. A 
 cause of regret, Dumfr. — A.S. aui, oculus, 
 and laest, defectus. 
 
 EELPOUT, s. The viviparous Blenny, S. 
 
 EEMOST, adj. Uppermost, Aberd. Yimost, 
 Moray. Skinner. 
 
 EEN, s. An oven, Aberd. Mearns. 
 
 EEN, Ene, pi. of Ee. Eyes, S. Douglas. 
 
 EENBRIGHT, adj. Shining; luminous. 
 
 EEN-CAKE, s. A thick cake made of oat- 
 meal with yeast, and baked in an oven, 
 Oon-cake, S. 
 
 EEND, rtfi/. Even; straight, Roxb. 
 
 2'o EENIL, v. a. To be jealous of; applied 
 to a woman who suspects the fidelity of 
 her husband, Fife, nearly obsolete. 
 
 EENKIN, s. Kindred in all its extent, 
 Dumfr. Synon. with I\^ith and Kin. 
 
 EENLINS, s. pi. Of equal age, Perths. 
 
 EENOW, *■. Presently; even now, S.B. 
 
 EENS, " even as." Sibb., S. Properly e'e«s. 
 
 EENT. Abbrev. used in affirmation ; as, 
 " That's no what I bade you do ;" " It's 
 cent," i. e., even it, S. 
 
 To EER, V. n. To squeak as a pig, Shetl. 
 
 EERAM, s. A boat-song ; a rowing song ; 
 apparently the same with Joram. Sa.vo7i 
 and Gael. 
 
 EERIE, adj. Timorous. V. Ery. 
 
 EERY-LIKE, rt(/y. Having the appearance 
 of that which causes fear ; dreary, S. 
 Ross. V. Ery. 
 
 EERISOME, adj. Causing fear ; that, es- 
 pecially, which arises from the idea of 
 something preternatural, Ciydes. 
 
 EERTHESTREEN, s. The night before 
 yesternight, S. V. Hereyesterday. 
 
 EESOME, adj. Denoting that which at- 
 tracts or fixes the eye; Avhat it is gratify- 
 ing to look at, S. Re;]. Dalton. 
 
 EE-STICK, EisTicK, s. Something singular 
 or surprising ; q. that which causes the 
 eye to stick or fix, S. Ferguson. 
 
 EESTICKS,jD?. Dainties, Aberd. 
 
 EE-S WEET, Eye-Sweet, adj. Acceptable ; 
 beautiful, S. Rutherford. 
 
 EET, s. A custom. V. Ett. 
 
 EETNOCH, s. A moss-grown, precipitous 
 rock, Ayrs. Edin. Mag. 
 
 EE VENOO, adj. Very hungry ; a term near- 
 ly obsolete, Roxb. Apparently changed 
 fromC.B. newynog,newynoug, hungry; fa- 
 mished ; from neicyn, hunger ; famine. — 
 Ir. and Gael, nuna, id. 
 
 EEVERY, adj. Hungry, Ayrs. Gl. Sure. 
 Ei-ery,Roxh. — Isl._a(/Mr,vehemens,avidus. 
 
 EE-WINKERS,s. The eye-lashes, S. Ru- 
 therford. 
 
 EFFA\JLD,adj. Upright; honest. V. Afald. 
 
 EFFAULDLIE,a4r. Uprightly. Acts C.I. 
 
 EFFE, Effie. Abbrev, of the name Euphe- 
 mia, as is also Famie. Act. Audit. 
 
 EFFECFULL, adj. Effectual. Acts Mary. 
 Apparently the origin of the modern S. 
 term Feckj'ow, q. v. under Feck. 
 
 EFFECTUOUS, «(/;. 1. Affectionate. Dou- 
 glas. 2. Powerful; efficacious. N.Burne. 
 — L.B. affectuos-us, id. 
 
 EFFECTUOUSLIE, adr. Affectionately. 
 Pitscottie. 
 
 To EFFEIR, V. n. 1. To become ; to fit. 
 Chr.Kirk. 2. To be proportional to. Knox. 
 
 EFFEIR, s. 1. What is becoming. 3Iait- 
 land Poems. 2. A property ; quality. 
 Dmihar. 
 
 To EFFEIR, T. n. To fear. Lyndsay. 
 
 EFFEIRANDLIE, adv. In proportion. 
 Acts Mary. 
 
 To EFFERE, Effeir, v. a. 1. To fear. 
 Lyndsay. 2. To affright. Douglas. — A.S. 
 afaer-an, terrere. 
 
 EFFORE, prep. Before ; afore. 
 
 EFFRAY, Effrayixg, s. Terror. Barbour. 
 — Fr. effray-ir, to affright. 
 
 EFFRAYITLY,ad». Under affright. Bar- 
 hour. 
 
 EFREST. Best. Hoidate.—ls\. ypprist. 
 
 EFT, adv. After. Wallace.— A.S. id. 
 
 EFT CASTEL. Hinder part of the ship. 
 Douglas. 
 
 EFTER, Eftir, prep. After. Abp. Ha- 
 miltoun. — A.S. eftyr, id. 
 
 EFTER-CUMMARE, s. A successor. 
 
 EFTERHEND,7)>Y/). After, id. 
 
 EFTIR ANE,arf^. Uniformly, S. Doiuflas. 
 
 EFTIR-FALLIS, s. pi. Apparently," re- 
 mains ; residue ; perhaps equivalent to 
 proceeds ; results. Act. Audit. 
 
 EFTIRHEND, «(7r. Afterwards, S. Abp. 
 Hamiltoun. — Su.G. efter, and hacn, hence, 
 dehinc, posthac. 
 
 EFTREMESS, s. A dessert. Barbour.— 
 A.S. aefter, and mess, a meal. 
 
 EFTSYIS, adr. Ofttimes, Rudd. Douglas. 
 — A.S. eft, iterum, and sithe, vice. 
 
 EFTSONYS, «rfr. Soon after; in a short 
 time. — O.E.e/?soo«s,A.S.<'/i!-s(3«a,citopost. 
 
 EGAL, adj. Equal, Fr., Mearns. Meston. 
 
 EGE OR VRE. V. Ure, sense 3. 
 
 i 
 
EGG 
 
 223 
 
 EIT 
 
 * EGG. One of tlie cliiklisli modes of divi- 
 nation used on Hallowe'en, S.B., is to 
 drop the white of an egg in wine, or any 
 pure liquid. If a fine landscape, with 
 trees, &c., appears, as interpreted by the 
 lively workings of an excited fancy, one 
 is fated to enjoy a country life : if high 
 houses and steeples meet the eye, it is to 
 be a town life. In the West of S., melted 
 lead is dropped in water for the same end. 
 
 EGG-BED, s. The ovarium of a fowl, S. 
 
 EGGLAR, i!. One who collects c;j(js for 
 sale, S.A. Statist, Account. 
 
 EGGS, s. pi. Ye' re af your eggs, a phrase 
 applied to one who is under a mistake as 
 to any matter of fact, or who forms an un- 
 just conclusion from facts. 
 
 To Dream of Eggs, is viewed as foretoken- 
 ing anger ; but if they are broken, the 
 power of the charm is lost, Teviotd. 
 
 EGG-SHELL. Breaking of an Egg-shell. 
 " Here, [in Angus] Noroimg is always 
 talked of as the land to which witches 
 repair for their unholy meetings. No old- 
 fashioned person will omit to break an 
 egg-shell, if he sees one whole, lest it 
 should serve to convey them thither." 
 Edin. Maq., Feb. 1818, p. 117. 
 
 EGGTAGGLE, s. 1. The act of wasting 
 time in bad company, Ayrs. 2. Expl. as 
 also denoting immodest conduct, ibid. 
 
 EGYPT (or EGYPTIAN) HERRING. A 
 name given, on the Firth of Forth, to the 
 Saury Pike. V. Gowdanook. 
 
 EGIPTIANIS, s. pi. The name formerly 
 given to Gipsies, as they gave out that 
 they came to Europe from Egypt. 
 
 EGLIE, s. Some peculiar kind of needle- 
 work. Inventories. — Fr. aiguille, egiiillc, 
 wrought or pricked with needles, from 
 aiguille, a needle. 
 
 EY. A termination of the names of many 
 places ; signifying an island. Also writ- 
 ten ay, a, or ie. — Isl. ey, id. 
 
 To EICEN, V. a. To desire the male. V. 
 Eassin, v. 
 
 EIDENT, adj. Diligent. V. Ithand. 
 
 EIDER DOUN. Down of the Eider Duck. 
 Pennant. — Sw. eidcrdnn, id. 
 
 EYE-LIST, s. A flaw. V. Ee-List, 
 
 EYEN,y. Eyes. V. Een. 
 
 EYE-WHARM, s. An eye-lash, Shetl.— 
 Isl. hwarmur, palpebrae. 
 
 EIFFEST, adv. Especially. Barry.— Ish 
 efst-r, supremus. 
 
 EIK, s. 1. Liniment used for greasing 
 sheep, S.A. 2. A sort of unctuous per- 
 spiration that oozes through the pores of 
 the skin of sheep in warm weather, Roxb. 
 Often called Sheep-eik. ActsCha. I. — This 
 seems to be a very ancient word, perhaps 
 introduced by the Belgae into Britain. 
 It is obviously allied to Teut. eck, ack, res 
 foeda, et nauseam movens ; Mod. Sax. eck, 
 pus, sanies, eck-en, exulcerare, Kilian; Isl. 
 age, is expl. caries soli, ab aqua. 
 
 FAK,proH. Each. Douglas. 
 
 EIK, Eek, s. An addition, S, Baillie. 
 
 To EIK, V. a. To add. — E. eke. 
 
 7'o EIK, (\ M. To add; to subjoin. Spalding. 
 
 EIKEND, s. The short chain which at- 
 taches the theets, or traces, to the swingle- 
 trees in a plough, Clydes. — Perhaps com- 
 pounded of A.S. ec-an, to eke, and end, 
 finis, q. to join the ends of the traces. 
 
 EIKWEDER, s. A wedder of a particular 
 description. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 EILD, EiLL, adj. Applied to a cow that 
 ceases to give milk, whether from age, or 
 from being with calf, Border. Eill, An- 
 nandale. V. Yeld. 
 
 To EILD, Eld, v. n. To wax old. Be.llen- 
 den. — A.S. ecdd-km, veterascere. 
 
 EILD, Eld, s. 1. Any particular period of 
 life, S. Barbour. Euin eild, equal in age. 
 Douglas. 2. A generation. Douglas. 3. 
 An era. Wyntoum. 4. The advanced pe- 
 riod of life. Douglas. — A.S. yld, aetas, 
 aevum. 
 
 EILD, adj. Old. Douglas. — A.S. eald, id. 
 
 EILDING, s. Fuel. V. Eldin'. 
 
 EILDINS, Yealings, s. pi. Equals in age. 
 Burns. — A.S. efcn-eald, coaevus, inverted. 
 
 IhJLDlT, part. pa. Aged. Douglas. 
 
 EYLL, s. The aisle of a church. Aberd. 
 Beg. 
 
 EYN, {ey as Gr. e;,) adv. Straight forwards, 
 Clydes. — Perhaps from A.S. efen, even, 
 straight. 
 
 EIND, s. Breath. To tak one's eind, to 
 breathe a little ; to draw breath ; to rest 
 from any employment, especially if severe, 
 S.B. Skinner. The word is evidently the 
 same with End and Aynd, q. v., both sig- 
 nifying breath. 
 
 To EYNDILL, r. n. To be jealous of. 
 Eenil, Fife. Maitland Poems. 
 
 EYNDLING, EYNDLAND,part.^^/-. Jealous. 
 Semple. 
 
 EIR, s. Fear, Ang. V. Ery. 
 
 EIRACK, Earock, Erack, Erock, Errack, 
 s. A hen of the first year ; one that has 
 begun to lay, S. Hence, an earock's egg, 
 one of a small size. Statist. Ace. — Gael. 
 eirat/, id.. Germ, jahrhj, one year old. 
 
 EIRD and STANE. V. Sasine. 
 
 EYRE FALCONS. Leg. Gyre. Houlate. 
 
 EISDROP,s, The eaves. Aberd. Beg. V, 
 Easing. 
 
 EISSEL,ady. Easterly, S.A. Hogg.— A.S. 
 east-dele, ortus ; as eassilt. Loth., is from 
 A.S. east-led, orientalis. 
 
 EISTIT,afZu. Rather. Also pron.asilif, Ayrs. 
 
 EISTLAND, adj. A term applied to the 
 countries bordering on the Baltic. Hence, 
 Eistland tymmer, wood from Norway, &c. 
 Inventories. 
 
 EITCH, s. An instrument used by a cooper, 
 S. Addice or adze, E. Bates. — A.S. adesa, 
 " an axe ; an addice, or cooper's instru- 
 ment," Somner. 
 
 EITH, Eyth, Eth, arf/. Easy,S. Barbour. 
 
EIT 
 
 224 
 
 ELN 
 
 Elth is also used adverbially. Ramsaij. — 
 A.S. eath, facilis. 
 EITHAR, Ethar, comp. Douglas. 
 EITHER, ac?r. Or. Knox. — Ang. Isl. c(^a, 
 
 edr, sen. 
 EITHLY, adv. Easily, S. 
 EYTT YN, Ettyn, Etin, Eaten, s. A giant. 
 
 Complaynt S. — Isl. jautun, jotun. 
 Red EiTiN. 1. A plirase used in Fife, and 
 perhaps in some other counties, to denote 
 a person of a waspish disposition. 2. lied- 
 eaten occurs as if equivalent to Cannibal. 
 MehlWs 3IS. 
 ElZEL, A;zLE, Isil, Isel, s. LA hot em- 
 ber, S. Burns. 2. Wood reduced to the 
 state of charcoal, S. 3. In pi. metaph. for 
 the ruins of a country desolated by war. 
 Douglas. — -A.S. ysle, embers ; Isl. eysa, 
 carbones candentes sub cinere. 
 EKIE, s. A proper name. V. Eckie. 
 ELBOCK, Elbuck, s. Elbow, S. Ramsay. 
 — A.S. elhoga, Alem. elnhoga, from A.S. 
 eln, the arm, and hoqe, curvatura. 
 ELBOW-GREASE, s. 1. Hard work with 
 the arms, S. The Entail. 2. Brown rap- 
 pee, Aug. 
 ELBOWIT GRASS. Flote Foxtail-Grass. 
 Alopecurus geniculatus, Linn., Lanarks. 
 Denominated clhowit, or elbowed, for the 
 same reason for which it bears the name 
 of Geniculatus, as being kneed, or having 
 many joints. 
 ELDARIS, Eldrys, s. jivZ. Ancestors. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S. aldor, Su.G. aeldre, senior. 
 ELDER, s. Among Presbyterians, one or- 
 dained to the exercise of government, in 
 Church courts, without having authority 
 to teach, S. Buik of Discipline. 
 ELDERSCHIP, ,>;. 1. The ecclesiastical 
 court, now called a Presbytery. Buik of 
 Discipline. 2. The Kirk-session of a par- 
 ticular congregation, S. Baillie. — A.S. 
 ealdor-scipe, principatus. 
 ELDFADER,s. 1. Grandfather. Barbour. 
 — A.S. eald-fader, id. 2. Father-in-law. 
 Douglas. 
 ELDIN, Elding, Eilding, s. Fuel of any 
 kind, S. Ferguson. — A.S. aeled, Su.G. 
 eld, fire. 
 ELDIN-DOCKEN, s. Rumex aquaticus, 
 Linn., the Water-dock, found by the sides 
 of rivers, often cut, dried, and used as el- 
 din, or fuel, by the lower classes ; thence 
 siipposed to have its name, Roxb. 
 ELDING,.";. Age. Maitland P. V. Eild. 
 ELD LS, (((/(•. On all sides. Douglas.— A.S. 
 
 callis, oumino. 
 ELDMODER,.s. Mother-in-law. Douglas. 
 
 — A.S. ealde-moder, avia. 
 ELDNING, Elduring, .<;. Jealousy. Dun- 
 bar. — A.S. ellnung, zeal, emulation. 
 ELDREN, Elderin, «(//. Elderly, S. Boss. 
 
 — Dan. aldrende, Isl. aldraen, senex. 
 ELDURING. Dunbar. V. Eldning. 
 * ELEMENTS, s. pi. The sky ; the firma- 
 ment ; the heavens, S. 
 
 ELEST, s. An ofience. Keith. V. Ee-list. 
 
 ELEVEN-HOURS, s. A luncheon, S. 
 
 * ELF, s. A puny creature, S. B. Forbes. 
 
 ELF-BORE, s. A hole in a piece of wood, 
 out of which a knot has dropped, or been 
 driven ; by the superstitious viewed as 
 the operation of the fairies, S. V. Awis- 
 
 BORE. 
 
 ELF-CUP, s. The name given to small 
 stones, " perforated by friction at a water- 
 fall, and believed to be the workmanship 
 of the elves," Dumfr. Rem. Niths. Song. 
 
 ELFMILL, s. The sound made by a wood- 
 worm, viewed by the vulgar as preterna- 
 tural, S., q. " fairy-miW." 
 
 To ELFSHOOT, v. a. To shoot, as the 
 vulgar suppose, with an elf-arrow, S. 
 
 ELFSHOT, s. The name vulgarly given to 
 an arrow-head of flint, S. Pennant. 2. 
 Disease supposed to be produced by the 
 stroke of an elf-arrow, S. Glanville. The 
 disease consists in an over-distension of 
 the first stomach, from the swelling up of 
 clover and grass, when eaten with the 
 morning dew on it. — Norv. allskaadt, Dan. 
 elleskud, i. e., elfshot. 
 
 ELF-SHOT,arf/. Shot by fairies, S. Ramsay. 
 
 ELGINS, s. pi. V. Eldin-docken. 
 
 To ELY, r. n. I. To disappear ; to vanish 
 from sight; always suggesting the idea of 
 gradual disappearance, Roxb. Selkirks. 
 Hogg. 2. To drop off one by one, as a 
 company does that disperses impercep- 
 tibly, ibid. 
 
 * To ELIDE, r. a. To quash. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Fr. elid-er, id. ; Lat. clid-ere. 
 
 ELIKE, adj. Alike ; equal. Douglas. 
 
 ELIK WISS, Elikwys, adv. In lilie man- 
 ner ; likewise. Aberd. Rei], 
 
 ELYMOSINER, Elymosinar, s. An al- 
 moner. Spalding. — L.B. eleemosynar- 
 ius, id. 
 
 ELIMOSINUS, rtflfy. Merciful. Burel. 
 
 ELYTE, s. One elected to a bishopric. 
 Wyntoicn. — O.Fr. elite. 
 
 ELIWISS, adv. Also. Aberd. Reg. Ap- 
 parently for elikwiss. 
 
 ELLANGOUS, prep. Along. V. Alang. 
 
 ELLER, s. The Alder, a tree, S. Liqhtfoot. 
 
 ELLION, s. " Fuel, chiefly of peat!" " Gl. 
 Surr. Nairn. Corr. pron. of Fldin, q. v, 
 
 ELLEWYNDE,«fly. Eleven. BrechineReg. 
 
 ELLIS, adv. Otherwise. — A.S. dies, id. ; 
 Lat. alias. 
 
 ELLIS, Els, adv. Already, S. Barbour. 
 
 ELNE, Ell, s. A measure containing 
 thirty-seven inches, S. The English ell is 
 different ; containing three feet and nine 
 inches. To Measure icith the lang Ell or 
 Ehcand, to take the advantage of another, 
 by taking more goods than one gives value 
 for, S. Monroes E^iped. To Measure 
 with the short Ell or Elwand, a phrase 
 used to denote the dishonesty of a mer- 
 chant or chapman who slips back his 
 thumb on part of the cloth he has already 
 
ELP 
 
 99; 
 
 END 
 
 measured, taking, perhaps, an inch from 
 every ell, S. 
 
 ELPHRISH, adj. Inhabited by elves or 
 spirits. Forbes OH Her. This form of the 
 word throws further light on the origin of 
 Elrische, q. v. 
 
 ELRISCHE, Elriche, Elraige, Elrick, 
 Alrisch, Alrt, adj. 1. Expressing rela- 
 tion to evil spirits. Dunbar. 2. Preter- 
 natural, as regarding sound, S. Douglas. 
 3. Hideous, respecting the appearance. 
 Douglas. 4. Frightful, respecting place, 
 S. Burns. 5. Uncouth, in relation to 
 dress. Bellenden. 6. Surly; austere. 7. 
 Chill ; keen ; applied to the weather, S. 
 8. Fretted ; applied to a sore, Ang.— A.S. 
 aclf, and ric, rich ; q. abounding in elves. 
 V. Allerish, also Elphrish. 
 
 ELS, Else, adv. Already. V. Ellis. 
 
 ELSHENDER, s. A corruption of the name 
 Alexander, S. 
 
 ELSHIE. 1. The abbreviation of the fe- 
 male name Alison ; now more commonly 
 Elsie, S. 2. That of the masculine name 
 Alexander. Black Dicarf. 
 
 ELSYN, Elson, .'. An awl, S. i?<.'»«.fay. In 
 Shetl. pron. alison. — Tent, aelsene. 
 
 ELSIN-BOX, s. A box for holding awls, S. 
 
 ELSON-BLADE, s. The awl itself. 
 
 ELSON-HEFT,s. 1. The handle of an awl, 
 S. 2. The designation for a pear, from its 
 resemblance to the haft of an awl, S. 
 
 ELSPETH. Act. Concil., p. 208, col. 2. 
 This I am inclined to view as a corr. of 
 the name Elizabeth, although it has been 
 considered as itself a proper name, which 
 is abbreviated into Elspet, Elspa, Eppie, 
 and Eps, 
 
 EL WAND, Elnwand, s. 1. An instrument 
 for measuring, S. Burr.Laices. 2. Orion's 
 girdle, a constellation. Douglas. From 
 eln, and wand, a rod. 
 
 EMAILLE, s. Enamel. V. Amaille. 
 
 EMBER GOOSE. A fowl which inhabits 
 the seas about Orkney. Sibbald. 
 
 EME, Eyme, Eam, s. Uncle. Wallace. — 
 A.S. eam, Franc, oheim, Germ, ohm, avun- 
 culus. Martinius derives the term from 
 Arab, am, an uncle by the father's side. 
 It is still used A.Bor. " Mine earn, mine 
 uncle, North." It also bears the sense of 
 Gossip, Grose. 
 
 EMENYTEIS,s.p?. Immunities. Acts J. V. 
 
 EMERANT, s. Emerald. King's Qnair. 
 
 EMERANT, Emerand, rt(f;'. Green. Doug. 
 
 To EMERGE, r. n. To appear unexpect- 
 edly. Forbes's Sn2:ipl. Dec. 
 
 EMERGENT, s. Any sudden occasion ; a 
 casualty ; E. emergency. Gitthry's Mem. 
 
 EMMELDYNG, s. Unexplained. St. Fat. 
 EMMERS, s. pi. Red-hot ashes, Dumfr. 
 — A.S. aemyrian, cineres ; Isl. eymyria, 
 favilla ignita, minutae prunae, from eime, 
 ignis, and aer, oer, particula terrestris 
 minima, Seren. 
 EMMIS, Immis, adj. 1. Variable, Ang. 2. 
 
 Ati immis nicht, a chill, gloomy night, 
 BanfFs. Ayrs. 3. It is also used in rela- 
 tion to an object that is placed insecurely, 
 or threatens to fall ; as, " That steoi 
 stands very eemis," that stone has not a 
 proper bottom, Ang. Coglie, Cockersnm, 
 synon.— Su.G. ymsa, oemsa, to vary, alter- 
 nare ; Isl. yms, ymiss, varius. 
 
 EMMLE-DEUG,s. Something flying loose; 
 some loose piece of dress ; spoken in de- 
 rision, or with contempt, Galloway. — Per- 
 haps allied to A.S. ameallud, exinanitus, 
 " emptied," Somuer. T>ewg denotes a rag. 
 V. Dewgs. 
 
 EMMOCK, s. A pismire ; an ant, Loth. 
 Roxb. — Corr. from A.S. aemete, id. 
 
 EMPASCHEMENT, s. Hinderauce. Acts 
 Ja. VI. V. Empash, v. 
 
 To EMPASH, Empesche, v. a. To hinder. 
 Bellenden. — O.E. id., Fr. empcschcr. 
 
 EMPHITEOS, s. A grant in feu-farni. 
 Ersk. Inst. 
 
 EMPLESANCE,s. Pleasure. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 EMPLESEUR, s. Same with Emplesnnce. 
 
 To EMPLESS, r^a. To please. Act. Audit. 
 
 EMPRESOWNE,s. A prisoner. Wyntoxni. 
 — Fr. emprisonne, imprisoned. 
 
 EMPRESS, Ejipriss, Emprise, Express, s. 
 Enterprise. Barbour. — Fr. empris. 
 
 EMPR10URE,s. la general. Bellenden. 
 2. An emperor. Lyndsay. 
 
 ENACH, s. Satisfaction for a trespass. Beg. 
 Maj. — Gael, enach, a ransom. 
 
 ENANTEEN, s. An emmet ; an ant, Aberd. 
 — Junius thinks that from A.S. aemette, 
 was first formed aemt, and afterwards 
 aent and ant. 
 
 EN ARMED, part. pa. Armed. Douglas. 
 
 ENARMOURE, s. Armour. Douqlas. 
 
 * ENAUNTER, adr. Lest. Spenser. 
 
 ENBRODE, part. pa. Embroidered. 
 
 To ENBUSCH, r. a. To lay in ambush. 
 Barbour. — Fr. embusch-er, id., q. en bois. 
 
 ENBUSCHYT, s. Ambuscade. Barbour. 
 
 ENBUSCHMENT,s. 1. Ambush. Barbour. 
 
 2. Used in describing the Testudo. Doug. 
 To ENCHAIP, T. 71. Perhaps to cover the 
 
 head. — Fr. enchapp-er, id. 
 
 To ENCHEIF, r. n. Encheif may signify 
 to achieve ; accomplish. 
 
 ENCHESOUN,s. Reason; cause. Barbour. 
 — O.Fr. acheson, occasion. 
 
 END, Eynding. Breath. Policart. V.Aynd. 
 
 ENDAY, s. Day of death. Wyntown. — 
 Su.G. avd-as, to die. 
 
 END-HOOPING, s. The ring of iron that 
 surrounds the bottom of a wooden vessel, 
 Roxb. Ayrs. Used also metaph. like 
 Lagen-gird, q. v. Bnrns. 
 
 ENDIE, adj. 1. Attached to one's own in- 
 terest ; selfish, Roxb. Berwicks. 2. Full 
 of schemes ; fertile in expedients, Roxb. 
 
 3. Also expl. shuffling; shifting; as, " «?* 
 e7idie man," a man of devices, ibid. ; q. 
 one who has still a selfish end in view. 
 
 ENDLANG, E^•DLA^•GIS, adr. 1. Along. 
 
END 
 
 226 
 
 ENT 
 
 Barbour. — S. cnhniij, O.E. endlong, A.S. 
 (tiidlang, per; Su.G. aendalongs, id. 2. 
 " Endlang, in uninterrupted succession." 
 Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 To ENDLANG, c. a. To harrow the ridges 
 in a field from end to end ; as opposed to 
 thorter'ing, Clydes. This v. is evidently 
 from the adverb. 
 
 ENDORED,^i«rt./)rt. Adorned. S'lrGawan. 
 — Fr. endore, Lat. htaur-atus. 
 
 ENDRIFT, s. Snow driven by the wind. 
 
 ENDS, s. pi. Shoemakers' threads ; more 
 fully, Roset-ends, S. Meston's P. 
 
 To Pack up one's Ends and Awls. A pro- 
 verbial phrase evidently borrowed from 
 the last, signifying to make ready for de- 
 parture, S. (lalt. 
 
 END'S ERRAND. The special design, S. 
 (rait. — This phrase has always appeared 
 to me to be pronounced anes errand, i. e., 
 " the single errand," from A.S. anes, the 
 genit. of an, unus, solus, and aerend, nun- 
 tius, legatio, q. " having no message to 
 deliver, or business to do, save one." 
 
 ENDWAYS, adv. To gel endirai/s with any 
 piece of work, to get pretty well through 
 with it ; to succeed in anv undertaking, 
 Roxb. 
 
 ENE, pL Eyes. V. Een. 
 
 ENEMY, s. A designation for the devil, 
 S. Waverley. He is also called, by the 
 peasantry of S., the III Man, the Fiend, 
 the Sorrow, the Foul Thief, &c., as well 
 as here, the Enemij. 
 
 ENEMY, s. An ant, Fife. — Probably corr. 
 from A.S. an aemet, id. 
 
 ENERLY. V. Anerly. 
 
 ENEUCH, Y^NEWCH, s. Enough, S., pi. 
 1/neic. Wallace. — A.S. genoh, satis. 
 
 ENEUCH, Eneugh, adv. Enough. Weel 
 eneiiqh, pretty well, S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 ENFORCELY, adr. Forcibly. Barbour. 
 
 ENFUNDEYING, s. Perhaps asthma. 
 Barbour. — Su.G. andfaadd, cui spiritus 
 praeclusus est. 
 
 ENGAIGNE, s. Indignation. Barbour. — 
 Fr. enqain, choler. 
 
 ENGLISH and SCOTCH. A common game 
 among young people, S. " The English 
 and Scots used to be played by parties of 
 boys, who, divided by a fixed line, endea- 
 voured to pull one another across this 
 line, or to seize, by bodily strength or 
 nimbleness, a vad (the coats or hats of 
 the players) from the little heap deposited 
 in the different territories, at a convenient 
 distance." Blackw. 3[ag., Aug. 1821, p. 
 35. He who is taken within the line, is 
 carried off as a prisoner, and kept at a 
 distance. He obtains no relief from cap- 
 tivity, unless one of his comrades can 
 touch him, and return to his own party 
 unmolested by his assailants. It is said, 
 that when the artful and acute Elizabeth 
 of England had any suspicion of the effect 
 of her politics on the Scottish nation, she 
 
 used to inquire how the boys were amus- 
 ing themselves. If they were acting as 
 soldiers, she considered it as a proof that 
 it was time for her to arm. 
 
 ENGLISH WEIGHT, Avoirdupois weight. 
 Thus denominated, because the pound in 
 England contains sixteen ounces, S. 
 
 To ENGRAGE, r. a. To irritate, espe- 
 cially by holding up to ridicule by means 
 of satire, Ayrs. This seems to be the 
 same with Enqrege, to aggravate. 
 
 * ENGRAINED, ^jart.ao'j. Any thing is 
 said to be engrained with dirt, when it 
 cannot be cleaned by simple washing ; 
 when the dirt is, as it were, incorporated 
 with the grain, or texture, of the sub- 
 stance referred to, S. 
 
 To ENGREGE, v. a. To aggravate. Dlal- 
 loq. — Fr. enqreq-er, id. 
 
 To ENGREVEjEnghewe, t. a. To vex. 
 Barbour. — Fr. qrev-er, id. 
 
 ENKEERLOCH' adj. Having a difficult 
 temper, Ayrs. — Allied, perhaps, to Tent. 
 ont-keer-en, immutare, or as signifying 
 avertere ; or from Germ, ent, against, als9 
 used intensively, and kehr-en, to turn. 
 
 ENKERLY, Encrely, Inkirlie, adr. 1. 
 Inwardly. Barbour. 2. Ardently ; keenly. 
 Dovqlas. — Fr. en coeur, q. in heart. 
 
 EN LANG, culj. What regards the length 
 of any object, S. V. Endlang. 
 
 ENNER, rt<f/. Nether; having an inferior 
 place, Lanarks. Perhaps a corr. of under. 
 
 ENNERMAIR, adj. More in an inferior 
 situation, ibid. 
 
 ENNERMAIST, adj. Nethermost, ibid. 
 
 ENORM,ayf/. Very great; excessive. Bal- 
 four's Pract. — Fr. enorme, Lat. enorm-is. 
 
 ENORMLIE, adv. Excessively ; enor- 
 mously. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 ENPRISE,s. Enterprise; exertion of power. 
 ICinq's Qunir. V. Empress. 
 
 ENPliUNTElS, Empruntis, s. pi. Appa- 
 rently the act of levying or borrowing 
 money. Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. enipriint, a 
 borrowing, eniprunt-er, to borrow. 
 
 ENRAClNED,p«r«.pffl. Rooted. Gordon's 
 Hist. Earls of Sittherl. — Fr. cnracini, id. 
 
 ENS, Enze, adr. Otherwise, S. This is 
 used in vulgar conversation for E. else. — 
 Su.G. annars, signifies alias, otherwise, 
 from annan, alius. 
 
 ENS, Ense, conj. Else, Loth. S.O. Mar- 
 riaqe. 
 
 ENSEINYIE, Ensenye, Ansenye, s. LA 
 mark, or badge. Lyndsay. 2. An ensign, 
 or standard. Knox. 3. The word of war. 
 Barbour. 4. A company of soldiers. 
 Knox. — Fr. enseiqne. 
 
 ENSELYT, pret. Sealed. Barbour. 
 
 To ENT, V. a. 1. To regard ; to notice, 
 Shetl. 2. To obey, ibid. — Su.G. ans-a, 
 signifies to regard, to take notice of. 
 
 ENTAILY"EIT,;)a)t.;)«. Formed. Palice 
 of Hon. — Fr. entail t-er, to carve. 
 
 ENTENTELY,rt</r. Attentively. Barbour. 
 
ENT 
 
 227 
 
 ERY 
 
 ENTENTIT, part. fa. Brought forward 
 
 judicially. Acts Mani. V. Intent. 
 ENTENTYVE,arfy. Earnest; iuteut. Bar- 
 bour. — Fr. ententif. 
 ENTRAMELLS, s. pi. 1. Expl. bondage ; 
 the chains of slavery, Ayrs. 2. Prisoners 
 of war, ibid. This seems to be merely in 
 trammels, E.— The origin is Fr. tremaille, 
 a net for partridges. 
 ENTREMELLYS, s. pi. Skirmishes. Bar- 
 bour. — Fr. entremel-er, to intermingle. 
 ENTRES, Enteres, s. Access; entry. Bel- 
 
 leinlcn. — Fr. entree. 
 ENTRES, s. Interest; concern. Acts Fiedl. 
 ENTRES SILUER. The same with Gcr- 
 
 some, q. v. Acts J a. VI. 
 ENVYFOW, rt(j(/. Invidious; malicious; 
 
 malignant, S.B. 
 EPHESIAN, s. The name given, in some 
 
 parts of Galloway, to a pheasant. 
 EPIE, Yepie, s. a blow ; as, with a 
 sword, Roxb. — Supposed to be from Fr. 
 espee, epee, a sword. 
 EPISTIL, s. A harangue or discourse. 
 
 Dunbar. 
 EQUAL- AQUAL, arfj. Alike, Loth. Dumfr. 
 To EQUAL-AQUAL, v. a. To balance ac- 
 counts ; to make one thing equal to an- 
 other. Loth. Antiquary. 
 EQUALS-AQUALS, adr. In the way of 
 division strictly equal, South of S. Pirate. 
 EQUATE, pret. and pai-t. pa. Levelled. 
 Bellenden. — From Lat. aeq^ta-re, aequat- 
 us, id. 
 EQUYRIER, s. An equerry. Acts Ja. 
 
 VI. — From Fr. escuyer, ecuyer, id. 
 ER. 1. The termination of many words ex- 
 pressive of ofBce or occupation, both in S. 
 and E. ; as, wauker, a fuller, skipper, a 
 shipmaster, baker, one who bakes, writer, 
 one who writes, &c. — Wachter views this 
 termination, which is also used in Germ., 
 and the other northern languages, as hav- 
 ing the same signification with Lat. tir, 
 and C.B. ur, a man. This idea receives 
 powerful confirmation from what he sub- 
 joins, that er and mati are used as synon. 
 terminations; as, Belg. schipperand schip- 
 man, nauta, plowcrand jAowman, arator, 
 kaufler and kauffman, mercator, &c. 2. 
 In other words, into which the idea of 
 man does not enter, it is simply used as a 
 termination, like Lat. or,in candor, splend- 
 or, &c. V. Wachter, Prol. sect. vi. 
 ER, adv. Before. Barbour. V. Am. 
 ERAND-BEARER, .<r. A messenger. 
 ERANDIS, s. pi. Affairs ; business. Acts 
 Ja. V. — A.S. aerend, negotium ; Leg. 
 Cnut. Caedmon. This is only a secondary 
 sense, as it primarily means a message. 
 ERAR, Eareb, comp. 1. Sooner. Gawan 
 
 and Gol. 2. Rather. Wyntoicn. 
 ERAST, sttjoer/. 1. Soonest. Wyntown. 2. 
 Erast is used, by Ninian Winyet, in the 
 sense of chiefly, especially, most of all. 
 E. earliest. 
 
 ERCHIN, {gutt.) s. A hedgehog, Fife. 
 
 Urchin, E. Armor, heureuchin, id. 
 ERD, Erde, Y''erd, Yerth, s. 1. The earth, 
 S., pron. yird. Wyntoxcn. 2. Ground ; soil, 
 S. — A.S. card, Isl. jaurd, id., from I si. 
 aer-a, er-ia, to plough ; Lat. arare. 
 To ERD, Yerd, v. a. 1. To inter a dead 
 body, S.B. Barbour. 2. Denoting a less 
 solemn interment. Barbour. 3. To cover 
 with the soil, for concealment, S. Poems 
 Buchan Dial. — Su.G. iord-as, sepeliri ; 
 Isl. iard-a. 
 Erde and Stane. Process of erde and stane, 
 the legal mode of giving validity to the 
 casualty of Recognition, by which the 
 right of property returned to the superior. 
 Ersk. Inst. 
 ERDDYN, Yirden, s. 1. An earthquake. 
 Wyntomi. — A.S. eorth-dyn, terrae motus. 
 2. thunder, S.B. 
 ERD-DRIFT, Erdrift, s. A word com- 
 monly used in the counties of Aberd. and 
 Mearns, to denote snow or hail driven 
 violently by the wind from off the earth ; 
 opposed to Yowden-drift, which signifies 
 snow or hail blown directly and forcibly 
 from the heavens. V. Endrift, and Y'ou- 
 den-drift. 
 ERD HOUSES. Habitations formed under 
 ground. — Isl.yar(:?-/(?/s,domussubterranea. 
 ERDLY, Eirdlie, adj. Earthly. Keith. 
 ERE, EiR, s. Fear ; dread, Aug. V. Ery. 
 ERF, adj. 1 . Averse ; reluctant, Loth. Fife. 
 
 2. Reserved ; distant. Loth. V. Ergh. 
 ERF, Erfe, adv. Near ; approaching to ; 
 not fully ; as, " What time is it ?" " It's 
 erfe twal o'clock," Roxb. 
 ERGH, adv. Insufficiently ; not fully ; " I 
 canna eat that meat ; it's ergh boiled," 
 Loth. 
 To ERGH, Argh, Erf, T.??. 1. To hesitate; 
 to feel reluctance, S. Baillie. 2. To be 
 reluctant from timidity, S. Ramsay. — 
 A.S. earg-ian, torpescere prae timore. 
 ERGH, adj. 1. Hesitating ; scrupulous, S. 
 2. Timorous, S.B. 3. Scanty ; not suffi- 
 cient ; not full ; as, " Ye hae na made the 
 line of that side o' the road straight ; it 
 juts out there, and here it is ergh," Loth. 
 Roxb. 4. Parsimonious; niggardly; re- 
 luctant to part with one's property, Roxb. 
 ERGHjErghing,.'!. 1. Doubt; apprehension, 
 S. 2. Fear ; timidity, S.— A.S. yrhth, id. 
 ERY, El RY, Eerie, adj. 1. Affected with 
 fear, from whatever cause. Douglas. 2. 
 Under the influence of fear excited by 
 wildness of situation. Douglas. 3. De- 
 noting tlie feeling inspired by the dread 
 of ghosts, S. lioss. 4. Causing fear of 
 spirits, S. Burns. 5. Used in a general 
 sense, as suggesting the idea of sadness 
 or melancholy affecting the mind, from the 
 influence of something which, although not 
 preternatural, is yet out of the ordinary 
 course, and tends to excite the feelings, 
 or to awaken painful recollections, S.O. 
 
ERY 
 
 "228 
 
 EST 
 
 Cottagers of Glenhurnie. 6. Melancholy ; 
 dreary ; in a more general sense, as ap- 
 plied to what is common or quite natural, 
 S. Hogg. — Belg. eer-en, vereri ; Isl. ogr-a, 
 terreo. 
 ERYNESS, EiRYXESs, s. Fear excited by 
 the idea of an apparition, S. Evergreen. 
 ERYSLAND, Erlslaxd, Eusland, s. A 
 denomination of land, Orkn. Barry. — 
 Su.G.oeres/a«(/, the eighth part of a mark- 
 land. 
 To ERLE, r. a. To betroth. V. Arle, t. 
 ERLIS, s. Earnest. V. Arles. 
 ERLISH, a(f/. Elvish ; preternatural. V. 
 
 Elrische. 
 ERMTJ', s. An earwig, Loth. — This seems 
 originally the same with Sw. oermatk, id., 
 i. e., a worm or maggot that enters the ear. 
 To ERN, r. a. JVae sae muckle as icould 
 em your ee, a phrase used to denote the 
 least bit, or smallest particle ; sometimes 
 equivalent to not a drop, Aberd. V. 
 Urx, to pain, to torture. 
 ERN, Erne, Eirne, Earn, s. 1. The eagle, 
 S.B. Douglas. 2. The osprey. Houlate. 
 — A.S. earn, Isl. aurn, em, Alem. aren, 
 arin, aquila. 
 ERNAND, part. pr. Running. Maitland 
 
 P. — A.S. eorn-an, currere. 
 ERN-FERN, s. The brittle fern, S., q. 
 
 " the eagle-fern." 
 ERNISTFULL, adj. Eager ; ardent. 
 ERN-TlNGS,s./)/. Iron tongs, S.A. Hogg. 
 To ERP, r. n. To be constantly grumbling 
 on one topic; as, an erpin thing, one that 
 is still dwelling, in a querulous mode, on 
 one point, Fife. 
 ERRASY, s. Heresy. Acts Ja. V. 
 ERSE, adj. used as a s. The dialect of tlie 
 Celtic spoken by the Highlanders of S., 
 i. e. Irish. 
 To ERT, r. a. To urge ; to prompt, Gl. 
 
 Davidson. V. Airt, r. 
 To ERT on, r. «. To urge forward. 
 To ERT up, T. a. To incite ; to irritate, 
 
 Upp. Clydes. — Isl. ert-a, irritare. 
 ERTAND, jmrt. pr. Perhaps ingenious, 
 
 from Airt, v., to aim. Gaican and Gol. 
 ERTIENIG, adj. Ingenious; having the 
 power of laying plans, &c., Ayrs. A de- 
 riv. from art. 
 ESCH, .«. The ash, a tree. Douglas. 
 ESCHAY, s. Issue ; termination. 
 ToESCHAME,r.M. To be ashamed. Doug. 
 ESCHEL, EscHEiLL, s. A division of an ar- 
 my. Barbour. — O.Fr. escliielle, a squadron. 
 ESCHELLIT, Eschellett, s. " Ane es- 
 chellit schod with yron without ane bolt." 
 Intentories. 
 2'o ESCHEVE, Eschew, r. a. To achieve. 
 
 Barbour. — Fr. achev-er. 
 ESCHEW,.*. An achievement. Barbour. 
 ESCHEW, p?-e«. Showed; declared. Bcl- 
 
 lenden. 
 ESCHlN,r?^;. Belonging to the ash. Dovq. 
 ESEMENT o/HOUSHALD. Apparentfy 
 
 I lodging ; accommodation by living in a 
 house. Act. Audit. 
 ESFUL, a<i/. Producing ease. Wyntown. 
 ESK, s. A newt, S. V. Ask. 
 To ESK, Eesk, Yesk, r. n. To hiccup, 
 
 S.B. — A.S. ijisc-ian, id. 
 ESKDALE SOUPLE. A figurative desig- 
 nation for a broad-sword, or a two-handed 
 one. Hogg. 
 ESKIN, Eeskin, s. The hiccup, S.B.— 
 
 A.S. geocsung, Belg. hickse, id. 
 ESPANYE, s. Spain. Acts Ja. IV.—Tr. 
 
 Espagne, Lat. Hispania. 
 ESPED, part. pa. The same with Eipede, 
 despatched ; issued from an office without 
 delay. Ellis esped, already expedited. 
 ESPERANCE, s. Hope, Fr. Bellenden. 
 ESPYE, s. A spy. Douglas. — Fr. espie. 
 ESPYELL, s. A spy. Knox. 
 ESPINEL, s. A sort of ruby, Fr. Burel. 
 ESPLIN,s. A stripling, Mearns. Syn. CW- 
 lan. This seems to be originally the same 
 with Haspan, Haspin, South of S., q. v. 
 ESPOUENTABILL,arf/. Dreadful. Lynd- 
 
 say. — O.Fr. espourentalle. 
 ESS, s. Ace. Bannatyue P. 
 ESSCOCK, s. Same as ArsecocMe, Aberd. 
 ESSIS, s. pi. Ornaments in jewellery, in the 
 form of the letter S. — Fr. esse, " the letter 
 S. ; also the form of an S in any work- 
 manship," Cotgr. 
 ESSYS,s./5^. Advantages. Wynt. — Yr.aise. 
 ESSONYIE, s. Excuse offered for non- 
 appearance in a court of law. Peg. 2Iaj. 
 — Fr. essoine, id. 
 ESSONYIER, s. One who legally oflFers 
 an excuse for the absence of another. 
 EST, s. A corruption of Nest, Roxb. 
 
 Hence, a bird-est, a bird's nest. Hogg. 
 ESTALMENT, s. Instalment; payment in 
 
 certain proportions at fixed times. 
 * ESTATE, EsTAiT, s. One of the consti- 
 tuent branches of parliament. 'The Three 
 Estatis, the lords, including the prelates, 
 the barons, and the burgesses. Acts Ja. I. 
 —This is a Fr. idiom, Les esfats, and les 
 gens des trois estats, " the whole body of a 
 realme, or province, consisting of three 
 severall orders, the clergie, nobility, and 
 commonalty," Cotgr. 
 ESTER, s. An oyster. Lyndsay. 
 To ESTIMY, V. a. To form a judgment of; 
 to estimate. — Fr. estimer, to prize, to value. 
 ESTLER, EsTLAR, adj. Hewn ; polished. 
 
 Pamsay. V. Aislair. 
 ESTLINS, adv. Rather, Ayrs. Renfrews. 
 Picken. — A.S. aest, est, estimatio, " esti- 
 mation, value, esteem ;" Su.G. Isl. ast, 
 amor, asticin, earns. Llns is the termi- 
 nation of adverbs which is so common in 
 our vernacular language, as denoting qua- 
 lity. Thus, estliiis is equivalent to wil- 
 lingly, with good will, and has an origin 
 analogous to another S. word, also signi- 
 fying rather. This is Lever, Leuer, Leulr, 
 Lcor, Lourd, &c., corresponding with E. 
 
ETE 
 
 2:20 
 
 EVI 
 
 as lief, of which it is merely the coiupara- 
 ti ve. While as /tc/signifies " as willingly," 
 ^ercris stronger; the literal meaning being, 
 " more willingly," or " with greater aflPec- 
 tion." V. LiNGis, Lings. 
 
 ETERIE, Etrie, adj. 1. Keen; bitter; ap- 
 plied to weather, Roxb. " An etry sky," 
 Dumfr. 2. Ill-humoured ; ill-tempered, 
 Roxb. 3. Hot-headed; fiery; having an 
 angry look, Dumfr. Roxb. — This term, 
 though here used metaph., seems to be 
 merely Teut. ettcrlgh, Belg. etterig, sanio- 
 sus, from etter, venom. When the cold is 
 very keen, it is sometimes said to be ven- 
 omous. 
 
 ETH, adj. Easy. V. Eitii. 
 
 To ETHER, Edder, t. a. To twist ropes 
 round a stack, or fence it with ropes, 
 Aberd. — A.S. heatlnr-ian, arcere, cohi- 
 bere. 
 
 ETHERCAP, s. A variety of Etter-cap, 
 Lanarks. Gentle Shepherd. 
 
 ETHERINS,aJp. 1. Either, S.O. 2. Rather, 
 Berwicks. 
 
 ETHERINS, EiTHERENS, s. jjl. The cross 
 ropes of a thatched roof or stack, S.B. — 
 A.S. ether, a covert, heather-ian, arcere. 
 
 ETHIK, Etick,«((/. 1. Hectic. BeUenden. 
 2. Delicate, S.B. — Fr. etique, hectic. 
 
 ETIN, s. A giant. V. Eyttyn. 
 
 ETION, s. Lineage, S.B, Foems BucJian 
 Dial. — Su.G. aett, ett, family. 
 
 ETNAGH BERRIES. Juniper berries, 
 Ang. Ross. 
 
 ETNAGH, Etnach, adj. Of or belonging to 
 juniper; made of the wood of the juniper 
 bush, S.B. Taylor^s S. Poems. 
 
 ETT, Eet, s. Habit ; custom, Ang. ; more 
 generally used in a bad sense; as ill etts, 
 bad habits ; ill eets, id. Fife. — Isl. hatt, 
 haette, manner, nature of a thing ; Ihre 
 views Su.G. het, the termination of many 
 words, corresponding to Germ, and Belg. 
 heit, A.S. had, E. hood, as originally the 
 same ; as they are all used to express qua- 
 lity. 
 
 To ETTER, V. n. To emit purulent matter, 
 S. ; also used metaphorically. The Provost. 
 
 ETTERCAP, s. 1. A spider, S. 2. An ill- 
 humoured person, S. Wacerley. V. At- 
 
 TIRCOP. 
 
 ETTERLIN, s. A cow which has a calf, 
 when only two years old, Renfr. Perths. 
 The term Ourback is elsewhere applied 
 to a cow which has not a calf when three 
 years old. 
 
 To ETTIL, Ettle, Attel, v. a. 1. To aim; 
 to take aim, S. It is, however, more fre- 
 quently used as a neuter v. Douglas. 2. 
 To make an attempt, S. Ramsay. 3. To 
 propose ; to design, S. Douglas. 4. To 
 direct one's course. Jloulate. 5. To as- 
 pire ; to be ambitious, Ayrs. Gait. 6. 
 To expect ; as, " I'm ettlin' he'll be here 
 the morn," I expect that he will be here 
 
 to-morrow, Upp. Clydes. 7. To reckon 
 or compute, Roxb. — Isl. aet/a, destinare. 
 
 ETTLE, Etling, .o. 1. A mark, S. Ross. 
 2. Aim ; attempt, S. Burns. 3. Design. 
 Barbour. 4. Expectation. 
 
 ETTLER, s. One who aims at any parti- 
 cular object, or has some end in view, S.O. 
 
 To EVAIG, V. n. To wander; to roam. 
 Bcllend. T. Liv. Vagari, Lat. — Fr. etag- 
 uer, id. 
 
 EVANTAGE, Avantage, s. A term, bor- 
 rowed from the laws of France, expres- 
 sive of certain rights belonging to chil- 
 dren after the decease of their parents, 
 or to a husband or wife after the death 
 of one of the parties. 
 
 EVASION, s. Way of escape ; means of 
 escaping. It occurs in this sense in our 
 metrical version of Psal. Ixxxviii. 8. 
 
 EVE-EEL, s. The conger eel, Muraena 
 conger, Linn. Agr. Surv. Forfars. 
 
 To EVEN, V. a. 1. To equal, S. Sir J. 
 Sinclair. 2. To bring down to a certaia 
 level. Rutherford. 3. To talk of one as 
 a match for another in marriage, S. Sir 
 .J. Sinclair. 
 
 EVENDOUN, adj. 1. Perpendicular, S. 
 2. Denoting a very heavy fall of rain, S. 
 Gait. 3. Honest ; downright, S. Gait. 
 4. Direct, plain, express, without reserve 
 or qualification, S. Gait. 5. Mere, sheer, 
 excluding the idea of any thing but that 
 mentioned, S. Burns. 6. Confirmed or 
 habitual. This is scarcely a customary 
 use of the term. 
 
 EVEN-HANDS. (An adverbial form of 
 speech.) On an equal footing, S. A. Hogg. 
 
 EVENNER, s. An instrument used by 
 weavers for spreading out the yarn on the 
 beam. Loth. V. Raivel. 
 
 EVENTURE, s. Fortune. Pitseottie. Synon. 
 with Arenture, E. adventure ; from Lat. 
 adren-ire,q. "what comes to one." — L.B. 
 eventnr-a, fortuna. 
 
 EVER, Iver, adj. A term applied to places 
 where there are two of the same name, 
 denoting that which is uppermost, or far- 
 thest up the hill, reckoning from the bed 
 of the nearest river ; as Irer Nishet, Iter 
 Crailing, Teviotd. This was originally 
 the same with Uter and Ouer, q. v. 
 
 To EVER, T. a. To nauseate, Clydes. 
 
 EVER BANE. Ivory. Inventories. 
 
 EVERICH, adj. Every. Everichone, every 
 one. Kintfs Quair. — A.S. aefre eac, id. 
 
 EVERYESTREEN, s. Used for Ilere-yes- 
 treen ; the evening before last, Galloway. 
 
 EUERILK, adj. Every. Lyndsay. — A.S. 
 aefre ealc, id. 
 
 EVERLIE, adv. Constantly, perpetually, 
 without intermission, Ang. Fife, Roxb. 
 
 EVEROCKS,s. The cloudberry, knoutberry, 
 or Rubus chamaemorus. 
 
 EVERSIVE, adj. Causing, or tending to, 
 the overthrow of. Crookshank. 
 
 EVIDENT, s. A title-deed, S. Spalding. 
 
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 EVIL-HE IDIT, adj. Prone to strike with 
 the head ; a term applied to au ox accus- 
 tomed to butt. Balfour's Pract. 
 EVILL, adj. In bad preservation; nearly 
 worn out. Inventories. — A.S. yfel, vilis, 
 inutilis. 
 EUILL-DEDY, adj. Wicked. Lyndsay. 
 
 — A.S. yfel daeda, prava agens. 
 EVIL MAN. A designation given to the 
 
 devil. Acts Ass. V. Ill Man. 
 EVILL-WILLER, s. One who has ill-will 
 at another, or seeks his hurt. Keith's Hist. 
 — A.S. yfel-icill-an, male velle, male inten- 
 dere ; part. pr. yfel-tcillende, malevolus. 
 EUILL-WILLIE,"arfj. Evil-disposed; ma- 
 levolent, S. Ill-willie, q. v. 
 EVIN, ac/;'. Equal; indifferent; impartial; 
 
 synon. Etinhi. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 EUIN-EILD, adj. Equal in age. V. Eilb. 
 EVINLY, a(^r. Equally. Act. Audit. 
 EVINLY, arfj. 1. Equal. Douglas. 2. In- 
 different; impartial. Wyntoicn. Ewinly. 
 Aberd. Reg. — A.S. efen-lic, aequalis, ae- 
 quus. 
 EUIRILKANE,rtrf;. Everyone. Barbour. 
 lEyiRLY,adv. Constantly ; continually,S.B. 
 To EVITE, V. a. To avoid. Cleland.— 
 
 Lat. evit-are. 
 EULCRUKE, s. Apparently oil vessel ; 
 Ulie being the term for oil, S.B., and 
 cruke the same with E. crock, a vessel 
 made of earth. Burrow Laices. 
 EVLEIT, af(;. 1. Active; nimble. 2. Eve- 
 leit is rendered handsome, Ayrs. 3. Also 
 expl. " sprightly; cheerful; vivacious," ib. 
 V. Olight. 
 EUOUR, EvEYR, s. Ivory. Douglas. 
 EUPHEN, s. An abbreviation of Euphemia, 
 
 S. V. Famie. 
 EVRIE, adj. Having a habitually craving 
 
 appetite, Dumfr. V. Yevery. 
 EW, s. Yew. Aberd. Reg. 
 EWDEN-DRlFT,s. Drifted snow, Aberd. 
 
 Shirrefs. V. Youden-drift. 
 EWDER, EwDRUCH, s. 1. A disagreeable 
 smell, S.B., Clydes. Journal Land. 2. 
 The steam of a boiling pot, &c., Aberd. 
 ii. Eicdroch, Ayrs., is used to denote dust, 
 or the lightest atoms ; as, " There's a 
 ewdroch here like the mottie sin [sun]." 
 — Fr. odcur. 
 EWDER, s. A blaze, S.B. Poems Bnchan 
 
 Dial. 
 "EW EL, interj. Indeed; really, Ettr. For. — 
 A.S. icel, and Su.G. wael is used in the 
 same sense. 
 EWENDRIE, s. The refuse of oats after 
 it has been fanned; weak grain, M. Loth. 
 This is called tjrcy corn, E. Loth. 
 EWER, adr. Ever. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 EWEST, Yewest, adj. Contiguous. Acts 
 Ja. VI. Ewest or Yewest is still used, on 
 the Scottish Border, in the sense of near- 
 est, or most convenient. Expl. " adjacent ; 
 standing or lying convenient," Dumfr. It 
 is written eicoss and eicous. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 EW-GOWAN, s. Common Daisy. 
 
 EWHOW, interj. 1. Ah, alas. South of S. 
 Old Mortality. 2. Used also as an excla- 
 mation expressive of surprise, Roxb. V. 
 Hegh How. 
 
 EWIN, arfc. Straight; right. Dunbar. 
 
 EWINDRIFT,s. Snowdriftedby the wind. 
 Gordon's Hist. Earls of Sutherl. V. Ew- 
 dendrift, Yowdendrift, and Endrift. 
 
 EWYNLY,a(f». Equally. Barbour. 
 
 EWTEVTH, prep. Without. Act Audit. 
 
 V. OUTWITH. 
 
 roEXAME,r.a. To examine, S. Diallog. 
 EXAMINE, s. Examination, S. Lamont's 
 
 Diary. — Fr. examen, id., Cotgr. 
 To EXCAMBIE, t. a. To exchange, S.— 
 
 L.B. excamb-iare. 
 EXCAMBION,s. Exchange, S. Spotswood. 
 EXCRESCE, s. Increase; augmentation. 
 
 Forbes, Suppl. Dec. — Lat. c.xcresc-ere, to 
 
 grow out; to increase. 
 EXECUTORIAL, s. Any legal authority 
 
 employed for executing a decree or sen- 
 tence of court. Act. Cha. I. 
 roEXEME,ExEEM,i?.a. To exempt. Skene. 
 To EXERCE, V. a. To exercise. Acts Ja. 
 
 VI. — Fr. exerc-er; Lat. exerc-ere, id. V. 
 
 EXERCITIOUN. 
 
 EXERCEISS, Exercise, s. 1. The critical 
 explication of a passage of Scripture, at a 
 meeting of Presbytery, by one teaching 
 Presbyter, succeeded by a specification of 
 the doctrines contained in it by another ; 
 both exhibitions to be judged of, and cen- 
 sured if necessary, by the rest of the 
 brethren. The second speaker is said to 
 add. First Book of Discipline. 2. This term 
 was occasionally transferred to the Pres- 
 bytery itself. Acts Ja. VI. 3. The name 
 given to part of the trials to which an ex- 
 pectant is subjected, before being licensed, 
 or ordained, S. Acts Ass. 4. Family wor- 
 ship; or, as expressed in E., family prayers, 
 S. Gait. It is sometimes called /awij^^- 
 exercise. 
 
 EXERCITIOUN, s. 1. Bodily exercise; 
 Keith's Hist. 2. Military exercise ; the 
 act of drilling. Acts Ja. F.— Lat. exer- 
 citatio. 
 
 EXHORTANS, s. Exhortation ; part. Lat. 
 Craufurd's Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 
 EXIES, s. pi. The hysterics. South of S. 
 Antiquary. Perhaps an oblique use of 
 the Northumbrian term aixcs, which de- 
 notes tjae ague. V. Trembling Exies. 
 
 EXINTRICATION, s. The act of disem- 
 bowellinga dead body. Fountaiuh. Suppl. 
 Dec. 
 
 To EXONER, r. a. To exonerate ; to free 
 from any burden or charge. Fountainhall. 
 — Lat. exonerare. 
 
 EXPECTANT, s. A candidate for the mi- 
 nistry, not yet licensed to preach the gos- 
 pel. Acts Assembly. 
 
 EXPECTAVIS, s. pi. Apparently in rever- 
 sion or expectance. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
Exr 
 
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 To EXl'EDE, c. «. To despatch; to ex[)e- 
 dite, S. Expcde, yiart. pa. Spaldhuj. — Fr. 
 exped-hr, id. 
 
 To EXPISCATE, t. a. To fish out by in- 
 quiry, S. Wodrow. — Lat. expisca-ri, id. 
 
 EXPLOSITIOUNE, s. Disgraceful expul- 
 sion. Aherd. llty. — Fr. explud-er, Lat. 
 explod-ere, to drive out by hissing, or clap- 
 ping of hands ; part. ^^.. explos-us ; from 
 ex and plaud-ere. 
 
 To EXPONE. 1. To explain. Balllie. — 
 Lat. expon-ere. 2. To expose to danger. 
 Knox. 3. To represent ; to characterize. 
 Spaldimj. 
 
 7oEXPR'EME, r.n. To express. Don<tlas. 
 
 EXPRES, adr. Altogether. Domjlag.— 
 Fr. par expres, expressly. 
 
 To EXTENT, r. a. To assess; to lay on, or 
 apportion an assessment; S. to stent. Acts 
 Jti. I. — L.B. extend-cre, aestimare, appre- 
 tiare. Du Cange views this use of the 
 term as of English origin. 
 
 To EXTENT, t. n. To be taxed. Malt/. 
 Hist. Ed in. 
 
 EXTENT, s. An ancient valuation of land 
 or other property, for the purpose of as- 
 sessment. Acts J a. I. V. Stent. 
 
 EXTENTOUR,s. An assessor; one who 
 apportions a general tax ; now S. stcnt- 
 master, ibid. — L.B. extensor, aestimator 
 publicus. 
 
 EXTERICS, s. pi. A common corr. among 
 
 the vulgar, of the name of the disease 
 
 called llt/slerirs, S. 
 EXTERMINIOUN,s. Extermination. Acts 
 
 Cha. I. 
 EXTERNE, adj. Outward; Lat. extern-us. 
 'To EXTINCTE, r. a. To erase; used as 
 
 synon. with dclcit. Acts Ja. VI. — Lat. 
 
 part. extinct-US. 
 2'oEXTIRPE,r. rt. To extirpate. ActsJa. 
 
 VI. — Fr. extirp-er. 
 To EXTORSS, T. a. To exact upon; to use 
 
 extortion. Acts Ja. VI. From the L:it, 
 
 supine or part. pa. cxtors-uin, or extvrs- 
 
 t(S. 
 
 To EXTORTION, r. a. To charge exorbi- 
 tantly; part. pa. Extortioned. Spaldinq, 
 
 EXTRANEANE, Extranear, adj. Extra- 
 Mt'a«ecorc^rtWrt/-js,cordwainers coming from 
 a distance, or not enjoying the liberties of 
 a burgh. Abcrd. lieij. 
 
 To EXTRA VAGE, v'. n. To deviate in 
 discourse. Fountainhall. V. Stravaig. 
 
 EXTRE, s. Axle-tree, S. Doug/as. \. 
 
 Ax-TREE. 
 
 EXVLAT, pari pa. Exiled. Abcrd. Ecj. 
 
 — L.B. exid-are. 
 EZAR, adj. Of or belonging to the tree 
 
 called maple. Herd's Coll. V. Mazer. 
 EZLE, s. A spark of fire, generally from 
 
 wood, Dumfr. V. Eizel. 
 
 F 
 
 FA, V. and s. V. Faw. 
 
 FA', Fae, s. Foe. Douglas. — A.S. fa, 
 id. 
 
 To FA' BY one^s rest. Not to sleep. 
 
 To FA' IN HANDS wi' one. To enter into 
 courtship with one, with a view to mar- 
 riage, S. 
 
 To FA' o', (of.) To abate, Aberd. 
 
 To FA' o'er, v. n. 1 . To fall asleep, S. Reg. 
 Dalton. 2. To be in childbed ; or, as now 
 very indefinitely expressed, to be con- 
 Jined, S. 
 
 To Fa' throw, v. a. 1. To relinquish ;uiy 
 undertaking from negligence or laziness, 
 S. 2. To bungle any business ; as it is 
 said of a public speaker, when he loses 
 his recollection, and either stops entirely, 
 or speaks incoherently, " He fell through 
 his discourse," S. 3. To lose ; to come 
 short of. It is often said to a traveller, 
 who has arrived late, " I fear ye've fa'n 
 through your dinner between towns," S. 
 4. To defeat any design by mismanage- 
 ment. Thus, it is often said of a young 
 woman, " By her foolish airs, she's fa'n 
 through her marriage," S. — Belg. doorvall- 
 en, to fall through. 
 
 FAB, s. A fob, or small pocket; used as de- 
 noting a tobacco-pouch. South of S. A. 
 IScott's Poems. — Germ, fupjje, loculus. 
 
 FABORIS, s. pi. Suburbs, ira//(,'a'.— Fr. 
 fauxbourg, id. 
 
 FABURDOUN, s. Counterpoint in music. 
 Burel. — }Pr. faiix-bourdon. 
 
 * FACE, s. The edge of a knife, or of any 
 sharp instrument, S.- — Tablet a Face, cut 
 into several small angles. V. Fast. 
 
 FACHENIS,/;/. Falchions. Dotiglas.—Fv. 
 fauchon, a short crooked sword. 
 
 FACHERIE, Fr. Fashrie, s. Trouble, S. 
 Acts. J a. VI. 
 
 FACHT. Leg. jUcht, flight. Iloulate. 
 
 FACIE, rtf//. 1. Bold; fearless. Thus, a sheep 
 is said to be/<<cie when it stands to the dog, 
 when it will not move, but fairly faces 
 him, Teviotdale. 2. Forward; impudent, 
 ibid. 
 
 FACILE, «(/;'. A facile man is a forensic 
 phrase in S., which has no synonyme in 
 E. It does not signify one who is weak in 
 judgment, or deficient in mental ability, 
 but one who possesses that softness of dis- 
 position that he is liable to be easily 
 wrought upon by others. 
 
 FACOUND, adj. Having a graceful utter- 
 ance. Bellenden. — \^sd. facund-us, id. 
 
 FACTOR, Factour, s. 1. A land-steward, 
 or one who has the charge of an estate, who 
 lets the lands, collects the rents, &c. Bos- 
 tcell's Journal. 2. A person legally ap- 
 
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 pointed to manage sequestered property, 
 S. Ersk. Inst. 3. One to whom escheated 
 property is given; equivalent to Donatary, 
 q. V. S. 
 
 FACTORIE,s. Agency. Lettrezoffactone, 
 letters empowering one person to act for 
 another. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 FADDIS, s. ;)^. Boats. Bellenden.—Gz,&\. 
 fa da. 
 
 To FADDOM, r. a. V. Fadom. 
 
 FADE, FEDE,rtf/;. Appointed, kiir Tristrem. 
 — A.S.fad-aii, ordinare. 
 
 FADE, s. A company of hunters. Douglas. 
 — Isl. teid-a, to hunt; Gael, fiadh, a deer. 
 
 To FADE, -». a. To fall short iii. Wyntown. 
 — ls\. fat-ast, deficit. 
 
 FADER, Fadyr, s. Father. Barbour. — 
 A.S. faeder, ls\. fader, id. 
 
 FADERLY, adj. Fatherly. Bellenden. 
 
 FADGE, s. a" bundle of sticks, Dumfr. — 
 Sw. faqq-a, onerare. 
 
 FADGE' Fage, s. 1. A large flat loaf, or 
 bannock. Gl. Sibb. 2. A flat wheaten loaf, 
 Loth. Ramsay. — Teut. wegglie, libum ob- 
 longum; Fr. foiiace, a thick cake. 3. A 
 lusty and clumsy woman, S. Ritson. 
 
 To FADLE, Faidle, r. n. To waddle. Ang. 
 
 FADOM, s. A fathom, ^.—la\. fadm-r. 
 
 To FADOM, Faddom, v. a. 1. To measure, 
 used in a literal sense, S. 2. To encompass 
 with the arms, S. and O.E. Burns. 3. To 
 comprehend; applied to the mind, S. — Isl. 
 fadm-a, amplecti. 
 
 FAE,pron. Who, Aberd. Gl. Antlq. 
 
 FAG, s. The sheep-louse, S.O. Surv. Arg. 
 
 FAGALD, s. 1. Fagot. Barbour. 2. A 
 bundle of twigs or heath, tied with straw 
 ropes, formerly used in Ettr. For. for shut- 
 ting up the doorway under night, when 
 there was no door. 
 
 F AGGIE, adj. Fatiguing; as, afaggie day, 
 one that tires or fags one by its sultriness, 
 Stirlings. 
 
 FAG-MA-FUFF, s. A ludicrous term for a 
 garrulous old woman, Roxb. 
 
 FAGS, s. The name given to a disease of 
 sheep; supposed lousiness, S. 
 
 FAGSUM, adj. Producing weariness or fa- 
 tigue; tiresome, Perths. 
 
 FAGSUMNESS, s. Tiresomeness, ibid.— 
 Perhaps Sw.J'agq-a paa sig, se onerare. 
 
 FAY, s. l.Faith.' Wyntoini—O.Fr.fe. 2. 
 Fidelity ; allegiance. Barbour. 
 
 FAY, adj. On the verge of death; the same 
 with Fey, q. v. 
 
 To FAID, r. n. To frown, Oik.—lsl.faed, 
 aversio, displicentia, Verel. 
 
 FAIK, B. A corr. of Faith. In faik, in faith, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 To FAlK,v. a. To grasp. Douglas. — Fland. 
 fack-en, apprehendere. 
 
 To FAIK, r.a. To fold; to tuck up, S. 
 Burns. Fecket, folded. — Sw. veck, a fold. 
 
 FAIK,s. l.Afold.S.B. BannatyneP. 2. A 
 plaid, Ang. Faikie, Aher A. Journ.Lond. 
 
 FAIK, s. A stratum of stone, Loth. 
 
 FAIK, s. The razor-bill, a bird. Neill. 
 
 To FAIK, V. a. 1. To lower the price of 
 any commodity. Loth, Perths. Gait. 2. 
 To let go with impunity, Loth. — Su.G. 
 falk-a, to cheapen. 
 
 To FAIK, Faick, r. n. To fail, S.B. Ro^s. 
 — Su.G. wik-a, cedere. 
 
 To FAIK, V. a. To stop; to intermit, S.B. 
 Ross. 
 
 FAIKINS. Gnde faikins, a minced oath, 
 South of S. ; Feggins, S.B. V. Fegs. 
 
 FAIKS, pi. Myfaiks, a minced oath, by my 
 faith, Roxb.; synon. Fegs, q. v. 
 
 FAIL, adj. Frail ; in a failed state as to 
 corporeal ability, Roxb. — Su.G. fel de- 
 notes both moral and physical defect ; Teut. 
 fael, id. fael-a, deficere. 
 
 FAIL, Fale, Feal, s. 1. Any grassy part 
 of the surface of the ground. Douglas. 2. 
 A flat grassy clod cut from the sward, S. 
 Bellenden. — Su.G. icall,{pron.Tall,) sward. 
 
 FAIL-DYKE, s. A wall built of sods, S. 
 Minstrelsy Border. 
 
 To FAILYE, Failyie, v. n. 1. To fail. 
 Acts Clia. I. 2. To be in want of any 
 thing. Barbour. — Fr.falllir, id. 
 
 FAILYIE, Faylyhe', s. 1. Failure. Act 
 Sedt. 2. Legal subjection to a penalty, in 
 consequence of disobedience. 3. Penalty 
 in case of breach of bargain, S. Spaldinq. 
 
 FAIMIE, adj. Foamy, S. V. Fame. 
 
 FAIN, adj. Damp ; not thoroughly dry ; 
 applied to grain in the field when not 
 fit for being taken in, Roxb. — A.S. than, 
 damp, moist. 
 
 To F A YND,Fand, r.a. 1. To tempt. Wyn- 
 totcn. 2. To put to trial. Sir Tristrem. 
 3. To endeavour. Barbour. — A.S. fand- 
 ian, tentare. 
 
 To FAYND, T. n. To make shift for one's 
 self. Wallace. V. Fend. 
 
 FAYNDING, s. Perhaps, guile. Barbour. 
 
 FAI NY, adv. Not understood. Houlate. 
 
 To FAINT, r. a. To make faint; to en- 
 feeble. Guthrtfs Trial. 
 
 FAINTICE, s. Dissembling. Barbour.— 
 Fr. faintise. 
 
 FAINTIE GRUND. Ground in the course 
 of a journey or excursion, on which, when 
 one passes over it, the superstitious be- 
 lieve it to be necessary to have a bit of 
 bread in one's pocket, in order to prevent 
 the person irom. fainting, Lanarks.; Hun- 
 qri/ grund, synon. 
 
 FAINTS, s. ;;/. Distilled spirits of an infe- 
 rior quality, or low wines. 
 
 FAIPLE, s. 1. Any thing loose and flaccid 
 hanging from the nose, Clydes. 2. The 
 crest or comb of a turkey, when elated, 
 ibid. 3. The underlip in men or animals, 
 when it hangs down large and loose, ibid. 
 In Loth, it seems to be confined to that of 
 a horse. 
 
 FAIPLE, s. To hang thefaiple, to be chop- 
 fallen, S.; also, to cry; to weep. A. Scott. 
 
 FAIR, adj. Calm, Orkney. 
 
FAI 
 
 20 
 
 FAI 
 
 FAIR, Fere, Feyr, s. Appearance. Doug. 
 — A.S.feorh, vultus. 
 
 FAIR, Fayr, Far, s. 1. Solemn prepara- 
 tion. Barbour. 2. Funeral solemnity. 
 Gawan and Gol. — Germ, feyr-en, to cele- 
 brate. 
 
 FAIR, s. Affair. Priests of Peblis. 
 
 * FxilR, adj. Apt; ready; likely. " Gin he 
 gang into that trade, he'll be /«(';• to loss 
 the wee pennie that he has to the fore," 
 Renfrews. Apparently an ellipsis for " he 
 will be in a fair way." 
 
 FAYR, adj. Proper. Barbour. — Moes.G. 
 fagr, idoneus. 
 
 To FAIR, r. n. To clear up; applied to the 
 atmosphere,iu reference to preceding rain, 
 S. The Smugglers. 
 
 FAIR-C A'IN,/;ar(. adj. 1 . Smooth-tongued ; 
 having great appearance of civility. Loth. 
 Fife ; synon. T'air fassiid. Saxon and 
 Gael. This is evidently q. casing, or driv- 
 ing /a ir/^ or cautiously. 2. Flattering; 
 wheedling; cajoling, ibid. Stirlings. 
 
 FAIRD, s. 1. Course. Complaynt S. 2. Ex- 
 pedition ; enterprise. Calderwood. Per- 
 haps rather " a hasty and violent effort ; 
 a strong temporary or momentary exer- 
 tion." This is the only sense in which it 
 continues to be used by the peasantry in 
 Lothian ; as, " Let them alane ; it's but a 
 faird; it '11 no last laug ; they'll no win 
 far afore us." 
 
 FAIRDED, joarf.jor. Painted. V. Fard, r. 
 
 FAIRDIE, fflrf;'. Passionate ; irascible. To 
 grow fair die, to get into a passion, Ayrs. 
 — Gael./ear(;acA, angry ; passionate -ffearg- 
 am, to vex; to fret. 
 
 FAIRDING, s. Violent blowing. Buret. 
 
 FAYRE, Fare, s. Course. Wyutotoi.—ls]. 
 far, iter. 
 
 To FAIREWELL, t. a. To bid farewell to. 
 Bollock. 
 
 FAIRFA'. Well betide; good Inck to. Fair 
 fate ye; an expression ofone's good wishes 
 for the person to whom it is addressed ; 
 sometimes of commendation, when one has 
 done well, S. An elliptical phrase ; may 
 a fair or happy lot, or chance, befall the 
 person or persons spoken of or addressed. 
 
 FAIR-FARAND. V. Farand. 
 
 FAIR-FASHIONED, Fair-Fassint, adj. 
 Having great appearance of discretion 
 without the reality ; having great com- 
 plaisance in manner, S. Old Mortality. 
 
 FAIRFASSINT. Y. Fair-fashioned. 
 FAIRFLE, s. a great eruption of the skin. 
 When this takes place, one is said to be 
 in a perfect /a (r/ic,Selkirk3. It also sig- 
 nifies to be overrun with the itch. 
 FAIR-FUIR-DAYS. V. Fure-dayis. 
 FAIR-GRASS, s. Bulbous crowfoot, or 
 Butter-cups, Ranunculus bulbosus,Linn.; 
 said to be denominated from the white- 
 ness of the under part of the leaf, Teviot- 
 dale. 
 FAIR-HAIR, s. The name given to the ten- 
 
 don of the neck of cattle or sheep, Stir- 
 lings. Fi.rfax synon. 
 
 FAIRHEID,".s. Beauty. Dunbar. 
 
 FAIRY GREEN, Fairy Ring. A small 
 circle, often observed on old leas or heath, 
 of a deeper green than the surrounding 
 sward, supposed by the vulgar or super- 
 stitious to be the spot on which the J'airies 
 hold their dances, S. Edin. Maff. 
 
 FAIRY-HAMMER, s. A species of stone 
 hatchet, S. Clan-Albt/n. 
 
 FAIRY-HILLOCKS,;)^. Verdant knolls, 
 denominated from the vulgar idea that 
 these were anciently inhabited by the 
 fairies, or that they used to dance there, 
 S. Bord. Minst. 
 
 FAIRIN, Fairing, s. 1. A present given 
 at a fair; like E. fairing. 2. Metaph. a 
 drubbing, S. Reg. Dalton. 
 
 FAIRIN, FARNE,;:)f^•^JLla. Fared. Barbour. 
 
 FAIRY RADE. The designation given to 
 the expedition made by the Fairies to the 
 place in which they are to hold their 
 great annual banquet on the first of May, 
 S. Rem. Niths. Song. V. Rade. 
 
 FAIRLY, rt(/r. Surprisingly; fairly few, 
 wondrous few, S.B. Ross. V. Ferly. 
 
 To FAIRLY. V. Ferly, v. 
 
 FAIRNEY-CLOOTS,s.;y/. Thesmall horny 
 substances above the hoofs, where the 
 pastern of a horse lies, but said to be found 
 only in sheep or goats, Ettr. For. Ho<ig, 
 
 FAIRNTICKL'D, «(/> Freckled. 
 
 FAIRNTOSH, s. The name appropriated 
 to aqua-vitae, formerly distilled in the 
 district of this name in Ross-shire, distin- 
 guished by the strong flavour it has ac- 
 quired in consequence of the use of peat- 
 fuel in its preparation, S. Clan-Albyn. 
 
 FAIR STRAE-DEATH. Death in the 
 common course of nature. V. Strae- 
 death. 
 
 FAISINS, s. jjl. The stringy parts of cloth, 
 resembling the lint, (S. caddis,) applied 
 to a wound, S. ; Feazings, Roxb. 
 
 FAIT, s. To lose fait of', to lose one's good 
 opinion, or faith of, S. — Fr. faireftte de, 
 to joy in. 
 
 To FAYT, T. a. Perhaps, frame. Sir Trist. 
 
 FAIZART, Fesart, s. 1. A hermaphrodite 
 of the gallinaceous tribe, Roxb. 2. Ap- 
 plied to a puny man who has little of the 
 masculine appearance, ibid. 3. Also used 
 to denote an impudent person, ibid. 
 
 To FAIZE, Feaze, Faise out, t. n. LA 
 term applied to cloth when the threads 
 are separated from each other, and assume 
 the form of the raw material at the place 
 where it has been rent, S. 2. " To have 
 the edge of a razor, or other sharp instru- 
 ment, turned out to a side, instead of be- 
 ing blunted, by use." Gl. Surr. Nairn. — 
 Teut rafse, cese, fibra, capillamentum, fes- 
 tuca; Kilian. Hence Belg. rczcl, a. hairy 
 string, as that of a root; rczel-en, to grow 
 stringy ; res(;%, stringy. 
 
FAI 
 
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 FAM 
 
 To FAIZLE, V. a. To flattei., S.B.— Su.G. 
 fios-a, id. 
 
 To FAKE, v. a. 1. To give heed to, Orkn. 
 2. To believe; to credit, ibid. — Teut.fack- 
 en, apprehendere; Isl./<xa, faeck, capere, 
 accipere, adipisci. 
 
 FAKES. By my fakcg, a minced oath, 
 Aberd. W. Beattie's Talcs. V. Faik, and 
 Faiks. 
 
 FALD, Fauld, s. 1. A sheep-fold, S. Boss. 
 2. An enclosure of any kind. Douglas. — 
 A.S. \s\. fald, septum animalium. 
 
 To FALD, Fauld, c. a. To enclose in a fold, 
 S. Burns. — Sw.faella, id. 
 
 To FALD, r. n. To bow, S. Garden.— A.S. 
 feald-an, plicare. 
 
 To FALD, Fauld, v. a. To enfold, S. Rem. 
 Niths. Song. — A.S. feald-an, plicare. 
 
 P'A.LD. V. Anefald; i. e. upright. 
 
 FALD-DIKE, s. A wall of turf, surround- 
 ing the space appropriated for a fold, S. 
 
 F ALDER ALL, s. 1. A gewgaw; most com- 
 monly in pi., S.; synon. Fall-all. Hogg. 
 2. Sometimes used to denote idle fancies 
 or conceits, S. A term apparently formed 
 from the unmeaning repetitions in some 
 old songs. 
 
 FALE, s. Turf, &c. V. Fail. 
 
 To FALE, V. n. To happen. Wyntown. 
 
 FALK, Fauk, s. The razor-bill. Martin. 
 
 FALKLAND-BRED, adj. Equivalent to 
 " bred at court;" Falkland in Fife having 
 been the favourite residence of several 
 princes of the Stuart family. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 To FALL, Fa', r. n. To dissolve, as burnt 
 lime-stone, in consequence of being slaked, 
 or as clay when frostbitten, S. Surv. 
 Kincard. 
 
 To FALL, r. n. To be one's chance; to hap- 
 pen. Sir A. Balfour's Lett. 
 
 To FALL by, v. n. 1. To be lost, or disap- 
 pear, S. liutherford. 2. To be sick, or af- 
 fected with any ailment, S. ; evidently as 
 including the idea that one is laid aside 
 from work, or from making his usual ap- 
 pearance in public. 3. In a more definite 
 sense, to be confined in childbed, S. 
 
 To FALL OR FA' in, v. n. 1. To sink; as, 
 " His een'a fa'n in;" his eyes are sunk 
 in his head, S. This is a Sw. idiom; Oego- 
 venfalla in, the eyes sink, Wideg. 2. To 
 become hollow; as, " His cheeks arefa'n 
 in;" his cheeks are collapsed, S. 3. To 
 subside. The water's sairfa'n in; the ri- 
 ver has subsided much; applied to it after 
 it has been swelled by rain, S. 
 
 To FALL, or Fa' in twa. A vulgar phrase 
 used to denote childbearing, S. Pickcn. 
 
 I'o FALL in wi\ v. a. To meet with, either 
 accidentally, or in consequence of search; 
 applied both to persons and to tilings, S. 
 Gait. 
 
 To FALL out, V. n. To make a sally. Mon- 
 ro's Exped. — Belg. nytiall-en, id. 
 
 I'o FALL, or Fa', wi bairn. To become preg- 
 nant, S. Picken's Poems. 
 
 FALL, s. Apparently scrap or uJfa!,S.A. 
 Hogg. 
 
 To FALL, r. n. 1. To fall to, as one's por- 
 tion, pron./tiw, S. Pehlis to the Play. 2. 
 To be one's turn. Itfawis me now, S. 
 
 FALL, (pron. faio,) s. A measure six ells 
 square, S. Skene. — Su.G. fale, pertica, a 
 perch. 
 
 FALL, Faw, s. a trap, S. Evergreen. — 
 Germ./a//e; Sm.. G. fall a, decipula. 
 
 FALLALLS, Falalls, s. pi. A term used 
 to denote the gaudy and superfluous parts 
 of attire; superficial ornaments, S. It is 
 more commonly applied to females. Old 
 Mortality. 
 
 FALLAUGE, Falawdge, adj. Profuse ; 
 lavish, Aberd. — Fr. rolage, giddy. 
 
 FALL-BOARD, s. The wooden shutiter of 
 a window that is not glazed, which moves 
 backwards and forwards on hinges or 
 latches, S.O. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 FALLBRIG, s. A bridge used in a siege, 
 which the besiegers let fall on the walls, 
 that they might enter by it. Barbour. 
 
 FALLEN STARS, s. Jelly tremella, S. 
 Tremella Nostoc, Linn. ; a gelatinous 
 plant, found in pastures, &c., after rain, S. 
 
 Sea Fallen Stars, Sea Lungs. An animal 
 thrown on the sea shore in summer and 
 autumn ; Medusa aeqorea, or sea-nettle, 
 Lin. 
 
 To FALLOW, r. a. To follow, S. Dou'/las. 
 
 To FALLOW, T. a. To equal. Dunbar. 
 
 FALOW, Fallow, s. 1. Fellow; associate. 
 Wyntown. 2. A match ; one thing suited 
 to another, S.; like E. fellow. Sadler's 
 Papers. 
 
 To FaLS, t. a. To falsify. Bellcnden. 
 
 FALSAR, Falsakie, s. A falsifier. Acts 
 Mary. 
 
 To FALSE a dome. To deny the equity of 
 a sentence, and appeal to a superior 
 court. Acts Ja. III. — L.B.falsarcjudi- 
 cium, appellare a judicio. 
 
 FALSED, Falsette, s. 1. Falsehood. Dun- 
 bar. 2. A forgery. Acts Mary.— O.Fr. 
 faulsete. 
 
 FALT,Faute, Fawt, s. Want. Barbour. — ■ 
 O.Fr./(T((te,waut of whatever kind. 
 
 FALTEN, s. A fillet, Argyles.— This is evi- 
 dently Gael. /a/to H," a welt; belt; ribbon 
 for the head ; snood," Shaic. 
 
 FALTIVE, adj. Faulty. Blue Blanket.— 
 Fr. faidtif, faidtive, id. 
 
 FAME, Faim, Feim,s. 1. Foam, S. Dou- 
 glas. 2. Passion, S.B. — A.S. fam, faevi, 
 spuma. 
 
 To FAME, r. n. To be in a rage, S. 
 
 FAMELL, adj. Female. Colk. Sow. 
 
 FAMEN, pi. Foes. Wallace.-— A.S. fali- 
 mon, foe-man. 
 
 FAMH, s. A small noxious beast. Statist. 
 Ace. Kirkmichael. 
 
 FAMYLE, Famell, s. Family; race. Dou- 
 glas. — Fr. famille. 
 
 * FAMILIAR, adj. Used in the sense of 
 
FAM 
 
 235 
 
 FAR 
 
 confidential, in the phrase "familiar ser- 
 vant." Pitscottie. 
 Famous, adj. l.Of good character. Wod- 
 row. 2. Injurious to the character of an- 
 other ; libellous ; calumniatory ; slander- 
 ous. Balfour's Pract. — Fr. fameux, of 
 much credit, 
 FAMULIT,/>rt'(. Perhaps stammering, un- 
 intelligible, from want of teeth. — Dan. 
 faml-er, to hesitate ; to stammer. 
 FAN. adt. When, Aberd. Mearns, Angus. 
 To FAND, T. a. To try. V. Faynd. 
 FAND, prct. r. Found, S. Hudson. 
 To FANE, r. a. To protect. Dunbar. 
 FANE. In fane, fondly, GawanandGol. 
 FANE, s. An elf ; a fairy, Ayrs. Train's 
 P. Mereries. — Teut. veyn, socius, sodalis ; 
 as the fairies are commonly designed (/ood 
 neighbours. G. Andr. however, renders 
 Isl. faane, Faunus ; and we learn from 
 Loccenius, that in Sweden Fan is a name 
 for the devil. 
 FANERELS, s. pi. What is loose and 
 flapping. Saint Patrick. Apparently a 
 dimin. from FL. fanners, the instrument for 
 winnowing grain. 
 FANG, s. 1. Capture. Wallace. 2. The 
 power of apprehending. 3. What is seized 
 or carried off, Aug. Morrison. 4. A prize 
 or booty. 5. In a fang, so entangled as 
 not to be able to escape, Ang. With the 
 fang, having in possession, LL.S. 6. In 
 pi. claws or talons, S. 7. The bend of a 
 rope. Gl. Sibb. — A.S./a«^, Teut. vanghe, 
 captura, captus. 
 To FANG, V. a. To grasp; to catch; to lay 
 hold of. Doug. Virgil. Fang is used in 
 the same sense by Shakspere ; tang, id. 
 Devonsh. 
 To Lose the Fang, r. n. 1. A pump well 
 is said to lose the fang, when the water 
 quits the pump, S. 2. A phrase familiarly 
 used, as signifying, to miss one's aim ; to 
 fail in an attempt ; to be disappointed iu 
 one's expectation of success, Loth. V. 
 Fang, s., sense 2. 
 To FANG a well. To pour water into a 
 pump, for restoring its power of opera- 
 tion, S. 
 FANK, s. A sheep-cot, or pen ; a term ge- 
 nerally used in Stirlings. and Perths. 
 To FANK, V. a. To fold ; as, to fank the 
 
 sheep, ib. 
 To FANK, Fankle, r. a. 1. To entangle, 
 especially by means of knots or nooses. 
 A line is said to hefankit, or faiiklit, when 
 it is so entangled and warped that it can- 
 not easily be unravelled, S. Henrysone. 
 2. As applied to a horse, to force him into a 
 corner of any enclosure by means of a rope 
 held by two or more persons, that he may 
 be taken ; or if this cannot be done, to 
 wrap the rope about him, so as to entan- 
 gle him, S. 3. To coil a rope, Lanarks. — 
 Teut. tanck, tendicula. 
 FANK, s. A fank o' tous ; a coil of ropes, S. 
 
 FANNER, s. or in pi. FANXiiRS. The in- 
 strument which creates wind for winnow- 
 ing the chaff from grain, S.; called a. fan, 
 E. Stat. Ace. — Fr. iv(«,Teut. icannc, Su.G. 
 icanna, id. Teut. icaun-en, ventilare. 
 
 FANNOUN, Fannowne, .«. The sudarinm, a 
 linen handkerchief carried on the priest's 
 arm at mass. Wyutoicn. — Fr. /a((0«. 
 
 FANTISE, s. Vain appearance. K. Quair. 
 
 To FANTISIE, c. a. To regard with affec- 
 tion; used in the sense of the E. r. to fancy. 
 G. Buchanan. — Fr. fantas-ier. 
 
 FANTON, s. Swoon; faint. Palicc of Hon. 
 
 FANTOWN, adj. Fantastic. Wyntou-n. 
 
 FAOILTEACH, s. The Gaelic designation 
 for what the Lowlanders denominate the 
 Borrowing Days. V. Borrowing Days. 
 
 FAPLE, s. To hang a fiple. V. Faiple. 
 
 FAR, s. Pompous preparation. V. Fair. 
 
 FAR, s. Appearance. Barbour. V. Fair. 
 
 FAR, Fare, Fayr, s. Expedition ; journey. 
 Barbour. — A.S.fare, Isl./(U-, id. 
 
 FARAND, Farrand, arfj. Seeming; having 
 the appearance of. Douglas. 
 
 Auld-B'arand, «c(/. Sagacious; prudent, S. 
 
 Fair-Farand, adj. 1. Having a goodly ap- 
 pearance. S. P. Repr. 2. Having a fair 
 carriage. Houlate, 3. Having a specious 
 appearance, S. 
 
 Euil-Farand, adj. Unseemly. Douglas. 
 
 Foul-Farren, adj. Having a bad appear- 
 ance. Kelly. 
 
 Weii.l-Farand, adj. 1. Having a goodly 
 appearance. Barbour. 2. Handsome. 
 Wallace. — Su.G./rtr-a, agere; Teut. taer- 
 en, gerere se. 
 
 FARAND, part. jor. Travelling. Barbour. 
 
 FARANDAINS, s. pi. A species of cloth, 
 partly of silk, and partly of wool. 
 
 FARANDMAN, s. A traveller. Skene.— 
 A.S.farende, itinerant. 
 
 FARAR, s. A traveller or voyager. Doug. 
 
 FARAR, compar. Better. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 FAR-AWA', Faraway, adj. 1. Distant; 
 remote, as to place, S. Antiquary. 2. 
 Distant, as to consangulnitv, S. Hob Boy. 
 
 FARAWA'-SKREED, s. Foreign news, 
 or a letter from a foreign country, Ayrs. 
 
 FARCOST, s. A trading vessel. Stat. Ace. 
 — Sa.G. fat-kost, any instrument of travel- 
 ling. 
 
 To FARD, Faird, r. a. 1. To paint. Z. 
 Boyd. 2. To embellish. Compl. S.—Fi: 
 fard-er, id., fard, paint. 
 
 FARD, s. Paint. Z. Boyd. 
 
 FARD, adj. Weill-fard, well-favoured. 
 Lyndsay. 
 
 FARD, Farde, Faird, s. 1. Course; mo- 
 tion. Douglas. 2. Force; ardour; vio- 
 lence. Bellenden. 3. Blast; q. a current of 
 wind. Douglas. 4. To make a faird, to 
 make a bustle. Bamsay. — Su.G. faerd, 
 cursus iter 
 FARDER, adj. Further, S. R. Bruce. 
 FARDILLIS, s. f ^. Shivers. Gawan and 
 Gal. — Teut. ier-deel, quadra. 
 
FAR 
 
 236 
 
 FAT 
 
 FARDlNG,s. A farthing, S., Cumb. 
 
 FAREFOLKIS, s. pi. Fairies ; fair-folk, 
 Banffs. Douglas. — Q,. fair folk, or faring 
 folk. 
 
 FAREWAY, s. The passage or channel in 
 the sea, or in a river, S. ; i. e., " the way 
 or course in which a vessel fares."- — Isl. 
 farreg and Su.G. farwaeg denote a high 
 road, via publica. But Haldorson expl. 
 farveg-r as primarily signifying alveus, 
 canalis. 
 
 FAR-HIE- AN- ATOUR, adr. At a con- 
 siderable distance, Aberd. 
 
 FARY, Farie, s. 1. Bustle; tumult. Dun- 
 bar. 2. Confusion; consternation. Douglas. 
 V. Fiery. 
 
 FARlNGjS. Leading of an army. Barbour. 
 — ls\.faer-a, Sw.G.foer-a, ducere, ducem 
 esse. 
 
 FARLAND, adj. Coming from a distant 
 country. Maitlaiid P. — K.?).feorlen,feor- 
 lend, longinquus. 
 
 FARLE, Farthel, Ferle, s. Properly, the 
 fourth part of a thin cake, whether ol 
 flour or oatmeal ; but now used often for 
 a third, S. M^odrow. — Tent, rier-deel; 
 A.S.feortk-dael, quarta pars. 
 
 FARM, s. Rent. V. Ferme. 
 
 FARM-MEAL, s. Meal paid as part of 
 the rent, S. Agr. Siirv. Aberd. 
 
 FAROUCHIE, adj. Savage ; cruel ; fero- 
 cious, Ayrs.; slightly varied from Fr. fa- 
 rouche, wild, savage, cruel, &c. 
 
 FARRACH, s. Force; vigour, S.B. Poems 
 Buclian Dial. — Isl. faer, validus ; Gael. 
 farrach, force. 
 
 FARRANT, adj. Sagacious, Selkirks. 
 Hogg. Used elliptically for auld-farrant. 
 V. Farand. 
 
 FARSY, adj. Having the farci/, or leprosy 
 of horses. Dunbar. — Fr. farcin. 
 
 FARTHING-MAN, Ferdingman, s. A de- 
 signation given to the Dean of Guild. 
 Stat. Gild. 
 
 FARTIGAL,s. A firdingale. MaitlandP. 
 — Fr. tertugale, id. 
 
 FAS, s. A knot or bunch. V. Fassis. 
 
 FAS, s. Hair. Doui/las. — A.S. feax, id. 
 
 FAS CAST. Scheme, Gl. O.Fr. face is used 
 for f'tit, factus ; q. a new-made device. 
 
 To FASCH, Fasii, r.a. 1. To trouble; ap- 
 plied to tiie body, S. Baillie. 2. Denoting 
 what pains the mind. Baillie. 3. To mo- 
 lest, in a general sense, S. Evergreen. 
 
 To Fash one's Thumb. To give one's self 
 trouble, S. Ramsay. Tlie phrase is ge- 
 nerally used negatively ; as, " Ye needna 
 fish your thumb about it;" you need not 
 take the slightest trouble ; perhaps in al- 
 lusion to the use of the thumb in making 
 or confirming a bargain. V. Thumb-lick- 
 ing. 
 
 To FASCH, V. n. 1. To take trouble, S. 
 Gait. 2. To be weary of, S. Chron. S. P. 
 3. To intermeddle, so as to subject one's 
 self to troublejS. — Vr.sefach-er, to grieve; 
 
 Sn.G. faas iciden, tsmgere aiiqncni, to fash 
 icith, S. 
 
 FASCH, Fash, .<!. 1. Trouble, S. Burns. 2. 
 Pains taken about any thing, S. 3. De- 
 noting a troublesome person, S. 
 
 To Tak the Fash. To take the trouble 
 to do any thing, S. Cott. of Glenburnie. 
 
 FASHEN, Feshen, part. pa. of the v. to 
 Fetch, S.B. Ross. 
 
 FASHEOUS, Fashious, adj. Troublesome. 
 Baillie. — Fr. facheux, facheuse, id. 
 
 FASHIOUSNESS, s. froublesomeness, S. 
 
 FASKIDAR, s. The Northern Gull, Larus 
 parasiticus, Linn. ; the Scouti-aulin of 
 Orkn. 
 
 FASSE, s. A hair. S. P. Repr. 
 
 FASSIS, s. pi. Knots; bunches. Inventories. 
 — O.Fr. faissie, bande en ge'ueral, fats, 
 a bunch. 
 
 FASSIT, part. pa. Knotted. 
 
 FASSON,«. 1. Fashion, S.B. /a.'««. Com- 
 playnt S. 2. The expense of making any 
 article. — Fr. fifon does not merely de- 
 note the form of any tiling, but the " mak- 
 ing, workmanship," Cotgr. 
 
 FAST, Fassit, part. pa. Cut in facets, lit- 
 tle faces, or small angles ; applied to pre- 
 cious stones. V. Tablet a Face. 
 
 Black Fast and Tablit. Ornamented with 
 hard black enamel. — Fr. facette, petite 
 face, ou superficie d'un corps taille a plu- 
 sieurs angles. Diet. Trev. 
 
 FAST, adj. 1. Forward; prone to rash- 
 ness of conduct, S. 2. Hasty in temper; 
 irascible, S. 3. Applied to a person al- 
 ready engaged, or an utensil employed 
 for a purpose from which it cannot be 
 spared, Aberd. 
 
 FAST A, s. A stone anchor for a boat, 
 Shetl.- — Isl. ^rtt'st-a, firmare, to fasten. 
 
 F ASTAN REID DE ARE. Deer of a deep 
 red colour. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 FASTRINGIS-EWYN,s. The evening pre- 
 ceding the first day of the Fast of Lent. 
 Fastern's-een, S. Shrove Tuesday, E. Bar- 
 bour. — Belg. Vastenavond, id. 
 
 FAT, s. A cask or barrel. Stair, Suppl. Dec. 
 — A.S. fet, vas ; Su.G. fat, vas cujuscun- 
 qne generis ; Teut. rat, id. The E. term 
 has been greatly restricted in its sense ; 
 being confined to a vessel that contains 
 liquids for fermentation. 
 
 FAT, pro7i. Pronunciation of What, in 
 Angus, Mearns, Aberd. &c. Ross. 
 
 FATCH, s. At thefatch, toiling; drudging, 
 Aberd.; perhaps corr. from Fash. 
 
 FATCH-PLEUCH, s. V. Fotch-Pleuch. 
 
 FATET, pres. Acknowledges. Aberd. Reg. 
 — From fat-eor, Lat. 
 
 FATHER-BETTER, adj. Surpassing one's 
 father, S.B. Baillie. — \s\. faudrbetrinqr, 
 id. 
 
 FATHER-BROTHER, s. A paternal uncle, 
 S. Skene. 
 
 FATHER-SISTER, s. A paternal aunt. Id. 
 
 FATHER-WAUR, adj. Worse than one's 
 
FAT 
 
 FEA 
 
 father ; falling short in goodness, Clydes.; 
 used in opposition to Father-hetUr, q. v. 
 FATHOLT, s. Aberd. i?^*;.— Probably a 
 denomination of wood from some place in 
 Norway ; as holte denotes a small wood. 
 FAT-RECKS. Aberd. pron. of What-recks. 
 
 Tarras. V. Uaik, Rak, s. Care. 
 To FATTER, r. a. To thresh the awns or 
 beards of barley, Dumfr. — C.B. fat, a 
 smart blow; a stroke; fat-iaw, to strike 
 lightly; father, one who strikes lightly. 
 O.Su.G. bat-a, to beat. 
 
 FATT'RILS, s. pi. 1. Folds or puckerings, 
 S.O. Burns. 2. " Fattrels, ribbon-ends," 
 &c. Gl. Picken. — O.Fr. /"a;ra«7/(', trumpery. 
 
 FAUCH, Faw, Fewe, adj. Pale red ; fal- 
 low; dun, Aberd. Douglas. — A.S. fah, 
 fcalq,fealh, helvus. 
 
 To FAUCH, Faugh, r. a. 1. To fallow 
 ground, S. Statist. Ace. 2. To beat. He 
 faught him well, S.B. Gl. Shirr. — Isl. 
 faag-a, Su.G./aci-rt, purgare. 
 
 FAUCH, Faugh, «(//. Fallow, not sowed, S. 
 
 FAUCH, Faugh, s. 1 . A single furrow, from 
 lea, Ang. 2. The land thus managed, S.B. 
 Statist. Ace. 3. Applied metaph. to the 
 tearing of one's character to pieces ; pro- 
 bably from the rough work that the plough 
 makes in ground that has been lying in 
 grass, Ang. 
 
 FAUCHENTULIE, {gutt.) s. A conten- 
 tious argument, Mearns. The latter part 
 of the word is undoubtedly Tullyle, a 
 broil or quarrel. Gael, fachalm, is mat- 
 ter, cause ; fachain, fighting. 
 
 To FAUCHENTULIE, r. n. To contend 
 in argument, ibid. 
 
 FAUCHS, s. pi. A division of a farm, so 
 called because it gets no manuring, but is 
 prepared for a crop by a slight fallow- 
 ing, S.B. Agr. Stirv. Aberd. 
 
 FAUCHT, pret'. Fought. V. Fecht. 
 
 FAUCUMTULIES,.'!. y//. Perquisites due 
 by the tenant to the proprietor of land, 
 according to some leases; as fowls, &c. 
 Ang. 
 
 FAVELLIS.p?. Perhaps, savours. K. Hart. 
 
 FAUGHT, s. Struggle. V. Fecht. 
 
 FAULDS, s. pi. A division of a farm, so 
 denominated because it is manured by 
 folding sheep and other cattle upon it, 
 S.B. Agr. Surr. Aberd. 
 
 FAULTOUR, s. A transgressor. Lyndsay. 
 
 PAUSE, adj. False ; the common pron. 
 among the vulgar, S.; A.Bor. id. Burns. 
 
 FAUSE-FACE,s. A visor; a mask. Bob Hoy. 
 
 FAUSE-HOUSE, s. A vacancy in a stack 
 for preserving corns, q. false-house. Burns. 
 
 To FAUT, Fawt, r. a. To find fault with; 
 to accuse; to criminate, Aberd. 
 
 FAU'T, s. Naefau't, and It were nafau't ; 
 expressions strongly indicative of con- 
 tempt ; applied to one who assumes un- 
 due importance, or affects a niceness or 
 delicacy, which one is supposed to have 
 no claim to, S. 
 
 FAUTE, Faut, Fawt. Want. Tohaefau> 
 o', to have need of. " Hadfant o't, needed 
 it much ;" Gl. Surv. Ayrs. V. Falt. 
 
 FAUTYCE, Faultise, a(Z/. Guilty; culp- 
 able. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 FAUXBURGHE, .<:. A suburb ; Tr.faux- 
 bourq. Hist. James the Se.it. 
 
 To FAW, Fa', v. a. To befal, S. The E. 
 r. n. is used in the same sense. Fair jaw 
 ye! May you be fortunate. Foul jaw ye! 
 evil betide you. Foul j'aw the liars ! A 
 kind of imprecation used by one who 
 means strongly to confirm an assertion lie 
 has made, and which has been contradict- 
 ed. Ross. 
 
 FAW, s. A trap. V. Fall. 
 
 FAW, adj. Pale red. V. Fauch. 
 
 YAW, adj. Of diverse colours. Gawan and 
 Gol. — A.S. j'a(/,j'ah, versicolor. 
 
 To FAW, Fa', r. a. 1. To obtain. Burns. 
 2. To have as one's lot, S. Popnilar Ball. 
 
 FAW, Fa', s. 1. Share ; q. what falls to cue, 
 S. Boss. 2. Lot; chance, S. Burns. 
 
 FAW, Fa', s. a fall, S. 
 
 To Shak a Fa', s. 1. To wrestle, S. Boss. 
 2. To strain every nerve, S.B. Baillie. 
 
 FAW-CAP, s. A stuifed cap for guarding a 
 child's head from the bad effects of nj'all, 
 S.B. 
 
 FAWELY, rtrfr. Few in number. Wallace. 
 
 FAWICUIT, I ret. Fallowed. V. Fauch, r. 
 
 To FAWITH, T. a. To fallow. V. Fauch. 
 
 FAWN, s. A white spot on moorish and 
 mossy ground, Ettr. For. — Perhaps A.S. 
 faen,fenn,j'eon, palus. 
 
 FAX, s. Face; visage. Douglas. — Isl.fas, 
 conspectus, gestus. 
 
 FAZART, arf;. Dastardly; cowardly. Ken- 
 nedy .—'Bn.iji. fasar, horreo. 
 
 FAZART, s. A dastard. Montgomerie. 
 
 FE, Fee, Fey, Fie, s. 1. Cattle. Barbour. 
 
 2. Small cattle, sheep or goats. Douglas. 
 
 3. Possessions in general. Barbour. 4. 
 Money. Wyntown. 5. Wages, S. Statist. 
 Ace. 6. Hereditary property in land. 
 Wyntown. 7. Hereditary succession. Bar- 
 bour. 8. Absolute property, as distin- 
 guished from liferent, LL.S. Skene. — Isl. 
 j'e, Su.G. j'ae, A.S. feo, pecus, pecunia. 
 
 FEAKE, 5. Thatpartof a sack, which, when 
 full, is drawn together at top by the cord 
 with which the sack is tied, Roxb.; ap- 
 parently the same with Falk, a fold, q. v. 
 
 FEAL, s. Turf, &c. V. Fail. 
 
 FEALE, Feall, s. Salary ; stipend. Acts 
 Mary. 
 
 FEALE, s. A liege-man ; a faithful adhe- 
 rent. Balfour's Practicks. 
 
 FEAhE, adj. 1. Faithful; loyal. Bannatyne 
 Poems. 2. Just; fair; proper. Acts Ja, 
 VI. — Fr. /t'<(^, faithful, honest, true. 
 
 To FEAM, T. n. 1. To foam with rage, S.B.; 
 jame, S. Boss. 2. To be in a violent pas- 
 sion, S. V. Fame. 
 
 FEAR, s. A fright, Roxb. 
 
 FEAR, Fiar, s. 1. One to v.hom property 
 
FEA 
 
 2:18 
 
 FEE 
 
 belongs in reversion, S. 2. Connected with 
 
 the term conjunct, a liferenter, S. Skene, 
 FEAR'D, part. adj. Afraid, S. 
 FEARlEjrtny. Afraid; fearful, Selkirks. 
 FEARN, s. Gut, Roxb. V. Tuerm. 
 FEARSOME, adj. Frightful ; causing fear, 
 
 S. Gmi Mannerhuf. 
 FEARSOME-LOOKING, a^> Having a 
 
 frightful appearance, S. Ibid. 
 FEASIBLE, «rf/. Neat; tidy, Roxb. 
 To FEAT, V. a. To qualify; to prepare. 
 
 Forbes on the Revelation. 
 FEATHER CLING. A disease of black 
 
 cattle, S. Ess. Hhjhl. Soc. 
 FEATLESS, adj. Feeble. Kelly. 
 FEAUK, s. A plaid, Aberd. V. Faik. 
 To FEAZE, r. «.; also Feazings. V. Faize. 
 To FEBLE, T. n. To become weak. Bar- 
 
 hour. 
 FEELING, s. Weakness. Douglas. 
 To FEBLIS, V. a. To enfeeble.— Fr. /oib- 
 
 ItfSSC WG3)lvnGSS 
 
 FEBRUAR, s. The month of February, S. 
 This was anciently written Feueryher, 
 Fcniryher. Wallace. 
 
 To FECHT, V. a. 1. To fight; pret./a«c/;«, 
 faiccht. Wynton-n. 2. To toil, S. Burns. 
 — A.S. fiaht-an. Germ, fecht-an, id. 
 
 FECHT, Facht,Faught,s. l.Fight,S. Dou- 
 glas. 2. Struggle, of whatever kind, S. 
 Burns. 
 
 FECHTAR, s. One engaged in fight, S. 
 Wallace. — A.S. feohtere, pugnator. 
 
 FEGHIE-LEGHIE, adj. A contemptuous 
 term, conjoining the ideas of insipidity, 
 inactivity, and diminutive size, Aberd. 
 
 FECK, Fek, s. 1. a term denoting both 
 space and quantity, or number, S. Dun- 
 bar. 2. The greatest part, S. Wallace. 
 3. Of feck, of value. MonUjomerie. 4. 
 Ony fek, any consideration or consequence, 
 S.6." E. "of any effect."— A.S. faec, 
 space, or Fr. effect. 
 
 To FECK, T. a. To attain by dishonour- 
 able means. Loth.; a term much used by 
 the boys of tlie High School of Edinburgh. 
 It is not so strong as E. filch; but implies 
 the idea of something fraudulent. — This 
 may be either from A.S. fecc-an, toUere, 
 " to take away," Somner ; whence E. 
 fetch; or allied to facn, fraud, guile. 
 
 FECK, adj. Vigorous; stout. Jar. Belles. 
 
 FECK, s. A contraction, as would seem, of 
 the name of Frederick, the Prince of 
 Wales, ib. 
 
 FECKET, s. An under-waistcoat, or an 
 under-shirt, generally of woollen stuff, S. 
 Burns. 
 
 FECKFUL, Feckfow, Fectful, adj. 1. 
 Wealthy, S. Feckfow-like, having the ap- 
 pearance of wealth, S. 2. Possessing bo- 
 dily ability, S. llam'dton. 3. Powerful. 
 Ramsa t/. 
 
 FECKY,\idj. Gaudy, S.B. Boss. 
 
 FECKLESS, adj. 1. Weak; applied to the 
 body, S. Boss, 2. Feeble in mind. Pol- 
 
 icart. 3. Spiritless, Ang. 4. Not respec- 
 table; worthless. Loth. The Harht Big. 
 FECKLESSNESS, s. Feebleness, S. Bu- 
 
 therford. 
 FECKLY, Fectlie, adt. 1. Partly, S. 
 Watson. 2. Mostly ; most part of, S. Boss. 
 FECKLINS, acfp. Partly, or nearly; like 
 
 feckly, Fife. 
 FECTFULLY, adv. Powerfully; effec- 
 tually, S. 
 FEDAM, s. Such unnatural conduct as 
 seems to be a presage of approaching 
 death, Ayrs. The Entail. V. Feydom, 
 (under Fey, fee, adj.,) which is undoubt- 
 edly the proper orthography. 
 FEDDERAME, Feduem, s. pi. Wings. 
 Douglas. — A.S. faether-ham, a dress of 
 feathers. 
 To FEDE, r. a. To nurture. Sir Trist.— 
 A.S.fed-an,ednca.Te ; Su.G./oeti-a, alere. 
 FEDGAN,s. A long,low,and narrowchest, 
 extending the whole length of a wooden 
 bed, and used as a step for going into 
 bed ; viewed as a corr. of foot-gang, 
 Berwicks. V. Fit-gang. 
 FEDYT, part. pa. Under enmity ; or ex- 
 posed to hostility. V. Feidit. 
 FEDMIT, adj. Gluttonous, Aberd. 
 FEDMIT, s. "A glutton, ibid.— Bern, fedme, 
 fatness, corpulency ; Sa.G. fettna, id. from 
 foed-er, to fatten ; Isl. feitmete, fat meat. 
 FEE, adj. Predestined; on the verge of 
 
 death, S. Herd's Coll. V. Fey. 
 To FEE, Fie, r. a. To hire, S. Knox. V. 
 
 Fe. 
 FEEDING STORM. A fall of snow, which 
 is on the increase, and threatens to lie 
 deep on the ground, S. Baillie. 
 FEEDOW, s. The name given by children 
 to the store of cherry-stones, from which 
 they furnish their castles ofpejys. Synon. 
 Peppoch, Roxb. — From the E. v. to feed; 
 i. e., to supply stones in place of those 
 that are carried off by the victor ; for the 
 loser, who supplies them, is called the 
 feeder. 
 FEEGARIE, .?. V. Fleegarie. 
 FEEL, Feil, adj. Foolish ; Aberd. pro- 
 nunciation for fule ; used adjectively in 
 S. Skinner. 
 FEEL, adj. Smooth, &c. V. Feil. 
 7 FEEL, D. a. To smell, S. Sir J.Sinclair. 
 FEELLESS, adj. Insensible; without feel- 
 ing, Clydes. Marmaiden of Clyde. 
 FEENICHIN, {gutt.) adj. Foppish; fan- 
 tastical, Fife ; corr. from E. finical. 
 To FEER, Fier, r. n., or to Feer Land, 
 V. a. To mark off, by a furrow on each 
 side, the breadth of every ridge when a 
 field is to be ploughed. — A.S. fyr-ian, 
 proscindere aratro, to furrow. With this 
 corresponds Sa.G. fora, id. and J'ora, a 
 furrow. 
 FEER FOR FEER. Every way equal, S.B. 
 
 V. Fere, companion. 
 FEERY o' the Feet. Active in moving tlie 
 
FEE 
 
 239 
 
 FEI 
 
 feet. But it is more generally used ne- 
 gatively. 
 
 FEERICHIN,rtr//. Bustling.S.B. V. Fiery. 
 
 FEERIE, arf;. Clever; active. V. Fery. 
 
 FEERIE, adj. Looking weakly ; in a state 
 of bad health, Fife. Loth. — Isl. far, mor- 
 bus epidemicus. V. Fery. 
 
 FEERILIE, adr. Cleverly. 
 
 FEEROCH, Feiroch, s. 1. Ability; acti- 
 vity; agility, Upp. Clydes. Perhaps from 
 Fere, F'wr, sound, entire, if not from A.S. 
 /('t)r/j,aniraa,vita,spiritus. 2. Rage,Perths. 
 "v. Fiery. 
 
 FEEROCHRIE, s. The same with Feeroch. 
 
 FEETH, Feith, s. A net, fixed and stretch- 
 ing into the bed of a river, Aberd. Stat. 
 Ace. — Moes. G. fatha, sepes ; Dan. rod, a 
 net. 
 
 FEETS. Flt-out-o'-the-feets ; a designation 
 given to cue who betrays a genuine spirit 
 of contradiction, Teviotd. A corr. of 
 Theets. V. Thetis. 
 
 FEETSIDES, s. jA. Ropes, used instead of 
 cliains, which are fixed to the hanies be- 
 fore, and to the siciiujletree behind, in 
 ploughing, Berwicks. 
 
 FEET-WASHING, s. 1. A ceremony per- 
 formed, often with some ludicrous accom- 
 paniments, in washing the feet of a bride 
 or bridegroom, the night preceding mar- 
 riage. 2. Transferred to the night on 
 which this custom is observed, S. 
 
 To FEEZE, r. a. To twist ; to screw, S. 
 A. Douglas. 
 
 To FEEZE ABOUT. 1. To turn round, S. 
 2. To hang off and on, S.B. Skinner. — 
 Belg. vyz-en, id. 
 
 To FEEZE AFF, r. a. To unscrew, S. 
 
 2o FEEZE ON, T. a. To screw, S. 
 
 To FEEZE UP, r.a. 1. To flatter, S. 2. To 
 work up into a passion, S. — Sii.G.fias-a. 
 
 To FEEZE into. " To insinuate into unme- 
 rited confidence or favour." Stirr. Nairn. 
 In this sense it is sometimes said that 
 one feezes himself into the good graces of 
 another. 
 
 FEEZE-NAIL, s. A screw-nail, Roxb. 
 
 FEP'T, part. pa. 1. Legally put in posses- 
 sion, S.; feoffed, E. Act. Audit. — Fr. 
 fef-er, L.B. feoff-are, id. 2. Used to 
 denote a preferable claim ; as, " a feft 
 seat," " a fift place," S. Any thing in- 
 deed is said to be feft which is particu- 
 larly claimed, or supposed to be held by 
 right, or in consequence of long posses- 
 sion; q. that in which one is as it were 
 seized or enfeoffed. 
 
 FEG, Fegg, .<!. LA fig. This is the com- 
 mon pron. in S. LamonVs Diary. 2. What 
 is of no value, S. Burns. — Tent, f'hje, 
 id., from Lat. /c-ws. 
 To FEG, r. a. 1. To propel a marble with 
 the thumb from the curved middle of the 
 forefinger, Clydes. 2. Fe<j, in Ayrs, sig- 
 nifies to knock off a marble that is lying 
 beside another.- — A.S. fetj-an, (ie-fe,j-an. 
 
 componere, compingere ; as referring to 
 the fittimj or disposing of the finger and 
 thumb so as to give the proper impetus. 
 
 FEGS, interj. A kind of oath used by the 
 vulgar in S., viewed as corr. from faith. 
 Fegijins, id. S. B. V. Faikixs. 
 
 FEY, s. Croft or infield land, Galloway. 
 Evidently allied to Fey, A.Bor. to cleanse, 
 faugh,S. — Tent.raeijh-eri,re(}h-en,T^urga.re, 
 tergere ; Su-G. fei-a, faei-a, Isl. faegia, 
 GeTxn.fegen, id. 
 
 FEY, Fee, Fie, adj. 1. On the verge of 
 death, S. Wallace. 2. Unfortunate ; un- 
 happy. Douglas. 3. Afeypuckle,a.gTa.\i\ 
 of corn that has lost its substance, S.B. — 
 Isl./eii/-r, Su.G./«(;, A.S. faege, moribun- 
 dus, morti appropinquans; Belg.ree.g, Fr. 
 fee, fatal. 
 
 FEY, s. 1. A fief held of a superior. Bar- 
 bour. 2. A kingdom, improperly. Vt^ynt. 
 
 FEY, s. A foe. ^fait land Poems. V.'Fa. 
 
 FEID, Fede, s. Enmity ; a quarrel, S. 
 Wallace.— Is], faide, fed, Sn.G. j'egd, A.S. 
 faehth, ^. fetid. 
 
 FEIDIT, FED\T,part. pa. Under enmity 
 from some other party ; exposed to hos- 
 tility, or the effects of hatred. V. Feid, 
 Fede. 
 
 FEIDOM, s. Enmity. Evergreen. 
 
 FEYDOM, (?. The state of being near 
 death, or that conduct which is supposed 
 to indicate it, S. 
 
 FEIFTEEN. The Feiftein. V. Fifteen. 
 
 FEIGH, Feech, interj. Fy, S. liamsuy. 
 — Alem./(/-e«, A.S. _^-an, odisse. 
 
 FEYK, s. Restlessness proceeding from 
 nervous affection; the fidgets. Policart. 
 V. Fyke. 
 
 FEIL, Feele, adj. 1. Soft and smooth like 
 velvet; silky to the touch, Roxb. Dumfr, 
 Hogg. 2. Clean ; neat ; comfortable ; as, 
 " a, feil room;" a clean place or apart- 
 ment, ibid. 3. Comfortable; in agreeable 
 circumstances; as, one who has thorough- 
 ly warmed himself after being very cold, 
 says that he is "J'eil now," ibid. — Isl. 
 felld-r, habilis, idoneus. 
 
 FEIL, Feile, Feill, Fele, adj. Many. 
 Barbour. — Isl. ful, pluralitas; A.S. fea/a, 
 fela, many. 
 
 FEIL, Fell, Fiel, adr. Very ; denoting 
 degree, S. ; •a.s,jell ictiV/, very well. Burns. 
 
 To FEIL, T. a. To understand. Wallace. 
 
 FEIL, Feille, s. Knowledge. Dunbar. 
 
 FEIM, Feme, s. 1. Foam. 2. A great heat 
 diffused over the body, accompanied with 
 violent perspiration, Ang. V. Fame. 
 
 To be in a Feim, r. n. 1. To be very warm, 
 ib. 2. To be in a violent heat of temper, 
 ibid. — A.S. faem, spuma ; Isl. fum-a, sig- 
 nifies, multum festinare ; and/«m, incon- 
 siderata festinatio. 
 
 FEIR, s. Demeanour. Bannatyne P. 
 
 FEIR, Feare o/ Were. A warlike expe- 
 dition. Dunbar. — A.S. far-an, proficisci, 
 fare, expeditio. 
 
FEI 
 
 240 
 
 FEN 
 
 FEIR, s. Perhaps the town of Campr^re iu 
 Zealand. 
 
 FEYR. In feyr, in company. V. Fere. 
 
 FEYRD. Fourth. V. Ferd. 
 
 FEIRINDELL, s. V. Firxdaill. 
 
 FEIRIS. Belongs. Houlate. 
 
 FEIRIS, s. pi. The prices of grain legally 
 fixed. Acts Ja. VI. V. Fiars. 
 
 FEIST, s. The act of breaking wind in a 
 suppressed manner from behind, Loth. — 
 Tent, veest, rljst, crepitus ventris, flatus 
 ventris ; Fr. vesse, O.E. fiest. 
 
 FEIT, pret. v. Held in fee. V. Fe, Fee. 
 
 FEIT, part. pa. Hired ; from Fee, r. q. v. 
 
 FEKIT, FvKiT. Troubled. Wallace. 
 
 FELCOUTH. L. selcoitth, strange. Wallace. 
 
 To FELL, r. a. To kill, S. P.BnchatiDial. 
 
 FELL, ar//. 1. Hot; biting, S. Burns. 2. 
 Singular ; strange ; as, " He's a fell fal- 
 low," S. 3. Clever ; mettlesome ; as, a 
 fell beast, S. Keith. 4. Capable of en- 
 during great fatigue, Roxb. 5. Acute ; 
 transferred to mind, S. 
 
 To FELL, Fell off, r. a. To let ont a net 
 from a boat, S.B. Laio Case. — Su.G. 
 faell-a, dejicere, demittere. 
 
 FELL, s. 1. A wild and rocky hill, S. 
 Wyntoxcn. 2. High land, only fit for 
 pasture, S.A. In pi. it denotes a chain 
 of steep hills. The whole of the tract of 
 land throughout the Cheviot hills, which 
 is not ploughed, is called the Fells. 3. It 
 is expl. as signifying " a field pretty level 
 on the side or top of a hill," Perths. — 
 Hu.G.Jiaell, a ridge or chain of mountains. 
 
 FELL, s. 1. Skin, the hide of an animal, S. 
 This is an E. word, but now obsolete, as 
 Johns, has observed. It is, however, still 
 used in S. 2. The flesh immediately un- 
 der the skin. Gl. Burns. More properly 
 it denotes the cuticle immediately above 
 the flesh. 
 
 FELL, adv. Very. V. Feil. 
 
 FELL, s. A large quantity; as s. fell of 
 shaggy hair, Roxb. 2'ales of my Land- 
 lord.. 
 
 To FELL, r. n. To befal. Boss. 
 
 FELL, s. Lot ; fate ; destiny, Aberd. Ang. 
 Mearns ; Fair synon. " Wae's my fell /"' 
 " Alas my fell !" Aberd. Wo is me is the 
 nearest E. phrase ; but these are more 
 emphatical. — Teut. ral, fortuna. 
 
 FELL-BLOOM, s. The flower of Lotus cor- 
 niculatus, or Bird's-foot trefoil, S. 
 
 FELL'D, Fkll't-sick, adj. Extremelysick, 
 so as not to be able to stir, Clydes.; q. 
 knocked down with sickness, like one 
 felled by a blow. 
 
 FELLILL, s. A disease of cattle, in which 
 " the fell, or skin, instead of being soft and 
 loose, becomes hard, and sticks closely to 
 the flesh and bones," S.A. Si(rr. Boxb. 
 
 FELLIN, s. A disease of cattle, S. 
 
 FELLIN, adc. Used in the sense of E. 
 pretty. Fellin icelll, sometimes as equiva- 
 lent to remarkably or wonderfully well. 
 
 S. — Corr. of Fell and, like Gey-an, for 
 Gey and. V. Fell weill. 
 
 FELLIN-GRASS, s. The plant called An- 
 gelica, Roxb. Probably viewed as a spe- 
 cific in the disease of cattle called the 
 Fellin. 
 
 FELL-ROT, s. A species of rot in sheep ; 
 apparently denominated from its aflect- 
 ing the skin or fell, South of S. 
 
 FELL SYIS, adv. Often. Barbour. 
 
 FELONY, Felny,s. 1. Cruelty. Barbour. 
 2. Wrath ; fierceness. Wyntown. 
 
 FELOUN, Felloun, adj. 1. Fierce. Bar- 
 bour. 2. Violent; dreadful. Douglas. 3. 
 Denoting any thing extreme. Wallace. 
 — ¥t. felon, fell on, fell, cruel. 
 
 FELT,s. Creeping wheat-grass, S. St. Ace. 
 
 FELT, s. This word was anciently used to 
 denote the disease called the stone ; though 
 now, in vulgar language, this is distin- 
 guished from what is called the Felt, or 
 Felty grarel. 
 
 2oFELTER,r. a. To entangle, S.B. Ross. 
 — Fr. feultrer, to cover with felt. 
 
 FELT OR FELTY GRAVEL. The sandy 
 gravel. Spotswood. 
 
 FELT I FARE, s. The Redshank, S. Gl. 
 Comjilai/nt. 
 
 FELTY-FLYER, .». The fieldfare, Turdus 
 pilaris, a bird ; Roxb. Loth. Lanarks. 
 
 FEMLANS, s. pi. The remains of a feast, 
 E. Loth. 
 
 To FEMMEL, t. a. To select, including the 
 idea of the refuse being thrown out, Avrs. 
 
 ¥EMMIL, adj. 1. Firm; well-knit; ath- 
 letic, Fife, Roxb.; synon. Ferdie. 2. Ac- 
 tive; agile, Roxb. 
 
 FEMMIL,s. Strength; substance; stamina, 
 Roxb. — This seems of Scandinavian ori- 
 gin; fym-r, agilis;fymlega, agiliter ; fym- 
 h'iki, agilitas. 
 
 FEN, s. Mud; filth. A.S. fenn. Douglas. 
 — A.S. fenn, lutum, sordes ; Moes.G./a«i, 
 lutum. 
 
 To FEN. V. Fend, t. 2. 
 
 To FENCE, Fenss, r.a. 1 . To fence a court; 
 to open the Parliament, or a court of 
 law. This was anciently done in name of 
 the sovereign, by the use of a particular 
 form of words. Spalding. 2. To fence 
 the Lord's 'Table, or the Tables; a phrase 
 used to signify the directions addressed 
 to those who design to communicate, suc- 
 ceeding what is denominated the Action 
 Sermon, S. 
 
 P'i^NCE, s. The act ot fencing a court. 
 
 To FEND, r. a. To tempt. Barbour. V. 
 Faynd. 
 
 To FEND, Fende, v. a. 1. To defend, S. 
 Wallace. 2. To support. Minst. Bord. 
 
 3. To provide for one's self, llutherford. 
 
 4. To ward ofi"; as, " To fend a stroke," 
 to ward off" a blow, Roxb. Aberd. Tar- 
 ras. — Fr. def end-re, to defend. 
 
 To FEND, Fex, r. «. 1. To shift, S. Chron. 
 
 5. P. 2. To fare in general, S. 
 
FEN 
 
 2-U 
 
 FER 
 
 FEND, Fen, s. 1. The shift one makes, S. 
 
 Dotiijlas. 2. Used in a general sense for 
 
 provisions, S.B. 
 To FEND AFF, r. a. To defend against, 
 
 S. Antiquary. 
 FEND-CAUL, adj. What is adapted for 
 
 warding off the cold, Buchan. Tarras. 
 To FEND FOR, r. a. To make shift for. 
 FENDFOU, adj. Full of shifts ; good at 
 
 finding expedients, Dumfr. Blachw. Mag. 
 FENDIE, adj. Good at making shift, S. 
 
 Sir J. Sinclair. 
 FENESTER, s. A window. Douglas. 
 FEN NY, adj. 1 . Making a shift, Galloway ; 
 
 softened from Fendic. 2. Convenient, 
 
 Reufr. A. Wilson's P. 
 FENSABILL, adj. Sufficient for defence. 
 To FENSS a Court. V. Fence. 
 FENT, s. An opening in a sleeve, shirt, 
 
 coat, petticoat, &c. S. — Fi.fente, id. 
 FER, s. Preparation. Barbour. V. Fayr. 
 FER, adv. Far, Roxb. Douglas. 
 Apon Fer. At a distance. Barbour. 
 FERCOST,s. A bark. Skene. V. Farcost. 
 FERD, Feird, Feyrd, adj. Fourth. Dou- 
 glas. — Su.G.Jiaerde, Is\. Jiorda, id. 
 FERD, s. Force. Baillie. V. Faird. 
 FERDE, s. An army. Sir Gaican. — A.S. 
 
 faerd, id. 
 FERDELY, a^i?. Perh. actively. Wallace. 
 FERDER, adv. Farther. Douglas. 
 FERDY, Feirdy, adj. Strong ; active, S. 
 
 P. Buchan Dial. — Sm.G. faerdig, paratus. 
 FERDINGMAN, s. V. Farthing-man. 
 FERDLY,rt(fr. Fearfully, Bord. Wallace. 
 FERDLIE, adr. Fourthly. Acts Mary. 
 FERE, s. A puny or dwarfish person, Aberd. 
 
 — Allied, perlmps, to Gael, far, crooked. 
 FERE,«(7_/. Fierce. K.Quair. — Lat./t!r«s. 
 FERE, s. Appearance ; show. V. Fair. 
 FERE, Feer, s. A companion. Barbour. 
 
 In fere, together. Gawan and Gol. 
 Yfere, Yferis. The same. Douglas. — 
 
 A.S. ge-fera, socius. 
 FERE, Fer, adj. Entire. Hale and fer, 
 
 whole and entire, S. Barbour. — Isl./aer, 
 
 Su.G. foer, validus. 
 FERE OF WEIR. V. Feir. 
 FERETERE, s. A bier. Douglas. 
 FERY, Feirie, Feerie, adj. Vigorous ; 
 
 active, S. Douglas. — Germ. J'erig, expe- 
 
 ditus, alacer. 
 FERYALE, Feriale, Feriall, Feriell, 
 
 adj. The same with Ferial ; denoting 
 
 that which is consecrated to acts of reli- 
 gion, or at least guarded by a protection 
 
 against legal prosecution. — Lat./f riaZ-is, 
 
 id. ; synon. with/mflt-«s. 
 FERI AT, ac(/. .Fma<«imes, holidays. Acts 
 
 Sedt. — Lat. /mafi dies,feriae, holidays. 
 FERIE-FARIE, s. Bustle ; disorder. V. 
 
 Fary. 
 FERILIE, Feerelie, adv. Cleverly, S. 
 
 Lyndsay. 
 FERINE, s. Meal. Aberd. Peg.— Fr.fa- 
 
 rine, id. 
 
 FERINNESS, s. Adhesiveness, or conso- 
 lidation. Agr. Surv. Banffs. 
 FERIS, V. n. Becomes. Douglas. V. Af- 
 
 FERIS. 
 
 FERYS, s. 2)1. Marks. Douglas. V. Fair. 
 
 FERYT, FERRYiT,/)r<?f. -». Farrowed. Bar- 
 bour. — Sw. j'aerria, porcellos parere. 
 
 FERYT, pret. v. Waxed. Wallace. 
 
 FERITIE, s. Violence. Bp. Forbes. 
 
 FERKISHIN,s. 1. A crowd; a multitude, 
 Teviotd. 2. A pretty large quantity, ibid. 
 — Isl. fara, {pret. fer,) ire, and koes, con- 
 geries ; q. to go into a heap or gathering ? 
 
 To FERLY, Fairly, v. n. To wonder. 
 Douglas. 
 
 FERLIE, Ferely, Farlte, s. A wonder, 
 S. Douglas. — A.S. J'aerlic,ferUc, vepew- 
 tinus, also horrendus. 
 
 FERLYFULL, Fairlyfu', adj. 1. Sur- 
 prising. Barbour. 2. Filled with won- 
 der or surprise, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 FERLYST. L. Terlyst. Wallace. 
 
 FERLOT, s. The fourth part of a boll. 
 
 V. FiRLOT. 
 
 FERMANCE, s. State of confinement.— 
 Fr. ferm-er, to shut, to lock. V. Fir- 
 
 MANCE. 
 
 To FERME, r. a. To shut up. Douglas. 
 — Fr. ferm-er. 
 
 To FERME, T. a. To make firm. Douglas. 
 
 FERME, s. Rent, Fr. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 FERMEL ANDE, s. Mainland, terra frma, 
 as contradistinguished from islands. Acts 
 J a. IV. — In Sw. the mainland is deno- 
 minated fasta landct, " the fast land." 
 
 FERMORER, s. A farmer. Knox. — 
 h.H.frmar-ius. 
 
 FERN, Fearn, s. Prepared gut, S.; tharm, 
 E. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 FERNY-BUSS, s. A bush of fern. " It's 
 either a tod or s, ferny-buss." Pro v. S.B. 
 
 FERNYEAR, Farne-yeir, s. The preced- 
 ing year, S. L. Hailes. — A.S.farcn, past ; 
 or Moes.G. /airni, old. 
 
 FERNYEAR'S TALE. A fabrication. Sir 
 Egeir. S. Fernyear's netcs, any intelli- 
 gence that has been known long ago. 
 
 FERNY-HIRST, s. A hill-side covered 
 with ferns, Roxb. V. Hirst. 
 
 FERNITICKLED, Fairntickl'd, adj. 
 Freckled, S. Pitson. 
 
 FERNITICKLES, Fairntickles, s. pi. 
 Freckles, S. — Dan. fre(/ne, id. 
 
 FERN-SEED. To gather the fern-seed, to 
 render one's self invisible by means of 
 this seed, or the mode of gathering it, as 
 a charm, S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 FEROKERLY, adv. For the most part, 
 Orkn. 
 
 FEROW, adj. Not carrying a calf.— Per- 
 haps from A.S./aer, vacuus, cassus, inanis ; 
 void, made void. V. Ferry Cow. 
 
 FERRARIS, s. jyl. Barell ferraris, casks 
 for carrying liquids. Barbour. — Fv.fer- 
 riere, a large leathern bottle. 
 
 FERREKYN, s. A firkin. Aberd. Peg. 
 
 R 
 
FER 
 
 242 
 
 FEU 
 
 FERRELL, s. « Ane ferrell of tallow." 
 Aberdeen Reg. Quarter 1 — Teut. r'ler- 
 deel, id. 
 
 To FERRY, r. a. " To farrow ; to bring 
 forth young," South of S. Gl. Sibb. — 
 Su.G. faerr-ja, porcellos parere, from 
 farre, verres. 
 
 FERRYAR, Ferrear, s. A ferryman. 
 Douglas. Acts J a. I. 
 
 FERRICHIE, {(jutt.) adj. Strong: robust, 
 Upp. Clydes. — Germ, ferig, expeditus, 
 alaoer. V. Feery, adj. and Feerociirie. 
 
 FERRY COW. A cow that is not with 
 calf, S. — Belg. vare koe, a cow that yields 
 no more milk. 
 
 FERS. Onfers, perforce. Henrysone. 
 
 FERSIE, s. The farcy, S. Ferguson. 
 
 FERTER, s. A fairy, Caithn. 
 
 FERTER-LIKE,ar?/. Appearing ready for 
 the bier or coffin, Aberd. P. Buchan Dial. 
 V. Fertour. 
 
 FERTOUR, Fertor, s. A little chest. 
 Bellenden. — 'L.^.feretrum, a sarcophagus, 
 whence O.Yv.fiertre, a chest in which re- 
 lics of saints were kept. 
 
 FERTURE, s. Expl. " wrack and ruin," 
 Strathmore. Apparently from a common 
 origin with Fertcr-like. 
 
 FESART, s. An impudent person. 
 
 2'o FESH, V. a. To fetch, S. — Germ, fass- 
 en, id. 
 
 To FESH, V. n. Ross. Probably for fash; 
 " Put yourself to no more trouble." 
 
 To FESSIN, ». rt. To fasten. Abp.IIamil- 
 
 tOHH. 
 
 ToFEST,v.a. 1. To fix. Gawan and Gol. 
 2. To confirm by promise or oath. Wal- 
 lace. — Su.G. faesta, to fasten. 
 
 To FESTER, "■?•. a. Apparently to roof. 
 Aberd. Reg. — O.Fr. fest-er, couvrir un 
 maison. 
 
 FESTYCOCK, s. New-ground meal made 
 into a ball, and baked among the burning 
 seeds in a kiln or mill, Strathmore. Corr. 
 from Festyn, or Fastyn-cock ; q. the cock 
 eaten at Shrovetide. V. Fitless Cock. 
 
 To FESTYN, V. a. To bind. The same 
 with Y,. fasten, used in regard to the legal 
 engagement of one person to work under 
 another. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 FESTYNANCE, Festinens, s. Confine- 
 ment; durance. Bellenden. — Corr. from 
 A.S. faesfeiiesse, a fortress, &c. 
 
 FESTNYNG, s. Confirmation. Wyntoicn. 
 — A.S. faestming, id. 
 
 To FETCH, T. n. To make inspirations in 
 breathing, S. A. Scott's P. 
 
 FETCH, s. The deep and long inspiration 
 of a dying person, S. Draucht, synon. 
 
 To FETCH, V. a. To pull intermittently. 
 Gl. Burns. 
 
 To FETHIR, Feather, «. n. To fly. 
 Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 FETHIR LOK. A lock which has what is 
 called a feather-sprinq. 
 
 FETHOK, s. A polecat. V. Fithowe. 
 
 To FETYL, V. n. To join closely. Wyn- 
 toicn. — SM.G.faetil, ligamen. 
 FETOUS, adj. Neat ; trim. Ruddiman. 
 FETTIL, Fettle, s. 1. Energy; power, 
 S.B. " Her tongue iivA fettle," her tongue 
 lost the faculty of speech. Ross. 2. It is 
 used precisely in the sense of state or con- 
 dition, Dumfr. Roxb. Thus, it is said of 
 a horse or cow, that it is in good fettle, 
 when in good order. 3. Temper; humour; 
 as applied to the mind ; generally used 
 in a good sense, Roxb. 
 To FETTLE, t'. a. 1. To tie up, S. 2. To 
 put in order ; to fit up, Renfrews. Dumfr. 
 Tannahill. 
 FETTLE, adj. 1. Neat; tight, S.B. 2. 
 Low in stature, but well-kuit, S.B. 3. 
 Applied to an object that is exactly fitted 
 to another ; well adapted, Roxb. 
 To FETTLE to any tcork. To set about it 
 keenly, Dumfr. — Perhaps allied to Su.G. 
 faetil, vinculum ; q. bound to it. 
 FETTLE, s. A horse-girth made of straw. 
 FETTLE, s. A handle in the side of a large 
 
 basket, &c. Caithn. 
 FETUSLY, adv. Featly. Douglas. 
 To FEU, Few, v. a. 1. To give in feu, or 
 to grant a right to heritable property, as 
 subject to a superiority, on the condition of 
 a certain return in grain, money, or other- 
 wise, S. Vieic Feud. Law. 2. To take 
 in feu, S. 
 FEU, Few, s. A possession held on pay- 
 ment of a certain yearly rent. The mode 
 of possession is also called feic-ferme, the 
 rent, few-dutie, or few-maiU, S. ActsJa. 
 VI. — A.S./eo, pecunia. 
 SuBFEU, SuBFEw, s. A feu granted by one 
 who himself holds his property as subject 
 to a superior, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 To SuBFEu, V. a. To grant a right to heri- 
 table property, on condition of the pay- 
 ment of a certain duty to one who is him- 
 self a vassal ; a forensic term, S. ibid. — 
 L.B. suhfeod-are, donner in arriere fief. 
 FEUAR, Fewar, s. One who holds lauds 
 
 in feu, S. 
 To FEUCH,FEUGH,r.«. Totakeawhiff,S.B. 
 Journal Lond.—is\. fiuk-a, yento agitari. 
 FEUCH, .t. A whifi", S.B. 
 To FEUCH, Feugh, r. a. To smoke, S. 
 FEUCH, s. A sounding blow, S.B. Shirr. 
 FEUCHIT, igutt.) s. A sharp and sudden 
 
 stroke, Fife. V. Feucii. 
 FEUD, s. The Supreme Judge in the Law- 
 ting, formerly held in Orkney and Shet- 
 land. V. FouD. 
 * FEUD, Feude, s. 1 . Quarrel ; contention, 
 S. 2. It also denotes enmity, S. Monro's 
 Exped. 
 FEVERFOULLIE, s. Feverfew, S. Fea- 
 
 therxcheelle, S.B. 
 FEUERYHER,s. February. V.Februar. 
 FEVER-LARGIE, s. ExpL two stomachs 
 
 to eat, and one to work. 
 FEUG, s, A smart blow, Mearng. 
 
FEU 
 
 243 
 
 FIE 
 
 FEUGH, s. A sounding blow. 
 
 FEUGHIN, part. pa. Fought, Stirlings. 
 Lanarks. 
 
 FEURE, s. Furrow. V. Fur, 
 
 FEW, s. The sound made in the air by 
 swift motion, S.B. lludd. V. Quhew. 
 
 FEW-ANNUAL, s. That which is due by 
 the Reddendo of the property of the 
 ground, before the house was built within 
 burgh. View Fend. Late. 
 
 FEWE, adj. Fallow. V. Fauch. 
 
 FEW-FERME, s. The duty or annual rent 
 paid to a superior by his vassal, for his 
 tenure of lands. 
 
 FEW-FERMORER, s. One who has a pro- 
 perty in lands, subject to a superior, on 
 condition of certain service or rent. Skene. 
 
 FEWLUME,s. A sparrow-hawk. Douglas. 
 
 FEWS, FouETS, Fows, Foose, s. pi. House- 
 leek, S. Sempervivum tectorum, Linn. A 
 cataplasm of the leaves is reckoned very 
 efficacious in burns and hot ulcers. The 
 terra Feics seems to be of Welsh origin. 
 Richards renders houseleek y fyw-lys. 
 
 FEWTE,s. Fealty. Barbour. —Fr. feaiite. 
 
 To FEWTER, Futer, v. a. To lock toge- 
 ther. Douglas. — Isl. Jiaetr-a, compedibus 
 constringere. 
 
 FEWTIR, s. Rage. Wallace.— Isl fu- 
 dra, efilagro. 
 
 FY, interj. Make haste ; quickly, Upp. 
 Lanarks. 
 
 " Fy let us a' to the bridal." 
 
 Herd's Coll. 
 
 FI AL, FiALL, s. 1. One who receives wages. 
 Spalding. 2. A vassal. Knox. — O.Fr. 
 feal, id. 
 
 FIALL, Feale, s. Vassalage. — As L.B. 
 jidelis, signifies subditus, vasallus, injiall, 
 seems equivalent to in fideli, i. e. on con- 
 dition of acting a faithful part ; O.Fr. 
 feall,fael,feiaul, id. V. Gloss. Carpentier. 
 
 FIAR, s. One who has the reversion of 
 property, S. " I am fiar of the lands, she 
 a liferenter." Tales of My Landl. 
 
 FIARS, s. pi. The prices of grain legally 
 fixed for the year, S. — Yv.feur, estimatio 
 venalium ; or Isl. fiar, fear, the genit. of 
 fe,fie, pecunia, opes. 
 
 FICHE, s. A fish. Burel. 
 
 FYCHEL, {gutt.) s. A young foal ; a kind 
 of fondling term, Upp. Clydes. — Isl. fyl, 
 id. But whence the guttural sound? Sibb. 
 gives Feiihal in the sense of foal. 
 
 To FICHER, igutt.) v.n. 1. To work slowly 
 and awkwardly at any little or insignifi- 
 cant job ; to be engaged in any petty, 
 trifling employment, Loth. Aberd. 2. To 
 go awkwardly about work, ibid. 3. Used 
 to denote the act of toying, rather in an 
 indelicate manner, with a female, Aberd. 
 
 FICHERIN, s. The state of being appa- 
 rently busy in a trifling way, ibid. — Per- 
 haps from Su.G. fik-a, desiderare ; Isl. 
 fyk-ias, avide appetere. 
 
 FLCU.YT, part, pa. Fixed. Barbour. 
 
 FYCIIYT, pret. Fetched. Wyntown. 
 
 FICH PLEW. Apparently the same with 
 what is now called a, fotch plough. 
 
 FIOKFACK, s. The tough, strong, elastic 
 ligament, running along the vertebrae 
 of the back ; the ligamentum Neuchae, 
 Clydes. Also Firfax, and CameVs Hair. 
 
 FICK-FACKS, s. pi. Silly jargon ; trifling 
 sayings, Fife. — Su.G. fick-fack, praesti- 
 giae, quicquid clanculum ad decipiendos 
 alios suscipitur, Ihre. 
 
 To FICKLE, V. a. To puzzle. Loth. Wal- 
 lace. Fickle, to make to fike, or fidget ; 
 to puzzle. Gl. Waverley. — A.S. ficol, ver- 
 sipellis ; Su.G. tickla, coraplicare, in-vek- 
 la, to puzzle. 
 
 FICKLE-PINS, s. pi. A game, in which a 
 number of rings arc taken off' a double 
 wire united at both ends, Perths. Kinross. 
 
 FICKLY, adj. Puzzling, Loth. 
 
 FICKS, s. A disease of sheep, S. — Perhaps 
 the same with the Fykes, and of Tent, 
 origin ; Fyck-en,fTica.re,to rub, to scratch, 
 fyck, a boil, an inflamed tubercle. V. 
 Fags. 
 
 To FID, n. a. To move up and down, or 
 from side to side, Roxb. Used to denote 
 the motion of the tail of hares and other 
 animals. A. Scott. — Isl. fett-a, retrorsura 
 flectere. 
 
 FIDDER, s. A multitude. Burel. V. 
 
 FUDDER. 
 
 To FIDDER, T. n. To make a motion si- 
 milar to that of a hawk, when he wishes 
 to be stationary over a place ; or like that 
 of a bird in her nest over her young, 
 Dumfr. — Perhaps from Tent, veder-en, 
 plumare, plumas emittere, or Isl. fidr-a, 
 leviter tangere. 
 
 To FIDDLE, V. n. To trifle, though appa- 
 rently busy, S. — Isl. fitl-a, leviter attin- 
 gere. 
 
 * FIDDLE, s. To find a fiddle, applied to 
 the finding of a child dropped by the 
 gypsies. Moss. 
 
 FIDDLE-FIKE, s. 1. Troublesome pecu- 
 liarity of conduct, Perths. 2. A complete 
 trifler, Strathmore. Compounded of the 
 E. V. to Fiddle, nugare, aud S. Fyke, q. v. 
 
 FIDDLE-MA-FYKE, s. A silly, puncti- 
 lious person, concerned about mere trifles, 
 Roxb. 
 
 FIDE-JUSSOR, s. A sponsor or surety ; 
 a term borrowed from the Roman law. 
 
 * To FIDGE, V. n. To be restless or fidgety 
 in any place. 
 
 FIDGE, s. The act of fidging or fidgeting, 
 
 S. It does not appear that the s. is used 
 
 in E. Macaulay's Poems. 
 FYDRING, s. Confederation. Burel. 
 FIE, s. Sheep. V. Fe. 
 FlE,adj. Predestined. V.CussoR,and Fey. 
 FYE, adj. On the verge of death, S. Aberd. 
 
 Also used as a s. Stat. Ace. V. Fey. 
 FIE-GAE-TO, s. Much ado ; a great bustle. 
 
 Fie make haste, Roxb. Hogg. 
 
FYE 
 
 244 
 
 FIK 
 
 FYE-HASTE, s. A great hurry ; used lu- 
 dicrously, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 riEL. Burns. V. Feil, adj. 
 
 To FIELD, V. a. To sink a margin round 
 a panel of wood, S. 
 
 FIELDING-PLANE, s. The plane used 
 in fiddhiij, i. e. in sinking the margin 
 round a panel, S. 
 
 FIELD-MAN, s. A peasant; a boor. Balf. 
 Pract. — Geim.feldman, id. 
 
 FIELDWART. Afieldimrt, from home; 
 abroad, S. Ross. Afield is used by E. 
 writers ; afield'wart is, literally, " towards 
 the field," or in a course the contrary of 
 homeward. 
 
 F YELL, Phioll, s. A round, vaulted tower. 
 Palice Hon. — Lat. Phalae, towers of an 
 oval form. 
 
 FIENDIN, s. The devil, ShetL— Su.G. 
 faenden, cacodaemon. V. Finnin. 
 
 FIENT, s. Corr. from/(?K(i, S. Used, per- 
 haps, by some who are not aware that it 
 is, in fact, an invocation of the devil's 
 name ; as, Fient a hit, never a bit; Fient 
 halt, not a whit, &c. Rem. Niths. Song. 
 
 To FIER, r. n. To mark out ridges with a 
 plough. V. Feee, t. 
 
 FIER, Feer, s. a standard of any kind. 
 Yarn is said to be spun hy, i. e. past or 
 beyond, the fier, when it is drawn smaller 
 than the proper thickness. It is also ap- 
 plied to a very tall person, who has not 
 thickness proportioned to his height, 
 Roxb. Apparently from the same origin 
 with F'lars. 
 
 FIER, s. Sound; healthy. A. Douglas. 
 "V Ferf Ffr, 
 
 FIERCELINGS,«(fJ. Violent, S.B. Ross. 
 
 FIERCELINGS, adv. Violently, S.B. 
 Ross. 
 
 FIERD,s. Aford, Aberd. Trtrms.— Su.G. 
 iiaerd,iiQivim, a firth ; h.'^.ford, vadum. 
 
 FIERY, s. 1. Bustle; confusion, S. 2. 
 Rage; pron. fieroch, furuch, Perths. — 
 Su.G. fr-a, to celebrate. 
 
 FIERIE-TANGS, s. pi. A name, in An- 
 gus, for the crab and lobster. 
 
 FEIRY-FARY, s. 1. Bustle, S. Lyndsay. 
 2. Show ; pretended bustle. Baillle. 
 
 FIERSDAY, s. Thursday, Aberd. 
 
 FIESE WILK. Striated wilk. SMald. 
 V. Feeze. 
 
 FIEVALIS, adj. Powerless, Shetl. 
 
 FIFISH, adj. Somewhat deranged, Loth. 
 The Pirate. 
 
 FIFISHNESS, s. The state of being in 
 some degree deranged, ibid. The term, 
 it is said, had its origin from a number of 
 the principal families in the county of 
 Fife having at least a hee in their bonnet. 
 
 FIFT. Houlate. L. in fist. 
 
 FIFTEEN, Feifteen. The Fyfetcen. \. A 
 vulgar designation for the Court of Ses- 
 sion, as formerly consisting of Fifteen 
 Judges, S. Waverhy. 2. Used also to 
 distinguish the Rebellion, a, d. 1715, ibid. 
 
 Called also Shirra-inuir, and Marh 
 
 Year, q. v. 
 FY-GAE-BY, s. A ludicrous designation 
 
 for the diarrhoea, S. 
 FIG-FAG, s. The tendon of the neck of 
 
 cattle or sheep, S.A. V. Fix-Fax. 
 FIGGLE-FAGGLE, s. 1. Silly or trifling 
 
 conduct, Ayrs. 2. Applied to conduct 
 
 which is ludicrous or unbecoming, ibid. 
 
 —Evidently a modification of Fickfacks, 
 
 if not from A.S. fcol, inconstant. 
 FIGGLE-FAGGLER, s. One who destroys 
 
 good morals, ibid. 
 FIGGLELIGEE, {g hard) adj. Finical; 
 
 foppish ; ostentatiously polite, Aberd. 
 FIGMALIRIE, s. A whim. Ramsay. 
 
 Apparently the same with Whigmalee- 
 
 TIC Q V 
 
 To f'iKE, Fyke, Feik, t. n. 1. To be in a 
 restless state, without change of place, S. 
 Cleland. 2. To move from place to place 
 unsteadily, S. Burel. 3. To be at trouble 
 about any thing, S. Guy Mannering. 4. 
 To dally with a female; but not as neces- 
 sarily including the idea of indelicacy of 
 conduct ; to flirt, Aberd. Tarras. 5. As 
 connected with fiing, it sometimes denotes 
 the motion of the body in dancing. 6. To 
 fike on, to trifle ; to dally about a business; 
 to lose time by procrastination while ap- 
 pearing to be busy, S. Ross.—Sa.G. fik-a, 
 cursitare,/acA;-a, hunc illuc vagari. 
 
 To Mak a Fyke. To make a mighty fuss ; 
 to show every possible attention ; the prep. 
 with, or about, being frequently conjoined, 
 S. Ross. 
 
 To FIKE, Feik, v. a. 1. To vex ; to per- 
 plex, S. 2. To do any thing in a diligent 
 but piddling way, S. Kelly. 3. Expl. to 
 shrug. Gl. Skinner''s Poems. 
 
 FIKE, Fyke, s. 1. Bustle about what is 
 trifling, S. Hamilton. 2. Any trifling 
 peculiarity in acting, which causes trouble; 
 teasing exactness of operation, S. " I 
 dinna fash wi' sae mony/;/te." Cottag. 
 o/Glenburnie. 3. Restlessness, from what- 
 ever cause. Ramsay. 4. A restless mo- 
 tion ; synon. with fidge, S. Macaiday^sP. 
 5. Flirtation ; as, " He held a great fike 
 wi' her," S. 6. Such a degree of inti- 
 macy as suggests the idea of attachment, 
 or of courtship, Aberd. Cock^s Simple 
 Strains. 
 
 FIKE, s. Burnt leather. South of S. 
 
 FYKE, s. The Medusa's head, a fish, 
 Buchan. Probably denominated from the 
 pain caused by touching this fish. 
 
 FIKEFACKS, s. pi. 1. Minute pieces of 
 work, causing considerable trouble, S. 2. 
 Little troublesome peculiarities of temper, 
 S. — Tent, fickfack-en, agitare, factitare. 
 
 FIKE-MY-FACKS, s. pi. Used in Loth, 
 in the same sense with Fick-fiacks, q. v. 
 
 F YKERIE, Fikery, s. Minute exactness ; 
 petty trouble about trifles, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 FIKIE, FiKY, adj. 1. Minutely trouble- 
 
FIK 
 
 215 
 
 FUi 
 
 some, S. 2. In a restless or unsettled 
 state, like one still fidgeting, S. Gait. 
 FIK-MA-FYKE, s. A silly, unsettled, 
 troublesome creature ; one busied with 
 nonentities, Fife. 
 FILBOW, s. A thwack ; a thump, Aberd. 
 FILCHANS, s. pi. Rags patched or fas- 
 tened together, Ang. 
 To FYLE, File, r. a. 1. To defile, S. Dou- 
 glas. 2. To diffuse contagion. Acts Ja. II. 
 3. To sully; used in a moral sense. Dou- 
 glas. 4. To accuse ; a law term. Foun- 
 tainhall. 5. To pronounce guilty, S. Meg. 
 Maj. — A.S. ge-fyl-an, to defile. 
 To FYLE the fingers. To meddle in any 
 business that is viewed as debasing, whe- 
 ther in a physical or moral sense ; as, " I 
 wadna/y/e my fingers wi't," S. 
 FYLE, s. A fowl. ■ Iloulate. 
 FILIBEG, Philibeg, Feil-beg, s. A piece 
 of dress worn by men, in the Highlands, 
 instead of breeches, S. Bosicell. — Gael. 
 filleadh-beg, filleadh, fold, and beg, little. 
 FlLL,prep. From, Orkn. Given also as an 
 adv. signifying since, and till, ibid. This 
 seems merely a vicious pronunciation of 
 the same word which in S. signifies until, 
 Quhill, like the usual substitution of / 
 for wh, in some of our northern counties. 
 V. Quhill. 
 FILL, s. Full, S. K. Quair.—Sn.G. fylle. 
 FILL AND FETCH MAIR. A proverbial 
 phrase denoting riotous prodigality, S. 
 Rob Roy. 
 FILLAT, Fillet, s. The flank. Douglas. 
 
 —Ft. filet, id. 
 FILLER, s. The only term used for a fun- 
 nel, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 FILLIE, s. That part of a wheel on which 
 the iron ring is laid when shod, Roxb. 
 Gunnis fillies. Inventories. — E. felloe or 
 felly, Teut. velghe, modiolus rotae. 
 FILLISTER, s. The plane used for glass- 
 chacking windows, i. e. for making the 
 outer part of a sash fit for receiving the 
 glass. Loth. South of S. Pron. q. Feelister. 
 FlLLOK, Filly, s. 1. A young mare, S. 
 2. A giddy young woman. Douglas. 3. 
 Filly, a frothy young man. Bannatyne P. 
 — IsLfoelja, fern, oifil, pullus equinus. 
 FILP, s. A fall off one's feet, Dumfr.— 
 Teut._^a66t',/<'&6t', alapa, colaphus. This 
 is probably the origin of E. fillip. 
 FILSCH, s. A thump ; a blow, Aberd. 
 FILSCH, adj. Empty ; faint, Loth. 
 FILSCH, 5. Weeds or grass covering the 
 ground, S.B.— Su.G./t'^rt,/((^a, to cover. 
 FILSCHY, adj. Applied to a sheaf when 
 swelled up with weeds or natural grass, 
 S.B. 
 FILTER, s. A fault in weaving, Fife. 
 To FILTER, V. n. To weave any piece of 
 cloth in a faulty way, ibid. — Teut. fielt, 
 homo turpis, sordidus, fielterjje, nequitia, 
 spurcitia. 
 FIN', s. 1. Humour; mood; temper; dispo- 
 
 sition ; as, " in the fin^ of siagin," in the 
 humour of singing, Aberd. Qu. if corr. 
 from E. rein, id. ? 2. A state of eager- 
 ness, or of eager desire ; as, " He was in 
 a//t' about wiunin awa," he was very de- 
 sirous to get away, ibid. 
 FIN, s. Humour ; q./«w. Gl. Shirr. 
 FINANCE. To make Finance. 1. To raise 
 or collect money. Act. Dom. Cone. 2. To 
 make a composition in the way of paying 
 money, ibid. 
 FINANCE, s. Fineness. Acts Ja. IV. 
 To FIND, v. a. 1. To feel, S. Ramsay. 
 2. To grope ; to grubble, S. 3. To per- 
 ceive by the taste, S. 
 FINDY, adj. Full ; substantial ; q. what 
 
 finds, or supports. Kelly. 
 FINDLE, s. 1. Any thing found, S. 2. 
 The act of finding, S.B. — A.S. fyndele, 
 ad inventio. 
 FINDON HADDOCK. A species of peat- 
 smoke-dried haddock, S. The name is al- 
 ways pronounced q. Finnin. Hist. Aberd. 
 FINDSILY, adj. Apt to find. Kelly.— 
 
 A.S. find-an, and saelig, felix. 
 FYNE, s. End. Pitec'o^ie.— Fr./«, id. 
 To FINE, Fyne, v. n. To make an end. 
 
 Wyntown. 
 To FINEER, V. a. To veneer, S. 
 FINGER-FED, adj. Delicately brought 
 
 up ; pampered, S.A. 
 FINGERIN, s. Worsted spun of combed 
 
 wool, on the small wheel, S. Colvil. 
 FINGROMS, s. pi. Woollen cloth, deno- 
 minated, as would seem, from the quality 
 of the worsted, Aberd. Statist. Ace. 
 FINGTED, s. A term applied to a sore 
 finger bandaged or tied up, Teviotd. 
 Viewed as a very old word. Perhaps 
 corr, from finger-tied. 
 FyNYST, i}ari. pa. Bounded. Douglas. 
 FYNKLE, s. Fennel. S. P. Repr.—La.t. 
 
 foenicul-um. 
 FINNACK, FiNNOC, Finner. A white trout, 
 
 S.B. Statist. Ace. — G<ie\.feannog, id. 
 FINNER, s. A species of whale. St. Ace. 
 FINNIE, s. A salmon not a year old, S.B. 
 FINNIN, s. A fiend, Ang. Pitscottie.— 
 Sn.G.fa7ien,fianden,fanden, cacodaemon. 
 FINNIN HADDOCK. V. Findon. 
 FINNISON, s. Anxious expectation, Fife. 
 
 — Teut. vinnigh, acer, vehemens. 
 FINTOCK, s. The cloudberry, or kuout- 
 berry, Rubus chamaemorus, Linn, other- 
 wise called Aterin, Perths. — This is evi- 
 dently from Gdi.e\.fiundac, id. 
 FINTRUMSPELDIN. A small dried had- 
 dock, S. Saxoyi and Gael. 
 FINZACH, s. Knot-grass, Polygonum avi- 
 
 culare. Surt. Banff's, 
 To FIPPIL, V. n. To whimper ; to whine ; 
 to act in an unmanly manner. Peblis Play. 
 FIPPILLIS. Maitl. P.— Isl. fipla, attrec- 
 
 tare, 
 FIPPLE, s. The under lip. V. Faiple. 
 FIR, Fir-Candle, s. A splinter from a 
 
FIR 
 
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 FIT 
 
 moss-faUen fir tree, used as a light, Aberd. 
 Also called Candle-fir, S. W. Beattie. 
 
 FIR, adv. Far. Gaican and Got. 
 
 To FIRE, r. a. To bake bread, S. J.Nicol. 
 
 * To FIRE, V. a. 1. To toast; as. The 
 bread 's ko fired yet, S. 2. To scorch by 
 hot winds or lightning ; applied to grass, 
 grain, or foliage, S. 
 
 FIRE. If the fire happens to die out in any 
 house, on the last night of the year, the 
 application for a light or kindling, to any 
 superstitious neighbour, would be ill re- 
 ceived, as indicating some evil design to- 
 wards the family, or a wish that some 
 misfortune might befal them, S.B. 
 
 FYRE CROCE, Fiery Cross. The signal 
 sent from place to place, as expressive of 
 the summons given by a chief, or sove- 
 reign, to his vassals or subjects, to repair 
 in arms, within a limited time, to the 
 place of rendezvous appointed. Meg. 
 Priry Seal. V. Croishtarich. 
 
 FIREFANG. Having the quality of a 
 dunghill impaired by too high a degree of 
 the fermenting heat. Gl. Surr. Nairn. 
 
 FIREFANGIN, s. Injury produced by 
 fermentation in a cheese, S.O. 
 
 FYREFANGIT, part. pa. 1. Laid hold of 
 by fire. Douglas. 2. Applied to cheese 
 when swelled and cracked, from being 
 exposed to too much heat before it has 
 been dried, S. 
 
 FIREFANGITNESS, s. State of being 
 firefanged, S.O. 
 
 FIREFLAUCHT, Fyirslaucht, s. Light- 
 ning, S. Douglas. — Teut. Tier, ignis, and 
 tlack-en, spargere flammam, tierslaen, ex- 
 cutere ignem. 
 
 FIRE-KINDLING, s. An entertainment 
 which a person, on changing his place of 
 residence, gives to his new neighbours, 
 Aberd. Synon. Ilouse-heatinq. 
 
 FIRE-LEVIN, s. Lightning, Teviotd. 
 
 FIRE OF STANES. To big a fire of stanes, 
 is to make a pile of stones on the hearth, 
 in form resembling a fire, which is some- 
 times left in the desolate house by a re- 
 moving tenant, for the purpose of ensuring 
 ill luck to the family that succeeds them; 
 especially if the new comers have taken 
 the house or farm o'er their heads, Ang. 
 
 FYRE-PIKIS, «. pi. Apparently lances 
 used for setting fire to the advanced 
 works of besiegers. Inventories. 
 
 FIR-FUTTLE, s. A large knife used for 
 splitting candle-fir, Aberd. Corr. from 
 Whittle. 
 
 FIRING-STICK, s. Used to denote candle- 
 fir, or that wood which, being easily 
 kindled, is used as touchwood, Aberd. 
 
 FIRYOWE, s. The cone of the fir or pine, 
 Mearns. 
 
 FYKIT, pret.T. Perhaps dragged. Bcllend. 
 
 To FIRK, V. a. To pilfer ?— Isl. fiaerk-, 
 longe removere, Verel. 
 
 To FIRL corn. To measure it, Roxb. 
 
 To FIRL, V. n. Unexplained. 
 
 FIRLOT, Fyrlot, Furlet, s. 1, The 
 fourth part of a boll of corn, S. Acts Ja. I. 
 2. The quantity of grain, flour, &c. con- 
 tained in a measure of this description, S. 
 — A.S. fieorth, and lot, quarta portio. 
 
 FIRMANCE,s. Stability.— Fr./ema«C(;,id. 
 
 FIRMANCE, s. State of confinement. 
 Keith's Hist. — Fr. ferm-er, to shut, to 
 lock. 
 
 FIRNACKIT, s. A fillip, Aberd. Penty, 
 synon. S. — Perhaps from Isl. fioer, vigor, 
 and Su.G. knack-a, to strike smartly. 
 
 FIRNDAILL, Feirindell, s. A quarter. 
 — Belg. vieren-deel, a fourth part. 
 
 FIRNIE, 8. A quarrel ; a broil, Fife.— 
 A.S.firn,firen, peccatum. 
 
 To FIRPLE, V. n. To whimper, Roxb. 
 
 FIRRIN, adj. Of or belonging to fir or 
 the pine tree. Inventories. V. Firron. 
 
 FIRRYSTOICH, s. A bustle ; a tumult ; 
 also expl. a broil ; a fight, Ayrs. 
 
 FIRRON, Farren, adj. Belonging to the 
 fir. Douglas. 
 
 FIRSTIN,arf;. First. Poems I6th Cent. 
 
 FIRTH, s. I. An estuary, S. Bellenden. 
 2. A bay. Douglas. — Su.G. fiaerd, Isl. 
 fiord-r, fTetum ; F,. frith. 
 
 FIRTH, Fyrth, s. A sheltered place ; an 
 enclosure, Gaican and Gol. — A.S.frith- 
 ian, tueri, protegere. 
 
 FISCHGARTHE, s. A wear for catching 
 and retaining fish. Acts Ja. III. — Su.G. 
 fisk-gaerd, id. V. Yair. 
 
 FISH-CARLE, s. A fisherman, S.B. Tarras. 
 
 FISH-CURRIE, s. Any deep bole or se- 
 cret recess, in a river, in which the fishes 
 hide themselves ; often by itself, Currie, 
 Perths. — Gael, corr and curr, and C.B. 
 cicr, a corner, a nook. 
 
 FISHICK, s. The Brown Whistle-fish. 
 Barry's Orkn. A dimin. from fish, be- 
 cause of the smallness of the size. 
 
 FISHING-WAND, s. A fishing-rod, S. 
 Warerley. 
 
 FYSIGUNKUS, s. Expl. « a man devoid 
 of curiosity," Perths. 
 
 FISSENLESS, adj. Destitute of substance, 
 or pith. S. V. FoisoN. 
 
 To FISSLE, r. n. 1. To make a slight 
 continued noise ; to rustle, S. Antiquary. 
 2. To make a rustling noise, as the wind 
 when it shakes the leaves of trees, S. 
 Gait. 3. Used to denote the noise made 
 by the wind in the key-hole, Ayrs. — Teut. 
 futsel-en, agitare, or Isl. fys-a, sufflare, 
 ventilare. 
 
 FISSLE, FiSTLE, s. Bustle; fuss, S. Boss. 
 
 FISTAND, part. pr. Breaking wind back- 
 ward without noise. Lyndsay. — Dan. 
 fyst-en, Isl. fys-a, pedere. 
 
 FIT, s. Used as synon. with custom. " Fits 
 and customs of the Border." Stair Suppl. 
 Dec. 
 
 To FIT, V. n. To kick, Roxb. The E. v. 
 to foot is used in the same sense. 
 
FIT 
 
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 FLA 
 
 To FIT the Floor. To dance. To hue a 
 gueedfit on the floor, to dance well, Aberd. 
 
 FIT, s. Foot, S. Ferguson. 
 
 First-fit or Foot, s. The name given, in 
 the calendar of superstition, to the person 
 who/r.s-( enters a house on any day which 
 is particularly regarded as influencing the 
 fate of a family, S. /. Nicol. 
 
 To Tyne one's Fit. To slip ; as, I tint the 
 fit, or tint my fit, S.B. Skinner. 
 
 A GuDE Fit ; as, " He has a gude fit," he 
 walks at a round pace, S. 
 
 A Lowss Fit ; as, " Her fit was louss 
 [loose]," she was at liberty ; she was her 
 own mistress, S. 
 
 Fit-for-Fit, adv. With the greatest ex- 
 actness ; as, " I followed him fit for fit." 
 
 To PIT in a Fit. To walk quickly ; as, 
 " She pits in a fit now," she walks more 
 quickly, Dumfr. 
 
 Upon the Fit. To sell grain upon the fit, 
 to sell it along with the straw before it 
 is thrashed ofi. Aqr. Surr. Stirlinijs. 
 
 To FITCH, v. a. 1. To move any thing a 
 little way from its former place ; to fitch 
 a march-stane, to make a slight change in 
 the situation of a landmark, Lanarks. 
 2. To lift and lay down again ; to touch 
 a thing frequently, ibid. 
 
 To FITCH, V. n. 1. To move by slow suc- 
 cussations, S. E. to hitch. 2. To move 
 at the game of draughts, Upp. Clydes. — 
 Teut. wijck-en, cedere, abscedere. 
 
 FITCH, s. A move at draughts, ibid. 
 
 FIT-FALL, s. A grown-up lamb, Roxb. 
 
 FIT-FEAL, s. The skin of a lamb between 
 the time of castration and that of being 
 weaned, Roxb. Feal would seem to be 
 the same with fiell, a skin. 
 
 FIT-GANG, s. I. As much ground as one 
 can move on, S. Saxon and Gael. 2. A 
 long, narrow chest, extending alongside a 
 wooden bed, Berwicks. V. Fedgan. 
 
 FITHIT. Used as an exclamation equiva- 
 lent to nevertheless, notwithstanding; as, 
 "Will you walk?" Na, fithit ! Q. No, 
 faith ! No, in faith ! 
 
 FITHOWE, Fithawe, s. A polecat. Acts 
 Ja.I. 
 
 FITLESS, adj. Apt to stumble, or to fall, 
 from debility or carelessness, S. A horse 
 of this description is said to be a fitless 
 beast, S. 
 
 FITLESS-COCK [footlessl. A cake baked 
 of lard and oat-meal, and boiled among 
 broth. Also denominated a sodden banno'; 
 usually made about Eastern's E'en, or 
 Shrovetide, Roxb. V. Festycock. 
 
 FIT-NOWT, s. The hindmost pair, abreast, 
 
 of a team of oxen, Aberd. 
 FIT-ROT, s. A disease affecting the feet 
 of sheep, and, by its virulence, sometimes 
 rendering them quite unable to walk, 
 Roxb. V. Foot-rot. 
 FITSTED, s. The print of the foot. 67. 
 Shirr. S.li. — From Isl. fit, foot, and Isl. 
 
 Su.G. stad, A.S. sted, locus. Q. the place 
 
 where the foot has been set, or stood ; for 
 
 stad is from sfaa, to stand. 
 FITSTED, s. Print ofthe foot, S.B. Gl.Shirr. 
 To FITTER, V. a. To injure by frequent 
 
 treading, S. 
 To FITTER, V. n. 1 . To make a noise with 
 
 the feet, S. 2. To totter in walking; ap- 
 plied to a child who is learning to go out, 
 
 but seems still ready to fall, S. — Belg. 
 
 Toeteer-en, to foot it. 
 FITTERIN, s. The noise made by frequent 
 
 and rapid motion of the feet, S. 
 FIT-THE-GUTTER, s. A low, loose slip- 
 per, Roxb. 
 FITTY, Futty, adj. Expeditious, S.A. 
 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 FITTIE, s. A term used by school-boys 
 
 or young people, to denote the state ofthe 
 
 foot when they have stepped into mud, S. 
 
 FITTIE, adj. Neat ; trim, Clydes. This 
 
 seems the same with Yj.feat. — O.Yv.faitis, 
 
 faictis, " neat, feat, handsome, well-made." 
 FITTIE-FIES, s. pi. Quirks or quibbles, 
 
 Aberd. Skinner. Elsewhere whittic- 
 
 tfhaws. 
 FITTIE-LAN', s. The nearer horse of the 
 
 hindmost pair in a plough, S. ; q. foot the 
 
 land. Burns. 
 FITTIN-ALE, s. An entertainment given 
 
 by parents, when they have a child that tales 
 
 the fit or foot, i. e. begins to walk, Aberd. 
 FITTING, s. Footing, S. Z. Boyd. 
 FITTINGS, s. pi. Turfs set on edge, two 
 
 and two, for the purpose of drying, Te- 
 
 viotdale. 
 FITTININMENT, s. Interest, S.B. P. 
 
 Buchan Dial. 
 FYVESUM, adj. Five together, S.A. 
 FIXFAX, s. l". The tendon of the neck of 
 
 cattle, S. 2. Figuratively, the punishment 
 
 of the juqgs or pillory, Ayrs. 
 FIXFAX, s. Hurry, S.B. Ross.—Sa.G. 
 
 fiks, alacer. 
 2'o FIZZ, T. n. To make a hissing noise, S. 
 
 Burns. — Isl. fys-a, sufflare. 
 FIZZ, Fize, s. 1. a hissing noise, S. 2. 
 
 Fuss ; disturbance, S. Tarras. 
 To FIZZ, Fizz about, v. n. I. To be in a 
 
 bustling state, S. 2. To be in a rage, S. 
 
 — A.S. fys-an, festinare ; Isl. fys-a, insti- 
 
 gare. 
 FIZZ, s. 1. A great bustle, S. — Su.G. /as, 
 
 id. 2. Rage ; heat of temper, S. 
 FIZZEN, s. Pith; force; energy. Loth. 
 
 S.A. " The pump has lost the fizzen." 
 FIZZENLESS, adj. I. The same with 
 
 Foisonless. Used as signifying insipid ; 
 
 useless, Berwicks. 2. Insipid ; applied 
 
 to the mind; as, " a siUy,fizzenless crea- 
 ture," ibid. V. Foison. 
 FLA, s. A flea. A.S. id. Palice Hon. 
 FLAA, s. A thin turf. Synon. Flag, S. 
 
 Edmonston's Zetl.—'Da.n. flaa, Isl. Jlae, 
 
 excoriare. 
 FLAB, s. Apparently a mushroom. 
 
FLA 
 
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 FLA 
 
 To FLA.BRIGAST, v. n. To gasconade, 
 Perths. Flabrigastit, part, extremely fa- 
 tigued. 
 
 FLACAT, s. Perhaps something resem- 
 bling the modern reticule. lutentories. 
 
 FLACHIN, i'jutt.) s. A stroke given by 
 something in the hand,Orkn. — Isl. Jlelg-ia, 
 dejicere, praecipitare ; Su.G. flekt-a, mo- 
 titare. 
 
 FLACHTER-SPADE, s. V. Flauchter. 
 
 FLACK, Flaik, s. A square plaid, Mearns. 
 — Perhaps because of its form, from Teut. 
 vlack, Dan. jlak, planus. 
 
 FLACKIE, s. A truss made of straw, for 
 preserving a horse's back from being hurt 
 by the creel, Orkn. 
 
 FLAE, Flay, s. A skin, Fife ; from its 
 being Hayed off. 
 
 FLAE, Flay, s. A flea, S. St. Patrick. 
 
 FLAEIE, ad]. Abounding in fleas, S. 
 
 To FLAP, Flaff, v. n. 1. To flap. S. Hud- 
 son. 2. To flutter. Douglas. 
 
 To FLAFF, V. a. To fan ; in allusion to 
 raising wind by flapping, Dumfr. Mayne. 
 
 To FLAFF, V. n. To blow intermittently, 
 S.B. Tarras. 
 
 FLAFF, s. A fop, Upp. Clydes. Q. one 
 who 1lafs or flutters about. 
 
 To FLAFF, r. n. To fly ofi'; to go off as 
 gunpowder with a puff, Fife. Synon. 
 Fluf, q. V. Tennanfs Card. Beaton. 
 
 PL AFFER, s. The act of fluttering, S. 
 
 To FLAPPER, V. n. To flutter, S.B. Tar- 
 ras. 
 
 FLAFPERIE, adj. Light; easily com- 
 pressible, Lanarks. Syn. with Flownie. 
 
 FLAFFIN, s. 1. The act of flapping, S. 
 2. A flake of whatever kind ; any very 
 light body, Fife. V. Flaff, v. 
 
 FLAG, s. A piece of green sward, cast with 
 a spade, S. — Isl. Jla</-a, glebastenues ex- 
 scindere. 
 
 FLAG, s. A squall. Dou<j. — Teut. rlaeghe. 
 
 FLAG. «. A flash of lightning. Douglas. 
 — Teut. clack-en, vibrare instar flammae. 
 
 FLAG, s. A flake of snow, Moray. — -Su.G. 
 jtcK/e, pars avulsa, snoeflage, flocculus nivis. 
 
 FLAGARYING. V. Fleegaryi.ng. 
 
 FLAGARTIE, adj. " A cant word ; floun- 
 cing;" or rather stormy. — From Flag, a 
 squall, (Teut. rlaeghe, procella,) and art, 
 disposition ; q. " of a stormy nature." 
 
 FLAGGIS, s. pi. Flanks. Dunbar. 
 
 PLAGRUiM, s. A blow ; a thump, Aberd. 
 — Lat. id. a whip, a scourge. 
 
 FLAG-SIDE of a split haddock. The side 
 without the bone, Aberd. — Isl. Jiak-a, dis- 
 cindere. 
 
 FLAY, s. Fear ; affright, Aberd. 
 
 To Tak Flay, r. n. To be pauic-struck, S. 
 D. Anderson's P. V. Fley. 
 
 FLAY-A-TAID, s. One who would do the 
 meanest or most loathsome thing for gain, 
 Fife. Q. " skin a toad." 
 
 FLAYIS. Leg. slayis. Barbour. 
 
 FLAIK, Flake, Plate, s. 1. A hurdle. 
 
 Wallace. 2. In pi. temporary folds or 
 pens, S. R. Bruce. 3. A frame above the 
 chimney-piece for holding a gun, Gal- 
 loway. David. Seas. — Pris. tlaeck, Su.G, 
 Jiake, crates, Jlaet-a ; Teut. rlecht-en, nec- 
 tere. 
 
 FLAIK, s. A square plaid. V. Flack. 
 
 FLAIK-STAND, s. The cooling vessel 
 through which the pipes pass in distilling; 
 a refrigerator, Aberd. 
 
 PLAIN, Plane, s. An arrow. Douglas. — 
 A.S.flane, id. 
 
 FLAIP, Flep, Flipe, .«. 1. An unbroken 
 fall ; sometimes conveying the idea of one 
 falling flat on the ground, and also of the 
 ground being moist or soft, Roxb. Hogg. 
 2. A blow caused by a fall, and producing 
 a dull, flat sound, Selkirks. Flaip seems 
 merely a variation of F.Jlap, as express- 
 ing the stroke received in a fall. 
 
 PLAIPER, s. A very severe fall. 
 
 FLAIR, s. Tlie skate ; a fish. Sibbald. 
 
 To FLAIRY, V. a. To cajole. V. Flare. 
 
 PLAYT, pret. Scolded. V. Flyte, v. 
 
 PLAIT, pret. of the r. to Flit. To trans- 
 port in whatever way, S.B. Tarras. 
 
 To PLAITHER, v. n. To use wheedling 
 language, Perths. V. Flether, r. 
 
 PLAKET, s. Apparently a small flagon. 
 — Pr. flasquet, a small flask ; C.B. flacced, 
 lagena, nter, obba, ampulla. V. Placat. 
 
 FLALAND-CLAITH, Acts Ja. V. V. 
 Drawaris of Claithe. 
 
 FLAM, s. A sudden puff of wind, Ang. — 
 A.S. fleam, fuga. 
 
 To FLAM, T. n. To fly out and in, S.B. 
 V. Plem. 
 
 To FLAME, Flamb, Flamm, v. a. 1. To 
 baste meat while roasting, S. Dunbar. 
 2. To besmear one's self with the food 
 which one is eating, Clydes. — Pr. Jlamb- 
 er, id. 
 
 PLAMPOO, s. I. Any gaudy trapping in 
 female dress, Ayrs. 2. A gaudily-dressed 
 female ; one whose chief pleasure consists 
 in dress, ibid. — This term seems to be the 
 same with O.E. Flamefeic, " the moon- 
 shine in the water," Barrett's Alvearie. 
 
 PLAMP, adj. Inactive ; in a state of las- 
 situde, Orkn. Domless, synon. 
 
 FLAN, PlaNx\, s. 1. A gust of wind, S. 
 Brand. 2. Smoke driven down the chim- 
 ney by a gust of wind ; as, " a flan o' 
 reek," S.B. The use of the word Flan in 
 Shetl. clearly shows that it is of Northern 
 origin. — Isl. flan-a, praeceps ferri. 
 
 To PLAN, Flann, v. n. To come in gusts; 
 applied to the wind ; as, " the wind's 
 flannin down the lum," S. 
 
 PLAN, adv. Expl. " flat; not very hollow," 
 Roxb. — This might seem to have a com- 
 mon origin with Lat. plan-us. Armor. 
 splan is used in the same sense. 
 
 PLANDERKIN, .«. A native of Flanders ; 
 a Fleming. Jacobite Relics. — Prom Germ. 
 Flandcrn, Flanders, and kind, a child. 
 
 \ 
 
FLA 
 
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 FLA 
 
 FLANE, .t. An arrow. V. Flain. 
 
 FLANNEN, s. The name invariably given 
 by the vulgar to flannel, S. Burns. 
 
 FLANNEN, adj. Of or belonging to flan- 
 nel; as, a jianneu sark, a shirt made of 
 flannel, S. — Sw. Jianell, Belg. flannel, Fr. 
 fianefle. 
 
 To FLANSH, v. a. To flatter; to wheedle, 
 Moray. — Isl. flens-a, lambere, lingere. 
 
 To FLANTER. 1. To waver ; to be in 
 some degree delirious, Ang. 2. To falter 
 in evidence or narration, Ang. 3. To 
 quiver, as denoting a state of tremulous 
 agitation, Ang. Ross. — Isl. flane, erro- 
 neus, praeceps, fatuus. 
 
 FLAP of a coat, s. The lap, S. — E. flap 
 originally denotes any thing pendulous ; 
 ^vi.G.flabhe, labium pendulum. 
 
 To FLAP, r. a. To turn inside out, Aberd. 
 Synon. with Flipe. 
 
 To FLARE, r. a. To cajole. Loth.; flair y, 
 Fife. — Isl.flaar, cra.fty,flaer'i, guile. 
 
 FLARE, s. Flattering language. Loth. 
 
 FLASCHAR, s. A butcher. V. Flesher. 
 
 FLASCHE, s. Flesh. Complaynt S. 
 
 FLASH, s. A depository for timber, Loth. 
 
 FLASK, s. A frame for a piece of ord- 
 nance. Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. fl^isque signi- 
 fies the carriage of a piece of ordnance, 
 also the frame on which it lies, Cotgr. 
 
 To FLAST, V. n. To gasconade, S. — Isl. 
 flas-a, praeceps feror. 
 
 To FLAT, r. a. To flatter. Douglas.— Ft. 
 flat-er, id. 
 
 FLAT, s. A field. Douflas. 
 
 FLAT, s. Floor of a house. V. Flet. 
 
 FLAT of a house, s. A single floor, S. 
 
 FLAT, s. A cake of cow-dung, Roxb. 
 Apparently from its flat form. V. Cow- 
 plat. 
 
 To FLATCH, v. a. To fold down. Loth. 
 
 FL ATE, pret. Scolded,S. Picken. V.Flyte. 
 
 FLATE, s. A hurdle. V. Flaik. 
 
 FLATLYNYS,FLATLiNGS,adc. Flat. Bar- 
 bour. 
 
 FLAT-SOLED, adj. Having no arch or 
 spring in the foot, S. 
 
 To FLAUCH, V. a. 1. To strip off the skin. 
 Flaucht, skinned, Fife. 2. To pare, ibid. 
 — Tent, tlaegh-en, deglubere, pellem de- 
 
 FLAUCH, s. A hide or skin, Fife. 
 
 FLAUCH o' land. A division of land, Fife. 
 Flaucht, synon. Angus. — This has been 
 expl. as equivalent to a hide of land ; but 
 perhaps it is rather allied to S\i..G.flaeck-a, 
 findere, partiri. 
 
 FLAUCHT, s. A considerable number of 
 birds on wing ; a flight, Clydes. 
 
 FLAUCHT, Flacchter, Flaucui.v, s. A 
 flake, S. Flaflin is used as -woW&sflanch- 
 in, Fife iflichin or flighin, Loth. A. Scott. 
 — Su.G. snoeflage, a flake of snow. 
 
 FLAUCHT, Flaught, s. A handful, S.B. 
 Ross. 
 
 FhAHCRYofland. A croft, Ang. 
 
 FLAUCHTBRED, adr. 1. At full length, 
 S. q. spread out in breadth. Ross. 2. With 
 great eagerness, S. Ross. — Su.G. flaeckt, 
 spread. 
 
 To FLAUCHT, r. a. To Flaucht icoo; to 
 card wool into thin flakes, Perths. Roxb. 
 
 FLAUCHTER, s. A skinner, Fife. 
 
 FLAUCHTER, .«. A person employed in 
 carding wool, South of S. 
 
 To FLAUCHTER, r. a. To pare turf from 
 the ground, S.B. V. Flag, s. 1. Gl. Shir. 
 
 FLAUCHTER, Flaughter, s. A man who 
 casts turfs with a Flauchter-spade, Roxb. 
 
 FLAUCHTER-FAIL, s. A long turf cut 
 with a flauchter spade, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 FLAUCHTER-SPADE, s. A long two- 
 handed instrument for casting tnrfs, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 FLAUCHTS, s. pJ. Instruments used ia 
 preparing wool, Roxb. 
 
 FLAYER, s. Gray-bearded oats, Avena 
 fatua, Lin. Agr. Surr. Dumfr. 
 
 FLAUGHT o' FIRE. A flash of lightning, 
 Ayrs. Blackw. Mag. V. Fireflaucht. 
 
 FLAUGHT, adr. With great eagerness ; q. 
 with the wings fully spread, Ayrs. 
 
 FLAUGHT, s. 1. Flutter, like that of a 
 fowl, Ayrs. Gait. 2. Bustle; hurried and 
 confused exertion, Ayrs. ibid. 
 
 To FLAUGHTER, v. n. 1. To flutter, Gal- 
 loway. 2. To shine fitfully ; to flicker, 
 South of S. Antiquary. — Tent, vlaggher- 
 en,flagger-en,Yo\itsire ; Sn.G. flackt-a, moti- 
 tare. As this, and other words of a simi- 
 lar form, such as F. flicker, &c. suggest the 
 idea of the motion of wings, they seem all 
 deducible from the various verbs denoting 
 flight; as Teut. vlieg-en, A.S. fleog-an, 
 Su.G. ftiig-a, &c. volare. 
 
 FLAUGHTER, s. A fluttering motion, Gal- 
 loway; Flafl^er, synon. Daridson. 
 
 FLAUGHTERIN', s. Alight shining fit- 
 fully ; fiickering. South of S. Gl. Antiq. 
 
 FLAUNTY, adj. Capricious; unsteady; ec- 
 centric, Ayrs. Gait. — Isl. flan-a, prae- 
 ceps mere, teiri; flan, praecipitantia. 
 
 FLAUR, s. A strong smell, Upp. Clydes.; 
 merely a corr. of F. flavour. 
 
 FLAURIE, s. A drizzle, Clydes. ; synon. 
 Droic. — Teut. tlaeghe, nimbus. 
 
 FLAW, s. 1. A blast of wind. Douglas. 
 
 2. A storm of snow, Ang. Statist. Ace. 
 
 3. A sudden flash of fire. Wyntown. 4. 
 Rage ; passion, Ang. — Norw. flage, flaag, 
 expl. (in Dan.) " a sudden gust of wind ; 
 also, snow, rain, or hail, which comes sud- 
 denly, and goes quickly off again," Hal- 
 lager. V. Flag. 
 
 FLAW, pret. Flew. Do;*!/.— A.S. fleah. 
 FLAW. Fiery Flaw. The sting ray. Sibhald. 
 FLAW, s. 1. An extent of land under grass, 
 
 Orkn. 2. A broad ridge, ibid. — Isl. fla, 
 
 planus, latus. 
 To FLAW, r. n. 1. To lie or fib. Ramsay. 
 
 2. To flaw away, to magnify in narration, 
 
 South of S. Synon. Bleeze au:a\ 
 
FLA 
 
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 FLE 
 
 FLAW, s. A fib; a falsehood, S. Ramsay. 
 Allied, perhaps, to O. Flandr. fieew-en, 
 Teut. vley-en, blandiri; if not to Jlamc-eti, 
 deficere, languescere. 
 
 FLAW, s. The point of a horse-nail, broken 
 off by the smith, after it has passed 
 through the hoof, Fife. — Su.G. flaije, pars 
 avulsa, fragmen. 
 
 FLAW, s. A flaw o' peats, the spot of 
 ground occupied by an individual, on the 
 edge of a moss, on which his peats are 
 spread for being dried, in the summer 
 season, Roxb. A. Scoi«.— Evidently allied 
 to Isl.flaij, terra nuda, post excissam gle- 
 bam ; or q. the quantity of peats cast, i.e. 
 fl-ayed. 
 
 FLAWKEKnS,s.pl. Armour for the legs. 
 Doujflas. 
 
 FLAWKIT, part. adj. White in the flanks; 
 a term applied to cattle, BanfiFs. 
 
 FLAWMAND, /)art. /?r. Displayed. Bar- 
 bour. V. Flam, v. 
 
 FLAWMONT, s. A narrative ; a history, 
 Ayrs. Renfr. — Isl. flam, flim, carmen fa- 
 mosum. 
 
 FLAW-PEAT. A soft and spongy peat, 
 pron. fluw-peat, S. Walker. V. Flow. 
 
 FLEAKS, s. pi. The fissures between the 
 strata of a rock, Fife. — Isl. flak-a, discin- 
 dere, flak, segmentum. This may be viewed 
 as an oblique use of E. flake. 
 
 FLEA-LUGGIT, adj. Unsettled; hare- 
 brained, S. Gait. 
 
 FLEASOCKS, s. pi. The shavings of wood. 
 
 FLEAT, s. A thick mat used for preventing 
 a horse's back from being galled by the 
 saddle, Sutherl. V. Flet. 
 
 FLECH, (gutt.) s. A flea, S.B.—A.S.fleah. 
 
 To FLECil (giitt.) one's self. To hunt for, 
 or catch fleas, S.B. 
 
 FLECHY, {(futt.) adj. Covered with fleas. 
 S.B. 
 
 FLECHIN,s. A flake of snow. V. Flichin. 
 
 FLECHTS, Flights, {gutt.)s. pi. The fleckts 
 of a spinning-wheel are the pronged or 
 forked pieces of wood in which the teeth 
 are set, Mearns. This is equivalent to E. 
 fly, as applied to machinery ; as the fly of 
 a jack ; Sa.G. flygt, A.S. flyht, Belg. vlucht, 
 volatus. 
 
 FLECKER, s. The act of fluttering, Ettr. 
 For. V. Flekker, v. 
 
 FLECKERIT, adj. Spotted. Gaw. and Gol. 
 
 FLECKER'T, (((f;. Rent; torn; generally 
 used when any part of the human body 
 has been mangled, and the skin hangs 
 down half covered with blood, Roxb. — 
 Isl./ai;-rt, solutus haerere. 
 
 FLECKIE, Flecky, s. A fondling name 
 for a spotted cow, S.A. Dumfr. Courier. 
 
 FLECKIT, .s. A small flask for carrying 
 spirits, Merse ; flacket, A.Bor. a bottle 
 made in fashion of a barrel, Ray. V. 
 Flak EX. 
 
 FLECKIT, Flecked, adj. Having large 
 distinct white spots, S.U, Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 FLECKIT FEVER. A spotted fever, S.B. 
 — Sw. flaeck-feber, Germ, fleck-fleber, id. 
 
 FLECT, s. A town, as distinguished from 
 a city. — Germ, fleck, a borough, a market 
 town ; Belg. flek (open steedtje,) a town ; 
 Flem. flecke, a village, bourg. 
 
 FLEDGEAR, s. One who makes arrows. 
 Acts Ja.II. — Germ, flit sch, Yv.fleche, an 
 arrow. 
 
 FLEE, s. A fly, S. Z. Boyd.— Belg. rlicge. 
 
 To LET A Flee stick i' the wa'. Not to 
 speak on some particular topic ; to pass 
 over it without remark, S. Antiquary. 
 
 To FLEE, r. n. To fly, S. No other term 
 is used even when the flight of a bird is 
 expressed. Our old writers, as Wyntown 
 and Douglas, use fle in this sense. — A.S. 
 fle-on, volare, Teut. tUeg-en, verberare 
 aera pennis, Gevm.flieg-en, Mod.Sa.x.fl<eg- 
 en, id. 
 
 FLEE, s. The smallest thing ; a whit ; a 
 jot; always preceded by a negative, S.B.; 
 synon. Flow. — Perhaps a metaph. borrow- 
 ed from the smallness of a fly ; A.S. flege, 
 Teut. vlieqli, musca. 
 
 To FLEECH, v. a. To flatter. V. Fleich. 
 
 FLEECHIN, adj. Applied to the weather, 
 when it falsely assumes a favourable ap- 
 pearance ; as, " That's afleechin day," i.e. 
 a day that promises much more than will 
 be performed, Fife ; synon. Gowanie, q.v. 
 
 FLEECHINGLY, adv. Flatteringly. 
 
 FLEED, s. A head-ridge, Aberd. 
 
 FLEEFU', Fleyfu', adj. Frightful, La- 
 narks. Ayrs. Picken's Poems. 
 
 FLEEGARYING, Flagarying, part. pr. 
 Busying one's self about trifling articles 
 of dress, Upp. Clydes. Dumfr. 
 
 FLEEGERIE, Fleegarie, Feegarie, s. 
 1. A whim, S. 2. In pi. toys; gewgaws, S. 
 Ramsay. It is often used to denote the 
 showy flaunting attire of females, S. Fee- 
 garies, Dumfr. 
 
 FLEEGEST, s. A piece of cut paper, hung 
 up for attracting flies, Berwicks. 
 
 FLEEGIRT, s. A small quantity of any 
 thing; as, " a fleegirt o' butter ;" supposed 
 to signify, as much as would gird or sur- 
 round a, fly, S.A. 
 
 FLEEING ADDER. A dragon-fly, Roxb. 
 
 FLEEING MARCH ANT. A pedlar; an 
 itinerant merchant, Aberd. 
 
 FLEEP,s. A stupid fellow, Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 To FLEER, T. a. To gibe ; to taunt. Pickcn. 
 
 FLEER, s. Floor, Aberd. 
 
 FLEESOME,rt(f/. Frightful, S.O. V.Fley. 
 
 FLEESOMELIE, adt. Frightfully, Clydes. 
 
 FLEESOMENESS, s. Frightfulness, ibid. 
 
 To FLEET, T. 11. To flow ; also, to float. 
 Loth. Roxb. V. Fleit, r. n. 
 
 To FLEET owre. To overflow, Roxb. 
 
 FLEET-DYKE, s. A dike erected for pre- 
 venting inundation. South of S.— Teut. 
 tliet, flumen, rJtet-en, fluere, abundare. 
 
 FLEET-WATER, .t. Water which over- 
 flows ground, Roxb. 
 
, FLE 
 
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 FLE 
 
 To FLEG, r. a. To affright, S. Ramsay. 
 To FLEG, r. «. To take fright, S.B. 
 FLEG. To tak Fleg, v. n. ; to take fright, 
 
 Aug. 
 FLEG, s. A fright, S. Ramsay. 
 To FLEG, r. n. To fly from place to place, 
 
 Dumfr. Davidson. — A.S. fleog-an, volare. 
 FLEG, s. 1 . A stroke ; a raudom blow. Ha- 
 
 milton, Picken. 2. A kick. Gl. Bums. 
 
 3. A fit of ill-humour, Ayrs. 
 FLEGGAR, s. One who magnifies in nar- 
 ration. Loth. ; a proclaimer of falsehoods. 
 
 — Su.G. filck-a, to patch; skojlick-are, a 
 
 cobbler. 
 FLEGGIN, s. A lazy, lying fellow, running 
 
 from door to door, Dumfr. 
 FLEGHINGS, s. pi. The dust which comes 
 
 from flax in the dressing, Slrathmore ; 
 
 synon. Stuff, Stew. — Teut. rlaajh-en, de- 
 
 glubere ; because the flax is as it were 
 
 flayed ofi", when it is separated from the 
 
 stem. 
 To FLEY, Flee, t. a. 1. To frighten, S. 
 
 Douglas. 2. To put to flight, S. Mayne. 
 To FLEY, Fly, t. n. To take fright, S.B. 
 
 Ross. 
 FLEY, s. A fright, S.B. Dumfr. Tarras. 
 FLEY. Leg. Sley, sly. Barbour. 
 To FLEY, V. a. To give a slight degree of 
 
 heat to any liquid. Tofley a bottle of beer, 
 
 or any other liquor, to take the cold air 
 
 off it, by toasting it before the fire, Fife, 
 
 Perths. 
 To FLEICH, Fleitch, v. a. To wheedle; 
 
 to flatter, S. Barbour. — Teut. flets-en, 
 
 adulari, blandiri. 
 FLEICH, Fleech, s. A piece of flattery. 
 
 Kelly. 
 To FLEICH AND FECHT. One while to 
 
 cajole, next moment to scold, Roxb. 
 FLEICHER, Flechour, Fleitschour, s. 
 
 A flatterer. Wyntown. — Teut./efoer. 
 FLEICHING, Flechtng, s. Flattery, S. 
 
 Douglas. 
 FLEIG, s. Flight. Bellenden. 
 FLEYITNESS, s. Affright. Complaynt S. 
 FLEYNE. Vntofleyne. On flight. Doug. 
 To FLEIP, r. a. V. Flype. 
 To FLEYR, Fleyr-up, r. n. To make wry 
 
 faces; also, to whimper, Ang. Many. 
 FLEYSUM, adj. Frightful, S. V. Fley. 
 To FLEIT, r. a. To flee from. Douglas.— 
 
 Belg. rlied-en, id. 
 To FLEIT, Flete, r. m. 1. To flow. Dun- 
 bar. 2. To float. Evergreen. 3. To sail. 
 
 Barbour. 4. To abound. Lyndsay. — Su.G. 
 
 flyt-a, Teut. tliet-en, fluere. 
 FLEIT, part. pa. Afraid, S. Keith's Hist. 
 FLEIT, s. Overflowing of water, Loth.; 
 
 synon. Spate. V. Fleet, r. 
 FLEYT, pret. of the v. Flyte, scolded; more 
 
 generally pron.flait. Warerley. 
 FLEITNES,s. Fear; affright. Keith's His- 
 tory. 
 To FLEKKER, Flyker, v. n. 1. To flut- 
 ter, S. Wallace. 2. To quiver; to trem- 
 
 ble. Douglas. — Su.G. Jleckra, motitari ; 
 A.S.fliccer-ian, id. 
 
 To FLEM, Fleme, r. a. To banish ; to ex- 
 pel. Wallace. — A.S. ge-jlem-an, fugare ; 
 Isl. flaeme, exulare facio, whence flaem- 
 tnqr, an exile, an outlaw. 
 
 FLEMENS-FIRTH, s. An asylum for out- 
 laws. Lay Last Minstrel. 
 
 FLEMlNG-LAUCHE,s. Indulgence grant- 
 ed to the Flemings, who anciently set- 
 tled in S. to retain some of their national 
 usages. Chalmers's Caled. 
 
 FLENCH-GUT, s. Blubber of a whale laid 
 out in long slices, S. Perhaps rather the 
 part of the hold into which it is thrown 
 before being barrelled up. — Su.G. flanka, 
 to slice. 
 
 To FLEND, V. a. To flee. Lyndsay. 
 
 FLENDRIS. Flenders, Flinders, s. pi. 
 Splinters. Doiiglas. — 'Be\g. flenters, splin- 
 ters, fragments. 
 
 FLEOURE, Fleure, Fleware, Flewer, 
 Fleowre, s. Flavour ; generally used in 
 a bad sense. Wyntown. — Fr. f>air, odor, 
 C.B._/Sair, putor, foetor. 
 
 FLEP, s. A falL V. Flaip. 
 
 FLESCHE, s. Fleece. Dunbar.— A.S. fleos, 
 flys, id.; Lat. vellus. 
 
 FLESCHOUR, s. A hangman ; an execu- 
 tioner. Bellenden. 
 
 FLESH, Flesche, s. 1. The carcass of any 
 animal killed for food. Acts Cha. I. 2. 
 Butcher meat. Aberd. Reg. S. 
 
 FLESH ARY, s. The business of a butcher; 
 now called Fleshing. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FLESHER, Fleshour, s. The common de- 
 signation of a butcher, S. Balfour. 
 
 FLET, pret. v. V. Flyt, to scold. 
 
 FLY.T, adj. Prosaic. Complaynt S. E.flat. 
 
 FLET, Flete, Flett, s. LA house. Russ. 
 
 2. The inward part of a house. LL.S. 
 
 3. A floor, or story of a house; commonly 
 flat. S. Courant. — A.S. flett, a house. 
 
 FLET, Fleat, s. A mat of plaited straw, 
 
 for preserving a horse's back from being 
 
 injured by his load, Caithn. Statist. Ace. 
 FLET, s. A saucer, S. — Isl. fleda, id. 
 FLET, pret. Floated. V. Fleit. 
 FLETE, s. Product. Douglas.— Be\g. vlict- 
 
 en, abundare. 
 To FLETHER, r. a. To decoy by fair 
 
 words. Burns. V. Fludder. 
 To FLETHER, Flaither, p. n. To use 
 
 wheedling or fawning language, Perths. 
 
 — Isl. fladr-a, adulari, flate, adulatio ; 
 
 Sn.G.flaeder, nugae. 
 FLETHERS, s. pi. Fair words. South of S. 
 FLEUK, s. A flounder, Dumfr. V. Flook. 
 FLEUME,Feume,s. Phlegm. Complaynt S. 
 To FLEURIS, v. n. To flourish. Lyndsay. 
 FLEURISE, Flureise,s. Blossom, S. Com- 
 
 pla ynt S. 
 FLE WET, Fluet, s. A smart blow. 
 
 Kelly. 
 FLEWS, s. A sluice for turning water off 
 
 an irrigated meadow, Roxb. ; pron. q. 
 
FLY 
 
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 fFLI 
 
 Fleuss. Hogg. — Teut. fiuyse, aquaeduc- 
 tus. 
 
 To FLY, v. a. Ta affright. Spalding. 
 
 FLY, s. The common designation for a 
 Diligence, S. Antiquarv. 
 
 FLYAME, s. Phlegm. Polwart. 
 
 FLIBBERGIB, s. Perhaps a slanderer. 
 
 FLY-CAP, s. A cap, or head-dress, lately 
 worn by elderly ladies ; formed like two 
 crescents conjoined, and by means of wire 
 made to stand quite out from the cushion 
 on which the hair was dressed. 
 
 FLICHEN, Fliciian, Flighen, Flechin, s. 
 1. Any thing very small, Dumfr. 2. A 
 flake of snow, ibid.. Loth. 
 
 FLIGHT, (gutt.) s. A mot, or small speck 
 of dirt, amongst food, Roxb. — Sn.G.fleckt- 
 a, motitare, q. any light thing carried into 
 one's food by the agitation of the air. 
 
 To FLIGHT, V. n. To fluctuate. Dunbar.— 
 A.S. flogett-an, id. 
 
 To FLIGHT, V. n. Same with Flyte. Lynd- 
 say. 
 
 FLIGHTER ofsnaw. A flake of snow. 
 
 FLICHTER, IgiUt.) s. A great number of 
 small objects flying in the air; as ajlich- 
 ter of birds; a jlichter of motes, &c. Upp. 
 Lanarks. Perhaps from Flichter, v. as 
 respecting their fluttering motion. V. 
 Flekker, v. 
 
 To FLIGHTER, Flychter, Flighter,^. n. 
 1. To flutter, S. Burel. 2. To run with 
 outspread arms as children, to those to 
 whom they are much attached, Dumfr. 
 3. To quiver; to throb. Douglas. 4. To 
 startle; to alarm, S.B. V. Flekker. 
 
 To FLIGHTER, FuGHTER,r. a. To pinion, 
 S. Wodrow. — Teut. vlicht-en, nectere. 
 
 FLICHTERIFF, adj. Unsteady ; fickle ; 
 changeable, Buchan. Tarras. It is also 
 used as if a s. 
 
 FLIGHTERS, s. pi. That part of the fan- 
 ners which generates the wind, Glydes. 
 V. Flichter, to flutter. 
 
 To FLIGKER, «. a. To coax, S.— Su.G. 
 fleckra, adulari. 
 
 To FLIGKER, v. n. To flirt. Popul. Ball. 
 
 To FLYDE, V. n. To fly. Maitland P.— 
 Teut. Tlied-en, id. 
 
 FLIEP, s. A fool ; a silly inactive fellow, 
 Aberd. Tarras. V. Flup. 
 
 FLIET, s. Flute, Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 FLIGHT-SHOTT, s. Apparently a bow- 
 shot, or the jl,h]ht of an arrow. Pitscottie. 
 
 FLIGMAGEARIE, s. The effect of great 
 eccentricity of mind, a vagarie ; as, " a 
 wild ftlipnaqearie," West of S. 
 
 FLYING-DRAGON. A paper kite, S. 
 
 FLYING DRAGON, s. The dragon-fly, S. 
 The Scottish form of the word is Fleciri'- 
 dragon. It is also called the Athcr-hill, 
 Glydes. and Fleelti'- Adder, Roxb. 
 
 FLIM, s. A whim; an illusion, Ayrs.; appa- 
 rently the same with E. jlam. Train. — 
 \s\.fiim, irrisio. 
 
 To FLINCH ,r. a. To slice the blubber from 
 
 the body of a whale, Shetl. The Pirate. 
 — Sw. Jlank-a, to slice. 
 
 FLYND, s. Flint. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 To FLINDER, v. n. To run about in a 
 fluttering manner, Ang. — Isl._^aM-a, prae- 
 ceps feror. 
 
 FLINDERS. V. Flendris. 
 
 FLYNDRIG, s. Expl. " an impudent wo- 
 man; a deceiver," Ayrs. 
 
 To FLYNDRIG, v. a. To beguile, ibid.— 
 Dan. flane, a giddy brained man or wo- 
 man ; Teut. vlinder, papilio. 
 
 FLINDRIKIN, s. Watson's Coll. V. Flin- 
 
 DER, V. 
 
 FLINDRIKIN, adj. Flirting, Fife. 
 
 To FLING, T. a. 1. To baffle ; to deceive, 
 S. 2. To jilt, S. Morison. 
 
 FLING, s. 1. A disappointment, in general, 
 S. 2. A disappointment in love, in conse- 
 quence of being jilted, S. A.Douglas. 3. 
 A fit of ill humour. To tak the fling ; 
 to become unmanageable, Bannatyne 
 Poems. 
 
 * To FLING, V. n. To kick as a horse; to 
 strike with the feet; as, " a, flinging horse," 
 S. — Sn.G.fle ni-/-a, tundere, percutere. 
 
 FLING, s. The act of kicking, S. 
 
 To FLING, V. n. To dance. Knox. 
 
 FLING, s. The act of dancing, S. Neill. 
 
 FLING, Highland Fling. The name of a 
 well-known Highland dance, in which 
 there is much exertion of the limbs. Lights 
 and Shadows. 
 
 FLINGER, s. A dancer; a term now nearly 
 obsolete. The Pirate. 
 
 FLINGIN-TREE, s. 1. A piece of timber 
 used as a partition between horses, S. 2. 
 A flail, S. Burns. 3. Properly the lower 
 part of a flail, that which strikes the 
 grain, S. Synon. Souple. Tenant's Card. 
 Beaton. 
 
 FLING-STRINGS, s. pi. To tak the Fling- 
 strings, to get into a fit of ill humour, S. 
 Ballad Book. 
 
 FLINNER, s. A splinter, Renfr. Mayne. 
 
 FLYPE, s. Perhaps a sort of leather apron, 
 used when digging. Jacob. Bel. 
 
 To FLIPE, Flype, v. a. 1. To ruffle the 
 skin. 2. To pull off any thing, by turning 
 it inside out, S. Lyndsay. — \%\.flip-a, the 
 pendulous lip of a wound. 
 
 FLIPE, s. A fold; a lap, S. Cleland. 
 
 FLYPIN, jt)art. adj. " Looking abashedly;" 
 Gl. Buchan. Tarras.— Isl. flipa, labrura 
 vulneris pendulum. 
 
 FLIRD, s. 1. Any thing that is thin and 
 insufficient; as a thin piece of cake, board, 
 &c. ; but not applied to what is woven, 
 Dumfr. 2. Any thing viewed as a gaudy 
 toy ; any piece of dress that is unsubstan- 
 tial; as, " a thin flird," Roxb. Ayrs. Pic- 
 ken. 3. In pi. worn-out clothes, Roxb. 
 ibid. Obviously the same with A.S.fleard, 
 nugae," toys; trifles," Somner. i." Flirds, 
 vain finery," Gl. Picken. V. Flyrd, v. 
 
 To FLIRD, V. n. To flutter, Roxb. Appa- 
 
FLY 
 
 253 
 
 FLO 
 
 rently from the same origin with Flyrd, 
 to flirt. 
 
 To FLYRD, r. n. To flirt. Dunhar.—A.S. 
 fieard-ian, nugari. 
 
 FLIRDIE, adj. Giddy ; unsettled ; often ap- 
 plied to a skittish horse, Loth. 
 
 FLIRDOCH, s. A flirt, Aberd. 
 
 To FLIRDOCH, 1?. n. To flirt. V. Flyrd, i?. 
 
 FLYRDOME, s. Perhaps E.jiirtuhj. 
 
 FLIRDON, s. Not known. Montrjomeric. 
 
 To FLYRE, r. n. 1. To gibe ; to make sport, 
 S.B. Houlate. 2. To leer, S.B. Popular 
 Ball. 3. To look surly, Ang. Morison. — 
 Isl. fiyr-a, subridere, E. fieer. 
 
 To FLYRE, V. n. 1. To go about mutter- 
 ing complaints and disapprobation, Roxb. ; 
 synon. Wheamer. Hogg. 2. To whimper, 
 as when one is about to cry. 
 
 FLYRIT. Not understood. Maitland P. 
 
 To FLIRN the mou\ or face; to twist it, 
 Aberd. — Isl. fiyre, saepius rideo ; jlaar, 
 patulus, laxus, G. Andr. 
 
 FLYROCK, s. A term of contempt. Dun- 
 bar. 
 
 To FLIRR, V. a. To gnash, S.B. Gl. Skinn. 
 
 To FLISK, r. n. \. To skip; to caper, S. 
 Cleland. 2. To he filsket; to be fretted, 
 Fife. A. Douglas. — "Su.G./as-a, lascivire, 
 Isl. id. praeceps ferri. 
 
 FLISK, s. 1. A caper; a sudden spring or 
 evolution, S. Bride of Lammermoor. 2. 
 A trifling, skipping person, Clydes. 
 
 FLISKY, adj. Flighty ; unsettled ; light- 
 headed, S. Hogg's Mountahi Bard. 
 
 FLISKMAHAIGO, adj. Trivial ; light ; 
 giddy, Ayrs.; generally applied to females. 
 Perhaps merely a provincial variety of 
 Flishmahoy, used adjectively ; or q. Flisk- 
 ma-hey-go, i. e. hey! let us go. 
 
 FLISKMAHAIGO, s. A giddy, ostenta- 
 tious person, Ayrs, 
 
 FLISKMAHOY, s. A giddy, gawky girl ; 
 synon. Gillflirt, Roxb. Antiquary. 
 
 To FLIST, v. n. 1. To fly ofi", S. 2. To be 
 in a rage or violent emotion, S.B. Koss. 
 3. IVs flistin; it rains and blows at once, 
 S.B. — Teut. flits-en, evolare, Sw. flaes-a, 
 anhelare, 
 
 FLIST, s. 1. A squall, Ang. 2. A flying 
 shower of snow. 3. A fit of anger, Ang. 
 
 FLISTY, adj. 1. Stormy; squally, Ang. 
 2. Passionate ; irascible, Ang. 
 
 FLISTIN, s. A slight shower, Ayrs.; the 
 same with Flist. 
 
 To FLIT, Flyt, t. a. 1. To transport, in 
 whatever way, S. Burns. 2. To trans- 
 port by water. Barbour. 3. To cause to 
 remove ; used in a forensic sense. Bal- 
 four's Pract. — Su.G. flytt-a, transportare 
 ab uno loco ad alterum; Isl. flytt-ia, vecto. 
 To FLIT, Flyt, c. n. To remove from one 
 house to another, S. Kelly. — I>a,n.flytt- 
 er, id. 
 To FLITCHER, v. n. " To flutter like 
 young nestlings when their dam ap- 
 proaches," Gl.Shirrefs. Perhaps Fiichter. 
 
 'To FLYTE, Elite, t. n. 1. To scold, S. 
 pret./6'<, anciently y^a^<. Douglas. 2. To 
 pray in the language of complaint, or re- 
 monstrance. Wallace. 3. To debate, to 
 dispute, although without scolding or vio- 
 lent language. P. I6th Cent. — A.S. fllt- 
 an, rixare, to brawle, Somner. 
 
 FLYTE, Flyt, s. 1. A severe reprehension, 
 continued for some time, S. Ritson. 2, A 
 match at scolding, S. Antiquary. 
 
 FLYTEPOCK, s. The double-chin, S.B., 
 denominated from its being inflated when 
 one is in a rage. 
 
 FLYTER,s. One given to scolding, S. Rol- 
 locke. 
 
 FLYTEWITE, Flycht-vyte, s. A fine for 
 verbal abuse or broils. Skene. — A.S, flit- 
 icife, id. from flit, strife, and icite, a fine. 
 
 FLIT-FOLD, s. A fold so constructed that 
 it may be moved from one place to an- 
 other, S.A. Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 FLYTING, s. 1. The act of scolding, S. 
 Baillie. 2. Poetry of that kind which the 
 French call tenson. Fvergreen. 
 
 FLYTING-FREE, adj. 1. So familiar 
 with another as to scold him, S. 2. Expl. 
 as signifying " blameless ; and therefore 
 free, or entitled, to reprimand those who 
 are guilty," Clydes. 
 
 To tak the first word o' Flytin'g. To 
 begin to find fault with those who are 
 likely to complain of you ; to be the first 
 to scold those who, you suspect, are about 
 to scold you, S. 
 
 Ill-Flitten, }Ki7-t. adj. A term used when 
 the criminations or reprehensions of an- 
 other are supposed to come with a very 
 bad grace from him, as being equally or 
 more guilty in the same or a similar re- 
 spect, S. 
 
 Weel-Flitten, part. adj. " That is weel- 
 flitten o' you ! " a phrase sarcastically or 
 ironically applied to one who reprehends 
 or scolds, who is himself far more deserv- 
 ing of reprehension, S. 
 
 To FLITTER, v. n. To flutter. Hogg. 
 
 FLITTERS, s. pi. Small pieces ; splinters, 
 Roxb.; synon. Flinjiers. — Isl. flett-a, dif- 
 findere, whence fletting, segmentum ligni. 
 
 FLITTING, s. 1. The act of removing from 
 one place of residence to another, S. 2. 
 The furniture, &c. removed, S. Wyntotcn. 
 3. A moonlight flitting ; removal without 
 paying one's debts, S. Ramsay. 4. A term 
 used in husbandry, to denote the decay or 
 failure of seeds, which do not come to 
 maturity, S. Maxicell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 FLOAMIE, s, A large or broad piece, 
 Shetl. — Isl. flaemi, vasta area, vel vas ; 
 " something wide and strong;" Haldor- 
 son. 
 
 To FLO AN, Floan on, v. a. To show at- 
 tachment, or court regard, in an indiscreet 
 way; a term applied to females, S.B. 
 Ross. — Isl. flon, stolidus, flana, praeceps 
 feror. 
 
FLO 
 
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 FLO 
 
 FLOAT, s. The act of floating. At the float, 
 floating, Ang. Ross. 
 
 FLOATHING, s. Equivalent to a thin 
 layer, or stratum. MaxioelVs Scl. Trans. 
 — Isl.floet, area plana, parva planities. 
 
 FLOBBAGE, 8. Phlegm. Lyndsay.—Sw. 
 flabb, bucca, Dan. _/?«&, the mouth. 
 
 FLOCHT, Flought, s. 1. Onflocht, on wing. 
 Douglas. 2. State of being fluttered, S.B. 
 A flocht, id. Burel. 3. Fluctuation, Dun- 
 bar. — Alem. fiiujht, flight ; A.S. ftogett-an, 
 fluctuare. 
 
 To FLOCHTER, {gutt.) v. n. To give free 
 scope to joyful feelings, Dumfr. 
 
 FLOCHTERSOME, adj. Under the im- 
 pulse of joy, ibid. V. Flochtry, to vrhich 
 both 13. and adj. are nearly allied. 
 
 FLOCHTY, adj. Unsteady; whimsical; 
 volatile, Aberd. 
 
 FLOCHTRY,FLouGHTROus,af//. Fluttered; 
 in a flurry, S.B. lioss. 
 
 FLOCKMELE, adj. In flocks, Teviotd.— 
 A.S. Flocc-maeliim, gregatim, catervatim. 
 
 FLOCK-RAIK, s. A range of pasture for a 
 flock of sheep. Surv. Berwicks. 
 
 To FLODDER, Flotter, v. a. I. To over- 
 flow. Douglas. 2. To blur, by weeping; 
 synon. bluther. Douglas. 
 
 FLOICHEN, (gutt.) s. An uncommonly 
 large flake of snow or soot, Ayrs. — Belg. 
 flokken, vlakken, flakes of snow. 
 
 FLO YT, s. A flute.— Teut. fluyte, id. 
 
 FLOYT, s. 1. A flatterer or deceiver. Pol- 
 wart. 2. A petted person, Dumfr. — Teut. 
 fluyte, mendacium blandum ;fluyt-en, men- 
 tiri, blande dicere. 
 
 FLOKKIT, part. pa. Having a nap raised, 
 or being thickened. Acts Ja. VI. — Belg. 
 rlok, " a flock of wool, a shag, a little tuft 
 of hair ;" flokkig, " shaggy, tufty," Sewel. 
 Isl.flokn-a, to thicken. 
 
 FLONKIE, s. A servant in livery, Dumfr. 
 V. Flunkie. 
 
 FLOOK, s. A diarrhoea. South of S.,fleuk, 
 fluke, id. S.B. ; corr. from E.flux. 
 
 FLOOK, Fluke, Liver-Fluke. A flat in- 
 sect which breeds in the livers of sheep 
 and other quadrupeds, when in bad condi- 
 tion. Loth. S.B. 
 
 FLOOK, Fleuk, s. LA generic name for 
 various kinds of flat fish, S. Sibbald. 2. 
 Most generally used to denote the com- 
 mon flounder, S. — A.S. floe, passer. 
 
 Fresh-water Fleuk. The flounder which 
 is found in rivers. 
 
 FLOOKED, adj. Barbed. Z. Boyd. 
 
 FLOOK-MOW'D, adj. Having a crooked 
 mouth, or mouth to the one side, S.B. 
 
 To FLOOR, T. a. To bring forward in argu- 
 ment ; to table. M' Ward. 
 
 FLORENTINE, s. A kind of pie; properly, 
 meat baked in a dish, with a cover of 
 paste, S. 
 
 FLORY, s. A frothy fellow, S. 
 
 FLORIE, adj. Vain ; volatile, S. Sir J. 
 Sinclair. — Teut. flore, homo futilis. 
 
 FLORY-HECKLES, s. A vain empty fel- 
 low. " He's but a a flory-heckles," Loth. 
 
 FLOSH, s. A swamp ; a body of standing 
 water, grown over with weeds, reeds, &c. 
 Galloway. 
 
 FLOSHIN, Floshan, s. A puddle of wa- 
 ter, larger than a dab, but shallow, ib. 
 
 FLOSK, s. The Sepia Loliga, Sea Sleeve, 
 or Anker Fish. Arbuthnofs Peterhead. 
 — \s\. floesku, is applied to what is round. 
 
 FLOSS, s. The leaves of reed canary grass ; 
 the common rush. Barry''s Orkn. 
 
 FLOT, s. The scum of broth when boiling, 
 S. — Su.G.flot, adeps, qui juri supernatat. 
 
 FLOTCH, s. A big, fat, heavy, dirty per- 
 son ; applied chiefly to women, Roxb. It 
 also conveys the ideas of tawdriness and 
 of ungracefulness in motion. — O.Vr. flosche, 
 " weak, soft; as a boneless lump of flesh." 
 
 To FLOTCH, V. n. To move in a confused 
 or ungraceful manner, and awkwardly 
 dressed. — 'Da.n.floxer, to frisk about. 
 
 To FLOTCH, V. n. To weep ; to sob, S.B. 
 
 FLOTE, s. A fleet. Barbour.— A.S. flota- 
 
 FLOTE-BOAT, s. A yawl, or perhaps 
 what we now call a pinnace. BalJ'. Pract. 
 
 FLOTHIS,s.p^. Floods. Wallace.— Alem. 
 flout, a stream. 
 
 FLOTSOME AND JETSOME. "Flotsam, 
 is when a ship is sunk or cast away, and 
 the goods are floating upon the sea." 
 Jacob's Law Diet. " Jetsam, is any thing 
 thrown out of a ship, being in danger of 
 wreck, and by the waves driven on shore," 
 ibid. — ls\. flot-a, supernatare. Jetsome is 
 traced to Fr.jett-er, to throw. 
 
 To FLOTTER. V. Flodder. 
 
 FLOTTINS, s.pl. Flot-u-hey, q. v. Aberd. 
 
 FLOTTRYT, pret. Splashed. Wallace.— 
 Belg. flodder-en, to flap. 
 
 FLOT-WHEY,s. Those curds, left in whey, 
 which, when boiled, float on the top, 
 Clydes. Fleetings, Ang. Complaynt S. 
 
 FLOUGHT, s. Flutter. V. Flocht. 
 
 FLOUNGE, s. The act oi flouncing, Renfr. 
 — Sn.Q.fliins-a, immergere. 
 
 FLOUR,s. The meal of wheat, S. F,. flower. 
 
 FLOUR-BREAD, s. Wheaten bread, S. 
 Stat. Ace. 
 
 FLOURE JONETT, s. Perhaps, flowers in 
 July, in O.Fr. called Junet. K. Quair. 
 
 FLOURICE, .9. A steel for striking fire 
 from flint, Aberd. — Sw. floret, Dan. flo- 
 retto, a foil. 
 
 FLOURIS, s. jn?. Prime of life. Lyudsay. 
 
 FLOURISH, s. Blossom, S. 
 
 FLOUR THE LIS. An ornament resem- 
 bling the Iris or Flower de Luce. Iii- 
 rentories. — Fr. fleur de lis, id. literally 
 the lily-flower. 
 
 To FLOUSE, Fluze, (Fr. u) v. a. To turn 
 back the edge of a tool, or the point of a 
 nail. Fluz'd, blunted by having the edge 
 or point turned back, Galloway. 
 
 FLOUSS, s. A flood.— -Germ, fluss. Bar- 
 bour. 
 
FLO 
 
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 roc 
 
 FLOW, s. A jot ; a particle, S.B. Tarras. 
 — A.S.floh, a fragment, a crumb. 
 
 FLOW, Flo WE, Flow-moss, s. L A watery 
 moss ; a morass, S. Pitscottie. 2. A low- 
 lying piece of rough watery land, not 
 broken up. Loth. — Isl./oe, loca palustria, 
 a floe, fluo. 
 
 FLOW, s. A flue, open at one side, and 
 turning round with the wind, placed on a 
 chimney-top for preventing smoke, Loth. 
 In S. this is frequently called an Au/d 
 Wife. — Teut. rloegh, canaliculi. 
 
 To FLOW, r. n. To exaggerate in relating 
 any thing, Clydes. Synon. Splute. 
 
 FLOW, s. An exaggerated story, Owen, 
 
 FLO WAND, rtffy. Inconstant; fluctuating. 
 Bdhnden. — \s\.flog, vagus. 
 
 FLOW DIKE. Apparently a small drain 
 for carrying ofi" water. Surt. Banffs. 
 
 FLOWER, s. An edge-tool used in clean- 
 ing laths ; an old word, Roxb. 
 
 FLOWER'D, Flour'd, adj. A term ap- 
 plied to sheep, when they begin to become 
 scabby, and to lose their wool, Teviotd. 
 
 FLOWERIE, Fleurie, s. The ace of 
 spades, Teviotd. ; perhaps from the orna- 
 ments which appear on this card. 
 
 FLOWNIE, adj. 1. Light; downy; ap- 
 plied to soft objects which are easily 
 compressible, such as wool, feathers, &c. 
 Lanarks. 2. Transferred to the mind, as 
 denoting one who is trifling, who has no 
 solidity, ibid. — \s\.flog, volatilitas. 
 
 FLOWNIE, s. A small portion of any vo- 
 latile substance, as of meal thrown on a 
 draught of water, Ang. 
 
 FLUCHRA, Flughra, s. Snow in broad 
 flakes, Shetl, 
 
 FLUD, Flude, s. 1. Inundation, S. Wyn- 
 town. 2. Flux of tide, S. id. 'E. flood. 
 
 To FLUDDER. V. Fluther, r. 
 
 To FLUDDER, Fluther, f. w. To exhibit 
 the appearance of great regard to any 
 one; to cajole. — Isl. fladra, adulari. H. 
 P. Bepr. 
 
 FLUD-MARK, s. Water-mark, S. 
 
 FLUET, s. A slap ; a blow. V. Flewet. 
 
 To FLUFF, T. a. To flu f powder, to burn 
 gunpowder ; to make it fly ofi", S. 
 
 FLUFF, s. 1. Pufi", Lanarks. ; as, "a fluff 
 of wind." 2. A slight explosion of gun- 
 powder, S. 
 
 FhVFF'D, part. pa. Disappointed. Shirr. 
 
 FLUFFY, adj. Applied to any powdery 
 substance that can be easily put in mo- 
 tion, or blown away ; as to ashes, hair- 
 powder, meal, &c. Lanarks. 
 
 FLUF-GIB, s. Explosion of gunpowder, 
 S.A. " i^/M/-gi6s, squibs." Gl. Antiq. 
 
 To FLUGHT, r. n. 1. To flutter; to make 
 a great show, Renfrews. Tannahill. 2. 
 To flirt, ibid. V. Flocht. 
 
 FLUKE, s. An insect, &c. V. Flook. 
 
 FLUKE, s. A diarrhoea. V. Flook. 
 
 FLUM, s. Flattery. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 FLUM, s. Flow; flood; metaph. used like 
 
 fltimen ingenii, Cic; a speat of language. 
 Douglas. — O.Fr.y?«wt, water, a river. 
 
 To FLUNGE, v. n. To skip ; to caper, 
 Lanarks. Syn. Flisk. V. Flounce. 
 
 FLUNKIE, s. A livery servant, S. Burns. 
 — A.S. vlonce, pride. 
 
 FLUP, s. One both awkward in appear- 
 ance, and foolish, Ang. Clydes. F/iep, 
 Aberd. Floip, Perths. — Isl. fieip, ineptiae ; 
 ?>\i.G.fleper, homo ignavus. 
 
 FLUP, s. Sleet, Meuteith. 
 
 FLURDOM, Flyrdom, s. Kennedy. 
 
 FLURISFEVER, s. The scarlet fever, S.B. 
 denominated from the ruddiness of the 
 skin. 
 
 FLURISH,Flourisii,s. Blossom, S. Iliime. 
 
 FLURRIKIN, part. adj. Speaking in a 
 flurry, Lanarks. 
 
 FLUSCH, s. 1. A run of water. Douglas. 
 2. Snow in a state of dissolution. This in 
 Scotland is commonly named slush. 3. 
 Abundance, generally applied to liquids, 
 S. — Germ, fluss, aqua vel humor fluens. 
 
 FLUSH, adj. 1. Full, in whatever respect, 
 S. Skinner. 2. Afiluent ; as, flush of 
 money, S. — Teut. fluys-en, to flow. 
 
 FLUSH, s. A piece of moist ground ; a 
 place where water frequently lies ; a mo- 
 rass, Roxb. V. Flosh. 
 
 To FLUSTER, r. n. To be in a bustle, S. 
 — Isl. flaust-r, praecipitaiitia, flaustr-a, 
 incaute festinare. 
 
 FLUSTER, s. Bustle ; confusion proceed- 
 ing from hurry, S. 
 
 FLUTCH, s. An inactive person. Loth. — 
 TevLi. flauw, languidus. 
 
 FLUTCHY, adj. Inactive, Loth. 
 
 To FLUTHER, v. n. To be in a great bus- 
 tle. A fluther in creature; a bustling, con- 
 fused person, S. — Su.G. fladdr-a, id. E. 
 flutter. 
 
 FLUTHER, s. 1. Hurry; bustle, S. A. 
 Douglas. 2. An abundance so great as to 
 cause confusion. 
 
 FLUTHER, s. Rise in a river, so as to dis- 
 colour the water, though not so great as 
 a speat, S.B. V. Flodder. 
 
 FLUTHERS, s. pi. The loose flakes or 
 lamince of a stone. Blaffen, syn. Fife. — 
 Isl. flus, crusta, cortex ; Su.G. flitter, 
 bractea. 
 
 FLUXES, s. pi. Old name in S. for a flux. 
 To FLUZE, r. a. V. Flouse. 
 
 FOAL, s. A bannock or cake; any soft and 
 thick bread, Orkn, — Belg. bol, a small 
 loaf. 
 
 FOAL'S-FIT, s. A ludicrous term for the 
 snot hanging or running down from a 
 child's nose, Roxb. ; flt signifying, foot. 
 To FOB, v.n. I. To breathe hard. 2. To 
 sigh. It often denotes the short inter- 
 rupted anhelation of a child when crying. 
 Tarras. 
 FOCHE,s. A pretence, Diallog.—Sa.G. 
 
 puts, a fetch, techna. 
 FOCHTIN MILK, {gutt.) Butter-milk, 
 
roD 
 
 256 
 
 FOL 
 
 Buchan. Perhaps from its beiug pro- 
 duced hy fiffhting at the churn. 
 
 FODE, FooDE, FwDE, s. 1 . Brood ; offspring. 
 Ritson. 2. Expl. a man. — Su.G. affoeda, 
 id. from foed-a, gignere. V. Four. 
 
 FODE. The pret. of the v. to feed, Aberd. 
 — Moes.G. fod-an, A.S. foed-an, pascere, 
 alere. 
 
 FODGE, s. A fat phiffy-cheekit person, 
 Boxb. ; evidently the same with Fad<]e. 
 
 FODGEL, adj. Squat and plump, S.O. 
 Burns. — Teut. xoedsel, Isl.faedsla, cibus. 
 
 FODYELL, s. A fat good-humoured per- 
 son, Ettr. For. — Formed perhaps from 
 Dan. foede, nutriment, feeding. 
 
 FODYELLIN, adj. Used to denote the 
 motion of a lusty person ; nearly synon. 
 with E. icaddling, ib. 
 
 FOG, FouGE, s. Moss, S. Dunbar. — Dan. 
 fug, mossiness. 
 
 To FOG, V. n. 1. To be covered with moss, 
 S. Peiinecuik. 2. To prosper ; to thrive, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To FOG, V. a. To eat heartily, S.B. 
 
 FOGGAGE, s. Rank grass which has not 
 been eaten in summer, or which grows 
 among grain, and is fed on by horses or 
 cattle after the crop is removed, S. A 
 term frequently occurring in our Forest 
 Laws. Burns. 
 
 FOGGIE, Foggy, adj. 1 . Mossy, S. A. Dou- 
 glas. 2. Dull ; lumpish ; from Fog, mist. 
 Z. Boyd. 
 
 FOGGIE, FoGiE, s. 1. An invalid, or gar- 
 rison soldier, S. 2. A person advanced 
 in life. — Su.G. fogde, formerly one who 
 had the charge of a garrison. 
 
 FOGGIE, Foggie-Bee, s. A small yellow 
 bee, that builds her cells among the fog 
 or moss ; a kind of humble bee, S. 
 Blachr. Mag. 
 
 FOGGIT, adj. 1. Covered with moss. 2. 
 Supplied with moss ; metaph. supplied in 
 any respect; weelfoggit, well-furnished, S. 
 Shirrefs. 
 
 FOG-THEEKIT, part. adj. Covered, i. e. 
 thatched, with moss. Tarras. 
 
 FOY, s. 1. An entertainment given to one 
 about to leave any place of residence, or 
 to go abroad, S. Morison. 2. Metaph. as 
 equivalent to wishing one a good journey. 
 — Belg. de foot geeven, Sw. dricka foi, 
 coenam profectitiam dare. Rather from 
 Teut. Toyc, also foye, a compotation before 
 setting out on a journey ; from Fr. toye, 
 a way. 
 
 FOYARD, s. A fugitive, Ayrs.— Fr. fuy- 
 ard, a flyer, a runaway, from /«-ir, to fly. 
 
 FOICHAL, FoiCHEL, {gutt.) s. A cant 
 term for a girl from sixteen to twenty 
 years of age, Lanarks. Dunbartons. Ap- 
 plied to a little thick-set child, Stirlings. 
 
 FOYNYIE, FuNYiE, s. The wood-martin, 
 or beech-martin, S. K. Quair. — Fi. fuuine. 
 
 FOIR COPLAND. A phrase used in a 
 deed regarding Orkney and Zetland. 
 
 FOIRGAIT, s. The high or open street. 
 
 FOIRGRANDSYR, Foregraxtschir, s. 
 1. Great-grandfather; also, great-great- 
 grandfather. Acts J a. I. 2. A predeces- 
 sor; used in a moral sense. N. Burne. 
 
 FOIRSENE, part. pa. Thoroughly under- 
 stood. V. Foreseen. 
 
 FOIRSYCHT, s. V. Forbreist. 
 
 FOIRWAGEIS, s. Wages given before the 
 performance of any work. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 FOISON, FusiocN, s. 1 . Abundance. Bar- 
 bour. 2. Pith; ability, S. Ross. 3. In a 
 sense nearly allied, it denotes the essence 
 or spirit of any thing; as," What are ye 
 glowran at me for, whan I'm at my meat 1 
 Ye'll tak a' the fizzen out o't ;" Roxb. 4. 
 Bodily sensation, Aberd. ; synon. with 
 Tabets, Tibbets. 5. Foison is transferred 
 to the mind; as, " He has na^e foison in 
 him ;" he has no understanding, or men- 
 tal energy. Loth. — Fr. foison, abun- 
 dance. 
 
 FOISONLESS, adj. 1. Without strength or 
 sap ; dried ; withered, S. Kelly. 2. In- 
 sipid; pithless; without substance, S. 3. 
 Unsubstantial ; used in a moral sense, S. 
 Old Mortality. 
 
 FOISTERING, Foistring, Foishtering, s. 
 Expl. " disorder in working," Ayrs. ; ex- 
 pressing the idea conveyed by Hashter or 
 Hushter. Gait. 
 
 FOISTEST, arf/. A. Wilson .—Gsiel. foig- 
 seasge, signifles next, i>TOxim?ite, j'oigse, id. 
 Can this be an errat. (or foster? 
 
 FOITER'D, ^jart. adj. In difficulty ; 
 puzzled, Fife. V. Fewter. 
 
 FOLD,s. Ground. Wallace.— A.S.folde,id. 
 
 FOLDINGS, s. pi. Wrappers ; a term ap- 
 plied to that part of dress which involves 
 the posteriors. Toharefoul Foldings,tolose 
 the power of retention ; in allusion to the 
 swaddling-clothes of children. Spalding. 
 
 FOLY, adj. Belonging to fools. Douglas. 
 — Sn.G.folli<i, foolish. 
 
 FOLIFUL, adj. Foolish. Complaynt S. 
 
 * FOLK, (pron. fock,) s. Used to denote 
 relations ; as, " How's yonr fock 1 " How 
 are your kindred ? South of S. — A sense 
 perhaps transmitted from the A.S. use of 
 folc for family. 
 
 * FOLLY, s. A term applied by the vulgar 
 
 to a building more for ornament than 
 use ; or to a dwelling-house that exceeds 
 the station, or has ruined the circum- 
 stances of the proprietor ; as, Craiqland's 
 Folly. 
 
 FOLLOWER, s. Used as equivalent to E. 
 foal. — Su.G./o/e, Sw./oe(/a,pullus equinus. 
 
 FOLLOWING, s. A term formerly used, 
 especially in the Highlands, and on the 
 borders of the Highlands, to denote the 
 retainers of a chief. — Sw. foelje, comitatus. 
 
 To FOLM, FoLM up, r. a. To set any ves- 
 sel on its mouth, Aberd. — Provincial mo- 
 dification of E. iclielm, allied to Isl. kilma, 
 obtegere. 
 
FOL 
 
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 FOR 
 
 To FOLOW, FoLOAVE, r. n. To pursue at 
 law; a forensic term. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 FOLOWAR, s A legal pursuer. 
 
 FON, FoNE, s. z^/. Foes. K. Quali: 
 
 To FON, v. n. To play the fool. Lyndsaij. 
 — O.E. fonne, id. ; Isl. faan-a, fatue se 
 gerere. 
 
 To FONDE, Found, ■!). «. I.Togo. Bar- 
 hour. 2. To found off, to go from. Wal- 
 lace. — A.S.fund-iaii, teudere. 
 
 To FONE, T. a. To fondle. Feblls Tlay. 
 
 FONERIT. nezA Seuerit. Dunbar. 
 
 FONNED, «((/. Prepared. Hl-fonned,\\\- 
 prepared, Aug. — A.S./««f?-iaK,disponere. 
 
 FONTE, s. Casting; melting of metals. 
 
 FOOL, FuLE, adj. Foolish, S.— Fr./o^. id. 
 
 FOOL YIE, s. Gold leaf, S.— Belg./oe«, id. 
 
 FOOR-DAYS. V. Furedays. 
 
 FOORIOCHIE, FouRioGHiE, adj. Hasty ; 
 passionate, Ayrs. 
 
 FOOROCH, FooRiGH, (,/««.) s. Bustle; 
 confusion caused by haste, or proceeding 
 from tremor, Ang. Perhaps it is the 
 same with Furich. 
 
 FOOSE, 8. 2)1. The Houseleek. V. Fews. 
 
 FOOST, FoosTiN, s. A nausea, Selkirks. 
 Hoqq. — Fr. fust, fustiness. 
 
 To FOOT, r. a. To kick; to strike with 
 the foot, Ang. Used with respect to horses. 
 
 To FOOT the peats. To set ^^eate on 
 end to dry. Aqr. Sure. Peeblesshire. 
 
 FOOT-BRAID, si The breadth of a foot, 
 S.B. Boss. 
 
 FOOTMAN, s. An iron or brass stand with 
 feet, for holding a kettle before the fire. 
 
 FOOT-PEAT, Fit-peat, s. One in which 
 the peat-spade is pressed down with the 
 foot. V. Breast-peat. 
 
 FOOT-ROT, s. V. Fit-rot. 
 
 FOOT-SIDE. To keep foot-side, to keep 
 pace with. Society Contendings. 
 
 FOR. An inseparable particle, which im- 
 plies negation, excess, intension, or vitia- 
 tion. 
 
 FOR, conj. Because. Wyntovn. 
 
 FOR,pce/?. Denotingquality. — Su.G./oe>-,id. 
 
 FOR, jci?-e/). Against. Barbour. — A.S. id. 
 
 FOR, adv. Used as E. fore, before, pre- 
 viously. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FOR-A-BE, adt. Although ; notwithstand- 
 ing, Fife; q./or all that may be. 
 
 ¥OKAl\ER'£, part.pa. Muchfatigued,S.B. 
 
 FOR-AS-MEIKLE-AS, conj. For as much 
 as. South of S. V. Forsamekill. 
 
 FORAT, adv. Forward, S. /. Nicol. 
 
 FOR-A'-THAT, adr. Notwithstanding, S. 
 
 FORBEAR, s. An ancestor ; a forefather. 
 
 FORBEFT,^rt)-<.//a. In great perturbation. 
 Barbour. — A.S. for, and beof-ian, trepi- 
 dare. 
 
 FORBEIT, pref. 'L.forleit. Dunbar. 
 
 FORBY, prejo. 1. Past. Barbour. 2. Over 
 and above ; besides. Bellenden. — Su.G. 
 foerbi, Dan. /or6ie, by, past. 
 
 FORBY, Forebye, adr. 1. Past. Minst. 
 Bord. 2. Besides, S. Burel. 3. Out of 
 
 the usual way ; applied to one who ex- 
 cels, or who does something quite beyond 
 expectation ; as, Foreby good, very good, 
 passing good. 
 
 FORBY, adj. Extraordinary ; as, a forby 
 man, Renfr. Synon. Byous, Clydes. 
 
 FORBLED, part. pa. Faint, from loss of 
 blood. Douqlas. 
 
 F0RB0DIN,ji)ar<.7)rt. 1. Forbidden. B. 
 Bruce. 2. tJnlawful. Douglas. 3. Un- 
 happy, S. Buddiman. — A.S.forbiod-an, 
 to forbid. 
 
 FORBOT, imperat. v. Forbid. C'oilyear. 
 
 FORBREIST, s. 1. Fore-part of a coat, &c. 
 Douglas. 2. The fore-part or front of 
 any thing; as, " the forebrelst of the laft," 
 S.B. 3. Van of an army. Wallace. — A.S. 
 fore-breost, thorax. V. Fore-breast. 
 
 FORBUITHT, s. A foreshop. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 FORCAT, Foirchet, s. A rest for a mus- 
 ket. Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. fourchette, pri- 
 marily " a forket, or small forke ; also a 
 musket-rest," Cotgr. V. Be.ndrole. 
 
 FORCE, s. Consequence ; importance. 
 
 FORCEAT, s. A galley-slave, lludson.-- 
 Fr. for fat, id. 
 
 FORCED FIRE. V. Neid-fyre. 
 
 FORCELY, adv. Vehemently ; violently. 
 
 FORCHASIT, j)art. pa. Overohased. K. 
 Hart. 
 
 FORCY. V. FoRSYE. 
 
 FORCOP, s. A species of duty, distinct from 
 scat, uxittil, &c., payable by the tenant to 
 the proprietor or superior of landed pro- 
 perty. 
 
 FOR-CRYIT, part. pa. Worn out with 
 crying. Dunbar. — Belg. verkryt-en, id. 
 
 FORD, s. l.Way. Wallace. 2. Metaph. 
 means to attain an end. Wallace. — Su.G. 
 fort, via communis. 
 
 FORDALS, s. pi. Stock not exhausted, 
 Buchan. 
 
 FORDEDDUS, s. Violence ; applied to a 
 blow, Angus. 
 
 FORDEIFIT,jOrtrt. Deafened. Pal. Hon. 
 
 FORDEL, .<;. 1. The precedence. Douglas. 
 2. Progress, S.B.— Tent, revr-chel, primae 
 partes, promotio. 
 
 FORDEL, adj. Applied to what is in rea- 
 diness for future use ; as implying that it 
 is not meant to be used immediately. 
 Fordel Work, &c. W. Beattie. 
 
 FORDELYD.joart.^Jrt. Wasted. Wyntojcn. 
 — A..S. fordilg-ian, delere, obruere. 
 
 To FORDER, r. a. To promote ; forward, 
 S. Keithh Hist. — ^w.G. fordr-a, id. 
 
 To FORDER, r. n. To have success ; to 
 make advancement, S. David. Seas. 
 
 FORDER, adj. 1 . Further ; progressive,ibid. 
 2. Anterior ; equivalent to E. fore, S.B. 
 
 V. FORTHIR. 
 
 FORDER, FoRDiR, adv. Further; more- 
 over, Keith's Hist. — Tent, xoorder, ultra, 
 ulterius ; Germ, forder, id. 
 
 FORDERANCE, s. Advancement. E. fur- 
 therance. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 S 
 
FOR 
 
 2.58 
 
 FOR 
 
 FORDER-'IM-HITHER, s. Any piece of 
 showy dress, displayed by a belle, in order 
 to attract the attention of young men, and 
 induce them to pay court to her, Fife. 
 
 FORDERSUM, adj. Expeditious, S.C. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 FORDYD, i)ret. Destroyed. Barbour.— 
 A.S.fordo-n, to waste. 
 
 Tu FORDYN, r. n. To make a great noise; 
 to resound. Douglas. — Fur intens. and 
 A.S. (lyn-an, strepere. 
 
 To FORDYN, x. a. To overpower with 
 noise. Douglas. 
 
 FORDNAIT,s. Fortnight. Abe rd. Reg. 
 
 FORDOUERIT, part. pa. Stupified ; over- 
 toiled. Douglas. — Teut. verdoor-en, infa- 
 tuare. 
 
 To FORDRIUE, v. a. To drive out of the 
 right course. Douglas. — A.S. fordri/-an, 
 
 FORDRUNKIN, part. pa. Very drunk. 
 Douqlas.- — A.S. for-drenc-an, inebriare. 
 
 FORDULLIT, part. pa. Greatly confused ; 
 made dull. Pal. Hon. 
 
 FORD WARD, FoRDw ART, Forth wart, s. 
 A paction. Wallace. — A.S. for-icord, 
 pactum. 
 
 FORDWARTE, a(7r. Forward. Douglas. 
 
 FORDWEBLIT, part. adj. Greatly en- 
 feebled, S.B. Fop. Ball. V. Dwable. 
 
 FORE, prep. Signifying priority. To the 
 fore. 1. Still remaining or surviving, S. 
 Wodrow. 2. Saved as a stock, S. Baillie. 
 3. Having the start of, S. Baillie. 4. In 
 the same place or situation, S. 5. To the 
 fore has a singular sense in Roxb. sig- 
 nifying, in consideration of, or in compa- 
 rison with. 
 
 Of Fore, adv. Before. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 FORE, s. Any thing thrown ashore as a 
 wreck ; sometimes Sea fore, Galloway. — 
 Su.G. foer-a, ferre, adferre ; q. " what is 
 brought to land by the motion of the sea." 
 
 FORE, s. Help ; furtherance, S.O. 
 
 FORE-ANENT, Fornence, Fornens, For- 
 NENTis, FoRNENT, prep. 1. Directly op- 
 posite to, S. Bellenden. 2. Against, as 
 signifying, " in provision for ;" to meet. 
 
 FOREBEARIS, s. >?/. Ancestors, S. Wal- 
 lace. — A.S. fore, before, and bear-an, to 
 bring forth. 
 
 FORE-B YAR, s. One who purchases goods 
 in a market before the legal time; a fore- 
 
 S t 3j 1 1 G 1* jS'A'f 1) t' 
 
 FORE-BREAST o' the Laft. The front seat 
 of the gallery in a church, S. 
 
 FOREBROADS, .^. ;-/. The milk which is 
 first drawn from a cow when she is milked, 
 Agr. Surr. Ayrs. 
 
 FORECASTEN,;)art.ji)a. Neglected. Ru- 
 therford. — Su.G. focrkast-a, abjicere. 
 
 FORE-CRAG, s. The anterior part of the 
 throat. Lair's Ulemor. 
 
 FORE-DAY, s. That part of the day which 
 elapses from breakfast-time till noon, 
 Roxb. Hogg. — Germ, rormittag, fovenoon. 
 
 FOREDONE, part. adj. Quite worn out, 
 
 Dumfr. 
 FORE-DOOR, .t. The door in the front of 
 
 a house, S.O. Agr. Surr. Ayrs. 
 FORE-END, s. Anterior part. Fore-cud 
 
 o' Har'st, the anterior part of harvest, S. 
 
 Antiquary. 
 FORE-ENTRESSE, s. A porch or portico. 
 
 Wedderburn's Vocab. 
 To FORE-FAIR, r. a. To abuse. 
 To FOREFIGHT one's self, r. a. To take 
 
 exercise so as to weary one's self. V. 
 
 FoRFoucHT, FoRFoucHTEN, the part. pa. 
 
 of this obsolete verb. 
 FOREGAIT, FoiRGAiT, s. The high or open 
 
 street. Balfour. V. Gait. 
 FORGANE, FoREGAixsT, prep. Opposite 
 
 to. Douglas. 
 FOREGRANDFATHER, s. Great-grand- 
 father. V. FoiRGRANDSYR. 
 
 FOREHAMMER. Foirhammer, i!. The 
 sledge; or sledge-hammer, S. 
 
 To THROW the Forehammer. To throw 
 the sledge ; a species of sport still used 
 in the country as a trial of strength. 
 Burns. — Teut. veur-hamer, tudes, malleus 
 major. 
 
 * FOREHAND, s. " I'm to the forehand wi' 
 you," I have got the start of you ; applied 
 both to time, and to any advantage ob- 
 tained over another, S. 
 
 FORE-HAND, «((/. First in order, S. Old 
 Mortality. 
 
 FOREHANDIT, adj. Rash, S.B. 
 
 FORE-HAND-RENT, Forerext, s. A 
 mode of appointing the rent of a farm, by 
 which the tenant must pay it when it be- 
 comes due six months after entry. Agr. 
 Surv. Berwicks. 
 
 FOREYEAR, s. The earlier part of the 
 year, as the spring. Loth. — Teut. veur- 
 jaer, annus incipiens; et ver. 
 
 FORELAND, s. A house facing the street, 
 as distinguished from one in a close or 
 alley, S. Act. Audit. V. Land. 
 
 FORELDERIS, s. pi. Ancestors. Wyn- 
 toicn. — Su.G. foeraeldrar, id. 
 
 To FORELElf, r. a. To forsake; to desert. 
 V. Forleit. 
 
 FORE-LOOFE, s. A furlough. Monro's 
 Exped. — Su.G. foerlof, id. from, foerlofwa, 
 promittere ; exauctorare ; from lofw-a, per- 
 mittere, to give leave ; and this, as Ihre 
 shows, is simply and beautifully derived 
 from lofice, volamanus, S. lufe, because it 
 was customary in making promises or en- 
 gagements, to give the hand. 
 
 FORENAIL'D, part. pa. Applied to mo- 
 ney which is spent before it be gained. — 
 Teut. rerniel-en, consumere. 
 
 FORENAME, s. The christian name, as 
 distinguished from the surname, S. — Teut. 
 reur-naem, praenomen. 
 
 FORENICHT, s. The interval between 
 twilight and bed-time, S. Dumfr. Cour. 
 — Teut. Tcur-nacht, prima pars noctis. 
 
FOR 
 
 239 
 
 FOR 
 
 FORE^ICKIT, part. pa. Trevented by a 
 trick. 
 
 FORENOON, Forenoon-bread, s. A lunch- 
 eon eaten by the peasantry, hinds, kc. 
 Roxb.; synon. Nacket, Nocket. 
 
 FORENTRES, s. An entry to a house from 
 before; a court, or a porch. 
 
 FORES, s. pi. Perquisites given by bar- 
 gain to a servant besides his wages, Sel- 
 kirks. V. Fore, .t. help. 
 
 FORESEENE, part. pa. Provided ; sup- 
 plied. — Sw./oerse id. 2. Acquainted. 3. 
 Thoroughly understood. Acts .Ta. VI. — 
 Teut. rer-sein, munitus, instructus. 
 
 FORE-SHOT, s. The projection of the 
 front of a house over part of the street in 
 which it is built. Law Pdper. 
 
 FORESHOT, s. 1. The ichhky that first 
 runs off in distillation, which is always 
 the strongest, S. 2. In pl.foreshots is the 
 designation given to the milk which is 
 first drawn from a cow, Lanarks. 
 
 FORESICHTIE, adj. Provident, Fife. 
 
 FORESKIP, s. 1. Precedence of another in 
 a journey, S.B. 2. The advantage given 
 to one in a contest, or trial of strength, 
 agility, &c. Dumfr. — From A.S. fore, be- 
 fore, and the termination skip, E. ship, 
 Sw. skap, denoting state or condition. 
 
 To FORESPEAK, v. a. V. Forspeak. 
 
 FORESPEAKER,s. 1. An advocate. Reg. 
 Maj. 2. Forespekar, the foreman of a 
 jury. Aherd. Re<j. — A.S. forespeca, pro- 
 locutor. 
 
 FORESPEAKIXG, s. Such commendation 
 as is supposed to injure the person or 
 thing spoken of, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To FORESTA, v. a. To understand. V. 
 
 FORSTAW. 
 
 FOREST AM, s. 1. Prow of a ship. Dou- 
 glas. 2. The forehead, S.B. Ruddiman. 
 — Su.G. stumm, pars navis prima. 
 
 FOREST ART, s. " A start in running a 
 race," Roxb. It would seem to denote 
 the advantage gained in leaving the goal 
 first. 
 
 FORESUPPER, s. The interval between 
 the time that servants leave off working 
 and that of supper, when they gather 
 round the fire, Lanarks. The interval 
 between supper and the time of going to 
 bed is called Aftersupper, ibid. 
 
 FORETERES, s. Fortress. Douglas. 
 
 FORETHINKING,s.Repentance.Z.iJo!/(7. 
 
 FORETHOUCHTIE, adj. Cautious; provi- 
 dent, Fife, Roxb. 
 
 FORE-TROOPES, s. pi. The vanguard of 
 an army. Monroes Exped. — Germ, vor- 
 trouppen, Sw. foer-troppar, id. 
 
 FOREWORNE, part. pa. Exhausted with 
 fatigue, S. Hogg. Rather /or if onie; from 
 for, intensive, and wear, q. worn out. 
 
 To FORFAIR, r. a. To waste. Reg. Maj. 
 
 To FORFAIR, Forfar, v. n. To perish. 
 Wallace. — A.S. forftr-an, perdere,perire. 
 
 YOR¥h.lR^,pari.pa. 1. Forlorn, S. Ross. 
 
 2. Old-fashioned, S.B. Ross. 3. Worn 
 out ; jaded, S. Burns. 
 
 To FORFALT, Forfault, r. a. To attaint. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 FORFALT, .s. Forfeiture. Bellenden. 
 
 FORFANT, adj. Overcome with faintness. 
 Bur el. 
 
 FORFAUGHLIT, part. adj. Worn out ; 
 jaded with fatigue, Roxb.; nearly synon. 
 with Forgesket. V. Wauchle. 
 
 FORFAULTOURE, Forfaulture, s. For- 
 feiture. Acts Mary. 
 
 FORFAULTRIE, s. Forfeiture. Baillie. 
 
 FORFLEEIT, part. pa. Terrified; stupi- 
 fied with terror, Clydes. 
 
 FORFLITTEN,par<. jL)«. Severely scolded. 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To FORFLUTHER, v. a. To disorder, La- 
 narks.; from /or, intensive, and Fludder, 
 q. V. 
 
 FORFORN, part, pa. Having the appear- 
 ance of being exhausted or desolate, 
 Perths, Duff's Poems. The same with 
 Forfairn, q. v. 
 
 FORFOUCHT, Forfouchten, For- 
 FAUGHEX, part. pa. 1. Exhausted with 
 fighting. M^'cdlace. — Belg. rertecht-en, id. 
 2. Greatly fatigued. Sir Egeir. 
 
 FORFOWDEN, part. adj. Exhausted ; 
 greatly fatigued, Aberd. ; synon. For- 
 j'oucltten. W. Beattie's Tales. 
 
 To FORGADER, Forgather, v. n. 1. To 
 meet ; to convene. Douglas. 2. To meet 
 in a hostile manner. Ritscottie. 3. To 
 meet accidentally, S. Ramsay. 4. To 
 be united in marriage, S.B. Ross. — Teut. 
 Ter-gaeder-en, congregare, convenire. 
 
 FORGANE. V. Foregainst. 
 
 FORGANE, Foregainst, prep. Opposite 
 to. Douglas. 
 
 To FORGATHER, c. n. V. Forgader. 
 
 FORGATHERIN, s. Meeting, S. Tennant. 
 
 FORGEIT, pret. Let fly. t'hr. Kirk.— 
 A.S. forga-n, dimittere. 
 
 FORGET, s. An act of forgetfulness, S.A. 
 St. Ronan. 
 
 FORGETTIL, adj. Forgetful, S.B.— A.S. 
 forgytel, id. 
 
 FORGETTILNESS, s. Forgetfulness. 
 
 FORGEUANCE, Forgenys, s. Forgive- 
 ness. Act. Dom. Cone. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To FORGIE,e.a. To forgive, S. Warerley. 
 
 FORGIFFYNE, s. Donation.— A.S. /or- 
 gif-an, to give, concedere, dare, donare. 
 Teut. Tcrgheec-en, Germ, vergeb-en, con- 
 donare. For and rer are here merely in- 
 tensive. 
 
 FORGIFINS, .«. Forgiveness. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FORGRANTSIRE, Foregrantschir, s. 
 Great-grandfather. V. Foirgrandsyr. 
 
 FORHOUS, s. A porch, or an anterior 
 building, as referring to one behind it ; 
 more properly Furehouse. Aberd. Reg. — 
 — Sw. fcerhus, portal, gatehouse. 
 
 To FORHOW, V. a. To forsake, S.B. 
 Douglas. — A.S. forhog-ian, spernere. 
 
FOR 
 
 260 
 
 FOR 
 
 FORHOWARE, s. A deserter. Douglas. 
 
 I ORJESKET, part. pa. Jaded, S. Burns. 
 Dan. /or, Siwdi jask-er, to rumple. 
 
 FqR.JIDGED, part. pa. Same with for- 
 jesket, S.B. — O.Fr. forjug-er, to condemn 
 wrongfully. 
 
 FORmGlT, part. pa. Banished. King's 
 Quair.—Fr.forain. 
 
 FORK. To stick a fork in the uaw, to 
 throw the pains of a woman in labour on 
 her husband, S. 
 
 FORKY, adj. Strong. Dunbar. 
 
 FORKIN, Forking,^. 1. Synon.with Cleav- 
 ing, or tlie parting between the thighs, 
 Roxb. 2. In pi. Forkings. Where a river 
 divides into more branches than one, these 
 are called the Forkings of the water, Roxb. 
 — C.B. ffwrch, " the fork, or inside of the 
 junction of the thighs with the body," 
 Owen. 
 
 FORKIN', s. The act of looking out or 
 searching for any thing ; as, " Forkin' for 
 siller," being in quest of money ; Forkiu' 
 for a job," looking out for employment in 
 work, Aberd. 
 
 FORKIT-TAIL, FoRKY-TAiL, s. The ear- 
 wig, Aberd. 
 
 FOR-KNOKIT, part. pa. Worn out with 
 knocking. 
 
 To FORLAY, r. n. To lie in ambush. Gl. 
 Sibb. — Teut. rerlaegh-en, insidiari. 
 
 To FORLANE, x. a'. To give. Gl. Sibb. 
 — Sm.G. foerlaen-a, donare. 
 
 FORLAINE,part. pa. Left alone. Ilen- 
 rysone. — A.S. forlaeg-an, negligi. 
 
 FORLANE, part. pa. Lain with carnally. 
 Douglas. — A.S. forleg-an, fornicata est. 
 
 FORLANE, adj. Importunate. Dunbar. 
 — Su.G. focrlaegeji, solicitus. 
 
 To FORLEIT, FoRLETE, FoRELEIT, FoRLEET, 
 
 v.a. 1. To forsake. Chr. Kirk. 2. To 
 
 forget, Ayrs. Picken. — A.S. forlaet-an, 
 
 Su.G. J'oerlaet-a, id. 
 To FORLEITH, r. a. To loath, S.A. Gl. 
 
 Sibb. — Teut. ver-leed-en, fastidire. 
 FORLETHIE,s. A surfeit, S.B. Jour.Lond. 
 To FORLY, V. a. To lie with carnally. 
 
 Barbour. — A.S. forlig-an, fornicari. 
 FOR-LYIN, jyart. pa. Fatigued with lying 
 
 too long in bed. King's Quair. — Teut. 
 
 rerleghen, fessus. 
 FORLYNE, part. pa. V. Forly. 
 FORLOFF, s. A furlough. Spalding.— 
 
 Su.G. fuei-hf, id. V. Fore-loofe. 
 To FORLOIR, r. h. To become useless 
 
 from languor. Dunbar. 
 FORLOVPll<i,part. jm. Fugitive. Dou- 
 glas. — Teut. vtrloop-en, to run away. 
 FORLORE, part. jxt. Forlorn.— A.S. /or- 
 
 leor-an, perdere. 
 FORMALE, FoRjrALiXG, s. Rent paid per 
 
 advance. V. under Mail, tribute, &c. 
 FORMEKIL, adj. Very great. Douglas. 
 FORMER, s. A kind of chisel, S. 
 FORMOIS, adj. Beautiful. Lyndsay.— 
 
 Lat. formos-us. 
 
 FORN, pret. Fared, S.B. Boss. 
 
 To FORNALE, Forenail, r. a. To mort- 
 gage, by pledging the future rents of a 
 property, or any sums of money, for a 
 special payment, before they be due, S. 
 Act. Dam. Cone. 
 
 FORNE. Toforne,adr. Formerly. Dou- 
 glas. — A.S. forne, prius. 
 
 FORNENT, pj-f/). 1. Opposite to. 2. Con- 
 cerning. ^\^atsoH. 3. Used in a singular 
 sense, in relation to marriage. " Such a 
 one is to be married." " Ay ! wha for- 
 nent?" i. e. to whom l Roxb. V. Fore- 
 anent. 
 
 To FORNYAUW, t. a. To fatigue, Ayrs. 
 — Teut. xernoey-en, id. taedere, taedium 
 adferre. 
 
 FORNYAW'D, part pa. Having the ap- 
 pearance of being exhausted with fatigue, 
 Ayrs. ; given as synon. with Disjaskit, 
 Forjeskit.- — Perhaps from Teut. rernoyt, 
 pertaesus. 
 
 FOROUCH, FoROUTn, prep. Before, as 
 to time. Barbour. 
 
 FOROUTH, FoRROw, a forrow, adr. 1. 
 Before, as to time. Dunbar. 2. Before, 
 as to place. Ba rbour. — Germ, rorig, prior ; 
 Sw. foerut, before. 
 
 FOROWSEIN. Foreseen. Barbour. 
 
 FOROWT, FoRowTYN, prep. 1. Without. 
 Barbour. 2. Besides. Wyntown. — Sw. 
 foenitan, absque, praeter. 
 
 FORPET, s. The fourth part of a peck, S. 
 Bitson. 
 
 FORPLAICHT of wool. A certain quantity 
 of wool. Becords of Aberd. 
 
 FOR-PLEYNIT, part. pa. Worn out with 
 complaining. King's Quair. 
 
 FORRA COW. One that is not with calf, 
 Fife. ; Ferry Cow, Ang. V. Forrow. 
 
 To FORRA Y, v. a. To pillage. Barbour. 
 — Ft. fourrag-er, to ravage. 
 
 FORRA Y, s. 1. The act of foraging. Bar- 
 bour. 2. A predatory excursion. Wallace. 
 3. The party employed in carrying off the 
 prey. Wallace. 4. The prey itself. 5. Ad- 
 vanced guard of an army. Wyntoitn. 
 
 FORRARE, arfr. Farther. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 FORREOURIS, s. pi. A foraging party. 
 Wallace. — O.Fr. forrier. 
 
 FORREST- WORK, adj. A species of ta- 
 pestry, distinguished from Arras. " For- 
 rest-work hangings." Linlithgow Papers. 
 So called, perhaps, because trees, &c. were 
 depicted on them. 
 
 FORRET, s. 1. Forehead. Douglas. 2. 
 Metaph. the brow of a hill. Douglas. 
 
 FORRET, FoRRAT,arfr. Forward, S. Boss. 
 
 To GET Forrat, r. n. This phrase is used 
 in a singular way in Dumfr. " He's get- 
 ten forrat," He is becoming intoxicated, 
 q. getting on. He's makin' is sometimes 
 used in the same sense, S. 
 
 FORRETSOME, adj. Forward in disposi- 
 tion. A forretsomc lass, one who is very 
 coming in her manner, who does not wait 
 
FOIl 
 
 2G1 
 
 FOR 
 
 on the formality of courtship, but advances 
 half way, Roxb. 
 
 To FORREW, r. «. To repent exceedingly. 
 Wyntown. Forricyd, piet. 
 
 rORRYDAR, s. One who rides before an 
 armed party. ^VaUace. — Sw.foerridare. 
 
 FORRIDDEN,;irtr«./'rt. Overpowered with 
 the fatigue of hard riding, Clydes. 
 
 FORROW. V. FoKREW. 
 
 FORROW COW. One that is not with 
 calf, and therefore continues to give milk; 
 the same with Ferry Coic, q. v. Roxb. 
 
 FORROWN, YoRv.vy,part.pa. Exhausted 
 with rnnnuiij. Wallace. 
 
 FORS, FoRss, .t. A current ; a cataract. 
 Wallace. — S\i.G.for$, cataracta fluminis. 
 
 To FORS, r. n. To care. Duubar.—Fi. 
 /aire force, id. 
 
 FORS, Force, s. Necessity. Off fors, on 
 force, of necessity. Dowjlas. 
 
 * To FORSAKE, v. n. To leave off. Wal- 
 lace. 
 
 FORSAMEKILL, conj. For as much. 
 Stat. Dav. II. 
 
 FORSARIS, s.ju/. Galley slaves. Knox's 
 Hist. — Fr. forsaire,M, galley slave, Cotgr. 
 
 FORSCOMFIST, part. pia. 1. Overcome 
 with heat, S. 2. Nearly suffocated by a bad 
 smell, S. V. ScoMFisT. 
 
 To FORSEE, T. a. To overlook; to neglect. 
 
 To FORSEE one's self. To neglect what re- 
 spects one's own interest. — A.S. forse-on, 
 spernere, negligere, " to despise ; to ne- 
 glect." 
 
 FORSEL, s. A matt for defending a horse's 
 back, Orkn. — Su.G. foer, before, and Isl. 
 sile, the handle of the dorsets. 
 
 To FORSET, r. a. 1. To overpower with 
 work, S. 2. To surfeit, S.— Tent, ver- 
 saet-en, obsaturare. 
 
 FORSET, s. 1. The act of overpowering, S. 
 2. A surfeit, S. 
 
 FORSY, FoRCY, FoRSS, adj. Powerful. 
 Superl./jrsfusf. Wallace. 
 
 FORSLITTIN, jwari. pa. Read forflittln, 
 scolded to excess. Phllotas. If not an 
 errat. for Forflittln, perhaps it should be 
 explained worn out ; Sw. foersliten, id. 
 
 FORSLITTING, s. Castigation ; chastise- 
 ment; also, expl. a satirical reprimand, 
 Ayrs. — A.S. forsliet, internecio; forsliten, 
 ruptus, fissus. 
 
 To FORSLOWE,F.a. To lose by indolence. 
 Sadler's Pap. — A.S. forslaw-ian, pigere. 
 
 FORSMENTIS, s. pi. Acts of deforcement. 
 jict. Dom. Cone. — Fr. forcement, a con- 
 straining or breaking through, Cotgr. 
 
 To FORSPE AK, r. a. 1 . To injure, accord- 
 ing to vulgar superstition, by immoderate 
 praise, S. O.E. Gl. Sibb. 2. To bewitch. 
 Crim. Records. 3. This term is used to 
 denote the fatal effects of speaking of evil 
 spirits in any way, whether good or evil, 
 as being supposed by the vulgar to have 
 the effect of making them appear, South 
 ofS. Hogg. 4. To consecrate by charms. 
 
 llcivie. Fore-spoken wafer, Orkn. Brand. 
 — Belg. Toorspook, an omen. 
 
 FORSPEAKERS for Cost, " are advo- 
 cates who plead before the Parliament, 
 called for cost, to distinguish them from 
 those who plead for nothing, as friends 
 and relations, who were termed Prolocu- 
 tors." View Feud. Law, Gl. 
 
 To FORSTA', T. a. To understand, S. 
 Ross. — Sn.G.foersta-n, id. 
 
 To FORSTAY, c. a. To forestall. Ah. Reg. 
 
 FORSTARIS, s. A female inhabitant of a 
 forest. Douglas. 
 
 To FORSURNE, r. a. To spend. K. Hart. 
 — Tent, rersorg-en, curare. 
 
 FORSWIFTIT, ;>«/■;. pa. Strayed. Boaig. 
 — Sw. foer, intensive, and sxcaef-a, to 
 wander. 
 
 FORTAIVERT,;xn-;.7?(6. Machfatigued,S. 
 
 FORTALICE, s. A fortress. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To FORTE, T. a. To fortify. Sadler's Pap. 
 — L.B. fort-are, fortem reddere. 
 
 FORTELL, s. Benefit. Ilonro's Exped. 
 — Dan. fordetl, advantage, profit. V. 
 
 FORDEL, 
 
 FORTH, s. An inlet of the sea. 
 
 FORTH, adv. The forth; without, out of 
 doors, Aberd. D. Anderson. 
 
 FORTH, FoiRTH, FoRTHE, s. A fort. Pit- 
 scottie. 
 
 FORTHENS, adv. At a distance. Douq. 
 
 FORTHERSUM,FoRDERSUM,rtf(;. 1. Rash 
 S.B. Ross. 2. Forward in manner, S.B 
 Ross. 3. Of an active disposition, S.B. 
 
 FORTHERT, adr. Forward ; pron. for- 
 dert, S.B. Ross. V. Fordwaete. 
 
 FORTHGENG, s. The entertainment given 
 when a bride leaves her father's house, 
 Ang. — A.S. forthqanq, exitus. 
 
 FOR-THI, FoRTHT, conj. Therefore. Wynt. 
 — This is properly the A.S. pronoun sig- 
 nifying this or these, governed by the prep. 
 for. iV'^oc/^f /or f/fi, nevertheless. Barbour. 
 
 FORTHY, adj. Forward ; or perhaps, 
 frank ; familiar in manner. Pitscottie. 
 
 V. FURTHY. 
 
 FORTHILY, adr. Frankly ; freely ; with- 
 out embarrassment, S. Thorn's Works. 
 
 roFORTHINK,T. «. To repent of. Wal. 
 — A.S. fortlienc-an, 'per'peia.m cogitare de. 
 
 FORTHIR, adj. Anterior; fore, S.B.— This 
 is opposed to hinder. Foir is elsewhere 
 used as synonymous; "the foir quarteris 
 lynit with blak velvet." Inventories. V. 
 
 FORDEN. 
 
 FORTHYR, s. Furtherance ; assistance. 
 Wallace. 
 
 FORTHIRLYARE, adr. Furthermore; 
 still more. — A sort of compar. adv. formed 
 from Fortkirly, which has been used as a 
 derivative from Forthir, further. 
 
 FORTHWART, s. Precaution ; prudence. 
 Wallace. — A.S. forward, id. 
 
 FORTY, adj. Brave. Douglas.— Fr. fort. 
 
 To FORTOUN, r. a. To cause to befal ; to 
 allot, Bannatyne's Journal. — Fr.fortuyi- 
 
FOR 
 
 262 
 
 FOU 
 
 f 
 
 ^1" is used actively ; to bless with good 
 hap. 
 
 FORTRAVALIT, Fortrawaillyt, paH. 
 pn. Greatly fatigued, S. Barbour. 
 
 io FORVAY, FoRUEY, Forway, v. n. 1. 
 To go astray. Doug. 2. To err either in 
 judgment or practice. For negat. and 
 
 FORWAY, s. An error. Douglas. 
 
 FORWAKIT, part. pa. Worn out with 
 watching, S. Wynluicn. — Belg. verTaakt. 
 
 F0RWALL0UIT,;7rtr«. jt-a. Greatly faded 
 by reason of sickness, fatigue, &c. S. 
 King's Quair. 
 
 FORWARD, s. Paction ; agreement. Sir 
 Tristrem. V. Fordward. 
 
 FORWEPIT, part. pa. Worn out or dis- 
 figured with iceeping. Kimfs Quair. 
 
 FORWONDRYT, part. pa. ' Greatly sur- 
 prised ; astonished. Barbour. 
 
 FORWORTHIN, part. pa. Execrable. 
 Dunbar. — A.S. for-weorth-an, perire. 
 
 FORWROCHT, part. pa. Overtoiled. 
 Douglas. — lielg. verwerkt, id. 
 
 FORYAWD, part. adj. Worn out with 
 fatigue. Loth. Perhaps for foryede, q. 
 over-walked. V. Fornyawd. 
 
 To FORYEILD, r. «. To recompense. 
 Douglas. — A.S. for-geild-an, compensare. 
 
 FORYEING,;ja;«. ;>r. Foregoing. Dunbar. 
 — A.S. furga-n, praeire. 
 
 To FORYET, Foryhet, r. a. To forget, 
 S.B. Wyntown. 
 
 FORYOUDENT, adj. Overcome with 
 weariness, Ang. Perhaps q. over-yielded. 
 From for, intens. and the old pret. yode, 
 went, like Foryawd ; or yoldln, q. yielded, 
 given up. 
 
 FOS, Foss, s. Pit for drowning. V. Pit. 
 
 FOSSA, s. Grass growing among stubble, 
 Ang. — L.B. fossae. 
 
 FOSSET, FossETiN, s. A mat of rushes or 
 sprots, laid on a horse, to prevent his skin 
 from being fretted by the Ci/rrac^-, Aberd. 
 — Geim. fotse,fotz,yi\lus, pannus villosus. 
 
 FOSTEL, s. A cask. Kiiig Hart.— Fi. 
 fustaille, id. 
 
 FOSTER, s. Progeny. Gl. Sibb.— Sw. id. 
 
 To FOTCH, r. n. To flinch. Etergreen.— 
 Isl. fetta, retrorsum flectere. 
 
 To FOTCH, FouTCH, Foch, t. a. 1. To 
 change situation. R. Bruce. 2. To shift 
 horses in a plough. 3. To exchange in 
 any way, S.B. 
 
 FOTCH-PLEUCH, s. 1. Apparently, a 
 plough employed by more tenants than 
 one. Keith's Hist. 2. A Fotch-pleuch 
 now signifies one that is employed in two 
 yokings each day, Loth. 3. The term is 
 also used as denoting a plough used for 
 killing weeds, as in the dressing of tur- 
 nips ; also called a Harrow-plough, Loth. 
 V. FoTCH, V. sense 2. 
 
 FOTHYR, ?. A cart-load. V. Fudder. 
 
 FOTINELLIS, s. pi. Perhaps originally 
 Fotmel, a weight of lead of ten stone. 
 
 FOTS, s. pJ. Stockings without feet, Ettr. 
 For. Synon. Loags. 
 
 FOTTIE, s. One whose stockings, trousers, 
 boots, &c. are too wide, Roxb. 
 
 FOTTIE, s. Any person or animal that is 
 plump and short-legged ; applied to a 
 child, a puppy, &c. Ettr. For. 
 
 FOTTIE, s. Formerly used to denote a fe- 
 male wool-gatherer ; one who went from 
 place to place for this purpose, ibid. — 
 Allied perhaps to Dan. foeite, " a gadder, 
 a gadding hussy," Woltf. 
 
 FOTTIT THIEF. A thief of the lowest 
 description, q. one who has only worn 
 fots, hoeshins, or hoggars, on his legs in his 
 early years, Duinfr. 
 
 FOU, Fow, s. A firlot or bushel. South of S. ; 
 q. the full of a measure ; as, " a fou of po- 
 tatoes," " onions," &c. Clydes. Burns. 
 
 FOU, «. A pitch-fork. Buchan. 
 
 FOUAT, s. A cake baked with butter and 
 currants, something like the Scottish bun, 
 Roxb. — A.S. /oca, a cake baked under the 
 ashes. V. Fadge. 
 
 FOUAT, FouET, s. Thehouseleek, S. For- 
 tunes of Nigel. V. Fews. 
 
 FOUD, s. The president of the Supreme 
 Court formerly held in the Orkney and 
 Shetland islands. Barry. — Su.G. fogde, 
 fougte, praefectus. 
 
 To FOUGE, FooDGE, r. n. To take undue 
 advantage at the game of marbles, by 
 moving the hand too near the mark be- 
 fore projecting the bowl, Roxb. 
 
 FOUGE, s. The act of playing in this un- 
 fair manner, ibid. 
 
 FOUGER, s. The person who takes this 
 advantage, ibid. — Teut. ruegh-en, voegh- 
 en, aptare, accommodare. Fouge, how- 
 ever, seems radically the same with Fotci't, 
 T. to change situation. 
 
 FOUL, s. Used as equivalent to evil or ill ; 
 generally as a sort of oath or impreca- 
 tion ; as foul a bit, not awhit;/yM^ a. 
 styme, not a gleam; foul fa' me, evil befal 
 me ; foul tak ye, &c. S. Ficken. — Perhaps 
 an ellipsis for The Foul Thief, the 
 Devil. 
 
 FOUL, adj. 1 . Wet ; rainj', S. Ross. 2. 
 Guilty ; a forensic term. Balfour. This 
 corresponds to the sense of the v. Fylc, 
 to find or pronounce guilty. 
 
 FOUL-BEARD, s. A blacksmith's mop for 
 his trough, Dumfr. ; a ludicrous name, 
 evidently from its being always begrimed 
 or fold. 
 
 FOUL EVIL. An antiquated phrase, of 
 the same meaning with Foul Thief. 
 
 FOUL FARREN, adj. Having a bad ap- 
 pearance. V. Faraxd. 
 
 FOUL FISH. Fish in the spawning state, 
 or such as have not for the current year 
 made their way down to the sea to puri- 
 fy themselves, S. V. Shedders. 
 
 FOUL THIEF, The devil, S. Jamieson's 
 Ballads. — As A.S. ful, Teut. tuyl, uu- 
 
FOU 
 
 2irs 
 
 FOW 
 
 clean or impure; the term is here used 
 metaphorically. 
 
 To FOUND, r. n. To go. V. Fonde. 
 
 FOUND, s. 1. Fouudation, applied to a 
 building of any kind, S. 2. The area on 
 which the foundation is laid. 3. Founda- 
 tion, iu a moral sense, as denoting con- 
 sistency with truth; as, That story nerer 
 had oni/ found, Ang. — Fr. fond, " a bot- 
 tome, floore, ground, foundation, &c.; a 
 plot, or peece of ground," Cotgr. 
 
 FOUND. Cannonis of found ; artillery of 
 cast-metal. Inrentories. — ¥t. fond-re, to 
 melt or cast. Hence Founder, the desig- 
 nation of that tradesman who casts metals. 
 
 To FOUNDER, r. a. To fell, S. 
 
 FOUNDIT. Na« foundit, nothing at all ; 
 nothing of any description, 
 
 FOUNDIT, also Foundit-hate. Used for 
 forcibly expressing want in any particu- 
 lar respect, Bervvicks. The same with 
 Fient hate, fient a bit, &c. used in other 
 places of S. ; q. fend ichit; fend being 
 synon. with de'd or devil. V. Hate. 
 
 FOUNDMENT,*'. 1. Foundation of a build- 
 ing. — Fr. fondement. Acts Ja. VI. 2. 
 Foundation in a moral sense. Keith's His. 
 
 FOUNE, adj. Belonging to fawns. Doug. 
 
 FOURHOURS, s. The time of drinking tea ; 
 four being the ancient hour for the after- 
 noon beverage, S. Watson. The slight 
 refreshment taken by workmen in Bir- 
 mingham is called a four o''clock. 
 
 FOURNEUKIT, adj. Quadrangular, S. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 FOURSOM. Used as a s. Four in com- 
 pany, Lanarks. King Hart. 
 
 FOURSUM, adj. Applied to four acting 
 together; as, " a. J'uursum reel," S. 
 
 FOUSEE, FousY, s. A ditch. Douglas. 
 — Fr. fosse. 
 
 FOUSTICAIT, s. A low and foolish term 
 used to denote any thing of which the de- 
 signation is forgotten, S. This must be 
 resolved into. How is it they call it ? 
 
 FOUT, s. A mother's fout, a petted, spoiled, 
 peevish child, Roxb. This is certainly 
 the same with our old term Fade, Food, 
 Fwde, brood, offspring, q. v.: also Fud. — 
 Dan. foed signifies " born, brought into 
 the world," Wolff. 
 
 To FOUTCH, r. a. To exchange. V.Fotch. 
 
 FOUTCH, s. An exchange, S.B. 
 
 To FOUTER, Footer, v. a. and n. To 
 bungle, Aberd. V. Foutter. 
 
 FOUTH, FowTH, s. Abundance ; plenty, S. 
 Douglas. — Q,.fidth, or Teut. ridte, id. 
 
 FOUTH, adj. Abundant; copious. Kelly. 
 
 FOUTHY, (pron. q. Foothy,) adj. Having 
 the appearance of fulness. 
 
 FOUTHY-LIKE, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of abundance ; applied to a peasant 
 whose bodily habit or dress exhibits no 
 symptoms of poverty, Loth. V. Fouth. 
 
 FOUTY, Futie, adj. 1. Mean; base, S. 
 Hamilton. 2. Unchaste; indecent; inde- 
 
 corous ; as applied to langunge, Lanarks. 
 iSmutty synon. E. — Fr. foutu, a scoundrel. 
 
 FOUT I LIE, adr. 1. Meanly; basely, S. 
 2. Obscenely, Clydes. 
 
 FOUTINESS, s. 1. Meanness, baseness, S. 
 2. Obsceneness, Clydes. 
 
 FOUTRACK, interj. An exclamation ex- 
 pressive of surprise, S.B. It is the same 
 with miatreck iu the South of S. 
 
 FOUTRE, Footer, s. Activity ; exertion; 
 implying the idea of the end being gained, 
 Fife ; synon. Throic-jnt. — Gael, fuadar, 
 haste, preparation to do a thing. 
 
 FOUTSOME, adj. Forward, officious, or 
 meddling, Teviotd. 
 
 FOUTTOUR, FouTRE,s. A term expressive 
 of the greatest contempt, S. Lyndsay. — 
 Yr-f outre, to lecher. 
 
 F0W,Fu',rt(7/. l.Full,S. Diallog. 2. Sa- 
 turated with food, S. Kelly. 3. Drunk, S. 
 Ross. 4. One iu the lower ranks who is 
 in good circumstances, is denominated " a 
 foic body," Roxb. — Su.G.J'ull, drunk. 
 
 Half-fow, adj. Fuddled, S. — Svv. half-full. 
 
 FOW, s. A club. Priests Pehlis.—Fr'.fut. 
 
 FOW, s. A houseleek. V. Fews, Fouets. 
 
 To FOW, Fu', r. a. and n. To fill, Aberd. 
 — 'Sloes.G. j'ull-jan, Alem. full-en, id. 
 
 FOW, s. Apparently /^^-duty. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FOW, (pron. like E. hoic^ s. A corn fork ; a 
 pitch-fork, Aberd. Dumfr. Roxb. Gl. Surv. 
 Nairns. 
 
 To FOW, to Fow corn. To throw up the 
 sheaves with a pitchfork, ibid. 
 
 FOW, s. A mow or heap of corn in the 
 sheaves, or of bottles of straw after being 
 thrashed, Ayrs. — Isl. fulga, foeni cumera. 
 
 FOWDRIE, FouDRiE, ■Fauderie,s. 1. The 
 office of chief governor in Shetland. 2. 
 The extent of the jurisdiction of the Fond, 
 Orkn. Shetl. Acts Ja. VI. — Su.G. foeg- 
 deri, praefectura, D^n.fogderie, " a baili- 
 wick, a stewardship." The termination 
 seems to be properly rike, regnum, juris- 
 dictio, the same with A.S. ric in bisJiopric, 
 in our old witings bishopry. 
 
 FO WE AND GRIIS. Different kinds of fur. 
 Sir Tristrem. 
 
 To FOWFILL, T. a. To fulfil. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FOWIE, adj. Possessing a comfortable in- 
 dependence, Roxb. It is never used like 
 Bene, as a term of respect ; but always 
 in such connexion as to suggest a differ- 
 ent idea ; as, " He's a fowie body," expl. 
 as equivalent to " an old hunks." It is 
 deduced from Fow, full. 
 
 FOWMARTE,s. A polecat, S. ActsJa.I. 
 — O.Yv.ful, fetid, and merder, a martiu. 
 
 FOWN, adj. Of or belonging to a fawn. 
 
 FOWRNit, pret. Furnished ; supplied, Fr. 
 
 FOWS, FoosE, s.j^;. The houseleek. V. 
 Fews, Fowets. 
 
 FOWSUM, adj. Somewhat too large, S.B. 
 from/oir, full. 
 
 FOWSUM, FousuM, adj. 1. Luscious; un- 
 gratefully sweet, S. Ferguson. 2. Ob- 
 
FOW 
 
 264 
 
 FRA 
 
 scene; gross. Chron.S.P. 3. Nauseous, 
 E. fulsome. Boss. 4. Filthy ; denoting 
 bodily impurity. BeUenden. — A.S. ful, 
 impurus, obscoenus, and sum. 
 
 FOWSUMLIE, adv. Loathsomely large. 
 BeUenden. 
 
 FOWSUMNESS, s. Lusciousness, Clydes. 
 
 To FOX, c. n. To dissemble. BaiUic. — 
 Isl. fox-a, fallere. 
 
 FOXTERLEAVES, s. pi. The fox-glove, 
 an herb, Roxb. Ho'jij. 
 
 To FOZE, r. n. To lose the flavour; to be- 
 come mouldy, Perths.; E./wsf. — Fv.faste, 
 taking of the cask, from fuste, a cask. 
 
 I'o FOZE, V. n. To emit saliva, Fife. Ten- 
 nant. 
 
 FOZY, adj. 1. Spongy; porous, S. 2. Ap- 
 plied to one who is jpurfied, or hlawn up, 
 S.B. 3. Deficient in understanding, S.B. 
 
 — A.S. wosig, humidus ; Tent, voos, spon- 
 giosus. 
 
 FOZINESS, s. 1. Sponginess, S.; Dujlness, 
 synon. 2. Metaph. obtuseness of mind. 
 
 FRA, Fray, Frae, prep. 1. From, S. Dou</. 
 2. From the time that. Barbour. — A.S. 
 Isl./Va, ab, ex. 
 
 Fra Tyme, adv. From the time that ; 
 forthvrith; as soon as. Pitscottle. 
 
 To AND Fra. To and fro. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 FRA, conj. Since ; seeing, S. Barbour. 
 
 FR AAT, conj. Nevertheless ; corr. of for 
 rt' that, S. Ross. 
 
 FRACK, Frak, Freck. 1. Ready; active. 
 Dialloij. 2. Vigorous, though advanced in 
 life, S.B. ; as, A freck carl. 3. Stout ; 
 firm ; without regard to the time of life, 
 Ayrs. IHcken. 4. Open; ingenuous. Pitsc. 
 
 To Maik Frack. To make ready. Knox. 
 
 — Su.G. fraeok, Isl. frek-r, strenuus, ci- 
 tus. 
 
 FRACTEM MENTAR. Read Fructim. 
 Perhaps usufructuary ; one who has the 
 temporary use or profit of a thing, not the 
 property. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 FRACTIOUS, adj. l. Peevish ; fretful, S. 
 2. Irritable ; irascible, S. Waverley. — 
 Lat. fractus. 
 
 FRACTIOUSLIE,rtf^P. Peevishly, S. 
 
 FRACTIOUSNESS, s. Peevishness, S. 
 
 FRAEMANG, prep. From among ; con- 
 traction oi frae amanij. Hardyknute. 
 
 FRAESTA, adv. " Do sae, fraesta," by 
 some given as synon. with Pray thee; by 
 others, with Frithit, q. v. Roxb. 
 
 FRAG ALENT, adj. 1 . Advantageous ; pro- 
 fitable, Ayrs. Aug. 2. It bears a very dif- 
 ferent sense, Renfr. ; for it signifies un- 
 dermining. 
 
 To FRAY, V. 71. To be afraid. Baillie. 
 
 FRAY, s. Fear. Baillie. — Fr. ejfray. 
 
 FRAYDANT,a(i> Ill-humoured. Maltl.P. 
 — A.S. freoth-an, to fret, to chafe. 
 
 FRAYING, s. Friction. Barbour. — Fr. 
 fray-er, to rub. 
 
 FRAYIT, part. pa. Afraid. V. Fray. 
 
 To FRAIK. Freak, v. n. To cajole ; to 
 
 wheedle ; to coax. Loth. — \^. fraetj-ia, ce- 
 
 lebrare, laudare. 
 FRAIK, Fraikin, s. 1. Flattery, S. 2. 
 
 Fond discourse, having the appearance of 
 
 flattery, Fife. A. Douglas. 
 FRAYL, s. A basket made of rushes ; in 
 
 modern E. frail. Balfour''s Practicks. 
 FRAIL, s. Expl./ai/. J.Nicol. 
 FRAIM, adj. Strange. V. Frem. 
 FRAINE. Poems I6th Cent. p. 350, an 
 
 errat. for Frame, q. v. 
 FRAYOR, s. That which causes terror. — 
 
 Fr.frayeur, affrighting. 
 To FRAIS, p. 71. To make a crashing noise. 
 
 Douglas. — Su.G. fraes-a, stridere. 
 FRAISE, s. A cajoling discourse, S. To 
 
 inake afraise. V. Phrase. 
 FRAISE, s. The pluck of a calf, S.— Teut. 
 
 frase, Fr.f raise, id. 
 FRAISER, s. A wheedler ; a flatterer, 
 
 Clydes. 
 FRAISIE, adj. Addicted to flattery; using 
 
 cajoling words, ibid. 
 FRAISILIE. adv. In a cajoling way, 
 
 ibid. 
 FRAISINESS,s. Wheedling; flattery, ibid. 
 2'o FRAIST, Frastyn, Frest, Frestin, v. a. 
 
 To try ; to prove ; to make an attempt 
 
 upon. Gairan and Gol. — Su.G. frest-a, 
 
 Isl. freist-a, id. 
 FRAIS'T, Fraiz'd, pa7-t. adj. Greatly sur- 
 prised ; having a wild, staring look. One 
 
 overpowered by astonishment, is said to 
 
 " look like sl fraiz'd weasel," Roxb. — Isl. 
 
 frys-a, fremorem naribus spirare ; frys, 
 
 equorum fremitus; as expressive of the 
 
 noise made by a startled horse. 
 To FRAITH, T. n. To foam ; to froth, 
 
 Buchan. Tarras's Poems. V. Freith. 
 To FRAK, T. n. To move swiftly. Doug. 
 FRAKLY, adp. Hastily. Douglas. 
 To FRAME, r. ii. To succeed. ' Wodrme. 
 
 — A.S. frem-ian, prodesse. 
 To FRAMPLE, r. a. To swallow or gobble 
 
 up. Rollock. 
 To FRAMPLE, v. a. To put in disorder, 
 
 Surv. Ayrs. — Teut. verrompel-en, corru- 
 
 gare. 
 FRANCHIS, s. pi. Frenchmen. 
 FRANCHIS, s. Sanctuary. Douglas. — ■ 
 
 Ft. fra7ichise. 
 FRANDIE, s. A small rick of sheaves, such 
 
 as a man, standing on the ground, can 
 
 build, Fife; synon. Hand-hut, S. — Ab- 
 brev. perhaps from fra hand ; q. erected 
 
 from the hand. 
 To FRANE, Frain,t. m. To insist; to urge; 
 
 apparently as including the idea of some 
 
 degree of impatience or discontentedness, 
 
 the V. to Orp being given as synon. Fife. 
 
 To FRANE, Frayn, r. a. To inquire; to 
 
 interrogate. Dunbar. — A.S. fraegn-ian, 
 Isl. fregn-a, interrogare. 
 FRANE, s. Inquiry. Chroti. S. P. 
 FRANENTE, ;>/•«/). Opposite to. Keith's 
 
 Hist. — Contr, from Fore-aiient, q. v. 
 
FRA 
 
 265 
 
 FllE 
 
 FRANK, s. A denomination of P'reucli mo- 
 ney, worth about tenpence. 
 
 FRANKTENEMENT ARE,s. A freeholder. 
 — L.B. fra>ic-iis, liberiis, and tenementar- 
 iMS,tenens,feudatorius ; Fr. ten.ement-ier,\A. 
 
 Tu FRAP, r. a. To blight ; to destroy, Ayrs. 
 — Fr. frapp-cr signifies not merely to 
 strike, to dash, but to blast. 
 
 FRA'T, conj. Notwithstanding, S. Boss. 
 
 To FRATE, V. n. To chafe by friction. 
 Dou(/las. — Sn.G.fraet-a, to gnaw. 
 
 FRATERIE, Fratour, s. The room or hall 
 in a monastery, in which the monks eat 
 together; the Frater-hall. Feniic's Hist. 
 Ditnfermline. 
 
 FRATH, adj. Distant in manner; reserved, 
 Berwicks. Freff, Fife, synon. 
 
 FRATHYNE, fflrfr. Thence. Acts Mar ij. 
 
 FRATH YNEFURT, Fuathinfurth, adv. 
 From thenceforth. Keith's Hist. — Comp. 
 of/m, from, and Thine-Furth, q. v. 
 
 FRATTjS. Synon. with E. fret-work. In- 
 ventories. — A.S.fraet-ican, ornare. 
 
 To FRAUGHT, Frawcht, v. a. To freight, 
 S. Acts Ja. IV. — -Teut. vracht-en, vec- 
 tare ; Sa.x.fracht-en. 
 
 FRAUGHT, Frawcht, s. 1. Freight of a 
 vessel, S. Wyntown. 2. The fare, S. 
 Kelly. — Teut. rracht. 
 
 FRAUCHTISMAN, s. One who has the 
 charge of loading a vessel. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 FRAUGHTLESS, arf/. Insipid? Tarras's 
 
 Poems. V. MOW-FRACHTY. 
 
 FRAWART, Frawartis, prep. From. 
 
 Douglas. — A.S. fra, and iceard, denoting 
 
 place. 
 FRAWFU', adj. 1. Bold; impertinent, 
 
 Ayrs. 2. Sulky ; scornful, Renfr. — A.S. 
 
 fraefel,fraefol, procax, protervus. 
 FRAWFULL, adj. Perhaps, malapert. 
 
 Dunbar. — A.S. fraefel, praecox. 
 To FRE, V. n. To inquire. Maitland P. 
 
 — Su.G. /ra, ls\.frae, id. 
 FRE, adj. Noble. Wallace. — A.S. freo, 
 
 ingenuus. 
 FRE, «(//. Beautiful. Wijntoicn.—O.Sn.G. 
 
 fri, pulcher. 
 FRE, s. A lady, from the adj. Maltl. P. 
 To FREAK, r. k. To cajole ; to coax ; to 
 
 wheedle. Loth. V. Fraik. 
 FREARE, s. A basket made of rushes or 
 
 reeds. — Apparently the same with E. frail. 
 To FREATH, v. n. To froth, S. Bur7is. 
 To FREATH, v. a. To work up into froth, 
 
 S. Mamsay. 
 FREATH,s. Froth, S.—Dan./raa(/(;,spuma. 
 To FREATHE, v. a. To Freethe claes, to 
 
 put clothes through a light graith when 
 
 they have been soiled in the bleaching or 
 
 drying, preparatory to their being dressed. 
 To FREAZOGK up, v. a. To coax ; to 
 
 wheedle ; to cajole, Ayrs. ; apparently a 
 
 provincial diminutive from the v. toFraise. 
 FRE BLANGHE. V. Blanche. 
 FREGHURE, s. Goolness. Chron. S. P. 
 
 — Fr.fraischurc, id. 
 
 FREGK, adj. V. Frack. 
 FREGKLE, adj. Hot-spirited. Hogg. 
 FREDE. Apparently, freed ; liberated. 
 FREDFULL, adj. Rea^dfretidfull, friendly. 
 
 Wallace. 
 FREDOM, s. Liberality; generosity. Wall. 
 
 * FREE, adj. 1. Often used singly, denot- 
 ing liberty of conscience to do any thing; 
 as, I'm not /■/•(.' t' to do that, S. Heart Mid- 
 Loth. 2. Single ; not married ; i. e. free 
 from the bond of matrimony, S. 3. Made 
 free of, divested of. Spalding. 
 
 FREE,«'//. Brittle, S.B. Lamont's Diary. 
 
 2. Ajjplied to corn which is so ripe as to 
 be easily shaken, S.B. 
 
 FREELAGE, s. An heritable property, as 
 
 distinguished from a farm, Roxb. 
 FREELAGE, af/;. Heritable, ibid. A. Scott. 
 
 * FREELY, adv. Very ; as, freely lucky. 
 FREE-MARTIN, s. A cow naturally in- 
 capable of having a calf. Loth. 
 
 To FREESK, v. a. To scratch ; to curry, Ang. 
 
 FREESK, s. A hasty rub ; metaph. any 
 work done expeditiously, Ang. 
 
 FREET, s. A superstition. V. Freit. 
 
 FREFF, rtr//. 1. Shy; reserved, Roxb. 2. 
 Intimate ; chief, ibid. 
 
 FREIK, Freke, Frick, s. 1. A strong man. 
 Wallace. — Su.G. fraeck, strenuus. 2. A 
 fellow; more commonly, a petulant young 
 man. Douglas. — Su.G. fraeck, tumidus, 
 insolens. 
 
 FREIRIS, s. A friary, or convent of friars. 
 Bellenden. — O.Fr. frairies, id. 
 
 FREIR KNOT, Frere Knot. Some kind 
 of knot anciently made with precious 
 stones. Inrentories. 
 
 FREIS, adj. Freis claith of gold. Perhaps 
 cloth raised or crisped in the weaving, 
 like frieze. Inventories. 
 
 FREIT, Freet, Fret, s. LA superstitioug 
 notion, with respect to any thing as ai 
 good or bad omen, S. Wynt. 2. A super- 
 stitious observance ; a charm, S. K.J a. VI. 
 
 3. Any act of worship, proceeding from 
 superstition. More. 4. To stand on frets, 
 to stickle at trifles, S.B. Ross. — ls\.fraett, 
 frett, an omen or oracle. 
 
 To FREITH, Freth, t. a. \. To protect. 
 Doui/las. 2. To secure. — A.S.frith-ian, id. 
 
 7o FREITH, r.rt. 1. To liberate. Wallace. 
 2. Used as a forensic term, signifying to 
 release from an obligation, or pecuniary 
 burden. Balf. Pract. — A.S. gefrith-ian,id. 
 
 To FREITH,' «-. M. To foam, Roxb. 
 
 FREITH, s. 1. Foam; froth, ibid. 2. A 
 slight and hasty washing, as applied to 
 clothes; in relation, as would seem, to the 
 froth or suds through which they are made 
 to pass, S. — Su.G. frad-jas, to froth. V. 
 Freathe, r. 
 
 FREITTY, Fretty, adj. 1. Superstitious, 
 S. 2. Of or belonging to superstitious 
 ideas or observances, S. 
 
 FRELAGE,s. Freedom. Douglas.— Germ, 
 frilatz, free. 
 
FRE 
 
 266 
 
 FRY 
 
 FIIELY. Fnbj ftite, ixohle woman. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S./#-(Wic, liberalis. V. Fode. 
 FllELY, s. A beautiful woman ; the acJj. 
 
 used as a s. Wallace. 
 FRELY, Freely, «fZr. Entirely, S. Dunbar. 
 FKEM, Fremyt, Fremmyt, Framet, adj. 
 I. Strange ; foreign, S. 2. Acting like a 
 stranger, S. Kelly. 3. Having no rela- 
 tion, S. Raddlman. 4. Unlucky; adverse; 
 unfriendly. K'lncfs Qtiair. — A.S. fremd, 
 "Moes.G. framatlija, peregvinus. 
 FKEMMITNESS, s. Strangeness. — A.S. 
 fremdiu/sse, peregrinatus. Maitl. Poems. 
 FilEM-STED, part. adj. Left or deserted 
 by one's friends, and under the necessity 
 of depending on strangers for attention, 
 kindness, aid, or service, Roxb. — From 
 A.S. fremd, or Teut. tremd, alienus, and 
 ated-en, sistere, or bested-en, locare, q. 
 " placed among strangers." 
 FRENAUCH, s. A crowd. Hogg. 
 FRENCH-GOWS, s. pi. Perhaps gauze. 
 
 Watson. 
 FREND, Friend, .t. 1. A relation, S. 
 Wyntoint. 2. One allied by marriage, S. 
 Kelly. — Sn.G.fraende, a kinsman. 
 FRENYIE, s. A fringe. *S'. P. Repr.— 
 
 Teut. frengle, id. 
 To FRENYIE, t. a. To fringe. 
 FRENISHEN, s. A state of mental confu- 
 sion. V. Frenmsin. 
 To FRENN, r. n. To rage, Aug. 
 FRENNISIN, s. Rage, Ang. — Fr. phrenesie. 
 FRENSCHE LEID. Probably black lead. 
 FRENSCHLY, adr. Frankly. Douglas. 
 FRENSWM, adj. Friendly. Wyntown. 
 To FREQUENT, r. a. To acquaint, Ang. 
 FREQUENT, adj. Great ; as denoting 
 
 concourse. BailUe. 
 FREQUENTLY, af/c. Numerously. Baillie. 
 FRER, Frere, Fr. s. A friar. Wyntown. 
 FRERIS, s. A friary, or convent of friars. 
 FRESH, adj. 1 . Open ; opposed to frosty, S. 
 t^irJ. Sinclair. 2. In a state of sobriety; 
 opposed to that of intoxication, S. " Ye 
 necdna speak to him when he's/bw; wait 
 till he beyVcs/(," S. 
 FRESH, ^^ 1. An open day; open weather; 
 not a frost, S.B. 2. A thaw, Aberd. 3. 
 A slight flood in a river, S. Laic Case. 
 FRESH WATER MUSCLE. Pearl mus- 
 cle, Mytellus Margaritifera, S.B. 
 FRESlTj part. pa. Perhaps wrought like 
 
 frieze. 
 FRESON, s. A Frisic steed. Sir Gawan. 
 
 — Fr. frlson. 
 To FREST, Frestin. V. Fraist. 
 FREST, .«. Delay. Barbour. — Su.G. frest, 
 
 temporis intervallum. 
 To FRET, r. a. To devour ; to cat raven- 
 ously. Douglas. — A.S. fret-an. 
 FRET, s. A superstition. V. Freit. 
 FRETCH, s. A flaw, Roxb.— Old Teut. 
 ■rraet, intertrigo, a galling ; Su.G./rart-a, 
 terere, rodere. 
 FRETE, s. Perhaps a large ring, or a hoop. 
 
 FRETHIT,;x(rt./'rt. Liberated. V.Freitii. 
 
 FRETMENT, s. Sadler's Pa7'f;•^^— Appa- 
 rently, freight. — From Fr. frd-ir, to 
 fraught. 
 
 FREUALT. L. Seriiall, servile. Wallace. 
 
 FREUCH, Frewch, Frooch, {gutt.) adj. 
 1. Frail; brittle, S.B. Jourual Lond. 2. 
 Dry ; applied to com, Ang. Pal. Hon. 
 —Su.G. fraekn, friabilis. 
 
 FREVOLL, adj. Frivolous. V. Frewall. 
 
 FRE WALL, Frewell, adj. 1. Frivolous. 
 Act. Cone. 2. Used in the sense of fickle. 
 Wallace. — Teut. f revel. 
 
 FREWP, s. Perhaps, frippery. Houlate. 
 
 FREZELL, s. An iron instrument for 
 striking fire. Z. Boyd. 
 
 FRY, s. A tumult, S.B. i^ray, E. Boss. 
 
 FRIAR-SKATE, s. The sharp-nosed Ray, 
 Firth of Forth. Neill. 
 
 To FRIBBLE, t. a. To frizzle, Ayrs.— 
 Teut. f revel, vanitas •,f revel-en, perturbare. 
 
 FRICKSOME,a(f/. Vain; vaunting, Aberd. 
 
 FRIDOUND, pret. v. Quavered. Mont- 
 gomerie. — Fr.fredonn-er, to quaver. 
 
 FRIED CHICKENS, Friars Chicken. 
 Chicken broth with eggs dropped in it, or 
 eggs beat and mixed with it, S. Sir J. 
 Sinclair. 
 
 FRIENDS. To befriends icith one, a Scot- 
 tish idiom, signifying, to be on good terms 
 with one, after some difference or degree 
 of animosity ; as, I'm friends with you, 
 I'm in a state of amity with you ; I'm no 
 friends with you, I am displeased at you ; 
 I'll be friends with you, I will be recon- 
 ciled to you, S. 
 
 FRIEND-STEAD, adj. Possessing a friend. 
 Ridherford. 
 
 FRIGGIS, s. p>l. Perhaps, q. frekis, stout 
 men. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 FRI GGLE-FRAGGLES, s. pi. Toys ; trifles ; 
 gew-gaws ; often used to denote vain 
 pieces of dress, Ayrs. Corr. from Figgle- 
 faggle. 
 
 FRYME. Read signe. Houlate. 
 
 FRIM-FRAM, s. Trifle. Presb. Eloq. 
 
 To FRYNE, r. n. To fret from ill-humour 
 or discontentment. "A frynin' body;" 
 a peevish, discontented person, Lanarks. 
 Loth. 
 
 FRYNIN, s. The act of fretting, ibid.— 
 Perhaps from lsl.fry-ia,fryg-ia, carpere, 
 exprobare, vilipendere ; as frynlaust sig- 
 nifies, sine exprobatione ; Verel. 
 To FRIST, r. a. 1. To delay. Rutherford. 
 2. To give on credit, S. Chron. S. P. — 
 ls\. frest-a. 
 FRIST, Fristin<},s. 1. Delay. Rutherford. 
 — ls\.frest-r. Germ, frist, id. 2. Tofrist, 
 afrist, on credit. Bannatijne Poems. 
 FRYST, adj. First. Barbour. 
 FRITH AT,"FRiTHiT,«^r. Notwithstanding; 
 nevertheless, Fife, Dumfr. Roxb. Per- 
 haps a corrupt abbrev. of /or a' that, i. e. 
 for all that. V. Fraat. 
 To FRYTHE, t. n. To fry ; as metaph. used 
 
 « 
 
FllY 
 
 26] 
 
 FUD 
 
 in S. to denote indignation, Rcnfr. A. 
 Wilson's Poems. 
 
 FRYTHING-PAN, s. Frying-pan. Jac.R. 
 
 FlllTTE, s. Perhaps, protection. Iloulate. 
 — Gevm. frkde. 
 
 To FRIVOLE, r. a. To annul; to set aside. 
 From Fr./ricole, frivolous. Bellenden. 
 
 FRIZZLE, A-. 1. The steel used for striking 
 fire by means of a flint, Roxb. 2. The 
 liammer of a gun or pistol, ibid. — Appa- 
 rently corr. from Yr. fusil, a fire steel for 
 a tinder-box, Cotgr. — Ital. fiicile, id. 
 
 FROATH-STICK, s. A stick" for whipping- 
 up cream, or milk, S.B. Watson's Coll. 
 
 * FROCK, s. A sort of worsted netting 
 worn by sailors, often in lieu of a shirt, S. 
 Thorn's Hist. Aberd. — This is often called 
 a Guernsey Frock. 
 
 FROCK, s. A term used in distinguishing 
 the different pairs of a team of oxen in a 
 plough; Hind-Frock, Mid-Frock, Fore- 
 Frock, Aberd. F. Fit-Nowt. 
 
 FRODY, adj. Kea.d frelie. Lyndsay. 
 
 FROE, s. Froth, S.O.; Froie, Roxb. Per- 
 haps allied to Moes.G. fraiic, Isl. Dan. 
 /roe, semen. In Su.G. the frog is supposed 
 to have its name froe — a copioso semine 
 quod vere emittit; Ihre. 
 
 FROG, s. An upper coat. Barbour. — 
 O.Flem. frock, supreraa vestis. 
 
 To FROG, v. n. To snow or sleet at in- 
 tervals, Ang. 
 
 FROG, s. A flying shower of snow or sleet, 
 Ang. Lyndsay. 
 
 FROG, s. 1. A young horse. Buchan. 2. 
 Froijue, a colt, male or female, about 
 three years old. Gl. Surt. Nairn. 
 
 FROICHFU', {gutt.) adj. Denoting a state 
 of perspiration, Ayrs.; evidently allied to 
 E. froth.— 'in. d. fragga, spuma. 
 
 FRONE, s. A sling, Ayrs. — Fr.fronde, id. 
 
 2'o FRONT, T. n. Applied to meat when 
 it swells in boiling, Ang. 
 
 FRONT ALE, s. 1. Perhaps the curtain of 
 a bed towards which the head of a person 
 lies. 2. A curtain hung before an altar. 
 Inteidories. 
 
 FRONTER, s. A name to a ewe four years 
 old, Roxb. V. Frunter. 
 
 2'o FROST, V. a. To injure by frost ; as, 
 " the potatoes are a.' J'rostit," S. 
 
 To FROST, V. n. To become frost-bitten, S. 
 Frostit, frost-bitten. 
 
 FROUNSIT, part. pa. Wrinkled. Hen- 
 rysone. — Fr. frons-er, to wrinkle. 
 
 FROW, s. A lusty female, S. Froic, an 
 idle, dirty woman. North. Grose. — Germ. 
 fraw, Belg. rroice, a woman. 
 
 FROWDIE, s. A big lusty woman, S.B. 
 — Sw.frodig, plump. 
 
 FROWDIE, s. A cap worn by old women, 
 Ang. — S\i.G.fru-ty<j, a lady's cap. 
 
 To FRUCT, V. n. To bear fruit. 
 
 FRUCT, s. Increase; fruit. — Ft. fruict, 
 liSit.fruct-tis. 
 
 FRUCTUOUS, adj. Fruitful. Douglas. 
 
 FRUESOME, adj. Coarse-looking; frowzy, 
 Roxb. Hoqij. 
 
 FRUGAL, adj. Frank, kind, aff"able, Aberd. 
 
 FRUMP, s. An unseemly fold or gathering 
 in any part of one's clothes, Dumfr. 
 
 To FRUMPLE, t. a. To crease ; to crumple, 
 Upp. Lanarks. V. Frample. 
 
 To FRUNSH,r. w. To fret; to whine, Roxb. 
 Tent, fronss-en het reur-hood, contrahere 
 supercilium, to knit the brows. — Fr.fron- 
 ser le front, id. 
 
 FRUNSIT, part. pa. Puckered. Invent.— 
 Fr. fronce,fronse, id. from fronc-er, fro ri- 
 ser, "to gather, plait, fold, — crumple, 
 frumple," Cotgr. 
 
 FRUNT, s. Infrunt, in the front. 
 
 FRUNTER, Fronter, s. A ewe in her 
 fourth year. — From A.S. J'eower-uintra, 
 quadriennis, — " of four yeares," Somner. 
 
 FRUNTY, Fno^iy, adj. 1. Free in manner, 
 Fife. A. Douglas. 2. Healthy-looking ; 
 having the appearance of health, Kinross. 
 — Fr. effronte, over bold. 
 
 ToFRUSCH, Frwsch, v. a. 1. To dash. 
 Douglas. 2. To break in pieces. Barbour. 
 O.E. id. 3. To overthrow. Wallace.— 
 Ft. froiss-er, to dash. 
 
 To FRUSCH, t. n. To break. Wallace. 
 
 FRUSCH,FRUSH,a((;. 1. Brittle, S. Minst. 
 Bord. 2. Dry ; crumbling ; applied to 
 soil, Roxb. 3. Used to express the fra- 
 gility of the human frame, especially in 
 childhood. Gait. — Teut. broosch, fragilis. 
 
 FRUSCH, s. Breaking. Barbour. 
 
 FRUSH, adj. Frank, forward. Skinner. 
 
 FRUSHNESS, s. Brittleness ; applied to 
 plants, wood, &o. S. 
 
 To FRUSTIR, V. a. To render useless. 
 Dunbar. — Fr.frustr-er, id. 
 
 FRUSTIR, adj. 1. Frustrated. Wallace. 
 2. Vain ; empty. Dunbar. 
 
 FU', s. A firlot. V. Few, and Fuli,, s. 
 
 FU', adr. Pron. of How, in Aberd. and 
 other northern counties. Skinner. 
 
 To FUD, r. n. To scud ; to whisk. Aberd. 
 pronunciation of Quhid, q. v. 
 
 FUD, FuDE, .*!. 1. The matrix. Wallace.— 
 A.S. Joth, Isl. fiid, id. 2. The backside, 
 S. B. Ilitson. 3. A hare or rabbit's 
 brush, S. Burns. 4. Ludicrously used to 
 denote the buttocks of a man. Tarras. 
 5. A queue, or the hair tied behind. Loth. 
 
 FUDDER, FuDER, Fothyr, Futiiir, Fid- 
 DER, s. 1. A large quantity; a cart-load. 
 Barbour. 2. A certain weight of lead. 
 Skene. 3. A great number. Chr. Kirk. 
 4. Equivalent to E. pack, a confederacy ; 
 and like this term, which primarily sig- 
 nifies a bundle, load, &c. N.Burne. — 
 A.S. fother, a wain-load. 
 
 FUDDER, s. Lightning. Burcl. — Fr. 
 foudre, id.; Isl. /«rf/-, calor, and fudr-a, 
 flagrare, to blaze. 
 
 To FUDDER, v. n. To move precipitately, 
 Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 FUDDER, s. 1. A gust of wind ; a flurry. 
 
FUD 
 
 268 
 
 FUM 
 
 Aberd. 2. The shock, impulse or resis- 
 tance, occasioned by a blustering wind, 
 ibid. 3. Impetuous motion ; rapid force. 
 Skinner. 4. A sudden noise of any kind; 
 as, " The tod ran by wi' a. f udder," Aberd. 
 5. A stroke or blow, Buchan. — Perhaps a 
 provincial pronunciation of Quhidder, a, 
 whizzing noise, q. v. 
 FUDDY, s. The bottom of a corn kiln; the 
 kill-fuddy, Aberd. — Probably from Fud, 
 s. sense 2. 
 FUDDY, s. A designation given to the 
 wind, Aberd. Poems Buchan Dial. — Isl. 
 fud-r, motus, or hicida, aer. 
 FUDDIE, s. A hare, Aberd. Banffs. V. 
 
 Whiddie. 
 FUDDIE-HEN. s. A hen without a tail, or 
 
 with a very short one, Ang. 
 FUDDUM, s. Drift at intervals, Ang. 
 FUDGEL, adj. Fat, squat, and plump. 
 
 Herd's Coll. V. Fodgel. 
 
 FUDGIE, adj. Gross, Loth. V. Fodgel. 
 
 FUDING, part. adj. Gamesome ; frisky ; 
 
 engaged in sport ; as, " The lambs were 
 
 fudin about their mother," South of S. 
 
 — Perhaps from C.Ti.ficd, a quick motion. 
 
 To FUER, V. a. To conduct a body of 
 
 troops. Monro's Exped. V. Fure, r. 
 To FUF, Fuff, t. n. 1. To blow ; to puff, 
 S. Douglas. 2. Applied to a cat when 
 she makes a puffing sound, or spits at one, 
 S. — Germ, pfuffen, to blow. 
 To FUFF, V. a. To blow intermittently, S. 
 
 Burns. 
 FUFF, s. 1. A blast, S.; synon. with Puff, 
 E. Lindsay. 2. A sound emitted, resem- 
 bling a blast of wind, S. Tarras. 3. Used 
 to express tlie sound of powder, not in a 
 confined state, when ignited, S. Siller 
 Gun. 4. A sudden burst of passion, Fife. 
 5. Metaph. transferred to the first onset 
 of a lusty person. " The first /wjf of a fat 
 haggis is the worst." 
 Y\]'PV,interj. Expressive of dissatisfaction. 
 
 Tarras. — E. Pshaw. 
 FUFFARS, s. pi. Bellows, Ang. 
 FUFFIN, s. A puffing, S. 
 FUFFING, s. 1. The noise made by a cat 
 when she spits, S. 2. To sniff, as con- 
 joined with Greet; to make a noise through 
 the nostrils when one is about to cry, 
 Ettr. For. Hoijg. 
 To FUFFLE, r. a. To put dress or any 
 thing iu disorder, S. — Isl. fipla, contrec- 
 tare. 
 FUFFLE, s. Fuss; violent exertion. Hoqq. 
 FUFFLE-DADDIE, s. A foster-father, 
 Fife. One who plays the fool with a child 
 by indulgence. — laX.jiJl-a, ludificare. 
 FUG, s. Moss, Ayrs. /''></, S. Picken. 
 FUGE, s. Perhaps a kind of pick-axe. K. 
 
 Hart. — Fr. fouaii/e, id. 
 FUGE, FuGiE, adj! Fugitive. Douglas. 
 FUGE, FuGiE, s. 1. A fugitive, S. Poems 
 Buchan Dial. 2. One who flies from the 
 fight, S. Brand. 
 
 FUGGY, adj. Mossy, ibid. A.Wilson. 
 FUGIE WARRANT. A warrant granted 
 
 to apprehend a debtor, against whom it 
 
 is sworn that he designs to fly, in order 
 
 to avoid payment, or that he is in medi- 
 
 tatione fugae, S. Antiquary. 
 FUGITOUR, s. A fugitive ; Lat. fugitor. 
 To FUILYIE, T. a. To " get the better of," 
 
 Gl. Aberd. Skinner. — Fr. j'oul-er, to press, 
 
 oppress. E. jail. 
 FUILTEACHS, s. pi. The designation 
 
 given to the two weeks preceding, and 
 
 the two following. Candlemas. 
 To FUYN, V. n. Apparently the same with 
 
 K. join; to push in fencing. Douglas. 
 FUIR, s. The act of carrying, or as much 
 
 as is carried at a time. Keith. 
 FUIR-NIGHT, FuiRE-NiGHT. Far in the 
 
 night. — A.S. forth-nihtes, node longe pro- 
 
 vecta. V. FuRE-DATS. 
 FUISH, pret. Fetched, S. Moss. 
 FUISHEN, FusHEN, part. pa. Fetched, 
 
 South of S. Glenferqus. 
 FUISSES,;u?. Ditches! Acts Cha.I.—O.Fr. 
 
 fousseis; fosse, retranchemeut ; Lat. /ossa ; 
 
 Roquefort. 
 FUIST, s. A fusty smell, S. 
 To FUIST, V. n. To acquire a fusty smell, 
 
 S. Whence, 
 FUISTIT, part. adj. Fusty, S. 
 FULE, adj. Foolish; as, Fule thing; foolish 
 
 creature, S. 
 To FULE, V. n. To play the fool. Barbour. 
 
 — Goth, fol, Su.G. foil, fatuus ; C.B. ffol, 
 
 Fr. fol. 
 FULEGE, adj. Foolish. Keith. 
 FULEGENE'S, s. Foolishness, ib. 
 FULE-THING, Fool-thing, s. A foolish 
 
 creature ; often used of silly, giddy, or 
 
 coquettish females, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 * To FULFILL, r. a. To complete; to fill 
 up. Bellend, T. Liv. 
 
 FULYE, s. 1. A leaf. Douglas. 2. Leaf 
 
 gold, S. Gaican and Gol. — Ft. fcuille, id. 
 FULYEAR,s. One who pollutes. Bellend. 
 To FULYIE, r. a. To defile. Bellenden. 
 FULYIE, s. 1. The dung of a town, S. 
 
 ActSedt. 2. Transferred to manure. Kelly. 
 FULL, s. A firlot or bushel of grain. South 
 
 of S. Stat. Ace. V. Fou, Few. 
 FULLELY, FuLLYLY, adv. Fully. Barb. 
 FULLYERY, s. Leaved work. Palice 
 
 Honor. — Fr.fueill-er, to foliate. 
 FULLIT, part. pa. Fulfilled.— Moes.G. 
 
 full-jan ; Teut. rull-en, implere. 
 FULMAR, s. A species of petrel. Martin. 
 
 * FULSOME, adj. Applied to the stomach 
 when overcharged with food. South of S. 
 A. Scott. 
 
 FUM. Whom, S.B. Aberd. Ross. 
 FUMART. V. FowMARTE. 
 FUMLER,s. (7rtiA-/«w?er, a parasite. Doug. 
 FUMMERT, part. pa. Benumbed; torpid, 
 
 E. Loth. Selkirks. 
 FUMMILS, Whummils, s. 75?. A scourge 
 
 for a top, Aberd. 
 
FUN 
 
 200 
 
 FUR 
 
 To FUN, V. n. To speak in jest, Abevd. 
 
 V. FUNNIE. 
 
 FUNABEIS, adi\ However, S.B. Ro»s. 
 
 V. Whena'be. 
 FUNDATOIl, s. A founder. Aherd. licij. 
 To FUNDY, Funny, r. w. To become stitf 
 
 with cold. Ramsay. 
 FUNDYN, part. jurt. 1. Found. Barbour. 
 
 2. Supplied, id. — A.S. fnd-an, suppedi- 
 tare. 
 
 FUNDMENT, s. Founding, or founda- 
 tion. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 To FUNG, r. n. To emit a sharp whizzing 
 sound, as when a cork is drawn, Meanis. 
 
 FUNG, s. 1. A sound of this description, 
 ibid. 2. A stroke, Upp. Clydes. Aberd. 
 S.O. Funk, synon. A. WUfoii. 
 
 To FUNG, V. a. To thrust, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 FUNGARjFuNGERjS. A whinger, or hanger, 
 Aberd. 
 
 FUNGIBLES, s. pi. Moveable goods which 
 may be valued by weight or measure, as 
 grain or money; in contradistinction from 
 those which must be judged of indivi- 
 dually, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 
 FUNYIE, s. A polecat. V. Foyn. 
 
 To FUNK, V. a. 1. To strike, S. 2. To 
 kick behind, S. Jacobite Relics. 3. To 
 funk aff, to throw off by kicking and 
 plunging, Loth. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 FUNK, .'!. 1. A stroke, S. 2. A kick, S. 
 
 3. Ill humour. Loth. — Teut. in de fonck 
 zljn, turbari. 
 
 To Funk, r. «. To faint; to become afraid; 
 part, ^aj.funkit; as, " Yon're funkit;" yon 
 have lost courage, Lanarks. 
 
 FUNK, s. Fright; alarm; perturbation. To 
 be in a funk, to be much afraid, S. — Teut. 
 fonck, turba, turbatio, perturbatio. 
 
 FUNKER, s. One that kicks or flings ; a 
 term applied to horses or cows; as, " Din- 
 na buy that beast, she's a.funker,'" Roxb. 
 
 FUNKIE, s. One who shuns the fight. " He 
 got the fugie blow, and became a,funkie," 
 Lanarks. 
 
 FUNKING, s. The act of striking behind, S. 
 
 FUNNIE, adj. 1. Full of merriment; face- 
 tious, S. Burns. 2. Exciting mirth, S. 
 3. Causing ridicule. Thus it is said of a 
 fantastic piece of dress worn by a female, 
 " wasna yon a funnie thing she had on?" S. 
 
 FUNSCHOCH,"Funshick, s. 1. Ewergy and 
 activity in operation, Fife. Throwpit, 
 synon. 2. A sudden grasp, Fife; synon. 
 Clatch. 
 
 FUP, s. A stroke or blow, Buchan; the pro- 
 vincial pron. of Whip. 
 
 FUPPERTIEGEIG, {,j hard), s. A base 
 trick, Banffs. 
 
 FUR, FuRE, Feure, s. LA furrow, S. 
 Wallace. 2. What resembles a furrow. 
 Douglas. 3. The effect of ploughing. To 
 get a fur, to plough one, S. — Dan. fur, 
 A.S. f ark, id. 
 
 FVR, pret. l.Went. Wallace. 2. Fared; 
 as to food. Wallace. 
 
 FURAGE, s. Apparently wadding; synon. 
 Colfin. l^irkton's Hist. 
 
 FURC, ,'J. Gallows. V. Pit. 
 
 FUIICHTGEWING, s. The act of giving 
 out. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To FURE, ». a. 1. To carry. Acts. Ta. III. 
 2. To conduct. Bellenden. — Sa.ii.foer-a, 
 to carry, to lead ; Lat.fero. 
 
 FURE, pret. Fared ; went. Wyntown. — 
 A.S. for. V. Fur. 
 
 FURE, adj. Firm ; fresh, Gl. Sibb. V. Fery. 
 
 FURE, s. A strong man. Dunbar. — Su.G. 
 foer, fortis. 
 
 FURE-DAYS, Fuir-Days, Foor-Days, 
 1. Late in the afternoon, S.B. 2. Fair- 
 fuir days, broad daylight, S. Ramsay. — 
 A.S. forth dages, die longe provecta; Teut. 
 Tcur-dagh, tempus antelucanum. 
 
 FUREING, s, Fare; freight. Balfour's 
 Pract. — Su.G. fuiri, vectura; Belg. voc- 
 rinq, carrying. 
 
 FURFELLES, s. pi. Furred skins. Skene. 
 
 FURFLUTHER"D,p((rt.y.<e. " Disoidered; 
 agitated." Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 FUR- HORSE, s. The horse on the plough- 
 man's right hand; q. the horse that treads 
 in the furs, S.B. 
 
 FURICH. s. Bustle. V. Fooroch. 
 
 FURIOSITE, FuRiosiTiE, s. Madness, as 
 distinguished horn folly, which expresses 
 a lower degree or species of insanity. 
 Acts J a. III. 
 
 FURIOUS, adj. Extraordinary; excessive, 
 Aberd.; pron. feerious. Also used as an 
 adv. in the sense of uncommonly, exces- 
 sively. 
 
 FURISINE, s. A steel to strike fire with. 
 Bellenden. — Teut. vuer, fire, and ijser, 
 steel. 
 
 FURKandFOS. Gallows and pit. 0. Chart. 
 — Lat. furc-a,fos-sa, 
 
 FURLENTH, s. The length of a furrow. 
 Gawan and Gol. V. Fur. 
 
 FURLET. V. FiRLOT, 
 
 FURMAGE, s. Cheese. Henrysone.—Yv. 
 fromage. 
 
 FURME, s. A form ; a bench. Bannat.P. 
 
 FURMER, s. The name given by carpen- 
 ters in S. to the tool called in E. a fnt 
 chisel. — Fr.fremoir, id. 
 
 FURRENIS, s. pi. Furs ; or rather fur- 
 rings. 
 
 FURRIER, s. A quarter-master. Monro's 
 Exped. — O.Fr. forrier. 
 
 FURROCHIE, adj. Feeble; infirm; gene- 
 rally applied to those who are attticted 
 with rheumatism, or oppressed with age, 
 Ayrs. Renfr. 
 
 To FURROW, c. a. Godscroft. V.Forray. 
 
 FURROW COW. A cow that is not with 
 calf. V. Ferry-cow and Ferow. 
 
 FURSABIL, adj. What can be driven 
 away. Maitland P. — Fr. forceable. 
 
 FURSDAY, FuRisDAY, s. Vulgar pronun- 
 ciation of Thursday, S. Act Ja. V. 
 
 FURSIDE, s. The iron plate in a plough, 
 
FUR 
 
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 GA 
 
 for turning over the farrow; an old term, 
 Teviotd. V. Mowdie-brod. 
 
 FURTH, ot(/y. Forth; out of doors, S. Skin- 
 ner. — La.t. foras, forth. 
 
 FURTH. The miichle furth, the open air, 
 S.B. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 FURTH-BERING, s. Support; mainte- 
 nance. Acts Ja. V. — A.S. forth-ber-an, 
 proferre, efferre, perhibere. V. Quhare. 
 
 FURTH-BRINGING, .■?. The act of bring- 
 ing out of a place. Acts Mary. 
 
 FURTHCASTING, s. Ejection. Act And. 
 
 To FURTHEYET, v. a. To pour out. ,S'. 
 P. Repr. — A.S. forth-qeot-an, profundere. 
 
 FURTHFILLING, .<-. Fulfilling. Ab. Keg. 
 
 FURTHY, adj. 1. Forward. Sir E<jeir. 
 2. Frank; affable, S. Sax. and Gael. 3. 
 Unabashed. A.Douqlas. V. Forth Y,aa!/. 
 
 FURTH I LIE, adn. Frankly; without re- 
 S6rvc S. 
 
 FURTHINESS,s. 1. Frankness; affability, 
 S. 2. An excess of frankness, approach- 
 ing to giddiness in the female character. 
 I)urham. 
 
 FURTH OF, jyrep. Out of ; in a state of 
 deviation from. Keith's App. 
 
 FURTH-PUTTING, s. 1 . Diffusion ; gene- 
 ral distribution. Acts Ja. IV. 2. Ejec- 
 tion; expulsion. Abcrd. Jieq. 
 
 To FURTH-RUN, t. n. To expire; to 
 elapse. Keith. 
 
 To FURTHSCHAW, v. a. To manifest. 
 Crosraquell. 
 
 To FURTHSET, t. a. To exhibit; to dis- 
 play; conveying the idea of spleudour. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 FURTHSETTER, s. A publisher ; some- 
 times an author, Ayrs. 
 
 FURTHTAKING, s. The act of liberating 
 from confinement. Act Audit. 
 
 FURTH-THE-GAIT. Fair furth the gait; 
 honestly, without prevarication, or con- 
 cealment of the truth ; q. holding a straight- 
 forward course, S.B. 
 
 FUSCAMBULUS, a*//. Mehille's Diary. 
 — Evidently an error from Lat. fiinam- 
 bulus, a rope-dancer, from funis a rope, 
 and ambul-are, to walk. 
 
 FUSH, pret. v. Fetched. Hamsay. 
 
 FUSHICA'D,Fushica'im,s. A foolish term, 
 used as an apology when the name of any 
 thing or person is forgotten, S. The first 
 is a corruption of IIow shall I call it ; the 
 second of IIoic shall I call him. 
 
 FUSHLOCII, {giitt.) s. The waste of straw 
 about a barn-yard. Upper Ward of La- 
 narks. — Tti\xi.futscl-en, agitare ; ls\.fys-a, 
 flare, q. what is driven about by the wind. 
 
 FUSHT, in<e>> Hush, tush, S.B.; synon. 
 with Whisht, u-h being changed by pro- 
 vincial usage into f. 
 
 FUSIE, s. A ditch"; corr. from Fr. fosse. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 FUSION LESS, rtf?j. V. FoisoNLESS. 
 
 VVSLl'N', part. adj. Trifling; synon. Po?cs- 
 liii', Fife. — Tent, futsel-en, nugari, frivol a 
 agere. The v. to Fissle seems radically 
 the same. 
 
 FUST, adj. Perhaps, at rest. Barmat. P. 
 
 FUSTIE, FusTiT, adj. Musty; "a,fustit 
 smell;" a mouldy smell, S. Fustit is 
 merely the part. pa. of the E. v. to Fust, 
 according to our pronunciation. 
 
 FUTE-ALE, s. An entertainment given 
 when a woman first gets out of bed, after 
 childbirth. Fron. ft-ale, S. 
 
 FUTEBAND, Futband, s. Infantry. Pink- 
 ertort's Hist. Scot. 
 
 FUTEBROD, s. A footstool, S.— Moes.G. 
 fotabord, id. 
 
 FUTE HATE, Fute Hote. 1. Straightway; 
 a term borrowed from tlie chase, q. hot 
 foot. Barb. 2. Closely; accurately. Doug. 
 3. Denoting proximity of place. Doug. 
 
 FUTFAILL, FuTFELL, Fitfeal, s. A spe- 
 cies of dressed skin formerly exported 
 from Scotland. Footfalls, I am informed, 
 are the skins of those lambs that have 
 died soon after they were dropped ; per- 
 haps q. fallen at the dam's foot. V. Scor- 
 
 LING. 
 
 FUTFAIL, Fytwall, adj. Of or belonging 
 
 to the skins described above. Aberdeen 
 
 Peg. 
 FUTHIR, s. The whizzing sound caused by 
 
 quick motion, Aberd. Rudd. to. Quhid- 
 
 der, s. 
 FVTIE, adj. Mean, S. V. Fouty. 
 FUTIT, part. pa. Perhaps q. footed, i. e. 
 
 set on foot. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 FUTITH, FUTOTII, FOOTITH, FUTTITH, S. 1. 
 
 Bustle; pucker; as, " In a sa,dfutith;" in 
 a great bustle, Dumfr. 2. A riot ; as, 
 " There was a great futoth at the fair," 
 Roxb. 3. An awkward predicament ; a 
 dilemma; as, " He was in an unco futith." 
 FUZZY, adj. Making a hissing or buzzing 
 noise, Buchan. Tarras. V. Fizz. 
 
 G 
 
 I 
 
 The letter G in Gael, has generally the 
 sound of Gr. z.a.iTT«. ; although there is no 
 such letter in the Gael, alphabet as K. 
 
 To GA, Gae, t. n. 1. To go ; used in a ge- 
 neral sense, S. 2. To walk ; to use the 
 limbs, S. Wallace. — A.S. ga-n, Isl. ga, id. 
 3. To Gae again, v. n. Frost is said to gae 
 
 again, when, after appearing in the form 
 of hoar-frost in the morning, it dissolves 
 before the influence of the sun can affect 
 it, Lanarks. Tweedd. 4. To Gae down, v. 
 n. to be hanged. Minst. Bord. 5. To Gae 
 in, to shrink ; to contract, S. 6. To Gae 
 V tica, to break over; to snap ; to divide 
 
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 GAF 
 
 into two pieces, S. 7. To Gae out, v. n. 
 to go oa a warlike expedition ; to appear 
 ill arms ; as, " He gaed out in the Forty- 
 five," S. 8. To Gae out, to frequent balls, 
 merry-meetings, &c. Roxb. — A.S. ut-ga-n, 
 exire. V. Gutter. 9. To Gae one's gult, 
 to depart, S. 10. To Gae or (iang owre, to 
 transcend ; as, " That gaes owre me," it 
 surpasses my ability, S.B. 1 1. To Gae or 
 Gang, owre a brig, to cross a bridge, S. 
 12. To Gae throw, to bungle, S. 13. To 
 Gae throw, to waste, S. 14. To Gae, or 
 Gang, to the bent, to abscond, Clydes. 15. 
 To Gae icith, to go to wreck, S. 16. To 
 Gae or Gang np the gait, v. n. To die; to 
 go to wreck ; a phrase slightly ludicrous, 
 Clydes. 
 
 GAADYS, s. fiZ. Meaning uncertain. "It 
 sets you well to slaver, you let anch gaadys 
 fall," tS. Prot.; ironically signifying, that 
 what he is saying, or doing, is too assum- 
 ing for him," N. 
 
 GAAll, Garr, s. 1. Vegetable substance 
 in the bed of a river, S.B. 2. Rheum 
 from the eyes, when hardened, S.B. — 
 A.S. gor, coenum. 
 
 GAB, s. 1. The mouth, S. Ramsay, 2. 
 The taste, S. Ramsay. — Jr. gob. 
 
 To Steek the Gab. To be silent, Aber- 
 deenshire. 
 
 7o GAB, r. m. 1. To mock. Barbour. 2. 
 To prate, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 3. It is 
 sometimes used indefinitely, as signifying 
 to speak, S.B. Skinner. — Isl. gabb-a, A.S. 
 gabb-en, deriJere. 
 
 GAB, s. I. Prating, S. 2. Entertaining 
 conversation, S. Burns. 
 
 GAB, s. The name given to the hook, on 
 which pots are hung, at the end of tliat 
 chain called the Crook, Clydes. — C.B. gob, 
 what stays or bears up. 
 
 GABBART, s. " The mouthful of food 
 which a bird is carrying to its young." Gl. 
 Antiq. Roxb. 
 
 GABBED, «(//. Loquacious, S.B. Ramsay. 
 jLuld-qabbit, sagacious, S. 
 
 To GABBER, v. n. To jabber, S.— Belg. 
 gabber-en, id. 
 
 GABBER, s. A prater; one who is loqua- 
 cious, and rather impudent in conversa- 
 tion, Clydes, S.B. 
 
 GABBY, adj. 1 . Having fluency of speech, 
 S. Hamilton. 2. Loquacious; chatty, S. 
 Saxon and Gael. 
 
 GABBIE-LABBlE,s. "Confused talking; 
 the way in which we think foreigners talk 
 when we know not their language." Gall. 
 Encycl. V. Kebbie-lebbie, v. 
 
 GABBING, s. 1. Mockery. Barbour. 2. 
 Jeering ; raillery. Douglas.— A.S. gabbung, 
 derisio. 
 
 GABBIT, s. A fragment, S.B.— O.E. gobet, 
 Fr. gob, a morsel. 
 
 GABER, s. A lean horse, Stirlingshire. 
 
 G ABERLUN YI E, s. A wallet that hangs 
 on the loins. Ritson. 
 
 GABERLUNYIE-MAN, .<!. The man who 
 
 carries the wallet. Callander. 
 GABEROSIE, s. A kiss, Roxb. Sy- 
 nonym. Smeeg. Perhaps from gab, the 
 
 mouth. 
 GABERS, s. pi. Shivers; applied to what 
 
 is dashed to pieces, Perths. 
 GABERT, s. A lighter, S. Statii^t. Ace. 
 
 — Fr. qabare. 
 GABERTS, s. pi. 1. A kind of gallows for 
 
 supporting the wheel of a draw-well, Aug. 
 
 2. Three poles of wood, forming an angle 
 
 at the top, for weighing hay, Aug. 
 GAB-NASH, s. Petulant chattering, Roxb. 
 
 ■ — From S. (/a6, prating, andTeut. kriassch- 
 
 en, stridere. 
 GAB-STICK, s. A spoon, Teviotd. Loth. 
 
 " Gobstick, awooiXen spoon, North," Grose. 
 
 Obviously from Gab, the mouth. 
 GACK, s. A gap, Fife; synon. with Slap, 
 
 S.; as, "a gark in a hedge."— C.B. Gael. 
 
 gag, an aperture ; a cleft, a chink. 
 
 GAD, Gade, s. 1. A rod, S. Skene. 2. A 
 spear. Dal yell. 3. A fishing-rod, S.A. 
 
 4. A goad. Z. Boyd. 5. A bar of metal 
 of whatever kind, S. — A.S. gaad, gad, 
 stimulus. 
 
 GAD of Ice, s. A large mass of ice, Dumfr. 
 — Isl. gadd, nix condensata. Apparently 
 from gadd-a, coarctare, coassare. 
 
 GADDRYNG, s. Assembly. Wyntown. 
 From gadyr, to gather. 
 
 To GADGE, r. n. To talk idly with stupid 
 gravity. Ramsay. 
 
 To GADYR, V. a. To gather. Wyntown. 
 — A.S. gaeder-an, id. 
 
 GADMAN, s. The man or boy, who was 
 formerly employed to direct oxen, (when 
 four were used in a plough, or two horses 
 and two oxen abreast;) denominated from 
 the long ^rarf, gaud, or pointed stick, by 
 which these animals were impelled, S. 
 
 GADMUSSIS, s. pi. V. Roubbouris. 
 
 GADWAND, s. A goad for driving cattle, 
 
 5. Douglas. 
 
 GADZA, s. Some kind of stuff; perhaps the 
 same now called Gauze. — O.Fr. gaze, 
 " cushion canvas, tiffany," &c. Cotgr. 
 
 GAE, s. The Jay, a bird. Buret. 
 To GAE, V. n. To go. V. Ga, Gae. 
 GAED, pret. Went, S. The Pirate. 
 GAE-DOWN, Go-Down, s. 1. The act of 
 
 swallowing, S. A gude gae-down, a keen 
 appetite, S. 2. A guzzling or drinking 
 match, S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 GAE-THROUGH, s. A great tumult, or 
 prodigious bustle, often about a small 
 affair, Roxb. Ca-through synon. 
 
 GAE-TO, s. 1. A brawl or squabble, La- 
 narks.; from the idea of going to, or en- 
 gaging with each other. To-giiin, synon. 
 2. A drubbing, ibid. 
 
 GAF, Gaff, pret. Gave. Barbour. 
 
 To GAFF, V. n. To talk loudly and merrily, 
 
 Roxb. 
 GAFF, s. A sort of net. Ess. Ilighl. Soc. 
 
GAF 
 
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 GAI 
 
 To GAFFAW, r. n. To laugh aloud, S. 
 Ramsay. V. Gawf. 
 
 GAFFAW, s. A loud laugh, S. V. Gawf. 
 
 GAFFER, .«. A loquacious person, ibid. — 
 " Gaffer, garrulous or talkative person," 
 Gl.Sibb. 
 
 GAFFOL-LAND, s. 1. Land liable to 
 taxation, Roxb. 2. Also denoting land 
 rented, ibid. — A.S." f/affold-land, gaf id- 
 land, terra censualis, land liable to taxes, 
 rented land, or land letten for rent," 
 Somner. (tq/oI, exactio. 
 
 GA-FUR, Gaa-fur, s. A furrow for a run 
 of water, q. for letting the water c/o. Loth. 
 
 To GAG, Geg, v. a. To play on one's cre- 
 dulity; a cant term used in Glasgow. It 
 is pronounced (t£'//. 
 
 GAG, Geo, .«. The thing imposed on the 
 credulity of another, ibid. 
 
 GAGGEE, s. One who is imposed on by 
 another, ibid. V. Gag, s. 
 
 GAGGER, s. The person who carries on 
 tbis illusion, ibid. 
 
 GAGGERY, s. Deception practised in this 
 way, ibid. Perhaps having reference to 
 smuggling the geqq, q. v. 
 
 To GAGOIUN, r. a.' To slander ; to ridicule. 
 Godly Ball. — O.Fr. goqai/-er, to mock. 
 
 GAY, adj. Moderately.' "V. Gey. 
 
 GAY, s. Observation; attention, llauf Coil- 
 year. — Isl. gaa, attentio. 
 
 GAIBIE, s. A stupid person, Roxb. Pro- 
 bably from gab-er, to gape, to yawn. 
 
 GAID, pret. Went, S. R. Bruce. 
 
 GAlY)\'6,s.pl. Tricks; Legend. Bp. St.An- 
 drois. V. Gaud. 
 
 GAIG, s. " A rent or crack in flesh brought 
 on with dry weather." Gall. Encycl. — 
 C.B. gag, an aperture ; gagen, a cleft, a 
 chink, a chap, Owen ; Ir. gag, id. V. 
 Geg, t. 
 
 GAYING, part. pr. of the v. to Gae, going, 
 S. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 To GAIL, Gale, v. a. " To pierce, as with a 
 loud and shrill noise. — Isl. a< c/a^-a, aures 
 obtundere," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 2'o GAIL, Gale, v. n. To break into chinks; 
 applied to inanimate objects, as unsea- 
 soned wood, Roxb. Ayrs. 
 
 GAIL, s. A chink, ibid. This is merely a 
 variety in the pronunciation of Gell, v. 
 and .s. q. v. 
 
 7o GAIL, Gale, t. n. To ache, Roxb. V. 
 Gell, v. 1. 
 
 GAIL, Ga'ill, s. Gable, Aberd. ; for S. 
 Gavel. Skinner. V. Gavel. 
 
 To GAIN, V. a. To fit; to suffice. V. Gane. 
 
 GAINAGE, s. 1. The instruments of tillage, 
 Roxb. 2. The lands held by base tenure; 
 by sockmen or tillani; an old term, ibid. 
 — Isl. goegn, iustrumenta et utensilia fa- 
 miliari'a, G. Andr ; O.Fr. gaignage, id. 
 
 GAYN-CUM, s. Return. Wyntou-a. 
 
 To GAINDER, (</ hard,) t. n. To look 
 foolish, Ettr. For. — Perhaps originally 
 the same with Gaintek, q. v. 
 
 GAYNEBY, ar/;. Past. " Intyme gayneby." 
 Brechine Reg. 
 
 GAYNE-COMEING, Gaincoming, .<;. Re- 
 turn, second advent. Keith's Hist. 
 
 Gain GEAR. 1. The moving machinery 
 of a mill, as distinguished from stannin 
 graith, i. e. the fixtures, such as posts, 
 &c. Fife. 2. The phrase, Gude gain gear, 
 is used when all the implements about a 
 mill are going well, S. 3. Gain gear ad- 
 mits of a very opposite sense, when ap- 
 plied to persons. It denotes that they are 
 going to wreck, S. 
 
 GAINGO, s. Human ordure, Ayrs. ; the 
 same with Geing, q. v. 
 
 GAYNIS, s. Perhaps gaiety. Haiti. P. 
 
 To GAINTER, id. n. To use conceited airs 
 and gestures ; Gainterin\ having the ap- 
 pearance of assuming conceited airs, Upp. 
 Clydes. V. Gainder, v. 
 
 GAINTERER, s. One who puts on con- 
 ceited airs, ibid. — Isl. gant-a, ludificare, 
 scurrare, to act the butfoon; gante, scur- 
 ra; morio, fatuus ; Su.G. <;««J-as, puerili- 
 ter ludere, aut ut soleut amantes ; gan- 
 terl, facetiae, ludus. 
 
 GAIR, Gare, s. I. a triangular piece of 
 cloth inserted at the bottom of a shift or 
 robe, S. Also Gore. Ilenrysone. 2. A 
 slip of tender, fertile grass in a barren 
 situation, S.A. Gl. Sibb. 3. The term is 
 used to denote any thing resembling a 
 stripe or streak ; as, a blue gair in a 
 clouded sky, (synon. bore.) a red gair in a 
 clear sky, Roxb. 4. A longitudinal stain; 
 a stain resembling a stripe or streak, Fife. 
 5. A crease in cloth. Loth ; perhaps from 
 the resemblance of folds or creases to 
 pieces inserted. — Isl. geir, segmentum 
 panni figura triquetra. 
 
 GAIR, adj. Keen; covetous, S. ; the same 
 with Gare, q. v. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 GAIRDONE, s. Perhaps for guerdon, re- 
 ward. Ilenrysone. 
 
 GAIRED, Gairy, adj. 1. Having streaks 
 of different colours, S. A gairy cow, a 
 cow thus streaked. 2. Applied to ground. 
 The rigs are said to be gair'd, when the 
 snow is melted on the top of a ridge, and 
 lying in the furrow, Fife. 
 
 GAIRFISH,s. The Porpoise, Ang. St. Ac. 
 
 GAIRIE-BEE, s. Apis terrestris, S. 
 
 GAIS, imperat. of Ga, to go. Wyntown. 
 
 GAIS, s. Gawze. Inventories. — Fr. gaze, 
 " cushion canvass ; also, the sJeight stutfe, 
 tiffany," Cotgr. 
 
 GAISHON, s. 1. A skeleton; a hobgoblin, 
 Stirlings. Dumfr. Hogg. 2. An obstacle 
 or impediment, Fife. Hence, ill-gaislion'd, 
 mischievously disposed, ibid. 
 
 GAISLIN, s. A young goose, S. Ferguson. 
 — Su.G. gaasliug, id. 
 
 GAIST, Gast, s. 'l. The soul. Wyntown. 
 2. A ghost, S. Douglas. 3. A piece of 
 dead coal, S. — A.S. gaste, Belg. glieest, a 
 ghost. 
 
GAI 
 
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 GAL 
 
 GAISTCOAL, s. " A coal, that, when it is 
 burned, becomes white." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GAIT, Gate, s. LA way, S. Wallace. 
 2. An indefinite space. Wallace. 3. A 
 street, S. Burel. — Sn.G. gata, id. 4. A 
 warlike expedition. Gamin and Got. 5. 
 As an adv. Sa i]at, so ; JIoic gats, in what 
 manner; T/cms gatis, after this manner; 
 Many gatis, in various ways. G. To Tak 
 the Gait, to depart; to run away; also to 
 begin to walk out, S. 7. To Had the Gait, 
 to prosper. Gl. Eamsay. 8, To Gang 
 one's Gait, to go one's way, Ben Jonson. 
 9. To Go or Gang to the gait, to go to wreck. 
 Michael Brace's Lectures. — Su.G. Isl, 
 gata, semita, via. 
 
 A Gaitward, adv. Directly on one's way. 
 Bannatyne's Journcd. 
 
 GAIT, s. A goat, S. Ramsay. — Su.G. get, 
 A.S. gat, id. 
 
 To GAIT, r. a. To set up sheaves on end, 
 S.B.— Isl. gat, foramen, gat-a, perforare. 
 
 GAIT-BERRY, s. Given as an old name 
 for the bramble-berry, Teviotd. — Perhaps 
 from S. (/ait, A.S. gat, Su.G. get, a goat. 
 
 GAITER-TREE, s. ' An old name given to 
 the bramble, Teviotd. 
 
 GAITEWUSS. Street adjacent. Ah.Eeq. 
 
 GAIT GLYDIS. Maitl. P. V. Glyde! 
 
 GAITIN, Gating, s. LA setting up of 
 sheaves singly on their ends to dry, S.B. 
 Agr. Surr. Caithn. 2. A. shock of corn 
 thus set up, Roxb. 
 
 GAITIT, part. adj. Accustomed, or broken 
 in, to the gait or road, S. V. Gait. 
 
 GAITLING, Gytling, s. An infant, S. 
 Ramsay. V. Get. 
 
 GAITLINS, />?•«;?. Towards, S.B. " Gate- 
 lins, the way to." Gl. Hhirrefs. 
 
 GAITSMAN, Gaitisman, s. One employed 
 in a coal-pit for making the passages. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 ToGAIVEL, r. Ji. 1. To stare wildly ^ 
 most commonly used in the part. pr. Gai- 
 Tellin', Roxb. It seems radically the same 
 with " Gaure, to stare about like a fool. 
 Geb, to hold up the eyes and face. — A.Bor. 
 Grose; and S. Goif, Gove, &c. q. v. 2. To 
 toss the head upwar<{s and downwards, 
 as a horse that needs a martingale. Loth. 
 
 GAKIE,s. Venus mercenaria, a shell. Sibb, 
 
 To GALAY, r. w. To reel. Baibonr. 
 
 GALAY, .«. " A kind of great gun ; O.Fr. 
 galez." Lyndsay's Ep. JVvncup. Works. 
 
 To GALASH, T. a. To mend shoes by a 
 band round the fore part of the upper 
 leather, S. — Undoubtedly allied to Fr. 
 galoche, a wooden shoe. 
 GALATIANS, s. pi. A play among boys, 
 who go about in the evenings, at the end 
 of the year, dressed in paper caps, and 
 sashes, with wooden swords, singing and 
 reciting at the doors of houses, Glasgow ; 
 synon. Gysards. 
 GALBERT, s. " A mantle : Fr. gabart, ga- 
 bardine, O.E. gaberdine." Gl. Lyi dsay. 
 
 GALCOTT, Gelcoit, s. " Ane new sark, 
 ane galcott & ane pare of schone." Aberd. 
 V. 16. " An, (/e/cot« of quhittertaue." Ibid. 
 V. 20. Perhaps a jacket is meant. 
 
 GALDEIS, s. j>l. " Item, ane pair of beidis 
 of raisit wark with galdcis of aget." In- 
 ventories. This seems to denote the smaller 
 kind of beads which are placed between 
 the larger ones in a rosary. V. Gaudeis. 
 
 GALDEIT, part. pa. Having small globes 
 or gaudeis. " Item, ane pair of beidis of 
 jaspe qaldeit with gold. Inventories. 
 
 GALDOL-GYLD, s. 1. Given as a term, in 
 some old deeds, denoting the payment of 
 tribute, Teviotd. 2. Expl. as also signi- 
 fying usury, ibid. — This may be a corrup- 
 tion of A.S. gafol-gyld, census ; item, 
 usura. But, perhaps the term may be from 
 Dan. giaelld, Isl. giald, which signify mo- 
 ney, also debt, and gilde, duty, impost. 
 
 GALDRAGON, s. As this designation is 
 given to a pretended sibyl, or prophetess, 
 it may be allied to Isl. galldra-kona, vene- 
 fica, saga, from galdur, incantatio, and 
 kona, foemina. 
 
 GALDROCH, s. " A greedy, long-necked, 
 ill-shaped person," Gall. Encycl. This 
 might seem to be compounded of Isl. 
 gain, vitium, naevus, and droch, homuncio. 
 
 GALE, s. A gale of geese, a flock of geese, 
 Teviotd. This is said to be a very an- 
 cient phrase. — Isl. gagl signifies pullus 
 anserinus, a gosling, and might be trans- 
 ferred to a brood of young geese. 
 
 To GALE, Gail, v. n. Applied to the note 
 of the cuckoo. Bonglas.— Su.O. gai-a, to 
 sing ; Dan. gal-er, to crow. 
 
 GALENYIE,'s. A cavil; a quibble; a quirk. 
 Bellend. T. Liv. This seetns to be the 
 same term which was in a later age pro- 
 nounced Golinyie, q. v. ; also Goiinger, 
 and Gileynor. 
 
 GALY, s. " Expl. reel ; abbrev. of Galliard, 
 a quick dance," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 GALYARTLIE, adv. In a sprightly man- 
 ner. Lyndsay. 
 
 GALYE ARD, Galliard, adj. 1 . Sprightly. 
 Douglas. 2. Wanton, honglas. — Fr. 
 galliard, id. ; A.S. gal, lascivus. 
 
 To GALYIE, Gallyie, v. h. To roar ; to 
 brawl, Ang. — Su.G. gaell-a, Isl. giall-a, 
 to vociferate. 
 
 GALYIE, Gallyie, Gellie, s. A cry of 
 displeasure, Ang. Goul, synon. — Su.G. 
 qaell, vociferatio. 
 
 GALLAGHER, {giM.) s. An earwig, 
 Clydes. ; the horn-golach of the north of S. 
 
 GALLAYNIEL, s. A big, gluttonous, ruth- 
 less man, Roxb. Brownie of Bodsbeck. — 
 Cotgr. defines Fr. galin-galois, " a merry 
 scabd whoreson." 
 GALLAND,s. A young fellow. V.Callan. 
 GALLANT, arf/. Large, S.B. Jour. Bond. 
 To GALLANT, r. a. To show attention to 
 a female ; to escort her from place to 
 place ; as, " I saw William gallantin' a 
 
 T 
 
GAL 
 
 274 
 
 GAM 
 
 young leddy," S. Mr. Todd has inserted 
 this as an E. word in the same sense, giv- 
 ing a single example. — From the E. s., q. 
 to play the gallant, or Hisp. ijalant-ear, 
 to pay court to a female ; O.Fr". tjalant-ir, 
 faire le galaut; Roquefort, vo. (ialantiser. 
 
 To GALLANT, r. v. A term applied to 
 women, who gad about idly, and with the 
 appearance of lightness, in the company 
 of men, Fife, Avrs. Tarras. Hence, 
 
 GALLANTISH,,((f/. Fondofstrollingabout 
 with males, S. Life of Knox, 
 
 G ALLAN-WHALE, s. A species of whale 
 which visits the Lewis or Long-Island. 
 " There is one sort of whale remarkable 
 for its greatness, which the fishermen dis- 
 tinguish from all others by the name of 
 the Gallan-tchale; because they never see 
 it but at the promontory of that name." 
 Martin's Western Islands. 
 
 GALLBUSHES, s. pi. « A shrub which 
 grows plentifully in wild moorland 
 marshes. The scent of it is extremely 
 strong," &c. Gall. Encycl. This appears 
 to be the Gale IMyrica, or Gale. 
 
 GALLEHOOING, s. A stupifying noise 
 without any sufficient reason, Ayrs. — 
 Perhaps from Isl. f/aul-a, boare, or tjaul, 
 stridor, and ho-a, properly conclamare 
 greges. 
 
 GALLEY, s. A leech, Perths. V. Gell. 
 
 GALLEIR BURDE. Apparently a table 
 used in a f/allery, supported by a frame, 
 which might be set up and taken down as 
 couveniency required. Inventories. 
 
 GALLEPYN, (Jalopin, .«. An inferior ser- 
 vant in a great house. Cha/>iiers''s Mary. 
 
 GALLET, s. Used nearly in the same sense 
 with E. Darlinri, Moray.— Gael, gallad, 
 a lass; a little girl, Shavr. 
 
 GALLIARD, s. One v.iio is gay, but dis- 
 sipated. Minst. Border. 
 
 GALLION, i!. A lean horse, Tweedd. 
 
 GALLYTROUGH, s. The char, Fife. 
 Statist. Account. 
 
 To GALLIVANT, r. n. To gad about idly, 
 Teviotd. ; apparently corr. of Gallant, r. n. 
 
 GALLIVASTER, s. A gasconading fellow; 
 including the idea of tallness, Aberd. — 
 Probably allied to Gael. <ialabhas, (pron. 
 galaras,) a parasite. 
 
 GALLOGLACH,». Expl." armour-bearer." 
 3Iartin's West. Is. — Perhaps q. giolla- 
 gleac, a fighting servant, from gioUa, a 
 servant, and gleac, fight, conflict. 
 
 GALLOPER, .--•. A field-piece used for rapid 
 motion against an enemy in the field. 
 Lord Loudoun's Ace. of Battle ofPre.<:ton. 
 
 CiALLOWAY, s. A horse not more than 
 fourteen hands high, S. 
 
 GALLOWAY-DYKEjS. Awall built firmly 
 at the bottom, but no thicker at the top 
 than the length of the single stones, loose- 
 ly piled the one above the other, S. 
 
 GALLOWS, s. 1. An elevated station for 
 a view, Loth. 2. Three beams erected in 
 
 a triangular form, for weighing, .S. Syn. 
 Gaberts. 
 
 GALLOWSES, s. ;-/. Braces for holding up 
 the breeches, S. 
 
 GALLOWS-FAC'D, adj. Having a bad 
 aspect, or the lookof a blackguard, S. ; like 
 E. Tyburn-lookinq. 
 
 GALL WINDE. A gale. Z. Boyd.—U\. 
 gol, ventus frigidior. 
 
 GALMOUND, Gamount, r. A gambol. 
 Dunbar. V. Gambet. 
 
 GALNES, s. Satisfaction for slaughter. 
 Reg. Maj. — Gael, gial, gecd, a reparatioii, 
 and meas, estimate. 
 
 To GALOPE, r. n. To belch ; an old word, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 GALOPIN, s. V. Gallepv.v. 
 
 GALORE, s. Plenty. V. Gelore. 
 
 To GALRAVITCH, r. n. To feed riotously, 
 Ayrs. V. Gii.ravage. 
 
 GALT, s. A young sow, when castrated ; 
 also. Gilt, Gaut, Roxb.— Sii.G. gallt, sus 
 exsectus et adultus, from gadl, testiculus, 
 or rather immediately from gaell-a cas- 
 trare, to geld. 
 
 GAM, adj. Gay; sportive. Pal. Honor. — 
 A.S. gam-ian, ludere. 
 
 GAM, s. A tooth, S.B. Douglas. 
 
 GAMALEERIE, adj. Tall, raw-boned, 
 and awkward ; commonly used of a fe- 
 male, S. Sometimes gamareerie. 
 
 GAMALEERIE, s. A foolish person, 
 Perths. Gilliegapus, synoii. — Isl. gamal- 
 aer, an old dotard. 
 
 GAMASHONS, Gramashoxs, s. pi. " Gai- 
 ters," Ayrs. (r/. Surr. — This is origiually 
 the same with Gamesons, q. v. 
 
 GAMAWOW,.'. A fool, Perths.— Allied 
 perhaps to Gael, gauial, id., or Isl. gam- 
 ma jocari. 
 
 GAMBET, .•!. A gambol. Donglas.— Fr. 
 gambade, id. from gainbe, cms. 
 
 GAME, adj. Lame; applied to any limb or 
 member that is so injured as to be unfit 
 for its proper use. A game leg, a leg hurt 
 by accident, so as to make the person 
 lame, Roxb.; also Northumb. 
 
 GAMESONS, s. ;-/. Armour for defending 
 the fore part of the body. Sir Gaicwi. — 
 Fr. <ianiboison, a quilted coat. 
 
 To GAME, r. n. 1. To gape, Galloway. 
 " Gamfin. Gaping like an half-hanged 
 dog." ■ Gall. Encycl. 2. To be foolishly 
 merry, Lanarks. V. Gamp, r. 1. and 2. 
 
 GAME, s. " An idle meddling person." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GAMFLIN,"/'rtr^rt«?/. 1. Neglecting work 
 from foolish merriment, S.B. 2. Spending 
 time in idle talk, or dalliance with young 
 men, Ang. — Su.G. gajla, to laugh immo- 
 derately, or Isl. giamm, hilares facetiae. 
 
 GAMYN^s. Game. Bark— A.S. qamen, id. 
 
 GAMMERSTEL, x. A foolish giil; synou. 
 with Gaukie, Lanarks. 
 
 GAMMONTS, Gammo.vs, .•!. The feet of an 
 animal; often those of pigs, sometimes 
 
GAM 
 
 27^ 
 
 HAN 
 
 I 
 
 called petit-toes, Roxb. — From Fr. jambe, 
 the leg or shank; whence _/aw6o», E. gam- 
 mon. 
 
 To GAMMUL, r. a. To gobble up, Fife. 
 
 GAMP, adj. Apparently, sportive. Herd. 
 
 To GAMP, V. a. 1. To gape wide, Roxb. 
 2. To eat greedily ; to devour ; to gulp, 
 ibid.; syuou. Gawp. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 To GAMP, Gal'mp, r.a. To mock; to mimic, 
 Ayrs. V. Gamf, v. 
 
 GAMP, Gawmp, s. a buffoon, ibid. 
 
 GAMPH, s. An empty fellow, who makes 
 a great deal of noisy mirth, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 To GAMPH, V. n. 1. To make a great deal 
 of noisy foolish mirth, ibid. 2. To laugh 
 loudly, Mearus. 
 
 GAMPH, s. The act of snatching like a 
 dog, Tweedd.; synon. Haiish, q. v. 
 
 GAMPHER'D, Gawmfert, part. adj. 
 Flowery; bespangled; adorned, Ayrs. V. 
 Goupherd. 
 
 GAMPHRELL, s. 1 . A fool, Roxb. 2. A 
 presumptuous, forward person. Gl. Sun: 
 Ayrs. V. Gomrell. 
 
 GAN,jLl(•^^ Began. Barbour. 
 
 GANARIS, s.p/. Ganders. Houlate. 
 
 GANDAYS, Gauxdays. The designation 
 given to the last fortnight of winter, (the 
 two last weeks of January,) and the first 
 fortnight of Spring, Sutherland. — Norw. 
 gangdagene, denoted the days of Roga- 
 tion, or Perambulation, obsei'ved in the 
 times of popery. V. Gangdayis. 
 
 To GANDY, T. n. To talk foolishly in a 
 boasting way, Aberd. 
 
 GANDIER, s. A vain boaster, ibid. 
 
 GANDYING,s. Foolish boasting language, 
 ibid. Ganien, Banffs. is the corr. of this 
 word, which is common over all the north 
 of S. — Isl. gaiite scurra, morio, ineptus ; 
 gant-a, ludificare, scurrari ; Su.G. gan- 
 teri, iueptiaj. 
 
 GANDIEGOVV, s. A stroke ; also punish- 
 ment, Shetl. Origin uncertain. 
 
 To GANE, Gayn, r. «. 1. To be fit. Wal- 
 lace. 2. To belong to. Douglas. — Su.G. 
 gagn-a, Isl. gegn-a, prodesse. 
 
 To GANE, V. a. 1. To fit, S. 2. To wear 
 with one. Ritson. 3. To sufiSce, S. Minst. 
 Border. 
 
 GANE, Gayn, adj. 1. Fit; proper; useful. 
 Sir Tristrem. Gaynest, superl. 2. Near ; 
 applied to a way, S.B. Ross. " Gain, 
 applied to things, is convenient; to per- 
 sons, active, expert ; to a way, near, short. 
 Used in many parts of England," Ray's 
 Coll. 6^ai?<e?-, nearer, Lane. Gl. ''Gainest 
 way, nearest way, North." Grose. — Su.G. 
 gen, utilis ; genwaeg, via brevior. 
 
 GANE, s. The mouth or throat. Douglas. 
 — C.B. gen, the mouth. 
 
 GANE-CALLING, Gancalling, s. Revo- 
 cation; a forensic term. Acts Mary. 
 
 G.\NELIE,aciy. Proper; becoming; decent. 
 Loth. — Su.G. gagnelig, commodus, utilis. 
 
 GANENYNG, s. Necessary supply. Lynds. 
 
 GANER, s. Gander, S. V. Ganaris. 
 
 GANERiT, part. pa. Gendered ; engen- 
 dered. V. ElIFEST. 
 
 GANE- TAKING, s. The act of forcibly 
 taking again. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To GANG, Gange, Geng, S.ii. v. n. 1. To go. 
 Ab/->. Ilamilt. 2. To go out, S. Lynds. 
 3. To proceed in discourse. Wallace. 4. 
 To walk; opposed to riding, S. Ross. 5. 
 To pass from one state to another. Doug. 
 6. To proceed in any course of life, Abp. 
 Hamilt. 7. To have currency, S. Acfi 
 Ja. I V. 8. To be in the state of being 
 used ; to be employed in work, S. Atts 
 Ja. VI. 9. To Gang aica\ c. n. The heart 
 is said to be like to gang awa', when one 
 is near swooning, S. Ross. 10. To gang 
 one's gait, to take one's self off, S. The 
 Pirate. 11. To Gang out o' one's self, to 
 go distracted, Clydes. 12. To Gang thi- 
 gither, to be married, S. Ross. 1 3. To 
 Gang to, to set ; applied to the sun, S. 
 Hence, Gaix-to, Gangin-to, of the sun, S. 
 The setting of the sun, S. ; " or the sone 
 ganging to," before sunset. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 14. To Gang iogait,to go abroad. Philotus. 
 
 15. To Gang to the gait, to set out on a 
 journey, S.B. Ross. — A.S. gangan, from 
 ga-n, gaa-n, id. 16. To Gang throw, to 
 waste ; to expend ; conveying the idea 
 of carelessness or profusion, S. V. To 
 Gae Throw. 17. To Gang one's ica's, 
 to go away ; to take one's self off, S.; as, 
 " Gang your ica's, my man ;" " He gaed 
 his ica's very peaceably," S. V. Wa's. 
 
 18. To Gang wi\ v. n. To go to wreck ; 
 to lose all worth, S. V. Ga, r. sense 5. 
 
 19. To Gang ici', v. a. (1.) To break down; 
 as a fence, gate, &c. Roxb. (2.) To destroy 
 what ought to be preserved ; as, " The 
 weans are gaiin wi' the grosets," the 
 children are destroying the gooseberries, 
 Roxb. Loth. Upp. Lanarks. V. With, 
 prep. 
 
 GANG, s. 1. A journey, S.B. 2. A walk 
 fur cattle, S. 3. As much as one carries 
 at once, S. 4. In composition, a passage. 
 Throicgang, an alley. 5. The channel of 
 a stream, or course in which it is wont to 
 run; a term still used by old people, S.B. 
 6. Pace ; as. He has a gude gang, he goes 
 at a good pace, Perths.— A.S. gang, iter ; 
 Su.G. gaang, itus, actus eundi. 
 
 GANGABLE, adj. 1. Passable; applied to 
 a road that can be travelled, Aberd. 2. 
 Tolerable; like E. passable, ihid. 3. Used 
 in reference to money that has currency, 
 ibid. 
 
 GANGAR, Genger, s. LA walker, S.B. 
 2. A pedestrian; one who travels on foot, 
 as distinguished from one mounted on 
 horseback. Pari. Ja. I. 
 
 GANGAREL, Gaxgrel, s. LA stroller, 
 Ang. Dunbar. 2. A child beginning to 
 walk, Ang. Ross. 3, Metaph. a novice. 
 Ross, 
 
GAN 
 
 276 
 
 GAR 
 
 GANGARRIS, «. jA. A caut term for feet. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 GANG-BYE, s. The go-by, S. Bride of 
 Lammermoor. 
 
 GANGDA YIS, s. pi. Days of perambula- 
 tion in Rogation week. Bellenden.—A.S. 
 gang-dagas, Su.G. gangdagar. V. Gan- 
 
 DAYS. 
 
 To GANGE, Gaunge, v. n. 1. To prate 
 tediously, Moray. 2. To Gaunge, Gauju/e 
 tip, expl. « to chat pertly," Aberd. V. 
 Gadge, t. 
 
 GANGIATORS, s> pi. An erratum. V. 
 Gaugiators. 
 
 GANGING, s. Progress. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 GANGING, s. Going. Barbour. 
 
 GANGING FURTH. Exportation. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 GANGIN GRAITH. The furniture of a 
 mill which a tenant is bound to uphold, S. 
 
 GANGING GUDES. Moveable goods, S. 
 
 GANGING PLEA. A permanent or here- 
 ditary process in a court of law, S. An- 
 tiquary. 
 
 GANGLIN', part. adj. Straggling, Roxb. 
 A diminutive from Gang, v. to go ; or Isl. 
 gang-a, id. 
 
 GANGREL, Gangrh,, adj. Vagrant; strol- 
 ling, S.B. Roxb. Sir W. Scott. 
 
 GANG-THERE-OUT, ar^/. Vagrant ; vaga- 
 bond; leading a roaming life, South of S. 
 ^ir W. Scott. 
 
 GAN YE, Gainye, Genyie, Gaynyhe, s. 1. 
 An arrow ; a javelin. Doug. 2. An iron 
 gun ; opposed to the bow. Wallace. — Ir. 
 gain, arrow, or an abbrev. of Fr. engin. 
 
 GANYEILD, Genyell, s. A recompense. 
 Douglas. — A.S. gen, again, and gild-an, 
 to pay. 
 
 GANIEN, s. Rhodomontade, Banffs.— Isl. 
 gan-a, praeceps mere. 
 
 GANK, s. Unexpected trouble, S.B. Boss. 
 
 GANS, s. pi. The jaws without teeth, Roxb. 
 — Allied, perhaps, to Corn, ganau, gene, 
 C.B. genae. Armor, gemi, Ir. Gael, gion, 
 all signifying the mouth. 
 
 GANSALD, Gansell, s. 1. A severe re- 
 buke, S. Buddiman. 2. Also expl. as 
 equivalent to " an ill-natured glour" 
 Perths. — Su.G. gen, against, and sael-ia, 
 to pay. 
 
 GANSCH, s. I. A snatch; applied to a dog, 
 S. 2. The act of gaping wide, Roxb. 3. 
 The person who gapes in this manner, ib. 
 
 To GANSCH, Gauncii, r. n. 1. To make a 
 snatch with open jaws, S. Jacobite Be- 
 lies. 2. Expl. "to snarl; to bite;" pro- 
 perly applied to a dog, Lanarks. 
 
 GANSELL, s. A severe rebuke. V. Gan- 
 
 SALD. 
 
 To GANT, Gaunt, v. n. 1. To yawn, S. 
 
 Kelly. — A.S. gan-ian, Sw. gan-a, id. 
 GANT, Gaunt, s. A yawn, S. Douglas. 
 GANTCLOTH, s. a pair of Gantcloths, 
 
 apparently a mistake for gantlets. B. 
 
 Bannatyne's Transact. 
 
 GANTREES, s. a stand for ale-barrels, 
 S. Bamsay. — Tent, rjaen, fermentescere. 
 
 GAPPOCKS, s. pi. Gobbets. Bitsun.— 
 Isl. gap-a, hiare. 
 
 GAPliS, .'. A fool ; also gilly-gapus, gilly- 
 gaicpy, and gilly-gacus, S. Journ, Lond. 
 ■ — Isl. gape, id. 
 
 To GAR, Ger, r. a. 1. To cause, S. Barb. 
 2. To force, S. Wynt. — Su.G. goer-a, anc. 
 <jici6i*-ci ftiCBrG 
 
 GARA'v'lTCHING, s. Applied to high liv- 
 ing. Ayrs. Legatees. V. Gilravage. 
 
 GARB, s. 1. A young bird, Ang. 2. Me- 
 taph. a child, Ang. ; gorbet, syn.' — Norw. 
 go7-p, a raven. 
 
 G ARBEL, s. A young, unfledged bird, Fife. 
 V. Gorbet. 
 
 To GARBEL, r. n. To produce such a noise 
 as proceeds from two persons scolding 
 each other, Ayrs. — Fr. garbouil, " a hurly- 
 burly, horrible rumbling," Cotgr. 
 
 GARBULLE, s. A broil; the same with E. 
 Garboil. Chalmers's Mary. V.Garbel,^./?. 
 
 GARDELOO, s. Beware of the water !— 
 O.Fr. (jare de Veau. V. Jordelgo. 
 
 GARDENAT, s. Unexplained. A.t.Conc. 
 
 GARDENER'S-GARTENS, s. pi. Arundo 
 colorata, S. 
 
 GARDEROB,s. Wardrobe, Fr. Acts J. VI. 
 
 GARDEVYANCE,s. A cabinet. Dunbar. 
 It is also written Garderiant. — Fr. garde 
 de riandes, a cupboard. 
 
 GARDEVIANT, s. A cabinet. Inventories. 
 V. Gardevyance. 
 
 GARDEVINE, s. « A big-bellied bottle," 
 Dumfr. Expl. " a square bottle," Ayrs. 
 The Brorost. " The Scotch Gardeviiie 
 holds two quarts." Also a cellaret for 
 containing wine and spirits in bottles. 
 
 GARDY, Gairdy,s. The arm, S.B. Doug. 
 — Gael, gairdain, id. 
 
 GARDY-BANE, s. The bone of the arm, 
 S.B. Skinner's Misc. Boct. 
 
 GARDY-CHAIR, s. An elbow-chair, 
 Aberd. Journal Lond. 
 
 GARDY-MOGGANS, s. pi. Moggans for 
 putting on the arms, Aberd. 
 
 GARDY-PICK, s. " An expression of great 
 disgust." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GARDIN, s. A large urinal or night-pot. 
 ^. jorden, jurden. V. Jourdan. 
 
 GARDIS, s. pi. Yards. Dovglas.~A.^. 
 geard, a rod. 
 
 GARDMAR, s. "A gardmar of bress, 
 [brass."] Aberd. Beg. Unexplained. 
 
 GARDMET, s. Aberd. i?t</.— Perhaps, a 
 meat-safe, q. what guards meat. 
 
 GARDNAP. Aberd. Beg.— Fr. garde- 
 nappe, "a wreath, ring, or circlet of 
 wicker, &c. set under a a dish at meale 
 times, to save the table-cloth from soyl- 
 ing," Cotgr.; q. a guard for the napery. 
 
 GARDROP, s. The same with Garderob, 
 a wardrobe. Inventories. 
 
 GARE, Gair, adj. 1. Keen. Douglas. 2. 
 Rapacious, Renfr. Bamsay. 8. Parsi- 
 
GAR 
 
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 GAS 
 
 mouious; intent on making money; eager 
 in the acquisition of wealth, Dumfr. 4. 
 Active in the management of household 
 affairs, ibid. — A.S. qearo, expeditus. 
 
 GARE, s. The Great Auk. Sibbald.—lsL 
 gyr, id. 
 
 GARE, s. A stripe of cloth. V. Gair. 
 
 GARE-GAUN, GAiR-GAUN,aci;. Rapacious; 
 greedy, Roxb. 
 
 GARGRUGOUS, adj. Austere, both in 
 aspect and in manners; at the same time 
 inspiring something approaching to terror, 
 from the size of the person; a gargrugaus 
 carl, Fife. 
 
 GARMUNSHOCH, adj. Crabbed ; ill-hu- 
 moured. It is thus used: " What for are 
 ye sae garmunshoch to me, when I'm sae 
 curcudget to you ?" Curcudget seems 
 merely a provincial corruption of C'nrcud- 
 doch, cordial, q. v. 
 
 GARNEL, s. A granary, Ayrs. V. Girnall. 
 
 GARNESSING, Garnissing,s. Garnishing; 
 decoration in dress; particularly applied 
 to precious stones. 
 
 Back Garnessi.xg. The ornamented string 
 for the hinder part of a bonnet. Invent. 
 
 FoiR Garnessi.n'g. That for the fore part. 
 
 G.\RNET, Apple-Garnet, s. A pomegra- 
 nate. " Mala granata, apple-garnets." 
 Wedderburn's Vocab. 
 
 GARNISOUN, s. 1. A garrison. Douglas. 
 2. A body of armed men. Douglas. 
 
 GARRAY, s. Preparation. Peblis Play. 
 — A.S. geara, apparatus, 
 
 GARRAl VERY, s. Folly and rioting of a 
 frolicsome kind ; revelling, Fife. — This is 
 evidently corr. from Gilrevery, which see, 
 vo. Gilraraging. 
 
 GARRIT, Garret, Gerret, s. 1. A watch 
 tower. Wallace. — Fr. garite, id. 2. The 
 top of a hill. Ruddiman. — O.Goth, wari, 
 a mountain. 
 
 GARRITOUR, s. The watchman on the 
 battlements of a castle. K.Hart. 
 
 GARROCHAN, {gutt.) s. A kind of shell- 
 fish, of an oval form, about three inches 
 in length, found in the Frith of Clyde. 
 
 GARRON, Gerron, s. LA small horse, S. 
 Stat. Ace. — Ir. id. a hackney, 2. An old 
 stiff horse, Loth. 3. A tall stout fellow, 
 Aug. — Ir. qarvan, a strong horse. 
 
 GARRON NAILS. Spike nails, S. 
 
 GARROWN, s. Aberd. Reg. Meaning 
 doubtful. 
 
 GARSAY, s. Apparently the cloth now 
 called kersey. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 GARSON, s. An attendant. Sir Gaican. 
 — Fr. gar f on, a boy, 
 
 GARSTY, s. The resemblance of an old 
 dike, Orkn. — Isl. gardsto, locus sepimenti. 
 
 GARSUMMER, s. ' Gossamer. Watson. 
 
 GART, Gert, pret. of Gar, Ger. 
 
 GARTANE, Gairtain, s. A garter, S. 
 Chron. S. P. — Gael, gairtein, id. 
 
 To GARTANEj t. a. To bind with a gar- 
 ter, S. 
 
 GARTEN BERRIES. Bramble berries, 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 
 GARTH, s. 1. An enclosure. M\tllace. 2. 
 A garden. Dunbar. — A.S. geard, used in 
 both senses. 3. In Orkney^ garth denotes 
 a house and the land attached to it. 4. 
 An enclosure for catching fish, especially 
 salmon. Acts Ja. VI. It is also used in 
 composition. V. Fischgarthe. 
 
 GARVIE, s. The Sprat, a fish, S. Slbbald. 
 Gartock, Inverness. 
 
 GARVVHOUNGLE, s. 1. The noise made 
 by the bittern, when it rises from the bog, 
 Ayrs. 2. Transferred to the clash of 
 tongues, ibid. 
 
 GASCROMH, s. An instrument of a semi- 
 circular form, resembling a currier's knife, 
 with a crooked handle fixed in the middle; 
 used for trenching ground, Sutherl.; pro- 
 perly Cascromh. — Gael, cascromh, from 
 cas, foot, and cromh, crooked; literally, 
 " the crooked foot." 
 
 To GASH, i>. n. 1. To talk a great deal in 
 a confident way, S. 2. To talk pertly, or 
 insolently, S. 3. To talk freely and 
 fluently, S. Synon. Gab. Burns. — Fr, 
 gauss-er, to gibe. Roquefort gives O.Fr. 
 gas, gaz, as merely a variation of gab, 
 plaisanterie, moquerie. 
 
 GASH, s. 1. Prattle, S. Synon. Gab. 2, 
 Pert language, S. 
 
 GASH, adj. 1. Shrewd in conversation; 
 sagacious, S. Watson. 2. Lively and 
 fluent in discourse, S. Ramsay. 3. Having 
 the appearance of sagacity conjoined with 
 that of self-importance, S. Burns. 4'. 
 Trim ; respectably dressed, S. R. Gallo- 
 way. 5. Well prepared; metaph. used in 
 a general sense, S. 
 
 GASH, s. A projection of the under jaw, S, 
 
 To GASH, V. a. 1. To project the under 
 jaw, S. 2. To distort the mouth in con- 
 tempt, S. — Fr.gavche, awry; gauch-ir, to 
 writhe, 
 
 GASH-GABBIT, part. adj. 1. Having the 
 mouth distorted, Aberd. Mearns. D. 
 Anderson^s Poems. 2. Having a long 
 projecting chin, Ang. Gash-gabbit, long- 
 chinn'd. Gl. Ayrs. 3- Loquacious, and 
 at the same time shrewd in conversation, 
 East of Fife. 
 
 To GASHLE, v. n. To argue with much 
 tartness, Ayrs.; apparently a dimin. from 
 the V. Gash. 
 
 To GASHLE, r. a. To distort; to writhe; 
 as, " He's gashlbi' his beik;" he is mak- 
 ing a wry mouth, Aberd. Evidently a 
 dimin. from gash, v. to distort the mouth. 
 
 GASHLIN, part. adj. Wry ; distorted, 
 ibid. 
 
 GASHLIN, s. A bitter noisy argument, in 
 which the disputants seem ready to fly at 
 each other, Ayrs. 
 
 GASKIN, adj. Of or belonging to Gascony, 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 GASKINS, s.pl. The name commonly given 
 
GAS 
 
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 GAU 
 
 to a rough green gooseberry, originally 
 brought from Gascony, S. 
 
 GAST, Ghast, s. a fright. To cjet a gast, 
 to be exceedingly frightened, Roxb. V. 
 Gastkous. 
 
 GAST, s. A gust of wind, S.B.— A.S. gest, id. 
 
 GASTREL, Castrel, s. A kind of hawk. 
 " Fr. cercerelle," Gl. Sibb. — This must be 
 the same with E. kestrel, " a little kind of 
 bastard hawk," Johns. 
 
 GASTROUS, adj. Monstrous, Dumfr,— 
 Dan. gaster, manes, ghosts ; O.E. gaster, 
 to affright. V. Gast, s. a fright. 
 
 GATE, s. A way. V. Gait. 
 
 GATE, s. Jet. Douglas. V. Get. 
 
 GATE, s. A goat. V. Gait. 
 
 GATELINS, adv. Directly ; the same 
 with gatncards, S.B. 
 
 GATEWARD, Gatewards, adv. Straight, 
 or directly ; in the way towards, S.B. 
 V. Gait, s. a road. 
 
 GATEWARDS, adv. Towards, S.B. 
 
 ♦ To GATHER, r. a. To Gather a rig, to 
 plough a ridge in such a way as to throw 
 the soil towards the middle of the ridge, S. 
 
 To GATHER 07ie's feet. To recover from 
 a fall ; used both in a literal and in a 
 moral sense, S. — The phrase io find one's 
 legs, is sometimes used in E. in a similar 
 sense, literally at least. 
 
 To GATHER one's self. Synon. with the 
 preceding, S. Both convey the idea of 
 the restoration of motion and action to 
 the limbs, after a state of insensibility 
 and inaction. 
 
 GATHERING-COAL, ?. A large piece of 
 coal, used for keeping in the kitchen-fire 
 through the night, and put on the embers 
 after they have been gathered together, S. 
 GATHERING-PEAT, s. " A fiery peat 
 which was sent round by the Borderers 
 to alarm the country in time of danger, 
 as ih^ fiery cross was by the Highlanders." 
 GL Antiq. 
 GATING, paW.^ir. Perhaps looking around; 
 
 gazing. Burel. — Isl. giaet-a, observare. 
 GAVAULING, Gavallli.ng, Gavawlling, 
 s. Gadding about in an idle or dissipated 
 way, Ayrs.— Fr. guaice, waif, and cdler, 
 to go. 
 GAUBERTIE-SHELLS, s. Tlie name 
 given to a hobgoblin who, till within a 
 few years past, has been heard to make 
 a loud roaring, accompanied with a bark- 
 ing similar to that of little dogs, and at 
 the same time with a clattering resem- 
 bling that of shells striking against each 
 other, Lanarks. 
 GAUCY, Gawsy, adj. 1. Plump ; jolly, S. 
 Journal Lond. 2. Applied to any thing 
 large, S. Burns. 3. Metaph. stately ; 
 portly, S. Ferguson. 4. Well prepared, 
 S. A. Douglas. — Su.G. gaase, a male. 
 The ancient Gauls called strong men G^aesi. 
 GAUCINESS,s. Stateliness in appearance; 
 arising from size, S. 
 
 GAUCKIT, adi. Stupid. V. Gowkit. 
 GAUD, Gawd", s. 1. A trick. Doug. 2. 
 A bad custom or habit, S.B. — Fr. gaud-ir, 
 to be frolicsome ; Su.G. gaed-as, laetari, 
 from Isl. gaa, gaudium. 
 To GAUD, T.n. To make a showy appear- 
 ance ; to be gaudy, Fife. — Isl. gaed-a, 
 ornare. 
 GAUD, s. A rod or goad. V. Gad, Gade. 
 GAUDEAMUS, s. A feast or merry- 
 making, Roxb. — Evidently the Lat. word, 
 Let us rejoice. V. Gaude-Day. 
 GAUD^-DAY, s. A festive day ; synon. 
 
 with gaudeamus. Antiquary. 
 GAUDEIS, Gawdes, s. jyl. Inventories. 
 This is synon. with goicdy, a jewel, or any 
 precious ornament. — Evidently from Lat. 
 qaudete. V. Galdeis. 
 GAUD FLOOK. The Saury Pike, S. 
 GAUDY, adj. Tricky; mischievous. Loth. 
 GAUDNIE, s. Expl. " a semi-aquatic bird, 
 which always has its nest in the bank of 
 a rivulet ; something larger than a sky- 
 lark ; the back and wings of a dark gray, 
 approaching to black ; the breast white ; 
 delights to sit on large stones and islets 
 in the middle of the stream," Fife. — Pro- 
 bably the water-crow or water-ouzel. 
 GAUDSMAN, s. A ploughman, as using 
 the gad or goad, S.B. V. Gad, Gade, s. 
 GAVEL, Gawil, s. The gable of a house, 
 S. Wynt. — Su.G. gaficcl, Belg. gerel, id. 
 * GAVELKIND. "A custom in Shetland, as 
 well as in Kent, whereby, upon the fa- 
 ther's death, the youngest got the dwell- 
 ing-house, while the other property was 
 divided equally," !MS. Explic. of Norish 
 words. 
 GAVELOCK, s. An earwig; also gelloch, 
 
 Ayrs. ; golach, Loth. 
 GAVELOCK, Gavelok, s. An iron lever, 
 
 S. — A.S. gafelucas, hastilia, (jafla, furca. 
 GAUFFIN, Gaffik, adj. Lightheaded ; 
 foolish; thoughtless; giddy, Roxb. Hogg. 
 GAUGES, s. pi. Wages. Acts Sederunt. 
 
 ■ — O.Fr. guaiqe. 
 GAUGIATORS, s. pi. " In Scottish law, 
 officers whose business is to examine 
 weights and measures," Kersey, Hence 
 Gaugers. 
 GAUGNET, s. The sea-needle, a fish. 
 
 Firth of Forth. Neill. 
 GAVILEGER, .«. The provost-marshal of 
 an army. Monro's E.rped. — Undoubtedly 
 from Isl. gaa, curare, and lege.r, a camp, 
 q. " he who has charge of the camp." 
 To GAUK, v. n. To play the fool ; applied 
 to young women, especially as to toying 
 or junketing with men, West of S. — 
 Su.G. geck-as, ludificari. 
 To GAUKIE, r. n. The same with gauk, 
 
 Roxb. 
 GAUKIE, Gawky, .t. A foolish person. 
 
 Ramsay. — Sw. gack, id. V. Gowk. 
 GAUKIT, Gawkie, Gawky, adj. Foolish; 
 giddy ; awkward, S. Morison. 
 
GAU^ 
 
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 (iKC 
 
 GAUL, ». Dutch myrtle. V. Scotcii-galk. 
 
 GAULF, Gawf, Gaffavv. A horse-laugh ; 
 a loud laugh, S. Knox. V. Gawf. 
 
 To GAUMP, r. a. Expl. " to sup very 
 greedily, as if in danger of swallowing 
 the spoon," Roxb. — Isl. ci'i'denu;, hio. 
 
 GAUN, Gaund, s. The butter-bur, Tussi- 
 lago petasites. It is called (iaun in Upper 
 Lanarks. ; Gaund in Dumfr. 
 
 GAUN. The vulgar orthography of the ge- 
 rund or part. pr. of the v. to (ja, going ; 
 pron. long. V. Gain Gear. 
 
 GAUN-A-DU, s. A term used to express 
 a resolution never reduced to practice ; as, 
 " That's amang my </ai(n-a-dti's,'" Loth. 
 Corr. from <jaun or (/a'in, i. e. going 
 to do. 
 
 7'o GAUNCH, r. «. To snarl. V. Ganscii, r. 
 
 G AUNCH, s. A snatch. V. Gansch, s. 
 
 GAUND, s. V. Gaun, s. 
 
 GAUN DAYS. V. Gangdavis. 
 
 To GAUNER, v. n. 1. To bark; applied 
 to dogs when attacking a person. Upper 
 Clydesd. 2. To scold with a loud voice, 
 ibid. — Lat. gann-ire. 
 
 GAUNER, s. 1. The act of barking, ibid. 
 2. A loud fit of scolding, ibid. 
 
 GAUNT-AT-THE-DOOR, s. A booby ; 
 an indolent bumpkin, Ayrs. Ann. of the 
 Par. V. Gant, Gaunt, to yawn. 
 
 GAUNTIE, s. Perhaps, a barrow pig. — 
 Su.G. gallte, a barrow pig. 
 
 GAUNTING, s. The act of yawning, S. 
 
 GAUN-TO-DEE, s. In a state approxi- 
 mating to death. 
 
 To GAUP, T. w. 1. To gape, Bucliau. 2. 
 To look up in a wild sort of way, or as 
 expressive of surprise ; often, to gavp up, 
 ibid. V. GoiF, v. 
 
 G AUT, s. A hog, or sow, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 — Isl. gait, sus exsectus. 
 
 GAUTSAME, s. " Hog's lard," Gall. En- 
 cycl. ; from " gaut, a male swine," ibid. 
 V. Galt. 
 
 To G AW, V. a. 1 . To gall, S. Ferguson. 
 
 2. Metaph. to fret, S. liamsay. 
 
 To GAW, V. n. To become pettish, Loth. 
 
 Jiami<at/. 
 GAW, s. A gall-nut. Ramsai/. 
 GAW, s, 1. A furrow or drain, S. Statist. 
 
 Ace. 2. A hollow with water springing 
 
 in it, Ang. 
 GAW, s. 1. The mark left on the skin by 
 
 a stroke or pressure, S. Policnrt. 2. 
 
 Used metaph. in relation to a habit ; as, 
 
 " That's an auld gaic in your back," that 
 
 is an old trick, or bad habit of yours, S. 
 
 3. A crease in cloth, Upp. Clydes. 4. A 
 layer or stratum of a different kind of soil 
 from the rest. 
 
 To hae a Gaw in the back of another. To 
 have the power of giving him pain, or 
 making him suffer indignity, S. 
 
 GAW, s. The gall of an animal, S. 
 
 GAW o' the Pot. The first runnings of a 
 still, Aberd. 
 
 GAWD, s. A goad, S. A'w«. 
 
 GAWDNIE, GowDNiK, .<. The yellow gur- 
 nard, S. SiOh,(ld. (I. guld-6sh. 
 
 To GAWE, r. ;/. To go about staring in a 
 stupid manner ; the same with Gaure, 
 Teviotd. V. Goif, r. 
 
 To GAWF, Gaff, v. n. To laugh violently, 
 S. Ramsaij. — Su.G. gaffia, id. ; Germ. 
 gaffen, to gape. 
 
 GAWF, Gaffaw,.v. a horse-laugh. Knox. 
 
 GAW-FUR, .<;. A furrow for draining off 
 water, E. liOth. Renfr. ^'. Gaw, s. 
 
 GAWIN, s. Gain; profit; advantage. Itauj 
 L'oilyear. — Either from Fr. gaigne, gain, 
 or from A.S. gc-icin, lucrum, gain. 
 
 GAWKIE, .V. The horse-cockle, a shell, 
 Venus Islandica, Linn. Loth. 
 
 GAWKIE, adj. Foolish, S. V. Gaukit. 
 
 GAWLIN, s. ■ " The gau-lin is a fowl less 
 than a duck." Martin's ]]"estern Isl. 
 
 To GAWMP, V. a. To mock. V. Gamp. 
 
 GAWP, s. A large mouthful, S. 
 
 To GAWP, r. «. To yawn, Loth. Hence, 
 
 GAWPISH, adj. Disposed to yawn, ibid. 
 — Isl. Su.G. qap-a, hiare. 
 
 To GAWP UP, f. a. To swallow vora- 
 ciously, S. Ramsay. — Sw. gulpa, buccis 
 vorare deductis. 
 
 GAWRIE, s. The red gurnard, S. Sibbald. 
 
 GAWSIE, adj. Jolly. V. Gaucy. 
 
 I'o GEAL, r. n. To congeal, Aberd. — Fr. 
 gel-er, " to freeze, to thicken, or congeale 
 with colde," Cotgr. ; Lat. gel-are, to freeze. 
 
 GEAL, s. Extreme coldness, as of water 
 in winter ; frostiuess, Aberd. 
 
 GEAN, Geen, {g hard,) s. A wild cherry, 
 S. Statist. Ace. — Fr. giii<ine, guine, id. 
 
 GEAN-TREE, s. A wild 'cherry-tree, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 GEAR, Geared. V. Gere. 
 
 GEAR-GATHERER, .s. A money-making 
 man, S. V. Ger, Gere. 
 
 GEARKING, part. adj. Vain. Lyndsay. 
 — A.S. gearc-ian, apparare. 
 
 GEASONE, adj. Stunted ; shrunk. Pi(- 
 scottie's Cron. — ls\. gisin, rarus. V. Geize. 
 
 GEAT, s. A child. V. Get. 
 
 To GEAVE, {g hard,) r. n. To look in an 
 unsteady manner, Ettr. For. 
 
 GEBBIE, Gabbie, s. The crop of a fowl, 
 S. Ferguson. — Gael, cvdian, the gizzard. 
 
 To GECK, Gekk, v. a. To sport, Aug. 2. 
 To deride, S. Philotus. 3. To befool. 
 Leg. St. Androis. 4. To jilt, S. 5. To 
 toss the head disdainfully, S. Ranisay. — 
 Tent, gheck-en, deridere ; Su.G. geck-as, 
 ludificari ; Sw. gaeck-a, to jilt. 
 
 GECK, Gekk, s. 1. A sign of derision. 
 Dunbar. 2. A jibe. Montgomeric. 3. 
 Cheat, S. Poems \6th Cent. To gie one 
 the geek, to give him the slip ; generally 
 including the idea of exposing him to de- 
 rision, S. — Teut. qeck, jocus. 
 
 GECK-NECKIT,a^./. Wry-necked, Aberd. 
 — Gael, geochd, a wry neck, geochdach, 
 having a wry neck. 
 
GED 
 
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 GEY 
 
 GED, (,; hard,) s. 1. The pike, a fish, S. 
 Barbour.— Sa.G. Isl. gaedda, id. 2. A 
 greedy or avaricious person ; as, " He's a 
 perfect ged for siller," Clydes. 
 
 GEDDERY, s. A heterogeneous mass, Upp. 
 Clydes. Perhaps from gadyr, to gather. 
 
 GEDLING, s. Rauf Chili/ear. Perhaps 
 for Gadlina, " an idle vagabond," Chauc. 
 
 GED-STAFF, s. I. A staff for stirring 
 pikes from under the banks. Douglas. 2. 
 A pointed staff; from Su.G. gadd, aculeus, 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 
 GEDVVING, s. " An ancient-looking per- 
 son ; an antiquary." Gall. Encycl. The 
 author also expl. it " a fisher of geds" 
 i. e. pikes. 
 
 GEE, {g hard,) s. To. tak the gee, to become 
 pettish and unmanageable, S. Ross. — 
 Isl. geig, offensa. 
 
 To GEE, (i; soft,) v. u. To stir; to move to 
 one side. V. Jee. 
 
 To GEEG, Gig, {g hard,) e. n. To quiz, 
 Dumfr. This is probably allied to geggery. 
 
 GEELLIM, s. A rabbet-plane, a joiner's 
 tool, S. 
 
 GEENYOCH, adj. 1. Gluttonous, Upp. 
 Lanarks. 2. Greedy of money, ibid. 
 
 GEENYOCHLY, adv. 1. Gluttonously, 
 Ayrs. 2. Greedily, ibid. 
 
 GEENYOCHNESS, s. I. Gluttony, ibid. 
 2. Covetousness, ibid. 
 
 GEENOCH, s. A covetous insatiable per- 
 son; expl. as nearly allied in signification 
 to gluttonous, Ayrs. — Gaelic, gionack, 
 hungry, gluttonous, voracious. 
 
 GEER, Geers, s. The twisted threads 
 through which the warp runs in the loom, 
 S. Graith and Heddles, synon. 
 
 GEE- WAYS, adv. Not in a direct line ; 
 obliquely. 
 
 GEG. To smuggle the geg, a game played 
 by boys in Glasgow, in which two parties 
 are formed by lot, equal in number, the 
 one being denominated the outs, the other 
 the ins. The outs are those who go out 
 from the den or goal, where those called 
 the ins remain for a time. The outs get 
 the gegg, which is any thing deposited, as 
 a key, a penknife, &c. Having received 
 this, they conceal themselves, and raise 
 the cry, " Smugglers." On this they are 
 pursued by the ins ; and if the gegg — for 
 the name is transferred to the person who 
 holds the deposit — be taken, they ex- 
 change situations, the outs becoming ins, 
 and the ins, outs. — This seems to be merely 
 a corr. pronunciation of Fr. gage, a pawn, 
 a pledge, a stake at play. 
 
 To GEG, (g hard,) v. n. To crack, in con- 
 sequence of heat, Upp. Clydes. Gell, syn. 
 
 GEG, 8. 1. A rent or crack in wood; a 
 chink in consequence of dryness, Lanarks. 
 2. A chap in the hands, ibid. — C.B. gag, 
 an aperture, gagen, a chink, a chap. V. 
 Gaig. 
 
 To GEG, V. n. 1. To chap; to break into 
 
 chinks in consequence of drought, ibid. 
 2. To break into clefts ; applied to the 
 hands, ibid. — C.B. gagen-u, to chap, to 
 gape, ibid. 
 
 GEGGER, s. The under lip. To hlng the 
 geggers, to let the under lip fall ; to be 
 cliopfallen, Perths. Apparently a cant 
 term. 
 
 GEGGERY, s. A deception ; a cant term 
 commonly used in Glasgow in regard to 
 mercantile transactions which are under- 
 stood to be not quite correct in a moral 
 point of view. — Isl. gaeg-r, denotes guile, 
 dolus. V. Gaggery. 
 
 GEY, Gay, {g hard,) adj. 1. Tolerable. 
 S. P. Repr. % Considerable ; worthy of 
 notice. Bellend. 3. It is often used in 
 connexion with the word time, in a sense 
 that cannot well be defined ; as, " Tak it 
 in a gey time to you," S.B, It conveys the 
 idea of a kind of malison, and is nearly 
 equivalent to the vulgar phrase, " Tak it 
 and be hang'd to you," S. 4. A gey tcheen, 
 a considerable number. 
 
 GEY, Gay, adr. Indifi"erently. Ramsay. 
 Gey and wcil, pretty well, S. 
 
 GEYELER, s. Jailor. Wallace. 
 
 To GEIF, Geyff, r. a. To give. Douglas. 
 
 GEIF, conj. If. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 To GEIG, {g soft,) v. n. To make a creak- 
 ing noise, S. Douglas. — Germ, geig-en, 
 fricare. 
 
 GEIG, s. A net used for catching the razor- 
 fish. Evergreen. — Belg. zcege, a sean, 
 Sewel ; i.e. a, seine. 
 
 GEIK-NECK, {g hard,) s. A wry neck, 
 Mearns. 
 
 GEIK-NECKIT, adj. Having the neck 
 awry, ibid. For etymon, V. Geck-Neckit. 
 
 GEYL, {g hard,) s. The gable of a house, 
 Dumfr. V. Sheyl, v. 
 
 GEIL, Geili.,s. Jelly, S. Lynds. — Yr.gel. 
 
 GEIL Y, Gayly, Geylies, adv. Pretty well, 
 S. Kelly. — Teut. gheef, sanus; Su.G. gef, 
 usualis. 
 
 GEILL POKKIS. Bags through which 
 calfshead _/e/^^ is strained. Haiti. P. 
 
 GEING, (17 hard,) s. Intoxicating liquor 
 of any kind, Aug. — Isl. gengd, cerevisiae 
 motus. 
 
 GEING, (.7 hard,) s. Dung, Bord.— A.S. 
 geng, latrina. 
 
 GEIR, s. Accoutrements, &c. V. Ger. 
 
 GEIST, s. I. An exploit. 2. The history of 
 any memorable action. Doug. — Lat. (jesta. 
 
 GEIST, Gest, s. 1. a joist, S. Douglas. 
 2. A beam. Barbour. 
 
 GEIT, s. A contemptuous name for a child. 
 V. Get. 
 
 GEIT, s. A fence or border. Inventories. 
 
 GEITIT,ji)rtrt./)a. Fenced. — Fi. guet, ward. 
 V. Getit. 
 
 GEYTT, adj. Of or belonging to jet. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To GEYZE,'Geisin, Gizzen, {g hard,) v. n. 
 1. To become leaky for want of moisture, 
 
GEL 
 
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 GER 
 
 S. Feiyuson. 2. To wither ; to fade, 
 Lanarks. — Su.G. gistn-a, gisn-a, id. 
 
 To GELL, V. n. To sing with a loud voice ; 
 to bawl in singing, Fife. This is undoubt- 
 edly the same with gale, to cry with a 
 harsh note, q. v. 
 
 GELL, {g hard,) adj. 1. Intense, as applied 
 to the weather. " A gell frost," a keen 
 frost, Upp. Clydes. 2. Brisk, as applied 
 to a market when goods are quickly sold, 
 ibid. 3. Keen; sharp; applied to one who 
 is disposed to take advantage of another 
 in making a bargain, Dumfr. 
 
 GELL, s. 1. Briskness; as, " There's a gey 
 gell in the market the day," there is a 
 pretty quick sale, ibid. 2. In great gell, 
 in great glee ; in high spirits ; expressive 
 of joy or delight, Fife. 3. Oh the (jell, a 
 phrase used in regard to one who is bent 
 on making merry, Upp. Lanarks. — Isl. 
 gall, laetus fervor. 
 
 To GELL, {g hard,) p. n. To thrill with 
 pain, S. iiiir Egeir. — Germ, gell-en, to 
 tingle. 
 
 2'o GELL, {g hard,) t. n. To crack in con- 
 sequence of heat, S. — Isl. geil, fissura. 
 V. Geg, v. 
 
 GELL, s. A crack or rent in wood, S. 
 V. Geg, s. 
 
 GELL, {g hard,) s. A leech, S.B. GeUie, 
 Perths. — Su.G. igel, id.; Q.^.gel, a horse- 
 leech. 
 
 GELL Y, adj. Apparently, pleasant ; agree- 
 able, Ayrs. 
 
 GELLIE, adj. Davidsone. The same per- 
 haps with Jelly, adj. q. v. 
 
 GELLOCH, s. A shrill cry ; a yell, Selk. 
 V. Gale and Galyie. 
 
 GELLOCH, s. An earwig, Ayrs. Dumfr. ; 
 also Gavelock. Gellock, Galloway. 
 
 GELLOCK, s. An iron crowbar. Gellock is 
 merely the pro vine. pron. oi Gavelock, q. v. 
 
 GELORE, Galore, Gilore, s. Plenty, S 
 Ross. — Gael, go leoir, enough. 
 
 GELT, s. Money. V. Gilt. 
 
 GEMLICK, Gemblet, s. A gimlet, a car- 
 penter's tool, Roxb, — In the latter form 
 it nearly resembles O.Fr. guimhelet, id. 
 
 GEMMLE, s. " A long-legged man." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 GEN, prep. Against. — A.S. gean, id. 
 
 GEND, ((/ hard,) acij. Playful. S.P.Repr. 
 — Isl. gaiit-a, ludificare. 
 
 GENER, s. A gender in grammar ; pi. 
 generes, Lat. Vans' Rudiments. 
 
 GEN YEILD, Genyell, s. V. Ganyeild. 
 
 GENYIE, s. 1. Engine of war. Minst. 
 JBord. 2. A snapwork, or apparatus for 
 bending a cross-bow. Balf. Pract. 
 
 GENYOUGH, Gineough, adj. Ravenous; 
 voracious, Lanarks. Ayrs. — Gael, gionach, 
 " hungry, keen, gluttonous, voracious," 
 Shaw. Most probably from gion, the 
 mouth. 
 
 GENIS, s. Apparently the rack. Act Sed. 
 — Fr. gtnc, id. from Lat. gehenna. 
 
 GENYUS CHALMER. Bridal chamber. 
 
 Douglas. 
 GENT, s. 1. A very tall person, Roxb. 
 
 2. Any thing very tall, ibid. V. Genty. 
 To GENT, {g soft,) r. w. To spend time 
 
 idly, Roxb. — Su.G. gant-as, to be sportive 
 
 like children. 
 GENTY, (</ soft,) adj. 1. Neat; limber; 
 
 elegantly formed, S. liamsay. 2. Also 
 
 applied to dress, as denoting that a thing 
 
 is neat, has a lightness of pattern, and 
 
 gives the idea of gentility, S. — Tent, jent, 
 
 bellus, elegans. 
 GENTlL,adj. Belonging to a nation. Doiu/. 
 GENTILLY,a(fv. Completely, Ang. Barb. 
 GENTLEMANIE, adj. Belonging to a 
 
 gentleman ; gentlemanly, S. 
 GENTLEWOMAN, s. The designation 
 
 formerly given to the housekeeper in a 
 
 family of distinction, S.B. 
 GENTRICE, Gentreis, s. 1. Honourable 
 
 birth. Dunb. 2. Genteel manners. Wal. 
 
 3. Gentleness ; softness. Ilenrysone. 4. 
 It seems to be used as equivalent to dis- 
 cretion, in the following phrase ; " I wadna 
 put it in his gentrice." Fife. 
 
 GEO, ((;/ hard,) s. 1. A deep hollow, Caithn. 
 
 2. A creek or chasm in the shore is called 
 
 (/eoic, Orkn. — Isl. gia, hiatus oblongus. 
 
 V. GoE. 
 GEORDIE, s. 1. Dimin. of the name 
 
 George, S. 2. Yellow Geordie, a guinea. 
 
 Burns. 
 GER, Gere, Geir, Gear, {g hard,) s. 1. 
 
 Warlike accoutrements. Barbour. 2. 
 
 Goods. Goods and gear, a law phrase, S. 
 
 Ruddiman. 3. Booty. Minst. Bord. 4. 
 
 All kind of tools for business, S. Ruddi- 
 man. 5. Money, S. Watson. — Isl. geir, 
 
 lancea ; Dan. dyn geira, strepitus armo- 
 
 rum. 
 GERIT, Geared, p>art. adj. Provided with 
 
 armour. Wallace. 
 GERLETROCH, s. V. Gallytrough. 
 GERMOUNT, s. A garment. N. Winyct. 
 GEROT, adj. Perhaps q. gairit, streaked. 
 
 Colkelbie Soic. V. Gaired. 
 GERRACK, s. The name given to the 
 
 Coal-fish (Gadus Carbonarius, Linn.) of 
 
 the first year, Banffs. V. Seath. 
 GERRIT, Gerrat, {g hard,) s. A samlet, 
 
 Roxb. Par, in other parts of S. — Gael. 
 
 gearr, short, from the smallness of its 
 
 size. 
 GERRON, Gairun, s. A sea-trout, Ang. 
 
 Minst. Bord. 
 GERS, Gyrs, s. Grass, S. Wyntown.— 
 
 A.S. gaers, Belg. gars, gers, id. 
 GERSE-CAULD, Grass-Cold, s. A slight 
 
 caidd or catarrh aifecting horses. -Ayr. 
 
 Surv. Dumfr. 
 GERSY, adj. Grassy, S. Douglas. 
 GERSLOUPER, s. A grasshopper, S.B. 
 GERSOME, Gressoume, s. A sum paid to 
 
 a landlord by a tenant, at the entry of a 
 
 lease, or by a new heir to a lease or feu, 
 
GER 
 
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 GlE 
 
 S. Duuhar. — A.S. gaersuma, gersume, a 
 compensation. 
 GERSOMED, Gressomed, jwacf. adj. Bur- 
 dened with a Gcrsome, Aberd. 
 To GERSS, r. a. To eject ; to cast out of 
 office, S. This term is well known in the 
 councils of boroughs. When a member 
 becomes refractory, or discovers an incli- 
 nation to be so, the ruling party vote him 
 out at the next election. This they call 
 gerssing him; also turning him out to gerss, 
 or a qerssing. The phrase is evidently 
 borrowed from the custom of putting out 
 a horse to graze, when there is no imme- 
 diate occasion for his service. 
 GERSS-FOULK, Girss-Foik, s. pi. The 
 
 same with Cottar-fouk, Aberd. 
 GERSS-HOUSE, s." a house possessed by 
 a tenant who has no land attached to it, 
 Ang. 
 GERSS MALE. Rent for grass, or the 
 
 privilcare of grazing. Act. Dam. Cone. 
 GERSS-KiAN, Grass-Man, s. A tenant 
 who has no land ; a cottar. Spalding. — 
 Su.G. (/raessaeti, id. 
 GERSS-T ACK, s. The lease which a gerss- 
 
 man has, Ang. 
 GERT, pret. Caused. Y. Gar, Gek. 
 To GES, t. n. To guess. Wyntown. 
 GESNING, Gestmng, Guestning, {g hard,) 
 s. 1. Hospitable reception. Douglas. — 
 Isl. gistning, id. from gest-r, a guest. 2. 
 Reception as a guest, without including 
 the idea of kindness. Rollock. — Svv, 
 gaestnlng, receiving of guests. 
 To GESS, (^f hard,) r. n. To go away clan- 
 destinely, Upp. Lanarks. — Isl. geys-a, 
 cum vehementia feror. 
 GESSERANT. Sparkling. K. Quair.— 
 
 Teut. ghester, a spark. 
 GEST, s. Ghost. Iloulate. V. Gaist. 
 GEST, s. Motion of the body ; gesticula- 
 tion.— Fr. geste, " a making of signes or 
 countenances ; a motion, or stirring of 
 any part of the bodie," Cotgr. 
 To GESTER ON, v. n. Apparently, to 
 
 make ridiculous (gestures. J. Scott's P. 
 GESTION, s. Tlie conduct of one who 
 
 acts as an heir ; a forensic term. Ersh. 
 * To GET, T. n. To be struck ; to receive 
 
 a blow, S.B. 
 To GET, r. a. To get it. 1. To be chas- 
 tised ; to suffer ; to pay for it, S. 2. To 
 be deceived ; to be taken in, S.B. 
 GET, Gett, Geat, Geit, s. LA child. 
 Wyntown. 2. A contemptuous designa- 
 tion for a child, S. Knox. 3. Progeny. 
 Wyntown. 4. Applied to the young of 
 brutes. Douglas. — Goth, get-a, gignere. 
 GET, s. Jet. "v. Geytt, adj. 
 GETIT, Geitit, /)rtrt. pa. Inventories. — 
 Probably, guarded, fenced, from French 
 ouett-er, to ward. 
 GETTABLE, adj. Attainable, Aberd. 
 GETTWARD, 'adv. Directly towards. 
 Gordon's Hist. V. Gaitward. 
 
 GEVE, co/iy. If. Acts Mary. V. Gir, 
 
 G EWE, co«;. If. V. Gif. 
 
 GEWGAW", s. A Jew's harp, Roxb. also 
 
 A.Bor. Perhaps only a generic sort of 
 
 designation, as expressive of contempt for 
 
 this small musical instrument. V. Trump. 
 GEWLICK, s. An earwig, Roxb. V. 
 
 Golach, sense 2. 
 GEWLOCK, Gewlick, s. An iron lever, 
 
 Roxb. ; the same with gavelock, q. v. 
 GY, s. " A rope," Gl. Antiq. Apparently 
 
 a terra used by Scottish seamen. Antiq. 
 GY, s. A strange hobgoblin-looking fellow. 
 
 South of S. Ayrs. 
 GY, s. 1. Scene; show, Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 2. Estimation ; respect, ibid. 
 To GY, GvE, V. a. To guide. K. Quair. 
 
 — O.Fr. guier, id. 
 GY, s. A guide. Wallace. — Hisp. guia. 
 GY, s. A proper name ; Guy, Earl of 
 
 Warwick. Bannatyne Poems. 
 GIB, GiBBiE, {g hard,) s. A gelded cat, S. 
 
 Henrysone. — Fr. gibb-ier, to hunt. 
 GIB, {g hard,) s. The beak, or hooked 
 
 upper lip, of a male salmon, Ettr. For. 
 
 Gib, a hook. A gibby stick, a hooked 
 
 stick. 
 GIB, GiBBiE. Abbreviations of the name 
 
 Gilbert, S. 
 GIBB. Rob Gibb's Contract, a common 
 
 toast in S. expressive of mere friendship. 
 GIBBERS, s. Gibberish; nonsense, Aberd. 
 GIBBLE, (<; hard,) s. A tool of any kind, 
 
 S. ; whence giblet, any small iron tool, 
 
 Ang. 3f orison. — Teut. gaffel, furca. 
 GIBBLE-GABBLE, s. Noisy confused 
 
 talk, S. Gl. Shirr. — Isl. (jajla, blaterare. 
 To GIBBLE-GABBLE, r. n. To converse 
 
 confusedly; a number of persons speaking 
 
 at once, S.B. 
 GIBLICH, Raw Giblich, (gutt.) s. An 
 
 unfledged crow, Roxb. 
 GIBLOAN, s. A muddy loan, or miry path, 
 
 which is so soft that one cannot walk in 
 
 it, Ayrs. 
 GIDD, s. A pike, Lucius marinus. The 
 
 same as ged, q. v. Share's Hist, of Moray. 
 GIDDACK, s. The sand-eel, Shetl. Am- 
 
 modytes Tobianus, Linn. Edmonstone. 
 GIDE, Gyde, s. Attire. Wallace.— \.S. 
 
 giiraede, id. 
 GYDSCHIP, ». 
 
 Acts J a. V. 
 To GIE, r. a. To give, is often used as 
 
 signifying to strike ; to give a blow ; as 
 
 followed by the prep, in, on, or o'er, im- 
 mediately before mentioning the part of 
 
 the body, or object struck ; and by with, 
 
 before the instrument employed, S. V. Gif. 
 To GIE o'er, v. n. To stop in eating, S. 
 I'o GIE o'er, r. a. To gie o'er a farm, to 
 
 give it up to the landlord, S. 
 To GIE one up his Fit, i. e. foot, a phrase 
 
 commonly used in Tweedd. as signifying 
 
 to give one a smart repartee ; to answer 
 
 one in such a way as to have the best of 
 
 Guidance ; management. 
 
GIE 
 
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 GIL 
 
 the argument ; as, " I trow I (jied him up 
 his fit." 
 To GIE, (-7 hard,) r. n. To pry, Galloway. 
 GIEAN CARLIiNS. " A set of carlius 
 common iu the days away. They were 
 of a prying nature; and if they had found 
 any one alone on Auld Halloween, they 
 would have stuffed his mouth with beer- 
 awns and butter." Gall. Encycl. 
 GlED, /)>•(■?. Gave, S. David. Seasons. 
 GIELA[NGEIl,s. A cheat. V. Gileynour. 
 GIEST. Acontr.of gire us it, S. Ilenrysone. 
 GIEZIE, s. " A person fond of prying into 
 matters which concern him nothing." — 
 Isl. eg gaee, at gaa, prospicio. 
 To GIF, Gyf, Giff, v. a. To give ; gie, S. 
 
 Barbour. 
 GIF, Gyve, Geue, Gewe, conj. If. Doug. 
 
 — ]Moes.G. gau, id.; Su.G._;V/, dubium. 
 GIFF-GAFF,s. Mutual giving, S. Kelly. 
 
 ■ — A.S. 17;/ and gaf, q. I gave, he gave. 
 GIFFIS, Gyffis, imper. r. Gir. Douglas. 
 GIFT, s. A disrespectful and contemptuous 
 
 term for a person, S. Ramsay. 
 To GIG, T. n. To make a creaking noise. 
 
 V. Jeeg. 
 GIG, 5. Expl. " a curiosity ;" also " a 
 
 charm," Gl. Picken; probably Ayrs. 
 GIGGIE, [g soft,) adj. Brisk; lively, Buch. 
 GIGGLE-TROT, s. A woman who marries 
 when she is far advanced in life, is said 
 to tak the giggle-trot, S. 
 GYILBOYES, s.jtf?. Inrentories. A piece of 
 female dress ; apparently a kind of sleeves. 
 GYIS, Gyss, s. 1. A mask. Dunbar. 2. 
 A dance after some particular mode. 
 Henri/sone. — O.Fr. gise. 
 GYKAT. Maitland'P. Read Gillot. 
 GIL, {g hard,) s. 1. A cavern. Douglas. 
 2. A steep narrow glen ; a ravine. South 
 and West of S. It is generally applied 
 to a gully whose sides have resumed a 
 verdant appearance in consequence of the 
 grass growing, Roxb. 3. The bed of a 
 mountain torrent, Roxb. — Isl. gil, hiatus 
 montium. 
 GILBOW, JiLLBOW, s. A legacy, Dumfr. 
 GILD, s. Clamour ; noise. A. Hume. 
 Gild of lauchin, loud laughter, Fife. — 
 Isl. gelid, clamor, qiel, vocifero, 
 GILD, «f//. Loud, S.B. 
 GILD, ac^. 1. Strong; well-grown. Skene. 
 2. Great. A gild' rogue, a great wag. 
 liuddiman. — Su.G.9(7rf,validus,robustus. 
 GILD, GiLDE, s. A fraternity instituted 
 for some particular purpose, S. Stat. 
 Gild. — A.S. gild, fraternitas, sodalitium. 
 GILD-BROTHER, .'. A member of the 
 
 gild, S. 
 GiLDEE,5. The whiting pout. Stat. Ace. 
 GILDEROY. The name given to a cele- 
 brated outlawin a beautiful song, ascribed, 
 in Johnston's Scots Musical Museum, to 
 Sir Alexander Halket. 
 
 Gilderoy -was a bonny boy, 
 Had roses till his shune, &c. 
 
 GILDRIE, ?. 1. That body in a burgh 
 which consists of the members of the gild, 
 S. 2. The privilege of being a member 
 of the gild. 
 GYLE-FAT, s. The vat used for fermenting 
 wort, S. Gyle, Orkn. Burrow Lawes. — 
 Tent, ghijl, cremor cerevisiae. 
 GYLE-HOUSE, s. A brew-house. La- 
 
 mont's Diary. 
 GILEYNOUR, GiLAiNGERjS. 1. A deceiver. 
 Kelly. 2. " An ill debtor." 67. Ramsay. 
 — Su.G. gil-ia, to deceive, gyllningar, 
 fraudes. 
 GILL, s. A strait small glen, Roxb. V. 
 
 Gil. 
 GILL, s. A leech, Galloway, M'Taggart'a 
 
 Encycl. V. Gell, s. 
 GILLEM, s. A tool in which the iron ex- 
 tends the whole breadth of the wooden 
 stock, used in sinking one part of the 
 same piece lower than another, S. ; in E. 
 called a Rabbet Plane. When the iron is 
 placed to a certain angle across the sole 
 of the plane, it is called a skeiced gillem. 
 GILLET, s. A light giddy girl. V.' Jillet. 
 GI LLFLIRT, s. A thoughtless giddy girl, 
 
 S. Brownie of Bodsbeck. V. Flyrd. 
 GILL-GATHERER, s. One who gathers 
 
 leeches in the marshes, Galloway. 
 GILL-HA', s. 1. A house which cannot 
 defend its inhabitants from the weather, 
 Ayrs. 2. A house where working people 
 live in common during some job, or where 
 each makes ready for himself his own 
 victuals, Annandale. 
 GILLHOO, s. A female who is not reck- 
 oned economical, Ayrs. 
 GILLIE, GiLLY, s. l.Aboy. S. P. Repr. 
 2. A youth who acts as a servant, page, or 
 constant attendant, S. Rob Roy.— Ir. 
 gilla, giolla, a boy, a servant, a page. 
 GILLIE, s. A giddy young woman. Hogg. 
 GILLIE, {g soft,) s. A dimin. from E. gill, 
 a measure of liquids ; probably formed 
 for the rhyme. Burns. 
 GILLIEBIRSE, {g hard,) s. A cushion, 
 generally of hair, formerly worn on the 
 forehead of a female, over which the hair 
 was combed, Roxb. The last part of the 
 word is probably the same with S. birs, 
 birse, because of the bristly texture of a 
 cushion of this description. The first syl- 
 lable may be immediately from gillie, as 
 signifying a giddy young woman. 
 GILLIE-CASFLUE, s. " That person of a 
 chieftain's body-guard, whose business it 
 was to carry him over fords." Clan Albyn. 
 — As gillie signifies servant, casflue, I sup- 
 pose, is compounded of Gaelic cas, a foot, 
 and fliuch, wet, moist. Thus, it appears 
 that gilUe-icetfoot, q. v. is merely a literal 
 translation of this term. V. Gillie, a 
 boy. 
 GILLIE-GAPUS, adj. Foolish and giddy, 
 
 S. TennanCs Card. Beaton. 
 GILLIEGAPUS,GiLLiEGACis,j. V.GArus. 
 
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 GIN 
 
 To GILLIEGAWKIE, r. n. To spend 
 time idly and foolishly. Loth. V. Gauky. 
 GILLIEVVETFOOT, Gilliewhit, (-; hard,) 
 s. 1. A worthless fellow who gets into 
 debt and runs off. Loth. 2. A running 
 footman ; also a bum-bailifF. ColtU. Sir 
 Walter Scott says, " This I have always 
 understood as the Lowland nickname for 
 the bare-footed followers of a Highland 
 chieftain, called by themselves Gillies." 
 — From gillie, a page, and wet foot. 
 GILLMAW, ((/ soft,) s. A voracious per- 
 son ; one whose paunch is not easily re- 
 plenished ; as, " a greedy gillmaw,'" one 
 who is not nice in his taste, but devours 
 by wholesale, Roxb. The same with goul- 
 maw. V. GoRMiVW. 
 GILLON-A-NAILLIE, s. pi. Literally, 
 
 " the lads with the kilt." Rob Roy. 
 GILLOT, GiLLOTE, s. Probably a filly or 
 young mare. Maitland P. — The word 
 must undoubtedly be traced to C.B. ^^(i^, 
 gwil, equa, a mare. It has been con- 
 jectured that Gillot is retained, in a me- 
 taph. sense, in S. Gillet, the name given to 
 a light giddy girl ; and, indeed, E. filly, 
 and C.B. ffilog, both not only denote a 
 young mare, but a wanton girl. V. Gykat. 
 GILLOUR, GiLLORE, s. Plenty; wealth, 
 
 Roxb. V. Gelore. 
 GILL-RONIE, s. A ravine abounding with 
 brushwood, Galloway. From gill and 
 rone, a shrub or bush, q. v. 
 GLLL-RUNG, s. A long stick used by Gill- 
 GMherers, which they pluuge into a deep 
 hole, for rousing the leeches, Galloway. 
 GILL-TOWAL, s. The horse-leech, Gall. 
 GILL-WHEEP, Gell-wheep, s. 1. A 
 cheat, S.B. Shinrfs. 2. To get the gill- 
 u'heep, to be jilted, S.B. — Isl. gil-ia, amo- 
 ribus circumvenire, and hicijip, celer cur- 
 sus. 
 GYLMIR. V. Gimmer. 
 To GILP, V. n. 1. To be jerked, ibid. 
 Tarras. 2. It seems used to denote what 
 is thin or insipid, like Shilpit, ibid. Ori- 
 ginally the same with Jaicp, v. q. v. Jalp 
 is indeed the pronunciation of Angus and 
 some other northern counties. 
 To GILP, {g soft,) v. a. 1. To spurt; to 
 jerk, Aberd. 2. To spill ; as water from 
 a vessel, not by oversetting it, but by 
 putting the water in motion, ibid. 
 GILP, s. Water spilled, as described 
 
 above ; a flash of water, ibid. 
 GILPY, GiLPEY, s. A roguish boy ; a fro- 
 licsome boy or girl, S. Ramsay. — A.S. 
 gilp, ostentation, arrogance. 
 To GILRAVAGE, Gilraivitch, Galra- 
 viTCH, GuLERAVAGE, T. n. 1. To hold a 
 merry-meeting with noise and riot, al- 
 though without proceeding to a broil, or 
 doing corporal injury to any one. It 
 seems generally, if not always, to include 
 the idea of a wasteful use of food, and of 
 an intemperate use of strong drink, S. 2. 
 
 To raise a tumult, or to make much 
 noise, Roxb. 3. To rove about ; to be 
 unsteady; to act hastily and without con- 
 sideration, Roxb. Belraice, synon. 4. In 
 Lanarks. the term properly respects low 
 merriment. 
 
 GILRAVACHER, Gilravager, s. 1. A 
 forward rambling fellow, Ayrs. 2. A 
 wanton fellow, S. Fortunes of Nigel. 3. 
 A depredator. Rob Roy. 
 
 GILRAVAGE, Gilraivitch, s. 1. A tu- 
 mult, a noisy frolic ; generally denoting 
 what takes place among young people, 
 and conveying the idea of good-humour, S. 
 2. Great disorder, Ayrs. The Entail. 3. 
 Confusion, conjoined with destruction ; 
 as that of a sow, &c. destroying a garden, 
 by rooting up the plants, Roxb. 
 
 GILRAVAGING, Galravitching, s. 1. 
 Riotous and wasteful conduct at a merry- 
 meeting, S.; Gilreverie is used in the same 
 sense, Fife. The termination of the latter 
 suggests some connexion with reaverie, 
 robbery, S. 2. Used to denote depreda- 
 tion. Rob Roy. 
 
 GILSE, s. A young salmon. V. Grilse. 
 
 GlLT,pret. V. Been guilty. K.Quair. — 
 A.S. gylt-an, reum facere. 
 
 GILT,s. Money. S.gelt. Watson. — Germ. 
 gelt, id. from gelt-en, to pay. 
 
 GiLTY,adj. Gilded. Douglas. 
 
 GILTING, adj. Used for gilt, i. e. gilded. 
 Jni-entories. 
 
 GILTIT, adj. Gilded, S.— O.E. " gyhed, 
 as a vessel or any other thyug is, [Fr.] 
 dore," Palsgr. Gylt was used in the 
 same sense. " Gylt with golde, Deaura- 
 tus." Prompt. Parv. 
 
 GYM, adj. Neat ; spruce, S. Douglas. 
 
 GIMMER, Gylmyr, {g hard,) s. I.'A ewe 
 that is two years old, S. Com.pl. S. 2. A 
 contemptuous term for a woman, S. Fer- 
 guson. — Su.G. gimmer, ovicula, quae semel 
 peperit. 
 
 GYMMER, compar. of Gym. Evergreen. 
 
 To GYMP, (,/ soft,) V. n. To gibe; to 
 taunt. Riuldiman. — Isl. skimp-a, Su.G. 
 skynif-a, to taunt. 
 
 GYMP, Jymp, s. la witty jest; a taunt, 
 S.B. Douglas. 2. A quirk ; a subtlety. 
 Ilenrysone. — Belg. schimp, a jest, a cavil. 
 
 GYMP, Gimp, Jimp, rtf?;'. 1. Slim; delicate, 
 S. Douglas. 2. Short; scanty, S. — Su.G. 
 skamt, short, skaemt-a, to shorten. 
 
 GIMPLY, Jimply, adr. Scarcely, S. 
 
 GIN, conj. If, S. Sel. Ball. 
 
 GYN, Gene, s. 1. Engine for war. Barb. 
 Gynnys for crakys, great gnns. Barb. 2. 
 The bolt or lock of a door, S. Ruddiman. 
 
 GYN, s. A chasm. Douglas. — A.S. gin, 
 hiatus. 
 
 To GYN, v. n. To begin. K. Quair. 
 
 GIN, })rep. Against, in relation to time, 
 Aberd. Ang. Ayrs. Fife ; more commonly 
 gen, S. V. Gen. 
 
 GINCR, adj. Con. {rom ginger-bread. Tar. 
 
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 GIR 
 
 GINEOUGH, adj. Voracious. V. Gen- 
 
 YEOUGH. 
 
 GINGEBREAD, adj. This term is oddly 
 
 used in an adjective form as expressive 
 
 of affectation of dignity, S.B. 
 GINGEBREAD-WIFE, s. A woman who 
 
 sells gingerbread, S. 
 GINGE-BRED, s. Gingerbread, S. Fihc. 
 GINGICH, s. The designation given in 
 
 South Uist to the person who takes the lead 
 
 in climbing rocks for sea-fowls. Martin. 
 To GINK, (<; hard,) r. n. To titter ; to 
 
 laugh in a suppressed manner, Aberd. 
 GINK, s. The act of tittering, ibid. 
 GINKER, s. A dancer. WaUon. — Germ. 
 
 schwi)ick-en, celeriter movere. 
 GYNKIE, {g hard,) s. A term of reproach 
 
 applied to a woman ; a giglet, Renfr. 
 
 Aug. — Isl. ginn-a, decipere. 
 GINKIE, adj. Giddy ; frolicsome, Fife. 
 GINNELIN, s. The act of catching fish 
 
 with the hands, ibid. — C.B. genau, denotes 
 
 the jaws, geiwhyl, the mandible or jaw. 
 GINNERS, s. }.il. The same with g'uudes, 
 
 Galloway, q. v. 
 GYNNYNG, s. Beginning. Wyntown. 
 To GINNLE, T. a. To fish with the hands, 
 
 by groping under banks and stones, Roxb. 
 
 Ayrs. Lanarks. Synon. guddle, Clydes. 
 
 guinp, Roxb. 
 GiNNLES, {g hard,) s. pi. The gills of a 
 
 fish, Ayrs. 
 GYNOUR, .<!. Engineer. Barbour. 
 GIO, {g hard,) s. A deep ravine which ad- 
 mits the sea, Shetl. Orkn. This is the 
 
 same with geo, q. v. also goe. 
 GIOLA, s. "■ Thin ill-curdled butter-milk," 
 
 Shetl. 
 GYPE, ((7 hard,) s. A silly person; a fool, 
 
 Aberd. Mearns. — Isl. geip-a, exaggerare, 
 
 effutire, geip, futilis exaggeratio, nugae. 
 GIPE, s. One who is greedy or avaricious. 
 
 Watson. — Isl. gi/pa, vorax. 
 GYPE, {g hard,) adj. 1. Keen; ardent 
 
 in any operation, Ettr. For. 2. Very 
 
 hungry ; voracious, ibid. 
 GYPELIE, adv. Quickly and eagerly ; 
 
 nimbly, ibid. 
 GIPES, s. An expression of puerile invec- 
 tive used at school, usually against pupils 
 
 who come from another town, Dumfr. 
 GYPIT, adj. Foolish, Aberd. Tarras. 
 GYPITNESS, s. Foolishness, ibid. 
 * GIPSEY, s. " A young girl ; a term of 
 
 reproach," S. GL Skirrcr's. 
 GIPSEY HERRING. The pilchard, S. 
 
 Ess. Ilighl. Soc. 
 GIPSY, s. A woman's cap, S. 
 GIRD, s. A very short space of time ; a 
 
 moment. " I'll be wi' you in a gird ; " 
 
 " He'll do that in a gird," Loth. 
 GIRD, s. The girth "of a saddle, Perths. 
 
 Fife. — Su.G. giord, cingulum. 
 GIRD, Gyrd, s. 1. a hoop, S. ; also girr. 
 
 Minst. Bord. 2. A stroke, S. Barbour. 
 
 — A.S. gyrd, Isl. girde, vimen. 
 
 To GIRD, V. a. To strike ; with the adv. 
 
 throic. Douglas. 
 To LET Gird. 1. To strike. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 2. To let fly. Douglas. 
 
 To GIRD, r. n. To move with expedition 
 and force. Barbour. 
 
 To GIRD, V. 71. To drink hard, S.B. Forbes. 
 
 GIRD, s. A trick. Douglas. — Sn.G. goer-a, 
 incantare, utglord, magical art. 
 
 GIRDER, s. A cooper. Loth. 
 
 GIRDLE, s. A circular plate of malleable 
 or cast iron, for toasting cakes over the 
 fire, S. Colcil. — Su.G. grissel, the shovel 
 used for the oven ; from gnicdd-a, to bake. 
 
 GIRDLE. Spaelng by the girdle, a mode 
 of divination, still occasionally practised 
 in Angus, and perhaps in other counties, 
 especially for discovering who has stolen 
 any thing that is missing. The girdle, 
 used for toasting cakes, is heated till it 
 be red hot ; then it is laid in a dark 
 place, with something on it. Every one 
 in the company must go by himself, and 
 bring away what is laid on it, with the 
 assurance that the devil will carry ofi" the 
 guilty person, if he or she make the at- 
 tempt. The fear, which is the usual con- 
 comitant of guilt, generally betrays the 
 criminal, by the reluctance manifested to 
 make the trial. 
 
 GIRDSTING, Gyrchtsting, Gyrthstixg, 
 Gridsting, s. Apparently a sting or pole 
 for making a gird or hoop. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 GYRE-CARLING, (g hard,) s. 1. Hecate, 
 or the mother-witch of the peasants, S. 
 Lyndsay. Gy-carlln, Fife ; Gay-carlln, 
 Bord. 2. A hobgoblin. Bannat. Journ. 
 
 3. A scarecrow, S.B. Journ. Lond. — Isl. 
 Gelra, the name of one of the Fates, and 
 karllnna, an old woman. 
 
 GYRE FALCON, s. A large hawk. Hou- 
 late. — Germ, geir, a vulture, and falke, a 
 falcon. 
 
 GYREFU', adj. Fretful ; ill-humoured ; 
 discontented ; as, " a gyrefu' carlin," a 
 peevish old woman, Ayrs. 
 
 To GIRG, JiRK, V. n. To make a creaking 
 noise, S. Douglas. V. Chirk. 
 
 GYRIE, {g soft,) .f. A stratagem ; circum- 
 vention, Selkirks. V. Ingyre. 
 
 GIRKE, s. A stroke ; E. jerk. Z. Boyd. 
 — Isl.jarke, pes feriens. 
 
 GIRKIENET, s. A kind of bodice worn 
 by women. V. Jirkinet. 
 
 To GIRLE, GiRREL, T. n. 1. A term usi d 
 to denote that affection of the teeth which 
 is caused by acidity, as when one has 
 eaten unripe fruit, Peeblesshire. 2. To 
 tingle; to thrill, Selkirks. 3. To thrill 
 with horror, ibid. 4. To shudder ; to 
 shiver. Synon. Groose, ibid. V. Grill, t. 
 
 GIRLSS, s. The same with grilse, q. v. 
 Act. Dom. Cone, 
 
 To GIRN, r. n. 1. To grin, S. Douglas. 
 2. To snarl, S. Ramsay. 3. To whine 
 and cry, from ill-humour, or !'retfuliicss in 
 
GIR 
 
 286 
 
 GIT 
 
 consequence of disappointment ; applied 
 to children, S. To girn and, greet, to con- 
 join peevish complaints with tears ; in 
 this sense, in like manner, commonly ap- 
 plied to children, S. 4. To gape; applied 
 to dress, S. 
 
 To GIRN, V. a. 1. To catch by means of a 
 gii-n. Thus hares, rabbits, &c. are taken 
 in S. 2. To catch trouts by means of a 
 noose of hair, which being fixed to the 
 end of a stick or rod, is cautiously brought 
 over their heads or tails ; then they are 
 thrown out with a jerk, West of S. 
 
 GIRN, Gyrne, s. 1. A grin, S. Bellenden. 
 2. A snare of any kind. Ramsay. — A.S. 
 girn, Isl. girne, id. 
 
 GIRN, s. A tent put into a wound ; a se- 
 ton, Bord. — Isl. girne, chorda. 
 
 GIRN-AGAIN, s. A peevish, ill-humoured 
 person, Clydes. 
 
 GIRNALL, GiRNELL, Grainel, Garnell, 
 s. 1. A granary, S. Knox. Girnal-ryver, 
 the robber of a granary. Evergreen. 2. 
 A large chest for holding meal, S. — Fr. 
 grenier, id. V. Garnel. 
 
 To GIRNAL, 0. a. To store up in grana- 
 ries, S. Acts J a. II. 
 
 GIRNIE, adj. Peevish, S.B. V. Girn, t. 
 
 GIRNIGO, Girnigae, s. A contemptuous 
 term for a peevish person, S. 67. Com- 
 2jlaynt. 
 
 GIRNIGO-GIBBIE, s. Of the same sense 
 with Girnigo, S. Also a peevish child. 
 
 GYRNING, adj. 1. Grinning, S. 2. Crab- 
 bed; ill-tempered, S. — Gyrnin' gyte, an 
 ill-natured, peevish child, S.B. 
 
 GYRNING, s. Grinning. Barhour. 
 
 GIRNOT, s. The Gray Gurnard ; vulgarly 
 garnet. Loth. Statist. Ace. 
 
 GIRR, s. A hoop, S. The same with Gird. 
 Edinburgh. To play at the girr, to play 
 at Truudle-hoop, S. 
 
 GIRRAN, s. A small boil, Dumfr. V. Gu- 
 
 RAN. 
 
 GIRREBBAGE, s. An uproar ; a corr. pron. 
 
 of Gilrataiie, q. v. 
 To GIRREL, r. n. To thrill, &c. V. Girle. 
 GYRS, GiRss, GiRS, s. Grass, Angus. V. 
 
 Gers. 
 To GIRSE, Girss, t. a. To turn out of 
 
 office before the usual and regular period 
 
 of retiring ; not to re-elect, though it be 
 
 legal, customary, and expected, S.B. V, 
 
 Gerss, v. 
 GIRSE-FOUK. Formerly the same with 
 
 Cottar-fouk, S.B. 
 GIRSE-GAW'D, adj. Girs-gaw'd taes, a 
 
 phrase applied to toes which are galled or 
 
 chopt by walking barefoot among yruss, S. 
 GIRSE-MAN, s. Formerly synon. with 
 
 Cottar-man, Aberd. V. Gerss-man. 
 GIRSILL, s. A salmon not fully grown. 
 
 Acts Ja. III. 
 GIRSING, Girsin. F/ealing and girsing. 
 
 1. The place for cutting /ea/s or ttirfs, and 
 
 for grazing cattle. Gordon'i Earli of 
 
 Sutherl. 2. The privilege of grazing in a 
 particular place, ibid. 
 GIRSK AIVIE, adj. Harebrained, Mearus. 
 
 V. Skaivie. 
 GIRSLE, s. Gristle, S. 
 GIRSLIE, adj. Gristly, S. /. Nicol. 
 GIRSLIN (of frost,) s. A slight frost; a thin 
 scurf of ice, S. Not, as might seem at first 
 view, from Girsle mentioned above, but 
 from Fr. "(//-esi/Ze, covered, or boare, with 
 reeme," Cotgr. i. e. hoar-frost. 
 GIRST, s. The grain which one is bound to 
 have ground at a mill to which one is 
 tJtirled, Roxb. E. grist. 
 GIRT, adj. Great; large, Ayrs. Renfr. La- 
 narks. 
 GIRT, pret.v. Made, for qert. Iloulate. 
 GIRTEN, s. A garter. JBurel. 
 GIRTH, Gyrth, Girthol, s. L Protection. 
 Wall. 2. A sanctuary. Barb. 3. The 
 privilege granted to criminals during cer- 
 tain holidays. Baron Court. 4. Metaph. 
 in the sense of privilege. Wynt. 5. Girth 
 has also been explained as denoting the 
 circle of stones which environed the an- 
 cient places of judgment. 
 * GIRTH, s. The band of a saddle, E. 
 To Slip the Girths. To " tumble down, 
 like a pack-horse's burden, when the 
 girths give way." Gl. Antiq. South of S. 
 GIRTHSTING, s. V. Girdsting. 
 GIRZY. The familiar corr. of the name 
 Grizel, from Grizelda. V. Rock and Wee 
 Pickle Toxc. 
 To GYS, V. a. To disguise. V. Gyis. 
 GYSAR, Gy-sard, s. 1. A harlequin ; a 
 term applied to those who disguise them- 
 selves about the time of the New- Year, 
 S. gysart. Maitl.P. 2. One whose looks 
 are disfigured by age, or otherwise, S. 
 Journal Lond. 
 GYSE, s. Mode; fashion. ^. guise. Spald. 
 To GYSEN. V. Geize. 
 GISSARME, Gissarne, Gither.n, s. A 
 hand-axe; a bill. Duug. — O.Fr. gisarme, 
 hallebard, from Lat. gesa, hasta, Roquef. 
 GYST, s. Apparently, a written account of 
 a transaction. — L.B. gest-a, historia de 
 rebus gestis. 
 GITE, s. A gown, Chauc. Henrysone. 
 GYTE. To gang gite, 1. To act extrava- 
 gantly, S. ; A iVe, S.B. Loth. Ramsay. 2. 
 To be enraged, S. 3. " To be outrageously 
 set on a thing ; giddy," GL Picken, S.O. 
 — Isl. gaet-ast, laetari. 
 GYTE, s. Rendered, a goat, S.B. Skinner. 
 GYTE, Gyteling, s. Applied contemp- 
 tuously, or in ill humour, to a young child ; 
 as, " a noisy gyte," Ang. Fife. V. Get. 
 GITHERN. Douglas. V. Gissarme. 
 GYTHORN, s. a guitar. Houlate.—Yr. 
 
 giterne, from Lat. cithara. 
 GITIE, adj. Shining as agate. Watson. 
 GYTLIN, adj. Expl. "belonging to tho 
 
 fields; rural." Gl. Buchan. Tarras. 
 GITTER, ». Mire, Dumfr. V. Gutter. 
 
GIV 
 
 287 
 
 GLA 
 
 * To GIVE, r. «. To yield; to give way; as, | 
 "the frost (/ices;" a phrase expressive of 
 a fliange in the morning, from frost to 
 open weather, S.; synon. To <jae aijain. 
 CrlZZ, s. Face ; countenance; a cant term, 
 
 Aberd. 
 To GIZZEN, r. n. To become leaky from 
 
 drought. V. Gkyze. 
 GIZZEN, {<j hard,) adj. 1. To gang gizzen; 
 to break out into chinks from want of 
 moisture ; a terra applied to casks, &c. 
 S.B. "2. Figuratively transferred to topers, 
 when drink is withheld, Tarras. 
 GIZZEN, s. Childbed. V. Jizzen-bed. 
 To GLABBER, Glebber, r. u. 1. To speak 
 indistinctly, S. 2. To chatter ; to talk 
 idly, Roxb. Dumfr. — Gael, glafnire, a 
 babbler. 
 GLACK, s. 1. A defile between mountains, 
 Perths. Aug. Minst. Bord. 2. A ravine 
 in a mountain. Pop. Ball. 3. An opening 
 in a wood, where the wind comes with 
 force, Perths. 4. The part of a tree where 
 a bough branches out. Gl. Pop. Ball. 5. 
 That part of the hand between the thumb 
 and fingers, ibid.— Gael, glac, a narrow 
 glen, glaic, a defile. 
 GLACK, s. 1. A handful or small portion, 
 Ang. Ross. 2. As much grain as a reaper 
 holds in his hand, Ang. 3. A snatch ; a 
 slight repast, Ang. — Gael, glaic, a handful. 
 'To GLACK one's mitten. To put money into 
 one's hand, S.B. Journal Lond, — Gael. 
 glac-am, to receive. 
 GLAD, Glaid, Glade, Glid, adj. 1. I 
 Smooth; easy in motion, S. Ruddiman. 
 2. Slippery ; gl'id ice, S.B. 3. Applied to 
 one who is not to be trusted, S.B. — A.S. 
 glid, Belg. glad, Su.G. glatt, lubricus. 
 GLADDERITjjDar^^jrt. Besmeared. Dun- 
 bar. — Teut. kladder-en, to bedaub. 
 GLAFF, s. A sudden blast; as, " &glaff o" 
 wind;" a puff; a slight and sudden blast, 
 Upp. Clydes. Loth. Border. 
 GLAID, s. The kite. V. Gled. 
 GLAIK, Glaike, s. 1. A glance of the eye, 
 Ayrs. 2. A reflected gleam or glance in 
 general, Ayrs. Hence, To cast the glaiks 
 on one; to make the reflection fall on one, 
 S. 3. A prism, or any thing that produces 
 reflection. Adamson. 4. A transient ray ; 
 a passing gleam, Ayrs. The Entail. 5. 
 A deception; a trick. Lyndsay. To Fling 
 the Glaiks in one's een ; to deceive, to im- 
 pose on one, S. To get the Glaik, to be 
 gulled or cheated, S.B. Leg. St. An- 
 drois. To hunt the Glaiks, to pursue with 
 perpetual disappointment. Cohil. 2'oplay 
 the Glaiks with one; to gull; to cheat. 
 Lyndsay. 6. The act of jilting. To gie 
 the Glaiks, to jilt one, S. Herd. 7. A giddy 
 and frivolous person. Chr. ICirk. 8. Used 
 as a term of reproach for a woman, ex- 
 pressive of folly or light-headedness, S. 
 
 9. A bat. Loth. — A.S, glig, ludibrium. 
 
 10. Glaiks, }>l. A puzzle game, consisting 
 
 in first taking a number of rings off one 
 of a large size, and then replacing them, 
 Roxb. Mearns. 11. A toy for eliildren, 
 composed of several pieces of wood which 
 have the appearance of falling asunder, 
 but are retained in their places by strings, 
 Roxb. 
 To GLAIK, Glaike, v. n. To spend time 
 
 idly or playfully, S. Biird. 
 GLAIKIE,GLACKiE,af//. Expl." pleasant; 
 charming; enchanting," Ayrs. — Allied, 
 perhaps, to Teut. glick-en, nitere. 
 GLAIKING, s. Folly. Dunbar. 
 GLAIKIT, Glakvt, part. adj. 1. Light; 
 giddy, S. Compl. S. 2. Foolish ; rash. 
 Wallace. 3. Giddy; including the idea of 
 coquetry, S. Lyndsay. 4. Stupid. Syu. 
 with doitit, Roxb. 
 GLAIKITNESS, s. Giddiness; levity, S. 
 GLAIKRIE, Glaikery, s. Lightheaded- 
 ness; giddiness, Perths. Nicol Burne. 
 GLAYMORE, s. A two-handed sword. 
 Boswell. 2. The common broad-sword, 
 claymore, S. Boswell. — Gael, claidhamh , 
 a sword, more, great, 
 GLAIR-HOLE, s. A mire, Tweedd. from 
 
 Glaur, q. v.; synon. Champ. 
 GLAIRIE-FLAIRIES, s. pi. Gaudy trap- 
 pings, Ang. 
 GLAIRY-FLAIRY, adj. Gaudy ; showy, 
 
 S.B. — E. glare, and Jlare. 
 GLAISE, s. A glaise o' the ingle, the act 
 of warming one's self hastily at a strong 
 fire, Selkirks. V. Glose. 
 To GLAISTER, v. n. V. Glaster, v. 
 GLAISTER, s. A thin covering; as, of 
 snow or ice. " There's a glaister o' ice 
 the day." Ettr. For.; Glister, Berwicks. 
 —This term is evidently the same with 
 Isl. (jlaestr, pruina, vel nive albicans. 
 GLAISTERIE, arf/. 1. A glaistcrie day, 
 one on which snow falls and melts, ibid. 
 2. Miry, Upp. Clydes, 
 GLAIZIE,«rf;. Glittering; glossy, S. Burns. 
 GLAMACK, s, A grasp, Aberd. V. Glam- 
 
 MACH. 
 
 GLAMER, s. Noise. Diallog. — Ysl.glamr-a, 
 strepituni edere. 
 
 GLAMER, Glamour, s. The supposed in- 
 fluence of a charm on the eye, causing it 
 to see objects differently from what they 
 really are. Hence, To cast glamer o\r 
 one, to cause deception of sight, S. Rit- 
 son. — Isl. glam, gl-dyicovaa. in oculis gestans, 
 fascinatis oculis. 
 
 GLAMERIE, Glaumerie, Glammerie, s. 
 The same with Glamer, Glamour, Ayrs, 
 
 GLAMMACHjS. a snatch; an eager grasp, 
 Ang. 2, A mouthful, Ang. Glam, glam- 
 mie, S.A. — Gael, glahiun, a g6hhet,glanih- 
 am, to catch at greedily. V. Glamack. 
 
 GLAMMIS, Glaums, s. 7^/. 1. Pincers. In- 
 ventories. 2. " Glaums, instruments used 
 by horse-gelders, when gelding." Gall. 
 Encycl. — This is evidently the same with 
 Clams, id. q. v. 
 
GLA 
 
 288 
 
 GLE 
 
 GLAMOURIT, pari. adj. Fascinated. 
 J^ter green. 
 
 GLAMOUR-GIFT, s. The power of en- 
 chantment ; metaph. applied to female 
 fascinations. Picken. 
 
 GLAMOUR-MIGHT, s. Power of enchant- 
 ment. Lay Last Minstrel. 
 
 To GLAMP, v.n. 1. To grasp ineffectually, 
 S.B. Hoss. 2. To endeavour to lay hold 
 of any thing beyond one's reach, S.B. 3. 
 To strain one's self to catch at any thing. 
 4. It is used as signifying simply to grope 
 in the dark, Aberd. Mearns. Ang. This 
 is viewed as the primary sense. 
 
 GLAMP, s. A sprain, Ang. 
 
 GLAMFIT, part. jHi. Sprained. 
 
 GLAMROUS, adj. Noisy. Wallace. 
 
 GLANCING-GLASS, s. A glass used by 
 children for reflecting the rays of the sun 
 on any object. The term is metaph. ap- 
 plied to a minister of the gospel, who 
 makes a great show, without possessing 
 solidity. Walker's Remarkable Passages. 
 
 GLANT, pret. Literally, shone; from Glent, 
 Glint. Tarras. 
 
 GLAR, Gi,AUR,s. 1. Mud; mire, S. Bellend. 
 2. Any glutinous substance. Compl. S. 
 — Fr. glaire, the white of an egg. 
 
 GLASCHAVE, adj. Perhaps, voracious. 
 Dunbar. — Su.G. glupsk, id. 
 
 GLASENIT, Glasened, jore*. Glazed, sup- 
 plied with glass. Addic. Scot. Cron. — 
 Teut. (ilasen, vitreus. 
 
 GLASHiE,arf;. Hudson. ''Q,naere,glassyr' 
 Sir W. Scott. 
 
 GLASHTROCH, adj. A term expressive of 
 continued rain, and the concomitant dir- 
 tiness of the roads, Ayrs. 
 
 GLASIN WRIGHT, Glasynwrycht,s. The 
 old term in S. for a glazier. Acts Cha. 1. 
 
 To GLASS-CHACK, t. a. To glass-chack a 
 window, to plane down the outer part of 
 a sash, to fit it for receiving the glass, S. 
 
 GLASSES, s. pi. Spectacles, for assisting 
 the sight, S. 
 
 GLASSOCK, s. The Coal-fish, Sutherl. 
 Statist. Account. In the Hebrides, ciid- 
 dies; in Orkney, cooths; in Shetland, 
 piltcocks ; NeilVs List of Fishes. 
 
 To GL ASTER, v. n. 1. To bark ; to bawl, 
 Eudd. Gl. Shirr, glaister. 2. To boast. 
 Douglas. — Fr. glast-ir, to bark ; Su.G. 
 glafs-a, id. ; also to speak foolishly. 3. 
 To babble ; pron. glaister, Clydes. 
 
 GLASTERER, s. A boaster. Caldervood. 
 
 GLASTRIOUS, ar//. Apparently, conten- 
 tious; or, perhaps, expressive of the tem- 
 per of a braggadocio. //. Dlyd's Cont. 
 
 GLATTON, .<>. A handful, Clydes. Synon. 
 with Glack, q. v. 
 
 GLAUD, s. The name of a man. Gentle 
 Shepherd. Apparently for Claude or 
 Claudius. 
 
 To GLAUM, V. V. 1. To grope, especially 
 in the dark, S. 2. To grasp at any thing; 
 generally denoting a feeble and ineffectual 
 
 attempt, S. Burns. 3. " To take hold of 
 
 a woman indecorously." Gl. Sui-v. Ayrs. 
 
 — Su.G. taga i glims, errare in capiendo, 
 
 frustrari. V. Glaump, v. 
 GLAUM, 5. A grasp, especially one that 
 
 is ineffectual, Ang. 
 GLAUND, Glaun, s. A clamp of iron or 
 
 wood, Aberd. 
 To GLAUR, Glawr, v. a. 1. To bemire, S. 
 
 2. " To make slippery." G I. Aberd. Skin. 
 GLAURIE, adj. Miry, S. Picken. 
 GLE, Glew, s. 1. Game; sport; E. glee. 
 
 Peblis to the Play. 2. Metaph. the fate 
 
 of battle. Barbour.— A.S. gleo, gliw, id. 
 GLEAM. Gane gleam, taken fire, S.B. 
 
 Poems Buchan Dial. 
 To GLEBBER, v. n. To chatter. V. Glab- 
 
 BER. 
 
 GLEBBER, s. 1. Chattering, Roxb.; synon. 
 Clatter. 2. In pi. idle absurd talking. 
 
 GLED, .0. The kite, S.— A.S. glida, glide. 
 V. Glaid. 
 
 To GLEDGE, n. n. 1. To look asquint; to 
 take a side view, Fife, Border. 2. To look 
 cunningly and slily on one side, laughing 
 at the same time in one's sleeve; to leer, 
 Roxb. Dumfr. V. Gley. 
 
 GLEDGE, s. 1. A glance; a transient view; 
 " / gat a gledge o' him," Loth. 2. An 
 oblique look, Border. 
 
 GLEDGING, s. The act of looking slily or 
 archly, ibid. 
 
 GLED'S-CLAWS, s. pi. " We say of any 
 thing that has got into greedy keeping, 
 that it has got into the gled's-clairs, where 
 it will be kept until it be savagely de- 
 voured." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GLED'S-GRUPS, s. pi. Used in the same 
 sense ; as, " He's in the gled^s-grups now ;" 
 i. e. there is no chance of his escaping, S. 
 
 GLED'S-WHUSSLE, s. Metaph. used to 
 denote an expression of triumph, S. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 GLED-WYLIE, s. The same game with 
 Shue-Gled-Wylie, and apparently with 
 Greedy- Gled, q. v. 
 
 GLEED, s. A spark, &c. V. Gleid, 
 
 To GLEEK, T. n. To gibe. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 GLEEMOCH, s. A faint or deadened gleam, 
 as that of the sun when fog intervenes, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 GLEESOME, adj. Gay; merry, S.B.; glee- 
 ful, E. 
 
 To GLEET, v.n. To shine; to glance. A. 
 ScotVs Poems. — ls\. glitt-a, splendere, (//i7- 
 ta, nitela; Su.G. glatt, nitidus. It is ob- 
 viously from a common origin with S. 
 Gleid, a burning coal, q. v. 
 
 GLEET, s. A glance ; the act of shining. 
 
 GLEG, s. A gad-fly. V. Cleg. 
 
 GLEG, adj. 1. Quick of perception, by 
 means of any one of the senses, S. as gleg 
 of the ee, S. Fordun. 2. Bright; vivid. 
 Bellend. 3. Keen; applied to edged tools, 
 S. J. Nicol. 4. Clever ; expeditious, S. 
 Burns. 5. Lively ; brisk, Loth. Heart 
 
GLE 
 
 289 
 
 GLI 
 
 of ^ id- Loth. 6. Sharp; pert in manner, 
 Ayrs. 7. Attentive, S. Ramsay. 8. 
 Smooth; slippery; a.s, <)le<j ice, S. 9. Quick 
 of apprehension, S. Fer<iuson. 10. Con- 
 joined with the idea of avarice. liainsay. 
 1 1. Eager; keen. — Isl. ghcgg-r, acer visu, 
 acutus, attentus, consideratus, parens ; 
 from Su.G. ()Io, attentis oculis videre. 
 
 GLEGLY, adr. 1. Expeditiously, S. 2. 
 Attentively, S. lioss. 
 
 GLEG-LUG'D, adj. Acute in hearing, S. 
 Tarras. 
 
 GLEGNESS, s. Acuteness; sharpness, S. 
 
 GLEG-TONGUED, afl[/. Glib; voluble, S. 
 Heart of Mid-Lothian. 
 
 To GLEY, Glye, r. n. 1. To squint, S. 2. 
 Metaph. to overlook. Kelly. 
 
 GLEY, s. A squint look, S. 
 
 GLEIB, s. A piece, part, or portion of any 
 thing, S. I suppose that it properly be- 
 longs to the north of S. 
 
 GLEY'D, Gleid, GLYD,pcn-f.jua. 1. Squint- 
 eyed, S. Wallace. 2. Oblique ; used ge- 
 nerally, S. 3. A^ ol^y'd, insufficient to 
 perform what one undertakes, S. 4. Used 
 to denote moral delinquency ; as, " He 
 gaed gleyd" he went wrong in conduct. 
 lle''s f/aeii aw t/ley'd, he has gone quite out 
 of the right way, S. — Isl. {)loe, ijloedt, lippe 
 prospecto, or gleid-a, distenderc, gleid, 
 distentus. 
 
 GLEID, Glede, f. 1. A burning coal, S. 
 Doug. 2. A strong or bright fire, S. Wall. 
 3. Fire, in general. Doug. 4. A tempo- 
 rary blaze. Lord Ilailes. 5. A small fire. 
 Henrysone. 6. A mass of burning metal. 
 Doug. 7. A hot ember, S. 8. A spark of 
 fire, Gl. Sibb. 9. A sparkle or splinter 
 from a bar of heated iron, Roxb. — A.S. 
 gled, Su.G. gloed, pruna. 
 
 GLEYD, Glyde, s. An old horse, S.B. 
 Bannatyne Poems. — 1k1. glad-r, equus 
 gradarius. 
 
 To GLEID, Gleed, r. a. To illuminate. 
 A. Laing. 
 
 GLEIDNESS, Gleytxess, Gleeitness, s. 
 
 1. The state of being squint-eyed, S. 2. 
 Obliqueness, S. 
 
 GLEYIT, ^jari. j)a. The same with Gley\i. 
 
 Act. Audit. 
 GLEIS, s. Splendour. Evergreen. — Isl. 
 
 glis, nitor. 
 7'oGLEIT,GLETE,r.?i. 1. To glitter. Doug. 
 
 2. Denoting the polish given to language. 
 Palice Honor. — Isl. i/litt-a, fulgere. 
 
 GLE-MEN, .X. pi. Minstrels. Dunbar.— 
 A.S. (jli-man, a musician. V. Gle. 
 
 GLEN/s. A daffodil, Ayrs. 
 
 GLENDER-GANE, adj. In a declining 
 state of health ; in bad circumstances, or 
 engaged in immoral habits. Glender-gear, 
 id. S. ; from qlandcrs, a disease of horses. 
 
 GLENDER-GEAR, s. Ill-gotten substance, 
 Fife. 
 
 GLENDRIE-GAITS. Expl. " far away 
 errands," Fife. 
 
 GLENGORE, Glencjour, Grandgore, s. 
 Lues venerea. Dunbar. — Fr. gorre, id. 
 also'grande gorre, Roquefort; or q. gland- 
 gore. 
 
 GLENLIVAT,s. The name given to a very 
 fine kind of Highland usquebaugh, from 
 the northern district in which it is dis- 
 tilled, S. Gleniitet, Stat. Account. 
 
 To GLENT, Glint, v. n. 1. To glance, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. To pass suddenly, S. 3Iinst. 
 Bord. 3. To peep out, S. Burns. 4. To 
 squint, S.B. Cleland. 
 
 GLENT, Glint, s. 1. A glance ; flash, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. A transient view, S. 3. A 
 moment ; In a glent, immediately, S. Ross. 
 4. A smart or sudden stroke; as, " I'll tak 
 ye a, glent below the haffets;" "He gae 
 him a, glent," Dumfr. — Teut. giants, splen- 
 dor. 
 
 GLENTIN STANES. Small white stones 
 struck or rubbed against each other by 
 children, to strike fire, which they emit, 
 accompanied with a smell resembling that 
 of sulphur, Dumfr. . V. Glent, r. 
 
 Tu GLEP, V. a. To swallow down, Orkn. 
 — Isl. glepp-a, voro, deglutio. 
 
 GLESSlii, part. adj. Glazed. " Ane glessin 
 wvndok," Aberd. Reg. V. Glasenit. 
 
 To GLEUIN, r. n. To glow. Douglas. 
 V. Gliffin. 
 
 To GLEW, r. a. To make merry. King 
 Hart. — A.S. qleow-ian, jocari. 
 
 GLEW, s. Sport. V. Gle. 
 
 GLIB, adj. 1. Smooth ; slippery, S.; as in 
 E. 2. Applied to any thing that is easily 
 swallowed, S. 3. Applied to what is quick 
 or sharp, Galloway. 4. Metaph. transfer- 
 red to one who is rather sharp in his deal- 
 ings, ibid. 
 
 GLIBBANS, s. " A glibb person ;" i. e. one 
 who is sharp. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GLIBBE, Glib, s. A twisted lock of hair. 
 Tales Landl. — Ir. glib, a lock of hair, 
 Obrien. 
 
 To GLIBBER-GLABBER, r. n. To talk 
 idly and confusedly, Fife. To gibber-gab- 
 ber, Aug, id. 
 
 GLIBBER-GLABBER, s. Frivolous and 
 confused talk, Fife.; synon. lig-lag; E. 
 gibble-gabble. 
 
 GLIB-GABBET, adj. Having a glib 
 tongue, S. Burns. 
 
 GLID, adj. Slippery. V. Glad. 
 
 GLYDE, s. A sort of road; or, perhaps, 
 more properly an opening, Aberd. 
 
 GLYDE, s. An old horse, Aberd. Gloyd, 
 id. Mearns. Banfis. V. Gloyd. 
 
 GLIDE-AVER. s. An old horse or mare, 
 South of S. Hogq. V. Gleyd, Glide. 
 
 To GLIFF, Gloff, Gltjff, r. ii. To be 
 seized with sudden fear, S. Journal 
 Loud. 
 
 To GLIFF, r. a. To affright; to alarm, S.A. 
 Jt glift him, Loth. Gluft, id. Caithn. 
 
 GLIFF, Gloff, Gluff, "s. 1. A sudden 
 fear. Loth. Ramsay. 2. The shock felt 
 
 U 
 
GLI 
 
 590 
 
 GLO 
 
 ill pluugiug iuto water, S.B, liudS. 3. 
 Glow ; uneasy sensation of heat, Ang. 
 
 GLIFF, s. 1. A transient view, S. 2. A 
 moment, S. Guy Mann. 3. A short 
 sleep, Dumfr. 
 
 GLIFFIE, Gliffy, s. A moment, S.; a di- 
 minutive from GU_f. 
 
 GLIFFIN, .<!. 1. A surprise, Ayrs. Picken. 
 2. A sudden glow of heat, Ayrs. Gl. Pick. 
 
 To GLIFFIN, r. n. To open the eyes at 
 intervals, in awaking from a disturbed 
 sleep. Barbour. V. Gleuin. 
 
 GLIFRING,s. A feeble attempt; as to 
 grasp at any thing; apparently synon. 
 with Glaum. RvUock on \st Thes. 
 
 GLIM, s. The venereal disease, Ayrs. 
 
 GLIM, s. An ineffectual attempt to lay 
 hold of an object, Aberd. Shirrefs. 
 
 To GiE one the Glim. To give one the slip; 
 to disappoint one, Aberd. 
 
 GLIM, adj. Blind, Aberd. — Isl. glam, 
 visu hebes. 
 
 To GLIME, r. «. 1. To look askance or 
 asquint, Roxb. 2. To cast a glance on ; 
 used in a general sense, Selkirks. Bro ini ie 
 of Bodsbeck. 3. To view impertinently 
 with a stolen side-look, continued for 
 some time, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 GLIME, s. An indiscreet look directed side- 
 ways towards an object for some time. 
 
 GLIM-GLAM,s. 1. Blind-man's buff, Aberd. 
 2. I am told that, in Angus, this word is 
 used to denote a sly look or wink ; but 
 my information is not quite satisfactory. 
 v. Glaum. 
 
 To GLIMMER, r. n. To blink; to wink, S. 
 
 GLIMMER, s. Mica of mineralogists, 
 Loth. V. Sheeps-siller. 
 
 GLIMMIE, s. The person who is blind- 
 folded in the sport of Blind-man's buff, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To GLINK, r. n. To look obliquely; to cast 
 a glance to one side, Ayrs. 
 
 GLINK, P. A side-look, ibid. 
 
 To GLINK, r. a. 1. To jilt, Border; Blink, 
 synon. Fife. 2. To look askance on; or as 
 expressive of the transient character of 
 such affection, as it may be compared to 
 a fleeting glance. In this sense a jilt is 
 said to qie one the <]laiks. 
 
 To GLINT, r. n. To glance, &c. V. Glent, r. 
 
 GLISK, s. LA glance of light ; a transient 
 ray, Dumfr. 2. A transient view, S. /. 
 Nicol. 3. It is sometimes used to denote 
 a light affection in any way ; as, " A glhk 
 o' cauld," a slight cold, Fife. — Isl. (jlls, 
 nitor. 
 
 GLISNYT, Glisint, yret. Blinked, like 
 one newly awakened. Douglas. — A.S. 
 f/lisn-ian, coruscare. 
 
 To GLISS, r. n. L To shine; to glister. 
 Hardyknute. 2. To cast a glance with 
 the eyes. Sir Gawan. — Germ, gleiss-en, 
 fulgere. 
 
 GLYSSORT. Probably, grilses, i. e. young 
 salmon. Ki. ith's Hht, 
 
 GLISTER, s. Lustre. Kmo. — Su.G. 
 glistra, scintilla. 
 
 GLIT, s. 1. Tough phlegm, S. 2. Ooze in 
 the bed of a river, S. — Isl. glat, glaet-a, 
 humor. 
 
 GLITTIE, adj. Having a very smooth sur- 
 face ; often applied to that which has be- 
 come so smooth that it will not sharpen 
 edge tools, Roxb.— Su.G. glatt, lubricus. 
 
 GLITTIE, adj. Oozy ; slimy, S. Hogg. 
 
 GLITTILIE, adv. " In the manner of ooze." 
 Clydes. 
 
 GLITTINESS, s. Ooziness, Clydes. 
 
 GLOAM. It gloams, y.imip.; twilight comes 
 on, Aberd. 
 
 GLOAMD, s. The evening twilight. Loth. ; 
 synon. with Gloamin. This appears to 
 be the same with Gloam't, q. v. 
 
 GLOAMIN, Gloming, s. Evening; twi- 
 light, S. A. Hume. — A.S. glomung, id. 
 
 GLOAMIN, adj. Belonging to the evening 
 twilight, S. BlackiD. Mag. 
 
 GLOAMING-FA', s. The "fall of evening, 
 South of S. 
 
 GLOAMIN-SHOT, ?. A twilight interval 
 which workmen within doors take before 
 using lights, S. Burns. 
 
 GLOAMIN-STAR, s. The evening-star, 
 Loth. 
 
 GLOAM'T, part. adj. lu the state of twi- 
 light. St. Patrick. 
 
 GLOAN, s. Substance ; strength ; as, " It 
 has nae gloan," it has no substance, Aberd. 
 
 To GLOCK, r. a. To gulp, including the 
 idea of the sound, Aug. Wacht, synon. — 
 Tent, klock-en, sonitum reddere, qualem 
 angusti oris vasculura solet. 
 
 GLOCK, .«. A gulp, Ang. 
 
 To GLOCKEN, r. a. To astound, Dumfr. 
 
 GLOCKEN, Glockenin', s. 1. "A start, 
 from a fright." Gall. Encijcl. 2. An un- 
 expected disaster, Dumfr. 
 
 GLOFF, s. A sudden fright, S. Y. Gliff. 
 
 To GLOFF, Gliff, r. n. 1. To feel a sud- 
 den shock in consequence of plungiug into 
 water, or perhaps to shudder from the 
 shock, S.B. Ross. 2. To take fright; 
 to be seized with a panic, S.B. 
 
 GLOFF, s. 1. A sudden, partial, and tran- 
 sitory change of the atmosphere surround- 
 ing a person, caused by a change in the 
 undulation, Ettr. For. 2. The sensation 
 produced by this change ; as, " I fand a 
 great gloff o' heat," S. 3. It is also ap- 
 plied to darkness, when occasionally it 
 appears denser to the eye than in other 
 parts of the atmosphere, Ettr. For. 
 
 To GLOFF, r. n. To take unsound sleep, 
 Fife. 
 
 GLOFF, 5. Unquiet or disturbed sleep, ib. 
 
 GLOFFIN, s. Unquiet sleep of very short 
 duration, ibid. 
 
 GLOG, adj. Black ; dark ; having the ap- 
 pearance of depth ; as, " That is a glog 
 hole," Roxb. Perhaps Dan. glug, a hole. 
 
 GLOG, adj. Slow. Glog-rinnin tcater, a 
 
GLO 
 
 291 
 
 GLU 
 
 river that runs sloAvly, Perth.?. — Gael. 
 ghp, a soft lump, gliogar, slowness. 
 
 To GLOG ou-re, r. a. To swallow hastily; 
 to gulp down, Aberd. 
 
 GLOG, s. A hasty draught, ibid. V. Glock.. 
 
 GLOGGIE, adj. Dark and hazy ; misty ; 
 applied to the state of the atmosphere, 
 Loth. 
 
 GLOY, ,s'. 1. The withered blades stripped 
 off from straw, S.B. l)ouijlas. 2. Oaten 
 straw, Orkn. 3. A hasty thrashing, so as 
 only to beat out the best grains, Clydes. 
 — Fr. gluy, Holl. gluye, strameu arundi- 
 naceum. 
 
 To GLOY, r. a. To give grain a rough 
 thrashing. Loth. 
 
 GLO YD, s. An old lior.se, Mearns. Banffs.; 
 the same with glyde. This term is used 
 only by old people, *. e. people who were 
 old when this Dictionary was compiled, 
 Taylor's S. Poems. 
 
 GLOIS, s. A blaze. V. Glose. 
 
 To GLOIT, r. n. 1. To work in something 
 liquid, miry, or viscous, Aug. 2. To do 
 any thing in a dirty and awkward man- 
 ner, Ang. — Sw. filoet-a, to grope for fish. 
 
 GLOIT,?. l."A lubberly inactive fellow," 
 Ayrs. Gf. Pkken. 2. " A soft delicate 
 person," Gall. Eucycl. 
 
 GLOITRY. V. Gludderv. 
 
 GLONDERS, s. pi. In the glonders,m a 
 state of ill-humour, Loth. Knox. — Isl. 
 glundr-a, confundere, turbare. 
 
 To GLOOM, Glowm, r. n. 1. To grow 
 dark, S.B. Boss's Helenore. 2. To look 
 morose or sullen ; to frown ; to have a 
 cloud on one's aspect, S. 
 
 To GLOPPE, Gloppen, r. n. To let the 
 countenance fall, as when one is about to 
 cry or weep. Sir Gau-an. — Isl. glupn-a, 
 vultum demittere, contristari, ad lacrymas 
 bibulas effundendum moveri. 
 
 GLORE, ?. Glory. Douglas. — Fr. gloirc. 
 
 To GLORE, V. 11. To glory. Douglas. 
 
 To GLORG, T. m. To work in some dirty 
 business, Ang. 
 
 GLORG,s. A nasty compound of any kind,ib. 
 
 GLORGIE, adj. Glorgit, part. pa. be- 
 daubed, from being engaged in dirty 
 work, or travelling in a miry road, Ang. 
 
 GLORG IE, adj. Sultry ; applied to a 
 warm suffocating day, with a darkened 
 sun, Ayrs. 
 
 GLOSE, Glois, ?. 1. A blaze, S. 2. The 
 act of warming one's self at a quick fire, 
 S. Philotus. — Germ, glaiiz, Isl. glosse, 
 flamma. 
 
 To GLOSE, Gloze, r. n. To blaze, S. 
 
 GLOSS, s. Perhaps the same with ghtsh, 
 Wallace. 
 
 GLOSS, s. LA low clear fire, free from 
 smoke or flame. South of S. Gallow. In 
 Fife, the phrase red gloss, is frequently 
 used as opposed to flame ; as, " There's 
 a fine red gloss, but nae low." 2. The act 
 of heating one's self at a fire of this kind; 
 
 as, " Cum in by, and tak a gloi's,'" Loth. 
 V. Glose. 
 
 GLOSSINS, s.}:>l. Flushings in the face, 
 Teviotd. — Isl. gloss, qlossi, flamma. 
 
 To GLOTTEN, r. n.' 1. To thaw gently, 
 Loth. Roxb. 2. A river is said to be 
 glottenit, when it is a very little swelled, 
 its colour being somewhat changed, and 
 the froth floating on its surface, Roxb. 
 
 GLOTTEN, Glottenin, s. 1. A partial 
 thaw, in consequence of which the water 
 begins to appear on the ice, ibid. 2. A 
 river is said to have got a glottenin, when 
 a little swelled, as above described, Roxb. 
 
 To GLOUM, Gloom, v. n. To frown, S. 
 Knox. — Germ, glum, turbidus. 
 
 GLOUM, Glowme, Gloom, s. A frown. 
 Z. Boyd. 
 
 GLOUMER, s. One who has a downcast 
 frowning look, Clydes. 
 
 To GLOUR onf, r. a. To gloiir out the een, 
 to dazzle the sight by constant gazing, S. 
 
 To GLOUR, Glowr, t. n. To stare, S. 
 Dunbar. — Belg. glurr-en, to peer. 
 
 GLOUR, ?. 1. A broad stare, S. Penne- 
 cuik. 2. Sometimes used for the power 
 of vision in general. Gleg o' the glour, 
 sharp-sighted, S. 
 
 GLOURER, J. A starer, S. 
 
 GLOUSHTEROICH, s. The offals of soup, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 GLOUSTERIE, Glousteroich, Glouste- 
 Viiy, part. adj. Boisterous. The phrase, a 
 gloiisterin day, denotes that unequal state 
 of the weather, in consequence of which 
 it sometimes rains, and at other times 
 blows, Perths. In Tweedd. it is applied 
 to a day in which there is rain accompa- 
 nied with a pretty strong wind ; pron. also 
 glysterie, glysterln'. When there is some 
 appearance of a fall of snow, the term 
 gloushteroich is applied to the weather, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 To GLOUT, r. n. To pout. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 — Isl. glott-a, indignanter subridere. 
 
 GLU, s. A glove, S.B. Wyntown. — Goth. 
 gloa, id. 
 
 To GLUDDER, (pron. gluther,) t. n. 1. 
 To do any dirty work, or any work in a 
 dirty manner, S.B. 2. To carry on in a 
 facetious, but low and cajoling style. 
 Dunbar. — Isl. glutr-a, jyrodigere, glutrun, 
 vita dissoluta. V. Gloit. 
 
 GLUDDER, s. The sound caused by a 
 body falling among mire, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 To GLUDDER, t. n. To swallow one's 
 food in a disgustful manner, Ayrs. — C.B. 
 glwth, denotes a glutton. 
 
 GLUDDERY, Gloittry, adj. Denoting 
 work which is not only wet, but unctuous 
 to the touch, S.B. 
 
 To GLUFF, r. n. V. Gliff, r. n. 
 
 GLUFF, adj. To look gluff, to be silently 
 sullen, whether seriously or under pre- 
 tence, Dumfr. — Isl. gliup-ur, tristis vel 
 vultu nubilo. 
 
GLU 
 
 292 
 
 GNA 
 
 To GLUFF, r, «. To affright, Orku. V. 
 Gliff, t. a. 
 
 GLUFF o' heat. V. Gliff, s. 
 
 GLUFF, ^-. A glove. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 To GLUGGER, v. n. To make a noise iu 
 the throat in swallowing any liquid, Te- 
 viotd. — Gael, ghig, the motion and noise 
 of water confined in a vessel. 
 
 GLUGGERY, adj. Flaccid; applied to 
 young and soft animal food, Ang. 
 
 GlA]M.,adj. Gloomy; dejected, S. '^ Glum, 
 gloomy, sullen, Norf." Grose. Antiquary. 
 V. Glouji, t. 
 
 To GLUMP, V. 11. To look gloomy, unhappy, 
 or discontented. Loth. Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 GLUMP, s. A sour or morose person, 
 Buchan, Gall. 2\trras. 
 
 GLUMPH, s. A sour-looking fellow, Ayrs. 
 
 GLUMPIE, Glumpish, adj. Sour-looking; 
 morose, Loth. Fife. 
 
 GLUMPS, s. pi. In the glamps, in a 
 gloomy state ; out of humour, ibid. 
 
 To GLUMSH, Glumcii, r. n. To pout ; to 
 be in a state approximating to that of cry- 
 ing, Fife. Douqlas^s Poems. 
 
 To GLUNCH and GLOUM, v. n. To look 
 doggedly, S. 
 
 GLUNDERIN, part. adj. Glaring; ap- 
 plied to any thing very gaudy, calculated 
 to please a vulgar taste, Roxb. Loth. — 
 Isl. qllndr-a, nitescere. 
 
 GLUNDIE, adj. Sullen, Lanarks. 
 
 GLUNDIE, s. 1. A stupid person, Ayrs. 
 Perths. Mearns; given as equivalent to S. 
 Gomrell. 2. Expl. " a fellow with a sulky 
 look, but not sulky for all." Gall. Encycl. 
 3. Also rendered " a plough-ridder," ibid. 
 This would seem to denote one whose work 
 is to attend the plough for removing 
 earth, &c. from the coulter. 
 
 GLUN YIE-MAN, s. A rough, unpolished, 
 boorish-looking man ; a term generally 
 applied to a Highlander, Banffs. 
 
 GLUNIMIE, s. Meston's Poems. This 
 seems to be originally the same with 
 Glunyie-man, q. v. 
 
 GLUNNER, s. " An ignorant, sour-tem- 
 pered fellow." Gall. Encycl. This is ap- 
 parently formed from Glundie. 
 
 GLUNSCHOCH, s. One who has a morose 
 look. Dunbar. 
 
 To GLUNSH, r. n. 1. To pout, S.; gliimsh, 
 Fife. Burns. 2. To be in a dogged hu- 
 mour, Roxb. — Isl. i/lenska, jocxis mordax. 
 
 GLUNSH, s. 1. A sour look, S. Burns. 
 2. A fit of doggedness, Roxb. 
 
 GLUNSH, G LUNCH, adj. Having a sour 
 or discontented look. Loth. South of S. 
 Antiqtiary. 
 
 GLUNSH YE, Glunchye, adj. 1. Morose; 
 in bad humour, Selkirks. Hogg. 2. 
 Dogged, Roxb. Wint. Even. Tales. 
 
 To GLUNT, r. n. To emit sparks, Ang. 
 V. Glent. 
 
 To GLUNT, T. n. To pout ; to look sour, 
 Perths. Fife. Li Fife it is used with 
 
 greater emphasis than Glout. To glunt at 
 one, to look at one with displeasure, Roxb. 
 Fife. 
 
 GLUNTER, .«. One who has a morose or 
 sour look, ibid. 
 
 GLUNTIE, s. A sour look, ibid. 
 
 GLUNTIE, adj. Tall, meagre, and hag- 
 gard, Roxb. 
 
 GLUNTIE, s. An emaciated woman, ibid. 
 
 GLUNTOCH, s. A stupid fellow, Roxb. 
 Evidently from the same origin with 
 Glundie. 
 
 GLUPE, s. A great chasm or cavern, Caithn. 
 Stat. Ace. — Isl. gliuf-r, hiatus, per quem 
 precipitantur flumina. 
 
 GLUSH, s. Any thing in the state of a 
 pulp ; snow when beginning to melt, S. 
 V. Slusch. 
 
 GLUSHIE, adj. Abounding with snow in 
 a state of liquefaction ; as, " The road's 
 awfu' qlushie," Ang. Synon. Slushie, S. 
 
 GLUTHER, s. A rising or filling of tlie 
 throat ; a guggling sound in it, as of one 
 drowning ; caused by grief, or otherwise, 
 preventing distinct articulation ; as, " A 
 gluther cam into his throat, and hindered 
 him frae speaking," Roxb. Gtiller, synon. 
 Perils of Man. V. Gludder, s. 
 
 To GLUTHER, r. n. 1. To be affected iu 
 the way described above; to make a noise 
 in the throat, as a person drowning, ibid. 
 2. To swallow food voraciously and un- 
 gracefully, so as to make a noise with 
 the throat, S. Synon. Slubber.— In this 
 sense it approaches nearly to O.Fr. glou- 
 toy-er, manger goulument ; Lat. glutire. 
 V. Gludder, r. 
 
 GLUTHER, s. The ungraceful noise made 
 in swallowing, S. 
 
 GLUTS, s. )d. 1. Two wedges used in tern- 
 pering the plough. The end of the beam 
 being moveable in the stilt into which it 
 was inserted, these wedges were anciently 
 employed in raising or depressing it, 
 Clydes. 2. The same name is given to 
 the wedges used in tightening the hooding 
 of a flail, ibid. 
 
 GLUTTRE, s. Gluttony. Wallace. 
 
 GNAFF, s. Any small or stunted object. 
 Loth. JVefiit, nyeffit, q. v. is nearly allied ; 
 but properly applied to persons. Saxon 
 and Gael. 
 
 To GNAP, r. n. To chirp. Palicc Hon. 
 — Teut. knapp-en, crepitare. 
 
 7oGNAP, r. n. To eat, S.B. V. G.nvp. 
 
 GNAP, s. A bite, S.B. Ross. 
 
 ToGNAP, r. H. 1. To attempt, S.B. 67. 
 Shirr. 2. To bite at. MelrilVs MS. 
 
 GNAP, s. The act of attempting to speak 
 after the English manner; the act of clip- 
 ping words, S.B. V. Knap, K.nop, r. n. 
 
 GNAPING, part. pr. Expressive of eager- 
 ness. Ross. — Isl.(7«a/>-a,intentus intueri. 
 
 GNARR, s. A hard knot in wood, S. — 
 Teut. knorrc, id. 
 
 To GNAT, r. a. 1. To gnaw, Ang. 2. To 
 
GNA 
 
 293 
 
 GOH 
 
 grind the teeth, Aug. — Isl. (jnaf-a, col- 
 lidi. 
 
 GNAT, s. A bite ; a snap, Ang. 
 
 GNAW, s. A slight, partial thaw, Aberd. 
 Perhaps a metaph. use of the term, as 
 signifying to nibble, q. only a nibbling at 
 the frost. 
 
 GNECK, s. A notch, as in a stick, Moray. 
 — Sii. G. nockn, crena, incisura ; E. 
 Nick. 
 
 GNEEP, GxEip, s. A foolish fellow; a 
 booby; a ninny; as, YebVind (jneep, AharA. 
 
 GNEIGIE, adj. Sharp-witted, Morays. 
 Pop. Ball. V. Knacky. 
 
 To GNEISLE, r. a. To gnaw, Aberd.— 
 Su.G. iinisl-a, stridere, stridnlnm sonare. 
 
 GNEW, pret. of the r. to i/iiaw. liofs's H. 
 
 GNIB, adj. 1. Clever in motion or action, 
 S.B. Boss. 2. Light-fingered, S.B.— Su.G. 
 knappe, citus, knapphaend'ty, qui manu 
 promptus est ; Dan. knlbe, arete tenere. 
 
 To GNIDGE, T. a. 1. To press; to squeeze, 
 S. Poems Buck. Dial. 2. To knid(/e aff, 
 to rub off, S.B. Boss. — Isl. knos-a, to 
 thrust ; Tent, knuds-en, to beat. 
 
 To GNYP, Gnip, Gnap, r. a. 1. To crop ; 
 to gnaw. Boujlas. 2. To eat, S.B. — 
 Germ, kneipp-en, Isl. knyp-a, vellere. 
 
 GNIPPER FOR GNOPPER. An allitera- 
 tive phrase used to express the sound 
 made by a mill in grinding. Pop. Ball. 
 — Su.G. knacpp-a, to knap. 
 
 To GNOW, r. a. To gnaw. Bessoning 
 betuix Crosniguell and J. Knox. 
 
 GO, s. A person is said to be tipon go who 
 is stirring about, and making a fuss. A 
 thing is said to be upon go, when much in 
 use, Aberd. 
 
 GO of the year. The latter part of it, when 
 the day becomes very short, S. 
 
 GOADLOUP, s. The gantelope, a military 
 punishment. Wodrow. — Sw. tjatulopp, id. 
 
 GOAFISH, adj. Stupid, foolish. Gall. V. 
 GoFF, Guff, Govus, and Gow. 
 
 GOAK, interj. An exclamation expressive 
 of surprise, Berwicks.; a sort of oath, 
 Goak me! 
 
 To GO AM, Gome, r. a. 1. To pay attention 
 to ; to own ; to care for. It is generally 
 used in a negative form ; as, " He never 
 goam't me ;" he took no notice of me ; he 
 looked as if he did not know me. In the 
 same sense, a ewe is said not to goam a 
 strange lamb, Roxb. 2. Applied to one so 
 oppressed with sickness as not to take 
 notice of any object, ibid. 
 To GOAM, r. n. To gaze about wildly; ap- 
 plied either to man or beast, Loth. ; syn. 
 Goare. 
 To GOAN, r. n. To lounge, Aberd. 
 GOAN, s. A wooden dish for meat. Loth. 
 Bamsay. — Isl. gogn, utensilia familiaria. 
 GOARE, s. A hurit; a wound. Bp. Forbes. 
 
 — C.B. gor, pus. 
 GOAT, s. 1. A narrow cavern or inlet, into 
 which the sea enters, Ang. 2. .\ small 
 
 trench. Wedderb. Vocab. — Isl. gioota, 
 caverna terrae, gat, foramen. 
 
 To GOAT, r. a. To drive into a trench; a 
 term formerly, at least, used at golf. V. 
 the s. 
 
 GOAT-CHAFFER, s. Cerambyx aedilis. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 GOAVE, 5. A broad vacant stare, Roxb. 
 V. GoiF, r. 
 
 To GOAVE, r. n. Roxb. V. Goif. 
 
 GOB, s. 1. The moutii. Chr. Kirk. 2. The 
 stomach, S. (jebh},\ Maitl. P. — Ir. gob. 
 
 GOBICH, s. "The goby, a fish. Stat. Ace. 
 
 GOCK, GocKiE, .«. A. deep wooden dish, 
 Aberd.; probably from a common origin 
 with Coq, Coag, q. v. 
 
 GOCKMINjGoKMAN,.'. A sentinel. Mar- 
 tin. — Gael, gochdman, a watchman. 
 
 GODBAIRNE, s. Godchild. Lyndsay.— 
 A.S. godbearn, puer lustricus. 
 
 GODDERLITCH, adj. Sluttish, Aberd.; 
 apparently the same with Gotherlisch, 
 q. v. 
 
 GODRATE, adj. Cool ; deliberate, Gall. 
 
 GODRATELIE, adr. Coolly, ibid. Pro- 
 bably from A.S. god, bonus, or as signify- 
 ing Dens, and racd, consilium. 
 
 GOD-SEND, s. 1. Any benefit which comes 
 to one unexpectedly in a time of neces- 
 sity; q. what has been sent immediately 
 by God, S. The Pirate. 2. The term used 
 in the Orkney and Shetland islands, to 
 denote the wreck which is driven ashore 
 by the waves. The Pirate. 
 
 GOE, Geu, s. a creek. jVeiU. V. Geo. 
 
 GOFE,GoiF,GoYFF, GowFF, Gowcht,Gow, 
 s. Aberd. Beg. It would appear that this 
 term, which assumes so many forms, pro- 
 perly denotes the juggs or pillory.— Per- 
 haps from C.B. gej'yn, gevyn, a fetter, a 
 iiyve ; a manacle, a shackle. Hence E. 
 gi/re. V. Gowistair. 
 
 GOFF, s. A fool, Roxb.—" A.Bor. gofe, a 
 foolish clown, North," Grose. V. G'iff, 
 Govus, and Goafish. 
 
 To GOFFER, r. a. To pucker. V. Goup- 
 
 HERD. 
 
 GOG, s. The object set up as a mark in play- 
 ing at quoits, Pitch-and-Toss, &c. Roxb. 
 Loth. 
 
 GOGAR, s. Whey boiled with a little oat- 
 meal, and used as food, Roxb. Termed 
 in Fife tchillins. 
 
 GOGAR-WORM. A worm of a serrated 
 form, (a species q. Nereis Liu.) used for 
 bait in fishing; different from the lag, Fife. 
 Apparently a Scandinavian term. — Isl. 
 goggr, uncus ferreus piscatorum, q. the 
 /( 00^- worm. 
 
 To GOGGE, T. a. To blindfold. Z. Boyd. 
 
 GOGGIE, adj. Elegantly dressed, Fife. 
 
 GOGGLES, s. pi. Blinds for horses, S. 
 
 GOGLET, s. A small pot with a long handle, 
 Moray. Shall we view this as corr. from 
 E. goblet ? 
 
 GOHAMS, ?. pi. Apparently synon, with 
 
GOH 
 
 21)4 
 
 GOO 
 
 Hames. Hope's Minor Prdctich. V. 
 
 HOCHIMES. 
 
 GO-HARVEST, Go-iiar'st, ?. The fall, 
 when the season declines, or is about to 
 go away; including the time from the in- 
 gathering of the crop till the commence- 
 ment of winter, S. Northern Ant'iq. 
 
 To GOY, Got owre, v. a. To allure; to se- 
 duce; to decoy, Aberd. 
 
 To GOIF, GouE, Gove, Goave, Goup, t. n. 
 1. To stare; to gaze; to look with a roving 
 eye, S. Gatcre, A.Bor. Doug. 2. To in- 
 vestigate. Doug. 3. To look steadfastly, 
 holding up the face, S.B. Burns. 4. To 
 throw up the head, tossing it from side to 
 side, S. 5. Goave is expl. " to gaze with 
 fear," Gall. Encycl. 6. To flaunt ; to 
 play the coquette, S. — Germ, gaff-en, ad- 
 spectare ; Sw. gap-a, avide intueri ; Isl. 
 gap-a, circumspicere. 
 
 GOIF-BAW, s. A ball for playing at golf. 
 Aberd. Beq. 
 
 GOIFF,s. A game. V. Golf. 
 
 GOYIT, adj. Silly ; foolish, Aberd. Pro- 
 bably the part. pa. of Goij, to allure. This 
 term also appears with the prefix Begoi/t, 
 q. V. 
 
 GOYLER, ?. Supposed to be the Lestris 
 Parasiticus or Arctic Gull. — Gael, godh- 
 ler, or gohlder. Martin's West. Isl. 
 
 GOIT, s. A young unfledged bird. Gall. 
 
 GOLACH, s. 1. The generic name for a 
 beetle, Ang. 2. The earwig. Loth. — Gael. 
 forchar-goUach, id. V. Gulgiiy. 
 
 GO-LAIGH, Go-Laighie, s. A low short- 
 legged hen ; also a woman of a similar 
 shape, S.B. From v. go, and laigh, low. 
 
 GOLDER, s. A yell or loud cry, S.— Isl. 
 gaul, boatus ; A.S. qaldor, incantatio. 
 
 GOLDFOOLYIE, s.' Leaf-gold, S. V. 
 
 FULVE. 
 
 GOLDIE, GooLDiE, GowDiE, s. A vulgar 
 or boyish term used to denote the Gold- 
 finch, S. ; abbreviated from Goldsp'nik, 
 q. V. 
 
 GOLDING, .•'. A species of wild fowl. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 GOLDSPINK, s. The Goldfinch, S. gond- 
 spink. Lyndsag. 
 
 GOLES, Gules, 6\ pL The corn marigold, 
 Mearns. V. Guilde, Gool. 
 
 To GOLF, T. n. To move forward with vio- 
 lence. Colkelbie Sou: 
 
 GOLF, GovF, GouF, ?. 1. A game in Scot- 
 land, in which hooked clubs are used for 
 striking balls, stuffed very hard with 
 feathers, from one hole to another. He 
 who drives his ball into the hole with 
 fewest strokes is the winner. Acts Ja. II. 
 The earliest mention of this game that I 
 have met with, is in Aberd. Reg. A. 153G. 
 2. Gouf, a stroke, S. A. Nicol. — Belg. 
 kolf, a club for striking bowls or balls. 
 
 GOLF-BAW, s. The ball struck in the 
 game of Golf, S. — Teut. hdf-bal, pila cla- 
 yaria. V. Goif-Baw. 
 
 GOLFER, GowFER, .<;. A player at golf, S. 
 
 Bamsay. 
 GOLINGER, s. A contemptuous term, 
 
 Dumfr. — Isl. godengar, illecebrae. V. 
 
 GiLEYNOUR. 
 
 GOLINYIE, .-!. Apparently a subterfuge. 
 Colril. V. preceding word. 
 
 GOLK, s. Cuckow. V. Gouk. 
 
 GOLKG ALITER, s. Some kind of disease. 
 Boull. — Germ, koken, evomere, and A.S. 
 gealla, bile. 
 
 To GOLLAR, Goller, r. n. 1. To emit a 
 guggling sound, Rosb. Hogg. 2. To speak 
 in a loud, passionate, thick, and inarticu- 
 late manner. It is frequently applied to 
 dogs, when, in challenging suspicious per- 
 sons, they bark in a thick and violent 
 manner, Roxb. IMost probably the same 
 with the V. to Guller, q. v. 
 
 GOLLERING, s. A guggling sound, as that 
 emitted by an animal in the state of 
 strangulation, Roxb. V. Guller. 
 
 GOLLIE, .<!. The act of bawling, Dumfr. 
 Evidently from the same origin with Gouf, 
 r. q. V. 
 
 To GOLLIES, r. n. To scold, Ayrs. This 
 is evidently a provincial variety of Gal- 
 yie, Gallyie, or of Goul, both having the 
 same signification, 
 
 GOLLIilER, s. One who eats greedily, 
 Teviotdale. — Fr. gneule, the throat, and 
 mere, mere, entire; q. " all throat."' 
 
 GOLOSHIN, s. A stupid fellow; a ninny, 
 South of S.: synon. Sum/. 
 
 GOME, GuYM, s. A man ; sometimes a 
 brave man, Roxb. Wallace. — Moes.G. 
 guma, vir, A.S. qoma, vir nubilis. 
 
 GOME-GRAITHE, s. Furniture for war. 
 Sir Gaican. 
 
 GOMER, adj. A term formerly used about 
 Crawford Muir, in relation to the chase. 
 She icas Gomer. But whether spoken of 
 the gru or the hare, is uncertain. 
 
 GOMERIL, GoiiRAL, adj. Foolish; non?en- 
 sical. South of S. Fife. Hogg's Brownie. 
 
 GOMF, .«. " A fool, or one who wishes to 
 seem so." Gall Encycl. V. GuJiPHiEand 
 GuMPDS, id. 
 
 GOMRELL, Gamphrell, s. A stupid fel- 
 low, S. Bamsay. — Fr. goimpre, one who 
 minds nothing but his belly; is\.gambr-a, 
 blaterare, jactare. 
 
 GONYEL, ,<!. 1. A large, ill-shaped person, 
 Roxb. 2. A stupid fellow, ibid. ; synon. 
 Gomrell. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 GONKED, part. pa. «•' Cheated." Gall. 
 Enciicl. V. GuxK. 
 
 GOISTERNIBLICKS, s. Expl. " Gladness," 
 Roxb. 
 
 GONTERNICKLES, Inter j. An exclama- 
 tion, ibid. 
 
 GONTERNS, Gontrins, interj. A term ex- 
 pressive of joyous admiration, ibid. 
 
 GONTRUM-NIDDLES. An expression of 
 the same kind, ibid. 
 
 GOO, Gu', .«. A gull ; merely the Scottish 
 
GOO 
 
 295 
 
 (U)R 
 
 pronunciation of the E. name of this spe- 
 cies of bird, Mearns. V. Gow, id. 
 
 GOO, s. A particulai* taste or savour, gene- 
 rally of an ungrateful kind, S. — From Fr. 
 gout, id. 
 
 To GOO, V. n. To coo ; a term used with 
 respect to infants, S. — C.B, cuaic,io be 
 loving. 
 
 To GOOD, GuDiN, r. a. To manure. V. 
 
 GUDE. 
 
 GOODMAN, s. 1 . A proprietor of land, S. 
 Mehllle. V. GuDE, adj. sense 3. 2. The 
 owner of a single farm which he himself 
 occupies. Bp. Gallomty. 3. A farmer, S. 
 Burns. 4. A husband. V. Gudeman. 5. 
 The master of a family, S. Dunbar. 6. 
 Equivalent to man. K. Hart. 7. A jailor. 
 Wodrow. 8. By inversion this designa- 
 tion has been given to the devil. Arnot. 
 9. YouHij Gudeman, Youmj Goodman, " a 
 man newly married," S. Gl. Burns. 
 
 GOODMAN'S MILK. The milk that is 
 first skimmed from a sour cor/, after the 
 cream has been taken off for the churn. 
 As, if possible, none of the milk must be 
 mixed with the cream, a portion of the 
 latter remains ; which makes the upper 
 part of the milk, that is taken out of the 
 vessel, richer than what is left behind. 
 It is therefore considered as a morsel ex- 
 clusively belonging to the head of the fa- 
 mily, because of its superior quality, S. 
 
 GOOD NEIGHBOURS. 1. A title given 
 to the Fairies, S. Mont(pmerie's Flytincj. 
 
 2. A flattering designation formerly given 
 to Witches. Trial of Alison Pearson. 
 
 GOODWIFE. s. 1 . Formerly used to denote 
 the wife of a proprietor of land. Watson's 
 Coll. V. Goodman. 2. A farmer's wife, S. 
 
 3. A female farmer ; a woman who ma- 
 nages a farm, S. 4. Simply, a wife, S. V. 
 GuuwiFE. 5. The mistress of a house; a 
 housewife, S. C. The mistress of an inn. 
 Wallace. 
 
 GOOD-WILLER, s. One who wishes well 
 
 to another, S. Pitscottie's Cron. 
 GOOG, s. 1. An unfledged bird, Ang. 2. 
 
 Very young meat that has no firmness, 
 
 Ang. — A.S. ijeoguth, youth. 
 GOOL, GuLE, adj. Yellow. Dnnhar. — 
 
 A.S. geolu, guid, Su.G. gul, id. 
 GOOL, GooLD, s. Corn marigold. V. 
 
 GUILDE. 
 
 GOOLGRAVE, s. Strong manure, Shetl. 
 
 — Isl. gull, flavus, and graf, sanies \ 
 To GOOSE, r. a. To iron linen clothes, S. 
 
 From a tailor's r/oose. 
 GOOSE-CORN, s. Field Brome-grass, S. 
 
 Named in Fife Goose-girs. — Sw. gaas- 
 
 hafre, i. e. goose-oats. 
 GOOSE-FLESH, s. A term used to denote 
 
 the state of the skin, when it is raised into 
 
 small tubercles, in consequence of cold 
 
 or fear, so as to resemble that of a plucked 
 
 fowl, Roxb. 
 GGOSSYjGussiE, s. Properly, a young sow; 
 
 sometimes used more generally, S. Hogg's 
 Br. of Bodsh. V. Gussie. 
 
 To GOPE, F. n. To palpitate ; to beat as a 
 pulse. V. Goup. 
 
 GORAVICH, s. Uproar. V. Gilravage, 
 of which this is a corr. 
 
 GORB, s. A young bird, Dumfr. V. Garb. 
 
 GORBACK, s. a sort of rampart, Orkn. 
 It is also called Treh. — Isl. ^ior-a, facere, 
 and halk-r, strues. 
 
 GORBET, s. 1. A young unfledged bird, 
 S.B. Lyndsay. It is also pron. Gorhlet, 
 Dumfr. 2. Metaph.achild,Ang. V.Garb. 
 
 GORBY, s. A raven, S. corby. Douglas. 
 — Norw. gorp, Isl. gorbor, id.; Lat. corcus. 
 
 To GORBLE UP, v. a. To swallow with 
 eagerness. Loth. Ramsay. 
 
 To GORBLE, r. n. " To eat ravenously." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. To Gorble up. 
 
 GORBLET-HAIR, s. The down of un- 
 fledged birds, Aberd. Mearns; synon. 
 Gorlin-liair. 
 
 GORBLING, GoRLiNG, s. An unfledged 
 bird, S. gorbel, Moray. Ramsay. 2. A 
 very young person. Loth. id. 
 
 GOR-COCK, s. The red cock, or moor- 
 cock. Burns. 
 
 GORDED, part. pa. Frosted ; covered with 
 crystallizations, Gall. " Gorded Dozens, 
 panes of window-glass, in the time of frost 
 are so termed." Gall. Encycl. V. Gurd, v. 
 
 GORDLIN, s. A nestling, S.B.; evidently 
 the same with Gorlin. Tarras. 
 
 GORDON, s. A species of wild fowl. V. 
 
 GOLDING. 
 
 GORDS, s. /'/. Lands now waste, that had 
 formerly been cultivated, Orkn. — Su.G. 
 gord, sepimentum, area clausa. 
 
 GORE, s. Hardened rheum from the eyes, 
 S. V. Gaar. • 
 
 GORE, s. A strip of cloth. V. Gair, and 
 
 GUSCHET. 
 
 GORE, interj. Expressive of surprise, Upp. 
 
 Clydes. Viewed as, like Gosh, a profana- 
 tion of the name of God ; perhaps contr. 
 
 from God be here I 
 GORE-CROW, s. Apparently, the carrion 
 
 crow. Blachc. Mag. June 1820. 
 GOREHIRDING, s. The harvest-home, 
 
 Shetl. — Isl. gor, maturus,and Sw. groeda, 
 
 the harvest. 
 GORE-PATE, hiterj. An exclamation used 
 
 by the vulgar in Roxb. V. Gore, interj. 
 GORESTA, .^. The boundary of a ridge of 
 
 land, Shetl. — Allied probably to Dan. 
 
 giaerde ; Isl. gard-r, sepes. 
 GORFY, adj. Having a coarse appearance, 
 
 Ang. V. Groff. 
 To GORGE, r. n. Expressing the sound 
 
 made in walking, when the shoes are 
 
 filled with water, Fife. Synon. chork. 
 
 V. Chirk. 
 GORGE. Not understood. Dunbar. 
 GORGETCHES, s. pi. A calf's pluck, viz, 
 
 the heart, liver, and lights, Ayrs. V. Har- 
 
 IGALPS. 
 
GOR 
 
 296 
 
 GOU 
 
 GORGOULL, s. Perhaps harpy. Burel. 
 GORKIE, arf;'. Nauseous; applied to any 
 
 thing that excites disgust, Perths. 
 To GORL, T. a. To surround the thatch of 
 
 a stack with straw- ropes, Loth. — Su.G. 
 
 qiord-a, ciugere. 
 GORLIN, s. A neckcloth, Loth.— Su.G. 
 
 giord-a, cingere. 
 GORLIN, arfj. Bare; unfledged, S. A. V. 
 
 GORBLING. 
 
 GORLING, GoRLiN, s. A nestling; an un- 
 fledged bird, Clydes. Roxb. Dumfr. ; also 
 pron. qorhlin. 
 
 GORLIN-HAIR, s. The down of unfledged 
 birds, Clydes. V. Gorbet. 
 
 GORLINS, s. pi. The testicles of a ram, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 GORMAND, s. A glutton, Fr. LipKhay. 
 
 GORMAND, adj. Gluttonous, ibid". 
 
 GORMAW, S. GouLMAW, s. 1 . The Cormo- 
 rant. Compl. S. 2. A glutton, Lanarks. 
 — Teut. <)orre, valde avariis, maeghe, 
 stomachus ; S\v. gonna, to gobble up. 
 
 To GORROCH, (,/««.) v. a. " To mix and 
 spoil porridge." Gall. Enct/cl. 
 
 GORSK, .■!. Strong rank grass, BanfTs.; 
 synon. Gosk, q. v. Stir-c. Banff's. 
 
 GOSH, s. A very low profanation of the 
 name of God, as Losh seems to be oi Lord; 
 used as an irreligious prayer. Gosh (/ttide 
 Its! S. 
 
 GOSHAL, s. A goshawk. Bafeg. 
 
 GOSK,s. Grass growing through dung, Ang. 
 
 GOSKY, adj. 1. Rank; luxuriant, Ang. 
 2. Large in size, but feeble, ibid. — Isl. 
 groska, gramen vernans. 
 
 GOSLIN, s. 1. An unfledged bird, Ayrs. 
 Gl. Picken. Apparently an improper use 
 ^of E. gosling. 2. Commonly used to de- 
 note one viewed as a fool ; as, " He's a 
 mere gosUn, or gaislin," S. 
 
 GOBS, s. LA silly good-natured man, S. 
 Mamsai/. 2. A mean, griping person, 
 Loth.^Isl. gose, servulus; Fr. goss^e, one 
 who is made a laughing-stock. 
 
 GOSSE, s. Abbrev. of r/ossi/). Philotns. 
 
 GOSSEP, Gossop, s. Gossip. Wallace. — 
 A.S. godsih, Su.G. gudslf, lustricus ; from 
 God and slh, one related by a religious tie. 
 
 GOSSIE, s. A gossip, Ayrs. Gl. Picken. 
 Obviously a corr. of the E. word. 
 
 GOSSIPRIE,s. Intimacv. MelriWs MS. 
 
 GO-SUMxMER, s. The latter end of sum- 
 mer, S. Spalding. 
 
 GOT, GoTE, s. 1. A drain, S. — Belg. gote, 
 geute, id.; Su.G. c^ii/f-a, fluere. Hence E. 
 gutter. 2. A slough ; a deep miry place, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 GOTH, interj. A corruption of the divine 
 name, Angus, Galloway. V. Gothill. 
 
 GOTHERLIGH, adj. Confused; in a state 
 of disorder; applied often to persons, 
 Bang's. This may be originally the same 
 with Gotherligch, q. v. 
 
 GOTHERLISCH, adj. I. Used in the sense 
 of E. godly, but always as a term expres- 
 
 sive of ridicule or contempt ; a,s, a godder- 
 lisch gouk, one who afi'ects a great deal of 
 sanctity, and introduces religion without 
 regard to the season or any exercise of 
 prudence, Kincardines. 2. Foolish, in a 
 general sense, ibid. 
 
 GOTHERLITCH, s. " Want of delicacy, 
 either in sentiment or manners." Gl. Surv. 
 Nairn. 
 
 GOTHILL. An (?o«/(iW,ifGodwill,Mearns. 
 
 GOVANCE. Expl. " well-bred," Fife ; but 
 it seems to he rather a s. signifying good 
 breeding. — Isl. qofq-a, venerari. 
 
 GOUD, .9. Gold,'S. Teut. Rammy. 
 
 GOUDIE,s. A blow, Ang. — Isl.(7J(f/,pugna. 
 
 GOUDSPINK, s. V. GoLDSPiNK. 
 
 To GOVE. V. GoiF. 
 
 G0VE-4'-THE-WIND, s. A foolish, vain, 
 light-headed fellow, Roxb. V. Goif. 
 
 GOVELLIN, part. adj. Hanging loosely 
 and ungracefully, Ang. 2. Indicative of 
 the appearance of the eyes, when one is 
 intoxicated, Ang. From Goif, q. y. 
 
 GOUERNAILL,s. Government, Fr. WaL 
 
 GOUFF, s. The game of golf. This, as it 
 is still the vulgar pron. is the orthography 
 of the Record. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 GOUFMALOGIE, s. A woollen petticoat, 
 formerly worn by women, having on its 
 border large horizontal stripes of difi'erent 
 colours, Loth.; most probably a cant term 
 that has owed its origin to some trivial 
 circumstance, or fanciful flight. 
 
 GOVIE, GoviE-DiCK, interj. Expressive of 
 surprise ; most commonly used by chil- 
 dren, Loth. 
 
 GOVIRNANCE,.';. Deportment. Dunbar. 
 
 GOVIT, part. adj. Hollowed out, Clydes. 
 — C.B. a getmd, hollowed. 
 
 To GOUK, p. n. 1. To gaze about in a 
 vacant or foolish manner, Ang. 2. To ex- 
 pect foolishly. Douglas. — Germ, guck-en, 
 spectare, prospectare. 
 
 GOUK, s. The Cuckow. V. Gowk. 
 
 GOUK, s. A fool. V. Gowk. 
 
 GOUKED, part. adj. Foolish; absurd. V. 
 GowKiT, Gaucicit. 
 
 GOUKEN, s. The corr. pronunciation of 
 Goitpen, a handful, Ayrs. 
 
 GOUKMEY, s. One of the names given to 
 the Grey Gurnard, in the Firth of Forth. 
 Neill. 
 
 To GOUL, r. n. 1. To howl, S. Dovglns. 
 2. To scold, Lanarks. — Isl. goel-a, gatil-a, 
 horrendum tristeet inconditum vociferare ; 
 gaid, talis clamor. 
 
 GOUL, s. 1. A yell, S. 2. A cry of indig- 
 nation, S. 3. The loud threat or chal- 
 lenge of a dog, S. 
 
 GOULE, s. The throat. Douglas. — Ft. 
 gueide, id. ; Lat. gula. 
 
 GOUL IE, adj. Sulky; scowling, Renfrews. 
 
 GOULING, /^art. pr. A term applied to 
 stormy weather. A gouling day, one 
 marked by strong wind. Loth. 
 
 COULING, s. The act of yelling. Doug. 
 
GOU 
 
 297 
 
 GOW 
 
 GOULKGALITER, Goulkgalister, g. 1. 
 Expl. " a pedantic, prideful knave," Ayrs. 
 2. " A simpleton; a wanton rustic," ibid. 
 
 GOULL-B ANE, s. That bone which is the 
 top of the femur, S.B. 
 
 GOULMAU. V. GoRMAW. 
 
 To GOUP, Gowp, T. n. 1. To beat with 
 strong pulsation ; applied to the veins, 
 Loth. Roxb. Lanarks. 2. To throb with 
 violence; applied to any part of the body, 
 where sores fester; as," 1 think my finger's 
 gaun to beel, it's (jouphuj sadly," ibid. 
 iiopc, Dumfr. 3. To ache, Lanarks. — Isl. 
 gatif-a, palpitare. 
 
 To GOUP, r. n. To stare. V. Goik. 
 
 GOUPHERD,jL^art.;)rt. Puffed. Watson. 
 Goffer is still used in this sense, Selkirks. 
 — Fr. gavffr-er, to adorn a garment with 
 puffs. V. Goffer. 
 
 GOUPIN, Gowpin, Gouping, .^. 1. The 
 hollow of the hand, contracted in a semi- 
 circular form to receive any thing, S.B. 
 Goupins,hoth hands held together in form 
 of a round vessel, S. liamsay. 2. A 
 handful, S. ; also goupenfoic. Bellendeu. 
 Not a handful, but " the fill of both hands 
 held together." A handful is called a 
 niexefu, q. v. 3. Used, in our law, to de- 
 note one of the perquisites allowed to a 
 miller's servant, S. Urskine. 4. Goxrd in 
 gotcpens, great store of money, S. — Lsl. 
 gaupn, Su.G. goepn, manus concava. 
 
 GOURD, adj. 1. Applied to what is stiffen- 
 ed by exposure to the air ; as to the sash 
 of a window, when it will not move. Loth. 
 Clydes.; pron. q. goord. 2. Not slippery ; 
 applied to ice, Clydes.; q. causing stiff- 
 ness in moving upon it. — Fr. gourd, be- 
 numbed, stiff. 
 
 GOURDED, ixirt. adj. Gorged ; applied to 
 water when pent up, S.B. V. Gurd. 
 
 GOURDNESS, s. 1. Stiffness, Clydes. 2. 
 Want of slipperiness, ibid. 
 
 GOURIE, s. Garbage of salmon, Aberd. 
 
 Spcdding. — Isl. qor, gorr, sanies. 
 GOURL. V. GuRL. 
 
 GOURLINS, s. pi. "The black bulbous 
 roots of an herb with a white bushy flower, 
 good to eat, called Hornecks in some 
 places of Scotland." Gall. Encycl. As far 
 as I can learn, this must be the Earth- 
 nut or Bunium flexuosum. Hornecks is 
 supposed to be a corr. oi Arnuts. 
 GOUSTER, s. A violent or unmanageable 
 person; a swaggering fellow. Culloden 
 Papers. 
 GOUSTY, adj. Tempestuous; as, " a gousty 
 day," Roxb. ; merely a slight change from 
 E. gusty. 
 GOUSTY, adj. 1. Desolate; dreary, S. 
 Doug. 2. Ghostly ; preternatural. Pop. 
 Ball. 3. Applied to a person whose hag- 
 gard appearance marks his being wasted 
 by age or disease; emaciated and ghastly, 
 Aberd. — O.Fr. gast, wasteness, guast-er, 
 to desolate. 
 
 GOUSTROUS, rt(7/. 1 . Dark ; wet ; stormy, 
 Dumfr. 2. Frightful, ibid. Ayrs. 3. Strong 
 and active. Loth. 4. Boisterous, rude, and 
 violent, ibid. — Isl. giostr, vcntus frigidus. 
 
 GOUTHART, part. adj. Expl. " affrighted ; 
 all in a fright;" usually applied to those 
 who look as if they had seen a spectre, 
 Dumfr. ; evidently from the same origin 
 with Goutherfow. 
 
 GOUTHERFO'W, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of astonishment; staring wildly, Ang. 
 ■ — Isl. galldr, incantatio, q. galldur-full, 
 under the power of incantation. 
 
 GOUTTE, .<;. A drop. South of S. Heart of 
 Mid-Loth. — Fr. id. 
 
 GOVUS, s. A simple, stupid person, Fife. 
 — From Fr. qoffe, Ital. goffo, a fool. V. 
 Guff, 2. 
 
 GOW, s. The old generic name for the gull, 
 .«. " Gavia, a <70i(.'." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 V. GoRMAW. 
 
 GOW,s. A fool. Gall. This must be viewed 
 as originally the same with Goff, id. 
 
 GOW, s. A halo ; a cloudy, colourless 
 circle surrounding the disc of the sun or 
 moon, Ang. Brugh, synon. — Isl. gyll, 
 parhelion. 
 
 GOW, s. To tak the goir, to run off without 
 paying one's debts, Ang. — O.Teut. gome, 
 a country. 
 
 GOWAN, s. 1 . The generic name for daisy, 
 S. Brand. 2. Singly, it denotes the moun- 
 tain-daisy, S.i?«rKs. — Gael. _(/«(^a», a daisy. 
 
 EwE-GowAN, s. The common daisy, S.B. ; 
 probably from the eice, as being frequent 
 in pastures, and fed on by sheep. 
 
 Horse- Gow AN, s. The Leontodon, the Hy- 
 pochaeris, and the Crepis, S. 
 
 Large White Gowan. The ox-eye, S. 
 
 LucKEX-GowAN. The Globe-flower. V. 
 
 LVCKEX. 
 
 WiTCH-GowAN, .«. " Witch-goican Jlowen 
 are large yellow gowans, with a stalk 
 fllled with pernicious sap, resembling 
 milk, and called by the peasantry Witches' 
 milk." Pemains Nithsdale Song. 
 
 Yellow-Gowan. In S. denoting different 
 species of the Ranunculus, the Marsh 
 Marigold, and Corn Marigold. Ramsay. 
 
 GOWAND, .«. Apparently equivalent to 
 young man. Henrysone. — A.S. gnicen, ty- 
 rocinium ; q. in a state of apprenticeship. 
 
 GOWAN'D, pai-t. adj. Covered with the 
 mountain daisy. Tarras. 
 
 GOWAN-GABBIT, adj. 1. A terra applied 
 to the sky, when it is very clear in the morn- 
 ing; as, " We'll hae rain or night, this 
 morning's o'er gowan-gabbit," Loth. Roxb. 
 " A goxcan-gabbit day," a sunshiny day, 
 when the goimns have disclosed them- 
 selves, Roxb. 2. Transferred to the hu- 
 man face ; having much red and white ; 
 viewed as a mark of delicacy of constitu- 
 tion, Roxb. 
 
 GO WAN Y, adj. 1 . Abounding v/ith daisies, 
 S, Pamsay. 2. Having a fair but de- 
 
GOVV 
 
 !>9S 
 
 GOW 
 
 ceitful appearance; as,a(/oica«it! dai/,F\{e. 
 Fleechin, synon. 
 
 GOWAN-SHANK, .«. The stalk of a moun- 
 tain-daisy, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 GOWCHT, s. V. GoFF, Goif, &c. 
 
 GOWD, s. Gold. 
 
 GowD IN GowPENS. Money in great store, 
 or Avithout being counted. V. Goupen. 
 
 To Lay Gowd. To embroider. V. Lay. 
 
 GOWDANOOK, s. The Saury Pike, a fish, 
 Firth of Forth. Neill. " It seems to be 
 rare in the southern or English seas ; but 
 it is not uncommon in the north of Scot- 
 land ; and almost every autumn it enters 
 the Frith of Forth in considerable shoals. 
 Here it is named Gowdnooh,Goicda)>ook, 
 or Gaufnook, and sometimes Eijypt-lier- 
 rhii/." Neill's List of Fishes. 
 
 GOWDEN-KNAP, s. " A species of very 
 small svreet pear, Stirlings. 
 
 GOWDY, s. 1. A jewel. Evergreen. 
 Chaucer, gandee, Fr. 2. Gowdy is used 
 as a fondling term in addressing a child, 
 or any beloved object ; as, 3Iy gmcdy, 
 Caithn. 
 
 GOWDIE. Heels o'er goicdie, topsy-turvy, 
 S. Burns. 
 
 GOWDIE, s. The Dragonet, a fish, Loth. 
 Neill's List of Fishes. V. Chanticleer. 
 
 GOWDIE, s. A designation for a cow, from 
 its light yellow colour, q. that of gold, 
 Upp. Lanarks. Fife. 
 
 GOWDIE, s. " He's gain hee [high] go^cdie 
 lane," a phrase used in Galloway and 
 Dumfr. to signify that a child is going 
 fairly out, or walking alone. 
 
 GOWDIE, s. A goldfinch, S. V. Goldie. 
 
 GOWDIE-DUCK,."'. The golden-eye. Shetl. 
 Anas Clangula, Linn. 
 
 GOWDNIE, s. That species of duck called 
 Anas clangula, Linn. Fife; corrupted from 
 E. name qolden-eye. 
 
 GOWDSPRING, s. A provincial name 
 for the goldfinch, Lanarks. It is also 
 Goldie or Gooldie. 
 
 GOWF, s, A blow that causes a hollow 
 sound. A gowf in the haffit, a blow be- 
 hind the ear, S. 
 
 GOWF, s. To the goitf, to wreck, to ruin, 
 Aberd. Perhaps q. driven off like a ball 
 by the club. 
 To GOWFF, T. a. To strike, S. Eitson. 
 
 GOWFFIS, s. pi. V. GoFE, GovFF. 
 
 GOWFRE,;*. Inventories. Cloth with figures 
 raised on it by means of printing-irons. — 
 From Fr. gauffr'e, " printed." 
 
 GOWGAIR, .«. A mean, greedy, selfish fel- 
 low, Teviotd. Perhaps from gowd-gair, 
 greedy of gold. 
 
 GOW-GLENTIE,s. Expl. "a sharp, in- 
 teresting child," Dumfr. 
 
 GOWINIS, s. pi. Gowns. Ilenrysone. 
 
 GOWIS, s. pi. A species of punishment. 
 V. Gofe. 
 
 GOWISHNESS, s. Folly, Galloway. 
 
 GO WIST AIR, a. « A woman sentenced to 
 
 stand in the Gowistair for 2 hours." -db, 
 Eeg. This probably denotes the stair, or 
 elevated steps, on which the juggs were 
 fixed. V. Gofe, Gowis, &c. 
 
 GOWK, GouK, s. A fool, S. Eamsay. — 
 Franc, goiich, stolidus ; Germ, gauch. 
 
 GOWK, GoLK, s. The cuckoo, S. gouckoo, 
 S.B. gock, Stirlings. Eunhar. — Su.G. 
 goek, Isl. gouk-r, id. 
 
 To see the Gowk in one's sleep. 1. To ima- 
 gine a thing without any solid founda- 
 tion ; to be given to vagaries, Fife. 2. 
 Used as a proverbial phrase, denoting a 
 change of mind, in consequence of convic- 
 tion that one was in an error, Fife. 
 
 GOWK-BEAR, .«. Great golden Maiden- 
 hair, Ayrs. "Gou-k hear, Polytrichum 
 commune." Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 GOWKIT, Gauckit, Guckit, part, adj. 
 1. Foolish, S. Lyndsay. 2. Light; ap- 
 plied to young women. Eehlis Play. 
 
 GOWKITLIE, rt(^(>. Foolishly. Haiti. P. 
 
 GOWK-LIKE, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of folly, S.O. Eeq. Ealton. 
 
 GOWK'S ERRAND. A fool's errand, S. 
 To hunt the gou-k ; to go on a fool's errand. 
 Eamsay. 
 
 GOWK'S-HOSE, s. Canterbury bells, S. 
 Wild hyacinth, Dumbartons. 
 
 GOWK'S-MEAT, s. Wood sorrel, S. 
 Lightfoot. 
 
 GOWK'S-SHILLINS. Yellow Rattle, Rhi- 
 nanthus Crista galli, Linn. Lanarks. 
 
 GOWK'S-SPITTLE. The frothy matter 
 frequently seen on the leaves of plants, S. 
 
 GOWK'S-STORM, s. LA storm consisting 
 of several days of tempestuous weather, 
 believed by the peasantry periodically to 
 take place about the beginning of April, 
 at the time that the Gowk or cuckoo visits 
 this country, S. 2. Metaph. used to denote 
 an evil, or obstruction, which is only of 
 short duration. »S'(> G. Mackenzie's Mem. 
 
 GOWL, s. A term, expressive of magnitude 
 and emptiness ; applied to a house ; as, 
 " It's an unco goicl o' a house that;" that 
 is, a large, wide, empty house, Lanarks. 
 — Teut. ghioole, cavea; Gr. xatX-os, con- 
 cavus. 
 
 GOWL, s. A hollow between hills, Perths. 
 Muse's Threnodie. — Isl. gaul, any chasm 
 or aperture. 
 
 GOWLING, s. The act of reprehension in a 
 loud and angry tone, S. 
 
 GOWL\S,s. pi. Gules, in heraldry. Eunb. 
 
 GOWN-ALANE, "with her gown only; 
 without a cloak, or any upper covering 
 on the body," S.B. Gl. Shlrrefs. 
 
 To GOWP, T. a. To gulp, Lanarks. 
 
 GOWP, s. A mouthful. E. gulp. Philot. 
 
 GOWP, 8. A single beat of pain, ibid. 
 
 To GOWPEN, V. a. To lift, or lade out, 
 with the hands spread out and placed to- 
 gether, Clydes. 
 
 GOWPIN, .-?. The beating from a wound, 
 Lanarks. — Isl. ;/««/, palpitatio. 
 
GOW 
 
 ^i)9 
 
 GRA 
 
 (iOWPINFULL,GouPENFow,.f. 1. The fill 
 of the gmcp'iH, as much as can be contained 
 in both hands held in a concave form, S. 
 2. A goxcphifiC o' a' thing, a contemptu- 
 ous phrase, applied to one who is a med- 
 ley, or composition of every thing that is 
 absurd. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 To GOWST, V. n. To boast, Galloway. 
 
 To GRAB, i\ a. 1. To seize with violence 
 a considerable number of objects at a 
 time, Renfr. 2. To filch; to seize what is 
 the property of another, Lanarks. 3. With 
 the prep, at added, to grasp, ibid. 
 
 GRAB, s, 1. A snatch ; a grasp ; a clutch, 
 Loth. 2. The number of objects thus 
 seized, ibid. Renfr. — Su.G. grabb-a, arri- 
 pere. 
 
 GRABBLES, s. pi. A disease of cows, in 
 which all their limbs become crazy, Ang. 
 
 GRACE DRINK. The drink taken by a 
 company, after the giving of thanks at 
 the end of a meal, S. Encijc. Brit. 
 
 GRACIE, «^(/. 1. Well-behaved, Ang. It 
 is a common Prov. in Angus. " A wife's 
 ae dochter 's never (7r«c?(,';" i.e. an only 
 daughter is so much indulged, that she 
 is never good for any thing. 2. This word 
 isusedinthe sense of devout, religious; as, 
 " He's no very (jracie," he does not pay 
 much regard to religion, S.O. 
 
 GRACIE, Graicie, s. A pig, Roxb. V. 
 Gris, Gryce, from which this is a dimin. 
 
 To GRADDAN, v. a. To prepare grain by 
 scorching the ears, S. Boswell. — Su.G. 
 qraedd-u, igne torrere ; Gael, qraed-ain, id. 
 
 GRxVDDAN, s. 1. Grain burnt out of the 
 ear, S. 2. That kind of snufi" which is 
 commonly called bran, as consisting of 
 large grains, S. 3. The name given to 
 the small snufi" formerly used in Scotland, 
 and generally known by the name of 
 Scotch snuff, Fife. — Gael. <jreadan, snuff". 
 
 GRAF, Grawe, s. A grave. Loth, graff'. 
 Stat. Will. — A.S. qraef, Alem. (jraua, id. 
 V. Graif. 
 
 GRAFF, adj. 1. Coarse; vulgar; applied to 
 language, Lanarks. Gruff, E. 2. Gross; 
 obscene, Renfrews. The same with Groff) 
 sense 3. 
 
 GRAFFE, .«. LA ditch, trench, or foss. 
 Monro's E.rped. 2. Metaph. used, a chan- 
 nel, lb.— Belg. r//-(//i!, a ditch or trench. 
 
 GRAGGIT, part. pa. Wrecked ; excom- 
 municated. Lyudsay. 
 
 GRAGRIES, s. A species of fur. Balfour's 
 Practices. V. Griece. 
 
 GRAY, s. The Gray, twilight, S. V. Grey. 
 
 GRAY, s. A term used to denote a drub- 
 bing; as," Ye'll get your gray,''' you will 
 be well trimmed. " I'll gie him \\\sgray," 
 a threatening of retaliation on the person 
 addressed, Roxb. — Perhaps a ludicrous 
 use of Fr. gre, will, wish, desire, recom- 
 pense ; or from the phrase Faire gre, payer, 
 satisfaire a ce que Ton doit ; equivalent 
 to S. payment, i. e. drubbing. 
 
 GRAY, adj. Denoting what is bad or 
 fatal, S. Kelly. Gray gate, a wicked 
 and destructive course, S. 
 
 GRAYBEARD, Greybeard, s. The name 
 given to a large earthen jar, or bottle, 
 for holding wine or spirituous liquor, S. 
 Warerley. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 GRAY BREID. The designation given, in 
 our old laws, to bread made of rye ; ex- 
 tending perhaps to oats. Balf. Practicks. 
 
 To GRAID, r. a. To make ready; as, to 
 graid a horse, to put on the necessary fur- 
 niture for riding or work, Fife. From the 
 same origin with Graith, q. v. 
 
 GRAID, part. 2>a. Dressed; made ready; 
 synon. Graithed. Rauf Coil year. — Isl. 
 qreid-r, expeditus ; Tent, ghereed, paratus. 
 
 GRAY DOG. The name given to the Scot- 
 tish hunting dog, S. — " Canis Scoticus 
 venaticus, Gesn. Scot, the Grey Dog, the 
 Deer Dog, the rough Greyhound, the 
 Ratche." Br. Walker's Nat. Hist. 
 
 To GRAIF, Grawe, v. a. To bury. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S. graf-an, Su.G. be-grafw-a, id. 
 
 To GRAYF, T. a. To engrave.' Bouqlas. 
 
 GRAY FISH, s. The coal fish. St. Ace. 
 
 To GRAIG, V. n. To utter an inarticulate 
 sound of contempt and scorn, Aberd. 
 
 GRAY GEESE. A name vulgarly given to 
 large field stones, lying on the surface of 
 the ground, South of S. Black Bu-ca-f. 
 
 GRAY GROAT. It is a common phrase, 
 " It's no worth a gray groat;" or, " I 
 wadna gie a gray groat for't," when it is 
 meant to undervalue any thing very much, 
 or represent it as totally worthless, S. 
 Herd. 
 
 GRAY HEADS, .". pi. " Heads of ^)t^-co- 
 loured oats, growing among others that 
 are not." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GRAY HEN, s. The female of the Black 
 cock, Tetrao tetrix, Linn. S. 
 
 GRAYLORD, s. The Coal fish full grown. 
 Martin. 
 
 GRAY MERCIES, interj. An expression 
 of surprise, Angus. Ross. — This is evi- 
 dently corr. from O.E. gramercy. The Fr. 
 phrase is grand, nicrci, great mercy. It 
 retained its original form in Chaucer's 
 time. 
 
 Grand mercy, lord, God tliank it you (quod she) 
 
 That ye ban saved me my children dere. 
 
 Clerkes Tale. 
 
 GRAIN, Grane, s. 1. The branch of a 
 
 tree, S.B. Acts Ja. VI. 2. The stem of 
 
 a plant. Boug. 3. A branch of a river, 
 
 S. Boug. i. It also signifies the branches 
 
 of a valley at the upper end, where it 
 
 divides into two ; as, Lewinshope grains, 
 
 South of S. 5. In pi. the prongs of a 
 
 fork, S. — Su.G. gren-a, Isl. greln-a, divi- 
 
 dere, qrein, distinctio. 
 
 To GRAINE, Grane, r. «. To groan, S. 
 
 Bouqlas. — A.S.circ(n-ian,'Be\g.gran-en,\(\. 
 
 GRAINE, Grane", s. A groan, S. Chr.Kirk. 
 
 GRAINER, s. The name given to the knife 
 
GRA 
 
 300 
 
 GRA 
 
 used by tanners and skinners for taking 
 off the hair from skins, S. — Teut. graen-er, 
 synon. with ijaerir-en, pelles conficere. 
 
 GRAINTER, s. One who has the charge 
 of granaries. Lt/ndsay. — Fr. grenetieryid. 
 
 GRAIMTLE-MAN, s. The same with Grin- 
 tal-Man, q. v. 
 
 GRAY OATS. A species of oats, .S. P. 
 Blackford, Perths. Stat. Ace. 
 
 To GRAIP, r. a. 1. To grope, S.— A.S. 
 (jrap-a II ,\A. 2. Tofeel,ingenerah Lynds. 
 
 GRAIP, Grip, s. 1. The griffin. Burel. 
 2. The vulture. BeUcndeivs T. Lie — 
 Goth, qreip, a ravenous bird. 
 
 GRAIP,' s. A dung fork, S. Burn g.—Sw.G. 
 grepe, id. 
 
 GRAY PAPER. Brown packing paper, S. 
 
 GRAYS, s. pi. " A dish used by the country 
 people in Scotland, of greens [coleworts] 
 and cabbages beat together," Ayrs. 67. 
 Picken. Probably denominated from its 
 mixed colour, 
 
 GRAY SCOOL. The designation given in 
 Annandale to a particular .«/(Ort? of salmon. 
 
 To GRAITH, Gkathe, r. a. 1. To make 
 ready, S. Doug. 2. To put on military 
 accoutrements. TT''«//. 3. To dress food. 
 Chalm. Air. 4. To steep in a ley of stale 
 urine, &c. S. Glenfergus. — A.S. geraed- 
 ian, parare ; Isl. qreid-a, expedire. 
 
 GRAITH, adj. 1. Ready. Barb. 2. Not 
 embarrassed. Wall. 3. Straight; direct. 
 ib. 4. Earnest, as to observation, ib. 
 
 GRAITH, .«. 1. Apparatus of whatever 
 kind, S. Gear, synon. Douglas. Hoitse- 
 graith, furniture of a house, S. Horse- 
 graith, the accoutrements necessary for a 
 horse, whether as employed for riding or 
 for draught, S. 2[aiHer-graith, the beam 
 by which horses are joined to a plough 
 or harrow, Aug. V. Swixole-trke. liid- 
 ing-graith, furniture necessary for riding, 
 S. Burns. 2. Accoutrements for war. 
 Lyndsay. 3. Substance; riches. Philotus. 
 4. Wearing apparel. Chalm. Air. 5. Any 
 composition used by tradesmen in pre- 
 paring their work. ib. 6. Suds for 
 washing clothes, S. Ramsay. 7. Stale 
 urine, Ang. 8. Materials of a literary 
 composition. Douglas. 9. The twisted 
 threads through which the warp runs in 
 the loom, S. ; synon. Geer and Ilcddlcs. 
 Aberd. Beg. 10. Small shot; as, " a shot 
 of graith" Aberd. — A.S. ge-raede, appa- 
 ratus. 
 
 GRAITHLY, at7r. 1. Readily. Barbour. 
 2. Eagerly. Douglas. 
 
 GRAM, s. 1. Wrath. Palicn Honor.— 
 A.S. Su.G. gram, id. 2. Sorrow. Doug. 
 — A.S. id. molestia. 
 
 GRAM, adj. Warlike. Gairan and Gol. 
 — Su.G. ip-am, A.S. qrame, iratus. 
 
 GRAMARYE,s. Magic. Lay Last Minst. 
 — Fr. grammaire, grammar. 
 
 GRAMASHES, s. 1. Gaiters reaching to 
 the knees. 2. A kind of stockings worn 
 
 instead of boots, S. C'ohil. — Fr. ga- 
 maclies, id. 
 
 GRAMLOCH, '<(//. Avaricious; taking much 
 pains to scrape substance together, Upp. 
 Clydes. — Gael, greimagh-am, to take hold, 
 to hold fast ; greimailieacli, fast holding. 
 
 GRAMLOCHLIE, adv. In an extremely 
 avaricious manner, ibid. 
 
 GRrVMLOCHNESS,.'. An extremely world- 
 ly disposition, ibid. 
 
 GRAMMARIOUR,s. The teacher of gram- 
 mar in a college ; apparently, the same 
 with the Professor of Humanity in our 
 times. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 GRAM MAW, 5. A voracious eater, S. 
 
 V. GORJIAW. 
 
 To GRAMMLE, t. n. To scramble, Upo. 
 Clydes. 
 
 GRAMPUS, .<;. Expl. "an ignoramus," 
 Teviotdale ; apparently a cant term, bor- 
 rowed from the whale thus denominated. 
 
 GRAMSHOCH, {gutt.) adj. Coarse, rank; 
 applied to the growth of grain, vegetables, 
 &c. Ayrs. This might seem formed from 
 liamsJi, strong, by having A.S. ge pre- 
 fixed. 
 
 GRAilSHOCH, igutt.) s. Such an appear- 
 ance in the sky as indicates a great fail 
 of snow or hail, Ayrs. 
 
 GRAMULTION, s. Common sense ; under- 
 standing, Fife. ; synon. with RuniUegum- 
 tion, S. 
 
 GRANATE,GaANiT,a/7> Ingrained. Pal. 
 Honor. 
 
 GRAND-DEY, .«. A grandfather, Fife. V. 
 Dey. 
 
 GRANDGORE, s. V. Glengore. 
 
 GRANDSCHIR, Grandsher, Grantschir, 
 s. Great-grandfather. Quon. Att., Acts 
 Ja. I., Ch. /., Mary. V. Gdtcher. 
 
 To GRANE, r. n. To groan. V. Graine. 
 
 GPcANGE, s. 1. The buildings pertaining 
 to a corn farm. Douglas. 2. The place 
 where the rents and tithes of religious 
 houses, paid in grain, were delivered and 
 deposited. Nimmo. — Fr. qranqc, id. 
 
 GRANIT, part. adj. Forked.' Douglas. 
 V. Grain. 
 
 GRANITAR, s. An officer, belonging to a 
 religious house, who had the charge of 
 the granaries; used as synon. with Gryn- 
 tar. Chart. Abcrbroth. V. Grainier. 
 
 GRANK, s. The groaning of a wounded 
 hart. Pudd. — Belg. geronk, a snoring. 
 
 GRANNIE, Granny, s. " 1. A childish term 
 for a grandmother, S. Burns. 2. An old 
 woman, S. Gl. Picken. 3. Sometimes ludi- 
 crously transferred to an old tough hen ; 
 as, " That's a granny, I'm sure," S. 
 
 GRANNIE MO'IL. " A very old, flattering, 
 false woman." d'all. Encycl. 
 
 GRANTEINYEIT, part. pa. Meaning not 
 clear; perhaps, figured. Inventories. 
 
 GRANZEBENE, s. The Grampian moun- 
 tains in S. Bellenden. 
 
 To GRAP, Grape, r. «. ]. To grope, S. 
 
GRA 
 
 SOI 
 
 GRE 
 
 Jjtirns. — A.S. (irap-'mn, id. 2. Mctaph. 
 to examine. JJouijlas. 
 
 GRAPE, s. A vulture. V. Graip, s. 
 
 GRAPE,*'. Atliree-pronged fork. V. Graip. 
 
 GRAPISoF SILUER. Act. Dom. Cone. It 
 may signify three-pronged forks of silver. 
 
 GRAPPLING. A mode of catching salmon, 
 S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 GRAPUS, s. The devil, or a hobgoblin, 
 Ang. 
 
 GRASCHOWE-HEIDET, adj. Dunbar. 
 — Fr. (ji-aisseu.v, greasy 2 
 
 GRASHLOCH, Grashlagii, adj. Stormy ; 
 boisterous; as, ''a;] rash loch day,''' a windy, 
 blustering day, Ayrs. Lanark?. 
 
 To GRASSIL, Grissel, Girssil, r. n. To 
 rustle. Doiuj. — Fr. (jresill-er, to crackle. 
 
 GRASS-ILL, s. A disease of lambs. " When 
 about three weeks old, and beginning to 
 make grass their food, a straggling lamb 
 or two will sometimes die of what is called 
 the Grass-Ill." Prize Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 Scotland. 
 
 GRASSMAN, Gersman, Girsejian, s. The 
 tenant of a cottage in the country, who 
 has no land attached to it. Spaldinji. This 
 word has now fallen into disuse, but is 
 still perfectly intelligible to elderly peo- 
 ple, Aberd., who recollect the time when 
 Girseman and Cottar were used as quite 
 synon. V. Gers, Gerss, Grass. 
 
 GRASS-MEAL, s. " The grass that will 
 keep a cow for a season." Gall. Encycl. 
 V. Gerss-male. 
 
 GRASS-NAIL, s. " A long piece of hooked 
 iron, which has one end fixed to the blade 
 of a scythe, and the other to the scythe's 
 handle." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 GRASSUM, s. A sum of money paid by 
 the tenant to the landlord on entering 
 into possession of his farm, S. V. Ger- 
 some. 
 
 GRATE, adj. Grateful. Davidsone. 
 
 To GRATHE, r. a. To make ready. V. 
 Graith. 
 
 GRATHING. L. .jruchiwj. Wallace. 
 
 GRATINIS. L. (jratius, gracious. Hou- 
 late. 
 
 GRATITUDE, s. A gift made to a sove- 
 reign by his subjects. Acts Ja. V. — L.B. 
 (jratuitas, gratia, beneficiuin. 
 
 GRATNIZIED,part.2t)«. Quilled. Watson. 
 — Fr. gratiqne, scratched. 
 
 GRAVIN, Grawyn. Interred, V. Graif, 
 t. 1. 
 
 GRAUIS, s. pi. Groves. Dou<ilas. — A.S. 
 ijraf, lucu?. 
 
 To GRAVITCH, r. n. To gad about in a 
 dissipated way, Ayrs. This is viewed as 
 a corruption of Gilraxaqe, q. v. 
 
 GRAUITE, s. Enormity. Aberd. Refj.— 
 — Fr. gratite, grievousness. 
 
 GRAULSE, Grawl, s. A young salmon. 
 V. Grilse, Gilse. 
 
 GRAUNT, adj. Great. Barbour. 
 
 GRAUSS. " Ane womannis gownn of tanny 
 
 grauss." Aberd. Reij. Perhaps dusky- 
 coloured gray.— Belg. <jramc, yrys, id. 
 
 GRE, Gree, Grie, s. LA. step. Fal. Hon. 
 — La.t.(jradus. '2. Degree; quality. Dow/. 
 3. The superiority, lloulate. Toicyntha 
 (free, to be victor, S. 4. The prize. To 
 bear the gre, to carry ofi'the prize, S. Dovq. 
 5. Vogue; celebrity. Gl. Shirr. 6. Humour. 
 Winyet. 7. Degree in measurement. Bel- 
 lenden. 8. Degree of affinity. Wynt. 9. 
 Gradatiouj in an argument or in a climax. 
 I'Lnox. 
 
 GREABLE, atfj. Satisfied. Acts Ja. III. 
 — Abbreviated from Fr. cnjreable. V. 
 Gree, r. n. 
 
 * GREAT, adj. Swelled with rain; applied 
 to a body of running water. V. Grit, «c//. 
 
 GREAT- YOW, Great-ewe, s. A ewe big 
 
 with young, S. 
 GRECHES, r. Perhaps, frets. Sir Gaican. 
 GRECIE, s. A little pig, Aberd.; a dimin. 
 
 from Gri/ee. V. Gris. 
 GREDDON, s. " The remains of fuel ; the 
 
 sweeping out of the peat-claig." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 GREDUR, s. Greediness, Burel. 
 To GREE, t. n. To agree, S. Ross. — Fr. 
 
 <jre-er, id. 
 To GREE, r. a. To reconcile those at va- 
 riance, S. Jacob. Relics. 
 GREE, s. 1. Tinge ; dye. Ross. 2. The 
 
 ichor which oozes from a sore iu a brute 
 
 ^nimal, Ang. 
 GREE, .«, Pre-eminence, superiority. V. 
 
 Gre. 
 GREEANCE, s. Concord, agreement, Lan. 
 GREED, s. Covetousuess, S. Psalm cxix. 
 To GREED, i: a. To covet, Aberd. 
 GREED Y-GLED, s. The name of a sport 
 
 among children, Ang. Kiucardines. " It 
 
 seems to be the same with tliat iu Fife, 
 
 denominated Shue-Gled-W ylie, q. v. 
 GREEK, (of stones,) .«. The grain, S. Stat. 
 
 Arc- — Su.G. qryt, id. 
 GREEMENT,s. The same with Greeance,?>. 
 To GREEN, r. n. To long. V. Grene. 
 
 * GREEN, adj. 1 . Not old ; applied to the 
 milk of a nurse. Ang. 2. Fresh, not salted, 
 S.; as, <jreen fish. 3. Recently opened; 
 applied to a grave. Aberd. Reg. 4. As 
 opposed to dry or sapless. To keep the 
 banes green ; to sustain the body, to pre- 
 serve it in ordinary health, S. St. Ronau. 
 — Teut. (/roen, recens. 
 
 GREENBONE, s. 1. Viviparous Blennv, 
 Orku. Firth of Forth. Barry. 2. The 
 Sea-needle. Sibbald. 
 
 GREEN BREESE. A stinking pool, Banffs. 
 
 GREEN COATIES, s. pi. A name for the 
 fairies, Aberd. 
 
 GREEN COW. A cow recently calved ; so 
 denominated from the freshness of her 
 milk; similar to the phrase, " a green milk- 
 woman," used iu Angus, Roxb. 
 
 GREEN GOWN. The supposed badge of 
 the loss of virginity, Roxb. 
 
GRE 
 
 502 
 
 GKI 
 
 GREEN GOVv'X. A phrase used to denote 
 the turf or sod that coA'ers a grave, Loth. 
 
 GREEN YAIR. A species of pear, S. 
 Neill. 
 
 GREEN KAIL, ?. L The name given to 
 that plain species of green cole wort which 
 does not assume a round form like savoys, 
 or become curled, S. 2. Broth made of 
 coleworts, S. — Isl. graent kael, brassica 
 viridis. 
 
 GREEN-KAIL-WORM, ?. I. A caterpil- 
 lar, S. "2. Metaph. applied to one who has 
 a puny appearance or girlish look. Iloq'j. 
 
 GREEN LINTVVHITE. Green finch, S. 
 
 GREEN SLOKE. Oyster green, S. Ulva 
 Lactuca, Linn. 
 
 GREEP, s. Gl. Surv. Nairn. V. Grupe. 
 
 GREESHOCH, .«. A fire without flame. V. 
 Grieschoch. 
 
 GREESOxME, adj. Understood to be an 
 errat. for Grousome. Hogifs Mountain 
 Bard. 
 
 GREET, Grete, s. " The greet of a stane;" 
 the peculiar distinguishing texture of a 
 stone, Aberd. Roxb. This is merely a 
 variety, in provincial pronunciation, from 
 Grit, s. q. v. Greek is synou. 
 
 GREETIN'-FOW, adj. In that state of 
 inebriety which produces great tender- 
 ness of afi'ection, even to the shedding of 
 
 GREETIN' WASHING. The designation 
 given to the last washing that a servant 
 puts through her hands before leaving a 
 family; from the circumstance of tears 
 beinj? often shed at the idea of parting, S. 
 
 GREGIoUN, s. a Greek. Douglas. 
 
 GREY, s. A badger. Kinrj^s Quair. 
 
 GREY, ?. A greyhound. V. Grew. 
 
 GREY, Gray, s. 1. Greg o^ the Morning, 
 dawn of day, S. T.ofMyLandl. 2. The 
 twilight, S. — Dan. gryer, to peep or dawn. 
 
 GREYBEARD, s. An earthen bottle. 
 
 GREYD, 7)art. pa. Graduated. Wyntoxrn. 
 
 GREY DOG, Grey Geese, Grey Scool. V. 
 under Gray. 
 
 GREIF, s. 1. A fault. Dong. 2. Indig- 
 nation for offences, id. 
 
 GREIF, Grieve, s. 1. A monitor. Ilen- 
 rysone. 2. The manager of a farm, or 
 overseer of any work, S. Kelly. — O.Teut. 
 graef, praefectus ; A.S. gerefa, praeses. 
 
 GREYHEAD, s. The name of a fish taken 
 on the coast of Galloway. 
 
 To GREIN, T. n. To long. V. Grexe. 
 
 GREIS, s. 1)1. Greaves. Wallace. — Yv. 
 greres, id. 
 
 To GREIT, Grete, Greet, r. n. To weep; 
 to cry, S. Barbour. — Moes.G. gret-an, 
 Su.G. qraet-a, flere. 
 
 GREIT," Grete, Gretixg, s. The act of 
 weeping, S. Donqlas. 
 
 GREITIN-FAC'D,«f//. Having such a cast 
 of countenance, as one about to cry, S. 
 
 GREKING, Gryking, s. Peep of day, S. 
 Donqlas. V. Creek. 
 
 GRENALD, s. Garnet. Inventories. — Fr, 
 grenat, " the precious stone called a gra- 
 nat, or garnet." Cotgr. 
 
 GRENDES, s. pi. Grandees. Sir Gaican. 
 
 To GRENE, Greix, r. n. 1 . To long for, S. 
 Evergreen. 2. To long, as a woman with 
 child, S. Ruddiman. — A.S. georn-an, de- 
 
 GRENE-SERENE, s. The Green finch. 
 Complaynt S. — Fr. serin. 
 
 GRENING, Greening, s. 1. Longing, S. 
 Forbes. 2. The object of this longing. 
 Montgomerie. 
 
 GREN'iULAR, Grextal-man, *•. One who 
 has charge of a granary, Aberd. V. Grain- 
 ier. 
 
 GRESSOUJIE. V. Gersome. 
 
 GRETE, adj. A denomination of foreign 
 money. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 GRETE, s. Gravel in rivers. Douglas. — 
 A.S. great, Su.G. gryt, Isl. griot, id. 
 
 GRETE, s. A stair. Wallace. — Tent, 
 graet. 
 
 GilETUMLY, Grytumly, adv. Greatly. 
 Barbour. 
 
 GREUE, s. A grove. Sir Gawan. 
 
 GREW, s. A greyhound, gru, S. Bellend. 
 
 GREW, s. Favourable opinion, S.; synon. 
 Broo. 
 
 GREWAN, s. The same with Greiv, a grey- 
 hound, Kinross. Fife. — Isl. (;rcj/, canicula. 
 
 GREWE,s. I.Greece. Henrysone. 2. The 
 Greek language. Doui/. — O.Fr. qriu, id. 
 
 GREWHUND, Grewhouxd, s. A grey- 
 hound. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 GREWING, Growing, s. A shivering; an 
 aguish sensation of cold; as, " n, greicing 
 in the flesh," S. V. Groue, Growe, t. 
 
 GREWING, s. Grievance. Barbour. 
 
 GREWSOME,rt(f/. Frightful. Y.Grousum. 
 
 GRIDDLED, part. ]ia. Completely entan- 
 gled; put to a nonplus, Perths. 
 
 GRIE, s. A gradation. V. Gre. 
 
 GRIECE, s. Gray griece, a fur worn by 
 the Lords of Parliament. Acts Ja. II. 
 — Germ, greis, gray. 
 
 GRIES,s. Gravel. Pal. Hon. — Germ..grieB. 
 
 GRIESHOCH, ?. 1. Hot embers, Ayrs. 
 Minst. Border. 2. A glowing affection ; 
 metaph. used, Ayrs. — Gael, griosach. 
 
 GRIEVE, s. An overseer. V. Greif. 
 
 To GRIEVE, r. a. To oversee, S. Palicc 
 Honor. 
 
 GRYFE, s. A claw; a talon; used in a ge- 
 neral sense, Ayrs. — Fr. qrifc, grijfe, id. 
 
 To GRYIS, Grise, t. a'. To "affright.— 
 A.S. aqris-an, horrere. 
 
 GRYKING,?. Peep of day. V. Grekixg. 
 
 To GRILL, Girl, r. n. To feel a universal 
 and sudden sensation of cold through the 
 body, to shiver, Teviotd.; given as synon. 
 with Gruze. — Belg. grill-en, to shiver. V. 
 Groue, r. 
 
 To GRILLE, r. a. To pierce. Sir Gawan. 
 
 GRYLLE, adj. Horrible. Sir Gairav. 
 
 GRYLLES, s. pi. Sir Gawan. 
 
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 GRO 
 
 GRILSE, GiLSE, s. A salmon not fully 
 grown, by some viewed as a distinct 
 ' Bpecies, S. Stat. Itob. I. — Sw. gradax, 
 id. q. a gray salmon. 
 
 GRIME, s. Expl. " coal coom," (E. culm,) 
 Dumfr. 
 
 GRIMIE, rtrf;. 1. Blackened with soot or 
 smoke, Roxb. 2. Swarthy iu complexion, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 GRYMING, s. A sprinkling ; a thin co- 
 vering, S.A. Minst. Bord. — Isl. (jnjma, 
 nox a pruina, G. Andr. 
 
 GRINALE, s. Granary. Act. Dam. Cone. 
 — Fr. grena'iUe, seed, grain. V. Girnall. 
 
 * To GRIND, V. a. To prepare a student 
 for passing his trials in medicine, law, 
 &c. especially by revising his Latin with 
 him, S. 
 
 GRIND, s. Properly a gate, consisting of 
 horizontal bars, which enter at each end 
 into hollows in two upright stakes, or in 
 the adjoining walls, Orkn. Shetl. 
 
 GRINDER, f!. The designation given to 
 one who prepares others for an acade- 
 mical trial, S. 
 
 GRINTAL-MAN, s. The keeper of a gra- 
 nary, Aberd. V. Graintle-man. 
 
 GRYNTARIS,?. /k'. Lijnds. V. Grainier. 
 
 GRIP, s. The trench l&ehind cattle in a 
 cowhouse, for receiving the dung, &c.; as, 
 " a byre-qrip," Clydes. V. Grupe. 
 
 To GRIPjGripp, r. a. 1. To seize forcibly; 
 applied to the seizure of lands or goods ; 
 pron. q. Grup, S. 2. To catch, or lay hold 
 of, after pursuit, S. 
 
 GRIP, s. Possession. Gaican and Gol. 
 
 GRIPPY, adj. Disposed to defraud, S. — 
 A.S. grife, avarns. 
 
 GRIPPY FOR GRIPPY. One grasp of 
 the hand in return for another. South 
 ofS. 
 
 GRIPPILL, arf/. 1. Tenacious. Douglas. 
 2. Rapacious, S.A. Waverley. 
 
 GRYPPIT, pret. Searched. 'Douglas. 
 
 GRIS, Grys, Grvce, s. A pig, S. griskln, 
 Ang. Douqlas. — Su.G. grys, id. 
 
 To GRISE, Gryse. V. Gryis. 
 
 To GRISE, r. n. To shudder. Douglas. 
 
 GRISK, adj. Greedy ; avaricious, Roxb. 
 
 To GRISSILL, r. a. To gnash. Doug. 
 
 GRIST, s. Thickness, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 GRIST, s. Fee paid at a mill for grinding, 
 S. Rudd. — A.S. ge-ris-an, contundere. 
 
 To GRIST, r. a. To grind and dress grain, S. 
 
 GRISTER, s. One who brings grain to be 
 ground at a mill, S. 
 
 GRISTIS, .«.^j/. Unexplained. Inrentor'ws. 
 
 GRIT, Gryt, adj. 1. Great, S. S.B. grite. 
 lloss. 2. Large; big, S. Burel. 3. Thick; 
 gross, S. Dunbar. 4. In a state of inti- 
 macy, S. Ramsay. 5. Swelled with rain, 
 S. Spcdding. 6. The heart is said to be 
 grit, when one is ready to cry, S. Minst. 
 Bord. Grit-hearted, adj. used in the same 
 sense, S. 7. In a state of pregnancy, S. 
 Herd. — A.S. grith, Isl. grid, pax. 
 
 GRIT, s. The grain of stones, S. Stat. 
 Ace. — C.B. id. lapis arenosus. 
 
 GRYTH, s. Quarter in battle. Wallace. 
 
 GRITHT, s. A hoop. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 GRYT LYNE FISCHE. Such as are taken 
 with a strong line, S.B. 
 
 GRITNESS, Greatnes, s. Width; girth; 
 denoting the circumference of any body, S. 
 
 GRIZZIE, GiRziE, s. Abbrev. of the female 
 name Griselda; in S. Grizzel. 
 
 GRIZZLE, s. A gooseberry, Dumfr. V. 
 Grosel, Groset. 
 
 GROATS, .<;. pi. Oats with the husks taken 
 off, S. Kellt/.— A.S. qrat, far. 
 
 To GROBBLE, G rouble, i-. a. To swallow 
 hastily and greedily, Ayrs. Clydes. 
 
 GROFF, adj. 1. Having harsh features, S. 
 2. Unpolished, S. Watson. 3. Obscene ; 
 smutty, S. 4. Used in a peculiar sense ; 
 " A groiiff gwess," i. e. a rough or inaccu- 
 rate calculation, or conjecture. Loth. — 
 Tent, grof, rndis. 
 
 GROFLINS, adv. In a grovelling posture. 
 Pitscottie. V. Grufelingis. 
 
 GROLE, s. Another name for porridge, 
 Aberd.; merely a corr. of Gruel, a term 
 used in some counties in the same sense. 
 
 GROME, Groyme, Grume, s. I. A man. 
 K. Hart. 2. Paramour ; lover. Even/r. 
 V. Gome. 
 
 GROO, Grue, Gruse, ^■. The designation 
 given to water, when passing from the 
 liquid state to that of ice; water only iu 
 part congealed, Selkirks. 
 
 To GROO up, r. n. Water is said to be 
 groo^d up, when it is choked up by ice in 
 a half-congealed state, ibid. 
 
 GROOF, s. Belly. 0« one's (/rot;/; flat, lying 
 with the face downward, S. 
 
 GROOGL'T, part. pa. Disordered ; disfi- 
 gured. V. Gruggle, v. 
 
 GROOL, s, A kind of moss beat into peat, 
 Renfr. 
 
 To GROOSE, r. n. To shudder. V. 
 Gruze. 
 
 GROOSH, adj. Very good ; excellent ; a 
 term much used by young people, Lotli. 
 
 GROOSIE, adj. As regarding the face ; 
 having a coarse skin, with a greasy ap- 
 pearance, S. — Belg. qruyzig, nasty. 
 
 To GROOZLE, v. n. to breathe with diffi- 
 culty. V. Gruzzle. 
 
 GROOZLINS, Gruzijns, .'•■. pi. Intestines, 
 Lanarks. / had a grumbling in my grooz- 
 lins; I was seized with gripes. Ctirmur- 
 rinq in the guts ; Correnot/, svnon. 
 
 GROPSEY, s. " A glutton," Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 GROSE, s. Style of writing. Douglas. — 
 Fr. grosse, engrossment of a deed. 
 
 To GROSE, r. a. 1. To rub oif the wiry 
 edge of a tool. Loth. 2. To rub off part 
 of one's skin, ibid. — Dan. groett-er, to 
 bruise. 
 
 GROSET, Groser, Grosert, s. A goose- 
 berry, S. Burns. — Gael, grosaid, Su.G. 
 krushaer, id. 
 
GRO 
 
 304 
 
 GRU 
 
 GROSSE. In grosse, at random. Musc^s 
 Thren. 
 
 GROU, (pron. <p-oo,) («//. Ugly; as, a grou 
 wamblin, applied to a misgrown or rickety 
 child; a (jvou fairy, id. Caitliu. 
 
 GROU, s. Shivering; horror. Lanarks. 
 
 To GROUBLE, r. «. V. Grobble. 
 
 To GROUE, Growe, v. n. 1. To shudder; 
 to shiver, S. grooae, Loth. 2. To be filled 
 with terror. Barbour. 3. To shrink back. 
 Houlate. 4. To feel horror, S. Barbour. 
 — Teut. firouw-en, Dan. gru-er, horrere. 
 
 GROUF, Grl'f, s. The disturbed sleep 
 which one has during sickness, S. 
 
 To GROUF, Grufe, r. n. This terra does 
 not merely denote the disturbed sleep of 
 a sick persou, but immediately respects 
 the sound emitted by the nostrils in con- 
 sequence of breathing high through them, 
 Aug. Fife, Loth. Often, to Groiif in sleep. 
 " Groiif, to sleep restlessly." Gall. Encyc. 
 
 GROUFF, adj. Vulgar, Liddisdale, Roxb.; 
 the same with Gruf, sense 2. 
 
 GROUFFIN, Gruffin,s. The act of breath- 
 ing loudly through the nostrils in a dis- 
 turbed sleep, Fife. 
 
 GROUGROU, s. The corn grub, Lanarks.; 
 pron like oo in E. 
 
 2'o GRO UK, r. n. To become enlivened 
 after awaking from sleep, Dumfr. 
 
 To GROUK, r. n. To overlook with a 
 watchful and apparently suspicious eye, 
 Ang. — Teut. qhe, and roeck-en, curare. 
 
 To GROUNCH, Gruntsch, r. n. 1. To 
 grunt. Ruddiman. 2. To grumble, S.B. 
 Dour/las. — O.Fr. qronch-er, id. 
 
 GROUNDIE-SW ALLOW, ^•. Groundsel, S. 
 
 GROUND-LAIR, s. The buryiug-ground 
 appropriated to a family, S. Ab. Citron. 
 
 GROUND-MAIL, .-. Duty paid for the 
 right of having a corpse interred in a 
 church-yard, S. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 GROUNDS, s. pi. Refuse of flax, Loth. 
 Synon. Fob. 
 
 GROUND-WA-STANE, s. The founda- 
 tion-stone. Pink. Scl. Scut. Ball. — A.S 
 (jrund-icealle; Su.G. griindical, fundamen- 
 tum; from grund, fundus, and icealle, jcal, 
 trail, murus. 
 
 To GROUNGE, Grunge, t. a. 1. To look 
 sullen or sulky, Roxb. 2. To grumble; 
 to murmur ; as, " He's aye groum/in' 
 about something," ibid. This seems no- 
 thing more than a 'provincial variety of 
 Grounch, GruntscJi, r. q. v. 
 
 GROUSUM, Groosum, adj. 1 . Frightful, S. 
 Hob Boy. 2. Very uncomely, S. Burns. 
 — Germ, grausain, dreadful, ghastly. 
 
 GROUTIE, adj. Given as synon. with 
 Bouchsome, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 GROW, adj. Grow weather is a phrase com- 
 monly applied to weather that is favour- 
 able to vegetable growth, S. — Dan. grocd 
 teiqer, groe reger, growing weather. 
 
 GROW, s. Growth, Aberd. Ang. Boss. 
 
 To GROW to a Head. To gather strength; 
 
 so to increase in power or numbers as to 
 be ready for action, S. Spaldiiig. 
 
 GRO WAT, 5. A cruet for holding liquids. 
 Inventories. 
 I GROWNNESS, Grounness, s. Corpulency; 
 I unwieldiness. Pitscottie. 
 I GR-OAVP, s. A greedy person, Upp. Clydes. 
 — A.S. griop-an, grijy-an, preliendere, ra- 
 pere. 
 
 GR0WTH,s. An V excrescence on the body, S. 
 
 GROWTHY, a(/j. 1. Fertile, S. 2. Promot- 
 ing vegetation ; as, "a. growth ie day," "fine 
 growthie weather," S. 
 
 GROWTHILIE, adr. Luxuriantly, S. 
 
 GROWTHINESS, s. The state of strong 
 vegetation or luxuriance, S. 
 
 GROZEL, s. Used, as well as Grozet, to de- 
 note a gooseberry, Roxb. Dumfr. Grozzle 
 is also used, Dumfr. Grozer occurs in 
 some of our old books. " Uva crispa, a 
 grozer," Wedderburn's Vocab. Grozer is 
 still used in Fife. 
 
 GROZLIN,^art. adj. Breathing with difii- 
 culty through the nose, Fife. V. Groozle. 
 
 GRU, s. The crane. Burel.—Fr. grite. 
 
 GRU, s. 1. A particle; an atom, S. 2. Ap- 
 plied to the mind. He has na a gru of 
 sense, S. — Gr. yov, quicquid miuutum est. 
 
 GRUAN, s. A greyhound, Roxb. V. Grewan. 
 
 To GRUB, v. a. To plant, or to prune. — 
 Moes.G. (/rab-an, fodere, pret. qrob. 
 
 To GRUCH, T. n. To grudge. Wyntown. 
 
 GRUCHING, Growch, s. Repining. Wal- 
 lace. 
 
 To GRUDGE, r. a. " To squeeze; to press 
 down," S.B. 67. Shirrefs. — Fr. grug-er, 
 " to crumble, or breake into small peeces ;" 
 Cotgr. V. Grlsh. 
 
 To GRUDGE up, t. n. Applied to water 
 interrupted in its course, then said to be 
 grudg'd up. Roxb.; obviously a corr. from 
 E. gorge. It is also used in an active 
 sense. When ice is raised or forced up 
 by the water swelling underneath, the 
 water said to grudge it up, ibid. 
 
 To GRUE, r. n. The jlesh is said to grue, 
 when a chilly sensation passes over the 
 surface of the body, accompanied with the 
 risiug of the skin, S. llie Pirate. V. 
 Growe, Groue, v. 
 
 GRUFE, Groufe. On groufe, flat, with 
 the face towards the earth. To be on 
 one's grufe, to be in this manner, S. 
 Henrysone. — Isl. gruf-a, cernuare, a gruf- 
 va, cernue, liggia a grufu, in faciem et 
 pectus cubare. 
 
 GRUFELING, part. pr. To be grufeling, 
 expl. "• to lie close wrapped up, and in 
 a comfortable-looking manner ; used in 
 ridicule," Roxb. V. Grufe. 
 
 GRUFELYNGIS, Grulingis, adv. In a 
 grovelling attitude. Douglas. 
 
 GRUFF,s. A slumber; a discomposed sleep ; 
 often applied to that of a sick person, S. 
 V. Gkouf. 
 
 To GRUGGLE, r. a. To put any thing 
 
GRU 
 
 305 
 
 GUA 
 
 out of order by much handling, S. Tiirras. 
 
 V. MiSGRUGLE. 
 
 GRUGOUS, adj. Grim. V. Gruous. 
 
 GRUISHACK,s. Hot embers, Dumfr. V. 
 Grieshoch. 
 
 To GRULL, Grool, r. a. To bruise to dust. 
 Gall. Encyd. 
 
 GRULL, Grool, ,<!. " A stone bruised to 
 dust," Dumfr. Gall. Encyd. 
 
 GRULSH, Grulcei, s. A thick squab ob- 
 ject, Lariarks, Gall. 
 
 GRULSHY, adj. Gross; coarse; clumsy. 
 Annals of the Parish. V. Grcshie. 
 
 GRUME, s. A man. V. Grome. 
 
 GRUMLY, adj. Muddy ; dreggy, Aug. 
 GumVie, S.O. Burns. — Su.G. gram- 
 loq, id. 
 
 GRUMMEL, s. ]\Iud ; dregs, Ang. Gods- 
 croft. — Isl. groml, coenum, turbida aqua; 
 Su.G. grummel, id. 
 
 GRUMMELY, adj. Gravelly, Selkirks. It 
 has evidently the same origin with Grum- 
 mel, q. V. 
 
 To GRUMPH, r. Ji. To grunt, S. Tarras. 
 — Su.G. grymt-a, id. 
 
 GRUMPH, s. A grunt, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 GRUMPHIE, s. A vulgar name for a sow, 
 S. . Eamsaii. Burns. 
 
 To GRUMPLE, t. n. To feel with the 
 fingers; to grubble. South of S.; allied to 
 Germ, grappel-n, palpare. 
 
 GRUND,.<i. The bottom or channel in water, 
 S. — Isl. grunn, fundus aquae et maris. 
 
 To GRUNb, r. a. 1. To run aground, S. 
 2. To bring to the ground; to bring down; 
 applied to shooting, Roxb. Iloqi]. 
 
 To GRUND, r. a. To grind; to cuttle; often 
 pron, Grun\ S. — Isl. qrenna, attenuare. 
 
 GRUNDAVIE, s. Tlie vulgar name for 
 Ground-iry. 
 
 GRUND-GliUE, s. Water beginning to con- 
 geal, at the lower part of a stream, Selk. 
 
 GRUNDIN, part. pa. Whetted ; old part, 
 of orund. iJouqlas. 
 
 GRUND-ROTTEN, s. The brown rat, S. 
 E. Norway rat ; S. Grund-rotten. 
 
 GRUND-STANE, Grunstane, s. A grind- 
 iug-stone, S. 
 
 To GRUNGE, r. n. To look sullen, V. 
 Grounge. 
 
 GRUNYE, s. Promontory. Barhour. — 
 O.Fr. groiqn, promontoire, Roquef. 
 
 GRUNYIE; s. 1. The mouth, ludicrously, 
 S. Euddiman. 2. A grunt. Dunbar. — 
 Fr. groin, the snout; Isl. graun, os et 
 nasus. 
 
 GRUNKLE, s. The snout of a sow. The 
 gab and grunkle is a common phrase. Stir- 
 lings.; a corr. of Gruntle, q. v. 
 
 GRUNNISHULE,Grunistule, s. Ground- 
 sel, an herb, Senecio vulgaris, Clydes. 
 
 GR,UNSIE, s. Expl. " a sour fellow," Gl. 
 S.B. Skinner. — This seems immediately 
 allied to Germ, grunz-en, grunnire. 
 
 GRUNTILL, Gruntle, s. 1. The snout. 
 Lynds. 2. The face in general, S. Barns. 
 
 GRUNTILLOT, s. The designation of a 
 sow; probably from S. Gruntle, t. Culkel- 
 bie Sow. 
 
 To GRUNTLE, v. n. 1. To grunt on a 
 lower key, as denoting the sound emitted 
 by pigs. Bollock. 2. To coo, as infants 
 when highly pleased, S. — O.Fr. grondil- 
 er, murmurer. 
 
 GRUNTLE, s. 1. The souud made by in- 
 fants, S. 2. A grunting sound of any kind, 
 S. Cleland. 
 
 GRUNTLE-TIIRAWN, adj. Wry-faced. 
 Ayrs. — From Gruntill, the snout or face, 
 
 To GRUNTSCH. V. Grounch. 
 
 GRUOUS, Grugous, s. Grisly, S.B. Jour. 
 Lond. V. Groue. 
 
 To GRUP, r. a. To lay hold of firmly, S. ; 
 to qripe. E. 
 
 GRUPE,Groof, s. A hollow behind the 
 stalls of horses or cattle, for receiving 
 their dung and urine, S. — A.S. grocpe, a 
 small ditch. Herd. 
 
 GRUPPIT,;)ar«. Sprained, S.B. 
 
 To GRUSE, T. a. To press, Fife.— Germ. 
 grus-en, comminuere. 
 
 GRUSE, s. Water in a half-congealed 
 state. V. Grog, Grue. 
 
 To GRUSH, r. n. To crumble, Lanarks. 
 — This is evidently a very ancient word; 
 the same with Tent, gruys-en, redigere in 
 rudus. The E. v. to crush, is radically the 
 same, also to crash. 
 
 GRUSH, s. Any thing in a crushed state ; 
 what has crumbled down ; as, " It's «' 
 gane to grush," or, " It's «' to grush," 
 Lanarks. 
 
 GRUSH, adj. The same with grushie, 
 Roxb. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 GRUSHIE. Of thriving growth; thick, 
 Ayrs. Burns. — Tent, grootsigh, amplus ; 
 Fiandr. groese, vigor. 
 
 GRUT£Ei<i,part.pa. Cried, S. Eanisay. 
 V. Greit. 
 
 To GRUZE, Grooze, t. n. To shiver, Roxb. ; 
 synon. groue, groxce, q. v. 
 
 GRUZIN, Groozix, s. A shivering ; " a 
 creeping of the flesh," ibid. — Germ, graus, 
 horror. 
 
 To GRUZZLE, v. a. To bruise ; to press 
 together, Fife. A dimin. from the v. to 
 gruse, q. v. 
 
 To GRUZZLE, v. n. I. To move the lips 
 as if one were sucking, so as to articulate 
 indistinctly. Loth. 2. This term is used 
 somewhat differently in Renfrews. Tliere 
 it denotes the half-plaintive sound emitted 
 by an infant when it awakes, or between 
 sleeping and waking. 3. To make a con- 
 tinued suppressed grunting, Clydes. 4. 
 To eat voraciously, with an ungraceful 
 noise occasioned by the mode of eating, 
 Lanarks. V. Gruse. 
 
 GRUZZLE, s. A continued suppressed 
 grunting, Dumfr. 
 
 GUARD-FISH, s. The Sea-pike, Firth of 
 Forth. Neill. 
 
 X 
 
GUB 
 
 306 
 
 GUD 
 
 GUBERNAMENT, Guvernament, s. Go- 
 vernment. Acts Ja. VI. 
 GUBERT, adj. With wreathed figures. 
 
 Watson. — Fr. guipure, wreathed work. 
 To GUCK, r. n. To trifle. Montgomerie. 
 
 ■ — Teut. guiiqli-en, nugari. 
 GUCKIT, acij. Foolish. V. Gowktt. 
 GUCKRIE, s. Foolishness. Philotus. 
 GUDjS. 1. Substance. 2. Provisions. Wal- 
 lace. 3. Used to denote live stock. ActsC.I. 
 
 GUD, GuDE, s. Used for the name of God, 
 S. Burns. — Goth, gud, id. traced to gud, 
 bonus. 
 
 GUD, GuDE, rt(f;. 1. Good, S. 2. Brave. 
 Wynt. — Su.G. god, id. 3. Well-born, S. 
 Wallace. — Moes.G. ;;;((?«, Alem.(/i(o/,Su.G. 
 god, nobilis. 4. In composition, denoting 
 the various relations of blood or alliance. 
 5. Als gtide, As gude. With ah or as pre- 
 ceding, also frequently following, equal in 
 value or quality ; equivalent ; applied to 
 ■what is given in return for something else, 
 though different iu kind, S. 6. Used in 
 the language of threatening ; conveying 
 the idea of ample retaliation, S. jRed- 
 gauntlet. 7. This phrase is also metaph. 
 used. It is said of one who, in reasoning 
 or scolding, makes a sharp retort, " He 
 gae as gude as he got ;" or, " He gae as 
 gude again,'" i. e. in return, S. 8. Used, as 
 denoting quantity, for much ; as, " Ye 
 have as gude 's a pund wecht," S. 9. In 
 regard to number, signifying many ; as, 
 " There were as gude as twenty there," 
 S. As gueed, &c. Aberd. 
 
 GUD-BROTHER, s. Brother-in-law, S. 
 Alinst. Bord. 
 
 GUDDAY, s. A salutation, bidding good 
 day ; as, " He gae me a gudday," S. 
 
 GUDDAME, s. Grandmother, S. Wunt. 
 
 GUDDICK, s. A riddle, Shetl.— A dimin. 
 from Isl. Su.G. gaet, aenigma, from c/uet-a, 
 divinare ; Dan. qaade, id. 
 
 To GUDDLE, t. a. To mangle; to haggle, 
 S.' — Fr. coute/e, slaughtered. 
 
 GUDDLE, s. Work of a dirty and unctuous 
 nature, Upp. Clydes. Edin. 
 
 To GUDDLE, r. n. To be engaged in work 
 of this description, ibid. 
 
 To GUDDLE, r. a. To catch fish with the 
 hands, by groping under the stones or 
 banks of a stream. South of S. Lanarks. 
 Gump, synon. Roxb. Ginule, Lanarks. 
 Ilo'Vh V. Gump. 
 
 GUDDLING, s. The act of catching fish 
 by groping, Selkirks. Hogg. 
 
 GUD-DOCHTER, s. 1. Daughter-in-law, 
 S. Douglas. 2. A step-daughter, S. 
 
 To GUDE, GuiD, Good, v. a. To manure ; 
 also gudin. Monroe. — Su.G. gocd-a, ster- 
 corare. 
 
 GUDE, adv. Well, S. This is used in the 
 way of menace. To one who is about to 
 do what another disapproves, it is com- 
 monly said, " 1"^ had as gude no," S. 
 
 GUDE, GuiD, s. Substance ; also, rank. 
 
 Man of Guid. 1. A man of property or 
 respectability. Aberd. Beg. 2. A man 
 of high birth. Leg. Bp. St. Androis. V. 
 Gl'de, adj. 3. Well born. 
 
 GUDE, s. The Supreme Being. Burns. 
 
 GUDE-ANES, s. pi. A term used in Roxb. 
 and Loth, to denote one's best clothes, as 
 opposed to those worn every day, or at 
 work. " She canna cum ben, for she hasna 
 her gude-anes on," She cannot make her 
 appearance, as not being dressed, q. good 
 ones. 
 
 GUDE BREAD. Bread baked for mar- 
 riages, baptisms, and funerals, Berwicks. 
 
 GUDE'EN, s. Used as a salutation, equi- 
 valent to Good-evening, S. Hence the 
 phrase, Fair gude-e'en, and fair gude-day, 
 as denoting intercourse merely civil. Saxon 
 and Gael. 
 
 GUDELESS, adj. This occurs in the phrase, 
 S.B. " Neither gudeless {gueedless, Aberd.) 
 nor ill-less." 1. Neither positively good, 
 nor positively wicked. 2. Neither bene- 
 ficial nor hurtful. 
 
 GUDELIE, adr. With propriety; in a be- 
 coming manner. Balfour^s Pract. 
 
 GUDELIHED, j. Beauty. K. Quair.— 
 A.S. (/odlic, pulcher, and had. 
 
 GUDEM AN, s. 1 . The master of a family. 
 2. A husband, S. Boss. 
 
 GUDEMANLIKE, adj. Becoming a hus- 
 band, Ayrs. The Entail. 
 
 GUDE WILL, .t. I. A gueedwill, a gratuity, 
 Aberd. 2. The designation given to the 
 proportion of meal ground at a mill, which 
 is due to the under-miller, Roxb. 
 
 GUD-FADER, s. 1. Father-iu-law, S. 
 Bellenden. 2. A step-father, S. 
 
 To GUDGE, r. «. To cause to bulge. To 
 gudge a stone from a quarry, to press it 
 out with a pinch or lever, Fife. 
 
 To GUDGE, T. n. To poke for fish under 
 the banks of a river or stream, Roxb. 
 
 GUDGEON, ?. A strong iron pivot driven 
 into the end of the axle-tree of a wheel. 
 
 GUDGEONS of a mill. The large pinions 
 on which the axle-tree turns, S. -^Fr. 
 goujon, " the pin which the truckle of a 
 pully runneth on," Cotgr. 
 
 GUDGET, s. One who is fat from eating 
 too much, Roxb. V. Gudgie. 
 
 To GUDGET, v. n. To be gluttonous, ib. 
 
 GUDGET, adj. The same with gudgie, 
 Roxb. V. Gudge, t. a. to cause to bulge. 
 
 GUDGET, s. LA trull. Fhilotus.~Fr. 
 goujate, id. 2. A servant attending the 
 camp. Bollock. — Fr. goujat. 
 
 GUDGIE, adj. Short and thick. S.— Fr. 
 gouju, chufFy. 
 
 GUDYEAT, s. A servant attending the 
 camp. Bannat. Journ. V. Gudget. 
 
 GUDIN, Gooding, s. Manure, S. Brand. 
 
 GUDLINE, GuDLENE, Gudling, s. A de- 
 nomination of foreign gold coin. Acts C. I. 
 
 GUDLINIS, s. Base metal mixed illegally 
 with gold. Lyndsay. 
 
GUD 
 
 307 
 
 GUI 
 
 GUD-MODER, s. 1. Jlother-in-law, S. 
 Baillie. 2. A step-mother, S. BeUenden. 
 
 GUD-SYR, GuD-ScHiR, Gudsiier, (pron. 
 qutsher,) s. A grandfather, S. Wyntoicn. 
 
 GUDSISTER, s. A sister-in-law, S. 
 
 GUD-SONE, s. l.Son-iu-law, S. Douglas. 
 2. A step-son, S. 3. A godson. Colkelhle 
 Sow. 
 
 G U D- W I F E, s. Simply, a wife ; a 
 spouse, S. 
 
 GUDW[LLIE,GuDwiLLiT,a(f/. 1. Liberal, 
 S. Watson. 2. Cordial. Burns. 3. 
 Acting spontaneously. BeUenden. — Su.G. 
 goJwillitj, beuevolus ; Isl. godvillie, spou- 
 taneus. 
 
 GUE, s. A musical instrument formerly 
 used in Shetland. The Pirate. 
 
 GUEDE, s. A^o guede, not a whit. Sir 
 I'ristreiii. — Fr. ne goute, nothing. 
 
 GUEED,rt# Good,S.B. Boss. V. Gude. 
 
 GUEEDL Y, adj. Religious ; as, " That's a 
 gueedly bulk ;" a godly book, Aberd. The 
 word seems a corr. of E. godly. 
 
 GUEEDLY, GuiDLY, adv. 1. Easily; con- 
 veniently. 2. Properly ; with a good grace, 
 ibid. 
 I — canna giiidly recommend it. — Sltirref. 
 
 GUEEDS, s. pi. Goods, S.B. Ross. 
 
 GUERGOUS, adj. Having a warlike ap- 
 pearance; as, " a gaergous look," a mar- 
 tial aspect, Ayrs. — Fr. guerre, war, and 
 guhe, manner. 
 
 GUERRA, Courts of. Courts which seem 
 to have been held by inferior ofHcers, for 
 punishing the violence committed by in- 
 dividuals, or perhaps the feuds between 
 one family and another. L.B. and Ital. 
 guerra, war. 
 
 * GUESS, s. Used pretty generally iu S. 
 to denote a riddle; an enigma. 
 
 * GUEST, s. The name given by the su- 
 perstitious iu the South of S. to any thing 
 which they consider as the prognostic or 
 omen of the approach of a stranger. 
 JIug/s Mountain Bard. 
 
 To GUESTEN, v. n. To lodge as a guest; 
 still used occasionally. South of S. — 
 A.Bor. id. 
 
 GUEST-HOUSE, s. A place of entertain- 
 ment. Rutherford. — A.S. qest-kus, id. 
 
 GUESTNINGjS." Entertainment. V. Ges- 
 
 NING. 
 
 GUFF, s. A savour; a smell, S. — We_fe 
 
 occurs in the same sense, O.E. Isl. gu/a, 
 
 vapor. 
 GUFF, GoFF, s. A fool, Gl. Sibb. South of 
 
 S. W.Loth. — Fr. gojfe, id. ; Isl. giij'a, 
 
 vappa, homo nihili. 
 To GUFF and TALK. To babble ; to talk 
 
 foolishly, Teviotdale. V. Guff, Goff, ?. 
 GUFF nor STYE. Used in Fife for Buf 
 
 nor Stye. 
 GUFF A, s. A loud burst of laughter, S. 
 
 Antiquary. V. Gaff aw, which is the 
 
 preferable orthography. 
 GUFFERjS. Viviparous blenny. Sib'jald. 
 
 GUFFIE, adj. Stupid ; foolish, S. 
 
 GUFFIE, s. Used iu the sense of Guf, a 
 fool, q. V. 
 
 GUFFIE, adj. Thick and fat about the 
 temples or cheeks ; chubbed ; chuffy, 
 Clydes. — Fr. gouffe, stuffed with eating. 
 
 GUFFINESS, s. Thickness and fatness 
 about the temples or cheeks, ibid. 
 
 GUFFISH, adj. The same with Guffie, 
 Roxb. 
 
 GUFFISHLIE, adr. Foolishly, ibid. 
 
 GUFFISHNESS, s. Foolishness, ibid. 
 
 To GUFFLE, v. a. To puzzle very much; 
 to nonplus, Fife. Probably formed from 
 Guff, a fool, q. " to make one appear as a 
 fool." 
 
 GUGEONE, s. Perhaps a lump. Intent. 
 
 GUHYT. L. Gyhyt, p/-e<. Hid. Wallace. 
 A.S. gchyt, occultat. 
 
 To GUID, p. a. To manure. V. Gude. 
 
 GUID, s. Substance, Aberd. V. Gude. 
 
 GUIDAL, s. Guidance, S.O. TannaUll. 
 
 To GUIDE, r. a. Besides the usual accep- 
 tations iu E. it signifies, 1. To treat; to 
 use; the connesiju determining whether 
 the term admits of a good or bad sense; 
 as, "They guidit the puir man very ill 
 amang them," i. e. they used him harshly 
 or unkindly. Ross's Helenore. 2. To 
 manage economically ; as, " Gude gear 
 ill-guidit," S. Burns. My Nannie 0. 
 
 GUIDE, s. A gude guide; a person who 
 takes proper care of his money or effects; 
 a good economist. An ill guide; one 
 who wastes or lavishes his property, S. 
 
 GUYDER, s. One who manages the con- 
 cerns of another. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 GUIDESHIP, GuiDscHip, Guideschip, $. 
 
 1. Guidance ; government. Pilscottie. 
 
 2. Usage ; treatment, S.B. Ross. 
 GUIDE-THE-FIRE. A poker, Fife. 
 GUIDE-THE-GATE. a halter for a horse, 
 
 Dumfr. 
 
 GUIDON, s. A standard, Fr. Godscroft. 
 
 GUID-WAYES, adv. Amicably, or for 
 the purpose of settling differences; q. in a 
 good icise. Pitscottie's Cron. 
 
 To GUIK. L. Hailes. V. GouK. 
 
 GUILD, s. The name given to the bar- 
 berry [Berberis pedunculis racemosis, 
 Linn.] in Selkirks. ; also de;iominated the 
 Guild tree. The reason assigned for the 
 designation is, that its inner bark is yel- 
 low, from Dan. guild, flavus. 
 
 GUILDE, Guild, Gool, s. Corn marigold, 
 S. — Gules, S.B., Su.G. gul, gol, yellow. 
 
 Gool Riding, s. Riding through a parish 
 to observe the growth oi' guild, and to fine 
 the negligent farmer, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 GUILDER-FAUGH,s. Old lea-land, once 
 ploughed and allowed to lie fallow, Ayrs. 
 It was conjectured by the late Sir Alex- 
 ander Boswell, Bart, of Auchinleck, who 
 communicated this and a variety of other 
 Ayrshire words to me, that the term 
 might perhaps refer to some mode of fal- 
 
GUI 
 
 308 
 
 GUM 
 
 lowing introduced into S. from Gueldcr- 
 land. V. Fauch, Faugh, v. 
 GUILT,s. Money. Monro's Exped. "Num- 
 mus, a penny. Pecunia, coin or (juilt.'' 
 Wedderh. Vocah. V. Gilt. 
 GUIND, s. A wild cherry. V. Gean. 
 GUYNOCH, ?. A greedy person, Ayrs. 
 
 The same with Geenoch, q. v. 
 GUIZARD, s. A masker, S. TJie Pirate. 
 
 V. Gysar, Gysard. 
 GUK GUK. A ludicrous reiteration, 
 meant to imitate the chanting of the 
 Popish service. Poems Sixteenth Cent. 
 The design of tliis term, especially as re- 
 peated, seems to be to compare the 
 chanters to the cuckoo. 
 GUKKOW, s. The cuckoo. V. Gowk. 
 GUKSTON GLAIKSTON. A contemp- 
 tuous designation expressive of the com- 
 bination of folly and vain-glory. Knox. 
 — From ejoick, a fool, and gla'iks, the un- 
 stable reilexion of rays of light. 
 GULBOW, s. Intimacy, Orkn.— Isl. gilld, 
 
 sodalitium, and bo, incola. 
 GULCH, s. A thick, ill-sliaped person, 
 
 Roxb. V. Gulsach. 
 To GULDAR, Gulder, v. n. To speak in 
 a rough threatening manner. Giddcran, 
 boisterous, a term restricted to the larger 
 animals; as "a gidderan dog." It is 
 never applied to the wind, Gall. Dumfr. 
 This seems to have been originally the 
 same with G idler, t. to growl. 
 GULDER, s. 1. The sound emitted, or 
 noise made, by a turkey-cock, South of S. 
 2. Metaph. a sudden, intemperate, angry 
 expression of resentment, rebuke, or ad- 
 monition, ibid. 
 GULDIE,s. " A tall, black-faced, gloomy- 
 looking man;" Gall. EncycJ. Gael, goill, 
 a swollen angry face, Shaw. 
 GULE, Gules, s. Corn-marigold. V.Guilde. 
 GULE, ad). Yellow. V. Gool. 
 GULEFITTIT, adj. Yellow-footed, or 
 having legs of a yellow colour; applied 
 especially to fowls, S. Y. Gool. 
 GULGHY, s. A beetle; a clock, S.B. 
 
 V. GOLACH. 
 
 GULL, adj. Chill ; as, a caxdd <jidl nicht, 
 a chill evening ; one marked by a cold 
 wind, Banffs. Isl. (jitll, aiiris frigor. 
 
 GULL, s. A large trout, Dumfr.; called 
 also a Boddom-lier, i. e. a fish that lies at 
 the bottom. — HoU. qulle, a codfish. 
 
 To GULL, r. a. To thrust the finger 
 forcibly in below the ear, Annaudale; 
 synon. Catlill. — Isl. ijidl, bncca. 
 
 GULLA, (/ liquid,) 3. " A midwife, Shetl. 
 
 7'o GULLER, r. ff. 1. To guggle, S. Bidler, 
 synon. 2. To make such a noise as a dog 
 makes when about to bite ; to growl, 
 Dumfr. — Sw. kulr-a, to guggle. 
 
 GULLER,.«. A sound of this description, ib. 
 
 GULLER, .«. 1. The noise occasioned by 
 an act of guggling. It often denotes 
 such a sound as suggests the idea of 
 
 strangulation or suffocation, S. 2. Tlie 
 boiling of the water which causes a 
 guggling noise, South of S. 
 GULLY, s. 1. A large knife, S. Eammij. 
 2. To guide the gully, to have the chief 
 management, S. Ross. 3. A warlike 
 weapon, S.B. Poems Buchan Dialect. 
 To GULLIEGAUP, r. a. To injure se- 
 verely, especially as including the idea of 
 taking one by the throat, and subjecting 
 to the danger of strangulation, Moray. 
 Perhaps from Isl. gull, (Lat. gid-a,) the 
 throat, and (f<ip-a hiare. 
 GULLIEGAW, s. A broil, Fife. Perhaps 
 
 from Gully, a knife, and Gau, to gall. 
 GULLIEWILLIE, s. 1. A quagmire 
 covered with grass, &c. Ayrs. 2. A noisy, 
 blustering, quarrelsome fool, ib. 
 To GULLIGAW, r. a. To wound with a 
 knife in a quarrel, S.B. — From gtdly, and 
 gaw, to excoriate. 
 GiJLLION, s. A quagmire. Loth.— Su.G. 
 
 goel, O.Germ. gtdle, vorago. 
 GULLION, s. A mean wretch, Upp. Clydes-. 
 
 — C.B. gwacl, low, base, vile. 
 GULOCH.s. An iron lever used in quaiTy- 
 ing stones. South of S. ; synon. Pinch. V. 
 Gewlick. 
 GULP, s. A big unwieldy child, Ang. 
 GULPIN, s. A young child, Angus. 
 GULPIN, s. A raw, unwieldy fellow. 
 Warerley. This term seems to contain 
 an allusion to a young fish. 
 GULSACH, s. A surfeit, S.B. Allied 
 
 most probably to Gulsoch, gluttonv. 
 GULSCH Y, adj. Gross in the body, Clydes, 
 
 — Teut. gulsigh, voracious. 
 GULSCHOCH, Gulsach, {gntt.) s. The 
 jaundice. Compl. S. — Su.G. gulsot, Belg. 
 qcelzucht, id. i. e. the yellow sickness. 
 GULSCHOCH, adj. Having a jaundiced 
 
 appearance. Evergreen. 
 GULSOCH, s. Voracious appetite, Fife, 
 Ang. — Teut.^i(/s((/i,gulosus. V. Gulsach. 
 GUM, s. LA mist. Doug. 2. Variance ; 
 
 umbrage, S. — Arab, ghmn, sorrow. 
 GUM, s. The dross of coals, Lanarks. V. 
 
 CooM. 
 To GUMFIATE, v. a. 1. Apparently, to 
 swell. Ayrs. Legatees. — \ivi\. gonfiare, io 
 swell. 2. Expl. to perplex, or bamboozle. 
 GUMLY, ad}. Muddy. V. Grumly. 
 To GUMMLE, r. a. 1. To make muddy; 
 as, " Ye're gumniHii' a' the water," Ayrs. 
 2. To perturb, to perplex, used in a moral 
 sense, S.O. The Entail. 
 To GUMP, r. a. 1. To grope, Roxb. 2. To 
 catch fish with the hands, by groping un- 
 der banks and stones, ibid. Berwicks. 
 Broicnic of Bodsbeck. 
 GUMP, .". Expl. " the whole of any thing." 
 
 Gall. Encyel. 
 GUMP, s. A plump child ; one that Is 
 
 rather overgrown, Ang. Fife. 
 GUMP, .''. A numscull ; a term most 
 generally applied to a female, couvcyiug 
 
GUM 
 
 S09 
 
 GUS 
 
 the idea of great stupidity, Fife. V. 
 
 Gu.MPiiii!;. 
 To GUAli'U, c. a. To boat; to baffle; to 
 
 defeat; to gel the better of, Aberd. 
 GUMFlllE, *■. A fool, Aug.— Isl. ijimps, 
 
 frustratio ; Dan. kumsc, a blockhead. 
 GUAirillON, GuMPHEON, 6-. A funeral 
 
 banner. (Jay Matumruni. — Ital. yon- 
 /(iluiie, a banner. 
 GUMl'lNU, .«. The act of catching fish 
 
 with the hands, lloxb. Selk. Br. of Budsb. 
 GUMPING, s. " A piece cut otf the guiiip, 
 
 or whole of any thing." Gall. Biicyrl. 
 
 When part of a ridge, separated from the 
 
 rest, is left uncut, this piece is called the 
 
 yamji'iiiij. Hence the phrase, 
 To CUT xiiE GuMPiiNU, Gall. " Two cronies, 
 
 or a lad and lass in love, never cut the 
 
 ijumpiiig on one another," ibid. 
 GLfMi'LE, Gu.MPLE-i'KAST, s. A surfeit, 
 
 Strathmore. 
 GUMPLEFACED, adj. Chopfallen, S.— 
 
 O.Fr. (/iiimple, a veil worn by nuns; q. 
 
 having the aspect of a nun. 
 GUMPLE-FOISTED, adj. Sulky, in bad 
 
 humour. Medga nutlet. 
 GUMFS. To tak the Gumps, to be in ill 
 
 humour; to become pettish, Fife. 
 GUMPTION, s. Understanding; common- 
 sense, S. GawndloH, A.Bor. id. J. Nicol. 
 
 — Moes.G. (jaum-jan, percipere. 
 G UMPTIONLESS, adj. Foolish ; destitute 
 
 of understanding, S.; also written Gum- 
 
 shionlcss. Gawndess, North of E. id. 
 GUMPUS, s. A fool, S. 
 GUN, s. A (J real <jan, one who acquires 
 
 celebrity, especially as a preacher or a 
 
 publicspeaker; a commoufigurc, borrowed 
 
 from the loud report made by artillery, S. 
 
 St. lionaii. 
 G UNDIE, adj. Greedy; rather as expres- 
 sive of voracity, Rosb. — Isl. gyn-a, his- 
 
 cere, os pandere. Hence, 
 GUNDIE-GUTS, s. A voracious person, 
 
 ibid. "A fat, pursy fellow." Grose's 
 
 Class. Diet. 
 GUNK, s. 2'o (jle one the gunk, to jilt one, 
 
 Reafrews. TannaUill. V. Begunk, Gank, 
 
 and Begeik. 
 GUNKERIE, s. The act of duping, or of 
 
 putting a trick upon another, Teviotd, 
 GUNKIE, s. A dupe, ibid. 
 GUNMAKER.s. A gunsmith, S. Ab.Reg. 
 GUNNALD,s. Perhaps old favourite. Col- 
 
 kelbie Sow. — Su.G, gunii-a, favere ; and 
 
 aid, old. 
 To GUNNER, r. n. To gossip; to talk 
 
 loud and long ; generally applied to 
 country conversation, Ayrs. 
 GUNNER, s. 1. The act of gossiping, 
 
 Ayrs. 2. A volley of noisy talk, ibid. 
 GUNNER FLOOK. The Turbot. Sibbald. 
 GUNSTANE, s. A flint for a firelock, S. 
 GUR,AN, s. A small boil, S.— Gael. Ir. 
 
 guiran, a pimple. 
 GURANIE,a(/y. Full of small boils, Clydes. 
 
 To GURD, Gourd, r. n. To stop ; applied 
 to running water, when stopped in its 
 course by earth, ice, &c. S.B. Douglas. 
 — Fr. gaurd-lr, to benumb. 
 
 To GURDE, ('. a. To strike. Sir Gauan. 
 V. GiJiD. 
 
 GURDEN, r. 37)/. Gird, id. 
 
 GURG Y, adj. Fat ; sliort-necked ; with a 
 protuberant belly, Roxb. — Fr. gorge, 
 gorged, crammed, Cotgr. 
 
 GURGRUGOU.S,«i(/. Ugly, Fife. V. Guu- 
 Gous, and Gruous. 
 
 GURK, s. 1. A fat, short person, Aberd. 
 Skinner. 2. " A child rather thick in 
 proportion to his tallness." 3. " Any of 
 the young of the live stock thriving and 
 bulky for its age." Gl. Surv. Nairn. 
 
 GUllL, GOURL, GURLIE, GOURLIE, adj. 1. 
 
 Bleak ; stormy, S. Douglas. 2. ISurly. 
 Eccrgreen. — Belg. guar, cold, bleak. 
 
 To GURL, V. n. To growl, Renfr. As 
 applied to the wind, it denotes a sort of 
 growling sound. A. WUsou's Poe)ns. — 
 Germ. groU-en, murmurare. 
 
 GURL, GuRLE,^-. Growl; snarl, Renfr. ib. 
 H. GUhaize. 
 
 To GURL, V. 11. To issue, as water, with 
 a gurgling noise, Roxb. 
 
 GURL, s. A place where a stream, being 
 confined by rocks, issues with rapidity, 
 making a gurgling noise, ib. This seems 
 radically the same with E. gurgle, if not 
 a mere corr. — Sw. gurgl-a, to gargle ; Dan. 
 gurijel, the throat; the gorge; the gullet. 
 
 GURLIEWHIRKIE, s, Expl. "unfore- 
 seen evil, dark and dismal; premeditated 
 revenge," Ayrs. 
 
 GURNLE, s. 1. " A strange-shaped, thick 
 man." Gall. Eiicyd. 2. " A fisher's im- 
 plement, used in inserting stobs, or stakes, 
 in the sand, to spread nets on," ibid. 
 
 GURR, s. A knotty stick or tree, Aug. 
 
 To GURR, T. n. 1. To growl; to snarl as 
 a dog, Berwicks. Roxb. Loth. Lanarks. 
 Hogg. 2. To purr as a cat, Aberd. — Per- 
 haps from Isl. /;itrr-a,murmurare,fremere. 
 
 GURR, s. The growl of a dog. Loth. 
 
 GURRIE, s. A broil, Lanarks.; perhaps 
 from Gurr,v. to growl; as having been, 
 like Collyshangie, primarily used to de- 
 note the quarrels of dogs. 
 
 GURTH, s. Curd, after it has been broken 
 down, or wrought small by the hands, 
 Lanarks. Perhaps merely a limited sense, 
 and transposition, of Ir. kruth, curd. 
 
 GURTHIE, adj. Heavy ; oppressive ; ap- 
 plied especially to what burdens the 
 stomach, Fife. Roquefort renders it jm',- 
 sant, weighty; ponderous; burdensome. 
 
 GUSCHACH, s. The fireside, Aberd. 
 
 GUSCHET, s. 1. The armour by which 
 the armpit was defended. Wallace. — Fr. 
 goussct, id. 2. The clock of a stocking, S. 
 Forbes. 3. A guschct 0' land, a narrow 
 intervening stripe ; a small triangular 
 piece of land, interposed between two 
 
GUS 
 
 SIO 
 
 HAA 
 
 other properties, like the giissd of a shirt, 
 or the clock of a stocking, S. 
 
 GUSE, s. The long gut, S. 
 
 GUSEHEADDIT, adj. Foolish, q. having 
 the head of a qoosc. Nicol Burne. 
 
 GUSEHORN, GuissERN, s. The gizzard, S. 
 Watson.— "Ev. gcsier, id. 
 
 GUSE PAN, s. A pan for stewing geese. 
 Ahtrd. lieij. Gidspaue, ibid. 
 
 GUSHEL, s. The name given to that small 
 dam which is made in a gutter or stream- 
 let iu order to intercept the water, Fife. 
 It is applied both to the dams made by 
 children for amusement, and to those 
 made by masons, plasterers, &c. for pre- 
 pai-iug their lime or mortar. Probably 
 from gusli; because, when the dam is bro- 
 ken down, the water gushes fortli. 
 
 GUSHING, s. A term used to denote the 
 grunting of swine. Urquhart's liabelais. 
 V. Cheiping, Gussie. 
 
 GUSING-IRNE, s. A smoothing iron; a 
 Gipsey term, South of S. V. Goose. 
 
 GUSSIE, s. 1. A term used to denote a 
 young sow or pig, S. 2, Used also in 
 speaking or calling to a sow of whatever 
 age, Dumfr. Roxb. 
 
 GUSSIE, s. A coarse luity woman, S.— 
 Fr. gousse, stuffed with eating. 
 
 To GUST, V. a. 1. To taste, S. Chalm. 
 Air. 2. To give a relish to. Ferguson. 
 
 To GUST, T. n. 1. To eat. Belhnd. 2. To 
 have a relish of, ib. 3. To smell. Doug. 
 4. To learn from experience. G. Buchatian. 
 — Lat. gust-are, O.Fr. goust-er. 
 
 GUST, s. A relish, S. Abp, Ilamiltoun. 
 
 GUSTARD,s. The great bustard, iilbbald. 
 
 GUSTED,^ar<. Having a savour. Monroe. 
 
 GUSTFU', adj. 1. Grateful to the taste, 
 palatable. S. 2. Enjoying the relish of 
 any thing, S. David. Seasons. 
 
 GUSTY, adj. Savoury, S. Ramsay. 
 
 GUT, s. The gout, S. Watson. 
 
 GUT, s. A drop, S. — Lat. gutta. V. 
 
 GOUTTE. 
 
 GUT AND GA'. A common phrase, denoting 
 all the contents of the stomach, S. Ross. 
 Go' is for gall. 
 
 GUTCHER,s. A grandfather, S. V.Gudsyr. 
 
 GUT-HANIEL, s. A colic. 
 
 GUTRAKE, ; . Provisions which have been 
 
 procured with difficulty and exertion, or 
 by improper means, Fife. 
 
 GUTSY, ac?/. Gluttonous, S. — From Yi.gxds. 
 
 GUTSILIE, arfr. Gluttonously, S. 
 
 GUTSINESSjS. Gluttony, voraciousness, S. 
 
 GUTTER, s. A mire ; as, " The road was 
 a perfect gutter" S. This term occurs iu 
 a very instructive proverb, addressed to 
 those who pretend to trust to Providence, 
 while they are totally regardless of the 
 use of means; " Ye're no to lie down iu 
 the gutter, and think that Providence will 
 come and tak ye out again," S.B. 
 
 To GUTTER, t. n. 1. To do any thing in 
 a dirty way, Ang. 2. To bedaub with 
 mire, S.B. 
 
 To GUTTER, t. n. To eat into the flesh, 
 to fester, Roxb.; q. to form z. gutter or 
 channel for itself. 
 
 GUTTERBLOOD, s. 1 . One meanly born, 
 one sprung from the canaille ; q. one 
 whose blvod has run in no purer channel 
 than the gutter, S. Heart M. Loth. 2. 
 One whose ancestors have been born in 
 the same town for some generations is 
 called a gutter-blude of that place, Roxb. 
 
 GUTTERBLOOD, adj. Persons are said 
 to be Gutter-blood, who have been brought 
 up in the immediate neighbourhood of 
 each other, and who are pretty much on 
 a footing as to their station, Aberd. 
 
 GUTTEREL, adj. Somewhat gluttonous, 
 Upp. Lanarks. From E. gut. 
 
 GUTTER-HOLE, s. " The 'place where all 
 filth is flung out of the kitchen." Gall. 
 Encijcl. 
 
 GUTTERY, adj. Miry, S. 
 
 GUTTERS, s. pi. Mire ; dirt. Burns.— 
 Su.G. gyttia, mire. 
 
 GUTTY', adj. "Big-bellied." A gutty 
 bottle, a big-bellied bottle. Thick; gross; 
 applied both to persons and things, S. 
 
 GUTTY, s. " A big-bellied person;" Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 GUTTIE, ,t. The name given to the small 
 fish in E. called minnoui, Ayrs. From its 
 round shape, as it is called the 6«(/-men- 
 non for the same reason, Lanarks. V. 
 Menoun. 
 
 GUTTINESS, s. " Capaciousness of belly;" 
 thickness; grossness, S. 
 
 H 
 
 HA', Haa, Haw, s. 1. The manor-house, 
 S. ; synon. with Ha'-huuse, Hall-house. 
 2. Tiie princijial apartment in a house, S.; 
 the same with Hall, E. 
 
 HAAF, Ha-af, Haaf-Fishing, s. The fish- 
 ing of liug, cod, and tusk, Slietl. Neill. 
 
 HAAF, s. The sea, as distinguished from 
 inlets, or fishing-ground on the coast. 
 This term is equivalent to tlie deep sea, 
 Shetl. The Pirate. 
 
 To GO TO Haaf, or Haaves, to go to the 
 
 deep sea fishing, Orkn. Shetl. — Isl. Su.G. 
 
 /*(;/', mare. 
 HAAF-BOAT, s. A boat fit for going out 
 
 to sea for the purpose of the ling fishing, 
 
 Shetl. 
 HAAF-FISH, s. The great seal, Shetl. 
 HAAF-FISHING, s. The term used to 
 
 denote the fishing of ling, cod, and tusk, 
 
 Shetl. Orkn. The Pirate. 
 
HAA 
 
 811 
 
 HAC 
 
 KAAFLANG, adj. Hulf-growu. V. 
 Halflin. 
 
 To Hx\.AP, r. II. To hop, S.; the same with 
 llap. 
 
 H AAR, Haur, s. An impediment in speech, 
 Koxb. E.Loth. 
 
 HAAR, s. 1. A fog, S. 2. A chill, foggy, 
 easterly wind, S. Nimmo. V. Hair, adj. 
 
 To HAAVE, V. a. To fish with a pock-net, 
 Bord. ISiatht. Ace. — Su.G. Jiaaf, rete 
 minus; Dan. haav, a bow net. 
 
 HAAVE, s. MUi-haate, a name given to 
 the vessel used in a coiu-mill for measur- 
 ing what is called the IShUliiuj, M.Loth. 
 It varies in size at different mills ; but 
 is generally less than a pease-firlot. — Isl. 
 h'.iefe, also hof, modus, meta. 
 
 HAAVERS AND SHAIVERS. A phrase 
 used among children, or those at school. 
 If one who sees another find any thing 
 exclaims in this language, he is entitled 
 to the moiety of what is found. If he 
 who is the finder uses these terms before 
 any other, he is viewed as having the 
 sole right to the property. Loth. It seems 
 probable that tlie words Haavers and 
 Shairers, were originally uttered only by 
 the person who did not find the property; 
 and that he who did find it tried to ap- 
 propriate it by crying out, so as to pre- 
 vent any conjunct claim. Hale a' mine 
 ain, i. e. " Wholly mine." Nae halvers 
 and quarters ; hale a' mine ain, and nane 
 of my neighbour's." Antiquary. Sharers 
 also is sometimes used for Shaivers. 
 Haarers is merely the pi. of llalfer, 
 Halver, still retained in the phrase, To 
 gang halvers. V. under Half. V. Safer 
 and Sefor. 
 
 HAB, Habbie. Abbreviations of Albert, 
 or, as expressed in S. Halbert. Habbie's 
 How. Gentle Shepherd. V. Hobie. 
 
 To HABBER, t. n. 1. To stutter, S.— 
 Belg. haper-en, id. 2. To snarl; to gnurr, 
 S.B. Corrupted, perhaps, from Habile. 
 
 II ABBER, s. The act of snarling or growl- 
 ing like a dog, Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 HABBERGAW,s. 1. Hesitation, S.B. 2. 
 An objection, S.B. — Habber, r. and Isl. 
 galle, vitium. 
 
 To HABBERNAB, v. n. To drink by 
 touching each other's glasses, S. ; hobnob, E. 
 
 IIABBIE, arf/. Stiff in motion, Loth.; q. 
 like a hobby-horse. 
 
 To HABBLE, f. n. 1. To snap at any 
 thing, as a dog does, S. 2. Denoting the 
 growling noise made by a dog when 
 eating voraciously, S. — Teut. habb-en, 
 captare. 
 
 HABBLE, s. The act of snapping, S. 
 
 To HABBLE, v. n. 1. To stutter, S. A. 
 Douglas. — Su.G. happl-a, id. 2. To speak 
 or act confusedly, S. 3. To jangle ; to 
 wrangle. South of S. 
 
 HABBLE, Hobble, s. 1. A perplexity, S. 
 Tannahill. 2. A squabble, Clydes. Ayrs. 
 
 Loth. Mearns. " Habbie, a mob-fight." 
 O'l. Picken. — Fland. hobbel, nodus. 
 
 2'y HABBLE, i\ a. To confuse, or reduce 
 to a state of perplexity, Roxb. 
 
 To BE Habbled. To be perplexed or non- 
 plused ; to be foiled in any undertaking, 
 ibid. 
 
 To HABBLE, v. n. To hobble, Ayrs. Gall. 
 Picken. 
 
 HABBLIE, adj. Having big bones, S. 
 
 HABBLIN, s. Confused talk; as that of 
 many persons speaking at once, Fife. 
 Sic hubhiin'' .an' gabblin', 
 Ye never heard nor saw. — A. Douglas. 
 
 HABBOWCRAWS, interj. " A shout the 
 peasants give to frighten the crows off 
 the corn-fields, throwing up their bonnets 
 or hats at the same time." Gall. Encycl 
 V. SUUE. 
 
 HA'-BIBLE, s. The large Bible, appro- 
 priated for family-worship, and which lay 
 in the Ha', or principal apartment, 
 whether of the Laird, or of the tenant, S. 
 Burns. 
 
 HABIL, Hable, rt(/;'. 1. Qualified, S. Wynt. 
 2. Disposed to. Maitl. P. 3. Used in the 
 sense of able. Lyndsay. 4. Liable ; ex- 
 posed. K. Quuir. 5. A version is said 
 to be habil, that does not contain twenty- 
 one, or any other determinate number of 
 errors, Aberd. Passable. — Lat. habd-is, 
 Fr. habile. 
 
 To HABILYIE, v. a. To clothe; to dress; 
 to array. — Fr. habiller. Tyrie's Refut. 
 
 HABILITIE, s. Ability ; bodily strength. 
 Acts Mary. — Fr. habilite, " ablenesse, 
 abilitie, lustiness." 
 
 HABILL, adr. Perhaps; peradventure. 
 Acts Mary. V. Ablins. 
 
 HABIRIHONE, s. Habergeon. Douglas. 
 — O.E. " haburion, lorica." 
 
 HABITAKLE, s. Habitation. Lyndsay. 
 — Lat. habitacul-um. 
 
 HABIT-SARK, s. A riding-shirt ; a piece 
 of female dress now common to all ranks, 
 Perths. Duff's Poems. 
 
 To HABLE, V. a. To enable. K. Quair. 
 
 To HABOUND, v. n. 1. To abound. 2. 
 To increase in size. Douglas. — O.Fr. 
 habond-er, id. 
 
 H ACE, Hais, «<//. Hoarse. Douglas. — A.S. 
 Isl. has, Su.G. haes, id. V. Hers. 
 
 HACHART, s. A cougher. Maitl. Poems. 
 V. Haugh. 
 
 HACHEL, .t. A sloven; one dirtily dressed, 
 Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. V. Hashy. 
 
 HACHES, s. pi. Racks for hay. Sir 
 Gawan. V. Hack. 
 
 HACHT. " A lytill /tac//.( hows." Ab. Peg. 
 
 HACK, Hake, Heck, s. 1. A rack for cattle, 
 S. To live at hack and manger, S. to live 
 in great fulness. Poss. 2. A frame sus- 
 pended from the roof for drying cheeses, 
 S. Poss. 3. The wooden bars used in 
 the Tail-races of mill-dams, S. Acts Ja. I. 
 4. Fish-hake, a wooden frame on which 
 
HAO 
 
 01 Jl 
 
 HAF 
 
 fishes are hung to be dried, S. 5. Fr'uhje- 
 kake, a small loom on which females work 
 their fringes, Loth. — Su.G. haeck, locus 
 ubi foeiium equis apponitur. 
 HACK, s. Muck-hack, a dung-fork, Ang. 
 Fife. Stat. Ace. — Dan. hakke, a mattock. 
 HACK, s. A chap in the hands or feet, S. 
 
 — Isl. liiack-a, Su.G. hack-a, to chop. 
 
 7'o Hack, v. n. To be chapped, S. 
 
 HACK, s. " A very wild moorish place," 
 
 Gall, "i/rtofo, mossy, black wilds." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. This, as far as I can discover, 
 
 is merely a provincial variety of i/a;/, as 
 
 denoting moss-ground that has formerly 
 
 been broken up; from " hack, to hew," ib. 
 
 To HACKER, v. a. To hash, in cutting ; 
 
 q. to hack small, South of S. Ilonq. 
 H ACKRE Y-LOOK'D, culj. Rough ; ' gruff ; 
 pitted with the small-pox, Orkn. — Dan. 
 hak, a notch. 
 HACKS, Hatches, s. pi. The indentations 
 made in ice for keeping the feet steady 
 in curlinfj, Diimfr. Syn. Stells. — " Hack, 
 from the the Isl. Iiiacka, signifies a chop, a 
 crack ;" Dan. hak, a notch; C.B. hac, id.; 
 Teut. hack-en, fodere. 
 HACKSTER, .<;. A butcher ; a cut-throat. 
 
 Craufui'd's Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 HACKSTOCK, s. A chopping-block, S. 
 
 Germ. 
 HACKUM-PLACKUM, adv. Denoting 
 that each pays an equal share, as of a 
 tavern-bill, Teviotd. Synon. Equal-aquaJ. 
 — Perhaps from A.S. aelo, each, dat. pi. 
 ac'lcum, aspirated, and plack, (q. v.) q. 
 " every one his plack." 
 HA'-CLAY, s. Potter's earth, a tough 
 clammy sort of blue clay ; viewed as thus 
 denominated, because used by the pea- 
 santry to whiten the walls of their houses 
 or ha's, Roxb.; synon. Cam-stane. 
 HACQUEBUT OF FOUND. Of found, 
 probably from Found, v. a. to melt ; to 
 cast. Bannat. Journal. V. Hagbut. 
 HACSHE, s. Ache ; pain. Dunbar. — 
 
 Gr. ccx"^- 
 To HAD, t. a. To hold, S. V. Hald, v. 
 HAD, jjret. and part. pa. Took, taken, or 
 carried. Spaldinij. V. Have, t. to carry. 
 HA'D, s. Restraint ; retention ; applied 
 with the negative to denote prodigality, 
 Ayrs. — E. hold. Annals of the Parish. 
 HADDER and PELTER. A flail, Dumfr. 
 HADDIE, s. A haddock. Loth. Antiquary. 
 HADDIES COG. A measure formerly 
 used for meting out the meal appropriated 
 for supper to the servants, Ang. — Su.G. 
 had, a person. 
 HADDIN', Hauding, s. L A possession; 
 a place of residence, S.; q. holding. Train. 
 2. It seems to be used as signifying the 
 furniture of a house, Ayrs. Syn. plenissing. 
 Picken. 3. The haddin o' a farm, the 
 quantity or number of scores of stock, i. e. 
 sheep, which a farm is reckoned to main- 
 tain or graze, Roxb. 4. Means of support ; 
 
 as, " I wad fain marry that lass, but I 
 fear I haena haddin for her," S. Pob 
 Poy. 5. Used to denote equipments for 
 riding, Ayrs. ; synon. ridini/-(/raith. Sir 
 A. W'l/lie. V. Hald, Hauld, s. 
 HADDIN and dung. Oppressed; kept 
 in bondage ; like one who is held that he 
 may be beaten. Campbell. V. Ding, r. 
 HADDYR, Hadder,s. Heath. Heather,S. 
 
 Wallace. V. Heather. 
 HADDISH, Hadisch, s. A measure of 
 any dry grain, one-third of a peck; accord- 
 ing to others, a fourth. Perhaps q. half- 
 dish. 
 
 HADDO-BREEKS, s. pi. The roe of the 
 haddock, Roxb. — A.S. bryce, fructus. 
 
 HA'-DOOR, s. The principal door of a 
 respectable house, S. 
 
 To HAE,T.rt. 1. To have, S. Boss. 2. To 
 take; to receive, S. Hae is often used in 
 addressing one when any thing is offered 
 to him. " Hae will make a deaf man 
 hear." Kelly. This is merely the imperat. 
 of the V. 3. To understand ; as, " I hae 
 ye now," I now apprehend your meaning, 
 Aberd. 
 
 HAE, .«. Property, Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 HAE-BEEN, s. An ancient rite or custom, 
 Dumfr. ; from Have been. " Gude auld 
 hae-beens should aye be uphauden." 
 Black w. Mai). 
 
 HAEM-HOUGHED, part. adj. Having 
 the knees bending inwards, S. The idea 
 seems to be borrowed from haims or 
 hem, q. v. 
 
 HA'EN, part. pa. 1. Had; q. haven, S. 
 Boss's Helenore. 2. Often implying the 
 idea of necessity, S. " He had ha'en that 
 to do," S. ; a dangerous and delusory 
 mode of expression, commonly used as a 
 kind of apology for crime, as if it were 
 especially to be charged to destiny. 
 
 HA'F-AND-HAT, adj. Half-drunk, S. 
 Mayne's Siller Gun. Half seas over. 
 
 HAFF, s. Distant fishing-ground, Shetl. ; 
 the same with Haaf, q. v. 
 
 HAFFIT, Haffat, Halffet, s. 1. The 
 side of the head, S. Pitscottie. 2. Used 
 elliptically for a blow on the side of the 
 head ; as, Ell cjie yoii a hafit, and I'll 
 scum your chafts to you, Loth. i. e. give 
 you a blow on the chops. — A.S. healf- 
 hcafod, semicranium. 
 
 A GowF on the Haffet. A stroke on the 
 side of the head, S. 
 
 To Kaim Doun one's Haffits. To give 
 one a complete drubbing, S. Tarras. 
 
 HAFFLIN,rt(//. Half-grown. V. Halflin. 
 
 HAFFLIN, s. That instrument used by 
 carpenters, which in E. is denominated a 
 tryinq-plane, S. 
 
 HAFFiVlANOR, s. Expl. " having land in 
 partnership between two." Gall. Encycl, 
 — From half, and manor. 
 
 HAFF-MERK MARRIAGE. A clandes- 
 tine marriage, S. ; from the price paid. 
 
HAF 
 
 313 
 
 HAG 
 
 Ramsay, To gae to the half-mark klrl; 
 
 to go to be married claudestiuely, S. 
 HAFF-MERK MARRIAGE KIRK. The 
 
 place where clandestine marriages are 
 
 celebrated, S. Gretua Green. 
 HAFLES, adj. Destitute. Uoulatc. Q. 
 
 /ia I- tVt'ss, without having any thing. — Belg. 
 
 harelos, id. 
 HAFT, s. Dwelling, S.B. Fortes.— Su.G. 
 
 haefd, possessio. //. luid-Lothlan. 
 To HAFT, V. a. To fix or settle, as in a 
 
 habitation, South of S. //. of Mid- Loth. 
 HAFT AND POINT. A phrase denoting 
 
 the outermost party on the right and lett 
 
 in a. field of reapers, Dumfr. 
 H AFTED, part. pa. Settled ; accustomed 
 
 to a place from residence, S. 2\des of 
 
 My Landlord. 
 To HAG, r. a. 1. To hew, S. 2. To mangle 
 
 any business. Walker. — Isl. hogij-tta. 
 HAG, s. 1. A stroke with a sharp and heavy 
 
 instrument, as an axe or chopping-kuife, S. 
 
 2. A notch, S. " He may strike a hag i' 
 the post," a proverbial phrase applied to 
 one who has been very fortunate, Lauarks. 
 
 3. One cutting or felling of a certain c|uan- 
 tity of wood. 4r. Wood so cut, Mearus. 
 5. The lesser branches used for fije-wood, 
 after the trees are felled for carpenter- 
 work; sometimes aald hag, S. 6. Moss- 
 ground formerly broken up. Stat. Ace. 
 
 HAGABAG, s. 1. Coarse table linen, S.B. 
 Ramsay. 2. Refuse of any kind, S.B. 
 
 IIAG-AIRN, s. A chisel on which the 
 blacksmith cuts otf nails from the rod or 
 piece of iron of which they are made, 
 Roxb. — From Hag, v. to hack, and aim, 
 iron. 
 
 HAGBERRY, Hack-Berry, s. The Bird- 
 cherry, S. Lightfoot. — Sw. haeggebacr, 
 the fruit of Bird's-cherry. 
 
 HAGBUT OF CROCHE, or CROCHERT. 
 A kind of fire-arms anciently used, S. 
 Complaynt S. — O.Fr. hacqubute a croc, 
 from croc, crochet, the hook by wliich the 
 arquebuse was fixed to a kind of tripod. 
 
 HAGBUT OF FOUjSDE. The same instru- 
 ment with Ilagbut of Croche, q. v. Pink. 
 Hist. Scot. v. Hacquebut. 
 
 HAGBUTAR, s. Amusqueteer. Compl.S. 
 
 HAGE. L. Hagis, hedges. Wallace. 
 
 HAGG, s. A hagbut ; denominated from 
 the butt being crooked. Gl. Compl. — 
 Su.G. hake, cuspis incurva. 
 
 HAGGARBALDS, s. pi. A term of con- 
 tempt. Dunbar. V. Heggerbald. 
 
 HAGGART, s. A stackyard, Galloway. — 
 Su.G. hage, praedium ; geard, sepes. 
 
 HAGGART, s. An old useless horse. Loth. 
 
 To HAGGER. Ifs haggerin, it rains gently, 
 Ang.; whence /(a^^er, a small rain. Huth- 
 erin, synon. 
 
 HAGGER, s. 1. One who uses a hatchet, 
 Lanarks. 2. One who is employed in 
 felling trees, ibid. 
 To HAGGER, v, a. To cut, so as to leave 
 
 a jagged edge ; partly to cut, and partly 
 to rive ; to haggle. llagg<fr'd, cut in a 
 jagged manner; full of notches; mangled, 
 Buchan, South of S. V. Hacker, r. 
 
 HAGGERDASH, s. Disorder ; a broil, 
 Lanarks.^ Perhaps from hagg, to hack, 
 and dash, to drive with violence. 
 
 HAGGERDASH, adr. In confusion, Upp. 
 Clydes. Synon. Hai/gerdecash. 
 
 HAGGERDECASH, 'adc. Topsy-turvy, 
 Ang. 
 
 HAGGERIN and SWAGGERIN. 1. In 
 an indifferent state of health, Loth. 2. 
 Making but a sorry shift as to temporal 
 subsistence or business, ibid. 
 
 HAGGERSNASH, s. Ofials, S.B.— Su.G. 
 huii()-a, to hack, and snasha, to devour. 
 
 HAGGERSNASH, adj. 1. A term applied 
 to tart language, Ayrs. 2. A ludicrous 
 designation for a spiteful person, ib. 
 
 HAGGERTY-TAGGERTY, adj. In a 
 ragged state, like a tatterdemalion, S.B. 
 Hagi/erty-tag, adc. and haggerty-tag-like, 
 adj. are synon. — Formed perhaps from 
 the idea of any thing that is so haggit or 
 hacked, as to be nearly cut off; to hang 
 only by a tag or tack. 
 
 HAGGIES, Haggis, s. A dish commonly 
 made in a sheep's maw, of the lungs, heart, 
 and liver, of the same animal, minced 
 with suet, onions, salt, and pepper,^ — and 
 mixed up with high-toasted oatmeal. It 
 is sometimes made of oatmeal, mixed with 
 the last four ingredients, S- Burns. Dun- 
 bar. From hag, q. to chop. — "O.E. haggas, 
 a puddyng." 
 
 HAGGILS, s. j^^ In the haggils, in trsim.- 
 mels, Fife. 
 
 HAGGIS-BAG, s. The maw of a sheep, 
 used for holding a haggies, S. 
 
 To HAGGLE, r. a. To mar any piece of 
 work ; to do any thing awkwardly or 
 improperly, Fife. Apparently a diminu- 
 tive from Hag, to hew. 
 
 HAGGLIE, adj. Rough ; uneven, Clydes. 
 q. what bears the marks of having been 
 haggit or hewed with an axe. 
 
 HAGGLIN,;jrtrt. adj. Rash; incautious; as, 
 " a huiiqlin' gomrel," Fife. V. Haggle, p. 
 
 To HAGHLE, Hauchle, {gutt.) r. n. To 
 walk slowly, clumsily, and with difficulty; 
 dragging the legs along, and hardly lifting 
 the feet from the ground, Loth. Roxb. 
 Hechle, is used in a sense very nearly 
 allied, Roxb. 
 
 HAGYARD, s. V. Haggart, synon. 
 
 HAGIL-BARGAIN, s. " One who haggles, 
 or stands upon trifles, in making a bar- 
 gain," Gl. Sibb. Roxb. 
 
 HAGYNG, s. Enclosure, q.7ted(7i«^. Aberd. 
 Re</. 
 
 HAGMAHUSH, s. A slovenly person, 
 
 Aberd. W. Beattie's Tales. 
 HAGMAHUSH, adj. Awkward and slo- 
 venly, ibid. 
 H AGMAN, s. A feller of wood, S. 
 
HAG 
 
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 HAGMAN, s. One who gains his suste- 
 nance by cutting and selling wood, S.B. 
 
 HAGMANE, s. V. Hogmanay. 
 
 HAGMARK, s. A march or boundary, 
 Shetl. — Either from Isl. Su.G. /tar/, sepi- 
 mentum rude, or hamj-r, tumulus, cumu- 
 lus, and mark, limes, q. a boundary de- 
 noted by a hedge, or by a heap. 
 
 HAG-MATINES. Not explained. Poems 
 I6th Cent. 
 
 HAG- WOOD, s. A copse wood fitted for 
 having a regular cutting of trees in it, S. 
 Ai/r. Sarr. Bericicks. 
 
 HA'-HOUSE, Hall-house, s. 1. The ma- 
 nor-house, the habitation of a landed pro- 
 prietor, S. Waterleij. 2. The farmer's 
 house, as contrasted with those of the 
 cottiers, Galloway, Aberd. 
 
 HAY, interj. 1. An exclamation expres- 
 sive of joy, and used to excite others. 
 Doug. Virg. 2. Sometimes it is used 
 merely for excitement, ib. 
 
 HAICHES, («/««.) s. Force, S.B. Morison. 
 V. Hauch. 
 
 H AlCHUS, {gutt.) s. A heavy fall, Mearns. 
 V. AicHUS, and Haiches. 
 
 HAID, s. Whit. V. Hate. 
 
 HAID, ;;*•<;<. r. Did hide, S. Hogg. 
 
 HAID NOR MAID. Neither haid nor maid, 
 an expression used, in Angus, to denote 
 extreme poverty. " There is neither haid 
 nor maid in the house." Haid signifies 
 a whit. V. Hate. Maid or vieid, is a 
 mark. V. Meith. The meaning is, 
 " There is neither any thing, nor even the 
 vestige of any thing, in the house." 
 
 To HAIFF, Haif, v. a. To have. Hae, S. 
 Barbour. 
 
 To HAIG, V. a. To butt, Moray. Pop. 
 Ball. Syuon. Put. — Isl. hiack-a, feritare, 
 from hoegg, caedere. 
 
 HAIG, s. The designation given to a 
 female, whose chief delight is to fly from 
 place to place, telliug tales concerning 
 her neighbours, Ayrs. This seems radi- 
 cally the same with Haik, v., signifying 
 to go about idly.- — Isl. hagg-a, movere. 
 
 H AIGH, s. Used as if equivalent to Heuch, 
 a steep bank, &c. Perths. Duff's Poems. 
 
 To II AIGLE, T. n. To walk as one who is 
 much fatigued, or with difiiculty, as one 
 with a heavy load on one's back ; as, " I 
 hae mair than I can haigle wi';" or, " My 
 lade is sae sad, I can scarcely haiqle," 
 Roxb. Hajhle, Hauchle, Loth, is very 
 nearly allied. Haingle, Angus, is per- 
 haps originally the same with Haiqle. 
 
 To HAIGLE, r. a. To carry with diffi- 
 culty any thing that is heavy, cumber- 
 some, or entangling, Berwicks., Roxb. 
 
 To HAIGLE, Haigel, Hagil, r. n. " To 
 use a great deal of useless talk in making 
 a bargain;" Border, Gl. Sibb. Higgle, E. 
 must be originally the same. 
 
 To HAIK, t. a. To haik up and down, to 
 haik about, to drag from one place to 
 
 another to little purpose, conveying the 
 idea of fatigue caused to the person who 
 is thus carried about, or produced by the 
 thing that one carries; as, "What needs 
 ye haik her up and doicn throw the hail 
 town ?" Or, " What needs you weary 
 yoursell, haiking about that heavy big- 
 coat whare'er ye gang I" South of S. 
 
 To HAIK, Haik up, t. a. To kidnap, to 
 carry off by force. Bord. Minstr. 
 
 HAIK, s. A term used to denote a forward, 
 tattling woman, Aberd. 
 
 HAIK, Hake, s. That part of a spinning- 
 wheel, armed with teeth, by which the 
 spun thread is conducted to the pirn. 
 Loth. Fife. 
 
 HAIK, s. A woman^s haik. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. — Flandr. heycke, most probably the 
 same with our haik,is rendered, by Killian, 
 toga. Thus a womanis haik may denote 
 some kind of gown worn by a woman. 
 Or, V. Haik of a spinning-wheel. 
 
 To HAIK, 1?. 71. To anchor. Haiti. P.— 
 Tent, haeck-en, unco figere. 
 
 To HAIK, T. 11. To go about idly from 
 place to place, S. — Perhaps the same 
 with E. hawk. 
 
 To Hail, r. a. To hail the ba, at foot- 
 ball. To hail the dules, to reach the mark, 
 Chr. Kirk. — Isl. hille, tego. 
 
 HAIL, s. 1. The place where those who 
 play at foot-hall, or other gan\es, strike 
 ofi", S. 2. The act of reaching this place, 
 or of driving a ball to the boundary, S. 
 
 To HAIL, r. a. To haul, S. Compl. S. 
 
 To HAIL, Hale, r. n. To pour down, S. 
 Boss. — Su.G. haella, eff"undere. 
 
 HAIL-BA, if. Synon. with Han'-an'-hail, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 HAILICK, s. A romping giddy girl, Roxb.; 
 synon. Tazie. V. Halok, s. 
 
 HAILIS, s. " To byg ane commound hailis." 
 Aberd. Beij. Perhaps an oven. 
 
 To HAYLYS, Hayls, r. a. To hail, 
 Wyntoicn. — Su.G. hels-a, salutare. 
 
 HA ILL, adj. Whole, S. V. Hale. 
 
 HAIL-LICK, s. The last blow or kick of 
 the ball, which drives it beyond the line, 
 and gains the game at foot-ball, Kinross. 
 
 HAILL RUCK, the sum total of a person's 
 property, Teviotdale ; like Haill Coup, &c. 
 — This is q. "whole heap;" Isl. hrauk, 
 cumulus. V. Ruck, s. 
 
 HAILSCART, adj. Without injury. V. 
 Haleskarth. 
 
 HAILSOME, adj. 1. Contributing to 
 health; as a hailsome situation, S. Ha- 
 milton.— Germ, hei/sam, id. 2. Used in a 
 moral sense, as denoting sound food for 
 the mind; like E. tcholesome. Acts Mary. 
 
 HAILUMLY, Hailumlie, adc. Wholly; 
 completely, S.B. Boss. 
 
 H AI M ARTNESS, s. Childish attachment 
 to home, Lanarks. 
 
 HAIMERT, Hamert, adj. Used as de- 
 noting what belongs to home; what is the 
 
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 produce or manufacture of our own coun- 
 try, and what is wrought or made at home, 
 Ang. Mearns, Ayrs, V. Hamald. 
 
 To HAIMHALD. V. Hamhald. 
 
 HAI MS, Hammys, Hems, s. pi. A collar, 
 formed of two pieces of wood, put round 
 the neck of a working horse or ox, S. 
 Palice Hon. — Teut. hamme, koe-hamme, 
 uumella. 
 
 To HAIN, Hane, r. a. 1. To spare, S. 
 Forbes. 2. Not to expend, S. Kelly. 3. 
 To enclose ; to defend by a hedge, Gallo- 
 way. 4. As applied to grass, to preserve 
 from being either cut down, or pastured, 
 S. Burns. 3. To save from exertion in 
 regard to bodily labour or fatigue, S. 
 Kellji. 6. Used in a metaph. sense, as 
 signifying chaste. Weel-hu'med, not 
 wasted by venery, S. V. Hamte. 
 
 To HAIN, V. n. To be penurious, S. Hams. 
 
 HAIN, s. A haven, Ang. " The East 
 Hain," the East Haven. In Fife it re- 
 sembles het/an. — Isl. hafn, Dan. har)i. id. 
 
 HAINBERRIES, s. pi. Rasps, or the fruit 
 of the Rubus Idaeus, Roxb. 
 
 HAINCH, s. The haunch, S. 
 
 To HAINCH, T. a. To elevate by a sudden 
 jerk or throw, Ayrs. Picken's Poems. 
 
 HAINER, s. One who saves any thing 
 from being worn or expended ; as, " He's 
 a gude hainer o' his claise;" " He's an ill 
 luiiner o' his siller;" Clydes. 
 
 To HAINGLE, r. n. 1. To go about feebly, 
 S. 2. To dangle, S. — Sw. haengl-a, to 
 languish- 
 
 HAINGLE, s. A lowt; a looby; an awk- 
 ward fellow, S. 
 
 HAINGLES, s. pi. 1. The influenza, Ang. 
 2. To hae the haingles, to be in a state of 
 ennui, Ang. 
 
 HAINING. V. Haning. 
 
 HAIP, s. A sloven, Aug. Fife. A. Douq. 
 
 HAIR, Har, Hare, af?;. 1. Cold. Doiuj. 
 2. Keen; biting, lloutgonierie. 3. ]\Ioist; 
 as in hair -mould, that kind of mouldiness 
 which appears on bread, &c. and hayr rym, 
 hoar-frost. Compl. S. 4. Ungrateful to 
 the ear. Henrysone. 5. Hoary with age. 
 I>.ou(jlas. — Isl. har, canus ; hor, mucor. 
 
 HAIR, s. A very small portion, S. 
 
 HAIR, s. A hair of the Do</ that bit one, a 
 proverbial phrase, metaph. applied to 
 those who have been intoxicated, S. 
 " Take a hair of the dog that bit you. It 
 is supposed that the hair of a dog will 
 cure the bite. Spoken to them who are 
 sick after drink, as if a little spirits would 
 give tone to the stomach and cure their 
 indisposition." Kelly. 
 
 *HAIR, s. To hae a hair in one^s neck, to 
 hold another under restraint, by having 
 the power of saying or doing something 
 that would give him pain, S. Rub Roy. 
 I see ye hae hair on your head, a pro- 
 verbial phrase signifying," You are clever, 
 cautious, or wise," Fife. 
 
 To HAIR BUTTER, v. a. To free it of 
 impurities by passing a knife through it 
 in all directions, to which the hairs, &c. 
 adhere, S.A. Fife. 
 
 HAIR'D, part. adj. A haired cow is one 
 whose skill has a mixture of white aud 
 red, or of white and black hair; i.e. a 
 grisled, or gray cow, Fife. — Isl. haera, 
 capillus canus. 
 
 HAIREN, adj. Made of hair, Aberd. — 
 A.S. haeren, id. cilicius. 
 
 HAIR-FROST, Haire-frost, s. Hoar- 
 frost, Aug. Z. Boifd. — A.S. har, hare, 
 canus. 
 
 HAIRIE HUTCHEON. The sea urchin, 
 Mearns. 
 
 HAIRIKEN, s. The mode in which the 
 term hurricane is pronounced by the vul- 
 gar in some parts of S. 
 
 HAIR-KNIFE, .s. The knife which was 
 formerly appropriated to the work of 
 freeing butter from hairs. Cottagers of 
 Glcnburnle. 
 
 To HAIRM, r. n. To dwell upon a trifling 
 fault or misfortune, so as continually to 
 refer to it, and to upbraid the defaulter 
 or sufferer with it, Clydes. 
 
 HAIRMER, s. One who acts in this man- 
 ner, ibid. — Isl. iarma, balare, to bleat. 
 
 HAIRMIN', s. A continuation of the 
 action denoted by the verb, ibid. 
 
 HAIR-MOULD, adj. Moulded in conse- 
 quence of dampness, S. V. Hair, adj. 
 sense 3. 
 
 HAIRSE, s. A lustre, S.B.— Germ, kerze, 
 a candle. 
 
 HAIRSE, adj. Hoarse ; a term applied 
 only to the human voice, S. 
 
 HAIRSELIE, adv. Hoarsely, S. 
 
 HAIRSENESS, s. Hoarseness, S. 
 
 To HAIRSHILL, v. a. To damage; to in- 
 jure ; to waste, Ettr. For. Hogg's Tales. 
 
 HAIRST, s. Harvest, S. ; haist, Moray. 
 Macneill. — Belg. herfit, Isl. haust, Dan. 
 hoest, id. To awe one a day in hairst, to 
 owe a good deed in return for one received. 
 
 HAIRST-MUNE, Harvest-moon. The de- 
 signation given to the moon during her 
 autumnal aspect, when she appears larger 
 than at other seasons, S. 
 
 HAIRST-PLAY, s. The vacation of a 
 school during the time oi harvest, Aberd. 
 
 HAIRST-RIG, s. 1. The field on which 
 reaping goes on ; as, " Will ye gang out 
 and see the hairst-rig?" S. Hence the 
 name of the humorous Scottish Poem, 
 " The Har'st Rig." 2. The couple, man 
 and woman, who reap together in harvest, 
 Clydes. 
 
 HAIRT, s. Fleing Eairt. Bur el. 
 
 HAIR-TETHER, s. A tether made of hair. 
 
 To HAISK, v. n. To make a noise as a 
 dog does when any thing sticks in his 
 throat, Ettr. For.— From 0. Su.G. and 
 Dan. kaes. Germ, heisch, hoarse. 
 
 HAIST, s. The harvest, Moray. V. Hairst. 
 
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 To HAISTER, x. «. 1. To speak or act 
 without consideration, Roxb. 2. To do 
 any thing in a slovenly manner; as, " A 
 haisterin' liallock," a careless or slovenly 
 gill-flirt, ibid. Pi'obably from the idea of 
 doing every thing in haste. 
 
 To HAISTER, v. a. 1. Applied to bread 
 when ill toasted, Roxb. 2. Any work ill 
 done, and in a hurried way, is also said 
 to be haister'd, ibid. 
 
 HAISTER, s. 1. A person who does things 
 confusedly, Ettr. For. 2. Often used to 
 denote a slovenly woman, Roxb. 3. A 
 confusion, a hodge-podge. It is some- 
 times applied to a great dinner confusedly 
 set down, ibid. 
 
 HAISTERS, s. One who speaks or acts 
 confusedly, ibid. 
 
 To liAlSTY,v. a. To hasten. Bellenden. 
 
 HAI STL IE, adj. Hasty; expeditious. 
 Keith's Hid. 
 
 llM'J:,part.pa. Called. V. Hat. 
 
 HAIT, s. A whit. V. Hate. 
 
 HAIT'H. A minced oath, S. A. Nicol. 
 
 HAIVER, Haivrel, s. A gelded goat, 
 Lanarks. V. Haverel. 
 
 HAIVRELLY, adj. Uttering foolish dis- 
 course ; talking nonsense, Aberd. V. 
 Haverel. 
 
 HAIZERT, part. pa. Half-dried, Ayrs. 
 
 HAKE, s. A frame for cheeses. V. Hack. 
 
 HALBRIK, s. Errat. for halkrik, q. v. 
 Pinkerton^s Hist. Scot. 
 
 To HALD, Had, ». w. To cease, S. Cleland. 
 
 HALD, Hauld, s. LA hold ; S. had. 2. 
 A habitation, S. Doug. 3. A stronghold. 
 Wallace. 4. A possession. Dout/. 5. The 
 projecting bank of a stream, under which 
 trouts lie ; q. their hold, South of S. 
 Hauld, haul', is applied to a stone under 
 which fishes flee for safety, Clydes. — Pro- 
 bably a place of resort for fishes ; nearly 
 allied to the use of the term in sense 5. 
 Acts Ja. VI. — Isl. haald, Su.G. haalla, 
 tueri. 
 
 Out of house and hald, destitute; ejected; 
 stripped of every thing, S. Guy Manner. 
 
 To HALD, V. a. 1. To hold; S. had. Wynt. 
 ■ — Moes.G. A.S. hald-an, Isl. halld-a. 
 
 2. To Hald off o' one's sell, to protect or 
 defend one's self; pron. had a/j Aberd. 
 
 3. To Hald again, to resist, S. 4. To Hald 
 again, to stop; to arrest, S. Hald-again, 
 Ha'd-again, s. Opposition ; check, Aberd. 
 5. To Hald at, to persist in, S. 6. To 
 Hald at, not to spare, as in striking, &c. S. 
 7. To Hald by, to pass, S. 8. To Hald 
 dayis. V. Dayis. 9. To Hald down, to 
 suppress; to keep under, S. 10. 2'o Hald 
 Fit, to keep pace with ; used both lite- 
 rally and metaph. S.B. 11. To Hald 
 again, to go on, S. — Belg. gaande houd-en, 
 id. 12. To Hald hand, e. n. Toco-ope- 
 rate equally with another in using means 
 for eflTecting any purpose, q. to hold hand 
 with another. Hist, of James the Se,vt. 
 
 13. To Hald, or Hand one's hand. It is 
 used in relation to desisting from eating, 
 S. Moss's Hel. 14. To Hald in, to supply, 
 S. 15. To Hald in, v. a. To confine; to 
 keep from spreading, S. 16. To Hald in, 
 T. a. To save ; not to expend ; as, " He 
 hauds in the siller weel," S. To Hald in 
 is also used in this sense as a v. n. Hence, 
 Halder-in, Hauder-in, s. A niggard, 
 Aberd. 17. 2'o Hald in, v. a. To save ; 
 to render unnecessary, in regard to fa- 
 tigue, S. Spalding. 1 ii. 'To Hald in about, 
 to curb ; to check ; to keep in order, S. 
 \9. To Hald in, not to leak, S. 20. To 
 Hald in with, to curry favour, S. 21. To 
 Hald on, r. a. To continue to supply a 
 fire by still adding very combustible fuel, 
 as dried furze, broom, &c. S. lioss. 22. 
 To Hald on, a phrase used in sewing, when 
 two pieces are sewed together, to keep 
 the one side fuller than the other, S. 23. 
 I'o Hald out, to attend regularly ; to fre- 
 quent, Aberd. 24. To Hald out, to pre- 
 tend, S. 25. To Hald out, to extend to 
 the full measure or weight, S. 2G. To 
 Hand sae, v. n. To cease ; to give over ; 
 applied in a variety of ways; as, " I think 
 I'll hand sae for a' night," S.; equivalent 
 to hold myself so. Haud-sae, s. A sufii- 
 ciency, in whatever respect. " Ye've 
 gotten your haud-sae," i. e. your allow- 
 ance, Roxb. 27. To Hald still, to stop, S. 
 — Sw. haalla stilla, id. 28. To Hald till, 
 to persist in, S. 29. To Hald to, to keep 
 shut, S.— Sw. haalla til, id. 30. To Hald 
 uj) wV, to keep pace with ; synon. with 
 Hald Jit. 31. To Hald wi\ to take part 
 with, S. 32. To Ha'd or Bind, used nega- 
 tively. He 2cas neither to ha'd nor bind, 
 a proverbial phrase expressive of violent 
 excitement, whether in respect of rage, 
 or of folly, or of pride, S.; borrowed, per- 
 haps, from the fury of an untamed beast, 
 which cannot be so long held that it may 
 be bound with a rope. Boss. 
 
 HALDING, s. Tenure. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 ToHALE,r. «. To pull forcibly. Z.Boyd. 
 
 HALE, Haill, adj. Whole, S. Wallace. 
 — Isl. heill, Su.G. hel, totus. 
 
 HALE, Haill, ad/. 1. Sound, S. Wallace. 
 2. Vigorous, S. — Su.G. kel, A.S. hal, sanus. 
 
 HALE and FEER. Whole and entire ; in 
 perfect health, and enjoying tlie use of all 
 the corporeal powers, S. V. Fere. 
 
 HALE-HEADIT, adj. 1. Unhurt, applied 
 to persons; q. coming off without a broken 
 head, S. 2. Whole and entire; said of 
 things, Aberd. 
 
 HALE-HIDE, adj. Not having even the 
 skin injured, S.B. Poems Buchan Dial. 
 
 HALES1NG,Halsing,s. Salutation. Doug. 
 
 HALE-SKARTH, adj. and adv. Entirely 
 sound, q. without a scart or scratch, S. 
 scartfrec. Douglas. 
 
 HALEUMLIE,arf». Wholly. V.Hailumlie. 
 
 HALE- WARE. 1. The whole assortment, 
 
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 S. from tcarc, mercliandise. 2. Tlic wliole 
 company, S. Poems Buchan Dial. 3. The 
 whole amount. Winyet. 
 
 HALE WATER. A phrase denoting a 
 very heavy fall of rain, in which it comes 
 down as if poured out of buckets, S. 
 Glenferqus. 
 
 HALEWORT, s. The whole, Ettr. For. 
 Jloi/tj. Perhaps corr. from Haleicare, 
 q. V. 
 
 HALF, s. 1. Side. Barbour. 2. Quarter ; 
 coast, ib. 3. Part ; side. ib. — A.S. haelf, 
 pars, ora, tractus. 
 
 * HALF, s. This term frequently occurs 
 in a Scottish idiom, which affords mirth 
 to our Southern neighbours. If you at'k, 
 "what's o'clock," when it is half-past 
 three, a Scotsman replies, Haff four, 
 i. e. half an hour to four. " Ha !" says 
 the Englishman, " then I must wait din- 
 ner a long while, for it is only two 
 o'clock !" But this is a good Gothic 
 idiom, yet common in Sweden; half fyra, 
 " half past three ; half an hour after three ;" 
 Wideg. ; literally, " half four." 
 
 To HALF, Hauf, Hauve, t. a. To divide 
 into two equal parts; to halve, S. 
 
 HALFE-HAG, s. A species of artillery. 
 V. Hagg. 
 
 HALFER, Halver, s. One who has a 
 moiety of any thing. Rutherford. To 
 (jantj havers, to be partners, S. 
 
 HALF-FOU, s. Two pecks, or half a 
 bushel, Lanarks. Roxb. Bride of Lam. 
 
 HALF-GAITS, Half-gates, adv.' Half- 
 way, S. Glenferqus. 
 
 HALF-GANE, adf About the middle 
 period of pregnancy, S. It is singular 
 that this is completely the Sw. idiom. 
 Hon aar halfjongen ; " She is quick with 
 child ;" Seren. 
 
 HALFINDALL,a(Zr. The half. Barbour. 
 ■ — Teut. holf deel, dimidia pars. 
 
 HALFLANG,arfy". Half-grown. V. Half- 
 
 LIN. 
 
 HALFLANGjHalfling,?. 1. A stripling, 
 
 S. 2. A person who is half-witted, Suth. 
 H ALFLIN, s. The plane that is used after 
 
 the Scrub or Foreplane, and before the 
 
 Jointer, Aberd. V. Hafflin. 
 HALFLYING, Halflings, Hafflin, Hal- 
 
 LiNS, adv. Partly, S. Kimfs Quair. — 
 
 Teut. halvelingh, dimidiatim. 
 H ALFLIN, Halfin, Haaflang, adj. 1. 
 
 Not fully grown, S. q. half-long. J. Nicol. 
 
 2. A person who is half-witted, Sutherl. 
 HALF-LOAF. To leap at the half loafe, 
 
 to snatch at small boons ; or to be fully 
 
 satisfied with a mean or dependent state. 
 
 Monro's Erped. 
 HALF-MARK BRIDAL. V. Haff-Mark. 
 HALF-MARROW, s. A husband or wife, 
 
 S. Rutherford. 
 HALFNETf, s. Aberd. Beg. Halfnett 
 
 seems to signify the right to half the'fish- 
 
 ing by means of one net. 
 
 HALF-ROADS, adv. The same witli Ilalf- 
 
 qaits. 
 HALF-WITTED, adj. Foolish, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 — Isl. haalj'vita, semifatuns. 
 HALY, adj. Holy. Wynt.—A.<s. haliq. 
 HALY, Halily, adv. Wholly. Barbour. 
 HALY DABBIES, s. pi. V. Dabbies. 
 HALIDOME, s. 1. Sanctity. Rob Roy. 
 
 —A.S. halig-dome, sanctimonia. 2. The 
 
 lands holding of a religious foundation. 
 
 Monastery. 
 HALIEDAY, s. A holiday. Knox's Hist. 
 
 — A.S. halig dag, holy day. 
 HALIEFLAS, Halyfleiss. Halieflas lint. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. Perhaps the name of a 
 
 place, probably Halifa.r. 
 HALY-HOW, s. V. Helie-how. 
 HALIKIRK,s. Used in our old Acts as 
 
 one word, to denote the Catholic Church. 
 
 Acts Ja. I. — A.S. halig, sanctus, and 
 
 cyric, ecclesia. 
 HALYNES, s. Sanctity. Wyntown. 
 HALIS, s. A measure for grain. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. This seems to be the same with 
 
 Haddish, Hadisch, Aberd.; q. half dish. 
 HALK HENNIS. Rentall Book of'Orkney. 
 
 This, I think, must either denote cribbed 
 
 hens, from Su.G. haekle, locus clathris 
 
 septus, ubi galliuce enutriuntur, Seren.; 
 
 or brood-hens, from Dan. hekk-er, to hatch, 
 
 to breed. 
 HALKRIG, Halkrik, s. A corselet. 
 
 Bellcnden. — Fr. halcrct,\ti..; Belg. hals- 
 
 kraagie, a collar. 
 HALLACH, adj. Crazy; the same with 
 
 Ilallach'd, Aberd. 
 HALLACH'D, «rf/. Crazy. V. Hallokix. 
 HALLACK, s. A provincialism for hillock, 
 
 Perths. 
 HALLAN, Hallon, Halland, s. 1. In old 
 
 cottages, an inner wall built between the 
 
 fire-place and the door, and extending 
 
 from the fore wall backwards, as far as 
 
 is necessary to shelter the inner part of 
 
 the house from the air of the door, when 
 
 it is opened. Spireicatp, syn.S.B. Rams. 
 
 2. Hallen, a screen. Gl. >Sh irr. 3. " More 
 properly, a seat of turf at the outside " of 
 a cottage, 67. Burns. 1 have not ob- 
 served, however, that it is used in this 
 sense by Burns. — Su.G. /utc//, the stone 
 at the threshold. 
 
 HALLANSH AKER. ] . A sturdy beggar, 
 S.B. ; q. one who shakes the hallan. Journ. 
 Lond. 2. A beggarly knave. Polwart. 
 
 3. One who has a shabby appearance. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 HALLANSHAKERLIKE, adj. Having a 
 suspicious appearance; shabby in dress, S. 
 
 HALLENS, s. pi. To goe [gae] by the hal- 
 lens, to go by holds as a child, Aberd., 
 Gl. Shirrefs ; q. by the haldlngs. 
 
 To HALLES, Hails, Helse, Hailst, v. a. 
 To salute, S.B. Compl. S.— Su.G. hels-a, 
 Alem. heiliz-an, to salute, from Su.G. hel, 
 A.S. hal, Alem. heil, sanus, salvua. 
 
HAL 
 
 ns 
 
 HAM 
 
 HALL-HOUSE. V. Ha' house, under Ha'. 
 
 HALLY-BALLOW, s. An uproar, Bantfs. 
 V. Halloo-balloo and Hilliebalow. 
 
 HALLIE, Hallyie, 3. Romping diversion, 
 Aberd. 
 
 HALLIER,.^. Hal/a ijear,S. V. Hellier. 
 
 HALL IK, Halok, s. A giddy young wo- 
 man, Roxb. 
 
 HALLINS, adv. Partly, S.B. V. Half- 
 lying. 
 
 HALLY0CH,HALY0CH,(5rM«.)s. "A term 
 used to express that strange gabbling 
 noise people make, who are talking in a 
 language we do not understand;" Gall.; 
 syuon. Glabberinq. 
 
 HALLION, Hallian, s. 1. A clown, Gall. 
 Roxb. 2. A clumsy fellow, Lanarks. 
 
 3. A slovenly drivelling fellow, Banff's. 
 
 4. A good-for-nothing, idle fellov7 ; synon. 
 with Scurrie-raii/, Roxb. 5. A gentle- 
 man's servant out of livery, Roxb. 6. An 
 overbearing and quarrelsome woman ; in- 
 cluding tlie idea of vulgarity of manners, 
 Bervvicks. This is undoubtedly the same 
 with IluUion, Fife, rendered " a sloven." 
 V. vo. The word is also pronounced hal- 
 lioH in that county. This term, I strongly 
 suspect, is originally the same with E. 
 hilding, " a sorry, paltry, cowardly fel- 
 low," Johns. 
 
 HALLIOR, s. A term applied to the moon 
 in her last quarter, when much in the 
 wane, Aberd. 
 
 HaLLIRACKIT, adj. Giddy, hare-brained, 
 ibid. 
 
 HALLIRAKUS, s. A giddy, hare-brained 
 person, Aberd., Mearns. It is also used 
 as if an adj. W. Beattie^s 7'ales. 
 
 HALLOKIT, S. Hallach'd, S.B. adj. 1. 
 Crazy, S. Jlutherford. 2. Giddy ; hare- 
 brained, S. liuss. V. Haloc. 
 
 HALLOO-BALLUO. s. A great noise and 
 uproar, Renfr, The first part of the word 
 seems to be the same with E. holla, Fr. 
 hola. For the latter, V. Balow. 
 
 To HALLOP, r. n. To frisk about, at the 
 same time conveying the idea of precipi- 
 tation ; as, a haUopin creature, Fife. 
 
 HALLOPER, .s. One who is giddy and 
 precipitate, ibid. Apparently from the 
 same origin with E. gallop. 
 
 HALLOPIN', part. adj. Unsteady; un- 
 settled; foolish; as, " a /trt/i'o^ju*' gowk," 
 a giddy, senseless fellow, ibid. 
 
 HALLOW, «(//. Hollow, Aberd. 
 
 To HALLOW, V. a. To make hollow, ibid. 
 
 HALLOW-DAY, s. The day of All- 
 saints, S.B. 
 
 HALLOWEEN, s. The evening preceding 
 Allhallows, S. 
 
 To Haud Halloween. To observe the 
 childish or superstitious rites appropriated 
 to this evening, S. Burns. 
 
 HALLOWEEN BLEEZE. A fire kindled 
 on this evening, by young people, on some 
 rising ground, S. 
 
 HALLOWFAIR, s. A market held in No- 
 vember, S. 
 
 HALLOWMASS, s. Allhallows, S. 
 
 HALLOWMASS RADE. The name given 
 to a general assembly of warlocks and 
 witches, formerly believed by the vulgar 
 to have been held at this .'-eason, S. Cro- 
 mek's Remains of Nithsdale Song. The 
 term Bade evidently refers to their riding, 
 by virtue of tlseir enchantments, to these 
 meetings. It is borrowed from a military 
 expedition. V. Rade. 
 
 HALLUM, s. The woody part of flax. 
 Loth. A.S. halm, haclme, heahn, stipula, 
 Fi.haum. This is also called the Bune; q.v. 
 
 HALOC, s. A light, thoughtless girl. 
 South of S. Gl. Complaynt. 
 
 HALOK, adj. Giddy. Dunbar. — A.S. 
 haelga, levis, inconstaus. 
 
 HALOW, s. A saint. Wi/ntotcn. — A.S. 
 halga, sanctus. 
 
 HALS, Hawse, s. 1. The neck; S. hass. 
 Bdlenden. 2. The throat, S. Cleland. 
 3. Any narrow passage. Douglas. 4. 
 It is used to denote a defile ; a narrow 
 passage between hills or mountains, S. 
 5. " A shallow in a river." Gl. Siirv. 
 Moray. — A.S. Su.G. hals, coUum. 
 
 To HALS, Hawse, v. a. To embrace, S.B. 
 Douglas. — Su.G. Isl. hals-as, amplexari. 
 
 HALS, s. Embrace ; kiss. Dunbar. 
 
 HALS, s. To hold one hi the hals, to keep 
 one in a state of suspense, and at the same 
 time of expectation. Andro Hart. 
 
 HALSBANE, s. Collar-bone, S. Bitson. 
 
 HALSFANG, s. Pillory. Burrow LL.— 
 A.S. id. 
 
 HALTAND, Haltyne, adj. 1. Haughty. 
 Douglas. 2. Contemptuous. Wallace. 
 — O.Fr. haltain. 
 
 HALTANELY, arfr. Proudly. Douglas. 
 
 HALTIR. Ila.ltir geistis, perhaps beams 
 fastened together. Douglas. — Alem. helte, 
 compes. 
 
 HALVE-NET, Hauye-net, s. A standing 
 net, placed within water-mark, to prevent 
 the fishes from returning with the tide, 
 Galloway. It seems to be q. " sea-net." 
 V. Haaf, s. and Haave, t. 
 
 To HALVER, v. a. To halve, Aberd. 
 
 To HAM, V. a. To hang up in the smoke 
 of wood or peats; applied to beef, mutton, 
 &c. hung up, after being salted, in order 
 to its being dried ; as, " To ham the leg 
 of a sheep ;" Tweedd. 
 
 HAMALD, Ham-hald, Haimald, adj. 1. 
 Domestic, S.; pron. haimilt, halmeil, hai- 
 meld. Doug. 2. What is one's own. 
 Quon. Att. 3. Denoting the produce of 
 our own country, S. 4. What is made at 
 home; a,s, haimilt claith, S. 5. Vernacular, 
 S. Bamsaij. 6. Vulgar ; not of high 
 station, S.B. Skinner. — Su.G. Isl. heimil, 
 proprius ; Isl. heimild, proprietates. 
 
 To HAMALD, Haymhald, r. a. To prove 
 any thing to be one's property, presently 
 
HAM 
 
 G19 
 
 HAM 
 
 possessed or claimed by another. Qnon. 
 Att. 2. To domesticate, Loth. — Isl. hel- 
 mil-a, dorao recipere. 
 HAMALD, Ham-hald, s. Borgh of Jiam- 
 hald, one wlio becomes surety that the 
 goods bought from the seller shall be 
 safely delivered to tlie purchaser. ReiJ- 
 Maj. — Su.G. hamuli -it, evictionem prae- 
 stare, ut rem acquisitam quietus possideat 
 emptor. 
 
 H AMART, Hamert, Haimart, Hameward, 
 adj. 1. Domestic; of or belonging to 
 home ; as, hamert chi'uh, cloth made at 
 home, Ang. Ayrs. llabnilt, id. South of 
 S. and haliHilt-niade. 2. Plain ; without 
 ornament, ibid. I'lcken. 3. Unpolished, 
 or in the vernacular tongue. S. ibid. 
 TannahlU. 4. Childishly attached to 
 home, Lauarks. 5. Condescending in 
 manner ; not haughty. It is said that a 
 person of rank is hameart, who is cour- 
 teous, Ang. Hamely, synon. 
 
 HAMBRO BARREL. A barrel of a par- 
 ticular description, of a large size. Act 
 Dom. Cone. 
 
 HAME, Haim, s. Home, S. }]'yntoicn. — 
 A.S. ham, Su.G. hem, domus. 
 
 House nor Hame. A redundant phrase, 
 which, as far as I have observed, occurs 
 only in a negative form, used to denote, 
 in the most forcible manner, the destitute 
 situation of any one, S. lie had neither 
 house nor hame. 
 
 To BRING HAME, V. a. To import any com- 
 modity, S. V. Hamebringing. 
 
 To GANG HAME. The technical phrase used 
 when a person, engaged as a servant, 
 goes to the master or mistress's house, S. 
 
 HAME-BLADE, s. The half of a horse- 
 collar. Loth. V. AwicBAND, also Hames. 
 
 HAME-BRED, «(//. Unpolished, S. Ross. 
 
 HAMEBRINGARE, s. One who brings 
 home goods from a foreign country. Acts 
 Mary. 
 
 HAMEBRINGING, s. 1. The act of con- 
 ducting home, S. Acts Ja. IV. 2. The 
 act of importing or bringing into a 
 country. Acts Mary. 
 
 HAME-COME,s. Return, S. Donglas.— 
 Isl. heimkoma, domum adventatio. 
 
 HAMECUMMING, s. The same with 
 Hame-come, return, S. Ilaymecumyng, 
 Aberd. Req. 
 
 HAME-FARE, s. The removal of a bride 
 from her own or her father's house to 
 that of her husband, S. ; from hame, and 
 fare, to go. 
 
 HAMEGaIN', Home-going, s. The act of 
 going home, or returning* to one's own 
 habitation, S. Thus, it is said ironically, 
 when one meets with somethiitg very dis- 
 agreeable on one's return, / gat a bonny 
 walcom for mij hameg'dln, Ang. 
 
 HAME-HOUGH'D,^jart«^/;. A term ap- 
 plied to a horse when it is straiter above 
 than below the hough; from the resem- 
 
 blance of its hind-legs to a pair of hames. 
 V. Hames. 
 
 HAMEIL, a<y. 1. Domestic, Roxb. 2. In- 
 testine, ibid. Hoijq. 
 
 HA MEL AN, adj. Domestic, Loth. The 
 Har'st Rig. 
 
 HAMELY, Hamly, adj. 1. Familiar ; 
 friendly, S. Barbotir. 2. Without cere- 
 mony, S. Wynt. ?). Condescending, S. 
 Wallace. 4. Without refinement, S. S. 
 Prov. 5. Destitute of affectation, S. 6. 
 Easy; not difficult. R.Bruce. 7. Coarse; 
 not handsome, S. Ho_;g. — Su.G. heimlig, 
 Alem. haimleich, familiaris. 
 
 HAMELINESS, s. Familiarity, S. 
 Kelly. 
 
 HAMELY-SPOKEN, adj. Having no af- 
 fectation of refinement in language, S. 
 Saxon and Gael. 
 
 HAMELL, s. Not understood. Colml. 
 
 HAMELT, arf;. Domestic, &c, V. Hamald. 
 
 HAME-0'ER,arfp. Homewards, S. Piper 
 of Peebles. 
 
 HAME-OWER, adj. L Rude ; rustic; ap- 
 plied to manners, Ang. St. Kathleen. 
 2. Coarse; homely; respecting food, ib. 
 
 HAMES, Hammys, s. pi. A collar, S. 
 Douglas. V. Haims. 
 
 HAME-SICKNESS, s. Maladie de pais; 
 excessive longing for home, Roxb. 
 
 HAMESPUN, adj. 1. Spun at home, S. 
 
 2. Mean ; contemptible ; vulgar, S. 
 HAMESUCKEN, s. The crime of beating 
 
 or assaulting a person within his own 
 house ; a law term, S. Ersktne. — Su.G. 
 hetiisokn, id. from /(«;», and soek-a, to assail 
 with violence ; Teut. heym-soeck-en, inva- 
 dere violenter alicujus domum. 
 
 HAMESUCKEN, adj. 1. Greatly attached 
 to one's home, Clydes. 2. Of a selfish 
 disposition, Ayrs. — The Isl. term heim- 
 saeklnn is nearly allied to this, as signi- 
 fying " greatly attached to one's home." 
 
 HAME-THROUGH, adv. Straight home- 
 wards, S. Leg. Bp. St. Androis. 
 
 HAMEWARD,' Hamewart, adj. Domes- 
 tic ; native; opposed to what comes from 
 a distance; perhaps abbreviated to Ilam- 
 aii, q. V. 
 
 HAMEWARD, adv. Homeward, S. 
 Mayne''s Siller Gun. — A.S. hamweard, id. 
 
 HAMEWITH, atf». 1. Homeward, S.B. 
 Ross. 2. adj. in the same sense, S. ibid. 
 
 3. s. To the hamewith, having a tendency 
 to one's own interest, S.B. — A.S. ham, Isl. 
 heim, and A.S. with, Isl. wid, versus. 
 
 HAMIT, adj. What has been produced in 
 our own country. Hamit liujet, flax-seed 
 which has been raised at home, Ang. 
 Piper of Peebles. V. Hamald, adj. 
 
 HAMMELS, s. pi. Open sheds, Berwicks. 
 V. Hemmil. 
 
 HAMMER, BLOCK, and STUDY. A 
 school game. A fellow lies on all fours, 
 — this is the block; one steadies him be- 
 fore, — this is the study; a third is made a 
 
HAM 
 
 320 
 
 HAN 
 
 hammer of, and swung by boys against 
 the block. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HAMMERFLUSH, s. The sparks which 
 fly from red-hot iron when beaten with 
 the /jammer, Ang.; also liammerjiauijht. — 
 Isl. fl.is, a splinter. 
 
 HAMMERSTAND, s. Understood to sig- 
 nify an anvil, but obsolete. Aherd. lleq. 
 
 HAMMIT, Hammot, adj. 1. Used to denote 
 corn growing very close, but short in the 
 straw. 2. Plentiful ; properly applied to 
 corn which has many grains on one stalk, 
 Ang. — A.S. hamod, tectus, q. well covered 
 with grains. 
 
 To HAMMLE, v. n. To walk in an un- 
 gainly manner, so as to be constantly in 
 danger of stumbling, Ettr. For. This is 
 certainly allied to A.S. hainel-an, to ham- 
 string. 
 
 To HAMP, V. 11. 1. To halt in walking, 
 Tvveedd. 2. To stutter, S.A. 3. To read 
 with difficulty, frequently mistaking or 
 mispronouncing the words, Clydes. 
 
 HAMP, s. 1. A halt in walking, Tweedd. 
 2. The act of stuttering, S.A. 
 
 To HAMPER, r. a. To confine by giving 
 little room, S. Dojif/las. — Sw. hamp-as, 
 rei difficili intricatus laborare. 
 
 HAMPER, s. One who cannot read fluently, 
 but frequently mistakes or mispronounces 
 terms, Clydes. 
 
 roHAMPHIS,r.rt. To surround, S.B. Boss. 
 
 HAMREL, s. One who stumbles often in 
 walking; one who walks heedlessly, Ettr. 
 For. 
 
 To HAM-SCHAKEL, Habshaikel, Hob- 
 SHAKLE, V. a. To fasten the head of a 
 horse or cow to one of its fore-legs, Gl. 
 Sibb. 
 
 HAMSCHOCH, s. 1. A sprain or contusion 
 in the leg, Fife. 2. A severe bruise, in 
 general, especially when accompanied by 
 a wound, Fife. It is often pron. Ham- 
 gheugh. The same term, pron. haiimshock, 
 denotes a severe laceration of the body, 
 Ayrs. 3. A harsh and unmannerly inter- 
 meddling in any business, Fife. — A.S. ham, 
 the hip, and shack, v. to distort or tvrist. 
 
 To HAMSH, r. n. To eat voraciously with 
 noise, Ang. V. Hansh. 
 
 HAMSHOCH, Hamsheugh, adj. Much 
 bruised; often referring to a contusion 
 accompanied with a wound, Fife. 
 
 HAMSHOCH, rtr?/. Severe; censorious; as 
 applied to critics, Ayrs. 
 
 HAMSHOGH, s. A misfortune; an unto- 
 ward accident, Fife ; pron. hamshcui/h, 
 Kinross. Saint Patrick. Evidently the 
 same with Amshach, q. v. 
 
 HAMSTRAM, s. Difficulty, S.B. Boss.— 
 Teut. ham, poples, stremin-cn, cohibere. 
 
 HAN, /)/-rt. Have. Sir I'ristrem. 
 
 HAN'-AN'-HAIL, s. A game played with 
 the hand-ball, common in Dumfr. 
 
 HANBEAST, s. " The horse a ploughman 
 directs with the left hand." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HANCLETH,3. Ancle. Lyiidsaij.— A.S. 
 ancleoiD, id. 
 
 HAND. By hand, adr. 1. Over; past, S. 
 2. Out of the way ; applied to a person 
 at times in relation to marriage, S.B. 
 Boss. To put by hand, to put aside, S. 
 Buthcrf. Weill at hand, active. Barb. 
 To put hand in, to put to death. Gods- 
 croft. Fra hand, adv. forthwith. Lynds. 
 Out of hand, id. S. Sir J. Sincl. Spede 
 hand, make haste, S. Dou(jlas. 
 
 AiiiN THE HAND. In arrears ; in debt, Aberd. ; 
 elsewhere more commonly Ahint ; E. 
 behindhand, id. 
 
 In hands with. 1. To be in hands with, to 
 possess in a certain way. Guthrie's Trial. 
 2. To be in a state of courtship with ; as, 
 " He's in hands wV Jean ; do ye think 
 they'll mak it out ?" S. 
 
 To HALD hand. To coucur in ; to support; 
 with the prep. to. Acts Ja. VI. V. hald 
 
 HAND. 
 
 To HALD IN HAND, T. a. To keep in a state 
 of expectation ; to carry on correspondence 
 with opposite parties in a clandestine 
 manner. Spalding. 
 
 To HALD one^s hand. To stop; to pause, S. 
 
 To PUT HAND IN. 1. To Commit murder 
 upon. Pitscottie^s Cron. 2. It is used in 
 pi. as signifying to seize forcibly ; to lay 
 hold of with violence. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 To PUT HAND IN One's self. To commit 
 suicide. The prep, to or till is now used. 
 To put hand till himscl, S. Brand's Ork- 
 ney. This phrase only expresses the 
 crime generally. When it is by hanging, 
 one is said to put himsell doxcn. V. To 
 
 GaE DOWN. 
 
 To PUT hands on one's self. Used in the 
 same sense. Law's Memor. 
 
 HANDCLAP, s. A moment; q. as much 
 time as is required for clapping the hands 
 together. In a handclap, in a moment, 
 S.B. Roxb. ; sometimes handlaclap. In a 
 clap, id. V. Clap, s. 
 
 To HANDCUFF, v. a. To manacle, S. 
 
 HANDCUFFS, s. pi. Manacles, S. q. 
 sleeves of iron. 
 
 To HAND-FAST, v. a. 1. To betroth by 
 joining hands, in order to cohabitation 
 before marriage. Pitscottie. 2. To con- 
 tract in order to marriage. Ferguson. — 
 A.S. hand-faest-en, fidem dare. 
 
 HAND- FAS TING, Hand-Fastnyng, s. 
 Marriage with the encumbrance of some 
 canonical impediment, not yet bought off. 
 Wyntoicn. — Su.G. handfaestning, id. 
 
 HAND-FRANDIE,«. The name given, in 
 Fife, to a hand-rick of corn, or small stack 
 no higher than can be reached with the 
 hand. 
 
 HAND-HABBLE, adv. Business that is 
 done quickly, summarily, without any 
 previous plan, or without loss of time, is 
 said to be done hand-habble, Roxb. 
 
 HAND-HAP, s. Chance; hazard. At 
 
HAN 
 
 ^21 
 
 IIAN 
 
 hand-hap, by chance ; the same with E. 
 kap-hazard, Fife. 
 
 HAND-HAUAND,/;rt;^ pr. Having in pos- 
 session ; applied to stolen goods. Sh'/te. 
 — Teut. hand-haven, to possess. 
 
 H ANDTCONEI VE, adv. In company ; con- 
 junctly ; as, " We'se gae handiconeive 
 about it," Teviotd. From hand and nehe, 
 q. hand in hand. 
 
 HANDICUFFS, s. pi. Blows with the 
 hand, S.; handy blows, E. 
 
 HANDIE, s. 1. A milking pail, Lauarks. 
 Fife. It is often corruptly pron. llnnnie. 
 2. A wooden dish for holding food. South 
 of S. It seems thus denominated because 
 it has an ear or hand for holding by ; like 
 that elsewhere called, for the same reason, 
 a Lugqie, from hiq. 
 
 HANDl'E-WARK,'?. 1. Occupation ; call- 
 ing. Blue Blanket. 2. The work made 
 by a tradesman, S. ibid. 
 
 HANDY-GRIPS, s.j^?. Close grappling, S. 
 R-iitherford. 
 
 To HAND-KILL, r. a. To slaughter, a 
 term applied to butchers. Balfour's 
 Pract. 
 
 HANDLAWHILE, Hanlawhile, s. A 
 little while, Ettr. For. Peebles. V. Hand- 
 while. 
 
 * HANDLESS, adj. 1. Awkward in using 
 the hands; as, a handless tawpie, a woman 
 who exerts herself in so slovenly a way, 
 that she still lets her work fall out of her 
 hands, S. 2. Slow ; tardy in manual 
 operation, S. 
 
 To HANDLE THE DUST. To receive 
 money; a cant phrase, Kinross. 
 
 HANDLING, s. 1. Interference; some 
 degree of intermeddling ; as, " He wad 
 fain hae a handling! in that affair," S. 
 2. Abundance; store; fulness, Aberd. 
 
 HAND O'ER HEAD. " Han oirre Head, 
 a phrase signifying choosing [read, pur- 
 chasing, or receiving] without selecting." 
 Gall. Encyd. 
 
 HAND PAYMENT, s. A beating, Aberd. 
 
 HAND-PLANE, s. The tool used by car- 
 penters, which in E. is called a smoothing 
 plane, S. 
 
 HANDPUTTING, s. Violence used to an- 
 other with the hands. Aberd. Req. 
 
 HAND-RACKLE, adj. 1. Properly, rash 
 in striking, S. Perils of Man. 2. Care- 
 less; acting without consideration, Roxb.; 
 the same with Rackle-handit. 3. Active; 
 ready; as, " He's as hand-rackle a fallow 
 as is in a' the parish," ibid. 
 
 HANDSEL, s. I. The iirst money received 
 for goods, S. 2. A gift conferred at a 
 particular season, S. .3. A piece of bread 
 given before breakfast, Galloway. — Su.G. 
 handsoel, mercimonii divenditi primitiae. 
 
 HANDSEL MONDAY. The first Monday 
 of the New Year, O. S. when children 
 and servants receive handsel, S. St. Ace. 
 
 HANDSENYIE, s. 1. A standard, corr. 
 
 fvoia eusenyie. Hist. Ja. Sext. 2. A token. 
 R. Bruce. 3. An ensign or standard- 
 bearer, denoting a person. Hist. Ja. VI. 
 
 HANDSHAKING, s. 1. Close engage- 
 ment ; grappling ; q. to be as near as to 
 shake hands, Roxb. 2. An intermeddling 
 in whatever way ; as, " I wad like nae- 
 thing better than to hae a handshakin* 
 wi' that business," Roxb. 
 
 HANDSLEW CUTTHROT. A piece of 
 ordnauce formerly used in S. Inrentorics. 
 — Teut. handslaijh, colaphus, alapa, from 
 hand, mauus, aud slagh, slach, ictus. V. 
 Slew fyr. 
 
 * HANDSOME, adj. Elegant in person, 
 but not applied to the face, S. We indeed 
 say, " She's a very handsome woman, but 
 far frae being bonny." 
 
 HAND-SPAIK, s. A bar or spoke used in 
 carrying the dead to the place of inter- 
 ment, S. V. Spaik. 
 
 HAND-STAFF, s. 1 . The upper part of a 
 flail, S. 2. A constellation supposed to 
 be Orion's Sword. Douglas. 
 
 HAND-STANE, s. A term which had 
 been formerly used in S. for a small stone, 
 or one that could be easily lifted and 
 thrown by the hand, in contradistinction 
 to one which required greater exertion. 
 Symson's Descr. Galloway. 
 
 HAND TO NIEVE. Singly opposed. Gall.; 
 equivalent to E. hand to hand. David- 
 son'' s Seasons. 
 
 HANDVARP, s. The city of Antwerp, 
 Aberd. Req. passim. 
 
 HAND-WAIL'D, ac(/. Remarkable; care- 
 fully selected, S. Ramsay. — From hand, 
 and wale, to choose, 
 
 HAND-WAILLING, s. Particular or ac- 
 curate selection. IF. Guthrie's Serm. 
 
 H AND W A VI NG, s. A mode of measuring 
 grain, by stroking it with the hand, S.B. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 HAND-WHILE, commonly Hanlawhile, 
 adv. A short time, S.A. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To HANE, V. a. To spare. V. Hain. 
 
 HAN'-FOR-NIEVE, adv. Expl. " cheek 
 by jowl ;" abreast; walking as in a very 
 friendly manner, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 HANGARELL, Hangrell, s. A piece of 
 wood on which bridles, halters, &c. are 
 hunq, S.A. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 HANG-CHOICE, s. That state in which 
 a person is under the necessity of choos- 
 ing one of two evils, S. Antiquary. 
 
 H ANGIT-FAC'D, adj. Having a look that 
 seems to point to the gallows, Roxb.; 
 synon. Gallows-fac''d. 
 
 HANGIT-LIKE, «</> Out of counte- 
 nance, S. 
 
 HANG-NET, s. A species of net, Dumfr. 
 Hang-nets are larger in the mesh than any 
 other. Aqr. Surv. Dumfr. 
 
 HANIEL, ilANYEL, .t. 1. Properly, a 
 greedy dog, Ettr. For. 2. Transferred to 
 an idle slovenly fellow ; often thus ex- 
 
 Y 
 
HAN 
 
 322 
 
 HAP 
 
 pressed, " a lazy haniel," Roxb. Brown ie 
 of Bodsbeck. V. Hanyiel slyp. 
 
 To HANYEL, v. n. To have a jaded ap- 
 pearance from extreme fatigue. To gang 
 hanyellin, to walk with the appearance of 
 slovenliness and fatigue, Upp. Lanarks. 
 This is merely a variety of the v. Haingle, 
 q. V. 
 
 HANYIEL SLYP. A vulgar dependant, 
 Aberd. Journal Lond. — Teut. hangliel, 
 something dangling. V. Slyp. 
 
 HANING, Haining, s. 1. Hedges ; enclo- 
 sures. Acts Ja. V. 2. Any field where 
 the grass or crop is protected from being 
 eaten up, cut, or destroyed, whether en- 
 closed or not, Aberd. 3. lu pi. what is 
 saved by frugality or parsimony, S. Gait. 
 
 HANITE, Wh'SE.Xifpart.pa. Enclosed; sur- 
 rounded with a hedge. For. Laiccs. — 
 Su.G. haegn-a, tueri circumdata sepe, 
 from haq, sepimentum. 
 
 To HANK, r. a. L To fasten, S. Doug. 
 2. To tie so tight, as to leave the mark of 
 the cord; harikle, id. S. Ross.— Is\. hank, 
 a collar, a small chain. 
 
 HANK, s. LA coil, S. Douglas. 2. A 
 skain, S. 
 
 HANKERSAIDLE. V. Anker-Saidell. 
 
 HANKIE, s. A bucket narrower at top 
 than at bottom, with an ii'ou handle, used 
 in carrying water, Dumfr. A bucket 
 with a wooden handle is called a Stotcp. 
 — Isl. hank-a, traducto funiculo tenere; 
 hanki, funiculus ; because let down by a 
 rope. 
 
 To HANKLE, r. a. To fasten by tight 
 tying, S.; a dimin. from Hank, e. 
 
 HANNY, adj. Light-fingered, Lanarks. 
 This is undoubtedly the same word as E. 
 handy, dexterous. But although the 
 latter be used in Lanarks. and pronounced 
 with the d, the term, when it bears a bad 
 sense, is uniformly pron. without it. 
 
 HANNIE, s. A milk-pail, &c. V. Handie. 
 
 HANNIE-FU', s. The fill of a milk-dish, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 To HANSH, Haunsh, v. a. 1. To snatch 
 at ; applied to the action of a dog, and 
 apparently including the idea of the noise 
 made by his jaws when he lays hold of 
 what is thrown to him, S. Balllie. 2. 
 To eat up greedily as dogs do, Ettr. For. 
 — O.Fr. hanch-er, to snatch at with the 
 teeth. 
 
 HANSH, s. A violent snatch or snap, S. 
 
 To HANT, T. a. Used as equivalent to the 
 E. r. to practise. Acts Ja. IV. — Fr. 
 hant-er, to frequent. E. haunt. 
 
 H ANTY, adj. 1. Convenient, S. Gl. Shirr. 
 2. Not troublesome ; often applied to a 
 beast, S. ."5. Handsome, S. II. Galloway. 
 — Isl. hent-a, decere. 
 
 HANTIT, part. pa. Accustomed ; wont. 
 Bellend. 
 
 HANTLE, s. 1. A considerable number, S.; 
 hankel, S.B. Ramtay. 2. Equivalent to 
 
 much, S.B. Poems Buck. Dialect. — Sw. 
 antal, number, or q. handtal, what may be 
 counted by the hand. 
 
 To HAP, r. a. 1. To cover, in order 
 to conceal, S. Boss. 2. To cover from 
 cold, for defence, S. Priests Peblis. 3. 
 To defend from rain or snow, S. B. Gal- 
 loicay. 4. To screen from danger ia 
 battle. Poems Buch. Dial. — Isl. hiup-r, 
 indusium, hyp-ia, involvor. 
 
 HAP, Happin, Happings, s. A covering of 
 whatever kind, S. ; also called a hap- 
 tcarm. Bamsay. — Norw. haufn, toga. 
 
 To HAP, T. 11. 1. To hop, S. Bamsay. 
 2. To halt, S. V. Hop. 
 
 HAP, s. A hop ; a light leap, S. 
 
 HAP, (pron. hairp,) s. The fruit of the 
 briar, S.B. 
 
 To HAP, v. n. To hold off; to go towards 
 the right, S. V. Haup. 
 
 HAP, interj. A call to horses to turn to the 
 right, S. 
 
 HAP, s. An instrument for scraping up 
 sea ooze to make salt with, Dumfr. 
 
 HAPPEN, s. The path trodden by cattle, 
 especially on high grounds, Ayrs. — Isl. 
 hwappin, ultro citroque vagari. 
 
 HAPPER, s. Hopper of a mill, S. Clialm. 
 Air. The symbols for land are, earth 
 and stone; for mills, clap and happer. 
 
 HAPPER, s. A vessel made of straw, for 
 carrying grain to the ploughman when he 
 is engaged in sowing, Mearns. 
 
 HAPPER-ARS'D, adj. Shrunk about the 
 hips. Herd's Coll. 
 
 HAPPERBAUK, s. The beam on which 
 the hopper rests, S. 
 
 To HAPPERGAW, r. a. To sow grain 
 unequally, in consequence of which it 
 springs up in patches ; happer-gaw''d, un- 
 equally sown, E. Loth. ; Hoppergaw, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 HAPPERGAW, s. A blank in growing 
 corns, caused by unequal sowing, Berw. 
 
 HAPPER-HIPPIT, adj. 1. Syuon. with 
 Happer-ars\l, Roxb. 2. Also applied 
 metaph. as equivalent to E. lank, ibid. 
 
 HAPPY, adj. Lucky ; fortunate, i. e. con- 
 stituting a good omen, S. Statistical 
 Account. 
 
 HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, adr. At all ha- 
 zards; as," Happy-go-lucky I'll venture," 
 Roxb. 
 
 HAPPITY, adj. Lame, S. Bitson. 
 
 To HAPSHACKLE, r. a. 1. To bind the 
 fore feet of cattle together, to prevent 
 them from straying, Ettr. For. 2. Ap- 
 plied also to the binding of a fore and 
 hind foot together. Gall. V. Hamschakel. 
 
 HAPSHACKLE, s. A ligament for con- 
 fining a horse or cow, Ettr. For. Gall. 
 
 HAP-STEP-AN'-LOUP. Hop, skip, and 
 leap, S. Burns. 
 
 HAP-THE-BEDS, s. The game called 
 Scotch-hop, Gall. V. Pallal, and Beds. 
 
 HAP-WARM, f. V. Hap, s. 
 
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HAP 
 
 .32.3 
 
 HAR 
 
 HAP- WARM, adj. What covers so as to 
 produce heat, S.B. Tarras. 
 
 HAP WEEL, RAP WEEL. A provincial 
 expression, Gall. " Hap weel — Rap weel, 
 a phrase meaning ' Hit or miss.' " Gall. 
 Encycl. Or, " He is most likely to suc- 
 ceed, or to have a good hap, who does 
 not spare his stroke." 
 
 HAR, Hare, adj. Cold. V. Hair. 
 
 HAR. 0«f o//tar, out of order. Douijlas. 
 — A.S. hearre, Teut. harre, a hinge. 
 
 HAR, Haur, s. The pivot on which a door 
 or gate turns, Dumfr. 
 
 HARBERIE, Harbery, g. A port; a har- 
 bour. " The said burgh of Pittenweyrae 
 — hes ane guid and sailF harberie," &c. 
 Acts Cha. 1. V. Herbery. 
 
 HARBEROUS, adj. Providing shelter or 
 protection ; from Herbery, q. v. Pitscottie. 
 
 HARBIN,s. A young coal-fish, Orkn. Neill. 
 
 HARD, used as a s. \. To come through the 
 hard ; to encounter difiiculties ; to expe- 
 rience adverse fortune, S.B. 2. Hard is 
 said to come to hard, when matters pro- 
 ceed to extremity. Walker''s Pass. 
 
 * HARD, adj. When two pieces of wood, 
 &c. that are to be fitted together, are close 
 or strait at one place, and not at another, 
 they are said to be hard where they thus 
 come into close contact, Aberd. 
 
 HARD, s. The place where two pieces of 
 wood meet as above described, ibid. 
 
 HARDEN POCK. A bag made of hards, 
 or ham. 
 
 HARDENS, s. pi. The thin hard cakes 
 that come off the sides of a pot in which 
 soweyis, porridge, &c. have been prepared; 
 also Hards, and Gersels, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 HARD FISH. Cod, ling, &c. salted and 
 dried, S. 
 
 HARD GAIT. Literally, hard road. This 
 phrase is used in a S. Prov. " The hare 
 maun come to the hard gait," matters 
 must take their course, whatever be the 
 consequence. 
 
 HARD-HANDED, adj. Not signifying, as 
 in E. coarse, &c. or exercising severity; 
 but stingy; niggardly; close-fisted, S.B. 
 
 HARD-HEAD, s. Sneeze wort, Achillea 
 ptarmica, Linn. S.O. Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 HARDHEAD, s. One of the names given to 
 the Gray Gurnard, Firth of Forth. Neill. 
 
 HARDHEAD, Hardheid, s. A small coin 
 of mixed metal or copper. Knox. — Fr. 
 hardie, small copper money, named from 
 Philip le Hardi, who caused strike them. 
 
 HARDHEAD, s. A species of sea scorpion. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 HARD-HEADED, adj. Unyielding ; stub- 
 born; not easily moved, Ettr. For. Perils 
 of Man. 
 
 HARDIN, Hardtn, adj. Coarse ; applied 
 to cloth made of hards ; pron. ham, S. 
 Complai/)it S. — A.S. heordas, stupae, tow- 
 hards. 
 H ARD-MEIT, Hard-meat. Hay and oats. 
 
 as food for horses, in coulradistinction 
 to grass, and sometimes to boiled bran, 
 refuse of barley, <S:c. as opposed to Sa/t 
 meat, S. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 HARDS, s. pi. That part of boiled food 
 that adheres to the pot, Lanarks. V. 
 Hardens. 
 
 HARD-WOOD, s. The name given to close- 
 grained trees, or to the timber of these 
 trees, S. 
 
 HARE, adj. Rough ; shaggy. Wyntown. 
 — A.S. haer, Su.G. haar, pilus. 
 
 HAREFRA, adv. Herefrom. Knox. 
 
 HAREIN, s. Herring. " Ane harein nett," 
 Aberd. Req. 
 
 HARE-SHARD, s. A hare-lip, Aberd., 
 Mearns.; the same with Hareshaw,q. v. 
 
 HARESHAW, .?. A harelip, S. ; anciently 
 harchatt, hareskart, Renfr. Roull. — From 
 hare, and Isl. ska, a particle denoting se- 
 paration ; Germ, scharte, a gap. 
 
 HARYAGE, Hairyche, s. A collective 
 word applied to horses or cattle. Wynt. 
 — O.Fr. haraz, L.B. haracium, id, V. 
 Haurrage. 
 
 HARIE HUTCHEON. A play in which 
 children hop round in a ring, with their 
 bodies resting on their hams, S.B. — Belg. 
 hurk-en, to squat, to sit stooping. V. 
 
 CURCUDDOCH. 
 
 HA'-RIG, s. V. Rig, Rigg, a ridge. 
 
 HA'-RIG, s. The first ridge in a harvest- 
 field; thus denominated, because it is cut 
 down by the domestics on the farm, i. e. 
 the members of the farmer's family. It 
 is deemed the post of honour. The other 
 reapers are understood to keep always a 
 little behind those who have this more 
 honourable station, which is therefore 
 also called the foremost rig. Loth. Roxb. 
 The Har'st Rig. 
 
 HARIGALDS, Haricles, s. pi. 1. The 
 pluck of an animal, S. Ramsay. 2. Ap- 
 plied to the tearing of one's hair. Ram- 
 say. — Fr. haricot, a dish of boiled livers. 
 
 HARING,s. An edging of fur. Inrentories. 
 
 HARI NOBIL. A gold coin of one of the 
 Henries of England, formerly current in S. 
 Inrentories. 
 
 HARIT, part. pa. Apparently equivalent 
 to E. furred, q. " haired," or " having 
 hair." Inventories. V. Haring. 
 
 To HARK, r. n. To whisper, S. Ge- 
 land. 
 
 HARK, s. A secret wish or desire, Roxb. 
 It is merely a secondary use of the word 
 as denoting a whisper. 
 
 H ARKER, s. A listener, S. It is still com- 
 monly used in the S. Prov. "Harkers never 
 heard a gude word of themselves." 
 
 To HARLE, V. a. 1. To trail, S. Dour/las. 
 2. To drag with force, S. Kelly. 3. To 
 draw to one's self by griping or violent 
 means, S. Ramsay. 4. To roughcast a 
 wall, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To HARLE, r. n. 1 . To move onward with 
 
HAR 
 
 324 
 
 HAS 
 
 difficulty, S. 2. To harlc about, to go 
 from place to place, S. 
 
 To HARLE, Haurl, r. n. " To peel." 
 Burns. This is merely an oblique use of 
 the V. as signifying to drag. 
 
 HARLE, s. 1 . The act of dragging, S. 2. 
 An instrument for raking or drawing to- 
 gether soft manure; used especially in the 
 cow-house, Roxb. Synon. Clat, C/mit, S. 
 3. Property obtained by means not ac- 
 counted honourable, S. 4. A small quan- 
 tity of any thing ; as, " Gie's a harle o' 
 meal," Give me a little meal, Fife. 5. 
 Any thing attained with difficulty, and 
 enjoyed only occasionally, South of S. 
 Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 HARLE, s. " The reed or brittle stem of 
 flax separated from the filament," S.B. 
 Gl. Siirv. Moray. 
 
 HARLE, s. The Goosander, a fowl, Orkn. 
 Barry. — Fr. harle, id. 
 
 HARLEY. L. harbry, harbour. Ilonlate. 
 
 HARLIN FAVOUR. Some degree of af- 
 fection. Journal Loud. 
 
 HARLOT, s. LA scoundrel. Wallace. 2. 
 A boor; synon. with carle. Bellenden. — 
 Su.G. haer, exercitus, and hide, mancipium 
 vile, a boor, or villain. 
 
 HARMISAY, Harmesay, ivterj. Alas. 
 Philotus. — A.S. earme, wretched. 
 
 HARN. V. Hardtn. 
 
 HARNES, s. Defensive armour. Douglas. 
 — Dan. harnisk, id. ; E. harness. 
 
 HARNES, s. 1. The brains, S. hams. 
 Wynt. 2. Metaph. understanding, S. — 
 Sw. hiaerne, Germ, hern, id. 
 
 HARNESS, Harnessed. A hai-jiess cask, 
 one that has a lid, guarded by a rim 
 which comes a small way down on the 
 outside of the vessel, Aberd. 
 
 HARNESS-LID, s. A lid of this descrip- 
 tion, ibid. 
 
 HARN-PAN, s. The skull, S. Wallace.— 
 Teut. hirn-panne, id. 
 
 HARP, s. LA kind of searce, or imple- 
 ment for cleansing grain, &c. S. 2. That 
 part of the mill which separates the dust 
 from the shilling, is thus denominated, 
 Aberd. — Belg. harp, kooren-harp, an en- 
 gine to sift corn. 
 
 To HARP, r. a. To sift with a harp, Aberd. 
 — Belg. harp-cn, to purge the corn with a 
 corn-harp; /<«r/)er, he that purges the corn 
 with such an engine. Sewell. 
 
 HARPER CRAB. V. Tammy Harper. 
 
 H ARR, .''. A breeze from the east. V. Haar. 
 
 HARRAGE, s. Service due to a landlord. 
 Statist. Ace. V. Arage. 
 
 HARRAND,s. Snarling. Chr.S.P. V. Yirr. 
 
 HARRY, adj. Stubborn, S.B.— Su.G. har, 
 locus lapidosus. 
 
 HARRl AGE and CARRIAGE. V. Arage. 
 
 ToHARRIE.r. «,. To pillage. V. Herrie. 
 
 HARRY-NP:T, s. V. Herrie-water. 
 
 HARRO, interj. 1. An outcry for help; 
 also au encouragement to pursuit, S. Doug. 
 
 2. Used also as equivalent to Huzza, or 
 Halloo, S. In some places pron. q. Hirro. 
 — Fr. haro, harou, q. Ha Konl, O Rollo ; 
 or rather from Su.G. haerop, clamor bel- 
 licus ; E. Holla. 
 
 To HARRO, Hirro, r. n. and a. To huzza; 
 to halloo, S. 
 
 HARROWS. To rin aim' icith the harroivs. 
 1. A phrase applied to those who do not 
 reason fairly ; especially when they go on, 
 with a great torrent of language, still 
 assuming what ought to be proved, or 
 totally disregarding any thing that has 
 already been said in reply, S. 2. Used as 
 signifying to carry off the prize; to acquire 
 superiority, Ayrs. Picken. Tohare one's 
 leg o'er the Harrows, to break loose; a 
 phrase borrowed from an unruly horse or 
 ox, S. Tales of my Landlord. 
 
 HARROW-SLAYING, s. A term used to 
 denote the destruction of grass seeds by 
 rain, before they have struck root, when 
 the mould has been too much pulverized. 
 MaxiceU's Sel. Trans. Q. slain by the 
 harrow. 
 
 HARSHIP, s. Ruin. Gl. Picken. V. 
 Herschip. 
 
 HARSK, Hars, adj. 1. Harsh ; sharp. 
 Douglas. 2. Bitter to the taste. Wynt. 
 — Su.G. harsk, Isl. hersk-ar, austerus. 
 
 To HART, V. a. To encourage, S. heart. 
 Barbour.— Tent, hert-en, animare. 
 
 HARTFULLIE,arfF. Cordially. Crosrag. 
 
 HARTILL, s. Heart-ill. Watson. 
 
 HARTLY, Hartlye, adj. I. Cordial. 
 Wallace.^Tent. hertelick, Dan. hiertelig, 
 id. 2. It also occurs as denoting beloved. 
 Thus it is applied to our Saviour. Poems 
 I6th Cent. 
 
 HARTLINESSE, s. Cordiality ; warmth of 
 heart. Hartlines, Hartliness, Aberd. 
 Reg. — "O.E. Hertfynesse, cordialitas." 
 
 HARVEST-HOG, Hog in Harst. A young 
 sheep, that is smeared at the end of har- 
 vest, when it ceases to be a lamb, S. 
 Warcrley. V. Hog. 
 
 HARVEST MOON. V. Hairst-mune. 
 
 HARUMSCARUM, adj. Harebrained, S. 
 E. hare, to fright, and scare, to startle. 
 
 HASARD, Hasert, adj. Hoary. Doug. 
 
 HASARD, .9. An old dotard. Douj. 
 
 HASARDOUR, s. A gambler. 
 
 — A hangman, a hasardour. — Colkelbie Sow. 
 
 Chaucer, id. 
 HASARTOUR, s. One who plays at games 
 
 of hazard. Doug. — Fr. hazardeur. V. 
 
 Hasardour. 
 HAS-BEEN, s. A gude auld has-been, a 
 
 good old custom, Dumfr.; synon. Hae-been. 
 
 The term would seem to have been formed 
 
 in allusion to Virgil's Troja fuit. 
 HASCHBALD,s. Perh. glutton. Dunbar. 
 To HASH, T. a. 1. To slash, S. 2. To 
 
 abuse; to maltreat, S. Ferguson.— Yv, 
 
 hacher. 
 
HAS 
 
 325 
 
 HAT 
 
 HASH. 1. A sloven, S. Ramsai/. 2. A 
 foolish fellow, S. Coof. Burns. 
 
 HASH, s. Low raillery; ribaldry, Loth.; 
 synon. with Jaw, sense 3. 
 
 HASH-A-PIE, s. A lazy slovenly fellow, 
 and one who pays more attention to his 
 belly than to his work, Roxb. Perhaps 
 from the good use he would make of his 
 knife and fork in cutting up a pie. 
 
 HASHY, adj. 1. Applied to a slovenly 
 person, or one who is careless of dress, 
 who abuses it by carelessness, S. 2. Ap- 
 plied to the weather. A hashy day, one 
 in which there are frequent showers, so 
 as to render walking unpleasant, from the 
 dirtiness of the streets or roads. Loth. 
 Berwicks. 
 
 HASHLY, adv. In a slovenly manner, 
 Loth. Ramsay. 
 
 HASHMETHRAM, adv. In a state of dis- 
 order, S. — Isl. thraum,so\\iva. transversum. 
 
 HASHRIE, 5. Destruction from careless- 
 ness, Roxb. 
 
 HASHTER,HusHTER,s. Work ill arranged, 
 or executed in a sloveulv manner, Ayrs. 
 
 HASHTER'T, part. pa. ' " I'm hashter't," 
 1 am hurried, ibid. This, however, may 
 be from haste, as allied to hastard, of a 
 hasty temper. 
 
 To HASK, V. a. To force up phlegm, E. to 
 hawk, Dumfr. 
 
 To HASK, V. n. To produce the gasping 
 noise made in forcing up phlegm, Dumfr. 
 
 HASK, a<(/. \. Hard and dry; used in a 
 general sense, Roxb. Berwicks. 2. Ap- 
 plied to food that is dry and harsh to the 
 taste, ibid. 3. Harsh ; rigorous. Foun- 
 tainhall. V. Hasky. 
 
 HASKY, adj. 1. Rank in growth, S.B. 
 2. Coarse to the taste, S.B. 3. Dirty ; 
 slovenly, S.B. 4. Applied to coarse work, 
 S.B. — Isl. kask-ur, strenuus. 
 
 HASLOCH, s. " Waste; refuse," &c. Gall. 
 Encycl.; perhaps q. what is hashed or 
 abused. V. Hash, v. 
 
 HASLOCK, adj. Descriptive of the finest 
 wool, being the lock that grows on the 
 hals or throat, S. Ramsay. Hashlock 
 seems to be the pron. of Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 HASP, s. A hank of yarn, S. V. Hesp. 
 
 HASPAL, Hasple, s. Expl. " a sloven, with 
 his shirt-neck open," Dumfr. 
 
 HASPAN, Haspin, s. A stripling. South of 
 S. BlackiD. Ma>]. 
 
 HASS, s. The throat, S. V. Hals. 
 
 A spark in one's hass. A phrase used to 
 denote a strong inclination to intem- 
 perance in drinking; borrowed, as would 
 seem, from the smithy, where, in conse- 
 quence of the sparks flying from the anvil, 
 it is waggishly supposed that the smith 
 has got one in his throat, the heat of which 
 he finds it necessary to alleviate by fre- 
 quent ablution, S.O. R. Gilhahe. 
 
 HASS OF A HILL. A defile, q. the throat 
 or narrow passage, Tweeddale ; synon. 
 
 Slack. Hass is used, in a general sense, 
 to signify any gap or opening. Loth. 
 
 HASS OF A PLOUGH. The vacuity be- 
 tween the mould-board and the beam. Loth. 
 
 To HASS, r. a. To kiss. V. Hals, v. 
 
 HASSIE, s. A confused mass; a mixture 
 of heterogeneous substances. Loth.; pro- 
 bably corr. from hashie, a hash. — Fr. 
 hach-er, to mince. 
 
 HASSLIN, ASLIN-TEETH, s. pi. The 
 back-teeth, Ayrs. V. Asil, Asil-tooth. 
 
 HASSOCK, Hassick, s. 1. A besom, S.B, 
 2. Any thing bushy ; as, a hassick of hair, S. 
 Journal Lond. 3. A large round turf 
 used as a seat, S.A. — Sw. hwass, a rush. 
 
 HASTARD, adj. Irascible, S.— Isl. hast-r, 
 iracundus, and art, natura. 
 
 HASTER'D,/)ar«. Curried, S.A. J.Nicol. 
 
 HASTER'D,HASTERN,a(/)f. Early. Eastern 
 aits, early oats, S.B. — Su.G. hast-a, cele- 
 rare, and aer-a, metere. 
 
 HASTY, Heasty, s. The murrain, S.B. So 
 called because the animal dies soon after 
 it is seized with it. Agr. Surv. Sutherl. 
 Perhaps the same as Black-spaul, q. v. 
 
 HASTOW. Hast thou 1 K. Quair. 
 
 HASTREL, s. A confused person, who is 
 always in haste, Roxb. 
 
 HAT, Hatt, pret. Did hit, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 HAT, s. A heap, Roxb. V. Hot. 
 
 To RAT, r.n. To hop, Ettr. For. V. Haut. 
 
 HAT, Hate, Hait, jmH. pa. Is, or was, 
 called. Barbour. — E. hi()ht, A.S. hat-an, 
 Su.G. het-a, vocare. 
 
 HATCH, s. A jolt, S. Kelly. V. Hotch,d. 
 
 To HATCH, HoTCH, v. n. To move by 
 jerks, S. Watson. — Fr. hoch-er, id. ; Isl. 
 hik-a, cedo. 
 
 To HATCHEL, t. a. To shake in carrying, 
 Fife. 
 
 HATE, Hait, adj. Hot, S. Kennedy. — 
 — A.S. hat, Su.G. het, id. 
 
 HATE, Hait, Haid, s. A whit ; an atom, 
 S. " The d — 1 haid ails you," replied 
 JameS; " but that you would be all alike : 
 ye cannot abide ony to be abone you." 
 M'Crie's Life of Knox. — Isl. haete, the 
 smallest object that can be imagined. 
 
 HATERAL, Hatrel, s. A dirty and con- 
 fused heap, Ayrs. Fife. 2he Entail. 
 \' Hatter *> 
 
 HATHER, s! Heath. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 HATHILL, Hathell, s, A nobleman. 
 Sir Gawan. V. Athill. 
 
 HATRENT, «. Hatred. Compl. S. 
 
 HATRY, adj. Disordered ; as, a hatry 
 head, i. e. matted, S.B. V. Atry. 
 
 HATTER, s. 1. A numerous and irregular 
 assemblage or collection of any kind; as, 
 " a hatter of stanes," a heap of stanes ; " a 
 hatter of berries," a large cluster, or great 
 quantity crowded together ; a confused 
 heap, S. The face is said to be " a' in a 
 hatter," when entirely covered with any 
 eruption, as of small pox, &c. Dumfr. 
 2, The term is also applied to a great 
 
HAT 
 
 826 
 
 HAV 
 
 number of small creatures, as maggots, 
 &c. crawling together in a confused man- 
 ner, Fife. 3. A state of disorder, S. 
 
 To HATTER, v. n. 1. To gather ; to col- 
 lect in crowds ; as, " to hatter in the eaves" 
 of a house, Fife. 2. To be in a confused 
 but moving state; as "A' hatterin\" all 
 stirring in a confused mass, Dumfr. V. 
 Hotter, r. 
 
 To HATTER, r. n. To speak thick and 
 confusedly, Ettr. For. 
 
 To HATTER, v. a. To batter; to shatter. 
 Gawan and Got. 
 
 HATTIE, s. " A game with preens (pins) 
 on the crown of a hat ; two or more play ; 
 each lays on a pin, then with the hand 
 they strike the side of the hat, by 
 turns, and whoever makes the pins, by a 
 stroke, cross each other, lifts those so 
 crossed." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HATTIR, ad). Maple. V. Haltir. 
 
 HATTir KIT. A dish of sour or coagu- 
 lated cream, S. Cromarty. Named in 
 Mid-Loth. Corstorphine Cream. This is, 
 undoubtedly, the same dish with that 
 mentioned by Wedderburn, " Lac coagu- 
 latum, a kit of milk." — Tent, hott-en, to 
 coagulate. Bride of Lamm. 
 
 HATTOCK, s. A diminutive from E. hat. 
 Tales of my Landl. 
 
 HATTOU. What hattou ? What art thou 
 named ? Sir Tristrem. V. Hat. 
 
 HATTREL, s. A collection of purulent 
 matter, S.B. V. Atry. 
 
 HATTRELjS. Thecoreorflintof ahorn,S.O. 
 
 HAUCH, s. The forcible reiterated respi- 
 ration of one who exerts all his strength 
 in giving a stroke, S. hech. Douglas. — 
 Germ, hauch, halitus. 
 
 To HAUCHLE, t. n. To walk as those do 
 who are carrying a heavy burden, Upp. 
 Lanarks. V. Haigle, t. 
 
 HAUCHLIN,par<. adj. Slovenly, Mearns. 
 
 HAUCHS of a sock. The three points into 
 which the upper part of a plough-share 
 is divided, and by which it clasps in the 
 wood, Ang. — Isl. haeck, Dan. hage, uncus. 
 
 To HAUD, Hold, r. a. To pi-eserve for 
 stock; applied to cattle. A haudin' caiif, 
 one not fed for sale, but kept that it may 
 grow to maturity, S.A. 
 
 HAUD, s. " A squall," Gl. Surv. Moray ; 
 pron. as if houd, like E. loud. — Teut. 
 haude, a whirlwind. 
 
 To HAUD, V. a. To hold, S. Neither to 
 haud nor bind. V. under Hald, r. 
 
 Tu B AYE, V. a. 1. To carry. Acts Ja. I. 
 2. To behave. Wyntown. 
 
 To Have to do. To be in trying circum- 
 stances ; to be under the necessity of 
 making great exertions. Pitscottic. 
 
 To Have over, v. a. To carry over ; to 
 transfer; to transmit, S. to hae ouer. 
 Spalding. 
 
 HAVEAR, «. A possessor, Aherd. Reg.; 
 haver, E. 
 
 To HAVER, T. n. To talk foolishly, S. ; 
 pron. haiver. Ramsay. — Isl. gifr-a, loqui- 
 tur, hefer, garrulus. 
 HAVER, s. An old term for oats, Ettr. For. 
 HAVER-BANNOCK, s. A bannock of 
 
 oatmeal, ibid. 
 HAVEREL, s. The name given in some 
 parts of S. to a castrated goat. V. He- 
 burn. 
 
 To HAVEREL, v. n. To talk foolishly, 
 Ayrs. The Provost. 
 
 H AVERT L, s. One who habitually talks in 
 a foolish manner, S. Burns. 
 
 HAVERIL, adj. Foolish in talk, S. 
 
 HAVER-MEAL, s. Oatmeal, South of S.; 
 A. Bor. id. — Teut. haveren meel has the 
 same signification, Farina avenacea ; 
 Haver, avena, oats. 
 
 HAVER-MEAL, adj. Of or belonging to 
 oatmeal, Roxb. 
 
 O whar gat ye that haver-meal bannock ? 
 Sotig Bonny Dundee. 
 
 HAVERS, Haivers, s. Foolish or incohe- 
 rent talk, S. /. Nicol. 
 
 HAVER-SACK, s. A bag hung at a 
 horse's mouth, containing his oats,ib. Fife. 
 
 HAVER-STRAW, s. The straw of oats, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 HAVES, s. pi. Goods ; effects, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To HAUF and SNAKE. To divide, espe- 
 cially applied to a tavern bill or lauicin ; 
 as, " We'll hauf and snake," we shall pay 
 equal shares. Loth. This is obviously 
 from E. snack, a share, and equivalent to 
 the phrase, "to go snacks." — Germ. 
 schneck-en, scindere. V. Sneck, t. 
 
 HAUGH,Hawch, Hauch, HalchEjS. Low- 
 lying flat ground, properly on the border 
 of a river, and such as is sometimes over- 
 flowed, S. Barbour. — Gael, augh, id. ; 
 Isl. hage, a place for pasture. 
 
 HAUGH, s. The ham or hough, Roxb. 
 
 To HAUGH, Hough, t. a. To propel a 
 stone, with the right haud under the right 
 hough, Teviotdale. 
 
 HAUGH-BAND, s. A cord used by those 
 who milk cows, by which the hams are 
 bound together, to prevent the cows from 
 kicking, ibid. 
 
 HAUGH-GROUND, .<;. Low-lying land, S. 
 
 HAUGHLAND, adj. Of or belonging to 
 low-lying ground, Roxb. A.ScotVs Poems. 
 
 HAUGULL, s. A cold and damp wind 
 blowing from the sea, Ang. — Isl. hafgola, 
 flatus ex oceano spirans. 
 
 HAUGULLIN', j)rtrf. adj. Applied to the 
 weather, Fife. " A haugtdlin' day," a 
 day marked by a good deal of drizzling. 
 V. Haugull. 
 
 HAVINGS, Havins, Hawing, s. 1. Car- 
 riage ; behaviour. Barb. 2. Good man- 
 ners, S. Ross. 3. Weeds ; dress, S.B. ib, 
 — Isl. haef, manners ; Su. G. haefc-a, 
 decere. 
 
 HAVINGS, «. JO?. Possessions, Dumfr. V. 
 Hates. 
 
 I 
 
HAV 
 
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 HAW 
 
 HAVIOUR. s. Abbrev. of E. behaclour, 
 Aberd. Gl. Skirrefs. 
 
 HAUK, 5. A proDged instrument for drag- 
 ging dung from a cart, Loth. 
 
 To HAUK, T. a. To drag out dung with 
 this instrument, ibid. — Isl. kacJc, uncus, a 
 hook. 
 
 HAUK IT, at//. Having a white face. V. 
 Hawkit. 
 
 HAUKUM-PLAUKUM, adj. Every way 
 equal, Bervvicks. Equal-aqaal, Eeksie- 
 peeksie, synon. V. Hackum-plackuji. 
 
 To HAULD, Haul', v. v.. To flee under a 
 stone or bank for safety, applied to the 
 finny tribes ; as, " The trout has hauVt 
 under that stane;" Dumfr. 
 
 HAULD, s. Habitation. V. Hald. 
 
 HAULING. A mode of fishing. V. Haave. 
 
 HAUNT Y, ad). V. Hanty. 
 
 HAVOC-BUKDS, s. fl. "Those large 
 flocks of small birds, which fly about the 
 fields after harvest ; they are of difierent 
 species, though all of the linnet tribe." 
 trail. Encijcl. 
 
 HAUP, Hap, inter}. A word to make a 
 horse turn to the right, S. " Formerly, 
 in speaking to their horses, drivers em- 
 ployed ha2) and tri/iid in ordering them to 
 either side, now mostly hhjh-wo and jee." 
 Agr. Surv. Berwicks. 
 
 To HAUP, V. n. To turn to the right ; ap- 
 plied to horses, or oxen in the yoke, S. 
 Meston. — Isl. kop-a, retro cedere. Hence 
 the proverbial phrase, 
 
 Haup weel. Rake weel, i. e. Try every 
 way, rather than be disappointed ; a 
 phrase borrowed from ploughing, Fife. 
 V. Rake. 
 
 To HAUR, V. n. To speak with what is 
 called a bnrr in the throat, Lanarks. 
 
 HAUR, s. The act of speaking in this way. 
 
 To HAURK, T. n. Apparently, to lay hold 
 of; to seize, Gall. A term much used by 
 Scotch fox-hunters. — C.B.herc-u,to reach. 
 
 HAURL, s. " A female careless of dress." 
 Gall. Encycl.; probably an oblique sense 
 of Harle, s. ; the act of dragging, q. 
 harling her clothes- 
 
 To HAURN, V. a. To toast or roast on the 
 embers; also, to toast on the girdel; a 
 common term in Nithsdale. — Isl. orn-a, 
 calefacere. 
 
 HAURRAGE, s. " A blackguard crew of 
 people." Gall. Encycl. — O. Fr. herage, 
 race, lignee. This, however, may be the 
 same with liar y age, Hairy che, " herd of 
 cattle, a collective noun." 
 
 HAUSE, Hauss, s. A hug or embrace, 
 
 Roxb. V. Hals, s. 
 To HAUSE, v.a. To take up in one's arms. 
 
 HAUSS-SPANG, s. An iron rod, which 
 surrounds the beam and handle of the 
 Orcadian plough at the place where the 
 one is mortised into the other. 
 To HAUT, v. a. Properly, to gather with 
 the fingers, as one collects stones with a 
 
 garden-rake. To haul the kirn, to take 
 off all the butter, Ettr. For. Hence the 
 phrase, Hautit the kirn, i. e. skimmed oif 
 the cream ; perhaps, q. took the hat off it, 
 from the name of that dish called a Uattit 
 Kit, q. v. but improperly used. 
 
 To HAUT, V. n. 1 . To limp ; to halt, Clydes. 
 •2. To hop, ibid. Hat, Ettr. For. 
 
 IIAUT, s. 1. An act of limping, Clydes. 2. 
 A hop, ibid. 
 
 HAUTER, s. One who can hop, ibid. 
 
 HAUT-STAP-AN'-LOUP, s. Hop, skip, 
 and leap, ibid. 
 
 HAUT-STRIDE-AND-LOUP, s. A very 
 short distance; literally, the same with 
 Hap-stap-an'-loup, the sport of children, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 HAUVE-NET, s. A kind of bag-net, 
 Dumfr. V. Halve-net. 
 
 HAW, Haave, adj. 1. Azure. Dom^. 2. Pale; 
 wan, S.B. Boss. — A.S. haewen, glaucus. 
 
 To HAW, r. n. Perh. to huzza. A. Scott. 
 
 HAW-BUSS, s. The hawthorn-tree, Niths, 
 
 HAWELY, arfr. " //aire/^ menit and ex- 
 ponit." Aberd. Reij. V. Hawy. 
 
 To HAWGH, V. n. To force up phlegm, S.; 
 to haick, E. — C.B. hochio, id. 
 
 HAWY, rto!/. Heavily. 
 
 HAWICK GILL. The half of an English 
 pint, S. 
 And weel she loo'd a Hawick gill. 
 And leugh to see a tappit hen. Herd. 
 
 HAWYS, imperat. v. Have ye ? Wynt. 
 
 HAWK,s. Adungfork. V.HACK,andHAtrK. 
 
 HAWKATHRAW, s. A country wright 
 or carpenter, Teviotd.; perhaps from the 
 idea that he caws or drives through his 
 work, without being nice about the mode 
 of execution. 
 
 HAWKIE, Hawkey, s. LA cow with a 
 white face, S. Hamsay. 2. Often used 
 as a general name for a cow, S. 3. " An 
 aifectionate name for a favourite cow." 
 Gall. Encyc. 4. A term applied to a 
 woman of the town, S.O. 5. Brown 
 Hawkie, a cant term for a barrel of ale, 
 S. 6. A stupid fellow. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 HAWK-HEN, s. A duty exacted in Shet- 
 land. V. Reek-hen; and Cane. 
 
 HAWKIN' and SWAUKIN. 1. In a state 
 of hesitation or irresolution, wavering in 
 mind; a common phrase, Loth.; synon. in 
 a dackle, Ang.; in the wey-bauks, S. — Isl. 
 hti'ik-a cedere, recedere; Teut. swack-en, 
 vibrare, to poise. 2. Denoting an indiffe- 
 rent state of health, Loth. 3. Used with 
 respect to a man who is struggling with 
 difficulties in his worldly circumstances. 
 Loth. The phrase, as used in Roxb. is 
 Haxckin' and Swappin'; applied to a per- 
 son falling back in the world, who uses 
 every means to keep himself up, by bor- 
 rowing from one to pay another, — i. e. 
 swapping, or changing one creditor for 
 another. 
 
 HAWK;IT, part. adj. Foolish; silly; with- 
 
HAW 
 
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 HEA 
 
 out understanding, Aberd. Most pro- 
 bably signifying that one is as stupid as 
 a cow. V. Hawkie. 
 
 HAWK IT, adj. Having a white face; ap- 
 plied to cattle, S. 'Dunbar. 
 
 HAWK-STUD YIN, s. « The way hawks 
 steadily hover over their prey before they 
 pounce on it." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HAWNETT, .^. A species of net. V. 
 Halfnett. 
 
 * HAWS, s. pi. The fruit of the hawthorn. 
 HAWSE,s. The throat. Ferguson. V.Hals. 
 HAWTHORNDEAN, s. ' A species of 
 
 apple, S. " The Ilanihorndcan, or White 
 Apple of Hawthorudean, derives its name 
 from the romantic seat, in Mid-Lothian, 
 of the poet and historian Drummond, at 
 which he was visited by the celebrated 
 Ben Jonsou." Neill's Hortic. Edin. 
 Encycl. 
 
 HAZELY, adj. A term applied to soil 
 which in colour resembles that of the 
 hazel-tree, Banffs. 
 
 Hi\ZEL-01L, s. A cant term, used to de- 
 note a drubbing, from the use of a twig 
 of hazel in the operation, S. V. Strap-oil. 
 
 HAZEL-RAW, s. Lichen pulmonarius, S. 
 Liglttfoot. 
 
 HAZEL-SHAW, s. An abrupt flat piece 
 of ground, at the bottom of a hill, covered 
 with hazeh, Teviotd. 
 
 HAZY, adj. Weak in understanding, a 
 little crazed, Roxb. Loth. 
 
 HAZIE, HAZZIE, s. A stupid thick- 
 headed person, a numskull, Roxb. 
 
 HE, adj. Having masculine manners; as, 
 "She's an unco he wife," Clydes.; Man- 
 ritch, synon. S.B. — A.S. he man, sexus 
 virilis. 
 
 HE, s. A male, S.B. Hoss. 
 
 HE AND HE. 1. Every one. Doiiij. 2. The 
 one and the other, id. 
 
 HE, Hee, Hey, adj. High. Wy7itown.— 
 A.S. hea, hch, id. 
 
 To HE, Hee, Hey, r. a. 1. To elevate. 
 Dunbar. — A.S. Ae-cn;, id. 2. To dignify. 
 Barbour. 
 
 * HEAD, s. To be in head o', to fall foul 
 of; to attack, Aberd. 
 
 HEADAPEER, adj. Equal in tallness, 
 
 applied to persons, Lanarks. V. Hedy 
 
 Fere. 
 HEADCADAB, s. The Entail. Perhaps 
 
 q. an adept in understanding, one who is 
 
 a dab for a head. 
 HEAD-DYKE, s. A wall dividing the 
 
 green pasture from the heath, S. 
 HEAD-ILL, Head-swell, s. The jaundice 
 
 in sheep, South of S. 
 HEADY-MAUD, s. A plaid that covers 
 
 both head and shoulders, q. a maud for 
 
 the head, Ettr. For. 
 HEADING, s. Scorn. Forbes's Dt-fence. 
 
 V. Heydin. 
 HEAD-LACE, s. A narrow ribbon for 
 
 binding the head, Ang. 
 
 HEADLINS, adv. Headlong, S.B. Ross. 
 HEAD-MAN, s. A stalk of rib-grass. 
 Berths.; Carldoddie, syn. Angus; Kemps, 
 Kemps-seed, Ettr. For. 
 HEAD-MARK, s. 1. Observation of the 
 features of man or any other auimal. 
 Statist. Ace. 2. The natural characteris- 
 tics of each individual of a species, S. 3- 
 Sometimes used to denote thorough or 
 accurate acquaintance, S. Walker's Pas- 
 sages. 
 HEADRIG, Hetherig, Kiddrig, s. The 
 ridge of land at the end of a field, on 
 which the horses and plough turn, S.; i.e. 
 the head-ridge. " It's gude, when a man 
 can turn on his ain head-rig." " Ilead- 
 rigg, the ridge which runs along the ends 
 of the others." Gall. Encycl. 
 HEADS. A shoicer V the heads, a. flood of 
 
 tears; Selkirks. Eroicnie of Bodsbeck. 
 HEADS OR TAILS. A species of lottery 
 used by young people, aud by the lower 
 classes, especially in the game called Pitch 
 and Toss, S. A halfpenny or penny-piece 
 is tossed up, one cries Heads or T'ails; if 
 it turn up the head, he who called Heads 
 gains, and rice versa. 
 HEADS and THRAWARTS. In a state of 
 disorder, S. Yarn is said to be so, when 
 ravelled ; also corn cut down, when dis- 
 ordered in the sheaf, &c. 
 HEADS-and-THRAWS, adv. With the 
 heads and feet, or heads and points, lying 
 in opposite directions, S. 
 To play at heads and thraws, to play at 
 push-pin, S. — Isl. thru, quod adversum est. 
 HEADSTALL, s. The band tha t forms the 
 
 upper part of a horse's collar, Ang. 
 HEADSTANE, s. An upright tombstone; 
 one erected at the place where the head 
 of the corpse lies, S. V. Thruch-stane, 
 HEADUM AND CORSUM. 1. Used of ob- 
 jects which lie transversely, some with 
 their heads the one way, others with their 
 heads the other, Dumfr. 2. A game with 
 pins, Galloway. 
 HEAD-WASHING, Heidis wesching, s. 
 An entertainment given as a fine by those 
 who newly enter on any profession, or are 
 advanced to any situation of trust or dig- 
 nity ; or who, like those who for the first 
 time cross the line, have made an expedi- 
 tion they never made before, S, 
 To HE AGUE, v. n. A term applied to 
 bulls or oxen, when they " try their 
 strength by the pressure of their heads 
 against each other." Gl. Surr. Moray. 
 The same with Haig, q. v. 
 2o HEAL, Heel, r. a. To conceal, Aberd.; 
 
 the same with Hool. V. Heild. 
 HEALING LEAF, s. Leaf of the plan- 
 tain, S. 
 To HEALLY, v. a. To "take an afifront 
 in silence;" Gl. Surr. Moray. That is, 
 to conceal; evidently the same with Heal. 
 V. Heild. 
 
HEA 
 
 529 
 
 HEA 
 
 To HEALLY, r. a. To abandon; to for- 
 sake, S.B. " A bird forsaking her nest 
 and eggs, hea/ltes it;" ibid. V. Forleit. 
 
 To HEALTH, 1?. M. To dv'iuk healths. Acts 
 Cha. II. 
 
 * HEAP, s. 1. One fill of the firlot, heaped 
 till it can hold no more, Berwieks. 2. 
 Used in relation to number; as, " a great 
 heap," a great number, S. 
 
 HEAP, s. i. A term of reproach frequently 
 applied to a slovenly woman, S. It is 
 usually conjoined with some epithet ex- 
 pressive of the same idea; as, a nasty 
 heap. 2. In a general sense, in a con- 
 fused state, higgledy-piggledy, S.; synon. 
 throwither. 
 
 * To HEAR, r. a. 1. To treat; when con- 
 joined with iceel or best, expressive of 
 favourable treatment, S. " Last in bed 
 best heard," S. Prov.; " spoken when they 
 who lie longest are first served." Kelly. 
 2. To reprove; to scold; as preceded by 
 ill, S. V. Ill-hear, t. 
 
 HEAR, adj. Higher. Acts Ja. III. V. He. 
 
 * HEARING, s. 1 . A lecture, S. Tales of 
 my Landlord. 2. The act of scolding; 
 as, " I trow I gae him a hearing," S. 
 
 * To HEARKEN, Hearken in, v. n. To 
 whisper, Aberd. 
 
 To HEARKEN in, v. a. To prompt se- 
 cretly, ibid. V. Hark, r. 
 
 HEARKNING, s. Encouragement. lioss. 
 
 To HEART, V. a. To stun, so as to deprive 
 of the power of respiration, or of sensa- 
 tion, by a blow near the region of the 
 heart, S. — Analogous to E. v. to brain. 
 
 * HEART, s. The stomach. In this sense 
 might we understand the term, when it 
 is said that one is sick at the heart, S. 
 
 To Gae, or Gang wi' one^s Heart. 1. To 
 be grateful to one's stomach, S. 2. To 
 be agreeable to one in whatever respect, 
 S. In like manner, the heart is said to 
 gae or gang wi' a thing. To express the 
 contrary feeling, the negative particle is 
 used before the v. In tlie same sense a 
 thing is said to gang against one's heart, 
 S.B. 
 
 To Gather Heart. Land is said to gather 
 heart, when it gradually acquires some 
 little fertility by being allowed to lie fal- 
 low, S. 
 
 To HEART UP, T'. a. Tohearten,S. V.Hart. 
 
 HEART-AXES, s. The heart-burn. Loth. 
 — A.S. heort-ece, id. 
 
 HEART-BRUNT about. Very fond of, 
 greatly enamoured of, Aberd. 
 
 HEART-HALE, adj. Internally sound, 
 not having any disease that affects the 
 vitals, S. ; heart-whole, E. 
 
 HEART-HUNGER, s. A ravenous desire 
 of food, S. 
 
 HE ART-HUNGER'D, adj. Starved ; hav- 
 ing the appetite still unsatisfied, from 
 want of a sufiicient supply of food, S.B. 
 
 HEARTY, af/j. 1. Cheerful, S. Ross. 2. 
 
 Liberal, S. 3. It is very commonly used, 
 in vulgar language, in a singular sense, 
 as denoting the freedom of guests in the 
 use of what is presented by their host, S. 
 Glcufergus. 4. Exhilarated by drink, S. 
 5. Plump ; inclining to corpulence, S.B. 
 This corresponds to the E. phrase applied 
 to thriving cattle, in qood heart. 
 HEARTIE, s. A little heart, S. Boss. 
 HEARTNING,s. Encouragement, S. Boyd. 
 HEARTSCALD, Heartscad, s. 1. Heart- 
 burn, S. Ferguson. 2. A disgust, S. Nigel. 
 3. Metaph. regret ; remorse. Z. Boyd. 
 HEARTSOME,af(/. 1. Merry, S. Ramsay. 
 2. Causing cheerfulness, S. ib. 3. Exhi- 
 larating ; applied to moral objects, S. 
 Michael Brace's Lectures and Sermons. 
 HE ART- WORM, s. The heart-burn, 
 
 Mearns. 
 HEASTIE, s. The murrain, Sutherl. V. 
 
 Hastie. 
 * HEAT, s. The act of heating, S.; synon. 
 
 a warm. 
 To Heat a house. To give an entertain- 
 ment to friends, when one takes posses- 
 sion of a house that has never been occu- 
 pied before, S. 
 HEATHENS, Heath-stone, s. pi. Gneiss, 
 
 Kincard, Ai/r. Surr. Kincard. 
 HEATHER, s.' Heath, S. V. Haddyr. 
 To Set the Heather on Fire. To raise a 
 combustion ; to excite disturbance, S. 
 Rob Roy. 
 HEATHER-BELL, Hether-Bell, s. pi. 
 
 Heath blossom, S. Burns. V. Bell. 
 HEATHER-BIRNS, s. pi. The stalks and 
 
 roots of burnt heath, S. V. Birn. 
 HEATHER-BLEAT, s. The Mire-snipe, 
 Lanarks. This seems the same with 
 Ileather-bleater, Perths. 
 
 Hark ! the heather-bleater neighs ; 
 
 Donald and Flora. 
 The name of this bird is strangely varied 
 in form. It is called Earn-bUter, q. v.; 
 also Heron-bluter, Yern-bliter, Yern- 
 bluter. 
 HEATHER-CLU, s. The ankle, Ang. q. 
 what cleaves the heath in walking. — Isl. 
 klofc-a, to cleave. 
 HEATHER-COW, Heather-cowe, s. 1. 
 A tuft or twig of heath, S. 2. A sort of 
 besom made of heath. Called in Fife a 
 heather-besom. 
 HEATHER] E, adj. 1. Heathy, S. /. 
 Nicol. 2. Rough; dishevelled; generally 
 used as to the hair. In this sense, the 
 phrase heathcrie head is applied to one 
 whose hair, being coarse, uncombed, or 
 bristly, resembles a bunch of heath, S. 
 Synon. Tattle. 
 HEATHERIE-HEADIT, adj. Having a 
 
 head of hair of this description, S. 
 
 HEATHER-PEEP, s. A bird, said to be 
 
 peculiar to the mountains of Ayrshire, 
 
 which continually emits a plaintive sound. 
 
 HEAV Y-HEARTIT, part. adj. Lowering ; 
 
HEA 
 
 830 
 
 HED 
 
 a term applied to the atmosphere when it 
 threatens rain, Fife. 
 
 HEAVINNING PLACE. A harbour. 
 
 HE A WE EEL, s. The conger. Sibbald.— 
 Svv. hafs-aal, i. e. sea-eel. V. Haaf. 
 
 HEBEN, adj. Of or belonging to ebony. 
 " Hebenus, vel hebenum, an heben tree." 
 Despaut. Gram. 
 
 HE-BROOM, s. A name given to the La- 
 burnum, Fife. 
 
 HEBRUN, Heburn, s. A goat of three 
 years old, that has been castrated. Loth. 
 Before this it is called a buck ; Lanarks. 
 Haiver, id. 
 
 HECH, Hegh, (j/utt.) inter/. I. Often used 
 to express contempt; as," i/ecA man ! that 
 is a michty darg ye hae done," S. 2. An 
 exclamation expressive of surprise ; as, 
 " Hegh ! hegh me ! " " Ilech man ! is that 
 possible ?" S. 3. An " interjection of 
 sorrow;" Gl. Picken. 4. " An expression 
 of fatigue," ibid. 5. Expressive of sudden 
 or acute pain; as, "Hegh ! that's sair," S. 
 
 To HECH, Hegh, {gutt.) v. n. To breathe 
 hard ; to pant, S. Tarras. — Teut. hygh- 
 en, id. 
 
 HECH, Hegh, s. The act of panting, S. 
 Ruddiman. V. Hauch. 
 
 HECH HEY, HocH Hey, interj. An ex- 
 clamation, S. ; synon. with E. heigh ho ! 
 
 HECH-HOW, s. " The name of the poi- 
 sonous herb hemlock." Gall. Encycl. 
 This seems a fanciful designation, from the 
 expression of sorrow produced in conse- 
 quence of any one having eaten of this 
 noxious plant. 
 
 HECH-HOWE, interj. 1. Expressive of 
 sorrow, S. 2. Used as if a s. In the auld 
 hech-how, in the old state of health, or of 
 circumstances, denoting complaint of ail- 
 ment or difficulty, Upp. Clydes. Loth. 
 
 HECHIS, s. pi. Hatches of a ship. Doug. 
 
 To HECHLE, Heghle, v. n. I. To breathe 
 short and quick, as tlie effect of consider- 
 able exertion, S. 2. To Hechle, to Hechle 
 up. To exert one's self, in climbing a 
 steep, or in getting over any impediment, 
 Roxb. 3. To Hechle on, v. n. To advance 
 with difficulty; applied either to the state 
 of the body, or to one's temporal circum- 
 stances, Soutli of S. 
 
 To HECHT, r. a. To raise in price; to 
 heiijliten. Acts Ja. VI. V. Hicht, x. 2. 
 
 To HECHT, Hevcht, v. n. 1. To name. 
 Dong. 2. To promise ; to engage. Barb. 
 3. To offer ; to proffer, S. Burns. 4. To 
 command. Douglas. — A.S. hat-an, Su.G. 
 het-a, vocare, promittere, jubere. V. Hat. 
 
 HECHT, Heycht, s. A promise. Loth. 
 Wgntown. 
 
 HECK, s. '' The toothed thing which guides 
 the spun thread on to the pirn, in spinning- 
 wheels." Gall. Enciicl. Haik, Loth. In 
 Angus this is called the Fllcht (g^itt.) 
 
 HECK, s. A rack for cattle. V. Hack. 
 
 HECKABIRNEY, s. A lean, feeble crea- 
 
 ture, Orkn. — Isl. heik-la, supprimere, de- 
 ficere. V. Heckiebirnie. 
 
 HECKAPURDES, s. A quandary, Orkn. 
 
 HECK-DOOR, s. The door between the 
 kitchen of a farm house and the byre or 
 stable, S.O. A(ir. Sitrr. Ayrs. 
 
 HECKIEBIRNIE, Hecklebirnie, s. 1. A 
 strange sort of imprecation is used, into 
 which this terra enters ; / dlnna care 
 though ye were at Heckiebirnie, or, as far 
 as Heckiebirnie, hoth. The only account 
 given of this place is, that it is three 
 miles beyond Hell. In Aberd. it is used 
 nearly in a similar manner. If one says, 
 " Go to the D — 1," the other often replies, 
 " Go you to Hecklebirnie." 2. Hecklebirnie 
 is a play among children, in which thirty 
 or forty, in two rows, joining opposite 
 hands, strike smartly, with their hands 
 thus joined, on the head or shoulders of 
 their companion as he runs the gauntlet 
 through them. This is called " passing 
 through the mires of Hecklebirnie," Aherd. 
 
 To HECKLE, Hekle, v. a. To fasten by 
 means of a hook. Wallace. — Teut. haeck- 
 en, to fix with a hook. 
 
 To HECKLE, r. a. 1. To dress flax, S. 2. 
 Metaph. to examine severely, S. To come 
 o'er the heckle-pins, to be severely exa- 
 mined, S. — Teut. hekel-en, pectere linum. 
 
 To HECKLE on, r. n. To continue in keen 
 disputation. MelriWs MS. 
 
 HECKLE, Hekkil, s. LA hackling-comb, 
 S. Ruddiman. — Teut. hekel, id. 2. The 
 feathers on the neck of a cock, S. Doug. 
 3. A fly, for angling, dressed merely with 
 a cock's feather, S. 
 
 HECKLEBACK, s. The fifteen-spined 
 Stickleback. Sibbald. 
 
 HECKLER, s. A flax-dresser, S.— Teut. 
 hekelaer, id. 
 
 * To HECTOR, r. a. Used in a sense dif- 
 ferent from that of the word in E.; to op- 
 pose with vehemence. Fountainhall. 
 
 HEDDER-BLUTER, Hether-Blutter, s. 
 The Bittern. Burel. V. Heather-bleat. 
 
 H EDDLES, Hedeles, Hiddles, s. pi. The 
 small cords through which the warp is 
 passed in a loom, after going through the 
 reed, S. Doug. — Isl. haafhalld, vulgo 
 hofudld, id. 
 
 HEDDLE-TWINE, s. The name of the 
 thread of which heddles are made, S. 
 Aqr. Surr. Renfr. 
 
 HEDE-STIKKIS, s. pi. A species of ar- 
 tillery. Complaynt S. — Su.G. stycke, tor- 
 mentum majus. 
 
 HEDE-VERK, s. A headach. Compl. S. 
 — A.S. heafod-icaerc, cephalalgia. 
 
 To HEDGE. T. n. To shuffle in narration; 
 to equivocate. Loth. 
 
 HEDINFULL, Heediefull, adj. Scorn- 
 ful ; derisory. /. Tyrie's Refutation. Rol- 
 lock. V. Heydin. 
 
 HEDY PERE, s. Of equal stature, S. 
 Ruddiman. 
 
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 HEl 
 
 HEDISMAN, Headsman, s. 1. A chief. 
 Doug. 2. A master in a corporation or 
 trade. Blue Blanket. — A.S. heafod-man, 
 priraas. 
 
 l\V.DT,pron. It, Orkn. V. Hit. 
 
 HEEDIFULL, adj. Scornful. V. Heydin. 
 
 HEEL, s. Heel of the twilight, the termina- 
 tion of twilight, Ayrs. li. Gilhaize. 
 
 To HEEL, T. H. To run off; to take to one's 
 heels, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 HEELIE, Heilie, adj. Expl. "crabbed, 
 ill-tempered, troublesome," Fife. 
 
 HEELIE, adj. Slow, Aberd. V. Huly. 
 
 HEELIEGOLEERIE, adv. Topsy-turvy, 
 
 Ang. V. HlLLIEGEl.EERIE. 
 
 HEELS O'ER GOWDY. Topsy-turvy, 
 S.B. V. GowDY. 
 
 HEELS O'ER HEAD, adv. 1. Topsy- 
 turvy, S. lioss. 2. Without particular 
 enumeration, S. 3. To turn any commo- 
 dity heels o'er head, to gain cent, per cent, 
 upon it, Aberd. 
 
 HEEPY, s. 1. A fool, S. Ramsay. 2. 
 Expl. " a melancholy person." Gl. Picken. 
 — Su.G. haepen, attonitus. 
 
 HEER, HiER of yarn. Sixth part of a 
 hesp or hank, S. Stat. Ace. — Su.G. haerf- 
 loa. a handful of yarn. 
 
 HEEREFORE, adv. For this reason. 
 Forbes on the Revelation. Analogous to 
 Hierefore, for that reason. 
 
 HEERS. The seid [i. e. stde'\ of the heers, 
 i. e. lords, from Latin heri, masters. V. 
 Her, Here. 
 
 HEEVIL, s. The conger-eel. Loth. Neill. 
 V. Heawe eel. 
 
 To HEEZE. V. Heis. 
 
 HEFF, s. LA holding, or place of rest, 
 South of S. " A weel-hained hejf, and a 
 beildylair." Brownie of Bodsbcck. 2. An 
 accustomed pasture, ibid. 3. The attach- 
 ment of sheep to a particular pasture, ib. 
 — Su.G. haef d, "possessio ; Isl. hefd, usuca- 
 pio; Dan. Aaert/, maintenance, protection. 
 
 To HEFF, V. a. To accustom to a place, 
 Ettr. For.; merely a variety of Heft, q. v. 
 
 HEFFING,.<!. Keeping; maintenance; sus- 
 tentation, Ettr. For. — Su.G. hafw-a, Isl. 
 haf-a, habere, haf-az vid, bene sustentare. 
 
 To HEFT, «. n. 1. To dwell, Aberd. 2. 
 To cause or accustom to live in a place, S. 
 Ramsay. 3. To be familiarized to a sta- 
 tion or employment, S.A. Redgauntlet. 
 — Su.G. haefda, colere, possidere. 
 
 HEFT, Haft, s. Dwelling; place of resi- 
 dence, S.B. V. Haft, s. 
 
 To HEFT, V. a. To confine ; applied to a cow 
 when her milk is not drawn off for some 
 time,S. — Su.G./iae/l!-a,impedire,detinere. 
 
 To HEFT, V. a. To lift up; to carry aloft, 
 Gall. Davidson's Seasons. — Tent. heff-en, 
 levare, elevare, to heave. 
 
 HEFT, s. A handle, as that of a knife, &c. 
 S.; haft, E.— Tent, heft, id. 
 
 To HEFT, V. a. To fix, as a knife is fixed 
 in its haft. Guthrie's Trial. 
 
 HEFT and blade. The whole disposal 
 or power of any thing. Bellenden. 
 
 HEGESKRAPER,s. An avaricious person. 
 Bannatyne P. Q,. one who scrapes hcdi/es. 
 
 HEGGERBALD,s. Not understood. Dunb. 
 
 To HEGH, V. n. To pant; to breathe 
 quickly. V. Hech. 
 
 HEGHEN, Heciien, s. The fireside, Ayrs. 
 
 HEGH- HEY, Hegh-How, Heigh-How, 
 interj. Expressive of languor or fatigue, 
 S. Ross. 
 
 HEGHT,s. A heavy fall. Gall. David. Seas. 
 
 HEGRIE, s. The heron, Shet. " Ardea 
 Major, (Linn, syst.) Ilegrie, Heron, Heron- 
 shaw." Edmonstone's Zetl. " JIager,t\ie 
 Crested Heron, Faun. Suec. Dan. and 
 Norw. heyre, and hegre, the Common 
 Heron." Penn. Zool. 
 
 HEGS, interj. An exclamation, or kind of 
 minced oath, Ayrs.; changed perhaps from 
 ITaith, q. v. as Pegs from Faith. Picken. 
 
 HEY, interj. 1. Ho, a call to listen or to 
 stop, addressed to one at some distance, 
 S ; synon. with Ifotc. Herd. 2. A rousing 
 or awakening call, S. 
 
 Hey ! Johny Coup, are ye waking yet? 
 Or are your drums a beating yet ? 
 
 Ritson''s Scottish Songs. 
 
 To HEY, V. n. To hasten, S.; hie, E. Ross. 
 — A.S. heiq-an, hig-an, festinare. 
 
 HEICH, {gutt.) adj. 1. High, S. Douglas. 
 2. Tall ; as, " That boy's very heich o' his 
 eild," i. e. very tall for his age, S. 
 
 HEICH, (gutt.) s. A slight elevation ; as a 
 pimple; a very small knoll. Heich and 
 how, hill and dale, Upp. Clydes. E, height 
 and hollow. 
 
 HEICHNESS, s. Height ; highness, ibid. 
 
 To HEIGHT, V. a. To raise. 
 
 HEYCHT, s. A promise. V. Hecht. 
 
 HEID, Hed, term. Denoting state or qua- 
 lity, as in bairnheid, &c. — Belg. heyd, 
 status, qualitas. 
 
 HEID, s. Heat; q. " oppressed with heat." 
 Rauf Coilyear. — Dan. heed, fervidus. 
 
 HEID-GEIR, s. Attire for the head. 
 Inventories. V. Ger. 
 
 HEYDIN, Heything, Heithing, Hethyng, 
 s. Scorn; derision. Wallace. — Isl.haedne, 
 haethne, illudendi actio, haed-a, irridere. 
 
 HEID-R0UME,5. The ground lying be- 
 tween a haugh, or flat, and the top of a 
 hill. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 IIEIFFLE,s. Expl. " a toolyie with a young 
 wench," Fife. This would seem allied to 
 Isl. hiahvila, contubernium; consuetude, 
 concubiiiatus. 
 
 HEIGHEING, s. A command. Sir Trist. 
 
 HEIGHT, part. j3a. Inflated; applied to the 
 mind. Winyet. 
 
 HEIGHT, pret. Promised; engaged to. 
 Forbes's Defence. V. Hecht, v. 
 
 HEIYEARALD,s. Aheifer of ayearand 
 a half old. Loth. I have given this term 
 as near the provincial pronunciation as 
 possible. It is evidently corr. from half- 
 
HEI 
 
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 HEL 
 
 year [phen hellier) and aidd ; as a beast 
 at the end of the first year is called a 
 year-auld, at the end of the second a tica- 
 year-auld. 
 
 HEIL, Heyle, Heal,s. Health, S. Wall. 
 — A.S. hael, Su.G. hel, sanitas. 
 
 To HEILD, Heill, Heyl, Heal, Hele, v. a. 
 
 1. To cover. Barb. 2. To conceal; to 
 hide, S. Ross. 3. To defend ; to save. 
 Doui]. — AS. hel-an, Isl. hael-a, tegere. 
 
 To HEILD, Heyld, v. n. 1. To incline. 
 Pal. Hon. E. Heel. 2. To give the pre- 
 ference. Barb. — A.S. held-an, hyld-an, 
 Su.G. haell-a, inclinare. 
 
 HEILD, s. Oh heild, inclined to one side. 
 Doiiqlas. 
 
 HEILDYNE, s. Covering. Barbour. 
 
 HEILY, Hely, Hiely, arf^'. Proud. Doug. 
 — A.S. healic, keahlic, excelsus. 
 
 HEILIE, adj. Holy. Dunbar. — Germ. 
 hellig, id. 
 
 HEYND, s. A person. Dunbar. — Su.G. 
 h'tnn, id. 
 
 HEYND, Hende, adj. 1. Gentle. Dowj. 
 
 2. E.xpert; skilful. Chr. Kirk. — A.S. ge- 
 liynde, humiliatus ; Isl. hyg-gin, prudens. 
 
 HEYNDNES, s. Gentleness. K.Hart. 
 HEIN-SHINN'D, adj. Having large pro- 
 jecting shin-bones, S. 
 
 She's bow-hough 'd, she's liein-sliinii'd, 
 
 Ae limpin' leg a handbread shorter. — Burns. 
 
 Corr. perhaps from hem-shinned, q. having 
 
 shins like hainis or hems, i. e. projecting 
 
 like an ox-collar. V. Hame-hough'd. 
 HEIR, s. Army. Gawan and Gol. — A.S. 
 
 here, Su.G. Isl. haer, Germ, her, exercitus. 
 HEIRANENT, adr. Concerning this, S. 
 
 Acts J a. VI, V. Anext. 
 HEIRATOUR, adr. In this quarter. 
 
 Breehine Ili'g. V. Atour. 
 HEYRD, Hevrt. To gang or gae heyrd, 
 
 to storm ; to fume, Ang. ; heyte, synon. 
 
 Chr. S. P. — Su.G. hyr-a, vertigine agi. 
 HEIR DOWNE, adn. Below on this earth. 
 
 Dunbar. 
 HEIRINTILL, adr. Herein; i7itill, i. e. 
 
 into, being commonly used for in, S. 
 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 HEIRIS,s.pZ. Masters. K.Hart. V.Her,s. 
 HEIRLY, adj. Honourable. Houlate. — 
 
 Germ, herlich, illustris. 
 HEIR-OYE, s. A great-grandchild. V. 
 
 Ier-oe. 
 HEIRSKAP, s. Inheritance; succession to 
 
 property, especially to that which is Hq- 
 
 \wax\ivjLted. heritable, Roxb. ; TL. heirship. — 
 
 Teut. erf-schap, haereditas. V. Ayrschip. 
 HEIRTHROW, adc. By this means; 
 
 Abcrd. Rei}. 
 To HEIS, Heys, Heeze, f. a. To lift up, S. 
 
 Doug. — Su.G. hiss-a, Belg. hys-en, id. 
 HEIS, Heeze, Heisie, s. 1. The act of 
 
 lifting up. Doug. 2. Aid ; furtherance, 
 
 S.B. Shirrefs. 3. The act of swinging. 
 
 Loth. 4. A swing ; the instrument of 
 
 swinging, ibid. 5. Denoting any thing 
 that discomposes. Rltson. 
 
 HEYS AND HOW. A sea-cheer. Doug. 
 
 HEYTIE, s. a name for the game of 
 shintie. Loth. It is also called Hummie, ih. 
 
 HEY WULLIE WINE, and HOW WUL- 
 LIE wine. An old fireside play of the 
 peasantry, in which the principal aim is, 
 by metrical queries and answers, to dis- 
 cover one another's sweethearts. Gall. 
 
 HEKKIL, Heckle, s. A hackling-comb, 
 S. Ruddiman. 
 
 HELDE, s. Age ; for eld. Wyntoicn. 
 
 To HELE, V. a. To conceal. V. Heild. 
 
 HELELIE, a(fr. Wholly. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 HELGAFELS, s. The " consecrated moun- 
 tain, used by the Scandinavian priests, 
 for the purposes of their idol-worship." 
 The Pirate. — Traced to Isl. heilg-r, holy, 
 and fell,Jiall, mons minor, monticulus. 
 
 HELY^ adr. Highly. Wyntown.~A.S. 
 heal ice, id. V. He. 
 
 HELY, a(^r. Loudly. Barbour. 
 
 liELlE,adj. Holy, Roxb. It is very likely 
 tha,t helie and holi/ are from he, high. 
 
 HELIE, adj. Proud. V. Heily. 
 
 HELIE-HOW, s. A caul or membrane, 
 that covers the head, with which some 
 children are born. Hence the old saying, 
 " He will be lucky, being born with the 
 helie-hojc on his head," Roxb. Sibb. gives 
 this as Haly-koir, Gl. V. How, s. 
 
 HELYER, Halier, .«. A cavern into which 
 the tide flows, Shetl. The Pirate. — Isl. 
 heUir, antrum, specus. 
 
 HELIMLY,arfr. Actually; truly; wholly, 
 Aberd.; undoubtedly the same with Hai- 
 lumly, q. v. 
 
 HELYNES,s. Addic. Scot. Corniklis. The 
 word is evidently used in a bad sense; but 
 what that is must be left undetermined. 
 
 HELYNG, s. Covering. Barbour. 
 
 HELLICAT, s. A wicked creature, Ettr. 
 For. Tales of my Landlord. Perhaps 
 like E. hell-kite ; or q. hell-cat. 
 
 HELLICATE,a((/. Light-headed; giddy; 
 violent; extravagant. South of S.; Hello- 
 cat, rompish, Dumfr. Antiquary. V. 
 Hallokit. 
 
 HELLY DABBIES. V. Dabbies. 
 
 HELLIE-LAMB, s. A ludicrous designa- 
 tion given to a hump on the back, Clydes. 
 
 HELLIER, Halyear, s. Half a year, S. 
 Ross. 
 
 HELLIS,Hels, s. p/. Hell. Abp.IIamilt. 
 Even when the term occurs in sing, it is 
 almost invariably preceded by the demon- 
 strative article. That this was the gene- 
 ral use, would appear from the following 
 example : " Tartarus, idem est quod In- 
 fernus, the Hell." Despaut. Gram. 
 
 HELLIS-CRUK, s. A crook for holding 
 vessels over a fire. H. P. Repr. — Teut. 
 hels-en, to embrace. 
 
 HELLOCK,s. A romp, Dumfr. V. Haloc. 
 
 HELL'S-HOLES. " Those dark nooks that 
 
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HEL 
 
 333 
 
 HEN 
 
 are dreaded as being haunted with bogles." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HELM OF WEET, A great fall of rain, 
 Ang. — A.S. holm, water. 
 
 HELME STOK, s. The handle of the helm. 
 Jjoiiij. — Teut. helm-stock, id. 
 
 HELMY, adj. Rainy, Ang. — A.S. holmcg 
 rredder, procellosum coelura. 
 
 HELPLIE, adj. Helpful, S.B. Porteous 
 of Nobilnt'fs. — Teut. helpelick, auxiliaris. 
 
 HELPLYK,rtrf/. Helpful. Addle, to Scot. 
 Corn. Here we have the precise form of 
 the Teut. term. V. Helplie. 
 
 HEM, s. Edge ; applied to stones, S.B. 
 
 HEM, ) iron. pi. Them. Sir Gaican. — A.S. 
 heom, dat. pi. illis. 
 
 HEM, .■!. A horse-collar. V. Haims. 
 
 HEMMEL, Hammel, s. A square frame, 
 made of four rough posts, connected with 
 two or three bars each, erected in a cattle- 
 court or close, for the cattle to eat straw 
 out of, Roxb. Berw. V. Hammels. 
 
 HEMMIL, s. A heap ; a crowd, S.B. 
 
 To HEMMIL, t. a. To surround any beast 
 inorderto layhold of it, Ang. — ls\.hemil-a, 
 custodire, coercere. 
 
 HEMMYNYS, s. pi. Shoes of untanned 
 leather. Wyntown. — A.S. hemming, pero ; 
 Isl. heminij-r, the skin pulled off from the 
 legs of cattle. 
 
 HEMPY, s. 1. A rogue ; one for whom the 
 hemp grows, S. /. Nlcol. 2. A tricky 
 wag, S. Ramsay. 
 
 HEMPY, Hempie, adj. Roguish ; riotous; 
 romping, S. Skinner. Tales of My Land- 
 lord. 
 
 HEMP-RIGGS, s. pi. 1. Ridges of fat land 
 whereon hemp was sown in the olden 
 time." Gall. Encycl. 2. Land that is 
 viewed as remarkably good, " is said to be 
 as strong as hemp-rl<i<is," ibid. 
 
 HEMPSHIRE GENTLEMAN. One who 
 seems to be ripening for a death by hemp, 
 Fife. A play on the name of the county 
 called Hampshire. 
 
 * HEN, s. To sell a hen on a rainy day, to 
 make a bad market, S. " You will not 
 sell your hen on a, rainy day," S. Prov.; 
 "you will part with nothing to your dis- 
 advantage, for a hen looks ill on a rainy 
 day." Kelly, 
 
 Crowing Hen. This is reckoned very mk- 
 sonsle or uncannie about a house, Teviotd. 
 
 HEN-BIRD, s. A chicken; properly, one 
 following its mother, S. 
 
 To HENCH, r. a. To throw stones by 
 
 bringing the hand along the haunch, S. 
 To HENCH, r. «. To halt; to limp. Gall. 
 Roxb. — Germ, hink-en, claudicare; Teut. 
 hinck-en, id. radically the same with 
 Su.G. htcink-a,\sicil\a.Te; Dan. hlnk-er, id. 
 hinken, lameness. 
 To HENCH AWA', r. n. To move onward 
 
 in a halting way, Fife, Roxb. 
 To HENCHIL, Hainchil, r. n. To rock or 
 roll from side to side in walking; as, " a 
 
 henchiliin'' bodie," Roxb. From hcnch, E. 
 haunch. 
 
 HENCH-VENT, s. A triangular bit of 
 linen. Gall. " Uench-rents, the same with 
 Gores, pieces of linen put into the lower 
 parts of a shirt, to make them wider than 
 the other, to give cent or room for the 
 haunch." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To HENDER, r. a. To hinder ; to detain; 
 Ang. Fife. 
 
 HENDER, s. Hinderance, S.B. Fife. 
 
 HENDEllEND,s. La.tter fait; hinder end, 
 Fife. Acts Mary. 
 
 HENDERSUM, adj. Causing hinderance. 
 
 HENDRE, Hender, adj. Past; bygone. 
 Barbour. — Moes.G. hindar, retro. 
 
 HENMEST, s. Last, S.B. Fife ihindmost, E. 
 Aherd. Req. 
 
 HENNY, s. ' Honey, S.B. Fife ; elsewhere 
 hinny. 
 
 HENNY-BEIK,s. Honey-hive, S.B. Called 
 in Fife a bvmbee's beik or byke. Ross's 
 Helenore. — Belg. hennig, id. 
 
 HENNIE,s. The abbrev. of Henrietta, S. 
 
 HENOU, interj. A word giving notice to 
 a number of persons to pull or lift all at 
 once, corresponding with the Heare-a 
 (or all.) of sailors, Clydes. 
 
 HEN-PEN, s. The dung of fowls, Ang. 
 
 HEN'S CARE. A proverbial phrase, used 
 in Fife, and perhaps in other counties, to 
 denote the exercise of care without judg- 
 ment. It is exemplified by the watchful- 
 ness of a hen over ducklings which she 
 has bred, as if they were of her own spe- 
 cies; and by her extreme anxiety lest they 
 should perish, when, according to their 
 natural propensity, they betake them- 
 selves to the water. 
 
 HENSEIS, s. pi. Meaning uncertain. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 HENS EM AN, Heinsman, s. LA page. 
 Houlate. 2. The confidant and principal 
 attendant of a Highland chief. — E. hench- 
 man. 
 
 HEN'S-FLESH, s. My skin's a' hen's-jlesit, 
 a phrase used when one's skin is in that 
 state, from extreme cold or terror, that it 
 rises up at every pore. Loth. 
 
 HENSOUR, Hensure, .«. A giddy young 
 fellow. Chr. Kirk. — Sw. hensker, a fool. 
 
 HEN'S-TAES, s. pi. A term applied to bad 
 writing; scrawls; pot-hooks, Aberd. Ang.; 
 q. only resembling the marks made by 
 the scratching of a hen. 
 
 HEN'S-WARE, Henware, s. Eatable 
 fucus, S. 
 
 To HENT, r. a. To gather ; to glean, Shetl. 
 — Su.G. hemt-a, colligere, afferre, donium 
 ducere ; from/(eim,domus,q. to bring home. 
 
 HENT, pret. Laid hold of. V. Hint. 
 
 HEN-WYFE, s. LA woman who takes 
 care of the poultry, S. Tales of My Landl. 
 2. A woman who sella poultry, S. 3. A 
 bawd. Douglas. 
 
 HENWILE, s'. A stratagem. Baillie. A 
 
HEP 
 
 334 
 
 HER 
 
 wile used by a ken for gathering her 
 cliickGns 
 
 HEPTHORNE,«. The briar, S. Douglas. 
 
 HER, Here, s. 1. A person of rank. Doug. 
 2. A chief; a leader, ib. 3. A magistrate. 
 Wall. 4. A master. Barbour. — A.S.hera, 
 Su.G. herre, Tent, lierr, Belg. heer, Lat. 
 her-us, dominus. Hence, Sir. 
 
 HER, Here, «. Loss ; injury. Wallace. 
 — Su.G. haer, vis hostilis. 
 
 HER,7>roH. Their, O.E. and A.S. SirGawan. 
 
 HERAGE, s. Inheritance. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 HERALD-DUCK, s. The Dun-diver,abird, 
 Shetl. "Mergus Castor, (Linn, syst.) 
 Herald Duck or Goose, Dun-diver." Ed- 
 monstone^s Zetl. 
 
 HERANDIS, s. pi. L Errands. Wynt. 
 2. Tidings, q. kearinqs, ib. 
 
 HERBERE, s. A garden for herbs, Doug. 
 — Lat. herbar-ium, id. 
 
 HERBERY, Herbry, Harbory, s. LA 
 military station. Barbour. 2. A dwell- 
 ing-place. Abp. Hamiltoun. 3. A haven 
 or harbour. Balf. Pract. — Teut.herberghe, 
 diversorium; A.S. hereberga, the abode of 
 an array. 
 
 To HERBERY, Herbry, r. a. To station. 
 Barb. 2. To dwell ; applied to a person, 
 ib. — A.S. herebcorg-an, hospitari. 
 
 HERBRY AGE, s. An inn. Wallace. 
 
 HERBRIOURIS, .'.pZ. A piquet. Barb. 
 
 HERD, s. One who tends cattle, S. V. 
 HiRD. Spalding. 2. In curling, a stone 
 laid on the ice, with such niiety as to se- 
 cure the principal stone from being driven 
 out, Galloway ; synon. Guard. Davidson's 
 Seasons. V. Clint. 
 
 To HERD, r. a. To act the part of a shep- 
 herd, S. Ross's Helenore. V. Hird, r. 
 The E. r. a. is used only as signifying " to 
 throw or put into an herd." 
 
 To HERD, Hird, r. n. 1. To tend cattle, 
 or take care of a flock, S. JRoss. 
 
 HERDIS, Herds, s. Refuse of flax. Barb. 
 V. Hardin. 
 
 HERDOUN, adv. Here below. Barbour. 
 E. here, and doicn. 
 
 HERE. Used in the composition of several 
 names of places in S. ; pron. like E. It-air. 
 — A.S. here, Su.G. hacr, an army, war. 
 
 HERE, s. An heir. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 HERE and were. A phrase used to ex- 
 press contention or disagreement. They 
 were like to come, or gang, to here and were 
 about it ; they were very near quarrelling. 
 It is still used, both in Fife and in Roxb.; 
 but mostly by old people, the phrase being 
 almost antiquated. Both the terms are 
 pronounced like E. Aair, or /inre,aud might 
 be written hair and icair. — Tent, icerre, 
 contentio, dissidium; and haer, lis. 
 
 HEREAWAY, adc. 1. In this quarter, S. 
 2. To this quarter, S. J. Dacidson's Kin- 
 yeancleuch, Melville. 3. In the present 
 state, S. Rutherford. 
 
 HEREFORE, Herfore, adv. On this ac- 
 
 count. Bellend. T. Liv. He uses it for 
 itaque and igitur, Lat. 
 
 HEREFT, adv. Hereafter. Wallace. 
 
 HEREYESTERDAY, s. The day before 
 yesterday, S. ; air -yesterday, Banffs. 
 Baillie. Here, ere, or be/ore. — A.S. aer- 
 gystran daeg,\d. 
 
 HEREYESTREEN, s. The night before 
 yesternight, S. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 HERE'S T' YE. A common mode of drink- 
 ing one's health, now confined to the vul- 
 gar, S. The Smugglers. 
 
 To HERE TELL, v. n. To learn by report, 
 S. Wcdlace. E. to hear people tell. — Isl. 
 he.yrdi tala, audivit. 
 
 HERIE, Heary, s. 1. A compellation still 
 used by some old women, in addressing 
 their husbands, and sometimes vice versa, 
 S. Ross. 2. This term is addressed to a 
 female inferior, in calling her; as, " Come 
 this gate, Heery," Dumfr. — A.S. hera, 
 Su.G. Tent, herre, dominus ; Lat. herns. 
 
 HERING, s. Apparently for ering, the act 
 of earing land. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 HERINTILL, adv. Herein; in this. Acta 
 Ja. IV. 
 
 HERIOT, s. The fine exacted by a superior 
 on the death of his tenant, Galloway. — 
 From A.S. heregeat, compounded of here, 
 exercitus, and geot-an, reddere, erogare. 
 This primarily signified the tribute given 
 to the lord of a manor for his better pre- 
 paration for war ; but came at length to 
 denote the 6t'«iaMcA<, or beast of whatever 
 kind, which a tenant died possessed of, 
 due to his superior after death. It is 
 therefore the same with the E. forensic 
 term Hcriot. Here we have the meaning 
 of the surname of George Heriot. 
 
 HERIS, imperat. v. Hear ye. Douglas. 
 
 HERISON, s. Hedgehog. Burd. — Ft. 
 herisson. 
 
 HERITOUR,s. 1. An heir. Abp.Hamilt. 
 — Fr. heritier, id. 2. A landholder in a 
 parish, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 HERLE, s. A mischievous dwarf, or imp; 
 applied to an ill-conditioned child, or to 
 any little animal of this description, 
 Perths. This, I suspect, is radically the 
 same with Yrle, id.; especially as it is 
 expl. as exactly synon. with Worl. 
 
 HERLE, HuRiL, s. A heron, Ang. Fife. 
 Maitland Poems. 
 
 HERLICH. Lordly. — From Lat. herus, a 
 master, and Germ. /u-A,dike. 
 
 HERLING, s. A trout. V. Hirlixg. 
 
 HERNIT, pret. Perhaps for herknit, hear- 
 kened. J^ing Hart. 
 
 HERON-BLUTER, s. The snipe, S.B. 
 V. Yern-Bluter, and Heather-Bleat. 
 
 HERONE-SEW, s. Properly, the place 
 where herons build. Acts Ja. IV. This 
 term has every mark of being originally 
 the same with E. heronshaw or hernshaw, 
 a heronry. Shaiv, from A.S. seua, a shade, 
 a thicket, a shaw or tuft. Cotgr. accor- 
 
HER 
 
 33.5 
 
 HET 
 
 dingly expl. herne-shaw, a " sliaw or wood 
 
 where herons breed." 
 HERREYELDE, Here-Geild, Hyrald, s. 
 
 The fine payable to a superior, on tlie 
 
 death of his tenant. Quon. Att. — A.S. 
 
 here-gyld, a military tribute. V. Heriot. 
 To HEKRY, Hery, Hirrie, Harrie, v. a. 
 
 1. To rob; to pillage. Antiquary. Barb. 
 
 2. To ruin by extortion, S. Maitl. F. — 
 Su.G. hacr-ia, depraedari, from haer, an 
 army. 
 
 HERRIE- WATER, s. LA net so formed 
 as to catch or retain fish of a small size, 
 and thus to spoil the icater of its brood ; 
 karri/-net,S.li. Acts Ja. VI. 2. Metaph. 
 denoting both stratagem and violence. 
 Lyndsay. 3. Particularly used to denote 
 the doctrine concerning purgatory. A. 
 Syms'jit's Chrystes Testament Unfolded. 
 
 HERRYMENT, s. 1. Plunder, S. 2, The 
 cause of plunder, S. Burns. 
 
 HERRINBAND, s. A string by which 
 yarn is tied before it be boiled, Ang. — 
 Isl. haarund, coarse linen yarn, and band. 
 
 HERRING DREWE. Literally, "a drove 
 of Herrings." When a shoal of herrings 
 appeared oif the east coast of Scotland, all 
 the idle fellows and bankrupts of the 
 country ran off under the pretence of 
 catching them ; whence he who ran away 
 from his creditors was said to have gane 
 to the Herring Dreice, Aberd. — A.S. draf, 
 a drove. 
 
 HERS, Hearse, adj. Hoarse, S. Douff. 
 — Belg. haersch, id. 
 
 HERSCHIP, Heirschip, Heirischip, s. 
 L The act of plundering, S. Wallace. 
 2. The cause of plunder. Lyndsay. ?>. 
 Booty; plunder. Ross. 4. Wreck of pro- 
 perty. Kelly. 5. Scarcity, as the effect 
 of devastation. Bellend. 6. Dearness ; 
 high price. Dunbar. — A.S. her, an army, 
 and scipe, denoting action ; q. the act of 
 an army : or from Herry, r. 
 
 HERSKET, s. The same with HeartscaJd, 
 Orkn. The Cardialgia. 
 
 HERSUM, adj. Strong ; rank ; harsh ; as, 
 " This lamb is of a proper age ; if it had 
 been aulder [or shot] the meat would ha' 
 been hersum" Aberd. — Dan. harsk, rank, 
 rancid; Su.G. haersk, id. and sum or som, 
 a termination expressive of fulness. Many 
 English adjectives have the same termina- 
 tion, as troublesome. 
 
 HER TILL, adv. Hereunto. Barbour. 
 — Sw. haertil, id. 
 
 HERTLIE, «(^y. Cordial; affectionate, V. 
 Hartly. 
 
 HERVY, adj. Having the appearance of 
 great poverty, Ang. — A.S. here-feoh, a 
 military prey. 
 
 HESP, s. A clasp or hook, S. — Su.G. haspe, 
 Germ, hespe, id. 
 
 Sasene be hesp and stapill. a mode of 
 giving investiture in boroughs, S. Bal- 
 four's Pract. 
 
 To HESP, V. a. To fosten. 
 
 HESP, Hasp, s. A hank of yarn, S. Stat. 
 Ace. To make a ravelled hesp, to put a 
 thing in confusion; to redd a rareWd hesp, 
 to restore order. Gl. Shirr. — Teut. hasp, 
 fila congregata. 
 
 HESS, adj. Hoarse. Lyndsay. — Su.G. 
 haes, hes, A.S. hax, id. 
 
 To HET, p. a. To strike, Angus ; hit, E. 
 
 HET, Hat, at//. 1. Hot, S. Ramsay. 2. 
 Keen, metaph. Wallace. Het is not only 
 to be viewed as an adj. but is used both 
 as the pret. and part. pa. of the v. to heat ; 
 as, " I het it in the pan;" " Cauld kail het 
 again," broth warmed on the second day; 
 figuratively used to denote a sermon that 
 is repeated, or preached again to the 
 same audience, S. 
 
 HET-AHAME, adj. Having a comfortable 
 domestic settlement, Gall. 
 
 HET BEANS AND BUTTER. A game in 
 which one hides something, and another is 
 employed to seek it. When near the place 
 of concealment, the hider cries Het, i. e. 
 hot on the sceut ; when the seeker is far 
 from it, Cald, i. e. cold. He who finds it 
 has the right to hide it next, Teviotd. It 
 resembles Hunt the slipper. 
 
 HET FIT. Used in the same sense, Aberd. 
 with Fiite Hate, straightway. 
 
 HETFULL, adj. Hot ; fiery. Wallace. 
 
 HET HANDS. A play, in which a number 
 of children place one hand above another 
 on a table, till the column is completed, 
 when the one whose hand is undermost 
 pulls it out, and claps it on the top, and 
 thus in rotation, Roxb, Invented, pro- 
 bably, for warming their hands in a cold 
 day. 
 
 HETHELICHE, adj. Reproachful. Sir 
 Tristrem. — Isl. Sw. haediligt, contnmelio- 
 sus. V. Heydin. 
 
 HETHING, s. Scorn. V. Heydin. 
 
 HETLY, adv. Hotly, S. Ross. 
 
 HET PINT. The hot beverage which young 
 people carry with them from house to 
 house early in the morning of the new- 
 year ; used also on the night preceding a 
 marriage, and at the time of child-bearing, 
 S. Morison. 
 
 HET SEED, Hot Seed, s. 1 . Early grain, 
 S.A. Agr.Surv. Berw. 2. Early peas, S. A. 
 A</r. Stir v. Roxb. 
 
 HET SKIN. " I'll gie ye a guid het skin," 
 I will give you a sound beating, properly 
 on the buttocks, S. 
 
 HET SKINN'D, adj. Irascible, S.; synon. 
 Thi7i-skinned. 
 
 HET STOUP. Het Pint, S. J. Nicol. 
 
 HETTLE, adj. Fiery; irritable, Clydes. 
 This seems merely a eorr. of Hetfidl, used 
 in the same sense by Harry the Minstrel. 
 V. Het. 
 
 HETTLE, s. The name given by fishermen, 
 on the Firth of Forth, to a range of rocky 
 bottom lying between the roadstead and 
 
HET 
 
 836 
 
 HYD 
 
 the shore. " The brassj/ is found, in the 
 summer months, on the kettle or rocky 
 grounds." NeiWs List of Fishes. 
 HETTLE CODDLING. A species of cod- 
 ling, which receives its denomination from 
 being caught on what is in Fife called the 
 Hettle. Out of the hettle into the kettle, is 
 an expression commonly used by old people 
 in Kirkcaldy, when they wish to impress 
 one with the idea that any kind of fish is 
 perfectly caller or fresh. 
 HET TUIK. A bad taste. V. Tuik. 
 HET WATER. To hand one in het water, 
 to keep one in a state of constant uneasi- 
 ness or anxiety ; as, " That bairn bauds me 
 ay in het u-ater; for he's sae fordersum, 
 that I'm ay fear'd that some ill come o'er 
 him," S. This proverbial language would 
 seem to be borrowed from the painful 
 sensation caused by scalding. 
 IIEUCH, pret.T. Hewed. Gaican and Gol. 
 
 — Su.G. hugg-a, caedere. 
 HEUCH, He'ugh, Hewch, Huwe, Hwe, 
 Hew, s. la crag; a ragged steep, S. 
 Wynt. 2. A steep hill or bank. Erenj. 
 3. A glen with steep overhanging braes 
 or sides, Loth. Bord. Gl. CompL 4. The 
 shaft of a coal-pit, S. Skene. 5. A hol- 
 low in a quarry, Loth. — A.S. hou, mons ; 
 L.B. hoijh-ia, Isl. haug-r, collis. 
 To COUP ONE o'er the heugh. To undo 
 
 a person ; to ruin him, S.B. Ross. 
 HEUCK, Heuk, s. 1. A reaping-hook, S. 
 2. A reaper in harvest, S.; llairst heuk, 
 id. Aberd. 
 HEUCK-BANE, s. The huckle-bone, Aug. 
 
 — Belg. huck-en, to bow. 
 HEUCK, Heugh, s. A disease of cows, 
 
 inflaming the eye, Ang. 
 HEUCK-STANE, s. Blue vitriol, as used 
 
 for removing this disease, ibid. 
 To HEVYD, V. a. To behead. Wyntown. 
 HEVIN, s. A haven. Hence, 
 HEVIN SILUER. Custom exacted for en- 
 trance into a haven. Acts Ja. VI. — In 
 Isl. this is denominated haf tier-toll- r, i. e. 
 haxen-toll ; in Belg. harengeld, or haven 
 money ; in Dan. haTii penge,q. haven-penny. 
 HEUL, s. A mischievous boy. V. Hewl. 
 HEW,s. A very small quantity, West of S. 
 HEWAND,2'art./ir. Having. Acts Ja. VI. 
 HEWID, «. Head. Barbour.— A.S. hea- 
 
 fud, id. ; q. what is hear'd or lifted up. 
 HEW YD, Hewyt, jm't- ?'«• Coloured. 
 
 Barbour. 
 HE WIN, s. A haven or harbour. Acts 
 Ja. VI. This nearly approaches the pro- 
 nunciation in Angus, which is q. hain. 
 HEWIS, 3 p. V. Perhaps, for haves, has. 
 
 Henrysone. 
 HEWIS, s.^jL Forms ; ghosts. PhUotus. 
 
 — A.S. heaicgas, simulacra. 
 HEWIT, ji»-(?«. Tarried. Gaican and Gol. 
 UEWIT, part. pa. Having hoofs. Douij. 
 HEWL, (pron. q. hewel or hewil.) A cross- 
 grained, mischievous person, Selkirks. 
 
 Roxb.; heul, a mischievous boy, Dumfr.; 
 Hide, Galloway. 
 HEWMIST, HuMisT, adj. The last or hind- 
 most, Angus. 
 HEWMOND, Heujiont, s. A helmet. 
 Pitscottie. — Isl. hilm-a, to cover, and 
 mond, mouth. 
 HY, s. Haste. Wyntown. — A.S. hige. 
 HI AST. Superl. of Hie, high, Aberd. Reg. 
 
 V. He, adj. 
 HIBBLED; adj. Confined, Fife. 
 HICCORY, adj. Cross-grained; ill-hu- 
 moured, Lanarks. ; an application supposed 
 to be borrowed from the tough quality of 
 the wood thus denominated. 
 To HYCHLE, v. n. To walk, carrying a 
 burden with difficulty, Upp. Lanarks. 
 Apparently a variety of Hechle, r. 
 HICHT, s. 1. Height, S. 2. A height; an 
 elevated place, S. 3. Tallness, S. 4. The 
 greatest degree of increase; as, " the hicht 
 o' the day," noon, or as sometimes ex- 
 pressed in E. high noon. Thus, also, the 
 moon is said to be at the hicht, when it is 
 full moon, S. 
 To HYCHT, HiGHT, r. n. 1. To trust ; to 
 expect. Barb. 2. To promise. Hudson. 
 —A.S. hlhte, spero. V. Hecht. 
 HYCHT, .«. A promise. Barbour. 
 To HICHT, HiGHT, Height, t. a. To 
 heighten, S. Lyndsay. — A.S. hiht-an, 
 augere. 
 HICHTY, adj. Lofty. Douglas. 
 H ICHTIT, igutt.) part. pa. In great wrath, 
 suggesting the idea of indignation ap- 
 proaching to frenzy, Aug.; synon. Rais'd. 
 HICHTLIE, adv. Highly. Keith's Hist. 
 To HICK, r. n. 1. To hesitate, as in making 
 a bargain; to chaffer, Fife, Roxb. 2. To 
 hesitate in speaking, Roxb. Evidently 
 the same with Isl. MA;-a, cedere,recedere. 
 A term nearly resembling Hick, was used 
 by our old writers in the same sense. V. 
 Hynk. The E. v. to Higgle may be a 
 diminutive from this source ; although 
 viewed by Dr. Johns, as probably cor- 
 rupted from Haggle. 
 HICK, i7iterj. A term used to draught 
 horses, when it is meant that they should 
 incline to the right, Dumfr. Liddisdale. — 
 Isl. hick-a, cedere, recedere. It is also 
 used by coachmen to urge on their horses. 
 To HICK, v. 11. To hiccup, Ang. Perths.; 
 syn. Yeisk. — Su.G. hick-a, Teut. hicken, id. 
 HICK, s. The act of hiccuping, ibid.— 
 
 Teut. hick, id.; Su.G. hicka, id. 
 To HICK, v. n. To make such a noise as 
 children do, before they burst into tears; 
 to whimper, South of S. It is expl. as 
 signifying to grieve, Roxb. Allied, per- 
 haps, to Teut. hick-en, singultire,to hiccup, 
 because of the resemblance as to sound. 
 HICKERTIE-PICKERTIE, adv. Entirely 
 in a state of confusion, Aberd.; the same 
 with E. higqledy piggledy. 
 HYD AND HEW. Skin and complexion j 
 
HID 
 
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 II I L 
 
 skill and colour; also llyd or llew. Steio- 
 art. lia nil. Poems. " It's sae dirty, it will 
 never come to Iii/d or hew." Loth. 
 
 HIDDERSOCHT. Poeius Sixteenth Cent. 
 This apparently onght to be two words. 
 Or it may be viewed as a compound term 
 (like A.S. Jiii.h'r-eiime. adventus,) from 
 kider, hue, and solite, the part. pa.ot'.<!('c-a« 
 used in the sense of adire ; "I am now 
 come hither to thee alone." 
 
 HIDDIE-GIDDIE, Loth. Hirdie-Girdie, 
 adv. Topsy-turvy, Roxb. Iloulate. Q. 
 the head in a qlddy state. 
 
 HIDDIE-GIDDIE, s. A short piece of 
 wood with a sharp point at each end, for 
 keeping horses asunder in ploughing; syn. 
 with Brohh' ; Berwicks. 
 
 IIIDDIL, HiDLi.vs, ac/r. Secretly, S. Dunb. 
 
 HIDDILS, HiDDILLIS, HiDLINtJS, s. pi. 
 
 1. Hiding-places. Barb. Inthehiddih 
 of, under the cover or shelter of, S. In 
 hidluujs, adr. secretly, S. Itamsay. 2. 
 Clandestine operation ; concealment, S. 
 »S'^. Juhnstoun. — A.S. hi/deh, latibnlum. 
 
 HTDDIRTYL, Hiddirtillis, adi: 
 Hitherto. Douglas. 
 
 To HIDDLE, V. a. To hide, Pertlis. Fife. 
 Probably formed from the old adc. H'lddil, 
 secretly, q. v. St. Patrick. 
 
 HIDDLINS, HiDLiNS. Used adjectively in 
 regard to any thing concealed; clandes- 
 tine, S. Tannahill. 
 
 To HIDE, T. a. To beat; to thrash; to 
 curry; Lanarks. Aberd. — Isl. hyd-a, ex- 
 coriare, also flagellare ; /(j/t:?i«(7,flagellatio. 
 
 HIDE, s. A term applied in contumely to 
 the females of domesticated animals, 
 whether fowls or quadrupeds ; also to 
 women ;PaA-t',synon. Upp. Lanarks. Roxb. 
 This seems merely a contemptuous use of 
 the E. word, as skin is sometimes applied 
 in a similar manner to the whole person. 
 
 HIDE-A-BO-SEEK, s. The name given to 
 the amusement of Hide-and-seek, Berw. 
 V. Keik-bo. 
 
 HIDE-BIND, s. A disease to which horses 
 and cattle are subject, which causes the 
 hide or skin to stick close to the bone, 
 Clydes. In E. hide-bound is used as an 
 adj. in the same sense. 
 
 HIDEE, s. 1. A term used in the game of 
 Hide-and-seek, by the person who con- 
 ceals himself. Loth. 2. It is transferred 
 to the game itself, ib. 
 
 HIDIE-HOLE, s. 1 . A place in which any 
 object is secreted, S. 2. Metaph. a sub- 
 terfuge, S. — A.S. hyd-an, abscondere, or 
 hydui, cautus, and hoi, caverna, latibulum. 
 
 HIDING,HvDiNG,.<t. A drubbing; abeating; 
 currying one's hide, ibid. St. Johnstoun. 
 
 HYDROPSIE, s. Tlie old name for the 
 Dropsy in S. " Hydrops, aqua intercus, 
 hydropsie." Despaut. Gramiii. 
 
 HIDWISE, adj. Hideous. Gaican and 
 G'ol. — Fr. hid.'u.r, id. 
 
 IIIEF, s. The hoof, Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 HIEGATIS, s. pi. High-ways, H. Jets 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 HIE HOW, inferj. Bravo. Dotiqlas. 
 
 HIE LAND, adj. Of or belonging to tho 
 Highlands of S. Common pronunciation. 
 
 HIE LANDMAN'S LING. The act of 
 walking quickly with a jerk, Fife. V. 
 Ling, Lyng. 
 
 HIELAND PASSION. A phrase used in 
 the Lowlands of S. to denote a violent, but 
 temporary ebullition of anger. It evidently 
 intimates the conviction which generally 
 prevails, that the Gaels are sudden and 
 quick in quarrel. 
 
 HIELAND SERK. V. Sark. 
 
 HIER of yarn. V. Heer. 
 
 HIERSOME, adj. Coarse-looking, Aberd. 
 
 HIE WO. A phrase addressed to horses, 
 when the driver wishes them to incline to 
 the left, Roxb. Syuou. icynd, in other 
 counties. 
 
 HIGH-BENDIT, part. adj. 1. Dignified in 
 appearance ; possessing a considerable por- 
 tion of hauteur, S. 2. Aspiring; ambi- 
 tious; as, Sht^s a hljli bendit lass that, ye 
 needna speir her price, S. ; i. e. " She will 
 look too high for you; it is vain, therefore, 
 to make your addresses to her." 
 
 HIGH-GAIT, Hie-gait, s. The high road; 
 the public road, S.; pron. hee-gait. 
 
 HIGH- YEAR-OLD, adj. The term used to 
 distinguish cattle one year and a half old, 
 Teviotd. ; the same with Heiyearald. 
 
 To HIGHLE, V. n. To carry with diffi- 
 culty, Lanarks. This seems originally the 
 same with Hechle, q. v. 
 
 To HYGHT, V. a. To promise. V. Hicnx. 
 
 HY-JINKS, HiGii-JiNKS,s. A very ab.surd 
 game, in which it was determined by the 
 dice v/ho should for some time sustain a 
 fictitious character, or repeat a certain 
 number of loose verses, under the penalty 
 of either swallowing an additional bumper, 
 or paying a small sum to the reckoning. 
 This appears to be nearly the same with 
 the drunken game called Whigmaleerie. 
 Ramsay. Guy Mannering. 
 
 To HYKE, V. n. " To move the body sud- 
 denly, by the back joint." Gall. Encycl. 
 This seems synon. with Hitch, and from 
 the same source, Isl. hlk-a, cedere, rece- 
 dere, or hwik-a, titubare. 
 
 roHILCH,r.n. To hobble ;tohalt,S. Burns. 
 
 HILCH, s. A halt ; the act of halting, S. 
 " Hilch, a singular halt." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HILCH, s. A shelter from wind or rain, 
 Selkirks. Beild, synon. S. — Isl. hyl-ia, 
 tegere,celare. 
 
 HILCH of a hill, s. Tlie brow, or higher 
 part of the face of a hill ; whence one can 
 get a full view, on both hands, of that side 
 of the hill, Loth. It is distinguished from 
 the hip of the hill, which is a sort of round 
 eminence lower in situation than the hilch. 
 It is also distinguished from tlie ridge, 
 from wliich both the back and face of the 
 
 Z 
 
HIL 
 
 338 
 
 HYN 
 
 hill may be seen. — This is most probably 
 allied to Isl. Su.G. hals, coUis. 
 
 HILDIE-GILDIE, s. An uproar, Meariis; 
 a variety of Hidd'ie-Giddie, q. v. 
 
 * HILL, s. To the hill, with a direction up- 
 wards; as, "He kaims his hair to the hill" 
 Aberd. 
 
 HILL, s. Husk, Aberd.; E. hull.—Sn.G. 
 hyl-ia, tegere. V. Hool. 
 
 HILLAN, s. 1. A hillock, GaU. 2. ExpL 
 " a small artificial hill," Gall. Encycl. A 
 diminutive, perhaps, from A.S. hill, or 
 Ai/^«, collis. 
 
 HILL-AN'-HEAP. To mak any thing out 
 o' hill-an'-heap, to fabricate a story from 
 one's own brain, Ayrs. 
 
 HILL-DIKE, s. A wall, generally of sods, 
 dividing the pasture from the arable land 
 in Orkney. 
 
 HILL-FOLK, s. A designation given to the 
 people in S. otherwise called Cameronians : 
 more properly the Reformed Presbytery. 
 Waverley. 
 
 HILL-HEAD, s. The summit or top of a 
 hill, S. Ross's Helenore. 
 
 HILLIEBALOW, s. An uproar; a tumult 
 with noise, Roxb. ; HiUie-bulloo, Ang.; 
 ilullie-hullow, Fife. 
 
 HILLIEGELEERIE,s. Frolic; giddy con- 
 duct. Saint Patrick. 
 
 HILLIEGELEERIE, adv. Topsy-turvy, 
 S.B. Ililliegulair, Perths. — Gael, uile go 
 lelr, altogether. 
 
 HILT AND HAIR. The whole of any thing, 
 S. Ross. — Su.G. hull, anc. hold, flesh, the 
 carcass and hide, med hidl och haar, hide 
 and hair, the whole ; Germ, haut und har. 
 
 HILTED RUNG. A crutch. Shirrefs. 
 Q,. a stick with a hilt or handle. 
 
 HILTER-SKILTER, adv. In rapid suc- 
 cession, S. — A.S. heolsir sceado, a confused 
 heap. 
 
 HIMEST, Read Humest, adj. Uppermost. 
 Wallace. V. Umast. 
 
 HIMSELL. Corr. of himself. Philotus. 
 At him or her sell, in full possession of 
 one's mental powers, S.B. Ross. 
 Weill at himsell, plump, Clydes. 
 
 J3y himsell, beside himself, S. Burns. 
 
 Like himsell. 1. We say of a person. He's 
 like, or ay like himsell, when he acts con- 
 sistently with his established character. 
 It is most generally used in a bad sense, S. 
 2. A dead person, on whose appearance 
 death has made no uncommon change, is 
 said to be like himsell, S. 
 
 No, or Nae like himsell. 1. Applied to a 
 person whose appearance has been much 
 altered by sickness, great fatigue, &c. S. 
 2. When one does any thing unlike one's 
 usual conduct, S. 13. Applied to the ap- 
 pearance after death, when the features 
 are greatly changed, S. 
 No, or Nae himsell. Not in the possession 
 
 of his mental powers, S.B. 
 On uiMSELL. A person la said to be on him- 
 
 sell, who transacts business on his own 
 account, Aberd. 
 HINCH,s. "The thigh." Gl.Aherd. Evi- 
 dently a provincialism for E. haunch. 
 
 * HIND-BERRIES, s. pi. Raspberries, 
 according to Ainsworth; but Mr. Todd 
 says, " rather, perhaps, bramble-berries." 
 The term denotes rasp-berries, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 * To HINDER, v. a. It has been men- 
 tioned, as a peculiar sense of this t. in S. 
 that it signifies to detain; to retard; to 
 delay. Hender, Ang. I am doubtful 
 whether this sense is not E. — Isl. hindr-a, 
 morari. 
 
 HYNDER, Hinder, s. Hinderance ; S.B. 
 hender. C'rosraguell. 
 
 HINDER, adj. Last, Loth. Ferguson. 
 
 HINDER-END, s. 1. Extremity, S. 2. 
 Termination, S. Ferguson. 3. The last 
 individuals of a family or race, Ettr. For. 
 Blackw. Mag. 4. Applied, in a ludi- 
 crous way, to the buttocks or back- 
 side, S. Tales of My Landl. 6. llinder- 
 end, o' aw trade, the worst business to 
 which one can betake one's self, S.B. 6. 
 The hinder-end o' aic folk, the worst of 
 people, ibid. 
 
 HINDERHALT,s. The reserve of an army. 
 Monro's Exped. — Germ, hinterhalt, id. 
 
 HINDERLETS, s. pi. Hinder parts; but- 
 tocks, Ayrs.; Ilinnerliths. Gall. Encych 
 Picken's Poems. The pronunciation of 
 Galloway seems to point at the origin; q. 
 the hinder liths or joints. 
 
 HINDERLINS,s. The posteriors, S. From 
 Teut. hinder, retro. 
 
 HINDERLINS, Hinderlans, s. pi. The 
 same with Hinderlets, Ettr. For. Roh Roy. 
 
 HINDERNYCHT, .>!. The last night. 
 Ramsay. Bannatyne P. 
 
 HINDERSUM, adj. 1. Causing hinderance, 
 S. ; Hendersum, Ang. Fife. 2. Tedious; 
 wearisome, Aberd. 
 
 HINDHAND, adj. The hindermost; as, 
 the hindhand stane, is the last stone 
 played in curling, Clydes. 
 
 HINDHEAD, a. The hinder part of the 
 head, S. "Sinciput, the forehead. Occi- 
 put, the hind head." Despaut Gram. 
 
 HINDLING, s. One who falls behind 
 others, or who is on the losing side in a 
 game, Aberd. Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 HYND WEDDER, Perhaps, young 
 wether. 
 
 HYND-WYND, adv. Straight; directly 
 forward ; the nearest way ; often applied 
 to those who go directly to a place to 
 which they are forbidden to go; as, " He 
 went hynd-wynd to the apples, just after 
 I forbade him," Roxb. — Perhaps from 
 hynf, a way, a course, and iawn, right. 
 
 HYNE, s. LA person. Doiiglas. — Su.G. 
 hion, iudividuum humanum. 2. A young 
 man ; a stripling. Barhonr. 3. A farm- 
 servant, S.; hind, E. Bar. Courts. — A.S. 
 
HYN 
 
 3:i9 
 
 11 IP 
 
 h'lne, id. 4. A peasant. Don(j. E. hind. 
 — A.S. h'lHcman. 
 
 HYNE, adti. 1. Hence, S. Doug. Ilyne 
 far mca', far hence, Ang. 2. Referring 
 to the eternal state. Lynds. Fra kinie- 
 /«;•</(, henceforward. Acts Ja. III. Ilyne 
 mca, far away ; far off, S.B. Ilyne to, or 
 till, as far as ; to the distance of, Aberd. 
 This term is nsed in one phrase, as if it 
 were a substantive signifying departure. 
 A merry kyne to ye, is a mode of bidding 
 good-bye to one, when the speaker is in 
 ill humour ; as equivalent to " Pack off 
 with you," Aberd.— Belg. keen, away; 
 Sn.G. haeii, hence. 
 
 HIN FURTH, IIlNNE FURTH, Hyne furth, 
 adv. Henceforward. Pari. Ja. III. — 
 A.S. heonon-forth, abhinc, deinceps. 
 
 To HYNG, HiNo, r. a. To hang, S. Dong. 
 
 7'c) HING, p. w. 1. To be suspended. Hams. 
 It is used in an expressive Prov. " Let 
 every herring king by its ain head." St. 
 Honan. Expl. by Kelly, " Every man 
 must stand by his own endeavour, industry, 
 and interest." 2. To be in a state of de- 
 pendance. Acts Ja. IV. 3. To liing 
 about, to loiter about ; to lounge, S. 4. 
 To king on, to linger, S.B. 
 
 HINGAR, rtfif;. Pendent, hanging. Invent. 
 
 HINGARE, Hyngare, Hinger, s. 1. A 
 necklace. Douglas. 2. In pi. hangings ; 
 tapestry. Bellenden. 3. Apparently a 
 hat-band, with part of it hanging loose. 
 Inventories. 
 
 niNGARIS AT LUGIS, a singular peri- 
 plirasis for ear-rings, pendants, lugis being 
 evidently used for ears. Inventories, 
 The same composition occurs in Teut. oor- 
 hanqher, an ear-ring. 
 
 HLNGING-LUG, s. An expression of ill- 
 huraonr, or of ill-will, Gall. 
 
 HINGING-LUGGIT,HlNGING-LUGGED,r/r//. 
 
 1. " Dull; cheerless; dejected." Gall. En- 
 eycl. 2. " A person is said to be hinging- 
 lugged, when having an ill-will at any 
 one, and apparently sulky," ibid. 
 
 HINGINGS, s. 2)1. « Bed-curtains," S. 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To HINGLE, V. n. To loiter, Fife, Aberd. 
 This is merely a variety of Ilaingle, q. v. 
 
 HIN'-HARVEST-TIME, s. " That time 
 of the year between harvest and winter; 
 the same with Bach-en';" Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To HYNK, Hunk, v. n. To be in a doubt- 
 ful state. Ilenrysone. In the v. to Ilynk, 
 we have the origin of E. hanker, used in 
 the same sense. — Germ, henk-en, to sus- 
 pend ; Su.G. hwink-a, vacillare. 
 
 HINK, s. Perh. hesitation. MelvilVs MS. 
 
 HINKLINE, s. Same as E. inkling. Mel- 
 vilVs MS. — Su.G. ^cink-a, to beckon. 
 
 HINKUMSNIVIE, s. A silly, stupid per- 
 son, Aberd. 
 
 HIN-MAN-PLAYER, s. One who takes 
 the last throw in a game, Gall. 
 
 HIN'MOST CUT. He, or she, who gets 
 
 the last cut of the corn on the harvest- 
 field is to be first married, Teviotd. V. 
 Maiden. 
 
 HINNERLITHS, s. pi. " The hind parts." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Hinderlets. 
 
 HINNY, s. 1. A corr. of honey, S. 2. A 
 familiar term expressive of affection 
 among the vulgar, S.A. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 HINNY-BEE, s. A working bee, as con- 
 trasted with a drone, S. This term occurs 
 in a very emphatical proverb, expressive 
 of the little dependence that can be had 
 on mere probabilities. The humour lies 
 in a play ou words, however. " May-be 
 was ne'er a gude hinny-bee," Ang. 
 
 HINN Y-CROCK, s. The earthen vessel in 
 which honey is put, S.; Hinny-pig, syn. 
 V. Henny. 
 
 HINNY AND JOE. A' hinny and joe, all 
 kindness; kindness in the extreme, S. ; 
 Bird and joe, synon. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 HINN IE-POTS, HoNEY-POTs, s. pi. A 
 game among children, Roxb.; Ilinnie- 
 Pigs, Gall. " Ilinnic-Pigs, a school- 
 game. — Tne boys who try this sport sit 
 down in rows, hands locked beneath their 
 hams. Round comes one of them, the 
 honey-merchant, who feels those who are 
 sweet or sour, by lifting them by the 
 arm-pits, and giving them three shakes; 
 if they stand those without the hands un- 
 locking below, they are then sweet and 
 saleable." Gall. Encycl. in vo. 
 
 HINT, prep. Behind, contr. from ahint, 
 Clydes. Ayrs. 
 
 To HINT, 'c. n. 
 
 Ye robins hint in teet about, 
 
 Fending the frost. 
 Tell ilka ha' that fends yer snout, 
 
 Jock Dowuie's lost. — J'urras. 
 
 Ilintin, perh. hiding ahint bushes. 
 To HINT, Hynt, v. a. To lay hold of; 
 
 pret. hent, S. Wallace. — Su.G. haent-a, 
 
 id. mauu prehendere, from hand, manus. 
 HYNT, s. Act of exertion. K. Hart. 
 HINT, s. An opportunity, S.B. lioss. — • 
 
 Su.G. haend-a, accidere. 
 HINT. In a hint, in a moment, S.B. Ross. 
 HINT, adv. To the hint, behind, S. 
 HINTINS, s. pi. "The furrows which 
 
 ploughmen finish their ridges with," Gall. 
 
 Apparently corr. from hind-ends, i. e. the 
 
 hinder ends of ridges. 
 HYNTWORTHE,s. An herb. Bp.St.And. 
 To HIP, V. a. To miss ; to pass over, S.B. 
 
 Oerhip occurs in the Grammar prefixed to 
 
 Cotgrave's Fr.-Engl. Dictionary. — Su.G. 
 
 hopp-a, Eston. hypp-aen, to pass. 
 HIP, s. An omission, S. 
 To HIP, V. n. To hop, Roxb. — Teut. 
 
 hupp-en, saltitare. Ilippel-en is used as 
 
 a diminutive. 
 * HIP, s. 1. The edge or border of any 
 
 district of land, S. Act. Audit. 2. A 
 
 round eminence situated towards the ex- 
 
HYP 
 
 S40 
 
 HIR 
 
 tremity, or on the lower part of a liill, S. 
 V. HiLcii. 
 
 ToHYPAL,v.n. To go lame, Roxb. 
 
 HYP ALL, s. One who is hungry, or very 
 voracious, Ettr. For. 
 
 HYPALT, HYrPALD,s. 1. A cripple, Roxb. 
 Brownie of Bodi-heck. 2. It is also used, 
 in a more indefinite sense, to denote " a 
 strange-looking fellow," Roxb. 3. " A 
 sheep which from some disease throws 
 her fleece," Ayrs. 4. A lean, old, or 
 starved horse, a Rosinante, Roxb. 5. 
 An animal whose legs are tied, ibid. V. 
 Hyple. 
 
 HYPALT, adj. Crippled, Roxb. 
 
 HYPLE, Heypal, s. 1. A fellow with 
 loose tattered clothes, Dumfr. Gall. 2. 
 It seems to be used as a general expres- 
 sion of the greatest contempt. Gall. 
 
 HIPLOCHS, s. ;;/. " Tlie coarse wool which 
 grows about the hips of sheep;" Gall. 
 Encycl. Loch corr. from Lock. 
 
 HYPOTHEC, Hypotheque, s. 1 . Formerly 
 equivalent to annual-rent. Ersk. Inst. 
 2. A pledge or legal security for payment 
 of rent or money due, S. Bell's Law 
 Diet. — Fr. hypotheque, " an engagement, 
 mortgage, or pawning of an immoveable ;" 
 Cotgr. Lat. hi/potheca; Gr. i^oOy,xr„ obli- 
 gatio, fiducia, from the v. v^ronBr.^ui. 
 
 To HYPOTHECATE, t. a. To pledge; a 
 forensic term, S. Bell. — Fr. hypothequ-er ; 
 "to pawne, engage, or mortgage;" L.B. 
 hypothec-are, hypotec-are, oppignerare, 
 obligare ; Gr. l^oTiOr.f/,!, suppono ; oppignero. 
 
 IIIPPEN, s. A cloth used for wrapping 
 about the hips of an infant, S. Boss. 
 
 HIPPERTIE-SKIPPERTIE, adv. 
 To rill hippertie-skippertie, to run in a 
 frisking way, Ettr. For. 
 
 HIPPERTIE-TIPPERTIE, adj. V. Nip- 
 
 PERTY-TIPPERTY. 
 
 HIPPIT, ^(rtrt. pa. Applied to the seat of 
 
 the breech. Inventories. 
 HIPPIT, part. pa. A term applied to 
 
 reapers, when, in consequence of stooping, 
 
 they become pained in the back, loins, 
 
 and thighs, Roxb. — A.S. hipe, coxendix; 
 
 like hipes-hanes-ecc, Teut. heupenwee, 
 
 sciatica. 
 HYRALD, s. The same with Herreyelde. 
 To HIRCH, {ch hard,) t. n. To shiver, S. ; 
 
 qroue synon. 
 HYRCHOUNE, {ch hard,) s. A hedgehog; 
 
 S. hiirchin. Barbour. — Arm. heureuchin, 
 
 id. ; E. urchin. 
 To HIRD, T. a. 1. To tend cattle, S. 2. 
 
 To guard any person or thing, S. — Su.G. 
 
 hird-a, A.S. hyrd-an, custodire. 
 HIRD, Hyrde, s. One who tends cattle, S. 
 
 Doug. ^ A.S. hyrd, Isl. hyrde, id.; O.E. 
 
 herd. 
 HIRDIEGIRDTE, arfr. Topsyturvy; dis- 
 orderly. Bedqaunt. V. Hiddie Giddie. 
 HIRDY-GIRDY, s. Confusion; disorder. 
 
 Colkelbie Sou: 
 
 HIRDUM-DIRDUM, s. Confused noisy 
 mirth, or revelry, such as takes place at 
 a penny-wedding, Roxb. Minrl. Willie. 
 
 HIRDUM-DIRDUM, adv. Topsy-turvy, 
 Roxb. 
 
 To HIRE, T. a. To let, S. Sir J. 
 Sinclair. 
 
 * HIRED, part. pa. Any kind of food is 
 said to be iceel hired, when it has those 
 ingredients, or accompaniments, which 
 tend to render it most palatable, S. It 
 is often used of food that might be other- 
 wise rejected. I have heard inferiors 
 say, " Nae faut but the gentles should 
 sup parridge, whan they maun be thrice 
 hired; wi' butter, and succre, [sugar,] 
 and strong yill." Tliis refers to a species 
 of luxury of the olden time. 
 
 H YREGANG, s. In hyre<jang, paying rent. 
 iJouq. — Su.G. hyr, merces, and qanq, mos. 
 
 HIRE'MAN, ?. A male servant, S.B! Stat. 
 ^icc.^A.S. hyreman, mercenarius. 
 
 HIRER, s. V. Horse-hirer. 
 
 HIRESHIP, s. Service; also, the place 
 of servants. Gl. Shirref. 
 
 HIREWOMAN, s. A maid-servant, S.B. 
 Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 
 HIRY, Hary. a cry. Bannatync P. 
 
 HIRLING, HerlIxNG, s. A small species of 
 sea-trout shaped like a salmon, its flesh 
 reddish, Dumfr. Stat. Ace. 
 
 HIRNE, Hyrne, s. 1. A corner. B. Bruce. 
 2. A retirement ; a recess. Doug. — A.S. 
 hyrn, anc. Su.G. hyrn, angulus. 
 
 HY'RONIUS, adj. Erroneous. Burel. 
 
 2'o HIRPLE, r. «. 1. To halt, S. Dunbar. 
 2. To move crazily, S. Burns. — Su.G. 
 hwerfla, to move circularly. 
 
 HIRPLOCK, s. A lame creature, S.O., 
 Gl. Picken, 
 
 To HIRR, V. n. " To call to a dog to make 
 him hunt;" Gall. Encycl. P^orrned per- 
 haps from the sound. Germ, i/v-e?;, how- 
 ever, signifies irritare, and C.B. hyr, 
 pushing or egging on, as well as the 
 snarl of a dog, Owen. 
 
 To HIRRIE, r. a. To rob. V. Herry. 
 
 HIRRIE-HARRIE, s. 1. An outcry after 
 a thief, Ayrs. 2. A broil; a tumult, ibid. 
 A reduplicative term, of which the basis 
 is obviously llarro, q. v. 
 
 HYRSALE, Hirsell, Hirdsell, Hirsle, 
 s. 1. A multitude; a throng; S. hissel, 
 Ayrs. Wyntown. 2. A flock of sheep, S. 
 Baiiisay. 3. A great number ; a large 
 quantity, of what kind .«oever. South of S. 
 " Jock, man," said he, " ye're just telling 
 a hirsel o' e'endown lees [lies]." Brownie 
 of Bodsbeck. — Su.G. haer, an army, and 
 saell-a, to assemble. 
 
 HIRSCHIP, s. The act of plundering. V. 
 Hership. 
 
 IIIRSELING, s. The act of separating 
 into herds or flocks, S. 
 
 To HIRSELL, r. a. 1. To class into diff'e- 
 rent flocks, S.A. Stat. Ace. 2. To ar- 
 
II YR 
 
 >n 
 
 II IV 
 
 range; to dispose in order; applied to 
 persons, Soutli of S. A. i^cotl's Poems. 
 HYRSETT, s. The payment of burrow 
 mails for one year, as tlie condition on 
 which a new-made burgess continued to 
 enjoy liis privilege, although his property 
 was not built upon. Burr. Laices. — A.S. 
 hyre, merces, and sett-an, collocare. V. 
 
 KiRKSETT. 
 
 To HIKSILL, IlmsLE, v.n. 1. To move, 
 resting on the hams, S. llamsay. '2. To 
 graze; to rub on. Doug. 3. To Hirsle aff, 
 is used metaph. as denoting gentle or easy 
 departure by death. Flckcu^s Poems. — 
 Teut. aersel-en, culura versus ire; A.S. 
 hirst l-an, crepere. 
 
 HIRSIL, Hirsle, 5. 1. An act of motion 
 iu a creeping manner, when the body is in 
 a sitting or reclining posture, and the 
 trunk is dragged along by the hands or 
 feet rubbing all the while upon th.e ground, 
 Clyde?. 2. The grazing or rubbing mo- 
 tion of a heavy body, or of one that is 
 moved with difficulty along the ground, 
 Aberd. 
 
 HIRSLE, s. An iron pen, or sort of auger 
 used for boring, when it lias been made 
 red-hot. It is commonly used by young 
 people in making their bore-tree guns, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 To HIRSP, V. n. To jar. Caldericood. — 
 E. to rasp, Su.G. rasp-a. 
 
 HIRST, 5. LA hinge. Douglas. 2. Mlhi- 
 hirst, the place on which the crubs lie, 
 within which the mill-stone rubs. Rud- 
 diman. 3. " A sloping bank, or wall of 
 6tone-work, formerly used iu railns as a 
 substitute for a stair," Mearns. — A.S. 
 hyrr, cardo. 
 
 HIRST, .t. Apparently threshold. Jaco- 
 bite Relics. 
 
 HIRST, Hurst, s. L The bare and hard 
 summit of a hill, S. Doug. 2. A sand- 
 bank on the brink of a river, S.B. Laic 
 Case. 3. Equivalent to shallow iu a river, 
 S.B. ibid. 4. A resting-place, S.B. Shirr. 
 5. A small wood, Gl. Sibb. — Su.G. har, 
 locus lapidosus ; A.S. hurst, silva. 
 
 To HIRST, V. n. This v. is used by the 
 learned Rudd. as equivalent to Ilirsill, 
 Hirsle. V. Hirst, s., sense 2. 
 
 HIRST OF A MILN. V. Hirst, 2. 
 
 HYSE, s. L A vaunt; a rhodomoutade, 
 Aberd. 2. Bustle; uproar, ibid. 
 
 HISHIE, s. Neither Hishie nor Wishie, 
 not the slightest noise; profound silence; 
 Fife. This reduplicative phrase may 
 have been formed from the E. v. to hush, 
 to still, to silence, and S. u-hish, id. 
 
 HISK, Hiskie, interj. Used in calling a 
 dog, Aberd. V. Isk, Iskie. 
 
 HY SPY. A game resembling Hide and 
 Seek, but played in a different manner, 
 Roxb. Guy 2Iannering. V. Ho Spy. 
 This seems the same with Harry-Rar'cet, 
 or Hoop and Hide, 3,3 described by Strutt, 
 
 Sports. The station which in E. is called 
 Home, is here the Den, and those who 
 keep it, or are the seekers, are called the 
 Ins. Those who hide themselves, instead 
 of crying Hoop, as in E., cry Hy Spy ; 
 and they are denominated the Outs. The 
 business of the Ins is, after the signal is 
 given, to lay hold of the Outs before 
 they can reach the Den. The captive 
 then becomes one of the Ins. For 
 the honour of the game consists in the 
 privilege of hiding one's self. — Hy is still 
 used iu calling after a person, to excite 
 attention, or when it is vvished to warn 
 him to get out of the way, S., like ho, E. 
 eho, Lat. Spy is merely the E. v. con- 
 taining a summons to look out for those 
 who have hid themselves. 
 HISSIE, HizziE, s. 1. Corr. of hovsewife. 
 Burns. 2. Used in a contemptuous way; 
 a hussy. This is also written Huzzie. 
 Guy Mannering. 
 
 HISSIESKIP, HussYFSKAP, s. House- 
 wifery, S.B. Ritson. 
 
 HIST- HAST, s. A confusion ; synon. Hag- 
 gerdash, Upp. Clydes. A reduplicative 
 term, like many in the Gothic dialects, in 
 which the one part of the word is merely 
 a repetition of the other, with the change 
 of a vowel. This repetition is meant to 
 express expedition, reiteration, or confu- 
 sion. This, from E. haste, or Su.G.— Isl. 
 hast-a, is formed like Su.G. hicisk hwask, 
 susurrus. 
 
 HISTIE, adj. Dry ; chapt, S.O. Burns. 
 Perhaps q. hirsty, from Hirst. 
 
 IIISTORICIANE,s. An historian. Bellend. 
 
 HIT,;>ro«. It, S. (S'(> Grtiran.— A.S. Dan. 
 
 HITCH, s. LA motion by a jerk, S. 2. 
 Metaph. augmentation, S. Ross. 3. Aid ; 
 furtherance, S. 4. An obstruction in min- 
 ing, when the seam is interrupted by a 
 different stratum, or a sudden rise or ine- 
 quality, S, ; synon. Trouble. Q. what has 
 received a jerk out of the direct line or 
 direction. — Isl. hik-a, cedere, hik, commo- 
 tiuncula. 
 
 HITCH, s. A loop, S.O. Burns. 
 
 HITE, Hyte. To gae hyte, to be in a rage; 
 to act as if one were mad, S.B. Shirrefs. 
 Gyte, synon. 2. " Excessively keen," S.O. 
 Picken. — Isl./it(/)i-rt,animoviolentoagere. . 
 
 HITHER- AND-YONT, adj. Topsy-turvy; 
 in a disjointed state, S. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 HITHERTILS, Hituertillis, adt. Hi- 
 therto. Bp. Forbes. This is the more 
 modern form of Hiddirtil, Hiddirtillis. 
 ActsL'lia.I. V. Hiddertyl. 
 
 To HIVE, T: a. To swell, S. Rutherford. 
 
 To HIVE, or Hive up, t. n. To swell, S.B. 
 
 HIVE, s. A haven, Mearns; as Stone-hire, 
 TliOTn-hive, &c. This seems merely an 
 abbreviated corruption of haven, which on 
 the coast of Angus is prou. hain. 
 
 HIVES, Htves, s. pi. Any eruption on the 
 skin, proceeding from an internal cause, 
 
HIV 
 
 G42 
 
 HOC 
 
 S. Bowel-hire, a. disease in children, in 
 which the groin is said to swell. Hires 
 is used to denote both the red and yellow 
 (jum, Loth. — Su.G. haefw-a, to rise up. 
 
 H t VIE, Hyvie, ailj. In easy circumstances; 
 snug; rather wealthy; Ayrs. Clydes.; syn. 
 with Bein. Bicken. 
 
 HIVJNG-SOUGH,s. " A singular buzzing 
 sound bees are heard to make before they 
 hire or cast," S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HIZZIE-FALLOW, s. A man who inter- 
 feres with the employment of women in 
 domestic affairs. Loth. S.O.; Wife-carle, 
 synon. V. Hissie, Hizzie. 
 
 To HNIUSLE, «. n. To nuzzle. "An 
 what are ye aye doiu' huiiidin' an' 
 Fnuistin' wi' the nose o' ye i' the yird, 
 like a brute beast 2" Saint Batrick. — 
 Belg. neusel-en, Isl. hnys-a, Su.G. nos-a, 
 nasu vel rostro tacite scrutari; from Teut. 
 neuse, &c. the nose. 
 
 To HO, V. n. To stop. Doug. Radically 
 the same with Hove, How, q. v. 
 
 no. Hoe, s. A stop. Z. Boyd. 
 
 Ii0,pron. She. Sir Gawaii. — A.S.Aco, id. 
 
 HO, s. A stocking, S. Hogfj. 
 
 HOAKIE, s. L A fire that has been co- 
 vered up with cinders, when all the fuel 
 has become red, Ayrs. 2. Used also as a 
 petty oath. By the Hoakie, ibid. 
 
 HOAM, s. Level, low ground, &c. V. 
 Holm, and Whaum. 
 
 7'o HOAM, V. a. 1. To communicate to 
 food a disagreeable taste, by confining 
 the steam in the pot when boiling, Mearns; 
 pron. also Hoom. 2. To spoil provisions 
 by keeping them in a confined place, S. 
 
 HOAM, s. The dried grease of a cod, Ang. 
 
 HOAM'D, Humph'd, jjart. adj. Having a 
 fusty taste, Clydes. 
 
 HO ARSGOUK, s. The snipe, Orkn. Barry. 
 Q. hoarse cuckoo. — Sw. horsgjok, id. 
 
 HOAS. Not understood. Law Case. 
 
 HO AT IE, HoATS, s. When a number of 
 boys agree to have a game at the Bearie 
 or peg-top, a large circle is drawn on the 
 ground, containing a small one in the 
 centre of it, within which all the tops 
 must strike and spin out of the large 
 circle. If any of them bounce out of the 
 circle without spinning, it is called a 
 hoatie. The punishment to which the 
 hoatie is subjected, consists in being placed 
 in the ring, while all the boys whose tops 
 lan fairly have the privilege of striking, 
 or, as it is called, deggin' it, till it is either 
 split or struck out of the circle. If 
 either of these take place, the boy to 
 whom the hoatie belonged, has the privi- 
 lege of playing again, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 HOBBY, s. A kind of hawk. Ifotilate.— 
 Belg. hvybe, Fland. hobhye, id. 
 
 Tu HOBBIL, V. a. To cobble. Baunat. B. 
 
 To HOBBIL, V. a. To dance. Lyndsay. 
 ■ — Teut. hohhel-en, saltare. 
 
 HOBBY-TOBBY, adj. Denoting the tout- 
 
 ensemhle of an awkward, tawdry woman, S. 
 — Teut. hobbel-tobbel, confuse. 
 
 HOBBLE, s. A state of perplexity, S. ; 
 habble, Loth. Also Habble, q. v. — Tout. 
 hobbel-en, inglomerare. 
 
 HOBBLEDEHOY, s. A stripling. Loth. 
 
 HOBBLEQUO, s. LA quagmire, Etir. 
 For. 2. Metaphorically, a scrape, ibid. 
 From E. hobble, or C.B. hobel-u, id. Tiie 
 last syllable nearly resembles S. Quhawc, 
 a marsh; q. a moving marsh. C.B. gwach 
 signifies a hole, a cavity. 
 
 HOB COLLIN WOOD. The name given 
 to the four of hearts at whist, Teviotd. 
 
 HOBELERIS, s. ^d. 1. Light horsemen, 
 chiefly calculated for the purpose of re- 
 connoitring, &c. Barbour. 2. Men lightly 
 armed. Grose.— Yv. hobille, a coat of 
 quilted stuff. 
 
 HOB IE, HoBBiE. Abbreviations of the 
 name H albert. Acts J a. VI; Tales of 
 VI y Landlord. V. Hab, Hadeie. 
 
 HOBYNYS, s. id. Light horses. Barbour. 
 — Fr. hobin, id. 
 
 HOBLESHEW, s. V. Hubbleshew. 
 
 HOBRIN, s. The blue shark, Shetl. 
 " Squalus Glaucus, (Linn. Syst.) Hobrlu, 
 Blue Shark." Edmonstone''s Zetl. Com- 
 pounded of Iloe, the Piked Dog-fish, and 
 perhaps Isl. bruna, fuscus. V. Hoe. 
 
 HOB URN SAUGH. The Laburnum, S. 
 
 HOCH, s. The hough, S. Doug. Virg. 
 
 To HOCH, {giM.) v. a. 1. To hougii; to 
 cut the back-sinews of the limbs, S. 2. 
 To throw any thing from under one's 
 ham, S. V. Han' an' hail. 
 
 HOCH-BAN', s. " A band which confines 
 one of the legs of a restless animal; it 
 passes round the neck and one of the 
 legs," Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HOCHEN, s. " Fireside ;" Gl. Surt. Ayrs. 
 Allied perhaps to Hoakie. 
 
 HOCHIMES, s. pi. Apparently, supports 
 for panniers. Acts Ch. II. V. Hough am. 
 
 To HOCHLE, {gutt.) v. n. 1. To walk 
 with short steps; most commonly used in 
 the part. pr. Jlochlin', Fife. 2. To 
 shuffle or shamble in one's gait; to walk 
 clumsily and with difficulty, Ettr. For.; 
 .synon. with llechle, also used, although 
 Hochle is understood as expressing the 
 same thing in a higher degree. 
 
 To HOCHLE, r. n. " To tumble lewdly 
 with women in open day," Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HOCKERIE-TOPNER, s. The house- 
 leek, Annandale; probably a cant or 
 Gipsy term. V. Few. 
 
 HOCKERTY-COCKERTY, adu. To ride 
 on one's shoulders, with a leg on each, 
 Aberd. Journal Lond. 
 
 HOCKIT, pret. Perh. for hotclnt. Beblis 
 Blay. V. HoTCH. 
 
 HOCKNE, adj. Keen for food, Shetl. 
 
 HOCUS, s. Juggling; or artful manage- 
 ment; used like /tocws-ji'oows in E. Blue 
 Blanket. 
 
HOC 
 
 }43 
 
 HOG 
 
 HOCUS, s. A stupid fellow, S.— Isl. au- 
 kaise, homo nihili. 
 
 To HOD, HoDE, T. a. 1. To hide, S.B. 
 Morison. — Belg. hoed-en, Alem. huod-en, 
 id. 2. To hoard ; to conceal. Lej. B/i. 
 St. Andruis. 
 
 HODDEN-CLAD, adj. Dressed in hoddi^n. 
 Anster Fair. 
 
 HODDEN-GREY, adj. Applied to cloth 
 ■worn by the peasantry, which has the na- 
 tural colour of the wool, S. Ramsay. — 
 E. ho'iden, rustic, clownish. 
 
 HODDIE, s. A carrion-crow. V. Huddy. 
 
 HODDIN, part. Expressive of the jogging 
 motion of one who rides a horse that 
 moves stiffly, S.O. Burns. V. Houd. 
 
 HODDINS, s. pi. Small stockings; such 
 as are used by children, Perths.; sup- 
 posed to be a dimiu. from Hoe, a stocking. 
 
 HODDLE, s. A clumsy rick of hay or 
 corn, Teviotd. Perhaps from a common 
 origin with the E. v. to Huddle, q. what 
 is huddled up. 
 
 7o HODDLE, r. «. To waddle, Aug. Herd. 
 
 To HODGE, v.n. 1. To move by succussa- 
 tion; the same with Hotch, Aberd. 2. 
 To shake in consequence of laughing 
 violently, ib. 3. To stagger, Aberd.; as 
 denoting unsteadiness of motion. 
 
 HODGIL, s. " A dumpling," GL An oat- 
 meal hod<jil, a sort of dumpling made of 
 oatmeal, lloxb. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 HODLACK, s. A rick of hay, Ettr. For. 
 
 To HODLE, V. n. Explained as denoting 
 a quicker motion than that expressed by 
 the V. to Todle, Lanarks. " To Todlc, is 
 to walk or move slowly like a child. To 
 Hodle, is to walk or move more quickly." 
 Ure's Hist, of llutherijlen. I suspect that 
 Hodle is a diminutive from Houd, to 
 wriggle. 
 
 HODLER, s. One who moves in a waddling 
 way, Lanarks. 
 
 HOE, Hoe-Fish, s. The piked dog-fish, 
 Orkn. Barry. — Sw. haj, Dan. ho, id. 
 
 HOE-MOTHER, Homer, s. The basking- 
 shark, Orkn. Barry. 
 
 HOESHINS, s. pi. Stockings without feet, 
 Ayrs. — Tent. huysJcen, theca. V. Hoggers. 
 
 HOE-TUSK, s. Smooth Hound, a fish, 
 Shetl. " Squalus Mustelus, Linn. Hue- 
 tusk, Smooth Hound." Edmonstoiie^s Zetl. 
 
 HOFFE, s. A residence. — Dan. hof, id. 
 Monroes Expcd. V. Hoif. 
 
 HOG, s. A young sheep, before it has lost 
 its first fleece. Ql. Compl. Statist. Ace. 
 ■ — L.B. hoij<jaeius, a young sheep of the 
 second year. 
 
 HOG, s. In the diversion of curling, the 
 name given to a stone which does not go 
 over the distance score, S. Graeme. 
 To HOG, Hogg, t. a. To shog, Aug. Old 
 
 Ball. — Isl. hagg-a, commoveo, quasso. 
 To HOG trees. To make pollards of them; 
 to cut them over about the place where 
 the branches begin to divide. In this 
 
 case they arc said to be hog.fd, Perths. 
 Apparently from S. hag, to hew. 
 
 HOG AND SCORE. A phrase formerly 
 used in buying sheep of any description, 
 one being allowed in addition to every 
 score; a cled score, Teviotdale. 
 
 HOG AND TATOE. It is customary with 
 those who have store-farms to salt the 
 " fa'en meat," (t. e. the sheep that have 
 died of " the sickness,") for the use of 
 the servants through the winter. This 
 is stewed with onions, salt, pepper, and 
 potatoes; whence the name, Teviotdale. 
 
 HOGALIF, s. A payment made in Shet- 
 land for the liberty to dig peats. Pro- 
 bably from Isl. hoegg-va, caedere, and hiif, 
 tutamen, /(/(/'-ajindulgere; q." indulgence 
 to cut." 
 
 HOGERS, Hoggers, s. pi. Coarse stockings 
 without feet, S. Ross. 
 
 HOG-FENCE, s. A fence for enclosing 
 sheep, after they become hogs, that is, 
 after Martinmas, when lambs are usually 
 thus denominated, or after returning 
 from their summer pasture. Surt. E. Loth. 
 
 HOGGED, ^Jrtrt. pa. Fallen behind in sub- 
 stance or trade, Reufr. Blackw. Mag. 
 This term has been probably borrowed 
 from the diversion of curling. V. Hog,s. 2. 
 
 HOGGING, s. A place, whether enclosed 
 or not, where sheep, after having arrived 
 at the state oihoiis, are pastured, S.A. 
 
 HOGGLIN AND BOGGLIN. Unsteady; 
 moving backwards and forwards, Ang. 
 Perh. from E. q. haggling and boggling, 
 hesitating about a bargain, and startling 
 at petty difficulties. 
 
 HOG-HAM, s. Hung mutton of a sheep 
 of a year old, that has died of disease, or 
 been smothered in the snow, Tweedd. 
 V. Braxy. 
 
 To HOGHLE, r. n. To hobble, S.; Hugh- 
 yal, id. Ayrs. Allied perhaps to Isl. 
 hwik-a, vacillare, titubare. 
 
 HOG IN HARST. V. Harvest-hog. 
 
 H OGLING, Hoglyn, s. A pig. Leg. 
 Forest. Balfour's Pract. Hogling is evi- 
 dently a diminutive formed from E. hoq. 
 
 HOGiMANAY, Hogmenay, s. 1. The last 
 day of the year, S. 2. The entertainment 
 given to a visiter on this day ; or a gift 
 conferred on those who apply for it, S. 
 /. Nicol. The origin is quite uncertain. 
 
 HOGREL, s. A young sheep, one not a 
 year old, Teviotd. ; a dimin. from Hoq, q.v. 
 
 HOGRY-MOGRY, adj. Slovenly, Loth. 
 Corr. from hugger-mugger, E. V. Hudge- 
 
 MUDGE. 
 
 HOG-SCORE, s. A distance-line, in curl- 
 ing, drawn across the rink or course, S. 
 Burns. 
 
 To LIE AT THE HoG-scoRE. Not to be able 
 to get over some difficulty in an under- 
 taking, Clydes. 
 
 HOG-SHOUTHER, s. A game in which 
 those who amuse themselves justle each 
 
noG 
 
 344 
 
 HOL 
 
 other by the ehoulders, S. Burns.—lsl. 
 I'O'jg-a, to strike. 
 
 To HOG-SHOUTHER, r. a. To justle with 
 the shoulder. Uutds. 
 
 HOGTONE, s. A leathern jacket; the 
 same with Actuii, q. v. Abenl. Reg. 
 
 HOHAS, s. A term used to denote the 
 noise made by public criers, when they 
 call the people to silence. Bdlenden. 
 --O.Fr. ho, interjection qui sert imposur 
 silence. JIahai, haha, hahay, cri pour 
 reclamer justice ou pour demander du 
 secours, Roquefort. V. Ho. 
 
 HOHE. Le red Hohe, Chart. Aberd. 
 
 HOY, s. Used in the same sense with E. 
 hue, in Hue and cry. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 HOY, interj. An exclamation expressive 
 of a call to listen, to stop, to approach, or 
 to turn back, S. 
 
 To HOY, V. a. 1. To incite, a term used as 
 to dogs, S. Burns. 2. To chase or drive 
 away. Lyndsay. — Isl. ho-a, greges con- 
 vocare vel agere. 
 
 HOICHEL, HoiGHEL, s. A person who 
 pays no attention to dress; a sloven, Ayrs. 
 Perh. originally the same with Heckle, v. 
 
 HOIGHLIN', part. pr. Doing any thing 
 clumsily, Kinross. 
 
 IIOYES, s. 1. A term used in public pro- 
 clamations, calling attention, S. Skene. 
 2. Used as equivalent to hue, in the phrase 
 hue and cry. Stat. Rob. I. — O.Fr. oyez, 
 hear ye. 
 
 HOIF, HoFF, Hove, Houff, Hufe, e. 1. 
 A hall. Bcllend.—Sn.G. hof, aula. 2. A 
 burial-place. The principal place of in- 
 terment at Dundee is called the houff. — 
 Isl. hof, atrium; Germ, hof, area, kirchhof, 
 area ante templum. 3. A haunt, S. Burns. 
 — A.S. hofe. Germ, hof, a house. 4. A 
 place where one wi;=hes to be concealed. 
 Ferguson. — A.S. hofe, spelunca, a den. 
 
 HOYJVED,;jrtrt. Depred. on Clan Campb. 
 
 HOIS, Hoiss, s.jil. Stockings; hose. Invent. 
 
 To WIN THE Hoiss. To gain the prize ; to 
 obtain the superiority. IVinyet. A phrase, 
 which seems to have been formerly in 
 common use ; borrowed from the custom, 
 which, I believe, still prevails in some 
 parts of S. of running or wrestliug, at a 
 Fair, for a pair of hose or stockings as the 
 prize. Or it may refer to the old custom 
 of our country, still retained at weddings, 
 in some places, of throwing the stocking, 
 which has been worn by the bride, on her 
 left leg, on the day of marriage, among 
 the company. The person whom it hits, 
 it is supposed, is the first in the company 
 that will he married. 
 
 To HOISE, HvsE, r. n. To brag; to vaunt; 
 to bluster; to rant, Aberd. 
 
 HOY'S NET. Merely hose-net, according 
 to the pron. of Ettr. For. or the writer's 
 fancy. Perils of Man. 
 
 HOISrEHOY, s. A game used in Banff- 
 shire, similar to Hide and Seek.— O.Fr. 
 
 oyez, hear, and espier, to spy ; listen, I 
 espy you. V. Ho-Spy. 
 
 To HOIST, r. n. To cough. V. Host. 
 
 HOISTING, s. The assembling of an host 
 or army. Ciordon's Jlist. Barls of Suthcrl. 
 
 HOISTING CRELIS. Apparently pan- 
 niers for carrying baggage in hosting, or a 
 state of warfare. Act. Bom. Cone. 
 
 IIOIT, s. A clumsy and indolent person; 
 always conjoined with an epithet expres- 
 sive of contempt; as, nasty hoit, Ang. 
 
 To HOIT, HoYTE, r. n. To move with 
 expedition, but stiffly and clumsily, S. 
 Burns.— ls\. haut-a, cursitare more de- 
 tentae volucris. 
 
 HOIT, s. A hobbling motion, S.B. 
 
 HOKE, s. The act of digging, Galloway. 
 V. under Holk. 
 
 To HOKER, X. n. To sit as if the body 
 were drawn together, as those who brood 
 over the fire in cold weather. South of S.; 
 synon. Hurkle, Crasil. — Germ, hock^r, 
 gibbus; stubcu-hoeker, a, lazy fellow who 
 still loiters at home by the fire; from 
 hock-en, sedere. Nearly allied to this is 
 Isl. huk-a, incurvare se modo cacantis ; 
 whence arinshaukur, one who is bowed 
 doAVTi with age, who sits crouching 
 over the hearth. Arin, the fire. V. 
 
 HURKILL. 
 
 * To HOLD, r. n. To keep the ground; 
 applied to seeds, plants, &c.: q. to keep 
 hold; S. hand. Maxwell's Sel. 2'rans. 
 
 HOLDING, ac?;. Sure; certain. Walker's 
 Peden. This is obviously from the E. 
 V. n. to Hold, as signifying, " to stand, to 
 be without exception." 
 
 HOLE-AHIN, s. Expl. "a term of re- 
 proach," Galloway. A term most pro- 
 bably borrowed from some such game as 
 golf, in which he loses who has not 
 entered the hole as often as his antagonist; 
 q. a hole behind. Batidson's Seasons. 
 
 HOLY DOUPIES. The name given to 
 what is commonly called Shortbread, 
 Dundee. V. Dadbies. 
 
 HOLYN, HoLENE, s. The holly, S. Wall. 
 — A.S. holen, id. 
 
 To HOLK, HouK, Howk, v. a. I. To dig, 
 S. Douglas. 2. Metaph. to search. R. 
 Bruce. 3. Also expl. to burrow, Moray. 
 — Su.G. holk-a, cavare, from hoi, cavus. 
 
 HOLKIS, s. /)/. A disease of the eye; 
 heiick, S.B. Douglas. 
 
 To HOLL, T. a. To excavate, S.— A.S. 
 hol-ian, id. 
 
 HOLL, Howe, adj. 1. Hollow; deep; hoic^ 
 S. Pal. Hon. 2. Concave. Doug. 3. 
 Giving a hollow sound, S. Burns. — Isl. 
 hol-ur, cavus, concavus. 
 
 HOLL, s. Hold of a ship. Wallace. 
 
 To HOLL, r. a. To dig; to dig up, S. 
 
 To HOLL, r. n. 1. To dig ; to delve, Aberd. 
 2. To employ one's self in a sluggish, low, 
 dirty manner; to satisfy one's self with 
 any occupation, however mean or dis- 
 
HOL 
 
 45 
 
 IIOO 
 
 honourable; in this sense, commonly To 
 Hoick and lloll, ibid. 
 HOLLAND, adj. Of or belonging to the 
 holly ; S. /«ti//(/«. Herd's Coll. V. Holyn. 
 liOLLlGLASS, s. A character in old ro- 
 mances, l^oems 16th Cent. — Belg. Ui/le- 
 spegel, i. e. Oul-filass, the original work 
 being written in Dutch. 
 IlOLLiON, J. Conjoined with hip, Ang. 
 
 31orifon. 
 HOLLOWS AND ROUNDS. Casements 
 used in making any kind of moulding, 
 whether large or small, in wood, S. 
 IlOLJl, How.M, s. The level low ground 
 on the banks of a river, S. ; hoain, S.B. 
 Wt/nlotcn. — Isl. hicam-r, a little valley. 
 HOLM, s. LA small uninhabited island; 
 an islet, Orkn. Shetl. The term, .as used 
 in E., denotes a river island. Su.G. 
 holme, insula. 2. It is also used as de- 
 noting a ruck, surrounded by the sea, 
 which has been detached from other 
 rocks, or from the land, in its vicinity, ib. 
 HOLSIE-JOLSIE, s. A confused mass of 
 any sort of food, as swine's meat, &c. 
 Teviotd. Perhaps the primary term is 
 Teut. hulse, siliqua, a mess of husks. 
 2'o HOLT, r. «. To halt; to stop, Ettr. For. 
 — Su.G. hull-a, cursum sibtere ; Dan. 
 hold-er, to stay, to stand still ; holdt, 
 interj. stop, stand still. 
 HOLT, s. A wood ; as in E. Ayrs. 
 HOLT, s. 1. High and barren ground. 
 Jjouijlas. 2. A very small hay-cock, or a 
 small quantity of manure before it is 
 spread, Dumfr. Statist. Ace. — Isl. hollt, 
 terra aspera et sterilis. 
 HOME, adj. Close ; urgent, S. Spalding. 
 HOME-BRINGING, s. The act of bring- 
 ing home. Spaldin<). 
 HOxME-DEALlNG, s. Close application 
 to a man's conscience or feelings on any 
 subject, S. jWVy'ard's Contendini/s. 
 HOME-GOING, s. V. Hamegain. ' 
 HOMELT Y-JOMELTY, adj. Clumsy and 
 confused in manner. Dunbar. — Perhaps 
 from ivhiimniil and jumble. 
 IIOMYLL, adj. Having no horns ; S. 
 hummil,hummilt. Bellend. Syn. JJoddit, 
 Cowit, S. — Isl. hamla, membri mutilatione 
 impedire. V. Hummil. 
 HOJMING, s. Level and fertile ground, 
 properly on the bank of a river, S. Max- 
 iceWs Sel. Trans. V. Holme and Howm. 
 HOMMEL CORN. Grain that has no 
 
 beard. Act. Audit. 
 HOAIMELIN, s. The Rough Ray, a fish, 
 Eirih of Forth. " Raia rubus. Rough 
 ray; Hommeiin." NeilPs List of Fishes. 
 To HOMOLOGATE, t. a. To give an indi- 
 rect approbation of any thing, S. Burnet. 
 HoNE, s. Delay. Barbour. Apparently, 
 
 from More, Mow, q. v. 
 HONEST, ac?/. 1. Honourable. Wyntoicn. 
 2. Respectable and commodious, as op- 
 posed to what is paltry and inconvenient. 
 
 Acts Ja. V. 3. This term is used in a 
 singular sense by the vulgar, in relatiou 
 to a woman whom a man has humbled, 
 especially if under promise of marriage. 
 If he actually marries her, he is said to 
 " make an honest woman of her," S., i. e. 
 he does all in his power to cover her ig- 
 nominy, and to restore her to her place in 
 society. 
 HONESTY, s. 1. Respectability. Wynt. 
 2. Liberality, S. Rutherford. 3. ^De- 
 cency, as becoming one's station, S. Kelly. 
 — Lat. honest-US, kind, decent. 
 HONESTLIE, adi: Decently ; in a respect- 
 able manner. Spalding. 
 HONEST-LIKE, adj. 1. Goodly, as re- 
 garding the person, S. 2. As respecting 
 dress, not shabby, S. 3. Having the ap- 
 pearance of liberality, or of plenty, S. 4. 
 Applied to any piece of dress, furniture, 
 &c. that has a very respectable appear- 
 ance, S. 5. To the respectable appear- 
 ance such a thing makes, S. 6. To a 
 plump, lusty child, Aberd. 
 IIONNEIIIL, s. A foolish, talkative per- 
 son, Upp. Clydes. 
 HOO, s. Delay. Wallace. V. Hove. 
 HOO, s. Cap. V. How. 
 HOOCH, interj. Expl. "a shout of joy," 
 Gall. " Hooch ! it's a' like a wadding !" 
 shout the peasantry, when dancing, mak- 
 ing their heels crack on other at same 
 time. Gall. Encycl. 
 To HOOD, HuDE the corn. To cover a shock 
 
 by putting on the hood-sheares, S. 
 HOODED CROW. The pewit gull, Orkn. 
 
 Barry. V. Huddy Ckaw. 
 HOODY, s. The hooded crow, S. 
 HOODIE, s. Synon. with Saulie, Edin. 
 This designation seems to have originated 
 from their wearing hoods. 
 HOODING, s. A piece of rough leather by 
 which the handstajf and the souple of a 
 flail are conjoined, Loth. Roxb. 
 HOODIT CRAW. The carrion crow, S. 
 
 V. Huddy Craw. 
 HOODLING HOW. Herd's Coll. Hoio 
 signifies a cap or coif; hoodling may de- 
 note what belongs to the head, from A.S. 
 heofud, Teut. hoojd, id. 
 HOOD-SHEAF, s. The name given to each 
 of the sheaves with which a stook or shock 
 of corn is covered in the field, for carry- 
 ing off the rain; pron. hnde-shaif, S. This 
 is obviously a metaph. sense of hood, Teut. 
 hoed, as primarily signifying a covering 
 for the head. 
 HOOFERIE, HuFERiE, .". Folly, Roxb.— 
 Dan. horeren, " a rejoicing, a jubilation, a 
 merry-making." Su.G. hofwera, usurpa- 
 tur de quavis pompa, from hoj) aula. 
 Germ. Sax. hover-en, praesultare. 
 To IIOOIE, r. a. To barter; to exchange; 
 
 properly, where no boot is given, Fife. 
 HOOIE, s. An exchange without boot, 
 ibid. 
 
HOO 
 
 S4.6 
 
 HOP 
 
 * HOOK, s. 1. A sickle, E. 2. Metaphori- 
 cally used for a reaper, S. The Har'st Rig. 
 Throwing the hooks. This is done im- 
 mediately after crying the kirn. (V. Kirn.) 
 The bamhter collects all the reaping- 
 hooks, and, taking them by t!ie points, 
 throws them upwards; and whatever be 
 the direction of the point of the hook, it 
 is supposed to indicate the quarter in 
 which the individual to whom it belongs 
 is to be employed as a reaper in the fol- 
 lowing harvest. If any of them fall with 
 their points sticking in the ground, tlie 
 persons are to be married before next 
 harvest; if any one of them break in fall- 
 ing, the owner is to die before another 
 harvest, Teviotd. Loth. 
 HOOKERS, s. pi. Expl. « bended knees," 
 Shetl. This is obviously the same with 
 the term used in S. Hunkers, q. v. 
 HOOK-PENNY, s. A penny given per 
 week to reapers in addition to their wages, 
 Loth. The Har'st Big. 
 Tu HOOL, V. a. To conceal, S.B. Shlrre/s. 
 —Sa.G. hoel-ja,operire; Moes.G. hid-jan. 
 HOOL, s. Husk; more properly Hide, S. 
 To COUP FRAE THE HOOL. To Start from its 
 place; in allusion to some leguminous sub- 
 stance bursting from the pod, S.B. Ross. 
 HOOL, «((/. "Beneficial;" properly, kind, 
 friendly. — Su.G. hidl or huld, auc. holl, 
 beuevolus. 
 HOOLIE, adj. Slow. V. Huly. 
 HOOLIE, adv. Cautiously, S. 
 HOOLOCH, HuRLocH, s. " A hurl of stones; 
 an avalanche," Gall. — C.B. hoetcal, whirl- 
 ing; hoewal-u, to whirl in eddies. 
 HOOxM, s. A herd ; a flock, Mearns. 
 To HOOM, V. a. V. To Hoam. 
 HOOMET, HowMET, Humet, s. A large 
 flannel night-cap, generally worn by old 
 women, Aberd. This is difi"erent from the 
 Toy. 2. A child's under-cap, Moray. 
 HOOMETET, part. pa. Having the head 
 covered with a Hoomet. D. Anderson's 
 Poems. As hoomet may seem a compound 
 word, perhaps q. hauft-ined, from Germ. 
 hnuft, head, and meid-en, to cover. 
 HOOREN, s. A disgust, Orkn.— Perhaps 
 
 from A.S.horewen, sordes, filth. 
 HOOT, HouT, Hoots, Howts, interj. Ex- 
 pressive of dissatisfaction, of some degree 
 of irritation, and sometimes of disbelief, S. 
 equivalent to E. fy. Guy Mannerhig. — 
 Su.G. hut, apage. 
 HOOT-TOOT, interj. Of the same meaning, 
 bat stronger, and expressing greater dis- 
 satisfaction, contempt, or disbelief, S. E. 
 tut is used iu a similar sense. 
 HOOT- YE, interj. Expressive of surprise 
 when one hears any strange news, Berw. 
 From hoot, and perhaps the pron. pi. ye, 
 q. " Fy ! do ye assert this ?" 
 To HOOVE, ». w. To remain ; to stay, 
 Teviotd. This must be the same with 
 Hone, D. q. v. 
 
 HOOZLE, HousEL, s. 1. That part of an 
 axe, shovel, pitchfork, &c. into which the 
 handle is fitted, Lauarks. Roxb. In an 
 adze this is called the heel, Lanarks. Per- 
 haps from Teut. // uyz-en,to lodge, to house ; 
 or houd, a handle, and stel, a place. 2. A 
 slip of paper tied round a number of writ- 
 ings, in order to their being kept together, 
 is also called a hoozle, Roxb. V. Hose. 
 To HOOZLE, V. a. To perplex; to puzzle; 
 to non-plus, Ayrs. — Teut. hutsel-en, cou- 
 quassare ; labefactare. Perhaps merely 
 an oblique sense, borrowed from that of 
 the s. as signifying that part of a hatchet 
 into which the handle is fixed ; q. to fix 
 one, a phrase denoting that one is at a 
 loss what to say or do. 
 To HOOZLE, V. n. To drub severely; q. to 
 strike with the hinder part of a hatchet, 
 Lanarks. 
 HOOZLE, s. A name given to the Sacra- 
 ment of the Supper, Roxb.; evidently re- 
 tained from the times of popery. V. 
 Housel, E. 
 To HOOZLE, HuzzLE, r. n. To breathe 
 with a sort of wheezing noise, when walk- 
 ing fast, Roxb. The same with Whaisle, 
 Whosle, q. v. ; only with a mollification of 
 the aspirate. 
 HOOZLIN, s. A severe drubbing, Lanarks. 
 To HOP, Hap, p. n. To dance. Douglas. 
 
 ■ — Teut. hopp-en, salire, saltare. 
 HOP, Hope, s. 1 . A sloping hollow between 
 two hills, or the hollow that is formed be- 
 tween two ridges on one hill. South of S. 
 Wallace. 2. A haven. Loth. Bride of 
 Lammermoor.— Celt, hope, petite valine 
 entre des montagnes. 
 HOP-CLOVER, s. Yellow clover. Surv. 
 Berw. This is the Trifoliura agrarium, 
 Linn. "Hop trefoil, Anglis." 
 HOPE, s. A small bay, Orkn. Wyntoicn, 
 
 — Isl. hop, recessus maris. 
 HOPE-FIT, s. The foot, or lower part of a 
 
 hope. South of S. 
 HOPE-HEAD, s. The head of a/(o;)t', or of 
 a deep and pretty wide glen among hills, 
 which meet and sweep round the upper 
 end, South of S. 
 To HOPPLE, v. a. To tie the fore-legs of 
 horses or sheep with leather straps or 
 straw ropes, so as to prevent them from 
 straying; as a ewe from her weakly Iamb, 
 &c. Roxb. 
 HOPPLE, s. A pair o' hopples, two straps, 
 each of which is fastened round the pas- 
 tern of the fore-leg of a horse, and attached 
 by a short chain or rope, to prevent its 
 running away when at pasture, Roxb. 
 Most probably from the circumstance of 
 the horse being made to hop when it 
 moves forward. — Teut. hoppd-en, hlppel- 
 en, hnppel-en, saltitare, tripudiare, sub- 
 sultare; a dimin. from hopp-en, id. 
 HOPRICK, s. A wooden pin driven into 
 the heels of shoes, Roxb. From A.S. ho, 
 
HOR 
 
 U7 
 
 HOR 
 
 calx, the heel, and pricca, price, aculeus, 
 stimulus, a pointed wooden pin. 
 IIORIE GOOSE. The Brent goose; also 
 
 horra, Orkn. Statist. Ace. 
 * HOllN, s. Green Horn, a novice ; one who 
 is not qualified by experience for any piece 
 of business he engages in ; one who may 
 be easily gulled, S. 
 HORN, s. A vessel for holding liquor ; 
 figuratively used for its contents, S. 
 Ramsay. — Isl. horn, poculum. 
 HORN, .«. An excrescence on the foot ; a 
 corn, S.B. — This is merely the Isl. term 
 horn, callus. 
 HORN, s. To put to the horn, to denounce 
 as a rebel ; a forensic phrase, from the 
 formality of blowing a horn, S. Bellend. 
 At, or To, the horn. 1. Put out of the pro- 
 tection of law ; proclaimed an outlaw, S. 
 Spalding. 2. This phrase is gravely used 
 in a religious sense, though now, from 
 change of modes of thinking, and greater 
 refinement, it has somewhat of a ludicrous 
 appearance. Poems of the Sixteenth Cent. 
 To BEAR AVVA THE HORN. To cxccl in any 
 respect, S. " He that blows best, bear 
 away the horn," S. Pro v. " He that does 
 best shall have the reward and commen- 
 dation." Kelly. 
 HORNARE, Horner, s. 1. An outlaw; 
 one under sentence of outlawry. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 2. One who is sent to Coventry, 
 S.B.;q. treated as an outlaw, or as one 
 put to the horn. 
 HORN-DAFT, adj. Outrageous ; perhaps 
 in allusion to an animal tiiat pushes with 
 the horn, S. Horn mad is synon. in E. 
 HORN-DRY, adj. 1. Thoroughly dry; 
 synon. with Bane-dry, and with the full 
 mode of expressing the metaphor, " as dry 
 as a horn ,■" applied to clothes, &c. Loth. 
 2. Thirsty; eager for drink; a word fre- 
 quently used by reapers when exhausted 
 by labour in harvest, Tweedd. — Teut. 
 horen-drooijhe, which Kilian expl. Siccus 
 instar cornu, dry as a horn. 
 HORNE,s. One of the constellations. Doug. 
 To HORNE, V. a. To denounce as an out- 
 law. Acts Ja. VI. 
 HORNE, s. Used as equivalent to Horn- 
 ing. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 HORNEL, s. The name given, on the Firth 
 of Forth, to the sand-lance, when of a 
 large size. "A. Tobianus. Sand-lance; 
 Sand-eel ; Ilornel. — The largest sand- 
 lances are by the fishermen called hornels." 
 NeilVs List of Fishes. 
 HORN-GOLACH, Horn-gollogh, s. An 
 
 ear-wig, Angus. V. Golach. 
 HORN-HARD, adj. Hard as horn, S. 
 Herd's Coll. — Teut. horen-herd, corneolus, 
 durus instar cornu. 
 HORN-HARD, adv. Sleeping horn-hard, 
 
 in profound sleep, S.B. 
 HORN-HEAD, adv. With full force ; im- 
 petuously ; without stop, Ettr. For. ; Born- 
 
 head, synon. This seems to refer to an 
 animal rushing forward to strike with its 
 horns. 
 HORN-IDLE, adj. Having nothing to do ; 
 completely unemployed. Loth. Lanarks. 
 Saxon and Gael. 
 HORNIE, HoRNOK, s. A ludicrous name 
 given to the devil, from the vulgar idea of 
 his having horns, S.; sometimes Aidd 
 Hornie. Burns. 
 HORNIE, s. A game among children, in 
 which one of the company runs alter the 
 rest, having his hands clasped, and his 
 thumbs pushed out before him in resem- 
 blance of horns. The first person whom 
 he touches with his thumbs becomes his 
 property, joins hands with him, and aids 
 in attempting to catch the rest; and so on 
 till they are all made captives. Those 
 who are at liberty, still cry out Hornie, 
 Hornie! Loth. 
 HORNIE, s. Fair Hornie, equivalent to 
 — fair play; probably borrowed from the 
 game of Ilornie, or some similar game, 
 Aberd. 
 HORNIE, adj. Amorous; liquorish, Ayrs.; 
 perhaps from the idea that such a person 
 is apt to reduce another to the state of a 
 coruntus. 
 HORNIE-HOLES, s. pi. A game in which 
 four play, a principal and an assistant on 
 each side. A. stands with his assistant 
 at one hole, and throws what is called a 
 cat (a piece of stick, and frequently a 
 sheep's horn) with the design of making 
 it alight into another hole at some dis- 
 tance, at which B. stands, with his as- 
 sistant, to drive it aside with a rod re- 
 sembling a walking-stick, Teviotd. 
 HORNIE-REBELS,s. Aplay of children, 
 
 Ayrs.; q. rebels at the hor7i. 
 HORNIES, s. pi. A vulgar designation for 
 
 horned cattle, Roxb. A. Scott's Foems. 
 HORNIE-WORM, s. A grub, or thick, 
 short worm, with a very tough skin, en- 
 closing a sort of chrysalis, which in June 
 or July becomes the long-legged fly called 
 by children the Spin-Mary, Fife.— Teut. 
 horen-worm, se:ps, vermis qui cornua erodit. 
 HORNING, s. or. Letter of Horning, a 
 letter issued from his Majesty's Signet, 
 and directed to a messenger, who is re- 
 quired to charge a debtor to pay the debt 
 for which he is prosecuted, or perform the 
 obligation within a limited time, under 
 the pain of rebellion, S. Erskine. 
 HORNIS, ». pi. Inventories. M'Donald, 
 in his Gaelic Vocabulary, gives horn as 
 synon. with tag; " Aigilen — A Tag or 
 Hor7i." 
 HORNS, s. pi. A' Horns to the Lift, a 
 game of young people. A circle is formed 
 round a table, and all placing their fore- 
 fingers on the table, one cries, A' horns to 
 the lift, cats' horns upmost. If on this any 
 one lift his finger, he owes a wad, as cats 
 
HOR 
 
 !18 
 
 HOS 
 
 have no horns. lu the same manner, the 
 person who does not raise his finger, when 
 a horned animal is named, is subjected to 
 a forfeit. These tcads are recovered by 
 the performance of some task, as kissing, 
 at the close of the game, the person named 
 by the one who has his eyes tied up. The 
 game is also named, A' the Horns o' the 
 Wood. 
 
 HORN-TAMMIE, s. A butt; a laughing- 
 stock, Aberd. The term lias probably 
 been first employed to denote the person 
 who played the part of the blind man in 
 Blind-man's Buff. 
 
 HORIlELAGE,s. A clock. "Thetolbuith 
 horrelage" the clock of the tolbooth. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Oiilege. 
 
 HORRING, s. Abhorrence. Buchanan. 
 
 HORSE, s. A faucet, S.B. 
 
 3'o HORSE, T. a. To punish by striking the 
 buttocks on a stone, S. V. JJejan, r. 
 
 HORSE, s. 1. A hod or tray used by 
 masons for carrying lime, Dumfr.; in other 
 counties called a Mare. 2. A wooden 
 stool, or tressle, used by masons for rais- 
 ing scalfulding on, S. ; synon. Tress. 
 3. That sort of tress which is used for 
 supporting a frame for drying wood. Loth. 
 
 HOKSE-BUCKIEjS. The great welk, S.B. 
 V. Buckie. 
 
 HORSE-COCK, s. The name given to a 
 small kind of snipe, Loth. However 
 singular, this is undoubtedly a corr. of 
 the Sw. name of the larger snipe, J/orsgluk, 
 Linn. Faun. Suec. V. Housegowk. 
 
 HORSE-COUPER, s. A horse-dealer, S. 
 Colril. 
 
 HORSE-FEAST, s. Meat without drink; 
 also denominated a horse-meal, S. The 
 phrase, 1 am informed, occurs in O.E. 
 
 HORSE-GANG, s. The fourth part of that 
 quantity of land which is ploughed by 
 four horses, belonging to as many tenants, 
 S.B. Pennant. 
 
 HORSEGOUK,s. l.The green sand-piper, 
 Shetl. — Dan. horse g'loeg. 2. This name is 
 given to the snipe, Orkn. — Sw. horsgoek, 
 id. Faun. Suec. 
 
 HORSE-HIRER, s. One who lets saddle- 
 horses, S. 
 
 HORSE-KNOT, s. Common black knap- 
 weed, S. Lightfoot. 
 
 HORSE-MALISON, s. One who is ex- 
 tremely cruel to horses,C\ydes. V. Malison. 
 
 HORSE-MUSCLE, s. The pearl oyster, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 IIORSE-NAIL. To viake a horse-nail of a 
 thing, to do it in a clumsy and very im- 
 perfect way, Fife. 
 
 II0RSE-S1':TTER, ,s-. Tlie same with Horse- 
 hirer, S. It. Gilhaize. 
 
 HORSE-SHOE, s. One of the means which 
 superstition has devised, as a guard against 
 witchcraft, is to. have a horse-shoe nailed 
 on the doors of a house, stable, &c. S. 
 lledgauntlet. 
 
 HORSE-STANG, s. The dragon-fly, Upp. 
 Clydes.; apparently from the idea of its 
 stin<]inq horses. 
 
 HORSE-\VELL-GRASS,s. Common brook- 
 lime, an herb, S. Veronica beccabuuga, 
 Linn. 
 
 To HORT, r. a. To maim ; to hurt, S.B.— 
 Tent, hort-en, pulsare, illidere. Acts C. I. 
 
 HOSE, s. 1. A socket in any instrument for 
 receiving a handle or shaft. Maxwell's 
 Set. Trans. Perhaps we ought to trace it 
 to the origin given under Uoozle, id.; es- 
 pecially as the latter may be viewed as a 
 dimin. from Hose. 2. The seed-leaves of 
 grain, Forfars.; q. the socket which con- 
 tains them. " The disease of smut ap- 
 pears to be propagated from the seed in 
 so far as it is found in the ears before 
 they have burst from the hose or seed- 
 leaves." Agr. Sure. Forfars. This term 
 has formerly been of general use, at least 
 in the north of S. and in Fife. " Vagina, 
 the /io.te of corn." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 HOSE-DOUP, s. The Medlar apple; the 
 Mespilus Germanica, Roxb. 
 
 HOSE-FISH, s. The cuttle fish, S. Ofish, 
 Loth. Sibbald. 
 
 HOSE-GRASS, Hose-gerse, S. Meadow 
 soft grass, Ayrs. " Hose-grass, or York- 
 shire fog, (Holcus lanatus,) is, next to rye- 
 grass, the most valuable grass." Agr. 
 Siirv. Ayrs. 
 
 HOSE-NET, s. 1. A small net, afiixed to 
 a pole, resembling a stocking, S. 2. In a 
 hose-net, in an entanglement, S. R. Bruce. 
 
 HOSHENS, s. pi. Stockings without feet. 
 
 V. HOESHINS. 
 
 HO-SPY, s. A game of young people; 
 much the same with Hide and Seek, Loth. 
 "Ho, Spg! is chiefly a summer game. 
 Some of the party — conceal themselves; 
 and when in their hiding-places, call out 
 these words to their companions ; and the 
 first who finds has next the pleasure of 
 exercising his ingenuity at concealment." 
 Blackicovd's Mag. V. Hoisepehoy and 
 Hy Spy. 
 
 IIOSPITALITIE,s. The provision made 
 for the aged or infirm in hospitals. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 To HOST, Hoist, t. n. 1. To cough, S. 
 Ilenrysone, 2. Metaph. to belch up; ap- 
 plied to the effusions of grief or displea- 
 sure. Doug. 3. To hem, S. — xl.S. hiceost- 
 an, Su.G. host-a, id. 
 
 HOST, HoAST, Hoist, s. I. A single act of 
 coughing, S. iJunbar. 2. A settled 
 cough, S. K. Hart. 3. A hem, S. 4. De- 
 noting what is attended with no difficulty 
 or hesitation. /( didna cost him a host, S. 
 Ross. — A.S. hweost, Belg. hoest, id. 
 
 HOSTA, inter). Expressing surprise, and 
 pei'haps hesitation, Ang. Shirre/s. — 
 Moes.G. haits-jan, audire. 
 
 To HOST \Y,v'. a. To besiege. Wyntovm. 
 — Fr. hostoycr, id. 
 
 i, 
 
HOS 
 
 
 IlOV 
 
 Hosteler, Hostellar, s. Au innkoeper, 
 Wddacc. — Fr. hosteller, id. 
 
 HOSTERAGE,s. The ostrich. AhenLPu-g. 
 
 IIOSTILLAR, HosTiLLAiuE, s. Au iun. 
 y/cf.f ./((. /.— Fr. hostelcrle, iil. 
 
 HOT, HoTT, s. A small heap of any kind 
 carelessly put up. A hot of muck, as much 
 dung as is laid down from a cart in the 
 field at one place, in order to its being 
 spread out; " a hot of stanes," &c. Roxb. 
 
 — Tent, hot ten, coalescere, coucrescere. 
 V. Hit, Hand-hut. 
 
 To HOTCH, r. a. To move any object, from 
 the place previously occupied, by succus- 
 sation, S. tSY. liuuidi. 
 
 To HOTCH, r. n. 1. To move the body by 
 sudden jerks, S. 2. To move by short 
 lieavy leaps, as a frog does, Ettr. For. To 
 hatch, Lancashire, " to go by jumps, as 
 toads." " Aw hotchin," a phrase used in 
 the sense of " very numerous, Ettr. For. 
 
 — Isl. hoss-a, quatere, motare sursum, 
 ho.1.1, mollis quassatio; Tout, huts-en, Belg. 
 hol.i-e)!, Fr. hock-er, to jog. 
 
 HOTCHIE, .<!. " A general name for pud- 
 dings." Gl.Buchan. Tarras. V. Hotch. 
 
 HOTCH-POTCH, s. A dish of broth, made 
 with mutton or lamb, cut iuto small pieces, 
 together with green peas, carrots, turnips, 
 and sometimes parsley or celery, served 
 up with the meat in it, S. — Teut. huts-pot, 
 Fr. hociiepot. 
 
 To HOTT, r. n. Syuon. with Notch, q. v. 
 and used in the same manner; lie hottit 
 and leuch, Fife. 
 
 To HOTTER, r. a. To crowd together ; 
 expressive of individual motion, S.O. /. 
 Nicol. — Teut. hott-en, coalescere. 
 
 HOTTER, s. 1. A crowd or multitude of 
 ^mall animals in motion. Loth.; Hatter, 
 synon. Fife. 2. The motion made by such 
 a crowd; as, " It's a' in a, hotter," Mearns. 
 3. Also used as expressive of individual 
 motion ; applied to a person whose skin 
 appears as moving, from excessive fatness, 
 in consequence of the slightest exertion. 
 Such a person is said to be in a hotter of 
 fat, Mearns. 
 
 To HOTTER, r. n. 1. To boil slowly; to 
 simmer ; including the idea of the sound 
 emitted, Aberd, Perths.; Soiter, ay non. S. 
 2. Used to denote the bubbling sound 
 emitted in boiling, ibid. 3. To shudder; 
 to shiver, ibid. 4. To be gently shaken iu 
 the act of laughing, Perths. 5. To be un- 
 steady in walking; to shake, Aberd. Tar- 
 ras's Poems. 6. To move like a toad. Ettr. 
 For.— Ho;] fs Whit. Tales. 7. To jolt. 
 A cart, or other carriage, drawn over a 
 rough road, is said to hotter, Roxb. 8. To 
 rattle, or make a blattering uoise.— Teut. 
 hort-en ; Fr. heurt-er, id. To avoid tlie 
 transposition, we might perhaps trace it 
 to Isl. hicidr-a, cito commoveri. 
 
 HOTTIE. A High-school term, used iu 
 ridiculing oue who has got something. 
 
 th.at ho docs not know of, pinned at his 
 back. His sportive class-fellows call after 
 him, Hottie ! liott't,'! Perhaps from O.Fr. 
 hoft-er, mod. ot-cr, to take away; q. holez, 
 " remove what you carry behind you." 
 
 HOTTLE, s. " Any thing which has not a 
 iirm base of itself, such as a young child, 
 when beginning to walk; the same with 
 Tottle;" Gall. Encijcl. This seems merely 
 a provincial variety of Iloddle, to waddle, 
 q. v. Both may be allied to Teut. hoetcl- 
 cn, inartificialiter se gerere, ignaviter 
 aliquid agere, Kilian;"to bungle." Sewel. 
 
 HOT-TRED. V. Fute Hate. 
 
 HOU, s. A roof-tree. Ramsay. V. How, s. 4. 
 
 'To HOU, Hoo, HoucH, v. n. 1. A term 
 used to express the cry of an owl; to hoot, 
 Lanarks. 2. Applied also to the melan- 
 choly whistling or howling of the wiud, 
 Clydes. 3. To holla; to shout, ibid. 
 
 HOUAN', 7)art, pr. Hov/ling, Clydes. 
 
 To HOUD, T. n. L To wriggle, S. 2. To 
 move by succussation, Loth. 3. To rock. 
 A boat, tub, or barrel, sailing about in a 
 pool, is said to houd, in reference to its 
 rocking motion, Roxb. piper of Peebles. 
 
 HOUD, s. The act of wriggling, S.B. 
 
 To HOUD, HowD, r. n. To float, as any 
 heavy substance does down a flooded 
 river. Thus, trees carried down by a 
 flooded river, are said to houd down, 
 Roxb. This may be the same with the 
 preceding r., as implying the idea of a 
 rocking or unequal motion. — Teut. heude 
 and hode, signify celox, navis vectoria. 
 
 HOUDEE, HowDOYE, s. A sycophant; a 
 flatterer; as, " She'a an auld houdee" 
 Teviutd. 
 
 HOUDLE. The simultaneous motion of a 
 great number of small creatures, v,'hicli 
 may be compared to an ant-hill, Fife. 
 
 To HOUDLE, r. n. To move in the man- 
 ner described, ibid.; apparently synon. 
 with Hotter. It may be the same with 
 E. huddle. Germ, hudel-n, id. 
 
 ToUOYE,r.n. 1. To swell, S. //0.-7/7. 2. 
 To rise ; to asceud. Pohcart.—Dani. hov- 
 er, to swell. 
 
 To HOVE, V. a. To swell; to inflate, S. 
 
 Some ill-brew'd drink iiad ltop\l her wame, &c. 
 
 Uunis. 
 
 To HOVE, How, HuFE, Huff, r. w. l.To 
 lodge. Barhntr. 2. To stay ; to tarry. 
 Douglas. — Germ, hof-en, doiuo et hospitio 
 excipere. 
 
 HOVE. Arthur's Hove, the ancient build- 
 ing called Arthur's Don, S. Bellenden. 
 
 HOVE, intcrj. A word used iu calling a 
 cow when going at large, to be milked; 
 often Hore-Ladt/, Berw. Roxb. " In 
 calling a cow to be milked, hore, hote, 
 often repeated, is the ordinary expres- 
 sion; anciently in the Lothians this was 
 prrutchi/, and prrutchi/ lady." Agr. Surv. 
 Berw. Hore is evidently meant in the 
 sense of stop; halt. V, Hove, v. sense 2. 
 
HOV 
 
 350 
 
 HOW 
 
 To HOVER, T. n. To tarry ; to delay, S.O. 
 " HoTer, to stay or stop, North;'' Grose. 
 V. Hove, v. sense 2. 
 HOVER, s. 1. Suspense; hesitation; uncer- 
 tainty. In a state of horer, at a loss, S.B. 
 2. In a hocer, is a plirase used concerning 
 tlie weather, when, from the aspect of Clie 
 atmosphere, it appears to be uncertain 
 whether it will rain or not, S. In a 
 dackle, id. S.B. 3. To stand In hover, to 
 be in a state of hesitation. Pitscottie. — 
 Sw. haefw-a, fluctuare. 
 HOUFF,'s. A haunt. V. IIoif. 
 To HOUFF, P. n. To haunt; to take shel- 
 ter, S. Heart of Mid- Lothian. 
 HOUFFIE, adj. Snug; applied to a place, 
 Roxb.; q. affording a good houf or 
 haunt. 
 nOUFFIT,parf. Heaved. K. Hart. 
 HOUGGY STAFF. An iron hook fur 
 bawling fish into a boat, Shetl. — Dan. 
 hage, Su.G. Isl. hake, uncus, cuspis in- 
 cur va; hokinn, incurvus. 
 'To HOUGH, V. a. To throw a stone by 
 raising the hou</h, and casting the stone 
 from under it, S.B. 
 HOUGH, adj. Having a hollow sound, 
 
 (rlaneille. 
 HOUGH, igntt.) adj. 1. Low; mean; pron. 
 ho(/h. liamsay. 2. In a poor state of 
 health, S. 
 HO UGH AM, s. Bent pieces of wood, 
 slung on each side of a horse, for support- 
 ing dung-panniers, are called hoiKjhams, 
 Teviotd. I suspect that this is the same 
 with Ilochlmes ; and that it gives the 
 proper signification of that word. 
 To HOUGH-BAND, v. a. To tie a band 
 round the hough of a cow, or horse, to 
 prevent it from straying, S.A. 
 HOUGH-BAND, s. Tlie band used for 
 
 this purpose, ibid. V. Hoch-b\n.' 
 HOUIN, ». The dreary whistling of the 
 wind, Clydes. — Isl. hwaa, caninn vox, me- 
 dia inter murmur et latratum. Teut.Ao?/, 
 houw, celeusma. C.B. hwa, "to hoUoo; 
 to hout;" also hu-chic, a cry of hollo; a 
 scream; " hichic, the hooting of an owl;" 
 Owen. 
 HOVING, s. Swelling; the state of being 
 swelled; applied to bread, cheese, the 
 human body, &c. S. V. Fvre-fangit. 
 To HOUK, v. a. Expl. to heap, Gl. Sibb. 
 HOUK, s. A large ship. Douglas. — Su.G. 
 
 hoik, navis oneraria. 
 To HOUK, c. a. To dig. V. Holk. 
 To HOULAT, '". a. To reduce to a hen- 
 pecked state, Berths. 
 HUULAT-LIKE, adj. Having a meagre 
 
 and feeble appearance; puny, S. 
 T'o HOUND, HuND out, t. a. To set on; to 
 encourage to do injury to others, S. To 
 hund mischief, to incite some other per- 
 son to work mischief, while the primary 
 agent stands aside, and keeps out of the 
 scrape, Roxb. 
 
 To HOUND Fair, n. n. To proceed on the 
 
 proper scent. Guthry's Mem. 
 HOUND ER-OUT, s. One who excites 
 
 others to any mischievous or injurious 
 
 work. Acts Cha. I. V. Out-hounder. 
 HOUP, s. Hope; the true pronunciation 
 
 of S. Tarras. — Belg. hoop, hoope, id. 
 HOUP, s. Hops, Aberd. Fife. 
 HOUP, s. A mouthful of any drink; a 
 
 taste of any liquid, Moray. 
 HOURIS, s. pi. 1. Matins. Bellenden. 2. 
 
 Metaph. the chanting of birds. Dunbar. 
 
 — Fr. heures, a book of prayers for certain 
 
 hours. 
 HOURS. Ten hours, ten o'clock, S. Acts 
 
 Ja. I. — Fr. qu\ile heure, S. what hours? 
 HOUSE-HEATING, s. An entertainment 
 
 given, or carousal held, in a new house. 
 
 House-icarminq, E. V. To Heat a House. 
 HOUSEL, s. 'The socket in which the 
 
 handle of a dung-fork is fixed, Berwicks. 
 
 V. HOOZLE. 
 
 HOUSEN, pL of Hmise. Houses, Lanarks. 
 
 or Renfr. TannahilUs Poems. 
 HOUSE-SIDE, s. A coarse figure, used to 
 
 denote a big clumsy person; as, "Sic a 
 
 house-side o' a wife," q. a woman as broad 
 
 as the side of a house, S.B. 
 HOUSEWIFESKEP, s. Housewifery, S. 
 
 V. HiSSIESKIP. 
 
 HOUSIE, s. A small house; a dirain. S. 
 
 HOUSS, s. A castle. Wallace. — Su.G. hus, 
 castellum, arx. 
 
 H O U S T E R, s. " One whose clothes are 
 ill put on," Fife. 
 
 To H OUSTER, T. «. To gather con- 
 fusedly, ibid. 
 
 HOUSTRIE, HowsTRiE, s. 1. Soft, bad, 
 nasty food ; generally a mixture of diffe- 
 rent sorts of meat, Roxb. 2. Trash; 
 trumpery; pron. huistrie, Fife. 
 
 HOUSTRIN, HuisTRiN, part. adj. Bust- 
 ling, but confused ; as, " a huistrin body," 
 Fife. Probably from Fr. hostiere. Gueux 
 rf' hostiere, such as beg from door to 
 door; Cotgr. Iloustrle may be q. the 
 contents of a beggar's wallet. 
 
 HOUT, Interj. V. Hoot. 
 
 HOUTTIE, adj. Of a testy humour, Fife. 
 — Isl. hot-a, (pron. houta,) minari. 
 
 HOW, adj. 1. Hollow. 2. Poetically ap- 
 plied to that term of the day when the 
 stomach becomes hollow or empty from 
 long abstinence. Herd's Coll. V. Holl. 
 3. The hold of a ship. Aberd. Peg. 4. In 
 the howes, figuratively used, chopfallen, in 
 the dumps, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 HOW, s. 1. Any hollow place, S. Poss. 
 2. A plain, S. Statist. Ace. 3, The hold 
 of a ship. Ponglas. 4. Dung In the howes, 
 overturned; chopfallen. BalUle. 
 
 HOW, s. A tumulus, Orkn. Stat. Ace. — • 
 Isl. haug, Su.G. hoeg, a sepulchral mound. 
 
 HOW, s. 1. A coif or hood, S.B. pron./ioo. 
 Kelly. — Belg. huyre, Dan. hue, id. 2. A 
 night-cap; pron. hoo, Fife. 3. A chaplet. 
 
HOW 
 
 351 
 
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 Douglas. 4. Sely Jwtv, also huppy hotr, a 
 membrane on the head, with which some 
 children are born; pron. hoo^ S.B. liuddi- 
 man. — A.S. Imfe, tiara. 
 
 HOW, Hou, Hoo, s. A piece of wood, 
 which joins the couple-iciiiijs together at 
 the top, on which rests the roof-tree of a 
 thatched house, S. Ramsay. — Su.G. huf, 
 summitas tecti. 
 
 HOW, s. A hoe, S. — Fr. lioue. Barbour. 
 
 To HOW, r. a. To hoe, S. 
 
 HOW, Hou, s. 1. The sound made by the 
 owl. Doug. 2. A sea-cheer. Complai/nt 
 S. — Fr. hu-er, to hoot; Teut. hou, Iwuw, 
 celeusma. 
 
 HOW, interj. Ho! a call to one at a dis- 
 tance, to listen or to stop. V. Ho, p. 
 
 To HOW, c. n. To remain; to tarry. V. 
 Hove. 
 
 WOW, adj. Dejected; in bad spirits, Aberd.; 
 most probably an idiom similar to that. 
 Dung in the Hoiccs. V. How, s. 1 . sense 4. 
 
 To HOW, r. ex. To reduce; to drain; to 
 thin ; to diminish in number or quantity, 
 Aberd. 
 
 HOW, s. Reduction; diminution, ibid. Per- 
 haps from the practice oi hoeing. 
 
 HOWCH, adj. 1. Hollow; applied to 
 situation, Upp. Lanarks. 2. As applied 
 to the voice, denoting a guttural kind of 
 noise, ibid. 
 
 To HOWD, V. a. To act as a midwife, S. 
 — Isl. iod, childbirth, lod sott, the pangs 
 of childbirth. 
 
 To HOWD, T. n. To rock, as a boat on the 
 waves. V. Houd, t. 
 
 To HOWD, r. a. To hide, Fife. V. Hod, r. 
 
 To HO WDER, r. a. To hide, Loth. Ramsay. 
 
 To HOWDER, V. n. To move by succus- 
 . sation, S. Ferguson. Allied, most pro- 
 bably, to Isl. hwidr-a, cito commoveri. 
 
 HOWDER, s. A loud gale of wind, Aberd. 
 
 H0WDERT,p«rta4;. Hidden, S.O. Gl. 
 Pirken. 
 
 HOWDY, s. A midwife, S. Ramsay.— 
 Su.G. iodgumma, id. i. e. as frequently 
 expressed in S. a houdy-u-ife. 
 
 HO WDIE-FEE, s. The fee given to a mid- 
 wife, Dumfr. 
 
 To HOWDLE, T. n. To crowd together, 
 expressive of a hobbling sort of motion, 
 Fife. 
 
 HOWDLE, s. A crowd in motion, ibid.; 
 synon. Smatter. — Teut. hoetel-en, inartifi- 
 ciose se gerere. 
 
 HOWDLINS, adv. In secret ; clandes- 
 tinely; applied to any thing done by 
 stealth, ibid. In hidlins, synon. 
 
 HOWDOYE, s. A sycophant, Roxb. V. 
 
 HOUDEE. 
 
 HOW-DOUP, s. The medlar apple, Mes- 
 pilus Germanica, Loth. Hose-doup, Roxb. 
 
 II0WDRAND,/iarf.;7a. Hiding. Dunbar. 
 — S.B. hode, to hide; or Teut. hocder, re- 
 ceptaculum. 
 
 HOW-DUMB-DEAD of the Nicht. The 
 
 middle of night, when silence reigns, 
 Ayrs. V. How o' Tin-, nicht. 
 
 HOWE, interj. A call, S. Douglas. — Dan. 
 hoo, Fr. ho, id. 
 
 HOWER, s. One who hoes, or can hoe, S. 
 
 HOWF, .f. A severe blow on the ear, given 
 with a circular motion of the arm, Roxb. 
 — Teut. hoittre, vulnus. 
 
 HOWFIN, s. A clumsy, awkward, sense- 
 less person, Aberd. ; perhaps originally the 
 same with Ilouphyn, q. v. 
 
 HO WFING, adj. Mean ; shabby ; having a 
 beggarly ai)pearance. Poems IGth Cent. 
 
 HOWlE,s. A small plain, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 HOWIE, Castle-howie, s. The name 
 given, Orkn. to such of the Picts' houses 
 as still appear like tumuli. From How, 
 a tumulus, q. v. 
 
 HOWYN,jO((rt. pa. Baptized. Wynt. 
 
 HOWIN, s. The act of hoeing, S. 
 
 HOWIS, s. pi. Hose or stockings. Intent. 
 
 To HOWK, r. a. To dig. V. Holk. 
 
 HOWLLIS HALD. A ruin ; q. an owl's 
 habitation. Dunbar. 
 
 HO WM, s. 1 . The level low ground on the 
 banks of a river or stream, S. 2. A verv 
 small island, Shetl. V. Holme. 
 
 HOWMET, s. A little cap. V. Hoomet. 
 
 HOWNABE, Howanabee, conj. How- 
 beit, however. Loth. Roxb. Be it how it 
 may, and all as it may. Brownie of Bods- 
 heck. V. Whena'be. 
 
 HOW O' THE YEAR. Synon. with the 
 How o' icinter, S. 
 
 HOW O; THE NICHT. Midnight, Roxb.; 
 Hotcnicht, id. Brownie of Bodsheck. 
 
 HOW 0' WINTER. The middle or depth 
 of winter, from November to January, 
 Roxb. Fife. 
 
 HOWPHYN, «. A terra of endearment, 
 equivalent to E. darling. Erergrecn. — 
 C.B. hoffdyn, one who is beloved. 
 
 HOWRIS, s. ;j;. Whores. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 HOWSA, rta'c. Although. Barbour. 
 
 HOW'S A' ? " How's a' ? a common salu- 
 tation." How are you all ? Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HOW'S A' WI' YE ? A common mode of 
 making inquiry as to one's health, S. 
 
 HOW-SHEEP, interj. A call given by a 
 shepherd to his dog to incite him to pur- 
 sue sheep, Upp. Lanarks. Hou is synon. 
 with Hoy, q. v. 
 
 H0WS0MEVER,flr7r. Howsoever, S. The 
 i^team Boat. — Su.G. som, signifies so. 
 
 HOWSONE, HowsooN, adv. As soon as. 
 Spalding. 
 
 HOWSTRIE, s. Soft, bad, nasty food. 
 
 V. HOUSTRIE. 
 
 HOWTHER, .^. A towsing, Loth. Lanarks. 
 HOWTIE, adj. Apt to wax angry and 
 
 sulky, Clydes. 
 HOWTILIE, adv. In an angry and sulky 
 
 manner, ibid. 
 HOWTINESS, .■;. Anger and sulkiness 
 
 combined, ibid. 
 HOWTOWDY,s. A heu that has never 
 
HOW 
 
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 HUG 
 
 laid, S. — Fr. lutstaudeau, Imlaadcaa, any 
 well-grown pullet. 
 HOW-WECHTS, s. pi. " Circular imple- 
 ments, of sbeep-skiu, stretched oil a hoop, 
 used about bams and mills to lift grain 
 and such things with." Gall. Encycl. 
 V. Wecht. 
 HUAM, s. " The moan of the owl in the 
 warm days of summer." GalLEncyd. — 
 C.B. hw, a hoot, hica, to hoot, and hican, 
 an owl, a hooter. 
 IIUBBIE, s. A dull, stupid, slovenly fel- 
 low, Roxb. 
 HUBBILSCHOW, Hobbleshow, s. A 
 hubbub; a tumult, S. Ross. — Teut. hohbel- 
 cn, inglomerare; schoice, spectaculum. 
 HUBBLE, s. An uproar ; a tumult, South 
 
 and West of S. TannahiU. 
 IIUCHOUN. Apparently a diinin. from 
 
 Iluilh. Act Dom. Cone. 
 To IliJCK, V. 11. To hesitate as-in a bargain, 
 
 q. to play the huckster. Z. Boyd. 
 IIUCKIE, s. The pit in which ashes are 
 held under the fire, Renfrews.; synon. 
 Aisshole. — Teut. hoeck, angulus. 
 HUCKIE-BUCKIE, s. A play, in which 
 children slide down a hill on their hunkers, 
 Loth. V. Hunker. 
 To HUD, T. a. Expl. " to hoard." Pro- 
 bably to hand or hold. Bp. St. Aiidrois. 
 nUD, s. The trough employed by masons 
 
 for cai'rying mortar. Loth. 
 ToliVD,T.n. To hide. V. Hod. Leg. St. 
 
 Androis. 
 HUD, s. 1. The back of a fire-place in the 
 houses of the peasantry, made of stone 
 and clay, built somewhat like a seat, 
 Dumfr. Ettr. For. 2. A small enclosure 
 at the side of the fire, formed by means 
 of two stones set erect, with one laid 
 across as a cover, in which a tobacco pipe, 
 or any other small object, is laid up, in 
 order to its being properly preserved, and 
 quite at hand wlieu there is use for it, 
 Dumfr. This is sometimes pron. ITod. 
 3. The flat plate which covers the side of 
 a grate, ib. 4. The seat opposite to the 
 fire on a blacksmith's hearth, Teviotd. 
 5. A portion of a wall built with single 
 stones, which go from side to side. Gall.; 
 synon. Sneck. — Teut. hocd-en, hnjd-en, 
 hued-en, custodire, tueri, protegere, as 
 guarding the fire. V. Cat-hud. 
 HUDDERIN, s. Meat condemned as un- 
 wholesome, Aberd. 
 HUDDERIN,HuDEUON,/)rtr«.a<//.l. Flabby 
 in person, and slovenly. Aug. pron. 
 hutheriii. Kelly. 2. Ugly; hideous, Aberd. 
 Journ. Lond. 3. Empty; ill-filled, Orku. 
 — Teut. huyder-en, to have the udder 
 distended. 
 HUDDERONE, s. A young heifer. 
 
 Hufherui, Ang. Loth. 
 HUDDY CRAW, Hoddie, .<!. The carrion 
 crow. Comphtynt S. — S.B. hoddy-craic, 
 S.A. kuddit crau. 
 
 HUDDY-DROCII, o. A squat waddling 
 person, Clydes. This is apparently formed 
 from Houd, v. to wriggle, and droch, a 
 dwarf. 
 HUDDRY, adj. "Slovenly; disorderly; 
 tawdry," S.O. Gl. Sibb. This is the same 
 with Ilndder'in, q. v. 
 HUDDROUN, s. Belly-huddroun, s. A 
 
 gluttonous sloven. Dunbar. 
 HUDDS, s. A kind of clay hardened, used 
 for a back to a grate, Dumfr. Stat. Ace. 
 HUDDUM, Huddone, s. A kind of whale. 
 
 Donqlas. 
 HUDDUN, adj. Leg. hnddron, ragged ; ill- 
 dressed. Christmas Ba'ing. Perhaps the 
 same with E. hoiden.—C.^. hoeden, foe- 
 miua levioris famae. 
 HUDGE-MUDG E, adj. Clandestinely, S.B. 
 Poems Buck. Dial.— Sw.G. miugn, secret- 
 ly, compounded with hug-a, to meditate; 
 O.Teut. liiiqqh-en, to observe. 
 To HUDIBRASS, v. a. To hold up to 
 ridicule. Fountainh. Dec. Siipp'. This 
 word has obviously been borrowed from 
 the hero of Samuel Butler, after his work 
 had acquired celebrity. 
 HUD-NOOK, s. The corner beside the 
 
 grate, South of S. T. Scott's Poems. 
 HUD-PYKE,s. A miser. Dunbar.— Sn.G. 
 
 pkk-hoqad, qui avide desiderat. 
 HUDRON, s. Evidently used to signify 
 veal that is fed on pasture, as opposed to 
 that which has only had milk. Sir A. 
 Balfour's Lett. This is the same with 
 Ilutherin, q. v. 
 HUDROUN VEAL. Veal of the worst 
 
 qualitv. Loth. 
 HUD-STANE, s. 1. A flag-stone set on 
 edge as a back to a fire on the hearth, 
 Dumfr. Teviotd. 2. A stone employed in 
 building a hud, Stirr. Gall. 
 HUE, s. A very small portion of any thing, 
 as much as suffices to give a taste of it; 
 applied both to solids and fluids, Ren- 
 frews. Roxb.; synon. Grain, Spark, &c. 
 To HUFF, r. a. "To hum; to illude; to dis- 
 appoint, Fife. — Isl. yf-a, irritare. 
 HUFF, s. A humbug; a disappointment, ib. 
 To HUFF, r. a. In the game of draughts, 
 to remove from the board a piece that 
 should have taken another, on the oppo- 
 site side, as the proper motion according 
 to the rules of play, S.; synon. to Blaic or 
 Blow. 
 HUFFY, adj. Proud ; choleric, S. ; huffish, 
 
 E. FuuntainhaU's Diary. 
 HUFFLE-BUFFS,s. pi. Old clothes, Roxb. 
 HUFFLIT, s. A blow with the hand on 
 the side of the head, Fife. The first part 
 of the term is unquestionably from A.S. 
 heofod, heofd, or Isl. hoefud, the head: 
 IIUFUD, s.' A stroke on the head, S.B. 
 To HUGGER, T. n. To shudder, Aberd. - 
 Teut. /( nqqcr-cn,{syQOn.y{iVa.hu i/rer-en,) id. 
 HUGGERIE, HuGRiE, adj. Awkward and 
 confused, whether in dress or in opera- 
 
HUG 
 
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 tion; bat more generally applied to dress, 
 
 Berwicks. Roxb. 
 To HUGGP:R-MUGGER, r. n. To act in 
 
 a clandestine manner. Gall. Encycl. 
 HUGGERS, s. pi. Stockings without feet, 
 
 Loth. V. HOGERS. 
 
 HUGGERT, adj. Clothed in hogers, or 
 stockings without feet, Renfr. A. Wilson. 
 
 HUGGRIE-MUGGRIE, adj. or adv. Hug- 
 ger-mugger, Fife. V. HUDGE-MUDGE. 
 
 To HUGH YAL, v. n. To hobble, Lanarks. 
 — Su.G. hwkk-a, vacillare. 
 
 HUGSTER, HuGSTAiR, s. A huckster, 
 Aberd. Reg, 
 
 HUGTOUN, s. A cassock or short jacket 
 without sleeves. Invent. — Fr. hocqueton. 
 
 HUI, HuuY, interj. Begone, equivalent to 
 Lat. apage, Aberd. V. Hoy, t. 
 
 HUICK, s. A small rick of corn, BanfFs. 
 
 HUIFIS, 2. /). indie, v. Tarriest. Eau/ 
 Coil year. V. Huit. 
 
 To HUIK, r. a. To consider; to regard. 
 Chron. S. P. — Teut. huggh-en, observare, 
 considerare. 
 
 HUIK-WAIR, s. Perhaps, articles per- 
 taining to the harvest-field, q. hookware. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 \\\]\hl>,pret. Held ; did hold, Ettr. For. 
 
 UUISK, s. Expl. "a lumpish, unwieldy, 
 dirty, dimipie woman," Teviotd. 
 
 HUIST, s. 1. A heap, Upp. Clydes. This 
 seems to be one of the vestiges of the old 
 Cumbrian kingdom. — C.B. hwys-aw, to 
 heap together. 2. An overgrown and 
 clumsy person, ibid. 
 
 HUIT, pret. .Paused ; stopped; the same 
 withi/orerf. Coilyear. V. Hove, How, -p. 
 
 7'oHUKE. Perhaps, to tack. Maitland P. 
 — Teut. huck-en, incurvare. 
 
 HUKEBANE,s. Huckle-bone, S.B. Bun- 
 bar. In Edinburgh, I am informed, by 
 hukebane butchers always understand 
 the hannch-bone. — Su.G. Isl. hiik-a, in- 
 clinare se. 
 
 HULBIE, s. Any object that is clumsy; 
 as, a hulbie of a stane, a large unwieldy 
 stone; a hulbie of a house, man, &c.; 
 Lanarks, 
 
 HULDIE, s. A night-cap, Gall. V. How. 
 
 HULE, s. A mischievous fellow; expl. by 
 some, " one who does mischief for the 
 sake of fun." A hide amang the lasses, 
 a rakish spark, Roxb. V. Hewl. 
 
 HULE, s. 1. A pod or covering of any 
 thing, commonly applied to pulse; a husk, 
 S. 2. Metaph. the membrane which 
 covers the head of a child, Fife. Hoio, 
 synon. 3. A hollow, unprincipled fel- 
 low, ibid. 
 
 HULGY, adj. Having a hump, S.B. 
 
 HULGIE-BACK, .^. 1. Hump back. Gl. 
 Ross. 2. A hump-backed person, S.B. 
 
 HULGIE-BACKED, adj. Hump-backed, 
 S.B. Ross. — Su.G. hulkig, convexus, E. 
 hulch. 
 
 HULY, HooLiE, adj. Slow; moderate, S.; 
 
 heclie, Aberd. Douglas. — Hove, to stay, 
 S. or Su.G. hoflig, moderate. liooly and 
 Fairlif, softly and smoothly. 
 
 HULINESS, s. Tardiness, Lanarks. 
 
 HULLCOCK, s. The smooth hound, a fish, 
 Orkn. 
 
 HULLERIE, adj. Raw, damp, and cold; 
 applied to the state of the atmosphere; 
 as, " That's a hullerie day," Roxb. — Isl. 
 hialldr, parva pluvia et gelida. 
 
 HULLERIE, adj. 1. Erect; bristled up; 
 as, "a hullerie hen," a hen with its 
 feathers standing on end, Roxb. 2. Con- 
 fused; discomposed; applied to the head 
 after hard drinking, ibid. 3. Slovenly, 
 Ettr. For. 4. Friable; crumbling, ibid. 
 
 HULLIE-BULLIE, Hullie-bulloo, s. A 
 tumultuous noise. V. Hillie-billoo. 
 
 HULLION, s. Wealth ; goods ; property. 
 The half o' my hullion I'll gie to my dear. 
 
 Old Song. Aberd. 
 
 HULLION, s. 1. A sloven, Fife. 2. An 
 inferior servant, employed to work any 
 arrow tcork, Aberd. V. Hallion, of which 
 this seems merely a variety. 
 
 HULTER-CORN, s. The same with shil- 
 ling, Aberd. q. hidled. Stat. Ace. 
 
 HUM, s. A sham, S. — Su.G. hum, an un- 
 certain rumour. 
 
 To HUM. To feed, as birds do their young 
 by billing, Ang. Lanarks. To chew food 
 for infants. 
 
 HUM, s. The milt of a cod-fish, used as a 
 dish, and esteemed a great delicacy, 
 Angus.— Belg. hom, "the milt, or soft 
 roe of fish," Sewel. 
 
 HUM, adj. Out of humour; sullen, Aberd. 
 Tarras''s Poems. 
 
 To HUM or HAW. To dally or trifle with 
 one about any business, by indefinite and 
 unintelligible language. Dr. Johnson 
 has given both these words as E. on the 
 authority of S. Butler and L'Estrange; 
 and explained both with accuracy. I take 
 notice of the plirase merely to remark, 
 that it is here used in a passive form, of 
 which I have met with no example in E. 
 
 HUMANITY, s. The study of the Latin 
 language. Hence the Humanity Class, 
 that in which this is taught; and the 
 teacher, the Professor of humanity. Stat. 
 Aco. The term had been used in this 
 sense at least as early as the time of the 
 Reformation. Acts Mary. — Lat. Literae 
 Humaniores. 
 
 To HUMBLE Bear. V. Hummel, v. 
 
 HUMDRUM, s. Dejection, S.B. Ross.— 
 Isl. humm-a, admurmurare, and drom-a, 
 tarde et lente gradi. 
 
 HUM-DUDGEON, s. A complaint, Liddis- 
 dale ; synon. Molligrub, Molligrant. Guy 
 Mannering. Perhaps from hum, a pre- 
 tence, and dud.<ieon, displeasure. 
 
 HUMEST,a(e/. TJppermost. Wall. V.Umast. 
 
 HUMET, s. A flannel night-cap, Aberd. 
 
 V. HOOMET. 
 
 2 A 
 
HUM 
 
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 HUMILIE, adj. Humbly. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 HUMILL,«# Humble, ibid. 
 
 HUMIN, s. \Gv. V.) Twilight, Shetl. ; 
 synon. Glomin, S. — Isl. hum, crepusculum, 
 hum-ar, advesperacit; G. Andr. traces it 
 to Heb. Q^in? hum, niger, fuscus; suppos- 
 ing the term to allude to the dusky colour 
 of the sky. 
 
 HUMIST, adj. Hindmost. V. Hewmist. 
 
 HUMLABAND, s. A strap fixing an oar 
 to its thowl, Shetl. This term is purely 
 Islandic. For Gudm. Andr. gives hoem- 
 luband as signifying, nexura remi ; from 
 hamla, impedio, renitor; whence hoemlun 
 and hamla, impedimentum. Hamla, 
 medium scalmi, the middle of the seat on 
 which the rowers sit ; hamla, catena, vel 
 vinculum quo remus adscalmum alligatur, 
 ne vacillet retro; hoemluband, idem. 
 
 HUMLY, adj. Humble. Bdlmden. 
 
 HUMLIE, s. A cow which has no horns, 
 S. Agr. Surv. Forfar s. 
 
 HUMLOCK, s. " A polled cow ; also a 
 person whose head has been shaved, or 
 hair cut." Gl. Lynds. 
 
 HUMLOIK, HuMLOCK,s. Hemlock. Lynds. 
 
 HUMMEL, s. A drone. Dunbar.— Gkim. 
 hummel, fucus. 
 
 To HUMMEL, v. a. To hummil bear, to 
 separate the grain of barley from the 
 beards, S.B. 
 
 HUMMEL, HuMMLE, adj. Wanting horns. 
 
 V. HOMYLL. 
 
 HUMMEL-CORN, s. 1. Grain which 
 wants a beard, as pease, &c. S.B. Stat. 
 Ace. In Berwicksh. three bolls of bar- 
 ley, with one of peas, made into meal, 
 receive the designation of hummel-corn. 
 2. A term applied to the lighter grain of 
 any kind, or that which falls from the 
 rest when it is fanned, Roxb. — Su.G. 
 haml-a, to mutilate. 
 
 HUMMELCORN, arf/. Mean, shabby; ap- 
 plied both to persons and things ; as?, " a 
 hummelcorn discourse," a poor sermon, 
 " a hummelcorn man," &c.; ibid. 
 
 HUMMEL'D, part. adj. " Chewed in a 
 careless manner." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 HUMMEL DODDIE, s. A ludicrous term 
 applied to dress, especially to that of a 
 woman's head, when it has a flat and 
 mean appearance ; as, " Whatna hummel- 
 doddle of a mutch is that ye've on V Ang. 
 
 HUMMEL-DRUMMEL, adj. Morose and 
 taciturn, Roxb. V. Hum-drum. 
 
 To HUMMER, v. n. To murmur; to 
 grumble, Ettr. For. — A.Bor. " hummer, 
 to make a low rumbling noise, North ;" 
 Grose. Teut. /iM»i-cB,mutire ; Isl. humm-a, 
 admurmurare;AMmr-«,mussare,mussitare. 
 
 HUMMIE, Hummock, s. 1. A grasp taken 
 by the thumb and four fingers placed to- 
 gether, or the space included within 
 them when thus conjoined, to the exclu- 
 sion of the palm of the hand. It is pron. 
 jH't(mmJ«, also Humma, Roxb. Ettr. For.; 
 
 Ilummie, Hummock, Loth. Dumfr. The 
 Hummock denotes a smaller space than 
 the Goujnn. 2. As much of meal, salt, 
 &c. as is taken up in this way, ibid. 3. To 
 31ak one's Hummie, to compress the 
 points of the fingers of one's hand all at 
 once upon the point of the thumb. " Can 
 ye mak your hummie V is a question often 
 asked in a cold day, Ettr. For. 
 
 HUMMIE, s. 1. The game otherwise called 
 shintie, Loth. 2. The hooked stick with 
 which this game is played, ibid. 3. A 
 term used by boys in the game of Shintie. 
 If one of the adverse party happens to 
 stand or run among his opponents, they 
 call out Hummie, i. e. " Keep on your 
 own side," Ettr. For. The call must be 
 viewed as borrowed from the game, and 
 containing an order to regard the laws of 
 it. — C.B. hum, humig, hiimog, a bat or 
 racket, Owen. 
 
 HUMMOCK-FOW,s. The same with Hum- 
 mie, or Hummock, sense 2, Dumfr. Clydes. 
 
 HUMP-GLUTTERAL, s. The flesh of a 
 sheep that has died a natural death ; as 
 distinguished from braxy, which inti- 
 mates that the animal has died of disease, 
 Sel kirks. 
 
 HUMPH, s. The designation given to coal, 
 when it approaches the surface of the 
 ground, and becomes useless. West of S. 
 Allied, perhaps, to Teut. homp-en, abscin- 
 dere partes extremas. 
 
 HUMPH'D, part. adj. Having a smell or 
 taste indicative of some degree of putri- 
 dity ; as, humph^d beef, S. ; Hoam'd, Hoam- 
 tasted, synon. Clydes. 
 
 To HUMPLE, V. n. 1. To walk lame, es- 
 pecially from corns or strait shoes, Roxb, 
 synon. Hirple. 2. To assume a semicir- 
 cular form ; to exhibit a hump, South of 
 S. Hofffs Mountain Bard. — Dan. hump- 
 er, to be lame, to limp. 
 
 HUMPLOCK, s. LA small heap, such as 
 of earth, stones, &c. ; as, " The dirt is 
 clautit into humplocks," Renfrews. 2. " A 
 little rising ground," Ayrs. Gl. Picken. 
 Probably from E. hump, and the S. di- 
 minutive termination ock or lock, much 
 used in the West of S. 
 
 HUMS, s. pi. « Mouthfuls of chewed food." 
 Gall Encycl. 
 
 HUMSTRUM,s. A pet. Gl. Shirr. Hum, 
 as in hum-drum, and ftrum, q. v. 
 
 HUND, s. l.Adog, S. Dunbar. 2. An 
 avaricious person, S. The Dutch have a 
 prov. exactly corresponding with that of 
 our own country, only that we have sub- 
 stituted the term Dog. Twee honden met 
 een steen tellen ; " to fell twa dogs wi yae 
 [one] stane." — Moes.G. hunds, A.S.hund, 
 canis; Teut. hond, homo avarus. 
 
 To HUND, V. a. To incite. V. Hound, v. 
 
 HUND-HUNGER,s. The ravenous appe- 
 tite of a dog or hound ; Dog-hunger, 
 synon. S.B. — Dan. hunde hunger, " the 
 
II UN 
 
 Hoo 
 
 HUR 
 
 hungry evil, the greedy worm, the canine 
 appetite." 
 HUND-HUNGRY, adj. Ravenous as a 
 
 do;:;;; Do-i-huugry, synon. S.B. 
 HUJNE.s. Delay, Lanarks. Dunb. V. Hone. 
 To HUNE, V. n. I. To stop ; not to go ou, 
 
 Ayrs. 2. To loiter, Clydes. 
 HUNE, s. One who delays; a loiterer; a 
 
 drone ; a lazy, silly person, ib. 
 To HUNE, r. n. 1. To emit a querulous 
 sound, Aug. 2. To stammer from sheep- 
 ishness, or conscious guilt, so as not to be 
 able distinctly to tell one's story, Clydes. 
 — Sn.G. hwiit-a, lugere. 
 HUNE, s. One who stammers, and cannot 
 
 tell his tale distinctly, ibid. 
 To HUNGER, v. a. To pinch with hunger; 
 
 to famish, S. 
 HUNGIN, part. pa. Hung; suspended. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 HUNGRY GROUND. Ground, by super- 
 stition, believed to be so much under the 
 power of enchantment, that he who passes 
 over it would infallibly faint, if he did 
 not use something for the support of 
 nature. West of S. 
 HUNGRISUM, adj. Having rather too 
 
 keen an appetite, Clydes. 
 HUNGRISUMLIKE, adv. Somewhat vo- 
 
 racionslv, ibid. 
 H UNGRISUMNESS, s. The state of being 
 
 under the influence of hunger, ibid. 
 HUNGRY WORM. A phrase used to ex- 
 press a popular idea in the North of S. 
 in regard to the cause of keen hunger, 
 and the danger of children fasting too 
 long. It is common to say in the morn- 
 ing, " Gie the bairn a bit piece, for fear 
 the Jiiniijry worm cut its heart." 
 HUNK, s. A sluttish, indolent woman ; a 
 drab; as, " a nasty hunk," a " lazy hunk" 
 Roxb. 
 To HUNKER doicn, v. n. 1. To squat 
 down. Ross's H. Gl. Shirr. 2. Metaph. 
 used to denote the lowly appearance of a 
 hut. A. Wi/son's Poems. 
 To HUNKER, v. a. To make squat down. 
 
 Pop. Bull. 
 HUNKERS, s. pi. To sit on one's hunkers, 
 to sit with the hips hanging downwards, 
 S. — Isl. huk-1, incurvare se modo cacantis. 
 HUNNE, s. Honey. Aberd. Reg. 
 HUNTIS, s. jd. Ane huntis, a hunting- 
 match, S. Bannatyne's Joarn. The 
 hunts is still the vulgar phrase in S. Why 
 the pi. is used I cauuot conjecture. 
 At THE HUNTIS. At a hunting-match. Spald. 
 To THE HUNTIS. To a hunting. Bellenden. — 
 
 Venatum ablegavit, Lat. 
 To HUNT-THE-GOWK. Togo on a fool's 
 
 errand, S. 
 HUNT-THE-GOWK, s. A fool's errand; 
 especially applied to one on which a per- 
 son is sent on the first day of April; 
 synon. Croick's errand, an April-errand, S, 
 HUNT-THE-GOWK, adj. This complex 
 
 term, as conjoined with errand, denotes 
 a fool's errand, S. — Gay Mannering. V. 
 Gowk's errand. 
 HUNT-THE-SLIPPER, s. A common 
 
 sport among young people, S. 
 HUP, interj. Used to a horse in order to 
 make him quicken his pace, S. — Perhaps 
 an abbrev. of E. hie up, q. make haste. 
 HUPES of a mill, s. pi. The circular 
 wooden frame which surrounds the mill- 
 stones, Loth. q. hoops. 
 ToliVR,v.n. To snarl. Muse's Thren. — 
 
 Lat. hirr-ire, id. 
 HURB,s. A puny or dwarfisli person, Aberd. 
 HURBLE,s. A lean or meagre object, S.B. 
 HURCHAM,af(/. Likeahedgehog. Dunbar. 
 HURCHEON, s. A hedgehog, S. 
 HURCHTABILL, adj. Hurtful; preju- 
 dicial, Aberd. Reg. 
 HURD, HuRDE, s. A hoard, S. Wyntown. 
 HURDlES,s.jti^. The buttocks, S. Lyndsay. 
 tiVRDYS, s. pi. Hurdles. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 — Germ, hurd, Belg. horde, Fr. hourde. 
 To HURDLE, t. n. To crouch like a cat 
 
 or hare, S.B. Gl. Shirrtj's. 
 HURDON, s. "A big-hipped woman." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Hurdie. 
 HURE, HoRE, s. A whore, S. Godly Sangs. 
 —Derived from hyr-an, conducere, i. e. to 
 hire. This derivation is confirmed by the 
 C.B. ; for as huran denotes a prostitute, 
 hur signifies hire, wages, and hur-iaw, to 
 take hire. A.S. hure, Teut. hur, Belg. 
 hoere. 
 HUREDOME. Whoredom, id. 
 HURE-QUEYN, s. A whore, S.; pron. q. 
 
 hmr-coyn, S.B. V. Hure. 
 HURKER, s A semicircular piece of iron, 
 put on an axle-tree, inside of the wheel, 
 for preventing friction on the cart-body, 
 Roxb. 
 To HURKILL, Hurkle, r. n. 1. To draw 
 the body together, S. Douglas. 2. To be 
 in a rickety state. Dunbar. 3. To be con- 
 tracted into folds. Ritson. 
 HURKLE, s. A horse-hoe used for clean- 
 ing turnips, Ettr. For. — Belg. harkel-en, 
 to weed ; from ha7-k, a rake or harrow; 
 Su.G. harka, id. 
 HURKLE-BACKIT,rtcf;. Crook backed, S. 
 Godly Ball.—lie\g. hurk-en, to squat, to 
 sit stooping. 
 HURKLE-BANE, Hurkle-bone, s. The 
 hip-bone, Aberd. Mearns.; synon. Whorle 
 Bane, Fife ; E. hucklebone.—Yvom Hur- 
 kill, Hurkle, q. v.; or immediately from 
 the Teut. v. hurk-en, to squat, as it is by 
 the flexion of this joint that one sits 
 down. 
 To HURKLE-DURKLE, r. n. To lie in 
 bed, or to lounge, after it is time to get 
 up or to go to work, Fife. 
 HURKLE-DURKLE, s. Sluggishness in 
 
 bed, or otherwise, ibid. V. Hukkill. 
 
 HURL, s. An airing in a carriage; what in 
 
 E. is called a drine, S. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
HUR 
 
 856 
 
 HUS 
 
 To HURL, r. a. To draw or drive a wheel- 
 barrow, &c. S. 
 To HURL, r. n. 1. To be driven in a car- 
 riage. 2. Used to denote the motion of 
 the carriage itself, S. Meston's Poems. — 
 This seems radically the same with E. 
 ichirl, which has great affinity to O.Sw. 
 hicorl-a, rotare ; Isl. htirl-a, turbine 
 versari. 
 H URL, s. The act of scolding, S. 
 To HURL, r. 7i. To toy; to dally amorous- 
 ly, Dumfr. 
 HURLEBARROWjS. A wheel-barrow, S. 
 
 Watson. 
 
 HURLE BEHIND. The diarrhoea. Dunb. 
 
 HURLEY-HOUSE, Hurly-hocse, s. A 
 
 term applied to a large house, that is so 
 
 much in disrepair as to be nearly in a 
 
 ruinous state. So. of S. Wacei-Iey. Allied, 
 
 perhaps, to Isl. JirerfuU, caducus, frail, 
 
 q. ready to fall, or hurl down about the 
 
 ears of the inhabitants. 
 
 HURLER, s. One employed in carrying 
 
 stones, peats, &c. on a wheelbarrow, S. 
 HURLY,s. Expl. the "last." P. Bach. Dial. 
 HURLY-BURLY, s. A term very com- 
 monly used among young people, as sig- 
 nifying the last, the lag, Aberd. Hurl, 
 which has the same signification, would 
 seem allied to C.B. huyr, hwyr, slow, te- 
 dious, late. Hurly-burly, in this sense, 
 has most probably had no other origin 
 than the playful invention of children, 
 who delight in reduplications. 
 HURLIE-GO-THOROW, s. A racket; a 
 great ado, Berwicks. ; q. going through 
 with a hurl, i. e. with noise or confusion. 
 HURLIE-HACKET, s. 1. Sliding down a 
 precipice, S.A. Lyndsay. 2. Metaph. 
 transferred, in the language of contempt, 
 to an ill-hung carriage, the rough motion 
 of which may seem to resemble that of 
 boys on the head of a dead horse. St. 
 Ponan. — Su.G. hurr-a, whence E. hurl, 
 and halka, to slide. 
 HURLYGUSH, s. The bursting out of 
 water; as, " What an awfu' hurl y gush the 
 pond made," Teviotd.; E. hurl and qush. 
 HURLY-HAWKIE. " The call" by which 
 " milk-maids use to call the cows home to 
 be milked." Gall. Encycl. 
 HURLIN, s. Dalliance; especially a most 
 indelicate species of it, practised on the 
 Hairst Pig,T>nmh:; Bagenin, synon. Fife. 
 It is also named The Bicker-ride, or 
 Bicker-raid, q. v. 
 HURLOCH, Urloch, adj. Cloudy. Pop. 
 
 Bali. — Gael, ohherlach. 
 HURON, Lang-craig'd-hcron, s. The 
 heron, Roxb.; Herle and Huril in Angus. 
 Huril in Fife. 
 HURRY, s. A severe reprehension ; the 
 act of scolding, Fife. Allied, perhaps, to 
 Fr. haraud-er, to scold. 
 HURRY-BURRY, s. A reduplicative 
 word, denoting great confusion, attended 
 
 with a considerable degree of noise ; a 
 tumult, S. ; synon. Hurry-scurry. Per- 
 haps corr. from E. hurly-burly. Skinner. 
 HURRY-BURRY, adv. In confused 
 
 haste, Aberd. D. Anderson'' s Poems. 
 HURRY- SCURRY, s. An uproar, Aug.— 
 Su.G. hurra, cum impetu circumagi ; 
 skorra, sonum stridulum edere. 
 HURSTIS. V. Hirst. 
 HURTHY. L.hurtly, Tpiom^tlj. Houlate. 
 — Germ, hurtig, expeditus ; hurt, im- 
 petus. 
 HURT MAIESTIE. A phrase frequently 
 occurring in our old acts as a translation 
 of lese-majesty. Acts Ja. IV. 
 HURTSOME, adj. HurtfuL Society 
 
 Contendings. 
 HUSBAND, s. A farmer. Barbour.— A.S. 
 husbonda, L.B. husbanda, paterfamilias 
 agriculturam exerceus. 
 HUSBAND-LAND, s. A division of land 
 commonly containing twenty-six acres of 
 sok and syith land ; that is, of such land 
 as may be tilled by a plough, or mowed 
 by a scythe. Skene. 
 HUSCHER, s. An usher. Sir Tristrem.— 
 
 Fr. huissier, id. from huis, a dooi'. 
 HUSE. L. /!«/■<?, tarry. Houlate. 
 HUSH, s. The Lump, a fish, S. 
 To HUSH, V. n. To rush, Loth. 
 HUSH, s. A sudden bursting out of water ; 
 a gush, Ettr. For. — Isl. hmss-a, fremere 
 fluidonim ; Inciss, fremitus prorueutis 
 liquoris. Haldorson. 
 To HUSH in, v. a. To cause to rush ; to 
 
 force forward, Ettr. For. 
 HUSH, s. Abundance ; luxuriance ; ex- 
 uberance, Roxb. A. Scofs Poems. 
 HUSH, s. A whisper ; the slightest noise, 
 Aug.; Whish in other provinces. For 
 origin, V. Hwish, s. 
 HUSHEL, s. 1. Any implement that is 
 worn out, Aug. 2. Applied also to a per- 
 son who is out of order, or useless for 
 work, Dumfr. An auld hushel. 
 HUSHEL-BUSHEL, s. Au uproar, Fife. 
 — Perhaps corr. from the E. words histle 
 and bustle ; q. such a confusion that per- 
 sons were hustling each other. 
 To HUSHIE, t. a. To lull a child, S.O. 
 
 V. Huzzh. 
 
 HUSHIE OR WHISHIE. The slightest 
 
 intimation, given in the most cautious 
 
 manner, S. Saxon and Gael. V. Whish, s. 
 
 HUSH ION, s. Apparently the same with 
 
 Hoeshin, q. v. Burns. 
 HUSH-MUSH, adt. In a state of bustling 
 
 disorder. Loth. 
 HUSH NOR MUSH. Neither hush nor 
 mush, not a single whisper, Ang. V. Mcsh. 
 HUSHOCK, s. " A loose quantity of any 
 thing." Gall. Encycl. Probably corn 
 from E. hassock ; especially as Hussock is 
 expl. " a lump of hair," ibid. 
 HUSHTER, s. V. Hashter. 
 HUSSEY, Huzzie, s. A sort of needle- 
 
HUS 
 
 357 
 
 II Y A 
 
 book, used by females for holding thread, 
 &c. S. Redqauntlet. 
 HUSSYFSKAP, s. Housewifery. V. 
 
 HiSSIESKIP. 
 
 To HUSSIL, r. a. To move the clothes, 
 particularly about the shoulders, as if 
 itchy, Teviotd. — Teut. hutsel-en, quatere, 
 concutere, succutere, quassare ; from 
 huts-er, id. 
 
 HUSSILLING, s. A rattling or clashing 
 noise. Doiu/las. 
 
 HUSSY-MAK, s. Apparently, what is 
 usually made by a, housewife. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 HUSTER, IIuiSTER, s. All auld huister o' 
 a quean, an old and dirty housewife; sup- 
 posed to include the idea of lascivious- 
 ness, Roxb. — Su.G. hustrti conjux, tori 
 socia. 
 
 To HUSTLE, r. n. To emit such a sound 
 as an infant does when highly pleased, 
 Ang. — Isl. hwisl-a, in aurum susurrare. 
 
 HUSTLE-FARRANT, s. One who is 
 clothed in a tattered garb, Roxb. Loth. 
 From the E. v. to hustle ; "to shake to- 
 gether in confusion," and S. /arrant, 
 seeming. 
 
 HUT. 1. An overgrown and indolent per- 
 son, Ang. 2. A slattern, Clydes. 
 
 To H UT, V. a. To put up grain in the iield 
 in a small stack, S. 
 
 HUT, Hand-hut, s. 1. A small stack built 
 in the field, S. 2. More generally it is 
 used to denote a heap of any kind ; as, a 
 hut of snow, a hut of dung, i. e. a heap of 
 dung laid out in the field. South of S. 
 Clydes. This name is given in Fife to 
 what in Aberdeens. is named a gaut. V. 
 Gaut. 
 
 HUT, s. A square basket, formerly used 
 in Galloway for carrying out dung to the 
 field, of which the bottom opened to let 
 the contents fall out. 
 
 HUTCH, s. A deep pool in a river under- 
 neath an overhanging bank, Teviotd. — Fr. 
 huche is rendered pluteus. 
 
 HUTCH, s. 1. The kind of basket in which 
 coals are brought from the mine, Lanarks. 
 Renfr. 2. A measure of coals, &c. The 
 coal hutch is two Winchester bushels. 
 
 HUTCH, s. 1. A small heap of dung, S.A. 
 2. A small rick or temporary stack of 
 corn, Ettr. For. 
 
 HUTCH, s. An embankment to hinder the 
 water from washing away the soil, Te- 
 viotd.; synon. Touk. 
 
 HUTCHON, s. Supposed to be used for 
 the name Hugh. Chr. Kirk. — Ir. and 
 Gael. Eogan is viewed as the same with 
 Welsh Owen. 
 
 HUTHaRT, s. Apparently, the name 
 given to some demon or familiar spirit. 
 Pink. Hist. Scotl. 
 
 To HUTHER, v. n. " To work confusedly," 
 Ayrs. LU. Pickcn. 
 
 HUTHER, s. A wetting mist, S.B. 
 
 It's HuTHERiiN. It rains slightly, ibid. — 
 Isl. hiufrar, parum pluit ; hlufr, pluvia 
 tenuis. 
 
 HUTHERIN, s. LA young heifer, Ang. 
 Loth. 2. A stupid fellow, Orkn. 3. Trans- 
 ferred to a mongrel sort of greeus, pro- 
 pagated from the seed of common greens 
 and cabbage, when they grow too near to 
 each other. A stalk of this description is 
 called a hutherin, or a hutherin stock, Fife. 
 
 V. HUDDERIN. 
 
 HUTHER-MY-DUDS, s. A ragged per- 
 son; a tatterdemalion, Fife; q. shake-my- 
 rags. V. HowDER, r. 1. and Duds. 
 
 HUTHRAN, part. adj. A term combining 
 the ideas of haste and confusion; acting 
 with confused haste, Ayrs. 
 
 HUTIE-CUITTIE, s. A copious draught 
 of any intoxicating liquor, Roxb. A re- 
 duplicative term formed from Culttie, q. v. 
 a measure of liquids. 
 
 HUTTIS ILL. Some disease. Roull. 
 
 }i\JTTlT,adj. Hated; abominable. Douglas^ 
 — Su.G. hutta, cum indignatione et con- 
 temptu ejicere. 
 
 HUTTOCK,s. Perhaps mitre. Pal. Hon.— 
 Fr. haute toque, high cap. 
 
 To HUVE up, V. a. To lift or hold up. 
 Bellenden. — A.S. up-hef-an, levare. 
 
 HUZ, pron. The vulgar pronunciation of 
 us in some counties, S. Antiquary. 
 
 To HUZLE, v. n. To wheeze; as, " A puir 
 huzHn bodie," Roxb. Berwicks. V. 
 Whaisle. 
 
 To HUZZH, T. a. To lull a child, S.— Isl. 
 hoss-a, id. 
 
 HUZZH-BAW, s. The term generally 
 used to express a lullaby. It is also the 
 sound usually employed in lulling a child, 
 S. For the origin of Baw, V. Balow. 
 
 HUZZIE, s. A contemptuous designatiou 
 for a woman, S. V. Hissie. 
 
 HUZZIE, s. A needle-book. V. Hussey. 
 
 HWICKIS,p?. Reaping hooks. ActsC.l. 
 
 HWINKLE-FACED, adj. Lantern-jawed, 
 Orku. — Su.G. hwlnckel, an angle, a corner. 
 
 HWRINKET, adj. Perverse; stubborn, 
 Ayrs. — Teut. wringh-en, torquere. 
 
 HWRINKET, s. Unbecoming language, ib. 
 
 To H YANK, {y consonant,) v. a. To cut in 
 large slices ; synon. to whang, Ettr. For. 
 
 V. QUHAING, V. 
 
 H Y AU VE, adj. Used to denote that kind 
 of colour in which black and white are 
 combined, or appear alternately ; as, " a 
 hyauve cow," BanfFs. When applied to 
 the human head, it is synon. with Lyart. 
 This is merely a provincial modification 
 of Ha%c, Haare, q. v. 
 
JA 
 
 358 
 
 JAl 
 
 I, J, Y. 
 
 J corresponds to Germ. Belg. scA, Su.G. Isl. sk. 
 Y, as prefixed to verbs, participles, and 
 verbal nouns, is merely the vestige of A.S. 
 ge, corresponding to Moes.G. ga. le is a 
 termination used for forming diminutives. 
 
 JA, s. Tlie jay. Bannatiine Poems. 
 
 To JAB, v. a. To prick sharply, Ettr For. 
 
 JAB, s. The act of pricking in this v^ay, ib. 
 
 JABART, s. 1. A term applied to any 
 animal in a debilitated state, S.B. 2. It 
 also denotes " fish out of season, as a had- 
 dock in January.'' Gl. Surr. Moray. 
 
 JABB, s. A net for catching the fry of 
 coal-fish. Slat. Ace. 
 
 J ABBIT, adj. Fatigued; jaded. Gl. SJiirr. 
 
 JABBLE,s. Weak soup, Aberd. Shirrefs. 
 
 JABBLE, s. 1. "A large blunt needle," 
 Ayrs. Gl. Picken. 2. " A knife," ibid. 
 A variety of Shable, an old rusty sword. 
 
 JABBLE, s. A slight motion of water. 
 Gall. " Jahble, a slight agitation of the 
 waters of the sea, with the wind; small 
 irregular waves, and running in all di- 
 rections." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 JABBLOCH, s. Weak, watery, spirituous 
 liquors. Gall. Encjcl. V. Jabble, soup. 
 
 JACDART-STAFFE, s. The instrument 
 usually called a Jedburgh- Staff. Jeddart, 
 is the common pronunciation of the name 
 of the place. V. Jedburgh staff. 
 
 JACINCTYNE, s. Hyacinth. Douglas.— 
 Ft. jact/nthe, id. 
 
 JACK,s. A privy ; E._/«^cs. Walker^ sPeden. 
 
 To JACK, t. a. To take off the skin of a 
 seal, Orku. — Isl. jack-a, obtuse ferro 
 secare. 
 
 JACKIE, s. The dimin. of Joan; also of 
 Jacubuie, S. 
 
 JACK-r-THE-BUSH, s. Navel-wort, 
 Roxb. V. Maid-i.\-the-jiist. 
 
 JACK'S ALIVE. A kind of sport. A 
 piece of paper or match is handed round 
 a circle, he who takes hold of it saying, 
 " Jack's allre, he'se no die in my hand." 
 He, ill wh'jse hand it dies or is extin- 
 guished, forfeits a «•«(/; and all the wads 
 are recovered only by performing some- 
 thing under the notion of penance, though 
 generally of an agreeable or mirthful 
 description, Teviotd. It might perhaps 
 be a sort of substitute for the E. sport of 
 Jack-o'-Lent. 
 
 JACKSTIO, s. Jack-pudding. Polwart. — 
 Su.G, s^q/a, tumultuari ; Isl. sti/gg-r, iuso- 
 lens. 
 
 JACOB'S-LADDER, s. The name given 
 to the Deadly night-shade, or Belladona, 
 Ayrs. 
 
 JADGERIE, 5. The act of gauging. Acts 
 Ja. VI. This is evidently from the v. 
 Jedge, q. v. But I can see no reason why 
 
 our ancestors have substituted j for g in 
 all the cognate languages. 
 
 JADiN, s. The stomach of a sow, Fife; 
 the same with Jaudie, q. v. 
 
 JADRAL, s. Errat. for Jackal. Tennant's 
 Card. Beaton. 
 
 JADSTANE, s. The common white pebble, 
 found on the sand, or in beds of rivers. 
 Loth. " Boil jadstanes in butter, the broo 
 will be gude," Prov. phrase, ibid. 
 
 JAES, 3. p. sing. Apparently used in the 
 sense oi' jaws ; dashes; or spirts. Law's 
 Memorialls. V. Jaw, t. 
 
 JAFFLED, part. adj. Jaded, Gall. Ap- 
 parently syuon. with Blsjaskit-like. 
 
 JAG, Jagg, s. LA prick with a sharp in- 
 strument, S. 2. Used metaph. to denote 
 the effect of adversity, S. " Affliction 
 may gie him a, jagg, and let the wind out 
 o' him, as out o' a cow that's eaten wet 
 clover." Heart of Mid- Lothian. 
 
 To JAG, «. a. 1. To job, S. Watson. 2. 
 To pierce. Douglas. — Germ, zack, cuspis, 
 zeichnen, to prick. 
 
 JAG, s. Jack, or hunter, fashion of boots. 
 llitson. — lent, jagh-en, agitare feras. 
 
 JAG, s. Fatigue, Aberd. Tar7-as. — Isl. 
 jag, 1. exercitatio, 2. venatio; evidently 
 expressive of the fatigue proceeding from 
 the exertions of the chase. 
 
 JAG, s. LA leather bag or wallet, Perths. 
 Fife. 2. A pocket, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 JAGGER, s. A pedlar, Orkn. The Pirate. 
 
 JAGGER, s. A prickle; that which jags, 
 Fife. 
 
 JAGGET, s. A full sack dangling at every 
 motion. 
 
 JAGGIE, adj. L Prickly, Fife. 2. Sharp- 
 pointed, piercing; that which jobs, Lanarks. 
 
 JAGS, Jaugs, s. pi. Saddlebags; a cloak- 
 bag; a leathern bag of any kind, Koxb. 
 St. Ronan. 
 
 JAY-FEATHERS, s. pi. To set up one's 
 jag-feathers at another, to be provoked 
 to aujwer in a siuiilar manner, or to ex- 
 press disapprobation in strong terms; as, 
 " She made sic a rampaging, that I was 
 obliged to set up my jay-feathers at her," 
 Roxb. The expression contains a ludi- 
 crous allusion to the mighty airs of a 
 jackdaw, when in bad humour. 
 
 To JAIP, Jape, r. «. To mock. Doug. — 
 A.S. gabb-an, Su.G. gahb-a, irridere. 
 
 JAIP, Jape, s. 1. A mock. Douglas. 2. 
 A deception, ibid. 
 
 JAIPER, Japer, s. A bufi"con, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 JAY-PYET, s. A jay. Ang. Perths. 
 
 To JAIRBLE, 15. a. To spill any liquid 
 here and there on a table, as children 
 often do when taking their food, Roxb.; 
 the same with JirbU. 
 
JAl 
 
 J.59 
 
 JAU 
 
 JAIRBLES, s. pi. A small portion of 
 liquor, left by one who has been often 
 drialving from the same glass or other 
 vessel, Roxb.; JirbU's, Fife. 
 
 JAIRBLINS, s. pi. Dregs of tea, &c. or 
 spots of any liquid spilt iu diflferent 
 places, ibid. 
 
 To JAK, T. n. To spend time idly, S. 
 jauk, q. V. Priests Peblis. 
 
 JAKMEN, s. pi. Retainers kept by a land- 
 holder for fighting in his quarrels. Mait- 
 land Poems. — Fr. jaque, a short coat of 
 mail worn by them. 
 
 To JALOUSE, v. a. To suspect. Anti- 
 quary. V. Jealouse. 
 
 JAM, s. A projection, S. Stat. Ace. — Fr. 
 jambe, a corbel. 
 
 Jamb, Jambe, s. a projection; or wing; 
 the same with Jam, q. v. Craufurd's 
 Univ. Edin. 
 
 JAMES RYALL. The statutory denomi- 
 nation of the silver coin of James VI. of 
 Scotland, vulgarly called fAe>S'iPordi)o/?ar. 
 Act. Dum. Cone. 
 
 JAMPER, s. A tool for boring stones, 
 Ettr. For. — Isl. skaiiit-a, dividere. 
 
 To JAMPH, e. a. To exhaust by toil, 
 Ettr. For. — Teut. schamp-en, labi, delabi, 
 deflectere. 
 
 To JAMPH, V. a. 1. To tire; to fatigue, 
 Ayrs. 2. To destroy by jogging or fric- 
 tion, S. to chafe, E. 3. To drive to diffi- 
 culties. Jamphit, part. pa. pinched, re- 
 duced to straits, Lanarks. 
 
 To JAMPH, r. n. To travel with extreme 
 difficulty, as one trudging through mire, 
 Clydes. Ayrs. — Probably allied to Teut. 
 schamp-en, labi, delabi; Belg. id. "to 
 slip aside," as half of the footstep is lost 
 in a miry road. 
 
 To JAMPH, r. a. 1. To mock, S. Ross. 
 2. To shuffle, S. ibid. 3. To act the part 
 of a male jilt, ibid. 4. To trifle, S.— Su.G. 
 skymf-a, to scoff, scJiimpf-eu, id.; skaemta 
 tiden, tempus fallere. 
 
 JAMPHER,s. Ascofier, S. i2oss.— Teut. 
 schamper, derisor. 
 
 JAMPHING, s. The act of jilting; applied 
 to a male, S. lioss^s Helenore. 
 
 To JAMPH LE, Jamfle, t. n. To shuffle 
 in walking, as if in consequence of wear- 
 ing too wide shoes, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 To JANDER, r. w. To talk foolishly, S. 
 V. Jauxder. 
 
 JANET-FLOWER, s. " Caryophyllata, a 
 janet-jloicer." Wedderburn's Vocab. Sup- 
 posed to be the Queen's-gilliflower, Hes- 
 peris matronalis, Linn. V. Jonette. 
 
 JANGEALAR, s. A juggler. Dunbar. 
 
 To JANGIL, Jangle, v. n. To prattle. 
 Complaynt S. — Fr. jamjl-er, id. 
 
 JANGLOUR, s. A prater. Bannatyne P. 
 — Ft. jangleur, id. 
 
 To JANK, ti. w. 1. To trifle, Loth. Cleland, 
 — Isl. kiaenk-a, arridere, might seem al- 
 lied. 2. Toj/afti ojf, to run off, Loth, 
 
 JANK, s. A shuffling trick; the act of 
 giving another the slip. Obsertator. 
 
 JAMKER, 6'. A long pole, on two wheels, 
 used for carrying wood, the log being 
 fixed to it by strong clasps, Loth. 
 
 J K'UKVa ,part. adj. Fatigued; jaded. Loth. 
 To JANK THE LABOUR. To trifle at 
 work; a common phrase in Fife. 
 
 JANK-THE-LABOUR, s. A trifler at 
 work, ibid. 
 
 JANNERER, s. « An idle foolish talker." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Jaunder, c. 
 
 JANNOCK, s. " Oaten-bread made into 
 great loaves," Grose. This is a Lanca- 
 shire word, but it occurs in Rob Roy. 
 
 JANTY, at(;. Cheerful, Fife. A.Doug.— 
 Su.G. gant-as, to sport like children. 
 
 To JAPE, V. a. To mock. V. Jaip. 
 
 JAPE, s. A toy or trinket. Inceiitories. 
 This is most nearly allied to Isl. geip, as 
 used in the sense of nugse. V. Jaip, c. 
 
 JAPIN, s. A jerk; a smart stroke, Fife. 
 
 JARBES, Jarbis, .s. p^. Inventories. Ap- 
 parently a knot in form of a sheaf, from 
 Fr.jarbe, also gerbe, a sheaf. 
 
 JARG, Jerg, s. a harsh grating sound, 
 as that of a rusty hinge, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 
 To PLAY THE Jarg ON ONE. To play a trick 
 to one; to make game of one, Upp. Clydes. 
 — Isl. jarg, imiiudeiitia,, jarganl eg r, petu- 
 lans. 
 
 To JARG, V. n. To make a sharp shrill 
 noise ; to creak, Bord. Douglas. 2. To 
 flinch. Melviirs MS. — Su.G. jerg-a, 
 eadem oberrare chorda. 
 
 To JARGLE, V. n. To produce reiterated 
 shrill sounds, Bord. — A dimin. from Jarg, 
 or from O.Fr. jergouill-er, to mumble, to 
 mutter. 
 
 JARGOLYNE, s. Chattering. Compl. S. 
 
 JARGONELLE, s. A species of pear, S. 
 " The Jargonelle, (the cuisse madame of 
 the French, whose jargonelle, rice versa, 
 is our cuisse madame,) is a well-known 
 fruit," &c. Weill's Hortic. 
 
 JARHOLE, Jaurhole, s. The jawhole, 
 Galloway, Ayrs. — Isl. gari, fissura. 
 
 JARNESS, s. A marshy place, or any 
 place so wet as to resemble a marsh, Fife, 
 
 To JARR, V. n. To make a harsh and 
 grating noise ; E. jar. Douglas. 
 
 To JARR, T. n. To stir with a staff in 
 water. Doug. — Alem. girr-en, turbare. 
 
 JARTO, s. A term of endearment, Shetl. 
 The Pirate. It is used also as if it were 
 an adj. ibid.— Dan. min hjerte, my heart. 
 
 JASKIN, s. A person occasionally em- 
 ployed in any kind of work, without 
 being regularly bred to it, or constantly 
 engaged in it. Loth. 
 
 JASP, s. Jasper. Uenrysone. — Fr. id. 
 
 JASP, s. A particle; a spot; a blemish, 
 Ettr. For. V. Jisp. 
 
 JAU, s. Inventories. Sense not given. 
 
 To JAUCHLE, V. n. 1. To walk as one 
 that has feeble joints, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
JAU 
 
 360 
 
 YDY 
 
 This seems originally the same with 
 Shackle, r. 2. To make a shift ; to do a 
 thing with difficulty; as, "He jauchllt 
 tlu'ough't," he made a shift to get through 
 it, ibid. V. Bauchle, v. n. 
 JAUCHLE, s. A shift; as, " He'll mak an 
 
 unco jauclile," Upp. Lauarks. 
 JAUDIE, s. 1. The stomach of a hog, Roxb. 
 2. A pudding of oat-meal and hogs' lard, 
 with onions and pepper, enclosed in a 
 sow's stomach. Loth. S.A. Gl. Sibb. — C.B. 
 gwaedogen, omasum, a fat tripe ; Arm. 
 gitadec, a pudding, guadeyen kig minset, a 
 haggis. 
 JAVEL. V. Jevel. 
 JAUELLOUR, Jevellour, s. A jailor. 
 
 Bellenden. 
 JAUGS, s. pi. Saddle-bags. V. Jags. 
 To JAUK, e. n. Shoes are said to jauk, 
 when, from being too large, they do not 
 keep close to the foot in walking, Aberd. 
 This seems merely a variety of Shach, to 
 distort, q. v. 
 To JAUK, T. 11. To trifle, S. Burns.— ls\. 
 jack-a, continuo agitare, or Teut. gack-en, 
 ludere. 
 JAUKIN, s. Dallying, S. Burns. 
 To JAUxMPH, P. n. To travel. V. Jamph. 
 To JAUNDER, v. n. 1. To talk idly, or 
 in a jocular way, South of S.; the same 
 with Jawner. 2. To converse in a roving 
 or desultory way, Roxb. 3. To Jaunder 
 about, to go about idly from place to 
 place, without having any proper object, 
 Berwicks. 
 JAUNDER, s. One who talks incoherently 
 or foolishly, Ettr. For.; Jaimerer, id. Gall. 
 JAUNDER, Jander, Jauner, s. 1. Idle 
 talk, Roxb.; in most counties used in the 
 plural. 2. Rambling conversation ; as, 
 "We've had a gude jaunder this fore- 
 noon," Roxb. — The v. to jaunder, by the 
 common change of sk into _;, might seem 
 allied to Isl. skondr-a, ititare, q. to weary 
 one by reiteration on the same subject. 
 To JAUNT, V. n. To taunt; to abound in 
 jeering language, Fife. — This seems radi- 
 cally the same with Isl. qante, scurra. 
 JAUNT, s. A gibe ; a tauiit, Fife. 
 JAUNT COAL. The name given to a 
 
 kind of coal, Lanarks. 
 JAURHOLE, .■!. V. Jarhole. 
 J AURNOCH, s. Filth ; washings of dishes, 
 
 &c. S.O. — Isl. skarn, sordes, Dan. id. 
 JAW, Jawe, s. 1. A wave, S. Douglas. 
 2. A flash of water, S. 3. Coarse raillery ; 
 petulant language, S. Burns. 4. Loqua- 
 city, S. 5. A considerable quantity of 
 any liquid ; as, " The cow has gi'en a 
 gnde jaw the day," i. e. The cow has given 
 a large quantity of milk, S. 
 To JAW, r.n. 1. To dash, S. Minst. Bord. 
 2. V. a. To spirt, S. liamsay. 3. To as- 
 sail with coarse raillery, S. A. Doug. 
 4. To talk freely, familiarly, and, as it 
 were, at random, S. Picken's Poems. 
 
 JAWCKED, part. adj. " Baffled in some 
 attempt ; deceived with hope." Gall. 
 Encycl. V. Jak, t. 
 JAW-HOLE, s. 1. A place into which 
 dirty water, &c. is thrown, S. GuyMan- 
 nering. 2. Figuratively applied to any 
 society that is viewed as a receptacle for 
 persons of a worthless or doubtful cha- 
 racter, S.; from Jaw, r. to dash. 
 To JAWNER, V. n. To talk foolishly, 
 
 Clydes. Falls of Gyde. V. Jaunder. 
 JAWNERS, s. pi. Foolish prattle, S.; 
 
 Jaicthers, synon. V. Jander. 
 JAWP, Jaup, Jalp, s. 1. a flash ; a dash 
 of water. Doug. 2. A spot of mud or 
 dirty water, S. 3. Dregs, S.A. /. Nicol. 
 Pron. jalp, both in the North and South 
 of S. ; in the West, jaicjie. — ls\. glalf-ur, 
 a.hissingOTToa.ringwa.y e,gialfr-a,gialp-a, 
 obstrepere, allidere, applied to the dash- 
 ing of waves ; Belg. zwalp, a flash of 
 water. 
 To JAWP, r. n. To dash and rebound as 
 
 water, S. Douglas. 
 To JAWP, Jalp, r. a. To bespatter with 
 
 mud, S. Kelly. 
 To JAWP THE WATER. To use means, 
 or spend time, on any business to no good 
 purpose, or without the slightest prospect 
 of success, S. " A' that ye do will be just 
 jawpin the water." 
 To JAWP WATERS with one. To play 
 fast and loose. I'll no jawp waters wi' 
 you ; said to a person who has made a 
 bargain with another, and wishes to cast 
 it, Fife. 
 To JAWTHER, t. n. To be engaged in 
 idle or frivolous conversation, S. — Perh. 
 originally the same with Da,n. jadr-er, to 
 prattle. 
 JAWTHERS, s. pi. Idle, frivolous dis- 
 course, S. — Isl. gialfra, incondita loqui. 
 YBET, part. pa. Supplied. Pal. Honor. 
 
 — A.S. gebette, emendatus. 
 lC,conj. Also. Barbour. — A.S. ic-rt?«,toadd. 
 ICE-STANE, s. A stone used in the 
 
 amusement of curling, Lanarks. 
 ICHONE, YcHONE. Each one. Douglas. 
 ICKER, s. An ear of corn. V. Echer. 
 ICONOMUS, YcoNOMUs, s. 1. The person 
 especially employed for managing the 
 temporalities of a religious foundation. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. One in a college more 
 immediately deputed to take charge of 
 its temporal concerns, ibid. — L.B. icono- 
 mus, used for oeconomus. 
 YCORN, part. pa. Selected. Sir Trist. 
 — A.S. gecoren, selectus ; ge-cur-an, Su.G. 
 kora, eligere. 
 ICTERICK, adj. Of or belonging to jaun- 
 dice. Melvill's MS. — Fr. icteriqne. 
 YD ANT, adj. Diligent. V. Ithand. 
 IDDER, ac/y. Other ; each other. Pitscottie. 
 YDY, s. An eddy; a pool. Houlate. — 
 Isl. ida, vortex aquae, id-a, more fluentis 
 aquae circumcursito. 
 
YDI 
 
 m 
 
 JEO 
 
 YDILTETH, s. Idleness. K. Ja. VI.— 
 — A.S. idei tid, tempus vacuum. 
 
 IDIOT, s. An unlearned person. liulluck. 
 — Gr. ISiii'nn, id. 
 
 IDLESET, s. The state of being idle, S. 
 Q. set or placed idle. li. Bruce. 
 
 IDLESET, adj. Disposed to idleness, S. 
 
 IDLETY, s. 1. Idleness, Aberd. 2. 
 Idli'ties, pi. idle frolics, ibid. This is 
 merely a softened pron. of ydilteth, q. v. 
 
 YDRAVV, parf. jurt. Drawn; metaph. ad- 
 vanced. Douijlas. 
 
 IE. The termination iu S. corresponding 
 with y in E. It is used in the composi- 
 tion of both adjectives and substantives. 
 — As forming adjectives, it is from Germ, 
 and A.S. ig, or Teut. igh, which denotes 
 possession of any quality, the abundance 
 of it, or the influence of that thing with 
 the name of which the termination is con- 
 joined. Thus, reekie, signifies possessing 
 or abounding with reek or smoke, &c. 
 like smoky, E.; atry or attrie, purulent, 
 abounding with pus, from A.S. aetter, 
 sanies, &c. &c. le, is also the mark of 
 many diminutives; as, Bairnie, a little 
 child, from Bairn ; Lammie, a small 
 lamb, &c. For this I can assign no etymon. 
 
 To JEALOUSE, c. a. To suspect, S. 
 Wodrow. V. Jalouse. 
 
 TEASING, s. Childbed. Bannatyne's 
 Journal. V, Gizzen, and Jizzen-bed. 
 
 JEBAT, s. A gibbet. Bellenden. 
 
 JEBBERS, s. pi. Idle talk; absurd chat- 
 tering, Dumfr.; synon. Claivers, Clatters. 
 Evidently from the E. v. to Jabber. 
 
 To JECK, r. a. To jeck any piece of work, 
 to neglect it, Roxb. V. Jak and Jauk. 
 
 JEDBURGH STAFF. A kind of spear, 
 for making which the artificers of Jed- 
 burgh were formerly celebrated. Spald. 
 
 JEDDART JUG. A substantial brass 
 vessel, very old, still used as a standard 
 for dry and liquid measure, and kept by 
 the Dean of Guild. It contains about 
 eight gills. 
 
 JEDDART JUSTICE. A legal trial after 
 the infliction of punishment, S. Ilinst. 
 Border. 
 
 JEDGE, s. LA gauge. Acts Ja. VI. 
 2. The order or warrant of a Dean of 
 Guild, Aberd.— O.Fr.^'a«<7*?r, to gauge. 
 
 JEDGRY, s. The act of gauging. Blue 
 Blanket. 
 
 To JEE, T. n. 1. To move; to stir, S. Ross. 
 
 2. To move to one side, S. ; Gee, E. — Sw. 
 
 gaa, to budge, also to turn round ; Isl. 
 
 gag-ast, in obliquum ferri. 
 
 To JEE, v. a. To move; as, " Ye're no 
 
 able to jee it ;" You cannot move it, S. 
 
 To JEEDGE, T. n. Perhaps to adjudge; 
 
 q. to curse; to devote to destruction, 
 
 Aberd. D. Anderson's Poems. 
 
 JEEBmG, part. pr. "Judging," Gl.Antiq. 
 
 To JEEG, r. B. 1. To creak, S. Ramsay. 
 
 2. To jeeg at, to work so as to make a 
 
 creaking noise, S. — ls\.jag-a, eadem ober- 
 rare chorda, or gigia, a fiddle. 
 
 To JEEG, r. n. To taunt; to scoff at a 
 person or thing, Aug. " Wliy are ye ay 
 jeeggin at me ?" 
 
 JEEG, s. 1. A taunt; a gibe, Ang. "Nana 
 of your jeegs ;" Don't jeer at me. 2. It is 
 used, in vulgar language, as a contemptu- 
 ous designation for a singular character. 
 Loth. Tweed. Lintoun Green. 
 
 JEEGETS, s. pi. " Little sounding boards, 
 pegs and wheels in a piece of machinery, 
 such as a mill;" Gull. Encycl. Appa- 
 rently named from the creaking sound 
 they make. V. Jeeg, v. 
 
 To JEEGGIT, r. n. To move from side to 
 side; to jog, Ang. 
 
 To JEEGLE, r. n. To make a jingling 
 noise, S. 
 
 JEEGLE, Jegil, s. The noise which a 
 door makes on its hinges, S. V, Jeeg, to 
 creak. 
 
 JEEGLER, s. An unfledged bird. Loth. 
 
 JEEST, Jeast, Jeist, Jest, s. A joist, S. 
 Acts Cha. II. V. Geist. 
 
 JEISSLE, s. A multitude of objects, 
 thrown together without order, viewed 
 collectively, Ettr. For. This must have 
 been originally the same with A. Bor. 
 " Jossel, an hodge-podge, North." Grose. 
 
 JEISTIECOR, s. A jacket. South of S. 
 Rob Roy. From the same origin with 
 Justicoat, the pronunciation of the North 
 of S. — Fr.justau corps. 
 
 JELLY, adj. 1. Upright; worthy, S.B. 
 Shirrefs. 2. Excellent in its kind, Moray. 
 Popular Ball. — Su.G. gill, able, also de- 
 noting the moral qualities. 
 
 JELLILY, adv. Merrily, Moray ; jollily, 
 E. Popular Ball. 
 
 JEMMIES, s. pi. A species of woollen 
 cloth, Aberd. V. Shafts. 
 
 JENEPERE, s. Juniper. A". Quair. 
 
 JENETTIS, s. pi. A species of fur. V, 
 
 JONETTIS. 
 
 JENKIN, s. A proper name. " Jenkin 
 Bell." Acts. 
 
 JENKIN'S HEN. « To pine awa' bit and 
 bit, like Jenkin's ken," is a phrase used, 
 S.B. But the phrase seems properly to 
 signify, " to die unmarried." To die like 
 Jenkiii's hen, is to die a maid, Roxb. 
 
 JENNY, s. The diminutive of Janet, a 
 woman's name, S. Often contr. Jen. 
 
 JENNY-SPINNER, s. 1. A species of 
 fly, also denominated Spinning Maggie, 
 Loth.; Jenny Nettles, Lanarks.; and the 
 Fiddler, in some parts of Angus. In 
 Roxb. it is not only named Jenny Spinner, 
 but Lang-leggit Taylor. 2. Also expl. 
 " a toy." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 JEOPARTY TROT, s. I. A quick motion 
 between running and walking, Dumfr. 
 2. A contemptuous designation, perhaps 
 as equivalent to coward, poltroon, Dumfr. 
 
 JEOPERD, s. A battle. Bellenden. 
 
JER 
 
 362 
 
 JIN 
 
 ToJERGfV.n. To creak, Roxb. V. Chirk. 
 
 JERG, s. A creaking souad, Roxb. Hogg. 
 
 JERKIN, s. A term lately introduced into 
 Dumfr., for a kind of pic-nic meeting 
 among the low Irish. 
 
 JERNISS, Gernis, s. The state of being 
 soaked in rain or water ; as, " I was just 
 in a, jerniss wi' rain," Fife. 
 
 IER-OE,s. A great-grandchild, S.O. Burns. 
 ■ — Ir. inr, after, and ua, a grandchild. 
 
 JEROFFLERLS, Geraflouris, s. jjI. Gil- 
 liflowers. King's Quair. — Teut. gherof- 
 fel, Lat. caryopht/Ua, id. 
 
 lESKDRUIMIN, s. A species of salmon, 
 Isl. of Harris. Martin's West. Isl. — From 
 Gael, iasg, fish, and ^rMtHuweac^, speckled. 
 
 JESP, s. A gap iu the woof, S. 
 
 To JETHER, V. n. To talk idly, Fife. V. 
 Jawther. 
 
 To JETT up and down. « To flaunt about, 
 or from place to place," Gl. Sibb. — Fr. 
 jett-er, jactare. 
 
 To JEVE, Jave, v. a. To push hither and 
 thither, Fife. V. the s. 
 
 JEVE, s. A shove with the elbow, S. — 
 Germ, scheib-en, Su.G. sku/w-a, propellere. 
 
 To JEVEL, V. a. I. To joggle, Ang. 2. 
 To spill a large quantity of any liquid 
 substance at once ; distinguished from 
 Ja'irble, as the latter signifies to continue 
 to spill in small quantities, Ettr. For. 
 
 To JEVEL, V. n. To move obliquely. Loth. 
 
 JEVEL, Jefwell, Javell, s. A contemp- 
 tuous term ; meaning unknown. Clu: 
 Kirk. 
 
 JEVEL, Jewel, s. The dashing of water, 
 Lanarks. — As Goth, sk is frequently 
 changed into^, the affinity between this 
 term and Isl. skajl is singular. This is 
 rendered by Haldorson, Unda decumana 
 maris, " a great wave of the sea." 
 
 YFERE, ado. In company. V. Fere. 
 
 To JIB, JiBB, V. a. 1. To fleece, Lanarks.; 
 to Whit, synon. Ettr. For. 2. "To milk 
 closely." Gall. Encycl.; q. to drain to 
 the dregs; to Strip, synon. Roxb. — Pro- 
 bably allied to Teut. schobb-en, schubb-en, 
 scalpere, desquamare ; Germ, schab-en, 
 to scrape. 
 
 To JIBBER, r. n. The same with E. jab- 
 ber. South of S. Redqauntlet. 
 
 JIBBlNGS,s. 2^1. " Tlie last milk that can 
 be drawn out of a cow's udder." Gall. 
 Encycl. Strippings, Koxh. V. Afterings. 
 
 To JIBBLE, c. a. To spill; to lose; to 
 destr jy, Ayrs. The same with Jirble and 
 Jairble of other counties. 
 
 To JiCK, r. a. 1. To avoid by a sudden 
 jerk of the body, Ettr. For. 2. To elude. 
 It is said ot a hare, that she has " jickit 
 the hunds," Tweedd. Berwicks. Upp. 
 Lanarks. 3. To Jick the school, to play 
 the truant, Upp. Lanarks. V. Jink. 
 
 JICK, s. 1. A sudden jerk, Ettr. For. 
 2. The act of eluding, ibid. — Su.G. and 
 Isl. swik, dolus, fraus. 
 
 To JICKER, V. n. To go quickly about 
 any thing ; to walk along smartly, Gall. 
 Dumfr. — Lsl. jack-a, continue agito. 
 
 JlCKERl^G, fuxrt. adj. Having a gaudy 
 but tawdry appearance. Gall. 
 
 JICKY, adj. Startling; applied to a horse, 
 Selkirks. 
 
 JIFFIE, s. A moment, Loth. ; Jiffin, S.A. 
 Gl. Sibb. Gait. Ficken. 
 
 ToJlFFLE,v.n. To shuffle, Perths. 
 
 JIFFLE, s. The act of shuffling, Perths. 
 This is either a corr. of the E. v. or from 
 Teut. schuyffel-en, prolabi. 
 
 To JIG, V. a. To play the fiddle, S. It is 
 singular that the S. v. signifies to play on 
 the violin, and the E. v. of the same form, 
 to dance. The S. word, however, claims 
 affinity with O.E. gig, a fiddle. Isl. 
 gigia, Su.G. giga, cheiys, a kind of harp. 
 The latter signifies also a fiddle. 
 
 JIGOT, s. The common term for the hip- 
 joint of lamb or mutton, S. — Fr. gigot. 
 The term also occurs in E. 
 
 JILLET, s. 1. A giddy girl, S. ; perhaps 
 corr. from E. jilt. Burns. 2. A young 
 woman, or girl entering into the state of 
 puberty, Perths. ; synon. Wench, pron. 
 Winsh, South of S. — Allied perhaps to 
 Isl. gicel-a, pellicere. 
 
 To JILP, V. a. To dash water on one. Loth. 
 
 JILP, s. The act of dashing or throwing 
 water, Loth. — Isl. gialp-a, allidere. 
 
 To JILT, V. a. To throw or dash water on 
 one, Fife; to J Up, Loth. 
 
 JILT, s. A slight flash or dash of 
 water ; as, a, jilt of water, Fife, Perths. 
 
 To JIMMER, V. n. To make a disagree- 
 able noise on a violin, Roxb. 
 
 JIMiMER, s. The sound made by a fiddle 
 when not well played, Roxb. A. Scott's P. 
 
 JIMMY, adj. 1. Spruce; dressed in a 
 showy manner, S. 2. Handy ; dexterous, 
 Aberd. 3. Neatly or ingeniously made, 
 ibid. Mr. Todd gives Jemmy, spruce, as 
 " a low word." V. Gym. 
 
 JIMP, JiMPLY, adv. Scarcely; hardly, S. 
 A ntiquary. 
 
 JIMP, s. Thin slips of leather, put be- 
 tween the outer and inner soles of a shoe, 
 S. — Isl. skaemt-a, brevem reddere, so 
 short as to be of no proper use. 
 
 To JIMP, T. n. To leap, S. 
 
 JYMP,s. A quirk. V. Gymp, s. 
 
 JIMP, adj. 1. Neat; slender, S. Minsl. 
 Bord. 2. Scanty, S. Moss. V. Gymp, adj. 
 
 JIMPEY,s. Sume with Jimps. Pup. Ball. 
 
 JiM^P Y, adj. Slender, Nithsd. Ayrs.; the 
 same with Jimp. 
 
 JIMPS, s. pi. A kind of easy stays, S. ; 
 Jumps, El. 
 
 JINCH, adj. Neat, Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 JINGLE, s. The smooth water at the 
 back of a stone in a river, Ang. 
 
 JINGLE, s. Gravel, Dumfr. V. Chinglk. 
 
 JINGLE-THE-BONNET, .o. A game, in 
 which two or more put a half-penuy each. 
 
JIN 
 
 00.3 
 
 ILL 
 
 or any piece of coin, into a cap or bonnet, 
 and, after jingling or shaking them to- 
 gether, throw them on the ground. He 
 who has most heads, when it is his turn 
 to jingle, gains the stakes which were put 
 into the bonnet, Teviotd. This is also 
 called Shiijte-cap, which is given by 
 Johns, as an E. word, although 1 find no 
 other authority for it, than that of Ar- 
 butlinot, a Scotsman. 
 JlNirPEROUS, «(//. Spruce; trim; stiff, 
 
 Aberd. Primpit, synon. 
 To JINK, T. n. 1. To elude a person who 
 is trying to lay hold of one, S.; Jenk, S.B. 
 Burns. 2. To cheat ; to trick, S. Poems 
 Bachan Dial. 3. To make a quick turn. 
 Burns. 4. To move nimbly ; used in a 
 general sense, West of S. 5. To escape ; 
 to avoid, S. Ferguson. 6. To spend time 
 idly, S.A. J. Nicol. 7. Used to denote 
 the quick motion of the bow on the fiddle, 
 Aberd. Roxb. 8. Transferred to dancing, 
 Buchan. 2 arras's Poems. — Su.G. swink-a, 
 subterfugia quaerere ; Germ, schwink-en, 
 celeriter movere. 
 JINK, s. 1. The act of eluding another, S. 
 Burns. 2. JVletaph. a particular turn or 
 point in a dispute, Ayrs. R. Gilhaize. 
 To JINK in. To enter any place sudden- 
 ly, unexpectedly, and clandestinely, S. 
 Antiquary. 
 JlNKEK,s. 1. A gay sprightly girl. Ramsay. 
 2. A horse quick in its motions. Burns. 
 JINKIE, s. A game among children, in 
 which others run round a table, trying to 
 catch one whose business is by quick 
 turns to elude them. Loth. 
 JINKIE, s. A small chink, Ayrs. ; evi- 
 dently a corr. from the E. word. Gait. 
 JINKING, s. The act of eluding by quick 
 
 motion, S. Petticoat Tales. 
 JYPLE, s. " A person with clothes badly 
 made." Gall. Encycl. Evidently synon. 
 with Hyple, q. v. — Isl. skypla signifies 
 calyptra iaxior, a woman's cap or huod of 
 a loose shape; also, a veil. 
 To JIPPER, V. a. To peril, q. io jeopard ? 
 
 Nigel. 
 To JIRBLE, Jairble, i\ «. 1. To spill any 
 liquid, by making it move from one side 
 t'j another in the vessel that contains it, 
 Fife. '2. To empty a small quantity of any 
 liquid backwards and forwards, from oue 
 vessel to another, S.A. 
 JIRBLlNG,s. The act of spilling or of emp- 
 tying liquids in this way. S.A. St. Ronan. 
 To JIKG, V. n. To creek ; to jar ; synon. 
 
 Je"g. V. Gkrg. 
 JIRG, JuRG, JuRGAN, s. 1. The act of 
 creaking, S, '1. The sound occasioned by 
 creak, ng shoes, S. 3. That caused by 
 walking over a quagmire,S.; J«»-(/, Aberd. 
 JIRGLE, s. Any small quantity of liquor 
 left in the bottom of a glass, or that has 
 been emptied from one vessel to another, 
 S. — Isl. grugg, signifies faeces, dregs. 
 
 To JIRGLE, r. «. To empty any small quan- 
 tity of liquor from one veshel to another, S. 
 To JIRK, V. a. V. Chirk. 
 To JIBK, V. a. To unload, so as to de- 
 fraud the custom-house; a term in smug- 
 gling, S. The Smugglers. 
 JIRKlN, JiRKiNETT, s. A sort of bodice, 
 or substitute for stays, without whale- 
 bone, worn by females, Roxb. ; evidently 
 the same with E. jerkin, applied to the 
 dress of a man. Tarras. V. Girkienet. 
 To JIRT, V. a. To squirt, Galloway. V. 
 
 CniRT. 
 
 JIRT,s. Expl. "jerk." Burns. 
 
 To JISK, r. H. To caper; jiskin, capering, 
 
 Berwicks. — Dan. hiask-er, to tumble, to 
 
 ruffle, from hiask,jask, a tatter or rag; or 
 
 rather allied to A.S. ge-hysc-an, subsan- 
 
 nare, to scorn,to hold up others to derision. 
 
 JISP, s. A flaw, fracture, or small orifice, S. 
 
 — Isl. geisp-a, hisco, geispe, q. a chink. 
 JIZZEN-BED,GizzEN,s. Child-bed. To lie 
 in jizieu, to be in the straw, S.B. Forbes. 
 ■ — O.Fr. gesine, lying in child-bed, gesir, 
 to be in ciiild-bed; L.B.(7(;si?ia,puerperium. 
 \K,\c,pron. I. Barbour. — A.S. ic. 
 ILD, v. imp. Would not. Wyntovn. Ill 
 they, tcilL they, S.B. — Isl. ill-a, controver- 
 tere. 
 ILE, s. One of the wings of the transept 
 
 of a church. Acts Cha. I. V. Ayle. 
 ILK, Ilka, adj. pron. Each ; every. Ilk- 
 ane, every one, S. Barbour. — A.S. aelc, 
 elc, omnis, singulus. 
 ILK, Ilke, adj. The same. Douglas. — 
 A S. ylc, ylcu, id. Ofilar lUc, of the same; 
 denoting that he who is thus designed has 
 a title the same with his surname. Bellend. 
 ILKA, adj. Nae ilka body, no common or 
 ordinary person ; as, " He thinks himsell 
 iiae ilka body," Aberd. 
 ILKADAY, s. a lawful day, as distin- 
 guL-hed from that which is appropriated 
 to Christian worship, S. ; from ilk, every, 
 and day. Falls of Clyde. 
 Ilkaday's Claise. The clothes worn on 
 ordinary days by the working classes, as 
 distinguished from those reserved for Sab- 
 bath, S. Heart of Mid-Lothian. 
 ILKADAY. Each day ; every day ; as, 
 
 " llkaday he rises he shall do it," S. 
 ILKA-DAY, adj. 1. Wlwt belongs to the 
 lawful days of the week, S. 2. Ordinary; 
 in common course; as opposed to parti- 
 cular occasions, S. Sir A. Wylie. 
 ILKA DEAL. In whole; altogetlui, S.B. 
 r.ojs's TIelenore. Literally, " in every 
 part." From A.S. iic, idem, and dael, pars. 
 ILL, s. 1. The evil, or fatal effects ascribed 
 to i,lic influence of witchcraft, S. 2. Dis- 
 ease ; malady. Barbour. 3. To do 'll to, 
 a modest phrase used generally in a ne- 
 gative form, in relation to unlawful con- 
 nexion with a female. / did nae ill to 
 her, or, / did her nae ill, S. 4. 1 find this, 
 iu one instance, used as synon. with Fient, 
 
ILL 
 
 364 
 
 ILL 
 
 Foul, De'il, &c. Herd's Coll. This seems 
 to be elliptically used as equivalent to III 
 Man, q. v. 
 
 ILL, adv. Ill mat ye, au imprecation ; as, 
 III mat ye do that ! May ill attend your 
 doing that ! S.B. 
 
 To CAST III on one. To subject one to some 
 calamity by supposed necromancy, S. 
 
 ILL, adj. 1. Attended with difficulty, S. 
 S. Prov. " Auld sparrows are ill to tame." 
 — Su.G. ilia, anc. Hit, male. Idem saepe 
 notat ac difficulter, aegre ; arduum. Apud 
 Islandos Hit etiam idem valet. 2. Angry; 
 " He was very ill about it," he was much 
 displeased, Aug. Lanarks. 3. Grieved ; 
 sorrowful, Aug. 4. Ill about, eager after, 
 anxiously desirous of obtaining ; also 
 fond of, greatly attached to, Aberd. — 
 Su.G. ill-faegn-as, anxie appetere ; faegn- 
 as, conveying the same idea with E./aiw. 
 5. Ill for, having a vicious propensity to, 
 Aberd. 6. Ill to, or till, hard to deal 
 with in a bargain, or in settling an ac- 
 count; as, " Ye maunna be ill, or o'er ill, 
 to me," S. 7. Ill to, or till, unkind ; as, 
 " He's very ill to his wife," he treats her 
 very harshly or cruelly, S. 
 
 To ILL, V. a. To hurt; to injure; or per- 
 haps to calumniate. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 ILL-AFF, adj. 1. In great poverty, S. 
 2. Perplexed in mind, not knowing what 
 to do, Clydes. 
 
 ILL-BEST, adj. The best of those who 
 are bad, S. Baillie. 
 
 ILL-CURPONED, part. adj. Having a 
 cross temper, or bad disposition; a figure 
 borrowed from a horse that will not bear 
 to be touched under the tail or crupper, 
 one that is apt to kick, Fife. V. Curpon. 
 
 ILL-DEEDIE,a(i/. Mischievous, S. Burns. 
 
 ILL DREAD. An apprehension of some- 
 thing bad, either in a moral or physical 
 sense, S. St. Kathleen. 
 
 ILL DREADER, s. One who fears evil, 
 whether physical or moral, S. " It is the 
 ill-doers a,re ill-dreaders." Guy Manner- 
 ing. This is a common S. proverb. 
 
 ILL-EASED, adj. Reduced to a state of 
 inconvenience, S. 
 
 ILL-EE, s. An evil eye, S. 
 
 ILLEGALS, s. pi. Used to denote illegal 
 acts. Spalding. 
 
 ILLESS, ad}. Innocent. V. Ill-less. 
 
 ILL-FASHiONED, adj. 1. Ill-mannered; 
 Weelfashioned, well-mannered, Aberd. 
 2. In Fife, applied to one who is of a cross 
 temper, or quarrelsome. 
 
 ILL-FAUR'D, Ill-faurt, adj. 1. Ugly; 
 hard-looking, S. Skinner. 2. Dirty; un- 
 seemly ; unbecoming, S. 3. Improper; 
 mean, S. 4. Discreditable ; disgraceful, S. 
 5. Not elegant or handsome; applied to 
 dress, S. 6. Clumsy; bungling, S. 7. Se- 
 vere, not slight; applied to a hurt, S. 
 8. Hateful ; causing abhorrence. Rob Hoy. 
 A corr. of E. ill-favoured. 
 
 ILL-FAURDLY, Ill-faurtly, adv. 1. Un- 
 gracefully ; clumsily, S. 2. Meanly; in a 
 scurvy or shabby manner, S. Herd. 
 
 I LL-G A ISH N 'D, acy. Mischievous. 
 V. Gaishon. 
 
 ILL-GAITED, adj. Having bad habits, S. 
 
 ILL-GI'EN, adj. Ill-disposed ; ill-inclined ; 
 malevolent, S.; q. given to evil. 
 
 ILL-HADDEN, «rfy. "Ill-mannered." Gl. 
 Aberd. Skinner's Misc. Poet. Q,. ill- 
 holde.n, not properly kept in ; not re- 
 strained. 
 
 ILL-HAIR' T, ad^;. Ill-natured, Upp. 
 Clydes. Apparently in allusion to hair 
 that will not lie in the proper way. 
 
 To ILL-HEAR, v. a. To chide ; to scold, S.B. 
 
 ILLIQUID, adj. Not legally ascertained. 
 Fountainh. Dec. Suppl. 
 
 ILL-LESS, adj. 1. Inoffensive, S. 2. 
 Without evil design. Spalding. 
 
 ILL MAN. A periphrasis used by children, 
 and often among the peasantry, to denote 
 the devil, S. V. Goodman, sense 8, and 
 III thing. 
 
 ILL-MOU'D, adj. Impudent ; insolent, S. 
 From ill and mou, (proa, moo,) the mouth, 
 as immediately referring to pert or 
 abusive language, S.B. 
 
 ILL-MUGGENT, adj. Evil-disposed, S.B. 
 Poems Buchan Dial. — Germ, mog-en, 
 mooq-en, to incline. 
 
 ILL-NATURED, adj. Expl. by Johns. 
 " Habitually malevolent ; wanting kind- 
 ness or good-will; mischievous; desirous 
 of another's evil." I take notice of this 
 term merely to remark, that, as used in 
 S. it does not necessarily or even gene- 
 rally include the idea of malevolence, or 
 of a mischievous disposition, or even of 
 want of kindness. It strictly signifies 
 peevish or cross-humoured. It is even 
 said, " He has a very kind heart; but O ! 
 it's hard to live wi' him, he's sae ill- 
 natured." 
 
 ILL-PAID, adj. Very sorry ; as, " I was 
 ill-paid to hear't," the intelligence was 
 very painful to me, Mearns. Equivalent 
 to ill-pleased, from Fr. pay-er, to satisfy, 
 to content. 
 
 ILL-PRATTIE, adj. Mischievous, S.B, 
 V. Prat. 
 
 ILL-PROT, s. A mischievous trick; gene- 
 rally applied to that of a roguish boy, 
 S.B. V. Prat. 
 
 ILL-REDD-UP, adj. In a state of dis- 
 order, S. St. Ron'an. V. Red, v. to clear, 
 to put in order. 
 
 ILL-SAIR'D, adj. 1. Badly served, S. 
 2. Not having a sufficiency of food at a 
 meal, S. 
 
 ILL-SAR'D, adj. Ill-savoured. V. Saur. 
 
 ILL-SCRAPIT, adj. Rude, S. Forbes. 
 
 ILL-SET, adj. Evil-disposed ; ill-condi- 
 tioned; having evil propensities, S.B. ; 
 " Spiteful ; ill-natured." Gl. Antiq. The 
 Farmer's Ha\ V. Set, part. pa. 
 
ILL 
 
 3()o 
 
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 ILL-SHAKEN-UP, mij. Ill put in order, 
 in regard to dress, Aberd. 
 
 ILL-SORTED, part. adj. Ill-arranged; 
 ill-appointed, S.A. Antiquary. 
 
 ILL-TETH'D, adj. Ill-conditioned, Fife. 
 It properly signifies malevolent, prone to 
 do another an injury. V. Teth. 
 
 ILL-THING. Aitld a' III Thinn, a peri- 
 phrasis used to denote the devil, Ayrs. 
 ^paexnfe. 
 
 ILL-TRICKY, Ill-trickit, adj. Mis- 
 chievous ; habituated to mischievous 
 pranks, S.B. Christmas Ba^lnq. 
 
 ILL UPON'T. 1. In bad health, Ang. 
 2. Applied ludicrously to one who ap- 
 pears much fatigued, spiritless, or wo- 
 begone, ibid. 
 
 ILLUSTER, adj. Illustrious. Keith's 
 Hist. — Fr. illustre, id. 
 
 ILL-WARED, part. adj. Ill laid out, S. 
 Cloud of Witnesses. V. Wae, r. a. 
 
 To ILL-WILL, r. a. To regard with ill 
 will, Aberd. — Su.G. illwil-jus signifies 
 altercari. 
 
 ILL-WILLER, s. One who wishes evil to 
 another; an adversary, S.; opposed to 
 Good-irillcr and Weill-tciller. — A.S. yfel- 
 will-an, male velle, male intendere. 
 
 ILL- WILLIE, Ill-Willit, adj. 1. Ill- 
 natured; envious, S. Kelly. 2. Niggardly, 
 S. Ferguson. 3. Reluctant, S.B. Pop. 
 Ballads. — Isl. illrilie, malevolentia. 
 
 ILL YETTO COMIN. A phrase used as 
 an evil wish, " May ye come ill back," 
 Orkn. ; perhaps q. " III gait to ye 
 coming." 
 
 I-LORE, Elore, part. pa. "Lost; as an 
 exclamation. Wo is me ! from Teut. loor, 
 melancholicus." Gl. Sibb. Ylore, lost; 
 Gl. Bitson, Met.Rom. Chaucer uses 
 i/orn in the same sense. V. Urry. 
 
 YMAGE, s. Homage. Wallace. 
 
 YMAGERIS, s. pi. Images. Bellenden. 
 — Fr. imager-ere, belonging to images. 
 
 IMAKY-AMAKY, s. An ant; a pismire, 
 Ettr. For. V. Emmock. 
 
 YMANG, YMANGis,jLi>rp. Amongst. Pari. 
 Ja. III. This is obviously the common 
 change of A.S. ge into y ; gemavg, inter. 
 I have not, however, observed this term 
 used any where else, either by S. or old 
 E. writers. 
 
 IMBASSET, s. L. inbasset. Ambassador. 
 Wallace. 
 
 To IMBREVE, r. a. To put into the form 
 of a brief. Balfour's Pract. — L.B. im- 
 brev-iare, in breves redigere, describere, 
 (Du Cange;) from breris, a brief or letter. 
 To IMBRING, T. a. To introduce. Chart. 
 Ja. VI. Beg. Aberd. 
 
 IME, s. Soot, Shetl. — Su.G. im, ime, em, 
 fumus tenuis. V. Oam, which is from the 
 same origin. 
 
 IMMER GOOSE. The greater ducker, 
 Orkn. Sibbald. Barry, ■ — Immer, id. 
 Norw. Dan. &c. 
 
 IMMICK, s. An ant, S. ; apparently corr. 
 from E. emmet. 
 
 To IMMINISH, V. a. To diminish. Nicol 
 Burne.—l,a,t. immin-uo, immiH-ui, id. 
 
 IMMIS, adj. Variable. V. Emmis. 
 
 IMP, s. I. A scion that is ingrafted, S. 
 Brown on Bom. 2. One length of hair 
 twisted, as forming part of a fishing-line; 
 as, " Whether will ye put five or six hairs 
 in the imp ?" South of S. Northumb. 
 Cumb.; synon. Snood. 
 
 To YMP, r. a. To ingraff". Henrysone. — 
 A.S. imp-an, Su.G. ymp-a, id. ; E. imp. 
 
 To IMPARK, r. a.' To enclose with a 
 fence. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 IMPASSING, s. The act of entering into; 
 used in relation to a country; q. passing 
 in. Acts Mary. 
 
 To IMPEACH, r. a. To hinder; to pre- 
 vent. V. liMPESCHE. 
 
 To IMPEND, r. a. To lay out; to expend. 
 Law's Memorialls. — Lat. impend-ere, id. 
 
 IMPERTINENCE, s. 1. Petulance; in- 
 solence, S. 2. An insolent person, Aberd. 
 
 IMPERTINENT, adj. Uncivil; indiscreet; 
 petulant, S. Baillie. 
 
 To IMPESCHE, Impash, Impeach, v. a. To 
 hinder. G. Buchanan. — Fr. empescher, id. 
 
 To IMPINGE, r. n. To stumble. Forbes's 
 Defence. — Lat. imping-ere. 
 
 To IMPYRE, Impire, r. n. To lord it ; to 
 bear sway. Lyndsay. — Lat. imper-are. 
 
 ToIMPLEMENT,r.a.Tofulfil,S. ia«5 Case. 
 
 IMPLESS,s. Pleasure. Beg. Aberd. 
 
 YMPNE, s. A hymn. Douglas. 
 
 To IMPONE, D. a. To impose. Lyndsay. 
 
 IMPORTABIL, Importable, adj. Intoler- 
 able. Bellend. T.Lir. — Fr. importable, id. 
 
 IMPORTANCE, s. Means of support; 
 source of gain. Blue Blanket. — From 
 Fr. emport-er, to win, to gain. 
 
 IMPOUERIT, part. pa. Impoverished. 
 Acts Ja. VI.—0.¥t. empourr-er, ap- 
 pauvrir, from en, in, and Fr. paucre, poor. 
 
 IMPRESTABLE, adj. What cannot be 
 performed. Wodrow. — Lat. in, neg. and 
 praest-are, to perform. 
 
 To IMPRIEVE, V. a. To disprove ; also 
 to impeach; a forensic term. Acts Sedt. 
 — Lat. improb-are, to disallow. 
 
 IMPROBATIOUN, s. Disproof; confuta- 
 tion; a forensic term, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 IMPROPORTIONAL, adj. Not in pro- 
 portion. Craufurd's Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 
 To IMPROVE, V. a. To disprove. V. Im- 
 PEiEVE. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To IMPUT, Impute, Imputt, r. a. To 
 place in a particular situation; to put in ; 
 the same with Inpntt. Aberd. Beg. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To IMPUTT, r. a. To impose. Keith's 
 Hist. Formed anomalously from in and 
 put, in resemblance of Lat. impono. 
 
 IMRIE, s. " The scent of roasted meat." 
 Gall. Encycl.— Ga.el. innriomh signifies 
 preparation. 
 
IMR 
 
 366 
 
 IxND 
 
 IMRIGH, «. A species of soup used in the 
 Highlauds of S. Waterley. — Gael, eanbh- 
 rith, soup. Share. 
 
 l'S,prep. Into. Wall. — Moes.G. A.S. iw,id. 
 
 IN. A termination denoting the feminine 
 gender, as in Germ, and Su.G. 
 
 IN, IxNYS, s. LA dwelling, A.S. Barbonr. 
 — Su.G. Isl. inne, id. 2. Inns, in vulgar 
 language S. a house of entertainment ; an 
 inn. 3. The tents of an army on the 
 field. Barhour. 
 
 IN, prep. In with one, in a state of friend- 
 ship with one. I'm no in wi' ye, I am 
 not on good terms with you ; I do not feel 
 cordial towards you; I am displea.^ed,S. ; 
 a common phrase among the vulgar, and 
 with children. — From A.S. Su.G. inne, 
 within. 
 
 IN-ABOUT, adv. In a state of near ap- 
 proximation to any object, S. W. 
 Beattie's Tales. The term opposed to 
 this is Ont-about. 
 
 INAMITIE, s. Enmity. Knox. 
 
 IN ANE, adv. 1. Together. Douf/Ias. 2. 
 Without cessation; always, id. 3. Anon; 
 quickly. Hoidate. — A.S. on an, simul, 
 continuo ; Teut. aeneen, id. 
 
 IN AN' IN. Tu breed in and in, To breed 
 from the same stock of sheep without 
 ever crossini/, S. -Agr. Sure. Ayrs. 
 
 INANfTEP., part. pa. Emptied; abased. 
 Roll ock.—l-. Jit. inanit-us, id. 
 
 INANNIMAT, part. pa. Incited; ani- 
 mated. Acts Ja. F/.— Ital. and L.B. 
 inanimare, animos addere, animare. 
 
 To INA WN, V. a. To owe ; as, " He in- 
 aicns me ten pund," he owes me ten 
 pounds, Lanarks.; either from the old 
 part. pr. of the v. Aic, q. awand, or from 
 awn, the part. pa. with the prep, prefixed. 
 
 INBEARING, part. Embracing every op- 
 portunity of ingratiating one's self, S. 
 
 IN BY, adv. 1. Nearer to any object, S. 
 Ross. 2. In the inner part of a house, S. 
 
 INBY, adj. Low-lying; as, " inby land," 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 INBIGGIT, part. adj. Selfish, Shetl.; ap- 
 parently from the idea of strictly enclos- 
 ing one's property, so as to deny access to 
 others; q. built in. 
 
 To INBORROW, v. a. To redeem; to 
 resume a pledge by restoring the money 
 that has been lent on it. Aherd. Reg. 
 From in, and borgh or borow, a pledge. 
 The modern phrase is, " to lowse a 
 paund." 
 
 To INBRING, V. a. 1. To import. Acts 
 Ja. II. 2. To pay in ; applied to reve- 
 nues or money owing. Chart. Aberd. 
 3. To restore to the right owner effects 
 which have been carried off or dispersed, 
 or to deposit them in the place assigned 
 for this purpose. Inventories. 4. To col- 
 lect forces. Spalding. 
 
 INBRINGARE, Inbringer, s. One who 
 brings in or introduces. Spalding. 
 
 INBROCHT, ^-arf.ji/a. Imported. Y.U- 
 
 BRTNG. 
 
 To INCALL, V. a. To invoke. R. Bruce. 
 
 INCARNET, adj. Of the colour of a car- 
 nation. Inventories. — Fr. incarnat, car- 
 nation, from car-o, and cam-is. 
 
 INCAST, s. Quantity given over and above 
 the legal measure or sum, S.A. 
 
 INCH, I.NCHE, s. An island, S. BeUenden. 
 — C.B. ynis, Ir. innshe, Gael, insh, id. 
 
 INCLUSIT, /)art. ^a. Shut up ; enclosed. 
 Aherd. Reg. 
 
 INCOME, s. A new entrant; one who has 
 recently come to a place; metaph. applied 
 to the new year, Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 INCOME, s. Advent; arrival; as, "the 
 income of spring," S.B. — Teut. inkomste, 
 introitus, ingressio. 
 
 IN-COME, part. adj. 1. Introduced; come 
 in. Spalding. 2. What is thrown in by 
 the sea. Hence the phrase, Income Ware. 
 Maxicell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 INCOME, s. Any bodily infirmity, not 
 apparently proceeding from an external 
 cause, S. li. Gilhaize. 
 
 INCOMER, s. 1. One who enters into a 
 place, either for a time, or for permanent 
 residence, S. R. Gilhaize. 2. One who 
 adjoins himself to a company or society, S. 
 
 INCOMIN; part. pr. Ensuing, S. 
 
 INCOMING, s. 1. Arrival. Spalding. 
 2. Entrance, S. ibid. 3. Used in a moral 
 sense, as denoting conversion to the 
 Christian faith, and accession to the 
 church, S. Forbes on the Ret;. 
 
 INCOMFASSIBLE, adj. Apparently for 
 incompatible. Gordon's Earls of Sntherl. 
 
 INCONTINENT, adv. Forthwith, Fr. 
 
 INCONTRARE, prep. Contrary to. Acts 
 Ja. III. — Incontar, id. Aberd. Reg. 
 It is probable that formerly en contraire 
 had been used in the same sense in Fr. 
 
 INCONVENIENT, s. Inconvenience. 
 Keith's Hist. 
 
 INCORPOR AND, ;oar«. pr. Incorporating, 
 embodying. Act. Dom. Cone. — Fr. in- 
 corpor-er, Lat. incorpor-are, id. 
 
 INCOUNTREY, s. The interior of a 
 country. Spotsirood. 
 
 To IN-CUM, r. n. To enter; with the prep. 
 in, i. e. into, subjoined. Pitscottie. — A.S. 
 incum-an,mtToire, ingredi; Teat, in-kom- 
 en, Sw. inkomma-a, id. 
 
 INCURSS, s. Invasion ; hostile attack; in- 
 cursion. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 To INCUS, r. a. To drive in; to inject 
 forcibly. Bellend. T. Lir. — Injicere, Lat.; 
 Lat. incut-ere, incuss-um. 
 
 IND. For in, prep. Bannatyne P. 
 
 To IND, V. a. To bring in. Indlng the 
 corn, is the phraseology Dumfr. for get- 
 ting in the corn. V. Inn, r. 
 
 INDELIGENCE, .t. Want of diligence ; 
 remissness; Lat. indiligentia. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 INDENT, s. An obligation by writing; an 
 indenture. Bannatyne's Journal. 
 
IND 
 
 3G7 
 
 ING 
 
 INDENTOURLY, adv. Made with in- 
 dentations. Acts Ja. V. — L.B. inden- 
 ttira,FT. eiidcnture ; Lat. indentare, Fr. 
 endenter. This was also denominated 
 Synijrapha. 
 
 To INDICT, r. a. To summon; authorita- 
 tively to appoint a meeting. Spaldimj. 
 
 INDILAITLIE, adv. Forthwith; imme- 
 diately. Acts Ja. VI. This is not from 
 the E. V. to delai/, or Fr. delay-er, id. 
 but from the Lat. root of both, dlfferro, 
 dilat-us, delayed, with the negative 
 prefixed. 
 
 INDILLING. Dunbar. V. Elunyng. 
 
 INDING, adj. Unworthy. Bellenden.— 
 Fr. indifjne, id. 
 
 * INDISCREET, adj. Uncivil; rude, S. 
 
 INDISCREETLY,«(fr. Uncivilly ;rudely,S. 
 
 INDISCRETION,*. Incivility; rudeness, S. 
 
 INDYTE, s. Apparently used to denote 
 mental ability, q. the power to indite. — 
 Poems ]6th Cent. 
 
 INDO WTIT, adj. Undoubted ; Beg. Aberd. 
 
 INDOVVTLIE, adt. Undoubtedly. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 INDRAUGHT, s. Toll or duty collected 
 at a port. ActsCha.I. — Teut. in-drae<jh- 
 en, inferre ; q. " the mouey that is 
 drairn in." 
 
 INDRAUGHT, s. 1. Suction, S. Blackw. 
 Mag. 2. A strong current. Stat. Ace. 
 — Su.G. indrag-a, to draw in. 
 
 INDULT, .«. A papal indulgence. Bel- 
 lenden. — Fr. id. 
 
 INDURAND, Induring, prep. During ; 
 properly the part. pr. of the verb, S. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. Induring. Aberd. lieq. pass. 
 
 INDURETNES, s. Obstinacy ; indura- 
 tion. Crosraguell. 
 
 To INDWELL, r. w. To reside in. Dur- 
 ham, X. Command. 
 
 To INDWELL, r. a. To possess as a 
 habitation. Herd's Coll. 
 
 INDWELLAR,?. An inhabitant, S. Bellend. 
 
 To INEASE, T. a. To allay; to set at rest. 
 Pitscottie. 
 
 INEFFECTIONAT, adj. Candid; from 
 in, neg. and ajfectionate, q. without par- 
 tial attachment. Ci'osraguell. 
 
 INFAL, ,<!. A hostile attack. Wodroic. — 
 Sw. in fall, invasion, incursion. 
 
 INFAMITE, s. Infamy. Aberd. Beg.— 
 Fr. infamete, id. 
 
 To INFANG, T. a. To cheat ; to gull ; to 
 take in, Upp. Clydes. — From A.S. in, and 
 fenq-an, capere ; part. pa. fangen, captus. 
 v. Fang. 
 
 INFANGTHEFE, s. LA thief appre- 
 hended by a baron witliin his own terri- 
 tory. Skene. 2. The privilege conferred 
 on a landholder of trying a thief taken 
 within his own territory. — A.S. infang- 
 entlief, a thief taken within. V. Fang. 
 INFAR, Infare, s. 1. An entertainment 
 given by the possessor, on newly entering 
 a house. Barbour. 2. The entertainment 
 
 made for ihe reception of a bride in the 
 bridegroom's house, S. Spalding. 3. The 
 name appropriated to the day succeeding 
 a wedding, as including the idea of the 
 entertainment given to the guests, Aug. 
 — A.S. infaere, ingress. 
 
 INFIELD, adj. 1. Applied to land receiv- 
 ing manure, and still kept under crop, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 2. To corn growing on this 
 land, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 INFIELD, s. Laud continually cropped, 
 S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 INFORTUNE, s. Misfortune. Lyndsay. 
 
 INGAAN, Ingain, .•?. Entrance; as, "the 
 ingiiln of a kirk," the assembling of the 
 people in a church for the acts of divine 
 worship, S. — A.S. ingang, introitus, in- 
 gressus. 
 
 INGAAND-MOUTH, s. The mouth of a 
 coal pit which enters the earth in a hori- 
 zontal direction, Clydes. 
 
 To INGADDER, r. a. To collect; to 
 gather in. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 INGAIN, part adj. Entering; as, "the 
 ingciin tenant," he who enters on posses- 
 sion of a farm, or house, when another 
 leaves it, S. — A.S. in-gan, Teut. inga-en, 
 intrare, introire; part. pr. ingaende. 
 
 INGAN,s. Onion, S. Bamsay. V. Ingowne. 
 
 INGANG, s. Lack; deficiency, S.B. V. 
 To Gae in. 
 
 INGAiVGS, s. pi. The intestines. Gall. 
 This must be from A.S. in-gang, introitus, 
 although used obliquely. The Teut. 
 synonyme in-ganck signifies, not only in- 
 troitus, but receptaculum. 
 
 INGARNAT, adj. The same with Incar- 
 NET. Inventories. 
 
 INGER, s. Expl. as signifying a gleaner. 
 Loth. — O.Teut. inglie, angustus, higher, 
 exactio. 
 
 INGETTING, s. Collection, Acts Mary. 
 
 INGEVAR, Ingiver, s. One who gites in, 
 or delivers any thing, whether for him- 
 self or in name of another. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 INGHER'S POCK. A quantity of all 
 kinds of grain dried in a pot, and ground 
 into meal, Loth. 
 
 INGYNE, Engine, Engenie, s. 1. Inge- 
 nuity ; genius, &. Douglas. 2. Disposition. 
 Pitscottie. 3. Mind in general, ibid. 4. 
 Scientific knowledge. Douglas. — O.Fr. 
 engin.engien,esj)Tit,vo\oiite,^tiue,'Roqwe?. 
 
 To INGYRE, Ingire, r. a. To introduce 
 one's self into any situation by artful 
 methods. Douglas. — Lat. in, and gyr-o, 
 q. to wind one's self into favour. 
 
 INGLE, Ingil, s. Fire, S. A.Bor. Doug. 
 — Gael, aingeal, Lat. iqnis. 
 
 INGLE-BRED, adj. Homebred, q. bred 
 at the fireside, S.O. Picken. 
 
 INGLE-CHEEK, s. The fireside, S. The 
 Farmer's Ha'. 
 
 INGLE-NOOK, .«. The corner of the fire- 
 side, S. Ferguson. 
 
ING 
 
 368 
 
 INP 
 
 INGLE-SIDE, s. Fireside, South of S. 
 Guy Mannering. 
 
 INGLIN, s. Fuel, Dumfr.; synon. Eldin, 
 S.; evidently a derivative from Ingle, 
 fire, q. v. 
 
 INGOEING, s. Entrance. Craufurd's 
 Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 
 INGOTHILL. A term used in Dumfr. 
 equivalent to. In God I'll do this or that, 
 i. e. God willing — or rather, An God will, 
 i. e. If, &c. 
 
 INGOWNE, s. An onion. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 INHABILITIE,s. Unfitness. ActsJa.'VI. 
 — Fr. inhabilite, insufficiency. This word 
 has been inserted by Mr. Todd on the 
 authority of Dr. Barrow. V. Inhable, v. 
 
 To INHABILL, v. a. To enable. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 To INHABLE, v. a. To render unfit. B. 
 Bruce. — L.B. i«Aa6 iZ-itore, incapacem de- 
 clarare. 
 
 INHADDIN, adj. Applied to fuel which 
 must be constantly held in, or supplied to 
 the fire, S.B. 
 
 INHADDIN,s. Frugality,S.B.;q.W(iiwyi;?. 
 
 INHAVIN, Inhawino, s. The act of bring- 
 ing in ; denoting the introduction of a 
 vessel into a haven. Act. Dam. Cone. — 
 Belg. inhehb-en, to take in; inhebben goe- 
 dereif, to take goods into a vessel. 
 
 INHOWS, s. " Ane inhows." Aberd. Beg. 
 Whether this denotes an interior apart- 
 ment of a house, like hen-house, as dis- 
 tinguished from but-hvuse ; or an inner 
 house, in contradistinction from an out- 
 house, I cannot pretend to say. 
 
 INIQUE, adj. Unjust, Fr. Balnaues. 
 
 To INISSAY, V. a. Bannatpie's Journal. 
 Apparently, trouble ; molest. It seems as 
 if formed from in, negative, and Fr. aiser, 
 resembling mal-aiser. But I see no proof 
 that a term of this form was used in Fr. 
 
 INJUSTIFIED, part. pa. Not put to 
 death. Pitsc(jttie's Cron. 
 
 INKIRLIE. V. Enkerly. 
 
 INK-PUD, s. An ink-holder. V. Pud. 
 
 INKS, s. pi. That part of the low lands on 
 the side of a river which is overflowed by 
 the sea in spring-tides. They are covered 
 by a short coarse grass, Gallovray; the 
 same with Links, S. — A.S. ing, inge, pra- 
 tum pascuum. 
 
 INLAIK, Inlake, Inlacking, s. 1. Defi- 
 ciency, of whatever kind, S. Pitscottie. 
 2. Death, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 INLAIR, s. Apparently the same with 
 Mill Lade. Acts Cha. I. Perhaps q. 
 in-laijer, that canal which lays in the 
 water to the mill. Or as the dam is here 
 confined, from Tent. in-leggh-en,Q.o:iVciaj:Q; 
 Belg. iii-leip/biq, narrowing. 
 
 To INLAKE,' r. ft. To want. Pitscottie. 
 
 2'o INLAKE, I.NLAiK, r. n. 1. To be de- 
 deficient, S. Maitland P. 2. To die, S. 
 Journ. Lond. — In, and Teut. laeck-cn, 
 dimiuuere, diniinui. 
 
 INLAND, s. The best land on an estate. 
 Act. Audit. 
 
 INLYING, s. Childbearing, S. 
 
 INLIKEVISS, «</r. Also; likewise. Acts 
 Mary. Here the adv. appears in its 
 original form, in like wise. Inlykiciss oc- 
 curs frequently. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 INLOKIS, s. pi. Act. D. Cone. 
 
 IN-MEAT, s. The same with Inmeats. 
 Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 INMEATS, s. 1)1. Those parts of the in- 
 testines used for food, S. — Sw. inmaete, 
 intestines. 
 
 To INN, T. a. To bring in com from the 
 field, S. — O.E. Teut. inn-en. colligere. 
 
 INNATIVE, adj. Innate. Bellend. 
 
 INNERLIE, adj. 1. In a large sense, 
 situated in the interior of a country, 
 Ettr. For. 2. Lying low; snug; not ex- 
 posed, ibid. 3. Fertile; applied to land, 
 Clydes. 4. In a state of near neighbour- 
 hood, Ettr. For. 5. Of a neighbourly 
 disposition; sociable, ibid. 6. Afi'ection- 
 ate ; compassionate, S.A. — Sw. innerlig, 
 id. from ivner, interior. 
 
 INNERLY HEARTED. "Of a feeling 
 disposition." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 INNYS, s. V. In. 
 
 INNO, prc;t>. 1. In, Clydes. 2. Understood 
 as signifying into, Aberd. Perhaps inno 
 is a corr. of in o', i. e. in of, as we say out 
 o', i. e. out of. 
 
 INNS, s. pi. " Those places in many school- 
 games which the gaining side holds ; to 
 obtain the inns is the object of these 
 games." Gall. Encycl. V. Hy spy. 
 
 INNUMERALL, af/j. Innumerable. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 INOBEDIENCEjS. Disobedience. Lynds. 
 
 INOBEDIENT, adj. Disobedient, Fr. 
 Lyndsay. 
 
 INdBEDlENT,s. A disobedient person, ib. 
 
 YNOM, pret. Took. Wallace.— A.S. genom. 
 
 INORDOURLIE, adv. Irregularly. Acts 
 Mary. 
 
 INORE, s. Perhaps honour. Sir Gawan. — 
 O.Fr. enor, id. 
 
 I NORM E, adj. Atrocious. Chr. S. P. 
 
 IN-OUER, In-o'er, In-oure, adv. Nearer 
 to any object; opposed to Out-ouer. Thus 
 it is said to one who stands at a distance. 
 Come in-oure, i. e. Come forward, and 
 join the company, S. synon. In-by. W. 
 Beattie's Tales. 
 
 IN-OUER AND OUT-OUER. 1. Back- 
 wards and forwards; thoroughly, Roxb. 
 2. " Violently, despotically, and against 
 all opposition," ibid. Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 INOUTH, adv. Within. Bellend. Discr. 
 Alb. V. Inwith. 
 
 To INPUT, T. a. To put in. Spalding. 
 
 INPUT, s. 1. Share in a contribution, S. 
 2. Balance in change of money, S. 3. 
 Aid, metaph. Boss. 4. What one is in- 
 structed by another to do ; used always 
 in a bad sense, Aberd. 
 
INP 
 
 3G9 
 
 Ix\T 
 
 IN PUTTER, s. One who places aiiutlier 
 ill a certain situation. Pitscottie. 
 
 1 N PUTTING, s. The act of carrying in or 
 lodging furniture or goods in a house. 
 Act. Pom. Cone. 
 
 INQUEST, /)«/•(. pa. Inquired at; inter- 
 rogated. Keith's Hist.— Fr. s'enquest-er, 
 to inquire; to question. Lat. inquisit-iis. 
 
 INQUIETATION, s. Disturbance, Fr. 
 Spaldiit'i. Iiiquietatioune, id. lietj.Aberd. 
 
 INQUYTING, s. The act of redeeming. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To INQUYTT, T. a. To redeem from 
 being pledged. Aberd. Reg. — L.B. ^«^e{- 
 rtrf^,af(/»(V<-«rc', solvere, reddere,debi turn. 
 
 To IN-RIN, r. a. To incur. Acts Ja. H. 
 
 INKING, s. 1. In curling, a powerful 
 movement of a stone, that either carries 
 off the winner, taking its place, or lies 
 within the ring which surrounds the tee, 
 S. Davidson's Seasons. 2. It is thus 
 expl. by Mactaggart : " Inring, that seg- 
 ment of the surface of a channel-stone 
 which is nearest the tee." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 INSAFER, conj. In so far. Insofar as, 
 in as far as. Reg. Aberd. 
 
 I NSC ALES, s. pi. Racks at the lower 
 end of a cruive. Law Case. 
 
 INSCRIPTIOUNE, s. An accusation ; a 
 challenge at law. .4k. Audit. — L.B. 
 inscriptio, accusatio. 
 
 To INSCRIUE one's self, v. a. To accuse 
 in a legal form ; an old forensic term. Act. 
 Audit. — L.B. inscrib-ere, accusare. 
 
 INSEAT, s. The kitchen in farm-houses, 
 corresponding to the ben, or inner apart- 
 ment, Lanarks. Sometimes, what is 
 called the mid-room is denominated the 
 inseat, Ayrs. Evidently the same with 
 A.S. insaete-has, casa, casula, a hut, a 
 cottage. 
 
 INSERIT, ^Mi-r^xi. Inserted. Acts Mary. 
 — Lat. inser-ere, to put in. 
 
 INSETT, adj. Substituted for a time in 
 place of mother, S.B. Skinner's Misc. 
 Poet. — Tent. («-<t'W-e»,substituere,Kilian. 
 
 INSIGHT, s. 1. Furniture of a house. 
 Burr. Lawes. 2. The implements of hus- 
 bandry on a farm. Bellenden. 3. Means 
 of subsistence, ibid. — A.S. insaete has, 
 casa, casula. 
 
 INSIGHT, adj. In relation to household 
 furniture. Spalding. 2. As to agricul- 
 tural implements, id. 
 
 INSIGHTIT, part. adj. Having insight 
 into. Durham, X^. Command. 
 
 INSIGHT-KENNAGE,.*. Knowledge; in- 
 formation, Roxb. — Teut. kennise, notitia; 
 Isl. kaenska, comis sapientia. 
 
 To INSIGNIFICATE, r. a. To make 
 void ; to reduce to nothing. Fountainh. 
 
 To INSYLE, V. a. To enfold. Douglas. 
 
 V. Syle. 
 To INSIST, V. n. To continue in a dis- 
 course, S. Minst. Border. 
 INSPRAICH, iNsruEcn, Lxsprkght, 1n- 
 
 SPRETH, .1. Furniture of a house, Loth. 
 Leg. St. Androis. V. Spraichrie. 
 
 INSPREGHT. Sometimes used as an adj. 
 equivalent to domestic, or what is within 
 a house. Depredations on Clan Campb. 
 
 INSPRENT, /)/•£<. r. Sprung in. V. Sprent. 
 
 lNSTORIT,/)rtrt.jj«, Restored. Winyet. 
 — Lat. instaur-are. 
 
 To INSTRUCT a thing. To prove it 
 clearly, S. Guthrie's Trial. — Yr.instruire 
 is used in a sense nearly the same. 
 
 INSTRUMENT, s. A written document 
 given in proof of any deed of a court, or 
 transaction of an individual in that court, 
 S. 2'o ask an instrument or instruments, 
 to demand a legal document with respect 
 to a deed. G. Buchanan. 2. To take in- 
 strument or instruments, to throw down 
 money to the clerk of a court, as claiming 
 the benefit of a deed, or as confirming a 
 . protest against it; used improperly, S. 
 Spalding. — L.B. instrumcntum, a. docu- 
 ment. 
 
 INSUCKEN, s. V. Sucken. 
 
 INSUCKEN MULTURE. The duty pay- 
 able at a mill by those tenants whose 
 lands are astricted to it ; a forensic 
 phrase. V. Sucken. 
 
 To INSWAKK, T. a. To throw in. Dow^. 
 
 V. SWAK. 
 
 INTACK, Intak, Intakixg, s. A designa- 
 tion given to ground which has been 
 more lately taken in from moor. As it 
 generally retains this designation after- 
 wards, it is common to distinguish this 
 part of a farm as the intack, Clydes. 
 
 INTAED, part. adj. Having the toes turned 
 inward, S. 
 
 IN-TAK, Intake, s. 1. The bringing in of 
 the crop, S. 2. A contraction in knitting, 
 S. 3. That portion of running water which 
 is taken off from the principal stream, S. 
 Law Case. 4. A fraud; a swindling trick, 
 S. 5. A swindler, Aberd. 
 
 To INTAKE, r. a. To take a fortified 
 place. Baillie. — Sw. intag-a, to take a 
 town. 
 
 INTAKING, s. The act of taking a forti- 
 fied place. Monro's E.rped, 
 
 INTEYNDIS, s. pi. The tithes which are 
 due from the interior part of a parish, or 
 the lands immediately adjacent to a town 
 or burgh. Acts .Ta. VI. 
 
 INTELLABLE,af//. Innumerable. Winyet. 
 
 To INTEND, r n. To direct one's course. 
 Lyndsai/. — L.B. intend-ere, id. 
 
 To INTEND, r. a. To prosecute legally ; 
 a forensic term. Acts Sed. — L.B. intend- 
 ere, j\id\c\o contendere. 
 
 To INTENT, r. a. Same as the preceding r. 
 Wodrow. — L.B. intent-are, id. 
 
 INTENT, s. A controversy ; a cause in 
 litigation. Balfour's Pract. — h.^.intent- 
 io, controversia, discordia. 
 
 To INTERCLOSE, r. a. To intercept. 
 Acts Ja. VI. — E. interchide is n.^ed ia 
 
 •2 B 
 
INT 
 
 370 
 
 INV 
 
 the same sense; both from Lat. interclud- 
 ere, interclus-um. 
 
 INTERCOMMOUND, s. Intercourse in 
 the way of discourse. Pltscottie. 
 
 To INTERCOMMOUN, Intercommone, 
 Intercomml'.xe, r. n. 1. To have any 
 conversation or intercourse. Balf. 2. To 
 hold intercourse by deliberative conversa- - 
 tion. Pltscottie. 3. To have any intercourse 
 with one denounced a rebel. Wodroic. f 
 
 INTERCOMMUNER, Intercommoner, s. 
 1. One who holds such intercourse. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 2. One who treats between par- 
 ties at variance. Baillie. 
 
 INTERCOM \IUNING, s. I. The act of 
 holding intercourse with others by con- 
 versation, supplying them with food, &c. 
 especially used in regard to those who 
 have been legally proscribed. Wodroxc's 
 Hist. 2. This term is sometimes con- 
 joined with caption, as if it were synon. 
 The meaning seems to be, that others are 
 prohibited from sheltering those who are 
 under a legal caption, ibid. 
 
 Letters of Intercommuning. Letters issued 
 from the Privy Council, or some superior 
 court, prohibiting all intercourse with 
 those denounced rebels, S. Spaldiiirj. 
 
 INTERKAT, adj. Intricate. Hennjsone. 
 
 INTERLOCUTOR, s. A judgment of the 
 Lord Ordinary, or of the Court of Session, 
 which exhausts the points immediately 
 under discussion in a cause, and becomes 
 final if not reclaimed against within the 
 time limited; a forensic term, S. " Inter- 
 locutor, a judgment so called quia judex 
 interim loquitur." — L.B. interlocutoria, 
 vox forensis. Gall, interlocutoire. 
 
 To INTERMELL, t. n. To intermingle. 
 V. Mell. 
 
 To INTERPELL, r. a. 1. To importune, 
 Lat. II. Bruce. 2. To prohibit ; to in- 
 terdict. Blue Blanket. — The Lat. v. also 
 signifies to interrupt, to let or hinder. 
 
 To INTERPONE, r. a. To interpose. Acts 
 Mary. 
 
 To INTERTENEY, v. a. 1. To entertain. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. To support; to main- 
 tain. Acts Cha. I. — This form is ob- 
 viously borrowed from the pronunciation 
 of Fr. entretenir, id. 
 
 INTERTENEYARE,s. One who receives 
 another into his house, ibid. 
 
 INTERTENYMENT, s. Support, ibid. 
 
 To INTERTRIK, r. a. To censure. Doug. 
 — Fr. entre, and triquer, to cull out. 
 
 To INTERVERT, r. n. To intercept, or 
 appropriate to a different use from that 
 originally designed. Act Gen.Ast^emUy. — - 
 Lat. interrirt-ere,to tarn aside, to intercept. 
 
 INTERVERTING, s. The alienation of 
 any thing from the use for which it 
 was originally designed or appropriated. 
 Crookshank's Hist. 
 
 INTEST. Perhaps, troubled. Honlutc.— 
 O.Fr. entest-er, to trouble. 
 
 INTHRANG,;>rt(. Pressed into. Dunbar. 
 V. Thring. 
 
 INTHROW, adc. Towards the fire in an 
 apartment, Clydes. 
 
 INTHROW, pr(?/). 1. By means of; through 
 the medium of; by the intervention of; as, 
 " It was inthrow him that I got that 
 birth," Aberd. 2. Denoting locomotion 
 inwards; as, "I gacd inthroic that field," 
 i. e. I went from the outer side towards 
 the centre. To (lae outlhroir, to return 
 from the inner part towa~^3 the outer, S. 
 3. Metapb. to gae inthroir and outthrouc 
 any thing, to ► xamiue or try it in every 
 direction, Angus. 
 
 INTJT.L, prep. 1. In, S. Barhoar. 2. 
 Into, as denoting entrance, S. 
 
 INTIRE, adj. In a state of intimacy. 
 
 INTOWN, s. The land on a farm which is 
 otherwise called Infield, S.B. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 IN-TOWN, adj. Adjacent to the farm- 
 house; applied to pasture, S.B. 
 
 INTRANT, s. 1. One who enters on the 
 discharge of any ofiicc, or into possession 
 of any emolument. Acts Ja. VI. 2. A 
 tenant, Reg. Aberd. — Fr. entrant, en- 
 tering. 
 
 INTROMISSION, s. 1. The act of inter- 
 meddling with goods which belonged to 
 one now dead, S. Erskine. 2. Inter- 
 meddling with the goodsofa];vingparty,S. 
 3. The money or property received. Spald. 
 
 To INTROMIT, >: n. 1. To intermeddle 
 with goods that belonged to one deceased, 
 S. Erskine. — L.B. intromitt-ere, id. 2. 
 It is often used, in the language of our 
 law, as signifying to intermeddle with 
 the property of the living, S. Aberd. 
 Req. pass. 
 
 INTROMITTER, Intrometter, s. 1. One 
 who intermeddles, as defined above, S. 
 L. Ilailes. 2. One who intermeddles 
 with the property of one alive, as of a 
 bankrupt or minor, S. 
 
 INTRUSARE,s. An intruder. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 To INTRUSE, Intruss, r. a. To intrude. 
 Henrysone.—Fr. intrus, intruse, intruded. 
 
 INVAIRD. L./wrairt, inwardly. Iloulate. 
 
 To INVAIRD, Inward, r. a. To put in- 
 ward, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 INUASAR, Inuasour,s. An invader. Pari. 
 Ja. II. — Lat. inrasor, id. 
 
 INUASIBIL, at/;. Invading. Douqlas. 
 
 INVECHLE, s. Expl. Bondage, Ayrs. 
 
 IN VECHLIT, ;;ar«. pa. Bound ; under ob- 
 ligation, Ayrs. These terms must be 
 viewed as mere corruptions of E. inveigle, 
 inteiqled. 
 
 INVENTAR,s. Inventory. Acts Cha. I. 
 — Fr. inventaire. 
 
 INVER, adj. For inner. Arts Ja. VI. 
 
 * To INVERT, V. a. To overthrow. Foun- 
 tainh. I hesitate, however, if it be not 
 used in the primary sense of the E. p. 
 
 INVICTAND, ;jart. yw. Carrying. Doug. 
 — L.B. invect-are, or perh. injecting. 
 
INV 
 
 171 
 
 JOK 
 
 INVYFULL, adj. Euvious, S. inrt/fotc. 
 Keith's Hist. 
 
 IN VI TOUR, s. Inventory, S. " Ane 
 iiiuitoiir." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 INUNTMENT, y. Ointment. Douglas.— 
 Lat. inuDijo. 
 
 To INWlCk, r. a. " To inxcick a stone, in 
 the game of curling, is to come up a port 
 or wick, and strike the iuring of a stone 
 seen through that xcick." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 INWICK, .«. A station, in curling, in which 
 a stone is placed very near the tee, after 
 passing through a narrow port, S. 
 
 INWIcklNG, ;;. The act of putting a 
 stone in what is called an inwick, S. V. 
 Wick, s. 
 
 ToINWIOLAT, r.a. To violate. Reg. Ah. 
 
 IN WITH, In.noltu, udr. Within, S. 
 Belleiid. 2. Having a direction inwards, 
 or towards the low country, S. Ross's 
 Heleiwre. 3. It seems used in the sense 
 of secretly, as denoting a meeting from 
 which all weie excluded except select 
 persons. Keith 's Hist. — Sw. in uti, within. 
 
 v. OlTWITH. 
 
 IN WITH, adj. 1 . Inclining downwards, S. 
 Ross. 2. It seems also used to express a 
 low cultivated situation, as opposed to an 
 uninterrupted range of mountains, S.B. 
 Ross's Helenore. 
 
 TolNYET, r.a. To infuse. Doug. V. Yet. 
 
 JO, Joe, s. 1. A sweetheart, S. Ramsay. 
 2. Expressing affection, and some degree 
 of familiarity, S. Lyndsay. — Fr. joye, 
 joie ; monjuie, my darling. 
 
 JOAN THO.MSON'S MAN. A husband 
 who yields to the influence of his wife, S. 
 " Better be John 7'homson's Man than 
 Ringand Dinn's, or Johu Knox's." Kelly. 
 John ought undoubtedly to be Joan. 
 Ringand Dinn is a play on the name 
 Ninian Dun, pron. in S. Ringaii Din. 
 As far as we can judge, from the tradi- 
 tionary language concerning Joan Thom- 
 son, it would appear that she did not rule 
 with a rod of iron, but led her husband 
 with a silken cord. For in the Proverb, 
 she is represented as one who did not 
 ring, i. e. reign, by means of din, or give 
 knocks or blows. 
 
 To JO.\TEIl, r. n. To wade in mire, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 JOATREL, s. One who wades in mire, ib. 
 — A.S. gcot-an, fundere, or its kindred 
 term giiit-a, id.; also, fluere, manare. 
 
 But V. JOTTERIE. 
 
 • JOB, .*. A prickle, S. 
 
 JOBBIE, a(/;. Prickly, S. 
 
 JOBLET, .<!. ■ Maittand Poems. " Johlet is 
 
 a typographical error for doublet, which 
 
 is in the MS." 
 JOB-TROOT, .*. The same with Jog-trot; 
 
 and apparently corr. from it. J/. Bruce. 
 JOCK, JoK,s. 1. The familiar abbreviation 
 
 of the name John, S. " Jok Ranik," i. e. 
 
 John Renwick. Hence, Jock, the Laird's 
 
 brither, a phrase used of one who is 
 treated with very great familiarity, or 
 even rudeness; in allusion to the little 
 respect paid to a younger son in compari- 
 son of the heir, S. 2. " A name for the 
 bull." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 JOCKEY-COAT, s. A great-coat, S. 
 
 JOCKIE, s. A diminutive from Jock; ex- 
 pressive of familiarity or kindness, S. 
 Ritscottic's Cron. 
 
 JOCKIE, s. A name formerly given in S. 
 to a strolling minstrel. Spottistcoode. 
 
 JOCKY-LAND Y, s. A lighted stick, wisp, 
 or any thing blazing, foolishly giveu as a 
 plaything to children, S.B. Jack-a-lent, E. 
 
 JOCKLANDY, s. A foolish, destructive 
 person, Ayrs. The Entail. 
 
 JOCK-STARTLE -A-STOBIE, s. The ex- 
 halations arising from the ground in a 
 warm summer-day, Roxb.; Summercouts, 
 synon. S.B. 
 
 JOCK-TE-LEEAR, s. A vulgar cant term 
 for a small almanack, q. Jock (or John) 
 the liar, from the loose prognostications 
 in regard to the weather which it gene- 
 rally contains, S. 
 
 JOCKTELEG, s. A folding-knife, S. 
 liurns. From Jacques de Liege, the name 
 of a celebrated cutler. 
 
 JOGGED, /i«r?. pa. Confined in the Juggs, 
 an instrument of punishment resembling 
 the pillory. Barry's Orkney. 
 
 To JOGGLE, p. «. To move in an unsteady 
 or vacillating way, S. Anster Fair. 
 
 JOGGLE, s. The act of jogging; the reel- 
 ing of a carriage, S. »S'(;- A. Wylie. 
 
 To JOGILL, r. a. To jog; to shake, S. 
 Douglas. — Tent, schockel-en, vacillare. 
 
 JOG-TROT, s. 1. Slow motion on horse- 
 back, S. ; corr. dog-trot. 2. A particular 
 mode of operation to which one pertina- 
 ciously adheres, S. 
 
 JOHNIE, JoHNY, s. Diminutive o{ John. 
 
 JOHNIE-LINDSAY, «. A game among 
 young people, Roxb. 
 
 JOHNN Y-STAN'-STlLL,s. A scare-crow. 
 
 JOHN-O'-GROAT'S BUCKIE. Cypraea 
 pediculus. Y. Buckie. 
 
 JOHN'S (St.) NUTT. Two nuts growing 
 together in one husk, the possession of 
 which is supposed to secure against witch- 
 craft, Durafr. Berths. Letj. St. Androis. 
 
 JOHNSTON'S (St.) RIBBAND. V. 
 Ribband. 
 
 JOHN THOMSON'S MAN. V. Joax. 
 
 JOY, .Q. A darling. V. Jo. 
 
 lOYALL, adj. Causing delight. Burel. 
 
 JOYEUSITY, s. Jollity. A^?(o.r.— Fr. 
 joyeusete. 
 
 JOINT, s. A word out of joint, one that 
 is improper in any respect, S. 
 
 To JOIS, Joys, los, c. a. To enjoy. Doug. 
 
 JOKE-FELLOW, s. One treated as an 
 equal, or as an intimate acquaintance, S. 
 Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 JOKE-FELLOW-LIKE, a.7j. Having the 
 
JOK 
 
 372 
 
 JOU 
 
 appearance of equality and intimacy, S. 
 Gait. 
 
 JOK IE, adj. Jocular; fond of a joke, as, 
 " He 's a fine jokie man," S. 
 
 JOKIE, s. A diminutive from Jock, Joke, 
 abbrev. of /o/t». " Jokie Wilson." 
 
 JOKUL, adv. Expressive of assent, Slietl. 
 Pirate. " Jokul,— Yes, sir; a Norse ex- 
 pression still in common use." N. 
 
 JOLLOCK, adj. " Jolly, fat, healthy, and 
 hearty." Gall. Encycl. Obviously a 
 mere corr. of the E. word. 
 
 JOLSTER, s. A mixture ; a hodge-podge ; a 
 quantity of ill-prepared victuals, Ettr. For. 
 
 ION, s. A cow a year old, Aberd. Changed 
 perh. from A.S. geong, novellus, cujusve 
 generis. 
 
 JONET. The ancient form of the name 
 Janet, in S. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 JONETTE, s. Apparently, marsh mari- 
 gold. K. Quair. — Fr.jaidnettr, id. 
 
 JONETTIS, Jennettis, s. pi. Inrenfories. 
 — Jenett seems the proper orthography, 
 from Fr. genette, which not only signifies 
 a Spanish horse, but a " kind of weesell, 
 black-spotted, and bred in Spaine," Cotgr. 
 
 JOOKERY-COOKERY, s. Artful man- 
 agement, q. the power of serving up, or 
 cooking, in an artful way, Ayrs. Called 
 in Fife, J ookery-Pau'krie. 
 
 JOOKERIE, s. Juggling, S. The Prorost. 
 
 JOOKIE,s. A slight inclination to one side, 
 Ayrs. Sir A. Wglie. V. Jouk, r. and s. 
 
 JOR-DELOO. A cry which servants in the 
 higher stories in Edinburgh were wont 
 to give, after ten at night, when they 
 threw their dirty water, &c. from the 
 windows ; also used to denote the con- 
 tents of the vessel. Smollet writes Gardy 
 loo. — Fr. garde de Veau. 
 
 JORE, s. i. A mixture; applied to things 
 in a semi-liquid state, Ettr. For. 2. A 
 mire; a slough, ibid. — ■ Teut. sckorrc, 
 alluvies; A.S. gor, fimus, latum, laetamen. 
 
 JORGLE, .<t. " The noise of broken bones." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 JORINKER, s. " A bird of the titmouse 
 species." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To JORK, V. n. To make a grating noise. 
 V. Chirk, Chouk. Jork is the pron. of 
 W. Loth. 
 
 JORNAY, s. A military coat. Inventories. 
 — Ital. giornea, " a soldier's coat, or mili- 
 tary garment, vrorn in honour's sake," 
 Altieri ; from Lat. ditirn-us. 
 
 JORNAT, JouR.\A>T, JouRNAYiT, part. pa. 
 Summoned to appear in court on a parti- 
 cular day. Chart. Aberd. 3I.S.—L.B. 
 adjornare, diem dicere alicui, citare, in 
 jus vocare. Jornat is merely the abbrevia- 
 tion of the participle. 
 
 JORNEYE, JoR.NAY, JowRNK, s. 1. Day's 
 work. Wyiit. 2. Battle ; fight. Doug. 
 3. Single combat. Wynt. 4. Warlike ex- 
 pedition. Wallace. — Vr. journie, a day's 
 work, also a battle, hom jour, a day. 
 
 JORRAM, JoRAM, Jorum, s. 1 . Properly a 
 boat-song, slow and melancholy. Heart of 
 Mid-Lothian. 2. Sometimes used with 
 greater latitude, though with less pro- 
 priety, to denote a song in chorus, although 
 not a boat-song. Sa.xon and Gael. 3. 
 Improperly used to denote a drinking- 
 vessel, or the liquor contained in it, S. 
 Hence, Push about the Jorum is the name 
 of an old Scottish Reel, or tune adapted 
 to it. 
 
 JOSEPH, s. A name formerly given to a 
 sort of surtout, generally made of dufiie, 
 and worn especially by females in riding. 
 Mrs. GranVs Poems. 
 
 To JOSS, 'V. a. To justle, Aberd. 
 
 JOSS, s. The act of justling; a justle, ibid. 
 
 To JOT, V. a. To take short notes, S. E. 
 jot, a point, a tittle. 
 
 To JOT doicn, v. a. The same with To Jot, 
 S. The Prorost. 
 
 JOT, s. A job, S.B. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 JOTTERIE, s. 1. Odd, or dirty work, 
 Ettr. For. 2. Used in composition much 
 in the same sense with E. hack ; as, a 
 Jotter ie-horse, a horse of all work ; a 
 Jotterie-man, one who is employed in the 
 same manner; Jotterie-wark, work of 
 every description, such especially as does 
 not belong to any regular servant, ibid. 
 
 JOTTING, s. A memorandum, S. 
 
 To JOTTLE, r. n. To be apparently dili- 
 gent, and yet doing nothing; to be busy 
 about trifles ; as, " He 's jotllin on," 
 Linlithg. 
 
 JOTTLER, s. A servant who has no deter- 
 minate or distinct employment, but who 
 does incidental jobs, and takes charge of 
 inferior matters about a house, Loth. 
 
 JOUCATTE, JoucAT, s. 1. A measure of 
 liquids. Acts Ja. VI. 2. Now used as 
 synon. with gill, Loth. — E. jugg, Dan. 
 jugge, urna. 
 
 JOUF, s. A sort of bed-gown, Dumfr.; 
 evidently a variation of Jujie, q. v. 
 
 JOUGS, s. ^</. A sort of pillory. V. Juggs. 
 
 JOUGS, s. },l. Bad liquors, S.B. 
 
 To JOUK, JowK, JooK, T. n. 1. To incline 
 the body forwards with a quick motion, S. 
 Douglas. 2. To bend in consequence of a 
 stroke, ib. 3. To make obeisance. Knox. 
 4. To act deceitfully, S. 5. To yield to 
 any present evil, by making the best 
 of it, S. Ramsay. — Germ, zuck en, to 
 shrink or shrug, in order to ward off a 
 blow. 
 
 To JOUK, Jeuk, r. a. To evade; to elude; 
 to shift oft', especially by artful means, S. 
 lianken's Poems. 
 
 JOUK, JuiK, s. 1. An evasive motion, S. 
 Dovg. 2. A bow ; a genuflexion. Godly 
 Ball. 3. A slight curtsy, S.B. Poss. 4. 
 A shelter of any kind. Berths. 5. A trick. 
 Leg. St. Androis. 
 
 JOUKER, s. A dissembler ; one who acts 
 deceitfully. Daridsone's Schort Dis. . 
 
JOU 
 
 iT.'J 
 
 ITH 
 
 JOUKING, JowKiNG, s. 1. Shifting. Dowj. 
 2. Artful conduct, S. 
 
 JOUKRIE,s. Deceit. Crosraonell. 
 
 JOUKRY-PAWKRY,s. Trick ; juggling, 
 S. Poems Bitchan Dial. 
 
 To JOUL, Jowl, r. n. To toll, South of S. 
 A. Scott. V. Jow. 
 
 To JOUNDIE, JuNDiE, T. a. To jog with 
 the elbow, S. ; juitiiie, S.B. lioss. — Sw. 
 skipid-a, to hasten, to push forward. 
 
 JOUNDIE, JiXDiE, s. A push with the 
 elbow, S. liamsay. 
 
 JOURDAN, Jordan, s. A chamber-pot, S. 
 O.E. — A.S. i/or, stercus, den, cubile. 
 
 JOURNAlT,/.,(rf./'rt. \. J ORS AT. Act. A ltd. 
 
 JOURNELLIE, rt(/r. Daily. Lyndsay.— 
 Fr. journdlement. 
 
 To JOW, T. n. 1. To move from side to 
 side ; to joie on, to jog on, S. 2. To toll, 
 S. Burns. 3. To Jow In, to be rung in 
 that quick mode which is meant to inti- 
 mate that the ringing is near a close, or 
 that the meeting thus called is to be 
 opened without delay, S. Ri'd<jauntlet. 
 4. To roll ; applied to the violent motion 
 of a river when in flood, or to the waves 
 of the sea, S. Antiquary. It has been 
 justly observed, that this term conveys a 
 complex idea to the mind, not merely 
 that of sound, but of sound accompanied 
 with a swinging or waving motion. 
 
 To JOW, r. a. To move, S.B. Shirrefs. 
 2. To toll a large bell by the motion of 
 its tongue, Gl. Sibb. 3. To ring. Knox. 
 
 JOW, .s. 1. The dashing of a wave on the 
 shore, or of water on a tub, Lanarks. 
 2. The wave thus dashed, ibid. 3. A 
 single stroke in tolling, S. Percy. 
 
 JOW, s. A juggler. Jjunbar, — Fi. jou-er, 
 to play. 
 
 To JOW, r. a. To spill from a vessel by 
 making its liquid contents move from 
 side to side, Upp. Lanarks. Perhaps a 
 provincial pron. of the E. v. to Jaw. This 
 might seem probable from the use oi Jow 
 for Jaw, a wave. 
 
 JOW, s. A jog or push, Aberd. 
 
 JO WING, s. The tolling of a large bell, S. 
 
 JOW-JOWRDANE-HEDED, adj. Dun- 
 bar. V. JOURDAN. 
 
 lOWIS, s. /)/. Jaws. Douglas. — Fr.joue, 
 the cheek. 
 
 To JOWK, r. n. To play tricks. Houlate. 
 
 JOWPOUN,s. A short cassock. — Fr.jupon. 
 
 To IRK, T. n. To tire. Wallace. 
 
 IRK, adj. Indolent. Henrysone, — A.S. 
 earij, piger. V. Ergh. 
 
 YRLE, s. A dwarf. Kennedy. 
 
 IRNE, Yrn, Airn, s. I. Iron ; ern, S. 
 Douijlas. 2. In pi. fetters, S. 3. jVeir aff 
 the aims, recently come from finishing 
 one's studies, S. — Isl. iarn, Su.G. iern, id. 
 
 IRNE-EERIE, adj. Impregnated with 
 iron ore ; chalybeate, Aberd. 
 
 IRR, Irrnowt. Calls directed by a shep- 
 herd to his dog, in order to make him 
 
 pursue cows orblack cattle, Upp. Lanarks. 
 ^Germ. irr-en, acr-a, irrilarc, and naut, 
 bos. 
 
 IRRESPONSAL, arf;. Insolvent. Ruther- 
 ford. — From in, and respondere. 
 
 IRRITANT, adj. Rendering null. Acts 
 Sedt. — L.B. irritare, irritum facere. 
 
 To IRROGAT, r. a. To impose; part. pa. 
 id. Fountainh. — Lat. irroij-are, to im- 
 pose, or set upon ; to appoint. 
 
 IRUS, Irows, (((//". Angry. Wyntovyn. — 
 Lat. ira, anger. 
 
 IRUSLY, adr. Angrily. Barbour. 
 
 IS. term. The mark of the genitive sing. 
 as manis, of man ; in A.S. es. 
 
 I'S. I am, Annandale. It seems to be the 
 idiom of that district to use the third 
 person sing, of the v. with the pronouns 
 / and Tliou ; as, " /'s gawn liame," I am 
 going home; " 7's fow, how's tow," I am 
 satisfied as to eating, how art thou ? The 
 same idiom occurs in the west of S., at 
 any rate in Renfr. 
 
 To ISCH, IscHE, r. n. To issue. Barbour. 
 — O.Fr. yss-ir, id. 
 
 To ISCHE, c. a. To cause to issue. Acts 
 Ja. V. — Isl. ys-a, expellere. 
 
 ISCHE, s. 1. Issue. Dow/las. 2. The act 
 of passing out. Balf. Pract. 3. Close ; 
 dissolution. Acts Ja. I. 4. Expiration ; 
 termination ; applied to the lapse of time, 
 Balf. Pract. 
 
 ISCHEIT, part. pa. From Isch, v. n. to 
 issue. Acts Mary. 
 
 ISE. 1. I shall, lioss. 2. I am, West of 
 S. q. / is. 
 
 ISECHOKILL, s. An icicle, S. ; ieeshoyle, 
 S.A. Douglas. — A.S. ice-gicel, Belg. ysk- 
 eqel, id. 
 
 ISHER, s. Usher. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 ISHERIE, s. The office of an usher, ibid. 
 
 ISILLIS, pi. Embers. V. Eizel. 
 
 ISK, IsKiE, interj. The word used in call- 
 ing a dog, S. Ramsay. — Fr. icy, hither ; 
 or Tent, aes, aesken, a dog. 
 
 ISKIE-BAE, s. Usquebaugh. Poems I6th 
 Cent. — Gael, uisge beatha, water of life. 
 
 ISS ! A call used to incite a dog to attack 
 any object, whether man or beast, Upp. 
 Lanarks. ; probably formed fi'om the sound. 
 
 ISTICK, s. A slight temporary frost, Shetl. 
 - — Apparently from Su.G. is, ice, and 
 sticka, a splinter. 
 
 IT. Used in vulgar language for that, S. 
 " I shuck my pock clean toom, it did 1, 
 at twal-hours time." Saint Patrick. 
 This is evidently corr. from the old pro- 
 noun At, q. V. 
 
 IT, s. A term applied, in the games of 
 young people, to the person whose lot it 
 is to afford the sport. Thus, in Blind- 
 man's Bufi", he who is blinded is. It, in 
 Loth. Hit. It is also used in Hy Spy, 
 Tig, &.C. A peculiar application of tho 
 pronoun in the neuter. 
 
 ITHAND, Ythen, Ythaxd, adj. 1. Busy ; 
 
ITH 
 
 374 
 
 JUN 
 
 iiWgeni; S. eident. Douglas. 2. Steady; 
 uniform. Barbour. '6. Constant ; conti- 
 nual. Bellenden. — Su.G. Isl. kiln, labo- 
 rious, industrious; irinc, labour, industry; 
 from id, work. 
 ITHANDLY, Ythanly, Ithinglie, adv. 
 
 1. Busily; diligently; S. eidentlie. Doug. 
 
 2. Without interruption. Barbour. 
 ITHER, adj. 1. Other. 2. Each other; one 
 
 another, S. 3. Frae (sometimes Fae) 
 ither, used adverbially, asunder; in pieces, 
 S.B. 4. To, or 7'i^/, t?/ie/-, to each other; 
 also, together, S. — Corr, from O.S. uther, 
 A.S. other, id. 
 
 YTHRANGIN, pret. r. Thrust upwards. 
 V. Thuing, r. a. 
 
 ITINERARLY, adv. In an itinerant way, 
 as opposed to being stationary. Fvuntainh. 
 
 JUCAT, s. A measure. V. Joucate. 
 
 JUDEN, s. Gideon, the name of a man. 
 This is the pron. of the South of S. 
 
 JUDGMENT-LIKE, adj. Applied to what 
 is supposed to threaten some token of 
 divine displeasure, S. Gait. 
 
 To JUFFLE, p. 71. To walk hastily, Ettr. 
 For. Apparently from the same origin 
 with E. to Shuffle, "to move with an ir- 
 regular gait." 
 
 JUFFLER, s. Shuffler. Dunbar. 
 
 J UFFLES, s. pi. Old shoes worn with the 
 heels down, Edin. Fife.; Bachles synon.; 
 q. what one shuffles with. 
 
 JUGGINS, JuGGONS, s. ;.i/. Rags. Aw in 
 juggins, all in rags, Fife, Ayrs. It is pro- 
 nounced hard, as if d were the initial 
 letter. Ayrs. Legatees. 
 
 To JUGGLE, V. a. To shake, Gall. V. 
 
 JOGILL. 
 
 JUGGS, JouGS, JoGGES, s. pi. A kind of 
 pillory ; the criminal being fastened to a 
 wall or post by an iron collar which sur- 
 rounded his neck, S. Stat. Ace. — Lat. 
 juq-um, Belg. juk, a yoke. 
 
 IVIGAR,s. The Sea Urchin. Sibbald. 
 
 JUIKE, s. A trick. V. Jouk, s. 
 
 * IVY TOD. Ivy-bush. V. Tod. 
 
 JUM, s. A house built very clumsily, and 
 having an awkward appearance, Ayrs. 
 This is undoubtedly the same with Jumze, 
 which has merely received a plural form. 
 
 JUM, adj. Reserved ; not affable, S. 
 
 JUMKIN, part. pr. A provincialism for 
 jniiiping, Galloway. David. Seas. 
 
 JUMM, s. That deep hollow sound, which 
 comes from the rocks on the sea-shore, 
 during a storm, when the ocean is highly 
 agitated ; caused partly by the waves, and 
 partly by the hurling pebbles, striking 
 the rocks, Gall. 
 
 To JUMMLE, r. a. 1. To muddle; to foul, 
 S. 2. To distract ; to confound ; to un- 
 hinge, S. 3. To disorder in mind, S.B. 
 Evidently the same with E. jumble. 1 
 have no doubt that we are to look for the 
 original term in Belg. schommel-en, to stir, 
 to shake. The primary term is probably 
 
 Isl. skum, spuma, mucor, whence E. icum, 
 this being raised by stirrimi. 
 JUMMLIE, s. " Sediment of ale." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 * To JUMP, r. n. To part with force; ap- 
 plied to a coat, gown, &c. which is made 
 too tight ; of which the parts, that ought 
 to close with each other, burst asunder, S.B. 
 
 JUMPABLES, s. jd. Jumps, or boddice, 
 worn by women, Berwicks. V. Jimps. — 
 Perhaps from Fr. jupe habllle, q. what is 
 meet or fit for the body. 
 
 JUMPER, s. An iron punch for boring 
 rocks before blasting, Fife. 
 
 JUMPIE, s. A sort of spencer, with a short 
 tail, or skirt, worn by females. Loth. 
 Patie cam over theDale ; Old Song. 
 
 JUMPIN' JOCK, s. The merry-thought of 
 a fowl, made into a play- thing for chil- 
 dren, by means of a double cord or thread 
 passed through two holes, bored near the 
 extremity of the limbs, betwixt which a 
 short piece of stick is put, and twisted 
 round till it gains a spring. A piece of 
 shoemaker's wax is then stuck on the 
 centre of the bow, to which the point of 
 the stick is pressed until it adheres; and 
 when placed on a table or chair near a 
 fire, the elasticity, by degrees, overcom- 
 ing the adhesive quality of the wax, causes 
 it suddenly to spring up, Roxb. 
 
 JUMPIN'-ON-LID, .0, The same with 
 Harness-lid, q. v. Aberd. 
 
 JUMZE, s. Applied to what is larger than 
 is necessary; as, "a. jumze of a house," a 
 large, empty house, or one too large for 
 the use; " a jumze of a cart," &c. Upp. 
 Lanarks. V. Jum, s. 
 
 JUNCTLY, JuNTLY, adv. Compactly. 
 ^^'allace. 
 
 JUNCTURER, s. An old term for a great- 
 coat, Roxb. Itseemsallied to Fr. /oincture. 
 
 JUNDIE, s. I. A push. 2. ExpL " a sud- 
 den impulse to one side," Dumfr. V. 
 
 JOUNDIE. 
 
 JUNDIE, s. A large empty object: as, 
 a jnndie of a house, a jundie of a cart ; 
 Lanarks. 
 
 To JUNDIE, V. a. To jog with the elbow, S. 
 
 V. JOUNDIE. 
 
 To JUNDIE, r. n. To move or rock from 
 side to side ; said of a vessel in which 
 some liquid is contained, Ettr. For. The 
 term does not imply that any of it is spilt. 
 
 To JUNE, T. a. To join. Bellenden. 
 
 JUNKY. A corr. of the name John, or 
 rather of the diminutive Johnny. Boss. 
 
 JUNNICE, s. "A jostle; a blow," Ayrs. 
 67. Picken. 
 
 To JUNNIE, V. a. To jog with the elbow ; 
 tojustle. Tarras. V. Jundie. 
 
 JUNREL, s. A large, irregular mass of 
 stone, or other hard matter. Gall. Enc. 
 
 JUNT, s. 1. A large piece of any thing, S. 
 perhaps q. & joint. Ramsay. 2. Applied 
 to a squat, clumsy person, S.B. Taylof$ 
 
JUP 
 
 375 
 
 KAI 
 
 <S. Poems. 3. " A large quantity of liquid 
 of any kind." Gall. Encycl. This seems 
 ail improper use of the term strictly de- 
 noting' solids. 
 
 JUPE, .<f. 1. A kind of short mantle for a 
 woman, S. 2. A wide or great coat, S. 
 Gl. Sibb. 3. Some sort of pelisse for- 
 merly worn by women. Broicnie of Bods- 
 heck. 4. A kind of pelisse or upper cover- 
 ing for children, lloxb. 5. A bed-gown, 
 Clydes. 6. A kind of loose or limber stays, 
 ■worn by ladies. 7. Jupes,pl. Apiece 
 of flannel used instead of stays, Aug. 
 8. A flannel shirt or jacket, Shetl. — Fr. 
 jupe, a long coat. 
 
 JUPPERTV, Jepertv, «. 1. A warlike 
 enterprise. Barbour. 2. A battle, or 
 conflict. Wynt. — Fi. jeu parti, Siuy thing 
 uncertain. 
 
 JUPSIE, adj. Big-headed, dull, and of a 
 slothful appearance, Orkn. 
 
 JURE. Art and Jure. V. Art. 
 
 To JL'RMUMMLE, r. a. 1. To crush; to 
 disfigure, Ettr. For. Hogg. 2. To bam- 
 boozle, Roxb. ibid. 
 
 JURM UALMLE, s. The act of crushing or 
 disfiguring, Ettr. For. 
 
 JURNAL'D, part. pa. Blood, when al- 
 lowed to get into a coagulated mass, from 
 not being stirred while cooling, is said to 
 hejurual'd, Roxb. 
 
 JURR, s. The noise a small water-fall 
 makes when it falls among loose stones 
 or gravel. Gall. Encycl. — Su.G. skorr-a, 
 sonum stridulum edere. 
 
 To JUST, r. a. To adjust. Barry^sOrkn. 
 
 JUSTICIARY POWER. The " power of 
 
 I judging in matters of life and death," S.; 
 j Gl. Vrookfhankf. 
 
 I JUSTICOAT, s. A waistcoat with sleeves, 
 S. B. — Fr.Just-aii-corpt, a close coat. 
 JUSTIECOR, s. The same with Juslicoatf 
 I South of S. liob Roy. 
 I To JUSTIFIE, r. a. 1, To punish with 
 I death. Complaynt S. 2. Sometimes it 
 ' denotes arbitrary punishment, as by fine. 
 I Balfour. 3. It seems to be occasionally 
 used as simply signifying to condemn. 
 ! Pari. Ja. 11. 4. To judge; used in a 
 general sense, without immediate refe- 
 rence either to acquittal or condemnation, 
 ibid. — li.^. justificare, meritis poenis affi- 
 cere. 
 JUSTIFYING, s. Subjection to capital 
 
 punishment. Pitscottie. 
 JUSTRY, s. 1. Justice. Wallace. 2. The 
 
 justice eyre, ^^'y>ltolcn. 
 JUTE, s. A term of reproach applied to a 
 
 woman ; a jade, Clydes. Picken. 
 JUTE, JooT, s. I. Sour or dead liquor, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. This term is, by the pea- 
 santry, in contempt applied to weak tea, 
 Upp. Clydes. Roxb. — Belg. jacht, slight 
 beer. 
 To JUTE, t. a. To tipple, S.— Su.G. giut-a, 
 
 A.S. geot-an, fundere. 
 JUTTIE, s. A tippler, Ang. 
 To JUTTLE, V. n. To tipple, S. 
 JUXT, adc. Next, as denoting place or 
 order; corresponding with first, as going 
 before. Forbes's Defence. — Fr. jouxte, 
 beside; Lat.juxt-a. 
 JUXTER, s. A juggler ; q. joukster. V. 
 JouK, r. 
 
 K 
 
 Words not found under this letter may he sought under C. 
 
 KA, s. V. Kay. 
 
 KABBELOW, s. 1. Cod-fish salted and 
 hung for a few days, Ang. 2. The name 
 given to cabbage and potatoes mashed to- 
 gether. Loth. — Belg. kahbeliauw, cod-fish. 
 
 KABE, s. A thowl, or strong pin of wood 
 for keeping an oar steady, Shetl. — Per- 
 haps from Dan. kieb, a stick. 
 
 To KACKY, c. n. " To dung." Gl. Shir- 
 refi and Picken. V. Cackie. 
 
 To KACKY', Cackie, v. a. To befoul with 
 ordure, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 K ADES; s. pi. Given ao the designation of 
 a disease of sheep. Campbell's Journ. 
 V. Fags. V. also Kep. 
 
 To KAE,r.fl. Expl. " to invite." " Kae 
 me, and I'll kae you," S. Prov.; " spoken 
 when great people invite and feast one 
 another, and neglect the poor." Kelly. 
 
 KAE, interj. Pshaw; tush; expressive of 
 disapprobation or contempt ; a^, " Kae 
 wi' your haivers," away witli your non- 
 
 sense; i^ai^A, Fife, id. It is equivalent 
 to Get away in E. As Keicaa, (pro- 
 nounced so rapidly that the e is scarcely 
 heard,) is pretty generally used for Gae 
 awa, i. e. go axcay ; kae seems merely a 
 further abbreviation. 
 
 KAY', Ka, Kae, s. A jackdaw, S. Dunbar. 
 — Teut. kae, A.S. ceo, Alem. ka, id. Ka- 
 Katti£,kay-icattie, S.B. id.; Teut. kauicett- 
 en, to chatter like a jackdaw. 
 
 KAID, s. The sheep-louse. V. Kid, and Ked. 
 
 To KAID, r. a. To desire tho male; ap- 
 plied to cats, Dumfr. V. Gate. 
 
 KAIDING, .«. The state of a cat desiring 
 the male, ibid. 
 
 KAIDlNG-TlilE, s. The period during 
 which cats are thus inclined, ibid. 
 
 KAIF, («i/. Tame; also familiar. V. Caif. 
 
 KAIKB.\IKAR, s. A baker of cakes. 
 Aberd. Reg. Caikbaxteris, ib. 
 
 KAIL, Kale, i. 1. The generic name for 
 tolswort, S. Stat. Jee.—Ul. Dau. *««/, 
 
KAI 
 
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 KAM 
 
 id.; Lat. caules. 2. Broili made of greens, 
 especially of coleworts, S. Godly Sani;s. 
 3. Used metonyraically for the whole din- 
 ner; as constituting, among our temjjerate 
 ancestors, the principal part, S. Hence, 
 in giving a friendly invitation to dinner, 
 it is common to say, " Will you come and 
 tak your kail wi' me V Black Dwarf. 
 
 Barefit, or Barefoot kail. Broth made 
 without meat, Loth.; the same with 
 Water-kail, S. 
 
 To GiE one his kail throw the reek. 1 . To 
 give one a severe reproof; to subject to a 
 complete scolding, S. Tales of 21 y Land- 
 lord. 2. To punish with severity, in- 
 cluding the idea of something worse than 
 hard language, S. Jiob Uoy. 
 
 To Get one's kail throw the reek. 1. To 
 meet with severe reprehension, S. 2. To 
 meet with what causes bitterness, or 
 thorough repentance, as to any course 
 that one has taken, S. 
 
 KAIL-BELL,."!. The dinner-bell, S. Herd. 
 
 KAIL-BLADE, s. A leaf of colewort, S. 
 R. Gilhalze. 
 
 KAIL-BROSE, s. A sort of pottage made 
 of meal and the fat of broth, S. V. Brose. 
 
 KAIL-CASTOCK, s. The stem of the cole- 
 wort, S. V. Pen, sense 2, and Castock. 
 
 KAIL-GULLY, s. A large knife for cut- 
 ting and shearing down coleworts, S. 
 Burns. Popular Ballads. 
 
 KAIL- YARD, s. A kitchen-garden, S. 
 Stat. Ace. — Sw. kaalgard, a garden of 
 herbs. 
 
 To ca' out o' a kail-yard. V. Caw, v. 
 
 KAILIE, adj. Producing many leaves fit 
 for the pot; a term applied to coleworts, 
 cabbages, &c. Clydes. 
 
 KAILKENNIN, s. Cabbages and potatoes 
 beat together or mashed, Lanarks. — Per- 
 haps C.B. cawl-cennin, leek-porridge. 
 
 KAIL-PAT, Kail-pot, s. A pot in which 
 broth is made, S. The Pirate. 
 
 KAIL-RUNT. V. Runt. 
 
 KAIL-SEED, s. The seed of colewort, S. 
 
 KAIL-SELLER, s. A green-man; one who 
 sells vegetables. tSpaldinij. 
 
 KAIL-STOCK, s. A plant of colewort, S. 
 Colvil. — Sw. kaalstok, the stem or stalk of 
 cabbage. 
 
 KAIL-STRAIK, s. Straw laid on beams, 
 anciently used instead of iron, for drying 
 corn, Roxb. 
 
 KAIL-WIFE, s. A green-woman, S. 
 CI eland. 
 
 KAIL- WORM, s. I. The vulgar designa- 
 tion of a caterpillar, S. 2. JMetaph. ap- 
 plied to a slender person, dressed in 
 green. T<iles of My Laiidlord. — Dan. 
 kaalorm, id. orm signifying verinis. 
 
 To KAIM doini, t. a. To strike with the 
 fore-feet, applied to a horse. When he 
 strikes so as to endanger any one near 
 him, it is said,/ thought he irad hae kaim\l 
 him down, Selkirks, 
 
 To KAIM, Kame, Keme, v. a. To comb, S. 
 To Kame against the hair, to oppose, S. 
 Ross. 
 
 KAIM, s. A comb, S. Minst. Bord. — 
 Su.G. Dan. Belg. kavi, A.S. camb, id. 
 
 KAIM, s. 1. A low ridge, Lanarks. 2. 
 This term, in Ayrs. is used to denote the 
 crest of a hill, or those pinnacles which re- 
 semble a cock's comb, whence the name 
 is supposed to have been given. 3. A 
 camp or fortress. South of S. 31instr. 
 Bord. 4. Kaim, as occurring in the de- 
 signation of a place, has been explained 
 " crooked hill." — Gael, cam, explained, a 
 crooked hill, or rather, Mod.Sax. kam, 
 the summit of a mound. 
 
 KAYME, Kame, s. A honeycomb. Barb. 
 
 KAIN, Kain-Fowls. V. Cane. 
 
 KAIR, s. A mire; a puddle, Fife. — Isl. 
 ker, palus ; Sw. kiaerr, paludes. 
 
 KAIRD, s. A gipsy. V. Caird. 
 
 KAIRDIQUE, s. Corr. from Quart d'ecu, a 
 Fr. coin, in value 18d. sterling. Acts C. I. 
 
 KAIRD TURNERS. " Small base money 
 made by tinkers." Gl. Spalding. V, 
 Cairo and Turner. 
 
 KAIRNEY, s. A small heap of stones. 
 Herd's Coll. Evidently a dimin. from 
 Cairn, q. v. 
 
 KAIRS, s. pi. Rocks through which there 
 is an opening, S. — A.S. carr, a rock. 
 
 KAIR-SKYN,s. A calf's skin. Jberd.Reg. 
 
 KAISART, s. A cheese-vat ; also called 
 chizzard, S.B. — Tent, kaese-horde, id. 
 
 To KAITHE, p. n. To appear; to show 
 one's self. PoetnslGfh Cent. It is merely 
 a vitiated orthography of Kithe, q. v. as 
 blaithe is put for blithe. 
 
 KAITHSPELL,Caithspell,s. Acts Ja. VI. 
 This most probably should have been 
 Kaichspell and Caichspell,3b tennis-court, 
 or place for playing at ball.— Teut. kaets- 
 spel, sphaeristerium, locus exercitio pilae 
 destinatus. V. Cache-pole, Catchpule. 
 
 KAY-WATTIE, s. A jackdaw. V.Kay. 
 
 K A Y - W IT T E D, adj. 1 . Bra inish ; hot- 
 headed ; hare-brained, S. 2. Giddy as a 
 jackdaw. V. Kay. 
 
 K AIZAR, s. A frame in which cheeses are 
 suspended from the roof of a room, in 
 order to their being dried or preserved in 
 safety, Fife. 
 
 KAKERISS, s. pi. Aberd. Reg.— Can this 
 denote chess-boards, from Fr. eschequier, 
 a checker, or L.B. scacar-ium, id. the s. 
 being thrown away ? 
 
 KALLIVER, s. That species of fire-arms 
 called a calirer. Bannatyne's Transact. 
 
 KAMYNG CLAYTH, Kaming Clayth. 
 Inventories. This is part of " the clething 
 for the kingis Majesty," while a boy. The 
 use of the combing cloth will be easily 
 conjectured. V. Kaim, Kame, r. 
 
 KAMSHACHLE, adj. Applied to what is 
 difficult to repeat. South of S. Broirnie 
 of Bodsbeck. V. Camshauchled. 
 
KAN 
 
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 KEC 
 
 KAMTSTEll.s. A wool-comber. V. Kemk. 
 KANNIE, a<//. Prudent, &c. V. Canny. 
 K.Al'ER, s. A piece of cake, covered vvitli 
 
 butter, and a slice of cheese above it. V. 
 
 Catku. 
 KAU, («<//. Left-hamled. V. Kf.k. 
 KARKELVNG. V. Cakalvnuis, and Ca- 
 
 ROLKWYN. 
 
 KAHRIEWHITCIIIT, s. A fondling 
 term for a child, Aug. 
 
 KARTIK, KERTiii, s. a species of louse, 
 in form resembling a crab, which fre- 
 quently infests the i>uies of some of the 
 lowest classes, S. E. Crablouse; Pedi- 
 culus Inguiiiulis, or Pubis of Linn. 
 
 K ATA BELLA, .f. The Hen harrier, Orkn. 
 Barry. 
 
 To KATE, r. n. To desire the male or fe- 
 male; a term used only of cats, S. V. 
 Cate, Cait. 
 
 KATE, Katie, s. Abbrev. of Catherine. 
 
 KATHERANES, Ketharines. V. Cate- 
 
 RANES. 
 
 KATIE-HUNKERS, adr. A term used to 
 express a particular mode of slidiug on 
 the ice, especially where there is a decli- 
 vity. The person sits on his or her hams, 
 and in this attitude is either moved on- 
 ward by the first impulse received, or is 
 drawn by a companion holding each hand. 
 Loth. It may be conjectured, from the 
 use of the abbreviation of the name 
 Catherine, that this mode was at first con- 
 fined to girls. For the last part of the 
 word, V. Hunker, r. and Hunkers, s. 
 
 KATY-HANDED,a</j. Left-handed, Ayrs. 
 The Steam-Boat.— Evidently a word of 
 Celtic origin. Gael, ciot-ach ; Ir. kitach ; 
 C.B. chicith, chicithii), id. 
 
 KATOGLE, s. The Eagle-owl, Orkn. 
 Barry. — Sw. katiujl, id. 
 
 KATOURIS, s. yy^. Caters. Houlate. 
 
 KAUCH, (i)utt.)s. Great bustle; confusion; 
 perturbation. Gall. Encyc. This must be 
 viewed as the same with Keack, Dumfr.; 
 and most probably with Cahjh, denoting 
 anxiety, Renfr. — Isl. kiai/g expresses a 
 similar idea. 
 
 To KAVE, r. a. " To clean ; to hate the 
 corn, to separate the straw from the corn." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Cave, and Keve. 
 
 KAVEL, Kevel, Cavel, s. A mean fellow. 
 JJunhar. 
 
 KAVELLING and DELING. Dividing 
 by cavel or lot. Act. Dom. Cone. V. 
 Cavell, t. 
 
 K.VVEL-MELL, .«. A sledge-hammer; a 
 hammer of a large size used for breaking 
 stones, &c. Loth. Y. Cavel. 
 
 KAWR, s. pi. Calves, Banffs. Taylor^s 
 S. Poi:tiis. V. Caure. 
 
 KAZZIE-CHAIR. V. Cazzie-ciiair. 
 
 KEACH, Keagh, s. Uneasiness of mind, 
 arising from too great anxiety about do- 
 mestic affairs, or hurry and pressure of 
 business of any sort ; bustle ; anxious 
 
 exertion, Dumfr. This is only a variety 
 of h'auch, q. v. 
 
 KEAl)V,<i(//. Wanton. V. Caige, r. 
 
 KE.VGJ'], Kevace, .1. Duty paid at a quay. 
 Abcrd. Iu'(j. — O.Fr. quaia<je, quayuije. 
 
 KEAPSTONE, s. A copestone. LamonVs 
 iJiitry. 
 
 To KE.WE, r. a. To toss the horns in a 
 threatening way, a term properly applied 
 to horned cattle; to threaten, Ettr. For. 
 
 KEAVIE, ,s. A species of crab. Silbald. 
 
 KEAVIE-CLEEK, s. A crooked piece of 
 iron used for catching crabs, Fife. 
 
 KEAV'LE, s. "The part of a field which 
 falls to one on a division by lots." Gl. 
 Surr. Moray. V. Cavel. 
 
 KE.WV, s. A jackdaw, Gall. V.Kay. 
 
 I'o KEB, r. n. 1. To cast a lamb imma- 
 turely, Bord. 2. A ewe is said to keb 
 when she has abandoned her lamb, or 
 lost it by death, or in whatever way, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 KEB, s. 1. A ewe that has brought forth 
 immaturely, or been prevented acciden- 
 tally from rearing. Coniplaynt S. 2. A 
 sow-pig that has been littered dead, Roxb. 
 
 KEB, s. An insect peculiar to sheep; the 
 tick or sheep-louse, Aberd. This, also, is 
 the only name for it in Orkn.; syuon. 
 Ked, Kid, and Fa(f. 
 
 KEB, s. " A blow," Ayrs. Gl. Picken; 
 id. Gall. Encycl. — C.B. cob, a knock, a 
 thump; cob-iaw, to thump; AimoT. cotip, 
 a stroke. 
 
 KEBAR, s. TannahilVs Poems. Perhaps 
 a figurative use of the term Kebbre, caber, 
 a rafter, a beam, like Cacel and Hung. 
 
 To KEBBIE, V. a. To chide; to quarrel, 
 Ang. — Su.G. kifw-a, id. kif, a quarrel. 
 
 KEBBIE, Kebbie-stick, s. A staft' or stick 
 with a huoked head, Roxh. ; Crummie-stuJ^, 
 synon. S. — Isl. i-e/;i/;-r, fustis, rudis, clava; 
 Su.G. kaepp, baculus. 
 
 To KEBBIE-LEBBIE, r. n. To carry on 
 altercation, Ang, 
 
 KEBBIE-LEBBIE, s. Altercation, espe- 
 cially as carried on by a variety of per- 
 sons speaking at one time. Piper Peebles. 
 
 KEBBRE, s. A rafter. V. Cabor. 
 
 KEB BUCK, Kebuck, Cabback, s. A 
 cheese, S. Ramsay. — Gael. c«6a^,a cheese. 
 
 KEBRFICH, Kebrach, s. Very lean meat, 
 Roxb. Loth. V. Cabroch. 
 
 KEBRUCH, s. Meat unfit for use, Fife; 
 the same with Kebritch, also with 
 Sh-ehroch. 
 
 KECHT, s. " A consumptive cough." Gall. 
 Encycl. — Tent, kick, asthma. V. Kigh. 
 
 To KECK, r. n. To draw back in a bar- 
 gain; to flinch; as, " Fve kcck't," I have 
 changed my mind, and decline adhering 
 to the offer 1 formerly made, Roxb. — 
 Teut. kecke, fallacia, dolus; Isl. keik-iaz, 
 recurvari. 
 
 To KECK, V. n. To faint or swoon sud- 
 denly, Roxb. — Isl. heik-ia, supprimere. 
 
KEC 
 
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 KEF 
 
 helk-'iaz, deficere, are the only terms I liave 
 met with which seem to have any affinity. 
 
 To KECKLE, r. n. 1. To cackle as a hen, 
 S. 2. To langh violently, S. 
 
 KECKLING-PINS, s. pL Wires for knit- 
 ting stockings, Aberd. 
 
 KED, s. The sheep-louse, Tweed. V. 
 Kid. 
 
 To KEDGE, r. n. To toss about; to move 
 a thing quickly from one place to an- 
 other, S. V. Cache, Caich, Cadge. 
 
 KEDGIE, rtf/j. Cheerful, &c. V. Caigie. 
 
 KEECHIN, s. In distillation, the liquor, 
 after it has been drawn from the draff or 
 grains, and fermented, before going 
 through the still, Fife. After passing 
 once through the still, it is called Lowins. 
 — Gael, caochan, whisky in the first pro- 
 cess of distillation. 
 
 KEEK, s. Linen dress for the head and 
 neck, Ang. Ross. 
 
 To KEEK, Keik, r. n. 1. To look with a 
 prying eye, S. Dunbar. 2. To look by 
 stealth, S. Pellis Play. 3. To make 
 the first appearance; applied to inanimate 
 objects, S. — Su.G. kik-a, Belg. kijk-en, in- 
 tentis oculis videre. 
 
 KEEK, Keik, s. A peep; a stolen glance 
 through a crevice, S. Burns. 
 
 Starn-Keeker, s. A star-gazer. — Su.G. 
 stlernkikare, id. 
 
 KEEK-BO, s. Bo-peep,S. — Be]g.kiekebo,id. 
 
 KEEKERS, s. ]>l. A cant term for eyes, S. 
 
 KEEK-HOLE, s. A chink or small orifice 
 through which prying persons peep, S. — 
 Dan. khjhul, a peep-hole. 
 
 KEEKING-GLASS, s. A looking-glass, S. 
 Ritson. Ml/ Joe Janet. 
 
 To KEEK THROUGH, v. a. 1. To look 
 forward, S. 2. To examine with accuracy. 
 Burns. 
 
 KEEL, Keill, s. A lighter. Aberd. Reg. 
 " Accatium, a keel or lighter." Wedd. 
 Voc— A.S. ceole, navicula, celox, " a 
 small barque or other vessel." 
 
 KEEL, s. A cant term for the backside, 
 Aberd. 
 
 KEEL, Keil, s. Ruddle, S. Douglas. — 
 Gael, cil, id.; Fr. chaille, a rocky earth. 
 
 To KEEL, Keil, v. a. 1. To mark with 
 ruddle, S. Kennedy. 2. Metaph.toraark 
 any person or thing ; as expressive of 
 jealousy or dissatisfaction, S. 
 
 KEEL ACK, s. A pannier used for carrying 
 out dung to the field, Banc's.; the same 
 with KeUach, q. v. 
 
 KEELICK, s. 1. Anger; vexation, Ang. 
 2. A stroke, ibid, also keelup. — Isl. kel'i, 
 dolor ; Gr. x<iKo;. 
 
 KEELIE, s. A hawk, chiefly applied to a 
 young one, Loth. Teviotd. 
 
 KEELING, Keling, Keiling, Killing, 
 KiLLiN, s. Cod of a large size, S. Sib- 
 bald.— \b\. kella, Sw. kolja, a haddock. 
 K EELIVINE, Keelivine-Pen, s. A black- 
 lead pencil, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 KEEL-ROW, s. A Gallovidian country 
 dance ; the Keel-row is in Cromek's 
 Nithsdale and Galloway Song. Gall. Enc. 
 
 To KEEP Land in. To crop it, Dunbartons. 
 
 To KEEP Land out. Not to crop it, ibid. 
 
 KEEPSAKE, s. A token of regard, S. 
 
 KEERIE-OAM, s. A game common in 
 Perth. One of the boys, selected by lot, 
 takes his station by a wall with his face 
 turned to it and covered with his hands. 
 The rest of the party run ofi" to conceal 
 themselves in the closes in the neighbour- 
 hood ; and the last who disappears calls 
 out, Keerie-oam. The boy who has had 
 his face at the wall then leaves his sta- 
 tion, and searches for those who have hid 
 themselves ; and the first whom he lays 
 hold of takes his place in the next game, 
 which is carried on as the preceding one. 
 
 KEERlKINjS. A smart and sudden blow 
 which turns one topsy-turvy, Fife. — It 
 maj' be a diminutive, by the addition of 
 kin, from Teut. keer-en, vertere. 
 
 KEEROCH, s. A term used contemptuously 
 to denote any strange mixture; sometimes 
 applied by the vulgar to medical com- 
 pounds, Aberd. Thus they speak of " the 
 keerochs of thai Doctors." Apparently 
 synou. with Soss. 
 
 KEERS, s. A thin gruel given to feeble 
 sheep in spring, Ettr. For. 
 
 KEESLIP, s. 1. The stomach of a calf, 
 used for curdling milk, Teviotd.; synon. 
 Earnin, Yearnin. 2. This name is given 
 to an herb, which grows in gardens, nearly 
 resembling southern-wood. Loth. The 
 Galium is called cheese-rennet in E. as it 
 is used both there and in S. as a substi- 
 tute for rennet. — Teut. kaes-l'hbe, coagu- 
 lum ; kaese signifying cheese, and libbe, 
 lebbe, belonging to the same stock with 
 our Lappered, coagulated. 
 
 KEEST,;>r(;f. Puked, S.B. 
 
 KEEST, s. Sap; substance, Roxb. 
 
 KEESTLESS, Kystless, adj. 1. Tasteless; 
 insipid, Roxb. " Kystless, ia.%ie\ess.^' Gl. 
 Sibb. 2. Without substance or spirit, ib. 
 3. Affording no nourishment ; Ytron. Kizless, 
 Ettr. For. Fizzenless, synon. Both are 
 generally said of hay and grass. — Pro- 
 bably akin to Teut. keest, the pith of a 
 tree. 
 
 KEETHING SIGHT. The view of the 
 motion of a salmon, by marks in the wa- 
 ter, S.B. Law Case. This is the same 
 with Kythe, q. v. 
 
 KEEVE, s. Synon. with tub, E. V. Kive. 
 There can be no doubt that this is A.S. 
 cyf, ri/fe, dolium, cadus, a tun or barrel. 
 
 KEEZLIE, adj. Unproductive; barren; 
 applied to soil that is good for nothing, 
 or that scarcely brings any thing to per- 
 fection, Ayrs. — Perhaps from Teut. kesel, 
 keesel, a fliut; Germ, kiess, gravel. 
 
 KEFF, .'. One is said to be in a gay keff, 
 when one's spirits are elevated with good 
 
KEY 
 
 379 
 
 KEL 
 
 news, Ayrs. — Isl. ukafe aud akc/d, fervor 
 praecipitaiitia. 
 
 KEY, s. The seed of the ash. V. Ash-keys. 
 
 KEIES, Keyis (i/ the Court. A phrase 
 metaph. applied to certain office-bearers 
 in courts of hiw. Shcue. 
 
 King's kkvs. To miik Kiiiij's Keys, to force 
 open the door of a house, room, chest, &c. 
 by virtue of a legal w^arrant in his J/(t- 
 jeitii's name, S. Black Dicarf. 
 
 To KEIK, r. n. To pry. V. Kkek. 
 
 KEIK, Kkig, .<. A sort of wooden trumpet, 
 long and sonorous, formerly blown in the 
 country at five o'clock, p. m. Aberd. In 
 some places they still blow a horn at this 
 hour. 
 
 KEYL, s. A bag, or sack. Aberd. Jteg. 
 — Isl, kyll, cuius, saccus. 
 
 KEYLE, s. Ruddle; S. Keel, q. v. 
 
 KEILL, .•>. A lighter. V. Keel. 
 
 To KEILTCH, r. a. 1. To heave up ; said 
 of a burden which one has already upon 
 the back, but which is falling too low, 
 Ettr. For. 2. To jog with the elbow, ib. 
 — Perhaps Dan. kilt-er op, to truss, to tie 
 or tuck up. 
 
 KEILTCH, s. One who lifts, heaves, or 
 pushes upwards, Ettr. For. 
 
 KEIP, s. Heed; care. V. Kepe. Collyear. 
 
 KEIPPIS, s. pi. Aberd. Reg. Copes ? 
 
 T'o KEIR, r. a. To drive, S.B. JBannat. 
 Poems. — Isl. kelr-a, Su.G. koer-a, to drive. 
 
 KEIR, s. In some parts of S. an ancient 
 fortification. St. Ace. — C.B. caer, a fort. 
 
 To KEYRTH, r. a. To scratch. Dunbar. 
 — Su.G. kratt-a, id. 
 
 KEYS.\RT, s. A hack, or frame of wood, 
 in which cheeses are hung up for being 
 dried, Fife. — Teut. kaese, kese, a cheese, 
 and horde, ?i frame of wood. 
 
 KEIST, pret. Cast ; threw. V. Kest. 
 
 To KEYTCH, r. a. To toss, S. Bamsay. 
 V. Cache. 
 
 KEYTCH, Kytch, s. A toss, S. Kelly. 
 
 KEITH, s. A bar laid across a river or 
 stream, for preventing salmon from get- 
 ting farther up, Perths. Stat. Account. — 
 Germ, kette, Su.G. ked, a chain. 
 
 KEITYOU. Get away, Aberd. V.Kit ye. 
 
 To KEKKIL, Kekil, T. n. l.To cackle, S. 
 Compl. S. 2. To laugh aloud, S. JJowj. 
 — Teut. kackel-en, Su.G. kakl-a, id. 
 
 KEKLING, s. The act of cackling, S. 
 
 KELCHYN, Kelten, s. A mulct paid by 
 one guilty of manslaughter, generally to 
 the kindred of the person killed. Reg. 
 Maj. — Gael, gial, and c'lnnea, expl. " paid 
 to one's kinsmen," or A.S. g'ld, compen- 
 satio, and cyan, cognatio. 
 
 To KELE, r. a. To kill. Douglas. — A.S. 
 cwell-an, id. 
 
 KELING, s. Large cod. V. Keeling. 
 
 KELING TREIS. " Knappel and keling 
 treig." Aberd. Reg. This may be wood 
 from Kiel, a town of Holstein, or wood 
 fit for making keel$ in ship-building. 
 
 KELL, t. 1. A dress for a woman's head. 
 Doug. 2. The hinder part of a woman's 
 cap ; the caul, S. 3. The (ur/ur, or scurf 
 on a child's head, Ayrs. Ji. Gilha'ize. — 
 Isl. kal and qicol signify inquinamentum j 
 Belg. korel, a coif. 
 
 KELL.ACll, Kkllachy, .<.■. A small cart of 
 wicker, fixed to a square frame and tumb- 
 ling shafts, Ang. Stat. Ace. — Isl. Su.G. 
 kaelke, a dray or sledge. 
 
 KELPIE, Water- K ELPi E, s. 1. The spirit 
 of the waters, who, as is vulgarly believed, 
 gives previous intimation of the destruc- 
 tion of those who perish witliin his juris- 
 diction, by preternatural lights and noises, 
 and even assists in drowning them, S. 
 Minst. Border. — Alem. chalp. Germ, kalb, 
 a calf? 2. A raw-boned youth. Shirrcf. 
 
 KELSO BOOT.S. Heavy shackles put upon 
 the legs of prisoners; by some supposed to 
 be a sort of stocks, Teviotd. 
 
 KELSO CONVOY. An escort scarcely de- 
 serving the name. South of S. " A step 
 and a half ower the door stane." Anti- 
 quary. This is rather farther than a 
 Scotch co?iroi/, which, according to some, 
 is only to the door. It is, however, expl. 
 by others as signifying that one goes as 
 far as the friend whom he accompanies 
 has to go, although to his own door. 
 
 KELSO RUNGS. Generally classed with 
 Jeddart Stares, South of S. 
 
 KELT, s. Cloth with the nap, generally of 
 native black wool, S. ; used both as a s. 
 and adj. Gl. Shirr. Leg. St. Aiidrois. — 
 Isl. kult, tapestry, or any raised work. 
 
 KELT, s. A salmon that has been spawn- 
 ing ; a foul fish, S. Statist. Ace. — Belg. 
 kuiftrisch, id. kuyt ; Teut. kiete, spawn. 
 
 KELTER,.-;. Money,Dumfr.— Germ..r;<;/<,id. 
 
 2'o KELTER, r. n. 1. To move in an un- 
 dulating manner, S. 2. Often applied to 
 the stomach, as expre.^sive of the great 
 nausea felt before puking, S. 3. To tilt 
 up ; as, a balance is said to kelter, when 
 the one end of the beam mounts suddenly 
 upwards ; or when a cart, in the act of 
 unyoking, escapes from the hold, so that 
 the shafts get too far up, Lanarks. 4. To 
 tumble or fall headlong, South of S. 5. 
 To struggle violently, as a fish to release 
 itself from the hook, Perths.— Germ, kel- 
 ter, vivarium. 
 
 To KELTER, r. a. To overturn; to over- 
 set, Fife, Roxb. — C.B. chiryldroi, to re- 
 volve, to whirl, clncyldro, a circular turn. 
 
 KELTER, s. A fall in which one is thrown 
 heels over head; a somerset, Ayrs. 
 
 KELTIE, s. A large glass or bumper im- 
 posed, under the notion of punishment, on 
 those who, as it is expressed, do not drink 
 fair, S. ; Keltic's meiids, id. Stat. Ace. 
 
 KELTIE AFF. Cleared keltic off, a phrase 
 used to denote that one's glass is quite 
 empty, previously to drinking a bumper, 
 S. Rob Roy. 
 
KEL 
 
 380 
 
 KEN 
 
 KELTIES, s. pi. Children, Aug.— Su.G. 
 kidt, a boy. 
 
 KEMBIT, s. The pith of hemp, Ayrs.— 
 Gael, rainab, hemp ; Lat. cannnlAs. 
 
 To KE.ME, T. a. To comb. V. Kaim. 
 
 KEMESTER, s. A wool-comber, S. Bar- 
 row Laves. Balfour writes Camesteren. 
 
 KEMMIN, s. A term commonly used in 
 Upp. Lanarks. in relation to children or 
 small animals, to denote activity and 
 agility ; as, " He rins like a kemmin" he 
 runs very fast ; " He wirks like a kemmin,'" 
 he works with great activity; " He fechts 
 [i. e. fights] like a kemmin," &c. — This 
 term, belonging to Strat-clyde, is very 
 probably of Welsh origin. C.B. cammin, 
 a peregrine falcon; or ceimmyn, one that 
 strives in the games. 
 
 To KEMP, V. n. To strive, in whatever 
 way, S. Douijlas. 2. To strivt which 
 will be foremost in reaping. — A.S. camp- 
 ian, Su.G. kaemp-a, certare. V. Kemper, 
 and Kempin. 
 
 KEMP, s. 1. A champion. Dmii/las. 2. 
 Sometimes it includes the idea of strength 
 and uncommon size. Banuati/ne Poems. 
 3. The champion of a party in controversy. 
 \Vini/et. — A. S. ceinpa, miles ; Su. G. 
 kaempe, athleta ; Dan. kempe, a giant ; 
 Isl. miles robustus. 
 
 KEMP, s. The act of striving for superio- 
 rity, S. /. Nicol. 
 
 KEMP, s. The name given to a stalk of 
 Ribgrass, Plantago lanceolata, Linn. ; 
 Teviotd. Loth. 2. A game thus denomi- 
 nated; also in pi. Kemps, ib. Two chil- 
 dren, or young people, pull each a dozen 
 of stalks of rib-grass; and try who, with 
 his kemp, can decapitate the greatest 
 number of those belonging to his oppo- 
 nent. He who has one remaining, wliile 
 all that belong to the other are gone, wins 
 the game; as in the play of Beijijar-my- 
 neigkbour with cards. They also give the 
 name of sufdlers to these stalks. 
 
 To KEMPEL, r. a. To cut into separate 
 parts, S.B. — Su.G. kappa, L.B. kapul-are, 
 to amputate. 
 
 KEMPER, s. 1. One who strives; now 
 generally applied to reapers striving on 
 the harvest-field, S. 2. One who is sup- 
 posed to e.xcel in any respect, S. lioss. 
 — Isl. kaempe r, is the pi. of kaempe. 
 
 KEMPIN, .s. 1. The act of striving on the 
 harvest-field, S. A. DoiujUis. 2. Used to 
 denote warfare, or a struggle for superio- 
 rity in whatever way, S. Ant'upuiry. 
 
 KEMPLE, .t. Forty wisps or bottles of 
 straw or hay, S. Courant. 
 
 KEMP-SEED, .s. 1. A variation of the 
 name given to Rib-grass, Ettr. For. 2. The 
 seeds of oats, when meal is made, or the 
 reeings of the sieve, are called in pl.kemp- 
 seeds, Teviotd. 
 
 KEMP-STANE, .•!. A stone placed as the 
 boundary which has been reached by the 
 
 first who kemps or strives at the Futthuj- 
 stone. He who throws farthest beyond it 
 is the victor, Fife. V. Putting-stone. 
 
 KEMSTOCK, .«. A nautical term, used as 
 if synon. with Capstane. 
 
 ToKEN, r. a. 1. To know, S. O.E. 2. To 
 make known. Wyniown. 3. To direct, in 
 relation to a course. Doug. 4. To direct, 
 as to the means, S.B. Barbour. 5. To be 
 able. Wyntown. G. To ken a widow to her 
 terce, to set apart her proportion of the 
 lands which belonged to her deceased 
 husband; a forensic phrase, S. Fountain- 
 hall. — Su.G. kaenn-a, cognoscere, sensu 
 forensi ; Isl. kenn-a, docere, instituere. 
 
 7o KEN, i\ ?i. To be acquainted. Wallace. 
 
 To KEN o' one's sell. To be aware, Aberd. 
 
 KENDILLING, s. Perhaps cloth of Ken- 
 dal in England. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To KENDLE, r. n. To bring forth; applied 
 to hares. Malt.Foems. — Apparently from 
 Germ, kind, a child. 
 
 To KENDLE, v. a. To kindle, S. 
 
 KENE, Kevne, adj. 1. Daring. Gawan 
 and Gol. 2. Cruel. Sir Tristrem. — A.S. 
 cene, Su.G. koen, audax. 
 
 KENERED, j?rrf. Stirred. Sir Gaican. 
 — From C.B. cynhyrr-u, to move, to stir. 
 
 KENGUDE, s. A lesson or caveat; warn- 
 ing got by experience; as, "That'll be a 
 kcngude to ye;" q. that will teach you to 
 know good' from evil, Teviotd. 
 
 KEN YIE,s. PI. kenyies, " fighting fellows," 
 Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 K E N L I N G, s. Brood. Winyet. — It is 
 evidently the same with Germ, kindlein, 
 a baby or young child. V. Kendle, t. to 
 bring forth. 
 
 KENNAWHAT,s. A nondescript, S.; from 
 ken, to know, na, the negative, and ichat. 
 
 KENNES, Kens, .s. pi. The same with 
 crtHi.s', customs in kind. Acts Ja. VI. V. 
 Cane, Kain, s. 
 
 KENNET, s. Some kind of hunting dog. 
 " Kennetis, hounds ; perh. a dimin. from 
 Lat. canis," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 KENNIN, s. 1. Acquaintance, S.B. 2. A 
 taste or smack of any thing, S. 3. A 
 small portion, S. J. Nicol. 4. A slight 
 degree, S. Burns. 5. Ae kenniu, any 
 thing so small as to be merely perceptible 
 by the senses, S. Ficken. 6. Kenning 
 be kenning, according to a proportional 
 gradation, regulated by the terms of a 
 former bargain. Balfour's Fract. — Su.G. 
 kaenn-a, to discover by the senses. 
 
 KENS, pi. Duties paid in kind. 
 
 KENSPECKLE, adj. Having so singular 
 an appearance, as to be easily recognised, 
 S. J. Nicol. — From ken, and A.S. sp^ cce, 
 a mark. 
 
 KENT, s. I. A long staff used by shep- 
 herds for leaping over ditches or brooks, 
 S. Ross. 2. " A tall person." Gall. Enc. 
 
 To KENT, r. a. To set or put a boat, by 
 using a long polo, or kent, S.A. Abbot. 
 
 I 
 
KEN 
 
 5S1 
 
 KEU 
 
 KKNZIE, Kensie, s. Perhaps, angry man. 
 Cliriiit's Kirk. The proper pronunciation 
 appears to be Kenvie, q. v. 
 
 KEUCH, (-;«».) s. A wooded glen, Fife; 
 pronouii. ed as a monosyllable, q. kyoijh. 
 
 To KEV, Kepp, Keip, r. a. 1. To intercept, 
 S. Duiiijfan. 2. To receive in the act of 
 falling, S. Bellend. 3. To meet in a hos- 
 tile way. Barbour. 4. To meet in an 
 amicable way, S.B. Gaican and Gul. 5. 
 To meet accidentally, S. 6. To Kep aff, 
 to ward off. 7. To Kep back, to prevent 
 from getting forward, S. 8. To Kep in, 
 to prevent from issuing out, by guarding 
 the passage, or rather by suddenly op- 
 posing some barrier to what is issuing or 
 endeavouring to do so, S. 9. To Kep out, 
 to prevent from entering, by suddenly 
 opposing some obstacle, S. 10. To Kep 
 up the hair, to bind up the hair, Mearus. 
 Lanarks. — A.S. cep-an, Teut. kepp-en, 
 captare. 
 
 KEPAR,s. Onewhocatchesatathing. Dm»6. 
 
 KEPE, s. Care ; heed. To tak ke/'e, to 
 take care. Wallace. — A.S. cep-an, curare, 
 advertere. 
 
 KEPPING-KAIM, s. The large comb 
 used by women for tucking up the hair 
 on the back part of the head, Mearns, 
 Lanarks. It is sometimes called a buck- 
 ling- kaine. 
 
 KER, Kar, adj. 1. Left, applied to the 
 hand, S. t>kene. — Gael, caerr, id. 2. 
 Awkward, Galloway, 'i. Wrong, in a 
 moral sense, S. ; like Lat. and E. sinister. 
 
 KER, s. The soft kernel of suet, Ang. V. 
 Clyre. 
 
 KERB, KiRB Stoxes. The large stones on 
 the borders of a causeway; q. curb-stones, 
 because serving as a fence to the rest, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 KERBIT, adj. Peevish, Mearas. It has 
 been supposed that this may be a corr. of 
 Crabbed. Another might view it q. Care- 
 bit, q. bitten by care. 
 
 KEREFULL, s. As much as fills a sledge 
 or car. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 To KERF, r. a. To carve. Doug. Vircj. 
 
 KER-HANDIT, part. adj. Left-handed, 
 S. V. Car. 
 
 KERNE, s. LA foot soldier, armed with 
 a dart or a skean. Antiquary. 2. A 
 vagabond or sturdy beggar, S. 
 
 KERS, Kerss, s. V. Carse. 
 
 KERSSES, s. pi. Cresses, S. — A.S. caerse, 
 Belg. kerss, id. 
 
 KERT, s. A seaman's chart. Colkelbie 
 Sow. — Teut. kaerte, id. 
 
 To KERTH, r. n. Apparently, to make 
 demonstrations, to assume a bold appear- 
 ance. Sir Put. Hume's Narrative. It 
 may be an error for keith, i. e. kythe, show 
 themselves. 
 
 KERT IE, «. A species of louse. V. Kartie. 
 
 KERVOUR, «. Carver. Acts J a. V. 
 
 KE6T, Keist, prvt. r. 1. Tlirew. Compl. S. 
 
 2. Threw off in the chase. Doug. 3. Con- 
 trived; formed a plan. Wall. 4. Turned 
 to a particular course or employment. 
 " He keist himself to mercliandice." lii-g. 
 Aberd. 5. Gave a coat of lime or plaster, 
 S. To Kett, to cast, Cumberland. V. 
 Cast, v. a. 
 
 \s.V.S'V, part. pa. Cased. Ifoulate 
 
 KET, Kktt, s. The flesh of animals that 
 have died of disease or from accident, 
 Loth. Bord.^ — Su.G. koctt, Isl. kaet, caro I 
 
 To KET, r. a. To corrujit. IJenrysone. 
 
 KET, Kett, s. 1. The weed called quick- 
 grass, S.A. 2. A spongy peat, composed 
 of tough fibres of moss, and other plants, 
 Clydes. Dumfr. 3. Exhausted land; what 
 is reduced to a cai'Ut mortuum, Clydes. 
 
 KET, Kktt, «. A matted fleece, S. Burns. 
 
 — C.B. caeth, bound ; Ir. cailin, shag. 
 KET, adj. Irascible, Gall. Dumfr. — Shall 
 
 we view this as allied to liil.kit-a,kyt-az, 
 litii^are, altercari. 
 
 KETCHE-PILLARIS, s. pi. Players at 
 ball. iJunb.- — Teut. kaetse-spel, ludus 
 pilae. 
 
 KETHAT, s. A robe or cassock, ibid. 
 
 KETHRES, 8. pi. — Gael, cathfir, signifies 
 warriors, ceatharb, a troop; whence cea- 
 tharnach, a soldier. V. Catheraxes. 
 
 KETON, s. Cox's Ireland. This must cer- 
 tainly be viewed as an abbreviation of 
 Fr. hoqueton, O.Fr. auqueton, a soldier's 
 cassock. V. AcTO.N. 
 
 KETRAIL, Kytral, s. A term expressive 
 of the greatest contempt and abhorrence, 
 Gl. Sibb. — Teut. ketter, haereticus. V. 
 Kytral. 
 
 KETTY, adj. 1. Matted, S.A. 2. Applied 
 to spongy peats of the description given 
 under Ket, Kett, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 K ETTRI N, s. pi. V. Cateranes. 
 
 To KEUCHLE, {gutt.) v. n. To cough, 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 
 KECcHLE, «. A cough; the act of cough- 
 ing, ibid. — Formed as if a diminutive 
 from Teut. kuch-en, Belg. ^■«cA(7-««,tussire. 
 
 To KEVE, V. a. To toss. V. Cave. 
 
 KEYEE. On the kerce, possessing that flow 
 of spirits that borders on derangement, 
 having a bee in one's bonnet, Stirliugs. — 
 Fr. etre sur le qui rite, to be on the alert. 
 
 KEVEL, s. A lot. V. Cavel. 
 
 To KEVEL, t. a. To wield in an awkward 
 manner, Ettr. For. 
 
 KEVEL. V. Kavel. 
 
 To KEVEL, V. n. To wrangle ; to scold, 
 S.A. J. Nicol. — Alem. kyffel-v, Su.G. 
 kifw-a, kaeb-la, id. 
 
 KEVER, s. A gentle breeze, so as to cause 
 a slight motion of the water; a terra 
 used on the coast of Ayrshire. Perhaps a 
 derivative from Kere, Care, to toss; q. 
 what moves or tosses the boat. 
 
 To KEU ILL tcitk. To have intercourse 
 with, Selkirks. Hogg's Winter Tales. 
 
 — Teut. katcl-en, sortiri. 
 
KEY 
 
 382 
 
 KIL 
 
 KEVINS, .«. pi. The refuse separated from 
 grain, S. 
 
 KEUL.s. Alot, Roxb. V. Cavel. 
 
 KEULIN, s. Peril, tlie same with Callati, 
 Aberd. Skinner. — Tt may denote young 
 people in general; Su.G. hull, proles. 
 
 KEVV, s. Expl. " an overset," Ayrs.; pro- 
 bably denoting too much fatigue. — Su.G. 
 ku/w-a, supprimere. 
 
 KEWIS, s. p/. Line of conduct. Dunbar. 
 — Fr. queue, conclusion of a business. 
 
 KEWL, s. One vrho rides a horse, that is 
 not under proper command, with a halter, 
 when he brings the halter under the 
 horse's jaws, and makes it pass through 
 his mouth, is said to put a kewl on, Roxb. 
 — C.B. chwyl, a turn ; or corr. from E. coil. 
 
 KY, s. pi. Cows, S. DoUijlas. — O.Fris. kij. 
 
 To KIAUVE, r. a. To work; to knead, 
 Moray. Popular Ball. — Isl. kef-ia, sup- 
 primere. 
 
 KIBBLE, Kybill, af//. Strong and active, 
 S.B. Wi^ntown. 
 
 KIBBLING, s. A cudgel, Gall. " Kih- 
 bling, a rude stick or rung." Gall. Encycl. 
 It is probably a dimiu. from Cavel, 
 Ka ril, &c. a pole, a long staff. — Isl. kejli, 
 baculus. 
 
 KICHE, s. Apparently q. kitchic, the name 
 given to a kitchen, S.B. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 KICK, s. A novelty, S. — Isl. kaek-r, gestus 
 indecorus. 
 
 KICKY, adj. 1. Showy; gaudy, S. Shirrefs. 
 2. Aiming at what is above one's sta- 
 tion, S. 
 
 KICK-UP, s. A tumult; an uproar, Roxb. 
 Aberd.; from the vulgar phrase, to kick 
 up a dust. 
 
 To KID, r. n. To toy, Fife.— Su.G. kaet- 
 jas, lascivire. 
 
 KID, Kaid, s. The tick or sheep-louse. 
 Pohcart. 
 
 KYDD, part. pa. Manifested; from 
 kythe. Sir Gaican. 
 
 KIDDET, part. adj. In a state of preg- 
 nancy; with child, Ayrs.— It has strong 
 marks of affiuity to the Welsh; for C.B. 
 cyd-io, signifies coire, copulare. 
 
 KIDDY, (k/;. Wanton, Aug. V. Caigie. 
 
 KIDE, s. Peril, q. Kith, q. v. Sir Gawan. 
 
 KIDGIE, adj. Lovingly attached, Ayrs.; 
 the same with (jaigie, Caidi/y, q. v. 
 
 KIED, part. pa. Detected; discovered, 
 Shetl. It seems a corr. of kythed, q. 
 made known. 
 
 To KIFFLE, T. n. To cough from a 
 tickling sensation in the throat, although 
 not proceeding from cold, Roxb. 
 
 KIFFLE, *-. A troublesome or tickling 
 cough, Roxb. 
 
 KIFFLIN'-COUGH, s. A slight cough, 
 caused as above, Roxb. This seems 
 merely a variation of Kiijhle, used to de- 
 note a short tickling cough.— Teut. kick, 
 spirandi difficultas, kich-cn, difficulter 
 spirare, leviter atque iuauiter tussire. 
 
 KIGH, s. A slight tickling cough, S.— 
 Germ, keich-en, tussire. 
 
 KIGHENHEARTED, Kickex-Hearted, 
 adj. Faint-hearted, S. ; E. chicken- 
 hearted. — Isl. Sw. kikn-a, spiritum amit- 
 tere. 
 
 To KIGHER, Kicker, t. n. To titter, S. 
 — Germ, kicker-n, id. 
 
 KIGHER, s. The same with Kighle, Ang. 
 
 KIGHER, Kicker, s. A restrained laugh; 
 a titter, S. 
 
 To KIGHLE, {(]utt.) r. n. To have a short 
 tickling cough, S. ; the same with 
 Kigh, r. 
 
 KIGHLE, s. a short tickling cough, S. 
 
 KY-HERD, «. A cow-herd, Lanarks. 
 
 KYIS, />/. Cows. P. I6rh Cent. This form 
 of the word is anomalous. V. Ky. 
 
 KIL. A term entering into the formation 
 of many names of places in S. Stat. Ace. 
 — From Gael, cill, a cell, as denoting that 
 this was once the abode of a religious. 
 
 To KILCH, (hard,) r. n. 1. To throw up 
 behind, applied to a horse, especially when 
 tickled on the croup, Roxb. 2. To kilch 
 up. A person, seating himself on one 
 end of a board or form, when, by his 
 weight, he suddenly raises up the other, 
 is said to make it kilch up, ibid. Most 
 probably from the v. to Kilt. 
 
 KILCH, s. " A side blow; a catch; a stroke 
 got unawares." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 KILCH ES, s. pi. The name given to the 
 wide-mouthed trowsers or pantaloons 
 worn by male children, Stirlings. Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 KYLE, s. a sound ; a strait, S. Martin. 
 — Gael, caolas, id. ; Isl. kyll, gurges. 
 
 KILE, Kyle, s. A chance. Ross. Corr. 
 from Cavil, q. v. 
 
 KYLE ABOUT. An equal chance; or, 
 one good deed for another, S.B. 
 
 KYLE OF HAY. A hay-cock; the small 
 heap into which hay is at first gathered 
 when it is raked from the ground, S.A. 
 Coll. Ang. Fife. — This has been deduced 
 from Fr. cueill-ir, to gather. 
 
 To KYLE, TO Kyle hay. To put it into 
 cocks, ib. 
 
 KILL,s. 1. A kiln. 2. The kilPs onfre, a 
 phrase used to denote any great tumult or 
 combustion, S. 3. To fire the kill, to raise 
 a combustion. Wodroic. A. To set the kill 
 on fire, and To set the kill a-low, are used 
 in the same sense, S. 
 
 To KILL, r. a. To kiln-dry, S. Fountainh. 
 
 KILL OF A STACK, s. The opening to 
 that vacuity which is left in a stack of 
 corn or hay, for the admission of air, in 
 order to prevent its beiug heated, Roxb. 
 — Probably from its resemblance to the 
 opening in a kiln for drying grain. 
 
 KILL-COW, .0. A matter of consequence; 
 a serious affair; as, "Ye needna mind, 
 I'm sure it's nae sic great kill-coir," 
 Teviotd. In reference, most probably, to 
 
KIL 
 
 583 
 
 KLM 
 
 a blow that is sufficient to knock down 
 or kill a coir. 
 
 KILL-FUDUIE, s. The aperture by which 
 tlie fuel is put into the kihi, Mearns. 
 This is difl'erciit from the KtlU<,j'u', as the 
 kUl-fiidd'ti' is ill the interior part of tlie 
 kilfuijU, immediati'ly forming the mouth 
 of the kiln.— Fiidilic may be allied to 
 Tout. ro<d-tii, rui(l-tn, alcre, nutrire, q. 
 the place by which the kiln \s/ed or sup- 
 plied. 
 
 KILLICK, s. 1 . « The flue of an anchor." 
 Gall. Eii\,d. This must denote the 
 flook. '2. •* The mouth of a pick-axe," 
 ibid. — Allied pcrh. to \s\. hllck-r, c\xr\a.- 
 men, aduncitas; q. Cleik, S. 
 
 KILLICOUP, s. A somerset, Roxb. ; from 
 kUlie, explained below, and cuup a fall. 
 
 K 1 L L I E, s. 1 . An instrument of amuse- 
 ment for children. A plank or beam is 
 placed on a wall, so that one end projects 
 a good way farther than the other. A 
 child then places himself upon the long 
 end, while two or three press down the 
 short end, so as to cause him to mount, 
 Roxb. '2. An act of amusement in this 
 way, ibid. 
 
 To KILLIE, r. a. To raise one aloft in 
 the manner above deocribed, Roxb. 
 
 KILLlEMAIiOU, s. An uproar; a confu- 
 sion, Ettr. For. 
 
 KILLYLEEPV, s. The common sand- 
 piper. Loth. 
 
 KILLING, s. Cod. V. Keeling. 
 
 KILLY VIE,s. A state of great alertness or 
 excitement, West of S. — Fr. qui la tire ? 
 
 KILLV-WIMl'LE, s. A gewgaw; a ficti- 
 tious ornament; as, She has o'er mony 
 killy-mmphs in her simjiiifj ; she sings 
 with too many quavers and afifected de- 
 corations. Loth. 
 
 KILLMAN, s. The man who has the 
 charge of the ^-(7/, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 KILL-iME AT, s. A perquisite or small 
 proportion of the shillinij or sheeliiu/s of a 
 mill, which falls to the share of the 
 under-miller, Roxb. 
 
 KILLMOULI.S, s. The name given in 
 Roxb. to a hobgoblin represented as hav- 
 ing no mouth. — C.B. <jtvyll, a goblin. The 
 latter part of the designation seems to be 
 moiclesf, i. e. without a mouth. 
 
 KILLOGIE, s. A vacuity before the fire- 
 place in a kiln. V. Logie. 
 
 7o KILLOGUE, r. «. To hold secret and 
 close conference together, as apparently 
 laying a plot; synon. with Coi/nost, Clydes. 
 This seems merely a corr. of the obsolete 
 E. V. to Colleague, still used in the sense 
 given above. 
 
 KILLRAVAGE, s. Expl. " a mob of dis- 
 orderly persons." Gall. Encycl. V. Gil- 
 ravage. 
 
 KILL-SPENDIN, s. An old term for the 
 fire of a kiln, Ang. ; from the great cj- 
 penditure of fuel. 
 
 KILMARNOCK WHITTLE. A cant 
 phrase used for a person of either sex 
 who is already engaged or betrothed, 
 Roxb. 
 
 KILN-HOG IE, s. Shetl. the same with S. 
 Ki/lot/ie. 
 
 KVLOE, ,«. 1. The designation given to 
 the small black cattle brought from the 
 Island of Sky, S. "2. Applied to High- 
 land cattle without distinction, S. Wa- 
 rerley. 
 
 KYLOE, adj. Of or belonging to the de- 
 scription of cattle called ki/lot:i ; as, " a 
 kyloe cow," a Highland cow of a small 
 size ; " a kyloe stot," a bullock of this de- 
 scription; " kyloe beef," &:c. S. 
 
 To KILSH, r. a. To push, Dumfr. 
 
 KILSII, s. A push, Dumfr. — Perhaps of 
 Welsh origin ; C.B. cilijtcth, a push. 
 
 KILT, Kelt, .-•. A loose dress worn by 
 Highlanders, extending from the belly to 
 the knee, in the form of a petticoat, S. 
 Boswell. — Su.G. kilt, kiolt, Isl. kellta, sinus 
 vestis anterior. 
 
 To KILT, Kilt up, r. a. 1. To tuck up, S. 
 Douijla.-,. — Dan. kilt-er t>p,Svi.G. upkilt-a, 
 id. 2. To lift up any thing quickly, Ang. 
 Cleland. 3. To kilt aica' tri\ also to kilt 
 out o\ to carry off quickly, S.A. ; appa- 
 rently an oblique use of ihe v. as signify- 
 ing to truss, as it is said to pack off with 
 a thing. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 KILT, s. 1. The slope of a stone, especially 
 in the erection of a staircase ; a term in 
 masonry. Loth. 2. Applied, in a figura- 
 tive sense, to an unnatural or ungraceful 
 elevation of the voice in music, Loth. — 
 Dan. kilte, a taking in. 
 
 To KILT, T. a. To overturn ; to upset, Roxb. 
 
 KILT, s. An overturn; the act of over- 
 turning, Roxb. 
 
 To KILT o'er, v. a. To turn over, rather 
 by sleight than by strength; as, " See gin 
 ye can kilt that stane o'er," S.A. It is 
 synon. with Cant, Cant o'er. 
 
 KILT, s. The proper mode of manage- 
 ment. Ga/l. Encycl. 
 
 KILTED, part. adj. Dressed in a kilt, 
 as distinguished from one who wears 
 breeches, S. Blackw. Mu;/. 
 
 KIL T E II, s. Entertainment. Eamsay. 
 The same with E. kilter, preparation. 
 
 KILTIE, j>". One who is dressed iu a kilt, 
 Clydes. 
 
 KILTIE, s. " A spawned salmon." Gall. 
 Encycl. This must signify, one that has 
 been spawning. V. Kelt, id. 
 
 KILTING, s. The lap of a woman's petti- 
 coat that is tucked up, S. Kellif. 
 
 KILT-RACK, s. That which lifts up the 
 rack of a mill, Ang. V. Kilt, r. 
 
 K\^\,adj. 1. Keen; spirited, Aberd. Mearns. 
 2. Spruce, Aberd. — Isl. kitn-a, deridere. 
 
 KIMMEN, Kymmond, *-. 1. A milk-pail, 
 S.O. 2. A large shallow tub used in 
 brew-houses, Upp. Clydes. 3. A small 
 
KIM 
 
 384 
 
 KIN 
 
 tub, Ang. — Gael, ctiman, " a skimmer, a 
 sort of dish, a pail," Shaw ; C.B. cwman, 
 " a large wooden vessel, a tub ; a kive, 
 or bi'ewing-tub," Oweu. 
 
 KIxMMER, s. 1. A gossip. 2. Used as 
 denoting a married woman. Gall. V. 
 Cummer. 
 
 To KIMMER, r. n. 1. To gossip, or to 
 meet for gossiping, S.A. 2. To bring 
 forth a child, Lanarks.; a ludicrous terra. 
 
 KI MM ERIN, s. An entertainment at the 
 birth of a child, Gall. 
 
 KIN, s. Kind, S. as alkin, all kind of. 
 Piif. Honor. — A.S. clnne, Isl. kin, id. 
 
 KINBOT, s. The mulct to be paid to sur- 
 vivors for the sudden slaughter of a rela- 
 tive. Fordun. — A.S. cin, kindred, and 
 hot, compensation. 
 
 KINCHIN, s. A child, in cant language. 
 Tliis is one of the very few terms of this 
 description that can be traced. — It is un- 
 doubtedly a corruption of Belg. kindeken, 
 a little child, a diminutive from kind, a 
 child. 
 
 KINCHIN-MORT, s. A young girl edu- 
 cated in thieving ; a cant term. Guy 
 Mannering. — From kinchin, a child, and 
 mart, a woman, i. e. a female child. 
 
 KIND, s. Not their kind, not belonging to 
 them, or not proper or natural for them. 
 Spalding. 
 
 KYND, s. Nature. Wyntoicn. 
 
 KYND, Kyndly, adj. 1. Natural; kindred, 
 ibid. 2. Native. Douglas. 
 
 KIND GALLOWS. A designation given 
 to the fatal tree at Crieff. Antiquary. 
 
 KINDLIE, s. A man is said to have a 
 kindlie to a farm or possession which his 
 ancestors have held, and which he has 
 himself long tenanted, S.O. 
 
 KYNDLIE ROVVME,or Possession. The 
 land held in lease by a Kindly Tenant. 
 Spaldinq. V. Kyndlie Tennents. 
 
 KYNDLIE TENNENTS. A designation 
 given to those tenants whose ancestors 
 have long resided on the same lands, S. 
 Keith's Hist. 
 
 KYNDNES, s. Apparently, the right on 
 which a man claimed to retain a farm in 
 consequence of long possession ; the same 
 with Kindlie. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 K I NDNESS, s. The name given to a disease 
 wliich prevailed in Scotland, a. d. 1.580. 
 — This name may have been the vulgar 
 corruption of the technical term for a 
 tumid inflammation in the throat, squi- 
 niuicy, (now quinsy,) or perhaps rather of 
 Fr. sqiiinan.ee, id. 
 
 KING-CUP, s. The common species of 
 Meadow ranunculus. Loth. //. Mid-Loth. 
 
 KING OF C.\NTLAND. A game of chil- 
 dreu, in which one of a company being 
 chosen Kinq o' Cantland, and two goals 
 appointed at a considerable distance from 
 eacli other, all the rest endeavour to run 
 from the one goal to the other; and those 
 
 whom the King can seize in their course, 
 so as to lay his hand upon their heads, 
 (which operation is called irinning them,) 
 become his subjects, and assist him in 
 catcliing the remainder, Dumfr. This 
 play, in Roxb. is called King's Cove- 
 nanter ; in Galloway, King and Queen 
 of Cant el on. 
 
 KINGERVIE, s. A species of wrasse. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 KINGLE-KANGLE, s. Loud, confused, 
 and ill-natured talk, Fife; a reduplicative 
 term formed from Cangle, q. v. 
 
 KING'S CLAVER, s. Melilot, an herb; 
 Melilotus officinalis, Linn.; syn. Whuttle- 
 grass, Roxb. Called clarer or clover, as 
 being a species of Trefoil. 
 
 KING'S COVENANTER. A game of 
 children, Roxb. Loth. This game has 
 had its origin, it would seem, during the 
 troubles under Charles I. V. Ki.nr of 
 Cantland. 
 
 KING'S CUSHION. A seat formed by two 
 persons, each of whom grasps the wrist of 
 his left hand with the right, while he lays 
 hold of the right wrist of his companion 
 with his left hand, and rice rersa ; thus 
 forming a seat. Heart of Mid-Lothian. 
 
 KING'S ELLWAND. The constellation 
 properly called Orion's Girdle, Roxb. 
 
 KING'SHOOD, s. 1. The second of the 
 four stomachs in ruminating animals, S. 
 Burns. 2. It is used to denote the great 
 gut. Gall. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 KING'S KEYS. V. Keies. 
 
 KING'S- WEATHER, s. The exhalations 
 arising from the earth in a warm day. 
 Loth. 
 
 To KINK, r. n. 1. To labour for breath in 
 a severe fit of coughing, S. — Tent, kink- 
 en, difficulter spirare. 2. To laugh im- 
 moderately, S. Gl. Sibb. 3. To puke, 
 Galloway. Davidson. 
 
 KINK, s. I. A violent fit of coughing, at- 
 tended with suspension of breathing, S. 
 Morison. 2. A regular fit of tlie chin- 
 cough, S. 3. A convulsive fit of laughter, 
 S. 4. A faint; a swoon, Ettr. For. — A.S. 
 cincung, cachinuatio. 
 
 To GAE IN AE Kink. To go at once, like one 
 who goes off in a convulsive laugh. Hogg. 
 
 KINK, s. 1. A bend in the bole of a tree, 
 Ayrs. 2. In a general sense, a bending 
 of any kind, ibid. This must be origi- 
 nally the same with Kinsch, Kinch, as 
 denoting the twist or doubling given to a 
 rope; Belg. kink, a bend. 
 
 KINK EN, s. A small barrel ; a cag, S.B. 
 Spalding. — The unquestionable origin is 
 Teut. kindeken, kinnelcen, vasculum, oc- 
 tava pars cadi. 
 
 KINKHOST, s. The hooping-cough, S. 
 Montqomerie. — Belg. kink-hoest, Su.G. 
 kikhosta, id. 
 
 KINKYNE,s. Kind,,«. V. Kin. There- 
 duplication seems used for emphasis. 
 
 I 
 
KIN 
 
 585 
 
 KIP 
 
 Thus, aif kin ki»d seems properlj- to sig- 
 nify, " every kind possible," or " ima- 
 ginable ;" nae kin kt/ne, uo kind whatso- 
 ever; q. every, — or no, — sort of kind. 
 
 KINKIT, part. pn. When two ropes, or 
 tlie different foKls of one rope, which have 
 been Crnily twisted, are let loose, so that, 
 iu consequence of the spring given in un- 
 twisting, knots are formed on dittVrent 
 parts of the rope or fold, it is said to be 
 kiiikit, Fife. 
 
 KINNEN. s. A rabbit, S. V. Ccning.^ 
 
 KINRENT, Ky.nrent, s. Kindred. Wal- 
 Ixce. — A.S. cqnreue, cunryn, id. 
 
 KVNUIK, s. "l. Kingdom, ibid. 2. Pos- 
 session of a kingdom. Acts Ja. I. — A.S. 
 cijiinc, regnum. 
 
 KINSCH, s. Apparently, kindred. Mont- 
 gomcrie. 
 
 K i NSCH, KiNCH, s. 1 . The twist or doub- 
 ling given to a cord or rope, S. 2. A 
 cross rope capped about one stretched 
 longitudinally, and tightening it, S. A. 
 Gl. Moray. 3. An advantat^e unexpect- 
 edly obtained, ibid. — Isl. kinka, artuum 
 nodus ; Belg. kixk, a bend. 
 
 To KEP Ki.NCHES. A mctaph. phrasc, signi- 
 fying to meet any particular exigence; 
 to manage any thing dexterously, when 
 tlie conduct of one person ought to cor- 
 respond to that of another, or when the 
 act is exactly fitted to the peculiar cir- 
 cumstances; as, " I canua kep kinches jcT 
 him, Stirlings. 
 
 To KINSCH, v.a. 1. To tighten a rope by 
 twisting it with a rack-pin, S. 2. To cast 
 a single knot on the end of a piece of 
 cloth, or of a web; a term commonly used 
 by weavers in the northern counties of S. 
 
 KIX.SCH-PIN, s. A pin or stick used in 
 twisting the ropes which bind any thing 
 together, to make them firmer, S. ; Rack- 
 pill synon. 
 
 KINSH, s. A lever, such as is used in 
 quarrying stones, or in raising them, 
 Roxb. ; synon. Pinch, Punch. 
 
 KINTYE, s. The roof-tree, Fife; a term 
 used by those who are of Highland de- 
 scent. — Gael, ceann, the head, and tijhe, 
 genitive, of the house. 
 
 KIOW-OWS, s. pi. 1. Silly tattles; trifling 
 discourse, S.B. 2. Things of a trivial 
 nature, "b. Corr. perhaps from ^. (fexcqaws. 
 
 To KIOW-OW, r. n. To trifle either in 
 discourse or conduct, S.B. 
 
 To KIP, r. a. To take the property of an- 
 other by fraud or violence. Loth. — Su.G. 
 kipp-a, to seize violently. 
 
 To KIP, r. n. To play the truant, Loth. 
 
 KIP, s. Haste; hurry, Ettr. For. This 
 may be allied to Isl. i(/)/>-a, raptare ; or 
 Dm. kipp-er, to pant, to leap. 
 
 KIP, s. "' Ane litill kipp." Aberd. Reg. 
 Kip denotes a hook, also a jutting point, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 KIP, Kipr, ». 1. A sharp pointed hill, 
 
 Tivecild. 2. Those parts of a mountain 
 which resemble round knobs, jutting out 
 by the side of the cattle-path, are called 
 kipps, Ayrs. — Isl. kepp-r, tumor. 
 
 To K 1 1^, r. «. To be turned up at the points; 
 spoken of the horns of cattle, Clydes. 
 
 To KIP up, r. a. To turn up; as, the side 
 of a hat or bonnet. A kipped up nose, a 
 nose cocked up, Roxb. Mearns. 
 
 KIP, s. A term denoting any thing that is 
 beaked. V. Kipper. 
 
 KIP, s. A cant term for a brothel, Clydes. 
 Itinay,hinvever,be corr. from Belg. kii/,\d. 
 
 KYPE, s. 1. A small round hole made in 
 the ground by boys, in one of their games 
 at marbles or taw, Aberd. 2. Transferred, 
 as a name, to that particular game which 
 requires this hole, ibid. — Isl. kipp-r, iu- 
 terstitium loci. 
 
 KYPIE, .«. A man who uses his left hand 
 instead of the right, Lanarks. ; corres- 
 ponding with Lat. scaerus. Corr. per- 
 haps, from C.B. chwithig, id. 
 
 K I P-N EBBIT,rt(//. Synon. with Kip-nosed, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 KIP- NOSED, adj. Having the nose turned 
 up at the point, S.; having v. hat is called 
 in vulgar E. a pug iiofe. 
 
 KIPPAGE, s. 1. The company sailing on 
 board a ship, whether passengers or ma- 
 riners. Acts Ja. VI. This is not from the 
 E. word, which is not used in a similar 
 sense, but from Fr. equipage d^un nacire, 
 " most properly, her mariners and soul- 
 diers," Cotgr. i. e. those on board a vessel. 
 
 2. Disorder ; confusion, S. Loth. Antiq. 
 
 3. It often denotes the expression or symp- 
 toms of a paroxysm of rage. Warerley. 
 To be in an unco ki/ page, to be highly 
 offended or displeased, S..\. 
 
 KIPPER, .<!. 1. Salmon in the state of 
 spawning, S.A. ; reid fsche, synon. Acts 
 Ja. IV. 2. Salmon salted, hung and 
 dried, S. Kipper may literally signify, 
 " a beaked fish." Kip has a similar sense 
 in S. — Teut. kipp-en, excludere ova. V. 
 Kip -NOSED. 
 
 To KIPPER, r a. To cure fish by means 
 of salt and pepper, and by hanging them 
 up, S. Statii't. Ace. 
 
 KIPPER-NOSE,*. A beaked or hooked 
 no>-e, Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 
 
 KIPPIE, s. A small hill, South of S. 
 
 KIPPIE, KiPPiT, adj. A kipj'ie cow, a 
 cow with horns turning upwards, Roxb. 
 Mearns. 
 
 KIPPING LYNE. Perhaps from Teut. 
 kip, decipula, as denoting a gin lor catch- 
 ing fish. 
 
 KIPPLK, s. A rafter, Roxb. V. Couple. 
 
 To KIPPLE to, r. a. To fasten together; 
 to couple, S.O. Picken. 
 
 KIPPLE-FIT, s. The /oof or lower part of 
 a rafter, S.O. Datids. Sean. V Couple. 
 
 KIPPLE-HOE, 8. A straight piece of 
 wood laid across the top of the couple or 
 
 2C 
 
KIR 
 
 386 
 
 Km 
 
 rafter, the top being covered with feal so 
 as to form the angle, Roxb. V. How,Hou,s. 
 
 KIR, adj. 1. Cheerful, Ayrs. 2. Fond; 
 amorous; wanton. Gall. Ayrs. Dumfr. 3. 
 Consequential, Dumfr. ; as, " He looks as { 
 kir as a rabbit." Siller Gun. — Isl. kirr, 
 tranquillus. | 
 
 7\> KIRK, r. a. To lead to church; as, 
 To kirk a bride, &c. S. Wallace. 
 
 KIRK, KiRKE, s. 1. The true iatholic 
 church, inclu'ling all on earth who hold 
 the fundamental doctrines of Christianity. 
 2. Tlie cluirch i''-visib!e, coiisistiug of all 
 who are true believers, to wuatever so- 
 ciety they belong ; or whether they be in 
 heaven, or yet on earth. 3. A body of 
 Christians adhering to one doctrine, 
 government, aud worship, S. Scott's 
 Conf. of Faith. 4. The church of Scot- 
 land, as distinguished from other re- 
 formed churches, or from that of Rome. 
 5. A particular congregation, assembling 
 in one place for the worship of God, as 
 distinguished from the whole body of the 
 church, S. 6. The term Kirk is fre- 
 quently applied to ecclesiastical judica- 
 tories of different denominations. 7. The 
 church viewed as established by law, or 
 as legally connected with the state, S. 
 8. A house appropriated for public wor- 
 ship, S. 9. The term had been used, in 
 connexion with another, at the time of 
 our Reformation, to denote what is usu- 
 ally called a conventicle, or private 
 meeting of a religious society. Knox. 
 
 KIRK AND MILL. "Ye may mak a kirk 
 and a mill o't" a phrase very commonly 
 used, to express the indifference of tlie 
 speaker as to the future use that may be 
 made of the property of which he speaks, S. 
 
 KIRK-BELL, s. The bell which is rung to 
 summon to church ;tliecluirch-goingbell,S. 
 
 KIRK-DORE, KiRK-DuiR, .■«. The door of 
 a church, S. " To do a thing at the kirk- 
 dore" to do a thing openly and unblush- 
 ingly, Lanarks. 
 
 KIRKIN, KiRKiNG, s. The first appearance 
 of a nevvly married couple at church, S. 
 
 KIRKINE, adj. Belonging to the church. 
 Haul ate. 
 
 KIRK-LADLE, s. An instrument some- 
 what resembling a ladle, still used in 
 many country churches for receiving the 
 money given for the support of the poor, 
 or for other pious purposes, S. 
 
 KIRKLAND, .«. Land belonging to the 
 church, S. jicts Cha. I. 
 
 KIRK-MAISTER, s. I. A deacon in the 
 church. Acts Ja. VI. 2. It was also 
 used to denote a deacon of any incorpo- 
 rated trade. Blue Blanket. — Teut. kerk- 
 maester, aedituus. 
 
 KIRK-MAN, ,«. 1. A churchman. Knox. 
 2. A member of the Church of Scotland, 
 as contradistinguished from one who is 
 united to some other religious society, S. 
 
 KIRK-MOUSE, s. A mouse that is so un- 
 fortunate as to be the tenant of a church; 
 a term which occurs in a Prov. commonly 
 used to convey the idea of the greatest 
 poverty, " I'm as pair 's a kirk-mouse," S. 
 KIRK-KENT, s. The renc arising from 
 
 eccle.-<iastical buds. Book of Disc. 
 KIRK-SKAILING, s. The dispersion of 
 those who have been engaged in public 
 worship at church, S. Peter's Letters. 
 KIRKSETT, Kyrksp.t, s. Apparently the 
 same with the terra Churchesset, Chirsct, 
 or Curcscd. in the O.E. law. modified 
 from A.S. cjr'c-scat, "ecclesiae census, 
 vectigal ecclesiasticum ; church-scot ; a 
 certain tribute or payment made to the 
 church, Somner. 
 KIRK-STYLE, s. 1. The gate of the en- 
 closure around a church, S. 2. The steps 
 in the wall of a church-yard by which 
 persons pass over, S. 
 KIRK-SUPPER, .«!. The entertainment 
 after a newly married pair have been 
 kirked, Gallowav. 
 KIRK THE GUSSIE. A play in which a 
 large ball, called the (iiissie, is driven with 
 clubs into a hole, one party opposing an- 
 other. When the ball is lodged, the 
 qussie is said to be kirkit, Ang. 
 KiRK-TOWN, s. A village or hamlet in 
 which the parish-church is erected, S. 
 Clan-Alhin. 
 KIRK-WERK, s. The reparation of 
 
 churches. Pari. Ja. III. 
 KIRK-YARD,s. The church-yard, S. Spald. 
 To KIRN, T. a. I. To churn, S. Ferguson. 
 — A.S. cern-an, id.; Teut. kern-en. 2. To 
 throw any thing into a disorderly state, S. 
 KIRN, s. 1. A churn, S. Kelli/.— Tent, 
 kerne, id. 2. Metaph. applied to a miie, S. 
 KIRN, s. 1. Tlie feast of harvest-home, S. 
 Burns. 2. The last handful of grain cut 
 down on the harvest-field, S. V. Maiden. 
 To Cry the Kirn. After the kirn is won, 
 or the last handful of grain cut down, to 
 go to the nearest eminence and give three 
 cheers, to let the neighbours know that 
 harvest is finished, Teviotd. Loth. After 
 this, the ceremony of throwing the hooks 
 takes place. V. Hook. 
 To Win the Kirn. To gain the honour of 
 cutting down the last handful of corn on 
 the harvest-field, S. 
 KIRNAN-RUNG, s. V. Kirn-Staff, id. 
 KIRN-CUT, s. " The name sometimes 
 given to the last handful of grain cut 
 down on the harvest-field," South of S. 
 V. Maiden. 
 KIRN-DOLLIE, s. A sort of female figure 
 made of the last handful of corn that is 
 reaped, Roxb. ; the same with Maiden ; 
 and Loth. Kirn-bah-j. Bollie is a dimin. 
 from E. Doll. V. Kirn, sense 2. 
 KIRNEL, Kyrneim,, s. An interstice in a 
 battlement. Barbour. — h.li.kerncllac,i<l.', 
 Ft. crencle, embattled. 
 
KIR 
 
 S87 
 
 KYT 
 
 KIRNEN,». Familiarity, S.B. Jour. Loud. 
 
 KIHXIE, .«. " A little, pert, impudent boy, 
 who would wish to be considered a man." 
 OiiU. E lie yd. — CD. coryn, a dwarf or 
 piitmv, from cv)\ id. 
 
 KIKN-"MILK,s. Buttermilk, S. Compl.S. 
 — Teut. kyni-melck, id. 
 
 KIRN-STAFF, s. " That long staflF, with a 
 circular frame on the head of it, used an- 
 ciently for agitating the cream, when up- 
 standing k'lnts were fashionable." Gall. 
 Eiicycf. 
 
 KIRN-SWEE, s. An instrument for faci- 
 litating the churning of milk. 
 
 KIRRYWERV, Carriwarv, s. A sort of 
 burlesque serenade ; the noise of mock- 
 music, made with pots, kettles, frying- 
 pans, shouting, screaming, kc. at or near 
 the doors and windows of old people who 
 marry a second time, especially of old 
 women and widows who marry young 
 men, W.Loth. Fife. The origin of the 
 term is totally uncertain. — Fr. cltaricaris 
 is used exactly in the same sense. 
 
 To KIRSEN, T. a. To baptize, S. West- 
 morel. ; Kers'n, Lancash. ; corr. from E. 
 Christen. 
 
 KIRSNIN, s. Baptism, S. 
 
 KIRSP, s. Fine liuen, or cobweb lawn. 
 In rentories. 
 
 KIRST, s. Viewed as an abbrev. of the 
 female name Christian. Cl>r. Kirk. 
 
 To KIRYAUW, r. n. To caterwaul, Fife. 
 
 KI8H,s. A shining powdery matter, which 
 separates from pig-iron long kept in a 
 melted state. 
 
 KYSLE-STANE, Keisyl-Stane, ft. " A 
 flint stone," Gl. Sibb. — Teut. kesel-steen, 
 silex. V. Klezlie. 
 
 KISLOP, s. 1. The fourth stomach of a 
 calf, containing the substance which has 
 the power of coagulating milk, Ettr. For.; 
 Eeid, synon. The same virtue is here 
 ascribed to the stomach of a lamb. 2. 
 The bag which contains rennet, ibid. 
 
 To KISS the cap. To " put the cap or mug 
 to the mouth ; a phrase for drinking," S. 
 Gf. Shirre/s. " I wadua kiss your cap," 
 I would not taste your drink, S. " I 
 wadua kiss caps if i' him," I would have 
 no fellowship with him in drinking, S. 
 
 KISSING-.STRINGS, s. pi. Strings tied 
 under the chin, S. Boss. 
 
 KIST, Kyst, .«. 1. A chest, S. Wallace. 
 2. A cofiRn, S. ; sometimes dead-kist. Spal- 
 dinfj. 3. Used to denote some kind of 
 entire, or perhaps what is otherwise 
 called an ark, for catching fish. Acts 
 Cka. I. — A.S. cest, Germ, kist, Su.G. kist-a, 
 Lat. cist-a, a chest, in general; A.S. cyste, 
 a coffin ; Belg. doodkist, id. 
 
 To KIST, r. a. To enclose in a coffin, S. 
 S/ialdiuii. 
 
 KISTING, ». The act of putting a corpse 
 into a coffin, wiih the entertainment 
 given on this occasion, S. 
 
 KISTIT, nrr//. Dried up; withered; with- 
 out substance ; not having its proper dis- 
 tinguishing quality, C'lydes. ; Foisonless, 
 synon. — Teut. keesl must have had a simi- 
 lar signification, as Kilian renders kcest- 
 hoen, gallina sterilis. 
 
 KYSTLESS, adj. Tasteless, Roxb. V. 
 Keestless. 
 
 KIST-NOOK, s. The corner of a chest, S. 
 
 KIT, .«. A' the kit, or the haill kit ; all ta- 
 ken together, S. li. Galloway. — Su.G. 
 kyt-a, to exchange, q. the haill coup, the 
 whole barter. 
 
 * KIT, s. A wooden vessel or pail in which 
 dishes are washed, Roxb. 
 
 To KIT, r. a. To pack in a kit,S>. Stat. Ace. 
 
 KITCHEN, KiTCHiNG,KicHiNG,s. I. Solids, 
 as opposed to liquids. Balfour. 2. Any 
 thing eaten with bread, S. /Statist. Ace. 
 3. An allowance instead of milk, butter, 
 small beer, S. ibid. — Isl. kiot, Su.G. koett, 
 flesh, or Dan. kiokken, dressed food. 
 
 To KITCHEN, r. a. 1. To serve as kitchen, 
 S. Burns. 2. To save ; to be sparing of; 
 synon. with llain, Tape; as, "Kitchen 
 weel," make your kitchen last, Ettr. For. 
 
 KITCHEN, s. A tea-urn, S. Sir J. Sine. 
 
 KITCHEN-FEE, s. The drippings of meat 
 roasted before the fire, S. 
 
 K ITCHY, i.-. The vulgar name for the 
 kitchen, Ang. St. Kathleen. 
 
 KYTE, s. l.^The belly, S. Lyndsay. 2 
 The stomach, S. Kelly. — Isl. kicid-r, 
 Moes.G. ({uid, venter; Isl. quidar fylli, 
 S. a r'ow kyte. 
 
 KYTE-CLUNG, adj. Having the belly 
 shrunk from hunger, S. Tarras. 
 
 KYTE-FOW, Kyteful, s. A bellyfull, S. 
 Gait. 
 
 KITH, s. 1. Acquaintances, S. Kith or 
 kin, acquaintances or relations. Burns. 
 
 2. Show ; appearance. Gawan and Gol. 
 — A.S. ci/the. notitia. 
 
 To KYTHE, Kyith, r. a. I. To show, S. 
 K. Quair. 2. To practise. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 3. To cause ; to produce, id. — A.S. eyth- 
 an, ostendere. 
 
 To KYTHE, Kyith, t. n. I. To be mani- 
 fest, S. 3Iaitl. P. 2. To come in sight ; 
 to appear to view, Roxb. 3. To appear 
 in proper character, S. This is the esta- 
 blished acceptation of the term in S. as 
 respecting a person or thing not fully 
 known as yet, or not seen in its true light. 
 In this sense are we to understand the 
 Prov. " Cheatrie game will aye kythe." 
 " IleUl kythe in his ain colours, he'll ap- 
 pear without disguise; he'll be known for 
 the man he is." Gl. Shirr. 4. " To keep 
 company with." (//. Spaldimj. 
 
 KYTHE,.'?. Appearance, Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 KYTHSO.ME, adj. Blylhsome and kyth- 
 some is a conjunct phrase used in Perths. 
 as signifying, " happy in consequence of 
 having abundance of property in coirs." 
 
 KYTIE, adj. Big-bellied, or corpulei.t, 
 
KIT 
 
 388 
 
 KNA 
 
 especially in consequence of full living, 
 Loth. Lanarks. Clydes. V. Kyte. 
 
 KIT YE. A phrase used Ayrs. as signify- 
 ing, " Get you out of the way." Su7-r. 
 Ayrs. Also pron. Kittle. In Aberd. 
 Keit-ye. — Traced to Fr. quitt-er, to quit. 
 
 K VTRAL, s. a contemptuous designation. 
 Montijomerie. V. Ketrail. 
 
 KITS, s. pi. The name given to the public 
 Jakes of the Grammar-school, Aberd. 
 
 KiTT, s. A brothel, Ayrs. Plcken. 
 
 To KITT, r. a. To relieve a person of all 
 his ready money at play. Kitt, part. pa. 
 plucked in this manner, Roxb. 
 
 To KITTER, T. n. To fester; used con- 
 cerning a sore ; to inflame, to gather as a 
 boil does, Ettr. For. — Isl. kyte, ulcus. 
 
 KITTIE, s. A name given to any kind of 
 cow. Gall. This seems merely a corr. of 
 L'oii-dy. V. CowDA, and Cowdach. 
 
 KITTIE, KiTTOCK, s. 1. A loose woman, 
 S.B.; C!(<<je, S.A. Dunbar. 2. A term of 
 disrespect for a female, though not neces- 
 sarily implying lightness of carriage, S. 
 Chr. Kirk. — Su.G. kaett, wanton. V. 
 Caigie. 
 
 KITTIE-CAT, s. A bit of wood, or any 
 thing used in its place, which is hit and 
 driven about at Shintle and other games, 
 
 Roxb. V. HORNIE-HOLES. 
 
 KITTILL TO SCHO BEHIND. Not to 
 be depended on ; not worthy of trust. Lett. 
 Loi/ri H of Restalrig, Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 KITTIT, part. pa. Stripped of all that 
 one possessed; bereaved of one's property, 
 whether by misfortune or otherwise, S.A. 
 
 V. KlTT, V. 
 
 K YTTIT, part. pa. Daubed veith a viscous 
 substance. Bannat. Poems.— J)a.n. kitt-er, 
 Sw. kitta, to cement. 
 
 KITTIWAKE,s. The Tarrock, S. Slhhahl. 
 
 KITTY-WREN, s. The wren, S. 
 
 2'o KITTLE, r. u. 1. To litter. Minstr. 
 Bord. 2. To bring forth kittens, S.^Su.G. 
 kltsla, id. from katt, a cat, or Isl. kad, foe- 
 tus rccens. 
 
 To KITTLE, r. n. To be generated in the 
 imagination or affections, Ayrs. St. Ronan. 
 
 To KITTLE, KiTiLL, t. a. 1. To tickle, S. 
 — A.S. citcl-an, Belg. klttel-cn, Isl. k'ltl-a, 
 id. Perh. the root is Isl. kid-a, mol liter 
 fricare. 2. To excite a pleasant sensation 
 in the mind. Doti;/. '6. To enliven ; to 
 excite, S. llanisai/. 4. To puzzle ; to 
 perplex, S. 5. Used ironically, as denot- 
 ing a fatal stab, S. Bfackw. M(i>j. 
 
 To KITTLE, r. n. A term used in regard 
 to the wind, when it rises. " It's begin- 
 nin'to kittle;" It is beginning to rise, Fife. 
 
 To KITTLE np, r. n. Applied to the 
 wind, when it rises so as to blow irregu- 
 larly with considerable violence, Fife. 
 
 KITTLE, adj. I. Easily tickled, S.— Tent. 
 keteliijh, id". 2. Attended with difficulty, 
 in a literal sense ; as, (r kittle t)ait, a road 
 that one is apt to lose, or in which oue is 
 
 in danger of falling, S. 3. Difiicult; nice; 
 used in a moral sense, like E. ticklish. 4. 
 Not easily managed ; as, a kittle horse, S. 
 MelrilTs MS. — Teut. ketelitj peerd, id. 
 5. Not easily articulated; as, kittle words, 
 S. Hoijg. 6. Variable ; applied to the 
 weather, S. 7. Nice; intricate, in a moral 
 sense ; as, a kittle question. Wodrow. 8. 
 As denoting a nice sense of honour, S. 
 9. Squeamish ; applied to the conscience, S. 
 Spotsicood. 10. Vexatious; implying the 
 idea of danger, S. Beuitie. 11. Likely ; 
 apt. Burns. 12. Sharp; as applied to 
 an aj.gle, Aberd. It is not used, however, 
 in the strict mathematical sense of acute ; 
 for an angle may be obtuse, and yet (as is 
 expressed) oin-e kittle. 
 
 KITTLE-BREEKS, s. pi. A term applied 
 as a nickname to a person of an irritable 
 temper, Aberd. 
 
 KITTLE-STRIPS, ?. ;./. A rope with a 
 noose at each end, into which the feet of 
 a person are put, who is placed across a 
 joist or beam. His feat is to balance 
 himself so exactly, (and it is rather a 
 kittle attempt,) as to be able to lift some- 
 thing laid before him with his teeth, 
 without being overturned, Roxb. 
 
 KITTLE-THE-COUT, Kittlie-Cout. A 
 game among young people, in which a 
 handkerchief being hid by oue, the rest 
 are employed to seek it, S. ; q. puzzle the 
 colt. 
 
 KITTLIE, a(7;. 1. Itchy, S.B. 2. Suscep- 
 tible ; sensitive, S. 
 
 KITTLING, s. 1. A kitten, S. 2. This word 
 has formerly been used as a contemp- 
 tuous designation for a child. Aberd. Req. 
 
 KITTLING, s. 1. A tickling, S. Hogg. 2. 
 Something that tickles the fancy. Gait. 
 
 KIVAN, s. " A covey, such as of part- 
 ridges." (jall. Encvcl. V. Kivin. 
 
 KIVE, s. " Mashing-fat." Kelly. 
 
 To KIVER, f. a. To cover, Lanarks. Fife. 
 
 KIVER, s. A covering of any kind, ibid, 
 
 KIVILAIVIE, s. A numerous collection; 
 a crowd; properly of low persons, Lanarks. 
 
 KIVIN, s. A crowd of people, gathered 
 together for amusement; a bevy, Teviotd. 
 
 To KIZEN, Keisin, r. n. To shrink, espe- 
 cially in consequence of being exposed to 
 the sun or drought, Ayrs. Renfr. Train. 
 
 KLACK, s. Fishing ground near the shore, 
 Slietl.; as opposed to If off, q. v. 
 
 KLKM, adj. Unprincipled. V.Clem. 
 
 KLINT, s. A rough stone; an outlying 
 stone, Tvveedd. — Su.G. klint, scopulus. 
 
 KLIPPERT, s. A shorn sheep, S. ; from 
 E. clip. Journ. Lond, 
 
 To KNAB, V. a. To beat, Selkirks.; the 
 same with Nab. Hogg's Dram. Tales. 
 
 KNAB, s. A severe stroke, Ettr. For. 
 This seems to be the same with Knap. 
 
 KNAB, s. 1. One who possesses a small 
 independence ; a little laird, S. Forbes. 
 2. A leader or general. P. Buchan Dial. 
 
 { 
 
 J 
 
KNA 
 
 iS9 
 
 KXA 
 
 — Germ, knal), puer nobilis ; Isl. knnpar, 
 vulgiis nobiliuin. 
 
 KNAHI3V, Knabbisft, a'V). Possessing iu- 
 (iopeiiileiice in a middling line, S. 
 
 KXABBLICK,.!.//. Expl." sharp-pointed," 
 (il.; applied to small stones or pebbles 
 tliat have several angles, and which 
 either start from under the foot, when 
 one treads on them, or bruise it, S.B. V. 
 
 K.NIBLOC!!. 
 
 KNABRIE, ,<. The lower class of gentry; 
 properly such as coch-hiinh, wlio culti- 
 vate their own property, Ayrs. 
 
 To KNACK, K.NAK, r. a. To taunt. Wj/n- 
 toini. — Su.G. knack-a, to tap, to pat, q. 
 to strike smartly; or Isl. naijj-a, litigare. 
 
 KN.VCK, KxAK, .«. pron. nack. 1. A gibe ; 
 a sharp repartee, S. Douj. 2. A trick, 
 S. Jiaiiifiii/. 
 
 To KNACK, r. ii. To make a harsh sound 
 with the throat, somewhat resembling 
 the clinking of a, mill, S.A. 
 
 KNACK, s. The sound described above, 
 as made by the throat, S.A. 
 
 KNACKETY, adj. Self-conceited, S. 
 
 KNACKY, adj. 1. Quick at repartee, S. 
 Haiiisai/. 2. Acute, but at the same time 
 facetious, S. Ituddiman. 3. Applied to 
 what is entertaining; as, a iiacky ^tori/, S. 
 Jiamsay. 4. It is used in Berwicks. in 
 the sense of cunning ; crafty. 
 
 KN.\CKSY, adj. The same with Knacky, 
 Perths. 
 
 KN ACKUZ, s. " A person who talks quick, 
 snappish, and ever chattering." Gall. 
 Encycl. V. Knacky. 
 
 KNAG, s. The name given to a certain 
 bird in Sutherland. — The woodpecker is 
 most probably meant, from Su.G. ijnaga, 
 to gnaw. 
 
 KNAG, .«. Apparently synon. with E. Keg 
 or Kag, a small barrel, Aberd. Tarras. 
 
 KNAG, s. A knob on which any thing is 
 hung, S. Popular Ball. — Ir. Gael, cnag, 
 a knob, a peg; Su.G. knoge, condylus. 
 
 KN AGGIE, adj. 1. Having protuberances. 
 Burns. 2. Tart and ill-humoured; knag- 
 git, Fife. Cleland. 
 
 KNAGGIE, ?. 1. A small cask, Aberd. 
 Gl. Shirr. 2. A small wooden vessel 
 with a handle, Ettr. For. 
 
 KNAGGIM, s. A disagreeable taste, S. 
 Journ. Lond. 
 
 KN.\GL1E, adj. Used in the same sense 
 with Kiiaggie, having many protube- 
 rances, S. 
 
 KNAIVATICK, adj. Mean; from knave. 
 Evergreen. 
 
 KNAP, s. 1. A knob; a protuberance, S. 
 " It is a good tree that hath neither A;«ap 
 nor gaw," S. Prov. " There is nothing 
 altogether perfect." Kelly. 2. A hillock, 
 Aberd. Tarras. 3. Knap of the causey, 
 the middle stones in a street, Aberd. To 
 keep the knap of the causey, used in 
 the same metaph. sense with keeping the 
 
 crown of the caust'y, ibid. — Tent, knojipe, 
 nodus. 
 
 • To KNAP, r. n. To break in two, S.A. 
 
 KN.\P, .«. Some sort of wooden vessel, S. 
 — Su.G. Isl. kiiapp, globulus. 
 
 To KN.\P, Knop, r. n. 1. To speak after 
 the Eiigli->h manner, S. Watson. To 
 knap suddrone, v. a. to speak like those 
 who live South from S. JJauiiltoun. 2. 
 To clip words by a false pronunciation. 
 E. knap, to break short. Colcil. 
 
 KNAP, s. A slight stroke, S. JRamsay. 
 
 KNAPE. .?. 1. A servant. Doug. 2." As 
 equivalent to raid, ibid. — A.S. cnapa, 
 Teut. knape, puer, servus. 
 
 KNAPPARE, 1?. A boor. Douglas. 
 
 KN APPARTS, s. pi. Heath-pease, S.B.— 
 Teut. knappen, mandere, and worte, radix. 
 
 KNAPPEL, .0. Oak for staves brought 
 fromMemel,Dantzick,&c. S. ActsCha.II. 
 — Isl. ktiapp-r, rigidus, q. hard wood. 
 
 KNAPPERS, s. pi. The mast of oak, &c. 
 " Glandes, knappers." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 KNAPPING HAMMER. A hammer with 
 a long shaft, for breaking stones into 
 small pieces, chiefly used to prepare ma- 
 terials for making or mending roads, 
 Loth. ; from E. knap, to strike smartly. 
 
 KNAPPING-HOLE, s. A term, in the 
 game of Shintie, used to denote the hole 
 out of which two players try to drive the 
 ball in opposite directions, Dumfr. From 
 Knap, V. as signifying to hit smartly. 
 
 KNAPPISH, adj. Tart; snappish. Z. 
 Boyd. — Teut. knapp-en, to bite. 
 
 KNAPSCHA, Knapishay, Kxapskall, s. 
 A headpiece. Stat. Hob. I. — Su.G. knape, 
 a servant, and skal, a shell, a covering. 
 
 KNARLIE, adj. Knotty, Lanarks. V. 
 
 KXORRY. 
 
 KNARRIE, s. A bruise ; a hurt, Aberd. 
 Isl. gner-a, affricare, to rub, Verel.; q. a 
 hurt produced by friction. 
 
 To KNASH, r. a. 1. To gnaw. Watson. 2. To 
 strike, Clydes. — Isl. knatsk-a, arrodo. 
 
 KNAVE-BAIRN, s. A male child, South 
 of S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 KNAVESHIP, Knaship, s. A small due, 
 in meal, established by usage, which is 
 paid to the under-railler, S. V. Knaw, 
 Knaif, s. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To KNAW, Knawe, t. a. To know. 
 Wyntotrn. — A.S. cnaxc-an, id. 
 
 KNAW, Knawe, Knaie, s. I. A male 
 child. Wyntown. 2. A male under age. 
 Barbour. 3. A male servant. Wyntown. 
 4. A man in an inferior rank. Bannat. 
 Poems. V. Knape. 
 
 To KNAW APONE, v. a. To use judicial 
 cognizance of ; to judge. Pari. Ja. II. 
 
 KNAVVLEGE, s. 1. Knowledge, S.a Upp. 
 Lanarks. 2. Trial; examination; scru- 
 tiny. To bide knaiclege, to bear investi- 
 gation, applied to persons in regard to 
 conduct or integrity in management. 
 Pari. Ja. I. 
 
KNA 
 
 390 
 
 KNO 
 
 To KNAWLEGE, v. n. To acknowledge. 
 
 A herd. Reg. 
 KNAWSHIP, Knaveship, of a mill. The 
 dues given by those who have grain 
 ground, for paying the servants in a mill, 
 vulgarly kiieeship, S. Ersklne. — Teut. 
 hnaep-schaep, servitus. 
 KNECHT, Kntcht, s. 1. A common sol- 
 dier. Doug. 2. A commander, ibid. — 
 Franc, knecht, A.S. cneuht,^ boy, a servant. 
 KNEDNEUCH, {ch gutt.) s. A peculiar 
 taste or smell ; chiefly applied to old 
 meat or musty bread, Fife ; synon. 
 Knaggim, S. 
 To KNEE, V. n. To bend in the middle, as a 
 nail in being driven into the wall, Aberd. 
 KNEE, s. The instrument in E. called 
 crank, "the end of an iron axis turned 
 square down, and again turned square to 
 the first turning down," S. 
 To KNEE, r. a. To press down with the 
 knees, Ang. 2. To bend into an angular 
 form, ibid. 3. The wind is said to knee 
 corn, when it breaks it down so that it 
 strikes root by the stalk, ibid. — Isl. kny-a, 
 adigere ; hne'iq-la, flectere. 
 KNEE-BAIRN', s. A child that sits on the 
 
 knee, as not being yet able to walk, S. 
 KNEEF, Kneif, adj. 1. Active ; alert, S. 
 Ross. 2. Intimate ; synon. with Cosh. 
 O'er kneef suggests the idea of criminal 
 intercourse, Fife. — Isl. knaef-r, Dan. knor, 
 robustus. 
 KNEEF, adj. Arduous, Aberd.— Su.G. 
 
 knapp, difficult, strait. 
 KNEE-ILL, s. A disease of cattle, affect- 
 ing their joints, S. 
 KNEESHIP. V. Knawsiiip. 
 KNEEVICK, adj. Griping, Fife. — Isl. 
 
 hnyf-a, to grasp with the fist. 
 KNELL-KNEED, adj. V. Nule-kneed. 
 To KNET, r. a. To "knit timbers ; as, " to 
 
 knet cupples," S.B. Aberd. Reg. 
 To KNEVELL, v. a. To beat with the 
 fists, giving the idea of a succession of 
 severe strokes, S. Gui/ Mann. V. Nevell. 
 KNEWEL, Knool, s. A wooden pin in 
 the end of a halter for holding by. To 
 hadd the knewel, to hold the reins, Ang. — 
 Belg. knerel, a knot, knerd-en, to pinion. 
 KNYAFF, s. A dwarf; a very puny per- 
 son, Fife. From this Neffit is formed, 
 q. V. — Isl. knip-r, curvum et contractum 
 corpus, knipp'n), curvus, Haldorson. 
 KNIBBLOCK I E, ar(/. Rough; applied to 
 a road in which many small stones rise 
 up, S.B. 
 KNIBLE,(T^j. Nimble, S.B. i?oss.— Su.G. 
 
 Teut. kiKcp, alacer. 
 KNIBLOCH, Knuulock, s. 1. A small 
 round stone or hardened clod, S. Ross. 
 2. A knob of wood, S. Ramsay. 3. The 
 swelling occasioned by a blow or fall. 
 Gl. Shirr. — Belg. knobbel, a knob, a knurl. 
 KNICKrfY-KNOCK,arfr. To/a' knickity- 
 knock, to fall in tho way of striking the 
 
 head, first on one side, then on another, 
 Ayrs. Entail. 
 To KNIDDER,r.n. To keep under. Poet. 
 Museum. The same with Nidder, q. v. 
 which is the preferable orthography. 
 KNIDGETjS. A malapert and mischievous 
 
 boy or girl, Mearns. 
 KNIEFLY,arfr. With vivacity, S. Fergus. 
 KNYFF, s. A hanger or dagger. Wallace. 
 
 — O.Teut. knyf, culter, gladius, Kilian. 
 Black Knife. A small dirk, Perths. — 
 This is a literal translation of Gael, skian 
 dubh, the denomination given to this 
 weapon by the Highlanders. 
 KNYP, s. A blow; as, " I'll gie ye a knyp 
 o'er the head," Aberd. — Teut. knip, tali- 
 trum, crepitus digiti, a fillip ; knipp-en, 
 talitro ferire, Su.G. kiiaepp, denotat ic- 
 tum, et sonitum ictus; knaeppa , Teaona.re, 
 et ferire; Isl. knippa, impingere. 
 KNIPSIE, s. A malapert and mischievous 
 
 boy or girl, Mearns; synon. Knidget. 
 KNYPSIT,jore(. L. knappit. Knoic. 
 KNITCH, s. A bundle, S.— Sw. knyte, id. 
 
 hnyt-a, to tie. 
 KNITCH ELL, s. A small bundle. Bxmb. 
 To KNYTE, r. a. To strike smartly. V, 
 
 Knoit, t. 
 KNYTE, s. A smart stroke. V. K.noit, s. 
 KNITTING, s. Tape, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 KNIVELACH, s. " A stroke which raises 
 a tumour." Gl. Surv. Moray. This is 
 perhai)S the same with Kntbloch, q. v. 
 sense 3. It might, however, be deduced 
 from Su.G. nae/ire, knaef, the fist, and 
 laeg-a, to strike, or lag, a blow. 
 KNOCK, s. A clock, S. Watson. 
 KNOCK, s. A hill; a knoll, S.; evidently 
 from Gael, and Ir. cnoc, which Lhuyd, 
 Shaw, and Obrien simply render " a hill." 
 KNOCK, s. A wooden instrument, used 
 by the peasantry for beating yarn, webs, 
 &c. commonly when bleaching, Roxb. It 
 resembles a beetle; but is longer, and flat 
 on both sides. — A.S. cnuc-ian, tundere. 
 KNOCK of a YETT. Knocker of a gate, 
 KNOCKD'ODGEL, adj. Short and thick, 
 Fife. As the v. Dodgel signifies to walk 
 in a stiff and hobbling way, perhaps knock 
 is prefixed as denoting the striking of the 
 knees against each other. Teut. knoke, 
 however, is the ankle. 
 KNOCKIN-MELL, .«. A mallet for beat- 
 ing the hulls off barley, S. " This was iu 
 a very rude manner in a stone-mortar 
 with a wooden mallet, (called the knock- 
 ing-stane and knocking-mell,) almost every 
 family having one." Surr. Mid-Loth. 
 KNOCKIN-STANE, s. A stone-mortar in 
 which the hulls were beaten off barley 
 with a wooden mallet. The hole in the 
 stone was like an inverted hollow cone, 
 and the mallet was made to fit it loosely, 
 S. V. Knockin-mell. 
 KNOCKIT, s. A piece of bread, eaten at 
 noon as a luncheon, Dumfr. ; Ticall-hourt 
 
KNO 
 
 391 
 
 KOF 
 
 synon. lu Galloway Xackit. Most pro- 
 bably from the size of the piece of bread. 
 
 Su.(i. lLll<(-k\ globulus. V. NoCKET. 
 
 KNOCKIT BARLKV or BliAR. Barley 
 
 stripped of the husk, by being beaten in 
 
 a hollow stone with a maul, S. Jiumsay. 
 KNOG, s. Any thing short, thick, and 
 
 stout; as, " a knoij of a chield," '" a knog 
 
 of a stick,"' \-c. Clydes. This is evidently 
 
 the same with Kmiij, q. v. 
 To KXOIT, Knite, Noyt, r. a. 1. To strike 
 
 with a sharp sound, S. Vhr. Kirk. 2. 
 
 To amble or hobble in walking, S. — Isl. 
 
 hniot-a, n'wt-a, ferire. 
 KNOIT, NoiT, s. LA smart stroke, S. 
 
 A. Nicol. 2. The sound occasioned by a 
 
 stroke or fall on any hard body, S. 
 
 Journ. Lond. 
 To KNOIT, r. a. To gnaw ; expressive of 
 
 the manner in which infants eat, Ang. — 
 
 Isl. hiiot-a, to rub. 
 KNOIT, s. A large piece of any thing, S.B. 
 
 — Isl. knott-ur, globus. V. Knoost. 
 To KNOOFF, t. n. To converse familiarly. 
 
 V. KXUFF, 
 
 KNOOP, ». A protuberance, S. 2. A pin 
 on which any thing is hung, S. 3. Knoop 
 of a hUl, that part which towers above, 
 or projects from the rest, S. — Isl. gnujy-r, 
 jugum mentis, ijuop, prominentia. 
 
 KNOOST, K.NUiST, .<. A large lump, Loth. 
 liamsay. — Isl. liiiaus, a lump of earth. 
 
 KNOP, s. A protuberance; a knob. Spald. 
 
 To KNOP, r. «. To knap. Burd. 
 
 To KNOP, r. «. To put forth buds. 3font- 
 gom. — Su.G. knopp-a, gemmas emittere. 
 
 KNOPPIT,;>art. Having knobs. V. Kxop,s. 
 
 KNORIIY, a<//. Knotty. Dou^r^as.— Tent. 
 knorre, tuber. 
 
 KNORRIE, NoRRiE, .«. A wheal raised by 
 a blow, Aberd.; the same with 2^"orUck. 
 
 KNOT, .«. A pretty large piece of any 
 thing round or square, S.B. 
 
 KNOT-GRASS, s. Tall oat-grass, S. 
 
 KNOTLESS, adj. Not having a knot; 
 usually applied to a thread, which, in- 
 stead of keeping hold, passes through the 
 seam, S. This term is used metaph. of 
 one who disappears from a company with- 
 out being observed, or without giving any 
 previous intimation : " He slipt awa just 
 like a knot/ess thread," S. Prov. 
 
 KNOTTY TAMS. A cant designation for 
 the knots skimmed off oatmeal porridge, 
 before it is completely made ; used as a 
 dish in Renfr. In making the porridge, 
 these should be broken, when it is not 
 meant to use them by themselves. Knotty 
 TamviUs, id. E. Loth. 
 
 KNOUL TAES. Toes having swellings on 
 the joints. Evergreen. — Teut. knotel, 
 nodus ; Su.G. kiioel, a bump. 
 
 KNOUT, s. The bail or bit of wood that 
 is struck in the game of Shinti/, Fife; 
 synon. Doe, and Kackef. — 1=1. knud-r, 
 globus, Su.G. 1!(JM/, nodus. 
 
 To KNOW, r. a. To press down with the 
 fists or knees. Watfon. — Sw. knog-a, 
 pugiiis gcnibusque eniti. 
 
 KNOW, Knowe, s. a little hill, S. Doug. 
 — Tetit. kiiolle, a hillock. 
 
 KNOW! E, ad). Full of knolls, Clydes. 
 
 KNUBLOCKJs. A knob. V. Kmblock. 
 
 KNUDGE, s. A short, thick, hard-grown, 
 and strong person or animal; as, " He's a 
 perfect kiiudge," Uumfr. — Teut. kitodse, 
 knitdse, clava nodosa ; knoest, nodus ar- 
 boris. Isl. knctt'ui rotundus, compactus. 
 
 KNUDGIE, adj. Short, thick, hard-grown, 
 and strong, ibid. 
 
 To KNUFF, K.NLVE, r. n. To converse 
 familiarly, S. — Su.G. knaefire, the fist ; 
 q. to be " hand and glove." 
 
 KNUL'D, part. adj. Hen-pecked, Fife; 
 synon. Snurd. V. Snool. 
 
 KNULL, Knlle, S. A bit of wood tied in 
 the end of a rope, which enters into an 
 eye in the other end of it, for fastening a 
 cow or any other animal, Fife, Aberd. 
 This is evidently the same with Knewel, 
 q. v. — Teut. knolle, globus; Aviort/, nodus; 
 Su.G. hnda, tuber. 
 
 KNURL, s. A dwarf, S.O. Burns. A 
 metaph. use of E. kuurle, a knot. 
 
 KNURLIN,s. The same as knurl, S. Burns. 
 
 To KNUSE, Nuse, r. a. I. To press down 
 with the knees, S.B. 2. To beat with 
 the knuckles or fists, ibid. 3. To knead, 
 ibid. — Isl. hnos-a, knos-a, contundere ; 
 Belg. knues-eii, to crush. 
 
 KNUSKY, adj. Thick; gross, applied to 
 persons, Lanarks. 
 
 KNUSKY, s. " A strong, firm boy." Gl. 
 Surv. Ayrs. — Isl. kiuisk-a, knusk-a, con- 
 tundere, q. well put together. 
 
 KNUSLY, adr. Snugly; comfortably, 
 Perths.; pron. Knussly. The Ghaist. 
 
 To KNUT, r. n. To halt slightly; especially 
 used to denote the unpleasant jerk which 
 a horse sometimes gives on his pastern, 
 when he sets his foot on a round stone, 
 Stirlings. 
 
 KNUT, s. A motion of this kind, ibid. 
 This seems the same with the v. Kno'it, 
 Knite, sense 2, differing only in provin- 
 cial pronunciation. — Isl. hniot-a, (pret. 
 hnant) signifies to stumble. 
 
 To KNUTLE, r. a. 1. To strike with the 
 knuckle, Renfr. — Isl. hnota, knuta, nodus 
 artuum. 2. To strike with feeble blows 
 frequently repeated, Roxb. 
 
 To KNUZLE, r. a. To squeeze; to press, 
 properly with the knees, Teviotd. V. 
 Noozle. 
 
 KOAB, Quoad, s. A reward; a gift; a 
 bribe, Slietl. ; as, " I'se doe what du wants 
 me, bit fatli I maun hae a gud Koab." — 
 C.B. oifobr signifies a reward and a bribe. 
 
 KOBBYD, pret. Perhaps, fretted. Wyn- 
 toicn. — Belg. kopp-ig, stubborn. 
 
 KOBIL, s. A small boat. V. Coble. 
 KOFF-CARYLL, *. A contemptuous de- 
 
KOY 
 
 392 
 
 LAD 
 
 Bignation, q. " old pedlar." Alerd. Reg. 
 Koffha.^ been always accounted a contu- 
 melious term. V. Coffe, and Carl. 
 
 KO.Y, adj. Secluded from view. Doug. — 
 Teut. koye, a cave ; Isl. ku'i, id. 
 
 To KOYT, t. a. To beat ; to flog, S.B.— 
 Is!, kyt-a, contendere, kytla, ferire. 
 
 To KOOK, V. n. To appear and disappear 
 by fits; the same witii Cook, t. Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 To KOPPIE, r. a. To chide ; to reprove, 
 Mearns. — Su.G. kapp-as, certare. 
 
 KORKIR, s. A red dye, S.B. This is pro- 
 bably the same with what is called cor- 
 colct in Shetland. Gael, corcuir, " red, 
 purple, a red dye." 
 
 KOW, s. A goblin. V. Cow, 2. 
 
 KOW, s. Custom. Lyndsay. V. Kewis. 
 
 To KOWK, p. n. To retch from nausea. 
 V. Cowii. 
 
 KOWSCHOT, Cushat, s. The ring- 
 dove; ctishie-dow, 6. Douglas. — A.S. 
 cusceote, id. 
 
 KRANG, s. The body of a whale divested 
 of the blubber. 
 
 KRINGLE, Cringle-Bread, s. Bread 
 brought from Norway. — Sw. kringla, a 
 kind of bread. 
 
 To KRUYN, V. n. To murmur. Douglas. 
 V. Croyn. 
 
 KUEDE,a4/. Harebrained. V. Cude, Cuid, 
 and CuSTRiL. 
 
 KUSTRFL, KoosTRiL, s. A foolish fellow. 
 
 V. CUSTRIL. 
 
 To KUTER, r. a. and n. 1. To cocker; to 
 nurse delicately, S. 2. To coax ; to 
 wheedle. 3. To converse clandestinely 
 and intimately, S.— Germ, kutter-n, Su.G. 
 quittr-a, garrire. 
 
 L, in our language, as in Germ, often de- 
 notes diminution ; as, bagrel, a child ; 
 gangarel, gangrel, a child beginning to 
 walk, &c. After broad a, as occurring in 
 E. words, L is changed into silent m, or 
 ic ; as, maut, saut, for malt, salt, &c.c. 
 
 To LA, c. a. To lay. Douglas. 
 
 Lab, s. a lump, S. E. lobe, a division. 
 
 3oLAB,r.a. Tobeat,Loth.— C.B.W«i!:a!r,id. 
 
 LAB,.'. A stroke; ablow,Loth.— C.B.««6,id. 
 
 To LAB, V. a. To pitch; to toss out of the 
 hand, Lanarkshire — Gael, lamk-aigham, 
 (pron. l-(c-) to IhroWjfrom lamh, the hand. 
 — C.B. llav, " that extends, or goes out," 
 Owen. 
 
 LAB, s. The act of throwing as described 
 above, ibid. Penny-stanes, quoits, &c. 
 are said to be thrown with a lab. 
 
 To LABBER, Lebber, t. a. To soil or 
 bespatter. A child is said to ;a66e/- itself, 
 VFhen it does not take its food in a cleanly 
 way. Loth. It seems to claim the same 
 origin with E. slabber, with which it is 
 synon. 
 
 To LABE, Lave, r. a. To lade ; to lay on 
 a burden; terms used in Leadhills. 
 
 LABEY, s. The Jf'^p or skirt of a man's 
 coat, Roxb. A. Hcott's Poems. V. Lebbie. 
 
 To LABOUR, Laboure, -v. a. To plough ; 
 to ear, S. — O.Fr. labour-er, id. 
 
 LABOURIN', s. 1. That part of agricul- 
 tural work which denotes the preparation 
 of the soil for receiving the seed, S. 2. 
 A farm. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 LACHT, s. A fine or penalty. Aberd.Eeg. 
 passim. V. Unlaw. 
 
 LACHTER, «. A lecher. Philotiis.— 
 Germ, laich-en, lascivire, scortari. 
 
 LACHTER, s. 1. All the eggs laid by a 
 fowl at one time, S. ; Lochter, Perths. 
 MorisoH. 2. It is said metaphorically of 
 a female who goes beyond truth in nar- 
 
 ration, "She's telVd ane more than her 
 lauchter, i. e. she has made addition to 
 the story," Roxb. — Teut. eyeren legghen, 
 ova ponere. 
 
 LACHTER, Laichter, s. 1. A layer; as, 
 a lachter of hay, Ang.; lochter, id. Perths. 
 Tweedd. 2. A lock; a flake; a lachter of 
 woo, a flake of wool, Ang. ; Ivchter, Perths. 
 • — Isl. lagdr, cirrus ; Teut. logh-en, com- 
 ponere foenum in metara. 
 
 LACHTERSTEAD, .■!. The ground occu- 
 pied by a house, S.B. — Su.G. laegerstad, 
 a lodging-room. 
 
 To LACK, c. a. To slight. V. Lak. 
 
 LAD, n. ]. A young man-servant, S. 
 Lyndsay. 2. A sweetheart, S. Pamsay. 
 3. A young man who is unmarried ; as, 
 " He's no married yet ; he's only a lad," 
 S. — A.S. leode, juvenis; Isl. lydde, servus. 
 
 AuLD LAD. An old bachelor, Angus. 
 
 LAD-BAIRN, s. A male cliild, S. Herd. 
 
 To L.VDDER, Ledder, r. a. To apply a 
 ladder to, for the purpose of ascending, S. 
 "His friends came rushing forward to 
 ladder the walls and rescue him." Piisc. 
 
 LADDIE, s. 1. A boy, S. Minst. Border. 
 2. A fondling term applied to a young 
 man, S. Pitson. 
 
 LADE, Laid, s. A load, S. Pass. — A.S. 
 hlod, id. 
 
 LADE, Lead, Mill-Lade, s. The canal 
 which carries water to a mill, S. Chalm. 
 Air. — A.S./«rf«,Teut. /e^</<',aquaeductus. 
 
 LADE- MAN, Laid-man, s. LA man who 
 has the charge of a horse-load, or of a 
 pack-horse. The Bruce. 2. The servant 
 belonging to a miln, who has tlie charge 
 of driving the loads to the owners, as 
 well as of lifting them up, S. 
 
 To LADEN, Laidin, v. a. To load, S, 
 Acts Cha. J. Sair laidint, heavily loaded, 
 S. This is not the part. pa. of the old c. 
 
LAD 
 
 393 
 
 LAI 
 
 Lade, for this would be laden. The 
 latter, however, seems to be the root of 
 our verb. V. Lod.mx. 
 
 LADENIN TIME. The time of laying in 
 winter provisions, S. — Su.G. lad-a, to 
 heap together. 
 
 LADE-Sl'ERNE, Leide-Sterne, .«. The 
 Pole-star, E. Douijlas. — Teut. Icyd-sterre, 
 Isl. leidar-Mhtrna, cyuosura, polus. 
 
 * L.\DV, s. The title universally given, in 
 former times, to the wife of a landholder 
 in Scotland. It is still used in some 
 parts of the country. V. Laird. 
 
 L.\DV-BRACKEN, s. The female fern, 
 Dmiif'r. Koxb. Y. Braciie.x. 
 
 LADY-DA V. V. Marymkss. 
 
 LADIES-FINGERS, s. /-/. Woodbine or 
 Honey-suckle, Roxb. Loth. This name is 
 given in Fife to cuwdips. 
 
 LADY-GARTEN-BERRIES, s. pi. The 
 fruit of the bramble, Tevioid. In Sweden 
 the stoue-brauible is denominated jang- 
 frubaar, or Young Lady's berry, and 
 Maricebaur, or the Yirgiu Mary's berry. 
 
 LADY-PREIN, s. The same small kind of 
 piu in E. called J/iHiAJH, Loth.; evidently 
 as being of no use but for ladies iu the 
 nicer parts of drei?s. 
 
 LADY'S (OUR) ELWAND. The vulgar 
 designation of the constellation called 
 Orion's Girdle, S.B. V. Elwand. 
 
 LADY'S (OUR) HEN. A name given to 
 the lark (alauda) in Orkney. These names 
 have been conferred in compliment to 
 the Virgin Mary. V. Landers. 
 
 LADNAIRE, Lardxer, s. A larder, S. 
 laidiier. Barbour. — Fr. lardier, id. from 
 lard, fat. 
 
 LADRY, s. The rabble. Priests Peblis. 
 — A..S. leod-icera, incola, leod-weras, com- 
 mon people ; Isl. lydur, plebs. 
 
 LADRONE, Laydro.n, s. A lazy knave; a 
 sloven ; laithrou, S. Lyndsaif. — Su.G. 
 lat, lazy. V. Lidder. 
 
 LAD'S-LOVE, s. a name given by the 
 country girls in Aberdeens. to Southern- 
 wood. V. OVEREXYIE. 
 
 LAD-WEAN, s. A man-child, S. Jacobite 
 Relics. 
 
 LAFE, Luff, Lave, Law, s. The remain- 
 der ; laice, S. Wallace. — A.S. lafe, Isl. 
 leif, id. from the verbs signifying to leare. 
 
 LAFFY, adj. Soft; not pressed together; 
 a.SylaJ'i/kaj/fha.y that has not been trodden 
 into a compact mass; a laffij feather bed, 
 &o. Lanarks. — Teut. laj\ flaccidus, Kilinn. 
 
 LAFT, s. 1. A floor, always as distinguiil id 
 from the ground floor, S. 2. A gallery, 
 S. Steam- Boat. — Su.G. loft, superior 
 contignatio. C.B. lloft, id. 
 
 LAFT, Loft, s. The filness of any soil to 
 receive one species of seed, or produce 
 one kill'! of grain, in preference to an- 
 other; the actual state of ground in rela- 
 tion to agricultural purposes; as, " That 
 land's in fine laft for aits," t. e. oats, 
 
 Loth. Tid and Pit/ may be viewed as 
 
 syiion. terms. — Dan. lav-e,aptnre. 
 LAG, adj. "Sluggish; slow; tardy. It is 
 
 out of use, but retained in Scotland," 
 
 Johns. Tarras. 
 LAGABAG, s. The hindmost, Fife; from 
 
 E. la.f, and aback. 
 To LAG EN, Laggen, r. a. To repair the 
 
 lai/ifen of a vessel, Clydes. 
 LAGENE, Laggen, pron. Leigjen, s. I. 
 
 The projecting part of the staves at the 
 
 bottom of a cask, S. Acts Ja. VI. 2. 
 
 The angle within, between the side and 
 
 bottom of a cask, S. Burns. — Su.G. 
 
 lagg, \A. 
 LAG EN-GIRD, s. A hoop securing the 
 
 bottom of a wooden vessel, S. 2o cast a 
 
 lagen-gird, to bear a natural child, S. 
 
 Itamsay. 
 LAGGERY, adj. Miry ; dirty, S.B. 
 LAGGERIT, fart. pa. 1. Bemired, S. 
 
 Dong. 2. Encumbered, from whatever 
 
 cause, S.B. Poems Buchcui Dial.— Su.G. 
 
 lag, Isl. laug-ur, water. 
 LAGM AN, s. The president in the supreme 
 
 court formerly held in Orkney. Barry. 
 
 — Su.G. lagiiian, judex proviucialis. 
 LAGRAETMAN, s. One acting as an 
 
 ofiicer to a lag man. Barry. — Su.G. lag, 
 
 law, and ractt, right. 
 To LAY, r. a. To smear or salve sheep 
 
 with a mixture of tar and butter, Roxb, 
 
 Agr. Surv. Stirl. 
 LAY, s. Law. Douglas. — O.Fr. lai. 
 LAY, s. Foundation. Wodrow. — Teut. 
 
 laeghe, positus. 
 LAY, s. The slay of a loom, S. Adam. — - 
 
 Teut. laede, pecten, leqgh-en, ponere. 
 ToLAY, r. a. To alloy. Acts Ja. IV. 
 To LAY BY, V. a. This v. is used in two 
 
 forms. " He has laid himsell by wi' o'er 
 
 muckle wark," he has so overdone him- 
 self by improper exertion, that he is laid 
 
 up. " He'd laid by," he is coufiued by 
 
 ailment, S. 
 To LAY DOWN. To sow out in grass, S. 
 2o LAY gowd. To embroider. Minst. Bord. 
 To LAY IN, T. a. To throw back into the 
 
 state of a common; to put into a waste 
 
 state. Acts Ja. VI. 
 To LAY ON, T. imjiers. To rain, to hail, to 
 
 snow heavily ; as, " It's laying on o' 
 
 snaw,'" S.O. 
 To LAY ON, r. a. To strike, S. II. Bruce. — 
 
 Su.G. laegga pa en, aliquem verberare. 
 To LAY TILL one. To allot; to ordain. 
 
 "Laid till her, fated that she should." 
 
 Gl. Antiquary. 
 To LAYCH, V. n. To linger; to delay. 
 
 Douglas. — Fr. lack-er, to unbend. 
 LAICH, Layciie {gutt.) adj. Low in situa- 
 tion. V. Laigii, a<//. 
 LAICH, s. A hollow. V. Laigh, s. 
 L VICHo/a ooj«. Inventories. Laich seema 
 
 to be the same with Laik, q. v. as here 
 
 signifying cloth in general. Half of the 
 
LAI 
 
 394 
 
 LAI 
 
 laich of a colt, "half as much cloth as is 
 necessary for making a coat. 
 
 LAICHLY,«rf;. Perh. for /««?/;/;/. Lyndsay. 
 
 LAID, s. The Pollack. V. Lythe. 
 
 LAID, s. People ; the same with Leid, Lede. 
 
 LAID DRAIN. A drain in which the 
 stones are so laid, as to form a regular 
 opeuing for the water to pass, S. 
 
 LAIDGALLON. A vessel for containing 
 liquids. Balfour's Practicks. 
 
 \^A.\D1S, s. pi. Poems 1 6th Cent. Either, 
 people, or languages, as Leid also signi- 
 fies. V. Leid, s. 2 and 3. 
 
 LAIDLY, adj. V. Laithlie. 
 
 LAID-MAN, s. V. Lade-man. 
 
 LAIDNER, s. 1. A larder, S. 2. A win- 
 ter's stock of provisions, East of Fife; a 
 secondary use of the term. V. Ladnaire. 
 
 LAIDNING,s. Lading; freight, S. Ab.Req. 
 
 LA ID-SAD ILL, s. A saddle used for 
 laying burdens on. Bannatyne Poems. 
 
 LAYER, s. The shear-water. V. Lyre. 
 
 LAIF, Laef, s. a loaf, S. Pop. Ball.— 
 Moes.G. Jtlaifs, A.S. Iilaef laf, id. 
 
 LAIFF, Layff, s. The remainder. V. 
 Lafe. 
 
 LAY-FITTIT, adj. Having the sole of the 
 foot quite plain or flat, without any spring 
 in it, and also much turned out, Fife, 
 Loth. Scleet In -fitted, Caithn. This is 
 viewed as corresponding with E. Splay- 
 footed, as given by Bailey, " One who 
 treads his toes much outu'ard." The su- 
 perstitious view it as an evil omen, if the 
 first fit, i. e. the first person who calls, or 
 who is met in the beginning of the New 
 Year, or when one sets out on a journey, 
 or engages in any business, should happen 
 to be lay-fittit. 
 
 LAIF SOUND AY, Leif Sounday, Law 
 Sonday. The name of a certain holiday. 
 Acts Ja. V. Laif Sounday is undoubt- 
 edly q. " Loaf-Sunday." Law Sonday 
 must be between the end of March and 
 Whitsunday. 
 
 To LAIG, T. n. To talk loudly and fool- 
 ishly, Aberd. It may be allied to liug-a, 
 mentiri. 
 
 To LAIG, T. n. To wade, Gl. Sibb, 
 
 LAIGAN, s. A large quantity of any 
 liquid, Lanarks. — Gael, lochan, C.B. la- 
 guen, a little pool or lake. V. Loch. 
 
 LAIGH, Layciie, rtr(;. 1. Low, S. Wynt. 
 2. Not tall, S.— Su.G. laag, Teut. la^/h, 
 non altns. 
 
 LAIGH, Laich, s. LA hollow, S. 2. A 
 plat of low-lying ground, S. Surv. Aberd. 
 
 To LAIGHEN, v. a. To lower, in what- 
 ever way, S.O. — Teut. leegh-en, demit- 
 tere, deprimere. 
 
 LAIGHNESS, s. Lowness, S. 
 
 LAYING-TIME, s. The season when 
 shepherds besmear their sheep with butter 
 and tar, to guard them against the cold 
 of winter, Roxb. 
 
 LAYIS,.*. Alloy. Actf.Jn.IV.—¥T.i;er,\K\. 
 
 L A Y I T, adj. Base ; applied to money. 
 Knox. 
 
 LAIK, Lake, s. Fine linen cloth. Sir 
 Ei/eir. — Belg. lak, cloth in general. 
 
 LAIK, s. Gift; pledge. Sir Tristrem. — 
 A.S. lac, munus. 
 
 LAIK, Laike, s. 1. A stake at play, S. 
 Montgomerle. — Isl. leih, Su.G. lek, id. 
 2. Used metaph. to denote the strife of 
 battle. Sir Gawan. 
 
 LAIK, s. Perhaps a shallow part of the 
 sea, where the tides are irregular. Acts 
 Ja. VI. V. Lakie. 
 
 LAIK,s. Lack, S. Douglas. — Teni.laecke, 
 id. ; Su.G. lack, id. 
 
 LAYKE, s. Paint. Philotus. — Fr. lacque, 
 sanguine colour. 
 
 LAIKIN, Laiky, adj. Intermittent ; ap- 
 plied to rain, S.— Su.G. lack-a, deficere. 
 
 LAYKYNG, s. Play; justing. Wyntoirn. 
 
 LAIKS,s./)Z. Perh./rtiV.s-, gestures. Dunhar. 
 
 LAYME, adj. Earthen. V. Lame. 
 
 LAYN, s. Inventories. I view it as signi- 
 fying lav.'n; the same with Layne, q. v. 
 
 LAYNDAR, Lauender, s. A laundress. 
 Barbour. — Fr. larendiere, id. 
 
 To LAYNE, V. n. To lie. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 To LAYNE, Lein, t. a. To conceal. 
 Min. Bord. — Su.G. hlaun-a, Isl. ley)i-a,id. 
 
 LAYNE, M. Lawn; fine linen. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 LAYNERE, s. A thong. Wyntown.— 
 Fr. laniere, id. 
 
 LAING, s. A small ridge of land, Orkn. 
 
 2'o LAING, r. n. To move with long steps, 
 Fife; the same with Ling, q. v. 
 
 To LAIP, Lape, t. a. To lap, S. Dunbar. 
 
 LAIP, s. A plash, Loth. V. Lappie. 
 
 LAY-POKE, s. The ovarium of fowls, S.; 
 synon. Egg-bed. 
 
 LAIR, Layre, Lare, s. 1. A place for lying 
 down, S. Montgom. 2. The act of lying 
 down. Douglas. 3. A burying-place, S. 
 Wyntoxcn. — Su.G. laeger. Germ, lager, 
 Dan. laijer, a bed, also a sepulchre. 
 
 To LAIR, T. a. To inter. Ferguson. 
 
 LAIR, s. A stratum, S. Ruddiman. 
 
 LAIR, Lare, .'. A mire ; a bog, S. ibid. — 
 Isl. leir, lutum, coenum. 
 
 To LAIR, T. n. To stick in the mire, S. 
 Laic Case. 
 
 To LAIR, T. a. To mire, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 LAIR, s. A laver, corruptly for lawer, 
 with which it is evidently the same. 
 lyiventories. 
 
 LAIR, s. Learning ; education. V. Lare. 
 
 LAlRACn, (gutt.) s. The site of a build- 
 ing, Banffs. V. Lerroch. 
 
 LAIRBAR, Larbar, s. One in a torpid 
 state ; larbitar, Ang. Philotus. 
 
 LAIRD, Larde, v. 1. A person of superior 
 rank; a lord. Wyntoirn. 2. A leader ; a 
 captain. Doug. 3. A landholder, under 
 the degree of a knight, S. Acts Ja. I. 
 4. The proprietor of a house, or of more 
 houses than one, S. — A.S. hlaford, latord, 
 Isl. larard-tir, Su.G. laurti-d, dominup. 
 
LAI 
 
 395 
 
 LAM 
 
 LAIRDIE, s. A small proprietor; a di- 
 inintitive from Laird, S. Jacob, liflics. 
 
 LAI HUSH lP,s. A lauded estate, S. liamg. 
 
 LAIKIE, Lairv, <I(//. Boggy; marshy. 
 Lairy springs, springs where one is apt to 
 sink, I'erths. Donald and Flora. 
 
 LAIIMGIGH, s. The name of a bird, 
 Higt. ISuthtrl. The description of this 
 bird resembles that of the \\'oodpecker. 
 
 LAIR-SILL'ER, .«. Apparently, money for 
 education, or perhaps the dues paid for a 
 grave. Aberd. lietf. 
 
 LAIR-STANE, s. A tomb-stone, Aberd. 
 From Lair, sense 3, a burying-place. 
 
 LAIRT, Leir, adp. V. Lkveh. 
 
 LAIT, Layte, Late, Lete, s. 1. Manner; 
 gesture. Chr. Kirk. 2. Mien; appear- 
 ance of the countenance. Barbour. 3. 
 Lait is still used to denote a practice, 
 habit, or custom, Border. /// laits is a 
 common plirase in Angus for " bad cus- 
 toms." 4. A trick. It is used in this 
 seuse in the South of S. generally with an 
 adj. prefixed ; as, (7/ laits, mischievous 
 tricks. — Isl. lat, lat te, gestu?, laet,me gero. 
 
 To LAIT, r. a. To personate. Forduu. — 
 Teut. laet-en, apparere, prae se ferre. 
 
 To LAYT, r. a. To give heed to. Sir 
 Tristrem. — A.S. laet-an, estimare. 
 
 To LAIT, r. a. To allure, to entice; an old 
 word, Teviotdale. — Isl. lad-a, allicere. 
 
 To LAIT, r. a. A term used to denote the 
 mode of reducing the temper of iron or 
 steel, when it is too hard. This is done 
 by heating it, S. — Isl. lat, flexibilitas. V. 
 Late, Leet, r. 
 
 LAITII, adj. 1. Loathsome. Douglas. — 
 Isl. leid-ur, A.S. lath, hateful. 2. What 
 one IS reluctant to utter, id. 3. Unwill- 
 ing, S. Wyntown. — Isl. /e/</(-r, reluctant. 
 
 To LAITH at, r. a. To loath ; to have a 
 disgust at, Fife; synon. Ug, scunner, S. — 
 A.S. lath-ian, detestari. 
 
 LAITH, Lathe, s. A loathing; a disgust; 
 a word of pretty general use, S. — A.S. 
 laeththe, odium, hatred, envy, loathing. 
 
 LAITHEAND, adj. Detestable; loath- 
 some. Brllend. — A.S. lathwend, odiosus, 
 infestus, invisus. 
 
 LAITHERIN, part. pr. Lazy; loitering, 
 Perths.; apparently the same with Lad- 
 rone, q. V. 
 
 LAITHFOVV, arf/. 1. Bashful, S. Burns. 
 2. Shy of accepting an invitation to eat, 
 or any favour, S. 3. Disgustful ; loath- 
 some, Moray. 
 
 LAITH LES,a(/;. Arrogant. GawanandGol. 
 
 LAIT HL IE, Laidly adj. 1. Loathsome. 
 Doug. 2. Base; vile, ibid. 3. Inelegant, 
 S.B. 4. Applied toalascivious person, Aug. 
 
 LAITIILOUNKIE, adj. A term applied 
 to one who is dejected or chopfallen, 
 Ayrs.; synon. Doicn-r-tke-mouth, S. 
 
 LAITLESS, adj. Uncivil; unmannerly; 
 unbecoming, Ettr. For. Hogg. From S. 
 Lait, manner, and the negative less. 
 
 LAITTANpLY,«<;r. Latently. Ban. P. 
 
 To LAIVE, r. a. To throw water by 
 means of a vessel, or with the hand, S. 
 Nearly allied to one sense of E. lure. 
 
 To LAK, Lack, Lackin, r. a. 1. To re- 
 proach. Maitl. P. 2. To depreciate, S.B. 
 M'yntoicn. — Su.G. lack-a, Teut. laeck-en, 
 vituperare. 
 
 L.\K, s. 1. Reproach. Pal. Honor. 2. A 
 taunt ; a scoff. Wallace. 
 
 L.\K, adj. Bad ; deficient. Comp. lakker, 
 worse; superl. lakkest. Douglas. — Isl. 
 lakr, deficiens. 
 
 LAK, s. Hollow place. Houlate. — Isl. 
 lag, laegd, locus depressus. 
 
 * LAKE, s. A small, stagnant pool,Roxb.; 
 Loch is always used in the same district, 
 to denote a large body of water. This 
 corresponds with the general sense of 
 A.S. lac, laca, as signifying stagiium, " a 
 standing pool," Somner. 
 
 To LAKE at, v. a. 1. To give heed to; 
 used always with a negative ; as. He never 
 lakit at it. He gave no heed to it, Orkn. 
 2. " To give credit to; to trust," ibid. 
 
 L A K I E , s. Irregularity in the tides. 
 Sibbald. — Su.G. lack-a, deficere. 
 
 LALIE, s. A child's toy, Shetl.— Isl. lalle, 
 puellus, a boy, when making his first 
 attempts to walk out, G. Andr. 
 
 LALL, s. An inactive, handless person, 
 Ayrs.; viewed as carrying the idea of 
 incapacity for work farther than Tawpie. 
 — Isl. lall-a, lente gradi. 
 
 LALLAN, arfj. Belonging to the Lowlands 
 of Scotland, S. A. Wilson. 
 
 To LAMB, r. a. To yean, S. Kelly.— 
 Sw. larnh-a. Germ. la)itm-en, id. 
 
 LAMBIE, Lammie, .«. 1. A young lamb, S. 
 2. A fondling term for a lamb, without 
 respect to its age, S. 3. A darling, S. 
 Mac ne ill. 
 
 LAMB'S-LETTUCE, s. Corn-sallad, S. 
 
 LAMB'S-TONGUE, s. Corn-mint, S. 
 
 LAME, s. Lameness. Wyntown. — Isl. 
 lam, fractio. 
 
 LAME, Laym, Leem, adj. Earthen, S. 
 Bellenden. — A.S. laemen, fictilis, lam, 
 lutum. 
 
 To LAME, V. a. To prepare wool by 
 drawing, Shetl. — Isl. lam-a, debilitare. 
 
 LAMENRY, s. Concubinage. Priests 
 Pehlis. V. Lemax. 
 
 LAMENT, s. 1. A sort of elegiac compo- 
 sition, in memory of the dead, S. 2. The 
 music to which suchacompo.'>itioni3set,S. 
 
 LAMER, s. A thong, Teviotdale. 
 
 LAMITER, ai/;. Lame, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 LAMITER,s. A cripple, S. Black Dicarf. 
 
 LAMMAS FLUDE or SPATE. The heavy 
 fall of rain which generally takes place 
 some time in the month of August, caus- 
 ing a swell in the waters, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 LAMMAS-TOWER, s. A kind of tower 
 erected by the herds of a district, against 
 the time of Lammas, and defended by 
 
LAM 
 
 39G 
 
 LAN 
 
 tliem agaiust assailants, Loth. Trans. 
 
 Ant. Sue. 
 LAMMER, Lamer, s. Amber, S. Lynd- 
 
 s<i^.— Teut. lamerti/n-steen, amber. 
 LAMMER, Lamour, adj. Of or belonging 
 
 to amber, S. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 LAMMERMOOR LION. A sheep. Loth. 
 LAMMER- WINE, s. Amber-wine, Clydes. 
 
 Tliis imaginary liquor was esteemed a 
 
 sort of elixir of immortality. 
 LAMMIE. V. Lambie. 
 LAMMIE SOUROCKS. The herb sorrel, 
 
 Teviotd. — Isl. lamba-svra, sorrel. 
 L.\MOO, s. To (fang down like lamoo, to 
 
 be easily swallowed, S, " The Wassel 
 
 Bowl," says Warton, " is Shakspeare's 
 
 Gossip's Bowl. The composition was ale, 
 
 nutmeg, sugar, toast, and roasted crabs 
 
 or apples." — Fr. le niout, new or sweet 
 
 wine ; or from the wassail-bowl, in E. 
 
 called lavih's wool. 
 To LAMP, Lemp, t. a. To beat, S.B.— 
 
 Teut. lomp-eii, id. impingere. 
 To LAMP, r. n. The ground is said to 
 
 lamp, when covered with the cobwebs 
 
 which appear after dew or slight frost, S.B. 
 To LAMP, V. n. To take long steps. Loth. 
 
 3[oi)astcry. 
 LAMPjS. Along and heavy step, Lanarks.; 
 
 synon. Blad, Dumfr. 
 LAM PER, s. One who takes long and 
 
 heavy steps, Lanarks. 
 LAMPEREEL. A lamprey, Galloway. 
 LAMPET, Lempet,s. A limpet. St.Ronan. 
 LAMSONS, n. pi. Expenses of the Scots 
 
 establishment at Campvere. Baillie. — 
 
 A.S. land-socn, transmigratio. 
 LANCE, s. A surgeon's lancet, S 
 LAND, Landin, Lan'en, s. That portion of 
 
 a field which a band of reapers take 
 
 along with thematoue time, Loth. Dumfr.; 
 
 synon. Win, Clydes. Har'st Rig. 
 L.\ND, s. A clear level place iu a wood. 
 
 Wyntown. — O.E. lawnd, mod. lawn. 
 LAND, s. A hook in the form of the 
 
 letter ,S', S.B. 
 LAND, s. The country. On land, to land, 
 
 in the country. Acts Ja. II. — A.S. Su.G. 
 
 land, rus. 
 LAND, s. A house consisting of different 
 
 stories, generally as including different 
 
 tenements, S. Arnot. 
 LAND of the Leal. The state of the 
 
 blessed. Old Song. V. Leil. 
 To LAND, V. n. To end ; from the idea of 
 
 terminating a voyage, S. Callender. 
 LANDBIRST, Land-Bryst, s. Breakers. 
 
 Barbour. — Isl. brestr, Su.G. hrist, fragor. 
 LANDE-ILL, s. Some species of disease. 
 
 Scot. Corniklis. Perliaps a disease of the 
 
 loins. — Teut. lende, lumbus. 
 LANDERS. Lady Landers, the insect 
 
 called the Lady-bird ; as appropriated to 
 
 the Virgin Mary, iu Popish times called 
 
 Our Lady, S. 
 LAND-GATES, adv. Towards the inte- 
 
 rior of a country; q. taking the gait or 
 road inland, S.B. Boss's Helenore. 
 
 LAND-HORSE, s. The horse on the 
 ploughman's left hand; q. tlie horse that 
 treads the unploughed laud, S.B. 
 
 LANDIER, s. An andiron, Fr. Rates. 
 
 L A N D I M E R, s. LA land-measurer. 
 Skene. 2. A march or boundary of landed 
 pronorty, Aberd. To Ride the Landimeres, 
 to examine the marches, ibid. Lanarks. 
 — A.S. landimere, properly a boundary 
 of land. 
 
 LAN DIN', s. The termination of a ridge ; 
 a term used by reapers in relation to the 
 ridge on which they are working, S. 
 V. Land, Landin'. 
 
 LANDIS-LORDE, Landslorde, s. A 
 landlord. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 LANDLASH, s. A great fall of rain, ac- 
 companied with high wind, Lanarks.; q. 
 the lashin<] of the land. 
 
 LAND-LOUPER, s. One who frequently 
 flits from one place or country to another, 
 S. Polwart. — Teut. land-looper, erro 
 vagus. 
 
 LAND-LOUPING, adj. Rambling; mi- 
 gratory, shifting from one place to an- 
 other, S. Antiquary. 
 
 LANDMAN, s. An inhabitant of the 
 country, as contradistinguished from those 
 who live in burghs; or perhaps rather a 
 farmer. Aberd. Reg. V. Scatt, t. 
 
 LAND-MAN, s. A proprietor of land. 
 Bannatyne Poems. — Isl. lender menn, 
 nobiles terrarum domini. 
 
 LAND-METSTER, s. Land measurer, 
 Argylls. Law Case. 
 
 LANDRIEN, adv. In a straight course; 
 directly, as opposed to any delay or tak- 
 ing a circuitous course, and as implying 
 the idea of expedition; He came rinnin 
 landrien, He came running directly, 
 Selkirks. Roxb. i.e. like land-drift, pron, 
 land-drien, straight forward. 
 
 LANDSLIP,?. A quantity of soil which 
 slips from a declivity, and falls into the 
 hollow below. Surv. Kincard. 
 
 LANDSMARK-DAY. The day on which 
 the marches are ridden, Lanarks. Stat. 
 Ace. V. Landimer. 
 
 LAND STAIL, s. That part of a dam- 
 head which connects it with the land 
 adjoining. Fountainh. — Land and A.S. 
 stael, Su.G. sfaelle, locus, q. land-p'ace. 
 
 LAND-STAN E, s. A stone found among 
 the soil of a field. Surv. Bencicks. 
 
 LANDTIDE, s. The undulating motion 
 in the air, as perceived in a droughty day ; 
 the effect of evaporation, Clydes. Sum- 
 mer-conts synon. Ballad, Edin. Maq. 
 
 LAND-TRIPPER, s. The Sand-piper, 
 Galloway. Statist. Ace. 
 
 LANDWAYS, adv. By land; overland, as 
 opposed to conveyance by sea. Spalding. 
 
 LAND WART, Landart, adj. 1. Belonging 
 to the country ; as opposed to boroughs. 
 
LAX 
 
 397 
 
 LAN 
 
 Compl. S. 2. Rustic; bourisb, S. I{ams. ! 
 — A.S. land, rus, aud ireard, versus. I 
 
 LAND- WASTER, s. A prodigal; a spend- i 
 thrift, Clydes. | 
 
 LANE, part. pa. Lane sklnf, perhaps laid \ 
 fk'nif, witli the tar and grease ou them. 
 Acts Cha. I. I 
 
 LANE, s. 1. A brook, of wliich tlie motion 
 is so slow as to be scarcely perceptible, \ 
 Galloway, Laiiarks. Expi. " the hollow , 
 course of a large rivulet in meadow j 
 ground/' Dunilr. "2. Applied to those 
 parts of a river or rivulet, which are so j 
 smooth as to answer this description, I 
 Galloway. — Isl. Ion, inlermissio, also 
 stagnum ; lon-a, stagnare. I 
 
 7'oLANE, r. («. To lie. Iloulate. V. Layne. j 
 L.VNE, n. A gift ; loan. Henri/sone. — j 
 Su.G. laan, donum. i 
 
 L.VNE, ii((/. Lone; alone. Dunbar. By t 
 a peculiar idiom in the S. this is fre- | 
 quently conjoined with the pronoun ; as, j 
 his lane, her lane, my lane ; sometimes as 
 one word, hindane. Picken. . 
 
 L.\NELY, adj. Lonely, S. Gait. 
 L.\N ELI NESS, s. Loneliness, S.O. 
 L.\NEKLY, adj. The same with Lamhi, 
 Ayrs.; apparently from an improper use 
 of Alanerl I/. ]i. Gilhaize. ! 
 
 LANESO.ME, a</;. Loudly, S. Wihon. } 
 LANG. Used in ditfereut forms as a .<t. | 
 Jlony a lamj, for a long time, Ang. Hoss. ' 
 At the lang, at length, South of S. 
 To L.\NG, r. «. To belong ; to become. 
 
 Douijlas. — Germ, lamj-en, pertinere. ' 
 
 To LANG, T. n. To long, S. Ross. — Germ. 
 
 lano-en, A.S. laemj-ian, desiderare. • 
 
 LANG, Lange, '.('/,'. I.Long, S. Wynto\tn.\ 
 To think lan<j, to become weary, S. 2. I 
 Continual ; incessant ; as, " the lang din 
 o' a schule," /. e. school, Aberd. | 
 
 L.VNG, adr. For a long time, S. Burns. 
 LANG A RE, Laxgavr, Laxgeue, adv. 
 Long since. I)ou<jlas. — A.S. lang, and 
 aere, prius ; E. creloii'j. 
 LANGBOARD, s. The long table used in 
 a farm-house, at which ma-ster and ser- 
 vants were wont to sit at meat, Loth. 
 Farmer's Ha'. 
 LANG-BOWLS, s. pi. A game, much 
 nsed in Angus, in which heavy leaden 
 bullets are thrown from the hand. He 
 who flings his 6o!f/ farthest, or can reach 
 a given point with fewest throws, is the 
 victor. 
 LANG-CRAIG, s. An onion that grows 
 
 all to the stalk, S. ; q. long neck. 
 LANG-CRAIG, 5. A purse," Aberd. Shirr. 
 L.\NG D.WS. Afore lang days, ere long, 
 
 Ang. Rosses Ilelenore. 
 To LANG EL, T.a. 1. Properly to tie to- 
 gether the two legs of a horse, or other 
 animal, on one side ; as, " to langel a 
 horse," Aberd. 2. To entangle. Poems 
 Bitch'in Dial. — Su.G. langa, to retard. 
 L.VNGELL, ». V. Lancet. 
 
 LANGER, Langovre, s. 1. Weariness, S. 
 Doug. '2. Earnest desire of. Rollocke. 
 
 L.\NGET, Langell, ». A rope by which 
 the fore and hinder feet of a horse or cow 
 are fastened together, S. Kelly. Q.langelt, 
 entangled. This is Langlit, or Langdt, 
 in R-..\b. To loicse a langet, metuph. to 
 make haste ; to quicken one's puce, S. 
 
 LANGFAlLLlE, s. AOerd. Reg.— T tut. 
 and i'r. falie, signifies a large veil, or 
 long robe worn by lemales. 
 
 LANG HALTER Tl.ME. A phrase for- 
 merly in use, in Loth, at least, to denote 
 that season of the year, when, the fields 
 being cleared, travellers and others 
 claimed a common right of occasional 
 pasturage. Xicol'i' Adrent. 
 
 LANG-HEADIT, adj. Having a great 
 stretch of understanding; having much 
 foresight, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 LANGIS, /)«/>. Along. Douglas. — Belg. 
 langs, id. 
 
 L.\NGKAIL, s. Coleworts not shorn, S. 
 Ritson. 
 
 LANGLETIT, />«/•(. ;)a. Having the fore 
 and hind legs tied together, to prevent 
 running, Roxb. 
 
 L.\NGLINS, /»re/). Along, S.B. Ross. 
 
 LANG-LUGGED, (u/j. Quick of hearing, S. 
 Gull Mannering. 
 
 LANG-NEBBIT, adj. 1. Having a long 
 nose, S. Ramsay. 2. Acute in under- 
 standing, Fife, Perths. ; syn. with Lang- 
 hcadit, q. piercing far with his beak. 3. 
 Prying ; disposed to criticise, S. 4. Ap- 
 plied to a staff, respecting its prong or 
 point, Ettr. For. 5. Used to denote pre- 
 ternatural beings in general, Ayrs. R. 
 Gilhaize. 6. Applied to learned terms, or 
 such as have the appearance of pedantry. 
 What a Roman would have denominated 
 sesquipedalia rerba, we call lang-nebbit 
 words, S. Tennant's Card. Beaton. 
 
 LANGOUS, prep. Along. Aberd. Reg. 
 V. Laxois, id. 
 
 LANG PARE EFT. Long after. Wynt. 
 —A.S. ^.(/i';-/rtcr, of long duration. 
 
 LAN grin'. At Laxgrix, adr. At 
 length, S. Popular Ballads. 
 
 LANG-SADDILL BED. Inrentories. A 
 vicious orthography of Langsettil, q. v. 
 
 LANGSAILD BED. Perhaps an errat. 
 for Langsaddil. It is also written Lang- 
 said, ibid. Aberd. Reg. V. Laxg-settle. 
 LANG SANDS. To Leave one to the Lang 
 Sands, to throw one out of a share in 
 property, to which he has a just claim. 
 Fountaiiih. A singular metaphor, bor- 
 rowed from the forlorn situation of a 
 stranger, who, deserted by others, is be- 
 wildered, in seeking his way, among the 
 trackless sands on the sea-shore. 
 LANG-SEAT, s. The same with Lang- 
 settle. Aqr. Sure. Aberd. 
 
 ; LANG-SETTLE, Lang-saddle, «. A long 
 wooden 3eat, resembling a settee, which 
 
LAN 
 
 398 
 
 LAS 
 
 formerly used to constitute part of the fur- 
 niture of a farmer's house; it was placed 
 at the fireside, aud was generally appro- 
 priated to tlie ijudeuian, South of S. Bal- 
 four's Pract. Qa. a settee-bed, a bed 
 made up as a seat in the day-time.— A.S. 
 lanij. lon^, and ^et/, a seat. 
 
 LANGSYNE, rt</r. Long since. Fenjuson. 
 — A.S. lomie siththan, diu exinde. 
 
 LANGSP1E'L,s. a species of harp, Shetl. 
 The Pirate. — Isl. spU, lusus lyrae; spif-n, 
 ludere lyra T!ie word, I find, is Nor- 
 wegian; Langcpel, laangspel, defined by 
 Hallager, " a kind of huip, on which 
 country people play." 
 
 LANGSUM, adj. 1. Slow; tedious, S. 
 Douglas. — A.S. laiujsum, id. 2. Tedious, 
 in relation to time, S. Ross's Ilelenore. 
 
 3. Denoting procrastination ; as, " Ye're 
 aye langsnm in comin' to the schule," S. 
 
 4. Used to denote tediousuess in regard 
 to local extension ; as, a langsome gait, a 
 long road, S. Ross. 
 
 LANGSUMLIE, adv. Tediously, S. 
 
 LANGSUMNESS,s. Tediousness; delay, S. 
 
 LANG-TAILED, Long-tailed, part. adj. 
 Prolix; tedious, S. Spaldlnq. 
 
 L A N G - T N G U ' D, «.-(;. Babbling ; too 
 free in conversation, S. Ramsay. 
 
 LA'SG-WAYES, prep. Along. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 LANNIMOR, s. A person employed by 
 conterminous proprietors to adjust marches 
 between their lands, Ayrs. Thiy is evi- 
 dently a corruption of the legal term 
 Laiidimer, q. v. 
 
 To LANS, Lance, v. a. To throw out. 
 Wallace. — Fr. lanc-er, id. 
 
 To LANS, V. n. 1. To spring forward. 
 Douglas. 2. Denoting the delicate aud 
 lively strokes of a musician on his violin. 
 Chr. I'Lirk. 
 
 LANS, Launce, s. A spring. Barbour. 
 
 LANSPREZED. A corporal ; used as a 
 term of contempt. Polwart. — Fr. lance- 
 pessade, id. 
 
 LANT, s. Commotion; confusion, Aberd. 
 
 LANT, s. The old name for the game at 
 cards now called Loo, S. 
 
 LANTEN-KAIL. V. Lentkin. 
 
 LANTIT, part. adj. Reduced to a dilemma, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 * LAP, .t. Metaph. applied to the ex- 
 tremity of one wing of an army. Pltscott'ie. 
 
 To LAP, «. a. To environ in a hostile 
 way. Wallace. 2. To embrace. Doug. 
 3. To fold, in relation to battle, ibid. 
 
 \j\.V,pret. Leaped. V.Loup. 
 
 LAPIS. Bleip lapis. Inteiitories. Perhaps 
 Lapis lazuli. 
 
 LAPLOVE, s. 1. Corn convolvulus, (C.ar- 
 vensis) Teviotdale. 2. Climbing buck- 
 weed, ibid. In Smalandia, in Sweden, the 
 Convolvulus Polygonum is called lorf- 
 hinde, from loef, a leaf, and if «</«, to bind. 
 
 To LAPPER, r. a. To besmear, or to cover 
 so as to clot. Rob Ro'i. 
 
 LAPPERED,7xtc«. pa. Coagulated, S. Rit- 
 
 son. — Isl./j^rt«/),coagulum,/i^eijD«,coagulo. 
 L APPIE,s. A plash ; a pool, Ang. La ip, Loth. 
 L APRON, s. 1. A young rabbit. Acts 
 
 Mary. — Fr. lapreau, id. 2. A leveret, 
 
 E.Loth. — Lat. lepus. 
 LARACH, s. The site of a building, in S. 
 
 stance. Stat. Ace. P. Krbiiuir Wester. 
 
 Lar signifies the ground upon which a 
 
 house is built, and is also applied to the 
 
 jloor of a house : heiic:- the Lares or 
 
 familiar deities of the Romans. 
 LARBAL, adj. Lazy; sluggish, Ayrs. 
 LARBAR, Larbour, adj. 1. Sluggish. 
 
 Dunbar. 2. Ghastly. Etergreen. — Isl. 
 
 lar-a, debilitare. 
 LARD, s. A stupid inactive fellow. Dun- 
 bar. — Belg. laerd, lumerd, id. 
 LARDUN, s. A piece of bacon. Houlate. 
 LARE, s. Place of rest. V. Lair. 
 To LARE, Lere, Lear, t. a. 1. To teach, 
 
 S. Wyntown. 2. To learn, S. Kelly. 
 
 Leard, instructed, S. 
 LARE, Lear, Lere, s. Learning, S. 
 
 Douglas. — A.S. laere, Belg. leer, id. 
 LARE, s. A stratum; corr. from E. layer. 
 
 Receipts in Cookery. 
 LAREIT, Laureit, s. A chapel dedicated 
 
 to our Lad'/ oj Loretto. Lyndsay. 
 LARE-MAISTER, s. A teacher, S. — 
 
 Belg. leer-muster, id. 
 LARG, Large, adj. 1. Liberal. Barbour. 
 
 — Fr. id. Lat. larg-us. 2. Abundant, S. 
 
 Sir J. Sinclair. 
 LARGES, Lerges, s. I.Liberty. Barbour. 
 
 2. Liberality in giving. Wyntown. 
 LARGLY, rtdf\ Liberally. Barbour. 
 LARICK, s. The larch; a tree, S. A. Renfr. 
 
 — Lat. larix, which name it also bears. 
 
 A. Scott's Poems. 
 LARICK, s. A lark. V. Laverok. 
 LARICK'S LINT, s. Great golden maiden- 
 hair, S. 
 LARIE, s. Laurel. Coltll. — O.Fr. laure, 
 
 lanreus. 
 LASARE, Lasere, s. Leisure. Douglas. 
 LASARYT, part. pa. At leisure. Sadler's 
 
 Papers. V. Lasare. 
 LASCHE, adj. 1. Relaxed, from weak- 
 ness or fatigue, S.B. Douglas. 2. Lazy. 
 
 Rudd. 3. Devoted to idleness. Compl. S. 
 
 — Yv.lasche, Lat. lass-us. Germ, lass, tired, 
 
 faint ; Isl. loskr, ignavus. 
 To LASH out, r. n. To break out, in a 
 
 moral sense. Z. Boyd. 
 * To LASH, T. n. To fall or be poured 
 
 down with force; applied to rain or any 
 
 body of water; as, to lash on, to lash down, 
 
 S. Marmaiden of Clyde. 
 LASH, s. 1 . A heavy fall of rain, Lanarks. ; 
 
 synou. with Rasch. 2. Lash of water, a 
 
 great quantity of water thrown forcibly, S. 
 To LASH icater, or any liquid. To throw 
 
 forcibly in great quantities, Lanarks. 
 It's Lashin' on. It raius heavily, S. It 
 
 evidently owes its origin to the idea of 
 
LAS 
 
 599 
 
 LAU 
 
 the rain lashing the ground, or producing 
 a sound resembling that made by a lash. 
 
 LASHNESS, s. 1. Relaxation in conse- 
 quence of great exertion. BaUlie. 2. 
 Looseness of conduct. li. Bruce. 
 
 LASK, s. A diarrhoea in cattle, S.B. 
 Esa. llighl. Soc. 
 
 LASKARjS. A large armful ofhay or straw, 
 Tweedd. — Isl. h/as, a load; Su.G. lass, id. 
 
 LASS, s. 1. A sweetheart, S. R. (Talluicay. 
 To gang to see the lasses, to go a-wooiug, 
 S. 2. A maid-servant, S. Guy Mann. 
 
 LASS-BAIRN, s. A iemale child, S. 
 
 LASSfE, s. 1. A young girl; stii.'tly one 
 below the age of puberty, S. Gait. 2. 
 A fondling terra, S. It has been observed 
 that the S. has often three degrees of 
 diminution, as besides Lassie, Lassock is 
 used for a little girl, and Lassikie, lassi- 
 kin, for a very little girl. On the same 
 plan, we have lad, laddie, laddock, and 
 laddikin or laddikie ; ici/e, xcifie, icifuck, 
 and icifockie. 
 
 LASSOCK, s. A dimin. from E. lass, West 
 of S. Bob Roy. 
 
 LASS-QUEAN, s. A female servant, 
 rather a familiar or contemptuous desig- 
 nation, West of S. Rob Roy. 
 
 LASS-WEAN, s. A female child, Fife. 
 
 LAST, s. Durability; lastingness, S. 
 
 LAST, s. A measure, Orkn. Skene. — Su.G. 
 lacst, mensura 12 tounarum. 
 
 LASTER, {comp.) adv. More lately, Aberd. 
 
 LASTEST, {superl.) adv. Last, Aberd. 
 
 LASTIE, Lasty, adj. Durable, E. lasting, 
 S. " If you be hasty, you'll never be 
 lasty," S. Prov.; "spoken ironically to 
 lazy people." Kelly. 
 
 LAST LEGS. A man is said to be on his 
 last legs, either when his animal strength 
 is almost entirely exhausted by exertion, 
 age, or disease, or when he is supposed 
 to be on the borders of bankruptcy, S. 
 
 J'o LAT, T. a. 1. To suffer; to permit, S.B. 
 Barbour. — Belg. lat-en, A.^. laef-an, id. 
 
 2. To Lat Be, to let alone, S. Douglas. 
 
 3. Lat Be, Let Be, much less. BaiUie. 
 — Isl. lett-a, Sw. laet-a, desinere. 4. To 
 Lat Gae, to let off; to let fly, S. Ross. 
 5. To Lat Gae, to break wind, S. 6. To 
 Lat Gae, to lose the power of retention, S. 
 7. To Lat Gae, to raise the tune, S. 8. 
 To Lat O'er, to swallow; as, " She wadna 
 lat o'er a single drap," S.B. 9. To Lat 
 Wi', T. a. and n. to yield to ; not to de- 
 bate or contest with, Aberd. 10. To Lat 
 Wi', r. a. to indu'^'e, as a child, ib. V. 
 Let, v. 
 
 To LAT, Latt, v. a. To leave. Wallace. 
 
 — Sw. laat-a, A.S. laet-an, id. 
 To LAT, T. a. To hinder ; E. let. Wynt. 
 
 — A.S. lat-an, Su.G. laet-ia. 
 To LAT, Let, v. a. To esteem ; to reckon. 
 
 Barbour. — A.S. laet-an, reputare, esti- 
 
 mare. 
 7o LAT, r. a. To put to hire. Reg. Maj. 
 
 LATCH, s. LA mire, lloxb. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 2. The track of a cart-wheel, S.O. 
 LATCH Y, adj. Full of ruts, ibid. 
 To LATE, Leet, r. a. 1. To heat metal, 
 
 so that it may be bent any way without 
 
 breaking, S. Douglas. 2. To cover with 
 
 tin, S. Ruddimnn. — A.S. lith-ian, to 
 
 soften, to attemper ; Su.G. laad-a, lod-a, 
 
 loed-a, to solder. 
 * LATE, adj. At late ; at a late hour, 
 
 Aug I'iper of Peebles. 
 To LATHE, r.'rt. To loath. Wyntoicn. 
 
 — A.S. lath-ian, id. 
 LATHE, Lathely, adj. V. Laith. 
 LATHERON, s. I. A sloven, S. 2. 
 
 It seems used as equivalent to Limmer, 
 
 Ayrs. Ann. of the Par. V. Ladrone. 
 LATHRON, Latherix, adj. 1. Lazy, Fife. 
 
 2. Low ; vulgar, Ayrs. ibid. 
 LATIENCE, s. Leisure ; S.B. leeshins. 
 
 Callender. V. Leash. 
 LATINER, s. One who is learning the 
 
 Latin language, Fife. 
 LATIOUSE, adj. Unrestrained. S. P. 
 
 Rep. 
 LAT O'ER, s. 1. The act of swallowing, 
 
 S.B. 2. Appetite, ibid. 
 LATRON, Latrons, Latrine, s. A privy. 
 
 Spalding. — Fr. latrine, id. 
 LATTER, adj. Inferior. Bar. Courts. 
 LATTER-MEAT, s. Meat brought from 
 
 the master's to the servants' table, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 
 LATTYN, s. Impediment. Wallace. 
 LATTOUCE, s. The herb lettuce. Poems 
 
 lC)th Cent. 
 LATTOUN, s. 1. A mixed kind of metal. 
 
 Douglas. 2. Electrum. Ruddiman. 3. 
 
 The colour of brass. Douglas. — Isl. laa- 
 
 tun, Belg. latoen, orichalcum. 
 LAUANDER, Lavander, s. Laundress. 
 
 Chalmers's Mary. — Fr. lavendiere. 
 LAUANDRIE, s. The laundry, ibid. V. 
 
 Layndar. 
 LAVATUR, s. A vessel to wash in; a 
 
 laver. Inventories. — -Fr. laratoire, id., 
 
 L.B. latator-ium, the name given to the 
 
 vessel in which monks washed tlieir hands 
 
 before going to the refectory, or officiating 
 
 priests before performing divine service. 
 To LAUCH, igutt.) v. n. To laugh, S. 
 
 Pret. leuch, part. pa. leuchin, Clydes. 
 LAUCH, s. A laugh, S. 
 LAUCH, Lawin, Lawing, (pron. lauicin,) s. 
 
 A tavern-bill. Peblis Play. — Tent, ghe- 
 
 lagh, club, or shot. 
 LAIJCH, Laucht, s. 1. Law. Fordun. 
 
 " Ilka land has its ain laiich." Antiquary. 
 
 2. Privilege. Wyntown. — A.S. lah, laga, 
 
 Isl. lavg., id. 
 To LAUCH, V. a. To possess legally. Doug. 
 LAUCHER, s. A laugher, S. 
 LAUCHFULL, adj. Lawful. Wyntoicn. 
 LAUCHT, yjfl?-^. pa. Clothed. Barbour. 
 LAUCHTANE, adj. Belonging to cloth. 
 
 Barbour. V. Laik, s. 1. 
 
LAU 
 
 400 
 
 LAW 
 
 LAUCHTANE, «(/;. Pale ; livid. Muitl. 
 
 Poems. Peril, corr. from lattoun, q. v. 
 LAUGHTER, .•^. A lock. V. Lachter. 
 LAUDE, s. Sentence; decision; judj^raent. 
 
 Acts Mary. — L.B. Laud-um, senteatia 
 
 arbitri. 
 LAUDE, adj. Of or belonging to laymen. 
 
 V. Lawit. 
 LAUDiiRY, .<!. Perh. revelling. Dunbar. 
 
 — Belg. ludderli/h, veanton. 
 LAVE, .«. The remainder. V. Lafe. 
 LAVELLAN, s. A kind of weasel, Caith. 
 
 Pennant. 
 LAVE-LUGGIT, adj. Having the ears 
 
 hanging down, Roxb. — C.B. lav; "that 
 
 extends, or goes out," Oweu. 
 LAVEiNDAR, s. A laundress. "The 
 
 King's lacendar." Treasin-er's Acts. — 
 
 L.B. lavender-ia, lotrix. V. Layndar. 
 LAVER, s. Fro later to layre. Sir Gawan. 
 Laverock, Lauerok, s. The lark, S. ; 
 
 often q. lerrik, larick. Complaynt S.— 
 
 A.S. la fere, laicerc, id. 
 LAVEROCK-HIECH, adj. As high as 
 
 the lark when soaring; apparently a pro- 
 verbial phrase, Roxb. 
 LAVEROCK'S-LINT, s. Purging-flax, an 
 
 herb, Linum Catliarticum, Linn. ; Lanarks. 
 LAUGH, s. Law. V. Lauch. 
 LAUGH, s. A lake, Selkirks. V. Loch. 
 LAUGHT, Laucht, pre?. Took. Wallace. 
 
 — A.S. laecc-an, appreheudere, laehte, 
 
 cepit. 
 LAVY,s. The Foolish Guillemot. Martin. 
 
 — Isl. Norw. lomvie, lanifucie, id. 
 LAVYRD, s. 1. Lord. 2. Applied to the 
 
 Supreme Being. Wyntoicn. V. Laird. 
 LAU IT-MAN, s. A layman, one not in 
 
 clerical orders. Keith's Hist. V. Lawit. 
 * To LAUREATE, v. a. To confer a lite- 
 rary degree. Craufurd. 
 To LAUREATE, v. n. To take a degree 
 
 in any faculty, S. Bower. 
 LAUREATION, s. The act of conferring 
 
 degrees, or the reception of them; gradua- 
 tion. Bower. 
 
 AURERE, s. Laurel. Douglas. — Fr. 
 
 laurier, id. 
 LAUREW, s. Laurel. Bellend. 
 LAUS, s. Perhaps, hair. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 — Dan. lu, lap, id. 
 LAUTEFULL, «((/. Winyet. Apparently, 
 
 full of loyalty, or truth. V. Lawta. 
 LAW, adj. Low. Wallace. — Su.G. lag, 
 
 Isl. lag-r, id. 
 LAW, s. Low ground. Barbour. 
 To LAW, T. a. To bring down. Douglas. 
 
 — Tent, leegh-en, deprimere. 
 LAW, Lawe, a Lawe, adv. Downward. 
 
 Kiiitfs Quair. 
 To LAW, V. a. 1. To litigate, S. 2. Trans- 
 ferred to the legal defender; as, "I'm 
 
 resolc'd I'll law him iceel J'or't," " I will 
 
 take every advantage that law can give 
 
 in this business," S. 
 LAW, *. 1. A de.signation given to many 
 
 hills or mounts, whether natural or arti- 
 ficial, S. A.Bor. Stat. Ace. 2. A tomb, 
 grave, or mound. Sir Gawan. — A.S. 
 hiaeice, hlawe, agger, acervus ; JIoes.G. 
 hlaiw signifies monumentum. 
 
 LAW, s. The remainder. V. Lafe. 
 
 LAWAINE, s. The eve of All-hallows. 
 Lady of the Lake. — Tliis does not appear 
 to be a Gael, or Ir. word, but merely the 
 designation used in the low country, viz. 
 Halloween. 
 
 LA WAR, Laware, s. A laver,or vessel to 
 wash in. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 LAW-BIDAND, Law-biding, p«rf. pr. 
 
 1. Waiting the regular course of law, as 
 opposed to flight; a forensic term. Skene. 
 
 2. " Able to answer a charge or accusa- 
 tion." Gl. Guthrie. 
 
 LAW-BOARD, s. The board on which a 
 tailor irons his cloth, S. Sir A. Wylie. 
 Alias, Sleeveboard. 
 
 LAWBURABLE, adj. In a state fit for 
 being ploughed. — ¥r. labourable. 
 
 LAW-BORROIS, Law-Borrows, s. pi. 
 The legal security which one man is ob- 
 liged to give, that he will not do any in- 
 jury to another in his person or property, 
 S. Acts J a. II. Law and borgh, or bor- 
 row, a pledge. 
 
 LAWCH, adj. Low ; S. laigh. Wallace. 
 
 To LAWE, T. a. To lower, South of S. 
 .7. Scott's Poems. V. Law. 
 
 LAWER,s. A professor of law. Acts.Ia.VI. 
 
 LaWER, s. ^. later. V. Lawar. 
 
 LAW-FREE, adj. Not legally convicted, 
 or condemned. Spalding. 
 
 LAWIN, s. A tavern reckoning. V. 
 Lauch, s. 1. 
 
 LAWIN-FREE, adj. Scot-free; excluded 
 from paying any share of a tavern-bill, S. 
 Song, Andro ici' his Cutty Gun. 
 
 LAWIT, Lawd, Lawyd, Lewit, adj. 1. 
 Laic. Wyntown. 2. Unlearned; ignorant. 
 Dougla.-. — A.S. laeired, lewd, id, 
 
 LAWLAND, Lauland, adj. Belonging to 
 the low country of Scotland, S. V. Lallan. 
 Acts J a. IV. 
 
 LAWLANDS, Lawlans,s. pi. 1. The plain 
 country of Scotland, as distinguished from 
 the Highlands; prou. Lallans. 2. The 
 language of the low country, as opposed 
 to the Erse or Gaelic, S. 
 
 LAWLY, adj. Lowly. Abp. Hamtltoun. 
 
 LA WRIE, s. A designation for the fox, S. 
 
 V. LOWRIE. 
 
 LAWRIGHTxVIEN. V. Lagraetman. 
 
 LAW SONDAY. V. Leif Sou.nday. 
 
 LAWTA, Lawte, Lawty, Lawtith, s. 1. 
 Loyalty. Wallace. 2. Truth ; equity. 
 Wiintown. — O.Fr. leaute, id. 
 
 LAWTH, Barbour. L. lawrh, low. 
 
 LAWTING, .■?. The supreme court of ju- 
 dicature in Orkney and Shetland, in an- 
 cient times. V. Thing. 
 
 LAWTIFULL, adj. Most loyal, full of 
 loyalty. Acts Ja. VI. V. Lawta, &c. 
 
LAX 
 
 401 
 
 LEA 
 
 LAX, s. Relief; release. Po}^. Ballads. 
 
 LAX, s. A salmon, Aberd. — A.S. leax, 
 Dan. Su.G. O.E. lax, id. 
 
 LAX-FISHER, s. A salmon-fisher, Aberd. 
 Law Case. Spaldiiiij. 
 
 LAZY-BEDS, s. pi. A plan of planting 
 potatoes, formerly much in use, according 
 to which the root was laid on the ground 
 undressed, some dung being spread under 
 it; the seed and manure were then covered 
 with earth dug from a sort of trench 
 which surrounded the bed, S. Maxwell's 
 Sel. Tnuis. 
 
 LE, Lie. A sort of demonstrative article 
 often prefixed to the name of a place or 
 thing, in our old deeds, signifying tJie. — 
 It seems to be merely the Fr. article, le. 
 
 LE, Lee, s. The water of the sea in mo- 
 tion. Douglas. — O.Isl. lae, laa, mare; 
 hodie, nuda fluens. 
 
 LE, Lie, Lee, Lye, s. 1. Shelter ; security 
 from tempest. Doug, i/c*?, E. " Under the 
 lee." Paradise Lost. 2. Metaph. peace; 
 tranquillity. Wyntown. — Su.G. lae, locus 
 tempestati subductus ; Isl. hie, hlie, id. 
 
 LE, Lie, adj. Sheltered ; warm. Iloulate. 
 
 LE, s. Law. Wi/ntown. — O.Fr. ley. 
 
 To LE, V. 11. To tell a falsehood, ibid. 
 
 LE, V. n. A lie, ibid. 
 
 To LEA, Lee, r. a. To leave, Aberd. V, 
 Leed. 
 
 LEA, adj. Not ploughed. Ramsay. — A.S. 
 leag, pasture. 
 
 To Lie Lea. To remain some time with- 
 out being cropped, S. Surv. Bene. 
 
 LEAD, s. The name given to the course 
 over which the stones are driven in curl- 
 ing, Ang. Stirlings. Clydes. Hence, to 
 gae to the leads, to go a curling, Ang. 
 In Loth. Ayrs. and some other counties, 
 this is called the rink. Some curling 
 societies have an office-bearer who is 
 called Master of rinks, it being his pro- 
 vince to see that the course be properly 
 swept, and that the rules of the game be 
 observed. In Lanarks. the course is 
 called the rack, although the term rink 
 is also used. 
 
 LK AD-BRASH, s. A disease to which 
 animals are subject at Lead-hills. Stat. 
 Ace. V. Brash. 
 
 To LEAD CORN. To drive corn from the 
 field to the corn-yard, S. 
 
 LEAD DRAPS. Small shot, used in 
 fowling, S. 
 
 LEADEN HEART. A spell, not yet 
 totally disused in Shetland, which was 
 supposed to restore health to those whose 
 ailments could not be accounted lor. Some 
 melted lead was poured among water, 
 from which a piece bearing some resem- 
 blance to a heart was taken, and hung 
 round the neck of the patient. The Pirate. 
 
 LEADER, s. In curling, one who takes 
 the lead in the game, who first lays down 
 his stone, S. Davidson's Seasons, 
 
 LEADING, s. Provisions. Bclhaven. 
 
 LEADIS, .s. pi. Languages. V. Leid, s. 
 
 T'o LEAGER, r. n. To encamp. Spalding. 
 — Tent, legher-en, castra metari; Sw. 
 laeqr-a siq, id. 
 
 LEAGER-LADY, s. A soldier's wife, S. 
 Antiquary. — Dan. leyger, Teut. lager, a 
 camp. 
 
 LEAL, «(//. Loyal; honest, &c. V. Leil. 
 
 LEA LAIK, s. A natural shelter for 
 cattle, such as is produced by glens or 
 overhanging rocks, Ayrs. 
 
 LEALAIKE-GAIR, s. Well sheltered 
 grazing ground ; sometimes applied to 
 the place where two hills join together, 
 and form a kind of bosom, Ayrs. — If the 
 first part of the word is not merely lea 
 like, i. e. like lea ground, it might seem 
 allied to Isl. hliae, umbra, and hlaka, aer 
 calidus, q. a warm shelter; or to C.B. 
 llech, what lies flat ; a covert. V. Gair, s. 2. 
 
 To LEAM, r. n. To shine. V. Leme. 
 
 To LEAM, V. a. To take ripe nuts out of 
 the husk, Roxb. 
 
 LEAMER, Leemer, s. A nut that sepa- 
 rates easily from the husk, as being fully 
 ripe, Roxb. Gall. Encycl. — Isl. lim-a, 
 membratim dividere. 
 
 To LEAN DOWN, r. n. To be seated; 
 also, to lie down, to recline; often with a 
 reciprocal pronoun, S. 
 
 LEAP, s. A cataract. V. Loup. 
 
 LEAPING ILL. The name given to a dis- 
 ease of sheep, Annandale; the same with 
 Thorter III, q. v. 
 
 To LEAP OUT, V. n. To break out in an 
 illegal or disorderly way. Scot's Stagger- 
 ing State. — Sw. loepa ut, to run out; Belg. 
 iiytloop-en, to break out. 
 
 LEAR, adv. Rather; i. e. liefer. V. Lever. 
 
 LEAR, s. A liar, S. ; prou. hear. Wynt. 
 
 LEASE-HAUD, s. Possession; q. holding 
 by a lease, Selkirks. Hogg. 
 
 LEASH, adj. Clever; agile, S.A. 
 
 LEASH, s. Liberty, S.B. Ross. — Isl. 
 leis-a, leys-a, solvere. 
 
 To LEASH AWAY, v. n. To go cleverly 
 off, or on the way, S.B. Riiddiman. 
 
 LEASING-MAKER. V. Lesing-Makare. 
 
 LEASING-MAKING, s. The crime of ut- 
 tering falsehood against the king and his 
 counsellors to the people, or against the 
 people to the king or government; a foren- 
 sic term, S. 
 
 LEASUMLIE, adv. Lawfully; a term 
 used in our old laws. Balfoztr. V. Lesum. 
 
 LEATER MEATE. V. Latter-meat. 
 
 LEATH, s. The lay of a weaver's loom. 
 Maxicell's Sel. Trans. — Evidently the 
 same with Teut. laede, pecten, mentioned 
 under Lay, q. v. 
 
 To LEATH, r. n. To loiter. Pitscottie. 
 V. Leit, v. to delay. 
 
 To LEATHER, v. a. 1. To lash ; to flog, 
 S. 2. To batter soundly ; transferred to 
 battle. Tales of My Landl. 3. To tie 
 2D 
 
LEA 
 
 402 
 
 LEE 
 
 tightly, Ettr. For.; q. to bind with a 
 tliong. 
 
 To LEATHER, r. n. To go cheerfully ; 
 to move briskly, S.A. J. Nicol. 
 
 ■" LEATHER. V. Lowse Leather. 
 
 LEATHERIN, s. A beating; a drubbing, 
 S. Ilogifs Winter Tales. 
 
 LEAUGH ■ adj. Low, Selkirks. V. Leucii. 
 
 LEAUW, s. A place for drawing the nets 
 on, composed partly of stones, earth, and 
 gravel, Aberd. Law Case. — Teat, loo, 
 locus altus adjacens stagnis, &c. ; A.S. 
 lilaeir, agger. 
 
 LEBBER-BEARDS, s. pi. Broth, used by 
 the peasantry, made of greens, thickened 
 with a little oat-raeal, Roxb. 
 
 LEBBERS, .'!. pi. Droppings from the 
 mouth, &c. in eating or drinking, Roxb. 
 
 LEBBIE, s. The fore skirt of a man's coat, 
 S.B. Loth. — A.S. laeppe, id. ; Isl. Inf, ala 
 pallii. 
 
 To LEBER, Lebber, r. a. To bedaub; to 
 beslabber; as, " Thai bairns hae lebert a' 
 the table ;" leberbuj, the act of beslabber- 
 ing, Teviotd. — Isl. lap, Dan. lahen, sor- 
 billum. V. Labbeu, r. 
 
 LECH, Leche, Leiche, s. 1. A physician. 
 Barbour. — Moes.G. It'ik, lek, A.S. laec, id. 
 2. Leicht occurs Aberd. Reg. as denoting 
 a barber ; as surgeons and barbers origi- 
 nally belonged to one incorporation. 
 
 To LECHE, T. a. To cure. Wyntoirn.— 
 Su.G. laek-a, A.S. lacn-ian, id. 
 
 LECHEGE, s. Leakage. Aberd. Req. 
 
 LECHING, Leiching, s. Cure. Wallace. 
 
 LECK, s. Any stone that stands a strong 
 fire, as greenstone, trapp, &c. S. 
 
 LEDDERANE, Leddering, adj. Made of 
 leather; leathern. Aberd. Req. 
 
 LEDDY-LAUNNERS. V. Landers. 
 
 LEDDYRjS. Leather. " Lisufficient schone 
 & leddyr." Aberd. Rec). 
 
 LEDE, .t. A person. V. Leid. 
 
 LED FARM. A farm on which the tenant 
 does not reside, S. 
 
 LEDGIN, ,<!. A parapet; that especially 
 of a bridge, S. >SV. Kathleen. 
 
 LEDINGTON,s. A kind of apple, S. This 
 has received its name from Lediugton, or 
 Lethington, in Haddingtons. formerly a 
 seat of the Lauderdale family, now, under 
 the name of Lennox- Love, the property of 
 Lord Blantyre. 
 
 LEDISMAN, LoDiSMAN, s. A pilot. Thnuj. 
 — A.S. ladinan, Teut. leijdsman, Su.G. 
 lede^man, id. from the idea of leadltu/. 
 
 LEE, adj. Lonely. Popular Ballads. 
 
 LEE, s. Shelter. 
 
 LEE, adj. Sheltered. V. Le, Lie, &c. 
 
 LEE, s. Little Lee, slender means of escape. 
 To set at Utile lee, to leave scarcely any 
 means of shelter. Mhistr. Border. — Dan. 
 ^ae, shelter. V. Le, Lie. 
 
 LEEAR, s. A liar; one who utters false- 
 hoods, S. 
 
 7'o LEECH, Lektch, r. a. To pin or splice 
 
 two pieces of wood together. Thus, when 
 the shaft of a cart is broken, it is said to 
 be leetrlted, when spliced with a piece to 
 supply the place of that which has been 
 broken off, Roxb, 
 
 LEECH, s. A piece of wood nailed across 
 the broken tram or shaft of a cart, or any 
 kind of wooden utensil, for supporting it, 
 Selkirks. A nietaph. use of Leech, to act 
 the part of a physician; q. to cure, to heal. 
 V. Leche, r. 
 
 LEED, pret. Left ; q. leued. Sir Eqeir. 
 
 LEEFO W, adj. Wilful ; obstinate, Teviotd. 
 — As A.Bor. /t'(/and leete, (E. lief,) sig- 
 nify willingly, this term may be analogous 
 to icilful, q. "full of one's own will." 
 
 LEEFOW, LiEFu', adj. Lonely ; Leefoie 
 lane, quite alone, S. Ross. — Isl. hliae, 
 umbra, drcttja a hlie, occultare, celare, 
 subducere, se, or /ae, periculura, and/»//. 
 
 LEEFUL, Leefow-Heartit, adj. Com- 
 passionate; sympathizing, S.A. Kelly. — 
 A.S. hleo, warmth, or Isl. hlif-a, tueri, 
 parcere. 
 
 LEE-LANG, adj. Livelong, S. Burns. 
 
 LEE-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance 
 of falsehood; as, " It was a very lee-like 
 story,"' S. 
 
 LEEM, ad). Earthen. V. Lame. 
 
 LEEMERS, s.^j?. V. Leamer. 
 
 LEEN, interj. Cease. Ramsay. — Sw. 
 llnn-a, to cease. 
 
 To LEENGE, r. n. To slouch; as, "a 
 leenf/in ganger," one who slouches in his 
 gait;, Roxb. — Su.G. laemj-a, retardare; or 
 corr. from E. to lounge. 
 
 LEENGYIE, adj. A weaver's web, when 
 it is of a raw or thin texture, is said to 
 have "a leengyic appearance," Ayrs. — 
 A.S. /aeni(;, frail, lean, thin; from laene, 
 id. Somner. 
 
 LEENING,«rf;.L.6f)i;«(/,benign.Pa/.7/o«. 
 
 LEENO, Leenon, s. The vulgar name of 
 the fabric called thread gauze. Loth. Fife. 
 — Fr. Linon, lawn. 
 
 To LEEP, r.a. 1. To heat, ie^^ji^, par- 
 boiled. 2. " To burn slightly; to scorch 
 the outside of any thing roasted while it 
 is raw in the middle." 67. Sure. Moray. 
 V. Lepe. 
 
 To LEEP, r. ((. To cozen; to deceive, S.B. 
 It seems to claim the same origin with 
 Teut. Icep, crafty. 
 
 LEEPER-FAT, adj. Very fat, S.A.— C.B. 
 lleipi/r, flabby, glib, smooth. 
 
 LEEP'lT, adj. Meagre; loving the fire, S.B. 
 Journcd Lond. — Isl. l((pe, fungus, a dolt. 
 
 LEERIE, s. The name given by children 
 to a lamp-lighter, Aberd. Edin. Laiiarks. 
 Probably of Wel>li extract. — C.B. tleiryr, 
 radiance, lleiryr-aii; to va.diaie; llexcyrch, 
 illumination ; Isl. liori, a window. 
 
 LEEROCH, .«. A term used in Ayrs. and 
 borders of Gall, to denote a peat moss. 
 " Will ye gang a day to the Leeroch ?" 
 Will you go and cast peats for a day ? 
 
 I 
 
LEE 
 
 403 
 
 LEI 
 
 LEEROCH, s. 1. Tlie site of an old house, 
 or the vestiges of ancient battlements, 
 llenfrews. 2. Local position, Ayrs.; the 
 same witli Lerroch, q. v. 
 To LEESE, r. a. 1. To pass a coil of ropes 
 tlirough the hands in unwinding it, or in 
 winding it again, Ettr. For. 2. The term 
 also denotes the act of arranging many 
 entangled bits of packthread by collecting 
 them into one hand, ibid. 3. To gather 
 any thing neatly into the hand, Roxb. 
 lo LEESE out, r. a. To be prolix in 
 narration. One who, in telling a story, 
 makes as much of it as possible, is said to 
 feese it out, Roxb. 
 7(> LEESH, v. n. To move quickly for- 
 ward, xVberd. W. Beattie's Tales. Pro- 
 bably from the idea of applying the leash 
 or lash. 
 LEESING, s. Allaying. Dunbar.— Sn.G. 
 
 lis-a, requiem dare. 
 LEESOME, adj. Pleasant. V. Letfsom. 
 LEESOME, adj. Easily moved to pity, 
 
 Tweedd. V. Leissuji. 
 LEESUM, adj. Speaking in a lying or 
 hyperbolical manner; as, " If it's nae lee, 
 it's e'en unco leesitm like," Roxb. V. Lee, 
 s. a lie. 
 To LEET,r. n. To pretend. V. Leit. 
 To LEET, V. n. To ooze very slowly by 
 
 occasional dropping, Fife. 
 
 To LEET till, V. a. To attend to, Fife.— 
 
 Su.G. lyd-a ti/l, Isl. hlyd-ft, andire, aures 
 
 advertere; lythl, auditus. Hence O.E. 
 
 lith, lithe, Ixfthe. 
 
 Now lith and lysten, gentlymen.— Pe>-c_}/'s Rel. 
 
 LEET, s. 1. One portion of many, S.B. 
 
 Stat. Ace. 2. A nomination of different 
 
 persons, with a view to an election, S. 
 
 Baillle. 3. A list. llams.— A.S,.hlcte,}i lot. 
 
 To LEET, r. a. To nominate with a view 
 
 to election, S. BaiUie. 
 LEET, s. Language. V. Leid. 
 LEETHFOW, adj. Loathsome, S.B. 
 
 Journal Loud. V. Laitii. 
 LEETHFOW, adj. Sympathizing, Roxb. 
 
 A corr. of Leeful, compassionate, q. v. 
 LEEVIN LANE. Quite alone. The Steam- 
 Boat. This may be a provinciality in Ayrs. 
 but it is certainly anomalous. Leefoio lane 
 is the proper phrase. 
 LEEZE ME. V. Leis Me. 
 LEFT, pm. Remained; used in a passive 
 
 sense. V. Leve, r. n. 
 LEFULL,LEiFL'LL,ar(/. Lawful. Douglas. 
 
 Leif, leave, a.nd full, q. allowable. 
 To LEG, i: n. To run, S. ; a low word. 
 To LEG aicay, v. n. To walk clumsily, 
 Berwicks. Perhaps from a common 
 origin with E. Lacj, to loiter. 
 LEGACIE, s. The state or office of a papal 
 
 legate. Pitscottie. 
 LEGAGE, s. Peril, leahofe of a ship, &c. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 LEGATNAiT, s. One who enjoyed the 
 rights of a papal legate within his own 
 
 province or diocese. Abp. Ilamiltoun. 
 Legatus natus. 
 LEG-BAIL, ft. To take leg-bail, to rmi oiT, 
 instead of seeking bail, and waiting the 
 course of law, S. Ferguson. 
 LEG-BANE, s. The shin, S. Callander. 
 LEG DOLLOR. Perhaps a dollar of Liege. 
 
 Depred. on the Clan Campbell. 
 LEGEN-GIRTH, s. V. Lagen-Gird. 
 LEGGAT, Legget, Leggit, s. A stroke at 
 handball, golf, &c. which is not fair, or 
 which, on account of some accidental 
 circumstance, is not counted, is said to 
 be leggat, I. e. null. Loth. 
 LEGGIN, s. The angle in the bottom of 
 
 a cask, or wooden vessel, S. 
 To Lip and Leggin. A phrase applied to 
 drink in a vessel. The person to whom 
 it is offered, holds the vessel obliquely, so 
 as to try whether the liquid will at the 
 same time touch the leggin, or angle in the 
 bottom, and reach to the lip or riin. If 
 it does not, he refuses, saying, " There 's 
 no a drink there, it will no lip and leggin," 
 Fife. V. Lage.n. 
 LEGGINS, s. pi. Long gaiters, reaching 
 
 up to the knees, S. ; from E. leg. 
 LEGIER, s. A resident at a court. Spots- 
 
 2cood.—L.B. Icgatar-ius, legatus. 
 LEG-ILL, s. A disease of sheep, causing 
 
 lameness, called also Black-leg, So. of S. 
 LEGIM, {g hard,) adr. Astride. To ride 
 legim, or on legim, to ride after the mas- 
 culine mode, as opposed to sitting side- 
 ways, Roxb.; synon. stride-legs, S. 
 LEGITIM, s. The portion of moveables to 
 which a child is entitled on the death of 
 a father; a law term, S. Ersk. Tnst. 
 LEGLIN, Laiglin,s. A milk-pail, S. Fits. 
 
 — Tent, leghel, id. ; Isl. leigill, ampulla. 
 LEG-O'ER-IM, adc. Having one leg over 
 the other; or, as a tailor sits on his 
 board, Roxb. 
 LEGPOVVSTER. " Ane testament maid 
 be vmquhill Alex^ Kay baxter in his leg 
 poicster." Aberd. Reg. A ludicrous corr. 
 of , the forensic phrase, Liege Foustie, " a 
 state of health, in contradistinction to 
 deathbed." 
 To LEICH, v. n. To be coupled as hounds 
 
 are. Godly Sangs. 
 LEICHING, Leich.went, s. Medical aid. 
 LEICHMENT, s. Cure of diseases. V. 
 
 Leche, V, 
 LEY COW, Lea Cow. A cow that is 
 neither with calf nor gives milk, as dis- 
 tinguished from a Ferry or Forra cow, 
 which, though not pregnant, continues to 
 give milk, S.B. ; pron. q. lay cow. Sup- 
 posed to be denominated from the idea of 
 ground not under crop, or what lies ley. 
 LEID, s. A load, Aberd. 
 LEID, s. Lead, (metal.) Aberd. Re<j. 
 LEID, s. Poems \()th Cent. It is probable 
 that the author had written heid, i. e. 
 heed, attention. 
 
LEI 
 
 404 
 
 LEI 
 
 LEID, s. A mill-race. V. Lade. 
 LEID. Brewhuf Leid, an implement for- 
 merly used ill brewing, Balfour's Pract. 
 LEID, Lede, s. People. Wallace.— M. 
 
 Viod, A.S. hod, populus. 
 LEID, Lede, s. A person. Sir Gaican. 
 
 — A.S. leod, homo ; Isl. lyd, miles. 
 LEID, s. A countiy. (Jairan and Gol. — 
 
 Isl. laad, terra, solum. 
 LEID, Lede, s. Language, S.B. Leet is 
 
 also used. Douglas. — Isl. Miod, sonus ; 
 
 Dan. lifd, vox. 
 LEID, Lede, Luid, s. A song ; a lay. 
 
 Douglas. — A.S. leoth, I'loth, Belg. lied, 
 
 Isl. Miod, Uod, id. 
 LEID, Lied, s. A leid of a thing, is a par- 
 tial idea of it, S.B. 
 LEID, s. Safe-conduct. Wallace. — Su.G. 
 
 leid, Germ, lelt, id. 
 To LEIF, V. n. To believe. Maitland 
 
 Poems. — A.S. leaf-an, credere. 
 To LEIF, V. a. To leave. Douglas. — Isl. 
 
 lif-a, Su.G. leif-a, id. 
 LEIF, Leiff, s. Leave. Wallace. To 
 
 give a serrant Leif, or Leave, to discharge 
 
 from service, S. Aberd. Reg. 
 To LEIF, Leiff, v. n. To live, ibid. — 
 
 Su.G. lefw-a, Isl. Uf-a, id. 
 LEIF, «. Remainder. Intent. V. Lafe. 
 LEIF, Lief, afi?;. 1. Beloved, S. Douglas. 
 
 2. Willing, ibid. As leif, as leive, as 
 
 soon, S. Ferguson. — A.S.'leof, Su.G. lliif, 
 
 carus, amicus. 
 LEIFSUM, adj. 1. Desirable. Douglas. 
 
 2. Leesome, pleasant, S. Burns. 3. Lee- 
 some, compassionate, S.A. J. Nicol. — 
 A.S. leaf, carus, and sum. 
 
 LEIFU', adj. Discreet ; moderate, Sel- 
 kirks. V. Laithfow, of which this seems 
 to be a corrupt pronunciation. 
 
 LEIFULL, adj. Lawful. V. Leful. 
 
 LEIL, ac?c Smartly; severely, Aberd. 
 
 LEIL, Leii.e, Lele, adj. 1. Loyal; faith- 
 ful, S. Doug. 2. Right; lawful. Wynt. 
 
 3. Upright, S. Peg. Maj. 4. Honest in 
 dealings. Priests Peblis. 5. A leil stroke, 
 one that hits the mark, S.B. — O.Fr. leall, 
 loyal, faithful, honest. 
 
 LElLL, ^. A single stitch in marking on 
 a sampler. A double leill is the going 
 over a single stitch, which makes it more 
 lasting, Mearns. 
 
 T'y LEIN, T. a. To conceal. V. Layne. 
 
 7'o LEIN, r. m. To cease. Cleland. V. Leen. 
 
 To LEIND, Leynd, Lene, Lend, r. n. 1. 
 To dwell. Barbour. 2. To tarry. Doug. 
 3. To continue in any state. Gaican and 
 Gol. — Isl. lend-a, sedem sibi figere. 
 
 LEINE, s. L. leme, gleam. Iloidate. 
 
 LEYNE, /;?y;. Lied. Douglas. 
 
 LEI NEST. Most lean. Evergreen. 
 
 LEINFOU, Leinfou-heartit, adj. Kind- 
 hearted; feeling; compassionate, Aberd. 
 
 LEINGIE, (,/ liquid,) s. The loin, Clydes. 
 
 LElNGIE-SHOT,s. Having the loins dis- 
 located; spoken of horses, ibid.— Tent. ' 
 
 loenie, longle, lumbus vitulinuB. SJiot is 
 here used for dislocation. 
 
 To LEIP, r. n. To boil. K. Hart. 
 
 LEIPPIE, s. The fourth part of a peck, S. 
 V. LippiE. 
 
 LEIRICHIE-LARICHIE, {gnU.) s. Mu- 
 tual whispering, Mearus. 
 
 To LEIRICHIE-LARICHIE, t. n. To 
 speak in mutual whispers, Mearns. 
 
 LEIS, s. Perhaps a load. Aberd. Peg. — 
 Su.G. lafs, Isl. Mas, vehes. 
 
 7oLElS, r. rt. To lose. Doug. — O.^.lelse. 
 
 To LEIS, Leiss, v. a. To lessen. Douglas. 
 
 To LEIS, v. a. To arrange, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 LEISCH, Lesche, r. l.Alath, S. Dunbar. 
 
 2. A thong, by which a dog is held. Doug. 
 
 3. A stroke with a thoni;, S. Kennedy. 
 To LEISCHE, Leich, Leash, v. a. To 
 
 lash ; to scourge, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 LEISE-MAJESTY, Leiss-maiestie, Lese- 
 MA JESTi E, s. 1 . The crime of high treason ; 
 Fr. lese majeste. Acts Ja. V. 2. Treason 
 against Jesus Christ as Sovereign of his 
 church. M'' Ward's Contendings. — Fr. 
 les-er, to hurt, Lat. laed-ere. 
 
 LEISH,af/j. Active ; clever. i7o(/(7. V.Liesh. 
 
 LEISHER, s. 1. A tall and active person, 
 Lanarks. 2. An extensive tract, ibid. 
 3. A long journey, ibid. The idea seems 
 borrowed from that of letting loose. — Isl. 
 leis-a, leys-a, solvere. 
 
 LEISHIN, ?)art. adj. 1. Tall and active, 
 applied to a person of either sex, Lanarks. 
 It diifers from Strappbt', as not implying 
 the idea of handsomenebs. 2. Extensive, 
 as applied to a field, farm, parish, &c. ib. 
 3. Long, as referring to a journey, ibid. 
 
 LEIS ME, Leese Me, Leuis Me, i. e. Leif 
 is me, dear is to me ; expressive of strong 
 affection, S. Bannatyne Poems. — Me is 
 the A.S. dative. 
 
 LEISOM, adj. Lawful. Y. Lesum. 
 
 LEISOME, a<//. Warm; sultry. Gl. Shirr. 
 V. Liesome. 
 
 LEISSURE, LizzuRE, S. Pasture between 
 two corn fields; sometimes used, more 
 generally, for any grazing ground, Ayrs. 
 V. Lesures. 
 
 jTc* LEIST, r. «. To incline; E. /;.<!?. Dunb. 
 
 LEIST, adj. Least. Douglas. 
 
 LEISTER, Lister, s. A spear, armed with 
 three or more prongs, for striking fish, S. 
 Bu}-ns.— Su.G. liuster, id. ; Hustra,to strike 
 fish with a trident. 
 
 To LEISTER, r. a. To strike with a fish- 
 spear, Stirlings. Ayrs. V. Leister, s. 
 
 To LEIT, r. a. To permit. Bannat. P. 
 
 To LEIT, r. n. To delay. Ilenrys.—Su.G. 
 laet-ia, intermittere, A.S. laet-an, tardare. 
 
 To LEIT, Left, Let, v. n. 1. To pretend, 
 to make a show as if, S.B. Bannat. P. — 
 Su.G. laat-as, Isl. /at;(-<(,id. prae se ferre, 
 sive vere sive simulando. 2. To give a 
 hint of. Nevir led, make no mention of 
 it, S.B. V. Let on. 
 
 r<. LEIT, Left, r. u. To ooze, S.- C.B. 
 
LEY 405 
 
 llaith, that which is run out ; Teut. /^/d- 
 cn, trausirc. 
 LEYT, prct. Reckoned. V. Lat, 3. 
 2'oLEIT,r.<7. To put in nomination. V.Leet. 
 LEIT, pret. V. Let at. 
 LEIT, s. A link of horse hair for a fishing 
 line, Upp. Clydes.; synon. Tippet, Snood, 
 Tame. 
 To LEYTCir, r. h. To loiter, Tweedd.— 
 Su.G. (aett-Ja.'f, pigrari, otiarij lat, piger; 
 Alem. hiz, E. lazi/. 
 LEYTHAND. L.iei(;/«a»(f, sighing. Wall. 
 LEIWARjS. Liver; survivor. ActsCha. I. 
 LEKAME, s. Dead body. V. Licaym. 
 LE-LANE. Be quiet; give over, Roxb. 
 abbreviated from the imperative phrase, 
 Let afane, or q. lea [i. e. leave] alane. 
 LELE, a(f/. Loyal; faithful, &c. V. Leil. 
 LELE, s. The lily. Sir Gatcaii. 
 LELELY, Lelily, rt(ir. Faithfully. Barh. 
 To LELL, r. «. To take aim, S.B. — E. 
 
 lerel, id. 
 LEMANE, .S-. A sweetheart, male or fe- 
 male. I)oiijiii!. — Fr. Vaimant, Norm. 
 Sax. leue-moii, amasius. 
 LEMANRYE, s. Illicit love; an amour. 
 
 Hoi/f/'s Winter Tales. 
 To LEME, r. n. To blaze, S. Douglas.— 
 
 A.S. leom-au, Isl. liom-a, splendere. 
 LEME, s. Gleam. Lyndsay. 
 To LEN, V. a. To lend, S. Chron. S. P. 
 
 — A.S. lacti-nn, Su.G. laen-a, id. 
 LEN, Leane, Lend, s. A loan, S. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. — A.S. laen, lean, id. 
 To LEND, r. u. To dwell. V. Leind. 
 LENDINGS, s. pi. Pay of an army; arrears. 
 ]\ronro's E.rped. — Belg. leening, " soul- 
 diers' pay," Sevvel. 
 LENDlS,s./j;.^ 1. Loins. Chr. Kirk. 2. 
 Buttocks. Kennedy. — Isl. lend, clunis ; 
 in pi. leiular, lumbi. 
 To LENE, r. n. To give. V. Lenit. 
 LENY, s. Theabbrev. of jLeo«ai-f?. "■' Leny 
 
 Irving." Ads, iii. 393. 
 LENYIE, Lenye, adj. 1. Lean. Barbour. 
 2. Of a thin texture. Douglas. — A.S. 
 hJaene, laene, macer. 
 LENIT, p)-d«. Granted. Iloulate.— lsl. 
 
 laeii-a, coucedere. 
 LENIT, Lent, p/-<?.'. Abode. V. Leind. 
 LENIT, Lent, p?-t'«. Leaned. Doug. 
 LENK, s. A link of horse hair which con- 
 nects the hooks and line in angling, Clydes. 
 LENNER, s. Lender. Acts Cha. I. 
 LENNO, s. A child. Ritson. — Gael 
 
 leanahh, id. 
 LENSHER, ?. Acts Cha. II. 
 LENT,affJ. Slow. BailUe.—Yr. lent, l^^i. 
 
 lent-us, id. 
 LENT, s. The game at cards in E. called 
 Loo ; perhaps from being much practised 
 about the time of Lent, Gall. V. Lant. 
 LENTED, part. jm. Beat in this game; 
 
 looed. Gall. V. Lantit. 
 LENT-FIRE, ?. A slow fire. Balllie.— 
 Fr. lent, slow. 
 
 LES 
 
 LENTFULL, adj. Mournful, from Lent, tlu 
 season appropriated to fasting. Iloulate 
 To LENTH, V. a. To lengthen. Lyndsay 
 —Teut. lengh-en, Sw. lenq-a, prolongare 
 LENTHIE, «((/. Long,S.6. Fickcn. 
 LENT RENV ARE, s. Skins of lambs thai 
 have died soon after being dropped; stil 
 called Lentrins, S. ; q. those that have diec 
 in Lentron or spring. Acts Ja. VI. 
 LENTRYNE, Lentyre, s. Lent; still used 
 to denote spring, S. Barbour. — A.S, 
 lengten. Lent, also Spring. 
 LENTRIN KAIL. Broth made without 
 
 beef, S. From Lent. /. Nicol. 
 LEGMEN, s. 1 . A leg, Aberd. Journ. Lond. 
 2. The bough of a tree, ibid. — A.S. home, 
 a limb. 
 To LEP, r. n. To go rapidly. Barbour. 
 
 — Isl. leip-a, hleip-a, to run. 
 To LEPE, Leip, r. a. To heat; to parboil, 
 S. Doug. — A.S. hleap-an, to leap; q. to 
 wallop in the pot. 
 LEPE, Leep, s. a slight boiling, S. 
 LEPER-DEW, s. A cold frosty dew, S.B. 
 LEPYR, s. The Leprosy. V. Lippee, s. 
 LEPIT PEATS. Peats dug out of the solid 
 
 moss, without being baked, Roxb. 
 LERD, s. Lord. Aberd. Reg. 
 To LERE. To learn. V. Lake. 
 LERGNES, s. Liberality. Bannatyne P. 
 To LERK, V. n. To contract; to shrivel, S. 
 
 — Isl. lerJc-a, contrahere. 
 LERROCH,s. 1. The site of a buil.diug 
 Ferguson. — Gael, larack, id. 2. A sUe of 
 any kind. Loth, ib. 3. The artificial bot- 
 tom of a stack, made of brushwood, &c. 
 Stirlings.; stack-lalroch, id. Perths. 4. A 
 quantity or collection of any materials; 
 as, " a lairoch o' dirt," Lanarks. 5. It is 
 also used in a compound form; as, Mid- 
 den-laii-ach, the site of a dunghill, Banff's. 
 Also, Lairach, Lairocii. 
 LERROCK-CAIRN, s. This term is used 
 in a proverbial phrase, common in Ayrs. 
 It is said of any thing that is rare, or that 
 does not occur every day, that " It 's no 
 to be gotten at ilka lerrock-cairn." 
 LES, conj. 1. Unless. Douglas. 2. Lest, 
 ib. Les than, id. Bellend. Les na, les 
 nor, id. Acts Ja. /F.— A.S. laes, les, id. 
 LES- AGE, s. Non-age. Buchanan. 
 LESH PUND, Leispund, Lispund, s. A 
 weight used in Orkney, containing eigh- 
 teen pounds Scots. Skene. — Sn.G. lispund, 
 a pound of twenty marks; i. e. Liicesche, 
 or the Livonian. 
 LESING-M AKARE, Leasing-maker, s. 
 One who calumniates the king to his sub- 
 jects, or vice versa. Acts Ja. I. 
 LESIONE, Lessioun,s. Injury. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 — Lat. laesio, -nis, Fr. lesion, id. 
 LESIT, Lesyt, pret. Lost. Barbour. 
 LESS. Lies; pi. of LE. Barbour. 
 LESS, conj. Unless. Keith. V. Les. 
 LESSIOUN, s. Injury; loss. V. Lesione. 
 To LEST, V. n. To please. K. Quair. 
 
LES 
 
 406 
 
 LEV 
 
 LEST, 2)rd- Tarried. Barbour. — A.S. 
 
 laest-an, to stay. 
 LESUM, Leisom, adj. What may be per- 
 mitted. Douglas. — A.S. ge-leafsum, licitus, 
 
 allowable, from leaf, permissio. 
 LESURIS, Lasors, s. pi. Pastures. Bcl- 
 
 lendeii. — A.S. Icsice, a pasture; Ir. leasur, 
 
 a meadow. 
 To LET, r. n. To reckon. Priests Peblis. 
 
 V. Lax, t. 3. 
 To LET, V. n. To expect. Wyntown. 
 To LET, r. a. To dismiss. Houlatc. — 
 
 A.S. laet-an, let-an, dimittere. 
 To LET at. To give a stroke ; to let drive 
 
 at any object, S. Skinner. 
 To LET gae or go, v. a. To shoot, S. Let 
 
 go, part. pa. shot. Spalding. E. let off. 
 To LET licht, v. a. To admit; to allow; as, 
 
 " I aye said the naig was shaken i' the 
 
 shouther; but he wadna let it licht," S. 
 To LET c/Vr, r. a. To swallow, S. V. Lat,i). 
 To LET one to wit. To give one to know; 
 
 to give formal intimation to one, S. 
 To LET stand, r. a. 1. To suffer any thing 
 
 to remain in its former state ; not to alter 
 
 its position, S. 2. Not to meddle with a 
 
 particular point, in conversation, as to 
 
 avoid controversy, S. 
 LET-ABEE, cojij. 1. Not to mention; not 
 
 calling into account, S. Bride of Lam. 
 
 2. As a s. forbearance; Let-abe for let-abe, 
 
 mutual forbearance, S. 
 To LET BE. V. Lax, f. 1. 
 To LETE, V. K. To pretend. V. Leix, v. 3. 
 To LETE, T. n. To forbear. Sir Tristrem. 
 LETE, s. But let, without obstruction. 
 
 Wyntoicn. 
 LETE, s. Gesture. V. Laix. 
 To LET GAE, v. a. To raise the tune, S. 
 
 Forbes. 
 LETH, Lexue, s. 1. Hatred. Wyntown. 
 
 —A.S. laeththe, id. 2. A disgust, S.B. ib. 
 LETH, s. A channel or small run of water. 
 
 Chartid. Aberd. — O.Teut. lede, leyde, also 
 
 jca<er-/ej/rfe, aquae ductus,aquagium. A.S. 
 
 lade, fluentum, canalis. 
 LETHIE, s. A surfeit; a disgust, Loth. 
 
 V. FORLEIXHIE, V. 
 
 LETLES, adj. Without obstruction. Barb. 
 
 'To LET ON. 1. To seem to observe any 
 thing, S. Burns. 2. To mention a thing. 
 liamsay. 3. To give one's self concern 
 about any business. Kelly. — Isl. laet-a, 
 ostendere. 
 
 LETT, s. Lesson; a piece of instruction; 
 generally conjoined with an adj. expres- 
 sive of vituperation, Aberd. — Ir. Gael. 
 leacht, C.B. llith, a lesson. 
 
 LETTEIS, s. Gray fur, Fr. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 LETTEN, part. pa. Permitted; suffered, 
 S.; from the v. To Let. Spalding. 
 
 LETTEN FA'. Let fall, S.B. Boss's 
 Hclenore. 
 
 LETTER, s. A spark on the wick of a 
 candle; so denominated by the supersti- 
 tious, who believe that the person to whom 
 
 the spark is opposite will soon receive 
 some intelligence by letter, S.B. 
 LETTER-GAE, s. The precentor or clerk 
 in a church, .S. Ramsay. V. Lex Gae. 
 LETTERON, Letirin, s. 1. The desk in 
 which the clerk or precentor officiates, S. 
 2. A writing desk. Douglas. 3. This 
 formerly denoted a desk at which females 
 wrought, in making embroidery, &c. Bates 
 A. 1611. 4. A bureau, scrutoire, or cabi- 
 net. Bannatyne's Journ. — O.Fr. letrin, 
 the pulpit from which the lecture was 
 anciently read. 
 LETTER.S. To raise letters, to issue an 
 order from the signet, for a person to ap- 
 pear within a limited time before the 
 proper court. Guthry's Mem. 
 LETTIRMAREDAY, s. The day of the 
 
 birth of the Virgin. Aberd. Reg. 
 LETUIS, Leiwis, s. A species of fur. 
 Intent. — Fr. Icticc, " a beast of a whitish 
 gray colour," Cotgr. 
 To LET WIT. To make known, S. Dun- 
 bar. — Belg. laat-en weetcn, Sw. let-a en 
 weta, id. 
 To LET WI'T, i. e. with it, v. a. To make 
 
 known, S.B. Ross. 
 LEUCH, Leugh, pret. Laughed, S. 
 LEUCH, Leugh, adj. 1. Low in situation ; 
 synon. with Laigh, Loth. ; Leucher, lower, 
 Roxb. 2. Not tall; squat, ibid. 
 LEUCHLY, adv. In a low situation, Roxb. 
 Auld Reekie stands sweet on the east sloping 
 
 dale, 
 An' leuchly lurks Leith, where the trading 
 ships sail. A. ScotCs Foems. 
 
 LEUCHNESS, Leughness, s. 1 . Lowness of 
 situation, Roxb. 2. Lowness of stature, ib. 
 To LEVE, r. n. To remain; to tarry be- 
 hind; to be left; ie/'^, pret. remained ; tar- 
 ried. The Bruce. 
 LEUE, adj. Beloved. Sir Tristrem.- — A.S. 
 
 leof, id. 
 LEUEDI, s. Lady. Sir Tristrem.— A.i>. 
 
 hlaefdiqe, Isl. lafda, id. 
 LEVEFUL, adj. Friendly. Wyntown. 
 LEVEN,s. A lawn; an open space between 
 woods. Lily I even, a lawn overspread 
 with lilies or flowers. Bord. Minstr. 
 To LEVER, r. a. To unload from a ship. 
 
 Sir P. Hume's Narrative. V. Liver. 
 
 LEVER, s. Flesh. Sir Gairan. V. Lyre. 
 
 LEVER, Leuer, Leuir, Leir, Lewar, 
 
 LooR, LouRD, Leer, adv. Rather. The 
 
 comparative of leif, willing. — A.S. leofre. 
 
 LEUERAIRES, s. pi. Armorial bearings. 
 
 Complaynt S. 
 LEVERE, Lever ay,s. 1. Delivery. Barb. 
 
 2. Donation. Diallog. — Fr. lirree. 
 LEUG, s. "A tall, ill-looking fellow." 
 Gall. Encycl. — Gael. Hug," a contracted, 
 sneaking look," Shaw. 
 LEUGH, adj. Low. V. Leuch. 
 LEVIN, s. "l. Lightning. Douglas. 2. The 
 light of the sun,ib. — A.S./i/(/-iof«,rutilare. 
 LEVIN, s. Scorn. Gaican and Gol. 
 
 
LEV 
 
 407 
 
 Lie 
 
 LEVINGIS, s. y'/. Ucinaiiia. Doajlas. 
 
 LEUINGIS, .«./'/. Loins, or lungs. Domj. 
 
 LEUYNT, Levint,«(//. Eleventh. Bellend. 
 
 LEUIT, Lkwvt, i>ret. Allowed. Wallace. 
 — A.S. Iif-an, perniittere. 
 
 LEVVT, Lf.wvt, ^ccV. Left. Barbour. — 
 IsL Icif'-a, linquere. 
 
 To LEUK, r. a. To look, S.O. Picken. 
 
 LEUK, s. A look, S.O. Picken. 
 
 LEURE, s. A gleam; as, " a leure o' licht," 
 a gleam, a fiiint ray, Ayrs, 
 
 LEW, s. The denouiinatiou of a piece of 
 French gold coin formerly current in S. 
 ActsJa. III. This seems to be the same 
 coin that is still denominated Louis d'or. 
 
 To LEW, r. a. To make tepid, S.B. — 
 Teut. laiiw-en, tepefacere. 
 
 LEW, Lew-warme, adj. Tepid, S. Doug. 
 — Teut. lauw, Belg. llew, id.; A.S. hleow- 
 an, tepcre. 
 
 LEW, s. A heat, Gall. "Stacks of corn 
 ai'e said to take a lew, when they heat," 
 in consequence of being built in a damp 
 state. Gall.Encycl. V. the adj. 
 
 LEWANDS, f!. pi. Buttermilk and meal 
 boiled together, Clydes.; synon. Bleirie. 
 Probably from S. Lew, tepid, or Isl. 
 h/i/n-a, calescere. 
 
 LEW ARNE BORE. Leg. Teic, iron har- 
 dened with a piece of cast-iron, for making 
 it stand the fire in a forge, Roxb. A. 
 Scott's Poems. V. Tew, v. 
 
 To LEWDER, r. n. To move heavily, S.B. 
 i^oss.— Teut. leuter-eu, morari. 
 
 LEWDER, s. A handspoke for lifting the 
 mill-stones; the same with Loicder. Mes- 
 toil's Poems. 
 
 LEWDER, s. A blow with a great stick; 
 as, " I'se gie ye a lewder," Aberd. Per- 
 haps originally the same with Lewder, a 
 handspoke, &c. as denoting a blow with 
 this ponderous implement. 
 
 LEWER, s. A lever, Roxb. 
 
 LEWIS, Lewyss, s. pi. Leaves. Wallace. 
 
 LEWIT. V. Lawit. 
 
 LEWITNES, s. Ignorance. Douglas. 
 
 LEWRAND, jxtrt. pr. Lurking; laying 
 snares. Lcj.St. Androis. V. Loure, r. 
 
 LEWRE, s. " A long pole; a lever." Gall. 
 Encycl. ; the same with Lewer. 
 
 LEWRE, s. Leland's Collect. It seems to 
 have been a piece of dress, worn only by 
 sovereigns and persons of the highest 
 rank; the same, perhaps, with L.B. lor- 
 nm, vestis imperatoriae et cousularis 
 species; Gr. xi»o». 
 
 LEWS, s. p/. The island of Lewis. Watson. 
 
 To LY to, r. n. Gradually to entertain affec- 
 tion ; to incline to love, S. Ross's Ilel. 
 
 To LY to, T. n. A vessel is said to li/ to, 
 when by a particular disposition of the 
 sails she lies in the water without making 
 way, although not at anchor, S. 
 
 To LY or Lie out, r. n. To delay to enter 
 as heir to property; a forensic phrase, 
 Fountainh. 
 
 LI AM, Lyam, ». 1. A string; a thong. Doug. 
 — Arm. Ham, id. 2. A rope made of hair, 
 Tweedd. 
 
 LYARDLY, adr. Sparingly. McIriUe's 
 Life. — Vr.liard-er, " to get poorly, slow- 
 ly, or by the penny;" from Hard, a small 
 coin, " the fourth part of a sol," Cotgr. 
 
 LYARE,.-!. Inrentories. Apparently, from 
 its being always conjoined with cash ions, 
 a kind of carpet or cloth which lay on 
 the floor under these. — Teut. legh-werck is 
 expl. aulaea, stragula picturata, tapetum, 
 textura, Kilian. 
 
 L Y ART, s. The French coin called a Hard. 
 Aberd. Reif. 
 
 LI ART, LvART, adj. 1. Having gray hairs 
 intermixed, S. Maitland P. 2. Gray- 
 haired in general. 3. Spotted, of various 
 hues, Galloway. Davidson. 
 
 To LIB, LiBu, V. a. To castrate; to geld, S. 
 
 Sow-UBBER,?. A sow-gelder, S. — Teut. lubb- 
 en, castrare, emasculare ; lubber, castrator. 
 
 LIBART, LiBBERT, s. A leopard. Barb. 
 — Alem. libaert, Belg. Hbaerd, id. 
 
 LIBBER, s. " A lubberly fellow." Gl. 
 Picken. A slight change of E. lubber. 
 
 LIBBERLAY, s. A baton. Dunbar.— 
 Isl. luber-ia, pertundere. 
 
 LIBBERLY, s. Perh. the same as libber- 
 lay. Priests Peblis. 
 
 LIBBERLY, s. Priests of Peebles. This 
 is expl. by Sir W. Scott, as signifying, 
 " two serving men and a boy in one livery." 
 
 LIBELT, s. A long discourse or treatise, 
 Ettr. For. ; a corr. of E. libel, if not from 
 L.B. Hbellat-icum, 
 
 LY-BY, s. 1. A neutral. Rutherford. 2. 
 A mistress; a concubine, Fife. 
 
 LICAYM, LiKAME, Lecam, Lekame, s. 1. 
 Au animated body. K. Hart. 2. A 
 dead body. Wallace. — A.S. lichama, Isl. 
 lykame, corpus. 
 
 LICENT, part. adj. Accustomed; properly, 
 permitted. Bellend. 
 
 LICHELUS, adj. Perh. for licherus, le- 
 cherous. Maitland Poems. 
 
 LYCHLEFUL, adj. Contemptuous. Abp. 
 Hamiltoun. V. Lightly. 
 
 LYCHT, adj. Merry. Douglas. 
 
 LICHT OF DAY. " She canna see the licht 
 o' day to him," she cannot discern a fault 
 in him, S. 
 
 To LIGHTER, Lighter, r. a. 1. To un- 
 load, S. 2. To deliver a woman in child- 
 birth, Aberd. 
 
 LIGHTER, Lichtare, adj. Delivered of 
 a child, S.B. Wyntown. — Isl. xcrda 
 Hettare, eniti partum. 
 
 LYCHTLY, adj. Contemptuous. Wcdlace. 
 — A.S. Uht and He, having the appearance 
 of lightness. 
 
 To LICHTLIE, Lyciitly, Litiilie, e. a. I. 
 To undervalue; to slight, S. Complaynt 
 S. 2. To slight in love, S. Ritson. 3 
 Applied to a bird, when it forsakes its 
 nest. It is said to lichtlie its nest, S. 
 
Lie 
 
 408 
 
 LIF 
 
 LICHTLIE, s. The act of slighting, S. 
 Ruddiman. 
 
 To LICHTLIEFIE, Lyghtlefye, v. a. The 
 same with LichUie; to slight; to under- 
 value, Roxb. 
 
 LYCHTLYNESS, s. Contempt. Wallace. 
 
 LYCHTNIS,s.^Z. Lungs, S.A. Complaynt S. 
 
 LICK, s. As salt 's Uok, a phrase used in 
 S. to denote any thing that is very salt. 
 
 To LICK, -». a. 1. To strike; to beat, S. 
 Burns. 2. To overcome, S. — Sn.G. laegj-a, 
 ferire, percutere. 
 
 LICK, s. A blow, S. To give one his licks, 
 to beat one, S. Forbes. 
 
 LICK, s. A wag, S. Ramsay. — A.S. liccet- 
 an, to feign; Itjcce, a liar. 
 
 LICK OF GOODWILL. A small portion 
 of meal given for grinding corn, in addi- 
 tion to the fixed multure. This had been 
 at first entirely gratuitous, but came 
 afterwards to be claimed as a part of the 
 payment for the work done at the mill, S. 
 
 LICKIE, s. A small piece of wire hooked 
 at one end, used for drawing the thread 
 through the hack (or eye of the iron 
 spindle on which the pirn is placed) of a 
 spinning-wheel, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 LICK-SCHILLING, s. A term of reproach 
 expressive of poverty. Dunh. V. Schil- 
 ling. 
 
 LICKUP, s. 1. A bat of iron which pre- 
 vents the eikends from slipping off the 
 swingletrees in a plough, Clydes. 2. A 
 martingale for a horse, Ettr. For. 3. A 
 scrape ; a difficulty, Clydes. — Isl. likkia, 
 a clasp. 
 
 LIDDER, LiDDiR, adj. 1. Sluggish. Doug. 
 2. Behind others. Lyndsay. 3. Loath- 
 some, Gl. Sibb.— Isl. leidur, sordidus, 
 leid-a, taedio afficere. 
 
 LIDDERIE, adj. "Feeble and lazy." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Lidder. 
 
 LIDDERLIE, adv. Lazily. Arbuthnot. 
 
 LIDDISDALE DROW. A shower that 
 wets an Englishman to the skin, Selkirks. 
 V. Drow. 
 
 To LIDE, V. n. To thicken; to become 
 mellow; as, " the kail haena had time to 
 tide yet," Ang. Gall. V. Lithe, v. id. 
 
 LIE, s. The exposure; applied to ground; 
 as, " It has a warm lie," Ang. 
 
 LYE, s. " Pasture land about to be tilled." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Lea. 
 
 LIE, adj. Sheltered; warm, S. V. Le. 
 
 LYE-COUCH, s. A kind of bed. Orem. 
 
 LIEF, Leef, s. The palm of the hand, 
 Aberd.; for Z(M/(?, q. v. Tarras^s Poems. 
 
 LIEFU', «</;'. Lonely; solitary. V. Leefow. 
 
 LIEGE, s. A subject, S. — Fr. liege, lige, 
 vassal. 
 
 LIESH, «(/_/. Tall and active, Roxb. Broimie 
 of Bodsheck. V. Leishin'. 
 
 LIESOME, rt<(/. Warm; sultry. Shirrefs. 
 Rather Aberd. pronunciation of Lusome, 
 lovely. V. Lithe. 
 
 LIESOME-LOOKING, adj. Having the 
 
 appearance of falsehood and lies. Blackw. 
 Mag. V. Leesum. 
 
 LIET'HRY,s. a crowd. V. Lithry. 
 
 LIEUTENANTRY, s. Lieutenantship ; 
 lieutenancy. Spalding. 
 
 LYF,Lyff,s. Life. Oniyf,aMve. Ab. Reg. 
 
 LIFEY, adj. Lively, S. Callander. 
 
 LIFE-LIKE AND DEATH-LIKE. A 
 phrase used in urging a settlement of any 
 business, from the consideration of the 
 uncertainty of life, S. Tales of my Landl. 
 
 LIFE-THINKING. If one proposes the 
 query, " Is such a one living yet V it is a 
 common reply, " Ay, he's leevin' and life- 
 thinking,'" Angus; having no expectation 
 or appearance, but of the continuance of 
 life, i. e. in a vigorous state. Leevin' and 
 lifelike, in other counties. 
 
 LYFLAT, adj. Deceased. Wallace.— Isl. 
 lijlat, loss of life, Ujiat-ast, perdere vitam. 
 
 LYFLAT, s. Course of life. Wallace.— 
 A.S. lif-lade, vitae iter, 
 
 LIFT, Lyft, s. The firmament, S, Doug. 
 —A.S. lijft, Su.G. luft, aer. 
 
 To LIFT,"^. a. To carry off" by theft, S. 
 Waterley. 
 
 * To LIFT, v. a. To remove from one place 
 to another; synon. Flit. Spalding. 
 
 To LIFT, r. a. To plough ox break up 
 
 ground, Ayrs.; an old word. 
 LIFT, s. The first break or ploughing, Ayrs. 
 
 V. AlTLIFF. 
 
 * LIFT, s. 1. A heave; the act of heaving, 
 as applied to the chest, expressive of 
 great difficulty in breathing, or oppres- 
 sive sickness. " He has an unco lift at 
 his breast," S. 2. " Lift, in Scotland, 
 denotes a load or surcharge of any thing." 
 Johns. 3. A trick at cards, Lanarks. Mearns. 
 
 To Gie one a Lift. To aid one, either lite- 
 rally, by bearing part of a heavy burden, 
 or metaphorically, S. 
 
 To LIFT, V. n. A term signifying that the 
 company at a funeral are beginning to 
 move to the place of interment; as, " The 
 burial will lift at twall o'clock," that is, 
 the proces.sion will commence at that 
 hour, S. 
 
 To LIFT, V. a. " To Lift a Brae, to ascend 
 a brow." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 * LIFTED, part. pa. In high spirits; 
 transported; elated, Aberd. 
 
 LIFTER, s. A shallow, broad wooden 
 bowl, in which milk is put for casting up 
 the cream, Sutherl. 
 
 LIFTER, s. One who forcibly drove 
 cattle as a booty, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 LIFT-HAUSE, 8. Said to be an old term, 
 denoting the left hand, Roxb. 
 
 LIFTIE, adj. Applied to the dirt on the 
 streets, when in such a state of con- 
 sistency as to adhere to the feet, q. apt to 
 be lifted ; a low word, Roxb. 
 
 LIFTING, s. Removal. 1. At the lifting, 
 just about to remove; used in an active 
 sense. Spalding. 2. At the lifting, in a 
 
LIG 
 
 409 
 
 LIM 
 
 \ 
 
 very debilitated state, applied to either 
 man or beast, S.; used in a passive sense. 
 
 LIG, s. A league ; a covenant. Balfour. — 
 Fr. Ihjne. 
 
 To LIG, r. H. To fall behind ; corr. from E. 
 to la<j, Buelian. Liihjln, fallen behind. 
 
 To LIG, r. n. To bring fortli. Ewes are 
 said to be l'ui<ji>hj, South of S. 
 
 To LIG, V, n. l.To recline, Aberd. S.O. 
 Douijlas. 2, Used as equivalent to lodije, 
 q, to reside during night. Pitscottie. 
 3. To have carnal knowledge of, Clydes. 
 — A.S. licij-an, Isl. Hij-a, Su.G. li(i<j-a. 
 
 LIGGAll, .s. A foul salmon, S.A. ; (j. one 
 that lifs too long in the fresh water. 
 
 LIGGAT, s. A gate so hung that it may 
 shut of itself. Gall. — A.S. lea(j, campus, 
 and </((f, porta ; q. " the ijntc of the field, 
 or lea." 
 
 To LIGHT, r. a. To undervalue, Ayrs. 
 The Entail. — A.S. Ih/lit-an, levare. The 
 common S. v. is Lichtlie. 
 
 LIGHTIN'-IN-ELDIN. Small brushy fuel, 
 such as furze, thorns, broom, &;c. Iloxb. 
 
 To LIGHTLIEFIE, r. «. " To despise." 
 Gl. Plcken. V. Lichtlie. 
 
 LIGLAG, s. 1. A confused noise of tongues, 
 S. 2. A great deal of idle talk, S. 3. Lig- 
 latj is often used to express the idea which 
 one has of a strange language, or of unin- 
 telligible discourse, S. — Su.G. lhj<j-a, to 
 harass by entreaties. 
 
 LIGNATE, s. An ingot or mass of metal 
 which has been melted. Fountaink. — 
 Fr. linqot, id. 
 
 LYING-ASIDE, s. The act of keeping 
 aloof, il/' Ward. 
 
 LYING OUT. Not entering as heir. 
 Fountainh. 
 
 LIK, s. A dead body. Wallace. — Isl. lyk, 
 Su.G. lik, A.S. lie, id. 
 
 LYK, Like. The termination of many 
 words in S. which in E. are softened into 
 ly. — It denotes resemblance ; from A.S. 
 lie, Goth, lik, &c. similis. 
 
 LYK, Lik, r. impers. Lyk til us, be agree- 
 able to us. Wyntown. — A.S. lyc-ian, 
 Su.G. lik-a, placere. 
 
 LIKAND, part. Pleasing. Dunhar. 
 
 LIKANDLIE, arft'. Pleasantly. Douglas. 
 
 * LIKE, adv. I. About; as, "Like sax 
 fouk;" " i/iA;e three ouks," S. 2. As if, 
 as it were; sometimes prefixed, at other 
 times affixed, to a phrase, S. Criiy Mann. 
 
 LYKE-WAIK, Like Walk, s. The watch- 
 ing of a dead body. Douglas. — A.S. lie, 
 a body, and icac-ian, to watch. 
 
 LIKING, LiKYNG. 1. Pleasure. Barbour. 
 2. A darling. Iloulate. — A.S. licung, 
 pleasure, delight. 
 
 LYKLY, arf^;. Having a good appearance, 
 S. Walluee.—'!^\x.G. lyMig, Isl. liklig, id. 
 
 ToLIKLYj^.a. To render agreeable. Doug. 
 
 LYKSAY, arfr. Like as. " Lyksay diS \\q 
 war present hymself." Aherd. Reg. — A.S. 
 lie, similis, aud sxca, sic. 
 
 LIL FOR LALL. Retaliation. Wynloicn. 
 — A.S. lael with lade, stripe for stripe. 
 
 LILY, s. The aphthae, a disease of chil- 
 dren, S. 
 
 LILY-CAN, .<!. The yellow water-lily, 
 Nymphaea lutta, Fifo, I'orths. 
 
 LILY LEVEN. V. Levkn. 
 
 LILY OAK, .f. The vulgar name for the 
 flowering shrub called Lilach, S. 
 
 LILL, s. The hole of a wind instrument, 
 S. Ramsay. 
 
 LILLILU, s. Lullaby, Selkirks. I[ogg. 
 V. Balow. 
 
 LILT, s. A large pull in drinking, fre- 
 quently repeated, Fife. 
 
 To LILT, r. n. 1. To sing cheerfully, S. 
 Ritson. 2. To sing on a high or sharp 
 key, S. 3. Denoting the lively notes of a 
 nuisical instrument, S. Ramsay. 4. To 
 lilt out, to take off one's drink merrily, S. 
 Ramsay. — Su.G. lull-a, canere. 
 
 LILT, if. 1. A cheerful air, S. Iforlson. 
 2. Used in the sense of lay or song. 
 Skinner. 3. A mournful tune. Jac. Rvl. 
 
 LILTING, .^ The act of singing cheerfully. 
 
 LILTING, part. pr. Limping, S.O.; synon. 
 Bilting, Pcrths.; allied to lsl.^a/^a,lente 
 gradi; hence a little boy is denominated 
 lalle, from the slowness of his walking. 
 
 LILT-PYPE, A-. A particular kind of mu- 
 sical instrument. Iloulate. — Teut. lul- 
 pijl>e, tibia utricularis. 
 
 * LIMB, s. A mischievous or wicked per- 
 son; as, " Ye're a perfect limh," Roxb. 
 An elliptical expression, used for " a 
 " limb of Satan," or, a " devil's limb." 
 
 LIME, s. Glue, Gl. Sibb.— Teut. lijm, id. 
 
 LIMEQUARREL, s. A lime quarry. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 LIME-RED, s. The rubbish of lime walls, S. 
 A(jr. Surr. Aberd. 
 
 LIME-SHELLS, s. pi. Burned lime before 
 it is slaked ; often simply shells, S. 
 
 LIMESTONE-BEADS, s. pi. The name 
 given by miners to the Entrochi, Lanarks. 
 
 LIME-WORK, Lime-wark, s. A place 
 where limestone is dug and burnt, S. 
 
 LYMFAD, s. A galley. V. Lymphad. 
 
 LIMITOUR, s. A begging friar, autho- 
 rized to hear confession within certain 
 limits, rhilotus. 
 
 LliSIM, s. Synon. with Liinmer, as applied 
 to a female; generally, a wild limm, Upp. 
 Lanarks. S.A. V. Limb. 
 
 LIMMAR, Limmer, s. 1. A scoundrel. 
 Bellenden. 2. Equivalent to thief. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 3. A woman of loose manners, S. 
 4. Limmer, however, is often used as an 
 opprobrious term, expressive of displea- 
 sure, when it is not absolutely meant to 
 exhibit the charge of immorality, S. 
 
 LYMMARIS, .^. pi. Traces for drawing 
 artillery. Inventories. V. Lymouris. 
 
 LIMMER Y, s, Villany. Godly Sangs. 
 
 LIMMERS, s. pi. The shafts of a cart, 
 Teviotdale. V. Lymouris. 
 
LYM 
 
 410 
 
 LIN 
 
 LYMMIT,;.'>-e«. Perhaps, bound. K.Hart. 
 
 — Teut. lym-e)i, agglutinare. 
 L YMOURIS, LiMNARis, s. pL Shafts of a 
 carriage. Douglas. — Isl. Urn, pi. limar, 
 rami arborum. 
 LY]\IPET, part. pa. Perhaps, crippled. 
 
 Houlate. — Isl. limp-ast, viribus deficit. 
 LYMPH AD, Lymfad, s. " The galley 
 which the family of Argyle and others of 
 the Clan-Campbell carry in their arms." 
 Roh Roy. Apparently corr. from Gael. 
 long fhada, a galley. 
 LIMPUS, s. A worthless woman, Mearns. 
 
 Isl. llmp-iaz, deficere. 
 LIN, Ly.\, Lyn'n, s. 1. A cataract, S. Bel- 
 lendeti. 2. The pool under a cataract, S. 
 Mhist. Bord. 3. The face of a precipice, 
 Selk. Br.of Bodsb. 4. A shrubby ravine, 
 Roxb. Clench, syn. — A.S. hlynna, a tor- 
 rent; C.B.; Ihyiin, Ir. lin, a pool. 
 LIN, Linn, v. a. To cease. Patten. — A.S. 
 
 llnn-a, id. 
 LIN, Line, s. Flax, elsewhere called lint, 
 
 Dumfr.— A.S. I'm, C.B. llin, Fr. Ihi, id. 
 To LIN, V. a. To hollow out the ground 
 
 by force of water, Roxb. 
 LINARICH, s. A sea-plant. Martin. 
 LYNCBUS, s. A jail. Bp. St. Androis. 
 
 Peril, errat. for limbus, or limbo. 
 To LINCH, V. n. To halt ; to limp, Ettr. For. 
 — Su.G. /i?j^-a,Germ. linck-en, claudicare. 
 LINCUM LICHT. Cloth of a light colour, 
 
 made at Lincoln. Chr. Kirk. 
 LIND, Lynd, s. a lime tree. Licht as the 
 lynd, very light. Douglas. Under the 
 lind, in the woods. Bannatyne Poems. 
 — Isl. lind, arbor, tilia. 
 LINDER, s. a short gown, shaped like a 
 man's vest, close to the body, with sleeves, 
 worn by old women and children, Ang. 
 — Perhaps from Isl. lendar, lurabi, as 
 sitting close to the loins. 
 To LINE, -p. a. To beat, Ang. 
 To LYNE, Lyn, t. a. To measure laud 
 with a line. Bur.Lawes. — Lat. lin-eare,id. 
 LYNER, s. One who measures land with 
 
 a line, ibid. 
 LING, s. LA species of rush, or thin long 
 grass, Ayrs. S.A. Stat. Ace. 2. " Draw 
 ling, Scirpus cespitosus, Linn." Agr. 
 Snrr. Ayrs. 3. Pull ling, cotton grass. 
 Statift. Ace. 
 LING, Lyng, s. A line, Fr. Ugne. In ane 
 ling, 1. Straight forward. Gaican and 
 Got. 2. Denoting expedition in motion, 
 Aberd. Douglas. 
 To LING, v. n. To go at a long pace, S. 
 
 Barbour. — Ir. ling-im, to skip. 
 
 LINGAN. 1 . Shoemaker's thread, S. 2. A 
 
 lash or taw to a whip, Fife. V. Lingel. 
 
 LINGAT, s. An ingot. Intent. — Fr. lingot. 
 
 To LINGE, Lynge, t. a. To flog; to beat. 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 To LINGEL, r. a. To bind firmly, as 
 shoemakers do leather with their thread. 
 Jacobite Relics. 
 
 LINGEL, LiNGLE, s. 1. Shoemaker's 
 thread, S. also lingan; Fr. Ugneul. Ram- 
 say. 2. A bandage. Pohcart. — Isl. lengia, 
 lamina coriacea. 
 LINGEL-TAIL'D, adj. Applied to a wo- 
 man whose clothes hang awkwardly, from 
 the smallness of her shape below, S. 
 LINGER, s. Bannatyneh Journal. Ap- 
 parently the furniture, q. what belongs to 
 the house. — Teut. langh-en, promere, 
 snppeditare; ver-langh, res necessaria. 
 LINGET, s. A rope binding the fore foot 
 of a horse to the hinder one, Ang. V. 
 Langet. 
 LINGET-SEED, s. The seed of flax, S.B. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 LINGIS, Lings. A termination by which 
 adverbs are formed ; sometimes denoting 
 quality, in other instances extension, as 
 backlingis ; now pron. lins, S. 
 LINGIT, adj. 1. Flexible, E.Loth. 2. 
 Thin; lean; tcanthriren ; especially ap- 
 plied to an animal that is very lank in the 
 belly ; as, " the lingit cat." " She's just 
 like a lingit haddo," Roxb. — A.S. lacnig, 
 tenuis. 
 LINGLE-BACK, s. " A long weak back." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 LYNYNG, s. The act of measuring land, 
 or of fixing the boundaries between con- 
 tiguous possessions. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 V. Lyne, Lyn, v. 
 To LINK, r. n. 1. To walk smartly; to 
 trip, S. Ross. 2. Denoting the influx of 
 money. Ritson. 3. To do any thing 
 quickly; very commonly used to denote 
 diligence in spinning ; as, " She's linkin' 
 awa' at the wheel," S.A. Gl. Sibb. 
 To LINK ajf, V. a. To do any thing with 
 cleverness and expedition, S. Saxon and 
 Gael. 
 To LINK, V. 11. To walk arm in arm, S. 
 LINK, s. A division of a peat-stack. Gall. 
 LIN-KEEPER, s. A large fresh-water 
 trout, supposed to keep possession of a 
 particular pool or linn, Kinross. 
 LINKIE, adj. Sly; waggish; as, " a linkie 
 
 loon," Roxb. 
 LINKIE, s. 1. A roguish or waggish per- 
 son; one much given to tricks, Roxb. 
 2. A deceitful person; one on whom there 
 can be no dependence, S.A. 
 LINKS, s. pi. Locks of hair. Rem. Nithsd, 
 
 and Gall. Song. 
 LINKS, s. pi. 1. The windings of a river, 
 S. Nimmo. 2. The rich ground lying 
 among these windings, S. MacneiU. 3. 
 The sandy flat ground on the sea-shore, S. 
 Knox. 4. Sandy and barren ground, 
 though at a distance from any body of 
 water, S. — Germ, lenk-en, flectere. 
 LINKUM-TWINE, s. Packthread, Aberd, 
 Perhaps originally brought from Lincoln, 
 like Lincum green. 
 LIN-LYAR, s. The same with Lin-Keeper, 
 q. V. Fife. 
 
LIN 
 
 411 
 
 LIS 
 
 LIN-riN, LiNT-PiN, s. The liiicli-pin, S. 
 
 — Su.G. liiiif-a, id. 
 LINS. A teruiiiiatioii common in S. as 
 
 lia/jlins, bliiidlins, &c. V. Lingis. 
 To LINSH, r. n. To hop, Dumfr. 
 LINSH, s. A hop, ibid. V. Linch, t. 
 To LINT, r. a. To lint one's houijh, to sit 
 down for a little while, Shetl. — Isl. lend-a, 
 sedem sibi figere, pret. lendti. 
 To LINT, T. 11. " He wadiia let me Hut or 
 1 did it;" he would not let me rest, or he 
 would give me no peace, Mearns. — Isl. 
 Su.G. finu-a, Ihid-ii, cessare, desinere. 
 LINT-BELLS, s. /'f. The blossom or 
 flower of flax, when growing, S. Hums. 
 LINT-BOWS, .S-. Tiie pods containing the 
 
 seeds of flax, S. V. Bow, s. 2. 
 LINT-BRAKE, .--. An instrument used for 
 breaking or softening flax, in place of the 
 fluted rollers of the flax-mill, previous to 
 tlie operations of rubbing and swingling, 
 Teviotd. 
 LYNTH, s. Length. Aberd. Rcq. passim. 
 LINTIE, s. The linnet, S. Campbell. 
 LYNTQUHIT, Lintwhite, .^. A linnet, S. ; 
 corr. Untie. Complaynt (S. — A.S. Hnet- 
 wiqe, id. 
 LINT-RIPPLE, s. V. Ripple. 
 LINT-STRAIK, s. " A head or handful of 
 
 new dressed flax." Gall. Encijcl. 
 LINT-TAP, .<!. As much flax as is usually 
 
 laid on a rock for being spun off, S. 
 LY'ON, 3. The name of a gold coin an- 
 ciently struck in S. ; so called as it bore 
 the figure of a lion. It was of the value 
 of six shillings and eightpence. Acts J. II. 
 To LIP, r. a. To break pieces from the 
 face of edge-tools; as, " I've Hppit my 
 pen-knife," S.; evidently from E. lip, s. 
 LYPE, s. A crease ; a fold, S. — Ir. ?«6, id. 
 LYPIT,/)ffrt. adj. Creased, Aberd. 
 LYPNYNG, s. Expectation. Wyntoicn. 
 LIPPENING, part. adj. Occasional; acci- 
 dental. Loth. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 LIPPER. A term forming a superlative. 
 Thus, cattle are said to be lipjicr J'at, 
 when very fat, Roxb. 
 LIPPER, s. Leprosy. Bellenden. — Fr. 
 
 I (pre, id. 
 LIPPER, adj. 1. Leprous. Stat. Gild. 
 2. Still commonly used with respect to 
 those whose bodies are covered with the 
 small-pox, measles, or any general erup- 
 tion, Fife. 3. Applied to fish that are 
 diseased. Chalm. Air. — A.S. hleapere, 
 leprosus. 
 To LIPPER, r. n. A term denoting the 
 appearance of foam on the tops of the 
 waves, or of breakers. Douglas, 
 LIPPERJAY', s. A jackdaw or jay, Dumfr.; 
 
 perh. q. leaper-jay, from its skipping. 
 LIPPERIS, LoppERis, s. pi. The tops of 
 broken waves. Dong. — The same with lap- 
 per, lopper, to curdle ; or from Isl. hleijp-a, 
 concitare. 
 LIPPY, s. A bumper, Ayrs. The Entail. 
 
 LIPPIE, .V-. The fourth part of a peck, S. 
 Statist. Ace. Synon. Forp<t, — A.S. leap, 
 a basket ; Isl. laup, id. 
 To LIPPIN, Lyppvk, LipPEN, r. a. 1. To 
 expect, S. Wqntoien. 2. r. u. To Lippen. 
 in, to put confidence in, Doiiglas. 3. 'J'o 
 Li/ppyu ojf, the same. Barbour. 4. To 
 LijipcH till, to intrust to one's charge. 
 Houlate. 5. To Lippen to, to trust to, S. 
 6. To Lippen upon, to depend on for. 
 Abp. Hamiltoun. — Moes.G. laub-jan, cre- 
 dere, (ja-lanbeins, fides. 
 LIPPING, LiPPiN-Fow, adj. 1. Full to 
 the brim, or lips, Roxb. Gall. " Lippin- 
 fu, brimming full to the lips." Gall. 
 Encycl. 2. A river when flooded, is said 
 to be Hp}nng, Mearns. 
 To LIRB, V. a. To sip, Aberd. 
 LIRE, Lyr, Lyre, s. 1. The flesh or 
 muscles, as distinguished from the bones, 
 S.O. Wallace. 2. Flesh, as distinguished 
 from the skin that covers it. Sir Egeir. 
 3. Lyre signifies the lean parts of butcher- 
 meat, Ettr. For. — A.S. lire, the fleshy 
 parts of the body. 
 LYRE, Lyire, s. That part of the skin 
 which is colourless, t'hr. Kirk.—A.S. 
 hleor, hlear, the countenance. 
 LY'RE, Layer, Lyar, s. The Shearwater. 
 
 Pennant. Litre, id. Feroe Islands. 
 LIRE, s. The udder of a cow, or other 
 
 animal, Aberd. V. Lure. 
 LYRED, part. adj. Having some locks of 
 hair of a lighter colour than the rest, S.B. 
 V. Liart. 
 LY'RIE, s. One of the names given, on the 
 
 Firth of Forth, to the Pogge. Nelll. 
 To LIRK, r. a. To rumple, S. Law's 
 
 Memorlalls. 
 LIRK, s. LA crease, S. 2. A fold; a 
 double, S. 3. Metaph. a double ; a sub- 
 terfuge. il/'lFard's Contendings. 4. A 
 wrinkle. Ramsay. 5. A hollow in a 
 hill. Minstr. Border. 
 LIRKIE, adj. Full of creases, wrinkled, S. 
 To LIS, V. a. To assuage. Ga%can and 
 
 Go^.— Su.G. Hs-a, lenire. 
 LYSE-HAY, .S-. " Hay mowed ofi" pasture- 
 ground." Gall. Encycl. Lyse is the geni- 
 tive of Ley or Lea, pasture-ground. 
 LISK, Leesk, .". The groin, S. Douglas. 
 
 — Dan. Sw. Huske, id. ; O.E. Icske. 
 LISLEBURGH, s. A name said to have 
 been given to the city of Edinburgh. 
 Keith. 
 LISPUND, .«. A weight used in Orkn. and 
 
 Shetl. V. Li-,siiPi'ND, Leispind. 
 
 To LISS, r. n. To cease; to stop. It 
 
 never Hsses, it never ceases, Roxb. V. .«. 
 
 LISS, .«. 1 . Cessation ; a state of quietness, 
 
 Roxb. 2. Remission, especially of any 
 
 acute disease. Gl. Sibb. — Fr. lissc, id. 
 
 Su.G. lisa, requies a dolore. 
 
 LISSENS, s. Release; an interval from 
 
 trouble ; as, " He has nae Hstiens frae the 
 
 cough;" he has no cessation in coughing; 
 
LIS 
 
 412 
 
 LIT 
 
 the cough harasses him without intermis- 
 sion, Loth. Leeshins, S.A. 
 
 LIST, adj. Agile. B. GUhaize. 
 
 LIST, s. Apparently for Last, as denoting 
 a certain quantity of fish. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 LISTARIS, s. pL The small yard arms. 
 Complaynt S. 
 
 LISTER, s. A fish spear. V. Leister. 
 
 To LIT, Litt, v. a. To dye, S. D^)rt.7.— Isl. 
 lit-a, tingere; litr, Su.G. lit, color. 
 
 LIT, Litt, s. 1. Dye; colour; tinge, S. 
 Acts Ja. II. 2. Dye-stufi's, S. 
 
 To LIT, V. n. To blush deeply, to be suf- 
 fused with blushes; as, " Her face littit," 
 Fife. — Isl. lit-ast tiugor, colorem muto. 
 V. Lit, t. a. 
 
 * LITANY, s. A long unmeaning effusion, 
 Aberd. 
 
 ToLITCH, r. ffl. « To strike over." Gall. 
 Encycl. Perhaps corr. from E. Leash. 
 
 LITE, s. Syu. with )S7jar«, Aberd. V. Loit. 
 
 LITE, Lyte, ac?/. Little. Douglas. 
 
 LITE, Lyte,s. 1. A short while. K. Qiiair. 
 2. A small portion. Douglas.— A.S. lyt, 
 Su.G. lite, Isl. litt, parum. 
 
 LITE, s. A nomination of candidates for 
 election to any ofiice. Spotsir. V. Leet. 
 
 To LYTE, V. n. To nominate, to propose 
 for election ; an opportunity being given 
 to choose the most suitable candidate. 
 ActsJa. VI. 
 
 LYTE, s. Elect. Wyntoxcn. V. Elyte. 
 
 To LITH, Lytii, v. n. To listen. Gawan 
 and Gal. — Sn.G. li/d-a, Isl. lilyd-a, audire. 
 
 LITH, s. 1. A joint, S. Douglas. 2. Me- 
 taphor, the hinge of an argument, S. 
 Cleland. 3. A division in any fruit; as, 
 " the lith of an oranger," — " of an iiigan," 
 &c. S. 4. The rings round the base of a 
 cow's horn, M.Loth. — A.S. lith, artus, 
 membrum. 
 
 To LITH, V. a. To separate the joints one 
 from another, S. — Isl. lid-a, articulatim 
 dividere. 
 
 LITHE, acij. 1. Calm; sheltered, S. lyde, 
 S.B. Buddiman. 2. Possessing genial 
 heat. Wallace. 3. Metaph. affectionate. 
 A lithe sicZe, attachment or regard, S.B. — 
 A.S. hlithe, quietus, hlewoth, apricitas. 
 
 To LYTnE,T. a. To shelter, S.B. Shirrefs. 
 
 LYTHE, s. LA warm shelter, S.B. 
 Boss. 2. Encouragement ; countenance, 
 S.B. ib. 
 
 To LITHE, r. a. 1. To soften. Ahp.IIamil- 
 toun. 2. To thicken; to mellow, S. 3. Ap- 
 plied to water, when thickened by mud. 
 Bald. — A.S. lith-ian, to mitigate. 
 
 LYTHE, adj. Assuaging. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 LITHE, s. A ridge; an ascent. Sir Gawau. 
 — A.S. hlithe, Isl. /ei^, jugum montis. 
 
 LYTHE, Laid, s. The pollack, Gadus Pol- 
 lachius, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 LITHER, adj. A lither sky, a yielding 
 sky, when the clouds undulate, Roxb. 
 Perhaps merely the E. adj. as signifying 
 pliant. 
 
 EITHER, (((/;'. Lazy; sleepy, Ettr. For. — 
 Su.G. lat, Isl. latur, piger. 
 
 LITHERLIE, rt(?i'. Lazily, ibid. V. Lidder. 
 
 LYT HIE, adj. Warm; comfortable, S. 
 Campbell. 
 
 LYTHIE, Lythy, adj. Thickened or mel- 
 lowed; applied to broth or soup, Teviotd. 
 Herd's Coll. V. Lythe, v. a. to soften. 
 
 LITHIN, s. A mixture of oatmeal, and 
 sometimes of milk, poured into broth for 
 mellowing it, S. 
 
 LYTHYRNE3,s. Sloth. Wynt. V. Lidder. 
 
 LYTHIS, s. pi. Perh. manners. Dunbar. 
 
 To LYTHLY. V. Lychtlie. 
 
 LYTHNES, s. Warmth ; heat. Porteous 
 of Noblenes. 
 
 LYTHOCKS, s. pi. " A mixture of meal 
 and cold water stirred together over the 
 fire till they boil; applied to tumours, 
 Ayrs." Gl. Picke.u. 
 
 LITHRY, s. A despicable crowd, Aberd, 
 Gl. Shirr. — A.S. lythre, mains, nequam. 
 
 * LITIGIOUS, adj. I. Prolix; tedious in 
 discourse; a metaph. use of the term, 
 among the vulgar, borrowed from the 
 procrastination of courts of law. Loth. 
 2. Vindictive ; also pron. Latljlous, Aberd. 
 
 LITIS, s. pi. Strifes; debates. Acts Ja. IV. 
 Lat. lites. 
 
 LITISCONTESTATIOUNE, s. This term 
 properly signifies that state of a case, in 
 which both parties having been fully 
 heard before a judge, it is understood 
 that both agree that he should give a 
 final decision. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 LITSALTIS, s. /;/. Aberd. Beg. Perhaps 
 it should be read lltfaltis, or Utfattls, q. 
 fats for lit, or dye-stuffs. 
 
 LITSTAR, .<!. A dyer, S. Burrow Laices. 
 
 LYTT, s. A list used in the nomination of 
 persons, with a view to their being elected 
 to an office; the same with Led, q. v. 
 Blue Blanket. 
 
 To LYTT, r. a. To nominate. Blue Blanket. 
 
 LITTAR, s. Inventories. Apparently a 
 sort of bed carried by horses; a horse- 
 litter for travelling. — Fr. lltiere, lictierc, 
 from lirt, a bed ; Lat. lect-us. 
 
 LITTERSTANE,s. A stone shaped into the 
 form of a brick, about two feet in length, 
 and one foot in other dimensions, Aberd. 
 
 LITTING-LEID, s. A vessel used by 
 dyers. Aberd. Beq. 
 
 LITTLEANE, .«. A child, S. B^oss. Q. 
 little one ; or A.S. li/tling, parvulus. 
 
 LITTLE-BOUKIT, adj. Small in size. 
 V. Boukit. 
 
 LITTLE-DINNER, .s. A morsel taken 
 in the morning before going to work, 
 Teviotd. Loth. 
 
 LITTLEGOOD, Litti.egudy, s. Sun's- 
 purge, S. 
 
 LITTLE-GUDE, s. The devil, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 LITTLER, comp. of Little. Less, S.B. 
 
 LITTLEST, superl. Least, S.B. 
 
 LITTLE WORTH, adj. Worthless; a term 
 
LIT 
 
 413 
 
 LOl) 
 
 often applied to a person wlio is vie'wed 
 a3 destitute of moral principle, S. Y/c's 
 a littleworth body or crraliin'. 
 LlTTLEWORTH,s. A worthless person, 
 Dumfr. ; a.s,He 's a littlctcorth. V. Muckle- 
 
 WORTII. 
 
 LITTLIE, adj. Rather little, Loth. 
 
 LIUE, .>;. Life. 0« /j/rc, alive. K.Quah: 
 
 To LI VER,r.a. To unload ; applied to ships, 
 S.— Cerni. I'ufer-n, Fr. Hrr-i); to deliver. 
 
 LIVER, </(//. Lively ; .'sprightly, Teviotd.; 
 the same with DelU\'r. 
 
 LIVER CRUKE, Livku-crook, ,•!. An in- 
 flammation of the intestines of calves,Roxb. 
 
 LI VERV-DOWNIE, s. A haddock stutied 
 with lhcr», &c. Ang. 
 
 LIVERY-MEAL, >•. Meal given to ser- 
 vants as a part of their wages, S. 
 
 LIVER-MOGGIE, .s-. The stomach of the 
 cod filled with Iher, &c. Shetl.— Sw. 
 hj'wer, liver, and ma<je, the maw. 
 
 LIUNG,s. An atom," Ang. 
 
 LYWYT, /)/v^ Lived. Barbour. 
 
 LIXIE, s. The female who, before a Penny- 
 bridal, goes from place to place borrowing 
 all the spoons, knives, forks, t*;:c. that may 
 be necessary for the use of the company, 
 Ang. She is entitled to her dinner gratis, 
 as the payment of her services.— L.B. 
 I'lX-are, mundare ? 
 
 LIZ, Lizzie, Leezie, .s. Abbreviations of 
 the name Eliznbcfii, S. 
 
 LOAGS, s. j)L Stockings without feet, 
 Stirl. Loijg, Loth. ; synon. Iloeshins, 
 Uoggers, Mogijans, q. v. llomi. 
 
 LOALLING, .s. Loud mewing, Teviotdale. 
 
 LOAMY, adj. Slothful; inactive, Loth. 
 Synon. %, S.B.— Old Belg. lome, tardus, 
 piger, Kilian. 
 
 LOAN, Lone, s. Provisions. Spa/dhf/. 
 
 LOAN, LoxE, s. Wages; pay. Spalu'uiy. 
 — Sii.G./o('«, Germ, tvhn, id. 
 
 LOAN, Lone, Loaning, .>;. 1. An opening 
 between fields of corn, for driving the 
 cattle homewards, or milking cows, S. 
 Bamsay. 2. A narrow enclosed way, S. 
 Poems Ihichan. Dial. 3. In some towns 
 it is used to denote a narrow street, S. 
 like E. Laite. — Isl. Io7i, interiuissio, q. a 
 break or interval between the fields; or, 
 C.B. Ilan, a clear place, an area. 
 
 LOANING-DYKE,s. " A wall, commonly 
 of sods, dividing the arable land from the 
 pasture." ^<jr. Siirr. CaUhit. 
 
 LOAN-SOUP, .s. A draught of milk given 
 to a stranger who comes to the place vv'bere 
 the cows are milked; milk fresh from the 
 cow, S. 
 
 To LOAVE, V. a. 1. To expose for sale, 
 Lanarks. Probably an old Bclgic word, 
 as it exactly corresponds to mod. Belg. 
 luoT-eu, " to ask money for wares, to s^et 
 a price on gou Js." -2. To offer a lower )irice 
 for any thing in purchasing; as, "VMjat did 
 ye mak by loarhi' my beast ?" Loth. 
 
 LOBBA, s. Same with Litbba, q. v. 
 
 LOBSTER-TOAD. The Cancer Araneus. 
 
 V. DEEI'-SEA-CIl.\n. 
 
 To LOCAL, r. a. To apportion an increase 
 of salary to a minister among different 
 landholders, S. JctsJa. VI. 
 
 LOCALITY, s. 1. The apportioning of an 
 increase of the parochial stipend on the 
 landholders, according to certain rules, S. 
 Erskhie. 2. Used also in relation to the 
 liferent of a widow, S. iW/'s J)kt. 
 
 LOCH, Loucii, .«. 1. A lake, S. Barbour. 
 2. An arm of the sea, S. Boswell. — Isl. 
 /aii;i, Su.G. /o;/, It. /ouch, C.B. /hujj/i, n 
 lake, id.; also Gael. /ocA, an arm of the sea. 
 
 LOCH ABER AXE, s. A sort of halbert of 
 a large size, having a hatchet in front, 
 and a strong hook behind for Inying hold 
 of the object assaulted, S. M'avcr/ev. 
 
 LOCH AN, s. A small lake. Gall. Baridn. 
 /Seasons.— Corn. Ukjuch, a lake; Ir. IvcJtaii, 
 a pool. 
 
 LOCIIDEN, s. A name given to Lothian. 
 The vulgar name is Louden. Fitscott'w. 
 
 LOCH-LEAROCK, s. A small gray water- 
 bird, seen on Lochleven; called also a 
 Whistler. This seems equivalent to the 
 larrock or lark of the lake. 
 
 LOCHMAW,s. A species of mew. Weddcrb. 
 
 LOCH-REED. Common Reed-grass, S. 
 Lii/hffuof. 
 
 LOCHTER, s. A layer; also the eggs laid 
 in one season. V. Lachter. 
 
 LOCK, LoAKE, s. A small quantity, S. 
 Bam say. —Su.G. lock, capillus contortus. 
 
 LOCKANTIES, Lockintee, inteij. Ex- 
 pressive of surprise, equivalent to " O ! 
 strange !" Ayrs. 
 
 LOCKER, s. A ranunculus, Tweedd. Sel- 
 kirks. Perhaps from lock, v. Su.G. lyck-a, 
 as " the flower, during rain, is carefully 
 shut," Linn. 
 
 LOCKERBY. A Lockerby lick, a severe 
 stroke or wound on the face. Moyses. 
 
 LOCKERIE, «(7y. Rippling; applied to a 
 stream, Roxb. 
 
 LOCKET, s. What is eructed ; the efl"ect 
 of belching. Poems \6th Cent.— An old 
 A.S. word, from loccet-an, eructare. 
 
 LOCKFAST, LoKFAST, adj. Properly se- 
 cured by bars and locks. Acts Town- 
 Counc. lidiii. 
 
 LOCK-HOLE, .9. The key-hole, S.B. 
 
 LOCKIN'-TREE,s. B. Anderson's P. Qu. 
 perh. the rung used as a bar for the door ? 
 
 LOCKMAN, LoKMAN, s. The public execu- 
 tioner; still used, Edinburgh. Wallace. — 
 Teut. lock-en, to lock; A.S. loc, claustrum. 
 
 LOCUMTENENT,.'!. Lieutenant. Ab.Pe,/. 
 
 LOCU.S, .>••. Ashes so light as to be easily 
 blown about, Dumfr.— C.B. lluch, dust or 
 powder. 
 
 LODDAN, s. A small pool, Gall.- Gael. 
 lodan, " a light puddle." 
 
 LODISMAN, s. A pilot. V. Ledipman. 
 
 LODNIT, Ladnit, jjret. Laded; put on 
 board. Acts .la. VI. 
 
LOF 
 
 414 
 
 LOO 
 
 LOFF, s. Praise. V. Loip. 
 
 To LOFT, T. a. To lift the feet high in 
 
 wallcing, Ettr. For.— Dan. loeft-er, to 
 
 heave or lift up. 
 LOFTED HOUSE. A house of two or 
 
 more stories, S. Waverhy. 
 LOG, s. The substance which bees gather 
 
 for making their works, S.B. — A.S. loije, 
 
 Su.G. la(;, humor. 
 LOGAN, s. 1 . A handful of money, or any 
 
 thing else, thrown among a mob or parcel 
 
 of boys, to produce a scramble, Aberd. 
 
 2. The act of tlirowing in this manner, ib. 
 
 — Gael, logan, the hollow of the hand. 
 To LOGAN, r. a. To throw any thing 
 
 among a number of persons, for a scramble; 
 
 to throw up any thing, which is kept as 
 
 property by him who catches it, Aberd. 
 LOGE, s. A lodge. Barbour. — Dan. id. 
 LOGG, adj. Lukewarm, Gall. It seems to 
 
 be a corr. of the E. word hike. V. Lew. 
 To LOG GAR, T. n. To hang loosely and 
 
 largely, Dumfr. V. Loggars. 
 LOGGARS, s. pi. Stockings without feet, 
 
 Dumfr. V. Loags. 
 LOGGERIN', adj. Drenched with mois- 
 ture, Dumfr. Locherin, (g'ttt.) id. Upp. 
 
 Clydes. Originally the same with Laggeri/ 
 
 and Lngger'it. — Isl. /rt;/(/?ir, thermae, baths. 
 LOGIE, kiLLOGiE, s. A vacuity before the 
 
 fire-place in a kiln, for drawing air, S. — 
 
 Belg. log, a hole. Watson. 
 LOGS, .<!. pi. Stockings without feet. V. 
 
 Loags. 
 LOY, adj. Sluggish, Ang. — Belg. luij, id. 
 LOICHEN, igutt.) s. A quantity of any soft 
 
 substance, as of pottage, flummery, &c. 
 
 Ayrs. 
 LOYESTER, s. A stroke ; a blow, Buchan. 
 
 — Isl. lostinn, verberatus, percussus. 
 LOIF, LoFF, .t. Praise, lloulate. — A.S. 
 
 Isl. Belg. /o/;id. 
 LOYNE, s. Used for S. Loan, Lone, an 
 
 opening between fields. Acts Cha. I. 
 LOYNESS, s. Inactivity, Aug. — Belg. 
 
 liiyheit. 
 LOIS, s. Praise. Douglas. V. Lose. 
 LOISSIT, jm-t. Lost. ' Gamin and Gol. 
 LOIT, ». A turd, S.— Su.G. lort, id. 
 LOIT, s. 1 . A spirt of boiling water, ejected 
 
 from a pot. Gall. 2. Any liquid suddenly 
 
 thrown out by the stomach, Dumfr. 
 LOKADAISY, interj. Used as expressive 
 
 of surprise. Loth. Berwicks. A corr. of 
 
 E. alack-a-dag. 
 LOKE, interj. Used as expressive both of 
 
 surprise and of gleesomeness. Loth. 
 
 Clydes. Roxb. 
 LOKFAST, «(// 
 
 Lockfast. 
 To LOKKER, r 
 
 Secured by a lock. V, 
 
 To curl, S. Doug. — 
 
 Isl. lock-r, capillus contortus. 
 LOKKER, LoKKAR, adj. Curled. Evergr. 
 LOKLATE, adj. Securing a lock. Wall. 
 LOLL, s. 1. An idle, inactive person; a 
 
 sluggard, Aberd. 2. In the West of S. 
 
 the term loU is applied to human excre- 
 ment. A great loll, magna merda. 
 
 To LOLL, r. n. To emit a wild cry, as a 
 strange cat does; to mew loudly; to cater- 
 waul, Roxb. Berwicks. V. Loalling. 
 
 LOLLERDRY,s. What was deemed heresy. 
 Bannatgne's Poems. From E. Lollard. 
 
 LOME, Loom, (pron. lume,) s. 1. An utensil 
 of any kind, S. Douglas. 2. A tub, or 
 vessel of any kind, S.; as brew-lumes, 
 mUk-lumes, &c. — A.S. loma, utensilia. 
 
 LOMON, s. A leg, Aberd.; pron. with a 
 liquid sound, q. lyomon. V. Leomen. 
 
 LOMPNYT, part. pa. Laid with trees. 
 Barbour. — ^w .laemp-a,to &t;0T Isl. lunn, 
 phalangae. 
 
 LONACHIES, LoNNACHS, s. pi. 1. Couch- 
 grass, Triticum repens, Linn. S.B. 2. 
 Couch-grass gathered into aheap for being 
 burnt; synou. with Wrack, ]\learns. V. 
 Quicken, the name given in Fife. 
 
 LONE, s. An avenue ; an entry to a place 
 or village, S. V. Loan. 
 
 LONE, s. Provision fur an army. V. Loan. 
 
 LONE, s. Place of shelter. — Isl. logn, 
 tranquillitas aeris. 
 
 * 7oLONG, i;.«. To become weary. Bollock. 
 
 * LONG, af^c. An elliptical form of expres- 
 sion occurs in Scottish writing, which I 
 have not observed in E. Tliis is long to, 
 for "long to the time" referred to. Bollock. 
 
 To LONGE, c «. To tell a fair tale; to 
 
 make a flattering speech, Ayrs. — C.B. 
 
 llun-iaic, to fabricate. 
 LONGEIT,jom. Colkelbie Sow. If this be 
 
 the reading, it signifies, tarried, sojourned. 
 
 But it may be read lougeit, lodged. 
 LONGIE, .0. The Guillemot, Shetl. A corr. 
 
 of the Norw. name Lan(fLvie. 
 LONGUEVILLE, s. A ' species of pear 
 
 found near ancient monasteries, S. Ne'dl, 
 LONY, adj. Sheltered, lloulate. 
 LONYNG, s. 1. A nari'ow enclosed way, S. 
 
 2. The privilege of having a common 
 
 through which cattle pass to or return 
 
 from pasture, S. Acts Cha. I. V. Loan. 
 LONKOR, s. " A hole built through dykes, 
 
 to allow sheep to pass." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 Most probably from C.B. Ihcnc, also llwng, 
 
 the gullet. 
 LONNACHS, s. pi. Quick grass gathered 
 
 for being burnt, Mearns. 
 To LOO, r. a. To love. V. Luf, v. 
 LOOF, s. The palm of the hand; pi. loaves. 
 
 V. LUFE, LuiF, s. 
 Outside of the loof. The " back of the 
 
 hand; i. e. rejection and repulse." Antiq. 
 LOOF-BANE, s. " The centre of the palm 
 
 of the hand." Gall. Encycl. 
 LOOF Y, .9. A stroke on the palm of the 
 
 hand, S. V. Lufe, Luif, (?. 
 LOOFIE, s. A flat stone, resembling the 
 
 palm of the hand. Gall. 
 LOOFIES, s. }d. " Plain mittens, without 
 
 fingers, for the hands." Gall, Encycl. 
 LOOGAN, s. A rogue. Loth. 
 
LOO 
 
 41 o 
 
 LOV 
 
 LOOKIN'-ON, part. pr. Waiting the exit 
 of one, of whose recovery there is no hope ; 
 as, " How's John, ken ye V " Deed, he's 
 sae vera bad, they're just loukiu^ on 'im," 
 Teviot<l. 
 
 LOOKIN'-TO, s. A prospect in regard to 
 the future, Roxb.; syiion. To-look, S.; as, 
 "a gude lookiii^-to." 
 
 To LOOL, r. n. To sing in a dull and heavy 
 manner, Ettr. For. This is nearly allied 
 to the E. v. to Lull. 
 
 LOOM, s. Mist; fog, Galloway. 
 
 LOOM Y, adj. Misty ; covered with mist, ib. 
 
 LOOP, s. 1. The channel of any running 
 water, that is left dry, when the water 
 has changed its course, Upp. Lanarks. 
 2. PI. Loops, the windings of a stream, 
 Lanarks.; synon. Links, Crooks. — Tent. 
 loop, cursus. 
 
 LOOPIE, adj. Deceitful; crafty, S. q. one 
 who holds a loo}> in his hand. 
 
 LOOll, adr. Rather. V. Lever. 
 
 LOOSSIE, adj. Full of exfoliations of the 
 cuticle of the skin ; applied to it when it 
 is covered with daudriff, Roxb. Peebles. 
 Evidently from Luss, although differently 
 sounded. 
 
 J.OOT, pnt. Permitted; S. from the v. to Let. 
 
 LOOTEN, /Jrtrt.^'d. of the same v. V. Lurr. 
 
 LOOTIN O', i. e. of. Esteemed. Ife'll be 
 nae mair looten o', he will not henceforth 
 be held in estimation, Lanarks. V. Let, 
 r. n. To reckon, kc. 
 
 LOOVES.s.p/. Palms of the hands. V.Lufe. 
 
 To LOPPER, r. n. To ripple. V. LiPPER,r. 
 
 To LOPPER, r. n. To coagulate, South of 
 S. V. Lapper. 
 
 LOPPER-GOWAN, s. The yellow Ra- 
 nunculus which grows by the sides of 
 streams, Clydes. 
 
 LOPPIN, LoppEN,pr^(. Leaped. Douglas. 
 — A.S. hleop, Svv. litpen, insiliit. 
 
 LORE, pari. pa. Solitary, q./or^re. Sir 
 G a lean. 
 
 '[jORER,s.L,s.ure\. Sir Ga'wa7i.— Fr.lain-'u'r. 
 
 i^ORN, s. The Crested Corvorant, Shetl. 
 Pelecanus Cristatus, Linn. Edmoiistone. 
 
 To LOS, Lois, r. a. To unpack; applied to 
 goods of merchandise. Acts Ja. VI. V. 
 Loss and Louse. 
 
 LOSANE, s. A lozenge or rhomboidal 
 figure. Acts Ja. VI. The same with the 
 vulgar term Lozen, q. v. 
 
 LOSE, Loss, s. Praise. Iloulate. — Lofs 
 occurs in Isl. lofs-tyr, gloria, encomium. 
 Lat. laus, id. 
 
 To LOSE THE HEAD. To suifer a dimi- 
 nution of strength, S.A.; a metaph. appa- 
 rently borrowed from the vegetable world. 
 
 LOSEL,s. Idle rascal, liltson. — Tent.losigh, 
 ignavus. 
 
 LOSH. A corr. of tl'.e name Lord ; some- 
 times used as an iuterj. expressive of 
 surprise, wonder, or astonishment, and at 
 other times uttered as an unwarrantable 
 prnyer for the divine keeping, S. Burns. 
 
 It assumes a variety of forms, as Loshif, 
 Loshie-me, Loi'hie-(joslile, tVc. 
 
 LOSH-HIDE. Perhaps the skin of a lynx. 
 Hates. — Sax. losse. Germ, lucks, lynx. 
 
 LOSIN, part. pa. " Ane new sark Ivsin 
 with blak werk." Aberd. Iteq. 
 
 LOSYNGEOUR, Losinckue, s.' 1. A de- 
 ceiver. Barb. 2. A sluggard; a loiterer. 
 — Fr. lozeng-er, to flatter; to deceive. 
 
 To LOSS, r. a. To unload, applied to a ship. 
 In the same sense it is now taid to lirer, S. 
 Bannatiine's Journal. 
 
 LOSSIE, adj. Applied to braird, or the 
 first shooting of grain, fields of grain, 
 pulse, &c. in which there are vacancies; 
 as," a losslc braird ;" " The coru-lan' is unco 
 lossie the year," Clydes. 
 
 LOSSINESS, 8. The state of being lossif, 
 Clydes. — Teut. los, loos, vatnius. 
 
 LOSSlNG,s. The act of unloading. V. the v. 
 
 LOT, s. Uncertain. Bannatyne Boons. 
 
 * LOT,s. A certain quantity of grain, gene- 
 rally the twenty-filth part, given to a 
 thresher as his wages, S.A. Sure. Bo.cb. 
 
 To LOTCH, f. K. To jog; applied to the 
 motion of one who rides ungracefully. 
 South of S. ; Jlotck, synon. 
 
 LOTCH, LoAXCH, s. A corpulent and lazy 
 person; as, a viuckle lotch, Lanarks. 
 
 LOTCH, adj. Lazy, Ayrs. 
 
 LOTCH, s. A handful or considerable 
 quantity of something in a semi-liquid 
 state; as, " a lotch of tar," Ettr. For. 
 
 LOTCH, s. A snare, S. Hamilton.— Tent. 
 l,'tse, id. 
 
 LOT-MAN, s. One who threshes for one 
 boll in a certain number, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 LOUABIL, adj. Praiseworthy. Doug. — 
 Fr. louable. 
 
 LOUCH, (<;««.) s. 1. A cavity. Barhonr. 
 2. A cavity containing water. JJuttg. — 
 Germ, loch, apertura, cavitas, latibulum. 
 
 LOUCHING, part. pr. Bowing down. 
 Burel. — Isl. lut-a, pronus fio. 
 
 To LOUE, Love, 1-. rt. To praise. V. Loif. 
 
 LOVEANENDIE, inferj. The same with 
 LovENs, Galloway. " Loreanendie ! an 
 exclamation, ! strange." Gcdl. Encycl. 
 Lovenentu is used in the same sense, Ettr. 
 For. and Tweedd. 
 
 LOVE-BEGOT, s. An illegitimate child, 
 S.A. Antiquary. V. Loun, adj. 
 
 LOVEDARG, s. Work done from afiTec- 
 tion, S. V. Dawerk. 
 
 LOVE-DOTTEREL, s. That kind of love 
 which old unmarried men and women are 
 seized with, So. of S.; from Dotter, to be- 
 come stupid. 
 
 LOVEIT, LoviTE, LoviTT. A forensic term 
 used in charters, &c. expressive of the 
 royal regard to the person or persons 
 mentioned or addressed, S. It is properly 
 the part. pa. signifying beloved; but it is 
 used as a s. both in singular and plural. 
 — A.S. Iufad,ge-htfad, dilectus. 
 LOVENS, LovENENs, tvterj. An exclama- 
 
LOV 
 
 41G 
 
 LOU 
 
 tioii expressive of surprise; sometimes 
 v/ith eh prefixed, as, Eh lorcns ! Roxb. 
 
 LOVERY, LuFRAY, s. Bounty. Dunbar. 
 
 LOVERIN-IDDLES, interj. Viewed as a 
 sort of minced oath, similar to Losh ! ex- 
 pressive of astonishment, Roxb. — A.S. 
 hlaford in hydds, q. Lord, have us in 
 hiding ! V. Hiddils. 
 
 LOVERS-LINKS, s. pi. Stone-crop, Wall 
 pennywort, Kidneywort, an herb, Scdum, 
 Roxb. 
 
 LO VE-TRYSTE, s. The meeting of lovers. 
 
 LOUING, s. Praise, A.S. lofiinq, id. Doug. 
 
 LOVITCH, adj. Corr. from E.' lavish, Fife, 
 Lanarks, LuvltchfV is also used in Fife. 
 
 To LOUK, T. a. \. To lock. Douglas. 
 2. To surround, ib, 
 
 LOUN, LowN, LooN, s. 1. A worthless per- 
 son, male or female. Dunbar. 2. A whore. 
 Herd's Coll. — A.S. laewend, a traitor. 
 
 LOUN, LowN, s. 1. A boy, S. Dunbar. 
 
 2. One in a menial station, S.A. Tales 
 of my Landlord. — Isl. Hone, servus. 
 
 LOUN, LowNE, adj. 1. Serene, denoting 
 the state of the air, S. Hudson. 2. Shel- 
 tered, S. Houlate. 3. UnrufSed; applied 
 to water. Dowj. 4. Recovered from 
 rage, S. Huss. 5. Used in relation to 
 concealment, as when any ill report is 
 hushed, S. " Keep that lown," be silent 
 about that matter, Dumfr. 6. Metaph. 
 applied to tranquillity of state. ilf. 
 Lyndsay. — Isl. logn, tranquillitas aeris. 
 Su.G. lugn,\<\.; also tranquillitas animi. 
 
 To LOUN,LowN,D.a. To tranquillize. Doug. 
 
 To LOUN, Lown, v. n. To become calm, S. 
 Kelly. 
 
 LOUN, Lown, s. 1. Tranquillity of the air, 
 S. 2. Tranquillity in a moral sense, S. 
 
 3. A shelter; as, " the loum o' the dike," S. 
 To Speak Lowne. To speak with a low 
 
 voice. Gall, llemains of Nithsdale Song. 
 
 LOUND, ac^/. Quiet; tranquil. V. Loun. 
 
 To LOUNDJER, v. a. To beat with severe 
 strokes, S. Ramsay. V. Loundit. 
 
 LOUNDER, s. A swinging stroke, S. Watson. 
 
 LOUNDERING, Lounderin', s. A drub- 
 bing, S. Heart of Mid-Loth. 
 
 LOUNDIT, part. pa. Beaten. Dunbar. 
 This seems the origin of Lounder, appa- 
 rently allied to Fenn. lyon, {evio, verbero. 
 
 LOUNFOW, adj. Rascally, S. 
 
 LOUN-ILL, .■?. Pretended sickness, S. V. 
 Loun, s. a rogue. 
 
 LOUNLIE, LowNLY, adv. 1. Screened 
 from the wind; as, "We'll stand braw 
 and lownly ahint the wa'," S. 2. Under 
 protection in a moral sense, S. 3. Softly, 
 with a low voice, S. Hogg. 
 
 LOUN-LIKE, adj. 1. Having the appear- 
 ance of a /om«, S. Ross. 2. Shabby; ap- 
 plied to dress, S. 
 
 LOUNRIE, s. Villany. Dunbar. 
 
 LOUN'S PIECE. The uppermost slice of 
 a loaf of bread, S. 
 
 To LOUP, T. n. 1. To leap; to spring, S. 
 
 pret. lap. Chr.Kirk. — Moes.G. hlaup-an' 
 saltare; Su.G. loep-a, currere. 2. To run; 
 to move with celerity, S.B. Forbes. 3. To 
 burst open. Of any piece of dress, if it 
 start open, or rend, it is said that it has lup- 
 pen, S.A. 4. To give way; applied to frost, 
 S. 5. Applied to a sore when the skin 
 breaks, S. 6. To cover, S. — Su.G. loep-a. 
 7. To pass from one possessor to another; 
 used as to property. Many. 8. To Loup 
 about, to run hither and thither. Spald. 
 9. To Loup back, suddenly to refuse to 
 stand to a bargain, Clydes. 10. To Lou? 
 down, suddenly to refuse to give so much 
 for a commodity as was at first offered, ib. 
 Also, to dismount. 11. To Loup Aome, to 
 escape to one's own country; q. to "run 
 home." Pitscottie. 12. To Loup in, to 
 make a sudden change from one side or 
 party to another. Spalding. IS. To Loup 
 OK, to mount on horseback, S. ibid. 14. 
 To Loup on, v. a. To mount, or equip, 
 ibid. 15. To Loup out, to run out of doors. 
 Many. IG. To Loup up, suddenly to de- 
 mand more for a commodity than was at 
 first asked, Clydes. 17. To be like to Loup 
 out o' one's skin, a phrase used to express 
 a transport of joy, S. 
 
 LOUP, s. A leap; a spring, S. Barbour. 
 
 LOUP, Loupe, s. 1. A small cataract, 
 which fishes attempt to leap over; gene- 
 rally a salmon-loup, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 2. A place where a river becomes so con- 
 tracted that a person may leap over it, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 To LOUP, V. a. To burst; to cause to snap. 
 Jacobite Relics. 
 
 Land-louper, q. v.; q. one who Jiees the 
 country, for debt, &c. 
 
 Lover's Loup. 1. The leap which a despair- 
 ing lover takes, when he means to termi- 
 nate his griefs, S. 2. A designation given 
 to several places in Scotland; either from 
 their appearance, or from some tradi- 
 tional legend concerning the fate of in- 
 dividuals. Mayne's Siller Gun. 
 
 LOUPEGARTHIE, s. The gantelope or 
 gantlet. Monro's Exped. — Su.G. loep-a, 
 currere, and gaard, sepimentum; q. to run 
 thi-ough the hedge made by the soldiers. 
 
 LOUPEN-STEEK, s. 1. A broken stitch 
 in a stocking, S. 2. Metaph. any thing 
 wrong. 
 
 To Tak Mp a Loupen-steek, To remedy an 
 evil, Ayrs. The Entail. 
 
 LOUP-HUNTING, s. Hae ye been a loup- 
 huntlng? a query, addressed to one who 
 has been very early abroad, and contain- 
 ing an evident allusion to the hunting of 
 the wolf in former times, S.B. — Fr. loup, 
 a wolf. 
 
 LOUPING, s. The act of leaping, S. 
 
 LOUPING AGUE. A disease resembling 
 St. Vitus's dance, Aug. Stat. Ace. 
 
 LOUPIN-ILL, LoupiNG-iLL, s. A disease 
 of sheep, which causes thera to spring up 
 
LOU 
 
 4] 7 
 
 LOW 
 
 and down wlien moving forward, Tcviotd. 
 Prize Ess. llhihl. Soc. /Scot. 
 
 LOUPIN-ON-STANE, s. A flight of stone- 
 steps, for assisting one to get on horse- 
 back, S. Tu aim affat the lou^nn-ou-shtne, 
 S. to leave off any bnsiness in the same 
 state as when it was begun ; also, to ter- 
 minate a dispute, without any change of 
 mind in either party, S. Warerlcii. 
 
 LOUP-THE-EULLOCKS, s. The gkme in 
 E. called Lea]>-Froq. 
 
 LOUP-THE-DYKE,«^/. Giddy; unsettled; 
 
 runaway, Ayrs. lied,iauntld. 
 LOUP-THE-TETHER," adj. Breaking 
 
 loose from restraint; nearly synon. with 
 
 Land-loiq>buj, South of S. liedgauntlet. 
 LOUR, s. A lure. ColMbic l^oic'. 
 LOURD,rtr//. Dull ; lumpish ;Fr. id. Forbes. 
 
 2. Stupid; sottish ; gross ; applied to the 
 
 mind, ib.— Isl. /iJ;-, ignavia. 
 LOURD. Rather. Ritson. V. Lever. 
 LOURDLY,rtrfr. Stupidly ;sottishIy. Forh. 
 LOURDNES,s. Surly temper. Wyntomi. 
 
 V. LOWRYD. 
 
 To LOURE, r. n. To lurk, Fife. Doiii/.— 
 
 Germ, lavr-en, Dan. lur-er, to lurk. 
 LOURSHOUTHER'D, adj. Round-shoul- 
 dered, Ettr. For. 
 LOUSANCE, s. Freedom from bondage. 
 
 A elly. 
 To LO USE, Lo wsE, r. a. 1 . To unbind, S. ; 
 the same with E. hose. 2. To free from 
 encumbrauce in consequence of pecuniary 
 obligation; a forensic term. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. 3. To take out of the hold of a 
 ship; the reverse of stotc, and synon. with 
 S.firer. Spa/ding. 4. To redeem; as, ^o 
 huse a pawn, to redeem a pledge, S. 
 A. To pay for; as, " Gie me siller to lonsf 
 my coals at the hill," Fife, Loth.— Su.G. 
 loes-a, pecunia redimere, Teut. hss-en, 
 liberare. 
 To LOUSE, r. w. To give over work of 
 
 any kind, S. 
 To LOUSE, LowsE, r. n. A cow is said to 
 be lowshig, when her udder begins to ex- 
 hibit the appearance of having milk, Ayrs. 
 To LOUT, LowT, V. h. 1 . To bow down the 
 body,S. Doug. 2. To make obeisance. Barb. 
 — A.S. hiut-an, Su.G. /«<-a, incurvare se. 
 To LOUTCH, (pron. lootch,) v. n. 1. To 
 bow down the head, and raise the shoul- 
 ders, Fife. 2. To have a suspicious ap- 
 pearance, like that of a blackguard, ibid. 
 3. To gang loutchln' about, to go about in 
 a loitering way, ibid. V. To Lout. 
 LOUTHE,s. Abundance. Rem.ofNlth.Song. 
 LOUTHER, s. A good-for-nothing person. 
 
 The Jfar'st Rig.— Tent, fodder, scurra. 
 To LOUTHER, v. n. 1. To be entangled 
 in mire or snow, Ang. 2. To walk with 
 difficulty, Ang. V. Lewder. 
 LOUTHERING, part. adj. A loutherin 
 liizzie, or Jallou; one who does any thing 
 in a lazy and awkward manner, Fife. 
 LOUTSHOUTHER'D, Lout.shovi.dered, 
 
 adj. 1. Round-shouldered, S. 2. Metaph. 
 applied to a building, one sideof vvliirh is 
 not perpendicular. The Steam-Bout. 
 LOUVER, s. The lure of a hawk. Z. 
 
 Boyd. — Fr. levrre. 
 To LOVV.r. a. To higgle about a price. Loth. 
 To LOW, r. n. To stop; to stand still; used 
 with a negative; as, " lie never loivs frae 
 morning till night," Dumfr. 
 7'() LOW, r. w. 1. To flame, S. Ramsay. 
 2. To flame with rage, S. Kennedy. 3. 
 Used to express the parching eft'ect of 
 great thirst, S. Ross's Ifelenore.~M. 
 Su.G. log-a, ardere, flagrare. 
 LOW, Lowe, .x. 1. Flame, S. Barbour. 
 2. Rage, desire, or love. Evergreen, — Isl. 
 Dan. loge, Su.G. lona, id. 
 To LOWDEN, V. n. 1. Used to signify that 
 the wind falls, S.B. 2. To speak little; 
 to stand in awe of another, S.B. 
 To LOWDEN, r. (/. 1. To cause to fall, 
 applied to the wind, S.B. 2. To bring 
 down, or to silence; applied to persons, ib. 
 — Isl. hliodn-u, tristari; submisse loqui. 
 LOWDER, s. A wooden lever, Moray; 
 
 loothrick, Stirlings. 
 LOWDER, Louthertree, .«. 1. A hand- 
 spoke for lifting the mill-stones, S. 2. 
 This, pron. lewder, or lyowder, is used to 
 denote any long, stout, rough stick, Aberd. 
 3. A stroke or blow, Buchan. — Isl. ludr, 
 luth-r, q. mill-tree; or lilod, fulcra. 
 LOWDING, s. Praise, q. laudim/. Everg. 
 LOWE,... Love. Wallace. 
 LOWIE, s. A drone; a large, soft, lazy per- 
 son, Roxb.; from the same origin as Loi/. 
 LOWIE-LEBBIE,.<!. One that hangs on 
 
 about kitchens, Roxb. 
 L0WYING,j:>a7-^. adj. Idling; lounging, ib, 
 LOWINS, s. pi. Liquor, after it has once 
 
 passed through the still, Fife. 
 LOWIS,s. The island of Lewis. V.Lews. 
 LOWKIS, .<!. Lucca. Intent. — Ft. Lncgues. 
 LOW-LIFED, adj. Having low habits 
 
 of living, S. 
 LOWN, adj. Calm, &c. V. Loin. 
 LOWNDRER, s. A lazy wretch. Wynf. 
 — Teut. lunderer, cunctator, lunder-en, 
 cunctari. 
 LOWRYD, adj. Surly. Wyntou-n.~lf\. 
 
 luri, homo torvus et deformis. 
 LOWRIE, Lawrie, s. 1. A designation 
 given to the fox, S. Ramsay. 2. A crafty 
 person; one who has the disposition of a 
 fox. Godly Sangs.~Xvm. luarn, vulpes; 
 or Teut. loer, one who lays snares. 
 LOWRIE-LIKE, adj. Having the crafty 
 
 downcast look of a fox, Clydes. 
 LOWSE LEATHER. 1. The skin that 
 hangs loose about the chops or elsewhere, 
 when one has fallen off' in flesh; as, " He's 
 a hantle louse leather about his ohafts," S. 
 2. Transferred to those who set no guard 
 on their talk. Kelly. 
 LOWSE SILLER. Change,as distinguished 
 from guineas or bank-notes, S. 
 
 2E 
 
LOW 
 
 418 
 
 LUG 
 
 LOWTTIE, a/7/. Heavy and inactive; as, 
 
 " a lowttle fallow," Fife. E. loict. 
 LOZEN, s. A pane of glass, S.; corr. from 
 E. lozenge. A. Wilson'' s Poems. 
 
 LUB, s. Any thing heavy and unwieldy, 
 Dumfr. — C.B. lloh, an unwieldy lump. 
 
 LUBBA, s. A coarse grass of any kind, 
 Orkn. Statist. Ace. — Isl. lubbe, hirsutus. 
 
 LUBBERTIE, adj. Lazy; sluggish, Loth.; 
 Lubberly, E. — Dan. lubben, fat, &c. 
 
 LUBIS, LuBYES, LuBBis, adj. Of or be- 
 longing to Lubec. Balfour. 
 
 LUCE,s. Scurf, Ett. For. ;the same withZ/?(ss. 
 
 LUCE,.-!. Brightness, Ettr. For. Lat.Zw.r. 
 
 LUCHKTAEH, f. The name given to the 
 body-guard of a chief in the Hebudae. 
 Martin. — Gael. Itichd, folks, people, &c. 
 
 LUCHT, LuGHT, s. A lock of hair, Ettr. 
 For. — Su.G. lugg, villus, floccus quicun- 
 que; crines sincipitis. 
 
 LUCHTER, s. " An handful of corn in the 
 straw." Gall.Enri/cl. A variety of i/ac/t- 
 ter or Lochter. 
 
 To LUCK, r. n. To have good or bad for- 
 tune, S. Montgomerie. — Tent, ghe-luck- 
 en, Isl. luck-as, to prosper. 
 
 * LUCK, s. Upon luck's head, on chance; 
 in a way of peradventure. Rutherford. 
 
 LUCKEN, part. pa. 1. Shut up; con- 
 tracted, S. Herd. 2. Webbed, S. Davids. 
 Seasons. Lucken-handed, hnYing the fist 
 contracted, S. Gl. Shirr. Lucken-taed, 
 lucken-fuoted, web-footed, S. Sibbald. 
 3. Locked; bolted. Ruddiman. The part, 
 of A.S. luc-an, io lock. 
 
 To LUCKEN, LuKEN, r. a. 1. To lock, S. 
 Chron. S. P. 2. To knit the brows. Pop. 
 Ball. 3. To pucker; to gather up in 
 folds. Spalding. 
 
 To LUCKEN, V. n. A cabbage is said to 
 lucken, when it grows firm in the heart, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 LUCKEN, s. A bog, Ettr. For, 
 
 LUCKEN, s. " An unsplit haddock half 
 dry." Gl. Surv. Moray. Lucken-haddock, 
 id. Aberd. Called also a Piper. 
 
 LUCKEN or LUKIN GOWAN. The globe 
 flower, S. Ramsay. 
 
 LUCKEN-BRO WD, adj. Having the eye- 
 brows close on each other. Loth. Yorks.id. 
 
 LUCKY, adj. 1. Bulky, S. Kelly. 2. Full, 
 extending the due length, S. R. Gilhaize. 
 3. Superabundant. Lucky measure, that 
 which exceeds what can legally be de- 
 manded, S. 
 
 LUCKY, adi\ Denoting excess, S. Ross. 
 Perh. from the old custom of giving 
 something to the luck of the bargain. 
 
 LUCKIE, Lucky, s. 1. A designation given 
 to an elderly woman, S. Ross. 2. A 
 grandmother; often luckie-minnie, S.B. 
 Ramsay. Luckie-daddie, grandfather, 
 S.B. Kelly. 3. Used in familiar or face- 
 tious language, although not necessarily 
 including the idea of age, S. 4. The 
 mistress of an ale-house, S. Ramsay. 
 
 Perhaps primai'ily implying the idea of 
 
 witchcraft. — Isl. hlok, maga. 
 
 LUCKIE'S MUTCH, s. ISIonkshood, an 
 
 herb, Aconitum Napellus, Linn. ; Lanarks. 
 
 LUCKY-PROACH, s. The Fatherlasher, 
 
 a fish, Firth of Forth. Neill. 
 LUCK-PENNY, s. A small sum given 
 back by the person who receives money 
 in consequence of a bargain, 'S. lucks- 
 penny, S.B. Courant. 
 LUCKRAS, s. A cross-grained, cankered 
 
 goodwife. Gall. Perths. 
 ToLUCRIFIE,i-.a. To win; to gain. Roll. 
 —From Lat. lucriji-eri, understood in an 
 active sense. 
 \A5DY,,part. pa. Loved, S. Bannatyne P. 
 LUDE. Contraction for lore it, S. ibid. 
 LUDIBRIEjS. Derision ; object of mockery. 
 
 M' Ward. — Lat. ludibri-um. 
 roLUE,r.ffl. To love, S. Herd. V.LuF,r. 
 LUELY, adv. Softly, Perths.; probably 
 
 from the same origin with Loy, q. v. 
 LUELY, s. A fray, Strathmore. 
 To LUF, LuvE, LuwE, r. a. To love, S. /mc. 
 Dotig. — A.S. luf-ian, id. Su.G. liuf, gratus. 
 LUF, LuvE, s. Love. Jjouglas. 
 LUFARE, adj. More loving. K. Quair. 
 LUFE, LuiF, LuFFE, LooF, s. The palm 
 of the hand ; pi. luj/ls, lures, S. Lyndsay. 
 Moes.G. loj'a, Su.G. lofwe, Isl. loofve, 
 vola manus. 
 LUFEFOW, LuiFFUL, s. As much as fills 
 
 the palm of the hand, S. Lyndsay, 
 To LUFF, s. To praise. V. Loif, v. 
 LUFFAR, s. A lover. Douglas. 
 LUFFIE, *'. LA stroke on the palm of 
 the hand, S. 2. A sharp reproof, S. Gait. 
 LUFLELY, adv.. Lovingly. Barbour. 
 LUFLY, adj. Worthy of praise. Gawan 
 
 and Gol. — Isl. loflig, laudabilis. 
 LUFRAY, s. V. LovERY. 
 LUFRENT, s. Afiection; love. Ab. Reg. 
 LUFSOM, LusoM, adj. Lovely; S. lusome. 
 
 Sir Gawan. — A.S. lofsum, delectabilis. 
 LUG, s. 1. The ear, S. Burrow Lawes. 
 2. The short handle of any vessel when 
 it projects from the side ; as, " tlie lugs of 
 a bicker, of a boyu," &c. The " lugs of a 
 pat," the little projections in a pot, re- 
 sembling staples, into which the boul or 
 handle is hooked, S. 3. At the Lug of, in 
 a state of proximity, S. Ramsay. 4. Up 
 to the Lugs in any thing, quite immersed 
 in it, S. 5. If he icere worth his Lugs, i. e. 
 if he acted as became him, S. G. To Hing, 
 or Hang by the Lug o/any thing, to keep 
 a firm hold of it, as a bull-dog does of his 
 prey ; metaph. to adhere firmly to one's 
 purpose, S. Mich. Brace's Lectures. 7. 
 He has a Flea in his Lug, a proverbial 
 phrase equivalent to that, " There's a 
 bee in his bannet-lug," i. e. he is a rest- 
 less, giddy fellow. Loth. 8. To lay one's 
 Lugs in, or amang, to take copiously of 
 any meat or drink, S. ; a low phrase. — 
 Su.G. lugg-a, to drag one. 
 
 I 
 
LUG 
 
 419 
 
 LUP 
 
 To LUG, T. a. To cut off one's ears, Aberd. 
 LUG, .1. The worm, called Luinbricus nia- 
 
 rimis, S. Stat. Ace. — Fris. luggh-cn, iy- 
 
 nave et segniter agere. 
 LUG-BAB, s. A ribbon-knot, or tassel at 
 
 the bannet-hu), Fife. V. Bab, s. 
 LUGGENIS, ipl. Lodgings. Aberd. Be,;. 
 LUGGIE, adj. 1. Applied to corn which 
 
 grows mostly to the straw, S. B. 2. 
 
 Heavy; sluggish, S. — Belg. /o,j, heavy. 
 LUGGIE, s. A lodge or hut, iS.B.— Teut. 
 
 logie, id. 
 LUGGIE, Loggie, s. a small wooden ves- 
 sel, for holding meat or drink, made of 
 
 staves, one of which projects as a handle, 
 
 S. Btiriis. — From lug, the ear, or Belg. 
 
 lokie, a wooden sauce-boat. 
 LUGGIE, s. "The horned owl." Gall. 
 
 Enc; so denominated from its long ears. 
 LUGGIT OR LOWGIT DISCH. A wooden 
 
 bowl or vessel with upright handles; q. an 
 
 eared dish. Ba/fonr's Practicks. 
 LUGHT, s. V. LucHT. 
 LUGINAR, s. One who lets lodgings. 
 
 Acts Ja. IV. 
 LUGIS. Inventories. V. Hingare. 
 LUG-KNOT, s. A knot of ribbons at the 
 
 ear; synon. Luif-bab. Herd's Cvll. 
 LUG-L ACHET, s. A box on the ear, Aberd. 
 LUG-MARK, s. A mark cut in the ear of 
 
 a sheep, that it may be known, S. V. 
 
 BiRN, BiRNE. 
 
 To LUG-MARK, v. a. 1 . To make a slit or 
 notch in the ear of a sheep ; as, " a lu</- 
 markit ewe," S. 2. To punish by cropping 
 the ears, S. Society Contendings. 
 
 LUG-SKY, s. The same with' Ear-sky, 
 Orkn. V. Sky, s. 1. 
 
 LUID, s. A poem. V. Leid. 
 
 To LUIF, LoiUE, Love, Luff, Loue, v. a. 
 To praise. Priests Peblis. — Isl. Su.G. 
 lofw-a, A.S. lof-ian, id. 
 
 LUIFE, s. Luife and lie, a sea phrase used 
 metaphorically. Leg. Bp. St. Androis. 
 Both on the windward and on the lee 
 side, both when the mariners liijf, and 
 when they keep to the lee. 
 
 LUIG, s. A hovel, Strathmore. — Belg. loq, 
 id. V. Luggie, and LoGE. 
 
 LU IK-HART IT, adj. Warm-hearted. 
 Dunbar. — Alem. lauc, flame. 
 
 LUIT, pret. Let. Pitscottie. Lute of, 
 reckoned. P. Bruce. 
 
 LUKNYT,/)«r<. ;*a. Locked. V. Lucken. 
 
 LUM, LuMB, s. 1. A chimney, S. Statist. 
 Ace. 2. Sometimes the chimney-top, S. 
 Brand.— C.B. llumon, id. 3. The whole 
 of the building appropriated for one or 
 more chimneys ; the stalk, S. 
 
 LUMB ART, s. The skirt of a coat. In- 
 ventories. — Fr. lumbaire, of or belonging 
 to the flank or loin ; Lat. lumba. 
 
 LUME, s. An utensil. V. Lome. 
 
 LUM-HEAD, s. A chimney-top, S. Boss. 
 
 LUMMING, adj. A terra applied to the 
 weather when" there is a thick rain, Gall. 
 
 A lum o' a day, a very wet day. Call. 
 Enci/cl. V. LoOiMv. 
 
 LUMMLE, .<;. The filings of metal, S.— 
 Fr. limaiUe, id. from Lat. lima. 
 
 LUMPER, s. One who furnishes ballast 
 for ships, Greenock, apparently from its 
 being put on board by the luwp. 
 
 LUM-PIG, s. A can for the top of a chim- 
 ney, S.O. Tannahill. V. Pig. 
 
 LUNCH, s. A large piece of any thing, S. 
 Burns. — Sw. luns, massa. 
 
 LUND, LwND, .f. London. Wallace. 
 
 LUNGIE, s. The Guillemot. Antiquary. 
 
 V. LONGIE. 
 
 LUNYIE, (pron. as if lung-ie,) s. A wallet. 
 Humphry Clinker. 
 
 LUNYIE, s. The loin. Dunbar.— Tent. 
 loenie, id. 
 
 LUNYIE-BANE, s. Hucklebone, Fife. 
 
 LUNYIE- JOINT, s. The joint of the loin 
 or hip, Roxb. 
 
 LUNYIE-SHOT, adj. Having the hip- 
 bone disjointed, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 LUNKEHOLE, s. A hole in a wall for 
 the conveniency of shepherds, Ayrs. 
 
 LUNKIE, s. An aperture in a dyke, Ettr. 
 For.; synon. Cundic. The same with the 
 preceding word. 
 
 LUNKIE, adj. Sultry, denoting the op- 
 pressive state of the atmosphere, before 
 rain or thunder, Stirlings. — Dan. lunken, 
 lukewarm. 
 
 LUNKIENESS, 5. Sultriness, ibid. 
 
 LVmUT, adj. 1. Lukewarm, S. 2. Be- 
 ginning to thicken in boiling, S. — Dan. 
 lunk-en, lukewarm. 
 
 LUNNER, s. a smart stroke, Dumfr. A 
 provinciality for Lounder. 
 
 To LUNT, V. n. To walk quickly, Roxb. ; 
 to walk with a great spring, Dumfr. ibid. 
 
 LUNT, s. " A great rise and fall in the 
 mode of walking," Dumfr. 
 
 LUNT, s. LA match, as in E. Hist Ja. 
 Sext. 2. A torch. Bannatyyie's Jour. 3. 
 A piece of peat, or purl, (hardened horse 
 or cow dung,) or rag, used for lighting a 
 fire. Loth. 4. The flame of a smothered 
 fire which suddenly bursts into a blaze, 
 Teviotd. 5. A column of flame, S. Burns. 
 6. Hot vapour of any kind, S. ibid. — 
 Tent, lonte, femes igniarius. 
 
 To LUNT, V. a. To cause to emit smoke 
 in puffs, S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 To LUNT, V. n. 1. To emit smoke in co- 
 lumns, S. Burns. 2. To blaze ; to flame 
 vehemently. South of S. Guy Mannering. 
 
 To LUNT aica. Often used in the same 
 sense ; generally applied to the smoking 
 of tobacco ; as, " She's luntin au-a wi' 
 her pipe," S. 
 
 LUNT US, s. A contemptuous designation 
 for an old woman, probably from the 
 practice of smoking tobacco, S.B. 
 
 LUP, Lupis. Lup schilling, apparently a 
 coin of Lippe, in AVestplialia. Aberd. 
 Peg. — Lat. Lupia. 
 
LUR 
 
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 MAC 
 
 LUE.D, s. A blow with the ri(,t, Aberd. 
 
 LURDANE, LuRDON, s. 1. A worthless 
 person. Wi/ntoton. 2. A fool ; a sot. 
 Baillie. 3. Conjoined with the idea of 
 sloth, S. 4. Improperly ; a piece of folly 
 or stupidity. Godly Sangs. — Fr. lourdin, 
 blockish, from lourd, id. ; Teut. luyaerd, 
 ioerd, ignavus. 
 
 LURDANRY, s. 1. Sottishness. Douglas. 
 . 2. Carnal sloth. L.yndsay. — Fr. lourderie, 
 stupidity. 
 
 LURDEN, adj. Heavy ; as, " a lurden 
 nevvil," a heavy or severe blow, Berwicks. 
 
 LURE, 8. The udder of a cow ; properly, 
 as used for food, S. 
 
 LURE,af?r. Rather, S. Ramsay. V. Lever. 
 
 LUSBIRDAN, s. pi. Pigmies. Martin's 
 Western Islands. 
 
 LUSCAN, s. " A lusty beggar and a thief." 
 Gall. Encyclop. — CFlandr. lnyssch-en, 
 Germ, lusch-en, latitare, iusidiari. 
 
 LUSCHBALD, s. A sluggard. Kennedy. 
 — Isl. losk-r, ignavus, and bald-r, potens. 
 
 LUSERVIE, .■!. Inventories. This must 
 be a species of fur. 
 
 LUSKING, Leusking, part. pr. Abscond- 
 ing, Gl. Sibb. — Teut. iuysch-en, latitare. 
 
 LUSOME, adj. Not smooth, S.B.— Su.G. 
 
 lo, lugg, rough, and sum. 
 LUSOME, adj. Desirable. V. Lufsom. 
 LUSS, s. Dandruff, Pityriasis capitis, S. 
 LUSTHEID, s. Amiableness, Gl. Sibb. 
 LUSTY, adj. 1. Beautiful. Douglas. 2. 
 
 Pleasant; delightful, ibid. — Teut. lustigh, 
 
 amoenus, delectabilis. 
 LUSTYNES,s. Beauty. Dunbar. 
 LUSTING, s. Meaning uncertain. Aberd. 
 
 Register. 
 LUTE, Leut, s. a sluggard, Gl. Sibb.— 
 
 Teut. loete, homo insulsus ; E. lout. 
 LUTE,pr(^^ Permitted; let out. V. Luit. 
 LUTERRIS, s.jt)/. Otter's fur. Intent.— 
 
 Fr. loiitre, Lat. Intra, L.B. Inter, an otter. 
 LUTHE. Not understood. Bannatyne 
 
 Poems. 
 LUTHRIE, .<!. Lechery, ibid.— Belg. lod- 
 
 deriq, wanton. 
 LUTTAIRD, adj. Bowed. Dunbar.— 
 
 O.Belg. loete, a clown, and aerd, nature. 
 LUTTEN, part. p,a. Let ; suffered ; per- 
 mitted, S. Herd. V. Luit. 
 To LUVE, LuwE, V. a. To love. V. Luf. 
 LUWME, LwME, s. A weaving loom. 
 
 Aberd. Reg, 
 
 M 
 
 MA, May, Maa, Mae, arf/. More in number, 
 S. Barbour. — A.S. ma, id. 
 
 To MA, ■». a. To make. Barbour. — Germ. 
 mach-en, facere. 
 
 MA, axix. r. May. Wyntoion. — Sw. ma, 
 Isl. maa, id. 
 
 MA.,pron. My, Tweedd. Saint Patrirk. 
 
 MAA, Maw, s. A whit; a jot. Loth. Ne'er 
 a maa, never a whit. — Lat. ne h.ilum. 
 
 MA AD, Mawd, s. a plaid worn by shep- 
 herds, S.A. Reufr. Guy Mann. — Su.G. 
 mudd, a garment made of the skins of 
 reindeer. V. Maud. 
 
 MAADER, interj. A word used to a 
 horse to make him go to the left hand, 
 Aberd. 
 
 JI ABBIE, s. A woman's cap, S.B.; mob, E. 
 Ross. 
 
 MABER, s. Marble, perhaps an erratum 
 for marber, from Fr. viarbre. Intent. 
 
 MACALIVE CATTLE. Those appropri- 
 ated, in the Hebrides, to a child who is 
 sent out to be fostered. Johnson's Jour n. 
 — This term seems of Gael, origin, and 
 comp. of mac, a son, and oileamh-nam, 
 {oileac-nam,) to foster, q. the cattle be- 
 longing to the son that is fostered. 
 
 MACDONALD'S DISEASE. The name 
 given to an affection of the lungs, Perths. 
 iS'faf. Ace. P. Logierait. 
 
 MACER, Masser, Masar, s. A mace- 
 bearer ; one who preserves order in a court, 
 S. — L.B. masser-ius, qui massam sen cla- 
 vam fert. V. Meassoi R. 
 
 MACFARLANE'S BOUAT. The moon. 
 
 V. BOWET. 
 
 MACH, s. Son-in-law. V. Maich. 
 
 MACHCOLING, s. V. Machicoules. 
 
 To MACHE, r. n. To strive.- Douglas. 
 
 MACHICOULES, s. pi. The openings in 
 the floor of a projecting battlement, 
 through which stones, darts, &c. might be 
 hurled upon the assailants. Jlinst. Bord. 
 — Fr. Machecoulis, id. 
 
 MACHLE, iguit.) i\ a. To busy one's self 
 doing nothing to purpose. Berths. 
 
 MACHLESS, {gutt.) adj. Feeble, Loth. 
 It is generally used in an unfavourable 
 sense ; as, " Get up, ye marhless brute !" 
 V. Mauchtless. 
 
 MACK, Mak, adj. Neat ; tidy ; nearly 
 synon. with Purpose-like, Roxb. Y. 
 Mack LIKE. 
 
 MACKER-LIKE, adj. More proper; more 
 beseeming, Ettr. For.; the comparative of 
 Macklike, the mark of comparison being 
 interposed between the component parts 
 of the word, in the same manner as 
 Thiefer-like, &c. 
 
 MACKLACK, adr. In a clattering way. 
 Polwart. Mak, make, and clack, a sharp 
 sound. 
 
 MACKLIKE, a<//. 1 . A very old word,expl. 
 tight ; neat, Ettr. For. ; synon. Purpose- 
 like. 2. Seemly; well-proportioned, S.A. 
 — Belg. maklik, easy ; from Teut. mack, 
 commodus, Belg. malt, tame, gentle. 
 
 MACRELL, Makerei.i,, .'*. 1. A pimp. 
 
MAC 
 
 121 
 
 MAI 
 
 lidhndeii. '2. A bawd. I'hitutus. — Fr. 
 utaquerean, leiio, fern. iiiaqiiere//e. 
 
 MACKREL-STURE, s. The Tunny, a fisli. 
 Pennant. — O.Su.G. dur, magnns. 
 
 MAD, Maud, ,•.-. A term nsed, in Clydes- 
 dale, to denote a sort of net, fixed on four 
 stakes, for catching salmon or trouts. — 
 C.B. mainf, open, or expandin;;. 
 
 MADDER, .-•. A vessel nsed about mills 
 for holding meal ; pron. ma'tdcr, like Gr. y,, 
 West of S. The southern synon. is Han- 
 dle. — C.B. meidi/i; )iicdi; a measure. 
 
 MADDERS"-FULL. As much as would 
 fill maddei-f, S.O. Saxon and Gad. 
 
 MADDIE, y. A large species of muscle, 
 Isle of Harris. Martin. — G!ie\.maldeo<j, 
 the shell called t'oncha Veneris, Shaw. 
 
 MADDIE, )!. One abbrev. of Mayda/en, S. 
 V. Mause. 
 
 jM ADDY, *•. Abbreviation of Matilda. 
 
 MADGE, s. I. A designation given to a 
 female, partly in contempt, and partly in 
 sport, Lanarks. Synon. Ilussie, E. Quean. 
 Sa.ron and Gael. 2. An abbrev. of Ma;j- 
 daleu, S. Gentle Shep. 
 
 MAD-LEE D, adj. Expl. a " mad strain." 
 Gl. Tarras. It is occasionally used in 
 this sense, Buchan. V. Leid, language. 
 
 M ADLINGS,a(fr. In a furious manner. /'Vj;-6. 
 
 MADLOCKS, MiLK-MADLOCKS, s. 2)1. Oat- 
 meal brose made with milk instead of 
 water, Renfr. 
 
 MAE, adj. More in number. V. Ma. 
 
 To MAE, r. n. To bleat softly, S. Bamsay. 
 
 MAE, s. 1. A bleat, S. liitson. 2. A 
 sheep or lamb, Durafr. 
 
 ToMAESE, r. «. To allay; to settle. V. 
 Meise. 
 
 To MAGG, r. a. To carry off clandestinely. 
 Loth. — Su.G. vuugij, clanculum. 
 
 MAGG, s. A cant word for a halfpenny, 
 pi. maijijs ; the gratuity which servants 
 expect from those to whom they drive 
 any goods. Loth. V. Maik. 
 
 MAGGIE, Maggy, s. A species of till; a 
 term used by colliers, Lanarks. Ure's 
 Hist. Riitheriflen. 
 
 MAGGIE FIND Y. A female who is good 
 at shifting for herself, Roxb. V. Findy. 
 
 MAGGIE MONYFEET. A centipede. V. 
 
 MONYFEET. 
 
 MAGGIE RAB, Maggy Robb. 1. A bad 
 halfpenny, S. 2. A bad wife; as, " He's 
 a very gnid man, but I trow he's gotten a 
 Mafjqy Rob o' a wife," Aberd. 
 
 MAGGIES,?.;:.;. Perhaps, maWs. Phi- 
 lotus. — A.S. maeijth, virgo. 
 
 ToMAGILjMaigil, r. cf. To mangle. I>oU']. 
 
 MAGISTRAND, Magestrand, s. 1 . Tlie 
 denomination given to those who are in 
 the highest philosophical class, before 
 graduation. It is retained in the Uni- 
 versity of Aberdeen; pron. Maijistraan. 
 2. The designation given to the moral 
 philosophy class, Aberd.— L.B. wagis- 
 trari, academica laurea donari. Maifis- 
 
 trand would literally signify, " about to 
 receive the degree of Master of Arts." 
 
 MAGNIFICKNESSE, s. Magnificence. 
 
 MAG RAVE, Maguy, ;:'*v;>. Maugre. 
 WynUncn. V. Mawgre. 
 
 MAGREIT, s. The designation given to 
 one of the books in the royal library. 
 Inventories. A misnomer. The work un- 
 doubtedly was the celebrated Coutes et 
 Nouvelles de Marguerite, Reine de Na- 
 varre. 
 
 MAHERS, *■. pi. " A tract of low land, of a 
 marshy and moory nature." Gcdl. Enc. 
 
 MAHOUN, s, 1. Mahomet, U.S. and E. 
 2. Transferred to the devil. Dunbar. 
 
 MAY, s. A maid ; a virgin, S. Wyntown. 
 — Isl. mey, A.S. maeij, Norm. Sax. mai, 
 Moes.G. viawi, id. 
 
 MAY, *-. Abbreviation of Marjorle, S. V. 
 Mysie. 
 
 * MAY, s. This month is reckoned un- 
 lucky for marriage, S. Ann. of the Par. 
 
 MAY-BE, «</(-. Perhaps, S. Guy Mann. 
 
 MAY-BIRD, s. A person born in the month 
 of May, S. Prov. " May-birds are aye 
 wanton," S. 
 
 MAICH, Mach, {gutt.) s. Son-in-law. 
 Douglas. — Moes.G. niag-us, a son ; A.S. 
 viaeg, id. also a father-in-law, a kinsman. 
 
 MAICH, (gutt.) s. Marrow, Ang. 
 
 M AICHERAND, (gutt.) part. adj. Weak ; 
 incapable of exertion, Ang. — Su.G. meker, 
 homo mollis. 
 
 MAICH LESS, adj. Wanting bodily 
 strength, Fife. V. Mauchtless. 
 
 MAID, s. LA maggot, S.B.— Teut. made, 
 Belg. maade, id. 2. In Galloway, made, 
 the same word, is restricted to the larvae 
 of maggots. Gall. Encyd. 
 
 MAID, Made, adj. 1. Fatigued, Aberd. 
 2. Tamed. Act's Ja. III. V. Mait. 
 
 MAIDEN, s. An instrument for beheading, 
 nearly of the same construction with the 
 Guillotine, S. Godscroft. 
 
 MAIDEN, s. 1. The last handful of corn 
 cut down by the reapers on a farm ; this 
 being dressed up with ribbons, in resem- 
 blance of a young woman, S. A. Doug, 
 2. The feast of harvest-home, S. Statist. 
 Ace. V. Kirn. 
 
 MAIDEN, s. " An ancient instrument for 
 holding the broaches of pirns until the 
 pirns be wound ofl"." Gall. Encyd. 
 
 MAIDEN, s. A wisp of straw put into a 
 hoop of iron, used by a smith for watering 
 his fire, Roxb. 
 
 MAIDEN, s. 1. The honorary designation 
 given to the eldest daughter of a farmer, 
 S.B. 2. The bride's-maid at a wedding, 
 ib. 3. She who lays the child in the arms 
 of the parent, when presented for baptism, 
 Lanarks. V. Maiden-kimmer. 
 
 Ha'-maiden, s. a farmer's daughter who 
 sits ben the house, or apart from the ser- 
 vants, Berwicks. 
 
 To MAIDEN, V. a. To perform the office 
 
MAI 
 
 422 
 
 MAI 
 
 of a maiden at baptism, Lanarks. The 
 phraseology is, To maiden the wean. 
 MAIDEN-HAIR, s. "The muscles of 
 oxen when boiled, termed /x-/aMj; towards 
 the border." Gall. Encycl. 
 MAIDEN-KIMMER, s. " The maid who 
 attends the kimmcr ; or matron who has 
 the charge of the infant at kimmerings 
 and baptisms; who lifts the babe into tlae 
 arms of its father," &c. Gall. Encycl. 
 MAIDEN-SKATE, s. The name given to 
 the Thornback and Skate, while young, 
 Firth of Forth. Neill. 
 MAID-HEID, s. Virginity ; maidhood, 
 
 Shakesp. Poems 16th Cent. 
 MAID-IN-THE-MIST, s. Navelwort, Co- 
 tyledon umbilicus Veneris, Linn. S.A. 
 To MAIG, V. a. 1. To handle any thing 
 roughly, so as to render it disgustful; as, 
 " He's maigit that bit flesh sae, that I'll 
 hae nane o't," lloxb. 2. To handle, as 
 continuing the act, although not imply- 
 ing the idea of rough treatment; as, " Lay 
 down that kitliu, lassie, ye'll maig it a' 
 away to naething," ibid. 
 MAIGERS, prep. In spite of, Mearns.— 
 
 Fr. mcdgre, id. 
 MAIGHRIE, s. A term used to denote 
 money or valuable effects. Of one who 
 has deceased, it is said, Had he ony 
 maighrie ? The reply may be. No, but he 
 had a gudc deal of spraichrie ; the latter 
 being used to signify what is of less value, 
 a collection of trifling articles. This old 
 term is still used in Fife. 
 MAIGLIT,^^((rt.;*rt. Mangled. V. Magil. 
 MAIGS, more commonly Mags, s. pi. The 
 hands; as, " Haud aff yer maigs, man," 
 Roxb. — Gael, mag, the paw. 
 MAIK, s. A cant term for a halfpenny, S. 
 MAIK, Make, Mayock, s. LA match, or 
 equal, S. K. Qiiair. 2. The maik, the 
 like ; the same. Aherd. Reg. — A.S. maca, 
 Su.G. make, aequalis, socius. 
 To MAIK, T. n. To match. Douglas. — 
 
 Germ, mach-eti, sociare. 
 MAIKLESS, Maykles, adj. Matchless, S. 
 
 Wyntown. — Su.G. makaloes, id. 
 MAIL, Male, s. A spot in cloth, especially 
 what is caused by iron, S. Hogg. — A.S. 
 mal, Teut. inael, macula. 
 To MAIL, Male, v. a. To stain, S. 
 MAIL, Meil, Meel, s, A weight equiva- 
 lent to about 7i stones Dutch, Orkn. 
 Statist. Ace. — Su.G. viaal, a measure. 
 MAIL, s. 1. Tribute, pi. w;afe. Bdlenden. 
 2. Rent paid, in whatever way, for a 
 farm, S. Ersk. 3. Rent paid for a house, 
 garden, &c. S. Acts Sed. Hence house- 
 mail, stable-mail, horse-mail, grass-mail, S. 
 4. To pay the mail, to atone for a crime 
 by suffering, S. Hogg. — A.S. male, Isl. 
 mala, Ir. mal, tributum. 
 Black-Mail, s. A tax paid by heritors or 
 tenants, for the security of their property, 
 to those freebooters who were wont to 
 
 make inroads on estates. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Germ, blachnal, id. from Alem. blaken, 
 praedari. 
 
 To MAIL, Maill, t. a. To rent. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 FoRMALE,s. Rent paid per advance, q.fore- 
 male, i. e. paid before. V. Male-fre. 
 
 Formal! NG, s. In formal ing, in the state 
 of paying rent before it be due. Aberd. 
 Register. 
 
 MAILER, Maillar, s. 1 . A farmer. Hen- 
 rytone. 2. One who has a very small 
 piece of ground, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 MAIL-FREE, adj. Without paying rent, 
 S. Rutherford. 
 
 MAIL-GARDEN, s. A garden, the pro- 
 ducts of which are raised for sale, S. 
 
 MAILIE,s. Apetewe,Dumfr. V. Maillie. 
 
 MAILYIE, s. The denomination of an old 
 French coin. Balfour's Pract. — Fr. 
 maille, " a (French) halfpenny; the halfe 
 of a penny," Cotgr. 
 
 MAILYIE, s. 1. In pi. the plates or links 
 of which a coat of mail is composed. 
 Douglas. 2. Network. Henrysone. — 
 Teut. maelie, orbiculus. 
 
 MAILIN, Mailing, Maling, s. I. A farm, 
 S. from 7nail, as being rented. Maitland 
 P. 2. The term during which a tenant 
 possesses a farm. Baron Courts. 
 
 MAILLER, Mealler, s. A cottager who 
 gets some waste land for a number of 
 years, rent-free, to improve it. Stat. Ace. 
 
 MAILLIE, s. An affectionate term for a 
 sheep. Gall. Mailie, Dumfr. From 
 Burns's " Death of Poor Mailie," it would 
 appear that the term is used in Ayrs. 
 also, not merely as an arbitrary denomi- 
 nation for an individual, but as that of 
 any pet yowe. 
 
 MAILLIE, s. The same with Holly, used 
 for Mary, Aberd. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 MAIL-MAN, s. A farmer. Baron Courts. 
 
 MAIL-PAYER, s. The same, S.B. Ross. 
 
 MAILS, s. pi. An herb, Ayrs. Agr. Surr. 
 Ayrs. Undoubtedly the same with Milds, 
 Miles, Loth, and Midden Mylies, q. v. 
 
 To MAIN, T. a. To bemoan, S." V. Mene, t. 
 
 MAIN, Mayne, Mane, s. Moan, S. Wall. 
 
 MAYNDIT. Wallace. V. Wayndit. 
 
 MAYNE, Mane, s. 1. Strength of body. 
 Wallace. 2. Courage ; valour. Douglas. 
 — A.S. maegen, Isl. magn, magnitudo 
 virium. 
 
 MAINE BREAD, Main-bred, s. Appa- 
 rently manchet-bread. Pitscottie. V. 
 Mane. Breid of Mane. 
 
 MAINLIE, adv. Apparently for meanly. 
 Lamont's Diary. 
 
 MAIN-RIG, adv. A term applied to land, 
 of which the ridges are possessed alter- 
 nately by different individuals, Fife ; synon. 
 with Runrig. This term appears to be 
 very ancient, as compounded of A.S. 
 maene, Su.G. men, Alem. wiefH, communis, 
 and rig, a ridge. 
 
 MAINS, Maines, s. The farm attached to 
 
MAI 
 
 423 
 
 MAK 
 
 a mansion-house, S. ^kciic. — L.B. Man- 
 gus Domiuicatits, id. V. Manys. 
 
 MAIN'S MORE, s. Free grace or good-will, 
 Ayrs. Sir A. Wt/lk'. — Ga,e\. Matliainhnag 
 mon-, proii. inaaiiiah more, great grace. 
 
 MAIN-SWEAT. That violent perspiration 
 which often immediately precedes death, 
 S. It is also called the iJcaih-sweat. 
 
 MAINTO, Mento, s. To he in one's maintop 
 to be under obligations to one; out o' 
 one's vhiito, no longer under obligations 
 to one, Abei'd. 
 
 MAYOCK, if. A mate. V. Maik. 
 
 MAYOCK FLOOK. A species of flounder, 
 S. Sidbafd. 
 
 To JI AJOR, V. 11. To walk backwards and 
 forwards with a military air, S. WaverL 
 
 MAJOR-MINDIT, adj. Haughty in de- 
 meanour; q. resembling a military officer 
 of considerable rank, Clydes. 
 
 MAIR, Maire, Mare, s. 1. An officer 
 attending a sheriff for executions and 
 arrestments, S. Acts Ja. I. 2. Maire 
 of fee, a hereditary officer under the 
 crown, whose power resembled that of 
 sheriff-substitute in our times, ibid. 3. 
 The first magistrate of a royal borough. 
 Wallace. — Gael, viaor, an officer; C.Ii. 
 maer, a ruler; Arm. maier, the head of a 
 Tillage; Fr. maire, anc. »Hrticr, a mayor; 
 Alem. mer, a prince. 
 
 MAIR, adj. More. V. Mare. 
 
 MAIR, adr. IMoreover, S. mairatfuur, q. 
 " in addition to what has been already 
 said." Inrentories. V, Mare. 
 
 MAIRATOUR, adv. Moreover, S.B. Boss. 
 
 MAIR BY TOKEN. Especially,S.A. Antiq. 
 
 MAIRDIL, c(dj. Unwieldy, Ang. — Appa- 
 rently from Gael, midrtamhuil, heavy, 
 pron. nearly as the S. term. 
 
 MAIROUIR, Mairour, adv. Moreover. 
 Abp. Ilamiltoun. 
 
 MAIRT, s. Winter provision. V. Mart. 
 
 MAIS, conj. But, Fr. Bannatyne P. 
 
 MAYS, Mayse, Maiss, 3 ;;. v. Makes. Barb. 
 
 MAISCHLOCH,s. Mixed grain.V.MAsnLiN. 
 
 MAIS'D, ;jart. adj. IMellow; as, " a mais'd 
 apple," one that has become mellow. In 
 Fife it means " spoiled from being too 
 long kept." Evidently the same word, 
 used in a literal and more original sense, 
 with Melse, Maise, to mitigate, q. v. See 
 also Ameise. 
 
 To MAISE, Meyse, v. n. V. Meise. 
 
 MAISER, s. A driuking-cup. V. Masar. 
 
 M AISERY, s. Corr. of the name Margery, 
 or Marjory, Moray. 
 
 MAIST, "Mast, adj. 1. Most, denoting 
 number or quantity, S. Barbour. 2. 
 Greatest in size, S. Douijlas. 3. Greatest 
 in rank. Wyntoicn. — Moes.G. maists, 
 A.S. maest, Isl. mest, id. 
 
 MAIST, Mast, arfr. l.Most, S. Wyiitown. 
 2. Almost, S. Shirrefs. 
 
 MAISTER, Master, s. 1. A landlord, S. 
 Quon. Attach. 2. A designation given 
 
 to the eldest son of a baron or viscount, 
 conjoined with the name from which his 
 father takes his title, S. Spaldimj. 3. 
 In composition, denoting what is chief or 
 principal in its kind; as malMer-strcet, the 
 principal street; maytster-vtait, equivalent 
 to Lord. W'yntowH. 4. The designation 
 given to a farmer by his servants, and to 
 teachers by their pupils ; The Maister, S. 
 The Har^st Rig. — Su.G. 7Hegter,a, land- 
 holder, from maest, most, greatest. 
 
 MAISTER, Mastir, Maistry, s. 1. Do- 
 minion. Wallace. 2. Service, ibid. 3. 
 Resistance; opposition, ibid. 4. Victory, 
 S. Douglas. — O.Yt. maistrie, authority, 
 power, arrogance, superiority. 
 
 MAISTER, s. Stale urine, S. Maister 
 luujlen, a wooden vessel for holding urine; 
 maister-cann , an earthen vessel applied to 
 the same use, S. Ferguson. — Gael, mais- 
 tir, id. 
 
 MAISTER-CAN, s. An earthen vessel for 
 preserving chamber-lye. Herd. 
 
 MAISTERFULL, rt(?;. 1. Difficult. Wal- 
 lace. 2. Using violence. Maisterfull beg- 
 qaris, such as took by force. ActsJa. II. 
 
 MAISTERFULLIE, adv. Violently; 
 with the strong hand. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 MAISTERSCHIP, s. A title of respect 
 formerly given to the Magistrates of 
 Aberdeen. Aberd. Pc</. 
 
 MAISTER-TUB, s. A wooden vessel used 
 for preserving chamber-lye, S. 
 
 MAISTL Y, adv. 1 . For the most or greatest 
 part, S. Maistlics,Ettr.For. 2. Almost; 
 nearly, S.B. Cock's Simple Strains. 
 
 MAISTLINS, adv. Mostly, S. V. Lingis. 
 
 MAISTRYSS, Mastryss, s. 1 . Affectation 
 of dominion. Barbour. 2. Service, ibid. 
 3. Art; ability, ibid. — O.Fr. maistrise, af- 
 fectation of superiority; art, industry. 
 
 MAIT, Mate, a((/. 1. Fatigued. Bdlctid. 
 2. Overwhelmed with fear. Douglas. 3. 
 Dispirited ; dejected. Wyntown. 4. In- 
 toxicated. Wallace. — Tent, matt, fessus ; 
 Isl. mod, lassus, maed-a, fatigare. 
 
 MAITH, s. Son-in-law. Belleud. 
 
 To MAK, Mack, Make, v. n. 1. To com- 
 pose poetry. Kennedy. — Alem. gimahh-on, 
 componere. 2. To avail. It maks na, it 
 does not signify, S.B. Ross. 3. To as- 
 sume prudish airs. Peblis Play. 4. To 
 become fit for the peculiar purpose for 
 which any thing is intended ; applied to 
 substances undergoing some kind of fer- 
 mentation or chemical process; as, " Muck 
 maun be laid in a heap to mak," Clydes. 
 5. To Mak af, or To Mak aff u-i' one's 
 self, V. n. to scamper off, S. 6. To Mak 
 at, V. n. to aim a blow at one ; as, " He 
 maid at me wi' his neive," Clydes. 7. To 
 Mak doun, v. a. to dilute ; to reduce the 
 strength of spirituous liquors, S. 8. To 
 Mak doun a bed, to fold down the bed- 
 clothes, so as to make it ready for being 
 entered, S. This is opposed to making it 
 
MAK 
 
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 MAM 
 
 up, wheu a bed-room is put iu order for 
 the day. 9. To MAK/br, v. n. to prepare ; 
 to take preparatory steps ; as, " He's no 
 up yet, but he's makiii' for risin'," S. 10. 
 To Mak for, V. n. to prepare for, as cer- 
 tainly laying one's account with the event 
 ■referred to ; an elliptical phrase equiva- 
 lent to " make ready for." Hutcheson. 
 
 11. To Mak in wi' one, r. n. to get into 
 one's favour ; to ingratiate one's self, S. 
 
 12. To Mak out, v. n. to extricate one's 
 self, S. 13. To M\K throw wi', r. «. 
 to finish ; to come to a conclusion, after 
 surmounting all difiiculties; as, " He maid 
 throw wi' his sermon after an unco pingle," 
 S. 14. To Mak wj), r. a. to raise with 
 difficulty, Clydes. 15. To Mak np, r. n. 
 to rise with difficulty, S. 16. To Mak 
 ■up, V. a. to be of availment to, S. 17. To 
 Mak up, to remunerate; to enrich, S. 18. 
 To Mak up, r. a. to contrive; to invent, S. 
 19. To Mak up, r. a. to compose ; as ap- 
 plied to writing, as in sense 1, without 
 the prep. S. 20. To Mak tip, v. a. to fa- 
 bricate ; regarding a groundless story, S. 
 21. To Mak up till one, v. a. to overtake 
 one, implying some difficulty in doing so, S. 
 
 To MAK, r. a. as conjoined with substan- 
 tives. 1. To Mak fore, r. n. To be of 
 advantage ; as, " Dearth frae scarcity 
 maks nae/orc to the farmer," Clydes. V. 
 Fore, s. 2. To Mak hering, to cure 
 herrings. Acts Mary. 3. To Mak penny, 
 to sell, to convert into money. Aberd. lieg. 
 4. To Mak stead, to be of use; E. to stand 
 i7i stead. Spalding. 
 MAK, Make, s. 1. Manner. Wallace. 2. 
 
 A poem, or work of genius. Kennedy. 
 MAKAR, Makkar, s. a poet. Wallace. 
 
 — Alem. machara, auctores. 
 MAKDOME, s. 1. Shape. Montgomcrie. 
 
 2. Elegance of form. Dunbar. 
 ToMAKE^o, r. w. To approximate. Baillie. 
 MAKE, s. Mate. V. Maik. 
 MAKE, s. Abbrev. of Malcolm. Ab. Rey. 
 MAKER-LIKE, adj. V. Macker-like. ' 
 MAKING, s. Poetry. Dunbar. 
 MAKINT, (pron. 3Iaikint,) adj. Possessing 
 assurance, S.B. — Isl. mak, ease; Teut. 
 mak, tame. 
 MAKINTLY, Maikintly, adv. Confi- 
 dently, S.3- 
 MAKLY, adv. Equally. — Isl. makligt, A.S. 
 
 maccalic, fit, equal. 
 MAKLY, adj. Seemly; well-proportioned. 
 
 Gl. Ba^itsay. 
 MAL-ACCORD, s. Disapprobation; dis- 
 sent; refusal. Spalding. — Fr. mal, evil, 
 and accord, agreement. 
 MALAPAVIS, s. A mischance ; a misfor- 
 tune, Upp. Lanarks. 
 MAL ARE, Malar, s. I. One who pays 
 rent for a farm, Act. Dom. Cone. 2. One 
 who rents a house in a town. Aberd, Reg. 
 V. Mailer. 
 MALDUCK, s. The Fulmar. 
 
 To MALE, c. a. To stain. V. Mail. 
 MALE, s. Five hundred herrings, S. V. 
 
 Mese. 
 MALE-A-FORREN, s. " A meal of meat, 
 over and above what is consumed; a meal 
 before hand." Gall Encycl. 
 MALEFICE, s. A bad action, Fr. Kelly. 
 
 V. Malifice. 
 MALE-FRE, adj. Without rent; synon. 
 
 Rent-free, S. Act. Audit. 
 MALEGRUGROUS, adj. Grim ; appa- 
 rently discontented, S. — Gael, mala, hav- 
 ing gloomy brows, and gruagach, a fe- 
 male giant. 
 MALESON,Malison,s. 1. A curse, S. Kelly. 
 — O.Fr. vialeifon, maleison, id. 2. Horse- 
 malison, a person who is cruel to his 
 horse, Clydes. 
 MAL-GRACE, s. The opposite of being 
 
 in a state of favour, Fr. Sputsicood. 
 M ALGRATIOUS, adj. Surly ; ungracious. 
 Colkelbie Soic. — Fr. malgrace, disfavour. 
 MALHURE, Malleur, s. IMischance. G. 
 
 Buchanan. — Fr. malheur. 
 MALICE, Male-eis, s. 1. Bodily disease. 
 Barbour. 2. Trouble of mind. — Fr. ma- 
 laise, disease, q. malum ot'ium. 
 MALICEFU', adj. Sickly; iu bad health, 
 
 Orkn. V. Malice, Male-eis. 
 MALIFICE, s. Sorcery ; witchcraft. Law. 
 
 — Lat. malcfic-ium, id. 
 To MALIGNNE, t. n. To utter calumny. 
 
 Acts J a. VI. 
 MALIGRUMPH, s. Spleen, Roxb. 
 MALING, adj. Malignant, Fr. Burel. 
 MALING, s. Injury; hurt. Watson. 
 MALISON, s. A curse. V. Maleson. 
 MALL, Mally, s. Abbrev. of Mary, S. 
 MALLACHIE, adj. Denoting the colour 
 resembling milk and water mixed, S.B. — 
 A.S. meo?t'c, milk; Belg. melkachtig,va.\\}i.y . 
 To MALLAT, t. n. To feed. Watson.— 
 Isl. maul-a, masticare, or from maal, a 
 meal, and et-a, to eat. 
 MALLEURITE. The same with Malhure. 
 
 Bellend. — Fr. malheurete, mischance. 
 MALLEWRUS, Malheurius, adj. Un- 
 happy. Douglas. — Fr. malheureux. 
 MALLOW, s. Zastera marina, Orkn. 
 MALMOCK,s. The Fulmar, Shetl. Neill. 
 
 — Norv. id. 
 
 *MALT,s. Malt abune the meal. V. Maut. 
 
 MALVERSE, s. A crime; a misdemeanour, 
 
 Clydes.; Fr. mah-evs-er, to behave one's 
 
 self ill. Fountainh. 
 
 MALVESY, Mawesie, s. Malmsey wine. 
 
 Pitscottie.^ — Fr. malroisie, id. 
 MALVYTE, Mawyte, s. Vice. Barbour. 
 
 — O.Fr. mahetie, id. 
 MALWARIS, s. pL Mowers.' Wallace. 
 MAMENT,s. Moment, Aug. Fife. Tennant. 
 Cannie mament. V. Cannie. 
 MAMIKEEKIE, s. A smart sound blow, 
 
 Roxb. 
 MAMMIE, s. 1. A childish term for a 
 mother, S. Burns. — Teut. mamme, mater. 
 
MAM 
 
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 MAN 
 
 2. A nurse, S.B. Ross. — L;it. mamma, 
 Teut. wrtm/Hc, thebreast. 3. A midvvife,S.B. 
 
 ]\IAMMONRIE, s. Idolatry. P. Kith Cent. 
 
 To MAMP, r. a. 1. "To nibble ; to mop ; 
 to eat as a person who has no teeth," 
 Ayrs.; E. mump, id. 2. '' To speak queru- 
 lously," ibid. Picken's Pocm.^. A variety 
 of the E. V. to Mump. 
 
 MAM'S-FOUT,s. A spoiled child, Teviotd. 
 — Tent. mawHM, mater, and S./ode,/icde, 
 brood. V. FoDE. 
 
 MAM'S-PET,s. Synon. with Mam'/:- Font. 
 Kdhi. 
 
 MAMUK, .•!. A fictitious bird. BuivL— 
 Fr. mammuipie, id. 
 
 MAN, .t. 1. A vassal. Barbour. — A.S. 
 Germ. &c. id. 2. One devoted to the ser- 
 vice of another from love. Kimfs Qnair. 
 
 3. A male-servant, S. Baillie. 4. A hus- 
 band, S. li. Gallou-ay. 
 
 MAN, aux. r. Must, S. Doi«j. V. Mun. 
 
 To MAN, Main, r. <(. 1. To accomplish by 
 means of strength, S. ]\faunt, maii't, 
 pret. 2. To effect by whatever means, S. 
 A. Wilson's PooD.-i. V. Maun, v. a. 
 
 MAN 01' LAW. This old E. phrase for a 
 lawyer was used also in S. Act. Dam. Cane. 
 
 MAN-BOTE, s. The compensation fixed by 
 the law for killing a man. V. Bote. 
 
 MAN-BRO WD, a(^l/. Having hair growing 
 between the eye-brows, Teviotd. V. 
 Lucken-brow'd. 
 
 MAND, s. Payment ; penalty. Acts Sed. 
 — O.Fr. amande, a fine. 
 
 MAND, Malnd, ,«. A kind of broad basket, 
 in the shape of a corn-sieve, generally 
 made of straw and willows plaited to- 
 gether, Aberd. Mearns. — A.S. mand, cor- 
 bis, " a coffer, a basket, — a pannier." — 
 Teut. Fr. mande, id. 
 
 roMANDER,r.a. To handle :to deal, Loth. 
 
 MANDILL, s. A loose cassock. Inren- 
 tories. — Fr. mandil. 
 
 MANDMENT, s. An order, Fr. Douglas. 
 
 MANDRED, Mandrey, s. The same with 
 Manrent, q. v. 
 
 MANDRIT, part, adj. Tame. Iloulatc. 
 — A.S. manred, homage. 
 
 MANE, s. Lamentation. V. Main. 
 
 MANE. Breid of Mane, a very light and 
 savoury white bread. Dunbar. — Teut. 
 macne, a cake of fine flour, shaped like a 
 half-moon ; or Fr..paiti, d'amand, almond 
 biscuit. 
 
 MANELET, s. Corn marigold. Y. Guild. 
 
 MANER, s. Kind ; manner. Wallace. 
 
 MANERIALLIS,s./)^. Minerals. ^c<s/. VI. 
 
 MANG, .«. To mix one's rnanij, to join in 
 any thing, S.B. Ross. — Isl. Su.G. meng-a, 
 miscere. 
 
 To MANG, T.a. 1. To stupify. Douglas. 
 To be mang't, to run into disorder, Ang. 
 2. To mar ; to injure. Bannatyne P. 3. 
 To maim; to bruise. Doug. 4. To over- 
 power, Ang. A. Nicvl. 5. To render or 
 become frantic, Ang. Douglas. — Alem. 
 
 meng-eu, <lefioere ; or A.S. meiig-an, mis- 
 cere ; O.Fr. man-ier, maltraiter, battre, 
 Roquefort. 
 
 MANGE, s. Meat; a meal. Mord,]omeric. 
 
 MANGERY, .•;. A feast. Barbour.— O.Vr. 
 •mangcric, repas, festin. 
 
 To MANGLE, r. a. To smooth linen 
 clothes by passing them through a rolling 
 press, S. — Teut. manghel-en, polire lintea. 
 
 MANGLE, .V. A calender, S. — Germ. 
 mangel, id. 
 
 MANGLER, .«. One who smoothes linen 
 with a calender, S. 
 
 MANGLUMTEW, s. A heterogeneous 
 mixture, Clydes. 
 
 MANIIEAD, s. Bravery; fortitude; E. 
 manhood. Vitscottic. 
 
 MANIABLE, adj. That may easily be 
 handled or managed. Forbes. — Fr. id. 
 " tractable, wieldable," &c. Cotgr. 
 
 MANYIE, Mangvie, Menyie, s. 1. A hurt; 
 a maim, S. Reg. Maj. 2. A defect, of 
 whatever kind, ibid.— Goth, meiii, dam- 
 num, vitium. 
 
 MAN YIED, Mainyied, Menyeit, part. pa. 
 Hurt ; maimed. Skene. 
 
 MAN TORY, Manorie,s. A feast. Doug. 
 — O.Fr. maniairia, festin de d^bauche, 
 maniar, manger, Roquefort. 
 
 MANYS, s. a mansion ; a palace. Doug. 
 — O.Fr. manse, L.B. nians-us, mansion. 
 
 MANITOODLIE, s. " An affectionate 
 term which nurses give to male children." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To MANK, i:a. 1. To maim. Wallace. 
 2. To impair, in whatever way, S. — Teut. 
 manck-en, L.B. manc-are, mutilare. 
 
 To MANK, r. n. To fail, Aberd. Christmas 
 Ba'ing. — Teut. manck-en, deficere. 
 
 MANK,' adj. 1. Deficient, S. 2. To look 
 mank, to seem much at a loss, S. — L.B. 
 manc-us, contractus, immiuutus. 
 
 MANK, s. Want, S. Ramsay. 
 
 MAN-KEEPER, s. A designation given to 
 the newt, or S. esk, by the inhabitants of 
 Dumfr. and Roxb. because they believe 
 that it waits on the adder to warn man 
 of his danger. 
 
 To MANKIE, V. n. To miss; to fail, Mearns. 
 
 MANKIE, s. At the game of pears, or 
 pearie, when a pear misses its aim. and 
 remains in the ring, it is called mankie, 
 Mearns.- -Fr. manqu-er, to fail. 
 
 MANKIE, s. The general name of the stuff 
 properly called calllmanco, S. Gall. Enc. 
 
 MANKITLIE, adr. In a mutilated state. 
 Crosraguell. 
 
 MANLY, adj. Human. Ahp. Hamiltoun. 
 
 MAN-MERROUR, s. A waster of men. 
 Colk. Sow. — A.S. man-myrring, hominum 
 dissipatio, jactura; from man,n,nd myrr- 
 «w,»»err-rt?i,dissipare; whence E. tomarr. 
 
 MAN-MILN, Mann-miln, s. A hand-miln 
 for grinding. Inventories. — Fr. moulin 
 main ; Ital. mola di niano ; Hisp. muelu 
 di ma no. 
 
MAN 
 
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 MAR 
 
 MAN-MUCKLE, adj. Come to the height 
 of a full-grown man. Loth. 
 
 MANNACH, s. Inventories. Perhaps a 
 puppet, or little vian ; q. Fr. mannequin. 
 
 To MANNEIS, v. a. To menace. Comp. S. 
 
 To MANNER, Ti.a. To mimic ;tomock,Dumf. 
 
 MANNERIN,s. Mimicry ; mockery, Dumfr. 
 As would seem, from the E. or Fr. noun; 
 q. to imitate one's manner. 
 
 MANNESSING, s. Threatening. Comp. S. 
 
 MANNIE, Manny, s. A little man, S. Reg. 
 Dalton. 
 
 MANNIS TUAS. Poems I6th Cent. In 
 manits tuns ; referring to Psa. xxxi. 5. 
 " Into thine hand I commit my spirit." 
 
 MANNO, s. A big man; occasionally used 
 in contradistinction from J/a«rtiV, a little 
 man, Aberd. Dr. Geddes viewed the 
 letter o as an ancient augmentative in our 
 language. 
 
 MANRENT, Manredyn, Manred, Mora- 
 den, s. 1. Homage done to a superior. 
 Barbour. 2. The power of a superior in 
 regard to kinsmen and vassals. Bellend. 
 3. In manrent, under engagement to sup- 
 port a superior. Acts Ja. II. — A.S. man- 
 red, id. man-raedene, vassals, from man, 
 and raeden, law, state. 4. Improperly 
 used to denote a bond of mutual defence 
 between equals. Mem. of the SomerriHs. 
 
 MANRITCH, adj. Masculine. A man- 
 ritch qweijn, a masculine woman, S.B. — 
 From man, and A.S. ric, expressive of 
 abundance in any quality. 
 
 MANSE, s. The parsonage-house, S. 
 Erskine. — L.B. mansiis, id. 
 
 MANSING. In mansing, apparently in 
 remainder. Dary's Decis. 
 
 MANSS, s. A manor; a mansion-house; 
 synon. with mansioune. Act. Dam. Cone. 
 
 MANSWEARING, s. Perjury, S. Bouq. 
 
 To MANSWEIR, Mensweir, v. a. To per- 
 jure, S. Bouglas. — A.S. manswer-ian, id. 
 from man, scelus, and swer-ian, to swear. 
 
 MANSWETE, adj. Meek. Bouglas.— 
 Lat. 7nansuet-us. 
 
 To MANT, Maunt, t. n. 1. To stutter, S. 
 Z. Boyd. 2. Applied to rough unpolished 
 verse. Polwart. 3. As v. a. denoting the 
 indistinct mumbling of the Romish litany. 
 Ban. P. — C.B. Ir. mantach, a stutterer. 
 
 To MANTEME, v. a. To possess. Boug. 
 
 MANTER, s. One who stutters in speech, S. 
 
 JMANTY, s. A gown, S.; manttia, E. 
 Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 MANTILLIS, s. pL Large shields used 
 as a covert for archers. Complaynt S. 
 — Fr. mantelet. 
 
 MANTILLIS OF BANIS. V. Banis. 
 
 ^MANTIN', s A stuttering in speech, S. 
 
 MANUARIE, s. A manufactory. Acts 
 Cha. I. 
 
 * MANUMISSION, s. Graduation, ibid. 
 
 * To MANUMIT, Manumiss, r. a. To con- 
 fer a literary degree; synon. to laureate. 
 Craufurd's Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 
 To MAP, V. n. "To nibble as a sheep," 
 Ayrs. Loth. Gl. Picken. 
 
 MAPAMOUND, s. A map of the world. 
 Bouglas. — Fr. majrpemond, L.B. mappja 
 mundi. 
 
 MAPPIE, s. A term used in speaking to 
 or calling a rabbit, Roxb. V. Map, t. 
 
 MAR, adj. More. V. Mare. 
 
 MAR, s. Hinderance. Wallace. — A.S. 
 mar, damnum. 
 
 MARB, s. " The marrow," Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 MARBEL, adj. 1. Feeble; inactive, Loth. 
 2. Slow ; lazy ; reluctant, Ayrs. — C.B. mar- 
 xcaaid, deadening ; Gael, meirhle, slow, 
 weak, marble, heavy, benumbed. 
 
 MARBYR, s. Marble. Complaynt S. — 
 Fr. marbre. 
 
 MARBLE BOWLS, Marbles, s. pi. 1 . The 
 play among children in E. called Taic, S. 
 2. The bowls used in this play. 
 
 To MARCH, Merch, v. n. To be on the 
 confines of; to be closely contiguous to; 
 to be bounded by, S. Marriage. 
 
 MARCH-BALK, .s. The narrow ridge 
 which sometimes serves as the boundary 
 between the lands of different proprietors. 
 Fountainhall. 
 
 MARCH-DIKE, s. A wall separating one 
 farm or estate from another, S. 
 
 To MARCHE, r. a. To distinguish boun- 
 daries by placing landmarks. Ab. Reg. 
 
 MARCHE, s. 1. A landmark. Bouglas. 
 2. In pi. confines ; as in E. Riding the 
 marches, a practice retained in various 
 boroughs, especially at the time of public 
 markets, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 MARCHET, s. The fine which, it is pre- 
 tended, was paid to a superior for redeem- 
 ing a young woman's virginity at the time 
 of her marriage. Reg. Maj. — L.B. mar- 
 cheta, O.Fr. marchet, id. ; C.B. merch, a 
 daughter. 
 
 MARCH-MOON. The Druids, it is well 
 known, made great use of the mistletoe ; 
 and although, from its being unknown in 
 S. there can be no superstitious appro- 
 priation of it, we find that its only sub- 
 stitute in this country is used in a similar 
 manner. " In the increase of the March 
 Moon, the Highlanders cut withes of the 
 wood-bind that clings about the oak. 
 These they twist into a wreath or circle, 
 and carefully preserve it till the next 
 March ; and when children are troubled 
 with hectic fevers, or when any one is 
 consumptive, they make them pass through 
 this circle thrice, by putting it over their 
 heads, and conveying it down about their 
 bodies. The like they do to cattle in 
 some distempers." Shawns Moray. 
 
 MARCHROUS. L. marchions, marquises. 
 Houlate. 
 
 MARCHSTANE, March-Stone, s. A 
 landmark. Fountainhall. — Isl. mark- 
 stein, id. 
 
 MARCKIS POINT. The object directly 
 
MAR 
 
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 MAR 
 
 aimed at, q. the bull's eye; a metaphor 
 borrowed from archers. CrosragucU. 
 
 MARE, 8. A hod or mason's trough, S. 
 
 MARE, adj. Great. WuHtoicn. — A.S. 
 maere, Germ, mar, mer, id. 
 
 MARE, Mai R, rt((/. 1. Greater, S. Doiuj. 
 2. In greater quantity or number, S. — 
 A.S. mare, Isl. mehy, id. 
 
 MARE, Mair, .<!. More, S. W;/ntoicn. 
 
 With the Mare. A singular phraseology 
 occurring in our old acts. Act. Audit. 
 It may signify "with the overplus," q. 
 whatever more. 
 
 MARE, Mar, rt(fr. 1. More, S. DoiKjhts. 
 2. Longer. Uarh. — Sw. mera, adv. more. 
 
 MARE, s. A wooden frame which masons 
 use as a support on which to rest a scaf- 
 fold, Aberd.; also called a horse ; in E. a 
 trest-head. Ann. of the I'ar. 
 
 * MARE. It is a singular superstition 
 which prevails in the South of S. that if 
 a bride ride home to the bridegroom's 
 house on a mare, her children will for 
 many years want the power of retention. 
 Edin. Mag. 
 
 * MARE, Timber-mare, s. A military 
 punishment. 82>aldbhi. V. Trein Mare. 
 
 MAREATTOUR,rtrfr. Moreover, S. Long. 
 
 MAREDAY, s. A day consecrated to the 
 Virgin, in the Popish calendar. Y. Lex- 
 tirmareday. Aberd. lieg. 
 
 MAREFU', .«. A hodfull, applied to lime 
 or mortar, S. Tenvant. 
 
 MAREILLEN, .«. One of the names of the 
 Frog-fish, Lophius piscatorius, on the 
 Firth of Forth. V. Mulrein. 
 
 MA REN IS, Murenis, s. pi. Perhaps, 
 conger eels. Monroe. — Lat. miiraena. 
 
 MARES, Marres, s. Marsh. Fal. Hon. 
 ■ — Moes. G. marisaius, Belg. maerasch, 
 Ft. marais, id. 
 
 MARE-STANE, s. A rough stone, resem- 
 bling the stone-hatchet in shape; often 
 one that has been taken out of the bed of 
 a river, and worn down by collision or 
 friction, so as to admit of a cord being 
 fixed round it, Angus. This is hung up 
 in a stable; being viewed by the super- 
 stitious as a certain antidote to their 
 horses being rode by the hag called the 
 Mare. One of these I have in my pos- 
 session, which was formerly appropriated 
 to this important use. 
 
 MARFURTH. Furthermore, S. Wallace. 
 
 To MARGULYIE, Murgullie, t. a. To 
 spoil ; to mangle ; to mar, S. Itamsay. 
 — Fr. margonill-er, to gnaw. 
 
 MARIES, s. pi. The designation given to 
 the maids of honour in Scotland. Knox. 
 — Isl. maer, a maid, pi. meijar. 
 
 MAR] KEN, Maryskyn, skin. A dressed 
 goat-skin. Acts Cha. II. — Fr. marro- 
 quin, "Spanish leather, made of goats' 
 skins, or goats' leather not tanned, but 
 dressed with galls," Cotgr. 
 
 MARYMESS, s. Act. Lvvi. Cone. This 
 
 denotes the day appointed in the Roman 
 calendar for commemorating the nativity 
 of the Virgin, September (ith, which was 
 denominated the latter Jilaryiiu'.fK, as dis- 
 tinguished from the day of her Assumption, 
 or Lady day, whicli falls on August loth. 
 
 MARYNAL, .«. A mariner. Comjil. |S'. 
 
 MARION, f. The Scottish mode of writing 
 and pronouncing the name j\larlanne, the 
 Mariamne of the Jews. Every one is 
 acquainted with the fine old S. song, 
 
 Will ye gang to the evre-buchts, Marion ? 
 
 MARY RYALL. The legal denomination 
 of that silver coin of Q. Mary of Scot- 
 land, vulgarly designed the Crookstone 
 Dollar: Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 MARY'S (St.) KNOT. To Tie with St. 
 Mary's knot, to cut the sinews of the 
 hams of an animal, Border. I'oet. Masevm. 
 
 MARITAGE, s. " The casualty by which 
 the superior was entitled to a certain sum 
 of money, to be paid by the heir of his 
 former vassal, who had not been married 
 before his ancestor's death, at his age of 
 puberty, as the avail or value of his 
 
 MARITICKIS, Martykis, s. /-/. French 
 soldiers, employed in S. during the re- 
 gency of Mary of Guise, from the name 
 of the commander. 
 
 * MARK, s. Consequence ; importance. 
 Men of mark, the same with the E. 
 phrase, men of note. Spalding. 
 
 To MARK, V. a. To set (on the ground ;) 
 applied to the foot, and conjoined with 
 words meant to express whether the per- 
 son be able to do so or not. " He is sae 
 weak that he canna mark a fit to the 
 grund;" or, " He's beginiiin' to recruit, 
 for he can now ma7-k his fit to the grund," 
 Clydes. 
 
 MARK, Merk, s. a nominal weight, 
 Orkn. and Shetl. Skene. — Su.G. mark, a 
 pound of thirty-two ounces. 
 
 MARK, adj. Dark, S.B. Journal Lond. 
 V. Mirk. 
 
 MARK, s. Darkness, S.B. Watson. 
 
 MARK, s. A denomination of Scottish 
 money. V. Merk. 
 
 MARKAL, s. The Pirate. This is expl. 
 as if it signified the ploughshare. That 
 this, however, is not the meaning will 
 appear from Mercal, q. v. 
 
 MARKLAND, s. a division of land, S. 
 V. Merk, Merkland. 
 
 MARK MARK LYKE. One mark for an- 
 other; in equal quantities of money; penny 
 for penny. Act. Dom. Cone. V. Merk. 
 
 MARKNES, s. Darkness, S.B. Btirel. 
 
 MARK NOR BURN. Synon. with Ililt nor 
 Hair, S. " When one loses any thing, 
 and finds it not again,he is said never to 
 see mark nor burn of it." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MARK O' MOUTH. 1. "A mark in the 
 mouth, whereby cattle-dealers know the 
 
MAR 
 
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 MAS 
 
 aye of the animal," S. Gall. EncycJ. 2. 
 Transferred to persons advanced in life, S. 
 " Old maids are sometimes said to have 
 lost — mark o' mouth,'" ibid. 
 
 M ARKST ANE, s. A landmark, Galloway ; 
 synon. Marchstane. 
 
 To MARLE, X. n. To wonder, corr. from 
 Marvd, South of S. Nigel. 
 
 MARLED, Merled, Mirled, part. pa. 1. 
 Variegated; mottled, S.; as " tiiarled 
 stockings," those made of mixed colours, 
 twisted together before the stockings are 
 woven or knitted; "marled paper," &c. 
 Monipennie. 2. Chequered; as," a marled 
 plaid," a chequered plaid, Roxb. If not 
 corr. from E. marbled, from O.Fr. marellet. 
 raarbre' raye', bigarre, Roquefort. 
 
 MARLED SALMON. A species of salmon. 
 V. Iesk-druimin. 
 
 MA RLE YON, Marlion, s. A kind of 
 hawk; ^.merlin. Dunbar. 
 
 M ARM AID, Marmadin, Meermaid, s. 1. 
 The mermaid, S. Compl. S. 2. Used as 
 a ludicrous designation. Kennedii. 3. 
 The frog-fish, Fife. Sibbald. — Isl. mar, 
 Germ, mer, the sea, and maid. 
 
 MARR, s. An obstruction; an injury. 
 Societji Contendings. 
 
 MARRAT, Marriot,s. Abbr. of Marqaret. 
 
 MARREST, s. The same with Mares, 
 3larres. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 MARRIAGE. For an account of the 
 Scottish superstitions relating to mar- 
 riage, the Supplement to the large Dic- 
 tionary must be consulted. 
 
 MARROT,s. The Foolish Guillemot. Slbb. 
 
 MARROW, t.'. 1 . A companion, S. Comp. S. 
 
 2. A married partner. TIenrysone. 3. One 
 of a pair. Rnddiman. 4. An antagonist. 
 Pitscottie. 5. One thing that matches an- 
 other, S. Dacidson''s Seasons. 6. A per- 
 son who is equal to another, S. 7. Any 
 thing exactly like another, S. ; as, " Your 
 jocktaleg 's the very marrow o' mine," or, 
 " Our knives are juist marrows." — Su.G. 
 mager, maqhaer, afiinis. 
 
 To MARROW, v.a. 1. To equal, S. Eud- 
 diman. 2. To associate with, S.B. Burns. 
 
 3. To fit ; exactly to match. Haiti. P. 
 MARROW, adj. Equal; so as to match 
 
 something of the same kind. Invent. 
 To MARROW, V. n. To co-operate with 
 
 others in husbandry. Aberd. Req. 
 MARROWLESS, adj. 1. Without a match, 
 
 S. 2. That cannot be equalled, S. Kelly. 
 
 3. Applied to two things of the same kind, 
 
 that do not match with each other ; as, 
 
 " Ye hae on marrotcless hose," S. 
 MARROWSCHIP,s. Association. Ab.Reg. 
 To MARR UP, V. a. To keep one to work, 
 
 Ang. — Germ, marr-en, to grin or snarl. 
 MARSCHAL, s. Steward. Barbour.— 
 
 Germ, marschalk, praefectus servorum. 
 MAR'S YEAR. A common periphrasis 
 
 among the vulgar for distinguishing the 
 
 rebellion in favour of the Stuart family, 
 
 in 1715, S. This is also called the Fyj'- 
 teen, and Shirramuir. It has received this 
 denomination from the Earl of Mar. V. 
 Sherra-Moor. 
 
 MART, Marte, s. War, or the god of 
 war, Mars. Douglas. 
 
 MART, Marte, Ma'irt, ?. 1. A cow or ox 
 fattened,killed, and salted, for winter pro- 
 vision, S. Acts Ja. 1 V. 2. A cow killed 
 at any time for family use, Aberd. 3. Ap- 
 plied to one pampered with ease and pros- 
 perity. R. Bruce. — From Martinmas, 
 the term at which beeves are usually 
 killed for winter store. 
 
 To MARTERYZE, r. a. To butcher. 
 Monro's Exped. — Teut. marter-en, excar- 
 nificare. V. Martyr, r. 
 
 MARTH, s. Marrow, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 
 MARTY, s. A house-steward. Houshold 
 Book of Argyll. — Ir. Gael, maor, a 
 steward, and tiqh, ty, a house. 
 
 MARTIN (St.) OF BULLION'S DAY, s. 
 The fourth day of July 0. S. whence our 
 peasantry form their prognostications 
 concerning the weather ; believing, that 
 if this day be dry, there will be no rain 
 for six weeks, but if it be wet, there will 
 be rain every day for the same length of 
 time, S. Festum Sti Martini BuUientis, 
 vulgo St. Martin Bouillant, Du Cange. 
 
 MARTIN, Martynis (Saint) Fowle. Ap- 
 parently the Ring-tail, a kind of kite. 
 Dunbar. — Fr. oiseau de S. Martin. 
 
 To MARTYR, r. a. 1. To hew down. 
 Wall. 2. To bruise severely, S. Rudd. 
 3. To bespatter with dirt, Ang. — Fr. 
 martyr-er, to put to extreme pain. 
 
 MARTLET, s. A martin. '' 3Iartlet, more 
 commonly Mertrick, a kind of large 
 weesel, which bears a rich fur." Gl. Sibb. 
 
 MARTRIK, Mertrik, s. A martin. Bel- 
 lenden. — Fr. martre, Belg. marter, id. 
 
 MARVAL, s. Marble, Ayrs. Gl. Picken. 
 
 MASAR, s. A drinking cup. Inrentories. 
 
 MASCROP, s. An herb. " Argentina, the 
 mascrop." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 MASE, s. A kind of net with wide meshes, 
 of twisted straw ropes, laid on the back of 
 a horse, Orkn. — Dan. mask, a mesh. 
 
 MASER, Mazer, s. 1. Maple. Ritson. 
 2. Transferred to a cup or bowl of metal. 
 Aberd. Reg. — Masur in Sw. denotes a 
 particular kind of birch. V. Mazer. 
 
 MASER, Mazer-dish, s. A drinking vessel 
 made of maple, S. 
 
 MASH-HAMMER, s. A heavy hammer 
 for breaking stones, &c. Aberd. 
 
 MASHLACH,a(7/. Mingled; blended, S.B. 
 Taylor's S. Poems. 
 
 MASHLICH, ((/«».) s. Mixed grain, gene- 
 rally peas and oats, Bauffs. V. Masulin. 
 
 MASHLIN, Mashlie, Maishloch, s. 1. 
 Mixed grain, S.; viashhim, Aberd. Stat. 
 Gild. 2. The broken parts of moss ; a 
 moss of this description, S.B. — Teut. 
 masteluyn, farrago. 
 
MAS 
 
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 MAU 
 
 MASHLOCK, s, A coarse kind of bread. 
 St. Johnstouii. 
 
 MASHLUM, (ufj. Mixed; applied to grain, 
 S. Talcfof My LamUurd. V. Mashlin. 
 
 MASHLUM,"*-. A mixture ofedibles,Clydos. 
 
 MASK, >■. A crib for catcliiiiy fish, syuoii. 
 with cruire. Balfour's Pratt. 
 
 To MASK, r. a. To infuse, S. L'lialm. Air. 
 
 — Su.G. mask, a mash. 
 To MASK, r. n. To be in a state of infu- 
 sion, S. Ayrs. Lt'ijatces. 
 
 I'o MASK, r. a. To catch in a net, Ayrs. 
 — Su.G. maska, Dau. wask, macula retis. 
 
 MASKENIS, s. pL Apparently, masks or 
 visors used in a masquerade. Inreutories. 
 — Fr. masquine, "the representation of a 
 lion's head, &.c. upon the elbow or knee 
 of some old-fashioned garment," Cotgr. 
 Hence it has been used to denote any odd 
 face used on a visor. 
 
 AIASKERT, s. k>'«'i«t''s maskert, an herb, S. 
 Clown's all-heal, S. ; perh. q. luasktcort, 
 the root infused for swine. 
 
 MASK-FAT, s. A vat for brewing, S. 
 Act. Dom. tunc. 
 
 MASKING-FAT, s. A mashing-vat, S. 
 
 MASKING-PAT, s. A tea-pot, S. Burns. 
 
 MASKIN'-RUNG, s. A long round stick 
 used in stirring malt in maskimj,S.li. Cock. 
 
 MASLE, s. Mixed grain; E. maalln. V. 
 Mashlin. 
 
 MASS, s. Pride; haughtiness; self-conceit, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 MASSIE, Massy, adj. Full of self-impor- 
 tance, and disposed to brag, Berwicks. 
 Roxb. Tales of Jly Land lord. — Fr. 
 massif, Teut. Sw. id. firm, strong, un- 
 broken; transferred to the mind. 
 
 I^IASSIMORE, s. The dungeon of a prison 
 or castle, S.A. Minst. Bard. — In Moorish, 
 a subterranean prison is called Ma&murra. 
 
 JkIASSONDEW,s. An hospital. Acts,'Sed. 
 — Fr. maison I)ieu, id. 
 
 MAST, adj. Most. V. Maist. 
 
 MASTER, s. A landlord, S. V. Maister. 
 
 MASTER, s. Stale urine. V. IMaister, 
 
 MASTER-TREE, .«. The trace-tree or 
 sicingle-tree which is nearest the plough, 
 Orkn. In Lauarks. called the tlireqi-tree. 
 
 MASTER- WOOD, .-■. The principal beams 
 in the roof of a house. Surv. Caithii. 
 
 MASTIS, Mastiche, s. A mastiff. Bourj. 
 
 MAT, Mot, aii.r. r. May. Bout/las. — 
 Su.G. inaa, mautte, possum, potuit. 
 
 MATALENT, Matelext, *-. Rage. Wal- 
 lace. — Fr. mal-talent, auger. 
 
 To MATE, r. a. To weary out. Bouqlns. 
 V. Mait. 
 
 MATED OUT. Exhausted with fatigue. 
 
 MATERIS, s. jA. Matrons. Doiujlas.— 
 Lat. matres. 
 
 MATHER-FU', s. The fill of the dish 
 denominated a )//r(^Aer, Galloway. Barid- 
 son's Seas. V. Madder, Madders'-full. 
 
 M ATHIT, i>art. pa. Math it on mold. ( 'ol- 
 kelbie Sow. This should undoubtedly be 
 
 mackit, i. e. " matched." or pitted against 
 each other " on the field." 
 MATTV, .S-. The abbrev. of the female 
 
 name of Jfartha, S. 
 MATTIE, *•. Abbrev. of Mattheic. 
 To MATTLE at, r. a. To nibble, as a lamb 
 does grass, Teviotdale. — Isl. viiatl-a, de- 
 trahere parum, miatl parva iterata Ue- 
 tractio. Mootle, id. Loth. 
 MAUCH, Mawch, (.iUdt.) s. 1. .Marrow, 
 Fife;syn. J/akA, Angus. 2. Power; pith; 
 ability, ibid. — Ant. Su.G. mug-a, A.S. 
 htag-an, valere. 
 j MAUCH, Mach, Mauk, .f. A maggot, S. 
 Ferijuson.--'6\i..G. matk, Isl. niadk-tir, id. 
 MAUCH Y, (((//. Dirty ; filthy, S. Origi- 
 nally the same with Vorks. '' m a irk ie, full 
 of maddoclis," Clav. i.e. maggots. 
 M AUCHT, Maught, M acht, s. 1 . Strength, 
 S. Barbour. 2. lu pi. ability, in what- 
 ever sense. Ross. a. Mental ability, ib. 
 - — Teut. huicht, maqlit, A.S. meaht, id. 
 M AUCHT, Malgiit, part. adj. 1. Worn 
 out, so as to lose heart for going on with 
 any business, Roxb. 2. Puzzled; defeated, 
 ibid. The same with Mait, Mate, with 
 the interjection of the guttural. 
 MAUCHT Y, Maughty, adj. Powerful, S.B. 
 
 Ross. — Teut. machtiqh, Alem. iiiahti,/. 
 
 MAUCHTLESS, Maughtless, adj. Feeble, 
 
 S. Ross. — Sw. viaktlos. Germ, maghtlos, id . 
 
 MAUD, s. A gray striped plaid worn by 
 
 shepherds in the South of S. This seems 
 
 the proper orthography. Guy MannerivLj. 
 
 V. Maad. 
 
 MAVIS, s. A thrush, Turdus musicus, Linn. 
 
 S. This is an O.E. word. 
 MA VIS- SKATE, May-skate, s. The 
 
 Sharp-nosed Ray. V. Friar-skate. 
 MAUK, ,«. A maggot. V. Mauch. 
 MAUKIE, adj. Full of maggots, S. 
 MAUKIN, s. 1. A hare, S. Morison.— 
 Gael, mahjheach, id. 2. Metaph. a sub- 
 ject of discourse or disputation. Boswell. 
 3. Used proverbially. " The maukin was 
 gaun up the hill," i. c. matters were pros- 
 pering, Roxb. 
 MAUKIN, s. A half-grown female, espe- 
 cially when engaged as a servant;*'.//. 
 " a lass and a maukin,'' a maid-servant 
 and a girl to assist her, Roxb.— Teut. 
 maeghdeken, virguncula, a little maid; a 
 dimin. from maeghd, virgo puella, by the 
 addition of ken or kin. 
 MAUKINESS, s. The state of being full 
 
 of maggots, S. 
 MAULY, s. The same with MauUfuff, " a 
 
 female without energy," Aberd. 
 MAULlFUFF,s. A female without energy. 
 — Germ. »;(«/, speech, ^ntlpj'uffen, to blow. 
 To MAUM, r. n. 1. To soften and swell 
 by means of water, S. 2. To become 
 mellow, S. — Teut. molm, caries, et pulvis 
 ligni cariosi. 
 MAUMIE, adj. Mellow, S. 
 MAi:'S,nii.v. r. Jlust. V. MoN. 
 
MAU 
 
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 MEA 
 
 MAUN. Used as forming a superlative, S. 
 Ferguson. MucMe maun, very big or 
 large, lb. — A.S. mae<jen, in composition, 
 great or large. 
 To MAUN, V. a. To attain; to be able to 
 accomplish, S.A. T. Scott. — Isl. megn-a, 
 valeo efRcere, pollere. V. Man, t. 
 To MAUN, V. n. To shake the head, from 
 
 palsy, Shetl. 
 To MAUN, V. a. To command in a haughty 
 manner; as, "Ye maunna 7naun me;" 
 " Sho's an unco maunin wife; sho gars 
 ilka body rin whan sho cries Iss" Clydes. 
 A peculiar application of the auxiliary v. 
 Maun, must. 
 MAUNA, Maunna. Must not, from maun 
 
 and na. Remains Nlthsdale Song. 
 M AUN-BE, s. An act of necessity, Clydes. 
 To MAUNDER, ».w. To talk incoherently, 
 Ettr. For. ; Mannner, Ayrs. Sir A.Wi/Iie. 
 Probably corr. from meander, as denoting 
 discourse that has many windings in it. 
 Perhaps Maundreh ought to be traced to 
 the same origin. 
 MAUNDREL, s. A contemptuous desig- 
 nation for a foolish chattering person; 
 sometimes " a haiverin maundrel" Loth. 
 Clydes. Saxon and Gael. 
 To MAUNDREL, v. n. To babble, Clydes. 
 MAUNDRELS, s. pi. 1. Idle stuff; silly 
 tales, Perths. Border. 2. Vagaries; often 
 used to denote those of a person in a fever, 
 or in a slumber, Fife. — Su.G. men, vulga- 
 tus, and Isl. draefi, sermo stultus. 
 MAUNNERING,/. Incoherent discourse, 
 
 Ayrs. Annals of the Parish. 
 MAUSE, s. One abbrev. of Magdalen, S. 
 MAUSEL, s. A mausoleum. Z. Boyd. 
 MAUT, s. Malt, S. The maiit is said to 
 be aboon the meal, S. Prov. when one gets 
 drunk, as intimating that he has more 
 drink than solid food. Herd's Coll. 
 To MAUTEN, v. n. V. Mawten. 
 MAUTENT, part. V. Mawtent. 
 MAUT-SILLER, s. 1. Literally, money 
 for malt, S. 2. Most frequently used in 
 a figurative sense; as, "That's ill-paid 
 maut-siller,'" a proverbial phrase signify- 
 ing that a benefit has been ill requited, S. 
 MAW, Sea-Maw, s. The common gull, S. 
 
 — Dan. maage, id. 
 To MAW, V. a. 1. To mow, S. Burns. 2. 
 To cut down in battle. Douglas. — A.S. 
 maw-an, Isl. tnaa, id. 
 MAW, s. A single sweep with the scythe, 
 
 Clydes. 
 MAW, s. A whit or jot. V. Maa. 
 MAWCHTYR,s. Probably mohair. Ah.Ueg. 
 MAWD, s. A shepherd's plaid. V. Maad. 
 MAWER, .<r. A mower, S.; Mawster, Gal- 
 loway. — Belg. maaijer, id. 
 MAWESIE, s. V. Malvesie. 
 MAWGRE, Maugre, Magre, s. 1. Ill- 
 will. Barb. 2. Vexation; blame. II en- 
 rysone. 3. Hurt ; injury. Douglas. — Fr. 
 malgri, in spite of. 
 
 MAWIN, s. 1. The quantity that is mowed 
 in one day, S. 2. As much grass as will 
 require a day in mowing; as, " We will 
 hae twa mawins in that meadow," S. 
 
 MAWMENT, s. An idol. Wyntown.— 
 Chaucer, maumet, id. corr. from Mahomet. 
 
 MAWN, s. A basket, S.B. ; maund, E. 
 
 To M A WNER, r. a. To mock by mimicry ; 
 as, " He's ay mawnerin' me," Dumfr. 
 
 MAWS, s. The herb Mallows, of which 
 term this seems merely an abbrev. Roxb. 
 
 MAWSIE, adj. Strapping; synon. with 
 Sonsie, Ayrs. — Tent. Fr. massif, solidus, 
 " well-knit," Cotgr. 
 
 MAWSIE, s. A drab ; a trollop, S.— Isl. 
 mas, nugamentum, masa, nugor. 
 
 To MAWTEN, Mauten, r. n. To begin 
 to spring ; applied to steeped grain, S. — 
 Su.G. 7naelt-a,hoTdenm potui praeparare, 
 from nriaell, soft, (E. mellow.) 
 
 To MAWTEN, v. n. To become tough 
 and heavy. 
 
 MAWTENT, part. pa. 1. Applied to grain 
 which has acquired a peculiar taste, from 
 not being thoroughly dried, Lanarks. 2. 
 To be moist; applied to bread that is not 
 properly baked, S. 3. Dull ; sluggish, Ang. 
 
 MAZE, s. Five hundred herrings. V. Mese. 
 
 MAZER, Mazer-Dish, s. A drinking-cup 
 of maple. Z. Boyd. — Germ, maser, Su.G. 
 masur, the maple ; Isl. mausur bolli, a 
 mazer-bowl or cup. 
 
 MAZERMENT,s. Confusion, Ang. Boss. 
 
 MAZIE, s. A straw net, Shetl.— Su.G. 
 maska, macula retis. Dan. mask, Belg. 
 masche, Isl. moskne, id. 
 
 MEADOW, s. A bog producing hay, S. 
 Aqr. Surr. Berw. 
 
 MEADOW-HAY, s. The hay produced 
 fi-ombogSjS. Termed in Renfrewshire bog- 
 hay. Agr. Surr. Renfr. V. Bog-hay. 
 
 MEADOWS. Queen of the meadows, mea- 
 dow-sweet, S. 
 
 MEAYNEIS, s. pi. Mines. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 MEAL,s. The quantity of milk which a cow 
 yields at one milking, Clydes. From A.S. 
 mael, the origin of E. meal, in its primary 
 sense, which is pars, portio. The quan- 
 tity of milk yielded at one time is also 
 called the cow's meltith or meltid, Ang. 
 V. Melteth. 
 
 MEAL, s. The flour of oats, barley, or 
 peas, as distinguished from that of wheat, 
 which, by way of eminence, is called 
 Flour, S. Johnson's Journey. 
 
 To MEAL, r. n. To produce meal; applied 
 to grain; as, " The bear disna meal weel 
 the year." The barley of this year is not 
 very productive, in grinding, S. 
 
 MEAL-AND-THRAMMEL.V.Thrammel. 
 
 MEAL-ARK, s. A large chest appro- 
 priated to the use of holding meal, S. 
 Waverley. This is sometimes called the 
 meal-girnal, S.B. V. Ark. 
 
 MEAL-HOGYETT, s. " A barrel for hold- 
 ing oat-meal." Gall. Encycl. A corr. of 
 
MEA 
 
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 MEI 
 
 hoi/head, as the hoi/shead is ofteu named in 
 
 S. Teut. ockshood, ogh^hood, id. V. Todd. 
 
 MEALIN, 8. A chest for holding meal, 
 
 Aberd.; synon. Girna/. 
 MEALMOiNGER, s. A mealman, S. 
 MEAL'S CORN. Any species of grain. 
 1 haena tasted meaPs corn the day ; 1 have 
 eaten nothing to-day that has ever been 
 in tlie form of grain, S. Jio^s's Jlef. 
 MEAL-SEEDS, s. pi. That part of the 
 liubk of oats which is sifted out of the 
 meal, S. They are used for making 
 sojcens or flummery. 
 MEALS-MORE, s. Ever so much. This 
 term is applied to one who is given to 
 prodigality ;"'Gie them )«(,'rt/ii--»rtori;,they'll 
 be poor," Fife. 
 MEALSTANE, .t. A stone used in weigh- 
 ing meal, S. " Mealstanes. Rude stones 
 of seventeen and a half pounds weight 
 used in weighing meal." Gall. Encycl. 
 To MEAL-WIND, r. a. To meal-wind a 
 bannock or cake, to rub it over with 
 vieal, after it is formed, before it is put on 
 the (jirdle, and again after it is first 
 turned, S.B.; Mell-icand, South of S. — 
 A.S. wu7«Y, farina, and ir(/t'«(/-(c(«,vertere; 
 for the act is performed by turning the 
 cake or bannock over several times in the 
 meal; or Teut, wind-en, involvere, q. " to 
 roll up in meal." 
 7'o MEAN. To lament; or, to merit sym- 
 pathy. V. Mene, v. 
 MEAREN, s. "A slip of uncultivated 
 ground of various breadth, between two 
 corn ridges," S.B. Gl. Sure. Moray. 
 Synon. Bank. This seems the same with 
 Mere, a boundary, q. v. 
 MEASSOUR, s. A mace-bearer; one who 
 carries the mace before persons in autho- 
 rity, S. H. Bannatyne Transac. V. 
 Macer. 
 MEAT-GIVER, s. One who supplies an- 
 other with food. Acts Ja. VI. 
 MEAT-HALE, adj. Enjoying such a state 
 of health as to manifest no failure at the 
 time of meals, S.; synon. Parridge-hale, 
 Sptine-hale. Saxon and Gael. 
 MEATHS, s.^j/. Maggots, S. Watson.— 
 A.S. viallia, vermis; S.B. viaid, a maggot. 
 MEAT-LIKE, adj. Having the appearance 
 of being well-fed. " He's baith meat-like 
 and claith-like," a common phrase in S. 
 MEAT-RIFE, Meit-ryfe, adj. Abounding 
 
 with meat or food, S.O. Roxb. 
 MKBLE, s. Any thing moveable. Sir 
 
 Gaican. — Fr. meuhle, id. 
 MECKANT, adj. Romping; frolicsome, 
 Aberd. Shall we trace this to Fr. mediant, 
 mischievous, viewed in relation to boyish 
 pranks ? 
 MEDCINARE, Medicinar, s. Physician. 
 
 Bellenden. 
 MEDE, s. A meadow. Doug. — A.S. maede. 
 MEDFULL, adj. Laudable. Wyntown. 
 MEDIAT, iidj. Used for immediate, as de- 
 
 noting an heir next in succession. Acfu. 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 MEDICINER,)?. A physician. St..Tohnstoun. 
 
 V. Medicinake. 
 MEDiS, r. impcrs. Avails, (rawan and 
 
 Gol. — Su.G. maet-a, retribuere. 
 MEDLERT,.*!. This world. V.Myddilerd. 
 MED U ART, .<!. Meadow-sweet. Comp. S. 
 — From A.S. med, a meadow, and wyrt ; 
 E. wort, Sw. mioed-oert, id. 
 MEEDWIF, s. A midwife. Aberd. Req. 
 MEEL-AN-BREE. Brose, Aberd. Jour'u. 
 
 Lond. 
 MEERAN, s. A carrot, Aberd. — Gael. 
 
 miiiron. V, Mirrot. 
 MEER-BROW'D, adj. Having eyebrows 
 which meet, and cover the bridge of the 
 nose. Loth. — Fris. marr-en, ligare; q. 
 bound together. 
 To MEET in wi\ To meet with, S.B. 
 MEET-COAT, s. A coat exactly meet for 
 the body, as distinguished from a long 
 coat, S. Called in Fife a meet-bodied coat, 
 as distinguished from a great-coat. 
 MEETH, s. A mark, Sec'. V. Meith. 
 MEETH, adj. Modest; mild; gentle, Bord. 
 MEETH, adj. 1. Sultry, S.B. Fop. Ball. 
 
 2. Warm, S.B. Ross. V. Mait. 
 MEETHNESS,s. 1. Sultriness, S.B. Russ. 
 
 2. Soft weather. Gl. Ross. 
 MEETHS, s. pi. Activity; applied to 
 bodily motion. One is said to have nae 
 meetlis who is inert, S. Perhaps from 
 A.S. maegthe, potestas. 
 MEG, Meggy, Maggie. 1. Abbrev. of the 
 name Margaret, S. 2. Meg, a designa- 
 tion for a vulgar woman. Lyndsay. 
 MEGGY-M0NYFEET,.<:. The centipede, 
 Roxb.; in other counties Meg-wV-the- 
 mony-feet. V. Monyfeet. 
 MEGIR, adj. Small; meagre. Pal. Hon. 
 MEGIRKIE, s. A woollen cloth worn by 
 old men in winter, for defending the head 
 and throat, Aug. 
 MEGIRTIE, s. A kind of cravat. It 
 differs from an Otirlay ; for, instead of 
 being fastened with a loop, it is held by 
 two clasps, Ayrs. — C.B. Myngwair has 
 the same meaning; collare, Davies. 
 MEGRIM, s. A whim; a foolish fancy, 
 Ettr. For.; probably an oblique use of the 
 E. term, denoting " disorder of the head." 
 MEGSTY, iH^e/y. An exclamation, expres- 
 sive of surprise, Ayrs. Loth. Sir A. Wylie. 
 MEY, pro?j. Me,pron. as Gr. £', Selkirks.; 
 
 also hey, he ; to sey, to see, tey, tea, &c. 
 MEID, s. Appearance; port. Scot. T rag. 
 Ball. — A.S. maeth, persona; also, modus, 
 dignitas. 
 To MEIK, V. a. 1. To tame. Abp. Ila- 
 miltoun. 2. To humble, ibid. — Isl. myk-ia, 
 Su.G. moek-a, mollire, 
 MEIL, Meel, Miel, s. A weight, Orkii. 
 
 Y. Mail, 2. 
 To MEILL of, r. a. To treat of. Wallace. 
 V. Mel. 
 
MEI 
 
 482 
 
 MEL 
 
 MEIN, Mene, adj. Common. Kelly. — 
 
 A.S. maene, Su.G. men, id. 
 MEIN, s. An attempt, S.B. 
 MEINE, s. Apparently, insinuation. Cros- 
 
 raguell. V. Mene, Mean, v. sense 3. 
 To MEING, Meng, v. n. Corn is said to 
 
 meinj, when yellow stalks appear here 
 
 and there, S.B. — A.S. vienq-ean,to mingle. 
 To MEING YIE, v. a. To' hurt; to lame, 
 
 Fife. V. Manyie, Mangyie, &c. 
 To MEINGYIE, r. n. To mix; applied to 
 
 grain, when it begins to change colour, or 
 
 to whiten, Fife. V. Meing, v. 
 MEINGING, s. The act of mixing, Sel- 
 
 kirks. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 MEYNTYM, s. The mean while. Act. 
 
 Dom. Cone. 
 MEIR, s. 1. a mare, S. Yorks. meer. Aberd. 
 
 Reg. 2. To ride on a meir, used metaph. 
 
 Maitland's Poems. This, as would seem, 
 
 denotes pride. 
 MEIRDEL, s. a confused crowd of people 
 
 or animals; a numerous family of little 
 
 children; a huddle of small animals, Moray. 
 
 — Gael. mordhaU, an assembly; from mor, 
 
 great, and dai/, a meeting. 
 MEIRIE,s. a dimin. from 3/«ir, S. Picken. 
 To MEIS, Meise, Mese, Mease, Maise, v. a. 
 
 1. To mitigate, Doug. 2. To force on 
 
 ripeness; as, by putting fruit into straw 
 
 or chaff, Roxb. V. Ameiss. 
 To MEIS, Mease, v. n. To become calm. 
 
 Kelly. 
 MEIS, s. 1. A mess. Douglas. 2. Meat. 
 
 K. Hart. — Alem. maz, Su.G. mos, meat. 
 To MEISE, Maise, v. n. To incorporate, 
 
 S.B. — Germ, misch-en, to mix. 
 To MEYSEL, Meyzle, p. a. To crumble 
 
 down; applied to eating,Gall. — Teut.»«e»«- 
 
 sel-en, pitissare, clam degustare paulatim. 
 To MEISSLE, T. a. To waste impercep- 
 tibly, Fife. — Belg. mensel-en, pitissare. 
 MEIT-BUlRD,s. An eating-table. Inretit. 
 MEmn, adj. Hot; sultry. V. Meeth. 
 MEITH, aux. v. Might. V. Mith. 
 To MEITH, V. a. To define by certain 
 
 marks. Balfotir's Pract. V. Myth, r. 
 MEITH, Meeth, Meth, Myth, s. 1. A 
 
 mark ; meid, Ang. Doug. — Isl. ni'ide, a 
 
 mark, mid-a, to mark a place, to take 
 
 observation. 2. A sign, of whatever kind, 
 
 S. ibid. 3. A landmark; a boundary. 
 
 Skene. — A.S. mytha, meta, limes. 4. The 
 
 boundary of human life. Douglas. 5. A 
 
 hint; an innuendo, S.B. V. JNIyth, r. 
 MEYTIT, jKirt. pa. Acts Ja. F7.— A.S. 
 
 met-an, signifies invenire; perhaps q. 
 
 discovered or found out. The sense, 
 
 however, is obscure. 
 MEKYL, Meikle, Mykil, Muckle, adj. 
 
 1. Great, respecting size, S. Douglas. 2. 
 
 Much ; denoting quantity or extent, S. 
 
 Ramsay. — A.S. tided, mucel, Alem. Isl. 
 
 mikil, magnus. 3. Denoting pre-eminence, 
 
 S. Tannahill. — Isl. mikilmenne, vir raag- 
 
 nificus. 
 
 To Mak Mekil or Muckle of one. To show 
 one great attention, S.; to make much of 
 one. In Isl. this idea, or one nearly al- 
 lied, is expressed by a single term; mykla, 
 magnifacio, G. Andr. 
 
 MEKILDOM,s. Largeness of size, S. Rams. 
 
 MEKIL WORT, s. Deadly nightshade. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 MEKIS, s. pi. Inventories. Unexplained. 
 
 To MEL, Mell, r. n. To speak ; to men- 
 tion, S.B. Gawan and Gol. — Su.G. mael-a, 
 Isl. mal-a, A.S. mael-an, id. 
 
 MELDER, Meldar, s. 1. The quantity of 
 meal ground at once, S. Morison. 2. A 
 salted cake, mola salsa. Douglas. — Isl. 
 malldr, molitura, from mal-a, to grind. 
 
 DtSTY MELDER. 1. The last milling of the 
 crop of oats, S. 2. Metaph. the last born 
 child in a i3im\\y , pock-shaking, Aberd. 
 
 MELDROP, s. 1. V. MiLDROP. 2. The 
 foam which falls from a horse's mouth, 
 or the drop at the bit, S.A. 3. The drop 
 at the end of an icicle, and indeed every 
 drop in a pendent state, ibid. Roxb. — 
 This word is very ancient. It can be no 
 other than Isl. meldrop-ar, used in the 
 Edda to denote the foam which falls from 
 the bit of a horse. 
 
 MELG, s. The milt, (of fishes,) Aberd.— 
 Gael, mealag, id. 
 
 MELGRAF, Mellgrave, s. A quagmire, 
 Lanarks. Pron. Melgrave, Galloway. — 
 Isl. mel-r is thus defined by Haldorson ; 
 Solum arena, glarea, vel argilla, obsitum, 
 glabretum planitiei. As graf-a is to dig, 
 and graf any hole that is dug, melgraf 
 might originally denote the hole whence 
 sand, gravel, &c. were dug. 
 
 MELYIE, s. A coin of small value. Erer- 
 qreen. — Fr. maille, a halfpenny. 
 
 MELL, s. 1. A maul, S. Ross. 2. A blow 
 with a maul. Pojj. Ball. 3. Used to de- 
 note a custom conjoined with the Broose 
 or Bruse at a wedding, S.A. Hogg. — 
 Lat. mall-eus, Moes.G. maul-jan, to beat. 
 
 To Keep Mell in Shaft. 1. To keep 
 straight in any course ; to retain a good 
 state of health, Loth.; as one cannot strike 
 well if the handle be loose. 2. To be able 
 to carry on one's business, ibid. Gall. 
 
 To MELL, T. a. To mix. Barbour. V. 
 Mellyne. 
 
 To MELL, Mel, Mkllay, r. n. 1. To in- 
 termeddle, S. Douglas. 2. To be in a 
 state of intimacy, S.B. P. Buck. Dial. 
 3. To join in battle. Wyntown. — Fr. Mei- 
 er, to meddle ; Teut. mell-en, conjungi. 
 
 7'o MELL, r. n. To become damp; applied 
 to corn in the straw, Upp. Clydes. — Isl. 
 mygl-a, mouldiness, and mygl-a, to become 
 mouldy, mucere, mucescere. 
 
 MELL, s. A company. Slat. Ace. — A.S. 
 Teut. mael, comitia, conveutus, mael-en, 
 conjungi. 
 
 MELLA, Mellay, adj. Mixed. Mellay 
 lieir,m\xed colour. Ab. Reg. — Yr. melee, id. 
 
MEL 
 
 433 
 
 MEN 
 
 MELLE, Mell6, Mei.lay, s. 1. Contest; 
 battle. Waf/ace. — Fr. iiifla-, id. '2. In 
 melle, in a state of mixture. t>lr Ginrun. 
 
 MELLEIl, s. The quantity of meal ground 
 at the miln at one time, Nithsdale; the 
 same with Mtidcr, q. v. Nithsdale Sony. 
 
 i\IELLGRAVE,s. " A break in a highway/' 
 Gall. The same with Melijnif, q. v. 
 
 AIELLVNE, Melling, .«. Mixture. Bar- 
 bour. — Fr. melaihje, id. 
 
 MELLING, s. The act of intermeddling. 
 Acts Ja. VI. V. Mell, t. 
 
 MELMONT BERRIES. Juniper berries, 
 Moray. 
 
 MELT, s. The spleen, S. Complaynt S. 
 — Sti.G. m'lelte, id. 
 
 To MELT, r. a. To knock down; properly, 
 by a stroke in the side, where the melt 
 lies, S. Gl. Complaynt. 
 
 MELTETH, Meltitm, s. 1. A meal, S. ; 
 meltt't,S.Ii. Ht'nriiwnc. '2. ^l cow'smeltit, 
 the quantity of milk yielded by a cow at 
 one time, Aug. Perths. — Isl. mael-tid, hora 
 prandii vel coenae. V. Meal, id. 
 
 MELT-HOLE, s. The space between the 
 ribs and the pelvis, whether in man or in 
 beast, Clydes. V. Melt, s. 
 
 T(r MELVIE, r. a. To soil with meal, S. 
 Burns. — Isl. moelv-a, comminuere, miol- 
 Teii-r matr, fruges. 
 
 MELVIE,a<i[/. Soiled with meal, S.B. Shirr. 
 
 To MEL WAND, v. a. To rub with meal; 
 as, " Lassie, meiwand that banna," Roxb. 
 V. Meal-wind. 
 
 MEMBRONIS. L. marlionis, merlins. 
 Houlate. 
 
 To MEMER, r. n. To recollect one's self. 
 Sir Gawan. — A.S. mymer-lan, riminisci. 
 
 MEMERKYN, Mynmerkin, s. A con- 
 temptuous term, expressive of smallness 
 of size. Evergreen. 
 
 MEMMIT,jortrt. pa. Allied. Bannat.V. 
 — Tent, moeme, memme, matertera, neptis. 
 
 MEMORIALL, adj. Memorable. Bellend. 
 
 MEMT, part. adj. Connected by, or at- 
 tached from, blood, alliance, or friendship, 
 Ayrs. V. Memmit. 
 
 MEN, adj. Apparently for main, E. prin- 
 cipal. Acts Ja. VI. — A.S. maeijn, vis, 
 inae()en, magnus; Su.G. megn, potestas. 
 
 MENAGE, s. A friendly society, of which 
 every member pays in a fixed sum weekly, 
 to be continued for a given term. At the 
 commencement, the order of priority in 
 receiving the sura collected, is determined 
 by lot. He who draws No. 1 as his 
 ticket, receives the whole sum collected 
 for the first week, on his finding security 
 that he shall pay in his weekly share 
 during the term agreed. He who draws 
 No. 2 receives the contributions of all the 
 members for the second week ; and so on 
 according to their order. Thus every 
 individual has the advantage of possess- 
 ing the whole weekly contribution for a 
 term proportionate to the order of his 
 
 drawing. Such institutions are common 
 in Edinburgh and the vicinity. The 
 members usually moot in some tavern or 
 public house ; a certain sum being allowed 
 by each member for the benefit of the 
 landlord. — O.Fr. viesnaiji', " a houshold, 
 familie, or meyney," Cotgr. 
 
 MENANIS (Sanct.) Apparently St. Mo- 
 nan's in Fife; also written "/S'a«o« Myn- 
 nanis." Ab. Ile<j. 
 
 MEN ARE, s. A mediatrix, q. moyaner, q. v. 
 Houlate. 
 
 MENCE, .«. Errat. for Mense, q. v. ,SVa'o» 
 and Gael. 
 
 MENDIMENT, s. Amendment; pron. 
 me liniment, Aberd. 
 
 MENDS, s. 1. Atonement. Ahp.IIamilt. 
 2. Amelioration of conduct. Kelly. 3. 
 Addition. To the mends, over and above, 
 S. Rutherford. 4. Revenge. To get a 
 mends of one, to be revenged on one, S. 
 " Ego ulciscar te, si vivo ; 1 shall </et a 
 mends o/you, if I live." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 — O.E. a»«e«f?s,compensation ; Fr. amende, 
 in pi. 
 
 To MENE, Meyne, Meane, v. a. 1. To be- 
 moan, S. Barbour. 2. To mean one's 
 self, to make known one's grievance. Ja. 
 VI. 3. No to mein, not an object of sym- 
 pathy, S. Ramsay. 4. To indicate pain 
 or lameness, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To MENE, Meane, t. n. 1. To make la- 
 mentation, S. Minst. Bord. 2. To utter 
 moans, S. — A.S. maen-an, dolere, inge- 
 miscere. 
 
 MENE, Mein, Main, s. 1. Moaning; lamen- 
 tation, S. " He maks a great mene for 
 himsell." 2. Condolence; expression of 
 sympathy, S. " I didna mak mickle mein 
 for him;" " My mene's made." 
 
 To MENE, Mean, Meen, v. a. I. To in- 
 tend, S. Douglas. — A.S. maen-an, Germ. 
 mein-en, intendere. 2. To esteem ; to 
 prize, ibid. 3. To make mention of. Sir 
 Egeir. — A.S. maen-an, me\\i\oneva facere. 
 
 4. To make known distinctly. Lyndsay. 
 
 5. To recognise. Ywaine and Gawin. 6. 
 To reflect; with o/ or on. Barbour. — 
 A.S. maen-an, in animo habere. 7. To 
 attempt. Band Maintenance. 
 
 MENE, s. Meaning ; design. Douglas. 
 
 MENE, Mein, s. An attempt, S.B.' Ross. 
 
 MENE, adj. Intermediate. Douglas. 
 
 ME^E, adj. Common. V. Mein." 
 
 MENFOLK, s.jo?. Males, S. St. Ronan. 
 Women-folk, females. 
 
 To MENG, r. n. To become mixed. " lite 
 corn's beginning to meng," the standing 
 corn begins to change colour, or to assume 
 a yellow tinge, Berwicks. V. Ming, r. 
 
 To MENG,r. «. To mix; to blend. V. Ming. 
 
 To MENGE, T. a. To soothe.— Teut. 
 meng-en, temperare. 
 
 MENIE, Mainie, s. One abbrev. of Ma- 
 rianne ; and in some instances, of Wil- 
 helmina, S. 
 
 2 F 
 
MEN 
 
 434 
 
 MER 
 
 ME^YEIT, part. pa. V. Manyied. 
 MENYIE, Mexgie, Menye, Menyhb, s. 
 1. One family. Bannat. Poems. 2. A 
 company, S.B. Douglas. 3. Followers of 
 a chieftain. Barbour. 4. An army in ge- 
 neral. Douij. 5. A crowd; a multitude; 
 applied to persons, Diimfr. 6. A multi- 
 tude ; applied to things, S. Ferguson. — ■ 
 A.S. menegeo, Alem. menigl, Isl. meimji, 
 multitudo. 
 
 MENYNG, s. Compassion. Barbour. V. 
 Mene, to lament. 
 
 MENISSING, s. The act of diminishing. 
 Aherd. Reg. 
 
 MENKIT, pret. Joined. Dunbar.— A.S. 
 meiicq-an, miscere, concumbere. 
 
 MENO'UN, Menin, s. A minnow, S. Bar- 
 bour. — Gael, meanan, id. ; meanbh, little. 
 
 MENSEFULLIE, adv. In a mannerly 
 way; with propriety, S. 
 
 MEN'S HOUSE, s. A cottage attached to 
 a farm-house, where the men-servants 
 cook their victuals, S.B. Agr. Siirr. 
 Aberd. V. Bothy. 
 
 MENSK, Mense, s. 1. Dignity of conduct. 
 2. Honour. Barbour. 3. Discretion, S. 
 Burns. 4. It is obliquely used in the 
 sense of thanks or grateful return, S. 
 TannahiJl. 5. Credit; ornament, or some- 
 thing that gives respectability, S.A. A. 
 ^cott^s Poems. 6. It is said of any indi- 
 vidual in a family, who sets out or re- 
 commends all the rest, " He " or " She's 
 the mense of the family," or " of a' the 
 family," Dumfr. Loth. — Isl. nienska, hu- 
 manitas ; A.S. mennisc, humanus. 
 
 To MENSK, Mense one, v. a. 1. To treat 
 respectfully. Gaii-an and GoL 2. To do 
 honour to. Lyndsay. 3. To do the hon- 
 ours of; to preside at. To mense a board, 
 to do the honours of a table, Dumfr. 
 filler Gun. 4. To fit ; to become, Ettr. 
 For. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 MENSKE, adj. Humane. Sir Tristrem.. 
 
 MENSKFUL, Menseful, adj. 1. Manly. 
 Gaican and Gol. 2. Noble, ibid. 3. Mo- 
 derate; discreet, S. Ramsay. 4. Becom- 
 ing, particularly in regard to one's station, 
 S. Tales of My Landlord. 5. Mannerly; 
 respectful, S. Ramsay. 
 
 MENSKIT, part. pa. Honourably treated. 
 Gaican and Gol. 
 
 MENSKLES, Mensless, adj. 1. Void of 
 discretion, S. Douglas. 2. Greedy ; in- 
 satiable, S. P. Bach. Dial. 3. Immo- 
 derate, S. Moriso7i. 
 
 MENSKLY, af?T. Decently. Barbour. — 
 A.S. mennislice, humaaiter. 
 
 MENSWORN, part. pa. V. Mansweir. 
 
 To MENT, v. n. I. "To lift up the hand 
 affectedly, without intending the blow." 
 Gl. Surr. Moray. 2. " To attempt inef- 
 fectually," ibid. This seems merely a 
 provincial pronunciation of the v. Mint, 
 to aim, &c. q. v. 
 
 MENT, pret. Mended, S.A. IlerdS Coll. 
 
 MENTENENT, s. One who assists an- 
 other. Acts Cka. I. — Fr. mainten-ir. 
 MENTICAPTE, s. Insanity; derangement; 
 a forensic term. Act. Dom. Cone. — Lat. 
 mente captus, mad, Cic. 
 
 To MER, V. a. To put into confusion. 
 Wallace. — Isl. mer-ia, contundere. 
 
 MERCAL,!!. a piece of wood used in the con- 
 struction of the Shetland plough. St. Ac. 
 
 MERCAT, s. a market. 
 
 MERCAT-STEAD, s. A market town; 
 literally the place where a market stands. 
 Descr. of the Kinqdome of Scotland. 
 
 MERCH, Mergu, ' {gutt.) s. 1. Marrow. 
 Douglas. 2. Strength; pith, S. Ferguson. 
 3. Transferred to the mind, as denoting 
 understanding. Hamiltoun. — A.S. merg, 
 maerh, Su.G. maerg, id. 
 
 MERCHANGUID, s. " Sufficient mcrchun- 
 guid" marketable merchandise. Ab. Reg. 
 
 * MERCHANT. 1. A man's eye is said 
 to be his merchant, when he buys any ar- 
 ticle on his own judgment, without recom- 
 mendation or engagement on the part of 
 another, S. Fountainhall. 
 
 MERCHY, {gutt.) adj. Marrowy, S.B. 
 Mich. Bruce. 
 
 MERCHINESS, s. The state of being 
 marrowy; metaph. used. Mich. Bruce. 
 
 MERCHIT,^3art.?;a. Bounded. V.March,^. 
 
 MERC I ABLE, adj. Merciful, O.Fr. 
 King's Quair. 
 
 MERCIALL,arf/. Merciful, King's Quair. 
 — O.Fr. merciaule. 
 
 MERCIALL, rtr/y. Martial. Bdlenden. 
 
 MERCIMENT,s. 1. Mercy; discretion, S.B. 
 " I maun be at," or " come m,yonvmerci- 
 ment ;" I must put myself completely under 
 your power. 2. A fine, E. amerciament. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 MERCURY' Leaf. The plant Mercuri- 
 alis perennis. South of S. 
 
 MERE, s. A boundary. Wyntuwn. — A.S. 
 maera, Su.G. maere, Belg. meer, id. 
 
 MERE, s. 1. The sea. Wyntown.—K.S. 
 mere, Isl. maere, id. 2. An arm of the 
 sea. Pitscottie. 3. A small pool, caused 
 by the moisture of the soil; often one that 
 is dried up by the heat, Ang. — The E. 
 word "commonly" denotes "a large 
 pool or lake," Johns. 
 
 To MERES, r. n. Bellend. T. Liv. As the 
 corresponding word in Livy is conciliaret, 
 should this be meise, i. e. incorporate ? 
 
 MERESWINE, Meer-Swine, s. 1. A dol- 
 phin. Douglas. 2. A porpoise, S. — Teut. 
 maer-swin, delphiuus ; Su.G. marswin, a 
 porpoise. 
 
 MERETABILL,a(?/. Meritorious. Ab.Reg. 
 
 MERGH, s. Marrow. V. Merch. 
 
 MERGIN, (<; hard,) adj. Most numerous ; 
 largest, S.B. — Su.G. marg, multus. 
 
 To MERGLE, f. n. To wonder; to express 
 surprise, Fife. 
 
 MERY, adj. Faithful. Gatran and Gol. 
 The phrase mery men, applied to adherents 
 
MER 
 
 4:]."') 
 
 -ME8 
 
 or soldiers, may be merely expressive of 
 tlieir hilarity in the service of their chief. 
 — A.S. »«/;•/./<•, cheorfiil. 
 
 MERITOR, N. Ab. luij. iMeaning uncertain. 
 
 MERIv,s. A term used in jewellery. Ituent. 
 
 MERK, .'J. An ancient Scottish silver coin, 
 in value thirteen shillings and fourpence 
 of onr money, or thirteen pence and one- 
 third of a penny Sterling. Jhiddimaii. 
 
 MERK, Merkland, .<;. A denomination of 
 land, from the duty formerly paid to the 
 sovereign or superior, S. Shetl. St, Ace. 
 
 MERIv, ndj. Dark. V. Mark. 
 
 7*0 MERK, r.n. To ride. Gawauand Gol. 
 — Arm. mairk-at, It. markay-im, to ride ; 
 Germ, mark, a horse. 
 
 To MERK, r. a. To design, S.B. Douci. 
 — -V.S. mearc-ian, designare. 
 
 MERKERIN, s. The spinal marrow, Aug. 
 — 3fen/h, marrow,and Germ, kern, 'pith ; q. 
 that which constitutes the pith of the body. 
 
 MERKE SCIIOT. The distance between 
 the bow markis, in the exercise of archery. 
 Wi/nfoirii. 
 
 MERK IE- PIN, s. That part of a plough 
 on which the share is fixed, Orkn. 
 
 To MERL, r. )i. To candy; applied to 
 honey, &c. Galloway. V. Merlie. 
 
 MERLE, s. The blackbird, Fr. Cumpl. S. 
 
 MERLED, MiRLED, ;xi*f. pa. Variegated. 
 V. Marled. 
 
 MERLIE,rtrf;. Candied. " Whenhoney is in 
 this state, it is said to be merlie. ; when it 
 is beginning to grow this way, it merles." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MERLINS, interj. Expressive of surprise, 
 Lotli. — From Fr. merveille, a prodigy; or 
 perhaps q. marrellinqs. 
 
 MERMAID'S GLOVE, s. The sponge, 
 Shetl. " Spongia Palmata, 3Iermaid's 
 Glare." Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 
 MERMAID'S PURSE. The same with the 
 Mermaid's Glare, Gall. 
 
 * MERRY, adj. An old term used by a 
 chief in addressing his soldiers; My merry 
 men. V. Mery. 
 
 MERRY -BEGOTTEN, s. A spurious 
 child, Ang. 
 
 MERRY-DANCERS, s. pi. 1. The Aurora 
 Borealis, S. Encyc. Brit. 2. The exha- 
 lations from the earth in a warm day, as 
 seen flickering in the atmosphere, Roxb. 
 Summer-coitfs, S.B. 
 
 MERRY-IIYNE, s. I. A merry-hyne to him, 
 or it, a phrase used by persons when they 
 have got quit of what has annoyed them, 
 Aberd. 2. To get one's merry-hyne, to re- 
 ceive one's dismission rather in a dis- 
 graceful manner; applied to servants, 
 ibid.; from llyne. 
 
 MERRY-MEAT, s. " The same with kim- 
 mering, the feast at a birth." Gall. 
 Encycl. V. Blithe-meat. 
 
 MERRY-METANZIE,s. A game among 
 girls in Tweeddale, Fife, Edinburgh, and 
 other parts of Scotland. They form a 
 
 ring, within which one goes round with : 
 handkerchief, and with tliis gives a stroki 
 in succession to every one in the ring 
 the person who strikes, or the taker, stil 
 repeating this rhyme : 
 
 Here I gae round the jingie ring, 
 The jingie-ring, the jingie-ring, 
 
 Here I gae round the jingie-ring, 
 And through my merry-mctu/izie. 
 
 Then the handkerchief is thrown at om 
 in the ring, who must take it up and gi 
 through the same process. 
 
 MERSE, s. 1. A fertile spot of grounc 
 between hills; a hollow, Nithsdale. Mer 
 maid of Galloway. 2. Alluvial land oi 
 the side of a river, Dumfr. ,'5. Also expl 
 " Ground gained from the sea, converter 
 into moss," Dumfr. Perhaps, as havin.i 
 been originally under water, from Teut 
 mersche, marse, palus. 
 
 MERTRIK, s. A marten. V. Martrik. 
 
 MERVADIE, adj. Sweet and brittle 
 Galloway. V. Mervie. 
 
 MERVY, Marvie, adj. 1. Rich; mellow 
 applied to fruits, Dumfr. 2. Savoury, ib. 
 syn. Smerry, S.B. — Dan. marr, marrow. 
 
 MERVIL, «(//. Inactive; applied both tc 
 body and mind, Roxb. ; syn. Marbel, Loth 
 — C.B. marwaawl,o{ a deadening quality 
 marwald, torpid; marwal-a/i, to deaden. 
 
 MERVYS. Mars. JJarboar. V. Mer. 
 
 MES, Mess, s. Mass, S. Godly Ballads. 
 
 MES, or MASS JOHN. A ludicrous desig- 
 nation for the minister of a parish, S. 
 q. ]\[ass-priest. Poems Buchan Dialect. 
 
 MESALL, Mysel, adj. Leprous. Bellen- 
 den. — Fr. mesel, id. Hence the disease 
 named measles. 
 
 MESCHANT, adj. V. Mischant. 
 
 To MESE, v. a. To mitigate. V. Meis. 
 
 MESE of herring. Five hundred herrings, 
 Skene. — Isl. meis, a bag in which fish are 
 carried. 
 
 MESH, s. A net for carrying fish, S. ; 
 from the same origin with Mese. — Arm, 
 maes, a bushel, Roquefort. 
 
 MESLIN, Maslin, s. Mixed corn, S.O, 
 Gl. Sibb. V. Mashlin. 
 
 MESOUR, s. Measure. Aberd. Req. 
 
 To MESS and MELL. 1. To have familiar 
 intercourse, Ayrs. Steam-Boat. 2. To 
 mingle at one mess. It seems to be a pro- 
 verbial phrase in the West of S. 
 
 MESSAGE, s. Ambassadors. WalL—Yr. id. 
 
 MESSAN, Messin, Messoun, Messan-Dog, 
 s. 1, A small dog. Dunbar. 2. A country 
 cur. Watson. — From Messina, in Sicily, 
 whence this species was brought, or Fr. 
 maison, a house. 
 
 MESSANDEW, s. An hospital, S. The 
 term is often so written in legal deeds, 
 V. Massondew. 
 
 MESS-BREID, s. The bread used in 
 celebrating mass. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 IMESSIGATE, s. The road to the church, 
 
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 Orkii. From Isl. messa, missa celebratio 
 sacrorura, and gata, via. 
 MESSINGERIE, s. The ojffice of a mes- 
 
 seuger-at-arms. Acts Ja. VI. 
 MESS-SAYER,s. The contemptuous term 
 applied by our Reformers to a mass- 
 priest. Knox's Hut. 
 To MESTER, v. a. Perhaps, to need. 
 
 King^s Qitair. V. Mister. 
 MES WAND, s. A wedge ; properly a 
 measuring-rod. Abp. Hamiltoun. — Alem. 
 mez, mensura, wand, virga. 
 MET, Mett, Mette, s. 1. Measure, S. Acts 
 Ja. I, 2. A determinate measure, S. Stat. 
 Ace. — Su.G. maat, A.S. mete, mensura. 
 MET, f. aux. May; used for Mat or Hot. 
 
 Jacobite lielics. V. Mat. 
 METAL, s. The stones used for making a 
 
 road, S. 
 
 To METAL a road. To make or repair it. 
 
 MET-BURDIS, Mett-burdis, s. pi. Act. 
 
 Dom. Cone. Perhaps hoards for holding 
 
 meat. — A.S. met, cibus, and hord, mensa. 
 
 To METE, r. a. To paint. Douglas.— 
 
 A.S. met-an, pingere. 
 METE GUDIS. Act. Dom. Cone. Pro- 
 bably measures for meting goods. 
 METE HAMYS, Methamis, s.pl. Manors. 
 Wall. — A.S. mete, meat, and ham, a house. 
 METH, s. A boundary. V. Meith. 
 METHINK,r. fw;)«-s. Metliiuks. Barbour. 
 
 — A.S. 7ne thincth, mihi videtur. 
 METHOWSS, .«. A house for measuring. 
 " Ane commoune methowss for victuall." 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 METING, s. A glove called a mitten. Intent. 
 METLUYME, s. An instrument for mea- 
 suring. Aberd. Reg. 
 METSTER, s. 1. A "person legally autho- 
 rized to measure, S. " Metstar," Aberd. 
 Reg. 2. A commissioner appointed by 
 Parliament for regulating weights and 
 measures. Tit. Act Ja. VI. 
 MET-STICK,s. A bitofwood used for taking 
 the measure of the foot, S. Blackwood's 
 Magazine. 
 METTEGE, s. Measurement. Aberd. Reg. 
 METTLE, adj. Capable of enduring much 
 fatigue, Ettr. For. Nearly allied to E. 
 mettled. 
 To MEUL, MioL, r. n. To mew as a cat, S. 
 
 — Lat. miauliz-are, Fr. miaul-er, id. 
 MEW, s. " Make na twa mews of ae daugh- 
 ter." Ferguson's S. Proc. A corr. of the 
 S. word Maich, a son-in-law. 
 MEW, s. An enclosure. Ferguson. — E. id. 
 
 Hence mews, the royal stables. 
 MEWITH, 3 p. V. Changeth. Sir Gawan. 
 
 — Fr. mu-er. 
 To ME WT, V. n. To mew, as a cat. Kelly. 
 
 — Fr. miault, mewing. 
 MY, inter j. Denoting surprise, Roxb. 
 MYANCE, s. Means ; wages ; fee.— Fr. 
 
 moyen, mean, q. moyens. 
 I'o MIAUVE, T. n. To mew, as a cat, 
 Buclian. V. the letter W. 
 
 MICE-DIRT, s. The dung of m ice, 5. V. 
 
 Dirt, s. 
 MICELEDj^jre^.c. Expl."Did eat somewhat 
 after the way of mice." Gall. Encycl. 
 This, I think, must be improperly spelled, 
 to suit the idea of its formation from 
 mice. The word, I am informed, is pron. 
 q. Meysel or Meyssle, q. v. 
 MICHAELMAS MOON. 1. The harvest 
 moon, S. 2. The produce of a raid at 
 this season, as constituting the portion of 
 a daughter. Gall. Encycl. Stat. Ace. 
 MYCHARE, s. A covetous, sordid fellow. 
 Colk. Sow.- — Fr. miche, a small fragment ; 
 q. one who lives by gathering fragments. 
 MYCHE, adj. Great; much. Douglas. — 
 Su.G. mycken, id.; Isl. mlok, mioeg, ya,\de. 
 MICHTFULL, adj. Mighty ; powerful. 
 MICHEN, s. Common spignel, S. Stat. 
 
 Ace. — Gael, moiken, id. 
 MICHTIE, adj. 1. Of high rank. S. P.Repr. 
 2. Stately; haughty, S. 3. Strange; sur- 
 prising ; also as an adv. as, michtie gude, 
 S.B. 4. Potent ; applied to liquors, and 
 synon. with Stark, ibid. — Su.G. maagta, 
 very, maagta qodt. 
 MICKLE-MOUTH'D, Muckle-mow'd, adj. 
 Having a large mouth, S. Kelly iW .M.ms\h. 
 MID-CUPPIL, s. That tie which couples 
 or unites the two staves of a flail, S.B. Fife. 
 MIDDEN, MiDDYN, MiDDT.NG, s. 1. A dung- 
 hill, S. Wallace. — A.S. midding, Dan. 
 moeding, id. 2. Metaph. a dirty slovenly 
 woman, S. ; synou. Heap. 3. An eating 
 mid den, a, 'phrase expressive of the highest 
 contempt for one who is a mere belly-god, 
 Angus. 
 MIDDEN-DUB, s. A hole into which the 
 sap of a dunghill is collected, S.O. Agr. 
 Surr. Ayrs. 
 MIDDEN-HEAD, s. The top of a dung- 
 hill, S. To be heard on the midden-head, 
 to quarrel openly; a metaph. borrowed 
 from dunghill-fowls, S. Rot^s's Helenore. 
 MIDDEN-HOLE, s. 1. A dunghill, S. 
 St. Ace. 2. A small pool beside a dung- 
 hill, in which the filthy water stands, S. 
 MIDDEN-MYLIES, s. pi. Orach, S.B. 
 thus denominated, as growing on dung- 
 hills. — Mylies is allied to Sw. mell, metre, 
 and iHolla, names for this herb. 
 MIDDEN-STEAD, s. The place where a 
 
 dunghill is formed, S. Antiquctri/. 
 MIDDEN-TAP, s. The top of a dunghill. 
 If a crow fly over a dunghill, it is viewed 
 by some as a presage of bad weather. 
 Davidson's Seasons. 
 To MYDDIL, MiDiL, v. n. To mix. Doug. 
 
 — Belg. middel-en, intercedere. 
 MY^DDIL ERD, Medlert, Midlert, s. 
 This earth. Sir Gawan. — A.S. middan- 
 eard, mundus ; Alem. mittil-gard, id. 
 MIDDING-DUNG, s. Manure from a 
 
 dunghill, S. Maxxccll's Sel. Trans. 
 MIDDING-MOUNT, Midden-mount, s. A 
 singular species of rampart used by the 
 
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 inhabitants of Kdinlnirg]i, in the reign of 
 Charles I.fordefendingthemselvesai^ainst 
 the batteries of tlie castle. Sfialdim). 
 
 MYDDIS, s. The middle. Wyntotoi.' 
 
 * MIDGE, s. This not only denotes a gnat 
 as in E. but is used by the vulgar for a 
 Scottish mosquito. Gl. Antiq. 
 
 MYDLEN, ad}. Middle. Wallace. 
 
 MlDLENTllEN, Midle.vtuane, Mydlen- 
 TEUE.VE, .<!. The middle of the Fast of 
 Lent. Abfvd. Rfij. V. Lentrvne. 
 
 MYDLEST, adj. Aliddlemost. Wt/ntovii. 
 — A.S. DiidUu'^ta, medius. 
 
 MYDLIKE, adj. Moderate ; ordinary. 
 Barbour.— A.S. med/ice, modicus. 
 
 MIDLYNGIS, .«. pi. Apparently, a parti- 
 cular description of pins. Aberd. lien. 
 Perhaps pins of a middling size. 
 
 MID- MAN, MiDSMAN, s. A Mediator. 
 Baillie. 
 
 MIDS, s. 1. Means. Baillie. 2. A me- 
 dium between extremes. Pardotan. 
 
 To MIDS, r. (T. To strike a medium. Stair. 
 
 MYD WART, s. Middle ward of an army. 
 Wall. — A.S. nddde, and iccard, custodia. 
 
 MIDWART, Amidwart, prep. Towards 
 the centre. Douqlas. — A.S. midde-ireard. 
 
 MIDWINTER-DAY,s.Thename anciently 
 given to the brumal solstice. Annand. 
 
 ^IIELDS, .<!./)/'. The Aberdonian pronuncia- 
 tion of ji/(ioW.'>-,dustof the grave. Rogig II. 
 " Married to the moots," a proverbial 
 phrase used of a young woman whose 
 bridal-bed is the grave. V. Muldes. 
 
 MIENE, s. Interest; means used; synon. 
 Mo yen. Pari. ,Ta. II. 
 
 MIFF, s. A pettish humour, S. Antiq. 
 
 MYID, Meid, s. a mark, Fife. V. Meith. 
 
 MYIS, (pi. of J/ms.) Mice. Wyntoicu.— 
 A.S. Isl. mys. 
 
 To MYITH, r. a. V. Myth. 
 
 MYKIL, adj. Great. V. Mekyl. 
 
 MYLD, s. Unexpl. Inventories. 
 
 MILD, s. A species offish, Orkn. Statist. 
 Ace. — Isl. mialld-r, piscis pulcherrimi 
 nomen, sed captu rarus. 
 
 MILDROP, s. 1. The mucus flowing from 
 the nose in a liquid state ; meldrop, S.A. 
 Henrysone. 2. The foam which falls 
 from a horse's mouth, or the drop at the 
 bit, ibid. 3. The drop at the end of an 
 icicle, or any pendent drop, ibid. — Isl. 
 meldrop-ar, spuma in terram cadens ex 
 fraeno,from mel, a bit, and drop-a, to drop. 
 
 MILDS, Miles, ?. pi. The Chenopodium 
 album et viride. Loth. Roxb. — Norv. 
 melde, Chenopodium urbicum; Hallager. 
 V. Midden-Mylies. 
 
 MILE, s. Wild celery, Apium graveolens, 
 Linn. Roxb. &c. 
 
 MYLES, s. Expl. " wild spinage," Loth. 
 This is the Chenopodium album et viride; 
 the same with Midden-Mylies. In Ettr. 
 For. it is sometimes eaten with salt, in 
 times of scarcity. 
 
 MILES, s. pi. A small animal found on 
 
 the diseased entrails of sheep, Pioxb. 
 Selkirks. Liddisd.; called in other coun- 
 ties a Flook. — Tent, mil awe, acarus, 
 teredo; a little worm in ships, also a 
 moth that frets garments, 
 
 M ^^ L 1 ES, .f. pi. The links on a fishing-rod 
 through which the line runs, S. V.Mailyie, 
 
 MIL YGANT, Myligant, s. A false person. 
 Colkclbie Soir. — O.Fr. male-gent, mechant, 
 mauvais, Roquefort. 
 
 * To MILITATE, v. n. To have eff-ect; to 
 operate; but not implying opposition, as 
 in E. Fountain/!. 
 
 MILK, .«. An annual holiday in a school, 
 on which the scholars present a small 
 gift to their master, which has at first 
 received its designation from wnVA-, as the 
 principal part of the entertainment. 
 
 To MILK, r. a. " To steal." ai. Picken. 
 V. Mill, t. 
 
 To MILK the tether. To carry off the milk 
 of any one's cows by milking a hair- 
 tether, S. ; a superstitious idea, also pre- 
 valent in Sweden. 
 
 MILK-AND-MEAL, .«. Milk-porridge, S.B. 
 
 MILK-BROTH, s. Broth in which milk 
 has been used instead of water, S. Ayr. 
 Siirr. Aberd. V. Barefoot- broth. 
 
 MILKER, s. A cow that gives milk, S. 
 
 MILK-GO WAN, s. A yellow flower whose 
 stem contains a humour similar to butter- 
 milk; Dandelion, Leontodon taraxacum, 
 Linn.; Ettr. For. This seems to be the 
 same with the Witch-goican, Dumfr. 
 
 MILK-HOUSE, s. A dairy; a house in 
 which milk is kept previous to its being 
 manufactured, S. Ayr. Sure. Peeb. — Sw. 
 mioelk-hus, id. 
 
 * MILKY, adj. That state which the fari- 
 naceous part of grain assumes when the 
 ear is filled, but has not begun to grow 
 white, Clydes. Aqr. Surr. Chides. 
 
 MILK-MADLOCKS. V. Madlocks. 
 
 MILKMAID'S PATH. The milky way, 
 or galaxy, Dumfr. Blactw. Maq. 
 
 MILK-MEAT, s. Milk and meal boiled 
 together, S.B. ; synon. Milk-and-Meal. 
 This term was used in O.E. " Milke mete, 
 or mete made of mylke. Lactatum. Lac- 
 ticinium." Prompt. Parr. — Isl. miolkr- 
 matr, Dan, vielke-mad, id. 
 
 MILKNESS, s. 1. The state of giving 
 milk, S. Boss. 2. Milk itself, S. Ferg. 
 3. A dairy, S. A.Bor. 4. The produce of 
 the dairy, in whatever form, S. Spald. 
 
 M ILKORTS, Milkworts, s. pi. The root 
 of the campanula rotundifolia, S.B. 
 
 MILK-SYTH, s. A milk-strainer, S.; corr. 
 milsie, milsey. Bannat. P, Also called 
 the Sey-dish, from Sey, to strain, q. v. 
 
 MILK-WOMAN, s. A wet-nurse, S.B. 
 
 To MILL one out of a thing. To procure it in 
 an artful way. Loth. — Isl. mill-a, lenire. 
 
 MILL, s. A snuff-box, properly of a cylin- 
 drical form, S. Picken.— Isl. mel-ia, con- 
 tundere ; the box being formerly used in 
 
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 the country as a mill for grinding the 
 dried tobacco leaves. 
 
 To MILL, v. a. To steal, Renfr. A. Wll- 
 son^s Poems. 
 
 To MILL one, v. a. To give one a beating; 
 to drub, &c. Renfreves. Probably from Isl. 
 inel-ia, contundere,q. to biui&e as in a mill. 
 
 MILLART, MiLLERT, s. A provincialism 
 for Miller, Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 MILL-BANNOCK, s. " A circular cake of 
 oat-meal, with a hole in the centre, — 
 generally a foot in diameter, and an inch 
 in thickness. It is baked at mills, and 
 haurned or toasted on the burning seeds 
 of shelled oats, Vfliich makes it as brittle 
 as if it had been baked with butter." 
 Gall. Enci/cl. 
 
 MILL-BITCH, s. A small pock or bag, 
 clandestinely hung up by the miller, so 
 as to receive a quantity of meal, for his 
 own profit, through a chink made for the 
 purpose, S.A. 
 
 MILL-CLOOSE, s. "The boxed wood- 
 work which conducts the water into the 
 mill-wheels." Clall. Eucycl. From mill, 
 and Fr. ecluse. 
 
 MILL-EE, Mill-eye, «. The eye or open- 
 ing in the hupes or cases of a mill, at 
 which the meal is let out, S. Pirate. Mill- 
 ee is often, in leases, used as signifying 
 the whole mill and pertinents, Mearns. 
 
 MILLER OF CARSTAIRS. A proverbial 
 allusion. " Sir G. Lockhart said the Lords 
 were like to the miller of Carstairs, drew 
 all to themselves." Fountainh. 
 
 To DROw.\ THE Miller. 1. A phrase used 
 in regard to baking, when too much water 
 is put in, S. 2. Applied to the making of 
 punch or toddy, when too much water is 
 poured in, S. The Pirate. 3. Transferred 
 to any thing which, however acceptable 
 in itself, defeats the end desired, by its 
 excess or exuberance, S. Antiquary. 
 4. It seems used to denote bankruptcy. 
 A. Scott^s Poems. 
 
 MILLER'S THUMB, s. The river Bull- 
 head, S. Sibbald. 
 
 MILL-LADE, s. V. Lade. 
 
 MILL-LICHENS, s. The entry into the 
 place where the inner mill-wheel goes, 
 S.B. Perh. q. the lungs or lights of a 
 mill. V. Lychtnis. 
 
 MILLOIN, MiLLAi.N, adj. Belonging to 
 mail. Sir Egeir. — Teut. maelien, or per- 
 haps made in Milan. 
 
 MILL-REEK, «. The lead distemper, a 
 disease among miners, which brings on 
 palsy, and sometimes madness, often ter- 
 minating in death in about ten days, 
 Lanarks. Pennanfs Tour in S. 
 
 MILL-RING, s. 1. The open space in a 
 mill between the runner and the wooden 
 frame surrounding it, by making which 
 very large, the miller collected fur him- 
 self a great deal of meal, S. Hence the 
 pluape, to Pinci the Mill. 2. The meal 
 
 which remains in the ring, S. This is 
 considered as a perquisite to the miller. 
 Aqr. Sun: Aberd. V. Ring. 
 
 MILL-RING, s. The dust of a mill, S.B. 
 
 MILL-STEEP, s. A lever fixed to the 
 machinery of corn-mills, by which the 
 mill-stones can be put closer to, or more 
 apart from each other, at pleasure, Roxb. 
 
 MILL-STEW, s. The dust of a mill, S.— 
 Teut. molen-stof, pollen, meal. 
 
 MILL-TROWSE, s. The sluice of a mill- 
 lead, Gall. " Mill-Cloose, the same with 
 3Iill-trou-se." Gcdl. Encycl.; q. the 
 troughs that conduct the water. 
 
 MILNARE, s. A miller. Wyntoxcn.— 
 Sw. moelnare, id. 
 
 MILN-RYND, Mill-eynd, s. A piece of 
 iron, resembling the rowel of an old spur, 
 sunk in the centre of the upper mill- 
 stone. There is a square orifice in the 
 middle of it, for receiving the iron 
 spindle, fixed in the lower stone, on which 
 spindle the upper oue turns, S. Balf. Pract. 
 
 MILORD, My Lord. A designation often 
 given to a haggles in the South of S. 
 from the idea of its being the " chieftain 
 of the pudding race." 
 
 MILSIE, MilseYjS. a strainer. V. Milk- 
 
 SYTH. 
 
 MILSIE WALL,s. 1. A wall with crenated 
 battlements; a word still used by old 
 people, Peebleshire. Act Pari, infaruur 
 of Baillie of Jerriswood. 2. Milsie-va', 
 the wall of a dairy, in which there is a 
 sort of window made of perforated tin, 
 Berwicks. — Fr. milice, O.Fr. militie, war- 
 fare, q. resembling the walls raised for 
 military defence. 
 
 To MILT, T. a. V. Mklt, r. 
 
 MIM, adj. 1. Prudish, S. Ramsay. 2. 
 Piiai; demure. Ross. 3. Affecting great 
 moderation in eating or drinking, S. Ram- 
 say. 4. Affecting squeamishness in ad- 
 mitting what cannot justly be denied. 
 M'Ward. 5. Quiet; mute, S.B.— This 
 seems originally the same with E. mum, 
 used as an adj. mute. 
 
 MIMENTIS, s. pi. Memorandums. Pari. 
 Ja. III. — From Lat. memento. 
 
 MIMLIE, adr. Prudishly, S. 
 
 MIM-MOU'DNESS, s. Affected modesty 
 in conversation, S. 
 
 MIM-MOUED, adj. 1. Reserved in dis- 
 course, implying the idea of affectation of 
 modesty. Saxon and Gad. 2. Affectedly 
 moderate at the table, S. 3. Afi'ected in 
 the mode of speaking, S. Gull. Encycl. 
 
 MIMNESS, s. Prudishness, S. 
 
 MIN, Myn, adj. Less. Kennedy.— Sn.G. 
 minnc, Alem. min, id. 
 
 To MIND, V. n. 1. To remember, S. Wod- 
 row. 2. To design; to intend, S. Knox. 
 — A.S. ge-mynd-gan, Dan. mind-er, me- 
 minisse. 
 
 ToMIND,r.rt. To recollect, S. Sir J. Sine. 
 
 MIND, .0. Recollection, S. To he]> mind. 
 
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 MIK 
 
 S. ; to keep in mind, E. Burns.— A.S. 
 (je-mtfnd, Dan. minde, memoria. 
 
 Of gude my.nd. A phrase often used in our 
 old Acts, in relation to deceased sove- 
 reigns. AcU Ja. 11. Equivalent to the 
 phrase, " of blessed memory." 
 
 3'{* MYNDE, r. rt. 1. To undorniiue. Doug. 
 2. To dig in a mine, Tweedd. 
 
 MYNDEjMiNDi:, s. A mine in which metals 
 or minerals are dug, Tweedd. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 MYNDLE8, ai/y. 1. Forgetful. Boinjhis. 
 2. Causing forgetfulness, ibid. 3. Acting 
 like one in a delirium, ibid. 
 
 MINENT,)!. Corr. from E. m'inute,Ettr. For. 
 
 Tu MING, Myng, r. n. To mix; to mingle, 
 Lanarks. Pari. Ja. 111. 
 
 MING,s. A mixture, Peebles. — A.S. mcntj- 
 an, miscore. Y. Meng, v. 
 
 To MYNG, Mynge, r. a. To mix. Henry- 
 sone. — A.S. tneng-an, Sn.G. mciifj-a, id. 
 
 MINIKIN, (pron. meenikin,) s. Any thing 
 that is very small, Fife. 
 
 JIINIKIN, adj. Of the smallest size ; as, a 
 minikin prein, i. e. the smallest that is 
 made, while one of the largest size is de- 
 nominated a corkin or a bodle preln, S. 
 
 MYNIVER, s. A species of fur brought 
 from Russia, that of the Mus Ponticus ; 
 E. menlrer and minever. Hates. — Fr. 
 memi rair, id. — C.B.?«j/«/(/r, genus quod - 
 dam pellitii, Buxhorn. 
 
 MINK, .s. 1. A noose, Aberd.; nearly syn. 
 with 3/i/His, q. v. il/««A-k', Mearns. 2. A 
 ring of straw or rushes, used in adjusting 
 the bow on an ox, Aberd. Beattie's Tales. 
 
 MYNKES, s. A species of fur. Rates. 
 
 i"o MINNE, r. a. To contribute. Sir Trist. 
 — Isl. mynd-a, procurare, viiind, dos. 
 
 7o MYNNES,i).«. To diminish. Ah. Beg. 
 
 MINNIE, Mi.NNY, s. 1. Mother; a fondling 
 term, S. Clerk. 2. The dam, among 
 sheep, S. Brownie of Bodsheck. — Belg. 
 minnie, a nurse, minne, love, minn-en, to 
 love ; Isl. manna, matercula. 
 
 To MINNIE Lambs. To join each lamb of 
 a flock to its own dam, after they have 
 been separated. Loth. 
 
 MINNIE'S BAIRN. The mother's fa- 
 vourite, S. 31. Bruce's Soul-Confirmation. 
 
 MINNIE'S MOUTHES, s. Those who 
 must be wheedled into any measure by 
 kindness; q. by a mother's fondling. Cal- 
 dericood. 
 
 To MYNNIS, t. ?». To grow less. Douy. 
 — Su.G. minsk-a, id. from min, less. 
 
 MINNOYT,j)art. jx(. Annoyed 1 Taylor's 
 Scots Poems. 
 
 MINSHOCH, {gutt.) s. "A female goat 
 two years old." Gall. Encycl. — Gael. 
 minnsagh, " a young she-goat." 
 
 2o MINT, V. n. To insinuate; to hint; to 
 communicate by innuendo, Ayrs. — Alem. 
 qi-mein-en, communicare; pret. gi-mcinta. 
 
 To MINT, Mynt, v. n. 1. To aim; to take 
 aim. Douglas. 2. To attempt, S. Gawan 
 and Got. To mint at, to aim at, S. Ram- 
 
 say, To mint to, the same. Buillie. — 
 A ..S. .(7c-«(j/««-an,disponere ; Alem. maint-a, 
 intendere. 
 
 MINT, Mynt, s. 1. An aim. Douglas. 2. 
 An attempt, S. Ramsay. 3. Apparently 
 used in the sense of E. threat. AherJ. 
 Reg. — Alem. meinta, intentio. 
 
 To ftilNT with. To take an aim with any 
 object. Herd's Coll. 
 
 MINUTE, s. The first draught of a writ- 
 ing, S. Johns. Diet. 
 
 To MINUTE, r. a. To take short notes, or 
 make a first draught of any writing, S. 
 
 MIOLING, s. A term borrowed from the 
 cat, to denote the cry of the tiger. 
 Urejuhart. 
 
 To MYTE, r. n. 1. To speak a great deal, 
 Roxb. 2. To be very diligent; as, "a 
 mypin' bodie," one who is constantly en- 
 gaged, or eydent, ibid. 
 
 2'o MIRI), I", n. To make amorous ad- 
 vances; to toy amorously, Dumfr. ; as, 
 " Mird wi' your maiks, ye smatchet." 
 
 To MIRD, r. n. To meddle, S.B. Ross. 
 — C.B. ymyryd, to intermeddle. 
 
 To MIRE, T. a. To entangle in a dispute, 
 S. Society Contendings. The v. to Bog 
 is used in the same sense. 
 
 MIRE-BUMPER, s. The Bittern, S.— 
 Hire, and Isl. bomp-a, to strike against. 
 
 MIRE-SNIPE, s. The snipe, S. Scolopax 
 gallinago, Linn. — Isl. myr snippe, id. 
 
 MIRESNIPE, s. An accident, Strathmore; 
 " I met wi' a miresnipe." As denoting 
 something unexpected, it may refer to the 
 sudden spring of this bird. 
 
 To Catch a Miresnipe. To get into a bog; 
 to mire one's self, Selkirks. 
 
 MYRIT, pret. Stupified. Douglas. 
 
 MIRK, Myrk, Meek, adj. 1. Dark, S.A.; 
 mark, S.B. Wyntown. — Isl. myrk, Su.G. 
 moerk, id. 2. Duskish, as distinguished 
 from dark. The llar'st Rig. 
 
 MIRK, MiRKE, s. Darkness, S. Lyndsay. 
 — A.S. myrce, Isl. myrknr, id. 
 
 To MIRK, T. a. To darken. Poet. 31 us. 
 — Isl. myrk-a, Su.G. moerk-a, obscurare. 
 
 MIRK MONANDAY. A day of uncom- 
 mon darkness, often referred to in the 
 conversation of old people, S. March 
 24,1652. 
 
 To MIRKEN, MiRKYN, r. n. To grow 
 dark. Douglas. — Sw. moerkna, id. 
 
 MYRKEST, adj. Most rotten. Wcdlace. 
 — Isl. morkinn, Su.G. murken, rotten. 
 
 MIRKY, adj. Smiling ; merry, S.B. Fife. 
 Shirrefs. — A.S. myrig, merry, or myrg, 
 pleasure. 
 
 MIRKLES, r. pi. The radical leaves of 
 Fucus esculentus, eaten in Orkney. 
 
 MIRKLINS, adv. In the dark, S.B. 
 
 MIRKNESS, s. 1. Darkness. Barbour. 
 2. Mental darkness. N. Burne. 
 
 MIRL, s. A crumb, S.B. V. Murle. 
 
 MIRLES, s. pi. The measles, Aberd. — 
 Fr. morbilles, id. 
 
MIR 
 
 440 
 
 MIS 
 
 MIRLY-BREASTED,s. Having the 
 breast speckled, S. TannahiU. 
 
 MIRLIE, MiRLEY, adj. Speckled, S.O. 
 A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 MIRLIEGO, s. A small upright spinning- 
 wheel, Mearns; denominated, as would 
 seem, from the quickness of its motion, 
 q. what goes merrily. 
 
 MIRLYGOES, Merligoes, s. pi. One's 
 eyes are said to be in the mirlygoes, when 
 one sees objects indistinctly, S. Ferguson. 
 Perhaps q. merrily go, because objects 
 seem to dance before the eyes. 
 
 MIRLIT, MiRLET, Merled, part. pa. 
 " Variegated with small inter woven spots ;" 
 waved with various colours, Clydesd. 
 Corr. from E. marbled. 
 
 MIRREITIS, s. pi. Merits. Colk. Sow. 
 
 MIRROT,s. A carrot, S.B.—Sn.G.morrot. 
 
 MYRTRE,arf;. Belonging to mvrtle. Dong. 
 
 MYS, Miss, "Miss, s. 1. A 'fault, S.B. 
 Wallace. — Gr. «,«.««Ti« means a miss. 2. 
 Evil, in a physical sense. Sir Gawan. — 
 Goth, missa, defectus, error, 
 
 MISBEHADDEN, p>art. pa. 1 . Unbecom- 
 ing or indiscreet; applied to language, S. 
 2. Ill-natured ; as, " a misbehadden geit," 
 a child that is very ill-trained, S.B. — 
 From mis, and A.S. beheald- a ii,custodire; 
 A.S. mis, and bekaldeu, wary. 
 
 To MISCALL, Misca', t. a. To call names 
 to, S. Rutherford. 
 
 MYSCHANCY, adj. 1. Unlucky, S. Doug. 
 2. Causing unhappiness, ibid. 
 
 MISCH ANT, Meschant, adj. 1 . Wicked. 
 Bellenden. 2. False. Lyndsay. — Fr. 
 m,eschant, id. 
 
 MISCHANT, MisHANT, s. A worthless 
 person. Polwart. 
 
 MISCH ANTER,s. 1. Misfortune; disaster; 
 an unlucky chance; as," a sair mischanter," 
 S. 2. A designation for the Devil; like 
 Mischief, Sorrow, &c. S.O. " Go to the 
 mishanter, go to the devil." 67. Picken. 
 It must be viewed as compounded of the 
 particle W(is, and S. aunter, O.E autre, a,d- 
 venture, q. mis-aunter. O.Fr. mesarenture, 
 infortune, mauvais succes, Roquefort. 
 
 MISCHANT YOUTHER. A very bad 
 smell, S. — Fr. VMSchant odcnr, id. V. Prat. 
 
 MISCHANTLIE, Meschantlie, adv. 
 Wickedly. Bp. Forbes. 
 
 MISCHANTNESSE,s. Wickedness. Gods- 
 croft. Hume's Hist. Doug. 
 
 * MISCHIEF, s. (often pron. Misshief.) 1. 
 A vexatious or ill-deedie person; as, 
 " Ye're a perfect mischief," S. 2. Equi- 
 Talent to " the devil;" as, " He's gam to 
 the mischief as fast as he can," S. 
 
 To MISCHIEVE, v. a. To hurt, S.B. 
 
 MISCOMFIST, part. adj. Nearly suffo- 
 cated with a bad smell, Fife ; Scomfisf, syn. 
 
 MISCONTENT,«f//. Dissatisfied." Spald. 
 
 MISCONTENTMENT, s. A ground of 
 discontentment or dis^utisfactioa. Spald. 
 — Fr. mescoiUcHtment. 
 
 To MISCOOK, r. a. 1. To dress food im- 
 properly, S. 2. Metaph. to mismanage 
 any business; as, " Ye've miscookit a' 
 your kail," S. 
 
 MISDIMABLE, adj. « It was a gay bit 
 misdimable house, wi' a but and a ben, 
 an' a fireside," &c. H. Blyd's Contract. 
 Q. a house not to be misdeemed, or 
 despised. For the narrator is often made 
 to say the contrary of what he means. 
 
 * To MISDOUBT, r. a. 1. To doubt; to 
 distrust, S.; used also by old E. writers. 
 Rob Roy. 2. Very generally in a de- 
 risory or sarcastic sense, when the offer 
 made is agreeable to him who makes it, 
 or suits his own interest. / dinna viis- 
 doubt ye ; I have no hesitation as to your 
 doing what you say, S. 
 
 MISDOUBT, MisDOOT, s. Doubt; appre- 
 hension, S.O. " I hae a misdoot that a's 
 no right and sound wi' her mair than wi' 
 him." The Entail. 
 
 MYSEL, rtrf_y. Leprous. V. Mesall. 
 
 MYSELL, V. Myself, S. corr. Wallace. 
 
 MYSELWYN, s. Myself. Barbour.— 
 From me, and sylfne, accus. of sylfe, ipse. 
 
 MISERICORDE,a(/^'. Merciful, Fr. Poems 
 16th Cent. 
 
 MISERLY, Misert, adj. Extremely par- 
 simonious, Aberd. 
 
 MISERTISH, adj. Very avaricious, Gall. 
 
 To MISFAYR, Misfare, t. n. 1. To mis- 
 carry. Douglas. 2. To fare ill ; to be 
 unfortunate. Poems IGth Cent. Todd has 
 incorporated Misfare, " to be in an ill 
 state," as an E. word, from Gower. Mis- 
 farin, S.B. ill-grown. — A.S. misfar-an, 
 male invenire, perire. 
 
 To MYSFALL, r. n. To miscarry. Barb. 
 
 MISFALT, s. Misdeed; improper conduct. 
 Bellend. — Fr. mesfaire, to misdo; O.Fr. 
 mcsfait, coupable, criminel, Roquefort. 
 
 MVSFAR, s. Mischance. Wallace. 
 
 MISFORTUNATE, adj. Unfortunate, S. 
 Culloden Pap. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 * MISFORTUNE, s. A soft term used to 
 denote a breach of chastity, especially as 
 announced by a third party, S. Har'st Rig. 
 
 MISGAR, .t. A kind of trench in sandy 
 
 ground, from the action of the wind, Orkn. 
 
 — Norw. mis, denoting defect, and giacr, 
 
 form. 
 MISGYDINS, s. Mismanagement. Poems 
 
 \Qth Cent. V. Misguide. 
 To MISGIE, t. n. To misgive, S. 
 To MISGOGGLE, r. a. To spoil; applied 
 
 to any work ; as, " He's fairly misguggitt 
 
 that job," Teviotdale. A variety of Mis- 
 
 qrugle, q. v. 
 To MISGRUGLE, r. a. I. To rumple ; to 
 
 handle roughly, S. Jotirn. Lond. 2. To 
 
 disfigure; to deform, S.B. — Belg. kreukel- 
 
 en, to crumple. 
 
 * To MISGUIDE, T. a. 1. To abuse; to 
 spoil, S. 2. To mispend; to waste; to 
 squander, S. 3. To Ube ill; to maltreat, S. 
 
MIS 
 
 441 
 
 MIS 
 
 MISGUIDING, s. The act or habit of 
 wasting, S. Burns. 
 
 MISGULLY, r. a. To cut clnmsily ; to 
 mangle, Fife; q. to use tlie <juUi/ amiss. 
 Synon. Martjuli/'w, Guddle. 
 
 MISHAD, prd. Misderaeaned; acted im- 
 properly. Acts Ja. V. From mis and 
 had, the pret. of hare. 
 
 MISHANTFK, s. Misfortune, S. Boss. 
 — Fr. mesartuture, O.E. mysatiiitre. 
 
 MISHAPPENS, s. Uiifortuuateness. 
 Baillie. 
 
 MISHARRIT,/)rtrt./)«. Unhinged. Pal. 
 Honor. — A.S. mis, and hearro, a liingc. 
 
 MISHMASH, MiSMASiiERiE, s. Whatever 
 is in a huddled or confused state, S. — 
 Su.G. misk-masi-. V. Mixtie-maxtie. 
 
 MYSIE, s. The abbrev. of Marjory, S. 
 Monastery. Also o( Marianne. 
 
 MISK, *. Land covered with coarse, rough 
 moorish grasses, Upp. Clydes. ; otherwise 
 defined; " A piece of ground partly earth, 
 partly moss," Ayrs. — C.B. mwsw<), moss. 
 
 To MISKEN, r. a. 1. Not to know, S. 
 Doiti/. 2. To overlook ; to neglect. Com)'/. S. 
 
 3. To seem to be ignorant of, S. JJui/lie. 
 
 4. To forbear; not to meddle with. 5. 
 To refuse to acknowledge. Abp.Hamil- 
 toun. Q. To misken one's self, to forget 
 one's proper station, S. 
 
 MISK-GRASS, s. The grass which grows 
 on ground as described under Misk, q. v. 
 
 To MYSKNAW, t. a. To be ignorant of. 
 Crosraguell. 
 
 MISLEARD, rtf?/. 1. Unmannerly, S. Fer- 
 <fuson. 2. Mischievous, S. Burns. 3Iis, 
 and lear'd, i. e. learned. 
 
 To MISLIKEN, Mislikly, t. a. To form 
 a wrong estimate of; to slight; to depre- 
 ciate, S.O.; synon. Licktly. The Entail. 
 — A.S. mis-lie, misse-lic, dissimilis, mislic- 
 «yss?,dissimilitudo ; Isl. ?cis?i/:-r, dissimilis, 
 misleqtj-ia, dispariliter construere. 
 
 To MISLIPPEN, r. a. 1. To disappoint, S. 
 2. To illude; to deceive, Renfrews. Tan- 
 nahill. 3. To neglect any thing put under 
 one's charge. To mislippen one's busi- 
 ness, to pay no proper attention to it, S. 
 The (ikaist. 4. To suspect, S. Black 
 Dicarf. 
 
 To MISLUCK, r. n. To miscarry.— Belg. 
 misluck-en, id. 
 
 MISLUCK, s. Misfortune, S. Ramsay. 
 
 MISLUSHI0US,a4/. Rough; unguarded. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 To MISMACK, MiSMAKEjf. a. 1. To shape 
 improperly ; applied to clothes, S.B. 2. 
 To trouble; to disturb; as, " Diuna mis- 
 make yoursell for me," Ettr. For. — Teut. 
 mis-maeck-en, male formare. 
 
 To MISMAE, r. a. To disturb; as, ".She 
 never mismaed her mind," Dumfr. It 
 seems to be compounded of mis and the 
 old v. 3[a, to make, (q. v.) used by our 
 venerable Barbour. 
 
 To MISMAGGLE, r. a. I. To spoil; to 
 
 disorder, S.B. Jottrn. Land. 2. To 
 mangle, Fife. Card. Beaton. V. Macil. 
 
 MISMAIGHT, part. pa. Put out of sorts; 
 mismatched, S.; from mis, and maik, q. v 
 Gl. Sibb. '^ 
 
 MISMAINNERS, s. pi. Ill-breeding; in- 
 discretion, Ettr. For. Wint. Tales 
 
 To MISMARROW, r. a. To mismatch. 
 V. Marrow, r. 
 
 To MISMAUCHER,(,/M«.) r. a. To spoil, 
 or render useless, Aberd. Perhaps corr. 
 from Teut. mis-maeck-en, deformare. 
 
 To iVIISMINNIE, V. a. Applied to lambs 
 when they lose their dams, or are put to 
 suck strange ewes, Clydes. From mis, 
 denoting defect, and minnie, a mother. 
 
 To MISMUVE, r. a. 1. To disconcert, 
 Ettr. For. 2. To alarm; to put in a flurry, 
 as, " Ye needna misnmire yoursell," 
 Clydes.; q. to more one's self amiss. 
 
 MISNOURTOURNESSE, s. Ill-breeding. 
 Rollocke. ^ 
 
 MISNURTURED, adj. Ill-bred. Ru- 
 therford. 
 
 To MISPERSON, Myspeuson, v. a. To 
 give disgraceful names to one; to abuse 
 in language. Aberdeen Rcjister. Formed 
 from mis and person, q.' mistaking the 
 person. 
 
 MISPERSONING, s. The act of giving 
 abusive names to anotlier. Aberd Req 
 
 To MISPORTION one's self, v. a. To eat 
 to excess, S.B. 
 
 MIS-RID, part. pa. Entangled, Galloway; 
 synon. Rarell'd. Davidson's Seasons. 
 i. e. not redd. V. Red, «. to loose, &c. 
 
 MISS,s. 1. A fault. 2. A false stroke, when 
 one fails to hit the mark; a term common 
 in various sports, S.— Teut. misse, vanus 
 ictus, jactus, &c. V. Mys. 
 
 MISSAYING, s. Calumny, or deprecia- 
 tion. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To MISSAYE, r. a. To abuse; to rail at. 
 Baron Courts. — Teut. mis-set/gh-en, male 
 loqui alicui. 
 
 MY^SSEL, s. a veil. V. Mussal, r. 
 
 MISSELLIS, s. pi. hirentories. Appa- 
 rently, fireworks, from Fr. missile, "a 
 squib, or other fire-work thrown," Cotgr. 
 Perhaps missiles, missile weapons. 
 
 To MISSET, r. a. To displease. Poems 
 \Gth Cent. V. Missettand. 
 
 MIS-SET,;)a?-«.pa. 1. Disordered; put out 
 of sorts. South of S. Tales of My La ndl. 
 2. Out of humour. South o"f S. Heart 
 Mid-Loth. — Teut. mis-sett-en, turbare. 
 
 MISSETTAND, part. pr. Unbecoming. 
 Palice of Honor. — Teut. mis-sett-en, xan\Q 
 disponere. 
 
 MISSILRY, S. Perhaps, leprosy. Roull. 
 V. Mesall. 
 
 * MISSIVE, s. 1. A letter sent,S.; Fr. id. 
 Dr. Johns, justly observes," that it is re- 
 tained in Scotland in this sense." Bacon. 
 2. Most generally, a letter on business, 
 or one containing an engagement after- 
 
MIS 
 
 442 
 
 MIX 
 
 wards to be extended in form. Tales of 
 My Landlord. 
 
 MISSLIE, adj. 1. Solitary, GI. Sibb. 2. 
 Applied to one whose absence is regrettedj 
 or remarked, Gall. Enc. V. Mistlie. 
 
 MISSLIENESS, s. Solitariness, from the 
 absence of some favourite person or thing, 
 Clydes. 
 
 To MISSPEAK, V. a. To praise one for 
 a good quality, which his conduct imme- 
 diately after shows that he does not pos- 
 sess, Clydes. Nearly synon. with For- 
 fpeak, r. sense 1. Mis-spreken is the 
 Teut. word corresponding with Misspeak. 
 
 To MISSWEAR, r. n. To swear falsely, S. 
 
 To MISTAIK, r. a. To neglect; to be 
 chargeable with oversight concerning, so 
 as not to make necessary provision. Acts 
 Ja. VI. Tliis ought to be written mis- 
 staik, from Mis, and Staik, to accommo- 
 date, &c. q. V. 
 
 To MISTENT, r. a. To neglect, Berwicks.; 
 from il/is,and Tent, to attend, q. v. 
 
 MISTER, Myster,?. Craft; art. Barbour. 
 — O.Fr. mestier, id. 
 
 To MISTER, v!a. To need; to be in want 
 of. Wallace. M ister'd, reduced to diffi- 
 culties, S.B. 
 
 To MISTER, MvsTRE, t. n. 1. To be ne- 
 cessary. Barbour. 2. To be in straits. 
 Balfour. 
 
 MISTER, Myster, s. I. Necessity, S.B. 
 Barb. 2. Want of food, S.B. Ross. 3. Any 
 thing necessary. Douglas. — Su.G. mist-a, 
 Dan. mist-er, to want. 
 
 To Beit a mister. V. Beit, v. 
 
 MIST-FAWN, s. A word formed from 
 fancy, to denote the resemblance which 
 mist sometimes assumes, of a white spot 
 of ground. V. Fawn. Perils of Man. 
 
 MYSTIR, adj. Necessary. Barbour. 
 
 MISTIRFUL, adj. Necessitous. Douglas. 
 
 MISTLIE, adj. 1, Dull; solitary; i'rom 
 the absence of some object to which one 
 is attached, Loth. Roxb.; also misslie, Gl. 
 Sibb. 2. Bewildered on a road, Roxb. 3. 
 Dreary, ibid. Eerie, synon. — From Su.G. 
 mist-a, to want, and lik, expressing state 
 or resemblance, or Teut. misselick, incer- 
 tus in quo errari potest. This closely 
 corresponds with sense 2. 
 
 2'o MISTRAIST, r. »i. To mistrust. 
 Wallace. V. Traist. 
 
 To MISTRAM, v. a. Forbes's Defence. 
 This term, being applied to a house, pro- 
 bably denotes a misplacing of the beams 
 of it, from the privative mis, and tram, 
 lignum; trabs. 
 
 MISTRESS, s. LA title given in the 
 Highlands, Islands, and South of S. to the 
 wife of a principal tenant. Guy Man. 
 2. In the Lowlands, the wife of a minister 
 is so designed by the vulgar, S. Steam-Boat. 
 
 MISTRY, s. Strait. Barbour. 
 
 To MISTRYST, r. a. 1. To break an en- 
 gagement with, S. Gl. Sibb. 2. To dis- 
 
 appoint ; to bring into confusion by dis- 
 
 ai)pointing, S. Hob Boy. 3. To alarm ; 
 
 to affright ; implying the idea of meeting 
 
 with something quite different from what 
 
 was expected, ibid. It is used in this 
 
 sense both North and So. of S. V. Tuyst. 
 To MISTROW, V. a. 1. To suspect; to 
 
 mistrust. Barbour. 2. To disbelieve. 
 
 Wyntoicn. — Isl. misstru-a, Belg. mis- 
 
 tromc-en, id. 
 MISTROWING, s. Distrust. Barbour. 
 
 — Belg. mistrowen, id. 
 MITCHELL,*. Unexplained. Poems \Gth C. 
 ]\IYTH, s. Marrow, Selkirk?. 
 To MYTH, r. a. To measure. Douglas. 
 
 — A.S. met-an, metiri. 
 To MYTH, Myith, v. a. 1. To mark. 
 
 Wcdlace. 2. To show. Gaican and Gol. 
 
 — Isl. mid-a, locum signo. 
 MYTH, s. Amarjj. V. Meith. 
 MITH, Meith, aux. r. Might, S.B. Skir- 
 
 refs. — Su.G. matha, id. 
 MITHER, s. A mother, S. Herd's Coll. 
 MITHERLIE, adj. Motherly, S. 
 MITHERLINESS, s. Motherliness, S. 
 MITHER'S-PET, s. " The youngest child 
 
 of a family; the mother's greatest fa- 
 vourite," S. Gall. Encycl. 
 M YTHIE, adj. Of or belonging to marrow ; 
 
 as,rt mythie bane, a, marrow-bone, Selkiiks. 
 
 C.B. mwyd-ion, medulla. 
 MITHNA. Might not, S.B. Glenfergus. 
 MITHRATES, s. Expl. " the heart and 
 
 skirts of a bullock," Ayrs. This seems 
 
 originally the same with Mithret, q. v. 
 MITHRET, s. The midriff, Ettr. For.— 
 
 A.S. Mid-li rythe, the midriff or diaphragm. 
 MYTING, s. 1. A term used to express 
 
 smallness of size. Erergr. 2. A fondling 
 
 designation for a child ; pron. q. mitten, 
 
 Ang. — Teut. myte, mydte, acarus, a mite. 
 To MITLE, V. a. To eat away, as mites 
 
 do, Gall. Annand. " When siller is chynged 
 
 [changed] it is said to mitle away." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 MITTALE, Mittaine, s. A kind of hawk. 
 
 Acts J a. II. 
 MITTENS, s. jo/. 1. Woollen gloves. Sir 
 
 J. Sinclair. 2. To Lay up one's Mittens, 
 
 to beat out one's brains, Aberd. Journ. 
 
 Lond. 3. To Claw up one's Mittens, (1.) 
 
 To kill ; applied to shooting a hare, &c. 
 
 Fife ; also to killing a man, Roxb. (2.) 
 
 To overturn, ibid. — Fr. mitaine. 
 Pin-mittens, s. pi. Woollen gloves wrought 
 
 upon a wooden pin, Teviotd. 
 MITTILAT, s. To male a mittilat o'one; 
 
 to disable one in his limbs, Aberd. 
 To MITTLE, V. a. To hurt or wound, S. 
 
 — Fr. mutil-er, Lat. mutil-are, id. 
 MITTS, s. pi. The same with Mittens, S. 
 * To MIX, r. n. To change colour; applied 
 
 to grain, S.; synon. Meing. 
 MIXT, part. pa. 1. Disordered; applied 
 
 to one in some degree ailing, Banffs. 2. 
 
 Denoting partial intoxication, S. 
 
MIX 
 
 443 
 
 MOY 
 
 MIXTIE-MAXTIE, Mixie-Maxie, adr. 
 In a state of confusion, S. Burns. — 
 Su.G. miglmafk, id. 
 
 To MIZZLE, r. a. To speckle, S.B. 
 
 -MIZZLED, adj. Having different colours, 
 S. — /N.S. H(ii.7/, varius ; Isl. mhlitt,yar'\ti- 
 gatns. 
 
 MIZZLIE, MizLiE, adj. I. Synon. with 
 31i:zhd, or nearly so, Strathcarn. 2. 
 Variegated; applied to the effect of fire 
 on the limbs, So. of S. A. Scoffs Poems. 
 
 To MOACH, {<jutt.) c. «. To be approach- 
 ing to a state of putridity. V. Moch. 
 
 To MOACH, Mocn, r. »<. To be in a putres- 
 cent state. The term is now generally 
 used in the part. pa. JJoch'd meat, OTfici^lt, 
 is animal food in a state of incipient cor- 
 ruption. 2'o hioach properly respects the 
 effect of dampness, accompanied with 
 heat.- — Isl. vivkk-a, mucexc. V. Mcicii, adj. 
 
 MO.VGRE, s. A confusion, L^pp. C'lydes. — 
 Isl. mitij-r, turba; moi/iir, multitudo. 
 
 MOAKIE, s. " A fondling name for a 
 calf," Clydes. The term has been traced 
 to ]\[oe, T. q. V. 
 
 MOBIL, MoBLE, s. Moveable goods, S. 
 Donglas. — Fr. meuhles, id. 
 
 MOCli, MocnY, adj. 1. Moist. Palice 
 Honor. 2. Close ; misty, S. 3. Applied 
 to meat when it begins to be putrid. La- 
 narks. Probably mock, a heap, is the ori- 
 ginal : a moist heap is apt to grow hot, 
 and to putrify. — Isl. mokk-r, condensatio 
 nubium, muijga, aer succidus et uubilo 
 humidus. 
 
 MOCII, i!. A heap, Gl. Sibb. Hence, perh. 
 «i«cA-,dung in a heap. — A.S. HJH(;(;,acervus. 
 
 JIOCH, ((/(<«.) s. A moth, Aberd. 'V. Mogh. 
 
 .MOCHIE, adj. Filled with moths, ibid. 
 
 To MOCHRE, Mokre, t. n. 1 . To heap up ; 
 to hoard. Priests Peblis. 2. To be busy 
 about trifling matters or mean work, S.B. ; 
 pron. moclire. 3. To work in the dark, ib. 
 — Ital. mucchiare, Isl. vtock-a, coacervare. 
 
 MOCHT, au.r. r. Might. Wallace.— 
 Alem. moht-a, from mog-en, posse. 
 
 MOCKAGE, s. Mockery. Crosragnell. 
 
 MOCKRIFE, «(//. Scornful, Clydes. Bal- 
 lad, Edln. Mag. 
 
 MODE, MwDE, s. 1. Courage. Wr/ntotcv. 
 — A.S. Sw. mod, id. 2. Indignation. Sir 
 Tristrem. Hence E. mood and moody. — 
 Su.G. Isl. mod, ira ; A.S. mod-ian, irasci. 
 
 MODERANCE,s. Moderation. Pitscottie. 
 
 'J\j MODERATE, r. n. 1 . To preside in an 
 ecclesiastical court, S. Acts Assembly. 
 2. To preside in a congi-egation at the 
 election of a pastor, S. Pardoran. 
 
 MODERATION, s. The act of presiding 
 in an election, S. 
 
 MODERATOR, s. 1. He who presides in 
 an ecclesiastical court, S. Acts Assem. 
 2. The minister who presides at the elec- 
 tion of a pastor, S. Pardoran. 
 
 MODGEL, s. A noggin; " I've gotten my 
 modgel," I have got my usual quantity of 
 
 drink. To Tak one's Modgd, to partake 
 of a social glass; sometimes denoting a 
 morning dram, Fife. Perhaps from L.B. 
 modiol-us, a term latterly used in monas- 
 teries to denote a certain quantity of liquor. 
 
 MODY, MuDV, adj. 1. Bold. Barbour. 
 2. Pensive ; melancholy. Pouglas. E. 
 moody.— S\y. modiq, bold, daring. 
 
 MODIE-BROD, s. V. MowDiE-nuou. 
 
 MODYR, MoDER, s. Mother. Wallace.— 
 A.S. Isl. &c. moder, Belg. moeder. 
 
 MODYR-NAKYD, adj. Stark-naked, S. ; 
 mother-naked. Bamsay. Naked as at 
 birth. — Tent, moedcr-naeckt, id. 
 
 MODY WART, Modewaut, s. A mole, S. 
 Douglas. — A.S. mold, terra, and u-rot-an, 
 versare rostro. 
 
 To MOE, V. n. To cry as a calf ; Mue being 
 used to express the lowing of a cow, 
 Clydes. V. Mue, and Moakie. 
 
 MOEYNLES, adj. Destitute of interest. 
 Hume. 
 
 M OEM, ,«. A scrap, Galloway. 
 
 MOGEN,a(?/. Apparently signifying com- 
 mon, public; synon. Mein. Agr. Surr. 
 Peeh.—Sa.G. mage, multitudo. 
 
 MOGGANS, s. jjL' 1. Long sleeves for a 
 woman's arms, S.B. Pois. 2. Hose with- 
 out feet, Aberd. Hairy moggans, Fife. 
 Journ. Lond. — Tent, moiiu-ken, parva 
 manica ; Gael, moqan, boot-hose. 
 
 MOGGANS, s. il. The legs, Roxb. 
 
 To MIX Moggans trith one. To be joined iu 
 marriage; a vulgar phrase used in Fife. 
 
 MOGH, s. A moth, Ang. — O.E. motigh. 
 
 MOGHIE, adj. Having maggots ; as mogh ie 
 «i£rtf,animal food when fly-blown, Lanarks. 
 
 MOY, s. A certain measure; " Ane moy of 
 salt." Aberd. Beg. — Fr. moge is " a 
 measure containing about six bushels," 
 Cotgr. j\Iuid and wa;!/, " a great vessel, 
 or measure," ibid. O.Fr. moyan, a tun. 
 Ir. Gael, mioch, a bushel. 
 
 MOY, Move, orfy. 1. Gentle; mild. Bnnb. 
 2. Affecting great moderation in eating or 
 drinking; mini, synon. Kelly. — Gael. 
 modh, modest ; Dan. moe, a virgin. 
 
 MOYAN, s. A species of artillery, of a 
 middle size. Pitsc. — Fr.9no«/f«, moderate. 
 
 MOICH, igutt.) adj. Giving the idea of 
 moistness conjoinedwith putridity ; applied 
 to tainted meat, Ayrs. V. Mcch, adj. 
 
 MOICHNESS, s. Dampness causing cor- 
 ruption, ib. Old Ballad. 
 
 To MOIDER, T. a. To stupify with blows, 
 or in whatever other way, Lanarks. 
 
 MOIDERT, /jar?, adj. Dull; stupid, ibid. 
 Dumfr. Buncan's S. Country Wearer. 
 " One whose intellects are rendered use- 
 less, by being in the habit of taking 
 spirituous liquors to excess, is said to be 
 moidert.'" Gall. Encyrl.^C.B. mvyd-ur, 
 a soaker, from tnuyd-aic, to moisten; to 
 steep. 
 
 MOYEN, MoYAN, .«. 1 . Means for attaining 
 anv end. B. Bruce. 2. Interest, S. Cul- 
 
MOY 
 
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 MON 
 
 derw. 3. Means of subsistence, i^potsw. 
 Be the moyau of, by means of. R. Bruce. 
 4. Temporal substance ; property. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 5. Undue means, such as secret 
 influence, bribery. Fount. Dec. Suppl. — 
 Fr. moyen, a means. 
 
 To MOYEN, MoYAN, r. a. 1. To accom- 
 plish by the use of means. 11. Bruce. 
 2. To procure; implying diligence, S. A 
 weil-moyent man, one who has good means 
 for procuring any thing, S.B. — Fr. moi/- 
 enn-er, to procure. 
 
 MOYENER, MoYANER, s. One who em- 
 ploys his interest for another, R. Bruce. 
 — O.Fr. moyennere, mediateur. 
 
 To MO IF, V. a. To move. Douglas. 
 
 MOIKEN, s. Spignel, Athamanta meum, 
 Perths. " The athamanta meum (spignel) 
 here called moiken or muilcionn, grows 
 in the forest of Clunie." Stat. Ace. P. 
 Clunie. Itsproper Gael. name ismuilclonn. 
 
 MOIL, s. Hard and constant labour, S. 
 A. Scott''s Poems. — Sw. mol-a, laborare 
 duriter. 
 
 MOYLlE,s. 1." A bullock wanting horns." 
 Gall. Etici/cl. 2. " A mild good-natured 
 person, tame even to silliness," ibid. 
 — Gael. Ir. maol, " bald, blunt, without 
 horns ;" C.B. vwel, bald, blunt, moel-i, to 
 make bald. Davies refers to Chald. jVn 
 maJaij, depilare. 
 
 MOYLIE, adv. Mildly. Montgomerie. 
 
 MOYND, s. Apparently used for wii)(C. Inv. 
 
 MOIST-BALL. A ball for holding musk. 
 Invent. V. Muisx. 
 
 To MOISTIF Y, v. a. To moisten. 67. Shirr. 
 a low word, generally used, in a ludicrous 
 sense, in regard to topers, S. Burns. 
 
 MOYT, adj. Many. King's Q%ialr. —0,Yr. 
 moult, moat, much ; Lat. multits. 
 
 To MOKRE, V. a. To hoard. V. Mochhe. 
 
 MOLD, s. The ground. V. Mulde. 
 
 MOLE, s. Promontory. Barbour. V. Mull. 
 
 MOLLACHON, s. A small cheese. Stir- 
 lings. — Gael, mulachan, a cheese, 
 
 MOLL AN, s. "A long straight pole, such 
 as fishermen use at their fish-yards." 
 Gall. Unci/cl. 
 
 MOLL AT, MoLLET, s. 1. The bit of a 
 bridle. Dunbar. 2. The ornament of a 
 bridle. Douglas. 
 
 To MOLLET," r. n. Perhaps, to curb. 
 Lyndsay. V. Mollat. 
 
 MOLLET-BRYDYL, s. A bridle having 
 a curb. Bellend. — Teut. midy, the mouth ; 
 Isl. mull, Su.G. myl, a bridle, a curb. 
 
 MOLLETS, s. pi. 1. Fantastic airs, Roxb. 
 2. Sly winks, ibid. — Fr. mollet, delicate, 
 efieminate; mollete, delicacy, effeminacy. 
 
 MOLLIGRANT,s. Whining; complaining, 
 Ang. llolligrunt. Loth. ■ — Isl, mogl-a, 
 murmur, and graun, os et nasus. 
 MOLLIGRUB, Mullygrub, s. The same 
 with molligrant, S. Ramsay. Midli- 
 grub is an E. word used in a similar sense 
 in cant language. 
 
 MOLL-ON-THE-COALS, s. a gloomy- 
 minded person, Ayrs. The EntaU. A 
 silly play on the E. word melancholy. 
 
 MOLOSS, adj. Loose; dissolute in con- 
 duct, Ayrs. Molash'd, intoxicated. 
 
 To MOLLUP, MoLLOP, v. n. To toss the 
 head in a disdainful way , Te viotd. Brown ie 
 of Bodsbeck. — Teut. muyl, the mouth, 
 also a halter, or bit, and op, up. 
 
 MOLUCCA NUT. Used as a charm in the 
 Western Islands. Martin. V. Crosphnk. 
 
 * MOMENT, s. A second of time, S. 
 
 MOMENT-HAND, s. The hand of a clock 
 or watch which marks the seconds, S. 
 
 MON, MuN, MuNE, Maun, aux. t. Must. 
 Dotcglas. — Isl. mun, id. 
 
 MOND, s. The heraldic term used to denote 
 the globe that surmounts an imperial 
 crown. Inrent. — Lat. mwndus, Fr. monde. 
 
 MONE, s. Money. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To MONE, f . ((. To take notice of. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S. mon-ian, animadvertere. 
 
 MONE,s. Mane. Pal.Hon.—l^\.viocn,'u\. 
 
 MONE, s. The moon; mee?i, Aberd. Bar- 
 bour.— A.'i. mona, Germ, mon, id. 
 
 MONESTING, s. Admonition. Barbour. 
 
 V. MONYSS. 
 
 MONETH, s. A month ; still the pronun- 
 ciation of some old people, S. Wyntown. 
 — A.S. monuth, id. from mona, the moon. 
 
 MO'HY, adj. l.Many, S. Bcllenden. 2. 
 Great, Border. Compl. S. — A.S. money, 
 Sw. mom/a, many. 
 
 MONYCORDIS, Manicords, s. pi. A mu- 
 sical instrument of many cords, lloulate. 
 
 MONYFEET. "Jock wi' the Monyfeet," 
 the centipede, S. In Ayrs. its sex is 
 changed, it being called Jenny ic'dk the 
 Manyfeet ; and also in Roxb. where it is 
 Haggle Monyfeet. Annals of the Parish. 
 In Angus, also, it is viewed as of the 
 feminine gender, being called Maggie «-t' 
 the MonyJ'eet. In Fife it is called Jenny 
 hunder feet. 
 
 MONY LANG. This mony I ang, for a 
 long time past, S.B. Glenfergus. 
 
 MONIPLIES, MoNNYPLiEs, s. pi. 1. That 
 part of the tripe of a beast, which consists 
 of many folds, S. ; the omasum. Ess. 
 Highl. Soc. 2. Coarsely applied, in a ludi- 
 crous sense, to the intestines of man, S. 
 Taylor's S. Poems. S. mony, many, and 
 ply, a fold. 
 
 To MONYSS, r. a. To warn; to admonish. 
 Barbour. — Fr. admonest-er, id. 
 
 MONKRIE, MuNKRiE, s. A monastic 
 foundation or establishment. Acts Ja. 
 VI. The word is evidently formed of 
 A.S. monec or wn(«i<c, monachus, and rice, 
 munus, dominium. 
 
 MONONDAY, Munanday, s. Monday, S. 
 Fordun.— A.S. Monan daeg, id. the day 
 consecrated to the moon. 
 
 MONSTOUR, MuNSTOUR, s. A muster. 
 Acts Ja. V. — From Fr. monstre, id. L.B. 
 monstrum, militum recensio; monstr-are, 
 
MON V 
 
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 MOR 
 
 milites censere ; from the primary sense 
 of the V. ill Lat. to show, to exhibit. \'. 
 Laif Sounday. 
 MONSTRANCE, s. Perhaps show; display. 
 " Aiiegreit monstrance of syher." Aberd. 
 Reg. — O.Fr. monstrance is used in the 
 sense of preuve, exhibition, Roquefort. 
 MONTEVLE, 8. A mount. Harbour. — 
 Ital. monticell-o, L.B. munticell-us, collis. 
 MONTH, MouNTH, s. 1. A mountain. 
 L'omplaunt S. 2. The Grampian moun- 
 tains towards their eastern extremity. 
 To (janij oure the Month, to cross the 
 Grampians, S.B. Barbour. — A.S. monte, 
 iiiunt, a mountain. 
 MONTHIS BORD. The ridge of a moun- 
 tain. V. BouD. 
 MONTUR, s. Expl. saddle-horse. Sir 
 
 Gawan. — Fr. monture, id. 
 MOO, s. The act of lowing, S. Darldson's 
 
 Seasons. V. Mue. 
 MOO, s. The mouth, Galloway. Darldson's 
 
 Seasons. V. Mow. 
 A100DIE,rt(//. Gallant; courageous. Bal- 
 lad of Captain Carre. V. Mody, Mudy, 
 adj. sense 1. 
 MOODIE-HILL, s. A molehill. Minstrelsy 
 
 Border. V. Moudie. 
 MOOL, s. A slipper. Spald. V. Mullis. 
 To :^IOOL, r. a. To crumble. V. Mule. 
 To MOOL AT, Moolet, r. «. To whine; to 
 
 murmur, Ayrs.; sjnon. with Chirm. 
 MOOLETIN, part. pr. Whining, ibid.— 
 
 Teut. muql-en, mutire, mussitave. 
 MOOLIE-HEELS. Chilblains, S. ; from 
 Mules, s. pi. used in the same sense. 
 liall. Encijcl. 
 MOOLLIE PUDDING. A school-game, 
 " Moo/lie Pudding. — One has to run 
 with the hands locked, and taen [i. e. lay 
 his hands on the heads of] the others. 
 Crall. Encijcl. 
 MOOLS, s. V. MuLBis. 
 MOONLIGHT-FLITTING. A decamp- 
 ment by night, in the way of carrying off 
 one's goods or furniture, for the purpose 
 of escaping from one's creditors, or from 
 arrestment, S. Campbell. V. Flit, r. n. 
 MOONOG, s. " A name for the cranberry 
 
 or crawberry." Gall. Enci/cl. 
 To MOOP, r. n. V. Moup. 
 I^IOORAT, MooRiT, adj. Expl. " brownish 
 colour in wool," Shetl. Edmonstone's 
 Zetl. Perhaps of the colour of heather, 
 of a moor. 
 MOOR AW A V, s. A thick shower of snow, 
 
 Shetl. 
 MOOR-FOWL, s. Red game ; moor-cock, 
 
 S. Siblald. 
 MOOR-GRASS, s. Poteutilla anserina, S. 
 
 Lightfoot. V. MuRiucK. 
 MOOR-ILL, s. A disease of black cattle. 
 
 V. MuiR-ILL. 
 
 MOORS. V. BuowN Man of the Moous. 
 
 MOOSE, s. V. Mouse. 
 
 MOOSE WEB, MousEWER, s, 1. The gos- 
 
 samer, S. 2. A spider's web. :?. Metapli. 
 phlegm in the throat or stomach, S. 
 Fenju.ion. — Fr. mousse, moss ; Teut. mos, 
 moisture. 
 MOOSE-WEBB'D, adj. Covered with 
 
 spiders' webs. Taylor. 
 To MOOTER. V. Mout awa'. 
 MOOTH, adj. Misty ; foggy, S.B.— Belg, 
 mottiq, id. niotti<i weer, drizzling weather. 
 MOOTHLYE, a'dc. Softly, Ettr. For. 
 
 Wint. Et. Tales. V. Murni. 
 MOOTIE, adj. Parsimonious ; niggardly. 
 
 Loth. V. Mout, r. 
 MOOTIT-LlKE,((f//. Puny; having the ap- 
 pearance of declension in size, S. Hogg. 
 Corr. from E. Moult, to cast the feathers. 
 To MOOTLE, r. a. To nibble; to fritter 
 away. Thus a child is said to mootle its 
 piece. Loth. Roxb. A diminutive from 
 Mout, V. q. V. 
 MOPPAT, s. An instrument for cleaning 
 the inside of a cannon. Invent. E. mop, 
 Lat. mappa. 
 MORADEN, (t. Homage. V. Manrent. 
 MORAY COACH. A cart, Banifs.; a cant 
 term, used in ridicule of the neighbouring 
 county; like the phrase, a Tyburn coach. 
 MORE, MoR, arf/. Great, Gael. Wyntuirn. 
 MORE, s. A heath. V. Mure. 
 MORGAN-STERNE, s. A warlike instru- 
 ment formerly used by those who were 
 besieged, in defending themselves against 
 their assailants, " made of a large stock 
 banded with iron like the shaft of a hal- 
 bert, with a round globe at the end with 
 cross iron pikes." Monro's E.vped. — Belg. 
 ip.nrgenstar, a club or cudgel with pricks. 
 MoKGEOUN, s. V. Murgeoun. 
 MOK(iUZ'D, part. adj. Confused. Gall. 
 Encycl. Perhaps a corr. of E. mortgaged. 
 MORGUE, s. A solemn face; an imposing 
 
 look, Fr. Forbes's Defence. 
 MORIANE, adj. Swarthy ; resembling a 
 Moor. Diallog. — Fr. morien, id. from 
 Lat. Mauritanus. 
 MORMAIR, s. An ancient title of honour 
 in S. equivalent to Earl. — From Gael. 
 mor, great, and Mair, q. v. 
 MORN, Morne, .«. Morrow. To morne, 
 to-morrow ; S. the morne, id. Douglas. — 
 A.S. moriihen,morqen,\s\. mor gun, morrow. 
 MORN I'E-MORNING. The morn after 
 daylight breaks. Gall. Encycl. To- 
 morrow in the morning. 
 * MORNING, s. 1. A glass of spirits taken 
 before breakfast, not only in the High- 
 lands, but by many Lowlanders, who 
 pretend that this is necessary to whet 
 their appetite, S. Warerley. 2. A slight 
 repast taken at rising, some hours before 
 the regular breakfast, Dumfr. 
 MORNING-GIFT, s. The gift conferred 
 by a husband on his wife, on the morning 
 after marriage. Acts Ja. VI. — A.S. 
 morgen-gife, Germ, morgan-geba, Teut. 
 morghen-gare, id. 
 
MOR 
 
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 MOT 
 
 JIOROWING, MoROWNiNG, s. Morning. 
 
 J>««6ar. — Moes.G. maurgins, A.S. Isl. 
 
 morqen, id. 
 
 To MORROCH, v. a. To soil. " When 
 
 any thing is trampled in a gutter, we 
 
 say it is morroch'd." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 Corr. perhaps from C.B. mathrach, a 
 
 trampling down. 
 
 MOR,ROW, s. A companion; or one thing 
 
 which matches another, Shetl.V. Marrow. 
 
 MORSING-HORN, s. A flask for holding 
 
 powder. Lay of the Last Minstrel. 
 MORSING POULDER. Apparently pow- 
 der used for priming. Inventories. 
 MORT, s. The skin of a sheep or lamb 
 
 which dies; pron. mart. Surr. Roxh. 
 MoRT-Woo, s. Wool of such skins, ibid. 
 MORT, A MoRT. Died, or dead. Bann. P. 
 — Fr. meurt, 3 p. s. ind. improperly used. 
 ]\IORT, adj. Fatal. A mort cold, i. e. a 
 
 deadly cold. Rmldiman. 
 MORTAGE, s. A particular mode of giv- 
 ing pledges; also denominated Deid icad. 
 E. mortgage. V. Wad, s. 
 * MORTAL, ad!/. Dead drunk, S. 
 MORTAR, s. 1. Coarse clay of a reddish 
 colour, S. Statist. Ace. 2. This clay as 
 prepared for building, S. 
 MORTAR-STONE, s. A stone hollowed 
 out, formerly used as a mortar, for pre- 
 paring barley, by separating it from the 
 husks, S. Pinkerton. V. Knockin-Stane. 
 MORT-CLOTH, s. The pall carried over 
 
 the coffin at a funeral, S. Stat. Ace. 
 MORTERSHEEN, s. A fatal species of 
 glanders, q. mort aiix cliien, a carcass for 
 dogs. Spalding. 
 MORTFUNDYIT, part. pa. Cold as 
 
 death. V. Mort, and Fundy. 
 MORT-HEAD, s. 1. A death's head, S. 
 2. A large turnip excavated, with the re- 
 presentation of a face cut through the 
 side, and a lighted candle put within. 
 This is carried about under night, by mis- 
 chievous boys, as an object of terror, S. 
 MORTH 0' CAULD. " Those who receive 
 a severe cold, get what is termed a mortli 
 o' caidd ; which means, their death from 
 cold." Gall. Enc. — Fr. mort, death. 
 To MORTIFY, v. a. To give in mortmain, 
 S. Erskine. — L.B. mortificare terras, id. 
 MORTIFICATION, s. 1. The act of giving 
 in mortmain, S. ibid. 2. Lands or money 
 thus disponed, S. Statist. Ace. 
 Master of Mortifications. An officer in a 
 burgh who has the charge of all the funds 
 mortified to pious uses, S. ]\Iannerhhj. 
 MORTIFIER, s. One who gives property 
 
 in mortmain, S. Sir J. Carr. 
 MORTYM, Morton, s. Supposed to be 
 the common marten, martlet, or house- 
 swallow ; merti/m. South of S. Acts J. VI. 
 MORTMUMLINGIS, s. pi. Prayers mut- 
 tered or mumbled for the dead. Bann. P. 
 MORT-SAFE, s. A frame of cast-iron with 
 which a coffin is surrounded during five 
 
 or six weeks, for the purpose of prevent- 
 ing the robbery of the grave, Fife. A 
 word of recent formation. 
 MORUNGEOUS, adj. In very bad 
 humour ; morungeous cankert, very ill- 
 humoured, S.B. 
 MORWYNGIFT, s. The same with Morn- 
 ing gift. Acts Ja. IV. 
 MOSINE, s. The touch-hole of a piece of 
 ordnance ; metaph. S. motion-hole. Z. Boyd. 
 MOSS, s. 1. A marshy place, S. Barbour. 
 2. A place where peats may be dug, S. 
 Statist. Ace. — Su.G. tnose, mossa, id. locus 
 uliginosus. 
 MOSS,s. TheEriophorumvaginatum,Roxb.; 
 
 synon. Moss-crops. Agr. Siirv. lio.rb. 
 
 MOSS-BLUTER, s. The snipe, Roxb. 
 
 MOSS-BOIL, s. A fountain in a moss. 
 
 Gall. Enc. Denominated from its boiling 
 
 up. — Isl. bidl, ebullitio, bull-a, ebullire. 
 
 MOSS-BUMMER, s. The Bittern, S.A. 
 
 from its booming sound. 
 MOSS-CHEEPER, s. 1. The Marsh Tit- 
 mouse. Sibbald. 2. The Tit-lark, S. 
 Fleming. 
 MOSS-CORNS, s. pi. Silver-weed, S. ; 
 
 also Moss-crops, and Moor-grass. 
 MOSS-CROPS, s. pi. Cotton-rush, and 
 
 Hare's-tailed rush, S. Liglitfoot. 
 MOSS-FA'EN, adj. A term applied to 
 trees which have been overthrown in a 
 morass, and gradually covered with moss, 
 q. moss-fallen, S.B. 
 MOSSFAW, s. A ruinous building, Fife. 
 MOSS-HAG, s. Moss-ground that has 
 formerly been broken up. Talcs of Mg 
 Landlord. V. Hag. 
 MOSSMINGIN,s. The namegivenin Clyde?. 
 
 to the Cranberry, Myrtillus occyccos. 
 MOSS-TROOPERS, s. Banditti who in- 
 habited the marshy country of Liddisdale, 
 and subsisted chiefly by rapine. Lay of 
 Last Minst. 
 M0STED,rt(7J. Crop-eared, Moray.iVorfA<??-» 
 Antiq. — Fr. mousse, "dulled, blunted, 
 made edgelesse, or pointlesse," Cotgr. 
 MOT, 1-. anx. May. V. Mat. 
 MOT,s. A word, Fr. Crosraguell. 
 * MOTE, .<!. A crumb; a very small piece 
 
 of any thing, Roxb. 
 MOTE, s. 1. A little hill, or barrow. 
 Bcllcnd. 2. Sometimes improperly used 
 for a high hill, ibid. 3. A rising ground ; 
 a knoll, S.B. Poss.—A..^. mot, Isl. mote, 
 conventus hominum, applied to a little 
 hill, because, anciently, conventions were 
 held on eminences. Hence our Mote- 
 hill of Scone. 
 To MOTE, V. a. 1. To pick motes out of 
 any thing, S. 2. To mote one's self, to 
 louse, S. 3. r. n. to use means for dis- 
 covering imperfections, S. I>ouglas. 
 MOTH, adj. Warm ; sultry. Loth. 
 MOTHER, s. The mother on beer, &c. the 
 
 lees working up, S. — Germ, moder, id. 
 MOTHER-BROTHER, s. A maternal 
 
MOT 
 
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 MOW 
 
 uncle. Pitscottie. — Sw. modcrbrodci; :iu 
 
 uncle by the mother's side. 
 MOTHER-NAKKl). V. Modvr-.wkvd. 
 MOTHER-SISTER, s. A uiateraal aunt. 
 
 " Matertera, the mother-sister." ]Vedd. 
 
 Vocah. 
 MOTHER-WIT, s. Common sense ; dis- 
 cretion, S. Fen/usvii. 
 MOTTIE, <j(//. Full of motes. Ross. 
 MOTTYOCli'D, part. adj. Matted. V. 
 
 Muttyocii'd. 
 MOU, s. The notch in the end of the beam, 
 
 into which the rope used in drawing a 
 
 plough is fastened, Orkn. 
 Mou-PiN, s. A pin which fastens this 
 
 rope to the beam, ibid. 
 MOUD, s. A moth, Selkirks. Hog(;. 
 MOUDIE, MowDiK, J,-. A mole, S.— Su.G. 
 
 mullicad has the same meaning. V. 
 
 MOWDY. 
 
 MOUDY IIILLAN, s. A mole-hill, Gall. 
 Daridson's Seasons. V. Hillan. 
 
 MOUDIE-SKIN,s. A mole's skin. Villa^/e 
 Fair. Blackw. Matj. The purses of the 
 Scottish peasantry were frequently made 
 of mole stins; and it was reckoned lucky 
 to possess one. 
 
 To MOVE OF, r. H. To descend according 
 to a certain lineage, in reference to heri- 
 table property. Act. Dom. Cone. — Fr. 
 mour-oir, " as rehrer, to hold land of." 
 
 MO VIR, Moui R, Mure, adj. Mild ; gentle. 
 Wyiitown. — Belg. morice, murw, Su.G. 
 moer, mollis. 
 
 MOVIRLY, adr. Mildly, ibid. 
 
 MOULD-BOARD, s. A wooden board on 
 the Scottish plough, which turned over 
 the furrow, S. The Pirate. 
 
 To MOULIGH, T. n. To whimper; to 
 whine, Ayrs. — Isl. moeql-a, to murmur. 
 
 MOULY HEELS. V. Mules. 
 
 MOULS, Mowles, s. jd. Chilblaius; now 
 vulgarly denominated Mooly heels. Wed- 
 derb. Vocab. V. Mules. 
 
 * To MOUNT, r. n. To make ready; to 
 make all necessary preparation for setting 
 off; S. Ross. 
 
 MOUNTAIN-DEW, s. A cant term for 
 Highland whisky that has paid no duty, 
 S. Lights and Shadoics. 
 
 MOUNTAIN DULSE. Mountain laver, S. 
 
 MOUNTAIN-MEN, s. pi. 1. The perse- 
 cuted Presbyterians in Scotland, who, 
 during the reigns of Charles II. and 
 James II. were under the necessity of 
 betaking themselves to the mountains for 
 refuge, S. Sir P. Hume's Narrative. 
 2. The Presbyterians in this country, who 
 do not acknowledge the lawfulness of the 
 present civil government; adhering to the 
 principles of those who disowned the 
 authority of Charles II. and James, S. 
 
 V. HiLL-FOLK. 
 
 MOUNTH, s. A mountain. V. Month. 
 MOUNTING, s. The ornamental furniture 
 of any piece of dress, S. Durham, X. 
 
 Command. In E. mount is used as a v. 
 
 signifying to "embellish with ornaments." 
 To MOUP, Moop, r. a. 1. To nibble ; to 
 
 mump, S. Douijlas. 2. To impair by 
 
 degrees. Ramsai/. — Most probably cor- 
 rupted from E. mump. 
 To MOUP,iJ. H. To fall off; to fail; lie's 
 
 beqinninq to vioup, S. 
 To MOUPER, r. a. To eat in the way of 
 
 continued nibbling, Ro.xb.; a diminutive 
 
 from Mo up, v. a. 
 MOUKY, adj. Apparently,melIow,S. Trans. 
 
 Auiiq. Soc. — Teut. morice, mollis, tenor. 
 MOURIE, f!. A stratum of gravel mingled 
 
 with sand, Moray. — Isl. moer, solum 
 
 grumis sterilibus obsitum, (i. Andr. 
 MOUSE, .«!. The bulb of flesh on the extre- 
 mity of the shank of mutton, S. prou. moose. 
 
 — Teut. mui/s, carnosa pars in corpore. 
 MOUSE-WEB, J!. V. MoosE-WEB. 
 To MOUT, r. n. To moult, S. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 — Teut. muyt-en, plumas amittere. 
 To ]\IOUT atca\ (prou. moot,) i\ a. To 
 
 take away piecemeal, S. 
 MOUTCHIT, MuTCHir, s. A disrespectful 
 
 term applied to children; similar to s;*i«fc/t- 
 
 et, Teviotd. — Fr. mouschettc, a small fly. 
 To MOUTER, r. n. To fret; to fall off in 
 
 consequence of friction or some similar 
 
 cause. Loth. 
 To JIOUTER, r. a. To take multure for 
 
 grinding corn, S. Ramsay. 
 To MOUTER, (pron. mooter,) v. a. The 
 
 same with mout awa\ S. 
 MOUTH-POKE, s. The bag out of whii-h 
 
 a horse eats his corn; used by carters, and 
 
 suspended from the horse's neck, S. 
 MOUTIT, part. pa. Diminished ; scanty ; 
 
 bare. Palice Honor. 
 To MOUTLE, V. a. To nibble; to fritter 
 
 away; pron. q. mootle, Clydes. Mont, 
 
 synon. Roxb. 
 MOUTON, s. A French gold coin brought 
 
 into S. in the reign of David II. having 
 
 the impression of the Agnus Dei, which 
 
 the vulgar mistook for a sheep ; hence 
 
 called Mouton. L. llailes. 
 To MOUZE, ». n. To plunder clandestinely. 
 
 Monro's Exped. 
 MOW, MouE, s. A heap, S. llirbour.— 
 
 A.S. moxre, acervus. 
 MOW, (pron. moo,) s. 1. The mouth, S. 
 
 Maitl. P. — Fr. muue, Su.G. mun, Teut. 
 
 viuyl, id. 2. A distorted mouth. Roull. 
 
 3. Used in pi. in the sense of jest. Nae 
 
 mows, no jest, S. Chr. Kirk. 
 To MOW, r. n. To speak in mockery. Lynds. 
 MO WAR, s. A mocker. Palice Honor. 
 To MOW-BAND, v. a. To mention; to 
 
 articulate, S. Ross. — Teut. muyl-band- 
 
 en, fiscellam ori appendere. 
 MOW-BAND, s. A halter, Ayrs.— Teut. 
 
 mui/l-band, capistrnm. 
 MOWBEIRARIS, .s. pi. Thieirsh gleaners. 
 
 Council-Book B. of Ayr. Q,. bearers ot 
 
 heaps, from A.S. moice, acervas strues. 
 
MOW 
 
 448 
 
 MUG 
 
 MOW-BIT, s. A morsel, S. Feiyiison. 
 
 MOWCH, s. A spy; an eavesdropper. 
 Lyndsay. — Fr. mousche, mouche, id. V. 
 Mush. 
 
 MOW-CUE, s. A twisted halter for curb- 
 ing a young horse, Roxb. Perhaps from 
 S. 7I10W, the mouth, and Isl. ku<j-a, sup- 
 primere, subjugare. 
 
 MOWDEWARP, s. A mole, S. Lett. A. 
 Melville, Life. From mold, terra, and 
 leeorp-an, jactare. 
 
 MO WD Y, MowDiE, MouDiE, s. A mole, 
 S.A. Dumfr. Gall. Davidsoii's Poems. 
 
 MOWDIE-BROD, s. A board on the 
 Scottish plough, which turned over the 
 furrow, now exchanged for a cast-iron 
 plate denominated a Fur-side, S. Pro- 
 bably a corr. of Mould-board. V. Mow- 
 
 DIEWORT-BURD. 
 
 MO WDIE-HILLOCK, s. A heap of earth 
 thrown up by a mole, South of S. 
 
 MOWDIE-HOOP,s. A mole-hill, Fife; from 
 Mowdle, a mole, and Teut. hoop, a heap. 
 
 MOWDIE-MAN,s. A mole-catcher. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 MOWDlEWARK,s. A raole,Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 V. MoDYWART. 
 
 MOWDIWART, s. A designation im- 
 properly given to a coin. J'erils of Man. 
 The Portuguese moidor had been running 
 in the author's head when he wrote this ; 
 for such a term was never applied to 
 Scottish money. 
 
 MOWDIEWORT-BURD, s. The mould- 
 board of a plough, Fife ; elsewhere mow- 
 diewarp-burd ; as thromnfj itp the mold, 
 like a mole. 
 
 MOWE, s. Dust, S. ; peat-mowe, peat- 
 dust. Ruddiman. 
 
 MOWE, s. A motion. Douglas. 
 
 MOWELL, adj. Moveable. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 MOWENCE, "s. Motion, or perhaps de- 
 pendance. Barbour.— Fr. inoucance, id. 
 
 MOW-FRACHTY, adj. Palatable, S.B. 
 — From mow, the mouth, and fraucht, 
 perh. a lading. 
 
 MOWR, s. "Mock; jeer; flout," Upp. 
 Clydes. Marmaiden of Clyde, Edin. Mag. 
 — O.Teut. morre, os cum promiueutibus 
 labris; morr-en, grunnire; murmurare ; 
 tacite stomachare ; Kilian; q. "to make 
 mouths." 
 
 MOWSTER, s. Muster. Bellenden. 
 
 MOZY, adj. Dark in complexion, S. — Isl. 
 mos-a, musco tingere. 
 
 MOZIE, s. "A moidert-looking person; 
 a being with silly intellects." Gall. Enc. 
 
 MOZIE, arf/. Sharp; acrimonious; having 
 a sour look, Ayrs. — Gael, mviseag is expl. 
 " threatening," and mosach, " rough, 
 bristly," Shaw. 
 
 MUA SICKNESS. A disease of sheep; the 
 rot, Zetl. Edmonsto7ie's Zetl. 
 
 MUCHT, T. aw.r. Might, S.O. Picken. V. 
 
 MOCHT. 
 
 To MUCK, r. a. 1. To carry out dung, S. 
 
 2. To lay on dung; to manure, S. Ruick- 
 ble's Wayside Cottager. — Isl. myk-ia, ster- 
 corare, is used in the same sense ; Su.G. 
 mock-a, stabula purgare. 
 
 MUCK-CREEL, s. A large hamper for- 
 merly used for carrying out dung to the 
 fields, S. Aberd. Reg. V. Hougham. 
 
 MUCK-FAIL, s. The' sward mixed with 
 dung, used for manure, S.B. Stat. Ace. 
 
 MUCKLE, adj. Great. V. Mekil. 
 
 MUCKLE-CHAIR, s. An old-fashioned 
 arm-chair, S. " Muckle-chair, the large 
 arm-chair, common in all houses whose 
 inmates revere the memory of their fore- 
 fathers." Gall. Enciicl. 
 
 MUCKLE-COAT, s. 'a great coat, S. 
 Herd's Coll. 
 
 MUCKLE-MOU'D, adj. Having a wide 
 mouth, S. Hoqg. 
 
 MUCKLENESS,'s. Largeness in size, S. 
 
 MUCKLE- WORTH, adj. Of great value, S. 
 
 MUCK-MIDDEN. V. Midden. 
 
 MUD, s. A small nail, used in the heels 
 of shoes, Loth. — Isl. mot, commissura, a 
 joining close. 
 
 To MUDDLE, v. a. To overthrow easily 
 and expeditiously. Chr. Kirk. — Perh. a 
 dimin. from Teut. maed-en, Isl. maed-a, 
 secare, desecare, q. to mow down. 
 
 To MUDDLE, t. n. 1. To be busy at work, 
 properly of a trivial kind, while making 
 little progress, S. 2. To be busy in a 
 clandestine way, doing work although 
 unperceived, Ayrs. ; nearly synon. with 
 Grabble. Sir A. Wylie. 3. To have car- 
 nal knowledge of a female, S. Old Soiig. 
 — Teut. moddel-en, lutum movere, fodi- 
 care. 
 
 To MUDDLE, v. a. To tickle a person, 
 while he who does so lies on him to keep 
 him down, Clydes. — Teut. moddel-en, 
 fodicare, scrutari. 
 
 To MUDGE, V. a. To move; to stir, S. 
 The Entail. 
 
 To MUDGE, T. n. To stir ; to budge, S. 
 
 MUDGE, s. The act of stirring, S.— O.Fr. 
 muete, Lat. motus, C.B. mud, a motion. 
 
 MUDGEONS, s. pi. Motions of the coun- 
 tenance denoting discontent, scorn, &c. 
 Border, Roxb. Renfr. Perhaps allied to 
 Isl. moedq-a, irritare. V. Mudyeon. 
 
 MUDYEON, s. A motion of the counte- 
 nance, denoting discontent, scorn, &c. ; 
 mudgeon, Renfr. Montgomerie. — Isl. 
 modg-a, irritare. 
 
 To MUE or Moo, r. n. To low as a cow, 
 S. — Germ, mu, vox vaccae naturalis, 
 muh-en, mugire. 
 
 MUFFITIES, s. pi. Mittens, either of 
 leather or of knitted worsted, worn by old 
 men, Aug. Orkn.^ — Isl. muffa, Dan. moffe, 
 chirotheca pellita, hyberna. 
 
 MUFFLES, s. pi. Mittens, S.— Fr. mouffle. 
 
 To MUG, MuGGLE, r. n. To drizzle, Aberd. 
 
 MUG, MuGGLE, s. A drizzling rain, Aberd. 
 
 To MUG, V. a. To soil; to defile. Muggiv, 
 
MUG 
 
 449 
 
 MUM 
 
 part. pr. soiling one's self, using dirty 
 
 practices in wliatever way, Renfr. — Dau. 
 
 moug, soil, dirt; the same with E. muck. 
 To MUG, r. a. " To strike or biick a ball 
 
 out from a wall, as is done in the game of 
 
 the ifrt' baw." Gall. Encycl. — C.B. mwch, 
 
 hasty, quick; micch-iaw, to hasten; to be 
 
 quick. 
 MUGGED, rtrf;. Probably, rough; as formed 
 
 from Gael, mogacli, shaggy. Law's 
 
 Memonall. 
 MUGGER, s. One who deals in earthen 
 
 vessels or mugs, hawking them through 
 
 the country, South of S. Scottish Gypsies, 
 
 Ediii. Month. Mag. 
 MUGGER,s. The herb properly called ilf«(7- 
 
 irort, Ayrs.; J[uggart,Ga.ll.; ]i[uggert,S.Ji. 
 
 " Muivjart, the lungwort." Gall. Encycl. 
 MUGGY, adj. Tipsy ; a low word, S. from 
 
 mug, a drinking vessel. 
 MUGGY, MuGGLY, adj. Drizzly, Aberd. — 
 
 Isl. mwi/f/a, caligo pluvia vel nivalis. 
 MUGGIE; s. The hole into which a ball is 
 
 rolled, Roxb.; Capie-hole, Lanarks. 
 To MUGGIE, r. a. To put the ball into 
 
 the hole. 
 MUGGS, s. j>l. A particular breed of 
 
 sheep, S. Statist. Ace. 
 MUIR, s. A heath, &c. V. Mure. 
 MUIR-BAND, MooR-BAND, s. A hard sub- 
 soil composed of clayey sand impervious 
 
 to water. Agr. Surr. Bene. 
 MUIR-BURN. V. MuRE-BuRN. 
 MUIRFOWL EGG. A species of pear, of 
 
 excellent quality, S. jVeill. 
 MUIR-ILL, s. A disease to which black 
 
 cattle are subject, S. Statist. Ace. 
 MUIS, s. pi. I. Bushels. Complaynt S. 
 
 2. Heaps ; parcels, Gl. Sibb. — O.Fr. mui, 
 
 a bushel ; Lat. mod-ius. 
 MUIST, Must, .«. Musk, Bord. Douglas. 
 
 — Corr. from Fr. musque, id. 
 MUIST-BOX, s. A box for smelling at; a 
 
 musk-box. Mich. Bruce' s Led. 
 MUITH, adj. 1. Warm and misty, applied 
 
 to the weather. "A muith morning," 
 
 Roxb.; prou. as Fr. «. 2. Soft; calm; 
 
 comfortable, ibid. 3. Cheerful ; jovial, ib. 
 
 Lanarks. — C.B. imcyth, mollis, " smooth, 
 
 soft." As denoting closeness of the air, it 
 
 might seem allied to Isl. moeda, obscura- 
 
 men, fuligo, G. Andr. The same with 
 
 Mooth, S.B. q. v. It assumes the form of 
 
 Meeth in Aberdeens. 
 MUKERAR, s. A miser, Douglas. V. 
 
 M OCHRE 
 
 MUKITLAND AITTES. Oats raised from 
 ground that has been manured. Acts 
 (.'ha. I. V. Muck, r. 
 
 MULDE-METE, s. 1. A funeral banquet. 
 Douglas. 2. The last food eaten before 
 death. To give one his muld meat, to kill 
 him, S. Ruddiman. 
 
 MULDES, MooLS, s. 1. Pulverized earth, 
 in general, S. 2. The earth of the grave, 
 S. Ramsay. 3. The dust of the dead. 
 
 Douglas. — Moes.G, mulda, Su.G. mull, 
 A.S. mold, dust, mol-a, comminuere. 
 MULDRIE, s. Moulded work. Pal. Hon. 
 MULE, .«. A mould; as, a button-mule, S.; 
 
 corr. from the E. word. 
 To MULE, MooL, r.n. 1. To crumble, S. 
 — Isl. mol-a, id. 2. To mule in, to crumble 
 bread into a vessel for being soaked, S. 
 Ramsay. 3. To mule in with, to have in- 
 timacy with ; q. to eat out of the same 
 dish, S. Ross. 
 MULES, s. pi. Kibes ; chilblains, S.— Fr. 
 
 mules, id. V. Moolie Heels. 
 MULETTIS, s. pi. Great mules. Poetns 
 I6th Cent. — Fr. mulet, "a great mule; a 
 beast much used in France for the car- 
 riage of sumpters," &c. Cotgr. 
 MULIE, adj. Full of crumbs; or of pul- 
 verized earth, Clydes. 
 MULIN, MuLocK, s. A crumb, S.— Teut. 
 
 moelie, offa ; C.B. mwltct/, refuse. 
 MULINESS, s. The state of being full of 
 
 crumbs, &c. Clydes. 
 
 MULIS, s. 7)/. A term of contempt. Montg. 
 
 MULL, Maoil, s. A promontory, S. Barry. 
 
 — Isl. muli, frons montis, promontorium ; 
 
 Gael, maol, id. 
 
 MULL, s. A virgin. Kennedy. — A.S. 
 
 meoule, id. ; Moes.G. maicilo, a damsel. 
 MULL, s. A mule. Knox. 
 7'oMULLER, r.a. To crumble, S. V.Mule. 
 MULLIGRUMPHS, s. pi. In the viulli- 
 grumphs, sullen, discontented, sulky, 
 Roxb. A. Scott's Poems. A variety of the 
 low E. term mulligrubs. 
 MULLIS, MooLs, s. pi. Slippers without 
 quarters, anciently worn by persons of 
 rank. Maitland Pvcms. — Fr. mules, 
 Ital. mulo, Teut. muyl, sandalium. 
 MULLOCH, s. " The crumbled offal of a 
 peat-stalk." Gl. Surv. Moray. This 
 must be merely a determinate sense of 
 Mulock, a crumb ; q. the crumbled re- 
 mains of a peat-stack. V. Mulin, Mulock. 
 MULREIN, s. The Frog-fish, Firth of 
 
 Forth. Neill. V. Wide-gab. 
 MULTIPLE, MuLTiPLiE,s. Number; quan- 
 tity. Wallace. — Fr. mvltiplie, manifold. 
 MULTURE, MouTER, s. The fee for grind- 
 ing grain, S. Douglas. — Fr. mouture, 
 L.B. molitura. 
 MULTURER, «. The tacksman of a mill, S. 
 MUM, s. A mutter, S.B. Ross, — Teut. 
 
 momm-en, larvam agere. 
 MUM CHAIRTIS, s. pi. Cards with 
 figures : or for mumehaneis, mumchance, 
 being an old game at cards. Maitl. P. 
 Perhaps the E. game of Whist. 
 To MUMGE (7 soft,) T. n. To grumble; 
 to fret ; generally applied to children, when 
 any request is refused, Roxb. Brownie 
 of Bodsbeck. V. To Munge. 
 MUMM'D, part. pa. Tingling from cold. 
 Loth. ; apparently corr. from E. numb, 
 torpid. 
 MUMMING,*. Perh. muttering. Bnrel . 
 
 2G 
 
MUM 
 
 450 
 
 MUR 
 
 MUxMNESS, $. The state of being be- 
 numbed, Loth. 
 
 To MUMP, v. n. To speak in an affected 
 mincing style, Ettr. For. 
 
 To MUMP, v. a. 1. Apparently, to mimic 
 in a ludicrous way. Hogg. 2. " To hint; 
 to aim at," Gl. Shirrefs. This is often 
 used in the proverbial phrase, " I ken 
 your meaning by your mumping," S. 
 
 To MUMP, v. n. To hitch; to move by 
 succussation, Roxb. 
 
 ToM\JMP,v.7i. To hint; to aim at, S. Shir. 
 
 MUMP, s. A "whisper; surmise." GL 
 Sure. Aiirs. 
 
 To MUMPLE, V. n. " To seem as if going 
 to vomit." Gall. Ene. It may be a dirain. 
 from Mump, as signifying to make faces. 
 
 MUMP-THE-CUDDIE, s. A play of chil- 
 dren, in which they sit on their hunkers or 
 haws, with a hand in each hough, and iu 
 this position hitch forward ; he who arrives 
 first at the goal gaining the prize, Roxb. 
 
 V. C'JRCUDDOCH. 
 
 MUMT-LIKE, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of stupor, Loth. 
 
 MUN, V. aux. Must. V. Mon. 
 
 MUN, s. A small and trifling article, Upp. 
 Clydes. — C.B. mwn, a separate particle ; 
 mon, a point. 
 
 MUN,s. Used for man, (homo,) Clydes. Re nfr. 
 
 MUNDIE, s. Perhaps, prating fool. Phi- 
 lotus. — Teut. mondiqh, loquacious. 
 
 MUNDS, s. The mouth. Loth. — Germ. 
 mund, id. 
 
 To MUNGE,T. w. To mumble; to grumble; 
 to gae moungin^ about, to go about in bad 
 humour, Ettr. For. Roxb.; sometimes 
 Munch, Roxb. — C.B. mwngial, to mut- 
 ter; to speak indistinctly. Muiiger is 
 expl. " to mutter to one's self, or murmur, 
 Shropsh." Grose. 
 
 MUNYMENT, Muniment, s. A legal 
 document or writ; an old forensic term. 
 Act. Audit. From Lat. muiiire, to fortify. 
 
 To MUNK, ». a. To diminish, so as to bring 
 any thing below the proper size, Upp. 
 Clydes.; Scrimp is given as synon.; corr. 
 perhaps from Mank.—C.B. man, small. 
 
 MUNKIE, s. A small rope, with a loop or 
 eye at one end, for receiving a bit of 
 wood, called a knool, at the other; used 
 for binding up cattle to the sta'-tree, or 
 stake iu a cow-house, Mearns. — Gael. 
 muincc, a collar, from muin, the neck. 
 
 MUNKRIE, .■?. A monastic foundation; a 
 monastery. V. Monkrie. 
 
 MUNKS, s' A halter for a horse, Fife. — 
 Isl. mundvik, canthus oris; Gael, muince, 
 a collar. V. Munkie. 
 
 MUNN, s. A short-hafted spoon, Galloway. 
 Statist. Ace. — Perhaps from Isl. munn, 
 the mouth. 
 
 MUNN, .1, " An old person with a very 
 little face." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MUNS, s. pi. The hollovr behind the jaw- 
 bone, Ettr. For. 
 
 MUNSHOCK, s. The name given to the red 
 Bill-berry, or Vitis Idaea, by those who 
 live on the Ochil hills. — Gael, moin, a 
 mountain, or moine, a moss. Subh de- 
 notes a berry. 
 MUNSIE, s. a designation expressive of 
 contempt or ridicule, S. — Perh. a corr. of 
 Fr. monsieur, vulgarly pron. monsie. 
 MUNTER, s. a watch or clock of some 
 kind. Acts Cha. I. — Fr. monstre, montre, 
 " a watch or little clock that strikes not," 
 Cotgr.; from monstr-er, m<yntr-er, to show, 
 because it points out the time. 
 MUPETIGAGE, s. a fondling compella- 
 tion addressed to a child, East Loth. — 
 Fr. mon petit gai/e, q. my little pledge. 
 MUR, adj. V. MoviR. 
 MURALYEIS, s. 2)1. Walls. Douglas.— 
 
 Fr. miiraille, a wall. 
 MURDIE-GRUPS, s. pi. The belly-ache; 
 a cholic, Upp. Clydes. From Fr. mord-re, 
 and O.Fr. grip-er, both signifying to 
 gnaw, to pinch. 
 To MURDRES, Murtiireys, t. a. To mur- 
 der. Bellend. — Moes.G. maurthr-jan, id. 
 MURDRES AR, s. 1. A murderer, ibid. 
 2. A large cannon. Comp. S. — Fr. meur- 
 triere, id. 
 MURE, MuiR, MoR, anc. More, s. A 
 heath ; a flat covered with heath, S. 
 Barbour. — A.S. mor, ericetum, heath- 
 ground ; Isl. mor, id. 
 MURE-BURN, s. 1. The burning of heath, 
 S. Acts Ja. IV. 2. Metaph. strife ; 
 contention, S. 
 MURE-ILL, s. V. MuiR-iLL. 
 MURISH, adj. Of or belonging to mure or 
 
 heath, S. Aifr. Surv. E. Loth. 
 MURELAND, "Moorland, adj. Of or be- 
 longing to heathy ground. Ramsay. 
 MURE-LAND, s. The higher and uncul- 
 tivated part of a district, opposed to 
 Bale-land, S. 
 MURE-LANDER, s. An inhabitant of the 
 higher and uncultivated parts of a dis- 
 trict, S. ; also Mure-vian, Clydes. 
 MURE-SICKNESS, s. a wasting disorder 
 which attacks sheep, Shell. Surr. Shetl. 
 To MURGEON, t. a. 1. To mock, by 
 making mouths. Chr. Kirk. 2. To mur- 
 mur ; to grumble, S. — Fr. morguer, to 
 make a sour face. 
 MURGEON, Morgeoun, s. LA murmur, 
 S. Ramsay. 2. Muttering, in reference 
 to the ]\Iass. R. Bruce. 3. Murgeons, 
 distorted gestures, Ettr. For. — As Fr. 
 morguer, signifies to make wry mouths, 
 here there is merely a transition from the 
 face to the body. 
 To MURGULLIE. V. Margulyie. 
 MURYT, pret. Walled. Barbour.— Ft. 
 
 mur-er, to wall. 
 MURKIN, adj. Spoiled by keeping, ap- 
 plied to grain, Shetl. — Isl. morkinn, mur- 
 cus, morkna, murcus fio, putresco, Hal- 
 doreon. Su.G. murken, id. 
 
MUR 
 
 451 
 
 MUT 
 
 MURKLE, t. A term of reproach or con- 
 tempt, Fife. — Teut. morkel-en, grunuire; 
 
 murmurare, mussitare. 
 MURLAN, s. A round narrow-mouthed 
 
 basket, S.B. Pop. Ball. V. Murling. 
 To MURLE, r. a. and n. To moulder. 
 
 Priests Peblis. — C.B. mirrl, crumbling. 
 MURLIE, .«. 1. Any small object, Ang. 
 
 2. A fondling term for au infant ; also 
 
 wiirlie-fikes, ibid. 
 MURLING, s. A soft murmur, Ang. — 
 
 Su.G. >norl-a, mussitare. 
 MURLING, MoRTHLiNG, MuRT, s. The 
 
 skin of a young lamb, or of a sheep soon 
 
 after it has been shorn, Gl. Sibb. — This 
 
 is merely E. morHuij, mortlinq. 
 MURLOCH, .s. The young Piked Dog- 
 
 Fish. Statist. Ace. 
 MURMELL, s. Murmuring. Lyndsay. — 
 
 Teut. Ill u mill I -en, submurmurare. 
 MURMLED, MuRBLED, adj. Having sore 
 
 or tender feet, so as to go lame. Loth. S. A. 
 
 — O.E. mormall, a sore, or swelling on the 
 
 feet, or elsewhere. 
 To MURMURE, Murmowr, t. n. 1. To 
 
 calumniate secretly. Acts Ja. V. 2. To 
 
 complain against, Ahcrd. Reg. 
 MURPHY, s. A cant term for a potato, 
 
 supposed to have been introduced from 
 
 Ireland, Lauarks. 
 To ilURR, r. n. To purr as a cat; a term 
 
 applied to infants, S.B. — Isl. murr-a, 
 
 Teut. murr-en, murmurare. 
 MURRICK, s. An esculent root, or vege- 
 table, Shetl. 
 
 MURRIOW, JIURRIOWN, MURREON, s, A 
 
 helmet. Knox. — Fr. morion, morrion, id. 
 MURRLIN, s. "A very froward child, 
 
 ever whining and ill-natured." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. Apparently a dimin. from one 
 
 of the verbs mentioned under JTurr, as 
 
 signifying to murmur. 
 MURROCH, s. A designation given to 
 
 shell-fish in general, Ayrs. — Gael, mcior- 
 
 ach, shell-fish. 
 MURT, s. A lamb-skin before castration- 
 time, Teviotd. V. Murling. 
 MURTH, MoRTH, s. Murder, Gl. Sibb.— 
 
 Su.G. mord, id. 
 To MURTHER,r. n. To murmur softly as 
 
 a child, Upp. Clydes. 
 MUSSAL, Myssal, Mussaling, s. A veil. 
 
 Philotus. — Perh. from mousseline, muslin. 
 To MUSALL, Missel, r. a. To veil. Acts 
 
 Ja. II. — Su.G. musla, occultare. 
 MUSARDRY, .'j. Musing; dreaming. 
 
 Douglas. — Fr. musardle, id. musard. 
 MUSC HE, (((//'. Meaning not clear. In- 
 
 Tentorics. 
 MUSCHET,;>arf. pa. Notched; or spotted. 
 
 Inventories. If the former be the sense, 
 
 it is from the v. Mush, q. v.; if the latter, 
 
 from Fr. mouscluti, spotted. 
 MUSCHINPRAT,s. A great or important 
 
 deed; used ironically; as, "That is a 
 
 mvfchinprat," Fife. It had been origi- 
 
 nally applied to an Improper action. — Fr. 
 
 mediant, bad, and prat, q. v. 
 MUSE-WOB, s. V. MoosEWEB. 
 MUSH, s. Muttering. Neither hush na 
 
 mush, neither a whisper nor the sound of 
 
 muttering, Ang. This seems allied to Isl. 
 
 niusk-ra, inussito, mu.ik-tir, mussitatio. 
 To MUSH, r. a. To cut out with a stamp; 
 
 to nick or notch; to make into flounces; 
 
 applied to grave-clothes, .S. — Old Song. — 
 
 Fr. mouschet-er, " to piuke, or cut with 
 
 small cuts," Cotgr. V. Muschet. 
 MUSH, s. A nick or notch; that especially 
 
 which is made by scissors. Old Song. 
 JIUSH, .<:. One who goes between a lover 
 
 and his mistress, Fife. — Fr. mousche, a. 
 
 fly ; metaph. au eavesdropper, a promoter. 
 
 V. MowcH. 
 MUSHINFOW, adj. Cruel, W. Loth. ; 
 
 apparently q. mischantfou. 
 MUSHOCH, Igutt.) s. " A heap of grain 
 
 laid aside in a corner for seed." Gall. Enc. 
 MUSHOCH-RAPES, s. pi. Ropes for sur- 
 rounding this grain. Gall. ibid. 
 MUSICKER, s. A musician, S.O. Entail. 
 MUSK, s. A pulp I Max. Sel. Trans. 
 MUSK, s. A confused heap, Galloway. 
 
 Gall. Enc. — Isl. mask, acus, quisquiliae, 
 
 palea; item, pulvis, Haldorson. 
 MUSK, s. A term formerly used in S. 
 
 denoting moss, and synon. with modern 
 
 fog. " Muscus, musk or fog of walls or 
 
 trees." Dcspaut. Gram. From the Lat. 
 
 word, or Ital. mosc-o, id. 
 MUSK AN E, MuscANE, adj. I. Mossy. 
 
 Police Honor. 2. Putrid ; rotten. Bel- 
 
 lendcn.- — Teut. mosch-en, mucere. 
 MUSLIN-KAIL, s. Broth made of water, 
 
 barley, and greens, S. ; q. meslin-kail. 
 
 Burns. V. Maschlin. 
 MUSSLE-BROSE, s. " Brose made from 
 
 muscles. These shell-fish are boiled in 
 
 their own sap, and this juice, when warm, 
 
 is mingled with oat-meal." Gall. Enc. 
 MUSS LING, adj. Meaning uncertain. 
 
 Z. Boyd. 
 MUST, s. Mouldiness. Henrysone. — Teut. 
 
 mos, mosse, mucor. 
 MUST, s. Musk. V. Muist. 
 MUST, s. Hair-powder, or flour used for 
 
 this purpose, S. ; perhaps as anciently 
 
 scented with musk, S. must. 
 To MUST, ISIorsT, r. a. To powder the 
 
 hair with must, S. Warerley. 
 MUSTARDE-STONE, s. A stone used 
 
 for bruising mustard-seed, S. Bunhar. 
 To MUSTER, T. n. To talk with great 
 
 volubility, Clydes. 
 MUSTER, s. Excessive loquacity, Clydes. 
 MUSTERER,s. An incessant talker,Clyde9. 
 To MUSTUR, T. n. To make a great pa- 
 rade ; q. to show one's self. I)ou(/las. 
 To MUT, r. n. To meet. Wal'lace. — 
 
 Moes.G. mot-jan, Su.G. moet-a, id. 
 MUTCH, s. 1 . A head-dress for a female, S. 
 Ramsay.— 'Yevit. mvtsr, Su.G. myxsa, id. 
 
MUT 
 
 452 
 
 NAC 
 
 2. Occasionally a night-cap for a man. 
 
 Spalding. 
 Night-Mutch, s. A night-cap for a fe- 
 male, S. Bates. 
 MUTCH-CAP, s. A night-cap, Roxb. 
 MUTCHKIN, s. A measure equal to an 
 
 English pint, S. Acts Ja. I. — Belg. mut- 
 
 s'le, denotes a quart. 
 MUTCHKIN-STOUP, s. The vessel used 
 
 for measuring a mutchkin, S. Herd's Coll. 
 MUTE, Moot, s. A whisper, Fife. V. 
 
 Mute, t. to articulate. 
 MUTE, s. 1. Meeting. Wallace. 2. A 
 
 parliament ; an assembly. Kennedy. 
 To MUTE, T. n. 1. To plead ; an old law 
 
 term. Baron Courts, 2. To treat of. 
 
 Barbour. — A.S. mot-ian, tractare, dis- 
 
 cutere. 
 MUTE, Mote, s. 1. A plea. Beg. Maj. 
 
 2. A quarrel. Butherford. 
 To MUTE, v.n. 1. To articulate. Lynds. 
 
 2. To mention what ought to be kept se- 
 cret, S. Godscroft. 3. To complain, S. 
 
 Wallace. Used also as a t. a. Kennedy. 
 
 — Lat. mut-ire, to mutter. 
 
 MUTH, ctdj. Exhausted with fatigue. 
 Wy}itown. V. Mait. 
 
 MATH, adj. Warm; cheerful. V. Muith. 
 
 MUTHER, s. A great number; as, "a 
 muther o' beasts," a great drove of cattle; 
 " a muther o' folk," &c. ; sometimes mur- 
 ther, Fife; myter, Perths. — Gael, mothar, 
 a tuft of trees. 
 
 MUTING, s. Apparently, assembly ; meet- 
 ing. Colkelbie Sow. — A.S. mnt, conventus. 
 V. Mute, s. 
 
 MUTTER, s. The same with Multure, S. 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MUTTIE, s. A vessel used in a mill, for 
 measuring meal, Loth. It contains half 
 a stone weight. — Su.G. matt, a measure, 
 Alem. muttu, id. 
 
 MUTTYOCH'D, Mottyoch'd, part. adj. 
 Matted. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 MUTTLE, s. A small knife, Shetl. Per- 
 haps q. murtle, from Isl. mora, cultellus. 
 
 MUTTON, s. A sheep. Acts Ja. VI.— 
 Fr. mouton. 
 
 To MUZZLE, V. a. To mask. Law's 
 Memor. V. Mussal, v. 
 
 N 
 
 N appears, in the Goth, dialects, as often 
 holding merely the place of a servile or 
 redundant letter. In many instances it 
 has been inserted in words making a 
 transition from one language to another; 
 or in the same language in the lapse of 
 ages. Thus Tent, blinck-en, corruscare, 
 appears also as blick-en, id. 
 
 NA, Nae, Ne, adv. No ; not, S. Barbour. 
 — A.S. na, ne, id. 
 
 NA, Ne, conj. 1. Neither. Douglas. 2. 
 Nor. Barbour, 3. Used both for neither 
 and nor. Doug. — A.S. na, ne, neque nee. 
 
 NA, conj. But, ibid. 
 
 NA, conj. Than. Wallace, — C.B. Gael. 
 Ir. na, id. 
 
 NA, adj. No ; none. Barbour. 
 
 To NAAG, V. a. To tease. V. Nag. 
 
 NAB, s. A smart stroke, Ettr. For. " Nab, 
 a blow on the head." Gall. Encycl. V. 
 Knap, s. id. 
 
 To NAB, T. a. To strike; to peck, S. Perh. 
 from neb, the beak. 
 
 NABALISH, adj. Covetous; griping, S. 
 
 NABBLE, s. " A narrow-minded, greedy 
 person." Gall. Encycl. This, I suppose, 
 is from the Heb. name Nabal, which, 
 from the character of the man, is a desig- 
 nation pretty generally conferred on a 
 covetous person, S. 
 
 NA CA DEED I. A phrase used in Orkn. 
 " I will not." Perhaps by a transposition, 
 q. " No indeed, quoth I." 
 
 NACHET, Nacket, .«. 1. An insignificant 
 person. Dunb. 2. A little nacket, one who 
 is small in size, S. — Fr. nacquet, a lacquey. 
 
 NACKET, s. 1. A bit of wood, stone, or 
 bone, used at the game of Shinty, S. 2. A 
 quantity of snuff made up, or a small roll 
 of tobacco, S. — Su.G. kneck, globulus la- 
 pideus, quo ludunt pueri. 
 
 NACKET, s. 1. A small cake or loaf, 
 Roxb. 2. A piece of bread eaten at 
 noon, ibid.; the same with Nockit, Gall. 
 Daridson's Seasons. V. Knockit. 
 
 NACKETY, adj. V. Knack. 
 
 NACKETIE, adj. Expert at any piece of 
 nice work, Roxb. ; synon. Nicknackie. 
 
 NACKIE, s. « A loaf of bread." Gl. Picken. 
 Ayrs. V. Nacket. 
 
 NACKIE, adj. V. Knacky. 
 
 NACKS, s. A disease in the throat of a 
 fowl, from taking too hot food. It causes 
 severe wheezing and breathlessness,and is 
 similar to the E. pip, S. Synon. Caunagh. 
 — Isl. gnack, stridor, gnack-a, stridere. 
 V. Knacks. 
 
 NADKIN, ,«. 1. The taste or smell which 
 meat acquires from being too long kept; 
 Natkin, id. Roxb. 2. Any disagreeable 
 odour; as, "Jock's brought in a natkin 
 wi' him," ibid. Loth. Clydes. 3. A taste 
 of the same kind, ibid. 
 
 NAEGAIT, adr. In no wise, S. 
 
 NAELINS, adr. Used interrogatively, 
 Aberd. 
 
 NAES, Nae is. Is not, S.B. 
 
 NAFFING, s. Frivolous chat, S. V. 
 Nyaff. 
 
 To NAG, V. a. To strike smartly, Lanarks. 
 
 To NAG, r. n. To gibe; to taunt; to tease 
 with unkind reflections ; as, " He's aye 
 
NAG 
 
 453 
 
 NAR 
 
 naijijin at ane," Loth. Naarj, id. Shetl. 
 — i)au. nagij-cr, to torment,tovex,to fret. 
 
 NAG, s. A stroke at the play of Naijs, q. v. 
 
 N AGGIE, s. A cup, Lanarks. A corr. of 
 E. noijgln. 
 
 NAGS, s. pi. A game at marbles, or taw, 
 in which the loser is struck a certain 
 number of times on the knuckles by the 
 other players, with their bowls, Aberd. 
 Called also Knuckie-dumps. 
 
 NAGUS, s. An abusive designation. Dun- 
 bar.— Sa.G. Necken, Necciif, Old Nick. 
 
 NAY, adv. Tyrwh. remarks that this 
 " seems to be used sometimes as a noun. 
 It U no nay ; It cannot be denied." 
 CoUycar. No nay, Chaucer. 
 
 NAIG, s. 1. A riding-horse ; a naij, S. Burns. 
 
 2. A stallion, S. 
 
 To NAIG AW A', v. n. To move like a 
 horse, or nag, that has a long, quick, and 
 steady pace, Fife. — The most probable 
 origin of naig or nag, as denoting a horse, 
 is Isl. hnegg-ia, A.S. hnaeg-an, to neigh, 
 Su.G. gnegg-a, id. 
 
 NAIL, s. A particular pain in the fore- 
 head, S. 
 
 NAIL. Aff at the nail, 1. Destitute of any 
 regard to propriety of conduct, S. 2. 
 Frequently, mad ; wrong-headed, S.B. 
 
 3. The phrase is also used in another form ; 
 AjfoT off the naU, tipsy. The Steam-Boat. 
 
 NAILS, s.;^;. Refuse of wool, S.B. St. Ac. 
 
 NAIN, adj. Own, S. Picken. In Angus, 
 q. nyaicn ; as, " his nyawn," his own. This 
 has originated, like 2\ine and Tother, en- 
 tirely from the accidental connexion of 
 letters. Mine ain, my ovn\;tane, the ane; 
 tother, the other. V. Nawn. 
 
 NAIP, s. The summit of a house, S.B. 
 Boss. — Isl. nap-ar, prominet, nanf, pro- 
 minentia ; E. knap, a prominence. 
 
 NAIPRIE, s. Table-liuen, S. Knox.— 
 Fr. nappe. 
 
 NAYSAY, Na-say, s. A refusal, S. Rams. 
 
 To NAYSAY, v. n. To refuse, S. 
 
 NAYSAYER, s. One who denies or re- 
 fuses, S. " A sturdy beggar should have 
 a stout naysayer." S. Prov. Kelly. 
 
 NAIT, s. Need. Coilyear. — Moes.G. nauth, 
 Isl. naud, necessitas. 
 
 NAITHERANS, conj. Neither. V. 
 Netherans. 
 
 NAITHLY, adr. Perh. industriously. 
 Douglas. — A.S. nythlice, studiosus. 
 
 NAKYN, adj. No kind of, S. Barbour. 
 
 NAKIT, pret. r. 1. Stripped. Pal. Hon. 
 2. part. pa. Destitute of; Nakit of coun- 
 sall, devoid of counsel. Bellend. — Su.G. 
 nakta, uudare. 
 
 NALE, s. An old word signifying an ale- 
 house, Roxb. This, I suspect, is a cant 
 term used as an abbreviation, q. an ale, 
 for " an alehouse." 
 
 To NAM, r. a. To seize quickly, and with 
 some violence, Roxb. — Su.G. nam-n, id. 
 V. Nome and Nlmmyn. 
 
 NAM. Am not, q. ne am ; Chaucer, ji'um. 
 Sir Tristrem. 
 
 NAMEKOUTII, adj. Famous. Douglas. 
 — A.S. namcutha, nomine notus. 
 
 NAMELY, adj. Famous; celebrated; a 
 term used by Highlanders, when they 
 condescend to speak Saxon. Clan 
 Allnn. 
 
 NAMMONIE, s. A little while, Orkn.— 
 Isl. mund, the hand, with na, a partii'Io 
 indicating proximity. 
 
 NANCY, s. A name for Agnes, S.; although 
 some view it as belonging to Anne. 
 Nannie and Nanze are undoubtedly for 
 Aijnes, S. 
 
 NANCY-PRETTY, s. London Pride, a 
 flower; corr. from None so pretty. 
 
 NANE, adj. No ; none, S. Douglas. — 
 A.S. nan, id. 
 
 NANES, Nanvs, s. For the nanys, on pur- 
 pose. — E. nonce, Su.G. naenn-a, to pre- 
 vail with one's self to do a thing. 
 
 NAP, s. LA little round wooden dish 
 made of staves, Dumfr. 2. A milk vat, 
 ibid. Boyn, synon. — This is undoubtedly 
 the same with Teut. j«rt^,cyathus,scyphu3, 
 patera, poculuni. 
 
 NAP, s. A cant term for ale, or strong 
 beer, Aberd. Tarras. V. Nappy. 
 
 NAP, Nyap, s, A bit; a morsel taken 
 hastily; a snatch, Dumfr. V. Gnap. 
 
 * NAPKIN, s. " A handkerchief. Obso- 
 lete. This sense is retained in Scotland," 
 Johns.; a pocket-napkin, a neck-napkin or 
 cravat. V. Kin. 
 
 NAPPER O' NAPS, s. A sheep-stealcr, 
 
 Roxb.; given as old. 
 NAPPY, s. Ale, S.O. Burns. 
 
 * NAPPY, adj. Tipsy; elevated with drink, 
 
 Herd's Coll. 
 
 NAPPIE, s. " A wooden dish." Picken. 
 
 NAPPIE, adj. Brittle. /. Nicol. Qu. 
 what knaps, or is easily broken. 
 
 NAPPIE, ctfZ;. Strong; vigorous; "a nappie 
 callan," a strong boy, Ayrs. 
 
 NAPPIT, part. «(//. Crabbed; ill-humoured, 
 Aberd.; Cappit, synon. 
 
 NAPPLE, s. " A sweet wild root." 67. 
 Galloway. Apparently Orobus tuberosus, 
 or heath-peas, S.B. knapparts. David- 
 son's Seasons. 
 
 NAPSIE, s. " A little fat animal, such as 
 a sheep." Gall. Bneych 
 
 NAR, prep. Near, S. Yorks. V. Ner. 
 
 NAR, conj. Nor. Douglas. 
 
 NAR. Were not. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 NAR, adj. Nigher. Poems IGth Cent. — 
 A.S. tiear, id. 
 
 To NARR, Nerr, Nurr, r. n. To snarl as 
 dogs, S.O. Gl. Sibb. — E. gnar, A.S. gnyrr- 
 an, id. 
 
 NARROW-NEBBIT, adj. Contracted in 
 one's views with respect to religions mat- 
 ters, S. V. Neb. 
 
 NAR-SIDE, s. The left side, as opposed 
 to Aff-sidt, the right side, Mearns; being 
 
NAR 
 
 454 
 
 NEB 
 
 the side nearest to him who mounts on 
 horseback, drives a team, &c. 
 
 NARVIS, adj. Belonging to Norway. 
 Skene. — Sw. Noricegz, Norwegian. 
 
 NAS. Was not. Sir Tristrern. — A.S. nas, 
 i. e. ne was, uon erat. 
 
 To NASH, r. n. To prate; to talk impu- 
 dently, S. — Probably from Teut. knaschen, 
 stridere. " A nashin' body," a little 
 pert chattering creature. 
 
 NASH-GAB, s. Insolent talk, Roxb. Tales 
 of my Landlord. In other counties, it is 
 Snash-gab. 
 
 NASK, s. A withe for binding cattle, 
 Caithn. Agr. Sarv. Caithn. 
 
 NAT, adv. Not. Douglas. 
 
 NAT. Know not, ibid. — A.S. nat, i. e. ne 
 wat, non scio. 
 
 7o NATCH, r.rt. Tolay hold of violently,S.B. 
 
 To NATCH, r. a. To notch, Aberd. 
 
 NATCH, s. A notch, Aberd. Burns. 
 
 To NATE, T. a. To need, Clydes. V. Note. 
 
 NATE,s. Use. Doug.— IsL not, id. V.Note. 
 
 NATHELESS, adr. Notwithstanding; 
 nevertheless, S. The Pirate. " Natli- 
 less he so endured." Milton. — A.S. no 
 the laes, id. 
 
 NAT HER, conj. Neither. Balfour's 
 Pract. — A.S. nather, nawther, id. from ne 
 the negative particle, and ather, uterque. 
 V. Athir. 
 
 NATHING, s. Nothing, S. Barbour. 
 
 NATIE, adj. Tenacious ; niggardly, Shetl. ; 
 synon. Nittie and Neetie, q. v. 
 
 NATYR-WOO, s. 1. Fine wool, Mearns. 
 2. Wool that has been pulled off a sheep's 
 skin from the root, and not shorn, ibid. ; 
 q. Nature-icool. 
 
 NATIVE, s. The place of one's nativity. 
 Berths. 
 
 NATKIN, s. A disagreeable taste or smell. 
 V. Nadkin. 
 
 NATRIE, Nyatrie, adj. Ill-tempered; 
 crabbed, Aberd. Mearns; pron. q. Nyat- 
 trie. V. Natter, v. 
 
 To NATTER, r. n. To chatter peevishly, 
 Roxb.; Nyatter, Dumfr. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 NATTERIN, part. adj. Chattering in a 
 fretful way, ib. — Teut. knoter-en, garrire. 
 
 To NATTLE, r. a. 1. To nibble; to chew 
 with difficulty, as old people often do, 
 Roxb. 2. To nip ; as, " To nattle a rose," 
 to nip it in pieces, ibid. — Isl. knitl-a, ex- 
 actly corresponds. 
 
 NATURAILL, adj. Used in a sense the 
 reverse of that of the term in E.; lawful, 
 as opposed to illegitimate. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 * NATURAL, adj. Genial; kind; used in 
 regard to the weather, S.B. 
 
 NATURALITIE, s. Natural affection, S. 
 
 NATURALITIE,s. Naturalization. Acts 
 Mary. — Fr. naturalite. 
 
 N.A.TURE, adj. 1. Spontaneously pro- 
 ducing rich herbage; as, nature grund, 
 land that produces rich grass without 
 having been sown, S.O. 2. Rich; nourish- 
 
 ing; applied to grass bo produced; as, 
 nature gerse, nature hay, S.O. Roxb. 
 Agr. Surv.Ayrs. 
 
 NATURENESS, s. 1. Spontaneous fer- 
 tility in rich herbage, S.O. 2. Richness; 
 exuberance; applied to grass produced 
 spontaneously, S.O. These words are 
 pronounced naitur and naiturness, 
 
 NAUCHLE, s. A dwarf; synon. Crute, Upp. 
 Clydes. The n has the liquid sound as 
 if y followed it, nyauchlc. — Isl. knocke, 
 metaphorice pusillus, pusio, G. Andr. 
 
 To NAVELL. V. Neive. 
 
 NAVEN, Nawyn, s. A navy. Barbour. 
 — Germ, naicen, navis. 
 
 NAVIE. Bid Natie. Meaning doubtful; 
 perhaps red hand. Pitscottie's Cron. 
 
 NAVYIS, adr. No wise; syn. Nawayes, 
 Naiciss. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 N A U K I E, adj. Asthmatical, as, " He 
 wheezes like a naukle hen," Roxb. Loth. 
 — Isl. _9waA;-a, stridere. V. Nacks. 
 
 NAUM, s. A heavy blow with a bludgeon, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 NAUR, prep. Near; the pron. of some 
 districts in S. Jacobite Relics. V. Ner. 
 
 NAVUS-, Nawus-, or Nawvcs-bore, s. A 
 hole in wood occasioned by the expulsion 
 of a knot, Aberd. W. Beattie's Tales. V. 
 Auwis-bore. 
 
 NAWAYES, adv. No wise. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 NAWISS, Nawyss, «(?«. In no wise. Barb. 
 
 NAWN, Nyawn, adj. Own. His nyawn, 
 his own, Angus. V. Nain. 
 
 NAXTE, adj. Nasty. Sir Gawan. 
 
 NAZE, s. A promontory; a headland, S.B. ; 
 syn. Nes, Ness. — From nasiis, nose, the 
 promontory of the face. 
 
 NE, conj. Neither. V. Na. 
 
 NE, af/r. No. V. Na. 
 
 NE, prep. Nigh. Dotiglas. — A.S. neah. 
 
 To NE,??.». To neigh, ibid. — Teut.Maeye»,id. 
 
 NE, s. Neighing, ibid. 
 
 NEAPHLE, s. A trifle ; a thing of no value, 
 Dumfr. — Fr. mijoes, trifles; Su.G. nipp, a 
 trifle. 
 
 NEAR, ad}. Niggardly, S.B. 
 
 NEAR-BEH ADDIN,7)a>«. adj. Niggardly, 
 Roxb.; Near-be-gaun, synon. 
 
 NEAR-GAWN, Near-be-gawn, adj. Nig- 
 gardly, S. Fergusson. From near, and 
 gaand, going. 
 
 NEAR-HAND, adj. Near; nigh, S. 
 
 NEAR-HAND, adv. Nearly; almost, S. 
 V. Ner HAND. 
 
 NEAR HIMSELL. A phrase applied to a 
 man who is very niggardly, S. Saxon 
 and Gael. 
 
 NEAR-SIGHTED, «(//. Short-sighted, S. 
 
 NEA8E, s. Nose. R. Bruce. 
 
 NEATY,NEATTY,ac(/. 1. Mere, S.B. Ross. 
 2. Identical, S.I3, ib. 
 
 NEB, s. 1. The beak of a bird, S. Kelly. 
 —A.S. Belg. nebbe, rostrum. 2. The nose, 
 used ludicrously. Lang-nebhit, Narroir- 
 nebbit, q. v.; sharp-nebbit, having a sharp 
 
NEB 
 
 455 
 
 NEI 
 
 nose, S. — A.S. mibe, Isl. vcf, nasus. 3. 
 Applied to the snout. Kelly. 4. Any 
 sharp point, S. 5. To gie a thing a neb, 
 to make it pungent, S.li. 
 
 To NEIi, r. II. To bill; to caress as doves 
 do. Loth.; from iwb, the beak or bill. 
 Jacoh. Rel. 
 
 NEB AND FEATHER, used as an adr. 
 Completely; from top to too; as, " She's 
 dinkit out neb and feather,'^ Teviotd. 
 
 NEB AT THE GRUNSTANE. To keep 
 one's neb at the grundane, to keep one 
 under, or at hard work, S. 
 
 NEBBIT, part. ndj. 1. Having a beak or 
 nose, S. Frequently used in composition, 
 as in Lang-nebbit ,Narrou'-nebbit , Qiihaup- 
 nebbit, <\. v. 2. Having a hooked head. 
 Thus Nebbed ftajf would seem to be sy non. 
 with Kebb'ie and Nibble. Herd's Coll. 
 
 NEB-CAP, s. The iron for fencing the 
 point of a shoe, Ettr. For. V. Cap-neb. 
 
 NEB 0' THE MIRESNIPE. " To come 
 to the neb o' the mire-snipe;'' to come to 
 the last push, S.A. Brownie of Bodsb. 
 
 NEB 0' THE MORNING. "That part 
 of the day between daylight and sun- 
 rising." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 NEBSIEjS. An impudent old woman, Roxb. 
 Perhaps from Neb, the nose, as in ad- 
 vanced life the nose often approximates 
 to the chin. 
 
 NECE, s. Grand-daughter. V. Neipce. 
 
 NECES, s. JO?. An unknown animal. Invent. 
 V. Netes. 
 
 NECESSAR,arf_/. Necessary, S.A. Aberd. 
 Reg. — Fr. necessaire. 
 
 To NECK, OR NICK, with nay. V. Nykis. 
 
 NECK-BREAK, s. Ruin ; destruction. 
 IF. Guthrie's Serm. The term is in- 
 verted in E. 
 
 NECKIT, s. A tippet for a child, S.B. 
 
 NECK-VERSE, .«. The beginning of the 
 Fifty-first Psalm, Miserere met, &c. Lay 
 Last Minstrel. Sung at executions. 
 
 NEDEUM, s. A gnawing pain. Gall. Enc. 
 
 To NEDEUM, r. n. To thrill with pain, 
 ibid. — C.B. cnouad, gnawing. 
 
 NEDMIST, adj. Undermost, S.— A.S. 
 neothemest, id. 
 
 NEDWAYIS,af/r. Of necessity. Barbour. 
 — A.S. neadwise, necessary. 
 
 NEED-BE, s. Necessity; expediency; ap- 
 plied to an afflictive dispensation of Pro- 
 vidence, and apparently borrowed from 
 1 Pet. i. 6. S. 
 
 NEEDLE-E'E, s. Through the Needle-e'e, 
 a play among children, in which, a circle 
 being formed, each takes one of his neigh- 
 bours by the hands, the arms being ex- 
 tended ; and he who takes the lead, passes 
 under the arms of every second person, 
 backwards and forwards, the rest follow- 
 ing in the same order, while they repeat 
 a certain rhyme, S. Blackic. Mag. It 
 is the same game that in E. is called 
 Thread-the-Negdle. 
 
 NEEDLE-FISH, s. The sliorter Pipe-fish. 
 hiibbatd. 
 
 NEED-MADE-UP, adj. and s. Applied to 
 any thing hastily prepared, as imme- 
 diately necessary, Aberd. 
 
 NEEF, .t. Ditiiculty. Poems Buchan Dial. 
 — A.S. naefde, want. ' 
 
 NEEMIT, NiMMET, s. Dinner; in Loth 
 neemit, in Teviotd. nimmet ; q. noon-meat 
 A corr. of A.S. non-mete, prandiura. 
 
 NEEP, Neip, s. The old name for a tur- 
 nip, S. Aberd. lieg. Jacobite Relics. 
 " Rapum, a r(cf/.'." W'edderburn's Vocab. 
 — From A.S. naep, rapa. 
 
 NEEP-HACK, s. A pronged mattock for 
 raising turnips during severe frost, Aug. 
 Mearns. 
 
 NE'ER-BE-LICKET. Nolhingwhatsoever; 
 not a whit, S. Antiquary. 
 
 NE'ER-UO-GOOD, Ne'er-do-gude, s. 
 Synon. Ne'er-do-iceel, S. Waverley. 
 
 NE'ER-DO-WEEL, adj. Past mending, S. 
 Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 NEERDOWEIL, s. One whose conduct 
 gives reason to think that he will never 
 do well, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To NEESE, V. n. To sneeze, S.— A.S. 
 nies-an, Belg. niez-en, id. 
 
 NEESE, s. " The nose," S.O. Gl. Picken. 
 — A.S. Dan. tiaese, Su.G. naesa, id. 
 
 To NEESHIN, v. n. To desire the male, 
 S.B. V. Eassin. 
 
 NEESING, s. Sneezing, S. V. the v. 
 
 NEET, s. A parsimonious person; a nig- 
 gard, Aberd. 
 
 NEETIE, af/;'. Avaricious, S. V. Nittik. 
 
 NEFF, s. The nave of a church. Keith. 
 — Fr. ne/du temple, id. 
 
 NEFF, s. A hand. Wedderb. Vocab. V. 
 Neive, Neif. 
 
 NEFFIT, s. A pigmy, S. ; pron. nyeffit. — 
 Belg. nufje, a chit, or from neire. 
 
 To NEFFOVV, v. a. 1. To take in hand- 
 fuls. Loth. 2. To handle any animal; as, 
 " Sandie, callant, lay down the kitlin; ye 
 baggit, ye'Il neffow'd a' away, that will 
 ye," Roxb.; also pron. Nievju', Niffu. 
 V. Neive and Nevel. 
 
 To NEYCH, Nich, Nvgh, Nycht, {gutt.) 
 V. a. To approach. Chr. Kirk. — Moes.G. 
 nequh-jan, A.S. nehic-an, id. 
 
 NEIDE, s. Necessity. Wallace. 
 
 NEID-FYRE, s. 1. Fire produced by the 
 friction of two pieces of wood, S. GL 
 Complaynt. 2. Spontaneous ignition, S. 
 Bellenden. 3. The phosphoric light of 
 rotten wood, S.A. Gl. Complaynt. 4. A 
 beacon, S.A. Lay Last Minstrel. — A.S. 
 nyd, force, undfyr, fire, q. forced fire. 
 
 NEJDFORSE, s. Necessity. Compl. S. 
 Q. the necessity arising from force. 
 
 NEIDLINGIS, ad?5. Of necessity. Doug. 
 
 To NEIDNAIL, V. a. 1. To fasten by 
 clinched nails, S. 2. A window is neid- 
 naiPd, when so fastened witli nails in the 
 inside, that the sash cannot be lifted up, 
 
NEI 
 
 456 
 
 NET 
 
 S. — Sw. net-nagla, to rivet, from naed-a, 
 to clinch, and nagla, a nail. 
 
 NEIF, s. Difficulty, Aberd. W. Seattle. 
 V. Neef. 
 
 To NEIFFAR, Niffer, t. a. 1 . To barter; 
 properly, to exchange what is held in one's 
 Jist, for what is held in another's, S. Ru- 
 therford. 2. To higgle, South of S. 
 Heart M'ul-Luth. 
 
 NEIFFER, Niffer, s. A barter, S. Burns. 
 
 NEIGHBOUR-LIKE, adj. 1. Resembling 
 those around us, in manners, in appear- 
 ance, or in moral conduct, S. 2. Often 
 implying assimilation in criminality, S. 
 Guy Mannering. 
 
 NEIGRE, s. A term of reproach, S.— 
 Borrowed from Fr. negre, a negro. 
 
 NEIP, s. A turnip. V. Neep. 
 
 NEIPCE, Nece, s. A grand-daughter. 
 Skene. — Lat. neptis, id. 
 
 NEIPER,s. CoTr.otE.7ieighbour,S.B. Boss. 
 
 NEIPERTY, s. Partnership, Aberd. 
 
 NEYPSI E, adj. Prim; precise in manners, 
 Upp. Clydes. — Teut. knljp-en, arctare, to 
 pinch, q. doing every thing in a con- 
 strained way. 
 
 To NEIR, Nere, r. a. To approach. 
 Douglas. — Germ, naher-n, propinquare. 
 
 NEIRS, Neres, s. pi. The kidneys, S. 
 Lyndsay. — Isl. nyra, Su.G. n'lure, Teut. 
 niere, ren. 
 
 NEIS, Nes, s. The nose, S. Douglas. — 
 A.S. naese, nese, Su.G. naesa, id. 
 
 NEIST, Nayst, Nest, Niest, adj. Nearest, 
 S. Wyntown. — A.S. neahst, Su.G. Dan. 
 naest, id. 
 
 ^EYST, prep. Next. Wyntown. 
 
 NEIST, adv. Next, S. Ramsay. 
 
 NEIS-THYRLE, Nes-Thrvll, i Nostril, 
 S. Douglas. — A.S. naes-thyrlu. 
 
 NEITHERS, Netherins, adc. Neither, 
 Renfr. Picken. 
 
 NEIVE, Neif, s. 1. The fist, S.; pi. neijis, 
 nefyg,7iewys,newffys. Douglas. To fald 
 the Nieve, to clench the fist, S. 2. Hand 
 to Nieve, hand and glove, S. R. Galloxo. 
 — Isl. nefi, knefe, Su.G. knaef, naef-we, id. 
 
 NEIVIE-NICKNACK, s. " A fire-side 
 game ; a person puts a little trifle, such 
 as a button, into one hand, shuts it close, 
 the other hand is also shut; then they are 
 whirled round and round one another, 
 before the one who intends to guess what 
 hand the prize is in." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To NEK, -». a. To prevent receiving check; 
 a term at chess. Montgomerie. — Su.G. 
 nek-a, to refuse. 
 
 To NELL, V. n. To Nell and Talk, to 
 talk loudly and frivolously, Clydes. Now 
 and Talk, synon. Hence, " a nellin talk." 
 Probably from E. knell ; A.S. cnyll-an, to 
 ring. 
 
 NELL, Nelly, s. Abbrev. of Helen, S. 
 
 NEPIS,p/. Turnips. V. Neep. 
 
 NEPS, s. The abbrev. of Elspeth or Eliza- 
 beth, Ramsay. 
 
 NEPUOY, Nepox, NephoYj Nephew, Nevo, 
 Nevoy, Nevw, Newu, s. 1. A grandson, 
 Wyntown. — Lat. nepos, id. 2. A great- 
 grandson. Douglas. 3. Posterity, though 
 remote, ibid. 4. A brother's or sister's 
 son. Wallace. — A.S. nepos, brother suue, 
 vel suster sune. 5. Any relation by blood. 
 Wyntown. 
 
 NEP US-GABLE, s. The Provost. Per- 
 haps q. knap-house, Su.G. knapp, knaepp, 
 vertex, summitas, and hus, domus. S. 
 Timpan, synon. 
 
 NER, Nere, prep. Near, S. — A.S. ner, 
 Su.G. Dan. ?iaer. 
 
 NERBY, Near by, prep. Near to. Nerby 
 Glasgow, near to that city, S. It is also 
 used as an adv. signifying nearly, almost; 
 as, "I was nerby dead, I was almost 
 lifeless," S. 
 
 NER BY, Near bt, adv. Nearly, S. Guy 
 Mannering. 
 
 NER-BLUDIT, adj. Nearly related, q. 
 near in blood, Clydes. 
 
 NERE HAND, adr. Nearly. Wyntown. 
 
 NERHAND, Near Hand, prep. Near, S. 
 Barbour. 
 
 NER-SICHTIT, adj. Short-sighted, S.— 
 Su.G. naarsynt, id. 
 
 NER TIL, prep. Near to, S. 
 
 NES, s. A promontory ; ness, S. Douglas. 
 — A.S. nesse, Su.G. naes, Belg. neus, id. 
 
 NESS. S. pi. nessls, valleys. Wallace. — 
 A.S. nessas, loca depressa. 
 
 NESSCOCK, s. A small boil; Nesscockle, 
 Strathmore. " Furunculus, a nesscock." 
 Wedderb. Vocab. This seems merely a 
 corr. of A rsecockle, q. v.; formed perhaps 
 by the separation of the letter n from an 
 or ane, the article, when prefixed to the 
 word. 
 
 NES-THRYLL. V. Neis-thyrle. 
 
 NET, s. The omentum ; the caul, S. — Teut. 
 net, A.S. net, nette, id. 
 
 NETES, s.jo^ Inventories. V. Neces. 
 
 NETH, prep. Below. Wallace. — A.S. 
 neothan, Su.G. ned, infra. 
 
 NETHELES, conj. Nevertheless. Doug. 
 — A.S. na the laes, id. 
 
 NETHER, 8. An adder. This in some 
 counties is the invariable pron. a nether. 
 O.E. " Neddyr or eddyr. Serpens." 
 Prompt. Parv. This corresponds with 
 A.S. naeddre, nedder, neddre, serpens, 
 anguis, &c. a serpent, an adder, Somner. 
 Todd has inserted the term Nedder in 
 the E. Dictionary, on the authority of 
 Chaucer. 
 
 NETHER, adr. Nearer, Ettr. For. 
 
 NETHERANS, Naitherans, Naithers, 
 conj. Neither, West of S. 67. Picken. 
 
 NETHER END. The breech, S. Daridson. 
 
 NETHIRMARE, adv. Farther down. 
 Douglas. — A.S. nither, and mare, more. 
 
 NETHMIST, Nethmost, ad!/. Undermost, 
 Aberd. Ettr. For.; the same with Ned- 
 mist, q. V. 
 
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 457 
 
 NYC 
 
 NETHRING, ». Depression. Barbour. V. 
 
 rs'lDPER. 
 
 NETTERIE, adj. Ill-tempered, Tweedd. 
 
 Perhaps from A.S. naeddre, Teut. nater, 
 
 an adder. 
 NETTY, s. A woman who traverses the 
 
 country in search of wool, Ettr. For. 
 NETTY, ad). Mere, Aberd. W. Beattie. 
 NETTLE-BROTII, s. Broth made of young 
 
 iiettU's, as a substitute for greens, S. 
 NETTLE-EARNEST, s. /» nettle-earnest, 
 
 no longer disposed to bear jesting, but 
 
 growing testy, Selkirks. Bnncn'ieofBodsh. 
 NETTLIE,(«(/. Ill-humoured; peevish, S.A. 
 
 I suppose tliat the adj. is from the name of 
 
 the weed, as referring to its stinging 
 
 quality. 
 NEUCHELD, (</««.) part. pa. With calf, 
 
 Perths. 
 N E UCK-TI M E,s. The twilight ; in reference 
 
 to its being the season for pastime or gos- 
 siping among the working people,W. Loth. 
 To NEVELL, Navell, Neffle, v. a. 1. 
 
 To strike with the fists, S. Philotus. 
 
 — Su.G. hnuff-a, pugnis impetere. 2. To 
 
 take hold with the fist, S. — Isl. hiiyf-a, 
 
 pugno prendo. 3. To knead; to leave the 
 
 marks of the knuckles on bread, Ayrs. 
 
 Picken. 4. To pommel; to beat with any 
 
 kind of instrument; used improperly, 
 
 Ayrs. A n nals of the Pa risk. 
 NEVEL, Newel, s. A blow with the fist, 
 
 S. Ramsay. V. Neive. 
 NEVELLING, Neffelling, s. Fisticuffs, 
 
 S. Knox. 
 NEVEW, Nevo, Nevow. V. Nepuoy. 
 NEVIL-STONE, s. The key-stone of an 
 
 arch. Sir A. Ba! four's Letters. Qu. if q. 
 
 navel-stone, as being the central part ? 
 To NEVIN, Neuin, Nyvin, p. a. To name. 
 
 Gaican and Gol. — Isl. nafn, Dan. naffn, 
 
 a name, naern-er, to name. 
 NEVYS,^;;. Fists. V. Neive. 
 NEUK, s. Corner, S.; same with nooh, E. 
 
 V. Oo. Far nook, the extremity of any 
 
 thing, S. In the neuk, in child-bed. Gall. 
 NEUKATYKE, s. A collie, or shepherd's 
 
 dog, that is rough or shaggy, Fife. 
 NEULL'D, Null'd, adj. Having very 
 
 short horns, 'Roxh. iNUtled, synon. — Teut. 
 
 knocel, knerel, nodus. 
 NEVOY, s. A nephew, S. V. Nepuoy. 
 To NEW, r. a. To curb; to master; to 
 
 humble, Aberd.; pron. Nyoir. V. New'd, 
 
 which is the part, of this v. 
 * NEW, adj. Of New : newly; anew. Pits- 
 
 cottie. — Lat. idiom, de now, id. 
 To NEW, r. a. To renovate. Gaioan and 
 
 Gol. — A.S. neow-ian, id. 
 NE WAR. Unless, i)o«(/. — Alem. ne uuare, 
 
 nisi. 
 NEWCAL, s. A cow newly calved. Loth. 
 
 Raiiisa I/. 
 NEW CHEESE. A sort of pudding made 
 
 by simmering the milk of a new-calved 
 
 cow, Aberd. 
 
 NEW'D, part. pa. Oppressed, S.B. Boss. 
 — Isl. 7iu-a, conterere, the same with 
 (jnya, subigere. 
 
 NEW-YEAR'S-UAY. Among the super- 
 stitions connected with this day, the fol- 
 lowing keeps its place in Ayrs. " She 
 was removed from mine to Abraham's 
 bosom on Christmas day, and buried on 
 Hogmanae; for it was thought uncanny 
 to have a dead corpse in the house on 
 the New-year's-day." Annals Par. 
 
 NEWYN. Renewing, or perhaps naming. 
 Wallace. 
 
 NEWINGIS, Newings, s. pi. 1. News ; a 
 fresh account of any thing. Q. Kennedy, 
 Bess, with J. Knox. 2. ^ o\ cities, Butherf. 
 
 NEWIS, Newys, Newous, adj. I. Ear- 
 nestly desirous, Loth. 2. Parsimonious ; 
 covetous; greedy, Loth. — A.S. hneaw, 
 tenax ; O.E. nhjijish, covetous; Su.G. 
 nidsk, nisk, avarus, parens. 
 
 ^EW IT, part. pa. Renewed. V. New. 
 
 NEWLINGIS, adv. Newly; S. newlins. 
 Barbour. 
 
 NEWMOST, adj. Nethermost, S.B. 
 Journ. Lond. — A.S. neothemest, id. 
 
 NEWOUS, adj. Newfangled ; fond or full of 
 what is new, Clydes. 
 
 NEWOUSLIE,a(Zr.Inanewfangledway,ib. 
 
 NEWOUSNESS,s. Newfangleduess, ibid. 
 — C.B. newyz, new; newyz-iaic, to make 
 new. 
 
 To NE WSE, V. n. To talk over the news, Ab. 
 
 NEWSIE, adj. Fond of hearing or re- 
 hearsing news, ibid. 
 
 NEWTH, prep. Beneath. Barb. V. Neth. 
 
 To N YAFF, T. n. 1. To yelp ; to bark, S. 
 2. Applied to the pert chat of a saucy 
 child, or of any diminutive person, S. 
 
 V. NiFFNAFFS. 
 
 To NIB, T. a. To press or pinch with the 
 fingers. Montij.— Isl. hueppe, coarcto. 
 
 NIBAWAE, adj. Diminutive and meagre, 
 Aberd.; q. resembling what is picked by 
 the nib or beak of a fowl. 
 
 NIBBIE, s. A walking staff with a hooked 
 head, used by shepherds, like the ancient 
 crook. " Gin I get hand o' ray nibbie, I'se 
 reesle your riggin for ye," Teviotd. 
 
 NIBBIT, s. " Two pieces of oatmeal bread, 
 spread over with butter, and laid face to 
 face," Ayrs. Picken. This may be q. 
 nieve-bit, a piece of bread for the hand. 
 
 * NICE, adj. Simple. Bannatyne P. — 
 Fr. niais, simple. 
 
 NICE-GABBIT, adj. Difficult to please 
 as to food, Fife. V. Gab. 
 
 NICETE, Nycete, s. Simplicity. Barbour. 
 — O.Fr. mice, dull, simple, ?*iVe«e, simplicity. 
 
 To NICH, Nygii, r. a. V. Neych. 
 
 NYCHBOUR, Nychtbour, s. LA neigh- 
 bour. Bellend. — A.S. neah-ge-bure. Germ, 
 nach-baiier, neah, nach, nigh, id. and ge- 
 bure, bauer, an inhabitant. 2. An inhabi- 
 tant, or perhaps rather, a fellow-citizen. 
 Thus the phrase, " The nychtbouris of this 
 
NYC 
 
 458 
 
 NIE 
 
 towne," is used for the inhabitants, &c. 
 Aherd. Reg. 
 
 N YCHBOUilL YKE, adj. Like one's neigh- 
 bours, S. Acts Mary. This term is still 
 used. It occurs in the proverb, " Neigh- 
 bourlike ruins half the world," S. 
 
 To NICHER, Neigher, (</"«•) Nicker, 
 V. n. 1. To neigh, S. Hamsai/. — A.S. 
 gnaeg-an, Isl. hnaegg-ia, id. 2. To laugh 
 in a loud and ridiculous manner, S. 
 Minstrelsy Border. 
 
 NICHER, Nicker, s. 1. A neigh, S. ibid. 
 2. A horse-laugh, S. 
 
 NYCHLIT, pr««. r. Uncertain. Houlate. 
 
 To NYCHTBOUR, v. n. To co-operate in 
 an amicable ii:anner, with those living in 
 the vicinity, in the labours of husbandry. 
 Aherd. Reg. 
 
 N YCHTBOURHEID, Nychtboursciiip, s. 
 That aid which those who lived adjacent 
 to each other, were legally bound to give 
 one another in the labours of husbandry; 
 synon. Marroicschip. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 N ICHT-COWL, s. A night-cap, S. 
 
 NICHTED, part. pa. Benighted, S. V. 
 
 NiCHTIT. 
 
 NICHT-HAWK, s. 1. A large white 
 moth, which flies about hedges in sum- 
 mer evenings, Clydes. 2. A person who 
 ranges about at night, ibid. Probably 
 the same with A.S. niht-bjittorjieoge,mg]xt- 
 butterfly, blatta; Lye. 
 
 NICHT-HAWKIN, adj. Addicted to noc- 
 turnal roaming, ibid. 
 
 K YCHT YD, pret. Drew to night. Wynt. 
 — Su.G. Isl. natt-as, ad noctem vergere. 
 
 NYCHTYRTALE, «. Be nychtyrtale, by 
 night; in the night-time. The Bruce. 
 
 NICHTIT, part. pa. Benighted, S. 
 
 NICHT QUAIFFIS. Night-coifs. V. 
 
 QUAIFFIS. 
 
 To NICK, V. n. To drink heartily, S.B. 
 
 To NICK, V. a. To strike otf a small bowl, 
 by the first joint of the thumb pressing 
 against the forefinger; a term used at the 
 game of marbles or taw, S. 
 
 NICK, s. The angle contained between 
 the beam of a plough and the handle, 
 Orkn. Asee, synon. 
 
 NICK, s. An opening between the sum- 
 mits of two hills, South of S. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 To NICKER, r. n. V. Nicher. 
 
 NtCKERERS, s. 2)1- A cant term for new 
 shoes, Roxb.; probably from their making 
 a creaking noise. 
 
 NICKERIE, ?. Little nickerie, a kindly 
 compellation of a child. Loth. 
 
 NICKET, s. A small notch, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 NICKIE, NiKiE, s. The abbrev. of the 
 name Nicol ; sometimes of the female 
 name Nicolas, S. " JVikie Bell." Acts, 
 iii. 392. Nickie-ben, the devil. Burns. 
 
 NICKIM, NicKUM, s. A wag; one given to 
 mischievous tricks, Fife, Aberd. Per- 
 haps q. nick him. — Isl. hnick-r, dolus. 
 
 NICK-NACK, s. 1. A gimcrack, S. 2. 
 
 Small wares, S.B. Morison. 
 NICKNACKET,s. A trinket, S.A. Burns. 
 NICKNACKIE, adj. Dexterous in doing 
 any piece of nice work, Roxb.; synon. 
 Nacketie. 
 To NICKS, Nix, r. n. To set up a mark 
 and throw at it ; to take aim at any thing 
 near; as, to nix at a bottle, Roxb. — Teut. 
 naeck-en, appropinquare. 
 NICKSTICK,s. A tally, S. Trans. Antiq. 
 
 Soc. S. nick, a notch, and stick. 
 NICKSTICK BODIE. One who proceeds 
 exactly according to rule; as, if he has 
 had oue to dine with him, he will not ask 
 him again without having a return in 
 kind, Teviotdale. 
 NICNEVEN, s. The Scottish Hecate or 
 
 mother- witch. Montgomerie. 
 NIDDER, s. "The second shoot grain 
 makes when growing." Gall. Encycl. 
 Perhaps from A.S. nither-ian, detrudere. 
 To NIDDER, NiTHER, v. a. l.To depress, S. 
 Ross. 2. To straiten; applied to bounds. 
 Doiiglas. 3. Niddered, pinched with cold, 
 Ang. Loth. 4. Pinched with hunger, S. 
 5. Stunted in growth, S.A. Gl. Sibb. 6. 
 To put out of shape, as by frequent hand- 
 ling and tossing. " Nidderit & deformeit." 
 Aberd. Reg. 7. Plagued ; warmly handled, 
 S.B. Gl. Shirr. — Su.G. nedr-as, nidr-as, 
 deprimi ; Teut. rer-nedr-en, id. 
 To NIDDLE, V. n. 1. To trifle with the 
 fingers, S. 2. To be busily engaged with 
 the fingers, without making progress, S. 
 — Isl. hniidl-a, digltis prensare. 
 To NIDDLE, r. a. " To overcome." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. — A.S. nid-ian, urgere, cogere. 
 To NIDGE, T. n. To squeeze through a 
 crowd, or any narrow place, with difii- 
 culty, Roxb. V. Gnidge, r. a. 
 NIDGELL, s. l."A fat froward young 
 man." Gall. Encycl. 2. " A stifi" lover ; 
 oue whom no rival can displace," ibid. — 
 C.B. cnodig, fleshy, corpulent, fat. 
 NIEF, s. A female bond-servant. Spotisw. 
 Cowel refers to Fr. naif, naturalis, a term 
 applied, in that language, to one born a 
 servant. 
 NIEL, s. The abbrev. of Nigel, S. Perh. 
 rather the abbrev. of Nathaniel. Niel 
 Gou', Nathaniel Gow. 
 NIEVE, s. The fist, S. V. Neive. 
 NIEVEFU', Neffow, s. 1. A handful, S. 
 Burns. — Su.G. naefice full, id. 2. A 
 small quantity of any dry substance ; as, 
 " a neffoic o' woo," i. e. wool, Clydes. 3. 
 Any person or thing very small and puny, 
 Burns. 4. Metaphorically and contemp- 
 tuously, what is comparatively little, or 
 of no value. 5. A death's-hold of what is 
 viewed as worthy of grasping. Jacobite 
 Relics. 
 NIEVESHAKING,s. Something dropped 
 from the hand of another; a windfall. 
 Blackw. Mag. V. Neive, 
 
NIF 
 
 459 
 
 NIT 
 
 To NIFFER, Nyffer, r.a. 1 . To exchange. 
 Jb. lie;). 2. To higgle. V. Neikkau, r. 
 
 NIFFEIUNG, i.e. the act of bartering. 
 Ruiherford. 
 
 To NIFFLE, T. p. To triile; to be insig- 
 nificant iu appearance, in conversation, 
 or in conduct; as, " He's a nijH'tn' body," 
 Fife. — Belg. kniiffelen, to fumble. 
 
 NIFF-NAFFY, adj. Troublesome about 
 trifles, S. Guy MainwruK/. 
 
 N 1 FFX AFFS, ( prou. i> y'lffn yaffs,) s. pi. 1 . 
 Small articles of little value, S. 2. De- 
 noting a silly peculiarity of temper, dis- 
 played by attention to trifles, S. — Fr. 
 iiipes, trifles; Sw. nip/>, id. 3. In the 
 singular, it sometimes denotes a small 
 person, or one who has not attained full 
 strength, S.xV. Perils of Man. 
 
 To NIFNAFF, r. n. To trifle; to speak or 
 act in a silly way, S. Hainsay. 
 
 NIGER, (</ hard,) s. Corr. oi negro, S. Burns. 
 
 N IGGAR, NiGRE, s. A miser, S. A. Scott's 
 Poems. Corr. from E. niygard. — Isl. 
 nau;i'jur, hnauggur, parous, tenax, Sw. 
 mugg, nlugger, id. 
 
 N IGG ARS, *■. jil. Two pieces of iron placed 
 on the sides of cast-metal grates for con- 
 tracting them,Roxb. — A.Bor. "Niggards, 
 iron cheeks to a grate," Grose; evidently 
 from E. niggard, as it is a parsimonious 
 plan. 
 
 To NIGHT, r. n. To lodge during night. 
 Spalding. — Isl. natt-a, penioctare. 
 
 NIGHT-HUSSING, s. A night-cap for a 
 female, Selkirks. Syn. Mutch. Iloqg. 
 
 To NIGHT THEGITHER. To lodge un- 
 der the same roof, S. Brownie of Bodsb. 
 
 NIG-IsIA-NIES, s. pi. "Unnecessary orna- 
 ments." Gall. Encycl. V. Nignayes. 
 
 NIGNAG, s. A gimcrack; a variety of 
 JVicknack, Teviotd. 
 
 NIGNAYES,NiGNYES,s.;)?. 1. Gimcracks, 
 S. Patnsay. 2. Whims ; peculiarities of 
 temper or conduct, S. Cleland. 
 
 NYKIS, 3 p. pres. v. Gaican and Gol. — 
 Perhaps allied to Su.G. nek-a, to deny. 
 Nykit, 3 p. past. 
 
 NILD. L. could. Maitland Poems. 
 
 N YLE, s. Corr. of narel, Fife. " Her nyWs 
 at her mou," a phrase applied to a woman 
 far advanced in pregnancy. — A.S. nauel, 
 nafel, Su.G. nafle, id. 
 
 NILL YE, WILL YE. A phrase still used 
 in S. signifying, " Whether ye will or no." 
 — A.S. nill-an, nolle. 
 
 NYMNES, s. Neatness. Burel. 
 
 NINE-EYED-EEL. The lesser lamprey. 
 Firth of Forth. V. Eel. 
 
 NINE-HOLES, s. pi. 1. The game of Nine 
 men's Morris, S. 2. That piece of beef 
 that is cut out immediately below the 
 brisket or breast, S. The piece next to 
 the nine-holes is called the runner, as ex- 
 tending the whole length of the fore ribs, S. 
 
 • NIP, s. Bread or cheese is said to have 
 a nip, when it tastes sharp or pungent, S. 
 
 To NIP, Nip up, or ava, v. a. To carry 
 
 oflf cleverly by theft, S. Hots. — Isl. 
 
 knippc, raptim moto. 
 NIP, NiMP, s. A small bit of any thing, 
 
 S. — Su.G. nypa, id. 
 NIP, s. A bite ; a term iised in fishing, S. 
 NIPCAIK, s. One who eats delicate food 
 
 clandestinely, S. Dunbar. 
 NIPLUG, s. To be at n'lplug, to quarrel, S. 
 * NIPPERS, s. pi. The name for pincers, S. 
 
 In E. the word denotes " small pincers." 
 NIPPERT Y-TIPPERTY, adj. Childishly 
 
 exact, or affectedly neat, S.A. Hob Roy. 
 
 Syn. llippertie-tippertic. 
 NIPPIT, adj. 1. Niggardly, S. 2. Scanty 
 
 in any respect, S. Lyndsay. — Su.G. 
 
 napp, Isl. hnep]>-er, arctus. 
 NIPRIKIN, .«. A small morsel, Roxb. 
 NIP-SCART, s. 1. A niggardly person, 
 
 Teviotd. 2. A crabbed or peevish person, 
 
 Clydes. From nip, to pinch, and scari, 
 
 to scratch. 
 NIPSHOT, s. To play nipshot, to give the 
 
 slip. Baillie. Perhaps q. to nip one's 
 
 shut. V. Shot. 
 NIRB, s. 1. Any thing of stunted growth, 
 
 Ettr. For. 2. A dwarf, ibid. V. Nirlie. 
 To NIRL, V. a. 1. To pinch with cold. Loth. 
 
 2. To contract; to shrink. " Thae pickles 
 
 (grains of corn) hae been nirled wi' the 
 
 drowth," or " wi' the frost," Loth. 
 NIRL, s. 1. A crumb, S. 2. A small knot, 
 
 S.B. 3. A puny dwarfish person, ibid. — 
 
 Teut. knorre, tuber ; E. knurle. 
 NIRLED, adj. Stunted ; applied to trees, 
 
 Loth.; most probably q. knurled. 
 NIRLES, s. pi. A species of measles, S. 
 
 which has no appropriate name in E. 
 
 3Iontgomerie. 
 NIRLIE, ac^. 1. Very small; synon. with 
 
 Nirled; as, " N'lrUe-headed wheat," S. 2. 
 
 Niggardly; as, " a nirlie creature," Loth. 
 NISBIT, s. The iron that passes across the 
 
 nose of a horse, and joins the branks to- 
 gether, Ang. From neis, nose, and bit. 
 NISE, s. Nose, properly 7iiz, S.B. Cock^s 
 
 Simple Strains. V. Neis. 
 To NYSE, V. a. To beat; to pommel; a 
 
 word used among boys. Loth. Perhaps 
 
 radically the same with Ntise. V. Knuse. 
 NISSAC, s. A porpoise, Shetl. A dimin. 
 
 from Norw. nisse, Delphinus Phoccena. 
 NIT, s. I. A nut ; the fruit of the hazel, S. 
 
 2. The wheel of a cross-bow. Invent. 
 NITCH, s. A bundle or truss. V. Knitcit. 
 To NYTE, V. n. To deny. Douglas.— M. 
 
 neit-a, Dan. naegt-er, id. 
 To NYTE, NiTE,'r. a. To rap; to strike 
 
 smartly. Brownie of Bodsb. V. Knoit. 
 NIT-GRIT, adj. As large or great as a 
 
 nut, South of S. 
 NITHER, NiDDER, adj. Nether, S. 
 
 Ruddiman. — Isl. nedre, id. 
 To NITHER, T. a. V. Nidder. 
 NITHERIE, adj. Wasted ; growing feebly ; 
 
 as, "nithfrie corn," that which ia so feeble 
 
NIT 
 
 460 
 
 NOY 
 
 that it can scarcely be cut, Roxb. Syn. 
 Niddered. V. Nidder, v. 
 NITTERS, s. " A greedy, grubbing, impu- 
 dent, withered female." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 V. NiTTIE. 
 
 NITTY, s. A " little knave." Skinner. 
 
 NITTIE, Neetie, adj. Niggardly ; covetous, 
 S. — Su.G. qnet'ui, Mod. Sax. netiq, id. 
 
 NITTLED, ^adj.' Having small stunted 
 horns, Clydes. NculVd, syuon. 
 
 NITTLES, s.pl. 1. Horns just appearing 
 through the skin, Clydes. 2. The small 
 stunted horns of sheep, ib. — Isl. hnytla, 
 nodulus, a little knot, from A«?«(-»-, nodus. 
 
 NYUCKFIT, s. The snipe; a name pro- 
 bably formed from its cry when ascend- 
 ing, Clydes. 
 
 NIVIE-NICKNACK, s. V. Neivie- 
 
 NICKNACK. 
 
 To NYVIN, V. a. To name. V. Neven. 
 
 NIVLOCK, s. A bit of wood, round which 
 the end of a hair-tether is fastened, S.B. 
 from niere. — Su.G. naefwe, the fist, and 
 lycka, a knot. 
 
 NYUM, Houlate. L. nymn, name. 
 
 NIVVIL, s. A handful, S.B. V. Neive. 
 
 NIXIE, s. A naiad ; a water-nymph. Pirate, 
 — Germ, nicks, daemon aquations. 
 
 NIXIN, s. A play, in which cakes of 
 gingerbread being placed on bits of wood, 
 he who gives a certain sum to the owner 
 has a right to throw at them with a ruiitj, 
 and to claim as many cakes as he can 
 displace, Roxb. Itowlie-poidie, Loth. 
 
 NIXT HAND,p)-c/j. Nighest to. Dovqlas. 
 
 NIXTIN, rtf/^. Next. Poems \ 6th Cent. 
 
 NIXTOCUM, adj. Next. Aberd. Reiq. 
 i. e. Next to come. 
 
 NIZ, s. The nose, Aug. V. Neis. 
 
 NIZZARTIT,^)art. pa. Stunted in growth, 
 Lanarks. Niddered, synon. 
 
 NIZZELIN, part. adj. 1. Niggardly, S.B. 
 2. Spending much time about a trifling 
 matter, from an avaricious disposition, ib. 
 — Su.G. nldsk, nisk, covetous. 
 
 * NO, adv. This negative has peculiar 
 emphasis in the Scottish language; and 
 converts any adj. to which it is prefixed, 
 into a strong affirmative of the contrary 
 to its meaning; as, no %oyss, mad; no blate, 
 impudent, arrogant; no canny, dangerous. 
 
 NOAH'S ARK. Clouds assuming the likeness 
 of a boat or yawl pointed at both ends, S. 
 
 NOB, s. A knob. Houlate. 
 
 NOBLAY, s. 1. Nobleness; faithfulness. 
 Barbour. 2. Courage ; intrepidity, ibid. 
 — O.Fr. noblois, nobilitas. 
 
 NOBLE,s. The armed Bullhead, Loth. Neill. 
 
 NOCHT, adv. Not. Barbour. — A.S. naht, 
 noht, nihil. 
 
 NOCHT FOR THI, conj. Nevertheless. 
 Barbour. 
 
 NOCHTGAYNESTANDAND, conj. Not- 
 withstanding. Brechine Re<j. 
 
 NOCHTIE, adj. 1. Puny in size, and con- 
 temptible in appearance; as, " ! she's a 
 
 necktie creature," Ang. Fife. 2. Bad; 
 unfit for any purpose ; applied to au in- 
 strument, Aberd. Q. a thing of nought, 
 A.S. no-tviht. 
 NOCHTIS, s. Naught; of no value. Keith. 
 
 Nohtes, gen. of A.S. noht, nihil. 
 NOCK, NoK, NoKK, s. 1. The notch of a 
 bow or arrow. Douglas. 2. The extre- 
 mity of the sail-yard, ibid. 3. The notch 
 of a spindle, S.B. Gl. Shirr. Bannatyne 
 Poems. — Teut. nocke, crena, incisura. 
 
 NOCKET-TIME, s. The time for taking 
 a luncheon, Roxb. A. Scott. 
 
 NOCKIT, NoKKiT, NocKET, s. A luncheon, 
 S.A. Roxb. Gall. 
 
 NOCKIT, NoKKiT, part. adj. Notched. 
 Douglas. 
 
 NOCKS, s. pi. "Little beautiful hills." 
 Gall. Encycl. ; the same with Knock, q. v. 
 
 * NOD, s. The Land of Nod, the state of 
 sleep. " He's awa' to the Land of Nod," 
 he has fallen asleep, S. Lands of Nod, 
 Aberd. Tales of My Landlord. This 
 figure is borrowed from the E. word, as 
 denoting " the motion of the head in 
 drowsiness." But it has most probably 
 been at first employed as containing au 
 allusion to the first murderer. Gen. iv. IC. 
 
 NODDY, s. 1. A one-horse coach, moving on 
 two wheels, and opening behind, S. The 
 Steam-Boat. The name may have been 
 given from its nodding motion. 2. It is 
 now often used for a one-horse coach of 
 the ordinary kind with four wheels. 
 
 NODDLE-ARAID, adv. Head foremost, 
 Teviotdale. 
 
 To NODGE, r. a. To strike with the 
 knuckles, S.B. V. Gnidge, and Knuse. 
 
 NODGE, s. A push or stroke, properly 
 with the knuckles, Ayrs.; Dunsh, Punsh, 
 synon. The Steam-Boat. 
 
 To NODGE, V. n. 1. To sit or go about in 
 a dull, stupid state, Ettr. For. 2. To 
 NoDGE (dang, to travel leisurely, Dumfr. 
 
 NOG, s. 1. A knob ; a hooked stake, 
 driven into the wall, S. Minstrelsy Bord. 
 2. A large peg driven through dlrots, to 
 keep them on the roof of a cottage, Dumfr. 
 It seems originally the same with Teut. 
 knockc, a knot in a tree, Sw. knaqg,^. knaq. 
 
 NOGGAN, part. pr. " Walking steadily, 
 and regularly nodding the head." Gall, 
 Encycl. — Isl. hnok-a, moto. 
 
 NOGGIE, s. A small wooden vessel with 
 an upright handle, Dumfr. The Coag is 
 larger, the Luggie of an intermediate size. 
 In Galloway it is pron. iV^o/7/7«»,like the E. 
 word. 
 
 To NOY, V. a. To annoy. Lyndsay. — 
 Teut. noy-en, noey-en, id. ; Fr. nuire. 
 
 NOY, s. Annoyance. Barbour. 
 
 NOYIS, s. Annoyance. Wyntowti. 
 
 NOYlT,part. l.Vexed,S. 2. Wrathful, S.B. 
 
 NOYNSANKYS, s. pi. Chartul. Aberbroth. 
 This undoubtedly signifies either meridian 
 or dinner. It is originally the same word 
 
 i 
 
NOY 
 
 461 
 
 NOS 
 
 with A.S. uon-gan<i, caiitus ad horam diei 
 nonam, the nooii-soitij. 
 NOYOUS, adj. Noisome. Iloulate. 
 NOYRIS, NoRYSs, NuRicE, s. A nurse; 
 S. noorise. Wallace. — Norm. Sax. norice, 
 Ft. iioKrisse, id. ; Lat. niitruu 
 NOISOME, adj. Noisy, Aberd. 
 NOIT, .'. A small rocky height, (,'all. Enc. 
 To NOIT, Nyte, r. a. To strike smartly, 
 
 S. V. Knoit. 
 NOITING, .•». A beating, Lanarks. 
 NOITLED, part. adj. " Intoxicated with 
 spirits." Gall. Encycl. — Tent, neutel-en, 
 
 frivole agere; q. brought into that state in 
 which one talks foolishly. 
 NOK, .s. A notch. V. Nock. 
 NOLD. Would not. Douglas:. — K.S. 
 
 nolde, noluit. 
 NOLDER, conj. V. Nouther. 
 To NOLL, Null, r. a. To press, beat, or 
 
 strike with the knuckles, S.B. — Alem. 
 
 kiioucl, a knuckle. 
 NOLL, s. A strong push or blow with the 
 
 knuckles, S.B. V. Neive, Nevell. 
 NOLL, s. A large piece of any thing, S.B. 
 
 — Su.G. knoel, tuber, a bump. 
 NOLT, NowT, s. 1. Black cattle. — E. neat. 
 
 2. A stupid fellow, S. Surt. Moray. — 
 
 Isl. naut, Sw. noct, an ox. ■ 
 NOLTHIRD, s. A neat-herd, S. Douglas. 
 NOLT-TATH, s. Luxuriant grass, " raised 
 
 from the manuring of nowt" S. V. Tath. 
 NOME, pret. Taken. Wallace. — A.?,. 
 
 'nim-an, to take ; part. vom. 
 NONE, s. 1. Noon. Barbour. — A.S. non, 
 
 Fr. none, id. 2. Dinner. Dialloi/. 
 NONE-SUCH,«f//. Unparalleled. J/' Ward. 
 NON-FIANCE, s. Want of confidence. 
 
 Baillie. — Fr. non, negation, and fiance, 
 
 confidence. 
 NONFINDING,/)ar«.Notfinding. ^cteJ.F. 
 NONOBSTANT. Notwithstanding. " A^'ou 
 
 obstant that," <S;c. Aberd. Reg. — From 
 
 Lat. noil obstante, Fr. non obstant. 
 NONREDDING, s. Not cleaning, or 
 
 clearing out. " The nonredding of his 
 
 buicht," keeping his booth in a state of 
 
 disorder. Aberd. Reg. 
 NON-SOUNT, s. A base coin. Knox. — 
 
 Fr. Messieurs dc non sont, men who are 
 
 imperfect in a physical sense. 
 NON-SUCH, s. One without a parallel, S. 
 
 M'Ward. 
 NOOF, Nufe, (Fr. ««,) adj. 1. Neat; trim; 
 
 spruce. Gall. Dumfr. Daridson's Seasons. 
 
 2. Snug; sheltered from the blast, ibid. 
 To NOOK, Neuk, v. a. 1. To check; to 
 
 snib; to put do^vn; to humble, Aberd. 
 
 Ross. 2. To trick ; to outwit, to take in, 
 
 ibid. I suspect that the v. has been 
 
 formed from the s. nook or neuk. 
 NOOK, Neuk, s. 1. To Keep,ov Ilald one 
 
 in his ain Nook, to keep a person under, 
 
 to keep one in awe, Aberd. 2. To Turn 
 
 a nook upon ; to outwit; to overreach, ib. 
 NOOL, J. A short horn, Gall. Davidson's 
 
 Seatons. — Su.G. knoel, a bump or kuob; 
 Germ, knoll, id. 
 
 NOOPING, /»ar<. pr. « Walking with eyes 
 on the ground, and head nodding." Gall. 
 Encycl. — Isl. hnifi-in, gestu tristis. 
 
 NOOST, s. The action of the grinders of a 
 horse in chewing his food, Roxb. — IsL 
 gnust-a, stridere, (jnist-r, stridor. 
 
 To NOOZLE, V. a. To squeeze, Teviotd. 
 Hogg. Probably a derivative from Knme, 
 r. especially as it properly signifies to 
 press down with the knees. 
 
 NOOZLE, s. A squeeze ; a crush, Ettr. For. 
 
 NOP BED. A bed made of wool, in E. a 
 fiock-bed. Act. Dom. Cone. — A.S. hnoppa, 
 villus, Su.G. nopp, id.; Tent, noppe, id. 
 
 NOP SEK. Act. Audit. Apparently a sacfc 
 made of coarse cloth. — Su.G.Ho/5/)«,stupae. 
 
 NOR, conj. Than, S. Dunbar. 
 
 NORIE, s. The Puffin, Orkn. Stat. Ace. 
 
 NORIE, s. The abbreviation of Eleanor, 
 or Eleanora. 
 
 NORIE, s. A whim; a reverie; a maggot. 
 Hogg. PI. whims, Perths. — Sw. narr-as, 
 illudere. 
 
 NORYSS, s. Nurse. V. Noyris. 
 
 NORLAN, NoRLiN, Norland, adj. Be- 
 longing to the North country, S.B. Percy. 
 — Isl. nordlingr, Dan. nordlaend-r, id. 
 
 NORLICK, Knurlick, s. A tumour occa- 
 sioned by a blow, S.A. Journal Land. 
 — E. knurl, a knot. 
 
 NORLINS, adv. Northward, S.B. Ross. 
 
 NORLOC, s. An encysted, growing on the 
 heads of some persons, even to the size of 
 an orange, S.B.; expressed S.A. by the 
 E. word Wind-gall. A dimin. from E. 
 knurle, a knot. 
 
 NOR'LOCH. The North loch, a body of 
 stagnant water, which formerly lay in the 
 hollow between the High Street of Edin- 
 burgh, and the ground on which Prince's 
 Street now stands. 
 NOR'LOCH TROUT. A cant phrase for- 
 merly used to denote a joint or leg of 
 mutton. 
 NORTHART, adj. Northern ; of or belong- 
 ing to the north, Ayrs.; corr. from North- 
 ward. Picken. 
 NORTHIN, NoRTHY.N, adj. Northerly. 
 
 Complaynt S. 
 NOSEBITT, s. Any thing that acts as a 
 check or restraint. Poems 16th Cent. 
 NOSEL, Nozle, s. A small socket or 
 
 aperture, S.A. 
 NOSEWISS, adj. 1. Having an acute 
 smell, S. 2. Metaph. denoting one who 
 either is, or pretends to be, quick of per- 
 ception. Bp. Galloway. — Germ, naseweis, 
 self-witted, critical. Also, Nosevise. 
 NOSS, s. A term of the same meaning 
 with Ness, a promontory, Shetl. 2'he 
 Pirate. — Su.G. nos, the nose. 
 NOST,s. Noise ; talking; speculation about 
 any subject, S.B. — Su.G. knyet-a, mussi- 
 tare; Isl. hni»t-a, stridere. 
 
NOT 
 
 462 
 
 NUR 
 
 NOT. Know not. Douglas. V. Nat. 
 
 NOTAR, s. A notary public. " Ane noter" 
 id. Aberd. Reg. Noter. Gl. Lijnds. 
 
 To NOTE, v. a. 1. To use, S.B. Douglas. 
 — A.S. not-ian, Isl. niot-a, id. 2. To use 
 as sustenance, S.B. — Teut. nutt-en, uti, 
 vesci ; Isl. nnutin, eating, neitte, vescor. 
 3. To need, Aug. Mearns. Ruddiman. 
 
 NOTE, NoTT, s. 1. Use. Douglas. 2. 
 Occasion for, S.B. — Alem. not, Su.G. 
 noed,id. 
 
 NOTELESS, adj. Unnoticed, S.B. Shirr. 
 
 NOTH, s. 1. Nothing, Aberd. 2. The 
 cypher 0, ib. Probably a corr. of S. nocht. 
 
 NOTOUR, NoTTOUR, adj. 1. Notorious, S. 
 Pardoran. 2. Avowedly persisted in, 
 notwithstanding all warnings, S. Ersk. 
 — Fr. nofolre. 
 
 NOUDS, NowDS, s. pi. Fishes counted of 
 little value, Ayrs. Gall. Perhaps the 
 Yellow Gurnard or Dragonet. 
 
 NOVITY,s. Novelty. Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 — Fr. nouveaute. 
 
 NOUP, Nups, s. " A round-headed emi- 
 nence," Shetl. Dumfr. (Fr. u.) The Pirate. 
 The same with Knoop, sense 3, q. v. 
 
 NOURICE, s. A nurse, S.O. Lvihts and 
 Shadows. — " O.E. Noryce. Nutrix." 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 
 NOURICE-FEE, s. The wages given to a 
 wet nurse, S. Ross. 
 
 NOURISKAP, s. 1. The place of a nurse, 
 S. 2. The fee given to a nurse, S. — From 
 A.S. norice, a nurse, and scipe ; Su.G. 
 skap., denoting state. 
 
 NOUST, s. 1. A landing-place for a boat, 
 especially where the entrance is rocky, 
 Orkney. 2. " A sort of ditch in the 
 shore, into which a boat is drawn for 
 being moored." — Isl. naust, statio navalis 
 sub tecto. Verelius gives Sw. hothus, i. e. 
 boat-house, as the synonyrae. 
 
 NOUT, s. Black cattle. V. Nolt. 
 
 NOUTHER, NowTHiR, Nolder, conj. 
 Neither, S. Douglas. 
 
 NOUVELLES, Nouelles, s. pi. News, S. 
 Complaynt S. 
 
 NOW, s. The crown of the head. Polwart. 
 — A.S. hnol, vertex. 
 
 * NOW, adr. It is used S. in a sense un- 
 known in E. " He was never pleased 
 with his work, who said. Now, when he 
 had done with it," S. Prov. " Now, at 
 the having done a thing, is a word of dis- 
 content." Kelly. 
 
 To NOW, V. n. to Now and Talk, to talk 
 loudly, and in a silly manner, Clydes. 
 Hence the phrase, " a noiran talker." 
 
 NOWDER, conj. Neither. Inventories, 
 
 V. NOUTHEK. 
 
 NO-WYSS, adj. 1. Foolish; without 
 
 thought, Aug. 2. Deranged; as, " That's 
 
 like a no-wuss body," ib. 
 To NOWMER, r. a. To reckon; to number. 
 
 " Nowmert money," a sum reckoned. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 NOWT-HORN, s. The horn of an ox, 
 used as a trumpet, S. Hei-d^s Coll. 
 
 NOWTIT, part. adj. A potato is said to 
 be nowtit, when it has a hollow in the 
 heart, Aberd. — Isl. hnud-r, Dan. knude, 
 tuber, tuberculum; q. swelled, or puffed 
 up; or A.S. cnotta, a knot. 
 
 NUB BERRY, s. The Kuoutberry. St. Ac. 
 
 NUBBIE, s. A walking-staff with a hooked 
 head ; perhaps q. knobbie, a stick with a 
 knob, Roxb. — Dan. knub, a knot in a tree. 
 
 NUBBIE, s. " An unsocial person, worldly, 
 yet lazy." Gall. Encycl.—Su..G. nubb, 
 quicquid formara habet, justo minorem. 
 En knubbig karl, one who is plump, or 
 whose corpulence exceeds the proportion 
 of his stature, who is as braid's he's 
 lang,S. 
 
 NUCE, Ness, adj. Destitute, Aberd. Stat. 
 Ace. — Su.G. noed, necessity, nisk, parsi- 
 monious. 
 
 NUCKLE, adj. Applied to a cow which 
 has had one calf, and will calve soon 
 again. V. Newcal. 
 
 NUDGE, s. A push or stroke with the 
 knuckles, S.A. Redgauntlet. V. Nodge, 
 T. and Gnidge. 
 
 NUFE, a(Z/. Neat; spruce. V. Noof. 
 
 NUGET, s. " One who is short of stature, 
 and has a large belly," South of S. 
 Nudget, I suspect, is the proper ortho- 
 graphy; q. resembling a thick stick or 
 rung. — Teut. knudse, knodse, fustis, clava; 
 clava nodosa. 
 
 NUIF,a(i/. Intimate, Ettr. For. V.Knuff,?. 
 
 NUIK,s. The corner of any thing, S. nook, E. 
 
 NUIKIT, NuiKEY,^)art. adj. Having cor- 
 ners; as," a three-nuikit hat," S. 
 
 To NUIST, T. n. To eat continually; to 
 be still munching, Roxb. V. Noosx. 
 
 To NUIST, T. a. To beat; to bruise, Lan- 
 arks. Gall. — Dan. knust, part. j)a. crushed, 
 mangled. V. Knuse. 
 
 NUIST, s. « A blow," ibid. 
 
 NUIST, s. " A greedy, ill-disposed, igno- 
 rant person." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 NUIST, s. A large piece of any thing, 
 Upp. Clydes. V. Knoost. 
 
 NULE-KNEED, adj. Knock-kneed, S. ; 
 perhaps q. knuckle-kneed. V. Noll. 
 
 NUMMYN, part. pa. 1. Taken. Doug. 
 2. Reached ; attained. V. Nome. 
 
 To NUMP, V. a. Apparently a corr. of E. 
 mump, to nibble. Jacobite Rel. 
 
 NUNCE, s. The Pope's legate, or nuncio. 
 Keith's Hist. 
 
 NUNREIS,s. A nunnery. Bellcnden. 
 
 NUPE, s. A protuberance. V. Noup. 
 
 NURDAY, NooRSDAY, s. New-year's-day. 
 
 NURDAY,«f?/. What is appropriate to the 
 first day of the year, S.O. Picken's P. 
 
 NURG, NuRGLE, s. " A short, squat, little, 
 savage man." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 NURIS, ."!. A nurse. V. Noyris. 
 
 NURISFATHER,s. Nursing-father. Act. 
 Ja. VI. V. NoTRis. 
 
NUR 
 
 4.G3 
 
 OCT 
 
 NURLINO, «. "A person of a nurring 
 disposition." Gall. Encycl. V. Nurr, p. 
 
 NURR, s. A decrepit person, Roxb. — 
 Tent, knorre, tuber, nodus. V. Knurl. 
 
 To NURR, r. n. To growl or snarl, like a 
 dog when irritated, Roxb. Gall. — Dan. 
 gnurr-er, to growl. Our term has been 
 originally the same with E. guar, also 
 guar/, to snarl. 
 
 NURRIS-BRAID, ade. Applied to per- 
 sons who begin to work in so furious a 
 way that they cannot hold on, Roxb. 
 
 NURRIT, s. An insignificant or dwarfish 
 person, Roxb. V. Nurr, s. 
 
 To NIJSE, r. a. To knead. V. Knuse. 
 
 NUTTING-TYNE, s. Herd's Coll. Qu. a 
 forked instrument for pulling mits from 
 the tree ? Tine, E. a fork. V. Ty.nd. 
 
 HY AFFl'SG, part. adj. Idle; insignificant; 
 contemptible; as, " Had your tongue, ye 
 nyaffing thing," Loth. It seems to in- 
 clude the idea of chattering. V. Nyaff, 
 e. after Neicth. 
 
 To NYAM, V. a. To chew, Ettr For.— 
 Gael, cnamh-an, has the same meaning. 
 
 To N YARG, T. n. To jeer; to taunt, Aberd. 
 
 NYARGIE, «((;. Jeering, ibid. — Isl. «t<rr-a, 
 ludibrio exponere, narr-az, scurrari. 
 
 NYARGLE, s. " A foolish person foud of 
 disputation." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 NYARGLING, pai-t. pa. « Wrangling," 
 ibid. 
 
 To NYARR, NvARB, r. n. To fret; to be 
 discontented, Aberd. — This liquid sound 
 nearly approaches that of Isl. hnurr-a, 
 murmurare ; Teut. knarr-en, stridere. 
 
 NYAT, NviT, s. A smart stroke with the 
 knuckles; as, "He gae me a nylt V the 
 neck," Fife. — Isl. hn'wt-a, n'uit-a, ferire. 
 
 To NYAT, V. a. To strike in this manner, 
 ibid. 
 
 To NYATTER, t. n. 1. To chatter. Gall. 
 2. To speak in a grumbling and queru- 
 lous manner, ibid. Aberd. V. Natter. 
 
 NYATTERIE,NYATRiE,rt<7/. Ill-tempered; 
 peevish, Aberd.— Isl. nadra, vipera. 
 
 
 
 O, art. One, for a. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 O, s. Grandson. V. Oe. 
 
 OAFF, OoFF, adj. Decrepit; worn down 
 with disease, Ayrs. — Isl. o/a, languor. The 
 term is probably allied to E. oaf, a dolt. 
 
 To OAG, r. n. To creep, Shetl. 
 
 OAY, arfc. Yes, S. Gl. Sure. Ayrs. — YT.oui. 
 
 0AM, s. Steam ; vapour. — Su.G. em, im, 
 vapour. 
 
 OAT-FOWL, s. The name of a small bird, 
 Orkn. Statist. Ace. 
 
 OBEDIENCI ARE, s. A churchman of infe- 
 rior rank. Acts J. V. — L.B. obedientiaritis. 
 
 OBEFOR,prep. BefoTe;q.of before. Ab. lie.). 
 
 To OBEY, r. a. To grant. " " Thai waid 
 obey thair supplicatioun." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To BE Obeyit of. To receive in regular 
 payment; to have the full and regular use 
 of. Acts Mary. 
 
 OBEYSANCE, s. Subjection; the state of 
 a feudal retainer; an old forensic term. 
 Acts Ja. V. — Fr. obe'issance, obedience; 
 L.B. obedientia. 
 
 OBERING, s. " A hint; an inkling of some- 
 thing important." Gall. Enct/cl. 
 
 To OBFUSQUE, r. a. To darken, Fr. 
 
 * OBJECT, s. One much deformed, or who 
 has lost his faculties, or who is overrun 
 with sores, S. He's a mere object. He is 
 a perfect lazar. Iic</. Daltim. 
 
 OBIET SILVER. Moiiey formerly exacted 
 
 by the priest on occasion of death in a 
 
 family. Acts (Jlia. I. V. Abitis. 
 
 OBIT, s. A particular length of slate, Ang. 
 
 To OBLEIS, Oblyse, t. a. To bind ; to 
 
 oblige. (>6/is<, part. pa. stipulated. Doug. 
 
 OBLISMENT, Obleismext,s. Obligation. 
 
 Act* Ja. VI. V. Obleis, Oblyse, r. 
 
 OBLIUE, s. Oblivion. Douglai. 
 
 OBROGATIOUN, s. Abrogation. Aberd. 
 Register. 
 
 * OBSCURE, rtrf;". Secret; concealed. Spald. 
 Milton uses the v. in a similar sense. 
 
 OBSERVE, s. A remark, S. Wodrow. 
 
 To OBSET, Obsett, r. a. 1. To repair. 
 Aberd. Reg. — Teut. op-sett-en, erigere. 
 2. Sometimes to refund, ibid. 
 
 OBTAKEN, part. pa. Taken up. Ab. Reg. 
 
 To OBTEMPER, r. a. To obey. Acts 
 Cha. I. — Fr. obtemper-er. 
 
 OC, OcK. A termination primarily denoting 
 diminution, but sometimes expressive of 
 afiection, S. I am inclined to think that 
 this termination had primarily respected 
 the time of life; and, as it prevails most 
 in those counties in which Celtic had been 
 the general tongue, that it is from Gael. 
 og, young. 
 
 OCCASION, s. The dispensation of the Sa- 
 crament of the Supper, S. Peter's Letters. 
 
 OCCASIOUN, s. Setting. BeUend.— ha,i. 
 occas-us, O.Fr. occase ; coucher de soleil. 
 
 OCH HOW, interj. Ah, alas, S. 
 
 OCHIERN, s. One equal in dignity with 
 the son of a Thane. Reg. Maj. — Gael. 
 oge-thierna, the young lord. 
 OClOSITE,s. Idleness. Lyndsay's Drcme. 
 
 ■ — Lat. otiosit-as. 
 OCKER, OccRE, Oker, .<!. 1. Usury. 2. 
 Interest, even when legal. Abp. Hainil- 
 to«n.— Su.G. ockr, oh; increase, usury; 
 Teut. oecker. 
 OCKERER, s. An usurer. Reg. Maj.— 
 
 Sw. vckrare, id. 
 OCTIANE, adj. Belonging to the ocean. 
 Douglas. 
 
OD 
 
 464 
 
 OYS 
 
 OD, interj. A minced oath; corr. of the 
 
 name of God, S. 
 ODAL LANDS. V. Udal. 
 
 * ODD, used as a s. To go, or gae to the odd, 
 to be lost. " He'll let nothing 170 to the odd 
 for want of looking after it," S. Prov.; 
 "spoken of scraping,carefulpeople."/L'e//j/. 
 
 ODDS AND ENDS. 1. Scraps; shreds; rem- 
 nants, S.; synon. Orrows. 2. Small pieces 
 of business, which constitute the termina- 
 tion of something of more consequence, S. 
 
 ODER, co«_;. Either. Ab. Reg.Y. Othir, co«/. 
 
 ODIN. Promise of Odin, a promise of mar- 
 riage, or particular sort of contract, ac- 
 counted very sacred by some of the inha- 
 bitants of Orkney, the contracting parties 
 joining hands through an orifice in the 
 Black Stone of Odin. Trans. S. Antiq. S. 
 
 * ODIOUS, adj. Used as a mark of the 
 superlative degree, Mearns.; synon. with 
 Byous. 
 
 ODISMAN, Odman, s. A chief arbiter, or 
 one called in to give a decisive voice 
 when the original arbiters cannot agree. 
 Acts Ja. VI. From odd, adj. or odds, s. 
 and man ; q. he who makes the inequality 
 in number, in order to settle a difference 
 between those who are equally divided. 
 ODOURE, s. Nastiuess. Douglas. 
 OD WOMAN, s. A female chosen to decide 
 where the arbiters in a cause may be 
 equally divided. Acts Ja. VI. V. Odisman. 
 
 OE, 0, Oy, OyEjS. 1. a grandson, S. Wallace. 
 —Gael, ogha, id. ; Ir. ua, id. 2. It is used 
 in the Mearns to denote a nephew. 
 
 O'ERBY, adv. Over; denoting motion 
 from one place to another at no great 
 distance from it, S. Eoss. V. Inby. 
 
 O'ERBLADED, part. pa. Hard driven in 
 pursuit. Watson. V. Blad. 
 
 O'ERCOME, s. 1. The overplus, S. Ram- 
 say. 2. The burden of a song, or dis- 
 course, S. Jac. Bel. 3. A byeword ; a 
 hackneyed phrase ; one frequently used 
 by any one, S. " ' The grace 0' a grey 
 bunnock is the baking o't : ' that was aye 
 her overcome." Saxon and Gael. 
 
 O'ERCOME, s. Something that overwhelms 
 one, Ayrs. Ann. of the Parish. 
 
 To O'EREND, v. a.' To turn up; to turn 
 over endioise. Loth. 
 
 To O'EREND, O'eren', r.n. To be turned 
 topsy-turvy; q. Over-end, Loth. Ayr?. 
 
 To O'ERGAE, O'ergane. V. Ourgae. 
 
 0'ERGAFFIN,^a/-<. arf;/. Clouded; over- 
 cast, Roxb.; perhaps from A.S. over-gan, 
 obtegere. 
 
 To O'ERHING, r. a. To overhang, S. 
 Poetical Museum. 
 
 O'ERYEED, pret. Overpassed; went be- 
 yond, S.B. Boss. V. Yede. 
 
 O'ERWORD, s. Any term frequently re- 
 peated, S. 
 
 OFF-CAP, s. The compliment paid by 
 uncovering the head. Bollock. 
 
 OFF-COME, s. 1. Apology; excuse, S. 
 
 Society Contend. 2. An escape in the way 
 of subterfuge or pretext, S. V. Affcome, 
 which is the common pronunciation. 
 OFFENSIOUN, s. Injury; damage. Ab. 
 Reg. This word is used by Chaucer. 
 
 OFFER, s. Offer of a brae, the projecting 
 bank of a river, that has been undermined 
 by the water, Roxb. Synon. Braehag. 
 It seems to be the A.S. term ofer, ofre^ 
 margo, ora, crepido, ripa. 
 
 OFF-FALLER,s. An apostate. Hamilton 
 to Benwick. — Belg. aftall-en, to fall off; 
 to revolt; af vailing, a falling off; a de- 
 fection. 
 
 OFF-FALLING, s. A declension in health 
 or external appearance; also in a moral 
 sense, S. 
 
 OFF-GOING, s. Departure from life, S. 
 
 OFFICEMAN, s. 1. A janitor, or the like, 
 employed under the professors in a uni- 
 versity. Acts Ja. VI. 2. An office-bearer 
 about a court, or in a burgh. Pitscottie. 
 
 OFFICIAR, s. An officer of whatever 
 kind. Bellend. 
 
 OFFSET, s. A recommendation, S. Bams. 
 
 OFFSKEP, s. The utmost boundary or 
 limit in a landscape, Selkirks. 
 
 OFTSYIS, adr>. Often. V. Syis. 
 
 OGART, s. Pride ; arrogance. Wallace. 
 — Svv. hogfard, Alem. hohfart, pride. 
 
 OGERTFUL, Ogertfow, Ugertfow, adj. 
 
 1. Nice; squeamish, S.B. Journal Lond. 
 
 2. Affecting delicacy of taste, S.B. Beattie. 
 — A.S. oga, Isl. iiggir, fear, horror. 
 
 OGIE, s. A vacuity before the fire-place in 
 a kiln, the same as Logie, Killogie. Ogie 
 is often used in the higher parts of Lanarks. 
 without the term kill being prefixed. — 
 From Sn.G. oega, Isl. auga, oculus. Kill- 
 ee (i. e. eye) is synon. with Killogie, S.A. 
 
 OGRESS, s. A giantess with large fiery 
 eyes, supposed to feed on children, Roxb. 
 — Isl. uggir, timer, from og-a, terrere; 
 whence S. ugg. 
 
 OGRIE, s. A giant with the same cha- 
 racters, Roxb. 
 
 OHON, interj. Alas, S. Gael. 
 
 OYE, s. Grandson. V. Oe. 
 
 OIG. A term subjoined to the names of 
 persons in the Highlands of S. This seems 
 equivalent to younger, or little. — Gael. Ir. 
 oiqe, id. V. Oc, Ock. 
 
 OYiLL, s. Oil. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 OYL-DOLIE, s. Oil of olives. Chron. 
 S. P. — Fr. huile d'olire. 
 
 OIL OF HAZEL. A sound drubbing, S. 
 
 OYNE, s. An oven. Balfour. V. OoN. 
 
 To OYNT, Oyhnt, v. a. To anoint. Wynt. 
 
 OYSE, Oyce, s. Inlet of the sea. Brand. 
 ■ — Isl. oes, Su.G. OS, ostium fluminis. 
 
 OISIE, interj. Used in Gall, as expressive 
 of wonder, or as a note of attention. Ori- 
 ginally the same with Oycs. V. Hoyes. 
 
 OYSMOND. Oysmond Irne. Iron from 
 Osraiana,a town in Lithuania. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To OYSS, V. a. To use. Wallace. 
 
OYS 
 
 465 
 
 ONY 
 
 OYSS, Ors, J. 1. Custom; use. Wyntoicn. 
 2. Manner of life. Walhice. 
 
 OIST, s. Army. Doug. — Fr. os<, Lat. ^os<w. 
 
 OlST, ». A sacrifice. Douq. — Lat. host-ia. 
 
 OKRAGARTH, .t. A stubble-field, Shetl. 
 Apparently from Sn.G. aaker, pron. oker, 
 corn-land, seizes, and garth, an enclosure. 
 
 OLDER, conj. Either. Crosragueli. V. 
 Otiiir. 
 
 OLD MAN'S FOLD. A portion of ground 
 devoted to tlie devil. V.GooDMAN,sense 8. 
 
 OLD MAN'S MILK. "A composition of 
 thin cream, eggs, sugar, and whisky, used 
 by the Highlanders" after a driuking- 
 match, S. Sa.ron atiii Gael. 
 
 OLD WIFE'S NECESSARY. A tinder- 
 box, Gipsy language, South of S. 
 
 OLY,Oly-Pu.vnci:,s. Jollity. Peb!isP/ay. 
 
 OLICK, ■•?. The torsk or tusk, a fish; Gadus 
 callarias, Linn. Shetl. 
 
 OLYE, Ovule, Oulie, Ulve, s. Oil ; S.B. 
 ulie. Douglas. —}ie\g. olie, Fr. huile, id. 
 
 OLIGHT, Olite, adj. 1. Nimble; active, 
 S.B. Kdly. 2. Used in Fife as signify- 
 ing, willing to do any thing. — Su.G. 
 ofiaett, too light, fleet. 
 
 OLIPHANT, s. An elephant. K. Quair. 
 — Teut. oh'fant, O.Fr. oliphant, id. 
 
 OLLATH, adj. Willing to work, Perths.; 
 Olied, Fife. The same with Olight, pro- 
 nounced Olet, or olat, in Angus. 
 
 OLOUR, s. An herb liked by swans. 
 Bellend. From Lat. olor, a swan. 
 
 OMAST,arf/. Uppermost. Wall. V.Umast. 
 
 OMNE-GATIIERUM, s. A miscellaneous 
 collection ; a medley, S. Legend ISt. 
 Androis. 
 
 OMPERFITELY, nf7r. Imperfectly. Vaus. 
 
 ON. I. In composition, a negative particle, 
 S.B. — Germ, ohn, id. E. un. Abp. Ila- 
 miltoun. 2. L^sed in connexion with being, 
 preceding the past participle of another 
 verb, S. ; as, " Coukhia ye mind, on being 
 tauld sa aftcn !" Could not you recollect 
 without being so frequently told ? 
 
 ONANE, On-ane, Onon, adr. 1. One in 
 addition. Doug. 2. Forthwith. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S on-an, in unum, continuo. 
 
 ON-BEAST, Unbeist, Vnbeaste, s. LA 
 monster. tSir Eglamour. 2. Any wild 
 or ravenous creature, S.B. Z. Boyd. 3. 
 The toothach, S.B. 4. A noxious mem- 
 ber of human society, Ang. 
 
 ONBRAW, adj. 1. Ugly, Clydes. 2. Un- 
 becoming; as, " an onbraw word," ibid. 
 
 ONBRAWNESS, s. Ugliness, ibid. 
 
 ON BREDE, adv. 1. Wide open. Doug. 
 2. Extensively, ibid. — A.S. on, in, and 
 braed, latitudo. 
 
 ONCOME, s. 1. A fall of rain or snow, S. 
 2. Tlie commencement of a business ; as 
 in making an attack, Fife. Tennant. 3. 
 An attack of disease, S.A. Br. of Lam. 
 Apparently synon. with Income. 
 
 ONCOST,?. 1. Expense before profit, Loth. 
 2. Extra expense, Fife. V. Ukcost. 
 
 0NDANTIT,|5ar«. pa. Untamed. Compl. 
 
 S. — E. undaunted. 
 ONDER, prep. Under. Aberd. Reg. 
 ONDING, s. A fall of rain or snow, but 
 
 especially of the latter, S.B. V. Di>g on. 
 ONDINGI'N,s. Rain or snow; as, "There'll 
 
 be a heap o' ondingin" S.B. 
 ONDISPONIT APOUN. Not disposed of 
 
 by sale or otherwise. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 To ONDO, r. a. The same with E. undo, 
 
 Aberd. ChristmasBuHnq. — A.S. ondon, id. 
 ONDREYD,;:.rt>f. Unexplained. Ab. Beg. 
 ONE-ERIlL. Among the rhymes preserved by 
 
 children, especially as a sort of lottery for 
 
 regulating their games, the following has 
 
 been, with some variations, common to 
 
 Scotland and England. 
 
 One-erie, tvro-erie, tickerie, seven, 
 Alibi, crackerie, ten or eleven : 
 Pin, pan, niuskiedaii, 
 Tweedle-um, twaddle-urn, twenty-one. 
 
 Loth. In the north of S. it is — Een-erie, 
 twa-erie, tickerie, &c. In the county of 
 Surrey thus : 
 
 One-erie, two-erie, tickerie, seven, 
 Allabone, crackabone, ten or eleven ; 
 Pot, pan, must be done ; 
 Tv»'eedIe-come, tweedle-come, twenty-one. 
 
 Honest John Bull's mode has a greater 
 approximation to common sense; for al- 
 though he finds only a bone, he is deter- 
 mined to have the marrow out of it. 
 
 O'NF.VILIT, part. adj. Undefiled. Ab. Beg. 
 
 ONEITH, adj. Uneasy. V. Uneith. 
 
 0]<iE LATE, adv. Of late; lately. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. i. e. 07i late. 
 
 ON-END YT,part. pa. Not ended; a term 
 applied in olden times in S. to the infini- 
 tive mood. Vaiis's Rudim. 
 
 ONESCHEWABIL, adj. Unavoidable. 
 Douglas. 
 
 ONE-VSIT,part.prt. Not used. ActsMary. 
 
 ONFA' o' the nicht. The fall of evening, 
 Roxb. Gloamin' synon. Old Song. 
 
 ONFALL, s. A fall of rain or snow, S. 
 
 ONFALL, s. A disease which attacks with- 
 out any appare-.it cause. — Germ, unfall, 
 casus extraordinarius, sed fatalis. Syn. 
 Income. 
 
 ONFEEL, adj. Unpleasant; disagreeable; 
 as, " an onfeel day," " onfeel words," &c. 
 Teviotd. f7>ipleasant to feel'mg. V. 
 Feel, Feele, adj. 
 
 ONFEIRIE, adj. Infirm. V. Unfery. 
 
 ON-FORGEWIN, part. pa. Not paid; not 
 discharged. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 ONFRACK, adj. Not alert; used as to the 
 body, Loth.; Onfeirie, Unfery, synon. V. 
 Frack. 
 
 ONGELT, Ongilt, part. pa. Not gilded. 
 Inrentories. V. On. 
 
 ONGOINGS,,"!./)/. Procedure, S. Ongains, 
 S.B. Onqauifins, Dninfr. 
 
 ON HABILL,a(fj. Unfit, or unable. ^6. i?<^. 
 
 O^Y, adj. Any, S. Wyntoicn. 
 
 2 II 
 
Ox\Y 
 
 466 
 
 OPP 
 
 ONY GATE. In any place, S. Tales of 
 
 My Landl. It signifies " in any way." 
 ONY HOW, or At ony how. At any rate, 
 
 S.A. Guy Maunering. 
 ONKENDj^jart. «rf^'. Not known. Kno.r. 
 ONKENNABLE, adj. Unknowable, 
 
 Clydes. Ed'in. Macj, 
 ONKERjS. A small portion of land, Argyles. 
 
 — Isl. angr, angur, a tongue of land. 
 ONLAYING, s. Imposition, as of hands. 
 
 Nicol Burne. 
 ONL AND, or Unland, s. A designation of 
 
 land, occurring inancient charters, Aberd. 
 ON LIFE, On lyff, Onlyff, Onlyve. 
 
 Alive. Doug. Virg. This, as Tooke has 
 
 shown, is the origin of the E. adv. alive. 
 ONLOUPING, s. The act of getting on 
 
 horseback, S. Spalding. V. Loup on, v. a. 
 ON MARROWS. Sharers; as, " We're on 
 
 MarroKs wi' aue auither," Roxb. V. 
 
 Marrow, s. 
 ONMAUEN,pf(rt. «c7;. Unmown. C'omp.S. 
 ONNAWAYES,af7i\Inno wise. Acts J. VI. 
 ON ON, prep. On upon, S. Ross. 
 ON PAST. Not having passed, or gone 
 
 forward. Aberd. Reg. 
 ON-SETT, Onsette, s. A term anciently 
 
 used in S. to denote the messuage or 
 
 manor-house of a barony. Skene. 
 ONSETT AR, s. One who makes an attack 
 
 or onset on another. Acts Ja. VI. 
 ONSETTIN', part. adj. Not handsome, 
 
 Roxb. V. Set, r. to become one. 
 ONSETTING, s. An attack; an assault. 
 
 Aberd. Req. 
 ONSLAUGHT, s. A bloody onset, Roxb. 
 
 — A.S. onsldif-an, incutere, impiugere. 
 ONSLAUGHT, s. Apparently, release. 
 
 Monro''s E.vpe.d. — Teut. oKfs/a/;^, dimissio, 
 
 remissio, solutio. 
 ONSTEAD, s. The building on a farm, S.A. 
 
 Penneculk. — A.S. on, and sted, locus. 
 ON-ST0WIN,p«rt.pa. Unstolen. Ah. Reg. 
 To ONTER, e. n. To rear; used of horses. 
 
 Pilscottie. 
 ONTJETH, s. Statist. Ace. P. Aithsting. 
 
 Surely an erratum for outsets. 
 ON TO, or TILL. Weil (or Gei/lies) on till, 
 
 well nio;h to, S.B. 
 To O'STR AY, V. a. To betray. SirGaicun. 
 
 — On, and Fr. trah-ir, to betray. 
 ONTRON, .^. " Evening." Gl. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 V. Orntren. 
 ON-WAITER, s. 1. One who waits pa- 
 tiently. Rutherf. 2. One who attends an- 
 other for the purposes of service. ActsC.I. 
 ONWAITING, Onwaitting, s. 1. Atten- 
 dance, S. Wodroto. 2. Patient expecta- 
 tion of what is delayed. Rutherford. 
 ONWAITING, adj. Of or belonging to 
 
 attendance. Spalding. 
 O'^WALOWYB, part. pa. Unfaded. Wynt. 
 ONWYNE, In the proverbial phrase, 
 Wyne and Onwyne, S.B. Onwyne is evi- 
 dently related to A.S. umcind-an, Teut. 
 
 ontwiud-en, retexere. V. Wyne. 
 
 ONWYNER, s. The ox yoked foremost on 
 the left hand, Aberd. 
 
 ONWITTINS, adv. Without the know- 
 ledge of; without being privy to, Ang. 
 
 00, in E. words, before k, in S. receives the 
 sound of long /( in E. and is written either 
 as CM, or with e quiescent after k. Thus 
 nook, look, took, hook, book, become neuk, 
 leuk, teuk, heuk, huke, beuk, buke. 
 
 00, s. Grandson. Aberd. Reg. V. Oe. 
 
 00, s. Wool, S. Aio ae oo, S. all to the 
 same purpose. 
 
 OOBIT, s. A hairy worm, with alternate 
 rings of black and dark yellow, Roxb. 
 
 V. OUBIT. 
 
 OODER, a. Exhalation, &c. V. Ouder. 
 OOF, s. This term is expl. as suggesting 
 
 the idea of an animal, whose face is so 
 
 covered with hair that it can scarcely see; 
 
 applied to a weak harmless person, Fife. 
 
 This seems the same with E. oaf. — Teut. 
 
 alve, incubus, faunus. 
 OOF-LOOKIN, adj. Having a look of 
 
 stupidity, Fife. 
 00 Y, adj. Woolly, S. Pkken. 
 OON, s. Used for !t'0«{«', wound. Tarras. 
 OON, Une, s. An oven, S. Gordon. — 
 
 Moes.G. atihn, Su.G. tign, id. 
 OON EGG, s. An addle egg, S.O. Mary 
 
 Steuart. — Sw. innd-e<iq, id. 
 To OOP, Oup, Wup, «. 'a. 1. To bind with 
 
 a thread or cord, S. Gl. Sibb. 2. Metaph. 
 
 to join ; to unite. Guy Man. — Moes.G. 
 
 waibjan, Su.G. wef-ica, to surround. 
 OORAT, adj. Applied to animals, when, 
 
 from cold or want of health, the hair stands 
 
 on end, Loth.; the same with Oorie. 
 00RE,rt(7i\ Ere,Ettr.For. IIogg.Y.OR,adv. 
 OORIE, OuRiE, OwRiE, adj. 1. Chill ; 
 
 bleak, S. 2. Having the sensation of cold, 
 
 S. Burns. Ourlach, id. Buchan. 3. Hav- 
 
 iug the hair on end, S.A. Gl. Sibb. 4. 
 
 " Drooping; sad-like; melancholy," Ayrs. 
 
 Gl. Picken. — Isl. in; rain; Su.G. stormy 
 
 weather. 
 OORIE-LIKE, «(//. Languid; having the 
 
 appearance ofbeiug much fatigued, Dumfr. 
 OORINESS, s. Tendency to shivering, S. 
 OOTH, s. Value. Ifeep it till it bring the 
 
 full ooth. Do not sell it till it bring the 
 
 full value, Selkirks. 
 OOWE'S, adj. Woollen, S.B. Piper of Peeb. 
 OOZE, OuzE, s. 1. The nap, or caddis, 
 
 that falls from yarn, cloth, &c. Ayrs. 2. 
 
 Cotton or silkputintoaniuk-staud,forpre- 
 
 serving the ink from being spilled, Perths. 
 OOZLIE, adj. In a slovenly state. Gall. 
 
 EnCI/cl. V. OZELLY. 
 
 OPEI^STEEK, s. A particular kind of 
 stitch in sewing, S. Gl. Antig. 
 
 OPENSTEEK, «(?;'. Used to denote similar 
 ornaments in building. Rob Roy. 
 
 OPENTIE,s. An opening ;avacancy,Kinross, 
 
 OPINIOUN,s. Party; faction. Bellend. 
 -^L.B. opinio, id. 
 
 To OPPONE, v.a. 1. To oppose. Knox. 
 
OPP 
 
 467 
 
 OSN 
 
 2. It is used to denote the proof exhibited 
 against a prisoner at his trial. Crook- 
 shank. — Lat. oppon-cre. 
 To OPPONE, r. n. To oppose. The prep. 
 aiiaiih is sometimessubjoined. Acts J. VI. 
 
 OPPROBKIE, s. Reproach; Lat. oppro- 
 
 bri-um. Acts CJia. I. 
 To OPTENE, OuiTENE, t. a. To obtain. 
 Do II (f I as. 
 
 OR, (I'Vr. 1 . Before ; ere, S. Barhour. Or 
 thi/s, before this time. DoU(jlas. Or than, 
 before that time, ibid. '2. Ratlier tlian, S. 
 Barhour. — The same with ar, before. 
 
 OR, conj. l.Lest. Wall. 2. Than. Dou^j. 
 
 ORAGIUS, adj. Tempestuous. Buret. — 
 Fr. or<iiicux, id. 
 
 GRANGER, s. An orange, S. Saxon and 
 Gael. — Fr. oranger, an orange tree. 
 
 OR ATOUR, .«. Ambassador. Bdlendcn. 
 
 ORATOURE,OiiATORv,s. An oracle. Dotty. 
 
 ORCHLE, s. A porch, Mearns. — Germ. 
 erker, projectura aedificii. 
 
 ORD, {!. A steep hili or mountain, Ayrs. — 
 Gael, ard, a hill ; Isl. nrd, montes impervii. 
 
 * ORDER, s. To take Order, to adopt a 
 course for bringing under proper regula- 
 tion. Spaldini/. 
 
 ORD IN ARE, aiij. Ordinary, S. 
 
 By Okdinare, adr. In an uncommon way, 
 S. ; nearly synon. with E. extraordlnarUy. 
 R. Gilhaize. It is also used as an adj. ib. 
 
 ORE, s. Grace ; favour. Sir Trlstrem. — 
 Isl. oor, aur, largus, munificus, aur oc 
 hlidr, largus et affabilis, Verel. 
 
 ORERE, OuRERE, inter]. Avaunt. Hou- 
 late. — Fr. arriere, aloof. 
 
 O R E T O W T I N G, part. pr. Muttering. 
 Bnrel. — Teut. oor-tuyt-en, susurrare. 
 
 ORF, (-•. A puny creature ; one who has a 
 contemptible appearance, Loth. Appa- 
 rently the same with Warf, id. Lauarks. 
 and corr. from Warirolf, q. v. 
 
 ORFEVERIE, Orpuray, s. Work in gold, 
 Fr. K. Quair. 
 
 To ORIGIN, r. a. To originate. Acts C. I. 
 
 ORIGINAL SIN,s. 1. A cant phrase to de- 
 note debt lying on an estate to which one 
 succeeds, Clydes. 2. Also used to charac- 
 terize the living proofs of youthful incon- 
 tinence, S. 
 
 ORILYEIT, s. A piece of cloth, or ban- 
 dage, used for covering the ears during the 
 night. Invent. — Fr. ore'dlet, ore'dlette, 
 properly denotes the ear-piece of an hel- 
 met; but had been transferred to a piece 
 of female head-dress used by night; from 
 oreilh', Lat. aurls, the ear. 
 
 ORINYE, adj. Invent. Apparently the 
 same with Fr. oranqe, orange-coloured. 
 
 ORISHEN, .f. " A' sara.je-behared indi- 
 vidual ; probably from Fr. oiirson, a bear's 
 cub." Gall. Encijcl. 
 
 ORISING,yMr^pc. Arising. Colkelbie Sow. 
 Norm, ori-er, to rise up. 
 
 ORISON, .s. An oration. Bclhnden.—Yv. 
 oraison, id. 
 
 ORLANG, s. A complete year, Ang. — 
 
 Su.G. aar, or, annus, and lange, diu. 
 ORLEGE, Orlager, Ouliger, s. 1. A 
 clock; a dial. — I*'r. hurloge, Lat. horolog- 
 iiim, id. 2. Metaph. applied to the cock. 
 Doiiij. 3. Denoting strict adherence to 
 the rules of an art, ib. 4. The dial-plate 
 of a church or town-clock, S. Aberd. Reg. 
 ORMAISE, adj. Of or belonging to the isle 
 of Ormns. Chalmers's Mary. V. Armosie. 
 ORNTREN, s. 1. The repast taken be- 
 tween dinner and supper, Galloway. 2. 
 livening, Ayrs. ; written Ontron. Gl. Surv. 
 Ayrs. — A. S.oH(/<:'y«,breakfast,also dinner. 
 To ORP, r. n. To fret or chide habitually, 
 
 S. Ramsay. 
 ORPHAN Y,s. Painters' gold. Pal ice of 
 
 Honor. — Fr. oripeau, id. 
 ORPHELING, s. An orphan. Knox.— 
 
 Fr. orphelin, id. 
 ORPHIR, s. Embroidery. Burel.—Fr. 
 
 orfrals, id. 
 ORPIIIS,s. Clothofgold./nre?i(. FromL.B. 
 orlfic-iiun, used for aurifcium or auri- 
 frigium. 
 ORP'l E, Orpie-Leaf, s. Orpine, S. 
 ORPIT, part. adj. 1. Proud. Dong. 2. 
 Fretful ; habitually chiding,S. Bp. Galloic. 
 ORRA-MAN, s. One employed about a 
 farm to do the jobs that do not belong to 
 the other servants, whose work is of a 
 determinate character. Loth. Jotterie- 
 man seems synon. Berwicks. 
 ORRELS, s. pi. What is left o'er, or over, 
 Kincardines.; the same with ORRows,q. v. 
 In Aberd. it is understood as signifying 
 refuse. 
 ORROW, Orra, ORA,adj. 1. Not matched, 
 S. 2. What may be viewed as an over- 
 plus, S. Ramsay. 3. Not appropriated. 
 Shirrefs. 4. Not engaged, S. 5. Occa- 
 sional ; accidental, S. G. Spare ; vacant; 
 not appropriated; applied to time, S. Guy 
 Mannering. 7. Inferior; petty; paltry, 
 Aberd. 8. Base; low; mean; worthless. 
 In this sense one is said to " keep orra 
 company," Aberd. 9. Odd ; exceeding 
 any specified or round number, S. — Su.G. 
 urwal, rejectanea, urfiall, lacinia agri se- 
 parata. 
 ORRO WS, s. pi. Things that are supernu- 
 merary, S.; orels, Ang. Perh. q. over cdls. 
 To ORT, T. a. I. To throw aside provender, 
 S. 2. To crumble, S.B. 3. Denoting re- 
 jection, in whatever sense, S.O. 4. When 
 a father gives away any of his daughters 
 in marriage, without regard to the order 
 of seniority, he is said " to ort his doch- 
 ters," Ayrs. — Ir. orda, a fragment. 
 OS AN, s. Hosannah. Poems I6th Cent. 
 OSHEN,,"!. A mean person. — From Fr. oison, 
 a ninny. Gall. Enc. Primarily, a gosling. 
 OSLIN, OsLiN-pippiN. A species of apple, S. 
 
 Neill. 
 OSNABURGHS, ,■». pi. Coarse linen cloth 
 manufactured in Angus, from its resem- 
 
OST 
 
 468 
 
 OUE 
 
 blance to that made at Osnabargh, iu 
 Germany, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 To OSTEND,r. a. To show. Acts Ja. IV. 
 — Lat. ostend-ere. 
 
 OSTENSIOUNE, Ostentioune, s. 1. The 
 act of showing. Acts Ja. IV. 2. Used 
 to denote the formality of lifting up the 
 hand in swearing. Acts Mary. 
 
 OSTYNG, s. Encampment. Wallace. 
 
 OSTLEIR, Ostler, ». An innkeeper. Dunh. 
 V. HosTH.LAKE, and Hosteler. 
 
 03TRYE, OsTRK, ,". An inn. Wallace. — 
 Ital. osteria, Fr. hosteleric, id. 
 
 OSZIL, OsiLL, s. The Ring-ousel, the 
 merle or thrush, S.-i. Compl. S. — A.S. 
 o.fh', the blackbird. 
 
 O'TilEM. Some of them ; as, O'them faucht, 
 (ytliemjled, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 OTHEM UPOTHEM. Cold flummery, used 
 instead of milk, with boiled flummery, 
 Aberd. ; q. of them, as we!! as iq)on them. 
 
 OTHIR, Othire, Odyr, adj. 1. Other. 
 Wtjiit. 2. The second, also tothir, ibid. 
 3. Each other, S. ibid. 
 
 O'J'HIR, Owthyr, conj. Either, S. Bel- 
 letiden. — Isl. audr, Germ, oder, id. 
 
 OTHIR, a(/r. Besides. Doiiqlas. 
 
 OTHIRANE, coiij. Either ; e'therane, ethe- 
 rins, S. Wallace. 
 
 OTTER-PIKE, s. The common Weever. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 0TTEUS,j9Z. Octaves. Seal of Cause. V. 
 Utass. 
 
 OU, jiiterj. V. Ow. 
 
 OUBIT, s. 1. Ilalri/ ouhit, a butterfly in 
 the caterpillar state, Roxb. 2. Applied, 
 by itself, to a shabby, puny-looking per- 
 son, ibid. Voicbct, q. v. is used by Mont- 
 gomerie, V. Oobit. 
 
 QUDER, OwDER, s. 1. A light mist or 
 haze, such as is sometimes seen at sun- 
 rise, Ettr. For.; pron. ooder. Broicnie of 
 Bodsbeck. 2. The flickering exhalations 
 from the ground, in the sunshine of a 
 warm day, Ettr. For. Summer-couts, S.B. 
 King'su:eatlier,hoth. — Isl.M(fM7-,moistness. 
 
 To OVER, T. a. To get the better of any 
 thing calamitous; as, "He w&yev over d 
 the loss of that bairn,'" Stirlings. 
 
 OUER, OuiR, OviR, adj. 1. Upper; uvlr, 
 S.B. Douglas. 2. Superior, as to power. 
 The nvir hand, the upper hand, S.B. 
 Wyiitown.—Hix.G. oefwcrUand, id. 
 
 OVER, prep. Over. "V. Our. 
 
 OUERANCE,s. Superiority. Abp.Hamllt. 
 
 OUER ANE, adv. In common. Al oucr 
 atie, all together. Douglas. 
 
 To OVERBY, r. a. To procure indemnity 
 from justice by money. Priests Peblis. ' 
 
 OUER-BY, OvERBY, adv. A little way 
 across, S. St. Kathleen. V. O'erby. 
 
 ToOVERCAP,OwERCAP,». n. Tooverhang, 
 or project over, S.B. Agr. Surv. In rem. 
 
 To OVEREAT one's self. ' To eat to sur- 
 feiting, S. 
 
 OVERENYIE, s. Southernwood, Aberd. 
 
 Artemisium abrotanum, Linn. ; elsewhere 
 Appleringie. — Fr. auronne, id. A favou- 
 rite plant with the country girls, who also 
 denominate it Lad's Lore. 
 
 OUEREST, adj. Highest; uppermost; the 
 super!, of Oaer. Poems \Qth Cent. — Teut. 
 OTcrsie, Su.G. oeftcerst. Germ, oberst, id. 
 
 To OJRFLETE,"«. M. To overflow. Dctig. 
 — Teut. over-Jleit-en, superfluere. 
 
 OUERFRETT, part. jja. Embroidered. 
 Douglas. — A.S.fraet-wan, ornare. 
 
 To OUERGAFF, ». w. To overcast; ap- 
 plied to the sky when it begins to be 
 beclouded, Roxb. Perhaps thepret. ofer- 
 geaf, ofergaefoi A.S. (;/(/-a«,tradere, with 
 ofer prefixed. 
 
 To "OUERGEVE, Ovvergiffe, r. a. To re- 
 nounce in favour of anotlier. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 OUERGEVIN, s. An act of renunciation. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 To OUERHAILE, v. a. To oppress; to 
 carry forcibly. JRollocke. Ouerhaile pro- 
 perly signifies to haul over. 
 
 To OVERHARL, v. a. To oppress. V. 
 
 OURHARL. 
 
 OUERHEDE, Ourhead, adr. Without 
 distinction, S. ; ourhead, in the gross. 
 Douc/las. — Su.G. oc fiver hnfiid, id. 
 
 To OUERHEILD, 'v. a. To cover over. 
 Douijlas. V. Heild. 
 
 To OVERHYE, v. a. To overtake. V, 
 Ouriiye. 
 
 To OVERHIGH, v. a. The same with 
 Overhi/e. Crookshank's Hist. 
 
 To OUERHIP, V. a. To skip over. Doug. 
 V. Hip, r. 
 
 OVERIN, s. A by-job, Lanarks. q. what 
 is left over. 
 
 OVERITIOUS, adj. 1. Excessive; intoler- 
 able, Roxb. 2. Boisterous ; Tiolent ; 
 headstrong, Aberd. 
 
 To OVERLAP, r. a. 1. To be folded over, 
 S. 2. Applied to stones, in building a 
 wall, wlien one stone stretches over part 
 of another, S. Agr. Surv. Galloivay. 
 Used also in regard to slating, thatching, 
 &c. S. V. Through-band. 
 
 OVERLAP, s. The place where one object 
 lies over part of anotlier; in the manner 
 of slates on a roof, S. -•/(/;•. Surv. Gall. 
 
 OVERLAP,s. The hatches of a ship. " Fori, 
 the overlap or hatches,'' Wedd. Vocab. 
 — Teut. over-loop, fori, tabulata navium 
 constrata, per quae nautae feruntur. 
 
 OVERLEATHER, s. The upper leather 
 of a shoe. South of S. Brownie of Bodsb. 
 
 OVERLY, adv. 1. Excessively; iu the ex- 
 treme. Blackiv.Mag. 2. Prodigal; dis- 
 posed to squander, Ayrs. 
 
 OVERLY, adj. Cai'eless; superficial, S. — ■ 
 A.S. orerlice, negligenter. 
 
 OUERL Y AR, s. One who oppresses others, 
 by taking free quarters. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 OUERLOFT, s. The upper deck of a ship. 
 Dovqlas. 
 
 OUEliLOP, OuKLOP, .'. The same with 
 
OVE 
 
 469 
 
 OUR 
 
 Ouerloft ; tlie upper dock of a bliip. 
 
 Pari. Jn. II. 
 OVERLOUP, s. The stream-tide at the 
 
 cliange of the moon. Sibb'il<rsFi/f. — Teut. 
 
 ociT-luop-en, ultra margiiies iiitumescere. 
 OVEll\Ifc:iKLK, adj. Overmuch; Oar- 
 
 meikle, S. Fltfcottie. 
 0UERME8T, */-/;. The highest. Dovihts. 
 OUERQUALL'D, part. adj. Overrun. 
 
 Oueniuaird ici' dirt, excessively dirty, 
 
 Roxb.— Teut. orej-,aad ^«6//-c'»,molcstare, 
 
 iiifestarc, vexare. 
 V E R - R A G G I T, part. pa. Overhaled. 
 
 Pr. Peh/. — Dan. orer, and raij-er, to stir. 
 OUER-RAUCHT,Ju/•e^ Overtook. Doiuj. 
 I/'oOUER-REIK, r. rt. To reach over. Domj. 
 To OVERSAILYIE, r. a. To build over a 
 
 cfofe, leaving a passage below. Founta'uih. 
 OUERSET, OuRSET, s. Defeat; misfortune 
 
 in war. Pari. Ja. II. V. Ocerset, r. 
 To OUERSET, r. a. 1. To overcome. Doug. 
 
 2. To overpower, S. ibid. — A.S. ofer- 
 swith-nn, praevalere. 
 
 To OUERSYLE. V. Oursyle. 
 OVERSMAN, OuREMAN, s. 1. A supreme 
 ruler. Wi/ut. 2. An arbiter. Wallace. 
 
 3. A third arbiter chosen by two appointed 
 to settle any transaction, when they dis- 
 agree, S. Acts Ja. I. — Teut. over-man, 
 a praefect. 
 
 To OVER-SPADE, Ower-spade, v. a. To 
 cut land into narrow trenches, heaping 
 the earth upon an equal quantity of land 
 not raised, Aberd. A<jr.i:>uri\ Aberd. 
 
 GUERSWAK, s. The reflux of the waves. 
 Dou<ilas. V. SwAK. 
 
 To OVERTAK, r. a. 1. To accomplish any 
 work or piece of business, when pressed 
 for time, S. 2. To strike. " Percussit me 
 puguo, He overtook me with his steecked 
 nieff." Wedderh. Vocab. 
 
 To Cum o'er, to Tak o'er. To strike ; as, 
 " I'll tak ve o'er the head," S. 
 
 OVER-THE-MATTER, adj. Excessive, 
 Roxb. 
 
 OUERTH ROUGH, adt. Across the 
 country, S. 
 
 OUER THVVERT. V. Ourthort. 
 
 OUER-TREE, s. The $fUt or handle of the 
 Orcadian plough. It has only one. 
 
 OUER-VOLUIT, part. pa. Laid aside. 
 Doiifilas. 
 
 OUERWAY, s. The upper or higher way. 
 Hist. James the Sext. 
 
 OVERWARD, s. The upper ward or dis- 
 trict of a county, S. Ersk. Inst. V. 
 OuER, adj. Upper. 
 
 OUF-DOG, s. A wolf-dog. So. of S. Horjg. 
 
 OUGHTLINS, OuGHTLEN's, adv. In any 
 degree ; in the least degree, S. Ramsay. 
 
 OUGSUM, adj. Horrible. V. Ugsum. 
 
 OULIE, s. Oil. V. Olye. 
 
 OULK, OwLK, s. A week; S.B. ouk. Bel- 
 lenden. — A.S. nca, mica, id. 
 
 OULKLIE, OwKLiE, adv. Weekly; once 
 a-week, S.B. ouklie. Acts C. I. V. Oclk. 
 
 OULTRAIGE, «. An outrage. Compl. !>'. 
 — O.Fr. oultrage, id. 
 
 OUNCE-LAND,.s. A certain quantity of land 
 in Orkney. A(ir. Siirr. Orkii. V.Uue, s. 
 
 OUNCLE-WElGHT.S,s. pi. " The weights 
 used about farm-houses; generally sea- 
 stones." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 OViNE,s. An oven. Aberd. Peg. 
 
 OUNKIN, adj. Strange; uncommon, Orku. 
 Oukent, S. 
 
 OUPHALLIDAY,.^. V. Upiialieday. 
 
 To OUPTENE, r. a. To obtain. V. Optene. 
 
 To OUR, OuHE, r. a. To overawe ; to 
 cow. Loth. 
 
 OUR, Olre, Ouer, Owre, prep. 1. Over ; 
 beyond, <kc. S. Barbour. 2. Denoting 
 excess, S. Sometimes used as a s. 
 
 OURACH, Oorach, s. A potato, Shetl. 
 
 OURBACK, s. A cow that has received 
 the bull, but has not had a calf when three 
 years old, Stirliugs.; q. Over-back. 
 
 OURBELD, part. pa. Covered over. 
 Iloulate. V. Beld. 
 
 ToOURCOME, r. 7J. To recover, S. Dunb. 
 
 OURCOME, O'ercome, s. Overplus, S. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 OURCOME, O'ercome, s. The chorvis of a 
 song, S.; also Ourturn. V. O'erturn. 
 
 OURE-MAN, s. V. Ouersman. 
 
 To OUREPUT, r. a. To recover from; to 
 get the better of; applied to disease or 
 evil, Loth. 
 
 OURFA'IN. At the ourfa'in, about to be 
 delivered ; near the time of childbirth, S. 
 
 To OURGAE, Ourgang, v. a. 1. To over- 
 run, S. 2. To exceed; to surpass, S. Ram- 
 say. 3. To master, S. Many. 4. To op- 
 press ; as, " She's quite oiirgane wi' wark," 
 S. — Belg. overgnan, part. pa. overtired 
 with going, Sewel. 5. r. n. To elapsa. 
 The ourgane year, the. past year, S. — A.S. 
 ofer-qan, excedere. 
 
 OURGANG, s. L The riglit of first going 
 over a water in fishing. Aberd. Reg. 2. 
 Extent. " The ourgang &boundis of the 
 toun," ibid. — A.S. ofergang-an, Teut. 
 ouerga-en, transire ; ouer-ganck, transitus; 
 Sw. oefwerganq, passage. 
 
 OURGAUN RAPES. "Ropes put over 
 stacks to hold down the thatch." Gall, 
 Encycl. 
 
 To OURHARL, Overiiari,, t. a. 1. To 
 overcome. Maltland P. 2. To handle ; to 
 treat of; to relate. Colk. Sou: 3. To treat 
 with severity; to criticise with acrimony. 
 Synon. to brinq o'er the coals. Meltillc, 
 
 OURHEID, adv. Without distinction. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Oueriiede. 
 
 To OURHYE, r. a. To overtake. Wallace. 
 — A.S. o/er, and hig-an, to make haste. 
 
 OURIE, adj. Chill. V. Oorie. 
 
 OURLAY,OwRELAY,s. A cravat, S. Rams. 
 
 To OURLAY, V. a. To belabour; to drub; 
 to beat severely, Aberd. — Teut. ouer- 
 leggh-eUy superponere. 
 
 OURLAY, *. A kind of hem, in which oiiQ 
 
OUR 
 
 470 
 
 OUT 
 
 part of the cloth is laid over the other, S. 
 
 — Fr. oiirlet, id. ourl-er, to hem. 
 To OURLAY,r.a. To sew in this manner, S. 
 OURLEAT, O'erleet, s. Something that is 
 
 lapped, ?airf, or folded over another. Loth. 
 OURLORD, Oure-Larb, s. A superioi*. 
 
 Wallace. 
 OURLOUP, Ourlop, s. An occasional 
 
 trespass of cattle. L. Hailes. — A.S. 
 
 ofer-leop-an, to overleap. 
 OURMAN, OuRiSMAN, s. An arbiter. V. 
 
 Oversman. 
 OURNOWNE, s. Afternoon. Wallace. 
 
 — A.S. ofer non, id. 
 OUR QUHARE, adc. V. Quhare. 
 OURRAD. L. Oi(?-ra(^, too hasty. Wallace. 
 
 — A.S. ofer, niniis, and hraed, celer. 
 OUR-RYCHT, OuRYCHT, adv. Awry. 
 
 Dunbar. Q,. beyond what is riyht. — Fland. 
 
 over-recht, praeter rectum. 
 To OURRID, V. a. To traverse. Barb.— 
 
 A.S. ofer-ryd-an, equo ant curru transire. 
 OURSHOT, 0'ershot,s. The overplus, S.; 
 
 synon. Overcome. — Su.G. oefwerskott, quod 
 
 numerum defiuitum transgreditur; from 
 
 ocfwer, over, and skiut-a, trudere. 
 To OURSYLE, Ouersyle, Oversile, t. a. 
 
 1. To cover; to conceal. Hudson. 2. 
 Also rendered, to beguile. V. Sile. 
 
 OURTANE, part. pa. 1. Overtaken, S. 
 
 2. Overtaken by justice; brought to trial. 
 Barbour. " Ourtane wi' drink," tipsy. 
 
 OURTHORT, Ouerthwert, Ouerthor- 
 TOVB.Y.,prep. Athwart; athort,S.; ourter, 
 Dumfr. Wallace. — Sw. twert oefwer, id, 
 inverted. 
 
 OVUTILL, prep. Above ; beyond. Dunbar. 
 
 To OUR-TYRVE, Owr-Tyrwe, v. a. To 
 turn upside down. Wi/nt. — Isl. tyrv-a, 
 to overwhelm. 
 
 OURTURN, s. Ourturn of a Sang, that part 
 of itwhich is repeated, or sung inchorus,S. 
 
 OUR-WEEKIT, O'erweekit, part. adj. 
 1. He who has staid in a place longer 
 than was intended, is said to have our- 
 weekit himself, especially if he has not 
 returned in the same week in which he 
 went, Teviotd. 2. Butcher meat, too long 
 kept in the market, is called our-weekit 
 meat, ibid. From over and week, q. passing 
 the limits of one week. 
 
 To OURWEILL, v. a. To exceed. Ever- 
 fireen. — A.S. ofer-u'ell-an, superfluere. 
 
 OURWOMAN, s. A female chosen to give 
 the casting voice in a cause in which arbi- 
 ters may be equally divided. V. Odwoma?;. 
 
 OUR WORD, OwERWORD, s. 1 . Any word 
 frequently repeated, S. Burns. 2. The 
 burden of a song. Dunbar. 
 
 OUSE, OwsE, s. An ox, Banifs. Aberd. 
 Mearns. Tayloi-'s S. P. — Moes.G. auks, 
 Alem. ohso, osse, Belg. osse. V. pi. Ousen. 
 
 OUSEN, Owsen, pi. Oxen, S. Burns.— 
 Moes.G. auhsne, id. auhs, bos. 
 
 OUSEN MILK. Sowens, or flummery not 
 boiled, used instead of milk, Dumfr. 
 
 OUSSEN-BOW, s. A piece of curved wood 
 put round the necks of oxen, as a sort of 
 collar, to which the draught is fixed; now 
 rarely used, Teviotd.- — Teut. bogltc, arcus. 
 
 OUSTER, s. The arm-pit, Renfrews.; corr. 
 from Oxter, q. v. 
 
 OUT, OwT, adv. Completely. Wyntown. 
 
 To OUT, V. a. To expend, or to find vent 
 for. Rutherford. 
 
 To OUT, V. n. To issue. Barbour. 
 
 * OUT, prep. Nearly the same with E. along. 
 " Out the road," along the road, S.B. 
 
 OUT, adv. To Gae oxit, to appear in arms, 
 to rise in rebellion, S. V. Gae out. 
 
 To OUT, V. a. To tell or divulge a secret, 
 Ettr. For. — Teut. wt-er, eloqui, enuntiare. 
 publicare, given by Kilian as synon. vdth 
 E. utter. 
 
 OUT-ABOUT, adj. Out-about wark, work 
 done out of doors, S. Glenferqus. 
 
 OUT-ABOUT, arfr. Out of doors, S. Ross. 
 
 OUT-AN'-OUT, adv. Completely; entirely; 
 as, "He drank the glass out-an'-out ;" 
 " He's oiti-an'-oMi a perfect squeef," CI vdes. 
 
 OUT-BEARING, part. adj. Blustering ; 
 bullying, Aberd, 
 
 OUT-BY, adj. 1. Opposed to that which 
 is domestic ; as, " out-by wark," work that 
 is carried on out of doors, S. 2. Remote 
 or sequestered. Thus it is applied to those 
 parts of a farm that are remote from the 
 steading, S. Tales of my Landl. 
 
 OUT-BY, adv. 1. Abroad; without, S. 2. 
 Out from ; at some distance, S. Ross. — 
 A.S. tit, ex, extra, and 6;/, juxta. 
 
 OUT-BLAWING, s. Denunciation of a 
 rebel. Addle, of Scottis Corniklis. V. 
 To Blaw out on one. 
 
 To OUT-BRADE, r. a. To draw out. 
 
 To OUTBRADE, v. n. To start out. V. 
 Brade. 
 
 OUT-BREAKER, s. An open transgressor 
 of the law. Spalding. — Teut. Kt-brek-en, 
 Dan. udbrekk-e, erumpere. 
 
 OUTBREAKING, s. 1. Eruption on the 
 skin, S. 2. An open transgression of the 
 law of God, S. Rutherford. 
 To OUTBULLER, v. n. To gush out with 
 a gurgling noise, S. Douglas. 
 
 OUTCA', s. I. A pasture ito which cattle 
 are caw^d or driven otit, Dumfr. Gall. 
 Encycl. 2. " A wedding feast given by 
 a master to a favourite servant," ibid. 
 OUTCAST, s. A quarrel, S. Rutherford. 
 OUTCOME, OuTCUM, s. 1. Egress. 'Bar- 
 bour. 2. Termination, S. R. Galloway. 
 3. Increase ; product, S. 4. That season 
 in which the day begins to lengthen. 
 Watson. — Belg. uytkomen, to come out. 
 OUTCOMING,s. l.Egress,S. Forbes on the 
 Revelation. 2. Publication. Forbes's Def. 
 OUT-DIGHTINGS, s. pi. The refuse of 
 grain, Roxb.; synon. with Dightings. V. 
 
 DiCHT, V. 
 
 OUTDRAUCHT, s. Synon. with Extract. 
 Acts Mary. — A.S. ut-drag-an, extrahere. 
 
OUT 
 
 471 
 
 OUT 
 
 OUTFALL,s. 1. Acouteiition,S. Pf)niaiit. 
 2. A sally. Monro. — S\v. utfall, a hostile 
 excursion. 
 
 OUTFALLING, s. The same with OulfaU, 
 sense 1. tSpahluui. 
 
 OUTFANGTHIEFE, s. 1. The right of a 
 feudal lord to try a thief who is his own 
 vassal, although taken \cith the famj, or 
 booty, within the jurisdiction of another. 
 2. The person thus taken. Skene. V. 
 Infaxgthefe. 
 
 OUTFIELD, adj. and .<:. Arable land, 
 which is not manured, but constantly 
 cropped. Sta'ht. Ace. 
 
 OUTFiT, s. 1. The act of fitting out, ap- 
 plied to persons and things, S. 2. The 
 expense of fitting out, S. 
 
 O UTFORNE, pret. v. Caused to come forth. 
 Montijonterie. — A.S. utfore, egressus est. 
 
 OUTFORTII, adr. Apparently, henceforth; 
 in continuation; onwards. Pari. Ja. II. 
 
 OUTGAIN, s. The entertainment given to 
 a bride in her father's or master's house, 
 before she sets out to that of the bride- 
 groom, S. 
 
 OUTGAIN, part. adj. Removing; as, " the 
 ontija'in tenant," he who leaves a farm or 
 house, S. 
 
 0UTGA1T,0i;tgate, s. 1. A way for egress. 
 Doiiijlas. 2. Escape from hardship of any 
 kind. H. Bruce. 3. Ostentatious display, 
 Ayrs. Sir A. Wi/lie. Outc/ait seems here 
 to mean going out or abroad. " Oide gate, 
 Exitus." Prompt. Parv. 
 
 OUTGANE,;jart.^;rt. Elapsed, S. Acts. T.I. 
 
 OUTGANGING, s. The act of going out 
 of doors, S. Petticoat Tales. 
 
 OUTGIE, s. Expenditure, S.; syn. Outlay. 
 — Teut. ictijheue, expensae, expensum. 
 
 OUTGOING, ^jari. /jr. Removing; syiion. 
 Outtja'in. Agr. Sure. E. Loth. 
 
 OUT-HAUAR, s. One who carries or ex- 
 ports goods from a country. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 UTHERANS, atZr. Either, Lanarks. V. 
 Othir. 
 
 OUTHERY, adj. A term applied to cattle, 
 when not in a thriving state, Berwicks. 
 
 OUTHIR, conj. Either. V. Otiiir. 
 
 OUTHORNE, s. 1. The horn blown for 
 summoning the lieges to attend the king 
 in feir of icere. Acts Ja. II. 2. The horn 
 blown to summon the lieges to assist in 
 pursuing a fugitive. Acts Ja. I. 3. The 
 horn of a sentinel. Maitland P. 
 
 OUTHOUNDER, s. An inciter; one who 
 sets another on to some piece of business. 
 
 S/xdd. V. H0Ui\DER-OUT. 
 
 OUTHOUSE, s. An office-house attached 
 to a dwelling-house, S. — Sw. uthus, id. 
 
 OUTING, s. A vent for commodities. Ruth. 
 
 OUTING, OuTi.\', s. 1. The act of going 
 abroad ; as, " She's an idle quean, she'll 
 do any thing for an outing ;" Loth. 2. A 
 number of people, of both sexes, met for 
 amusement, Clydes. 
 
 OUTISHjcjr/;'. iJeauish; showy; and at the 
 
 same time fond of public amusements, 
 Clydes.; from Out, adv. q. '-wishing to 
 show one's self abroad." V. Outtie. 
 
 To OUTLABOUR, r. a. To exhaust by 
 too much tillage, Aberd. 
 
 OUTLAY, s. Expenditure, S. Stat. Ace. 
 — Sw. utlagg-a, to expend. 
 
 OUTLAYED,OuTi,AiD,/;ar«.j?«. Expended, 
 S. Agr. Sarv. Peeb. V. Outlay. 
 
 OUT-LAIK, Out-Lack, s. The superabun- 
 dant quantity in weight or measure. Sibb. 
 
 OVTLAK, prep. Except. K. Uart. Out, 
 and lack, to M'ant. 
 
 OUTL AN, OuTLiN, s. An alien ; as, « She 
 treats him like an outlan ;" or, "He's 
 used like a mere outlan about the house;" 
 Ang. Outlin, Fife. From out, and land. 
 
 OUTLER, adj. Not housed, S. Burns. 
 
 OUTLER, s. A beast that lies without, in 
 winter, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 OUTLETTING, s. Emanation; applied to 
 the operations of divine grace, S. King's 
 Serm. 
 
 OUTLY, s. Applied to money which lies 
 out of the hands of the owner, S. 
 
 OUTLY, adv. Fully, S.B. lioss. 
 
 OUTLYER, Ol'tlair, s. A stone not 
 taken from the quarry, but lying out in 
 the field, S. 
 
 OUTLOOK, s. A prospect; as, " I hae but 
 a dark outlook for this warld," S.; symrn. 
 To-look, To-luik, q. v. 
 
 OUTLORDSCHIP, s. A property or su- 
 periority of lands lying without the juris- 
 diction of a borough. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 OUTMAIST, adj. Outermost. Ab. Re,/. 
 
 OUT ON, adv. Hereafter; by and by,Shetl. 
 
 OUT-OUR, OuT-OwER, adv. I. Over, S. 
 Barbour. 2. Out from any place, S. 3. 
 Quite over ; as, " to fling a stane outower 
 the waw," S. Edin. 3Iag. 
 
 OUTOUTH, prep. V. Outwith. 
 
 OUTPASSAGE, s. Outgate. Bellend. 
 
 OUTPASSING,s. Exportation. Acts J. IV. 
 
 To OUT-PUT, V. a. A term used to denote 
 the providing of soldiers by particular 
 persons or districts. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To OUTPUT, V. a. To eject; to throw out 
 of any place or office. Spald. V. Ihput, r. 
 
 OUTPUTTx\R, s. One who passes coun- 
 terfeit coin. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 OUTPUTTER, s. An instigator, or per- 
 haps an employer. Gordon's Hist. 
 
 OUTPUTTER, s. One who sends out or sup- 
 plies; used in relation to armed men. Spal, 
 
 OUTPUTTING, s. The act of ejecting from 
 the possession of any place or property. 
 Act. Audit. 
 
 OUTPUTTING, s. The act of passing 
 counterfeit money. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 OUTQUENT, part. pa. Extinguished. 
 Douijlas. V. QuENT. 
 
 To OUTQUITE, V. a. To free a subject 
 from adjudication, by payment of the debt 
 lying on it. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 OUT-Q,UITING, OuTQUYTTiNG, ». The act 
 
OUT 
 
 472 
 
 OUT 
 
 of freeing from any encumbrance by pay- 
 ment of debt. Act. Audit. 
 
 To OUTRAY, T. a. To treat outrageously. 
 Ranf Coilyear.—Ti. outrager. 
 
 OUTRAY, s. Outrage. Rauf Colly ear. 
 
 OUT-RAKE, s. 1. Expedition. 2. An ex- 
 tensive walk for sheep or cattle, S. Gl. 
 Sibb. V. Raik. 
 
 OUTRANGE, s. Extremity. Maitl. P.— 
 Fr. oidtrance, id. 
 
 OUT-RED, s. An inaccurate spelling for 
 Out-raid, a military expedition. Scot's 
 S/aiji/eriiKj State. V. Leap out. 
 
 To OUT-RED, V. a. 1. To extricate, S. 2. 
 To finish any business, S.B. 3. To clear 
 off debt. MehiU's 318. 4. To release 
 what has been pledged. " To outred his 
 gowne lyand in wed." Ab. Reg. 5. To fit 
 out ; applied to marine affairs. Acts Ja. 
 VI. — Isl. utrett-a, perficere negotium ; 
 Sw. vtred-a et skepj), to fit out a ship. 
 
 OUTRED, OuTEEDDiNG, s. 1. Rubbish, S. 
 2. Clearance ; finishing, S.B. Ross. 3. 
 Settlement; discharge in regard to pecu- 
 niary matters. Act. Andit. 4. The act 
 of fitting out a ship. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To OUTREIK, OuTREicK, r. a. To fit out. 
 Outreicket, part. pa. Equipped, q. rigged 
 out. Acts Cha. I. V. Reik out. 
 
 U T R E I K E, OuTREiKiNG, s. Outfit, q. 
 rigging out. Acts Cha. 1. 
 
 OUTREIKER, s. One who equips others 
 for service, ibid. 
 
 OUTREYNG, s. Extremity. Barbour.— 
 Fr. outrer, to carry things to extremity. 
 
 OUTRING, s. A term used in curling, S. 
 " The reverse of Inrinq." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 OUTRINNING, s. Expiration. Acts 
 Mary. — ^A.S. ut-ryne, ut-rene, effluxus; 
 properly the efflux of water. Hence we 
 have transferred it to the lapse of time. 
 
 OUTS AND INS. The particulars of a 
 story, S. 
 
 OVTSCHETT, part.pa. Excluded. P.Hon. 
 — A.S. ut, out, and scytt-an, obserare. 
 
 OUTSET, s. 1. Commencement, S. 2. The 
 publication of a book, S. 3. The provi- 
 sion for a child leaving the house of a 
 parent; as for a daughter at her marriage, 
 S. Outfit, synon. — Teut. wt-sett-an, col- 
 locare nuptui, dotare. 4. A display of 
 finery, to recommend one's self; as, She 
 had a grand outset, S. — Teut. ict-set, ex- 
 positio. 
 
 To OUTSET, V. a. To display. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 OUTSET, part. pa. Making a tawdry 
 display of finery, S. 
 
 OUTSET, s. Extension of cultivation, Shetl. 
 Agr. Sum. Shetl. — Dan. udsaett-er, ex- 
 colere; Teut. wt-settinghe, ampliatio, wt- 
 sett-en, ampliare, extendere. 
 
 OUTSHOT, s. Pasture; untilled ground, 
 Aberd. 
 
 OUTSHOT, s. A projection, S.— Sw. ut- 
 nkiutande, id. skiut-a ut, to project; Belg. 
 vytichiet-en, id. 
 
 OUTSIGHT, s. Goods, or utensils out of 
 doors, S. Erskine. 
 
 OUT-SIGHT, s. Prospect of egress. Pol- 
 lock. — Teut. tct-siecht, prospectus; Dan. 
 itdsiqt, id. 
 
 OUTSIGHT PLENISHING. Goods out 
 of doors, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 
 OUTSPECKLE, s. A laughing-stock. 
 Minstrelsy Border. 
 
 OUTSPOKEN, adj. Given to freedom of 
 speech, S. Ayrs. Legatees. 
 
 OUTSTANDER, s. One who persists in 
 opposing any measure. Spalding. 
 
 OUTSTRAPOLOUS, adj. Obstreperous, 
 Ayrs. A corr. of the E. word. Ann. Par. 
 
 OUTSTRIKING, s. An eruption, S. 
 
 OUTSUCKEN, s. 1. The freedom of a te- 
 nant from bondage to a mill, S. Erskine. 
 2. Duties payable by those who are not 
 astricted to a mill, S. ibid. 
 
 OUTSUCKEN, adj. Used in the same 
 sense, S. ibid. V. Siicken. 
 
 OUTSUCKEN MULTURE. The duty for 
 grinding at a mill, by those who come 
 voluntarily to it. V. Sucken. 
 
 OUT TAK, OwTAKVN, OwTANE, prep. 1. 
 Except. Douglas. Tane or taken out. 
 2. Besides ; in addition. Barbour. 
 
 OUTTANE, OuTETANE,pa?-J. joa. Excepted, 
 q. out-taken. Pari. Ja. I. 
 
 OUTTENTOUN, s. One not living in a 
 particular town. Ure. — A.S. utan, extra, 
 and tun, town. 
 
 GUTTER, s. A frequenter of balls and 
 merry-meetings, Roxb.; from going much 
 oMi. V. To Gae out, Outing, Ouitie. 
 
 OUTTERIT, pret. Ran out of the course. 
 Lyndsay.—Fr. oidtrer, to run through. 
 
 OUT-THE-GAIT, adj. Honest; q. one 
 who keeps the straight road, S. 
 
 OUT- THROUGH, Outthrowgh, Out- 
 throw, prep. I. Through to the oppo- 
 site side; as, "The arrow gaed outthrough 
 his braidside;" " He gaed outthrough the 
 bear-Ian'," Clydes. Act against Ileretikes. 
 2. Inthrow and Outthrow, through in 
 every direction, Angus. V. Inthrow. 
 
 OUTTHROW, adv. Thoroughly; entirely, 
 S. Ross's Ilelenore. 
 
 OUTTIE, adj. Addicted to company; much 
 disposed to go out, Dumbartons. Outlier 
 is the comparative. 
 
 To OUT-TOPE, r. a. To overtop. Mem. 
 of the Somertills. 
 
 OUT-TOWN, s. The Outjield on a farm, 
 Aberd. 
 
 OUT-TURN, s. Increase; productiveness; 
 applied to grain, Angus. Caled. Merc. 
 
 OUTWAILE, OuTWYLE, s. Refuse, S. 
 Henrysone. — Isl. utrel-ia, eligere. 
 
 To OUTWAIR, T. a. To expend. Ar- 
 buthnot. V. Ware. 
 
 * OUTWARD, adj. Cold ; not kind, Roxb. 
 Opposed to Innerly, q. v. 
 
 OUTWARDNESS, J. Distance; coldness; 
 unkindness, ibid. 
 
OUT 
 
 473 
 
 OZI 
 
 OUT WITH. In a state of variance with 
 
 one ; S. out wi'. V. In. 
 OUTWITH, OwToi'TH, Wtouth, prep. 1. 
 Without ; on the outer sitle. Bclleitdcn. 
 2. Outwards; out from. Barbour. 3. Se- 
 parate from. li. Bruce. 4. Beyond, in 
 relation to time. Act. JDom. Cone. — Sw. 
 utot, outwards ; A.S. olh, versus, fre- 
 quently used in composition. 
 
 OUTWITH, arfr. 1. Abroad, S. Boss. 
 "2. Outwards. Barbour. 
 
 OUTWITH, adj. More distant ; not near. 
 
 OUTWITTliNS, OuTwiTTENS, adr. With- 
 out the knowledge; as, " outwittens o' my 
 daddie," my father not knowing it, Bauifs. 
 Ayrs. Herd. V. Wittens, s. 
 
 OUTWORK, OuTWARK, s. Work done out 
 of doors, S. A'jr. Surr. Bene. 
 
 OUTWORKER, s. One bound at certain 
 times to labour without doors, S. ibid. 
 
 To OUZE, r. a. To pour out, Orkn. From 
 a common origin with the E. x. ooze. — Sw. 
 oes-a ute exactly corresponds with ooze, as 
 used in Orkn. to pour out. V. Weeze. 
 
 OUZEL, Ousel, s. The Sacrament of the 
 Supper, Peebles. — E. housel, A.S. husi, 
 the sacrifice of the Mass; Isl. AMs/,oblatio. 
 
 OW, Ou, interj. Expressive of surprise, S. 
 
 OW AY, adc. Yes; ay; O yes, S. Pro- 
 nounced oo-ay. Warerley. The first 
 syllable seems merely the interj. 0. The 
 word is often pron. 0-ay. 
 
 OWE, prep. Above. Barbour. — A.S. 
 vfa, Isl. ofa, supra. 
 
 Jo'OWERGIFFE, r. a. To renounce in 
 favour of another. — Su.G. oefreni'ifica, to 
 give up. Bannatyne's Journal. 
 
 OWERLOUP, s. The act of leaping over 
 a fence, &c. iSf. Ronan. 
 
 To OWERWEIL, r. a. V. Ourweill. 
 
 To OWG, T.n. To shudder; to feel abhor- 
 rence at. Rollocke. Bl'unner, synon. 
 
 OWYNE, s. An oven. Abe rd. Reg. 
 
 OWKLY, Owklie, adj. Weekly, S. 3Iac- 
 neill. V. Oi'LKLiE. 
 
 OWKLIE, adr. Weekly; every week, S.B. 
 Acts Ja. V. V. OuLK. 
 
 OWME, s. Steam; vapour, Aberd. Syn. 
 Oam, q. v. Also pron. yome, ibid. 
 
 * To OWN, V. a. 1. To favour; to support, 
 S. Sir G. Mackenzie's ]\[em. 2. To re- 
 cognise; to take notice of; as. He didna 
 own me, He paid no attention to me, S. — 
 Su.G. egn-a, proprium facere, to appro- 
 priate. 
 
 To OWR one's self. To do any thing with- 
 out help: as, " I wiss I may be able to 
 oicr mysell in the business," Dumfr. V. 
 Over, r. 
 
 OWRANCE, t. 1. Ability. St. Patrick. 
 
 2. Mastery ; superiority. South of S. 
 
 Brownie of' Bodsbeek. V. Oueuance. 
 OWRDREVIN, part. pa. Overrun; ap- 
 plied to land covered by the drifting of 
 
 sand. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 OWRE BOGGIE. " People are said to be 
 
 married in an owre-boggie manner, when 
 
 they do not go through the forms pre- 
 scribed by the kirk." Gall. Encycl. 
 To OW RE-HALE, c. a. To overlook. 
 
 Mont(jom.Sw. oefwerhael-ja, to cover. 
 OWREHIP, s. A blow with the hammer 
 
 brought over the arm, S.O. Burns. 
 OWRELAY, s. A cravat. V. Ourlay. 
 OWRESKALIT, part. pa. Overspread. 
 
 Dunbar. V. Skale. 
 OWRIE, rtc/;. Chill. V. OoRiE. 
 OWRIM AND OWRIM. "When a 
 
 band win o' shearers meet with a flat of 
 
 corn, not portioned out by riggs, it is 
 
 termed an owrini and mcrim shear, i. e. 
 
 over him and over him." Gall. Encycl. 
 OWRLADY, s. A female superior; cou- 
 
 responding with Ourlord, or Ouerlora. 
 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 To OWRN, T. a. To adorn. Wyntown.— 
 
 Fr. orn-er, id. 
 OWRTER, adr. Farther over, S.O. Gall. 
 
 Encycl. V. Ourthort. 
 OWSE, s. An ox. V. Ouse. 
 OWSSEN-STAW,s. The ox-stall, S. Herd. 
 OWT, adj. Exterior. Wyntown. — A.S. 
 
 yte, exterus. 
 0'^"YVL,prep. Above ; over. Wyntown. 
 OWTHERINS, adj. Either, Lanarks. 
 
 Generally used at the end of a sentence; 
 
 as, I'll no do that owtherins. 
 OWTING, s. An expedition. Barbour. 
 OXEE, Ox-Eye, s. The Tit-mouse, S. 
 
 Complaynt S. 
 OXGATE, Oxengate, s. An ox-gang of 
 
 land. Skene. — From ox, and gate, iter. 
 OXINBOLLIS, s. 1)1. Perh. bows for oxen. 
 
 Inventories. V. Oussen-bow. 
 OXPENN Y, s. A tax in Shetl. Stat. Ace. 
 OX TAR, Oxter, ». 1. The arm -pit, S. 
 
 Bellend. 2. Used in a looser sense for the 
 
 arm, S. Bunb. — A.S. o.rfa«, Teut. oxtel, id. 
 
 To OXTER, V. a. To take by the arm, S. 
 
 3Iayne's Siller Gun. 
 OYES, interj. Used by public criers in 
 
 calling attention. V. Hoyes. 
 OYESSE, s. A niece. " Neptis, a neice or 
 
 oyesse." Vocabulary. 
 OZELLY, adj. Swarthy; resembling an 
 
 ousel, Loth. 
 OZIGER, s. The state of fowls when 
 moulting, Orkn, 
 
PAA 
 
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 PAY 
 
 To PAAK, V. a. To beat. V. Paik. 
 
 PAAL, s. A post, S.B. — E. ■pale, A.S. pal, 
 Su.G. paale. 
 
 PAB, s. The refuse of flax, Loth. ; poh, S.B. 
 IHss. Highl. Soc. 
 
 PACE, s. ' 1. Weight. Aberd. Beg. 2. The 
 weight of a clock, S. 3. Used metapho- 
 rically. Rutherford. V. Pais, Paiss. 
 
 PACE, Paiss, Paise, Pass, s. The name 
 given to one of those English gold coins 
 called Nobles. Acts Ja. II. This would 
 seem to siguify " A Noble of full weight, 
 as opposed to others that were deficient." 
 V. Pais, Pace, v. to weigh. 
 
 PACK, «(//. Intimate; familiar, S. Burns. 
 — Su.G. paclc-a, coustringere. 
 
 To PACK or PEIL, To Pack and Peil. 
 V. Peile, Pele, v. 
 
 PACKALD, s. 1. A pack. Rutherford. 
 — Belg. pakkaadie, luggage. 2. A packet, 
 or parcel. Inventories. — Tent, pack-kleed, 
 segestre, involucrum mercium, Kilian ; 
 q. a cleiith, or cloth for packing. 
 
 PACKET, s. " A pannier, a small currach,'" 
 Aberd. 
 
 PACK-EWES, s. pi. The ewes which a 
 shepherd has a right to pasture iu lieu of 
 wages, Roxb. — Teut. pacht, vectigal. 
 
 PACKHOUSE, s. A warehouse for re- 
 ceiving goods, S. — Teut. packhuys, id. 
 
 PACKLIE, adv. Familiarly; intimately, 
 Clydes. 
 
 PACKMAN, s. A pedlar; cue w^ho carries 
 his pack, S. 
 
 PACKMAN-RICH, s. A species of bear 
 or barley having six rows of grains ou the 
 ear. Aqr. Surv. Aberd. 
 
 PACKMANTIE, s. Portmanteau. Poems 
 I6th Cent. It is still vulgarly denomi- 
 nated a pockmantie, q. a pock for holding 
 a cloak. 
 
 PACK-MERCHANT, s. Syn. Packman, Ab. 
 
 PACKNESSjS. Familiarity ; intimacy,Clyde. 
 
 PACKS, s. 2>L The sheep, male or female, 
 that a shepherd is allowed to feed along 
 with his master's flock, this being in lieu 
 of wages, Roxb. 
 
 PACLOTT, Paclat, s. Inventories. Pcrh. 
 it should be read Patlat. V. Paitlattis. 
 
 PACT, s. To spend the pact, (for pack,) to 
 waste one's substance. To perish the pact, 
 S. Maitland Poems. 
 
 * To PAD, V. n. To travel on foot, S.O. 
 Picken. To pad the hoof, a cant phrase, 
 signifying to travel on foot; Class. Diet. 
 V. Padder. 
 
 To PADDER, V. a. To tread. Gall. '•' A 
 road through the snow is padderd, when 
 it has been often trod." Gall. Encycl. 
 Davidson's Seasons. — From Teut. ^'rtrf, 
 vestigium; Lat. pes,ped-i.i, the foot. 
 
 PADDIST, s. A foot-pad; one who robs 
 on foot. Annand's Mysterium Pietatis. 
 A dimiu. from E. j^ad, one who robs on 
 foot. 
 
 PADDIT, part. pa. Beaten; formed and 
 hardened into a foot-path by treading. 
 Loth. V. Pad, and Paid, s. 
 
 PADDLE, s. The Lump-fish, Orkn. 
 
 PADDOCK, s. A low sledge for removing 
 stones, &c. Aberd. V. Poddock. 
 
 PADDOCK-HAIR, s. 1. The down that 
 covers unfledged birds, S. 2. The down 
 on the heads of children born without 
 hair, S. — Teut. padden-hayr, lanugo. 
 
 PADDOCK-PIPES, s. pi. Marsh Horse- 
 tail, S. Li(/htfoot. 
 
 PADDOCK-RUDE, s. The spawn of 
 frogs, S. ; also paddock-ride. Ramsai/. 
 
 PADDOCK-STOOL, s. The Agaricus,' iu 
 general, especially the varieties of the 
 Agaricus fimetarius, S. — Teut. padden- 
 stoel, fungus. 
 
 PADDOKSTANE, s. The toadstone, vul- 
 garly supposed to grow in the head of a 
 toad; accounted precious, on account of 
 the virtues ascribed to it — both medical 
 and magical. Invent. — Teut. piadden' 
 steen, id. 
 
 FADE, s. LA toad. Sir Gawan. 2. Ap- 
 parently a frog. Wyntoivn. — A.S. pade, 
 Germ. Belg. padde, id. 
 
 P ADELL, s. Expl. " a small leathern bag." 
 Bannat. Poems. — Teut. buydel, bulga. 
 
 PADYANE, Padgean,."!. A pageant. Diinb. 
 
 PADIDAY, s. The day dedicated to Pal- 
 ladius, a Scottish saint, S.B. Aberd. Reg. 
 A market held at Brechin is called from 
 this festival Paddy Fair. 
 
 PADJELL, s. "An old pedestrian; one 
 who has often beat at foot-races." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 PADLE, s. The Lump-fish, Firth of Forth, 
 Shetl. Cyclopterus Lumpus, (Linn. Syst.) 
 Edmonstone's Zetl. V. Paddle, and Cock- 
 paddle. , 
 
 PAFFLE, s. A small possession in land, 
 Perths. Stat. Ace. Poffle, Lanarks. — 
 Isl. paufe, angulus. 
 
 PAFFLER, s. One who occupies a small 
 farm, Perths. Statist. Ace. 
 
 PAGE, s. A boy. Wyntoicn. 
 
 To PAY, t. a. 1. To satisfy. Wallace.— 
 Fr. pay-er, Teut. pay-en, id. 2. To beat ; 
 to drub ; as, " Igae him a weel paid skin," 
 S. — Gr. cjaiu. 3. To defeat; to overcome; 
 as, " He's fully paid," Roxb. 
 
 PAY, s. Satisfaction. Priests Peblis. 
 
 PAY, s. Drubbing ; S. pays. Barbour. — 
 C.B. puyo, verbero. 
 
 PAY. Perhaps, region. Gawan and Gol. 
 — Fr. pais, id. 
 
 I 
 
PAI 
 
 475 
 
 PAL 
 
 PAID, s. 1. A path, S.B. Ross. 2. A 
 steep ascent. — Alem. paid, via. V. Peth. 
 
 P.\1D, part. pa. Ill paid, sorry; as, " I'm 
 verra (7/ paid for ye," I am very sorry 
 for von, Aberd. 
 
 To PAIDLE, V. )i. 1. To walk with short 
 quick steps, like a child, lloxb. 2. To 
 move backwards and forwards with short 
 steps; or to work with the feet in water, 
 mortar, or any liquid substance, S. 
 We twa hae paidlet V the burn, &c. — Burns. 
 — Fr. patouiller, whence E. jjaddle, to 
 stir with the feet. 
 
 PAIDLE, s. A hoe, Roxb. V. Pattle. 
 The gardener wi' his paidle. — O, Scot. Song. 
 
 To PAIDLE, r. a. To hoe, ibid.— Fr. 
 
 patouill-er, to stir up and down. 
 PAIGHLED, part. pa. Overcome with 
 fatigue, Aug. Perh. q. wearied with car- 
 rying a load.— Ial./»i(»t'AHr, fasciculus. 
 To PAIK, r. rt. To beat; to drub, S.; paak, 
 S.B. BaiUie. — Germ, pauk-en, to beat. 
 PAIK, Paick, s. a stroke ; in pi. paiks, a 
 drubbing, S. — Isl.pak, Su.G. paak, fustis, 
 baculus. 
 PAIK, s. A trick. Leg. St. Androis. — 
 
 A.S. paec-an, decipere. V. Pauky. 
 PAIKER, s. Calsay paiker, a street-walker. 
 L;indsay. 
 
 PAIKIE, s. A female street-walker, S. — 
 Isl. i^id^^ck-ur, a vagabond, troU-packa, a 
 witch. 
 
 PAIKIE, s. A piece of doubled skin, used 
 for defending the thighs from the stroke 
 of the Flauchterspadc, by those who cast 
 turfs or divots, Mearns. 
 
 PAIKIT-LIKE, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of a trull, S. 
 
 PAIL, s. A hearse, Upp. Lanarks. — From 
 O.Fr. paile, drap mortuaire, Lat.;)rt/^(((m. 
 
 PAILE, Pale, s. Apparently a canopy. 
 Iiirentories. — Fr. poille, " the square can- 
 opy that's borne over the sacrament, or a 
 sovereign prince, in solemn processions, 
 or passages of state," Cotgr. L.B. palla, 
 pala, aulaeum, hangings or a curtain of 
 state; O.Fr. paille, id. V. Pall. 
 
 PAILES. Leslaei Hist. V. Pele. 
 
 PAILIN, Failing, s. A fence made of 
 stakes, S. — Lat. pa(-us, a stake. 
 
 PAILYOWN, Pallioun, s. A pavilion. 
 Barbour. — Lat. papilio, Gael. Ir. pail- 
 liun, Fr. pavilion. 
 
 PAYiMENT, .^. Pavement. Aberd. Reg. 
 V. Paithment. 
 
 PAYMENT, s. Drubbing, S. Barbour. 
 
 PAINCHES, s. pi. Tripe, S. V. Penche. 
 
 To PAYNE, Pane, v. n. To be at pains. 
 Wynt. — FT.sepein-er,to trouble one's self. 
 
 PAYNE, afZ;'. Pagan. Doug. — Fr. payeu. 
 
 PAINS, s. pi. The chronic rheumatism, S. 
 Agr. Siirr. Peeb. 
 
 PAYNTIT. L.paytent,piiteut. Ban. P. 
 
 PAINTRE, s. A pantry. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 PAINTRIE, s. Painting. Jnrentories. 
 
 PAIP, s. The Pope. Invent. "V. Pape. 
 PAIP, s. Thistle down ? Montgomerie. — 
 
 Fr. pappe, id. or papingay, q. v. 
 PAIP, s. A cherry-stone picked clean, and 
 used in a game of children, S. — E. j}ip, 
 Fr. pt'pin, the seed of fruit. 
 To PAIR, V. a. V. Pare. 
 * PAIR, s. "Two things suiting one an- 
 other," Johns. This word is often applied 
 in S. to a single article. " A pair o' Car- 
 ritches,'" a catechism ; " a }xiir o' Pro- 
 verbs," a copy of the Proverbs. 
 PAIRTLES, arf/'. Free from. Jlenrysone. 
 
 — Lat. e.vpers. 
 FAlS,s. pi. Retribution. Bannat. P. 
 To PAIS, Pase, r. a. 1. To poise. Doug. 
 2. To lift up. Chr. Kirk. — Fr. pes-er, 
 Ital. pes-are, to weigh. 
 PAIS,Paiss,s. Weight. Ab.Rcg. V.Pace. 
 PAYS, Pas, Pase, Pasce, Pask, Pasch, s. 
 Easter ; pron. as pace, S.B. elsewhere as 
 peace. Wyntotcn. — Moes.G. pascha,A.S. 
 pasche, &c. id. 
 PAISE. Noble of Paise. V. Pace. 
 PAYS-EGGS. Eggs dyed of various co- 
 lours, given to children to amuse them- 
 selves with at the time of Easter, S. — 
 Dan. paaske-egg, coloured eggs ; Belg. 
 pasch-eyeren, ova paschalia. 
 PAYSYAD, s. A contemptuous term for a 
 female who has nothing new to appear in 
 at Easteir; origiuatiug from the custom 
 which prevails among Episcopalians, of 
 having a new dress for this festival, S.B. 
 From Pays, and perh. yud, an old mare. 
 PAISSES, s. pi. The weights of a clock, 
 
 S. Z. Boyd. V. Pace. 
 FAIT, part. 2)a. Paid. Act. Audit. 
 PAIT, Pate, Patie. Abbreviations of the 
 name Patrick, S. " Pait Newall." Acts 
 Ja. VI. Gentle Shepherd. 
 PAITCLAYTH, Petclayth, s. Ab. Reg. 
 
 apparently the same with Paitlattis. 
 PAITHMENT, s. 1. The pastures. Wal- 
 lace. 2. Paithtment, pavement, S.B. ; pron. 
 q. paidment. Aberd. Reg. — O.Fr. pa- 
 dou-ir, L.B. padu-ire, to pasture, whence 
 padouen and padueut-um, pasture. 
 PAITLATTIS, s.j:>?. Uncertain. Dunbar. 
 PAITLICH,arf;. Meaning uncertain. The 
 
 Harht Rig. 
 PAY-WAY, a((/. Valedictory; q. what is 
 given for bearing one's expenses on the 
 road, Ayrs. R. Gilhaize. 
 PAKE, s. A contumelious designation 
 bestowed on the females of domestic 
 animals, whether fowls or quadrupeds, 
 and also on women. It is invariably con- 
 joined with an adj.; as, a cow is called 
 an "auld pake," Upp. Lanarks. Roxb.; 
 synon. Hide. Perhaps from A.S. paeca, 
 " a deceiver; a cozener," Somner. 
 PAKKALD, s. A packet. V. Packald. 
 PALAD s. V. Pallat, 
 PALAVER, s. Idle talk, S.— Hisp. pala- 
 bra, Fr. palabre, a word. 
 
PAL 
 
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 PAN 
 
 To PALAVER, r. n. To use a great many 
 unnecessary words, S. 
 
 To PALE, V. a. \. To make an incision in 
 a cheese, S. Ramsay. 2. To tap for the 
 dropsy, S.B.— Flandr. poel-en, excavare. 
 
 PALE, s. The instrument used for trying 
 the quality of a cheese, S. 
 
 To PALE, Peal, or Pell, a Candle. On 
 seeing a dead-candle, to demand a view 
 of the person's face whose death it por- 
 tends, Aberd. Perhaps q. to appeal to 
 the candle. — Fr. appd-er, Lat. ajjpell-are, 
 to call ; to talk with. 
 
 PALE Y-LAME, s. A very small or feeble 
 Iamb, Tweedd. V. Paulie. 
 
 PALYARD, s. A lecher; a rascal. Lynd- 
 say. — Fr. paillard, id. 
 
 PALYARDRY,s. Whoredom. Douglas. 
 
 PAL YEESISjPalleissis, Rallies, Palizes, 
 s. pi. Inventories. Apparently, straw mat- 
 tresses. — Fr. paillase, a straw bed. 
 
 To PALL, V. n. To strike with the fore 
 feet; applied to a horse; synon. to kaim ; 
 Selkirks. This, I suspect, is a provincial 
 modification of the E. v. to paw. 
 
 PALL, Peal, s. Any rich or fine cloth. 
 Gawan and Gol. — Isl. j^ell, textum pre- 
 tiosum; O.Fr. pwi/e, sericum. 
 
 PALLACH, Pallack, s. LA porpoise, S. 
 Sibbald. 2. A lusty person, S.B. Journ. 
 Lond. 3. A young or small crab, Mearns. 
 Pidloch, Angus. V.Poo, and PALLAWA,id. 
 
 PALL ALL, Pallalls, s. A game of 
 children, in which they hop on one foot 
 through different triangular and square 
 spaces chalked out, driving a bit of slate 
 or broken crockery before them, S.; in E. 
 Scotch-hop. V. Beds. 
 
 PAL LAT, Pal AD, s. The crown of the 
 head, S. Doui/las. — O.Fr. palet, sorte 
 d'armure de tete, Roquefort. 
 
 PALL AW A, s. 1. A species of sea-crab. 
 Coast of Fife ; Cavie, Fitlan, synon. V. 
 Keavie. 2. Used by the fishermen of 
 Buckhaven as denoting a dastardly fellow. 
 
 PALLET, s. A ball. Burel.—Fr. pelotte, 
 id.; E. pellet. 
 
 PALLET, s. A sheep's skin not dressed, 
 S.B. — E. pelt, Su.G. palt, a garment. 
 
 PALM, Palme, s. The index of a clock or 
 watch, S. Z. Boyd.—Fr. paulme, or E. 
 palm, used as hand, S. to denote the index 
 of any timepiece. 
 
 PALMANDER, s. Pomander. Inventories. 
 Fr. pomnie d'ambre, id. 
 
 To PALMER, V. n. To go about feebly 
 from place to place, pron. pawmer, S. 
 Antiquary. V. Pawmer. 
 
 PALMS, s. pi. The blossoms of the female 
 willow, Teviotd. 
 
 PALM-SONDAY, s. The sixth Sabbath 
 in Lent, S. Wyntown. — A.S. palm-sun- 
 nan daeg. 
 
 PALSONDAY%s. ActsJa.IV. Itmayeither 
 mean Palmsunday, or Paschsunday, i. e. 
 Easter, sometimes written Pas. V. Pays. 
 
 PALSONE EVIN. Apparently, Passion 
 
 Even ; if not a corr. of Palm Sonday. 
 
 Act. Audit. 
 PALTRIE, s. Trash. V. Peltrie. 
 PALWERK, s. Spaugled work. Sir 
 
 Gawan. — Fr. paiUe, id. 
 PAME HAMER. A kind of hammer. /?irew«. 
 
 Q. a hammer for the palm or hand. 
 PAMPHIE, s. A vulgar name for the 
 
 knave of clubs, Aberd.; elsewhere Pa if »ni?, 
 
 S. Pam, E. 
 PAMPHIL, s. 1. A square enclosure made 
 
 with stakes, Aberd. 2. Any small house, 
 
 ibid. V. Paffle. 
 PAMPLETTE, Pamplerte, Pamphelet, s. 
 
 " A plump young woman; a dimin. from 
 
 Tent. j)<-tmpoelie, mulier crassa." Gl. Sibb. 
 To PAN, v. n. To correspond; to tally; to 
 
 unite, A.Bor. id.; from pan, a cross-beam 
 
 in the roof of a house, closing with the 
 
 wall. Maitland Poems. 
 PAN, s. A hard impenetrable crust below 
 
 the soil, S.; Till, Katchel, synon. — Stat. 
 
 Ac. — Tent. ji^aMHe, calva, q. the skull of 
 
 the soil. 
 PANASH, s. A plume worn in the hat. 
 
 Colvil. — Fr. panache, id. 
 To PANCE, Panse, Pense, v. n. To medi- 
 tate. Dunbar. — O.Fr. pans-er, id. 
 PAND,s. A pledge, Belg. Doug. Syii. wad. 
 To PAND, V. a. To pledge ; to pawn. 
 
 PaH(fi<, laid in pledge, S. — Tent.pand-en, 
 
 Isl. pant-a, id. 
 PAND, s. A narrow curtain fixed to the 
 
 roof, or to the lower part, of a bed ; 
 
 S. pawn. Inventories. 
 To PANDER, V. n. 1. To go from one 
 
 place to another in an idle way, Perths. 
 
 Ettr. For. ; apparently corr. from Pawmer, 
 
 r. q. V. 2. To trifle at work. Loth. 
 PANDIE, Pa.n'dy, .s. 1. a stroke on the 
 
 hand, as a punishment to a schoolboy, 
 
 S.B. Synon. Pawmie, q. v. 2. Metaph. 
 
 severe censure. A. Scott. 
 PANDIT, part. /)«. Furnished with uuder- 
 
 cnrtains. Inventories. V. Pand. 
 PANDOOR, s. A large oyster, caught at 
 
 the doors of the salt-pans, S. Stat. Ace. 
 PANDROUS, s. A pimp. E. pandar. 
 
 Balfour's Pract. 
 PANE, s. A fine, mulct, or punishment. 
 
 E. pain. Acts Ja. VI. 
 PANE, s. 1. Stufi"; cloth. Houlate.— 
 
 A.S. pan, lacinia, pannus. 2. Fur; a skin. 
 
 Sir Tristrem. — Fr. panne, id. 
 To PANE, V. n. V. Pay.ne. 
 PANFRAY, s. A palfrey. Burr. Lawes. 
 
 — Fr. palefroi, id. 
 To PANG, T. rt. 1 . To throng, S. Ramsay. 
 
 2. To cram, in general, S. Fergusson. 3. 
 
 To cram with food to satiety, S. Ross. 
 
 — Tent, bangh-en, premere. 
 PANG, adj. Crammed. Erergreen. 
 PANG-FOU,arf;. Asfullasonecanhold,S.A. 
 PAN YELL CRELIS. Baskets for a horse's 
 
 back. Act. Dow. Cone. The same with 
 
PAN 
 
 477 
 
 PAR 
 
 the term given by Junius, Pannd for a 
 horse, dorsuale. 
 
 PAN-JOTRALS, «.///. 1. A dish made of 
 various kinds of meat; a sort of fricassee ; 
 a galliuiaufrie, Upp. Lanarks. '2. The 
 slabbery offals of tiie slianibles ; nearly 
 syiioii. with Jldrrii/d/s, Roxb. 
 
 PAN-KAIL, s. Broth nuule of coleworts 
 liashed very small, tliickened with a little 
 oatmeal, S. It also reiiuires a little 
 kitchen-fee, (drippings,) butter, or lard. 
 
 PANNASIS, s. j:d. B,t//oiir's Pract. A 
 rope to hoise up a boat, or any heavy 
 merchandise aboard a ship. 
 
 PANNEL, s. 1. One brought to the bar of 
 a court for trial, S. Ersiklne. 2. The bar 
 of a court. LiHthnfs Mtm. — E. panel, a 
 schedule, containing the names of a jury. 
 
 PANNIS, »'. ;)/. Unexplained. Aberd. lit'ij. 
 
 PANS, s. " The great timbers of a cottage, 
 laid across the cutiples parallel to the 
 walls, to support the laths or ktbbers laid 
 above the pans and parallel to the 
 couplrs,'" S.B. (tI. Siirr. ^loray. Used 
 also South of S.— Su.G. Paann, scandula, 
 a lath; a shingle. 
 
 PANS, s. /'^ A certain description of ec- 
 clesiastical lands; evidently a local phra- 
 seology. 67. Surr. Moray. 
 
 PANS, Panse. Covering for the knee. 
 Acts Ja. I. 
 
 PANSIS,s./)^ Colk.Sow. Perh. thoughts. 
 — Fr. pensee, thought, imagination. 
 
 PANST,/)rtrt. pa. Cured. Montgomerie. 
 — Yt. pans-er, to apply medicines. 
 
 PANT, s. The mouth of a town-well or 
 fountain. South of S. Joco-Serious Dial, 
 between a Nurtliumh. Gent, and his Tenant. 
 Pant is used as denoting a well. Ab. Reg. 
 
 PANTAR, .«. V. PuNss. 
 
 PANTENER, rt^;. Rascally. Barbour.— 
 O.Fr. pautounier, a lewd, stubborn, or 
 saucy knave, Cotgr. 
 
 PANTON-HEIL-MAKER, s. One who 
 makes heels for slippers; formerly the 
 designation of a trade in Edinburgh. 
 Ads Cha. I. 
 
 PANTOUN,s. A slipper. Dunbar. 
 
 PANTOUR, .«. Inventories. An officer who 
 had the charge of a pantry. — Fr.paneticr, 
 E. pantler. 
 
 PANT- WELL, s. A well that is covered or 
 built up. Some of this description were 
 arched, as the old Pant-well at Selkirk. 
 V. Pant. 
 
 PAN VELVET. Rough velvet; plush. 
 Spalding. — Fr. panne, stuff. 
 
 PAN WOOD, s. Fuel used about saAt-pans ; 
 also expl. " the dust of coals mixed with 
 earth," West Loth.; Coal-guta, Clydes. 
 Acts Cha. II. 
 
 PAP, s. A piece of whalebone, about 
 eighteen inches lou^, which connects the 
 ball of lead, used in fishing, with the lines 
 to which tlie hooks are attached, Shetl. 
 
 To PAP, Pape, r. n. 1. To move or enter 
 
 with a quick and unexpected motion, like 
 E. pop, S. Sir A. Balfour's Letters. 2. 
 Tu ijamj pappin about, to go from place 
 to place with a sort of elastic motion, S. 
 3. " To let any thing fall gently, is to let 
 it pap." Gall. Encyd. 
 
 To PAP, Pawp, t. a. To beat ; to thwack, Ab. 
 
 PAP, Pawp, s. A blow; a thwack, Aberd. 
 
 PAP-BAIRN, ,'. A sucking child, Aug. 
 This is expressed by a circumlocution. S, ; 
 " a bairn at the breast.'' 
 
 PAP OK THE HASS, s. The uvula, S. la 
 Fife it is called the " Clap o' the hass." 
 
 PxVPE, Paip, s. The Pope. Wyntown. — 
 Fr. Germ, pape, Lat. }>ap-a, id. 
 
 PAPEJAV, Papinjav, Papingoe, s. 1. A 
 parrot. Kiwfs Quair. — \ie]j^. papegaai, 
 Fr. papegay, id. 2. A wooden bird, re- 
 sembling a parrot, at which archers shoot 
 as a mark. West of S. 3. Applied to the 
 amusement itself, ibid. Stat. Ace. 
 
 PAPELARDE,s. "Hypocrite." GL Sibb. 
 — Fr. papelard. 
 
 PAPERIE,s. Popery, S.; now rather ob- 
 solete. Boh Boy. 
 
 PAPISH, s. A vulgar term for a Papist or 
 Roman Catholic, S. Petrie's Church Hist. 
 
 PAPIST-STROKE, 8. A cross; a ludi- 
 crous phrase used by young people, Aberd. 
 
 PAPPANT, adj. 1. "Wealthy, Ang. 2. 
 Extremely careful of one's health, Banffa. 
 3. Pettish from indulgence, S.B. V. 
 Peppen. 
 
 PAPPIN, PoppiN, P. A sort of batter or 
 paste, used by weavers for dressing their 
 warp or webs, Teviotd. Perh. from its re- 
 semblance to^w/) for children. — Fr. papin. 
 
 PAPPLE, Paple,s. The corn-cockle, Agros- 
 temma githago, Linn. S. V. Poppil. 
 
 To PAPPLE, T. n. 1. To bubble up like 
 water, S.B. V. Pople. 2. To be in a state 
 of violent perspiration, Lanarks. 3. De- 
 noting the effect of heat on any fat sub- 
 stance toasted before the fire, Renfr. 
 
 PAR, s. The Samlet, S. Smollett. 
 
 ToF\R,r.n. To fail. Wallace. V. Pare. 
 
 PARA DOG, S. V. PlRRIEDOG. 
 
 PARAFLE, Paraffle, s. Ostentatiou3 
 display. South of S. Antiquary. 
 
 PARAFLING, s. Trifling; evasion; as, 
 " Nane o' your parnfiing, baud up your 
 hand and swear, or I'll send you to 
 prison;" said to a witness by a Buchau 
 Bailie of Aberdeen. Corr. perhaps from 
 Fr. paraf-er, paraph-er, to flourish in 
 writing; q. " None of your flourishing." 
 
 PARAGE, s. Lineage, Fr. Douglas. 
 
 PARAGON, s. A rich cloth imported from 
 Turkey. Watson. — Fr. parangon de Ve- 
 il ise, id. 
 
 PARAMUDDLE, 5. The red tripe of 
 cattle ; the atomasurn, S.B. 
 
 PARATITLES,s.//L Unexplained. Fount. 
 It probably means an extended explana- 
 tion of law titles. I n like manner a para- 
 phrase is "an explanation in many words." 
 
PAR 
 
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 PAR 
 
 To PARBREAK, -». n. To puke. Z.Boyd. 
 V. Braik, r. and Braking. 
 
 To PARE, Pair, Petr, c a. To impair. 
 Doug. — FT.pire,)^ejcur, worse; Lat.2"?/or. 
 
 To PARE AND BURN. To take off "the 
 sward of moorish or heathy ground, and 
 burn it on the soil for manure, S. Max- 
 icelVs Sel. Trans. 
 
 PAREGALE, Parigal, adj. Completely 
 equal. Douglas. — Fr. par, used as a 
 superl. and eqal, equal. 
 
 PAREGALLY, adv. Expl. " Particularly," 
 Ayrs. V. Paregale. 
 
 To PARIFY, r. a. To compare. Wyntoicn. 
 — Lat. par, and /acio. 
 
 To PARIFY, T. a. To protect, ibid. 
 
 PARISCHE, adj. 1. Of or belonging to 
 Paris. Parlsche u-ork, Parisian work- 
 manship. Aberd. Reg. 2. Applied to a 
 particular colour, introduced from Paris. 
 " Ane goune of Parische broune bagarit 
 with weluot," ibid. 
 
 PARITCH, Parritch, s. Porridge; hasty 
 puf'ding, S. Burns. 
 
 To PARK, V. n. To perch. Douglas.— 
 Fr. perck-er, id. 
 
 PARK, s. A wood ; as, a fr park, S.— 
 A.S. pearroc, Su.G. park, an enclosure. 
 
 PARK, s. A pole ; a perch. Douglas.— 
 Fr. perche, id. 
 
 PARLE, s. Speech. Burns. — Ft. parler, id. 
 
 PARLEYVOO, s. A term in ridicule of the 
 French parlez tous. The Steam-Boat. 
 
 PARLIAMENT, s. Part of a robe of 
 state. Inventories. Perhaps a cape or 
 covering for the shoulders, worn by the 
 nobles when they appeared in parliament. 
 
 PARLIAMENT-CAKE, s. A species of 
 gingerbread, supposed to have its name 
 from being used by the members of the 
 Scottish Parliament, S. Ann. of Parish. 
 
 PARLOUR, s. Discourse. Palice Honor. 
 ■ — Fr. parlenre, id. 
 
 PAROCHIN, s. Parish, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Lat. paroecia, id. 
 
 PAROCHINER, s. A parishioner, ibid. 
 
 PAROCHRIE, s. Parish, ibid.— From pa- 
 rocA, and A.S. ric<;, jurisdictio, dominium. 
 
 PARPALL-WALL, s. A partition-wall. 
 Acts Council Edin. Corr. from Parpane, 
 q. V. or from L.B. parpagliones, velae 
 utiles, cum fortuna imminet sen tempes- 
 tas. Ital. parpaglioni. V. Du Cange. 
 
 PARPANE, Pkrpen, s. LA wall, in ge- 
 neral, or a partition. Henrysone. 2. The 
 parapet of a bridge is called a parpane, 
 or parpane- tea', Aberd . — O.Fr. par pa igne, 
 a stone which traverses the wall. 
 
 To PARRACH, igntt.) r. a. To crowd to- 
 gether, Ang. V. Parrock, sense 2. 
 
 PARRY. " Whan ane says Parry, aw 
 says Parry," a phrase, Aberd. signifying, 
 that when any thing is said by a person 
 of consequence, it is echoed by every one. 
 Qu. Fr. paroit, it appears. 
 
 PARRIDGE, Parritch, s. Porridge, S. 
 
 —L.B. porrect-a, Jusculum ex porris 
 confectum, Du Cange. 
 To COOK THE Parridge. Metaph. to manage 
 
 any piece of business, S. Warerley. 
 To PARRIRE, c. n. To present one's 
 self; or perhaps to obey. Acts Cha. I. — 
 O.Fr. parr-er, paroitre, to appear, or Lat. 
 parere, to obey. 
 PARRITCH-HALE, adj. In such health 
 as to be able to take one's ordinary food, 
 Fife; syuon. Spune-hale. 
 PARRlfCH-TIME, s. The hour of break- 
 fast; porridge having been the standing 
 dish at this meal, S. Tales of My Landl. 
 PARROCK, s. "A collection of things 
 huddled together; a group." Surv. Moray. 
 PARROCK, Parrok, s. A small enclosure 
 in which a ewe is confined, to make her 
 take with a lamb, Dumfr. — A.S. pearroc, 
 septum, clathrum. 
 To Parrock a ewe and lamb. To confiue 
 a lamb with a ewe which is not its dam, 
 that the lamb may suck, Roxb. 
 PARROT-COAL, s. A species of coal that 
 
 burns very clearly, S. Statist. Ace. 
 PARSELLlT,p«rt./?a. "Striped." Sibb. 
 PARSEMENTIS, s. pi. Perh. for parti- 
 
 ments, compartments. Douglas. 
 PARSENERE, s. A partner. Wyntown. 
 
 — Fr. parsonnier, id. 
 PARSLIE BREAK-STONE. Parsley- 
 
 Piert, Aphanes arvensis, Linn. 
 * PART, s. 1. Place; as, the ill part, hell, 
 the gueed piart, heaven, Aberd. It is 
 generally used for place throughout S. 
 This sense it admits in E. only in the pi. 
 2. What becomes or is incumbent on one; 
 as, " It's xveel my part," it well becomes 
 me ; " It's ill his part," it is inconsistent 
 with his duty; "It's gude your part" it 
 is incumbent on you, S. Shirref's Poems. 
 PARTAN, s. Common Sea-crab, S. Gael. 
 
 Complaynt S. 
 PARTAN-H ANDIT, adj. Close-fisted ; tak- 
 ing hold like a crab, Avrs.; Grippie, S. 
 To PARTY, t. a. To take part with. Godsc. 
 PARTY, s. Part ; degree. Barbour. — 
 
 Fr. partie, id. 
 PARTY, Partie, s. An opponent. Dou- 
 glas. — Fr. parti, id. 
 PARTY, Partie, adj. Variegated. Doug. 
 PARTICATE,s. Arood of land. St. Ace. 
 
 — L.B. particata, id. 
 PxVRTICLE, Partickle, Pertickle, Par- 
 ticule, s. la little piece of animal 
 food. Chalmerses Mary. 2. A small por- 
 tion of land; synon. or nearly so, with S. 
 Pendicle. Acts Ja. V. 3. Apparently 
 used in the sense of article. Crosraguell. 
 — L.B. particula, charta articulis sen per 
 partes distincta; Du Cange. 
 PARTYMENT, s. Division. Douglas.— 
 
 Fr. partiment, a parting. 
 P ARTISIE, PAiRTiSAY, adj. Proper to, or 
 done by, more individuals than one; as, 
 " a j)artisie wab," a web wrought for 
 
PAR 
 
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 PAT 
 
 several owners, eacli of whom contributes 
 his share of the materials, and of the ex- 
 pense ; " a pairtisie wa'," a wall bnilt at 
 the expense of two proprietors between 
 their respective houses or lands, S.B. — 
 Lat. parfifio, a division. 
 
 PARTISMAN,s. A partaker. Ruddlwan. 
 
 To PARTY WITH. To take part with. 
 Keith'.'' Hift. 
 
 To PARTLE, T. n. To trifle at work, 
 Ayrs. 67. Fkken. 
 
 PARTLES, adj. Having no part. Wynt. 
 
 PARTLYK, Partlyik, adr. In equal 
 shares or parts. Aberd. lie;/. 
 
 PARTRIK, Pairtrick, Pertrek, s. A 
 partridge, S. Domjlas. — Fr. perdrix, id. ; 
 Lat. perdir. 
 
 PARURE, s. Ornament, Fr. Wyntown. 
 
 PARUT, i'. Synon. with Parure. Hay's 
 Scotia iSacra, J/N. — L.B. parat-us, was 
 used in common with parura and paratu- 
 ra, for embroidery or ornamental borders. 
 
 PAS, Pase, s. Easter. V. Pays. 
 
 PAS, s. 1. Division of a book. Wyntown. 
 2. A single passage. Crotraguell . — L.B. 
 ■pass-US, locus. 
 
 PASCHEEWYN, s. The evening preced- 
 ing Easter. Barbonr. 
 
 To PASE, r. «. To poise. V. Pais. 
 
 PASH, s. The head ; a ludicrous term, S. 
 Watson. 
 
 To PASMENT, V. a. To deck with lace, 
 Z. Boyd. 
 
 PAS.MENTAR, s. This term seems to be 
 used as equivalent to upltolsterer. Invent. 
 — Fr. passementier, a lace-maker, a silk- 
 weaver. 
 
 PASMENTS, s. pi I. Strips of lace or 
 silk sewed on clothes. 2. Now used to 
 denote livery ; pron. pessme7its, S.B. ylcts 
 Ja. VI. 3. External decorations of reli- 
 gion. Eutli. — Teut. Fr. passement, lace. 
 
 PASMOND, s. Syn. Pasment. Inventories. 
 
 PASPEY, }!. a" kind of dance, Strath- 
 more. — Fr. passe-pied, " a caper, or loftie 
 tricke indauncing; also, a kind of dance 
 peculiar to the youth of La haute Bre- 
 tai'/ne,'' Cotgr. 
 
 PASiPER, .•;. Samphire. Gall. Encyd. 
 
 * To PASS, V. a. 1. Not to exact a task 
 that has been imposed, S. 2. To forgive ; 
 not to punish; like E. to pass by. 
 
 PASS-GILT, s. Expl. "current money," 
 Gl. Guthrie's Trial. — Teut. pas-gheld is 
 used to denote inferior coin which is made 
 to have currency above its value. 
 
 PASSINGEOURE, s. A passage-boat. 
 Douijlu?. — O.Fr. 2jassa</eur, L.B. passa- 
 (/erius, a ferryman. 
 
 PASSIONALE, g. A state of suffering. 
 Colk. Soir. — L.B. passionale, martyrology. 
 
 PASSIS, pi. Apparently equivalent to E. 
 passayes. Acts Mary. — L.B. j)uss-us, lo- 
 cus, auctoritas. Gall, passage. 
 
 To PASSIVERE, r. a. To exceed, W. 
 Loth. 
 
 PASTANCE, s. Pastime. Palicc Honor. 
 
 — Fr. passetemps, id. 
 PASTISAR.s. A pastry-cook. V.Patticear. 
 PASUOLAN, Pasvoland, s. A small spe- 
 cies of artillery. Complaynt S. — Fr. 
 passevvlant. 
 
 PAT, Patt, s. a pot, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 PAT, pret. of the v. Pnt. Burel. 
 
 PATE, Patie, s. Abbrev. of Patrick or 
 Peter, S. 
 
 PATELET, s. A kind of rnfif anciently 
 worn by women in S. Pink. Hist. V. 
 Paitlattis. 
 
 PATEN E, s. The cover of a chalice. In- 
 ventories. — E. patine, Fr. patene, patine, 
 id. from Lat. patin-a. 
 
 * PATENT, rtf?/. Ready; willing; disposed 
 to listen. Spaldin(/. 
 
 PATENTER, s. A patentee. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To PATER, (pron. like E. )>ate,) v. n. To 
 talk incessantly ; to be tiresomely loqua- 
 cious. Synon. Patter. 
 
 PATER, s. A loquacious person ; generally 
 supposed to be a female, ibid. 
 
 PATES, s. pi. " The steps at the corner 
 of the roofs in houses for the easier 
 climbing to the top," Ayrs. Renfr. Corbie- 
 steps, synon. PicJcen. 
 
 PATH, s. V. Peth. 
 
 PATHIT, part. pa. Paved. Douglas.— 
 Teut. pad, semita, via trita. 
 
 PATHLINS, adv. By a steep path, S.B. 
 Ross. V. Peth. 
 
 PATIENT OF DEATH, .s. A throe. Perh. 
 corr. from passion, sufiering. 
 
 To PATIFIE, V. a. To manifest. Bruce. 
 — Lat. patefacio. 
 
 PAT-LUCK," s. To tak j)at-hick, to take 
 dinner with another upon chance, S. ; i. e. 
 the chance of the pot. Saxon ccnd Gael. 
 
 PATRELL, s. 1 . Defence for the neck of a 
 war-horse. Dovg. — Fr. 2ioitral. 2. The 
 breast-leather of a horse, S. Ruddiman. 
 
 PATRICK, s. A partridge, Tetrao perdrix, 
 Linn. ; pron. jxiitrick, S. Waverley. 
 Burns. V. Partrik. 
 
 PATROCYNIE,s. Patronage. Crosraguell. 
 —Lat. patrocini-vm. 
 
 PATRON, s. A pattern, Fr. Wallace. 
 
 PATRONATE, s. The right of presenting 
 to a benefice. Fountainh.- — L.B. Patron- 
 at-us, I'us patronatus. 
 
 PATRON-CALL, s. The patronage of a 
 church ; right of presentation, Aberd. 
 
 PATRONTASHE, s. A military girdle 
 for holding cartridges. Act. Pari. 
 
 To PATTER, V. n. To move with quick 
 steps; especially referring to the sound, S. 
 V. Padder. 
 
 To PATTER, T.a. L To repeat in a mut- 
 tering way without interruption, S. I>u n- 
 bar. 2. To carry on earnest conversation 
 in a low tone, Aberd. — Arm. jjafcr-en, to 
 repeat the Lord's Prayer. 
 
 PATTERAR, s. One who repeats prayers. 
 
 PATTERING, s. Vain repetition. Lynds. 
 
PAT 
 
 480 
 
 PEA 
 
 PATTICEAR, Pastisar, «. A pastry- 
 cook. Balfour's Practicks. — Fr. patticier, 
 pasticier, pastissier, " a pasterer or pie- 
 maker; also a maker of past-meates;" 
 Cotgr. From pastin, paste. 
 
 PATTLE, Fettle, s. A stick with which 
 the ploughman clears away the earth that 
 adheres to the plough, S. Burns. — E. 
 paddle, C.B. pattal. 
 
 PAVADE, «. A dagger, Teviotdale; an 
 old word. 
 
 PAVASIES, s. pi. " A sort of artillery 
 mounted on a car of two wheels, and 
 armed with two large swords before." 
 Pink. Hist. 
 
 To PAUCE, v. n. To prance with rage, 
 S.B, — Fr. pas, E. pace. 
 
 PAUCHTIE, a(f/. 1. Haughty, S. Haiti. 
 Poems. 2. Petulant; malapert, S. Ram- 
 say. — Belg. pochg-en, to vaunt. 
 
 PAVEN, Pauuan, s. A grave Spanish 
 dance, in which the dancers turned round 
 one after another, as peacocks do with 
 their tails. Lyndsay. — Fr. pavane, id. 
 from paon, a peacock. 
 
 To PAUGE, V. n. 1. To prance; synon. 
 Pauce, Fife. 2. To pace about in an art- 
 ful way till an opportunity occur for ful- 
 filliug any plan, ibid. 3. To tamper with ; 
 to venture on what is hazardous in a 
 fool hardy manner, ibid. 
 
 PAVIE, Paw,s. 1. Lively motion, S. 2. The 
 agile exertions of a rope-dancer. Birrel. 
 3. A fantastic air, S. Clelland. 4. Trans- 
 ferred to rage, S. — Fr./)(is«i/', aquickstep. 
 
 PAVIE, s. The same with Pauls, pavls; 
 pareis, pi. Sea La wis. 
 
 PAUYOT, s. Meaning not clear. Patif 
 Coilyear. It seems to mean " a little 
 page," called in Ital. paggetto, a dimin. 
 from paggio, a page. 
 
 PAUIS, Pavis, s. 1. A large shield. Dong. 
 — L.B. pai-as-ium, id. 2. A testudo, used 
 in sieges, ibid. — Fr. pavois, id. 
 
 PAUK, s. Art ; a wile, S. Douglas. 
 
 PAUKY, Pawky, adj. 1. Sly; artful, S. 
 Callander. 2. Wanton ; applied to the 
 eye, Ang. — A.S. 2^<^iec-an, decipere, men- 
 tiri, paeea, deceptor. 
 
 PAUL, s. A hold; a leaning-place, S.B. — 
 Isl. pall-r, Sii.G. pall, scamnum, a bench. 
 
 PAULIE, Pailie, adj. 1. Impotent or 
 feeble; applied to any bodily member, S. 
 
 2. Small in size; applied to lambs, Roxb. 
 
 3. Insipid; inanimate; applied to the 
 mind, Lauarks. A pailie creature ; a 
 silly, insipid person. 4. Lame, dislo- 
 cated, or distorted, S. 
 
 PAULIE- (or)PAiuE-FOOTiT,rto?j. 1. Flat- 
 footed, Strathmorc. 2. Splay-footed, or 
 having the foot turned in. Loth. 
 
 PAULIE, Pawlie, s. 1. A slow, inactive 
 person, Lanarks. Mearns. 2. An unhealthy 
 sheep, South of S. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 3. The smallest lambs in a flock, Roxb. 
 
 PAULIE-MERCHANT,». One who hawks 
 
 through the country, purchasing lambs of 
 
 this description, ibid. 
 To PAUT, v. a. To paut one's foot at a 
 
 person ; to stamp with the foot in a 
 
 menacing manner, Aberd. 
 To PAUT, r. 71. 1. To paw, S. Clelland. 
 
 2. To push out the feet alternately, when 
 one is lying in bed, or otherwise, Dnmfr. 
 
 3. To strike with the foot; to kick, S. — 
 Hisp. pate-ar, to kick, from pata, a foot. 
 
 4. " To move the hand, as a person grop- 
 ing in the dark," Ettr. For. 
 
 PAUT, s. 1 . A stroke on the ground with the 
 foot, S. Kelly. 2. A stroke with the foot; 
 a kick, S. — Teut. ]Kid, p)atte, the paw of 
 a beast. Funk is with the hinder feet. 
 
 PAW, s. Quick motion. V. Pavie. 
 
 PAW, Pauw, Pawaw, s. 1. The slightest 
 motion: as, " He ne'er played pauir," he 
 did not so much as stir, Ettr. For. Poet. 
 Mus. 2. Transferred to one who cannot 
 make the slightest exertion, Ettr. For. 
 3. To play one's Paies, to act the part 
 which belongs to one. Herd's Coll. 
 
 PAWCHLE, s. 1 . One who is old and frail. 
 Gall. 2. One low in stature and weak in 
 intellects. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 PAWIS, s. pi. Parts in music. Ban. P. 
 
 PAWKERY, s. Cunning; slyness, S. Hogg. 
 
 PAWKIE, s. A woollen mitten, having a 
 thumb without separate fingers, Ettr. For. 
 Doddie Mitten synon. S.B. 
 
 PAWKILY, adv. Slyly. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 To PAWL, V. n. To make an ineffective 
 attempt to catch, Roxb. The prep, at is 
 often added. To Glaum, synon. Brownie 
 of Bodsb. — C.B. palv-u, to paw, to grope 
 gently with the hand. 
 
 PAWMER, s. A palm-tree. Wallace. — 
 Fr. palmier. 
 
 PAWMER, s. One who goes from place 
 to place, making a shabby appearance, S. 
 From Palmer, a pilgrim. 
 
 I'o PAWMER, r. n. To go from place to 
 place in an idle way, S. 
 
 PAWMIE, Paxdie, s. A stroke on the 
 hand vrith the ferula, S. — Fr. paumee, a 
 stroke or blow with the hand, Cotgr. V. 
 Pandie. 
 
 To PAWMIE, T. a. To strike the palm 
 with a ferula, S. 
 
 PAWN, s. A narrow curtain fixed to the 
 roof, or to the lower part of a bed, S. — 
 Belg. pand, a lappit, a skirt. V. Pand. 
 
 PAWN, Pawne, Pawnie, s. The peacock. 
 Haiti. Poems.^Fv. paon, Lat. paro. 
 
 PAWN,. •5./^/. The same with Pan, q. v. Ang. 
 
 To PAWVIS, V. n. To "dally with a 
 girl." Gl. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 To PEAK, Peek, 15. n. 1. To speak with a 
 small voice, S. 2. To complain of po- 
 verty, S. — Isl. puk-ra, susurrare, puk-r, 
 mussitatio. 
 
 PEAK, s. A triangular piece of linen, 
 binding the hair below a child's cap or 
 woman's toy, Ang. 
 
PEA 
 
 481 
 
 PEE 
 
 PEAK, ». An old word for lace, Roxb. 
 To PEAL, Peel, r. a. T(* equal ; to match. 
 
 V. Pkel, Peil, v. 
 PEANER, s. " A cold-looking, naked, 
 
 trembling being, small of size." GalI.Enc. 
 PE.\NERFLEE, .>••. One who has the ap- 
 pearance of lightness and activity, Gall. 
 PEANIE, s. A hou-turkey, pea-hen. Gall. 
 
 Encycl. V. PoLLiEcocK. 
 PEANT, adj. A particular kind of silk. 
 
 Inrentar of Vestments. 
 PEARA. Peara }Htrahit,peara-bo. Unexpl. 
 
 Sent from the Cheviot. Perh. ocerturii. 
 PEARIE, Peery, s. LA peg-top, S. as 
 
 resembling a pear. 2. A French pearie, a 
 
 humming-top, S. 
 PEARL, s. The seam-stitch in a knitted 
 
 stocking. To cast up a pearl, to cast up 
 
 a stitch on the inside iu place of the out- 
 side, S.; Purl, Teviotd. 
 PEARL 13 ARLEY. The finest pot-barley, 
 
 S. Jamieson's Notes to Burt's Letters. 
 
 Named from its /Jtar/y appearance. 
 PEARLED, part. adj. Having a border 
 
 of lace. Spalding. 
 PEARLIN, Pearling, s. A species of 
 
 lace made of thread or silk, S. Acts Cha. I. 
 PEARL SHELL. The Pearl Muscle, S.B. 
 
 Arbuthnot's Peterh. Fishes. 
 PEASE-BRUIZLE, s. The same with 
 
 Pease-kill in sense 1. Bruizle is used as 
 
 a variety of Birsle, Brissle. 
 PEASE-KILL, s. 1. A quantity of pease 
 
 in the state iu which they are brought 
 
 from the field, broiled for eating. Border. 
 
 The allusion is to roasting in a kiln. 
 
 2. Used figuratively for a scramble, Roxb. 
 
 3. To mak a pease-kill of any thing, to 
 dissipate it lavishly, ibid. 
 
 PEASE-MUAL To play pease-mum, to 
 
 mutter, Dumfr. 
 PEASY-WHIN, s. The Greenstone, S. 
 
 Surv. Banff. V. Peysie-whin. 
 PEASSIS, s. p?. The weights of a clock. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Pace, s. 
 PEAT, s. A contemptuous term suggesting 
 
 the idea of pride iu the person addressed; 
 
 as, a proud peat, S. The Abbot. 
 * PEAT, s. Vegetable fuel. The heart is 
 
 said to grow as grit's a peat, when it is 
 
 ready to burst with sorrow, Ang. Poss. 
 PEAT CLAIG, s. " A place built to hold 
 
 peats." Gall. Encycl. 
 PEAT-CORN, s. Peat-dust, Dumfr. 
 PEAT-CREEL, s. A basket for carrying 
 
 peats iu, S. Herd's Coll. 
 PEAT-MOSS, s. The place whence peats 
 
 are dug, S. Aqr. Sure. Berw. 
 PEAT-MO \V, s. 'l . The dross of peats, S.B. 
 
 Journal Lund. 2. A quantity of peats 
 
 built uuder cover, Dumfr. 
 PEAT OF SAPE. A bar of soap, S.; de- 
 nominated from its resemblance to a peat. 
 PEAT-POT, Peat-pat, y. The hole from 
 
 which peat is dug, S. Herd's Coll. " Out 
 
 of the 2>eat pot into the mire," S. ProT.; 
 
 given as equivalent to the E. one, "Out 
 
 of the frying-pan into the fire." Kelly. 
 
 PEA-TREE, .•!. The Laburnum, a species 
 
 of the Cvtisus, Loth. 
 PEAT-REEK, s. 1 . The smoke of peat, S. 
 2. The flavour communicated toaquavitae, 
 in consequence of its being distilled by 
 means of peats, S. 3. " Highland whisky," 
 S. Duff's Poems. 
 PEAT-SPADE, s. The spade used in dig- 
 ging peats, S. Agr. Surr. Pceb. 
 PEATSTANE, s. The corner stone at the 
 
 top of the wall of a house, S. 
 PE AX, .<!. Peace ; an old forensic term still 
 
 used iu lietours, S. BaJj'our's Pract. 
 PECE, s. A vessel for holding liquids. 
 
 Douglas. — Fr. piece, id. 
 PECE, s. Each. V. Piece. 
 To PECH, Peach, Pegh, {gutt.) v. n. To 
 puff; to pant, S. Pamsay. — Sw. pick-a, 
 Dan. pikk-er, to pant. 
 PECH, s. The act of breathing hard. L- 
 
 Scotland. 
 PECHAN, s. The stomach, Ayrs. Burns. 
 PECHLE, (gutt.) s. A budget carried clan- 
 destinely, Loth.^ — Su.G. packa, sarcina ; 
 Germ, paecklin, fasciculus. 
 To PECHLE, r. n. From Pech, r. It is al- 
 ways conjoined with Hechle ; to heckle and 
 pechle,to pant indoingany work,Ettr. For. 
 PECHTS, Peaghts, Pehts,s. ;;/. The name 
 given by the vulgar to the Picts in S. 
 They are denominated Peghs, S.O. Wyn- 
 town writes Peychtis. 
 To PECKLE, v. n. To peck at, Niths. 
 PECKMAN, s. One who carried smuggled 
 spirits through the country in a vessel 
 like a peck measure. Duff's Poems. 
 PEDDIR, Redder, s. A pedlar. Douglas. 
 Still used in Roxb. ; pronounced Pethir, 
 sometimes Pethirt. — \j.^.pedar-ius, iiudis 
 ambulans pedibus. 
 PEDEE, s. A kind of foot-boy. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 — Lat. pedissequus. 
 PEDRALL, s. " A child beginning to 
 
 walk." Gall. Encycl. 
 To PEE, V. n. To make water, S.O. 
 To PEE, r. a. Towetby pissing, S.O. Picken. 
 PEEBLE, s. The generic name for agates, 
 
 S.; from E. pebble. 
 To PEEBLE, p. a. To pelt with stones. 
 
 Loth. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 PEEGGIRIN BLAST. A stormy blast; a 
 heavy shower, Ayrs. — Teut. picker-en, 
 pungere. 
 To PEEL, Peal, Peil, v. a. To equal ; to 
 match, Loth. S.O. — Teut. peyl-en, to 
 measure. 
 PEEL, Peil, s. A match, ibid. Hamilton. 
 PEEL, s. A pool, S.B. Boss. 
 PEEL, s. A place of strength. V. Pele. 
 PEEL-A-FLEE, s. " A light person, and 
 not heavily clothed." Gall. Enc. From 
 the idea of stripping a/y of its wings. 
 PEEL-an'-EAT. Potatoes presented at 
 table unpeeled, S. A. and 0. Gall. Enc. 
 
 2 I 
 
PEE 
 
 482 
 
 PEI 
 
 PEELED WILLOW- WAND. V. Willow- 
 wand. 
 
 PEELER, s. A portmanteau, Teviotd.; an 
 old word. 
 
 PEEL IE, adj. Thin ; meagre, S.— Fr. }iele, 
 q. peeled, or C.B. pelaid, weak, sickly. 
 
 PEELING,s. " Travellingin a windy day, 
 with light clothes on." Gall. Encycl. 
 Allied to the E. v. to peel. 
 
 PEEL-RINGE, Peel-range, s. L A scrub; 
 a skinflint, Fife ; <\. " take the bark off a 
 ringe or whisk." 2. Expl. " A cauldnfe, 
 dozent person," Roxb. 3. A tall, meagre- 
 looking fellow, ibid. 
 
 PEELRINGE, adj. 1 . Lean ; meagre, Roxb. 
 2. Not able to endure cold, ibid. 
 
 PEEL-SHOT, s. The dysentery ; used of 
 cattle, Fife. The same disease in horses 
 is called a Scovrin, ibid. — Teut. pijl, 
 sagitta, an arrow, and scliot, jaculatio. 
 
 PEELWERSH, adj. Wan; sickly in ap- 
 pearance, West of S. Composed perhaps 
 of E. pale, or rather S. peelie, meagre, 
 and u-ersh. V. Warsche, sense 3. 
 
 PEEN, .t. The sharp point of a mason's 
 hammer. South of S. — Teut. pinne, spicu- 
 lum, cuspis, aculeus. Q,uintilian remarks 
 that the Latins anciently denominated 
 any thing shsup, pinn-a. To this source 
 we must trace E. pin. 
 
 To PEENGE,PiNGE, T.n. 1. To complain; 
 to whine, S. Flemyng. 2. To pretend 
 poverty, S. — Teut. py nigh-en, aflaigere. 
 
 PEENGIE, Peenjie, adj. Notable to en- 
 dure cold, Roxb. 
 
 To PEENJURE, r. a. To hamper; to con- 
 fine, Ayrs. — O.Fr. poufoir, a bolt. 
 
 PEEOY, Pioye, s. a little moistened 
 gunpowder,formed into apyramidal shape, 
 and kindled at the top, S. The Provost. 
 
 PEEP, s. A feeble sound. To play peep, 
 to utter such a sound ; " He darna jjlay 
 peep," he dares not let his voice be 
 heard, S. 
 
 To PEEP, T. n. To pule. V. Pepe, s. 
 
 PEEPER,s. A mirror, Roxb.; from the E. v. 
 
 PEEPERS, s.//^. A cant term for spectacles, 
 Roxb. Vulgarly used for the eyes. 
 
 PEEPIE-WEEPIE, adj. Of a whining 
 disposition, Ang. — Sa.G.pip-a,to utter a 
 shrill voice, and huip-a, to whoop, V. 
 Pepe, s. 
 
 PEEP-SM A', Pipe sma', s. A silly, weak- 
 minded person, feeble both in body and 
 in mind, Roxb. Should pipe-sma' be pre- 
 ferred, it might be traced to Su.G. pip-a, 
 to pipe, and smaa, parvus. 
 To PEER, r. n. To appear; a very old 
 
 word, Roxb. V. Per, v. 
 To PEER, V. a. To equal, S. Burns.— Ft. 
 
 pair, a match. 
 PEERY, adj. Sharp-looking ; disposed to 
 examine narrowly. The Pirate. This is 
 a cant E. word. " Pcery, inquisitive, 
 suspicious." Grose's Class. Diet. From 
 E. to Peer, to examine narrowly. 
 
 PEERIE, adj. Timid; fearful, Roxb.— 
 
 O.Fr. peureux, fearful. 
 To PEERIE, ■?!. «. " To purl," S.O. Picken. 
 PEERIE, «(//. Small; little, Orkn. Shetl. 
 
 Fife, E. Loth. 
 PEERIE WIRRIE,a^^'. Very small, Orkn. 
 
 Peerie-ireerie-innkie, id. Shetl. 
 PEERY-WEERY, adj. Expressive of the 
 
 blinking motion of small eyes. Gait. 
 PEERIWEERIE, s. 1. A slow-running 
 stream, Ayrs. 2. A mysterious and hid- 
 den person, ibid. 
 
 PEES, interj. A peculiar call made to 
 calves, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 PEESKIE, s. Short wool; stunted grass, 
 &c. Ayrs. 
 
 PEESWEEPY, adj. Poor; silly; whining. 
 Loth. A pieesweepy creature, a, whivgeing 
 sort of person. 
 
 PEESWEEP-LIKE, adj. Having sharp 
 features, the appearance of feebleness, and 
 a shrill voice; q. "resembling a lapwing." 
 Thus one is denominated in contemptuous 
 language, " a peesweep-like thing," Fife. 
 
 PEESWEIP, Peeweip, s. A Lapwing, S. 
 Statist. Ace. — From the sound, or allied 
 to Sw. inpa, id. Also Peesweep. 
 
 To PEEVER, t. a. To wet by pissing; a 
 dimin.from Pee, S.O.; r.«. to make water. 
 
 To PEEUK, T. 11. To peep ; to chirp, Moray ; 
 synon. Cheep) ; a variety of Peak, Peek,q. v. 
 
 PEE-WYT, s. "The green plover or lap- 
 wing." Gl. Sibb. S.A. Nearly the same 
 with the E. name Pewet. V. Peesweip. 
 
 PEG, s. " The ball shinie jdayers play 
 with." Gall. Encycl, Apparently a pe- 
 culiar use of the E. s. 
 
 To PEG off, or away, v. n. To go off 
 quickly. Loth. Dumfr. 
 
 PEG, s. A stroke. Loth. Dumfr. — Isl. 
 piack-a, frequeuter pungo. 
 
 PEGGIN'-AWL, s. A kind of atd for en- 
 tering the pegs or wooden pins driven 
 into the heels of shoes, Teviotd. 
 
 To PEGH, V. n. To puff, or breathe hard. 
 
 PEGHIN, igutt.) s. The stomach, Ettr. 
 For. V. Pechan. 
 
 ToPEGHLE,i\ n. See PEcnandPECHLE, r. 
 
 PEGIL, s. The dirty work of a house, Ang. 
 
 PE GO VNE. Some sort of gown for a man. 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 PEGPIE, s. "The magpie." Gall. Enc. 
 
 PEG PUFF. " A young woman resembling 
 an old one in manners." Gall. Ene. 
 
 PEGRALL,PYGRALL,rtf?/. Paltry. Lynds. 
 
 PEYAY, interj. "The call milk-iiiaids 
 make for calves to come to their mothers." 
 GaU. Encycl. It seems allied to Pees. 
 
 PEICE. The Fest of Peice, Pasch, or Easter. 
 Acts Mary. V. Pays. 
 
 To PEIFER,r. n. To be fretful; to whim- 
 per,Roxb. — liait-pipire, to cry aschickens 
 do. V. Pyfer. 
 
 PEIK, Lead-peik, s. a long piece of lead, 
 used for ruling paper, Aberd. 
 
 PEIKMANjS. Aberd. Meg. V. Pickie-man. 
 
 I 
 
PEI 
 
 483 
 
 PEN 
 
 PEIKTIIANK,a(//. Ungrateful; unthank- 
 ful ; generally conjoined with Pennyworth, 
 Aberd. Perh. from poco, little, Ital. and 
 thank. 
 
 PEIL, s. A place of strength. V. Pele. 
 
 PEI L, s. " Equal ; match to match." Gl. 
 Fhken. S.O. V. Peel. 
 
 PEILD, «((/. Bald, Gl. Sibb.— Fr. pele, id. 
 
 To PEILE, Pkle, r. a. 1. To packe or 
 peileji/h. ActsJa.V. Either to /xY^, or 
 to pair. 2. The phrase jHtckini) and pell- 
 in<i is now metaph. used to denote unfair 
 means of carrying on trade in a corpora- 
 tion ; as when a freeman allows the use 
 of his name in trade to another who has 
 not this privilege, S. Facit/tt/ Dec. — Belg. 
 peyl-en, to gauge. V. Peel. 
 
 PEI LOUR, s. A thief. V. Pelour. 
 
 PEIMANDER, .*. Gordon's Earh of Suth. 
 — It seems to be corr. from L.B. phjmcn- 
 tar-iiis, pimentar-iti.<, a confectioner. 
 
 To PEYNE, V. a. To forge. V. Pene. 
 
 7o PEVR, V. (1. To impair. V. Pare. 
 
 PEIR, s. Equal. Hot peir, peerless; 
 literally, without equal. I'oems \Gth C. 
 
 PEIR LING, Pearling, s. Pearl-fishing. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 PEIRS, adj. Sky-coloured. Douijlas. — 
 O.Fr. pers, perse, caesius, glaucus. 
 
 To PEIS, Peiss, Pese, v. a. To silence. 
 Doiiijlas. — O.Fr. fa'ire pais, faire silence, 
 from Lat. pax, Roquefort. 
 
 PEYSlE-WillN, s. The E. Greenstone, 
 Ang. Peasie-whitt, Loth. ; from the re- 
 semblance of the spots in it to pease. 
 
 PEYSLE, Peyzle, s. Any small tool used 
 by a rustic, Roxb. 
 
 PEISLED, Pyslit, part. adj. In easy cir- 
 cumstances; snug; as, " Robin Tod's a 
 bien, fou, weel-peislet bodie," Teviotd. 
 
 PEYSTER, s. A miser who feeds vora- 
 ciously, West of S. — Fr. paist-re, to feed. 
 V. Peyzart. 
 
 PEYVEE, s. "Nonsensical bustle; a cere- 
 monious fluster." Gall. Encycl. V. Pavie. 
 
 PEYZART, Peysart, adj. Parsimonious; 
 niggardly, Roxb. — Isl. plas-a, niti, adniti, 
 pias, nixus, and (Ot, nature; q. " one who 
 is of a striving nature, who still struggles 
 to make money." 
 
 PEYZART, Peysert, s. A niggard; a 
 miser, ibid. 
 
 PEKLE-PES, s. A name given to a hen, 
 from pickinij pease. Colkelbie Sow. 
 
 PELE, Peyll, Peill, Peel, Paile, s. A 
 place of strength ; a fortification, properly 
 of earth. Barbour. — L.B. pela, peium, 
 id.; A.S.^)i/, moles, acervus. 
 
 PELEY-WERSH, adj. Sickly, Strath- 
 more. From Pee/ie and Wersh, q. v. 
 
 PELL, s. Buttermilk very much soured, 
 Ettr. For. — Shall we view this as a corr. 
 of Fr.Jiel, or Lat. /f/, gall; q. as bitter as 
 gall? Hence prov. i^hrdses. As hitter's 
 pell ; as salt 's pell. 
 
 To PELL a dead candle. V. Pale, r. 
 
 PELL, s. A lazy, lumpish person, S.B. — 
 Tent, pelle, a husk. 
 
 PELLACIv, Pellock, s. A porpoi.se, S. 
 Shetl. Brand. — G'jiel. peloq, id. 
 
 PELL-CLAY, s. Pure and" tough clay; 
 sometimes called Ball-clay, Lanarks. — 
 From C.B. pell, a ball. V. Ball-clay. 
 
 PELLET, s. The skin of a shee[) without 
 the wool, Roxb. — Teut. pell, Lat. pell-is, 
 a skin. E. pelt. 
 
 PELLOCK, s. A bullet. Gawan and Gol. 
 — Fr. pelote, C.B. pel, id. 
 
 PELLOTIS, s. jjl. Lecf. St. Androis.— 
 O.Fr. pehte, petite peau, Roquefort. 
 
 PELONIE, .«. A sort of dress. V. Polonie. 
 
 PELLOUR, Peilouk,*-. A thief. Dunbar. 
 — Pillour, O.E., Fr. pilleur, a ravager. 
 
 PELT, s. A term of reproach. Foul pelt, 
 q. foul skin. Watson. 
 
 PELTIN-POCK, s. A pock or bag for 
 guarding the thighs from the Jlauchter- 
 s])ade, Ang. 
 
 PELTIS HOYLL. An opprobrious desig- 
 nation given to a female. Aberd. Rerj. 
 Equivalent perhaps to tan-pit, q. a hole 
 for steeping j^elts or skins in. Pelt, how- 
 ever, is used by itself as a term of re- 
 proach. V. Pellet. 
 
 PELTRY", Paltrie, s. Vile trash, S. 
 Godly Sangs. — Su.G. paltor, old rags ; 
 Teut. palt, a fragment, or pelt, a skin. 
 
 PELURE, Pillour, s. Costly fur. Wyn- 
 town. — O.Fr. j}elure, peau, Roquef. 
 
 PEN, s. A conical top, generally in a range 
 of hills; as, Penchrise-/)e«, Skelfhill-//(;«, 
 Roxb.; Ettrick-^jfiji, Selkirks.; Eskdale- 
 muir-pen, Dumfr. — In Gael, b is used for 
 ;.), as in beinn, a mountain. 
 
 PEN, s. Part of a stem of colewort, Clydes, 
 
 PEN, s. The dung of fowls. V. Hen-pen. 
 
 PEN, s. " An old saucy man, with a sharp 
 nose." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 * To PEN, V. n. To take snuff with a quill, 
 originally and still used as a frugal plan, 
 Aberd. 
 
 PEN, Penn, s. a small conduit, Dumfr.; 
 " a sewer." GaJl. Encycl. Perh. corr. 
 from Pend, q. one that is arched. 
 
 PENCEFU', Pensefu', adj. Proud; self- 
 conceited, Ayrs. Picken. V. Pensy. 
 
 PENCH, Penche, s. 1. Belly. Semjde. 2. 
 Penches, pi. the common name for tripe, S. 
 
 PEND, s. 1. An arch, S. IPuist. Border. 
 2. The arch of heaven. Chron. S. P. — 
 Lat. petid-ere, ¥v. pend-re. 
 
 PENDE, s. A pendant. Douglas. 
 
 PENDED, Pendit, part. pa. Arched, S. 
 Tennant's Card. Beaton. 
 
 PENDICE, Pendace of a buckle. Tliat 
 which receives the one latchet, before the 
 shoe be straitened by means of the other, S. 
 
 PENDICLE, s. A pendant; an earring. 
 Baillie. — L.B. peudiclum, id. 
 
 PENDICLE,.'. 1. Asmall piece of ground, S. 
 Stat. Ace. 2. A church dependant on an- 
 other, ibid. 3. An appendage; one thing 
 
PEN 
 
 484 
 
 PEP 
 
 att;iched to another; a privilege connected 
 with any office or dignity. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 4. Any form in law depending on, or re- 
 sulting from, another. Acts Mary. — L.B. 
 ficndicularis, capella. 
 
 PENDICLER, s. An inferior tenant, S. 
 Statist. Ago. 
 
 PENDLE, Pendule, s. A pendant; an ear- 
 ring. Hem. Nith. Gall. Sung. Still 
 used, but ludicrously, Ettr. For. — Fr. 
 pendille," a, thing that hangs danglingly," 
 Cotgr. V. Pende. 
 
 PEND-STANE, s. A stone for building an 
 arch, as conti-adidtinguished from such as 
 are used for a wail, S. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To PENE, Peyne, Poyne, Pyne, v. a. To 
 forge. Douglas. — Su.G. pacn-a, to ex- 
 tend ; Isl. id. to strilie with a hammer. 
 
 PENEKIS, s. pi. Not understood. Act. 
 Dam. Cone. 
 
 PENETRIVE, «(//. Penetrative. Bellend. 
 
 PEN-FAULD, s. The close or yard near 
 a farmer's house for holding his cattle, 
 Roxb. The same with 1^. pin-fvld. 
 
 PEN-GUN, s. A quill, open at each end, 
 used as an offensive weapon by children, 
 
 5. " Pen-gun, a pop-gun." Gl. Ant'iq. 
 To crack like a pen-gun, to be very loqua- 
 cious, S. St. Johnstoun. 
 
 PENHEAD, s. The upper part of a mill- 
 lead, where the water is carried off from 
 the dam to the mill, S. Law Case. — A.S. 
 penn-an, includere. 
 
 PENKLE, s. A rag or fragment, Perths. 
 — Lat. paimicul-ns, id. 
 
 PENNED, part. pa. Arched; more pro- 
 perly pended, S. Law^s Memorials. 
 
 PENNER, Pennar, s. A peucase. "So 
 it is called in Scotland," says Dr. Johns. 
 Christmas Ba'ing. V. Pennirth. 
 
 * PENNY, s. An indefinite designation of 
 money, without respect to its value; a 
 coin. Keith's Hist. 
 
 To Mak Penny of a thing. To convert it 
 into money by the sale of it. Act. And. 
 
 To PENNY, V. a. To fare, S.B. Ross. 
 
 PENNY-DOG, s. A dog that constantly 
 follows his master, S. Watson. 
 
 PENNIE BLAINCH, s. 1. A phrase oc- 
 curring in many ancient charters, appa- 
 rently denoting the payment of a silver 
 penny as quitrent, S. — Fr. Denier hlanc, 
 Lat. Denarius Albas. 2. Afterwards the 
 phrase was transferred to a particular 
 mode of holding lands. V. Blanche. 
 
 PENNIE-BRYDAL, Pennv-Wedding, s. 
 A wedding at which the guests contribute 
 mo »(e.y for their entertainment, S. Acts Ass. 
 
 PENNY-FEE, s. Wages paid in money, 
 S. Rob Roy. 
 
 PENNY-FRIEN',s. A deceitful interested 
 friend, Clydes. 
 
 PENNY-MAILL, s. 1. Rent paid in mo- 
 ney. ActsJa. VI. 2. A small sum paid 
 to a proprietor of land, as an acknowledg- 
 ment of superiority. Maitl. P. V. Mail. 
 
 PENNY-MAISTER, s. A term formerly 
 used in S. for the treasurer of a town, 
 society, or corporate body; now Box- 
 master. Skene. — Belg. penningmaester, 
 " a treasurer, a receiver," Sewel. 
 PENNY-PIG, s. A piece of crockery, for- 
 merly used by young folk for holding 
 money. It had a slit at the top through 
 which the money was dropt, and once 
 put in, it conld not be got out without 
 breaking the vessel; apparently what is 
 nowcalled a pinner-pig. Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 PENNIRTH, s. A peucase, generally made 
 of tin, Perths. — Teut. penne, peuna, and 
 ucaerde, custodia, q. a pen-keeper. 
 
 PENNY SILLER, s. An indefinite quan- 
 tity of raonev, S. The Pirate. 
 
 PENNYSTANE, Penny-Stone, s. A flat 
 stone used as a quoit. To play at the 
 pennystane, to play with quoits of this 
 kind, S. Pennant. A pennystane cast, 
 the distance to which a stone quoit may 
 be thrown. Barbour. 
 
 PENNY UTOLE. In law deeds, the sym- 
 bol used for the infeftment or resignation 
 of an annual rent. This term is peculiar 
 to Aberdeen. Kilkerran. 
 
 PENNY- WHEEP, Penny-whip, s. The 
 weakest kind of small beer, sold at a 
 ji7fH >((/ per bottle, S. Tannahill. V. Whip. 
 
 PENNY- WlDDIE,s. V. Pin-the-widdie. 
 
 PENNON, s. A small banner. Barbour. 
 — O.Fr. id. Alem.fanon, vexillum. 
 
 PENSEIL, PiNSEL, s. A small streamer 
 borne in battle. Barbour. — O.Ft. jjenon- 
 cel, pencel, a flag. 
 
 PENSY, Pensie, adj. 1. Having a mixture 
 of self-conceit and affectation in one's ap- 
 pearance, S. Rawsay. 2. Spruce, S.I3. 
 Popular Ball. — Fr. pensif, thinking of. 
 
 PENSIENESS, s. Self-conceitedness and 
 affectation, S. 
 
 PENSYLIE, adt. In a self-important 
 manner, S. Ramsay. 
 
 PENTEISSIS, s. pi. Balfour's Pract. A 
 corr. oi penthouses, sheds. 
 
 PENTHLAND, Pentland, 5. The middle 
 part of Scotland, especially Lothian. Bd- 
 lend. Corr. from Pichtland, or Pctland. 
 
 To PENTY, T. a. To fillip, S. Ramsay. 
 — Fr. pointer, blesser, porter des coupes, 
 Diet. Trev. 
 
 PENTY, Pentie, s. A fillip, S. 
 
 PEP, s. A cherry-stone, S. V. Paip. 
 
 PEPE, Peep, s. 1. The chirp of a bird, S. 
 King's Quair. Toplay jieep, to mutter, S. 
 2. The act of speaking with a shrill small 
 voice, S. Douglas. — Tent, pie p-en, Su.G. 
 pip-a, &c. id. 
 
 To PEPPEN, r. a. To bring up young 
 persons, or beasts, with too delicate fare, 
 Moray. V. Pappant, sense 2. 
 
 PEPPER-CURNE, s. A hand-mill for 
 grinding pepper, Fife. V. Cuen, s. 
 
 PEPPERCURNS,^!/. A simple machine for 
 grinding pepper, Teviotdale. The latter 
 
TEP 
 
 485 
 
 PER 
 
 syllable is the same with quern, a liand- 
 mill. 
 
 PEl'i'ER-DULSE, s. Jagged fucus, S. 
 Lifhi/uot. V. Dulse. 
 
 To PEPPIN, r. a. To cocker, Banffs. ; 
 pettle, synou. — O.Fr. popine, a puppet. 
 V. Pappant. 
 
 PEPPOCII, s. The store of cherry-stones 
 from which the castUs of ju'jig are sup- 
 plied; called also Fceddow, lioxb. 
 
 To PER, V. n. To appear. Wallace. — 
 O.Fr. per-er, id. 
 
 PERAHN, Peraling, s. Some part of 
 dress. Act. Dom. Cone. V. Pkaklin. 
 
 " Sae pit on yourpearlins, Marion." Ewc-bughis. 
 
 PERANTER,a(fr. Peradventure. Lijnds. 
 'To PERBREK, Perbraik, r. a. To shatter. 
 
 Douglas. — Formed like Lat. per/riiKjo. 
 PERCEPTIOUxNE, s. The act of receiving 
 
 rents, &c. Act. Audit. — Fr. perception, 
 
 " a ga thering, taking, receiving of," Cotgr. 
 PERCONNON, Percu.nnance,.^. Condition; 
 
 proviso, S.B. liuss.— Fr. par, by, and 
 
 conrine, condition. 
 PERCUDO,s. Some kind of precious stone. 
 
 BureL 
 PERDE, adt. Verily. Douglas. — Fr. 
 
 jHtrdicu, per Deum. 
 PERDEWS, s. pi. The forlorn hope. 
 
 Melril's Mem. — Fr. enfans perdus, id. 
 PERDUE, adj. Driven to the last ex- 
 tremity, so as to use violent means. Leg. 
 
 Montrose. — Fr. perdu, "past hope of 
 
 recovery." 
 PERDUELLION, s. The worst kind of 
 
 treason; a term borrowed from the Roman 
 
 law. Tales of my Landl. — Lat. perduellio, 
 
 Fr. j^erduellisme, treason against king or 
 
 country. 
 PERDURABIL,arfr. Lasting, Fr. Comp.S. 
 To PERE, V. a. To pour, S.B. Douglas. 
 PERELT, adj. Paralytic, Roxb. 
 PEREMPOR, Peremper, adj. Precise; 
 
 extremely nice. Loth. Fife. 
 PEREMPTORS, s. pi. « He's aye upon his 
 
 perempers," he's always so precise, Loth. 
 
 Borrowed from a term used in our courts 
 
 of law. V. Peremptour. 
 PEREMPTOUR, s. Apparently used in 
 
 the seuse of an allegation for the purpose 
 
 of defence. li. Bannatyne's Transact. — 
 
 Fr. peremptoire, " a peremptory rule 
 
 which determines a cause," Cotgr. 
 PERFAY, adv. Verily. Douglas. — Fr. 
 
 par foy, Lat. per fidem. 
 PERFITE, arfy". 1. Perfect. Pal. Honor. 
 
 2. Applied to one who is exact in doing 
 
 any work, S. 
 To PERFYTE, v. a. To finish; to bring 
 
 to perfection. Keith's Hist. 
 PERFITENESS,s. Exactness, S. Earns. 
 PERF YTIT, part. adj. Perfect; complete, 
 
 Eitr. For. 
 PERFYTLIE, a(i?>. Perfectly. Lyndsay. 
 PERFORCE, 5. The designation given to 
 
 a particular officer in a regiment. Acts 
 Cha. 1. Most probably drum-uKijor, from 
 Fr. parforc-cr, " to slrive, — to do his best 
 or utmost," Cotgr. 
 
 To PERFURNIS, Perfurmeis, t. a. To 
 accomplish. Doiu). — Fr. jiarfourn-ir, id. 
 
 PERGADDUS, s. A heavy fall or blow. 
 
 PERJINK, adj. 1. Precise. Ann. I'ar. 
 2. Trim ; so as to appear finical, S. — Q,. 
 ]iarjoinct, Fr. par, and joinct. 
 
 PERILS, Perls, s. An involuntary shak- 
 ing of the head or limbs, in consequence 
 of a paralytic affection, Roxb. Berwicks. 
 — Fr.paratysie, id. V. Perlasy. 
 
 PERrrE, adj. Skilled. Chart. Ja. V.— 
 Lat. perit-ns. 
 
 PERLASY, s. The palsy. K. Hart. — 
 Fr. paralysie, id. 
 
 PERLASSENT, part. pr. Parleying, in 
 parley. Patten's Somerset's Expcdicion. 
 — From Fr. piarler, to speak, to parley. 
 
 PERLIE, s. The little finger. Loth, q. 
 peeric, little, and lith, joint. 
 
 PERK, s. 1. A pole; a perch, Ayrs. 2. A 
 rope extended for holding any thing iu a 
 house, ibid. — L.B. 2}erc-a, id. 
 
 PERMUSTED, part. adj. Scented. 
 Watson. V. Muist. 
 
 PERNICKITIE, adj. 1. Precise in trifles, 
 S. 2. Very trim in dress, S. — Fr. par, 
 and niquet, a trifle. 
 
 PERNSKYLE of skynnis. A certain num- 
 ber of skins. Records of Aberd. Perh, 
 an errat. for Pinnakle, q. v. 
 
 PERONAL, s. A girl. Maitland Poems. 
 — O.Fr. perronnelle. 
 
 PERPEN, s. A partition. V. Parpane. 
 
 PERPETUANA, s. A kind of woollen 
 cloth. Acts. Cha. II. It means ever- 
 lasting. — From Lat. perpetuus. 
 
 PERPLE, s. A wooden partition, S.A. 
 
 PERPLIN, s. A wall made of cat and clay, 
 between the kitchen and the spencc of a 
 cottage, Roxb.; corr. from Perpen, a par- 
 tition, q. Y. 
 
 PERQ,UEIR, Perquire, adj. Accurate, 
 S.B. Poems Buchan Dialect. 
 
 PERQUER, Perqueir, Perquire, adv. 
 1. Exactly, S. Barbour. 2. Separate as 
 to place. Baillie. — Fr. par coeur, or per 
 quair, i. e. by heart. 
 
 PERRAKIT, s. A sagacious, talkative, or 
 active child, Fife ; q. a parroquet. 
 
 PERRE, s. Precious stones, O.Fr. Sir 
 Gawan. — 1,^^. petra, id. 
 
 PERSHITTIE, adj. Precise ; prim, S.— 
 O.E. j)ergitted, tricked up. 
 
 PERSYALL. Parcel gilt. Arbuthnot. 
 
 PERSIL, s. Parsley, an herb, S. Fr. 
 PERSONARIS, 5. /(/. Conjunct possessors. 
 Act. Audit. V. PARSEiNERE and Por- 
 tioner. 
 PERTICL\NE,s. A practitioner; anadept. 
 Colkelbie Sow. — Fr. practicicn, a practi- 
 tioner in law. 
 PER'I'INFR, s. A partner in any under- 
 
PER 
 
 486 
 
 PHI 
 
 taking or business. Acts Ja. VI. The 
 
 E. word was formerly written partener. 
 PERTKIK, s. V. Partrik. 
 To PERTROUBIL, r. a. To vex very 
 
 mucli. Douglas. — Fr. partroubler. 
 PERTRUB LANCE, s. Great vexation, ib. 
 PESANE, PissAND, Pyssen, s. A gorget ; 
 
 of uncertain origin. Acts J a. I. 
 PESS, s. Easter. Lyndsay. V. Pays. 
 PESS. V. The-Pess. 
 PESS, s. Pease. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 PESSE PIE. Apparently a pie baked for 
 
 Easter. Jacobite Relics. V. Pays, Pas, &c. 
 PESSMENTS, s. pi. V. Pasments. 
 To PET, Pettle, v. a. 1. To fondle; to 
 
 treat as a pet, S. Z. Boyd. 2. To feed 
 
 delicately ; to pamper, S. 
 PET, s. A term applied to a good day 
 
 when the weather is generally bad. It 
 
 is commonly said, " I fear this day will 
 
 be a pet," Renfr. " Pett-days, good days 
 
 among foul weather." Gall. Encycl. 
 To PET, V. n. To take offence ; to be in 
 
 bad humour at any thing, to be in a pet. 
 
 Sir P. Hume's Narrative. 
 PETAGOG,s. Pedagogue; tutor. ^cte/.F/. 
 PETCLAYTH, s. V. Paitclayth. 
 PETE-POT, s. A hole from which peats 
 
 have been dug, S. Wyntown. — Teut. j)ut, 
 
 lacuna. 
 PETER'S PLEUGH. " The constellation 
 
 Ursa Major." Gall. Encycl. So named in 
 
 honour of Peter the Apostle. V. Pleuch. 
 PETER'S STAFF, (St.) s. Orion's 
 
 Sword, or Belt, a constellation. Ruddim. 
 PETH, s. A steep and narrow way, S. 
 
 Barbour. — A.S. paeth, semita, callis. 
 PETHER, s. A pedlar, Roxb. Hoyg. V. 
 
 Peddir, Pedder. 
 PETH LI NS, adv. By a steep declivity. 
 
 V. Pathlins, 
 PETYRMES, Petermas, s. 1. "Day of 
 
 St. Peter and St. Paul, 29th June," D. 
 
 Macpherson. Aberd.Rey. 2. A squabble; 
 
 properly at a feast, Strathmore. 
 PETIT TOES,s.p^. The feet of pigs, Teviotd. 
 PET-LOLL, s. A darling, Roxb.— From 
 
 pet, id. and perhaps Belg. loll-en, Su.G. 
 
 lidl-a, canere. 
 PETMO W, s. Dross of peats. V. Peat-mow. 
 PETT, Pettit, s. The skin of a sheep with- 
 out the wool, Roxb. The same with Pelt, 
 
 id. A.Bor., Grose. — Teut. and Su.G. pels, 
 
 pellis. 
 PETTAIL, PiTTALL, s. Rabble attending 
 
 an army. Barbour. — Fr.pitaud, a clown, 
 
 pdetallle, infanterie. 
 PETTE QUARTER. Aberd. Reg. Appa- 
 rently a measure introduced from France, 
 
 q. " a small quarter." 
 PETTICOAT TAILS. A species of cake 
 
 baked with butter, used as tea-bread, S. 
 
 Bride of Lammermoor. 
 PETTIE-PAN, s. A white-iron mould for 
 
 pastry, Roxb. — Probably from Fr. petit, 
 
 little ;^^«i{ej pasty. 
 
 PETTIE-POINT, ». A particular sort of 
 
 sewing stitch, Roxb. 
 To PETTLE. V. Pet, v. 
 PETTLE, s. V. Pattle. 
 VETThES, s. pi. The feet, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 — A dimin. from Teut. patte, planta pedis, 
 
 Er. pied, a foot. 
 PEUAGE, Peuis, Peuische, adj. Mean ; 
 
 dastardly. Douglas. 
 PEUAGELY, adv. Carelessly. Douglas. 
 PEUDENETE, Pudinete, s. A kind of 
 
 fur. Invent. 
 PEUGH, interj. Expressive of contempt, 
 
 S.A. Pugh,E. Perils of Man. 
 To PEUGHLE, {gutt.) v. n. To attempt 
 
 any thing feebly; to do any thing ineffi- 
 ciently. One is said to peughle and 
 
 Aorts?,when one coughs in a stifled manner, 
 
 Ettr. For. — Teut. poogh-en, niti, conari. 
 PEUGHLE, s. A stifled cough, ibid. 
 PEUGHT, adj. Asthmatic, Ayrs. — Allied 
 
 perhaps to Su.G. pick-a, to pant, and our 
 
 Peek. 
 PEULS, s. pi. " Small bits which sick 
 
 oxen eat." Gall. Encycl. 
 To PEUTER, V. n. To canvass, Ayrs.; 
 
 the same with Peuther, q. v. 
 To PEUTHER, Puther, v. n. To canvass; 
 
 to go about bustling, in order to procure 
 
 votes, S. Pouther, Roxb. 
 To PEUTHER, Puther, v. a. To solicit 
 
 for votes; " He has peuthered Queensferry 
 
 and Inverkeithing, and they say he will 
 
 begin to peuther Stirling next week," S. 
 PEUTHERER, Peudrar, s. A pewterer ; 
 
 a worker in pewter, S. Blue Blanket. 
 PEUTHERING, Peutering, s. The act 
 
 of canvassing, S. The Provost. 
 PEW, s. The plaintive cry of birds. Lynd- 
 say. He canna play pew, he is unfit for 
 
 any thing, S. Ramsay. 
 To PEW, Peu, ■». n. 1. To emit a mournful 
 
 sound ; applied to birds. Comp. S. — O.Fr. 
 
 piaul-er, id. 2. To peep or mutter. Lynds. 
 To PEWIL,Pewl, Peughle OH, r. n. Used 
 
 to denote the falling of snow in small 
 
 particles, without continuation, during a 
 
 severe frost, Teviotd. 
 PEWTENE, s. Trull. Philotus.— Fr. 
 
 putain, Isl. piuta, scortum. 
 PHANEKILL, s. Aberd. iJe^r.— Perhaps 
 
 a flag; L.B. penuncell-us, penicell-us, Fr. 
 
 pennonceau, pignonciel, a little flag. 
 PHARIS, s. Pharaoh's. Godly Sanqs. 
 PHEERING, s. I. The act of turning, 
 
 Banfi's. 2. Marking out the breadth of 
 
 the ridges by single furrows, Fife. 
 PIIESES, s. pi. Invent. — From Fr. /esses, 
 
 the breech, q. the breeching used for artil- 
 
 lerv, or the traces. 
 PHILIBEG, s. V. Filibeg, or Kilt. 
 PH lNGAR,s. Ahanger. Ab. Reg. S. whinger. 
 PHINGRIM, s. The same with Fingrom. 
 
 Acts Cha. II. V. FiNGERiN. 
 PHINOC, s. A species of gray trout. 
 
 Pennant. V. Finnack. 
 
PHI 
 
 487 
 
 PIC 
 
 PIIIOLL,s. V. Fyell. 
 
 rillSliS GAM.MIS. Invent.— Fr. gnmbe, 
 iu pi. (jiunbes, denotes small ropes. I'lii^ses 
 is the same with I'hescs ; q. /c^ses-<)ambes, 
 the cords joined to the brcechiiuj of ord- 
 nance. 
 
 riHTOiNES, s. A Pythoness; a witch. 
 Barbour. — (ir. UuSia;. 
 
 To PHRAISE, Phrase, r. «. To use 
 coaxing or wheedling language, S. 
 
 PHIIAISE, Fraise, s. To mak a phraise, 
 1. To pretend interest in another, S. ISir 
 J. ISuiclair. 2. To use flattery, S. Ji. 
 iialloic'iy. 3. Falsely to pretend to do a 
 thing ; to exhibit an appearance without 
 real design, S. Balllie. 4. To make great 
 show of reluctance when one is really in- 
 clined, S. llosg. 5. To talk more of a 
 matter than it deserves, S. Hams. 6. To 
 make much ado about a slight ailment, S. 
 
 PHRAIZIN', s. The act of cajoling, S. 
 Fkken. 
 
 To PHRASE, Fraise, v. a. To talk of 
 with boasting, llutherford. 
 
 PHRASER, s. LA braggart; braggadocio. 
 Bp. Gallow. 2. A wheedling person, S. 
 
 PHRENESIE, s. Frenzy, Aberd. 
 
 PY. Rydixg-py, Riding- pie, s. A loose 
 riding-coat or frock. Pitscottie. — Belg. 
 py, " a loose coat." 
 
 PVARDIE, s. "One of the many names 
 for the magpie." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 PYAT, Pyot, s. The :\Iagpie, S. Houlate. 
 — Gael, pufluiidi, C.B. piodcu, id. 
 
 PYATED, /)'«*•?. adj. Freckled, Roxb. 
 
 PYAT-HORSE, s. A piebald horse, S. 
 
 PYATIE, Pyotie, adj. Variegated like a 
 magpie; applied to animals or things, S. 
 A<jr. Sure. Ayrs. 
 
 PYATT, VYEi,adj. Perh. orna,ie. Pitscottie. 
 
 PIBROCH, s. A Highland air, suited to 
 the particular passion which the musician 
 would either excite or assuage ; generally 
 applied to martial music, S. Minst. Bord. 
 — Gael, piobaireachd, the pipe-music. 
 
 PICHT,pYCHT,PiGHT,/?a;t./ic<. 1. Pitched; 
 settled. Sir Gaican. 2. Transferred to a 
 person. Poems \6th Cent. 3. Studded. 
 Douglas. — Ital. a^>/)(cciare, castra metari. 
 
 PICHT, s. Pith ; force. Wallace.— Belg. 
 pitt, A.S. pitlia, id. 
 
 PICHT, s. A very diminutive and deformed 
 person, Aberd. Perh. from Pechts. 
 
 PICK, s. Pitch, S. V. PiK. 
 
 2'o PICK, V. a. To pitch at a mark, S.B. 
 
 PICK, s. The choice, S.— E. pick, to cull. 
 
 PICK, s. " A pick-axe," S. Gl. Aiitiq. 
 
 PICK, s. A spade, at cards, Aberd. V. 
 Picks. 
 
 PICK, s. Uted for E. pike, a lance. Pitsc. 
 
 To PICK, r. a. To Pick a MiU-stane, to 
 indent it by light strokes, S. 
 
 PICK-BLACK, adj. Black as pitch, S.B. 
 
 Ross. V. PiK-MIRK. 
 
 PICKEN, adj. Pungent, S.— Su.G. pik- 
 ande, Fr. piquant, id. Pickenie, id. Berw. 
 
 PYCKER, s. One chargeable with petty 
 theft, S. Ure's Hist. 
 
 PICKEREL, s. The Dunlin. Sibbald. 
 
 PICKERY, s. V. PiKARY. 
 
 To PICKET, V. a. To dash a marble or 
 taw against the knuckles of the losers in 
 the game, Roxb. — Fv.piqu-cr, or picot-er, 
 to pi ick or sting. 
 
 PICKET, s. 1. A stroke of this description, 
 ibid. 2. In pi. the punishment inflicted 
 on one who incurs a forfeiture at tenuis; 
 he must hold his hand against a wall 
 while others strike it with the ball, S.A. 
 
 To PICK FOAL. To part with a foal be- 
 fore the time, Tweedd. " Cows are said to 
 pick-caute, when they bring forth their 
 young before the proper period." Gall. 
 Bncycl. 
 
 PICKIE-FINGER'D,rt<7_;. Inclined to steal; 
 applied to one whose Angers are apt to 
 pick away the property of his neighbour. 
 South of S.; synon. Tarry-fngered. 
 
 PICKIE-MAM, Peikman, s. A miller's ser- 
 vant; from his work of keeping the mill 
 in order, S.B. V. Pik, v. 
 
 PICKLE, Puckle, s. 1 . A grain of corn, S. 
 Abp. Hariiiltoun. 2. A single seed, S. Z. 
 Boyd. 3. Any minute particle, S. Ru- 
 therford. 4. A small quantity, S. Ross. 
 5. A few, S. P. Buck. Dial. 6. Viewed 
 as equivalent to berry. Laic's Memor. — 
 Su.G. pik, grain when it begins to ger- 
 minate. 
 
 To PICKLE, «. a. To commit small thefts; 
 to pilfer, Fife. — A dimin. from Teut. 
 jotcA--(;n, furtim surripere. 
 
 To PICKLE, V. a. To pick up, as a fowl, 
 S.A. Remains of Nithsdale Song. 
 
 To PICKLE, V. n. To pick, used witli 
 prepositions, as below, S. 
 
 To PICKLE in one's ain pock neuk. To 
 depend on one's own exertions, Roxb. 
 Rob Roy. 
 
 To PICKLE out o\ 1. To Pickle out o' 
 one's ain pock neuk, to depend on one's 
 own exertions, Roxb. 2. To Pickle out 
 o' ae pock, applied to the connubial state, 
 ibid. J. Scott. 
 
 To PICKLE up. To pick up, applied to 
 fowls collecting food. Loth. Clydes. — 
 Teut. p)ickel-en, blckel-en, frendere, man- 
 dere, which is probably from pick-en, 
 rostro impiugere. V. Pocknook. 
 
 PICK-MAW, s. A bird of the gull kind. 
 Gl. Autiq. V. Pyk-maw, 
 
 PICKS, s. pi. The suit of cards called 
 spades, Mearns, Aberd.; also used in sing, 
 for one of this suit. Burness's Tales. 
 — Fr. pique, id. 
 
 PICKTELIE, s. A difficulty, Aberd. Pro- 
 bably corr. from E.Pic/i/t^, condition, state. 
 
 PI-COW, Pi-Ox, s. 1. The game of Hide- 
 and-seek, Aug. 2. A game of siege and 
 defence, Ang. Perths. 
 
 PICTARNIE, s. The great Tern, S. 
 Pennant.— Sw. tarna. Dan. taerne. 
 
PIC 
 
 488 
 
 PIL 
 
 PICTARNITIE, s. The Pewit or Black- 
 headed Gull, Larus llidibunduSj Linn. 
 Mearns. 
 
 PICT'S HOUSES. The name giyen to 
 those mounds which contained cellular 
 enclosures under ground. V. Brugh. 
 
 To PIDDLE, t,. n. To walk with quick 
 short steps, Roxb. 
 
 To PIDDLE, «. 11. To urine; generally 
 applied to the operation of a child, S. 
 
 P YDLE, s. A Bort of bag-net for catching 
 fishes, Gall. 
 
 PY-DOUBLET, s. A sort of armour for 
 the breast, or forepart of the body. Wed- 
 derb. Vocab. V. Py, Ryding-py. 
 
 To PYE, Pie, Pye about, v. n. 1. To pry; 
 to peer, Ettr. For., Gall. — Fr. e2ner, to spy. 
 2. To squint, Clydes. ; Skdlie, synon. 
 
 PIE, Pye, s. A potato-pie. V. Pit, s. 
 
 PIECE, conj. Although; albeit, Kiucard. 
 I\oss's Heleuore. 
 
 * PIECE, Pece, s. Each. For the piece, 
 for each, S.; according to the E. idiom, a 
 piece. Act. Audit. Spalding's Troubles. 
 
 PIEGE, s. A trap; a snare, Perths.; 2''it9^} 
 Border. — Fr. piege, id. 
 
 PIE-HOLE, s. An eyelet-hole, S.— Dan. 
 P^9} Py9> a point. 
 
 PI EL, s. An iron wedge for boring stones, 
 S.B. — A.S. pil, stylus. 
 
 PIEPHER, s. "An extremely useless 
 creature." Gall. Encycl. V. Pyfer. 
 
 PIER, s. A quay or wharf, S. Sir J. Sine. 
 
 PIERCEL, s. A gimlet, Shetl. 
 
 PYET, adj. V. Pyatt. 
 
 PIETE, Pietie, s. Pity. Douglas.— Ft. 
 piete, id. from La,t. pietas. 
 
 PIETIE. Our Lady Fietie, the Virgin 
 Mary when represented as holding the 
 Saviour in her arms after his crucifixion. 
 Invent. — L.B. Fietas, imago Deiparae 
 mortuum filium gremio tenentis. 
 
 To PY'FER, Peifer, Piffer, ». n. 1. To 
 whimper; to complain peevishly. Thus 
 it is said, " He's a puir pyferin' bodie," 
 Roxb. Winter Et. Tales. 2. To do any 
 thing in a feeble and trifling way, ibid. 
 Fingil, synon. 
 
 PIFFJERIN', part. pr. Trifling; insignifi- 
 cant; as, " She's a, piffer in fick-ma-fyke," 
 expl. "a dilatory trifler," Fife. — C.B. 
 pif-iau; to puff, to whiff. 
 
 PIG, Pyg, s. 1. An earthen vessel, S. Doug. 
 2. A pitcher. Rams. S. Frov. 3. A can 
 for a chimney-top, S. 4. A potsherd, S. 
 — Gael, pigadh, piigin, an earthen pitcher. 
 
 To Gang to Pigs and Whistles. To go to 
 wreck ; to be ruined in one's circum- 
 stances, S. The Har'st Rig. 
 
 PIGFULL, s. As much as fills an earthen 
 vessel, S. Fref. Laic's MemoriaU. 
 
 PIGGERIE, s. The place where earthen- 
 ware is manufactured; a pottery, S.B. 
 
 PIGGIES, s. pi. Iron rods from which 
 streamers are hung, Douglas. — Su.G. 
 p>igg, stimulus, stilus. 
 
 PIGGIN, s. A small wooden or eartliec 
 vessel, Dumfr. Daridson. V. Pig. 
 
 FIGHT, pret. Pierced ; thrust. Sir Trit- 
 trem. — Germ, pick-en, pungere. 
 
 PIG-MAN, s. A seller of crockery. Colvil. 
 
 PY'GRAL, adj. V. Pegrall. 
 
 PIGTAIL, s. Twisted tobacco, S. resem- 
 bling the tail of a pig. 
 
 PIG-WIB'E. A woman who sells crockery,S. 
 
 To PIK, V. a. To strike lightly with any 
 thing sharp-pointed, S. Ruddiman. — 
 Su.G. pick-a, minutis ictibus tundere. 
 
 PIK, Pyk, s. a light stroke with what is 
 sharp-pointed, S. Douglas. 
 
 PIK, Pyk, Pick, s. Pitch, S. Barbour. — 
 A.S. pic, Belg. picke, id. ; Lat. pix. 
 
 PIKARY, Pickery, s. 1. Rapine. Bel- 
 lenden. 2. Pilfering, S. Erskine. — Fr. 
 picor-ee, plundering, picor-er, to rifle. 
 
 To PIKE, «. a. To cull; to select. Douglas. 
 
 To PIKE, r. a. To sail close by. Doug. 
 — Su.G. pek-a, to point towards the land. 
 
 To PIKE, V. H. To poke cautiously with 
 the fingers; often with the prep, at sub- 
 joined, S. Doug. Virg. Frol. 
 
 To PIKE, Pyke, t. a. "To make bare;" 
 to pick, E. ; as, " There's a bane for you 
 to pyke," S. — Teut.^tc^-eM, rostrare. 
 
 To PIKE, v. a. To pilfer, S. " It is ill to 
 be called a thief, and aye found piking," 
 S. Prov. " It is ill to have a bad name, 
 and be often found in a suspicious place, 
 or posture," Kelly. — Tent, pick-en, furtim 
 surripere. 
 
 PIKE-A-PLEA BODIE. A person who 
 is fond of lawsuits, Roxb.; resembling the 
 E. phrase, " to pick a quarrel." 
 
 PIKEMAN, s. The same with Fickie-many 
 and pron. as three syllables. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 PYKEPURS, s. A pickpocket; E. pick- 
 purse. Crosraguell. 
 
 PIKES, s. pi. " Short withered heath," 
 S.B. Ross's Helenore. V. Pykis. 
 
 PIKE-STAFF, s. A long staffs with a sharp 
 pike in it, carried as a support in frosty 
 weather, S. Broddit staff, syn. Hence 
 the proverbial saying, " I'll gang, though 
 it should rain auld wives and pike-staxes" 
 S. Antiquary. Herd's Coll. 
 
 PIKIE, adj. Apt to pilfer, Aberd. 
 
 PY'KIS, s. p)l- 1- Prickles. Dunbar. 2. 
 Short withered heath. Gl. Shirr. — Su.G. 
 })igg, stimulus. 
 
 PYKIT, jMrt. adj. Having a meagre or 
 an emaciated appearance, Roxb. Mootit, 
 Worm-eaten, synon. 
 
 PIKKY, adj. Pitchy. Douglas. 
 
 PIKKIT, part. pa. Covered with pitch. 
 Douglas. — T&nt. pick-en , Lat. pic-are. 
 
 PIKLAND, |)«rf. pr. Picking up. Doug. 
 — From piick, or Teut. pickel-en, scalpere. 
 
 PY'K-MAW, Pick-Maw, s. A kind of gull. 
 Houlate. The Larus Ridibundus, Linn. 
 
 PIK-MIRK, adj. Dark as pitch, S. ; corr. 
 pit-mirk. Ramsay. 
 
 PILCH, s, 1. A gown made of skin. Doug. 
 
PIL 
 
 489 
 
 PIN 
 
 — A.S. pylece, toga pellicea. 2. A tough, 
 ekinuy piece of meat, S. 3. Any thing 
 short and gross, S. 4. A kind of petticoat 
 open before, worn by infants, Loth. 5. 
 Any thing hung before the thighs to pre- 
 serve them from being injured by the 
 Flanchter-fpadc, in casting divots, S. 
 riLClI, adj. Thick ; gross, S. 
 PILCH, s. Pilches, errat. for Pitches, 
 meant to denote pitch firs. A. Scott's P. 
 PILCIIEK, s. The marble which a player 
 at taw uses in his liand, as distinguished 
 from the other marbles used inplay, Aberd. 
 PILE, s. The motion of the water made 
 by a fish when it rises to the surface, 
 INIearus. 
 PILE, Pyle, s. 1 . In pi. the soft hair which 
 first appears on the chins of young men. 
 JJomjlas. 2. A tender blade, S. ibid. 3. 
 A single grain, S. (//. <S7(irr.— Teut. pi/l, 
 Fr. poil, Lat. pil-tis, a hair. 
 PYLE, s. A small javelin, or an arrow for 
 a cross-bow. Stat. Will. — Su.G. pil, 
 hat. pil-um, a javelin. 
 PYLE AND CURSELL. V. Cursell. 
 PYLEFAT, s. L. gylefat, q. y. Lyndsay. 
 PILGATTING, .<?. 'The act of quarrelling, 
 
 Ayrs. V. Haggersxash, adj. 
 To PILGET, r. n. To quarrel ; usually 
 
 applied to children, Ayrs. 
 PILGET, PiLGiE,s. Abroil, S.B. Poems 
 
 Bach. Dial. — Belg. beh/h-en, to combat. 
 PILGREN, Pylgryne, s. A pilgrim. 
 
 Burel. — Fr. pehijrin. 
 PILYEIT, part. pa. V. Pilyie, t. 
 To PILYIE, r. a. To pillage; misprinted 
 pilzie. Balfour's Pract. — Fr. piller, to 
 ravage, ransack, rifle; E. pill. 
 To PILK, T. a. 1. To take out of a husk 
 or shell, S.B. 2. To pilfer, ibid. — E, 
 pluck, or Teut. plock-en, id. 
 PlLLAN,s. Aspeciesof sea-crab, Fife. Sibb. 
 PILLAR. Stane of Pillar, some kiud of 
 
 gem. Inventories. 
 PILLEIS, s. pi. Meaning not given; perh. 
 
 pulleys. Inrentories. V. Pillie. 
 P I L L E Y-S T A I R E S, s. pi. Apparently 
 
 meant for pilasters. Pitscottie. 
 PILLEIT, part. pa. Pillaged. Acts Ja. 
 
 VI. — Fr. pille, id. 
 PILLIE, s. A pulley. Nicol Burne. 
 PILLIEFEE, s. Meaning unknown. Poem 
 
 of the I5th Cent. 
 PILLIE SCHEVIS. Pulleys, S. pullishees. 
 
 Inventories. 
 PILLIEWINKES, Pilmewinks, Pinnie- 
 wiNKS, PiNNYwiNKLES, s. pi. An instru- 
 ment of torture formerly used, apparently 
 of the nature of thumb-screws. Newes 
 from Scot/. 
 PILLIE-WINKIE, PiNKiE-wiNKiE, s. A 
 barbarous sport against young birds among 
 children in Fife; whence the proverbial 
 phrase, " He's aye at pillie winkie wi' the 
 gowdnie's eggs," he is always engaged in 
 some mischief or another. 
 
 PILLIONS, s. pi. Rags; tatters. Loth.— 
 Corr. perh. from Fr. penailluns, penillons, 
 id.; or from O.Fr. peille, a small rag. 
 
 PILLOUR, .t. V. Pelure. 
 
 PILLOW, s. A tumultuous noise, S.B. 
 
 V. HiLLIE-BILLOW. 
 
 PILLOWBER, s. The covering of a pillow, 
 S. — O.ll. id. " Ajiylloire bere." Palsgrave. 
 
 PILSOUCHT, s. A cutaneous disease af- 
 fecting sheep. M.S. penes 31ar<piis of 
 Bute.— Perh. from pil, an arrow, and 
 Germ. Belg. sucht, morbus ; q. " the arrow- 
 sickness." V. Peel-shot. 
 
 PILTOCKjS. The Coalfish,a year old, Orkn. 
 
 To PIN, V. a. To break by throwing a 
 stone, so as to make a small hole. Loth. 
 Redgauntlet. 
 
 PIN, s. Summit. Dunbar. — Teut. j^inne. 
 Germ. 2fn, summitas. 
 
 PINALDS, s. A spinet. MelvilVs MS, 
 — Fr. espinet. 
 
 PINCH, Punch, s. An iron lever, S. — 
 Fland. 2nnsse, Fr. pince, id. ; piunch, E. 
 
 To FIND, Pynd, t. a. To distrain. Act. 
 Audit. V. Poind. 
 
 FINDING, s. A disease of lambs, S. Prize 
 Ess. Ilighl. Soc. Scotl. — A.S. pynd-an,^To- 
 hiberi ; includere ; pynding, prohibitio, &c. 
 
 To PINE, Pyne, v. a. To take pains, S. 
 " He pyned himself, he used his best en- 
 deavours." — Teut. pijn-en, operam dare, 
 elaborare." Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To Take Pine. To be at pains; to excite 
 one's self. Bellenden. 
 
 To PYNE, r. a. To subject to pain, S. 
 Wall. — Isl.pyn-a, A.S. pinan, torquere. 
 
 PYNE, s. 1. Pain, S. Wyntown. 2. La- 
 bour ; pains. Douglas. — A.S. pin, Teut. 
 pyne, cruciatus. 
 
 PINE, Pining, s. A disease of sheep. West 
 of S.; called also Daising and Vanquish. 
 Ess. Ilighl. Soc. 
 
 PYNEBAUKIS, s. pi. The rack. Acts 
 Mary. — Teut. pijn-hanche has precisely 
 the same meaning; Fidiculae, tormentum, 
 &c. From S. ^^iwe, pain, anguish, and 
 lauk, a beam ; q. " the beams for torture." 
 
 PYNE DOUBLET. A concealed coat of 
 mail. Cromarty. — Su.G. pin-a, coarctare. 
 
 To PINE FISH, r. a. To dry fish by ex- 
 posing them to the weather, Shetl. Agr. 
 Surv. Shetl. V. Pynit. 
 
 PYNE PIG. A vessel used for keeping 
 money. Invent. The term Pinner-pig, 
 used in the West of S. in this very sense, 
 seems merely a modification, if not a cor- 
 ruption of this. — It is evidently allied to 
 Isl. pyngia, crumena, Su.G. pung, Dan. 
 peng, crumena, pera. V. Pirlie-pig. 
 
 PINERIS, Pynoris, s.j^)?. Pioneers. Knox. 
 
 PINET, s. A pint, in S. two quarts. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 To PINGE. V. Peenge. 
 
 To PINGIL, Pingle. 1. r. n. To strive; 
 to labour assiduously without making 
 much progress, S. Douglas. 2. To vie 
 
PIN 
 
 490 
 
 PIP 
 
 with, Gall. ibid. 3. To toil for a scanty 
 sustenance. Dunbar. 4. v. a. To reduce 
 to straits. Douglas. — Su.G. pyng, labour, 
 anxiety. 
 
 PINGIL, PiNGLE, s. 1. A strife, S. Bam- 
 say. 2. Difficulty, S. Journal Lond. 
 3. Hesitation. Ramsay. 
 
 PINGLE, PiNGi.E-PAN, s. " A small tin 
 goblet, with a long handle, used in Scot- 
 land for preparing children's food," Gall. 
 Dunifr. Ettr. For. Davidson^s Seasons. 
 
 PINGLING,s. Difficulty, S. PUscottie. 
 
 PIN Y [ONE, s. A handful of armed men. 
 Acts Marie. V. Punye. 
 
 PINION, s. A pivot, Roxb. — Vt. pignon, 
 denotes the nuts in whose notches the 
 teeth of the wheels of a clock run, Cotgr. 
 
 P YNIT, jjart. pa. Dried or shrunk. Aberd. 
 lleq. 
 
 To Pi NK,r.«. To trickle; todrop,S.B.lZoss. 
 
 To PINK, V. n. To contract the eye ; to 
 glimmer, S, — Teut. pinck-ooghen, oculos 
 contrahere. 
 
 PINKIE, adj. 1. Applied to the eye when 
 small or contracted, S. Hams. 2. Small; 
 used in a general sense, S. " There's a 
 wee pinkie hole in that stocking." 
 
 PINKIE, s. The little finger. Loth.— Belg. 
 pink, digitus minimus. 
 
 PINKIE, s. The weakest kind of table- 
 beer, S. 
 
 PINKIE, s. The smallest candle that is 
 made, S. — O.Teut. fincke, cubicularis lu- 
 cerna simplex. 
 
 PINKIE, s. 1. Any thing small, Roxb. 
 2. A person who is blind-folded. V. 
 
 PiLLIE-WINKIE. 
 
 PINKING, adj. A word expressive of the 
 peculiar sound of a drop of water falling 
 in a cave. West Briton. 
 
 PINKLE-PANKLE, s. "The sound of 
 liquid in a bottle." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To PINKLE-PANKLE, «.»!. To emit 
 such a sound, ibid. 
 
 PINKLING, s. Thrilling motion, Ayrs. 
 The Steam-Boat. Apparently syuon. with 
 Prinkling. V. Prinkle. 
 
 PINNAGE, s. A pinnace; a boat belonging 
 to a ship of war. Despaut. Gram. Pin- 
 nasse, id. Kilian. 
 
 PINNED, PiNNiT, part. adj. Seized with 
 a diarrhoea, S.A. Agr. Surr. Peeb. — Perh. 
 from the pain attending the complaint; 
 Teut. pijninghe, torsio, cruciatus, crucia- 
 mentum, from pijn-en, torquere, cruciare. 
 
 PYNNEKILL, PiNxXokil, s. A pile. Aberd. 
 Reg. — From L.B. pinnaculum. 
 
 PINNER, s. 1. A female head-dress, hav- 
 ing lappets pinned to the temples, reach- 
 ing down to the breast, and fastened there. 
 Rams. 2. A fleeing pinner, such a head- 
 dress, having the ends of the lappets 
 hanging loose, Ang. — O.Fr. pignoir seems 
 to be synon. 
 
 PINNER-PIG, s. V. PiRLiE-PiG, 
 
 PINNING, s. A small stone for filling a. 
 
 crevice in a wall, S. Statist. Ace. Q. 
 employed as a, pin. 
 
 PINNING, s. Diarrhoea, S.A. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 PINNY WINKLES, s. pi. An instrument 
 of torture. V. Pilliewinkes. 
 
 PYNOUR, s. A sort of scavenger. Aberd. 
 Reg. This must be the same with 
 Poiner, q. v. 
 
 PINSEL, s. A streamer. V. Pexsel. 
 
 PYNSONS, s. p/. Slippers. Pink. Hist. 
 
 PINT,*. A liquid measure of two quarts in S. 
 
 To PYNT, V. a. To paint; to colour; to 
 disguise. iV. Winyet. — Corr. from Fr. 
 peinct, part. pa. of peindre, id. 
 
 PIN-THE-WIDDIE, s. 1. A small dried 
 haddock, not split, Aberd. ; corruptly 
 penny-iciddie. 2. Metaph. a very meagre 
 person, Aberd. 
 
 PINTILL-FISH, .<;. The Pipe-fish, or the 
 Launce. Monroe. 
 
 P YNT-PIG, s. The same with PirliePig, 
 Aberd. 
 
 PINTS, s. pi. Shoe-thongs, Lanarks.; 
 corr. from E. point, " a string with a tag." 
 
 PINT-STOUP, s. I. A tin measure, con- 
 taining two quarts, S. Herd's Coll. 2. 
 A spiral shell of the genus Turbo, Loth. 
 
 PIOYE, s. V. Peeoy. 
 
 PYOT, s. A Magpie. V. Pyat. 
 
 PY'OTIE, adj. Having pretty large white 
 spots, S. V. Pyatie. 
 
 * PIPE, s. To Tak a pipe, Selkirks.; 
 equivalent to tuning one's pipes, signify- 
 ing to cry. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 PIPER, s. 1. One who plays on the bag- 
 pipe, S. 2. A half-dried haddock, Aberd. 
 3. The Echinus Cidaris, Shetl. Edmon- 
 stone's Zetl. 4. The insect called Fatlier- 
 lonq-Legs, Aberd. 
 
 PIPER'S NEWS. News that every one 
 has already heard, S.; probably from a 
 piper going from place to place, and still 
 retailing the same story, till it be in 
 every one's mouth. Perils of Man. 
 
 PIPES. To tune one's Pipes, to cry, S. 
 
 PIPES, s. pi. The common name tor the 
 bagpipe, S. 
 
 PIPE-ST APPLE, s. 1 . Syn. with Wiiidle- 
 sirat', or smooth-crested grass. Loth. Tales 
 of my Landlord. 2. The stalk of a to- 
 bacco-pipe, as distinguished from the 
 bowl. Loth. Roxb. Stapplick, synon. 
 Roxb. " I'll go to such a place, though 
 it should rain auld wives and pipe-stap- 
 jyles," Prov. South of S. But the more 
 ancient form is universally retained in 
 the north, " though it should rain auld 
 wives and pike-stares." — Old Flandr. 
 stapd, caulis, stipes, scapus, Kilian. 3. 
 Metaph. any thing very brittle, Roxb. 
 
 PIPE-STAPPLES, s. pi. An implement 
 of sport among children, S. " Pipe-staples 
 form a very amusing plaything, by put- 
 ting two pins cross-wise through a green 
 pea, placing the pea at the upper end of 
 the pipe-staple, and, holding it vertically, 
 
PIP 
 
 491 
 
 PIS 
 
 blowing gently through it." Blackwood's 
 HIa</aziiie. 
 
 PirrlvN, s. A doll; a baby; a puppet for 
 children, lin-cntories. — Ital. puphi-a, 
 Fr. poitpec, a puppet; poupon, a baby; 
 j[)o/;t«, neat, spruce; Tent. /w/>/)e«,ludicra 
 puerilia, iuiagunculae, quae inf'autibus 
 puerisqne ad lusum praebentur, Kiliau. 
 
 To PIPPER, r. u. To tremble; to vibrate 
 quickly, Shell. — FromIsl.^<(7(r-rt,tremere. 
 
 PlKE,s. A seat in a chapel. ISmldLr's Pap. 
 
 PIRKUZ, s. "Any kiud of perquisite." Gall. 
 Eiic. ; evidently a corr. of the E. term. 
 
 1^0 PIRL, V. a. To stir any thing with a long 
 rod, Moray; applied to the stirring of 
 shilling seeds used in drying grain, Aberd. 
 
 ToPYRL, r. «. To prick. )('<(//. -Su.G. 
 ^ri//, a long needle, />/•_(//-«, stylo pungere. 
 
 To PIRL, r. n. To whirl, S.A. J. JSHcvl. 
 
 V. BiRLE. 
 
 To PIRL, r. a. To twist; to twine; as, to 
 twist horse-hair into a fishing-line, Roxb. 
 Pyrle occurs in a similar t-ense, O.E. 
 
 To PIRL, p. n. To be gently rippled, as 
 the surface of water by a slight wind, S. 
 
 PIRL, s. A slight rippling; as, "There's 
 a pirl on the water " S. V. Pirr. 
 
 PIRLEV PEASE-WEEP. A game among 
 boys, Loth. B/ackw. Mag. 
 
 PIRLET, PiRLiT, s. A puny or contemp- 
 tible figure, Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. — Fr. 
 perlette, a small pearl \ 
 
 PIRL-GRASS, s. Creeping wheat-grass, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 PIRLIE, s. A childish name for the little 
 finger, Loth. 
 
 FIRLIE, adj. 1. Crisp; having a tendency 
 to curl up. Thus, when the fleece of a 
 sheep, or coat of a dog, has this appear- 
 ance, the animal is said to be pirlie- 
 skinned, Roxb. 2. Pirlie ft/low, one who 
 is very difficult to please. South of S. 
 
 PIRLIE-PIG, PuRLiE-PiG, .'. A circular 
 earthen vessel, which has no opeuiug save 
 a slit at the top, no larger than to receive 
 a halfpenny, — latterly some have been 
 made to admit a penny; used by children 
 for keeping their money, S.B. Piuner-piij, 
 S.O. — Perh. q. birlie-puj, from A.S. blrl- 
 ian, to driuk, as forming a common stock. 
 PinnermSiyhe allied to Te\it. penne-icaere, 
 merx; Dan. penger, money. V. Py.\e Pig. 
 
 PIRLIE W IIS KIE, s. The little finger, 
 Loth.; syn. Pirlie. 
 
 PIRLING-STICK, Pirlin-wand, s. The 
 name given to the rod used for stirring 
 shilling seeds, to make them burn, where 
 they are used as fuel on the hearth. 
 Aberd. V. Pyrl, v. n. 
 
 PIRN, s. 1. A quill or reed, S. Stat. Ace. 
 2. " The bobbin of a spinning-wheel," S. 
 Gl. Antiq. 3. The yarn wound on a reed, 
 S. Jtuddimau. 4. To wind one « pirn, 
 to make a person repent his conduct. 
 liamsay. 5. To redd a ravell'd jjirn, to 
 clear up something difficult, or to get free 
 
 of some entanglement, S. Shirrcfs.— W. 
 prion-a, to weave. 
 
 PIRN, s. The wheel of a fishing-rod, S. 
 Sir J . Sinclair. 
 
 PIRN-CAP, s. A wooden bowl, used by 
 weavers for holding their quills, S. O.E. 
 Pyrne. 
 
 PIRNICKERIE, adj. Troublesome, S.A. 
 This seems merely a variety of Pernickitie. 
 
 PIRN IE, adj. Having unequal threads, or 
 different colours, S. Clellaud. — Isl. prion, 
 lanificium textile. 
 
 PIRNIE, s. A woollen night-eap; gene- 
 rally applied to those manufactured at 
 Kilmarnock, Roxb. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 P 1 RN I E-CAP, s. A night-cap, Roxb. ; per- 
 haps because of striped stuff'. V. I'iRNIE. 
 
 PIRN YT, PvRNiT, part. pa. Striped with 
 different colours. JJuiK/las. 
 
 PIRN-STICK, s. The wooden broach on 
 which the quill is placed, while the yarn 
 is reeled off, S. 
 
 To PIRR, r. n. To spring up, as blood 
 from the wound made by a lancet. Gall. 
 Enc. — C.B./*^r, that shoots out in a point. 
 
 PIRR, adj. " A girl is said to look pirr 
 when gaily dressed," ibid. 
 
 PIRR, s. "A sea-fowl with a long tail and 
 black head, its feet not webbed," ibid. 
 
 PIRR, s. A gentle breeze, S. — Isl. hyr, bir, 
 ventus secundus. • 
 
 PIRRAINA, s. A female child, Orkn. 
 
 PYRRE, s. A name given to the Par or 
 Samlet, in some parts of Roxb. 
 
 PIRRIE, adj. I. Trim; nice in dress, 
 Berwicks.; synon. Pernickitie. 2. Pre- 
 cise in manner, ibid. 3. Having a trip- 
 ping mode in walking; walking with a 
 spring, ibid. V. Pirr, adj. 
 
 To PIRRIE, T. a. To follow a person from 
 place to place like a dependent, Mearns. 
 
 PIRRIE-DOG, s. 1. A dog that is con- 
 stantly at his master's heels, Mearns. 
 Para-dog, Aug. id. q. v. 2. A person who 
 is the constant companion of another, in 
 the character of a parasite, ibid. — Tent. 
 paer-en, binos consociare, pariter con- 
 jungere. V. Parry. 
 
 PIRRIEHOUDEN, adj. Fond; doating, 
 Perths. 
 
 PIRZIE, adj. Conceited, Loth. — Fr. par- 
 soy, by one's self. 
 PYSAN, s. A gorget. V. Pesane. 
 PYSENT, adj. Expressive of lightness of 
 conduct. " Pysent, Besynt. Pysent lim- 
 mcr, light woman. Theot. pisontiu, 
 lasciviens," Gl. Sibb. 
 P YSERT, s. A miser, Shetl.— I.sl. pisa, a 
 spunge, q. one who sucks up every thing ? 
 PISHMOTHER, s. An ant, Ettr. For. 
 Can tl is be a corr. of pismire ? The Fris. 
 name is Pis-imme. V. Pisminnie. 
 PISK, s. " A dry-looking saucy girl." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. P. Piskie, Pisket. 
 PISKIE, Pisket, adj. I. Dry. " Pisket 
 grass, dried shrivelled grass." Gall. 
 
PIS 
 
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 Encycl. 2. Cold and reserved in manner, 
 Gall. — C^.piS'i, small blisters. 
 
 PISKIE, adj. Marshy, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 PISMINNIE, s. The vulgar name for an 
 ant, Galloway, Dumfr. Clydes. 
 
 PISMIRE, s. A steelyard, Orkn. Brand. 
 
 V. BiSMAR. 
 
 PISSANCE, s. Power. Douglas. — Fr. 
 
 puissance, id. 
 PiSSANT, adj. Powerful. Douglas. — 
 
 Fr. puissant, id. 
 PYSSLE, s. A trifle; a thing of no value, 
 
 Roxb. — Lat. pusill-us, very little. 
 To PYSTER, V. a. To hoard up, Upp. 
 
 Clydes. — Isl. puss, marsupium, sacculus. 
 PYSTER Y, s. Any article hoarded up, ib. 
 To PIT, 11. a. The vulgar pronunciation of 
 
 the E. V. to Put, S. Bride of Lamm. 
 To VIT ane's sell down. Tocommitsuicide,S. 
 To PIT in. To contribute a share, S. This 
 
 is called the In/jit or Input. V. Pur, v. 
 To PIT one through a thing. To clear up; 
 
 to explain a thing to a person, Aberd. 
 
 * PIT, s. Potato-pit, a conical heap of 
 potatoes covered with earth, S. V.Pie. 
 
 PIT AND GALLOWS. A privilege con- 
 ferred on a baron, according to our old 
 laws, of having on his ground a, pit for 
 drowning women, and gallows for hanging 
 men, convicted of theft. Bellenden.— 
 Tent. Put ende Galghe. 
 
 PYTANE, s. A young child ; a term of 
 endearment, S. — Fr. jyetit un, my little 
 one, or peton, a fondling term used by 
 nurses in Fr. 
 
 PITCAKE, s. An imitative designation for 
 the plover, Berwicks. 
 
 * To PITY, T. a. To excite pity in; to 
 cause compassion for. Pitscottie. 
 
 To PITY, T. n. To regret. Baillie. 
 
 PITIFUL, arfj. To be regretted, S. Baillie. 
 
 PITMIRK, adj. Dark as pitch, S. Gl. 
 Antiq. V. PiK-MiRK. 
 
 PITTAL, s. Rabble. V. Pettail. 
 
 PITTANE SILWR, s. A very small coin 
 levied as duty, and exclusive of feu-duty, 
 q. pittance silver. Mem. Dr. Wilson. 
 Hence the origin of the E. word pittance. 
 
 PITTER-PATTER, adv. " All in a flutter; 
 sorsiet\va.es, pittie-pattie," S. Gall. Enc. 
 
 To PITTER-PATTER, r. n. 1. To repeat 
 prayers after the Romish manner. Wat- 
 son. 2. To make a clattering noise by 
 inconstant motion of the feet, S. Lord 
 Hailes. V. Patter. 
 
 PITTIL, s. Some kind of fowl. Houlate. 
 
 PITTIVOUT, s. A small arch or vault, 
 Kincardines. — Fr. petit xaut. 
 
 PIXIE, s. A spirit which has the attri- 
 butes of the Fairies. The Pirate. 
 
 PIZAN. To play the piisan with one, to get 
 the better of one in some way or other, 
 Tweedd. 
 
 To PIZEN, r. a. A vulgar corr. of E. 
 Poison. Herd's Coll. 
 
 FIZZ, s. Pease ; the pron. of Fife and some 
 
 other counties; Cumb. pe^s, id. elsewhere 
 peyse. In Aberd. ^iss is also used in sing, 
 for a single pea. — Lat. pis-um. 
 
 PLACAD, Placket, s. A placard, S. Pit- 
 scottie. — Teut. plackaet, decretum, from 
 placken, to fix. 
 
 PLACE, s. 1. The mansion-house on an 
 estate, S. S2)ald. 2. A castle; a strong- 
 hold. Keith. — Fr. place, a castle. 
 
 PLACEBOE, s. A parasite. Knox. — Lat. 
 placebo, I will please ; still used in 
 France. 
 
 PL.\CK, Plak, s. 1. a billon coin. Acts 
 J a. III. 2. A small copper coin, formerly 
 current in S. equal to the third part of an 
 English penny. Morysone. I wad na for 
 twa and a plack, i. e. I would not for two 
 bodies and a plack ; a phrase meant to 
 express a strong negation, conjoined with 
 a verb denoting action or passion. Q, 
 Durward. — Fr. plaque, Tent. 2^lacke, L.B. 
 placa, a small coin of various value ac- 
 cording to the country. 
 
 PLACK-AILL, s. Beer sold at :\, pilack per 
 pint. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 V1jA.C\s1T, part. pa. Perh. trodden ('own. 
 Aberd. Beg.— Fr. plaqu-er, to lay flat. 
 
 PLACKLESS, adj. Moneyless, S. Tarras. 
 
 PLACK-PIE, s. A pie formerly sold for a 
 plack. Bedqauntlet. 
 
 PLACK'S-WORTH, s. A thing of very 
 little value; literally, the value oi a, plack, 
 S. Card. Beaton. 
 
 PLAGE, s. Quarter ; point. Pal. Honor. 
 — Lat. plag-a, id. 
 
 * To PLAY, V. n. To boil with force, S.; 
 equivalent to E. wallop. Kelly. 
 
 To PLAY BROWN. To assume a rich 
 brown colour in boiling; a phrase descrip- 
 tive of substantial broths, Ayrs.; to boil 
 brown, S.B. Picke7i. 
 
 To PLAY CARL AGAIN. V. Carl-again. 
 
 PLAID, s. Plea. V. Plede. 
 
 PLAID, s. An outer loose weed of tartan, 
 worn by the Highlanders, S. Pennant. 
 — Gael, pjlaide, id. ; Teut. j'^<jf^3 what is 
 plain and broad. 
 
 PLAIDEN, Plaiding, s. Coarse woollen 
 cloth that is tweelled, S. Statist. Ace. — 
 From plaid, or C.B. pleth-a, to wreathe. 
 It would appear that this stuff was an- 
 ciently worn parti-colonred in S. like what 
 is now called Tartan. 
 
 PLAY-FEIR, Play-Fere, Play-Fair, s. 
 1. A playfellow. Lyndsay. From jjlay, 
 and fere, a companion, q. v. 2. Impro- 
 perly, a toy, S. Fergusson. 
 
 PLAIG, s. A toy; a plaything, Teviotd.; 
 Plaik, Dumfr.; Playock, Clydes. V. 
 Playokis. 
 
 PLAIK, s. A plaid, Ang. — Su.G. Isi-pilagg, 
 vestimentum. 
 
 PLAYN, Playne. In playne, 1. Clearly. 
 Wallace. 2. Out of hand ; like Fr. de 
 2)1 ain, ibid. 
 
 To PLAINE, r. a. To show; to display. 
 
PL A 
 
 493 
 
 PLE 
 
 Crosraguell. — L.B. plan-are, planum reJ- 
 dere; q. to make plain. 
 
 PLAIN EN, s. Coarse lineu,Mearns. Perths. 
 
 2'o PLAINYIE, r. «. To complain. I'it- 
 scottie. — Fr. phiiudre, id. 
 
 PLAINSTANES, s.pl. 1. The pavement, 
 S. Steam-Boat. 2. The Exchange, as 
 being paved, S. 
 
 To PL.-VINT, Plent, v. n. To complain of, 
 S. K>io.r. 
 
 PLAINTWISS, adj. Disposed to complain 
 of; having complaint against. Act. Audit. 
 
 PLAYOKrS,s.y>/. Playthings, S.O. Wi/nt. 
 
 To PLAY PAUW. V. Pauw. 
 
 To PLAY PEW. V. Pkw. 
 
 PLAYRIFE, adj. Synon. E. phti/ful, S.— 
 A.S. pleqa, Indus, and rif, IVeqnens. 
 
 PLAIT-BACKIE, s. A kind of bed-govm 
 reaching to the knees, and having three 
 plaits on the hack, still used by old women 
 in Anijns and Aberdeenshire. 
 
 PLAITINGS, s. pi. Pieces of iron which 
 go below the ploughshare, Fife. 
 
 PLAITT, .<r. Perh. plan. Uist. Ja. Sext. 
 It may be for platt, a plan. 
 
 PLANE, adj. Full ; consisting of its dif- 
 ferent constituent branches ; applied to 
 parliament. Acts Ja. II. — Fr. plane, 
 pleiiic Court, id. ; hut. jylenus. 
 
 PLANE-TREE, s. The maple, S. Li,jhtf. 
 
 To PLANK, r. a. To divide, or exchange 
 pieces of land possessed by different per- 
 sons, and lying intermingled with one 
 another, so that each person's property 
 may be thrown into one field, Caithu. 
 Aijr. Sure. Caithii. 
 
 PLANK, s. A term applied to regular di- 
 visions of land, in distinction from Run- 
 ri<j, Shetl. A/ip. Aqr. Sure. Shetl. 
 
 PLANT- A-CRUIVE, Planta-crew, s, A 
 small space of ground, circular or square, 
 enclosed with a feal-dyke, for raising 
 coleworts, &c. Shetl. Orkn. The Pirate. 
 — From L-^l. plant-a, plantare; and kro-a, 
 circnmsepire, inchulere. 
 
 PLANTEVSS,ar//. ISIaking complaint. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. V. Plai.ntwiss and Plen- 
 TEors. 
 
 PLANTTIS, s. pi. Intent. Probably an 
 error for plattis, i. e. plates or dishes. 
 
 To PLASH, T. a. 1. To strike water 
 forcibly, S. 2. Figuratively, to make any 
 ineifectual endeavour; as, Ye're just 
 plashimj the water, S. 
 
 To PLASH, r. n. 1. To make a noise by 
 dashing water, S. Pleesk, S.B. liamsay. 
 2. To splash, S. 3. Applied to any thing 
 which, from being thoroughly drenched, 
 emits the noise occasioned by the agita- 
 tion of water, S. — Su.G. plask-a, aquam 
 cum sonitu movere. 
 
 PLASH of rain. A heavy fall of rain, S. 
 — Belg. plasrei/en, praeceps imber. 
 
 PLASH-FLUKE, Plashie, s. The fish 
 called Plaice, Loth. Mearns. In the 
 latter county it is also called Plashie. 
 
 PLASIIMILLER, «. A fuller; one who 
 
 fulls cloth, Ang. ; synon. Watik-yniller. 
 FLASKET, s. Apparently a variation of 
 
 Pliskie, Ayrs. Sir A. \VijHe. 
 PLASMATOR, s. Maker, Gr. Compl. S. 
 PLASTROUN, s. Perh. a harp. Sir E,jeir. 
 
 — Gr. ^Xr.xT^im, the instrument with which 
 
 the strings of a harp are struck. 
 PLAT, adt. Flat. Plat contrary/, directly 
 
 contrary. Ansir. Lords of S. to Throckm. 
 To PLAT, r. a. " To flat; to place flat, or 
 
 close." Lyndsay. I hesitate, however, 
 
 whether plat may not be for plct^ q. 
 
 plaited, twisted. V. 'Pi.v.T,pret. pa. 
 PLAT, Cow-plat, s. A cake of cow's dung, 
 
 Ettr. For.; Teut. jdat, planus, flat. 
 To PLAT, Plet, r. a. To plait. Wyntown. 
 FLAT, adj. 1. Flat; level. Dou.jlas. 2. 
 
 Low ; opposed to heiche. Maitl. Poems. 
 
 3. Close ; near. Douijlas. — Su.G. platt, 
 
 Tent. 2>l at, planus. 
 PLAT, adr. Flatly. Douglas. 
 PLAT, Platt, s. A plan. Douglas. — Teut. 
 
 plat, exemplar. 
 PLAT, Platt, Plate, s. 1 . A dash. Doug. 
 
 2. A blow with the fist. Lyndsay. — A.S. 
 
 plaett-as, cuffs, blows. 
 To PLATCH, r. n. To make a heavy noise 
 
 in walking, with quick short steps, Roxb. 
 PLATCH, s. A plain-soled foot, Roxb.— 
 
 Teat, plaetse, pletse, pes planus. 
 PLATEGLUFE,s. Aglove made of mail; a 
 
 piece of armour anciently worn. liollocke. 
 PLATFUTE, s. A term of reproach ; ap- 
 plied to a, plaiji-soled person, and thence 
 
 ludicrously to some dance. Lyndsay. — • 
 
 Teut. plat-roet, planipes. 
 To PLAT UP, r. a. To erect. Baillie. 
 FLAW AY, adj. A term applied to bread. 
 
 Aberd. Reij. 
 To PLEASE a thing. To be pleased with 
 
 it. Guthrie's Trial. This is a Fr. idiom. 
 
 Plaire, " to like, allow, or thinke well 
 
 of," Cotgr. 
 To PLECHE, T. a. To bleach. Pleching, 
 
 bleaching. Aberd. Reg. 
 PLED, s. " Perhaps, private corner," Gl. 
 
 Sibb. The sense is quite uncertain. V. 
 
 Pamphlette. 
 PLEDE, Pleid, Pleyd, s. 1. Debate. 
 
 Wyntoicn. V. Pley. 2. A quarrel ; a 
 
 broil. Clir. Kirk. 3. Care ; sorrow. 
 
 Dunbar. — 'BeXg. pleyte, lis; Fr. plaid. 
 To PLEDE, Pleid, t. n. To contend. Duug. 
 To PLEDGE, V. a. To invite to drink, by 
 
 promising to take the cup after another, 
 
 S.; a vestige of the ancient custom of one 
 
 drawing his dagger, as a token that he 
 
 pledged his life for that of another while 
 
 he was drinking. The term is common 
 
 to E. and S. 
 PLEENGIE, s. The j'oung of the Herring 
 
 Gull, Larus fuscus, Linn.; Mearns. Syn. 
 
 Plirrie, q. v. Supposed to be imitative 
 
 of its cry. 
 To PLEESK, r. «. V. Plash. 
 
PLE 
 
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 PLI 
 
 PLEY, Pleye, s. 1. a debate, S. Poems 
 Buchan Dial. 2. An action at law, whe- 
 ther criminal or civil, S. Retj. Maj. — 
 A.S. pho, ■pleoh, danger, debate. 3. A 
 quarrel of whatever kind, S. 
 
 To PLEY, V. n. To answer in a court. 
 Burr. Lawes. 
 
 PLEYABLE, adj. Debateable at law. 
 ^ct. Audit. 
 
 PLEY ARE, Pleyere, s. A litigator. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To PLEID, ^\ a. To subject to a legal 
 prosecution; an old forensic term. Balf. 
 Pract. Perh. from Fr. plaid-er. 
 
 PLEINYEOUR,s. Acomplainer.^cfe/./Z. 
 
 To PLENYE, V. n. V. Plainyie. 
 
 To PLENYS, Plenish, v. a. 1. To furnish 
 a house; to stock a farm, S. 2. To supply 
 with inhabitants. Wallace. — From Lat. 
 plenus, full. 
 
 PLENISHMENT, s. The same as Ple- 
 iiissing, S.O. P. Gilhaize. 
 
 To PLENYSS, T. n. To spread; to expand; 
 to diffuse itself. 
 
 PLENNISSING, Plenising, s. Household 
 furniture. Burr. Lawes. R. Bruce. 
 
 PLENSHER NAIL. A large nail. Rates 
 Outward. A nail of this description is 
 called a Plenshir, Ettr. For. V. Plensh- 
 
 ING-NaIL. 
 
 PLENSHING-NAIL, s. A large nail, such 
 as those used in nailing down floors to the 
 joists, S. Plenskion denotes a floor, in 
 Cornwall and Devonshire ; and E. plaiich- 
 ing, " in carpentry, the laying the floors 
 inabuilding." Perhaps from Fr. plaucher, 
 a boarded floor. 
 
 To PLENT, V. n. V. Plaint. 
 
 PLENTE,s. Complaint ;E.jt)/aiw<. Pitsc. 
 
 PLENTEOUS, adj. Complaining. Bar. 
 Courts. 
 
 PLE P. s. Any thing weak or feeble, S.B. 
 
 PLEPPIT, adj. Not stiff; creased. A 
 pleppit dud, a garment become quite 
 flaccid by wearing or tossing, Ang. Perh. 
 q.flappit. — F. flapped; or from ls\.flap-r, 
 aura inconstans. 
 
 PLESANCE, s. Pleasure, Fr. K. Quair. 
 
 To PLET, V. a. To reprehend. Douglas. 
 — Teut. pleyt-en, litigare. 
 
 PLET, pret.' pa. Plaited; folded, Ettr. 
 For. Doug. Virgil. — Sw.Gi. flaet-a, nec- 
 tere; hat. plect-ere. 
 
 PLET, adj. Due; direct; a,s, PI et South, 
 PL't North, due South, due North, Aberd. 
 Undoubtedly allied to Teut. plat, Su.G. 
 platt, latus, planus. 
 
 To PLET, Plettin, Platten, v. a. To 
 rivet; to clench; terms used by black- 
 smiths, in regard to shoeing horses, 
 Roxb.; Plettin, Fife. 
 
 PLETTIN-STANE, s. A large flat stone 
 on which tlie horse's foot was set, that 
 the nails might be platteiied, Fife. Pro- 
 bably from Teut. Dan. and Su.G. plat, 
 plait, planus, E.flat. 
 
 PLEVAR, s. A plover. Houlate. 
 
 PLE U AT, s. A green sod for covering 
 
 houses, Mearns. V. Ploud, and Plod. 
 
 Syn. Divot. 
 PLEUCH, Pleugh, s. 1. A plough, S. 
 
 Douglas. — A.S. Su.G. plog, Alem. pluog. 
 
 2. The constellation called Ursa- Major, 
 supposed to resemble :<• plough, S. Doug. 
 
 3. A quantity of land for earing which 
 one plough suffices, S. V. Pleuchgang. 
 
 PLEUCIl-AIRNS, s. pi. V. Pleuch-irnes. 
 
 PLEUCH-BRIDLE, s. What is attached 
 to the head of a plough-beam, for regu- 
 lating the depth or breadth of the furrow; 
 the double-tree being fixed to it by a 
 hook resembling the letter S, Roxb. 
 
 PLEUCH-GANG, Plough-Gang, s. As 
 much land as can be properly tilled by 
 one plough ; also, a pleuch of land, S. 
 Statist. Account. 
 
 PLEUCH-GATE, Plough-Gate, v. The 
 same with plough-gang, S. gate being 
 synon. with (/aHi;. Stat. Ace. A plough- 
 gate or plough-gang of land is now undei'- 
 stood to include about forty Scots acres 
 at an average, Fife. 
 
 PLEUCHGEIRE, v. The furniture be- 
 longing to a plough, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 PLEUCHGRAITH, s. The same with 
 pleuchgeire, S. Skene. 
 
 PLEUCH-HORSE, s. A horse used for 
 drawing the plough, S. 
 
 PLEUCH-IRNES, Plwrnys, s. pi. The 
 iron instruments belonging to a plough, S. 
 Wyiit. — ls\. plogiarn, the ploughshare. 
 Shakspere uses the term plough-irons. 
 Second Part of Henry IV. Act Fourth. 
 
 PLEUCH-MAN, s. A ploughman, S. 
 Pronounced q. Pleu-man. 
 
 PLEUCH-SHEARS, s. pi. A bolt with a 
 crooked head for regulating the Bridle, 
 and keeping it steady, when the plough 
 requires to be raised or depressed, Roxb. 
 
 PLEUCH-SHEATH, s. The head of a 
 plough, on which the sock or ploughshare 
 is put, ibid. 
 
 PLEW, Plow,s. a plane for making what 
 joiners call "a groove and featlier," S.; a 
 match-plane, E. Perh. from its forming a 
 furrow in wood, like a plough in the 
 ground. 
 
 PLE WIS, s. pi. For i>leyis, debates. 
 Acts J a. III. 
 
 PLY, s. Plight ; condition, S. Du.nbar. 
 ■ — Fr. pli, habit, state. 
 
 PLY, s. A fold ; a plait, S. Piper of Peebles. 
 
 PLY, s. "A discord; a quarrel; to get a 
 ■pig, is to be scolded." Gl. Surv. Moray. 
 This seems a provincialism for Pley, q. v. 
 
 PLICHEN, {gutt.) s. Plight; condition ; A 
 sad plichen, a deplorable state, Fife. 
 S-dx. ph'ch, pleghe, officium; Teut. jdegh- 
 en, solere. 
 
 PLICHEN, {gutt.) s. A peasant. West of 
 Fife. — Teut. jdugghe, homo incompositus, 
 rudis, impolitus, Kilian. 
 
PLY 
 
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 PLU 
 
 PLYCHT, s. Punishment. Ilenri/sone. — 
 
 Belg. pUclit, judicium. 
 PLYDIS, s. 7'/. Ab. Rkj. Meaning uncer. 
 PLIES, s. /'/. " Tliiu strata of freestone, 
 separateJ from each other by a little clay 
 or mica," S. Urii's liuthetylen. 
 To PLYPE, V. u. 1. To paddle or dabble 
 iu water, Aberd. 2. To fall into water, 
 ibid. Mearns. Plvp synon. Roxb. 
 PLVPE,s. 1. A heavy rain, ibid. 2. A 
 
 fall into water. Mearns. 
 
 PLIRUIE, s. V. Plee.ngie. 
 
 To I'LISIl-PLASH, F. «. To emit the 
 
 sound produced by successive shocks in 
 
 anv liquid body, S. /. A'icvl. V. Plash, r. 
 
 PL18H-PLASH, <(rfr. Top/a;/ plhli-pla.^h, 
 
 to make a plashing sound, S. 
 PLISKIE, ,<!. 1. A trick, properly of a mis- 
 chievous kind, though not necessarily in- 
 cluding the idea of any evil design, S. 
 J. Nicol. — A.S. p/aeija, play, sport, with 
 the termination isc, or hk, expressive of 
 increment. 2. It is used in the sense of 
 plight; condition, S. A. Br. of Bo(hb. 
 PLIT, s. The slice of earth turned over by 
 the plough in earing, Berw. A<jr. Surr. 
 Berw. — Teut. plets, segmen, segmeutum; 
 Sn.G. pfaet, lamina. 
 TLYWENS, s. pi. The flowers of the red 
 
 clover, Upp. Clydes.; Soukies synon. 
 PLOD, s. A green sod. Ab. Beg. V. 
 
 Ploid. 
 To PLODDER, r. n. To toil hard, Gall. 
 
 Perhaps from the E. v. to Plod. 
 
 PLODDERE, s. A banger ; a mauler. 
 
 Wi/iit.—O.Fr. pland-er, to bang, to maul. 
 
 PLOY, s. 1. A harmless frolic, properly of 
 
 a social kind, S. ISir J. Sinclair. 2. A 
 
 frolic which, although begun in jest, has 
 
 a serious issue, S. Boss. — A.S. pleij-an, 
 
 to play. 
 
 PLOY, s. An action at law. Balf. Pract. 
 
 Synon. pley. 
 PLOOKY, s. A slight stroke, Ayrs. Steam- 
 Boat. — Gael. p^oc-a?K,to knock on the head. 
 PLOOKY, adj. Covered with pimples, S. 
 
 V. under Pluke. 
 PLOP, s. To fall as a stone in water, Roxb. 
 T) PLOPE, r. n. To fall with noise, as 
 into water; as, " It plop't into the water," 
 ibid. E. to plinnp. — Gael, plub-am, to 
 plump or fall as a stone in water. 
 To PLORE, r. it. To work among mire, 
 generally applied to children thus amus- 
 ing themselves, Lanarks. 
 PLORIE, s. A piece of ground wrouglit 
 into a mire, by treading or otherwise, ib. 
 To PLOT, r. a. 1. To plot a hen, to pluck 
 off the feathers, Roxb. " To ploat, to 
 pluck. North." Grose. Plottin, part. pa. 
 Brownie of Bodsb. 2. To make bare ; to 
 fleece; used in a general sense, Roxb. — 
 Teut. plot-en, decerpere. 
 To PLOT, r. a. 1. To scald, S. Ramsaij. 
 
 2. To make any liquid scalding hot, S. 
 
 3. To burn, iu a general sense. Forbes. 
 
 To PLOTCH, V. n. To dabble; to work 
 slowly, Ettr. For. 
 
 PLOTCOCK, s. The devil. Pitscottie.— 
 According to some, Pluto, whose Isl. 
 name is Blotijod. Our term may be q. 
 Blotkok, " the swallower of sacrifices ;" 
 from blot, sacrificing, and kok-a, deglutire. 
 
 PLOT-HET, Plottin iiET, adj. So hot as 
 to scald; as, " That water's plottin-het," 
 S. Plot-het. S.B. 
 
 PLOTTER PLATE, .s. A wooden platter 
 with a place in the middle to hold salt, 
 Fife. Poem, Lieut. C. Gray. 
 
 PLOTTIE,,s. A rich and pleasant hot drink. 
 Boil some cinnamon, nutmeg grated, 
 cloves and mace, in a quarter pint of 
 water ; add to this a full pint of port 
 wine, with refined sugar to taste : bring 
 the whole to the boiling point, and serve. 
 Cook and Houseicife's Manual. 
 
 PLOTTIT, j()a/<. adj. Insignificant; look- 
 ing poorly, Ettr. For.; q. as if resembling a 
 plucked fowl. 
 
 PLOUD, s. A green sod, Aberd. St. Ace. 
 — Fland. plot-en, membranam exuere. 
 
 PLOUK, s. A pimple. V. Pluke. 
 
 PLOUKIE, arfj. 1. Covered with pimples, S. 
 2. Full of little kuobs, Clydes. 
 
 PLOUKINESS, s. The state of being 
 pimpled, S. 
 
 PLOUSSIE, aif/. Plump; well grown, Fife. 
 — Teut. plotshi, synon. with plomp, hebes, 
 obtusus, plumbeus. 
 
 To PLOUT,r. n. To splash ; syn. Ploutcr, S. 
 
 PLOUT, s. 1. A heavy shower of rain, S. 
 — Belg. plots-en, to fall down plump. 2. 
 The sound made by a heavy body falling 
 into water, or by the agitation of water, S. 
 
 To PLOUT, V. a. To poke, Loth. 
 
 PLOUT, .<!. The poker, or any instrument 
 employed for stirring the fire, Linlitlig. 
 Pout svnon. 
 
 To PLOiJTER, r. n. To make a noise 
 among water ; to be engaged in any wet 
 and dirty work, S.; ploicster, S.A. — Germ. 
 plader-n, humida et sordida tractare ; 
 Tent, plots-en, plotsen inticater,iu aquam 
 irruere. 
 
 PLOUTER, s. The act of floundering 
 through water or mire, S. Pop. Ball. 
 
 PLOUTIE, .9. A sudden fall, Fife. 
 
 PLOUT KIRN, s. The common chum, 
 wrought by da.'-hing the kirn-staff u[) and 
 down, as distinguished from the barrel- 
 kirn and organ-kirn, S. 
 
 PLOUT-NET, s. A small net of the shape 
 of a stocking, affixed to two poles, 
 Lanarks. Pout-Net, Hose-Net, synon. 
 From the v. to Plout, as the person using 
 the net pokes under the banks of the 
 stream, and drives the fish into the net 
 by means of the poles. 
 
 To PLOWSTER, r. n. The same with 
 Plouter, Roxb. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 PLUCHET, s. Aberd. Bcj. Perhaps 
 something pertaining to a plough. 
 
PLU 
 
 406 
 
 POC 
 
 PLUCKjS. A two-pfonged instrument, with 
 the teeth at right angles to the shaft, used 
 for taking dung out of a cart, &c. Aberd.; 
 allied perhaps to the E. v. to pluck. 
 
 PLUCK, s. The Pogge, a fish, S.— Teut. 
 pluqghe, res vilis et nullius valoris. 
 
 PLUCKEK, (Great.) The Fishing Frog, 
 Shetl. " Lophius Piscatorius, (Linn. 
 Syst.) Great Fluoker, Sea Devil, Fishing 
 Frog." EdiHonstone's Zetl. 
 
 PLUCKUP, Plukup, s. Poems I6th Cent. 
 At the plakap, q. ready to pluck up every 
 thing by the roots. 
 
 To FLUFF, v.a. 1. To throw out smoke 
 in quick and successive whiffs, S. Feuch 
 synon. Z.Boyd. Perh. a corr. of E, pw/f. 
 2. To set fire to gunpowder, S. 3. To 
 throw out hair-powder in dressing the 
 hair, S. 
 
 To FLUFF, ■». w. To puff; to blow; to pant. 
 
 To FLUFF awa\ v. n. To set fire to sud- 
 denly, S.; as, He's pluffin'' awa' atpouther. 
 
 PLUFF, s. \. A pluff of reek, the quantity 
 of smoke emitted at one whiff from a 
 tobacco pipe : A pluff of pouther, the 
 smoke caused by the ignition of a small 
 quantity of gunpowder, S. The term 
 conveys the idea of the sound as well as 
 of the appearance to the eye. Tennanfs 
 Card. Beaton. 2. A small quantity of 
 dry gunpowder set on fire, S. The 
 Steam-Boat. 3. The instrument used for 
 throwing on hair-powder, S. E. puff. 
 
 4. The act of throwing hair-powder on a 
 head or wig, S. ibid. 5. A species of 
 fungus, called The Depil's Snuff-mill, 
 which, when rotten and dried, goes to 
 dust as soon as touched, S. E. piiff. 6. 
 A pear with a fair outside, but within 
 entirely rotten, Teviotdale. 7. A simple 
 species of bellows, S. A. Rem. Niths. Soiig. 
 
 PLUFF Y, adj. Flabby; chubby, S.— Su.G. 
 plufsitj, facies obesa. 
 
 PLUFFINS, s. pi. Any thing easily blown 
 away ; as, the refuse of a mill, Ettr. For. 
 Perils of Man. 
 
 PLUKE, 'Plouk, .«. 1. A pimple, S. B. 
 Bruce.— Gael, plucan, id. 2. The small 
 dot or knob near the top of a metal mea- 
 sure of liquids, S. Henry's Hist. Britain. 
 
 PLUKIE-FACED, adj. Having a pimpled 
 face, S. liitson. 
 
 PLUM, Plumb, s. 1. A deep pool in a 
 river or stream, Fife, Roxb. The desig- 
 nation might arise from the practice of 
 measuring a deep body of water with a 
 plmnb-Vnie. 2. " The noise a stone makes 
 when plunged into a deep pool." Gall. Enc. 
 
 PLUMASHE,s. Apparently a covr.oi pliim- 
 age, for a plume of feathers. Law's Mem. 
 
 PLUME-DAMES, s. A Damascene plum, 
 
 5. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 PLUMMET, s. The pommel of a sword. 
 Border Minstr. Probably derived from 
 the nut of lead, with which the two- 
 handed swords were loaded at the ex- 
 
 tremity of the hilt. Sir W. ,S'.— L.B- 
 ;j/«w6ai-a, globulus plumbeus. Du Gauge. 
 PLUMP, s. A cluster, Aug. Boss. This 
 term is evidently used in the same sense 
 with E. clump, as denoting a tuft of trees 
 or shrubs; which, Johns, observes, was 
 " anciently a, plum}}." — Su.G. and Germ. 
 klimp, Isl. klimpa, massa, Belg. klomp. 
 
 PLUMP,s. A heavy shower, S. Steam-Boat. 
 
 PLUMP, adj. A j^lvmp shoicer, a heavy 
 shower that falls straight down, S. — E. 
 plamb, perpendicular; q. like lead; Teut. 
 plomp, plumbeus. 
 
 PLUMROCK, s. The primrose. Gall. 
 Davidson's Seasons. The first syllable is 
 probably the same with Alem. ploma, 
 bluom, Germ, blum, a flower. 
 
 PLUNK, s. 1. The sound made by a heavy 
 body falling into water, S. 2. The sound 
 produced by the drawing of a cork, S. 
 3. The sound emitted by the mouth when 
 one smokes tobacco, S.A. 4. A sound 
 used to express the cry of the raven, ib. 
 
 To PLUNK, V. n. To emit such a sound as 
 the raven does. South of S. Old Sonq. 
 
 To PLUNK, V. 11. To plunge with a dull 
 sound ; plump, S. — C.B. plicngk-io, id. 
 
 To PLUNK, T. n. In playing at the game 
 of taw, S. marbles, to lay the bowl on the 
 forefinger, and give it a powerful im- 
 petus by forcing it forward with a jerk 
 from the thumb, with the intention of 
 striking another bowl, and driving it 
 away, Clydes. Feg, synon. Roxb. 
 
 PLUNK, s. The act of propelling a marble 
 by the thumb and forefinger, Clydes. 
 
 To PLUNK, r. n. To play the truant, S.O. 
 q. to disappear, as a stone cast into water. 
 ^Teut. plenck-en, vagari, to straggle. . 
 
 PLUNKER,s. One who is accustomed to 
 play the truant, S. 
 
 PLUNKIE, s. A trick, Shetl. 
 
 PLUNTED. Probably for painted. Leg. 
 St. Androis. 
 
 PLURACIE, s. Plurality. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 PLWYRNYS, s. pi. V. Pleuch-irnes. 
 
 PO ATCHIE, adj. Apt to be turned up, or 
 trampled into holes, by the feet; applied 
 to the sward of land, S.A. Agr.Surv.Peeb. 
 
 POATCHING, s. A turning up of the 
 sward of land, or the trampling it into 
 holes, with the feet, S.A. Atjr. Surv. Peek. 
 
 POB, PoB-Tow, s. Refuse' of flax, S.B. 
 also pab. Statist. Ace. Duff's Poems. 
 
 POBIE,s. A foster-father, Shetl. Probably 
 from Isl. papi, pappas, papa, pater. 
 
 POCK, Poke, Poik, s. 1. A bag growing 
 under the jaws of a sheep, indicative of 
 its being rotten, S. 2. The disease itself, 
 South of S. Prize Ess. Highl. Soc. Scot. 
 
 To POCK, or be Pockin. To be seized with 
 the rot, Roxb. The term had been for- 
 merly used in the same sense, S.B. 
 Hence we read of " scheip iufeckit with 
 tlie poik." Aberd. Bei/. 
 
 POCK-ARRIE, PocKiAWRD, adj. Full of 
 
POC 
 
 497 
 
 POI 
 
 the scars of emall-pox, Clydes. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 POCK-ARRS, s. pi. The marks left by the 
 small-pox. Pock-marks synon. V. Arr. 
 POCK-BROKEN, adj. Pitted with small- 
 pox; as, "//<?'« sair pock-broken in the 
 face," Teviotd. This is precisely the 
 O.E. adj. " Pock-brokijn. Porriginosus," 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 
 POCKED SHEEP. Old sheep having a 
 disease resembhug scrofula, S. 
 
 POCKM ANTEAU, s. A portmanteau, S. ; 
 Pockinankii, S.A.; literally a cloak-hag. 
 3Ie^ton. Gin/ Mann. V. Packmantie. 
 
 POCK-MARKIT, part. adj. Pitted by the 
 small-pox, S. 
 
 POCK-MARKS, s. pi. The marks left by 
 the small-pox, S. Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 POCK-NOOK, s. Literally, the corner of 
 a bag. On one's ain pock-nook, on one's 
 own means, S. Sir A. Wyl'ic. 
 
 POCK-PIT, s. A mark made by the small- 
 pox, S. 
 
 POCK-PITTED, adj. Having marks made 
 by the small-pox, S. 
 
 POCK PUD, PocK-PUDDiNG, s. 1. A bag- 
 pudding ; a poke-pudding, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 2. A term contemptuously applied to an 
 Englishman, in tlie unliappy times of na- 
 tional hostility, from the idea of his feed- 
 ing much on pudding of this description. 
 A glutton. Burfs Letters. 
 
 POCk-SHAKINGS, s. pi. The youngest 
 child of a family, S.; a very ancient Goth, 
 idiom. — Isl. bthju^kaka, ultimus paren- 
 tura natus vel nata, from belg-ur, a bag or 
 pock, and skak-a, to shake. 
 
 POD, 5. Perhaps, a toad. Montgomerie. — 
 Tewi. pode, id. 
 
 • POD, s. " The capsule of legumes." " A 
 bean piodd, that holds five beans, and a 
 pea podd, which contains nine peas, are 
 considered to be sonsu ; and put above the 
 lintel of the door by maidens, and the 
 first male that enters after they are so 
 placed will either be their husband, or 
 like him." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 7oPOD,r.n. To walk with short steps, Roxb. 
 
 PODD AS WAY, s. A stuff of which both 
 warp and woof are silk. Poddisoy de- 
 notes a rich plain silk, S. Mates. May 
 not this mean silk of Padua ? — Fr. pout, 
 or pou de sole, id. 
 
 PODDLIT, part. adj. Plump; applied to 
 poultry, Teviotd. 
 
 PODDOCK, s. A frog, Aberd.; puddock, 
 S.O. — lie\g. podde, Yal. podda, id. 
 
 PODDOCK, s. A rude sort of sledge for 
 drawing stones, made of the glack of a 
 tree, with narrow pieces of wood nailed 
 across, Aberd. Denominated, perhaps, 
 from its form, as resembling a frog. 
 
 PODEMAKRELL, s. A bawd. Doug.— 
 Fr. putte, meretrix, and maquerel/e, lena. 
 
 PODGE, (o long,) s. Hurry; bustle; state 
 of confusion, Perths. ' i 
 
 PODLE, ». 1. A tadpole, S. Poarii synon. 
 — Teut. podde, a frog. 2, A fondling 
 term for a thriving child ; as, " a fat 
 podle," Loth. 
 PODLIE, PoDLEY, s. 1. The fry of the 
 Coal -fish, Loth. Fife, Orkn. Statist. Ace. 
 2. The Green-backed Pollack, Loth. Fife. 
 Sibb. 3. The True Pollack, or Gadus 
 pollachius, S. — Fland. pudde, mustela 
 piscis. 
 POFFLE, s. A small farm; a piece of 
 land, Roxb. ; the same with Paffie ; synon. 
 Pendicle. Sir W. Scott. 
 To POY, V. n. To work diligently and 
 
 anxiously, Upp. Clydes. 
 To POY npon, r. a. To use means of per- 
 suasion, so as rather unduly to influence 
 another, Perths. 
 POID, s. Palice of Honor. V. Pod. 
 POIK, s. A bag; a poke. Inventories. 
 POIND, s. A silly, inactive person; as, 
 " Hout! he was aye a puir poind a' his 
 days." It includes the idea of being 
 subject to imposition, Roxb. 
 To POIND, PoYND, T. a. 1 . To distrain, S. 
 a forensic term. Bellend. 2. To seize in 
 warfare. Wynt. — A.S. pynd-an, to shut 
 up ; Germ, pfand-en, to distrain. 
 POYND, PowND, s. 1. That which is dis- 
 trained, S. Stat. Rob. I. 2. The prey 
 taken in an inroad. Wyntown. 
 POINDABLE, PoiNDABiLL, adj. Liable 
 
 to be distrained, S. Abei'd. Reg. Ersk. 
 POYNDER, PuNDARE, s. One who dis- 
 trains, S. Stat. Rob. I. 
 Dead Poind. The act of distraining any 
 goods except cattle or lice stock. Fount. 
 Dec. Siippl. 
 POYNDFALT, .<r. kfold in which cattle 
 were confined as being poinded or dis- 
 trained. Act. Audit. 
 POINDING, s. The act of poinding, S. 
 POINER, s. One who lives by digging and 
 selling feal, dirots, or clay, Inverness. 
 Law Case. Synon. Piner. — O.Fr. pion- 
 nier is used in a similar sense, Roque- 
 fort. 
 
 POYNYE, POYNYHE, POYHNE, PoNYHE, S. 
 
 A skirmish. Barbour. — O.Fr. poignee, id.; 
 hvLt. pugna. 
 
 POINYEL, s. A bundle carried by one 
 when travelling, Ayrs. — O.Fr. poignal, 
 poignee, ce qui remplit la main, Roque- 
 fort; from Fr. point/, the hand, the fist; 
 Lat. piign-us, id. 
 
 POYNIES, s. pi. Gloves. Skene. — Fr. 
 poinq, the fist. 
 
 POINT, s. State of body. " Murray said, 
 ' That he never saw the Queen in better 
 health, or in better point.'' " Robert.'^on's 
 [of Dalmeny'] Hist. Mary Q. of Scots. 
 This is a Fr. idiom, nearly allied to that 
 which is now so familiar to an English 
 ear, en bon jwuit. " In better jyoint," 
 signifies more plump, or in fuller habit of 
 bodv. 
 
 2 K 
 
POY 
 
 498 
 
 POO 
 
 POINT, «. A bodkin, used in female dress 1 
 Intent. — Fr. "poihcte, a bodkin, an awie," 
 Cotgr. 
 
 PO YNT, PoYNTT, s. A Scots ^iwi, or half 
 a gallon. Abercl. Iie</. 
 
 To POINT, V. a. To insert lime, with a 
 small trowel, between the stones of a 
 wall already built, S. Lamonfs Diary. 
 
 PO YNT AL, s. 1 . A sharp sword or dagger. 
 Doug. — Fr. pointlUe, a prick or point ; 
 O.Fr. 2)unhal, a dagger. 2. A quill for 
 playing on the harp. Douglas. 
 
 *- POINTED, /'art. pa. 1. Exact; accurate; 
 distinct ; pron. pointit, S. Walke7-'s Peden. 
 
 2. Regular ; punctual; as, in payment, S. 
 
 3. Precise; requiring the greatest atten- 
 tion or strictest obedience even as to 
 minutiae, S. 
 
 POINTEDLY, adv. 1. Exactly; accu- 
 rately; distinctly, S. 2. Punctually; 
 without fail, S. 
 
 POIS,s. Treasure. V. Pose. 
 
 POISONABLE, adj. Poisonous. Forbes 
 on the Jlevelation. 
 
 To POIST, PoosT, T. a. To cram the 
 stomach with food, Teviotd. — Teat, poest 
 en, Germ, paust-en, &\i.(ji. jmst-a, to blow 
 up; to inflate ;7J«s(, a pair of bellows. 
 
 To POIST, PuisT, V. a. To push. V. Poss. 
 
 POISTER'D, part. adj. Petted ; indulged ; 
 spoiled, Aberd. 
 
 POKE, s. A swelling under the jaw; a dis- 
 ease of sheep, S. perhaps as resembling a 
 jjock or hag. Statist. Ace. 
 
 POLDACH, s. Marshy ground lying on 
 the side of a body of water, Ang. — Belg. 
 polder, a marsh, a meadow on the shore. 
 
 POLE,s. The kingdom of Poland. N. Burne. 
 
 POLICY, PoLLECE, s. 1. The pleasure- 
 ground about a gentleman's seat, S. Acts 
 Ja. V. — Fr. police. 2. It is used to de- 
 note the alterations made in a town, for 
 improving its appearance. Acts Mary. 
 
 POLIST, adj. Artful; generally as includ- 
 ing the idea of fawning, S. — E. polish, 
 Fr. polir, to sleek. 
 
 POLK, s. A bag; a poke. " Polk of woll." 
 Aberd. Beg. 
 
 POLKE, PoK,s. Akindofnet. Acts J. VI. 
 
 POLL AC, s. Apparently the Gvviniad, a 
 fish. Statist. Ace. 
 
 POLLACHIE, s. The Crab-fish, Roxb.; 
 synon. with Parian. 
 
 POLLIE-COCK, PouNiE-CocK, s. A tur- 
 key, S. — Fr. paon, also poule d'Inde, id. 
 
 POLLIS, s.joZ. Paws. Wallace. 
 
 POLLOCK, 8. The young of the Coal-fish, 
 Shetl. Statist. Ace. 
 
 POLONIE, PoLLONiAN, Polonaise, Pelo- 
 NiE, s. 1 . A dress for very young boys, 
 including a sort of waistcoat, with loose 
 sloping skirts, South of S. Heart of Mid- 
 Loth. 2. A great-coat for boys farther 
 advanced, Roxb. 3. A dress formerly 
 worn by men, especially in the Hebrides. 
 Brownie of Bodsbeck. 4. A surtout, 
 
 Clydes. This dress may have been bor- 
 rowed from Poland, anciently called 
 Polonia. It is expl. "a great-coat; a 
 Polish surtout." Gl. Antiq. 
 
 POME, s. Inventories. It seems to de- 
 note a round ornament in jewellery, from 
 Fr. pomme, an apple. 
 
 POME, s. Perhaps, pomatum. Douqlas. 
 
 POMELL, s. A globe; metaph. the breast. 
 Mattl. Poems. — L.B. pomell-us, globulus. 
 
 POMER, s. The old name in E. for Pome- 
 rania. Aberd. Peg. 
 
 POMERIE, s. An orchard. Bellend.— 
 Ijdki. p>omar-ium, Fr. pommeraye, id. 
 
 POM ET, s. Pomatum, S. from Fr. jwmade, id. 
 
 To POMP, r. a. To draw up water by 
 means of a pump; Belg. pomp-en, id. 
 Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 PONE,s. A thin turf, Shetl. The /w«c seems 
 to have been denominated from its being 
 employed as a shingle. Fenn. poann, 
 scandula, Sw. takpanna, [q. thack-pone'\ 
 tegula. 
 
 To PONE, r. a. To pare off the surface of 
 land; Orkn. Shetl. At/r. Surr. Orkn. 
 
 PONEY-COCK, s. A turkey, S. Entail. 
 Generally pronounced Poirnie. V. Poune, 
 POWNE, id. 
 
 PONYEAND, adj. Piercing. Wallace. 
 ■ — Fr. poignant, id. 
 
 PONNYIS,s. Weight; influence, Gl. Sibb. 
 — Teut. pondigh, pouderosus. 
 
 PONNYIS. Leg. pennyis, money. Houl. 
 
 PONTIOUNE,s. A puncheon. Ab. Beq. 
 
 POO, s. A crab, E. Loth. Pulloch, Aug. 
 — O.Fr. pole, sorte de poisson. 
 
 POOGE, s. A hut; a hovel, Ettr. For. V. 
 Pudge. 
 
 To POOK, PuiK, PouK, T.a. 1. " To pull 
 with nimbleness or force," like E. pluck, 
 S. Burns. 2. To strip off feathers, S.; 
 pron. pook. Bemains of Nithsdale Song, 
 To Pouk a ken, to pluck it. 
 
 To POOK and ROOK. To pillage, Ayrs. 
 Entail. Pook is for Pluck ; Book, an E. 
 v. signifying to rob. 
 
 POOKS, PowKS, s. p^. 1. The feathers on 
 a fowl, when they begin to grow after 
 moulting, Teviotd.; synon. Stob-feathcrs. 
 2. Down, or any similar substance, ad- 
 hering to one's clothes; the ends of 
 threads, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 POOLLY- WOOLLY,?. An imitative term, 
 meant to express the cry of the curlew, 
 Selkirks. Wheeple, West of S. synon. 
 Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 POOR-MAN- OF-MUTTON, The remains 
 of a shoulder of mutton, which, after it 
 has done its regular duty as a roast at 
 dinner, makes its appearance as a broiled 
 bone at supper, or upon the next day, S. 
 Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 POORTITH,s. Poverty. Burns. V.Purtye, 
 
 POOSSIE, s. A kitten, S. A dimin. from 
 E. puss. Belg. poesje, however, signifies " a 
 little cat," (from pocs, puss,) Sewel. 
 
POO 
 
 499 
 
 POS 
 
 POOT, s. This seems to be the same with 
 Pontf a small haddock, Fife. Card. Beat. 
 
 POOTIE, adj. Niggardly; mean; stingy, 
 Berwicks. Foutie, Footie, synou. S. Al- 
 lied probably to Isl. puta, scortea res, 
 also meretrix, scortum; puta-madr, scor- 
 tator. Hence Fr. putain, anc. ptite. 
 
 POPE'S KNIGHTS, s. pi. A designation 
 formerly given to priests of the Chnrch of 
 Rome, who were at the same time dis- 
 tinguished by the title of Sir. Sjwtswood. 
 V. ScaiR. 
 
 POPIL, s. A poplar. Complaint S. — Fr. 
 peupUer, Lat. popul-us, id. 
 
 POPIL, adj. Perhaps, plebeian. Bc/leii- 
 den. — Tent, popel, plebs. 
 
 POPINGOE, s. V. Papejay. 
 
 To POPLE, Paple, p. n. I. To bubble up 
 like water, expressing also the noise of 
 ebullition, S. Douglas. 2. To purl ; to 
 ripple, S.A. Antiquary. 3. To boil with 
 indignation, S.B. — Teut. popcl-cn,vcmrmnr 
 edere; C.B. picmbl-u, to bubble, pwmpl, a 
 bubble. V. Paple. 
 
 POPLESY, s. Apoplexy. Belhnden.— 
 Teut. popelcije, id. 
 
 POPPILL, Popple, s. Corn Campion, or 
 cockle; S.papptle. Banuatyiie Foems. — 
 C.B. popple, id. 
 
 POPPIN, s. A species of paste used by 
 weavers. V. Pappin. 
 
 POP-THE-BONNET,s. A game, in which 
 two, each putting down a pin on the 
 crown of a hat or bonnet, alternately pop 
 on the bonnet till one of the pins cross the 
 other; then he, at whose pop or tap this 
 takes place, lifts the stakes, Teviotdale. 
 
 POR, s. A thrust with a sword. MelTilVs 
 MS. — Teut. porr-en, urgere. V. Porre, v. 
 
 To PORE, Pore doun, v. a. To purge or 
 to soften leather, that the stool or bottom 
 of the hair may come easily ofiF; a terra 
 used by skinners, S. — Belg. puur-en, to 
 refine; to extract. 
 
 PORICE, s. Peril, an errat. for Parwe or 
 Farre, a district in the parish of Duruess. 
 (Tordou's Earls of Sutherl. 
 
 PORKPIK, PoRKEPiK, s. A porcupine. 
 Inreutories. — Fr. port-espic, id. 
 
 PORPLE-WALL, s. A wall of partition. 
 RoUuck. V. Parpall-wall. 
 
 To PORR, r. a. « To stab." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 PORR, s. " TliQ noise a sharp instrument 
 makes darting into the flesh," ib. V. Pou,,s. 
 
 PORRIDGE, s. Hasty pudding; oat-meal, 
 sometimes barley-meal, stirred on the fire 
 in boiling water till it be considerably 
 thickened, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 PORRING IRON. Apparently a poker. 
 Inventory of Furniture in the Castle of 
 Closehurn in Nithisdale, taken I7I7. — 
 Teut. porr-en, moverc; urgere, cogere, 
 Kiliau; as used in Belg. " to stir ui>; to 
 excite," Sewel. 
 
 PORT, s. A catch; a lively tune, S. Kelly. 
 — Gael. id. 
 
 PORTAGE, s. Cargo put on board ship, 
 Fr. Duui/las. 
 
 PORTATiBlS, s. pi. Jloulate. The 
 Fortatib appears to have been some kind 
 of musical instrument. 
 
 To PORTE on, v. a. To bring on; to 
 direct. Act of the Kirk-Session of Aber- 
 deen, Nov. 1608, on occasion of an Earth- 
 quake. — Fr. port-er, Lat. port-are, to 
 carry, to convey. 
 
 PORTEOUS, PoRTuos, Portowis, Por- 
 TuiSROLL, s. A list of porsoHs indicted to 
 appear before the Justiciary Aire, given 
 by the Justice-Clerk to the Coroner, that 
 he might attach them in order to their 
 appearance. Acts J a. I. The term Por- 
 tiious-roll is still used to denote the list of 
 criminal causes to be tried at the circuit- 
 courts, S. — Probably from Fr. port-er, as 
 being carried to the Aires, or circuit- 
 courts ; O.Fr. porteis, portatif. 
 
 PORTER, s. A term used by weavers, 
 denoting twenty splits, or the fifth part 
 of what they call a Hundred, S. " What 
 the Scotch weavers term a Porter, the 
 English term a beer." Feddie's Weaver^s 
 Assistant. V. Bier, s. 
 
 PORTIE, s. Air; mien; carriage; beha- 
 viour, Ayrs. From Fr. port-er, to carry, 
 to bear. E. port. 
 
 PORTIONER, s. One who possesses part 
 of a property which has been originally 
 divided among co-heirs. Statist. Ace. V. 
 Parsenere. 
 
 PORT- YOUL, Port-Yeull. To sinj Fort- 
 youl, to cry, S. Kelly. Port, a catch, 
 and youl, to crv. 
 
 PORTRACT, s. * Portrait. Acts Cha. II. 
 — O.Fr. 2)ourtraict. 
 
 PORTURiT, adj. Portrayed. Dow/las. 
 
 PORTUS, s. A skeleton, Aug. 
 
 POSE, Pois, Poise, s. A secret hoard of 
 money, S. Knox. — A.S. j^osa, Dan. 2>osc, 
 Su.G. posse, a purse. 
 
 POSNETT, s. A bag iu which money is 
 put ; q. a net used as a purse. Burr. 
 Laiccs. V. Pose. 
 
 POSNETT, s. A skillet; a small pan; a 
 kitchen utensil. Burr. Latces. This is 
 merely E. posnet. 
 
 To POSS, V. a. 1. To push; S. pouss. 
 Douglas. — Fr. puuss-er, Lat. puls-are. 2. 
 To pound, Ettr. For. 3. To Poss Claes, 
 to wash clothes by repeatedly lifting 
 them up from the bottom of the tub, and 
 then kneading them down with force, 
 Clydes. Pouss, id. V. Pouss. 
 
 2o POSSED, Posseue, Posseid, v. a. To 
 possess. Act. Dom. Cone. — Lat. possid-cre. 
 
 POSSEDIE, s. Probably for Posset, a 
 drugged potion. R. Baniiatyne's Trans- 
 actions. 
 
 To POSSESS, t. n. Fosscst in, infeoflfed, 
 having legal possession given. Pitscottie. 
 
 POSSING-TUB, s. A tub for one branch 
 of washing. Village Fair. V. Pocss, v. 
 
POS 
 
 iOO 
 
 POU 
 
 POSSOD Y, $. A terra of endearment, used 
 ludicrously. Ecergr. V. Powsowdie. 
 
 POST, s. Stratum in a quarry, S. Agr. 
 Surv. Siirl. 
 
 POSTIT, part. pa. " Postit wi' sickness ;" 
 overpowered by it, Clydes. Q. hurried 
 on with the expedition of a post. Or per- 
 haps confined to the bed-post. 
 
 POSTROME, s. A postern. Bellenden.— 
 L.B. posturhim, id. 
 
 POST-SICK, adj. Bedrid, Roxb. V. Postit. 
 
 To POSTULE, r. a. To elect one for a 
 bishop, who is not in all points duly 
 eligible. Wyntown. — L.B. postidari. 
 
 To POT, T. a. To stew in a pot, S. 
 
 POT, Pott, s. 1. A pit; a dungeon. Dong. 
 
 2. A pond or pit full of water, S. Eudd. 
 
 3. A pool or deep place in a river, S. ibid. 
 
 4. A deep hole scooped out in a rock, by 
 the eddies of a river, S. Mlnst. Bord. 5. 
 A moss-hole from whence peats have been 
 dug. V. Pete- Pot. — Teut. put, fovea, 
 lacuna, palus, given as synon. witli pool. 
 6. A shaft or pit in a mine. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 * POT. To hare Put or Pan in any place; 
 to have the evidences of residence there. 
 Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 
 POT AND GALLOWS. The same with Pit 
 and Gallows, Aberd. 
 
 POT AGE, s. P'ormerly used in S. precisely 
 in the sense in which the same term is 
 still used iu France, for broth with vege- 
 tables in it. Chalmerses Mary. 
 
 POTARDS, s. pi. L. dotards. More. 
 
 POTATO-BOGLE, s. "A scare-crow, 
 placed in a potato-field to frighten rooks," 
 
 5. Gl. Antiq. 
 
 To POTCH, T. a. To drive backwards and 
 forwards; applied to a dirty way of using 
 food. Children are said to potch their 
 porridge, when, they eat it only partially, 
 leaving portions of it here and there in 
 the diih, Ang. Aberd.; synon. Kair. V. 
 Keir. This may be only a different 
 sense of E. potch, to drive, to push. 
 
 POTENT, adj. Wealthy, q. powerful in 
 money, S. Priests Peblis. 
 
 POTENT, s. 1. A gibbet. Compl. S. 2. 
 A crutch, Gl. Sibb. — Fr. potence, a gibbet, 
 also a crutch. 
 
 POTIGARIES,s. p/. Drugs. Act of Ex- 
 2}enditure for King James the llurd's 
 person. — L.B. apothecaria, res omnes 
 quae a pharmacopolis veudi solent. Gall. 
 Drogues. Du Cange. 
 
 POT-PIECE, s. An old name for that 
 piece of ordnance called a mortar, obvious- 
 ly from its resemblance to a jMt. Spald. 
 
 POTTIE, .■!. A dimin. from E. pot. Pottle 
 is also the Scottish pron. of putty. 
 
 To Haud the Pottie boilin'. To keep up 
 the sport, Aberd. In Fife, to haud the 
 puddin reekin'. 
 
 POTTINGAR, s. An apothecary. Erer- 
 green. — L.B. Potagiar-ixis, coquus pul- 
 mentarius. 
 
 POTTINGER, s. A jar; a kind of earthen 
 vessel, Aberd. 
 
 POTTINGRY, s. The work of an apothe- 
 cary. Dunbar. 
 
 POTTISEAR, s. A pastry-cook. Balfour. 
 
 POUliER, Powder, s. Dust. B. Bruce. 
 — Fr. poudre, Lat. pulvls. 
 
 POUERALL, Purell, s. The rabble. 
 Barbour. — O.Fr. povrail, paurail, pau- 
 pertinus; pouraille, les pauvres gens. 
 
 POVIE, ac^;. 1. Snug, comfortable; applied 
 to living. Povie Folk, people possessing 
 abundance, without making any show, 
 Perths. Nearly synon. with Bein, Bene,^ 
 q. v. 2. Spruce and self-conceited, Fife. 
 
 POUK, PooK, s. 1. The disease to which 
 fowls are subject when moulting, Upp. 
 Clydes. 2. A person is said to be on or 
 in the pouk, when in a declining state of 
 health, ibid. 
 
 To POUK, c. a. To pluck. V. Poukit-like, 
 
 POUK, s. A little pit or hole containing 
 water or mire, Moray. 
 
 POUKIT, PooKiT, /7ar<. adj. 1. Plucked, 
 S. 2. Lean and bony, Upp. Clydes. .3. 
 Shabby in appearance, ibid. 4. Stingy, 
 Upp. Clydes. Edin. 
 
 POUKIT-LIKE, Pookit-like, adj. Hav- 
 ing a puny, meagre, or half-starved ap- 
 pearance, S. Mootlt, synon. 
 
 To POULLIE, T. n. " To look plucked- 
 like." Gall. Encifcl. 
 
 POULLIE-HENS.''Plucked-lookinghens." 
 Gall. Encycl. This, it would appear, is 
 merely from the E. v. to pull, to pluck. 
 
 POUNCE, s. Long meadow-grasses. Orkn. 
 Nelll. — Isl. punt-r, gramen barbatum, a 
 sharp-pointed grass. 
 
 POUNDLAW, s. Amerciament paid for 
 delivery of goods that have been poinded 
 or pounded. Ivelth's Hist. A}>p. From 
 pound, the act of poinding, and laic. 
 
 POUNE, PowNE, s. A peacock; S. porcnie. 
 DoUijlas. — Fr. paon, id. 
 
 POUNIE, s. The turkey-hen, E. Loth.; the 
 male is called Bubblle-Jock. This has 
 originated from a misapplication of the 
 Fr. term. V. Poune. 
 
 To POUNSE, Pu.xsE, V. a. To carve ; to 
 emboss. Doug. — Teut. ponts-en, punts-en, 
 caelare, scalpere. 
 
 FOUNT, s. A point, Fife. Tennant. In 
 Fife, instead of oi, ou is often used; as iu 
 boul for boll, avoud for aroid, &c. 
 
 POUR, s. 1 . Used in the same sense with 
 Pourin, for a small portion of liquid, as 
 tea, &c. Roxb. 2. A Pour of rain, a heavy 
 shower of rain; as," It's just an evendown 
 Pour," S. This term, in all its accepta- 
 tions, is pron. like E. poor. 
 
 POURIE, (prou.jfooric,) s. 1. A vessel for 
 holding liquids, with a spout for pouring ; 
 a decanter, as distiuguished from a mug. 
 Loth. 2. A cream-pot; a small ewer, S. 
 This seems to be the more general sense 
 among the vulgar. The EntaiL 
 
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POU 
 
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 POW 
 
 rOURIN, s. A very small quantity of 
 any liquid, S. ; from E. to pour. 
 
 POU IvlNS, (pron. poorins,) s. pi. The thin 
 liquid poitred off from soirens, after fer- 
 mentation, before they are boiled ; that 
 only beiii^ retained which gives them a 
 proper consistence, Fife. 
 
 POURIT, part. adj. Impoverished, Gl. 
 Sibb. V. Pi-RE, r. 
 
 POURPOURE, s. Purple. Douglas. — 
 Fr. pourpre, id. 
 
 To POUSLE, r. n. To trifle. V. Pouzle. 
 
 To POUSS the Candle. To snuff it, Roxb. 
 This seems evidently Su.G. In Sweden 
 they still say, putsa liuaet, to snuff the 
 caudle. The word primarily signifies to 
 trim, to set off, to adorn. 
 
 To rOUSS,T. 71. 1. To push, S. Bp. Forbes. 
 " To pouss one's fortune," to try one's 
 fortune in the world, S. 2. To pouss claes, 
 S. V. Poss. — Teut. polss-eu hit water, 
 quatere aquas. 
 
 POUSS, s. A push, S. Burns. — Fr. pousse. 
 
 POUST, s. Bodily strength, S. — O.Fr. 
 poefte, pooste, id. 
 
 POUSTE, PowsTB, s. Power. Dowjlas. 
 Lefje poustie, full strength, i. e. legltima 
 potestas. Reg. Jlaj. 
 
 POUSTURE, .>!. Bodily ability. To lose 
 the pousture of a limb, to lose the power 
 ofit, S.B. liuddiman. 
 
 POUT, s. 1. A young partridge or moor- 
 fowl, S. Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. poulet, a pul- 
 let ; Lat. pnllus. 2. The chicken of any 
 domesticated fowl, S. 3. A young girl ; 
 a sweetheart. Boss. 4. Caller Pout, a 
 small haddock, Fife ; a small trout, Ettr. 
 For. 
 
 To POUT, V. n. To shoot at young par- 
 tridges ; also. To go a-pouting, to go to 
 shoot at pouts, S. Antiquary. 
 
 To POUT, Pouter, r. n. To poke ; to stir 
 with a long instrument, S. Waverley. — 
 Su.G. pott-a, digito vel baculo explorare ; 
 Beljr. poter-en, fodicare. 
 
 POUT, s. A poker, S.A. " A fire jioit, an 
 iron to stir the fire with," Ray's Lett. 
 " Fo>/ar-potter,a.n iron instrument to stir 
 up the fire," T. Bobbins. 
 
 J'o POUT, T. a. " To start up on a sudden, 
 as something from under the water." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 POUTER, s. A sportsman who shoots 
 .young partridges or moorfowl, Galloway. 
 I)aridson's Seasons. 
 
 To POUTHER, V. n. To canvass. V. 
 Peuther. 
 
 POUTHER, s. 1. Hair-powder, S. 2. Gun- 
 powder, S. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 POUTHERED, part. pa. 1. Powdered; 
 wearing hair-powder, S. Bride of Lam. 
 2. Corned; slightly salted; applied to 
 meat or butter, S. ibid. 
 
 POUTING, PouTTiNG, s. The Pouting, the 
 sport of shooting young grouse or par- 
 tridges, S. Memoric of the Somerrilli, 
 
 POUT-NET, s. A round net fastened to 
 two poles, by means of which the fishers 
 poke the banks of rivers, to force out the 
 fish, S. Courant. 
 
 POUTSTAFF, s. A staff or pole used in 
 fishing with a small net. Wallace. 
 
 POUT- WORM, s. "The grub." Gall. Enc. 
 
 To POUZLE, V. n. 1. To search about 
 with uncertainty for any thing, S.B. ; q. 
 to puzzle. 2. To trifle, Fife. — Teut. fnt- 
 sel-cn, nugari. 3. Applied to one who is 
 airy and finical, Fife. 4. Also to one who 
 makes a boast of his wealth when he has 
 little reason for doing so, ibid. 
 
 POW, .^. The head ; the poll, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To POW, r. a. To pluck ; to pull, S. Wall. 
 
 POW, s. A pool. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 POW, Pou, (pron. poo,) s. 1. A slow- 
 moving rivulet in flat lands, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 2. A watery or marshy place, Stirlings. ib. 
 
 3. A small creek, afi'ording a landing- 
 place for boats, Clackm. ibid. 4. The 
 wharf itself, ibid. Radically the same 
 ■with E. pool. 
 
 POW, (pron, poo,) s. A crab, E. Loth.; 
 synon. Partan. 
 
 POWAN, PoAN, s. The Gwiniad, Salmo 
 lavaretus, Linn. Monipennie's Scots 
 Chron. V. Vend ace. 
 
 POWART, s. LA tadpole ; powrit, Fife. 
 Stat. Ace. 2. The minute-hand of a clock, 
 Roxb. ; perhaps from a supposed resem- 
 blance in its form or motion to a tadpole. 
 3. A seal, phoca, Fife. 
 
 PO WDERBRAND, .<>. A disease in grain. 
 
 POW-EE, s. A small fresh haddock, Montr. 
 
 POW-HEAD,s. A tadpole; pron. ;:>oM-<?^ S. 
 I^oifie, Perths. Gl. Tristrem.— O.E. poled, 
 id.; Mod. Sax. pogghe, a frog, q. pogghe- 
 hoofd, the head of a frog. 
 
 POWIE,s. "A young turkey," Roxb. This, 
 I suppose, is corr. from Fr. ^yozdet, and 
 had originally denoted a pullet in a gene- 
 ral sense. 
 
 POWIN, s. The peacock. Evergreen. — 
 Fr. paon, id. V. Poune. 
 
 POWLICK, s. A tadpole, Perths. 
 
 POWLINGS,s. p/. Some disease. 3[ontg. 
 
 POWRIT, s. A tadpole, Fife; apparently 
 the same with Powart, q. v. 
 
 POWSOWDIE, s. 1. Sheep's-head broth, 
 q. poll-sodden. Ritson. 2. Milk and 
 meal boiled together, S.B. 
 
 To POWT, r. n. To make short and as it 
 ■were convulsive motions with the hands or 
 feet, Clydes. 
 
 POWT, s. A kind of short convulsive mo- 
 tion. To express great exhaustion, it is 
 said, " He cou'dna play poict," Clydes. — 
 Perhaps from Fr. pat, paute, the paw or 
 foot, q. to strike with the foot. 
 
 POW-TAE, s. A crab's claw, E. Loth. 
 
 POWTE, 8. The same with Pout, a. young 
 partridge or moorfowl. Act. Pari. 
 
 ro POWTER, v. n. 1. To do little easy 
 jobs, Ettr. For. 2. To rummago in th» 
 
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 502 
 
 PRE 
 
 dark, S. A. Waverley. " Powterin(/,pol- 
 terhuf, groping and rummaging in the 
 dark." 67. Antiq. V. Pout, Pouter, t. 
 
 PRACTAND, part. pr. ColkelUe Sow. 
 The sense is uncertain. Perhaps it may 
 signify practised, experienced. 
 
 PRACTICK, Practique, s. Uniform prac- 
 tice in tlie determination of causes; a 
 forensic term, S. Acts Cha. II. — Fr. prac- 
 tique,^'i\\Q forme, stile, course of pleading, 
 or of proceeding, in the law," Cotgr. 
 
 PRACTING, part. pr. Accomplishing; 
 perh. practising. Colkelbie Soio. — Lat. 
 peract-us, performed. 
 
 PRAELOQUUTOUR, s. An advocate. 
 V. Prolocutor. 
 
 PRAY, s. A meadow. Douglas. — Yr. pre, 
 id. ; Lat. prat-um. 
 
 * PRAISE, s. Figuratively used for God, 
 the object of praise ; as, " Praise be blest" 
 God be praised. Gaherlunzie Man. 
 
 To PRAM, V. a. To press; to straiten for 
 room, Slietl. — Teut. pram-en, premere, 
 urgere, opprimere, Kilian. 
 
 To PR AN, Prann, v. a. 1. To hurt; to 
 wound; to bruise, Aberd. Christmas 
 Baling. — From G3i.e\. pronu-am, to bruise. 
 2. Apparently, to chide, to reprehend, 
 ibid. W. Beattie's Tales. 
 
 PRANEHYIR,s. Perh. boat's hire. Ab. 
 Reg. Probably corr. from Belg. praam, a 
 flat-bottomed boat; Dan. pram, a bark. 
 
 PRAP, s. A mark, S. V. Prop. 
 
 To PRAP, v. a. 1. To set up as a mark, S. 
 2. To prap stanes at any thing, to throw 
 stones, by taking aim at some object, S.B. 
 
 To PRAP one's self up. To support one's 
 self on some frivolous ground of confi- 
 dence, S. Saxon and Gael. Prop, E. 
 
 PRAT, Pratt, s. 1. A trick, S. Douglas. 
 
 2. A wicked action, S. Forbes. — A.S. 
 praett, craft ; Isl. prett-ur, guile. 
 
 To PRAT, V. n. To become restive, as a 
 
 horse or an ass, Roxb. — Teut. pratt-en, 
 
 ferocire, superbire. 
 To Take wie Prate. To become restive; 
 
 applied to a horse, Roxb. A.Scott's Poems. 
 PRATFU', Pretfu', adj. Trickish; full of 
 
 prats, Loth. V. Prat. 
 PRATTY, adj. Tricky, S. ; pretty, S.B. 
 
 often ill-pretty. RuddUnan. 
 PRATTIK, Prettik, Practik, Practique, 
 
 s. L Practice; experience. Lyndsay. 2. 
 
 A stratagem in war; protick, S.B. Doug. 
 
 3. Form of proceeding in a court of law ; 
 a forensic term. Baillie. — Fr. practique. 
 
 4. An artful means. Dunbar. 5. A trick 
 of legerdemain, S. Gl. Sibb. 6. A necro- 
 mantic exploit, S. Dunbar. 7. A mis- 
 chievous trick, or any wicked act, S. 
 Ramsay. — 'Avi.Gi.praktik, craft; Mod. Sax. 
 practycke, astrology. 
 
 To Prieve Prattiks. To attempt tricks; as, 
 "Dinnapriejv your /nvi<(iL<ton me," Roxb. 
 
 PRECABLE, adj. What may be imposed 
 ill the way of taxation. Arts .la. VI. 
 
 PRECARIE, s. Indulgence ; an old law 
 term. Balf'. Pract. — Lat. adv. precario. 
 To PRECELL, v. n. To excel. Lyndsay. 
 — Lat. praecello. 
 
 PRECEPTORIE, s. A body of knights 
 professedly devoted to the cause of reli- 
 gion; a commandery. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 PRECLAIR, adj. Superemiuent, Fr. 
 Lyndsay. — Lat. praeclar-us. 
 
 To PREE, T. a. To taste, S. V. Prie. 
 
 To PREEK, V. n. To be spruce; to crest; 
 as, " A bit preekin bodie," one attached 
 to dress, self-conceited, and presumptu- 
 ous, Teviotd.;from a common origin with 
 E. to Prick, to dress one's self. — Belg. 
 prijck-en, syuon. with pronck-en, dare se 
 spectandum, K\\\a,n; pryk-en, " to make a 
 proud show," Sewel. V. Prink, t. 
 
 PREEK, s. Impatient eagerness to accom- 
 plish any thing, Upp. Lanarks. — As in 
 this district i short is often pron. as ee, it 
 may be merely E. prick ; or from A.S. 
 prica, Isl. prik, stimulus, as we speak of 
 the spur of the occasion. 
 
 FREES, s. Crowd; press, Roxb. 
 
 To PREEVE, v. n. To stop at any place 
 at sea, in order to make trial for fish, 
 Orkn. Evidently the v. Preif, used in a 
 peculiar sense. 
 
 To PREF, V. a. To prove. Act. Audit. 
 —Prene, is the O.E. form. " Preuyn, or 
 prouen. Probo. Preuyn, or assayen. 
 Examine," Prompt. Parv. V. Preif, v. 
 
 PREF, Preif, s. A proof; a legal proba- 
 tion. Act. Audit. The pronunciation, 
 preif, is still retained in Aberd. and other 
 nortliern counties. 
 
 * To PREFACE, v. n. To give a short 
 practical paraphrase of those verses of the 
 Psalm which are to be sung before prayer. 
 Walker's Passages. As this plan was 
 very popular, it is still continued in some 
 country places. 
 
 To PREFFER, v. a. To excel. Compl. S. 
 — Lat. praefer-o. 
 
 To PREIF, Prieve, Preve, Pree, v. a. 
 1. To prove. Douglas. 2. To taste; coit. 
 prie, S. Pal. Honor. 3. To find by exa- 
 mination. Wallace. 
 
 To PREIN, Prene, Prin, t}. a. To pin, S. 
 Dunbar. Rimsay. 
 
 PREIN-COD, s. A pin-cushion, S. In- 
 ventories. 
 
 PREYNE, Prene, Prein, Prine, Prin, s. 
 1. A pin made of wire, S. Rams. 2. A 
 thing of no value, S. Wallace. — Su.G. 
 Dan. pren, any sharp instrument ; Isl. 
 prionn, a needle, or large pin. 
 
 PREIN-HEAD, s. The head of a pin, S. 
 " No worth a prein-head," a phrase used 
 to intimate that the thing spoken of is of 
 no value, S. 
 
 PREJINCTLY, adv. With minute exact- 
 ness, Ayrs. Steam-Boat. 
 
 PREJINK, adj. Trim; finically tricked 
 out, Ayrs.; a variety of Pc/Ji^L Gait. 
 
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 603 
 
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 PREJINKITIE, s. Minute nicety or accu- 
 racy, Ayrs. /S7r A. Wt//ie. V. Pkiuink. 
 
 2'o PREIS, r. n. This has been expl. to 
 attempt J but it seems to claim a stronger 
 sense, to exert one's self strenuously. 
 J/'OvV's Life of Knox. — It seems origi- 
 nally the same with E. to press. O.E. 
 precsd, is used in the sense of press. 
 
 riiEIS, Pres, s. Heat of battle. Wt/iit. 
 
 To PllEK, Pbyk, r. «. To gallop. Dou'j. — 
 A.S. pricc-ian, Belg. prick-en, pungere. 
 
 PllEKATjS. " xij prekattis of wax." Aherd. 
 Jioj. — Certainly the same with O.E. 
 pryket. V. Proket, a taper. 
 
 To PREMIT, V. a. To premise; to remark 
 before something else. — hvit, lyraemitt-ere. 
 llutcheson on John. 
 
 To PRENE, V. a. V. Prein, v. 
 
 To PRENT, r. a. 1. To print, S. Acts 3I,irie. 
 — Is\. prent-a, typis excudo. 2. To coin. 
 Doiiijlas. — Su.G. prent-a, imprimere, from 
 pren, a graving tool. 
 
 PRENT, s. 1. Print, S. Ahp. Ilamiltoun. 
 
 2. Impression of a die. Acts Jc. III. 
 
 3. A deep impression made on the mind. 
 Wallace. 4. Likeness. Douijlas. 
 
 PRENTAR, s. A printer. 
 
 PRENT-BUKE, s. A book in print, S. 
 Aiitiqiiarii. 
 
 PRENTICE, Prexteiss, s. An apprentice, 
 S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 PRES, s. Throng. V. Preis. 
 
 To PRESCRYVE, Prescriue, r. n. 1. To 
 prescribe; applied to property when lost 
 by the lapse of time; an old forensic term. 
 Balfour's Pract. 2. Used in reference to 
 legal deeds which lose their force in con- 
 sequence of not being followed up in due 
 time. Pari. Ja. III. 
 
 PRESERVES, s. pi. Spectacles used 
 to preserve the sight, but which magnify 
 little or nothing, S. 
 
 PRESOWNE, s. A prisoner. Wyntoicn. 
 
 PRESSYT. L. prisst/t, praised. Barbour. 
 
 PR EST, Prete, part. pa. Ready, Fr. 
 Douglas. — Lat. praesto. 
 
 PRESTABLE, adj. Payable. Act. Scd. 
 — Fr. prcst-er, Lat. praest-are. 
 
 PRET, s. A trick, S. Synon. Prat, Pratt. 
 
 PRETFU', adj. V. Pratfu'. 
 
 * To PRETEND, r. a. Unexplained. Spald. 
 Pretended, probably means notified, from 
 praetendere, to hold out before. 
 
 PRETENSE, s. Design; intention. Cros- 
 rai/uell. — Fr. pretendre, not only signifies 
 to pretend, but also to mean, to intend; 
 pretente, a purpose. 
 
 To PRETEX, r. a. To frame; to devise. 
 Crosra<juell.—'L&t. praetex-ere. 
 
 PRETTY, adj. 1. Small; pron e as al in 
 fair, S.B. 2. Including the idea of neat- 
 ness, conjoined with smalluess of size, ib. 
 3. Mean; contemptible. Doug. 4. Hand- 
 some; well made, S. Spald. 5. Polite; 
 accomplished, S. Sir J. Sine. V. Proxy. 
 G. Brave ; intrepid. Rob Roy. 7. Pos- 
 
 sessing mental, as well as corporeal ac- 
 complishments. Oreni's Chanon. Aberd. 
 
 PRETTY-DANCERS, s. pi. The Aurora 
 Borealis, S.B. J\lcrry-I)ancers, synon. 
 
 PRETTIKIN, s. A feat; also a trick, Shetl. 
 — Isl./»•(;^<(T,deceptio,;JJYi^r,dolus mains. 
 This word may be viewed as a diminutive 
 from Prattik, q. v. 
 
 To PREVADE, c. n. To neglect. Baillie. 
 
 PREVE. In prere, in private ; privily. 
 V. A Perth E, Aperte. 
 
 To PREVENE, Preveen, v. a. To prevent. 
 Douqlas. — Lat. praevenlo. 
 
 PREVENTATIVE, .t. Preventive, S. 
 
 To PREVERT, r. a. To anticipate. Doug. 
 — Lat. praetcrt-o. 
 
 PREVES,Previs,s.;)?. 1. Proofs. 2. Wit- 
 nesses. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 PRY, s. Refuse; small trash; as the pry 
 of onions, &c. Fife. — Belg. prey, a chibol 
 or small onion. Sewel. 
 
 PRY, s. Different species of Carex; sheer- 
 grass, S. Agr. Surv. Roxb. 
 
 PRYCE, Price, Prys, Preis, s. 1. Praise. 
 Henrysone. — Su.G. prisa, Dan. prise, 
 Belg. prijs, id. 2. Prize. Douglas. — 
 Teut. prijs, pretium. 
 
 PRICK, s. 1. A wooden skewer, securing 
 the end of a gut containing a pudding, S. 
 Kelly. Burns {To a Haggis) uses pin. 
 2. A wooden bodkin or pin for fastening 
 one'3 clothes, S. Kelly. 3. An iron spike. 
 Mehiirs MS. V. Prick-Measure. 
 
 To PRICK, V. a. To fasten by a wooden 
 skewer. Kelly. 
 
 To PRICK, V. n. To run as cattle do in a 
 hot day, Mearns. Synon. Tiq. 
 
 PRICKED HAT. Part of the dress re- 
 quired of those who bore arms in this 
 country. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 PRICKER, s. The Basking Shark, S.B. 
 Brand. 
 
 PRICKER, s. pi. A Light-horseman. 
 Spotswood. V. Prek. 
 
 PRICKIE AND JOCKIE. A childish game, 
 played with pins, and similar to Odds or 
 Evens, Teviotd. Prickie, denotes the 
 point, and Jockie the head of the pin. 
 
 PRICKLY TANG. Fucusserratus,Linn.S. 
 
 PRICKMALEERIE, adj. Stiff and pre- 
 cise, Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. 
 
 PRICK MEASURE. The measure used for 
 grain, according to act of parliament. 
 Acts Clia. I. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 PRICK-ME-DAINTY, Prick-my-dainty, 
 adj. Finical in language or manner, S. 
 The Provost. 
 
 PRICKMEDAINTY, 5. One who is finical 
 in dress or carriage, S.; q. I prick myself 
 daintily. — Teut. pryck-en, ornare. 
 
 PRICKSANG, s. Pricksong. Pal. Hon. 
 
 PRICKSWORTH, s. Any thing of the 
 lowest imaginable value, S. 
 
 PRIDEFOW, Prydfull, Pridefu', adj. 
 Proud, q. full of yride, S. Poems 
 \6th Cent. 
 
PRI 
 
 604. 
 
 PRO 
 
 I 
 
 PRIDEFULLY, adv. Very proudly ; with 
 great pride, S. Spalding. 
 
 PRIDEFULNESS, Pridefowness, s. A 
 great degree of haughtiness, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 PRIDYEAND, part. pr. Hoidate. Q. 
 setting themselves off. — Su.G. pri/d-a, id. 
 from E. To pride. 
 
 To PRIE, r. a. To taste, S. V. Preif, v. 
 
 To PRIE one's MOU'. To take a kiss, S. 
 Herd's Col/. V. Free. 
 
 PRIEST. To be one's priest, to kill him, 
 S.B. Cock's Simple Strains. 
 
 PRIEST, s. A great priest, a strong but 
 ineffectual inclination to go to stool, a 
 tenesmus, Roxb.; in other counties a 
 praiss. — Perhaps from Fr. press-er, to 
 press, to strain. V. Preis, v. n. 
 
 PRIEST-CAT, Freest-cat, s. " An ingle- 
 side game," Gall. " A piece of stick is 
 made red in the fire; one hands it to 
 another, saying, 
 
 ' About wi' that, about \vi' that. 
 Keep alive the preesi-cat.' 
 
 Tlien round is handed the stick, and 
 whose hand soever it goes out in, that 
 person is in a wad, and must kiss the 
 crook, the cleps, and what not, ere he gets 
 out of it." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 * PRIESTCRAFT, s. The clerical profes- 
 sion, equivalent to priesthood. Seill of 
 Cans, MS. 
 
 PRIEST-DRIDDER, s. The "dread of 
 
 priests." Gall. Encycl. 
 To PRI EVE, V. a. V. Preif. 
 PRIEVIN', s. A tasting, S.; q. putting a 
 
 thing to the proof. V. Preif, v. 
 To PRIG, V. n. 1. To haggle, S. Dong. 
 
 2. To importune, S.B, P. Buchan Dial. 
 — Belg. praclig-en, to beg. 
 
 PRIGGA TROUT. The Banstickle, Shetl. 
 " Gasterosteus Aculeatus, Linn." Edmon- 
 stone's Zetl. — Perh. q. the prickly trout ; 
 from Isl. prik, stimulus, prik-a, pungere. 
 
 PRIGGER, s. A haggler in making a bar- 
 gain, S. 
 
 PRIGGING, s. 1. Haggling, S. Ruther- 
 ford. 2. Entreaty, S. 
 
 PRIGMEDAINTY,s. Syn. Prickmedainty. 
 
 PRIGNICKITIE, adj. Syn. Pernickitie, 
 Teviotdale. 
 
 To PRYK, V. 11. V. Prek. 
 
 PRIMAR, s. 1. A designation formerly 
 given to the Provost of a college, S.; syn. 
 Principal. Craufurd's Hist. Univ. Edin. 
 
 3. It occurs, in one instance, as denoting 
 a person who was merely a professor, ib. 
 
 PRIMANAIRE, s. Apparently a corr. of 
 the legal term premuuire, Roxb. A. Scott. 
 
 * To PRIME, c. a, 1. To take a large 
 dose of intoxicating liquor; as," Thai lads 
 are weel primed," S. (t7. Plcken. 2. 
 Transferred to the feelings or affections; 
 as, " I sent him aff weel primed wi' pas- 
 sion," S. These must be viewed as oblique 
 uses of the E. v. 
 
 To PRYME, V. a. To stuff. Douglas. 
 PRYMEGILT, Pryngilt, s. A tax paid 
 for the privilege of entering a harbour. 
 Acts Cha. I. — Probably from lent, priem 
 or S. prime, and gilt, as being the money 
 first payable on entering a harbour. 
 
 To PRIMP, t. n. To assume prudish or 
 self-important airs, Buchan. Torras. 
 
 To PRIMP, t. a. To deck one's self in a stiff 
 and affected manner. 
 
 PRIMPIT, part. pa. 1. Stiffly and af- 
 fectedly dressed, S. 2. Ridiculously stiff 
 in demeanour, S. — Su.G. pramper-a, to 
 be proud. 
 
 PRIMSIE, s. Demure; precise, S. from 
 E. prim. Burns. 
 
 To PRIN, v. a. V. Prein, e. 
 
 * PRINCIPAL, ad!/. Prime; excellent, Ab. 
 
 PRINCIPAL, s. The Provost of a college, 
 S. Primar was formerly synon. q. v. 
 
 PRYNES, .0. pL Cribs of some kind for 
 catching fish. Acts Ja. III. V. Cowpes. 
 
 To PRINK, Princk, v. a. To deck; to prick, 
 S. Ererqreen. — Tent, pronck-en, ornare. 
 
 To PRINKLE, V. n. To thrill; to tingle, S. 
 Hoqq. Kelly. 
 
 PRINKLING, s. A tingling or thrilling 
 sensation, S. Perils of Man. 
 
 PRINTS, s. pi. Newspapers, S. 
 
 PRYORESSE, Priorissie, s. A nunnery. 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 
 PRIORIE, s. Precedence ; priority. Act$ 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 PRYS, s. Praise. V. Pryce. 
 
 PRYSAR, s. An appraiser, or prizer of 
 goods, S. Aberd. Beg. — O.E. " Prysar 
 or settar of price," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 PRISE, Prize, s. A lever, S. 
 
 To PRISE, Prize up, t. a. To force open 
 a lock or door, S. — Fr. press-er, to force. 
 
 PRISONERS, s. pi. To play at Prisoners, 
 a game among young people in S. V. Bar. 
 
 PRIVIE, s. The privet, an herb. " Ligus- 
 trum, privie." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 PRIVY SAUGH. Common privet, S. 
 Light foot. 
 
 PRIZATION, s. Valuation, Aberd. 
 
 PROBATIONER, s. One who is licensed 
 to preach in public, as preparatory to his 
 being called by any congregation, S. 
 Acts Assembly. 
 
 To PROCESS, V. a. To proceed legally 
 against one, S. Baillie. 
 
 To PROCH, i\ a. To approach. Wallace. 
 — Fr. proche, near. 
 
 PROCH ANE, Prochene, a(7/. Neighbour- 
 ing, Fr. Complaynt S. 
 
 PROCUIRE,s. Procurement. Poems 16tA C. 
 
 PROCURATOR, s. 1. An advocate in a 
 court of law. Acts Ja. VI. 2. A soli- 
 citor, who is allowed to speak before an 
 inferior court, although not an advocate. 
 3. Any one who makes an active appear- 
 ance for any cause, or in behalf of any 
 person or society, though not fee'd for this 
 service. Corr. procutor, S. — L.B. procu- 
 
PRO 
 
 505 
 
 PRO 
 
 rator. The orig. term Procunitur is in E. 
 corr. to Procter. Procutor occurs in our 
 Acts of Parliament. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To PROCURE, r. «. To act as a solicitor; 
 to manage business for another in a court 
 of law; a forensic term, S. ^Icts Ja. V. 
 — Fr. procitr-er, " to solicit, or follow a 
 cause," Cotgr. 
 
 To PROD, r. H. To move with short steps 
 as children, Perths. 
 
 To PROD, r. a. To job; to prick, Roxb. 
 Jacobite 7i<7ic.<. Originally the same with 
 the V. to Brod, q. v. 
 
 PROD, s. 1. A wooden skewer, Ang. — 
 Su.G. brodd, Dan. brod, cuspis, aculeus. 
 2. A pointed instrument, S. 3. A prick 
 with a pointed weapon ; a stab, S.x\.. 
 Perils o/JLtn. 
 
 PROD, Craw- Prod, s. A pin fixed in the 
 top of a gable, to which the ropes, fast- 
 ening the roof of a cottage, were tied, S.B. 
 Prod, and perhaps crap, the top. 
 
 To PRODDLE, r. a. To prick; to job. 
 Gall. Encycl. A dimin. from Prod, v. 
 
 PROD IE, s. A toy ; a term used at the 
 High School of Edinburgh. 
 
 PRODINS, s. pi. Small feet, as those of 
 children, Perths. 
 
 To PRODLE, r. n. To move quickly with 
 short steps, Perths. A frequentative r. 
 denoting greater expedition than is ex- 
 pressed by its primitive Prod. 
 
 PRODLER, «. A small horse, which takes 
 short steps, Perth?. 
 
 PROFESSION, s. An annual examination 
 in some of our universities in regard to 
 the progress made by students during the 
 year preceding, S. 
 
 PROFITE, adj. Exact; clever, Fife.; corr. 
 from S. Perjite, perfect. 
 
 PROFITER, s. A gainer, S.B. 
 
 PROFORCE, s. The provost-marshal of 
 an army, Monroes Exped. Apparently 
 corr, from provost. 
 
 To PROG, Progue, v. a. 1. To prick; to 
 goad, Mearns, Ayrs. Loth. Roxb.; syuon. 
 Brog, S.B. A. Scott's Poems. 2. To 
 probe; as, "to prog a wound," Argyles. 
 — O.E. proick. " Proickyh, or styren to 
 goode or bad. Prouoco," Prompt. Parv. 
 C.B. proc-iaw, " to thrust, to stick in," 
 proc, "a thrust, a stab," Owen. Ir. 
 priocaim, to prick or sting, prioca, "a 
 sting fixed to the end of a goad to drive 
 cattle with," Obrien. 
 
 PROG, Progue, s. LA sharp point, S. 2. 
 An arrow, P. Biichan Dinl. 3. The act 
 of pricking ; a job, S. 4. Metaph. a sar- 
 casm, Ayrs. Steam-Boat. 
 
 PROGNOSTIC, s. An almanack, Aberd.; 
 evidently from the prognostications it was 
 wont to contain concerning the weather. 
 
 PROG-STAFF, .?. A staff with a sharp iron 
 point in its extremity, S.B. V. Prog, t. 
 
 To PROYNE, Prunyie, v. a. 1. To deck; 
 to trim; applied to birds. K.Quair. See 
 
 in Johnson the English neuter verb To 
 
 prune. 2. Denoting the effeminate care 
 
 of a male in decking his person. Duvg. 
 
 — Germ, prang-cn, to make a show ; 
 
 Su.G. pri/du-iiKi, trimming. 
 To PROITLE, T. a. " To stir after a 
 
 plashing manner." Gall. Eiicucl. 
 PROKER, s. A " poker for stirring fires." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. V. etymon of Prog, r. 
 PROKET, s. Proket of wax, apparently a 
 
 small taper. Spotsicood. V. Prekat. 
 To PROLL THUMBS. To lick and strike 
 
 thumbs for confirming a bargain, Perths. 
 
 It is possible that it may be a corr. of 
 
 parole, q. to give one's parole by licking 
 
 the thumb. V. Tuumblicking. 
 PROLOCUTOR, s. An advocate. Quon. 
 
 Att. — Lat. pro, and loqui, to speak for. 
 
 Praeloquutoar, id. Acts Ja. VI. 
 PROLONG, s. Procrastination. Wallace. 
 To PROMIT, r. a. To promise. Bellenden. 
 
 — Lat. promitt-o. 
 PROMIT, s. A promise. Pal ice Honor. 
 PROMOOUER,s. A promoter; a furtherer. 
 
 Forbes. 
 PROMOVAL, s. Promotion ; furtherance. 
 
 Sac. Contendings. 
 To PROMOVE, V. a. To promote. Acts 
 
 Pari. — Lat. promoc-eo. 
 PRON, s. 1. Flummery, S.B.—Gaeh pronn, 
 
 pollen. 2. This term is also applied to 
 
 the substance of which flummery is made, 
 
 S.B. " Prone, the bran of oat-meal, of 
 
 which sowens is made." 67. Surr. Moray. 
 
 Probably pron and bran have the same 
 
 origin. 
 PRONACKS, s. pi. Crumbs, Mearns; 
 
 synon. Mtilins ; from Gael, pronnog, any 
 
 thing minced. 
 PRON'D, Pran'd, part. pa. Bruised j 
 
 wounded. Buchan. — Gael, pronn-am, to 
 
 bruise. 
 PRONEPTE, s. Grand-niece. Sadler's 
 
 Papers. — An old E. word, from Lat. 
 
 pronept-is, a great-granddaughter. 
 PRONEVW, Pronepuoy, Pronevoy, s. 
 
 A great-grandson. Wyntown. — Lat. pro- 
 
 nepos. 
 PRON YEAND, part. pr. Piercing; sharp. 
 
 BeKend. 
 PROOCHIE, inte7-j. A call to a cow to 
 
 draw near, S. — Supposed to be from Fr. 
 
 approchez, " approach." V. Ptru. 
 PROOF of LEAD, Proof of Shot. A 
 
 protection, according to the vulgar, from 
 
 the effect of leaden bullets, by the power 
 
 of enchantment, S. Judgments upon Per- 
 secutors. 
 PROOF-MAN, s. A person appointed to 
 
 determine how much grain is in a corn- 
 stack, Nairn and Mora v. Surv. Morays. 
 PROOF, s. The breaking of wind in a 
 
 suppressed way. Gall. — Lat. perrump-o, 
 
 perrvp-i. 
 PROP, s. An object at which aim is taken; 
 
 S. prap. Dunbar. Q. something eup- 
 
PRO 
 
 606 
 
 PUD 
 
 ported above the level of the ground as a 
 butt. Prop is used for a landmark in 
 the Chartulary of Aberbrothic. 
 
 To PROP, V. a. To designate by land- 
 marks, S.B. prap. V. the s. 
 
 PROP, s. A wedge. Doug. — Teut. proppe, 
 obturameutum oblongum, veruculum. 
 
 PROPICIANT, adj. Favourable ; kind. 
 Acts Mary. — Lat. part, propitians, -Us. 
 
 PROPYNEJ Propine, s. 1. A present, S. 
 Douglas. 2. Drink-money. Rutherford. 
 3. The power of giving. Minstr. Border. 
 — Gr. a^oTii-u, Lat. j^^'opin-o, to drink to 
 one. Hence Fr. propine, drink-money. 
 
 To PROPINE, V. a. 1. To present a cup 
 to another. Rolloch. 2. To present, in 
 a general sense. Muse's Threnodie. 
 
 To PROPONE, V. a. To propose. Doug. 
 — Lat. prop>on-o. 
 
 To PROPORTE, V. n. To mean; to show. 
 Douglas. — E. purport, L.B. proport-are. 
 
 PROPPIT, part. pa. Apparently used as 
 E. propped, in reference to time. Pltscot. 
 
 PROROGATE, part. pa. Prorogued.— 
 Lat. prorogat-us. Spalding. 
 
 PROSPECT, s. A perspective glass, S. 
 Baillie. — Fr. prospective, Lat. prospivio. 
 
 PROSSIE, Prowsie, adj. Nice and parti- 
 cular in di-ess, or in any work; a terra of 
 contempt generally conjoined with bodg ; 
 as, a prossie body, Roxb. — Teut. prootsch, 
 fastosus, superbus. 
 
 PROT, s. A trick. V. Pratt. 
 
 PROTEIR. L. protegere. Dimbar. 
 
 PROTY, Protty, adj. 1. Handsome ; ele- 
 gant, S.B. P. Buck. Dial. 2. Possessing 
 mettle, ibid. Ross. — Isl. prud-r, decorus; 
 A.S. praete, ornatus. V. Pretty. 
 
 PROTICK, s. V. Prattick. 
 
 PROTTY, adj. V. Pratty. 
 
 * PROUD, adj. Protuberant; applied to a 
 projection in a stack, during the act of 
 rearing it, whence it needs dressing, S. 
 
 PROUD-FULL, adj. Swollen out; a term 
 applied to skins, when swollen by the 
 operation of lime, S. 
 
 PROUDNESS, s. 1. Pride. Pitscottie. 
 2. The state of being swollen out; applied 
 to skins, S. 
 
 PROVEANT, s. V. Proviant. 
 
 PROVEIST, s. The president or provost of 
 a collegiate church. A cts C.I. V. Provost. 
 
 To PROVENE, T. n. To proceed from. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Fr. promnir, Lat. provenire,id. 
 
 PROVENIENTIS, adj. pi. Forthcoming. 
 Acts Mary. This seems equivalent to the 
 mercantile term proceeds. 
 
 PROVENTIS, s. pi. Profits. Knox. — 
 Lat. prorent-us. 
 
 PROVESTERIE, s. The provostship of 
 a collegiate church. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 PROVIANT, adj. Provided for a special 
 purpose. Monro's Expedition. — Fr. prou- 
 voyant, providing, purveying for. 
 
 PR6VIANT,s. Purveyance in food. Monro's 
 E.v. — Svv. proviant, provision, victuals. 
 
 PROVIDING, s. The r>araphernaHa of a 
 bride ; or the preparation of cloth, house- 
 hold furniture, &c. which a young woman 
 makes for herself, although without any 
 prospect of being married, S. Glenfergus. 
 
 PROVOST, s. 1. The mayor of a royal 
 burgh, S. 2. The dean or president of a 
 collegiate church. Spottis. Rel. Houses. 
 
 PROW,s. Profit. Maitl.P.—Fr.prou,id. 
 
 PROWAN, s. Provender. Kelly. — Fr. 
 2)rovende, id. " Lancash. proven, pro- 
 vender," T. Bobbins. 
 
 PROWDE, adj. Magnificent. Wyntoicn. 
 — Su.G. prud, id. 
 
 PROWDE, s. A fair, beautiful woman. 
 Maitland P. — Su.G. prud, ornatus ; Isl. 
 frid, pulcher. 
 
 PRUDENTIS,s.juZ. Chron. S. Poet. Perh. 
 sail-ropes. — Fr. prodenou, a rope which 
 compasseth the sail-yard of a ship, Cotgr.; 
 Ital. prodano, a forestay. 
 
 To PRUNYIE,*. a. To trim. V. Proyne. 
 
 PTARMIGAN, s. The White Grouse, S. 
 Sihbald. — Gael, tarmoch-an. 
 
 PTRU, Ptroo, Pru, interj. A call to a 
 horse or cow to stop or approach, S. 
 Perils of Man. — C.B. ptrue, a noise made 
 in calling cattle, Owen. 
 
 PTRUCHIE, or Prutcii-lady. A call to 
 a cow to draw near. Loth. V. Hove, 
 interj. The form of this word in Clydes. 
 is Ptruita, and in Dumfr. Ptrua. In 
 Clydes. Ptrue is used vrhen one speaks 
 kindly to a horse, or wishes to soothe him 
 when restive. V. Proociiie. 
 
 To PU', V. a. To pull. 
 
 To PU' one hy the sleeve. To use means for 
 recalling the attentions of a lover, who 
 seems to have cooled in his ardour, S. 
 Heart Mid-Lothian. 
 
 To PUBLIC, Publicque, Poblicte, v. a. 
 To publish; to make openly known. Acts 
 Ja. III. — Lat. public-cur, id. 
 
 PUBLIC,s. An inn or tavern, S. Waverley. 
 
 PUBLIC-HOUSE, s. An inn; a tavern, S. 
 Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 FUBLlCK,adj. Adapted to the times. A 
 pubiick discourse, one pointed against 
 national or ecclesiastical evils; a pubiick 
 preacher, one who preaches in this way, S. 
 Walker's Remark. Passai/es. 
 
 To PUBLIS, V. a. To confiscate. Bellend. 
 T. Liv. — Lat. public-are, id. 
 
 PUBLISHLIE, adv. Publicly. Ab. Reg. 
 
 PUBLISHT, jDar*. adj. Plump ;e« bon point. 
 A loeel-publisht bairn, a child in full 
 habit, or well filled up, Aug. 
 
 PUCKER, s. Pother; perplexity; as. In a 
 terrible pucker, so confused as not to know 
 what to do, S. 
 
 PUCK HARY, s. A certain sprite or hob- 
 goblin, S. Colvil. — Isl. Su.G. puhe, das- 
 mon, spectrum. The epithet hairy has 
 been added to Puck, as denoting the 
 shaggy appearance of the fiend. 
 
 PUD. Inkpud, s. An ink-holder, Loth. — 
 
PUD 
 
 507 
 
 PUN 
 
 Tent, enck pot, atramentarium, or puyd, 
 
 suggestus, q. what supports. 
 PUD, s. A fondling designation for a child. 
 
 — Isl. ped, homuncio, puer. 
 rUD, s. The belly, Upp. Clydes. Fife. 
 PUDDlE,PuDDY,s. A kind of cloth, liitson. 
 
 — Teut. poctc, pellis cervaria. 
 PUDDILL, ."!. A pedlar's pack or wallet, Gl. 
 
 Sibb. — Teut. Imiidel, Fris. piuil, sacculus. 
 PUDDING-BROO, Plddinu-uree, .«. The 
 
 water or broth in which puddings have 
 
 been boiled. Herd's Cull. 
 PUDDINGFILLAR,s. A glutton. Dunb. 
 To PUDDLE, PuDLE, r. n. 1. To work 
 
 diligently iu a mean way, S. ; from E. 
 
 puddle, a mire. tStat. Ace. 2. Applied 
 
 to laborious and frivolous engagement in 
 
 the Popish ceremonies, li. Bruce. 
 PUDDOCK, .<!. 1. Afrog, Ayrs. 2. Applied 
 
 in a contemptuous sense to a female, S.O. 
 
 Ayrs. Le(/atees. 
 PUD-DOW, s. A pigeon, Teviotd. ; probably 
 
 used as a fondling term, like Pud by itself. 
 PUDGE, s. A small house; a hut, Perths. 
 
 — Isl. bud, Teut. boede, casa. 
 PUDGET, s. A person who is thick and 
 
 short; one who feeds well. Loth, lloxb. 
 
 Also used as an adj. in the same sense. 
 PUDGETTIE, adj. Short and fat; having 
 
 a large belly. Loth. Roxb. Perhaps from 
 
 pud, the belly ; or from E. budi/et. 
 PUDICK, PuDiCT, adj. Chaste ; untainted. 
 
 Crosraguell. N. Burne. — Fr. pudique, 
 
 Lat. pudic-us, id. 
 PUDINETE, s. A species of fur. V. 
 
 Peudenete. 
 To PUE, V. n. To pufi"; applied to smoke. 
 
 " The reek's jDMeJHr; up. — Whar comes the 
 
 reek pueing frae ?" Gall. Enc. V. Pule. 
 PUE, PuE o' REEK. "A little smoke," ib. 
 PVEDIS, s. 1)1. Acts .Ta. VI. Perhaps an 
 
 errat. for ploudis. V. Ploud and Plod. 
 To PUG, r. a. To pull, Perths. Fife. 
 PUGGIE, s. A monkey, S.— Su.G. puhe, 
 
 daemon. 
 To PUIK, V. a. To pull ; to pluck. V. 
 
 POOK, V. 
 
 PUINT, s. A point, Clydes. — Lat. punct-um. 
 
 PUIR, adj. Poor. V. Pure. 
 
 To PUIR, r. a. V. Pure, v. 
 
 PUIR BODY. A beggar, whether male 
 or female, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 PUIRLIE, adv. Humbly. K. Hart. 
 
 PUIR-MOUTH. To Mak a puir mouth, to 
 pretend poverty, when one is known to 
 be in affluence, S. In the same sense it 
 is said, Ye're no sae piiir's ye peip. 
 
 PUIRTITH,s. Poverty. Poems of the Six- 
 teenth Century. V. Pure, Puir. 
 
 PUIST, PuiSTiE, adj. Snug; in easy cir- 
 cumstances; applied to those who, in the 
 lower walks of life, have money, and live 
 more comfortably than the generality of 
 their equals in station, Dumfr. Gall.; 
 synon. Bene. Gall. Encycl. — O.Fr. poestiu, 
 is expl. lliche, puissant, Roquefort. 
 
 PUIST, s. One who is thick and heavy, 
 
 Ettr. For.; perhaps q. powerful. 
 PUKE, s. An evil spirit. V. Puck iiary. 
 PULAILE, PouLAU.E, s. Poultry. Bar- 
 bour. — L.B. poi/llayllia, id. 
 PULAREjS. Act. JJom. Cone. Apparently 
 
 the same with Pulaile, poultry; corr. 
 
 perhaps from Fr. poula'dleric, id. L.B. 
 
 j[)H//((r-i«s,denoted the officer in the king's 
 
 kitchen who had the charge of the poultry. 
 To PULCE, V. a. To impel. Compl. S. 
 
 — Lat. puls-o. 
 PULDER, PuLDiR, s. 1. Powder; dust. 
 
 Compl. (S'.— O.Fr. puldre, id. 2. Gun- 
 powder. Balfour's Pract. 
 VVLDERIT, part. pa. Sprinkled. Doug. 
 PULE, s. Pule of smoke, a small puff of 
 
 smoke, Clydes.; synon. Pue, Gall. 
 To PULE, V. n. To puff out in this way, 
 
 Clydes. — Teut. puyl-en, extuberare, iu- 
 
 flari. V. Pue. 
 To PULE, V. 11. To eat without appetite, 
 
 like one who is sick, S. Gall. Enc. Perh. 
 
 an oblique use of E. pxile, to whine. 
 PULLAINE GREIS, .s. Greaves worn in 
 
 war. Wallace. — L.B. polena, pars qua 
 
 genua muniuntur. 
 PULLISEE, s. A pulley; S. puUishee. 
 
 Ramsay. V. Pillie-Schevls. 
 PULL LING, s. A moss plant, S. 
 PULLOCH, s. A young crab. V. Poo. 
 PUL0CHS,s.3uL Patches, S.B.—Mod.Sax. 
 
 pulten, id. 
 PULTIE, s. A short-bladed knife ; properly, 
 
 one that has been broken, and has had a 
 
 new point ground on it, Teviotd. — O.Fr. 
 
 poelette, the spatula used by surgeons. 
 PULTIS, s. pi. V. Tod pultis. 
 PULTRING, part. adj. Rutting, Perths. 
 
 — Fr. poultre, a horse-colt. 
 PULTROUS, adj. "Lustful; lascivious." 
 
 Gl. Picken, S.O. Probably allied to Fr. 
 
 putier, id. 
 To PUMP, V. n. To break wind softly 
 
 behind, S. — Isl. prnmp-a, pedere. 
 PUMP, s. The act of breaking wind softly, S. 
 PUMP, s. Perhaps the sink of the pump of 
 
 a ship. Bellend. Cron. 
 To PUNCE, V. a. To push or strike with 
 
 the head, as cattle, Roxb. " Punse, to 
 
 push or strike, as with a stick." Gall. Enc. 
 To PUNCH, V. a. To jog with the elbow, S. 
 
 — O.E. bunch, id.; Sw. buuk-a, cum sonitu 
 
 ferire. 
 PUNCH, s. A jog ; a slight push, S. 
 PUNCH, s. An iron lever. V. Pinch. 
 PUNCH, adj. Thick and short; as, "a 
 
 punch creature," S. Punchie, Roxb.^ — 
 
 Norw. pons, " a little thick man or beast," 
 
 Hallager. 
 PUNCHING, s. The act of pushing; ap- 
 plied to the feet. Aberd. Reg. — O.E. 
 
 " Punchlnge or bunchinge. Stimulacio," 
 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 PUNCKIN, PuNKiN, s. The footsteps of 
 
 horses or cattle in soft ground, S.A. 
 
PUN 
 
 508 
 
 PUR 
 
 Reapers sometimes say, that they have 
 been so warm shearing, that they were 
 glad to take water to drink out of a 
 horse-puHckin. — Fr. punct-uer, to point, 
 to mai-k, q. the print of a foot. 
 
 PUNCT, s. 1. A point; an article in a deed. 
 £cdf. Pract. — Lat. punct-um. 2. Appa- 
 rently used for button. Inventories. — L.B. 
 punct-um, gloh\i\ns,Ga,U. bo^iton^Da Cange. 
 
 PUNCT, s. A Scottish 7H?jf, or two quarts. 
 " To sail ony aill darrer nor tua d. the 
 piinct." Aberd. Iteci. 
 
 POND, ,«. A smaller fold for sheep, Shetl. 
 Agr. Surr. Shetl. This, I suspect, is only 
 a secondary sense of the term, as origi- 
 nally applied to the place where distrained 
 cattle, &c. were confined; E. pound. V. 
 
 POYNDFALT, aud PoiND, PoYND, V. 
 
 PUNDAR,s. The person who has the charge 
 of hedges, woods, &c. and who pounds cattle 
 that trespass, Roxb. A. Scotfs Poems. 
 
 PUNDELAYN, s. Barbour.— Fr. Panta- 
 leon, the name of a saint much celebrated 
 in former ages. Lord Byron deduces the 
 word Pantaloon from Plant the Lion, a 
 sort of sobriquet used in regard to the 
 Lion of St. Mark, the standard of the 
 Venetian republic. Ital. Pianta-leone, 
 whence Pantal eon, and Pantaloon. C'hilde 
 Harold. 
 
 PUNDIE, s. A small tin mug for heating 
 liquids, Perths. originally containing a 
 pound weight of water. 
 
 PUNDLAR, PuNDLER, s. An instrument 
 for weighing, resembling a steelyard, 
 Orkn. Barry. — Su.G. pundare, statera, 
 from pinid, libra. V. Bismar, and Lesh 
 
 PUND. 
 
 PUNDLER, PuNLER, s. I. A distrainer, 
 Ang. Bann. 31 S. V. Poynder. 2. A 
 stalk of peas bearing two pods, Ang. 
 
 To PUNGE, T. a. V. Punye. 
 
 PUNGER, s. A species of crab. Slbbald. 
 
 PUNGITIVE,ac?;. Pungent. Bellen.—O.Fr. 
 
 To PUNYE, (priAted Punzc,) v. a. Perh. to 
 spoil; to deprive of. Descr. Kingd. S. 
 
 PUNYE, s. Asmallbody of men. Barb. — 
 Fr. poifjnte de gens, a handful of people. 
 
 To PUNYE, PiiNGE, T. a. 1. To pierce. 
 Wallace. 2. To sting. Fordiin. 3. To 
 sting ; applied to the mind. Wallace. — 
 O.Fr. poign-er, Lat. pung-ere. 
 
 PUNYOUN, s. Side; party. Wallace. 
 V. Opinioun. 
 
 * To PUNISH, 1'. a. To reduce much in 
 cutting or dressing; a term used by work- 
 men, Aberd. 
 
 PUNK-HOLE i?i a moss,s. A peat-pot, S.A. 
 
 To PUNSE, T. a. To emboss. V. Pounse. 
 
 PUNSIS, PuNcis, s. pi. Pulses. Montgo- 
 merie. Corr. from pulse. 
 
 PUNSS, s. Unexplained. Aberd. Req. 
 
 PUPILL,s. People; subjects. Pari. Ja^ III. 
 — Fr. peuple. 
 
 PUR ALL, PuRALE, s. l.The lower classes. 
 Colkelb'ia Sow. The same with Poiierall, 
 
 Purell. Roquefort renders O.Fr. pouraille, 
 le petit peuple, les pauvres gens. 2. 
 Paupers. It appears, in the north of S. at 
 least, to have commonly borne this sense 
 about three centuries ago. Aberd. Peg. 
 
 PURCHES, Purchase, s. 1. An amour. 
 Douglas. — O.Fr. porchaz, intrigue. 2. 
 Room for operation; space for exertion, S. 
 / had na purchase for a stroke, I had not 
 room for wielding my arm. 3. To have a 
 purchase in pulling or lifting a thing ; to 
 have a local or accidental advantage, S. 
 4. 7'o Lire on one's Purchase, to support 
 one's self by expedients or shifts, S. It 
 had originally signified living by depre- 
 dation. Herd. 
 
 PURCOMMONTIS. Apparently, poor com- 
 mons, or common people. Aberd. Req. 
 
 PURE, PuiR, adj. Poor, S. Douglas.— 
 O.Fr. poure, id. 
 
 To PURE, PuiR, r. a. To impoverish. Wall. 
 
 PURED, part. adj. Furred. Sir Gaican. 
 
 PURELLIS, S. pi. V. POUERALL. 
 
 PURE MAN, s. 1 . A beggar, S. it". Qnair. 
 — The phrase must have been used in O.E. 
 for Palsgr. renders poore man by Fr. 
 pouer homme, helistre, i. e. beggar. 2. A 
 ludicrous designation given to four corn- 
 sheaves set upright on the ground, and 
 one put above tliem. This is practised in 
 wet seasons, Dumfr. Clydes. 
 
 PURE-MAN-OF-MUTTON. V. Poor. 
 
 PURE PRIDE. Ostentatious grandeur, 
 without means for supporting it, S. 
 
 PURFITTIE,rtf7/. Corpulent; short-necked; 
 having an asthmatical make, Teviotd. 
 Perhaps corr. from Purfled. 
 
 PURFLED, PuRFiLLiT, part. adj. Short- 
 winded, S. 
 
 * To PURGE, T. a. 1. Previously to the 
 examination of a witness under oath, in 
 a court of justice, as to the cause on which 
 he is summoned, strictly to interrogate 
 him if he be free from any improper in- 
 fluence ; with the prep, o/added ; a forensic 
 terra, S. 2. To clear the court of those 
 who are not members. " The house is 
 thus said to be purged,^'' S. 
 
 PURIE, s. A small meagre person, Orkn. 
 
 PURL, Purle, s. la portion of the dung 
 of sheep or horses, S. Ess. Ilighl. Sac. 
 — Su.G. piorl-a, scaturire. 2. Dried cow- 
 dung, used for fuel, Fife, South of S. 
 
 To Gather Purls. To collect the dung of 
 cows and horses for fuel, Ettr. For. Fife. 
 
 PURL, s. The seam-stitch in a knitted 
 stocking, Ettr. For. V. Pearl. 
 
 To PURL, V. a. To form that stitch which 
 produces the hollow or far. This is called 
 the Purled or Purlin steek, and the stock- 
 ings themselvesP«*7<?<i.SYocA-i«o's,Ettr. For. 
 
 PURLE, s. A pearl. Watso7i. 
 
 PURLICUE, PiRLicuE, Parlicue, s. 1. A 
 flourish at the end of a word in writing, 
 Aberd. — Fr. pour le queue, q. for the tail. 
 2. In pi. whims ; trifling oddities, Ang. 
 
 I 
 
PUR 
 
 509 
 
 PUT 
 
 3. The peroration, or conclusion of a dis- 
 course; also used to denote the discourse 
 itself, Strathmore, Roxb. 4. Tlie recapi- 
 tulation made, by the pastor, of the heads 
 of the discourses which have been deli- 
 vered by his assistants on the Saturday 
 preceding the Sacrament of the Supper, 
 S.O. ; pron. I'ir/icite. Also, the exhorta- 
 tions which were wont to be given by 
 him, on Monday, at what was called " the 
 close of the work," S. 
 
 PURLlE-riG, s. V. riRLiE-PiG. 
 
 PURN, s. A quill of yarn, Galloway. 
 JJarhhon's (SV((.-ohs. V. Puix. 
 
 PURPIE, <(((/'. Purple; of a purple colour, S.; 
 corr. from the E. or Fr. word. 
 
 PURPIE FEVER. The name vulgarly 
 given to a putrid fever, S. Lam. Diary. 
 
 PURPIR, a((/. Of a purple colour. In- 
 Cfiiturles. — Fr. pvitrpre. 
 
 PURPOSE, rt(/y. 1. Neat; neatly dressed; 
 well-adjusted, Aberd. Ettr. For. Fife. 2. 
 Exact; methodical, Aberd. 
 
 PURPOSE-LIKE, adj. Having the ap- 
 pearance of being fit for answering any 
 particular design; applied both to persons 
 and things, S. Sir J. Sinclair. Tales of 
 21 y Landlord. 
 
 To PURPRESS, r. a. To violate the pro- 
 perty of a superior. Balf. Pract. 
 
 PU RP'RESTRE, ic. A violation of the pro- 
 perty of a superior. H^ij. Maj. — Fr. 
 pour prendre, invadere. 
 
 PURPRISJONE, Purprising, Purprusi- 
 TiOLX, ,<. The invasion of the rights of a 
 superior ; a forensic term, synon. with 
 Purpri'stre. Act. Dom. Cone. Aberd. 
 Rfj. — Ft. perprisoii, "a seizing, or tak- 
 ing into his ovi'u hands (without leave of 
 lord or other) ground that lies waste, or 
 is used in comiuon," Cotgr. 
 
 Court of Purprisio.ne. A court that 
 seizes or divides common property without 
 legal warrant. Act. Audit. 
 
 PURRAY, PuRRY, s. A species of fur. 
 Acts J a. I. — Ft. four ie, id. 
 
 PURRY, s. A kind of porridge, Aberd. 
 Pop. Bull. 
 
 PURRING-IRNE, s. a poker, Aug.— 
 Tent, poyer-en, fodicare. 
 
 PURSE-PENNYjS. 1. A piece of money 
 kept in a purse, without being exchanged 
 or given away, S. 2. Any thing that one 
 cannot get disposed of, S.B. 3. Used 
 metaph. for something retained in the 
 heart or memory, as of the greatest 
 worth. J/. Briice^s Lectures. 
 
 PURSERHAND,.--. A pursuivant. Ah.Rcj. 
 
 PURSY, s. Short-breathed and fat, Gl. 
 Sibb. — O.Fr. pourcif, id. 
 
 PURSILL, PuRciLL, s. A species of edible 
 fucus, S.B. Baddcrlock, synon. 
 
 PURSILL, s. As much money as fills a 
 purse, S.B. q. jnirsc-fll. 
 
 PURS-PYK, s. A pickpocket. Punbir. 
 
 * To PURSUE, r. a. 1. To prosecute in a 
 
 court of law, S. Spaldinj. 2. To assail; 
 to attack, ibid. 
 
 PURSUIT, s. Attack. Spaldin,]. 
 
 PURTYE, PooRTiTu,s. Poverty,' S. Ban- 
 natyne P. — O.Fr. pourfte. 
 
 PUSLICK, s. Cow's dung dropped in the 
 fields, Dumfr. Gall. Hence the phrases, 
 " As light as a pui>lick ;" " As dry as a 
 puslick." These are gathered by the 
 poor, thoroughly dried and bleached 
 through the winter, and used as fuel in 
 spring. 
 
 PUSSANCE, s. Po^verMiiess.—Bellend. 
 T. Lie. — Fr. puissance. 
 
 PUSSANT, adj. Powerful. Bellend. T. 
 Liv. — Fr. puissant. 
 
 PUSSIE, PoussiE, s. A fondling designa- 
 tion for a cat, S.; pron. poossie. Card. 
 Beat. V. Poossie. 
 
 PUT, s. 1. A sort of buttress, erected for 
 supporting a wall, Ettr. For. 2. Stones 
 placed for altering the direction of a 
 river; a jettee, ibid. 
 
 To PUT, r. n. To throw a heavy stone 
 abovehand, S. Pamsay. — C.B. pwt-iaic, 
 to push, to thrust. 
 
 PUT, s. The act of throwing a stone 
 abovehand, S. 
 
 To Mak one's Put gude. To gain one's 
 object, S.; a metaph. borrowed from tilt- 
 ing with the small-sword ; if not from 
 throwing the puttijni-stone. Gall. Enc. 
 
 * 2'o PUT, r. a. This v. is used in a variety 
 of forms which are unknown in E. 
 
 To PUT, r. n. To push with the head or 
 horns, S. Douglas. — Teut. bott-en, C.B. 
 pict-iaw, id. V. Haig. 
 
 To PUT at, V. a. To push against. Knox. 
 
 To PUT on, r. a. To jog ; to give a gentle 
 push, as when one intends to give a hint 
 to another to be silent, S. Leg. St. And. 
 
 PUT, Putt, s. 1. A thrust; a push, S. 
 Knox. 2. Metaph. an attempt. Pennecuik. 
 
 To PUT about, r. a. To subject to incon- 
 venience or difficulty; often used as to 
 money; as, " I was sair /)«« about to get 
 that siller," S. 
 
 To PUT by, V. a. To lay any thing aside, 
 so as to prevent the danger of losing it, S. 
 
 To PUT by, r. a. To delay; to defer, S.; 
 to put off, E. Guthry's Jlcin. 
 
 To PUT down, v. a. 1. To murder. Balf. 
 Pract. 2. To put to death violently, S. 
 Perils of Man. 3. Often used to denote 
 suicide. " He put himsell down," S. 
 
 To PUT hajid in one's self. To commit 
 suicide. V. Hand. 
 
 * To PUT on, r. a. " To invest with, as 
 clothes or covering," Johns. Frequently 
 used in S. in a passive form, as applicable 
 to a person who is well or ill dressed; as, 
 Weel put on, III put on. Guy Man. 
 
 To PUT on, r. n. To dress one's self, S. 
 O slowly, slowly, raise she up, 
 And %\ov,-\y put she on. 
 
 Minstrelsy Scot. Border. 
 
PUT 
 
 5]0 
 
 QUA 
 
 To PUT on, v. a. To dun for debt, with- 
 out lenity or forbearance; as, " He's sair 
 put on for that siller," South of S. 
 
 To PUT on, V. n. To push forward; to in- 
 crease one's speed; often, to go at full 
 speed; applied to riding or walking, S. 
 Edom o' Gordon. 
 
 To PUT out, T. a. To discover ; to make 
 a person known who wishes to conceal 
 himself, S. 
 
 To PUT out, V. a. To exert, or put forth, S. 
 Guthrie's Tried. 
 
 To PUT to, or tUl, v. a. 1 . To interrogate 
 strictly, S. Gl. Shirr. 2. To be put, or 
 putten till, to be straitened in whatever 
 respect. / was sair putten till't to mak 
 throw the winter ; " I was greatly at a loss 
 to subsist during winter," S.; or in E. 
 " put to it." 3. To be abashed; to be put 
 out of countenance ; as, " She was sair 
 
 put till't on her bridal day, puir hizzy," 
 
 Teviotd. 
 To PUT up, V. a. To accommodate with 
 
 lodging, S. Guy Mannerinq. 
 To PUT up, T. n. To be lodged, S.; as, 
 
 " Whar do ye put vp ?" Hence U})- 
 
 puttin, lodging. 
 PUTANDROW,rt(Zj!. With difficulty,S. Boss. 
 PUTTER, s. One who is habituated to the 
 
 exercise of puttinq the stone, S. Hogq. 
 PUTTER, s. An animal that butts with 
 
 the head or horns, S. V. Put, v. n. 
 PUTTER, s. Unexpl. Inventories. 
 PUTTER, s. A short piece of ordnance, 
 
 corr. from petard. Spafdinq. 
 PUTTERLING, s. A small petard. Spald. 
 PUTTING-STONE, s. A heavy stone used 
 
 in puttimj, S. Pennant. 
 PUTTIS, s. pi. The young of moorfowl. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. V. Pout. 
 
 Q 
 
 QUAD. In quad. Tarras^s Poems. Perh. 
 
 in prison, or in a bad state, from Teut. 
 
 quaed ; Belg. quaad, malum, infortunium. 
 QUADRANT, s. The quadrans, or fourth 
 
 part of the Roman As. Bellend. T. Liv. 
 To QUADRE, v. n. To quadrate, Aberd.— 
 
 Fr. quadr-er, to square; to suit. 
 QUAY, imperat. Come away ; as, " Quay, 
 
 woman, what needs ye stand haveriu' 
 
 there a' day ?" Roxb.; in other counties, 
 
 qua. An abbreviation of come away. 
 
 QUAICH, QuEYCH, QUEGH, QUEFF, s. A 
 
 small and shallow drinking-cup with two 
 
 ears. Fergusson. — Ir. Gael, cuach, a cup 
 
 or bowl. 
 QUAID, adj. Evil. Palice of Honor. — 
 
 Alem. quad, Belg. quaad, malus. 
 QUAIFF, QuEiF, s. A coif, or head-dress. 
 
 Phllotus. — Teut. koyffe, Su.G. kwif, id. 
 QUAIK, s. The wheezing sound emitted 
 
 in consequence of great exertion. Dou- 
 glas. — Teut. quack-en, Lat. coax-are. 
 QUAILYIE, QuALYiE, s. A quail. Acts 
 
 Marie. 
 QUAIR, QuERE, s. A book. Lyndsay. 
 
 — Isl. kwer, libellus, codicillus ; O.Fr. 
 
 quayer, a book, id. 
 QUAIST,s. LA rogue, Mearns. 2. Awag,ib. 
 QUAKING ASH, s. The asp or aspen, S. 
 QUAKIN-QUAW. Syn. Bobbin-quatc. 
 
 " Quahin-quaics, moving quagmire bogs." 
 
 Gall. Enci/cl. 
 * To QUALIFY, v. a. To prove; to 
 
 authenticate ; to make good. Spalding. 
 
 — L.B. qualificatus, probus, legitimus, Du 
 
 Cange. 
 QUALIM, s. Ruin. Douglas. — Alem. 
 
 qualm, excidium. 
 QUALITY BINDIN'. A sort of worsted 
 
 tape used for binding the borders of 
 
 carpets, S. 
 
 QUANTITE, s. Size; applied to the human 
 
 body. Bellend. Cron. 
 QUARNELT, part. adj. Having angles, 
 
 Fife. — Fr. carnelle, quarnelle, applied to 
 
 walls with square fissures; from came, an 
 
 edge or angle. 
 QUARRANT, s. A kind of shoe made of 
 
 untanued leather; synon. Rulllon. Burt's 
 
 Letters. — \v.GdL.&\.cuaran,^sock;cuaroga, 
 
 shoes or brogues made of untanued leather ; 
 
 C.B. ktiaran, calceus, viewed by Lhuyd 
 
 as the same with Lat. cothurn-us. 
 * To QUARREL, v. a. To reprove; to 
 
 find fault with, S. Walker's Peden. Mr. 
 
 Todd has inserted the v. as signifying " to 
 
 quarrel with," giving one example from 
 
 B. Jonson. This sense is not very remote 
 
 from that of Fr. querell-er, to challenge. 
 To QUARREL, v. a. To raise stones in a 
 
 quarry. Ship Lawis. 
 QUARREL, s. LA stone quarry, S. 2. 
 
 Apparently, materials from a quarry. 
 
 Fount. Dec. Suppl. V. Querrell. 
 QUARTARLE, s. The quarter or fourth 
 
 part of an ell. Aberd. Reg. 
 QUARTER-ILL, s. A disease among 
 
 cattle, affecting them only in one limb or 
 
 quarter, S. Pop. Ball. 
 QUARTERS,s.?3L Lodgings,S. Antiquary. 
 QUARTES, s.pl. Gordon' s Earls ofSufherl. 
 
 — This seems to be the same with L.B. 
 
 Quartae Ecclesiarum, or the fourth of the 
 
 ecclesiastical tithes. 
 To QUAT, r. a. To quit, S. 
 QUAT, adj. Released from, S. Ramsay. 
 To QUAT, r. n. To give over, S. 
 To QUAVE a brae. To go zig-zag up or 
 
 down a brae, Roxb. Brownie of Bodsb. 
 QUAUIR, QuAUYR, s. A quiver. Douglas. 
 QUAW, .<!. 1. A quagmire; a name given 
 
 in Galloway to an old pit grown over 
 
QUA 
 
 oil 
 
 QUE 
 
 with earth, grass, &c. which yields under 
 one, but in which he does not sink. V. 
 Wallee. 2. A hole wlieiice peats have 
 been dug, Clydes. V. Quiiawe. 
 Bouuin' Quaw. a spring or tcnllee, over 
 which a tough sward has grown, sufficient 
 to support a person's weight. Denomi- 
 nated from its shaking or hohhhhj under 
 him, Roxb. Hobhlc-<fiio, sj'non. 
 QUEED, Qi'iDE, s. A tub, Mearns, Aberd. 
 
 Synon. iSkcel. 
 QUE ED IE, QuiDDiE, s. A small tub, ibid. 
 The provincial pronunciation of Cud and 
 Cudie. V. CooDiE. 
 To QUEEL, V. H. To cool, Aberd. 
 To QUEEM, r. a. To fit exactly; as, to 
 queem the mortice, or joint in wood, Upp. 
 Lanarks. V. Queme. 
 QUEEM, Qlim, adj. 1. Neat; filled up to 
 the general level, Upp. Lanarks. Ettr. 
 For. 2. Close and tight, ibid. 3. Calm; 
 smooth. Gall. 4. Metaph. used, as con- 
 joined with Cosh, to denote intimacy. 
 j\P Ward's Contend. 
 QUEEMER, s. One skilled in fitting 
 
 joints, Clydes. 
 QUEEMLY, adr. 1. In exact adaptation, 
 Clydes. Yorks. irkeemfi/, neatly. 2. 
 Calmly; smoothly. Gall. "The gled glides 
 queemly alang; the kite glides smoothly 
 along." Gall. Enct/cl. 
 QUEEMNESS, s. A'daptation, Clydes. 
 QUEEN'S-CAKE,s. A white sweet cake, S. 
 QUEEN'S CUSHION. The plant called 
 
 Cropstone, Teviotd. 
 QUEEN'S, also KING'S, CUSHION. A 
 mode of carriage, whether in sport or 
 from necessity, S. Of two persons, each 
 grasps his right wrist with his left hand, 
 and with the other lays hold of his neigh- 
 bour's wrist, so as to form a seat of four 
 hands and wrists conjoined. On these 
 the person who is to be carried seats him- 
 self, or is seated by others, putting his 
 arms, for greater security, round the 
 necks of the bearers. 
 QUEER, s. The choir, S. Grose gives 
 Queer in this sense as a provincial word; 
 but without specifying the county. 
 Wyntowu writes it Quere. 
 * QUEER, adj. Besides the common sense 
 of this word in E. it denotes in S. enter- 
 taining, amusing, affording fun.— Germ. 
 quer, oblique. 
 QUEERS, s. 2:»^ News; any thing odd or 
 
 strange, Roxb. Synon. Uncos. 
 QUEET,s. The ankle, Aberd. i?oss. V.Cute. 
 Q U E E T I K I N S, s. pi. Spatterdashes ; 
 
 gaiters, Aberd. V. Cutikixs. 
 QUEEZIE, adj. " Disordered; squeamish, 
 such as after being intoxicated." Gall. 
 Enc. ; merely varied in spelling from E. 
 Queasy. 
 QUEEZ-MADDAM, s. The Cuisse Ma- 
 
 dauii', or French jargonelle. Rob Roy. 
 QUEY, Quv, QuoY, Quyacu, Quoyacu, 
 
 QuEOCK, QuvoK, s. A cow of two years 
 old, S. Acts Male. //.—Dan. quic, Su.G. 
 qniija, id. 
 QUE'YN, Quean, s. A young woman, S. Gl. 
 Sibb. — A.S. cwen, Su.G. qwiniia, mulier. 
 O ! she was a dahitie i/uean, 
 And weel she danced the HeeLand walloch. 
 Old Honi/. 
 QUEYNIE, s. a diminutive, denoting a 
 
 girl, S.B. 
 QUEINT, QuENT, «(/;. 1. Curious. Douff. 
 2. Strange; wonderful, ibid. 3. Cunning; 
 crafty, ibid. — O.Fr. coitd, bien fait, sage ; 
 Arm. coant. 
 QUEINT, QuEYNT, s. A wile; a device. 
 
 Wiiiitoirn. — O.Fr. co'inte. 
 To QUEINTH, Queitii, p. a. To pacify, 
 or to bid farewell to. Douglas. — Su.G. 
 Isl. qwaed-ia, salutare, valedicere. 
 QUE IT, Quiet, s. A species of bird. 
 " Cotta, a qucit." Wedderb. Vocab. In 
 a later Ed. quiet. This seems merely 
 Coot in provincial pronunciation. Wed- 
 derburn was a native of Aberdeenshire. 
 QUELLES, .f. pi. Yells. Sir Gawan. — 
 
 Su.G. Isl. qtcill-a, ejulare. 
 QUELT, s. A sort of petticoat worn in the 
 
 Highlands. V. Kilt. 
 To QUEJIE, V. a. To fit exactly ; queem, 
 
 Lanarks. Quemit, part. pa. 
 QUEME, adr. Exactly ; fitly ; closely. 
 Douqlas. — Tent, quaem, be-quaem, aptus. 
 QUEMIT, part. jDrt. Exactly fitted. Pal. 
 Hon. — Franc, biquam, congruit, convenit. 
 QUENELIE, adj. Of or belonging to a 
 queen. Acts Mary. It does not appear 
 that our southern neighbours have been 
 so gallant as to form an adj. of this kind, 
 though they have kingly. 
 QUENRY, s. Abundance of bad women. 
 Ch.S.P. — A.S. cwen,Ta.ii\ieT,SLnd ric, diyes. 
 QUENT, adj. Quentiss, s. V. Queint. 
 QUENT, adj. Familiar; acquainted. Bel- 
 
 lenden. — Fr. accoint, id. ; Lat. cognitus. 
 QUENTIS, s. Elegant device. Barbour. 
 
 — O.Fr. cointise, ornement, adjustement. 
 QUEN YIE, s. A corner, Aberd . 
 QUERD, s. A vessel formerly used for 
 holding fish, Aberd. " A fishwomau 
 complains to the magistrates, that another 
 had removed her querd of fish." Records 
 of Aberd. — Su.G. Dan. kar, a vessel or 
 tub; Isl. kaer, vas. 
 QUERING, s. Franche quering. Unex- 
 plained. Aberd. Req. 
 QUERN (of a fowl,) s. The gizzard or 
 
 gizzern, Aberd. 
 QUERNALLIT, part. pa. Apparently 
 denoting the form of kirncls or interstices 
 in battlements. Inventories. — L.B. quar- 
 nelli; Fr. crene, crenele, indented. V. 
 Kirnel. 
 QUERNEY, s. A species of rot in sheep, 
 
 South of S. Essays Ilighl. Soc. 
 QUERNELL, 5. Inventories. Apparently 
 the Cornelian stone. 
 
QUE 
 
 512 
 
 QUH 
 
 QUERNELL, adj. Square. Bellend. T. 
 
 Liv. V. QuERRELL, s. and Quaunelt. 
 Q,UERNIE,ar/;. Applied to honey, when it 
 
 abounds with granules, Kinross. V.Curny. 
 QUERNIE, s. A diminutive from E. Quern, 
 
 a hand-mill, Moray. Jamicson'sPop. Ball. 
 QUERRELL, Quarel, s. A quarry, S.B. 
 
 Bcllenden. — Fr. quarrel-er, to pave with 
 
 square stones. A quarry originally means 
 
 a place where stones are squared. The 
 
 root is quatuor, four. 
 QUERT, s. In quert, in good spirits; in a 
 
 state of hilarity. S. P. Bepr. 
 QUERT Y, Quierty, adj. 1. Lively; pos- 
 sessing a flow of animal spirits, S.O. 2. 
 
 Active, Ayrs. Dumfr. 
 QUESTES, s. pi. Noise of hounds. Sir 
 
 Gawan. — Fr. quest-er, to open as a dog. 
 QUETHING. Douglas. V. Queinth. 
 Q,UH. Expressinga strong guttural sound,S. 
 Q U H A , QuHAY, pi-on. Who ; qiihays, 
 
 whose, S. Douglas. 
 QUH AYE, s. Wiiey. Plot quia ye, & AqM- 
 
 cate sort of curd which floats at the top 
 
 of whey when boiled, S. Complaynt S. 
 
 — A.S. hii-eg, Belg. iceye, hiiy. 
 QUHAYNG,' Whang, .o. 1. A thong, S.— 
 
 A.S.thtDaii(j. Bellend. Aye at the whittle 
 
 and the quhang, S. Prov. Still in a broil. 
 
 — Sw. ticeng, id. 2. A thick slice of any 
 
 thing eatable, S. Burns. 
 QUHAIP, QuHAUP, Whaap, s. A curlew, 
 
 S. Acts Marie. 
 QUHAIP, Quhaup, s. A goblin supposed 
 
 to go about under the eaves of houses 
 
 after niglit-fall, having a long beak, Ayrs. 
 QUH AIRANENT, adv. Concerning which. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. Anent the quhilk is used 
 
 as synon. Acts Cha. I. 
 QUHAIRINTlL,«rfi\ Wherein. B.Bruce. 
 QUH AI RTHRO W, adv. Whence ; in con- 
 sequence of which. Acts Mary. 
 QUHAIS, s. The genitive of Quha ; whose, 
 
 S.A. quhaiise,S.B. Acts Ja. I.— Moes.G. 
 
 quhis, id. Quhis ist sa manaleik : " Whose 
 
 image is this r'il/((»-. xii. 1 6. — A.S. h «-afis,id. 
 QUHAM, s. 1. A dale among hills, S. 2. 
 
 A marshy hollow, Loth.^ — Isl. hieauim-r, 
 
 convallicula sen semivallis,/(!M,w»«,vorago. 
 To QUHANG, Whang, v. a. 1. To flog, S. 
 
 2. To lash in discourse. Burns. 3. v. n. 
 
 To cut in large slices, S. II. Mid-Loth. 
 QUHARBE, adv. Whereby. Aberd. Beg. 
 QUH ARE, adp. 1. Where. S. P. Bepr. 2. 
 
 Apparently used as equivalent to since, or 
 
 ichereas. Acts Mary. 
 QUHA-SAY, s. A sham; a pretence. Leg. 
 
 St. Androis. — Corr. perh. from Lat. quasi, 
 
 as if. 
 QUHATKYN, Quhaten. What kind of ; 
 
 S. ichattin. Barbour. V. Kin. 
 QUHAT-RAK. An exclamation still used 
 
 in S. V. Raik, .''. care. 
 QUHATSUMEUIR, adj. Whatsoever. 
 
 Crosraguell. 
 To QUHAUK, r. a. To beat, S.E. 
 
 QUHAUP, Whaap,s. A curlew. V.Quhaip. 
 
 QUHAUP, Whaap. There's a uhaap in 
 the raip, S. Prov. There is something 
 wrong. Kelly. 
 
 QUHAUP, Whaup, s. 1. A pod in the 
 earliest state, S. 2. A pod after it is 
 shelled, Aberd. Mearns. Shaiqj, synon. 
 Lanarks. 3. A mean fellow; a scoundrel, 
 Mearns; perhaps q. a mere husk. 
 
 To QUHAUP, V. a. To shell pease, S.B. 
 
 QUHAUP-NEBBIT, adj. Having a long 
 sharp nose, like a curlew, S. 
 
 roQUHAWCH,«.M.To wheeze. V.QuAiK,s. 
 
 QUHAWE, s. A marsh ; a quagmire. 
 Wyntown. — C.B. chxci, a whirl ; chxciaicg, 
 full of whirls ; O.E. quaue. 
 
 QUHEBEIT, arf?\ Howbeit. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 QUHEEF, s. A fife ; a musical instrument, 
 Upp. Clydes. This retains the form of 
 C.B. chicib, rendered a fife by Richards, 
 a pipe by Owen. 
 
 QUHEYNE, Quhene, Quhoyne, Quhone, 
 adj. Few, S. Barb. — A.S. hwaene, paulo. 
 
 To QUHEMLE, Whommel, v. a. To turn 
 upside down ; S. whummil. Bellenden. — 
 Sn.G. hinml-a, vertigine laborare. 
 
 QUHENE ; S. ivheen, s. A small number. 
 — A.S. hwaene, hwene, aliquantum, paulo. 
 
 QUHENSUA,arfi\ When so. Keith's Hist. 
 
 QUHERTIE, adj. N. Winyet. Appa- 
 rently heartie, liberal. 
 
 QUHETHIR, The Quhethyr, conj. How- 
 ever. Barbour. — A.S. hwaethere, tamen, 
 attamen. 
 
 To QUHETHIR, v. n. V. Quhiddir. 
 
 To QUHEW, v. n. To whiz; to whistle. 
 Burel. — C.B. chwaw-iau; to blow. 
 
 QUHEW, s. 1. The sound produced by the 
 motion of any body through the air with 
 velocity ; S.B. ykr. Doug. 2. A disease 
 which proved extremely fatal in Scotland, 
 A. 1420; occasioned, as would appear from 
 the description, by the unnatural tempe- 
 rature of the weather. Fordvn. — C.B. 
 chwa, chwaw, a blast, a gust. V. Quhich. 
 
 To QUHEZE,r.rt. To pilfer growing fruits, 
 as apples, pease, &c. Clydes. — C.B. chwiw- 
 iaw, to pilfer, and ckidu-gi, a pilferer. 
 
 QUHY, s. A cause ; a reason. K. Quair. 
 
 QUHICAPS, s. 1)1. Agr. Surr. Sutherl. 
 This should certainly be read quhaips, i. e. 
 curlews, as in Sir R. Gordon's Hist. Suth. 
 the work referred to as printed. V. 
 Lair-igigh. 
 
 To QUHICH, Quhigh, Quhihher, (gutt.) 
 V. n. To move through the air with a 
 whizzing sound, S.B. Minst. Bord. — A.S. 
 hireoth, hicith, flatus, aura lenis. Cumb. 
 u-hieic, to fly hastily. This is also an O.E. 
 word. " Quychyn or meuyn, Moueo,'' 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 
 To QUHID, WnuD, v. 7i. 1. To whisk; 
 to move nimbly, S. Bamsay. 2. To fib ; 
 to equivocate, S. — C.B. chwidaic, to move 
 quickly, also to juggle, hiridrar, peruix 
 fertur; Isl. AiCiV/'r, fervida actio. 
 
QUH 
 
 513 
 
 QUH 
 
 QUH YD, Whid. 1. A quick motion, S. 2. 
 
 A smart stroke. Burd. 3. In a ich'ul, in 
 
 a moment, S. Ji. traUoicay. 4. A lie, pro- 
 perly in the way of evasion. — Isl. hicida, 
 
 ferviila actio ; C.B. chwid, a quick turn. 
 QUHIDUER, s. A whizzing sound; S. 
 
 f c/( ith i r. Do iiij/as. 
 QUlIlDDEll, s. A slight and transient 
 
 indisposition ; S. quhither. Tout, synon. 
 
 — A.S. hicith, q. a passing blast. 
 To QUHIDDIR, Quhetuyr, r. n. To whiz, 
 
 S. Barbour. — A.S. kwotlur-an, to make 
 
 a booming noise. V. Quuich. 
 QUIIIG, Whig, s. The sour whey which 
 
 subsides from cream. Gl. C'oiiipl. — A.S. 
 
 htraeii, serum, whey. V. Whig. 
 QUHILE, QuHiLis, (irfr. At times. Wi/nt. 
 
 — Mocs.G. quhcU-a, A.S. hu-'tl, time. 
 QUHILE, Ql'hil, adv. Some time ; for- 
 
 merlj'. Barbour. 
 QUHILE, Q,uniLLE,af//. Late;deceased,ib. 
 QUHILK,/)ro«. Which ; who, S. Wynt. 
 
 — A.S. Dan. kicilc, Belg. tcelk, id. 
 QUH ILK,,'!. An imitative word expressing 
 
 the cry of a gosling. Complaynt S. 
 QUHILL, co«> Until, S. Barbour.— A.S. 
 
 hictle, donee, until. 
 QUHILLY BILLY. The noise made in 
 
 violeut coughing or retching. Lytidsay. 
 
 V. HiLLIE-BILLOW. 
 
 QUHYLUM, QuHiLOM, arfe. 1. Some time 
 ago. Wijnt. 2. At times. Barbour. V. 
 Umql'hile. 3. Distributively; now; then. 
 JJunb. — A.S. hvr'dom, kicUum, aliquando. 
 
 QUHYN, Quhin-Stane, s. 1. Green-stone; 
 the name given to basalt, trap, «Scc. S. 
 Jjouijlas. — Isl. hwljn-a, resonare, hicin, 
 resonans, q. " the resounding stone." 2. 
 Tlu.5 is commonly used as an emblem of 
 obduracy, or want of feeling, S. Pet. Tales. 
 
 To QUHYNGE, r. n. To whine; S. 
 whee. V. Douq. — Su.G. tceni)-a, plorare. 
 
 To QUHIP, Wipp, T. a. To bind about, S. 
 — Moes.G. walb-jan, to surround ; Isl. 
 %cef, circumvolvo. 
 
 QUHIPPIS, s. pi. Crowns, Gl. Sibb.— 
 Moes.G. waips, corona. 
 
 To QUHIRR, F. 11. To emit such a sound 
 as that of a partridge or moor-fowl, when 
 it takes flight ; S. xcliurr. E. ichirring is 
 used as an adj. — Su.G. Iiurr-a, murmu- 
 rare, cum impetu circumagi. 
 
 QUHIRR, s. The sound ofau object moving 
 through the air with great velocity, like 
 a partridge or moor-fowl ; S. whurr. 
 
 To QUHISSEL, Wissil, v. a. I. To ex- 
 change. Douij. 2. To change; used as to 
 money, S.B. ActsJa. V. — Belg. \i'lssel-en, 
 Germ, wechsel-n, Su.G. iraexl-a, id. 
 
 QUHISSEL, Whissle, Wissel, s. Change 
 given for money, S.B. Burns. — Belg. 
 wh?el, Germ, weschell, id. 
 
 QUHYSSELAR,s. 1. A changer of money. 
 2. A person employed privately to raise 
 the price of goods sold by auction, Gl. Sibb. 
 — Teut, u-isseler, id. 
 
 QUHIT, QuHYTT, s. Wheat. Ahn-d. JRe^f. 
 U7(t'a« is always named white by the vulgar 
 in Fife, and wheaten bread uhite-bread . 
 
 To QUHYTE, Wheat, v. a. To cat with 
 a knife; usually applied to wood, S. — 
 A.S. th%cit-an, thiceot-an, id. O.E. tliwyte 
 was used in the same sense. " 1 thiryte 
 a sty eke, or, I cutte lytell peces from a 
 thynge," Palsgr. Chaucer use.s thicitten 
 as signifying, " chipped with a knife, 
 whittled," Gl. Tyrwh. 
 
 QUHYTEjrtrf/. Hypocritical; dissembling. 
 Dou(jlas. Uliite used metai)h. like /air, 
 specious. 
 
 QUHYTE CRAFT. A designation formerly 
 given to the trade of glovers. " Robert 
 Huchunsouu, deikin of the quhlte craft 
 callit the glovcris." JMS. a. d. 1,569. 
 
 QUHITE FISCH. The name given to 
 haddocks, ling,&c. in our old Acts. Acts 
 Ja. V. This phrase does not seem to 
 have included salmon or herrings; for 
 these are spoken of distinctly, although 
 conjoined vdth quhite fisch. " By qray 
 f^h are meant the fry of the coalfish, 
 (Piltocksand Silloks,)in contradistinction 
 to ling, cod, tusk, halibut, haddock, &c. 
 which are called wJtite-fsh." Hlbbert. 
 
 QUHITE HARNES. Apparently, polished 
 armour, as distinguished from tliat of the 
 inferior classes. ActsJa. V. — Dxn. lucid, 
 is not only rendered white, but " bright, 
 clear," Wolff. 
 
 QUHITELY, QuHiTLiE, adj. Having a 
 delicate or fading look, S. V. Whitlie. 
 
 QUHITE MONEY. Silver. Acts .Ta. V. 
 — Su.G. hwita penningar, silver money ; 
 Teut. wit (/held, moneta argentea. 
 
 QUHIT-FISCHER, s. One who fishes for 
 haddocks, cod, ling, &c. Abcrd. Rey. 
 
 QUHITHER, s. A slight illness. V. 
 
 QCHIDDER. 
 
 QUHYTYSS, s. pZ. Barbour. — O.Yr. 
 heutte, a hat worn by military men ; L.B. 
 hureti, vestis species, viewed as a sort of 
 mantle. 
 
 QUHITRED, Q.uHiTTRET, s. The weasel, S. ; 
 •whitrack, Moray. Sibbald. — Isl. hicaiur, 
 Su.G. hwat, quick, fleet. Whitret, perh. 
 compounded of white, and j'cit. 
 
 QUHITSTANE, s. A whetstone. Doug. 
 — Teut. u-etsteit, cos, id. 
 
 To QUHITTER, Quitter, r. n. 1. To 
 warble; to chatter, S.; E. twitter. Doug. 
 2. Applied to the quick motion of the 
 tongue, ibid. — Su.G. qwiitr-a, Belg. quet- 
 ter-ti, garrire instar avium. 
 
 QUHYT WERK. A phrase formerly used 
 to denote silver work, probably in dis- 
 tinction from that which, altliough made 
 of silver, had been gilded. Inreiilories. 
 
 QUHOYNE, ad). Few. V. Quheyne. 
 
 QUHOMFOR. ■ For whom. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To QUHOMMEL, r. a. V. Quhemi.e. 
 
 QUHONNAR, adj. Fewer. Barbour. 
 
 V. QUHEVNE. 
 
 2L 
 
QUH 
 
 514 
 
 QWI 
 
 QUHOW, adv. How. Abp. Hamiltonn, 
 
 To QUHRYNE, 1?. w. 1. To squeak. Mont- 
 gomerie. 2. To murmur; to whine. Doug. 
 — A.S. hrin-an, Isl. hr'in-a, ejub.re, mu- 
 gire; C.B. chtoyrn-u, to murmur, to growl. 
 
 QUHRYNE, s. A whining or growling 
 sound. Douglas. 
 
 To QUHULT,' V. a. To beat; to thump, 
 Upp. Clydes. — C.B. Incyl-iaw, to make an 
 attack; to butt. 
 
 QUHULT, s. A large object ; as, " He's an 
 unco 5!t/*Mft,"or,an " unco ^M/iH7i of aman ;" 
 " That's an unco big qiihult of a rung," 
 applied to a staff or stick, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 QUY, QUYACH, s. V. QUEY. 
 
 QUIB, s. Used for quip, a taunt, or sharp 
 jest. A. Scotfs Poems. 
 
 QUIBOW, s. A branch of a tree, S.B.— 
 Ir. Gael, caobh, id. 
 
 QUICH, {gutt.) s. A small round-eared 
 cap for a woman's head, worn under an- 
 other, Ang.— Su.G. hu'\f; C.B. venguioch, 
 id. from ^kw, head, and cuicch, the brows, 
 or knitting of them. 
 
 QUICKEN, s. Couch-grass. Lightfoot. — 
 Sw. qwick-Jiu'ete, qidck-rot, qmcha, id. It 
 is more generally expressed in the pi. 
 " This ground is full of QincJcens." Max- 
 well's Scl. Trans. 
 
 QUICKENIN, s. Ale or beer in fermenta- 
 tion, thrown into ale, porter, &c. that has 
 become dead or stale, S.B. — \s\.quick-ur, 
 fermentum, vel quicquid fermentationem 
 infert cerevisiae, vino, etc. Haldorson. 
 
 QUIDDERFUL, adg. Of or belonging to 
 the womb, or what is contained in it. 
 Trial for Witchcraft, Kirkaldy, A. 1636. 
 There can be no doubt that quidder is Isl. 
 /^u;Jc?«»',syn.witli Su.G. qticd, Dan. quidiir, 
 A.S. cmth, Alem. quiti, uterus, the womb. 
 
 QUIERTY, adj. Lively. V. Querx. 
 
 * QUIET, adj. 1. Retired, conjoined with 
 lace. Bellend. Cron. 2. Applied to 
 persons concealed, skulking, ibid. 
 
 QUIETIE, s. Privacy. Lyndsay. 
 
 QUYLE, s. A cock of hay, Renfrews.; the 
 coll or coil of other counties. 
 
 To QUYLE, V. a. To put into cocks, Renfr. 
 
 QUIM, adj. Intimate. V. Queem. 
 
 To QUIN, V. a. To con. Maitland P. 
 
 QUYNYIE, QuYNiE, Queingie,s. A corner. 
 Journal Lond. — O.Fr. coing, id. 
 
 QUINK,QuiNCK,s. Golden-eyed duck, Orkn. 
 Acts Marie. — Norw. quink-e, to pipe. 
 
 QUINKINS, s.pl. 1. The scum or refuse 
 of any liquid, Mearns. 2. Metaphori- 
 cally, nothing at all, ibid. 
 
 QUINQUIN, s. A small barrel; the same 
 with Kinken; "A quinquin of oynyeonis." 
 Ah. Reg. " Ane quinquene of peares," ib. 
 
 QUINTER, s. A ewe in her third year; q. 
 twinter, her second icinter completed. Sibb. 
 
 QUINTRY, s. The provincial pronuncia- 
 tion of Country, S.B. 
 QUIRIE, s. The royal stud. Spotswood. 
 — Fr. ecurie, id. 
 
 * QUIRK, s. A trick; often applied to an 
 
 advantage not directly opposed by law, 
 
 but inconsistent with strict honesty, S. 
 QUIRKIE, adj. 1. Disposed to take the 
 
 advantage, S. 2. Sportively tricky, Fife; 
 
 synon. with Swicky, sense 2. 
 QUIRKLUM, s. A cant term for a puzzle; 
 
 from E. quirk, ard lure, an instrument. 
 
 "Quirklums,\itt\e arithmetic puzzles,where 
 
 the matter hangs on a quirk." Gall. , 
 
 Encifcl. 
 QUIRTY, adj. Lively, S.O. V. Quert. 
 QUISCHING, s. A cushion. Aherd. Reg. 
 QUISQUOUS, adj. Nice; perplexing, S. 
 
 Wodroio. — Lat. qursquis. 
 QUYT, Quite, Quyte, adj. Innocent; free 
 
 of culpability, q. acquitted. Pari. Ja. II. 
 
 — Fr. qnitte; L.B.^?(k't-MS,absolutus,liber. 
 QUlTCHlE,«f(/. Very hot. A liquid is said 
 
 to be qu itcJiie, when so hot as to scald one's 
 
 finger, Fife. 
 QUITCLAMATIOUNEjS. Acquittal. Acts 
 
 Mar II. 
 To QUYTCLEYME,r. a. To renounce all 
 
 claim to. Wcdlace. 
 QUYT-CLEME, s. Renunciation. 
 To QUYTE, V. n. 1. To skate; to use 
 
 skates on ice, Ayrs. 2. To play on the 
 
 ice with ciirlinq-stancs, Ayrs. 
 QUYTE, s. The act of skating, Ayrs. 
 QUYTE, /)flrt.p«. Requited. Gaw. and Gol. 
 To QUITTER, v. n. V. Quhitter. 
 QUO, pret. r. Said; abbrev. from quoih or 
 
 quod, S.; Lancash. ko, id. 
 QUOAB, s. A reward; a bribe. V. Koab. 
 QUOD, 2yret. v. Quoth ; said, S. Complaynt 
 
 S. — Alem. quad, dixi. 
 QUOY, s. A young cow. V. Quey. 
 QUOY, s. 1. A piece of ground, taken in 
 
 from a common, and enclosed, Orkn. 2. 
 
 Sheep quoy, a pen ;- synon. with bucht, 
 
 Orkn. — Isl. kwi, claustrum, ubi oves in- 
 
 cluduntur. 3. A ringit quoy, one which 
 
 has originally been of a circular form, ib. 
 QUOYLAND, s. Land taken in from a 
 
 common, and enclosed. Rentall of Orkn. 
 QUOK, /)?•£!{. Quaked; trembled ;g'MMA;c, S.A, 
 
 The land albale of Italy trymblit and quoh. 
 Doug. Virg. 
 
 QUOTHA, hiterj. Forsooth, S. Heart 
 3Iid-Loth. Probably from quoth, ssLid, A.S. 
 crcadha, dicere, but whether formed from 
 the first or third person, seems uncertain. 
 
 QUOTT, Quote, Quoitt, s. The portion of 
 the goods of one deceased, appointed by 
 law to be paid for the confirmation of his 
 testament, or for the right of intromitting 
 with his property. Act. Sed. — Fr. quote, 
 L.B. quota, portion. 
 
 QWERNE, s. Unexpl. Act. Audit. 
 
 QWYT-CXEME,s. Renunciation. Wynt. 
 
 QWITOUT, QwET OUT, jxirt. pa. Cleared 
 from debt; the same with Out-quit. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. — L.B. quiet-are, quitt-are, 
 absolvere a debito. 
 
RA 
 
 515 
 
 RAC 
 
 K 
 
 RA, Raa, Rae, .t. A roe. Ads Ja. I. 
 
 TannaliUL^ls]. ra, Sn.G. Dan. ma, id. 
 RA, Rav, s. The sail-yard. — Isl. raa, 
 
 Su.G. gcijelraa, id. 
 RA'AN, part. pa. Torn; riven, Dumfr. — 
 
 Isl. hrnuf-a, divellere. 
 RAAND, .<!. A mark or stain. V. Rand. 
 2'o RAAZE, r. rt. To madden; to inflame, 
 
 Perths. Synon. with Raise, q. v. — Belg. 
 
 raaz-in, to anger. 
 RA B, .<!. A harsh abbrev. of Robert. V. Ron. 
 R.VBANDIS, Raibandis, s. /)Z. The small 
 
 lines which fasten the sail to the yard. 
 
 Doitiifas.—Sn.G. rcfdand, robbins. 
 To RABATE, Rebate, r. a. To abate. 
 
 Fount. Dec. Stippl. — Fr. rabat-tre. 
 R ABB AT, s. A cape for a mantle. Inrcnt. 
 
 V. Rkbat. 
 To RABBLE, Rable, v. a. To assault in 
 
 a riotous manner, to mob, S. ; from the E. 
 
 s. rabble. Assembly Record. 
 RABBLE, s. A rhapsody, S. Baillie. — 
 
 Tent, rabbel-en, garrire, nugari. 
 To RABBLE, Raible, r. n. To rattle 
 
 nonsense. Gl. Shirr. Bnms {Hoi y Fair) 
 
 uses To Raible iu an active sense. 
 To RABBLE ajf, p. a. To utter in a care- 
 less hurried manner, S.B. V. Rabble, r. 
 To RABETE. V. Rebait. 
 RABIATOR, s. A violent greedy person, 
 
 Ayrs. Ann. of the Par. V. Rubiature. 
 RABIL, s. A disorderly train. Doiujlas. 
 RABLER, s. A rioter; a mobber. Fount. 
 RABLING, Rabbling, s. The act of mob- 
 bing. Acts Assem. 
 RABSCALLION, Rapscallion, s. A low 
 
 worthless fellow; often including the idea 
 
 conveyed by E. tatterdemalion, S. Tales 
 
 of My Landlord. 
 RACE,/n-e<.r. Dashed. Wall.\ .'Rk5cn,v.a. 
 RACE, s. 1. A current. 2. The current 
 
 which turns a mill, S.B. Laic Case. 3. 
 
 The train of historical narration. R. 
 
 Bruce. V. Raiss. 
 RACE, s. Course at sea. Douglas. — Su.G. 
 
 resa, id. ; Belg. reys, a voyage. 
 RACER, s. A common trull. So. and W. of S. 
 
 Burns^s Holy Fair. 
 RACHE, {hard,) s. 1. A dog that discovers 
 
 and pursues his prey by the scent. Bel- 
 
 Icndeu. — Isl. racke, canis sagax ; L.B. 
 
 racha, Norm, racche, id. 2. A poacher ; 
 
 a night-wanderer, Selkirks. 
 RACHE. Houlate. V. Raith, Rath, adj. 
 IIACHLIE, {<jutt.) adj. Dirty and disor- 
 derly, S.B. — Isl. /(raWc/;-r,incomtus, male 
 
 habitus. 
 RACHLINja'^y. 1. Unsettled; harebrained, 
 
 S.B. 2. jfoisy ; clamorous, ibid. — Su.G. 
 
 ragl-a, hue illuc ferri ; Isl. ragalinn, per- 
 verse deliraus. 
 
 RACHTER, Rayciiter, Rauchtek, s. Per- 
 haps a batten, or a rafter. Aberd. Re<]. 
 
 RACK, s. A shock ; a blow. Doug. — Isl. 
 rek-a, hreck-ia, propellerc, quatcre. 
 
 To RACK, V. n. To stretch; to extend. 
 " He has a conscience that will j-ack like 
 raw plaiding;" a proverbial phrase, Loth. 
 V. Rak, r. to reach. 
 
 I'o RACK up, r. n. To clear up, spoken 
 of the weather, S. when the clouds begin 
 to open, so that the sky is seen. 
 
 RACK, s. A very shallow ford, of consider- 
 able breadth, Teviotdale. 
 
 RACK, s. The course in curling, Lanarks. 
 — Perh. Sn.G. rak-a, currere. V. Rink. 
 
 RACK, s. Couch-grass, Triticum repens, 
 Linn., Loth, and other counties; Quicken, 
 synon. V. Wrak, sense 3. 
 
 RACK, s. A frame fixed to the wall, for 
 holding plates, &c. S. It is called in Fife 
 a bink. — " O.E. rakke, Presepe," Prompt. 
 Parv. Belg. rak, id. Sckotclrak, " a cup- 
 board for platters," Sewel. 
 
 RACK (of a Mill,) s. A piece of wood used 
 for the purpose of feeding a mill, S. 
 
 RACKABIMUS, s. A sudden or unex- 
 pected stroke or fall, Ang. 
 
 RACKART, s. " A severe stroke," Buchan. 
 Gl. Tarras. Apparently a corruption of 
 Racket. 
 
 RACKEL, Rackle, Raccle, adj. 1 . Rash ; 
 fearless, S. Burns. — Isl. rack-r, strenuus, 
 arduus. 2. Stout; strong; firm; esijecially 
 used of one who retains his strength long. 
 Thus, //e's a rackle carle at his years, 
 Clydes. ; " A raucle carlin," a vigorous old 
 woman. Trahi's Poet. Rev. 3. In Ayrs. 
 the idea of clumsiness is conjoined with 
 that of strength. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 RACKEL-HANDIT, adj. Careless; rash, 
 S. Gl. Shlrrefs. 
 
 RACKET, s. A dress-frock. Loth.— Su.G. 
 rocke, Arm. roket, Fr. rocket, toga. 
 
 RACKET, s. 1. A smart stroke, S. Rud- 
 diman. — Isl. hreck-ia, propellere ; Belg. 
 rack-en, to hit. 2. A disturbance; an up- 
 roar, S. This is nearly allied to the 
 sense of the word iu E. 
 
 RACKLE, s. A chain, S.B. 
 
 RACKLER, s. A land-survej'or; from his 
 using a rackle, or chain, Aberd. 
 
 RACKLESS, adj. Regardless; reckless, S. 
 O.E. Kelly. V. Rak, s. 
 
 RACKLIG ENCE, s. Chance ; accident, S.B. 
 Ross. 
 
 RACKMEREESLE, adv. Higgledy-pig- 
 gledy, Fife, Perths. 
 
 To RACKON, T. n. To fancy; to imagine; 
 to suppose, S.B.; elsewhere pron. reckon. 
 
 RACKSTICK, .«. A stick used for twisting 
 I ropes, S. ; from E. rack, to extend. 
 
RAC 
 
 616 
 
 RAG 
 
 To RACUNNYS, v. a. To recognise in a 
 
 juridical sense. Wall. — Li.B.recoc/nosc-ere. 
 
 RAD, Rade, Red, adj. Aft'aid, Clydes. 
 
 Durnfr. Barbour. — Su.G. racd-as,radd-a, 
 
 terreo, timeo, Su.G. raedd, Dan. raed, red, 
 
 afraid. 
 
 RAD, s. Counsel. V. Red. 
 
 To RADDLE, v. a. Apparently, to riddle; 
 
 to pierce with shot, A.Bor. liob Roy. 
 RADDMAN, s. A counsellor, Orkney. 
 
 V. Lagraetman. 
 RADDOUR, Reddoiir, s. Fear. Wal- 
 lace. — Su.G. raedde, id. 
 RADDO WRE, Reddour, s. 1 . Vehemence ; 
 violence. Douglas. 2. Rigour; severity. 
 Wyntotcii. — O.Fr. rador, the same with 
 roideiir, durcte. O.E. Itydoxcrc. 
 RADE, Raid, s. 1. An invasion; an attack 
 by violence. Wyntown. — A.S. rad, rade, 
 invasio, iucursio. 2. A ridiculous enter- 
 prise or expedition, S. ; as, " Ye made a 
 braw raid to the fair yesterday." " What- 
 ten a raid is this ye've ha'eu ?" What 
 ■fine business is this you have been about ? 
 That our ancestors vievred the v. to ride 
 as the origin of the s. raid, appears from 
 the sense in which the pret. of the v. oc- 
 curs in one of our acts. AcU Mary. 
 RADE, Raid, s. A road for ships. Doug. 
 
 — Fr. rade, Belg. rede, Su.G. i-edd, id. 
 RADE,arfi-. Rsither. Priests Feb. V.Rath. 
 RADNESS, s. Fear ; timidity. Barbour. 
 T-o RADOTE, v. n. To rave, particularly 
 
 in sleep. Burel. — Fr. radot-er. 
 To RADOUN, V. n. To return. Wallace. 
 
 — Fr. redond-er, to return. 
 RAE, Wrae, s. An enclosure for cattle, 
 S.B. — Isl. ra, secessus domus, latibulum. 
 RAE, s. A roe. V. Ra. 
 RAEN, s. A raven; softened in pron. from 
 the E. word. — Or from A.S. and Isl. raj'n, 
 id. "liaens, ravens. Raen-nest-heugh, 
 the steepest precipice generally among 
 precipices." Gall. Eucycl. 
 RAF. In raf, quickly. — Su.G. rajjp, citus, 
 
 rafsa, celeriter. V. Rap. 
 RAFE, pret. Tore, from the v. to rire. 
 
 Act. Dom. Cone. 
 To RAFF, T. n. Perhaps a variety of Race, 
 " Raffing fellows, ranting, roaring, drink- 
 ing fellows." Gall. Encycl. 
 RAFF, s. Plenty; abundance, S.B. Ross. 
 — A.S. reaf, spolia ; C.B. rhav, diffusion. 
 V. Raffie, adj. 
 RAFF, s. A flying shower, Aug. — Su.G. 
 
 rafs-a, celeriter auferre. 
 RAFF AN, adj. Merry ; roving. Ramsay. 
 
 — Isl. raf-a, vagari. 
 RAFFEL, s. Doe-skin. Chr. Kirk. From 
 
 ra, rae, a roe, and /<??/, a skin. 
 R.\FFIE, adj. 1. Applied to any thing 
 that springs rapidly, and grows rank ; as, 
 raffy corn, rank grain, Stirlings. 2. Plen- 
 tiful; abundant, Aberd. — C B. rUav, a 
 spread, a dififusion; rhav-u, to spread out, 
 to diffuse. Teut. rap, Belg. rapp, citus, 
 
 velox, rafs-a, raff-a, celeriter auferre; 
 Lat. rap-idus. 
 
 To RAG, V. a. To rally ; to reproach, S. 
 — Isl. raeg-a, Alem. ruag-en, to accuse. 
 
 To RAG, V. n. A term applied to the 
 shooting of grain. Gall. " Corn is said to 
 be beginning to ragg, when the grain- 
 head first appears out of the shot-blade ; 
 corn first rags which grows on the sides 
 of riggs, by tiie/((r broic." Gall. Encycl. 
 — Su.G. ragg, villus ? 
 
 To RAG, V. a. A term used to denote a 
 partial winnowing, Gall. " Corn is said 
 to be a ragging," when put " the first 
 time through the fans, or winnowing 
 machine. When this is done, it is ragged, 
 cleaned of its rags and roughness." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 RAG, i". 1. The act of rallying, or reproach- 
 ing roughly, Clydes. 2. A debate or con- 
 tention, Loth. Renfr. 
 
 RAG-A-BUSS, Ragabush, s. 1. A tatter- 
 demalion; apparently synon. with E. 
 ragamuffin, Roxb. 2. A vagabond; a 
 scoundrel, Berwicks. Ragabush is expl. 
 " a ragged crew of unmannerly people." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RAG-A-BUSS, adj. 1. An epithet applied 
 to those who are very poor, Roxb. 2. 
 Mean; paltry; contemptible, Selkirks. 
 Brownie of Bodsbeck. 3. " Good for 
 nothing; reprobate," Ettr. For. " Raga- 
 brash, an idle, ragged person. North." 
 Grose. This seems a corr. of the other. 
 
 RAG-FALLOW, s. A species of fallow. 
 
 RAG-FAUCH, Rag-faugh, «. The same 
 with Rag-falloic, Loth. " Rag-faugh, 
 is grass land broken up in the summer, 
 after the hay is cut and ploughed three 
 times, and then dunged." Agr. Surv. 
 Mid-Loth. V. Fauch, Faugh, v. 
 
 RAGGIT STAFF. Inventories. " Raggit 
 seems to signify jagged or notched." — 
 L.B. ragiatus, occurs for radiatus ; Du 
 Cange. But what kind of ornament is 
 meant cannot easily be conjectured. 
 
 To R AGGLE, v. a. 1 . To ruffle the skin, S. 
 
 2. In architecture, to jagg ; to groove, S. 
 — C.B. rhugl-aw, to rub, to chafe, atterere, 
 Davies ; rhygl-o, to rub, to fret, Lhuyd ; 
 also to groove, striare. 
 
 RAGYT CLATHES. Pari. Ja. I. This 
 seems to signify slashed. As Du Cange 
 views L.B. ragat-us, as synon. with 
 radiatus, he expl. the latter, Segmeutis 
 diversi coloris distinctus pannus. 
 
 RAGLAT PLANE. A species of plane, 
 used by carpenters, in making a groove 
 for shelves of drawers, &c. S. 
 
 RAGLISH, Ragglish, adj. 1. Rough; 
 boisterous, Buchan. Tarras. 2. Harsh; 
 severe, ibid. 
 
 RAGMAN, Ragment, s. 1. A long piece of 
 writing. Wynt. 2. A rhapsody. Doug. 
 
 3. An account, in order to a settlement. 
 Dunbar. — Ital. ragionamento, a discourse. 
 
RAG 
 
 517 
 
 RAI 
 
 RAGMAN'S ROW, or ROLL. A collec- 
 tion of those deeds by which the uobility 
 and gentry of Scotland were constrained 
 to subscribe allegiance to Edward 1. of 
 England, A. d. 12i)6. Rudd. — Isl. raeij-a, 
 to accuse, racije, an accuser ; hence, the 
 devil is called Rdijeman, P. Ploughman. 
 
 RAGNE, prct. Reigned. Bellcnd. Vrou. 
 Also ramj, ibid. — The latter is the most 
 common form, but rmjne most nearly re- 
 sembles the Lat. v. rei/n-are. 
 
 RAGWEED, s. Ragwort, S. Bunts. 
 
 To RAY, r>. a. To array. Wal/are. 
 
 RAY, s. Military arrangement, ibid. 
 
 To Break Ray. To go into disorder. 
 Poems IGth Cent. 
 
 R.VY, s. Uncertain. Botifjlas. — Sn.G. ra, 
 Isl. raeije, daemon. 
 
 T{\Y,REE,adj. Mad; wild, Gl.Sibb. V.Ree. 
 
 RAY, s. "Song; poem," Gl. Sibb. He 
 adds; " From rhyme, as Grew for Greek." 
 
 RAYAYT. Barbour. L. niotyt, rioted. 
 
 RAIBANDIS, s. j)!. V. Rabandis. 
 
 RAICH, Raichie, {gutt.) s. Abbrev. of the 
 name Rachel, S. 
 
 To RAICHIE, (.;»«•) V- a. To scold, Clydes. 
 
 RAICHIE, s. The act of scolding, ibid.— 
 Isl. ra</-a, lacescere, timorem exprobrare; 
 Haldorson; Promoveo, cito, evoco ad cer- 
 tamen, G. Andr. ; or rnej-ia, calumniari. 
 The last syllable of the v. to Bullirag, 
 has probably a common origin. 
 
 RAID, s. An inroad, S. V. Rade. 
 
 RAID, s. A road for ships. V. Rade. 
 
 RAID TIME. The time of spawning. 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Rede fische. V. Pad- 
 dock-rude. 
 
 RAYEN, Rayon, s. A ray. lEume. — Fr. 
 rayon, id. 
 
 RAIF, part. ji>a. Rent. Police of Honor. 
 — Su.G. rifw-a, to rive. V. Rape. 
 
 RAIF, s. Robbery. Complaynt S. — A.S. 
 reaf, spolia, reaf-ian, to rob. 
 
 To RAIF, V. n. To rave. Douglas. — Belg. 
 ret- en, Fr. resv-er. 
 
 RAIK, s. An idle person, Roxb. This 
 term does not at all include the idea ex- 
 pressed by E. rake. 
 
 To RAIK, Rake, Rayk, Reyke, r. n. 1. 
 To range, S. Doug. 2. Applied to cattle, 
 when they will not settle on their pasture, 
 but move off to the corn, &c. Then they 
 are said to be ra'ikin, S. — Su.G. rack-a, 
 cursitare. 3. To move expeditiously, S. 
 Sir Gatcan. 4. To raik on raw, to march 
 in order. Douglas. 5. To be copious in 
 discourse. Dunbar. — Su.G. rek-a, to 
 roam, rak-a, to go swiftly. 
 
 RAIK, Rayk, Rake, s. 1. The extent of a 
 course or walk, S. ; hence, sheep-raik,a,nd 
 cattle-raik, S. Wynt. 2. A swift pace. 
 Ross. 3. The act of carrying from one 
 place to another, S. Henrysone. 4. As 
 much as a person carries at once from one 
 place to another, S. 5. The extent of 
 fishing-ground, S.B Act. Concil. 6. The 
 
 direction in which the clouds are driven 
 by the wiud, Ettr. For. 7. Tongue-raik, 
 elocution ; flow of language, S.B. 
 
 RAIK, Rak, Rack, s. Care ; reckoning. 
 Qiihat raik ? what do I care for it i S. 
 Lyndsay. — A.S. recce, cura ; O.E. reck. 
 
 RAIL, s. A woman's jacket, S.B. Gl. Sibb. 
 — Belg. ryglyf, a bodice, stays. 
 
 RAIL'D, jKirt. pa. Entangled ; as, a raiPd 
 hesp, an entangled hank. Berths.; contr. 
 from Rarelled. In Fife it is pronounced 
 q. Reyld. 
 
 RAIL-EE'D,rtr7;. Wall-eyed, Dumfr.; syn. 
 Ringle-eyed, S. 
 
 RAILYA, s. Inrcntories. It seems to de- 
 note striped satin. — From Fr. rayole, 
 riole, streaked, rayed; whence the com- 
 pound phrase, riole pioU, " diversified 
 with many several colours," Cotgrave. 
 
 RAILYEAR, s. A jester. Douglas. 
 
 RAILYETTIS, s. /)/. Invent. The rail- 
 yettis, seem to be bands by which a coif 
 was fastened under the chin. — From Fr. 
 reli-er, L.B. rallia-re, to bind. 
 
 To RAILL, r. n. To jest. Buret. — Ft. 
 raill-er, id. ; E. rally. 
 
 RAILL Y, s. An upper garment worn by 
 females, S. Bride Lammerm. — A.S. 
 raegel, raeglc, hracgl, vestis, vestimentum. 
 Perhaps the radical term is Isl. roegg, 
 sinus, the fold of a garment. 
 
 RAIL-TREE, s. A large beam, in a cow- 
 house, into which the upper ends of the 
 stakes are fixed, Teviotd. In Fife pron. 
 Reyl-tree. V. Raivel. 
 
 * RAIN. For some superstitions regarding 
 rain, V. Marriage, in the Supplement. 
 
 RAYNE, s. Perh. a roe or kid. Poems 
 IGth Cent. — q. rayen, from A.S. raege, 
 damula, capreola, pi. raegen ; or from 
 hraen, capreolus, a kid, a roe. 
 
 RAYNE, s. V. Rane. 
 
 RAING, s. Row. V. Rang. 
 
 To RAING, r. n. 1. To rank up, S. Per- 
 (jiison. 2. To follow in a line, S.B. 
 
 RAIN GOOSE. The Red-throated Diver, 
 supposed to prognosticate rain, Caithu. 
 Stat Ace. 
 
 To RAINIE, r. a. To repeat the same 
 thing over and over, Ang. Renfr. V. Rane. 
 
 RAIP, g. l.Arope, S. Douglas. — Moes.G. 
 raip, A.S. rape, id. 2. A rood, or six ells 
 in length. Skene. — Su.G. rep-a, to mea- 
 sure by a line. 3. What is strung on 
 a rope. " Tuelf thowsand raippis of 
 vuyeonis" [onions]. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 RAIPFULL, s. 1. The full of a rope, S. 
 2. This term seems to have been formerly 
 used as syn. with Widdifoit:,s. P. \Gth C. 
 
 To RAIR, r. n. To roar. V. Rare. 
 
 RAIR, s. A roar. V. Rare. 
 
 To RAIRD, r. n. 1. To bleat, or low, ap- 
 plied to sheep or cattle, Roxb. 2. To 
 make a loud noise or report, S. " ice is 
 said to be rairding, when it is cracking, 
 &c." Gall. Encycl. 3. To make a noise 
 
RAI 
 
 518 
 
 EAM 
 
 by eructation, ibid. 4. To break wind 
 backwards, S.A. 
 
 RAIRD, s. 1. The act of lowing, or of 
 bleating, ibid. 2. A sudden and loud 
 noise; a loud report of any kind, S. 3. 
 The noise made by eructation; as, "He 
 loot a great raird," he gave a forcible 
 eructation, S. Syn. rift. 4. A fart, S. 
 — Beckin she loot a fearfu' raird, 
 That gart her think great shame. 
 
 Ramsay^s Chrisfs Kirk. 
 
 RAIRUCK, s. A small rick of corn, Roxb. 
 — Perh. from A.S. raeica, ordo, series, 
 and hreac, cumulus ; q. a reak, or rick of 
 grain, such as those set in a row in the 
 field ; as distinguished from a stack, and 
 even from a hand-ruck. 
 
 RAIS, s. A voyage. V. Raiss. 
 
 RAIS'D-LIKE, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of derangement, S. Ross. 
 
 To RAISE, Raize, v. a. 1. To excite, S. 
 Burns. 2. To madden ; rained, delirious, 
 S. — Alem. ralz-en, irritare ; Su.G. ras-a, 
 insanire. 
 
 RAISE-AN'-WAND,s. The apparatus for- 
 merly used for bringing home a millstone 
 from the quarry, Ayrs. 
 
 RAISE-NET, s. A kind of net, Dumfr. 
 " Raise-nets, so called from their rising 
 and falling with the tide." Agr. Surv. 
 Dumfr. 
 
 RAISE-NET FISHING. Allowing the 
 lower part of the net to rise and float 
 with the flowing tide, and to fall down 
 with the ebb, Dumfr. Stat. Ace. 
 
 RAISS, Rasse, Rase, Race, s. A strong 
 current in the sea, S. Barbour. — Teut. 
 raes, aestuarium. Hence " The Race of 
 Alderney." 
 
 RAISS, Rais, s. a voyage. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. — Belg. reys, Dan. rejse, Su.G. sio- 
 resa, a voyage, from reys-en, reis-e, res-a, 
 Isl. reis-a, iter facere, profisisci. Bp. 
 Doug, uses Race also for a course, q. v. 
 
 RAITH, Reath, s. The fourth part of a 
 year, S. Ross. — Gael, ratha, raithe, id. ; 
 Su.G. ret, Isl. reit-r, quadratum quodvis. 
 
 RAITH, Rath, adj. 1. Sudden; quick. 
 Houlate. — A.S. /wae^A, celer ; Isl.hradr, 
 promptus. 2. Ready ; prepared. Doug. 
 V. Rath in Johnson.— Hence E. rather, 
 primarily, sooner ; Fr. plutot. 
 
 RAITH,arfp. Quickly. Do?//;.— A.S. mf A, id. 
 
 R AI VEL, s. 1 . A rail, S. — Fr. verre-vel, id. 
 2. The cross-beam to which the tops of 
 cow-stakes are fastened, Ettr. For. Rail- 
 tree, id. 
 
 RAI VEL {of a spur,) s. The rowel, Clydes. 
 
 RAIVEL, s. An instrument with pins in 
 it, used by weavers for spreading out the 
 yarn that is to be put on the beam, Lan- 
 arks. In Loth, this is called an Erener. 
 Probably from its resemblance to a rail, 
 S. Raivel, q. v. 
 To RAK, V. a. To reach. Montgomerie. — 
 A.S. ratc-an, Su.G. raeck-a, id. 
 
 To RAK, Rek, v. a. To regard. Douglas, 
 — A.S. rec-an, Isl. raek-ia, curare. 
 
 RAK, s. Care. V. Raik. 
 
 RAK, Rawk, Roik, Rook, s. A thick mist 
 or fog, S. Douglas. — Isl. rak-ur, humi- 
 dus ; Teut. roock, vapor. 
 
 RAK, Rawk, s. The rheum which distils 
 from the eyes during sleep, S.B. Rud- 
 diman. — Isl. hrak, rejectaneum quid. 
 
 RAK, Rawk, s. The greenish scum on 
 stagnating water, S.B. ibid. 
 
 To RAKE, V. n. To turn to the left hand, 
 a term used with respect to the motion 
 of cattle in husbandry, Fife. It occurs 
 in the proverbial phrase, Haup weel, rake 
 iced. V. Haup, v. 
 
 RAKE, s. A very lank person; as, "He's 
 a mere rake," S. 
 
 To RAKE the EEN. To be thoroughly 
 awake, S. ; q. to rub the rheum from one's 
 eyes. 6f. Wilson'' s Coll. of Songs. 
 
 RAKE. L. wrake, wreck. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 RAKE, s. A swft pace. V. Raik. 
 
 RAKES, s. A kind of duty exacted at a mill, 
 equal to three goupens, Ayrs. 
 
 RAKYNG, part. pr. Perhaps wandering. 
 Dunbar. V. Raik. 
 
 RAKKET, s. Uncertain. Bannatyne P. 
 
 RAKKIS, s. pi. Iron instruments on which 
 a spit is turned. Act. Dom. C. V. Raxes. 
 
 To RAKLES one's self. To deviate from the 
 proper line of conduct. Q. llary's In- 
 structionis. Keith explains it on the 
 margin by another Scottish term, " de- 
 borded from decency." Formed perhaps 
 from Rackless, adj. q. demeaned himself 
 in a careless or incautious manner. 
 
 RAKLESLIE, adc. Unwittingly. Lynds. 
 
 RAKLESS, adj. Careless ; rash, S. — E. 
 reckless, A.S. recceleas, id. 
 
 RAK-SAUCH, s. A reproachful term, q, 
 applied to one who deserves to rack, or 
 stretch, a withy. Dunbar. 
 
 To RALE, v. n. To spring; to gush forth. 
 Douglas. — Isl. ryll, rivus tacite labens. 
 
 To RALEIFF, v. n. To rally. Wallace. 
 
 RALYF.IT, j)art. pa. Perh. striped. In- 
 rentories. V. Railya and Railyettis. 
 
 RALIS, s. pi. Nets. Douglas. — Franc. 
 regil, vectis, obex. 
 
 RALLY, adj. Mean; unhandsome; un- 
 genteel, Orkn. — Probably from Isl. rag, 
 meticulosus, formidolosus ; rag-a, laces- 
 cere, timorem exprobrare; whence rag- 
 leiki, pusillanimitas. 
 
 RALLION, s. A ragged fellow, Roxb. Fife. 
 
 RALLION, s. Clattering; noise, S.B. — 
 Isl. ragl-a, incedere, ragl, gressus. 
 
 RAMAGIECHAN, s. 1. Expl. a large 
 raw-boned person, speaking and acting 
 heedlessly, Aug. 2. A false-hearted fel- 
 low; a back-biter; a double-dealer, Ayrs. 
 
 RAMBALEUGH, adj. 1. Tempestuous; 
 as, "a rambaleugh day," a stormy day, 
 Roxb. 2. Applied metaph. to the dispo- 
 sition ; as, " She has a rambaleugh temper," 
 
RAM 
 
 519 
 
 RAM 
 
 ibid. — Teut. rammel-en, strepere, tumul- 
 tuari, perstrepere. Isl. rumba, procella 
 pelagica. 
 
 2o RAxMBARRE, r. a. To repulse. Gods- 
 croft. — Fr. n'mbtirr-er, id. 
 
 RAMBASKIOUS, Rambaskish, adj. 
 Rough ; unpolished, Teviot J. V. Rambusk. 
 
 RAMBLEGARIPJ, s. A forward person, 
 Lanarks.; the same with Iiumb/e<jarie ; 
 with this difference, that here it is used 
 as a s. 
 
 RAMBOUNGE, s. A severe brush of 
 labour, Clvdes.; probably a cant term. 
 
 RAMBUSK, <tdj. Robust, Ettr. For. 
 
 To RAME, r. n. To shout ; to roar, S.B. 
 Douglas. — A.S. hream-an, Su.G. raam-a, 
 clamare. 
 
 RAME, s. A cry, especially as denoting 
 reiteration of the same sound, S. 
 
 RAMEDE,s. Remedy. Wall. — Yr.reinedc. 
 
 RAMFEEZLED, part. adj. Fatigued; 
 exhausted, S. Bunts. — Teut. ramme, 
 aries, and fut?cl-en, agitare. 
 
 RAMFEEZLEMENT, s. 1. Disorder, pro- 
 duced by fatigue or otherwise, Ayrs. 2. 
 Confused discourse, or a violent quarrel. 
 
 To RAMFORSE, v. a. 1. To strengthen; 
 to supply with men and warlike stores; 
 E. reinforce. Sed. Coitnc. — Fr. renforc-cr, 
 id. 2. To cram; to stuff hard. Ratuforslt, 
 as used by N. Burne, is evidently the 
 same. 
 
 RAMFORSIT, part. pa. Crammed. 
 N. Burne. V. Ramforse. 
 
 To RAMFWRE, r. rt. To fortify. Decreet 
 of the Privie Council, Presbytery of Lan- 
 erk agt. the Laird and Ladie Lamington, 
 A. 1645. Evidently the same with Ram- 
 forse, and Ranforse, q. v. 
 
 RAMGUNSHOCH, «(//. Rugged. Kelly. 
 — Isl. ram-r, fortis, and gunni, vir pugnax. 
 
 RAMYD, s. The same with Ramede, 
 remedy. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 RAMYNG, s. A loud cry. Douglas. 
 
 RAMIST, adj. « Ill-rested," Slietl.; sig- 
 nifying that one has been disturbed in 
 sleep. 
 
 RAMMAGE, s. The sound emitted by 
 hawks. Urquharfs Rabelais. — Fr. ramage, 
 the warbling of birds. 
 
 RAMMAGE, adj. 1. Rash; thoughtless, 
 Fife. 2. Furious, ibid. This seems ori- 
 ginally the same with Rammist, q. v. 
 
 RAMMAGE, adj. Rough-set, applied to 
 a road, Aberd. Skiniier^s Misc. P. — 
 Teut. ramagie, ramalia; fasces ex virgultis 
 et minutis ramis; q. a road entangled 
 with brushwood or ramage, id. E. 
 
 RAMMAGED, part. adj. In a state of 
 delirium from intoxication. " When a 
 man is rammagcd, that is, raised, crazed, 
 or damaged with drink, we say that man 
 looks ree." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RAMMASCHE,ad;. Collected. Comfd.S. 
 — Fr. ramasse, 
 
 RAMMEKINS, ». A dish made of eggs. 
 
 cheese, and crumbs of bread, mixed in 
 the manner of a pudding, Gl, Sibb. — 
 Flandr. rammekin, panis cscharites. 
 
 RAMMEL, Ramkl, «. Small branches. 
 Burel. — Fr. ramilles, id. 
 
 RAMMEL, arf/. 1. Branchy. Compl. S. — 
 Fr. ramille. 2. Rank,applied to straw,S.B. 
 
 RAMMEL, Ramble, s. Mixed grain, S. 
 ^tat. Ac. — Teut. rammel-en, tumultuari. 
 
 RAMMER, s. A ramrod, S. 
 
 To RAMiVlIS, Rammish, v. n. To be driven 
 about under the impulse of any powerful 
 appetite, S.B. — Alem. romisch jfaerd, 
 equus salax. 
 
 RAMMISH, adj. lie's gane rammish, he 
 is in a violent rage ; implying some degree 
 of derangement. South of S. — Isl. hrams-a, 
 violenter arripere. 
 
 RAMMISHT, part. adj. Crazy, Mearns. 
 V. Rammist. 
 
 RAMMIST, j)ar«.«rty. Raging. Bellenden. 
 
 RAMMLEGUlSHON,s. A sturdy rattling 
 fellow, Teviotd. Perh. from S. rammel, 
 tall, rank, and gaishon, q. v. 
 
 RAMNATRACK, s. Ill spun yarn, Shetl. 
 — Perh. from Su.G. remna, hiscere, rimam 
 agere, remna fissura; q. what has been 
 often broken in spinning or drawing. 
 Teut. treck, is tractus, from treck-en, to 
 draw. Lat. trahere. 
 
 To RAMORD, r. n. V. Remord. 
 
 RAMP, adj. 1. Riotous. Fountainhall. 
 2. Vehement ; violent, S. Pennecuik. 
 
 To RAMP, r. n. Applied to milk when it 
 becomes ropv,S.B. — Fr. ramp-er,io creep. 
 
 To RAMP, v.'a. To trample, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 RAMP, adj. Strong; rank; as, "a ramp 
 smell," Dumfr. Ya. raminish. "A ramp 
 smell, a strong smell, the smell of a he- 
 goat." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To RAMP, T.n. 1. To be rompish, S. 2. 
 To rage. Wallace.— A.^. rempend, prae- 
 ceps. — It occurs in the same form in O.E. 
 " I rampe, I play the callet, Je ram- 
 ponne," Palsgr. 
 
 RAMP, s. A romp, S. 
 
 To RAMPAGE, r. n. To prance about 
 with fury, S. Ross. Ram, and pauge, 
 q. to prance like a ram. 
 
 RAMPAGIOUS, adj. Furious, Ayrs. B. 
 Gilhaize. V. Rampage, v. 
 
 RAMPAR EEL, Ramper Eel. A lamprey, 
 S. ^tat. Ace. 
 
 RAMPAUGER, s. One who prances about 
 furiously, S. 
 
 RAMPAUGIN, s. The act of prancing 
 about in this manner, S. 
 
 RAMPLON, s. The lamprey, Ayrs.— Ap- 
 parently corr. from Fr. lamproyon, a 
 small lamprey. 
 
 RAMPLOR, Rampler, adj. Roving; un- 
 settled, Ayrs. Lanarks. An. of the Par. 
 
 RAMPLOR, s. A gay rambling fellow, 
 Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie.— Isl. ramb-a,\DiCi\- 
 lare. Rombolare is to throw with a sling. 
 
 RAMPS, «. A species of garlic, Allium 
 
RAM 
 
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 RAN 
 
 ursinum, Linn., Loth. Gall. " Ramps, 
 wild leeks common on shores." Gall. 
 Encyd. — Sw. rams, id. V. Ramsh, s. 
 
 RAM-RAIS, Ram-Race, s. 1. The race 
 taken by two rams before each shock in 
 fighting, Dumfr. 2. A short race, in order 
 to give the body greater impetus before 
 taking a leap, Ettr. For. Clydes. 3. The 
 act of running in a precipitous manner, 
 with the head inclined downwards, as if 
 to butt with it. — Tewi. ramey-en, a,viQia,re. 
 
 RAM-REEL, s. A dance by men only, 
 Aberd. Sometimes called a Bull-reel, 
 ibid. D. AnclersoH^s Poems. 
 
 To RAMSH, r. n. To eat voraciously with 
 noise, Fife. Syn. Havish. — Isl. hranims-a, 
 Tiolenter arripere, Haldorson; perh. from 
 hramm-r, a bear. 
 
 RAMSH, ^. A single act of masticating, 
 with noise, coarse or rank food, as raw 
 vegetables, Fife, Perths. 
 
 RAMSH, s. A species of leek, Perths. 
 Trans. Antiq. Soc. Scotl. Linnajus in- 
 forms us, that the Allium ursinum is Got- 
 landis rams, Scanis ramsk, W.Gothis 
 ramsloek. — The word is immediately al- 
 lied to A.S. Jiramsa, hramse, allium syl- 
 vestre, vel allium ursinum. But the 
 common origin is most probably Su.G. 
 ram, Isl. ram-r, olidus, strong, harsh, 
 rank, from its strong smell. In this sense 
 Hamsh, adj. q. v. is used in the north 
 of S. 
 
 RAMSH, adj. 1. Strong; robust, S.B.— 
 Su.G. ram, Isl. ramm-ur, id. 2. Harsh to 
 the taste, S.B. — Norw. romms, rank ; Isl. 
 rammr, bitter. 3. " Inconsiderately rash; 
 arrogant." Gl. Suri\ Moray. Q,. rushing 
 on like a ram. 4. Lascivious ; salacious, 
 S. — Tent. ramwi-CB, salire; Alem. roniisch, 
 salax. 
 
 RAMSHACHLED,prtrt. pa. Loose; dis- 
 jointed; in a crazy state, Fife. — Ram is 
 an old Goth, term denoting strength; 
 ramm-ur, robustus, validus. Thus rawt- 
 shacJded may signify very much distorted. 
 V. Shachle. 
 
 RA MSH ACKLE, s. A thoughtless fellow, 
 S.O. Reg. JDcdton. . 
 
 RAMSKERIE, adj. " Restive and lustful 
 as a ram." Gall. Encycl. V. Skerie. 
 
 RAMSTACKERIN', part. pr. Acting in 
 
 a blundering manner, Aberd. — Perh. from 
 
 Su.G. raiM, fortis, and Scano-Goth. stagr-a, 
 
 vacillare, to stagger. 
 
 RAMSTAGEOUS, adj. Applied to any 
 
 thing coarse, Roxb. V. Ramstougar. 
 RAMSTALKER, s. A clumsy, awkward, 
 
 blundering fellow, Aberd. 
 RAM-STAM, adj. Forward ; thoughtless ; 
 
 precipitate, S. Burns. 
 RAM-STAM, af?i-. Precipitately, S. Roh 
 
 Roy. Ram, and staemm-a, tendere. 
 RAMSTAM, s. 1. A giddy forward per- 
 .sou, Ayrs. The Entail. 2. The strongest 
 home-brewed beer; perhaps so denomi- 
 
 nated from its power of producing giddy, 
 foolish conduct, Upp. Clydes. 
 RAMSTAMPHISH, adj. 1. Rough; blunt; 
 unceremonious, Ettr. For. Apparently 
 formed from Ram-stam, q. v. 2. Forward 
 and noisy, Ayrs. Edin. Mac]. 
 RAMSTAM'RAN, peirt. pr. Rushing on 
 headlong, Perths.; the same with Ram- 
 stam, q. v.; although immediately from 
 ram, and the v. to stammer. Buff's P. 
 RAMSTOUGAR, RAMSTouGEROus,(r;/mrf?,) 
 adj. 1. Rough, with strength, Roxb. Upp. 
 Clydes. 2. Rough, applied to cloth, &c. 
 ibid. 3. Used for characterizing a big, 
 vulgar, masculine woman, ibid. 4. Heed- 
 less, harebrained, ibid. 5. Rough or 
 boisterous in manner; disposed to be 
 riotous. Loth.; quarrelsome, Roxb. Ram- 
 stougar is the form of the word in Roxb. 
 ■ — Su.G. ram, fortis, robustus, Isl. ram-r, 
 id. and Su.G. stygg, deformis, or rather 
 Isl. stygg-r, asper, difficilis, stygger, iratus, 
 from stygg-a, offendere, irritare, ad iram 
 provocare. Let it be remembered that in 
 Sw. sti/i/q is pronounced as stui/g. 
 RAMSTiJGIOUS, {g soft,) adj.' ' The same 
 in'signification with Ramstougerous, Roxb. 
 It is used as apparently synon. with 
 austere. A. Scotfs Poems. 
 RAM-TAM, adv. Precipitately, Roxb. 
 
 The same with Ram-stam. 
 RAMTANGLEMENT, s. Confusion ; dis- 
 order, Ayrs. 
 RAMUKLOCH. Tosingramuklock,to cry. 
 Bannatyne Poems. — Gael, ra, denoting 
 motion, mvich, sadness, and loch, dark, or 
 laoi, day, q. " deep sorrow," or, " the day 
 of sadness comes." 
 To RANCE, V. a. 1. To prop with stakes, 
 S. — Su.G. raenn-a, to fasten a door with 
 a stake. 2. To barricade, Clydes. 
 RANCE, s. 1. A wooden prop, S. 2. The 
 cross bar which joins the lower part of 
 the frame of a chair together, Ang. 3. 
 The cornice of a wooden bed, S. — Su.G. 
 ren, a stake. 
 To RANCE, T. a. To fill completely; to 
 choke up, Ayrs. Perh. merely an oblique 
 sense of the v. as denoting to prop with 
 stakes ; or at least of the'Su.G. v. raenn-a, 
 q. " so to enclose that no aperture is left." 
 RANCE, adj. Rhenish, belonging to the 
 Rhine;" Ane greit pels [piece] o^ Ranee 
 wyne." Aherd. Reg. — Belg. Rinse, or 
 Rhinse, signifies Rhenish. 
 To RANCEL, Ransel, t. n. To search 
 throughout a parish for stolen or for in- 
 sufiicient goods; also to inquire into every 
 kind of misdemeanour, Shetl. ^urv. Shetl. 
 RANCELING, s. The act of searching 
 
 for stolen goods, &c. Edmonst. Zetl. 
 RANCELLOR, Rancelman, s. A kind of 
 constable ; one employed in the investiga- 
 tion described above. Barry's Orkn. — 
 From Dan. reenskyll-er, to cleanse, q. 
 cleansers ; or randsagehe, a search, q. 
 
RAN 
 
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 RAN 
 
 ransackers; or from Isl. ran, proy, pil- 
 lage, and peril, scl-a, sacf-ja, to deliver. 
 
 HANI), s. 1. A narrow stripe. Thus the 
 wool of a sheep is said to be separated 
 into rands in smearing, that the tar may 
 be equally spread on the skin, Teviotd. — 
 Nearly allied to E. rand, a border, a seam. 
 As used in S. it corresponds with Germ. 
 Su.G. rand, linea, rand-a, striis distin- 
 gnere, randii/t ?ji/(/,pannus virgatus, striped 
 cloth. Tent, rand, margo, ora, limbus. 
 2. A stripe, of whatever breadth, of a 
 ditl'erent colour in cloth, Roxb. 3. A 
 streak of dirt left in any thing that has 
 been cleaned imperfectly, ibid. V. Rund. 
 
 RANDER, s. Order, S.B. A'os.^.— Su.G. 
 rand, margo, linea, pi. rander. 
 
 To RANDER, r. ?(. To ramble in dis- 
 course ; to talk idly, Lanarks. Rerwicks. 
 — I'robably a derivative from Teut. 
 rand-cn, delirare, iueptire, nugari. 
 
 RANDER, s. A great talker ; as, " She's 
 a perfect rander," Roxb. 
 
 RANDERS, s. pi. 1. Idle rumours, S. 2. 
 Idle conversation, S. — Flaud. rand-en, de- 
 lirare, nugari. Syn. Ilairers, Maundrels. 
 
 RANDEVOWjS. Rendezvous. AcUCha.I. 
 
 RANDY, Ra.ndie-Beggaii, s. 1. A beggar 
 who exacts alms by threatening lan- 
 guage, S. Ritson. 2. A scold, S. Saxon 
 and Gael. — Su.G. ran, spoil, aud tiuf, a 
 thief; Gael, ranntaich, a songster. 3. An 
 indelicate, romping hoyden, Moray. In 
 the South of E. this term is particularly 
 applied to a restive or frolicsome horse, 
 Grose, vo. Strandy. 
 
 RANDY, adj. 1. Vagrant aud disor- 
 derly, S. Guy Mannering. 2. Quarrel- 
 some ; scolding, S. Meston. 
 
 RANDY-LIKE, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of a scold, S. The Steam-Boat. 
 
 RANDIT, part. adj. Striped with diffe- 
 rent colours, Teviotd. " Randyt, streaked 
 or striped," GI. Sibb. V. RaiNd, s. 
 
 RANDLE-TREE, s. V. Rantle-Tree. 
 
 To RANDON, r. n. To flow swiftly in a 
 straight line. Gaxcan and Gol. — Fr. 
 randonn-er, id. 
 
 RANDOUN,s. Swift motion. Barbour.— 
 Fr. randon, the force of a violent stream. 
 
 RANE, Rayne, Rain, Reane, s. 1 . Tedious, 
 idle talk. Wytitozcn. 2. Metrical jargon, 
 Lanarks. Douglas. 3. A frequent re- 
 petition of the same sound, lloulate. — 
 Germ, raun, an incantation; Isl. runa, 
 sermo non intermissus. 
 
 To RANE, v. a. To cry the same thing 
 over and over, S.O. ; rainie, Ang. Doug. 
 
 To RANE one duun, v. a. To speak evil 
 of one ; to depreciate one's character, 
 Clydes. 
 
 RANEGALD, adj. Acting as a renegado. 
 
 Kennedy. 
 To RANFORCE, t. a. 1. To reinforce ; to 
 fortify further ; to add new means of de- 
 fence. Bannatyne's Journal. — Fr. ren- 
 
 forc-er, id. 2. To storm; to take by mere 
 
 strength. Monro''s Espcd. 
 RANG, Raing, s. A row; a rank, S. — Fr. 
 
 )•««■/, id. ;Sw.r((»;/,C.B.77ie«</t',ordo,series. 
 RANG, ^>rt'<. Reigned, S. Garden. 
 RANG ALE, Rangald, Ringald, Rangat, s. 
 
 1. The rabble. Barbour. 2. A crowd; a 
 mob, S.B. Douglas. 3. Anarchy ; dis- 
 order. Dunbar. — Isl. Araw/;//^, strepitus; 
 or ran, rapina, and ^iW, societas. 
 
 RANGE, .t. 1. A company of hunters. 
 
 Douglas. — Fr. rang, rangee, a row. 2. The 
 
 van of an army. Wallace. 
 To RANGE, r. n. To agitate water, by 
 
 plunging, for the purpose of driving fish 
 
 from their holds, Ettr. For. — Tavit.rangh- 
 
 en, agitare. 
 RANGEL, s. A heap, applied to stones; 
 
 syn. rickle. Saint Patrick. — Isl. hraungl, 
 
 tumultuaria structura ex rudi saxo ; 
 
 hraungl-a, ex rudi lapide male struere, 
 
 Haldorson. 
 RANGER, Heather Ranger. V. Reenge,.?. 
 RANIE, .V. The abbrev. of some Christian 
 
 name. " i^rtHJc Bell." Vevh.. Reniclckl 
 RANK, «(/;'. 1. Strong; able-bodied. Bcllend. 
 
 2. Harsh ; applied to the voice. Doug. 
 RANKRINGING, adj. Perh. wild; coarse. 
 
 2'he Steam-Boat. From rank, strong, and 
 rin<iinq, {i. e. reigning,) assuming. 
 
 RAN NEL -TREE, .^. The same with 
 Rantle-tree, or Crook-tree. Gall. Encycl. 
 V. Rantle-tree. 
 
 RANNYGILL, ^^ A bold, impudent, un- 
 ruly person; generally applied to Tinkler.-^, 
 Roxb. It is given as synon. with Randy. 
 The first part of the word may indeed be 
 a corruption of this. Gill might be 
 traced to gild, society, q. " one belonging 
 to the fraternity of scolds." — Or to Dan. 
 geil, wanton, dissolute. 
 
 RANNLE-BAUKS, ?. 1. The cross-beam 
 in a chimney, on which the crook hangs, 
 Selkirks. Rannebauk, A.Bor. 2. The 
 beam which extends from one gable to 
 another in a building, for supporting the 
 
 . couples, Teviotd. 
 
 RANNOK FLOOK. A species of flounder. 
 Perh. for Bannock-jluke. Sibbald. 
 
 To RANSH or RUNSH, v. n. To take 
 large mouthfuls, especially of any vege- 
 table, employing the teeth as carvers; as, 
 to ransh or runsh at an apple, a turnip, 
 &c. Loth. South of S. It necessarily in- 
 cludes the idea of the sound made by the 
 teeth. 
 
 To RANSHEKEL, v. a. To search care- 
 fully, Teviotd. ; as, " I'll ransjiekel the hale 
 house till I find it;" evidently a corr. of 
 E. ransack. 
 
 RANSIE, Rancie, adj. Red; sanguine; 
 applied to the complexion. A ransie- 
 luggit carle, an old man who retains a 
 high complexion, Fife. — I am inclined 
 to think that the term, though applied to 
 one who has the ruddiness of health, is 
 
RAN 
 
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 EAR 
 
 equivalent to E. pure, as "a pure" or 
 " clear complexion," and is thus allied to 
 Su.G. rensa, Isl. hreinsa, purificare. 
 
 * RANSOM, s. Extravagant price, S. "How 
 
 can the puir live iu thae times, when 
 every thing's at sic a ransom ?" — This 
 word may have been left by the French 
 when in this country during Mary's reign; 
 as Fr. ranfonner, signifies not only to 
 ransom, but to oppress, to exact, to ex- 
 tort, Cotgr. 
 RANSOUNE, Ransown,s. Ransom. Wal- 
 lace. — Fr. ranson, id. 
 
 * To RANT, v. n. To be jovial or jolly in 
 a noisy way; to make noisy mirth, S. 
 
 — A rhyming, ranting, raving billie. Burns, 
 
 — Fland. rand-en, randt-en, delirare, in- 
 eptire, nugari, insanire. 
 RANT, s. 1 . The act of frolicking or toying, 
 S.A. Tales of My Landl. 2. A merry- 
 meeting, with dancing, Shetl. A rant 
 also means a lay, a song. 
 
 How heartsome is't to see the rising plants ! 
 To hear the birds chirm o'er their pleasing rants! 
 
 Gentle Shep. 
 RANTER, s, A roving fellow, S. 
 
 — My name is Rob the Ranter. 
 
 Song, Maggy Lauder. 
 To RANTER, r. a. 1. To sew a seam 
 across neatly, S. — Fr. rentraire,\A. 2. To 
 darn in a coarse manner, Ang. 3. Metaph. 
 to attempt to reconcile assertions or pro- 
 positions that are dissonant. Fountainh. 
 RANTY, adj. 1. Cheerful; gay, Selkirks. 
 q. disposed to 7'aiit; syuon. lioving. Hogg. 
 
 2. Tipsy; riotous, Gall. Davidson's Seas. 
 RANTING, adj. 1. In high spirits; synon. 
 
 with Ranty, S. Old Song, Laing's Thistle 
 of Scotl. 2. Exhilarating; causing cheer- 
 fulness, S. Herd. 
 
 RANTING, s. Noisy mirth; generally con- 
 joined with drinking, S. Ross's Hel. 
 
 RANTINGLY, adv. With great glee. 
 
 RANT Y-T ANT Y, s. LA weed which 
 grows among corn, with a reddish leaf, 
 S.B. Ritson. 2. It is understood in Ren- 
 frews. as denoting the broad-leaved sorrel. 
 
 3. A kind of beverage, distilled from heath 
 and other vegetable substances, formerly 
 used by the peasantry, Ayrs. 
 
 RANTLE-TREE, Randle-tree, s. 1 . The 
 beam which extends across a chimney, on 
 which the crook is suspended, S. Ran- 
 tree, Fife. Journ. Land. 2. The end of 
 a rafter or beam. Gl. Shirr. — Su.G. rand, 
 extremity, and tilia, A.S. thil, a joist. 
 3. A tall raw-boned person, S.A. Guy 
 Man. In Fife the name rantle-tree is 
 given to the rowan-tree. It is probable 
 that the crook-tree was made of that wood. 
 
 RANTREE, s. The mountain-ash. This 
 is the pron. S.B. Wedderh. Vocab. V. 
 
 ROUN-TREE. 
 
 RANVERSING, s. The act of eversion. 
 
 Fount. Dec. Suppl. — Fr. renvers-er, to 
 overturn, to evert. 
 
 RANUNGARDjS. Renegado. Leg. St. And. 
 
 RAP, Rape, s. A rope. V. Raip. 
 
 To RAP, V. n. To fall in quick succession. 
 Ross. — Su.G. ra/>-a,praeceps ruo, procido. 
 
 RAP, s. LA cheat; an impostor, S. 2. A 
 counterfeit coin; a mere rap, S. — Su.G. 
 rapp-a, vi ad se protrahere. 
 
 RAP, s. In a rap, immediately, S. Ross. 
 — Su.G. rapp, Belg. rap, quick. 
 
 To RAP fyf a thing. To do it expeditiously. 
 
 To RAP/o/-^/«, or out, v. a. To throw out 
 forcibly. Douglas. 
 
 To RAP aff, V. n. To go off hastily with 
 noise, S. Rob Roy. — Isl. hrap-a, ruere, 
 praecipitare ; festinare. 
 
 To RAP out, V. a. To throw out with 
 rapidity or vehemence, S. M'Ward. 
 
 RAP and STOW. " A phrase meaning 
 root and branch." Gall. Encycl. — Teut. 
 rappe, signifies racemus, uva, also, res 
 decerpta. The term stoiv is expl. under 
 the synon. phrase Stab and Stow. That 
 here used may be equivalent to " branch 
 and stump." 
 
 RAPE, adv. Hastily. Montgomerie. 
 
 RAPEGYRNE, s. The name anciently 
 given to the little figure made of the last 
 handful of grain cut on the harvest field, 
 now called the Maiden. Fordun. — Su.G. 
 rep-a, to reap; and grenia, greedily ; Isl. 
 girn-a, cupere; q. what is reaped with 
 great eagerness. 
 
 RAPLACH, Raplack, Raplock, Reploch, 
 s. 1. Coarse woollen cloth, homespun, 
 and not dyed, S. Lyndsay. — Su.G. rep-a, 
 vellere, and lock, cirrus; q. the lock of 
 wool, as plucked from the animal. 2. The 
 skin of a hare littered in March, and 
 killed in the end of the year, Clydes. 
 
 RAPLOCH, adj. Coarse. Burns. 
 
 RAPPARIS, s. ;i>^. Wrappers. Invent. 
 
 To RAPPLE up, V. n. To grow quickly 
 and in a rank manner; originally applied 
 to quick vegetation, secondarily to a 
 young person who grows rapidly, Loth. 
 Roxb. ; also pron. Ropple. 
 
 To RAPPLE H2}, V. a. To do work in a 
 hurried and imperfect manner, S.B. — Isl. 
 hrap-a, festinare. 
 
 RAPSCALLION, s. V. Rabscallion. 
 
 RAPT, s. Robbery; rapine. Acts Cha. I. 
 — Lat. rapt-US. 
 
 RAP WEEL. Ha}) iceel, rap weel, come 
 of it what will, whatever be the result, 
 S.A. Hogg's Poems. " Hap iceel. Rap 
 iceel, a phrase meaning hit or miss." Gall. 
 Encycl. V. Haup, v. 
 
 To RARE, Rair, v. n. 1. To roar. Wyntown. 
 Burns's Holy Fair. — A.S. rar-an, id. 2. 
 To emit a continued loud report, like that 
 caused by the cracking of a large field of 
 ice, S. Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 RARE, Rair, s. LA roar. Lyndsay. 2. A 
 loud report of any kind, S. 
 
RAS 
 
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 RAT 
 
 To RAS, V. a. To raise. Wyntoini. 
 
 To KASCH, V. a. To dash; to beat. Bel- 
 leiiden. — Isl. rask-a, frangere. 
 
 RASCH, Rascue, s. 1. Dash; collision. 
 Doui/las. 2. The clashing of arras, ibid. 
 — A.S. hraes, impetus, o. A sudden fall. 
 Loth. 4. A sudden twitch, ibid. 
 
 To RASCH, Rashe, c. n. To make any 
 forcible exertion; to rush, S.A. Com- 
 phiijnt S. — A.S. raes-an, to rush. 
 
 RASCH, Rash, adj. 1. Agile; active. 
 Loth. — Su.G. rask, ccler, promptus. 2. 
 Hale; stout; spoken of persons advanced 
 in life ; as, " He's a rasch carl o' his years," 
 he is strong at his age, Roxb. This is 
 sounded rather longer than the E. adj. 
 
 To RASCH, r. «. To pour down; a ramekin 
 rain, a heavy fall of rain, Lanarks. — Per- 
 haps from the same fountain with Su.G. 
 ras-a, as denoting rapid motion; or allied 
 to Isl. raas, cursus; fluxus, G. Andr. 
 
 RASCH of rain. A sudden and heavy 
 shower, Lanarks.; synon. ereiidown pour. 
 — O.Fr. raissc, pluie abondante. 
 
 RASCH, Rash, s. A crowd, Lanarks. — 
 Perhaps from Tent. rasf/t-CM, properare ; 
 or more directly from Isl. rask, tumultus. 
 
 RASCH, Rash, s. A rush, S. Complaynt 
 S. — A.S. jvsc, juncus. 
 
 R.\SCHEN, RxsuEy, adj. Made of rushes, 
 S.B. Boss. Statist. Ace. 
 
 RASCHIT, Rescuit, part. pa. Perhaps 
 overrun ; crossed. latent. 
 
 To RASE out, V. a. To pluck. Douglas. 
 — Germ, reiss-en, Alem. raz-en, rapere. 
 liasshe is used in the same sense in O.E. 
 " I 7-asshe a thing from one, I take it from 
 him hastily. — He rasshed it out of my 
 handes or I was ware," Palsgr. 
 
 RASH, s. An assortment of such needles 
 as are used in weaving, S.A. Hogg. — C.B. 
 rlies, a row, a series. 
 
 To RASH, r. a. To cause to rush; to drive 
 with violence. Wodroxc^s Hist. This 
 seems nearly of the same sense with 
 Rasch, V. a. to dash, &c. and allied to 
 Teut. rasch-en, properare. 
 
 To RASH out,v.a. To blab; to publish 
 imprudently and rashly. Michael Bruce. 
 — Teut. rasch-en, Su.G. rask-a, festinare. 
 
 RASHY,rtrf_;. Covered with rushes, S. Rams. 
 
 RASHMILL, s. A plaything made of 
 rushes, somewhat in the shape of a water- 
 mill wheel, and put into a stream where 
 it turns round, S.B.; also Rashie-mill, 
 Tarras's P. V. Rasch, a rush. 
 
 RASH-PYDDLE, s. A sort of net made of 
 rushes, Gail. " Rash-pyddles, fish-wears 
 made of rushes." Gall. Enc. 
 
 "RhSiVifpart.pa. Abashed. GawanandGol. 
 — Isl. rask-a, perturbare. 
 
 RASOUR, s. Inteutories. — Fr. or ras, 
 Venice stuflF; smooth cloth of gold. We 
 have inverted the phrase. 
 
 RASPS, ». pi. Raspberries, S. A.Bor. 
 
 RASSE, s. A current. V. Raiss. 
 
 RAT, s. 1. A scratch, S. 2. Metaph. a 
 
 wrinkle. Douglas. 3. A rut;(;rt ><->•«<, S.B. 
 
 — Teut. rfff, incisura; Su.G. r«<^(/, a path. 
 2o RAT, Ratt, r. rt. 1. To scratch, S. 2. 
 
 To make deep ruts, S. Ruddiman. 
 RAT, s. A wart, S. V. Wrat, 
 RATCH, s. The lock of a musket. ColrU. 
 HATCH, s. The little auk, Orkn.; rotch and 
 
 rotchie, Shetl.; Rotges, Martin. Keill. 
 To RATCH, v. a. To tear away so roughly 
 
 or awkwardly as to cause a fracture. 
 
 Thus the jaw is said to be ratch'd, when 
 
 injured in the pulling of a tooth, Roxb. — 
 
 Teut. rete, rima, fissura, ruptura; rijt-en, 
 
 rumpere, divellere, lacerare. 
 RATCHEL, s. A hard rocky crust below 
 
 the soil, S. — Fr. rochaille, rocks. 
 RATCHELL, s. The stone called Wacken- 
 
 Porphyry, S. " Wacken Porphyry. — 
 
 Scottish Ratchell." Hendrick's Arran. 
 RATCH'T, 2Mrt. adj. Ragged ; in a ruinous 
 
 state; applied to old clothes, houses, &c. 
 
 Berwicks. Roxb. — Isl. rr<s-a, nutare; ras, 
 
 lapsus; rask-a, violare, diruere. It may, 
 
 however, be the part. pa. of Ratch, v. 
 RATE, s. A line or file of soldiers. V. Ratt. 
 To RATE, V. a. To beat ; to fiog. Loth. 
 
 Lintoun Green. 
 RATH,a(7/. Strange; savage in appearance. 
 
 Houlate. — A.S. rethe, savage. 
 RATH, ad). Quick. V. Raith. 
 RATHERLY, adt. Rather, Gall. « On the 
 
 whole, they are ratherly respected." 
 
 Gall. Eno/cl. 
 RATIHABITION, s. Confirmation; a 
 
 forensic term, S. — L.B. ratihahitio, id. 
 RATT, Ratte, s. A file of soldiers. Baillie. 
 
 — Germ, rat, series; Dan. rad, a file. 
 
 * To RATTLE, r. n. To talk a great deal 
 loosely and foolishly; to talk volubly with 
 more sound than sense ; often, to Rattle 
 awa', S. — Teut. ratelen ende snateren, 
 garrire. 
 
 To RATTLE af, t. a. To repeat or utter 
 with rapiditv, S. 
 
 * RATTLE, s." A smart blow; as, " I'll gie 
 
 ye a rattle i' the lug," S. 
 RATTLE, s. V. Dede-eattle. 
 RATTLE-BAG, s. One who bustles from 
 
 place to place, exciting alarm on what 
 
 account soever. Peden's Life. 
 RATTLESCULL, s. I. One who talks 
 
 much without thinking, S. Shirrefs. 2. 
 
 " A stupid silly fellow," S. Gl. Shirr. 
 RATTON,s. Arat,S. Bellenden.— Gael. 
 
 rad an, Hisp. raton, id. V. Rotton. 
 RATTON-FA', s. A rat trap, S. Gall. 
 
 Enci/cl. Syn. Stamp. 
 RATTON-FLITTING, s. The removal of 
 
 rats in a body from one haunt to another, 
 
 S.O. Gall. Enciicl. 
 R ATTON'S-REST, s. A state of perpetual 
 
 turmoil or bustle, Teviotd. 
 RATT ROIE, s. Any thing metrical re- 
 peated by rote, S. Douglas. — E. rote; 
 
 Isl. rot-a, circumagere. 
 
RAT 
 
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 RAW 
 
 RATTS, s. pi. A wheel on which criminals 
 are set, after being put to death. Dunbar. 
 — Belg. op een rad (jezet, set upon a wheel. 
 — Lat. rota, a wheel. 
 
 RAUCHAN, adj. Applied to the cloth of 
 which the sailors' coats called Dread- 
 noughts are made, Loth. Peebles. 
 
 RAUCHAN, .«. A plaid worn by men, S. 
 —Gael, riachan, any thing gray. 
 
 RAUCHT, pret. v. Reached. Douglas. — 
 A.S. raclite, porrigebat. 
 
 RAUCHTER, s. V. Rachter. 
 
 RAUCHTIR, s. Peril, a rake. Dunbar. 
 — Gael, racaire, id. 
 
 RAUCIE, Rausie, adj. Coarse, Clydes. — 
 Tent, ras-en, furere, saevire ; Isl. rask-a, 
 Tiolare, perturbare. 
 
 RAUCKED, part. adj. " Marked as with 
 a nail." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RAUCKING, s. " The noise a nail makes 
 writing on a slate." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 RAUCLE, adi. Rash. V. Rackel. 
 
 RAUCLENESS, s. Vigour and freshness 
 in advanced life. 
 
 To RAVE, -». a. To take by violence. 
 Pitsc. — A.S. ref-an, id.; Lat. rap-ere. 
 
 RAVE, s. A vague report, S.B. — Fr. reve, 
 a dream, Tent, rev-en, delirare. 
 
 RAVE, pret. of the v. to Rive, S. " Bave, 
 did rive or tear." Gl, Picken. In Fife 
 they say ruve ; as, " She ruve her frock," 
 she tore it. V. Reeve. 
 
 To RAVEL, T. n. To curl up as a hard- 
 twisted thread, S.; Reyle, synou. 
 
 RAVEL, s. A rail. V. Raivel. 
 
 To RAVEL, V. 11. To speak in an irregular, 
 unconnected manner ; to wander in speech, 
 Aberd. — Belg. revel-en, to rave, to talk 
 idly. V. Rabble, x. n. 
 
 RAVELLED. A rarelPd liesp, a trouble- 
 some or intricate business, S. Kelly. To 
 red a ravell'd hesp, to disentangle any 
 perplexed business, S. Ross. V. Red, t. a. 
 
 RAVELLED BREAD. A species of wheaten 
 bread used in S. in the sixteenth century. 
 " They had four different kinds of wheaten 
 bread ; the finest called Manchet, the 
 second Cheat, or trencher bread, the third 
 Ravelled, and the fourth, in England 
 Mescelin, in Scotland Mashloch. The 
 Ravelled was baken up just as it came 
 from the mill, flour, bran, and all; but in 
 the Mescelin or Mashloch, the flour was 
 almost entirely sifted from it, a portion 
 of rye was mixed with the bran, and this 
 composition was given to poor people and 
 servants." Arnofs Hist, of Edin. — O.Fr. 
 rataill-er, ravall-er, to lessen or fall in 
 price; as being cheaper than the bread 
 that had no bran in it. 
 
 RAVELS, Raivelins, s. pi. Ravelled 
 
 thread, S. 
 RAVER Y, s. Delirium. Wodrow.—Fr. 
 
 resverie, id. 
 To RAUGH, v. a. To reach, Fife. This, 
 in the guttural sound, resembles Alem. 
 
 and Germ, reich-en, extendere. Raught, 
 reached. Gl. Burns. 
 
 RAUGHT, s. The act of reaching, S.B.— 
 A.S. raec-an, to reach. Jonrn. Lond. 
 
 RAVIN, adj. Ravenous. K. Quair. 
 
 HAVISA'N'T, part. pr. Violent. Complaynt 
 S. — Fr. ravissant, id. 
 
 RAUK, adj. Hoarse, Ayrs. — A word im- 
 ported from France, and the same, ac- 
 cording to our ancient orthography, witii 
 Roulk, Rolk, q. v. Lat. raucus. 
 
 To RAUK, V. a. To stretch, Ettr. F. V. Rak. 
 
 To RAUK, Rauk up, v. a. 1. To search, 
 Aberd. 2. To Rauk out, v. a. To search 
 out, ibid. 3. To Rauk up, v. a. To put 
 in order, ibid. 
 
 To RAUK, V. n. To search; to rummage, 
 Aberd. As the E. v. Rake signifies " to 
 search, to grope," this seems to be merely 
 a variety in pronunciation. — A.S. rac-an, 
 attingere, asseqni. 
 
 RAUKY, adj. Misty; the same with 
 Rooky. " Rauky, Rouky, foggy." Gl. 
 Picken. V. Rak. 
 
 RAULLION or Rullion, s. " A rough, ill- 
 made animal." Gall. Enc. V. Rullion. 
 
 RAULTREE, Raeltree, s. "A long piece 
 of strong wood, placed across byres to put 
 the ends of cow-stakes in." Gall. Enc. 
 Q. Raiveltree, that which is meant for a 
 rail. V. Rail-tree. 
 
 RAUN, Rawn, s. Roe of fish, S. Redgaunt. 
 — Dan. raun, Teut. rogen, id. 
 
 RAUN'D, part. adj. Having roe ; " Raun^d 
 to the tail," full of roe, a common phrase 
 with fish women, S. — Dan. rognjisk, a 
 spawner; rogulax, the female salmon. 
 
 RAUNER, s. The female salmon, which 
 has the roe. Loth. S.A. 
 
 To RAUNG, r. n. To range. Barbour. — 
 Sw. rang, ordo, a rank. 
 
 RAUNS, s. pi. The beard of barley, S.B. 
 Fife. — C.B. rhawn, long or coarse hair, 
 bristles. 
 
 RAUNTREE,.';. The mountain-ash, Roxb. 
 V. Rawntree. 
 
 RAUP, s. An instrument with three prongs, 
 used in the country for breaking potatoes 
 for supper, Durafr. Perh. originally the 
 same with Teut. i-ej^e, instrumentum fer- 
 reum, quo lini semen stringitur. 
 
 To RAUP, V. a. To prepare potatoes in 
 this manner, Dumfr. 
 
 RAW, adj. 1. Damp and chill, S.— Sii.G. 
 raa, madidiis. 2. Unmixed ; as raw 
 sjyirits, spirits not diluted, S. — Su.G. raa, 
 crudus ; E. neat. 
 
 RAW, s. 1. A row, a rank, S. Douglas. — 
 A.S. raewa, id. 2. A kind of street. Petti- 
 coat Tales. 3. Parallel ridges, S.B. 
 Ramsai/. — Fr. rue. V. Rew. 
 
 RAWLY, adj. Not fully grown, Roxb. 
 Gall. A. Scott's Poems. "Rawly, not 
 ripe. Raicly cheel, a young lad." Gall. 
 Encycl. V. Raw lie. 
 
 R.AWLIE, adj. Moist; damp; raw; as, " a 
 
RAW 
 
 llEB 
 
 rawlie day;" when the air is moist, Ettr. 
 For. Upp. Clydes.: perhaps q. raic-llke, 
 having the appearance of dampness. 
 R.vWMOUD, adj. Beardless; simple; q. 
 
 /•( iic-mvu tk ed . Ke ii ii edy. 
 II.IWN, adj. Afraid. " I'se warran ye're 
 raicn for the yirdin," i. e. " I can pledge 
 myself for it that you are afraid on ac- 
 count of the thunder," Lammermuir. — 
 Isl. raij-r, pavidus, timidus, roeguu ex- 
 probratio timiditatis, Haldorson. 
 RAWX-FLEUK, s. The turbot, Firth of 
 
 Forth. Neill. V. Bannock-iluke. 
 ll.WVIS'-TREE, Raun-tuee, s. The moun- 
 tain-ash, S.A. Jloijif. V. ROUN-TREE. 
 2'o RAX, c. H. 1. To extend the limbs, S. 
 Minstr. Bord. 2. To make eltorts to at- 
 tain, llamsay. 3. To stretch; to admit 
 of extension, S. " Raw leather raxes ;^' 
 D. Fenjussun's 8. Prov. 
 To RAX, r. a. 1. To stretch; to extend, in 
 a general sense, S. Forbes on the He rela- 
 tion. Burns. 2. To stretch out the body, 
 S. 3. To reach, S. ; as, " Ha.e me that 
 hammer ;" " liax me a spaul of that 
 bubbly-jock to pike." 
 RAX,s. The act of stretching, S. Morison. 
 
 — A.Bor. icra.c, id. 
 RAX, s. Used in the same sense with 
 liaxes. " Ane pair of ra.v." Aberdeen 
 Register. 
 RAXES, s.jdZ. Andirons, S. Itamsay. 
 REA,s. The sail-yard. "Antenna, the >-ea." 
 
 Wcdderb. Vocab. V. Ra, Ray. 
 REA, s. Apparently, a fairy or demon. 
 This word occurs in a prayer, given in 
 Satan's Invisible World, p. 115, as recited 
 in the time of Popery, by persons when 
 going to bed, as a mean of their being- 
 preserved from danger. — Su.G.r«a, genius 
 loci, Ihre; a fairy, a fay, Wideg. — Isl. 
 raq-r, daemon. 
 REABLE, adj. Legitimate. N. Burue. 
 
 V. Rehable, Reabill. 
 READ, s. The act of reading; a perusal; 
 as, " Will ye gie me a read of that book V 
 S. — A.S. raeda, lectio. 
 READE, s. Perh. a corr. of E. i-od, a kind 
 
 of sceptre. Hoivfs Jacobite Relics, 
 READ FISH. V. Reid Fische. 
 To READY, r. a. To make ready; as, to 
 ready meat, to dress it. Loth. Evidently 
 an A.S. idiom; (je-raed-ian, parare, to 
 prepare; to dress. 
 READILY, ado. 1. Probably. Baillie. 
 
 2. Likely; naturally, S. Ruddimau. 
 To REAK to, r. n. Apparently synon. 
 with Reik out, to equip, to fit out, to riq. 
 Belhav. MS. Mem. Ja. VI. This corre- 
 sponds with Tent, toe-recht-en, apparai-e, 
 " to prepare, instruct, contrive," Sewel. 
 REAKE, Reak, s. A trick; a prank, S.A. 
 Z. Boyd. To play reakes, to play tricks. 
 — Isl. Iireck-r, dolii.-;; nequitia. 
 To Patch Reaks. To make up an intrigue; 
 to plan a trick, S.A. A. Scott's P. 
 
 * REAL, adj. 1. Eminently good, in what- 
 ever way, Aberd. 2. True ; stanch, ibid. 
 
 REAL, «(/r. Eminently; peculiarly; used 
 as equivalent to rery, which is itself ori- 
 ginally an adjective, S. 15. ISidar^s Poems, 
 
 REALE,<k//. Royal. Wyntown.— O.Fr. 
 
 REALTE, Reawt]5, Ryawte,s. 1. Royalty. 
 Wytitown. 2. Royal retinue, ibid. 3. A 
 certain jurisdiction; synon. with regality. 
 Pari. .Ja. II. 
 
 REAM, Reyme, f. Cream, S. Complaynt S. 
 — A.S. ream. Isl. riome, id. 
 
 To REAM, V. a. To cream, S.— Germ. 
 rahm-en, id. 
 
 To REAM, Reme, r. «. I. To be creamed, 
 S. Ross. 2. To froth, S. Douglas. 
 
 REAM-CHEESE, s. Cheese made of cream, 
 S.B. Lanarks. Germ, rehm-kaese, id. 
 
 REAMIN'-DISH,s. A thin shallow vessel, 
 used for skimming the cream off milk, S. 
 
 REARD, s. Noise ; report. " There was 
 so much artillery shot, that no man might 
 hear for the reard thereof." Pitscottie, 
 V. Rare, and Rated. 
 
 REASON, s. Right ; justice. Baillie. 
 
 REAVEL-RAVEL, s. A rhapsody. Clel- 
 land. — Belg. revel-en, to rave, to talk idly. 
 
 REAVER, s. Robber. V. Reyffar. 
 
 REAVERIE, s. Robbery; spoliation, S. 
 
 REAVILL,s. The same with /iJaaY?, a rail. 
 " To put up a rearill of tymber." Ab. Reg. 
 
 REAWS, s. pi. Royal personages. Wyn- 
 toivn. — O.Fr. reaulx, id. 
 
 REBAGHLE,s. Reproach, Aberd. Skinner. 
 Rebaghle is probably a composite from 
 Bauchle, signifying to treat with con- 
 tumely. 
 
 To REBAIT, V. a. To abate. Acts Ja. 
 IV. — Fr. rebattre, id. 
 
 REBALD, s. A low, worthless fellow. 
 Kennedy. — Fr. ribauld, E. ribald. 
 
 REBALDALE, s. The rabble. Barbour. 
 — O.Fr. ribaudaille, canaille. 
 
 REBALDIE, Rybbaldy, s. Vt igarity of 
 conversation. Barbour. — E. ribaldry, 
 O.Fr. ribaudie, libertinage ; O.E. " ry- 
 bawdry, ribaldria," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 REBAT, s. Cape of a mantle. Watson. — 
 Fr. rabat, id. 
 
 REBAWKIT, pret. r. Rebuked. Iloulate. 
 
 REBBIT, s. A polished stone for a win- 
 dow, door, or corner, S.; reybit, Lanarks. 
 — O.Fr. rabot-ir, unir, polir. 
 
 REBEGEASTOR, s. Apparently a severe 
 stroke with a rung; probably a cant terra. 
 iJa rldson's Kinycancleuch. 
 
 REBliLLOUR, s. A rebel. Parl.Ja.I. 
 
 To REBET, V. n. To make a renewed 
 attack. Wallace. — Fr. rabat-re, to draw 
 back again. 
 
 To RE-BIG, r. a. To rebuild. Simlding. 
 
 V. Big, 'b. 
 To REBOOND, r. n. 1. To belch, S.B. 
 2. To be in a squeamish state, or to have 
 an iuclinatiou to puke; as, " Whene'er I 
 saw't, my stomach," or, " my very heart. 
 
REB 
 
 526 
 
 RED 
 
 just rehoondit at it," Roxb. This is ob- 
 viously a Fr. idiom. Les viandes nouvelles 
 font rehondir I'estomac, Prov. " The 
 stomach rises against uncouth (S. unco) 
 meats," Cotgr. 3. Sometimes metaph. 
 used to denote repentance, S. 
 REBOURIS. At rehouris, adv. Cross j 
 quite contrary to. Barbour. — O.Fr. a 
 rebours, id. 
 REBUNCTIOUS, adj. Refractory, Fife. 
 Saxon and Gael. Perh. a corr. of repug- 
 nant, disobedient. 
 To REBURSE, v. a. To reimburse. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — L.B. reburs-are, pecuniam e 
 bursa, seu crumena, promere ; Gall, rebors- 
 er, Du Cange. 
 To REBUT, Rabut, Reboyt, v. a. 1. To 
 repulse. Douglas. 2. To rebuke ; to 
 taunt. Wallace. — Fr. rebut-er is used in 
 both senses. 
 REBUTE, s. A repulse. Botiglas. 
 RECAMBY, s. Act. Dom. Cone. The 
 term in its form would seem compounded 
 of re, again, and L.B. camhi-are, to ex- 
 change. In its sense, it conveys the idea 
 of interest, or of a fine for delay of pay- 
 ment of the principal. 
 To RECANT, i\ n. To revive from debility 
 
 or sickness, Clydes. 
 To RECEIPT, V. a. 1. To receive; to give 
 reception to. Spalding. 2. To shelter an 
 outlaw or criminal ; a juridical term, S. 
 ibid. V. Resett. 
 RECEPISSE, s. A receipt. Inventories.—- 
 Fr. recepisse, " an acquittance, discharge, 
 or note, acknowledging the receipt of a 
 thing," Cotgr. ; from Lat. recepisse, to have 
 received. 
 RECESSE, s. Agreement or convention. 
 
 Inrentories. — L.B. recess-tis. 
 RECHAS, s. A call to drive back the 
 game. Sir Gawan. — Fr. rechass-er, to 
 repel. 
 RECHENG, Rechengeis, Rechene. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. The word is obviously from 
 Fr. rechange, interchange, recJiange, inter- 
 changed, exchanged. Whether it here 
 properly respects the difference of ex- 
 change, appears doubtful. It seems rather 
 synon. with interess, i. e. the interest due 
 for money borrowed. 
 RECIPROQUILIE, adv. Reciprocally. 
 
 Acts Mary. From Fr. reciproque. 
 RECIPROUS, Reciprouss, Reciproque, 
 
 adj. Reciprocal. Acts Ja. VI. 
 RECK, s. Course ; track. Border. Pen- 
 nant.— Tent, rcck-en, tendere. 
 RECKLE, s. A chain;2?«(;A,7e,S.B. Pitsc. 
 To RECOGNIS, Recougnis, Recognosce, 
 V. a. 1. In its more ancient sense, a 
 forensic term used in relation to a su- 
 perior, who returned to his fee, or claimed 
 it again as his own, in consequence of 
 any neglect of service or act of ingrati- 
 tude on the part of the vassal. Skene. 
 2. " The term came afterwards to be used 
 
 in a more limited signification, to express 
 that special casualty, by which the fee 
 returned to the superior, in consequence 
 of the alienation made by the vassal of 
 the greatest part of it to a stranger, 
 without the superior's consent." ErsJc. 
 Inst. 3. To acknowledge; to recognise. 
 Acts Mary. 
 RECOGNITION, s. The act of a superior 
 in reclaiming heritable property, or the 
 state into which the lands of a vassal 
 fall, in consequence of any failure on the 
 part of the vassal which invalidates his 
 tenure, S. Skene. 
 To RECOGNOSCE, v. n. To reconnoitre. 
 Monroes E:rp. This term seems immediate- 
 ly formed from Lat. recoi/^osc-erc, instead 
 of Fr. reconnoitre, like the E. synonyme. 
 RECORDOUR, s. A wind instrument. 
 Houlate. — O.E. ^'recorder, litell pype, 
 canula," Prompt. Parv. 
 To RECOUNTER, v. a. " To demur to a 
 point of law, or to contradict some legal 
 positions of the adverse party, thus pro- 
 ducing in the cause what is technically 
 termed a meager or u-eir of law {Vadiatio 
 legis.") Pari. Ja. I. 
 RECOUNTER, s. One who opposes the ad- 
 mission of a pledge in a court of law, ib. 
 To RECOUNTER, v. a. To turn the con- 
 trary way; to reverse; to invert; a tech- 
 nical term among tradesmen, S.B. 
 To RECOUNTIR, v. a. To encounter. 
 
 Wgntown. 
 To RECOURSE, -??. a. To rescue. Bellend. 
 
 T. Lit. — Fr. recour-ir, id. 
 To RECRUE, Recreu, «. a. To recruit. 
 Acts C. I. — Fr. recrolt-re, to re-increase. 
 RECRUE, Recrew, s. A party of recruits 
 
 for an army, ibid. 
 To RECULE, V. n. To recoil. Douglas. 
 
 — Fr. recid-er, id. 
 To RECUPERATE, v. a. To recover; to 
 regain, Aberd.; from the Lat. forensic v. 
 recuper-are. 
 RECURE, s. Redress; remedy. IC Qualr. 
 
 — Fr. recotirs, id. 
 RECURE LESSE, rtrf/. Irremediable; be- 
 yond recovery. Forbes on the Per. 
 To RECUSE, Recuss, v. n. To refuse. 
 Ab. Peg. — Lat. recus-are, Fr. rcciis-er, id. 
 To RED,' P. »i. To guess, S.B. Gl. Shirr. 
 — A.S. raed-an, to conjecture, to divine. 
 It has also been used in this sense by 
 O.E. writers. " I rede, I gesse, je diuine. 
 Pede who tolde it me, and I wyll tell the 
 trouthe," Palsgr. 
 To RED, Rede, v. a. To counsel, S. Pit- 
 son.— K.^. raed-an, Isl. rad-a, id. 
 I'o RED one^sfeet. To free one's self from 
 entanglement; used in a moral sense, S. 
 Of one who has bewildered himself in an 
 argument, or who is much puzzled in 
 cross-examination, it is often said, He 
 couldna red his feet. Perhajjs the imme- 
 diate allusion is to one bemired. 
 
RED 
 
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 RED 
 
 To RED, Rede, Read, r. a. To explain ; 
 as, to red a riddle, or a dream, S. 
 Minst. Bord. — Su.G. raad-a, red-a, in- 
 terpretari. 
 
 To RED, r. a. To disentangle; as, to red a 
 rare/I'd liesp, to unravel yarn that is dis- 
 ordered ; to redd. South E. id. Doinj/as. 
 To red the head, or hair, to comb out the 
 hair, S. — Su.G. reda, explicare, is used iu 
 both these senses. 
 
 To RED, Redd, Rede, Rid, t. a. 1. To 
 clear; to put iu order; as, to red the road, 
 to clear the way ; to red up one's self, to 
 dress ; to red up a house, to put it in or- 
 der ; to red marches, to fix boundaries, 
 also, to compose differences, S. Wi/ut. 
 2. To clear in the way of opening; to free 
 from any thing that stuffs or closes up ; 
 as, to red a syrour, to clear a drain ; 
 to red the brain or head, to free it from 
 hardened snot, S. W. Beattie. 3. To 
 part combatants ; also, to red a pleij, to 
 settle a broil, S. Clir. Kirk. 
 
 RED, Redd, s. 1. Clearance. Wallace. 
 2. Order, S. — Isl. raud, id. 3. Rubbish, S. 
 Balf. Pract. V. Ohtredd. 
 
 RED, Redd, part. adj. 1. Put in order, S. 
 — A.S. hracd, paratus. 2. Clear ; not 
 closed up ; not stuffed, S. 3. Used as E. 
 ready, S.B. 4. Distinct; opposed to con- 
 fusion, ibid. 
 
 To RED, r. a. 1. To disencumber ; E. rid. 
 Knox. 2. To rescue from destruction. 
 Barbour. Guy Mann. 3. Denoting the 
 act of persons who remove from a place. 
 Keith. — Su.G. raedd-a, A.S. hredd-an, 
 liberare. 
 
 RED, s. Riddance. Maitland P. 
 
 To RED, r. a. To overpower. Barbour. 
 — A.S. raed-an, regere. 
 
 RED, adj. Afraid. Burns. V. Rad. 
 
 RED, Redd, s. 1. Spawn, S. A. Scott. — 
 C.B. rhid, rhith, sperma, rhid-io, coire. 
 2. The place in which salmon or other 
 fish deposit their spawn, S.A. 
 
 To RED, r. n. To spawn, S. 
 
 RED, «rf/. Rid ; free, S. Ross's Ilelenore. 
 
 RED, s. The green ooze found in the 
 bottom of pools, Roxb. — Isl. hrodi, pur- 
 gamentum, quisquiliae; or rather C.B. 
 rhid, which not only signifies sperm, but 
 ■ what " oozes, or drains," Owen. 
 
 To REDACT, V. a. To reduce. Spoisicood. 
 — Lat. redact-us. 
 
 REDAITIN, s. A savage sort of fellow, 
 Ayrs. V. Reid etin, and Etttyn. 
 
 To REDARGUE, r.rt. To accuse. Pitsc. 
 
 RED-BELLY, Red-Wame, s. The Char, 
 S.B. Stat. Ace. 
 
 REDCAP, s. A spectre with very long 
 teeth, believed to haunt old castles, Roxb. 
 Minstr. Bord. This is probably the same 
 with " Redcoxd in the castle of Strath- 
 tirym." Antiquary. 
 
 REDCOAL, Redcoll, s. Horse radish, 
 Clydes.; the same with RolcoU, q. v. 
 
 " Raphanus rusticanus, red-col." Wcdd. 
 Vocab. 
 
 RED COAT. A vulgar designation for a 
 British soldier, from the colour of his 
 uniform, S. During the rebellion it was 
 distinctly applied to those who served 
 KingGeorge. Waverl. V. Black Watch. 
 
 RED COCK-CRAWING. A caut phrase 
 for fire-raising, South of S. Guy Man- 
 neriiKj. 
 
 REDDAND, s. The bend of the beam of 
 a plough at the insertion of the coulter, 
 Clydes. Perhaps of A.S. origin, from 
 raeden, raedciin, regimen ; q. what regu- 
 lates the motion of the plough. 
 
 REDDENDO, s. " The clause of a charter 
 which expresses what duty the -s assal is 
 to pay to the superior;" a forensic term, 
 S. Diet. Feud. Law. " It takes its 
 name from the first word of the clause, 
 in the Latin charter." Bell's Laic Diet. 
 Reddendum is the form of the word in 
 the law of E. V. Jacob. 
 
 REDDER, Ridder, s. 1. One who endea- 
 vours to settle a dispute, S. Baillic. 2. 
 One who settles a dispute by force of 
 arms. Monro. — A.S. ge-racd-ian, Su.G. 
 red-a, parare. 
 
 REDDER'S LICK. The stroke which one 
 often receives in endeavouring to part 
 combatants. South of S. Redding-straik, 
 synon. Abbot. 
 
 REDDER'S PART. Synon. with Redder's 
 Lick, S.A. " Redder's Bloic, or Redder's 
 Part, a blow or hatred from both par- 
 ties," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 REDD-HANDIT, adj. Active and neat, 
 Ang. Ettr. For. Glenfergus. 
 
 REDDING,s. Rescue ;recovery.^cfe J. VI. 
 
 REDDING-STRAIK, s. The stroke which 
 one often receives iu attempting to sepa- 
 rate those who are fighting, S. Kelly. 
 
 REDDINS, s. Riddance. To hue reddins 
 o/ any thing ; to get clear of it ; E. riddance. 
 He scarce had reddins o/the door, 
 When tangs flew past him bummin', &c. 
 J\IS. Poem. 
 
 REDDOUR, s. Dread; fear. Douglas. 
 
 REDE, adj. Fierce ; furious. Wallace. 
 — A.S. reth, ferox, saevus. 
 
 REDE, s. A being, apparently of the fairy 
 kind, S.A. Gl. Compl. — Isl. rad, a demon 
 or genius. 
 
 REDE, Reide, Rad, s. Counsel, S. Burns. 
 
 Will OF Rede. Destitute of counsel. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S. Teut. rued, Isl. rad, id. 
 
 REDE, adj. Aware; q. counselled, Fife. 
 
 To REDE, T. a. To determine one's fate. 
 Houlate. — A.S. racd-an, decernere. 
 
 To REDE, Reid, r. n. To discourse. Bar- 
 bour. — Isl. Su.G. raed-a, loqui. 
 
 REDE, s. 1. Voice. Wcdlace. 2. Reli- 
 gious service. Houlate. — Isl. rocdd, vox, 
 raeda, sermo. 
 
 REDEARLY, s. " Grain that has got a 
 heat on some time or other." Gall. Euc. 
 
RED 
 
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 REE 
 
 REDE FISCH E. Salmon in the state of 
 
 spawning, S. Pari. Ja. II. 
 REDENE, s. Apparently prose. Banna- 
 tyne MS. ap. Minstrelsy Border. This 
 seems to be formed from AS. raedan, the 
 plur. of racda, lectio, q. readings, or, ac- 
 cording to the ecclesiastical term, lessons. 
 
 REDEVEN, s. Expl. "the evening of 
 Beltane," Moray; perhaps rather the eve 
 of Beltane, or the evening preceding that 
 day. V. Reid-een. 
 
 To REDY, T. a. To make ready. Barbour. 
 
 REDYMYTE, Redem\te, adj. Decked ; 
 beautiful. Doug. Ijat.redmit-uSyCvowned. 
 
 RED-KAIM, Redding-kaim, Rid-kaim, s. 
 A wide-toothed comb for the hair, Dumfr. 
 Fife. 
 
 RED LAND. Ground turned up by the 
 plough, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 REDLES, adj. In a confused state. Wal- 
 lace. — A.S. raed-leas, praeceps. 
 
 REDLINS, adv. 1. Readily, Kinross. 
 2. Sometimes perhaps; probably; equiva- 
 lent to E. readily, ibid, Fife. 
 
 REDMENT, s. The act of putting in order; 
 a redment of affairs, a, clearance where 
 one's temporal concerns are in disorder, S. 
 
 RED-NEB, s. The vulgar name for the 
 kidney-bean potato, S.A. Fife. A. Scott's 
 Poems. 
 
 To REDOUND, v. a. To refund. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Fr. redonn-er, to return or give 
 back again. 
 
 RED SAUCH, s. " A species of willow." 
 Agr. Surp. Boxb. V. Sauch. 
 
 REDSCHIP, s. Furniture ; apparatus. 
 " Ane Norroway yaucht, callit the James, 
 with her haill redsckip graicht." Aberd. 
 Beg. Bedschip graicht, furniture in 
 readiness; for gralthit. — Teut. reedschap, 
 praeparatio, apparatus. 
 
 RED-SHANK, s. The Dock, after it has 
 begun to ripen, S.B. This word is expl. 
 as signifying " Sour Dock," Roxb. 
 
 RED-SHANK, s. A nickname for a High- 
 lander, from his bare legs. Coltil. 
 
 REDSMAN, s. One who clears away 
 rubbish, Loth. 
 
 RED-WARE, s. Sea-girdles, S. Neill. 
 
 RED-WARE COD. Asellus varius. Sibh. 
 
 RED-WARE FISHICK. The Whistle- 
 fish, Orkn. Barry. 
 
 RED-WAT, arf/. Soaked with blood. "Bed- 
 teat shod," walking in blood over the 
 shoe-tops. Gl. Burns. 
 
 RED WATER. A disease in sheep, S. 
 Ess. Ilighl. Soc. 
 
 RED-WOOD, s. The name given to the 
 reddish, or dark-coloured, and more in- 
 corruptible wood found in the heart of 
 trees, S. A<jr. Surr. Stirl. 
 
 REE, s. I. Half drunk, S. B. Galloway. 
 2. Crazy ; delirious, S. — Isl. hreif-r, elatus, 
 ebrius. 3. Wild; outrageous; as, " a 7-ee 
 yad," a wild or high-spirited mare ; " a 
 ree chap," a wild blade, Dumfr. 
 
 In a Ree. In a state of temporary deli- 
 rium; expressive of the state of one who 
 has not slept off intoxication, Lauarks. 
 
 REE, s. A sheep-ree, a permanent sheep- 
 fold, surrounded with a wall of stone and 
 feal. Loth. S.O. This seems to be origi- 
 nally the same word with Bae, Wrae, an 
 enclosure for cattle, q. v. lu Fife it is 
 called a sheep-reed. Bee, or reed, means a 
 harbour, a place of shelter. V. Reyd. 
 
 REE, s. A wreath. Gall. " We say rees 
 o' snaw,' for wreaths of snow." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 To REE, r. «. To wreath. Gall. 
 
 REE, Reegh, s. 1. An enclosure from a 
 river, or the sea, of a square form, open 
 only towards the water, for the purpose 
 of receiving small vessels, Renfrews. 2. 
 Beegh, S.A. the hinder part of a mill- 
 dam. 3. A harbour. Loth. In this sense, 
 the reegh of Leith is a common phrase. V. 
 Rae, which seems originally tlie same 
 word differently applied. 
 
 REE, s. A small riddle, S.O. Gl. Sibb. 
 " Bie, To turn corn in a sieve, bringing 
 the capes or broken ears into an eddy. 
 North." Grose. 
 
 REED, Calf's Reed. V. Reid, Rede. 
 
 To REED, Rede, v. n. To apprehend ; to 
 fear. Boss. V. Rad. 
 
 REED, conj. Lest, S.B. ibid. 
 
 REEDING PLANE. A species of plane 
 used by carpenters, which differs from 
 the Heading iilane only in generally 
 forming three rods at once, S. 
 
 REED-MAD, adj. " Distracted," Buchan. 
 67. Tarras. Synon. Beid-wod, q. v. 
 
 REEF'D, part. pa. Rumoured. 
 The godly laird of Grant — 
 For a' his Highland cant — 
 'Tis reef'd he has a want. — Jac. Bel. 
 
 REEFORT, Ryfart, s. A radish, S. Bit- 
 son. — Fr. raifort, strong radish. " Rapha- 
 nus, a riffard," Wedderb. Vocab. Cotgr. 
 gives Fr. raveforte as synon. with raifort. 
 
 REEFU', arfj. "Rueful, S.B. Boss. 
 
 REEGH, s. A harbour. Loth. V. Ree. 
 
 To REEK, r. a. V. Reik Out. 
 
 REEK, s. Trick; wile ? A. Scotfs Poems. 
 
 REEKER, s. Something exceeding the 
 common size ; as, " That's a reeker," 
 Teviotd.; synon. Whidter, Whilter. Per- 
 haps of C.B. origin; rhwych, that extends 
 out; from rhwy, excess. 
 
 REEK HEN. V. Reik hen. 
 
 REEKIE, AuLD Reekie. A designation 
 given to Edinburgh from its smoky ap- 
 pearance, S. M. Lyndsay. 
 
 REEKIM, Reikim, Reikum, s. A smart 
 blow, q. a stroke that will make the 
 smoke fly; synon. with the phrase, I'll 
 gar your rumple reek, i. e. " I will dust 
 your" coat for you," Fife, Aberd. 
 
 REEK-SHOT, s. A term applied to the 
 eyes when they become sore, and water, 
 without any apparent cause, Ettr. For. 
 
REE 
 
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 REE 
 
 Perhaps originally applied to the effect 
 
 of smoke on the eyes. 
 r.. REEL, r. n. To roll. V. Reile. 
 To REEL, r. n. To travel; to roam, Aberd. 
 
 The sack an' the sieve, an' a' I will leave, 
 Au' alang wi' my soger reel, O ! 
 
 Old Song. 
 
 — Isl. ?•<■//«, crebra actio vel itio; roel-a, 
 vagari ; r'llla, vacillare. 
 * To REEL. To Reel about, v. n. 1. To 
 go to aud fro in a rambling and noisy 
 way, S. 2. To romp, S. — Su.G. ragl-a, 
 vacillare. 3. To whirl round in a dance, S. 
 
 O how she danced ! sae trim, an' reel'J, an' set, 
 
 Her favourite tune, the Braes o' Tullymet. 
 
 A. Scott's: J'uevif!. 
 
 REEL, Reil, Reill, s. 1. A rapid motion 
 in a circular form, S. 2. A particular 
 kind of dance, S. liudd. 3. A confused 
 or whirling motion; especially applied to 
 creatures of diminutive size, S. lioss. 
 4. A confused motion of whatever kind; a 
 turmoil. Dau'uhone's Schort Discurs. 5. 
 A disorderly motion; transferred to the 
 mind, S. iruthrie^s Trial. This might 
 seem allied to Sw. rayl-a, to stagger; a 
 derivative from rag-a, hue illuc ferri, ut 
 Solent ebrii, Ihre. This may be the idea 
 originally suggested by Reel, as denoting 
 a certain kind of dance. 6. A loud sharp 
 noise; rattling, S. 7. Bustle; hurry. 
 Diallog. 
 
 REEL-ABOUT, s. A lively romping per- 
 son, Clydes. 
 
 REEL-FITTIT, adj. Having the feet so 
 turned inwards, that when one walks he 
 crosses his legs, and makes a curve with 
 his feet, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 REELIE, s. A diminutive from E. reel, S. 
 A wheel and a reclie to ca'. — Old Song. 
 
 REEL-RALL, adr. Topsy-turvy, S.— Isl. 
 rill, promiscua multitudo plebis. Hal- 
 dorson gives it as syuou. with Dau. rips- 
 raps, our Rif-raif. 
 
 REEL-TREE, s. Fife. Re eel-tree, Bovver. 
 V. Rail-tree. 
 
 To REEM, r. n. As, " To reem in one's 
 noddle," to haunt the fancy, producing 
 uusettledness of mind, Ayrs. Perh. a 
 metaphorical use of ream, to froth. 
 
 REEMIS, Reemish, s. A rumbling noise. 
 V. Reimis. 
 
 REEMOUS, s. a falsehood, Ayrs.— Isl. 
 raem-a, verbis efferre; hreim-r, sonus. 
 
 To REENGE, r. n. 1. To move about 
 rapidly, with great noise and bustle; to 
 range; as, " She gangs reemjin throw the 
 house like a fury," S. Nearly synon. with 
 Reessil. — Teut. rangh-en, agitare. 2. To 
 emit a clattering noise, as that of articles 
 of crockery, or pieces of metal, falling, 
 Clydes. 
 
 REENGE, s. Such a clattering noise, ibid. 
 
 To REENGE, v. a. 1. To rinse, S.— Moes.G. 
 krainj-an, Isl. hreins-a, mundare. 2. To 
 
 clear out the ribs of the grate, to poke 
 them, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 REENGE, s. A handful of heath firmly 
 tied together for rinsing, S. Ranger, 
 Heather ranger, id. Teviotdale. 
 
 REENGE, s. The semicircular seat around 
 the pulpit in a church, in which the 
 elders were wont to sit, or those who 
 presented children for baptism, Fife; cor- 
 rupted from E. range, or Fr. renge, id. 
 
 REENGER, s. One who ranges up and 
 down, Clydes. 
 
 REEPIN, s. LA very lean person or 
 animal, Upp. Clydes. 2. It seems to be 
 the same word which Mactaggart writes 
 Reepan, explaining it " a low-raade 
 wretch;" also " a tale-pyet." Gall. Enc. 
 
 REE RUCK, 8. A small rick of corn, 
 South of S. V. Rairuck. 
 
 To REESE, r. a. To praise ; to extol, Aberd. 
 Skinner. Ramsay. V. Ruse. 
 
 REESE, s. A reeze o' wind, a high wind, 
 a stiff breeze, Fife. 
 
 REESIE, adj. Blowing briskly; as, " a 
 reesie day," Fife. 
 
 REESIN, ReeziiN, ac(/. Vehement; strong; 
 forcible; as, "a reezin wund," a strong 
 dry wind; " a reezin fire," one that burns 
 briskly with a great deal of flame and 
 noise, S. — Teut. raes-cn, furere, furore 
 agitari, saevire. Isl. reis-a, excitare; 
 hress, vivax, vegetus; animosus. 
 
 REESK, Reysk, s. L Coarse grass that 
 grows on downs, Fife. — A.S. rise, a rush. 
 Stat. Ace. 2. Waste land, yielding only 
 benty grasses, Aberd. 3. A marshy place, 
 Ang. V. Reyss. 
 
 REESKIE, adj. Abounding with this kind 
 of grass, Aberd. Tarras's Ruems. 
 
 REESLIN'-DRY,arfj. So dry as to make 
 a rustling sound, Aberd. — A.S. hristl-an, 
 crepitare;Teut.rysse^eM,id.V.REissiL,t\?!. 
 
 To REEST, r. a. To arrest. This is the com- 
 mon pron. of the vulgar in S. V. Reist. 
 
 REESTED, part. pa. Smoke-dried, S. V. 
 Reist, v. 
 
 REESTIE, adj. Restive, Gall. " A horse 
 is reestie when it will not move for the 
 whip, but is rather inclined to go back- 
 wards." Gall. Encijcl. V. Reist, v. 
 
 REEVE, prei. of Rive. " Bursted," Bucban. 
 Tarras. V. Rave. 
 
 To REEVE, V. n. I. To talk with great 
 vivacity, S. — Teut. rev-eji, delirare. 2. A 
 reeriii wind, a high wind, S. 
 
 REEVE, s. A pen for cattle, Aberd. Lau) 
 Case. V. Rae. 
 
 To REEZE, r. a. To pull one about 
 roughlv, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 To REEZE behind, v. v. To break wind, 
 Iloxb. Whence the phrase, a reezing 
 horse, for one that is healthy, ibid.; equi- 
 valent to the coarse S. Prov. " A farting 
 bairn is aye a thriver." — Isl. hres.i, ani- 
 mosus ;7-i€.i-c;(,temereagere,>"ie.',efrraenus. 
 
 REEZIE, adj. " A horse is rcezic, wh^n he 
 
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 is inclined to whisk his tail aud plunge." 
 GaJl. Enc. v. etymon of Reesin. 
 KEEZIE, adj. Tipsy; light-headed in con- 
 sequence of drinking; elevated with drink, 
 S. A. /. Nicol. —Tewt. 7-ies, temerarius, rics- 
 en, temere agere ; Belg. ritshj, hot-spurred ; 
 Su.G. ras-n, delirare, under which Ihre 
 mentions Scot, rees, furor, rese, furere ; 
 Belg. roes, fuddled, Sewel. V. Ree. 
 REEZLIE, adj. Applied to ground that 
 has a cold bottom, producing coarse grass, 
 Ayrs. Apparently from lieesJc, Reiss, 
 coarse grass that grows on downs; A.S. 
 resce, rise, ^nvicws, q. rescdic. 
 To REFE, «. a. To rob. V. Reife. 
 REFECKIT, part. pa. Repaired. Wal- 
 lace. — O.Fr. refaict, id. 
 REFEIR. To the refelr, adr. lu propor- 
 tion, S. — O.Fr. raffiert, convient. 
 • To REFER, V. a. To defer; to delay, S. 
 This is not viewed as an E. sense of the 
 word, though I believe it is thus used by 
 some E. writers. 
 REFF,s. Spoil. V. Reif. 
 To REFOUND, t. a. To charge to the 
 account of; an oblique use of the E. v. to 
 lie fund. 31' Ward's Contend. 
 REFOUNDIMENT, s. Reimbursement; 
 
 the act oi refunding. Acts Mary ■ 
 
 To REFRANE, v. a. To retain ;' to hold 
 
 in. " Item twa doubill planttis to refrane 
 
 heit watter in maner of schoufer." Incent. 
 
 REFT up, part. pa. Winyet. Perhaps 
 
 " snatched up;" from A.S. reaf-ian, Su.G. 
 
 raff-a, rlfw-a, rapere. Heft, E. is the 
 
 part. pa. of lieare. 
 
 REFUISS, s. Refusal. Jets J a. VI.— 
 
 Fr. refus. 
 
 REFUSION, s. The act of refunding. 
 
 Fountainh. — L.B. refusio, restitutio, from 
 
 refund-ere, reparare, restituere, Du Cange. 
 
 REFUT, s. Shift; expedient. Wallaee.— 
 
 Fr. refuite, evasion, avoidance. 
 REGALIS, s. pi. Districts enjoying the 
 privileges of regalities. Pari. Ja. II. — 
 Fr. fefen regale, a noble fief, held imme- 
 diately, and in eapite, of the king, Cotgr. 
 REGALITY, Regalitb, s. LA territorial 
 jurisdiction granted by the king, with 
 lands given in llberam regalitatem ; and 
 conferring on the persons receiving it, 
 although commoners, the title of Lords of 
 Begality. Pari. Ja. I. 2. The territory 
 or district over which this right extended. 
 Pari. Ja. II. 
 REGENCY, s. A professorship in an uni- 
 versity. Spaldinij. 
 To REGENT, r. n. ' To discharge the duty 
 of a professor in an university. CraufurcVs 
 Hist. Univ. Ed.— Fr. rcgent-er, " to teach, 
 read, or moderate in schools," Cotgr. 
 REGENT, s. 1. A professor in an univer- 
 sity, S. Stat, ^icc— L.B. regens, Fr. regent, 
 id. 2. One who taught a class in a col- 
 lege without a formal appointment to a 
 chair. M'Crie's Melville. 
 
 REGENTRIE, «. A regency in a kingdom. 
 Acts Mary. Keith's Hist. 
 
 To REGISTRATE, v. a. To register, S. 
 
 Registrate, part. pa. Walker's Peden. 
 REGRESS, s. Legal recourse upon. Act, 
 Avdit. — L.B. regress-US, idem quod Prac- 
 ticis nostris Recours, Du Cange. 
 
 * REGRET, s. A complaint; a grievance. 
 Spalding. 
 
 To REHABILITAT, r. a. The same with 
 Rehahle. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 REHABILITATIOUN, s. The art of 
 restoring to former honours or privileges; 
 a forensic term, S. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To REHABLE, Reabill, v. a. To rein- 
 state ; a law term. Skene. 
 
 REHATOURE, .«. Uncertain. Douglas. 
 
 REHERSS, s. Rehearsal. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To REHETE, v. a. To revive; to cheer. 
 Gatcan and Gol. — Fr. rehait-er. 
 
 REJAG, s. A repartee. Loth. 
 
 To REJAG, ^^ n. To give a smart answer, 
 reflecting on the person to whom it is 
 addressed, Loth. Evidently the same 
 with the O.E. v. " Re2)reuyn or reiaggyn. 
 Redargue. Deprehendo," JPrompt. Parv. 
 
 REI B IE, adj. Thinly formed; spare; 
 slender, Ettr. For. V. Ribie. 
 
 REID, s. Necessary preparation; fitting 
 out, q. getting ready. Ab. Reg. — Teut. 
 reed, paratus, promptus. V. Redschip. 
 
 REID, s. Fate; lot. Pal'ice of Honor. 
 
 REID, Rede, s. The fourth stomach of a 
 calf, used for runnet, S. Monro. — Teut. 
 roode, id. a ruhedinc dictus. Alias, the 
 maw, E. and S. When the animal is 
 grown up, the reid is named the roddikin, 
 and is eaten. 
 
 REYD, s. A road for ships. " Port, hevin, 
 or reyd." Aherd. Reg. — Teut. reede, 
 etatio navium. V. Race. 
 
 To REID, V. n. To discourse. V. Rede, t. 
 
 REID, adj. Red, S.B. Barb. This word 
 is used as denoting the colour of salmon 
 when in a spawning state. Aberd. Reg. 
 Perhaps in this sense opposed to Black 
 fish. — This, it would appear, was also the 
 O.E. pronunciation. " What betokeneth 
 it whan the sonne gothe downe reed?" 
 Palsgr. V. Black-fishing. 
 
 REID DAY. A day in September, before 
 which wheat is generally sown. On Reid- 
 ecn, or the eve of this day, the hart and 
 the hind are believed to meet for copu- 
 lation, Selkirks. Upp. Clydes. This is 
 perhaps the same with Rude-day, the 
 exaltation of the cross, which falls on 
 September 14th. 
 
 REID-DAY,s. Thethird dayof May, Aberd. 
 
 Some waefu' quine '11 ride the stool 
 
 For you afore the Reeday. — Tarras's Poems. 
 
 This is merely the northern pron. of 
 Rude-day, q. v. 
 REID-DAY. Also applied to the 7th of 
 December. Birrel's Diarey. Sibbald, on 
 
RET 
 
 rrsi 
 
 RE I 
 
 tlie word Rood-day, vo. Rode, has re- 
 marked, that " days which bear this name 
 are to be found iu different times of the 
 year." 
 
 RE 1 D-EEN, s. The evening preceding the 
 third day of May, Aberd.; Rude-een, syn. 
 
 REID ETIN. V. Eyttyn. 
 
 REID FISCHE. Fish in a spawning state, 
 S. Acts J(i. I. V. Red spawn. 
 
 REID HAND. A legal phrase, denoting 
 that one is taken in the act of committing 
 a crime, or immediately after. Quon. Alt. 
 
 REID-IIUNGER, s. A term used to de- 
 note the rage of hunger, S. It is cer- 
 tainly the same with Jieid in Reid-icod, 
 furious with rage. — A.S. reth, to which 
 this term has been traced, is used with 
 great latitude; as, retha reii, saeva pluvia; 
 rethestormas, sae vac procellae ;kaeie relhre, 
 color saevior, &c. It seems exactly to cor- 
 respond with the Lat. ^ihrase, saeva fames, 
 Claudian ; and rahida fames, Virgil. 
 
 REID-HUNGERED, adj. In a ravening 
 state from hunger, S. 
 
 REIDSETT, adj. Placed in order, fiir 
 Gawan. — A.S. ge-rad, sett-en, in ordine 
 ponere. 
 
 REID-WOD, Red Wod, adj. 1. In a vio- 
 lent rage, S. Montgomerie. 2. Furious; 
 distracted.i/flm Uton. — Isl. reid-ur, iratus ; 
 reide, ira. Teut. xcreed, saevus, atrox. 
 
 To REJECK, Reject, v. a. 1. To refer for 
 decision. Bdlend. T. Lir. — Lat. rejlc- 
 ere, id. 2. To impute ; to ascribe. iV. Burne. 
 
 REIF, s. Foulys of Rclf, ravenous or car- 
 nivorous fowls. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 REIF, Refe, s. 1. An eruption on the skin, 
 S. 2. The itch is, by way of eminence, 
 called the reif, S. — A.S. hreof, scabies. 
 
 REIF, Reiff, Reff, s. 1. Robbery. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 2. Spoil; plunder, £ar6owr. — 
 A.S. reaf, Isl. rif, rapina. 
 
 To REIFE, Reyff, t. a. To rob. Wallace. 
 — A.S. reaf-lan, Isl. hreifa, id. 
 
 REYFFAR, Reaver, Reuer, s. A robber. 
 ITrt//. — A.S. reafere, Su.G. roefware, id. 
 
 REYFLAKE, Riuelak, s. Rapine.— A.S. 
 reaflac, a prey, a booty, rapine, robbery. 
 
 To REIK, c. a. To reach, S. Doug.—^elg. 
 reyck-en, A.S. recc-an, id. 
 
 To REIK out, T. a. 1. To fit out, S.; also 
 reek foorth. R. Bruce. 2. To dress ; to 
 accoutre. — E. rig; Sw. rikt-a, Moes.G. 
 riht-an, instruere. 
 
 REIK, .<;. A blow, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To REIK, V. n. To smoke, S. — A.S. rec-an, 
 Sw. roek-a, id. 
 
 REIK, Reek, s. 1. Smoke, S. Compl. S. 
 2. A disturbance; a tumult. Lyndsay. 
 A reik in the house, S. id. Kelly. — A..S. 
 rec, Isl. reikr, id. 3. Metaphorically a 
 house or habitation. Barry's Orkn. — 
 Rock, says Ihre, notat domicilium, focum. 
 
 To Gar Claise gae through the Reik. 
 To pass the clothes of a new-born child 
 through the smoke of a fire ; a supersti- 
 
 tious rite which has been used in Fife in 
 the memory of some yet alive, meant to 
 ward off from the infant the fatal influ- 
 ence of witchcraft. 
 To REYKE, r. n. To range. V. Raik. 
 
 REIK HEN, Reik Fowl. I. A hen bred 
 in the house, Aberd. Bauffs. Some view 
 the designation as denoting the exaction 
 of a hen for every chimney. Agr. Sure. 
 Bericicks. 2. This word is understood, in 
 Shetland, as denoting the exaction of a 
 single hen from each house. Edmonstone''s 
 Zetl. Ittl. V. Reik, ?. sense 3. 
 
 REIKIE, rt(//. 1. Smoky, S. Pitscottic. 2. 
 Vain; empty. Z. Boyd. 
 
 REIKIJI, s. A smart stroke. V. Reekim. 
 
 REIKINESS,s. The state of being smoky,S. 
 
 To REILE, Rele, t. n. To roll. Douglas. 
 — Isl. rill-a, volutare. 
 
 To REYLE, Rewl, r. n. To snarl up like a 
 hard-twisted thread, Ettr. For. V. Ravel. 
 
 REILIEBOGIE, s. A confusion; a state 
 of tumult or disorder, S.B. It may be 
 conjectured that the term has some afii- 
 nity to the old tune called Reel o' Bogie, 
 as perhaps referring to some irregular 
 kind of dance. 
 
 REILING, s. 1. Bustle. Pehlis Play. 2. 
 A loud clattering noise, S. V. Reel-rall. 
 
 REILL, s. A turmoil. V. Reel. 
 
 REIME, s. Realm. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 REIMIS, Reemish, .«. 1. Rumble, S.B. Ross. 
 — Isl. rym-ia, to bellow or roar. 2. The 
 sound caused by a body that falls with a 
 rumbling or clattering noise, Banffs. 
 Aberd. 3. A weighty stroke or blow, ib. 
 V. DuNT, s. sense 2. 
 
 To REIMIS, r. n. To make a loud rumb- 
 ling noise, Aberd. Mearns. Reimish, 
 Reishil, Reissil, synon. 
 
 REIM-KENNAR, s. The Pirate.— This 
 may either be equivalent to skald or poet, 
 from Su.G. rim, metrum ; Isl. rijma, ode, 
 hreym-r, resonantia canora, and kennar, 
 one who knows, q. a person conversant 
 with poetry ; or allied to Isl. reimt, spec- 
 tris obnoxius, q. one who knew how to 
 quell the power of evil spirits. 
 
 REIND, s. " He base geffyne furth for the 
 reind of spwnis xvj. sh." Aberd. Reg. — 
 Perhaps allied to Teut. renne, promptu- 
 arium, penarium, q. a case of spoons ? 
 
 REYNGIT, jyai-t. j)a. Surrounded with a 
 ring. " That the mouth be reyngit about 
 with a circle of girth of irne," &c. Acti 
 Ja. VI. V. Prick Measure. 
 
 REINYEIT, adj. Striped; corded. In- 
 tentories. — Perhaps from Fr. raionnie, 
 furrowed, q. ribbed tatfety ; or rather 
 from range, renge, in ranks, in rows. 
 
 To REIOSE, r. a. To possess. Bellendcrt. 
 
 To REIOURNE, v. a. To delay ; to put 
 off. Forbes on the Revelation. 
 
 REIOURNING, .«. Used apparently in the 
 sense of delav, ibid. 
 
 REIRBRASSERIS, s. pi. Armour for the 
 
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 REM 
 
 back of the arms. Acts Ja. I. — Fr. arriere, 
 behind, and irossart, a defence for the arm. 
 
 To REIRD, Rerde, v. n. 1. To make a 
 loud noise. Domjlas. 2. To break wind, 
 S. 3. To make a crashing noise, ibid. — 
 A.S. rar-ian, Teut. reer-en, fremere. V. 
 Raird. 
 
 REIRD, Rerde, s. 1. Noise; shouting. 
 Doug. 2. The act of breaking wind, S. 
 3. A falsehood; a gasconade, S.B. 
 
 REIRDE, s. Jacobite lielics. I hesitate 
 whether this is the same with l\air, Rare, 
 a loud report, perhaps ex ano, or a spring, 
 from the E. v. to rear. 
 
 REIRDIT, jL»a?-?. Reared. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 REISES. Brushwood, S. ; plur. of Rise. 
 Warerley. 
 
 REISHILLIN', part. adj. 1. Noisy, Fife. 
 2. Forward ; prompt, ibid. V. Reissil, v. 
 
 To REISK, T. a. and ti. To scratch, so as 
 to occasion a noise, Aberd. A variety of 
 Risk, V. q. V. 
 
 REISS, adj. Of or belonging to Russia. 
 Aberd. Reg. The name of Russia seems 
 to be given according to the pron. of 
 Aberdeen. Our sailors elsewhere give it 
 as if Roos or Roosh. 
 
 REYSS, s. pi. Coarse grass in marshy 
 ground, or on the sea-shore. ^Vallace. 
 V. Reesk. 
 
 To REISSIL, T. n. To make a loud clat- 
 tering noise, S. — Teut. ryssel-en, A.S. 
 hristl-an, crepere. 
 
 To REISSIL, RissLE, v. a. To beat soundly. 
 Rudd. — Su.G. ris-a, virgis caedere. 
 
 REISSIL, RiESLE, s. I. A loud clattering 
 noise, S. 2. A blow ; a stroke, S. St. Patr. 
 
 To REI ST, T. a. To dry by the heat of 
 the sun, or in a chimney, S. Dunbar. — 
 Dan. rist-er, to broil or toast. 
 
 RE I ST, s. Rest. Douglas. 
 
 REIST, Reyst, it. 1. The socket in which 
 the bolt of a door 7-ests. Doug. 2. The 
 hinge of a door, Gl. Sibb. 3. The sup- 
 port of a warlike instrument. Wallace. 
 
 REIST, s. The instep, Upp. Clydes.— Isl. 
 rist, planta pedis, G. Andr. ; convexum 
 seu dorsum plantae pedis, Haldorson ; 
 Dan. Ti-ist, the instep of the foot, Wolfi" ; 
 Su.G. wrist, id. ; A.S. ryrst, also vrist, 
 properly the wrist. Ihre derives it 
 from wrid-a, torquere, because it is the 
 hinge on which the limb is turned. 
 
 To REIST, T. n. 1. To wait for another. 
 Douglas. — Lat. rest-are, id. 2. To become 
 restive, S. Burns. 3. Applied to the 
 drying up of a well. Pop. Bidl. 
 
 REIST. To Tak the Reist. 1. To become 
 restive ; applied to a horse, Roxb. 2. 
 Applied to a person who, after proceeding 
 so far in any business, suddenly stops 
 short, ibid. 
 
 To REIST, Reest, r. a. To arrest. He 
 reistit his furniture, he laid an arrest on 
 it, S. — This abbrev. occurs in O.E. 
 
 HEISTER, s. Apparently equivalent to 
 
 Kijtper, as applied to salted and dried 
 salmon, Roxb. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 REISTER CLOK. A cloak such as that 
 worn by brigands or freebooters. Inven- 
 tories. V. ROYSTER. 
 
 REITHE, adj. Keen; ardent, Ettr. For. 
 Hogg. — A.S. rethe, asper, ferus, "fierce, 
 outrageous," Somner; Teut. u-reed, id. 
 
 REIVE, s. A name given to what is con- 
 sidered as an ancient Caledonian fort. P. 
 Campsie, Stat. Ace. V. Rae, and Reeve. 
 
 To RELE, V. n. To roll. V. Reile. 
 
 To RELEISCH, r. n. To go at large. Doug. 
 — Fr. relasch-er, to enlarge. 
 
 RELEVANCY, s. The legal sufficiency of 
 the facts stated in a libel or in a defence, to 
 infer punishment or exculpation; a forensic 
 term, S. " The two things to be chiefly 
 regarded in a criminal libel are the rele- 
 vancy of the facts libelled, i. e. their suffi- 
 ciency to infer the conclusion; and, second- 
 ly, their truth. The consideration of the 
 first belongs to the judges of the court, 
 that of the other to the inquest, otherwise 
 called the jury or assize." Erskine's Inst. 
 
 RELEVANT, adj. Sufficient to warrant 
 the conclusion, whether in reference to a 
 libel or to a defence ; a forensic term, S. 
 Maclatirin's Grim. Cases. 
 
 To RELEVE, v. a. To raise; to exalt. 
 Wyntowfi. — Fr. relev-er. 
 
 To RELEVE, v. n. To reassemble. Wall. 
 — Fr. relev-er, coUigere. 
 
 To RELY, T. a. To rally. Barbour. 
 
 REMANENT, adj. Other, S. Spalding. 
 This word is still used in petitions ad- 
 dressed to ecclesiastical courts. " To the 
 Moderator and remanent members of the 
 Presbytery of ." 
 
 REMANER, s. Remainder. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 To REME, r. n. To foam. V. Ream. 
 
 To REMEID, r. a. To remedy. Baillie. 
 
 REMEID, i-. Alloy of a peculiar descrip- 
 tion. Act. Dom. Cone. — Fr. remede, " a 
 remedy, redresse ; also that allay which 
 goldsmithes,jewellers, and money-makers, 
 are permitted to adde unto the allowed 
 embasement of gold or silver ; as where 
 with a silver piece of eleven pence value, 
 there is a twelfth part of copper allowed 
 to be mingled, the remede is about two 
 grains over and besides that twelfth. 
 Tiiis advantage they have gotten upon 
 allegation, that they cannot precisely hit, 
 or justly keep, the scantling required of 
 them by the law," Cotgr. 
 
 REMEID, Remeed, Remead, s. 1 . Remedy ; 
 amelioration. Spald. 2. Rcmeid of Law, 
 a phrase equivalent to Remedy of Law, 
 formerly applicable to the obtaining of 
 justice, particularly by appeal from an 
 inferior to a superior court. Stair's 
 Institute. 
 
 To REME IF, r. a. or n. To remove. 
 " Flyt & remeif." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 REMEMBRIEj's. Remembrance. Burcl. 
 
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 RES 
 
 To REMENT, t. a. To remember. Burd. 
 — Fr. ramentiToir, id. 
 
 RKM IGESTEll,.'!. A smart stroke, Buclian. 
 I'erhaps originally the same with Jiciie- 
 (yc(Jstor, q. v. 
 
 REMYLLIS, s. ^)^ Blows. IlonJate.— 
 Tent. ?v(/Hm<'/-(;/;,Su.G.>'rtw/-rt,tiimultuari. 
 
 To REMORU, V. a. 1. To have remorse 
 for. Wallitce. — Fr. remord-re. 2. To dis- 
 burden the conscience, ibid. 
 
 To RENCHEL, Renshel, r. a. To beat 
 with a stick ; as, " To renshel beasts wi' 
 a rung," when not taking the right road, 
 Teviotd. — Germ, rein-en, Su.G. rind-a, 
 taiigere, or ren, palus, and sael-ja, con- 
 ferre, q. to apply a stake ? 
 
 RENCHEL, Renshel, s. A person tall 
 and thiu ; as, " He's naething but a lang 
 renchel," Roxb. — Teut. ran, ranch, r>'ne, 
 tenuis, gracilis, praeteuuis corpore ; Isl. 
 renijla, ramus arboris. 
 
 REN DAL, Rex.nal, Rennet, Run-dale, 5. 
 A division of land, equivalent to riin-ri;/, 
 S. Statht. Ace. — Su.G. >vw, palus liuii- 
 taneus, and del, a division. Dan. reen, 
 " a balk or ridge between two furrows." 
 
 To RENDER, r. a. To melt or beat butter, 
 Ayrs. V. Rind. 
 
 To RENG, Ring, t. n. To reign. Dotitj. 
 
 To REN YE, V. a. To rein. Compl. ^'. 
 
 RtpNYE, s. A rein. Doug. — Fr. resne. 
 
 RENYIT, pa?-;, pa. Forsworn. Barbour. 
 — Fr. renli, id. 
 
 RENK, s. A strong man. Gawan and Got. 
 V. Rtnk. 
 
 RENKNING, s. Placing according to rank 
 or precedency. Hence, perhaps, ranking 
 of creditors, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 RENOiLME, s. Renown, Fr. Barbour. 
 
 RENSS GULDING. A foreign gold coin. 
 Acts Ja. II. This is called the Rhenish 
 Guilding, Skene's Ed.; the same in Gleu- 
 dook's. — Teut. gulden, aureus nummus xx. 
 Btuferorum, Kilian ; Belg. id. " a gilder, 
 a coin of xx. stivers," Sewel. Renss or 
 Rhenish refers to the country bordering 
 on the Rhine. V. Gudline. 
 
 RENTAL, s. LA favourable lease, S. 
 Erskine. 2. The annual value or rent, 
 Dumfr. 3. Also, as in E. the amouat of 
 the rents of an estate, S. 
 
 To RENTALE, v. a. To let in lease. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 RENTALLER, s. One who possesses land 
 by lease or rental, S. 
 
 REPAIR, s. Concourse, S. Priests Feb. 
 
 To REPAY'RE, v. n. To return. Wtjnt. 
 — O.Fr. repair-er. 
 
 To REPARELL, n. a. To refit. Douglas. 
 — Fr. repareill-er. 
 
 To REPATER, v. n. To feed; to take 
 refreshment. Douglas. — Fr. repaitrc. 
 
 * To REPEAT, Repete, t. a. To recover ; 
 to call back, S. a sense in which the v. is 
 not used in E. ActsJa. VI. — Tv.repet-er, 
 " to redemand, aske, or call back, also, 
 
 to return, recover, take, or fetch back 
 
 again," Cotgr. ; Lat. repet-cre, id. 
 To REPELL, r. a. To recall ; like obsolete 
 
 Ya. repeal. ActsJa. VI. — Ft. rapell-tr, id. 
 REPENDE, part. adj. Dispersed ; scat- 
 tered. Wallace. — Fr. repand-u. 
 REPETITION, s. Repayment; restoration. 
 
 t>paldin<i. 
 To REPLAIT, Resplate, t. a. To try a 
 
 second time. Q. Marifs Instructions to L. 
 
 James. — Fr. replaid-er, Piaiiier uiie se- 
 
 conde fois, rentrer en proces. Iteruni 
 
 litigare, litem renovare. Diet. Trev. 
 To REPLEDGE, Replege, v. a. To re- 
 plevin; a forensic term. Bellenden. — 
 
 L.B. repleq-iare, to redeem on pledge. 
 To REPLEiD,r. (t. To resist. I'ricsts Feb. 
 
 — L.B. replaud-are, repulsare. 
 REPLOCH GRAY. V. Raplach. 
 REPONABILL, adj. Adapted to restore 
 
 things to a proper bearing. Bellenden T. 
 
 Lin. — From Lat. repon-ere. 
 To RE PONE, V. a. To reply, Ayrs. ; a fo- 
 rensic term, S. Forbes's Defence. — Lat. 
 
 repon-ere, id. 
 REPONE, s. To mak a repone, to give a 
 
 reply, Ayrs. 
 To REPONE, T. a. To replace. Baillie. 
 
 — Lat. repon-o. 
 To REPORT, T. a. To obtain; to carry off;, 
 
 in the sense of Fr. remptort-er, or rapport- 
 
 er, from which it is probably formed. 
 
 Descr. of Kingd. of Scotland. 
 To REPOSE, 15. a. Same with Repone, to 
 
 replace. Baillie. 
 To REPOUSS, V. a. To repel, Ayrs.— Fr. 
 
 repouss-er, id. anciently repouls-er, from 
 
 Lat. re, and puls-are, to beat, to drive 
 
 back. 
 To REPREIF, r. a. To disallow ; to set 
 
 aside ; to reject ; a forensic term. Act. 
 
 Dom. Cone. — This seems altered from Fr. 
 
 reprouv-er, or Lat. reprob-are, like preif, 
 
 for prore. 
 To REPREME, v. a. To repress. Com- 
 
 playnt S. — Lat. reprim-ere. 
 REPRISE, s. The indentation of stones 
 
 in building, Fr. Pal. Hon. 
 To REPUNG, Repugne, n. n. To oppose ; 
 
 to be repugnant. Acts Ja. VI. — Lat. 
 
 repugn-are, Fr. repugn-er. 
 REQUESED, Requesit, adj. Requisite. 
 
 Nicol Burne. 
 RERIT, pret. v. Fell back. Wallace. 
 
 — Fr. riere, back. 
 RESCHIT, part. pa. A term frequently 
 
 occurring in the Collect, of Inventories. 
 
 V. Rasciiit. 
 RESCITATIOUN, s. Restoration. Buik 
 
 Gen. Kirk. — This word might seem to 
 
 have been formed from re, and scire, scit- 
 
 um, q. to ken again. 
 To RESCOURS,T. a. To rescue. Bcllend. 
 
 — O.Fr. rescourr-er, id. 
 RESCOURS, s. Rescue. Wyntown. 
 To RESKAW, V. n. To receive. Ab. Reg, 
 
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 534 
 
 REV 
 
 * RESERVE, s. A tree reserved in a hag, 
 or cutting of an allotted portion of wood, 
 Clydes. V. Witter. 
 
 To RESETT, v. a. 1. To harbour, S. Eudd. 
 
 2. To receive stolen goods. Stat. Alex. 
 RESET, Resett, s. 1. Abode. Wyiitoicn. 
 
 2. The act of harbouring. Wallace. 3. 
 
 One who harbours another, ibid. 4. An 
 
 inn. Acts Ja. I. 5. The reception of 
 
 goods known to be stolen, a law term, S. 
 
 Ershine. 6. The receiver of stolen goods. 
 
 Rtidd. — Fr. r^cc<<«, receiving; O.Yv.recept, 
 
 retreat. 
 RESETTER, s. 1. He who entertains. 
 
 Eudd. 2. A receiver of stolen goods. Ersk. 
 RESH,s. A rush. Sir Egeir. 
 RESIDENTER, s. A dweller ; a residen- 
 tiary, S. 
 To RESILE, T. a. To beguile; to deceive, 
 
 Ayrs. — Perhaps from Fr. resil-ir, as sig- 
 
 nifving to revoke, to disavow. 
 To RESILE, -oi. 1. To flinch, S. Wodrow. 
 
 2. To resist, in reasoning. Clelland. — Fr. 
 
 resil-er, id. 
 RESING, adj. Perhaps foolish. Dunbar. 
 
 — Teut. ries-en, temere agere. 
 To RESING, «. a. To resign. Aherd.Reg. 
 
 Acts Ja. V. So, ring for reign. 
 RESITIT, par*, pa. Cited a second time, 
 
 q. re-cited. Acts Mary. 
 
 * To RESOLVE, V. n. To terminate. 
 Guthry's Mem. 
 
 RESP, Risp, s. A kind of coarse grass, S. 
 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 To RESP, Risp, r. n. To make a noise 
 
 resembling that of a file, S. Douglas. 
 
 * RESPECT, s. Used in pi. to denote in- 
 terest, emolument, advantage. Spald. 
 
 RESPECT, Respete, Resputt, s. A re- 
 spite or prorogation of punishment, or of 
 prosecution for crimes committed or im- 
 puted. Acts Ja. V. — L.B. respect-US, &.C. 
 
 RESPOND, s. The return that is made by 
 a precept from Chancery, on an applica- 
 tion for a seisin. Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 
 RESPONDIE, s. Apparently the duplicate 
 of an account. Perhaps the modern term 
 check is synon. Acts Cha, I. — Fr. re- 
 spond-rc, to match, agree with. 
 
 RESPONDIE-BOOK, s. A check-book, ib. 
 
 RESPONSALL,arfy.Responsible.^icfcPa/-. 
 
 RESPONSIOUNE, s. Suretyship. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. — Fr. responsion, id. 
 
 RESPUTT, s. Delay in regard to legal pro- 
 cess ; respite. V. Respect, Respete. 
 
 RESSAYTHAR, Ressayttar, s. A re- 
 ceiver. Ahcrd. Reg. V. Resetter. 
 
 To RESSENT, v. a. To have a deep sense 
 of. Acts Cha. I. — Fr. se ressent-ir, to feel 
 thoroughly. 
 
 To RESSOURSS, Resurse, v. n. To rise 
 again. Wallace. — Fr. resourd-re, from 
 Lat. resitrg-ere. 
 
 RESSUM, s. A small fragment, S.B. 
 
 To REST, V. n. To be indebted, S. Acts 
 Sed. It is to be observed that our term 
 
 is elliptical; the full phrase being, to rest 
 
 awing, i. e. to remain owing. Chartul. 
 
 Aherd. — -Fr. en reste, in arrears. 
 REST, s. LA remnant. Inventories. — Fr. 
 
 reste, residue, remnant, &c. 2. In plur. 
 
 remains; relics. Sir A. Balf. Letters. 
 REST, s. An arrest. Ab. Reg. V. Reist. 
 REST. Auld rest, perhaps old sprain. 
 
 Watson. — Wrest, rest, S.; ^.S. wraestan, 
 
 to distort. 
 RESTES, s. pi. Arrears, Fr. Acts Man/. 
 To RESTYN, v. a. To refresh; to give 
 
 rest to. Douglas. 
 RESTING-CHAIR. A long chair shaped 
 
 like a settee, used in farm-houses, Ang. 
 
 Perths. 
 RESTORANS, Restorance, s. Restoration. 
 
 Act. Audit. Acts Mary. 
 To RETEin,v.n. To retire. Acts Ja. VI. 
 To RETENT, r. a. To cause to resound. 
 
 Hudson. — Fr. retent-ir, to resound. 
 RETH, adj. Fierce. Wallace.— A.S. rethe. 
 RETHNAS,s. Ferocity. Iloulate.— A.S. 
 
 rethnes, id. 
 To RETOUR, Retowre, 1. r. a. To make 
 
 a return in writing, as to the service of an 
 
 heir, S. Skene. 2. To make a legal return 
 
 as to the value of lands, S. Baillie. 
 
 3. T. n. To return. Wyntoicn. 
 RETOUR, Retoure, s. 1. Return. Doug. 
 
 2. The legal return made to a brief, 
 
 emitted from Chancery. Skene. 3. That 
 
 made as to the valu'e of lauds, S. Baillie. 
 
 — O.Fr. retour is used in a sense nearly 
 
 allied. 
 To RETREAT, v. a. To retract. Cros- 
 
 raguell. — O.Fr. retraift-ier, revoquer. 
 RETRETT, part. pa. Retracted ; repealed ; 
 
 reversed. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 RETROTRACTION, s. The act of draw- 
 ing back. Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 REVAY, s. Festivity. Gawan and Gol. — ■ 
 
 O.Fr. reviaus, fetes, divertissements. 
 REUAR, s. River. Acts J a. VI. 
 REVE, s. A colour between yellow and 
 
 gray. Sir Gawan. — Lat. rarus. 
 REVEL, s. a severe blow ; often applied 
 
 to a back stroke, Ang. Loth. — Fr. rereill- 
 
 er, to rouse, to awake, q. a stroke that 
 
 rouses one from lethargy >. 
 REUER, Ryvir, s. V. Reyffar. 
 REUERE, Reury, s. Robbery. Wallace. 
 REVERENCE, s. Power, S. Rutherford. 
 REUER Y,s. 1. Uproar. Douglas. 2. The 
 
 crackling noise made by flames, Douglas. 
 
 — Fr. resverie, raving. 
 REVERS. At the re i-ers,a,ir3indora. Everg. 
 
 — Fr. au revers, cross; E. at rovers. 
 To REVERSE, Reuerse, v. a. To strike 
 
 from behind. Barbour. — Fr. revers, a 
 
 stroke of this kind. 
 REVERSER, s. A forensic term, denoting 
 
 a proprietor who has given his lands in 
 
 wadset, but retains a right to redeem 
 
 them, on repayment of the wadset-price, 
 
 S. V, Reversion. 
 
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 REVERSION, s. The right of redeeming 
 
 property uiuler wadset, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 To RE.VERT, r. ii. 1. To revive. Pal ice 
 Jlon. 2. To recover from a swoon, S.B. 
 — O.Fr. retert-ir, id. 
 To REUEST, Rewess, Rawess, v. a. 1. To 
 clothe. Doiiijlas. 2. To clothe anew, ib. 
 — Fr. rerest-ir, id. 
 REVESTRE, s. A vestry, Douglas.— Ft. 
 
 revestiaire, id. 
 REVESTRIE, Reuestrie, s. The vestry 
 of a church. Acts Ja. VI. — Fr. revesti- 
 aire, id. ; L.B. rerestlar-iumf et restiar- 
 iiim, idem sonant, Du Cange. 
 REVIL, s. The point of a spur, S. A. 
 
 Scott's Poems. — Rowel, E. rouetle, Fr. 
 REVILL-RAILL, adr. Apparently in a 
 confused way. Colkelhie iSou: Probably 
 the same with Reel-Rail. 
 To REVINCE, r. a. To restore ; to give 
 back what has formerly been taken away ; 
 an old forensic term. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 L.B. revinc-ere, rem ablatam, vel de qua 
 litigium est, sibi asserere, repetere, recu- 
 perare ; Gall, rcvendiquer. 
 REUK,s. Atmosphere. Barbour. V. Rak. 
 To REUNDE, RooND, v. n. " To produce a | 
 disagreeable noise as by grinding," Gl. 
 Sibb. Roxb. This must be the same 
 word that is pron. Ruint, Berwicks. q. v. 
 To REUOLF, T.a. To examine ; to inspect ; 
 to turn over. " To reuolf & seik the 
 buikis gif it be contenit thariu." Ab. Reg. 
 REURY, s. Robbery. V. Reuer^. 
 REUTH, Rewth, s. 1, Cause for repen- 
 tance. King Hart. 2. Pity, or cause of 
 pity. Bellenden. 
 REVURE, Revoore, adj. 1. Thoughtful ; 
 dark and gloomy, Ayrs. ; as, " a reture 
 look." 2. It sometimes denotes a look of 
 calm scorn or contempt, ibid. — O.Fr. res- 
 reiir, reteur, a dreamer, q. in a reverie. 
 To REW. 1. r. n. To repent, S. Gaican 
 and Gol. 2. r. a. To have compassion 
 for. Barbour. — A.S. hreow-ian, poenitere, 
 lugere. Rue, r. n. To have pity, Chaucer. 
 REW, s. Repentance. Maitland Poems. 
 
 A.S. hreowe, poenitentia. 
 REW, s. LA row. Palice Honor. 2. A 
 
 street. Doug. — S. rail" ; Fr. rue. 
 REWAYL'D, part. pa. Apparently for 
 ravelled, q. as useless as a ravelled hesp. 
 Train's Poetical Reveries. 
 REWAR, s. A robber, Wallace. 
 REWELYNYS,RowLYNGis,RiLLiNGS,s.;5/. 
 Shoes made of undressed hides, with the 
 hair on them ; S. rullions. Wyntown. — 
 A.S. rifling, obstrigillus. 
 REWELL, adj. Haughty.— O.Fr. revele, 
 
 fier, hautain. 
 REWELLYT,p>-««. r. Revealed. Wallace. 
 REWERS, 3. p. s. Stops. Wallace.— O.Fi. 
 
 raroir-er, to stop, to arrest. 
 To REWESS, V. a. V. Reuest. 
 REWID, />r««. 15. Reaved. Barbour. 
 To REWL,r. «. To be entangled, Teviotd.; 
 
 " Ravellyt, Reulit, 
 
 '. Exactly s(|uare ; 
 Acts Ja. VI. V. 
 
 the same with Ra vel. 
 entangled," Gl. Sibb. 
 REWLL RYCHT, ade 
 q. according to rule. 
 Prick Measure. 
 To RE WM,r.M. To roar. Wallace.— O.Fr. 
 
 ruim-er, id. V. Rami:. 
 REWME, s. Realm. Wipit. — O.Fr. reaume. 
 REWMOUR,s. Tumult. Wallace.- G^vm. 
 
 rumor, id. 
 RHAIM, Rhame, s. LA commonplace 
 speech, Ettr. For. — This may be merely 
 a corr. of E. rhyme, as proverbs were an- 
 ciently expressed in a sort of rhythm. 
 V. Mr, Todd's valuable note, vo. Rliyvie, 
 E. Diet. 2. A rhapsody, S.A. " The poet 
 can bring out naething but rhames o' 
 high-flown nonsense." Perils of Man. 
 To RHAME o'er, r. a. 1. To run over any 
 thing in a rapid and unmeaning way ; to 
 repeat as if by rote, S. ibid. 2. To reite- 
 rate, S. 
 RHEEMOUS, s. Apparently clamour, 
 Ayrs. St. Patr. — Isl. hreim-a, resonare ; 
 A.S. hream-an, Su.G. raam-a, clamare. 
 V. Rame, v. and s. 
 RHEUMATIZE, s. Rheumatism, S. " I 
 did feel a rheumatize in my backspauld 
 yestreen." The Pirate. 
 RHIND MART, Rynmart, A carcass from 
 the herd. Russel. — Teut. Isl. rind, bos. 
 RHYNE, s, "Hoar-frost." Gall. Encyd. 
 All the other dialects, as far as I can ob- 
 serve, have m as the antepenult. The 
 term appears in its most original form in 
 C.B. rhew, Arm. retc, id.; Gael, reo, frost. 
 RIACH, adj. Dun, S.B. Journ. Land. — 
 
 — Gael. id. brindled. 
 RIAL, Rialle, adj. Royal. Sir Gaican. 
 RIAL, Ryall, Real, s. LA gold coin 
 anciently current in S. " The ryall of 
 France sail haue coura for vi s. viii d." 
 Acts .la. I. 2. The term Ryall was also 
 applied to some silver coins of S. in con- 
 junction with the name of the prince. 
 V. Mary Ryall, James Riall. 
 RIALTE, Ryaltie, Realtey, Royalty, s. 
 Territory immediately under the juris- 
 diction of the king; as distinguished from 
 that to which the privileges of a regality 
 were annexed. Pari. Ja. I. 
 RIAUVE, s. A row or file, Moray. 
 To RIB, V. a. To rib land, to give it a 
 half ploughing, by leaving a furrow alter- 
 nately unploughed,S. — Belg.(/eri6,ridged. 
 Agr. Surv. Peeb. 
 RIBBALDAILL, Rybbaldy, s. Low dis- 
 sipation. Barbour. — O.Fr. ribauderie, 
 libertinage, conduite de bandits. 
 RIBBAND. St. Johnston's ribband, a hal- 
 ter, S. Muse's Threnodie. St. Johnston's 
 Tippet, is used in the same sense. Old 
 Mortality. 
 RIBBING, s. A half ploughing. Stat. Ace. 
 RIBBLIE-RABBLIE, adj. Disordered, 
 Loth. — Teut. rrt6V^^n,praecipitare verba. 
 
RIB 
 
 536 
 
 RIE 
 
 RIBE, Rybe, s. 1. a colewort that grows 
 tall with little or no leaf. Cabbages that 
 do not stock properly, are also called 
 ribes, Roxb. 2. A lean person or animal; 
 " thin as a ribe," Dumfr. 
 RYBEES, i-. pi. Shoes called Turn-overs. 
 Sir Gaican. — O.Fr. ribe, trepointe de 
 Soulier. 
 RIBIE,arf?. l.Tanwithlittlefoliage,Dumfr. 
 — Dan. rihb-e, to strip feathers, Wolff; 
 q. stripped of leaves like a bird that is i 
 plucked. 2. Lank, or tall and thin; ap- 
 plied to animals, Peebles; Reibie, Ettr. 
 For. like Gr. u. 
 RIB-PLOUGHING, s. A kind of half 
 ploughing, performed by throwing the 
 earth turned over by the plough, upon an 
 equal quantity of surface which remains 
 undisturbed, S.B. Agr. Sun-. Aberd. 
 RIBS of a chbnley. The bars of a grate, S. 
 Hence, to Red the Ribs, to poke the fire, S. 
 RlBUS,s. A musical instrument. Hoidate. 
 — C.B. ribibis expl. a reed-pipe, a hautboy. 
 RICE, s. A twig. V. Rise, Rys. 
 To RICE the Water. To throw plants or 
 branches of trees into a river, for fright- 
 ening the salmon, before using the lister. 
 The elfect is, that they become stupid 
 and lie motionless, Selkirks. 
 To RICH, v. a. To enrich. Wyntown. 
 To RICH, X. n. To become rich. Kelly. 
 RICHIE, s. The abbrev. of Richard. 
 "Richie Bell." Acts. Also written Riche,ih. 
 RICHT, adj. 1. In health, S. Germ. 2. In 
 the exercise of reason, S. Fouvtainhall . 
 To RICHT, V. a. To put to rights; often 
 to mend, S. — Franc, rihtente, rectificantes. 
 RICHT FURTHE, adv. Immediately; 
 forthwith. Pari. J a. II. From A.S. 
 9'i/iic, jam, and /or^/j, inde, exinde. 
 RICHT NOW, acir. Just now. Barbour. 
 
 — A.S. nu rlhte,jvim, nunc. 
 RIGHTS. At rights, straight. Douglas.— 
 
 Su.G. raett waeg, via recta. 
 RYCHTSWA, ade. In the same manner; 
 
 just so. ActsJa. II. 
 RICHTWYS, Rychtuis, Rychtous, adj. 
 1. Righteous. Wynt. 2. Rightful; pos- 
 sessing legal right. Acts Mary. 3. Legi- 
 timate; r_(/cA?«c«6' 6or«, as opposed to bas- 
 tardy. Wallace. — A.S. rihtwis, Isl. rettxis, 
 id. 4. True ; real ; not nominal. " Of the 
 rychtous tynd of Abirdyne." Reg. Aberd. 
 R Y C H T W Y S N E SS, s. Righteousness. 
 
 Wynto^cn. 
 RICK, s. L. relik, relic. Lyndsay. 
 RICKAM, s. A smart stroke, Buchan; a 
 
 variety of Reekim, q. v. 
 RICKETY-DICKETY, s. "A toy made 
 
 for childi'en." Gall. Encycl. 
 RICKLE, RiCKiLL, s. 1. A heap, S, 
 Philotus. 2. A rickle of bancs, a very 
 meagre person, S. — A.S.r?C(7,aheap;Su.G. 
 hen-rangel,a, skeleton. 3. Peats or turfs put 
 up in heaps or small stacks, to prepare 
 them for being winter fuel, are called 
 
 rickles, Roxb. 4. A low stone fence be- 
 fore a drain, Aberd. 
 To RICKLE, r. a. 1. To put into a heap, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 2. To put into the form of 
 a stack; as," When are ye gaun to rickle 
 your peats 1" Roxb. 3. To pile up in a 
 loose manner, S. 
 RICKLE-DIKE, s. A wall built firmly at 
 the bottom, but having the top only the 
 thickness of the single stones, loosely 
 piled the one above the other, S.B. Agr. 
 Surv. Invcrn. 
 RICKLER, s. One who piles up loosely, 
 S. " A bad stone-builder is called a 
 rickler." Gall. Encycl. 
 RICKMASTER, s. Spalding. This must 
 
 be a corr. of Ritmaster, q. v. 
 RID, Ride, adj. Severe. Barbour. — A.S. 
 
 reth, ferox, saevus. 
 RID, s. Advice; counsel; apparently red 
 had been originally written, as both the 
 sense and rhyme require. Rauf Coil year. 
 RIDDEN MEAL. A phrase frequently 
 met with in old valuations and similar 
 deeds iu Ayrs. It occurs in an old ballad. 
 1. " The money paid to an incoming 
 tenant for the liberty of the farm from 
 Martinmas to Whitsunday." 2. The sum 
 paid to the outgoing tenant for the crop 
 left on the farm. V. Riddin. 
 RIDDIN, part. pa. Cleared off; driven 
 away. Act. Dom. Co??c.— E. rid signifies 
 " to drive away; to remove by violence," 
 Johns.A.S.A;-e«?c?aw,torid;rapere,eripere. 
 RIDDLE. The Riddle (or Sieve) and the 
 Shears, a mode of divination for the dis- 
 covery of theft, &c. described in Sup. 
 Fife;E. Loth. 
 RIDE, adj. Rough. V. Roid. 
 To RIDE, r. a. In curling, to drive a stone 
 with such force as to carry before it 
 another, which is nearest the mark, or 
 blocks up the way, S. 
 RIDE, s. The act of sailing, S. — Isl. red- 
 
 skap, carriage on shipboard. 
 To RIDE THE BEETLE. To walk with 
 
 others who ride. Gall. Gall. Encyc. 
 To RIDE THE PARLIAMENT. A phrase 
 formerly used to denote the cavalcade of 
 the King to the Parliament House. 
 " Whilk had lyen there since the Parlia- 
 ment was ridden." Spaldiiig. 
 RYDER, RiDAR, Rydar, s. A gold coin 
 formerly current in S. bearing the figure 
 of a man on horseback. Acts Ja. II. 
 To RIDE TAIL-TYNT. To stake one 
 horse against another in a race, so that the 
 losing horse is lost to the owner. V. 
 Tail-tynt. 
 RIE, Ry. a termination of many sub- 
 stantives, S. I. Denoting dominion or 
 authority, as in bishopric, i. e. the extent 
 of the authority of a bishop. — From A.S. 
 rice, dominium, ditio, territoriuni. 2. 
 Subjoined to a s. it denotes abundance in 
 the thing expressed by that term; as. 
 
RYE 
 
 5:37 
 
 RKJI 
 
 Quenry, commerce of an illicit kind with 
 women; BUtherle, q. an abundance of 
 nt)useiise. — Aleni. richi, opes. 
 RYE-CRAIK, s. The land-rail, Ilenfrews. 
 
 Corncralk, S. TaHiiahlirs Poems. 
 R I E P, s. " A slovenly-dressed girl," 
 
 Buchan. Tarras's Poems. 
 RIERFU', a<//. "Roaring." Gl. Aberd. 
 Christmas Ba' big. Qu. full ofrair or noise. 
 RYFART, s. V. Reefort. 
 RIFE, s. The itch. V. Reif. 
 To RYFE out, r. a. To plough up land 
 that has been lying waste, or in pasturage ; 
 syn. break up. Minstr. Bord. V. Rive. 
 To RIFE, RuFE, r. n. To rive. Douglas. 
 
 — Su.G. rifw-a, id. 
 RIFF-RAFF, s. The rabble, S.— Dan. 
 
 ripsraps, id. faex hominum. 
 RIFT. L. rist, a musical instrument. Iloulate. 
 To RIFT, V. n. To belch, S. Eamsay. 
 Dan. raer-er, eructare; raeren, eructatio. 
 RIFT, s. An eructation, S. Fergusson. 
 To RIFT, r. n. To magnify in narration; 
 to talk without book, S.; synon. Blow, 
 Blast. The Har'st Rig. Probably this 
 is a metaph. use of the term, as applied 
 to literal eructation; in the same manner 
 as Wind is used. 
 RIFT, s. 1. An inflated account; a fib, S. 
 2. A hearty and free conversation, S.; 
 synon. Crack. 
 RIFTING, s. The act of belching, S. 
 
 " Ructus, rifting." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 RIG, s. A tumult; also, a frolic. Loth. 
 Rig is used as a cant term in E. signify- 
 ing " fun, game, diversion, or trick. To 
 run one's rig upon any peraon, to make 
 him a butt. / am up to your rig, I am a 
 match for your tricks." Grose, Class. Diet. 
 V. Reake. 
 RIG, RiGG, s. 1. The back of an animal, S. 
 Douglas. 2. A ridge, S. ibid. — O.E. riggc, 
 rygge, id. " JRygge of land, [Fr.] sente." 
 Palsgr. 3. The fold of a web, or that 
 part which is folded down or doubled, as 
 distinguished from the selvage. Pari. Ja. 
 III. 4. Rig and fur, ribbed; used of 
 stockings, S. — A.S. hricg, Isl. hrigg-r, 
 Su.G. rygg, id. 
 BtTX-iiG, s. Three men shearing on one 
 ridge, S.O. and B.; apparently from butt, 
 a piece of ground which does not form a 
 proper ridge. V. Butt. 
 Ha'-rig, s. The right-hand rig of a com- 
 pany of reapers. V. Ha'. 
 RIG-ADOWN-DAISY. The name given 
 to the ancient mode of dancing at wed- 
 dings on the grass. Gall. Encycl. — E. 
 rigadoon, Fr. rigndon, " a kind of brisk 
 dance, performed by one couple." I need 
 scarcely add, that daisy refers to the 
 simple ornaments of the floor on which 
 this dance is performed. 
 RIG AND BAUK, Ang. "A field alternately 
 varied with narrow stripes of com and 
 pasture, is, in the vernacular language of 
 
 the country, rig and bauk." Edin. Mag. 
 V. Bauk. 
 RIG AND RENNET. V. Rendal. 
 RYG-BAYNE,s. The backbone, S. Wall. 
 — A.S. hricgban, Dan. rigbeen, id. O.E. 
 " Rigbone or bakbone. Spina. Spondile," 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 RIG-FIDGE, s. A gentle blow on the 
 back, Strathmore. Perhaps the term has 
 had its origin from the idea of the back 
 being caused to fidge by a blow. 
 RIGGl F],s. A cow having a strip of white 
 along the back, S.O. and B.; from Rig^ 
 the back. 
 RIGG IN, s. A term of reproach to a 
 woman, Shetl. Perhaps from Isl. reiginn, 
 obstinatus, rigidus. 
 RIGGING, RiGGiN, s. 1. The back, S. 
 Doug. 2. The ridge of a house, S. Ross. 
 3. A small ridge or rising in ground. 
 Acts Ja. V. 
 RIGGING-STONE, s. One of the stones 
 which form the ridge of a house, S. 
 riggin-stane. Sj.^aldin(). 
 RIGGIN-TREE, s. The roof-tree, S.— Sw. 
 tak-ryggen, the ridge of a house; A.S. 
 hricg, fastigium. 
 RIGG IT, Rigged, adj. Having a white 
 stripe, or white and brown streaks along 
 the back; applied to cattle, S.O. and B. 
 Agr. Surv. Ayrs. 
 RIGHTSUA, adr. In like manner. V. 
 
 Rychtswa. 
 RIGLAN, Rigland, s. An animal half 
 castrated, S. Pop. Ball. E. ridgel, an 
 animal half castrated. 
 RIG-MARIE, s. 1. A base coin. Loth. 
 Dumfr. Watson. From the words Reg. 
 Maria, on one of the billon coins of Queen 
 Mary. 2. The term rigmarie is used in 
 Galloway as synon. with E. rig, denot- 
 ing a mischievous frolic, a tumult or up- 
 roar. 
 RIGMAROLEjS. Along-winded incoherent 
 
 story or speech; a sort of rhapsody, S. 
 RIGMAROLE, adj. Long-winded and 
 
 confused, S. also low E. 
 RIGS, RiGiBt's, s. A game of children, 
 Aberd.; said to be the same with Scotch 
 and English ; also called Rockety Row. 
 RIGWIDblE, RiGwooDiE, rt^J. 1. A rig- 
 iciddie body, one of a stubborn disposition, 
 Fife ; the figure being here transferred to 
 the mind. 2. Expl. " Deserving the iciddie 
 or gallows;" as, " a rigwiddie carlin," aa 
 old wife who deserves to be hanged, 
 Aberd. Burns^s Tarn o' Shunter. 
 RIGWIDDIE, s. 1. The rope or chain that 
 crosses the back of a horse when yoked in 
 a cart, S. Rig, back, and tciddie, a twig. 
 2. One of a durable frame; one that can 
 bear a great deal of fatigue or hard usage, 
 Fife; evidently in allusion to the tough- 
 ness of the materials of which this im- 
 plement is formed. 
 RIGWIDDIE-NAG, s. A horse that has 
 
RYK 
 
 538 
 
 RIN 
 
 one of its testicles amputated, Roxb. 
 Peril, a corr. of Riglan, q. v. 
 
 RYK, Ryke, adj. 1. Potent. Wyntown. 
 2. Rich. Wallace. — Moes.G. reiks, A.S. 
 rica, princeps. 
 
 RIK, Ryke, s. A kingdom. Barhour. — 
 Moes.G. reiki, A.S. ryce, regnum. 
 
 RIKE-PENNY, s, Perh. Eeik-penny or 
 hearth money. Laio's Memorialls. 
 
 RILLING, s. V. Rewelynys. 
 
 RIM, s. A rocky bottom in the sea, Orkn. 
 Statist. Ace. — Isl. rimi, colliculus. 
 
 RIM (of the belly,) s. The peritoneum, S. 
 Essai/s IliiiM. Soc. 
 
 RIMBURSIN, s. A rupture in an animal, 
 in consequence of which the belly some- 
 times bursts, Bord. Roull. From rim 
 (of the belly,) and hurst. 
 
 RIM-BURST, s. A rupture or Hernia. 
 " Hernia, a rim-burst." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 RIMBURSTENNESS, s. The state of 
 being under a Hernia. " Ramex. Mim- 
 burstenness." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 RIMLESS, adj. Reckless ; regardless, 
 Aberd. As E. rim signifies a border, the 
 adj. may be formed from this as denoting 
 those who disregard all limits in their 
 conversation. 
 
 RIMPIN, s. 1. A lean cow, Roxb. 2. An 
 old ugly woman, ibid. — Tent, rimpe, anc. 
 rompe, ruga, romp-en, rimpel-en, rugare; 
 A.S. hrijmpelle, ruga. 
 
 RIM-RAM, adv. In a state of disorder, 
 W. Loth. — Isl. rym-a, diffugere; Teut. 
 ramm-en, salire. 
 
 To RIN, T. n. To run, S. Do w^fZas.— Moes.G. 
 rinn-an, Su.G. Isl. rinn-a. 
 
 To RIN in one's head. Used impers. It 
 rins V my head, I have an indistinct re- 
 collection of this or that, S. 
 
 To RIN on, r. n. To push; to butt as a 
 furious bull, Clydes. 
 
 To RIN out, V. n. Not to contain, especially 
 used of liquids; to leak, S. — A.S. ut-rine, 
 ut-ryne, exitus, efiluxus; utrynas waetera, 
 exitus aquarum. 
 
 To RIN, r. a. To Rin stockings, to darn 
 them in the heels for rendering them 
 more durable, S. 
 
 To RIN, V. 71. 1. To become curdled, S.— 
 Su.G. raenn-a, renn-a, coagulare. 2. 2o 
 Rin in one's head, to intoxicate, S. 3. 
 To Ryn uiire, to continue; not to be inter- 
 rupted; like E. run on. Keith's Hist. 
 
 RIN, s. 1. A run, S. Ross. 2. A rin of 
 water, a waterfall; also a stream, S. — 
 Germ, rinne, fluvius. 3. A ford, where 
 the water is shallow, and ripples as it 
 flows, Fife. — A.S. ryne, cursus aquae; 
 Moes.G. rinno, torrens. 
 
 RIN ABOUT, .s. A vagabond; one who rinis 
 about through the country. Blackw.Mag. 
 
 To RIND, Rynde, t. a. To dissolve any 
 fat substance by the heat of the fire, S.; 
 also, render. Acts Ja. V. — Isl. raenn-a, 
 rinde, liquefacere. 
 
 To RYND, T. n. 1. To pertain. Crosraguell. 
 2. To tend. Acts Marie. — Su.G. rind-a, 
 tangere. 
 
 To RYND, V. a. Applied to one whose 
 affairs are in disorder; " Gie him time to 
 rynd himsell," allow him time to get 
 things into some sort of order, Perths. 
 
 RIND, Rynd, s. Hoar-frost; frost-rynd, 
 Loth. Berwicks.; synon. Rime. This is 
 undoubtedly a corruption, as the A.S. and 
 Isl. term is hrim, Su.G. rim, and Belg. 
 rym. Rim, the Su.G. term, is used in 
 Fife. V. Rhyne. 
 
 RINEGATE, .^. A vagabond, Upp. Clydes. 
 Corr. from E. renegate, or resolvable into 
 rin-the-qait, q. to take the road; to fly off. 
 
 ToRING, t\M. 1. To reign, S. Douglas. 
 2. To rage ; to prevail with universal in- 
 fluence; also rung. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 RING, s. 1. Kingdom. Pal. Hon. 2. It 
 also signifies reign, S. Lyndsay. 
 
 To RING doun, v. a. To overpower; to 
 overbear, Aberd. 
 
 To RING oiorc, v. a. To hold in subjec- 
 tion, S. 
 
 RING, s. The name for a game at taw 
 among boys, denominated from their 
 drawing a ring or circle in which the 
 marbles are placed, S.B. 
 
 RING, s. The meal which fills the crevices 
 in the circle round the millstones, Loth. 
 Law Case. 
 
 To RING the mill. To fill these crevices 
 with the first grain that is ground, after 
 the stones are picked, S. 
 
 RING, s. A race. Rutherf. V. Renk. 
 
 To Ride at the Ring. To strive, at full 
 gallop, to carry off, on the point of a rod, 
 a ring suspended on a cross beam resting 
 on two upright posts, S. — Su.G. rida till 
 rings, hastiludium exercere. 
 
 RING, s. A circular fort, S. Stat. Ace. — 
 Su.G. ring, the place where public con- 
 ventions were held. 
 
 To RING in, v. n. 1. Bells are said to be 
 ringing in, when in order to stop them the 
 repetition of the strokes becomes quicker 
 than before, S. The phrase seems to sig- 
 nify, that this is the signal for the people, 
 who are standing without, to go in, or 
 enter the church, as divine service is 
 about to begin. This in E. is called 
 clamouring the bells. Shakspere alludes 
 to the original use of the phrase when he 
 says, " Clamour your tongues, and not a 
 word more." Winter's Tale. 2. A per- 
 son who has made a great noise in his 
 day, is said to be ringing in, when on the 
 borders of death, Aberd. Tournay. 
 
 RINGALD, s. Crowd. V. Rangald. 
 
 RINGAN, RiNGANE, RiNGAND, s. The vul- 
 gar pron. of the name Ninian, S. Aberd. 
 Reg. 
 
 RING DANCIS. Circular dances, in which 
 the parties frequently join hands, S. Dovg. 
 — Teut. ringh-dans, orbis saltatorius. 
 
RIN 
 
 589 
 
 KIP 
 
 RTNGE, s. A blattering or rumbliug uoiso, 
 S. ; properly liecnge, q. v. 
 
 KINGE, s. A whisk made of heath, S. corr. 
 from E. rinse. 
 
 RINGE-HEATHER,s. Cross-leaved heath. 
 
 RINGER, s. The dcsiguatiou given to a 
 stone which lies within the rluij that 
 surrounds the tee or mark in curling. 
 
 RING-FENCE, 3. A fence surrounding a 
 farm, Loth. 
 
 RING-FENCIT, part. adj. Surrounded by 
 a, fence ; applied to a farm. Hurt. E. Loth. 
 
 RINGING BLACK FROST. " A very se- 
 vere frost,when the ground keeps Wceci-,and 
 seems to rini) when struck." Gall. Enc. 
 
 RINGIT-QUOY. V. QuoY. 
 
 RINGLE-EE'D, Ryngit, adj. Having a 
 great proportion of white in the eye; 
 wall-eyed, S. lludd. — From rhuj ; or 
 Tent, ringel-en, annulo circumdare. 
 
 RINGO, s. Apparently the same with 
 Mill-ring, sense 2, q. v. Act. Farl. 
 
 RING-SANGIS. Tunes adapted to ring 
 dancis. Douglas. 
 
 RING-STRAIK, s. An instrument used 
 for stroking downgraininacorn measure. 
 V. Straik, sense 1. 
 
 RING-TAILS, s. pi. 1 . Small remnants of 
 any thing; as, in relation to drink, it is 
 said, " Tak aff your ring-tails and brew 
 again," Roxb. 2. The confused odds and 
 ends in the winding up of a multifarious 
 concern, ibid. 3. Sometimes used to de- 
 note arrears of rent, ibid. 
 
 RIN-'IM-O'ER, s. A game among children, 
 in which one stands in the middle of a 
 street, road, or lane, while others run 
 across it, within a given distance from 
 the person so placed; whose business it is 
 to catch one in passing, when he is re- 
 lieved, and the captive takes his place, 
 Teviotd. It nearly resembles Willie 
 Wastle. 
 
 To RINK, T. n. To rattle; to make a noise, 
 Buchan. Tarras. Formed perh. as a fre- 
 quentative from the v. to Ring, like Teut. 
 ringhkel-en, sonare, tinnire; from ringh- 
 en, id. 
 
 To RINK about. To run from place to 
 place; to gad about, S.B. Skinner. 
 
 RINK, Rynk, s. a strong man. Chr. Kirk. 
 — A.S. rinc, vir strennus, miles. 
 
 To RINK, V. n. To scamper about, S.B. 
 Ruddiman. V. Rexk. 
 
 RINK, Rynk, Renk, s. 1. A course; a 
 race; also reik. Gl. Shirr. Doug. 2. The 
 act of running. Bellend. 3. The course 
 of a river. Doug. 4. Station allotted to 
 each party at the commencement of a 
 tournament. Wynt. 5. A distinct en- 
 counter in a tournament. Bellend. 6. 
 The course in the diversion of curling, 
 S.A. Davidson. — A.S. hrincg, a ring. 7. 
 The division of two opposite sides into 
 smaller parties, at quoit-playing, Lanarks. 
 8. Rink is still used in the South of S. as 
 
 signifying a straight line. It also denotes 
 a line or mark of division. In this last 
 sense it is applied to the line of division, 
 on the Border, between Scotland and 
 England; and the public market annually 
 held a few miles south from Jedburgh is 
 for this reason still called the Rink-fair. 
 
 Master of the Rinks. V. Lead, s. 
 
 RINKER, RiNKETEii, s. A tall, thin, long- 
 legged horse, S.; q. race-horse. 
 
 RINKETER, s. A tall raw-boned woman, 
 Aberd. Mearns. V. Rinker, Rinketer. 
 
 RINKROUME, s. Place of tournay. Lynds. 
 
 RYNN, s. Territory. Gawan and Got. — 
 Teut. regn, limes, confinium. 
 
 RYNN AND, /)«/•<, pr. Current. ActsMary. 
 
 RYNNARE-ABOUTE, s. The same with 
 RiNABOUT. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 RINNER,». ]. "A little brook." Gall. 
 Encycl. 2. " Butter melted with tar, 
 for sheep-smearing," ibid. V. Rin, s. 
 
 RINNIN DARN. A disease in cows, in 
 which they are severely affected with a 
 flux, S.B. Darn, secret. 
 
 RINNIN KNOT, Run Knot. Aslip-knot,S. 
 
 RINNINSjS. ^5?. The vulgar designation for 
 scrofula,S. " Rinnings,\s\cQr?,." Gall. Enc. 
 
 RINO, s. Ready money, S.B. Shirrefs. 
 
 RINRIGS, s. 2)1- Wiles; stratagems, Ayrs.; 
 from the E. phrase, to run a rig. 
 
 RINRUIFF, s. Apparently meant for 
 runroof. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 RINS, Rinnes, Rhyns, s. pi. A tract of 
 country on the coast of Galloway, which 
 runs out into the sea. Stat. Ace. — Gael. 
 rinn, a point, C.B. rhyn, id. a cape. Gr. 
 (5", the nose; as from nasus, comes the 
 S. word Ness. 
 
 RI NSCH, adj. Rhenish ; of or belonging to 
 the river Rhine. Act.Dom.Conc. V. Renss. 
 
 RIN-SHACKEL, s. a shackle that runs on 
 a chain, with which a cow is bound in the 
 byre, Fife. 
 
 RYNSIS,orRYNSs,s.Perh.gauze.ParZ././. 
 
 RIN-THE-COUNTRY, s. A fugitive; one 
 who has fled the country for his mis- 
 deeds, Teviotd. 
 
 RINTHEREOUT, .». A needy, houseless 
 vagrant, S. Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 RIN-THERE-OUT,a</> Used in the same 
 sense, S. " Y'e little rin-there-out de'il 
 that ye are, what takes you raking through 
 the gutters to see folk hangit ?" //.J/. i/OiA. 
 
 RIN-WAW, s. A partition, S. 
 
 RIOLYSE, s. pi. Nobles. Gawan and Got. 
 — Q,. Lat. regales. 
 
 RIOT, s. Noise. Douglas. — O.Fr. riot, riote, 
 bruit, tapage. 
 
 To RY'OT, v. a. To ravage. Barbour. — 
 Isl. riod-a, Teut. ruyt-en, vastare. 
 
 RYOT, s. Contest. Wyntown.—O.Yv. 
 riote, combat. 
 
 RIP, Ripp, Reip, s. a handful of corn not 
 thrashed, S. Burns. — A.S. ripe, id. 
 
 RIP, ». An ozier basket, Aug. — Isl. hrip, 
 id. formio. 
 
RIP 
 
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 RIT 
 
 RIP, s. 1. Any thing base or useless, S. I 
 
 2. A regardless fellow, Ettr. For. 3. A 
 cheat, S. — Isl. ref-iaz, fidem fallere. 
 
 To RIPE, RvpE, V. a. 1. To search, S. 
 Northumb. Knox. 2. To probe. Doug. 
 
 3. To investigate, respecting the mind. 
 Ahp. Hamiltoun. 4. To poke, S. Ramsay. 
 — A.S. hryp-an, dissuere. 
 
 To RYPE, r. a. To reap. Acts Ja. VI.— 
 A.S. rip-an, metere, to reap. 
 
 RYPE-POUCH, s. A pickpocket; a term 
 applied by schoolboys, when any thing 
 has been taken out of their pockets, Teviotd. 
 
 RIPPET, RipPAT, «. 1. The noise of great 
 mirth, S. Douglas. 2. Uproar in a bad 
 sense, S. Lyndsay. — Isl. hrip-a, tumul- 
 tuarie agere. 3. Disturbance of mind 
 about any thing; as denoting complaint, 
 murmuring, &c. J/. Bruce's Lect. 4. 
 liippet, expl. " a bitter-tempered, chat- 
 tering creature." Gall. Encycl. Perhaps 
 q. " one who by ill humour raises a rippet." 
 
 RIPPIE, s. A poke-net fixed to a hoop 
 for catching crabs, Mearns. — Isl. hrip. 
 V. Rip, a basket. 
 
 To RIPPLE, t. a. To separate the seed 
 of flax from the stalks, S. Ross. — Teut. 
 r«/^-e«,stringere semen lini. Germ. rifcl-n, 
 to hatchel flax. Mr. Todd has in- 
 serted this as a north country word, from 
 Ray and Grose. 
 
 To RIPPLE, V. n. 1. To drizzle, S.— Isl. 
 hrajl, in sniohrafi,, nix reeens et rara. 
 2. A term used in regard to the atmo- 
 sphere; "The clouds are rippUn," they 
 are beginning to separate, so as to indi- 
 cate a cessation of rain, Fife. Rackin, S. 
 synon. — Perh. a dimin. from Su.G. ri/«;-a, 
 sciudere, q. " the clouds are riving." V. 
 Rack up, v. 
 
 RIPPLE, RiPLE, s. A toothed instrument 
 through which flax, hemp, &c. are drawn, 
 to separate the seed from the stalks, S. 
 MaxwcWs Sel. Trans. 
 
 LiNT-RiPPLE, s. The same with Ripple, 
 but denominated from its being chiefly 
 used for preparing flax, S. A. Scott's 
 Poems. 
 
 RIPPLER, s. A person employed in sepa- 
 rating the seed of flax from the stems, S. 
 Maxwell's Sel. Trans. 
 RIPPLES, RipPLis, s. pi. 1. A weakness 
 in the back and reins, S. Roull. — Fr. 
 ribauld, rabauld, rei venereae intentus 
 ut enervetur. 2. The king's evil, impro- 
 perly, Bord. Gl. Complaynt. 
 RIPPLIN-CAIMB, s. The coarse and 
 wide-toothed comb that is used for sepa- 
 rating the seed of flax from the stalks; 
 the heckle being the flax comb. Kelly. 
 Piper of Peebles. 
 RIPPLING, s. The operation of separat- 
 ing the seed of flax from the stems, S. 
 RIPPLIN-GARSS, s. Rib-grass, Plantago 
 lanceolata, Linn. Lanarks. Ripple-grass, 
 Ettr. For. Gall. " Ripple-girse, a broad- 
 
 leaved herb, which labourers put on cuts." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 RISE, 3. A coarse kind of grass. Douglas, 
 
 V. Reyss. 
 RISE, Rys, Rice, Rtss, s. 1. A small twig, 
 S. Chr. Kirk. 2. In pi. brushwood, S. 
 Dunbar. 3. The branches of trees after 
 they are lopped ofi", S.A. 
 Stake and Rice, or Rtse. 1. Stakes driven 
 into the earth, and thin boughs nailed 
 across, S. Acts Ja. II. 2. A partition wall 
 in a cottage, S. Ruddiman. — Isl. hrys, 
 Su.G. ris, virgultum. 3. This phrase is 
 sometimes metaph. used in regard to the 
 composition of a discourse which is not 
 fully written. A minister is said to pre- 
 pare his sermons in the stake and ryse 
 way, who writes them only in the form 
 of skeletons, without extending the illus- 
 trations, S. 
 To RISK, r. n. To make a noise like the 
 tearing of roots, S.O. Burns. — A.S. hriso- 
 ian, stridere, rispare. 
 RISKISH, adj. A term applied to soil. 
 Gall. " Riskish Ian', land of a wet and 
 boggy nature; the plough rairs and risks 
 init whenploughing." Gall. Encycl. May 
 not the term refer to its abounding with 
 Reesk ? V. Risk, t. and Reeskie. 
 RISKOURS, s. Recourse. Bellend. T. L. 
 R ISLES, s. pi. Perhaps errat. for ribbes, 
 
 ribs. Pitscottie's Chron. 
 RISP, .t. A sort of file used by carpenters 
 
 and bakers, S. Rasp, E. 
 
 To RISP, T. a. 1. To rub with a file, S. 
 
 Rasp, E. — Isl. rispa, scalpere. 2. To rub 
 
 hard bodies together ; as, to risp the teeth,S. 
 
 To RISP, V. n. Denoting the sound caused 
 
 by the friction of hard bodies, S. 
 
 RISP,.". Coarse grass that grows in marshy 
 
 ground, S.; q. grass for rasping. Dunbar. 
 
 RISPIE, s. Used in the same sense with 
 
 Risp, for coarse grass ; but I do not know 
 
 if the term be current in any part of S. 
 
 Touriuiy. 
 
 RISPINGS {of bread,) s. pi. Filings; what 
 
 is rubbed off by a rasp, S. 
 RISSILLIS, Ryssillis, «(//. Perhaps of or 
 belonging to Lisle, the Teut. name of which 
 was Ryssel. Inventories. 
 RISTLE, s. A plough of a particular form, 
 formerly, if not still, used in North Uist. 
 Ilartin's West. Isl. — Isl. rist-a, secare. 
 To RIT, Ret, t. a. 1. To make an incision 
 in the ground, with a spade or other in- 
 strument, as a line of direction for future 
 labour, Loth. Ettr. For. 2. To scratch. 
 Loth. South of S.; as, " Dinna rit the 
 table wi' that nail." 
 RIT, RiTT, s. LA slight incision made in 
 the ground, ibid. The Pirate. 2. A 
 scratch made on a board, &c. ibid. V. 
 Rat, which is radically the same. 
 RITM ASTER,.-. A captain of horse. Wod- 
 rotp.— Belg. rit-nieester, Teut. rid-meester, 
 magister equitum. Rit, ryd, equitatus. 
 
HIT 
 
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 ROB 
 
 RITNACRAP, s. 1. Root nor crap, or top, 
 Ayrs. 2. Metaph. used to denote a 
 mystery, ibid, la this case probably a 
 negative is conjoined. 
 
 RITTOCH, s. The greater tern, Orkney. 
 {Sterna kiruiido, Linn.) Barry. 
 
 RITTOCKS, s. p(. The refuse of tallow, 
 when it is first melted and strained, Ettr. 
 For.; (V(«"A7(Ns,S.B. This must be a diiniu. 
 from Teut. ruet, sevum, sebum, E. suet. 
 
 To RIV, r. n, Tp sew coarsely and slightly, 
 Shell. — Isl. rif-a, sarcire, resarcire. 
 
 To RIV, c. a. To rivet; to clinch, Aberd. 
 V. RoovE, synou. 
 
 RIVA, s. A cleft in a rock, Shetl. The 
 Pirate. — Isl. rlfa, rima, fissura, Su.G. rif, 
 rt;/'(ca, Dan. rente, id. E. ri/t,S. rire. From 
 Dan. reriie is probably derived the modern 
 term rarine. 
 
 To RIVE, r. a. "To plough; spoken of 
 ground that has long lain unploughed," S. 
 
 To RYVE out, r. a. To break up ground 
 that is very tough, or has been long un- 
 ploughed, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To RIVE up, V. a. The same as the pre- 
 ceding, S.— Sw. uprifr-a, to tear up. 
 
 RIVE, s. 1. A rent or tear, S. — Isl. ryf. 
 2. The act of laying hold with the teeth, 
 and eating hastily, S. Perils of Man. 
 
 RIVE, s. Shallows. Sir Tri^trem. — Isl. rif, 
 reif, brevia. Hence perh. the sea term, a 
 reef, a ledge of rocks rising to the sur- 
 face of tlie sea. 
 
 To RYVE, v.a. To rob. Barbour. 
 
 RYUER, s. A robber. Dou:jlas. V. 
 Reif. 
 
 RYUING, s. Apparently, the recoil of a 
 piece of ordnance. Ilist. Ja. the Sext. 
 Probably corr. from Fr. reten-ir, to re- 
 turn, to come back. 
 
 RIVLIN, s. " A sandal of raw hide," 
 Shetl. Orkn. Evidently the same with S. 
 rullion. V. Rewelynys. 
 
 RIWELL. Wallace. Roelle, sorte de 
 bouclier, Gl. Roquefort. 
 
 To RIZAR, v. a. 1. To dry in the sun, S. 
 The Snuhjqlers. — Fr. ressort, dried by 
 the sun. 2. Applied to clothes which 
 have been so long exposed to the open 
 air, as to be half dried, Roxb. 
 
 RIZAR, s. Drying by means of heat, S. 
 
 RIZARDS, Rizzer-Berries, s. jd. Cur- 
 rants, S. Brand. — I can form no idea of 
 the origin, unless the word be corr. from 
 Fr. raisin ; currants being denominated 
 raisins de Corinthe. In C.B. rhesinicydden, 
 is a currant-bush. 
 
 RIZZIM, s. A stalk of corn, Aberd. It 
 seems allied to Teut. reessem, a cluster. 
 
 To RIZZLE, r. n. To rustle, Gall. " liizz- 
 ling. Any thing, such as straw, is said to 
 be rizzling, when it is free of moisture, 
 quite dry, rustling." Gall. Enc. — A.S. 
 hristl-an, crepitare; but in its form more 
 nearly allied to Teut. ryssel-en, id. 
 
 RIZZLES, s. pi. "A species of berry; 
 
 sometimes called Russles." Gall. Enc. 
 Probably the same with Rizards,curTiinta. 
 
 * ROAD, s. " Large way; path." I refer 
 to this E. word, to take notice of some 
 idioms, in which it occurs, that seem to 
 be peculiar to S. 
 
 In one's Road. I. Applied to one who is 
 deemed a hinderance, encumberance, or 
 restraint to another. " Ye're like the 
 gudenian's mother, aye in the gudewife's 
 road," S. 2. / icadna see you in my road, 
 an expression addressed to one who, un- 
 der the pretence of working, is viewed as 
 merely impeding another, S. It is gene- 
 rally the language of an activeorimpatient 
 person to one who is slow in operation. 
 
 Out of one's Road. 1 . Used, in a negative 
 form, of one who never loses sight of his 
 own interest, who has the knack of turn- 
 ing every occurrence to his own advan- 
 tage; as, " Happen what will, ye're never 
 out o' your road," S. 2. Applied to a. 
 person who is not easily incommoded, 
 who, without disappointment or irrita- 
 tion, can submit to circumstances that 
 would be vexatious to others, S. 
 
 To ROAD, i\ n. Applied to partridges, or 
 other game, which, when found by the 
 setting dogs, instead of taking wing, run 
 along the ground before the sportsman, 
 Roxb. 
 
 To ROAD, p. a. To follow game running 
 in this manner, ibid. Evidently from the 
 E. s. denoting a way. 
 
 ROADMAN, s. A carter; properly one 
 who drives stones for mending the public 
 roads, Perths. Duff's Poems. 
 
 ROAN, s. A congeries of brushwood, 
 Dumfr. V. Rone, and Rosin. 
 
 ROAN, s. Herd's Coll. I can see no sense 
 this word can bear but that of boar; Su G. 
 rone, id. In Lord Hailes' Ed. cow is the 
 word used. Probably a roan is a brown 
 cow, so called from the E. adj. roan. 
 
 ROB, Robin, Robene. Abbreviations of 
 the name Robert, S. Robene. Acts Ja. 
 II. " Robene Gray." 
 
 ROBBIN-RIN-THE-HEDGE,s. "A trail- 
 ing kind of weed, which runs along 
 hedges." Gall. Encycl. This seems to be 
 the Erysimum alliaria, Linn. Jack-by-the- 
 hedge, or Sauce-alone. 
 
 ROBIN-A-REE, s. " A game of the ingle- 
 nuik, much like the Preest-cat ; only in 
 passing the brunt-stick round the ring, the 
 following rhyme is used : — 
 Robin-a-Ree, ye'Il no dee wi' me, 
 Tho'' I birl ye roun' a three times and three. 
 O Robin-a-Ree, O Robin-a-Ree, 
 O dinnalet Robiu-a-Reerie dee !" — Gall. Enc. 
 
 ROBIN-HOOD. A sport, condemned in 
 our old acts of Parliament, in which the 
 predatory exploits of this celebrated out- 
 law and his companions were represented. 
 Evergreen. 
 
 To ROBORATE, r. n. 1. To strengthen. 
 
ROC 
 
 542 
 
 ROI 
 
 Aherd. Recj. 2. To confirm in wliatever 
 way. 3. To confirm in a legal manner. 
 " To call & roborate:' Aherd. Eeg.—La.t. 
 robor-are, to make strong; L.B. robor-atio, 
 confivmatio. 
 
 ROCH, Roche, Rotche, s. A rock. Doug. 
 — Fr. rocke. O.E. " lioch, stone." 
 
 ROCH, Roche, (giitt.) adj. Rough; the 
 pron. of the north of S. Aherd. Eeq. 
 
 ROCH AN' RIGHT. An adverbial phrase, 
 Aberd. V. Rough. 
 
 ROCHE, adj. Unshorn, applied to sheep. 
 V. Rouch, sense 5. 
 
 ROCHE, s. Apparently, a cartridge for 
 firing off artillery. Bannatyne's JournaJ. 
 Perhaps from Fr. rocJie de feu, a compo- 
 sition made of sulphur, saltpetre, and 
 charcoal, used for charging bombs. V. 
 Diet. Trev. 
 
 ROCHT, adj. Apparently signifying rough 
 or unpolished. Aberd. Heg. 
 
 ROCK, s. A sort of confection; more fully, 
 Gibraltar rock, S. 
 
 ROCKAT, s. A surplice, E. rochet, Sibb. — 
 Arm. rocket, Fr. rochet, an outer garment. 
 
 ROCK-COD, s. A species of cod, found in 
 a rocky bottom, S. 
 
 ROCK-DOO, s. The wild pigeon, Columba 
 oenas, Linn. Mearns. 
 
 ROCKEL, s. The porch or vestibule, Banffs. 
 
 ROCKER, s. One who attends a Backing, 
 West of S. 
 
 ROCKETY-ROW, s. A play in which two 
 persons stand with their backs to each 
 other ; and, the one passing his arms 
 under the shoulders of the other, they al- 
 ternately lift each other from the ground, 
 Aberd. Tvfeedd.; synon. Seesaw, E. 
 
 ROCKING, s. 1. A friendly visit, in which 
 neighbours meet, during the moonlight 
 of winter or spring, and spend the even- 
 ing, alternately, in one another's houses, 
 Ayrs. Burns. Supposed to have had its 
 name from females formerly bringing their 
 rocks or distaffs with them. 2. The term 
 is now generally iised to denote an assig- 
 nation between lovers, Lanarks. 
 
 ROCKING-STANE, s. A great stone so 
 poised by art as to move at the slightest 
 touch, S. Minstrelsy Border. 
 
 ROCKLAY, RoKELY, s. A short cloak, S. 
 Aug. JRitson. — Su.G. rocklin, a surplice. 
 
 ROCKLE, s. A pebble, Ayrs. — Fr. rochaille, 
 " rocks, rockiness," Cotgr.; O.Fr. rochal, 
 cristal de roche, Roquefort. 
 
 ROCKLIE,«(^'/. Abounding with pebbles, ib. 
 
 ROCKMAN, s. A bird-catcher, Orkn.; de- 
 nominated from the hazardous nature of 
 his employment, being often suspended 
 from the top of a perpendicular rock. 
 
 RODDEN-FLEUK, s. The turbot, also 
 Boan-jieuk, Aberd. Mearns.; liaan-flcuk. 
 Loth. Pink. Geo(/. Aqr. Surv. Kincard. 
 
 ROD DI KIN, RuDDiKiN, s. The fourth 
 stomach of a cow, or other ruminating 
 animal, S.; the same with Rcid, q. v. 
 
 Blackw. Mag. — This seems a diminutive 
 from Teut. rood, id. q. the little stomach. 
 
 RODDING, s. A narrow path; properly 
 that made by the treading of sheep, South 
 of S. Iloqq. Evidently from E. road. 
 
 RODDING-TIME. The time of spawning. 
 Stat. Ace. V. Red, Redd, .«. 
 
 RODENS, s. /I?. The berries of the rowan- 
 tree, S.B. — Johnstone, Lodbrokar-Q,uida, 
 derives the term from Isl. rofZinn, rube-" 
 factus. Hiuc, he says, S(jpt. Roddins, i. e. 
 ruber fructus sorbi. 
 
 RODEN-TREE, s. The mountain-ash, S.B. 
 
 V. RoUN-TREE. 
 
 ROE,P. The sail-yard. ActsCha.I.Sa.G. 
 ro, seqel-ro, id. V. Ra, Ray. 
 
 ROEBUCK-BERRY, s. The stone bram- 
 bleberry, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 ROGEROWSE, {g hard,) adj. Given to 
 freedom of speech, Roxb. ; synon. Out- 
 spoken. Allied perhaps to Isl. rog-r, calum- 
 nia, obtrectatio, roegg-ta, mala imprecari, 
 and hros-a, Su.G. ros-a, efferre; q. to utter 
 detraction. 
 
 ROY, s. King. Wallace.— Yi\ roi. 
 
 To ROY, V. n. To rave. Dunbar. 
 
 ROYALTY, s. A territory immediately 
 under the jurisdiction of the king, S. V. 
 
 RiALTE. 
 
 ROYAT, s. Royalty. 
 
 ROICH,s. Meaning not clear. Acts Ja. VI. 
 Roich may be an errat. for roith, for we 
 find that the term Rothnen or Roythmen 
 is used in Orkn. as synon. with Udalmen, 
 i. e. says Fea, " self-holders^ or men hold- 
 ing in their own right." V. Udal-man. 
 
 ROID, RoYD, Ride, adj. 1. Rude; severe. 
 Barbour. 2. Large. Wallace. — A.S. 
 reothe, rethe, rough. 
 
 ROYET, RoYiT, adj. 1. Wild. Douglas. 
 2. Dissipated, S. Fergusson. 3. Romping; 
 much given to sport, S. Ramsay. — Fr. 
 roid, roide, fierce, ungovernable. 
 
 ROYETNESS, s. Romping, S. 
 
 ROIF, Rove, Ruff, s. Rest. Honlate. — 
 Alem. rauua, Su.G. ro, Isl. roi, quies. 
 
 ROIK, s. A thick mist. V. Rak. 
 
 ROIK, s. A rock. Douglas. 
 
 ROYL-FITTIT, adj. Having the feet 
 turned outward, Lanarks. 
 
 ROYNE, s. The scab, mange; Chaucer, 
 roigne, id. roignous, scabby. C'olkelbie Sow. 
 ■ — Fr. roigne, rongne, " scurf, scabbinesse, 
 the mange," Cotgr. 
 
 To ROIP, V. a. To sell by auction. V. Roup. 
 
 ROIS, RoisE, s. A rose. Douglas. 
 
 ROIS NOBLE, Rose Noble. An English 
 gold coin, formerly current in S. " That 
 the gold haue cours in tyme to cum in this 
 wyse, that is to say, the Rots Nob'dl to 
 XXXV s." Acts Ja. III. " They called 
 them nobles, because they were made of 
 the noblest, or the purest metal. These 
 pieces got their names from the devices 
 inscribed on them; so they were called 
 rose-nobles, from the English rose sur- 
 
 I 
 
ROI 
 
 543 
 
 ROO 
 
 rounded with the regalia." Utiddimaii's 
 Introd. to Diplom. This coin is also de- 
 Bigned " the Inglis Noh'dl, Henry, and 
 Edwart with the rose." Acts Ja. 111. 
 and simply the rose, ibid. 
 
 ROISS. Bannatyiie P. V. Roif. 
 
 ROIST, s. A roost. Kennedy. 
 
 ROYSTER,.<t. 1. A freebooter. Buchanan. 
 — L.B. liustarii, the same with liittarii, 
 freebooters who committed great devas- 
 tation in France in the eleventh century; 
 O.Fr. rtistre, a ruffian, rttster-ie, brigand- 
 age, devastation; reistres signifies simply 
 riders. 2. A dog, apparently of the bull- 
 dog species. Vlelland. 
 
 To ROYT, r. n. To go about idly, S.D.— 
 Su.G. riit-a, discurrere, vagari. 
 
 ROYT, s. Perh. a rambling fellow. Folic. 
 
 ROIT, RoYT, s. A babbler, Reufr. — Flandr. 
 ruyt-en, garrire more avium. 
 
 ROIT, s. A term of contempt for a woman. 
 It is often conjoined with an adj. denot- 
 ing a bad temper; as, an ill-natured roU, 
 Loth. It is also applied to a female 
 brute, as to a cow. JRunt is viewed as 
 synon. This seems the same with BoiityS. 
 although now confined to one sex. 
 
 ROYTOUS, adj. Riotous. N. Winyet.— 
 O.Fr. ruyot-er, quereller, disputer. 
 
 ROK, s. Perhaps a storm. iS. P. liepr. — 
 Isl. rok, roka, id. procella, turbo. 
 
 ROKELAY, s. A short cloak. V. Rocklay. 
 
 ToROLE,r. n. To ply the oar; to row. Doiig. 
 
 ROLK, s. A rock. Douglas. 
 
 To ROLL, V. a. To enrol Acts Ja. V. 
 
 ROLLAR, s. A rower. Douglas. 
 
 ROLLYD, part. pa. Enrolled. Wyntotrn. 
 
 ROLLYING, part. adj. Free ;frauk ; speak- 
 ing one's mind without hesitation, Ettr. 
 For. The same with PoUochin, S.B. q, v. 
 
 ROLLOCHIN, {gutt.) adj. Lively; free- 
 spoken, S.B. ; Rallack, to romp, A.Bor. — 
 Isl. rugl-a, effutire ; Sw. rolii/, merry. 
 
 ROLMENTjS. Register; record. ^c<.^uc/«7. 
 
 To ROLP, r. n. To cry. V. Roip. 
 
 ROilANIS. Satene of Pomanis. "Item 
 ane pece of tanne satene of Pomanis." 
 Intent. This seems to have been satin 
 made at Rome or in the Roman territory. 
 
 ROilANYS, RoMAMS, s. LA genuine his- 
 tory. Barbour. 2. A work of fiction ; a 
 romance. — Ital. romanzo, Fr. roman, id. 
 
 ROMBLE, s. A blow. Barbour.— Texxi. 
 rommel-en, strepere. 
 
 ROME, s. Realm; kingdom. Acts Ja. IV. 
 — This orthography is evidently from the 
 sound of Fr. royaume, id. 
 
 ROME-BLINKED. To become a little 
 sour. V. Bli.nk, r. n. 
 
 ROME-RAKARIS, s. pi. Those who pre- 
 tend to bring relics from Rome. Bann. 
 Poems. 
 
 ROMOUR, s. Disturbance; general noise, 
 expressive of dissatisfaction. Acts Ja. 
 III. — Teut. rommoer, romocr, rammoer, 
 rumor, turba, tumultus, strepitus. Ital. 
 
 romore, a noise, tumult; romore di spade, 
 clashing of swords. 
 
 RONDELLIS, s. pi. Small, round targets. 
 Coniplaynt S. — Fr. rondelles. 
 
 RONE, s. Sheep-skin dressed so as to ap- 
 pear like goat-skin ; S. roan. Wyntown. 
 Perhaps from Pouen, in France ; like 
 cordovan , from Cordova. Chaucer calls 
 Rouen Pone. 
 
 RONE, Ron, s. 1. A shrub. Wallace.— 
 Isl. runn, a bush or shrub. 2. Brushwood. 
 Ifenrysone. 
 
 RONE, s. A coarse substance adhering to 
 flax, which, in hackling, is scraped off with 
 a knife, Perths. — Isl. hrion, roughness. 
 
 RONE, s. The mountaiu-ash. Maitl. P. 
 
 V. ROUN-TREE. 
 
 RONE, RoiNE, s. " A scurf; a crustation; a 
 scabby scurf. ' Without bleine, or ecabbe, 
 or roine,' Chaucer." 67. Lynds. 
 
 RONE, s. I. A run of ice, S. Lyndsay. — 
 Isl. hroenn, sparsa congeries ex nive. 2. 
 Applied to a great assemblage of weeds 
 in a field ; as signifying that there is no 
 interval ; that they are, as it were, inter- 
 twined and run together, or encrusted; as, 
 " The rig is in a perfect rone o' weeds," 
 Roxb. Also written Poan, q. v. 
 
 RONE, RoNN, s. A spout for carrying rain- 
 water from the roof, S.O. The Provost. — 
 Sw. raenna, id.; Mod. Sax. ronne,a, canal. 
 
 To RONGE, T. a. To gnaw, or file. Acts 
 
 Ja. V. V. RONGED. 
 
 RONGED, 2^ort. adj. Gnawed. Knox. — 
 Fr. ronge, id. V. Ronge, t, a. 
 
 RONGIN, pret. Reigned. Bellenden. 
 
 RONIE, adj. Covered with runs or sheets 
 of ice, S. Gordon's Paris of Sutherl. 
 
 RONK, s. ISIoisture. K. Hart. 
 
 RONKIS, s. pi. Folds. J»«n6«r.— Su.G. 
 rynka, a wrinkle, a fold. 
 
 RONNACHS, s. pi. Couch-grass, Aberd. 
 Mearns. V. Lonachies. 
 
 RONNAL, s. The female salmon or trout, 
 or fish of any kind, Dumfr. They speak 
 of the kipper and ronncd, i. e. the male 
 and female. — From raun, O.E. pi. roan, 
 the roe. Isl. hrogn-laegia, piscis ovipara, 
 q. the raun-layer. V. Rauner. 
 
 RONNET, s. Runnet, Gall. " Ponnetbags, 
 the runnets for coagulating milk," ibid. 
 
 RONNYS. V. Rone, sense 2. 
 
 RONS Y, s. A hackney horse. Pauf Coil- 
 year. V. RuNSY. 
 
 To ROO, r. a. To pluck wool off sheep, 
 Orkn. Shetl. — Isl. ry-a, toudere. V. Row, 
 Roo, Rue, r. 
 
 ROO, s. A heap of any kind, Orkn.— Su.G. 
 roge, Isl. rok, also ruga, acervus. 
 
 To ROO, r. a. To pile up into a heap, ib. 
 — Su.G. roeg-a, seems to have had the 
 same signification. For Ihre mentions 
 rocgadt mott, mensura cumulata. Dan. 
 rog-e, to heap up. Ihre rciuarks the afli- 
 nity of Lat. rng-us, a funeral pile. 
 
 ROO, s. An enclosure in a grass field, in 
 
ROO 
 
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 KOS 
 
 which cattle are penned up during night, 
 Meams. V. Wro, Weoo. 
 
 ROOD, s. Sometimes used for Rood-day, 
 or the day of the Invention of the Cross, 
 in the Romish calendar, West of S. 
 Train^s Mountain Muse. V. Rude-day. 
 
 ROOD-DAY, s. V. Rude-day. 
 
 ROOD GOOSE, Rude Goose. The Brent 
 Goose, Ross. Stat. Ace. — Dan. radgaas, 
 Norw. raatgaas, Isl. hrotta, anser monta- 
 nus. Haldorson expl. hrota, anser Scoti- 
 cus, beruacla. He gives Isl. niargaes as 
 a synon. designation, which seems equi- 
 valent to '' sea-goose." 
 
 ROODOCH, {gutt.) s. LA deluded wretch; 
 a term of contempt, Ayrs. 2. A savage; 
 a monster; a villain, ibid. 
 
 ROOF-TREE, s. 1. The beam which forms 
 the angle of a roof, S. 2. A toast expres- 
 sive of a wish for prosperity to one's fa- 
 mily, S.B. BiiH's Letters. 
 
 ROOK, s. A sort of uproar. Loth. — Germ. 
 ruck-en, movere, ruck, impetus. 
 
 ROOK, .<!. Thick mist, S. V. Rak, s. 2. 
 
 To ROOK, V. n. To cry as a crow. The term, 
 however, is more commonly applied in the 
 South of S. to the sound emitted by the 
 raven. — Probably from the E. s. or A.S. 
 hroc, id. 
 
 * To ROOK, r. a. In E. this term signifies 
 to cheat. In S. it signifies to deprive of, 
 by whatever means. The Provost. — In 
 this general sense, it might seem to be 
 allied to Teut. ruok-en, detrahere, vellere. 
 avellcre; Su.G. ryck-a, id. 
 
 ROOKERY, s. An uproar, conveying the 
 idea of great noise ; as, " He'll gang and 
 kick up a rookery," Loth. V. Rook. 
 
 To ROOKETTY-COO, v. n. To bill and 
 coo; to fondle, Ayrs. "So just gang 
 hame. Bell, and bring your laddie, and 
 we'll a' live thegither, and rookettycoo 
 wi' ane another like doos in a doocot." 
 Gait. 
 
 ROOKETTY-COOING, part. pr. Fond- 
 ling; billing and cooing, Ayrs. ibid. 
 
 ROOKY, adj. Misty, S. Hamilton. 
 
 ROOKLY, s. Used for Rocklay, a short 
 cloak. 6r. TurnhulVs Poetical Essays. 
 
 ROOM, adj. and s. V. Rowme. 
 
 ROOMILY, adj. With abundance of room, 
 Clydes. Ballad, Edin. Mag. — Isl. rum- 
 leg-r, Dan. rummellg, ample, cojjious. 
 
 ROON, s. A shred. V. Rund. 
 
 To ROOND, Rund, v. n. To make a loud 
 hoarse noise in coughing, as when one has 
 a severe cold, Roxb. — Ir. riochan-ach, to 
 be hoarse. V. Reunde. 
 
 ROOND, s. A list of cloth, S. NeiWs Hor- 
 ticulture. V. Rund. 
 
 ROOND-SHOON, s. pi. Shoes made of 
 lists plaited across each other, Lanarks.; 
 Carpet-shoon, S.B. 
 
 To ROOSE, V. a. To extol. V. Ruse. 
 
 To ROOSE fsh. To throw a large quantity 
 of fish toge,ther, with salt among them ; 
 
 allowing them to lie in that state for some 
 time, before curing them, S. V. Rouse, t. 
 
 ROOSER, s. A watering-pan, S.B. — Un- 
 doubtedly from O.Fr. arrouser, arrousoir, 
 Mod.Fr. arrosoir, a watering-pot, from 
 arrous-tr, " to bedew, besprinkle, wet 
 gently," Cotgr. Nicol traces the term 
 to Lat. ros, dew. 
 
 ROOSHOCH, adj. 1. Coarse; robust, Ayrs. 
 2. " Half-mad," ibid. — A.S. hrnsa, rupes, 
 mons praeruptus; Isl. rusk-a, turbare. 
 
 To ROOSSIL, -p. n. To beat; to cudgel, An- 
 nand. The same with Reissil, v. a. q. v. 
 
 ROOST, s. 1. The inner roof of a cottage, 
 composed of spars reaching from the one 
 wall to the other, S. 2. A garret, S.B. — 
 Su.G. roste, the highest part of a building. 
 
 ROOTHER, s. A species of shell-fish, Shetl. 
 " B. Balanus, Roother." Edmonst. Zetl. 
 
 ROOT-HEWN, rtd;. Perverse, S.B. Ross. 
 — Sw. rothugg-a, to root up. 
 
 To ROO VE, Ru VE, Ruiff, r.a. 1 . To rivet ; 
 to clinch, S. Acts Ja. VI. 2. To settle 
 a point beyond the probability of altera- 
 tion. BailUe. — Fr. riv-er, id.; Isl. rauf-a, 
 perforare. 
 
 ROPEEN, s. A hoarse cry. Compl. S. 
 V. Roup. 
 
 ROPERIE, s. A rope-yard; a rope-work, 
 S. The termination here, as in Tannerie, 
 a tan-work, seems to be from A.S. rice, 
 jurisdictio, dominium; as also in Baillerie, 
 — i. e. the extent to which the power of a 
 bailifi" reaches, — and Breicerie. 
 
 ROPLAW, s. A young fox, Teviotd.— 
 Su.G. racf, Dan. raev, Isl. ref-r, Fenu. 
 repo, vulpes. Pers. rotihah, id. 
 
 ROPLOCH, adj. Coarse, applied to woollen 
 stufis. Lyndsay^s Warkis. V. Raplach. 
 
 To ROPPLE, V. a. 1. To draw the parts 
 of a hole coarsely together; as of a stock- 
 ing, instead of darning it, Teviotd. 2. 
 Applied to vegetation. Ropplcd up, grown 
 up with rapidity, large, but not strong in 
 appearance, ibid. Throppded up, synon. 
 V. Rapple up. 
 
 RORIE, s. The abbrev. of Roderick, S. 
 
 ROSA-SOLIS, s. The plant called Sun-dew, 
 Roxb.; an obvious corr. of Ros solis. 
 
 ROSE, s. The Rose of a rooser, is that part 
 of a watering-pot which scatters the 
 water, Aberd. Perh. from its supposed 
 resemblance in form, to the flower thua 
 denominated. V. Rooser. 
 
 ROSE, s. The erysipelas, a disease, S. 
 Buchan. — Su.G. ros, Germ, rose, id. from 
 the colour of the eruption. 
 
 ROSEIR, s. A rose-bush, or arbour of 
 roses, Gl. Sibb. — Fr. rosier. 
 
 ROSE-LINTIE. The red-breasted linnet, 
 Clydes. Fife. So denominated from the 
 resemblance of its breast in colour to a 
 red rose. 
 
 ROSET, RozET, s. Rosin, S. Douglas. 
 
 ROSET-END, s. A shoemaker's thread, S. 
 May no's Siller Gun, V. E.\ds. 
 
ROS 
 
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 ROU 
 
 ROSIGNELL, ». A nightingale. Burel. 
 Fr. rosfiijnol, id. 
 
 ROSIN, RossEN, .«. A congeries or cluster 
 of shrubs or bushes. Gall. Enc. — Su.G. 
 rK-'A-fT, Sax. rH.<c/(f», congeries virgultorum. 
 But as the population of Galloway was 
 chiefly Celtic, perhaps it is directly from 
 Gael. /•(i.'!(7j;, brushwood, from ras, a shrub. 
 This and our liisc are obviously from a 
 common source. V. Rise, Rys, j?. 
 
 ROSSENV, adj. Abounding with brush- 
 wood. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 ROST, RoisT, s. "Tumult; disturbance." 
 Gl. Lynds. V. Roust, r. to cry. 
 
 ROST, s. A current. V. Roust, s. 2. 
 
 ROT, .«. Si.K soldiers of a company. 3Ion- 
 rc>'.< Exped. 
 
 ROTCHE, s. The Greenland Rotche, Shetl. 
 " Alca Alle, (Lin. Syst.) Rotche, Green- 
 land Rotche." Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 
 ROTCOLL, s. Horseradish, S.B.— Su.G. 
 rot, root, and koll, fire. 
 
 ROTE, s. An instrument, in Fr. now called 
 riellc, iu low E. hurdijgurdy. Uoulate. 
 — According to Ritson and Roquef. from 
 Lat. rota, a wheel. 
 
 ROTHE, .<!. " The Rothe of the culwering." 
 Aberd. Reij. This probably refers to some 
 sort of wheel employed about a culverin, 
 as that at the lock, after spring locks 
 were introduced. — From Lat. rot-a, or 
 Fr. roiil'tte, a small wheel. 
 
 ROTHOS, s. A tumult, Ang. V. Ruther. 
 
 ROT-MASTER, s. A non-commissioned 
 officer, inferior to a corporal, Monro's Ex- 
 ped. — Tent, rot, turma, manipulus, con- 
 tubernium militum, decuria; rot-meester, 
 decurio, manipuli praeses. Lat. decur'io, 
 denoted not only a captain of thirty-two 
 men, but the foreman or leader of the 
 file, a corporal. Germ, rott-meister, " a 
 corporal, the head-man of a file of sol- 
 diers." Ludiciij. V. Ratt, which seems 
 merely the Scottish pronunciation of this 
 foreign word. 
 
 ROTT ACKS, s. /'/. 1 . Grubs in a bee-hive, 
 Moray. 2. Old musty corn, ib. Pop. Ball. 
 
 ROTTEN-FA W, s. A rat trap. Synou. 
 stamp. "Decipula, a ro^^ew/a//." Wed- 
 derburn's Vocab. V. Fall, Faw, s. 
 
 ROTTON, Rotten, s. A rat, S.B. Fife. 
 Descr. of the Kin(jd. of Scotl. V. Ratton. 
 
 Roof Rotten. The black rat, Mus rattus, 
 S. "]\L rattus. Black rat.— -S. Black 
 rotten, Roof Rotten." Edin. Ma(j. 
 
 ROUBBOURIS, s. ;)^. Perhaps hampers. 
 Li/ndsay. — Dan. rubbe, a basket ? 
 
 ROUGH, {,jutt.) adj. 1. Rough, S. Douj. 
 2. Hoarse, S. — Germ, rauh, id.; La.t.rau- 
 ais. 3. Plentiful, S. Kelly. Roach and 
 round, id. Clydes. 4. Unshorn. Act. 
 And. 5. As denoting immoral conduct, S. 
 ROUCH, s. The coarser, also the larger 
 
 part of any thing; as, the rouch o't, S.O. 
 
 To ROUCH, V. a. To fit the shoes of a 
 
 horse for going on ice; Rouckt, frosted. 
 
 ROUCH, .<». Rowing. V. Rouih. 
 
 RO U C H-H A N D I T, Rough-handed, ai/. 
 
 Daring; violent. South of S. Antiquary. 
 
 ROUCHNESS, s. Full housekeeping; as, 
 "There's aye a deal o' ronchness about 
 yon houss," S. It also bears the senses 
 of E. roiii/hness. 
 
 ROUCH and RFCHT, adr. 1. Entirely, 
 Ang. Ross's Helenore. 2. Expl. " in- 
 difierently well," Aberd. 
 
 ROUCH-RIDER, s. A horse-breaker, S. 
 jlf. Lyndsaj/. 
 
 ROUCHSOME, adj. 1. Having some de- 
 gree of roughness, S. 2. Rough in man- 
 ners; unpolished; rustic, S. 
 
 R0UCH-8PUN, RouGU-spuN, adj. Rude; 
 having coarse manners, S. Perils of Man. 
 
 ROUCHT, pret. v. Reached. Barbour. 
 
 ROUCHT,^,m.T. Cared. Wallace. V.Rak. 
 
 ROUCHTON, s. « A rough, strong fellow." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 ROUDES, adj. Haggard. Minst. Bord. 
 
 ROUDES, s. An old, wrinkled, ill-natured 
 woman, Fife; pron. rudes. Ramsay. — 
 Fr. rudesse, harshness, or C.B. rhaadair, 
 noisy. This term in the Soi.th of S. par- 
 ticularly in Roxb. denotes a strong mas- 
 culine woman. 
 
 ROUDOCH, RooDYOCH, adj. Having a 
 sulky appearance, Ayrs. This seems ori- 
 ginally the same with the adj. Roudes. 
 
 To ROVE, T. n. 1. To be in a delirium, S. 
 Sir J. Sine. 2. To have a great flow of 
 animal spirits, S. Rorinij is synon. with 
 Ranting, with which it is joined. " Rantin' 
 rorin' Robin." Burns. 
 
 To ROVE, r. a. To card wool or cotton 
 into flakes, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 ROVE, s. Rest. V. Roif. 
 
 ROUEN, 2}(t>'t. pa. Rent; torn; riven; 
 especially applied to old pieces of dress, 
 and to wooden dishes when split, Roxb. 
 — Isl. rivf-a, Su.G. rifw-a, lacerare. 
 
 ROUGHIE, s. 1. A torch used in fishing 
 under night, Estdale; elsewhere called 
 Riiffie. Guy Man. 2. It seems used to 
 denote brushwood in general, ibid. In 
 Gloss, to the Antiquary it is expl. as also 
 signifying " heath." 
 
 ROVING, s. Delirium, S. Rutherford. 
 
 To ROUK, RowK, r. n. To crouch. Lynd- 
 say. — Isl. hruk-a, coarctatio. 
 
 ROUK, s. Mist, S. — Roke was used in the 
 same sense in O.E. " Myst, or roke, nu- 
 bula (r. nebula,)" Prompt. Parv. " Mysty 
 or roky, uubulosus (r. nebulosus.)" "Roke, 
 myst, nebula, mephis." Roky or mysty, 
 nebulosus, ibid. 
 ROUKY, adj. Misty, S. V. Rak. 
 ROULK, RoLK, adj. Hoarse. Jloulate. 
 — Fr. rauque, Lat. rauc-us. V. Rouch. 
 To ROUM, r. a. V. Soum, and Roum. 
 ROUN, s. Roe of fish. Bellenden.—O.E. 
 " Roicne of a fysshe," Prompt. Parv. V. 
 Raun. 
 ROUN, RouNE, J. 1. Letters; characters. 
 
 2 N 
 
ROU 
 
 546 
 
 ROU 
 
 Sir Tristrem. — A.S. Isl. run, Su.G. runa, 
 litera. 2. A tale ; a story, ibid. 3. Speech, 
 in general, ibid. 
 
 To llOUN, RouNE, Round, Rown, v. n, 1. 
 To whisper, S. Douglas. — Su.G. run-a, 
 A.S. run-ian, id. 2. It is expl. although 
 I hesitate as to this use of it, to " mutter 
 like a Runic enchanter." Gl. Ant. — It 
 occurs in various O.E. writings. Randolph 
 uses it as broadly as if he had been a na- 
 tive of Scotland. Lett, to Cecil, 1562. 
 Keith's Hist. Mr. Todd has justly re- 
 marked, that Roun is the proper ortho- 
 graphy. 
 
 ROUNALL, s. " Any circular thing, such 
 as the moon." Gall. Eneycl. Apparently 
 softened from E. roundel, id. 
 
 ROUNAR, RowNAR, Roundar, s. A whis- 
 perer. Dunbar. 
 
 To ROUND, r. n. V. Roun, v. 
 
 ROUND, adj. Abundant. V. Rouch. 
 
 ROUND, RouNDE, s. A circular turret of 
 a castle ; denominated from its form. 
 Henderson's Deposition, Mouse's Mem. — 
 From the same origin with the E. s. Fr. 
 ronde, a circle. 
 
 ROUND, .«. A semicircular dike or wall, 
 made of stone and/ca?, used as a shelter 
 for sheep, Rosb. V. Ree. 
 
 ROUND, s. LA round dance, S. roundel. — 
 Fr. dance a la ronde. 2. The tune appro- 
 priated to a dance of this kiud. Douglas. 
 
 ROUND-ABOUT, s. A circular fort. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 ROUNDABOUT, s. The name said to be 
 given, in Angus, to an oat cake of a cir- 
 cular form, pinched all round with the 
 finger and thumb. Tournay. 
 
 ROUNDABOUT, Roundabout Fireside. 
 A fireplace or chimney, of a square, or 
 rather of an oblong form, in which the 
 grate is detached from the wall, and so 
 placed that persons may sit around it on 
 all sides, S. Pennecuik's Descr. Tweedd. 
 
 ROUNDAL, s. A poetical measure, gene- 
 rally of eight verses. Doug. — Fr. rondeau, 
 Teut. rondeel, rhythmus orbicularis. 
 
 ROUNDAR, s. v. RouNAR. 
 
 ROUNDEL, s. A table. Priests Peblis.— 
 Tout, rondeel, id. 
 
 ROUNG. s. A cudgel. V. Rung. 
 
 ROUNGED, part. adj. V. Ronged. 
 
 ROUNNYNG, Rownnyng, s. The act of 
 whispering. Barbour. 
 
 ROUN-TREE, Roan-tree, Rowan-tree, s. 
 The mountain-ash, S. Lightfoot. — Su.G. 
 ronn, runn, sorbus aucuparia. Powentree, 
 id. Yorks. Marshall. " The most approved 
 charm against cantrips and spells was a 
 branch of roiean-tree plaited, and placed 
 over the byre door. This sacred tree 
 cannot be removed by unholy fingers." 
 Pem. Niths. Song. Hence the traditionary 
 rhythm — 
 
 Roan-tree and red thread 
 Puts the witches to their speed. 
 
 In Loth. Pan-tree is the pron. Some- 
 times it was worn about the body. Picken. 
 
 To ROUP, Rowp, Rope, Roip, Rolp, v. n. 
 1. To cry; to shout. Doug. 2. To cry 
 hoarsely. Knox. Z.t.a. Tosellby auction, 
 S. — Teut. roep-en, claraare. Fountainh. 
 
 ROUP, RoupiNG, RowpiNG, s. 1. An out- 
 cry, S. Pennant. 2. A sale by auction. 
 
 ROUP, s. 1 . Hoarseness, S. Beattie. — Isl. 
 hrooj), vociferatlo. 2. Tlie disease other- 
 wise called the croup, S.B. Watson. 3. A 
 disease atfectiug domestic fowls in the 
 mouth or throat, S. 
 
 ROUP, s. A close mist. Border. 
 
 ROUPER, s. 1. One who cries. Mont- 
 gomerle. 2. The terra rouper is still iu 
 use, as denoting the person who sells his 
 goods by outcry, S. Thoni's Works. 
 
 ROUPY, RoopiT, adj. Hoarse, S. Burns. 
 
 ROUPING-WIFE, s. A female who at- 
 tends outcries, and purchases goods for 
 the purpose of selling them again, S. 
 Stat. Ace. Ellin. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 To ROUSE with salt upon salt. To change 
 the pickle in curing fish, or rather to cure 
 fish by the use of the finest salt. Fount. 
 Suppl. Dec. V. Salt upone Salt; also 
 RoosE, which expresses the pronunciation. 
 
 ROUSE, RoosE, s. Commendation ; boast, 
 S.O. The Steam-Boat. V. Russ. 
 
 ROUSER, s. Any thing very big of its 
 kind, S.O. 
 
 ROUSING, RouSAN, part. adj. 1 . Properly 
 applied to what is powerful or vehement; 
 as, " a 7-ousiiig fire," one that emits a 
 strong heat, S.O. Picken. 2. Transferred 
 to any thing large; as, a " rousing whud," 
 a great lie. South and West of S. — Teut. 
 rui/sch-en, impetum facere ; Su.G. 7'us-a, 
 A.S. hreos-an,c\im impetu ferri; Isl. rosi, 
 tempestas turbulenta. V. Reesin. 
 
 ROUSSILIN, adj. Bustling and cheerful, 
 Berwicks. — A.S. ruxl-an, tumultuari. 
 
 ROUST, s. Rust, S. Douglas. 
 
 ROUST, RoosT, Host, s. A strong tide or 
 current, Orkn. The Pirate. Brand. — 
 Isl. roest, raust, aestuaria. 
 
 To ROUST, r. n. 1. To cry with a rough 
 voice, S.B. Douglas. 2. To bellow; ap- 
 plied to cattle, S.B. ibid. — Isl. raust, vox 
 cauora; Dan. roest, a cry. 
 
 ROUST, s. The act of roaring, S.B. 
 
 ROUSTER, s. A stroke ; a blow, Buchan. 
 Isl. rosta, tumultus, hrist-a, Su.G. rist-a, 
 rqst-a, quatere, rist, quassatio. 
 
 RO'USTY, adj. Rusty, S.— Teut. roest, and 
 roestigh: 
 
 ROUST Y, adj. 1. Hoarse. Puddiman. 
 
 2. Not refined. Pal. Hon. 
 ROUSTREE, s. The cross bar on which 
 
 the crook is hung, Ab. Syn. Pantle-tree. 
 — Su.G. roeste, suprema aedificii pars. 
 To ROUT, Rowt, v. n. 1. To bellow, S. 
 Burns. — Isl. raut-a, rugire belluarum 
 more. 2. To make a great noise. Doug, 
 
 3. To snore, South of S. Guy 3Iannering, 
 
ROU 547 
 
 — A,S. hrut-an, "stertere, ronchisaie, to 
 snort, snore, or rout iu sleeping," Somuer. 
 For the v. to rout occurs in the same 
 sense in O.E. 
 
 ROUT, RowT, s. 1. The act of bellowing, S. 
 Doiii/. 2. A roar; a loud noise, S. ibid. 
 
 To ROUT, r. a. To strike, S. lioss.—lsL 
 rot-a, percutio; rot, ictus. 
 
 ROUT, RuTE, s. A severe i>low, S. Barb. 
 
 ROUT, s. Apparently the Erent Goose, 
 Anas beniicla, Linn. Crordon')t Genedl. 
 Hist. Sutherl. — Isl. rota, auser silvestris. 
 V. RcTE, and Rood Goose. 
 
 ROUT.VND, /)a;-/. /)r. Assembling. Barb. 
 — Is], /•o^((rf, conglobare. 
 
 ROUTH, RoucH, s. 1. The act of rowing. 
 Duuijlas. 2. A strok" of the oar, ibid. — 
 A.S. rarete, rowett^, i . migatioj Sw. rodd, 
 id. from ;■(), to row. 
 
 ROUTH, RowTii, s. rienty, S. Ramsay. 
 — C.B. rliwth, large, capacious. 
 
 ROUTH, a(//. rientiful, South of S. "The 
 rusticity of their benisons amused me. 
 One wished them ' Thumpin luck and fat 
 weans;' a third gave them, 'A rovth 
 aurarie and a close nieve.'" Anec. Fast. 
 Life, Edin, Month. Maq. V. Routh, s. 
 
 ROUTHIE, adj. Plentiful, S. Burns. 
 
 ROUTHLESS, adj. Profane, Fife. E. 
 riithftss used in a particular sense. 
 
 ROUTlIRIE,s. The same as Routh, plenty; 
 abundance, Fife. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 ROUTHURROK, s. The bernacle goose, 
 Orkn. Leslie. — Isl. hrota, bernacla. 
 
 ROW, RowE, s. A roll ; a list, S. " The 
 devil himself started up in the pulpit like 
 a meikle black man, and calling the row, 
 every one answered, ' Here.'" JVeices 
 from Scotland. Rollock. 
 
 ROW, s. A roll of bread, S. 
 
 Bawbee- Row, ». A halfpenny roll, S. St.Ron. 
 
 To ROW, Row ?/^), V. a. To wind; as, " to 
 row up a knock," to wind up a clock, S. 
 
 To ROW, r. n. To be moved with violence, 
 S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 To ROW. To RoiP a Ntevefu', to turn 
 round every cut of corn, in order that 
 more may be collected in the hand. A 
 reaper does vrell if he can f II the baud at 
 three handfuls, Roxb. 
 
 To ROW, Roo, Rue. To Row sheep, to 
 pluck the wool from live sheep instead of 
 shearing it. ICdmonst. Zetl. — Evidently 
 from Isl. ry-a, (pret. rude,) vellere, eruere, 
 detondere, expl. in Dan. by Ilaldorson, 
 Taije af, ( uJd af faarene,) " to take the 
 wool off sheep." 
 
 ROW, Roow, s. The wheel, an instrument 
 of execution. To break upon the Row, to 
 break on the wheel. Hist. James the Sej:t. 
 — From Fr. roue, which denotes not only 
 a wheel, but this barbarous mode of pun- 
 ishment, Cotgr. The affinity of Lat. rota 
 is obvious. 
 To ROW, r. a. To roll wool or cotton for 
 spinning, S. " Tarry Wou," Herd. 
 
 ROW 
 
 To ROW,r. a. 1. To roll. Douglas. Burns. 
 2. To elapse. Dow/las. 3. To revolve, id. 
 
 To ROW about. To be in an advanced 
 state of pregnancy, S. 
 
 ROWAN, Rowing, s. A flake of wool, S. 
 Edin. Encycl. To Cast a Roican, to bear 
 an illegitimate child, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 ROWAN, s. A'ild rowan, a bawd, who, by 
 wheedling, endeavours to entice a young 
 woman to marry rtn old man. Fhilotus. 
 — Germ, rune, Su.G. runa, al-ruaa, or 
 altc-r'nn. mulier fatidica. 
 
 ROWAN, *\ A turbot, Fife. Stat. Ace. 
 
 ROWAND, adj. " Fyw ellis & 3 of tanno 
 crance,fyvveilis & ahalfof rotr^^itZ tanne." 
 Aherd. Rey. As this refers to a pt/n no- 
 kill of skins, it is probably meant for what 
 is called /io«c-skin. 
 
 ROWAN-TREE, s. The mountain-ash. 
 
 V. Ro UN-TREE. 
 
 ROWAR, s. A movable wooden bolt; q. 
 a roller. Wallace. 
 
 ROW-CHOW-TOBACCO, s. A game in 
 which a long chain of boys hold each 
 other by the hands, one standing steadily 
 at one of the extremities, who is called 
 the Pin. Round him the rest coil till 
 the act of winding is completed. A cla- 
 morous cry succeeds of Row-chow-tobacco. 
 After giving and receiving the fraternal 
 hiKj, they disperse ; and then renew the 
 process, as long as they are in the humour, 
 Teviotd. This play would seem to be an 
 imitation of the process of a tobacconist 
 in winding up his roll round a pin. 
 
 ROWE, s. Abbrev. of a Christian name; 
 perhaps the same with Rowie. " Rowe 
 Baty." Acts. 
 
 ROWY, s. King. Bannatyne Poems. — 
 Fr. roi. 
 
 ROWIE, s. Abbrev. of Roland. " Run, 
 i?oicif, hough's i' the pot," is said to have 
 been a kimmer's warning among the 
 Graemes of the Debateable Land. 
 
 ROWK,RowiK,s. A rick of grain. "Tua 
 rowkis of bair, & ane roidk of quhytt," i.e. 
 barley and wheat. Aberd. Reg. V. Ruck. 
 
 ROWKAR, s. A whisperer; a tale-bearer. 
 Abp. Hamiltoun. — Zeland. roecfc, delator, 
 Alem. rnog-en, to defame. 
 
 To ROWME,RouME,t).M. To roam. Doug. 
 — A.S. ruman, Belg. ruym-en, diffugere. 
 
 To ROWME,T. a. 1. To clear. Wyntown. 
 2.Toenlarge,ib. — Teut.rrt.(/m-cw,vacuare; 
 ampliare. 3. To place. Keith. — Germ. 
 ranm-en, in ordine disponere. 
 
 ROWME, RouME, s. 1. Space.^ Wyntoicn. 
 2. A place. Descr. of the Kingdoine of 
 Scotlande. 3. A possession in land. Bcl- 
 lendcn. 4. Situation as to preaching. 
 Spotswood. 5. Official situation. Baillie. 
 6. Ordinal relation. R. Bruce. 7. Place 
 in a literary work. Wodrow. — A.S. 
 Su.G. rum, place of any kind. 
 
 ROWME, RouME, Room, adj. 1. Large; 
 roomy. Wallace—A.^. Su.G. rum, Teut. 
 
ROW 
 
 548 
 
 RUF 
 
 r«j/r»,amplus. 2. Clear ; empty. Fergusson. 
 ■ — Teut. ruym, vacuus. 
 To ROVVMIL, r. a. To clear out; as, " to 
 rowmil a tobacco-pipe," to clear it when 
 it is stopped up; " to roicmll the fire," to 
 clear it by poking, Lanarks. — Teut. rom- 
 mel-eii, turbare. V. Rummle. 
 To ROWMYSS. V. Rumjiyss. 
 ROWMLY, (uh. Largely. Wpitoipn. 
 ROWSAN, 2}art. adj. Vehement; as, "a 
 roirsan fire," one that burns fiercely, S.O. 
 V. Rousing. 
 ROWSTIT, part. adj. This seems to be 
 synon. with Beistit, q. v. " Foicstlt fische 
 quhilk warnot sufficient merchandguidis." 
 Abcrd. Reg. 
 To ROWT, Rout, r. n. Apparently to 
 range; S.B. Roijt. Pari. Ja. //.— Su.G. 
 rut-a, vagari, discurrere. 
 To ROWT,r. n. To snore. Barbour.— A.S. 
 
 hrut-an, Isl. hriot-a, id. V. Rout. 
 ROZERED,ji)«j-^a(/y. Rosy. Boss's Eel. 
 ROZET, s. Rosin. V. Roset. 
 To ROZET, r. a. To prepare with rosin, S. 
 Come, fiddlers, gie yir strings a twang, 
 An' rozet weel the bow. — Tarras. 
 To RUB, r. a. To rob ; the common pro- 
 nunciation in S. Rob Roy. 
 RUBBERY, s. Robbery, S. Rob Roy. 
 RUBBLE, s. The coarsest kind of masonry, 
 
 S. ; pron. q. rooble. Toiirnaii. 
 RUBBOURLS, s. pi. Act. i)om. Cone— 
 Dan. riibbe, a basket; L.B. riib-iis, a mea- 
 sure of grain in Italy ; viewed by Du 
 Cange as synon. with Fr. caque, a cag, a 
 barrel. V. Roubbouris. 
 RUBEN, .«. A ribbon. Inventories. — Fr. 
 
 ruban, id. 
 RUBIATURE, s. 1. Robber. Leg. St. 
 Androls. — L.B. rubator, Ital. rubatore, 
 latro. 2. A bully; as, "He comes out 
 on me, roaring like a ruliator," Roxb. It 
 is also expl. as denoting " a swearing 
 worthless fellow," ibid. Syn. Rabiator. 
 RUBY BALLAT. The Balass Ruby of 
 
 Johnson. V. Ballat. 
 To RUCK, T. n. To belch. Lymlsay. Syn. 
 
 rift. — Teut. roeck-en, Lat. ruct-are. 
 RUCK, s. 1. A heap of corn or hay, S.B. 
 Fife. Acts Ja. F/.— Isl. hrauk, Su.G. 
 roek, cumulus. 2. A small stack of any 
 kind. Acts Ja. VI. 
 RUCKLE, .t. A noise in the throat seeming 
 to indicate sufibcation, Loth. V. Dede- 
 
 RUCKLE. 
 
 RUCK-RILLING. V. Rewelynys. 
 
 RUCTION, s. A quarrel. 2o raise a ruc- 
 tion, to be the cause of a quarrel, S.B. — 
 Isl. rusk, strepitus, turbatio, riisk-a, con- 
 turbare. 
 
 RUD, adj. Red. Wallace.— k.S. rude, 
 reod, Alem. ruod. 
 
 RUDAS, rtW;. 1." Bold; masculine." Gl. 
 Antiquary. 2. It seems equivalent to 
 stubborn, or to E. rude. St. Johnstoun. 
 
 V. ROUDES. 
 
 RUDDY, s. Redness ; ruddy complexion, 
 Ayrs. " The ruddy of youth had fled his 
 cheek, and he was pale and of a studious 
 counteuance." jR. GUhaize.—A.is. rudu, 
 rubor, " rednesse or ruddinesse," Somn. 
 To RUDDY, r. n. To make a loud reiterated 
 noise, S.B. — Isl. hrid, a storm; force in 
 general. 
 RUDDIKIN, s. V. RoDDiKiN. 
 RUDDOCH, Ruddock, s. The Redbreast, 
 Clydes.— O.E. « Roddok birde." A.S. rud- 
 duc, id. from rude, ruber, red ; Isl. raud, 
 Su.G. roed, id. 
 RUDE,s. " The red taint of the complexion." 
 
 Gl. Shirr. V. Rud, adj. 
 RUDE, s. 1. Redness. Douglas. 2. Those 
 parts of the face which in youth and 
 health have a ruddy colour, S.B. Chr. 
 Kirk. — A.S. ruda, rubor vultus. 
 RUDE, adj. Strong; stout. Douglas. 
 RUDE,s. Spa'mi,Ayrs. Kennedy. V. Redd. 
 RUDE, RwD, s. The cross. Douglas. — 
 
 A.S. Su.G. rod, Germ. rode. 
 
 RUDE-DAY, s. 1. The 3d day of May, 
 
 S.B. called the Invention of the Cross. 
 
 2. This designation is also given in our 
 
 old Acts to the 14th day of September. 
 
 This is the day called the Elevation of the 
 
 Cross, Wormii Fast. Dan. In the Prayer- 
 
 Book of the Church of England, the Holy 
 
 Cross. The 14th of September is still 
 
 called Rude day in Lanarkshire. In 
 
 Roxb. Rude-day is the 25th September, 
 
 which corresponds with the 14th old style. 
 
 RUDE-GOOSE. V. Rood-goose. 
 
 RUDESMESS, Rudes5ias,s. The same with 
 
 Rude-day, as used in sense 2. Dumfr. 
 To RUDJEN, V. a. To beat, Ayrs.— Per- 
 haps corr. from Gael, rusg-am, to strike 
 vehemently. 
 To RUE, r. a. To pluck. " That none rue 
 sheep on Sunday, under the pain of £10." 
 Acts, Shell. Surv. V. Row, r. 
 RUE. To tak the Rue, to repent of a pro- 
 posal or bargain, S. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 RUE-BARGAIN, s. Smart-money paid for. 
 casting a bargain, S. Rob Roy. V. Rew, v. 
 RUF,a(^;. Rough. " i?M/sparris." Ab.Re<j. 
 2^0 RUFE, ^. H. To rest. Chron.S.P. V. 
 
 RoiF. 
 RUFF, s. Rest. V. Roif. 
 To RUFF, r. n. 1. To roll a drum, S.; also 
 ruffle. Wodroic- — Germ, ruff-er, to cry. 
 2. To give a plaudit, S. 
 RUFF, s. 1. Roll of the drum, S. R. 
 Galloway. 2. Beating with the hands or 
 feet, as expressive of applause. 
 To RUFF, T. a. To put in disorder, S.A. 
 Hogg. Ruffle, E. Ruff is, used by Spenser. 
 RUFFE, s. Fame ; celebrity. Godscroft. 
 RUFFY,s. 1. A wick clogged with tallow, 
 Tweedd. Stat. Ace. 2. The blaze used 
 in fishing by night, with the lister, S.A. — 
 Sw. roe-lius, a rushlight. 
 RUFFIE, s. A ruffian, Aug. Lyndsay. — 
 Su.G. rof-tca, to rob. 
 
RUF 
 
 )49 
 
 RUM 
 
 RUFFILL, s. Loss; injury. Dunbar. — 
 Teut. ruyffel-en, terere, verrcre. 
 
 RUFLYT, pret. r. Annoyed. Barbour. 
 
 To RUG, r. </. 1. To pull hastily or roughly, 
 S. Pop. Ball. 2. To tear, 8. Domjlas. 
 3. To spoil; to plunder. — Teut. ruck-en, 
 Dau. rag-er, to pluck. 
 
 RUG, s. 1. A rough or hasty pull, S. 2. 
 A great barsjain, S. 
 
 To HUG AND klVE. To carry ofT by vio- 
 lence, implying couteutioa for possession, 
 S. Waterletj. 
 
 RUGGAIR, .<!. A depredator. Monroe. 
 
 RUGGING AND RIVING. 1. Tearing and 
 scrambling; pulling and hauling in a quar- 
 rel or contest, S. Cloud of Wiinesseg. 2. 
 It often conveys the idea of rapacity in 
 seizing and carrying off the property of 
 others, S. Antiquan/. 
 
 RUGGING AT THE HEART. A phrase 
 used in the Highlands, and explained of 
 hunger. tSaxoyi and Gael. This phrase 
 is common in the Lowlands also. 
 
 RUG-SAW, s. Said to be a wide-toothed 
 saw, S. Stat. Ace. 1', Roxbunih. 
 
 RUH HED, s. A species of turf "for fuel, S. 
 Saint Patrick. " Turfs for fuel, which 
 are cut without paring off the grass, are 
 expressively called ruh-hcds, i. e. rough- 
 heads," ibid. 
 
 RUIFF-SPAR, s. A spar for a roof. 
 " Ruiff sparris." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 RUIL, s. An awkward female romp, La- 
 narks. ; pronounced like Fr. rue. — Belg. 
 rerel-en, " to rave, to talk idly, by reason 
 of being light-headed," Sewel; Isl. rugl-a, 
 effutire, turbare, ru jl, ineptiae, gerrae, 
 confusio, rol-a, vagari ; Su.G. rull-a, in 
 gyrum agere vel agi, q. to be still iu a 
 giddy and unsettled state. 
 
 To RU YNATE, v. a. To destroy; to bring 
 to ruin. Acts Ja. VI. E. ruinate. — 
 L.B. and Ital. ruinccre, destruere. 
 
 To RUINT, Runt, t. n. To make a harsh 
 noise as in grinding. " Hear how tjiat 
 cow's ruintin\" " Runfin' and eatin'." 
 The term is generally applied to the noise 
 made in eating rank vegetable food, as 
 turnips, Berwicks. It appears to be syn. 
 with liamsh, and Ransh or Runsh. V. 
 Reunde, Roond. 
 
 RUISE, RussE, Rf ss, s. L Boast. Doug. 
 — Isl. raus, gerrae, loquacitas. To mak 
 a tume ruse, to boast where there is no 
 ground for it, but the reverse, Ang. Herd. 
 2. Commendation; praise, S. Hitson. — 
 Su.G. ros, roos, praise. 
 
 RUL, (Gr. v.) s. A young horse, Shetl. 
 
 RULE-0'ER-THOUM, adr. Slapdash; off 
 hand; without consideration; without ac- 
 curacy ; equivalent to the phrase, " By 
 rule o' thoum," i. e. thumb. To do any 
 thing rule-o'er-thumh, is to do it without a 
 plan, Roxb. This, I suspect, is a corr. of 
 the more common phrase, Rule o' thi(m\ 
 (pron. thoom.) V. TnciiB. 
 
 RULESUM, adj. Wicked ; worthloss, or 
 
 horrible. Bellend. — rerli. fiMm «J.Fr. 
 
 roille, mediant, haissable, Knquet'. ; or i.sl. 
 
 hrotl-r, horror, liroll-a, hrijU-a, liorrore. 
 RULIE, adj. Talkative, Upp. Lanavks. 
 
 This term rather corresponds with E. 
 
 brawling. — Isl. rugl-a, mi'^ari, rugl, nugae. 
 
 It seems to be the same term wliich enters 
 
 into the composition of Camprulg, <i. v. 
 RULLION, .S-. 1. A shoe made of uutanned 
 
 leather. V. Rkwelynvs. iiyn.Quarrant. 
 
 2. A coarse-made masculine woman, Fife. 
 
 3. A rough ill-made animal, Gall. V. 
 Raullion. 4. A rouck rullion, metaph. 
 a man who speaks his mind freely and 
 roughly, Fife. 5. Scabhit rullion, a per- 
 son overrun with the itch, Roxb. 
 
 RULLION, s. A sort of bar or pilaster in 
 silver work. Inventories. — Fr. roulons, 
 petits barreaux rouds. Scansula. On 
 nomme encore roulons, les petites balus- 
 trades des bancs d'eglise. Diet. Trev. 
 
 RUM, adj. 1. Excellent, Loth. Cant E. 
 2. Ingenious, especially in mischief, Roxb. 
 Galloway. 
 
 RUMBALLIACH, (;/««.) adj. I. Stormy ; 
 applied to the weather, Roxb. 2. Quar- 
 relsome; as, " a rumbaUiach wife," a wo- 
 man given to brawls, ibid. — Isl. rumba 
 has precisely the first sense, which seems 
 to be the primary one ; procella pelagica, 
 Haldorson. 
 
 RUMBLEGARIE, adj. Disorderly, S. 
 Ramsay. — Qu. ready, (A.S. gear-u,) to 
 rumble. 
 
 RUM-COVE, s. " A droll fellow," Lanarks. 
 A cant E. term. " Rum, fine; good; va^ 
 luable. Rum Cote, a dexterous or clever 
 rogue," Grose's Class. Diet. 
 
 RUMGUMPTION, Rummilgumtion, s. 
 Common sense; rough sense, S. Bealtie. 
 — A.S. rum, rum-well, spatiosus, and 
 geom-ian, curare. V. Gumption. 
 
 RUMGUNSHOCH, adj. Rocky; stony; 
 applied to soil in which many stones or 
 fragments of rock appear, Ayrs. 
 
 RUMGUNSHOCH, s. A coarse unpolished 
 person, ibid. 
 
 RUMLIEGUFF, s. A rattling foolish fel- 
 low, Mearns. From rummil, to make a 
 noise, and guff, a fool. 
 
 RUMMAGE, s. An obstreperous din, Roxb. 
 — Isl. rumsk-a, signifies barrire, to bray 
 as an elephant, and rumsk, barritus. 
 
 To RUMMAGE, r. n. To rage ; to storm, 
 ibid. 
 
 RUMMELSHACKIN, adj. Raw-boned;, 
 loose-jointed, Berwicks. ; syn. Shachlin, 
 q. making a rumbling noise iu motion. 
 
 To RUMMIL, RuMLE, r. n. To make a 
 noise, S.Z>o«(/. — Teut.»-oww(f'/-t^w,strepere. 
 
 RUMMILGAiRIE, s. A rambling person ; 
 a sort of romp; without including the idea 
 of any evil inclination or habit, S.A. — 
 Teut. rommel-en, turbare ; Gaer, prorsu?, 
 omnino, Kilian,"." completely unsettled," 
 
RUM 
 
 550 
 
 EUN 
 
 RUMMISS, s. A loud, rattling, or rumbling 
 noise, Clydes. Edin. Mag. V. Reimis. 
 
 To RUMMYSS, Rummes, Rowmyss, v. n. 
 To bellow, S. Henrysone. — Isl. rym-a, id. 
 
 To RUMMLE, ». a. To stir about; as, " to 
 rummle potatoes," when mixed with any 
 liquid,Clydes. — Teut. rommel-en,c&\exiiQV 
 movere. 
 
 RUMMLE-HOBBLE, s. A commotion; a 
 confusion, Perths. — Teut. rommel-en, to 
 make a noise, and hobhel-eti, a word of a 
 similar meaning for increasing the sense, 
 formed like Teut. hobbel-tobbel, &c. 
 
 RUMMLEKIRN, s. A gullet on rocky 
 ground. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To RUMP, «. a. To deprive one of his mo- 
 ney or property ; a phrase applied to a 
 losing gamester ; as, " I'm quite rumpit," 
 Fife ; synon. Rank. Perhaps in allusion 
 to an animal whose tail is cut off very 
 near the rump. 
 
 RUMPLE, RuMPiLL, s. 1. The rump, S. 
 Ramsay. 2. The tail, S. Bellenden. 
 
 RUMPLE-BANE, s. The rump bone, S. 
 
 RUMPLE-F YKE, s. The itch, when it has 
 got a firm seat, Gall. Davidson's Seas. 
 From rumple, sindfyke, q. v. 
 
 RUMPTION, s. A noisy bustle within 
 doors, driving every thing into confusion; 
 as, " to kick up a rumption," Roxb. — Ap- 
 parently from Lat. rump-ere ; as giving 
 the idea of every thing being broken to 
 pieces. 
 
 RUMPUS, s. A disturbance; a tumult, 
 Roxb. — Corr. perh. from Fr. rompue, a 
 rout, a discomfiture. 
 
 RUN, part. pa. Having one's stock of any 
 thing exhausted, with the prep, o/ added; 
 as, " I'm run o' snuff," my suuff is done, 
 S.B. run short of. 
 
 To RUNCH, V. n. To grind with the teeth; 
 to craunch, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 RUNCH, s. The act of grinding any harsh 
 edible substance, ibid. — Fr. rong-er, to 
 gnaw; O.Fr. rung-ier, corroder, manger, 
 Roquefort. 
 
 RUNCH, s. An iron instrument for twisting 
 nuts on screw-bolts, Roxb. — Evidently 
 corr. from E. to wrench, or Teut. renck-en, 
 torquere. 
 
 RUNCHES, s. pi. The largest kind of 
 wild mustard; also, wild radish, S.A. Bor. 
 Polwart. 
 
 RUNCHIE, adj. Raw-boned; as, «a 
 runchie queyn," a strong, raw-boned wo- 
 man, Fife. Supposed to be borrowed 
 from the coarse appearance of the largest 
 kind of wild mustard-seed, called runches. 
 To RUND, «. 71. V. RooND. 
 
 RUND, RooN, s. 1. A border; a selvage, 
 
 S. Burns. 2. A shred; a remnant, S.B. 
 
 GL Shirr. — Isl. rond, raund, margo, ex- 
 
 tremitas. 
 
 T' RUNDGE, r. n. To gnaw. Ecergreen. 
 
 V. RONGED. 
 
 RUNG, 8. 1. Any long piece of wood, S. 
 
 Chr. Kirk. 2. A coarse heavy staff, S. 
 Ilaclaurin. 3. Used to denote the stroke 
 of poverty. /. Nicol. — Moes.G. hrung, 
 virga; Isl. raung, pi. rungor, the ribs of a 
 ship. 4. A spoke, P^ttr. For. • — Teut. 
 roughe, fulcrum sive sustentaculum dua- 
 rum currus extremitatum. Kllian. 
 
 RUNG in, part. pa. Worn out by fatigue ; 
 applied to men or horses, that are so ex- 
 hausted by running that they cannot con- 
 tend for victory any longer, Fife. This 
 may be viewed as an additional sense of 
 the V. to Ring in. V. the origin of the 
 phrase there given. 
 
 RUNG AND, jiyrtj-«.pr. Raging. V. Ring, -p. 
 
 RUNGATT, adj. Errat. for Runiguitt, as 
 elsewhere. Pitscottie^s Cron. — Fr. renegat. 
 
 To RUNGE, r. a. " To rummage; to search 
 with avidity." Gall. Encycl. Probably 
 a variety of Reenge. 
 
 RUNG- WHEEL, s. Of the two wheels in 
 a corn mill, the one which has cogs and 
 drives the other, is called the cog-zcheel, 
 the other, from its having spokes or rungs, 
 the rung-wheel, Roxb. 
 
 RUNJOIST, s. A strong spar laid along 
 the side of the roof of a house which was 
 to be covered with thatch, Aberd. Pan, 
 synon. Lanarks. Agr. Sure. Aberd. 
 
 To RUNK, v. a. 1. To attack or endea- 
 vour to undermine one's character, Ayrs. 
 2. To satirize, ibid. — Allied perh. to A.S. 
 icrenc, fraus, dolus; or Teut. vronck, 
 loronck, injuria; latens odium. 
 
 To RUNK, V. a. To deprive of, whether 
 by fair or foul means, S.B.— Isl. rank-or, 
 fraud ; or perh. corr. from E. ruok, to cheat. 
 
 RUNK, adj. Wrinkled, Aberd. Journ.Lond. 
 — Su.G. rynka, Dan. rincke, a wrinkle. 
 
 To RUNKLE, v. a. 1. In part. pa. runkled, 
 wrinkled, S. Ramsay. 2. To crease; to 
 crumple, S. — A. S. wrincl - ian, Su.G. 
 rynck-a, rugare. 
 
 RUNKLE, RuNKiLL, s. 1. A wrinkle, S. 
 Doug. 2. A rumple, S. Abp. Ilamilt. 
 
 RUNKLY, adj. Wrinkled; shrivelled, S. 
 A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 RUNNER,s. In the cutting up of beeves, the 
 slice which extends across the forepart 
 of the carcass under the breast, S. V. 
 Nine-holes. 
 
 RUNNICK, s. A kennel; a drain, Shetl.— 
 Isl. renna, canalis. 
 
 RUNNIE, s. A hog, Shetl.— Isl. rune, a 
 boar, Su.G. rone, id. Ihre derives these 
 terms from ron, pruritus, lascivia. 
 
 RUNRIG, RiN-RiG. Lands are said to lie 
 runrig, where the alternate ridges of a 
 field belong to iifferent proprietors, or 
 are occupied by different tenants, S.; q. 
 ridges running parallel. Erskine. 
 
 RUNSE, s. " The noise a sharp instrument 
 makes piercing flesh." Gall. Encycl. — Fr. 
 rong-cr, to gnaw. V. Ransh, Runsh, v. 
 
 RUNSY, s. A hackney horse. Rauf Coil- 
 year. Rouncie, id. Chaucer. — L.B. run- 
 
RUN 
 
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 SA 
 
 c'ui-us, equus minor, gregarius, Du Canije. 
 O.Fr. roncin, ronchi, roiici, chcval tie 
 service, Roquefort. C.B. rli irii.^l, a, rough- 
 coated liorse, a pacldiorse, Owen. 
 
 Tt» KU2S'T, r. n. To bounce; to prance; to 
 rush forth, Galloway. JJar'uL Seas. Pro- 
 bably from Isl. runte, a boar, (V' vel.) 
 Su.G route, runte, id. from ron, pruritus, 
 lascivia. Heuce also ronsk, a stallion; 
 Germ, ram-en, coire. 
 
 HUNT, s. 1. Trunk of a tree. Pal. Hon. 
 2. A hardened stalk; as, a kail runt, the 
 stem of colewort, S. Burns. 3. The tail 
 of an animal, Gall. — Germ, r'lnde, bark, 
 crust. 4. " A short person." Gall. Encyc. 
 
 RUNT, s. 1. An old cow, S.B. one that 
 has given over breeding, Caithn. — Germ. 
 rinde, an ox, or cow. "2. An oi.'i<robrious 
 designation for a female, generally one 
 advanced in life, with the adj. auld pre- 
 fixed; " an auld runt,''' S. Davidson. In 
 the north of E. a woman is said to be 
 runted, when she is fifty years old. — Isl. 
 hrund, mulier ; mulier libertina. 
 
 RUNTHEREOUT, s. One who has no 
 fixed residence, who lives as it were sub 
 dio, S.; rather rlnthereout. Warerletj. 
 From the v. to run or rin, and the adv. 
 thereout, out of doors. V. Thairowt. 
 
 RUNWULL, adj. "Out of reach of the 
 law." Gall. Encycl. V. Will, adj. 
 
 RURALACH, s. " A native of the rural 
 world." Gall. Encyc. 
 
 RURYK, a<(/. Rural; rustic. Wallace. 
 
 To RUSCH, RwYSS, r. a. To drive. Barb. 
 — Su.G. rns-a, rusk-a, irruere. 
 
 RUSCHE, RwHYS, s. Drive. Wyntown. 
 
 To RUSE, RoosE, V. a. To extol; some- 
 times reese, S. Doug. Ill rused, discom- 
 mended. Kelly. — Isl. ra «s-a,jactabunde 
 multa effutio, ros-a, extollere. 
 
 RUSER, s. One habituated to self-com- 
 mendation. Kelly. 
 
 RUSH, s. A sort of diarrhoea in sheep, 
 when first put upon new or rank pasture, 
 Teviotd. Loth. Essays Highl. Soc. 
 
 RUSH, s. An eruption on the skin, S. 
 Hence rush fever, the vulgar name for 
 scarlet fever, S. 
 
 RUSH IE, s. A broil; a tumult, Fife.— 
 Tent, ruysch, Isl. rtisk-a, strepitus. 
 
 To RUSK, V. n. To scratch with vehe- 
 mence, Fife. Often conjoined with a 
 
 synon. term; as, Ruskin^ and clanwln'. — 
 Teut. ruyssch ''ii, rectius ruydach-en, 
 scabere, fricare; Kilian. He views ruyd, 
 scabies, as the origin; Germ. raud. 
 
 To RUSK, r. n. To pluck roughly; as 
 when a horse tears hay from a stack, he is 
 said to be ruskin'at it, Fife ; to 7\tsk, synon. 
 
 RUSKIE, («rt[/. Stout; as, "He's a rnskie 
 fallow," a vigorous young man; " That's 
 a 7'uskie fychel," that is a stout young 
 foal, Upp. Clydes. This seems radically 
 the same with I'asoh, Hash, q. v. — Isl. 
 roesk-r, Su.G. Dan. rask, strenuus, fortis. 
 
 RUSKIE, s. 1. A baski'L, made of twigs 
 and straw, for carrying corn, I'erths. Loth. 
 ?. A vessel, made of straw, for holding 
 meal. Kelly. 3. A bee-hive, S.B. — Su.G. 
 rusk, congeries virgultorum; rys'ia. Germ. 
 reusche, a bee-hive. 4. A coarse straw 
 hat worn by peasant girls and others, 
 Roxb. Mearns; synon. Bongrace. 
 
 RUTE, s. A blow. V. Rout. 
 
 RUTE, s. A fowl. Acts Alary. V. Rood- 
 goose. 
 
 RUTEM ASTER, Rutmaster, Rootem as- 
 ter, s. The captain of a troop of horse; 
 the same with Rltmaster, q. v. Actt 
 Cha. I. 
 
 RUTH, adj. Kind. "Ruth and ready," 
 disposed to show kindness, Ayrs. The 
 Provost. — A.S. hreow-ian, misereri : Mec 
 hreoweth, me miseret. Lye. 
 
 To RUTHER, v. n. 1. To storm; to blus- 
 ter, Mearns. 2. To roar, ib. V. Ruther,.'». 
 
 RUTHER, s. An uproar, S. Ross.— A.S. 
 hruth, commotio, C.B. rhitt.hr, impetus. 
 
 RUTHER, Rutiiyr, s. Rudder. Wallace. 
 — O.E. " Rothyr of a shyp. Aplustre. 
 Temo," &c, Prompt. Parv. 
 
 RUTHIE, s. The noise occasioned by op- 
 pressed respiration, Aberd.— A.S. hrut-an, 
 Isl. hriot-a, (pret. hraut,) ronchos ducere, 
 stertere; hrot, hryt-r, ronchus. Hence 
 O.E. to rout, to snore. 
 
 RUTILLAND, part. pr. Croaking. Lynds. 
 — Teut. rotel-en, grunnire, murmurare. 
 
 RUTOUR, .■!. A spoiler. Bellenden. V. 
 
 ROYSTERS. 
 
 RUTTERY,s. Lechery. Poems Uth Cent. 
 
 From Fr. ruit, the rut of deer. 
 To RUVE, V. a. V. Roove. 
 RUWITH. Uncertain. Sir Gawan. Perh. 
 
 an erratum. 
 
 s 
 
 This letter, as occurring in the beginning of 
 words, cannot, in many instances, be 
 viewed as a radical. While prefixed in 
 some Goth, dialects, it was thrown away 
 in others, especially before k. The same 
 term sometimes appears with s, and some- 
 times without it; as in cry and scry; 
 creek of day, and skreek. Ss, is often used 
 
 by our old writers as the mark of the pi.; 
 
 as, hors.i for horsis, horses. 
 SA, Sua, SwA,con_;.l. So; consequently ;S. .«'(«. 
 
 Gaican and Gol. 2. In sucli a niauner. 
 
 Barb. 3. As ; in like manner, ib. — Woes.G. 
 
 $wa, swe, A.S. .•'icrt, Su.G. Dan. sua, ita. 
 To SA, 1?. n. To say. Douglas, — Alem. 
 
 Germ, fag-en, A.S. sacg-aii, id. 
 
SAB 
 
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 SAY 
 
 To SAB, x.n. 1. To sob, S. Jacob. Eel. 
 2. Metaph. applied to the elastic motion 
 of a wooden floor, occasioned by the 
 fall of a heavy body, or by the starting of 
 any of the joists, Loth. 3. Metaph. used 
 to express the fading of flowers. A. 
 Scott's Poems. 
 
 SAB, s. A sob, S. A. Wilson'' s Poems. — 
 A.S. seoh, planctus. 
 
 To SAB, v. 11. To subside; to settle down, 
 Loth. " How comes it that this dore 
 does na shut sae close as it used to do ?" 
 " It is because that part of the floor has 
 sabhlt a wee." /Sec/, synon. S.B. — Isl. 
 sef-a, sedare. 
 
 SACHLESS, adj. Useless ; unavailing. 
 Perils of Man. The same with Sackless ; 
 but pron. in Ettr. For. in a guttural way, 
 q. sauckless. Both SacJdess and Sackless 
 are originally the same with Saikless, 
 Sai/kles, guiltless. 
 
 SACK, s. V. Sak. 
 
 SACKE, s. Sackcloth. Godly Sangs. 
 
 SACKET, Sakket, s. A small sack, S.B. 
 Complaynt S. 
 
 SACKETY, adj. Short and thick; as, " a 
 sackety bodie," a little thick person, 
 Roxb.; q. resembling a stuffed sacket, or 
 small sack. 
 
 SACKLESS, adj. 1. Useless; silly; feeble; 
 good for nothing; as, "sackless mortal," 
 Roxb. 2. Simple, Dumfr.; nearly obso- 
 lete. Blackw. Hag. 
 
 SACRATE, adj. Sacred. Bellend. T. Lie. 
 — Lat. sacrat-us, id. 
 
 SACRE, s. A piece of artillery; E. saker. 
 - Inventories. Denominated, like the falcon, 
 from a species of hawk. 
 
 To SACRE, V. a. To consecrate. Douglas. 
 — Fr. sacrer, id. O.E. " Sacryn, or halo- 
 wen. Consecro," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 To SACRIFY, V. a. 1. To sacrifice. Doug. 
 — Fr. sacrifi-er, id. 2. To consecrate, ib. 
 3. To appease ; to propitiate, ib. 
 
 SACRISTER, s. One who has the charge 
 of the utensils of a church; the same with 
 Sacrist and Sacristan, E. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 Jj.T&.sacristar-ius,saGristan-tis,sacrista,\A. 
 
 SAD, «f//. 1. Grave. Wallace. 2. Wise; 
 prudent, ibid. 3. Firm; steady, ibid. — 
 C-B. sad, firm, wise, discreet, sober. 4. 
 Close; compact, S. — C.B. satkru, calcare, 
 to tread ; sytk, solidus. O.E. " Sad or 
 harde. Solidus," Prompt. Parv. 5. Heavy, 
 S. Sir J. Sinclair. 6. Weighty, applied 
 to evidence. Buchanan. 7. Flat; close to 
 the ground, S. 8. Denoting a grave colour. 
 Intentories: 9. Expl. as signifying great, 
 Aberd. 
 
 To SAD, V. n. To become solid, S. Synon. 
 Sag. Hogg. 
 
 To SAD, V. a. To make sad. Baillie. 
 
 SADDILL CURRELL. The Curule chair. 
 Bellend. — Lat. sedil-e, curule, A.S. setel, 
 a seat. 
 
 * SADDLE. To put one to a' the seats o' 
 
 the Saddle, to nonplus, to gravel one, S.; 
 
 obviously borrowed from the sensations of 
 
 one who feelshis seat on horseback too hard. 
 SADDLE-SICK, adj. Having the poste- 
 riors excoriated ia consequence of riding, 
 
 S. The Entail. 
 SADDLE-TAE-SIDE, adv. A term used 
 
 to denote the mode in which women ride. 
 
 Gall. Encyc. Tae signifies to ; or perhaps 
 
 the one. 
 SADE, Said, s. A thick sod or turf for 
 
 burning. Loth. Lanarks. Berwicks. The 
 
 sade, the sward. A. Scott's Poems. — Isl. 
 
 syde, ager tarn sativus quam inhabitatus, 
 
 a Suio.Goth. sae, seminare; Seren. This 
 
 he views as the origin of E. sod. Teut. 
 
 saed, satio, from saey-en, to sow; soede, 
 
 cespes, gleba. 
 SADJELL, s. " A lazy unwieldy animal." 
 
 Gall. Enc. Probably from Sad, heavy. 
 SADLY, adt. 1. Steadily. Wallace. 2. 
 
 closely; compactly. Barb. 
 SAE, adv. So, S.; seay, Yorks. V. Sa. 
 SAE, s. A tub. V. Say, Save. 
 SAEBIENS, Saebins, conj. 1. Since, i.e. 
 
 being sae, or so. Ramsay. 2. If so be, 
 
 used hypothetically, S. Saint Patrick. 
 SAFER,adT. Inasfar;sa/ar,sc/ar. Ab.Rcg. 
 SAFER, s. The sapphire ; a precious stone. 
 
 " Item, a grete safer set in gold." Invent. 
 
 ■ — Belg. safer, Sw. safir, id. 
 SAFER, s. The reward given for the safety of 
 
 anything. E. salvage. Spotsw. V. Sefor. 
 SAFERON, s. A head-dress anciently 
 
 worn in Scotland. V. ScHAFFROUiN. 
 SAFIER, s. V. Sefor. 
 S AFT, adj. 1. Opposed to what is fatiguing, 
 
 S. Ritson. 2. Pleasant, ibid. 3. Tranquil; 
 
 at rest, S. Gl. Sibb. — Teut. soft, suavis, 
 
 mollis. 4. Not vehement or ardent. " Saft 
 
 fire makes sweet maut, [malt;]" D. Fer- 
 
 gusson's Pro v. 5. Moist ; drizzling, S. St. 
 
 Ronan. 6. Mild, as opposed to frosty, S. 
 
 This is also called appen iceather, i. e. 
 
 opien. 
 To SAFT, T. a. To mollify. Dunbar. 
 SAFT, Saftly, ac^r. 1. Softly. Fergusson. 
 
 2. Lightly. Minstr. Bord. 
 SAFT-EENED, adj. Disposed to weep; 
 
 soft-hearted. Blackic. 3Iag. 
 To SAG, V. a. To press down, Lanarks. 
 
 This seems radically the same with the 
 
 V. to Seg ; and also with the O.E. v. 
 
 "Saggynor satelyn. Basso," Prompt. Parv. 
 To SAGHTIL, «. w. To be reconciled. 
 
 Sir Gawan. — A.S. sahtl-ian, reconciliare. 
 SAGHTLYNG, s. Reconciliation, ibid. V. 
 
 Saucht. 
 SAY, adv. So; S. sae. Acts Mary. 
 To SAY aica, v. n. Say awa, a vulgar 
 
 phrase, expressing an invitation to begin 
 
 to eat, Aberd.; equivalent to E. J'all to. 
 
 W. Beattie's Tales. Originally, an invi- 
 tation to say grace. 
 To SAY, V. n. I yow say, I tell you. Barb. 
 
 — A.S. sege me, die milii. 
 
SAY 
 
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 SAI 
 
 To SAY, Set. 1. v. a. To put to trial, S. 
 Pitscuttie. E. essay. 2. r. n. To endea- 
 vour, S. A. WUsoii's P. — O.Fr. say-er, 
 essayer, tenter. 
 
 SAY, Save, s. 1. A water-bucket, Inver- 
 ness, Orkn. ; a milk-pail, Dumfr. Acts Ja. 
 I. — Su.G. sua, vas quo aqua portatur. 2. 
 A small tub, S.Ii. Ayrs. " Sey or Sae, a 
 shallow tub, used in cheese-making." 
 (t<(//. Encycl. — From Fr. scan, it appears 
 that O.E. soo, has been formed. " tSoo, a 
 vessell, [Fr.] cvue;" i. e. an open tub, a 
 vat, Palsgr. 
 
 SAYAR, s. An assayer; one who assays 
 metals. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 S.\YARE, s. A poetical writer. Douij. — 
 A.S. saeg-an, narrare; sa>je, narratio. 
 
 SAID, s. A sod of a particular description. 
 V. Sade. 
 
 SAIDLE-TURSIDE, s. A sort of wooden 
 settee, used in country-houses, Banffs.; 
 synon. Langsettle, Lang-saddle, q. v. The 
 first part of the word is evidently the 
 same with settle, saddle, A.S. setl, a seat. 
 Whether the latter part refers to the 
 situation of this seat in the vicinity of the 
 ingle, or at the side of the toors, i. e, 
 turfs on the hearth, appears uncertain. 
 
 SAIG, s. An ox that has been gelded at 
 full age, Gall. Dacidson'sSeas. V. Segg. 
 
 SAIGE, s. A seat. V. Sege. 
 
 SAIKYR, Halfsaikyr. A species of can- 
 non, smaller than a demi-culverin, named 
 from a species of hawk. Complaynt iS'. — 
 Fr. sdcre, " the hawk, and the artillerie 
 so called," Cotgr. 
 
 SAIKLESLIE,s. Innocently. Poems I6th C. 
 
 SAIKLESS, Saykles, adj. 1. Guiltless, S. 
 Douglas. 2. Free, in a general sense, ib. 
 ^A.S. sacleas, Isl. saklauss, sine culpa. 
 
 SAIL-FISH, s. The basking shark, S. 
 denominated from a large fin which it 
 carries above water. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SAILYE, s. An assault. Wallace. — O.Fr. 
 sail-ir, to assault. 
 
 To SAILYE, T. n. To assail; to make 
 attempt. Bellend. 
 
 To SAILL, V. a. To seal. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SAILL, s. Happiness. V. Seile. 
 
 SAYN, s. Narrative. Wallace. — Dan. sagn, 
 saying. 
 
 To SAIN, r. a. To bless. V. Sane. 
 
 SAIN, s. Blessing, S.B. 
 
 SAINCT TOB'S HEAD. The promontory 
 of St. Abb's Head at the entrance of the 
 Firth of Forth. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 SAYND, s. Message or messenger. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S. sand, legatio, legatus. Send, 
 an embassy, S.B. 
 
 SAYNDIS-MAN,s. Messenger, S. Gaican 
 and Gol. — A.S. sandes-man, nuntiu3. 
 
 SAINTANDROSMES. V. A.ndyr's day. 
 
 SAIP, s. Soap, S. Lyndsay. — A.S. Dan. 
 saepe, id. ; Lat. sapo. 
 
 S.AIPMAN, s, A soap-boiler, S. Picken. 
 
 SAIR, Sayr, Sarb, adj. 1. Painful, S. 
 
 2. Sorrowful ; as, a sair heart. Wallace. 
 
 3. What is to be lamented or regretted ; 
 as, " It's a sair matter," it is a great pity, 
 S. 4. Violent. Wallace. 5. Severe ; as, 
 sair sickness, S. ibid. — S\i.G. saar, A.S. sar, 
 gravis, molestus. G. Niggardly ; as, sair 
 tiiaster ; a sair merchant, S. 7. Costly; 
 expensive; extravagant, S. According lo 
 tradition, James VI. when he reflected on 
 the great alienation of the royal domains 
 in consequence of the liberality of David I. 
 to the church, used to say, that " he was 
 a sair sant [saint] to the crown ! " 8. 
 Puny. A sair neebour, one of a diminu- 
 tive appearance; opposed to a grand troop, 
 Annand. 
 
 SAIR, s. A sore; a wound, S. Fergusson. 
 A.S. Isl. sar, Su.G. saar, dolor, vulnus. 
 
 To Keep a thing /or a Sair heel, or for a 
 Sair fit, t. e. foot. A proverbial phrase, 
 signifying to retain any thing for a strait 
 or necessity, S. 
 
 SAIR, Sar, SARE,arfr. 1. Sorely, S. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S. sare, graviter. 2. "In a great 
 degree, S. Douglas. — Germ. seUr, Belg. 
 seer, valde. 3. Sair aff, greatly to be 
 pitied; often applied to one who is strait- 
 ened in worldly circumstances, who haa 
 scarcely the means of sustenance, S. Syn. 
 in aff. 
 
 ToSAIR, p. a. 1. To serve, S. Ross. 2. 
 To fit ; to be large enough, S. 3. To sa- 
 tisfy, as with food, S. Ross. 4. To give 
 alms ; as, " I canna sair ye the dav," S. 
 
 SAIR HEAD. A headach, S. A. Nicol. 
 
 SAIRIE, adj. 1. Poor; silly; feeble, Ayrs. 
 Picken. 2. Sairie man, an expression of 
 affection; often used to a dog, Roxb. V. 
 Sary. 
 
 SAIRING,s. 1. What satisfies one, S. Ross. 
 2. An acquaintance with any object to 
 satiety or disgust, S. St. Kathleen. 3. It 
 is ironically applied to a drubbing. " Ha 
 got his sairing," he was beaten till he 
 could not bear any more, or, according to 
 a phrase of similar signification, " He had 
 his bellyful of it." 
 
 SAIRLES, Sareless, adj. Tasteless, S.B. 
 Diallog. V. Sawr. 
 
 SAIRLY, adv. Sorely. Douglas. 
 
 SAIRNESS, Sareness, .f. Soreness, S. 
 
 SAIR-SOUGHT, adj. Much exhausted, S. 
 It is especially expressive of bodily debility. 
 
 SAIR WAME or Wyme. Gripes, S. 
 
 To SAISE, V. a. To give seisin or legal 
 possession to; a forensic term, S. Acts 
 Cha. I. — Fr. sais-ir, to seize, to take pos- 
 session of. It is, however, more imme- 
 diately from L.B. sais-lre, mittere aliquera 
 in possessionem, investire. V. Sasine. 
 
 SAIT, s. 1. The Court of Session in S. 
 Dunbar. 2. A see ; an episcopate. Acts 
 Ja. V. In a similar way the term sege, 
 properly denoting a seat, is used for a see. 
 — Also in A.S. bisceopsetl, episcopi sedes. 
 I need scarcely advert to the use of L.B. 
 
SAK 
 
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 SAN 
 
 sedes in the same sense, whence indeed 
 E. see. V. Sege. 
 
 SAK, Sack, s. The privilege of a baron to 
 prosecute, try, and judge his vassals in 
 his own court. Meg. Maj. — A.S. sac, actio, 
 causa forensis. 
 
 SAKE, s. Blame ; guilt. Sir Tristrem. — 
 Su.G. sak, guilt, crime. 
 
 SAKIRES, s. pi. Inventories. It seems 
 doubtful whether this term refers to the 
 hawk called the saker, Fr. sacre ; or to 
 savages, as the same word is expl. by 
 Cotgr. " a ravenous or greedy fellow." 
 
 SALANG, adv. So long. Acts Mary. 
 
 SALARISjS.jL)^. Sellers; venders. ^cte/./F". 
 
 SALD, pret. and part. pa. Sold. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. — A.S. seald,saJd, datus; ven- 
 ditus; from sel-an, dare; vendere. 
 
 SALE, Sail, Saill, s. 1. A palace. Doug. 
 2. A hall ; a chamber. Gawan and Gol. 
 — A.S. Su.G. sal, aula, palatium. 
 
 SALEBROSITY,s. A rough place. Baillie. 
 — From Lat. salebrosus. 
 
 SALEK. Used for so leaky. " The schip 
 was salek." Aberd. Reg. — Su.G. laeck, 
 hians, rimas agens; A.S. lilaece, id. 
 
 SALENE, s. The act of sailing. " Ane 
 tapestrie of the historie of the salene of 
 Aeneas." Inventories. 
 
 SALER, s. A salt-cellar. Sir Gawan. 
 
 SALERIFE, adj. Saleable, S. 
 
 SALERYFE, adj. Abounding with sails 
 or ships. Douqlas. 
 
 SALFATT, s. A salt-cellar. V. Saltfat. 
 
 SALIE, Saly, s. a hired mourner, who 
 walks in procession before a funeral. V. 
 Saullie. 
 
 SALIKE, Saelike, rtd!^. Similar; of the 
 same kind, S.B. — Moes.G. swaleiks, Isl. 
 slyke, talis. V. Sicklike. 
 
 SALINIS, s.p?. The salt-pits. Bellend. T. 
 Liv. — Fr. saline, a. salt-pit; or, a maga- 
 zine for salt; Lat. salina. 
 
 SALL. L. stal, stole. Iloulate. 
 
 SALL, V. defectire. Shall, S.; A.Bor. 
 
 SALMON FLEUK. V. Flook, Fleuk. 
 
 SALSAR, s. Aberd. Reg. " Ane sahar of 
 tyne [tin."] This signifies a salt-cellar, 
 from L.B. salsar-ium, id. Salsarius de- 
 notes one who had the charge of the salt- 
 cellar in a king's kitchen. 
 
 SALSS, s. Sauce. Barbour, — Germ, salz- 
 en, sale condire. ' 
 
 SALT, Sawx, s. Assault. Barbour. — O.Fr. 
 saut, id. 
 
 SALT, adj. 1. Having bitter consequences, 
 S. Douglas. 2. Costly; expensive, S. 3. 
 Severe ; oppressive ; overwhelming. 2'he 
 Queen's Marie. 
 
 SALT, s. A salt-cellar, Aberd. 
 
 SALTAR, Saltare, Salter, s. A maker 
 of salt, S. Acts Ja. VI. — Gael, saltoir, 
 a saltmonger. 
 
 SALT-BED, s. The place where ooze, 
 proper for the manufacture of salt, ga- 
 thers, Dumfr. Agr. Sure. Dumfr. 
 
 * SALTER, s. One who makes salt, S. 
 V. Saltar. 
 
 SALT-FAT, Salfatt, s. A salt-cellar, S. 
 
 Inventories. V. Supplement. 
 SALTIE, Salt-water fleuk. The vulgar 
 
 names of the Dab, on the Firth of Forth. 
 
 Neill. 
 
 * SALTLESS, adj. Used metaph. as ex- 
 pressive of disappointment, S. " I have 
 had saltless luck; the hare nae langer 
 loves to brouze on the green dewy blade 
 o' the clover." Bliickw. Mag. 
 
 SALT MERT. A beeve salted for winter 
 provision. Act. Dom. Cone. V. Mart. 
 
 SALT SE, or SEA. The sea; from the an- 
 cient use of the term sal, as denoting the 
 sea itself. Douqlas. 
 
 SALT VPONE SALT. The ancient desig- 
 nation of refined salt in S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SALVE, Salvee, s. A discharge of fire- 
 arms. Monro's Exped. — Dan. salre, a 
 volley or discharge of musket-shot. It is 
 an oblique use of the term salve, as pri- 
 marily signifying " a salute." French 
 salu't. denotes " a volley of shot given for 
 a welcome to some great person," Cotgr. 
 It must be traced to Lat. salre. 
 
 To SALUS, V. a. To salute. Wallace. — 
 O.Fr. salus, salutation. 
 
 SALUT, s. Health; safety, Fr. Compl. S. 
 
 SALUTE, s. A French gold coin, formerly 
 current in Scotland. ActsJa. II. " Salus 
 and Salut," says Du Cange, " was gold 
 money struck in Finance by Henry V. of 
 England; so termed because it exhibited 
 the figure of the Annunciation made to the 
 Virgin, or of the salutation of the Angel." 
 
 SAM, adj. The same, S. This form ex- 
 presses the pronunciation. 
 
 SAMBUTES, s. pi. Housing for a horse. 
 Sir Gaican. — O.Fr. sambue, id. 
 
 SAME-LIKE, a(//. Similar, Buchan. Tarras. 
 — Moes.G. sama-leiks, consimilis ; Isl. 
 samtik-r, similis, samlik-ia, assimilare. 
 
 SAMIN,SAMYN,a((/. The same, S. Comp.S. 
 — Abl. of Moes.G. sama, idem. 
 
 SAMYN, Samin, adv. 1. Together. Barb. 
 2. At the same time. Douglas. 3. As 
 soon, conjoined with as, ibid. — A.S. samne, 
 Belg. samen, simul, una. 
 
 To SAMMER, Sawmer, v. n. To agree, Fife. 
 
 To SAMMER, Sawmer, v. a. 1. To adjust, 
 Fife. 2. To assort; to match, ibid. — Su.G. 
 sam-ja, ane. samb-a, consentire, from sam, 
 a particle denoting the unity of more 
 than one ; with the prefix art,or o, aasamja, 
 in the third pers. sing, indie, aasamber, 
 convenit : Isl. sarnfaer, congruus. 
 
 SAMONY. So many; as many. Ab. Req. 
 
 SAN APE, s. Mustard. Sir Gawan.— 
 A.S. Dan. senep, Gr. irmx,m, id. 
 
 To SAND, V. a. To nonplus; used like E. 
 gravel, S. Duff's Poems. 
 
 SAND-BLIND, adj. 1 . Having that weak- 
 ness of sight which often accompanies a 
 very fair complexion, S. Syn. blind-fair. 
 
SAN 
 
 555 
 
 SAP 
 
 2. Purblind; short-sighted, S. Gl. Shirr. 
 )S'((«(£c(?, short-sighted, A. Bor. Grose. Pits. 
 
 SAND-BUNKER, s. A small well fenced 
 sand-pit, S.A. Redtjauntlet. 
 
 SANDE, part. pa. Girt. Sir Gawan. — 
 O.Fr. saint, from saind-re, ceindre, envi- 
 ronner. 
 
 SAND-EEL, s. The Sand-lance, a fish, S. 
 "A. Tobianus. Sand- lance; Sand-eel; 
 Hornel." NeiU's List of Fislies. 
 
 SAND-FLEUK, s. The Smear-dab, Firth 
 of Forth. A^ei/L 
 
 SANDIE, s. The abbreviation o{ Alexander, 
 S. Hence the English seem to have 
 formed their ludicrous national designa- 
 tion of ISaicncu for a Scotsman. 
 
 SAND Y-GIDDUCK, s. The Launce, a fish, 
 Shetl. JVeill. — Prob. a dimin. from Dan. 
 gicdde, Isl. gedda, a pike, from its resem- 
 blance in shape, q. the Little Ged or pike. 
 
 SANDY-LOO, s. The Sand Lark, Shetl. 
 " Charadrius Hiaticula, (Linn. Syst.) 
 Sandy Loo, Sand Lark, King Plover, 
 Ring Dotterel." Edmonstone^s Zetl. — Isl. 
 loe, loa, la/a, charadrius nigro lutescente 
 variegatus; expl. in Dan. " a lark," Hald. 
 
 SANDY-MILL, s. To Big a Sandy mill, 
 to be in a state of intimacy. Loth. G. 
 T-Fi/sow's Coll. of Songs. This refers to 
 the custom of children building houses in 
 the sand for sport; otherwise expi-essed, 
 " We'll never big sandy bowrocks the- 
 gither." V. Bourach. 
 
 SAND-LARK. The Sea- lark, Orkn. Barry. 
 Sandy lerrick, or laverock of S. 
 
 SAND-LOWPER, s. A small species of 
 crab, Fife. Sibhald. 
 
 SANDRACH, s. The food provided for 
 young bees before they are able to leave 
 their cells; more commonly denominated 
 bee-bread. Maxwell's Bee-master. — Isl. 
 S071, vas mellis, and dreg, faex; q. "the 
 dregs of the Iiinny-pig." 
 
 SAND-TRIPPER, s. The Sand-piper, a 
 bird. Gall. Enc. This, in signification, 
 resembles the Germ, name sand-laufferl, 
 q. sand-louper. V. Pennant's Zool. 
 
 ToSANE, r. n. To say. Dunbar. V. Seyne. 
 
 To SANE, Sayn, Saine, Seyn, r. a. 1. To 
 make the sign of the cross. Barbour. 2. 
 To bless, God being the agent. Dunbar. 
 - — Germ, segen, a sign, segn-en, to bless. 
 
 3. To pray for a blessing, S. 4. To con- 
 secrate ; to hallow. Minst. Bord. 5. To 
 heal ; to cure ;pron.)SArtn6, Gall. V.Shaned. 
 
 SANG, s. 1. Song, S. A.S. Wyiitown. 
 2. Note ; strain, S. 
 
 SANG. 2Iy samj, equivalent to " my troth," 
 Roxb. Aberd! Renfr. A. Scott's P. It 
 is used as an oath; By my sang. A. Wil- 
 son's Poems. — Su.G. sann signifies truth, 
 Moes.G. sunja, id. bisunjai, in truth. 
 
 SANG-BUKE, s. A book containing a 
 collection of songs, S. 
 
 SANGLERE, s. A wild boar. Douglas, 
 — Fr. sangiier. 
 
 SANG-SCUILL, s. A school for teaching 
 music. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SANGUANE, Sanguyne, adj. Having the 
 colour of blood. Douglas. — Fr. sani/uin. 
 
 SANOUROUS, adj. Healing. Jloulate. 
 — O.Fr. san-er, to heal. 
 
 SANRARE. L.f/tc.s((M rare, treasurer. IIoul. 
 
 SANS, prep. Without, Fr. Shaksp. Doug. 
 
 SANSHAGH, Sanshauch, Sanshuch, adj. 
 1. Wily; crafty, Buchan. 2. "Sarcas- 
 tically clever." Gl. Surv. Moray. 3. 
 Proud; distant; disdainful; petulant; 
 saucy; as, " He's a sanshach callant," 
 Aberd. 4. Nice; precise; pettish; as, 
 " Ye're a sanschaugh chiel," Mearns. 
 This may be from Gael, suobhnosach, 
 morose, peevish, {bh sounded as v ;) It. 
 syrnosach, Lhuyd; from saobhnos, anger, 
 bad manners. 
 
 To SANT, V. n. I. To disappear; to be 
 lost; as, " It's .«rt«?t'(f, but it will maybe 
 cast up again," Ettr. For. 2. To vanish 
 downwards at once without noise. It is 
 applied to spectres as well as to material 
 objects, ibid. Broicnie of Bodsh. 
 
 SAP, s. iiiquid of any kind taken with 
 solid aliment, S. Belg. Morison. 
 
 SAP, s. A ninny ; a heavy-headed fellow, 
 S.A. Rob Roy. This is merely a figura- 
 tive use of E. sap, A.S. saep, succus] as 
 conveying the idea of softness. 
 
 SAP, s. 1. Sorrow, Dumfr. 2. Tears, 
 caused by affliction or vexation, ib. Here 
 the term is evidently used metaph. like 
 Teut. sap tan de boomen, lachrymae 
 arborum. 
 
 SAP-MONEY, s. Money allowed to ser- 
 vants for purchasing sap, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SAPOUR, s. " A sound or deep sleep," 
 Gl. Lynds. — Lat. sopor. 
 
 * SAPPY, «((/. 1. Applied to a female who 
 is plump, as contrasted with one who is 
 meagre, S.; synon. Sonsy. 2. Addicted 
 to the bottle; applied to those who sit 
 long, who moisten themselves well, or are 
 often engaged in this way, S.; as, " He's 
 a bratc sappy lad, he'll no rise soon," 
 Ruickbie's Way-side Cottager. 
 
 S APPLES, s. pi. A lye of soap and water; 
 suds, S. Ayrs. Legatees. " Saip-sapples, 
 water that clothes have been washed in." 
 Gall. Encycl. A diminutive from S. saip, 
 or A.S. sape, soap. This lye, before the 
 clothes have been washed in it, is called 
 a graith, q. what is prej)ared for cleaning 
 them ; it is called sapples, properly after 
 the operation of washing ; often saipy 
 sapples; in Lanarkshire more commonly 
 Serplins. 
 
 SAPS, s. pi. Bread soaked or boiled in 
 some nourishing liquid ; as, ale-saps, but- 
 ter-saps, S. Gl. Sibb. — Isl. saup, Gael. 
 sabhs, soup. 
 
 SAP-SPALE, Sap-wood, s. The weak part 
 of wood neai'est to the bark, S. ; q. that 
 which retains most of the sap. 
 
SAR 
 
 556 
 
 SAU 
 
 To SAR, r. a. To vex ; to gall. Wallace. 
 ■ — A.S. sar-ian, dolere. 
 
 S>A.KBIT, interj. Akind of exclamation, S. A. 
 Supposed to be corr. from sorroio a bit. 
 
 SARCE, Sarch, (St.) V. Saris. 
 
 To SARD, V. a. To rub; to chafe. Lynds. 
 — Isl. sard-a, serd-a, cutera eoiitrectare. 
 
 SARDE, pret. Galled. V. Sar. 
 
 SARE, adj. Sore. V. Sair, and s. 
 
 SARE,s. l.Asore, S. Dotuj. 2. Mental 
 pain ; sorro w,ib. — A.S. sar, S\v. saer, dolor. 
 
 To SARE, v. n. To soar. Douglas. 
 
 To SARE, V. 71. To savour. V. Sawer. 
 
 SARELESS, adj. Unsavoury, S.B. Ross. 
 
 To SARFE, V. a. To serve. Acts Mary. 
 
 SARGEAND, s. A squire. Bannatyne P. 
 — O.Fr. sergeant, homme de guerre. 
 
 SARY, Sairy, adj. 1. Sorrowful. Doug. 
 — A.S. sari, sarig, tristis, moestus. 2. 
 Sorry ; wretched. Wyiitoioi. 3. Weak ; 
 feeble; synon. Silly, S. "It is a sary 
 ,hen that cannot scrape to one burd," S. 
 Prov. " spoken of them that have but one 
 child to provide for." Kelly. 4. Poor ; 
 in necessitous circumstances. " You will 
 make [me] claw a sary man's haffet," S. 
 Prov. " By your squandering and ill ma- 
 nagement you will undo me." Kelly. 5. 
 Mean ; contemptible. Forbes's Def. 6. 
 Expressive of kindness or attachment; as, 
 Sairy man, like E. poor fellow, Roxb. It 
 has originally included the idea of com- 
 passion. V. Sairie. 
 
 SARIOLLY, Sarraly, adv. Artfully. 
 Barb. — A.S. searolice, artificiose, sear, ars. 
 
 SARIS, Sarchis. " Sanct Saris day;" ap- 
 parently, St. Serf's day. Aberd. Reg. It 
 is also written Sarce. " Sanct Sarce day," 
 ibid. " Sanct Sarchis day," ibid. This 
 is the person in Lat. called Servanus. He 
 was contemporary with Adomnan, abbot 
 of lona. 
 
 SARIT,7)rt'«. Vexed. V. Sar. 
 
 SARK, s. A shirt or shift, S. Wallace. 
 — A.S. syrc, Su.G. saerk, indusium. 
 
 SARKED, Sarkit, part. pa. 1. Provided 
 with shirts or shifts, S. Gl. Shirr. 2. 
 Covered with thin deals, S. 
 
 SARK-FU', s. A shirtful, S. 
 
 SARK-FU' 0' SAIR BANES. 1. A phrase 
 used to denote the effect of great fatigue 
 or violent exertion, S. 2. " A sound 
 beating," S. Gl. Antiquary. Or rather 
 the consequence of it. 
 
 SARKING, Sarkin, .<!. 1. Cloth for making 
 shirts ;shirtiug,S. Nifhsdale and Galloway 
 Song. 2. The covering of wood above 
 the rafters, S. Annals of the Parish. 
 
 SARKING, adj. Of or belonging to cloth 
 for shirts, S. S/ialding. 
 
 SARKLESS, arf/. Shirtless, S. V. Sarking. 
 
 SARK-TAIL, s. The bottom of a shirt, S. 
 Mayne's Siller Gun. 
 
 SARPE. s. Inventories. Probably, that 
 spiral rod, used in Popish churches, for 
 consecrating the wax tapers burnt during 
 
 Easter; denominated, from its form, in 
 L.B. serpens, (Du Cange,) from Ital. 
 serpe, a snake. 
 
 SARRALY, adv. V. Sariolly. 
 
 2'o SASE, V. a. To seize. Douglas. — Fr. 
 sais-ir. 
 
 SASINE, s. Investiture, S.; the same with 
 E. seisin. 
 
 SASINE by Presenting, or by Deliterance 
 of, EiRD and Stane. A mode of investi- 
 ture in lands, according to our ancient 
 laws, S. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 SASTEING, s. A kind of pole mentioned 
 by Harry the Minstrel. V. Sting. 
 
 SASTER, s. A pudding composed of meal 
 and minced meat, or of minced hearts and 
 kidneys salted, put into a bag or tripe, 
 Loth. Teviotd. Hence the Prov. " Ye 
 are as stiff as a stappit saster," i. e. a 
 crammed pudding. This seems to have 
 some affinity to Fr. saucisse, E. sausage. 
 
 SAT, s. A snare. Sir Tristrem. — Su.G. 
 saett, sata, id. 
 
 SATE, s. Omission ; trespass. Douglas. 
 — Fr. saut, a leap. 
 
 SATHAN, s. The ancient mode of pro- 
 nouncing the name Satan ; still used by. 
 some old people, S. N. Burne. — C.B. 
 Sathan, an adversary, Satan. 
 
 To S ATI FIE, V. a. To satisfy. Crosra- 
 guell. — O.Fr. satifier, id. 
 
 To SATISFICE, v. a. To satisfy, S. 
 Kelly's Sc. Pror. 
 
 SATOURE, s. A transgressor. K. Quaiv, 
 
 SATTERDAY, Saterday, s. Saturday.— 
 A.S. saeter dae<i, the day of Saturn. 
 
 SATURNDAY, s. The same with Sater- 
 day. Acts Cha. I. In A.S. Saetcrn-daeg. 
 is used as well as Saeter-daeg. It may 
 be observed that Saturday is marked as 
 an unlucky day in the calendar of the 
 superstitious. To fit on Saturday be- 
 tokens a short term of residence in the 
 place to which one removes. It is also 
 deemed very unlucky to begin any piece 
 of work on this day of the week, S.A. 
 
 SAUAGE, Saw AGE, adj. Intrepid. Wal- 
 lace. — From Fr. saurage. 
 
 SAUCH, Saugh, s. The willow, S. Light- 
 foot. — Lat. salix, Sw. saelg, A.S. salh, 
 O.Fr. saulq. 
 
 SAUCHBARIAN, s. A species of alms- 
 gift anciently belonging to ecclesiastics. 
 Registr. Prior. Sti. Andr. 
 
 SAUCHEN, adj. Belonging to the willow, 
 Berths. Donald and Flora. 
 
 To SAUCHEN, v. a. To make supple or 
 pliable, Roxb. — Teut. saecht-en, lenire, 
 mollire. It is perhaps originally the same 
 word with that which signifies to soften, 
 to mitigate, used in reference to material 
 objects. V. Sauchin. 
 
 SAUCHEN-TOUP, s. A simpleton; one 
 who is easily imposed on, Mearns.; from 
 Sauchen, q. pliable as the willow, and 
 Toup, a foolish fellow. 
 
SAU 
 
 00/ 
 
 SAW 
 
 SAUCHIE, adj. Abounding with willows; 
 as, " a siiuchie brae," &e.; Clydes. 
 
 SAUCIIIN, ((rf/. Soft; not energetic, S.B. 
 Christmas Bii'inij. — Teut. saecht, mollis, 
 mitis, lentus. V. Saucht, ;)(/r<. ; or per- 
 haps rather the same with Sauchen. 
 
 SAUCHNING, Saugiitemng, Sawciinyng, 
 .t. 1. Reconciliation. Doi(<j. 2. A state 
 of quietness. Wallair. 3. Agreement ; 
 settlement of terms, Selkirks. lIo>jij. 
 
 SAUCHT, SAl•GHT,/>(0•^ pa. 1 . Reconciled. 
 Barbour. — A.S. saeht, id. ; Su.G. taett-a, 
 conciliari. 2. At ease ; in peace. Doug. 
 — Su.G. facha, trauquillns, pacificus. 
 
 SAUCHT, Saught, s. Ease ; tranquillity, 
 S. RosK. — A.S. fakte, saett, peace. 
 
 SAUCHTER, Sawschir, s. Aberd. Rfg. 
 Probably a corr. of Fr. sautoir, a saltier, 
 or St. Andrew's cross. 
 
 SAUDALL, s. A companion. Burel. — 
 Lat. sodal-is. 
 
 SAVENDIE, 5. Understanding; sagacity; 
 experience. Loth. Ayrs. This word more 
 nearly resembles Fr. savant, skilful, 
 learned, of great experience. 
 
 SAVENDLE, adj. Strong; sufficient; se- 
 cure; as, in giving orders about any work, 
 it is commonly said, " Mak it very sa- 
 reiidle," Roxb. V. Solvendie. 
 
 ToSAUF, r. a. To save. GawanandGol. 
 — Fr. sanf, safe. 
 
 SAUF, To Sauf, jpr^"/). Saving. Wynt. 
 
 SAUFAND, Saulffing, prep. Except, q. 
 savhiij. Pari. Ja. III. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SAUFE, s. Salve. Douglas. 
 
 SAUGHE, s. The sum given in name of 
 salvage; an old term used in tlie Border 
 laws. V. Safer, synon. Saitghe may be 
 allied to Teut. salhjh-en, salvare, servare; 
 saligh, beatus, felix. I need scarcely say 
 that in S. / is very often changed into u. 
 
 SAUGHRAN, jurt/-^ adj. "Lifeless; inac- 
 tive ; sauntering," Ayrs. Gl. Picken. — 
 Ir. Gael, seacliraii-am, to go astray, 
 seachranach, erroneous, straying; C.B. 
 s^-f/itr-rt, to be idle, to trifle, SL"i/?<ryK,an idler. 
 
 SAUGH-TREE, s. A willow, S. Poaus 
 \6th Cent. 
 
 S A VI E,s. Knowledge ; experience ; sagacity, 
 Loth. — Fr. saroir, id. 
 
 SAVIE, adj. Possessing sagacity or ex- 
 perience, ib. 
 
 SAUYN, s. L. saysin, seizin. Doui/las. 
 
 SAVING-TREE, s. The sabine, a plant, S. 
 " Haring-tree is said to kill the foetus in 
 the womb. It takes its name from this, 
 as being able to sate a young woman 
 from shame. This is what makes gar- 
 deners and others wary about giving it 
 to females." Gall. Enc. 
 
 SAUL, Sawl, s. 1. The soul, S. Douglas. 
 — A.S. saul, saicel, Moes.G. saiwahi. The 
 only eastern term which I have remarked 
 as bearing some resemblance, is Heb. hya, 
 sechel, intellectus, mens, intelligentia ; 
 from mcAa/, (pronounced gutturally) in- 
 
 tellexit; attendit, animum advertit. 2. 
 
 Mettle; spirit; as, " He has na hauf a 
 
 saul," he has no spirit in him, S. 
 SAULES, arf/. Dastardly; mean, S. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. 
 SAULFFING, ;jr?;7. Except. V.Saufand. 
 SAULLIE, Saulie, s. A hired mourner, S. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. From the repetition of 
 
 Salre Regina. 
 SAULL PREIST. A kind of chaplainry 
 
 formerly attached to some colleges. Acts 
 
 Ja. VI. V. CoMMONTiE, s. sense 1. 
 SAULL-PROW, .«. Spiritual profit. Gaican 
 
 and Gol. V. Prow. 
 
 * SAVOUR, s. Unction in preaching, S. 
 
 * SAVOURY, adj. Possessing unction, S. 
 To SAUR, V. 11. V. Sawer. 
 
 SAUR, Saurin, s. The smallest quantity 
 or portion of any thing, Upp. Clydes.; 
 probably q. a saroiir, as we speak of a 
 tasting in the same sense. 
 
 SAURLESS,a<;?;. Insipid; tasteless, Moray. 
 V. Sareless. 
 
 SAUT, s. Salt, S. Ramsatj. 
 
 To Cast, or lav, Saut on one''s tail. To 
 get hold of him, S. " You will ne'er cast 
 salt on his tail," S. Prov. "That is, he 
 has clean escaped." Kelly. 
 
 No TO HAE Saut to ane^s kail. A phrase 
 expressive of the greatest poverty or 
 penuriousness, S. Petticoat Tales. 
 
 To SAUT, V. a. 1. To salt; to put in 
 pickle, S. 2. To snib; to put down; to 
 check, Aberd.; q. to make one feel as if 
 laid in pickle, or experience a sensation 
 similar to that excited by salt when ap- 
 plied to a sore. 3. To heighten in price; 
 as, " I'll saut it for you," I will make you 
 pay dear for it, S. V. Salt, adj. 
 
 SAUTER, s. A saltier in heraldry. >S'ir 
 Gaican and Sir Gal. 
 
 SAUT-FAT, s. A salt-cellar, S.— A.S. 
 sealt-faet, id. 
 
 SAUTIE, s. A species of flounder, Edin. 
 and Mearns. V. Saltie. 
 
 SAW, s. A salve; an ointment, S. "Ye 
 hae a saw for ilka sair," S. Prov. 
 
 To S4W out, T. n. To sow for grass, S. 
 Agr. Surr. Galloicay. 
 
 SAW, Sawe, s. 1. a saying; a proverb, S. 
 O.E. Douglas. — A.S. saga, sage, dictum. 
 
 2. A discourse ; an address. Barbour. 
 
 3. Language in general. Wyntown. 4. 
 A legal decision. Dunbar. — Dan. sag, a 
 suit. 5. An oracle; a prediction. Douglas. 
 — A.S. sage, a foretelling. 
 
 To SAW, V. n. To sow. Douglas.— A.S. 
 saw-an, Su.G. Isl. saa, id. 
 
 To SAW, V. a. To save. Douglas. 
 
 SAWCERjS. A maker or vender of sauces. 
 Fount. Suppl. Dec. — Fr. saucier, id. 
 Celui qui compose ou qui vend des sauces. 
 Diet. Trov. The term, as Roquefort re- 
 marks, was originally applied to an 
 officer in the king's kitchen, who had 
 charge of the sauces and spiceries, a.d. 
 
SAW 
 
 558 
 
 SCA 
 
 1317. Saulcier is used as synon. with 
 
 Espicier ; h.B. Salsarius. Du Cange. 
 SAWCHYNG. Wallace. V. Sauchning. 
 SAWELY, L./«ireZ^,few. Wallace. 
 To SAWER, Sawr, Saur, Sare, v. n. To 
 
 saroiir. Barbour. 
 SAWINS, s. pi. Sawdust, S. 
 SAWIS, 3 p. sing. Either for says or 
 
 schaws, i. e. shows, represents. " Humely 
 
 menis, & complains, & sawis." Ah. Reg. 
 SAWISTAR, s. A sawyer. Ah. Beg. 
 AWOUR, Sawer. 1. A sower, S.— Belg. 
 
 zaaljer, id. 2. A propagator, metaph. 
 
 used. " The sawours of sic seditious 
 
 rumouris." Keith's Hist. 
 SAWR,s. A geutle breeze; a term used on 
 
 the Firth of Clyde; svnon. Caver. 
 SAWR, s. Savour. K. Hart. 
 SAWSLY, adr. In pickle. Dunbar. 
 SAWT, s. Assault. V. Salt. 
 SAWTH, 3. p. V. Saveth. Wallace. 
 SAX, adj. Six, S. Burns. — Moes.G. saihs, 
 
 id. ; Lat. sex. 
 SAXON SHILLING. A shilling of British 
 
 money. Highlands of S. " A shilling 
 
 Sterling is by the Highlanders termed a 
 
 Saxon Shilling." Saxon and Gael. — Gael. 
 
 sqillin Shasgunach, English shilling, Shaw ; 
 
 whereas sgillin Albanach (i. e. a shilling 
 
 Scots) signifies a penny. 
 SAXPENCE, s. Sixpence, S. Gl. Shirr. 
 SAXT, adj. Sixth. iV. Burne. 
 a AXTE, adj. Sixty, S. Wallace.— Moes.G. 
 
 saihstis, id. 
 
 * SCAB, s. A gross offence. Z. Boyd. 
 
 * SCAB, s. The itch, as it appears in the 
 human body, S. 
 
 To SCABBLE, t. n. To scold, Buchan. 
 Tarrash Poems. Corr. from E. to squabble. 
 
 SCABYNIS, s. pi. Assessors; or analogous 
 to Co uncil I ors in Scottish boroughs. Acts 
 Ja. V. — L.B. Scahini, Scabinii, sic olim 
 dicti judicum Assessores, atque adeo 
 Comitum, qui vices judicum obibaut. Du 
 Cange. 
 
 SCAD, s. 1. Any colour seen by reflection; 
 or the reflection itself, S. Rutherford. — 
 A.S. scade, umbi-a. 2. A gleam, S.O. B. 
 Gilhaize. 3. Scad is also used to denote 
 the variegated scum of mineral water, S. 
 
 To SCAD, Skad,«. a. 1. To scald, S.— Fr. 
 eschaud-er, id. 2. To heat by fire, with- 
 out allowing the liquid absolutely to boil, 
 S. 3. To heat in any way; to boil, Roxb. 
 V. Skaude, v. 
 
 SCAD, Skaude, s. A scald; a burn caused 
 by hot liquor, S. 
 
 SCADDAW, ScADDOw,s. A shadow, Ettr. 
 P^r. Lanarks. Brownie of Bodsb. — A.S. 
 scitdu, fcaduice, id. Gr. irxix., id. 
 
 SCADDED BEER, or ALE. A drink 
 made of hot beer or ale, with the addition 
 of a little meal, nearly of the consistence 
 of gruel, Roxb. 
 
 SC ADDED WHEY. A dish used in the 
 houses of farmers, made by boiling whey 
 
 on a slow fire, by which a great part of it 
 coagulates into a curdy substance, ibid. 
 Synon. Fleetins, also Flot-whey. 
 
 SCADDEM, s. A bad smith; thus, « He's 
 naething but a scaddem," Teviotd. 
 
 SCADLING, s. A kind of dressed skin; 
 the same with Scalding, q. v. Ab. Reg. 
 
 SCA DL I PS, s. Thin broth, S.B.; as apt to 
 scald the lips. Rifson. 
 
 SCAFF, Skaffin, s. 1. Food ot any kind, 
 S. Ross. — Su.G. skap, provision. 2. 
 Expl. merriment, S.A. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To SCAFF, V. a. To spunge; to collect by 
 dislionourable means. Pitsc. V. Sicaff. 
 
 SCAFFAR, s. A parasite. Bellenden.— 
 Su.G. skafare, one wlio provides food. 
 
 SCAFFERIE,s. V. Skafrie. 
 
 SCAFFIE, adj. A smart but transient 
 shower, S.O. " Scaffie showers, showers 
 which soon blow by. ' A caul' scaff o' a 
 shower,' a pretty severe shower." Gcdl. 
 Encycl. This is synon. with Skift, q. y. 
 
 SCAFF- RAFF, Scaff and Raff, s. Re- 
 fuse ; the same with Riff-raff, South of S. 
 Expl. " rabble." Gl. Antiquary. E. tag- 
 rag and bob-tail. — Su.G. skaef denotes a 
 mere rag, any thing as it were shared off"; 
 raff-a, to snatch any thing away. But 
 perhaps rather from S. scaff, provision, 
 and A.S. reaf-ian, rapere. 
 
 To SCAG, V. a. To render putrid by ex- 
 posure, S.B. " Scag, to have fish spoiled 
 in the sun or air." Gl. Surv. Moray. 
 Scaggit,part. pa. ; as, " a sca.ggit haddie," 
 a haddock too long kept. — Isl. skack-a, 
 iuiquare ? Or Gael, sgag-a, to shrink. 
 
 SCAIL,5. Asortoftub. SirEgeir. V. Skeel. 
 
 To SC AIL, V. ScAiL, s. Dispersion. V. Skail. 
 
 To SCAILIE, tJ. n. To have a squint look. 
 V. Skellie. 
 
 SCAIRTH, adj. Scarce. Acts Ja. VI.— 
 Su.G. skard-a, imminuere, Isl. skerd-a, 
 comminuere, deficere ; sA;(fr<i-r, also skert-r, 
 diminutio; Dan. skaar, id. 
 
 SCALE ERT, s. "A low-lifed, scabby- 
 minded individual." Gall. Encycl. Per- 
 haps q. scabbert; Teut. schabbe, scabies, 
 and aerd, indoles. 
 
 SCALD, s. 1. A scold; applied to a person, S. 
 2. The act of scolding, S. V. Scold. 
 
 SCALDING, Skalding, s. A species of 
 dressed skin formerly exported from 
 Scotland. Acts Ja. VI. Q,u. if as having 
 the wool taken off by scalding ? 
 
 SCALDRICKS, s. pi. Wild mustard, Loth. 
 Stat. Ace. V. Skelloch. 
 
 To SCALE, V. a. V. Skail. 
 
 SCALE-STAIRS, s. pi. Straight flights of 
 steps, as opposed to a turnpike stair, which 
 is of a spiral form, S. Arnofs Hist. Edin. 
 — Fr. escalier, a staircase ; a winding stair. 
 
 SCALING,,---. Act of dispersion. V. Skail, r. 
 
 SCALKT,ji)ref. Bedaubed. Dunb. V. Skaik. 
 
 SCALLYART, s. A stroke, W. Loth.— 
 Isl. skell-a, to strike, skeli-r, a stroke. 
 
 SCALLINGER SILUER. " Scull inger 
 
SCA 
 
 559 
 
 SCA 
 
 tiliter and feis." Aberd. Reg. This seems 
 to be an error for staUiin/cr, q. v. 
 
 SCALLION, s. A leek, Annandale. This 
 term is used in E. as signifying a kind of 
 onion, Johns. Pliillips expl. it " a kind of 
 shalot or small onion." Lat. Ancalonitis. 
 
 SCALP, ScAWP, s. 1. Land of which the 
 soil is very thin, S. ]la)us<(i/. A metaph. 
 use of E. $ca/j>. 2. A bed of oysters or 
 mnscles, S. ISiMxtld. 
 
 SCA LP Y, ScAUPY, adj. Having thinness 
 of soil, S. 
 
 To SCAM, p. a. To scorch, S. V. Skaumit. 
 
 SCAMBLER, .<<. "[Scottish] A bold in- 
 truder upon one's generosity at table," 
 Johns. V. Skamlar. 
 
 To SCA^IE, Skauim, v. a. To scorch, S. 
 Spaldhuj. V. Skaumit. 
 
 SCAMELLS, s. pi. The shambles. Hist. 
 Jduiet! the Sext. V. Skamyll. 
 
 SCAMP, s. A cheat; a swindler. Loth. 
 Perths. — Teut. fchamp-en, to slip aside. 
 
 To SCANCE, Skance, v. a. 1. To reflect 
 on, S. J^hUutus.— Sn.G. skoeu-ia, mentis 
 acie videre. 2. To reproach; to make 
 taunting or censorious reflections on the 
 characterofothers, especially in an oblique 
 manner, S. J. Nicol. 3. To give a cur- 
 sory account of any thing, S. A.J>onij/as. 
 4. To make trial of; to put to the test, 
 Buchan. Tarras. To l:>cance has been, 
 till of late, used in Aberdeen, both in the 
 grammatical and in the popular sense, for 
 Scan ; and it is not quite obsolete in this 
 acceptation. 
 
 SCANCE, Skance, s. 1. A cursory calcula- 
 tion, S. 2. A rapid sketch in conversa- 
 tion, S. 3. A transient view of any object 
 with the natural eye, S. Skinner. 
 
 SCANCE, s. A gleam, S. St. Patrick. 
 
 SCANCER, s. LA showy person, Clydes, 
 2. One who magnifies in narration, ibid. 
 Mearns. 
 
 SCANCLISHIN, s. L Scanty increase, 
 W. Loth. 2. A small remainder, ibid. Corr. 
 perhaps from E. scanty, or rather Fr. 
 eschantel-er, to break into cantles. 
 
 SCANNACHIN, part. pr. Glancing, as 
 light. Saxon and Gael. — Gael, scainnea, 
 a sudden eruption. 
 
 To SCANSE at, v. a. To conjecture; to 
 form a hasty judgment concerning. Forb. 
 
 To SCANSE of, T. a. Apparently to inves- 
 tigate ; to examine ; to scrutini^je. RoUock. 
 
 To SCANSE, Skance, ?5. M. \. To shine; 
 to make a great show. Fenjiisson. "A 
 scansin' queyn," a good looking, bouncing 
 young woman, Perths. — Su.G. skin-a, 
 splendere. 2. To make a great show in 
 conversation, S.B. 3. To magnify in 
 narration, S.B. — Su.G. beskoen-a, causam 
 ornare verbis. 
 
 SCANSYTE, part. pa. Seeming. Wallace. 
 — Su.G. skin-a, apparere. 
 
 SCANT, s. Scarcity. V. Skant. 
 
 * SCANTLING, s. A scroll of a deed to 
 
 be made; a rude sketch, Ayrs. The 
 Entail. — Fr. eschantillon, " a pattern, a 
 sample," Cotgr. 
 
 SCANTLINGS, s. p^. Rafters which sup- 
 port the roof of a projection, Ang. — Teut. 
 schant.ie, sepimentum muri. 
 
 SCANTLlNS,rtrfr. Scarcely,S.B. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 SCANT-O'-GRACE, s. A wild, dissipated 
 fellow, S. Rob Roy. 
 
 SCAP, s. Used in the same sense with 
 Sca/ji, for a bed of oysters or muscles. 
 Acts J a. VI. V. Scaup. 
 
 SCAPE, s. A bee-hive. V. Skepp. 
 
 SCAPETHRIFT, s. A spendthrift; a 
 worthless fellow, q. one who esc<(pes from 
 all thririnij. Gordon's Earls of Sutherl. 
 
 SCAR, adj. Wild ; not tamed, Shetl. Aijr. 
 Sure. Shetl. Evidently the same with 
 Skar, from Isl. skiarr, fugax. 
 
 SCAR, s. Whatever causes alarm, S. Acts 
 Cha. I. V. Skar, s. 
 
 SCAR, Skair, Scaur, s. 1. A bare place 
 on the side of a steep hill, from which the 
 sward has been washed down by rains, 
 Loth.; also, skard. Lay Last Minstrel. 
 2. A cliff, Ayrs. Bur^is.—Sn.G. skaer, 
 rupes, C.B. esgair, a ridge. 
 
 SCARCEMENT. V. Scarsement. 
 
 SCARCHT, s. An hermaphrodite, S. Scart. 
 Pitscottie. — A.S. scritia, id. 
 
 SCARE, Skare, s. Share, Ayrs. The 
 Entail. This is doubtless the old pro- 
 nunciation; from A.S. scear, id. scear-an, 
 Su.G. skaer-a, partiri. 
 
 SCARF, s. The corvorant; also, the shag, 
 Orkn. Barn/. V. Scart. 
 
 SCARGIVENET, s. A cant word for a 
 girl, from twelve to fourteen years of age, 
 used in the West of Scotland, in the 
 neighbourhood of Glasgow, and in Ayrs. 
 
 SCARMUS,s. A skirmish. Bellenden.— 
 Ital. scaramnccin, L.B. scaramutia. 
 
 SCARNOCH, Skarnoch, s. 1. A number; 
 a multitude; "a skarnoch o' words," a 
 considerable quantity of words, Ayrs. 
 2. A noisy tumult, Lanarks. — Teut, 
 schaere, grex, turma, multitudo ; collectio, 
 congeries; schaer-en, congregare; Su.G. 
 skara, turba, cohors. 
 
 SCARNOGHIN, s. A great noise, Ayrs. 
 
 SCARPENIS, s. jo/. Pumps. Maitland P. 
 — Fr. escarpines. 
 
 SCARRIE, Scaurie, adj. Abounding with 
 scaurs. V. Scar, Skair. 
 
 SC ARROW, s. 1. Faint light, Galloway. 
 Dacidson's Seasons. — Moes.G. skeir-an, 
 illustrare ; skiaer, clarus, perspicuus ; 
 Su.G. skaer, skir, lucidus. 2. A shadow, 
 Ettr. For. Gall.; Scaddoic, synon. Ga/L 
 Encifcl. — Ital. scuro, obscure. 
 To SCARRO W,r. n. 1 . To emit a faint light, 
 Galloway, Roxb. 2. To shine through 
 clouds. In this sense, it is said of the 
 moon. It's scai-rowing, ibid. 
 SCARSEMENT, s. 1. The row of stones 
 which separates the slates of two adjoin- 
 
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 SCA 
 
 ing roofs, S. 2. The edge of a ditcli on 
 which thorns are to be planted, S. 3. A 
 projection among rocks. Gall. " Scarce- 
 ment, a shelf amongst rocks; a shelf lean- 
 ing out from the main face of a rock; on 
 scarcements build sea-fowl." Gall. Enc. 
 To SCART, T. a. 1. To scratch, S. Cldland. 
 O.E. scratte. " I scratte, as a beast dothe 
 that hath sharpe nayles. Je gratigne," 
 Palsgr. 2. To scrape a dish with a spoon, 
 S. llanisay. 3. To scrape together money. 
 More. — A. Norm, escrat ; A.Bor. fcraut. 
 
 4. To scrawl ; applied to writing. S. Wa terl. 
 SCART, s. 1. A scratch, S. Ram»ay. 2. 
 
 A meagre, puny-looking person, S. 3. A 
 niggard, S. 4. Applied to writing, the 
 da sh of a pen, S. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 To SCART out, V. a. To scrape clean; 
 applied to a pot or dish, S. A. Scott^s P. 
 
 SCART, adj. Puny. Dunbar. 
 
 SCART, Skart, Scarth, Scarf, s. The 
 corvoraut, S. Houlate. — Norw. slcarv, 
 Isl. skarf-ur, id. 
 
 To SCART one's BUTTONS. To draw one's 
 hand down the breast of another, so as to 
 touch the buttons with one's nails ; a 
 mode of challenging to battle among 
 boys, Roxb. Loth. 
 
 SCART-FREE, adj. Without injury, S. 
 Clelland. 
 
 SCARTINS, s. pi. What is scraped out of 
 any vessel; as, " the scartins of the pot," 
 
 5. Gall. Encijcl. — Fr. gratin is used in 
 this very sense. 
 
 SCARTLE, s. An iron instrument for 
 cleaning a stable, Tweedd. /. Nicol. 
 Scrapie, synou. 
 
 Tu SCARTLE, p. a. To scrape together, 
 Clydes. Roxb. A diminutive from the v. 
 To Scart. 
 
 SCAS, s. Portion ? Sir Gawan. — Alem. 
 scaz, a penny; treasure. 
 
 To SCASH, V. n. To squabble, Aberd. W. 
 Beattie. — Fr. escach-er, " to beat, batter, 
 or crush flat; to thrust, press, knock," &c. 
 Cotgr. 
 
 To SCASHLE, r. a. To use any piece of 
 dress carelessly, S.B. — Isl. skuasl,qm3- 
 quiliae. 
 
 SCASSING, s. Perhaps beating. Ab. Reg. 
 
 SCAT, s. Loss ; damage ; for Ska ith. Ab. Reg. 
 
 To SCAT, r. n. To Scat and Lot, to pay 
 shares in proportion; to pay scot and lot. 
 Balfour's Pract. 
 
 To SCAT, z. a. To subject to the tax de- 
 nominated Scat, Orkney. Rentall Book 
 of Orkney. — Su.G. skatt-a, tributum exi- 
 gere ; also, tributum pendere ; Teut. 
 scliatt-en, L.B, scott-are,\A. 
 
 SCATHOLI), Scatthold, Scattold, Scat- 
 TALD, ScATHALD, s. Open ground for 
 pasture, or for furnishing fuel, Shetl. 
 Orkn. Edmonstone's Zeil. 
 
 SCATLAND, s. Land paying the duty 
 named Scat, Orkn. Rentall of Orkney. 
 
 SCATT, s. The name of a tax paid* in 
 
 Shetland. Statist. Ace. — Su.G. Isl.skatt, 
 A.S. sceat, a tax; E. shot, scot and lot. 
 SCATTALDER, s. One who possesses a 
 portion of pasture ground called scattald. 
 App. Surv. Shetl. 
 Inscattalder, s. Apparently a possessor 
 of a share in the common or pasture 
 ground called a Scattald, Shetl. ibid. 
 OuTSCATTALDER, s. Apparently, one who 
 has no share in the pasture ground. V. 
 Ins'^attalder. 
 SCATTERGOOD, s. A spendthrift, S. 
 
 Bride of Laniniermoor. 
 
 To SCAUD, r. a. To scald, S. V. Skaude. 
 
 SCAUD, Scawd, s. " A disrespectful name 
 
 for tea." Gall. Encycl. Probably imposed 
 
 by those who thought it of no ether use 
 
 than to scald or skaud the mouth, ?~ it is 
 
 sometimes contemptuously called /ietit'rtter. 
 
 SCAUD-MAN'S-HEAD, s. Sea-urchin, S. 
 
 To SCAUM, ScAJiE, V. a. To burn slightly; 
 
 to singe, S. 
 SCAUM, Skaum, s. 1. The act of singe- 
 ing clothes by putting them too near the 
 fire, or by means of a hot iron, S. 2. A 
 slight burn, S. Picken. 3. The appear- 
 ance caused by singeing; a slight mark of 
 burning, S. V. Skaum, and Scaxe. 
 SCAUM O' THE SKY. " The thin vapour 
 of the atmosphere," Gall. It is probably 
 allied to Su.G. skuviim, subobscurus, q. 
 that which partially darkens the eye; Isl. 
 skaum, crepusculum, skima, lux parva, 
 also expl. rimula lucem praebens. 
 SCAUP, Scawp, Scawip, s. 1. The scalp ; 
 the skull, S. This word is used in a lu- 
 dicrous phrase, equivalent to, I'll break 
 your skull ; " I'll gie you sic a scallyart, 
 as'll gar a' your scaup skirl." Tarras. 
 2. A bed or stratum of shell-fish; as, " an 
 oyster scaup," S. It seems to be denomi- 
 nated from the thinness of the layer, 
 " The scawip of mussillis & kokilliss." 
 Aberd. Req. 3. " A small bare knoll," 
 Gl. Sibb. S. 
 SCAUR, .9. V. Scar. 
 SCAURIE, ScoREY, s. The young of the 
 herring-gull, Orkney. Neill. — Sw. skiura, 
 Norw. sklure, id. 
 SCAW, s. 1. Any kind of scall, S. 2. Tl'3 
 itch, S. 3. A faded or spoiled mark, 
 Dumfr. 
 SCAW, s. An isthmus or promontory, Shetl. 
 The Pirate. — Isl. skagi, promontorium, 
 from skaq-a, prominere, Haldorson. 
 SCAWBEilT, adj. Applied to those who 
 render themselves ridiculous by wishing 
 to appear above their rank in life, Aberd. 
 — Perhaps from A.S. scaic-ian, sceair-ian, 
 videre, used in a neuter sense, and bearht, 
 praeclarus, q. to make " a bright show," 
 or ostentatious appearance. 
 SC AW'D, Scaw't, part. adj. 1 . Changed or 
 faded in the colour, especially as ap- 
 plied to dress, Dumfr.; oiien Scaw''d-l ike, 
 Mearns. Clydes. 2. Having many car- 
 
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 SCH 
 
 buncles on the face, Mearns. — Allied per- 
 haps to Su.G. skaflo(j, depilis. 
 
 SCAWP, s. V. Scalp. 
 
 SCAZNZIED. Meaning not clear; perh. 
 to alter or exchange. Belharen Mt^. 
 
 SCELLERAR, s. One who has the charge 
 of the cellar. Iloulatc. — L.B. cederar-ius, 
 id.; O.E. " cellerar, an officer, [Fr.] 
 celerier," Palsgr. 
 
 SCEOLDER,s. The Sea-Pie, Orkn. Loic's 
 Faun. Orc'id. — This term may have im- 
 mediately originated by the custom, so 
 common among the Goths, of prefixing 
 the letter .', from kielder, the name of this 
 bird in the Feroe Isles, (V. Penn. Zool.) 
 
 SCHACHT, s. Property. Henrysone. — 
 Fland. fcluiclit landa, a rood of land. 
 
 SCHADDOW HALF. That portion of 
 land which lies toward the north, or is 
 not exposed to the sun. The shaded half. 
 V. SoNiE Half. 
 
 SCHAFFIT, part. pa. Provided with a 
 (f/ft-rt/of arrows. V. Bowix, and Schaffit. 
 
 SCH.\FFROUN, Cheffroun, Saferon, s. 
 A piece of ornamental head-dress an- 
 ciently used by ladies. Incentories. The 
 term seems properly to have denoted a 
 hood. — Fr. chaperon, " a hood, or French 
 hood, (for a woman,) also any hood, bon- 
 net, or letice cap," Cotgr. 
 
 SCHAFTMON, Shaftmon, Schathmont, s. 
 A measure of six inches in length, ^s'ir 
 Gaican. — A.S. scaeft-mund, half a foot. 
 
 SCHAGHES, s.pL Groves. V. Schaw. 
 
 SCHAIFE, Scheif, s. 1. A bunch of 
 arrows, twenty-four in number. — Alem. 
 fcaph, a quiver, (^tat. Jiob. I. 2. A cer- 
 tain quantity of iron or steel. Hkene. 
 
 SCHAIK, To-sciiAiK, pret. Shook. Doug. 
 
 SCHAKERIS, Shaikers, s. pi. 1. Thin 
 plates of gold, silver, &c. hanging down. 
 Douiihif. — Teut. schaeckier-en, alternare. 
 2. ^ioisture distilling from flowers, ibid. 
 
 SCHAKER-STANE, s. The stone-chatter, 
 S. stane-chacker. Burel. 
 
 SCHAKLOK, s. Perhaps a picklock. 
 " Calling him commound thief & schak- 
 lock." Aberd. Re</. — Q. one who shakes 
 or loosens locks. Teut. schaecken, how- 
 ever, signifies rapere, to ravish, to force. 
 
 SCHALD, adj. Shallow; shaul, Clydes. 
 Barb.—A.&. scylf, a shelf. O.E. " Scholde 
 not depe. Bassus." Prompt. Parv. We 
 may trace this form of the word in mod. 
 Shoal. 
 
 SCHALD, Shauld, s. A shallow place, 
 Clydes. Douglas. 
 
 SCHALIM, Shalm, Shalin, Shawme, s. 
 The cornet. Houlate. — Su.G. skalmeia, 
 Teut. schalmey, a pipe. 
 
 SCHALK, s. 1. A servant. Gaican and 
 Gol. — A.S. scale, Su.G. Isl. skalk, id. 2. 
 A knight, ibid. 
 
 SCHALMER, s. 1. A musical instrument. 
 " Mary had also a schalmer, which was a 
 sort of pipe, or fluted instrument, but not 
 
 a bagpipe." Chalm. 3fary. 2. The per- 
 son whose business it was to play on thia 
 instrument. Reg. Signal. V. Schalim. 
 
 SCHALMERLANE, s. Chamberlain. 
 Abcrd. Iii'<). 
 
 SCHAMON'S DANCE. Some kind of dance 
 anciently used in S. Peblis to the Play. 
 
 SCH AND, ScHANE, adj. Elegant. V. 
 
 SCHEVNE. 
 
 SCHAND, s. Elegance. Houlnte. 
 
 SCHANGSTER, s. A singer in a cathe- 
 dral, or, perhaps, a teacher of music. 
 " Johne Lesley & Gilbert Blayr ^cAan^- 
 ster'is." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SCH.\NK, Shank, s. 1. The leg. Douglas. 
 2. The trunk of a tree, ibid. 3. 'The 
 stalk of an herb, S. Ruddiman. 4. In 
 pi. stockings ; " schankis and schone," 
 Aberd. ibid. — A.S. sceanc, Su.G. skank, id . 
 
 SCHANT,;)art. arf;. Soiled. Maitland P. 
 — Teut. achend-en, to pollute. 
 
 SCH APE, s. Purchase ; bargain. V. Bet- 
 ter ScHAPE, i. e. better cheap. 
 
 To SCHAPE. 1. r. n. To contrive. Doug. 
 2. To purpose ; to intend, id. 3. To en- 
 deavour, id. 4. r. a. To prepare, id. 5. 
 To direct one's course. Gaican and Gol. 
 — A.S. sceap-iun, facere, ordinare. 
 
 SCHAPYN,ji)art.;ja. Qualified. Barbour. 
 — A.S. sceapen, ordinatus. 
 
 SCHARETS. V. Scherald. 
 
 SCHARGE, ((/ hard,) s. A decayed child. 
 Edin. Monthly Mag. The same with 
 Shargar, q. v. 
 
 SCHASSIN, ^jar^ /)a. Clioseu. Ab. Reg, 
 
 SCHAV, Shave, s. Schavis, pi. Invent. — 
 Teut. schijre, trochlea, rechamus ; Belg. 
 schyf, the truckle of a pulley ; Germ. 
 scheibe, id. 
 
 SCHAU, Schaw, Shaw, s. Appearance ; 
 show. Acts Cha. I. — A.S. sceauw, a show, 
 
 SCHAVELLING, s. One who has the 
 Romish tonsure ; one sharen. Charteris. 
 
 To SCHAW, V. a. To show. Douglas.— 
 A.S. sceaic-an, id. 
 
 SCHAW, ScHAGH, s. 1. A wood ; a grove. 
 Wallace. — Su.G. skog, Ir. Gael, saeghas, 
 id. 2. Shade ; covert. Douglas. — Su.G. 
 skuqqa, umbra. 
 
 SCHA'WALDOURIS, s. pi. Wanderers in 
 the woods, subsisting by hunting. Wyn- 
 town. — Schaw, S. a wood, and A.S. weal' 
 lian, to roam. 
 
 SCH A WAND MODE. The name anciently 
 given to the indicative mood in our Scot- 
 tish seminaries. " Indicatiuo modo, schu' 
 wand mode." Vaus' Rudimenta, 
 
 To SCHAWE, r. rt. To sow. Chart. Aberd. 
 
 SCHAW-FAIR, s. Any thing that serves 
 rather for show, than as answering the 
 purpose in view, Aberd. An inversion of 
 the E. phrase, a, fair show. 
 
 SCHAWING, s. Used for wapinschawing. 
 Acts J a. V. 
 
 SCHAWLDE, adj. Shallow. V. Schald. 
 
 SCHAWME,*. V. Schalim. 
 
 2 Q 
 
SCH 
 
 56^ 
 
 SCH 
 
 SCHEAR, s. A chair. " Ane gret akkyn 
 
 sckear" a great oaken chair. Ab. Reg. 
 To SCHED, V. a. 1. To divide. Gawan 
 
 and Gol. — A.S. scead-an, id. 2. To sched 
 
 the hair, to divide the hair in combing, S. 
 To SCHED, Shed with, t. n. To part with; 
 
 to separate from. W. Guthrie's Serin. 
 To SCHED, Shed, v. n. To part. Burel. 
 SCHED, s. One quantity separated from 
 
 another. Douqlas. 
 SCHED, ScHEDE, s. The division of the 
 
 hair, S. Hudson. 
 SCHEIDIS, s. ^^. Distances. Gawan and 
 
 Gol. — Germ, scheide, intervallum loci. 
 To SCHEYFF, v. n. To escape. Wallace. 
 
 — Teut. schnvff-en, to fly. 
 SCHEIK, s. The cheek. Aberd. Reg. 
 SCHEILD, s. A common sewer. Bellen- 
 
 den. — A.S. scelle, terrae concavitas. 
 SCHEILL. In pi. Schelis. V. Sheal. 
 SCHEYNE, ScHENE, Schane, Schand, adj. 
 
 1 . Shining ; bright. Doug. 2. Beautiful. 
 Wynt. — A.S. seen, Su.G. skon, skion, id. 
 
 SCHEIP-HEWIT, adj. Having the hew 
 or colour of the wool, as it comes from 
 the sheep, not dyed. Leg. Bp. St. Andr. 
 
 SCHEIP-KEIPAR, s. Steward. Banna- 
 tyne P. V. Scaff. 
 
 SCHEIRAR, s. A reaper. V. Shearer. 
 
 SCHEYTSCHAKKING, s. A duty for- 
 merly exacted from farmers, who had 
 grain to sell, in the market of Aberdeen. 
 Those who bought up the grain had 
 claimed as a perquisite all that adhered 
 to the sacks, sheets, &c. Aberd. Reg. V. 
 Skatt, v. 
 
 SCHEL, Shel, s. Shed for sheep. Lynd- 
 say. v. Sheal. 
 
 SCHELLIS, s. pi. Scales. " A pair of 
 schellis." Aberd. Reg. — Teut. schaele, 
 lanx. 
 
 SCH ELL-PADDOCK, s. The Land-tor- 
 toise. Watso7i. — Teut. schild-padde, tes- 
 tudo. 
 
 SCHELLUM, s. A low, worthless fellow. 
 Waverley. Skinner gives skellum in the 
 same sense ; so does Burns in Tarn o' 
 Shanter. V. Shelm. 
 
 SCHELTRUM, s. V. Schiltrum. 
 
 SCHENE, Schyne, s. Beauty. Houlate. 
 
 SCHENKIT, ^ar«. j9ffl. Agitated. Gawan 
 and Gol. — Germ, schicenck-en, motitare. 
 
 SCHENT, part. pa. 1. Confounded. Doug. 
 
 2. Overpowered ; overcome, id. 3. De- 
 graded, id. — A.S. scend-an, confundere. 
 
 To SCHENT, T. a. To destroy. Douglas. 
 To SCHENT, V. n. To go to ruin. Bverg. 
 SCHERAGGLE, s. A disturbance; a 
 
 squabble, Upp. Clydes. V. Shirkaglie. 
 SCHERALD, Scheret, Scharet, s. A 
 
 green turf; shirrel, shirret, Aberd. Banffs. 
 
 Bellenden. — Germ, scherr-en, terras scal- 
 
 pere, scharte, fragmentum. 
 SCHERE, Sheer, adj. Waggish, S.— Teut. 
 
 scheer-en, illudere, nugari. 
 To SCHERE, T. n. To divide. Douglas. 
 
 SCHERE, Shear, s. The parting between 
 
 the thighs, S. Douglas. Cleaxin, synon. 
 S C H E R E-B ANE, Shear-Bane, s. The 
 
 Os pxibis, S. 
 SCHERENE, s. Syren, Bannat. Poems. 
 To SCHESCH, p. a. To elect ; to choose. 
 
 Scheschit. Aberd. R^g. 
 To SCHETE, V. a. To shut. Douglas.— 
 
 A.S. scytt-an, id. This v. was used in O.E. 
 
 " Schettyn with lockes, sero, obsero; sche- 
 
 tynge, schettynge or sperynge, clausura ; 
 
 schettynqe out, exclusio," Prompt. Parv. 
 7oSCHEW,f.M. To sew, S. Invent. This, 
 
 in the next article, is called " seicing gold." 
 SCHEWE,ji;ref. Shove. Douglas. 
 SCHIDE, ScHYDE, Syde, s. 1. A billet of 
 
 wood. Doug. 2. A chip ; a splinter, id. 
 
 3. A large piece of flesh cut off, id. — A.S, 
 
 scide, a billet of wood. 
 SCHIDIT, To ScHiD, part. pa. Cloven. 
 
 Douglas. — Teut. scheyd-en, dividere. 
 SCHIERE, s. Visage; mien. Gawan and 
 
 Gol. — O.Fr. chlere, id. ; Isl. kioer, condi- 
 tio ; E. cheer, Chaucer. 
 SCHILDERNE, Schidderem, s. A wild 
 
 fowl. Acts J a. VI. 
 SCHILL, adj. Shrill, S. Douglas. — Alem. 
 
 scill-en, schell-en, sonare ; Belg. schelle, 
 
 shrill. 
 SCHILL, ScHiL, adj. Chill, S.B. Doug. 
 
 — Perh. from Su.G. swal, subfrigidus. 
 SCHILTHRUM, Schiltrum, Scuyltrum, 
 
 s. An host ranged in a round form. 
 
 Barbour. — A.S.sceo/in<ut«,coetus,cohors. 
 SCHIMMER, s. Glare. R. Gilkaize. V. 
 
 Skimmerin. 
 SCHYNBANDES,;)?. Perh. armour for the 
 
 ankles or legs, bound round the shins. Sir 
 
 Gawan. — Teut. scheen-plaete, ocrea. 
 SCHIP-BROKIN, part. pa. Shipwrecked. 
 
 Douqlas. — Teut. schip-broke, shipwreck. 
 SCHIPFAIR, s. Navigation. Barbour. 
 
 — A.S. scip-fyrd, navalis expeditio. 
 SCHIPPAR, s. A shipmaster. Abp. Ha- 
 
 miltoun. Anglice, skipper. 
 SCHIR, ScHYR, Syre, Sere, s. 1. Sir ; 
 
 lord. Wynt. 2. In comp. in the sense 
 
 of father, S. — Goth, sihor, lord; Isl. saera, 
 
 sira, a praenomen expressive of dignity. 
 
 V. GUDSCHYR. 
 
 SCHYR, s. 1. A shire. 2. A division of 
 land less than a county, sometimes only a 
 parish. Chartul. Aberd. — The original 
 word is A.S. scir, scyr, a share, a division, 
 from scir-an, to shear, to cut, to divide. 
 
 SCHIRE, ScHYRE, Shire, adj. 1. Bright. 
 Doug. — E. sheer. 2. Clear ; not muddy, 
 S.B. Gl. Shirr. 3. Thin in the texture, 
 ibid. 4. Pure; mere, S. Douglas.— A.S. 
 scire, Isl. skir, Germ, schier, purus. 
 
 To SCHIRE, r. a. To pour off the thinner 
 or lighter part of any liquid. Loth. — Su.G. 
 skaer-a, purgare, skir-a, emundare. 
 
 *SCHIREFF, s. A messenger. Buchanan. 
 
 SCHIRINS, s. pi. Any liquid substance 
 poured off, Roxb. File. 
 
SCH 
 
 563 
 
 SCH 
 
 SCHIRRA, ScHiRRATE, e. A sheriff, S. 
 Par/. Ja. II. 
 
 SCHIVERONE,s. Kid leather. Balfour's 
 Practicks. — Fr. chcvrean, a kid. 
 
 SCHIWERINE, s. A species of wild-fowl. 
 " Goldyndis, mortyuis, schitcerinis." Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 SCHLUCHTEN, s. A hollow between 
 hills, Tweedd. — Su.G. s/utt, declivis ; 
 Germ, sch/iichte, a ravine ; E. .s-/((. 
 
 SCHMYLICK, s. A gun or fowling-piece, 
 Shetl. 
 
 SCHO, pron. She, S. ; o as Gr. u. Barb. 
 — Moes.G. so, soli, Isl. su, A.S. seo, id. 
 
 SCHO, adj. Used as equivalent to E. 
 female, S. Nicol Burne. Addison often 
 uses she in the same manner, " A she- 
 zealot." Free-holder. 
 
 To SCHOG, r. a. To jog, S. Bannat. P. 
 — Teut. schock-en, schuck-en, id. 
 
 To SCHOG, SuoG, v. n. To move back- 
 wards and forwards, S. — The word is also 
 O.E. " Schog<njn, shakyn or vvaueryu, va- 
 cillo." " Schaggynge or schoijijynge or 
 wauerynge, vacillatio," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SCHOG, Sugg, s. A jog, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To SCHOG about, v. n. To survive; to 
 jog about, S.B. Ross. 
 
 To SCHOGGLE, v. a. To shake, S.— Teut. 
 schockel-n, id. 
 
 To SCHOGGLE, Shogle, r. n. To dangle. 
 Eter green. 
 
 SCHOGLIE, Shoogly, adj. Unstable; apt 
 to be overset, S. Blackic. Mag. 
 
 SCHOIR, s. V. ScHOR, s. 
 
 SCHOIRLING, s. The skin of a shorn 
 sheep. BaJf. Pract. — Shorling has the 
 same signification in the O.E. laws. V. 
 Cowel, in vo. 
 
 SCHOLAGE, s. The master's fees for 
 teaching in a school. Aberd. Reg.—O.Fr. 
 eschulatje, school-fee. 
 
 SCHONE, pi. Shoes, S. Wyntown.— A.S. 
 sceon, Teut. schoen, id. S. shune. 
 
 To Cast auld Schone after an individual, 
 or after a company. An ancient supersti- 
 tious mode of expressing a wish for tlie 
 prosperity of the person, or party, leaving 
 a house, S. 
 
 SCHONKAN, part. pr. Gushing. Wal- 
 lace. — Teut. schenck-en, fundere. 
 
 SCHONKIT. Shaken. Wallace.— Germ, 
 schwenk-en, motitare. 
 
 SCHOR, ScHORE, ScHoiR, adj. 1. Steep ; 
 abrupt. Barb. — Isl. skocr. Germ, schor- 
 ««, eminere. 2. Rough; rugged. Wallace. 
 
 To SCHOR, V. a. To soar. Doug.— Ft. 
 essor-er, Ital. sor-are, volare a giuoco. 
 
 To SCHOR, ScHORE, ScHoiR, V. n. 1. To 
 threaten, S. Doug. 2. To scold, Roxb. 
 
 SCHOR, ScHORE, Shoir, s. A threatening, 
 Loth. Barbour. V. Schor, aJj. 
 
 SCHORE, s. Shower. Douglas. 
 
 SCHORE, s. A man of high rank. Spae- 
 xcife. 
 
 SCHORE CHIFTANE. Hi^h chieftain. 
 
 Gawan and Ool. — Germ, schor, altus, 
 emineus. 
 
 To SCHORT, V. n. To grow short. Dun- 
 bar. — Isl. skort-a, to be deficient. 
 
 To SCHORT, P. (T. 1. To curtail. Chland. 
 
 2. To abbrev. in regard to time. Doug. 
 
 3. To amuse one's self, S. Lynday. 
 SCHORTE, s. A sneer. Douglas.— T&ni. 
 
 schertit, jocus. 
 
 SCHORTSUM, «rf/. 1. Cheerful, S.B. 2. 
 Causing cheerfulness, ib. Rudd. 3. Ap- 
 plied to a pleasant situation. Buchan. 
 
 SCHOT, SciioTE, Shot, s. A projected win- 
 dow. Douglas. — Isl. skirt-a, prouunere. 
 
 SCHOT, part. pa. Allowed to expire or 
 elapse. Keith's Hist. — Su.G. skiut-a vpp, 
 dilferre, quasi diceres ultra diem condic- 
 tum procrastinare, Ihre. 
 
 SCHOUFER, s. A chatfern, a dish for 
 keeping water warm. Inventories. — Fr. 
 etschaujf-cr, to warm. 
 
 SCHOURE, s. A division in music. IIou- 
 late. — Teut. scheur, shore, ruptura. 
 
 SCHOURIS, ScHowRis, s. pi. 1. Sorrows ; 
 throes. Philotus. 2. The pangs of 
 childbirth, S. — Germ, schaur-en, tremere, 
 schaur, tremor. 
 
 To SCHOUT, v. a. To shoot; to strike 
 with any missile weapon, as with an 
 arrow. The Bruce. 
 
 To SCHOUT, T. n. To dart forward; to 
 rush forward ; to come on with impetuosity 
 and unexpectedly ; synon. with Lans, 
 Lance, v. The Bruce. V. Sciiute, r. 
 
 SCHOW, s. Push; shove. R. Coilyear. 
 
 2b SCHOW, 1 . r. a. To shove. Douglas. 
 2. V. n. To glide or fall down, ibid. — A.S. 
 scuf-an, Belg. nchuyff-en, trudere. 
 
 To SCHOWD, Showd, v. n. To waddle in 
 going, S.B. Ross. A schowdin-rope, a 
 swing on which boys amuse themselves, 
 Aberdeens. — Teut, schudd-en, quatere, 
 agitare. 
 
 SCHREFTIS-EVIN, .o. Shrove-Tuesday ; 
 the same with Fastringis-Ewyn ; being 
 the season allotted for very particular 
 confession or shriving, before the com- 
 mencement of Lent. Colkelbie Sow. 
 
 SCHREW, ScHROw, s. A worthless per- 
 son. Douglas. — Germ, be-shrey-en, in- 
 cantare; or A.S. syrexc-an, insidiari. 
 
 To SCHREW, ScHKO, v. a. To curse. 
 Bannatyne P. 
 
 SCHREWIT, part. adj. 1. Wicked; ac- 
 cursed. Douglas. 2. Unhappy; ill-boding, 
 ibid. 3. Poisonous; venomous, ibid. 
 
 To SCHRYFF, Schrywe, v. a. To hear a 
 confession. Barb. — A.S. scryf-an, Su.G. 
 skrift-a, id. 
 
 SCHRYN, Schryne, s. A small casket or 
 cabinet. Act. Dom. Cone. V. Scrine. 
 
 SCHROUD, s. Apparel. Gawan and Gol. 
 — A.S. scrud, id. 
 
 To SCH UDDER, v. a. To withstand. 
 Douglas. E. to shoulder. 
 
 SCHUGHT, SuuGHT, 7j«j«. adj. Sunk; 
 
SCH 
 
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 SCL 
 
 covered, S.B. Poems Buck. Dial. — Su.G. 
 shygy-a, obumbrare; or from Seuch, q. v. 
 
 To SCHUILT, i;. a. To avoid ; to escape ; 
 used as synon. with eschew. Belhaven 31 S. 
 
 SCHULE, Shuil, Shool, s. A shovel, S. 
 Monroe. — Belg. school, id. 
 
 To SCHULE, SuuLE, !•. a. 1 . To perforin 
 any piece of work with a shovel; as, " to 
 schule the roads," to remove the mire by 
 means of a shovel, S. The Mucking o' 
 Geordle's Byre. 2. To cause a flat body 
 to move along the ground in the same 
 .manner in which a shovel is moved when 
 a, person works with it; as, "to schule 
 the feet alang the grun'," to push them 
 forward without lifting them, S. 
 
 SCHULE-THE-BROD, s. The game of 
 shovel-board, S. " Cachepole, or tennis, 
 was much enjoyed by the young prince; 
 ■ /S'c/iM/e</ie6oa/-rf,or shovel-board; billiards; 
 and Call the guse." Chalmerses Mary. 
 
 SCHUPE, pret. v. Y. Schape. 
 
 SCHVRDE, part. pa. Dressed. Sir Gawan. 
 — A.S. scrqdde, scrud, indutus. 
 
 SCHURLING, Shorling, s. The skin of a 
 sheep that has been lately shorn. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To SCHUTE, Shoot, r.a. l.To push.— Su.G. 
 skiut-a, Teut. schutten, propellere. 2. To 
 ,put off. To shute by, to delay, S.— Su.G. 
 skiut-a upp, differre. 3. To avoid; to 
 escape. WaUcer^s Peden. 4. To shute by, 
 to pass any particular time that is at- 
 tended with difficulty, S. 5. To schute 
 about, to be in ordinary health, S. 6. No 
 ill to shoot by, or easily shot about, satisfied 
 with a slight or homely meal, S. 7. To 
 Schute, or Shoot, oicer, or o'er, v. a. To 
 entertain in a slight and indiSerent way; 
 to be at no expense or trouble in prepa- 
 ration for, S. To shoot by, synon. Ten- 
 Hani's Card. Beaton. 8. To Schute o'er, 
 T. a. To spend or pass with difficulty; 
 9,pplied to time, S. 
 
 O whare'll our gudeman lie, 
 Till lie schute o''er the simmer ? 
 
 Cramelc's Remains of Burns. 
 
 To SCHUTE, V. n. Used impersonally to 
 deuote the inequality of vernal weather, 
 when a rough blast is immediately suc- 
 ceeded by a bright gleam of the sun. It 
 is commonly said ; " It's gude March 
 weather, schutin' {sheetin\ Aberd.) and 
 shinin'," S. 
 
 SCHUTE, s. A push, S. 
 
 SCHUTE-STOCK, s. The instrument in 
 masonry and joinery called in E. a beril, 
 Aberd.; pron sheet-stock. — Allied perh. to 
 T!e\it.schutt-en ,proiie\leTe;OT Sn.G. skiut-a, 
 prominere, because one leg of the square 
 thus denominated is crooked, or as it were 
 shot out from the rest. 
 
 SCHWYNE, s. pi. Shoes; a strangely dis- 
 guised form of srhone; but perh. as meant 
 to express the Aberd. pron. sheen. " Tua 
 pair of sch u-yne, & ane pair of new brekis." 
 Aberd. Req. 
 
 To SCHWNE, V. n. To shrink. Wynt.~ 
 A.S. scM;i-ia«, vitare,timere. V. Scunner. 
 
 SCISSIONE,s. Schism. Parl.Ja.lI.— 
 Lat. scissio, a cutting. 
 
 SCIVER, Skiver, s. A skewer, S. Re- 
 ceipts in Cookery. 
 
 SCLADYNE,s. A chalcedony. Sir Gaican. 
 
 SCL AFF, adj. To play Sclaff on the grand, 
 to fall down flat, Fife. It seems to ex- 
 press the sound made by the fall. V. the 
 
 V. to ScLAFF. 
 
 SCLAFF, s. A blow with the open hand, 
 Fife ; nearly synon. with Sclaffert, q. v. 
 
 To SCLAFF, ScLAFFER, V. n. 1. To lift 
 the feet in a clumsy way, as if one's shoes 
 were loose, Fife, Loth.; to shuffle along, E. 
 Sclatch may be viewed as synon. 2. Used 
 to express the sound made in setting down 
 the feet in this manner, ibid. — Belg. shf, 
 careless, negligent; as a s. an old slipper. 
 
 SCLAFFER, s. A thin slice of any thing, 
 Clydes. 
 
 SCLAFFERT, s. A stroke on the side of 
 the head, with the palm of the hand, S. — 
 L.B. eclaffa, alapa ; Lauguedoc, esclafa, 
 to beat. Lat. colaph-us. 
 
 SCLAFFERT, s. The mumps, Loth. 
 
 SCLAFFS, ScLAFFERS, s. pil. A pair of 
 worn-out shoes, sometimes used as slip- 
 pers, Fife. 
 
 SCLAVS, s. A slice, S.B. Wyntoicn. — 
 Germ, schleiss-en, rumpere. 
 
 SCLAITE,Sklait,s. Slate, S. ActsJa. VI. 
 L.B. sclata, assula; Fr. csclat, id. 
 
 To SCLAITE, t. a. To cover with slate, 
 S. The same orthography occurs in O.E. 
 " All the foreparte of Grenewiche is 
 couered with blewe sclate," Palsgr. 
 
 To SCLANDER, Sklander, v. a. To 
 slander, S.B. Scott's Confess. 
 
 SCLANDER, Sklandyr, s. Slander, S.B. 
 Wallace. — Fr. esclaundre, id. 
 
 SCLANDERAR, s. LA slanderer, S. 2. 
 One who brings reproach on others by his 
 conduct. Crosraguell . 
 
 To SCLASP, T. a. To clasp, Ettr. For. 
 Teviotd. 
 
 SCLASP, s. A clasp, or the act of clasping, 
 ibid. On the Border, the sibilation is 
 frequently prefixed; as in spoach for 
 poach, &c. 
 
 To SCLATCH, r. a. 1. To huddle up, S. 
 2. To bedaub, Ettr. For.; Splairge, synon, 
 V. Clatcii. 
 
 To SCLATCH, r. n. To walk heavily, S. 
 
 SCLATCH, s. A lubberly fellow, S. 
 
 SCLATCH, s. A stroke with the palm of 
 the hand, Ang. V. Clash. 
 
 SCLATE-BAND, s. " A stratum of slate 
 among bands of rock." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SCLATER, s. A slater, one who covers 
 roofs with slates, S. Marriage. 
 
 SCLATER, s. The Wood-louse, Oniscus 
 asellus, Linn. S. Supposed to derive this 
 name from being commonly found under 
 the slates, S. sclates, of old houses. Sibb. 
 
SCL 
 
 665 
 
 SCO 
 
 SCLATER'S EGGS. "Little white eggs 
 like beads, found among ri'd htiul." Gall. 
 Eiici/cl, 
 
 SCLATE-STANE, Sklate-stane, s. A 
 fmall bit of slate, or stone resembling 
 slate, S. The rirate. 
 
 SCLAVE, s. A slave. Doii<)las. — Fr. es- 
 c/are, L.B. sclar-us. 
 
 To SCLAURIE, r. a. 1. To splash with 
 mud, Fife. 2. To soil one's clothes in 
 whatever way, ibid. 3. To calumniate; 
 to vilify one's character, ibid. 4. To 
 scold; a:5, "to nclmtru! one like a randy 
 beggar," ibid. It must be viewed as 
 radically the same with tSlairy, and also 
 with S/nnj, v.; the principal difference 
 arising from the insertion of the ambu- 
 latory letter A'. 
 
 To SCLAURIE, r. n. To pour forth abu- 
 .«ive language; to call names, Fife. Evi- 
 dently the same with Slairy, to bedaub, 
 used in a mataph. sense. 
 
 SCLEITIN-FITTIT, adj. Having plain 
 soles; splay-footed, Caithn. Probably the 
 same originally with Sclute, v. 
 
 SCLENDER, adj. Slender, S.B. Knox. 
 
 SCLENDERIE, adj. A term applied to a 
 place covered with sclendcrs; as, a scleii- 
 derie place, a sclenderie brae, Tweedd. 
 — Sclend^rs, or Sdenters, may be allied 
 to Su.G. Mint, scopulus. 
 
 SCLENDERS, Sclenters, s. pi. 1. The 
 loose thin stones which lie on the face of 
 a scar, Lanarks. Sclithers, S.A.; also 
 sclenters. 2. The faces of hills covered 
 with small stones, Tweedd. 
 
 To SCLENT, Sklent, Sklint, t. n. 1. To 
 slope, S. 2. To move obliquely, S. Domj. 
 
 3. To look obliquely ; to look askance, 
 Ayrs. Picken. 4. To hit obliquely, S. 
 Knox. 5. Denoting immoral conduct. 
 Sempl^. — Sw. sl'int, obliquus ; slint-a, 
 lapsare. 6. To speak aside from the 
 truth; to fib, S.A. Fife. Broicnie of Bodsb. 
 7. To err doctrinally ; to go aside from the 
 truth. jVicol Burne. 
 
 SCLENT, Sklent, s. 1. Obliquity, S. 2. 
 Acclivity; ascent, S. Ross. 3. A glance. 
 South of S. Broicnie of Bod^b. 
 A-SKLENT, adr. Obliquely. Polwart. 
 To SCLENT, Sklent, Sklint, t. a. 1. To 
 give a slanting direction, S. 
 — Cynthia pale ovrre hill an' glen 
 
 Sklents her pale rays. — A. Scotfs P. 
 2. To dart askance, in relation to the 
 eyes, S. Tannahill's Poems. 3. To pass 
 obliquely, Galloway. 
 
 Fu' fast the side o' Screel I sidciifed — 
 
 Davidson''s Seasons. 
 
 4. To cut so as to produce a slanting side; 
 as, " To s]cle7it a stane, a buird," &c. Clydes. 
 
 SCLENTINE WAYS, adr. Obliquely, S.B. 
 
 3forison. 
 To SCLICE, r. a. To slice. V. Sklice. 
 To SCLIDDER, Scmther, r. n. To slide 
 
 to the right or left, when one intends 
 
 going straight forward; partirnlarly ap- 
 plicable to walking on ice, Teviotd. — A.S. 
 slider-ian, dilabi. Tent. s/kWcr-i'H,prolabi ; 
 more nearly resembling Germ, schlltler-n, 
 in lubrico decurrere. 
 SCLIFFANS, s. jd. " Useless thin shoes." 
 GaU. Encycl. Scloits, synon. — Allied 
 perh. to Germ, schlipf-en, to glide. The 
 term seems to have a common origin with 
 E. slipper. V. Sclaff, r. 
 SCLIMl'ET, s. A small thin piece of any 
 thing, as of a rock, Ayrs. This seems 
 e<iuivalent to lamina. I'erh. q. slim part; 
 as pet is used for part in Forpet, i. e. the 
 fourth part. 
 SCLINDER, ScLENDiR, adj. Slender. 
 Winijet. Sclendir is still used in some 
 parts of S. 
 To SCLlTHER,r. n. To slide. V. Sclidder., 
 SCLITHERIE, adj. Slippery, Teviotd. 
 SCLITHERS, s. pi. Loose stones lying in 
 great quantities on the side of a rock or 
 hill, S.A. J. Nicol. — Germ, schlitz-en, 
 disjungere. 
 To SCLOY, V. n. To slide. V. Skloy. 
 SCLOITS, s. pi. " Useless thin shoes." 
 Gall. Encycl. Sclijfans, synou. This 
 seems nearly allied to Skiuie, s. 
 SCLUCHTEN, [gutt.) s. A flat-lying ridge j 
 sometimes Clenchten, Ayrs. Renfrews.; 
 probably from Cleuch, with s prefixed. 
 To SCLUTE, T. n. To walk with the toes 
 
 much turned out, Roxb. 
 SCLUTT, s. A species of till or schistus, 
 Lanarks. " Sclutt, soft and coarse till." 
 lire's Ruthenjlen. 
 To SCOB, r. n. To sew clumsily, S. Scotch, 
 
 id. Ettr. For. 
 SCOB, s. 1. A splint, S. 2. In pi. the ribs 
 of a basket, Ang. — Teut. schobbe, squama. 
 3. A limber rod (of hazel) used for fixing 
 the thatch on houses, Clydes. Ayrs. 
 To SCOB, T. a. To gag; to keep the mouth 
 open by means of cross pieces of wood. 
 NicoVs Diary. To Soob a skepp, to fix 
 cross rods in a bee-hive, S. 
 SCOB,s. An instrument for scooping, Clydes. 
 SCOBERIE, ScoBRiE, s. The act of sewing 
 
 coarsely, or with long stitches. Loth. 
 SCOB-SEIBOW, s, 1. An onion that is 
 allowed to remain in the ground during 
 winter, S. 2. The young shoot from an 
 onion of the second year's growth, S. 
 To SCODGE, r. n. " To pilfer." Gall. Enc. 
 
 Scodging, is expl. " looking sly," ibid. 
 SCODGIE, .«. " A suspicious person," ibid. 
 i. c. one who is suspected of a design to 
 pilfer. — Lsl. skot, latibulum; or skod-a, 
 aspicere. 
 SCOG, s. That part of fishing tackle to 
 which the hook is fastened, Shetl.; synon. 
 Link, or Lenk, Clydes. — Su.G. skaegg, A.S. 
 soeacga, pilus, coma. 
 To SCOG, r. a. To shelter; to secrete. 
 SCOGGY, Scokky, adj. " Shady ; full of 
 t^hades," Gl. Sibb. V. Ski'ogt. 
 
SCO 
 
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 SCO 
 
 SCOGGIT, part. pa. Sheltered, Ayrs. 
 Sir A. Wylie. V. Skug. 
 
 SCOGIE, s. A kitchen drudge, S. 
 
 SCOGIE-LASS, s. A female servant who 
 performs the dirtiest work, S. TkeHar'st 
 Rig. V. Skodge, Skodgie, s. 
 
 SCOY,s. Any thing badly made. Gall.Enc. 
 
 SCOYLL, ScuYLL, s. A school. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SCOYLOCH, s. " An animal which plaits 
 its legs in walking." Gall. Encycl. — 
 Su.G. skaelg, obliquus, transversus. 
 
 SCOLD, Scald, s. The act of scolding; A 
 terrible scald, a severe drubbing with the 
 tongue, S. — In Isl. the Devil is called 
 Skolli, primarily signifying irrisor. 
 
 To SCOLD, ScoLL, n. n. To drink healths; 
 to driuk as a toast. Acts Cha. II. V. 
 Health, v. n. V. Skul, Skull, Skol, s. 
 
 SCOLDER, s. A drinker of healths, ibid. 
 
 SCOLDER, s. The oyster-catcher, Orku. 
 Barry. 
 
 SCOLE, s. A school, pi. scoleis. Acts 
 Mary. — Lat. schola, Fr. escole, id. 
 
 To SCOLL. To drink healths. V. Scold, v. 
 
 SCOLL. V. Skul. 
 
 SCOLLEDGE, s. The act of carrying one 
 in a scull or cock- boat. " Minervale, 
 scolledge. Naulum, the fraught." Wed- 
 derb. Vocab. 
 
 SCOMER, Skomer, s. A smell-feast. Dun- 
 bar. — Belg. schuymer, id. 
 
 To SCOMFICE, ScoNFicE. I. v. a. To suf- 
 focate, S. Ross. 2. V. n. To be stifled, S. 
 ibid. — Ital. scovfigg-ere, to discomfit. 
 
 SCOMFIS, ScoMFicE, s. A state approach- 
 ing to suffocation, caused by a noxious 
 smell or otherwise, S. 
 
 To SCON, V. a. To make flat stones, &c. 
 skip along the surface of the water, Clydes. 
 
 To SCON, v. n. To skip in the manner 
 described above ; applied to flat bodies, 
 ibid. — Isl. skund-a, skynd-a, festinare. 
 
 SCON, s. A cake. V. Skon. 
 
 To SCONCE, V. a. To extort, Ang. 
 
 To SCONCE a iroman. To jilt her ; to 
 slight her, Stirlings. Blink, Glink, synon. 
 Q. to look askance on her ? 
 
 To SCONE, r. a. To beat with the open 
 hand, S. Raddiman. — \s\.skoyn-a, Su.G. 
 sken-a, leviter vulnerare. It still signifies, 
 to beat on the backside, Aberd. 
 
 SCONE, s. A stroke of this description, 
 ibid.; expl. " a blow with the open hand 
 on the breech," Mearus. 
 
 SCONE CAP. A man's bonnet of a flat 
 broad form, such as was formerly worn 
 by the more antiquated peasantry, Dumfr. 
 Blackw. Mag. Thus designed, as in its 
 breadth and flatness resembling a barley 
 scone. V. Skon. 
 
 SCOOF, ScuFE, s. A sort of battledore 
 used for striking the ball at Tennis, 
 Teviotdale. — Belg. schop, schup, a scoop, 
 spade, or shovel. The Dan. word denot- 
 ing a scoop or shovel, seems exactly re- 
 tained. This is skuffe. 
 
 SCOOL, s. A swelling in the roof of a 
 horse's mouth, usually burnt out with a 
 hot iron. Gall. Enc. V. Skule. 
 
 SCOOPIE, s. A straw bonnet, Ettr. For. 
 Because of its projecting form, our term 
 may be a diniin. from E. scoop. 
 
 SCOOT, Scout, (pron. scoot,) s. LA term 
 of contumely, applied to a woman; as 
 equivalent to trull, or camp-trull, Moray. 
 Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. Scuite, in Gael, 
 signifies a wanderer ; and though this 
 name has been imposed both on the Irish 
 and North-British Celts, it is contemp- 
 tuously rejected by both. 2. A bragga- 
 docio, Berwicks.; as, a windy scoot. This 
 may be from Su.G. skiut-a, to shoot, Dan. 
 skytte, a shooter, q. one who overshoots. 
 
 SCOOT, s. " A wooden drinking cwm^^, [cup,] 
 sometimes scoop, being wood scooped 
 out." Gall. Encycl. — Su.G. skudd-a, 
 effundere. V, Scud, r. to quafi". 
 
 SCOOT-GUN,a. « A syringe." Gall.Ena. 
 S. Scout. 
 
 SCOOTIFU', s. " The full of a scoot," ibid. 
 
 SCOOTIKIN, s. A dram of whisky, ibid. 
 
 SCOPIN, s. A quart vessel. Dunbar. V. 
 Scoup, v. and Chopin in Johnson. 
 
 SCORCHEAT, s. Supposed to denote 
 sweetmeats. Records of Aberdeen. 
 
 * To SCORE, V. a. To mark with a line, E. 
 
 To SCORE a icitch. To draw a line, by 
 means of a sharp instrument, aboon the 
 breath of a woman suspected of sorcery, 
 was supposed to be the only antidote 
 against her fatal power, and also the only 
 means of deliverance from it, S. Tay- 
 lor's S. Poems. Hogg's Mountain Bard. 
 
 SCORE, s. A deep, narrow, ragged in- 
 dentation on the side of a hill. South of 
 S. — Isl. skor, fissura, rima, expl. by Dan. 
 revne, a cleft, a crevice, a gap. Ilence 
 the now fashionable word ravine. 
 
 SCOREY, s. The Brown and White Gull, 
 Orkn. Barry. V. Scaurie. 
 
 SCORLING, s. The skin of a shorn sheep. 
 
 Acts Ja. VI. V. SCHOIRLING. 
 
 To SCORN, v. a. 1 . To rally or jeer a young 
 woman about her lover. Rltson. 2. To 
 scorn a young woman with an unmar- 
 ried man ; to allege that there is a court- 
 ship going on between them in order to 
 marriage, S. 
 
 SCORN, s. The Scorn, used, by way of 
 eminence, to denote a slight in love, or 
 rejection when one has made a proposal 
 of marriage, S. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 SCORNING, s. Rallying of this kind, S. 
 
 To SCORP, ScROP, Skarp, Skrap, Skrip, 
 T. n. To mock; to gibe ; scrape, Fife. 
 Knox, — Su.G. sA:rajyp-c«, jactare se; Teut. 
 schrobb-en, convitiari. 
 
 To SCOT, v. n. To pay taxes. This is not 
 used as a v. in E. " To scot, lot, wache, 
 wald & ward," Aberd. Reg. — L.B. scott- 
 are, dicuntur tenentes de praediis et 
 agris, qui Scoti pensitationi sunt obnoxii, 
 
SCO 
 
 567 
 
 SCO 
 
 Du Cange.— Su.G. skatt-a, tributum pea- 
 dere; also, tributum exigere. 
 
 • SCOT AND LOT. V. To Scat. 
 
 SrOTCH, .1. An ant or emmet, Roxb. 
 
 SCOTCH-GALE, s. Myrica gale, S. Li/ht- 
 foot. — Belg. (jaijliel, pseudo-myrtus. 
 
 SCOTCH MARK. A personal character, 
 used to distinguish one individual from 
 another, borrovyed from a defect or im- 
 perfection, whether natural or moral, S. 
 
 SCOTCH MIST. A phrase proverbially 
 used to denote a small but wetting rain, 
 S. " A Scotch mist will wet an English- 
 man to the skin," S. Prov. Kelly. 
 
 SCOTS AND ENGLISH. A common game 
 of children, S.; in Perthshire formerly, 
 if not still, called Kimfs Cotenanter. 
 Ho<i<i. 
 
 SCOTTE-WATTRE, Scottis-wattre. The 
 Frith of Forth. Goodat. 
 
 SCOTTING AND LOTTING. Payment of 
 duties. Aherd. Req. 
 
 SCOTTIS B ED. A ne Scott is bed, a phrase 
 which occurs in Aberd. Reg. to which it 
 is not easy to affix any determinate 
 meaning. 
 
 SCOTTIS SE. The Frith of Forth. Barb. 
 — A..S. Scottisc sae, id. 
 
 SCOTTISWATH, s. Solway Frith. Piii- 
 kerton. — A.S. tcad, a ford. Macpherson 
 seems justly to suppose that this must 
 refer to a different place from Solway. 
 Geoi]r. lUustr. V. Scotte-wattre. 
 
 SCOUDRUM,s. Chastisement,Aberd. Pro- 
 bably from Scud, to chastise. In Mearns 
 Cowdrum is used in the same sense. 
 
 To SCOVE, T. n. To fly equably and 
 smoothly. A hawk is said to score, when 
 it flies without apparently moving its 
 wings; a stone scores when it moves for- 
 ward without wavering, Lanarks. — Su.G. 
 ?waeftc-a, librari. Hoek^n swaefvar i 
 liiften ; the hawk is hovering in the air, 
 Wideg. 
 
 SCOUFF, s. A male jilt. A Scouff amang 
 the lasses, a giddy young fellow who runs 
 from one sweetheart to another, Border. 
 V. SCOWF. 
 
 To SCOUG, T. n. V. Skug, r. 2. 
 
 SCO VIE, s. A fop, Lanarks. 
 
 SCOVIE, adj. Foppish, ibid. 
 
 SCOVIE-LIKE, adj. Having a foppish 
 appearance, ibid. — Teut. schowigh, vita- 
 buudus; pavidus; q. having a startled or 
 unsettled look. Or V. Scowf. 
 
 SCOVINS, s. The crust which adheres to 
 a vessel in which food is cooked, Shetl. — 
 Isl. Sko/, id. 
 
 To SCOUK, p. n. Defined, " to go about in 
 a hiddlins way, as intending a bad act," 
 Mearus. In the following passage it 
 seems more immediately to respect the 
 countenance : — 
 
 They giFD, they glour, they scouk, and gape, 
 As they wad ganch to eat the starns. 
 
 JiKobiie Relict. 
 
 SCOUK, ». A look indioating some clan- 
 destine act of an immoral kind, ibid. 
 
 SCOUKIN, ScuKiN, />((/•«. adj. Ill-looking; 
 ashamed to look up ; as, " Ve're a scoukiii 
 ill-far'd-like carle," Mearns ; synonym. 
 Thief-like. Apparently the same with 
 Scouqinq. V. Skug, .''. and r. 
 
 SCOULIE-HORN'D, adj. Having the 
 horns pointing downwards, Clydes. — A.S. 
 sceol, sciil, obliquus. 
 
 To SCOUNGE, v. n. 1. To go about like 
 a dog, especially as catering for food, S. 
 — Su.G. skynd-a, procurare. 2. To pilfer, 
 Strathmore. 
 
 SCOUNRYT. Barbour. V. Scunner. 
 
 To SCOUP, or Skoup akf, v. a. To drink 
 off, S.B. — O.Teut. schoep-en, to drink. 
 
 SCOUP, s. A draught of any liquor, S.B. 
 
 SCOUP, Scowp, s. 1. Abundance of room, 
 S. 2. Liberty of conduct, S. Ferijusson. 
 V. Scoup, V. 
 
 To SCOUP, Scowp, T. n. To leap or move 
 hastily from one place to another, S.B. 
 Dumfr. Burel. — Isl. skop-a, discurrere. 
 It was used in O.E. as signifying to spring, 
 to bound. " I scoiipe as a lyou or a tygre 
 dothe whan he doth folowe his pray. Je 
 vas par saulte'es," Palsgr. 
 
 SCOUP-HOLE, s. A subterfuge. Cleland. 
 
 SCOUPPAR, Skouper, s. LA dancer. 
 Knox. 2. A light unsettled person. 
 Polwart. 
 
 SCOUR, s. 1. The diarrhoea, whether in 
 man or beast, S. 2. A thorough purga- 
 tion of the bowels, applied to man. Ess. 
 Hiijhl. Soc. 
 
 To SCOUR out, V. a. To drink off, S. J. 
 Nicul. A metaph. use of the E. v. 
 
 SCOUR, s. The act of scouring, S. The s. 
 is not used in E. 
 
 SCOUR, s. LA hearty draught or pull of 
 any liquid, S. Donald and Flora. 2. A 
 large dose of intoxicating liquor, S.A. 
 At the Bour we'll have a scour. 
 Syne down the links of Gala water. 
 
 Old Song. 
 
 * To SCOUR, T.a. 1. To whip; to flog; to 
 beat, Aberd. 2. It is most commonly ap- 
 plied to the whipping of a top, ibid. 
 
 SCOUR, ScouRiN, s. Severe reprehension, 
 S.O.; Scourie, Dumfr. (pron. q. scoo,^ 
 synon. Flyte. — Su.G. skur-a, fricando pur- 
 gare, also signifies, increpare, objurgare. 
 
 To SCOURGE the ground. To exhaust tho 
 strength of the soil, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SCOURIE, adj. Shabby. V. Scowrt. 
 
 SCOURING, s. A drubbing. Guthry'sMem. 
 
 SCOURINS, s. pi. A kind of coarse flan- 
 nel. A<ir. Surt. Caithn. 
 
 To SCOUT. 1. r. a. To pour forth any 
 liquid substance forcibly, S. J. Nicul. 
 The term is used to denote one under the 
 influence of a diarrhoea; Lsl. skrett-a, 
 liquidum excrementum jaculari, Verel. 
 2. V. n. To fly off quickly, S. ibid.— Su.G. 
 ikiut-a, jaculari. 
 
SCO 
 
 568 
 
 SCR 
 
 SCOUT, s. A syringe, S. V. Scoot-gun. 
 
 SCOUTH, ScowTH, s. 1. Liberty to range, 
 S. Dalrymple. 2. Freedom to converse 
 without restraint, S. Ross. 3. Room. 
 Poems Buck. Dial. 4. Abundance; as 
 scouth of meat, &c. S. — Isl. skott, an unin- 
 terrupted course, jugis cursus; skott-a, 
 frequenter cursitare. 
 
 SCOUTH AND ROUTH. A proverbial 
 phrase. " That's a gude gang for your 
 horse; he'll have baith scouth and routh," 
 S. i. e. room to range, and abundance to eat. 
 
 SCOUTHER, s. A hasty toasting. V. 
 
 SCOWDER. 
 
 SCOUTHER, s. Sea blubber, Clydes.; de- 
 nominated from its power of scorching the 
 skin. V. ScowDER. 
 
 SCOUTHER, s. A flying shower. Loth.— 
 Isl. skiot-a, cito vehere. 
 
 SCOUTHERIE, adj. Abounding with 
 flying showers. Scouthry-like, threatening 
 such showers, S.B. The Har'st Rig. 
 
 SCOUTI-AULIN, s. The arctic gull, 
 Orkn. Neill. V. Skaitbird. 
 
 SCOW, s. Any thing broken in small and 
 useless pieces. To Ding in Scoic, to drive 
 or break in pieces, Moray. — This, I think, 
 must be radically connected with the pri- 
 mitive Isl. particle skaa, denoting sepa- 
 ration or disjunction. 
 
 SCOWB AND SCRAW. Gael, scolb, also 
 sgolb, " a spray or wattle used in thatch- 
 ing with straw." V. Scraw. 
 
 To SCOWDER, Skoldir, Scouther, v. a. 
 To scorch, S. pron. scowther. Dunbar. — 
 Isl. suid-a, Dan. swid-er, Su.G. swed-a, 
 adurere. 
 
 SCOWDER, Scouther, s. A hasty toast- 
 ing, so as slightly to burn, S. Tales of 
 My Landlord. — Isl. sinde, adustio. 
 
 SCO WDERDOUP, s. A ludicrous designa- 
 tion for a smith, Roxb. 
 
 SCOWF, s. 1. Empty blustering, Teviotd. 
 2. A blusterer; as, " He's naething but a 
 scoirf" ib. 3. A low scoundrel, ib. — Dan. 
 skiiff-er, to gull, to bubble, to shuffle, 
 skuffer, a cheat, a false pretender. 
 
 SCOWMAR, s. A pirate; a corsair. Barb. 
 — Belg. zee-schuymer, a sea-rover. 
 
 SCOWR, s. A slight shower ; a passing 
 summer shower, Upp. Clydes, Ettr. For. 
 V. Skour. 
 
 SCOWRY, adj. Showery, S. Fergusson. 
 ^ scowrie shower, a flying shower, Perths. 
 — A.S. scur, imber. 
 
 SCOWRY, s. The Brown and White Gull, 
 Orkn. Shetl. The Pirate. V. Scaurie. 
 
 SCOWRY, ScoiJRiE, adj. 1. Shabby in 
 appearance, S. Dunbar. 2. Mean in 
 conduct; niggardly, S.O. 3. Appearing 
 as if dried or parched, S.A. Gl. Sibb. 
 — Corr. from E. scurvy. 
 
 SCOWRIE, s, A scurvy fellow, S.O. R. 
 Galloway. 
 
 SCO WRINESS, ScouRiNESS, s. Shabbiness 
 in dress, S. Saxon awrf Gael. 
 
 To SCOWTHER, r. a. To scorch. V, 
 Scowder. 
 
 SCOWTHER, s. A slight, flying shower, 
 Aberd. Mearns. V. Scouther. 
 
 SCRAB, s. 1. A crab apple. Douglas. — 
 Belg. schrabb-en, mordicare. 2. In pi. 
 stumps of heath or roots, S.B. Ross. 
 
 SCRABBER, s. The Greenland dove. 
 llartin. 
 
 SCRA-BUILT, adj. Built with divots or 
 thin turfs, Dumfr. Davids. Seas. — Gael. 
 scrath, Ir. sgraith,a, turf, a sod. V. Scraw. 
 
 SC RAD YIN, Skrawdyin, s. A puny, 
 sickly child, Perths. — Gael, scraidain, 
 " a diminutive little fellow," analogous to 
 Isl. skraeda, homo nauci, expl. by Dan. 
 drog, our Droch or Droich. 
 
 SCRAE, ScREA, s. A shrivelled old shoe, 
 Dumfr. " ' Mickle sorrow comes to the 
 screa, ere the heat comes to the tea [for 
 tae, toe,]' S. Prov. ; spoken when one holds 
 his shoe to the fire to warm his foot." 
 Kelly. — Norv. skraa, also skrac, expl. in 
 Dan. " a shoe, an old shoe," Hallager. 
 
 To SCRAFFLE, v. n. To scramble. Gall. 
 " When any one flings loose coin among 
 the mob," they are " said to scraffle for it." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SCRAFFLE, s. The act of scrambling, ib. 
 — Teut. schraffel-en, corradere ; Belg. 
 grabbel-en, to scramble. 
 
 SCRAIGH, ScRAicH, s, A shriek, Gall. 
 V. Skraik. 
 
 SCRAIGH 0' DAY. The first appearance 
 of dawn, Roxb. Perils of Man. It is 
 Skreek, S.B. q. v. The orthogr. scraigh 
 suggests a false idea as to the meaning 
 and origin of the term, as if it signified 
 the cry of day. — The radical word is 
 Creek, from Teut. kriecke, aurora rutilans. 
 
 SCRAIGHTON, s. "A person fond of 
 screaming." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To SCRALL, V. n. To crawl. Hudson. 
 
 SCRAN, s. Apparently used in the sense 
 of ability, or means for efl'ecting any pur- 
 pose, Roxb. V. Skran. 
 
 To SCRANCH, v. a. " To grind somewhat 
 crackling between the teeth. The Scots 
 retain it," Johns. Diet. It is used Aberd. 
 — He refers to " schrantsen, Dutch." 
 
 SCRANNIE,s. "An old, ill-natured, 
 wrinkled beldame." Gall. Encyc. The 
 word may be a dimin. from S. Skrae, q. v. 
 
 To SCRAPE, T. n. To express scorn, Fife, 
 
 V. SCORP. 
 
 SCRAPIE, s, A miser, S. 
 
 SCRAPLE, s. 1. An instrument used for 
 cleaning the Bake-board, Roxb. 2. One 
 for cleaning a cow-house, Ettr. For. Syn. 
 Scartle. — Su.G. skrap-a, radere, to scrape. 
 
 SCRAT, s. A rut ; evidently a transposi- 
 tion of Scart, a scratch, Galloway. 
 
 SCRAT, Skratt, s, A meagre, mean-look- 
 ing person. Loth. 
 
 SCRATCH, s. An hermaphrodite. Pit- 
 scottie. — O.E. Scrat. V. Scarcht. 
 
SCR 
 
 669 
 
 SCR 
 
 SCRATTED,/>rtrt. pa. Scratched. "To he 
 icratted, to be torn by females." Gall. 
 
 Enci/cl. 
 SCR ATT Y, Skratty, adj. Thin ; lean ; hav- 
 ing a puny appearance, Loth. V. Scart, s. 
 To SCRAUCH, ScRAUGH, r. «. 1. To utter 
 a loud and discordant sound; to scream, 
 Roxb. Old Ballad. This is merely a 
 provincial variety for ScREiGii and Skraik, 
 q. V. — Ir. Gael, sijreach-am, to whoop, to 
 shriek. C.B. y^jrech-ian, id. 2. To shriek; 
 the pron. of the South of S. JIo'/ij. 
 To SCRAUCH LE, r. n. To use, as "it were, 
 both hands and feet in getting forward; 
 to scramble, Lanarks. V. Sprackle. 
 SCRAUGH, «. A loud and discordant 
 sound, Roxb. Bride of Lammerinoor. V, 
 Skraik, Skraigh. 
 SCR AW, s. A thin turf. Gall. Dumfr. 
 " Scraics, thin turfs, pared with flanghter- 
 spades, to cover houses." Gall. Encyd. 
 ScoB and Scraw, ibid. This phrase con- 
 veys the idea of snugness; or that every 
 thing is in a compact state, like the roof 
 of a house, when the turfs are well secured. 
 — Gael, scrath, g^iraith, a turf, sod, green- 
 sward. C.B. yitgraw, what forms a crust. 
 SCREA, s. A shoe, Dumfr. V. Scrae. 
 To SCREED, Skreed, r. n. 1. To cry; to 
 scream. 2. To produce a sharp sound, S. 
 It seems rather to convey the idea of what 
 is grating to the ear. /. Falkirk^s Jokes. 
 To SCREED, Skreed, r.a. 1. To rend, S. 
 Bogs. 2. To defame. Morlson. — Isl. 
 skrida, ruina montium; skrldn-a, lacerari. 
 3. To talk frequently and facetiously, S. 
 Farmer's Ha. 4. To lie. The word, as 
 used in this sense, seems to have no con- 
 nexion with Skreed as signifying to rend, 
 or tear; but rather with A.S. scrith-an, 
 vagari, " to wander, to go hither and 
 thither," Somner. 
 SCREED, Skreed, s. 1. The act of rend- 
 ing; a rent, S. Balfoitr. 2. The sound 
 made in rending, S. 3. Any loud, shrill 
 sound, S. J. Nicol. 4. The thing that is 
 torn off, S. Balf. 5. A dissertation, a 
 harangue, S. Glenhnrnie. To Gie one a 
 Screed of one's mind, is a phrase always 
 used to denote a discourse that is not 
 pleasing to the hearer; as being expres- 
 sive of disapprobation or reprehension, 
 ibid. 6. A poetical effusion in writing, S. 
 Picken. 7. A long list or catalogue, S. 
 Beattie. 8. A Screed o' drink, a hard bout 
 at drinking, S. 9. Regarding a breach of 
 morality, in general. Burns. 
 To SCREED aff, or awa, v. a. To do 
 
 any thing quickly, S. Fergusson. 
 To SCREEDGE, r. a. To tear, Ettr. For.; 
 
 the same with Screed. 
 SCREEL, s. " A large rocky hill nigh the 
 sea; a haunt for the fox." Gall. Encycl. 
 Merely a local name. 
 SCREG, s. A cant term for a shoe, S. 
 SCREYB, s. The wild apple, Clydes. 
 
 Evidently from Crab, with 9 prefixed, as 
 
 in many words of Gothic formation. 
 To SCREIGH, Skreigh, r. w. To shriek, S. 
 
 Ramsay. — Su.G. skrik-a, vociferari. 
 SCREIK, ScRYKE, s. Shriek, S.B. TMiglas. 
 SCRENOCH, s. V. Scroinoch. 
 SCREW, .9. A small stack of hay, S.B. Surv. 
 
 Sutherl. Corr. probably from Gael, cruach, 
 
 " a rick, or heap of any thing," Shaw. 
 SCREW-DRIVER, s. The tool used by 
 
 carpenters which in E. is called a turu- 
 
 screw, S. 
 SCRY, s. Noise. V. Skry. 
 SCRIBAT, pret. v. Jeered. Dunbar. V. 
 
 SCORP. 
 
 To SCRIBBLE, Scrabble, r. a. To tease 
 
 wool, S. Stat. Ace. — Teut. schrahh-en, to 
 
 scrub. 
 SCRIBE, s. A crab (apple,) Clydes. V. 
 
 Scrab, and Screyb. 
 SCRIDDAN, s. A mountain torrent. Ross. 
 
 Stat. Ace. — Isl. skridn-a, labascere. 
 To SCRIEVE, T. a. To scratch; scrape, 
 
 Ang. — Flandr. schraeff-en, radere. 
 SCRIEVE, .<. A large scratch, Ang. 
 To SCRIEVE, Skrieve, r. n. To move 
 
 swiftly along, Ayrs. Roxb. Burns. — Isl. 
 
 skref-a, gradi; skref, gressus, passus. 
 SCRIEVE, s. Any thing written, S.— 
 
 Teut. schrljr-en, to write. 
 To SCRIEVE, r. n. To talk familiarly in 
 
 continuation, S. 
 SCRIEVE, s. A conversation of this kind, S. 
 
 — Su.G. skraefw-a, to rant, to rattle. 
 SCRIEVER, s. An inferior sort of writer; 
 
 a mean scribe. Loth. 
 To SCRIPT, Skrift, r. n. To magnify in 
 
 narration ; to fib, S. — Isl, skraf-a, fabulari, 
 
 scraef, nugae. 
 SCRIPT, .x. A fabrication, S. 
 To SCRIPT, Skrift aff, v. a. To rehearse 
 
 from memory, Ang.— Isl. sinyi, scriptura, 
 
 q. to rehearse from writing. 
 SCRIPT, Skrift, .<;. A recitation, properly 
 
 from memory, S. A. Nicol. 
 SCRIM, s. Very thin coarse cloth, used 
 
 for making blinds for windows; buckram, 
 
 &c. S.B. Stat. Ace. 
 To SCRYM, T. n. To skirmish. Barbour. 
 
 — Germ, schirm-en, scrim-en, pugilare. 
 To SCRIM, r. a. 1. To strike smartly with 
 
 the open hand on the breech, Mearns. 2. 
 
 To rinse; as, " to sci-im the cogs," to rinse 
 
 the milk vessels, ibid. Upp. Clydes. 
 SCRIMGER, s. One who, from mere covet- 
 
 ousness, wishes for what he stands in no 
 
 need of, Teviotd. 
 SCRYMMAGE, s. A skirmish. Wallace. 
 To SCRIMP, Skrimp, r. a. 1 . To straiten, 
 
 as to food or money, S. Ramsay. 2. To 
 
 straiten, in a general sense, S. Ross. — 
 
 Germ, schrump-en, Su.G. skrump-a, cor- 
 
 rugari. 
 SCRIMP, adj. 1. Scanty; narrow, S. 
 
 scrimpit. Ross. 2. Contracted; applied 
 
 to clothes, S. Ramsay. 3. Limited; not 
 
SCR 
 
 570 
 
 SOU 
 
 ample. Wodroic. 4. Deficient, as to 
 
 mind. Ramsay. 
 SCRIMPIE, adj. Not liberal; sparing; 
 
 niggardly, Aberd. Angus. 
 SCRIMPLY, «(/». Sparingly, S. Walker. 
 SCRINE, s. Balfour's Fract. Tliis, from 
 
 the connexion, seems to have the same 
 
 meaning with Fr. escrain, a casket, a 
 
 small cabinet, Cotgr.; Mod.Fr. ecrin, id. 
 
 properly, a casket for holding jewels ; Lat. 
 
 scrin-ium. 
 SCRYNOCH, .«. V. ScROiNocH. 
 SCRIP, s. A mock. Wallace. V. Scorp. 
 SCRIPTURE, s. A pencase. Douglas.— 
 
 Fr. escriptoire, id. 
 SCRIVER, s. Probably, paymaster. Wod- 
 
 row MSS. Law's Mem. — Belg. schryver, 
 
 a scribe ; schryver, [op een schip) a purser. 
 
 Dan. skryver, a secretary. 
 SCROBIEjS. The scurvy. Lamont's Diary. 
 
 V. SCRUBIE. 
 
 SCROG, s. A stunted shrub, S. Lyndsay. 
 — Germ, schrag, obliquus. 
 
 SCROGGY, Skroggy, adj. 1. Stunted, S. 
 Douglas. 2. Abounding with stunted 
 bushes, S. Ramsay. 
 
 SCROINOCH, ScRYNOCH, s. Noise; tumult, 
 Aberd. Shirrefs. — Sw. skraen, clamor 
 stridulus. 
 
 SCROOFE, ScRUFE, s. 1. A thin crust of 
 any kind, S. R. Bruce. 2. Money that 
 is both thin and base. Knox. — Su.G. 
 skorf, the scurf of a wound. 
 
 SCRO'PPIT, ad:j. Sordid. Bannatyne P. 
 — Belg. schrobben, to scrub, schrobber, a 
 mean fellow. 
 
 SCROVV, SkroWjS. a scroll, S. Kennedy. 
 
 SCROW, s. The minute cancri observed in 
 pools and springs, S. Sibbald. 
 
 SCROW, s. LA number; a crowd; a 
 swarm, Ettr. For. Dumfr. Gall. Mayne's 
 Siller Gun. 2. Riot; hurly-burly, ibid. 
 
 SCROW, s. The damaged skins which are 
 fit only for making glue, are, by curriers, 
 called Scrows, S. The term is also ap- 
 plied to the ears and other redundancies 
 taken from skins, and used for the same 
 purpose. Thorn's Hist. Aberd. 
 
 * SCRUB, s. A niggardly, oppressive per- 
 son, S. ; q. one who is still rubbing very 
 hard for gain, or to avoid expenditure. 
 
 V. SCROPPIT. 
 
 SCRUB, s. The plane that is first used in 
 smoothing wood ; the fore-plane or jack- 
 plane, Aberd. — Sw. skrubh, and skrubb- 
 A^/ce^, "jack-plane, rough-plane," Wideg.; 
 from Su.G. skrubb-a, Dan. skrubb-cr, to 
 rub. 
 
 SCRUBBER, s. A handful of heath tied 
 tightly together for cleaning culinary 
 utensils, Teviotd. — From E. to scrub, or 
 Belg. schrobber, a scrub. Syn. with Reenge. 
 
 SCRUBBIE, s. V. ScRAB. 
 
 SCRUBBLE, s. 1. The act of struggling, 
 Loth. 2. A squabble ; an uproar, ibid. 
 3. The difficulty to be overcome in ac- 
 
 complishing any work, as E. struggle is 
 often used, ibid. 
 
 To SCRUBBLE, i?. n. 1 . To struggle, Loth. 
 2. To raise an uproar, ibid. — Dan. skrub, 
 a beating, a cudgelling. 
 
 SCRUBIE, s. The scurvy, S.— Su.G. 
 skoerbiuq, id. 
 
 SCRUB IE-GRASS, s. Scurvy-grass, S. 
 
 SCRUFAN, s. A thin scurf; as, a scrufan 
 of ice, S.B. — Su.G. skrof, glacies rara. 
 
 SCRUFE, s. A scurf, S. V. Scroofe. 
 
 To SCRUFE, V. a. 1. To take off the sur- 
 face, S. 2. Slightly to touch; as, " It 
 scruft the ground," it glided along the 
 surface. Applied also to slight and care- 
 less ploughing, when merely the surface 
 of the ground is grazed, S. 3. To handle 
 any subject superficially ; as, " He only 
 scruft liis subject," S. V. Scroofe. 
 
 To SCRUG one's Bonnet, v. a. A person 
 is said to scrug his bonnet, when he 
 snatches it by the peak, and lifts it up, 
 or cocks it, on his brow, that he may look 
 smart, or bold and fierce, Fife, Perths. 
 Duff's Poems. 
 
 To SCRUMPILL, v. a. 1. To crease; to 
 wrinkle. Synon. Runkle. Balf. Pract, 
 2. Applied to animal food that is much 
 roasted; a scrumplit bit, i. e. crisp, as con- 
 tracted by the force of the fire, Fife. 
 Y. Skrumple, s. 
 
 To SCRUNT, V. n. V. Skrunt. 
 
 SCRUNT, Skrunt, s. 1. A stubby branch ; 
 or a worn-out besom, Lanarks. Fife. 2. 
 A person of a slender make ; a sort of 
 walking skeleton, ibid. 3. A scrub ; a 
 niggard, ibid. 
 
 SCRUNTET, adj. Stunted in growth ; 
 meagre, Lanarks. ; evidently the same 
 with Scrunty, q. v. Also Scruntet-like. 
 Saint Patrick. 
 
 SCRUNTY, Skruntie, adj. 1. Stubbed, 
 short, and thick, Lanarks. 2. Stunted in 
 growth, Roxb. A. Scott. 3. Meagre;, 
 applied to a raw-boned person, Fife, Loth. 
 4. Scrubbish ; mean ; niggardly, Fife, q. 
 shrivelled in heart as well as in external 
 appearance. 
 
 SCRUNTINESS, s. The state of being 
 stubbed, Lanarks. 
 
 To SCRUPON, r. a. To hamper, Ayrs. 
 
 SCRUPON, s. One who hampers, ibid. — 
 Isl. skruf-a, compingere, skruf, compactio. 
 
 * SCRUfOIRE, .<!. A desk, generally 
 forming the upper part of a chest of 
 drawers, S. The term Drawers is used 
 when there is no such desk. 
 
 To SCUBBLE, v. a. To soil, as a school- 
 boy does his book, Moray ; Saddle, syn. S. 
 
 To SCUD, V. a. 1. To dust with a rod, S. 
 — Su.G. skudd-a, excutere. 2. To beat 
 with the open hand, S. 
 
 SCUD, s. A stroke with the open hand, or 
 with a ferula, S. " Scuds, lashes ; the 
 same with scults." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SCUD, $. A sudden shower of rain, snovr, 
 
oj Jlia-liOtn. — leut. sen uaa-€ ii, qnaiere, 
 coiicutcre ; Su.G. t:kudd-a, excutere. 
 
 To SCUD, r. a. To quaff, Loth. Jiamsay. 
 — Teut. ifchuddeii, Su.G. nkiidd-a, fundere. 
 
 SCUDDIEVAIG, s. Syn. lSkuryra,/<'., q. v. 
 
 SCUDDIN' STANES. Thin stones made 
 to skim the surface of a body of water ; 
 a favourite amusement of boys, Roxb. — 
 Su.G. :<^H«-a, cursitare; Isl. sk lot- a, jixcn- 
 lari, mittere. 
 
 To SCUDDLE, r. a. To sully and put out 
 of proper shape by use or wearing. Loth. 
 Apparently a provincial prouunciation of 
 Suddill, q. y. 
 
 SCUDDLE, s. A kitchen drudge ; a scul- 
 lion, Upp. Clvdes. 
 
 SCUDDLIN-BOY, s. Understood to sig- 
 nify the scullion-boy. 0/d Ballad. 
 
 To SCUDLE, ScuDDLE, v. a. I. To cleanse; 
 to wash. N. Bitrne. 2. To act as a 
 kitchen drudge, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SCUDLER, ScuDLAR, s. A scullion. Wal- 
 lace.— Teat, schotel, a plate, a dish. 
 
 To SCUE, T. n. To go slanting along ; to 
 go sidelong. Brand's Orkn. — Dan. gk'uter, 
 obliquus. V. Skew, Todd's Johnson. 
 
 SCUFE, s. A bat for playing at hand- 
 ball, Roxb. V. ScooF. 
 
 To SCUFF, r. a. 1 . To graze, S. Eoss.— 
 Teut. schuyv-en, Su.G. skuf-a, E. shoee. 
 2. To tarnish by frequent wearing, S. 3. To 
 scujf', or scuff about, to wear as a drudge, S. 
 
 SCUFF, s. 1. The act of grazing or touch- 
 ing lightly, S. " The scuff is the wind, 
 as it were. The scuff of a cannon-ball," 
 &c. Gall. Encycl. 2. A stroke, appa- 
 rently a slight one, Banffs. 
 
 SCUFFET, s. A smith's fire-shovel, Aberd. 
 — Perh. a dimin. from Belg. sch «p, a shovel? 
 
 SCUFFLE, s. The agricultural machine 
 called a horse-hoe, E. Loth. " The horse- 
 hoe or scuffle." Ayr. Surv. East Loth. 
 
 To SCUG, V. a. To shelter. V. Skug. 
 
 SCULDUDRY, Sculduddery, s. 1. A 
 term used in a ludicrous manner, to de- 
 note those causes which respect some 
 breach of chastity, S. Hamsay. — Isl. 
 skulld, a fault; Ir. sgaldruth, a fornicator. 
 2. Grossness; obscenity, in act or word, S. 
 Blacks. Mag. 3. Rubbish; tatterSjMearns, 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SCULDUDRY, adj. 1. Connected with 
 crim.con.S. Tannahill. 2. Loose ; ob- 
 scene, S. Redyauntlet. 
 
 SCULE, s. V. Skule, Skull. 
 
 SCULL, s. A shallow basket, S. Stat. Ace. 
 V. Skul. 
 
 • SCULLION, s. Besides the sense which 
 this term has in E. it is pretty generally 
 used as signifying a knave, or low worth- 
 less fellow, S. 
 
 SCULT, s. 1. A stroke with the open hand, 
 S. " Scuds, lashes; the same with scults." 
 Gall. Encycl. 2. A stroke on the hand ; 
 Pandy, or Fatcmie, synon. Ettr. For. 
 
 tne palm ot the nana, &. — isl. skeli, 
 skellde, diverbero palniis. 2. To chastise 
 by striking the palm, Ettr. For. 
 
 SCUM, s. 1. A greedy fellow; a mere 
 hunks, Fife. 2. A contemptuous designa- 
 tion, corresponding with Lat. nequam, 
 Fife; synon. Scamp, Skellum. St. Patrick. 
 
 To SCUM, r. a. To Scum up one's wou', 
 to strike a person on the mouth, and so 
 prevent him from speaking, Aberd. " I'll 
 scum your cha/ts for ye," I'll strike you 
 on the chops. Loth. 
 
 SCUMFIT, )>art. pa. Discomfited. Wal- 
 lace. — Ital. sconfiijg-ere, id. 
 
 SCUN, s. "Plan; craft." Gall. Encycl.— 
 Su.G. .sA-oen, judicium ; Isl. skyn, id. 
 
 SCUNCHEON, .«. A stone forming a pro- 
 jecting angle, S. — Germ, schautse, E. 
 sconce, q. a bulwark. 
 
 SCUNCHEON, s. A square dole or piece 
 of bread, cheese, &c. Teviotd. It is fre- 
 quently thus designed among the pea- 
 santry, perhaps from its resemblance to 
 the corner-stone of a building, which has 
 this name. 
 
 To SCUNNER, Scouner, v. n. 1. To 
 loathe, S. Cleland. 2. To surfeit, S.B. 
 
 3. To shudder at any thing. Pitscottie. 
 
 4. To hesitate from scrupulosity of mind. 
 Wodrow. 5. To shrink back through 
 fear. Barbour. — A.S. scuii-ian, vitare, 
 aufugere, timere. 
 
 SCUNNER, Skunner, Skonner, s. 1. 
 Loathing, S. Boss. — A.S. scunnumj, abo- 
 mination. 2. A surfeit, S.B. 3. The 
 object of loathing; any person or thing 
 which excites disgust, Aberd. 
 
 To SCUNNER, r. a. To disgust; to cause 
 loathing, Aberd. S.A. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 SCUR, s. The minute cancri in pools or 
 springs, Lanarks. Syn. with Scroic, s. 2. 
 
 SCUR, s. The Cadew or May-fly, imme- 
 diately after it has left its covering, Clydes. 
 
 SCURDY, s. 1. A moorstone, S. Stat. Ace. 
 — Isl. skord-a, colloco firmiter. 2. A 
 resting-place; a favourite seat, Ayrs. 
 
 SCURF AND KELL. V. Kell. 
 
 SCURL, Skurl, s. a dry scab, S. : from scurf. 
 
 SCURLY, adj. Opprobrious, Loth.— Fr. 
 scurrile. 
 
 SCURR, s. 1." A low blackguard." Gall. 
 Encycl. — From Lat. scurra, a scoundrel. 
 2. " Any thing low," ibid. 
 
 SCURRIE, «o?/. Dwarfish. Scurrie-tliorns, 
 low dwarfish thorns in muirland glens, ib. 
 
 SCURRIE, s. The Shag, Pelecanus Gra- 
 culus, Linn. Mearns. — Norw. Top-Skarv, 
 id. This name would seem to be bor- 
 rowed from that of the young Herring 
 
 Gull. V. SCAURIE, SCOREY. 
 
 SCURRIEVAIG, s. V. Skuryvage. 
 SCURRIE- WHURRIE, s. A hurly-burly, 
 
 Clydes. This is merely an inversion of 
 
 Hurry-Scurry, q. v. 
 SCURROUR, "Skouriour, Skcrriour, ». 
 
sou 
 
 572 
 
 SEA 
 
 1. A scout. JVallace. — Fr. escur-er, to 
 scour. 2. An idle vagrant. Ruddiman. 
 
 SCUSHIE, s. A cant term for money, 
 
 Aberd. Shirrefs. 
 SCUSHLE, s. A scuffle, Aberd.— Perhaps 
 
 from Fr. escousse, " shaken," Cotgr. ; 
 
 Lat. siiccuss-are. 
 SCUSHLE, s. An old, thin, worn-out shoe, 
 
 Aberd. 
 To SCUSHLE, V. n. To make a noise, by 
 
 walking with shoes too large, or having 
 
 the heels down, ibid. V. Scashle, r. 
 SCUSIS, pi. Excuses. Burel. — Ital. scusa, 
 
 an excuse. 
 SCUTARDE, .«. One who has lost the 
 
 power of retention. Dunbar. V. Scout. 
 To SCUTCH, V. a. 1. To beat. Baillie. 
 
 2. To scutch lint, to separate flax from 
 the rind, S. — Ital. scutic-are, id.; E. 
 scotch. 
 
 SCUTCH, Skutch, s. 1. A wooden instru- 
 ment used in dressing flax, hemp, &c. S. 
 2. One of the pieces of wood vehich, in a 
 lint-mill, beats the core from the flax, or, 
 in a thrashing-mill, beats out the grain, S. 
 Aqr. Surt. E. Loth. 
 
 SCUTCHER, s. The same with Scutch, 
 sense 1, Ang. Mearns. 
 
 SCUTIFER, s. A term equivalent to 
 squire, L.B. Colkelhie Sow. 
 
 To SCUTLE, V. a. To pour from one ves- 
 sel to another ; often including the idea 
 of spilling, S. — Isl. gutl-a, liquida moveo, 
 et agito cum sonitu. 
 
 SCUTLES, s. pi. Any liquid that has been 
 tossed from one vessel to another, S. 
 
 SCUTTAL, s. A pool of filthy water, 
 Buchan. Synon. Jaw-hole. Tarras. — 
 Su.G. skndd-a, efi'iindere. V. Scutle, t. 
 
 To SCUTTER, p. n. To work in an igno- 
 rant, awkward, and dirty way, Aberd. 
 
 To SCUTTER, T. a. To make or do any 
 thing in this way, ibid. 
 
 To SCUTTER up, v. a. To bungle up ; to 
 botch, ib. — Su.G. squaettr-a, spargere, dis- 
 sipare, from squaett-a, liquida efi"undere. 
 
 SCUTTLIN-FLOUR, s. The flour made 
 of the refuse of wheat, ibid. — Su.G. 
 skudd-a, excutere, effundere, or Isl. 
 skutl-a, jaculari. 
 
 SCUTTLINS, s.jyl. The light wheat which, 
 in fanning, is not of sufiicient weight to 
 fall down with the heavy grain ; and 
 which is made by itself into an inferior 
 kind of flour, Fife. 
 
 SE, s. Seat ; residence. Douglas. 
 
 SE, s. The sea. Barbour. 
 
 To SE A-C ARR, ?\ a. To embank, Lanarks. 
 — This seems to be a vestige of the Strat- 
 clyde possession of the country, C.B. caer 
 eignifying a wall or mound, and caer-u, 
 to encompass with a wall. Sea-carr may 
 be a corr. of C.B. ysgor, a rampart or 
 bulwark. V. Car. 
 
 SEA-CARR, s. An embankment, ibid. 
 
 SEA-CAT, s. The Wolf-fish, Loth. « A. 
 
 Lupus. Sea-wolf or Wolf-fish ; Sea-cat 
 of Scotland." Ncill. 
 
 SEA-COCK, s. Supposed to be the Foolish 
 Guillemot, occasionally called the Sea- 
 hen, S. Avis marina. Sea-cock dicta. Sibb. 
 
 SEA-COULTER, s. The Pufiin, Alca arc- 
 tica or Coulter-neb. Avis marina. Sea- 
 coulter, dicta. Sibb. Scot. 
 
 SE A-FIKE, s. The name given to a marine 
 plant which, when rubbed on the skin, 
 causes itchiness. Loth. It seems to have 
 received this name because it_^^«s or dis- 
 quiets the skin. — Isl. fuk, Sw. fyk, alga 
 marina, Verel. 
 
 SEA-GROWTH, Summer-Growth, s. The 
 names given, by fishermen, to various 
 species of Sertidariae, Flustrae, &c. which 
 are attached to small stones, shells, &c. S. 
 
 SEA-HEN, s. The Lyra, a fish. Sibbald. 
 
 SEAL. Cloath of seal. Watson's Coll. A 
 learned friend observes that this must be 
 cloth made of the hair of the seal, more 
 commonly called seal-skin cloth, which is 
 still worn. 
 
 SEALGH, s. " A seal ; sea-calf." Gl. 
 Antlq. V. Selcht. 
 
 SEAM, s. The work at which a woman 
 sews, S. — Fr. seme, id. ; Isl. saum-r, sar- 
 tura, satan-a, sarcire, item acu pingere, 
 G. Andr. Hence, E. Sempstress. 
 
 SEA-MAW, s. A gull, S. " Semowe byrd. 
 aspergo, alcio, alcedo," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SEA-MOUSE, s. The Aphrodita aculeata, 
 Linn. Lanarks. Mus marinus. 
 
 SEAND, adj. Acts Ja. VI. — A variation 
 of Fr. scant, fitting, seemly, becoming, 
 from seoir, to sit. 
 
 SEANNACHIE, Sennachie, s. " Highland 
 bard." Gl. Antiquary. More properly a 
 genealogist. Smith's Hist, of the Druids. 
 ■ — Gael, seanachidh, id. from sean, old, 
 ancient, whence seanachas, antiquities, 
 history, narration. Shaw renders seau- 
 achdh " an antiquary." V. Shannach. 
 
 SEANTACK, s. A fishing-line to which 
 baited hooks are suspended by short 
 lines; the one end of the great line being 
 fastened to the bank of the river, and the 
 other kept across the stream by a weight, 
 Moray. 
 
 SE A-PIET,s. Pied Oyster-catcher, S. St. Ac. 
 
 SEA-POACHER, s. The Pogge, a fish. 
 Frith of Forth. " Cottus cataphractus. 
 Pogge or Armed Bullhead ; /Sea-PoacAec." 
 Neill. 
 
 SEARCHERS, s. pi. Certain civil officers 
 formerly employed, in Glasgow, for ap- 
 prehending idlers on the streets during 
 the time of public worship. Rob Roy, 
 
 SEA-SWINE, s. The Wrasse, S. Sibbald. 
 
 SEATER, s. A meadow, Orkn. Stat. Ace. 
 — Norw. saeter, pasture for cattle ; Isl. 
 saetur, pascua. 
 
 SEATER, Seter, s. A local designation, 
 Shetl. V. the term Ster. 
 
 SEATH, Seeth, Setii, Saith, Sey, s. The 
 
SEAT-HOUSE, s. The manor on an estate, 
 
 Loth. Synon. The Place. 
 SEA-TOD, s. A species of Wrasse, S'lhb. 
 SEA-TROWE, s. A marine goblin, Shetl. 
 
 V. Trow, s. 
 SEAWA, s. A discourse ; a narrative, 
 Aberd. This ought surely to be written 
 Siii/-atra\ from ISai/, v. and away. D. 
 Anderson's Poems. 
 
 SECOND-SIGHT, s. A power, believed to 
 be possessed by not a few in the High- 
 lands and Islands of S. of foreseeing fu- 
 ture events, especially of a disastrous 
 kind, by means of a spectral exhibition, 
 to their eyes, of the persons whom these 
 events respect, accompanied with such 
 emblems as denote their fate. V. John- 
 son's Diet. Gentle Shepherd. 
 
 SECRET, «. A coat of mail concealed 
 under one's usual dress. Cromarty. 
 
 SECT, s. 1. The attendance given by vas- 
 sals in consequence of being called by 
 their superiors. Acts Ja. VI. This is 
 the same with Soyt, sense 2, q. v. — L.B. 
 Secta Curiae, seu Sccta ad Curiam, est 
 servitium, quo feudatarius ad frequen- 
 tandam curiam domini sui tenetur, Du 
 Cange. 2. Pursuit ; Sect of conrt, legal 
 prosecution. Synon. >S'oj/^. Acts Ja. IV. 
 — L.B. st'c^-a, jus persequendi aliquem in 
 judicio, de re aliqua,maxime de crimiuali, 
 Du Cange. 
 
 To SECT, r. n. 
 
 Say Weill himself will sometime auance, 
 But Do Weill does nouther sect nor prance. 
 
 Poems \i)th Cent. 
 Perhaps an errat. of some transcriber. 
 " But Do Weill" is neither depressed nor 
 elated. Sect is somehow allied to the E. 
 V. to Set. 
 
 SECT, s. V. Wyne Sect. 
 
 SECTOURIS, s. pi. Poems \Gth Cent. 
 Either a corruption of the legal term 
 e.Tecutors, or used as equivalent to it. 
 
 SEDEYN, af//. Sudden. Wallace. 
 
 SEDULL, s. A schedule. Wallace. 
 
 * To SEE about one. To acquire an accu- 
 rate acquaintance with one's siirroiindimj 
 circumstances, S. Spalding. 
 
 To SEE till or to, X. a. 1. To care for ; to 
 attend to ; often used to denote a proper 
 provision of food, conjoined with weel; as, 
 The beasts will be xceel seen to, S. St. 
 Johnston. 2. To observe ; to look to, S. 
 Ulysses' A nstcer to Ajar. 
 
 To SEED, r. n. A mare or cow is said to 
 seed, or to ^f seedin', when the udder be- 
 gins to give indication of pregnancy ; as, 
 " She'll no be lang o' caavin now, for I 
 see she's seedin'," Teviotd. 
 
 SEED-BIRD, s. A sea-fowl, S.A. Stat. 
 Ace. 
 
 SEED-FOULLIE, s. The Wagtail, S. 
 (i. seed-fowl, — Su.G. saed, undfinjl. 
 
 SEED-LAUEROCK, s. The Wagtail ; so 
 called from its following the plough for 
 worms, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SEEDS, s. pi. The husks of oats after 
 grinding. V. Skidis. 
 
 SEEING-GLASSE, s. A looking-glass ; a 
 mirror. This word had been anciently 
 used in S. Ames's Antiq. Syu. Keeking' 
 ijlass. My Joe Janet. 
 
 * To SEEK, r. a. To court; to ask in mar- 
 riage, S. I have not observed that the v. 
 is used in this sense in E. Iloss's Hel. 
 
 To SEEK, r. «. To attack. V. Soucut. 
 To SEEK one's meat. To beg, S. 
 
 * SEEK and HOD. The game of Hide- 
 and-Seek, Angus. — It is merely an inver- 
 sion of the E. name; hod being used S.B. 
 for hide, also as the preterite and part. pa. 
 
 SEELFU', «(/_/. Pleasant. V. Seilfu'. 
 SEELFUNESS, s. Complacency ; sweet- 
 ness of disposition ; happiness of temper, 
 
 Ang. Hoss's Helenore. 
 SEENIL, adj. Rare,; singular, Fife. V. 
 
 Seyndill. 
 SEENILLIE, rtfZr. Singularly; &s,seenillie 
 
 gash, remarkably loquacious, ibid. 
 To SEEP, r. n. To ooze. Gall. V. Sipe,i>. 
 SEER, s. One who is supposed to have the 
 
 second-sight, S. Discipline. 
 SEERIE, adj. Weak ; feeble, Fife. This 
 
 seems radically the same with Sary, 
 
 Sairy, q. v. 
 To SEETHE, t. n. To be nearly boiling, S.B. 
 To SEFOR, r. rt. To save. Priests Peblis. 
 
 V. Safer. 
 To SEG, Seyg, t. n. 1. To fall down. 2. 
 
 Metaph. applied to the influence of intoxi- 
 cating liquor, S.B. Morison. — Su.G. Isl. 
 
 sig-a, subsidere, delabi. 
 SEG, Segg, s. The yellow Flower-de-luce, 
 
 S. Lightfoot. — E. sedge, A.S. secg, Fland. 
 
 segge, id. The word Seg is used as the 
 
 general name for all broad-leaved rushes. 
 To SEG, r. a. To set the teeth on edge by 
 
 eating any thing acid, Loth. S.A. Lanarks. 
 To SEGE, v. a. To besiege. Acts Mary, 
 
 Spenser uses siege in the same sense. 
 SEGE, s. 1. A soldier. Wallace. — A.S. 
 
 secg, id. 2. Man, in a general sense. Doug. 
 SEGJE, s. 1. A seat, properly of dignity. 
 
 Barbour. — Ft. siege. 2. A see. ActsJa.V. 
 
 3. The berth in which a ship lies. Balf, 
 
 Pract. — It was used in O.E. " Sege or 
 
 sete, sedes, sedile," Prompt. Parv. 
 SEGG, s. Bidl-seg, an ox that has beeu 
 
 gelded at his full age, S. Monastery. — 
 
 Isl. saq-a, secare. 
 SEGGAiSf, s. The Flower-de-luce, Ayrs. 
 
 Picken. 
 SEGGY, adj. Abounding with sedges, S. ib. 
 SEGGING," s. The act of falling down, 
 
 or state of being sunk, S — O.E. saggyn. 
 SEGYT, part. pa. Seated. Wyntvicn. 
 SEGSTER, 8. A terra which frequently 
 
SEY 
 
 574 
 
 SEK 
 
 occurs in the Records of the City of 
 Aberdeen as signifying a sexton. — Corr. 
 from L.B. segrestar-ius, id. q. segrester. 
 
 To SEY, V. a. To assay. V. Say. 
 
 SEY, Say, s. 1. A trial. Wallace. 2. An 
 attempt of any kind, S. 
 
 SEY, s. A shallow tub. V. Say. 
 
 To SEY, T. a. To see; the pron. of Et. For. 
 
 SEY, s. The Coal-fish. V. Sye. 
 
 To SEY, V. a. To strain any liquid, S. — 
 Isl. sy-a, A.S. se-on, percolare. 
 
 SEY, s. 1. The sey of a gown or shift is the 
 opening through which the arm passes, S. 
 2. The back-bone of a beeve being cut up, 
 the one side is called the fore-sey, the 
 other the back-sey. The latter is the sir- 
 loin, S. Ramsay. — Isl. sega, portiuncula; 
 Dan. &eje, a muscle. 
 
 SEY, s. A woollen cloth, formerly made by 
 families for their own use, S. Ritson. 
 
 SEY, s. The sea. Douglas. 
 
 SEYAL, s. « A trial," S.O. Gl. Plcken. 
 
 SEIBOW, Sebow, s. a young onion, S. 
 Calderwood. — O.Fr. cibo, id. ; Lat. cepe. 
 
 SEYD, s. A sewer, Ang. — Teut. sodc, ca- 
 nalis ; Su.G. saud, a well. 
 
 SEIDIS, Seeds, s. pi. 1. That part of the 
 linsk of oats which remains in meal ; as, 
 "■ That meal's fow o' seeds," it is not pro- 
 perly cleaned, S. Acts Ja. VI. 2.Sowen- 
 seeds, the dust of oat-meal, mixed with 
 the remains of the husks, used for making 
 flummery, after being so long steeped as 
 to become sour, S. 
 
 SEY-DISH,s. The scarce used for strain- 
 ing, S. — Isl. sij, Teut. sijgh, a strainer. 
 
 SEY-FAIR, adj. Seafaring. Act. Sed. 
 
 To SEYG, V. n. To sink. V. Seg. 
 
 SEIGNOREIS, pi. Supreme courts ; ap- 
 plied, apparently in derision, to the meet- 
 ings of the General Assembly of the 
 Church of Scotland. Life of Melville. — 
 Fr. seigneurie, " an assembly of great 
 lords," Cotgr. 
 
 To SEIL, V. a. To strain. ^e%.— Su.G. 
 sil-a, id. sil, a straining dish. 
 
 SEILDYN, Seldyn, adv. Seldom. Wal- 
 lace. — A.S. seldan, Isl. sialldan, id. 
 
 SEILE, Seyle, Sele, s. Happiness, S.B. 
 Barbour. — Su.G. saell, happy; Isl. saela, 
 happiness. Seil o' your face, is a phrase 
 still used in Aberd. expressive of a wish 
 for happiness to, or a blessing on, the per- 
 son to whom it is addressed. Skinner. 
 
 SEILFU', Seelfu', Seeful, adj. 1. Plea- 
 sant, S.B. Ross. 2. Happy ; foreboding 
 good, Ang. Rosses Helenore. 
 
 SEILY,Seely, «(//. Happy. Seely Wights, 
 and Seely Court, names given to the fairies. 
 Pop. Ballads. — Teut. seelig, selig, beatus. 
 Sely is the form of the word in O.E. 
 " Sely or happy,felix,fortunatus," Prompt. 
 Parv. 
 
 SEILIS, interj. Expressive of admiration. 
 Colkelbie Sow. — A.S. sillice, mirabiliter, 
 from sillic, mirabilis. 
 
 SEIM,». " Resemblance; likeness; appear- 
 ance," Gl. Sibb. — Germ, ziem-en, Isl. 
 saem-a, decere, convenire. 
 
 SEYME, s. The work at which a woman 
 sews, S. Nicol Burne. V. Seam. 
 
 To SEYN, V. a. To consecrate. V. Synd. 
 
 SEYNDILL, Seindle, Sendyll, nrfr. Sel- 
 dom. Pron. sindle, Loth, senil, S.O. seenil, 
 S.B. Bellenden. — Su.G. saen, saender, 
 singulus. 
 
 SEINDLE, Sindle, adj. Rare, S. ; seenil, 
 S.B. Ramsay. 
 
 To SEYNE, V. a. To see. Wallace. 
 
 SEYNE,s. A sinew. Wall. — Germ.seM(3,id. 
 
 SEINYE, Senye, Senyhk, Seingny, s. A 
 synod; a consistory. Knox. — O.Fr. sane, 
 A.S. seonath, a synod ; Teut. seyne, id. 
 This, in O.E. is written Scene, also Ceene. 
 " Scene of clerkes, synodus," Pr. Parv. 
 
 SEYNITY. 'L.seynily,signa.l. Gai(;an,^c. 
 
 To SEJOYNE, V. a. To disjoin. R. Bruce. 
 — Lat. sejung-o. 
 
 SEJOINEI),parf. adj. Disjoined; separate. 
 Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 
 To SEIP, 1?. n. To ooze; to leak. V. Sipe. 
 
 SEIPAGE, s. Leakage, S.B. 
 
 SEY-PIECE, Say-Piece, s. A piece of 
 work performed by a craftsman, as a 
 proof of skill, S. Fergusson. 
 
 SEIPIN, part. adj. Very wet; dripping, S. 
 
 SEIR, Sere, adj. Several. Wallace. — 
 Su.G. saer, adv. denoting separation. 
 
 SEIR, s. Uncertain. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 SEYRICHT, s. The name of a book men- 
 tioned in Aberd Reg. : " Tua buikis, viz. 
 ane almanack, & ane callit the Seyricht." 
 — Belg. zeerecht, marine laws. 
 
 SEIRIE, adj. Of distant, reserved, or cy- 
 nical manners ; suggesting the idea of 
 some degree of hauteur, Moray.— Su.G. 
 saer, a particle denoting separation, asun- 
 der ; Isl. sier, seorsim, Verel. 
 
 SEIS, pi. 1. Seats. Palice Honor. 2. 
 Thrones. Lyndsay. V. Se, s. 1. 
 
 SEIS, s. j}l. Times. V. Syis. 
 
 SEY-SHOT, s. An opportunity given, in 
 play,of regaining all that onehas lost, Fife. 
 
 To SEISSLE, (Gr. u,) v. a. 1. To confuse; 
 to put in disorder, Bervvicks. Roxb. 2. To 
 trifle; to spend time unnecessarily. It is 
 used as a part, to signify one who is inac- 
 tive or unhandy ; as, a seisslin body, ibid. 
 
 SEISSLER, s. A trifler, ibid. — C.B. sisial-a, 
 to gossip, sisialwr, a gossiper. 
 
 SEISTAR, s. The sistrum. Burel.—Fr. 
 sistre, a kind of brazen timbrel. 
 
 SEYSTER, s. A medley of edibles, Upp. 
 Clydes. Synon. Soss. 
 
 To SEYSTER, v. a. To mix incongruously, 
 Upp. Clydes. This district having be- 
 longed to the kingdom of Stratclyde, the 
 word may be deduced from C.B. saig, a 
 mess, seig-iaw, to mess. 
 
 SEITIS, s. pi. Plants or herbs. Doug.— 
 A.S. se«eM,planta. Sets, S. slips of flowers. 
 
 SEKER, adj. Firm. V. Sicker. 
 
SEL 
 
 575 
 
 SEQ 
 
 SE L, Sell, juron. Self, S. A.Bor. Ray. 
 SEL A BILL, adj. Delightful. Domjlas. 
 SELCHT, Selchie, s. 1. A seal, S. sclch. 
 
 Cviii]>/. IS. — A.S. *i Ic, st'o/c, phoca. 2. Used 
 
 to denote what is otherwise called a shllf- 
 
 rorn, Gall. " Scalch, a fhillrorn or 
 
 sma.Ul>u»i/ion." Gall. Encycl. tSdkhorn, 
 
 Duinfr. 
 SELCUUTII, «(//. Strange. Wyntuvcn. — 
 
 A.S. sdcutli, rarus, iusolitus. 
 SELE, s. Happiness. V. Skile. 
 SELE, s. A yoke for binding cattle in the 
 
 stall, S. — Su.G. sele, a collar, a yoke. 
 SELF, Selff, Selwyn, adj. Same. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S. net/, Su.G. sialf, ipse. 
 SELFF-13LAK, adj. Black as the natural 
 
 colour of the wool, i. e. the same which 
 
 the animal wore. Acts Ja. VI. 
 SELY, adj. 1. Poor; wretched; S. silly. 
 
 Wallace. — Su.G. sel'u], id. 2. Mean ; 
 
 paltry, liollock on 2 Thess. 
 SELY, (j(/r. Wonderfully. Maitland P. 
 
 — A.S. sellic, id. 
 SELKHORN, s. V. Shilfcorn. 
 SELKIRK BANNOCK. A cake baked 
 
 with currants, &c. S.A. Bride of Lam. 
 SELKIT, Selkith, adc. Seldom, Eskdale; 
 
 corr. from Selcouth, q. v. 
 SELL, s. A seat. " Repairing of the puir 
 
 folk sellis in the kirk." Aberd. Reg. — 
 
 Fr. selle, a stool or seat ; " any ordinary 
 
 or country stoole, of a cheaper sort then 
 
 the joyned or buffet-stoole," Cotgr, Lat. 
 
 scdile, id. 
 SELLABLE, adj. Vendible. Sellabill. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. Acts Cha. I. 
 SELLAT, s. A head-piece for foot soldiers. 
 
 Douglas. — Fr. salade, Hisp. celada. 
 SELLlE,adj. Selfish, Clydes.Roxb.; from 
 
 sell, self. V. the s. 
 SELLIE, s. A diminutive from sell, self. 
 
 " Sellie^s aye sellie, self is still for self." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 SELLOCK, s. A fish. V. Silluk. 
 SELLOUR, s. A cellar. Aberd. Reg. 
 SELWY'N, pron. The selwyn, the same ; 
 
 the selfsame. V. Self. 
 To SEMBYL, v. n. To make a wry mouth, 
 
 in derision or scorn, S. to shamble. Doug. 
 
 — Lat. simul-are, to counterfeit. 
 SEMBLAY', Semlay, Sejible, Semele, s. 
 
 I. Meeting; interview. Wallace. 2. Act 
 
 of assembling, id. 3. An assembly. Wynt. 
 
 4. Hostile rencounter. Wallace. — Su.G. 
 
 saml-a, Dan. saml-er, id. 
 SEMBLAND, s. An assembly. Wyntown. 
 SEMBLANT, Sembland, s. Appearance ; 
 
 show. Douglas. — Fr. semblant, id. 
 To SEMBLE, p. «. To assemble. Doug. 
 SEMBLE, s. The parapet of a bridge, 
 
 Ettr. For. — Probably from A.S. sceammel, 
 
 scamnum, a bench ; Isl. skemmill, Dan. 
 
 skammel, &c. id. 
 SEMBLING, s. Appearance. Poems \Gth 
 
 Cent. — Fr. semblance, id. from sembl-er, 
 
 to seem, to make show of. 
 
 SEME, «. Vein, in relation to metal ; a 
 peculiar use of E. seam. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SEMEIBLE, Semeable, adj. 1. Like ; 
 similar. Acts Ja. V. — Lat. similis. 2. 
 Becoming; proper; like E. seemly. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 SEMPETERNUM, s. A species of woollen 
 cloth. " Cottons, sempciernums, casti- 
 lians," &c. Act. Cha. II. — Lat. scmpi- 
 tern-us, everlasting. V. Pehpetuanae. 
 
 SEMPILNES, s. Low condition in life. 
 Pinkerton^s Hist. tScotl. V. Sympill. 
 
 SEMPLE, adj. V. Sympill. 
 
 SEN, conj. Since ; seeing, S. Douglas. 
 
 SEN,^)r<'/). Since, S. ibid. 
 
 SEN, s. Filth. Douglas. — Lat. saw-ies, id. 
 
 SEND, adv. Then ; thereafter. Priests 
 Peblis. — Teut. sind, Su.G. sendan, deinde, 
 the same with 8yne, q. v. 
 
 SEND, s. 1. Mission, S. Abp.IIamiltoun. 
 2. A message; a despatch; also, in regard 
 to the local situation of the sender, a 
 Send-dotrn, or Send-up, S.B. 3. The mes- 
 sengers sent for the bride at a wedding, 
 S.B. Discipline. V. Saynd. 
 
 SENDYLL, adv. Seldom. V. Seindle. 
 
 SEN YE DAY. The day appointed for the 
 meeting of a synod or assembly. Aberd. 
 Reg. V. Seinve. 
 
 SENYEORABILL, adj. Lordly; sei- 
 gneurial. Ra uf Coil year. — O.Fr. seigneur- 
 iable, seigneurial, Roquefort. 
 
 SENYEOURE, s. Lord; prince. Bellend. 
 — Lat. p>rinceps, Ital. signore, Fr. sei- 
 gneur, id. 
 
 SENYHE, s. An assembly. V. Seinye. 
 
 SENYHE,s. Badge worn in battle. Wyn- 
 town. — O.Fr. seinqnie, Lat. su/n-um. 
 
 SENYIE-CHAMBER, s. The place ia 
 which the clergy assembled. Martin's 
 Reliq. D. Andr. 
 
 SENON, s. A sinew, S. Wallace.— 'BQ\g. 
 senuwen, Sicamb. senen, id. 
 
 SENS, s. Incense. Bellenden. — This is 
 also O.E. " iSence or iucence, incensum, 
 thus," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SEN'S. " Save us." Gl. Shirr. V. Sane, t. 
 
 To SENSE, r. n. To scent. Kelly. 
 
 SENS YMENT, Sensement, s. Sentiment ; 
 judgment. Douglas. 
 
 SENSYNE,a(Zc. V. Sen. 
 
 SEN, Sen-syne. Since that time. Wal- 
 lace. — Contr. from A.S. seoth-than, Su.G. 
 sidan, postea. 
 
 SENTHIS, adv. Hence, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 SENTRICE, s. Perhaps what has been 
 latterly called the sentry-box. Ab. Reg. 
 
 SEQUELS, s. pi. The designation of one 
 species of duty exacted at a mill to which 
 lands are astricted, S. " The sequels are 
 the small parcels of corn or meal given 
 as a fee to the servants, over and above 
 what is paid to the multurer ; and they 
 pass by the name of knarcship, and of 
 bannock and lock, or gowpen." Ersk. 
 — Du Cange gives L.B. sequela, as synou. 
 
SEQ 
 
 576 
 
 SET 
 
 with Secta Moutae, and Secta ad Molendi- 
 num. 
 SEQUESTRE, s. Forbes on the Revelation. 
 — Fr. sequestre, signifies " he into whose 
 hands a thing is sequestered," Cotgr. But 
 I suspect that the term is here used in 
 the primary sense of Lat. sequester, a me- 
 diator or umpire. 
 SERD,prt'(. c. Served. IFai^ace. V. SaiRjT. 
 SERE, adj. Several. V. Seir. 
 SERE, arfp. Eagerly. Doug. — A.S. s«re, id. 
 SERE, s. Sir ; lord. V. Schir. 
 SEREACHAN-AITTIN,s. A bird. Mar- 
 tin's West. Isl. Perhaps the name should 
 be read screachan-aittin, because of its 
 shriekin(j. 
 SE REVARISjS.p?. Sea robbers or pirates. 
 Aherd. Reg. V. Rewar, and Revffar. 
 SERF, s. Sowens or flummery before the 
 acetous fermentation commences, Moray. 
 - — Gael, searbh, (pron. serv,) sour, may 
 have been originally used to denote sowens 
 in a more advanced state, and afterwards 
 limited in its sense. Searbhan is given 
 by Shaw as signifying oats. 
 To SERF, V. a. Douglas. V. Serve. 
 SERGE, Sierge, s. A taper; a torch. 
 W jntown. — Fi. cierge,^ large wax candle, 
 a flpmbeau. 
 SERGE AND, s. 1. A squire. Wyntoum. 
 — O.Fr. id. 2. An inferior officer in a 
 court of justice. Skene. 
 SERYT, L. cryt, cried. Wallace. 
 SERK, s. A shirt, S. V. Sark. 
 SERKINET, s. A piece of dress. V. 
 
 Girkienet. 
 SERMONE, Sermond, s. Discourse. Bel- 
 
 lenden. — O.Fr. id. 
 SERPE, s. Apparently a sort of fibula 
 made in a hooked form. Pinkert. Hist. 
 Scotl. — Fr. serpe, sarpe, a hook or small 
 bill ; FaLc, Diet. Trev. 
 SERPLATHE, s. Eighty stones of wool. 
 
 Skene. — Fr. sarpilliere, E. sarp-cloth. 
 
 SERPLINS, s. pi. The soapy water in 
 
 which clothes have been boiled, Lanarks. 
 
 V. Sapples. 
 
 To SEPvS, Seirs, c. a. To search. Doug. 
 
 To SERVE, Serf, Serwe, v. a. To deserve. 
 
 Wallace. 
 SERVETING, s. Cloth for making table 
 
 napkins. Rates. 
 SERU I ABLE, adj. Active. Douglas. 
 * SERVICE, s. LA term used at funerals 
 in the country, to denote a round of wine 
 or spirits, &c. to the company, S. Gall. 
 Encycl. 2. Assistance given to masons 
 and carpenters while building or repairing 
 a house, S.A. Agr. Snrr. Roxb. 
 SERVITE, Servyte, Servit, Servet, s. 
 A table napkin, S. Spalding. — Fr. ser- 
 viette, Tent, serrett, id. 
 SERVITOUR, s. 1. In old writings it often 
 signifies clerk, secretary, or man of busi- 
 ness. 2. The designation formerly given 
 to a writer's apprentice. Waverley. 3. 
 
 It was also used, like the obsolete E. 
 word, for a servant or attendant, in a ge- 
 neral sense, and in the expression of duty 
 or respect. 
 
 SERVITRICE, Servitrix, s. A female 
 servant ; a lady's maid. Acts Cha. I. 
 Servitrix. Aberd. Reg. — O.Fr. serriter- 
 esse, servante, Roquefort ; L.B. sermtnx, 
 famula. 
 
 SESING OX, Seisin Ox, Saising Ox. A 
 perquisite formerly due to the sherifi", or 
 to the bailie of a barony, when he gave 
 infeftment to an heir holding crown lauds; 
 now commuted into a payment of money, 
 in proportion to the value of the pro- 
 perty. Act. Dam. Cone. 
 
 SESSION, Sessiown, s. The consistory, or 
 parochial eldeiship in Scotland, S. Knox. 
 
 SESSIONER, s. A member of the session 
 or consistory. Wodroic. 
 
 SESSIONER, s. A member of the Court 
 of Session ; a senator of the College of 
 Justice in S. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 SESTUNA, interj. Expressive of admira- 
 tion ; equivalent to, " Would you have 
 thought it ?" It is also used after re- 
 fusing to grant a request, Orkn. It is 
 evidently, Seest thou now 1 
 
 To SET, V. a. To lease, S. Wyntoicn. 
 
 SET, Sett, s. 1. A lease; synon. with Tack. 
 Spotsicood. 2. A sign or billet fixed on a 
 house, to show that it is to be let, Aberd. 
 
 SET, adj. Cast down; distressed; afflicted, 
 Aberd. — The only v. to which this seems 
 allied in signification is Teut. sett-en, si- 
 dere ad ima vasa, q. quite sunk. V. 
 Sect, v. n. 
 
 SET, Sett, part. pa. Wrought after a par- 
 ticular pattern, S. Depred. on the Clan 
 Campbell. 
 
 SET, part. pa. Seated at a table for a meal, 
 or for compotation, S.B. Cock's S. Strains. 
 
 To SET, V. a. To disgust; to excite nausea; 
 as, " The very sicht of that soss set my 
 stamraack," S. 
 
 To SET up upon. To lose one's relish for; 
 to become nauseated with, S.B. 
 
 To SET «jf, V. a. 1. To dismiss; to turn 
 off, S. — Tent, aff-sett-en, abdicare, af- 
 setten van sijn ampt, dimovere officio, 
 Belg. afgezet, " turned out, deposed, dis- 
 missed from one's place," Sewel. The 
 phrase is often used S. to denote the dis- 
 missal of a servant, or of any one in office. 
 2. To fob ofi"; to shift off, S. Ross's Hel. 
 
 To SET aff, T. n. 1. To go away ; to take 
 one's self ofi", S. 2. To loiter; to linger; 
 to be dilatory, Aberd. ; synon. Put aff. 
 
 * To SET by, v. n. To care; to regard. 
 Poems 1 Qth Cent. In E. it occurs in an 
 active sense only. 
 
 To SET by, v. a. To give as a substitute, 
 especially for something better; to make 
 to suffice; as, " I'll set him by wi' a puir 
 dinner the day, as I hae naething better 
 to gie him," S. 
 
SET 
 
 ')/ / 
 
 sr.u 
 
 To SET out, r. a. To eject; to put out 
 forcibly; as," Isdi himo«<ofthe house," S. 
 
 * To SET up, r. a. While this v. denotes 
 honour or advancement, it is almost in- 
 variably used as expressive of contempt 
 for a person, who either assumes some 
 distin<'tion, or receives some lionour, 
 viewed as unsuitable to his station or 
 merit, S. ; as, " ^^et you up, truly !" " She 
 maun hae a new gown ; get her tip .'^' 
 
 To SET, r. a. 1. To beset. Wyutotm. 2. 
 To lay snares. Douij. — Su.G. Isl. gaett-a, 
 insidias struere. 3. To tiett the </ait, to 
 beset the road or highway. Acts Ja. V. 
 — Su.G. gilt-a, Isl. sit-ia, in insidiis sedere ; 
 Lat. iiisiii-eiv, id. 
 
 SET, s. A gin or snare. Barbour. — Su.G. 
 sata, insidiae feris positae. 
 
 SET, 5. I. The spot in a river where sta- 
 tionary nets are fixed, S. Law Cage. 2. 
 The net thus set, S. ibid. — Su.G. gaett-a 
 ut et naet, to spread a net. 
 
 SET, s. Attack 5 onset, S. iio»-. 
 
 SET, s. 1. Kind ; manner, S. — Su.G. gadt, id. 
 2. Shape; figure; cast; make, Aberd. 3. 
 The pattern of cloth. It is said to be of 
 this or that get, especially where there are 
 different colours, according to the pattern 
 followed in the weaving, S. Col. Stcirarfg 
 Sketcheg. 4. The socket in which a pre- 
 cious stone is set. htrentorieg. 
 
 To SET, r. rt. I. To become one, as to 
 manners, rank, merit, &c. S. Barbour. 
 2. To become, as to dress, S. Bannatyne 
 P. 3. StttiiKj, part. pr. Having a pre- 
 possessing appearance, or natural grace- 
 fulness of manner, S. Jlogs. — Su.G. saet-a, 
 convenire. 
 
 SET, s. 1. The chartered constitution of a 
 borough, S. Stat. Ace. — A.S. sact-an, 
 constituere. 2. The fixed quantity of 
 auy article with which a family is, accor- 
 ding to agreement, supplied at particular 
 times; as, "a set of milk," "a set of 
 butter," &c. S. 
 
 To SET after ane, r. a. To pursue one, S. 
 ■ — Su.G. saetta after en, id. 
 
 SET, Sett, coiij. Though. Wallace. Per- 
 haps the imperative of the v. 
 
 * SET, part. pa. Disposed, S. Douglas. 
 Ill set, cross-grained. Ruddiman. 
 
 SET-DOWN, J. An unexpected overwhelm- 
 ing reply; a rebufl", S. 
 
 SETE, s. Legal prosecution. Act. Audit. 
 This term, as it is nearly synon. has a 
 common origin with soit, soi/t ; L.B. sect-a, 
 from sequor. 
 
 SETER, Skater, s. A local designation, 
 Shetl. V. the term Ster. 
 
 SETiI,s. Coal-fish. V. Seatii. 
 
 SETHI LL, s. A disease affecting sheep in 
 the side, S.B. — A.S. sld-adl, lateris dolor; 
 or q. s'ide- ill. 
 
 SET-ON, part. adj. A term applied to 
 what is singed or slightly burned in the 
 pot or pan; as, to broth when it bears ths 
 
 marks of the Bishop's foot ; also fettin-on, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 SETS, s. pi. Corn in small stacks. Loth. — 
 Isl. sate, Su.G. saata, cumulus foeni. 
 
 SET-STAN E,?. A hone, or stone with a 
 smooth surface ; denominated from its 
 being used for ge/tiiuj, or giving an edge 
 to, a razor or otlior sharp instrument, .S. ; 
 often simply Set, Koxb. lieiii. JViths. Svvij. 
 
 SETT, pret. Ruled. Sir TrUtrem.—A.S. 
 gett-an, disponere. 
 
 SETTE GEAR. " Money placed at inte- 
 rest," Nithsd. Remains Nitksdale Sonj. 
 In Hogg's Ed. it is Settle-gear. 
 
 SETTER, .s. 1. One who gives a lease of 
 heritable property, S. Acts Ja. IV. 2. 
 One who lets out any thing for hire, S. 
 Baillie. 
 
 SETTERDAYIS SLOP. A gap ordained 
 to be left in the cruives for catching sal- 
 mon, in fresh waters, from Saturday after 
 the time of Vespers, till Monday after 
 sunrise. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 SETTERTOUN, s. A term occurring in 
 an act of Ja. VI. respecting Orkney and 
 Zetland. Meaning not clear. 
 
 SETTING, Setten, s. A weight in Orkney, 
 containing 24 marks. Skene. 
 
 SETTING-DOG, s. A spaniel, S.; setter, E. 
 
 * To SETTLE a 3ruiigter, r. a. To fix him 
 in a particular charge, S.; synon. ^o Place. 
 In the same sense a congregation is said 
 to get a settlement, when the pastor is in- 
 troduced to the discharge of the pastoral 
 office among them, S. 
 
 SETTLE, .t. A kind of seat. V. Lang-settle. 
 
 SETTLE-GEAR, s. Jacobite Relics.— A.S. 
 setl, setel, sedes, sella. V. Sette gear. 
 
 SETTLIN, s. Often such a beating as 
 brings one into a state of submission, S. 
 " To get a settlin, to be frighted into 
 quietness." Gl. Shirrefs. 
 
 SETTLINS, s. pi. The dregs of beer, S, 
 " Them that seldom brew, are pleased wi' 
 settlins," S. Prov. Settling is used in this 
 sense in E. 
 
 SETTREL, Setterel, adj. Thickset, S.B. 
 Journal Lond. 
 
 SETTRELS, .«. j)?. The name given to the 
 young sprouts that shoot forth in spring 
 from the coleworts planted in the begin- 
 ning of winter,Stirliugs. Adimiu.from E, 
 set, a plant or shoot laid in the ground. 
 
 SETTRIN, Set rent, s. The portion of a 
 servant or cottager, consisting of different 
 kinds of food, Ang. Perths. Ruddiman. 
 
 SEUCH, Sewch, s. 1. a furrow, S. Doug. 
 2. A gulf. Pal. Hon. — Sw. sog, colluvic.--, 
 Lat. sulc-ug. 3. A fosse connected witli a 
 rampart; a ditch surrounding a fortifica- 
 tion. Hist. James the Se.it. 
 
 To SEUCH, p. «.. 1. To divide. Douglas. 
 — Lat. sulo-are. 2. To plant by layinj: ia 
 a furrow. Thus the phrase, sheughing 
 kail, occurs in an old Jacobite song. V. 
 Sheuch, r. 
 
 2 P 
 
SEV 
 
 578 
 
 SHA 
 
 SEVEN SENSES. A phrase used to de- 
 note one's wits; as, " Ye'vo fley'd me out 
 o' my ^even senses," You hare frightened 
 me out of all the wits I ever possessed, S. 
 SEUERALE, adj. Applied to landed pro- 
 perty as possessed distinctly from that of 
 others, or contrasted with a common. 
 Act. Audit. 
 SEUERALE, s. In seuerale, in distinct 
 possession, ibid. — L.B. seweral-is. Sepa- 
 ralis is used in the same sense. In 
 scparali, Fleta. 
 SEUIN STERNES. The Pleiades, S. Doug. 
 fiVjW , pret. V. Sowed. Douglas. 
 SEWAN BELL. Perh. recollection-bell. 
 
 Dunbar. — Fr. sourient. 
 SEWANE, s. Uncertain. Douglas. 
 SEWANS, L. $ewaris, sewers, lluulate. 
 SEWIS, s. pi. Places where herons breed. 
 
 V. Heron E sew, 
 SEWSTER, s. A sempstress, S.— O.E. "seic- 
 
 star or sowstar, sutrix," Prompt. Parv. 
 SEX, adj. Six. Wyntoicn. V. Sax. 
 SEXTERNE, s. A measure anciently used 
 in S. •' The aid boll first maid be king 
 Dauid contenit a se.iierne, the se.xterne 
 contenit xij gallonis of the aid met," &c. 
 Pari. Ja. I. — L.B. sextar-ius, sextar-ium, 
 mensura liquidorum et aridorura ; Du 
 Cange. 
 SH. For words not found printed in this 
 
 form, V. ScH. 
 SHA, Shaw, interj. The term of incite- 
 ment used to a dog when called to give 
 chase to any other animal, Gall. 
 To SHAB, T. a. " To smuggle; to send any 
 
 thing away privately." Gall. Eneycl. 
 SUABLE, Shabble, s. 1. A crooked sword, 
 or hanger. Colril. — Su.G. Dan. Belg. 
 sabel, id. 2. An old rusty sword, S. 3. 
 Any little person or thing, Strathm. 
 To SHACH, r. a. 1. To distort; pret. shacht, 
 S. — Isl. skag-a, deflectere, skack-ur, obli- 
 quus. 2. Metaph. transferred to a female 
 that has been deserted by her lover. She 
 is on this account compared to a pair of 
 shoes that have been thrown aside, as 
 being so put out of shape as to be unfit to 
 be worn any longer, S. Bride of Lam. 
 SHACH-END of a web. The fag-end, S.B. 
 To SHACHLE, v. a. To distort from the 
 proper shape or direction, S. Burns. 
 iShacUin, unsteady; infirm, S. 
 SHACHLE, s. 1. Any thing worn out, S.B. 
 2. Shackle, " a weak animal, all shackled 
 or shaken." Gall. Enc. 3. A feeble, 
 diminutive, half- distorted person, Dumfr. 
 In the part, the vowel o is used, ibid. V. 
 Shochled. 
 To SHACHLE, Shochel, -». n. To shuffle 
 
 in walking, S. Kelly. 
 SHACKLE-BANE, s. 1. The wrist, S. 
 Ramsay. Q. the bone on which shackles 
 are fixed. 2. Used, perhaps ludicrously, 
 to denote the pastern of a horse. Franck's 
 Northern Memoirs. 
 
 SHAFT,s. A handle, S.—E./trt/<, Su.G. sfor/?, 
 SHAFTS,s. A kind of woollen cloth, Aberd. 
 
 Stat. Ace. 
 SHAG, s. 1. The refuse of barley, S. — 
 
 Su.G. shaegg, hair. 2. The term is some- 
 times applied to the refuse of oats, Strathm. 
 SHAIRN,s. The dung of cattle. V. Sharn. 
 To SHAK a fa\ To wrestle, S. Ross. 
 To SHAK « /oof. To dance, S. A. Scott's P. 
 To SHAK one's crap. To give vent to one's 
 
 ill humour, S.B. Shirref's. 
 * To SHAKE, V. a. One is said to be sair 
 
 shaken, when much emaciated by disease 
 
 or long confinement, S. 
 SHAKE, 5. Emaciation, as described above ; 
 
 as, a sair shake, S. 
 SHAKE-DOWN, s. A temporary bed made 
 
 on the floor, S. Pop. Ball. 
 SHAKE-RAG-LIKE, adj. Resembling a 
 
 tatterdemalion. South of S. Guy Mann. 
 SHALE, s. Alum ore, S. 
 SHALL, s. The scale suspended from a 
 
 balance for weighing, Aberd. — Teut. 
 
 schaele ran de waei)he,\a,Tix ; Belg. schaal,id. 
 SHALL, s. A shell, Aberd.— Isl. and Su.G. 
 
 SHALLOCH, adj. Plentiful; abundant, 
 Mearns. — Isl. skiol-a, operire, tegere. 
 
 SHALL0CHY,«(7;. Shallow. " Shallochy 
 land,\M\d of a shallow nature." Gal. Enc. 
 
 SHALT, s. A horse of the smallest size; 
 Shaltie, dimin. Aberd.; the same with 
 Sheltie. W. Beattie's Tales. 
 
 To SHAM, 11. a. To strike, Loth. 
 
 To SHAMBLE, v. n. 1. To rack the limbs 
 by striding, Aug. 2. To make a wry mouth, 
 S. Shamble chafts, wry mouth, S.B. 
 Forbes. 
 
 To SHAMBLE, r. a. To distort; to writhe; 
 as, " He shambled his mon' at me," S.B.; 
 synon. Sherel, Shoxd. Apparently from a 
 common origin with the E. 0,^^. Shambling, 
 "moving awkwardly and irregularly;" 
 but what this is seems very doubtful. 
 
 SHAMBO, Suambo-leatiier, s. The leather 
 called shamoy, S. From chamois, a kind 
 of goat. Watson's Collection. 
 
 * SHAME, s. Used as a substitute for the 
 devil's name; as. Shame care, S.B.; or in 
 imprecation, as. Shame on ye. Shame fa' 
 ye, I. e. befall you, S.; synon. with Foul, 
 Sorroic, Mischitf, &c. Herd's Coll. 
 
 SHAMLOCH, s. A cow that has not calved 
 for two yearSjW. Loth. — Gael. simlach,id. 
 
 S H A M M E L- S H A N K I T, adj. Having 
 crooked legs, Teviotd. V. Shamble, v. 
 
 SHAMS, s. pi. Legs.- — Fr.jaiiibes, id. 
 
 SHAN,arf;. 1. Silly; paltry. Loth. Ramsay. 
 — A.S. scande, Teut. sehande, dedecus. 2. 
 Shan would seem to be used in Ayrs. as 
 signifying backward, averse. Picken. 
 
 SHAND, adj. The same with Shan, but 
 apparently used in a stronger sense, as 
 signifying worthless, South of S. " Base 
 coin. Cant word." Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 To SHANE, T. a. To heal; to cure; pro- 
 
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 perly used to denote the supposed effect 
 of superstitious observances. Gall. Enc. 
 
 SH ANG, s. A sort of luncheon ; " I'lKtrnj o' 
 breed and clwi'ne, a piece, a bite between 
 meals." Gall. Enc. — Isl. skan signifies 
 crusta, cortex. 
 
 SHANGAN, s. A stick cleft at one end, 
 for putting the tail of a dog in, S. Burn:>. 
 V. Shangie. 
 
 To SHANGIE, r. a. To enclose in a cleft 
 piece of wood, S.A. /. Nicol. 
 
 SHANGIE, s. 1. A shackle that runs on 
 the stake to whicli a cow is bound in the 
 byre. 2. The chain by which dogs arc 
 coupled, Fife. Hence, it has been sup- 
 posed, the term i'oHie.ihani/ie, q. " a quar- 
 rel between two dogs which are bound 
 with the same chain." In Fife the term 
 is used in a general sense as denoting a 
 chain. Perhaps shaiufie is merely a mo- 
 dification of Fr. chaine, a chain. 
 
 SHANGIE, adj. Thin; meagre, S. — Gael. 
 aeanq, small, slender. 
 
 SHANGINESS, s. The state of being 
 slender; meagreness, S. 
 
 * SHANK, s. The handle; as, " the shank 
 o' a spune," S. 
 
 To SHANK, r. n. To sink a coal-pit; as, 
 " to shank for coals," Clydes. Ann. Par. 
 
 To SHANK aff, r. n. 1. To set off smartly; 
 to walk away with expedition, S. larrag. 
 2. To depart, in whatever manner, S. A. 
 Wihon's Poems. V. Schank, s. 
 
 To SHANK af, r. a. To send off with- 
 out ceremony, S. Antiquary. 
 
 To SHANK one's self aica, v. a. To take 
 one's self off quickly, S. Antiquary. 
 
 To SHANK, V. n. 1. To travel on foot, S. 
 Ferijuason. 2. To knit stockings, Aberd. 
 
 SHANK of a coal mine. The pit sunk for 
 reaching the coals,S. — A.S.se??c-an,tosink. 
 
 SHANK of a hill. The projecting point of 
 a hill, S. 
 
 SHANKER, s. A female knitter of stock- 
 ings, Aberd. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 SHANKS, .'. pi. V. ScuANK. 
 
 SHANKS-NAIGIE, s. To ride on shanks 
 Mare, Nag, or Nac/y, a low phrase, sig- 
 nifying to travel on foot, S. Shirr. Gait. 
 
 SHANKUM, s. A man or beast that has 
 long small legs, Orkn. V. Schank. 
 
 SHANNACH, s. A bonfire lighted on 
 Hallow-eve, Perths.; also ghinicle. — Gael. 
 samhnaij, samh'-in, the great festival ob- 
 served by the Celts at the beginning of 
 winter. 
 
 SHANNAGH, s. A word used in this 
 form, " It is ill shannagh in you to do" 
 this or that; i. e. " It is ill your part, or 
 it is ungrateful in you to do so." 
 
 SII AP, s. A shop, Ettr. For. — Teut. schaj>, 
 promptuarium. V. Chap. 
 
 2o SHAPE away, v. a. To drive away. 
 Godly iSangs. — Germ, schieb-en, schupf-en, 
 to drive. 
 
 SHAPINGS, s. pi. Tlie small bits of cloth 
 
 that are cut off with the scissors in shap- 
 ing any piece of dress, S. 
 
 SHARD, s. A little despicable creature; 
 used as a term of reproach. This term is 
 often applied contemptuously to a child ; 
 generally to one that is puny or deformed, 
 Aberd.; q. "a mere fragment." Either 
 a figurative use of E. shard, A.S. sceard, 
 a fragment; or allied to Isl. skard-a, 
 minuere; Su.G. skard, fractura. 
 
 To SHARE, r. a. To pour off the lighter 
 parts of a liquid from the heavier, Lanarks. 
 Ettr. For.; the same with Rehire, v. 
 
 To SHARE, r. w. Applied to liquids, when 
 they separate in a vessel iuto two or more 
 parts, ib. 
 
 SHARG, s. A contemptuous term, con- 
 veying the idea of the object being tiny, 
 and at the same time mischievous, Kinross, 
 Perths. — Ir. Gael, searg, dry, withered; 
 searg-am, to wither, pine away, consume. 
 
 To SHARG, r. a. To tease; applied to 
 language, Shetl. 
 
 SHARG, s. Petulant unnecessary expos- 
 tulation, ib. — Su.G. skrock, Dan. skraiik, 
 fictio, commentum. 
 
 SHARGAR, SiiARGER, s. 1. A lean person; 
 a scrag. Poss. — Belg. scraghe, id. 2. A 
 weakly child, S.; also shargan, ibid. — 
 Gael, seirg, a consumption. V. Sharg, 
 from which this is a dimin. 
 
 SHARGIE, adj. Thin; shrivelled, Ayrs. 
 
 SHARINS, s. j?l. The useless or less 
 valuable part of liquids, whether poured 
 off or remaining in a vessel, Lanarks. 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 SHARN, Shearn, Shairx, s. The dung of 
 oxen or cows, S. R. Galloway. — A.S. 
 scearn, Fris. scharn, dung. 
 
 SH ARNE Y-FAC'D, adj. Having the face 
 befouled with cow-duug. BlythsomeBridal. 
 
 S H A R N Y, adj. Bedaubed with cow- 
 dung, S. Ramsay. 
 
 SHARN IE, s. A designation given to the 
 person to whom the charge of the cows is 
 committed in winter; from being employed 
 in carrying off the dung, Roxb. 
 
 SHARNY-PEAT, s. A cake of cow-dung 
 mixed with coal-dross, S. 
 
 SHARPING-STANE, s. A whetstone, S. 
 
 SHARRACHIE, adj. Cold; chill, Ang. 
 
 SH ARROW, adj. 1. Bitter, in relation to 
 the taste; also used in a general sense, 
 Caithn. 2. Keen; as, a sharrow crater, 
 one who acts the part of a dun, ibid. — Ir. 
 and Gael, searhh signifies bitter, sharp, 
 severe. 
 
 SHATHMONT.s. A measure of six inches. 
 
 RitSOn. V. SCHAFTMON. 
 
 To SHAUCHLE, r. n. To walk with a 
 shufiiing or shambling gait, S. V. Suacii. 
 
 SHAVE, Sheeve, s. A slice, S. Ramsay. 
 — Belg. schyf, a round slice. O.E. " Shyiie 
 of brede or other lyke, lesca, scinda," 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 
 To SII AVE, r. a. To sow, Ab. ; shaw, Buchan. 
 
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 SHAVKL1N,«. A carpenter's tool, Aberd. 
 V. Chavelino. 
 
 SHAVELIS, s. pi. Poems \6th tent 
 Teut. schaet-er., is rendered impudenter 
 et inverecunde petere, Kilian. Perhaps 
 depredators, from L.B. .scrtriZ^wm,praeda. 
 
 SHAVER,?. Awag,S. Burns. M.blurr. 
 
 SHAUGHLlN',;^«;-«.i>r. Reg.Dalton. V 
 
 SCHAUCHLE, ?5. rr 1„,. 
 
 SHAVIE. 1. A trick or prauk. lo play 
 one a Shame, to play one a trick. It is 
 used sometimes in a good, sometimes m 
 a bad sense, Aberd. Perths. I ife. 2. io 
 disappoint one, ibid. To Wojk <>ne 
 Shame, id. The origin is probably Dan. 
 skiaeT, Isl. i'kelf-r, oblique, awry, {bu. 
 askew ;) q. to set one off the proper or 
 direct' course. V. Skavie. _ 
 SHAVITER, s. A term expressive ot con- 
 tempt; as, a puir drunken sharlter, Berw. 
 SHAVITER-LIKE, ac?^. Having the ap- 
 pearance of a blackguard, Ettr. For. 
 SHAUL, Shawl, cu/j. Shallow, fe. "Shawl 
 water mats mickle din," Prov. V. Schalu. 
 SHAULING, s. The act of killing salmon 
 by means of a leister, S.A.; from E. shal- 
 low. Stat. Ace. ,. , x> v„„ 
 SHAUM, s. The leg or limb, Buchan 
 Tarras's Poems. Most probably by a 
 slight change from Fr. jambe, the leg or 
 shank; Ital.^am6«t, id. 
 SHAUP << 1. The husk, S. 2. An empty 
 person. Ramsay. 3. Weak corn, Dumfr.- 
 Teut. schelp, putamen, Isl. skalp, vagina 
 SHAUPIE, Shawpie, adj. Lank; not well 
 filled up; applied to the ^PP^f ^"^« j q- 
 resembling an empty husk, Loth. Perths. 
 S.O. The Smiif^iilers. . , ^ .^, , 
 SHAUPIT, ?jar«. 750. Furnished with poas, 
 as, n-eel-shaupit pease, S.O. t irr 
 SHAW,.'. Show; appearance. Acts J a. V 1. 
 
 V. SCHAW, V. ^^ ^ 
 
 SHAW,s. A wood, Fife. V. Schaw 
 SHAW, s. A piece of ground which De- 
 comes suddenly flat at the bottom of a 
 hill or steep bank, Teviotd. Thus hirk^n- 
 shaw, a piece of ground, of the description 
 given, covered with short scraggy birches, 
 Brecken-shaw, a shaw covered with ferns. 
 SHAW, interj. A term of incitement ad 
 
 dressed to a dog, Galloway. V. Sua. 
 SHAWL,«# Shallow. V.&haul,Schald 
 SHAWS pi. The foliage of esculent roots, 
 S. CWmn*.— Tent, schaire, umbra. 
 
 SHEAD o/corre. V. Shed. 
 SHEAL,Schele,Sheil,Shield,Shielling, 
 
 Sheelin, s. 1 . a hut for those who have 
 the care of sheep or cattle, S. Uan 
 A (bin 2. A hut for fishermen, S. Ijaw 
 Case ' 3 A shed for sheltering sheep 
 during night, S. 4. A cottage for sports- 
 men,!. Statist. Aco. 5.Wynterschehs 
 winter quarters. Bellenden. 6 A nest 
 for a field-mouse. Henrysone.— Isl. saet, 
 domuncula aestiva in montanis; bu.u. 
 skale, Isl. skali, a cottage. 
 
 Ta SHEAL, Shiel, t. a. To pnt sheep 
 
 To'sHeI"";^;. "^Trtake the husks off 
 s!S^i StatU Jcc.-Belg scheeUn, 
 Itsceal-ian, to shell. To Sheal Pease 
 is, I am informed, a phrase common m 
 the midland counties of E. 
 
 Tu SHEAR, ScHEiR, x. a. 1. To cut dovvn 
 corn with the sickle, S. 2. To reap, m 
 general, S. Lyndsay. _ 
 
 SHEAR, s. The act ofs/wariw.g or reaping, &. 
 
 And aye they tell that « a g^een s/(«tr 
 
 Is an ill shake."- ne Har^st Rig. 
 To SHEAR, Sheer, t. n. To (livide; to 
 
 part; to take different directions, Perths. 
 
 Trans. Anfiq.Soc. for Scotl.-k.S.scer-an, 
 
 scir-an, dividere; Teut. schier-en, Su.G. 
 
 akaer-a, partiri. 
 SHEAR 0/ a hill. The ridge or sumnu, 
 
 where wind and water are said to shear Ab. 
 SHEARER, s. 1. One employed m cutting 
 
 down corn, S. Hudson 2. In a general 
 
 sense, a reaper, S.-Su.G. skaer-a, metere, 
 
 shearings' 1. The act of cutting down 
 corn,S. A. Bong. 2. Harvest in general. 
 
 SHEAR-KEAVIE, s. The cancer depura- 
 tor, Loth. 
 
 SHEARN s. V. Shark. 
 
 SHEAR-SMITH, s. Amakerof *7t««r^. This 
 ismentionedamongtheincorporatedtrades 
 
 Tminhnrgh. Blue Blanket YSn^^nn^^^ 
 c;HFAVE s a slice, S. V. Shave. 
 SHED, s! A portion of land, as distin- 
 guished from that which is adjacent, S. 
 t_A.S. scead-an,Tent. ,cheyd-en,sevaT^re. 
 Sheed of land is used in the same sense 
 Orkn. A shed of corn, a piece of ground 
 on which corn grows, as distinguished 
 from the adjacent land on either side, S. 
 Lamonfs Diary. . , , .!,„ 
 
 SHED s 1- The interstice between the 
 different parts of the warp in a loom, S. 
 Adam.-Sn.G. sked, Isl. skeid, pecten 
 testorius, per quem stamen transit, quique 
 fila discernit, must undoubtedly be viewed 
 as a cognate term; as well as in the gene- 
 ral senle of the S. term, skede, intervallura. 
 2. Used, in a general sense, for an inter- 
 stice of any kind, Mearns Thns shed- 
 teeth, and shed of the teeth, denote the in- 
 terstices between the teeth. 
 To SHED T. a. 1 . To divide ; to separate, to. 
 '^ Particularly used to denote the sepa- 
 ration of lambs from their da^s; a pas- 
 toral term. Loth. Roxb. V. Sched. 
 SHED of the hair. V. Sched, Schede, s. 
 ^HEDDER SALMON. A female salmon ; 
 " the male being denominated a kipper, 
 
 South of S. Annandale. 
 SHEDDIN', s. The act of separating 
 
 lambs from the parent ewes. Bogy. 
 SHEDE, s. A slice, S.B. Sir Gawan 
 To SHEED, T. a. To cut "'toslices, S B 
 SUEELINGjS. The same with ShilUmj. 
 
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 " Tlie Sheelinif is the thin substance con- 
 taining the meal, and which, by the last 
 operation of giinilin,!,', is separated into 
 two parts, viz. J/,,//, and J/w/.wrfs." 
 Proof iijfHxtint/ Mill of Inrcramsay. 
 SHEELIN-HILL, s. The eminence near a 
 mill, where the kernels of the grain were 
 separated, by the wind, from tlie liiisks, S. 
 " liy every corn-mill, a kno]l-top,on wliicli 
 tlie kernels were winnowed from the 
 husks, was designed the shcding-hUL" 
 A.jr. Surv. Pe^b. 
 SHEEN ,;/• the ee. The pupil of the eye, 
 S.B. In Fife called, " the sJiine o' the ce." 
 SHEEP-HEAD SWORD. The vulgar 
 designation for a basket-hilted sword, S. 
 Lintoun Green. 
 SHEEP-NET, s. An enclosure composed 
 of nets hung upon stakes, for the purpose 
 ^f confiniui; sheep. Suri: licnfrews. 
 SHEEP-ROT, £. Dutterwort, an herb, S.B. 
 This is named Sheep-root, Roxb. also 
 Cfoirns. It is said to receive the former 
 name, because, when turned up by the 
 plough, the sheep greedily feed on it. 
 SHEEP'S-CHEESE,s. The root of Dog- 
 grass, Triticum repens,Liun. ; Loth. Roxb. 
 SHEEP-SHANK, s. " 7o thh^k one's self 
 »iiei'heep-fhank,toheconceitc(i,"S. Burns. 
 SHEEP-SILLER, s. A certain allowance 
 to ploughmen, Berwicks. J,jr. Sure. Per- 
 rrichhire. 
 SHEEPS-SILLER, .<!. Common Mica, S 
 SHEEP'S-SOWRUCK. Triticum repens. 
 
 V. SOWROCIC. 
 
 SHEEP-TAID, s. A tick or sheep-louse, 
 
 ^ Clydes.; synon. Ked, Kid. 
 7o SHEER, r. K. To divide; to part. V. 
 
 S-HEAU, t. 
 
 SHEER-FEATHER,s. A thin piece of ii-on 
 attached to the plongh-s/ufre, for the pur- 
 pose of cutting out the furrow, Ciydes.S 
 SHEERMEN, s. pL The designation of ! 
 one of the corporations of Edinburgh. 
 MaitL Hist. Edin. — A.S. scear-an, to 
 shear. Old Fraunces gives " Scharman \ 
 or scherman, tonsor, tonsarius," Prompt. 
 Parv. This might have been used in the 
 same sense with our Sheermau, for in Ort. 
 Vocab. totisor is rendered " a clypper." 
 
 To SHEET, r. a. To shoot, Aberd.; Sheet 
 stytk, shot dead. V, Stith, Styth. 
 
 SHEEVE,«. A slice. V. Shave. 
 
 To SIIEVL, SiiYLE, r. a. To distort the 
 countenance, Ettr. For. Shei/ld, sheylt, 
 distorted; used iu a general sense, Dumfr. 
 This is the same with Sherel, v. 
 
 SIIEIMACH, s. A kind of bass made of 
 straw or sprot-ro^es plaited, on which 
 panniers are hung, Mearns. Gl. Sibb.— 
 Gael, suma.j, a pack-saddle, A.S. seam, 
 sarcina jnmentaria. 
 
 SHEIMACH, s. A thing of no value, S.B. 
 
 8IIELKY,s. The seal, a fish, Shetl. V. 
 Selcht. 
 
 SHELL. Scarcely out of the fhi'U yet; ap- 
 
 plied to young persons who affect some- 
 thing beyond their years, S. 
 To SHELL down, r. a. To expend, applied 
 to money; as, " the gold is shelled down." 
 Sheelimj out is used as equivalent; bor- 
 rowed from the act of taking grain out of 
 the husks. V. Ash-keys. 
 SHELLYCOAT, s. 1. A spirit, supposed 
 to reside in the waters, S. MinMr. Bord. 
 2. A bum-bailiff. Loth. Fer.fusson. 
 SHELL-SICKNESS. A disease of sheep, 
 
 Shetl. App. Ayr. Surv. Shetl. 
 SHELiM, s. The pieces of wood which form 
 the upper frame of a cart, into which tlie 
 starts or posts iu the sides are morticed, 
 Lanarks. 
 SHELM, s. A rascal. Mehll.—Yr. id. 
 SHELMENTS, s. pi. V. Shilmonts. 
 SHELTIE, s. A horse of the smallest size, 
 S. Martin.— Verh. corx. from Shetland, 
 Dan. llialtland. 
 SHEPHERD'S CLUB, or CLUBS. The 
 Broad-leaved Mullein, Lanarks. "Ver- 
 bascum thapsum, Broad-leaved Mullein, 
 Shepherd's Club, Scotis." A. Wilson. 
 SHEPIIROA, s. A piece of female dress. 
 
 Watson. 
 SHERARIM, s. A squabble, Mearns. 
 
 Of the same family with Shirrai/lie. 
 SHERIFF GLOVES. A perquisite which, 
 It appears, belongs to the sheriff of the 
 county of Edinburgh at each of two fairs. 
 Blue Blanket. 
 SHERRA-MOOR, s. A designation for 
 the rebellion in Scotland, a.d. 1 715, S. V. 
 Shirra-muir. 
 SHETH, Shethe, .^. 1, The stick with 
 which a mower whets his scythe, Annan- 
 dale. Iu Fife, a straik. 2. Applied to 
 auy object that is coa,rse and ugly; as, a 
 coarse, ill-looking man is in derision termed 
 "an ugly sheth," ib. Isl.s^7"(/,lamina lignea. 
 SHEUCH, s. A furrow; a trench, S. V. 
 
 Seuch. 
 To SHEUCH, SiiuGH, v. a. To lay plants 
 in the earth, before they are planted out, S. 
 To SHEUCH, {,/utt.) T. a. To distort, 
 Mearns. This is merely a provincial 
 variety of Shach, v. id. 
 To SHEVEL, T. a. To distort, S. Skerel^ 
 ling-yabbit, q. having a distorted mouth. 
 Ramsay. V. Suowl. 
 To SHEVEL, r. n. To walk in an unsteady 
 
 and oblique sort of way, S. 
 SHEWARD,ji^?-e«. Assured. Sadler's Pap. 
 SHEWE. The pret. of Shiate, Shaw, to 
 sow, Buch. Tarras. — A.S.sfo?p,seminavit. 
 To SHY, Siiy af, r. n. Applied to a horse, 
 when it does uot properly start, but 
 moves to a side from an object at which 
 it is alarmed, S.— Su.G. sky, Mem.ski-en, 
 vitarc, subterfugere; whence E. shi), adj. 
 SHIACKS, s. pi. Light black oats,' vane- 
 gated with gray stripes, having beards 
 like barley, 8,6. Stctt.Acc.—^n.Q.skaick^ 
 variegated. 
 
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 To SHIAUVE, r. a. To sow, Buchan. V. 
 the letter W. 
 
 To SHIEGLE, v. n. The same with Shoggle, 
 to shake, to be in a joggling state, Gall. 
 
 SHIEMACH, ailj. Malignant; reproach- 
 ful; as, " a shiemacli hearsay," an injurious 
 report, Ayrs. — Gael, sgeamh-aim, to re- 
 proach. 
 
 SHIFT, s. A rotation of crops, Stirlings. 
 Aj/r. Su7"c. Stiii. 
 
 SHILBANDS,s.^)?. Cart tops, Dumfr.;syn. 
 with Shilmonts. Laid-tree, id. Ettr. For. 
 
 2o SH YLE, V. a. To make wry faces. V. 
 
 SHEYL. 
 
 To SHYLE, V. n. To look obliquely, Gall. 
 '■'^hyling, not looking directly at an object, 
 but out at a side." Gall. EhcijcI. V. 
 Skellie. 
 
 SHILFA, Shilfaw, s. The chaffinch, S. 
 Mary ksteicart. The Shilfa has, perhaps, 
 had its name in S. from its striking the 
 notes called sol-fa in old music-books 
 when chanting its pretty song. 
 
 SHILFCORN, S.; Selkhorn, s. A thing 
 which breeds in the skin, resembling a 
 small maggot, S. Cohil. 
 
 SHILL, adj. Shrill, S. The S. and E. 
 words seem to claim different origins; 
 ^hill being most nearly allied to Su.G. 
 skall-a, vociferari, skaell-a, Isl. skell-a, 
 tinnire; and Shrill to Su.G. skraell-a, 
 fragoremedere (Seren.;) sonum streperum 
 edere, Ihre. 
 
 SHILLACKS, Shillocks, Sheelocks, s.pl. 
 The lighter part of oats; the light grain 
 that is blown aside in winnowing, Aberd. 
 ■Agr. Su7'v. Aberd. — Tent, schille, schelle, 
 cortex, schill-en, schell-en, decorticare. 
 
 SHILLlis^G, Schilling, Shillen, s. Grain 
 that has been freed from the husk, S. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 SHILLIN SEEDS, Shealing Seeds. The 
 outermost husk of corn that is ground, 
 after being separated from the grain, S. 
 
 SHILLY-SHALLY, adj. Weak; delicate, 
 Ettr. For.; evidently transferred from the 
 signification in E. to a dubious and fre- 
 quently varying state of health. 
 
 SHILMONTS, Shelments, .s. pi. 1. The 
 frame or rail laid on a common cart, for 
 carrying a load of hay, S. 2. The longi- 
 tudinal bars of the sides of a muck-bodied 
 or close cart, Loth. V. Bauchles. 
 
 SHILFED, rtrf/. Timid, GalL " Ashilped 
 wretch, a heart stripped of manliness." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SHILPETNESS, s. Faintness; tremor, ib. 
 
 SHILPIE, s. " A person trembling al- 
 ways." Gall. Eticycl. 
 
 SHILPIE, Shilpit, adj. 1. Insipid, ap- 
 plied to fermented liquors, S. Warcrlcy. 
 — Su.G. skaell, insipidus, aquosus. 2. Of 
 a sickly colour, often shilpit-llke, S. Sibb. 
 3. Applied to ears of corn not well filled, 
 S.B. — Tent, schelp, putamen. 
 
 SHILVINS, s. pi. Rails that fixed the 
 
 rungs which formed the body of a cart, 
 Ang. — Su.G. skelicing, paries intei'gerinus. 
 
 To SHIMMER, t. n. To shine. Ritson. V. 
 Skimmerin. 
 
 SHIMNER, s. One of the cross bars in a 
 kiln, for supporting the ribs on which the 
 grain is laid for being dried, Loth. Sim- 
 mers, q. V. 
 
 SHIN of a hill. The prominent or ridgy 
 part of the declivity, with a hollow on 
 each side; one of the many allusions, in 
 local designation, to the form of the 
 human body, S. Edin. 3Iag. 
 
 SH YND, SoiND, s. A court of law, Shetl. 
 
 SHYND OR SOIND BILL. A deed exe- 
 cuted in a court, ibid. 
 
 SHINGLE, s. Gravel. R. GUhaize. An 
 improper orthography for Chingle, q. v. 
 
 SHINICLE, s. V. Shannach. 
 
 SHINNERS, s. pi. The refuse of a smith's 
 stithy, Dumfr. Danders, synon. Corr. 
 from E. Cinders. 
 
 SHINNY, s. The game otherwise called 
 Shinty, Aberd. S.A. 
 
 SHINNY-CLUB, s. The bat used for 
 striking with in this game, Roxb. 
 
 SHINNOCK, s. The same with Shinty, q. v. 
 
 SHINTY, s. 1. A game in which bats, 
 somewhat resembling a golf-club, are 
 used, S. In Shinty there are two goals, 
 called hails; the object of each party 
 being to drive the ball beyond their op- 
 ponents' hail. Stat. Ace. 2. The club or 
 stick used in playing, S. — Ir. shon, a club. 
 3. The ball, or knot of wood, is called 
 Shintie, Selkirks. Shinnie, Sutherl. Thus 
 they speak of the club and shinnie. Clan 
 Albin. 
 
 SHIOLAG,s. Wild mustard, Caithn. Agr. 
 Siirp. Caithn. Y. Skelloch. 
 
 SHIPPER, .s. A shipmaster. Pitscottie. 
 
 SHIRE, Shyre, adj. I. Used in the sense 
 of strait, or S. scrimp ; as, shire measxtre, 
 that sort of measurement which allows 
 not a hair-breadth beyond what mere 
 justice demands, Teviotdale. 2. Thin, S.B. 
 " Thin cloth we call shire." Gl. Shirr. 
 Q. pellucid. V. Schire. 
 
 SHIREY, rtrf;. " Proud; conceited." 67. 
 Ricken, S.O. — Teut. schier-en, oruare ; 
 Su.G. skyr-a, lucidum reddere. 
 
 SHIRIE, Shyrie, af(/. Thin; watery; ap- 
 plied to liquids; as, shyriekail, Fife. The 
 same with Schire, q. v, 
 
 SHIRLES, s. pi. Turfs for fuel, Aberd. 
 V. Scherald. 
 
 To SHIRP away, v. n. To shrink; to 
 shrivel. 31' Ward's Contendiiu/s. 
 
 SUIRTET, part. adj. Thin, and tapering 
 towards a point; q. sharped,i. c.shairpened, 
 Ayrs. Annals of the Parish. 
 
 SHIRRAGH, adj. Having an acrid taste, 
 Renfr. — Su.G. skarp, sharp. 
 
 SHIRRAGLIE, s. A contention; a squab- 
 ble, Loth. — Su.G. skurigla, increpare, to 
 make a noise; to chide. 
 
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 SIIIRRA-MUIR, Sherra-moor, «. 1. A 
 designation used to denote the rebellion 
 against government in the year 1715, 
 from the name of the moor between Stir- 
 ling and Dunblane, where the decisive 
 battle was fought, S. Jhtni/s JlaUoween. 
 2. Transferred to a violent contest of any 
 kind, S. GalLEnc. 3. A severe drubbing 
 with the tongue; a Shirra-uiecr. Tarras. 
 
 SIURROCHY, iffutt.) adj. Sour; having a 
 haughty and penetrating look, Ayrs. Tliis 
 seems svnon. with iShirntijIi. V. Sharrow. 
 
 SHIRROT, s. A turf or dirot, Bauffs. V. 
 Scherald. 
 
 SillRROW, s. A species of field-mouse, 
 the fhreir, Roxb. V. Sicaow. 
 
 SHI RT, s. Wild mustard, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 SUIT, ,«. A contemptuous designation for 
 a child, S. Puhcart. — E. ch'tt; Ital. c'Mo, 
 puer, puella. 
 
 SUIT-FACED, rt(//. Having a very small 
 face, as a child, Clydes.; q. chit-faced ? 
 
 To SHITHER, r. «. To shiver, Fife; 
 merely a provincial variety of ChitUr, 
 q. V. or a corr. of E. shudder. 
 
 SHITTEN, SiiiTTEN-LiKE, adj. Terms ex- 
 pressive of the greatest contempt, and 
 applied to what is either very insignifi- 
 cant in appearance, or mean and des- 
 picable, S. — This exactly corresponds 
 with Dan. skidoi, dirty, foul, sluttish. 
 Chaucer uses shltten in the sense of filthj'. 
 
 SHITTLE,s. " Any thing good for nothing." 
 GaU. Enc. Formed, perhaps, as expres- 
 sive of the greatest contempt, from Teut. 
 schitte, stercus. 
 
 SHOAD, 0.\-SHOAD, s. A portion of land; 
 the same with Sited, Fife. — A.S. scead-an, 
 separare; in pret. sceod. 
 
 To SHOCHLE, (,;««.) r. a. and «. The 
 same with Shackle. This term is often 
 conjoined with another nearly synon. 
 when applied to an object that is very 
 much distorted; as, " She's baith skochled 
 and fhe>ild," Dumfr. 
 
 SlIOCHLES, s. pi. Legs; used contemptu- 
 ously, Aberd.; perh. originally applied to 
 limbs that were distorted. V. Shachle, 
 
 SHOCHLIN',;;art. adj. Waddling; wrig- 
 gling, Ab. JJ. Anderson's P. V. Shach. 
 
 SHOCHLING, part. pr. Used metaph. 
 apparently in the sense of mean, paltry. 
 llamsai/. V. Shachle. 
 
 SHODDI'E, s. 1 . A little shoe, such as that 
 worn by a child, Dumfr. S.B. This 
 diminutive retains the most ancient form 
 of the Goth. word. — JIoes.G. skaud, cal- 
 ceus. 2. The iron point of a pike-staff, or 
 the pivot of a top, Fife. 
 
 S H O D E-S H L, s. A wooden shovel, 
 shod with iron, S.B. Watson's Coll. 
 
 To SHOE THE MOSS. To replace the upper- 
 most and grassy turfs, after peats have 
 been cast. South of S. Essays Ilighl. Soc. 
 
 SHOEING THE AULD MARE. A dan- 
 gerous sport among children, Gall. " A 
 
 beam of wood is slung between two rcpes; 
 a person gets on this, and contrives to 
 steady himself until he goes through a 
 number of antics; if he can do this, he 
 .''hoes! the auld mare ; if he cannot do it, ho 
 generally tumbles to the ground, and gets 
 hurt with the fall." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SHOELIN, part. adj. Distorted, Renfr. 
 A. Wilson. 
 
 SHOES, .<!. ]d. The fragments of the stalks 
 of flax, separated by the mill, or by 
 hand dressing. Shows is perhaps a prefer- 
 able orthography. Arthur Young writes 
 shores; whence it would seem that the 
 term is used in E. as a provincial term, 
 for I do not fiud it in any dictionary. 
 
 ToSHOG, r. a. To jog; to shake. V. Schog, 
 
 To SHOG, c. n. To shake from corpulence. 
 
 SHOG-BOG, s. A deep mossy puddle, 
 often that through which a spring takes 
 its course, covered with a coating of closely 
 matted grass, sufficiently strong to carry 
 a light person, who, by giving a ^7(0(/, pro- 
 duces a continued undulating motion, Fife. 
 
 SHOGGIE-SHOU,s. A game. V. Suuggie- 
 shue. 
 
 SHOGGLE, Shuggle, .■;. 1. A large piece 
 of ice floating down a river, after the ice 
 is broken up. 2. A clot of blood, Roxb. 
 — Isl. skoegidl, prominentia. Or shall we 
 view our term as originally the same with 
 A.S. (jicel, is-yicel, whence E. icicle ? V. 
 
 IsECHOKILL. 
 
 To SHOGLE, r. a. To jog. V. Schoggle. 
 
 SHOGLE, s. A jog, S.B. 
 
 SHOLRHT, adj. Having a white face; 
 
 applied to an ox or cow, Shetl. 
 SHOLT, s. A small horse, Orkn.; also 
 
 Shalt ; the same with Shcltie, q. v. 
 SHONY, s. The name formerly given to a 
 
 marine deity worshipped in the Western 
 
 Isles. Martin''s West. Isl. 
 To SHOO, V. a. To produce a swinging 
 
 motion, Ayrs. 21ie Entail. V. Shue. 
 SHOOD, .«. The distant noise of animals 
 
 passing, Shetl. — Teut. schudd-eii, quatere ; 
 
 vibrare, tremere; Su.G. skutt-a, excutere, 
 
 cursitare; Isl. skiot-r, celer. 
 SHOOGLE, s. A jog; a shog, Ayrs. Tki 
 
 Entail. V. Schoggle. 
 SHOO I, s. A name given to the Arctic 
 
 Gull, Shetl. " Larus Parasiticus, (Linn. 
 
 Syst.) Scoutiallin, Shooi, Arctic Gull." 
 
 Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 SHOOL, s. A shovel, S. Picken. 
 To SHOOL, V. a. To shovel, S. This v. is 
 
 used with different prepositions; as, aff, 
 
 frae, on, out. 1. To Suool aff, to shovel 
 
 off, S. Marriage. 2. To SHooL/mc, to 
 
 remove from, by the act of shovelling, S. 
 
 ibid. 3. To Shool on, metaph. to cover, 
 
 as in a grave, S. Walker's Ilemark. 
 
 Passages. 4. To Shool out, to throw out 
 
 with violence, S. Antiquart/. 
 SHOONE, s. pi. Shoes, S. slliine, (Gr. :--) 
 
 Spalding. V. Sciioxk. 
 
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 SnOOF, pret. of the v. to Shape, S.B. Ross's 
 Hel. — A.S.sccojD. iS'ceojiinihtenaman; Fecit 
 noctinomen, Caedm. V. Schape. 
 
 To SHOOT, V. a. To make a selection in 
 purchasing cattle or sheep, S.A. and 0. 
 Gall. Enc. V. Shott, s. 
 
 To SHOOT, r. a. To push, push out, S.; 
 as, " I'll shoot him o'er the brae." " Shoot 
 out your tongue." Pron.q.s/t«f(?,likeFr.M. 
 
 OuTSHOT, s. A projecting building, S. The 
 origin is found in Svv. skiut-a ut, pro- 
 jicere. V. Outshot. 
 
 To SHOOT, V. n. To push off from the 
 shore in a boat, or to continue the course 
 in casting a net, S.B. Law Case. 
 
 * To SHOOT, Shute, v. n. To run into 
 seed, S. The v. as used in E. simply sig- 
 niiies to germinate. Aijr. Surv. Mid-Loth. 
 
 To SHOOT by, v. a. To delay. V. Schute. 
 
 To SHOOT aman(j the Don-s. To exaggerate 
 in narration; to fib. V. Dow, s. a dove. 
 
 To SHOP, V. n. To rap. E. Bruce. 
 V. Chap. 
 
 SHORE, s. The prop used in constructing 
 flakes for enclosing cattle, S.A. Battle 
 of Flodden. — Tent, schoore, fulcimen, Isl. 
 skur, suggrundia. 
 
 To SHORE, V. a. To count; to reckon, S. 
 — Su.G. skor-a, to mark. 
 
 SHORE, s. Debt. Godly Saiigs. 
 
 To SHORE, V. a. 1. To threaten. 2. To 
 offer, S.O. Burns. 3. This verb is some- 
 times used in a neuter and impersonal 
 form, as denoting the appearance of rain 
 being about to fall; as, It's shorin, Dumfr. 
 4. To shore a dog to or till, to hound a dog 
 on cattle or sheep, Dumfr. 5. To shore off 
 or aff, to recall a dog from pursuing 
 cattle or sheep, ibid. To stench, synon. 
 V. SCHOR, v. 
 
 SHORT, adj. Laconic and tart, S. R. Bruce. 
 
 To KEEP Short by the head. To restrict 
 as to expenditure; to give narrow allow- 
 ance as to money, S. ; a metaphor borrowed 
 from the short rein or halter given to an 
 unruly animal. I'ales of My Landlord. 
 
 SHORTBREAD, s. A thick cake, baked 
 of fine flour and butter, to which carra- 
 ways and orange-peel are frequently 
 added, S. It seems to have received its 
 name from its being very friable. Marriage. 
 
 SHORTCOMING, s. Defect; deficiency; 
 used in a moral sense, as, shortcoming in 
 duty, S. M' Ward's Contendings. This 
 term is evidently formed from the beauti- 
 ful and truly philosophical description 
 given of sin by the apostle Paul, Rom, 
 iii. 23, " All have sinned, and come short 
 of the glory of God." — In Isl. skort-r 
 signifies defectus. 
 
 SHORT-GOWN, s. 1. A gown without 
 skirts, reaching only to the middle, worn 
 by female cottagers and servants, com- 
 monly through the day; sometimes with 
 long, and sometimes with short sleeves, S. 
 .Synon, Curtoiish, 2. Synon. with E. hed- 
 
 gown, as worn by females of a higher 
 rank, S. Inventories. 
 
 SHORTLIE,afZr. Tartly. Bruce's Sermons. 
 
 SHORTS, s. 2^i- 1- The refuse of flax 
 separated by the fine hackle, Aberd. The 
 coarse hackle removes the hards. 2. The 
 refuse of hay, straw, &c. Teviotdale. — Isl. 
 skort-r, defectus, Isl. and Su.G. skort-a, 
 de-esse, deficere; A.S. sceort, brevis. The 
 adj. as occurring in Su.G. and Teut. in the 
 form of kort, has the appearance of 
 greater antiquity; especially as obviously 
 the same with Lat. curt-us. 
 
 SHORTS YN, Short syne, adv. Lately; 
 not long ago, S.B.; opposed to Lang syne. 
 Boss's Helenore. 
 
 SHORT-TEMPERED, adj. Hasty; ir- 
 ritable, S. 
 
 SHOT, Shott, s. Musketry. Pitscottie. 
 
 SHOT, s. The sternmost part of a boat, 
 Shetl. Apparently a secondary use of 
 Isl. skott, Cauda, q. " the tail of the boat." 
 
 SHOT, s. A half-grown swine, Loth. V. Shott. 
 
 SHOT on seems a provinciality belonging 
 
 to the So. of S. equivalent to E. Shot of. 
 
 O gin I were fairly shot on her, &c. 
 
 Remains of Nitlisdale Song. 
 Shot, or Scotfree. 
 
 SHOT, s. To be<ftn new Shot, new bod, to 
 begin any business de novo, S.B. 
 
 SHOT. 3'o come Shot, to succeed, S. Shirr. 
 — Teut. schot, proventus. 
 
 SHOT, s. Shot of ground, plot of land, 
 Loth. — Su.G. s^06'i, angulus. In Y'\fe,shod. 
 
 SHOT, s. The wooden spout by which 
 water is carried to a mill, S. 
 
 SHOT, s. A kind of window. V. Schott. 
 
 SHOT, s. 1. The spot where fishermen are 
 wont to let out their nets, S.B. Law Case. 
 2. The sweep of a net, S.B ibid. — Teut. 
 schote, jaculatio. 3. The draught of fishes 
 made by a net, S. 
 
 SHOT, s. V. Elfshot. 
 
 SHOT- ABOUT, s. An alternate operation; 
 as, " Let's tak shot-about," Aberd. 
 
 SHOT, s. 1. A stroke or move in play, S. 
 Graeme. 2. Aim; object in view. Baillie. 
 
 SHOT-ABOUT, adj. Striped of various 
 colours, S.A. from shooting shniiles. alter- 
 nately, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 SHOT-BLED, s. The blade from which 
 the ear issues, S. shot-blade. Z. Boyd. 
 
 SHOT-HEUCH, {gutt.) s. An acclivity, 
 especially on the brink of a river, of 
 which the sward or surface has fallen 
 down, in consequence of being undermined 
 by the stream, or loosened by the water 
 from above, S. In this sense the heuch is 
 said to shoot. Synon. Scar, Scaur. — Su.G. 
 skiut-a, notat id, quod cum impetu pro- 
 rumpit, Ihre. 
 
 SHOTS, if. pi. The buckets of a mill-wheel, 
 into which the water falls, S.B. 
 
 SHOT-STAR, s. That meteoric substance 
 often seen ioshoot through the atmosphere, 
 or appearing in a gelatinous form on the 
 
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 ground, S. Shot-stern, Ettr. For. — Sw. 
 stiiTii-akott, id. 
 
 SllOTT, s. 1. An ill-grown ewe, S.O. i<tat. 
 Ace. 2. The sheep or lambs which are 
 rejected by a purchaser, when he buys 
 with the right of selection, Perths. — Teut. 
 sehut, ejectaraentum, id quod ejicitur, 
 Kilian. 3. The male aud female sow are 
 generally called shots, when about three 
 months old, Teviotd. 
 
 SIIOTTLE, adj. Short and thick, S.B. 
 
 SHOTTLE, s. A drawer. V. Shuttle. 
 
 SHOT-WINDOW, s. A projecting win- 
 dow, S. The Pirate. V. ScKor, Sciiote, s. 
 
 SHOU.VLD, adj. Shallov/, Orku.; a variety 
 of S. Scii.vLD, q. V. 
 
 SHOVEL-GROAT, Shool-the-board, jj. A 
 game of draughts, S. V. Slide-thrift. 
 
 SHOUGHIE, adj. A term applied to a 
 short bandy-legged person, Perths. Kin- 
 ross. V. Shach, r. 
 
 ♦SHOULDER. To rub shoulders, or 
 ithouthers, xcith one, to come so near as to 
 touch another in passing, S. A thief is 
 said to ruli shoulders tcith the <jallows, 
 when he narrowly escapes being hanged, 
 S. A bachelor is often advised to nib 
 ili(ndders with a bridegroom, that it may 
 produce an inclination for matrimony. In 
 the same manner, an unmarried female 
 jocularly says to a bride, " I must rub 
 shoulders icith you, it may help me to a 
 husband," S. 
 
 SHOULDER of a hill. The slope of a hill, 
 on the right or left hand, as the ru/ht, or 
 left shoulder, S. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 
 SHOULFALL, s. The chaffinch, S. Slbb. 
 V. Shilfa. 
 
 SHOUPILTIN,s. A Triton, Shetl. Pirate. 
 — Shou, seems corr. from Sn.G. Isl. sio, 
 mare. Piltiii, may be from Norv. pilt, 
 Isl. pilt-r, puer, or piltun'j-r, puellus; q. 
 a sea boy, or a little man of the sea. 
 
 To SHOUT, V. n. To be in the act of par- 
 turition ; pron. like E. shoot, Lanark- 
 shire, Roxb. 
 
 SHOUTHER, s. Shoulder. To show the 
 cauld Shouther, to appear cold aud re- 
 served. V. Cauld Shouther. 
 
 SHOUTING, s. Labour in childbirth, Upp. 
 Lanarks. Roxb. Dumfr. Hogg. 
 
 To SHO WD, p. n. To waddle. V. Schowd. 
 
 To SHOWD, r. n. and a. To swing, (on a 
 rope,) S.B. — Ir. and Gael, siud-am, to 
 swing. 
 
 SHOWD, s. I. A swing, or the act of 
 swinging, S.B. 2. A swinging-rope, ibid. 
 — Ir. and Gael, siudadh, id. 
 
 SHOWD, s. A rocking motion; applied 
 sometimes to the motion of a ship tossed 
 by the waves, S.B. 
 
 SHOWDING-TOW, s. A swinging rope, 
 Moray. 
 
 SHOWERICKIE, .<!. A gentle shower, 
 Kinross. A double dimiu. from the E. 
 word. 
 
 SHOWERS,.-;./-/. 1. Throes. S. Putherf- 
 '2. The pangs of child-birth. Poll, on Thes. 
 
 To SHOWL, r. a. To showl one's mouth, 
 to distort the face, S.B. Sherel, 8.0. — 
 Su.G. skaclij. Germ, scheel, obliquus. V. 
 Shevl. 
 
 SHOWL IE, adj. Deformed by being 
 slender and crooked, Clydes. 
 
 SHOWS, s. pi. The refuse of hay, S.B. V. 
 Shoes. 
 
 SHRIEGH, s. " Shriek," Roxb. 01. Antiq. 
 
 SHRIG, s. Unexpl. U. Blyd's L'ontra-ct. 
 
 To SHUCK, V. a. To throw out of the 
 hand, Orkn. The same with Chuck, S. 
 
 SnUCKEN, s. Mill dues. V. Sucken. 
 
 SlIUD, .V. The coagulation of any liquid 
 body, Ettr. For. 
 
 SHUD, Shude, s. Shud oj' ice, a large 
 body of ice, Ettr. For. Shudes of ice, 
 broken pieces of ice, especially in a float- 
 ing state, Lanarks. Synon. Buird, ibid. 
 
 To SHUE, V. a. To scare fowls, S. — Germ, 
 scheuch-en, id. "»S7t«, a term to frighten 
 away poultry," Lancashire, T. Bobbins. 
 — Fr. chon, " a voice wherewith we drive 
 away pulleine," Cotgr. 
 
 SHUE, s. The amusement in E. called 
 Tettertotter, S. 
 
 To SHUE, V. n. To play at see-saw, S. 
 
 SHUE-GLED-WYLIE. A game in which 
 the strongest acts as the ijled or kite, and 
 the next in strength as the mother of a 
 brood of birds; those under her protection 
 keep all in a string behind her, each 
 holding by the tail of another. The <jlcd 
 still tries to catch the last of them; while 
 the mother cries tS7iM(;,sA;/c, spreading out 
 her arms to ward him off. If he catch 
 all the birds, he gains the game, Fife. In 
 Teviotd. Shoo-i/led's-wi/lie. V. Shue, v. 
 
 SHUGBOG, s. A bog that shakes under 
 one's feet, Loth.; from S. Shog, to jog or 
 shake. V. Schog. 
 
 To SHUGGIE, V. n. To move from side to 
 side; generally applied to what is in a 
 pendent state, Ettr. For. V, Schog, v. 
 
 SHUGGIE-SHUE, s. A swing, S. from 
 shog and shue. V. Showd. 
 
 To SHUGGLE, r. n. To shuffle in walking, 
 Lanarks. V. Schoggle, Schog, t. 
 
 SHUGGLE, s. A shog. V. Schoggle, .s. 
 
 SHUGHT, part. pa. "Sunk; covered." 
 Gl. Poems in the Buchan Dialect. 
 
 SHUIL, s. A shovel. V. Schuil. 
 
 SHULL, s. A shoal, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 SHULLIE, s. A small shoal, from Shttll, ib. 
 
 To SHULOCK, v. a. To sweep the stakes 
 in a game, Roxb. probably from S. Shool, 
 Schule, to shovel. 
 
 SHU LOCKER, s. One who sweeps the 
 stakes, ibid. 
 
 SHUNDBILL, s. "The decreet past by 
 the Foud." MS. Explic. of Norish words. 
 V. Shynd or SoiND Bill. 
 
 SHUNERS, Shunners, s. pi. Cinders, Gall. 
 Aberd. 
 
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 SHURE, pret. Did shear; applied to the 
 cutting down of grain, &c. S. Herd. 
 
 SHURF, s. A term expressive of great 
 contempt for a puny insignificant person, 
 a dwarf, Roxb. Synon. Baggit. Hogg. 
 
 SHURLIN,s. A sheep newly shorn, Teviotd. 
 
 SHURLIN-SKIN, s. The skin of a sheep 
 taken off after the wool has been shorn, 
 
 ibid. V. SCHURLING. 
 
 To SHUTE A-DEAD. To die, S.B. 
 
 SHUTTLE, Shottle, s. 1. A small drawer, 
 S. Hamilton. 2. A till in a shop, S. 3. 
 A box in a chest, S. — Isl. skutill, mensa 
 parra. 4. A hollow in the stock of a 
 spinning-wheel, in which the first filled 
 pirn or bobbin is kept, till the other be 
 ready for being reeled with it, S. 
 
 SHUTTLE o' Ice. " The Scotch Glacier." 
 Gall. Etwyd. Formed most probably 
 from the v. to Schute, to dart forth. — 
 Su.G. skiut-a. 
 
 SIB, SiBB, adj. 1. Related by blood, S. 
 ^kene. — A.S.S(6, consanguineus. 2. Bound 
 by the ties of affection, Roxb. 3. Pos- 
 sessing similar qualities; like; used me- 
 taph. S. Epistle from a Taylor to Burns. 
 
 4. Similar in state or circumstances. Kelly. 
 
 5. Having a right or title to; used in a 
 legal sense, ibid. 6. O'er sib, too inti- 
 mate; applied to unlawful connexion 
 between two individuals of different 
 sexes, S. 7. " To Mak Sib, to make free." 
 Gl. Shirr. 
 
 SIBBENS, s. V. SivvENS. 
 SIBMAN, s. A relation. Barbour. 
 SIBNES, s. 1. Propinquity of blood, S. 
 
 Meg. Maj. 2. Relation, metaph. used, S. 
 
 Guthrie. 
 SIC, Sick, Sik, adj. Such, S. Douglas. V. 
 
 SwiLK. 
 
 SIC AND SICKLIKE. A phrase very com- 
 monly used to express strict resemblance; 
 but, if I mistake not, always in a bad 
 sense, S. 
 
 SICCAN, adj. Such kind of, S. Waverley. 
 
 SYCHT, s. 1. Sight, S. 2. Regard; re- 
 spect. Bellenden. 3. A great quantity 
 of objects seen at once; as, " What a sicht 
 of cows, — of sheep," &c. S. 
 
 To SICHT, Sight, r. a. To inspect, S. Bail. 
 
 SICHT of the ee. The pupil, S. 
 
 SICHTER, igutt.) s. A great quantity of 
 small objects seen at once; as, a sichter 
 of birds, — of motes, &c. Upp. Lanarks. 
 From Sycht, s. 3. 
 
 SICHT Y, adj. Striking to the sight. Bellend. 
 
 SYCHTIS, s. pi. Invent. V. Foirsycht. 
 
 SICK, s. Sickness, S.B. — Su.G. siuk-a. 
 Germ, seuche, id. 
 
 SICKER, SiKKER, SiKICIR, SiKKAR, SeKER, 
 
 adj. 1. Secure, S. Abp. Hamiltoun. 2. 
 Free from care. Douglas. 3. Denoting 
 assurance of mind. Abp. Hamiltoun. 4. 
 Denoting the effect. Wallace. 5. Cautious 
 iu mercantile transactions, S. Pop. Ball. 
 
 6. Possessing a solid judgment, S.B. Ross. 
 
 7. Denoting preciseness in speech, S. — 
 Su.G. seker, siker, Isl. seigr, Germ, sicher, 
 Belg. zeker, C.B. sicer, id. Lat. securus. 
 
 * To SICKER, V. a. To make certain; to 
 secure. Mich. Bruce's Lectures. — O.E, 
 Sikeryn, or make sure. Assecuro, securo, 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SICKERLY, adv. 1. Surely, S. A.Bor. 
 Lett. Ja. II. Chart. Aberd. 2. Firmly, 
 S. Abp. Hamiltoun. 3. Smartly, regard- 
 ing a stroke, S. Baillie. 
 
 SICKERNESS, s. Security, S.B. Burr. 
 Lawes. 
 
 SICKIN, SiKKiN, adj. Such kind of. Mait- 
 land P. 
 
 SICK-LAITH, adj. Extremely unwilling 
 to do any thing; as, " I'll be sick-laith to 
 do't," Roxb. In the West of S. Sick- 
 sorry, is used in the same sense; q. loth or 
 sorry even to sickness. 
 
 SICKLIKE, adj. Of the same kind, S. 
 
 SICKLIKE, adv. In the same manner. 
 Baillie. 
 
 SICKNESS, s. A term appropriated to a 
 disease in sheep, the most fatal to which 
 they are liable, otherwise called Braxy, 
 S. Essays High I. Soc. 
 
 SICKRIFE, adj. Slightly sick, S. 
 
 SI C K-S A I R'D, juar^. adj. Satiated to 
 loathing, q. served so as to be sick of any 
 thing, Aberd. Aug. W. Beattie. 
 
 SICK-TIR'D, adj. Fatigued to nausea. 
 This is more generally expressive of 
 mental thau of bodily feeling, S. 
 
 SICWYSE, adv. On such wise. Douglas. 
 
 SIDE, Syde, adj. 1. Hanging low, S. 
 Douglas. — Su.G. sid, Isl. sidr, demissus. 
 2. Late, S.B. — Moes.G. seitho, sero ; A.S. 
 sidesta, serissime. 3. Side upon, dealing 
 hardly or severely with, Aberd. 
 
 * SIDE-DISH, s. A cant term for a person 
 who is invited to an entertainment, that 
 he may play off his humour at the ex- 
 pense of one or more of the company, S. 
 Peter's Letters. 
 
 SIDE-FOR-SIDE, adv. Alongside, in the 
 same line. To gae side for side, {Sidic- 
 for-sidie, Dumfr.) to walk with another 
 pari passu ; syn. Cheek for- chow. V. Chol. 
 
 SIDE-ILL, s. Pop. Ball. V. Sethill. 
 
 To SIDE-L ANGEL, v. a. To tie the fore 
 and hind foot of a horse together on one 
 side, Ettr. For. V. Langel, r. 
 
 SIDELING, adj. 1 . Having a declivity, S. 
 2. Oblique, as to discourse, S. Boss. 
 
 SYDESMAN, s. One who takes part with 
 another, an abettor. Memorie of the 
 Somervills. 
 
 SIDE STAR. When one takes a step to- 
 wards an object that is farther down than 
 he imagined, and iu consequence has his 
 limbs wrenched, it is in Clydes. called a 
 side stap. From S. Side, hanging low. 
 
 SID Y-FOR-SID Y, adv. On a footing with ; 
 in a line of equality ; Side for side, Ayrs. 
 Annals of the Parish. 
 
SYD 
 
 687 
 
 SIL 
 
 SVDIS, pi. Cuts of flesh. Doiujlas. 
 
 To SIDLE, r. n. To move in an oblique 
 
 sort of way, like one who feels sheepish 
 
 or abasheil, S. Sir A. ^Vy^ie. 
 SYD LING IS, SiDELiNS, adr. 1. Side by 
 
 side. LytuUay, 2. Obliquely ; not di- 
 rectly, S. 
 SIDS, Suds, s. pi. The same with ShUlin- 
 
 seids, Soiren-sids, Aberd. 
 SIDS, s. pi. The rind or integument of 
 
 the kernels of grain, detaclied from the 
 
 kernel, Nairn, Moray. Aiji: ^'«r^. Nairn 
 
 and Moray. Sids seems a corr. oi Seeds. 
 SYE, s. The sea. Douglas. 
 SYE, .S-. A Coal-fish. Stat. Ace. V. Seatii. 
 SIERGE, s. A taper. V. Serge. 
 SYES, s. pi. The herb called in E. chives, 
 
 or cires, S. Allium Schoeuoprasum, Linn. 
 
 — Fr. sive, cire. 
 * SIEVE, s. To milk one's cow in a sieve, 
 
 to lose one's labour, a proverbial phrase, 
 
 S. Picken. 
 SIEVE AXD SHEERS. A mode of divina- 
 tion. V. Riddle. 
 SYFF, s. A sieve. In S. it is generally 
 
 pron. q. sic. JSIaefarl. MS. — O.E. sife, 
 
 A.S. syfe, Alem. sef, Belg. sif, id. 
 SIGH, {ijiM.) s. A seer; one who pretends 
 
 to predict future events, Roxb. — Gael. Ir. 
 
 sighe, a fairy or hobgoblin. 
 To SIGHT, r. a. V. Sicht. 
 SIGHT,.'. A station whence fishers observe 
 
 the motion of salmon in a river, S. Law 
 
 Case. 
 To SIGHT, r. a. To spy fish in the water 
 
 from the banks, in order to direct the 
 
 casting of the net, S.B. ibid. 
 SIGHTMAN, s. A fisherman who watches 
 
 the approach of salmon, S. Stat. Ace. 
 SIGNIFERE, s. The Zodiac, Lat. K. 
 
 Quair. 
 SIGONALE, s. L. as in MS. suponale, 
 
 perhaps a plate or basket. Houlate. — 
 
 Lat. suppon-ere. 
 To SYILL, r. a. To ceil. V. Sile, v. 
 SYIS, Syiss, Syss, Seis, s. pi. Times ; 
 
 fele syis, oft syss. Barbour. V. Syitii. 
 SYISS, Syse, (!. Sice, at dice. Bannat. P. 
 
 — Fr. six. 
 SYISSTRIE, s. Apparently the measure 
 
 used for the boll, tree, S. signifying a bar- 
 rel. Acts Cha. I. 
 SYITH, Syth, s. Times. Douglas.— A.S. 
 
 sithe, Moes.G. sintha, vices. 
 SYKARIS. R. synkaris, i. e. his who sinks 
 
 or cuts. Acts .fa. V. 
 SIKE, Syik, Syk, s. 1 . a rill, S. Douij. 
 
 — A.S. sic, sulcus aquarius; Isl. sijk, rivu- 
 
 lus. 2. A marshy bottom, with a small 
 
 stream in it, S.B. Wyntown. 
 To SIKE, r. a. To cause to sigh. K. Quair. 
 SIKIE, ailj. Full of rills, commonly dry 
 
 in summer, Clydes. 
 SIKING, s. Sighing. Sir Gawan. — A.S. 
 
 sir-nn, id. ; Su.G. sikt, a sigh. 
 SIKKIN, a<(/. V. Sic. 
 
 SYKKIS, 8. ;*;. Perh, sacks. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SIL, Sill, s. A billet. Douglas.— A.H. 
 syl, a post. 
 
 SILDER, .f. Silver, Ang. A. Nicol. 
 
 To SILE, Svle, Syll, v. a. 1 . To blindfold. 
 More. 2. To hide ; to conceal. Godly 
 Sangs. — O.Fr. cill-er, sil-ir, sUI-er, fermer 
 les yeux ; Lat. cil-ium. 3. To ceil; to 
 cover with a ceiling. " To syill the kirk." 
 Syillid, ceiled. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 SILE, Syle, 
 Couple, syn. 
 
 To SYLE, r. a. 
 2. To betray. 
 
 A rafter, Avrs. Roxb. 
 
 1. To circumvent. Dunbar. 
 
 Maitl. P. — A.S. syl -an, id. 
 
 To SILE, Syle, t. a. To strain, Loth. — 
 
 Su.G. sil-a, colare ; sil, a strainer. 
 SILE-BLADE, s. The side of a sile, S.O. 
 
 — A.S. syl, syle, syll, basis, fulcimeutum, 
 
 postis, columna, E. sill. 
 SYLERIN, s. The ceiling. Gordon's Hist. 
 
 Earls of Sutherl. 
 SYLING,s. Ceiling. Z.Boyd. 
 SILIT, />ari. /5(«. Perhaps given. Gawan 
 
 and Gol. — A.S. sy/lan, dare. 
 To SYLL, T. a. To cover. V. Sile. 
 SYLL, s. A seat of dignity. Gawan and 
 
 Gol. — A.S. sylla, a seat, a chair. 
 * SILL, s. A beam lying on the ground- 
 floor, Dumfr. Such beams are also called 
 
 Sleepers, S. Sill, as used in this sense, 
 
 is retained in E. groundsel. 
 To SYLLAB, r. a. To divide into syllables, 
 
 S. — C.B. silleb-u. 
 SILLABE,s. A syllable, S. A.S. B.Brtice. 
 SILLAR SAWNIES. " Periwinkles, com- 
 mon shells on shores." Gall. Encycl. 
 SILLAR SHAKLE. The name of a plant, 
 
 Gall. Axdd Sang. Viewed as the Briza 
 
 media, or Silvery cow-quakes. 
 SILLER, s. A canopy. Sir Gawan. — 
 
 O.Fr. cicle, a canopy. 
 SILLER, s. 1. Silver, S. Ramsay. 2. 
 
 Money, in general, S. Mary Stewart. 
 SILLER, adj. Belonging to silver, or to 
 
 money, S. Statist. Ace. 
 SILLERIE, adj. Rich in money, Lanarks. 
 SILLERIENESS, s. Richness in regard 
 
 to money, ib. 
 SILLERLESS, Silverless, adj. Destitute 
 
 of money, S. Heart of Mid-Lothian. 
 SILLER-MARRIAGE, s. The same with 
 
 Penny-Bridal OT Penny- Wedding, Aberd. 
 SILLY, adj. 1. Lean; meagre, S. 2. Weak, 
 
 from disease, S. 3Ioiitgomerie. 3. Con- 
 stitutionally or accidentally weak in body, 
 
 S. 4. Frail, as being mortal. Z. Boyd. 
 
 5. In a state which excites compassion, S. 
 
 Rutherford. G. Fatuous, S. Wodrow. 
 
 7. Timid ; pusillanimous. Spalding. 8. 
 
 Good ; worthy ; a sense peculiar to Lid- 
 
 desdale. V. Sely. 
 SILLIK, SiLAK, Sellok, s. The fry of the 
 
 Coal-fish, Orkn. Statist. Ace. 
 SILLIK, rtrfy. Such; similar. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 From sua and like. 
 SILLY MAN. An expre.ssion of kinduess 
 
SIL 
 
 588 
 
 SIN 
 
 and compassion, like E. poor fellow, 'Roxh. 
 Sairy Man, synon. V. Sary. 
 
 SILLIST, adj. Released from labour for 
 a time, Perths. — Moes.G. sill-an, tran- 
 qaillus esse. 
 
 SILLY WYCHTIS. A designation given 
 to the fairies. V. Seily, under Se:le. 
 
 SILLY-WISE, adj. Debilitated in some 
 degree, whether corporeally or mentally, 
 S. Inheritance. 
 
 SILLUB, s. A potion; a decoction of herbs. 
 Foems \Gth Cent. This seems originally 
 the same with E. sillabub. 
 
 SYLOUR, s. Canopy. Gawan and Gol. 
 V. Siller. 
 
 SILVER-MAILL, s. Rent paid in money. 
 V. Maill. 
 
 To SILVERIZE, V. a. To cover with 
 siher-leaf, S. 
 
 SYMER, Simmer, s. Summer, S. Tan- 
 nahill. Bellenden. 
 
 SIMILABLE, adj. Like; similar. Act. 
 Doni. Cone. 
 
 SYillON-BRODIE, s. ExpL « a toy for 
 children; a cross stick." Gall. Enci/cl. 
 
 SIMMER, Symmer, s. 1. The principal 
 beam in the roof of a building, S. Sum- 
 mer, E. 2. One of the supports laid across 
 a kiln, Loth. Lamonfs Diary. Trabs 
 suwniaria. Skinner. V. Shimner. 
 
 To SIMMER AND WINTER. 1. To harp 
 on the same string; or, to be very minute 
 and prolix in narration, as referring to 
 language, S. Rothelan. 2. To spend 
 much time in forming a plan; to ponder; 
 to ruminate, S. Walker''s Peden. 3. Per- 
 manently to adhere to. Rutherford. 
 
 SIMMER-LIFT, s. The summer sky, Ayrs. 
 I'icken. 
 
 To SIMMERSCALEj-p. n. Applied to beer 
 when it casts up simmerscales, S. 
 
 SIMMERSC ALES, s. pi. The scales which 
 rise on the top of beer,&c. in summer, when 
 it begins to grow sour, S. 
 
 SIMMER TREIS,s.^;. May-poles. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 SIMMONS, Symmons, s. pZ. Ropes made 
 of heath and of empetrum nigrum, Orkn. 
 Agr. Surr. Caithn. — Isl. siwe, funiculus. 
 
 SYMPILL, SempilLjSemple, a(//. 1. Low- 
 born, S. Wallace. 2. Low in present 
 circumstances. Wi/ntown. 3. Not pos- 
 sessing strength. Barbour. 4. Mean ; 
 vulgar. Henrysone. — Fr. simple, common, 
 ordinary. 5. A term exciting pity. Chr. 
 iS'. P. 6. Mere ; sempill availl, the bare 
 value, excluding the idea of any overplus. 
 Acts Ja. VI. It is also used to denote 
 the exclusion of any thing in addition to 
 that which is mentioned, ibid. Simple is 
 still used in the sense of sole, Dumfr. 
 and simply for solely. 
 
 SYMPYLLY, a(ir. Meanly. Barbour. 
 
 To SIMULAT, V. a. To dissemble; to hide 
 under false pretences. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 Lat. simul-are. 
 
 SIMULATE, ;)ar« adj. 1. Pretended; ficti- 
 tious. Acts Ja. V. — Lat. simulat-us. 2. 
 Dissembling; not sincere. Spalding. 
 
 SIMULATLIE, arfr. Under false pretences; 
 hypocritically. Spalding. 
 
 SIN, s. The sun, S. Picken. 
 
 SINACLE, s. A vestige, S.B. Boss.— Fr. 
 id. from Lat. signacul-um. 
 
 * SINCERE, adj. Grave ; apparently 
 serious, Berwicks. 
 
 SYND, s. Appearance ; aspect. Burel. — 
 
 Su.G. sijn, facies. 
 To SYND, SiND, Sein, v. a. 1. To rinse, S. 
 
 Morison. To Synd, or Synde up Claise, 
 
 to rinse them, S. Brown, of Bodsb. 2. To 
 
 wash ; as, to synd down one's meat, S. 
 
 Heart Mid-Loth. 
 SYND, Syne, s. 1. A slight ablution, S. 
 
 A. Scott. 2. Drink, as washing the throat, 
 
 S. Fergnsson. 
 SYNDE, adv. Afterwards; used for Syne. 
 
 Poems 16th Cent. 
 To SINDER, V. a. To sunder, S. 
 To SINDER, r. n. To part ; to separate, 
 
 S. — A.S. syndr-ian, separare. 
 SINDILL, adv. V. Sei.xdle. 
 SYNDINGS, s. pi. Slops; properly what 
 
 has been employed in rinsing dishes, S. 
 
 St. Ronan. 
 SY'NDRELY, air. Severally. Wyntown. 
 SINDRY, rtrf/. 1. Sundry, S. Douglas.— 
 
 A.S. sindrig, id. 2. In a state of dis- 
 junction, S. 
 SYNDRYNES, s. A state of separation 
 
 or dispersion. Wyntown. 
 SYNE, adv. I. Afterwards, S. Barbonr. 
 
 2. Late, as opposed to soon. Baillie. — 
 
 A.S. saene, tardus ; Tent, sind, post. 
 SYNE, conj. Seeing, S. Wyntown. 
 SYNETEEN, adj. Seventeen, S.B. Fife, 
 
 sinteen. 
 To SING, V. a. To singe. Cleland. — A.S. 
 
 saeng-an, Germ, seng-en, id. 
 
 * To SING. Neither sing nor say, a pro- 
 verbial phrase, signifying that the person 
 to whom it is applied is quite unfit for 
 any thing. Gentle Shepherd. 
 
 To SING DUMB, r. n. To become totally 
 silent, S. Gentle Shepherd. 
 
 SINGIN-EEN, s. The last night of the 
 year; from the carols sung on this evening, 
 Fife. A. Douglas. This is the name by 
 which children, iu Angus, generally cha- 
 racterize what is elsewhere called Hog- 
 manay. 
 
 SINGIT-LIKE, adj. Puny; shrivelled, S. 
 
 SINGLAR, adj. Unarmed. Wallace. 
 
 SINGLE, adv. V. Seindle. 
 
 SINGLE, s. A handful of gleaned corn, S.; 
 also sindle, Gl. Sibb. Dunbar. — Su.G. 
 sin, singularis, and del, pars, or Lat. 
 singul-us. 
 
 SINGLE, adj. A single letter, a small, not 
 a capital, letter. The Single Catechis, the 
 Assembly's Shorter Catechism, S.B. 
 
 SINGLE-HORSE-TREE, s. A swingle- 
 
SIN 
 
 589 
 
 SIT 
 
 tree, or stretcher of a plougli, by which 
 one horse draws, Roxb.; Ae-horse-tree, 
 synon. Clydes. Jhjr. Surr. lioa!>. 
 
 SINGLE-STICK, s. Cudgelling, South and 
 West of S. Guy Manner'uuf. 
 
 SINILE, «(fr. Seldom, S.O. LLTarnhulVs 
 Poet. Esftii/s. V. Seindill. 
 
 SYNING-GLASS,s. A looking-glass, Roxb. 
 — Su.G. xyii, inspectio, nyn-a, inspicere; 
 Isl. gi/ii-az, videre; Dau. tti/n-er, id. syite, a 
 view, a sight. 
 
 SINK, s. Ground where there is a supera- 
 bundant moisture. A<jr. ISurv. Aberd. — 
 Su.G. sauk, paludosus. 
 
 SINK, s. The pit of a mine, S. Surv. Peeb. 
 
 To SINK, r. a. To cut the die used for 
 striking money. 
 
 SINKAR, s. The person employed in cut- 
 ting dies. Acta Ja. VI. 
 
 SINKIL, s. L._/?«ii/, fennel. Compl. H. 
 
 SYNLE, rttfp. Seldom. V. Seindle. 
 
 SINNY, aifj. Sunny, S. Pickeii. 
 
 SINNIE-FYNNIE, s. The Black Guille- 
 mot, Colymbus Grylle, Linn. Mearns. As 
 this bird " may be seen fishing, even in 
 the very worst weather in winter," (V. 
 Barry's Orkn.) Sinnie, may be from Gael. 
 sian, storm. Finlche, signifies jet. 
 
 SINNON, s. A sinew, Lanarks. V. Senon. 
 
 SYNOPARE, s. Cinnabar. Douglas. 
 
 SINSYNE,a(7r. Since, S. Burns. V. Syne. 
 
 SINWART, adt. Towards the sun, Ayrs. 
 Picken. 
 
 SYOUR,s. A scion; astern. Furb. on Rev. 
 
 To SIPE, Sype, t. a. To distil; to shed, 
 S.B. Christmas Ba'intj. 
 
 To SIPE, Skip, t. n. l.'To ooze, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 2. To let out any liquid, S. ; used of a 
 leaky vessel. Maijopico. — Teut. s'ljpen, 
 id. stillare, manare. 
 
 SIPE, Sype, s. 1. A slight spring of water, 
 Perths. 2. The moisture which comes 
 from any wet substance. Balfotir's Pract. 
 
 3. A dreg of any liquid remaining, Dumfr. 
 — Teut. sype, cloaca. V. Sipe, v. 
 
 SY'PINS, s. pi. Liquor that has oozed 
 
 from an insufiicieut cask, S. 
 To SYPYRE, SupiR, r. w. To sigh. Burel. 
 
 — Fr. souspir-er, id. 
 SY'PLE, s. " A saucy, big-bellied person." 
 
 Gad. Encycl. 
 SIPLIN, SipPLYNE, s. A young tree; as a 
 
 birk-siplln, a young birch, Selkirks.; corr. 
 
 from E. sapling. 
 To SIPPLE, V. v. To sip, S.; nearly syn. 
 
 with E. tipple, and S. sirple. Antiquary. 
 
 A dimin. from the E. v. to Sip. 
 SIRDONING, s. The singing of birds, 
 
 A. Hume. — Fr. sourdine, the pipe of a 
 
 trumpet. 
 To SIRDOUN, V. n. To emit a plaintive 
 
 cry, as some birds do, Renfrews. 
 SIRDOUN, s. A cry of this kind, ibid. V. 
 
 SiRDONING. 
 
 SYRE, s. V. ScniR. 
 
 SYREjS. A sewer, S. Watson. V. Syvek. 
 
 SIR JOHN. A close-stool, S. Kniijkt,fvn. 
 
 SIRKEN, adj. 1 . Tender of one's flesh," S. 
 — Gael, seirc, affection, scircin, a darling. 
 2. Tender of one's credit; as," Ye needna 
 be sae sirken to pay juist now," Clydes. 
 
 7'() SIRPLE, T. a. To sip oflen, S. — Sw. 
 sorpl a, Germ, schurji-en, id. 
 
 SIRS, interj. 1. A common mode of address 
 to a number of persons, although of both 
 sexes; often pron. q. f^irce, S. 2. O Sirs ! 
 an exclamation expressive of pain, or 
 astonishment, S. 
 
 SISE, Syss, s. 1. Assize, O.Fr. Barbour. 
 2. Doom ; judgment. Montgomerie. 
 
 SY'SE, ff. Six at dice. V. Syiss. 
 
 SYSE-, Svss-BOLLE, s. A duty exacted at 
 some harbours. Acts Cha. I. — Perhaps 
 from Teut. assijse, yQciigaA; <\. assise-bull, 
 or " boll paid as duty." L.B. siss-a, Hisp. 
 sis-a, tributum. 
 
 To SIST, V. n. To stop; not to go farther. 
 Guthry's Mem. 
 
 To SIST, f. a. To stop. To sist procedure, 
 to delay judicial proceeding, S. Pardo- 
 tan. — Lat. sist-ere, id. 
 
 SIST, s. A suspension of diligence ; a fo- 
 rensic term, S. Act. Sed. 
 
 To SIST, V. a. 1. To cite ; to summon, S. 
 Wodroic. 2. To Sist one's self, to take a 
 place, as at the bar of a court; generally 
 used in regard to one's engagement in 
 divine worship, S. 
 
 SISTER-BAIRN, s. A sister's child; used 
 to denote the relation of a cousin. Ja. 
 Skeen. — A.S. sweoster-bearn, sororis filius, 
 nepos. Lye. V. Brother-bairn. 
 
 S I S T E R- P A R T, s. The portion of a 
 daughter, Shetl. Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 
 * To SIT, V. a. To sit a charge or summons, 
 not to regard it, to disobey it. Spalding. 
 
 To SIT down. To take hold of the lungs : 
 Hence the phrase, A sitten doun cauld, a 
 cold or catarrh, which has fallen down, q. 
 taken a seat upon the lungs, S. It is 
 sometimes pron. sutten down. Inheritance. 
 
 To SIT, r. n. 1. To stop in growth, S. 2. 
 To shrink, S. 3. Applied to the sinking 
 of a wall, S. 4. To continue to inhabit 
 the same house ; as opposed to removing 
 to another, S. Thus the question is asked. 
 Do you sit, or flit ? — A.S. sitt-an, habitare, 
 manere. 
 
 SIT, s. The state of sinking, as applied to 
 a wall, S. 
 
 To SIT an offer. 1. Not to accept of it, S. 
 Guthrie. 2. To sit a charge or summons, 
 not to regard it ; to disobey it. 
 
 To SlTto,OTon,r.n. Applied to food dressed 
 in a vessel, when, from not being stirred, 
 it is allowed to burn, S. 
 
 To SIT, SiTT, r. a. To grieve. Wallace. 
 
 To SIT i/l to one's meat. To be ill fed. 
 " Nothing makes a man sooner old like, 
 than sitting ill to his meat," S. Prov. 
 Kelly. 
 
 To SIT on one's own coat tail. To act in a 
 
SIT 
 
 590 
 
 SKA 
 
 way prejuJicial to one's owu interest, S. 
 
 Leg. Bp. tit. Androis. 
 To SIT still, V. n. To continue to reside in 
 
 the same house, or on the same farm as 
 
 before. Balfour's Pract. 
 To SIT up, V. a. To become careless in 
 
 regard to religious profession or duties, S. 
 
 SbWard's Contendings. V. Upsitten. 
 SITE, Syte, s. 1. Grief, S. Gawan and 
 
 Gol. — Isl. syt-a, to mourn, sut, sorrow, 
 
 syting, id. 2. Anxious care, Dumfr. 3. 
 
 Suffering ; punishment. Douglas. 
 SITFAST, s. Creepiug Crowfoot, Ranun- 
 culus Repens, Linn. Lanarks. V. Sitsicker. 
 SITFAST, s. A large stone fast in the 
 
 earth. Agr. Surr. Berw. 
 SlTFASTSj s. j9^. Restharrow, S.; Ononis 
 
 arvensis. 
 SITFULL, SiTEFULL, ad,j. Sorrowful. 
 
 Falice of Honor. 
 SITFULL Y, adv. Sorrowfully. Wallace. 
 SYTH. Times. V. Syith. 
 SITH, adv. Used in the same sense with 
 
 Sithens, although, Dumfr. 
 2'o SYTHE, V. a. To strain any liquid, 
 
 Lanarks. Sey, Sile, synon. ; from the same 
 
 origin as Sey, q. v. 
 To SITHE, Syith, v. a. V. Assyith. 
 SITIIE, Syith, s. 1. Satisfaction. »SV(*. 
 
 Invis. World. 2. Atonement ; compen- 
 sation. Psal. Ixxxiii. Poems I6th Cent. 
 
 ■ — This word had been used in O.E. 
 
 " Makyn a sythe, satisfacio," Pr. Parv. 
 SITHEMENT, s. V. Assythment. 
 SYTHENS, Sithens, coiij. 1. Although. 
 
 K. Hart. 2. Since ; seeing. Balnaues. 
 SITHE-SNED, s. The handle of a scythe, 
 
 Loth. Teviotd. Mearns, Fife. " Snedd, 
 
 siicthe, handle, as of a scythe," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 ■ — A.S. snaed, falcis ansa, " the handle or 
 
 staffe of a sythe," Somner. 
 SITHE-STRAIK, s. A piece of hard wood, 
 
 pricked, and overlaid with grease and 
 
 flinty sand, used for sharpening a scythe, 
 
 Teviotd. Denominated from the act of 
 
 stroking. — A.S. strac-an. 
 SYTRYN, adv. Afterwards. Barbour. 
 SYTHOLL, s. An instrument of music. 
 
 V. CiTHOLIS. 
 
 SIT-HOUSE, s. A dwelling-house, as dis- 
 tinguished from a house appropriated to 
 some other purpose ; as a barn, cow- 
 house, &c. Loth. Fife. MaxwelVs Sel. 
 Trans. — From A.S. s'ltt-an, habitare, and 
 hus, domus. 
 
 SITSICKER, s. Upright Meadow Crow- 
 foot. Ranunculus acris, Upp. Clydes. 
 Mearns. This name is given to the Ra- 
 nunculus arvensis, Stirlings. It is deno- 
 minated from the difficulty of eradicating 
 it. Agr. Surv. Stirl. 
 
 SITTEN on, part. adj. Broth or soup which 
 has been boiled too long, especially when 
 burnt in the pot, is said to be sitteii on, 
 lloxb. Also set-on, scttin-on. 
 
 SITTEPJNGIS, s. pi. Inventories. This 
 
 appears to denote stones of a citron, or 
 pale yellow colour. — Fr. citrin, id. 
 
 SITTIE-FITTIE,s. TheLadv-bird,Et.For. 
 
 SITTREL, adj. Peevish ;" discontented, 
 Perths. 
 
 SY V, Siv, s. The common pronunciation of 
 the E. word Sieve in S.— O.E. syffe, cri- 
 brum, cribellum. Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SYVER, SivER, s. LA covered drain, S. 
 also syre. Stat. Ace. — E. sewer. Tent. 
 suyver-en, mundare. 2. A gutter, S. Gait. 
 
 Rumbling Syver. A drain filled with stones 
 thrown loosely together. " Bummlinsires." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SYVEWARM, s. L. Syveu-arin, the sove- 
 reign or first magistrate of a town. Bar- 
 hour. Soverev/n, quaestor, Kilian. 
 
 SIVVEN, s. The Raspberry, S. Gael. 
 
 SIVVENS, SiBBiNS, s. pi. 1. A disease 
 viewed as of the venereal kind, S. ; from 
 its resembling a raspberry. Pennant. — 
 Gael, sivven. 2. The itch, Orkn. ; pron. 
 sibhens. 
 
 SY WEILL, adj. For civil; apparently 
 used in the sense of reasonable. " A sy- 
 iteill mendis." Aberd. Pei/. 
 
 To SYZZIE, V. a. To shake. " He never 
 syzzied me, he never shook me." Gall.Enc. 
 
 SK AAB, s. The bottom of the sea, Shetl. 
 
 SKABIT, part. pa. Meaning not clear. 
 Act. D. Cone. Perh. it means distrained. 
 
 SK ACLES, s. pi. Expl. " people disguised," 
 Shetl.— This would seem to be allied to 
 Dan. skalk, a cheat. 
 
 SKADDERIZ'D, Scadderiz'd, adj. Dry; 
 withered; applied to a person, Inverness. 
 Wizzen'd, synon. 
 
 SKADDINS, s. pi. Turfs, Banfis.— Tent. 
 scadde, cespes, gleba. 
 
 SKADDOW, s. Shadow, Ettr. For.— A.S. 
 scadu, id. ; Gr. (rxia, id. 
 
 To SKAE, r. a. To give a direction to; to 
 take aim with, S.O. Synon. Ettle. 
 And we will skae them sure. — Old Sontj. 
 
 — O.Goth, skaa, to see, Ihre. 
 
 SKAFF, s. Provision. V. Scaff. 
 
 SKAFF, s. Fun ; diversion, Roxb. This 
 seems an oblique sense oi Scaff, s. q. v. 
 
 To SKAFF, Skaiff, v. a. To collect by 
 dishonourable means. Dunbar. — Su.G. 
 skaff-a, to provide food. 
 
 SKAFFAY, af//. Eager for gain. A.Hume. 
 
 SKAFFE, s. A small boat. Act Dom. 
 Cone. — Lat. scaph-a, Gr. o-xd.<pv„ Armor. 
 scaf, Fr. esquif. Germ, schejf, E. skijf'. 
 
 SKAFFELL, s. Scafl^old. Acts .Ta. VI. 
 
 SKAFRIE, Scafferie, s. I. Extortion. 
 Acts 3Iarie. 2. The contents of a larder, 
 Gl. Sibb. — Sw. skafferi, cella penuaria. 
 3. Claim of such perquisites as may be 
 viewed as illegal exaction. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SKAICHER, s. A term of gentle repre- 
 hension applied to a child, Aug.- Gael. 
 sgiogair, a jackanapes. 
 
 SKAYCHT,s. Damage; fur 67c«j/^/(. "Re- 
 
SKA 
 
 591 
 
 SKA 
 
 quyrit hir to borrow in liir cow, & mend 
 tlie ^•A■rt_v<■/'^" Abcrd. Reg. 
 
 To SKAIGH, Skegh, v, a. 1. To obtain 
 any thing by craft or wiles, Clydes. 2. 
 'J'o obtain by any means, ibid. 3. To 
 steal ; to filch. This is the only sense in 
 which it is used in Ettr. For. where it is 
 viewed as a slang word. 
 
 SKAIGHER, .<!. One who obtains any 
 thing by artful means ; nearly the same 
 with E. thief, Clydes. 
 
 To SKAIK, r. a. 1. To separate in an 
 awkward or dirty manner, S.B. 2. To 
 bedaub, ibid. — Isl. fkecke, dispar facio. 
 
 SKAIL, Skale, s. a shallow tcpscI for 
 skimming the cream oS" milk, Teviotd. 
 Syn. Reamin'-dUh. V. Skeil, and Skul,s. 
 
 T'o SKAIL, Skaill, Skale, r. a. 1. To 
 disperse. Wynt. 2. To dismiss, S. Acts 
 J a. III. To Skail the bi/ke, to disperse 
 an assembly, S. 3. To diffuse ; applied 
 to rumours. Domj. 4. To scatter ; ap- 
 plied to the mind. Wynt. 5. To spill ; 
 to shed, S. 6. Applied to birds ; to scat- 
 ter with their bills. Da rids. Seas. 7. To 
 unrip, S.B. Ross. 8. To leave the place 
 formerly occupied, la this sense it is 
 applied to vessels : — 
 
 Wony a boat skail'd the ferry; 
 Mony a boat, mony a ship. 
 
 The Drey-Soiifj, JIcrd''s Coll. 
 
 9. To Skale douH, to pouT ont. Doug. 10. 
 T'o Skale donn, to dishevel, ibid. 11. To 
 Skail house, to disfuruish. Rutherf. 12. 
 To Skale a rig, to plough ground so as to 
 make it fall away from the crown of the 
 ridge, S. 1 3. To Skule a sege, to raise a 
 siege. Poems \Gth Cent. 14. To Skail a 
 proclamation, to recall it. Balfour. 15. 
 To Skail a gun, to empty it, S. — Su.G. Isl. 
 skil-ia, separare ; Gael, scaoil-am, id. 
 
 To SKAIL, Skale, Scale, r. n. I. To part 
 one from another. Barbour. — Isl. sA-(7- 
 iast, unus ab altero recedere. 2. To be 
 diffused. Wallnce. 3. To depart from a 
 place formerly occupied. Thus it is ap- 
 plied to the sailing of vessels, S. 4. To 
 jut outwards ; applied to a wall, S.O. 
 
 SKAIL, Scail, .<?. 1. A dispersion, S. 2. 
 A scattered party. Barbour. 
 
 SKAILDRAIK, Sheldrake, .<;. The Shiel- 
 drake or Sheldrake. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SKAILER, s. A scatterer ; a disperser, 
 Clydes. 
 
 SKAILIN, Scailin, Scaling, s. Disper- 
 sion, S. /. jVicol. 
 
 SKAILLIE, Skailyie, s. Blue slate^S.B. 
 Acts ,Ta. VI. — Belg. schalie,'\il.; Moes.G. 
 skal-'/os, tiles. 
 
 SKAILLIE-BURD, %Skeilie-Brod, s. A 
 writing-slate, S. 
 
 SKAILLIE PEN. A pencil of soft slate, S. 
 
 SKAILMENT, Scalement, s. The act of 
 dispersing, or of driving away, Ettr. For. 
 
 SK AIL- WATER, s. The superfluous water 
 
 that is let off by a. sluice before it reaches 
 the mill, Roxb. V. Skail, t. 
 
 SKAIL-WIND, s. That which causes dis- 
 persion, S. 31. Bruce. 
 
 SKAYMLIS, s. A bench. V. Skamyll. 
 
 ToSKAlR, r. »». V. Skar. 
 
 SKAIR, s. A share, Aug. Loth. Ramsay. 
 —Su.G. skiacr, id. ukaer-a, dividere. 
 
 SKAIR, .«. 1. One of the parts of a fishing- 
 rod, S.B. 2. The slice at the end of cacli 
 part, to which the sliced end of another 
 is fastened, S. A. — Isl. sfcar-a, asseres reci- 
 procc adaptare. 
 
 SKAIR, s. A bare place on the side of a 
 hill. V. Scar. 
 
 SKAIR FURISDAY. V. Skirisfueisdav. 
 
 SKAIRGIFNOCK, Skerriegifnot, Skir- 
 GiFFiN, s. A girl just entering into the 
 state of puberty ; corresponding with 
 Hobbledehoy, as applied to a male, Ayrs. 
 
 SKAIRS, Skars, s. pi. Rocks through 
 which there is an opening, S. — Su.G. 
 skaer, a rock, skaer-a, to divide. 
 
 SKAIR-SKON, s. A kind of thin cake, 
 made of milk, meal or flour, eggs beaten 
 up, and sugar, baked and eaten on 
 Fasten^s-een or Slirove-Tuesday, Aberd. 
 Mearns. V. Sooty-Skon. 
 
 SKAIRTH,Scairch, (7(7/. Scarce. ^c^y/.F/. 
 
 SKAIRTHTIE, s. Scarcity. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SKAITBIRD, s. The Arctic GulL Ken- 
 nedy. — Su.G. skit-a, cacare. 
 
 SKAITH, s. 1. Hurt ; damage, S. Doug. 
 — Isl. skade, Su.G. skada, id. 2. Injury 
 supposed to proceed from witchcraft, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 .SKAITHIE, Skathie, .<:. 1. A fence or 
 shelter made of stakes, or of bunches of 
 straw, and placed before the outer door, 
 towards the quarter whence the wind 
 comes, Roxb. Banffs. 2. A wall of stone 
 and turf, and sometimes of boards, erected 
 on the outside of a door to ward off the 
 wind, ibid. — Su.G. skyihle, protection. 
 
 SKAITHLESS, Scaithless, adj. 1. Inno- 
 cent; without culpability, S. Bl. Dwarf. 
 2. Uninjured ; without hurt, S. In this 
 sense Chaucer uses scathelesse. 
 
 SKAITHLIE, adj. Injurious; hurtful, 
 Ettr. For. Syn. with E. Scatheful. Hogg. 
 ^From skaith, and lie, q. similis noxae ; 
 Teut. schaedelick, daninosus, noxius. 
 
 SKAIVIE, adj. Harebrained, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 — Sw. skef, Dan. skiaev, obliquus; A.Bor. 
 scafe, wild. 
 
 SKALD, s. A scold. 
 A skeg, a scornar, a skald. — Colkelbk Sow. 
 V. Scold, Scald. 
 
 SKALDOCKS, s. pi. Apparently the same 
 with Skellochs, q. v. " Rapistrum arvo- 
 rum, skaldocks," Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 SKALE, Skail, s. " A skimming dish, or 
 vessel of that form and size," Gl. Sibb. 
 Generally Reauiivg-skale, Peebles. Selk. 
 Reamin-dish, Fife. — Gael, scala, is expl. 
 " a bowl or bason." 
 
SKA 
 
 592 
 
 SKA 
 
 SKALIS, s. pi. Cups or goblets; articles 
 for the royal household, a.d. 1511. — Isl. 
 skiola, Yas quo arida vel liquida metiri 
 consueverunt, Verel. Ind. 
 
 SKALK, s. A bumper of whisky taken by 
 the Hebrideans in the morning. — Gael. 
 acjidlc, id. V. Cawker. 
 
 SKALL, Skell, s. A right, in grinding, to 
 the next turn of the mill, S.B. — O.Isl. 
 skal ; by Haldorson rendered Dcbeo. 
 
 SKALLAG, ScALi,AG, .«. A kind of bond- 
 servant, West. Isl. J. L. Buchanan. — 
 Gael, sgallag, a man-servant ; Isl. skalk, 
 servus. 
 
 SKALRAG, adj. Having a shabby ap- 
 pearance. Syn. with Disjaakit, Selkirks. 
 — Probably compounded of skail, to scat- 
 ter, and E. rag, as equivalent to tatterde- 
 malion, q. " one who gives his rags to the 
 wind." 
 
 SKALRAG, s. A tatterdemalion, ibid. 
 
 SKALV, s. The straw netting that con- 
 tains fishing-lines, Shetl. 
 
 SKALVE, s. Snow in broad flakes, Shetl. 
 — Sw. skal-a, id. 
 
 SKAMYLL, Skamble, s. 1. A bench. 
 Wallace. — A.S. scaemel, id. 2. In pi. 
 shambles ; skemmUs, S.B. Ma'itland P. 
 
 SKAMLAR, Scambler, s. Bellend. T. Liv. 
 ■ — Lat. lixae, scullions, drudges. Johnson 
 gives Scambler as " Scottish," signifying 
 " a bold intruder upon one's generosity 
 at table.'' 
 
 To SKANCE. V. Scance. 
 
 SK ANES, s. pi. Scurf of the head appearing 
 among the hair, or the exfoliation of the 
 cuticle, Roxb. — C.B. ysgen, id. morphew, 
 dandriff. 
 
 SKANT, ScANTH, s. Scarcity. Douglas. 
 — Dan. skan-a, parcere, or Isl. skam-r, 
 brevis. 
 
 SKANTACK, s. A set line, with baited 
 hooks on it, for catching fish by night, in 
 a river, lake, or pond, Moray. 
 
 SKAP, s. Head, scalp. Evergreen. 
 
 SKAPTYNE, s. The practice'of extortion. 
 Aberd. Reg. From Skaff, r. 
 
 To SKAR, Skair, -!'. n. To take fright, S. 
 Douglas. — Isl. skiar, vitabundus ; Su.G. 
 sky, vitare. 
 
 SKAR, Scar, adj. 1 . Timorous ; skair, S.B. 
 Bannat. P. 2. Shy; afiectedly modest, S. 
 Pop. Ball. 3. Scrupulous in religious 
 matters. N. Burne. 
 
 SKAR, Skare,s. 1. A fright, ?>.;skair, S.B. 
 Shirref's. 2. A scarecrow. Lyndsai/. 
 
 SKARALE, s. Squirrel. Balf. Pra'ct. 
 
 SKARES, s. pi. Rocks in the sea, S. 
 Descr. Kingd. of Scotlande. A variety 
 of Skairs, q. v. 
 
 SKAR-GAIT, adj. Easily startled; ap- 
 plied to a horse that skars on the road or 
 gait, Renfr. 
 
 SKARMUSCHE, s. A skirmish. Bellend. 
 T. Liv. — Fr. escarmouche, id. V. Scrym, r. 
 
 SKARRACH, s. 1. A flying shower; a 
 
 blast of wind and rain, Ang. Fife. — 
 Moes.G. skura, procella magna. 2. A 
 considerable quantity of drink. Loth. 
 
 SKARSMENT, s. Some kind of fortifica- 
 tion. Palice of Honor. — Germ, schaur-en, 
 to defend. 
 
 SKART, s. A cormorant. V. Scarth. 
 
 SKARTFREE, adj. V. Scart, r. 
 
 SKARTH, s. Puny creature ; S. scart. 
 Dunbar. — Su.G. skort-a,de&ceTe,skard-a, 
 diminuere. 
 
 To SK ASHLE,i?. n. To quarrel ; to squabble ; 
 to wrangle, Aberd. V. Scash, id. 
 
 SKASHLE, s. A squabble ; a wrangle, ib. 
 
 SKATE, Skait, s. A paper kite ; some- 
 times called a Dragon, Teviotdale. — A.S. 
 sceat, jaculatus est, scyt, jactus. 
 
 SK ATE,s. A contemptuous designation, S.B. 
 Christmas Ba'iug. V. Bladderskate. 
 
 SKATE, Skaitie-purse, s. The ovarium 
 of the skate, Mearns. Croic-purse, Orkn. 
 
 SKATE-RUMPLE, s. A meagre, awk- 
 ward-looking person, S. ; from the sup- 
 posed resemblance to the hinder part of 
 the fish that bears this name. Syn. Skrae. 
 
 SKATE-SHEERS, s. pi. A species of ex- 
 crescences on the lower part of the body 
 of the skate, Frith of Forth. Neill. 
 
 SKATHIE, s. A fence. V. Skaithie. 
 
 SKATIE-GOO, s. The Skua Gull, Larus 
 Cataractes, Linn. Mearns. 
 
 To SKATT, Scatt, v. a. To tax. Henrys. 
 — Teut. schatt-en, Su.G. skatt-a, taxare. 
 
 SKAU, Skew, s. A state of ruin or destruc- 
 tion, Aberd. — From Isl. skag-a, deflectere, 
 or its root ska, a primitive particle de- 
 noting disjunction. Skae signifies noxa, 
 to which we may trace S. skaith, E. scath. 
 
 To SKAUDE, r. a. To scald, S. Doug. 
 — Fr. eschaud-er, Ital. scald-are, id. 
 
 To SKAUDE, Skad, v. n. To be galled, from 
 heat, S. 
 
 SKAVIE, s. Expl. "a laughable trick," 
 Aberd. V. Shavie. 
 
 To SKAVLE, !•. a. To put out of shape, 
 Shetl. Synon. with S. Sherel. — From 
 Dan. skiaev, askew, or Isl. skaafu'l, ilis- 
 conveniens. 
 
 To SKAUJM, ScAME, T. a. To scorch ; to 
 singe ; applied rather to clothes, &c. than 
 to persons, S. Spalding. 
 
 SKAUM, s. 1. The act of singeing clothes. 
 2. A slight mark of burning, S. — Sw. 
 skamm-a, a stain ; Isl. kaam, id. 
 
 SKAUMMIT, ScAMED, part. adj. Having 
 a mark produced by fire or a hot iron, S. 
 Spalding. 
 
 SKAUR-'WRANG, adj. Quite wrong; 
 totally out of the way ; used in a moral 
 sense. Loth. — Perhaps from Sker, Skar, 
 laevns. V. Sker, Skar. 
 
 SK AW, s. A scall of any kind, S. Bellend. 
 
 SKAWBERT,.-!. A scabbard. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 SKAWBURN, .s. The same with Skaiv- 
 bert. Borthwick's Brit. Antiq. G.Doug- 
 las writes scalbert. 
 
SKE 
 
 393 
 
 SKE 
 
 SKEAN, Skein, Skene, s. A dirk; a sliort 
 dagger ; a knife which serves either for 
 stabbing or carving, S. Nisbet's Heraldry. 
 — Ir. Gael, sijktn, a knife. 
 
 SKEBEL, .«. A mean, worthless fellow, 
 Roxb. BrotP. of Bodxbeck. V. Skydald. 
 
 To SKECK, r. </. " To husband ; to guide," 
 Shetl. — Su.G. Isl. skick-a, ordinare, sese 
 gerere. 
 
 SKEE, s. A small house. V. Skeo. 
 
 SKEEBRIE, .9. Thin, light soil, Ang. 
 
 SKEEBROCH, .•>■. Very lean meat, Gall. 
 — Ir. scalar, thin, lean. 
 
 To SKEEG, r. a. To lash, S.B. 3fiii^tr. 
 Border. — Celt, .''k'uj-ia, to strike ; Arm. 
 skei, to bang. i>ke(j, id. Aberd. Moray. 
 V. Skeg. 
 
 SKEEG, s. He played skeeg, a phrase used 
 of one who suddenly becomes bankrupt, 
 Fife. — Su.G. xkyiytj-a, subterl'ugere. 
 
 SKEEG, .«. The smallest portion of any 
 thing. jVo a skwy to the fore, not a frag- 
 ment remaining, Ang. Fife. — Isl. skicke, 
 indumentum partiale, skikl, pars sequior 
 lacerae vestis. 
 
 SKEEG, s. A stroke on the naked breech, 
 Mearns. 
 
 SKEEGGERS, s. pi. A whip; properly one 
 made of sedjes:, Ang. 
 
 SKEEL, s. A tub. V. Skeil, Skeill. 
 
 SKEEL, s. 1. Acquaintance with ; know- 
 ledge of, S. Antujuary. 2. Generally 
 applied to the medical art. To get skeel, 
 to consult a medical gentleman, Roxb. 
 V. Skill. 
 
 SKEELY,a<f;. Skilful. Antiq. V. Skilly. 
 
 SKEELIE-PEN, s. A slate pencil, Roxb. 
 V. Sk.\illie. 
 
 SKEELING GOOSE. The Shieldrake, 
 Orkn. Sibhald. 
 
 SKEENGIE, Skeenyie, s. Packthread; 
 twine, S. V. Skiny. 
 
 SKEETACK, s. The Cuttlefish, Shetl. 
 " Sepia Officinalis, (Linn. Syst.) Skeetack, 
 Cuttlefish." Edmoiist, Zetl.—Ferh. from 
 Isl. s^'j/<-rt,jaculare, because of the dark 
 substance which it ejects from its belly 
 for obscuring the path of its pursuer. 
 
 SKEG, s. Not clear. Perhaps a skemjj. 
 A skeg, a scornar, a skald. — Colke/ftie Sow. 
 
 To SKEG, r. a. To strike with the open 
 hand, Aberd. Moray. To Skcg, " to flog 
 with the palm of the hand." Gl. Surr. 
 Moray. In Mearns it is understood as 
 referring to the breech as the recipient. 
 Syn. Skelp. 
 
 SKEG, s. A blow with the palm of the 
 hand, ibid. V. Skeeo. 
 
 To SKEGH, r. n. To ease nature, Lanarks. 
 — From Lat. cacare, or C.B. cachu, id. 
 with s prefixed, according to the Gothic 
 mode. 
 
 To SKEGH, r. a. To filch. V. Skaigh. 
 
 To SKEY of, V. 71. To fly. Wallace.— 
 Su.G. skv, Alem. ski-en, vitare. 
 
 SKE YB-HORN'T, {ey as Gr. i;) adj. Hav- 
 
 ing the horns far asunder, Clydes. — Isl. 
 skif-a, Su.G. sklfif-a, discindere, dis- 
 secare. 
 
 SKEICII, Skeigh, adj. 1 . Apt to startle, S. 
 Douij. 2. Unmanageable ; skittish, S. ib. 
 3. Shy ; applied to women, S. Boss. 4. 
 Proud; disdainful, S. Burns. 5." Fierce- 
 looking." 67. Surr. Ayrshire. — Germ. 
 scheitch, shy ; Su.G. sky<iij, startling. 
 
 To SKEICH, r. n. To startle. Douglas. 
 — Su.G. skyqg-a, meticulose recedere. 
 
 SKEICHNESS, .<!. The act or state of 
 being skckh ; used in the difi"erent senses 
 of the adj. S. 
 
 SKEYF, .t. A shrivelled dwarf, Upp. 
 Clydes. — Teut. scheef, tortus, distortus. 
 
 To SKEYG, r. n. To move nimbly in 
 walking, S.B. — Moes.G. skeu-jan, iter 
 facere. 
 
 SKEYG, s. At the skeyg, in a ([uick mo- 
 tion, Ang. 
 
 SKEIGH, s. A round, movable piece of 
 wood, put upon the spindle of the muckla 
 trlheel, used for spinning wool, to prevent 
 the worsted from coming off" the spindle, 
 Upp. Clydes. — Probably from C.B. ysgir, 
 guard, safeguard. 
 
 SKEIGH, adv. V. Skeich. 
 
 SKEIL, Skeill, {^yom. skeel,) s. LA tub 
 for washing, S. Dunbar. Synon. Queed. 
 '2. A wooden drinking-vessel with a handle, 
 Orkn. — Isl. skiola, a milk-pail, mulctra, 
 haustorium. 
 
 SKEYLD, s. The surf, Shetl.— Isl. skell-r, 
 ictus cum sonitu ; Dan. skyll-e, eluere. 
 
 SKEILKIN, .«. Loud, wanton laughing, 
 Shetl. — Ir. Gael, sgol, sgolghaire, loud 
 laughter. 
 
 To SKEILL, T. a. To disperse ; a northern 
 variety of i<kail. " On force man skeill 
 his hous & familie, & lewe [leave] the 
 toune." Aberd. Beg. 
 
 SKEYNDOAGER, s. A small peal of 
 thunder, Shetl.— IsL Su.G. skin-a, ful- 
 gere, spleudere. 
 
 SKEIR, adj. Anciently, pure ; holy. It 
 is retained, in a corrupted form, in Scarce- 
 Thursday, the name given to the fair 
 held at Melrose on the Thursday before 
 Easter. J^lilne's Descript. Melrose. V. 
 Schire, adj. also Skirisfurisday. 
 
 SKEIR, Skeer, adj. Harebrained, S. — 
 Isl. skiar, pavidus, id. It is rather against 
 the etymon here given, that, in Fife, in- 
 stead of saying that one is skeir or skeer, 
 the phrase is skyre-mad, i. e. quite insane. 
 This may be q. sheer-mad. 
 
 To SKEITCH, r. n. To skate, S. 
 
 SKEITCHER, s. A skater, S. 
 
 SKEITCHES, s. ]>l. Skates, S. — Teut. 
 schatse. 
 
 SKELB, Skelbe, s. A splinter of wood, 
 S. V. Skelve, also Scon. 
 
 SKELDOCKS, Skeldicks, s. pi. Wild 
 mustard. V. Skellocii, and Scaldricks. 
 
 SKELDRAKE, s. V. Skaildrake. 
 
 2 Q 
 
SKE 
 
 694 
 
 SKE 
 
 SKELDRYKE, s. A sort of small pas- 
 sage-boat. Act. Coiiv. lioycd Bor. 
 SKELDROCH, {cjutt.) s. Hoar-frost, Lin- 
 lithgows. Synon. Crandroch. — Perhaps 
 q. thin frost, from C.B. ysgyl, thin, and 
 rhew, frost. 
 SKELET, ScELET, s. Form ; appearance. 
 Fount. Dec. ISuppl. — Fr. scelete, a skeleton. 
 SKELF, s. 1. A shelf, S. Ross.—A.S. 
 scelf. 2. A wooden frame, containing 
 several shelves, S. Pennecuik, 
 SKELLAT, s. LA small bell. Dunbar. 
 2. An iron rattle used by public criers, 
 Loth. — O.Fr. eschelette, id.; Sn.G. skaella, 
 tintinnabulum. 
 SKELLAT, s. Expl. " an imaginary spirit," 
 
 Buchan. Tarras P. 
 SKELLET, adj. L Used as synon. with 
 Yettlin,i.e. as denotingcast-metal,Dumfr. 
 2. Elsewhere it signifies what is made of 
 white or tinned iron, S. ; as, " a skellet- 
 pan." — Originally the same with E. skil- 
 let, "a small kettle or boiler ;" Fr.escuellete. 
 SKELLY, s. The Chub, a fish, Roxb. 
 St. Ace. — Ital. squaglio, Lat. gqnal-us, id. 
 SKELLY, s. Slate. V. Skaillie. 
 SKELLIE, Skeelv, s. A squint look, S. 
 
 — A.S. sceol-ai/e, Isl. skiulg-ur, id. 
 To SKELLIE, Scalie, t. n. 1. To squint, 
 S. Herd. — Isl. skael-a, Germ, schiel-en, 
 limis iutueri. 2. To perform any piece of 
 work not in a straight line, but obliquely. 
 One who does not write in a straight line, 
 is said to skellie, or to be " a skellying 
 blockhead." The same language is used 
 of a ploughman who draws irregular or 
 unequal furrows, Dumfr. 3. To throw, 
 or shoot, aside from the mark, ibid. This 
 is synon. with the phrase " a gleg'd gun- 
 ner," S. 
 SKELLIE, .^. The haud-bell used by public 
 
 criers, Lanarks. 
 SKELLIED, adj. Squinting. Jac. Relics. 
 SKELHE-EE'b, adj. Having the eyes 
 
 placed a little obliquely, Clydes. 
 SKELLIE-MAN, s. A bellman or public 
 
 crier, Lanarks. V. Skellat. 
 SKELLY IS, s. pi. Rugged rocks. Doug. 
 
 V. Skelve. 
 SKELLOCH, Skeldock, Skellie, s. 1. 
 Wild mustard, S. Stat. Ace. — Ir. sgeal- 
 lagach, id. ; E. charlock. 2. Sometimes 
 wild radish, S.A. 
 To SKELLOCH, v. n. To cry with a shrill 
 voice, S.B. — Isl. skell-a, clangere. V. 
 
 Y'^ELLOCH. 
 
 SKELLOCH, ?. A shrill cry, S.B. 
 
 To SKELP, V. n. 1. To beat, as a clock. 
 Ramsay. 2. Denoting strong pulsation, 
 S.B. — Isl. skial/-a, Dan. $kiaelv-e, tre- 
 raere. 3. To skelp, to skelp on, to move 
 quickly on foot, S. Burns. — \b\. skialf-a, 
 coucutere, quatere. 4. Denoting quick 
 motion on horseback, S. T. of ]\[y Landl. 
 5. Applied to the strokes of misfortune, 
 S. A. Scott. 
 
 To SKELP, r. a. 1. To strike with the open 
 hand, S. Ramsay. 2. To beat ; to drub, 
 S. Fergusson. — Isl. skelf-a, id. percello. 
 
 SKELP, s, 1. A stroke; a blow, S. Lynd- 
 say. 2. A misfortune in trade or other- 
 wise, S. Burel. 3. A severe blast ; a 
 squall ; applied also to a heavy fall of 
 rain, S. St. Kathleen. 4. A large por- 
 tion, Ettr. For. 
 
 SKELP, s. A splinter of wood; as, " He's 
 run a skelp into his finger," Loth. The 
 same with Skelb and Skehe, q. v. 
 
 To SKELP, V. a. To apply splints to a 
 broken limb, Ettr. For. To Scob, synon. 
 — Isl. skalp-az, superimponi; Gael, sgealp, 
 a splinter. 
 
 SKELPER, s. 1. One who strikes with the 
 open hand, S, 2. A quick walker ; as, 
 " He's a skclper at gangin'," Clydes. 
 
 SKELPIE, s. Expl. " a little-worth per- 
 sou." Gl. Picken. 
 
 SKELPIE-LIMMER, s. An opprobriou.s 
 term applied to a female, S. Burns. 
 
 SKELPIN', s. A beating with the open 
 hand, S. 
 
 SKELPING, adj. 1. Making a noise ; as, 
 " a skelpbi' kiss," a smack, S.O. Burns. 
 
 2. Clever; agile ; active, S. The Pirate. 
 SKELP-THE-DUB, adj. A term applied 
 
 in contempt to one who is accustomed to 
 do low work ; as, to act like a foot-boy, 
 Ayrs. The Entail. 
 
 SKELT, pnrf. /)a. Unript. V. Skail, r. 
 
 To SKELVE, «. n. To separate in laminae, 
 S.B. — Su.G. skaell-a, Isl. skel-iast, in te- 
 nues laminas dissilire, skil-ia, separare. 
 
 SKELVE, s. A thin slice, S.B.— Teut. 
 schelve, segmen. 
 
 SKELVY, arf;. 1. Having various laminae, 
 S.B. Minstr. Bord. 2. Shelvy, S. Burns. 
 
 To SKEMMEL, Skemble, Skammel, t. n. 
 1. To walk as one that has not the proper 
 command of his legs, Ettr. For. Loth. 2. 
 To climb or walk over slight obstructions, 
 such as tables or wooden benches, Roxb. 
 
 3. To climb over rocks or walls, ibid. 
 
 To SKEMMEL, Skammel, r. a. To throw 
 things hither and thither in a slovenly 
 way, ibid. — This seems originally the 
 same with E. scamble, defined by Phillips, 
 to rove or wander up and down. A 
 scambling town, a town wherein the houses 
 stand at a great distance from one another. 
 
 SKEMMIL, s. A tall, thin person, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 SKEMMIL, adj. Having the feet thrown 
 outwards, Loth. 
 
 SKEMMLING, s. «A foolish way of 
 throwing the legs." Gall. Eneycl. A va- 
 riety in form of E. scambling. — Isl. skaa, 
 disjunction or separation, is the root. 
 
 SKEMP, Skempy, s. A worthless fellow, 
 Roxb. The same with Scamp. Hogg. 
 
 SKENE-OCCLE, s. A concealed dirk. 
 Highlands. Waverley. — Perhaps ocde is 
 from the Lat. occul-o, I hide. 
 
SKE 
 
 595 
 
 SKI 
 
 SKEO, s. A lint for drying fish, Orkn. 
 Shetl. — Isl. Norw. »kia-r, id. pergula 
 siccatoria. JJrcnid'.i Zttf. 
 SKEP, SivKrrK, Scai'e, .^. 1. A bce-liive 
 made of twisted straw, S. A. Hume. 
 2. Transferred to industry. Fcrgusson. 
 " Seep, cumera, a great vessel of wickers 
 or of earth to keepe corne in," Cooperi 
 Thesaur. Kay, among South and East 
 country words, mentions " bee-skip, a bee 
 hive." — Su.G. skaepp-a, a seed-vessel; 
 Gael. s<]eip, a bee-hive. 
 To SKE I', I", a. To enclose iu a bee-hive, S. 
 To SKEP a Bike. To carry otf wild bees, 
 with their combs, from their natural nest, 
 and put them into a hive ; a practice 
 common among boys, Aberd. 
 To SKEP in, V. n. " To get into acquain- 
 tance with;" a metaph. borrowed from the 
 conjunction of bees of difierent swarms in 
 one hive, S.O. Picken. 
 
 SKEPLET, adj. Skeplet hat. 
 
 I'll leave some heirships to my kin ; 
 A skeplet hat, and pluiden hose. — Jac, Rcl. 
 This term is expl. as denoting " a hat out 
 of shape," Aberd. — But perhaps rather 
 from Fr. chappie, chipped, slashed, if not 
 some designation formerly used, from 
 chapelet, a hat. V. Scoopie. 
 
 SKEPPING, s. " The act of putting bees 
 into their houses when they hive," S. 
 Gall. Encijcl. 
 
 SKER. A rock. L>jndsay. — Isl. skaer, 
 scopulus maris. 
 
 SKER, Skau, adj. Left. 
 
 SKER-H ANDIT, adj. Left-handed, Roxb. 
 Loth. — Gael, caerr, id. Fife, Car-handit. 
 V. Ker, Kar. 
 
 SKERIE,a(//. " Somewhat restive." Gall. 
 EncycL A variety of ^^kar, (S.B. skair,) 
 easily affrighted or startled. 
 
 SKERR, s. A ridge of rock, Roxb. V. 
 Skerry, and Skairs. 
 
 SKERR, s. A bare precipice, ibid. ; used 
 in the same sense with Scar. 
 
 SKERRY, s. 1. An insulated rock, Orkn. 
 Barry. 2. A flat rock, over which the 
 sea flows when the tide rises. Stat. Ace. — 
 Isl. skaer, a rock, and ey, an island. 
 
 SKERTER, s. The sea-belt, a fucus, Orkn. 
 Neill. 
 
 SKET. Fill sket, full hastily. Sir Tristrem. 
 — A.S. on scyte, in praecipiti; Isl. skiot-ur. 
 
 To SKETCH, V. n. To skate, S. 
 
 SKETCHERS, s. pi. The vulgar name for 
 skates, used on ice, S. — Belg. schaats-en. 
 
 SKETCHERS, s. pi. Two wooden legs 
 with a cross-bar, for supporting a tree 
 during the operation of sawing, Berwicks, 
 — Flandr. sc/iae^sc, grallac; Tent. id. can- 
 therii fulcrum, the prop of a joist. 
 
 To SKEUCH, {gutt.) v. a. To distort. 
 Skeuch'd,iw\s,iQA to a side, Aberd. Mearns. 
 
 SKEUGH, s. A twist ; a distortion, ibid. 
 This differs merely in the guttural sound 
 
 from Skew, inserted iu E. Diet, by Mr. 
 Todd. V. Shacu, r. 
 To SKEVREL, v. n. To move unsteadily 
 in a circular way, Reufr. — This v. claims 
 affinity to Su.G. skef, Isl. skaef-r, skeif-r, 
 Dan. sklaev, Tent, scheef, whence E. skeic, 
 askew, oblinuns. 
 To SKEW, r. n. To twist one's self in an 
 affected manner, Aberd. JJ. Anderson's 
 I'oeins. V. Skeugh. 
 To SKEW, r. a. To shun ; to seek shelter 
 from ; as, I'o skeiv a shower, to seek shel- 
 ter from rain, Roxb. Synon. with Sku(], 
 q. V. and E. Eschew. 
 SKEW, s. A wooden machine pat on the 
 chimney-tops of country houses for pre- 
 venting smoke, Moarns. 
 SKEW, Skeu, .s. The oblique part of a 
 
 gable, S. J. JVicol. V. Shach. 
 
 To SKEW, V. a. 1. To build in an oblique form, 
 
 S. 2. To cover gables with sods, Tvveedd. 
 
 SKEW, s. SketD and reskew, q. " take and 
 
 retake." Wallace. — Fr. secoii-er, to move 
 
 violently; O.Fr. rescou-er, to take again. 
 
 SKEW'D, adj. Acting like one deprived 
 
 of reason. Berths. V. Skaivie. 
 To SKEWL, r. a. To distort, S.B. V. Snowr,. 
 SKY, s. Shadow. Dotiglas. — Su.G. sky, 
 
 nubes, nebula; Gr. <ra;a. 
 SKY, s. A small board, used in the Shet- 
 land and Orcadian ploughs in place of a 
 moidd-board. Stat. Ace. 
 Ear-Sky, s. A part of the plough jutting 
 out obliquely backwards, on the right 
 side, a little above the sky, Orkn. — Norw. 
 ski, is expl. a piece of wood, Hallager. 
 SKY, s. The sky of a hill, the ridge or sum- 
 mit, whence water runs equally to one 
 side or another, Aberd. 
 SKY, s. The light at the eastern horizon 
 before sunrise, or at the western after 
 sunset. Thus, " Was ye up afore the sin 
 the day ? " " Ay, afore the sky," S. 
 " The sky winna set this hour yet," S.B. 
 Between the Sun and the Sky. A phrase 
 used to denote the interval between day- 
 break and sunrise, Ang. 
 To Look, or To See an object, between 
 THE Sun and the Sky. To bow down 
 the body, bringing the eye as much as 
 possible along the horizon, S.B. 
 To SKY, r. n. Perhaps to skim along the 
 horizon. Gall. Encycl. — Su.G. s/cj/, vitare, 
 subterfugere. Or perhaps synon. with 
 Scote, q. v. 
 To SKY up, V. n. To clear up ; a phrase 
 used concerning the atmosphere, when 
 the rain seems to go off. /f's like to sky 
 vp, Ettr. For. It is used impersonally, 
 S.B. It's skyin', the sky is appearing. 
 SKIACH, (nutt.) s. The berry of the haw- 
 thorn, Moray. — Ir. Gael, sciog, a haw- 
 thorn, sgeach, sgeachog, a haw. 
 SKIB, s. A stroke, Aberd. Christmas 
 Ba'ing. — Allied perh. to Germ, schieb-en, 
 to shove, to push, to thrust. 
 
SKY 
 
 596 
 
 SKI 
 
 SKYBALD, s. LA mean worthless fel- 
 low, S. Knox. — Dan. skahhals, a rascal, 
 a base man. 2. A worn-out horse, or one 
 that is laz3% Ayrs. where it is sounded 
 akybU. 3. A gelded goat, Renfr. 
 SKYBALD, rtc?/. 1. Mean; low. Policart. 
 
 2. Tattered; in rags, Clydes. 
 SKIBE, s. A low or niggardly fellow, West 
 
 and South of S. V. Skvbald. 
 SKYBRIE, s. Thin, light soil, Aberd. 
 
 The same with Skeebr'ie, Ang. 
 vSKYBRIE, arfj. Ski/brie stuff, bad grain, 
 
 Aberd. 
 SKICHEN, igutt.) s. A disgust at food, 
 from one's being too nice in the taste, 
 IMearns. Allied, perhaps, to Skeicli, q. v. 
 To SKID,t-. n. To slide, Dumfr. V. Skyte, y. 
 To SKID, V. n. To look obliquely at any 
 object ; to look asquint, Ang. — Su.G. 
 sked-a, to divide, as when one squints, 
 the eyes look different ways. The radical 
 term is I;^l. ?kna, a primitive particle de- 
 noting disjunction. This is the root of a 
 number of S. words bearing this sense ; 
 as, Shach, Skaik, Skakie, Skellie, q. v. 
 SKIDDIE, adj. Squint; oblique, Ang. A 
 skiddie-hok, a squint look. Syn. Skellie. 
 To SKIFF, Skift, t. n. To move lightly 
 and smoothly along, S. Maitland P. Q. 
 to move as a skijf ; or Isl. skaf-e-, skef, 
 radere, q. to graze. 
 To SKIFF, v. a. To cause a flat stone to 
 
 skip along the surface of water, S. 
 SKIFFIE, s. The tub used for bringing 
 
 up coals from the pit, S. Stat. Ace. 
 To SKIFT, T. a. To glide over, S.B. 
 SKIFT, 3. A broad ridge of land, as dis- 
 tinguished from Laing, a narrow ridge, 
 Orkn. Shed is nearly synon. — Su.G. 
 skift, intervallum, a division. 
 SKIFT, s. A flying shower, S.B.— Su.G. 
 
 skifw-a, mutare; skift, intervallum. 
 SKIFT, B. Facility in operation, S.B. — 
 Moes.G. ga-skaft, making ; skajj-an, facere. 
 To SKIG, V. a. To flog ; the same with 
 
 Skeeg and Skeg, Aberd. 
 SKIG, s. A stroke on the breech, ibid. 
 SKIGGA, s. The sail of a vessel, Shetl. 
 To SKIGGLE, v. a. To spill. V. Skinkle. 
 SKY-GOAT, s. A name given in the High- 
 lands to the Bittern. Saxon and Gael. 
 SKYL AND, pctrt. pr. Not retaining. Dan- 
 bar. — Dan. skyll-a, eluere. 
 SKYLD, s. A species of tax or land-rent. 
 Agr. Surr. Orkn. — Dan. skyld, landfkyld, 
 merces praediorum ; synon. with land- 
 gilde, Baden. 
 SKYL]E,s. Dispersion, Renfr. A. Wilson's 
 
 Poems. V. Skail. 
 To SKYLE, r. a. To conceal. Ilenrysone. 
 
 ■ — Su.G. skyl-a, Dan. skyl-er, occultare. 
 SKILL, .s. Return. King Hart. — Isl. 
 
 skill, redditio. 
 SKILL, Skyl,Skyll,s. 1. Reason. Barb. 
 2. Proof Wynt. — Su.G. !<kll, ratio, pro- 
 batio. 3. Approbation, or regard, S.B. 
 
 SKILLY, Skeely, adj. I. Intelligent; 
 skilful, S. Ross, — Su.G. skaelig, rational; 
 Isl. skiallig-r, prudent. 2. Skilful iu 
 curing diseases in man or beast ; as, " He's 
 an unco skeely body," S. 3. Signifying 
 that kind of knowledge which was sup- 
 posed to counteract the power of magic. 
 South of S. Edin. 31 aq. 
 SKILLOCKS, s. pi. Wild mustard, Ren- 
 frewshire. The same with Skelloch, q. v. 
 Wilson's R-enfrewshire. 
 To SKILT, V. n. To drink copiously ; to 
 swill, with the prep, at. Gall. " Wine 
 was dealt roun' : I skilted at it ; but had 
 I drunk at it till yet, it wad na hae doit- 
 ered me." Gall. Encycl. 
 SKILT, s. A draught. " Skllts, drinks of 
 
 any thing," ibid. 
 To SKILT, T. n. To move quickly and 
 lightly. Cleland. From the sound made. — 
 Isl.sfc/Z-a,.sMWJ,verberandosonumedere. 
 SKILTING,s. The act of drinking deeply, 
 ibid. — This seems merely a provincial 
 variety of S.B. skolt, espl. by the learned 
 Ruddim. pocula esiiianire, and obviously 
 formed from skol, skill, a drinking-vessel. 
 Isl. skol-a, and Dan. skyll-er, probably 
 having a common origin, signify to wash, 
 eluere, lavare. V. Skul, .«. and Skole, 
 Skolt, r. also Scold, Scoll, id. 
 
 To SKYME, i\ n. To glance or gleam with 
 reflected light, Lanarks. It differs from 
 Skimmer, which seems to have a common 
 origin; as Skimmer is often applied to the 
 luminous object itself. — A.S. scim-an, 
 scim-ian, splendere, fulgere, coruscare. 
 Lye ; " to glister, glitter, or shine," Somn. 
 
 SKIME, s. " The glance of reflected light," 
 ibid. Edin. Mag. — A.S. scima, splendor. 
 
 To SKIMMER, r. n. 1. To flicker, as ap- 
 plied to light, S.— A.S. scymr-ian, Su.G. 
 skimr-a, Germ, schimmer-n, radiare. 2. 
 Used to denote the inconstant motion of 
 the rays of light, when reflected from a 
 liquid surface slightly agitated, Lanarks. 
 3. To have a flaunting appearance ; ap- 
 plied to females, Ayrs. Lanarks. 4. To 
 act or walk quickly, Roxb. Perhaps q. 
 to move with the rapidity of a ray of 
 light. 5. To glide lightly and speedily, 
 as one does over boggy ground when 
 afraid of sinking. Berths. 6. Applied 
 to the flight of a swallow near the surface 
 of smooth water, Fife. 
 
 SKIMMER, s. The flickering of the rays 
 of light, Lanarks. 
 
 SKIMMERIN, s. A low flight, Fife. 
 
 SKIMMERIN, part. adj. Denoting that 
 peculiar look which characterizes an idiot 
 or a lunatic, S.B. — Germ. scJiimmer, a dim 
 or faint glare. 
 
 SKIN, s. 1. A particle ; a single grain, 
 Aberd. 2. A small quantity, ibid. — Allied 
 to Su.G. sken, Teut. schijn, Germ, schein, 
 forma, species. 
 
 SKIN, s. A term applied to a person, as 
 
i)J I 
 
 .MVl 
 
 expressive of the greatest contempt ; as, 
 
 " Ye're iiaetliiiiy but a nasty skin," S. — 
 Perhaps merely a figurative use of the E. 
 
 word as denoting a luisk. Isl. sikeiui, has 
 
 a similar aecoptation; homo nauci,llaldor. 
 SKINX'HEON o' Dnnlc. The same with 
 
 Skiibe, Fife. Perh. from the S. v. to Skink. 
 SKINFLINT, .«. A covetous wretelj ; one 
 
 who, if possible, would take the ^kiii off a 
 
 fiiit. Anthiuitry. 
 
 Iv IN Y, s. Packthread, pron. q. skeengyic, 
 
 E. skain, S. Sir J. Sinclair, 
 SKINK, s. 1. A shin of beef, Mearns. 2. 
 
 Strong soup made of cows' hams, S. 
 
 S/iirre/s. — A.S. scene, potus. 
 Gaxe a' Skink. Gone to shreds or tatters, 
 
 Lanarks. 
 To SKYNK, r. a. 1. To pour out liquor 
 
 for drinkin.^, Lanarks. Dvuijlaf. — Su.G. 
 
 skaenk-a, Franc, skciik-cii, potum infun- 
 
 dere. 2. To make a libation to the gods. 
 
 Douijlas. 3. To serve drink, ibid. 4. To 
 
 skink orer, to renounce. Rutherf. 5. To 
 
 crush the sides of any thing, as of an egg, 
 
 together. Surv. Moray, (j. " To break 
 
 in pieces by weight or pressure," ibid. 
 SKINKjS. Drink, in general, S. A. St.Ronan. 
 SKINK-BROTH, s. The same with Skink; 
 
 soup made of shins of beef, S.B. 
 SKINK-HOUGH,s. The leg-joint or shin of 
 
 beef used in making the soup called skink. 
 SKINKLE, s. " Lustre ; shining." 67. 
 
 Surr. Ajirs. 
 I'o SKINKLE, also Skiggle, r. n. To 
 
 spill water in small quantities, Mearns. 
 
 Skinkle is used in the same sense, Edin. 
 
 Scuttle, synon. Probably a diminutive 
 
 from the v. Skynk, to pour out liquor. 
 7'o SKINKLE, v. a. To sprinkle, Ayrs. 
 To SKINKLE, ». Ji. 1. To sparkle, S. Burns. 
 
 2. To make a showy appearance, S.O. 
 
 A. Wilson's Poems. 
 SKINKLIN, s. 1. The sparkling of a bright 
 
 irradiation, Ayrs. 2. A small portion, 
 
 ibid. Burns. 
 SKINKLING, s. Applied to meat that is 
 
 nearly cold, Mearns. 
 SKINK-PLAIT, s. A plate for holding 
 
 soup. Balfour's Practicks. 
 SKIO, s. A hut in which fish are dried, 
 
 Shetl. The Pirate. V. Skeo. 
 * 3'o SKIP, p. a. To make a thin stone 
 
 skim along the surface of water, Berwicks. 
 
 Synon. Skijf, and Squirr. 
 SKIP, s. The person who, in Curling, plays 
 
 the last of his party, and who is also the 
 
 judge or director as to the mode of playing 
 
 the game by all on his side, Dumfr. Gall. 
 
 — Su.G. Isl. skiji-a, ordinare. 
 SKIP. A termination denoting state or 
 
 condition. — Su.G. skap, A.S. scipe, E. 
 
 ship, id. from Su.G. skap-a, creare, &c. 
 SKYPE, s. A worthless fellow; apparently 
 
 the same with Skibe, Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 
 Sometimes pronounced Squeef, Roxb. 
 SKYPEL, adj. Skypel skate, expl. " ugly 
 
 fellow." Christmas Ba'ing. V. Skv- 
 UALD, s. and adj. 
 
 SKIPPAIIE, Skiiter, .■:, 1. A shipmaster, 
 S. Douglas. — Su.G. skefiparc, anc. ski pare, 
 A.S. sdpar, id. 2. Now generally appro- 
 priated to the master of a sloop, barge, or 
 passnge-boat, S. ."?. In the fisheries, one 
 of the men who superintends other four, 
 having the charge of a coble, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SKIRDOCH, adj. 1. Flirting, Fife.— IsL 
 skryd-a, ornare ; skreitt-r, ornatus ; skart-a, 
 magnifice vestiri. 2. Easily scared or 
 frigliteued, ib. Skeigh, synon. — Isl. skiar, 
 fugax, vitabundus. 
 
 SKYRE, s. A scirrhus. Buub. — Fr. scyre,\([. 
 
 SKI RE, adj. Pure; mere; as, "a skire 
 fool," S.B. Ruddiman. V. Sciiire. 
 
 To SKYRE, n. w. Skyrit, prct. N.Burne. 
 Perhaps q. sheered off ; or took fright. 
 
 To SKYRE, V. n. To be sliy ; to startle, 
 Ettr. For. Perhaps the same witli Skar, 
 Skair, q. v. Jfoi/g. 
 
 To SKIRGE, V. a. To pour liquor back- 
 wards and forwards from one vessel to 
 another, to mellow it, Fife. 
 
 SKIRGE, s. A flash or dash of water; as, 
 " I gat my kntes brunt wi' a skirge out o* 
 the kail-pat," ibid. Synon. Jilp, and Jilt. 
 — Gael, sciord-am, squird-am, to spirt, 
 to squirt. 
 
 SKIRGIFFIN, s. A half-grown female. 
 V. Skairgiffnock. 
 
 SKYRIN, part ^r. 1. Shining, S.B. Poems 
 Buchan. Dial. 2. Making a great show, S. 
 Burns. — A.S. scir, Su.G. skir, shining. 
 
 SKIRISFURISDAY, Skyirthurisdaye, s. 
 The Thursday before Good-Friday. In- 
 rentories. Acts Ja. VI. — Sw.G. skaertors- 
 day, id. skaer-a, purgare. In Isl. skyrs- 
 dag and skirdagr, or Purification-day, 
 from skyr-a, id. This day is, in England, 
 called Mau ndy- Th u rsday. 
 
 To SKIRL, Skirle, v. n. To cry or sound 
 shrilly, S. Ramsay. Burns. — Isl. skrall-a, 
 sonum streperura edere. 
 
 SKIRL, s. A shrill cry, S. Douglas. — Isl. 
 skrall, Dan. skraal, vociferatus. 
 
 To SKIRL up, T. a. To sing vociferously. 
 " Skirl up the Bangor." Bums. 
 
 SKIRL, s. Wind accompanied by rain or 
 snow; as, " a skirl o' snaw," Aberd.— Isl. 
 
 * skiaer, sonorus, skrial-a, sonituni attactu 
 edere; Dan. skrall-er, to sound, to make a 
 noise ; Su.G. skraell-a, sonum streperum 
 edere. 
 
 SKIRL, s. Used as denoting the powerful 
 influence of love, q. a stroke ; H. a dunt. 
 Da rids. Seas. — Isl. skraele, torreo, are- 
 facio, skrael, torridus. If akin to this, it 
 must convey such an idea as that sug- 
 gested by S. scoiither, or birsle, q. the effect 
 of toasting. 
 
 SKIRL-CRAKE, s. The Sand-piper, a bird, 
 Shetl. " Tringa Interpres, (Linn. Syst.) 
 Skirl-crake, Turn-stone, Sea-dotterel, or 
 Hebridal Sand-piper." £dmonst. Zctl. 
 
^SlVi 
 
 oy5 
 
 rtiVlj 
 
 SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN. 1. The noise made 
 by a frying-pan, wlien the butter is put 
 in which prepares it for receiving the 
 meat, S. 2. The dish prepared in this 
 manner, S. Tales of My Landl. 3. A 
 sort of drink, called also Merry-meat, 
 made of oat-meal, whisky, and ale, mixed 
 and heated in a pan, and given to the 
 gossips at inlyinqs, Mearns. 
 SKIRL-NAKED, adj. Stark-naked, Roxb. 
 
 Synon. Mother-naked, S. 
 To SKYRME, t. n. To make a feint. 
 
 Hoidate. — Isl. skrum-a, fingo. 
 To SKIRP, r. a. To mock. V. Scorp. 
 To SKIRP, v. a. To splasli. Also used as 
 V. n. " The pen skirps,'" it throws the ink 
 around, Aberd. — Su.G. skrefic-a, divari- 
 care, or skrap-a, to scrape. 
 SKIRPIN, s. The gore, or strip of thin 
 cloth, in the hinder part of breeches, 
 Ayrs. ; said to be more properly kirpin. 
 According to the correction, it must be 
 the same with ciirpin. V. Cuepon. 
 To SKIRR, V. a. To scour, Ayrs. Gait. 
 To SKIRRIVAIG, v. n. To run about in 
 an unsettled way, Ayrs. V. Scuryvage. 
 SKIRT, s. A large overall petticoat, used 
 
 by females when they ride, Fife. 
 SKI ST, s. Chest; for kht. Gl. Sibb. 
 SKIST, s. Perhaps shft, art. K. Ifart. 
 SKIT, s. 1. A vain, empty creature, S. 
 Dancing skit, a contemptuous designation 
 for a female dancer on a stage. G. 
 Buchanan. — Isl. skiot-r, celer, citus. 2. 
 A piece of silly ostentation, S. 
 To SKIT, V. n. To flounce ; to caper like 
 a skittish horse, S. Tannahill. — Isl. 
 skiogt-a, circumcursare. 
 SKIT, s. 1. An oblique taunt, S. — Isl. 
 skaeting-r, dicteria acerba. 2. A kind of 
 humbug, nearly allied to the modern cant 
 term Quizz, S. Guy Mannering. 3. A 
 kind of satire; something tending to ex- 
 pose one to ridicule, S. 
 SKYTCHERS, s. pi. Skates, Renfr. A. 
 
 Wilson''s Poems. V. Sketchers. 
 To SKITE, Skyte, v. a. I. To eject any 
 liquid forcibly, S. — Isl. skvett-a, id. Sw. 
 skijt-a, exonerare ventrem. 2. To squirt; 
 to throw the spittle forcibly through the 
 teeth, S. — Su.G. squaett-a, liquida ef- 
 fundere. 
 SKITE, s. 1. The dung of a fowl, S.B. 2. 
 The act of squirting, or throwing saliva 
 forcibly through the teeth, S. 3. A squirt 
 or syringe, Aberd. Mearns. 4. A smart 
 and sudden blow, so as to make what 
 strikes rebound in a slanting direction 
 from that which is struck, Lanarks. Ayrs. 
 Aberd. .5. A trick; as, " He's played me 
 an ill skite," Buchan. Tarras. 
 Humlock-Skite, s. a squirt made from the 
 hollow stalk of hemlock, Aberd. Mearns. 
 SKYTE, s. 1. A nasty person, S.B. — Dan. 
 skyden, sordidus. 2. A meagre person; 
 one v.iio has the appearance of starvation, 
 
 Loth. 3. A strange-looking ugly person, 
 Aberd. 
 To SKYTE, T. n. 1. To glide swiftly, S. 
 Ramsay. — Su.G. skiut-a, id. 2. To " fly 
 out hastily." Gl. Shirr. 3. To rebound 
 in a slanting direction, in consequence of 
 a smart stroke; applied to small objects, 
 as hail, pebbles, &c. Lanarks. 
 SKITE of rain, s. A flying shower, S.B. 
 
 Renfr.; the same with Skift, q. v. 
 To SKYTE, V. n. To slide in a slight de- 
 gree; to slip; as when the feet of a horse 
 slide from under him on a smooth street 
 or road, S. It seems an oblique sense of 
 A.S. scyt-an, Su.G. s/ct((^'r, ejaculari; q. 
 to be thrown out. V. Skid, id. Dumfr. 
 SKITE, s. The act of slipping or sliding 
 
 in walking, Loth. 
 SKYTER, .s. A squirt; a syringe, Aberd. 
 
 Synon. Scout. — Su.G. sqiiaett, id. 
 SKYTIE, s. A small transient shower; a 
 
 dimin. from Skyte, Aberd. 
 To SKYTLE, v., n. To move from side to 
 side; applied to any liquid in a vessel 
 thus moved in being carried, Upp. Clydes. 
 — Dan. skutl-er, to shake; to agitate. V. 
 the etymon of Scutle. 
 SKITTER, s. 1. Liquidum excrementum, 
 S. 2. Applied metaph. to any thing im- 
 pure or incongruous, which, when mixed 
 with what is valuable, renders the whole 
 useless, S. 3. With the prefixed, it de- 
 notes the diarrhoea, S. The O.E. name 
 bears a close resemblance. "Skytte or flyx, 
 fluxus, lienteria, dissentaria, dyaria," 
 Prompt. Parv. — Isl. skitr, sordes ventris. 
 To SKITTER, v. n. Liquidum excre- 
 mentum ejicere, S. It is used in a coarse 
 but emphatical way in an old proverb. 
 " A skittering cow in the loan would have 
 as many marrows." " Spoken when ill 
 people pretend that others are as bad as 
 themselves." Kelly. The word in this 
 form is a frequentative, or diminutive, 
 from Isl. Sn.G. skyt-a, cacare. 
 SKITTERFUL, ad). Under the influence 
 of a diarrhoea. " If you was as skitterful 
 as you are scornful, you would file the 
 whole house," S. Prov. " A bitter return 
 to those who are too liberal of their 
 taunts." Kelly. 
 To SKIVE, v. a. To cut longitudinally into 
 equal slices ; applied to the modern plan 
 of slitting leather, Loth. V. Skivers. 
 SKIVERS, Skeevers, s. pi. The leather 
 now generally used for binding school- 
 books, which is sliced into two, S. — Su.G. 
 skif-ta, a slice, pi. skifvar. 
 SKIVET, s. A sharp" blow, Ettr. For.— 
 
 A.S. scyft-an, pellere. 
 SKIVET, s. The fire-shovel used in a 
 smith's forge, Roxb. Ettr. For. — Isl. 
 skoefu-jaru, a scraping iron. 
 SKIV'IE, adj. V. Skaivie. 
 SKLAFFORD HOLES. Apertures in the 
 walls of a barn, Aug.; perh. corr. from 
 
SKL 
 
 599 
 
 SKO 
 
 L.B. scloj>et-um, a harquebuss, as origi- 
 nally applied to the loopholes of a castle. 
 SKLAIF, s. A slave. Batinatyne P. 
 To SKL.'VIK, r. a. To bedaub; to besmear, 
 
 Aberd. V. Claik, r. from which skla'ik 
 seems to be derived. 
 SKLAIK, s. A quantity of any smeary 
 
 substance, Aberd. 
 SKLAIKIE, adj. Smeary, ibid. 
 SKLAIT, s. Slate, S. V. Sclaite. 
 SKLANDYR, s. Slander. V. Sci.andvr. 
 SKLATER, s. A slater, S. The Entail. 
 To SKLAVE, r. a. To calumniate, Aberd. 
 To SKLAVE, r. n. To utter slander, ibid. 
 
 — Su.G. khif-a, calumniare, obtrectare, 
 
 (the servile letter s being prefixed.) 
 SKLEET,«<//. Smooth; sleek, Aberd. — Su.G. 
 
 slact, laevis, politus, with k inserted. 
 SKLEFF, adj. 1. Shallow, Ettr. For. Gl. 
 
 Sibb. 2. Thin and flat; as, "a gklcf 
 
 cheese," " a skleff piece of wood," &c. 
 
 Berwicks. 3. Applied to one who is not 
 
 round in the shape of the body, Roxb. 
 
 4. Plain-soled, Renfr. Sklejf'-Jittit, id. 
 
 Roxb. Allied perhaps to Germ, schlecht, 
 
 planus. V. Skelve. 
 SKLEFFERIE, adj. Separated into 
 
 laminae, Upp. Clydes. 
 To SKLEY, T. n. To slide, Selkirks. V. 
 
 Skloy. 
 SKLENDRY, Sklenderye, rtJj. 1. Thin; 
 
 slender; lank; as, " a sUenderie lad," 
 
 Ettr. For. Brownie of Bodsb. 2. Faint; 
 
 slight ; like E. slender, ibid. 
 SKLENIE, adj. Thin; slender; applied to 
 
 the form or shape, Fife. 
 To SKLENT, Sklent doitn, c. a. To tear; 
 
 to rend, Aberd. — S\v. West. Goth, slant, 
 
 a rag. V. Sclent, r. 
 To SKLENT, v. n. V. Sclent. 
 To SKLY, Skloy, r. n. To slide, S.A. 
 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 SKLY, s. The place on which one slides; a 
 
 place used for sliding, Dumfr.; the act of 
 
 sliding itself being denominated Sklyre. 
 To SKLICE, r. a. 1. To slice, S. J. Nicol. 2. 
 
 Denoting the abbreviation of time. Z.£(^^(/. 
 SKLICE, s. A slice, S. 
 SKLIDDER, s. A place on the side of a 
 
 hill where a number of small stones are 
 
 collected; expl. as synon. with Scaur, 
 
 Ettr. For. V. Sclithers. 
 To SKLYDE, V. n. To slide, Dumfr. 
 SKLYDE, s. A slide, ibid. 
 To SKLINT, r. «. To dart askance. Y. 
 
 To SKLINTER, r. n. To splinter; to 
 break off in laminae, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 SKLINTER, .«. A splinter, ibid. Gait. 
 
 To SKLYRE, t. n. To slide, Loth. 
 
 SKLYRE, s. A slide, ibid. 
 
 SKLYTES, s. pi. Old worn-out shoes, 
 Buchan. Tarras. V. Scloits. 
 
 To SKLOY, r. ». To slide on ice. Loth. — 
 Fr. escoul-er, id. V. Scloy. 
 
 SKLOY, s. A slide, Lvtli. 
 
 SKLOUT, Sklouteu, .«. Cows' dung in a 
 thin state, Fife. — Gael, sc^oirf, filth. 
 
 To SKLUFE, Sklook, r. n. To trail the 
 shoes along the ground in walking, Ettr. 
 For.; synon. SHafe. — isl.s^i()/i/a,hebetare. 
 
 V. SCLAKF, V. 
 
 SKLUTE, s. 1. In pi. large clumsy feet, 
 
 S.B. Perhaps from klute, S. a hoof. 2. A 
 lout, S.B. — Gael, scleoid, a silly fellow. 
 To SKLUTE, r. n. To set down the feet 
 
 clumsily, or trail the shoes along the 
 ground in walking, Ettr. For. 
 SKODGE, Skodgie,.--. Akitchen drudge, S. 
 
 Glenfenjus. — Su.G. skosiceii, literally, a 
 
 shoe-serrant. 
 To SKODGE, r. n. To act as a drudge, S. 
 To SKOIT, V. n. To peep, Shetl.— Dan. 
 
 skott-er, to og]e. V. Skid, r. 
 SKOLDIRT, Skowdert. V. Scowdek. 
 'J'o SKOLE, Skolt, v. n. To drink hard, 
 
 S.B. Ruddiman. V. Skul. 
 SKOMER, s. V. ScoMER. 
 SKOMIT, adj. Pale and sickly-coloured, 
 
 Shetl. This seems originally the same 
 
 with Sholmlt, q. v. 
 SKON, Scone, s. 1 . A thin cake of wheat 
 
 or barley meal, S. Domjlas. 2. Any thing 
 
 round and flat, or resembling a cake, S. 
 
 3. Metaph. denoting a specimen, S. Kelly. 
 
 — Isl. skaun, cortex lactis. 
 To SKONCE, r. a. To guard. Evergreen. — 
 
 Su.G. skans-a. Tent, schants-en, munire. 
 SKONCE, s. A thin partition; a wall to 
 
 defend from the wind, Fife. A shed for 
 
 hewing stones, &c. Occasionally it is 
 
 used instead of Hallan. — Teut. schant.e, 
 
 sepimentum militare ex viminibus, Kilian. 
 SKOODRA, s. The ling, a fish, Shetl. 
 SKOOI, s. A species of Gull, Shetl. " Larus 
 
 Cataractes, (Linn. Syst.) Skooi, Bonxie, 
 
 Skua Gull." Edmomt. Zetl. Y. Snooi. 
 To SKOOK, Skuik, e. a. To conceal, 
 
 Buchan. Tarras. Syn. Skiuj. 
 To SKOOK, Skuik, r. n. To hide one's 
 
 self, S.B. 
 SKOOKIN-LIKE, adj. "A skookin-like 
 
 loon," an ill-looking fellow, one who has 
 
 a bad appearance, S.B. Perhaps origi- 
 nally the same with E. sculk, or Su.G. 
 
 skolk-a, latebras quaerere. 
 SKOORIE, s. The Coal-fish, full-grown, 
 
 Shetl. 
 To SKOOT, Scout, r. a. To squirt any liquid, 
 
 or throw it forcibly from a tube, S. 
 SKOOT, s. A squirt; a syringe, S. 
 To SKOOT, r. w. To eject excrement in a 
 
 liquid state, S. — Su.G. skiut-a, jaculari. 
 SKORE,s. A line to mark the goal, S. Doug. 
 SKORIT, part. pa. Wrecked, applied to a 
 
 ship; broken. Act. Dom. Cone. — Su.G. 
 
 skoer-a, rumpere, diffringere. 
 SKORPER, s. A round kind of bread, 
 
 Shetl. Syn. cookie, S. — Su.G. skorpa, pi. 
 
 skorper, biscuits. 
 SKOUPER, s. V. ScoupPAR. 
 SKOUR, s. A slight shower, Dumfr. 
 
SKO 
 
 600 
 
 SKR 
 
 SKOUR of wind.' A gust, S. Callander. 
 — Isl. skiir, nimbus, typhon. 
 
 SKOURDABOGGIE, s. The youngest of 
 a family, Shell. From Dan. skur-er, to 
 cleanse, and biiij the belly. Da is used in 
 Shetl. for the, corresponding with Dan. de. 
 
 V. PoCIC-SUAIvINGS. 
 
 SKOURICK, s. A thing of no value; as, 
 " I care uae a skoiirick," Dumfr. — C.B. 
 ys()wr, a splinter ? 
 
 SKOURIOUR, s. V. ScuRROUR. 
 
 SKOUT,s. The Guillemot, Orkn. "Guillem, 
 guillemot, colymbus troile, Linn. Syst. 
 Ore. skout." Low's Faun. Oread. 
 
 SKOUTT, s. A small boat. A. Hume.— 
 Isl. sknta, Belg. schuyt, Ir. scud, id. 
 
 SKOW, s. LA small boat made of wil- 
 lows, &c. covered with skins, Moray. 2. 
 A flat-bottomed boat, employed as a 
 lighter in narrow rivers or canals, Lanarks. 
 — Belg. schoKw, "a ferry-boat; a flat- 
 bottom'd boat, a ponton," Sewel. 
 
 SKOWIS, Sirows, s. pi. Perh. outside 
 boards of trees. Ab. Beg. Surv. Shetl. 
 
 SKOWTHER, s. A slight shower, Loth.; 
 syn. Skonr. 
 
 SKOWURAND, part. pr. Shuddering. 
 Barbour. — Germ, schaur-en, tremere. 
 
 SKRAE, Skree, 5. A searce made of wire 
 for cleansing grain, Loth. Syn. harp. — 
 Gael, criathar, a bolter; Su.G. skraed-a, 
 to bolt, to sift. 
 
 SKRAE, s, A thin meagre person, S. 
 Minstr. Border. — Su.G, skraf, a skeleton, 
 skral, scanty. 
 
 SKRAE-FLSH, Scrae-fish, s. pi. Fishes 
 dried in the sun without being salted, 
 Orkn. NeUl.- — Isl. skrael-a, to dry; skreid, 
 pisces indurati. 
 
 SKRAE-SHANKIT, adj. Having long 
 slender limbs, Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 
 
 2'o SKRAIIv, ScRAiGH, -;;. n. 1. Denoting 
 the cry of a fowl when displeased, S. J. 
 Nlcol. 2. To cry with importunity, and 
 in a discontented tone, S. — Su.G. skrik-a, 
 Isl. skraeka, id. 
 
 SKRAIK, ScRAiK, s. 1. The screaking of 
 fowls, S. ; also skraich. Douglas. 2. A 
 loud or shrill sound, caused by musical 
 instruments. A. Hume. — Isl. skraek-r, 
 clamor, ploratus. 
 
 SKRAN, Scran, s. 1. Fine skran, a pro- 
 miscuous collection of eatables, Edin. S.B. 
 W. Beattie. — Isl. skran, supellex levius- 
 culns. 2. The offals or refuse of human 
 food, thrown to dogs, Loth. 3. Daily 
 bread, Fife. 4. Power, or means for 
 accomplishing any purpose, Roxb. 
 I'd blow them south, as far as Fife, 
 
 If I had scran. — Jo. Hog<]''s Poems. 
 
 To SKRAN, T. a. To make a promiscuous 
 collection of things, either by fair or by 
 foul means, Edin. 
 
 jf'o SKRAN, V. n. To gang to skran, to be 
 «!<,'<{' skranning, phrases used by boys 
 when they go to spend money on sweet- 
 
 meats, &c. of which others expect to hs 
 
 partakers, Loth. 
 SKRANKY, s. a coarse-featured person. 
 SKRANKY, arfj. 1. Lank; slender, &. 2; 
 
 Applied to an empty purse. Bamsay. — 
 
 Germ, schrank-en, to confine; A,S. scrunc- 
 
 ertr, contrarCted. 
 SKRAN-POCK, s. 1. A beggar's wallet. 
 
 Loth. 2. A bag for- receiving the spoil of 
 
 those who may have fallen in battle, cai^ 
 
 ried by the women who follow an army, S.O-^ 
 SKRAPIT, f^ret. Mocked. V. Scorp. 
 To SKRAUGH, r. n. To bawl; to cry; to 
 
 speak loud, Selkirks. Radically the same 
 
 with Screigh, skreigh. 
 SKREA, s. A post or prop used in forming 
 
 a clay wall or one of wattles. Mem. of 
 
 Dr. Spottiswoode. — Tent, schraeghen, can- 
 
 terii, i. e. rafts or props for supporting 
 
 vines; schraegh-en, fulcire. 
 SKREE, s. A searce. V. Sxrae. 
 To SKREED, v. n. To lie; to magnify in 
 
 narration, S.- — Su.G. skryt-a, jactare, LsL 
 
 skreit~a, fingere. 
 SKREED, s. A lie ; a fabrication, S. 
 To SKREED, r. n. To cry; to scream. 
 
 Watson. — FTa.nc.screiot,Sw.skrijt,c\simor. 
 
 Gael, sgread-am, to screech, sgread, a 
 
 screech. 
 SKREEK, Screak, Skreigh, of day. The 
 
 dawn, S.B.; also skrieh. Boss. V. Creek. 
 To SKREENGE, v. a. 1. To scourge, S. 
 
 2. To search for eagerly ; to glean, Upp, 
 
 Clydes. — This seems to have a common 
 
 origin with Gael, cruinnvjh-am, to glean. 
 SKREENGE, s. A lash ; a stroke, Fife. 
 SKREENGE,s. Aloosewoman,Renfr. Ayrs. 
 SKREENGIN, s. A mode of fishing, with 
 
 small nets, during the night, without the 
 
 aid of torches, on the coast of Argyle- 
 
 shire, and in the vicinity of Sallachuilish. 
 
 Q,. scouri}in<i the water. 
 SKREENGINS, s. pi. Gleanings, Clydes. 
 To SKREID, T. n. To be covered with 
 
 vermin, Shetl. — Isl. skrid-a, serpere; q. 
 
 " all creeping," as it is said in the same 
 
 sense in S. aw crairVui'. 
 SKREIGH, s. 1. A shrill cry; a shriek, S. 
 
 2. An urgent and irresistible call. Bob 
 
 Boy. V. Screigh, -?. 
 SKREIGH, s. A cant term for usquebaugh. 
 
 Loth. Picken. 
 SKREIGH o/f7«v V. Skreek. 
 SKREW, s. A stack of corn or hay, ShetL 
 
 — Isl. skruf, parva strues pisoium arefa- 
 
 ciendorum, Haldorson. 
 To SKRY, v. a. To cry; to proclaim, S.B. 
 
 Buddiman. — Su.G. skri-a, vociferari, skri, 
 
 clamor. 
 SKRY, Scry, s. 1. Noise. Wallace. 2. 
 
 The crying of fowls. Douglas. 
 SKRIEVER, s. A clever fellow; one who 
 
 goes through his work expeditiously, Bord. 
 To SKRIFT, r. n. To fabricate; to fib.— 
 
 Isl . skraf-a, fabulari, nugari, skraef,n\iga.e. 
 
 V. Script. 
 
SKR 
 
 601 
 
 SKU 
 
 To SKRIFT,p.n. To rehearse from memory. 
 SKRIFT, ScuiFT, .«. A recital from memory, 
 
 S. A. Nicol's P. V. ScRiEVE, J!. 
 SKRILLES, s. /)/. Shrieks. V. Skirl, r. 
 To SKRIM, r. a. To scud; to move quick- 
 ly, S. E. fk'tm. 
 SKIIYMMORIE, s. Apparently, the name 
 of a mischievous fairy. Pal. Hon. — Isl. 
 skrumari, a braggart; O.Fr. eserimotir, a 
 good tugger. 
 SKRINEj.f. Unboiled sov:ens,Ang. Stat. Ace. 
 
 — Teut. kriii!<c', purgamentum frumcnti. 
 SKRINKIE, Skrinkvt, (ufj. 1. Lank; 
 slender. 2. Wrinkled ; shrivelled ; Shrbtkie- 
 J'aced, having the face covered with 
 ^vrinkles, Teviotd. " Skr'nikut, Skrinkie, 
 as if shrunk, too little, contracted." Gl. 
 Sibb.— Su.G. skrynk-a, contrahi, skrynka, 
 ruga. V. Skrankv. 
 SKROPIT,;)^'?. r. Mocked. V. Scorp. 
 SKROTTA, Skrottyee, .^. Dark purple 
 Dyer's lichen, the Lichen omphalodes, 
 Linn. Shetl. Cudbear, S. also Staneraw. 
 V. Crotal. 
 SKROW, s. The Shrew-mouse; also pron. 
 Skrcw, S. E. Shrewmouse is undoubtedly 
 from A.S. screami, id. mus araneus. 
 SKROW, s. A scroll. V. ScRow. 
 SKROW, s. A slight shower, S.B.— Isl. 
 
 skiir. V. Skarrach. 
 SKRUFE, s. Wealth, acquired by par- 
 simony or exaction. Bannatyne P. — Teut. 
 schrobh-en, scalpere. 
 SKRUFF of the neck, s. The fleshy part 
 of the neck behind, Buchan ; Cuff, synon. S. 
 SKRU:\IP1LT, /*-()■«. pa. Shrunk; shrivelled 
 by means of the fire, Fife. — Teut. schrom- 
 pel-en, rugis crispare, corrugare; Germ. 
 sckruwpef-n, id. 
 SK RUMPLE, s. A wrinkle. Dunbar.— 
 Germ, schrumple, id.; S\x.G. skrump-en, to 
 wrinkle. 
 SKRUNKIT, part. adj. Pinched; scanty, 
 Mearns. — Su.G. skryuk-a, corrugare; A.S. 
 ?cruKC(;«,contractus,the pret. oi scrinc-an, 
 whence E. to shrink. 
 To SKRUNT, r. u. To produce a rough or 
 harsh noise by rubbing or scratching on a 
 board with a blunted point, Clydes. — Isl. 
 skruning-r, skrudning-r, strepitus. 
 SKRUNT, s. The sound so produced, ibid. 
 SKRUNTIN', Scruntin', s. This sound 
 
 continued, ibid. 
 SKRUNT Y, adj. Meagre ; raw-boned, Fife, 
 Loth. — Su.G. skrin, dried, Dan. skranten, 
 infirm. 
 SKUB, ScuBB, s. A thick fog, Shetl. — Dan. 
 
 skodde, " a mist, a fog." 
 SKUBBA, s. Milk, Shetl. 
 SKUBE o' drink. A hearty pull, Fife; 
 synon. Waucht. — Su.G. skopa, haustrum, 
 Arm. scob, E. scoop. 
 SKUBE, s. Any thing that is hollowed out, 
 S.B.; allied to E. scoop. — Su.G. skopa, 
 Arm. scob, haustrum. 
 SKUDDICK, s. A rick of corn or hay, 
 
 Shetl. — Su.G. skoet-a, coagmentare; Isl. 
 skott, collatio. 
 SCUDDIEVAIG, s. V. Skurvvage. 
 SKUDLER, s. The manager of a feast; 
 the master of ceremonies; the leader in a 
 band of maskers, Slietl. The Pirate. — 
 Su.G. skutul, Isl. sktitell, skotcl, a table; 
 originally a plate for the table; L.B. 
 seutdlar-ius, O.Fr. sculier, one who had 
 charge of the plates, vessels, <S:c. 
 SKUG, ScuG, ScouG, s. 1. A shade; what 
 defends from the heat, S. Douglas. 2. A 
 shelter from storm, S. i^paldintj. 3. A 
 shadow, or what causes partial obscurity. 
 Doug. 4. Protection, S. Pup. Ball. 5. 
 Metaph. applied to ghosts, in relation to 
 the place of their residence. Doug. 6. A 
 pretence; a cloak, S. MelnlVsMS. — Su.G. 
 skugga, umbra; skyggd, tegmen. 
 To SkUG, V. a. 1. To shade, S. Douglas. 
 — Su.G. Isl. skygg-a, obumbrare. 2. To 
 shelter; to screen, S. 3. To skoog a shower, 
 to seek shelter from it, S.B. 4. In a moral 
 sense, to expiate. Minstr. Bord. 
 To SKUG, ScouG, V. n. To flee for shelter. 
 
 Fergusson. 
 SKUGGY, adj. Shady. Puddiman. 
 SKUGRY, s. In skugry, under covert. 
 
 Henrysone. 
 SKUGWAYS, Skugwise, adv. In a clan- 
 destine way, with a design to hide one's 
 self, Loth. 
 To SKUIK, r. n. To hide one's self, S.B. 
 
 V. Skook. 
 SKUL, Skull, Skoll, .<!. ]. A goblet or 
 large bowl, for containing liquor. Doug. 
 2. The salutation of one who is present, 
 or the respect paid to an absent person, 
 by expressing a wish for his health, when 
 one is about to drink. Cromarty. — Isl. 
 skal, skaal, Su.G. skol, Dan. tkaal, a cup, 
 a bowl, a drinking vessel. Su.G. dricka 
 skala, bibere pateram, quando bibitur ali- 
 cujus honori et memoriae; Loccen. Dricka 
 ens skol, id. Ihre. 
 S K U L, s. A scullion. Godscroft. — Ir. 
 
 sguille, id. Su.G. skoel-ja, eluere. 
 SKULE, s. An inflammatory disease af- 
 fecting the palate of a horse, S. — Teut. 
 schuyl, Su.G. skalla, id. 
 SKULE, ScuLE, Skull, s. A great collec- 
 tion of individuals, as of fishes, S. Burel. 
 — A.S. seeole, coetus magnus, multitudo. 
 SKULES, s. pi. Stalls where cattle are 
 fed, S.B. — Isl. skiol, Su.G. skiul, a covert. 
 SKULL, s. A shallow basket of a semi- 
 circular form, S. Dnnbar.—l&\. skiola, vas 
 quo arida vel liquida metiri consueverunt. 
 To SKULT, T. a. To beat. Synon. Skelp. 
 
 V. SCULT. 
 
 To SKUNFIS, Skumfis, v. a. " To dis- 
 gust;applied especially to smells," Aberd. 
 The same with Scomfice. 
 
 SKUNIE,s. A large knife, Shetl. V.Skeax. 
 
 SKUR, s. 1. A small horn, not fixed to the 
 skull of an animal, but hanging by the 
 
SKU 
 
 602 
 
 SL. 
 
 skin, Aug. 2. The rough projecting part 
 
 of a stone, ibid. — Sa.G. skoer-a, rumpere. 
 
 SKUK, s. Peril, a scai-, Mearns. — Isl. skor, 
 
 iucisura. 
 SKURYVAGE, s. 1. A dissipated fellow; 
 a lecher. Douglas. 2. A vagabond, Loth. 
 In Roxb. a ragged vagrant. — Lat. scurra 
 and vaci-vr. 3. A scullion; sj'n. Scuddie- 
 taig, Roxb.; from Scud, to pass quickly. 
 SKURR, s. A small spot of fishing ground, 
 
 Shetl. 
 SKURRIE, s. A cow with skurs, or small 
 
 horns, Aberd. V. Skur, s. 1. 
 SKURRIEMAN, s. A wandering fellow, 
 
 Ayrs. V. Skuryvage. 
 SKURRIOUR, s. A scout. V. Scurrour. 
 SKURROCK, Skuiiroch, s. Cash; a cant 
 
 term, Loth. 
 SKUTE, Skoot, s. Sour or dead liquor, 
 Aberd.; synon. Juta. — Su.G. squaett, a 
 small quantity of any liquor, Wideg. 
 To SKUTE, ScuiT, V. n. To walk awk- 
 wardly in consequence of having fiat 
 soles, Roxb. ; the same with Sclute, Sklicte. 
 — Isl. skut-a, prominere; or Su.G. skiut-a, 
 trudere. 
 SKU WES, J.//?. Groves. Sir Gawan.—A.S. 
 
 scua, umbra. 
 To SLA, V. a. 1. To strike. 2. To slay; to 
 kill. Wyntown. — iloes.G. slahan, Isl. slaa, 
 Belg. da, to strike. V. Slew. 
 To SLAB, Slab up, v. a. To sup greedily 
 and ungracefully, Banffs. Taylor's Scots 
 Poems. In Fife, to slabber. — Teut. slabb- 
 en, lambere; sorbere at devorare. 
 SLABBER, s. A slovenly fellow, Dumfr. 
 
 — Teut. slabber-en, E. to slabber. 
 SLABBERGAUCIE,s. A slovenly drivel- 
 ling fellow, Banifs. Perhaps from Teut. 
 slabber-en,to slabber, and gheus, a beggar, 
 a mean fellow. 
 To SLACK the fire. To cover it up with 
 dross; to rest it for the night, or gather it, 
 Perthshire. From the E. s. Slack, small 
 coal. 
 To SLACK, V. n. To cease; to be dis- 
 tended; to become flaccid, Loth. In this 
 sense a tumour is said to slack. — Teut. 
 slaeck-en, laxari, solvi. 
 SLACK, s. 1. An opening between hills. 
 
 2. " A hollow," Ettr. For. V. Slaic. 
 * SLACK, adj. 1. Slow, S.B. 2. Trans- 
 ferred to money, when payments are made 
 slowly, S.B. Gl. Shirr. 3. Not employed; 
 or having little to do, S. 4. Thinly occu- 
 pied, regarding place, S. 5. Not trust- 
 worthy; loose in conduct, S. 6. Reluctant 
 to pay a debt, S. — A.S. sleac, Su.G. slak, 
 remissus. 
 SLACK EWE, Slack Yow. A ewe which 
 has given over bearing, S.A. Crok, 
 Crock, synon. — Teut. slack, slaeck, laxus, 
 remissus. V. Crok. 
 SLACK JAW. Frivolous talk, Aberd. 
 Roxb.; sometimes implying the idea of 
 indiscretion or rudeness. V. Jaw. 
 
 SLACKIE, s. A kind of sling, Loth. Fife. 
 
 Or.ell. 
 SLADE, Slaid, s. A hollow; a den, S.B. 
 Doug. — Isl. slaed, vallis; A.S. id. via in 
 convallibus; Dan. slet, Isl. slelta, planities. 
 SLADGE, s. A sloven; one who abuses his 
 clothes with mire or dirt. It is also expl. 
 " a dirty coarse woman," Upp. Clydes. 
 S.A. — Teut. sladde, slets, sletse, slodde, are 
 used in the same sense, as applicable to 
 a woman, Kilian. 
 To SLADGE, r. n. 1. To go with a loung- 
 ing gait through every puddle that comes 
 in the way, S.A. 2. To work in so slovenly 
 a way as to bedaub one's self with mire, ib. 
 SLAE, Sla, s. The sloe, S. Lightfoot. — A.S. 
 sla, Belg. slee. Germ, schleh, id. Lancash. 
 slaigh, sleawgh, " the black thorn berry," 
 T. Bobbins. " 
 SLAE-BLACK, adj. Black as a sloe. 
 
 Tarras. Gl. Shirr. 
 SLAEIE, adj. Abounding with sloes, or 
 
 sloe-bushes, Clydes. 
 To SLAG, Slagg, «. a. To moisten; to 
 
 besmear, S.B. Ross. 
 To SLAG, Slyaag up, v. a. To gobble up 
 
 voraciously, Ab. — Su.G. slek-a, lambere. 
 SLAG, s. A portion of any soft substance 
 lifted up from the rest, S.B. — Isl. slagi, 
 humiditas, slagn-a, humescere. 
 SLAG, Slog, s. A gust. Maitl. P.— Su.G. 
 
 slagg, intemperies; Teut. sleqghe, nebula. 
 SLAG-DAY, s. " With Cm-'lers, a day on 
 
 which the ice is thawing." Gall. Enc. 
 SL AGGIE, ad,j. Soft; in a thawed state, 
 ib. — O.E. " Slag or fowle wey, lubricus, 
 limosus," Prompt. Parv. 
 SLAGGIE, s. A small portion of any soft 
 substance, Kinross; a dimin. from Slag, 
 id. q. V. 
 To SLAY, V. a. To pulverize too much by 
 
 harrov^ing, Upp. Lanarks. 
 SLAID, Slade, s. An indolent person; one 
 given to procrastination, Upp. Lanarks. — 
 Isl. sladd-a, squalide grassari; s/o^«, re- 
 mittere,s^o^,remissio, relaxation. V. Slait. 
 SLAID, adj. Slovenly and dirty, ibid. V. 
 
 Slait, adj. 
 SLAID, s. A valley. V. Slade. 
 To SLAIGER, v. n. 1. To waddle in the 
 mud, S. Gl. Sibb. — Teut. sleggerigh,m3,A\- 
 dus ; radically the same with Lugger y. 2. 
 To walk slowly; used contemptuously, 
 Ettr. For. 
 To SLAIGER, v. a. 1. To besmear with 
 mud, Upp. Clydes. 2. To beslabber, ib. 
 SLAIGER, s. 1. The act of bedaubing, 
 Lanarks. 2. A quantity of some soft 
 disgusting substance; as, "a slaiger o' 
 dirt," " a slaiger o' cauld parritch," ibid. 
 To SLAIGER,' t. a. To take meat in a 
 slow careless way; generally said of 
 dogs, Ettr. For. V. Slag up, c. 
 SLAIGERER, s. One who bedaubs, Lan. 
 SLAIGERIN', s. A bedaubing, ibid. 
 To SLAIK, r. n. To slacken. Wallace. 
 
 i 
 
OIjA 
 
 60:? 
 
 To SLAIK, Slake, r. «. 1. To carry off 
 and eat any thing clandestinely, especially 
 sweetmeats, &c. S. Tannahiif.—Germ. 
 schkck-en, ligurire, suavia et dulcia appe- 
 tere. 2. To kiss in a slabbering way, S 
 Lijndsai,. 3. To bedaub, S. GUnbunik. 
 4. To lounge like a dog, and be content 
 to feed on offals, S. TannahUl. 
 
 SLAIK, Slake, .<;. 1. A small portion of 
 any thing laid hold of clandestinely, S. 
 2. A small quantity of any thing rather 
 in a fluid state, as conserves, &e. S 3 A 
 slight bedaubing, S. Heart Mid-Lolh. 
 
 4. A small quantity of some soft sub- 
 stance, or of any unctuous matter applied 
 *o something else, S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 5. Ihe act of bedaubing or besmearing, 
 as with butter, &c. 6. A slabbering kiss, 
 b.B. Ixoss. 7. A low, mean, sneaking i 
 fellow, Roxb.— Teut. s/ick, slock, helluo, I 
 vorax, shck-en, slock-eii, vorare. I 
 
 ^^^V^^'rf* ^ Stroke; a slap, Renfr. Ayrs. i 
 The LntaiL — T^ni. slagh, Su.G. slaq, 
 ictus. V. Slake. ^' 
 
 SLAIKER, s. One who bedaubs, S. 
 
 SLAIN, Slaxe, 5. A wooded clevqh or 
 precipice, Roxb. 
 
 SLAINES, Slayans. Letters of Slaines, 
 letters subscribed, in case of ' slaughter, 
 by the wife or executors of one who had 
 been slain, acknowledging that satisfac- 
 tion had been given, or otherwise solicit- 
 ing for the pardon of the offender. Acts 
 J a. VI. 
 
 SLAINGE, s. One who clandestinely car- 
 ries off any thing that seems palatable, 
 
 CT frxii^^'C' ^ ''^'''^'"'.^ creature," synon. 
 
 bLrAlFlL, Slapie, .«. A mean fellow: a 
 plate-hcker, Roxb.— Isl. slav-r, homuncio 
 sordidus. V. Slaupie. 
 
 SLAIRG, Slairk, Sleeg, s. A quantity 
 of any substance in a semi-consistent 
 state; as, a slen/ o'parriick, a large spoon- 
 ful of porridge, S.— Dan. stwrk, " a sup." 
 
 lo SLAIRG, Slairy, Slauy, v. a. To be- 
 daub, S. A. Wilson's P.—Tent. shore, 
 sordida ancilla; Belg. slorig, sordidus; 
 O.L. slorie, sordidare. 
 
 SLAIRGIE, Slargie, adj. Unctuous; ad- 
 hesive, S. Gall. Ehcycl. 
 
 ^L/II^Y, Slarie, s. 1. Any thing that be- I 
 daubs, S. 2. A part of one's food, taken ' 
 so carelessly as to dirty one's clothes, S. ! 
 
 T-y SLAIRT about. To go about sluggishly, \ 
 ^•B. — Teut. sloordiqk, sordidus. i 
 
 SLAIRT, s. A silly dastardly fellow; a ' 
 term used by the fishers of Buckhaven • 
 synon. Coof, Cufe.—lsl. sllar, hebes; or 
 slor, sordes. 
 To SLAIRT, V. a. To outdo; to outstrip, ib. 
 Jo SLAISTER, Slyster, r. n. I. To do 
 any thing in an awkward and dirty way, 
 S. Antiquary. 2. To work in any thing 
 moist or unctuous, S. 3. To move clumsily 
 through a miry road, S.-Su.G. slask-a, 
 humorem sordidum effuudere. 
 
 SLA 
 
 bLAlSTER, Slyster, Slaistery, s \ \ 
 
 heterogeneous mass, S. Ferqusson. ' 2 
 
 The ax:t of bedaubing, S. St. lionan. i. 
 
 A dirty slut, Ettr. For. 
 
 SLAISTERY, Slaistuy, adj. \. Applied 
 
 l?,^,.''^ '^ unctuous or defiling; as, 
 
 Ihats slaistry wark ye're at," S. 2 
 
 Ihe weather is said to be slaistry, when 
 
 one IS exposed to rain, or has one's dress 
 
 soiled by the miriness of the roads, S. 
 
 SLAISTERY, s. 1. Dirty work, S. 2 The 
 
 offals of a kitchen, S. Glenburnie. 
 SLAISTER-KYTE, s. A foul feeder; a 
 gormandizer; a belly-god, Tcviotdale. V. 
 Slalster, v. and Kyte, the belly. 
 SLAISTERS, s. A slovenly, dirty person, 
 
 q. one who bedaubs himself, Roxb. 
 SLAIT, .<;. The track of cattle among 
 standing corn, Ettr. For.-A.S. slaetinq, 
 Id. V. Sleutii-iiund. 
 ^^/'^3 '^'^J- Slovenly and dirty, Roxb.— 
 Su(x. slaef, rudis, inartificiosus ; Teut 
 ^[odde, sordida et inculta mulier, Kilian. 
 rr^W'frl''^- Slitted;cut. Evergreen. 
 ■^ i^^r^ "• ""• ^- '^'^ ^evel.-Su.G. slaet-a, 
 Id. 2. lo depreciate, W. Loth. 3 To 
 abuse grossly; to maltreat. Gtithrie. 4 
 to wipe, perh. to whet. Pitson. 
 bLAITIT, part. pa. Exhausted with fa- 
 
 tigue.^a/«erjs.— Teut.s/e?;e,tritus,s/e<-,„, 
 atterere. 
 
 SLAYWORM, ... The slow-worm, or 
 blind-worm, Galloway. Ai/rand Wigton 
 tourier.—A.S. slaw-wyrm, id. It has its 
 name from slaw, tardus, piger. 
 SLAK, Slack, Slake, s. 1. An opening in 
 the higher part of a hill or mountain, 
 where it becomes less steep, and forms a 
 sort of pass, S. Barbour. 2. A gap or 
 narrow pass between two hills or moun- 
 t^ms. Wyntoic?i. 3. A morass, Liddesd. 
 Guy Mannering. 4. The slack of the hass, 
 the narrowest part of the throat. Loth— 
 Su.G. slak, remissus; also, the hollow of 
 the side. 
 
 SLAKE, Slaik, Sleegh, Sloke, s. I. The 
 oozy vegetable substance in the bed of 
 rivers, S.B. slant Stat. Ace. 2. Navel 
 Javer, S.B. Lightfoot.— Su.G. slak, laxus; 
 as being soft and flaccid. 
 
 SLAKE, s. A blow on the chops. Kelly 
 
 A.S. slaege, Su.G. Belg. slag, ictus. 
 
 io SLAKE, T. n. To carry off clandes- 
 tinely. V. Slaik, x. 
 
 To SLAKE, ^. «. To bedaub. V. Slaik. 
 
 CT AAT '^' ^ slight bedaubing. V. Slaik,. ». 
 
 SLAM, Slamjiach, s. A share of any thing 
 acquired by forcible or artful means, S.B. 
 Su.G. slam-a, coacervare; slem, craft. 
 
 lo SLAMMACH, v. a. To seize, S.B. 
 
 To SLAMMACH, Slamach, r. n. To slab- 
 ber, S.B. Shirrefs.—Sn.G. slem, slime, 
 slemiq, slimy. 
 
 SLAMMACH, Slawmacii, (gutt.) s. A 
 large quantity of soft fooil, swallowed 
 
SLA 
 
 604 
 
 SLE 
 
 hastily and in a slovenly manner, Mearns. 
 
 V. Slammach, v. n. 
 SLAMMACHS, s. pi. The gossamer, Aberd. 
 SLAMMIKIN, s. A drab, Loth.— Su.G. 
 
 slem, tiirpis, eluvies, faex, id. 
 SLAMP, adj. Pliant; flexible; supple, 
 
 Moray. Northern Aiiflq. 
 SLANE IN THE SELF. Carrying in it 
 
 the proof of itsovvninvalidity. J3a!/. Pract. 
 SLANG, s. A species of cannon coinciding 
 
 with the culverin. Complaynt S. — Tent. 
 
 slanghe, serpens; bombarda longior. 
 To SLANGER, v. n. To linger, Berwicks. 
 
 — Su.G. sHii(/r-a, repere. 
 SLANK, adj.' Thin; lank, Fife,— Belg. 
 
 slanck, syuon. with E. lank. 
 SLAP, s. 1. A narrow pass between two 
 
 hills, S. Gl. Shirr. Peunecuik. — Su.G. 
 
 slapp, remissus; Isl. sleppi, praecipitium 
 
 convallis. 2. A breach in a wall, hedge, 
 
 &c. S. Law Case. 3. A fracture in the 
 
 edge of a knife, S. 
 To SLAP, V. a. To break into gaps, S. 
 
 Law Case. 
 To SLAP, r. rt. To separate threshed grain 
 
 from the broken straw, &c. by means of 
 
 a riddle, S.B. — Su.G. slaepp-a, to permit 
 
 any thing to escape. 
 SLAP, s. A riddle for thus separating 
 
 grain, S.B. 
 SLAPPER, s. Any large object; as a big 
 
 salmon, Roxb. 
 SLAPPIN, adj. A sJappin chiel, a tall 
 
 fellow; synon. with Strappin(), Roxb. 
 SLARGIE,a(//. Unctuous. V. under Slairg. 
 To SLASH, r. n. To give a slabbering kiss, 
 
 S. — Isl. slefs-a, allambo, alligurio. 
 To SLASH, V. n. To work in what is wet 
 
 or flaccid, Lanarks. — Dan. slask-er, to 
 
 paddle, to puddle. 
 SLASH, s. A great quantity of broth, or 
 
 any other sorbillaceous food, Loth. 
 SLASHY, s. Applied to work that is both 
 
 wet and dirty, S. — S\v. slask, wet. 
 To SLATCH, T. n. 1. To dabble among 
 
 mire, Ettr. For.; a variety of Slash. 2. 
 
 To move heavily, as in a miry road. 
 
 Hence a slatchin day, i. e. a day when 
 
 one has to drag the legs through mire, ib. 
 
 This seems originally the same with 
 
 ScLATCH, V. n. It is evidently allied to 
 
 Su.G. slask, humor quicunque sordidus. 
 SLATCH, Slotch, Slodge, s. A sloven; a 
 
 slattern, Ettr. For. — Teut. sletse, mulier 
 
 ignava. 
 SLATE, s. One who is slovenly and dirty. 
 
 Loth. Border ; slaid, Clydes. Ramsay. 
 
 Hogij. — Isl. sladde, vir habitu et moribus 
 
 indecorus. V. Slait, adj. 
 To SLATE, r. a. To let loose ; applied to 
 
 dogs in hunting. Pal. of Honor. — A.S. 
 
 slaetinge, vestigia ferarum. 
 SLATE-BAND, s. Schistus, Gall. Called 
 
 by English miners, shirer. Surv. Gall. 
 SLAVERMAGULL10N,s. Acontemptuous 
 
 term for a foolish lubberly fellow, Ayrs. 
 
 Perhaps from E. slaver, or S. slahher, and 
 Gullion, q. v. 
 
 SLAUGHT BOME. A bar used in fortifi- 
 cation. 3Ionro's Exped. — ^Belg. slaghoom, 
 a bar, a winding-post. 
 
 SLAUKIE, adj. 1. Flaccid; unctuous, S.B. 
 2. Slimy; covered with slake, S. 3. Slow, 
 whether in speech or motion, Aug.— Isl. 
 slaeki, foemina pigra. V. Slake. 
 
 SLAUPIE, adj. Indolent and slovenly, 
 S.B. — Su.G. slapp, remissus ; Isl. slap-r, 
 homuncio sordidus. 
 
 SLAW, adj. Slow, S. K. Ja. F/.— O.E. 
 " slaive in meuyng, [moving] tardus, piger, 
 torpidus," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SLAWK, s. " A slimy plant, which grows 
 in hums and springs." Gall. Encycl. V. 
 Slake. 
 
 SLAW LIE, a*i. Slowly, Clydes. 
 
 SLAWMIN, s. Slabbering, Aberd.— Teut. 
 slemm-en, Su.G. slemm-a, grecari. 
 
 SLAWNESS, s. Slowness, Clydes. 
 
 SLE, Slee, Sley, adj. 1. Sly ; S. slee. 
 Herd. Douglas. 2. Skilful ; dexterous. 
 Barbour. 3. Ingenious. Wallace. — Su.G, 
 slo.eg, Isl. slaeg-r, id. 
 
 SLED, A-SLED, adv. Aslant, Ettr. For. — 
 O.E. "Sleet or aslete, oblique, aduerbium," 
 Prompt. Parv. — A.S. aslid-an, \a,hi, aslad, 
 labat. V. Slype. 
 
 SLEDDER, s. One who drives goods on a 
 sled. Acts Cha. II. 
 
 SLEDERIE, adj. V. Sliddery. 
 
 SLED-SADDLE, s. That which is borne 
 by a horse yoked in a cart, S.; from sled, 
 a sledge. Synon. Car-saddle. 
 
 To SLEE, V. a. 1. To slee the head, to slip 
 the head out of the noose which confines 
 cattle in the stall, Lanarks. 2. To escape 
 from a task, ibid. — Su.G. slaa, to slip. 
 
 To SLEE an-a, v. a. To carry off any tiling 
 in a crafty way; as, " What's cum o' the 
 buke I gae you ?" " Tam has slecd it aica 
 frae me," Banfis. V. Sly, v. 
 
 SLEEBAND, s. A band of iron which goes 
 round the beam of a plough, to strengthen 
 it at the place where the coulter is in- 
 serted, Lanarks. " Sleeband,th.e ancient 
 muzzle of the jilough." GL Surv. Moray. 
 — Su.G. slaa, lamina ferrea aut lignea, 
 quae vel rhedis suppingitur, vel aliis 
 instrumentis ligneis in firmamentum sub- 
 ditur, Ihre. 
 
 To SLEECH, V. n. To coax; to cajole. 
 Poems \Gth Cent. — Germ, schleich-en, 
 reptare, sese insinuare. 
 
 SLEECH, s. Slime, S. V. Slik. 
 
 To SLEEK, v. n. Probably, to lie con- 
 cealed; to place smoothly. Tarras. — Su.G. 
 slik-a, clanculum abire, Teut. sleyck-en, id. 
 
 SLEEK, s. A measure of fruits, roots, &c. 
 containing forty pounds, S. Perhaps ori- 
 ginally a measure of liquids. — Germ. 
 schlauch, a jack, a leathern bottle. 
 
 SLEEK, s. Peril, not heaped; syuon. Uraik, 
 used in measuring grain, &c. S.A. 
 
 I 
 
SLE 
 
 GOo 
 
 SLI 
 
 SLEEK, s. Mire ; slime, S. V. Suk. 
 SLEEK, 5. Snow and rain mixed; sleet, 
 
 Fife. — Sax. slakke, Belg. slcjtje, Su.G. 
 
 daijij, id. 
 SLEEKIE, adj. Of or belonging to sleet; 
 
 as, (( sleeky day, a sleety day, Fife. 
 SLEEKIE, adj. Fawning and deceitful, 
 
 Roxb. Dumfr. Aberd. ; Sleekit, synon. 
 
 Heinahis of' JS^ithsdalc Soixj. 
 SLEEKIT, Slekit, adj. 1. Smooth and 
 
 shining ; applied to the face or skin, S. ; 
 
 tleek, E. 2. Parasitical ; deceitful, S. 
 
 Douijla/. — Su.G. sleker, homo blaudus ; 
 
 I si. slikiare, parasitus. 
 SLEEKrr-GABBIT.arfy. Smooth-tongued, 
 
 S. The Ilar'st R'u). 
 SLEEKITLY, adj. Artfully; in a cajoling 
 
 manner, S. Saint Patrick. 
 SLEEK ITNESS, s. Wheedling; fair ap- 
 pearance, S. 
 SLEELIE, rtrfp. Slily, S. 
 SLEENESS, s. Slyness, S. 
 To SLEENGE, p. 71. The same with 
 
 Slounge, Lanarks. — Isl. slens-a, ignavo 
 
 otio frui. 
 SLEENGER,s. A lounger, ibid. 
 SLEENIE, s. A guinea, Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 — A.S. slean, to strike, slae.'en, struck. 
 * To SLEEP, c. n. A top is said to sleep, 
 
 when it spins so smoothly as to appear 
 
 motionless, Roxb. 
 SLEEP-DRINK, s. A soporific potion. 
 
 Society Contendings. 
 SLEEPER, s. The Dunlin, a bird, « Tringa 
 
 Alpina, (Linn.)" Edmonstoneh Zetl. 
 SLEEPERY, adj. V. Slippery. 
 SLEEPERS, s. 2^. The beams next the 
 
 ground, which support the first floor of a 
 
 house, S. Surr. E. Loth. 
 SLEEPIES, s. pi. Field brome grass, 
 
 from its supposed soporific quality, S. 
 SLEEPY-MAGGY, s. A sort of rude 
 
 humming-top, Aberd. 
 SLEETCH, s. " A kind of fat mud, taken 
 
 from shores to manure land." Gall. Enc. 
 
 V. Slake, Slik, and Sletch. 
 SLEETH, Slieth, s. A sluggard, Aberd. 
 
 Forbes. — A.S. slaeictli, sloth ; Isl. sliar, 
 
 hebes, sleita, torpor animi. 
 To SLEIF, r. n. To slip. K. Hart.— 
 
 Alem. sliaf-an, to glide. 
 SLEITCHOCK, s. A flattering woman, 
 
 Perths. — Dan. sledsk-er, to wheedle. V. 
 
 Sleech, r. 
 SLEKIT, aoy. Deceitful. V. Sleekit. 
 SLENK, «. A piece of low craft. Sir 
 
 Gaican. — Germ. schh!enke,do\i; Isl. s/»b- 
 
 <lin, callidus ; E. sleiaht. 
 SLEPERYE, adj. Doug. V. Slippery. 
 To SLERG, T. a. 1. To l)edaub, Loth.— 
 
 Belg. slorig, sordidus. 2. To gobble. 
 
 Ramsay. 
 To SLERK, r. a. To lick up greedily and 
 
 with noise, Dumfr. Evidently allied to 
 
 Dan. slurk-er, to sip, to sup up, to swal- 
 low; and originally the same with Slerg, 
 
 r. although the latter is falsely expl. " to 
 bedaub." 
 
 SLERP, s. A slovenly female, Fife. — Su.G. 
 slarf, homo nauci, propric pannis obsitus. 
 
 SLETCII, Sleecii, .s". Slime, particularly 
 that in the beds of rivers, or on the sea- 
 shore, S. Ma.iwell's Sel. Trans. 
 
 SLETT, s. I., flat, q. v. Kelly. 
 
 SLEUG, .-■. 1. " An ill behaved man." Gall. 
 Enc. 2. " One not good looking," ibid. 
 
 SLEUTH, s. Sloth. 2)o!/-/.— A.S. sleicth. 
 
 SLEUTH, SLUETii,a(7/. Slothful. Biallog. 
 
 To SLEUTH, Sloth, r. a. To neglect, or 
 to do work carelessly, S.B. I'itscottie. 
 
 To SLEUTH, r. tt. To linger. Douglas. 
 
 SLEUTH, s. The tract of man or beast, as 
 known by the scent. Barbour. 
 
 SLEUTH-HUND, Si.outii-IIund, Sloith- 
 HuND, Slotii-Braciie, Slougii-Dog, s. 
 A blood-hound. Barbour. — Isl. slod, 
 semita, vestigia; Ir. sliucht, a tract. 
 
 SLEUTHUN, s. A lazy, good-for-nothing 
 person, Upp. Clydes.; viewed as a corr. of 
 Sleutli-hund ; synon. Slughan, Roxb. 
 
 To SLEW, V. a. " To lean [incline] any 
 thing to a side, off the perpendicular." 
 Gall. Enci/cl. 
 
 SLEW FYR. Struck fire. Barbour.— 
 Tent, rier-sla-en, excutere ignem. 
 
 SLEW-FIRE, s. A designation for light- 
 ning, S. A. " Fyir-flawcht, lightning; also 
 termed slew-fre." Leyden's Gl. Coinpl. S. 
 
 SLEWIT, part. pa. Having sleeves, q. 
 sleeved. Inventories. 
 
 SLEWYT, pret. Slipped. Wallace.— 
 Su.G. slaa knut, nodum nectere. 
 
 To SLY, f. H. 1. To go or approach silently 
 and slily, Aberd. 2. To look in a sly 
 manner; with the prep, at added, ibid. 
 
 To SLY, V. a. To place or remove slily, 
 Aberd. Sice, Banff's, q. v. — Isl. slaeg-r, 
 versutus; Su.G. slug, callidus, vafer; Dan. 
 slue, crafty. 
 
 SLIBBIE, adj. Slippery, Loth.— Teut. 
 slibberigh, id. 
 
 SLIBRIKIN, adj. A fondling term; analo- 
 gous, perhaps, to E. sleek or glossy. Herd'$ 
 Coll. — Teut. slibberitjh, lubricus. 
 
 To SLIGHT, {gutt.) v. a. To jilt; applied 
 to a man's conduct towards a female 
 whom he has courted, S. 
 
 SLIGHT, s. Togieone theslicht; to jilt one. 
 
 To SLIGHT, V. a. To contrive. Douglas. 
 Isl. slaei/d, fraus, dolus. 
 
 SLIGHT, Slight, adj. Worthless, S. 
 Spalding. — Su.G. slaet karl, homo flocci. 
 
 SLICK- WORM, s. A worm bred in the 
 ooze of rivers, S. Statist. Ace. V. Slik. 
 
 SLID, Slyd, Slide, adj. 1. Slippery, S. 
 Douglas. 2. Mutable ; uncertain. Pal. 
 0/ Honor. 3. Cajoling; wheedling, S. — 
 A.S. slith, sliddery. 
 
 To SLIDDER, r. n. To delay; to defer 
 without any proper reason, Mearns. — 
 Teut. slidder-en, serpcre. 
 
 SLIDDER,a«?/. Unstable; variable. Lyndi. 
 
SLI 
 
 606 
 
 SLY 
 
 SLIDDER, s. Slipperiness. Pal. of Hon. 
 To SLIDDER, v. a. To pronounce indis- 
 tinctly, S. — Teut. slidder-en, celeriter 
 tendere ; Isl. slodr-ar, balbutio. 
 SLIDDER, adj. Slow; inactive. 3Iaitl. 
 Poems. — Isl. slidra, torpor, slidrulegr, 
 tardus, lentus. 
 SLIDDERY, SuDDRY, Slederie, (pron. 
 slhliry,) adj. 1. Loose and flaccid; a 
 terra applied to food, S.B. Gluthrie has 
 the same sense. — Teut. slodder-en, flac- 
 cescere, slodder, laxus. Slauky, synon. 
 2. Slippery, S. Bmui. 3. Escaping one's 
 grasp, S. Abp. Ilamilt. 4. Deceitful, S. 
 5. Uncertain; changeful; used in a moral 
 sense. Kelly. 
 » To SLIDE, r.m. To fib, S. 
 SLIDERNES, s. Slipperiness. Henrysone. 
 SLIDE-THRIFT, s. A game at draughts, 
 in which the victor is he who is first ofi" 
 the board; also called Shovd-groat and 
 Shool-the-boanl, Roxb. 
 SLIDLING, adv. Secretly. Legend Bp. 
 St. Androis. An errat. either for sidling, 
 or for hidling. 
 SLIDNESS,s.'l.Slipperiness,S. 2. Smooth- 
 ness of versification. Ramsay. 
 SLIECK, s. A measure of fruits or roots. 
 
 V. Sleek. 
 SLIETH-LIKE, adj. Expl. " idiot-like, 
 sottish," Buchan. Tarras. V. Sleeth. 
 SLIEVE-FISH, s. The Cuttle-fish, Loth. 
 
 Sibhald. 
 SLIGGY, «(/> Loquacious; sly; deceitful, 
 Roxb. A. Scott's P. Perhaps merely a 
 variety of Sleekie, q. v. 
 SLIGHT, adj. Worthless ; as. He's a slicht 
 
 lad that. V. Slight, adj. 
 To SLIGHT, 15. ». To dismantle. Wodrow. 
 
 — Teut. slicht-en, solo aequare, diruere. 
 SLYGOOSE, s. The Shieldrake or Shel- 
 drake, Orkn. Pennant. 
 SLYIRES. Acts Ja. VI. The same with 
 
 Shp-c, q. V. 
 SLik, Slike, s. 1. Slime; S. sleek. Barb. 
 2. The slimy shore. Dutig. — Teut. slyck, 
 Germ, schlick, coenum, lutum. Lancash. 
 slutch, mud. 
 SLIK. Perhaps slipped. Sir Gaican. — 
 Su.G. slink-a, slip, from slik-a, to creep. 
 SLIM, ofl!/. 1. Slight; not suflicient,S. 2. 
 Naughty ; worthless, S. Buss. — Isl. 
 slaemr, vile ; Dan. slem, bad, naughty. 
 To SLIM o'er, ». a. To do any thing care- 
 lessly and insufiiciently, S. 
 SLIMMER, adj. Delicate; easily hurt, 
 
 Ayrs. Legat. — Germ, schlimmer, paltry. 
 To SLING, V. n. To walk with a long 
 step, S. Brownie of Bodsbeck. — Su.G. 
 f;/a/;«gi-a, jactare, valide movere. 
 SLING, s. A long walk. Loth. 
 To SLINGE, V. n. To sneak; to slink 
 
 away, Lanarks.— Isl. sling-ur, crafty. 
 To SLINGER, r. M. To move unequally; 
 to reel; to be in danger of being overset, 
 Aberd. Meston's Poems. — Dan. slingr-er, 
 
 " to reel, to stagger, to totter, to joggle," 
 Wolfi". 
 
 SLINK, a(ij. Lank; slender, S. A. Rob Roy. 
 
 SLINK, s. 1. A greedy starveling; one 
 that would slily purloin, and devour every 
 thing, Dumfr. 2. A cheat. — Sn.G. slinck-a, 
 clanculum et furtim abire; Teut. slinck, 
 sinister, Isl. slin g-r, calVidus, Dan. slink,id. 
 
 To SLINK one, v. a. To gull, to deceive 
 one, Fife. 
 
 SLINK, s. 1. The flesh of an animal pre- 
 maturely brought forth, S. Stat. Ace. 2. 
 Ill-fed veal, iu general, S. — Sw. siyn-a, 
 carrion; Germ, schlenk-en, abjicere. 3. A 
 tall, limber person ; generally preceded 
 by the adj. Lang, and expressive of con- 
 tempt ; as, " Ah ! ye lang slink," S. 4. A 
 worthless character, S. Antiquary. 
 
 SLINK, adj. Not fed. Statist. Ace. 
 
 SLINKIE, adj. Tall and slender; lank, S. 
 — Dan. slunken, lank, scraggy. 
 
 SLINKIN, s. Deceit, Fife. A. Douglas. 
 
 SLINKIN,^ar«.«(7//. Deceitful, ibid.-^A.S. 
 slinc-an, to creep. V. Slenk, s. 
 
 SLIP, s. A certain quantity of yarn, as it 
 comes from the reel, containing twelve 
 cuts, S. Synon. Hasp. 
 
 SLIP, Slvp, .«. 1. A low draught-carriage; 
 a dray without wheels. Wall. — Germ. 
 schleife, traha, scldeifen, to draw. 2. A 
 wooden frame set on the top of a cart, 
 for enlarging its size, S.B. 
 
 SLYP, Slype, s. A coarse fellow, Aberd. 
 Gl. Skinner. Journ. Lond. — Isl. slap-r, 
 homuncio sordidus, slaep-a, longurio. 
 
 SLIP, s. 1. An upper petticoat. Loth. 2. 
 A loose frock, worn by a child for pro- 
 tecting its dress, S. 
 
 SLIP, s. A girl in her teens ; as, " She's but 
 a mere slip of a girl," Roxb. A metaph. 
 use of E. slip, as denoting a shoot or twig. 
 
 SLIP-AIRN, s. An oval ring which con- 
 nects the plough with the swingle-trees, 
 Clydes. — Teut. slippe, crena, incisura. 
 
 To SLYPE, r. a. 1. To strip off; as the 
 feathery part of a quill, a twig from a 
 tree, &c. Roxb. " To Slype, to peel the 
 skin off the flesh." Gall. Enc. This is also 
 A.Bor. " To slipe off, to strip off the skin 
 or bark of any thing, North." Grose. 2. 
 To press gently downward ; as, " to slype a 
 leech," to make it part with the blood, 
 Roxb. 
 
 SLYPE, A-slype, adv. Aslant; aslope. 
 When a sheep, or any other object, ia 
 marked by a line drawn across it, the 
 operator is said to come a-slype over it, 
 Ettr. For. A-sled, synon. — Sw. slaepa, 
 oblique et indirecte ferri, Seren. 
 
 To SLIPE, V. n. To move freely, as any 
 weighty body which is dragged through 
 a mire, Ettr. For. — Teut. sUpp-en, Su.G. 
 slipp-a, elabi. 
 
 To SLYPE, T. n. To fall over, as a wet 
 furrow from the plough, Ayrs. Burns. 
 — E. slip, Teut. slipp-en, delabi. 
 
SLY 
 
 607 
 
 SLO 
 
 SLYPER, .<. Sicord sbjper, a cutler; oue 
 whose principal work was to whet sirorrfs. 
 Acts Ja. VI. — Teut. slipp-en, acuere; 
 Belg. simper, a whettcr. 
 
 SLYPER, s. One who appears to wish to 
 sneak away, from fear of detection, 
 Lanarks. tShiijier is used in a sense 
 nearly connected, ibid. 
 
 SLYPER, s. One who is tawdry and 
 sloveiil y in dress, Dumfr. V.Slyp, Slype,.*. 
 
 SLIP-ON, s. A great-coat thrown over the 
 shoulders loosely like a cloak, W. High- 
 lands. Clan-Albin. — A.S. dcp-an on, 
 induere; E. to Slip on. V. Todd's Johns. 
 
 SLIPPAR, rt(7/. Slippery ; used metaph. as 
 signifying deceitful. Poeim \Qth Cent. — 
 Su.G. slipper, lubricus. 
 
 SLIPPERY, Sleperve, Sleepery, adj. 1. 
 Causing sleep. Doug. 2. Overpowered 
 ■with sleep, S. Minstr. Border. — Teut. 
 slaeperiijh, somnoleutus. 
 
 SLYPPIES, 5. ;)/. Roasted pease, eaten 
 ■with butter, Roxb.; probably a caut term. 
 
 * SLIPSHOD, adj. Having shoes on the 
 feet, but no stockings, Ettr. For. j 
 
 SLYRE,s. A kind of fine lawn. Acts J. VI, i 
 — Germ, schleyer, a scarf, a veil. 
 
 SL YRELAND, s. The same with Slyre, a j 
 q. slyre-laicn. Acts 
 
 lawn 
 
 Slaister. 
 
 To move easily or 
 — Isl. slitta, aequare, 
 
 species of 
 
 Cha. II. 
 To SLYSTER. \' 
 To SLYTE, V. n 
 
 smoothly. Loth. 
 
 planum reddere. 
 To SLYTE, r. a. To sharpen an edged tool, 
 
 Lanarks. Loth. V. Slait, r. sense 4. 
 To SLITE, Slyte, r. a. To rip up any 
 
 thing sewed, Roxb.; a slight variety from 
 
 E. to Slit. 
 SLYTE, s. The act of ripping up, Roxb. 
 * SLIVER, s. " Slirer, in Scotland, still 
 
 denotes a slice cut off; as, He took a large 
 
 sliter of the beef," Johns. It is very 
 
 commonly used, Berwicks. Tyrwhitt expl. 
 
 it, as used by Chaucer, " a small slice or 
 
 piece." — A.S. slif-an, findere. 
 SLIVERY, adj. Slavering, Buchan. V. 
 
 Sauchin. 
 To SLO, r. a. To slay. Maitl. Poems. 
 SLOAN, s. A rallying or scolding match, 
 
 Roxb. St. llonan. Supposed to be corr. 
 
 from Slogan, q. v. 
 SLOAN, s. A covetous person; often, "a 
 
 greedy sloan" Berwicks. 
 SLOAP, s. A lazy and tawdry person, 
 
 generally a female, Stirlings. V. Slaupie. 
 SLOAT, s. A voracious fellow, Roxb. 
 SLOATCH, Slotch, s. An idle, lazy sloven, 
 
 Roxb. Ettr. For. 
 To SLOATCH, r. n. To go about in a lazy 
 
 and slovenly manner, ibid. V. Slatch, s. 
 To SLOCH over, {gutt.) v. a. To do any 
 
 thing carelessly, Fife. Synon. Sloth, 
 
 Sleuth. This may be allied to the O.E. 
 
 V. " Sluggyn, desideo, torpeo, pigritor," 
 
 Prompt. Parr. 
 
 SLOCHAN, {gutt.) s. A lubberly sort of 
 
 fellow, Roxb. V. Slughan. 
 SLOCHER,s. " A person careless in dress, 
 particularly about the feet." Gall. Enc. 
 — Su.G. slok, ignavus, slok-a, pendulum 
 esse. V. Slogger, s. 
 SLOCK, s. Intoxicating drink, Buchan. 
 
 Tarras. 
 SLODGE, ». A sloven. V. Slatcii. 
 SLOGAN, s. 1. War-cry, or gathering- 
 word of a clan, S. 3Iinstr. Bord. 2. A 
 kind of by-name or t-obriquct denoting an 
 individual, used to distinguish him from 
 others of the same name, Fife. Pron. 
 Slugon. V. Slugiiorn. 
 SLOGG, Slagg, s. A slough, Gl. Sibb. — 
 
 A.S. slog, id. 
 To SLOGGER, r. n. To take food with a 
 spoon in a dirty and voracious manner, 
 Fife. — Sicanil)r. slocke, gula, slockerigh, 
 gulosus; Isl. slok-a, deglutire, slokari, lur- 
 co; Dan. slug-er, to eat greedily; slug, a 
 glutton. 
 SLOGGER, .«. One who is slovenly and 
 dirty, particularly in the undergarments; 
 his stockings frequently hanging down 
 about his ankles, Upp. Clydes. — Sw. 
 slugger, 'homo sordidus et nQg\\g&ns,sluggig, 
 sordidus, Seren. 
 To SLOGGER, r. n. To go about in a 
 
 slovenly way, ibid. 
 SLOGGERIN, part. adj. Slovenly ; as, " a 
 
 sloggerin hash," Clydes. Roxb. 
 SLOGG Y, adj. Slimy ; marshy. Douglas. 
 SLOGGIS, s. pi. Blasts. V. Slag, Slog. 
 SLOGIE, s. A loose bed-gown, hanging 
 down to the knees, Selkirks. — Su.G. s/oA;-a, 
 pendulum esse. 
 SLOGY RIDDLE. A wide riddle, used 
 for riddling onions, potatoes, or any large 
 kind of produce; sometimes simply called 
 Slogg, Roxb. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 SLOIT, s. A lazy, stupid, and dirty fellow; 
 a sloven, Renfrews.; synon. Sluiter. — Isl. 
 slott-r, corpus rude, magnae molis. V. 
 Slute, adj. 
 To SLOIT aica\ v. n. To pass on in a 
 careless manner, Ang. Allied to Isl. slot-a, 
 remittere, or slodr-a, aegre iter emetiri. 
 To SLOITER, T. n. To be engaged in any 
 wet and dirty work : " A sloiterin' crea- 
 ture," one who takes pleasure in work of 
 this description, Lanarks. — Teut. slodder- 
 en, flaccere, flaccescere, slodder, homo 
 sordidus. 
 SLOITER, s. A sloven; a slattern, Lanarks. 
 
 V. Sluiter. 
 SLOITH, s. V. Sleuth-Hund. 
 SLOKE, s. V. Slake. 
 To SLOK IN, T. a. I. To quench, in regard 
 to fire, S. Doug. 2. To allay thirst, S. 
 Hudson. 3. To assuage heat of passion. 
 Dunbar. 4. To extinguish the claims of 
 an opponent ; used in a forensic sense. Bal- 
 four. — Su.G. slockn-a, extinguere, from 
 slaeck-<i, id. 
 
SLO 
 
 608 
 
 SLO 
 
 SLOMIE, adj. Flaccid; blown up. Gall. 
 " An ox is said to be slomie, when it has 
 on a false appearance of flesh." Gall. 
 Enc. Probably the same with Sloomie. 
 
 SLONG, Sloung, s. A sling ; shing, S.B. 
 Bcllenden. — Isl. slunga, sloeiigwa, Su.G. 
 sliunga, id. 
 
 SLONK, s. A mire ; a ditch. Wallace. 
 — Belg. sleyncke, lacuna, fovea. 
 
 To SLONK, Slunk, V. n. 1 . To wade through 
 a mire, S. Earns. 2. To sink in mud, S.O. 
 
 SLONK, Slonking, s. " The noise our feet 
 make when sinking in a miry bog; also, 
 when walking with shoes full of water." 
 Gall. Enc. V. Slonk, v. 
 
 To SLOOM, V. n. I. To become powerless; 
 applied to the human body, Ettr. For. 
 M'int. Even. Tales. 2. To become flac- 
 cid; applied to flowers and plants touched 
 by the frost, ibid. 3. To waste or decay, 
 Ettr. For. Said of such plants as abound 
 with sap, and become glutinous in rotting. 
 Farmers' Magazine. — Isl. slum-a, vultum 
 simul et animum demittere. 
 
 To SLOOM, V. n. To slumber, S.B. Pop. 
 Ball. — Teut. sluym-cn, leviter dormire. 
 
 SLOOM, s. A slumber; an unsettled 
 sleep, S.B. 
 
 SLOOMY CORN. Grain which is not well 
 filled, S.; q. what slumbers in the growth. 
 Callander. 
 
 SLOOMIE, adj. 1. Relaxed ; enfeebled ; used 
 hi relation to animals, Ettr. For. 2. Damp, 
 aud in an incipient state of putrefaction; 
 applied to vegetables, ibid. 
 
 To SLOOP doun. To descend in an oblique 
 way, Roxb. Undoubtedly from the same 
 origin with E. slope ; Sw. slop-a, oblique 
 et indirecte' ferri. 
 
 SLOOT, s. A sloven; a low fellow, Dumfr. 
 V. Sloit, and Slute. 
 
 SLOP, s. A gap. Barbour. V. Slap. 
 
 To SLOP, V. a. 1. To make a gap. Doug. 
 2. To hew down, ibid. 3. To Slop throw, 
 to pierce. Bellenden. 
 
 SLOP, s. A compact body. Wallace. — 
 Teut. slepp, agmen. 
 
 SLOPED GAW. An open drain, Renfr. 
 V. Gaw. 
 
 To SLORK, r. n. To walk through snow 
 in a state of dissolution, Nithsdale. It 
 respects the sound made in consequence 
 of the regorging of water in one's shoes. 
 Allied perhaps to Isl. slark, via lutosa, 
 slark-a, per difficultates eluctari. 
 
 To SLORK, V. n. To make a disagreeable 
 noise in eating; to eat up in large mouth- 
 fuls, Ettr. For.; Slorp, syn. — Isl. slurk-a, 
 deglutire; Dan. shirk-er, to swallow. 
 
 To SLORP, V. a. 1. To swallow ungrace- 
 fully ; making a noise with the mouth or 
 throat, S.A. — Isl. slupra, id. or O.Teut. 
 slorpe, vorago. 2. To bungle, Ettr. For. 
 
 SLORP, s. 1 . A sop ; as much as one swal- 
 lows at once of food taken with a spoon, 
 Selkirks. 2. A spoonful taken hastily 
 
 and ungracefully, Roxb; 3. A sIovcfTj 
 Ettr. For. Jacobite Belies. 
 To SLORP, V. n. To Slorp and Greet, to 
 cry bitterly, so as to draw in the breath, 
 and almost to swallow the tears as they 
 fall, Roxb. — Teut. slor})-en, ligurire; q. 
 " to slabber up one's tears." 
 SLORPIE, adj. Slovenly, Roxb. V. Slorp, 
 
 -». and Sleep, s. 
 SLORPING, adj. Tawdry, Roxb. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 — Su.G. slur/wig, incuriosus, sordidus. 
 To SLOT, r. a. To fasten by a bolt, S. 
 Buddiman. — Belg. sliiyt-en, Su.G. slut-a, 
 claudere. 
 SLOT, s. I. A bar; a bolt, S. Doug.— 
 Teut. slot, Belg. sluyt, sera, obex. 2. Ap- 
 plied to the mind. Butherford. 3. A 
 cross spar fastening the bulls of a harrow, 
 Ang. 4. Slots in a cart are not only the 
 long cross spars, as in a harrow, but also 
 the short upright bars which support the 
 Shelments, and to which the boards, called 
 the deeding, are nailed. They are dis- 
 tinguished from Bungs, as being square, 
 whereas rungs are round, Lanarks. 
 SLOT, s. 1. Slot of a hill, a hollow in a 
 hill, or between two ridges, S. — Isl. slod-r, 
 res humilis et depressa. 2. Slot of the 
 breast, pit of the stomach, S. 3. The hol- 
 low in the throat above the breast-bone, 
 Ettr. For. 
 SLOT, 8. Uncertain. Barbour. 
 SLOT, s. A sum of money, S.B. 
 To SLOTH, V. a. V. Sleuth, r. 
 To SLOTTER, v. n. 1. To pass time slug- 
 gishly, S. Douglas. 2. To act in a slo- 
 venly manner. Loth. ibid. — Teut. slod- 
 der-en, flaccescere. 
 To SLOTTER, v. n. To make a noise in 
 swallowing food, like a duck gobbling; to 
 slabber up, Roxb. Berwicks. Teviotd. 
 Sludder, synon.; also Slorp. — O.E. " Slo- 
 teryng or done fowly, [foully,] deturpo," 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 SLOTTER, s. The noise so made, ib. 
 SLOTTERHODGE, s. A nasty beastly 
 fellow, taking pleasure in feeding in a 
 filthy way, Roxb. Hodge is the vulgar 
 E. abbreviation of Boger, used as a cant 
 term for a country booby. — Teut. slodder, 
 homo sordidus. 
 SLOTTRY, adj. Drowsy ; inactive, Loth. 
 
 Douqlas. 
 SLOU AN, Sluan, s. " Abbrev. of Sleugh- 
 hound, blood-hound," Roxb. Gl. Sibb. 
 V. Sloun, s. 
 SLOUCH, igutt.) s. A deep ravine or gully, 
 Mearns. — A.S. slog, locus concavus; Ir. 
 slochd, Gael, sloe, a pit, a hollow. 
 SLOUCHED, part. pa. " Drenched." Gall. 
 
 Enc. " Slouching, a, wetting," ibid. 
 * SLOUGH, (<7M«.) s. A husk, S. A.Bor. In 
 the north of E. it is, however, pron. sluffe. 
 SLOUGH, Slugh, {gutt.) s. I. A voracious 
 eater and drinker, Upp. Clydes. 2. A 
 person of mean character, who would do 
 
 i 
 
any thing fur l>i.^ own interest; pron. 
 S/u;ih, Dunifr. 
 
 SLOUM, s. Th2 green scum that gathers 
 on stagnant pools, Roxb. — Teut. shti/mef 
 cortex, siliqua. 
 
 SLOUN, s. An indolent, worthless person, 
 Upp. ClyJes. ; perhaps merely a shorter 
 mode of pronouncing Sltujhan, or Sfotiau, 
 a slow-hound. V. Sloan. 
 
 To SLOUN, r. a. To idle away one's time, ib. 
 
 SLOUNG, s. A sling. V. Slong. 
 
 To SLOUJS'GE, c. «. To make a noise in 
 falling into water, Upp. Lanark^. — This 
 term may be allied to Germ, ach/ttiid, ve- 
 ra go. 
 
 SLOUNGE, .«. 1. The splash made by a 
 heavy body falling into water, Clydes. 
 2. A great fall of rain ; a slonmje o' iceet, 
 ibid. Blad o' la'd, syuon. 3. The state 
 of being completely drenched, ibid. 
 
 To SLOL'NGE, v. n. 1. To go about in an 
 indolent way, especially as catering for a 
 dinner, S. Sleemje, id. Upp. Lanarks. 2. 
 To liang the ears; to look sour, Ettr. For. 
 — Dan. ."toKj-er, " to saunter," Wolff. 
 Germ, sclilitiu/el-n, to saunter about. 
 
 SLOUNGE, Slunge, (pron. *7oo;^;(',) s. 1. 
 " A greedy sloiuu/: ," a dog that goes 
 about hanging his ears, and prying for 
 food, lloxb. 2. A sneaking fellow, S. 
 ^axvii and Gael. 3. A skulking vaga- 
 bond, Roxb. — Isl. sIiDKjiuH, astutns. 4. 
 A glutton ; as, " He's a great aloiinije for 
 his guts," ibid. — Dan. sluf/hals, a glutton. 
 5. A stupid, dull-looking fellow, Ettr. For. 
 V. Slung, which is nearly synon. 
 
 SLOUNGER, s. One who goes about in 
 an indolent way, especially as a plate- 
 licker, S. V. the v. 
 
 SLOUNGIN-LIKE, adj. Having a down- 
 cast look, or moving like one much fa- 
 tigued, S. 
 
 SLOUPE, s. A stupid, silly fellow, S.A. 
 67. Com play nt. — Isl. sliov-r, uliof, hebes, 
 or the same with Sli/p, q. v. 
 
 SLOUPER, .«. A knavish sloven, Clydes. 
 — Teut. sluyper, insidiator latens. 
 
 SLOUSSIS. L. Jloussis. Barb. V. Flouss. 
 
 SLOUSTER, s. "l. Food ill prepared, Ettr. 
 For. Synon. tilaistcr, »S7j/sife>% q. v. 2. 
 A sloven, ibid. 
 
 To SLOUSTER aica, r. n. Synon. Slaister. 
 
 SLOUTH-HUND, .^. V. Sleuth-Hund. 
 
 SLOWANjS. A sloven, Roxb. V. Slouan. 
 
 SLOW-THUMBS, s. A person who goes 
 on slowly with woi-k, Teviotd. 
 
 SLUBBER, Slodber, s. Half-twined, or 
 ill-twined woollen thread, Teviotd. — Teut. 
 slobber-en, laxum sive flaccidum esse. 
 
 To SLUBBER, r. a. 1. To swallow, so as 
 to make a noise with the throat, S. 2. 
 To do any thing carelessly. Z. Boyd. — 
 Sa. G. dabhr-a, avide deglutire ; Isl. 
 slupr-a, Dan. sltibr-e, mollia ingurgitare ; 
 E. slabber. 
 
 SLUBBER, s. 1 . The act of swallowing as 
 
 described above, S. 2. Food ovcr-boilod, 
 particularly that of a flaccid nature, Upp. 
 Clydes. 
 
 SLUBBERY, adj. Applied to flaccid food, 
 in swallowing which a noise is made, S. 
 — Teut. slobber-en, flaccidum esse. 
 
 To SLUDDER, v. a. To articulate indis- 
 tinctly, S.B. V. Sliddkr, r. 
 
 To SLUDDER, (pron. slather,) r. a. S. The 
 same with Slubber, sense 1 . 
 
 SLUDDERY, adj. Soft; flaccid, Fife.— 
 Teut. slodder-en, flaccescere. 
 
 SLUG, .«. A loose wrapper, or upper co- 
 vering, worn for dirty work, Fife. J ape, 
 synon. Upp. Clydes. V. Slogik. 
 
 SLUG, Slug-road, .«. A road through a 
 narrow defile between two hills, Mearns. 
 V. Slouch, s. 
 
 SLUGGIED, jn-et. Swallowed greedily, 
 Moray. Pop. Ball. — Teut. slvck-en, Su.G. 
 sink a, Dan. shiq-e, deglutire. 
 
 SLUGH, s. A mean fellow. V. Slough. 
 
 SLUGHAN, UiHit.) s. A l.n-zy, good-for- 
 nothing person, Roxb. V. Sleutiiun, syn. 
 
 SLUGHORNE, Sloggorne, s. 1. The 
 watchword used by troops in the field, S. ; 
 slogan, S.A. .Domj. 2. Hereditary de- 
 signation ; appellation of a tribe. Bel- 
 lenden. — Ir. sluaijh, an army, and corn, a 
 horn. 3. A peculiar quality viewed as 
 inherent in those of one family or race. 
 linddiman. 
 
 SLUIP, Slvpe, p. a lazy, clumsy fellow. 
 Synon. Shtte, Fife.— Teut. sloef, lentus, 
 squalidus. 
 
 SLUIST,s. A large, heavy person, Teviotd. 
 — Su.G. sluskiii, inelegans. 
 
 SLUIT, Slute, (like Gvid, good,) s. 1. A 
 big, clumsy, indolent fellow, Fife. 2. A 
 glutton, Lanarks. — Isl. slut-a, prominere. 
 
 SLUITER, s. A male sloven; correspond- 
 ing with Slut, a female, Roxb. — As E. 
 slut seems to be from Teut. slodde, sor- 
 dida et inculta mulicr ; this resembles 
 slodder, homo sordidus. 
 
 To SLUMMISH, v. n. To trifle away one's 
 time, Upp. Clydes.—Radically the same 
 with sloom, S. B. to slumber ; Teut. 
 sluym-en, dormitare. 
 
 SLUMP, .«. A marsh; a swamp, Berwicks. 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 To SLUMP, T. n. 1. To sink in a mire, ib. 
 2. To go down as a person through ice, or 
 in a bog, Roxb. 3. To stick in the mire, 
 Clydes. 
 
 SLUMP, ft. A remnant, S.B.— Sw. id. 
 
 SLUMP, s. A large quantity of any thing, 
 Aberd. Synon. Slumpert. By slump, 
 altogether, S. Stat. Acc.—Sw.G. slump, 
 totum aliquod. 
 
 SLUM P, adj. Taken in gross, S. Wodrotr. 
 
 SLUMP, s. ' A dull noise produced by some- 
 thing falling into a hole, Roxb.— Germ. 
 schlamme, a mire. 
 
 SLUMPERT, .^. A large quantity ; pro- 
 perly what is not measured, S.B. 
 
 2 R 
 
SLU 
 
 610 
 
 SMA 
 
 SLUMPIE, adj. Marsliy; swampy, Roxb. 
 
 SLUNEOCH, Xgutt.) s. A brutish person 
 who would do all the harm he could. Gcdl. 
 Encycl. — Isl. slundi, servus infidus. 
 
 SLUNG, s. 1. A tall, lank booby, Aberd. 
 Defined by a north-country man, " a lang 
 teem [tume] haivrelly kind o' a chiel." 
 2. A low fellow, Aberd. W. Bcattie's 
 Tales. — Isl. slani, longurio imbecillis. 
 
 SLUNG, s. A sling, S.B. V. Slong. 
 
 SLUNGE, s. A sneaking fellow. V. Slounge. 
 
 SLUNK, ». A slough; a quagmire, Ett. For. 
 V. Slonk. 
 
 SLUNK, s. The veal of a calf cut out of 
 the mother, Teviotd. V. Slink, s. 
 
 SLUNK, s. A tall, awkward fellow, Shetl. 
 V. Slunken. 
 
 SLUNKEN, Slucken, part. adj. Having 
 a lank and empty appearance, like a horse 
 after a long journey on which it has not 
 been duly fed, Teviotd. — Dan. Slunken, 
 lank, scraggy. 
 
 SLUNKIE, .-. A tall, thin person. V. 
 Slinkie. 
 
 SLUPE, s. A sloven, Fife. V. Sluip. 
 
 To SLU RE, r. a. To swallow ungracefully, 
 Mearns; synon. Slorp. 
 
 SLURICH, igutt.) s. Flaccid food, in swal- 
 lowing which a noise is made, ibid. — Teut. 
 slorigh, sordidus. 
 
 SLUSCH, Slush, s. 1. Flashy ground, S. 
 Ruddhnan. 2. Snow in a state of lique- 
 faction, S. Gl. Complaint. — Su.G. slasl; 
 humor quicunque sordidus. 
 
 SLUSH, s. A person kept about form- 
 houses to do all the dirty jobs, Roxb. 
 
 SLUSHIE, adj. Abounding with snow in 
 a state of liquefaction; as, " The streets 
 are very slushie" S. V. Slusch, Slush. 
 
 SLUST, s. A sluggish person, S.A. V. 
 Sluist. 
 
 * SLUT, s. A dirty worthless woman, S. 
 
 To SLUTCH, r. n. To move heavily, as in 
 a deep road, Fife. V. Slatch, v. 
 
 SLUTCH, s. A hanger on; a parasite, 
 Roxb. V. Sloatch. 
 
 SLUTE, s. A slow, lazy animal; either 
 man or beast, Loth. 
 
 SLUTE, adj. Slovenly. Dunbar.—Tent. 
 slodde, sordida et inculta mulier ; E. 
 sluttish. 
 
 SLUTHER, s. A quagmire, S.A. 
 
 To SLUTHER, r. a. To do work in a care- 
 less and hurried manner, S.A. — Tout. 
 slodder, homo sordidus, negligens. 
 
 To SLUTTER, x. n. To spill or slabber in 
 cooking or eating victuals, Dumfr. V. 
 Sludder, r. 
 
 SLUTTERIN, jyart. pr. Making an inter- 
 rupted noise through the nostrils, when 
 one is half asleep, Perths. 
 
 SLUTTRIE, adj. Slovenly, Loth. 
 
 SMA, adj. 1. Small, S.— Alern. gma, Sii.G. 
 sinua, tenuis. 2. In a state of childhood, 
 S. Petticoat Tales. " Sma^ Family, a 
 family of young children." Gall. Enci/rl. 
 
 SMACHRY, s. Trash; a hodge-podge, S.B. 
 
 Journ. Lond.—ls\. smaelkc, quisquiliae. 
 SMACK, s. A smart stroke, S.— Teut. 
 
 smacke, collisio, concussus, plaga. 
 SMACLE, s. As much, Roxb.; corr. from 
 
 as mickle. 
 To SM AD, T. a. To stain ; to discolour, S.B. 
 
 Houlate. — Su.G. smet-a, Belg. smett-en, 
 
 to soil. V. Smot. 
 SMAD, s. A stain, S.B. — Belg. smette, id.; 
 
 Teut. smadde, convitium. 
 SMA' DRINK. Nae sma' drink, not to be 
 
 despised, no mean person; often used o\" 
 
 one who has a liigh estimation of himself, 
 
 S. Glenfergvs. This alludes to the low 
 
 account made of weak beer. 
 SMA-FAIRNS, s. pi. The guts. South of 
 
 S. Broirnie of Bodsbeck. — Corr. from A.S. 
 
 tliearm, or E. tharm, the intestines. 
 SMAICHER, igutt.) s. A fondling term 
 
 for a child, S.J3. — Su.G. sise^T-a, blandiri. 
 To SMAICHER, v. n. To eat clandes- 
 tinely, especially what is agreeable to the 
 
 palate, Ang. — Alem. smeckare, delicatus, 
 
 smaJc-a, gustare. 
 SMAIK, s. A mean fellow, S. Chr. Air/.-. 
 
 — Isl. smeik-r, pusillanimis. 
 SMAIK, adj. Small ; puny. Dunbar. 
 SMAIKRIE, .1. 1. Pusillauimity. Poems 
 
 \6th Cent. 2. PvOguery. Leg. St. Android. 
 SMAIR-DOKEN, s. Common dock, S.B. 
 
 — Teut. smaer, Isl. s:mi/r, unguentum. 
 
 V. Smear-Doken. 
 To SMAIRG, r. a. To bedaub. V. Smerg. 
 To SMAIRIE, V. a. To besmear, S.B.— 
 
 Teut. siiteer-en, linere, unguere. 
 SMALE FOLK, Sma' Folk. Those of the 
 
 lower class. Wyntown. 
 SMALIE, adj. Little ; puny, S.B.— Isl. 
 
 smaiig, Germ, smalih, id. 
 * SMALL, adj. Low in rank; inferior in 
 
 station; contrasted with greit. Acts Mary. 
 
 The phrase sma' folk, is still used in the 
 
 same sense, S. V. Smale Folk. 
 SMALL DRINK. Beer of the weakest 
 
 quality, S. Acts J a. VI. 
 SMALLIS, s. pi. In Smallis, in small 
 
 quantities ; in smaics, S. " Sauld in 
 
 smallis,'" retailed. Acts Ja. VI. 
 To SMASH, V. a: 1. To shiver, S. Ten- 
 
 nant. 2. To hew down in battle, S. 
 
 Burns. 3. To beat severely, S. — Gerin. 
 
 schmeiss-en, to beat. 
 SMASH, s. 1. The state of being shivered, 
 
 S. Journ. Lond. 2. The shreds of any 
 
 thing broken, S. 3. The sound of break- 
 ing S. — Gael, smuais, broken in shivers. 
 SMASHING, adj. Large; as, " a swia.sAjn' 
 
 chield," a strapping fellow, Ettr. For. V. 
 
 Smash, v. 
 SMA' STILL, s. Usquebaugh of a superior 
 
 quality, as distinguished from that which 
 
 is the product of a large still, S. Light:; 
 
 and Shadoics. 
 SMATCHET, Smatched, Smatcher, s. 1. 
 
 A contemptuous term for a man of small 
 
stature, equivalent to scurvy fellow. Leg. \ 
 St. Androis. 2. Applied in the same 
 sense to a mischievous child, S. ; pcrliaps 
 from $maU and chit. Mont<pmcric. 
 
 To S.MATTER, r. v. 1, To be busily en- 
 gaged about trivial matters, S. 2. To deal 
 in small wares, S. 3. To Smntter awa', to 
 spend in a trifling way, S. 4. To iSmatter 
 awa', to consume victuals, by eating often, 
 and little at a time, S. — Tent, smedder-en, 
 ligurire, comessari. 
 
 SMaTTER, s. a heap of small objects in 
 motion, Fife; syuon. Hoicdle. 
 
 SHATTERS, s. pi. 1. Trifles, S. 2. 
 Small sums, S. 
 
 SMATTIS, s.p/. New ale. Maitland P. 
 — Teut. smctg, praedulcis, mulseus. V. 
 Sw.\iTS or Swats. 
 
 * To SMEAR, r. a. To apply a liuiment 
 of tar and grease to the skius of sheep, 
 for defending them from the cold, S. — 
 A.S. smer-an, Isl. smyr-ia, illinire, ungere. 
 
 SMEAR, s. The mixture used in smearing, 
 S. Agr. Sum. Pceb. 
 
 SMEAR-DOKEN, s. An herb; denominated 
 from a salve being made of it for sores, 
 S.B. In Mearns called Mercury-dohen. 
 
 SMEARY, ?. LA sheep that has been 
 smeared or salved, Ettr. For. Browiiie of 
 Bodsbeck. 2. Also explained, " a person 
 all besmeared," ibid. 
 
 SMEARING, s. The act of anointing 
 sheep, S. Agr. Stirr. Peeb. 
 
 SMEARING-HOUSE,s. The hut in which 
 sheep are smeared, S.A. Warerley. 
 
 SMEARING-STOOL, s. A stool with a 
 spolced bottom, so as to admit the legs of 
 sheep, to keep them steady during the 
 operation of smearing, South of S. 
 
 SMEDDUM, s. 1. The powder of ground 
 malt, Ang. 2. Powder, of whatever kind, 
 S.O. Burns. 3. Quickness of apprehen- 
 sion, S. Morison. 4. Spirit ; mettle, S. 
 Skinner. 5. Good sense and spirit united, 
 S.B. Gl. Moray. — A.S. smedma, simi- 
 lago, pollen, the finest part of grain ; 
 thence transferred to the mind. 6. Vi- 
 gour and liveliness as an author. Gait. 
 
 SMEDY, s. A smithy; a smith's shop, S. 
 smiddie. Smedy coill, the small coal used 
 by smiths, S. Acts Ja, VI. 
 
 SMEEG, s. A kiss, Roxb.; synon. Gaberosie. 
 Isl. smeck-r, gustus; Dan. sHfag, a taste; 
 analogous to the S. phrase to pree the mou. 
 V. Shack. 
 
 SilEEK, Smeik, s. Smoke, S. Burns. — 
 A.S. smec, id. 
 
 SMEEKY, adj. Smofcy, S.B. also South of 
 S. Jacobite Belies. 
 
 SMEERIKIN, s. V. Smirikin. 
 
 * SxMEERLESS, adj. Pithless; silly; in- 
 sipid. V. Smeugh. 
 
 SMEETII, a.-y. Smooth, S.B. Wyntown. 
 
 —A.S. smethe, id. 
 SMEETHLY, Smethelv, adc. Smoothly, 
 
 S.B. Wyntoicn. 
 
 SMEETHNESS, s. Smoothness, Clydes. 
 
 To SMEIK, Smeek, Smeak, t. a. 1. To 
 smoke, S. Fergusson. — A.S. smec-an. 2. 
 To dry by smoke, S.B. 3. To kill by 
 smoke, S. The Pirate. 
 
 SMELT, s. The fry of salmon, S. V. Smoi.t. 
 
 To SMERG, Smairg, v. a. 1 . To bedaub or 
 smear; often applied to the salving of 
 sheep, Roxb. — A.S. sinyriij-an, illinere. 
 
 SMERGH,s. 1. Marrow, S.B. 2. Vigour 
 of body in general, S.B. 3. Transferred 
 to the mind, S.B. Beattle. — Gael, smior, 
 id.; Isl. smlor, pinguedo; Teut. mcrghi', 
 with the sibilation prefixed. 
 
 SMERGllLESS, Smearless, adj. 1. Pith- 
 less, S.B. Boss. 2. Insipid; languid, S.Bw 
 Journ. Lond. 3. Senseless, S.B. Shlrrefs. 
 
 SMER-KERIEN, s. The spinal marrow, 
 Fife. ]\[crkerin, Angus. In Fife it is pron. 
 smair-caryln. The meaning is, the mar- 
 row or brain carried down the spino. 
 
 SMERVY, adj. Savoury, S.B. Boss.— 
 Dan. marv, marrow; s prefixed. 
 
 SMETH, adj. Smooth. M'yntown. — Sax. 
 smeth, aequus, planus, S.O. 
 
 SMETH, s. A smith. Doug. Virg. Proba- 
 bly a smith is so called from his smoothing 
 iron. V. Smiddv. 
 
 SMLUCH, (gutt.) s. Fume ; smoke, Aberd. 
 — Germ, schmauch, id. This has been 
 traced to Gr. o-^aix-s/v, cremare, because 
 smoke is from something that is burning. 
 
 SMEWY, adj. Savoury, S.B. 67. Shirr. 
 — Dan. smag, savour, smag-e, to taste. 
 
 SMY, s. Perhaps flatterer. Dunbar. — 
 Dan. smy-er, to fawn, to flatter. 
 
 SMICK, s. Expl. "a shot; a tincture," 
 S.B. Gl. Tarras. Shot seems an error 
 for spot. — Germ, schmach, nota, contu- 
 melia, ignominia; as an adj. vilis. 
 
 SMlDDYjS. A smith's work-shop, S. Biid- 
 diman. — Sw.smedia,A.S. siniththc, iahiile; 
 from Su.G. smida, A.S. smith-ian, to strike. 
 
 To SMIDDLE, t. a. To conceal; to smuggle. 
 St. Patrick. 
 
 To SMIDDLE, r. n. To work by stealth, 
 Ayrs. — Su.G. smyg-a, Isl. smeig-a, sensini 
 penetrare; whence E. smut/ijle. 
 
 SMIETH, s. A bird. Frditcrs Northern 
 Memoirs. Probably an errat. for Snyth,q. v. 
 
 To SMIKKER, v. n. To smile in a seduc- 
 ing manner. Gl. Sibb. — Sw. smikr-a, 
 Dan. smigr-e, bla-ndiri. 
 
 SMIOK, s. " A dish of good food." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 To SMIOK, r. n. " To feast on the best," 
 ib. — Teut. smaecken, sapere, gustare. 
 
 SMIRCELIN, s. The Mya truncata, a 
 shell-fish. Shell. Edmonstone's Zetl. 
 
 To SMIRD, V. a. To gibe, Ayrs.— Isl. sma, 
 parvus, and ord, verbum; q. to use small 
 or contemptuous language. 
 
 SMIRIKIN,SMEERna.N,s. A hearty kiss, S.; 
 smurachln,Yiie. — Su.G. smlrk-a, tocaress. 
 
 To SMIRK, r. a. To beat; to swinire, Aberd. 
 
 " To SMIRK, v. a. To smile, S. " To look 
 
SMI 
 
 612 
 
 SMO 
 
 affectedly soft or kind," Johns. — A.S. 
 smerc-ian, subridere. 
 
 S.MIRKIE-FACED, adj. Having a good- 
 natured, smiling countenance, S.A. 
 
 To SMIRKLE, Smirtle, Smuhtle, ■!). w. To 
 laugli in a suppressed way, S. Knox. — 
 A.S. smerc-ian, subridere. 
 
 HiilRKLE, s. A smile; a suppressed laugh, 
 S. Donald and Flora. 
 
 SAIIRL, s. A roguish or mischievous trick; 
 as, '• I'll play him a smirl for that yet," 
 Teviotd. Nearly syn. with Pliskie. T. 
 ^coWs Poems. — A dimin. from Germ. 
 sclimier-en, illudere. 
 
 SMLRR, s. Butter, Shetl.— Isl. Su.G. and 
 Dan. smioer, butyrum. The root is pro- 
 bably niearg, medulla. V. Smergh. 
 
 i5i\IIRTLE,s! A smile, Aberd. W.Beattie's 
 Tales. V. Smirkle. 
 
 To SMYSLE, r. a. To sear, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SMYSTERlN',prt»-;. adj. To sit smysterin', 
 to sit brooding over the fire, idly, or 
 triflingly, Clydes. " What are ye sittiu' 
 i'niysterifi' at V Smuisterin'', Roxb. Perh. 
 from smuist, a smouldering smell. 
 
 SMIT, s. A clashing noise. Minatr. Bord. 
 — Teut. smete, ictus, concussio. 
 
 To SMIT, S.MYT, V. a. I. To stain. Wyntown. 
 2. To infect, S. Acts Ja. I. — A.S. sinit-an, 
 Su.G. sniitt-a, inquinare. 
 
 SMIT, Smvt, s. la stain. Bannatyne P. 
 2. Used in a moral sense. Wyntown. — 
 A.S. smitta, Belg. smette, macula. 
 
 S MITCH, s. LA stain; a speck, Clydes. 
 Ettr. For. 2. Used in a moral sense; a 
 slur, ibid. — From the same origin with 
 Smit, or immediately from Su.G. sinuis-a, 
 contaminare. 
 
 SMYTCH, s. A littk impudent boy, Ayrs. 
 synon. Smatchet. Sir A. Wylie.— Sn.G. 
 smaket, signifies coutemptus. 
 
 SMITCHCOCK, .^. A grilled or broiled 
 chicken, Aberd. 
 
 SMYTCHER, .•-". A contemptuous term for 
 a child. 21ic Entail. V. Smatchet. 
 
 SMYTE, s. A small bit; a particle, Moi-ay, 
 Aberd. Hence Smytrie, q. v. — Smatt, is 
 the neut. of the Isl. adj. signifying small. 
 
 * SMITH, s. A blacksmith, S. 
 
 SMYTRIE,s. A numerous collection of small 
 individuals, Ayrs. Burns. V. Smatters. 
 
 To SMIT THOUMS. To form a contract 
 by each party wetting the fare-part of his 
 thumb witli the point of his tongue, and 
 then smiti)i(f or pressing the thumbs to- 
 gether, Fife, Perths. In some parts of 
 Fife, the phrase, " Weet (L e. wet) tlnmbs " 
 is used. 
 
 SMIT-THUMBS, .<». An ancient pledge 
 for the fulfilment of a bargain, Fite. 
 The same with Thumb-licking, q. v. — 
 Su.G. smitt-a, illinere; q. anoint or be- 
 smear thumbs. 
 
 SMITTIN', adj. Infectious, Aberd.; synon. 
 Smittle. 
 
 SMITTLE, adj. Infectious, S. Paiimay. 
 
 — Belg. smettelick, id. "To imitth', to 
 
 infect," Ray. 
 SMITTLENESS, s. Infectiousness, S. 
 SMITTRAL, adj. Infectious, Fife. The 
 
 same with Smittle, q. v. 
 SMLEFANGER, s. Avis auate domestica 
 
 minor, piscibus victitans. Sihbald. 
 SMOCII, {(jutt.) s. The smoke that comes 
 
 fromtheburning of wet rotten wood, Roxb. 
 To SMOCH, r. n. To burn and smoke like 
 
 rotten wood, Roxb.^Dan. smoeg-er, to 
 
 smoke. 
 To SMOCHER, (gutt.) t. n. To breathe 
 
 with difficulty; as, " Smocherin wi' the 
 
 cauld," having a great struggle in breath- 
 ing, in consequence of a severe cold, Aberd. 
 
 Synon. Smore, S. 
 SMOGHIE, {gutt.) adj. Close, moky, and 
 
 sultry, Fife. — Isl. mugga, aer succidus et 
 
 nubilo humidus. 
 SMOIT, s. One who talks obscenely. Gall. 
 
 Encycl. Allied to E. sniuity. 
 SMOKE,s. An inhabited house,S. Stat. Ace. 
 SMOLT, Smout, adj. Clear; mild; applied 
 
 to the weather. Douglas. — A.S. shtolt, 
 
 Su.G. smylte.r, serenus. 
 SMOLT, Smelt, Sjielte, .s. 1. The fry of 
 
 salmon, S. smout. Acts Ja. VI. — Su.G. 
 
 smol-a, to crumble; fmotti, frustulum. 
 
 2. Used to denote a child, S. 
 To SMOG, r. v. To smile in a placid or 
 
 benignant manner, Fife. Smue, Loth. 
 SMOO, ,'-■. A smile of this description, Fife. 
 2o SMOOK, Smuik, v. a. To suffocate by 
 
 burning sulphur; a term applied to the 
 
 mode of destroying bees in order to gain 
 
 their honey; synon. to put them doun, 
 
 Teviotd. — Teut. smoock-eii,smuyck-en, fu- 
 
 mare; Germ, schneach-en ,ivim.o uecare. 
 To SMOOK about, v. n. To go from place 
 
 to place, in a clandestine manner, in order 
 
 to pilfer any thing that is exposed, Mid- 
 Loth. 
 SMOOK IE, adj. Pilfering ; addicted to 
 
 petty thieving, Mid-Loth. — Su.G. sw «<;-«, 
 
 sensim penetrare, reptando se penetrare; 
 
 Isl. smiug-a, penetrare, rcpere ; furtim 
 
 perreptare. 
 To SMOOL, Smyle, v. a. To secure by 
 
 underhand means; to filch, Ettr. For. — 
 
 A.S. smeal, subtilis. 
 To SMOOST, T. n. To burn gradually away 
 
 without blazing, Roxb. V. Smuist. 
 SMOOTRIKIN, adj. Tiny and active. Old 
 
 Sonq. Allied perhaps to smiadr-a, adulari. 
 SIMOR'D THOW. V. Thow. 
 To SMORE, Smure, Smoir, ?\ a. 1. To 
 
 smother with smoke, S. Jotirn. Lond. 
 
 2. To choke; to supjiress. Abp. Hnmiltoun. 
 
 3. To extinguish, Aberd. 4. To conceal; 
 to hide, S. Douglas. 5. To prevent legal 
 prosecution. Balfour. — A.S. smor-an, 
 Teut. smoor-en, suflbcare, extinguere. 
 
 To SMORE, Smure, r. n. To suffocate, S. 
 
 Lyndsay. 
 SMORE of rain, s. Close small rain. 
 
without wiiul, File ; the same with 
 Smun; q. v. 
 
 SMORIK, «(//. A ."luorie day, a day distin- 
 guished by dose small rain without wind, 
 a close atmosphere, Fife. 
 
 SMOT, Smotk, Smoit, s. 1. A stain, in 
 general, S.li. Bainxtti/ne P. 2. The 
 mouldiuess which gathers on what is kept 
 in a damp place, ibid. ;{. The distinguish- 
 ing mark put on sheep, S.A. 4. A certain 
 number of sheep bearing the same mark. 
 5. Moral pollution. Knox. — Sn.G. sinutu, 
 Germ, fchmut:, uuii-ula. 
 
 To SMOT, r. a. 1. To stain. Doiujlas. 2. 
 To mark with ruddle, tar, &c. S. V. 8m ad. 
 
 ■SMOTTRU!, pnrt. pa. Besmeared. Doug. 
 V. Besmottrit. 
 
 SJIOUPSIE, s. A stripling, S.B. 
 
 To SMOUSTER, r. n. To eat clandestinely, 
 Fife. 
 
 SMOUT, adj. Clear; fair; mild; applied to 
 the weather. V. Smolt. 
 
 SMOUT, s. 1. The fry of salmon. 2. A 
 small trout of the speckled kind, Fife. 3. 
 Any small creature, S. V. Smolt, s. 
 
 To SMOUTTER, v. n. To eat often, al- 
 though little at a time, S.B. — Su.G. 
 smutt-a, pitissare, from smaa, parvus. 
 
 SMUDDOCH, .<!. " A bad burning fire, 
 more smoke than blaze." Gall. Encycl. — 
 Gael, simui, vapour, smoke; smuid-am, to 
 smoke. 
 
 SMUDGE, .<!. A suppressed laugh, Loth. 
 Roxb.Clydes.; often "asmw^t-o'alaugh." 
 
 2'o SMUE, or Smudge, r. n. To laugh in 
 one's sleeve, Loth. — Germ, sdimuts-en, 
 subridere. 
 
 To SMUG, r. w. Expl. " to toy amorously ; 
 to embrace, as if smuggling enjoyment." 
 Picken^s Gl. Ayrs. — A.S. synug-uH, ser- 
 pere, " to creep by little and little;" Isl. 
 smiuij-a, id. Su.G. smyj-a, sensim pene- 
 trare, reptando se insinuare. 
 
 SMUGLY, «rf/. Amorous; sly ; being at the 
 same time well dressed. Gl. Sibb. — Su.G. 
 smyck-a, Belg. smuyck-en, omare. 
 
 To SMUIL, V. n. To sneak; to smuU awa', 
 to sneak away. Loth. — Isl. smiug-a, Su.G. 
 smi/g-a, to sneak into corners. 
 
 To SMUIST, Smoost, v. n. 1 . To be in a 
 smouldering state; as, "to smuist and 
 burn," Clydes. Ettr. For. Hogg. 2. To 
 emit smoke; " SmiiiHcd, smoked." Gall. 
 Eno/cl. — Ir. smuid-im, to smoke. 
 
 SMUIST, Smoost, s. 1. The act of burning 
 in this way, Roxb. 2. A smouldering 
 smell, Clydes. 3. A smell that threatens 
 suffocation, as of smoke in a kiln, of sul- 
 phur, &c. Roxb. 4. " Disagreeable smoke." 
 Gall. Encycl. — Ir. Gael, smuid, vapour, 
 smoke. 
 
 To SMUISTER, r. a. To smother; applied 
 to air, Clydes. Ed'in. Mag. 
 
 To SMUKE, Smuik, t. a. and «. To smoke, 
 Roxb.; as, " to smuik bees." V. Smook, r. 
 
 SMUKE, s. Smoke, Roxb. 
 
 SMULACHIN, adj. Pimy ; looking pox>i-ly, 
 
 S.B. — Gael, mu'dag, a pale puny ii-- 
 
 male. 
 To SMULE in, o. n. 'i"o use wheedling or 
 
 cajoling means. One who curries favour 
 
 with another, is said to ftnule in wV him, 
 
 S. — Sw. smil-a, to curry favour. 
 To SMULT, B. rt. To crop very short; as, 
 
 " to ?mnlt a tree," to cut oil' the branches 
 
 above the cleft; " to i^inuH the heail of a 
 
 bairn," to cut the hair of a child's head 
 
 too close, Ayrs. — Su.G. smvia, com- 
 
 minuere. 
 SMURACIIIN, s. V. Smikiicin. 
 SMURACK, ii^itt.) s. A slight summer 
 
 shower, Mearns. ; a dimin.from )S'w«rr,q. v. 
 SMURAGH, .*>. Peat dust, S.B.— Ir. .vnu); 
 
 smurach, " dust, dross." 
 To SMURE, r. a. V. Smore. 
 SMURLIN, s. The Mya truncata. NeilL 
 SMURRjS. A drizzling rain, Ayrs. Lanarks. 
 
 — Tent, smoor, fumus, vapor. 
 It's Smurrin, t. impcrs. It rains slightly, 
 
 Ayrs. Renfr. 
 To SMURTLE, t. n. V. Smirkle. 
 SMUSH, s. LA sulphurous smell, from 
 
 smoke and dust, Fife. — Germ, schmu'z, 
 
 dirt, nastiness. 2. Dirt; filth, Aberd. TI'. 
 
 Beattie's Tales. 
 SMUSH, adj. Z. Boyd. This may either 
 
 signify filthy. Germ, schmvtz, sordes; or 
 
 bruised. V. Smusii, r. and s. 
 S?>IUSH, .<t. A slight drizzling rain, Ayrs. 
 
 — Dan. smusk-er, to drizzle. 
 To SMUSH, r. a. To bruise ; to grind to 
 
 powder, Roxb.; syuou. Sma^h, q. v. 
 SMUSH, s. Gane tu smush, reduced to a 
 
 crumbled state, like potatoes too much 
 
 boiled, &c. Roxb. — Gael, smuais, broken 
 
 in shivers. 
 To SMUSH, r. a. To devour any thing 
 
 clandestinely, which has been come by 
 
 iu an improper manner, Roxb. — Belg. 
 
 smuyg-en, " to do underhand, to eat se- 
 cretly." 
 SMUSHAGH, s. A suffocating smell frora 
 
 a smothered fire, Ang. The same wiih 
 
 Smush. Stushach, synon. 
 To SMUSH LE, r. n. To drizzle, Ayrs. 
 
 From Smush, s. drizzling rain, q. v. 
 SMUSTER, s. A large cluster of things, 
 
 Fife; synon. Mather. 
 SMUTCHACK, s. A designation for a 
 
 child ; synon. with Smatchet, Aberd. W. 
 
 Beattie's Tales. 
 SNAB, s. 1 . The projecting part of a rock 
 
 or hill, S. Stat. Jfco.— Belg. snahbe, a 
 
 beak or snout. 2. The bank, rock, or 
 
 hill itself, which projects; " the brow of a 
 
 steep ascent." 
 SNAB, s. A shoemaker's or cobbler's boy, 
 
 S.A. syioh, S.B. — Teut. snippen, to cut. 
 SNACHEL, {gutt.) s. Synon. Snaggerel, 
 
 q. V. Dumfr. V. Snauciile, s. sense 2. 
 SNACK, a'f/. 1. Quick iu action. Semph. 
 
 — Isl. srt^'xgg, celer^ citus. 2. Quick of 
 
SNA 
 
 614 
 
 SNA 
 
 appreliension, S. Ramsay. 3. Applied to 
 the product of genius, id. 
 
 SNACK, s. A slight repast, S. Ramsay. 
 Synon. Chack. V. Snak. 
 
 To SNACK, V. n. To snap as a dog. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 SNACKIE, adj. Full of tricks and quirks. 
 Pop. Ball. 
 
 SNACKLY, rtc/p. 1. Cleyerly, S. 2. With 
 intelligence, S. Ramsay. 
 
 SNACK US, s. A fillip, Mearns. Probably 
 from Snack, q. v. as denoting what is done 
 with celerity. Synon. Fenty. 
 
 SNAG, s. A branch broken from a tree, 
 S.O. and A. Traill's Jloiintaiii. Muse. 
 
 To SNAG, 1-. a. To cut off branches with 
 an axe or bill, Dumfr. V. Sneck, Sneg, r. 
 
 Aik-Snag, s. The broken bough of an oak, 
 S. Rob Roy. 
 
 To SNAG, r. a. To chide in a taunting 
 way; to reprehend with severity, Ang. 
 
 To SNAG, T. 11. To snarl; to banter, Fife. 
 — Teut. snack-en, latrare, gannire; Isl. 
 snagq-a, litigare. 
 
 To SNAGGER, r. n. To snarl. Ruddhnan. 
 
 SNAGGEREL, s. A puny, contemptible 
 bantling; synon. Snachel, Dumfr. From 
 Snag, a broken branch, or Sneg, v. to 
 cut off. 
 
 SNAGGER-SNEE, j. " A large knife, first 
 introduced from Germany." Gall. Encycl. 
 The first part of the word must be from 
 S. sneg, to cut. — I know not if snee be 
 from Belg. S7iee, acies; q. " a knife with a 
 sharp edge." 
 
 SNAGGY, af(/. Sarcastical, Fife. A. Doug. 
 
 SNAGGIN, s. Raillery. A.Douglas. 
 
 SNAIG, s. 1 . An old flash word, used to de- 
 note the obtaining of money, whether by 
 fair or by foul means, Fife. 2. A worthless 
 fellow, ibid. MS. Poem. Perh. allied 
 to E. sneak, v. q. a sneak, or sneaking 
 fellow. 
 
 SNAK, s. The gnashing of a dog's teeth, 
 when he aims at his prey, S. Douglas. — 
 Teut. snack en, hianti ore captare. 
 
 To SNAM, V. n. " To snap at any thing 
 greedily." Gall. Enc. — Isl. snemma, cito. 
 
 To SNANG, V. n. To twang ? Gall. Enc. 
 vo. Sned. I have not met with any one 
 who is acquainted with this word. 
 
 SNAP, s. A small brittle cake of ginger- 
 bread, S. So denominated from its being 
 easily snapped, or broken. St. Ronan. 
 
 SNAP, adj. Quick; smart; eager to find 
 fault, S.B. Christmas BaHng. — Perh. from 
 Su.G. snabb, celer, agilis. 
 
 To SNAP vp,r.a. 1. To eat hastily, S. 
 2. To lay hold of suddenly, S. Baillie. — 
 Su.G. snapp-a, to catch hastily. 
 7o SNAP, V. n. To make a hasty attempt 
 to speak. A. Nicol. — Belg. snapp-en, to 
 tattle impudently. 
 
 SNAP, /w rt sft«2', in amoment, S.B. Ross. 
 — Belg. met een snap, id. 
 
 SNAP DYKE. A stone fence, from four 
 to six feet in height, strong and firmly 
 
 looked together at tlie top, 5,0. Stat. 
 Ace. — Teut. snap, interceptio. 
 SNAPGUN, s. Apparently a gun or fire- 
 lock that snaps, as opposed to one with a 
 matchlock. Acts Cha. I. V. S.nap-work. 
 SNAP-HAUNCE, s. A firelock; the same 
 with Snapgun. Nigel. — An O.E. word, 
 from Germ. schnap-Iiahn, id. Sn.G.snapp- 
 hane, bombarda; compounded oi schnapp- 
 en, snapp-a, to snap, and hahn, a cock. 
 SNAPLY, adv. Plastily, S.B. Boss.— 
 Teut. snap, raptus. 
 
 To SNAPPER, T. n. 1. To stumble, S. 
 Kelly. 2. To get into a scrape, S. Maitl. 
 P. — Su.G. s«a/'(«-rt, titubare; i«iaZ)6, celer. 
 
 SNAPPER, s. ]. A stumble, S. 2. A 
 failure as to morals, S. R. Bruce. 3. A 
 perplexity; an entanglement; a snare, S. 
 Perils of Man. 4. " An unforeseen acci- 
 dent; a misfortune." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SNAPPERT, adj. Tart; hasty, S.B.— Isl. 
 snaefur, tart, Teut. snapper, loquacious. 
 
 SNAPPY, adj. Keen in business; disposed 
 to take the advantage of another, Ang. — 
 Su.G. snapp-a, arripere, cito auferre. V. 
 Snap up, v. 
 
 SNAPPOUS, adj. Hasty in temper; testy, 
 Aberd. E. snappish. 
 
 SNAPSY, adj. Tart, S.B. A. Nicol. 
 
 SNAP- WORK, Snapv/ark, s. A firelock. 
 Cleland. — Belg. snaphaan, a cock that 
 s«ajjs. 
 
 SNARE, adj. Prudent and diligent; as, 
 " a snare wife," a good housewife, one 
 who manages her family well, Dumfr. 
 Perh. another sense of Snarre, S.B. tart, 
 severe. 
 
 SNAR-GAB, s. Acrimonious prating; or 
 rather the mouth from which it is emitted ; 
 as, " Haud your snar-gab," Lanarks.; syn. 
 Snashqab, from Snarre, tart, severe. 
 
 SNARRE, adj. 1. Tart; severe, S.B. 2. 
 Rigid; firm to the grasp, S.B. — Isl. snar, 
 acer; Belg. snar, snarling. 3. So sharp 
 in one's dealings as to indicate a disposi- 
 tion to overreach, Ayrs.; written Snaur. 
 
 To SNASH, r. n. To talk saucily, S.— Su.G. 
 snaes-a, verbis asperioribus corripere. 
 
 SNASH, s. Abuse, Billingsgate, S. Burns. 
 
 SNASH, «f(/. Pert; saucy, S. Morison. 
 
 SN ASH-GAB, s. 1. Prating; petulant 
 talking, S. 2. A prattling forward boy 
 or girl, S. In Teviotd. a girl of this de- 
 scription is called Nashgab, also by in- 
 version Gabnash. 
 
 SNASHTER, s. Trifles, Ayrs. Perhaps 
 from Sitash, v. 
 
 SNASTRY, s. " Low chat." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SNATCH, s. A hasty repast. Bosicell. V. 
 Snack, s. 
 
 To SNAUCHLE, (gutt.) r. n. To walk in 
 a slow and lingering mode, Upper La- 
 narks. 
 
 SNAUCHLE, s. 1. One of a weak habit of 
 body, LTpp. Lanarks. 2. A dwarf; synon. 
 Nauchlc, ihid. Dumfr. 
 
 I 
 
SNA 
 
 615 
 
 S'NE 
 
 SNAW, s. Snow, S. s«a«ir, S.B. Miiistr. 
 
 Bord. — A.S. maw,\\\. Belg. sucetnr. 
 To SNAW, r. n. To suow, S. Used as au 
 
 inipers. v.; It's snaicui'. 
 SNAVV-BIRD, s. The same with Snaw- 
 
 foicl. Gall. Encycl. 
 SNAVV-BRACK,s. " A thaw." Gall.Enc. 
 SNAW-BRUE, S.NAW-BRoo, Snaw-breis, s. 
 
 Suow-water, S. Bunig. 
 SNAWDOUNE IIARRAT,Snowdoln He- 
 rald. " Alex"". Guthre Snawdoune Har- 
 rat." Aberd. Reij. As Snairdvun was 
 either a part of the castle of Kildrummy, 
 or in its immediate vicinity, it has heeii 
 improperly placed in Ross; for Kildrum- 
 my was in Garioch. 
 SNAW-FLAIGH, S.naw-fleck, s. Synon. 
 Snow-fake, the Snow-bunting, Aberd. 
 Tarras's Poems. V. Snow-flake. 
 SNA\V-FOWL,s. Tlie Snow-bunting, Shetl. 
 " Emberiza Nivalis, (Lin. Syst.) Snaw- 
 Foicl, Snow-bunting, or Snow-flake." 
 Edmonstone's Zetl. — Norw. sneej'atjl, id. 
 SNAWIE, adj. Snowv, S. JJiints. 
 SNAW-POWTHER, s. " Fine snow." Gall. 
 
 Enct/cL 
 SNAW-WRIDE, s. V. Wreath. 
 To SNEAR, r. «. 1. To emit a hissing 
 sound, Clydes. Mary o' Cra'ujnethan, 
 Ed. Maij. 2. To snort, Ayrs. V. Sneer. 
 To SNECK, SxEG, r. a. 1. To cut with a 
 sudden strolie of a sharp instrument, S. 
 Rob Roy. Ramsay. 2. To Sneg off at the 
 web's end, to cut off one's hopes, S. 
 Ramsay. — Germ, sch neck-en, scindere. 
 3. To Snick with lime, to make indenta- 
 tions in a wall, filling the blanks with 
 lime; or, in building, to insert a small 
 quantity between the stones on the outer 
 side, S. 
 SNECK, Sneg, s. A small incision; a cut 
 
 suddenly given, S. Ross. 
 SNECK, Smck, s. 1. The latch of a door, 
 S. Ross. — Tent, snack-en, captare. 2. A 
 small bolt, S. 3. A portion of a wall 
 built with single stones, or stones which 
 go from side to side. Surr. Gall. V. 
 Through-ba.\d. 
 To SNECK, r. a. To secure by a latch or 
 
 bolt, S. Antiquary. 
 To SNECK the door. To fix it by a latch, 
 
 S. Ross. 
 S N E C K-D RAWER, Snick-drawer, s. 
 Auld sneck-draicer, one who from long 
 experience has acquired great facility in 
 doing any thing; generally used in a bad 
 sense, S. Pop. Ball. 
 SNECK-DRAWIN, adj. Crafty, S. Burns. 
 SNECKER, s. A sharper, Roxb. 
 ToSNECK-PIN,?. a. To put in small stones 
 between the largerones inawall,and daub 
 the seams with lime, S.B. Aberd.; synon. 
 Sneck, c. sense 3. Surv. Aberd. 
 SNED, Scvthe-sned, .". The shaft or pole 
 of a scythe, Roxb. Mearns.; A.Bor. id. 
 V. Sithe-sned. 
 
 SNED, s. The name given in Upp. Lanarkg. 
 to the link of hair, to which a hook is 
 tied, that is fastened to a cord-line, or 
 set line. Snood, synon. 
 
 To SNED, V. a. 1. To prune; S. snath, 
 S.Bor. Rudd. 2. To lop off, S. Burn^u 
 3. To hew or polish stones with a chisel, 
 S.B. 4. To remove excrescences. Z. Boyd. 
 5. To emasculate, S. — Tent, snijd-en, 
 secare ; castrare. 
 
 SNED, s. A branch pruned off, Lanarks. 
 
 SNEDDER, s. A person who prunes, 
 ibid. 
 
 SNEDDINS, 5. )jI. Prunings, or twigs 
 lopped off, S.— Teut. snede, a slice. 
 
 SNED-KAIL, s. Culewort or cabbages, of 
 which the old stalks, after they have be- 
 gun to sprout, are divided by a knife, and 
 set in the earth for future product. 
 
 I'o SNEEL, r. n. "To snivel; to speak 
 through the nose." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SNEEPjS. The glitter of a white colour. 
 V. Snip. 
 
 To SNEER, V. n. 1. To inhale by the nos- 
 trils, Fife. 2. To snort, Ayrs. 3. To hiss; 
 the term used in Clydes. to denote the 
 hissing of the adder. — Goth, snirre, ster- 
 nutatio. V. Snear. 
 
 SNEER, s. 1. The act of inhalation by the 
 nostrils, Fife. 2. A snort, S. Minstr. Bord. 
 
 3. The act of a horse, when colded, in 
 throwing the mucus from his nostrils, S. 
 
 4. The hiss of an adder, Clydes. 
 SNEESHIN, Sneezing, s. 1. Snuff, S. Rit- 
 
 son. 2. A pinch of snuff, S. Meston. 
 
 SNEESHIN-HORN, s. A horn for holding 
 snuff; synon. a Smiff-miU, S. 
 
 SNEESHINIE, adj. Snuffy, S.B. The 
 root to which sneel, sneer, and sneeshin are 
 traced, is naesa, Lat. nasus, the nose. 
 
 S N E E S H I N-M I L L, Snishin-box, s. A 
 snuff-box, S. Colcil. 
 
 To SNEEST, Sneyst, r. n. To treat con- 
 temptuously by word or action. Hesneystit 
 at it. Loth. Herd's Coll. V. Snisty. 
 
 SNEEST, s. 1. " An air of disdain." Gl. 
 Herd. 2. Impertinence, Ettr. For. This 
 seems the same with Sneist, q. v. 
 
 SNEG, $. A low term for gain, Fife ; ap- 
 parently parallel to the E. phrase, to (jo 
 snacks. Probably from Sneck, Sneij, to 
 cut, q. v. 
 
 To SNEG, V. a. 1. " To interrupt; to check," 
 &c. Gall. Enc. This seems the same 
 with Snag, Aug. as expl. above. 2. " To 
 invite a 'broil," ibid. This appears to 
 correspond with Snag, as signifying to 
 snarl, to banter. 
 
 To SNEG, r. a. To cut. V. Sneck. 
 
 SNEYCHT,/>«r«.arf;. Apparently smoothed. 
 " To by thair hyddis, roche or sneycht." 
 Aberd. Reg. i. e. " To buy their skins, 
 rough or smooth." — Sw. snygg-a, to dress, 
 to clean, Wideg. 
 
 SNEILL, s. An indolent, inactive person, 
 Aberd.; the nonhern pron. of Snool. 
 
SNE 
 
 616 
 
 SNI 
 
 To SNEIR, r. )'. Perh. move swiftly. 
 Bann. P. — Isl. siiar-a, celeriter auferre. 
 
 SNEIRLY, adv. In derision. Biirel. 
 
 SNEIST, s. A taunt, Loth. V. Snyst. 
 
 To SNE YSTER, r. a. To sear; to scorch, 
 Ayrs. Syuon. Scanm. 
 
 SNEISTY, adj. Sneering, Loth. V. Snisty. 
 
 SNEITH, adj. Smooth; polished, Roxb. 
 Not sneith, applied to language that is 
 tart and acrimonious, ibid. A. Scott's 
 Poems. Sneith seems to be a variety of 
 A.Bor. Snathe, "■ to prune trees." Per- 
 haps this is the meaning of Sneith, as 
 used by G. Douglas. V. Sned. 
 
 SNEITH, adj. Uncertain. Dout/Jas- 
 
 &NELL, adj. 1. Keen; severe, S. Wallace. 
 2. Sharp; piercing; applied \o the air, S. 
 Doiy. 3. Sarcastic; transferred to lan- 
 guage. Moss. 4. Firm; determined, S. 
 Ramsay. 5. Acute; in relation to mind, 
 S. ibid. 6. Applied to losses in trade, S. 
 Rob Roy. — A.S. snel, Su.G. Tent, snell, 
 acer, alacer. 
 
 SNELL Y,a«^i\ 1. Sharply, S. ,S7(»t«/s. 2. 
 Keenly; applied to the weather, S. Ferg. 
 
 To S N E R E, Sneer, r. a. To breathe 
 forth. Doug. — Isl. snerri, sternutatio. 
 
 SNET. L. suet, q. v. Barbour. 
 
 To SNIAUVE,i\ w. To snow, Buchan. V. 
 the letter W. 
 
 To SNIB, V. a. To geld, S.— Teut. snipp- 
 en, secare. 
 
 SNII3, s. "A smart stroke." 67. Tarras. 
 Buchan ; probably from Teut. snabbe, 
 snebbe, the beak of a bird. 
 
 * To SNIB, V. a. Poems IGth Cent. Given 
 in Gloss, as not understood. Butitis merely 
 the E. v. used in the sense of check. 
 
 SNIB, s. A small bolt for fastening a door, S. 
 
 To SNIB a door. To fasten it with a small 
 bolt, S. E. and S. snib, q. to put a cJiecJc 
 on it. 
 
 To SNIB « candle. To snuff it, Loth. — 
 Su.G. snoj>p-a, emungere, de candela. 
 
 SNIBBIT, Snibble, Snibbelt, s. A wooden 
 knob put on one end of a rope, which goes 
 into an eye on the other end, for fasten- 
 ing it; used for retaining a tether, Roxb. 
 Gall. Enc. Perh. from S. Snih, to fasten. 
 
 SNIBLICH, {gutt.) s. A collar of plaited 
 rushes, by which a cow was in former times 
 bound to the stake, Roxb. V. Baikie. 
 
 To SNICHER, {gutt.) t. n. To titter; to 
 laugh in one's sleeve; also pron. as in E. 
 swicfcr, Aberd. 
 
 To SNIFFLE, r. n. To be slow in motion 
 or action, S.— Belg. snefel-en, to hesitate. 
 
 SNIFFLER, s. A triiier ; a driveller, La- 
 narks. 
 
 SNIFFLES, s. pi. That difSculty of breath- 
 ing through the nostrils, which is caused 
 by a cold, Selkirks. Syn. Snifter.^. — Teut. 
 snojfel-en, snuffd-en, naribus spirare. 
 
 SNIFTER, s. 1. A severe blast, S. Ross.— 
 Isl. snaefur, frigidus, austerus. 2. Any 
 sudden reverse of fortune, S. 3. A cut- 
 
 ting repartee, S.B. 4. The effect of a 
 strong purgative, S.B. 
 
 To SNIFTER, r. u. To sniff; to draw up 
 the breath audibly by the uose ; as gene- 
 rally implying that it is stopped by mucus, 
 or from cold, S. Rams. — Su.G. snyfst-a, id. 
 
 SNIFTERS, s. pi. Stoppage of tlie nostriU 
 from cold, S. 
 
 SNIGGERT, s. One chargeable with guile- 
 ful malversation, Ayrs. — Su.G. snagg-a, 
 clanculum subducere. V. Art, AB,D,term. 
 
 To SNIP, T. n. To stumble slightly, Loth. 
 Less forcible than Snapper, q. v. 
 
 SNIP, Sneep, s. 1. The dazzling of some- 
 thing white; as of snow. Gall. EncycL 
 2. A white streak down the face of -a 
 horse, Ang. Aherd. Journal. V. Snippit, 
 
 SNIP, Sneep, Sneep-white, adj. Of a 
 bright colour. South and West of S. Re- 
 mains of Nithsd. Song. From sniu, snow. 
 
 To SNYP, V. n. To nip. Douglas.—Eolg. 
 snipp-en, id. 
 
 SNIPE, s. A sarcasm, Loth. — Isl. aneipa, 
 convitium; sneip-a, contumelia afficere. 
 
 To SNIPE, p. a. To check; to reprimand; 
 to snib, Aberd.; nearly the same withth-:! 
 E. V. in another form, to Sneap, properly 
 traced by Mr. Todd to Isl. sneip-a, con- 
 tumelia afficere. 
 
 SNYPE,s. 1. A smart blow, S.B. Christmas 
 Ba'inq. 2. A fillip, Roxb. 
 
 To SNYPE, V. a. 1. To give a smart blow; 
 as, " I think I've snypit ye," Aberd. 2. 
 To fillip, Roxb. 
 
 SNIPIE-NEBBIT, adj. Having a nose re- 
 sembling a snij)e's neb or bill, Roxb. 
 
 SNIPPY, adj. Tart in speech, S.— 1=1. 
 snaef-iir, acer, austerus. 
 
 SNIPPY, s. One who, in using the scis- 
 sors, gives too short measure, Ang. — Teut. 
 snipp-en, secare. 
 
 SNIPPY, .«. A horse or mare with a white 
 
 SNIPPILTIN', part. adj. Hogg's Tales. 
 Perhaps smelling like adog,S. Snuokiug, 
 Dan. Tent, snabel, a beak, a snout; Belg. 
 snuffel-en, to search. 
 
 SNIPPIT, adj. Applied to a horse with a 
 streak or stripe of white running down 
 its face, S.B. V. Snip, Sneep. 
 
 SNIPPIT, adj. A snippit niz, a snub uose, 
 Ang. — Isl. snoppa, rostrum. 
 
 To SNIRK, T. n. To draw up the nose in 
 contempt or displeasure. Gall. Encycl. 
 — Germ, schnarch-en, naribus follicare,ut 
 Solent iracuudi. 
 
 To SNIRL,r. n. 1. To sneeze, Roxb. 2. 
 To laugh in an involuntary and sup- 
 pressed way; synon. Snirt. Probably 
 from Goth, snirre, sternutatio, to which 
 Serenius traces E. Sneer. 
 
 To SNIRT, t. n. 1. To breathe sharply, 
 in a jerking sort of way, through the 
 nostrils, Roxb. Dunitr. Jlerd. 2. To 
 breathe strongly through the nostrils, as 
 expressive of displeasure or indignation. 
 
SNI 
 
 617 
 
 SNO 
 
 Loth. 3. To burst out iuto au irre- 
 pressible laugh, Roxb. Ettr. For. 
 SNIRT, ."!. A suppressed laugh, with a 
 
 SHortiug noise i'roni the nostrils, ibid. 
 SNIRT, s. An insignificant, diminutive 
 
 person, Upp. Cly des. — Sa.G. snert, gracilis ; 
 
 Isl. snirt, comptus, nitidus. 
 SNlSH,s. Siiuif. 01. Shin: "Siin^k,or 
 
 .'Wrt'cj/y, powder," Kersey. V. Sneeshin. 
 SNYST, s. Perhaps the same with Snecut, 
 
 q. V. Saint Patrick. 
 SNISTER, .-■. A severe blast in the face, 
 
 Aug. Synon. Snifter, S. Suei/sti'r, Fife. 
 SNISTY, («//. Saucy in language or de- 
 meanour, S.B. — Su.G. snaes-a, Isl. anefs-a, 
 
 to chide severely. 
 To SNrrE, r. a. To snuff; applied to a 
 
 candle, S. — Su.G. siii/ta liuset, emungere 
 
 lucernam. 
 SNYTE, s. A smart blow, Ettr. For.— Isl. 
 
 snida, secare. 
 To SNYTE, V. n. To walk feebly, Buchan. 
 
 Tarras. — Isl. t^naut-a, labi; item, incertus 
 
 ferri, Haldorson. G. Andr. renders it nuto. 
 SN YTH, s. The Coot, Orkn. Barry.— Su.G. 
 
 anoed, bald, from its head. Lat. nudus. 
 * To SNIVEL, r. w. 1. To breathe hard 
 
 through the nose, S. 2. To speak through 
 
 the nose, S. A.Bor.; E. to Snuffle. — Teut. 
 
 snoffd-en, gnvtf'cl-en, naribus spirare. 
 To SNOCKER,"*r. n. To snort, S. Minstr. 
 
 Bord. — Dan. suorck-er, Belg. fuork-en, id. 
 SNOCKER, s. A snort, S. 
 SNOOKERS, s. pi. A stoppage of the 
 
 nostrils from cold, S.B.; synon. Snifters. 
 SNOD, «<//. 1. Lopped; pruned, S. Hudson, 
 
 2. Neat; regarding the shape. Doug. 3. 
 
 Trim, S. Synon. trhj. li. Galloway. 4, 
 
 Transferred to literary compositions. The 
 
 pret. of the v. Sned, ibid. 
 To SNOD, Snodde, v. a. 1. To prune, S. 
 
 "2. To put in order, S. Fcrgusson. 
 SNODDIE, s. A neatly dressed person ; 
 
 almost invariably applied to a female, 
 
 Clydes. 
 SNODDIE, s. A thick cake or bannock 
 
 baked among hot ashes, Orkn. — Isl. snad, 
 
 food. 
 SNODDIE, s. A stupid fellow; a ninny, 
 
 Roxb. — Teut. snoode, vilis, turpis; Germ. 
 
 scknod, schnoede, vanns, despicatus. 
 To SNODGE, V. n. To walk deliberately, 
 
 Roxb. — Dan. snuj-er, " to sneak, to slink, 
 
 to creep, to tread easily, to go softly." 
 SNODLY, rt(/f. Neatly; trimly, S. Gait. 
 To SNOG, T. a. To jeer; to flout, Aberd.— 
 
 Isl. sniigg-a, increpare. V. Snag, v. 
 SNOICK, adj. 1. In a virgin state; ap- 
 plied to young women, as expressive of 
 
 their purity. South of S. 2. Water-tight; 
 
 a sea phrase, ibid. — Su.G. snygg, concin- 
 
 nus, elegans. En snygg piga, a neat girl. 
 To SNOIF, r. a. To whirl; applied to the 
 
 spindle. Doug. — Su.G. sno, contorquere. 
 
 V. S.NOOVE. 
 
 SNOIT, s. " A young conceited person 
 
 who speaks little." Gall. Eucycl.— M. 
 snot-r, modestus. 
 
 SNOIT, s. Mucus from the nose. Watson. 
 — A.S. snotc, id. E. snot. 
 
 To SNOIT, r. a. To blow one's nose with 
 the finger and thumb, S.; Johns, gives 
 Suite as simply signifying " to blow the 
 nose." — A.S. snyt-an, emungere. 
 
 To SNOITER, r. n. To breathe strongly 
 through the nose. J/<'s ay snoitcrin and 
 slcc/'in, Aug.; a phrase used of an old or 
 infirm person. V. Snotter. 
 
 To SNOKE, Snook, Snowk, t. n. 1. To 
 smell at objects like a dog, S. Douglas. 
 2. To range; prying into every corner, S. 
 —Su.G. snok-a, insidiose scrutari. 
 
 SNOKER, ,s. 1. One who smells at objects 
 like a dog, S. 2. Often used in a bad 
 sense, as denoting a rake, Roxb. 
 
 SNOOD, s. A short hair-line, to which a 
 fishing-hook is tied, S. Stiit. ^cc. —Su.G. 
 snod, funiculus; sno, to twist. 
 
 SNOOD, Snoid, Snude, s. A fiilet with 
 which the hair of a young woman's head 
 is bound up, S. Pevn. — A.S. snod, vitta. 
 
 To Tyne one's Snl'de. A phrase applied to 
 a young woman who lias lost her vir- 
 ginity, S. It is singular that the ancient 
 Romans had the same figure. Mitram 
 solvere, metaphorice significabat cum viv- 
 gine concumbere. Montfaucon. 
 
 To SNOOD, Snood vp, n. a. To bind up 
 the hair with a fillet, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SNOOFMADRUNE, s. A lazy, inactive 
 person, Fife. Perhaps from the S. v. 
 Snoore, and E. Drone. 
 
 To SNOOK, V. n. V. Snoke. 
 
 7'o SNOOL, V. «. To subjugate by ty- 
 rannical means; pron. snide, S. Bamsay. 
 — Dan. snovl-er, to snub. 
 
 To SNOOL, r. n. 1. To submit tamely. 
 Burns. 2. To act in a mean and spirit- 
 less manner, S.O. Blackw. Magazine. 
 
 SNOOL, s. One who meanly subjects him- 
 self to the authority of another. Bamsay. 
 
 To GAE about Snoolin'. To go from place 
 to place with an abject appearance, S. 
 
 To SNOOVE, (pron. smtre,) r. n. 1. To 
 move smoothly and constantly, S. 2. To 
 walk with an equal and steady pace, S. 
 Burns. 3. To Snuve awa\ to sneak ofi', S. 
 — Ir. snoimh-am, nere, torquere. 4. To 
 walk with the head bent towards the 
 earth ; to walk in a slovenly manner, 
 Roxb. Clydes. 
 
 To SNOOZE, r. n. To sleep, Roxb.— Tent. 
 SHuyv-en, Su.G. snyfst-a, naribus spirare. 
 
 To SNORK, v. n. " 1. To snort, Roxb. 
 Dumfr. Hogg. 2. A person is said to 
 snork, when he attempts to clear away 
 any huskiness in the throat, Durafr. Syn. 
 Hawgh,'E. to hawk. — Dan. .'.■«o/r/;-CT-, Belg. 
 snork-er,to snore,to snort; Germ. sc/(«rt;T/i- 
 en, to snore; Su.G. snark-a, to snort. 
 
 SNORK, s. " The snort of an affrighted 
 horse." Gall. Enc. 
 
SNO 
 
 f)18 
 
 SOB 
 
 SNORL, s. A diffioulty ; a Ecrape, S.B.— 
 
 Su.G. moere, Teut. snoer, funis. 
 SNORT of Thread. A hauk of entangled 
 thread, Aberd.; Isl. snnrda, ruga, also 
 inaequalitas; siiurd-a, to ravel. The root 
 seems to be snur, Dan. snor, a Hue, a 
 thread. V. Snurl, v. 
 
 SNOSH, Snush, adj. Fat and contented; 
 applied to a healthy, chubby child, Dumfr. 
 ■ — Dan. snodsk, " pleasant, merry, jo- 
 cund," &c. Wolff. 
 
 SNOT, Snottie, s. A dunce; a dolt, Roxb.; 
 synon. Dulbert. — A.S. snote, Teut. snot, 
 mucus ; whence E. snotty-nosed. V. 
 Snoddie. 
 
 SNOTTER, s. 1. Snot at a child's nose, S. 
 2. Any thing of no value. Cleland. — 
 Fland. snotter, rheuma, catarrhus. 
 
 To SNOTTER, r . n. 1 . To breathe through 
 an obstruction in the nostrils. Ramsay. 
 2. To snotter; to blubber, S. " To snotter 
 and snicel, to blubber and snuffle." . Gl. 
 Antiq. " To snotter, to sob or cry. North," 
 Grose. 
 
 SNOTTER, s. " The proboscis of a turkey- 
 cock," S. Gl. Antiq. " Snotergob,iheved 
 part of a turkey's head, North," Grose. 
 This corresponds v?ith the S. designation, 
 Buhhlie-jock. 
 
 To SNOTTER and LAUGH. To laugh in 
 a good-natured way, Fife. 
 
 SNOTTER,?. A laugh of this descrii^iion, ib. 
 
 SNOTTER-BOX, *>. " A cant term for the 
 nose," Aberd. GL Shirr. 
 
 SNOTTER-CAP, s. A dull, stupid, boor- 
 ish fellow, Roxb. Q. a cap, or bowl, filled 
 with snotter, or the mucus from the nose. 
 
 * SNOUT, s. 1. Metaph. impudence. Herd. 
 2. Formerly used in S. to denote the beak 
 of a ship. " Rostra, the snout of a ship." 
 Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 SNOUT HIE, adj. Drizzly, dark, and 
 rainy, Tweedd. — Gael, sneachda, snowy. 
 
 SNOW-FLAKE,Snow-flight,Snow-fowl, 
 s. Snow-bunting, S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To SNO WK, V. n. To smell about, Clydes. 
 Ettr. For. A variety of Snoke, q. v. 
 
 SNOWK, s. A smell; used in a ludicrous 
 way, ibid. 
 
 SNUBBERT, s. LA loose knot or lump, 
 Aberd. 2. The nose, in contempt ; the 
 snout, ibid. — O.Teut. snabbe, Fris. snebbe, 
 rostrum avis. 
 
 SNUDE, s. V. Snoob, s. 2. 
 
 SNUFFE, s. A disorder in the nostrils. 
 Watson. — Teut. smif, defluxio capitis ad 
 nares. 
 
 SNUFFIE, adj. Sulky; displeased; often 
 Sniiffie-like, Clydes. 
 
 SNUFFILIE, adv. In a sulky manner, ib. 
 
 SNUFFINESS, s. Sulkiness, ibid.— Germ. 
 schnauf-en, or schnaub-en, per nares spir- 
 are; fremere. Teut. smiff-en, snoff-en, 
 naribus spirare, follium more reciproco 
 spiritu nares agitare. 
 
 To SNUG, V. a. 1. To push with the head 
 
 or horn, Aug. 2. To reprimand with se- 
 verity, Ang. — Isl. snacgij-ia, duris et as- 
 peris verbis excipere. 
 SNUG, s. A stroke ; a push, Ang. 
 SNUGS, s. pi. Small branches lopped off 
 
 from a tree, S.B. V. Sneck. 
 SNUIFIE, adj. Sheepish ; awkward, Berw. 
 
 To SNUIST,V. n. To sniff, S. St. Patrick. 
 — Su.G. snyfst-a, anhelitum per nares 
 crebro reducere. 
 
 To SNUISTER, or Snuitter, v. n. To 
 laugh in a suppressed way, through the 
 nostrils, Fife. — Teut. snoff-en, smiff-en, 
 snuyt-en, naribus spirare. V. Snotter, v. 
 
 SNUiSTER, Snuitter, s. A laugh of this 
 description, ibid. 
 
 To SNUIT, (like Gr. v.) r. n. To move in 
 a careless and inactive manner, with the 
 appearance of stupor; as, " He was gaun 
 snuittin doun the street," " He cam 
 snuittin in," Fife. — Teut. snuyte, n?iSVis. 
 
 SNUITTIT, part. adj. Having the foolish, 
 glimmering look of one half-drunk. Loth. 
 — Dan. snotted, snotty. 
 
 SNUK, Snuke, s. a small promontory. 
 Wallace. — Teut. snoecks, nasutulus. 
 
 To SNURKLE, r. n. To run into knots, as 
 a hard-twisted thread, Ettr. For.; imme- 
 diately allied to Isl. snerk-ia, ringi, snerk- 
 iitr, s. pi. rugae, and snorkinn, rugosus. 
 
 To SNURL, i: a. To ruffle or wrinkle. 
 Ramsay. — Dan. snurd-a, rugp. 
 
 To SNURL, V. n. To contract like hard- 
 twisted yarn, S.O. Gl. Sibb. — Isl. 
 snurd-a, id. 
 
 SN URLIE, adj. Knotty, S.B. Roxb. 
 
 SNUSH, s. Snuff; a term still used by old 
 people, Aberd.; also Sneesk. Meston. 
 
 SNUSH, ad'j. Fat and contented. V. Snosh. 
 
 To SNUVE, T. n. V. Snoove. 
 
 To SO, X. a. To smooth the water by oily 
 substances, in order to raise small fishes 
 to the surface, Shetl. 
 
 SOAKIE, adj. Plump; in full habit. Loth. 
 The pron. of Clydes. is Sukle or Sookie. 
 " A sookie lassie," a plump sweet girl. 
 
 SOAKIE, i«. A ludicrous designation for 
 a lusty female, Loth. Perh. from E. soak. 
 
 SOAM, s. v. SowiiE, SOYME. 
 
 SOAM. " Hcrrimj soam, the fat of her- 
 rings." Gall. Enc. Originally the same 
 with E. seam, lard; C.B. sahn, grease. 
 
 SOAPER, s. A soap-boiler, Aberd. 
 
 SOAPERIE, s. A place where soap is 
 made, S. Siirv. Kincard. 
 
 * To SOB, r. n. This E. v. is applied, by a 
 singular obliquity of signification, to the 
 palpitating motion of green wood, or of 
 any moist body, in the fire, S. Burns. 
 
 SOB, s, A land storm, S.B. V. Summer- 
 sob. 
 
 To SOBER, T. n. To become less bois- 
 terous; to grow more calm, Aberd. 
 
 To SOBER, SoBYR, V. a. To compose; to 
 keep under, S. IVallace. 
 
 SOBERLY, adv. Sparingly; frugally, S.— 
 
SOB 
 
 619 
 
 SOL 
 
 Tout, sober, parens, continens, friigalis; 
 
 soberheyd, parcitas; sobcrlick, parce. 
 SOBERSIDES, s. " A creature of sober 
 
 habits." Gall. Encycl. 
 SOBIR, SoBYR, Sober, adj. 1. Poor; mean, 
 
 S. Douij. — Belg. so6(?r^, id. 2. Small, S. 
 
 RoUock. 3. Weak; feeble. Baunat. P. 
 
 4. la a poor state of health, S. 5. Some- 
 times denoting a moderate state of health, 
 
 5. 6. Applied to a person or thing that 
 does not merit commendation, S. 
 
 SOC, Sock, Sok, s. The right of a baron 
 to iiold a court within his own domains, 
 S. — A.S. SOC, curia, jurisdictio. 
 
 SOCCOM AN, SocKMAN, s. 1 . One who holds 
 lands by soccage. lieg. Maj. 2. A tenant 
 subjected to certain restrictions, and 
 bound to perform certain services, Aberd. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 To SOCHER, igutt.) c. n. To make much 
 of one's self; to live delicately; particu- 
 larly by tlie use of palatable draughts, S. 
 — Gael, socair, ease, rest; sogh, delicacy. 
 
 SOCHER, (gutt.) adj. Lazy; effeminate; 
 inactive from delicate living. North of S. 
 
 SOCHT, part. jm. of Seek. Exhausted; 
 wasted; drained, S. Haiti. Poems. 
 
 SOCY, s. " A person who walks with a 
 manly air." Gall. Enc. — Su.G. suxiss-a, 
 to walk loftily. V. Svvash. 
 
 SOCK, SoK, s. A ploughshare, S. Pal. lion. 
 — Fr. SOC, id. 
 
 SOCKIN-HOUR, s. The portion of time 
 between daylight and candle-light, Te- 
 viotd. This is also called Gloamin-shot. 
 
 SOCK-MANDRILL, .^ A facsimile of a 
 plough-head cast in metal, Teviotd. 
 
 SOD, «'//'. 1. Firm; steady. To laij Sod, 
 to make secure; to lie Sod, to lie secure, 
 or on a solid foundation, Fife. 2. As 
 applied to the mind or conduct, synou. 
 with Douce and Canny, ibid. 
 
 SOD, adj. " Singular; odd; unaccountable; 
 strange." Gl. Surr. Moray. 
 
 SOD, s. 1. A species of eartlien fuel, used 
 for the back of a fire on the hearth, S. 
 The word is used in Yorks. in the same 
 sense. 2. A heavy person, or any dead 
 weight, Roxb. 
 
 SOD, s. A species of bread, Ayrs. Picken. 
 — Isl. and Su.G. f^of^ denotes pottage, jus, 
 jusculum, from siiid-a, coquere, 
 
 SODDIS, SoDDS, s. jjI. a sort of saddle 
 used by the lower classes, made of cloth 
 stuffed, S. Maitland. P. — A.S. scod, pi. 
 seodas, a sack. Syuon. Su7ik&. 
 
 To SODGERIZE, t. n. To act as soldiers ; 
 to be drilled, Dumfr. Mayne's Siller Gun. 
 
 SODGER-THEE'D, pfl)•^ adj. A low term, 
 signifying that one has little or no money; 
 q. having the thigh of a soldier. 
 
 SODICK, s. A dull, clumsy, heavy woman, 
 Shetl. — Isl. sodi, homo sordidus; sod-az, 
 sordere. V. Soudie, s. 
 SODIOUR, s. A soldier. Barbour.— O.Fr. 
 sodoler, id. 
 
 SODROUN, SuDRouN, Sothroun, .•!. 1 . 
 Englishmen. Wallace. 2. The English 
 language, as distinguished from the Scot- 
 tish. Doug. Q. southern, A.S. sutherne. 
 
 SODROUN, SoTiiRouN, adj. Of or belong- 
 ing to England, S. Wallace. 
 
 To SOFT, r. a. To assuage. Bellenden. 
 
 * SOFT, adj. Wet; rainy; a soj't day, a 
 rainy day, South of S. Loth. 
 
 SOY, s. Silk. Jiitson. — ¥i: soye. 
 
 SOILYIE, s. Soil. V. Sulye. 
 
 'To SOIL YE, t\ a. To solve; to resolve. 
 Bellend. T. Lie. From Lat. solv-ere, or 
 O.Fr. sol-er, id. 
 
 SOYME, s. A rope. V. Sowme. 
 
 SOIND, s. A court, Slretl. V. Shynd. 
 
 To SOYNDA, r. a. To see, Shetl.— Su.G. 
 stpi, Isl. sion, the power of vision. 
 
 SOYNDECK, s. The eye, Shetl. 
 
 SOYNE, s. A son. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To SOIORNE, u. a. To quarter; to lodge 
 forcibly. Acts J a. I. V. Sorn, Soune. 
 
 To SOIR, V. n. To complain. Colkelbie 
 Soic. — Su.G. socr-ja, dolcre. 
 
 SO IT, SoYT, s. 1. An assize. Stat. Rob. II. 
 2. Attendance on an overloid by his vas- 
 sals, in the court held by him. Skene. — 
 Fr. suite, sequela. 
 
 SOITH, s. Truth. Douglas.— A.S. soth. 
 
 SOITHFAST, adj. V. Sutufast. 
 
 SOYTOUR, SoYTER, Suitar, s. 1. One ap- 
 pearing in a court as the vassal of an- 
 other. Skene. 2. One employed by an- 
 other to manage his business in court. 
 Quon. Alt. 3. Sometimes used as equi- 
 valent to Dempster, because it was part 
 of the ofBce of a Suitar to pronounce the 
 judgment of court. Balf. Praci. — L.B. 
 sectator is used in the second sense, Du 
 Cange. Skene expl. it in sense first. 
 
 To SOKE, V. n. To slacken, Pink. IC. 
 Hart. — Tent, swijck-en, to subside. 
 
 SOLACE, s. Sport. Douglas. 
 
 SOLACIOUS, s. Cheerful. Barbour. 
 
 SOLAND, SoLAND Goose, s. The Gannet, S. 
 Houlate. — Norw. side., Isl. sula, id. 
 
 To SOLD, V. a. To solder. Acts Ja. I V. 
 — Fr. soud-er, Ital. sold-are, id. 
 
 SOLD, s. 1 . A weight, ingot, S. soicd. Doug. 
 2. Money in general. Wall. — Tent, sold, 
 sovd, stipendium; A.S. seed, a purse. 
 
 SOLDATISTA, s. Soldiery. Spcdding.— 
 Ital. soldatesca, soldato, L.B. soldates, a 
 soldier. 
 
 SOLE, s. A potato-basket, Liddesdale; 
 pronounced like E. soul. — Flandr. setde, 
 suele, suyle, situla; modiolus; a bucket; 
 also, a small bushel or corn measure. 
 
 SOLE-CLOUT, P. A thick plate of cast 
 metal attached to that part of the plough 
 which runs on the ground, for saving the 
 wooden heel from being worn, Roxb. 
 The Pirate. — A.S. sul,a, plough. 
 
 SOLEFLEUK, s. The sole, a sea fish, 
 
 Dumfr. Synison's Descr. Gall. 
 SOLESHOE, SoLESiiuE, s. A piece of iron 
 
SOL 
 
 620 
 
 soo 
 
 on that part of a plough on which the 
 share is fixed, Fife. — Sii.G. !<ko denotes 
 whatever strengthens the extremity of 
 any thing. 
 
 SOLE-TREE, SoAL-TREE, s. A beam reach- 
 ing from the one wall of a cow-house to 
 the opposite, into which the under end of 
 each stake or post is mortised; and which, 
 resting on the ground, forms the crib or 
 manger, Teviotdale; q. forming the sole. 
 
 SOLICIT, SoLi.iciT, ar(/. Solicitous. Knox. 
 
 * SOLID, SoLini;, ddj. Sane; in possession 
 of one's mental faculties; used in a nega- 
 tive form; as, " He's no very solid " He is 
 not quite sound in his mind,S. Acts J. VI. 
 
 SOLYEING,s. The act of solving. Priests 
 Peblis. — O.Fr. sol-er, solvere. 
 
 SOhlST, adj. Careful; anxious. Cumpl.S. 
 — Lat. solicit-us. 
 
 To SOLIST, V. a. To solicit. Douglas. 
 
 SOLISTARE, s. A solicitor. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 SOLIST ATIOUN, s. Legal prosecution; 
 management in courts of law. Act. Dow. 
 Cone. 
 
 SOLVENDIE, adj. 1. Sufficient to pay 
 one's debts; solvent, Ang. — Lat. Solrend- 
 vs. Sohcndo is also used, Aberd. 2. 
 Worthy of trust; to be depended on, 
 Aberd.; changed to Serendlc or Setennil, 
 Roxb. 3. Firm; strong, Ang. Aberd. 
 SolTendier in the comparative, and sol- 
 Tendiest, are used, Aberd. 
 
 SOLVENDINESS, .s. A state of trust- 
 worthiness, ib. 
 
 SOLUTE, adj. General; not close; de- 
 clamatory, Lat. 31' Ward. 
 
 SOLUTIOUNE, s. Payment. Acts Ja. IV. 
 — Fr. solution. 
 
 SOME. A termination of adjectives. V.Sum. 
 
 SOME, adi\ 1. In some degree; some- 
 what, S.B.; as, " Are ye sair hurt wi' that 
 fa' ye got ?" " I'm some hurt." Piper of 
 Peebles. 2. And some, a phrase used in 
 Aberd. Mearns, &c. as denoting pre- 
 eminence above that which has been 
 mentioned before. Poss. Thus, " She's 
 as bonny as you, and some;" she is as 
 pretty as you, and much more so. 
 
 SOMEGATE, ad)^. Somehow; in some way; 
 South of S. Tales of My Landlord.. 
 
 SOMMAR, adj. Summary. Acts Cha. I. 
 — Fr. so M ma ire. 
 
 SON, s. The sun. Douglas. — Belg. son, id. 
 
 SON-AFORE-THE-FATHER, s. Common 
 Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara, Linn. Moray. 
 Mearns, Clydes. This plant has been 
 often designed in botanical Latin, Filius- 
 ante-pater. 
 
 SONCE, s. Prosperity. V. Sons. 
 
 SONDAY, s. The old orthography of Sun- 
 day, the Christian Sabbath. Knox's Hist. 
 
 SONELTE,ao'> Filial Acts Ja. V.—^^;v. 
 sonVui, and Dan. soenliq, id. 
 
 SONE'PLEUCHT. A ploughgate or divi- 
 sion of land exposed to the solar rays. 
 " The hail! sone pleucht," &c. Ab. Iu<j. 
 
 SONIE HALF. That part of lands which 
 lies to the south, or is exposed to the sun ; 
 Sunny side, synon. This is opposed to 
 the SchaddoiD halj] S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 SONYHE,SuNYE,s. 1. Care. Wallace. 2. 
 Anxiety. Priests Peb. 3. Pains; industry. 
 Montgom. — Fr. soign, care, diligence. 
 
 SONYIE, s. Excuse; improperly printed 
 SoHzie. 3P^Vard's Contcndings. Ab- 
 breviated from Essonyie, q. v. 
 
 To SONYIE, SuNYiE, V. n. 1. To care; to 
 regard. Bannatyne P. 2. To be anxious, 
 as implying a fearful apprehension of the 
 future. Wallace. 3. To be diligent. 
 Lyndsay. 4. Denoting hesitation, in con- 
 sequence of anxious thought. Bellend. — 
 Fr. soign- er, to care, to be diligent. 
 
 To SONK, T. n. To drivel; to loiter. Paim. 
 — Su.G. siunk-a, to sink; sink-a, tardare. 
 
 SONK, s. 1. Such a seat as may be used 
 as a couch. Douglas.— A.S. song, Su.G. 
 saeng, a couch. 2. A grassy seat, S. ibid. 
 3. A wreath of straw, used as a cushion, 
 or a load-saddle. Godscroft. V. Soddis. 
 
 SONKIE, s. " A man like a sonic, or a 
 sackful of straw." Gall. Enc. 
 
 SONOUNDAY, s. Sunday. Barbour.— 
 A.S. sunnan-daeg, id. 
 
 SONS, SoNCE, s. 1. Prosperity; felicity, 
 Loth. Dunbar. 2. Abundance. Wynt. — 
 Gael. Ir. sonas, prosperity, happiness. 
 
 SONSY, SoNSE, ar//. 1. Lucky; fortunate, 
 S.B. Lyndsay. 2. Good-humoured; well- 
 conditioned, S. PojK Ball. 3. Having 
 a pleasant look, S. Burns. 4. Plump; 
 thriving, S. Ramsay. 5. Denoting ful- 
 ness, conjoined with cordiality in the 
 host. Kelly. 
 
 To SOO, T. n. To smart. V. Sow, r. 
 
 To SOOCH, {guit.) v. n. To swill, S.— E. 
 sicig ; Isl. siug-a, sorbeo. 
 
 SOOCH, s. A copious draught, S. 
 
 To SOOGH, r. n. V. Souch, v. 
 
 To SOOK, V. a. To suck, S. V. Souk, v. 
 
 SOOKER, s. A horseleech. Loth.; from 
 the V. Sook, to suck, S. 
 
 SOOKERS, s.pl. An instrument used by chil- 
 dren for suction and noise. Blackw. Maq. 
 
 SOOKIN' TURKEY. A designation among 
 the vulgar for a fool or ninuv, Roxb. 
 
 SOOLEEN, .•». The sun, Shetl. — Dan. 
 solen, id. Ihre views Gr. rX'o; as originally 
 the same word. 
 
 To SOOM, T. n. To swim, S. 
 
 * SOON, adj. Near; an oblique use of the 
 E. term, which, in its application, is tl'.r.s 
 transferred from time to space. The 
 soonest gait, the nearest road. 
 
 To SOOP, r. a. To sweep, S. Cottagers 
 of Glenhurnie. 
 
 SOOPER, .<!. A bunch of feathers for sweep- 
 ing. Gall. Enc. — Sw. sopare, a sweeper. 
 
 SOOPING,s. The act of sweeping, S. St. 
 lionan. 
 
 SOOR-DOOCK, s. Buttermilk, Loth. 
 
 SOORLONG, .'••. A noted liar, Shetl. The 
 
soo 
 
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 SOS 
 
 l.iit syllable is from Dan. Ay/', a lie, or 
 coiitr. from loiiner, a liar. The first may 
 be from Sii.G. swiiar, gravis, stcaara, 
 valde, q. a great liar, a very liar. 
 
 To SOOSH, V. a. 1. To beat; to flog, 
 Ayrs. Often, " to soosh and skrceiKje.^^ 2. 
 To tease one with taunting language, ib. 
 
 SOOSIIIN', s. 1. A beating, Ayrs. 2. 
 Abusive language, ibid. Probably corr. 
 from the E. v. to Switch. 
 
 SOOTH, ad/. True. S. Kelly. V. Soixu. 
 
 SOOTH FO\V, adj. Honest ; worthy of trust. 
 A sootlifow serrant, Loth. V. Suthfast. 
 
 SOOTIE,'.-!. " An old term for the devil," 
 Aberd. Gl. Shirr. Evidently from E. soo^ 
 
 SOOTIE, a(//. Black with soot. Biiriig. 
 
 SOOTII'lLLIES, s. " A moss plant which 
 grows on a thick stalk, like a willow- 
 wand. The head is about half a foot long, 
 and of a sootie colour." Ga!L Enc. 
 
 SOOT Y-SKON, .«. A cake baked with soot, 
 to be used on Eastern's e'en, S.B. 
 
 SOP, s. A slight meal. Barb. V. Soup. 
 
 SOP, s. Juice; moisture. Domjla/. — Teut. 
 sop, liquamen, liquor. 
 
 SOP, SoPE, s. 1. A crowd. Barbour. 2. 
 Any body, consisting of a variety of parts 
 or particles conjoined. Doujlas. — Isl. 
 fopp-ur, pila, sphaera. 
 
 To SOPE, Soup, r. «. To become weary; 
 to faint. Douglas. — Moes.G. stcaif, ces- 
 savit; A.S. sjcaef-ian, deficere. 
 
 SOPHAM, SoPHi.NE, s. A sophism. Wallace. 
 — Fr. sophime. 
 
 SOPITE, part. pa. Set at rest, S. M'Ward. 
 
 SOPITIIn'G, s. Setting at rest; quashing; 
 a forensic term, S. Bride of Lammerinoor. 
 ■ — Lat. sop-ire, {sopit-um,) to set at rest. 
 
 SOPPES DE MAYN. Some restorative 
 cordial. Sir Gaicau. 
 
 SORD, s. Apparently filth. V. Suddill, rt(f/. 
 
 SORD, s. A cross bar in a Ligijat or re- 
 clining gate. " The long bar which 
 crosses the others obliquely." Gall. 
 Enc yd. 
 
 SORDANE, adj. Perhaps private. Dun- 
 bar. — Fr. sourdine, id. 
 
 SORDES, s. Filth, S.B. Law Case.—Lzt. 
 sordes, id.; Isl. saurd-u, to defile. 
 
 SORDID, y-re^ Defiled. Barbour. 
 
 SORE, adj. A sorrel or reddish colour. 
 Dougla.-t. — Fr. saure, id. 
 
 .SORY'. L. scry, cry. Wallace. 
 
 SORING, /;a?-<. pr. Bewailing. Burel. — 
 A.S. sonj-ian, lugere. 
 
 SORIT, adj. Of a sorrel colour; as, "a 
 sorit horse," Clydes. " 
 
 To SORN, SoRNE, r. «. 1. To obtrude one's 
 self on another for bed and board, S. 
 Macbean. 2. Denoting the depredations 
 made by an invading army. Muse's 
 Thren. — O.Fr. sejourn-er, commorari. 
 
 SORN'ARE, SoRNER, .«. One who takes 
 free quarters, S. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 SO RNE, />«(•(. />a. Sworn. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SORNING, s. The act of exacting free 
 
 lodgings, S. " Horning, sponging, and 
 playing the unwelcome guest." ylntig. 
 
 To SORPLE, r. a. To scrub with soap and 
 water, Roxb. — Su.G. sorjt-a, to moisten. 
 
 SORPLINS, s. pi. Saap-suds, Roxb. 
 
 SORROW, .';. A term unwarrantably used 
 in imprecations, or strong asseverations, 
 equivalent to E. plague, pox, &c. or fiend, 
 deil. Leg. St. Androis. 
 
 MucKLE Sorrow. The Devil, S. D. An- 
 derson's Poems. 
 
 SORROW-RAPE, .«. A rope or strap slung 
 across the shoulders of persons carrying 
 a hand-barrow, and attached to the steels 
 or trams of it, to relieve the arms of those 
 who carry the load, Teviotd. 
 
 To SORT, T. n. To depart ; to go forth. 
 Bannatyne's Journal. — Fr. sort-ir. 
 
 * SORT, s. A term applied to persons or 
 things, when the number is rather small, 
 Roxb. Berwicks, S. Wheen seems nearly 
 synon.; as, " Was there mouy fouk at the 
 kirk the day I" " On, there was a sort at 
 it," S.A. 
 
 To SORT, r. a. To supply or furnish to 
 one's satisfaction ; to fit ; to suit ; as, " I 
 can soi't ye wi' a knife now," I can now 
 supply you with a knife to your mind. — 
 Used in the sense of O.E. assort. Fr. 
 assort-ir, to suit, to furnish, &c. Sortir 
 also signifies " to assort, to furnish or fit 
 with," Cotgr. 
 
 To SORT, V. n. To agree ; to come to a 
 bargain, S. Walker's Peden. 
 
 * To SORT, V. a. To chastise ; to correct 
 by stripes, S. ; q. to put one to sorts. 
 Monastery. 
 
 SORTING, ?. Correction with the hand or 
 the tongue, S. St. Ronan. 
 
 SORTS, Sort, s. pi. That's your sorts ! an 
 exclamation used when one is highly 
 pleased with an action or thing, Aberd. 
 
 SOSH, adj. 1. Addicted to company and 
 to the bottle. A sosh companion, expl. 
 " social and sappy," S.A. 2. Frank; con- 
 versable ; not reserved. Loth. 3. Expl. 
 "canny; sober; quiet, though implying 
 cheerfulness," Teviotd. 4. Snug ; com- 
 fortable, as applied to the external situa- 
 tion. Synon. Cosh. Gl. Surr. Ayrs. 5. 
 Lazy ; indolent, Lanarks. Ayrs. 6. Plump ; 
 broad-faced. Loth. 
 
 SOSHERIE, s. Social intercourse, Ayrs. 
 
 SOSS, s. The flat sound caused by a heavy 
 but soft body, when it comes hastily to the 
 ground, or squats down, S. ; souse, E. 
 Ramsay. 
 
 To SOSS, r. n. To fall down as a dead 
 weight ; to come to the ground, as it 
 were, all in a piece, S. 
 
 SOSS, s. A mixture of incongruous kinds 
 of food, S. — O.Fr. Teut. sausse, coudimen- 
 tum, sauss-en, condire. 
 
 To SOSS, T. a. To mix in a strange manner, S. 
 
 To SOSS, T. n. To use incongruous ali- 
 ments or medicines mixed together, S. 
 
SOS 
 
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 SOU 
 
 SOSSING, s. Mixing up iu an incongruous 
 way, S. St. lionan. 
 
 SOSS-POKE, s. A low word used to de- 
 note the stomach, Fife. 
 
 SOT, s. A fool, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 SOTHROWN, s. A collective term for 
 Englishmen. V. Sodroitn. 
 
 SOTTER, s. An indefinite number of in- 
 sects, or other small animals, collected 
 together ; as, " a great sotter," Roxb. — 
 Isl. Slot, multitudo. 
 
 To SOTTER, V. n. To cluster closely, as 
 the small-pox, or any cutaneous eruption, 
 Roxb. A' sotterin, is a phrase very com- 
 monly used in this sense ; q. " all in a 
 cluster." 
 
 To SOTTER, V. a. To saturate. Gall. Enc. 
 
 To SOTTER, 1-. n. 1. To boil slowly, S.— 
 A.S. seoth-an,\s\. slod-a, to boil. 2. Used 
 to denote the bubbling noise made by any 
 thing iu boiling, S. 3. " The crackling 
 and bubbling noise whichanypieceof flesh, 
 or greasy substance, makes before the 
 fire," Clydes. Edin. Mcup 
 
 SOTTER, s. The act of boiling slowly, S. 
 
 To SOTTER, V. a. 1. To scorch any part 
 of the body, any piece of flesh, fat, or 
 greasy substauce before the fire, Upp. 
 Clydes. Edin. 3la<j. 2. To burn slightly. 
 Thus, one is said to sotter the fingers by 
 touching hot embers, &-c. ibid. Probably 
 a variety of Scowder, Scouther, q. v. 
 
 To SOTTLE, V. n. A term expressive of 
 the sound emitted by any soft substance, 
 as broth, porridge, &c. when boiling, Ayrs. 
 From the same origin with Sotter, v. 
 
 To SOUCH, SooGH, SwoucH, {giitt.) v. n. 1. 
 To emit a rushing or whistling sound, S. 
 Douijlas. 2. To breathe long as in sleep, 
 S. liamsay. 
 
 SOUCH, SowcH, SiiGH, SwoucH, s. LA 
 rushing or whistling sound, S. Burns. 
 2. The sound emitted during profound 
 sleep. Douglas. 3. A deep sigh, S.O. 
 Sums. 4. A whining tone, E. cant, S. 
 Meston. — A.S. siceg, sicege, souus, clangor. 
 5. A flying report; a vague rumour, S. 
 Cottagers of Glenburnie. 6. Auld soogk. 
 When a person or thing retains the same 
 character, temper, or mode, without va- 
 riation, it is said, He, or It, has aye the 
 auld soogh yet, S. 
 
 SOUCH, adj. Silent; quiet, S. To keep souch, 
 to be silent. — A.S. swig-an, swug-an, id. 
 
 SOUCH, <!. Silence, S. — A.S. sicig, id. Keep 
 a calm souch, be silent. Mob Hoy. 
 
 SOUCH, pret. r. Deserted. Barbour. — 
 A.S. sific-an, to deliver up; or Su.G. 
 swh^-a, loco cedere. 
 
 SOUGHT, pret. Assailed by arms. Barb. 
 — Su.G. soek-a, violenter invadere. 
 
 SOUCYE, s. The heliotrope, S. Cowpl. S. 
 — Fr. touci, souhle, a marigold, a lielio- 
 trope, q. solem sequens. 
 
 SOUD,s. A quantity, S.B. St. Ace. V. Sold. 
 
 To SOUDER, r. a. 1. To solder; S. Souiher. 
 
 • — Teut. soiider-en, ferrumiuare, consoli- 
 dare metalla. 2. To unite; to combine, S. 
 Davids. Seas. 3. To make up a variance, 
 or to unite those who have been alienated, 
 S. M' Ward's Contend. 
 
 To SOUDER, r. n. To unite, ibid. 
 
 SOUDERING, s. An act of union, ibid. 
 
 SOUDY, s. A heterogeneous mixture ; a 
 hodge-podge. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 SOUDIE, s. 1. A gross, heavy person, S. — 
 Isl. sodi, homo sordidus. 2. " Soirdie, a 
 dirty woman, partaking much of the na- 
 ture of a sow." Gall. Enc. V. Sodick. 
 
 SOUDLAND, s. One v.'ho comes from the 
 south country, S.B. 
 
 SOUDLY, adj. Soiled. Wall. V. Suddle. 
 
 SOUDOUN LAND. The land of the Sol- 
 dan or Sultan. Bannatyne P. 
 
 SOVER, SoviR, adj. Secure. Bannatyne 
 P. — Fr. seur. 
 
 SOUERANCE,s. L Assurance. Wallace. 
 2. Safe conduct, ibid. 
 
 SOVERAKIS, s. L. severanis, difference. 
 Dunhar. — O.Fr. sevr-er, to separate. 
 
 SOVERTIE, .«. Surety. Vpon sovertie, on 
 security. Bannatyne's Transact. 
 
 To SOUF, Scuff, r. n. L To sleep in a 
 disturbed manner, S.B. — Su.G. sofw-a, 
 A.S. swef-an, id. 2. To breathe high iu 
 sleep, S.B. — Teut. soeff-en, spirare; A.S. 
 seof-ian, to moan. 3. To whistle in a 
 low tone, S.A. Fergusson. 4. To con 
 over a tune on an instrument. Ramsay. 
 5. To sing; used in a general sense, Roxb. 
 A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 SOUF, SouFF, s. 1. A disturbed sleep, S.B. 
 2. FLgh breathing in sleep, S.B. 3. Low 
 whistle, S. Shirr. 4. Strain; humour, S. 
 
 To SOUFF, V. n. To strike, S.B.— Isl. 
 siceip-a, percntere. 
 
 SOUFF, SowFF, s. A stroke, S.B. Ch) ist- 
 mas Baling. — Su.G. sii-ep)a, Is!, svepa, 
 scutica, a scourge. 
 
 To SOUFF, V. a. " To quaff." Surv. Moray. 
 — Teut. soeff-en, soff-cn, sorbere. 
 
 SOUFFLE, s. A stupid, lazy, drunken 
 fellow, Mearns. — Teut. svff-cn, delirare, 
 hallucinare; Isl. siceijl-a, agitare, gyrare. 
 
 SOUFLET,s. '' A stroke; a blow," Buchan. 
 — Fr. soiifflet, " a box, cufi", or whirret 
 on the ear," Cotgr. 
 
 SOUFT, ^>art. pa. Exhausted, Loth. Bord. 
 Apparently a corr. of the part. Sopii:. 
 
 V. SOPE, V. 
 
 To SOUGH, c. a. To con over a tune, S.A. 
 
 /. Nicol. — A.S. suog-an, sonare, tinnire; 
 
 part. pr. swogend, S. souchand. 
 To SOUGH out, T. a. To utter in a whin- 
 ing tone, S. Antiquary. 
 SOUGH, s, A stroke; a blow, Buchan. 
 
 Shall we refer it to the sough or sound 
 
 made by a blow ? 
 To SOUGH, V. n. To emit a rushing sound, 
 
 &c. V. Souch. 
 SOUGH 0' THE SEA. " The sound of the 
 
 sea ; as the sea begins to speak before 
 
the sky. When the sea thus doth growl, 
 farewell to fair weather for a while." 
 GaK. Eticijcl. 
 
 To SOUK, Sock, r. a. 1. To suck, S. ; as, 
 (I sook'iH baini, a sucking cliild ; pron. as 
 00 in E. 2. Figuratively used to denote 
 the power of wheedling or flattery in the 
 old S. Prov. " He has a tongue in his 
 head that coud souk the laverocks out of 
 the lift." 
 
 SOU KIT, part. adj. Fatigued; exhausted, 
 Fife. — Teut. swac, infirmus, enervus, lan- 
 guidus, swack-en, debilitare, deficere ; 
 Dan. swakk-er, to waste. 
 
 SOUKKYR, SuccuR, s. Sugar. Aberd. 
 liej. Succnr is still the pron. of Fife. — 
 Fr. Sucre, Lat. saccharitM. 
 
 SOUKS, SouKiEs, .<!. pi. The flower of red 
 clover, S. from being sucked by children. 
 
 V. SUCKIES. 
 
 SOULDER CRAB. The Cancer Bernardus. 
 
 Sibbald. 
 SOULE, s. A swivel. Lyndsay. V. Sule. 
 To SOUM, T. a. To surmise, Aberd. 
 SOUM, SowME, s. The relative proportion 
 
 of cattle or sheep to pasture, or vice versa, 
 
 S. \. A souhi of sheep, five sheep, in 
 
 some places ten, S. titat. Ace. 2. A 
 
 soum of grass, as much as will pasture 
 
 one cow, or five sheep, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 — Sw. sum is equivalent to tal, number. 
 To SOUM laxd. To calculate and fix 
 
 what number of cattle or sheep it can 
 
 support, S. Stat. Ace. 
 To SOUM AND ROUM. To pasture in 
 
 summer, and fodder in winter, S. Stat. 
 
 Ace. V. RowME, r. 
 To SOUME, V. n. To swim ; pron. q. Soom, S. 
 
 Bellend. T. Lir. V. Soom. 
 SOUME, s. A load. V. Sowme. 
 SOUMS, s. pi. The sounds of tlie cod dried 
 
 for food, Shell. — Dan. swomm-e, to swim. 
 SOUN', af^/. Smooth; level. A soun' road, 
 
 a smooth road; a soun'.stane, aj smooth 
 
 stone, &c. S. Soun' is pron. like E. soon. 
 SOUN, s. Son. " His toun & apperand 
 
 air." Aberd. Reg. 
 To SOUND, V. n. To swoon. Loth. Law's 
 
 Memorialls. — A.S. su:ind-an,Sv7 . sKind-a, 
 
 Germ, schiclnd-en, deficere. 
 SOUND, s. A swoon ; a faint. Loth. 
 To SOUND, r. a. To spin a top, Aberd. 
 To SOUND, r. n. To spin, as expressive 
 
 of the motion of a top, ibid. 
 SOUNDS (of a fish,) s. pi. The swimming 
 
 bladder, S. St. Ace. — Isl. sund, natatio. 
 To SOUNYE, t. n. To concern one's self 
 
 about; to take interest in. Bann. MS. 
 
 Chron. S. P. V. Sonye, t. 
 To SOUP, c. n. " To sob ; to weep with 
 
 convulsive heaves." Gl. Lyndsay. 
 To SOUP, r. n. To become weary. V. Sope. 
 To SOUP, Soop, V. a. To sweep,S. Lyndsay. 
 
 — Su.G. sop-a, id. 
 SOUP, Sup, s. 1. The quantity of spoon- 
 meat taken into the mouth at once, S. 
 
 2. A mouthful of liquor, S. Dunbar. 3. A 
 considerable quantity of drink, or of any 
 thin food, S. Forbes. — Isl. sope, a draught, 
 saiip, spooumeat. 4. A small portion of 
 sustenance, such as is taken with a spoon, 
 S. xl bite and a soup, S. slender support, 
 both as to meat and drink. Old Mortality. 
 
 SOUPAND,par^ pr. Sobbing, or groaning. 
 Dunbar. — A.S. seof-ian, ingemisccre. 
 
 SOUPIE, s. A sling, Teviotd.— Isl. swif, 
 vibratio ; Su.G. sicaefw-a, in aura librari. 
 
 SOUPLE, adj. 1 . Flexible ; as E. Stipple, S. 
 GL Shirr. 2. " Cunning," ibid. S. 
 
 SOUPLE, s. I. The part of a flail which 
 strikes the grain, S. Pop. Ball. — Isl. 
 stceip-a, to strike. 2. A piece of wood, 
 used as a cudgel. South of S. Guy Mann. 
 
 SOUPLE TAM. A child's toy, placed 
 against a wall, which, being pulled by a 
 string, shakes and seems to dance, S. 
 
 SOUP-THE-C AUSE Y, s. A scrub ; one who 
 would do the meanest thing for money, 
 Fife. 
 
 * SOUR, Soure, at//. 1. Bitter, S. Kelly. 
 " It is a soure reek, where the goodwife 
 dings the goodman," S. Prov. 2. Fre- 
 quently applied to a cold, wet soil, S. 
 lire's Rutherglen. 
 
 SOUR, Soure, s. Any thing acid in a 
 metaph. sense. M. Bruce^s Lectures. 
 
 SOUR CAKES. A species of cakes baked 
 with great ceremony in Rutherglen for 
 St. Luke's Fair, lire's Rutherglen. 
 
 SOURCEANCE, s. Cessation. Banna- 
 tyne's Journal. — Fr. surceance, surseance, 
 " a surceasing or giving over ; a pause, 
 intermission, delay," Cotgr. 
 
 SOURD, s. Sword. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SOUR GARSS. Sedge-grass, a species of 
 Carex, Lauarks. Ayrs. V. Blue-grass. 
 
 SOUR-KIT, s. A dish of coagulated cream, 
 S. Compl. S. 
 
 SOUR-LAND, s. Land which, when left 
 untilled, either becomes swardless from 
 too much moisture, or produces nothing 
 but sedge-grasses and other worthless 
 aquatic plants, S.O. Surr. Ayrs. 
 
 SOURMILK, s. Buttermilk, S.— Sw. sur 
 mioelk, id. 
 
 S0UR-M0U'D,arf7. Having a sulky look; 
 q. a sour mouth, Aberd. — Teut. suer-muyl, 
 homo tetricus, acerbum os. 
 
 SOUROCK, SouRACK, s. Sorrel, S. Light- 
 foot. — Germ, saurach, Teut. suerick, id. 
 
 Sheep's Sourock. A species of sorrel, ib. 
 
 To SOURSE, V. n. To rise. Douglas. — Lat. 
 siirgo, -exi, id. 
 
 SOUR-SKON, s. A thin cake made of oat- 
 meal steeped in water till it become sour, 
 used at Y'ule, Moray. 
 
 SOUSE, s. A French sol. Fvergr.—O.Fr. 
 solz, sous. From Lat. solidus. 
 
 * To SOUSE, Soose, v. a. 1. To beat; to 
 drub ; as, " He soos't him weel," he thrashed 
 him soundly, S.; pron. sooce. 2. To punish 
 severely, in a legal way. Thus, one who 
 
sou 
 
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 SOW 
 
 is subjected to a heavy fine, is said to be 
 tLieel soost, S. 
 
 SOUSTFEET. Cow-heel, S. Shirrefi. 
 
 SOUT, s. The start or bounce of a plough 
 when it meets with a stone, Galloway. — 
 Fr. saidt, sauf, a leap, bound, skip. 
 
 To SOUTAR, SouTER, -e. a. To obtain so 
 complete a victory, in any game, as to 
 leave the opposite party without oue fa- 
 vourable move or stroke, S. Gall. Enc. 
 
 SOUTAR, SouTER, s. 1. A shoemaker, S. 
 Evenir. — A.S. sutere, Lat. sutor. 2. One 
 who makes broiiucs or shoes of horse- 
 leather, Aug. 
 
 S OUTER-CLOD, Souter's-Clod, s. A 
 kind of coarse brown wheaten bread used 
 in Selkirk and some parts of Fife. V. Clod. 
 
 SOUTER'S BRANDY. A cant phrase for 
 buttermilk, Aberd. Shirrcfs. 
 
 SOUTH, s. A whistling sound. Dunbar. — 
 Teat, suclit, a sigh; or a corr. of Souch. 
 
 ToSOUTllER,v.a. To solder, S. V.Souder. 
 
 SOUTHLAND, adj. Of or belonging to 
 the south ; southern, S. Southland men, 
 inhabitants of the South of Scotland. 
 Spaldintj. — A.S. suth /rt«(i,australis regio. 
 
 SOUTHRON, SoTHERON, Soudron, s. A 
 contemi^tuous designation for an English- 
 man, a corr. of Southern. Minstr. Bord. 
 
 V. SoDROWN. 
 
 SOUTRIE, s. A miscooked liquid dish, 
 
 LTpp. Lanarks. 
 To SOUTT, V. n. To sob, S.B.— Teut. sucht- 
 
 en, suspirare, gemere. 
 SOW, s. A military engine anciently used 
 
 in sieges, for covering those who were 
 
 employed to undermine walls. Barb. — Isl. 
 
 graf-suin, q. the d'ujg'ing sow, as meant to 
 
 cover those who dug under the wall. 
 SOW, Hay-sow, .t. A large stack of hay 
 
 erected in an oblong form, S. pron. soo. 
 
 L. Halles. — Teut. soeuw, gleba qua agger 
 
 conficitur. 
 To SOW, Soo, v. a. To stack, S. 
 SOW, s. 1. One who makes a very dirty 
 
 appearance, S.B. — Teut. sommv, a common 
 
 shore. 2. Any thing in a state of disorder, 
 
 S.B. 3. A great cluster of objects in a 
 
 disordered state, S. 
 To SOW, V. a. To pierce; to gall. Bark 
 To SOW, V. n. To smart; to feel tingling 
 
 pain, S. Wynt. — Sw. swid-a, to smart; 
 
 Dan. swi-e, smart. 
 SOW, Sow-iN-THE-KiRK, ,«. A game played 
 
 by young people in Lothian. This is said 
 
 to be the same game with Church and 
 
 Mice, Fife. 
 SOW-BACK, s. A head-dress worn by 
 
 old women, Aug. probably denominated 
 
 from its curved shape. 
 SOW-BROCK, s. The Badger, Fife. 
 SOWCE, s. Flummery ; such as hrose, 
 
 sowens, or oatmeal pottage. Gl. Sibb. 
 SOWCHT, s. The South. Aberd. Be,j. 
 SOW-DAY, s. The name given to the i7th 
 
 of December, in Sandwick, Orkney, from 
 
 the custom of killing a sow, on that day, 
 in every family that has a herd of swine. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 SOWDEN, s. The South, Shetl. — Lsl. 
 sud-r, Sa.G. soed-r, Dan. sud, syden, id. 
 
 SOWE, s. A winding-sheet. Second Sight. 
 — Gael, soadh, a bed. 
 
 SO WEN, s. The paste employed by weavers 
 for stiffening their yarn in working, S. — 
 A.S. seawe, Belg. soqh, paste. 
 
 SOWEN-BOAT, s. A barrel used for pre- 
 paring ilummery, S. Herd. 
 
 SO WEN-BOWIE, s. 1. A vessel for mak- 
 ing flummery, Ang. 2. Beil's Soicen- 
 howie, a play among children, ibid. 
 
 SO WEN-KIT, s. The same with Sowen- 
 tub, S. Herd. 
 
 SO WEN-MUG, s. A dish for holding soxcens 
 when made ready, ibid. 
 
 SOWENS, s. pi. Flummery, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 Bleared Sowe.xs. Sowens that are made 
 too thin, Roxb. 
 
 SO WEN-SEEDS, s. ;;/. V. Seidis. 
 
 SOWENS-PORRiDGE,s. Pottage, made 
 of cold sowens, by mixing meal with them 
 while on the fire, Ang. 
 
 SOWEN-TUB, s. a tub or cask in which 
 sowens are prepared before being cooked, 
 S.O. Snrr. Ayrs. Sween-tub, Clydes. 
 
 SOWER-BREAD, s. Expl. " a flitch of 
 bacon," Dumfr. 
 
 SOV/E'RlT,part.pa. Assured. Wallace. 
 
 SO WFF, s. A stroke ; a blow, Aberd. V. 
 
 SOUFF. 
 
 SOWING, s. The act, or effect, of piercing 
 
 or galling, S. sooin ; tingling pain. Barb. 
 SOWING-BROD, s. The board employed 
 
 by weavers for laying their sowen, or 
 
 dressing, on the web, S. A. Wilson's 
 
 Poems. V. Sowen. 
 To SOWK, V. a. To drench, Ettr. For.— 
 
 E. soak, Isl. soech-ra, demergi. 
 SOW-KILL, s. A kiln dug out of tlie 
 
 earth, in which lime is burnt, Fife. 
 SOW-LIBBER, s. Asow-gelder. V. Lib, r. 
 SOWLIS, s. pi. Swivels. Lyndsay. 
 SOWLLIT,jP)/-rf. v. P. 16th Cent. "Swelled," 
 
 Gl. Perh. rather sullied. V. Sule, r. 
 SOWLOCHING, part. pr. " Wallowing 
 
 in mire like a sow." Gall. Encycl. 
 SOWLPIT. Drenched. V. Sowp. 
 To SOWME, V. n. To swim, S. Philotus. 
 SOWME, s. Number. Wyntown. — E. sum, 
 SOWME, s. A load carried by a horse. 
 
 Wallace. — ^Teut. som.me, A.S. seom, onus. 
 SOWME, Soyme, s. The chain tint 
 
 passes between the oxen, by which the 
 
 plough is drawn, S. soam, Fife. Douglaf. 
 
 The traces for dragging ordnance, and the 
 
 ropes by which hay is fastened on a cart. 
 
 — Su.G. soem, that which conjoins two 
 
 bodies. 
 FooT-SoAM, s. An iron chain extending 
 
 from the muzzle of the plough to the 
 
 yoke of oxen next the plough. Loth. Roxb. 
 Frock-Soaj!, s. The chain reaching from 
 
the hindermost yoke of oxen to that be- 
 fore them, ibid. 
 
 SOWMIR, s. A sumpter-horse. Wallace. 
 — Fr. sommier, id. 
 
 SOWMONDS, s. A summons, LL. pass. 
 — Fr. semoiice, id. semond-re, to summon. 
 
 SOWMPES, ,t. pi. Inreittories. Perhaps 
 the same with t^owineb; traces for draw- 
 ing. V. SOWME. 
 
 SOWNIS, ?. ActsCha.I. Perhaps bran; 
 
 or it may denote y^owen-seedf, q. v. 
 SOWP, s. A term used by washerwomen. 
 
 Gall. Ehc. Syn. Graith, q. v. V. Sowp, r. 
 To SOWP, r. a. 1. To drench, S. Doug. 
 
 2. jMetaph. in reference to grief. Ilouhde. 
 
 3. Applied to one who is much emaciated, 
 S. — Tent. >'opp-e)i, intingere. 
 
 SOWRCHARGIS, s. Additional charge. 
 
 The Bruce. — Fr. and E. surcharqe. 
 SOWS-COACH, s. The game called in E. 
 
 Hot Cockles Loth. 
 SOWSE, s. 1. " A swinging, heavy blow." 
 
 Gall. Eiicycl. This seems only a slight 
 
 variation from E. i^ouse, " violent attack." 
 
 2. " Sometimes a load," ibid. V. Soss, f.-. 
 SOW- SILLER, s. Hush money; the lowest 
 
 kind of secret-service money ; a douceur 
 
 for inducing one to pervert justice, Roxb. 
 
 — Probably ^ough-siller, from A.S. siru/, 
 
 silentium, and seolfer, argentum. S. Souch, 
 
 (q. V.) still signifies silence. 
 SOAV"S-MOU, s. A piece of paper rolled 
 
 upon the hand, and twisted at one end, 
 
 Aberd. 
 SOWSSEIS, s. pi. " To laubour at the 
 
 sowsseis of this towne." Aberd. Reg. — 
 
 Perh. cares, from Fr. soucie. 
 SOWT, s. An assault in war. Poems I6th 
 
 Cent. Also written Saict. V. Salt, s. 
 To SOWTH, r. n. To whistle in a low tone, 
 
 S.O. Burns. V. Soccii. 
 SPAAD, s. A spade, Aberd. — Dan. spaad. 
 To SPACE, r. a. 1. To measure by paces, 
 
 S. 2. To take long steps with a solemn 
 
 air. Knox. — Belg. pass-en, to measure; 
 
 with s prefixed. 
 SPACE, s. A pace, S.B. Laic Case. 
 SPACE, s. Kind ; sjjecies. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 — Fr. espece, id. 
 To SPACIER, r. n. To walk, S. Compl. 
 
 S. — Belg. spader-en, id. 
 To SPAE, Spay, t. n. 1. To foretell, S. 
 
 The Pirate, ^hirrefs. 2. To foretoken. 
 
 Douglas. 3. To bode: to forebode. Pamsai/. 
 
 — Isl. spa, Dan. spaa-er, to foretell. 
 SPAE-BOOK, .«. A book of necromancy. 
 
 Mlnstr. Bord. 
 SPAE-CRAFT, s. The art of foretelling, S. 
 
 Pamsai/. 
 SPAE-ER, .«. A fortune-teller, S. Blackw. 
 SPAEING, .S-. Act of prophesying. Gait. 
 SPAE-WARK, s. Prognostication, S. 
 
 Guy Mannering. 
 SPAEWIFE, SPAywii-E, s. A female for- 
 tune-teller, S. Fergusson. — Isl. spakona, 
 
 Dan. spaakone, q. a spay-quean. 
 
 SPAIG, 6-. 1. A skeleton, Clyde?.— Teut. 
 spoocke, Su.G. spok, phantasma. 2. A tall, 
 lank person; also S/"t'giii, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 SPAIK, Spake, s. 1. The spoke of a wheel, 
 S. Douglas. 2. A bar (or lever) of wood. 
 Acts Ja. III. — Tent, spaecke, vectis; 
 radius rotae. 3. In pi. the wooden bars 
 on which a dead body is carried to the 
 grave, S. Spalding. Sometimes called 
 Hand-spalks. 4. Metaph. a personal 
 designation, S. Lyndsay. 
 
 SPAIL, s. Gaican and Gol. V. Spale. 
 
 SPAYMAN, Spaeman, s. 1. A prophet; a 
 diviner. Bellenden. 2. A male fortune- 
 teller, S. Kelly. — Isl. spamadr ; Dan. 
 spaamand, vates. 
 
 To SPAIN, Spane, Spean. To wean, S. 
 Monroe. — Germ, spen-en, Belg. speen-en, 
 ablactare. 
 
 To SPAYN, Span, r. «. To grasp. Barbour. 
 — Isl. spenn-a, amplecti, arripere. 
 
 SPAINYIE, s. The name given to a cane 
 imported from the West Indies, and used 
 in forming the reeds used in bagpipes, 
 hautboys, and other wind instruments. 
 Weavers' reeds are also made of it, 
 Aberd. Lanarks. The designation has 
 originated from its being brought at first 
 from the Spanish (S. Spainyie) West In- 
 dia Islands. 
 
 SPAIN YIE-FLEE PLAISTER,s. Acan- 
 tharidian plaster, S. The phrase, " Can- 
 tharidian plaisters" is used by Burns. 
 
 SPAINYIE FLEES. Spanish flies ; cau- 
 tharides, S. V. Spanyie. 
 
 SPAINING, s. The act of weaning ; also 
 the time when a child has been weaned, 
 S. — O.E. " Spanynge or wenynge of chil- 
 dren, ablactacio, spanyn or wanyn chyl- 
 der, ablacto," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SPAINING-BRASH, 6. A disorder of chil- 
 dren, in consequence of being weaned, S. 
 
 To SPAIRGE, r. a. 1. To dash ; applied 
 to liquids, S. Burns. 2. To bespatter 
 by dashing any liquid, S. 3. To sully by 
 reproach, S. Burns. — Lat. sparg-ere, Fr. 
 asperg-er, to besprinkle. 4. To cast a 
 wall with lime. Lamont's Diary. This, 
 in Fife and elsewhere, is called to haurl. 
 
 SPAIRGE, s. 1. A sprinkling, S. 2. The 
 liquid that is sprinkled or squirted, S. 
 3. A dash of contumely, S. 
 
 SPAIT, Spate, Speat, s. 1. A flood, S. 
 Doug. 2. A great fall of rain ; " a spait 
 o' rain," S. 3. Any thing that hurries 
 men away like a flood. 3Iore. 4. Fluency 
 of speech, S. Ruddiman. — Gael, speid, 
 a great river flood; perh. from spe, froth. 
 
 To SPAIVE, Speave, r. n. To bear the 
 operation o{ spaying. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SPAIVER, s. Oiie who spays or castrates 
 animals, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SPALD, Spauld, Spawl, s. 1. The shoul- 
 der. Polwart. 2. A joint ; as, laiig 
 sjyauls, long limbs, S. Douglas. — Fr. 
 espaule, C.B. yspolde, the shoulder. 
 
SPA 
 
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 SPA 
 
 Black Spauld. A disease of cattle, S. 
 Syuon. Quarter-ill, q. v. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 
 SPALDING, s. A small fish split and 
 dried, S. Herd. V. Spelding. 
 
 SPALE, Spail, Speal, s. LA lath used 
 iu wooden houses for filling up the inter- 
 stices betwixt the beams, S.B. — Su.G. 
 spiaell, segmentum, lamina. 2. A chip. 
 Douglas. — Sw. spiaela, id. 3. A shaving 
 of wood, S. — Fr. spolla, the shavings of 
 wood. 
 
 SPALE-HORN'T, adj. Having the horns 
 thin and broad, Clydes. — Su.G. spiaell, 
 lamina. V. Spale, s. 
 
 SPALEN. Man of sjMlen. Sir J a. Bal- 
 four's Papers. — Can this signify " man of 
 defence," from L.B. spalion, a kind of 
 gallery woven with twigs in the form of 
 a roof, and made so solid as to repel 
 every weapon that falls on it ? Du 
 Cange. 
 
 To SPALLER, v. n. To sprawl, Berwicks. 
 — Su.G. sprall-a, id. 
 
 SP ALLIEL, s. A disease of cattle, Lanarks. 
 lire's Rutherglen. Q. if the same with 
 the Black spauld, q. Spaul-ill ? 
 
 To SPAN, V. a. To put horses before any 
 sort of carriage ; a Belg. term, Sewel. 
 3Ionro's Exped. 
 
 SPAN, Span>-, s. a dry measure in Orkn. 
 Rentall Book of Orkney. — Su.G. spann, 
 mensura aridorum, continens dimidiam 
 tonnae partem, V. Lesh Pund. 
 
 To SPAN, v. a. To grasp, V. SPAY>f, 
 
 SPANG, s. The act of grasping, Roxb. 
 
 To SPANG, 1, V. n. To leap with elastic 
 force ; to spring, S. Doug. 2. v. a. To 
 cause to spring, ibid. 3. To spang o'er, 
 metaph. to overleap. Ramsay. — Isl, 
 spenn-a, Germ, spann-en, to extend. 
 
 SPANG, s. 1. The act of springing, S. 
 Douglas. 2. A fillip. Ruddiman. 
 
 SPANGIE, s. « An animal fond of leaping." 
 Gall. Ehcycl. 
 
 SPANGIE, s. The game in E. called 
 Boss and Span. 
 
 SPANGIE-HEWIT, s. A barbarous sport 
 of boys to young Yellow-hammers, S. 
 
 SPANGIS, s. pi. Spangles. K. Quair. — 
 Teut. spanqhe, Isl. sparing, lamina. 
 
 SPANG-NEW, «(■(/. "Quite new. Spang- 
 fire-neic, the same." Gall. Encycl. E. 
 span-new. " Spang-new, quite new, 
 North." Grose. 
 
 SPANG-TADE, s. A cruel sport among 
 children with toads. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To SPx\NHE W, V. a. To place any thing on 
 one end of a board, the middle of which 
 rests on a wall, and strike the other end 
 smartly, so as to make it start suddenly 
 up, and fling what is upon it violently 
 aloft, Ettr. For. A barbarous sport of 
 children with toads and yellow-hammers. 
 V. Spangie-hewit. 
 
 SPANYE, adj. Spanish, S. Inventories. 
 
 SPANYEART, s. A Spaniel. Douglas. 
 
 SPANYIE,s. Spain. Nicol Burne.— lia.]. 
 Spagna. 
 
 To SPANYS, «. n. To blow fully. Wynt. 
 — Fr. espanotiissement, full blow of a 
 flower. 
 
 To SPANK, T. n. To sparkle or shine, 
 Gl. Sibb. — Teut. spiange, lamina. 
 
 To SPANK, V. n. To move with quick- 
 ness and elasticity, S. St. Patrick. — 
 From SpHing, v. or Isl. splnk-a, decursi- 
 tare. 
 
 To SPANK aff, r. n. To move or set off 
 in this manner, S. Tarras. — C.B. ysponc- 
 iaio, to bound sharply. 
 
 SPANKER, s. 1. One who walks with a 
 quick and elastic motion, S. 2. " A tall 
 well-made woman." Gall. Encycl. 3. A 
 fleet horse, S.A. Warerley. 4. Spankers, 
 in pi. long and thin legs, S. 
 
 SPANKERING, adj. Nimble ; agile, A 
 " spankering liizzie, a tall, nimble girl." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SPANKER-NEW, adj. Quite new, Te- 
 viotd. Synon, Spang-new. 
 
 SPANKY, adj. 1 . Sprightly ; frisking. Gall. 
 Davidson's Seasoyis. 2. Dashing ; gaudy, 
 Ettr. For. Ibid. 
 
 SPAR, A-Spar, adv. In a state of oppo- 
 sition, S.B. Ross. — Isl. sperr-a, disten- 
 dere, repagulis muuire. 
 
 A Spar-waies, adv. The same with A-spar. 
 Rollock on 2 Thes. 
 
 To SPAR, Sper, v. a. To shut ; to fasten 
 a door with a bar of wood called a bolt, 
 S.A. — O.E. " speryn or shyttyu, claudo," 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 
 SPARE, s, 1, An opening in a gown or 
 petticoat. Skene. 2. The slit or open- 
 ing in the forepart of breeches, S. ; 
 Sjxdver, S.B. Fife. 
 
 SPARE, adj. 1. Barren. Gatcan and Gol. 
 2. Lean; meagre. Morison. — A.S. spaer, 
 parens. 
 
 To SPARGE, r.rt. To dash, &c. V.Spairge. 
 
 To SPARGEON, r. a. To plaster. Winyet. 
 From Spairge, q. v. 
 
 SPARGINERjS. A plasterer. ActsCha.I. 
 
 * SPARK, s. A small particle of fire. S. 
 Prov. " The smith has aye a spark in his 
 haise [r. hawse]." Kelly. A mode of 
 accounting for want of sobriety from the 
 nature of one's occupation. Of a woman 
 addicted to intemperance, it is said, " She's 
 the smith's dochter ; she has a spark in 
 her throat," Loth. 
 
 Clear Spark. A clear spiark on the wick 
 of a candle is supposed to signify the 
 speedy arrival of a letter to the person to 
 whom it points, Teviotd. 
 
 To SPARK, V. a. 1. To bespatter, S. Doug. 
 Virg. 2. To soil by throwing up small 
 spots of mire ; as, " You're sjxirkin' a' 
 your white stockings," S. 3. To scatter 
 thinly; often applied to seeds; as, " Shall 
 I spark in some of thai grass seeds 2" 
 Moray. — Lat. sparg-ere. 
 
It's Sparkin, r. impcrs. It rains slightly, 
 
 ibid. Synon. with It's sjjitk'rin. 
 SPARK, .-.'. A very small diamond, ruby, 
 
 or other precious stoue, S. Inrcntories. 
 SPARK, s. I. A small spot of mire, S. 
 2. A small portion of any thing. Wife 
 of Auchtermuchty. 3. The spot on clothes, 
 produced by mud, &c. S. 4. A particle 
 of any liquid, S. Bannatync Poems. 
 SPARKLE, s. A spark. Kirks of Christ in 
 
 kicotlaiide. 
 SPARKLIT. V. Sfreckled. 
 SPARLING, Spirling, s. A Smelt, S. 
 Sib. — Germ, spierlimi, Lat. e2>erlan-iis, id. 
 To SPARPELL, Sperple, r. a. To dis- 
 perse. Douijlas. — Fr. esparpill-er. 
 SPARROW-BLASTET, part. pa. Sense 
 
 not clear, llie Entail. 
 SPARROW-DRIFT, s. The smallest kind 
 of shot, Roxb. ; q. " what men let drive 
 at sparroics." 
 S P A R R O \V-G R A S S, s. Asparagus, a 
 
 plant, S. 
 To SPARS, r. «. To spread; to propagate. 
 
 Knox. — Lat. sparij-o, spars-um, id. 
 SPARS, Sparse, adj. Widely spread, as 
 ">S/>ars(; writing" is open writing, occu- 
 pying a large space, S. V. the r. 
 To SPARTLE, v. n. 1. To move with ve- 
 locity and inconstancy, S.B. Ruddiman. 
 2. To leap ; to spring ; to splutter. Gall. 
 Davids. Seas. 3. To kick. Gall. — Belg. 
 spartel-en, " to shake one's legs to and 
 fro, to kick to and fro," Sewel. V. 
 Sprattle. 
 SPAR WORT, s. Borthtcick's Brit. Antiq. 
 
 Cloth for covering the spars of a cradle. 
 SPASH, s. Said to signify the foot, S.B. 
 
 Taylor's Poems. 
 SPAT, s. Spot ; place, S. Edin. Mag. 
 SPAT, s. The spawn of Oysters, Loth. 
 
 Statist. Ace. — Su.G. spad, jus, humor. 
 SPATCH, s. A large spot ; a patch or 
 plaster, S.A. ; s being prefixed after the 
 Goth. form. 
 SPATE, s. A flood; an inundation. V. 
 
 Spait. 
 SPATHIE, ?. A spotted river-trout, Perths. 
 Kinross; S. spat. — Teut. spotte, macula, 
 spott-en, aspergere maculis. 
 SPATRIL, s. 1. Gaiters or spatterdashes, 
 Roxb. 2. Marks used in music, ibid. 
 A. Scott's Poems. 
 SPATS, s. j)l. 1. Spatterdashes, S. 2. 
 Black spats, a cant term for irons on the 
 legs, Ang. St. Kathleen. 
 SPATTILL,s. Spittle. Acts 3Iary.—A.S. 
 
 spathl, spatl, saliva, sputum. 
 SPATTLE, *-. Apparently a slight inun- 
 dation; q. a little spait, Dumfr. Surv. 
 Dumfr. — A.S. spatl-ian, spaetl-ian, sig- 
 nifies spumare. • 
 To SPAVE, r. a. To spay, or castrate, 
 animals of the female kind. Gall. Statist. 
 Ace. — Lat. spad-o, C.B. dyspaddu, id. 
 SPAULjS. A limb. V. Spald. 
 
 To SPAUL, c. «. To push out the limbs 
 
 feebly, as a dying animal, Clydes. 
 SPAUL, s. Such a feeble motion of the 
 
 limbs, ibid. V. Spald. 
 SPAAVLDROCHIE, adj. « Long-legged." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 * SPEAK, imperat. Attend; hearken; q. 
 
 give me speech with you, S. 
 To SPEAK in, v. n. To make a short call 
 
 for one in passing; as, " I spak in, and 
 
 saw them, as I cam by," S. 
 To SPEAK ivith. To meet in a hostile 
 
 manner ; to give battle to. Giithry's Mem. 
 SPEAKABLE, adj. Aff-able, Aberd. 
 SPEAK-A-WORD-ROOM, s. A small 
 
 parlour, S. 
 SPEAL, Spel, s. Play ; game, S.A. Da- 
 vidson's Seasons. V. Bonspel. 
 SPEANLIE, adr. Uncertain. Hoidate. 
 SPEARMINT, s. A species of Mint; 
 
 peppermint, Mearns, Fife. 
 SPEAT, s. A flood. V. Spait. 
 SPECHT,s. A Woodpecker, S. Uoulate. 
 
 — Germ, specht, Sw. specke, id. 
 SPECIALITIE, s. Favour; partiality. 
 
 Acts Ja. IV. — L.B. specialit-as, amitie 
 
 particuliere, Du Cange. 
 SPECIALL, s. A particular or principal 
 
 person. Spaldinq. 
 SPECIALTE,s. Peculiar regard. Barb. 
 SPECK, s. Blubber ; the fat of whales, S. 
 
 — Su.G. spaeck, id. ; Teut. speck, bacon. 
 SPECK, s. Perh. spectre. Blackw. Mag. 
 SPECKS, Spects, s. pi. Vulgar abbrev.' of 
 
 Spectacles, S. Tloqg. 
 SPECTACLES (of a fowl,) s. pi. The 
 
 Merry-thought, S. In Fife, Sprentades. 
 SPEDDART, s. « A tough old creature 
 
 tight as a wire." Gall. Encycl. — Teut. 
 
 spade, serus, tardus; q. one who lives 
 
 long ? 
 SPEDDIS, s. pi. Spades. Inventories. 
 ToSPEDE,v.n. To speed, E. Lynds.— 
 
 A.S. sp>ed-ian, Alem. id. Belg. spoed-en. 
 SPEDE, s. To cum spede, to have success, 
 
 S. Douglas. 
 SPEDLIN, s. A term applied to a child 
 
 beginning to walk, Dumfr. Quasi Speed- 
 ling, one that makes little speed, or rather 
 
 a little one that makes speed. 
 SPEEDART, Speedard, s. The Spider. 
 
 Gall. Encycl. — Teut. spieder, he-spieder, 
 
 speculator ? 
 To SPEEL, V. n. To take the amusement 
 
 of sliding on ice, Dumfr. — Teut. speel-en, 
 
 spel-en, Germ, spil-en, ludere. 
 SPEEN-DRIFT, Spindrift, s. 1. The snow 
 
 when drifted from the ground by the wind, 
 
 S.B.; SpunedriJ't, S.A. Journ.Lond. Q. 
 
 spinning drift, from its whirling motion. 
 
 2. Spray, Ayrs. Gall. The Entail. 
 SPEER, s. Inquiry. V. Spere. 
 To SPEER, V. n. To inquire, S. 
 To SPEER the Price of a young woman. 
 
 To ask her in marriage, S. The Entail. 
 SPEERE, s. A hole in the wall of a 
 
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 house, through which the family received 
 and answered the inquiries of strangers. 
 Ritson. V. Spire, s. 
 
 SPEER-WUNDIT, part. pa. Out of 
 breath witli exertion, Loth. Fife. V. 
 Spire, also Spirewind. 
 
 SPEG, s. A pin or peg of wood, Loth. — 
 Dan. spiger, a nail ; A.S. spicyng, Su.G. 
 spik, id. speck-a, acuminare. 
 
 SPEICE, s. Pride. Dunbar. V. Spice. 
 
 SPEIDFUL, adj. Expedient. Barbour. 
 — From A.S. sped, success. 
 
 SPEIK, s. Speech. V. Spek. 
 
 SPEIKINTARE, s. Supposed to be th& 
 Sea-swallow. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To SPEIL, V. n. To climb. V. Spele. 
 
 SPEIL, s. " Any sort of play or game." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Bonspel, and Speel. 
 
 SPEIR, Speer, s. Inquiry, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 To SPEIR, V. a. To ask, S. V. Spere. 
 
 To SPEIR about. To make inquiry con- 
 cerning ; often as indicating interest, 
 anxiety, or affection, S. Liszy Liberty. 
 
 SPEIRINGS, Speirins, Sperins, Speer- 
 INGS, s. pi. 1. Inquiry; interrogation; in- 
 vestigation ; used with the addition of 
 different prepositions, as after, at, and of, 
 S. The Pirate. 2. Prying inspection of 
 conduct, Fife. MS. Poem. 3. Intelli- 
 gence ; tidings, S.A. Antiquary. 
 
 SPEIRINS, s. pi. Inquiry, also informa- 
 tion. V. Spere, Speir, t. 
 
 SPEK, Speik, s. Speech. Barbour. 
 
 To SPEED, v. a. To expand, Henryfone. 
 — Germ, spelt-en, Su.G. spial-a, to divide. 
 
 To SPEEDER, v. a. 1. To spread open, S. 
 2. To rack the limbs in striding, S. 
 
 To SPELDER, r. n. To toss the legs awk- 
 wardly in running, Ettr. For. Appa- 
 rently a derivative from Speld, v. q. v. 
 
 SPEEDING, Spelden, Speldrin, s. A 
 small fish, split, and dried in the sun, S. 
 Bosivell. 
 
 To SPELE, Speil, v. n. To climb, S. 
 Douglas. 
 
 SPELING, s. Instruction. Sir Gawan. 
 — A.S. spell-ian, docere. 
 
 To SPELK, r. a. To support by splinters, 
 S. Rutherford. — A.S. spelc-ean, Su.G. 
 spiaelk-a, id. 
 
 SPELK, s. 1. A splint of wood applied to 
 a fracture, S. A.Bor. 2. A splinter of 
 iron. Gall. Enc. — Teut. spalcke, lamina. 
 
 SPELKED, part. adj. A term applied to 
 "ragged wood," ibid. 
 
 To SPELL, V. n. To asseverate falsely, 
 Roxb. — A.S. spiell-ian, fabulari, " to 
 mock or delude with a false tale," Cooper. 
 
 To SPELL, V. a. To tell ; to narrate. 
 lioulate. — A.S. spell-ian, Isl. spial-a, 
 narrare. 
 
 To SPELL, T. n. To discourse. Pop. Ball. 
 
 SPELL, Spele, s. Narrative. Wyntoicn, 
 — Alem. spel, a discourse, a history. 
 
 To SPEND, V. n. 1. To spring, Loth. 2. 
 To gallop, Loth. V. Spin. 
 
 SPEND, s. A spring ; an elastic motion, ib. 
 
 To SPEND, V. n. Perh. to urge ; to per- 
 suade. Bann. Poems. 
 
 SPENDRIFE, adj. Prodigal; extrava- 
 gant, Clydes. 
 
 .SPENDRIFE, s. A spendthrift, ibid. 
 From Spend, v. and Rife, abundant. 
 
 To SPENN, 'c. a. To button, or to lace 
 one's clothes ; as. To spenn the waistcoat, 
 to button it, Fife. — Germ, spange, a clasp 
 or hook. 
 
 SPENS, Spence, s. 1. The place where 
 provisions are kept, S. Henrysone. — Fr. 
 despence, id. 2. Tlae interior apartment 
 of a country-house, S. Burns. 3. The 
 place where the family sit at meat, S.B. 
 Pop. Ballads. 
 
 SPENS, Spensar, Spensere, s. The clerk 
 of a kitchen. Wyntown. 
 
 SPENSE-DOOR, s. The door between 
 the kitchen and the spense, or apartment 
 which enters from the kitchen, S.O. 
 
 SPENT ACLES, s. pi. The vulgar name of 
 Spectacles, S. TannahiWs Poems. In 
 Fife called sprentacles. 
 
 To SPERE, Speir, Spyre. 1. r. a. To 
 search out. Barbour. — A.S. spyr-ian, 
 investigare. 2. To investigate, ibid. 3. 
 To ask ; to inquire, S. Douglas. — A.S. 
 spyr-ian, Isl. spyr-ia, to inquire. In 
 this general sense it is used in various 
 forms. To Sjyeir at, to interrogate, S. 
 — Isl. spyr-ia ad, id. To Speir after, to 
 inquire for, S. — A.S. spyrian aefter. To 
 Spier for, especially as denoting an in- 
 quiry concerning one's welfare, S. 4. To 
 scrutinize any article ; as to investigate 
 any legal deed, by applying it in the way 
 of comparison with matters of fact libelled. 
 Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 SPERE, s. V. Speere. 
 
 SPERE, Speir, s. A sphere. Douglas. — 
 L.B. spaer-a, id. 
 
 To SPERFLE, v. a. To squander money, 
 goods, &c. for no valuable purpose, Loth. 
 Ayrs. V. Sparpall. 
 
 SPERYNG, s. Information in consequence 
 of inquiry. Barbour. — Teut. speuringhe, 
 indagatio. 
 
 SPERK-HALK, .». A Sparrow-haivk. 
 Hoidate. — A.S. spaer-hafoc, id. 
 
 To SPERPLE, T. a. To 'disperse, S. V. 
 Sparpall. 
 
 SPERTHE,s. A battle-axe. Minst.Bord. 
 —Isl. sparda, spatha, securis genus. 
 
 SPES, s. Species; synon. with iiTj/Hrf. Ac's 
 Ja. VI. V. Space. 
 
 SPETIT, part. pa. Pierced. Douglas.— 
 Isl. spiot, hasta ; Teut. spet-en, fodicarc. 
 
 SPEUG, s. A tall, meagre person, Upp. 
 Clydes. Renfr.; synon. Spaig. — iin.G.spok, 
 spoeke, Germ, spuk, Belg. spook, a spectre. 
 
 SPEUGLE, s. An object that is extremely 
 slender; a diminutive from the preceding, 
 ibid. — Fris. spoochsel, ajnd Sw. spoekelse,id. 
 
 SPEWEN, ?. Spavin. Montgomerie. 
 
SPY-ANN, s. The " game of Hide-and- 
 Seek." Gall. Encyd. — C.B. v/.yt-o, specu- 
 lari. Spy-iinn nearly resembles Fr. espion, 
 a spy. V. IIo-spv. 
 SPICE, .«. A blow; a thwack, Aberd. 
 To SPICE, r. a. To beat; to thwack, ibid. 
 Probably a figurative use of the E. v. in the 
 same manner in which to Pepper is used. 
 SPICE, s. 1. Pepper, S. BaUlie. 2. 
 Metaph. pride ; from the stimulating 
 eflect of strong spices. V. Speice. 
 SPICE-BOX, .-•. A pepper-box, S. 
 SPICE-BUST, s. The same with the pre- 
 ceding. Act. Dom. Cone. V. Buist. 
 SPICY, a(//. Proud; testy, S. L. Hailes. 
 SPIDER. When spiders creep on one's 
 clothes, it is viewed as betokening good 
 luck, Teviotd. 
 SPYLE. A palisado. Douglas. — Su.G. 
 
 spiaie, lamina lignea. 
 SPILGIE, adj. Long and slender, Aug. 
 SPILGIE, s. 1. A tall, meagre person, S. 
 2. A long limb, S. — Isl. spUk-ur, assulae, 
 laths, splinters ; Gael, spealg, a splinter. 
 To SPILK, r. a. To shell pease; to take 
 green pease out of the pod, Aberd. Moray. 
 In Moray at least, Pilk is used as syuon. 
 with Spilk. 
 SPILKINS, s. pi. Split pease, ibid.— Gael. 
 
 speah]-am, to split, spealgach, splinters. 
 To SPILL, Spyll, v. a. 1. To destroy, in 
 whatever way, S. 2. To mar, S. 3. To 
 kill. Douij. — A.S. .•■■/>_v^^-««, consumere, 
 interficere. 4. To defile ; to deflower. 
 Wall. — A.S. fplll-an, corrumpere,vitiare. 
 To SPILL, Spille, v. n. 1. To perish. Sir 
 Trist. 2. To corrupt ; to putrefy, S. 3. 
 To be galled, as the effect of heat, S. 
 To SPYN, c H. To glide, S. Douglas. 
 SPYNDILL, adj. Thin ; slender. 3Iait- 
 
 land. Q. resembling a spindle. 
 SPYNDLE, Spindle, s. A certain quan- 
 tity of yarn, including four hanks, S. ; pron. 
 spynle. Stat. Ace. — Perhaps q. spin-del, 
 A.S. spinn-an, to spin, and del, a portion. 
 SPINDLE-SHANKS, s. pi. 1. Thin limbs, 
 S. Gl. Shirr. This phrase, however, oc- 
 curs in the Tatler. 2. A person with very 
 thin legs, S.; q. having legs like a spindle. 
 SPINDRIFT, s. Spray. V. Speexdrift. 
 SPYNIST,;xn-<.;;a. Fully spread. Dun- 
 bar. V. Spanys. 
 SPINK, s. 1. The Maiden Pink, S. 2. De- 
 noting Pinks, in general, S. A. Douglas. 
 SPINK, s. The goldfinch, Buchan; synou. 
 
 with Goudspink. Tarras. 
 SPINKIE,s. Aglassof ardent spirits, Fife. 
 SPINKIE, adj. Slender and at the same 
 time active, ibid. — Su.G. spinkog, gracilis. 
 SPINLY, adj. Tall and slender, S. Max- 
 well's Sel. Trans. Perhaps q. Spindly, 
 from E. Spindle. V. Spinnle, r. 
 To SPYNNER, T. n. 1. To run or fly 
 swiftly, S. Douglas. 2. To ascend in a 
 spiral form, S.B. From the motion of 
 the distaff. 
 
 SPINNIN-JENNY, Spin-marv, s. The 
 long-legged fly, said to be produced from 
 the grub, Fife. In other places it is 
 called Spinnin Maqiiie. 
 To SPINNLE, P. ?j. To shoot out. "Grain 
 is said to be spinnling, when it is shoot- 
 ing." Gall. Encycl. 
 SPINTIE, adj. Lean ; thin, Loth. 
 SPIRE, s. 1. The stem of an earth-fast 
 couple, reaching from the floor to the top 
 of the wall, partly inserted in, and partly 
 standing out of the wall, S.B. Pop. Ball. 
 2. A wall between the fire and the door, 
 with a seat on it; also called the spire-wa, 
 S.B. lioss. — Isl. spira, tigillum ; C.B. 
 yspyr, the chimney-post. 3. The lower 
 part of a couple or rafter, Roxb. 
 To SPIRE, v. a. To wither; denoting the 
 
 eft'ect of wind or heat. Loth. 
 SPIRE, i-. A small tapering tree, commonly 
 of the fir kind, of a size fit for paling, 
 Moray.— Norw. spire, a long small tree. 
 SPIRE, .«. Sea-spire, the spray of the sea, 
 
 Renfr. — Su.G. spyor, vomitus. 
 
 SPIREWIND, Spearwind, Spellwind, s. 
 
 "A violent gust of passion; a gust of rage," 
 
 Fife. Alliedperh.to Spire,y.io wither,q.T. 
 
 SPIRY, adj. Warm; parching. Loth. — ■ 
 
 O.Fr. espir-er, Lat. spir-are, to blow. 
 SPIRIE, «(//. Slender; slim, Dumfr.; syn. 
 Spirley, q. v. — Dan. spire, a shoot, a scion, 
 a slip; Gd>,e.\.speireach, slender-limbed. 
 SPIRITY, adj. Lively ; full of life; spirited; 
 
 S. Gait. 
 To SPIRL, r. n. To run about in a light 
 
 lively way, Ettr. For. 
 SPIRLIE, Spirley-, adj. Slender; slim, 
 (gracilis,) S.; Spirie, synon. Datid. Seas. 
 SPIRLIE, *-. A slender person; often, " a 
 
 lang s2}irHe," S. 
 SPIRLIE-LEGGIT, adj. Having thin 
 
 legs, Roxb. 
 SPIRLING, s. LA smelt. 2. A small 
 burn-trout. Gall. Encycl. V. Sparling. 
 SPIRLING, s. A broil, Perths. 
 SPIRRAN, s. "An old female of the 
 nature of a spider." Gcdl. Encycl. — Gael. 
 spairn-am, to wrestle. 
 To SPIT, (•. n. To rain slightly, and not 
 
 closely, S. Marriage. 
 * To SPIT. Among boys, in the West of S. 
 he who has given another what is called 
 the Voucher's blow, follows it up by spitting 
 in his own hand, and then rubbing his 
 spittle on the buttons of his antagonist's 
 coat. This is understood as placarding 
 him for a poltroon. 
 To SPIT in confirming a Bargain. It is a 
 common practice among children, when 
 two or more have pledged their faith in 
 any engagement, to follow this up by each 
 party spitting on the ground, Loth. This 
 is accounted a very solemn confirmation 
 of the agreement. 
 To SPIT AND GIE OUER. A vulgar ex- 
 pression, addressed to one when it is sup- 
 
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 SPO 
 
 posed that his exertion in argument, 
 combat, or otherwise, is vain, S. 
 
 "SPITE, s. A vexation; as, "a great 
 spite" something that gives much vexa- 
 tion, Ettr. For. — Teut. sj^ijt-en, pigere. 
 
 To SPITE, r. a. To provoke, S. Kelly. 
 
 SPITHER, s. Spume; foam ?S. A. Buick- 
 bie's Waijside Cottager. Perh. equivalent 
 to spittle or phlegm; A.S. S2)ed, pituita. 
 
 SPITTAL. L.PitaU. Barb. V.Pettail. 
 
 SPITTEN,s. Apuny worthless creature, Ab. 
 
 SPITTER, s. LA very slight shower, S. 
 2. In pi. snow, in small particles, driven 
 by the wind, S.A. A. Scott. 
 
 It's Spitteein, r. imj?. A few drops of 
 rain are falling, S. ; from spit, spuere. 
 
 SPITTERIE, adj. Denoting what spurts 
 or flies out irregularly and without con- 
 nexion of parts, S.A. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 SPITTIE, s. A designation for a horse, 
 Clydes. — L.B. spad-a, spcid-o, equus cas- 
 tratus. V. Spave, i\ 
 
 SPITTINS, s. pi. Spittle, S.B.— Dau. 
 spitten, a spitting. 
 
 SPLAE-SEAM, s. What in E. is called a 
 hem-seam, one side only being sewed 
 down, S. 
 
 Dutch-Splay, s. The same with Splay- 
 seam, S. Perhaps corr. from Pr. esploy-er, 
 to spread out. 
 
 SPLAY, s. A squabble ; as, " There was a 
 great splay in the fair," Roxb. — Gael. 
 spleadh, exploit. 
 
 To SPLAY, r. rt. Apparently synon. with 
 E. Flay. He has splayed the skin off his 
 leg, Selkirks. 
 
 SPLAY, Splae, s. A stroke ; as, " She hat 
 [did hit] him a sjylae o'er the fingers," 
 Roxb. Perhaps from Lat. plaga,- ictus. 
 
 To SPLAY, Splae, v. a. After two pieces 
 of cloth have been run up in a seam, to sew 
 down the edges, S. Petticoat Tales. 
 
 SPLAY, Splae, s. The hem thus made, S. 
 
 To SPLAIRGE, v. a. 1. To bespatter; to 
 bedaub, Fife, Ettr. For. Upp. Clydes. ; syn. 
 Spairge, in sense 2. 2. To besprinkle, 
 Upp, Clydes. 
 
 SPLASH-FLUKE, s. The plaice, a fish, 
 Pleuronectes Platessa, Linn. Banfis. 
 
 To SPLATCH, i: a. To bedaub; to splash, 
 S. corr. from' the E. word. 
 
 SPLATCH, s. LA splatch o' dirt, a clot 
 of mud thrown up in walking or other- 
 wise, S. Splatchin, Aberd. 2. Any thing 
 so broad or full as to exhibit an awkward 
 appearance ; as, " What a great splotch of 
 a seal there's on that letter !" 
 
 To SPLATTER, v. n. To make a noise 
 among water, Ettr. For. 
 
 SPLATTER-DASH, s. An uproar; a 
 splutter, Ettr. For. 
 
 SPLECHRIE, s. 1 . Furniture of any kind, 
 S. 2. More generally, the clothes and 
 furniture provided by a woman, in her 
 single state, or brought by her to the 
 house of her husband, when married, S. 
 
 3. The executory of a defunct person, S. 
 
 — Lat. supellex, siipellectilis, household 
 
 goods. 
 To SPLEET, r. a. To split, S. It is also 
 
 used as a neut. v. Brand's Orkn. — Teut. 
 
 splett-en. 
 SPLENDIS, s. pi. Armour for the legs. 
 
 Aberd. Peg. V. Splentis. 
 SPLENDRIS, s. pi. Splinters. Wallace. 
 
 — Belg. splenters, Dan. splinde, id. 
 To SPLENNER, r. n. To stride, Gall. 
 
 — Perh. from Teut. splinter-en, secare in 
 
 assulas; or from the same origin with 
 
 Splendris. 
 SPLENTIS, s. pi. Armour for the legs ; 
 
 so denominated from their being applied 
 
 as splints. Acts Ja. I. 
 SPLENTS, s. pi. As applied to a gown, 
 
 hanging sleeves, loose cloth used instead 
 
 of sleeves, sometimes called tags. Invent. 
 SPLEUCHAN, s. 1. A tobacco pouch, S. 
 
 Gael. Davidson. 2. Used in a ludicrous 
 
 sense for a fob. Waverley. 
 To SPLINDER, r. n. To be shivered; to 
 
 splinter, S.B. Meston. V. Splendris. 
 SPLINKEY, adj. Tall and lank, Ayrs, 
 
 Perh. corruj)ted from Spinkie, q. v. Gait. 
 SPLINT COAL. A species of coal, S. Stat. 
 
 Ace. P. Lasswade. Denominated from its 
 
 breaking into splinters, when put on the 
 
 fire. V. Splendris. 
 SPLIT, s. A term used by weavers, de- 
 noting one thread in plain linen work, S. 
 
 E. Dent. Peddie's Weaver's Assistant. 
 SPLIT-NEW, adj. That which has never 
 
 been used or worn, S. Persec. Ch. Scotl. 
 
 ■ — Germ, splitter-neu, new as a splinter 
 
 from the block. E. span-neio. 
 SPLOY, s. A frolic, Renfr. Synon. Ploy. 
 
 T. Scott's Poems. — The word seems to 
 
 claim affinity to O.Fr. esplois, an exploit. 
 To SPLOIT, v. n. 1. To spout; to squirt, 
 
 Gall. Davidson. 2. To splash, ibid. — 
 
 Perhaps from Lat. cxplod-ere, to drive 
 
 out violently. 
 SPLOIT, s. A little liquid filth. Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 To SPLORE, <?. n. To show ofl"; to make 
 
 a great show, Upp. Clydes. 
 SPLORE, s, LA frolic, S.O. Btirtis. 2. 
 
 A quarrel ending in blows, S.A. Antlq. 
 
 — Ital. esplor-are, q. to search for sport. 
 To SPLUNG, v. a. To carry oif any thing 
 
 clandestinely; to filch, Upp. Clydes. This 
 
 seems a variety of Spiting, v. 
 To SPLUNT, i\ n. To court under night, 
 
 S.A. J.Nicol. 
 SPLUNTING, s. « Running after girls 
 
 under night." Gall. Encycl. 
 To SPLUTE, r. n. To exaggerate in nar- 
 ration. Synon. to Flaw, Clydes. — O.Fr. 
 
 esploit-er, to execute, to perform; q. to 
 
 boast of one's exploits. 
 To SPO, r. n. To foretell, Shetl. Synon. 
 
 Spae, q. v. — Su.G. spo, vaticinari. 
 S P A C H E R, t\ LA poacher, Roxb. 
 
Berwicks. 2. One who spunges about 
 for food, &c. ibid. 
 
 To SPOATCH, SpoAcn, Spotch, t. n. 1. 
 To poach, Roxb. A. Scoffs Poems. 2. 
 To lounge about for meat or drink, ibid. 
 From E. Poach, with s prefixed. 
 
 SPODLIN, .<;. A child learning to walk, 
 Dumfr. Pcrh. from ^«u>-, ^oS-o?, the foot, 
 with s prefixed, q. a child beginning to 
 use his feet. V. Spkdlin. 
 
 SPOIG, .•!. Qu. if ludicrously for hand ? 
 IltnVs Coll. — Gael, spaq, a paw. 
 
 To SPOIL"!i'IE, r. a. To plunder; to de- 
 spoil. Spaldiiuj. V. Spulye. 
 
 SPOYN, s. A spoon. WaUace. 
 
 SPOKESHAFE, Spokeshave, ?. A kind 
 of plane, formed for working on wood 
 that is Jiollow or curved, S. Synon. with 
 Charelhu/,Sliarc/'i)i ; supposed to be named 
 from being i)rincipally used in making 
 wheels and putting spokes in them. 
 
 SPON, .<<. Sharings of wood. Sir Trlst.— 
 A.S. spoil, Isl. sjwnn, id. assula. 
 
 SPONK, s. Spark, &c. V. Spunk. 
 
 SPONNYS,/>?. Spoons. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 SPONSEFU', adj. The same with' Si>on- 
 sihJe. Saint Patrick. 
 
 SPONSIBLE, adj. 1. Admissible as a 
 surety, S. Wodroic. — Lat. spond-eo, 
 spons-um, to be surety. 2. Respectable ; 
 becoming one's station, S. Saa: and Gael. 
 
 SPOONGE, s. LA low sneaking fellow; 
 one who employs any means, however 
 despicable, to get his belly filled, Roxb. 
 Synon. Sloioh/e. 2. A wandering dog 
 that prowls about for food, ibid. 3. A 
 person disposed to filch, ibid. 
 
 To SPOONGE, r. n. To go about in a 
 sneaking or prowling way; so as to ex- 
 cite suspicion; as, "There he's gauin 
 spoongin' about," ibid. This may be 
 viewed as the same with the E. v. to 
 Spunge, " to hang on others for mainte- 
 nance." There can be no doubt that this 
 is from the idea of a sponge licking up 
 every liquid to which it is applied. 
 
 SPOOTRAGH, .^. Drink of any kind. Loth. 
 — Gael, split, bad drink. 
 
 SPORDERINE, ?. UnexpL Acts Cha. I. 
 
 SPORi'iE, part. pa. of the v. to Sjmre ; as, 
 " It canna be sporiie," it cannot be wanted, 
 or given away; equivalent to, " I cannot 
 do without it," Moray. 
 
 To SPORNE, r. n. To stumble. Gawan 
 and Gol. — A.S. sporn-an, to stumble at. 
 
 SPORRAN, s. The leathern pouch, or 
 large purse, worn before by Highlanders 
 in full dress, S. Rob Roy. — Gael, sporan, 
 sparan, id. 
 
 SPOURTLIT. V. Sprutillit. 
 
 To SPOUSE, T. a. "To put out one's 
 fortune to nurse." Sir A. Wi/lie. 
 
 SPOUSING, part. adj. Of or belonging to 
 a bride. " Cestus — cingulum sponsae 
 nubentis, a spousing girdle,", Despaut. 
 Gram. 
 
 SPOUT, s. The Razor-fish, S. Sibbald. 
 
 SPOUT, s. A boggy spring in ground, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 SPOUTY, s. Marshy, S. ibid. 
 
 SPOUTIE, adj. Vain; foppish, Clydes. 
 Apparently from E. spout; q. one who 
 squirts forth his folly. 
 
 SPOUTINESS, s. State of having many 
 boggy springs; applied to land, S. Surv. 
 Inrern. 
 
 SPOUTROCH, s. Weak thin drink. Gall. 
 — Gael, spid, " hog wash, a woi-d of con- 
 tempt for bad drink," Shaw. Ir. spliat- 
 rach, " bad beer," O'Reilly. 
 
 SPOUT-WHALE, s. A name given to the 
 Porpoise. BraiuVs Orkn. V. Pellack, syn. 
 
 SPRACK, adj. Lively ; animated, S.A. 
 Warerley. " This may be the same with 
 Sprag. Still used by the common people 
 in the neighbourhood of Bath, where it 
 signifies ready, alert, sprightly, and is pro- 
 nounced as if it was written sprack," 
 Steevens. A.Bor. " sprag, lively, active," 
 Grose. 
 
 To SPRACKLE, v. n. To clamber, S. 
 Burns. — Isl. sprikl-a, membra concutere. 
 V. Sprattle. 
 
 SPRAICH, Spracii, Spreich, s. 1. A cry; 
 a shriek, S.B. Douglas. — Su.G. sprak-a, 
 strepere. 2. A multitude ; as, a spraich 
 of bairns, Ang. 
 
 To SPRAICH, r. n. To cry with a voice 
 of lamentation, ibid. 
 
 To SPRAICKLE, r. n. To clamber, S. 
 Nigel. — Isl. sprikl-a, membra concutere; 
 sprikl, concussio membrorum.V. Sprackle. 
 
 SPRAYGHERIE, Spreagherie, Sprech- 
 ERiE, s. Movables of an inferior de- 
 scription ; such, especially, as have been 
 collected by depredation, S. Warerley. 
 — Gael, spreidh, cattle. V. Spreith. 
 
 SPRAYNG, Spraixg, ?. 1. A long stripe, 
 including the idea of variegation, S. 
 Douglas. 2. A ray. Spalding. — Tent. 
 spreng-en, spargere, variare. 3. A tint. 
 '^ Spraings,i\nis; shades of colour." Pick. 
 
 SPRAING'D, Spraingit, pan. adj. 
 Striped ; streaked, S. Journ. Lond. 
 
 To SPRAINT, T. n. " To run, or rather 
 spring forward," Buchan. Tarras. Formed 
 from Sprent, the old pret. or part. pa. of 
 the V. to Spring. 
 
 To SPRANGLE, r. n. To struggle to 
 spring away, Roxb. — A dimin. from Dan. 
 spraeng-er, Isl. spreng-a, Su.G, spring-a, 
 &c. salire, dirumpere. 
 
 SPRAT, Spreat, Sprett, Sprit, s. 
 Jointed-leaved Rush, S. ; sprot, S.B. 
 LightJ'oot. — Isl. sproti, a reed. 
 
 To SPRATTLE, r. 7i. To scramble, S. 
 J.Nicol. — Belg. spartel-en,to shake one's 
 legs to and fro. 
 
 SPRATTLE, s. A scramble; a struggle; a 
 sprawl, S. Redgauntlet. 
 
 SPRAUCII, s. A sparrow, Lotli. V. Sprug. 
 
 To SPRAUCHLE, Spraigule, (_</««.) r. n. 
 
SPR 
 
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 SPR 
 
 1. To climb with difaculty, Renfr. The 
 same with Spraddc. Saint Patrick. 2. 
 To force one's way through uuderwood, 
 or any similar obstruction, Ayrs. 3. To 
 sprawl, S. Syuon. Spreul, Upp. Clydes. 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To SPREAD bread. To make bread and 
 butter, according to the E. expression, S. 
 
 SPRECHERIE, s. V. Spraygherie. 
 
 SPRECKL'D, adj. Speckled, S. Fergus- 
 son. — Su.G. sprecMot, id. 
 
 SPRECKLY, adj. Speckled, South of S. 
 A. Scott's Poems. V. Spreckl'd. 
 
 SPREE, s. 1. Innocent merriment. Loth. 
 S.B. — Fr. esprit, spirit, vivacity. 2. Sport, 
 a little disorderly or riotous ; an uproar. 
 Loth. S.O. Aberd. Gait. 
 
 SPREE, adj. Trim ; gaudy ; spruce, S. 
 A. Douglas. — Svv. spraeg, formosus. 
 
 SPREITH, Spreth, Spraith, Spreath, 
 Spreich, s. Prey; booty. Douglas. — 
 Lat. praeda. 
 
 To SPREITH, Spreth, v. a. To plunder. 
 Wyntown. V. Spraygherie. 
 
 To SPREND, T. n. To spring forward, 
 Kinross. V. Sprent. 
 
 To SPRENT, r. n. To spring, still used in 
 all its tenses, Aberd. V. Spraint, r. 
 
 SPRENT, pret. v. to Sprend. 1. Sprung. 
 Doug. 2. Ran ; darted forth. Barbour. 
 3. Rose up; ascended. Douglas. — A.S. 
 spring-an, to spring. 
 
 SPRENT, s. 1. A leap. Doug. 2. The 
 elastic force of any thing, S. 3. Any 
 elastic body, S. 4. Tlie clasp of iron that 
 fastens down the lid of a chest or trunk, 
 S. Trans. Antiq. S. Edin. The back- 
 bone is called the bacJc-sprcnt, S. 
 
 SPRENT, s. A hole. Collection of Receipts. 
 — It seems allied to Su.G. spraeng-a, 
 diffindere. 
 
 SPRENT, ^9flrt.^,rt. Sprinkled. Douglas. 
 —A.S. spreng-an, spargere. 
 
 SPRET, s. Jointed-leaved rush. V. Sprat. 
 
 SPRETE, s. Spirit. Douglas. 
 
 SPRETY, ad}. Sprightly ; S. spiriti/, ibid. 
 
 SPRETIT,jixY)-<. Spirited; inspired. Bellen. 
 
 SPRETT, s. V. Sprat. 
 
 To SPREUL, r. n. To sprawl. Douglas. 
 
 To SPREWL, «. n. To sprawl; to struggle. 
 
 SPREWL, s. LA struggle, Roxb. 2. One, 
 who is not to be overcome with difficul- 
 ties, is in Clydes. said to be " an unco 
 sprawl of a body."' It also implies that 
 the person is of a diminutive size. 
 
 SPRIG, s. A thin nail without a head, S. 
 The original designation seems to have 
 been sprig nail. Rates. 
 
 To SPRIG, v. a. To fix with nails of this 
 description, S. Maxwell. 
 
 To SPRIKKLE, v. n. To flounce; to 
 flounder about, Shetl. — Nearly allied to 
 Spraiichle, and the same with Isl. sprikl-a, 
 membra concutere. 
 
 SPRING, s. LA quick and cheerful tune 
 on a musical instrument, S. Lyadsay. — 
 
 O.Fr. espring-ier, to dance. 2. The music 
 of birds. Picken. 
 
 SPRINGALD, Springel, s. A stripling, 
 S.B. Rollock. Douglas. From spring, 
 germinare, q. viri germen. 
 
 SPRYNGALD, s. 1. An ancient warlike 
 engine, used for shooting large arrows, 
 pieces of iron, &c. Barbour. 2. The ma- 
 terials thrown from this engine. Wallace. 
 — Fr. espringalle, L.B. springald-us, id. 
 
 SPRINGALL, adj. Belonging to the state 
 of adolescence. Life of A. Melville. 
 
 To SPRINKIL, Sprynkil, r. n. To move 
 v.'ith velocity and unsteadiness, or in an 
 undulatory way. Doug. — Teut. sprenck- 
 el-en, variegare. 
 
 SPRIT, s. Joint-leaved rush, Roxb. S.B. 
 Essays Highl. Soc. V. Sprat, Spreat, &c. 
 
 SPRITHY, adj. Full of sjn-ats or sjrrits. 
 Synon. Spritty, Roxb. 
 
 SPRIT-NEW, adj. Entirely new, S. V. 
 Split-new. 
 
 SPRITTY, af/;. YvlW oi sprats, S. Burns. 
 
 SPRITTL'T, part. pa. Speckled, S. V. 
 Sprutillit. 
 
 SPROAGING, s. Courtship under the 
 shade of night, Gall. Synon. Splunting. 
 
 SPROAN, s. Dung, Shetl. — Isl. spraen-a, 
 scaturire ? 
 
 To SPROG, Sproag, )•. n. To make love 
 under the covert of night. Gall. Encycl. 
 — A.S. spreoc-an, loqui; Su.G, sprok, col- 
 loquium. 
 
 SPROO, s. An aphtheous appearance in 
 the mouths of infants, although distin- 
 guished from what is properly called the 
 Thrush, Loth. — Teut. sprouwe, aphthae. 
 
 To SPROOZLE, T. n. " To struggle; some- 
 times Stroozle." Gall. Encycl. — Germ. 
 spreiss-en, niti, Su.G. strid-a, certare. 
 
 SPROSE, s. 1. Ostentatious appearance, 
 S.O. 2. A bravado, ibid. The Provost. 
 
 To SPROSE, V. n. 1. To make a great 
 show, S. — E. spruce. 2. To commend 
 one's self ostentatiously, Fife, Ayrs. 3. 
 To magnify in narration, Fife. 
 
 SPROSIE, «(//. Ostentatious in language; 
 much given to self-commendation, Loth. 
 
 SPROT, s. 1. The withered stump of any 
 plant, broken aud lying on the ground, S. 
 The word, as thus used, agrees more 
 closely with the northern term, men- 
 tioned under Sprat, than Sprot itself 
 does. 2. The end of a grain, or branch 
 blown from a growing tree, in conse- 
 quence of high winds, Roxb. 3. A chip 
 of wood, flying from the tool of a car- 
 penter, ibid. — A.S. sprotc, a sprig or 
 sprout; Isl. sproti, virga, baculus. 
 
 SPROT, s. V. Sprat. 
 
 SPROTTEN, adj. Made of sprots, Aberd. 
 
 SPRUCE, s. The name given to Prussia, 
 by our old writers. Monro's Exped. 
 
 SPRUG, s. "A sparrow." Gl. Antiq. 
 South of S. Guy Mannerinij. 
 
 To SPRUNT, r. n. To run among tlie 
 
stacks after the girls at night, lloxb. 
 Synon. Splunt. 
 
 SPRUNTIN', Spluntin, s. The act of rnii- 
 uing as above described, ibid. — Fr. 
 s'espreiiid-n', "to take, seize, catch hold," 
 Cotgr. 
 
 SPRUSH, rt<(/. Spruce, S. Shirrcfi. 
 
 SPRUSSE, adj. Of or belonging to Prussia. 
 Skene. 
 
 SP RUT ILL, s. A speckle. Douglas. 
 
 SPRUTILLIT, Spourtlit, part. pa. 
 Speckled; S. spritti/f. Douglas. — Flaud. 
 sprietel-en, spargcre. 
 
 SPUDYOCH, .«. 1. Any sputtering pro- 
 duced by ignition, Lanarks. 2. A small 
 quantity of moistened gunpowder formed 
 iuto a pyramidal shape, for the purpose of 
 being ignited. Ptcoi/, synon. ibid. 3. 
 One of diminutive size who speaks or acts 
 with rapidity, ibid. — Gael, sput-am, to 
 spout; Su.G. .'•7-'o?^rt.spuere,.'!/)o«, sputum. 
 
 SPUG, s. A Sparrow, S.B. V. Sprug. 
 
 SPULE, Spool, *■. A weaver's shuttle, S. 
 — Su.G. spule, Isl. spola, Ir. spol, id. 
 
 SPULE-BANE, s. The shoulder-bone, S. 
 V. Spald. 
 
 SPULE-FITTIT, adj. Splay-footed; not 
 as Dr. Johns, defines the E. term, " hav- 
 ing the foot turned inwards," but the 
 re verse. Loth. q. twisted out like a weaver's 
 spool. 
 
 To SPULYE, Spulyie, r. a. 1. To lay 
 waste, S. 2. To carry off a prey, S. 
 Dovg. — Fr. spol-ir, Lat. spol-iare. 
 
 SPULYE, Spui.yie, 6-. 1. Spoil, S. Doitg. 
 2. Illegal intermeddling with movable 
 goods, S. Balfour. 
 
 SPULYEAR,."!. A depredator. Acts Mary. 
 
 SPULYIEMENT, s. Spoil. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 SPULPER, Spulpir, s. A collector of 
 scandal; a busy-body; an eavesdropper, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 SPULPIN, adj. Habituated to this prac- 
 tice; a=, "He's a spulpin rascal," Teviotd. 
 — Ir. spailpin, a mean fellow, a rascal. 
 
 SPULT, s. " Ane spult of leyd." Aberd. 
 Re,]. 
 
 To SPUNDER, V. n. To gallop, Orkn. 
 Radically the same with S. i^pijiuier,q. v. 
 — Dan. spaend-e, to strain, to exert to the 
 utmost. 
 
 SPUNE, s. A spoon, S. " He'll either mak 
 a spune, or spoil a horn," a S. prov. ap- 
 plied to an enterprising person, to inti- 
 mate that he will either have signal suc- 
 cess, or completely ruin himself. Bob Boy. 
 
 SPUNE-DRIFT, s. Snow drifted from the 
 ground by a whirling wind, South of S. 
 V. Speen-drift. 
 
 SPUNE-HALE, adj. In such health as to 
 be able to take one's usual diet, Fife. 
 Synon. Barritch-Itale, Cutty-free. Meat- 
 hale, is also used in Fife. 
 
 SPUNG, s. LA purse with a spring, S. 
 Bann. P. 2. A fob, S. Bamsay. ■ — 
 Moes.G. pugg, A.S. Su.G. pting, a purse. 
 
 To SPUNG, r. a. To pick one's pocket, S. 
 B. Galloway. 
 
 SPUNGE, .S-. The putrid moisture which 
 issues from the mouth, nostrils, eyes, ears, 
 &c. after death. South of S. Syn. Dire, S.B. 
 
 To SPUNGE, r. n. To emit this moisture, ib. 
 
 SPUNK, SpumvE, Sponk, s. 1. A spark of 
 fire, S. Godly Saiigs. 2. A small fire, S. 
 Burns. 3. A match, S. Johnson. 4. Spirit; 
 vivacity, S. Antiquary. 5. A mere 
 spunk, a lively creature, S. G. A small 
 portion of any principle of action or in- 
 telligence, S. Jlore. 7. A very slender 
 ground. Bellend. — Ir. Gael, sponc, tinder 
 ortouchwood; Teut. vonck,ov(iQvm.J'unek. 
 
 To SPUNK out, V. n. To be gradually 
 brought to light, S. Steu)n-Boat. 
 
 SPUNKIE, s. 1. A small fire, S. A. Scott. 
 
 2. An ignis fatuus, S. Burns. 3. A 
 lively young fellow, S. J. Nicol. 4. An 
 erroneous teacher. Walker. 5. One of 
 an irritable temper, Ayrs. Sir A. IVylie. 
 
 SPUNKIE, adj. 1. Applied to a place 
 haunted by the ignis fatuus, Renfrews. 
 T'annahill. 2. ]\lettlesomc, S. Burns. 
 
 3. Fiery ; irritable, Ayrs. The Provost. 
 To SPUR, V. n. To scrape, as a hen or 
 
 cock on a dunghill, Teviotd.— From A.S. 
 spur-ian, quaerere, or Isl. sper-a, calcare. 
 
 SPUR-BAUK, 8. A cross beam in the 
 roof of a house, Moray, Aberd. — Germ. 
 sparr, a rafter, and balken, a beam. V. 
 Bauk, sense L 
 
 SPURDIE, s. Any thin object nearly worn 
 out, S.B. — Su.G. Isl. spiaur, a worn- out 
 garment. 
 
 To SPURE, r. a. To investigate. Doug. 
 — A.S. spurian, id. Perh. this, and spur, 
 to scrape, are the same. V. 2'o Spur. 
 
 SPURE, pret. of the v. Spere, Speir. 
 Asked; inquired; as, "He never spure 
 after me;" " I spure at his wife if he was 
 alive," Loth. 
 
 SPURGYT,prd<. Spread itself. Wallace. 
 The same with S. Sparge, q. v. 
 
 SPUR-HAWK, s. The Sparrow-hawk, 
 Loth. — Dan. spurve-hoeq, id. 
 
 SPURKLE, s. A sort of spattle. " Scutch- 
 ing spurkle, a stick to beat flax.'' " Thack- 
 ing spurkle, a broad-mouth'd stick for 
 thatching with." Gall. Enc. Perhaps 
 Spurkle is merely a variety ofSpiirtle, q, v. 
 
 To SPURL, r. n. To sprawl, Ettr. For. 
 This seems a transposition from the E. v. 
 
 SPURMUICK, s. A particle; an atom, 
 Aberd. — The first syllable may be allied 
 to Isl. spor, vestigium; q. a trace. 
 
 SPURTILL, Spurtle, Spirtle, s. 1. A 
 wooden or iron spattle for turning bread, 
 Ang. Knox. Spurtle, Fife. 2. A stick 
 with which pottage, broth, &c. are stirred 
 when boiling, S. Bitson. In Fife it is 
 called a Theedle. — A.S. sprytle, assula. 
 V. Theivil. 
 
 SPURTLIT, ^;«rf. adj. Speckled, Roxb.; 
 the same with SprutiHit, q. v. 
 
SPU 
 
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 SPUR- WHANG, s. The strap or thong 
 with which a spur is fastened, Ettr. For. 
 Cloud of Witnesses. In Fife, spur-leather, 
 
 SQUABASH, s. A splutter, S.O. Gait. 
 
 SQUACH, Squagh, (gutt.) s. " The noise 
 a hare makes when a-killing." GaU. Enc. 
 Corr. perh. from E. sqxieak. V. Squaigh, r. 
 
 SQUAD, Squade, s. 1. A squadron, S. 
 Wodrow. 2. -A party, S. — Teut. ghe- 
 swade, cohors, turma. 
 
 SQUAICH, Squaigh, s. A scream, Upp. 
 Clydes. V. Squach. 
 
 To SQUAIGH, {gutt.) t. u. 1. To scream; 
 used ironically, Ettr. For. 2. To cry as 
 a duck or hen, Upp. Clydes. Elsewhere, 
 as in E. to quack. 
 
 To SQUALLOCH, {gutt.) v. n. To scream, 
 Buch. ; a variety of Skelloch, q. v. Tarras. 
 
 SQUARE-MAN, s. A carpenter, Dumfr, 
 Mayne's Siller Gun. 
 
 SQUARE-WRICHT, s. A joiner who 
 works in the finer kinds of furniture, 
 Lanarks. V. Wright, s. 
 
 SQUARTE, adj. " Those that are squarte 
 or brused by falling from above," &c. 
 lis. Book of Surgery. It seems to sig- 
 nify, thrown out, or thrown to some dis- 
 tance. — O.Fr. esquart-er, escart-er, to 
 scatter; escarte, " thrown abroad," Cotgr. 
 
 To SQUASH, V. n. To plash; to dash as 
 water, Lanarks. 
 
 SQUASH, s. 1. The act of plashing, ibid. 
 2. A dasli of water, ibid. Probably the 
 same with E. Swash ; from O.Fr. esquach- 
 er, ecraser. Cotgr. renders escras-er, 
 " squash downe." 
 
 To SQUAT, V. a. To strike with the open 
 hand, particularly on the breech, Upp. 
 Clydes.; synon. Skel2). 
 
 SQUATS, s. pi. Strokes of this descrip- 
 tion, ib. Scots, Mearns. — Ital. scuot-ere, to 
 shake ; or perhaps rather from the flatness 
 of the stroke. 
 
 To SQUATTER, u. n. To squander; to 
 act with profusion, Renfr.;Su.G.sg'?«aeMr-a, 
 dissipare. It seems allied to E. scatter. 
 
 To SQUATTER, v. n. To flutter in water, 
 as a wild duck, &c. S. V. Swatter. 
 
 To SQUATTLE, i-. n. To sprawl, S.O. 
 Burns. — Su.G. squalt-a, moveri motu 
 inequali. 
 
 SQUAW-HOLE, s. A broad, shallow, 
 muddy pond, Upp. Clydes. V. Quaw. 
 
 SQUEEF, s. A mean, disreputable fellow; 
 one who is shabby in appearance and in 
 conduct, Dumfr. tio'sh.',Skype, syn. Perh. 
 from Fr. esqnhe, shunned, eschewed. 
 
 SQUEEL, s. 1. School, Aberd. W. Beattie. 
 2. A great number of people, ib. V. Skule, 
 SQUEEM, s. The motion of a fish as ob- 
 served by its effect on the surface of the 
 water, Ayrs. 
 SQUESHON, s. A scutcheon. Rauf 
 
 Coilyear. — Fr. esciisson, id. 
 To SQUIBE, r. n. A top is said to squibe, 
 when it runs off to the side, and ceases to 
 
 spin, Upp. Clydes.; Isl. skeif-r, obliquus, 
 
 curvus. 
 To SQUILE, r. n. The same with the E. 
 
 v. to Squeal, S.B. Gl. Tarr. 
 SQUILE, s. The act of squealing, S.B. Tarras. 
 SQUINACIE, s. The quinsey, or squinancy. 
 
 Z. Boyd. — O.E. squinancy, squynsy. 
 SQUINTIE, s. A kind of cap worn by 
 
 women, Upp. Clydes.; synon. Cresie, q. v. 
 SQUIRBILE, Squrbuile, adj. Ingenious, 
 
 S.B. Cant. — O.Fr. escoriable, courant, 
 
 fluant ; q. versatile. 
 To SQUIRR, r. a. " To skim a thin stone 
 
 along the water." Gall. Enc. Syn. Sk'if. 
 To SQUISHE, V. a. To squash. Bmibar. 
 To SQUISS, V. a. To beat up ; applied to 
 
 an egg. Z. Boyd. — Fr. escoussee, shaken. 
 SRAL, Stones of Sral. aS'*j' Gawan. 
 STA', jyret. Stole ; for stow. Skinner. 
 STAB, s. A stake. Tannahill. V. Stob. 
 STAB AND STOW, adr. Completely, S. 
 
 Hamilton. Synon. Stick and Stoic. Stab, 
 
 a stake. — Su.G. stuf, the remaining part 
 
 of the stock. Syn. Stoop and Hoop. 
 STAB-CALL ANT, s. A short thick fellow, 
 
 Roxb. — Dan. stabbe, a log, or stub, a 
 
 stump; a stock. 
 STAB-GAUD, s. A set line for catching 
 
 fish, fixed to a small stake that is pushed 
 
 into the bank to preserve the line from 
 
 being carried off, Lanarks. From stab, a 
 
 stake, and gad, pron. gaud, a fishing-rod ; 
 
 q. a stake-rod. 
 STABLE, s. " That part of a marsh, in 
 
 which, if a horse is foundered, he is said 
 
 to be stabled for the night," S.A. Antiq. 
 STABLE, s. Station where hunters placed 
 
 themselves. Wyntown. — O.Fr. establies, 
 
 companies appointed to a certain station. 
 STABLER, s. A stable-keeper, S.— L.B. 
 
 stabular-ius, qui stabularura vel equorum 
 
 curam habet, Du Cange. 
 STACK, s. A columnar rock, Caithu. Orku. 
 
 Pennant. — Teut. staeck, columna; Gael. 
 
 stuaic, a round promontory. 
 To STACKER, Stakker, v. n. To stagger; 
 
 S. stacher, {gutt.) Dunbar. — Sw. stagr-a, 
 
 Isl. stak-a, id. 
 STACKET, s. The palisades which sur- 
 round a town. Monro. — Dan. stakket, a 
 
 v\n lign,np 
 
 To STACKET, r. a. To palisade, ibid. 
 STACKYARD, .«. The enclosure in which 
 
 stacks of corn or hay are erected, S. 
 STADDLE, s. A frame on which a stack is 
 
 built. Surv.Berw. V. Stassel, Stathel, id. 
 STADGE, s. A pet; a fit of ill-humour 
 
 Clydes. — Isl. stygg-r,ira.tns,stygg-ia, offen- 
 
 dere, irritare, stygd, ofiensa. 
 STAFF. To set up> one's Staff, to take up 
 
 one's residence in a place, Roxb. 
 STAFF AND BATON. A symbol of the 
 
 resignation of property or feudal right 
 
 into the hands of another, according to 
 
 the laws of S. Erskine's Inst. 
 STAFF AND BURDON. To heat the Staf 
 
ancl the Burdon with one, to quarrel, or 
 come to an open rupture, with one, lloxb. 
 
 V. BlRDON. 
 
 STAFF AND STING. To pay with staff and 
 sting, to beat severely, to give a complete 
 cudgelling. Winyet. V. SxiNO, Steing, 
 a pole, &c. 
 
 STAFFAGE, Staffisch, adj. 1 . Obstinate ; 
 unmanageable. Douglas. — Ital. staffeg- 
 iare, to lose the stirrup. 2. Not easily 
 swallowed, S.A. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 STAFFY-NEVEL, s. "Staff in hand," 
 Gl. cudgelling, S.B. Christmas Ba'iiig. 
 From staff, and nerel, a blow with the fist. 
 
 STAFFISH,«(7y. lloxb. V. Staff AGE,sense 2. 
 
 STAFF SUERD. A sword for thrusting. 
 Wallace. — Tcut. staf-sireerd, sica, dolon. 
 
 STAG, s. A young horse; syn. ^Sta^g, q. v. 
 
 * 2'o STAGE, r. a. To accuse without 
 formal trial; the prep, tcith being sub- 
 joined. Fountainhall. 
 
 To STAGE about, v. n. To saunter; to 
 walk about, rather in a stately or pran- 
 cing manner, Fife ; perhaps q. to walk on 
 the stage. V. Dock, r. n. 
 
 STAGE, s. A step. Douglas. — Germ. 
 steg, Isl. stiqi, gradus, scala. 
 
 STAGGERIN' BOB. The flesh of a newly 
 dropt calf, or the animal itself, Tevlotd. 
 When cut out of the mothei-, it is called 
 slunk, ibid. Grose's Class. Diet. V. Slink. 
 
 STAGGERS, s. pi. A disease of sheep, S. 
 Ess. Higld. Soc. 
 
 STAGGIE, adj. A term applied to grain 
 when it grows thin, Gall. V. Stog, s. 
 and Stuggy. 
 
 STAGGREL, s. " A person who staggers 
 in walking." Gall. Enc. 
 
 To STAGHER, (</««.) v. n. To stagger, S. 
 
 * To STAY, p. n. To lodge; to dwell; to 
 reside, S. Capt. Burt's Letters. 
 
 STAY, Stev, adj. 1. Steep, S. Barbour. 
 — Teut. steygh, steegh, acclivus; A.S. stig- 
 aw,ascendere. 2.Lofty;haughty. Mait.F. 
 
 STAY-BAND, s. 1. Where a door is 
 formed of planks reaching in one piece 
 from the top to the bottom, those planks 
 which are nailed across, to fasten the 
 upright ones, are called the stay-bands, 
 Ettr. For. 2. A narrow baud of linen 
 brought through the tie of an infant's 
 cap, and pinned to its frock, to prevent 
 the head from being thrown too far back,S. 
 
 STAID, Stade, s. a furlong. Lyndsay. 
 — Fr. stade, Lat. stad-ium. 
 
 STAIG, Stag, s. 1. A horse; one, two, 
 or three years old, not yet broken for 
 riding or work, S. Forrest Lawes. 2. A 
 riding horse. Montgomerie. 3. A stal- 
 lion ; sometimes a young one, S. Pop. 
 Ball. 4. A young courtier, Cleland. — 
 Isl. stegg-r, the male of birds, and of most 
 wild beasts. 
 
 To STAIG, Staug, t. n. To stalk where 
 one should not be found, Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 — Is], stag-a, tendere, extendere; also, 
 sacpius iterare, Ilaldorson. 
 
 To STAIK, v. a. To accommodate, S. 
 Acts Mary. — Teut. steck-en, figere. 
 
 STAILL, s. V. Stale. 
 
 STAINYELL, s. The Wagtail. Burcl. 
 — Dan. stengyip, id. 
 
 To STAIRGE doun, or away, v. n. To 
 walk very magisterially; to prance, Roxb. 
 V. To Stage about. The one seems a corr. 
 of the other. 
 
 STAIT, s. Obeisance. Dunbar. 
 
 STAIT AND SESING. A forensic term. 
 
 'To STAIVE, T. a. 1. To sprain; as, "to 
 staire the thoum," i. e. thumb, Clydes. 
 Perhaps q. to render stiff; Teut. stijv-eu, 
 rigere, rigescere. 2. To consolidate iron 
 instruments, by striking them perpen- 
 dicularly upon the anvil, when they arc 
 half-cooled, ibid. 
 
 STAIVE, s. A sprain, ibid. 
 
 To STAIVE, Staiver, Staver, t. n. 1. To 
 go about with an unstable and tottering 
 motion, S. Farmer's Ha'. — Germ, staub- 
 ern, to range as a dog. 2. To stagger, 
 S.B. ; staivell, hoth. Journal Lond. 
 
 STAIVELT, s. A stupid person, Roxb. 
 Perhaps one who goes about staggering, 
 from the v. to Stevcl, q. v. 
 
 STAKE AND RISE. V. Rlse. 
 
 STAKIT-AND-STED. "Or [i. c. before] 
 the towne was stakit & sted." Ab. Beg. 
 This seems to signify, "staked out and 
 built." — Su.G. stak-a ut, determinare. 
 
 To STAKKER, Staker, Stacher. V. 
 Stacker. 
 
 STALE, Staill, Steill, Stall, ?. 1. A 
 body of armed men stationed in a parti- 
 cular place; such especially as lie in am- 
 bush. Wallace. — Germ, stell-en, Su.G, 
 staell-a, coUocare. 2. The centre of an 
 army, as distinguished from the wings. 
 Pitscottie. 3. Any ward of an army in 
 battle array. Wallace. 4. A compact 
 body of armed men. Barbour. 5.InSt(de, 
 in battle array. Douglas. G. The prin- 
 cipal body employed in the chase. Bel- 
 lenden. 7. Staill, the mother-hive, also 
 Staill-skep, S. 
 
 STALE, s. A prison. King's Quair. — 
 A.S. horsa steal, carceres. 
 
 STALE, Stail, Stell, s. 1. The founda- 
 tion on which a rick or stack is placed, 
 Loth.; as, " Tak care of that strae; and 
 dinna throw away thae whins ; they'll 
 serve for the steUs o' the stacks." — Teut. 
 stal, sedes; stclle, statio. 2. The under 
 part of a stack, ibid. " What hae you 
 led in the day V " Twa stacks and a 
 stell ; we hadna time to put the bead on 
 the last ane." This, in Fife, is named 
 staithle. The root is Lat. sta-re, to stand. 
 
 To STALE « stack. To set the sheaves 
 forming the bottom or foundation, in 
 their proper order, S. Sari\ Mid-Lo- 
 thian. 
 
STA 
 
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 STA 
 
 STALE FISHING, s. Fishing witli a stell- 
 
 net, q. v. S. Statist. Ace. 
 STALE-SHEAF, s. A sheaf which has 
 been employed ia forming the bottom of 
 a stack, S. 
 STALF-HIRDIT, part. pa. Applied to a 
 flock or herd under the care of a shep- 
 herd ; q. herded by a staf. Balf. Pract. 
 STALK AR, Stalker, s. 1. A huntsman. 
 Douijlas. 2. One who illegally kills deer. 
 Acts Ja. I. From the use of a stcdking 
 horse. 
 STALL, s. Main army. V. Stale. 
 ST ALL, jorei. ■??. Stole. Doiujlas. 
 STALL, Sta', s. This E. term is often in 
 S. transferred from the place in which a 
 horse stands to the manger. 
 STALL ANGER, s. 1. One who sets up a 
 stall for selling his goods during a market. 
 — L.B. stcdlanglar-ius, id. 2. This word, 
 in Dumfries, denotes a person, not a free- 
 man, who is allowed to carry on business, 
 for a small consideration to the corpora- 
 tion to which he belongs, for the term of 
 a year, in the same manner as freemen do. 
 STALLARIE, s. The prebend or stall of 
 
 a dignified clergyman. Acts Ja. VI. 
 STALLENGE, s. Duty paid for liberty to 
 
 erect a stall during a market. Skene. 
 STALLINGER SYLVER. Money pay- 
 able for the privilege of erecting a stall 
 in a market. Ahei-d. Hei). 
 STALLYOCH, s. " A thick stalk of grain 
 standing by itself." Gall. Enc. From 
 A.S. stele, caulis, a stalk, or perhaps staelc, 
 columna,from its resemblance to a pillar. 
 STALLIT, jdctrt. pa. Set. King's Quair. 
 
 V. Stell. 
 STALWART, adj. 1. Brave. Douglas. 
 — A.S. stal-ferhth, chalybei animi homo. 
 2. Strong; powerful, ibid. 3. Strong; ap- 
 plied to inanimate objects. Barbour. 
 4. Hard; severe. Wyntown. 5. Stormy; 
 tempestuous. Lyndsay. 
 STALWARTLY,ac?». Bravely. Barbour. 
 To STAM, V. n. To strike down the feet 
 with violence in walking. " To gaug 
 stammin', to walk forward in a furious 
 manner," Ettr. For. — Su.G. staemm-a, 
 tendere, cursum dirigere. 
 STAMFISH, Stampiiish, adj. 1. Strong; 
 robust ; coarse, Roxb. 2. Unruly ; un- 
 manageable, W. Loth. — Tent, stamp-en, 
 to kick, or perh. the same with Stumfisli. 
 STAM MACK, Stamma, s. The stomach, S. 
 STAMMAGER, s. " A busk; a slip of 
 stay-wood used by females," S. Gall. 
 Enc. Corr. from E. stomacher. 
 STAMMAGUST, s. A disgust at food, S.B. 
 
 S. stamma, and gust, q. v. 
 STAMMAREEN" s. The seat in a boat 
 
 where the helmsman sits, Shetl. 
 STAMMEL, adj. " A coarse kind of rod." 
 
 Gl.Nares. The Abbot. 
 To STAMMER, v. n. To stagger, S. Sir 
 J. Sinclair. — Isl. stumr-a, collabi. 
 
 STAMMERAL, s. One who falters in 
 
 speech, Ayrs. 
 STAMMEREL, ?. Friable stone, S.B. 
 STAMMERERS, .<;. jjL Detached pieces 
 of limestone, Renfr. Lanarks. lire's 
 Rutherqlen, q. staggerers. 
 STAMMYNG, adj. Of or belonging to 
 
 taminy. Aberd. Reg. V. Steming. 
 To STAMMLE, v. n.' To stumble into a 
 place into which one ought not to have 
 gone ; as, " I stammlit in upon them when 
 they were courtin'," Roxb. Perhaps a 
 corruption of the E. v. — Su.G. stombl-a 
 has the same meaning. 
 STAMP, s. A trap, S. Picken.—Sn.G. 
 
 stampa, Dan. stomp, id. 
 STAMP, s. 1. The cramp, Aberd. 2. 
 Metapli. a qualm of conscience; remorse. 
 Spalding. — Belg. stemp-en, sistere. 
 To STAMP out, V. a. To bring any business 
 
 to an issue. Spaldinq. 
 ST AMP-COIL, s. A small rick of hay, Dumfr. 
 To STAMPLE, v. n. To walk in a totter- 
 ing way, like a horse among stones, Ettr. 
 For. Broicnie of Bodsbeck. — Sw. stombl-a 
 is synonymous; as well as E. stumble. 
 STANC'D, part. pa. Stationed. Bitson. 
 STANCE, s. LA site; a station, S. Fr. 
 Muses' Thren. 2. An area for building, 
 S. 3. A pause ; a stop, S. Cleland. 
 To STANCHE, r. a. To assuage. Doug. 
 
 — Fr. estanch-er, id. 
 STANCHELL, s. A kind of hawk. Dun- 
 bar. Apparently the Steingal of Turner, 
 STANCH-GIRSS, Stench-girss, s. Per- 
 haps Yarrow or Millfoil, Achillea Mille- 
 folium, Linn. Boss. 
 STAND, s. 1. The goal. Douglas.— Teui. 
 stand, statio. 2. A stall, as in a market, 
 S. Burr. Laiccs. 3. The goods exposed 
 for sale, S. 
 STAND, s. A barrel set on end, S. 
 To STAND one, i: a. To cost, S. 
 STAND, s. An assortment, consisting of. 
 various articles, necessary to make up a 
 complete set in any respect. 1. Applied 
 to a set of armour. Act. Audit. 2. A com- 
 plete suit of clothes, S. Hay'sScotia Sacra. 
 STAND ofclaise. A complete suit, S. 
 To STAND at, r. a. To feel such disgust 
 at any food, as not to be able to taste of, 
 or to swallow, it; as, " I ne'er saw sic a 
 soss; my stammak stude at it," S.; synon. 
 Scunner, Ug. 
 To STAND, z. n. To cost, S. Lamont's Diary. 
 To STAND our, or o'er, v. n. 1. To remain 
 unpaid, or undetermined, S. 2. To go on 
 without adjournment; used in relation to 
 a court. Acts J a. V. 
 To STAND up, V. n. \. To hesitate; to 
 stickle; to be irresolute, Roxb. 2. To 
 trifle; to spend time idly, ibid. 
 To STAND yon, or yont,T.n. To stand aside; 
 
 to get out of the way, S. Mayne. 
 STAND, s. To Have Stand, to continue; 
 to remain. Bellend, T, Liv, 
 
STANDAND STANE. Any stone obelisk, 
 
 whether in a rude or ornamented state, S. 
 
 lieij. Aberd. 
 
 STANDAST, adj. Teih. standing upright. 
 
 Abcrd. Bt'ij. — Tent, standasihih, stabilis. 
 
 STAND BliD, Standand bed. Standing 
 
 BED. A bed with posts, as distinguished 
 
 from one that might be folded up. Ihtent. 
 
 STAND BURDE. A standing table, as 
 
 opposed to a folding one. Iiircntorics. 
 STANDFORD, s. Perhaps one of mean 
 extraction. Dunbar. — A.S. stand-anfeo- 
 ran, stare procul. 
 STANDFULL, s. A tubfull of any thing, S. 
 
 Poems \6th Cent. 
 STAND HARNES. Perhaps armour of 
 
 mail. Pitscottie. 
 STANE, s. A stone, S. ; steen, S.B. Chi: 
 Kirk. — A.S. Stan, Su.G. i-ten, Isl. stein, id. 
 STANE-BARK, s. Liverwort, Roxb. 
 STANE-BITER, s. The cat-fish, Shetl. 
 " Anarchichas Lupus," (Liu. Syst.) Ed- 
 monstone^s Zetl. 
 STANE-CAST, s. The distance to which 
 a stone may be tlirown, S. — Isl. dein- 
 ka$t, id. 
 STANE-CHAKER, Stone-checker, s. 1. 
 The Stone-chatter, S. Stat. Ace. Called 
 in Fife the Clochret, (ch gutt.) 2. The 
 Wheat-ear, S. ; the Chack or Check of 
 Orkn. Flemiuij. — Sw. stens-quette. Germ. 
 stcinsch-icaker, the Wheat-ear. 
 STANE-CLOD,s. A stone-cast, Roxb. //oy./. 
 From staiie, and clod, to cast or throw, 
 properly applied to lumps of earth or 
 hardened mire. 
 STANE-DEAD, adj. Quite dead; as dead 
 as a stone, S. — Dan. steen-doed, exanimis, 
 Teut. steen-deed, emortuus, atque rigidus 
 instar lapidis. 
 STANE-DUMB, adj. Totally silent, Roxb. 
 
 Jo. Hogifs Poems. 
 STANEDiFNDER, s. A cant term, used to 
 express the explosion of fire-arms; sup- 
 posed to refer to the thunderimj noise 
 made by a heap of stones falling, Clydes. 
 STANEGRAZE, s. "A bruise from a 
 
 stone." Gall. Encycl. 
 STANE OF PILLAR. V, Pillar. 
 STANERAW, Steinraw, .«. Rock-Liver- 
 wort, S.B. and Orkn. Neill. — A.S. stan, 
 Isl. stein, stone, and raice, hair. 
 STAN ERIE, adj. V. Stannery. 
 STANERS, Stanirs, Stanryis, .«. pi. I. 
 The small stones and gravel on the margin 
 of a river or lake. Compl. S. 2. Those 
 within the channel of a river, which are 
 occasionally dry, S. Spalding. — Su.G. 
 stenoer, gravel, glarea, locus scrupulosus; 
 Nor w. sft' (■«!/)•, sand and stones together, 
 oer, ur, signifying gravel. 
 STANE-STILL, adj. or adr. Totally 
 without motion, S. Stone-still, as motion- 
 less as a stone. Shakspere's K. John. 
 STANEWARK, .s. Building of stone; 
 masonry, S. Ttnnant. 
 
 STANE-WOD, adj. Stark mad, Upp. 
 
 Clydes. Hence it has been remarked, that 
 
 stanc is used as a term giving additional 
 
 force to that with which it is conjoined. 
 
 To STANG, V. a. To sting, S. Douglas. 
 
 Isl. stanqa, pungere. 
 To STANG, t. n. To thrill with acute 
 
 pain, S. 
 STANG, .<(. 1. The act of stinging, S. 2. 
 The sting of a bee, S. Douglas. 3. An 
 acute pain. Sir Egcir. 4. The beard of 
 grain, S.B. 
 To STANG, r. a. To subject a person to 
 the punishment of the stang, by carrying 
 him on a pole, S.B. " This word is still 
 used iu the university of Cambridge ; to 
 .stam; scholars, in Christmas-time, being to 
 cause them to ride on a colt staff, or pole, 
 for missing of chapel." 67. Grose. 
 STANG, s. A long pole, S. Antiquary. — 
 
 Isl. staling, Dan. stang, Belg. stange, id. 
 To Ride the Stang. He who beats his 
 wife is sometimes set astride on a long 
 pole, which is borne on the shoulders of 
 others. In this manner he is carried 
 about from place to place. Eamsay. A 
 henpecked husband was also sometimes 
 subjected to this punishment. ]\[eston. — 
 Goth, nidstaeng, the pole of infamy; Sw. 
 stong-hesten , the roddle horse. 
 STANG of the trump. The best member of 
 a family; the most judicious or agreeable 
 person iu a company, S.B. 
 STANG, or Sting, s. The shorter Pipe- 
 fish. Sibbald. 
 STANGILLANE, s. The name of some 
 saint anciently honoured in S. " Sauct 
 Stangillane's day." Aberd. Peg. 
 STANGRIL, .«. An instrument for pushing 
 
 in the straw in thatching, Ang. 
 STANIRAW, adj. A term used to denote 
 the colour produced by dyeing with Pock- 
 lirericort, in Ettr. For. called Stanieraw. 
 Hoqg. V. Stane-raw, and Stane-bark. 
 To STANK, T. a. To fill ; to satisfy ; to 
 sate with food, Aberd. — Su.G. stinn, 
 stind, distentus, inflatus. 
 To STANK, r. n. To ache smartly, Fife. 
 STANK, s. LA pool or pond, S. Dong. 
 — Su.G. htaang, Arm. stanc, id. 2. The 
 ditch of a fortified town. Dunbar. 
 To STANK, r. n. To gasp for breath, S.B. 
 
 — Isl. Su.G. stank-a, id. 
 To STANK, V. n. V. Stang, s. 2. 
 STANKED,7ja)-«. ;ja. Surrounded with a 
 
 ditch. Spalding. 
 STANK-HEN, .". A species of water-fowl, 
 that breeds about .':tanks or ponds, Ettr. 
 For.; supposed to be the Common Water- 
 Hen, Fulica Chloropus, Linn. 
 STANK-LOCHEN, .^. A stagnant lake. 
 
 Gall. Eitc. V. LociiAN. 
 STANNER-BED, s. A bed of gravel, S.B. 
 STANNERY, Stanerie, adj. Gravelly, S. 
 
 Palice of Honor. 
 STANNYEL, s. A stallion, Roxb. Perh. 
 
STA 
 
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 STA 
 
 from A.S. stem, testiculus, aucl (jal, las- 
 civus. 
 
 STANNIN GRAITH. V. Gain gear. 
 
 STANSSOUR, iJ. An iron bar for defend- 
 ing a wiadow; S. stenchin. Wallace. — 
 Fr. estanfon, a prop. 
 
 STANT, s. A task. V. Stent. 
 
 To STANT, V. n. To stand. Douglas. 
 
 STAP, Steppe, s. A stave, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Su.G. staaf, id. A.Bor. " Stap, the 
 stave of a tub," Gl. Brocket. 
 
 To STAP, V. a. 1. To stop, S. 2. To thrust; 
 to insert, S. 3. To cram ; to stuff, S. 
 Ross. — Su.G. stopp-a, obturare ; Isl. 
 stappa, farcire. 
 
 To Fa' a' Staps. To become extremely 
 debilitated, q. to fall to pieces, like a ves- 
 sel made of staves when they lose their 
 adhesion to each other, S. 
 
 To STAP, V. n. To step, S. Tennant. 
 
 To ST AFfordtcard. To advance. Pitso. 
 
 STAPALIS, s. pi. Fastenings. Oawan 
 and Gol.—Tent. stapel-en, stabilire. 
 
 STAPPACK, s. Syn. Drammacli, or meal 
 mixed with cold water. Ascanius. 
 
 STAPPIL, s. A stopper or stopple, S. 
 
 STAPPIN, s. The stuffing for filling crappit 
 heads, Aberd. — Isl. stappa, cramming, 
 stuffing, minutal; Sw. stoppninq. 
 
 STAPPIN-STANE, s. A stepping-stone. 
 To stand on stepplng-stanes, to hesitate, 
 especially on trifling grounds, S. 
 
 STAPPIT HEADS. Syn. Crappit Heads, 
 Aberd. 
 
 STAPPLE, s. A handful of thatch, S.O. 
 Gall. Enc. — Tent, stapel, caulis, stipes; 
 stapel-en, stabilire, firmave. 
 
 STAPPLE, Stapplick, s. The stalk of a 
 tobacco-pipe, Roxb. Ettr. For.; Pipe- 
 stapple, synou. 
 
 STARE, adj. Stiff; rough, Douglas.— 
 Su.G. Germ, starr, rigidus, durus. 
 
 STARF, pret. Died. V. Sterue. 
 
 STARGAND, adj. Perhaps startling. Sir 
 Gawan. 
 
 STARGLINT, s. A shot star, Perths. 
 Donald and Flora. Q. the glance of a 
 star. V. Glent, v. 
 
 ■" STARK, adj. Potent; applied to liquors, 
 S. " Starh mychty wynis, & small wynis," 
 Aberd. Peg. — Sw. stark, id. 
 
 To STARK, -». a. To strengthen. Wal- 
 lace. — Sw. staerk-a, Tent, starck-en, id. 
 
 STARN, Sterne, s. 1. A star, S.B. Bar- 
 bour. — Moes.G. stairno, Isl. stiorn-a, Su.G. 
 stierna, Dan. stierne, id. 2. A single 
 grain; a particle, S. Bellenden. 3. A 
 small quantity, S. 4. The outermost 
 point of a needle, S.B. 
 
 STARNY, Sterny, adj. Starry, S. 
 
 STARNIE, s. LA little star, S. 2. A 
 very small quantity; as, "a starnie o' 
 meal," "a starnie o' saut," S.B. Not used 
 of liquids. 
 
 STARN-LIGHT, Stern-light, s. 1. The 
 light of the stars, S. 2. Metaph. the flash 
 
 of light seen in darkness, when the eye 
 receives a slight stroke, S. 
 
 STARNOTING, pctrt pr. Sneezing. 
 Buret. — Lat. sternut-are, id. 
 
 STARR, s. Carex caespitosa, Linn, a sedge. 
 " Turfy-pink-leav'd Carex, Anglis ; Starr, 
 Scotis." Lightfoot. In Sw. starr is the 
 generic name for Carex. 
 
 START, s. 1. An upright post mortised 
 into the shafts of a cart, and into which 
 the boards of the side are nailed, Lanarks. 
 2. In pi. the pieces of wood which sup- 
 port the atcs of a mill-wheel, Mearns. 
 
 * START, s. A moment ; as, " Ye maunna 
 bide a start," You must be back imme- 
 diately. In a start, in a moment, S. 
 This was Styrt in O.E. " StyH or lytell 
 while, momentum." Prompt. Parv. 
 
 STARTY, adj. Apt to start; skittish; as, 
 " a starty horse," S.B. 
 
 * To STARTLE, v. n. 1. To run wildly 
 about, as cows do in hot weather, S.; as, 
 " I saw the foolish auld brute, wi' her 
 tail o' her riggin, startling as fast as ony 
 o' them." Syn. tig. 2. To be in a mighty 
 bustle, S. " It will be a het [hot] day 
 that will make you startle," S. Prov.; 
 spoken to settled, sober, grave people, 
 who are not easily moved. Kelly. 
 
 STARTLE-O'-STOVIE, Jock-an-startle- 
 o'-STOviE. The exhalations seen to rise 
 from the ground, with an undulating 
 motion, in a warm sunny day, Ettr. For. ; 
 synon. Aifer and Summer-couts. 
 
 STASHIE, s. Uproar ; disturbance ; a 
 quarrel, Aberd. Banffs. Perhaps from 
 O.Fr. estase, an ecstasy of passion. 
 
 STASSEL, Stathel, s. 1. A prop for a 
 stack of grain, to raise it above the 
 ground, S.B. Fife. 2. The corn which lies 
 undermost in a stack, S.B. — Belg. stutsel, 
 a support, stathel, a foundation. 
 
 STATE AND SESlNG. V. Stait. 
 
 STATERIT. L. stakerit, staggered. 
 Gawan and Got. V. Stacker. 
 
 STA'-TREE, s. The stake, in a cow- 
 house, to which an ox or cow is bound, 
 i. e. the stall-tree, Mearns. 
 
 To STATUTE, r. a. To ordain. Used in 
 our legal deeds, S. Statute, part. pa. 
 ordained. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 To STAVE, V. n. To push; to drive, S. 
 Saint Patrick, Perhaps from Teut. stave, 
 baculus. 
 
 STAVE, s. A push; a dash, S. ibid. 
 
 To STAVE, V. a. To thrust. Dunbar. 
 
 To STAVEL, r. n. To stumble, Ettr. For. 
 — Su.G. stap>l-a, Germ, steppel-n, id. titu- 
 bare, cespitare. 
 
 To STAVER, V. n. To saunter, S. Saint 
 Kathleen. 
 
 To STAVER. V. Staive. 
 
 STAVERALL, p. Expl. " a bad walking 
 foolish person." Gall. Enc. 
 
 STAUMREL, adj. Half-witted. Burns. 
 V. Stummer. 
 
STA 
 
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 STE 
 
 STAUP, Stawp, .«. A stave, Ettr. For. 
 l\rils of Man. V. Stap, Steppe, 
 
 To STAUP, Stawp, v. n. 1. To take long 
 awkward steps, Roxb. 2. To walk as a 
 persou does iii darkness, when uncertain 
 where he is going to place his footsteps, 
 Ettr. For. Jio<j<j, 
 
 STAUP, s. 1. A long awkward step, Roxb. 
 '2. A tall awkward person j as, " Hand aff 
 me, ye muckle lang daup" ibid. — A.S. 
 Teut. ftap, gradus, passus. 
 
 STAUPIN', part. pr. 1. Stalking awk- 
 wardly, ibid. 2. Awkwardly tall, ibid. 
 " To iStati/', to lift the feet high, and tread 
 heavily in walking. North," Grose. 
 
 To STAW, r. a. To surfeit, S. Fcrgusson. 
 — Belg. het tegen me stoat, I am disgusted 
 at it. 
 
 STAW, s. A surfeit, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 STAW, pret. v. Stole, S. Wallace. 
 
 STAW, s. Stall in a stable, S. Dunbar. 
 
 STAWN, s. A stall in a market, Dumfr. 
 S.O. Ilayne^s Siller Gun. V. Stand, «. 
 
 * STEAD, s. To Mak Stead, to be of use, 
 S.B. E. to stand in stead. 
 
 STEAD, Steading, Steddyng, s. 1. The 
 ground on which a house stands, or the 
 vestiges of a former building, S. Iluddi- 
 man. 2. A farm-house and offices, S. 
 ComplayntS. — A.S. sted, Su.G. ftad, locus, 
 situs. 3. A farm itself. Diallog. 
 
 STEADABLE, af//. Available. Eollocke. 
 
 To STEAK, r. a. To shut; to close. V. 
 Steik, t. sense 2. 
 
 STEAK-RAID, Stike-raide,s. That por- 
 tion of the live stock, taken in a preda- 
 tory incursion, which was supposed to 
 belong to any proprietor through whose 
 lands the prey was driven, S. Shaw's 
 Moray. — Gael. s>taoi<j, a steak; Su.G. 
 stek, Isl. steik, id.; from steik-ia, to roast. 
 Perhaps raide signifies inroad, hostile 
 expedition, q. the deak due on a raid. 
 
 STEAL, .<;. 1. A theft, Aberd. 2. The 
 thing stolen, ibid. — A.S. stael-thing, tai- 
 tiva res, furtum. 
 
 STEAL, s. " Steals, the shafts of a barrow, 
 as if stays." Gl. Surr. Moray. — Belg. 
 steel, a helve, a handle ; Teut. Steele, scapus, 
 stipes, scapulus, manubrium, Kilian. 
 
 STEAL-WADS, or Steal- bonnets. A 
 game,Teviotd. ThesamewithTFarWs,q.v. 
 
 To STECH, Stegu, {gutt.) r. n. 1. To puff; 
 to be out of wind, as when one goes up 
 hill, Roxb.; Pcc/i, synon. 2. " To groan 
 when overcharged with food." Surt.Ayrs. 
 — Teut. stick-en, strangulare, suffocare ? 
 
 To STECH, Stegh, {gutt.) r. a. 1. To cram, 
 S. JBurns. — O.Teut. staeck-en, stipare, 
 to cram. 2. To confine one with a great 
 quantity of body clothes, S.B. 3. To con- 
 fine one's self in a very warm room, S.B. 
 — Germ, stick-en, suffocare, sufi'ocari. 4. 
 r. n. To stech in bed, to indulge sloth in 
 bed, S.B. 
 
 To STECH, T.n. To gormandize, S. 
 
 STECII, s. 1. A heap-'or crowd, S.B. 2. 
 A confused mass, S.B. ; stechrie, id. 3. 
 It often conveys the idea of heat, as con- 
 nected with that of a crowd, S.B. 
 
 STECHIE, (gutt.) adj. Stiff in the joints, 
 and lazy, Fife. — Teut. steegh, pertinax, ob- 
 stinatus. 2. Descriptive of oue who does 
 nothing but stegh or cram his belly, ibid. 
 
 To STED, r. a. 1. To place. Wyntown. 
 
 2. To establish, ibid. — Su.G. stad-ga, id. 
 
 3. To furnish ; to supply. Aberd. Reg. 
 To STEDDY, r. a. To make steady; to 
 
 preserve from moving, S. This v. was 
 anciently used in E. " I stedye, I sattell 
 or set faste a thing," Palsgr. 
 
 STEDDYNG, s. V, Stead. 
 
 STEDE, s. 1. Place. Balfour. 2. Fute 
 stede, a footstep. Douglas. 
 
 To STEEK, r. a. To shut. V. Steik. 
 
 To STEEK, r. n. To push; to butt, as a 
 cow, Teviotd. ; synon. Punce. — Teut. 
 stek-en, puugere, lancinare. 
 
 STEEK, s. A stitch. V. Steik. 
 
 STEEL, s. 1. A wooden cleugh or preci- 
 pice; greater than a Slain, Roxb. 2. The 
 lower part of a ridge projecting from a 
 hill, where the ground declines on each 
 side, Liddesdale. — Isl. steyl-tir, Dan. steile, 
 via praerupta. 
 
 STEEL, s. The handle of any thing ; as, of a 
 hand-barrow, &c. Roxb. Stele,E. V. Steal. 
 
 STEEL, Finger-steel, s. A covering for a 
 sore finger, Roxb. Ang. V. Thum-steil. 
 
 STEEL, s. Stool, Aberd. To won the steel, 
 to be entitled to the stool of repentance, 
 ibid. Tarras. 
 
 STEELBOW GOODS. Those goods on a 
 farm, which may not be carried off by a 
 removing tenant, as being the property 
 of the landlord, S. Erskine. — Corre- 
 sponding with Alem. stahUne tiehe, q. 
 immovable goods. 
 
 STEELRIFE, adj. Overbearing. Hogg. 
 — A.S. stael-an, furari, and ryfe, abun- 
 dans, or perhaps reaf, spolia. 
 
 STEEN,.«. A spring, Aberd. ;,S<e«f?,S. D. 
 Anderson's Poems. 
 
 STEEP-GRASS, s. Butterwort, S. Lightf. 
 
 STEEPIL, s. The staple or bolt of a hinge, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 To STEER, Stir, r. a. 1. To meddle with 
 so as to injure, S. 2. To give ground a 
 slight ploughing, S. Stat. Ace. 3. To 
 plough ground a second time, when it is 
 to be ploughed thrice, S. — A.S. styr-ian, 
 to stir. 4. To steir up, to excite ; to sti- 
 mulate. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 STEER, s. Disturbance; commotion, S. 
 Stir, E. Itoss's Helenore. V. Stere. 
 
 STEERY, Steerie, s. 1. Disturbance; 
 bustle; tumult; a diminutive irom. Steer, 
 South of S. Herd's Coll. 2. A tumultuous 
 assembly, Roxb. 3. A mixture, ibid. V. 
 Steer, and Stere. 
 
 STEERIE-FYKE, s. Bustle; commotion, 
 with confusion, Fife, Perths. V. Fike. 
 
STE 
 
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 STE 
 
 STEERING-FUR, s. A slight ploughing, 
 S. MaxitelVs tSel. Trans. 
 
 STEER-PIN,s. A pin connecting the handle 
 of the plough with the convexity of the 
 curve where the wooden work of the 
 plough begins to descend perpendicularly 
 towards the part on which the share is 
 fixed, Orkn. 
 
 STEER-TREE, s. The stilt or handle of a 
 plough. It steers or regulates the plough 
 in its motion, Lanarks. 
 
 STEETH, s. The bottota; the foundation, 
 Orkn. — Isl. stytta, fulcrum, pedamen ; 
 Su.G. stod, id. 
 
 STEEVE, Stieve, Stive, adj. 1. Firm; 
 stiff; as, A sfeeve grup, a firm hold. Hand 
 s^uff?, hold firmly, S. 2. Applied to trade; 
 a steei-e bargain, S. 3. Compacted, as ap- 
 plied to the frame of an animal, S. Burns. 
 Steeve, stout, Shetl. 4. Steady; strict in 
 adherence to principle; applied to the 
 mind, s. " He's a steeve ane that." 5. 
 Trusty ; as, a steeve friend, S. 6. Obstinate, 
 S. — Dan. stiv, stiff; hard, not flexible; 
 stiv-e, Teut. styv-en, firmare, Germ, steif, 
 firm. 
 
 To STEEVE, Steive, r. a. To stuff or 
 cram, Loth. It is used in the proverbial 
 phrase, "Steering hauds out storming;" 
 addressed to those who are about to ex- 
 pose themselves to bad weather, as an 
 excitement to them to eat and drink 
 freely. M. JBruce's Soul Confirmation. — 
 Goth, stacff-a, constipare. 
 
 STEG, s. A gander. Gall. Enc. — Isl. stegge, 
 the male of birds, as of geese and ducks. 
 
 To STEG, r. n. To stalk. Gall. Enc. 
 
 To STEGH, V. a. To cram. V. Stech, t. 
 
 STEY, adj. Steep. V. Stay. 
 
 STEID, s. A place. V. Stede. 
 
 To STEID, r. a. To provide; to supply. 
 Aherd. lleg. Nearly the same with the 
 first sense of the E. v. to Stead, " to help, 
 to advantage," &c. 
 
 STEIDDlS,s.2'?. States. Dunbar.— Teut. 
 stad, stede, urbs. 
 
 STEIDH ALDER, s. " Steidhalderis to the 
 justeis generalis of our souerane lord." 
 Aberd. Meg. Perhaps persons who acted 
 as deputies for the Justices General; from 
 sted, place, and hald, to hold. — Teut. 
 stad-houder, legatus vicarius; vice et loco 
 alterius substitutus. 
 
 To STEIGH, {giitt.) r. n. To groan or pant 
 from violent exertion, Roxb. A variety 
 of Stech, Stegh, q. v. 
 
 STEIGH, s. A stifled groan, as if from one 
 
 |. in distress, or bearing a heavy load, Roxb. ; 
 
 ■ " synon. Peiqh, S. Pegh. 
 
 To STEIGH, {gutt.) r. n. To look big, 
 Roxb. Ruickbie's Wayside Cottager. — 
 Teut. steygh-en, elevare, in altum tollere. 
 
 To STEIK, Steke, t. a. 1. To pierce with 
 a sharp instrument. Barbour. — A.S. 
 stic-an, Teut. stick-en, pungere. 2. To 
 stitch, S. Douglas. — Su.G. stick-a, acu 
 
 pingere. 3. To fix ; to fasten. Douglas. 
 — Germ, steck-en, Teut. stick-en, figere. 
 STEIK, Steek, Styk, s. 1. The act of 
 stitching with a needle, S. Fergusson. 
 
 2. The threads in sewed work. Burns. 
 
 3. A small portion of work, S. N. Burne. 
 
 4. To the steeks, completely. A. Douglas. 
 STEIK, s. A piece of cloth. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 — A.S. sticce, a piece; Su.G. staeck-a, de- 
 curtare. 
 
 To STEIK, Steak, v. a. 1. To shut; to 
 close, S. Douglas. 2. To stop; to choke 
 up. Barbour. — Teut. steck-en, claudere 
 ligneis clavis. 
 
 To STEIK the gab. To shut the mouth; to 
 be silent, S.; a low phrase. Tarras. 
 
 To STEIK, Steek, t. v. The verb is used 
 in a neuter form, in the familiar expres- 
 sion of " a' thing that opens and steeks," 
 i. e. every thing without exception, S. 
 
 To STEIK, r. a. To accommodate; used 
 for Staik. " Eying of hydis, &c. mair nor 
 stcikis thame selffis." Aberd. Req. 
 
 STEIK-AND-HIDE, s. The play of Ilide- 
 and-Seek, in which one or more shut their 
 eyes, while the rest hide themselves, Ab. 
 
 STEIKING-SILK,s.Sewingsilk.C7(«7mers's 
 Mary. — Belg. stikk-en, to stitch, Su.G. 
 stick-a, to sew. 
 
 STEIKIS, s.y. Money. P. \6th Cent.— 
 A.S. stye, styca, a small brass coin. 
 
 STEIKIT,^;i«»-f. jOrt. Stitched. Inventories. 
 
 STEIL, s. Handle, as of a plough.— Teut. 
 steel, caudex. 
 
 STEILBONET, s. A kind of helmet. Acts 
 Ja. V. 
 
 STEILD, pa>-«.^)rt. Set. V. Stell. 
 
 STEILL MIRROUR. A looking-glass 
 made of steel. Inventories. 
 
 STEIN, s. A stone. V. Stane. 
 
 STEIN-BITER, s. The Lump-fish, Orkn. 
 Stat. Ace. — Sw. stenbit, id. 
 
 STEIN G, s. A pole. V. Sting. 
 
 STEINRAW, s. V. Staneraw. 
 
 To STEIR, V. a. To govern. V. Stere. 
 
 STEIR, adj. Stout. Priests Peblis.— Su.G. 
 Starr, rigidus. 
 
 To STEIR one's Tail. To bestir one's 
 self, or, at any rate, to make advances 
 towards exertion. Knox^s Hist. 
 
 To STEIR the Tyme. To lay hold on the 
 opportunity, q. to lose no time in fulfilling 
 what one has in view. Pitscottie's Cron. 
 One sense of A.S. stir-an is corripere; q. 
 " snatched," or " laid hold of the proper 
 season." 
 
 STEIT, pret. V. Stoit. 
 
 STEKILL, s. 1. A latch. Peblis Play. 2. 
 The trigger of a musket, S. Stichle, 
 Lanarks. — A.S. sticcel, Teut. stekel,ac\.\\ens. 
 
 To STELL, Steil, Stile, v.a. 1. To place; 
 to set. Wallace. 2. To Stell or Still a 
 cannon, to plant, to mount it. Pitscottie. 
 3. To stell a gun, to take aim with it. 
 Loth. 4. To fix. His een tear stell'd in 
 his head, his eyes were fixed, he did not 
 
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 move them, Loth. 5. To fix; to make 
 firm or stable. " StcU your feet, fix your 
 feet so as not to fall." Gall. Encijcl. C. 
 To ftdl to the home, to put to the horn; 
 to declare one a rebel. Act Sed. — Belg. 
 stell-cii, Su.G. staell-a, to place. 
 STELL, Still, Stoll, .<t. 1. A covert; a 
 shelter, S.A. ^7a^ Acr. 2. An enclosure 
 for cattle, higher than a common fold, S.A. 
 J. yicol.—Tont. stt'llc, locus tutus. 
 STELL, s. "A prop; a support. The sf ell 
 o' the stack, the stick which props the 
 stack." Gall. Encycl. 
 STELL, .«. A deep pool, iu a river, where 
 nets for catching salmon are placed. 
 Aid stell, a place appropriated of old for 
 salmon-fishing. Act. Dom. Cone. V. 
 Stell-net. 
 STELL, adj. Steep, Stirlings. — Dan. atell, 
 steep; Su.G. stel, praeruptus; Alera. and 
 Germ, steil, id.; Teut. stcyl, praeceps. 
 To STELL, r. a. To distil. Acts Ja. VI. 
 STELL,... A still, S. 
 STELLAGE, .t. Apparently, the ground 
 on which a fair or market is held. Earl 
 of Galloxcaifs Title Deeds. From L.B. 
 stallag-ium, the money paid for a stall. 
 Stallaije, in the E. law, denotes either the 
 right of erecting stalls in fairs, or the 
 price paid for it. 
 STELLAR,... A distiller. Acts Ja. VI. 
 STELL-FISHING, s. Fishing with a stell- 
 net, S. Stat. Ace. 
 STELLFITCH, Stellvitch, adj. Dry ; 
 coarse; applied to rank grain, Fife. — 
 Teut. stael, stele, caulis, stipes herbae. 
 STELLIFYIT, part. pa. Converted into a 
 star. Kinfs Quair.— From Lat. stella, 
 and ft 0. 
 STELLIONATE, s. A forensic terra applied 
 to crimes not specified or defined in our 
 common law, but including the general 
 idea of fraud. " Stellionate, from stellio, 
 a serpent of the most crafty kind." 
 Ersk. Inst. 
 STELL-NET, Sxill-net,... A net stretched 
 out by stakes into, and sometimes quite 
 across, the channel of a river, S. t'^tatist. 
 Ace. 
 STELLS, s. pi. The indentations made in 
 ice for keeping the feet steady in curlinq, 
 Dumfr. ; synon. Ilacks.—Teut. stelle,sit\is; 
 locus tutus. 
 STELL-SHOT, s. A shot taken by one 
 who rests his gun on some object, for 
 greater accuracy of aim, S. 
 STEM, s. The utmost extent of any thing. 
 
 Loth. — Su.G. staemm-a, cohibere. 
 To STEM, r. a. To stanch, as, to stem 
 
 hlude, S. — Su.G. steamm-a hloden, id. 
 STEM, s. The name given in Caithn. to a 
 sort of enclosure made with stones on the 
 side of a river, into which salmon are 
 driven. Brand's Orkn. 
 STEMING, Stemvxg, s. The cloth now 
 called tamiue or taminy. Inventories. — 
 
 'PT.estamine,'£6ni.stamijne,lia\.stamni]na, 
 
 L.B. staminea, id. 
 
 STEMPLE, s. A plug; a term used by the 
 
 miners in Leadhills, which seems merely 
 
 a corr. of Stapjjle, id. q. v. 
 
 To STENCH, r. a. 1. A term used with 
 
 respect to a dog that is called oft" from 
 
 pursuing cattle or sheep, Dumfr. This is 
 
 merely E. Stanch used in a peculiar 
 
 sense. The immediate origin is Fr. 
 
 estancher, id. This seems to have been 
 
 formed from Ital. stagn-are, id. Stiern- 
 
 helm refers to old Goth. sta<jn-a, cohibere, 
 
 as the radical term. '2. To satisfy with 
 
 food, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 STENCHEL, Stanciiel, s. An iron bar 
 
 for a window, Ettr. For. Loth.; the same 
 
 with Stenchen. " iStanchels, stanchions, iron 
 
 bars for securing a window." GL Antiq. 
 
 STENCHEN, ... V. Stanssour. 
 
 To STEND, T. n. 1. To spring, S. Ramsay. 
 
 2. To rise to elevation, ib. — Fr. estcnd-re, 
 
 Ital. stcnd-ere, to extend. Lat. extend-ere. 
 
 STEND, ... I. A spring, S. Douglas. It is 
 
 sometimes written Sten, as it is generally 
 
 pronounced. Biirns's Tarn Glen. 2. A 
 
 long step or stride, S. liuddiman. 
 
 STENDERIS, ... pi. Standards. "Four 
 
 stenderis of fedderis for the toppis of 
 
 beddis." Inventories. 
 
 STENDLING, ... The act of springiug with 
 
 great force. Compl. S. 
 To STENYE, t. a. To sting, Gl. Sibb. 
 STENLOCH, Stenlock, ... An overgrown 
 seatli or coal-fish, Duubartons. West. Isl. 
 Surv. of the Hebrid. 
 STENNERS, s. pi. Gravel or small stones 
 on the margin of a river, Ayrs. Clydes. 
 V. Stanners. 
 STENNYNG, Stening, s. A species of 
 fine woollen cloth anciently worn in 
 Scotland. Regist. Counc. Edin. This is 
 perhaps only a variety of Steming, q. v. 
 We find not only O.Fr. estaim, but estain 
 used for fine woollen cloth, Cotgr. Roque- 
 fort; and L.B. ..to^iOH, Avhich Du Cange 
 expl. by Fr. est amine. 
 To STENNIS, V. a. To sprain, E. Loth. 
 STENNIS, ... A sprain, E. and Mid-Loth. 
 Probably from A.S. stun-ian, impingerc, 
 allidere, obtundere, whence E. to IStun. 
 It seems exactly synon. with the term 
 used in the north of S. to Stungle, to 
 sprain slightly. 
 ToSTENT, r. a. 1. To stretch, S. Barh. 
 2. To straiten; stent, at full stretch, S. 3. 
 To restrain; to confine, S. Ranmii/. 4. 
 To erect. Douglas. — Fr. estend-re, from 
 Lat. extend-ere. 
 STENT, adj. Stretched out to the utmost; 
 
 fully extended, S. Davidson's Seasons. 
 To STENT, r. n. To stop; to cease, S. 
 Doug. — O.Sw. sfi/nt-a, Isl. stunt-a, abbre- 
 viare. 
 STENT, ^. Aperture for receiving a bar. 
 Wallace. 
 
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 To STENT, V. a. To assess, S. Acts Ja. 
 VI. — L.B. extend-ere, aestimare, appre- 
 tiare. 
 
 STENT, Stant, s. LA valuation of pro- 
 perty, in order to taxation. BdJenden. — 
 L.B. extent-a, aestimatio. 2. A taxation, 
 S. ib. 3. A task, S. stint, E. Ruddlman. 
 
 STENTMASTERS, s. pi. Those appointed 
 to fix the quota of any duty payable by 
 the inhabitants of a town or parish, S. 
 Act Sed. 
 
 STENT-NET, s. A net stretched out and 
 fixed by stakes or otherwise, S.B. L. Case. 
 
 STENTOUR, s. The same with Stent- 
 master. Acts Ja, VI. 
 
 STENT-ROLL, s. Cess-roll, S. ^c<s /a. VI. 
 
 STEP-BAIRN, s. A step-child, S. Gait. 
 
 STEP IN AGE. Advanced in years. Doug. 
 — Teut. stap, cliraacter, scalae. 
 
 STEPPE, s. A stave. V. Stap. 
 
 STER. The termination of various names 
 of trades, as Baxster, Webster, &c. — 
 Germ. id. 
 
 STER. A termination of many names of 
 places in Caithness and Shetland. Ster, is 
 said to signify an estate. Stat. Ace. 
 
 STER, Stere, Steir, Stering, s. 1. Go- 
 vernment. I)ou<j. 2. The helm. Barb. — 
 A.S. steor, Su.G. sti/re, gubernaculum. 
 
 STER AGE, s. 1. Stir; motion. Dourj. 2. 
 Commotion caused by a throng, id. 
 
 STERAND,^;iar<./)r. Active; lively. Dotig. 
 
 STERDE, Sterdy, adj. Strong. Douglas. 
 — Su.G. Starr, Isl. styrd, rigidus. 
 
 To STERE, Steer, v. a. To govern; to 
 rule. Henrysone. — Teut. stier-en, Su.G. 
 styr-a, id. 
 
 To STERE, Steir, v. n. To stir, S. steer. 
 Lyndsay. — A.S. styr-ian, id. 
 
 STERE, Steir, s. Commotion, S. Doug, 
 
 STERK, adj. Strong. Ba?-b. — Isl. sterk-ur, 
 Germ, stark, robustus. 
 
 STERK, s. A bullock. V. Stirk. 
 
 STERLING, Striueling, adj. A term used 
 to denote English money. Belhnden. 
 Esterling, a name given to those Germans 
 who are said to have been the first that 
 brought the art of refining silver into 
 England. Called Esterlings, as having 
 come from the East. 
 
 STERLING, s. The name of a fish; appa- 
 rently for splrling, a smelt. St. Ace. 
 
 STERMAN-FEE, s. The wages of a 
 steersman. " To pay vij. sh. of sterman- 
 fee." Aberd. Beg. 
 
 STERN, s. A star. V. Starn. 
 
 STERN o' the ce. The pupil of the eye, 
 Ettr. For. — Teut. Ster re der 00(7/je,pupilla, 
 aeies oculi. The Sheen o' the Ee, S.B. q. v. 
 
 STERN YT, p>art. adj. Starry. Doug. 
 
 To STERT, T. n. To start, S.B. One of 
 the old forms of the E. v. Stert, pret. 
 started. Doug. Virg. 
 
 STERT, s. A leap; a spring, ibid. V. Start, s. 
 
 STERTLIN, adj. 1. A term primarily 
 used to denote the restlessness of cattle. 
 
 in consequence of the bite of the cleg or 
 gad-fly, or of their even hearing the 
 sound of its approach, as they imme- 
 diately run for shelter. " Ma kye are aw 
 stertlin the day, that I canua keep them 
 i' the park," Roxb. 2. Transferred to 
 females, who, although somewhat anti- 
 quated, have not lost hopes of the con- 
 nubial state; as, " She has na gi'en owre 
 her stertlin fits yet, the great gowk she 
 is !" ibid. V. Startle. 
 
 STERTLIN, s. 1. Applied, as in sense 1 
 of the adj. to cattle, ibid. 2. To females. 
 " She may gie owre her stertlin, for she'll 
 die the death of Jinkam's [Jenkin's] 
 hen," ibid. 
 
 To STERUE, Sterf, v. n. To die. Wallace. 
 — Belg. sterv-en, Germ, sterf-en, id. 
 
 To STERUEN, r. a. To kill. K. Quair.— 
 A.S. steorf-an. Germ, sterf-en, id. 
 
 STEVEL, adj. Firm; substantial; as, 
 " Stevel brose," Perths. V. Steeve. 
 
 To STEVEL, T. n. To stagger into a place 
 into which one ought not to go; to walk 
 as one who, at every step, is on the point 
 of stumbling, Roxb. Loth. Hogg. V. 
 Staive. 
 
 STEUEN, s. Judgment. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 STEUG, Stewg, s. 1. A thorn; any thing 
 sharp-pointed, S.B. — Germ, stlch, punc- 
 tum; stech-en, pungere. 2. A rusty dart, 
 Aberd. P. Buck. Dial. 3. A hasty stitch 
 with a needle, S.B. 
 
 To STEUG, V. a. To sew slightly and 
 coarsely, S.B. 
 
 STEUIN, Steven, s. 1. The voice, S.B. 
 Douglas. 2. Sound ; a note, ib. — Moes.G. 
 stibna, A.S. stefne, vox. 
 
 STEUIN, s. Tlie prow of a ship. Doug. 
 — Isl. stafn, stefn, Belg. steven, prora. 
 " Prora, the steven of the ship, or the 
 forecastle." Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 To STEUIN, r. a. To direct the course of 
 a ship towards a certain point. Doug. — 
 Isl. stefn-a, proram aliquo dirigere. 
 
 To STEW, Stew on, r. n. To rain slightly; 
 to drizzle, Aberd. From Stew, s. q. v.; q. 
 a rain so thin that it resembles a vapour. 
 
 STEW, Stewe, s. 1 . Vapour, S. Barbour, 
 2. Smoke, S. Charteris. 3. Dust. Doug. 
 ■ — Isl. sty/a, vapour; Su.G. stoef, dust. 4. 
 Used, like Stour, to denote spray, Aberd. 
 5. Also, like its synon. applied to battle, 
 fight, ibid. 
 
 Mill-stew, s. The dust which flies about 
 a mill, S. — Germ, muhlstaub. 
 
 STEWART, Steward, s. 1. " In the strict 
 sense, a magistrate appointed by the king 
 over special lauds belouging to himself, 
 having the same proper jurisdiction with 
 that of a regality." Ersk. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 2. The deputy of a lord of regality, ibid. 
 
 3. Steward of Scotland, a chief officer of 
 the crown. " This ofiicer was in ancient 
 times of the highest dignity and trust ; 
 for he had not only the administration of 
 
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 the crown revenues, but tlic chief over- 
 sight of all the affairs of tlie household 
 and the privilege of the first place in the 
 army, next to the king, in the day of 
 battle. Some antiquaries affirm, that he 
 had the hereditary guardianship of the 
 kingdom in the sovereign's absence; for 
 which reason he was called steward, or 
 fU'dew'ird, from jcard, guardianship, and 
 sted, vice, or place. From this the royal 
 house of Stuart took its surname; but the 
 office was sunk on their advancement to 
 the crown, and has never since been 
 nn-ived." £rdlne. This distinguished 
 officer is by our writers generally de- 
 nominated " high Stewart," or " steward." 
 y . Cra it/ord'f Hist. Fa m . of Stewart. M. 
 Casaubon deduces the term from A.S. 
 slow, locus, and icard, custos; A.S. sfiward 
 signifies dispensator, economus; Isl. sti- 
 rard-r, from stia, opus, and vardiir, cus- 
 tos, q. praefectus operis. 
 STEWARTRIE, .. 1. A jurisdiction over 
 a certain extent of territory, nearly the 
 same with that of a Puu/aliti/, S. Ersk. 
 2. The territory over which this jurisdic- 
 tion extends, S. ibid. " Most stewartries 
 consisted of small parcels of land, which 
 were only parts of a county, as Strathern, 
 Menteith, kc; but the stewartry of Kirk- 
 cudbright, and that of Orkney and Zet- 
 land, make counties by themselves, and 
 therefore send each of them a representa- 
 tive to Parliament." Erskine. 
 STEWATT, s. One in a state of violent 
 
 perspiration. Gl. Sibb. V. Stcvat 
 
 STEWYN, s. Doom. Wall.—Moes.G.'stau- 
 
 cn-'i^wV'"''^^' ^*'' ''^<'./-"«»an action at law. 
 
 SIEWLE, s. The foundation of a rick or 
 
 haystack, Ettr. For.; from A.S. stol, 
 
 Alem. stid, Tent, stoel, sedes ; or softened 
 
 from A.S. stathol, fundamentum, basis, 
 
 E. stool. 
 
 STAY, adj. Steep; as, Set a stout heart to 
 
 a stay brae. 
 STY, s. A strait ascent. Sir Tristrcm.— 
 
 Su.G. Isl. stlj, A.S. sth]a, semita. 
 STIBBLART, adj. Well-grown; plump, 
 
 Aberd. airlstmas Ba'imi. 
 STIBBLE, s. Stubble, S. Kelly. 
 STIBBLER,s. l.A horse turned loose, after 
 harvest, to feed among the stubble, S. 2. 
 One on the harvest-field, who goes from 
 one ridge to another, cutting and gather- 
 ing the handfuls that are left by those 
 who, in their reaping, go regularly for- 
 ward, S. 3. A ludicrous designation given 
 to a Probationer, as having no settled 
 charge, S. Ramsay. 
 STIBBLE-RIGjS. 1. The reaper in harvest 
 who takes the lead, S. /. Nicol. 2. A 
 fieldfrom which the cornhasbeenreaped',S. 
 STIBBLERT, s. A young fellow; a strip- 
 ling, Aberd. W.Beattle. V. Stibblvrt. 
 To STIBBLEWIX, r. a. Applied to a 
 ridge of corn cut down before another, the 
 
 one cut <Iown being between that other 
 and the standing corn, Roxb. 
 STIBBLY, adj. Covered with stubble, S. 
 Davidson's Seasons. 
 
 ^"r^^P^r^^^' ^''^"''•) '■• "• To rustle, S. 
 I'al. lion. 
 
 STICHLES, s. pi. The hot embers of the 
 
 fuel of a kiln, Jlearns. 
 STICHLIE, adj. Filled with fibres. " A 
 stichlie peat," a peat having large vege- 
 table roots interspersed through it, Mearns. 
 ^ The same with Sticklie, q. v. 
 To STICK, V. n. Let that flee stick to the 
 wa', give yourself no trouble about that 
 business, S. Prov. 
 To STICK Pease. To prop them by sticks, S. 
 lo STICK, v.a. 1. To bungle, S. Hamilton. 
 —Germ, steck-cn, impedire. 2. Not to be 
 able to go on with ; as, " Puir lad, the 
 first time he tried to preach, he stickit his 
 sermon," S. " A speech is sticket when the 
 speaker is unable to proceed." GaU.Enc. 
 ^Z\^¥-'^- A temporary obstacle. Baillie. 
 STICK AND STOWE. Completely, S. Burns. 
 
 V. Stab and Stow, 
 STICKAxMSTAM, or Stickumstam, s. It's 
 no worth a stickumstam ; a phrase used in 
 W. Loth, to denote any thing of no value. 
 This term is supposed to signify half a 
 penny Scots, or the twenty-fourth part of 
 an English penny.— A.S. sticce, a part, a 
 fraction. 
 STICKE, s. A piece, as of cloth. Inven- 
 tories. 
 STICKIE-FINGERED, adj. Applied to 
 one to whose fingers the property of 
 others is apt to adhere, Roxb.; Tarry- 
 jingered, synon. ; also Pickie-Jin,/ered. 
 STICKIT, part. 2X1. Embroidered. Invent. 
 
 V. Stikkit. 
 STICKIT, part. jk(. Denoting the relin- 
 quishment of any line of life from want 
 of means, of bodily or mental ability to 
 go on with it, or in consequence of any 
 other impediment; as, "a stickit minister." 
 STICKLE, s. V.Stekill. 
 STICKLE,?. "Bustle." Surv. Ayrs.— 
 
 Isl. stiak, motus, tumultus. 
 STICKLE, s. The cabirs or spars of a kiln, 
 for supporting the hair-cloth, or straw, on 
 which the grain is laid, are called stickles, 
 S.B. Edin. Er. Cour. — Teat, steahel, 
 fulcrum. 
 STICKLY, adj. Applied to soil which is 
 intermixed with stems of trees. Surr. 
 Banfs.—Germ. stick-en, figere, because 
 they stick or impede one's labour. 
 STICKS, s. pi. To Fa' aff the Sticks, to 
 die; a phrase borrowed from a bird when 
 it drops down in its cage, Fife. 
 STICKS AND STAVES. Gane a' to Sticks 
 and States, gone to wreck; a metaph.. 
 phrase, used in relation to bankrupts, &c. 
 and borrowed from the state of a tub, 
 which, when the hoops lose their hold, 
 falls to pieces. Inheritance, 
 
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 To STYE, V. a. To climb. Hudson.— 
 Moes.G. steiq-an, A.S. Alem. slig-an, id. 
 
 STYEN, s. A tumor on the eyelid, S.B. 
 Sty, E. Law's Memor. — Belg. st'ijjhe, 
 hordeolum. It appears that it had re- 
 ceived its Lat. denomination from its re- 
 semblance to a grain of {Jiordeum) barley. 
 
 To ST I EVE, v. a. To cram; to stuff. V. 
 
 STIEVE, adj. Firm, &c. V. Steeve. 
 STIEVELIE, adt. Firmly, S. /. Nicol. 
 STIFE, Stoif, s. a sulphurous smell, 
 
 Tweedd. In Dumfr. it is expl. " the smell 
 
 of a chimney without fire, or that whicli 
 
 is caused by the smoke of an adjoining 
 
 vent." O.Fr. estouff-er,io stifle, to suffocate. 
 STIFF-BACK, s. A kind of game, Clydes.; 
 
 the same with Sweir-tree, q. v. 
 STIFFENIN, s. Starch; linens, &c. being 
 
 stiffened by it, S. — I3elg. styffel, Isl. 
 
 stlrelsi, id. 
 STIFFING, Stiffen, s. Starch; syn. 
 
 Stiffenin, S. Stiffen is still used in Angus. 
 
 Piper of Peebles. 
 STIFFT,s. A duchy, Germ. Monro's Exp. 
 STIGGY, s. A stile, or passage over a 
 
 wall, Shetl. — Norvv. sthj, a stair; Isl. stig, 
 
 Su.G. steg, a flight of steps. 
 STIGIL, *■. A clownish fellow, Aberd. — Isl. 
 
 sti/r/i/Ueg-r, immitis, austerus. 
 STYii, s. A stitch. V. Steik. 
 STIKE RAIDE. A raid collop. V. Steak 
 
 RAID. 
 
 STIKKIS, s. pi. Pieces. Invent. — Teut. 
 stik, frustum. 
 
 STIKKIT, /j«rt. prt. Embroidered. Invent. 
 — Teut. stick-en, piugere, acu plumare. 
 
 STILCH, s. " A young, fat, unwieldy 
 man." Gall. Enc. 
 
 To STILE, t?. a. To place; to set. To stile 
 cannons, to plant them. V. Stell, v. 
 
 To STYLE, V. a. To give a person the title 
 that belongs to his rank, S. 
 
 STILE, Style, s. A sparred gate, S. P. 
 Buchan. Dial. 
 
 STYLlT,part. 2'a. Honoured. Lyndsay. 
 
 To STILL, V. n. To be at rest, S. Ross. 
 — Teut. stiU-cn, sistere. 
 
 * STILL, adj. This term is in S. used in a 
 sense unknown in E.; as combining the 
 ideas of taciturnity and moroseness. It 
 is often conjoined with another term ex- 
 pressive of obstinacy; thus, Ile''s a still, 
 dour cliield. 
 
 STILL, adv. Still and on, without inter- 
 mission; nevertheless, S. 
 
 STILLATOUR,s. An alembic; a vessel for 
 distillation. Act. Doni. Cone. — E. stilla- 
 tory, id. ; Fr. stillatoire, distilling. 
 
 STILL-STAND, s. A cessation of arms. 
 31oni-o.—Dtiu.stilstand,S\v.stlllstande,id. 
 
 To STILP, V. n. 1. To go on crutches, S.B. 
 — Su.G. stolpe, a prop, a support. 2. To 
 stalk, S.B. Journ. Lond. 
 
 STILPER, s. I. One who has long legs, 
 and, of course, a long step, S.B. 2. 
 
 Stilpers, pi. crutches, ibid. 3. Poles for 
 crossing a river dry-shod, ibid. 
 
 To STILT, r. n. 1. To go on crutches, S. 
 2. To halt; to limp, S. Burns. — Su.G. 
 stylt-a, grallis incedere. 3. To cross a 
 river on poles or stilts, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 STILT of a ploH'/h, s. Tlie handle of it, S. 
 Brand. "Stiva,the stilt." Wcdd. Vocah. 
 
 To STILT the Water, v. a. To cross it on 
 poles, Roxb. 
 
 STILTS, s. j}l. Poles for crossing a river. 
 
 To STYME, r. n. 1. To look as one whose 
 vision is indistinct, S.B. 2. Denoting the 
 awkward motions of one who does not 
 see well, S.B. 
 
 STYME, s. 1. The faintest form of any 
 object, S. Pehlis Play.— Sn.G. stomm, 
 the elementary principle of any thing; 
 C.B. ysttini, form, figure. 2. The slightest 
 degree perceptible or imaginable; as, " I 
 coudna see a sty me," S. 3. A glimpse; a 
 transitory glance ; as, " There's no a 
 styme o' licht here," S. Herd's Coll. 
 4. A moment, Ayrs. Picken. 5. Improperly, 
 a disease of the eye. Gl. Surv. Mor. 
 
 STYMEL, s. A name of reproach given 
 to one who does not perceive quickly 
 what another wishes him to see, Clydes. 
 The same with Stymie. 
 
 STYMIE, s. One who sees indistinctly, S.B. 
 
 STIMIKET. Perh. for s«i«A;tf«, stunk. Dunb. 
 
 To STIMMER, v. n. To go about in a 
 confused manner, S.B. V. Stammer. 
 
 ST IMPART, s. 1. The fourth part of a peck, 
 Ayrs. Burns. Hyn.forpet. 2. A young 
 person who reaps the fourth part of a 
 ridge instead of a half, which is the work 
 of one full grown, ibid. 3. As much 
 ground as will produce the fourth part of 
 a peck of flax-seed, ibid. 
 . STING, Steing, s. LA pole, S. Wallace. 
 — Isl. stanga, Su.G. stacng, fustis, pertica. 
 2. A pike or spear. Douglas. — Isl.stang, 
 steing, hasta. 3. An instrument for thatch- 
 ing, S. Pennecuik N. 4. The mast of a ves- 
 sel, Shetl. — Su.G. staang, id. 5. The pole 
 used for shoving a boat from the beach, 
 &c. S.A. 
 
 Staff and Sting. V. Staff. 
 
 To STING, T. a. To thatch, Clydes.; q. to 
 fix on thatch by means of a sting, Ayrs. 
 
 To STING a boat, v. a. To push it forward, 
 or across a river by means of a pole, S.A. 
 Perths. 
 
 STING AND LING. 1. To carry sting and 
 ling, to carry with a long pole, resting on 
 the shoulders of two persons, S. Bann. 
 Journ. 2. To carry off sting and ling, to 
 do so entirely, S. Gl. Sibb. 3. The use 
 of both pole and rope, especially in man- 
 aging unruly horses or cattle. Watson. 
 4. By force, S. " Vi et armis." GL 
 Antiquary. V. Ling. 
 
 STINGE, adj. 1. Stiff; forbidding, Aberd. 
 2. Hard ; difiicult, ib. — Su.G. stinn,ngidusf, 
 robustus; Isl. stinn-r, non facile flexilis. 
 
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 STINGER, s. A mender of thatched roofs, S. 
 
 STINGIN' SPURTLE. An instruineut 
 used in thatdiiug for pusliing in the straw, 
 Clydes. V. Stinu, r. and SriniTLi:. 
 
 STING ISDYNT, s. A stroke with a baton. 
 Burr. _L«(Ci>-. 
 
 STINKARD, s. A terra used in the play 
 of Eiiglisli and Scots, Loth. Bluckw. Mmj. 
 — Teut. Minckaerd, homo foetidus, from 
 the disgrace attached to his captivity. 
 
 STINKIN, adj. Saucy, S. This term always 
 suggests, to a Scotsman, the idea of one 
 looking at another with such an expres- 
 sion of countenance as if he perceived the 
 smell of some offensive object under his 
 nose. 
 
 STINKING DAVIES. The name of the 
 Common Ragweed in the western part of 
 P'ife. St'uikin(i Wtllics, id. Moray. 
 
 STINKING ILL. A species of what is 
 called the sickness among sheep, S. l^Jus. 
 Ili./h/. Soc. 
 
 STINKING-WEED, s. Common ragwort, 
 S. Li(/htfoot. 
 
 STINNELL, it. Sting, or perhaps thrilling 
 pain. Lett. Bp. ofRo^s to Ahp. ofGlasijow. 
 — Perh. a dimin. from tSting, q. ttui(jel ; 
 or an error for Fr. stimule, a goad, prick, 
 or sting. 
 
 To STYNT, Stim, r. n. To stop; to pause. 
 Douglas. 
 
 STYPE, s. Fount. Dec. Qu. if an error 
 for Slypes? V. Slip, Slyp, a low kind 
 of draught-carriage. 
 
 To STIR, r. a. To injure. V. Steer, v. 
 
 7'oSTIR,r.rt. To plough slightly. V.Steer. 
 
 STIRK, Sterk, s. 1. A bullock or heifer 
 between one and two years old, S. Dunh. 
 2. A stupid fellow, S. Ramsay. Burns. 
 — A.S. styrc, styr'ic, juvencus, juvenca. 3. 
 A stout man, S.B. Christmas Ba^imj. 
 
 To STIRK, r. n. To be with calf, S.B. 
 
 STIRKIE, s. A little stirk, S.B. 
 
 STIRKIE'S-STA, 5. 1. The place in a 
 cow-house appropriated to a stirk, S.B. 
 2. To be put iu the stirkie's-sta, a phrase 
 applied to a child who receives less at- 
 tention than formerly from the mother, 
 in consequence of her bringing forth an- 
 other, S.B. In Fife, the Stirk's sta. 
 
 STIRKIE, 2>art. jia. Wounded; stricken 
 or struck. Doujlas. 
 
 STIRLIN, s. A silver coin, apparently 
 ascribed to David I. of Scotland. Stat. 
 Bob. III. V. Sterling. 
 
 STIRLING, Stirle.ne, Sterlin, s. The 
 starling or stare, S. Lyndsay. — Teut. 
 sterlinck, sturuus. 
 
 STIRRAH, Stirra, s. LA stout boy, S. 
 Boss. 2. A young fellow. Ferijusson. — Isl. 
 strak-r, pusio, puellus; smastrak-r, a boy 
 who is beginning to run. 
 
 STIRRING, Stirring-furrow, .«. A slight 
 ploughing, S. MaiiceU's Sel. Trans. The 
 general, if not the invariable, pronuncia- 
 tion among those who retain their an- 
 
 cient language, is stecrin<j. V. Steering- 
 fur. 
 
 STIRRUP-DRAM, Stiruup-Cup, s. A 
 glass of ardent spirits, or draught of ale, 
 given by the host to his guest when 
 about to depart, S. Ouu JSIannerinii. 
 
 * STITCH, s. A furrow" or drill, as of 
 turnips, potatoes, &c. Dumfr. 
 
 To STITE aff, V. n. 1. To stumble, so as 
 to go to one side, S.A. JIoijij. 2. To 
 move about in a stiff and unsteady way. 
 It is said of an old man who still moves 
 about, that " he's aye stytin about," Loth. 
 V. Stoit, r. 
 
 STYTE, s. 1. "Absurd prating; nonsense." 
 Gl. Sure. Moray. Aberd. Mearns. Buff, 
 synon. 2. A person who talks in a foolish 
 way. D. Anderson's Poems. — Perhaps 
 allied to Teut. stuyt-en, to boast. 
 
 STITII, Stytii, (((7/. 1. Steady, S. Barb. 
 2. Strong. Wyutown. — A.S. stith, styth, 
 durus, rigidus. 3. Stiff, iu consequence 
 of being stretched; applied to a rope, Upp. 
 Clydes. 4. Dead; having the stiffness of 
 death, Aberd. Boss. 
 
 STYTHE, s. Place ; station. Minstrelsy 
 Border. — A.S. styde, styth, locus. 
 
 STITHILL. Perh. eagerly. Gaxcan and 
 Gol. — A.S. stithlice, strenue. 
 
 STIVAGE, adj. Stout; fit for work, Aberd. 
 Gl. Shirr. Perh. q. stiffsh. 
 
 STIVE, adj. Firm. V. Steive. 
 
 STIVE Y, Steevie, s. A quantity of thick 
 food; as, "a stivey of parritch," Fife. — 
 Germ. siei/V, stiffness ; Teut. styc-en, fir- 
 mare. 
 
 STIVERON, s, " Any very fat food, such 
 as a haggis." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 STI VET, s. LA short, stout-made man, 
 Roxb. — Teut. stijfte, rigor. 2. A stub- 
 born, wilful person, ibid. Ettr. For. — Dan. 
 part, stitet, "starched, stiffened." Stiv, 
 " hard, not flexible," Wolff. 
 
 To STOAN, r. n. To give out suckers ; 
 applied to plauts,Upp. Lanarks. Stool, syn. 
 
 STOAN, s. A quantity of suckers springing 
 from the same root, ibid. — Isl. stofn, a 
 stem or stalk. 
 
 STOB, s. LA prickle, or small splinter of 
 wood, S. Rutherford. Syn. Stog. 2. The 
 puncture made by a prickle, S.— Germ. 
 stupf, stipp, puuctum, 3. A coarse nail, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 To STOB, I', a. 1. To pierce with a pointed 
 instrument, S. E. stab. Z. Boyd. 2. 
 To point with iron. Chr. S. P. 
 
 STOB, s. 1 . Stump of a tree. Lyndsay. 
 2. A palisade, S.; also .s?a6. Douglas. 3. 
 A pole; a stake. Spalding. — A.S. stubb, 
 Belg. stobbe, stipes, truncus. 
 
 STOB, s. The stump of a rainbow ; viewed 
 as a prognostic of an approaching storm, 
 S. — Su.G. stubb, a part of any thing 
 broken off. 
 
 STOB AND STAIK. To hald Stab and 
 Staik in any place, to have one's perma- 
 
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 nent residence there. Aherd. Beg. Y. 
 Stab and Stow. 
 
 STOBBED, Stob-feather'd. 1. Unfledged, 
 S. 2. Having no provision or furnitui-e; 
 applied to a young couple, S. 
 
 STOB-FEATHERS, s. pi. 1. The short, 
 unfledged feathers which remain on a 
 plucked fowl, S. 2. Those which appear 
 first on a young bird, S. 
 
 STOB-SPADE, s. An instrument for push- 
 ing in the straw in thatching, Angus. 
 Synon. Stanc/ril, and Stui(/. 
 
 STOB-THACKER, s. One Avho forms or 
 mends thatched roofs with a stob, or 
 stake, S.B. 
 
 STOB-THACKING, Stob-thatching, s. 
 The act of thatching in this way, S.B. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 STOB-THACKIT, Stob-thatched, adj. 
 Thatched as described above, S. St. Ace. 
 
 To STOCK, i: n. To become stifl", S.— Su.G. 
 stock-a, to harden. 
 
 STOCK, s. One whose joints are stiffened 
 by age or disease, S.— Belg. stok-oud, 
 decrepid. 
 
 STOCK, s. The hardened stem of a plant, as 
 akatl-stock, S. Burns. — Su.G. kaa(stock,id. 
 
 STOCK, Bed-stock,s. The forepart of a bed. 
 Z. Boyd. — Su.G. stock, pars lecti anterior. 
 
 To STOCK, V. n. To branch out into va- 
 rious shoots immediately above ground ; 
 applied to plants, S.— O.Teut. stock-en, 
 concrescere, couglobari, densari, Kilian. 
 
 STOCK AND BROCK. The whole of one's 
 property, including what is properly called 
 Stock, and that which consists of such 
 articles as are not entire, S. V. Brok. 
 
 STOCK AND HORN. A toast given by 
 farmers ; including sheep-stock and black 
 cattle, Roxb. Another toast is, " Corn, 
 Horn, Wool, and Yarn." 
 
 STOCK AND HORN. A musical instrument 
 composed of the stock, which is the hind 
 thigh bone of a sheep, or a piece of elder, 
 with stops in the middle ; the horn, the 
 smaller end of a cow's horn; and an oaten 
 reed. Bamsaj/. 
 
 STOCK-DUCK, s. The mallard, Orkn. 
 Barry.— Gevm. stock-ent, Kramer; Norw. 
 stok-and. 
 
 STOCKERIT,ji;re?. V. Stacker. 
 
 STOCKET, part. pa. Trimmed, or perhaps 
 stiffened. Anderson's Coll. — Tent, stock- 
 en, firmare, stabilire. 
 
 STOCK-HORNE,s. A horn anciently used 
 by foresters in S. Skene. 
 
 STOCKIE, s. A piece of cheese, or a bit of 
 fish, between two pieces of bread, Fife. 
 
 STOCKING, s. The sending forth of va- 
 rious stems, S. Surv. Bai^s. 
 
 STOCKING, s. The cattle, implements of 
 husbandry, &c. on a farm, in contradis- 
 tinction from the crop, S, "Stock, live 
 stock," Yorks. Marsh. 
 
 STOCK-OWL,s. The eagle owl,Ork. Barry. 
 
 STOCK-STORM, s. Snow continuing to lie 
 
 on the ground, Aberd. — Isl. stakastornnir, 
 id. V. Storm. 
 
 STODGE, s. A pet, Ayrs. V. Stadge. 
 
 STODGIE, adj. Under the influence of a 
 pettish or sulky humour, ibid. 
 
 STOER-MACKREL, s. The tunny fish, S. 
 Sibbald. — Sw. stor, great, and makrill, 
 mackerel. 
 
 To STOG, V. n. To walk heedlessly on 
 with a heavy, sturdy step, Ettr. For. 
 lioijg. Gall. Encycl. — Isl. stiy, gradus, 
 via ; Su.G. steg, passus, gradus. 
 
 STOG, s. " One with a stupid kiud of 
 gait," ibid. 
 
 To STOG, 'V. 11. A term used in turning, 
 chipping, or planing wood, when the tool 
 goes too deep, Berwicks. V. Stok. 
 
 STOG, s. A term applied, in reaping, to 
 the stubble which is left too high, or to 
 an inequality thus produced, S. V.Stuggv. 
 
 To STOG, Stug, r. a. To cut down grain 
 so as to leave some of the stubble too 
 high. Loth. Pron. Stag, Ettr. For. 
 
 To STOG, V. a. 1. To push a stick down 
 through the soil, in order to ascertain its 
 depth, Ettr. For. — Fr. estoqu-er, to thrust 
 or stab. 2. To search a pool or marsli, 
 by pushing down a pole at intervals, ibid. 
 3. To plant the feet slowly and cautiously 
 in walking, as aged orinfirm persons do,ib. 
 
 STOG, s. 1. Any pointed instrument; as, 
 " A great stog o' a needle," or " o' a 
 preen," S. 2. A prickle, or a small 
 splinter of wood fixed in the flesh, S. 
 V. Stok, Stog sword. 
 
 STOGGIE, adj. 1. Rough in a general 
 sense, Upp. Clydes. 2. As applied to 
 cloth, it denotes that it is both coarse 
 and rough, ibid. 
 
 STOG SWORD. V. Stok. 
 
 To STOICH, r. a. To fill with bad or 
 suffocating air ; as, " The house is stoicht 
 wi' reek," i, e. filled with smoke, Lanarks. 
 
 STOICH, s. Air of this description ; as, 
 " There's a stoich o' reek in the house," 
 ibid. — Germ, stick-en, suffocari. 
 
 STOICHERT, part. adj. 1. Overloaded 
 with clothes ; as, " She's a stoichert quean," 
 or " He's stoichert up like a Dutchman," 
 Ayrs. 2. Overpowered with fatigue, Renfr. 
 
 STOlFF.s. A stove. Acts J. VI. V. Stow. 
 
 STOYLE, s. A long vest, reaching to the 
 ankles. E. Stole. Inventories. — Fr. stole, 
 Lat. stol-a, id. 
 
 STOIP, s. A measure. V. Stoup. 
 
 STOIT, s. A springing motion in walking, 
 S. V. Stot, s. 
 
 To Lose or Tyne the Stoit. Metaph. to 
 lose the proper line of conduct, S. 
 
 To STOIT, Stot, Stoiter, r. n. 1. To 
 stagger; to totter, S. /. Nicol. 2. To 
 stumble, S. ,57*' Tristrem. 3. Applied to 
 public aftairs. Fergusson. — ^xx.G.stoet-a, 
 allidere, offendere. 4. To skip about; to 
 move with elasticity, S.O. Beg. Dalton. 
 
 STOITER, $. The act of staggering, S. 
 
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 To STOITLE O'ER, r. n. To fall over in 
 an easy way, in consequence of infirmity, 
 without being much liurt. 
 To STOK, r. a. To thrust. Domj. V. Stug. 
 STOK, Stok swerd, Stog sword, s. A long 
 small sword. Bcllenden. — Teut. stocke, 
 sica, ensis. 
 BTOKEl>i, part. pa. Enclosed. V. Steik, r. 
 STOKIT MERIS. Apparently breeding 
 mares. Act. Audit. Stockin Mare is a. 
 phrase still used in Fife for a brood mare, 
 i. e. one kept for increasing the stock of 
 horses. — Teut. stock, genus, progenies. 
 STOLE, Stowl,s. A stalk of corn, S. Ess. 
 Jli'/hl. tSoc. — " E. stool, a shoot from the 
 trunk of a tree," Todd.; Su.G. stol, basis, 
 fulcrum. 
 I'o STOLL, r. a. To place in safety, or in 
 ambusli. Doiti/las. — Teut. stcU-en, ponere. 
 STOLL, s. A place of safety, Gl. Sibb. 
 STOLLING, Stollin, .<!. The act of stow- 
 ing a cargo on shipboard. Acts Ja. III. 
 — O.Teut. stutiw-cH, acervare. 
 STOLTUM, s, A good cut or slice, as of 
 bread and cheese, Roxb. Synon. Stotc, 
 Whauij. 
 STOLUil, s. 1. A large piece of any thing 
 broken oif another piece, Upp. Lanarks. — 
 Teut. stolle, frustum. 2. A large quan- 
 tity of any thing ; as, " Ye've a gude sto- 
 Iiim o' cheese and bread there, my lad ! " 
 Roxb. 3. A supply ; a store, Ettr. For. 
 STOLUM, s. As much ink as a pen takes 
 
 up for writing, S. 
 STOMATICK, s. A medicine good for the 
 
 stomach, S. ; Stomacliick, E. 
 STOiAIOK, s. That part of female dress 
 called a Stomacher. Borth. Brit. Antiq. 
 STOMOK, s. A shred. Evergreen.— Sa.G. 
 
 stumpiij, mutilated, id. 
 To STONAY, Stl'nat, r. a. 1. To astonish. 
 Barbour. 2. To be afraid of; to be dis- 
 mayed at the appearance of. The Bruce. 
 STONE-BAG, s. A skin filled with stones ; 
 a contrivance employed by our ancestors 
 for driving away beasts from their flocks 
 or pastures. 3Io)iro's E.rped. 
 STONE CELT. V. Celt. 
 STONE-CHECKER, s. V. Staxe-chaker. 
 STONE COFFINS. The name given to 
 those repositories of the dead which con- 
 sist of six flat stones, placed in form of 
 a chest ; one forming the bottom, four 
 standing on end as the sides, and a sixth 
 employed as a lid, S. Camden. 
 STONE-FISH, s. The spotted blenny, S. 
 
 Sibbald. 
 STONE-RAW, s. V. Staneraw. 
 STONERN, adj. Of or belonging to stone. 
 Maitland's Hist. Edin. — Germ, steinene, 
 also steinern, id. Hodie steinern, says 
 Wachter. 
 STONES. To Go to the Stones, to go to 
 church. Highlands of S. For the origin 
 of this phraseology, V. Clachan. 
 STONKERD, Sio-nkard, Stunkart, adj. 
 
 Silent and sullen, S. stunkart. Ramsay. — 
 Isl. styijij-r, id.; Belg. stuij, surly; Dan. 
 stenkerd, litigator. 
 To STOO, r. a. To crop. V. Stow. 
 STOOK, s. A sort of wedge anciently used 
 in sinking coal-pits in S. Bald. — Stook 
 may be allied to Germ, stocke, a stake, a 
 peg, or stick-en, pungere. 
 STOOK, Stouk, s. a shock of corn, con- 
 sisting of twelve sheaves, S. Courant. — 
 Teut. stock, meta, a heap. 
 To STOOK, r. a. To put into shocks, S. 
 
 i?. Galloway. 
 STOOKER, s. One who puts corn into 
 
 shocks, S.O. Lights and Shadows. 
 STOOKIE, s. A bullock that has horns 
 
 like those of a goat, Moray. 
 STOOKIT, j[)art. adj. Having such horns, ib. 
 STOOKS, Stugs, s. pi. Small horns point- 
 ing irregularly, but for the most part 
 backwards, like those of a goat, Moray. 
 STOOK- WAYS, adr. After the manner in 
 which shocks of corn are set up, S. 
 3Iaxweirs Sel. Trans. 
 To STOOL, (pron Stule,) i: n. To shoot 
 out a number of stems from the same 
 root, S. Stoan, synon. — Belg. steel, a 
 stalk, a stem ; Tent, stele, caulis. 
 To STOOL out, i\ n. The same with the 
 
 preceding v. 
 
 STOOL, Stule, s. LA bush of stems from 
 
 the same root, S. 2. A place where wood 
 
 springs up of its own accord after having 
 
 been cut down, S.B. Sure. Argyles. V. 
 
 Stole, Stowl. 
 
 STOOL, s. To Draw in one's Stool, to 
 
 marry a widow, or a female who has a 
 
 furnished house. " He has naething to do 
 
 but draw in his stool and sit doun," S.A. 
 
 STOOL-BENT, s. Moss-rush, S. Lightfoot. 
 
 To STOOM, T. n. To frown, S.B.— Su.G. 
 
 stiimm, Belg. stum, dumb. 
 STOOP, Stoupe, s. la post fastened in 
 the earth, S. /. Nicol. 2. A prop ; a sup- 
 port, S. Balfour. 3. One who supports 
 another, S. Knox. — Su.G. stolpe, columna, 
 fulcrum. 4. It is used in a ludicrous 
 sense in relation to the limbs of an ani- 
 mal. Thus, in describing a lean worn- 
 out horse, he is said to consist of "four 
 stoups and an o'ertree," Loth. 
 STOOP-BED, s. A bed with posts, S. 
 FouR-STOOPiT Bed, s. A four-posted bed, 
 
 S. V. Stoop, Stoupe. 
 STOOPS OF A BED. The bed-posts or 
 
 pillars, S. Inventories. 
 STOOP AND ROOP. V. Stoup and Roup. 
 STOOR, rtcii'. Avast; get away, S. 
 To STOOR, r. n. To move swiftly. V. 
 
 Stour, t. 
 STOOR, adj. Strong; austere, &c. V. 
 
 Sture. 
 To STOOR, T. a. " To pour leisurely out 
 of any vessel held high." Gl. Surv. Moray. 
 Often to Stoor up liquor.— Teut. stoor-en, 
 turbare, irritare, q. to raise the froth. 
 
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 To STOOT, T. n. To stutter. V. Stute. 
 
 To STOOTH, V. a. To lath and plaster a 
 wall, Ettr. For. Ayrs. 
 
 STOOTHED,;>«rt.rt(/j/. Apparently studded. 
 " Balteus vel balteum, a sword-belt or 
 stoothed belt," Despaut. Gram. 
 
 STOOTHIN, s. Lathing and plastering, 
 Ettr. For. Ayrs. — A.S. stuthe, palus, a pale 
 or stake. Tent. stiitte,i^.stutt-en,i{x\c\XQ.; 
 Isl. stiidd-r, suffultus. 
 
 To STOP to, T. a. To cram; to stuff. Eol- 
 lucke. — Dan. stopp-e, Sw. stopp-a, to stuff, 
 to cram. In the same sense it is now 
 vulgarly said, To stap in, S. 
 
 STOP, s. A stave. Jets Ja. VI. 
 
 STOP COMPTOUR. Act Dom. Cone. This 
 phrase might signify a board or bench for 
 holding stou2)s or vessels for measuring 
 liquids. 
 
 STOPPED, adj. Apparently used for stupid. 
 JRollocke. 
 
 STOR, adj. Severe. V. Sture. 
 
 STORARE, Storour, s. One who has the 
 charge of flocks of sheep, &c. Doiujlas. 
 
 STORE, s. Applied to sheep or cattle, S. 
 
 STORE FARM. A farm principally con- 
 sisting of a walk for sheep, S. 
 
 STORE Y- WORM, ?. A slug, Shell. This 
 might be q. " the large worm," from Isl. 
 stor, magnus, and orm, vermis. But per- 
 haps it is merely a variety of Torrie- 
 u-orm, q. v. 
 
 STOREM ASTER, s. The tenant of a sheep- 
 farm, S. Agr. h>urT. E. Loth. 
 
 STORG, s. " A large pin." Gull. Encycl. 
 Corr. perh. from Stog, s. q. v. 
 
 STORGING, s. " The noise a pin makes, 
 rushing into [the] flesh," ibid. 
 
 * STORY, s. A softer term for a false- 
 hood, S. 
 
 STORY-TELLER, s. A softer name for a 
 liar, S.; nearly syn. with E. Romancer. 
 
 * STORM, s. A fall of snow, Aberd. 
 Spald. " Storvi, a fall of snow," Yorks. 
 Marshall. 
 
 Feeding-Storm, s. Fall after fall of snow, 
 without dissolving, S. 
 
 STORMING, s. Tempestuous weather. It 
 is used in tlie proverbial phrase, "Stuffin' 
 hands out stormin^ ,•" i. e. a well-filled 
 belly is the best antidote to the effects of 
 a severe blast, Roxb. 
 
 STORM-STEAD, Storm-staid, adj. Stop- 
 ped, or stayed, in a journey, by reason of 
 a storm. Spalding. 
 
 STORM-WINDOW, s. A window raised 
 from the roof, and slated above and on 
 each side, S.; anciently storme-windolk. 
 Aberd. Jie<). 
 
 STOT, s. 1 .' A young bull or ox, S. Doug. 
 2. A bull of any age, S.B.- — Su.G. stiit, 
 juvencus; Dan. stud, a bull. 3. A male 
 of the Bos species that has been cas- 
 trated, S. 
 
 To STOT, V. n. To take the bull, S.B. 
 
 To STOT, r. n. 1. To rebound from the 
 
 ground, S. Ilomer^s Sisi/plius Paraph. 
 2. To bounce in walking, S. — Belg. stuyt- 
 en, to bounce ; Sw. stutt-a, to rebound. 
 
 To STOT, r. a. To cause to rebound; as, 
 to slot a ball, S. 
 
 STOT, s. 1. The act of rebounding, S. 
 Monro. 2. A bounce or spring, in walk- 
 ing, S. 3. Quick or sudden motion. 
 liuiherford. 4. A leap, or quick motion 
 in dancing, S. Herd\i Coll. A stot o' the 
 sjrring, a movement of the tune. 
 
 To STOT, r. n. To stumble. V. Stoit. 
 
 To STOT, r. a. To stop. Barb.—Be]g. 
 stuyt-en, impedire. 
 
 To STOT, 'V. n. To stop; to cease; pret. 
 stotit. Gau'cin and Gol. 
 
 STOT'S-MILK, s. Unboiled flummery, 
 Lanarks.; ludicrously denominated, be- 
 cause it is merely a substitute for milk, 
 when this is scarce. 
 
 To STOTTER, t. n. To stumble; to be 
 ready to fall, Ettr. For. V. Stoit, 
 Stoiter, Stouter. 
 
 To STOVE, t. a. To stew, S. Ramsay.— 
 Germ, stoc-en, Su.G. stiifw-a, id. 
 
 STOVE, StouEjS. a vapour. Doiitj. V.Stew. 
 
 STOUND, s. A small portion "of time, a 
 moment. Dour/. — A.S. Su.G. Isl. Teut. 
 stand, tempus, momentum. 
 
 To STOUND, r. n. To ache, S. Doug.— 
 Isl. styn, doleo, stundc, dolui. 
 
 STOUND, s. 1. An acute pain, affecting 
 one at intervals, S. 2. Transferred to the 
 mind, denoting any thing that causes a 
 smarting pain, S. Doug. 
 
 STOUP, Stoip, s. la deep and narrow 
 vessel for holding liquids, S. Dunbar. — 
 A.S. stoppa, a pot or flagon; Teut. stoop, 
 urna. 2. A pitcher or bucket used for 
 carrying water, narrower at the top than 
 at the bottom. This is denominated a 
 water-stoup, S. Spalding. 
 
 STOUP, adj. Stupid. V. Stupe. 
 
 STOUP AND ROUP, adv. Completely, S. 
 i. e. stump and rump. Ramsay. The same 
 mode of expression is common in Lancash. 
 " Steau-p OH reaicp, all, every part," Gl. 
 Tim. Bobbins. 
 
 STOUPE, s. A prop. V. Stoop. 
 
 STOUPFULL, s. As much as fills the 
 vessel called a Stoup, of whatever size, S. 
 Pre/. Law^s Memor. 
 
 STOUR, Stoure, Stowr, Sture, s. 1. The 
 agitation of any body, the parts of which 
 are easily separable. Doug. 2. Dust in 
 motion, S. pron. stoor. Burns. 3. Used 
 improperly, with respect to dust that is 
 laid, S. A. Douglas. 4. A gush of water, 
 Aberd. 5. The spray driven, in conse- 
 quence of the agitation of a body of water. 
 Doug. 6. Trouble; vexation; To raise a 
 stour, to cause disturbance, S. Ross. 7. 
 Battle; fight, S. Barb. — Isl. styr,imgua,, 
 pi'aeliura; O.Fr. estour, id. 8. Perilous 
 situation ; hardship, S. Wallace. 9. Force; 
 violence. Bdlenden, 10, A paroxysm of 
 
rage. Doittjlaf. 1 1 . Severe reproof, S.B. 
 lions. — A.S. stforc, reproof, correction. 
 1'2. A fright, Dumfr. — Bclg. ftoor-ci>. 
 Tent, ntocr-cii, A.S. nti/r-an, turbare, E. 
 to stir. 
 
 To Throw Stour in one^s Eeii. To blind 
 one; to impose upon one by false appear- 
 ances, S. R. Gilhaize. 
 
 To STOUR about, v. n. To move quickly 
 from place to place; implying the idea of 
 great activity, and often of restlessness 
 of mind, S. Tourmuj. 
 
 To STOUR (tff, r. n. To move off quicklv, 
 Clydes. 
 
 STOUR, adj. Tall; large; great; stout, 
 Slietl. V. Sture, sense 3. 
 
 STOUR, adj. Austere. V. Sture, Stur. 
 
 STOUR, Stovre, .•:. A stake; a long pole, 
 Dumfr. DoUij. — Su.G. Dan. stvcr,staur, id. 
 
 2o STOUR, Stowre, Stoor, r. n. 1. To 
 rise in foam or spray. Doug. 2. To move 
 swiftly, making the dust or water fly 
 about, S. Watson. 3. To gush, Aberd. 
 
 STOURAGE, s. Apparently, the direction 
 or management. V. the r. 
 
 To STOURE, 1-. w. Sadler's Papers. This 
 may perhaps signify, to have the com- 
 mand, to govern. — Tent, stuer-en, stuyr- 
 en, regere, dirigere. 
 
 STOURIE, adj. Dusty, S. F. Gilhaize. 
 
 STOURIN, s. A slight sprinkling of any 
 powdery substance; as, "a stourin o' 
 meal," Clydes. 
 
 STOUR-LOOKING, adj. Having the ap- 
 pearance of sternness or austerity, S. 
 Tales of Ml/ Landlord. 
 
 STOUR-MACKEREL, s. Espl. as de- 
 noting the Scad, in the Frith of Forth. 
 Neill. Sibbald makes this to be the 
 Tunny. V. Stoer-mackrel. 
 
 STOURNE, adj. Stern; used as a s. Sir 
 Gaicau. — A.S. sti/rne, id. 
 
 STOURNESS,s. Largeness; bigness, Shetl. 
 
 STOURREEN, s. A warm drink, ibid. 
 A.Bor. stoorey, denotes " a mixture of 
 warm beer and oatmeal with sugar," Gl. 
 Brocket. V. Stourum. 
 
 STOURUM, Stoorum, s. What is other- 
 wise called Brochan, Aberd. V. Sturocu. 
 
 STOUSHIE, adj. Squat; a stousltie man, 
 one who is short and thick, Fife. Evi- 
 dently the same with Stoussie. 
 
 STOUSSIE, s. A strong healthy child, S. 
 — Corr. from stout, or Germ, stutz-en, to 
 support. 
 
 To STOUTER, r. n. To stumble; to trip 
 in walking, Fife.^Teut. stuyt-en, to stop. 
 
 STOUTH, .--. 1. Theft, S. Bellenden. 2. 
 Stealth. Douq. — Su.G. stoeld, id. 
 
 STOUTH AND ROUTH. Plenty; abund- 
 ance, S. Antiquary. 
 
 STOUTHREIF, Stouthrie, .«'. 1. Theft 
 accompanied with violence ; robbery. Acts 
 Ja. V. 2. Stouthrie, now denotes theft 
 merely, S. 
 
 STOUTHRIE,?. Provision; furniture, Fife. 
 
 — Teut. s?o«!c-tfn,acervare; and ryck, A.S. 
 ric, rich. 
 STOUTLYNYS, adc. Stoutly. Barbour. 
 
 V. LlNGIS. 
 
 To STOW, Stowe, Stoo, t. a. To crop; to 
 lop, S. Dowj.—Sn.G. stiiftc-a, amputare. 
 
 STOW, s. A cut or slice, pron. stoo ; S.B. 
 Roxb. the same with Stoltum; from Stow, 
 V. to crop, to lop. <U. Shirr. 
 
 STOW, interj. Hush; silence, Orkn. — Per- 
 haps from Su.G. sto, Isl. staa, to stand ; 
 q. stop, cease. 
 
 STOW, s. A stove. PI. stoicis, stoves. 
 Acts Ja. VI. — Su.G. stufwa, anc. stuw, 
 A.S. sto/a, hypocaustum. 
 
 STOWEN, s. A gluttonous fellow ; as, 
 " He's a great stoicen for his guts," Teviotd. 
 — O.Teut. stouw-en, acervare, accumulare, 
 cogere; Dan. stuc-er, to stow, sturer, a 
 stower. 
 
 STOWIK, s. A shock of corn; the same 
 with Stook. Aberd. lie,/. 
 
 STOWINS, s. pi. The 'tender blades or 
 sprouts nipt from colewort or any other 
 vegetable, S. Picken. 
 
 STOWLINS, adv. Clandestinely, from 
 stouth, stealth, S. Morison, Burns. 
 
 STOWN,Stowin, j3ar(!.;?a. Stolen. Ahp. 
 Hamiltoun. 
 
 STOWNLINS, «(/r. Clandestinely; thiev- 
 ishly, Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 STOWP, s. A post, as that of a bed; the 
 same with Stoop. Inventories. 
 
 STRA, Stray, s. 1. A straw, S. strae. Doug. 
 2. A thing of no value, ibid. 3. To draw 
 a strae be/'ore ane, to attempt to deceive 
 one, S. Godscroft.—Sn.G. draga straa for 
 gamla kattor, to deceive an old cat. 4. 
 To Bind or Tie xrith a »SVr«t', applied to one 
 who is so overcome with laughter, as to 
 be incapable of the slightest exertion or 
 resistance, S. Annals of the Parish. 
 
 STRAA. To Say Straa to one, to find fault 
 with one, to lay any thing to one's charge. 
 Of a man who is acquitted from any im- 
 putation, or who has paid all his creditors, 
 it is a common phrase in Angus, Naehody 
 dare say Straa to him. — The term is pro- 
 bably allied to Teut. and Germ, straffe, 
 Dan. straf, poena, supplicium; animad- 
 versio, correptio. 
 
 STRABBLE, ,•;. Any thing hanging loosely; 
 a tattei-, S.B. — Germ, strauhlein, a fritter. 
 
 STRABS, s. pi. Expl. " any withered vege- 
 tables, loosely scattered abroad; or any 
 light rubbish blown about by the wind, 
 or lying about in a dispersed state," 
 Aberd. W. Beattie's Tales. 
 
 STRABUSH, s. Tumult; uproar, S.— Ital. 
 strabalz-are, to hurry up and down, to 
 abuse; strapazz-are, id. O.Fr. strapass-er, 
 quereller. 
 
 STRACK, adj. Strict, S.B.— A.S. strae, id. 
 
 STRACUMMAGE, s. The same with stra- 
 bush, Fife. — Ital. stracciamento, pulling 
 to pieces. 
 
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 STR 
 
 STRADDLE, s. The small saddle, or fur- 
 niture, put on the back of a carriage- 
 horse, for supporting the shafts of the 
 carriage, Sutherl. Car-saddle, synon. It 
 seems thus denominated from its, as it 
 were, bestriding the horse. 
 
 STRAE, .<;. Straw. V. Stra, Stray. 
 
 STRAE-DEAD, adj. Quite dead, S. Glen- 
 fenpis. 
 
 STRAE-DEATH, s. A natural death on 
 one's bed, as opposed to a violent or acci- 
 dental one, S. Skinner, — Su.G. straadoe, 
 morte sicca obire. 
 
 STRAEIN,rt(7/. Of or belonging to straw, S. 
 
 STRAG, s. " A thin-growing crop, the 
 stalks straggling." Gall. Encycl. — A.S. 
 straeq-an, to scatter. 
 
 STRAGGER, s. A straggler, Ettr. For. 
 
 STRAY. On stray, adv. Astray. Gawan 
 and Gol. 
 
 STRAICIEK, s. A stroke. Compl. of S. 
 It is probable that the word had been 
 written straikls, or siraickis, i. e. strokes 
 or blows. 
 
 STRAICT, SxKAYTE, s. A narrow pass. 
 Wyntown. 
 
 STRAIFFIN, s. That thin filmy substance 
 which is made of the secundine of a cow, 
 and used in the country for covering ves- 
 sels or the mouths of bottles, to keep out 
 the air, Sutherl. 
 
 To STRAIGHT, v. a. To lay out a dead 
 body, S.O. Synon. Streik, S.B. and 
 Strauc/hten. Anna/s of the Parish. 
 
 STRAIGHT, s. A straight line, S. L. Case. 
 
 To STRAIK, SteAYK, v. a. 1. To stroke, 
 S. Doug. — A.S. strac-an. Germ, streich-en, 
 molliter fricare. 2. To anoint with any 
 unctuous substance, S. To straik bread, 
 to put butter on it. 3. Applied to the 
 measurement of grain, S. 
 
 STRAIK, s. 1. The act of stroking, S. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 2. The act of anointing, S. 3. 
 A piece of hard wood, with straight edges, 
 used for stroking off all that is above the 
 legal measure of grain, salt, &c. in the 
 vessel used for measurement, S. 4. The 
 quantity of grain that is stroked or rubbed 
 off from the top of the bushel, in the act 
 of measurement, S. The Pirate. 
 
 STRAIK, Strake, s. 1. A blow, S. Doug. 
 — Germ, streich, Sw. streek, ictus. 2. 
 Metaph. remorse. R. Bruce. 3. Engage- 
 ment in the field of battle. Wallace. 4. 
 Coinage. Acts Ja. II. 5. The sound of 
 the clock, like E. Stroke. Pari. Ja. I. 
 
 Redding-StraiKjS. V. Red, Redd. To clear. 
 
 STRAIK, s. I. Upo' straik, in a state of 
 activity, S.B. 2. An extent of country, 
 S.B. 3. Ground travelled over, S.B.— 
 Belg. streek, Germ, strecke, a tract. 4. An 
 excursion; the act of travelling over a 
 considerable tract, S. Tennanfs C.Beaton. 
 
 STRAIK, pret. v. Struck. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 To STRAIK, V. 11. To take an excursion, 
 Fife. Tcnnanfs Card. Beaton, 
 
 STRAIKEN, s. Linen made of coarse flax, 
 S.O. jR. Galloway. — Isl. stryge, linum 
 rarum et vile, linum vilissimum. 
 
 STRAIKER, s. That with which corn is 
 stroked, for levelling it with the bushel, 
 S. Strickle, Stritchel, E. — From Su.G. 
 stryk-a, palpare, to stroke. 
 
 To STRAIK HANDS. To join hands. 
 Herd. I hesitate whether to view the 
 term as from Straik, to stroke, or to con- 
 sider the phrase as expressing the idea of 
 striking hands. 
 
 To STRAIK TAILS icith one. To make 
 an exchange of goods, without boot on 
 either side, Fife. 
 
 STRAIT BIELDS. Shelter. V. Beild, s. 
 
 To STRAIT, i\ a. To straighten; to tighten, 
 Aberd. — O.Fr. stret, streit, stroit, reserre', 
 etroit ; Lat. stringere, strict-us. 
 
 STRAITIS, s. pi. Coarse woollen cloth or 
 kersey. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 STRAITIT, jyart. pa. Constrained. Acts 
 Ja. VI. — Fr. estroiet, id. 
 
 STRAK, adv. Straight. Barb.— A.S. strac, 
 right, direct. 
 
 STRAKE, /;>-«f. Struck; perhaps more pro- 
 perly strack, S. " For my own pleasure, 
 as the man strake his wife," S. Prov.; " a 
 foolish answer to them who ask you why 
 you do such a thing." Kelly, 
 
 STRAMASH, s. Disturbance ; broil. Loth. 
 Straemash, Ayrs. — Fr. estramagon, a blow; 
 Ital. stramazs-are, to beat, to strike 
 down. 
 
 STRAM YULLOCH. A battle; a broil; 
 given as syn. with Stramash. Gall. Enc. 
 This must be viewed as a variety of 
 Stramulleugh. 
 
 STRAMMEL, s. A cant word for straw; 
 Strommel, Grose's Class. Diet. Guy Man- 
 nering. — O.Fr. estramier, id. 
 
 To STRAMP, V. a. To trample, S. L7jnds. 
 — Germ, strampf-en, id. 
 
 STRAMP, s. The act of trampling, S. Pitsc. 
 
 STRAMPER,s. One who tramples, Teviotd. 
 
 STRAMULYERT,jDart. adj. Confounded; 
 panic-struck, Angus. Beattie. 
 
 STRAMULLEUGH, adj. "Cross; ill- 
 natured; sour," S.O. Gl. Picken. 
 
 STRAMULLION, s. LA strong masculine 
 woman, Fife. 2. A fit of ill humour, 
 Clydes. S.B. — Gael, sraoiii is rendered 
 " a huff," Shaw. 
 
 STRAND, s. 1. A rivulet. Douglas. 2. 
 A gutter, S. Wallace. 
 
 STRANG, «(?/. 1. Strong. Minstr.Bord. 
 — A.S. Strang, Alem. streng, robustus. 2. 
 Harsh to the taste; bitter, S.B. — Germ. 
 streng, id. Isl. straung, asper. 
 
 STRANG, s. Urine long kept, and smell- 
 ing strongly ; otherwise called Stale 
 Master, Aberd. Gall. Dumfr. Gall. Enc. 
 
 To STRANGE, v. n. To wonder, S. Shirr. 
 
 STRANG PIG. The earthen vessel in 
 which urine is preserved as a lye, S.O. 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
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 2o STRAP, r, n. To be hanged, S. Jaco- 
 bite lidics. From E. iStntp, a loug slip 
 of cloth or leather. It ia alao used as au 
 active V. St. lionan. 
 STRAPIS, s. pt. Given as not understood, 
 
 CtL I'oemg 16th Cent. 
 STRAP-OIL, s. A cant term, used to de- 
 note the application of the shoemaker's 
 strap as the instrument of drubbiu'T. The 
 operation itself is sometimes called a'noiiU- 
 iiig, Roxb.; syuou. Hazel -oil, from the 
 use of a twig of hazel for the same pur- 
 pose, 8. 
 STRAPPING, Strappan, part. adj. Tall 
 
 and handsome, S. Ijurns. 
 STRAPS, *-. pi. Ends of thread from the 
 ai!<h-clout, sometimes left in cleaning ves- 
 sels for food, and thus found in victuals 
 
 blRAHi, i-. A valley of considerable ex- 
 tent, through which a river runs, S. 
 Statist. Ace. — Gael, srath, a country 
 ^ confined by hills on two sides of a river, 
 STRATHSPEY, s. A dance in which two 
 persons are eugaged, otherwise called a 
 ttcastim dance, S. Denominated from the 
 country of Strathspey in S. as having been 
 first used there. 
 To STRAVAIG, v. n. To stroll ; to go 
 about idly, S. Ferg usson. —lta.1. stravag- 
 ure, Lat. e.itracag-are, to wander abroad 
 STRAVAIGER, s. 1. Une who wanders 
 about idly; a stroller, S, Strai/rai/<jer, 
 Stratauger. Ferils of Man. 2. Uue who 
 leaves his former religious connexion, S. 
 Annals of the Parish. 
 STRAVAlGIxXG, s. The act or practice 
 of strolling, S. A.Bor. Strucaigimj, stroll- 
 ing about; generally in a bad sense, Ul. 
 Frockett. 
 STRAVALD, {•■. A foreign measure, "Sax 
 huudreth stramld, is ane tun," Balfour. 
 STRAUCHT, pret. Stretched. Foiujlas 
 
 Now Strauyhtit, S. H. Mid-Lothian. 
 STRAUCHT, adj. Straight, S. — A.S. 
 
 straecc, Germ, streck; rectus. 
 STRAUCHT, s. 1. A straight line, S.B 
 
 2. A district, S.B, 
 STRAUCHT, Strawcht, adv. 1. Straight. 
 n yntown. 2. Directly; immediately. K. 
 Quair.—(i&Ym. Belg. struck, cito. 
 To STRAUCHT, c. a. 1. To make straight, 
 S. 2. To stretch a corpse on what is 
 called the Dead-deal, S.; synon. Streik, 
 S.B. Bride of Lammermoor. V. the adi 
 To STRAUGHTEN, r. a. To stretch a 
 corpse, Dumfr. Syn. Streik, Straight,a,nd 
 Straucht. Blackw. Mag. 
 STRAWN, f. A gutter, West of S. Tanna- 
 
 hill. V. Strand. 
 STRAWN, s, A strawu of beads, a string 
 of beads, Mearns. — Teut. strene, is syuou. 
 With stringhe ; E. string. 
 ^■^^^AH, s. " A round;" a term used to 
 denote the mode of drinking formerly ob- 
 served iu the Western Islands. Mwtin's 
 
 STR 
 
 West 7*/.-Gael. sreath, is by Shaw ren- 
 dered, " a row, rank," &c. 
 
 To STREAMER, r. a. To streak; to cover 
 with straggling flashes of ligh , ,47' 
 bhng the aurora boreal is, ti.A // , ,!, 
 
 STREAMERS ...K The Aurora fei,, 
 o. Minstr. Bord. ' 
 
 STREAPE, s. V. SiRiPK. 
 
 STREASE,s.^V. Straws. L,;j. St Andm;. 
 
 STREAUW, .. Straw, Ettr I'or""" 
 
 "^^gS^^^ "^"T"^ % '^'^'^ «brew-mouse. 
 Gall. Fatidson's Seasons. ' 
 
 To STREEK down. To lie down flat V 
 Streik. 
 
 2o STREEL, v. n. To urine forcibly, Fife 
 
 V, Strull. *" 
 
 STREEN. The streen, the evening of ye-^- 
 
 blREENGE, s. A stroke, Fife.-A variety 
 strike '"^'' or from Lat. .tring-cre, to 
 
 r^STRffiJ^/'"-^- To beat, Fife. 
 lobi REEK doun, v. n. To lie down flat • 
 to stretch one's self at full length, S. wV- 
 
 STREICH, adj. Stiff and affected in speak- 
 Sraii^ed:""--^^-- '''''^'^' ^^^ted, 
 
 3 STREIK Streek, -.. a. I. To stretch, 
 o. JJatidson's Seas. 2. To lav nut n 
 dead body, S. Fop. Ball. I 'Sf engage 
 m any work, S.B. Morison.-A.s'StC 
 an, expaudere. 
 
 f?f VV ^V^'P^'r^' «-^-lsl. strok-a, 
 tuga. 2 Exertion in whatever way, S B 
 Foems Buch Fial. 3. Bustle; tumul- 
 tuous noise, S.B. 
 
 STREIK, s. I. Extent, S.A. V. Straik 
 Upo'Straik. 2. The longitudinal direcS 
 ot a stratum ot coal in a mine, or a district 
 ot country Smclair'sBydrost. Misc. Obs. 
 3, Expl, "opinion;" as, " Tak your aia 
 stietk, 1. e, take your own way, Clydes 
 -A.b. strec, extensio; Teut. streck, streke, 
 
 ^fk ''''^'^^' ^'''''^ streck-en, tendere. 
 
 STREIK, .. 1. A handful of flax, Lauarks. 
 2. Also a small bundle of flax into which 
 flax-dressers roll what they have already 
 dressed, ibid.-O.E. « ;^treke of flax, lim- 
 pulus," Prompt. Parr. V. Strick 
 
 bTREIKIN, pcu-t. adj. Tall and agile; as, 
 
 giH,T:Sd.'""^'"^^^^^^*^^'^^^^-"- 
 STREIKING-BURD, Stretching-Burd, .. 
 
 ihe board on which a dead body is 
 
 stretched before the animal heat is gone, 
 
 b.A. V. Streik, r. a. 
 STREIN, Streen, s. The strein, yester- 
 
 "ig^t- >S'"- Egeir. V. Yistre.ve. 
 To STREIND, Streend, r. a. To sprain. 
 
 Roxb. Berwicks. 
 STREIND, Streend, .«. A sprain, ibid.— 
 
 This must be merely a slight deviation 
 
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 STR 
 
 from E. strain, or Fr. estreind-re, id. es- 
 treinte, a sprain. V. Stryne. 
 
 STREIPILLIS, ?. pi. Apparently stirrups. 
 " Ane sadill with streipilUs." Aherd. 
 Reij. — A dimin. from tlie E. word. 
 
 STREK, a^/. Tiglit; strait. Maitlaiid P. 
 — Genu, struck, tensus, intensus. 
 
 To STREK A BORGH. V. Borch, .>!. 
 
 To STREKE, Stryke, t. n. To extend. 
 Pari. Ja. I. V. Streik. 
 
 STREMOURIS, s.jt^;. Streams of liglit. Q. 
 resembling streamers or flags. Douijlas. 
 
 STRENEVVITE, s. Fortitude; stoutness. 
 S. P. Repr. — Lat. streniiit-as. 
 
 STRENIE, adj. Lazy; sluggish, Kinross; 
 given as syn. with Stechie. — Apparently 
 q. bound, from O.Fr. estren-er, con- 
 traindre, comprinier, Roquefort. 
 
 STRENYEABILL, adj. 1. Applied to one 
 who is possessed of so much property, 
 that he can relieve his bail by being dis- 
 trained. Quon. Att. — O.Fr. estren-er, 
 straind-re, to force. 2. Applied to goods 
 that may be distrained; synon. Poynd- 
 ah'dl. Aberd. Peg. 
 
 To STRENYIE, -c. a. 1. To strain; to 
 sprain. Doiujlas. 2. To constrain. Barb. 
 — O.Fr. estraind-re, Lat. string-ere. 3. 
 To distrain. Act. Audit. 
 
 To STRExNKEL. V. Strinkil. 
 
 To STRENTH,t\ a. To strengthen. BcUend. 
 
 STRENTHIE, adj. Strong; powerful. 
 J. Tijrie's Refutation. 
 
 STRENTHIT, part. pa. Corroborated ; 
 supported ; strengthened. iV. Wini/et. 
 
 STRENTHL Y,a(^c. By main strength. Z>'ar6. 
 
 STRESS, s. 1. An ancient mode of taking 
 up indictments for circuit courts. HJrsk. 
 2. The act of distraining. Acts Ja. II. — 
 A.S. strece, violentia; or O.Fr. straind-re. 
 
 To STRESS, V. a. To put to inconvenience. 
 It often denotes the overstraining effect 
 of excessive labour or exertion, S. It is 
 used in an emphatical S. prov. meant to 
 ridicule those who complain of great fa- 
 tigue, when they have done nothing that 
 deserves the name of work. " Ye're sair 
 strest stringin' ingans," i. c. forming a 
 rope of onions. — The origin is probably 
 O.Fr. straind-re, mettre a I'e'troit ; Lat. 
 string-ere. Fraunces gives O.E. strcynyn 
 as syn. with " gretly stressen, distringo." 
 
 STRESTELY, ndr. Perhaps for trestely, 
 faithfully. Wallace. V. Traist. 
 
 To STRETCH, v. n. To walk majestically; 
 used in ridicule, Ettr. For. Q. to expand 
 one's self. 
 
 To STRY, r. a. To overcome. Sir 
 Gaican. — O.Fr. estri-er, presser, empecher 
 d'e'chapper. 
 
 STRIAK. Striak of the sicesch, sound of the 
 trumpet. Stat. Gild. Peril, for straik, 
 q. stroke; or like Streik, s. sense 2. 
 
 STRIBBED, part. pa. " Milked neatly." 
 Gall. Encycl. V. Strip, t. 
 
 To STRICK lint. To tie up flax in small 
 
 handfuls, for being milled, S.B. — Teut. 
 strick-en, nectere, connectere; Isl. strik-a, 
 lineam ducere. 
 
 STRICK, Strike, s. A handful of flax 
 knit at the end, in order to its being 
 milled, S.B. — Teut. strick, vinctdiim. A 
 strike oOiSi.'s.. Chaucer. 
 
 STRICK, s. Strick o' the waiter, the most 
 rapid part of any stream, S. 0. V. 
 Strict, adj. 
 
 STRICKEN, Striken. The part. pa. of 
 Stryk, as referring to a field of battle. 
 " The battle was stricken in the year of 
 God 1445." Pitscottie. 
 
 STRICT, adj. Rapid ; applied to a stream, S. 
 Z. Boyd. — Sw. streke, main current of a 
 river. 
 
 To STRIDDLE, i-. n. To straddle, S.— 
 Dan. strett-a, pedibus divaricare. 
 
 STRIDE, s. The same with Cleaving, 
 Ayrs. Picken. 
 
 STRIDE-LEGS, arfp. Astride, S. J.Nicol. 
 
 STRIDELINGIS, adv. Astride. Lyndsai/. 
 
 STRIFE RIGS. " Debateable ground ; 
 patches of land common to all." Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 
 STRIFFAN,s. " Film; thin skin. Strifan 
 o' an egg, that white film inside an egg- 
 shell." Gall. Encycl. — Perh. allied to 
 stry, res rarefactae, G. Andr. 
 
 STRIFFEN'D, part. pa. Covered with a 
 film. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 STRIFFIN, s. Starch, Shetl. The letter 
 r seems inserted by corruption. It pro- 
 bably was originally like S. Stiffen. 
 
 To STRIFFLE, r. n. To move in a fiddling 
 or shuffling sort of way; often applied to 
 one who wishes to appear of importance, 
 Ettr. For. Uoqg. 
 
 STRIFFLE, s. Motion of this description, 
 ibid. — Flandr. strobbel-en, strubbel-en, ces- 
 pitare, titubare, vacillare gressu. 
 
 To STRYK a battle, or feld. To fight. 
 Wi/ntotcn. 
 
 To STRYKE, r. n. To extend. V. Streke. 
 
 STRIKE, s. A handful of flax. V. Strick. 
 
 STRYNCHT, s. Strength. " Sic stryncht, 
 fors & effect." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 STRYND, Streind, Stryne, s. 1. Kindred; 
 race. Wynt. — E. strain, id. A.S. strynd, 
 stirps, genus; strin-an, gignere. 2. A 
 particular cast or disposition of any per- 
 son, who in this respect is said to re- 
 semble another, generally used as to 
 those related by blood, S. Ruddiman. 
 
 STRYND, s. A spring; shallow run of 
 water. Douglas, Synon. strype. 
 
 To STRYNE, "r. a. To strain or sprain. 
 " Stryn'd legs, sprained legs." Gall. 
 Encycl. V. Streind, r. 
 
 To STRING, String awa. To move ofi" in 
 a line. Gall. Encycl. — A.S. string, linea. 
 String, s. is used in the same sense with 
 E. roiv ; as, " a string of wull geese." 
 
 To STRING, T. a. To" hang by the neck, S, 
 Biirm. 
 
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 To STRING, r. n. To be hanged, S. 
 Carmcath. 
 
 STRINGIE, (.<; soft,) adj. Stiff; affected. 
 Loth. — O.Fr. estraiiij-ier, difficult of ac- 
 cess; Lat. cxtranc-iis. 
 
 STRINGS, s. pi. An inflammation of the 
 intestines of calves, Roxb. Syn. L'tccr- 
 crook. Siirr. Ilo.rb. 
 
 To STRIXKIL, Strenkel, r. a. 1. To 
 sprinkle, S. Doiujlas. 2. To scatter; to 
 strew, S. Sir Gaican, — Teut. strekd-en, 
 levitcr tangere. 
 
 STRINKLING, s. A small portion of any 
 thing; q. a scanty dispersion, S. Strinklin, 
 a small quantity, Shetl. Ma.r.iScl. Trans. 
 
 STRINN, s. 1. Water in motion; smaller 
 in extent than what is called a Strype, 
 Banffs. 2. The run from any liquid that 
 is spilled, as water on a table, ibid. Ob- 
 viously the same with iStrynd, s. — The 
 origin is Isl. strind, stria, a groove, fur- 
 row, or gutter. 
 
 STRYNTHT,?. Strength. Aberd. llr,j. 
 
 STRIP, s. A long, narrow plantation or 
 belt of trees, Raxb. 
 
 To STRIP, r. n. To draw the after-railk- 
 ings of cows, S. A.Bor. This, in Gallo- 
 way, is pron. Strib. 
 
 STRIP, Strype, Streape, s. A small rill, 
 S. Bellenden. — Ir. sreur, rivus, Lhuyd. 
 
 To STRIPE, r. a. To cleanse, by drawing 
 between the finger and thumb compressed, 
 Ettr. For. — Apparently a variety of the 
 E. V. to Strip. 
 
 STRYPIE, s. A very small rill, S.B. 
 Boss's Helenore. 
 
 STRIPPINGS, s. pi. The last milk taken 
 from the cow ; evidently from the pres- 
 sure in forcing out the milk, Roxb. 
 " Stribbings,{corT.) the last milk that can 
 be drawn out of the udder." (rail. Enc. 
 
 STRIPPlT,part. adj. Striped, S. 
 
 STR ITCHIE, adj. Lazy ; sluggish, Kinross. 
 Given as synon. with Stcchie and Strenic. 
 
 STRIUELING MONEY. V. Sterling. 
 
 STRIVEN, })art. adj. On bad terms ; not 
 in a state of friendship, Aberd. — O.Fr. 
 estrirer, debattre. 
 
 To STRODD, Strodge, t. n. 1. To stride 
 along ; to strut, Ettr. For. Hoijij. 2. 
 " To walk fast without speaking," Roxb. 
 — Germ, stross-en, strotz-en, to strut. 
 
 STRODS, s. A pet ; a fit of ill-humour, 
 Roxb. — isl. striuij, animus incensus, also 
 fastus. 
 
 To STROY, t. a. To destroy. Wijntoicn. 
 — Ital. strugg-ere, id. 
 
 STROKOUR, s. A flatterer. Dunbar.— 
 Isl. strink-a, to flatter. 
 
 To STROMMEL, r. n. To stumble. Gl. 
 Sibb. V. Strl'mjial. 
 
 STRONACHIE, s. A stickleback, S. Sib- 
 bald. 
 
 To STRONE, Stroan, r. n. 1. To spout 
 forth as a water-pipe, S. Gl. Sibb. 2. 
 To urine ; to stale, S. synon. stride. Burns. 
 
 — Isl. strcing-r, cataracta ; slroningum, 
 sparsim. 
 
 STRONE, s. The act of urining copiously, 
 S. — Dan. strocning, spreading, strewing, 
 sprinkling. Fr. cstron signifie.-) evacuation 
 of another kind ; merda, stercus, Cotgr. 
 
 STRONE, s. A hill that terminates a 
 range ; the end of*a ridge, Stirlings. Hogg. 
 — Gael, sroii, the nose, a promontory. 
 
 STRONTLY, rtffr. Strictly, S.P.liepr. 
 — Fr. estninct, estreiut, id. 
 
 STROOD, .X. A worn-out shoe. Gall. 
 Enctgcl. — Q. what is wasted, from Gael. 
 stroidh-ain, to waste. 
 
 STROOSHIE, Strolssie, s. A squabble ; 
 a hurly-burly, Roxb. — Either from the 
 same source with Slroir, s. or from O.Fr. 
 estrtiss-er, synon. with Battre, to beat. 
 
 STROOT, adj. Stuffed full ; drunk. V. 
 Strute. 
 
 To STROOZLE, v. n. To struggle. Gall. 
 V. Sproozle and Struissle, r. also 
 Strussel, s. 
 
 STROP, Stroap,s. Treacle. — Belg.!'?roo;),id. 
 
 STROTHIE, J?. An avenue betwixt tv/o 
 parallel dikes or walls, Shetl. — Dan. 
 straede, a lane, a narrow street. 
 
 STROUL, s. Any stringy substance found 
 among sorbile food, Fife. — Isl. strial, 
 rarum quid; strial-ast, dispergere; Gael. 
 strabil-am, to draw after. 
 
 STROUNGE, Stroonge, adj. I. Harsh to 
 the taste, S. Gl. Sibb. 2. Surly; morose, 
 S. — Isl. striug-r, asper; O.Fr. triiang-cr, 
 indignum in modum excipere. 
 
 To STROUNGE, r. n. To take the pet, 
 Roxb. V. the adj. 
 
 STROUP, Stroop, s. The spout of a 
 pump, tea-kettle, &c. S. — Su.G. strupe, 
 Isl. strap, guttur; Dau. strube, a gullet. 
 
 STROUTH, s. Force ; violence, Aberd. 
 
 To STROUTH, r. a. To compel ; to use 
 violent measures with, ibid. — A.S. strud- 
 an, spoliare, vastare, diripere. 
 
 STROW, ?. A Shrew-mouse, Dumfr. Gall. 
 V. Streaw. 
 
 STROW, (pron. stroo,) s. LA fit of ill- 
 humour; a tiff, Ang. 2. A quarrel; a 
 state of variance, S. Hogg. '6. Bustle; 
 disturbance, S.A. A. Scott. — Su.G. strug, 
 stru, displeasure, secret hatred ; O.Fr. 
 estrois, fracas, bruit eclatant. 
 
 STROW, adj. Hard to deal with. Kclli/. 
 
 STROWBILL, adj. Stubborn. Wallace. 
 — Germ, streubel, strobel, id. 
 
 STRO WD, s. A senseless, silly song, S.B. 
 
 STRUBBA, s. Expl. " milk in a certain 
 state," Shetl. 
 
 To STRUBLE, r. a. To trouble ; to vex. 
 
 STRUBLENS, s. Disturbance; still some- 
 times used. Aberd. lle<j. 
 
 STRUCKEN UP. To be 'strucken up, to be 
 turned into an inanimate object ; to be 
 metamorphosed into stone; a transforma- 
 tion believed, by the superstitious, to have 
 been, in former ages, not unfrequently 
 
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 effected by the powerof evil spirits^ Aberd. 
 
 Similarly to Lot's wife. 
 STRUCKLE, s. A pet; a fit of ill-humour, 
 
 Mearns. Perh. a dimin. from S. Strow, 
 
 q. T. 
 To STRUD, r. n. To_ pull hard, Shetl.— 
 
 Isl. streit-a, uiti, strit-a, laborare ; Su.G. 
 
 strid-a, certare. 
 To STRUISSLE, Struisle, Strussle, r. a. 
 
 To struggle, W. Loth. Saint Patrick. 
 STRULSSLE, s. A struggle, ibid. 
 To STRULE, v. n. 1. To urine, S. 2. To 
 
 pour water from cue vessel into another; 
 
 to emit auy liquid in a stream, S.; street, 
 
 Fife. — ^Fris. striiyl-en, strull-en, streyl-en, 
 
 reddere urinam, mejere. 
 STRUM, s. A pettish humour, S.B. Loth. 
 STRUM, adj. Pettish; sullen, S.B.— From 
 
 strote, q. v. or Isl. strembinn, difficilis, 
 
 superbus. Strummy is used in the same 
 
 sense, Aberd. 
 To STRUM, t. 11. To be in a pettish 
 
 humour, Buchan. Tarras. 
 STRUM, s. The first draught of the bow 
 
 over the fiddle-strings, S. — Teut. strooni, 
 
 Strom, tractus. 
 To STRUM, V. n. To play coarsely on a 
 
 musical instrument, S. Thrum, E. 
 STRUMMAL, Strummil, adj. Stumbling, 
 
 S, stumral. .Dunbar. — Teut. striemd-en, 
 
 cespitare, nutare gressu. 
 STRUMMEL, Strumbell, s. A person so 
 
 feeble that he cannot walk without 
 
 stumbling. Dunhar. 
 STRUiMMEL, s. The remainder of tobacco, 
 
 left, with ashes, in the bowl of a pipe, 
 
 Peeblesshire, Roxb. — Dan. strimmel, Isl. 
 
 strimtll, a shred ? 
 STRUMMING, s. 1 . A thrilling sensation, 
 
 sometimes implying giddiness, Ettr. For. 
 
 Perils of Man. 2. A confusion, ibid. — 
 
 Teut. stram, strigosus, rigidus, stramme 
 
 leden, membra rigida. 
 STRUMMING, s. A loud murmuring 
 
 noise, Ettr. For. 
 STRUNGIE, adj. Sulky; quarrelsome, 
 
 Ayrs. The same with Strounge, sense 2. 
 To STRUNT, V. a. To affront ; as, " He 
 
 strunted the puir lass," he affronted the 
 
 poor girl, Teviotdale. — O.Fr. estront-oier, 
 
 attaquer, injurier. 
 STRUNT, s. A pet; a sullen fit. Ramsay. 
 
 — O.Fr. estront-oier, attaquer, injurier; 
 
 or, in contempt, from estrouen, L.B. 
 
 strunt-us, stercus humanum. 
 To STRUNT, V. n. 1. To walk sturdily, S. 
 
 Burns. 2. To walk with state; to strut, 
 
 S. Old Song. 
 STRUNT, s. ' Spirituous liquor of any 
 
 kind, S.O. Burns. 
 STRUNTAIN, s. A species of tape less 
 
 than an inch broad, made of coarse 
 
 worsted. Stoio Striirdaln. Stat. Ace. — 
 
 Sw. strunt, trash, refuse. 
 STRUNTY, adj. 1. Short; contracted, Ang. 
 
 — Fr. estreint, pinched, shrunk up. 2. 
 
 Pettish; out of humour, S.; as Short is 
 used in the same sense. 
 
 STRUNTING, part. pr. Not understood ; 
 perhaps strutting. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 STRUNTIT,;jarf. adj. Under the influence 
 of a pettish humour, Roxb. 
 
 STRUSHAN, s. A disturbance; a tumult, 
 Roxb. V, Strooshie and Strussel. 
 
 STRUSSEL, s. A brawl; a squabble, Upp. 
 Clydes. — O.Fr. estrois, fracas, bruit ecla- 
 tant, or estruss-er, battre, etriller, frotter, 
 Roquefort. V. Strcissle, v. 
 
 STRUTE, Stroot, adj. 1. Stuffed full; 
 crammed, S. 2. Drunken, S. Mamsay. 3. 
 Metaph. vainglorious. — O.E. stroiit, to 
 protuberate. Germ, strotz-en, turgere. 
 
 STRUTE, Struit, s. Stubbornness ; ob- 
 stinacy, Fife ; synon. Dourness. V. Strunt 
 and Strow, .<;. 
 
 STUBBLIN', adj. Short, and stoutly 
 made; as, " He's a little stubblin^ fellow," 
 Roxb. — Isl. stobbaleg-r, firmus, crassus, 
 (Haldorson,) from stobbi, stubbl, Su.G. 
 stubb, truncus. 
 
 STUBIE, f:. A large bucket or pitcher, 
 narrower at top than at bottom, with an 
 iron handle, used for carrying water, 
 Dumfr. This seems to have a common 
 origin with Stoup. 
 
 STUCHIN, (giitt.) Stuckin, .<>. 1. A stake, 
 generally burnt at the lower part, driven 
 into the ground, for supporting a paling, 
 Roxb. In Ettr. For. Stuggen. 2. Ap- 
 plied also to the stakes used for support- 
 ing a sheep-net, Teviotd. — A.S. stacimge, 
 staking, fixing with stakes. 
 
 STUDY, Stuthy, Styddy, s. An anvil; 
 stiddie, S. studdie, S.B. Douglas. — Isl. 
 stedia, incus ; E. stithy. 
 
 STUDINE, Stcdden, part. pa. Stood, S. 
 Acts Clia. I. 
 
 STUE, s. Dust, S.B. V. Stew. 
 
 To STUFF, V. n. To lose wind; to become 
 stifled from great exertion. Wallace. — 
 O.Fr. estouff-er, "to stifle, smother, choke, 
 suffocate, stop the breath," Cotgr. 
 
 To STUFF, V. a. 1. To supply; to pro- 
 vide. Bannatyne P. — Fr. estoff-cr, id. 
 Germ, stoff, apparatus. 2. To supply 
 with men; referring to warfare. Dotig. 
 
 STUFF, s. 1. Corn or pulse of auy kind, 
 S. Burns. 2. Vigour, whether of body 
 or mind; mettle, S. — O.Fr. gens d'estofe, 
 gens de courage. 3. The men placed in 
 a garrison for its defence. Wynt. 4. A 
 reserve in the field of battle. Wallace. 
 
 STUFF, s. Dust, Aug. — Teut. stuyve, 
 stof, pulvis. 
 
 STUFFET, s. A lackey; a foot-boy. Dun- 
 bar. — O.Fr. estaffier, id. Ital. staffetta, 
 a courier. 
 
 STUFFIE, adj. 1. Stout and firm. Loth. 
 Clydes.; as, " He's a stuffie chield," a firm 
 fellow. 2. Mettlesome ; a term applied 
 to one who will not easily give up in a 
 fray; one of good stuff, Fife. 
 
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 STUFFILIE, adi: Toughly ; pcrsever- 
 ingly, Clydes. 
 
 STUFFINESS, s. Ability to endure mucli 
 
 fatigue, Clydes. 
 STUFFING, s. A name given to the dis- 
 ease commonly denominated the CVo«/», 
 S.O. V. Stuff, t. from which this s. 
 seems to be formed. 
 
 T(j STUG, r. a. 1. To stab; to prick with 
 a sword. Wodroxc. — O.Belg. stockc, sica, 
 ensis. 2. To jag; one who is jagged by 
 long stubble is said to be stuggit, Fife, 
 Mearns. V. Stok, r. 
 
 STUG, s. 1. A thorn or prickle; as, " I've 
 gotten a stiuj i' my fit," I have got a thorn 
 in my foot, Lauarks. 2. Any clumsy, 
 sharp-pointed thing, as a large needle is 
 called " a stiuj of a needle," Ang. Fife. 
 3. Applied to short, irregular horns, ge- 
 nerally bent backwards. In this sense 
 frequently pronounced 6'<ooA;,S.B. V.Stog. 
 
 To STUG, V. n. To shear unequally, so as 
 to leave part of the stubble higher than 
 the rest, Fife, Mearns. 
 
 STUG, s. 1. A piece of a decayed tree 
 standing out of the ground, S.B. 2. A 
 masculine woman ; one who is stout and 
 raw-boned, Fife. 3. In pi. Stiigs, stubble 
 of unequal length, Mearns. — A.S. stoc, 
 Su.G. ftoch, stipes. 
 
 STUGGEN, s. An obstinate person, Ettr. 
 For. — Belg. stug, surly, resty, heady, 
 stugheyd, surliness. 
 
 STUGGEN, s. A post or stake. V. 
 Stuchin. 
 
 STUGGY, adj. Applied to stubble of un- 
 equal length, in consequence of careless- 
 ness in cutting down the corn, S.B. — 
 Germ, stucke, pars a toto separata; Isl. 
 sti/gi/-r, asper. 
 
 ST UGHIE, s. What fills very much ; as food 
 that soon distends the stomach, Loth. 
 
 STUGHRIE,.*. Great repletion. V.Stech. 
 
 STUHT, s. Tho permanent stock on a farm; 
 equivalent to Steelbow Goods. Cartular. 
 Kelso. — Gael, stuth, " stuff, matter, or 
 substance, corn." 
 
 STULE of E YSE. A uight-stool, i. e. stool 
 of ease. Inventories. 
 
 STULT, adj. Having the appearance of 
 intrepidity, or of haughtiness. Wallace. 
 — Su.G. stolt, Isl. stollt-iir, magnificus, 
 fastuosus. 
 
 STUMFISH, adj. Strong; rank; applied 
 to grain when growing. Loth. Tweed. — 
 Germ, stumpf, blunt, denoting a trunk 
 wanting the top. 
 
 To STUMMER, r. n. To stumble.— A.Bor. 
 Douglas. — Isl. stumr-a, cespitare. 
 
 STUMP, s. A stupid fellow; a blockhead; 
 a dunderhead ; as, " The lad was aye a 
 perfect stumj)," Roxb. Ettr. For. A.Bor. 
 " Stumi^, a heavy, thick-headed fellow," 
 Gl. Brockett. — Teut. stomp, hebes, obtu- 
 sus ; Germ, stunq)/, id. 
 
 To STUMP, V. n. 1. To go oa one leg, S. 
 
 — Teut. stompe, mutilatum membrum. 
 2. To go about stoutly; at times implying 
 the idea of heaviness, clumsiness, or 
 stiffness in motion, S. Burns. 
 
 STUMPIE, Stumpy, adj. 1. Squat;short on 
 the legs, S. yii/rs. Legatees. 2. Mutilated, 
 S. — Su.G. stumpig, curtus, mutilatus. 
 
 STUMPIE, s. 1. A short, thick, and stiffly- 
 formed person, S. Glenfergus. 2. Any 
 thing that is mutilated, S. Bui-ns calls a 
 much-worn pen, stumpie. 
 
 " An down gaed stamjnc V the ink." 
 
 STUMPISH.rtf/J. Blockish, Ettr. For. Roxb. 
 
 To STUMPLE, r. n. To walk with a stiff 
 and hobbling motion, S.A. Renfr. A. 
 Scott's Poems. A frequentative from the 
 V. to Stump, q. V. 
 
 STUMPS, s.2}l. A ludicrous term for the 
 legs ; as, " Ye'd better betake yoursel to 
 your stumps," S.B. A.Bor. Stumps, legs. 
 " Stir your stumjts," Gl. Brockett. 
 
 To STUNAY, T. a. V, Stonay. 
 
 STUNCH, s. " A lump of food, such as of 
 beef and bread." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To STUNGLE, v. a. Slightly to sprain 
 any joint or limb, S.B. — E. stun, or Fr. 
 estonn-er. 
 
 STUNK, s. The stake put in by boys in a 
 game ; especially in that of Taw. It is 
 commonly said, " Hae ye put in your 
 stunk V or "I'll at least get my ain 
 stunk," i, e. I will receive back all that 
 I staked. Loth. 
 
 STUNKARD, adj. V. Stonkerd. 
 
 STUNKEL, s. A fit of ill-humour, Mearns. 
 Synon. Dorts. V. Stunkard. 
 
 STUNKS, s. pi. The Stunks, pet; a fit of 
 sullen humour, Aberd. 
 
 STUNKUS, s. A stubborn girl, Roxb. 
 Selkirks. V. Stunkard. 
 
 STUNNER, s. « A big, foolish man. Stun- 
 ner o' a goivk, a mighty fool." Gall. Enc. 
 — A.S. stun-ian, obstupefacere. 
 
 STUPE, s. A foolish person, S.B.— Teut. 
 stuype, defectio animi. 
 
 STUPPIE, s. " A wooden vessel for car- 
 rying water," S.O. Gl. Picken. A di- 
 miu. fi'om Stoiq), q. v. 
 
 STURDY, s. 1. A vertigo; a disease to 
 which black cattle, when young, as well 
 as sheep, are subject, S. Stat. Ace. — O.Fr. 
 estourdi, dizzy-headed, Su.G. stort-a, to 
 fall or rush headlong. 2. A sheep affected 
 with this disease, S.A. Essays Highl. Soo. 
 
 STURDY, s. "A plant which grows 
 amongst corn, which, when eaten, causes 
 giddiness and torpidity." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 STURDY, s. "Steer my sturdy, trouble 
 my head," Gl. Aberd. Skinner. 
 
 ST URDIED, part. adj. Affected with the 
 disease called the Sturdy. Ess. Highl. Soc. 
 
 To STURE at, v. n. To be in ill humour 
 with. Pitscottie. 
 
 STURE, Stur, Stoor, adj. 1. Strong ; 
 robust, S. Barbour. 2. Rough in man- 
 ner; austere, S. Minstr. Bord. 3. Rough; 
 
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 hoarse, S. 67. Shin: — Su.G. stor, anc. 
 stur, ingeus, Isl. styrdr, asper. 
 
 STURIS, s.pl. " The waring of xxij stitris." 
 Aherd. Req. Probably stivers. 
 
 To STURKEN, t. n. To become stout after 
 an illness ; generally applied to females 
 recovering from childbirth, Roxb. — Dan. 
 styrkning, strength. 
 
 STURKEN, ^jari. «((/. Congealed; coagu- 
 lated. Shell. The same with A.Bor. 
 " storken, to congeal or coagulate like 
 melted wax ; sturken, id." Grose. — Isl. 
 storkn-a, coiigelare. 
 
 STURNE, s. Trouble; vexation. Barb.— 
 Belg. stoor-en, to trouble, stoorenis, dis- 
 turbance. 
 
 STURNILL, s. " An ill turn ; a backset." 
 Gall. Encycl. Apparently a corruption 
 and inversion of ill turn. 
 
 STUROCH, s. Meal and milk, or meal and 
 water stirred together, Perths. Croicdie 
 syn. — Teut. stoor-en, to stir. V. Stourum. 
 
 To STURT, V. a. To vex; to trouble, S. 
 Burns. — Su.G. stoert-a, Germ, sturz-en, 
 praecipitare, deturbare. 
 
 STURT, s. 1. Trouble; vexation, S.B. 
 Douglas. 2. Wrath; indignation, S.B. 
 Ckr. Kirk. — Dan. stird, styrt, strife. 
 
 To STURT, r. n. To startle, S. Burns. 
 
 STURTY, adj. Causing trouble, S.B. 
 Christmas Baling. 
 
 STURTSUMNES,' s. Crossness of temper. 
 3Iaitla)td P. 
 
 STUSHAGH, s. A suffocating smell aris- 
 ing from a smothered fire, Strathmore. 
 Smushach, synon. — Su.G. stufw-a, Belg. 
 stoof, Germ, stube, a stew. 
 
 To STUT, V. a. To prop; to support with 
 stakes or pillars, S. ; stect, Aberd. Pop. 
 Ball. — Isl. styd-ia, stod-a, id. 
 
 STUT, s. A prop; a support, S. — Belg. 
 stut, A.S. studu, Isl. stud, id. 
 
 To STUT, Stute, Stoot, v. n. To stutter, 
 Roxb. Ettr. For. Hogg. A.Bor. " stut, 
 to stutter ; an old word still in general 
 use," Gl. Broc— Sw. stoet-a, id. balbutire. 
 
 STUTER, s. A stutterer, Roxb. 
 
 STUTHERIE, ?. A confused mass, S.B. 
 perhaps the same with Stouthrie, s. 2. 
 
 STUTHIS, Stuythtis, s. pi. Studs ; orna- 
 mental nails. Inventories. 
 
 STU VAT, Stewat, s. A person in a state of 
 violent perspiration. Lyndsay. — O.Fr. 
 estuv-er, to stew; Ital. stufat-o, stewed. 
 
 SUADENE BUIRDIS. Swedish boards. 
 Aberd. Reg. The vulgar pron. of Sweden 
 in S. is Su-adden. 
 
 To SUALTER, Swalter, r. n. To flounder 
 in water. The same with Swatter, t. q. v. 
 
 SUASCHE, s. A trumpet. Keith's Hist. 
 
 V. SWESCH. 
 
 SUAVVE, Sway, conj. adv. So. Barbour. 
 V. Sa. 
 
 SUBBASMONT, s. The lower pane of a 
 bed. Intent. — Fr. soubassement de lict, 
 " the bases of a bed ; that which hangs 
 
 down to the ground at the sides and feet 
 of some stately bed," Cotgr. 
 
 SUBCHETT, SuBDiTT, .^. A subject. Dunb. 
 — Fr. soubject ; Lat. subdit-tis. 
 
 SUBDANE, adj. Sudden. N. Winyct.— 
 O.Fr. soubdain, id. ; Lat. subitaneus. 
 
 SUBERBYLLIS, s. pi. Suburbs. Bellend. 
 — O.Fr. suborbies, id. 
 
 To SUBFEU, r. a. V. Few, r. 
 
 SUBJECT, s. Property; estate, whether 
 heritable or movable, S. Sa.v. and Gael. 
 
 SUBITE, adj. Sudden. FountainhalL— 
 Fr. subit, -ite, Lat. subit-us. 
 
 SUBMISSE, adj. Submissive. Godscroft. 
 — O.Fr. soubmis, Lat. stibmissus. 
 
 SUBPAND, s. An under curtain for the 
 lower part of a bed. Synon. Suhbasmont. 
 Inventories. V. Pand. 
 
 To SUBSCRIVE, r. a. To subscribe ; the 
 vulgar pronunciation, S. 
 
 * To SUBSIST, v. n. To stop ; to cease ; 
 to desist. 31' Ward .—Lsit. subsist-ere, to 
 stop, to stand still. 
 
 SUBSTANCIOUS, Substantious, adj. 1. 
 Powerful ; possessing ability. Keith's 
 Hist. 2. Substantial, as opposed to what 
 is slight or insufficient. " To gar byg an 
 substantious dyk." Aberd. Reg. 3. Ef- 
 fectual. Keith's Hist. — " Fr. substan- 
 tieux, -euse, substantial, stuffie," Cotgr. 
 
 SUBSTANTIOUSLIE, adv. Effectually. 
 Acts Ja. VI. Substantiuslie. Ab. Rej. 
 
 SUCCALEGS, s. jA. Stockings without 
 feet, Shetl. — Isl. sock-r, soccus, caliga, 
 and leqq-r, Su.G. laeg, tibia, cms. 
 
 SUCCAR-SAPS, s. pi. A sort of pap ren- 
 dered palatable by the abundant use of 
 stigar, S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 To SUCCRE, T. a. To sweeten with sugar, 
 S. Z.Boyd. 
 
 SUCCUDERUS, adj. Presumptuous. Rauf 
 Coilyear. 
 
 SUCCUDROUSLY,a(/r. Arrogantly, ibid. 
 
 v. SUCKUDRY. 
 
 SUCCUR, SuccuRE, SuccRE, s. Sugar, S. 
 sucker. Complaynt S. — Fr. sucre, Dan. 
 sucker, id.; Ital. zucchero. 
 
 SUCKEN, s. The territory subjected to a 
 certain jurisdiction, Orkn. Shetl. il/>S'. 
 Ei'pl. of Norish Words. 
 
 SUCKEN,arf/. 1. Legally astricted. Those 
 who are bound to have their corn ground 
 at a certain mill, are said to be sucken to 
 it, S. 2. Used with greater latitude in 
 relation to any tradesman, shopkeeper, 
 &c. " AVe're no sucken to ane by an- 
 ither," S. 
 
 SUCKEN of a mill, s. 1. The jurisdiction 
 attached to a mill, S. Erskine. 2. The 
 dues paid at a mill, S.; shucken, Moray. 
 Pop. Ball. — A.S. soc, Su.G. sokn, exactio, 
 jurisdictio. 3. The subjection due by 
 tenants to a certain mill. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SUCKENER, s. One who is bound to grind 
 his grain at a certain mill, S. 
 
 SUCKIES, s. pi. The flowers of clover, S. 
 
sue 
 
 Go 7 
 
 SUM 
 
 yl. Doiiijhi.'. The sing. Siicki/ i.s also 
 used. y. .SoLKS. 
 
 SUCKUDKY, SlKlDRY, SUCQUKDRY, .<!. 
 
 Presumption. Jhirb. — O.Fr. aurcuifhrie, 
 Kitrqiiidi'i-ii', id. from sinritid-er, presumcr. 
 
 SUDUAINTY, .o. 1. Suddenness, S. Ji. 
 Bruce. 2. t^lauchter of siuldantie, acci- 
 dental homicide. Ada Ja. III. 3. Mis- 
 hap; harm; mischief, Aberd. 
 
 SUDDARDE, Slddart, ,». A soldier. Bd- 
 haeeii MS. Mem. Ja. VI. Awh-rfoii'.-f 
 Coll.— O.Fr. so II dart, soUal; L.B. sulidat- 
 u.< ; Roquefort. Tlie term in L.B. also 
 assumes the form otsortdar-'uiUffoldar-ius, 
 svldaer-ius, &c. all, I need scarcely add, 
 from solid-iiin, sold-iim, pay. 
 
 Tti SUDDIL, SuDDLE, r. a. To sully; to 
 defile, S. Doihjhif. — Teut. sodcl-cn, Germ. 
 sudel-eii, iiiquinare ; Lat. udus, wet, Gr. 
 i/Jar<, water. 
 
 SUpDILL, adj. Perb. defiled. Colkelble 
 
 Sow. V. SUDDILL, T. 
 
 SUDEREYS, s. jA. A name given to some 
 of the Hebudae. Pennant. — Isl. sud re yla, 
 id.; from, y;((/;*, south, and tf^, island; as 
 lying to the south of the point of Ard- 
 naniurchan. 
 
 SUDGE, adj. Subject to, Shetl. — A corr. 
 of Fr. su'ict. 
 
 SUDROUiN,.'!. The English language. This 
 name is given by the Highlanders. V. 
 
 SoDROU.V. 
 
 SUEFIS, SwEFis, s. il. 
 
 — How the Empriour dois dance 
 Sticfjx in Stiaria syne. Collcdbic Son: 
 
 The meaning seems to be, that the Em- 
 peror danced to a tuue denominated " the 
 Swevi," or " Swevians in Suabia." — A.S. 
 Sicefaa, Suevi. 
 
 SUELLIEG, s. Burning ague. Compl. S. 
 — A.S. sicael-an, urere, to burn, and ece, 
 dolor. 
 
 SUENYNG,.^. Dreaming. V. Sweuin. 
 
 SUERD, SwERD, .<. A sword. Wallace. 
 — Su.G. Belg. swaerd, Isl. Dan. sicerd, id. 
 
 SUESCHER,s. A trumpeter. V. Swescher. 
 
 SUET, SwETE, .«. Life. Barbour. — Su.G. 
 sxcctt, sudor; also sanguis. 
 
 * To SUFFER, r. v. To delay. Wallace. 
 — O.Fr. se fouffr-rr, to forbear. 
 
 SUFFER, adj. Patient in bearing inju- 
 rious treatment. Wallace. 
 
 SUFFISANCE,s. Sufficiency,Fr. K. Quair. 
 
 SUFFRAGE, Slfferage, s. A prayer for 
 the dead. It is more generally used in 
 the pi. Acfg Ja. VI. — L.B. sufraijia, 
 oratioues, quibus Dei Sanctorum suffraijia, 
 sea auxilia imploramus. Appellautur 
 etiam oratioues, quae pro defunctis di- 
 cuutur, quod pro iis Sanctorum sitjj'rcujia 
 invocentur, Du Cange. Sufraifjes, prieres 
 pour le morts, Roquefort. 
 
 SUFRON, i. Suiferance. Houlatc — Fr. 
 sou/r-ir, to suifer. 
 
 SUGAR.\LLIE, s. The vulgar name for 
 sugar of liquorice, S. Sugarellie, Fife. 
 
 To SUGG, r. n. To move heavily, some- 
 what ill a rocking manner, S. — Su.G. 
 swij-a, loco cedere. It seems probable, 
 however, that this is the same with O.E. 
 Stra(ji/e. " I f-wagije, as a fatte person's 
 belly swaggeth as he goth : Je assouage," 
 Palsgr. 
 
 SUGGANjS. A thick coverlet. Gall.Enc. 
 
 SUGGIE, adj. " Moist suggie Ian', wet 
 land." Gall. Encycl. — C.B. ,■.«</, juice, sap, 
 sug-aic, to imbibe, to fill with juice; Is). 
 soegg-r, humidus. E. Soak, claims a com- 
 mon origin. 
 
 SUGGIE, .«. I. A young sow, S.B. 2. A 
 person who is fat, S.B. — A.S. stiga, Su.G. 
 sugga, a sow. 
 
 To SUGG YRE, r. a. To suggest. Rollocl: 
 — Lat. suggcr-ere, Fr. sugger-er, id. 
 
 SUGH, s. Whistling sound. V. Souch, s. 
 
 SUILYE, SuLYE, s. The same with Sidyc, 
 soil. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 To SUIT,r. a. To sue for. R.Bruce. V. Sovx. 
 
 SUITAR of Court. V. Soytour. 
 
 SUIT II, adj. Credible; honest. Mont- 
 gomerie. — A.S. soth, true. 
 
 SUKERT, rt(f/. Sweet; sugared; fondled; 
 caressed. Dunbar. 
 
 SUKUDRY, s. V. Suckudrv. 
 
 SULDEART, s. Soldier. Acts Ja. VI.— 
 Fr. souldart. V. Suddarde. 
 
 To SULE, r. a. To soil. V. Suddill. 
 
 SULE, s. A ring with a sichel, S.B. Fife. 
 — Isl. sweif, volva; Su.G. soelia, a ring 
 into which a thong is put. 
 
 SULE, s. Perhaps for scule, school. Ken- 
 nedy. 
 
 SULFITCH, adj. Sufibcating ; applied to 
 smell, Aug. — Isl. sicael-a, fumigare, suf- 
 focare. 
 
 SULYE, SoiLYiE, s. Soil; ground; country. 
 Douglas. — O.Fr. soille. V. Slilye. 
 
 SULYEART, a<7/. Clear ; bright. Doug. 
 — Fr. soi'ler, splendens, rutilus. 
 
 To SULK it. To be in a sullen humour. 
 Law's Mem. We use the term sulks, in 
 the sulks, S. in the same sense. It is 
 singular that, as far as I have observed. 
 Sulky did not appear in an English dic- 
 tionary, till admitted by Todd. 
 
 SULLIGE, s. Soil. Ma.ricell's Sel. Trans. 
 From the Fr. " Solage, soyle, or good 
 ground," Cotgr. 
 
 SUM. A termination of adjectives. 1 . De- 
 noting conjunction ; as, threesum, three 
 together, S. Compl. S. — Su.G. sain, plu- 
 rium unitas. 2. Signifying similitude ; 
 as, luj'sum, amiable, S. — A.S. sum, id. 
 sJ6s!(W(,pacificus, paci similis. 3. In some 
 degree, S. — A.S. sum, Su.G. sam, id. 
 lang-sum, diuturnus aliquautura. 
 
 SUM, adj. Some; used distributively. 
 Bellenden. — A.S. id. 
 
 SUM, adc. lu some degi-ee; as, " That pin's 
 sum muckle," i. e. soniewhat large, S.B. 
 V. Some. 
 
 SUMDELL, SuMDELE, adc. 1 . Somewhat; 
 
 2 U 
 
SUM 
 
 658 
 
 SUP 
 
 in some degree. Barhom: 2. Respecting 
 quantity or number, ibid. — A.S. sum 
 daele, aliqua parte, partim. 
 
 SUMER, s. A sumpter-horse. Barbour. 
 O.Fland. Fr. sommier, id. The origin is 
 somme, onus, sarcina. 
 
 SUMLEYR, s. Aberd. Beg. It seems to 
 denote an officer who had the charge of 
 the royal household-stuff. — L.B. Summul- 
 arius. 
 
 SUMMER, adj. Summary. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Fr. sommaire. 
 
 To SUMMER, V. a. To feed cattle, &c. 
 during summer, S. Aijr. Surv. Dunhart. 
 V. Simmer. 
 
 SUMMER-BLINK, s. 1. A transient gleam 
 of sunshine, S. 2. Used metaph. in rela- 
 tion to religious feelings. Butherford. 
 V. Blenk. 
 
 SUMMER-COUTS, Simmer-Couts, s. pi. 
 
 1. The exhalations seen to ascend from 
 the ground in a warm day, S.B. Boss. 
 
 2. The gnats which dance in clusters on 
 a summer evening, Lanarks. ; pron. shn- 
 mer-couts. 3. In sing, a lively, little 
 young fellow; syn. with E. Grig. "He's 
 a perfect simmer cout," Lanarks. Perh. 
 q. summer-colts, in allusion to the frisking 
 of young horses. Landtide, synon. 
 
 SUMMER-FLAWS, s. pi. Synon. with 
 Stimmer-couts, Angus. 
 
 SUMMER-GRUWTH, s. V. Sea-growth. 
 
 SUMMER-HAAR, s. A slight breeze from 
 the east, which rises after the sun has 
 passed the meridian. It receives this 
 name from the fishers of Newhaven, 
 though not accompanied with any fog. 
 
 SUMMER-SOB, s. A summer storm, Ang. 
 Boss. — Tent. soejf-en,Q.aTe; Gael, siob-am, 
 id. siob-an, drift, blast. In Aberd. the 
 term denotes frequent slight rains in 
 summer. 
 
 S U M M Y N, adj. Some. Douglas. All 
 and sutnmyn, all and every one. — A.S. 
 sumne, aliquot. 
 
 SUMP, s. The pit of a mine. Stat. Ace. 
 
 SUMP, s. A sudden and heavy fall of 
 rain, S.A. ; synon. Plump. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SUMPAIRT, adp. Somewhat. Nicol Burne. 
 
 SUMPED, part. adj. Wet ; drenched. Gall. 
 
 SUMPH, s. A soft, blunt fellow, S. Bam- 
 say. — Germ, sumpf, Teut. sompe, a marsh, 
 or Su.G. swamp, a sponge, also a mush- 
 room. 
 
 To SUMPH, «. n. To be in a state of 
 stupor. Cleland. 
 
 SUMPH ION, s. A musical instrument, 
 Gl. Sibb. — O.Fr. symphonie. 
 
 SUMPHISH, adj. Stupid; blockish, S. 
 Bamsay. 
 
 SUNCK-POCKS, s. pi. The bags tied to 
 the Stinks or Sods on the back of an ass, 
 in which the children an^l goods of tinkers 
 are carried, Roxb. V. Sonk, s. 
 
 SUNDAY'S CLAISE. Dress for going to 
 church in, S. Fergussoii, 
 
 SUN-DEW WEBS. A name given in the 
 South of S. to the gossamer. Synon. 
 3Ioose-webs. 
 
 SUN-DOWN, s. Sunset, South of S. Tales 
 of My Landlord. This word is used in 
 the United States. Lionel Lincoln. 
 
 SUN-FISH, s. The Basking Shark, S. 
 Stat. Ace. 
 
 To SUNGLE Lint, v. a. To separate flax 
 from the core ; the pron. of Sxcingle, S.B. 
 Piper of Peebles, V. Swingle. 
 
 To SUNYE, V. a. To care. V. Sonyie. 
 
 SUNYIE, s. An excuse. Ye male aye sae 
 mony sunyies, you have always so many 
 excuses, Roxb. Evidently an abbrev. of 
 the old law term, Essonyie, q. v. 
 
 SUNK, s. SuNKS, s. pi. V. Sonk. 
 
 SUNKAN, part. adj. "Sullen; sour; ill- 
 natured." Gl. Picken. This seems merely 
 Sunken, the old participle of the v. to Sink, 
 q. dejected in spirit. 
 
 SUNKET, s. A lazy person, Roxb. S.— 
 A.S. sweng, desidiosus, from swenc-an, 
 fatigare. 
 
 SUNKETS, s. pi. Provision, of whatever 
 kind, S.A. Bamsay. In Gl. Herd, smi- 
 kots is expl. something. The etymon is 
 uncertain. Also used in the sing. Blackic. 
 
 SUNKET-TIME, s. Meal-time; the time 
 of taking a repast, Dumfr. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 SUNKIE, .^. " A low stool." Gl. Antiq. 
 South of S. ; a dimin. from Sunk. V. Sonk. 
 
 SUNKS, s. pi. A sort of saddle made of 
 cloth, and stuifed with straw, on which 
 two persons can sit at once; synon. Sods, 
 
 S. V. SODDIS. 
 
 SUNNY-SIDE. A description of the posi- 
 tion of land; denoting its southern ex- 
 posure, as contradistinguished from that 
 which lies in the shade, S. V. Sonie half. 
 
 To SUOUFE, V. n. To slumber. Burel. 
 V. SouF. 
 
 To SUP, V. a. To take food with a spoon, 
 S. Butherford. — Su.G. sup-a, sorbillare; 
 usurpatur de cibis juruleutis; Sw. supan- 
 mat is rendered by Widegren " spoon- 
 meat." 
 
 SUP, s. A small quantity of any liquid or 
 sorbile substance; as, " a sup water;" " a 
 sup porridge," &c. Aberd. V. Soup, s. s. 3. 
 
 To SUPEREXPEND, v. a. To overrun in 
 disbursement ; to run in arrears. Acts J. VI. 
 
 To SUPEREXPONE, «. a. To expend, or 
 lay out, over and above. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 — From Lat. super, and expon-ere, used 
 in a literal sense, not warranted by classi- 
 cal authority. 
 
 SUPERFLEW, adj. Superfluous. Bel- 
 lenden. — Fr. sujwi-flu, -ne, id. 
 
 * SUPERINTENDENT, .<!. An office- 
 bearer in the Church of Scotland, who, 
 for some time after the Reformation, was 
 appointed, when there was a scarcity of 
 fixed pastors, to a particular province, 
 which he was regularly to visit, preach- 
 ing, planting churches, ordaining elders, 
 
SUP 
 
 6o9 
 
 .SLIT 
 
 and taking cognizance of the doctrine and 
 life of ministers, and of the manners of 
 tlie people; being himself subject to the 
 censure and correction of the pastors and 
 elders of the said province. First Bulk 
 of Discifi/ine. 
 
 SUPERINTENDENTRIE, .0. The pro- 
 vince or district in which a superintendent 
 exercised his office. Life of MehUlc. This 
 termination ri<; as iii JJishopri/, is from 
 A.S. »-(Vt', jnrisdictio. 
 
 SUl'ERSAULT, s. The somersault, or 
 somerset; C'rt^ma!r,synou. Mdnlle ]\W. 
 — Fr. soiibresault, id. 
 
 To SUPIR, Sypyr, r. n. To sigh. Burd. 
 — Fr. soupir-er, id. 
 
 SUPPABLE, (/(//. What may be supped; 
 as, " Thai kail are sae saut they're no 
 fiippable," S. 
 
 SUPPE, r. a. Act. Dam. Cone. It seems 
 an errat. for siippedite, i. e. supply, or 
 maintain. 
 
 ToSUPPEDIT,r.a. To supply. Compl.S. 
 — Lat. suppedit-o. 
 
 To SUPPLIE, T. a. To supplicate. Acts 
 Ja. VI.— Yv. fiippH-er. 
 
 SUPPOIS, Suppose, coiij. Although, S. 
 I>ou(jlas. 
 
 SUPPOIST, SupposT, s. I. A supporter; 
 an abettor. Ktio.v. — Fr. suppost, one put 
 in the room of another. 2. A scholar in 
 a college. Spotsw.—L.B. suppositum, id. 
 
 SUPPONAILLER, ... A supporter, aart. 
 at Panmure. 
 
 SUPPON AND, jmrt. pr. of Suppone ; used 
 as a conj. Supposing; although. Acts 
 Ja. V. 
 
 To SUPPONE, r. n. To suppose. Pitscot. 
 Cron. — Lat. snppon-ere. 
 
 To SUPPONE, r. a. Apparently, to ex- 
 pect; to hope. Pitscot. Cron. 
 
 To SUPPOSE. To substitute; iu a suppo- 
 sititious way. SjJotswood. — Fr. suppos-er, 
 to suborn, to forge. 
 
 SUPPOWALL,... Support, Barbour. 
 
 2oSUPPOWELL,r.a. To support. Pink- 
 ert oil's Scotl. 
 
 To SURPRISE, r. a. To suppress; to 
 bear down. Sir Gaican and Sir Gal. 
 
 SUPPRISS, s. Oppression; violence. Wall. 
 — O.Fr. souspris is rendered, impot ex- 
 traordinaire, Gl. Roquefort. But both 
 this and the v. may be from Fr. supprim- 
 er, to suppress; part, siippris. 
 
 SUPRASCR YVED,^(art. pa. Superscribed. 
 Acts Cha. I, 
 
 SURCOAT,s. An under-waistcoat, S. Ross. 
 — O.Fr. surcot, changed in meaning. 
 
 SURFET, adj. 1. Extravagant in price. 
 BeUenden.—Yr. surfaire, to overprize. 2. 
 Superabundant; extraordinary. Acts Ja. 
 II. 3. Oppressive in operation. Beltend. 
 4. Excessive in any respect; as in regard 
 to violence or severity. Pitscottie's Cron. 
 
 SURGENARY, s. The profession of a sur- 
 geon. Seal of Cause. 
 
 SURGET, .«. Peril, a debauched woman. 
 Sir Gawan.—O.l'T. sitrjet, id. 
 
 *SURLY, </(//. Rough; boisterous; stormy,S. 
 
 SURNOWME, SuRNowNE, s. Surname. 
 Wynfown. — Fr. surnom. 
 
 SURPECLAITHE, ... A surplice. ICeith's 
 Ilist.—'Uhe Fr. term surj>/is, is evidently 
 from L.B. superpeUic-ium, id. But surpe- 
 claiflic has been formed, as if chiitkc or 
 cloth constituted the latter part of the 
 word. 
 
 SURPLES, s. Apparently the same as E. 
 Surplice ; as Chaucer writes surplis. Ile- 
 galia Scotiae. 
 
 * To SURPRISE, T. n. To be surprised; 
 to wonder, Aberd. 
 
 SURRIGlNARE,s. A surgeon, ^cte /a. V. 
 
 SURS, s. A hasty rising upwards. Doh<j. 
 — Lat. surg-o, surs-nm, to rise. 
 
 To SUSH, r. a. To beat; to flog, Ayrs. 
 Perh. corrupted from the E. v. to Switch. 
 
 SUSH, SusniN, ,t. A rushing sound, ap- 
 plied to the wind, S.— Dan. rindens susen, 
 fremitus venti proruentis, Haldor. Teut. 
 suys-en, sibilare; Gael, siusan, a humming 
 or buzzing noise. 
 
 To SUSHIE, r. n. To shrink, W. Loth. 
 
 SUSKIT, adj. Much worn; threadbare, 
 S.B. — Dan. siaske,n3istiness,siasket, nasty, 
 negligent. 
 
 SUSPEK, part. adj. Suspected. " Ony sus- 
 2?ek place," any suspected place. Ab. Reg. 
 
 SUSSY, SussiE, s. 1. Care, S. Pitscoitie. 
 — Fr. souci, id. 2. " Hesitation." GL 
 Ross's Rock and Wee Pickle Tow. 
 
 To SUSSY, V. n. To care, S.B. Chr. S. P. 
 
 SUSSIE, adj. Careful; attentive to. 
 Maitland P. 
 
 To SUSSIE, V. a. To trouble. / u-adna 
 sussie mysell, I would not put myself to 
 the trouble, Aberd. 
 
 SUSTER, s. Sister. Aberd. Reg. This ap- 
 proaches more than the E. word to the 
 sound ot X.^.stcuster,Tleui.suster, Moes.G. 
 suistar, Alem. suester, Su.G. syster, id. {y 
 pron. u.) 
 
 SUTE, .s. Perspiration; sweat. Bellend. T. 
 Liv. — Lat. sudor, Isl. sucit, id. 
 
 SUTE, adj. Sweet ; pleasant. Wyntown. 
 
 SUTE, s. A company of hunters. Doug. 
 — Fr. suite, a chase, pursuit. 
 
 SUTE HATE. V. Fute Hate. 
 
 SUTH, s. Truth; verity, E. sooth. Barb.— 
 
 A.S. sofh, Veritas. 
 SUTHFAST, arf;. True. Barbour.— A.S. 
 
 sothfaext, id. ; O.E. sothfast. 
 SUTHFASTNES, s. Ti;-uth. Barbour. 
 SUTHROUN, s. A collective term for the 
 
 English. Wallace. V. Sodroun. 
 SUTTEN on, part. adj. Stunted in growth, 
 Ettr. For. — A.S. on-sitt-an, insidere, in- 
 cumbere; q. having sat down so as to 
 make no further progress. Sitten, is often 
 used by itself in the same sense; Sitten- 
 like, having the appearance of being 
 stunted ; and I think also Sitten-dotcn, S. 
 
suw 
 
 660 
 
 SWA 
 
 SUWEN, 3 pi. V. Attend ; wait on. Sir 
 
 Gawan.—i'r. suirent, id. 
 SWA, Sway. V. Sa. 
 SWAB, ;?. The husk of the pea; pease 
 
 su-abs, Dumfr. Sunups means in Fife, 
 
 "pease in the husks." V. Swap, Swaup. 
 SWAB, s. A loose idle fellow. " A diucken 
 
 stcab" is a phrase very common, Roxb. 
 
 This seems to be merely Su.G. and E. 
 
 sicab, (a mop,) used metaphorically; q. a 
 
 fellow that is constantly drinking up; 
 
 one who sucks up liquor like a mop; 
 
 synon. with Sp tinge, Sandbed, &c. 
 SWABBLE, s. A tall, thin person, Ettr. 
 
 For. Upp. Clydes. Perils of Man. 
 SWABBLIN', s. "A gndie' swabbVm'," a 
 
 hearty drubbing, Roxb. 
 SWABBLIN'-STICX. A cudgel, ibid.— 
 
 Dan. swoehe, a whip, a scourge; Teut. 
 
 sweepe, id.; sweep-en, flagellare ; A.S. 
 
 swebb-an, verrere, flagellare, Benson. 
 SWABIE, s. The great black and white 
 
 gull, Shetl. Sicartback, synon. " Larus 
 
 Marinus, (Linn. Syst.) Sicabie, Bawgie." 
 
 Edmonstone's Zetl. The J^lrate. 
 To SWABLE, .SwABBLE, t. a. "To beat 
 
 with a long stick," Gl. Sibb. Roxb. S.O. 
 
 Sivablin, part. pr. A. Srott''s Poems. 
 SWACK, adj. 1. Limber; pliant, S. Jioss. 
 
 2. Clever ; active ; nimble, S.B. — Teut. 
 
 siiYfc^-, flexilis; Isl. s?fej(/j«, iucurvare. 3. 
 
 Weak ; used in regard to a slight bar of 
 
 iron, or piece of wood, Loth. 
 SWACK, s. A large quantity, S.O. The 
 
 Har'st lilg. — Isl. swack, turba, motus. 
 SWACK, adj. Abundant, S.O. " Sivack, 
 
 plenty and good." Gall. Enc. 
 To SWACK, V. a. To drink deep, and in 
 
 hasie; to drink greedily; to swill, Ayrs. 
 
 Picken's Poems. — E. Swig, id.; Su.G. 
 
 sug-a, sugere. 
 SWACK, s. A large draught of liquor, 
 
 Banffs.; synon. Swaiiger, Scoap, Waticht, 
 
 Swcig. 
 SWACK {oj' wind,) s. A gust; a severe 
 
 blast, Ettr. For. 
 To SWACK, V. n. To blow suddenly and 
 
 severely, ibid. This is distinguished from 
 
 a Sob, which denotes a blast that is less 
 
 severe, ibid. — It may be allied to Teut. 
 
 swack-en, vibrare, or Isl. sivack-a, in- 
 
 quietuse sse, swack, turba, motus. A.S. 
 
 sweg-an signifies intonare, " to thunder, 
 
 to make a rumbling noise," Somner. 
 To SWACKEN, r. a. To make supple or 
 
 pliant, Aberd. Mearns. — Teut. swack-en, 
 
 debilitare, et debilitari. V. the adj. 
 To SWACKEN, V. n. To become supple, 
 
 ibid. Beattie's John o' Arnha. 
 SWACKING, adj. Clever; tall; active, 
 
 Dumfr. V. Swack, adj. 
 SWACKING, adj. Of a large size, Gall. 
 
 " Swacking nont, fat large animals," ibid. 
 SWAD, s. A soldier; a cant terra, S.B. 
 
 Taylor's S. Poems. " Swad, or sw-adkin, 
 
 a soldier. Cant." Grose's Class. Diet. 
 
 SWADRIK, s. Sweden. Bannatyne P. 
 — In Sw. Swerike, from Swea rikc, i. c. 
 the kingdom of the Suiones. 
 
 SWAG, s. A festoon, used for an orna- 
 ment to beds, &c. Loth.; q. what hangs 
 loose, as allied to Teut. «««<;/;, quod facile 
 flectitur, flexilis. 
 
 SWAG, s. A large draught of any liquid, 
 S. V. Swack, r. 
 
 SWAG, s. 1. Motion, Roxb. GaU. 2. In- 
 clination from the perpendicular, S. 3. 
 A leaning to ; as, " a swag in poli- 
 tics," S. 
 
 2o SWAG, r. n. To move backwards and 
 forwards, ibid. "Swag, to swing; swag- 
 ging, swinging." Gall. Enc. — Isl. swak, 
 fluctus lenis. 
 
 SWAGAT, c(dr. So ; in such way. Bar- 
 bour. — A.S. swa, so, and gat, a way. 
 
 To SWAGE, V. a. To quiet; to still; to 
 retain. Ross. Apparently abbreviated 
 from E. Assuage. 
 
 SWAGERS, s. pi. Men married to sisters, 
 Shetl. — A.S. sweger, Su.G. sicoqer, socer. 
 
 To SWAGGER, r. n. To stagger; to feel 
 as if intoxicated, Moray. It is not known 
 in the sense given in E. — Teut. swack-en, 
 vibrare; \'&\. siceiq-ia, flectere, curvare. 
 
 SW AGGIE, s. The act of swinging, or the 
 game of 3Icritot in E. Roxb. "At 
 sicaggie, waggie, or shouggie-shou." Ur- 
 quhart's Pabelais. 
 
 To SWAY, SwEY, (pron. swey,) v. n. 1. To 
 incline to one side, S. Doug. — Isl. sweig- 
 ia, Su.G. swig-a, inclinare. 2. To swing, 
 S. A.Bor. " sweigh, to play at see-saw, 
 or titter-totter," Grose. 
 
 SWAY, .«. 1. A movable instrument of 
 iron, of a rectangular form, fastened to 
 one of the jambs of a chimney, on which 
 pots and kettles are suspended over the 
 fire, S. 2. A swing, S. In the sicey-swaw, 
 in a state of hesitation or uncertainty. 
 Loth. Synon. In the Wey-bauks, q. mov- 
 ing backwards and forwards. 
 
 SWAIF, V. Perhaps ponder. Bannatyne 
 Poems. — Isl. sweif-a, librari. 
 
 SWAIF, SuAiF, s. A kiss. Chr. S. P.~ 
 Lat. suav-ium, id. 
 
 To SWAY L, T. a. To swaddle, S.B. ; sircal, 
 S. Boss. — A.S. swaethil, fascia, swed-an, 
 vincire. 
 
 SWAILSH, ,>!. A part of a mountain that 
 slopes much, or any part on the face of a 
 hill which is not so steep as the rest, 
 Ettr. For. 
 
 SWAINE, s. The country of Sweden. 
 Hist. James the Sext. 
 
 SWAIP, adj. Slanting, Ettr. For. 
 
 SWAIPELT, s. A piece of wood, in form 
 nearly resembling the head of a crosier, 
 put loosely round the fetlock joint of th.e 
 fore leg of a liorse, when turned out to 
 graze in an open country. When the 
 horse goes slow, he suffers nothing from 
 it; but when he runs off, this, striking the 
 
SWA 
 
 GGl 
 
 SWA 
 
 other leg, causes pain, ami impcJes his 
 progress, Roxb. 
 
 SWAISII, SwKSH, adj. A term applied to 
 the face, which, while it implies fulness, 
 chiefly conveys the idea of suavity and 
 benignity. South of S. — A.S. j.-hvu'.<, shv.v, 
 "sweet, alluring, courteous," (Soniner;) 
 Alera. suaz, suazz'i, dulcis, suavis. 
 
 SWAITS, s. New ale or wort ; S. sicats. 
 Ramsay. — A.S. $mite, ale, beer. 
 
 ft\VAYWEYIS,<«rfr. Likewise. Acts J. I. 
 
 To SWAK, SwAKE, r. a. 1. To cast with 
 force. Domihts. 2. To strike, S.B.— 
 Teut. sirack-en, vibrare. 
 
 SWAK, SwAKEjS. 1. A throw. Ihnhliman. 
 
 2. A hasty and smart blow. Wyntojcn. 
 
 3. A violent dash. Douj/a.-'. 4. Metaph. 
 a little while. Ibid. 
 
 To SWAK airay, r. ii. To decay; to waste. 
 Bannatyne 7^— Dan. swackk-cr, to waste; 
 Teut. swack-tn, to fail. 
 SWAK, s. Errat. for Sii iik, q. v. Waif ace. 
 SWALD, part. pa. Swelled, S. The Pirate. 
 SWALE, part. 2>(i- Fat; plump. Dou^j. 
 
 — Tsl. sirdl-r, tumidus. 
 To SWALL, SwALLY, T. a. To devour. 
 Dunbar. — Su.G. sicaelg-a, A.S. swehj-an, 
 devorare ; E. swal/ou: 
 * SWALLOW, s. In Teviotd. this harm- 
 less bird is reckoned vncannie, as beiug 
 supposed to have a drap o' the de'U's 
 bluid ; in other places it is held a lucky 
 bird, and its nest is carefully protected. 
 SWALME, s. A tumor ; an excrescence. 
 Dunbar. — A.S. swam, Teut. sicamme, 
 tuber, fungus. 
 SWa:SI, s. A large quantity; as, " a simm 
 o^ claise," a great assortment of clothes, 
 Upp. Clydes. Corr. perhaps from Teut. 
 somme, L.B. sauma, onus, sarcina. 
 SWAMP, adj. 1. Thin; not gross, S. 2. 
 Not swelled, S. "An animal is said to 
 be swamped, when it seems cUau/, or 
 clinket, or thin in the belly." GalL Enc. 
 " Swamp, slender." Gl. Ficken. 
 * S'WA'SlVED,part.adj. Metaph.usedinthe 
 sense of imprisoned: a Gipsy word, South 
 of S. 
 SWAMPIE, adj. A tall thin fellow, Dumfr. 
 S WANDER, SwAUNDER, s. A sort of apo- 
 plectic giddiness, which seizes one on any 
 sudden emergency or surprise, Fife. 
 To SWANDER, Swaunder, r. n. 1. To 
 fall into a wavering or insensible state, 
 ibid. 2. To want resolution or deter- 
 mination, ibid.— Su.G. swiiul-a, .'<winn-a, 
 deficere, tabescere, evauescere; E. swoon 
 is obviously from a common origin. 
 SWANE, Sway.n, s. 1. A young man, S. 
 E. swctin. 2. A man of inferior rank. 
 Douijlas. — Isl. sicein, Su.G. *•(««, juvenis, 
 servus. 
 SWANGE, ,9. Perh. groin. Sir Gawan. 
 
 Su.G. swamje, ilia. 
 SWANK, adj. 1. Slender; not big-bellied, 
 S. 2. Limber; pliant; agile, S. Fer- 
 
 (///.•-•.•JOH.— Dan. .•-■(?««;/, lean, meagre; Germ. 
 schwauk-en, motitare. 
 SWANK, *•. A clever young fellow, S.B. 
 
 Christmas Ba'in<j. V. Swank, adj. 
 
 SWANKY, s. An active or clever young 
 
 fellow, S. Douglas. A.Bor. " swanky, a 
 
 strapping, young country-man," Brockett. 
 
 SWANKY, adj. 1. Perh. empty ; hungry. 
 
 Dunbar. 2. Applied to one who is tall, 
 
 but lank, Fife. 
 
 SWANK YN, part. pr. Meaning not clear. 
 
 Co/ke/bie Sow. 
 SWANKING, part. adj. Supple; active, 
 
 South of S. Jh-ide of Lammermoor. 
 To SWANKLE, r. n. A term used to ex- 
 press the sound when the liquid in a 
 vessel is shaken, Shetl.; apparently syn. 
 with S. Clunk. — Teut. swanckcl-en, nutare, 
 vacillare. 
 To SWAP, V. a. To exchange, S. The 
 
 Pirate. — Isl. skipt-a, mutare. 
 SWAP, s. A barter; an exchange, S. 
 
 Bride of Lammermoor. 
 To SWAP, SwAUP, r. n. 1. A term ap- 
 plied to peas and other leguminous herbs, 
 when they begin to have pods, S. Whaup, 
 S.B. ITaxweirs Sel. Trans. 2. Metaphori- 
 cally transferred to young animals of 
 every description, Roxb. V. Shaup. 
 SWAP, SwAUP, .f. 1. The husk of peas 
 before the peas are formed, S. 2. The 
 peas themselves, in the pod, while yet 
 in an immature state, S. 
 To SWAP, r. a. 1. To draw. Barbour. 
 2. To throw with violence, ibid. 3. To 
 strike. M^dlacc—lsl. swip-a, vibrare, 
 sweip-a, percutere. The term, in this 
 sense, occurs in Palsgrave. " I swappe, I 
 stryke, je frappe. He swajiped me on the 
 shoulder with his hande." — Teut. siceep- 
 en, flagellare. 
 SWAP, )). A sudden stroke. Sir Gawan. 
 
 Ettr. For. Roxb. llogj. 
 
 SWAP, SwAUP, .t. The cast or lineaments 
 
 of the countenance, S. Saxon and Gael. 
 
 — Isl. swip-ur, imago apparens, swipad-r, 
 
 vultu similis. 
 
 %\YA^IT, part. adj. Moulded. Dunbar. 
 
 SWAPPIS. Perhaps Sedges. Falice of 
 
 Honor. — Teut. scheip, carex. 
 SWAPPYT,7;«rt.;vrt. Rolled or huddled 
 together. ira//((c.\— IsL sweip-a, Sn.G. 
 swep-a, involvere. 
 SWAR, .t. A snare. IT7</'/acc'.— :\Ioes.G. 
 
 swer-an, insidiari. 
 SWARCII, Sn-ARGH, (gutt.) s. A rabble- 
 ment; a tumultuous assembly, S.B. Tar- 
 ras. — O.Teut. swarcke, swercke, nubes, 
 perhaps, like E. cloud, as signifying a 
 crowd, a multitude. 
 SWARE, Swire, Swyre, .>.•. 1. The neck. 
 Doug. 2. The declination of a mountaiu 
 or hill, near the summit, S.; corr. stpiair. 
 Dunbar. 3. The most level spot between 
 two hills. Loth. Poems lOVA (V«?.— A.S. 
 sweor, a pillar, cervix, the neck. 
 
SWA 
 
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 SWE 
 
 To SWARF, D. n. 1. To faint; to swoon, S.; 
 sicarth, Ang. Ross. 2. To become lan- 
 guid. Doufflas. — Su.G. swoerfw-a, in gy- 
 rum agitari. 
 
 To SWARF, V. a. To stupify. Gall. Enc. 
 
 SWARFE, s. The surface. RoUock. Fer- 
 gusson {The Rivers of Scotland) uses surf 
 for surface. 
 
 SWARFF, SwERF, s. 1. Stupor; insensibi- 
 lity. Wallace. 2. A fainting fit ; a swoon. 
 Swarth, Ang. Cleland. 3. Faintness ; 
 dejection of spirit. Belhaven MS. 
 
 SWARGH, s. V. SwARCH, Swargh. 
 
 SWARYN, .^. V. Syvewarm. 
 
 SWARRACH, s. A large, unseemly heap, 
 Ang. — Su.G. swaer, gravis. 
 
 SWARRIG, s. A quantity of any thing, 
 Shetl.; a variety of S war rack. V. Swarch. 
 
 SWART ATEE, interj. Black time; an ill 
 hour, Shetl. Also expl. " expressing 
 contempt or surprise."— From Su.G. Isl. 
 swart, black, and t'ld, time; or perchance 
 q. swart to ye, " black be your fate !" 
 
 SWARTBACK, s. The Great Black and 
 White Gull, Orkn. Barry. — Norw. swart- 
 bag, id. 
 
 SWARTH, s. A faint. V. Swarf. 
 
 SWARTH, s. Sward, Ettr. For. Ho(j,j. 
 
 SWARTH, s. In sicarth o', in exchange 
 for, Roxb. I can form no conjecture as 
 to the origin, unless it be A.S. wearth, 
 Su.G. tcaerd, &c. worth, price, value, with 
 the sibilation prefixed. 
 
 SWARTRYTTER, <;. A Black horseman; 
 properly one belonging to the German 
 cavalry. G. Buchanan. — Tent, swerte 
 ruyters, milites nigri. 
 
 To S WARVE, v. n. To incline to one side, 
 E. Swerve. Nigel. — Tent, swerv-en, deer- 
 rare, divagari, fluctuare. 
 
 SWASH, s. 1. The noise made in falling 
 upon the ground, S. ; squash, E. Ruddi- 
 man. 2. The noise made by a salmon 
 when he leaps at the fly. Davids. Seas. 
 
 SWASHjS. A trumpet. Ab.Reg. V. Swesch. 
 
 To SWASH, V. n. To swell. Z. Boyd.— 
 Su.G. swassa, to walk loftily. 
 
 SWASH, s. 1. One of a corpulent habit, S. 
 Inheritance. 2. A large quantity viewed 
 collectively, S. 
 
 SWASH, SwASHT, adj. 1. Of a broad 
 make, S.B. Gl. Shirr. 2. Fuddled ; q. 
 swollen with drink, S. Ramsay. 
 
 SWATCH, s. 1. A pattern, S. SirJ.Sincl. 
 2. A specimen, of whatever kind, S. 
 Wodrow. 3. Metaph. a mark, S. 
 
 SWATHEL, s. A strong man. Sir Gaican. 
 — A.S. swithlic, ingens, vehemens. 
 
 SWATS, s. pi. The thin part of sowens or 
 flummerv, Shetl. — Isl. swade, lubricies. 
 
 SWATS, s' pi. New ale, S. V. Swaits. 
 
 To SWATTER, Squatter, v. n. 1. To 
 move quickly in any fluid, generally in 
 an undulating way, S. Lyndsay. 2. To 
 move quickly in an awkward manner. 
 Wats, — Teut. swadder-en, turbare aquas, 
 
 fluctuare; Su.G. s^'irac^r-rt, spargere. 3. 
 In Galloway, " to swim close together in 
 the water, like young ducks." 3P Taggart. 
 " To swatter, to spill or throw about wa- 
 ter, as geese and ducks do in drinking 
 and feeding," Yorks. Marshall. 
 
 SWATTER, s. A large collection, especially 
 of small objects in quick motion. Loth. 
 
 SWATTLE, s. The act of swallowing 
 with avidity, Stirlings. 
 
 To SWATTLE, v. a. To beat soundly 
 with a stick or wand, Aberd.; Swaddle, 
 E. to beat, to cudgel. 
 
 SWATTLIN, s. A drubbing, ibid. It may 
 be a dimin. from Isl. swada, cutem laedere. 
 
 SWATTROCH, s. "Strong soup; excel- 
 lent food." Gall. Enc. 
 
 To S WAVER, V. n. To walk feebly, as 
 one who is fatigued, S.B. Ross. — Tent. 
 sweyv-en, YSiciUdiTe, nutare, swey ver,ycigns. 
 
 SWAUGER, 0/ hard.) A large draught, 
 Banffs.; synon. Scoup, Swack, Waiicht, S. 
 and E. Swig. Taylor^s S. Poems. — Isl. 
 siiKf-a, Su.G. sug-a, sugere, E. to swig. 
 
 SWAVKIN, part. Hesitating. V. Haukin 
 and SwAUKiN. 
 
 2'o S W AUL, V. n. To increase in bulk ; to 
 swell. Gall. Swall is the common prou. 
 of S. Song, Gall. Enc. 
 
 SWAUL, s. " A large swell," ibid. 
 
 SWAULTIE, s. " A fat animal," ibid.; q. 
 one that is swollen. 
 
 To SWAUNDER, v. n. To become giddy, 
 &c. Fife. V. Swander, v. and s. 
 
 To SWAUP, T. a. Used to denote the act 
 of a mother or nurse, who first puts the 
 spoonful of meat in her own mouth which 
 she means to put in the child's; that she 
 may cool, soften, and bring it to the 
 point of the spoon, Berwicks. 
 
 To SWAW, V. a. 1. To produce waves; to 
 break the smooth surface of the water, 
 ibid. 2. To cause a motion in the water; 
 applied to that produced by the swift 
 motion of fishes, ibid. 
 
 SWAW, s. 1. A wave, Roxb, 2. The 
 slight movement on the surface of water, 
 caused by a fish swimming near the sur- 
 face ; also, that caused by any body 
 thrown into the water, ibid. Aikcr, 
 although synon. is applied only to the 
 motion of a fish, and is understood as 
 denoting a feebler undulation. Verh.jaw, 
 S. a wave, is of the same origin. 
 
 SWAWIN o' the Water. The rolling of a 
 body of water under the impression of the 
 wind, ibid. — Teut. sweyv-en, vagari, fluc- 
 tuare ; Germ, schwelff-en, id. ; Dan. swaev-e, 
 to wave, to move; Isl. «r(/-</, ferri, moveri; 
 Su.G. swaefw-a, motitari, fluctuare. 
 
 To SWEAL, V. a. To swaddle, S. V. 
 Swayl. 
 
 To SWEAL, r. n. To whirl ; to turn round 
 with rapidity, Berwicks. Synon. Swirl. 
 
 SWEAL, s. The act of turning round 
 with rapidity; often applied to the quick 
 
SWE 
 
 GG;J 
 
 SWE 
 
 motion of a fish with its tail, ibid. — Isl. 
 
 srci/l-a, agitare, circumagere, gyrare. 
 To SWEAL, r. w. To melt away hastily, 
 
 S. " Diniia let the candle sirea/." Tales 
 
 of J/y Landlord. " (^tnal, to waste 
 
 away, as a candle blown upon by the 
 
 wind," Yorks. Marshall. 
 To SWEAL, r. a. To carry a candle so as to 
 
 make it blaze away; as, " Ye're swealin' 
 
 a' the candle," S. Swall or swa'd is the E. 
 
 orthography of this old word. V. Todd. 
 SWEAP, s. A stroke or blow, Banffs. This 
 
 must be merely a variety of Swijie, q. v. 
 To SWEAP, 0. a. To scourge, S. liud- 
 
 dimaii. — Isl. itwipa, a scourge. 
 SWECH, (;/««.) s, A trumpet. Ab. Ri<j. 
 
 V. SWESCH. 
 
 SWECIIAN, {gutt.) part. pr. Sounding; 
 always applied to the noise made by 
 water, while the v. Souijh is used of the 
 wind, Upp. Lanarks. Marmaiden of 
 Clyde. — A.S. siceg-aii, sonare. 
 
 SWECHYNGE, s. A rushiug sound, as 
 that of water falling over a precipice ; or 
 a hollow whistling sound, as that made 
 by the wind, South of S. 
 
 SWECUT, s. 1. The force of a body in 
 motion. Doug. — Su.G. sicigt-a, vacillare. 
 2. A multitude ; a great quantity, Ber- 
 wicks. Synon. Swack, Sweg, q. v. 
 
 SWEDGE, s. An iron chisel with a bevelled 
 edge, used for making the groove round 
 the shoe of a horse, Roxb. — Isl. sweig-ia, 
 flectere,curvare,«!f<' (<;('«, curvatura,flcctio. 
 
 To SWEDGE, r. a. To make a groove in 
 a horse-shoe for receiving the nails, Roxb. 
 
 I'o SWEE, c. a. I. To move any object to 
 one side, Roxb. Ettr. For. Perils of 
 Man. 2. To move backwards and for- 
 wards, S. Marriage, V. Sway, Swey. 
 
 To SWEE, Swey, r.' n. 1. To incline to 
 one side. Stcei/,s. 2. To move backwards 
 and forwards, as a tree, from the action 
 of the wind, Roxb. 3. To be irresolute, 
 ibid. V. Sway, Swey, r. 
 
 To SWEE ajf, r. a. To give a slanting 
 direction, as to a stroke, S.A. Hogg. 
 
 SWEE, s. 1. An inclination to one side, S. 
 Hogg. — Isl. sreigia, curvatura, flectio. 
 2. Used in a moral sense, as transferred 
 to the mind, S. Ibid. 3. A chimney crane, 
 for suspending a pot over the fire, S.O. 
 Roxb. V. Sway, s. also Kirn-swee. 
 
 SWEE, s. A line of grass cut down by the 
 mower, S. Swath, E. 
 
 To SWEE, T. n. To smart with pain, 
 Orkn.; synon. Gell, Soxc, S. — Dan. swii-e, 
 to smart, side, a smart; Isl. svid-a, Su.G. 
 swid-a, dolere, angi. 
 
 To SWEE, T. a. To singe, Orkn.— Dan. 
 swi-f," to singe, to scorch, to parch," Wolff. 
 
 SWEEK, s. The art of doing any thing 
 properly, S.B. — Su.G. suik, swck, dolus ; 
 Isl. mir um swig, ultra meas vires. 
 
 To SWEEL, T. n. To drink copiously, S. ; 
 swill, £, 
 
 To SWEEL, SwEAL, r. a. To wash any 
 thing in a stream, pond, or superabundant 
 quantity of water, by dashing the thing 
 washed to and fro, or whirling it round, 
 S. This seems originally the same with 
 E. swill, as signifying " to wash, to drench." 
 A.S. swil-iaii, lavare. Lye. Synon. Sytid. 
 
 To SWEEL, V. a. To swallow, S.B. Dumfr.; 
 Swill, E. Dominie Deposed. — A.S. sicilg- 
 an,swylg-an, swelg-an,io swallow,to swill. 
 
 To SWEEL, SwEAL, r. a. To wind round; 
 as, to siceal a rope round a post, Upp. 
 Clydes. ; softened from A.S. swaethil, 
 swathil, fascia. 
 
 SWEELER, s. A bandage; that which 
 sweels orwindsround, Kinross. V.Swill,;*. 
 
 SWEEP, s. A chimney-sweeper, S.; also 
 Sweepie, Aberd. 
 
 SWEER, SwEERT, adj. Slow. V. Sweir. 
 
 SWEE-SWAY, adj. In a state of suspense 
 or hesitation, W.Loth. Probably allied 
 to E. see-saw. 
 
 SWEER-ARSE, s. The same amusement 
 as Sweir-tree, q. v. Fife, S.A. 
 
 * SWEET, adj. 1. Not salted, S. A. Dong. 
 2. Fresh ; not putrid. " Fysche reid & 
 sweit." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SWEETBREAD, s. The pancreas of the 
 calf, S. Antiquary . 
 
 SWEETIE-BUN, Sweetie-Scon, s. A cake 
 baked with sweetmeats, S. Pop. Ball. 
 
 SWEETIE-LAIF, s. A Christmas loaf, or 
 one baked with raisins, &c. in it, S.B. 
 
 SWEETIE-MAN, s. I. A confectioner, S. 
 2. A man who sells confections or sweet- 
 meats at a fair, S. Agr. Sun: Kincard. 
 
 SWEETIES,?. />/. Sweetmeats, S. Rams. 
 
 SWEETIE- WIFE, s. A female who sells 
 sweetmeats, S. The Provost. 
 
 SWEET-MILK CHEESE. Cheese made 
 of milk without the cream being skimmed 
 ofi"; Dunlop cheese, S. A<ir. Sure. Perths. 
 
 SWEET-MILKER, s. The day on which 
 sweet-milk cheese is made. Gall. Enc. 
 
 SWEG, SwEiG, .«. A quantity ; a consi- 
 derable number, Loth. This seems merely 
 a variety of Swack, q. v. 
 
 SWEY, s. A long crow for raising stones, 
 Ang. — Isl. sweig-ia, inclinare. 
 
 SWEIG, s. A large draught of liquor, 
 Banffs. This is merely E. Swig. 
 
 SWEIG, SwEEG, s. A very bad candle, 
 Roxb. Synon. Water-wader, q. v. Allied 
 perhaps, to Dan. Su.G. swag, weak, 
 feeble, faint. 
 
 SWEIL, s. 1. A swivel, or ring containing 
 one; also Soicle, S.A. and O.; synon. mle, 
 S.B. 2. " Sweil, any thing which hath 
 a circular motion." Gall. Enc. 
 
 To SWEILL, V. n. To move in a circular 
 way. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 SWEYNGEOUR, Swyngeour, Swinger,.^. 
 A drone ; a sluggard, S. Rvllock, — A.S. 
 sweng, lazy, swongornes, torpor. 
 
 SWEIR, Swere, Sweer, Swear, adj. 1. 
 Lazy; indolent, S. Dunbar, — A.S. sicaer, 
 
SWE 
 
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 SWY 
 
 s?t"ej'e, piger, deses. 2. Reluctant; unwil- 
 ling, S. Hamsaii. 3. Niggardly; unwil- 
 ling to part with any thing, S.O. 
 
 Dead-Sweir, adj. Extremely lazy, S. 
 llntherford. 
 
 SWEIR-DRAUCHTS, s.pl. The same with 
 Sweir-tree. The amusement is conducted 
 in Tweeddale by the persons grasping 
 each otliers' hands, without using a stick. 
 
 SWEIR-DRAWN, ^jart. pa. To be sweer- 
 drami, to hesitate or be reluctant about 
 any thing, Roxb. 
 
 SWElR-JINNY,s. Aninstrument forwind- 
 ing yarn; the same \y\i\\sweir-lclttii, Ab. 
 
 SWEIR-KITTY, s. An iustrumeut for 
 winding yarn, S.B. t^iceir, and Kilty, a 
 contemptuous term for a woman. 
 
 SWEIR MAN'S LADE, SwEiR man's LIFT. 
 The undue load, taken on by a lazy person, 
 in order to avoid a repetition of travel, S. 
 
 SWEIRNE, /«((•«./)«. Sworn. Ab. Reg. 
 
 SWEIRNES, s. Laziness, S. Dunbar. 
 
 SWEIRTA, SwEiRTiE, s. Laziness; sloth, 
 Aberd.; formed like Fart ye, Dainta, &c. 
 W. Beattle's Talcs. 
 
 SWEIR- TREE, .<;. 1. An amusement, in 
 which tvt'o persons are seated on the 
 ground, and holding a stick between them, 
 each tries who shall first draw the other 
 up, Fife. 2. The stick used in this amuse- 
 ment, S.A. 3. The same kind of instru- 
 ment that is also called Sn'cir-Kitti/, 
 Teviotdale. 
 
 SWEIS, s. pi. xipparently cranes, or in- 
 struments of this descriiJtiou. Inventories. 
 V. SwEY, and Swee. 
 
 SWELCHIE,s. A seal. Brand. V. Selcii. 
 
 SWELCHIE, ^'. A whirlpool, Orkn. V. 
 
 SWELTH, .«. 
 
 SWELL, s. A bog, S.B. V. Swelth. 
 
 To SWELLY, r. a. To swallow, S. Doug. 
 — A.S. swelq-au, Su.G. sicael-ja, vorare. 
 
 To SWELT,' T. n. To die. Barbour.— 
 A.S. swealt-an, sicelt-an, mori. 
 
 Tij SWELT, r. n. To have a sense of suf- 
 focation, especially from heat, S. Ross. 
 — Isl. sicael-a, sivadt, suffocare. 
 
 SWELTH, adj. Voracious. Douglas. — 
 A. S. sicelgeth, devorat, q. that which 
 swalloweth ; Isl. swaelt-a, esurire. 
 
 SWELTH, s. A gulf ; a whirlpool. Doug. 
 — Su.G. swalg, Teut. stcelgh, a gulf; Isl. 
 swelq-r, Dan. sicaelq, vorago, gurges. 
 
 SWENGEOUR, s. V. Sweyngeour. 
 
 SVVERD, ?. A sword. V. Suerd. 
 
 SWERF, s. A swoon. V. Swarf. 
 
 SWERTHBAK, .^. The great black and 
 white gull. Jloulate. — Isl. swartbak-nr, 
 the lesser guillemot. V. Swartback. 
 
 SWESCH, s. A trumpet, i^tat. Gild.— 
 A.S. siceg, pi. stcegas, sound, in general, 
 any musical instrument ; Moes.G. swiga- 
 jon, to pipe. 
 
 SWESCHER, Suescher, s. A trumpeter. 
 " The commoun siie.fcher." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 SWEUINj Sweving; SwevynynGj Swe- 
 
 NYNG, s. A dream ; the act of dreaming. 
 Douglas. — A.S. siref-en, Isl. sueffn, id. 
 from simef-a, dormire. 
 
 SWYCHT, adj. Perhaps for ^drltt, power- 
 ful, with s prefixed. Barbour. 
 
 SWICK, adj. Clear of any thing, Bang's. 
 — Su.G. swig-a, loco cedere. 
 
 To SWICK, r. a. 1. To deceive; to illnde, 
 Fife. 2. To blame, Aug.— A.S. sinc-an, 
 decipere, also oifendere. 
 
 SWICK, SwYK, s. 1. Fraud, S.B. Wynt. 
 — Su.G. sunk, anc. swick, id. 2. A trick, 
 of whatever kind ; as, " He played them 
 a sivick," Fife. 3. Blamableness. / had 
 nae swick o't, I had no blamableness in 
 it, S.B. — A.S. sicica, swic, offensa. 4. A 
 deceiver, Fife. — A.S. sicice, deceptor. 
 
 SWICK Y, adj. 1. Deceitful, Aug. 2. 
 Sportively tricky, ibid. V. Swik. 
 
 To SWIDDER, T. n. To hesitate ; pron. 
 s wither, S. Ros's.— A.S. sivaether, which 
 of the two ; Su.G. sxraefw-a, fluctuare. 
 
 To SWIDDER, T. a. To cause to be irre- 
 solute. Douglas. V. «. n. 
 
 SWIDDER, SWIDDERIXG, SWITIIER, S. 
 
 Doubt ; hesitation, S. Ross. 
 
 SWIFF, s. 1. Rotatory motion, or the 
 humming sound produced by it, Loth.^ — 
 Isl. swef-ast, Su.G. swaef'w-a, circumagere. 
 2. Any quick motion producing a whiffing 
 sound ; as. It past by me wV a swiff, Fife. 
 Used as synon. with Sonch, Soiigh. 3. 
 A sound of this description, ibid. Synon. 
 Souch, s. V. Swift. 
 
 To SWIFF, T. n. A term used to denote 
 the hollow melancholy sound made by the 
 wind, Roxb. Berwicks. Synon. ^'t>«fA,r. 
 
 To SWIFF asleep, t. n. A phrase used to 
 denote that short interval of sleep en- 
 joyed by those who are restless from 
 fatigue or disease. South of S. 
 
 SWIFF of sleep, s. A disturbed sleep, ibid. 
 —Isl. swaef-a, sopire. V. Souf, r. and .':. 
 
 To SWIFF au-a, r. n. To faint; to swoon, 
 S.A. St. JohnstoHH. Swuff, id. Ettr. For. 
 
 SWIFT, s. A reeling machine used by 
 weavers, S. — Isl. steif, volva, instru- 
 mentum quo aliquid circumrotatur, ansa 
 rotatilis, verticillimi. V. Swiff. 
 
 To SWIG, V. V. To turn suddenly, S.A. 
 
 SWIG, s. The act of turning suddenly, 
 S.A. Gl. Complaynt. — Isl. su-eig-a, to bend. 
 
 To SWIG, V. 11. To wag; to move from 
 side to side; to walk with a rocking sort 
 of motion, S.B. Tarras's Poems. — Isl. 
 siC(?i/;-ia,flectere; Su.G. si(v'(/-rt, loco cedere. 
 Ihre seems to view this and u-aeg-a, to 
 have an inconstant motion, E. to Wag,^s 
 originally the same; and the idea has 
 every appearance of being well founded. 
 
 To SWIK, v. a. To assuage pain or grief, 
 by fixing the attention upon some inte- 
 resting object. Douglas. — A.S. swic-an, 
 fallere. 
 
 SWYK, s. Fraud; deceit. V. Swick. 
 
 To SWYKE, r. a. To cau?e to stumble. 
 
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 66: 
 
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 Sir Gaican and Sir OaL — A.S. siric-aii, 
 facere iit offeudat. 
 
 SWIKFUL, adj. Deceitful. Wyntoini. 
 
 SWIKFULLY, «(f r. Dcceitfulfy. ]\'yiit. 
 
 SWIL, s. The swivel of a tedder, Shetl. 
 V. SuLE aud SwEiL. 
 
 SWILK, SuiLK, adj. Such. Harbour. — 
 A.S. swUJc, talis; Woes.G. siralcik; id. from 
 sica, so, and Icili, like. 
 
 To SWILL, c. <«. To swaddle; S. siceal. 
 3foidiiomerie. V. Swayl. 
 
 SWILL, s. " Thre sli. for sax huikis in 
 hervest, xiiij d. for ilk swili of viij pultre." 
 Aberd. ill'./. This term relates to a duty 
 for which iMoney was taken in exchange. 
 The cain due for each plough-gate might 
 be eight fowls. — A.S. s;</ denotes a plough. 
 
 SWINE. llie stciiu'^s iiaiie throiujh't, a 
 proverbial phrase, used when an intended 
 marriage is gone back, S. KiUy. 
 
 SWINE-ARNOT, s. The same with 
 Swine's 2Ioscorts, BanfFs. " Swiiie-ariwt 
 is clown's allheal, Stachys palustris." 
 Sure. Baiijf's. 
 
 SWINE-FISH, s. The wolf-fish, Orkn. 
 Barry. 
 
 SWINE'S ARNUTS, .'=. Tall oat grass, 
 with tuberous roots, S. 
 
 SWINE'S MOSSCORTS, s. Clown's all- 
 heal, S. — Sw. siiiii, swine. V. Swine 
 Arnot. 
 
 SWINE'S-SAIM, s. Hog's lard, S. Seam, 
 lard, E. 
 
 SWING, s. A stroke. Barb.— A.S. id. 
 
 SWINGER, S. V. SWEYNGEOUR. 
 
 SWYNGYT. L. fwynyyt, foined, pushed. 
 Barb. — O.Fr.foine, a sword. 
 
 To SWINGLE lint. To separate flax from 
 the core, by beating it, S. A. Scott. — 
 Teut. swi)iijhel-en het rlas, id.; A.S.sicing- 
 an, flagellare. 
 
 SWINGLER, s. The instrument used for 
 beating flax,Dumfr. 
 
 SWINGLE-TREE, s. The stock over 
 which flax is scutched, Dumfr.; synon. 
 Swiiu)lini/-ftock: 
 
 SWINGLE-TREE, s. 1 . One of the move- 
 able pieces of wood put before a plough 
 or harrow, to which the traces are fast- 
 ened, S. 2. U.sed improperly for the poles 
 of a coach. Journ. Land. — Teut. sicinj- 
 hcl-en, to move backwards and forwards. 
 
 SWINGLE-WAND, s. The instrument 
 with which flax is sicingled, S.B. 
 
 SWINGLING-IIAND, s. A wooden lath 
 or sword, brought to a pretty sharp edge, 
 for dressing flax, Roxb. ; synon. with 
 Swinjlc-tcand. 
 
 S W I N G L I N G-ST C K, .'^. An upright 
 board, about throe feet in height, mortised 
 into a foot or stock, over which flax is held 
 while uudergoing the operation performed 
 by means of the swinjliiig-kand, ib. These 
 instruments are now gone into desuetude, 
 lint-mills having superseded them. 
 
 SWING-LINT, .>-•. An instrument used 
 
 for breaking flax, Roxb. — Tent, sicinyhi; 
 id. bacnlus linarius. SiFirKjle-hand and 
 SiciiK/le-wand, synon. 
 
 To SWINK, SwvNK, r. n. To labour. Hen- 
 rysone. — A.S. sirinc-an, laborare. 
 
 SWINK, s. Labour. »S(/- Tridrem. 
 
 To SWIPE, r. «. 1. To move circularly, 
 Lanarks. 2. To give a stroke in a semi- 
 circular or elliptical form, as when one 
 uses a scythe in cutting down grass, S. — 
 Isl. sicip-a, vibrare, to brandish, to move 
 backwards and forwards. 
 
 SWIPE, SwYPE, .-•. 1. A circular motion, 
 Lanarks. 2. A stroke fetched by a cir- 
 cular motion, ibid. Abt'rd. Christm. Ba'iin/. 
 
 SWYPES, s. pi. Brisk small beer. Jied- 
 </auntlet. This term might originate from 
 C.B. sicyf, spuma, cremor, (Davies, Box- 
 horn;) or, according to Owen, s(r_yr, yeast; 
 q. beer that carries a good deal of foam, 
 " a rceiiriu' bicker," S. 
 
 SWIPPER, adj. 1 . Nimble ; S.B. swippert. 
 Doug. 2. Sudden, S.B. i^o^■^•. 3. Hasty; 
 tart, S.B. — A.S. swip-au, Isl. swip-a, cito 
 agere; Isl. sicipr, subita apparentia. 
 
 SWIPPERLIE, SwiPPERTLY, adv. Swiftly, 
 Doiti/las. 
 
 SWYilE, s. The neck, &c. V. Sware. 
 
 To SWIRK, r. n. To spring with velocity. 
 Dunbar. — Allied perh. to E.jerk, or Belg. 
 schrikk-en, to start. 
 
 To SWIRL, r. n. I. To whirl like a ver- 
 tex, S. "2. To be seized with giddiness, 
 Ettr. For. llogg. 3. Used improperly to 
 denote the motion of a ship in sailing. P. 
 Buck. Dial. — Su.G. swarf ic-a, Isl. swirr-a, 
 to be hurried round. 
 
 To SWIRL, T. a. To carry off as by a 
 whirlwind, S.O. A. Wilson's Fvcins. 
 
 SWIRL, s. 1. The whirling motion of a 
 fluid body, S. Doug. 2. A whirling mo- 
 tion of any kind, as that caused by the 
 wind, S. Bride of Lam. 3. The vestiges 
 left of a motion of this kind. " Swirl, 
 the remaining appearance of such a mo- 
 tion," Gl. Sibb. S. 4. A twist or contor- 
 tion in the grain of wood, S. 5. The same 
 with Cowlick, a tuft of hair on the head 
 which brushes up, &c. Upp. Clydes. 
 
 SV/IRLIE, adj. 1. Full of twists; con- 
 torted; applied to wood, S. Burns. 2. 
 Entangled ; applied to grass that lies in 
 various positions, S. 3. Inconstant, ever 
 in a state of rotation, Roxb. Buickbie's 
 Vi^'aif-sidc Cottager. 
 
 SWIRLING, s. Giddiness; vertigo, Ettr, 
 For. 
 
 SWIRLON, SwiRLiN, «(/;. Distorted, S.O. ; 
 applied to the human body, West of S. 
 TannahiU. 
 
 SWITH, SwYTH, SwYiTii, adi: 1. Quickly; 
 ah swyth, as soon. Doug. 2. Equivalent 
 to "be gone," "avast," S. Shirrefs.— 
 Isl, swey, apage; Su.G. swiij-a, loco cedere, 
 
 SWYTH, .«. Used for Sutli, E, Sooth, truth, 
 Barbour. 
 
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 666 
 
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 To SWITHER,T.«. To hesitate. Sidther, 
 s. Hesitation. V. Swidder, v. and s. 
 
 To SWITHER, v.n. 1. To swagger, Roxb. 
 2. To talk or act as assuming a claim of 
 superior dignity or merit, as E. stcagtjer 
 is used; to hector, South of S. 3. To 
 exert one's self to the utmost, Roxb. 
 Smmjling of the Lint, Jo. Hogg^s Poems. 
 
 SWITHER, s. 1. A severe brush, like one 
 who is made to swagger, or becomes 
 giddy from his situation, Roxb. A. Scotfs 
 Poems. 2. A trial of strength; applied to 
 mental or tongue exertion, ib. liuickbie. 
 
 To SWITHER, r. a. To make to fall; to 
 throw over, Tweeddale. 
 
 SWITHER, s. The act of throwing down, 
 or over, ibid. 
 
 To SWITHER, T. M. To whiz. Hogg. 
 
 SWYTHIN,arf/. Swedish; or,from Sweden. 
 Abe I'd. Peq. 
 
 SWITHNES, s. Swiftness. Bellenden. 
 
 SWOFTLY, rt(^r. Swiftly. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 To SWOICH, SwoucH, v. n. To emit a 
 hollow whistling sound. V. Souch, t. 
 
 SWONCHAND, part. pr. Vibrating. Hou- 
 late. — Germ, swenck-eii, motitare. 
 
 SWOND, s. A faint; a swoon. Relation 
 of a Hellish Monster, Law's Memor. 
 
 SWOON, s. Corn is in the swoon, when, 
 although the strength of the seed is ex- 
 haustedj the plant has not fairly struck 
 
 root, S.B. In this state, the blade ap- 
 pears sickly and faded. — A.S. swinn-an, 
 to decay. 
 
 SWORD-DOLLAR. A large silver coin of 
 James VI. V. James ryall. 
 
 SWORDICK, s. Spotted bleuny; so denomi- 
 nated from its form, Orku. Barry. 
 
 SWORDSLIPERS, s. j,l. Sword-cutlers. 
 Knox. — Teut. slyp-en, acuere, exterere 
 aciem ferri; Su.G. slip-a, id. 
 
 SWORL, s. A whirling motion. Douglas. 
 V. Swirl. 
 
 SWOURN. L. smoryt, smothered. Wall. 
 
 SWOW, s. "The dull and heavy sound 
 produced by the regurgitations of the 
 dashing waves of a river in a flood, or of 
 the sea in a storm, Clydes." — A.S. swoeg, 
 sonus, bombus. Swow is thus originally 
 the same with Souch, q. v. and with O.E. 
 Swough, sound, noise, used by Chaucer. 
 
 To SWOW, v. n. " To emit such a sound," 
 ibid. Ediii. Mag, 
 
 To SWOWM, T. M. To swim. Ab. Reg. 
 
 To SWUFF, V. n. 1. To breathe high in 
 sleep, Ettr. For.; pron. Swoof. Perils of 
 Man. — A.S. sieef-ian, sopire ; sivefod, "fast 
 or sound asleep," Somner. 2. To whistle 
 on a low key, or under the breath, ibid. 
 3. To move past in a whizzing way, Ettr. 
 For. V. SoDF, V. 
 
 SWUFF, SwooF, s. The act of whizzing, ib. 
 
 T 
 
 TA, article. The, Dumfr. Te, Gall. Most 
 probably this is merely a provincial cor- 
 ruption. It must be observed, however, 
 that by Norm.-Sax. writers te is used as 
 the article in all the cases; as te Icing, 
 rex, the king; te corl, comes, the earl, &c. 
 V. Lye, in vo. 
 
 To TA, V. a. To take. Barbour. 
 
 TA, adj. One, used after the, to avoid the 
 concourse of two vowels, ibid. 
 
 TA AND FRA. To and fro, ibid. 
 
 TAA, s. A thread, Shetl. — Isl. ^ae, filum; 
 Dan. tave, a filament, a string. 
 
 TAANLE, s. V. Tawnle. 
 
 To TAAVE, T. a. 1. To make tough, by 
 working with the hands, ]\Ioray, Bauifd. 
 — Dan. tare, a filament, taxed, stringy; or 
 a variety of Taw, v. 2. 2. To touse. 67. 
 Surv. ]\[or. A.Bor. " Teave, to paw and 
 sprawl about with the arms and legs," 
 Grose. 3. To entangle, ibid. 
 
 TAAVE, Tyaave, s. Difficulty, Bang's. 
 V. Tawan. 
 
 TAAVE-TAES, s. pi. Pitfir split into 
 fibres for making ropes, Moray. V, 
 Taave, v. 
 
 TAAVIN, Tawin, s. Wrestling; tumbling. 
 Journ. Lond. — Teut. touw-en, agitare. 
 
 TABBERN,s. a kind of drum. Sadler's 
 Papers. V. Talbrone. 
 
 TABBET. To Tak Tablet, to take an op- 
 portunity of having any advantage that 
 may come in one's way; a word borrowed 
 from the games of children, Ayrs. — Fr. 
 tabut-er, to butt or push. 
 
 TABBIT, adj. Tabbit mutch, " a cap with 
 corners folded up," Gl. Lizzy Liberty. 
 
 TABEAN BIRBEN. A designation given 
 to a comb, in what are called, " the ori- 
 ginal words" of the old Scottish song, 
 Loi'd Gregory. Urbani's Scots Songs. 
 The first word seems to denote the place 
 where these combs were made. — Fr. 
 Tabian, denotes of, or belonging to Tabia 
 in Italy. Shall we suppose that birben is 
 a corr. of evour-bane, the term used by 
 Gawin Douglas for ivory I If so, Tabean 
 birben kame must denote, " an ivory comb 
 made at Tabia." 
 
 TABELLION, Tabellioun, s. A scrivener; 
 a notary ; a word introduced into our 
 laws from Lat. tabellio, id. Pari. J a. III. 
 
 * TABERNACLE, s. To keep up the Ta- 
 bernacle, 1. To continue in a full habit of 
 body, not to lose flesh; as, " For a' the 
 sair wark he speaks about, he aye keeps 
 up the tabernacle." 2. To use means for 
 keeping in full habit, S. 
 
 TABERNER, s. One who keeps a tavern. 
 Aberd. Reg, — O.E. taverner, " tauarneref 
 
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 667 
 
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 tabernarius, caupo," Pr. Parv. O.Fr. 
 
 tabern'ier, aubergiste, cabaretier, Roquef. 
 
 TABETLESS, Tapetless, Teubitless, adj. 
 
 1. Benumbed, S.B. TcppitUfs, Fife, Loth. 
 
 2. Heedless, S.O. Burns. 
 
 TABETS, Tebbits, *■. Bodily sensation, 
 S.B. Pron. Taipit, or Tepplt, Fife, Loth. 
 — C.B. tyb-io, tyb-yifw, to feel. 
 TABILLIS, s. juL Boards for playing at 
 draughts or chess. Inventories. — From 
 Lat. tabula, corresponding with Germ. 
 taeft'/, a very ancient word. A.S. taefd, 
 signifies a die, and also tlie game of chess, 
 and /((i/t'/-wo*«, a chessman; taeji-ian, to 
 play at dice or tables, Somuer. 
 TABIN, s. A sort of waved silk, E. Tabbi/. 
 
 Hates. — Ital. tabiu-o. 
 TABLE, Tables. The designation given 
 to the permanent council held at Edin- 
 burgh for managing the affairs of the 
 Covenanters during the reiga of Charles L 
 Spaldlmj. 
 TABLE-SEAT, s. A square seat in a 
 church, S. ; so denominated from the table 
 in the middle of it. 
 TABLET, Tabillet, s. A small enclosure 
 for holdiqg reliques. Intent. — Du Cange 
 gives L.B. tabulet-a, as denoting a small 
 square box for holding the pix; and 
 tabulet-us, for one in which reliques were 
 kept. 
 TABLET, part, pa. also Tablit a face. 
 Intent. In the parallel inventory, it is 
 tallie a face. Ce lapidaire S9ait fort bien 
 tailler les diamans eu facettes, en tables, 
 au cadran. Diet. Trev. This is certainly 
 the same with Fast, Fassit, q. v. — Fr. 
 facette, cut in angles. 
 TABLIT A FACE. V. Tablet. 
 TABOURS, s. pi. A beating; a drubbing, 
 
 Upp. Clydes. V. Toober. 
 TABRACH, J?. Animal food nearly in a 
 state of carrion, Fife. — Dan. tab-e, to 
 lose ; or corr. from Cabrach, q. v. 
 TABURNE, s. A tabor. V. Robin-hood. 
 To TACH, Tatch, v. a. To arrest. Wall. 
 — Fr. attach-er, id. Isl. tak-a, tak-ia, to 
 take. 
 TACHT, adj. Tight, S.B.— Sw. tact, id. 
 TACK, Tak, s. Act of seizure. Acts Ja.IV. 
 TACK, s. A slight hold, S. E. tack, v. 
 TACK, s. Act of catching fishes, S. Mon- 
 roe.— ls\. tek-ia, captura. 
 TACK, Takk, Tacke, s. LA lease, S. 
 Acts Ja. II. 2. Possession for a time, S. 
 TACKET, s. A nail for tlie shoe, S. E. 
 
 tack, id. Morhou. 
 Whisky-Tacket, s. A pimple, supposed to 
 
 proceed from intemperance, S. 
 TACKIT. Totu/ue-tackit, adj. 1. Having 
 the tip of the tongue fastened by a small 
 film, S. 2. Tongue-tied, S. 
 TACKLE, s. An arrow, S.B. V. Takyll. 
 TACKSMAN, s. 1. One who holds a lease, 
 S. Fr^k. 2. In the Highlands, a tenant 
 of the higher class. iStat. Ace. 
 
 TADE, Sheep-tade, s. The sheep-louse; 
 the tick. Gall.; synon. Ked. Gall. Enc. 
 TAE, s. L The toe, S. A.Bor.— A.S. Isl. 
 ta, Dan. taa, Su.G. taa, (pron. to,) id. 2. 
 Prong of a fork, &c. S. 
 TAE, adj. One, S. Brownie of Bodsbeck. 
 "A.Bor. Tea, the owe; a,s, tea hand, the 
 one hand. North," Grose. V. Ta, adj. 
 Tiiree-tae'd, part. adj. Having three 
 
 prongs, S. Burns. 
 TAE, s. Applied to the branch of a drain. 
 
 tSurt. Aberd. — Isl. tae, stirps, ramus. 
 TAE, prep. To; written in this manner to 
 express the pronunciation, S.O. Writer's 
 Clerk. — Teut. te, id.; ad, a, in. 
 TA'EN about, part. pa. V. Tane. 
 To TAEN, t. a. To lay hands on the liead 
 of one who is caught in a game. Gall. 
 Fncycl. 
 TAENING, s. The act above described. 
 Gall. Encycl. It seems to be merely a 
 barbarism, formed from the abbreviated 
 part. pa. of the v. to Take. 
 TAE'S-LENGTH, s. Used to denote the 
 
 shortest distance, S. Redgauntlet. 
 TAFF-DYKE, s. " A fenc4 made of turf.^' 
 Gall. Encycl. — Isl. tef-ia, Su.G. toefw-a, 
 impedire. 
 TAFFEREL, adj. \. Thoughtless; giddy, 
 Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 2. Ill-dressed, 
 ibid. Perh. q. taitrel, from S. Taivcr, to 
 wander. 
 TAFFIE, s. Treacle mixed with flour, and 
 boiled till it acquire consistency; a sweet- 
 meat eaten only on Hallowe'en, Dumfr. 
 " A.Bor. taffy, a sort of candy made of 
 treacle," Gl. Brockett. 
 TAFFIL, Taifle, s. A table, S.B. Spald. 
 — Germ. <(r/t"/,tabula cujuscunque generis. 
 To TAFFLE, v. a. To tire; to wear out; 
 Taffled, exhausted with fatigue, Fife. — 
 — Isl. tef-a, morari, also impedire. 
 TAFT, Taftan, s. A messuage, S.B.— Su.G. 
 
 tofft, Isl. topt-r, area domus. 
 TAFTEIS, s. Taffeta. Inventories.— Fr. 
 
 taffetas, id. 
 TAG, s. A disease in sheep, affecting the 
 tail, Loth. Essays Highl. Soc. — Fr. tac, " a 
 kind of rot among sheep," Cotgr. 
 To TAG, 'C. n. To wane, applied to the 
 moon; as, " The mune's taggin\" she is 
 on the wane, Peeblesshire. — Sw. aftag-a, 
 or tag-a af, to wane. 
 TAG, s. The white hair on the point of the 
 
 tail of a cow or stot, Moray. 
 TAG, s. 1. Alatchet, S. 2. Any thing 
 used for tying, S. Balfour. 3. A long 
 and thin slice, S. 4. In pi. Trumpery. 
 Chron. IS. P. 5. Any little object hang- 
 ing from a larger one, being slightly 
 attached to it; as, " There's a tag o' clay 
 hingin' at your coat," S.O. It is always 
 applied to something disagreeable and 
 dirty. 
 To TAG, v. a. To tie, Dumfr. Formed 
 perh. from A.S. tig-an, vincire. If not 
 
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 668 
 
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 immediately from Taj, any thing used 
 for tying. 
 
 * TAG AND RAG. This E. phrase is used 
 as deuoting the whole of any thing, every 
 bit of it; as equivalent to Stoiip and 
 Roup, Aberd. 
 
 T AGE AT IS, s. fl. Perh. cups. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. — Corr. from Fr. tassetc, a little cup; 
 a dimiu. from tas^e, a bowl or cup. 
 
 TAGGIE, s. A cow which has the point 
 of the tail white, S.O. Moray. 
 
 TAGGIT, Tagged, jijc/rt. adj. A term 
 applied to cattle, signifying that they 
 have the lower end or point of the tail 
 white, Loth. Roxb. iloray, Ayrs.; synon. 
 with Tahjit. Aberd. Req. V. Taigie. 
 
 TAGGIT, part. pa. Confined. Frieds of 
 Peblis. 
 
 TAGGLIT, ad}. Harassed; encumbered, 
 S.B. V. Taigle. 
 
 TAGHAIR]\I, s. A mode of divination 
 formerly used by the Highlanders. Lady 
 of the Lake. 
 
 TAGHT, Tacht, jDrtrt. adj. Stretched out; 
 tightened, S. Beattie. This seems pro- 
 perly the old part. pa. of the v. to Tic, 
 or that of A.S. tl-an, vincire. V. Tight. 
 
 TAY, Tae, «. A toe, S. Doug.— A.S. Ja, id. 
 
 To TAY, r. a. Perh. to lead. Law's Mem. 
 — A.S. te-on, ducere. 
 
 To TAID, r. a. To manure land by the 
 droppings from cattle, either in pasturing 
 or folding, Fife. V. Tath. 
 
 TAID,Ted,s. 1. Atoad,S. Lynds.—A.S.tade. 
 2. Transferred to a person, as expressive 
 of dislike, aversion, or disgust, S. Lizzy 
 Liberty. 3. A term of fondness for a child, 
 both in the north and south of S. 
 
 TAIDIE, Teddie, s. The diminutive from 
 Taid, used as in sense 3, S.B. Roxb. 
 
 TAIDREL, i«. A puny creature, Pohcart. 
 — A.S. tcdre, imbecillis. 
 
 TAID-STULE, .'<. A mushroom, S.B.; syn. 
 Paddock-stool. — In O.E. it was not named 
 the seat, but the covering of the toad. 
 " Mussheron todys halt, boletum, fun- 
 gus," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 TAIFFINGOWN, s. " Ane pair of tai^ffin- 
 (joii-his." Aberd. Pey. It is also spelled 
 Taffyngoiciiis. Perh. a corr. of Tabiii, a 
 species of silk formerly imported into S. 
 V. Tabin. 
 
 TAIGIE, Teagie, Tygie, .^. A cow with 
 some white hairs in her tail, Fife; also 
 talqit. A. Douglas. 
 
 To TAIGLE, ij.fl. 1. Todetain,S. Petticoat 
 T'afes. — Sw. taaglig, slow of motion; Isl. 
 tuegl-a, taediose instare alicui rei. 2. This 
 term occurs as denoting fatigue, which is 
 certainly not its proper or usual meaning. 
 Waverley. 
 
 To TAIGLE, T. n. To tarry; to delay: to 
 procrastinate. " Now, dinna taigle," '' I 
 wiuna taiijle," S. Tannahill. 
 
 TAIGLESUM, adj. What detains or re- 
 tards; as, "a taigli'sniii road," a road 
 
 which is so deep, or so hilly, that one 
 
 makes little progress, S. 
 TAIKIN, s. A token, S.B. Piper of Pecb. 
 
 V. Takin. 
 TAIKNE, Tackne, s. An odd ridiculous 
 
 person, Shetl. — Isl. taeki, instrumenta 
 
 magica; or from Su.G. tok, fatuus, tok-as, 
 
 iueptire; unless it be merely tekn, pro- 
 
 digium. 
 TAIKNING, .^. A signal. V. Takynnyng, 
 TAIL, Tale, s. Account. Wyntoicn. — Su.G. 
 
 tacl-ia, A.S. tcl-an, to reckon. 
 
 * TAIL, s. The retinue of a chieftain. 
 Highlands of S. Wacerley. 
 
 * TAIL. He's gotten his tail in the well now, 
 
 a proverbial phrase used to denote that 
 one has got one's self entangled in some 
 unpleasant business, S. 
 
 * TAIL, s. Denoting the termination of 
 any particular portion of time; as, " The 
 tail o' har'st," the end of harvest, S. 
 " Tail of May, end of May." Gl. Shirr. 
 
 TAIL-BOARD, s. The door or hint-end of 
 a close-cart, S. 
 
 To TAILE, T. a. To flatter one's self. 
 Barbour. V. Teal. 
 
 TAILE, s. A tax. Barb.—^. taille. 
 
 TAILE,Tailye,Tailyie,Taillie,Taylyhe, 
 s. 1. A covenant. Barb. 2. An entail, 
 S. Barb. — O.Fr. taillier, id. Du Cange. 
 
 To TAILYE, Tailie, v. a. 1. To bind by 
 a bond or indenture. Wyntoicn. 2. To 
 entail, S. Bellend. — L.B. talli-are. 
 
 2oTAILYEVE,r. ?j. Toreel;shake. Doug. 
 
 TxVILYIE, Telyie, s. A piece of meat, S. 
 Douglas. — Fr. taillcr, Su.G. taelia, to cut. 
 
 TAIL-ILL, ;«. An inflammation of the tail 
 of cattle. Loth. Gcdl. Enc. 
 
 TAILLES,s. >7?. Acts Cha. I. This can- 
 not well admit of the sense of taxes, from 
 Fr. taille. But the same Fr. term is 
 given by Du Cange, when illustrating its 
 synon. L.B. tall-ia, as signifying Terri- 
 torium urbis. 
 
 TAIL-MEAL, s. Au inferior species of 
 meal, made of the tails or points of the 
 grains, Ayrs. 
 
 TAIL-RACE, s. V. Race. 
 
 TAIL-SLIP, s. A disease affecting cows, 
 from cold, Lanarks. lire's Rutherglen. 
 
 TAIL-TYNT. 1. To Ride Tail-tynt, to 
 stake one horse against another in a race, 
 so that the losing horse is lost to his 
 owner, or, as it were, tines his tail by 
 being behind, Fife. 2. To Play Tail- 
 tynt, to make a fair exchange, ibid. To 
 Htraik Tails, synon. 
 
 TAIL WIND, .«. To Shear wi' a Tail wind, 
 to reap or cut the grain, not straiglit 
 across the ridge, but diagonally. Loth. 
 V. Bandwihd. 
 
 TAIL-WORM, s. A disease affecting the 
 tails of cattle, S.B. Sure. Aberd. 
 
 TAINCHELL, s. Tainchess, pi. A mode 
 of catching deer. Monroe. Y. Tinchell. 
 
 TAING, Tyang, Tang, .<;. 1. That part of 
 
TAT 
 
 ()f)9 
 
 TAK 
 
 an iron inatnimcnt ■wliich is driven into 
 tlie liandle; as, " tlio t(iln<j o' a graip," 
 "the taiihj o' a fow," or pitchfork, &c. 
 AberJ.; 1\iihj, Clydcs. id. 2. The prong 
 of a fork, cScc. ibid.— Isl. taui/c is used 
 in this very sense. V. TANfi, .•?. 
 
 TAING-,.'. A tongue of land, Shetl. Fd- 
 
 mom^t. Zctl. The word is purely Norw. 
 
 I'anije, eu pynt of landet, et naess; l. e. 
 
 " a point of laud, a ncss" or promontory, 
 
 ^ Ilallager. 
 
 To TAYNT, r. a. 1. To convict. Vri/iit. 
 2. Legally to prove. Acts Ja. I. — O-Fr. 
 iittaiiid-ir. 
 
 TAINT, s. Proof. Acts Ja. I.— O.Vv. 
 attaint, L.B. attai/iit-iiiii. 
 
 TAYNTOUR, s. One who brings legal 
 evidence against another for conviction 
 of some crime. Pari. ,Ta. II. V. Taynt, c. 
 
 TAIl', s. A piece of tapestry. Inrciitories. 
 — Fr. tajiis, tapestry, hangings, a carpet. 
 
 To TAIR, T. n. To bray. Coiiq>l. S.— 
 Tent, tier-en, vociferare. 
 
 TAIRD, s. A term expressive of great 
 contempt, applied both to man and beast, 
 W. Loth. Expl. a "slovenly liash," 
 Lanarks. I know not whether allied to 
 Su.G. taer-a, Teut. ti-er-<;n, terere, con- 
 sumere; or to Gael, tair, contempt. 
 
 TAIRD, Terd, s. a gibe; a taunt; a sar- 
 casm; as, '•' He cast a taird i' my teeth," 
 Loth.; synon. Sneist. 
 
 To TAIRGE, r. a. To rate severely. Y. 
 Targe. 
 
 Severe examination or rc- 
 as, " I'll gie him a tain/In," 
 
 To poise. Douijlas. — O.Fr. 
 A. cup, S. Alem. 
 
 TAIRGIN, s. 
 prelieusiou ; 
 Roxb. 
 
 To TAIS, V. a. 
 tcs-er, to bend a bow. 
 
 TAIS, Tas, Tasse, s. 
 Douqhts. — Fr. tasse, id. 
 
 TAISCTI, s. The voice of a person about 
 to die, Gael.; also improperly written 
 Task, ({. V. BosiceWs Journal. 
 
 To TAISSLE, r. a. 1. Applied to the ac- 
 tion of the wind when boisterous; as, "I 
 was sair taisslit wi' the wind," S. 2. To 
 examine with such strictness as to puzzle 
 or perplex the respondent; as, " He talsslit 
 me sae wi' his questions, that I didna 
 ken what to say," S. — A.S. tijsl-ian, ex- 
 asperare, " to vex, to tease," Somner. 
 
 TAISSLE, Tassel, Tassle, Teasle, s. 1. 
 The fatigue aad derangement of dress 
 produced by walking against a boisterous 
 wind, S. Rofs. 2. A severe brush, S. 
 Heart Mid-Loth. — A.S. tacs-an, to tease, 
 whence taesl, fuller's thistle, used in 
 raising a nap. 
 
 To TAIST, V. n. To grope. Barbour.— 
 Belg. tast-en, Sii.G. tasta, id. 
 
 TAIST, s. A sample. " And send one 
 taist of the wyne to the yerll of Rothes." 
 Aherd. licij. Taste E. is occasionally 
 used in this sense. 
 
 TAISTE,s. The black guillemot. V. Tyste. 
 
 Isl. 
 
 2. To 
 Tout. 
 
 TAISTUILL, Tvsriui.L, s. A gawkish, 
 Ah-ty , thoicless sort of woman; oiten ap- 
 plied to a girl who, from carelessness, 
 tears her clothes, Roxb. Probably from 
 Dan. tausse, a silly man or woman, a 
 booby, a looby. 
 
 TAIT, TvTE, adj. Gay. Duwjlas. 
 teit-r, hilaris, exultans. 
 
 TAIT, if. A small portion. V. Tati 
 
 To TAIVER, V. n. 1. To wander, 
 rave as mad, S. Syn. haccr. — 
 foorer-en, incantare. V. Dauren. 
 
 TAIYERS, ^■. jyl. Tatters; as, boiled to 
 tairers, Fife. The Steam-Boat. 
 
 TAIVERSUM, adj. Tiresome, S. 
 
 TAIVERT, ;;«>•«. «<//. 1. Fatigued, S. 2. 
 Stupid; confused; senseless, S.O. The 
 Entail. 3. StupiP.cd with intoxicating 
 liquor, Ayrs. tSir A. ^]'^/He. -1. Over- 
 boiled, Ettr. For. Tweedd. 
 
 'To TAK, r. a. Used as signifying to give; 
 as, " I'll tak you a blow;"' '• I'll tak you 
 ower the head wi' my rung," S. — Teut. 
 tack-en, to strike. 
 
 To TAK one's self to do any thing, r. a. To 
 pledge one's self. " He tttik him to preif," 
 he engaged himself to prove. Aberd. 
 Reij. 
 
 To TAK back one's xcord. To recall one's 
 promise; to break an engagement, S. 
 
 To TAK in, v. a. 1. Applied to a road; 
 equivalent to cutting the road, or getting 
 quickly over it, S. Bosses Helenore. 2. 
 To get up with; to overtake, Aberd. 
 
 To TAK in,v. n. To be in a leaky state; 
 to receive water, S. i<v/. Bp. tSt.Androis. 
 It is also used actively in the same sense; 
 as, " That boat taks in water," S. 
 
 To TAK in, v. n. To meet; as, " The kirk 
 taks in at twal o'clock," the church 
 meets at twelve, Lanarks. 
 
 To TAK in one's ain hand. To use free- 
 dom with; not to be on ceremony with; to 
 make free with; applied both in relation 
 to persons and things, S. Walkcrh Feden. 
 
 To TAK one in about, v. a. To bring one 
 into a state of subjection, or under proper 
 management, S. 
 
 To TAK in o'er, v. a. Aletaph. to take to 
 task, S. 
 
 To TAK o', or of, t. n. To resemble ; as, 
 " He disna tak o' his father, who was a 
 gude worthy man," S. 
 
 To TAK on, r. n. A phrase applied to 
 cattle, when they are fattening well; as, 
 " Tliai stots are fast takin on," S. 
 
 To TAK one's sell, r. a. 1. To bethink 
 one's self; to recollect one's self; to recol- 
 lect something which induces a change of 
 conduct, S. Boss's Hel. 2. To correct 
 one's language in the act of uttering it; 
 to recall what one has begun to say, S. 
 
 2o TAK to or til one. To apply a reflec- 
 tion or censure to one's self, even when 
 it has no particular direction, S. 
 
 To TAK out. V. Ta'en out. 
 
TAK * 
 
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 TAM 
 
 To TAK up, T. a. To comprehend ; to un- 
 derstand; to apprehend the meaning of, 
 S. Guthrie's Trial. 
 To TAK, V. a. To take, S. 
 To TAK upon, v. a. To conduct one's self. 
 7o TAK in hand, v. a. To make prisoner. 
 
 Barbour. 
 To TAK on, r. a. To buy on credit, S. 
 To TAK on, v. n. To enlist, S. Spalding. 
 To TAK on hand, v. n. 1. To affect state. 
 
 Wallace. 2. To undertake. Barbour. 
 To TAK thefute, v. a. To begin to walk as 
 
 a child, S. 
 To TAK the gate, v. n. To set off on a 
 
 journey, S. 
 To TAK with, or id%r. n. To catch fire, as 
 
 fuel of any kind, S. Steam-Boat. 
 To TAK up, r. a. To raise a tune, applied 
 especially to psalmody; as, " He tiike up 
 the psalm in the kirk," he acted as pre- 
 centor, S. — Sw. taij-a up en Psalm, to 
 raise a psalm. 
 To TAK vpoNE HAND, -P. n. To presume; to 
 
 dare. Acts Mary. 
 To TAK up wi', T. n. To associate with; 
 
 to get into habits of intimacy, S. 
 To TAK icHh, or icV, v. a. 1. To allow; to 
 admit; as, " I was not drunk; I'll no tak 
 wi' that," S. 2. To own; to acknowledge 
 for one's own; as, " Naebody's taeji ici' 
 that buke yet," S.B. 3. To brook; to 
 relish; to be pleased with, &c. the sense 
 depending on the use of an adv. express- 
 ing either satisfaction or dislike, con- 
 joined with the V. 4. It denotes the re- 
 ception given to a person, or the feeling 
 that the person received has; used with- 
 out any additional word for determining 
 whether this be friendly or unfriendly, 
 pleasant or ungrateful, S.; as, / didna 
 tak wi' him. 
 To TAK M'i', v. n. as applied to the vege- 
 table kingdom. 1. To begin to sprout, or 
 to take root. It is said that corn has not 
 tane id', when it has not sprung up; a 
 tree is said to be beginning to tak wV, 
 when it begins to take root, S. 2. To 
 begin to thrive, after a temporary decay, 
 S. The phraseology seems elliptical; as 
 the expression, to Tak wi' the grund, is 
 sometimes used instead of it, S. 
 To TAK wv' r. n. To give the first indica- 
 tion of having the power of suction. It 
 is said that a pump is going to tak ui', 
 when it is judged by the sound, &c. that 
 it is on the point of beginning to draw up 
 water, S. 
 To TAK one's Word again. To recall what 
 
 one has said, S. 
 TAK-BANNETS, s. A game in which wads 
 or pledges are deposited on both sides, 
 which are generally bonnets; and the 
 gaining party is that which carries off, 
 one by one, all the icads belonging to that 
 opposed to it, Kinross. 
 TAKE, s. Condition of mind; as it is said 
 
 of a person when in a violent passion, 
 " He's in an unco take the day," Roxb.; 
 nearly resembling the use of E. Taking. 
 
 TAKE-IN, s. A cheat; a deceiver, S. Gall. 
 Enc. The form of the term is also in- 
 verted, v. In-tack. 
 
 TAKENNAR, s. A portent. Douglas. 
 
 TAKET,s. A small nail. Rates. V. Tacket. 
 
 TAKE-UP, s. The name given to a tuck 
 in female dress, Dumfr. Gall. 
 
 TAKIE, adj. Lasting; applied to victuals, 
 Clydes. 
 
 TAKYL, Tackle, s. An arrow. Douglas. 
 — C.B. tacel, id. 
 
 TAKIN, s. A token, S. Douglas.— Moes.G. 
 taikns, Isl. takn, id. V. Taikin. 
 
 To TAKIN, V. a. To mark. Acts Ja. II. 
 — Isl. teikn-a, Su.G. tekn-a, signare. 
 
 TAKIN (of Snuff,) s. A pinch, Aberd.; q. 
 as much as one takes at once.^ — Ital. presa. 
 
 TAKYNNYNG,s. A signal. " Taiknings 
 are given to forewarn people of the ap- 
 proach of the enemy." Diet. Feud. Law. 
 
 TAKYNNYNG, s. Notice. Barbour. 
 
 TALBART, Talbert, Tavart, s. A loose 
 upper garment, without sleeves. Doug. — 
 Chauc. tabard, Fr. tabarre, Ital. tabarro. 
 
 TALBRONE, Talberone, s. A kind of 
 drum. Acts Marie. — Fr. tabourin, a 
 small drum. 
 
 TALE, s. Account. V. Tail. 
 
 * TALE, s. This word is used in a mode 
 of expression that seems peculiar to S.; 
 Wi' his tale, Wi' your tale, &c. It seems 
 nearly synon. with E. Forsooth ; and is 
 always meant to intimate derision, con- 
 tempt, or some degree of disbelief ; as, 
 " He's gaun to tak a big farm, wi' his tale." 
 " Puir silly tawpie, she's gaun to get a 
 gryte laird, wl' her tale," &c. 
 
 TALENT, s. Desire; purpose. Barbour. — 
 O.Fr. talent, id. 
 
 TALE-PIET, s. A tale-bearer, S. The 
 Abbot. Perhaps from piet, the magpie, 
 because of its chattering. 
 
 TALER, Talor, s. State; condition, S.B. 
 Fife. — O.Fr. taillier, disposition, etat, 
 pouvoir. 
 
 TALESMAN, s. The person who gives 
 any piece of news, S. Boss's Hel. 
 
 TALLI ATION, s. Adjustment of one thing 
 to another. The Entail. — L.B. talliatio, 
 mensurarum adaequatio, Dn Gauge. 
 
 TALLIE AFACE. Cut in angles; applied 
 to precious stones. V. Tablit a face. 
 
 TALLIWAP, s. A stroke or blow, Perths. 
 Donald and Flora. The last part of the 
 word seems to be S. wap, a smart blow. 
 TALLOUN, s. Tallow, S. Acts Ja. V. 
 To TALLON, v. a. To cover with tallow 
 
 or pitch ; to caulk. 
 TALLOW-LEAF, s. "That leaf of fat 
 which envelops the inwards of animals;" 
 the caul or omentum. Gall. Enc. 
 TALTIE, s. A wig, Angus. Douglas. 
 T AMMACH LESS, ac?;. 1. Applied to a child 
 
TAM 
 
 671 
 
 TAP 
 
 that docs not cat with appetite, Fife. 2. 
 Tasteless; insipid, ibid. Tliis seems to 
 be merely q. stamochh'ss ; ftamock being 
 the vulgar pronunciation of Stomach, S. 
 
 TAMMEIST, L. rammeht. Monhjomerie. 
 V. Uammis. 
 
 TAMiMIE-CHEEKIE, s. The puffin, alca 
 arctica, Linn. Mearus. 
 
 TAMMIE-NORIE, ?. 1. The puffin, (alca 
 arctica, Linn.) Orkn. Bass. 2. The razor- 
 bill, (alca torda, Linn.) Mearns. V. Norie 
 and Tommy noddie. 
 
 TAMM Y-HAR1'ER,.«. The cancer araneus, 
 Loth. 
 
 To TAMMIL, V. a. \. To scatter from 
 carelessness, Loth. 2. To scatter from 
 design; as money amongst a crowd, as 
 candidates often do at an election, Roxb. 
 
 TAMMOCK, ToMMACK, s. A hillock. Gall. 
 Datidgonh Season.'-: — Ir. torn, a small 
 heap, toman, a hillock. 
 
 T AM-O'-TAE-END, s. A ludicrous desig- 
 nation for the largest kind of pudding. 
 Gall. Enc. Syn. han<jis. 
 
 TAM-TAIGLE, s. A rope by which the 
 hinder leg of a horse or cow is tied to the 
 fore leg, to prevent straying, Upp. Clydes. 
 V. Taigle. 
 
 TA^I-TARY. To hold ane in tamtary, to 
 disquiet him, S.B. Ruddiman. Perh. 
 originally a military terra, q. to keep on 
 the alert; from Fr. tantarare, a word 
 formed to represent a certain sound of 
 the trumpet. 
 
 TAMTEEN, s. Meant as the corr. pron. 
 of Tontine, a.s Hottle o{ Hotel. St.Honan. 
 
 TA.M-TROT, s, A cant term for what is 
 commonly called London Candy, Roxb. 
 
 TANDLE, s. A bonfire, S.O. Picken's 
 Poems. V. Tawnle. 
 
 TANE,j[)arf. /j(T. Taken, S. Dqiujlas. 
 
 TANE about. Weel ta^en about, kindly re- 
 ceived and hospitably entertained, Aug. 
 Ross's Helenore. — Sw. taga tcael emot, to 
 receive kindly, to give a good reception. 
 
 TANE doun. I. Emaciated or enfeebled 
 in consequence of disease; as, " He's sair 
 tane doicn wi' that host," S. 2. Reduced 
 in temporal circumstances, S.B. 
 
 TANE out. Weel tane out, receiving much 
 attention, S. This must be viewed as 
 primarily denoting the attention paid to 
 one in the way of frequent invitations. 
 
 T.\NE, Tay.ne, s. and adj. One, after the ; 
 as, '' ?/<t' tane," S. Donqlas. 
 
 TANE- AW A, s. LA decayed child, S. 
 2. A child that exhibits such unnatural 
 symptoms, as to suggest the idea that it 
 has been substituted by the fairies, in the 
 room of the mother's birth, S. The Entail. 
 This in E. is called a Cham/el im], 
 
 TANEHALF. One half. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. 
 
 TANG, s. Large fuci, Orkn. ShetL— Su.G. 
 tang, Isl. thang, id. 
 
 TANG, adj. Straight; tight; Pang, synon. 
 
 Ettr. For.; to be traced, perhaps, to Dan. 
 twang, constraint, coaction, a pressing. 
 
 TANG, s. 1. The prong of a fork, &c. — 
 A.Bor. " Tang, a pike. 'Tang also sig- 
 nifies a sting, North," Grose. 2. A piece 
 of iron used for fencing any thing else, .S.A. 
 This seems to be formed from teing-ia, 
 constringere, Verel. Haldorson. V. Tainq. 
 
 TANG-FISH, s. The seal, Shetl. Ed- 
 vionst. Zetl. So named from being supposed 
 to live among the Tang, or larger fuci 
 tliat grow near the shore. Hibb. Shetl. 
 
 TANGHAL, s. A bag; a satchel. V. 
 Toiohal. 
 
 TANGIE, s. A sea-spirit which, according 
 to the popular belief in Orkney, some- 
 times assumes the appearance of a small 
 horse, at other times that of an old man; 
 apparently the same with Sea-trow. 
 
 TANGIS, s. A pair of tongs. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. V. Tangs. 
 
 TANGIT, part. pa. Fenced with iron ; 
 having a rim of iron. Inventories. 
 
 TANGLE, adj. 1. Tall and feeble; not 
 well-knit in the joints; as, " a lang tangle 
 lad," Fife, Ettr. For. 2. Applied to one 
 when relaxed in consequence of fatigue, 
 or when so much wearied as scarcely to 
 be able to stand up, Ettr. For. 
 
 TANGLE, s. 1. The same with tang. 2. 
 A tall lank person, S.B. Ross. 
 
 TANGLE, s. An icicle, S.— Isl. divgull,id. 
 
 TANGLENESS, s. Apparently, indecision, 
 fluctuation, or pliability of opinion; from 
 the looseness of tangle, (a sea-weed.) 
 Jacobite Relics. 
 
 TANGLEWISE, adj. Long and slender, 
 Clydes. 
 
 TANGS, Taings, s. yl. Tongs, S.— A.S. 
 tang, Belg. tanghe, forceps. 
 
 TANG-WH AUP, s. The whimbrel, Orkn. 
 
 TANMERACK, s. A bird about the size 
 of a dove, which inhabits the tops of the 
 highest mountains, Perths. Trans. Antiq. 
 SoG. Scotl. 
 
 TANNE, Tanny, adj. Tawny. Invent. 
 
 TANNER, s. 1. The part which goes into 
 a mortice, S. 2. In pi. small roots of 
 trees. Loth. — Isl. tannari, laths, chips. 
 
 TANNERIE, s. A tan-work.— Fr. id. 
 
 TANTERLICK,s. Asevere stroke, Fife, &c. 
 
 TANTONIE BELL,s. A small bell.— Fr. 
 tinton-er, to resound. Godly Sanc/s. 
 
 TANTRUMS, s. High airs, S. Cant E.— 
 Fr. tantran, nick-nack. 
 
 TAP,s. 1. The top, S. Turnbull. 2. Head, 
 S. Gl. Shirrefs. 3. Crest of fowls, S. 
 4. The quantity of flax or tow put 
 upon the distaff at one time, S. Annals 
 of the Parish. Tap o' tote, a very irritable 
 person, Ayrs. ib. 5. A playing top. Colril. 
 
 To be on one's Tap. 1. To assault, literally; 
 especially by flying at one's head, or at- 
 tempting to get hold of the hair, S. 2. 
 Metaph. to attack in the language of 
 sharp repreheusiou or abuse, S. 
 
TAP 
 
 6;2 
 
 TAP 
 
 TAP 01' Lii\T. The quantity of flax put oa 
 a rock, S. The Steam-Boat. 
 
 To Tak one's Tap in one's Lap, and set aff. 
 To truss up cue's baggage, and be gone, 
 Teviotd. Loth.; borrowed from the prac- 
 tice of those females, who, being accus- 
 tomed to spin from a rock, often carried 
 their work with them to tlie house of 
 some neiglibour. An individual, wheu 
 about to depart, was wont to wrap up, 
 in her apron, the flax, or lint-tap, together 
 with her distaff. Heart Mid-Loth. The 
 phrase is ofcea used to express a hasty de- 
 parture ; as, " She took her tap in her lap," 
 she went off in a great hurry, Ettr. For. 
 
 Aff one's tap. A phrase generally used 
 in a negative form; as, of a scolding wife, 
 in regard to her husband, it is said, 
 " She's never «^his tap," S.; apparently 
 borrowed from the mode in which dung- 
 hill fowls carry on their broils. 
 
 TAP, adj. Excellent. V. Top. 
 
 TAP, s. To Sell by Tap, understood as 
 signifying to sell by auction or outcry. 
 Seill of Cans. 
 
 TAP, TAIL, yoR MANE. This phrase is 
 used in tlie following form, concerning 
 an unintelligible account of any thiug; 
 *' I didna ken tap, tail, nor mane o't," S. 
 Walker's Passages. 
 
 TAP-COAT, s. A great-coat; one that 
 goes uppermost, q. on the top of others, 
 Dumfr. Blackw. Mwj. 
 
 To TAPE, T. a. To use sparingly, S. 
 Ramsay. — Isl. tept-r, restrained; Su.G. 
 taepp-a, to stop up. 
 
 To TAPE out, V. a. The same with Tape. 
 Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 TAPEE, s. 1. The name given a few years 
 ago to the fore-part of the hair wlieu put 
 up with pins, S. 2. A small cushion of 
 hair worn by old women, in what is 
 called the open of the head, for keeping 
 up their hair, Ayrs. — Isl. topp-r, crista. 
 
 TxVPEIS, s. Tapestry. Maitland Poems. 
 — Fr. tap)is. 
 
 TAPER-TAIL, adv. Topsy-turvy, South 
 of S. T. Scott's Poems. Apparently q. 
 tap, I. e. top, o'er tail. 
 
 TAPESSARIE, s. Tapestry. Inventories. 
 — Fr. tapisserie. 
 
 TAPETLESS, adj. Heedless. V. Tabets. 
 
 TAPETTIS, s. pi. Tapestry. Douglas.— 
 Lat. tapetes. 
 
 TAPISHT, part. pa. In a lurking state. 
 A. Hume. — Fr. tappiss-ant, lurking. 
 
 TAP-KNOT, s. A knot of ribbons, worn in 
 a woman's cap or bonust, S. Muirland 
 Willie. 
 
 TAPLOCH, Tawplocii, s. '-'A giddy- 
 brained girl," given as the same with 
 Tawpic. Gcdl. Encycl. — Dan. taabeli:/, 
 foolish. V. Taupie. 
 
 TAPONE-STAFF, s. The stave in which 
 the bung-hole is. Acts Cha. II. Q. 
 tapping -staff. 
 
 TAPOUN, s. A long fibre at a root, S.B. 
 Baillie. — Belg. tappen, to draw out. 
 
 TAPPENIE. A term used in calling a 
 hen. Gall. Blachc. Mag. Apparently 
 a corr. o? tap-hennie, q. tappit-hen. 
 
 TAP-PICKLE, s. 1. The uppermost grain 
 in a stalk of oats, S. Donald and Flora. 
 
 TAPPIE-TOURl E, s. 1 . Any thing raised 
 very high to a poiut, S.; synon. with 
 Tappi-toorie, Tappie-tonrocic, Ayrs. Pet- 
 ticoat Tales. 2. The plug of paste which 
 fills the opening in the top of a pie. Gait. 
 
 TAPPIE-TOUSIE, s. A play among chil- 
 dren, S. exhibiting a memorial of tlie 
 ancient feudal mode of receiving a person 
 as a bondman, by taking hold of the hi;ir 
 of his forehead. From tap, and tousi-j, 
 dishevelled. 
 
 TAPPILOORIE, s. Any thing raised high 
 on a slight tottering foundation, S. — Teut. 
 tap, extremitas rotunda et acuta, and 
 loer-en, speculari. 
 
 TAPPIN, s. LA crest, S.O. Falls of 
 Clyde. Dimin. from tap, top. 2. The 
 buuch of feathers on the head of a cock 
 or hen, Dumfr. 3. Expl. " head," ibid. 
 Mai/ne's Siller Gun. 
 
 TAPPIT, Tappint, part. adj. Crested, S. 
 The latter perhaps properly belongs to 
 the South of S. 
 
 TAPPIT HEN, s. 1. A crested hen, S. 
 2. A measure contaiuing a quart, S.A. 
 liitson. 3. It has been expl. as still of a 
 larger size. " Their hostess appeared 
 with a huge pewter measuring pot, con- 
 taining at least three English quarts, 
 familiarly denominated a Tappit-hen." 
 Waverley. 4. This term denoted a large 
 bottle of claret, holding three Magnums 
 or Scots pints, Aberd. 
 
 TAP-ROOTED, adj. Deep-rooted. Ma.x- 
 vell's Scl. Trans. 
 
 TAPSALTEERIE, adr. Topsy-turvy, S. 
 Burns. 
 
 TAPSIE-TEERIE, adr. Topsy-turvy; the 
 same with T'apisalteerle, Ayrs. 
 
 TxVPSMAN, 5. A servant who has the 
 principal charge, other servants being 
 subjected to his orders; as, " the tapsman 
 of a drove," Dumfr. 
 
 TAP-SWARM, s. 1. The first swarm which 
 a hive of bees casts off, S. 2. Applied 
 metaphorically to a body of people who 
 are the first to leave their former con- 
 nexion. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 TAPTEE, s. A state of eager desire. 
 " What a tap-tee he is in !" how eager 
 he is ! Lanarks. Perhaps it is merely a 
 corruption of S. tiptae, q. " standing on 
 tiptoe," in a state of eager expectation. 
 
 TAPTHRAWN,«<7/. Perverse, S. Q. hav- 
 ing the tap, or top, thrawn, or distorted. 
 
 TAPTOO, s. 1. A gaudy ornament on the 
 head, Ayrs. 2. To Put one into a Tuptoo, 
 to excite one's wrath; to produce violent 
 passion, ibid. 
 
TAP 
 
 G73 
 
 TAR 
 
 TAP-TREE, s. A solid and rounded piece 
 of wood, resembling the shank of a besom, 
 put into the bung-liole of a maskinir-vat 
 or cask, formerly used for drawing off the 
 liquor; q. « that by which the tree or bar- 
 rel IS tapped;' or from tap, a faucet. 
 MaxweWs Sel. Trans. 
 
 * ^'? .^'^^^'. ^- «• To besmear with tar. 
 This V. is often used metaph. in the 
 phrase, " A' tarr\l wi' ae stick," all of 
 the same kidney, or all characterized by 
 the same spirit ; in allusion to the bit of 
 wood used as a brush for putting the tar 
 mark on sheep, S. St. Johnstoun. 
 
 lo TAR, r. ft. Balnath. Perhaps allied 
 to Isl.taera, donare; Su.G. nutrire. 
 
 TARANS, s.pl. Souls of unbaptized chil- 
 dreu. Pennant.— G^e\. taran, id. 
 
 TAR-BUIST, s. The box in which the tar 
 IS kept with which sheep are marked, 
 Roxb. Tweedd. V. Buist. 
 
 TARDIE, Tairdie, arf/. Peevish; ill hu- 
 moured, sulky, and sarcastical, Kinross. 
 V. Iaird, Terd. 
 
 TARETATHERS, s. pi. What is torn to 
 shreds; as, "Tarn got naething for his 
 techtin', but his coat into taretathers" 
 Teviotdale, i.e. torn; from tear, and 
 tatters. 
 
 TARGAT, Terget, 5. Inventories. A sort 
 ot ornamental blazon worn in the royal 
 bonnet or hat. V. Targat, s '' 
 
 To TARGAT, r. a. To border^vith tas- 
 
 T r^t,^"^'''-—^'-^-^- tarq-a, lacerare. 
 
 lARGAT, s. LA tatter, S. Fergusson. 
 -. A tassel. Jlinstrelst/ Border. 3. A 
 long thin slice of dried fish, Aug.— Su.G. 
 tar.j-a, to split by light strokes. 
 
 lo TARGE, Tairge, r. a. 1. To beat ; to 
 strike, Perths.— A.S. thersc-an, " verbe- 
 rare, to strike, to knock, to beat, to 
 thump," Somner ; Teut. dersch-en, Su.G. 
 troesk-a, id. 2. To keep in order, or under 
 discipline; used metaph. S. Waverley. 
 ^ lo rate severely; to reprehend sharply, 
 Roxb. 4. To cross-question; to examine 
 accurately. Loth. Sa.ron and Gael. 
 
 TARGE, s. Metaph. used in the sense of 
 protection or defence. Pitscottie. 
 
 TARGED, part. adj. Shabby in appear- 
 ance ; tattered, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 TARY, s. Delay. Douglas. 
 
 Tv TARY, r. a. To distress. Wyntown. 
 — Su.G. targ-a, lacerare. 
 
 TARYE, .S-. Vexation. Maitland P. 
 
 To TARYE, r. a. To impede ; to hold 
 back ; to keep at bay. Knox's Hist. 
 
 TARIEROCKE, s. A pitchfork, Shetl.- 
 Isl. ^erre, porrigo, and ^vo^, uncinus,q. to 
 extend by means of an instrument hooked 
 at the end. 
 
 TARYSUM, adj. Lingering. Douglas. 
 
 lAR-LEATHER, s. A strong slip of a 
 hide, salted and hung, used for uniting 
 the staves of a flail, S.B.— Perh. from Isl. 
 tar/-r, taurus, q. a bull's hide. 
 
 TARLIES, J. A lattice, S. tirlest. Hist. 
 
 Ja. Se.rt.—Fr. treillis. 
 TARLOCH, s. Perhaps a begging friar. 
 
 Philotus. — A.S. thearffic, poor. 
 TARLOCH, adj. Slow at meat; squeamish, 
 
 Clydes. V. Taurow. 
 TARLOCH, Tarlogu, s. 1. This term is 
 used in Upper Lanarks. for a sturdy, 
 brawling woman, generally giving the 
 idea of a female tatterdemalion ; it also 
 includes that of filth. 2. A silly, inactive 
 girl, Aberd.— C.B. torll-a, signifies a slat- 
 tern. 
 TARLOCH, Tarlogh, adj. 1 . Weak, Ayrs. 
 2. Peevish, ibid. Both these senses are 
 given in Gl. Surv. Ayrs. 3. Stormy ; as, 
 "a tarlogh day," Linlithg.— Gael, do- 
 riaghlighte, ungovernable. 
 TARN, .<!. A mountain lake, S.A. Lay of 
 Last Minstr. — Isl. tiorn, stagnum, palus. 
 To TARRAGAT, r. a. To question, Fife. 
 
 Abbreviated from E. interrogate. 
 TARRAN, s. A peevish, ill-humoured per- 
 son, Roxb. A variety of Tirran. 
 * TARRY, adj. 1 . Of or belonging to tar, 
 S. Admitted by Mr. Todd as an E. word. 
 2. Applied to those whose hands resemble 
 tar in its adhesive power ; light-fingered, 
 S. Sir A. Wylie. 
 TARRY-BREEKS, .'t. A sailor, S. Burns. 
 A low word. It is frequently used in a 
 proverbial phrase, intimating that those 
 of the same profession should be exempted 
 from expense by their brethren. 
 — Tarry-breeks should aye go free. 
 
 Dominie Deposed. 
 TARRIE, s. "A terrier-dog," Ayrs. 
 
 Renfr. Gl. Picken. 
 TARRY-FINGERED, adj. Light-fingered, 
 
 S. From tarry, adj. belonging to tar. 
 TARRY-HANDIT, adj. The same with 
 
 Tarry-fin<jered, S. Picken. 
 To TARRdW, T. n. 1. To delay. Henry- 
 sone. 2. To haggle in a bargain. Bann. 
 P. 3. To feel reluctance. Boss. 4. To 
 complain,Clydes.— A.S. teor-ian, to fail, to 
 tarry. 5. Applied to"springing corn, turned 
 sickly, and not advancing." Sxirv. Moray. 
 TARSIE-VERSIE, adr. A term applied 
 to walking backwards, Roxb. — Fr. ter- 
 giverser, to flinch, to shrink back. 
 TARTAN, s. Cloth checkered with stripes 
 of various colours, S. Chr. S. P. — Fr. 
 tiretaine, linsey-woolsey. 
 TARTAN, adj. Of or belonging to tartan, 
 
 S. Ritson. 
 TARTAN-PURRY, .<t. A pudding of red 
 colewort mixed with oat-meal. Forbes. 
 — Tartan, q. parti-coloured colewort, and 
 Teut. purreye, jus, sive cremor pisorum. 
 TARTER, s. Apparently used in the same 
 sense with tartan. Invent. — O.Fr. tar- 
 taire, however, is expl. Sorte d'^tofie de 
 Tartaric, Roquefort. 
 To TARTLE, r. a. To recognise ; to ob- 
 serve ; as, " He never tartled me," Roxb. 
 2 X 
 
TAR 
 
 674 
 
 TAU 
 
 TARTLE, s. Hesitation iu recognising a 
 
 person or tiling, Loth. 
 To TARTLE at one, v. n. L To view as 
 not recognising with certainty, Loth. 
 Perth. 2. To boggle. Loth. 3. To hesi- 
 tate as to a bargain. Eamsay. 4. To 
 scruple, a eland.— Yerha^s allied to Isl. 
 tortaUit, difficult to reckon. 
 TARTUFFISH, adj. Sulky; stubborn, 
 Renfrews.— Fr. tortii, perverse, or tar- 
 tuffe, a hypocrite, tartiijfi-er, to assume a 
 false appearance. 
 To TARVEAL, r. a. 1. To fatigue, S.U. 
 Boss. 2. To vex, Gl. Sibb.— Fr. trai-adl- , 
 er, to vex, to trouble. 
 TARVEAL, «r//. Fretful, S.B. Jour.Lond. | 
 TASCAL MONEY. The money formerly j 
 given, in the Highlands, to those who 
 should discover cattle that had been 
 driven off, and make known the spoilers. 
 Burt's Letters.— FevhsL^is from Gael, tais- 
 ceall-am, to view, observe, Shaw. 
 To TASK, V. a. 1. To soil, S. Bitson.— 
 — Fr. tacher, id. 2. To injure by calumny, 
 S. 3. To ujjbraid, S.B. 4. To fatigue ; 
 as, to task dogs, to weary them out in 
 hunting, Roxb. 
 TASH, s. 1. A stain, S.— Fr. tache. 2. An 
 
 affront, S. Wodrou: 
 
 To TASH about, -i: a. To throw any thmg 
 
 carelessly about, so as to injure it, Aberd. 
 
 TASK, s. Angel or spirit of any person, 
 
 Ross-shire. St. ^cc— Gael, taisc, ghosts. 
 
 TASKER, s. A labourer who receives his 
 
 wages in kind for a certain task, E. Loth. 
 
 Stat. Ace. 
 
 TASKIT, part. adj. Fatigued with hard 
 
 work, S.B. Fife. 
 TASKIT-LIKE, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of being greatly fatigued, S.B. Tarr. 
 TASS, Tassie, s. a cup, S. V. Tais. 
 TASSEL. Sair tassel. V. Taissle. 
 TASSES, s. 2^i- '^'m' Gawan. V. Tishe. 
 TASSIE, s. A cup, S.O. Burns. 
 TASTER, s. A sea-fowl. Sihbald. 
 TASTIE, adj. 1. Having an agreeable 
 relish; palatable, S. A. Scott's Poems. 
 2. Displaying taste, as applied to dress, 
 &c. S. 
 TATCH,s. A fringe; a shoulder-knot, Ettr. 
 For. Tweed.— Fr. attache, " a thing fas- 
 tened on, or tyed unto, another thing," 
 Cotgr. 
 To TATCH, V. a. To drive a nail so far 
 
 only as to give it a slight hold, Aberd. 
 To TATCH iu, v. a. To fix slightly by a 
 
 nail, ibid. 
 To TATCH thofither, v. a. To join toge- 
 ther in a slight manner, by tatching iu a 
 nail, as carpenters do, to try their work, ib. 
 — I would trace the v. to Tache, the an- 
 cient form of E. tack, a nail with a round 
 head, or Teut. taetse,id. clavus iimbellatus. 
 TATE, Tait, Teat, Tatte, s. 1. A small 
 portion of any thing not liquid, S. Bams. 
 2. Lock ; applied to hair. Domjlas. 3. 
 
 Division; applied to a precept. Skene.^- 
 Isl. taeta, lanugo, minimum quid; Sw. 
 tott, totte, handful of lint or wool. 
 TATELOCK, s. A small lock of hair, wool, 
 
 &c. matted together, Clydes. 
 TATH, Taith, Taithing, s. 1. Cow's or 
 sheep's dung, dropped on the field, S. — 
 Isl. tada, dung, manure. 2. The luxuriant 
 grass arising from the application of ma- 
 nure, S. Essays Highl. Soc. 
 To TATH, r. n. To dung, S. 
 To TATH, r. a. To make a field produce 
 grass in rank tufts by the application of 
 any manure, S. Stat. Ace. 
 TATH-FAUD, s. A fold in which cattle 
 are shut up during night, for the purpose 
 of manuring the ground with their dung,S. 
 TATHIL, s. A table, Fife. Apparently 
 corr. from Taffil, q. v. 
 j TATHING, s. A raising of rank grass by 
 I manure, S. Stat. Ace. ^ 
 
 TATHIS, s. pi. Fragments. Sir Gawan. 
 — Isl. farf-a,lacerare,<fM-, tatters, shreds. 
 TATHT, s. The same with Tath, the dung 
 of cattle, dropped on the field. Ac. Bom. C. 
 TATY,a(f;. Matted. V. Tatty. 
 TATSHIE, adj. Dressed in a slovenly 
 manner, Roxb.— Allied perhaps to Isl. 
 taet-a, lacerare, Haldorson. 
 TATTER-WALLOPS, s. pi. Fluttering 
 
 ra^'^s, S. 
 TAl^TY, Tattit, Tawted, adj. 1. Matted. 
 Bou,jlas.—\s\. taatt-a, to tease wool. 2. 
 Rough and shaggy, without conveying 
 the idea of being matted ; as, " a tatty 
 
 TATTREL, s. A rag, Roxb. A. Scott's P. 
 
 —A diminutive either from E. tatter, or 
 
 from Isl. tetr, Goth, totrar, id. 
 TA VART, s. A short coat without sleeves. 
 
 V. Talbart. 
 TAUCH, igntt.) s. The threads of large 
 
 ropes, Clydes. — Isl. taug, fibra, funis; 
 
 Su.G. toqa, trahere. 
 TAUCHEY, adj. Greasy, S. V. Taulch. 
 TAUCHEY-FACED, adj. Greasy-faced. 
 TAUCHT, s. Tallow that has been melted. 
 
 Martiiie's Beliq. 
 TAVCllT, pret. v. Gave ; committed. Barb. 
 
 S. Betaucht, abbreviated, q. v. 
 TAUDY, TowDY, s. 1. A child, Aberd.— 
 
 Isl. tata, a baby or puppet. 2. Podex, 
 
 Perths. Gl. Evergreen. 
 TAUDY-FEE, s. Fine paid for having a 
 
 child in bastardy. Eorbes. 
 TAVERNRY, s. Expenses in a tavern. 
 
 S}>alding. 
 TAUIK, s'. Conversation; talk. Ab. Beg. 
 TAULCH, Taugh, s. Tallow; S. tauch. 
 
 Acts Ja. /.— Belg. talgh, Su.G. Germ. 
 
 tal<l, id. „ ,. , 
 
 TAU'PIE, Tawpie, s. A foolish woman ; 
 
 generally as implying the idea of iuactiou 
 
 and slovenliness, S. Bamsay. — S>u.iji. 
 
 tapig, simple, foolish ; Dan. (aabe, a fool. 
 T AUPIET, part. adj. Foolish, Loth. 
 
 I 
 
T A W 
 
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 TAW, Lang -Taw, s. A game, among boys, 
 played with marbles. 
 
 TA\V,(i)roii. Ti/uiiir,) s. 1. Difficulty; much 
 ado, Aberd. •_'. Hesitation; reluctance, ib. 
 
 Jo TAW, r. «. To suck greedily and with 
 coutiuuauee, as a hungry child at the 
 breast, Roxb. — Allied perhaps to Isl. 
 tei</-r, a draught, haustus,aiiiy.stis, teia-a, 
 haurire, or Su.G. <oy-a, O.Teut. toohen, 
 to draw. 
 
 To TAW, r. n. To lay hold of; to tumble 
 about, Gl. Sibb.— Su.G. tae-ja, Isl. tae-a, 
 carpere lanam. 
 
 To TAW, r. ((. 1 . To make tough by knead- 
 ing, Aug. 2. To work, like mortar, ibid. 
 — Teut. fouw-eii, depsere. 3. To spoil by 
 frequent handling, lierwicks. 
 
 J'^))//;T '^'''^ J'"'"' "^"'^ "'^"1'' S- V. Tawis. 
 
 iA\VAN,s.^ Reluctance; hesitation, Aug. 
 
 Isl. tail/, toef, mora, tef-ia, morari, im- 
 
 pedire. 
 
 TAWBERN, Tawbukx, 5. The tabor or 
 
 tabret. Doiujlas. V. Tai.buo.ne. 
 TA\yCHT, ... Tallow. " Scheip tm.cht & 
 
 1 A \\ I:, AL, s. " Fatigue, perhaps from 
 
 tramiL" Gl. S/iin: also Gl. Sibb. 
 7o TAWEN, V. a. To disfigure by hand- 
 ling? Cucfc\'<Simj}.Strabis. V.TAW.r s •'' 
 TAWEROINE,.. A tavern. Abed. lien. 
 l.VWIL,af(/. Tame; tractable, S.O. Burns. 
 Su.G. to<)-a, trahere, ducere, q. allowiuff 
 Itself to be led. ® 
 
 TAWIS, Tawes, Taws. 1. A whip; a lash. 
 JJoujlas.—lsl taug, taj, vimen, lorum. 
 2. Ihe ferula used by a schoolmaster; S. 
 tair^e. MonUjumerie. 3. An instrument 
 of correction of whatever kind, S. Rams. 
 — Ir. Gael. Vas, a whip, scourge, ferula ; 
 Pers. taasia, taasian, a lash or thong. 
 TAWM, s. a fit of ill-humour, so as to 
 render one unmanageable, S.— Gael. t<tom, 
 a fit of sickness, madness, or passion. 
 TAWNEY, s. The vulgar name for a 
 
 mulatto, S. ; from the complexion. 
 
 TAWNLE, Taanle, s. 1. a large fire 
 
 kindled at night,about the time of Belteiu, 
 
 S.O. Stat. Acc.—C.B. tanial, to set on 
 
 fire, tannli, a fire glow, taiifkiiyth, a flame. 
 
 2 A large fire, Renfr. A. Wilson. 
 
 TAWPY, s. a foolish woman. V. Taupie. 
 
 TAWPY, adj. Foolish and slovenly, S." 
 
 Saxon and Gael. 
 TAWRDS, s. The ferula, Aberd.-C.C. 
 
 tar-o, tar-air, to strike. 
 TAWSY,s. A cup or bowl. Everg. V. Tvis 
 SI'^^wTr^'f!^-^* ^''^Sgy- Taiinali V.Tativ. 
 I AW TIE, Tatie, s. The vulgar name for 
 
 a potato, S. 67. Picken. 
 TAWTIE-BOGLE, s. A scarecrow, S. 
 TAXATIVE, adj. Having tlie power of 
 deduction from the force of an argument 
 or plea, as enfeebling it. Fvuntainhall. 
 lAXATOUR, s. An assessor; one who 
 apportions a tax according to the sup- 
 posed ability of individuals. Pari. Ja I 
 
 TEE 
 
 -— L.B. taxator, qui taxam imponit pro 
 uninscujusque facultate, Du Can"e 
 TAXED- WARD, Taxt-Ward, .,! A fo- 
 rensic term denoting tlie wardship of a 
 minor, in which a limited sum is accepted 
 ^ ill lieu of the whole casualties. Erskine. 
 TAXT, .«. A tax; an impost. Ahcrd. Reg. 
 Tu TAZ, V. a. To whip; to scourge; to 
 
 belabour, S.B. Gl. Shirr. V. Tawis. 
 TAZiE, s. A romping, foolish girl, Roxb. 
 llailick, synon. A. Scott.— \)a.n. taasse, 
 a woman, taass-c, to play the fool. 
 TCHICK, iuterj. 1. A sound used for 
 quickening a dull horse, S. 2. An expres- 
 sion of surprise or of contempt. Q. Durw. 
 TEAGIE, s. A designation for a cow. V. 
 
 Taigie. 
 TEAK, s. An otter, Shetl.— Isl. Su.G. tik, 
 
 canicula. 
 TEA-KITCHEN, s. A tea-urn or vase, S. 
 
 V. Kitchen. 
 TEAL, Teil, s. " A busy-body ; a mean 
 
 fellow," Buchan. Gl. Tarras. 
 To TEAL, Till, Tole, r. «. To wheedle ; 
 to inveigle by flattery, Ang. Ckr. S. P. 
 Beaumont.— Su.G. tael-ja,ls\. tael-a,i)el- 
 licere, decipere. 
 TEALER, Tealer on, s. One who entices, 
 
 Ang. 
 To TEAR, V. n. To labour stoutly; to 
 
 work forcibly, Aberd. 
 TEARIN', part. adj. Active ; energetic ; 
 as, " a tearin' worker," a " tearin'', throw- 
 gain fallow," Roxb. 
 TEASICK,s. A consumption; E.jjhthi/sick, 
 
 id. Montgomcrie. 
 TEAZ, .«. The prop on which a golf-ball is 
 placed when first struck ofi". Synon. Tee. 
 Teaz is probably S.B.; perhaps origiually 
 the plural of Tee, Wedderb. Vocab. 
 To TEAZ, V. a. To prop a golf-ball, ibid. 
 To TEAZLE, r. a. To teaze ; to vex, Loth. 
 TEAZLE, s. A severe brush. V. T vi«sle 
 TEBBITS, s./)?. Sensation. V. Tabets. 
 TECET, s. A ticket. " To subscrif a 
 
 tecet." Aberd. Reg. 
 TECHEMExNT, s. instruction. Wimjet. 
 lo TED, r. a. "To scatter; to spread," 
 
 Ayrs. Picken' s Gl. 
 TEDD, adj. Ravelled ; entangled, S.B.— 
 
 Su.G. tiidd-a, intricare. 
 TEDDER, Tether, s. A rope with which 
 a horse is tied at pasture, E. I mention 
 this E. word merely in reference to a com- 
 mon S. prov. " He wants only a hair to 
 make a tedder o';"' applied to tliose who 
 seek for some ground of complaint or ac- 
 cusation, and fix on any thing, however 
 trivial.— Su.G. tiuder, id. 
 To TEDDER, Tether, v. a. 1. To bind by 
 a stake at pasture, S.— Isl. tiodr-a, Su.G. 
 tiudr-a, pecus hoc modo alligare. 2. To 
 be entangled in an argument. Winijet. 
 TEDISUM, flf/;. Tedious, S.B. ; Teidsome, 
 
 Roxb. 
 TEE, s. To a tec, to a tittle ; exactly, S. 
 
TEE 
 
 676 
 
 TEY 
 
 Mayne'g Siller Gun. This is the same 
 with A.Bor. Tiv-a-Tce, "just the thing,' 
 Gl. Brock, for he expl. tiv as signifying to. 
 TEE, s. 1. A mark set up in playing at 
 quoits, &c. S.B.— Isl. ti-a, demonstrare ; 
 Teut. tijoh-en, indicare. 2. The nodule of 
 earth from which a ball is struck off at 
 the hole, in the play of golf, S. Bamsmj. 
 3. The mark made in the ice, in the amuse- 
 ment of curling, towards which the stones 
 are pushed, Lbth. Gall. Elsewhere it is 
 called the Cock, q. v. ; this is generally a 
 cross surrounded by a circle. Davids. 
 Seas. In Loth, it is also called the Tozee. 
 V. Teaz. . .^ 
 
 To TEE, i\ a. To tee a ball, to raise it on 
 a nodule of earth, giving it the proper 
 direction, S. Eatnsay. 
 TEE, adv. Too; also, Aberd. 
 TEEDY, adj. Peevish; cross-humoured, 
 Berw. Perhaps from Tid, a gust of 
 passion or ill humour. 
 To TEEDLE, v. n. To sing without words; 
 to hum a tune. Gall. Enci/c. It is only 
 a variety of Deedle, q. v. 
 To TEEM, V. a. To pour out, S.B. Ayrs. 
 
 Picken. V. Teym, and Tume. 
 To TEEM, r. n. To rain heavily, Dumfr. 
 TEEMS, s. A piece of fine crape or musliu 
 tightened on a circular rim of wood, re- 
 sembling the head of a drum, used for 
 sifting or dressing flour for pastry, &c. 
 Itoxb.— Fr. tamise, a searce, bolter, or 
 strainer, tamise, searced orboulted; Teut. 
 terns, temst, cribrum ; Mod.Sax. teemiss. 
 TEEN. Used as if it signified evening, S. 
 Picken. This, however, cannot be viewed 
 as a word : it is merely the abbreviation 
 of at e'en, i. e. " in the evening." 
 The 'Teen. This evening, S. St. Patrick. 
 To TEEN, V. a. To provoke. V. Teyne. 
 TEENGE, s. A cholic in horses, S. ; perh. 
 
 from E. twinge. 
 TEEP, s. A ram; the north, pron. of lup. 
 TEEPIT, part. fa. Stinted in allowances, 
 Lanarks.; evidently the same with Taipit. 
 V-Tape. , ,^ , 
 
 TEEPLE, s. A slight touch or stroke, Aberd. 
 To TEEPLE, r.a. To touch or to strike 
 lightly, ibid. This may be a dimin. from 
 the E. V. to Tip, id.— Seren. and Wideg. 
 give Sw. tipp-a, as used in the same sense ; 
 leviter tangere, " to tap, to tip," to strike 
 uently, to touch lightly. 
 TEERIBUS AND TEERIODIN. The war- 
 cry of the town of Hawick. This, ac- 
 cording to tradition, was the cry of the band 
 which went from Hawick to the battle of 
 Flodden; and it is still shouted by the in- 
 habitants when they annually ride the 
 marches. It is probable that this phrase 
 is of high antiquity.— A.S. Tyr, Isl. Dan. 
 Tir, denotes one of the deities of the Goths. 
 The first word might make tolerably 
 good A.S. Tyrhaebbe ns, " May T^rhave 
 us in his keeping ! " The other seems to 
 
 conjoin the names of Tyr and Odin, as 
 supplicating their conjunct aid. 
 TEES, s. pi. Perhaps cords. Sir Egeir. 
 TEES, s. pi. Apparently for taes, toes. 
 
 Leq. St. Androis. 
 TEESIE, s. A gust of passion, Fife.— 
 
 Teut. tees-en, vellicare. 
 TEET, s. A stolen glance, S. Keek, syn. 
 
 Campbell. 
 
 roTEET,«.w. To peer; to peep out. V.Iete. 
 
 TEET-BO, s. 1. Bo-peep, S. Fergusson. 
 
 2. Used metaph. to denote inconstancy or 
 
 infidelity. Morison. 
 
 To TEETH, V. a. To indent a wall with 
 
 lime on the outside, S. Stat. Ace. 
 TEETH, s. The fragment of a rainbow ap- 
 pearing on the horizon; when seen in the 
 North or East, viewed as indicating bad 
 weather, Banffs. Aberd. This is also de- 
 nominated an anqry teeth ; in Fife a water- 
 gaw. Because of its broken appearance, 
 it is elsewhere called a Stump. 
 To TEETHE upon, r. a. To make an im- 
 pression upon, Aberd. Probably from the 
 use of the teeth in fastening on food. 
 TEETHY, adj. Crabbed ; ill natured, S. 
 
 Q,. to show the teeth. 
 TEETHRIFE, adj. Palatable, Teviotd. 
 Mowfrachty, synon. Ang. ; Toothsome, E. 
 TEETiCK,s. The tit-lark, Shetl. " Alauda 
 
 Pratensis," Linn. Edmonstone's Zetl._ 
 TEETLE, s. The old mode of pronouncing 
 the E. word Title, S. i. e. right. Entail. 
 TEEVOO, .«. " A young man who dashes 
 about with ladies, but never feels the ge- 
 nuine throbs of love;" a male flirt. Gall. 
 Encycl. 
 TEEWHOAP, s. The lapwing, Orkn. 
 To TEHEE, v. n. To laugh in a suppressed 
 way, Ayrs. Syn. to Tigher. Siller Gun. 
 TEHEE, s. 1. A loud laugh, S. Boss. 2. 
 i7iterj. Expressive of loud mirth. Watson. 
 Ti-he is used as a v. in O.E. Ben Jonson. 
 TEICHEMENT, s. Instruction. Aberd. 
 
 Beg. V. Techement. 
 To TEICHER, Ticher, {gutt.) 1. To distil 
 almost imperceptibly. The skin, slightly 
 cut, is said to teicher and bluid, when the 
 blood effused is scarcely sufficient to form 
 a drop, S.A. 2. Used to express the ap- 
 pearance of a fretted sore, Roxb.— O.T. 
 tijgh-en, indicare. 
 TEICHER, s. A very small drop. 
 TEICHER, s. A dot; a small spot; S. 
 ticker.— Tevit. tick, a point, or Belg. tikk- 
 en, to touch lightly. 
 TEIDSOME, adj. Tedious. V. Tedisum. 
 TEIGHT, part. pa. Fatigued, Lanarks. 
 TEIL, s. A busy-body ; a mean fellow, S.B. 
 
 V. Teal, .?. and To Teal, v. 
 To TEIL, V. a. To cultivate the soil, S. 
 Cliart. Ja. F.— A.S. til-ian, to labour, to 
 cultivate. 
 To TEYM, Teme, t. a. To empty ; teem, 
 S.B. Wallace.— M. taem-a, evacuare. 
 1 V. TUMK. 
 
TEY 
 
 677 
 
 TEN 
 
 TEYND, ». Uncertain. Gutcnn and Gol. 
 
 To TEIND, TvNDE, Tine, t. n. To kindle, 
 S. — A.S. tend-an, tynan, Su.G. taend-a, 
 accendere. 
 
 TEIND, Ty.n'd, Tine, s. 1. A spark of fire, 
 S.B. 2. A spark at tlie wick of a candle, ib. 
 
 To TEIND, Teynd, t. a. To tithe, S. 
 Godly Sa?ujf. — Sw. tiend-a, Belg. teind- 
 en, decimare. 
 
 TEIND, Teynd,.". Tithe, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Moes.G. taihiuid, the tenth part; Belg. 
 tcind. 
 
 TEYNDFRIE, adj. Free from paying 
 tithes, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 TEINDIS, Tendis, s. pi. Tithes, S. 
 
 TEIND-MASTER, s. One who has a legal 
 right to lift tithes. Diet. Feud. Laic. 
 
 TEIND-SHEAF, s. A sheaf payable as 
 tithe, S. Sedt. Counc. 
 
 TEIND-VVHEAT, s. Wheat received as 
 tithe, S. Keith's Hist. 
 
 To TEYNE, Tene, Teen, v. a. To vex; to 
 irritate. Ckarteris. — A.S. teon-an, Belg. 
 ten-en, irritare. 
 
 TEYNE, Tene, «(/;. Mad with rage. Wall. 
 
 TEYNE, Tene, s. 1. Anger; rage, S. 
 Barbour. 2. Sorrow; vexation, S. E. teen. 
 Wallace. — A.S. teon, injuria, irritatio. 
 
 TEYNFULL, «(//. Wrathful. Lijndsay. 
 
 TEIR, arf/. Tiresome. Rauf Coilyear. 
 
 TEIR, s. Fatigue. Gaican and Gol.—A.S. 
 teor-ian, tir-ian, to tire. 
 
 TEIRFULL, adj. Fatiguing. Gaican and 
 Gol. 
 
 TEIS, s. pi. Ropes, by which the yards of 
 a ship hang; q. ties. Douqlas. 
 
 TEIST, s. A handful, Aberd.— Su.G. tast-a, 
 attrectare, apprehendere, q. as much as 
 one can grasp or lay hold of? 
 
 To TELE, T. a. To cultivate. Maitland 
 P. V. Teil. 
 
 TELEL AND, s. Arable land, q. that which 
 is tilled. Chart. Aberd. 
 
 TELYIE, s. A piece of meat. V. Tailyie. 
 
 TELISMAN, s. A husbandman; a farmer. 
 Sedt. Counc. — From A.S. tilia, " a tiller 
 of the ground." Tusser uses tilman for an 
 husbandman, Johnson. 
 
 TELLABLE, adj. What may be told, S. 
 
 TELLYEVIE, s. A violent or perverse 
 humour. Semple. It seems to be a corr. 
 oi tirriree,c[.\. — Fr. talu-er, to take an 
 oblique direction; or O.Fr. taillier, dis- 
 position, and tif, lively, spurting. 
 
 TELLIN', s. To Tak Tellin'. 1. To need 
 to be frequently reminded of what ought 
 to be done; as, " She's a clever servant in 
 a house, but she taks tellin," S. 2. To 
 listen to admonition; as, " He wadna tak 
 tellin," he would not be advised, S.A. 
 
 TELLIN', «rf/. Well or good for; benefi- 
 cial to ; as, " It was tellin' him that he 
 did as he did ;" " It had been muckle 
 tellin' ye that ye had bidden at hame," 
 i. e. it was, or it had been, to his or your 
 advantage, &c. S. Corspatrick. — A.S. 
 
 tcala, tael-a, and Ula, signify bene, recte,, 
 probe. 
 
 To TEME, r. a. To empty. V. Teym. 
 
 TEMED, pret. Enticed. Sir Tristrem.— 
 Isl. tem-ia, assuefacere. 
 
 TEMERARITE, Temeraritie, s. Rash- 
 ness in judgment. Acts Ja. III. — From 
 Fr. temeraire, rash. 
 
 TEMMING, s. V. Timming. 
 
 To TEMPER, r. a. To put such parts of 
 a machine as immediately perform the 
 work, into proper trim; as, To Temper a 
 irheel, to stretch or relax the string which 
 regulates the motion of the pirn. To 
 Temper a pleach, to arrange the coulter 
 and share, so that the furrow may be cut 
 and turned according to the ploughman's 
 mind, S. Sure. Peebles. 
 
 TEMPER-PIN, s. The wooden pin used 
 for tempering a spinning-wheel, S. Ilitson. 
 
 TEMPLARIE, s. A foundation originally 
 belonging to the Knights Templars ; other- 
 wise denominated Temple Lands, S. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 TEMPLELANDS, s. pi. The lands which 
 belonged to the Knights Templars, S. V. 
 Templarie, and Preceptorie. 
 
 TENANT-STED, adj. Occupied by a te- 
 nant. Fountainh. — The latter part of the 
 word may be traced to A.S. sted, locus. 
 
 TENCH IS, s. pi. Taunts ; reproaches. 
 Doug. — O.Fr. tence, tance, tenche, querelle, 
 dispute; Fr. tenson had its origin from L.B. 
 intentio, a controversy. V. Intent. 
 
 TEND, adj. The tenth. Wynt. V. Teind. 
 
 To TEND, T. n. To intend. Acts Ja. V. 
 — Fr. tend-re, id. 
 
 TENDALE KNYFF. " Twa beltis, a ten- 
 dale knyff, a liorss came, [comb] & byrn- 
 yng irne," &c. Act. Dom. Cone. Shall 
 we suppose that knives, celebrated for 
 their temper, had been formerly made 
 somewhere in the dale or valley of Tyne, 
 in England ? It might, however, be the 
 maker's name, like Jockteleg. 
 
 * TENDER, at//. 1. Sickly, S. Baillie.—Fr. 
 tendre, puling, delicate. 2. Circumspect; 
 avoiding all appearance of evil, S. 3. 
 Having a scrupulous mind, S. Heart of 
 Mid-Loth. 4. Dear; beloved. Acts Ja. 
 III. — Fr. tendre, is often used to denote 
 warmth of friendship. As a s. it signifies 
 love, a tenderness for one. 5. Nearly re- 
 lated. Pitscottie. 
 
 To TENDER, v. a. To make delicate, 
 Roxb. Ess. Ilighl. Sue. 
 
 TENDERLY, adj. Denoting that warmth 
 of regard which persons owe to their kin- 
 dred. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 TENDERNESS, s. Scrupulosity in reli- 
 gious matters, S. Heart of Jlid-Loth. 
 
 TENDIR OF BLUDE. Nearly related ; 
 standing in near consanguinity. Keith. 
 
 TENE, s. Anger. V. Teyne, s. 
 
 To TENE, V. a. V. Teyne, v. 
 
 TENEMENT, s. A house; often denoting 
 
TEN 
 
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 TES 
 
 a building which includes several separate 
 dwellings, S. — L.B. tenemcntnm. Rndd. 
 
 TENENDAS. " That clause of a charter 
 which expresses what way and manner 
 the lands are to be holden of the superior." 
 Diet. Feud. LaiD. 
 
 TENE-WARYIT, part. adj. " Oppressed 
 with affliction," Gl. Sibb. V. Teyne, s. 
 
 TEN-HOURS, s. Ten o'clock, S. V. Hours. 
 
 TEN-HOURS-BITE, s. " A slight feed to 
 the horses while in the yoke in the fore- 
 noon," S.O. Gl. Bunts. 
 
 TENNANDRIE, Tenantry, s. 1. The te- 
 nants on an estate, or those who pay rent, 
 viewed collectively, S. Acts Ja. V. 2. 
 The possessions held by tenants, ibid. 
 
 * TENT, s. A square pulpit erected in the 
 fields, and supported by four posts which 
 rest on the ground, rising three or four 
 feet from it ; with a trap leading up to 
 the door, which is behind, and a projection 
 in front, meant to protect the speaker 
 from the sun and rain, as well as to serve 
 for a sounding-board, S. Tent-preaching 
 has been long in use in S.; occasionally, at 
 least, from the year 1630. Livingston's 
 Life. The practice is now almost entirely 
 disused about cities and towns. Burns. 
 
 To TENT, r. a. To stretch out. Doug/as. 
 — Fr. tend-rc, id. 
 
 TENT, s. Care; attention, I. Totaktent, 
 to be attentive, S. Barbour. 2. To tak 
 tent to, to exercise concern about, S. B. 
 Jonson. Lyndsay. 3. To tak tent of, to 
 be on one's guard against, S. Herd. 
 
 TENT, adj. 1. Watchful ; attentive, Gall. 
 Darids. iSeas. 2. Intent ; keen. Gall. ib. 
 
 To TENT, V. n. To attend, generally with 
 the prep, to, S. Gawan and Gol. — Fr. 
 attend-re, or Lat. attend-ere. 
 
 To TENT, V. a. 1. To observe; to remark, 
 S. Burns. 2. To put a value on, S. 
 liamsay. 3. To watch over; to take par- 
 ticular care of, S.; to tend, E. Boss. It 
 is used, as v. n. to denote the care of a 
 flock, ibid. 
 
 TENTIE, rt(f;. 1. Watchful; attentive, S. 
 Ilaitland Poems. — Fr. attentif. 2. Cau- 
 tious; careful, S. Boss. 3. Intent; keen, 
 Galloway. Davidson. 
 
 TENTILY, adr. Carefully, S. Boss. 
 
 TENTLESS, adj. Inattentive, S. Burns. 
 
 TEPATE, s. Some piece of dress anciently 
 worn by men, though obviously the same 
 with E. tippet. Act. Bom. Cone. 
 
 TEPPIT, s. Sensation, feeling, Fife. 
 
 TEPPITLESS, adj. 1. Insensible; be- 
 numbed so that no impression can be 
 made, Fife. 2. Applied to the mind; as, 
 " The laddie's gane teppitless," Loth. V. 
 
 T ABETS. 
 
 TER,s. Tar. Barhoiu-.—Tent. terre, Sn.G. 
 tiaera, id. 
 
 TERCE, s. A liferent competent by law to 
 widows who have not accepted of a spe- 
 cial provision, of the third of the heritable 
 
 subjects in which their husbands died 
 infeft. Erskine. — Lat. tertia, Fr. tiei-s. 
 
 TERCER, s. A widow who enjoys a terce, 
 S. Balfour. 
 
 TERCI AN, s. A cask. Ab. Beg. V. Tertiam. 
 
 TERE, s. Perhaps expense. Douglas. — 
 Teut. teer, sumptus. 
 
 TERE, a(//. Tender; delicate. Bed. Hon. 
 — Teut. tere, tener, delicatus. 
 
 TERGAT, s. A blazon. V. Taegat. 
 
 TERLISS, s. A lattice or grate. V. Tirless. 
 
 TERLYST, TiRLLYST, part. pa. Grated. 
 Wallace. — O.Fr. trellicie, id. 
 
 TERMAGANT, s. The ptarmigan, Gl. 
 Sibb. 
 
 TERMIN. " It will last termin life," it 
 will last for ever. Loth. — O.Fr. termine, 
 terme, temps. 
 
 TERNE, Terned, ad^j. Fierce; choleric. 
 Dunbar. — Belg. toornig, wrathful, toorn, 
 anii;er. 
 
 TERNYTE, s. Corr. of Trinity. Wynt. 
 
 TERRETOR, s. Territory. Aherd. Beg. 
 
 TERSAILL, s. The third part of g, pipe; 
 a tierce. Aberd. Beg. — Fr. terciere, id. 
 
 TERSE, s. A debate; a dispute, S.B. 
 
 To TERSE, r. n. To debate; to contend, S.B. 
 — Teut. trots-en, irritare, instigare. 
 
 TERSEL, s. Table companion. Ilont- 
 gomerie. — Teut. teer-ghe-selle, id. from 
 teer, sumptus, and selle, ghe-selle, socius. 
 
 TERSEL, s. Tersel of a tade. Meaning 
 not clear. Montgomerie. 
 
 TERTIA M, s. A cask containing the third 
 part of a butt or pipe of wine; E. terce. 
 Aberd. Be,/. 
 
 To TERTLE, r. a. To take notice of; as, 
 " He never tertled me," Roxb. V. Tartle. 
 
 TESLETTIS, s. pi. Armour for covering 
 the thighs. Acts J a. VI. 
 
 TESMENT, s. 1. A latter will, S.B.; corr. 
 from Testament. To mak one's tesment in 
 a raip, {i. e. rope,) to be hanged. Boss. 
 2. The thing bequeathed; a legacv, Aberd. 
 
 To TEST, V. a. To put to trial, Ayrs. 
 Blackw. 3[aq. 
 
 TESTAMENT, .^. Apparently another 
 name for a Testoon, q. v. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 TESTANE, s. Apparently the same with 
 Testoon, q. v. ibid. 
 
 TESTEFIE, fi. A testimony, ibid. 
 
 TESTIFICATE, e. 1. A passport. Crook- 
 shank. 2. The attestation given by a 
 minister, or more strictly by the Session, 
 of the moral character of a church-mem- 
 ber, when about to leave the district, or 
 for any other necessary purpose, S. This 
 is also called a Testimonial , which is the 
 term used in the Acts of the Church. 
 
 TESTIT, part. adj. Testamentary; given 
 by will. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 TESTOON, Testone, s. A Scottish silver 
 coin, varyiug in value. Cardonnel. " You 
 will never make a Mark of your Testan 
 by that bargain," " the bargain is so 
 bad that you will not gain by it." Kelly. 
 
 I 
 
TES 
 
 071) 
 
 TIIA 
 
 — O.Fr. test on, capitatus mimmus. From 
 etc. 
 
 TESTOR, s. The cover of a bed, E. Testci: 
 Brliic of Lam. — O.Fr. testiere, any kind 
 of liead-piece, from teste, now ttte, the 
 head. L.B. testi>r-iiim, textr-nm, and 
 tei!tiir-a,]ecti supcrnum tegmen,Dii Cange. 
 
 To TETE, Teet, r. «. I. To peep out; to 
 look in a sly or prying way, S. teet. 
 liuddimaii. Toote is used in the same 
 sense by Patten. Toteii is used by a very 
 old E. writer, as signifying to spy. 2. 
 r. a. To cause to peep out. IXiitiJlKs. — 
 Su.G. t'tt-a, inspicere, per transennam 
 veluti videre. 
 
 TETn,s. Temper; disposition. lU-tetPd, 
 ill-humoured, f^ife. — A.S. ti/ht, instructio, 
 tctiiiii, disciplina. 
 
 TETHERFACED, adj. Having an ill- 
 natnred aspect, S. — Isl. teit-a, rostrum 
 beluinum. 
 
 TETHER-STAKE, s. 1. The pin fixed in 
 the ground, to which the tether is tied, S. 
 2. Metaph. applied to any object which 
 restricts one, in whatever way; as, "A 
 man that's married has a tether-stake," S. 
 V. Tedder. 
 
 TETTIE, adj. Having a bad temper, Roxb. 
 The same with Titti/, q. v. 
 
 TETUZ, s. I. "Anything tender." Gafl. 
 Enci/cl. 2. " A delicate person," ibid. — 
 Allied perh. to Isl. feit-r, pullus animalis; 
 tita, res tenera, tenerrima. 
 
 TEUCH, Teugii, Tewch, adj. 1 . Tough, S. 
 Tewh, Yorks. Douglas. — A.S. toh, id. 
 from Moes.G. tioh-an, to draw. 2. Te- 
 dious; lengthened out, S. 3. Dry as to 
 manner; stiff in conversation, S. Ban- 
 vatyne Poems. 4. Pertinacious, S. A. 
 Doiujlas. 5. To make aiiytli'uig tench, to 
 do it reluctantly. Gaican and Got. 
 
 TEUCH, s. A draught of any kind of liquor, 
 S. — Su.G. ^0(7, haustus, potantium ductus; 
 from too-a, trahere; Teut. ^cif^r/ie, haustus. 
 
 TEUCHIT, igutt.) s. The lapWing, S. John 
 o' Arnha'. " Tewfet, a lapwing, North." 
 Tuft, id. Grose. 
 
 To Hunt the Teuchit. To be engaged in 
 any frivolous and fruitless pursuit; a pro- 
 verbial phrase, S.B.; equivalent to /(«««- 
 inq the Gowk. Forbes's Dominie Deposed. 
 
 TEUCHIT-STORM, s. The gale, in the 
 reckoning of the vulgar, conjoined with 
 the arrival of the green plover, S. V. 
 
 TUQUIIEIT. 
 
 TEUD, 8. A tooth, Fife. 
 
 TEUDLE, s. The tooth of a rake or har- 
 row, Fife. 
 
 To TEUDLE, r. a. To insert teeth. To 
 teiidlc a heuk, to renovate the teeth of a 
 reaping-hook, Fife. — Gael, deud, " a set 
 of teeth, a jaw." 
 
 TEUDLESS, s. Toothless, Fife. 
 
 TEUG, Tug, s. A rope ; a halter. Loth. — 
 Su.G. tog, Isl. to<!, tang, id. 
 
 TEUK, Tunc, Took, s. A bye-taste. That 
 
 meal has a teitk, it lias a disagreeable 
 taste. When meal is made from com 
 that has been heated in the stack, the 
 peculiar taste is denominated the het 
 tiiik ; Lanarks. Loth. Roxb. — Allied per- 
 haps to Tent, turk, a touch; as it is said 
 in E. of meat which is slightly tainted, 
 that it is touched a little. 
 
 TEUKIN, rt((/. 1. Quarrelsome, including 
 the idea of fraud, S.B. — Tent, tuck, fvMis; 
 Isl. talk-a, pellicere. 2. Variable; ap- 
 plied to the wind when still shifting, S.A. 
 
 To TEVVEL, T. a. To put into disorder, 
 Dumfr. V. Tuffle. 
 
 To TEW, r. a. To make tough, S.O. V. 
 Taave and Taw, v. 1. 
 
 To TEW, V. n. Grain is said to tew, when 
 it becomes damp, and acquires a bad 
 taste, S.B. — Su.G. tacf, odour, taefk-a, 
 gustare, 
 
 TEW, s. A bad taste, S.B. V. Teuk. 
 
 To TEW, T. a. To fatigue ; to overpower. 
 Sair tcw'd, much fatigued. It is often 
 used in regard to sickness; as signifying 
 that one is much tossed, or, as vulgarly 
 expressed, tostit, by it, Dumfr.; Forgaw d 
 synon. Mactaggart gives Tue as well as 
 Tued, in this sense. 
 
 To TEW, T. n. 1. To be eagerly employed 
 about any thing. Border. 2. To toil; to 
 work constantly, Ettr. For. " To tew, to 
 work hard; also to taize, [tease,] North." 
 Grose. 
 
 TEW, s. 1. An engagement of this kind, 
 ibid. This term is always conjoined with 
 an adj. as, sair tews, great difficulties, 
 Border. It exactly corresponds with the 
 phrase used in the north of E. " Sare 
 tues, great difficulty in accomplishing any 
 thing," Gl. Brockett. — Fi\ tuer, " origi- 
 nally to kill," is " used also for, to fatigue 
 or weary. II se tue, he wearies himself; 
 or, in North country language, lie tues 
 himself. Tu'mg on, toiling away," ibid. 
 2. Iron hardened with a piece of cast iron. 
 V. Lew arne bore. 
 
 To TEW, T. n. To struggle ; to strive, Dumfr. 
 
 TEW, pret. of the v. to Tiawe, expl. " to 
 amble." Tarras. 
 
 TEWEL, s. 1. A tool of any kind. This 
 is the pron. of Shetl. Teicl, is that of the 
 North of S. in general. 2. A ship, Shet^. 
 
 TEWELLIS, s. pi. Apparently for tools, 
 applied to military furniture. R. C'oUycar. 
 
 TH A, TuAY, They, prow. These, S. Wynt. 
 — A.S. thaeqe, id. 
 
 THACK, s. Thatch. V. Thak. 
 
 THACKER, s. A thatcher, S. FAackw. 
 Mag. — O.E. id. " Thacker, couureur do 
 chaume," Palsgr. 
 
 THACK-GATE, s. The sloping edge of the 
 gable-tops of a house, when the thatch 
 covers them; in contradistinction from 
 the Wind-skews, that are raised higher 
 than the thatch, Roxb. 
 
 THACKLESS, adj. 1. Not roofed; with- 
 
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 THA 
 
 out thatch, S. Hem. of Nitksd. Song. 2. 
 Metaph. uncovered; without ahat. Tarras. 
 
 THACK-STONE, s. Stone fit for covering 
 houses. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 THAFTS, s. pi. The benches of a boat, on 
 which the rowers sit, S. — Isl. thopte, 
 trabs seu sedile in nave. 
 
 THAI, Thay, pron. PL oihe or she. Gawan 
 and Gol. 
 
 THAIN, adj. Not sufficiently roasted or 
 boiled, S. " V. Thane. 
 
 THAINS, s. pi. Perhaps gossamer. ^A. 
 Hume. — A.S. than, madidus, humidus. 
 
 THAIR. Used, in composition, like E. 
 there ; originally the genit. dat. and abl. 
 of the A.S. article, thaere ; Isl. dat. and 
 abl. theirre. 
 
 THAIR, V. impers. Used as expressive of 
 necessity; generally vrith the negative 
 affixed; as, " Ye thair n' fash," you need 
 not put yourself to the trouble, Dumfr. 
 V. Thakf. 
 
 THAIRANENT, adv. Concerning that. 
 Acts Sed. 
 
 THAIRATTOUR, adv. Concerning that. 
 Priests Peblis. 
 
 THAIRBEFOR, THARBEroR, f«£r. Before 
 that time. Barbour. 
 
 THAIRBEN, There-ben, adv. In an 
 inner apartment of a house; sometimes 
 the-ben, S. Acts Sed. 
 
 THAIRBY, Thare-by, adv. 1. There- 
 about, as to place. Barbour. 2. There- 
 about, regarding time, S. Wyut. 3. De- 
 noting number or quality, S. Bannatyne. 
 — Belg. daerhey, ad hoc, penes, prope. 
 4. Respecting size or quantity, S. Ander- 
 son's Coll. 
 
 THAIR-BUT, ade. In an outer apart- 
 ment; also, the-but, S. Many. — Teut. 
 daer-binnen, intro, intus. Belg. daar- 
 buyten, vrithout that place. 
 
 THAIR-DOUN, Ther-doun, adr. Down- 
 wards, S. Dunbar. 
 
 TH AIR-EAST, adv. In the east; towards 
 the east, S. Baill'ie. 
 
 THAIRFRA, Therefrae, adv. From that 
 place; therefrom, S. Pitscottie. 
 
 THAIRFURTH, adv. In the open air, S. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 THAIRIN, Therein, adr. At home; with- 
 in doors, S. Perils of Man. 
 
 THAIRINTILL,arf?5. Therein. Acts Sed. 
 
 THAIRM, Therm, Thairn, s. 1. The belly 
 or gut of man, S. " He that has a wide 
 therm, had never a long arm." S. Prov. 
 " Gluttonous people will not be liberal 
 of their meat." Kelly. 2. The gut of a 
 beast. Burns. 3. Intestines twisted, like 
 E. Tharm, especially catgut, S. 
 
 THAIRM-BAND, !». A string or cord of 
 catgut for turning a spinning-wheel, S. 
 
 THAIROUR, Thar our, adv. On the other 
 side, in relation to a river. Wallace. 
 
 THAIROWT, Tharout, adv. Without ; 
 denoting exclusion from a place, S. Wall. 
 
 To lie thairout, to lie in the open air 
 during night, S. 
 
 THAIRTILL, Thertyll, ado. Thereto. 
 Douqlas. 
 
 THAIR UP, afZ». Out of bed. G.Buchanan. 
 
 THAK, s. 1. Thatch; a covering of straw, 
 rushes, &c. thack, S. Douglas. Thack 
 and rape, the covering of a stack, S. 
 Burns. In thack an' rape, in order, ibid. 
 Out of aw thack and raip, applied to one 
 who acts quite in a disorderly way, S. 
 2. The covering of a roof, whatever be 
 the materials. Acts Ja. V. — A.S. tkac, 
 thaec, Isl. thak, Lat. tect-um. 
 
 To THAK, Thack, v. a. To thatch, S. 
 
 THAKBURD, .s-. The thatch-board; the 
 roof. Barbour. 
 
 THAN, adv. Then; at that time, S. Barb. 
 ■ — Moeso-Goth. Be than, by that time; 
 Or than, before that time. V. Be than. 
 
 THAN, Or than, conj. Else ; otherwise, 
 S.B, ; as, " Come hame sune, or than I'Ji 
 be angry," i. e. If you do not return soon, 
 my displeasure will be the consequence. 
 
 THANE, Thayne, s. 1. A title of honour, 
 used among the ancient Scots, which 
 seems to have been at first equivalent to 
 Lat. comes, as denoting presidency in a 
 county, and sometimes in a province; as 
 well as the command of the forces, and 
 collection of the royal revenues raised in 
 the district. Wyntoicn. 2. An officer, 
 not superior in rank to a knight, who has 
 been viewed as serving under the supe- 
 rior Thane. Stat. Alex. II. — A.S. thcgen, 
 thegn, primarily a servant. Cyninges 
 thegen, Thanus regius; medmera thegen, 
 mediocris vel inferior Thanus. Isl. thegn, 
 dominus. 
 
 Abthane, s. a title of honour, the mean- 
 ing of which is uncertain. G. Buchanan. 
 
 Abthanrie, s. The jurisdiction of an Ab- 
 thane. llarl. MS. 
 
 THANE, s. Apparently, a fane. Pal. Hon. 
 
 THANE, Thain, adj. 1. Not thoroughly- 
 roasted; rare, S. Sir J. Sinclair. — A.S. 
 than, moist, humid. 2. Moist, applied to 
 meal, &c. when in a damp state, Lanarks. 
 Loth. " I dinna like thain meal;" i. e. 
 made of oats that have not been much 
 dried on the kiln. 
 
 THANEDOM, Thanage, Thanrie, s. The 
 extent of the jurisdiction of a Thane. 
 Wi/ntoicn. 
 
 * THANKFULL, adj. 1. Used in the 
 sense of thank worthy; praiseworthy. Acts 
 Ja. V. 2. Denoting what ought to be 
 sustained as sufficient and legal. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 THARETHROW, adv. By that means ; 
 thence. Acts Ja. V. 
 
 To THARF,t). n. To need; to require. Sir 
 Tristrem. — A.S. thearf-an, indigere, opus 
 habere. V. Thurst. 
 
 TH ARTH, impers. v. Me tharth, it behoves 
 me. Rauf Coilyear. Thar is used in 
 
THA 
 
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 THE 
 
 the same sense by Chaucer. — A.S. thearf- 
 (Tn, to have need. V. THARF,and Tiiair, r. 
 
 * THAT, /iro«. Oftea improperly used in- 
 stead of This, S. Walker's Pedai. 
 
 THAT, adv. or conj. 1. So ; to such a de- 
 gree ; as, " Is he that frail that he cauna 
 rise ?" Is he so frail that he cannot get 
 out of bed \ S. '2. Often used nearly in 
 the same sense with E. very, but under- 
 stood as rather weaker. Warerley. It 
 almost invariably has the negative pre- 
 ceding ; as, " Nae that ill," not very bad. 
 3. It sometimes serves like E. /S'y or Such, 
 to return the sense of a word or sentence 
 going before ; as, " He was auce a thief, 
 and he'll aye be that,'' S. 
 
 TH AUT, s. A sob ; or a beat. Gl. Boss. 
 
 THE. Used instead of To or This ; as, the 
 day, the night, the year, to-day, to-night, 
 this vear, S. Antiquary. 
 
 THE, TiiEv, s. Thigh. Dowjlas.— A.S. 
 theo, tkegh, id. 
 
 To THE, p. n. To thrive ; to prosper. Sir 
 Tristrem. — A.S. the-an, proficere, vigere. 
 It is sometimes written Thee. 
 
 THEATS, s. ;;^. Ropes or traces. V. 
 Thetis. 
 
 THEDE, s. I. A nation; a people. Gaican 
 and Gol. — Isl. Su.G. thiod, thiud, populus. 
 2. A region; a province. Sir Tristrem. — 
 A.S. theod, gens; provincia. 3. Species; 
 kind. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 THEEDLE, s. The name, in the counties 
 of Kinross and Fife, for the stick with 
 which porridge is stirred; also called the 
 Parritch-stick. Synon. Theivil, and S.O. 
 Spurtle. 
 
 To THEEK, r. a. To thatch, S. Picken. A. 
 Bor. Tkeak, to thatch, Grose. V. Theik. 
 
 THEEKER, s. A thatcher, ibid. 
 
 THEEK ING, s. " Thatch ; thatching," S. 
 Gl. Antiquary. 
 
 THEET, s. One of the traces by which 
 horses draw, Aberd. W. Beattie's Tales. 
 V. Thetis. 
 
 THEETS, s. pi. V. Thetis, 
 
 THE-FURTH,a(ft7. Out of doors; abroad, 
 S. Eo?s. 
 
 THEGITHER, adt. Corr. of together, S. 
 Ross. A' thegither, altogether. Macneill. 
 
 THEI, conj. Though. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 To THEIK, TiLEK, x>. a. 1. To give a roof, 
 of whatever kind, S. Wyntown. 2. To 
 cover with straw, &c. to thatch, S. — A.S. 
 thecc-an, Alem. thek-en, Isl. thaeck-a, id. 
 
 THEYRS, s. pi. " Tiers or yard-arms of 
 a vessel." Gl. C'ompl. 
 
 THEIVIL, Thivel, s. A stick for stirring 
 a pot; as in making porridge, broth, &c. 
 Ayrs. Pofs. S.B. thirel, A. Bor. theil, 
 Fife, theedle. — A.S. thyfel, stirps, a stem 
 or stalk. V. Theedle. 
 
 THEIVIL-ILL, s. a pain in the side, S. 
 Theiril-shot, Aug. It probably received 
 its name from the idea, that it is owing 
 to the stomach being overcharged with 
 
 that food, which is prepared by means of 
 the Theitil. 
 
 THEME, Thame, s. 1. A serf; one attached 
 to the soil. Wynioicn. 2. The right of 
 holding servants in such a state of bon- 
 dage, that their children and goods might 
 be sold. Skene. — A.S. team, offspring; or 
 from Isl. tki-a, in servitutem reducere. 
 
 THEN, C071J. Than, S. 
 
 THEN-A-DAYS, adv. In former time.^i, 
 S.B. ; like E. Nowadays. Pass. 
 
 THE NOW, I' THE NOW. Just now; at 
 present, S. Peg. Dalton. 1' the now 
 also means presently; immediately, S. 
 
 THE-PESS, s. Thigh-piece, or armour for 
 the thigh. Wallace. 
 
 THEREAWAY, Thereawa, adv. 1. About 
 that quarter ; thereabout. Out o' there- 
 away, from about that quarter, S. Synon. 
 Thairby. The term is used indefinitely 
 when it is not meant to specify the parti- 
 cular spot. Guy Mannering. 
 
 Hereawa,^/(C;-C(Xi'.'ff, wandering Willie. Old Song. 
 
 2. That way ; to that purpose. Guthrie's 
 Trial. 3. As far as that ; to that distance ; 
 often There-and-aicay, Aberd. 
 
 THERE-BEN, adv. V. Thairben. 
 
 THEREFRAE, adv. V. Thairfra. 
 
 THEREIN, adt. V. Thairin. 
 
 THEREOUT, a(fr. Without; a-field. V. 
 Thairowt. 
 
 THERM, Tharme, s. 1. The intestines, S. 
 E. tharm is restricted to the intestines in 
 a prepared state, Johns. — A.S. thearm, in- 
 testinum, " an entraill, or inward part, 
 either of man or any living thing, a gut, a 
 bowell," Somner. 2. A gut prepared, es- 
 pecially as a string for a musical instru- 
 ment. Corr. into Fearn, Roxb. Fife. 
 
 THERN A, Thurtna. Modes of expression 
 equivalent to "need not," or " should not ;" 
 as, " You thurtna stop," you should not 
 stay, Dumfr. V. Tharf, and Tiiarth. 
 
 THESAURARE, s. Treasurer; the term 
 invariably used in our old statutes and 
 writings. Balfour's Pract. — O.Fr. the- 
 saurier, id. ; L.B. thesaurar-ius. 
 
 THESAURARIE,s. Treasury. Acts J. VI. 
 
 THESAURE, Thessaure, s. A treasure. 
 — Lat. thesaur-us. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 THESELF,/)roM. Itself. V. Self, Selff. 
 
 THESTREEN, s. Yesternight, Lanarks. 
 Fife. Either a corr. of Yestreen, id. or 
 q. the yestreen. Edin. Mag. 
 
 THETIS, Thetes, s. pi. 1. The ropes or 
 traces by which horses draw in a car- 
 riage, plough, or harrow, S. Douglas. 
 2. To he quite out of the thetes, to be quite 
 disorderly in one's conduct, S. Rudd. 
 — Isl. thatt-r, a thread, cord, or small 
 rope. 3. Out ofthete, is a phrase applied 
 to one who is rusted, as to any art or 
 science, from want of practice, Aberd. 
 
 THEVIS-NEK, Theuis-nek, s. An imita- 
 tive term formed to express the cry of 
 
THE 
 
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 THI 
 
 the lapwing. Houlate. It is used as an 
 equivoque in reference to tlie neck of a thief. 
 
 THEW, s. Custom; manner; quality. 
 M^t/)itoicn. — A.S. theaw, mos, modus. 
 
 THE WIT, part. pa. Disciplined; regu- 
 lated. Pa/. Hon. — A.S.^/wa!c,institutum. 
 
 THEWLES, Thowless, Thieveless, adj. 
 1. Uuproiitable. Douglas. — A.S. theow, 
 a servant, or theow-ian, to serve, and the 
 privative particle les, less. 2. Inactive ; 
 remiss, S. Eamsay. 3. Not serving the 
 purpose; as, a tMeveless excuse, S. 4. 
 Cold; forbidding, S. Burns. To look 
 thlereless to one, to give one a cold re- 
 ception, S.O. 5. Shy; reserved, Renfrews. 
 6. Applied to weather in an intermediate 
 or uncertain state, Renfrews. 7. Feeble. 
 J. Nicoll. 8. Insipid; destitute of taste, 
 S. Hainsay. 
 
 THEWTILL; Thewittel, s. A large 
 knife. Wallace. — E. whittle, A.S. hwitel, 
 id. ; thu'itan, cultello resecare. 
 
 THIBACK, s. a stroke or blow, S.B. 
 Perh. a corr. of E. thwack. 
 
 THICK, adj. 1. Intimate; familiar, S. 
 Burns. 2. With ower or over preceding, 
 used to denote criminal intimacy between 
 persons of different sexes, oM-er thick, S.; 
 synon. Oirer thranj). Antiquary. 3. Used 
 in relation to consanguinity, S. " Ye ken 
 his was sib to mine by the father's side, 
 and blood's thicker than water ony day." 
 Entail. This is a proverbial phrase, in- 
 timating that a man feels more affection 
 to his own kindred than to others. 4. 
 Thick and thin. To follow one through 
 thick and thin, to adhere to one in all 
 hazards, S. Redgauntlet. 
 
 To Mak Tnicii wl\ To ingratiate one's 
 self with, Clydes. 
 
 THIEF, s. Often used, when it is not 
 meant to exhibit any charge of dishonesty, 
 with a vituperative adj. exactly in the 
 sense of E. Hussy ; as, " She's an ill- 
 faur'd thief," S. 
 
 THIEF-LIKE, adj. 1. Having the appear- 
 ance of a blackguard, S. 2. Affording 
 grounds of an unfavourable impression, 
 whether as to actual conduct or design ; 
 as, " If ye binna thief, binna thief-like," 
 S. Prov. 3. Plain ; hard-looking; ugly, S. 
 4. Unbecoming ; not handsome ; applied 
 to dress; as, "That's a thief-like mutch 
 ye've on," S. In the comparative, there 
 is an anomaly of which I do not recollect 
 any other instance. It occurs in two 
 proverbial phrases very commonly used : 
 "The thief er-like the better soldier;" 
 " The aulder the thicfer-like ;" or," Ye're 
 like the swine's bairns, the aulder ye 
 grow, ye're aye the thief er-like," S. 
 
 TH lEVELESS, adj. V. Thewles. 
 
 THIFTBUTE, s. " The crime of taking 
 money or goods from a thief, to shelter 
 him from justice." BeU'sL.Dlct. V.Bote. 
 
 THIFTDOME, Thieftdome, s. The com- 
 
 mission of theft. Acts Ja. I. — A.S. thyfth, 
 thiefthe, furtum, and dom, status, conditio. 
 
 THIFTEOUS, adj. Dishonest; thievish. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 THIFTOUSLY, adv. By theft. " Thift- 
 oush/ stoune & tane," &c. Aherd. Beg. 
 
 To THIG, Thigg, t. a. 1. To ask; to beg. 
 Wallace. — Alem. thig-en, Su.G. tigg-a, 
 petere. 2. To go about receiving supply, 
 laot in the way of common mendicants, 
 but rather as giving others an opportunity 
 of manifesting their liberality, S. Rudd. 
 — Isl. thygg-ia, gratis accipere, dono 
 auferre. 3. To beg; to act the part of a 
 common mendicant, S. Henrysone. 4. 
 To borrow; used improperly. Bamsay. 
 
 THIGG AR, s. 1. Quo who draws on others 
 for subsistence in a genteel sort of way, S. 
 Gall. Enc. 2. A beggar; a common men- 
 dicant. Acts Ja. I. — Su.G. tet/ijare, id. 
 
 THIGGING, s. 1. The act of collecting as 
 described above, S. — O.E. " Thiggingc or 
 begging, mendicacio," Prompt. Parv. 2. 
 The quantity of grain, &c. collected in 
 this manner, Perths. 
 
 THIGHT, adj. Close, so as not to admit 
 water, Orkn. E. tight. 
 
 THIGSTER, s. Synon. with Thhjgar. 
 Diet. Feud. Laic. 
 
 THILSE, adv. Else; otherwise, Buchan. 
 Tarras. This seems a contr. for the else. 
 
 THIMBER, adj. Gross; heavy. Ritson. 
 — Isl. thungher, gravis. 
 
 THINARE, s. A title of honour, appa- 
 rently equivalent to Lady. Sir Tristrem. 
 ■ — A.S. tlie-on, vigere, pollere ; theond, 
 potens; theonden, dominus; theouest, po- 
 tentissimus. Thinare, q. theonare, the 
 comparative. 
 
 THINE, TiiYNE, Fra thyne, adv. Thence. 
 Barbour. Acts Ja. VI. — A.S. thanon, 
 inde, illinc. 
 
 THINE-FURTH, adr. Thenceforward. 
 Wiintown. — A.S. thanon furth, deinceps. 
 
 THING, s. 1. AfiPairs of state. Barbour. 
 2. It seems to signify a meeting, or con- 
 vention, concerning public affairs. Wall. 
 — Isl. thing, Su.G. ting, a meeting of the 
 citizens concerning public affairs. 
 
 * THING, s. 1. As conjoined with Ain, 
 applied to a person; denoting property or 
 exclusive interest in the object referred 
 to, as well as tender affection, S. 
 
 An thou wer't my am thing, 
 
 1 would lue thee, I would lue thee. — Herd. 
 
 2. With the preceding, negatively used to 
 express disapprobation; as, " I doubt he's 
 no the thing," I fear he is not what he 
 pretends to be, S. 3. The thing ; often put 
 before the relative, instead of that or 
 those; as, "Send me mair bukes; I've 
 read the thing that I hae," Aberd. 
 THINGS, pi. 1. He's nae great, or gryte 
 things, a phrase used concerning a person, 
 as intimating that one has no favourable 
 
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THI 
 
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 opinion of his character, S. Writcr\t 
 Clerk. 2. Applied also to things, as inti- 
 mating that tliey are not niiu-li to be 
 acconnted of, S. ; synou. with the phrase, 
 IViiefh'uiij to mak a uuuj o\ j\lo(l. Athene. 
 
 * To THINK, r. n. To wonder; used only 
 in the end of a clause; as, " Fat's that, I 
 think," S.B. 
 
 To THINK LANG. To become weary; to 
 feel eunul, S. .lioxs. 
 
 To THINK SHAjNIE. To feel abashed ; to 
 liave a sense of shame, S. Pried.-f Peb/h. 
 
 THIN-SKINNED, a<(y. 1. Possessing great 
 sensibility, S. Entail. 2. Apt to take 
 offence; touchy, S. Tournay. 
 
 TlllR, ]>ron. pi. These, S. Barbour.— IsL 
 tJu'iir, illi; timer, illae. 
 
 To THIRL, TiiYRL, r. a. 1. To perforate; 
 to drill, S. P. Bitch. Dial. 2. To pierce; 
 to penetrate. Wyntoicn. 3. To pierce; 
 to wound. Bannatyne P, — A.S.thirl-ian, 
 perforare. 
 
 To THIRL, r. a. To thrill; to cause to 
 vibrate, S. Burns. 
 
 To THIRL, TniRLE, r. n. To pass with a 
 tingling sensation, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To THIRL, r. a. To furl. Complaynt S. 
 — Teut. drill-en, trill-en, gyrare, con- 
 glomerare. 
 
 To THIRL, Thirll, t. a. 1. To enslave; 
 to thrall. Bellenden. — A.S. Isl. thrael,a, 
 bond-servant. 2. To bind or subject to, S. 
 Bar. Courts. 3. To bind, by the terms of 
 a lease or otherwise, to grind at a cer- 
 tain mill, S. Erskine. 
 
 THIRL, s. The term used to denote those 
 1 iiids, the tenants of which are bound to 
 bring all their grain to a certain mill, S. 
 Erfk. Properly, the jurisdiction attached 
 to a mill. 
 
 TH I RLAGE, s. 1 . Thraldom, in a general 
 >ense. Dou(jlas. 2. Servitude to a par- 
 ticular mill, S. Erskine. 3. Used in 
 regard to the mortgaging of property or 
 rents. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 THIRLDOME, s. Thraldom. Barbour. 
 
 THIRLE-MULTER, s. The duty to be 
 paid by thirlaqe for grinding. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 THIRLESTANE-GRASS, s. Saxifrage. 
 "Saxifraga, «/arte<one(/rflss." Wedd. Voc. 
 The Sw. name corresponds; sten-braecka. 
 
 THIRL-HOLE, s. The hole into which the 
 coulter of a plough is inserted, Lauarks. 
 
 THIRLING, //art. adj. Piercingly cold, S.B. 
 
 THO, adr. Then; at that time. Dou(j. — 
 A.S. Isl. tha, Su.G. Dan. da, id. 
 
 'iHO, pron.pl. These. Pal. Hon.— Mo&s.G. 
 tho, nom. and ace. pi. of the article. 
 
 THOCHT, TiioucHT, conj. Although. Wall. 
 V. Alltiiociit. 
 
 THOCHT, s. LA very little of any thing, 
 Tweedd.; synou. Keunin. 2. A moment. 
 V. Thought. 
 
 THOCHT Y, adj. 1. Thoughtful. Wynt. 
 2. Given to rciiection; attentive, S. Pet- 
 ticoat Tales. 
 
 THOF, fo«y. Although, Loth.; Provincial 
 E. Ferijiisson. 
 
 THOILL, Toll, s. Ancient privilege of a 
 baron; denoting, either an imnumity 
 from payment of custom in buying, or the 
 liberty of buying and selling on his own 
 lands, lici). Maj. 
 
 THOLANCE, s. Sufferance; toleration. 
 Chart. Abcrbroth. 
 
 To THOLE, TnoiLL, r. a. 1. To bear ; to 
 suffer, S. Barb. — A.S. thol-ian, Moes.G. 
 thul-an, Isl. thula, id. 2. To bear with ; 
 not to oppose. Abp. Hamiltoun. 3. To 
 bear patiently, S. Doug. 4. To restrain 
 one's self; as a v. n. Wallace. 5. To 
 tolerate, in relation to heresy. Knox. 6. 
 To exempt from military execution. Barb. 
 7. To permit ; to allow, S. Wallace. 8. 
 To wait; to expect, S. Abp. Hamiltoun. 
 9. To TnoLE the law, to be subjected to a 
 legal trial. Acts Ja. I. Sometimes it is 
 called tholi)ig an assise. Pitscottie. 10. 
 To require ; to stand in need of; as, He 
 lead thole a viends, he would require a 
 change to the better, S. 11. To Thole 
 ajf, (1.) To admit of a part being taken 
 off; to bear the ademption of, Aberd. (2.) 
 To account one's self sufficiently warm 
 without some particular part of dress, ib. 
 12. To Thole on, to admit of any thing 
 being put or laid on, ibid. 13. To Thole 
 to, (1.) To admit the addition of, ib. (2.) 
 To admit of the door, &c. being shut, ib. 
 
 To THOLE, T. n. To endure; to exercise 
 patience under suffering, S. 
 
 THOLE ABLE, adj. Tolerable ; what may 
 be suffered, S. 
 
 THOLE-PIN, s. The thowl in a boat, Ayrs. 
 " The boatmen rattled their oars between 
 the thole-jnns." iSpaewife. V. Thowel. 
 
 THOLESU M, adj. Tolerable ; what may be 
 suffered, Fife. 
 
 THOLMUDE, Thoilmude, adj. Patient ; 
 tholemoody, S.B. Douglas. — A.S. thole- 
 mode, tholmoda, patiens animi. 
 
 THOLNIE, s. Toll; duty. ActsCha.I.— 
 O.Fr. tolin, the duty payable for the right 
 of exposing goods to sale; L.B. tholne-am, 
 id. ; Lat. telon-ium, the place of receiving 
 custom. 
 
 THOMICOM THRAMUNUD. A gift 
 conferred on ecclesiastical persons, appa- 
 rently at the celebration of funerals. 
 Cartular. Aberdon. 
 
 THON, Thone, pron. Yonder, Loth. Fife.; 
 yon, S. — Moes.G. thana, id.; O.Su.G. 
 thocn, ille, iste. In Fife, they say thonder 
 for yonder ; used as an adv. 
 
 THOR, s. Durance; confinement, Gl. Sibb. 
 — Sw. thor, career. 
 
 THORLE, ?. The fly of a spindle, Roxb.; 
 synou. with Whorle. 
 
 THORLE-PIPPIN, s. A species of apple, 
 in form resembling a vhorle, ibid. 
 
 THORNY-BACK, s. The Thornback, a 
 fish, Frith of Forth. Ncill. 
 
THO 
 
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 THOROUGH. To he thorough, to be sane, 
 or sound in mind, Teviotd. Apparently 
 an ellipsis for " thoroughly in one's mind." 
 
 THOROW-GO-NIMBLE, s. An old term 
 for the diarrhoea, S. A.Bor. id. Brockett. 
 
 THORROWS, s. pi. Troubles. Burel.— 
 A.S. threow-ian, pati. 
 
 To THORTER, v. a. 1. To oppose; to 
 thwart, S. Caldericood. 2. To cross the 
 furrow in ploughing, S.A. 3. To harrow 
 a field across the ridges, Clydes. 4. To 
 go backwards and forwards on any thing, 
 as in sewing, when a person sews a piece 
 of cloth first one way, then another, S.; 
 q. to go athwart. 5. Metaph. applied 
 to an argument. He thortourkl it weel, he 
 triedit thoroughly, Ang.V.jf'oENDLANGjt). 
 
 THORTER, prep. Across; athwart, S. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 THORTER-ILL, Thwarter-ill, s. A kind 
 of palsy to which sheep are subject, 
 Tweedd. Stat. Ace. 
 
 THORTER-KNOT, s. Expl. " the knarry 
 end of a branch," Moray. Northern Anttq. 
 
 THORTER-OWER, prep. Across; a 
 pleonastic term, Roxb. 
 
 To THORTER-THRO W, v. a. To pass an 
 object backwards and forwards, Roxb. 
 
 THORTYRLAND, s. Aberd. lieg. This 
 seems to be land lying across, in relation, 
 perhaps, to the house attached to it. 
 
 THORTOUR, Thuortour, adj. Cross ; 
 transverse. Wall. — Su.G. tu-ertoefwer, 
 transverse ; Dan. ticertocer, transversely. 
 
 THORTOUR, s. Opposition; resistance, S. 
 Bellenden. 
 
 THORTRON, adj. Having a transverse 
 direction. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 THOUGHT, Thoughty, s. 1. A moment, 
 as respecting time, S. Monastery. 2. At 
 a little distance, in respect of place, S.B. 
 Boss. 3. A small quantity of any thing, 
 Ang. Aberd, 4. In some degree ; some- 
 what, S. Steam-Boat. 5. A wee thought, 
 in a small degree, S. Tournay. 
 
 THOUGHT-BANE, s. The merrythought 
 of a fowl, Aberd. V. Bril. 
 
 THOUM, Thowme, s. The thumb; pron. 
 q. thoom, S. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 THOUM-RAPE, s. A rope made by twist- 
 ing straw on the thumb, S. Gall. Enc. 
 
 THOUM-SYME, s. "An instrument for 
 twisting ropes," given as synon. with 
 Thraw-cruk. Gall. Enc. The last syl- 
 lable is probably allied to Isl. swim, ver- 
 tigo; q. " the instrument which, in twist- 
 ing, is whirled round by the thmnb." 
 
 THOURT, Thourtour. V. Thortour. 
 
 To THOUT, V. n. To sob, S.B. Shirr. Radi- 
 cally the same with Thud, q. v. V. Thaut. 
 
 THOUT, s. A sob, S.B. Boss. 
 
 To THOW, V. a. To address in the singu- 
 lar number, as a token of contempt. Wall. 
 
 To THOW, V. n. To thaw, S. 
 
 To THOW, u. a. To remove the rigour 
 produced by cold, S. Ramsay. E. tliaw. 
 
 THOW, Thowe, s. Thaw, S. Burnt. 
 
 Smore Tuow. a heavy snow, accompanied 
 with a strong wind, which, as it were, 
 threatens to smore, or smother one, Ang. 
 
 THO WEL, s. The hollow in which the oar 
 of a boat acts. Loth. — A.S. thole, scamnus 
 a quo pendet remus ; E. thoicl. 
 
 THOW-HOLE,s. "Aname for the South ;" 
 as, " the wind generally blows out of this 
 quarter" in the time of a thaw. Gall. Enc. 
 
 THOWLESNES, Thowlysnes, s. Inacti- 
 vity. Wyntoicn. 
 
 THOWLESS,rtrf/. Inactive. V. Thewles. 
 
 THO WRROURIS, s. pi. Perh. skorrowris. 
 Wallace. V. Scurrour. 
 
 THRA, Thro, adj. I. Eager ; earnest. 
 Sir Trist. 2. Brave; courageous. Wall. 
 3. Obstinate; pertinacious. Barbour. 4. 
 Reluctant ; averse. Douglas. — Isl. thra, 
 pertinacia, thraa-r, thra, pertinax. 
 
 THRA, s. 1. Eagerness. Wallace. 2. De- 
 bate ; contention, Douglas. — Isl. thrai, 
 rancor. 
 
 THRA, Thraw, Thraly, adv. Eagerly. 
 Houlate. 
 
 THRAE, adj. Backward; reluctant to do 
 any thing. Berths. V. Thra. 
 
 THRAE, jor^/?. From, Tweedd. This must 
 be viewed as a corruption of S. Frae, id. 
 
 THRAFF, adj. Thraff drink, E. of Fife. 
 
 THRAFTLY, adv. In a chiding or surly 
 manner. Pitscottie. — A.S. thraf-ian, in- 
 crepare ; Isl. thref-a, sublitigare. 
 
 THRAIF, Thraye, Threave, Thrieve, s. 
 ] . Twenty-four sheaves of corn, including 
 two shocks, S. Stat. Ace. 2. A consi- 
 derable number, S. Dunbar. — Sw. trafice 
 saad, strues segetum viginti quatuor fas- 
 cibus constans. 
 
 To THRAIN, Rean, r. n. To be constantly 
 harping on one subject, Fife. — Su.G. 
 tracgen, assiduus. V. Rane, and Threne. 
 
 To THRAIP, v. n. Apparently to thrive ; 
 to prosper. Dunbar. — Isl. thrif-ast, Su.G. 
 trifw-a, id. 
 
 To THRALL, Thrill, t. a. 1. To enslave; 
 to thrall. 2. To subject to any sort of 
 servitude; applied to heritable property; 
 an old forensic term. Act. Dum. Cone. 
 
 THRALL, adj. Euslaved. This word has 
 been introduced as an O.E. word by Mr. 
 Todd. It was also used in S. Ander- 
 son's Coll. 
 
 To THRAM, V. n. To thrive, Aberd. Moray. 
 Shirr. Ross. — Isl. thro-a, incrementum 
 capere, throan, throtte, incrementum. 
 
 To THRAMLE, Thrammle aff, v. a. To 
 wind; to reel, Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 THRAMMEL, s. 3leal and Thrammel, 
 properly, a little meal put into the mouth 
 of a sack, at a mill, having a small quan- 
 tity of water or ale poured in, and stirred 
 about. At times it is made up in the 
 form of a bannock, and roasted in the 
 ashes, Banff's. Taylor. 
 
 THRAMMEL, t. The rope which forms 
 
TIIR 
 
 685 
 
 THR 
 
 part of an ox's binding, fastened at one 
 end to the bakie or stake, at the other to 
 the sclc, or yoke, which goes round the 
 neck, having a swivel at the end wliicli 
 joins the sele, Mearns, Ab. BanfFs. Moray. 
 — Isl. thremiU, signifies a knot. 
 
 TIIRANG, pnt. and part. pa. Pressed. 
 Colkelbie Sow. V. Tiirixg. 
 
 To THRANG, v. a. To throng, S.— Sw. 
 traa7i<f-a,tocTowd; A.S. thrinj-en,tofres3. 
 
 To THRANG, v. n. To crowd towards a 
 place, S. Tan-as. 
 
 THRANG, adj. 1. Crowded, S. Sir J. 
 S'uiclair. — Isl. thraung-ur, Su.G. traang, 
 arctus. 2. Intimate ; familiar, S. Morison. 
 3. Busily engaged, S. Ilutcheson. 4. 
 The term is often applied to the time or 
 season of busy engagement, S. Tales of 
 My Landl. 5. It is transferred to the 
 engagement or work itself, S. 
 
 THRANG, s. 1. A throng; a crowd, S. 
 Jioss. A.Bor. " Thrang, s. a crowd, a 
 throng ; pure Sax." Gl. Brock. 2. Con- 
 stant employment, S. Ramsay. 3. State 
 of hardship or oppression. Wallace. 4. 
 Pressure of business, S. — A.S. thrang, 
 turba; Isl. thraeng, angusta. 5. Intimacy, 
 S.B. Ro^s. 6. Bustle ; confusion, ibid. 
 
 THRANGERIE,s. A bustle, Ayrs. Entail. 
 
 THRANGITY,s. The state of being throng, 
 Fife. It also means great chicfness or 
 intimacy, ibid. 
 
 THRAPPLE, s. The windpipe, S. Johns. 
 
 Diet. V. TlIROPILL. 
 
 To THRAPPLE, r. a. To throttle or 
 strangle, S. Cock. V. Thropill. 
 
 To THRAPPLE up, v. a. To devour in 
 eating; to gobble up, Ang. 
 
 To THRAPPLE, r. a. To entangle with 
 cords, Berwicks. 
 
 THRASH, .«. A rush. Loth. Ayrs. Picken. 
 In Fife a rush is called a (hreshie. V. 
 Thrl'Sh. 
 
 To THRATCH, p. n. To gasp convulsively, 
 as in the agonies of death, S.B. Pop. Ball. 
 — Isl. threyte, certo, laboro, thraute, labor. 
 
 THRATCH, s. The oppressed and violent 
 respiration of one in the last agonies, S.B. 
 Bp. Forbes. 
 
 THRAVE, s. V. Thraif. 
 
 To THRAVE, r. w. To work by the thrarc 
 in harvest; to have wages in proportion 
 to the number of ihraves, Aberd. Mearns. 
 
 THRAVER, s. One who works according 
 to this ratio, ibid. V. Thraif. 
 
 To THRAW, r. a. 1. To wreathe; to twist, 
 S. Fergusson. 2. To wrench ; to s^prain, S. 
 Gl. Shirr. 3. To wrest, metaph. used. 
 Crosraguell. 4. To oppose ; to resist. Hist. 
 Ja. Sext. 5. To thraic out, to extort. P. 
 Bruce. — A.S. thraic-ian, torquere. 6. To 
 Thraw %ci(h, to contend; to be in bad hu- 
 mour with. Pitscottle. 7. To Thraw the 
 mou', literally to distort the face; metaph. 
 to express dissatisfaction, Roxb. Blackw. 
 
 To THRAW, v.n. 1 . To cast; to warp, S. 
 
 2. To twist from agony, Ang. John o' 
 
 Arnha'. V. Tiiratch, r. 
 THRAW, 5. One turn of the hand in 
 
 twisting any thing, S. 
 To THRAW, T. a. To cast ; to throw. 
 
 Douglas. — A.S. thraw-an, jacere. 
 To THRAW up, r. v. To grow up hastily; 
 
 to make rapid increase in stature. Loth. 
 
 — Isl. thro-a, crescere facio, augeo. 
 THRAW, s. A pang; an agony, S. ; throe, 
 
 E. Douglas. — A.S. threa, poena, inflictio, 
 
 threoxc-an, agonizare. Thraw in the belly, 
 
 belly-ache; gripes. Wedderb. Vocab. 
 THRAW, s. Anger; ill humour, S. R. 
 
 Galloway. V. Thra, s. 
 THRAW, s. Alittle while; a trice. Doug. 
 
 — A.S. thrah, Isl. thrange, cursus temporis. 
 THRAW, s. Perhaps favour. Douglas. — 
 
 Su.G. traa, Isl. thra, desiderium. 
 THRAW, adc. V. Thra. 
 THRAWART, Thraward, adj. 1. Fro- 
 
 ward; perverse. Balnaris. 2. Backward; 
 
 reluctant, S. Baillie. — Isl. thrayrdi, per- 
 
 vicax contentio. 
 THRAW ART,p;t;?. Athwart; across. Doug. 
 THRAW ART-LIKE, adj. Having the ap- 
 pearance of crossness; or of great reluc- 
 tance, S. Ross. 
 T H R A W A RT N E S, Thrawardnesse, j. 
 
 Perverseness, S. Poems \6th Cent. 
 THRAW-CRUK, 5. An instrument for 
 
 twisting ropes of straw, hair, &c. S. 
 
 Bannatifne Poems. 
 THRAWEN-DAYS, ?. A "name for a 
 
 petted child; sometimes, ^mM thrawen- 
 
 dayes." Gall. Encycl. 
 THRA WIN, part. adj. 1. Distorted, S. 
 
 2. Having the appearance of ill-humour ; 
 applied to the countenance, S. Douglas. 
 
 3. Cross-grained ; of a perverse temper, S. 
 Anderson. 4. Expressive of anger or ill 
 humour, S. Rams. " I'll be as thrawn 's 
 you, though you were as thraun''s the 
 woody." Donald and Flora. This is a 
 proverbial phrase, S. 
 
 THRAWYNLYE, adv. In a manner ex- 
 pressive of ill-humour. Douglas. 
 
 THRAWIN-MOWIT, adj. Twisted in the 
 mouth. Intent. 
 
 THRAWINNESS, s. Perverseness ; obsti- 
 nacy, S. 
 
 THRAW-MOUSE, s. The shrew-mouse, 
 Sorex araneus, Linn. Mearns. 
 
 THRAWN-GABBIT, adj. Peevish; ill- 
 tempered, Roxb.; from the addition of 
 Gab to Thrawn, q. expressing ill-humour 
 by the distortion of the mouth. Ramsay. 
 
 THRAWN-MUGGENT,«</;". Having a per- 
 verse disposition, Ang. V. Ill-muggent. 
 
 THRAWS-SPANG, s. A rod of iron at- 
 tached by the one end to the beam of the 
 plough, immediately before the insertion 
 of the handle, and having the other end 
 fastened to that part of the plough which 
 descends perpendicularly downwards to 
 the vierkiepin, Orkn. The use of the 
 
THR 
 
 686 
 
 THR 
 
 tliraws-spang, is to prevent the plough 
 from being straightened by the draught. 
 
 THREAD 0' BLUE. A phrase used to 
 denote any thing in writing or conversa- 
 tion that is smutty. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 THREAVER, s. One who in harvest is 
 paid according to the number of tlireaces 
 he cuts down, S.B. Agr. Sun. Kincard. 
 
 THREAVING, s. The" mode of payment 
 mentioned above, S.B. ibid. 
 
 THREEFAULD, adj. Tlireefold, S. 
 
 TuiCK and Tiireefauld. A phrase applied 
 to a number of objects which are placed 
 near one another, or follow each other in 
 close succession; as, " Ills come thick and 
 threffaidd on him," misfortunes befal him 
 in close succession, S. Jrlutcheson. 
 
 THREE-GIRR'D, adj. Surrounded with 
 three hoops, S. Burns. V. Girr. 
 
 THREE-NEUKIT, adj. Triangular, as 
 Four-neukit signifies square, S. 
 
 THREEP, s. V. Threpe. 
 
 THREEPLE, adj. Triple, Aberd. This 
 must be a corr. either of the E. word, or 
 of A.S. thriefeald, triplex. 
 
 THREEPTREE,s. The beam of a plough, 
 Clydes. — Isl. threp, abacus, absessus; 
 threif-a, contrectare, tangere. 
 
 THREE-TAED, adj. "Having three 
 prongs," S. 67. Barns. V. Tae. 
 
 THREFT, adj. Reluctant; perverse, Loth. 
 This is probably the same with A.Bor. 
 tharf. " Tharf and threa, unwilling," 
 Grose. Threa must be viewed as merely 
 a variety of our Thra, sense 3, obstinate. 
 
 V. TlIRAFTLY. 
 
 THREISHIN, s. Courting, S.B. But this 
 must be the same with Treeshin, q. v. 
 
 THRELL MULTURE. Multure due at a 
 mill by thirlage. V. Thrill, adj. 
 
 THRENE, s. A traditionary and vulgar 
 adage or assertion, often implying the 
 idea of superstition, Berths. Synon. with 
 jRane, Tronic, and nearly so with Frelt. 
 I suspect that Threne is a proverbial corr. 
 of liaiie, if not of Tronic, q. v. 
 
 To THREPE, V. n. 1. To aver with per- 
 tinacity, in reply to denial, S. Douglas. 
 — A.S. thrcap-ian, redarguere. Dr. Johns, 
 mentions Threap as " a country word." 
 
 2. To contend; to quarrel. IlaufCoUyear. 
 
 3. To urge with pertinacity, S.A. *S'i. lion. 
 THREPE, Threap, s. 1. A pertinacious 
 
 affirmation, S. Ross. 2. Expl. " contest." 
 Lord Tlailes. 3. Applied to traditionary 
 superstition, Roxb. Duuifr. Guy Mann. 
 
 To Keep one's Threep. To continue per- 
 tinaciously in any assertion or course, S. 
 Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 An Auld Threep. A superstition obsti- 
 nately persisted in of old. Antiquary. 
 
 THRESH WART, Threshwort, s. The 
 name given to the threshold, Fife. 
 
 THRES'UM, Threesome, adj. Tb.ree to- 
 gether. Burns. V. Sum. 
 
 THRESWALD, s. Threshold. Douglas. 
 
 — A.S. threscicald, id. tkresc-an, ferire, 
 and u-ald, lignum. 
 
 THRETE,s. LA throng; a crowd. Doug. 
 2. In thretis, in pairs, ibid. — A.S. threat, 
 caterva, on threate, in choro. 
 
 To THRETE, ®. n. To crowd ; to press. 
 Douglas. — A.S. threat-an, urgere. 
 
 THRETE. In threte, in haste ; eagerly. 
 Doug. — Isl. threytc, certo, laboro, thraa, 
 thratt, assiduns. 
 
 THRETTEINT, adj. Thirteenth. Crosrag. 
 
 THRETTENE, adj. Thirteen, S. ^yynt. 
 — A.S. threottijne, Isl. threttan, id. 
 
 THRETTY, adj. Thirty, S. Wyntoxon. 
 — A.S. thrittiq, Isl. thriatio, id. 
 
 THRETTY PENNIES. A denomination 
 of money, formerly very common in S. 
 now nearly obsolete. Village Fair. 
 " Twopence halfpenny British," N. 
 
 THREW, pret. t. Struck. Wallace.— 
 Isl. ihrug-a, prcmere, vim inferre. 
 
 THRY, adj. I. Cross ; perverse, S.B. 
 Boss. 2. Reluctant, S.B. V. Thra. 
 
 THRID, adj. Third, S. Barbour.— A.S. 
 thrldda, Isl. thridie, id. 
 
 To THRID, V. a. To divide into three 
 parts. Acts Ja. II. 
 
 THRID, s. The third part, S. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. 
 
 THRID AND TEIN. " A method of letting 
 arable ground for the third and tenth of 
 the produce," Roxb. Gl. Sibb. Tcin is a 
 corr. of Teind, a tithe. 
 
 THRIEST, f. Constraint. " He will not 
 give an inch of his Will for a span of his 
 lltr lest," S.Vrov. Kelly. It signifies that 
 a little that goes with one's inclination, 
 seems preferable to a great deal, or what 
 is in itself far better, if forced on one. It 
 is undoubtedly the same with IVirist, q. v. 
 
 THRIEVE, s. Two shocks, or twenty-four 
 sheaves of corn. V. Thraif. 
 
 THRIFE, s. Prosperity ; like E. Thrift. 
 ActsJa. VI. — Isl. thrlf, 1. Bona fortuna, 
 felicitas ; 2. Diligentia domestica ; 3. Bo- 
 nus corporis habitus, Haldorson. 
 
 To THRYFT, ^•. n. To thrive. Dunbar. 
 — Isl. thrif-ast, Su.G. trlfw-as, proficere. 
 
 THRYFT, s. Prosperity'. Douglas.—M. 
 thrlf, nutritio. 
 
 * THRIFTLESS, adj. The only sen.'^e 
 given of this word in E. is " profuse, ex- 
 travagant," Johns. In S. however, it also 
 signifies unprofitable, unprosperous. Cax- 
 ton's Chron. of Englond. 
 
 THRILL, THRELL,rt(7/. Astricted. Thrill 
 multcr, the fee for grinding at a certain 
 mill, which tenants are bound to pay ac- 
 cording to the custom of thirlage. Act. 
 Audit. 
 
 To THRYLL, v. a. To enslave; to enthrall. 
 BeUendcn. V. Thrall, v. 
 
 THRYLL, Thril, Threll, s. A slave. 
 Barbour. — A.S. Isl. thrael, Su.G. id. 
 
 THRILLAGE, s. Bondage. Wallace. 
 
 THRILWALL, s. Tjie name of the wall 
 
THR 
 
 687 
 
 THR 
 
 between Scotland and England, erected 
 
 by Sevenis. ForJun. — Lat. munis per- 
 
 foratii:<, because of the gaps made in it. 
 To THRIMLE, Thkimule, r. a. 1. To 
 
 press; to squeeze. Jhiij. 2. To handle, 
 
 Gall. Dinufr. Dttr. For. JMc'uh. i^eas. 
 To TIIRIMLE, TuRiM.MiiL, Thru.mui.e, r. n. 
 
 To press into, or through, with difficulty 
 
 and eagerness, S. Bruce. — 'Y^Qwi.drvmm- 
 
 en, preniere. V. next word. 
 To THKIMLE, r. n. To wrestle ; to 
 
 fumble, S.B. J7i/st''s Threnodie. A.Bor. 
 
 '■ thrimple, to fumble," Grose. — Isl. eg 
 
 thriniKu certo, pugno. 
 To THR 1 .MP, r. a. To press. V. Thrimp. 
 THRYiXFALD, adj. Threefold. Dowj. 
 
 — A.S. thnjneH, triuus. 
 To THRING, T. a. To press ; to thrust. 
 
 K. Quair. — A.S. thriiuj-aH, Isl. threimj- 
 
 iii, urgere. 
 To TURING, r. 7i. To press on, or forward. 
 
 JDarbour. 
 THRINTER, s. A sheep of three years 
 
 old, Lauarks. ; q. three wlntos. V. 
 
 TlIRUXTER. 
 
 THRISSEL-COCK, .'. The missel-bird or 
 shrite, turdus viscivorus, Gesuer. The 
 throstle-cock of the North of E. Slbbald. 
 
 THRISSILL, Thrisle, ,*. The thistle, S. 
 Lijndsay. 
 
 THRISSLY, adj. Testy; crabbed, S.B.— 
 Germ, rerdriesslich, fretful, uncivil, rude. 
 
 To THRIST, r. a. 1. To thrust. Domj. 
 2. To oppress ; to vex, ib. — Isl. thrijst-a, 
 thriost-a, trudere, premere. 
 
 THRIST, s. I. Difficulty; pressure. Dou,j. 
 2. A push, Roxb. 3. The action of the 
 jaws iu squeezing the juice from a quid 
 of tobacco, ibid. A. Scott. 
 
 To THRIST, T. n. To spin; often to thrlst 
 athread,S.Ji. — A. S.?Ana's<-rtH, to wreathe, 
 to twist. 
 
 To THRIST, r. a. To trust; to give on 
 credit. Bur. Lawes. 
 
 THRYST, s. An engagement. Gull. Enc. 
 A provincial variety of Tnj.-t. 
 
 THRIST, s. Thirst, S. Bd'lend. Chaucer 
 uses thrust in the same sense. The com- 
 mon S. word is Drouth. 
 
 To THRIST, v. u. To thirst, S. The com- 
 mon S. phrase is, to he dry, which is also E. 
 
 THRISTER,s. One who thirsts for. Pitsc. 
 
 THRISTY, adj. Thirsty, S. Dominie De- 
 posed. A.Bor. '■ thrusti/, thirsty, a word 
 used by Chaucer," Gl. lirockett. 
 
 THRISTINESS,s. The same with Thrist,s. 
 
 THRO, adj. Eager, &c. V. Tiira. 
 
 THROCH, Thuouche, Thrucii, (</«<«.) s. 
 I. A sheet of paper. Fitscottie. 2. A 
 small literary work ; as we now say a 
 sheet. L. Scotland. 
 
 THROCH-axd-THROUGH, adv. Com- 
 pletely through, Aberd. This is the pron. 
 of the phrase as still retained, S.B. V. 
 TuRoiciij^^rt'/^. 
 
 To THROCK, T. a. To throng, Tweedd. 
 
 THROCK, s. A crowd ; a throng, ibid. — 
 Isl. throk-a, urgere, throk, ursio, G. Andr. 
 
 THROLL, s. A hole ; a gap. Domjlas. 
 — A.S. thi/rel, foramen. V. Thirl, r. 
 
 THROOK, s. An instrument for twining 
 ropes. Syn. with Thruw-cruk and M'yle. 
 Gall. Fiicijcl. — A.S. thrcaij-an, torquere. 
 
 THROOSH," prct. of the v. to Thresh, Ettr. 
 For. Fife ; pron. q. thruish, (Gr. v.) 
 
 THROPILL, s. 1. The windpipe ; S. 
 thrapplc. Barbour. 2. Used improperly 
 for the throat, S. Sir J. Sinclair. — A.S. 
 throt-holl, id. ; q. the throat-bowl. 
 
 To THROSTLE, v. n. Perhaps to warble. 
 J)aridson's Seasons. 
 
 THROUCH, s. Faith ; credit. Barbour. 
 ■ — Sn.G. troqen, trij(jif, faithful. 
 
 THROUCH, (,/««.)/)/£'/). Through,S. Dou<>. 
 
 To THROUCH, Through, (gutt.) t. a. I. 
 To carry through. Baillie. 2. To pierce 
 through ; to penetrate. Law's Mem. 
 
 THROUCH, TiiRucn, Of//. Active; expe- 
 ditious ; as, a throuch wife, an active wo- 
 man, S.B. ; from the prep. — Isl. thraj-a, 
 however, signifies vim inferre. 
 
 THROUCHE-FAIR, adj. Of or belonging 
 to a thoroughfare. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 THROUCHLIE, adv. Thoroughly, Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 THROUG A'lN, Throwgaun, part. adj. I . 
 Active; pushing, S.; q. "going through" 
 any business. Blackic. Mag. 2. Prodigal ; 
 wasting property, Clydes. — A.S. thurh- 
 gan, ire per, permeare. 
 
 To THROUGH, r. n. To go on, literally. 
 To mak to throiKjh, to make good,S. Burns. 
 
 THROUGH, (((//.■ Thorough. Melc.2IS. 
 
 THROUGH-ART, s. Perhaps equivalent 
 to Bval, a small aperture. //. Blyd's 
 Contract. 
 
 THROUGH-BAND, Through-ban', s. A 
 stone which goes the whole breadth of a 
 wall. Surv. Gull. " Through-bands, the 
 long stones which bind dykes." Gall. Enc. 
 
 THROUGH-BEARIN', s. A livelihood; 
 the means of sustenance, S. 
 
 THROUGH-GANGING, /xo<. adj. Active; 
 having a great deal of action; a term used 
 by jockeys, S. Waverley. 
 
 THROUGH-GAUN, s. A severe philippic, 
 entering into all the minutiae of one's 
 conduct, S. Fob Foy. 
 
 THROUGH OTHER, Throw ither, adc. 
 Confusedly; promiscuously; S. throuther. 
 
 P itSC OttlB 
 
 THROUGHPIT, s. Activity. ThroughpH 
 of icark. Through a.i\^ put. 
 
 THROUGH-PITTIN', s. A bare sus- 
 tenance, S.; as much as puts one through. 
 2. A rough handling, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 THROUGH-STONE, s. A stone which 
 goes through a wall, S.O. Through-band, 
 synon. Lights and Shadow.''. 
 
 THROUGIISTONE, s. V. Thruch-stane. 
 
 THROUGH THE NEEDLE EE. The name 
 of a game among young people, S. It is 
 
THR 
 
 688 
 
 THU 
 
 played differently in different parts of the 
 country. For a particular account, see 
 the Sup. to the large Dictionary. 
 
 THROU 'THER, adj. 1. Confused in re- 
 gard to mind or manner; as, "He's but a 
 throwther kind o' chiel," S. 2. Used as 
 denoting that confusion which flows from 
 distemper, S. Piclcen. 
 
 To THROW, r. a. To twist. V. Tiiraw. 
 
 THROWE, THROu,;?rcj). 1. By; not merely 
 signifying " by means of," as sometimes 
 in E. but denoting a personal agent, one 
 acting officially. Acts Ja. I. 2. By 
 authority of. Pari, Ja. I. 
 
 THROWGANG, s. A thoroughfare, S. 
 Douglas. — Belg. doorganq, a passage. 
 
 THRO WGANG,rtff/. Affording a thorough- 
 fare, S. 
 
 THRUCH-STANE, s. A flat grave-stone. 
 Loth. Ayrs. Satchels. — A.S. thruh, thur- 
 rue, sarcophagus, a grave, or coffin; Isl. 
 thro, id. Alem. steininer driiho. 
 
 To THRUM, I'.jj. Topur as acat, Lanarks.; 
 A.Bor. id. Grose. — Sw. drumm-a, mutum 
 sonum edere. 
 
 THRUMMER, s. A contemptible musi- 
 cian, Lanarks. ; an itinerant minstrel, 
 Roxb. From the E. v. to Thrum, which 
 seems formed from A.S. thearm, intes- 
 tinum; the strings of various instruments 
 being made o? tharm, or the gut of animals. 
 
 THRUMM Y-TAIL'D,a(//. A contemptuous 
 epithet applied to women who wear fringed 
 gowns or petticoats, Ang. From E. 
 Thrum. Ross's Rock and Wee Pickle Toic. 
 
 To THRUMP, r. a. 1. To press, Upp. 
 Clydes.; also pron. Thrimp. 2. To press, 
 as in a crowd; as, " I was thrumjnt up," 
 ibid. 3. To push; especially applied to 
 schoolboys, when they push all before 
 them from the one end of a form to 
 another, ibid. Roxb. 
 
 THRUMP, s. The act of pushing in this 
 manner, ib. — Teut. drumm-en, Flandr. 
 dromm-en, premere, pressare, protrudere; 
 A.S. thrym, multitudo, turba. 
 
 THRUNLAND, /lart. ;j/-. Rolling; tumb- 
 ling about. E. trundling. Peblis Play. 
 — A.S. tnjndled, orbiculatus. 
 
 THRUNTER, s. A ewe in her fourth 
 year, Roxb.; synon. Frunter, (\. v.— A.S. 
 thri-winter,thry-tcintre,ir\n\is,ir\QnVi\s,"oi 
 three yeares old," Somner. V. Thrinter. 
 
 To THRUS, Thrusch, r. n. 1. To fall, or 
 come down with a rushing or crashing 
 noise. Wallace. 2. To cleave with a 
 crashing noise, ib.— Isl. thrusk-a, strepere. 
 
 THRUSCHIT,^art. pa. Thrust; forcibly 
 pressed. — Isl. thryst-a, trudere. 
 
 THRUSH, Thrush-bush, s. The rush ; 
 Loth, thrash. Cleland. 
 
 THUA, adj. Two. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To THUD, T.«. To wheedle; to flatter. Loth. 
 
 THUD, s. The act of wheedling or flatter- 
 ing, ibid. — Perh. C.B. hud-o, to wheedle. 
 
 THUD, $. 1. The forcible impression made 
 
 by a tempestuous wind, as including the 
 idea of the loud but intermitting noise 
 caused by it, S. Burel. 2. Impetus, re- 
 sembling that of a tempestuous wind. Dom^. 
 3. Any loud noise, as that of thunder, can- 
 nons, &c. Pohcart. 4. A stroke causing 
 a blunt and hollow sound. Doug. 5. A 
 violent assault of temptation. Rollock. — 
 A.S. thoden, turbo, noise, din ; Isl. thyt-r, 
 fremitus venti proruentis. 
 
 To THUD, v.n. 1. To rush with a hollow 
 sound. Montgomerie. 2. To move with 
 velocity, S. Ruddiman. 
 
 To THUD, r.a. 1. To beat ; to strike, S. 
 Ruddiman. 2. To drive with impetuo- 
 sity, S. Ramsay. 
 
 THULMARD, s. A polecat ; in some places 
 thumart,S. Law's Mem. V. Fowmarte. 
 
 * THUMB, s. It is introduced into a 
 variety of proverbial phrases. Of any 
 thing supposed to be a vain attempt, it is 
 said, Ye needna fash your Thoum, S. Of 
 any thing viewed as not attainable by 
 the person who is addressed, it is said. 
 That's ahoon your Thoum, S. Ross. 
 
 To Put or Clap the Thoum on any thing. 
 To conceal it carefully; as. Clap your 
 Thuum on that, keep it secret; I mention 
 that to you in confidence, S. 
 
 Rule of Thoum. To do a thing by Ride of 
 Thonm, to do it nearly in the way of 
 guess-work, or at hap-hazard, S. V. 
 Rule-o'er-thoum. 
 
 To Leave one to Whistle o.n one's Thumb. 
 To leave one in a state of complete disap- 
 pointment; to give one the slip, S. Heart 
 31. Loth. V. Thoum. 
 
 To THUMB, V. a. To wipe any thing by 
 applying the thumbs to it, S. Ross. 
 
 THUMBIKINS, s. pi. An instrument of 
 torture, applied as a screw to the thumbs, 
 S. Statist. Ace. 
 
 THUMBLES, s. pi. Round-leaved bell 
 flowers, S. Campanula rotundifolia, Linn. 
 V. Witch-bells, and Blawort. 
 
 THUMBLICKING, s. An ancient mode 
 of confirming a bargain, S. Erskine. 
 
 THUMMERT, s. A term to denote a per- 
 son of a singular and awkward appear- 
 ance, Ayrs. Sir A. Wylie. A corrup- 
 tion of S. Fowmarte, a polecat. 
 
 THUMPER, s. 1. A large individual of 
 any species; as, a thumper of a trout, S. 
 2. Any thing large, S. Of a gross false- 
 hood, it is often said, " That is a thumper !" 
 
 THUMPIN', adj. 1. Great, in a general 
 sense, S. Plckcn. 2. Large, as including 
 the idea of stoutness, S. 
 
 THUM-STEIL, s. "A covering for the 
 thumb, as the finger of a glove," Roxb. 
 Gl. Sibb. Thoum-stule , id. Lanarks. 
 Probably from A.S. stael, Su.G. staelle, 
 locus. Q,. a place for a thumb or finger. 
 
 THUM-STOULE, s. A covering for the 
 thumb. V. Thum-steil. 
 
 THUNDERBOLT,*. The name commonly 
 
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 Til) 
 
 given to a stone liatchet, otherwise called 
 a itoue celt, S. Ork. Shetl. i^i/inonst. Zetl. 
 
 TH UNA' ER, s. The vulgar pron. of thunder, 
 S.O. Thiinner, id. A.Bor. 
 
 THUNNEKIN, U(//. A thuuii^riu drouth, 
 a strong drought, S.B. Apparently ex- 
 pressing that which is viewed as the effect 
 of electric vapour in the air. 
 
 TIIUNNER-SPEAL,?. A shaving or speal 
 of wood, notched on both sides, with- a 
 string ill the end; when whirled round in 
 the air, it causes a thundering sound. 
 Gall. Enc. It is named in Fife a icunner- 
 xpeal, a bum-spcitl, and also a hummer. 
 
 THURCH. Uncertain. Perh. needed. Barb. 
 
 THURST, r. Could; needed. Barbour. — 
 Su.G. troesta, valere, posse. V. Tiiarf. 
 
 THUS-GATE, arfr. In this manner. Wi/iit. 
 
 THWAYNG,?. Athong;S.'ir/ta«y. Wynt. 
 — A.S. thieaui}, Isl. thweinij, id. 
 
 TIIWANKIN',"/'<"-<'((7/. Applied to clouds 
 which mingle in thick and gloomy suc- 
 cession, Ayrs. — ls\.thiciH<i-a,Alem.thwin(/- 
 an, Su.G. twincf-a, cogere; Isl. thicingan, 
 Dan. twang, coaction, pressing. 
 
 THVVARTER-ILL. V. TnoRTER-iLL. 
 
 To THWRICKEN, r. n. To be dioked 
 by thick smouldering smoke, Teviotd. 
 " Whirkcned, choaked, strangled. North," 
 Grose. The root seems to be Isl. querk, 
 the throat, whence kyrk-ia, suffocare. 
 
 TVAL, s. Any thing used for tying; a 
 latchet, S.B.— Isl. tigill, ligula. 
 
 To TYAUVE, r. w. This, pronounced as 
 one syllable, gives the proper sound of the 
 V. Taare. 
 
 To TIAWE, T. n. Expl. " to amble." Gl. 
 Tarras. V. Tew, pi-et. 
 
 TIBBE, Tibbie. Corruptions of the name 
 Isabel, S. 
 
 Tibbie Fowler o' the glen. — Old S'ontf. 
 And so in O.E. Gl. Lynds. 
 
 TIBBET,s. One length of hair, in a fishing 
 line; a link, Fife. Sya. Snood. V. Tippet. 
 
 TVBER, s. Perhaps warrior. Sir Gatcan. 
 — Isl. tif'ar, viri alacres. 
 
 TIBRIC'TiBRiCK, .«. The young of the 
 coal-fish, Orkn. Statist. Ace. 
 
 To TYCE, r. n. To move slowly and cau- 
 tiously, Aberd. Skinner's J/i.^c, Poet. — 
 Su.G. tdss-a, to walk softly. 
 
 TICHEL, TicniL, {gutt.) p. 1. A number, 
 Ettr. For. Periin of Man. 2. Any ar- 
 ticle kept secretly, Upp. Clydes. — Su.G. 
 tig-a, Isl. theg-ia, tacere, silere. 
 
 TICHER, s. A small fiery pimple. Gall. 
 Enc. V. Ticker. 
 
 To TICHER, igutt.) r. n. To laugh clan- 
 destinely, Ayrs. — Su.G. tig-a, silere; C.B. 
 tcch-u, to lie hidden. 
 
 To TICHLE, igutt.) r. n. 1. To join hands; 
 a term used in various games of children, 
 in which every one takes hold of the 
 hand of his neighbour, when their object 
 is, either to form a circle, or to extend 
 like a chain, Fife. 2. It is applied to any 
 
 thing that is attached to another, whether 
 from design or by accident, ibid. — Isl. 
 tigill, funiculus. In Fife and Edin. the 
 word is not pron. gutturally,but as tickle. 
 I'erh. from Belg. tikken, to touch lightly. 
 V. Teiciier. 
 
 2'o TICHT, r. a. To make close, S. Ads 
 Cha. IE— Belg. dicht, .Su.G. fat «, tight; 
 E. iii/hten. 
 
 TICHt,/-r€^ Tied. V. Tight. 
 
 TICK,?. Upon tick, in a state of activity, Ab. 
 
 To TICK, r. n. To click, as a watch, S. 
 Train. — Belg. tikk-en, id. 
 
 TICK, .S-. Beat, as of a watch; thus, " Foo 
 [how] mony ticks does a watch gie in a 
 minute ?" S.B. — Belg. ge-tik, clicking. 
 
 TICK, Ticker, .«. 1. A dot of any kind, S. 
 — Tent, tick, punctum. 2. A very small 
 spot on the skin, S.B. V. Teicher. 
 
 TICKER, s. 1. A dot or small spot, S. 2. 
 Used to denote the dots or tubercles in 
 a very small eruption on the skin, re- 
 sembling shagreen, S. Ticher, Gall. V. 
 Tick, and Teiciier. 
 
 TICKET, s. A pat ; a slight stroke, S. — 
 Belg. tik, a pat, tikk-en, to pat. 
 
 To Get one's Tickets. 1. To be subjected 
 to a scolding match, Fife. 2. To get a 
 drubbing, ibid. 
 
 TICKING, .'!. Clicking. " Ticking, the 
 noise of a watch," S. Gall. Enc. 
 
 * To TICKLE, r. a. To puzzle; to gravel, 
 Aberd. V. Fickle, FiCKi.Y,and Kittle, r. 
 
 * TICKLER, .s. Any thing puzzling, ibid. 
 TICKLES, ?. pi. Spectacles, Banffs.; ap- 
 
 parentlv a mere abbreviation. 
 TICKLE-TAILS, s. V. Needle-e'e, and 
 
 TiCHLE. 
 
 TICKL Y, adj. Puzzling ; difficult, Aberd. 
 
 TID, s. 1. Proper time; season, S. 2. The 
 proper condition of the soil for the pur- 
 poses of agriculture ; as, " The grund's no 
 in tid," Loth. 3. Humour, S. ; as, I'm 
 just in the tid. Fergusson. — A.S. Su.G. 
 tid, time, season. 
 
 To Tak the tid. To be seized with a per- 
 verse or ungovernable humour, S.B. Tay- 
 lor's S. Poems. 
 
 To TID, r. a. To choose the proper season, S. 
 
 TID, Tyd, r. impels. Happened. Doug. 
 Hence to betide. — A.S. tid-an, Su.G. tid-a, 
 contingere. 
 
 T1D-AND-Q,UID. A term used by old 
 farmers to denote a farm in a state of 
 thriving rotation, Fife; as, " He has tid- 
 and-quid, and fu' bein." — Su.G. tid de- 
 notes not only time, season, but also the 
 increase of the field. Quid may refer to 
 the increase of the stall, or to the thriving 
 of cattle on a farm; from Isl. quid-r, 
 venter; Su.G. qued, A.S. cwith, id. Thus, 
 one might be said to " have tid-a nd-quid," 
 who was in a thriving way both as to 
 grain and cattle. 
 
 TIDDIE, adj. I. Cross in temper. Loth. 
 Tweed. 2*. Applied to land which is of 
 2 Y 
 
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 such a quality that it is difficult to catch 
 the proper season for ploughing, ibid. 
 TYDY, Tydie, acy. l.Neat, S. 2. Plump; 
 fat, S. Douglas. 3. Lucky; favourable. 
 Ramsay. — Su.G. tidic/, decorus ; Teut. 
 tydigh, in season, ripe. 4. Pregnant, Ayrs. 
 Clydes.; applied to a cow. Also to a wo- 
 man ; as, " A tidy bride," one who goes 
 home enceinte to the bridegroom's house. 
 TIDILY, adt. Neatly; trimly, S. 
 TIDINESS,s.Neatness,especiallyindress,.S. 
 T YD WOLL, s. " xLviiJ stayne of tydicoU." 
 Aberd. Reg. This seems to denote wool 
 of a certain description ; probably such as 
 has been shorn in the tid, or proper time. 
 TIE,s. A trick; a deception, Fife. — Probably 
 allied to Isl. teg-ia, teig-ia, lactare, allicere. 
 To TIE one's hair without a whang. To 
 
 deceive one ; a cant phrase, ibid, 
 TIEND-FREE, adj. Exempted from the 
 
 payment of tithes, S. 
 To TIFF, Tyiff, v. a. To reject any thing 
 from the lips, Aberd.; perhaps originally 
 the same with E. Tijf, " to be in a pet." 
 To TIFT, V. a. To quaff. Hamilton. E. 
 
 tiJf, drink, or a draught. 
 
 TIFT, s. Condition ; plight, S. Wodrotr. 
 
 — Isl. tif-a, tyf-a, manus celeriter movere. 
 
 " Tift, to be in good order," Gl. Westmor. 
 
 To TIFT, r. a. To put in order, S.B. 
 
 Morison. 
 
 TIFT, s. Used as expressive of tedious- 
 
 ness, S. — Isl. ff/-Ja,Su.G. toefw-a,to delay. 
 
 TIFT, s. 1. The act of quarrelling. Loth.; 
 
 Tiff, E. 2. The act of struggling in a 
 
 wanton or dallying way, Loth. 3. The 
 
 action of the wind. liitson. — Isl. tyft-a, 
 
 to chastise. 
 
 TIFTER, s. A quandary; as, " He's in an 
 
 unco tifter the day," Roxb. 
 TIFTY, adj. Quarrelsome, Roxb. A.Scott. 
 TIG, s. 1. A tvritch; a tap; a slight stroke, 
 S. Rob Roy. 2. Sometimes a touch of a 
 rougher description, amounting to a stroke, 
 so as to cause a wound, S. 3. A game 
 among children, in which one strikes 
 another and runs off. He who is touched 
 becomes pursuer in his turn, till he can 
 tig or touch another, on whom his office 
 devolves, Fife, Loth. Ettr. For. — O.E. 
 " Tek, or lytill touch, tactus," Prompt. 
 Parv. V. Tig, t. ]. 4. The stroke itself 
 He who, in the game, gives the stroke, 
 says to the person to whom he has given 
 it. Ye bear my tig, Fife. 5. The person 
 who receives it, Loth. This game in S. is 
 the same with Tonchlast in E. 
 To TIG, r. n. To take the bizz, applied to 
 cattle who run hither and thither in con- 
 sequence of being stung by the gad-fly, S. 
 This is viewed as the original sense of the 
 term. V. Bizz. 
 To TIG, T. n. 1. To touch lightly; to dally, 
 S. Erergreen. 2. r. a. To give a stroke 
 to another, and then run aveay ; a term 
 used in a game of children. He who lias 
 
 received the stroke is said to be tiggit, till 
 he gives it to another, S. 3. To trifle 
 with; to treat in a scornful and contemp- 
 tuous manner. Rutherford. — Isl. teg-ia, 
 teig-ia, lactare, allicere. 
 TIG, Teyg, s. a pet ; a fit of sullen humour. 
 Fergiisson. — Gael, taoig, a fit of passion; 
 Su.G. tig-a, to be silent. 
 TIGER-T'ARRAN, s. a waspish child, 
 ffeviotd. V. TiRRAN. 
 
 TIGG Y, adj. Petty ; prone to pettishness, S. 
 
 To TIGGLE-TAGGLE, r. »;. The same 
 with the V. to Thj-tag, in sense 2, Fife. 
 
 To TIG HER, V. 'n. 'To laugh in a sup- 
 pressed way; to titter, Ayrs.; synon. 
 Kigher. V. Ticher. 
 
 To TIGHER, r. n. To ooze out; applied to 
 blood and other liquids, Berw. V. Teicher. 
 
 TIGHT, licuT, part. pa. z.nA pret. 1. Tied. 
 Sir Gaican. 2. Prepared; girt for action. 
 Garcan and Gol. — A.S. tyg-an, to bind, 
 Isl. ty-ia, instruo. 
 
 To TIGMATEEZE, v. a. To pull one 
 about, Upp. Clydes.; apparently from the 
 S. V. to Tig, q. v. and E. to Tease, con- 
 nected by the conjunctive particle ma. 
 
 TIG ME IF YOU CAN. The name of a 
 game of children, S.A.; the same with 
 Tiq. Blackw. Mag. 
 
 To TIG-TAG, V. n. 1. To trifle; to be busy 
 while doingnothing of importance. Baillie. 
 E. ticktack, a game at tables. 2. To be 
 tedious in making a bargain ; to haggle, 
 Fife. 
 
 TIG-TAGGIN, s. The act of haggling; as. 
 We had an ai(fii' tig-taggin about it, be- 
 fore we coud mak oiir bargain, Fife. 
 
 TIG-TOW, s. 1. The name given to the 
 game of Tig in Ang. 2. To play at Tig- 
 tow, to pat backwards and forwards ; to 
 dally, S.^ — Tig, and Su.G. toefxc-a, morari. 
 
 To TIG-TOW,"r. n. 1. " To touch and go; 
 to be off and on," S. Gall. Enc. 2. " To 
 Tig-toic %in' a Lass, to seem inclined to 
 marry her, yet to hang off," S. ibid. 
 
 TYISDAY, s. Tuesday. V. Tysday. 
 
 TYISHT,pre^ Enticed. Bellen. V.TYSE,r. 
 
 TIKE, Tyke, Tyk, s. 1. A dog; a cur; 
 properly one of a larger and common 
 breed, S. Bnnbar. — Su.G. tik, Isl. tyk, a 
 little bitch. 2. A selfish snarling fellow, 
 S. Sui-v. Moray. A.Bor. tike, " an odd 
 or queer fellow," Grose. 
 
 TYKE AND TRYKE, adv. Higgledy-pig- 
 gledy; in an intermingled state, S.B. — 
 Su.G. /ioc'i-,densus; and tr^cA'-a,angustare. 
 
 T YKED, adj. Having the disposition of a 
 degenerate dog; currish. Watson. 
 
 TYKE-HUNGRY, adj. Ravenous as a 
 dog, S. 
 
 TYKEN, Tykin, s. 1, The case which 
 holds the feathers of a bed or bolster, S. 
 Tick, Ticken, Ticking. Rates. 2. Tykcn 
 o' a bed, used for the bed itself, Teviotd. 
 
 TYKEN, adj. Of or belonging to the cloth 
 denominated Tick, S. The origin seems 
 
 f 
 
TIK 
 
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 TIM 
 
 to be Su.G. ty<j, a general designation for 
 cloth. 
 
 TIKE-T YRIT, adj. Dog-weary ; tired like 
 a (log after coursing or running, S. 
 Miitftr. Borti. 
 
 T Y K E- T U L V I E, s. Literally, a dog's 
 quarrel; metapli. ajiplied to any coarse 
 scolding-match, S.; synon. Colhishathjie. 
 
 TIL, Till, prep. 1. To, S. jjarbour. — 
 Moes.G. A.S. Isl. (iV, Su.G. till, id." 2. 
 With; in addition to. Wuittown. 3. From; 
 improperly, ibid. 
 
 TIL, Till. As a mark of the infinitive, in- 
 stead of to. Doihjlas. 
 
 To T VLD, F. a. to cover, S.B. Pal. Hon. 
 — Isl. tialld-a, tentorium figere, aulaeum 
 extendere. 
 
 TYLD, s. Covert. Gaican and Gol. — A.S. 
 ti/ld, Isl. tiald, a tent, an awning. 
 
 TYLD, s. Tile. Bellenden. 
 
 To TYLE, r. h. To Tyle a Lodge, to shut 
 the door of a mason lodge; whence the 
 question, " Is the lodge tylcd ?" S. 
 
 TILER, Tyler, s. The door-keeper of a 
 mason-lodge, S. — Isl. till-a, leviter figere. 
 
 TILE-STONE, s. An anomalous term, 
 which must formerly have been used in 
 S. for a tile or brick. " Later, a tile-stone, 
 or brick." Wedd. Vocab. — Teut. teghel- 
 steen,tichel-st(cn, Germ, zieghel-steyn, tegu- 
 la, later; Sw.tegelsten, brick, Wideg. 
 
 TILFOIR, adc. Before. " A yeir tilfoir 
 he deceissit." Aberd. Beg.— Su.G. t'dl- 
 foerene, prius. V. Tofore. 
 
 To till, v. a. To entice. V. Teal. 
 
 TILL, s. A cold unproductive clay, S. 
 Stat. Ace. 
 
 TILL, adv. While; during the time that. 
 Barbour. 
 
 H\hL, conj. That; so that; to such a degree 
 that, Buchan. Christinas Ba'iwj. 
 
 TILL-BAND, s. Pudding-stone, or primary 
 Breccia, S. Headrick's View of Arran. 
 
 To TILLER, r. n. A term applied to 
 grasses when they give out a number of 
 stems or suckers from the same root, S.A. 
 Stirl.; synon. iSYoo/. Maxwell's Sel. 2'rans. 
 '•' Tiller, to send out shoots, as wheat, 
 Durham," Gl. Brockett. 
 
 TILLER, s. " The rising blade of growing 
 corn shooting out several stems from one 
 seed." Gl. ISurt. Moray. — A.S. tdg, 
 ramus, surculus, frondes, Somner; Sax. 
 telghe, te/gher, ramus, ramale, frons, 
 frondes, Kilian. 
 
 TILLIE, Tilly, adj. Of or belonging to 
 till, S. (S'«/T. Intern. 
 
 TILLIE-CLAY, .<•. 1. " Cold clay; unpro- 
 ductive soil," S. Gcdl.Euc. 2.Usedmetaph. 
 as expressive of coldness of heart, ibid. 
 
 TILLIE-LICK, s. A gibe. Gall. Enc. 
 
 TILLIE-LICKIT, s. 1. An unexpected 
 stroke, Fife; the same with the preceding 
 word, only used literally. 2. An unex- 
 pected misfortune, ibid. 
 
 TILLIESOUL, s. A place to which a 
 
 gentleman sends the servants and horses 
 of his guests, when he does not choose to 
 entertain the former at his own expense, 
 Loth. — Fr. tillet, a ticket, and sould, 
 soldiers' pay. 
 
 • TILLlE-VALLEY,a</r. " A word used 
 formerly when any thing said was rejected 
 as trifling or impertinent," Johns. I in- 
 troduce this E. word merely in regard to 
 its etymon. — It has every appearance of 
 being of Fr. extraction; and might be 
 resolved into 'Tay Id, voild, " Be silent 
 there, look," or "attend;" from taire, to 
 be silent, and voir, to see. 
 
 TILLING, s. Perh. for titling, the titlark. 
 iStat. Ace. The titlark is called in Fife 
 the titlin. 
 
 TILLY-PAN, s. A skillet, Moray. 
 
 TILLIT, prct. v. Coaxed, Wallace.— Isl. 
 tael-ia, pellicere. 
 
 TILLOWIE,.'!. 1. A cry to urge hounds on 
 to the chase, Clackmann.; evidently a 
 corr. of the E. huntsman's cheer, Tallihoo. 
 2. Used of one who has drunk too freely; 
 as, " He has gotten his tillowie," ibid.; q. 
 " he has got as much as urges him on." 
 
 TILT, s. Account; tidings of, S.B. Ross. 
 
 TILT lip, pret. Snatched. Ckr. Kirk. — 
 Fris. t ill-en, levare, tollere; Isl. till-a, 
 (pret. tylte,) attollere; Lat. to/lo. 
 
 TILTH, s. Plight; condition; good or bad, 
 like Tift; as, " The land's in sae bad a 
 till/i, that we canna saw the day," Roxb. 
 This seems to be merely a secondary 
 sense of A.S. and E. tUth, as signifying 
 the state of tillage. 
 
 T YMBER, Tymmer, Tymbrell, Tymbrill, 
 s. Crest of a helmet. Doug. — Fr. timbre, id. 
 
 TIMBER MARE. An instrument of pun- 
 ishment formerly used among the military. 
 Spalding. V. Trein mare. 
 
 TYMBRELL, s. A small whale. Balf. 
 Bract. — L.B. tinibrell-us. 
 
 TYMBRIT, part. pa. Crested. Douglas. 
 
 TIME, s. The act of once harrowing a field. 
 Surr. Bene. Tine, svnou. Clydes. Fife. 
 
 TYME, s. The herb thyme, S. 
 
 TIMEABOLT, adj. Alternately, S. Spald. 
 
 TIMEOUS, adj. Timely ; as, " See that ye 
 keep timeotis hours," i. e. that ye be not 
 too late, S. 7'j/wo«5isO.E.but now obsolete. 
 
 TIMEOUSLY, adr. In due time, S. Gl. 
 Crooksh. It occurs in our metrical version 
 of the Psalms. Psalm cxix. 
 
 TYME-TAKER, s. One who lies in wait 
 for the opportunity of effecting his pur- 
 pose; used in a bad sense. Gordon's 
 Earls of Sutiierl. 
 
 TIMMER, s. Timber, S.— Sw. timmer, id. 
 
 TIMMER, adj. Of or belonging to wood; 
 as, " a timmer cap," a wooden bowl; " a 
 timmer trencher," a wooden plate, S. 
 
 To TIMMER, r. a. To beat; to chastise; 
 properly with a stick ; as, " I trow, he 
 timmer'd him weel," S.O. Aberd. 
 
 TIMMER, s. A legal quantity of forty or 
 
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 TIN 
 
 Sfty skins packed up within two boards. 
 Skene. — The word is used in the same 
 sense in Fr. Un timbre de martres, " a 
 certain quantity, or number, of martins' 
 skins," Cotgr. Su.G. timmer, certus nu- 
 merus pellium pretiosarum, 40 alii tra- 
 dunt, alii 50, Ihre. Fr. timbre, means an 
 impression, a stamp. 
 To TIMMER vp, v. a. A term that admits 
 of great variety of application; but signi- 
 fying, in general, to do strenuously, and 
 successfully, any work that requires con- 
 tinued exertion and employment, Aberd. 
 Tv timmer up the haw, to play briskly at 
 ball; to timmer iqy the flail, to ply the 
 flail; to timmer up the floor with a dish- 
 clout, to clean it thoroughly by hard 
 rubbing; to timmer np the lesson, to be 
 busily engaged in getting one's lesson, 
 also, to say it accurately and readily. ! 
 as he timmers up the Latin ! How expe- 
 ditiously he uses the Latin language ! or, 
 What a deal of Latiu he employs ! 
 And who in singing cou'd excel 
 Fam'd Douglas, Bishop o' Dunkel" ^ 
 He timmer\l up, tho' it be Ling, 
 In guid braid Scots, a' Virgil's sang. 
 
 IF. Ingram''s I'oems. 
 
 — The original sense of the term is to be 
 found in Isl. ^?»w6r-(/, aedificare, extruere; 
 A.S. timbr-ian, id. 
 
 TIMMER-BREEKS, s. pi. A cant term 
 for a coffin, Roxb. Jo. Iloag. 
 
 TIMMERIN, s. " A beating with a stick." 
 Gall. Encyd. 
 
 TYMMER-MAN, .'5. 1. A carpenter. Acts 
 Ja. III. — Su.G. Teut. timmer-man, faber, 
 lignarius, Germ, zimmer-man, Isl. timber- 
 smid, id. q. a timber-smith. From Su.G. 
 A.S. timber. 2. A wood-monger; a dealer 
 in wood. 
 
 TIMMERTUNED, adj. Having a harsh 
 unmusical voice, S. 
 
 T YMMER WECHT. A sort of tambourin. 
 V. Wecht, sense 2. 
 
 TIMMING, Temming, .«. A kind of coarse 
 thin woollen cloth, S. Stat. Ace. — Fr. 
 etamine, id. Teut. stamyne, stamineum 
 textum, Kilian ; Ital. stameijna, Hisp. 
 stamena ; all from Lat. stamen. 
 
 TJMOURSUM, Timersome, a((/. Timorous, 
 S. The Pirate. — A.B. " Timersome, Thn- 
 mersome, fearful, timorous," Gl. Brockett. 
 
 TIMPAN, Tympany, s. The middle part 
 of the front of a house, raised above the 
 level of the rest of the wall, resembling a 
 gable, for carrying up a vent, and giving 
 a sort of attic apartment in the roof, S.B. 
 This is also called a Tympany gavel, 
 Moray. — Fr. tympan, the gable end of a 
 house, Cotgr. 
 
 TYMPANE, s. The sistrum. Douglas.— 
 Lat. tympanum. 
 
 TYMPANY-WINDOW, .<=. A window in 
 the tympany part of the house, S. 
 
 TIMTY, s. A mode of labouring the 
 
 ground in the island of Lewis, by diggiug 
 it with spades. Martin. — Isl. Norw. 
 Su.G. tomt, the area around a house, also 
 a place of pasture. Toft is synon. 
 TIN, s. K]ngof tinned iron, ^. 
 TIN, s. Loss. From tine, to lose. Sir Trist. 
 TYNAR, TiNER, s. LA loser, S. Acts Ja. 
 V. 2. One who loses his cause, or is cast, 
 in a court of law. ibid. 
 
 TINCHELL, TiNCHEL, ft. 1. A circle of 
 sportsmen, who, by surrounding a great 
 space, and gradually narrowing, brought 
 great quantities of deer together, S. 
 Pitscottic. 2. A trap or snare, Roxb. — 
 Ir. Gael, tinchioll, circuit, compass. 
 
 To TYND, V. n. To kindle. V. Teind. 
 
 TYND, s. A spark. V. Teind. 
 
 TYND, s. LA harrow-tooth; a tine, S. — 
 Isl. tindr, Su.G. tinne, id. 2. One course 
 of the harrow over a field, S. V. Time. 
 .'5. Tyndis, s. pi. the horns of a hart. 
 Douglas. — Su.G. tinne, any thing sharp 
 like a tooth. 
 
 TINDE, s. On tinde, in a collected state. 
 Sir Tristrem. — Isl. tynt, collectum. 
 
 To TINE, Tyne, r. rt. 1. To lose. Wallace. 
 2. To forfeit. Acts Ja. I. 3. To lose a 
 cause in a court of justice; to receive a 
 decision contrary to one's claim. Act 
 Do7n. Cone. 4. To kill or destroy. Wynt. 
 5. To Tyne heart, to lose coui-age or 
 spirit, or inclination to any business. Pit- 
 scottie. fi. To I'yne the heartis of others, 
 to lose their afi'ections, S. ibid. 7. To 
 Tine the saddle, to lose all, S. Baillie. — 
 Isl. tyn-ast, perdere. 
 
 To TINE, T. n. To be lost ; to perish, in 
 whatever way. Ship Lawis. Old Song, 
 " Tak your auld Cloak about you." Mr. 
 Nares, in his valuable Glossary, has shown 
 that Spenser uses this word as signifying 
 " to perish, to die." 
 
 TIN-EGIN, s. Forced fire, West. Isl. V. 
 Neid-fyre. 
 
 TINE HEART, TYNE A'. A proverbial 
 phrase urging the necessity of not suffer- 
 ing the spirits to sink, when one meets 
 with difficulties, S. Poss. 
 
 TINEMAN, .«. An appellation given to 
 one of the Lords of Douglas, from his 
 being unfortunate in losing almost all his 
 men in battle. Godscroft. 
 
 To TING, r. a. To ring, S. Henrysone. 
 
 TING-TANG, s. Sound of a bell, S.— 
 Teut. tinghe-tangh-en, tiutinare. 
 
 TYNING, s. 1. The act of losing, S. 2. 
 The state of being lost, S. 
 
 Between the Tyning and the Winning. 
 1. Applied to any cause or matter, the 
 issue of which turns on a very narrow 
 hinge, S. Poet. Museum. 2. Used in a mo- 
 ral sense ; in that iutermediate state, in 
 which a person may either be lost or 
 saved, S. Gait. 
 
 To TINK, r. a. To rivet; including tlie 
 idea of tlie noise made in riveting ; a 
 
TIN 
 
 b'a;3 
 
 TIR 
 
 Gypsy word, Uuxb. The E. v. to Tink, 
 as denoting a sharp sonnd, is probably 
 the origin. 
 To TINKLE OH, v. ii. To ring chimes 
 about. BaUl'ie. 
 
 TINKLER'S TIPPENCE. E.xpL" useless 
 cash." Gall. Encyc. Money to be spent, 
 as a tinker wastes his, in the chanqe-house. 
 
 TINKLE-SWEETIE, s. A cant name for- 
 merly given, in Edinburgh, to the bell 
 rung at eight o'clock, i-.m. as that which 
 was rung at two o'clock was called the 
 Kail-bell. The A uiiht-hours hell was thus 
 denominated, because the suund of it was 
 60 $iceet to the ears of apprentices and 
 shopmen, as they were then at liberty to 
 shut in for the night. 
 
 TINNEL, s. Water-mark. Balf. Pract. 
 — L.B. tinnel-ius. It may have been 
 formed from A.S. ti/iie, a hedge, a fence, 
 or Su.G. taen-ia, to extend, q. that which 
 forms a fence to the sea, or the utmost 
 extent of its fluctuation. 
 
 TINNIE, s. The small tin jug or porringer, 
 used by children, S. 
 
 T YNSAILL, TiNSALL, Tynsell, s. 1 . Loss, 
 S. Barhoiir. 2. Forfeiture. Acts Ja. I. 
 
 To TINSALL, c. a. To injure, from the s. 
 Baron Courts. 
 
 TYNT, Tint, pret. and part. /xi. Lost. 
 V. Ti.NE, Tyne, r. 
 
 TINT NOR TRIAL. V. Taint. 
 
 TINTOE, s. The pin used in turning the 
 cloth-beam of a loom. Paisley, Edinburgh. 
 
 TIP, s. A ram, Galloway. Burns. A.Bor. 
 " Teap, tup, a ram, North." Grose. He 
 also gives it in the form of Tip. V. Tup. 
 
 To TIP, r. n. To take the ram, S. Kelly. 
 Used also actively. 
 
 To TIP, r. a. To nettle from disappoint- 
 ment, S. A metaph. use of E. tip, to 
 strike slightly. 
 
 To TIPPENIZE, r. w. To tipple small 
 beer, S. from two-penny. Ramsay. 
 
 To TIPPER, r. n. To walk on tiptoe, or 
 in an unsteady way ; to totter ; as. To 
 tipper up a hill, Fife. — Su.G. tippa, le- 
 viter taugere. This undoubtedly gives 
 the origin of Tipperty, q. to tipper, or 
 walk unsteadily, on the tae or toe. 
 
 To TIPPER-TAIPER, v. n. To totter, 
 
 TIPPERTY, adj. 1. Unstable, S.B. 2. 
 To i/amj tipperty-like, to walk in a flighty, 
 ridiculous manner, S.B. 3. Applied to a 
 young woman, who walks very stiffly, 
 precisely, or with a mincing gait, Fife. 
 
 V. TiPPERTIN. 
 
 TIPPERTIN, .*. A bit of card with a pin 
 passed through it, resembling a tetotum, 
 Loth. Hence, to loup like a tippertin. 
 
 TIPPET, s. I. One length of twisted hair 
 or gut in a fishing-line, S. Tihbet, Fife, 
 Mearns. Synon. Leit, Upp. Clydes. — C.B. 
 tip, a bit, a small fragment, or Teut. tip, 
 apex. 2. A handful of straw bound to- 
 
 gether at one end, used in thatching, 
 Aberd. 
 * TIPPET, 5. ^'^ Johnstone's Tippet, a 
 
 halter. V. IIiii»ani). 
 TIPPY, adj. Dressed in the hij^hest 
 fashion; modish, Renfr. A.Hot." 'J'ippy, 
 smart, fine. Tippy Boh,^' Gl. Brockett. 
 TIPPY, s. The ton; as, at the tap of the 
 tippy, at the top of the fashion, Renfr. 
 Most probably from E. tip, the top, the 
 extremity. 
 To TIPTOO, r. n. To be in a violent pas- 
 sion, Ayrs. Perhaps q. set on tiptoe ; 
 but see Taptoo. 
 TYRANDRY, s. Tyranny. Wallace. 
 TYRANE, s. a tyrant. Bellcnden.—Vr. 
 
 tyran, id. 
 TYRANE, adj. Tyrannical. Lyndsay. 
 TYRANFULL, «</;•. Tyrannical. Bcllend. 
 TYRANLIE, udr. Tyrannically. JJouglas. 
 TYRE, s. A hat of tyre, part of the dress 
 of Bruce at Bannockburn. Barbour. — 
 A.S. tyr, tiara. 
 TYREMENT,s. Interment. Dou,j. Abbrev. 
 from entyrement, id. used by the same 
 writer. 
 TIRL, s. A substitute for the trundle of a 
 mill, Shetl. Statist. Ace. — Su.G. trill-a, 
 to trundle. 
 TIRL, TiRLE, 5. 1. A smart stroke, S. V. 
 DiRL. 2. A touch, in the way of inter- 
 meddling. Cleland. 3. A dance. Ramsay. 
 4. A gentle breeze, S. ibid. 
 To TIRL, TiRLE, r. a. 1. To uncover, S. 
 Burns. 2. To pluck off" expeditiously; 
 applied to dress. Priests Peblis. 3. To 
 strip; applied to property, i^rtwisa^. — Isl. 
 thyrl-a, turbine versari subito. 
 To TIRL, T. a. To thrill, S.B. Skinner. 
 To TIRL at the Pin. It has occurred to 
 me that this is probably the same with E. 
 Twirl, " to turn round." This idea haa 
 been suggested by the notice in Gl. Antiq. 
 " Tirling at the door-pin, twirling the 
 handle of the latch." 
 To TIRL, T. n. To change; to veer about; 
 applied to the wind, Loth. — Allied perh. 
 to Isl. thirl-a, circumagere, thyrl-a, tur- 
 bine versari subito. 
 To TIRLE, V. n. To produce a tremuloua 
 sound by slightly touching, S. ; E. trill, v. n. 
 Muse's Threnodie. 
 TIRLES, s. pi. Some disease. Montgomerie. 
 
 — Fr. tarle, a wood-worm. 
 TIRLESS, TiRLASS, Tirlies, s. 1. A lat- 
 tice, S. Baillie. 2. A wicket, S.B. Law 
 Case. — Fr. treillis ; Teut. traelie. 
 TIRLESS-YETT, s. a turn-stile, S. 
 TIRLEST, part. adj. Trellised, S. 
 TIRLIE, s. A winding in a foot-path. 
 Tirlies, little circular stoppages in path- 
 ways, which turn round. Gall. Encycl. 
 TIRLIEWIRLIE, s. 1. A whirligig, S. 2. 
 An ornament consisting of a number of 
 intervolved lines, S. Forbcs's Shop Bill. 
 — Su.G. trill-a, and hirorl-a, rotare. 
 
TIR 
 
 GH 
 
 TIT 
 
 TIRLIE-WIRLIE, adj. Intricate, or as 
 conjoining the ideas of intricacy and tri- 
 vial ornament, S. Antiquary. 
 
 TIRLING OF THE MOSS. The act of 
 paring off the superficial part of the soil 
 M iiich lies above peats, S. Surv. Peeh. 
 
 TIRLY-TOY, s. Apparently syuon. with 
 Tirly-w'uiy, a toy or trifle, Aberd. Skinn. 
 
 TIRMA, s. The sea-pie. Ilartin. 
 
 To TIRR, TiRUE, T. n. 1. To tear. Doug. 
 2. To uncover forcibly, ibid. 3. To un- 
 roof, S. S-paldbig. " To T'lrr the Kirk, to 
 Theek the Quire," S. Prov.; to act pre- 
 posterously, to pull dovra with the one 
 hand in order to rebuild with the other. 
 
 4. To strip one of his property. Morison. 
 
 5. To pare off the sward, S. iitat. Ace. — 
 A.S. tyr-an,tyrw-an, to tear. 6. To un- 
 dress ; to pull off one's clothes, S.B. 
 
 To TIRR, T. n. To snarl, S.— Teut. tergh- 
 en, to irritate. 
 
 TIRR, adj. Crabbed, S.B.— Isl. tirrin, 
 difficilis, austerus. V. the r. 
 
 TIRR, s. An ill-tempered child, S. 
 
 TIRRACKE, s. The tarrock, larus tridac- 
 tylus, Linn. Shetl. Pirate. 
 
 TIRRAN, s. 1. A tyrant, S. Gall.Encyc. 
 2. Any person of a perverse humour, 
 with whom it is hardly possible to live, S. 
 — O. Fr. tyraine, tyranne, femme me- 
 chante, qui agit comme un tyran, qui 
 abuse de son autorite, Roquefort. V. 
 Tyrane. 
 
 TIRRIVEE, s. A fit of passion, or the ex- 
 travagant mode of displaying it, as by 
 prancing, stamping, &c. S. Waverley. — 
 Fr. ti)--er, to dart forth, and vif, lively; 
 denoting the lively action of rage. 
 
 TIRWIRR, Tirwirring, adj. Habitually 
 growling, S. Teut. tergh-en, to irritate, 
 and tcen'en, to contend. 
 
 TISCHE, Tysche, Tyschey, Tusche, s. A 
 girdle. Doug. — Fr. tissu, id.; Belg. tessche, 
 a scrip. 
 
 TYSDAY, Tyisday, s. Tuesday, S. Knox. 
 — A.S. Tlwesdueg, from Tuisco, a Saxon 
 deity; or Goth, tijs ; Isl. Tijsday, id. 
 
 TYSE, Tyist, Tyst, v. a. To entice, S.B. 
 Doug. — Arm. tis, a train. Su.G. tuss-a, to 
 incite dogs. 
 
 TISSLE, s. "A struggle; same with 
 Dissle." Gall. Encycl. Merely a va- 
 riety of Taissle, q. v. 
 
 TYST, Taiste, (Orkn.) Tystie, (Shetl.) s. 
 The sea-turtle. Barry. — Isl. teist-a, 
 Norw. teiste, id. 
 
 To TYSTE, T. a. " To stir up ; to entice." 
 Gl. Picken. V. Tyse, v. 
 
 TYSTRE, s. A case; a cover. Wyntown. 
 — L.B. tester-um, covering of a bed. 
 
 TIT, s. A snatch. V. Tyte, s. 
 
 TIT. A tit, agog. Bruce. V. Tid. 
 
 TIT FOR TAT. Exact retaliation ; a fair 
 equivalent, S. liamsay. This phrase, 
 Tittfor <a<<, is retained in the intercourse 
 of children, in the following adage, uttered 
 
 when one returns a stroke received from 
 another, " Tit for taVs fair play in gude 
 cottar fechtin," Loth. — Perh. we should 
 view it as a contraposition of the Teut. or 
 Goth, pronouns signifying this and that, 
 with the slight change of a letter of the 
 same organ : thus, Belg. dit toor dat 
 would literally siguifv, this for that. 
 
 TIT-AN'-TAUM, s. a' term used in Ayrs. 
 (if I riglitly understand the definition 
 transmitted to me,) signifying a fit of ill 
 humour; perhaps from Tit, a slight stroke, 
 and Taicm, a fit of crossness. 
 
 TITBORE, Tatbore. The play of Bo-peep. 
 Syn. Teet-ho. Forbes's Disc. Pert. Deceit. 
 
 ToTYTE,v.n. To totter, Buchan. Tarras. 
 The same with Toi/te, v. q. v. 
 
 To TYTE o'er, v. n. To fall over, Berwicks. 
 
 To TYTE, V. a. 1. To snatch; to draw 
 suddenly, S. ^Vyl)t. 2. To move by jerks, 
 S. — A.S.tiht-an, Teut. tyd-en, trahere. 
 
 TYTE, TvT, s. LA quick pull. Wyntoim. 
 2. A tap, S. V. the r. 
 
 TYTE, adj. Direct; straight, S.B. Boss. 
 — Sw. taett, close, thick. 
 
 TYTE,TYT,«rfr. Soon. Barbour.— ls\. titt, 
 ready. Als tyte, as soon as; as tite, id. 
 Clydes. 
 
 TITGANDIS. L. tithandis, as in MS. 
 tidings. Houlate. 
 
 TITHY, adj. Apparently the same with 
 T<(j?y, plump; thriving. V. Tydy. 
 
 TITIIER, adj. The other, used after the, 
 
 S. V. TOTHIR. 
 
 TITHING, TiTHAND, s. Tidings. Houlate. 
 — Belg. tijdinq, Isl. tidende, id. 
 
 TYTY,s. A grandfather, Strathmore. This 
 probably is merely a fondling term, as it 
 is undoubtedly local. — C.B. taid, a grand- 
 father ; Germ, tatte, pater. Junius in- 
 forms us that the ancient Frisians called 
 a father teyte. 
 
 TITING, s. The tit-lark, Orkn. Alauda 
 pratensis, Linn. Low's Faun. Oread. 
 
 T1TLAR,Tittillar,s. A tatler. Henri/sone. 
 
 To TITLE, V. n. To prate idly, S. Mehil. 
 —Su.G. ticetcden, double-tongued. 
 
 TITLENE, Titling, s. The hedge-sparrow. 
 — Isl. tytling-r, id. Coinpl. S. 
 
 TITLY, adv. Speedily. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 TITLING, s. The titlark. V. Tilling. 
 
 TYTTAR, adv. Rather; sooner. Barb. 
 — Isl. tidari, compar. of tid-r, frequentior. 
 Tittar rather is a phrase still used by old 
 people, Ettr. For. It is evidently pleo- 
 nastic. V. Tyte, adv. 
 
 TITTY, s. Dimin. of sisfer, S. Bitson. 
 
 TITTY, adj. 1. Coming in gusts, S.B. from 
 tit, a stroke. 2. Testy; ill-humoured, 
 Renfr. In the latter sense it nearly re- 
 sembles A.Bor. " 2\'ety or Teethy, fretful, 
 fractious; as children when cutting their 
 teeth," Grose. V. Tyte. 
 TITTIE-BILLIE, s. An equal ; a match ; 
 as, " Tarn's a great thief, but Will's tittie- 
 hillie wi' him," a vulgar term, Roxb. 
 
TIT 
 
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 TOF 
 
 From Tittie, sister, aud BiUle, equal, or 
 perhaps q. " They are Tittie aud JJiUie" 
 i.f. sister and brother; having the strongest 
 marks of resemblance. 
 TITTISH, adj. Captious; testy, S.B. 
 TITTS, .«. fl. A disease in the dugs of 
 cows. Moiitijonurie. — Teut. tlttc, tidder. 
 TITULAR, s. The name given to a person 
 who, although a laic, had a donation of 
 chureh-lands, as of those belonging to an 
 abbey, priory, &c. at, or after, the Refor- 
 mation. Actts Clia. I. " Titulars of Erec- 
 tion are those who, after Popery was de- 
 stroyed, got a right to the parsonage 
 teinds which had fallen to monasteries, 
 because of several parishes that had beeu 
 mortified to them." Diet. Feud. Law. 
 The person invested with this property 
 was thus designed, as having a legal title 
 to the tithes. 
 TITUP, .>;. A trigger. Bellenden. From 
 
 tit, a tap, and the prep. xip. 
 To TIZZLE, r. a. To stir up or turn over; 
 as, " to tizzle hay," Fife. It seems merely 
 a variety of tousle. 
 TO, adr. Used in the sense of doim, S. 
 " Ganging to of the sun," his going down. 
 Balf. 'Fract. Doug. Virg. 
 TO, adv. Too, A.S. id. Barbour. 
 TO, adr. Preceding a t. j:iart. or adj. quite; 
 entirely; very. Wyntou-n. To is pre- 
 fixed to many A.S. words, and has various 
 powers; to-faegen, perlaetus, to-hraecan, 
 disrunipere, to-cirijsau, quatere, dissipare. 
 TO. Shut. The door is tue, S.— Belg. toe, 
 
 id. De duur is toe. 
 TO-AIRN, (p pron. as Gi-. u,) s. A piece of 
 iron with a perforation so wide as to ad- 
 mit the pipe of the smith's bellows, built 
 into the wall of his forge, to preserve the 
 pipe from beingconsumed by the fire, Roxb. 
 TOALIE, ToLiE, s. A small round bannock 
 or cake of any kind of bread, Upp. Clydes. 
 Todie, synon. Roxb. — C.B. twl,tha,t which 
 is rounded and smooth. 
 To TOAM, r. h. To rope. V. Tome. 
 TOCHER, Tot'CHQuuARE, Tocher-good, s. 
 The dowery brought by a wife, S. Bellend. 
 — Ir. tochar, a dowery. 
 To TOCHER, V. a. To give a dowery to, S. 
 
 Fitscottie. 
 TOCHERLESS, adj. Having no portion, S. 
 
 »S7( irrefs. Wa verley. 
 To TO-CUM, r. n. To approach; to come. 
 Doug. — A.S. to-cum-an, ad venire. In old 
 writings, it is often used with respect to 
 the receipt of letters, for come to. " To 
 al thaim to quhais knaulage thir present 
 lettres sal to cum." Regist. Scon. 
 TOCUM, To-cuMMiiXG, s. 1. Approach. 
 Douglas. 2. Encounter, ibid. — A.S. to- 
 cyme, an approaching. 
 TOD, s. The fox, S. Acts Ja. /.— Isl. toa, 
 tote, vulpes. This word is used by Ben 
 Jonson. It must be recollected, however, 
 that he was of Scottish extraction. 
 
 TOD,.'. Bush. I rij tod, i\y hush. Auti'juary. 
 — This is an O.E. word, now obsolete, 
 and I mention it merely to point out what 
 seems to be the root, although overlooked 
 by English lexicographers. — Isl. tota, ra- 
 musculus, Haldorson. 
 TOD, ToDii:, ToDDiE, .<. A small round 
 cake of any kind of bread, given to chil- 
 dren to keep them in good humour, Roxb. 
 Toalie, synon. — Isl. taata, placenta in- 
 fantum. 
 TOD AND LAMBS. A game played on a 
 perforated board, with wooden pins, S. 
 Tennant. It is called in Fife the tod-brod. 
 TODDLE, s. A small cake or skon, Upp. 
 
 Clydes. A dimin. from Tod, id. 
 TODDLE, s. A designation given to a 
 
 child, or to a neat small person, Ang. 
 TODDLER, .«. One who moves with short 
 
 steps, S. V. HoDLE, V. 
 TODGIE, s. A round flat cake of a small 
 size, Berwicks. Apparently from Tod, id. 
 — C.B. tais and teisen, however, signify a 
 cake. 
 TOD-HOLE, s. A hole in which the fox 
 hides himself, S. Hoqg. More commonly 
 Tod's hole. 
 To TODLE, Toddle, t. n. 1. To walk with 
 short steps, in a tottering way, S. Burel. 
 2. To purl; to move with a gentle noise, S. 
 Fergusson. 3. It denotes the murmuring 
 noise caused by meat boiling gently in a 
 pot, Fife; more generally tottle, S. A. 
 Douglas. — Isl. rfHC?(i?-a,segnipes esse ;Su.G. 
 tult-a, minutis gressibus ire. 
 TODLICH, {gutt.) s. A child beginning to 
 
 walk, Fife. 
 TOD-LIKE, adj. Resembling the fox in 
 
 inclination, S. Sir A. Wylie. 
 TOD-PULTIS. Inventories. Probably an 
 error of the writer for tod peltis, i. e. fox- 
 skins. — Y..pelt, Tent. pels. Germ, peltz, id. 
 TO-DRAW, s. A resource ; a refuge ; 
 something to which one can draw in danger 
 or straitening circumstances, Teviotd. — 
 Teut. toe-dragh-en is adferre, aud Dan. 
 tildraggende, attractive. 
 TOD'S BIRDS. An evil brood; sometimes 
 
 Tod's Bairns. R. Bruce. 
 TOD'S-TAILS, Tod-tails, s. pi. Alpine 
 
 club-moss, an herb, S. Blackw. 3Iai/. 
 TOD'S-TURN, s. A base, crafty trick ; a 
 term still used in some parts of the North 
 of S. Lett, from a Country Farmer to his 
 Laird, a Memb. of Pari. 
 TOD-TYKE, s. A mongrel between a fox 
 
 and a dog, S. Gedl. Encycl. 
 TOD-TOUZING, .t. The Scottish method 
 of hunting the fox, by shouting, bustling, 
 guarding, hallooing, &c. Gedl Encycl. 
 TOD-TRACK, s. " The traces of the fox's 
 feet in snow. By the marks of his feet, 
 he seems to have but two; for he sets his 
 hind feet exactly in the tracks of the fore 
 ones." Gall. Encycl. 
 TOFALL, TooFALL, s. 1. A building au- 
 
TOF 
 
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 TOM 
 
 nexed to the wall of a larger one. Wt/iit. 
 — O.E. " Tofall shedde, appeudicium, 
 appendix, eges," Prompt. Parv. A.Bor. 
 " Toofal, ticofall, or teefall, a small 
 building adjoining to, and with the roof 
 resting on the wall of a larger one; often 
 pronounced touffa." Gl. Brockett. 2. 
 It now properly denotes one, the roof of 
 which rests on the wall of the principal 
 building, S. Spalding. — Teut. toe-tall-en, 
 adjungere se, adjungi. 
 TO-FALL, Too-FALL, s. The close. To- 
 fall o' the day, the evening, S. — Teut. toe- 
 val, eventus; toe-rall-en, cadeudo claudi. 
 Pop. Ball. 
 
 TOFORE, prep. Before. Douglas.— A.S. 
 to-for. ante, coram. 
 
 TOFORE, adv. Before. Douglas. 
 
 * TOFT, s. " A place where a messuage 
 has stood," Johns. — L.B. toft-um, from 
 which Johns, derives this word, has cer- 
 tainly been formed from Su.G. tofft, area, 
 properly that appropriated to building. 
 V. Taft. 
 
 TOFT, s. A bed for plants, Caithn. 
 
 Plant-Toft, .«. A bed for rearing young 
 coleworts or cabbages, ibid. Stirv. Caithn. 
 — Isl. plant-a, plantare, and toft, area. 
 
 TO-GANG, {.-. " Encounter ; meeting ; ac- 
 cess," GI. Sibb. vo. To-cum. 
 
 TO-GAUN, s. A drubbing; as, "I'll gie 
 you a gude to-gaun," Lanarks. This 
 seems originally the same with To-gang. 
 Apparently from Gae to go, with the prep. 
 To. Gae-to, synon. 
 
 TOGERSUM, adj. Tedious; tiresome. 
 Pron. Tzhogersum, Mearns. — Germ, zo- 
 ger-H, zoger-H, tardare, moram trahere, 
 from zug, mora vel tractus. 
 
 TOHILE. 1j. to hile, to conceaX. Wyntown 
 — Isl. hyl-ia, occultare. 
 
 TOY, s. A head-dress of linen or woollen, 
 that hangs down over the shoulders, 
 worn by old women of the lower classes, 
 S. Burns.- — Su.G. natt-tyg, a night-cap; 
 Belg. tooij-en, to tire, to adorn. 
 
 TOIGHAL, (gutt.) s. A parcel; a budget; 
 luggage ; any troublesome appendage, 
 Dunbartons. Tanghal, id. Perths. — Gael. 
 tiagh, tioch, tiochog, a bag, a wallet, a 
 satchel. 
 
 TyTOIR, r. a. To beat; S. ?aor. Douglas. 
 — Su.G. torfw-a, verberare. 
 
 TOIT, s. a" fit, whether of illness, or of 
 bad humour. Semple. V. Tout. 
 
 TO Y T, s. Toyts of Tay, the fresh water mus- 
 sels found in Tay. Muse^s Thren. — Teut. 
 tote, tui/t, cornu, extremitas instar cornu. 
 
 To TOYTE, Tot, t. n. To totter like old 
 age, S. Burns. V. Todle. 
 
 * TOKEN, s. A ticket of lead or tin, given 
 as a mark of admission to the Sacrament 
 of the Supper, S. Spalding. 
 
 TOKIE, s. An old woman's head-dress, 
 resembling a monk's CO wl,S.B. — Fr. toque, 
 a bonnet or cap; toctpte, coifTed. 
 
 TOKIE, s. A fondling term applied to a 
 child, S.B. — Germ, tocke, a baby, a puppet. 
 TOLBUTHE, Tollbooth, s. A prison or 
 jail, S. — Isl. tollbad, Dan. toldbod, telo- 
 nium. 
 TOLDOUR, ToLDOiR, s. A kind of cloth 
 wrought with threads of gold. Inven- 
 tories. This is evidently tlie same with 
 Tweild doir. — Q,. toile d'or, from Fr. toile, 
 cloth, linen cloth, and d'or, of gold. The 
 origin is Lat. tela, a web. V. Tweel, 
 and TwoLDEKE. 
 TOLIE, .s. A small round cake of any kind 
 
 of bread. V. Toalie. 
 TOLL, s. A turnpike, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 TOLL-BAR, s. A turnpike, S. A.Bor.; evi- 
 dently from the bar or bars employed to 
 prevent passage without payment of the 
 toll imposed. 
 TOLLIE, s. A turd, Fife.— Armor, and 
 
 Corn, teil, dung, dirt. 
 TOLLING, TowLiNGjS. The sound emitted 
 by the queen bee before swarming, Upp. 
 C'lydes. Edhi.Enc. From the E. v. to Toll. 
 TOLLONESELLAR, s. A dealer in tal- 
 low; anciently written Tallone. Ab. Reg. 
 TOLL-ROAD, s. A turnpike road, S. 
 TOL MONTH, Tolmond, s. A year; 
 twelvemonths; S.Toivmont. Acts Ja. VI. 
 Aberd. Reg. Pronounced, in Fife, Twal- 
 month. 
 TO-LOOK, ToLuiK, s. A prospect; matter 
 of expectation, S. Knox. — A.S. to-loc-iait, 
 adspicere. 
 TOLOR, s. State ; condition. V. Taler. 
 To TOLTER, v. n. To move unequally; to 
 totter. King's Quair. — Su.G. tult-a, va- 
 cillare; Lat. tolutar-is, ambling. 
 TOLTER, ToLTiR, adj. Unstable; in a 
 
 state of vacillation. K. Quair. 
 TO-LUCK, s. Boot; what is given above 
 bargain, S. from the vulgar idea of giving 
 luck to a bargain. V. Lucks-penny. 
 TOME, Tom, Toum, .';. 1. A line for a 
 fishing-rod, S.O.Shetl. Hogg. 2. A long 
 thread of any ropy, glutinous substance ; 
 .as rosin half-melted, sealing wax, &c. 
 Clydes. — Isl. taum, funis piscatorius ; 
 Norw. tomme, a line, a rope. 
 To TOME, Toum, v. a. To draw out any 
 viscous substance into a line, Roxb. 
 Pron. q. Toom. 
 To TOME, or Toum out, r. n. To be drawn 
 out into a line ; to issue in long threads, 
 like any glutinous substance; as," It cam 
 toicmin' out," Clydes. Roxb. To king 
 toivmin' doicn, to hang in the manner of 
 saliva from the lips, ibid.; q. to hang 
 down as a hair-line. 
 TOME, .«. Used, perhaps, for book.— L.B. 
 tomus, libellus, codex; Fr. tome, part of a 
 book in one volume. Poems I6th Cent. 
 TOMER ALL, s. " A horse two years old ; 
 a young cout or staig." Gall. Encycl. 
 Perh. a corr. of Twa-year-aidd. 
 TOMMACK, s. A hillock. V. Tammock. 
 
TOM 
 
 697 
 
 TOO 
 
 TOMMIXAUL, s. An auinial of the ox 
 kind, that is a year old, Ayrs. Corr. from 
 (oirmont, a year, or tiral months, and 
 </«/</, ohl. V. Etterlin, and Tomer.m.l. 
 
 TOMMY NODDIE,ToiM-NODDY. The puffin, 
 a bird, S. Orkn. The Tarn None of the 
 Bass. Barry. 
 
 TOMSHEE, s. A fairy hillock, Gael. 
 Clan-Alb'm. 
 
 TO-NAME, s. A name added, for the sake 
 of distinction, to one's surname; or used 
 instead of it ; as, II ah o' the Shaicin. 
 Miiistr. Bord. 
 
 TONE, /)(«»•?. /)((. Taken, S. lane. Dunbar. 
 
 TONG-GRANT, s. Verbal acknowledg- 
 ment ; confession. " His awin ton<j i/rant.'" 
 Aberd. R.g. 
 
 * TONGUE, s. \. On one's tongue, by 
 heart, S.B. 2. To <jie off the tongue, to 
 deliver a message verbally, as contradis- 
 tinguished from writing ; as, " Did you 
 give it in writing?" " Na, I gi'ed it af 
 my tonque," S. 
 
 TONGUE-FERDY, adj. Loquacious; glib 
 of the tongue, Ang. — Su.G. tumj, lingua, 
 and /<?('/•(//(/, paratus. 
 
 TONGUE Y,' adj. 1. Qualified to defend 
 one's own cause with the toiujue, S. 2. 
 Loquacious ; glib-tongued ; rather used 
 in a bad sense, S. Ferjusson. — Teut. 
 tonghuih, id. 
 
 TONGUE-RAKE, s. Elocution, S. -Su.G. 
 tung, and rek~a, vagari. 
 
 TONGUE-ROOTS, s. pi. It was jaid at 
 my tongue- roots, a phrase intimating that 
 a person was just about to catch a term 
 that had caused some degree of hesita- 
 tion, or that he was on the point of utter- 
 ing an idea in which he has been antici- 
 pated by another, S. 
 
 To TONGUE-TACK, v. a. To prevent from 
 freedom of speech. Hociety Contendinqs, 
 
 TONGUE-TACKED, jurtrt./>a. 1. Tongue- 
 tied; applied to those who have an impe- 
 diment in speech, in consequence of the 
 membrane which attaches the tongue to 
 the palate, coming too far forward, S. ; 
 pron. Tongue-tacklt. 2. Applied to a per- 
 son that is accustomed to speak a good 
 deal, who becomes suddenly or unusually 
 silent; as, " What ails ye the night, man ? 
 Ye look as gif ye were tongue-tackit," S. 
 3. Jlealy-mouthed; not speaking the truth 
 with becoming boldness, S. Walker^s 
 Remark. Passages. 4.. Mumbling, in con- 
 sequence of being in some degree intoxi- 
 cated, Roxb. 
 
 TONNE, adj. Apparently made of tin. 
 " Ane tonne flakoune," i. e. flagon, Aberd. 
 Register. 
 
 TONN Y, adj. " Ane tonny quot," perhaps 
 a tawny-coloured coat. Aberd. Re<i. 
 
 T0NN0CHED,7w/-'. ^««. Covered with a 
 plaid, Perths. Donald and Flora. — Gael. 
 tonnag, a wrapper round the shoulders. 
 
 To TOOBER, r. a. To beat ; to strike, S.O.; 
 
 taboin; E. and Loth. — Fr. tahour-cr, to 
 .strike or bump on the posteriors, q. as on 
 a drum. 
 
 TOOBER, .S-. A quarrel, S.O. 
 
 TOOBERIN, s. A beating; a drubbing; 
 as, " I gae him a gude tooberin," S.O. 
 V. Tabour. 
 
 TOOFALL, s. V. To-i-ai,i,. 
 
 TOOK, s. A particular and disagreeable 
 taste or flavour. V. Teuk. 
 
 TOOLYE, s. A broil. 
 
 To TOOLYE, r. n. To quarrel. V. Tuilvie. 
 
 TOOM, adj. Empty. V. Tume, 
 
 TOOM-SKIN'D, «((/. Hungry. V. Tume. 
 
 TOOF, .•<■. A Tu}^; a ram; pron. like Gr. w, 
 S. Burns. 
 
 TOOPIKIN, Tooi-icic, Tupick, s. 1. A 
 pinnacle ; a summit, Aberd. Walker's 
 I'eden. 2. A narrow pile raised so high 
 as to be in danger of falling, ibid. 3. A 
 dome, cupola, turret, or steeple, ibid.— 
 C.B. topi<iu-(j, having a top or crest. 
 
 TOOR, .«. A turf, S.B. Pronounced in 
 Fife, Tore. V. Turks. 
 
 TOORRIN, part. pr. " Hay is said to be 
 toorrin, when it rises on the rake in rak- 
 ing." Gall. Encycl. — E. towering, Lat. 
 turris. 
 
 TOOSH, s. A woman's bed-gown ; synon. 
 Short-goicn. An abbrev. of Curtuusli, q. v. 
 
 To TOOT, Tout, p. a. 1. To blow or sound 
 a horn, S. Fountaiuhall. — Su.G. tut-a, 
 Isl. taut-a, ululare; Su.G. tuta i horn, to 
 blow a horn. 2. To sound loudly; to 
 spread as a report. " It was tootit throw 
 a' the kintry;" " The kintra claiks war 
 tootit far and wide," Fife. 
 
 To TOOT, Tout, r. n. 1. To cry as if one 
 were sounding a hoi-n ; to prolong the 
 voice, S. Urquhart''s Rabelais. 2. To 
 make a plaintive noise, as when a child 
 cries loudly and mournfully, S. — Isl. 
 taut, murmur, susurrus, taut-a, mur- 
 mnrare. 
 
 TOOT, Tout, s. The blast of a horn or 
 trumpet, S. Ramsay. 
 
 To TOOT, V. n. To express dissatisfaction 
 or contempt. — Isl. taut-a, murmurare. 
 
 TOOT, interj. Expressive of contempt, S. 
 The same with E. Tut. 
 
 To TOOT, V. a. To drink copiously. Toot 
 it up, drink it off. V. Tout, v. 
 
 TOOTHFU', s. To tak a toothfu', to take a 
 moderate quantity of strong liquor, S. 
 J. Nicol. A toothfu' o' drink, a quantity 
 of drink. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 TOOTH-RIFE, adj. Agreeable to the 
 taste ; palatable, Roxb. — A.S. tooth, dens, 
 and ryfe, frequens, q. what one wishes to 
 employ his teeth about frequently. 
 
 * TOOTHSOME, adj. Not merely pleasing 
 to the taste, as in E. but easily chewed, 
 Fife. 
 
 TOOT-MOOT, s. A muttering. This is 
 the pron. of Tut-mute, Aberd. 
 
 TOOT-NET,s. A large fishing-net anchored, 
 
TOO 
 
 698 
 
 TOS 
 
 Ang. Laic Case. — Belg. tootebel, a certain 
 square net. 
 TOOTSMAN, s. One who gives warning, 
 
 bv a cry, to haul the toot-net, S. 
 TOOTTIE, s. A drunkard; often pleonasti- 
 
 callv, " a drucken tootle," S. 
 To TOOTTLE, v. n. To mutter ; to speak 
 to one's self, Kinross. — A dimin. either 
 from Toot, v. to express dissatisfaction, 
 or from the Isl. radical terra, taut-a, 
 murmurare. 
 To TOP, Tope, v. a. 1. To tap; to broach. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. Also used in a laxer 
 sense, as equivalent to breaking bulk. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 TOP, Tap, adj. Capital ; excellent ; as, 
 " That's tap yill," excellent ale, S. q. 
 what is at the top, S.A. 
 TOP, TAIL, NOR MANE. V. Tap. 
 TOP ANNUEL. A certain annuity paid 
 
 from lands or houses. Acts Marie. 
 To TOPE, V. a. To oppose. BailUe. 
 TOPFAW, s. Soil that has fallen in, or 
 
 sunk from the surface, Fife. 
 TOPINELLIS, s. pi. " The lines for 
 
 haling the top-sails." Gl. Compl. 
 TOP.MAN, s. A ship or vessel with tops. 
 
 Pink. Hist. Scotl. 
 TOP OUR TAIL, ac^p. Topsy-turvy. Lynds. 
 TOPPER, s. Any thing excellent in its 
 kind; as, " That's a topper," ibid. A.Bor. 
 Top, good, excellent. " Topper, any thing 
 superior; a clever or extraordinary per- 
 son ; but generally in an ironical sense," 
 Gl. Brockett. 
 TOPSTER,TopsTAU,s. Atapster. ActsC.II. 
 To TOPT, r. a. To tap ; to broach. Acts C. I. 
 TO-PUT, part. pa. Affixed. Pinkerton. 
 TO-PUT, (pron. Tee-pit,) s. 1. Any thing 
 unnecessarily or incongruously super- 
 added, Aberd. 2. Any fictitious addition 
 to a true narrative, ibid. 
 TO-PUTTER, s. Taskmaster. Ramsay. 
 
 " 111 workers are aye gude to-putters." 
 TOQUE, s. Formerly used to denote the 
 cushion worn on the fore-part of the head, 
 over which the hair of a female was 
 combed, Perths. Ang. Quentin Durward. 
 
 V. TOKIE. 
 
 TOR (of a chair,) s. Perhaps the round, or 
 the semicircular arm of a chair of state. 
 Knox. — Fr. tour. Tent, toer, circulus. 
 
 TORE (of a saddle,) s. The pommel, the 
 fore-part of which is somewhat elevated, S. 
 Colril. — A.S. tor, a tower; an eminence. 
 
 To TORE, T. a. To tear. Douglas.— A.S. 
 teor-an, rumpere. 
 
 TORETT, or TORRETT CLAITH. A 
 muffler. Invent. — Fr. touret de nez, a 
 muffler, Cotgr. The torett was meant to 
 cover the nose. 
 
 TORFEIR, ToRFER, s. Hardship; diffi- 
 culty. Gaican and Gol. — Isl. torfaer-a, 
 iter difficile et impeditum. 
 
 To TORFEL, Torchel, v. n. I. To pine 
 away; to die, Roxb. Gl. Sibb. — Isl. tor- 
 
 fellde, torvellde, difficilis, arduus. 2. To 
 relapse into disease, Roxb. 3. Metaph. 
 to draw back from a design or purpose, 
 ibid. Hogg. 
 
 TORFLE, ToRFEL, s. The state of being 
 unwell; a declining state of health, Roxb. 
 
 * TORY, s. A term expressive of the 
 greatest indignation or contempt ; often 
 applied to a child ; as, " Ye vile little 
 Tory," Ayrs. 
 
 TORYT. L. taryt, tarried. Wallace. 
 
 To TORK, Torque, v. a. To torture, or 
 give pain by the continued infliction of 
 punctures, pinching, nipping, or scratch- 
 ing, Roxb. — Fr. torqu-er, Lat. torqu-ere, 
 to writhe. 
 
 To TORN, T. a. To turn. Douglas.— Itsil. 
 torn-are. 
 
 TORN BUT. Retaliation. Barbour.— Fi: 
 tourn-er, to turn, but a but, on equal terms. 
 
 TORNE, s. A turn; an action done to an- 
 other. Douglas. 
 
 TORNE, s. A tower. il/'o?iro's Exped. — 
 Teut. torn, torne,i\\Q same with torre, turris. 
 
 TORPIT, s. Turpentine, Upp. Clydes. 
 — Perh. retained from C.B. turpant, id. 
 
 TORRIE, Tory, s. A beetle that breeds 
 in dung,and consumes grain. Surv. Banff's. 
 The Torie-tcorm is expl. " the hairy cater- 
 pillar," Mearus ; the grub-worm, Aberd. 
 ■ — Fris. Belg. torre, vermis et scarabeus, 
 scarabaeus pilularius, cantharus. 
 
 TORRIE, s. A term applied to peas 
 roasted in the sheaf, Fife. — Lat. torreo, q. 
 what is scorched. 
 
 TORRY-EATEN, adj. Torry-eaten land, 
 poor moorish soil, exhausted by cropping, 
 very bare, and bearing only scattered 
 tufts of sheep's fescue, S.B. — Isl. torgiat-r, 
 aegre reparabilis ; or, Fris. torre, vermis, 
 and eet-en, q. worm-eaten. 
 
 To TORRIE-EAT, t. n. The same with 
 being Torry-eaten, q. v. Surv. Banffs. 
 
 TORRIS, pi. Towers. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 'YOYCY:,part. pa. Tortured; distorted. Doug. 
 — O.Fr. tort, Lat. tort-ns. 
 
 TORTOR, s. A tormentor, Lat. Rollock. 
 
 TOSCH, ToscHE, adj. 1. Neat; trim, S. 
 Douglas. — O.Fr. tome, clipped; Belg. 
 doss-en, to clothe. 2. This word is expl. 
 as signifying " happy." Gall. Enc. 
 
 TOSCHEODERACHE, s. 1. The deputy 
 of a Mair of fee. Reg. Maj. 2. The name 
 given to the office itself. Skene. — Gael. 
 Jr. teachdaire, a messenger; teackdairacht, 
 a message. 
 TOSHLY, adr. Neatly, S. Picken. 
 TOSHOCH, s. " A comfortable looking 
 young person, from Tosh, happy." Picken. 
 TOSIE, adj. 1. Tipsy; intoxicated in some 
 degree, S. Meston. 2. Intoxicating. Ha- 
 milton. — Mod. Sax. dosig, giddy; Isl. dus, 
 drunken. 
 TOSIE, ToziE, adj. Warm and snug,Clydes. 
 TOSILIE, ToziLiE, adt. Warmly and 
 snugly, Clydes. 
 
TOS 
 
 699 
 
 TOU 
 
 TOSINESS, ToziNESS, s. Warmth and 
 
 siuigness, Clydotf. 
 TOSOT, s. All instrument of torture an- 
 ciently used inS. j\Iaclaurin^sCriin.Ca>>es. 
 — Peril, an iiistruiueut of torture for the 
 toes, from Su.G. taa, proii. to, Isl. ta, the 
 toe, and siU, dolor. 
 TOSS, s. 1. A health proposed ; a toast, 
 S.A. 2. A celebrated beauty ; one often 
 given as a toast, ibid. 
 To TOST, r. a. l.Totease;tovex, Clydes. 
 — C.B. to$t-i, to cause violent pain, to 
 rack, to torture. 2. Equivalent to the E. 
 V. to Toss. 
 TOSTIT, TosTED, part. adj. 1. Tossed; 
 used metaph. in regard to difficulties and 
 opposition. liollock. 2. Oppressed with 
 severe afhiction, S.B. 
 TOT, s. A fondling designation for a child, 
 
 S. Jiamsai/. V. Tovte. 
 To TOT, Tot about, v. n. 1. To move with 
 short steps, as a child, S. 2. To move 
 feebly, and in a tottering way, S. Toyte, 
 synou. Ayrs. 
 TOT, s. The whole of any number of ob- 
 jects. With haill or tchole prefixed, the 
 whole without exception, S. The Entail. 
 — Lat. tvt-iis. A.Bor. " The irhvle tote, a 
 common pleonasm," Gl. Brockett. 
 To TOTCH, r. a. 1. To toss about, Upp. 
 Clydes. 2. To rock a cradle, Nithsdale. 
 Cromek. — Teut. toets-en, tangere. 
 To TOTCH, r. n. To move with short, 
 quick steps; as, " a totchbi' poney," Roxb. 
 TOTCH, s. A sudden jerk, Fife, Roxb. 
 To TOTH, ToATH, V. a. To manure land 
 
 by means of a toth-fold. Sure. Bavffs. 
 TOTH, s. Tlie manure made iu this way, 
 
 ibid. V. Tathe. 
 TOTH-FOLD, Toth-Fauld, s. An enclo- 
 sure for manuring land, Banffs. Moray, ib. 
 TOTHIR, Tothyr, adj. 1. The other, S. 
 pron. tither. Wallace. 2. The second. 
 Wi/ntown. 3. Iiidefiuitely; in the sense 
 of another, or posterior. Barbour. 
 To TOTTIE, V. n. To move with short 
 
 steps, Fife. Synon. Todle, Toddle. 
 TOTTIE, adj. Warm ; snug, Perths.— Gael. 
 
 teoth-am, to warm. Syn. Cosie. 
 TOTTIS,s. ;jZ. Refuse of wool. Leg. St. 
 Androis. Syn. teats. — Su.G. totte, a 
 handful of flax or wool. 
 2'o TOTTLE, v. v. 1. A term used to de- 
 note the noise made by boiling gently, S. 
 A. Nicol. 2. To purl, applied to a stream, 
 Dumfr. Nithsdale Somj. V. Todle. 
 To TOTTLE, r. a. To boil. Herd's Coll. 
 To TOTTLE, r. n. To walk with short 
 
 steps. Synon. Todle, Ayrs. Gait. 
 TOTUM, s. 1. The game of Te-totmn, S. 
 2. A term of endearment for a child, S. 
 
 Twa-three todlin weans they hae. 
 The pride o' a' Stra'bogie ; 
 
 Whene'er the tctums cry for meat, 
 She curses aye his cogie. 
 Song, " C'auld Kail in Aberdeen.''^ 
 
 * To TOUCH, r.a. 1. Applied to an act of 
 
 parliament, when it received the royal 
 
 assent. Fount. Dec. Suppl. 2. To hurt; 
 
 to injure, S. 
 To TOUCH lip, V. a. To animadvert upon, S. 
 TOUCHBELL, s. An earwig, S.A. The 
 
 same with A.Bor. Twitch-bell, id. It is 
 
 also pron. Coch-bell, q. v. 
 TOUCHET, {(lutt.) s. A lapwing, S. " Up- 
 
 upa, a touchet." Wedderburn's Vocab. V. 
 
 Teuciiit and Tuquheit. 
 TOUCH-SPA LE, s. The earwig, Roxb. 
 
 Loth. V. TOUCIIBELL. 
 
 To TOVE, r. u. To give forth a strong 
 smoke. Thus a thing is said to " tore 
 and reek," Roxb. " The reek gangs (odn 
 up the him," i. e. it ascends iu a close 
 body, Ettr. For. A. Scott. 
 
 To TOVE, V. n. To talk familiarly, prolixly, 
 and cheerfully, S. oiten, to tote and crack. 
 A. Scott. — Norw. toeve, to prattle, to be 
 talkative. 
 
 TOVIE, arf;. 1. Tipsy, Loth. 2. Babbling; 
 talking in an incoherent manner, Clydes. 
 3. Comfortable; warm; as, " a tovie fire," 
 Ettr. For. Fife, Loth. Syn. Tozie. 
 
 To TOVIZE, V. a. To flatter; to use cajol- 
 ing language, Ayrs. Edin. Mag. 
 
 TOUK, s. An embankment to hinder the 
 water from washing away the soil, Roxb.; 
 synon. Hutch. 
 
 TOUK, s. A hasty pull ; a tug, S. Ruddi- 
 man. — A.S. twicc-an, vellicare. 
 
 To TOUK, Tuck, r. n. To emit a sound, in 
 consequence of being beaten. Evergreen. 
 
 TOUK, s. 1. A stroke; a blow. Douglas. 
 2. Touk of drum, beat of drum, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 TOUM, s. A fishing-line. V. Tomr. 
 
 TOUM, s. The gossamer, Roxb. Pro- 
 bably a secondary sense of Tome, Toum, 
 a fishing-line. — In Fr. the gossamer is 
 called yi/a?«(f res, thin threads. 
 
 TOUMS, arfj. Ropy; glutinous, Roxb. V. 
 Tome, v. 
 
 TO UN, Town, s. 1. This term is used ia 
 S. not merely as signifying a city or town, 
 but also as denoting a farmer's steading, 
 or a small collection of dwelling-houses, 
 S. Burns. 2. A single dwelling-house, S. 
 Warcrleif. 
 
 TOUNDER, s. Tinder. Lyndsaij.—Alera. 
 tundere, Isl. tunthere, id. 
 
 TOUN-GATE,s. A street, S.A. Ed. Mag. 
 
 TOUN-RAW, s. The privileges of a toicn- 
 shij}. To thraw one's self out o' a toun- 
 raw, to forfeit the privileges enjoyed in a 
 small community, Roxb.; q. a row of 
 houses in a toun. 
 
 TOUN'S-BAIRN, s. A native of a toicn, 
 city, or village, S. Mai/ne's Siller Gun. 
 
 TOUP, s. A foolish fellow, Mearus.— Dan. 
 
 taabe, a fool. V. Taupie. 
 To TOUR, V. n. To speed. Helenore. 
 By Tour, adv. Alternately ; by turns. 
 
 Spalding. 
 TOUR, Took, ». A turf, S.B. Old Song. 
 
TOU 
 
 700 
 
 TOW 
 
 TOURBILLON, 5. A whirl wind; a tor- 
 nado, Ayrs. — Fr. id. 
 
 TOURE, s. Turn; course; in regular suc- 
 cession, S. Acts (Jha. I. — Fr. tour, id. 
 
 TOURKIN-CALF, Tourkin-lamb, s. A 
 calf or lamb that wears a skin not its 
 own. A tourkin-lamb is one taken from 
 its dam, and given to another ewe that 
 has lost her own. In this case the shep- 
 herd takes the skin of the dead lamb, and 
 puts it on the back of the living one ; and 
 thus so deceives the ewe that she allows 
 the stranger to suck, S.B. — Isl. torkend-r, 
 notu difficilis, item deformatus. 
 
 To TO USE, r. a. To disorder; to dishevel; 
 particularly used in relation to the hair, 
 S. This word occurs in O.E. 
 
 TOUSIE, TowziE, adj. 1. Disordered; 
 dishevelled, S. sometimes touslie. Blackw. 
 Mag. 2. Rough; shaggy, S. Burns. 
 
 To TOUSLE. TowzLE, x. a. 1. To put iuto 
 disorder; often, to rumple, S. Gent.^hep. 
 2. To handle roughly, as dogs do each 
 other. Pol wart. — Isl. tusk-a, luctari, tusk, 
 lucta lenis et jocosa. 
 
 TOUSLE, TouzLE, s. Rough dalliance, S. 
 R. Galloicay. 
 
 To TOUSLE out, r. a. 1. To turn out in a 
 confused way, S.A. Antiquary. 
 
 To TOUSS, V. a. 1. To confuse; to put in 
 disorder; to rumple, Roxb.; synon. Touse. 
 2. To handle roughly, Tweedd. 
 
 TOUST, s. Acts Ja. VI. Probably cor- 
 rupted from Towage, a term of the K 
 law; signifying, " the rowing or drawing 
 of a ship or barge along the water by an- 
 other ship or boat fastened to her," Jacob, 
 — Fr. touailje, id. L.B. toicag-ium. A.S. 
 te-on, to tow, to tug. 
 
 TOUST IE, adj. Irascible; testy, Loth.— 
 Teut. ticistigh, contentiosus, litigiosus. 
 
 To TOUT, V. a. To empty the cup. Tarras. 
 
 To TOUT af, v. a. To empty the vessel 
 from which one drinks, S. 
 
 To TOUT at, r. a. To contiuue to drink 
 copiously, S. 
 
 To TOUT out, V. a. The same with to Tout 
 aff, S.; also to Tout out up. G. Turnbull. 
 — Tent, tuyte, a drinking vessel. Isl. tott-a, 
 sugere, vel evacuare. 
 
 To TOUT, V. a. V. Toot. 
 
 To TOUT, Toot, r. n. To take large 
 draughts, S. Ferqusson. 
 
 TOUT, s. 1. A copious draught, S. 2. A 
 drinking match, S.B. Gl. Shirr. — Perh. 
 from Teut. tocht, a draught. 
 
 To TOUT, TowT, r. a. 1. To toss; to put 
 in disorder, S. Ckron. S. P. 2. To throw 
 into disorder by quibbling or litigation. 
 Heidi's 3IS. 3. To tease; to vex, S. 
 
 TOUT, s. 1. An ailment of a transient 
 kind, S. Entail. — Belg. tocht, togt, wind; 
 een zicaare togt, a sore bout. 2. A tran- 
 sient displeasure; a fit of ill-humour, Aug. 
 Shirrefs. 
 To TOUT, Towr, r. n. 1. To be seized 
 
 with a suddeu fit of sickness, Clydes. 2. 
 To be seized with a fit of ill-humour, ibid. 
 
 To TOUTHER, r. a. To put into disorder, 
 Ettr. For. Tweedd.; synon. Tousle. 
 
 TOUTHERIE, adj. Disordered; confused ; 
 slovenly, ibid.; S. tawthric. E. tawdry. — 
 Teut. touter-en, motitare. 
 
 TOUTING HORN. A horn for blowing, S. 
 /. Nicol. 
 
 To TOUTLE, Tootle, r. n. To tipple; as, 
 a tootlin body, oue addicted to tippling, 
 Loth. 
 
 To TOUTLE, r. a. To put clothes in dis- 
 order, Berwicks. This may be a dimin. 
 from the v. Tout. 
 
 TOUTTIE, m^j. 1. Throwing into disorder; 
 as, a toiittie icind, S. — Belg. togtig, windy. 
 2. Irritable, easily put in disorder, S. — 
 A.Bor. Totey, bad-tempered, (a totey body,) 
 GI. Brockett. 3. Subject to frequent ail- 
 ments, S. 
 
 TOW, s. 1. A rope of any kind, S. Leg. 
 St. Androis. — Su.G. tog, Isl. tog, taug, 
 Belg. totmi, id.; E. tow, the substance of 
 which some ropes are made. 2. A halter, 
 S. Muse's Thren. 
 
 To TOW, t. n. To give way; to fail; to 
 perish, S.B. — Alem. douu-en, Su.G. do, 
 to die. 
 
 * TOW, s. 1. Hemp or flax in a prepared 
 state, S. 2. That which especially occu- 
 pies one's attention, S. To hae other Tow 
 OH one's Rock, to have business quite of 
 another kind, S. Kelly. Rob Ro^. 
 
 TOWALL ROSS. Aberd. Reg. Something 
 made of oak is evidently meant. 
 
 TO WAR, s. A ropemaker. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 TOWDY, s. The breech or buttocks, Upp. 
 Clydes. Perths. Gl. Evergr.—O.'E. toute, 
 used by Chaucer. 
 
 To TO WEN, TowiN, t. a. 1. To beat; to 
 maul; to subdue by severe means. Loth. 
 Ramsay. 2. To tame, especially by beat- 
 ing, sometimes pron. q. Toicn ; as, to 
 towin, or town, an unruly horse. Loth. 
 Berwicks. 3. To tire; to weary out, Fife. 
 — Teut. touw-en, premere, subigere. 
 
 TOWERICK, TowRicKiE, s. A summit, or 
 any thing elevated, especially if on an 
 eminence, Roxb.; a dimin. from E. Tower. 
 
 TOWK, s. 1. Expl. "a bustle; a set-to. 
 I had an unco Towk wi' a deil's bairn." 
 Gall. Encycl. 2. " A take up in ladies 
 clothing," ibid. i. e. a tuck, a sort of fold. 
 In the first sense, perh. the same with E. 
 Tuq.- — Su.G. tock-a, trahere, a hard pull. 
 
 TOWLIE, s. " A toll-keeper." Gall. Enc. 
 A cant term from E. Toll. — Su.G. tull, id. 
 
 TOWLING, s. The signal given, in a hive, 
 for some time before the bees swarm. V. 
 Tolling. 
 
 TOWMONDALL, s. A yearling, Ayrs.; 
 the same with Towmontell, q. v.; from 
 Towmond, twelve months, and auld, old, 
 pron. aidl, S.O. 
 
 TOWMONT, TowMON, Towmond, j. A 
 
TOW 
 
 701 
 
 TRA 
 
 year; coit. of tirelrcnwnth, used in the 
 same sense, S. Jitirim. 
 
 TOVVMONTELL, s. A cow, or a colt, of a 
 j-ear old, Ayrs. 
 
 TOWNIN, s. A drubbing, Ayrs.; generally 
 used in relation to an animal that is 
 restive or refractory. 
 
 TOWNIT, s. The manufacturing of wool, 
 Slietl. — Isl. tv, lana, and knyt-a, ucctere. 
 
 TOWNNYS,jd/. Tuns; large casks. Barb. 
 
 TOWNSHIP, .f. "A tvinish'ip is a farm 
 occupied by two or more farmers, in com- 
 mon, or in separate lots, who reside in a 
 straggling hamlet, or village." ^'«rc. Fvrf. 
 
 TOWT, s. A fit of illness, cS:c. V. Tout. 
 
 TOWTHER, .«. A tousling, Perths. Donald 
 and Flora. V. Touther, r. 
 
 TOXIE, ToxY, adj. Tipsy, Ayrs. Perths. 
 Anna h of tli e Pa r hh . 
 
 TOXIFlEi), part. pa. Intoxicated, S. — 
 From L.B. to.iic-are, veneno inficere. 
 
 TOZEE, Tos-ii:, ,-•. The mark at which the 
 stones are aimed in Curling, Loth. It is 
 also called the Cock, and the Tee. — Belg. 
 toezi-en, to look to, to regard. 
 
 TOZIE, arfj. Tipsy. V. TosiE. 
 
 TOZIE, adj. Warm and snug. V. Tosie. 
 
 TRACED, «(7/. Laced; as, a traced hat, S. 
 — O.Fr. tress-ir, faire un tissu. 
 
 To TRACHLE, Trauchle, r. a. 1. To 
 draggle; to trail, S. JlelriCs j\J^. — 
 Alem. dregel-en, per incuriam aliquid per- 
 dere. "2. To dishevel. Comi>laynt S. — 
 Ciael. trachladh, to loosen. 3. To drudge; 
 to overtoil, S.B. — Sw. traal-a, duro labore 
 exerceri. 4. A person is said to trauchle 
 corn or grass, when he injures it by 
 treading on it, S. 
 
 To TRACHLE, r. n. To drag one's self 
 onwards, when fatigued, or through a 
 long road, S. Tennant. 
 
 TRACHLE, .«. A fatiguing exertion, espe- 
 cially in the way of walking, S. Tennant. 
 
 TRACK, s. Course of time, S. Tract, E. 
 Walker^s Peden. 
 
 TRACK, s. Feature; lineament, S. — Belg. 
 trek, id.; from trekk-en, to delineate. 
 
 TRACK-BOAT, s. 1. A boat used on a 
 canal, S. — Belg. trek-schuyt, id. from 
 trekk-en, to draw. 2. A boat employed in 
 fishing, for dragging another. Acts. C. I. 
 
 TRACKIT, part. adj. Much fatigued, S. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 TRACK-POT, s. A tea-pot, S. Ann. Par. 
 — From Belg. trekk-en, to draw. 
 
 TRACT lUE, .«. A treatise. Crosraguel. — 
 Fr. traite, id. 
 
 TRAD, s. Track; course in travelling or 
 sailing. Wyntown. — Isl. troeda, terra, 
 quod teratur et calcetur. 
 
 TRADES, s. pi. The different bodies of 
 craftsmen belonging to a borough, S. 
 Mayne's ISiller Gun. 
 
 TRADESMAN, s. A handicraftsman; all 
 who keep shops being, according to the 
 constitution of boroughs, called merchants. 
 
 S. In E. a tradesman is defined " a shop- 
 keeper," Johns. 
 
 TRAE, adj. " Stubborn; a boy who is trae 
 to learn, is stiff to learn," &c. Gall. Enc. 
 The term seems to be the same with our 
 old Thru, obstinate, pertinacious. 
 
 TRAFEQUE, Trafi-kck, .■;. Intercourse; 
 familiarity, S.; a limited sense, borrowed 
 from the more general use of Fr. trafiipie, 
 as denoting mercantile intercourse. 
 
 TRAG, s. Trash; any thing useless, Buchan, 
 Shetl. Tarras. — Su.G. traeck, sordes, 
 stercus. 
 
 TRAGET, Trigget, s. A trick; a deceit, 
 S. trhjet. Douglas. — O.Fr. trigaud-ier, to 
 embroil. 
 
 TRAY, s. Trouble; vexation. Barbour. — 
 A.S. treg, Su.G. traege, Alem. trege, dolor. 
 
 To TRAlk, r. n. 1. To go idly from place 
 to place, S. 2. To wander so as to lose 
 one's self; chiefiy applied to the young of 
 poultry, Dumfr. Hence the proverbial 
 phrase, " He's nane o' the birds that 
 traik," he can take good care of himself. 
 
 TRAIK, s. 1. A plague; a mischief. Dong. 
 2. The loss of sheep, kc. by death from 
 whatever cause; as, "He that has nae 
 gear will hae nae traik," Teviotd. 3. 
 The flesh of sheep that have died of dis- 
 ease, or by accident, S. Pennecuik K. 
 4. The worst part of a flock of sheep. Loth. 
 
 To TRAIK after, r. a. To follow in a 
 lounging or dangling way, S. H. M. Loth. 
 
 To TRAIK, r. n. To be in a declining 
 state of health. BaiUie. — Su.G. trak-a, 
 cum difficultate progredi. 
 
 TRAIK, adj. Weak ; in a declining state; 
 as, "He's very traik," Roxb. V. Traik, r. 
 
 TRAIKIT-LIKE, adj. Having the appear- 
 ance of great fatigue from ranging about. 
 Belg. treck-en, to travel; Sw. traek-a, niti. 
 
 TRAIL, s. A term of reproach for a dirty 
 woman; as, " Ye wile trail," you nasty 
 hussy, Aberd.; from the E. word, or Teut. 
 treyl-en, trahere. 
 
 TRAILER, s. In fly-fishing, the hook at 
 the end of the line, S. That above it is 
 called the Bobber, Dumfr. babber, because 
 it ought to bob on the surface of the 
 water. 
 
 TRAILIE, Trailoch, s. " One who trails 
 about in shabby clothes." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 TRAILYE, Trelye, s. A name apparently 
 given to cloth woven in some checkered 
 form resembling lattices or cross-bars. 
 Intent. — Teut. traelie, a lattice. 
 
 TRAILYEIT, adj. Latticed. Act. Doin. 
 Cone. V. Treilie. 
 
 TRAILSYDE, adj. So long as to trail on 
 the ground. Douglas. V. Side. 
 
 To TRAYN, v. a. To draw; to entice. 
 Bariour. — Fr. train-er, to draw. 
 
 TR AI N, s. A rope used for dratring, Orkn. 
 Stat. Ace. 
 
 TRAIS OF GOLD. Gold lace. Intent. V. 
 Tracei), and Treps. 
 
TRA 
 
 702 
 
 TRA 
 
 To TRAISSLE, v. a. To tread down, To 
 Traissle corn, to make small roads through 
 growing corn, to trample it down; to 
 Traissle gerse, &c. Ettr. For. Roxb. Hoqij. 
 — Fr. tressaiU-ir, to leap over. 
 
 To TRAIST, Trest, Treist, 1. v. a. To 
 trust. Lyndsay. 2. r. n. To pledge faith, 
 by entering into a truce. Gawan and Gol. 
 — Isl. treist-a, Su.G. traest-a, confidere. 
 
 TRAIST, Trest, s. Trust; faith. Compl. 8. 
 — Isl, traust-r, Su.G. troest, fiducia. 
 
 TRAIST, Traisty, adj. 1. Trusty; faith- 
 ful. Wallace. — Isl. traust-r, S\i.G. troest, 
 fidus, fidelis. 2. Confident. Barbour. — 
 Germ, treist, Su.G. troest, audax. 3. Se- 
 cure; safe, ibid. 
 
 TRAIST, s. An appointed meeting. Barb. 
 V. Tryst. 
 
 TRAIST, s. Frame of a table. V. Trest. 
 
 TRAISTIS, s. pi. A roll of the accusations 
 brought against those who, in former times, 
 were to be legally tried, jicts Ja. III. 
 
 TRAISTLY, adv. Confidently; securely. 
 Barbour. 
 
 TRAYT, s. Bread of trai/t, a superior kind 
 of bread made of fine wheat. Chalm. Air. 
 Panis de Treyt, Fleta. 
 
 TRAITIS, s. pi. Probably streaks or lines. 
 Inzentories. 
 
 'YKkYA'^,part.pa. 1. Much fatigued. 2. 
 Wasted; brought into a decliuinji; state by 
 being overdriven, starved, or exposed to 
 the inclemency of the weather, S. Keith's 
 Hist. v. Traik. 
 
 TRAM, .«. I. The shaft of a cart or car- 
 riage of any kind, S. Dunbar. — Su.G. 
 traam, that part of a tree which is cut 
 into difl'erent portions. 2. A beam or 
 bar. Spalding. 3. In a ludicrous sense, 
 the leg or limb ; as, lang trams, long 
 limbs, S. 
 
 TRAMALT NET. Corr. from E. trammel. 
 Lyndsa y. 
 
 TRAMORT, s. A corpse. Dunbar. — 
 Su.G. tra, to consume, mort, dead. 
 
 To TRAMP, %\ a. 1. To tread with force, 
 S. Lyndsay. — Sw. trampa pa, concul- 
 care. 2. To tread, in reference to walk- 
 ing, S. Fergusson. 3. To cleanse clothes 
 by treading on them in water, S. V. 
 To Tramp Claise. 
 
 To TRAMP, v. n. 1. To tread with a 
 heavy step, S. — Su.G. tramp-a, id. 2. To 
 walk, as opposed to any other mode of 
 travelling, S. Po}). Ballads. 
 
 TRAMP, s. 1. The act of striking the foot 
 suddenly downwards, S. 2. The tread ; 
 properly including the idea of weight, as 
 the trampling of horses, S. Antiquary. 
 3. An excursion, properly a pedestrian 
 one, S. Burns. 
 
 TRAMP, s. A plate of iron worn by 
 ditchers below the centre of the foot, for 
 working on their spades; q. for receiving 
 the force of the tramp in digging, Roxb. 
 Aberd.- — Isl. tramp, couculcatio. 
 
 To TRAMP CLAISE. To wash clothes by 
 treading them in a tub, S. Marriage. 
 
 To TRAMP on one's Taes. Metaph. to 
 take undue advantage of one, Aberd. 
 
 TRAMP-COLL, s. A number of colls or 
 cocks of hay put into one, and tramped 
 hard, in order to their being farther dried 
 previously to their being sowed or stacked, 
 Aberd. 
 
 TRAMPER, s. A foot-traveller; used in 
 a contemptuous way, q. a vagrant, S. 
 Heart 3Iid-Loth. A.Bor. " Trampers, 
 strollers, whether beggars or pedlars," 
 Grose. 
 
 TRAMPILFEYST, adj. Untoward; un- 
 manageable, Roxb. Syn. Gumple-foisted. 
 
 TRAMP-PICK, s. An iron instrument 
 similar to a narrow spade, used for turn- 
 ing up very hard soils, Mearns. Agr. Surv. 
 Kincard. 
 
 TRANCE, Transe, s. I. A passage within 
 a house, S. Sir J. Sinclair. 2. A close 
 or passage without a house. Spalding. 
 3. A close or passage from one alley to 
 another. Blue Blanket. 4. Used metaph. 
 in relation to death. Rutherford. 
 
 To TRANE, V. n. To travel. BurcL— 
 Su.G. tren-a, incedere, gressus facerc. 
 
 TRANGAM, s. A trinket; a toy. The Abbot. 
 
 TRANKLE, s. A small rick of hay, An- 
 nandale; perh. a corr. of Tramp-coll, q. v. 
 
 To T RANG NT, Tranoynt, Tranownt, 
 Tranent, Trawynt, v. n. 1. To march 
 suddenly in a clandestine manner. Barb. 
 
 2. To march quickly, without including 
 the idea of stratagem or secrecy. }Vall. 
 
 3. To return; to turn back. Pal. Honor. 
 — Fr. traine, a snare, an ambush. 
 
 TRANOWINT YN, s. A stratagem of war. 
 Barbotir. 
 
 To TRANSE, r. n. To determine ; to re- 
 solve. Burel. — Fr. tranch-er, decider, 
 parler frauchement. 
 
 TRANSE, s. A passage. V. Trance. 
 
 TRANSE-DOOR, s. The door between 
 the outer door and the kitchen, S.O. 
 Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 TRANSING, adj. Passing across a house, 
 from wall to wall. Spottiswood's 3IS. Diet. 
 — Lat. trans-ire, to pass through. 
 
 To TRANSMEW, r. a. " To transmute or 
 change," Gl. Sibb. — Fr. transmu-er. 
 
 TRANSMOGRIFICATION, s. Transmu- 
 tation, S. Entail. — A.Bor. " Transmogri- 
 fied, transformed, metamorphosed," Gl, 
 
 To TRANSMUGRIFY, r. a. To trans- 
 form ; to transmute, S. Burns. 
 
 * To TRANSPORT, v. a. To translate a 
 minister from one charge to another, S. 
 Pardovan. 
 
 TRANSPORTATION, s. The act of trans- 
 lating a minister, S. Acts Assembly. 
 
 TRANSS, s. A species of dance anciently 
 in use. Chr. Kirk. 
 
 TRANSUMPT, s. A copy; a transcript; 
 
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TRA 
 
 ro3 
 
 TRE 
 
 iMo 
 
 I tiaiii- 
 
 an old forensic term. Act. Dom. Cone. — 
 L.B. traiissumt-iim, copie, Du Cange. 
 TRANTLE, s. The rut made by a cart- 
 wheel when it is deep, Ang. 
 TRANTLE-HOLE, s. A place into which 
 odd or broken things are thrown. Gall. 
 E)ici/c/. V. Trantles. 
 TRANTLES, Tritle-Trantles, Trant- 
 LiMS, .«. pi. 1. Trifling or superstitious 
 ceremonies. t?t'/a«(7. 2. Movables of 
 little value; petty articles of furniture, S. 
 Itoss. 3. Toys used by children, S.; Loth. 
 Trantles. V. Trextalis. 
 TRAP, s. A sort of ladder, S. — Sw. trajypa, 
 
 Teut. trap, gradus. 
 To TRAP, r. a. 1. To correct a higher 
 boy in saying a lesson at school, so as to 
 have a right to take his place; a school- 
 boy's term, S. " I'nipp, to trip, to catch 
 another reading wrong." Gall. Enc. 2. 
 In play, to catch; to lay hold of; as, / 
 trap you, S. 3. When one finds any thing, 
 if there be others present, he cries out, I 
 trap, or 1 trapse this, by which he means 
 to exclude the rest from any share. Loth.; 
 synon. Chap, Chapse. — Fr. attrap-er, to 
 catch, to apprehend. 
 TRAP-CREEL, s. A basket used for 
 catching lobsters, &c. Fife. Stat. Ace. 
 — O.Teut. trappe, muscipula decipula. 
 TRAPPYS, s. pi. Trappings. Dour/las. 
 
 — L.B. trup-iis, Hisp. trop-o, cloth. 
 TRAPPOURIS, Trapolris, s. pi. Trap- 
 pings. DoUijlas. — L.B. trappatura, or- 
 natus e trapo seu panno. 
 TRAS, s. The track of game. Sir Gaican. 
 — Fr. trace, id. trasses, the footing of a 
 deer. 
 To TRASH, r. a. To maltreat ; to dash ; to 
 jade; to abuse; as, " He trashH that horse 
 terribly," by over-heating or over-riding 
 him, Ettr. For. Roxb.; synon. Dash. 
 TRASH o' weet. A heavy fall of rain, Sel- 
 
 kirks. ; synon. Blash. 
 TRASHY, adj. Rainy; as, trashic iceather, 
 
 ibid. ; synon. blashie weather. 
 TRASHTRIE, s. Trash, Ayrs. Burns. 
 TRAST, Trest, s. A beam. Wallace.— 
 
 O.Fr. traste, a cross-beam. 
 TR.\T, Trattes, s. An old woman ; a 
 term generally used in contempt, S. Doug. 
 — Germ, trot, an old woman, a witch. 
 TRATLAR, s. a prattler; a tatler. Colk. 
 
 Sow. V. Trattil, r. 
 To TRATTIL, Tratle, r. n. 1. To prattle; 
 to tattle. Dunb. 2. To repeat in a rapid 
 and careless manner. Lyndsay. — C.B. 
 tryd-ar, to prattle. " A turae purse maks 
 a trattlimj merchant," S. prov. retained in 
 Loth. Of the same meaning with that, 
 '■' A toom purse makes a bleat merchant," 
 i. e. bashful. Kelly. 
 TRATTILS, s.p/. Tattles; idle talk. Fit- 
 
 scottie. 
 To TRAUCHLE, r. a. V. Trachle. 
 To TRAUCHLE, v. n. To walk as if trail- 
 
 ing one's feet after one, Lanarks.— Isl. 
 trei/leqr, tardus. 
 * TllAVKLLER,s. A beggar, Ettr. For. Fife. 
 TRAVERSE, s. A retired seat in a chapel, 
 having a kind of screen. Pink. Hist. Scot, 
 TRAVESSE, s. V. Treviss. 
 To TRAVISCH, Travish, v. n. To sail 
 backwards and forwards. Pitscottie. Corr. 
 from Fr. trarers-er, E. traverse. 
 To TRAVISH, r. a. " To carry after a 
 trailing manner." Gall. Enc. — From Fr. 
 trarers-cr, to thwart, or treviss, s. q. v. 
 TRAWART, rt(7/. Perverse. Dunbar. 
 
 V. Thrawart. 
 TR.WVYNTIT. V, Tranont. 
 TRAZILEYS, s. pi. The props of vines. 
 Douglas. — L.B. trestell-us, fulcrum men- 
 sae ; E. trestle. 
 TRE, s. Wood; timber. Ab. Reg. Wall. 
 To TREADLE, r. 71. To go frequently, 
 
 and with difficulty, Fife. 
 TREAD-WIDDIE, s. A short iron chain, 
 terminating at each end like the letter S, 
 connecting the sicingle-tree to a harrow, 
 Moray; the same with Trod-mddie. 
 TREB, s. A sort of rampart, Orkn. — Su.G. 
 trafve, a heap of any kind, as of wood,&c. 
 V. Gorback. 
 TREBUSCHET, s. A balance. Forbes.— 
 Fr. trebuchet, a pair of gold weights, Cotgr. 
 TRECK, intcrj. Considered as an expletive 
 equivalent to troth, Lanarks. It seems, 
 however, to be merely the abbreviation of 
 Quhat Bak, q. v. 
 TRECK-POT, s. A teapot, S.O.; elsewhere 
 
 Track-pot, q. v. Entail. 
 To TRED, V. a. To track; to follow the 
 footsteps of an animal. Acts Ja. VI. — 
 Su.G. traed-a i ens fotspor, vestigiis ali- 
 cujus insistere. 
 TRED,s. The act of tracking. Acts J. VI. 
 
 — A.S. tredd, gressus; Teut. trede, id. 
 TREDWALLE, s. A Christian name for- 
 merly in use, S. Aberd. Beg. 
 TREDWIDDIE, s. V. Tread-widdie. 
 TREE, s. A barrel, S. Acts Ja. V.— 
 
 Su.G. trac, mensura aridorum. 
 TREE AND TRANTEL. A piece of wood 
 that goes behind a horse's tail, for keep- 
 ing back the siinks or sods used instead of 
 a saddle, Perths. 
 TREE-CLOUT, s. A piece of wood for- 
 merly put on the heels of shoes, Teviotd. — ■ 
 Teut. tree, arbor, and kloot, klotte, massa. 
 TREECLOUT, adj. Having wooden heels, 
 
 Roxb. Jo. Hoqq. 
 To TREESH icith one. To entreat one in 
 a kind and flattering way, Buchan. Per- 
 haps a corr. of creisch. 
 TREESHINjS. Courting, Buchan. Tarras. 
 TREEVOLIE, s. A scolding, Ayrs.— O.Fr. 
 
 tribol-er, tribaul-er, to trouble. 
 TREGALLION, Tragullio.n, s. 1 . Collec- 
 tion ; assortment, Dumfr. Ayrs. — C.B, 
 treif/liant,a. stYoWmg,treigHannu,to effect 
 a circulation ; O.Fr. trigalle, a lodging- 
 
TRE 
 
 704 
 
 TRY 
 
 house. 2. A comiiany; used in contempt 
 
 of such as are not accounted respectable, 
 
 Renfr. Also pron. Tregullion. 
 TREILIE, adj. Cross-baiTed ; latticed; 
 
 chequered; applied to cloth. (.'halm. 
 
 Mary.— Fr. tre'dli, id. 
 TREIN, Trexe, adj. Wooden ; treein, S. 
 
 Bellend. — A.S. treowen, arboreus, ligueus. 
 TREIN MARE. A barbarous instrument 
 
 of punishment formerly used in the army. 
 
 Spaldbiq. 
 TREINPHISS, s. pi. Invent. The first 
 
 syllable seems to be merely S. trein, of 
 
 wood, joined with pheses, q. v. " wooden 
 
 To TREISSLE, r. a. To abuse by treading. 
 Loth.— O.Fr. tressaill-ir, to leap or skip. 
 
 To TREIT, Trete, v. a. To entreat. La- 
 narks. ; pret. tret. Dunbar. — O.Fr. traict- 
 er, id. ; Lat. tract-are. 
 
 TREITCHEOURE, s. A traitor. Doug. 
 — Fr. trichear. 
 
 TREYTER, s. A messenger for treating 
 of peace. Barbour. 
 
 TREK, adj. Diseased; dying; lingering, 
 South and West of S. V. Traik, r. and s. 
 
 TRELYE, s. A species of cloth. V. Trailye. 
 
 TRELYE, .». Latticed cloth. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. V. Trailyeit. 
 
 TRELLYEIS, Trelyeis, s. pi. Curry- 
 combs. Douq. — Fr. etrill'e, Lat. strl<jil-is. 
 
 TREMBLES, s. pi. The palsy in sheep, S. 
 Walkers Essags on Nat. Hist. 
 
 TREMBLING EXIES. The ague, Loth. 
 
 TREMBLING FEVERS. The ague, Ang. 
 Trembling aixes, Loth. — From Fr. acces. 
 Cotgr. expl. accez defebrre, as signifying 
 " a fit of an ague." 
 
 TREMBLING ILL. A disease of sheep, 
 Selkirks. " Trembling, Thwarter, or 
 Leaping ///. These three appellations, of 
 which the last is most common in Annan- 
 dale, and the first in Selkirkshire and to 
 the eastward, are now used as synony- 
 mous." Bssays Hiqhl. Soc. 
 
 TRENCHMAN, s. I. " Expl. train-bearer; 
 rather, perhaps, carver ; from Fr. trench-er, 
 scindere;or interpreter, Fr. trucheman." 
 Gl. Sibb. 2. An interpreter. " Interpres, 
 an interpreter or I'rencJnnan," Despaut. 
 Gram. 
 
 TRENKETS, s. pi. Iron heels put on shoes, 
 Stirlings. Also called cuddie-heels, from 
 their resemblance to an ass's shoes, Edin. 
 
 TRENS AND, part. ;jr. Cutting. Wallace. 
 — Fr. trenchant, id. 
 
 TRENTAL, j?. A service of thirty masses, 
 which were usually celebrated upon as 
 many different days, for the dead. Ban. 
 P. — Fr. trentel, id. from trente, thirty. 
 
 TRES-ACE, s. A game in which generally 
 six are engaged; one taking a station be- 
 fore, two about twelve yards behind him, 
 three twelve yards behind these two. One 
 is the catchpole. Never more can remain 
 at any post than three ; the supernumerary 
 
 one must always shift and seek a new 
 station. If the catchpole can get in before 
 the person who changes his station, he has 
 the right to take his place, and the other 
 becomes pursuer, Fife. 
 
 TRESS, Tres, s. a wait or binding. 
 Invent. The same with Trais, q. v. whence 
 our vulgar ^\w3.se, gold-traced . — Fr. tresse, 
 cordon plat, fait de plusieurs brins de fil, 
 de soie, ou d'autres filets eutrelaces en 
 forme de natte. Diet. Trey. 
 
 TRESS, s. A frame of wood, S. V. Trest. 
 
 TREST, arfj. Trusty; faithful. Invent. V. 
 Traist. 
 
 To TREST. To trust. V. Traist. 
 
 TREST, Traist, Trist, s. 1. The frame of 
 a table; ^. tress. Pal. Hon. 2. A tripod. 
 Doug. 3. The frames for supporting ar- 
 tillery. Acts Ja. V. — Fr. tresteau, ful- 
 crum mensae. 
 
 TREST, s. A beam. V. Trast. 
 
 TRESTARIG, s. A kind of ardent spirits 
 distilled from oats. Isle of Lewis. Mar- 
 tin. — From Ir. Gael. treise,{oYce, strength, 
 and teora, three, thrice. 
 
 TRET, adj. Long and well-proportioned. 
 Wallace. — Fr. traict, trait, drawn out, 
 lengthened. 
 
 TRETABYL,ar7/. Tractable ; pliable. Dou,/. 
 
 To TRETE, V. a. To entreat. V. Treit. 
 
 TRETIE, .t. Entreaty. Henrysone. 
 
 TRETIE,s. A treatise. Dunb.—Fr.traite. 
 
 TREVALLIE, .<;. Perhaps of the same 
 meaning with TreevoUc, q^.Y. St. Patrick. 
 
 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 
 horse's stall, Ettr. For. Fife. 3. A counter 
 or desk in a shop, S.B. — L.B. travacha, 
 trarayfo, Fr. travaison, intertignium. 4. 
 Hangings; a curtain. King^s Quair. 
 
 TREUYTHT, s. Truth. Brechine Beg. 
 
 TREULES, Trowless, adj. Faithless; 
 truthless; false, Gl. Sibb. 
 
 TREUX, s. Truce. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 To TREW, T. a. To trust. V. Trow. 
 
 TREW, s. Often in pi. treiris, a truce. 
 Barbour. — O.Fr. treu, also treres, id. 
 
 TREW AGE, s. Tribute. Tr«//rtc<?.— O.Fr. 
 truage, treuage, toll, custom. 
 
 TREWANE, adj. Anld ^reicane, anciently 
 credited. Knox. — Su.G. troen, fidus. V. 
 Tronie. 
 
 TREWBUT, ?. Tribute. Wallace. 
 
 TREW YD, part. pa. Protected by a truce. 
 Wyntown. 
 
 TREWS, s. 7/?. Trouse; trousers, S. Jac. 
 Bel. — Ir. trins, Gael, triubhas, Fr. trousse. 
 
 TREWSMAN, s. A denomination for a 
 Higblandman, or perhaps for an Islesman, 
 from the fashion of his dress, S. Leg. 
 Montrose. 
 
 TREWTHELIE,«f?r. Truly. Act. D. Cone. 
 
 TRY, adj. *' Bad; cross;" given as synon. 
 
TRY 
 
 705 
 
 TRY 
 
 witli Thrawart. Gl. Ross. Apparently 
 an crrat. foi- Thry, q. v. 
 
 * 'To TRY, T. a. 1. To vex; to grieve; to 
 trouble, S. 2. To afflict; to harass, S. 3. 
 To prove legally; to convict. Acts Ja. 
 VI. 
 
 TRY, s. Means of finding any thing that 
 has been lost, S.B. 
 
 * TRIAL, Tryell,s. Proof, S. SpahUnj. 
 TRIAL, .^. Trouble ; affliction, S. 
 TRIAPONE, s. Apparently some species 
 
 of precious stone. Jhtrel. 
 
 TRIARIS, .«. pi. Soldiers in the Roman 
 army, who were always placed in the 
 rear. Bel/eiul. Triarii, Lat. 
 
 TRIBLE,s. Trouble. Wbii/et.—FT.triboinl, 
 " trouble, molestation, (an old Avord,)" 
 Cotgr. ; Lat. tribul-arc, to afflict. 
 
 TRIBULIT,^«r(.;><i. Troubled. Wlnyet. 
 
 TRICKY, adj. 1. Knavishly artful; ad- 
 dicted to mean trick?, S. Trickifli, E. 
 Suit. Stirl. — A.Bor. " Tricky, artful, cun- 
 ning; full of tricks," Gl. Brockett. 2. 
 Somewhat mischievously playful or wag- 
 gish, without including any idea of dis- 
 honesty; as, "0! he's a tricky laddie, 
 that," S. 
 
 TRICKILIE, «(7r. Knavishly, S. 
 
 TRICKINESS, s. Knavery, S. 
 
 TRIE,?. A stick. " To hawe strickiu him 
 with ane ^ric." Aherd. lie;/. The short 
 thick stick which herds throw at their 
 cattle is named a tree, Fife. 
 
 TRYFFIS, 3 p. s. v. n. Prospers; thrites. 
 Colkelbie Sow. — Su.G. tri/w-as, valere, 
 bene esse. 
 
 TRIG, adj. Neat; trim, S. IlacneiU. — 
 Probably from E. trick, to dress. 
 
 TRIGGIN, s. Apparently, decking out, 
 Buchan. Ibarras. 
 
 To TRIGLE, Trigil, r. n. To trickle. 
 DoiK/las. — Isl. treqill, alveolus. 
 
 TRIGLY, rtrfr. Neatly; trimly, S. Tarras. 
 
 TRIGNESS, s. Neatness; the state of 
 being trim, S. Annals of the Parish. 
 
 TRYING, part. adj. 1. Distressful, S. 2. 
 Hard ; severe ; as, " These are trying 
 times," S. 
 
 * To TRI M, r. a. To drub ; to beat soundly, 
 S. A.Bor. Brockett. 
 
 TRYME, adj. Leg. Bp. St. Androis. This 
 is merely E. trim, disguised by the ortho- 
 graphy. 
 
 TRIMMER, s. A disrespectful designation 
 for a woman, nearly synon. with E. Vixen, 
 S. Antiquary. 
 
 TRIMMIE, s. 1 . A disrespectful term ap- 
 plied to a female, S.B. 2. A name for 
 the devil, Strathmore. — Isl. tratnen, larva 
 vel cacodaeraon. 
 
 TRIM-TRAM. A reduplicative term, ap- 
 parently expressive of ridicule bordering 
 on contempt. " Trim-tram, like master, 
 like man," S. Prov. Kelly. 
 
 To TRINDLE, r. a. To trundle, S.j a 
 variety of Trintle. 
 
 TRYNE, s. Art; stratagem. Godly Bangs. 
 — Fr. traine, id. 
 
 TRYNE, s. Train; retinue. i?«r(??.— Teut. 
 trei/n, comitatus. 
 
 TRlU EH, s.]>l. Drinking matches. Pohr. 
 
 TRING, s. A series; things in succession; 
 as, "a tring of wild geese," "a tring of 
 stories," &c. Berwicks. Perhaps corr. 
 from Tryne, a train, q. v. or from siring. 
 
 TRINK, Trionk, s. 1. Appai-ently synon. 
 with E. Trench. Sure. Caithn. — ItaJ. 
 trincea, id. 2. A small course or passage 
 for water; a drain, Aberd. 3. The water 
 running in such a drain, ibid. 
 
 * To TRINKET, r. n. To lie indirectly. 
 Fountainh'ilL 
 
 TRINKETING, s. Clandestine correspon- 
 dence with an opposite party. Baillie. 
 ■ — O.Fr. trigaut, one who uses shifts and 
 tricks. 
 
 To TRINKLE, Trynkle, r. n. To trickle, 
 S. Doit'ilns. 
 
 To TRINKLE, v. n. To tingle; to thrill. 
 Baillie. 
 
 TRINNEL, s. Calf's guts, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 To TRINSCH, v. a. 1. To cut; to hack. 
 Douglas. — Fr. trench-er, id. 2. To cut 
 off; to kill, ibid. 
 
 TRINSCHELL, s. "Tua pund trinschcll, 
 price of the wnce vi sh." Aberd. Rcq. 
 
 To TRINTLE, Tuinle, r. «. To trundle, 
 or roll, S. Gait. — Fr. trondcl-er, id. ; 
 A.S. trcndel, globus. 
 
 TRIP, s. A flock ; a considerable number. 
 Ilenrysone.—C.B. tyrfa, a flock. They 
 say in Fife, " a troop of wild geese." 
 
 TRYPAL, Tryp.vll, j. Expl. "ill-made 
 fellow," Aberd. Gl.Skinn. — Fr. tripaille, 
 "a quantity of tripes, or guts," Cotgr.; 
 from tripe, the paunch. A tall meagre 
 person is denominated " a lang tripe o' a 
 fallow," S. The term seems exactly to 
 correspond with Lat. lonijurio. 
 
 TRIP-TROUT, s. A game in which a 
 common ball is used instead of the cork 
 and feathers in shuttle-cock, Kinr. Perths. 
 
 TRYP VELVOT. An inferior kind of 
 velvet. Intent. — Fr. tripe, or tripe de 
 relours, etofi"e de laine qu'on manufacture, 
 et qu'on coupe comme le velours. 
 
 TRYSING, s. Apparently, truce. Belh. 
 MS. Mem. Ja. VI. 
 
 TRYSS, adi: Thrice. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 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. 
 Tu keep tryst, to fulfil an engagement to 
 meet, S. To break tryst, to break an en- 
 gagement, S. Spald. To crack tryst, id. 
 Z. Boyd. 2. An appointed meeting, S. 
 3Hnst. Bord. 3. The appointed time of 
 meeting. Wallace. 4. The place ap- 
 pointed, S. Iloulate. 5. A journey un- 
 dertaken by more persons than one, who 
 2 Z 
 
TRY 
 
 706 
 
 TRO 
 
 are to travel in company. The termina- 
 tion of such a journey is called the trysfs 
 end, S.B. Ross. 6. A concurrence of 
 circumstances or events. Fleming. 7. A 
 trial ; an affliction. K. Hart. The word 
 Tryst, Trist, is also used for a market, S. 
 and A.Bor. A fair for black cattle, horses, 
 sheep, &c. ; as, Falkirk Tryst ; Long Frani- 
 lington Trist; Felton Tryst, GI. Brockett. 
 V. Traist, v. 
 
 To BIDE Tryste. To keep an engagement 
 to meet with another; including the idea 
 that one icaits the fulfilment of it at the 
 time fixed, S. Roh Roy. 
 
 To TRYST, v.a. 1. To engage a person to 
 meet one at a given time and place, S. 
 Fountainh. 2. To meet with; used with 
 respect to a divine ordination. Baillie. 
 
 3. To bespeak; as, " I trystit my furniture 
 to be hame " on such a day, S. 4. It oc- 
 curs as denoting such accuracy in motion 
 as to make every step, in a difficult road, 
 correspond with the one that has preceded 
 it. Sir A. Balfour. 
 
 To TRYST, V. 11. 1. To agree to meet at 
 any particular time or place, S. Wodroic. 
 2. To enter into mutual engagements. 
 Spald. 3. To concur with; used metaph. 
 as to circumstances or events. Fleming. 
 
 4. Often used in a passive sense, in rela- 
 tion to one's meeting with adverse dis- 
 pensations, S. ibid. 
 
 To TRIST, r. a. To squeeze, Shetl. It seems 
 
 the same with Thrist, to thrust, &c. q. v. 
 TRISTENE, s. The act of giving on credit 
 
 or trust. Leg. St. Androis. 
 TRYSTER, s. A person who convenes 
 
 others, fixing the time and place of 
 
 meeting. Baillie. 
 TRYSTING, s. An engagement to meet, 
 
 as implying a mutual pledge of safety. 
 
 Pitscottie. 
 TRYST ING-PL ACE, s. 1. The place of 
 
 meeting previously appointed, S. Minst. 
 
 Bord. 2. Used metaph. to denote a centre 
 
 of union, or medium of fellowship. 
 
 Guthrie's Trial. 
 TRISTRES, s. pi. The stations allotted 
 
 to different persons in hunting. Sir 
 
 Gawan. — L.B. tristra, id. 
 TRYST-STANE, s. A stone anciently 
 
 erected for markiug out a rendezvous, S. 
 
 P. Morhattle Stat. Ace. 
 TRISTSUM, adj. Sad; melancholy. P. 
 
 IQth Cent. — Lat. tristis. 
 TRITTELL, Trattell. Pshaw. Lyndsay. 
 To TRIVLE, Trivvil, v. n. To grope; to 
 
 feel one's way in darkness, Shetl. A dim. 
 
 from Su.G. trefic-a, manibus tentare. 
 TROAP, s. (pron. as E. loan.) A game 
 
 something similar to E. trap. For a de- 
 scription of it, V. Supp. to the large Diet. 
 TROCK, Troque, s, 1. Exchange; barter, 
 
 S. — Fr. troc, id. 2. Troques, pi. small 
 
 wares, S.B» Shirrefs. 3. Small pieces of 
 
 business that require a good deal of stir- 
 
 ring, S.B. 4. Familiar intercoursej ibid. 
 Ilorison. 
 TROCKER, s. One who exchanges goods; 
 
 a low trader, Ettr. For. V. Troggers. 
 TROD,s. Tread; footstep, S.B. Tarras.— 
 A.S. trod, vestigium, gradus, passus, " a 
 path, a step, a footstep," Somner. 
 To TROD, V. a. To trace; to follow by the 
 footstep or track. Thus, one is said to 
 " trod a thief," S.B. 
 To TRODDLE, r. n. 1. To walk with 
 short steps, as a little child does, Ang. 
 Ilorison. — Germ, trottel-n, tarde et pigre 
 incedere. 2. To purl; to glide gently, 
 S.B. Tarras. 
 To TRODGE, r. m. To trudge, S. 
 TRODWIDDIE, Trodwoddie, s. The 
 chain that fastens the harrow to what 
 are called the Swingle-trees, S.B. Depr. 
 on the Clan Campbell. — Isl. troda, terra, 
 and rijd-er, vimen, q. the tcithe which 
 touches the earth. 
 To TROG, r. a. To truck, Dumfr. 
 TROG, s. " Old clothes." Gall. Encycl. 
 — Fr. troqu-er, to truck, to barter. V. 
 Trock. 
 TROGGER, s. One who trucks, Dumfr. 
 TROGGERS, s. pi. A species of Irish va- 
 grants who gather old clothes ; q. Trokers, 
 Wigton, Dumfr. Statist. Account. 
 TROGS, adv. A vulgar oath, Lanarks. 
 
 Dumfr.; the same with Trugs, q. v. 
 TROGUE, s. A young horse, Upp. Clydes. 
 TROILYA, s. A fairy, Shetl.; a dimin. 
 
 from Troll, q. v. 
 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. 
 TROYt, Troycht, s. Abcrd. Reg. Per- 
 haps a trough. 
 To TRO YTTLE, «. k. To tattle ; to gossip, 
 
 Shetl.; a variety of Trattil, q. v. 
 
 * TROY WEIGHT, Troy's weight. A 
 
 certain kind of weight, used both in S. 
 
 and in E. Act. Ja. VI. This, in the 
 
 act, is ordered to be used instead of " that 
 
 weight called of old the Trone Weight." 
 
 It had received its name from being used 
 
 in Troies, the capital of Champagne. 
 
 To TROKE, r. n. To transact business in 
 
 a mean way, S. St. Ronan. V. Trog, t. 
 
 To TROKE, T. a. 1. To bargain in the way 
 
 of exchange ; to barter, S. ; truck, E. 
 
 Fergusson. — Fr. troqu-er, to exchange. 2. 
 
 To do business on a small scale, S. 3. To 
 
 be busy about little, in whatever way, S. 
 
 TROL Y, Trawlie, s. A ring through which 
 
 the soiome passes betwixt the two horses, 
 
 or oxen, next the plough, Ang. — Isl. tra- 
 
 vale, impedimentum; Tent, traelie, clath- 
 
 rus, a bar. V. Sowme. 
 
 TROLIE, Troll, s. 1. Any long unshapely 
 
 thing that trails on the ground, Roxb. 2, 
 
 t 
 
TKO 
 
 70 ; 
 
 Troll denotes any object that has leneth 
 disproportionate to its breadth, Terths^ 
 
 q^nV^rr • ^ S""^^'^- V. Trow. 
 
 IKULL 5. The dung of horses, cows, &c 
 also of man, Dumfr ' 
 
 '^'i?^V^'^^^' T^«^"EBAGS, ..;./. A low 
 
 :faS^tSS-ii~^^z^ 
 ^rotn;;^-^''^^-'^^^^^^^'^^-'' 
 
 '^'^^rbvt^^'^^' f- ^ *'™ ^^''^ «<=«»rs in 
 d^vlT,^ ^^ ^:°"°» P-'^P^^ o^i the last 
 day of the year, S.-It has been viewed 
 a. a corr. of Fr. trots rots allots, three 
 knigs are come. ' 
 
 ''SsSl/: /^^^'•"PP«rnsed with a 
 pack-saddle ; formed of a piece of wood, 
 connected with the saddle by a cord at 
 
 iKUi^AKL *-. The person who had the 
 charge of the rro«.. Stat. David II 1 
 iu.a. tronar-iKs. 
 
 ^\™^E, . a. To snbject to the dis 
 f S P'^^ishment of the pillory. Ken 
 
 TRoJJp' '• / ""■°°'- J^ott^^^s.-Fr. id. 
 iKUNE, s. Synon. with E. Truant, Dumfr. 
 
 TTinii'^ *r"' **" P^^y *'»e truant, ib. 
 rnn ' n "^ *T^'' "'^^^ ^y "lasons, 
 
 Lan;r\-, ""^ ^'■'^'""' P^'^"" '''<^'"' 
 
 Ft^ GaS':i:r "^'^^ ^"""^^^ ^^ 
 
 TRONE, 5. 1 . An instrument, consisting of 
 
 bri-lT'f.'?'"^ ^^'^ '"'"'''''S ^^'^' other, 
 beaked at the extremities, and supported 
 by a Avooden pillar; used for weighing 
 heavy wares S. St. Da. 7/.-L.B. troncf, 
 statera pubhca ; Isl. trana, a crane, ros 
 trum ongiusculum. 2. The pillory, S 
 
 TRONE-MEN, s. Those who carry off the 
 soot sweeped from chimneys; denominated 
 
 TRoVp'V;r1^*^°° ^* ^^^ ^'•'■^«<^' Edinr. 
 w.^fl^'^Y^^,"^' ^- The standard 
 
 TRONIE Tro.vye, .. 1. a traditionary saw, 
 
 n^^fn^^i? '^'^''^'' =^^y thi'^g ofte'i re-' 
 peated, b.i3. Apparently the same with 
 
 lZ"T- "• ^ ^*^"- ^tory, Strathmore. 
 ^. inflmg conversation; an oblique sense 
 ihi . /'?'/' f ig'iifying a tedious story, 
 Ibid. 4. A darling, ibid. ^' 
 
 TRONNIE, .. "I'boy who plays the 
 truant." Gall. Enc.-T.y^t. trLIant-fn, 
 otiose vagari. 
 
 TRoSn^ ^'"^ f^T'- '^'^ P^^y t^e truant, Ab. 
 IROOD s. Perh. wood for fences. Stat. 
 ^cc.~b\i.G. trod-r, lignum, quod mate- 
 mf^^^r?.^^®'^^' sepibus construendis. 
 
 1 ROOKER, s An appellation of contempt 
 and reproach for a woman, Shetl. ; obvious- 
 
 io I ROOTLE, r. «. To walk with short 
 quick steps, Ayrs. V. TRiitE. 
 
 THO 
 
 r ~^R AL '■''^^'''' S^"''"^' congeries. 
 lo IROSb, v.a. 1. To D-iok- .m • tr. * 
 
 S. 2.To'packoff;l'Slfs.B-X' 
 
 TROSsTs"' ^f--^'- "■'"''-'^' *° trust' 
 
 IRObSIS, s./-/. The small round blocks 
 
 in which the lines of a ship run. ComplS 
 
 lo TROl r. «. To draw a man out in 
 conversation, especially by the appearance 
 of being entertained or of admiration, so 
 as to make him expose himself to ridicule. 
 Jioth the term and the practice are well 
 TRO^ "' Glasgow. Peter's Letters. 
 IKOI, s. 1. Schaik a trot seems to have 
 been a phrase for Take a dance. Compl. S. 
 7, V." <^,^Pedition by horsemen. Synon. 
 
 IROrCOSIE, «. A piece of woollen cloth 
 which cora-3 the back part of the neck 
 and shoulders, witli straps across the 
 crown of the head, and buttoned from the 
 cbin downwards on the breast; for de- 
 fence against the weather, S. Properly 
 Tl W?^' as keeping the throat warm. 
 
 TROTH-pI'igHT, .. The act of pledging 
 faith between lovers, by means of a sym- 
 
 1%^ J'"^' '•^" ^'""- ^'-othpft^ht is used 
 by Shakspere as an adj. in the sense of 
 be rothed, affianced. It occurs also as a 
 
 IKOI lEE, s. One who is shown off, like 
 a horse in a market, so as to be held up 
 to ridicule. Peter's Letters. 
 
 TROTTER, s. One who shows off another 
 in this manner, ibid. 
 
 IKOUBLE s. A name given by miners to 
 a sudden break in the stratum of coal, S.: 
 caled also Dj/^, and (7rte. Ure. 
 
 /?-'•/• o *"''^' ^^^^'^■' ^<^^>-' Aug.; 
 
 T: -^Z'- J^"^'"*- ^<'-''— Su.G. Isl. tor/, 
 
 ^ id. torja, effodere. *'' 
 
 * TROUGH, s. The same with Trotc, a. y. 
 Peter's Letters. 
 
 TROUK, s. A slight but teasing com- 
 plaint; as, « a trouk o' the cauld," Mearus • 
 synon Brash, Tout.~A.S. tntc-ian, defi- 
 cere, languere. 
 
 ^^T^",' 'f"y- -A- call to cattle; as, 
 
 Iroush, hawkie," Mearns. V. Ptru 
 
 and Prutchie. ' 
 
 roTROUSS,..a. To tuck up; to shorten; 
 as, to trouss a petticoat," to turn up a 
 fold of the cloth of which it is made; S 
 pron trooss. Originally the same with 
 the E. r. to Truss, from Fr. irouss-er, "to 
 tuck, bind, or girt in," Cotgr. ; Teut. 
 tross-en, succingere, colligere. 
 
 TROUSS, s. A tuck or fold sewed in a 
 
 rrt?^«'r'^°^* ^^ *^ther garment, to shorten it. 
 
 IROW, s. The Trow of the water, the 
 lower ground through wliicli a river runs- 
 as, the troic of Clude, Upp. Lanarks. Also' 
 the trough of Clyde, Middle Ward. Radi- 
 
TRO 
 
 708 
 
 TRU 
 
 cally the same ■with Trow, a wooden 
 spout. — Isl. trog denotes both the bed of 
 a river, and a conduit pipe. 
 
 TROW, s. The wooden spout in which 
 water is carried to a mill-wheel, S. — 
 Su.G. Belg. tro<i, Dan. troii, E. trough. 
 
 To TROW, Trew, v. a. 1. To believe, S. 
 Wallace. — Moes.G. traic-an, Isl. tru-a, 
 credere. 2. To confide in. Barbour. 3. 
 To make believe, often in sport, S. 
 
 TROW, Trowe, Drow, s. 1. The devil, 
 Orkn. 2. In pi. an inferior order of evil 
 spirits, ibid. — O.Goth, troll, a spectre, an 
 incarnate goblin. 
 
 Hill-Trows, s. }->l. Spirits supposed to in- 
 habit the hills of Orkney. 
 
 Sea-Trowes, s. pi. The name given in Ork- 
 ney and Shetland to certain inhabitants of 
 the sea, viewed by the vulgar as malig- 
 nant spirits. 
 
 To TROW, V. a. Apparently to curse. 
 Wallace. 
 
 To TROW, r. a. To season a cask, by 
 rinsing it with a little wort before it be 
 used, Ang. — A.S. ge-treow-ian, purgare. 
 
 To TROW, T. n. To roll over; as, to trow 
 down a hill, to descend a hill, as children 
 often do, by rolling or whirling, Upp. 
 Lanarks. Berwicks. 
 
 To TROW, T. a. To put any thing into a 
 rotatory motion ; as, " to trow a halfpenny," 
 to make it spin round on the table, 
 Lanarks. Ettr. For. This may be the same 
 withE. 2Vo«^, Troll. It may, however, be 
 traced directly to C.B. ?ro, circumvolution. 
 
 TROWABIL, adj. Credible. Bellcnden. 
 
 TRO WAN, Trowen, s. A mason's trowel, 
 S.; apparently corr. from the E. word. 
 V. Trone. 
 
 TROWENTYN. L. tranouwintyn. Bar- 
 bour. V. Tranont. 
 
 TROWIE, adj. Sickly, Orkney. Shall we 
 view this as signifying " under the malign 
 influence of the Tro^r, or demon 1" V. 
 Trow, Trowe, s. 
 
 TROWIE GLOVES. A name given to 
 sponges, Caithn. Stat. Ace. Q,. make-be- 
 lieve gloves. Peril, quasi the gloves of the 
 sea-trowes. 
 
 To TROWL, V. 71. Used in a different sense 
 from E. troll ; as in troicling, a line, with 
 a number of hooks on it, extending from 
 one side of a stream to the other, and 
 fixed to a rod on each side, is drawn 
 gently upwards, S. 
 
 TROWNSOWR,s. A trencher. " A dow- 
 sone [dozen] of trownso^cris." Ab. Reg. 
 V. Trunscheour. 
 
 TROWS, s. pi. A sort of vessel, used in 
 what is called burning the water,OT night- 
 fishing on rivers for salmon, S.A. — Isl. 
 trog, a small boat. 
 
 TROWS, s. pi. A sluice. V. Mill-trowse. 
 
 TROWTH,s. 1, Truth. Wyntown. 2. Be- 
 lief, ibid. 
 
 TRUBLANCE.s. Disturbance. Ab.Rcg. 
 
 TRUBLY, adj. Dark; lowering. Doug.— 
 Fr. trouble, overcast, obscure. 
 
 TRUCKER, Truckar, s. V. Trukier. 
 
 TRUCK-POT, s. A teapot. V. Track-pot. 
 
 TRVCOUR, s. A deceiver. Colkelbie Sow. 
 V. Trukier. 
 
 TRUDDER,?. Lumber; trumpery, Aberd. 
 ■ — The first syllable of Ir. and Gael, treath- 
 laiqh denotes lumber, luggage. 
 
 TRUDGE-BAK. A humpback. K. Hart. 
 — Su.G. trutn-a, to swell. 
 
 TRUDGET, 5. A trick; a mischievous 
 prank. Loth. — Alem. trug, fraud; O.Fr. 
 trick-er, to deceive. 
 
 TRUDGET, s. A sort of paste used by 
 tinkers, for preventing a newly-soldered 
 vessel from leaking. It is made of bar- 
 ley-meal and water, Roxb. 
 
 TRUE-BLUE, adj. 1. An epithet given to 
 rigid Presbyterians, from the colour of 
 the cockade worn by the Covenanters, S. 
 True Bleu Presb. Loyalty. 2. Metapli. 
 used in S. to denote a person of integrity 
 and steadiness. " True blue will never 
 stain," S. Prov. " A man of fixed prin- 
 ciples, and firm resolutions, will not be 
 induced to do an ill, or mean thing." 
 Kelli/. 
 
 TRUELINS, Trulins, adv. Truly, Loth. 
 Dumfr. Ang. Though properly an adv. 
 it is used as if it were a s. Thus, to one 
 who doubts of what is asserted, it is often 
 said. If s just truelins. 
 
 TRUE-LOVE, s. One whose love is pledged 
 to another, S. Song, Wala, wala, np the 
 Bank. 
 
 TRUFF, s. Corr. of E. turf, S. Ferqusson. 
 
 TRUFF, s. A trick; a deceit. Douglas.— 
 Ital. trujfa, id. truf-are, to cheat. 
 
 To TRUFF, V. a. To steal. Gl. Shirr. 
 
 TRUFFURE, s. A deceiver. Douglas. 
 
 TRUGS, adv. A mode of profane swear- 
 ing,used among theYulgar,S.B. — Moes.G. 
 triqqua, Su.G. trigq, faithful. 
 
 TRUKIER, Trucker, .«. 1. A deceitful 
 person. Polwart. — O.Fr. trikeur, a de- 
 ceiver. 2. A designation often given to 
 a female in contempt, as equivalent to 
 " worthless hussy," S. 3. A waggish or 
 tricky person, Roxb. 
 
 TRULY. Anomalously used as a s. in a 
 common exclamation expressive of sur- 
 prise, or a kind of oath; 3fy truly, or By 
 my truly, S. Urquhart's Rabelais. 
 
 TRULIE, adj. True, not fictitious. A 
 tridie story, S.B. — Su.G. trolig, credibilis. 
 
 TRU LIS, s. pi. Some kind of game. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 TRULLION, .«. A sort of crupper, Mearns. 
 — Tent, treyl-linie, helcium, the trace of 
 a cart-horse. 
 
 TRULLION, s. A foolish person ; a silly 
 creature, Ayrs. 
 
 TRUM, s. Apparently, drum. " To play 
 vpoune the trum nychtly, to convene the 
 waih at ewin," &c. Aberd. Reg. — Germ. 
 
TRU 
 
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 Dan. trommc, Su.G. tnimma, Isl. (rumba, 
 tyrapanuiu. 
 TllUM, s. 
 
 There will I wear out life's frail /ru))i, 
 Just clotching canny on my bum. 
 
 Gall. Eiic. 
 Qu. if the same with E. Thrum, q. thread » 
 To TRUMP, r. n. To fihuj; to kick as a 
 
 Iiorse, Slietl. — Isl. tramp-a, coiiculcarc. 
 TRUMP, {Totujuc of the.) The principal 
 person, or that object on whicli there is 
 most dependence, S. Monastery. Syn. 
 Man.j o' the trump. This refers to the 
 elastic part of the instrument, which 
 causes the sound. 
 To TRUMP, r. «. To march; to trudge, S. 
 Barbour.— ls\. tramp-a, calcare; Germ. 
 trump-en, currere. 
 To TRUMP lip, T. n. 1 . To trumpet forth. 
 Doug/as. — Teut. t romp-en, canere tuba. 
 2. To break wind backwards. Wijntown. 
 TRUMP, 5. A Jew's harp. Kelly.— Tent. 
 
 Fr. trompe, Germ, trompff, id. 
 To TRUMP, V. a. To deceive. Barbour.— 
 
 — Fr. tromp-er, Teut. tromp-en, id. 
 TRUMPE, *'. 1. A trifle; a thing of little 
 
 value. Douglas. 2. In pi. goods, ibid. 
 
 Belg. tromp, a rattle for children. 
 TRUMPH, .t. A card of the principal suit, 
 
 S. ; trump, E. 
 To Play Trumph ahout. To bo on a foot- 
 ing with; to retaliate, S.B. P. Buch. Dial. 
 TRUMPLEFEYST, ... A qualm, or fit of 
 
 sickness, Upp. Lanarks. Ayrs. 
 TRUMPOSIE, adj. 1. Guileful, Ayrs. 
 2. Cross-tempered; of a perverse spirit, 
 Renfr. — Fr. tromp-er, to deceive. 
 TRUMPOUR, Trumper, s. 1. A deceiver. 
 Dunbar.— Fr. trompeur, id. 2. Used as 
 a contemptuous designation, without any 
 definite meaning. Philotus. 
 TRUNCHER SPEIR. A pointless spear. 
 
 Everqreen.—Fr. tranch-er, to cut off. 
 TRUNSCHEOUR, s. A plate; a trencher, 
 S. Doufl. — Fr. trencheoir, quadra, mensaria. 
 To TRUNTLE, r. a. To trundle, S. 
 To TRUNTLE, r. n. To roll along, S. 
 
 A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 TRUPHANE,5. Left unexpl. Colk.Sow. 
 
 Probably a deceiver.— Ital. trnffatore, id. 
 
 TRUSTFUL, (cclj. Trustworthy. Baillie. 
 
 TRUSTRE,... Butter, S.B. ; as in Ross-shire. 
 
 I see no term that has any similarity. 
 TRUTHFU', adj. Honest; sincere; pos- 
 sessing integrity. South of S. Antiquary. 
 To TRUTLE, r. n. To be slow in motion; 
 a term applied by nurses to children, 
 Dumfr. Trootle, Ayrs. This is viewed 
 as synon. with Druttle. It seems to be 
 also merely a variety of Troddle. 
 TUACK, s. A small hillock, Oikn.— Su.G. 
 tufwa, tuber, Dan. tue, " a little hill or 
 mole-hill." 
 TUAY, adj. Two. V. Twa, 
 TUCHT, TuGHT, (,;««.) s. Vigour, Ett. For. 
 TUCHTLESS, ad). Pithless; inactiye, ib. 
 
 Upp. Clydes.— Teut. deu,ihd, A.S. duguth, 
 virtus, valor, potentia. 
 TUCK, .<!. A jetty on the side of a river, 
 
 S.O. ; pron. took. Law Paper. 
 To TUCK, t. a. To beat. iSpaldiny.— Tent. 
 
 tuck-en, icere. 
 TUCK, s. Tuck of drum, beat of drum, S. 
 
 Wodrow. V. TouK. 
 TUE, TvED, part. adj. Fatigued. V. Tf.w,t. 
 TVECHING, pi-ep. Concerning; touching. 
 
 Inrentories. V. Twiciie, r. 
 TUED, Tew'd, jjart. adj. Killed; de- 
 stroyed, Berwicks. V. Tew, t. and .s-. 
 To TUEG, r. a. To tug. Gall. Enc.—A.S. 
 
 teoij-an, Moes.G. tiuh-an, trahere. 
 TUEIT, s. An imitative word, e.xpressing 
 the short shrill cry of a small bird. L'om- 
 playnt S. 
 TUFF, s. A tuft of feathers or ribbons. 
 Watson.— Fr. toufe, a tuft, applied to 
 hair, ribbons, feathers, &c. 
 TUFFING, ToiFiN, .■>. Tow; oakum; wad- 
 ding. Douglas. — O.Fr. estoupe, stoupe, 
 id. Lat. stupa. 
 To TUFFLE, v. a. To ruffle; to put any 
 thing in disorder by frequent handling, S. 
 Tiflc, A.Bor. tyfell, O.E. to employ the 
 fingers much about any thing. Nithsdale 
 Song. — Isl. ti/-a, manus celeriter movere; 
 or O.Fr. touell-er, souiller, gater; 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. Burns. 
 V. Teug. 
 To TUGGILL, r. n. To strive; to struggle. 
 
 Rauf Coilyear. V. Tuggle, t. a. 
 To TUGGLE, Tugle, r. a. 1. To pull by 
 repeated jerks, S. l^oss. 2. To toss back- 
 wards and forwards; to handle roughly. 
 Folwart. 3. To fatigue with travelling 
 or severe labour; to keep under, S.B. 
 Gaican and Gol. — From Su.G. toc^pa, to 
 draw, or E. tug. 
 TUGHT, s. Vigour, Ettr. For. V. Tucht. 
 TUG-WHITING, s. A species of whiting, 
 
 a fish. Spalding. 
 TUHU, s. A spiritless person, destitute of 
 
 energy, and incapable of exertion, Fife. 
 TUIGH, s. Suspicion. ,S'. P. Pepr.— A.S. 
 
 tweog-an, dubitare, tweo, a doubt. 
 TUIK, s. « He's had a gude taik at that," 
 e.xpl. "a good spell at it," Teviotd.; evi- 
 dently the same with Toiik and Towk. 
 TUIK, .9. A bye-taste. V. Teuk. 
 TUIK, J. A cook; as the word is corruptly 
 
 pronounced in some parts of Angus. 
 TUILYEOUR, s. One who is addicted to 
 fighting or engaging in broils. Chalm.Air. 
 TUILYIE, TuLYE, TooLviE, s. 1. A quarrel; 
 a broil, S. Polwart.—Fr. touill-er, to mix 
 in a confused manner. 2. Tuilyie is used, 
 rather ludicrously, for a battle or skirmish. 
 M\irerlei/. 
 To TUILYIE, TooME, r. n. To quarrel; 
 to squabble, S. Skene, 
 
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 TUILYIE, YoKiT-TciLYiE. A winter amuse- 
 ment, in which a number of boys or lads 
 take hold of each other's clothes, and sit 
 down in a line on their hunkers, while 
 two or three lay hold of the foremost, and 
 pull them along ice, Roxb, 
 T U I L Y I E-M U L I E, s. The same with 
 TuUyie, S.B. — Teut. muyl-en, to quarrel. 
 
 TUILYIESUM, «(/_;. Quarrelsome. S. Prov. 
 " Tuilyiesum dogs come happing hame," 
 those who are inclined to brawls, gene- 
 rally suffer by them. 
 
 TUILYIE-WAP, s. A childish amusement 
 in Teviotdale, in which a number of boys 
 take hold of each other's hands, and wrap 
 themselves round the one who is at the 
 head; clasping themselves as firmly to- 
 gether as possible, and every one pushing 
 till the mass fall over. From Tuilyle, 
 and Wap, to throw, 
 
 TUILL, s. Toil; trouble. Maitland P.— 
 Teut. tuyl, labor. 
 
 To TUIVE, TuivE up, v. n. 1. To swell; 
 to rise as dough from the effect of leaven, 
 Roxb. 2. In a sense nearly allied, it is 
 used to denote the operation of yeast, or 
 the working of ale in a vat; "It's tuirin 
 up," ibid. — C.B. tuf, a rise, a lift; toef-i, 
 to make dough. 
 
 TUKE, s. A hasty and rough pull; a tug, 
 S.A. A. Scott's Poems. V. Touk. 
 
 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. 1. One who received 
 the episcopate, on condition of assigning 
 the temporalities to a secular person. 
 Calderwood. 2. A bag or budget, gene- 
 rally of the skin of an animal, S.B. Journ. 
 Lond. 3. Applied to a chubby, sometimes 
 to a dwarfish child, Aug. — Isl. tulk-a, 
 pGllic6r6 
 
 TULIP ASE,s. A tulip. « Tulipa, a <M?i- 
 pase." Wedderb. Vocab, 
 
 TULLYAT, s. A bundle; used contemp- 
 tuously. Banyel, synon. Lanarks. 
 
 TULLIE, s. A knife fixed in the haft, Shetl. 
 — Corrupted from Isl. taelguhnifr, Su.G. 
 taelgkrdf, Dan. taelgeknif, culter sectorius. 
 
 TULLISAUL, s. V. Tilliesoul. 
 
 TULSH]E,s. A sour-looking person, Ayrs. 
 — O.Fr. tule, etourdi, lunatique. 
 
 TULSURELIKE, adj. Apparently, fierce 
 or furious. Henrysone. — Gael, tulchoir, 
 obstinate. 
 
 TUMBLER, s. A small cart, lightly formed, 
 used in the South-west of S. Guy Man- 
 nering. Perh. a corr. of E. tumbrel, a 
 dung-cart. 
 
 TUMBLER, s. One of the names given in 
 S. to the porpoise. " Delphinus phocaena, 
 Linn." Walker's Essays on Nat. Hist. 
 
 TUMBUS, s. 1. Any thing large, Fife; 
 synon. Dolver. 2. Applied to a big, inac- 
 tive person, ibid. — C.B. twm, a round heap ; 
 
 ftcmp, a round mass; tinnpan, an epithet 
 for a fat female, Owen. 
 
 TUMBOUS, adj. Large and slovenly; the 
 reverse of Snod, Fife. 
 
 TUMDEIF, s. Perh. swooning. RouIL— 
 — Isl. tumb-a, cadere praeceps; and deyfa, 
 hebetudo. 
 
 To TUME, i\ a. To empty, S.— Dan. 
 tomm-er, Su.G. Isl. toem-a, vacuare. V. 
 Teym. 
 
 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. Moss. 4. Lank; tall and 
 meagre, S. 5. Shadowy; unsubstantial. 
 Douglas. 6. Vain; having no real cause 
 for boasting, ib. 7. Unprofitable; what 
 brings no return, S. Ramsay. 8. Deficient 
 in mind, S. 9. Inefiectual; inefiicient. 
 Ross. 
 
 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. tom- 
 haendet, id. 
 
 TUME-HEADIT, Toom-headed, adj. Des- 
 titute of understanding; brainless, S. Z. 
 Boyd. 
 
 TUME-SKIN'D,TooM-SKiN'D,arfj. Hungry. 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 TUME-TAIL, adj. 1. To Cum hack Time- 
 tail, to go away with a load, and return 
 empty, Roxb. S. Prov. " The cart disna 
 lose its errand, when it cums na hame 
 tume-tail." 2. A plough is said to gang 
 tume-tail, when it is drawn along without 
 making a fuiTOW, Loth. 3. If I mistake 
 not, the term is sometimes used metaph. 
 of one who returns without gaining the 
 object he had in view on leaving home,ib. 
 
 TUMFIE, s. A stupid person, male or fe- 
 male, S.O. Entail. 
 
 TUMFIE, adj. Dull and stupid, S.O.— 
 Dan. dumt-fae, a blockhead. 
 
 To TUMMLE, v. a. To tumble, S. 
 
 To TUMMLE the WULLCAT. "To 
 tumble heels over head," S. Gl. Picken. 
 Apparently from the agility of a wild cat. 
 
 TUMMOCK, s. A tuft, or small spot of 
 elevated ground, Ayrs. — C.B. torn, a 
 mound; tiont, a round heap. 
 
 To TUMBLE, v. n. "To roll over; to 
 tumble." Gl. Picken, 
 
 TUMULT, s. The portion of laud connected 
 with a cottar-house, Orkn. This term 
 seems allied to Su.G. tomt, area. 
 
 TUNAG, s. "A short mantle, still worn 
 by old women in some parts of the High- 
 lands" of S. Clan-Albin. — Gael, tonnag, 
 " a wrapper round the shoulders of women 
 in the Highlands like a shawl; a shaul, 
 veil," Shaw. If not derived from Lat. 
 tunic-a, it may be from the same root. 
 
 To TUNCH, T. a. To push or jog with the el- 
 bow, Fife; radically the same withZ>Mwc/i!. 
 
 TUNCH, s. A jog of this description, ibid. 
 
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 TUNDLE-BOXjS. A tinder-box, Lanarks. 
 Roxb.; by the gipsies commonly called 
 "an auld wife's necessary." — C.B. tania- 
 dawl, tending to fire, igniferous. 
 
 TUNIE, adj. Changeable in hnmour or tem- 
 per, Ettr. For.; evidently from E. 2'uhc. 
 
 TUNNAKIL,*-. Unexpl. Ab.lie.j. Perh. 
 some article of dress; a dimin. from tunag, 
 q. V. or from tunica. 
 
 TUP, s. 1. The common term for a ram, S. 
 Staffords. V, Johnson. 2. A foolish fel- 
 low, S. 3. An unpolished store-farmer, 
 S.A. Guy JIann. To rin like a blind 
 Titp-V-the-icind, a phrase applied to a 
 young woman who runs into the company 
 of men, as manifesting great eagerness to 
 be married, S.A. and O. 
 
 TUP-YIELD, Tup-EiLD, adj. A term ap- 
 plied to a ewe that proves not with 
 lamb according to expectation, Roxb. V. 
 Yeld, Yeald, &c. 
 
 TUPPENS, TippENCE, s. Twopence, S. 
 ActsCha.I. Burns. Tuppens ia i\xQ 'E.. 
 pronunciation of twopence. 
 
 TUQUHEIT, Teuchit, s. The lapwing, S. 
 Houlate. Probably meant to imitate the 
 sound made by this bird. 
 
 TUQUHEIT STORM. A designation given 
 to the storm which almost invariably oc- 
 curs in the month of March; and which 
 is conjoined, in the traditionary observa- 
 tions of the peasantry, with the reappear- 
 ance of the lapwing from its retreat dur- 
 ing winter, S. Aifr. Sure. Kincard. This 
 is called the Peenceep-storm, South of S. 
 A proverbial saying is connected with the 
 phrase, " A pcesweip-storm makes a fat," 
 or a " red, kirkyard," as often proving 
 fatal to old or to delicate people. 
 
 TURBOT, s. The name erroneously given, 
 in our markets, to halibut, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 TURCAS, s. The stone called a turkois. 
 Invent. — Fr. turquoise. 
 
 TURCHIE, adj. Short and thick; squat, 
 Perths. — Gael, dorcha, gross; or radically 
 the same with Durqy. 
 
 TURCUME, s. Clotted filth. Lyndsaij.— 
 C.B. tyicarchen, a covering, a stratum, 
 Owen; clotty, Richards. 
 
 TURDION, s. A species of galliard or 
 gay dance. Compl. S. — Fr. tordion. 
 
 TURES, s. pi. Turfs, S.O. Gl. Picken. 
 Toors, S.B. Tores, Fife. 
 
 TURIT, Ti'RET, s. Invent. It seems to 
 signify a muffler, or mask. — Fr. touret de 
 nez, a muffler, Cotgr. — O.E. Toret is expl. 
 Turricula, Prompt. Parv. 
 
 TURKAS, TuRKES, Turkesse, ,<;. 1. Pin- 
 cers; nippers, S. Dunbar. — Arm. turcques, 
 turkes, id. 2. Metaph. transferred to a 
 griping oppressive man, Aberd. 
 
 To TURKEN, r. n. To harden; to wax 
 stout; a term applied to a young foal, 
 Clydes. — Su.G. tork-a, Germ, torck-en, 
 exsiccare, arescere. 
 
 * TURN, s. A piece of work, of whatever 
 
 kind; often, a hand's turn; as, "She's a 
 lazy queyn; she's no worth her meat; I 
 canna get her to do a hand's turn," S. 
 Spaldinq. 
 
 TURN, J.-. ■ On the turn, 1. Applied to milk, 
 beer, &c. when turning acid, S. 2. The 
 day's on the turn, the days are beginning 
 to lengthen, S.B. 
 
 TURN, s. To do the turn. 1. To perform 
 any piece of work or business, S. licij. 
 Maj. 2. To be sufficient for any pur- 
 pose; to give satisfaction, S. Ross. 
 
 TURNE-PYK, TuRNEPECK, Turnpike, s. 
 1. The winding stair of a castle. Wyn- 
 toicn. 2. Any stair of a spiral form, built 
 outside of a house, S. Cant. — Tent. <or«, a 
 tower, baecke, a place for observation. 
 
 TURNER, .«. A copper coin formerly cur- 
 rent in S. in value two pennies Scots 
 money, and equivalent to a Bodle. Spcdd. 
 — Fr. tournois, the tenth part of a penny 
 sterling. 
 
 TURNER-ASIDE, 5. One who deviates 
 from a particular course. M' Ward's Cont. 
 
 TURNGREYS, s. A winding stair. Wall. 
 — Fr. tourn-er, to turn, andgi-e, a step. 
 
 TURN-SCREW, s. A screw-driver, S. 
 
 TURN-TAIL, s. A fugitive. Sjxddinq. 
 
 TURRA, s. To ride to Turra, to be in 
 great glee, S.B. 2'arras. " Turreff, a 
 village in Banfishire, famous for merri- 
 ment; hence he is said to be ridiny to 
 Turra, who is merry." N. ibid. 
 
 TURRIS, //?. Turfs; a species of earthen 
 fuel, S. Acts Cha. I. V. Turves. 
 
 TURS, Turze, s. a turs of heather, as 
 much heath as a horse can carry on his 
 back, S.A. " Turze, a truss." Gall. Enc. 
 This seems merely a provinciality for E. 
 truss, from Fr. troussc. 
 
 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 quick- 
 ly. Doug. 4. To turssfurth, to bring out 
 what has been kept in store. Wallace. 
 
 TURSABLE, adj. What may be carried 
 away. Spalding. 
 
 To TURSE, r. n. " To walk," Buch. Tan: 
 
 TURSKIL, s. An instrument used for 
 cutting peats. Surv. Caithn. Apparently 
 from Isl. and Su.G. torf, Dan. toerr, turf, 
 and skil-ia, to divide. Synou. Tiiskar. 
 
 TURTOUR, Turture, s. The turtle-dove. 
 King's Quair. — Lat. turtur. 
 
 TURVES. PI. of E. Turf; often pron. q. 
 toors. Acts Cha. I. 
 
 TURVVEN, s. ;;?. Peats, Shetl. This is the 
 Scandinavian pl. retained. — Sw.torfTen,id. 
 
 TUSCHA, s. Act. Dom. Cone. This seems 
 to be the same with Tusche, a girdle. 
 
 TUSCHE, s. A girdle. V. Tische. 
 
 To TUSH, r. 71. To express displeasure. 
 Rutherford.— E. tush, Su.G. tyst, silens; 
 tyst-a, silere. 
 
 TUSHLACH, Cow-TusHLAcn, s. A cake 
 of cow-dung, when so dry that it may be 
 
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 burned, Dumfr. — Allied, perliaps, to Gael. 
 taos, dough. 
 
 To TUSK at, -c. a. To pluck or pull rough- 
 ly; as -when a horse tears hay from a 
 stack, Fife; to Rusk at, synon. 
 
 TUSK, s. The torsk of Pennant, S. 31 ar- 
 tiii. — Isl. thosk-r, asellus. 
 
 TUSKAR, s. An instrument made of iron, 
 ■with a wooden handle, for casting peats, 
 Orkn. Shetl. — A corr.of Isl. torfslceri, com- 
 pounded of tor/, turf, and sker-a, to cut. 
 
 TUSSOCK {of XL-heat,) 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; txis- 
 wawg, having a wisp or bundle. 
 
 TUTCH, s. A small boat or packet. Acts 
 Cha. I. 
 
 To TUTE, V. n. To jut out; to project, S.B. 
 
 TUTE, s. A jutting out; a projection, S.B. 
 — Su.G. tut, Tent, tuyte, rostrum, a 
 beak. 
 
 TUTELE, TuTiLL, s. Guardianship; tute- 
 lage. Acts J. VI. — Yv.tuteh, La.t. tutel-c(. 
 
 T UTE-MO WITT, adj. Having the nether 
 jaw projected. I)unhar. — Teut. tuyte- 
 muyl, having the nether jaw projecting 
 more than the upper. 
 
 TUTIE. Drunken Tutie, a designation 
 given to a female who is addicted to 
 drinking, Angus. Herd. V. Tout, Toot. 
 
 TUTIE TATIE, interj. Pshaw.— Isl. 
 taut-a, murmurare. Hey tutti taiti is the 
 name of one of our oldest Scottish tunes. 
 This, according to tradition, was Robert 
 Bruce's march at the battle of Bannock- 
 burn, A. D. 1314. The words tutti taiti may 
 have been meant as imitative of the sound 
 of the trumpet in giving the charge. 
 
 TUTlVILLARIS,s.|;/. Perh. rustics.— Ir. 
 tuatamhail, tuatavail, rustic. 
 
 TUTIVILLUS, s. Colkelbic Sow. V. Tu- 
 
 TIVILLARIS. 
 
 TUTIWING, s. L. tutiUing, a blast or 
 blowing of a horn. Barbour. V. Toot. 
 
 TUTLAR, s. Perhaps, one who barters. 
 Colk. Sow. — Teut. tuyteJer, permutator. 
 
 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,Sn.G. viutt-a, to mutter. 
 
 * TUTOR, s. A guardian appointed for a 
 minor, whether by a testament, or by a 
 disposition of law, S. Spalding. 
 
 TUTORY, s. 1. Tutorage, that stage of 
 life in which one is under tutors, S. " Out 
 oitutory, being passit xiiij yeris of age." 
 Aherd. licg.—Fr. tuterie. 2. Tutelage; 
 tender care exercised about an infant, S. 
 lioss's Helenore. 
 
 TUVA-KEUTHIE. Unexpl. Ancient MS. 
 Ed-plic. of Norish irords used in Orkney 
 and Shetland. 
 
 TWA, TuAY, TwAY, adj. Two, S. Yorks. 
 Wynt. — Moes.G. tica, twai, A.S. twa, id. 
 
 TWA-BE AST-TREE, s. The suingle-tree 
 
 in the Orcadian plough, by which two 
 horses draw. 
 
 TWA-FACED, adj. Double; deceitful, S. 
 
 TWA-FALD, TwA-FAAVLD, adj. 1. Double; 
 twofold, S. Wyntoicn. — A.S. tice-feald, 
 Sw. twefallt, duplex. 2. Bent down with 
 age or infirmity, S. Blackw. Hag. 
 
 TWA-HANDED CRACK. A familiar 
 conversation between two persons, S. 
 Simigglers. 
 
 TWA-HANDIT-SWERD. A two-handed 
 sword, S. " Tohande swerde, spata, clu- 
 niculum," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 TWA-HANDIT WARK. Work so im- 
 perfectly done at first, that the operator 
 finds it necessary to return to it, and 
 commence his labour a second time, S. 
 
 TWA-HORSE-TREE, s. A swingle-tree 
 stretcher of a plough, at which two horses 
 draw, S. Sure. Moxb. 
 
 TWAY, adj. Two. V. Twa, 
 
 TWA-YEAR-AULD, Twa-year-all, s. A 
 heifer that is two years old, S. David- 
 son's Seasons. 
 
 TWAL, adj. Twelve, S. Barbour. 
 
 TWAL-HOURS, s. 1. Twelve o'clock, S. 2. 
 A luncheon or nunchion, S. Sometimes 
 called eleven-hours, when taken before 
 noon. 
 
 TWALMONTH, s. A year. V. ToLMONTn. 
 
 TWA-LOFTED, adj. Having two stories, 
 Loth. Bride of Lammermoor. 
 
 TWALPENNIES, s. pi. A penny ster- 
 ling ; which, according to our ancient 
 reckoning, included twelve pence Scottish 
 currency, S. Bedgauntlet. It is sometimes 
 written as one word, at other times as two. 
 
 TWAL-PENNYWORTH,s. What is given 
 as the value of a penny sterling, S. Burns. 
 
 TWA MEN. The Duumviri of Rome. 
 Bellend. T. Lie. 
 
 TWA PART. Two-thirds. Douglas. The 
 twa part and third, i. e. two-thirds, S.B. 
 
 TWA-PART AND THRID. "The two- 
 thirds of any thing." Gall. Enc. 
 
 TWA-PENNIES, s. pi. The designation 
 formerly given to a copper coin, in value 
 the third of an E. halfpenny; syn. Bodle. 
 Spottiswoode's MS. Law Diet. 
 
 To TWASPUR, T. a. To gallop, Shetl. 
 — Compounded, perhaps, of Isl. Su.G. twa, 
 or two, duo, and sporre, calcar. 
 
 TWASUiM, adj. Two in company. This, 
 although properly an adj. is used as a s. 
 denoting a pair, a couple. It is pron. 
 twacsum, Ettr. For. Hob Roy. A Twa- 
 sum dance, a dance in which two persons 
 are engaged, Perths. Fife. V. Sum, term. 
 
 TWA-THREE, .<;. A few, S. q. two or three. 
 Picken. It is also pron. twarrie, and 
 twae'ree. Saint Patrick. 
 
 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. ticaede, duplex; or 
 twa, and dael, part. 
 
 I 
 
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 TWEDDLIN, TwEDLYNE, s. Cloth that is 
 twdt'hd. Aberd. liej. 
 
 T WEDDLlN,rt(//. Used in the same sense, S. 
 
 T\VEEL,a(/r. Truly. iViv/ «o, no indeed, 
 S. V. Atweel. 
 
 To TWEEL, Tweal, Tweil, r. a. To 
 weave cloth diagonally, S. — Tc\xt.twedinij, 
 peminus, seems allied. 
 
 TWEEL, .>.•. 1. Cloth that is tweeled, S. 
 Herd's Coll. 2. Ticeel is sometimes used 
 metapliDrically, in regard to literary com- 
 position. Skiuners Misc. Pott. 
 
 TWEELIE, s. A quarrel; a broil, Dumfr. 
 Gall. Davidson's K^asons. Merely a 
 provincialism for Tuli/ie. V. Tuilyie. 
 
 To TWEELIE, t. n. To contend, Gall. lb. 
 
 TWEELIN, adj. Belonging to cloth that 
 is ticeel cd, S. 
 
 T WEESH, prep. Betwixt, S. ; the abbrev. 
 of atweesh or beticeesh. Ross's Jlelenore. 
 
 TWEILD DOIR. Inrent. V. Toldour. 
 
 TWELLIE, .«. " A dispute," given as the 
 same with Tidijie. Gall. Enc. 
 
 TWELT, Twalt, adj. The twelfth, S. Doug. 
 
 To TWICHE, Twitch, r. a. 1. To touch, 
 S.B. E. Bruce. 2. To engage with. Doug. 
 
 TWICHING,7)ct7). Touching; concerning. 
 Douglas. 
 
 To TWIDDLE one out of a thing. To 
 circumvent; to obtain by cozening means; 
 " He tried to twiddle me out of my money," 
 Loth, also S.B. It is synon. with E. 
 Diddle, a word which, although much 
 used, does not seem to have found its 
 way into any dictionary. — From A.S. tica, 
 two, and dael, part. 
 
 To TWIG, r. a. To wound t"he skin of a 
 sheep in shearing, Ettr. For.; perhaps 
 from A.S. ticicc-ian, vellere, to twitch, E. 
 
 To TWIG, T. a. To pull hastily, S.B. 
 3Ioriso}i. — E. twitch, A.S. twicc-.ian, vel- 
 licare; Germ, t wick-en, id. 
 
 TWIG, s. A quick pull; a twitch, S. 
 
 To TWIG, r. a. To put cross ropes on the 
 thatch of a house, Ettr. For. 
 
 TWIG-RAPE, s. A rope used for this 
 purpose, ibid. Perhaps from A.S. twig, 
 ramus; as withes might be at first em- 
 ployed in this way. 
 
 TWYIS, arZr. Twice. Aberd. Rej. 
 
 To TWILT, T. a. To quilt, S. Westmorel. 
 
 TWILT,s. A quilted bedcover, S. Bride 
 of Lam. " Twilt, a quilt or bedcover. 
 North." Gi-ose. 
 
 TWYN, adj. In ticyn, in twain, asunder. 
 Wall. — A.S. twegen, twain, from tweg,tvro. 
 
 To TWIN, Twine, v. n. To part; to sepa- 
 rate. Wallace. 
 To TWIN, r. a. To twin one out of a 
 
 thing; to deprive him of it, S.B. 
 To TWIN, r. a. To empty; to throw out. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 To TWIN o' or of, i: a. To part from, S.B, 
 
 Tarras. 
 * TWINE, s. Intricate vicissitude, S.B. 
 
 Ross. 
 TWINE-SPINNER, s. A ropemaker, Loth. 
 
 — Teut. tweijn, Slum duplex, filum tor- 
 turn. 
 To TWINGLE, r. n. To twine round, 
 
 Aberd. W. Beattie's Tales. Perhaps a 
 
 dimin. from Teut. tweyn-en, to twine. 
 TWYNRYS, s. /)/. Pincers; nippers. Doug. 
 
 — Teut. dwingh-en, arctare. 
 TWINTER, s. A beast that is two years 
 
 old, S. corr. quinter. Douglas. — A.S. 
 
 twq-winter, duos annos natus. 
 TWIRK, s. A twitch. Loth. 
 TWYS, TwYss, s. Perhaps a girdle or sash. 
 
 Addic. Scot. Coruiklis. — O.Fr. toist'u, 
 
 ruban, ceinture, tissu, Roquefort. 
 TWISCAR, Tuysker,s. An instrument far 
 
 casting peats, similar to the Flauchtcr- 
 
 spade, Shetl. Firate. V. Tuskar. 
 To TWISLE, t. a. " To twist; fold." 67. 
 
 Ficken. V. Twussle. 
 TWIST, TwYST, s. A twig. Barbour.— 
 
 Teut. twist, rami abscissi ramalia. 
 TWYST, adc. Twice, the vulgar pron. S.O. 
 To TWITCH, V. a. To touch. V. TwiniK. 
 TWITCH, s. In a twitch, in a moment, 
 
 Fife; referring to the suddenness with 
 
 which a twitch is given. " Twitch, touch, 
 
 instant of time." Gl. Ficken. 
 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. 
 T WITTER Y,arf;. Slender; properly, spun 
 
 very small, S. Edin. Even. Cour. 
 TWNE, s. Tin. " xij truncheoris, all of 
 
 twne." Aberd. Reg. 
 TWOLDERE, s. Inrent. V. Toldour. 
 TWOLT,s. " A coverlid for a bed." Gall. 
 
 Enc. A variety of Twilt, q. v. 
 TWO-PENNY, s. A weak kind of beer, 
 
 sold at twopence the Scots pint, or two 
 
 quarts, S. Stat. Ace. 
 TWO-PENNY (or Tippeny-) house, s. An 
 
 alehouse, S. 
 To TWUSSLE, T. a. Perhaps a dimin. 
 
 from Twist, r. Saint Fatrick. V. Twisle. 
 
 U V 
 
 VACANCE, s. Vacation; applied to courts, 
 schools, &c. S. Fr. Spald. — L.B. vacant-ia, 
 
 VAD, s. Woad. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 VADMELL, s. A species of woollen cloth 
 manufactured and worn in the Orkneys. 
 
 Statist. Account. — Isl. vadmaal, pannus 
 
 rusticus. 
 VAGE, s. A voyage, Aberd. Viiege, also 
 
 Wi'age. Ab. Reg. V. VEAUGEand Viage. 
 YAGEIT, adj. Mercenary; waged. Fitscot. 
 
VAG 
 
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 VAS 
 
 VAGERj Vageoitre, s. A mercenary sol- 
 dier, v. Wageour. 
 
 VAGGLE, s. A place where meat is hung 
 for the purpose of being smoked, Shetl. — 
 Isl. ragl, tigillus, pertica. 
 
 VAGING, s. The habit of strolling idly. 
 Boicer^s Hist. Uniter. Edin. 
 
 To VAGUE, r.jj. To roam. Fount. V.Vaig. 
 
 To VAICK on, v. a. To attend to; to be 
 exercised in. N. Burne. — Lat. vac-are ; 
 as, vacare armis, studiis, &c. 
 
 VAIG, s. A wandering fellow; a vagrant, 
 Mearns. Beattie's John o' Arnha\ 
 
 To VAIG, V. n. 1. To wander; to roam. 
 Vagit, pret. Complaynt S, 2. Metaph. 
 applied to discourse. MdlrilVs MS. — Isl. 
 xag-a, xaJck-a, Tagor; Lat. vag-ari. 
 
 VAIGER, s. A stroller. Baillie. 
 
 VAIGLE, s. A peg to which cattle are 
 fixed in the stall, Shetl. This seems 
 radically the same with Isl. xa<fl, Su.G. 
 Tar/el, a stake, sublica. 
 
 To VAIK, Vaick, Wake, r. m. To be va- 
 cant; to be unoccupied. Crosraguell. — 
 Fr. raqu-er, Lat. vac-are. 
 
 To VAlL, Vale, v. n. To make obeisance; 
 to bow. Priests Feb. Perhaps from Lat. 
 rale. V. Vale, to descend. 
 
 VAILYEANT, adj. 1. Valid; available. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 2. Worth, ib. — Fr. millant, 
 of much worth. 
 
 VAILYE QUOD VAILYE. At all ad- 
 ventures, be the issue as it will. Doug. 
 — Fr. caille que vaille, Lat. taleat quan- 
 tum valere potest. 
 
 \ AlhLlS, s. pi. Apparently, veils. Chal- 
 merses Mary. 
 
 VAIRSCALL, Vair-staw, s. Aherd. Reg. 
 This might denote a stall for wares. 
 
 VAIRTIE, adj. Early, Buchan. V. Vertie. 
 
 To VAKE, r. n. To watch; to wake; to 
 observe. Douglas. — Lat. vac-are. 
 
 VALABIL, adj. Available; or of value. 
 N. Burne. — Fr. r.alahle, offeree, of value. 
 
 VALAWISH, adj. Profuse; lavish, Aberd. 
 
 VALE, s. 1. Worth; value. Act. Audit. 
 — Fr.ra?-e«<r, Lat. ^"aZ-OJ•, value. 2. Avail; 
 weight. Act. Dom. Audit. 
 
 VALE, f!. The gunwale of a vessel. Doug. 
 V. Wail. 
 
 To VALE, ■?;. 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 autho- 
 rity, for the purpose of apprehending 
 disorderly persons. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 VALHOOSE, s. An oblong chest, espe- 
 cially for holding grain; a hutch, or bin. 
 Balfour's Pract. 
 
 VALIABILL, adj. Valid, q. available. 
 ICeith's Mist. 
 
 VALICOT, s. Sark valicot seems to sig- 
 nify a shirt made of flannel or plaiding. 
 
 Sharpens Pre/, to Law's Memorialls. 
 Evidently the same with Wylecot, q. v. 
 
 VALIENCIE, s. Strength ; hardihood. Pitsc. 
 — L.B. xalentia, virtus; firmitas, robur. 
 
 VALIENT, s. The value of one's property. 
 Thair haill valient, syn. with the phrase, 
 " all that they are worth." Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Fr. vaillant, " a man's whole estate, or 
 worth, all his substance, means, for- 
 tunes," Cotgr. 
 
 VALISES, s. j)l. Saddlebags, S. wallees. 
 Godscroft. V. Wallees. 
 
 VALLOUS, Vellous, s. Velvet.— Fr. vel- 
 lours. 
 
 VALOUR, Valure, s. Value. Quon. Att. 
 — Fr. vcdeur. 
 
 VALTER,s. Water. N. Burne. 
 
 VALUEDOM, s. Value, Strathmore. 
 
 To VAMPER,^. n. To make an ostentatious 
 appearance, S.A. — C.B. gtcemp, splendid. 
 
 VANDIE, adj. Ostentatious, Kinross-shire. 
 Syn. vaunty, vauntie. 
 
 VANDIE, s. a vain, vaunting, self-con- 
 ceited fellow; a braggadocio, Fife. 
 
 VANE, s. 1. A vein. Douglas. 2. A fibre, 
 or shoot, ibid. 
 
 VANE-ORGANIS, s. pi. The veins of the 
 flank. Dunb. — Fr. veines organiques, id. 
 
 VANHAP,Wanhap,s. Misfortuue,S. Compl. 
 (S'.— Isl. van, signifies want, privation. 
 
 VANIT, Vanyt, part. pa. Veined, or 
 waved. Inventories. 
 
 VANQUISH, s. A disease of sheep, caused 
 by a species of grass, which debilitates 
 or vanquishes them, Galloway. Stat. Ace. 
 Synon. Pine, Pining, Daising. 
 
 To VANT, V. a. To want. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 VANTOSE, s. A cupping glass. Rates. — 
 Fr. TC H tosc i Q 
 
 VARDINGARD, s. A fardingale. Invent. 
 — Fr. vertugadin, Ital. guardinfante. 
 
 To VARY, Vairie, v. n. Applied to one 
 who exhibits the first symptoms of deli- 
 rium, as the efi'ect of bodily disorder ; as, " I 
 observe him rairyin' the day," Ettr. For. 
 
 VARIANT, a(?/. Variable, Fr. K. Quair. 
 
 * VARLET,s. Used in the sense of tcarlock 
 or wizard. Brand's Zetl. 
 
 VARLOT, Verlot, s. 1. An inferior ser- 
 vant, a varlet. Priests Peblis. 2. It some- 
 times denotes a groom. Douglas. — O.Fr. 
 varlet, jeune homme, jeune galant. 
 
 VARSTAY, s. Aberd. Reg. Perh. a corr. 
 of Warestall, q. v. a stcdl for holding 
 wares. V. Vairscall. 
 
 VASIS, Vaisis, s. pi, Unexpl. Inventories. 
 
 VASKENE, Vasquine, s. Invent. Chalm. 
 Mary. — Fr. vasquine, "a kirtle or petti- 
 coat; also a Spanish vardingale," Cotgr. 
 Perh. from F'ascoK(?s, the ancient name of 
 the Biscayners. 
 
 VASSALAGE, Wasselage, s. 1 . Any great 
 achievement. Bellenden. 2. Fortitude; 
 valour. Barbour, — Fr. vasselagc, valour; 
 a valiant deed. 
 
 VAST, s. A great quantity or number; as, 
 
VAU 
 
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 VER 
 
 " He has a raft o' grund ;" " They keep 
 
 a rad o' servants," Aug. Piper ofPeehlcs. 
 
 To VAUCE, r. a. To stab ; to kill. Dom]. 
 
 — O.Fr. /a!<ss-^r, to pierce through; Lat. 
 
 fodio, part. pa. fossus, id, 
 
 VAUDIE, Wady, adj. 1. Gay ; showy, S.B. 
 
 2. Vain, Aberd. Forbes. 3. It sometimes 
 
 denotes any thing great or uncommon, 
 
 Ang. — O.Fr, raud-ir, rejouir, egayir. 4. 
 
 cheerful ; gay, Aberd. Jacobite Jxelies. 
 
 VAUENGEOUR, s. An idler; a vagabond. 
 
 Acts Ja. II. S. Wcijie. Apparently from 
 
 L.B. wairlum, pecus vagaus, O.E. wai/f. 
 
 V. Waff. 
 
 VAUNT Y,VAUNTiE,rt(//, Boastful, S. Tarn 
 
 o' Shanter. Ritsoii. — Fr. tanteux. 
 UBIT, adj. Pron. q. oobit. Dwarfish, 
 
 Ayrs. V. Wobat, and Vowbet. 
 UCHE, s. An ouch, or ornament of gold. 
 
 Inventories. 
 
 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 or?, anc. and, 
 
 ocd, possession. 
 
 UDAL-MAN, Udelar, Udaller, s. One 
 
 who holds property by udal right. Fca. 
 
 UDDER-CLAP, s. A sort of schirrous 
 
 tumour, affecting the udder of ewes, by 
 
 an unexpected return of milk after being 
 
 some time eild, Teviotd. 
 
 To UDDER-LOCK, r. a. To pull the wool 
 
 from the udders of ewes; principally with 
 
 a view to allow the Iambs free access to 
 
 the teats, though sometimes done to sheep 
 
 which have no Iambs, with a view to 
 
 cleanliness, Roxb. Essays IIi(/hL Soc. 
 
 UDDER-LOCKS, s. pi. The wool thus 
 
 plucked, S.A. ibid. 
 VDER, Wder. Often used in the sense of 
 
 other. Aberd. Heq. V. Uthir. 
 VEADGE, s. Voyage. Acts Cha. I. 
 *VEAL,s. A calf. V. Veil. 
 VEAND, adj. Superannuated, Teviotdale. 
 
 — Fr. rieuj:, old. 
 VEEF, adj. Brisk ; lively, Roxb. ; the same 
 
 with Vire,q. v. — Fr. r(/. 
 VEEM, s. 1. Expl. " a close heat over the 
 body, with redness in the face, and some 
 perspiration," Ayrs. 2. " In a reem, ex- 
 alted in spirits." Gall. Enc. This is un- 
 doubtedly the same with Feini, id. S.B. 
 VEES, .«. Some kind of disease. Mont- 
 (jomerie. — Teut. raese, delirium; Isl. tas, 
 tumultuarius impetus et gestus. 
 VEYAGE, Voyage, s. West of S. Acts 
 
 Mary. V. Wiage. 
 VEIL, s. A calf. Acts Ja. VI.— Fr, reau, 
 
 a calf; from Lat. vitul-ns, id. 
 
 VEYLE, arfr. Well. Barbour. 
 
 VEIR, Ver, Were, Wair, Vor, s. The 
 
 spring; wair, S.A. Barb. — Isl. tor, Su.G. 
 
 waar, Lat. ter, Gr. £«?, Gael, earrach, id. 
 
 VELE, Veyl, s. A violent current or whirl- 
 
 pool. Bellend.—1\\Q same with S. wele, 
 icallee ; Isl. cell, ebullitio. V. Wele. 
 VELICOTTE, s. Chalmers's Mary.— O.l'r. 
 rel-er, to conceal, and cotte, a coat; q. a 
 concealed coat ? V. Wylecot. 
 VELVOUS,s. Velvet. Ilaitlaud P.— Fi: 
 
 telours. 
 VENALL, ViNELL, .s. An alley; a lane, S. 
 
 Skene. — Fr. venalle, id. 
 VENDACE, s. The gwiniad, salnio lava- 
 
 retus, Linn. S. tStat. Ace. 
 VENENOWS, Wenenous, adj. Venomous. 
 Wynt. — O.Fr. veneneus, Lat. renenos-us. 
 VENESUM, adj. Venomous. Compl. S. 
 VENT (of a fowl,) s. The anus, Dumfr. 
 VENT, s. Progress; speed; as, "Are yo 
 comin' ony thing gude rent the day V 
 Are ye making speed ? a question regard- 
 ing any piece of work, Roxb. 
 To VENT, V. a. To sell ; to vend, VentU, 
 part. pa. synon. with Saidd, or perhaps 
 set forth. Acts Ja. VI. 
 VENT, s. To tak Vent, to have currency ; 
 
 to expose to sale. Acts Cha. I. 
 VENT, s, A chimney, S, as being a place 
 
 of egress for the smoke. 
 To VENT, V. n. To emit smoke, well or ill ; 
 
 as, " That lum rents ill," S. 
 VENTAILL, s. The breathing part of a 
 helmet. Gawan and Gol. — Fr. rentaille. 
 VENTURESUM, adj. Rash; foolhardy, S. 
 
 Ventersome, Gl. Cumb. Guy 3Iann. 
 VENUST, adj. Beautiful; pleasant. I)ou</. 
 
 — Lat. reuust-us. 
 VER, Verb, s. The spring. V. Veir. 
 VER, adj. Worse. S. P. Ecpr. S. tear. 
 VERDOUR, s. Tapestry representing ru- 
 ral scenery. Inrentories. — Fr. ourrage 
 de verdure, "forrest work or flourist 
 work, wherein gardens, woods, or forrests 
 be represented," Cotgr. 
 VERES, s.^;/. Glasses. SirGau: — Fr,rer;Y. 
 VERGE, i'. A belt or stripe of planting, 
 Clydes.; q, a border, according to the E, 
 sense of the word. 
 VERGELT, Wergelt, .«. Ransom, or res- 
 titution legally made for the commission 
 of a crime. Eei). Maj. — A.S. trcnield, the 
 payment of the tcere, or price at which the 
 life of every individual was estimated. 
 VERGER, s. An orchard. Pal. Hon.— 
 Fr. xergier, Lat. riridar-ium, a green 
 place enclosed. 
 VERLOT, s. V. Varlot. 
 VERNAGE, Wernage, s. A kind of white 
 wine, Wallace. — L.B. rernachia, vernac- 
 ia, O.Fr. garnache, id.; Ital, vernaccia. 
 VERI?AY,o(//. Very. Aberd. Peg. 
 VERRAYMENT, ,s-. Truth.— Lat. Terum, 
 
 id, V, Werray5ient. 
 VERT, Wert, s. A term used in old char- 
 ters, to signify a right to cut green wood. 
 Chart. Q. Anne. — Fr. terd, Lat. ririd-is. 
 VERTER, s. 1. Virtue, Roxb. Ettr, For. 
 
 2, A charm, ibid. 
 To iiae Verter. To possess, or be supposed 
 
VER 
 
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 VIE, 
 
 to possess virtue, by which certain dis- 
 eases may be cured, ibid. 
 
 VERTER-WELL, s. A medicinal well, Sel- 
 kirks.; corrupted from rertue-icell, i. e. a 
 icell possessing virtue, or tlie power of 
 healing. 
 
 VERTESIT, s. Virtue; virginity. Old 
 edition of the song, The Tailor came to 
 clout the claise. — In O.Fr. vertiiosite is 
 equivalent to rertu, qualite; Lat. virtus, 
 Roquefort. 
 
 VERTGADIN, s. A farthingale. " The 
 farthingales came first in when the Queen- 
 Regent went to Saint Andrews, after the 
 battle of Pinkie, and were then called 
 Vertgadim." The Abbot. — O.Fr. tertu- 
 gadin ; from Hisp. verdugado, id. Diet. 
 Trev. V. Vardingard. 
 
 VERTIE, Vairtie, adj. Early up; early 
 stirring; early at business, Buchan. Tar- 
 ras. — Alem. vertig, {idso faertig,) paratus 
 
 To VERTIES, V. a. To warn, Shetl.; an 
 abbrev. of E. Advertise. 
 
 VERTUE, Vertew, s. Thrift; industry, S. 
 
 VERTUOUS, Virtuous, adj. Thrifty ; in- 
 dustrious, S. Ramsay. 
 
 VESCHELL, s. Vassal ; slave. Lindsay. 
 
 VESCHIARIS, s. pi. Washerwomen. 
 " Veschiaris & ladinsteris." Aberd. Reg. 
 Ladinsteris seems literally to signify 
 cleansers; from A.S. ladian, emundare, 
 extergere, purgare. V. Ster. 
 
 VESIAR, s. A surveyor or examinator. 
 " Cerciouris, vesiarls,^^ &c. Aberd. Req. 
 
 To VESIE, VisiE, VisYE, Wesy, Wisie, 
 v.a. 1. To visit. T>ouglas. 2. To examine 
 accurately, S. Gaican and Gol. 3. To 
 send good or evil judicially. Wallace, 
 4. To take aim; to mark, S. — Fr. viser, 
 id.; Lat. vi$-o, to visit; also, to survey. 
 
 VESTREAN, s. The west, Shetl.; Isl. 
 vestraenn, occidentalis. 
 
 VETCHER, s. A man of a very suspicious 
 appearance, Fife. — Tent, vaetsch, vitioso 
 sapore aut odore infectus ex olido vel 
 mucido dolio; perh. used in a moral sense. 
 
 VETIT, adj. Forbidden. S. P. Repr.~ 
 Lat. retit-us. 
 
 VEUG, s. Amorous. Houlate. — A.S. fog, 
 conjunctio; whence /o(;ere, a wooer. 
 
 To VEX, V. n. To be sorry. / icas like to 
 vex, I was disposed to be sorry, Ang. 
 
 VEX, s. A trouble; a vexation, S.A. " My 
 mother gar'd me learn the Single Carritch, 
 whilk was a great ve.v." Tales of My Landl. 
 
 T'jUG,'!?. a. To feel abhorrence at, S. Rams. 
 
 UGERTFOW, a(/;. Nice; squeamish. V. 
 Ogertful. 
 
 UGSUM, OuGSUM, adj. 1. Frightful, Clydes. 
 Dou(f. 2. Exciting abhorrence. Wynt. 
 
 UGSUMNES, s. Frightfulness ; horror. 
 
 UHU, Uu Uh, inter j. A sound, especially 
 used by children, expressive of affirma- 
 tion or approbation, equivalent to yes or 
 ay, S. It iij sounded through the uose. 
 
 UI, s. An isthmus or neck of land, Lewis. 
 at. Ace. — Dan. vig, sinus maris angustus. 
 
 VI AGE, s. LA voyage; pron. q. ve-age, 
 S.O. Act. Dom. Cone. 2. A jouruey, S. 
 Bp. Douglas uses it in this sense. — Ital. 
 viaggio, Fr. voyage, iter; Lat. via, a way. 
 
 VICE NAIL. A screw-nail. Inventories. 
 V. Vyse. 
 
 VICIAT, j^art. adj. Defective. Acts Ja. 
 VI. — Fr. Tic-ier, io mar, ricie, imperfect, 
 vice, defect, imperfection, default, Cotgr. 
 
 VICTUAL, s. Grain of any kind, S. Stat. 
 Ace. Pron. vittcd. 
 
 BucHAN-ViTTAL. I. Meal, of which the 
 " twa part is aits, and the third bear," 
 i. e. consisting of two-thirds of oats, and 
 one-third of barley, S.B. 2. Metaph. 
 transferred to a person on whom one can 
 place no dependence ; as, " He's Buchan 
 vittal that," S.B. 
 
 VICTUALLER, s. A corn-factor, S. 
 
 VIER, Vyer,*;. One who piVs with. Watson. 
 
 VIFDA, .9. Beef or mutton dried without 
 salt. V. VivDA. 
 
 VIFELIE, ac?r. In a lively manner. A. 
 Hume. — From Fr. tif, lively. 
 
 VYIS, Yyss, adj. Wise. Henrysone. 
 
 VYLAUS, adj. Perh. deceitful, q. loilous. 
 Wynt own. 
 
 VILCOUS, adj. " l,e\id,vilcous & scanda- 
 lus lyf." Aberd. Reg. — Perh. immoral, 
 from Su.G.U'i^/,error,and i-<os-a, to choose. 
 
 YYLJy, adj. Vile, S. Burel. 
 
 VYLDELY, adv. Vilely, S. Forbes on 
 the Revelation. Shakspere uses vild aud 
 ryld for vile, Nares. 
 
 * To VILIPEND, V. a. To slight ; to un- 
 dervalue, S. Society Contendings. Mr. 
 Todd has inserted this v. — Lat. vilipend- 
 ere, to make of no reputation. 
 
 VILITE, Vilitie, .9. Filth ; pollution. 
 Acts J. V. — Fr. vilete, vileness, baseness. 
 
 VYLT, s. Apparently, vault. Monroe. 
 
 To VINCUS, V. a. To vanquish. Bellend. 
 T. Liv. — Fr. vainc-re, id. 
 
 VINDICT, s. Vengeance; revenge. Guild. 
 Spalding. — Lat. vindlct-a. 
 
 To VIOLENT, V. a. To do violence to. 
 Fleming. — Fr. riolent-er, id. 
 
 VIOLER, VioLAR, s. One who plays on the 
 fiddle or violin, S. O.Fr. Fountainhall. 
 
 VIRE, s. " A great beauty," Orkn. 
 
 VIRE, .t. Tlie arrow called a quarrel, used 
 only for the crossbow. Douglas. — Fr. 
 vire, id. V. Wyr. 
 
 VYREENIN, pan. pr. Veering; turning 
 or winding about. iV. Burne. — Fr. vi- 
 ronnant, id. 
 
 VIRGE THRED. Thread of a particular 
 description. Ab. Reg. — Perh. streaked 
 thread, from Fr. verge, streaky. 
 
 VIRGUS, s. " Some fancied liquid, consi- 
 dered to be the sourest of any; It's as 
 sour as virgus." Gall. Encycl. — This is 
 obviously verjuice ; Fr. verjus, " acid 
 liquor expressed from crab-apples." 
 
VIR 
 
 717 
 
 UMB 
 
 VIRTDEER, s. The keeper of the grass or 
 green wood in a forest. For. Latcef. — 
 L.B. riridar-iiif, Fr. rerdeiir, id. 
 
 VIRL.VT,?. The same with T^(/c<. Cliahii. 
 Mary. — O. Fr. rlrolet, jeune homme, 
 Roquefort. lie also mentions L.B. rar- 
 let-us as synon. with ralit-us, viewing 
 both as diminutives from Lat. ri'r. 
 
 VIRLE, .«. A small ring put round any 
 body, to keep it firm, S./urntlc. liamsay. 
 — O.E. riirvll, Fr. riroUe. 
 
 VIRR, \m, s. Force; impetuosity, S.B. 
 IShirrcff. V. Bm. 
 
 VIRROCK, s. A corn, or bony excrescence 
 on tlie feet, S. virrock: I)unbar. — Lat. 
 rerruc-a, a wart ; A.S. icearr'uj, callosus, 
 nodosus. 
 
 VIRTUE, 5. Thrift, Loth. V. Vkrtie. 
 
 VISE, in Coal-mines. V. Wevse. 
 
 VYSE. Bowys of ryse, bows worked by 
 screws. — Fr. ri.', Belg. r//.<, a screw. Wynt. 
 
 To VISIE, r. a. V. Vesje. 
 
 VISIE, VizY, VizziE, s. 1. A scrutinizing 
 view, S. Bride of Lamm. 2. The aim 
 taken at an object, as when one is about 
 to shoot, S. 3. The knob or sight on the 
 muzzle-end of a gun, by which aim is 
 taken, S. — Fr. tisve, aim. 
 
 To Tak a Vizzie. To take an aim ; as, to 
 look along a gun before firing it off, S. 
 Steam-Boat. 
 
 * VISION, ,e. A thin, meagre person ; as, 
 "Puirthing ! she'sgrownamereri*'io«,"S. 
 
 To VISITE, r. a. To examine; to survey. 
 Used as synon. with Vis'ie. Acts Ja. VI. 
 — Fr. risit-er, id. 
 
 VISORNE, s. A mask or visor. Knox. 
 
 VISSIER, s. One who authoritatively in- 
 spects or examines. Inrentories. 
 
 VYSSIS, s./'/. Apparently uses. ActsJa.V. 
 
 To VITCH, r. a. To visit, Shetl.— In Isl. 
 the synonyme is rit-ia. 
 
 * VITIOUS, adj. Fierce ; fiery ; ill-tem- 
 pered ; as, " He's a vitious beast that ; I 
 wiss he dinna break that puir man's neck 
 that's on him," S. 
 
 VITIOUSNESS, s. Fierceness; unma- 
 nageableness, S. 
 
 VIVDA, ViFDA, s. Beef or mutton hung 
 and dried without salt, Orkn. Shetl. Ed- 
 mo7istone's Zetl. — Dan. rft-e, to fan, to 
 winnow, the substance being dried by the 
 action of the wind. 
 
 VIVE, Vile, «rf/. 1. Lively; representing 
 to the life, S. Bollock.— Fr. rif 2. 
 Brisk; vigorous, S. 3. Applied to what 
 may be seen clearly; as, " rtre preut," 
 letter-press which maybe read easily, S.B. 
 
 VIVELY,«rfr. 1. In a vivid light, S. Boss. 
 2. Distinctly; applied to sound. S/nild. 
 
 VIVERIS, ViEVERs, J. pi. Provisions for 
 the sustenance of life; victuals, S. Kno.r. 
 — Fr. Ttrres, id. 
 
 YIYUAL, adj. 1. Living ; alive, Ayrs. 2. 
 Used to express identity; as, " The ritual 
 person," the self-same person, ibid. 
 
 VIVUALLIE, adr. In life; as, « nrtudlie 
 seen," seen alive, Ayrs.— O.Fr. xirauli', 
 vivant, plein do force, Roquefort. 
 
 To VIZZIE, r. a. To view accurately. V. 
 VisiE, and Vesie. 
 
 VIZZIE-DRAP, (i. " The little mark stuck 
 up at the mouth of a gun-barrel, to guide 
 the sportsman's view." Gall. Eiic. V. 
 Vesie, r. 
 
 ULE, s. Oil. Aberd.Beq.— TT.huilc. 
 
 ULIE, .^. Oil. V. Olye. ■ 
 
 ULISPIT, pret. r. Lisped; MS. idis]rtt. 
 Barbour. — A.S. irlisp, dentiloquus. 
 
 ULK,Wlk,j. a week. Ab.Beg. V. Oulk. 
 
 ULLIER, .«. The water which runs from a 
 dunghill, Shetl. 
 
 UMAN. The pron. oi v:oman, Aug. 
 
 UjM AST, Umest, Umaist, adj. Uppermost ; 
 highest, S.B. Wynt. — A.S. vfemest, su- 
 premus; from «/«, above, and mcst, most. 
 
 UMAST CLAITH. A perquisite claimed 
 by the vicar, in the time of popery, on 
 occasion of the deathof any person. Lynds. 
 
 To UMBEDRAW, r. n. To turn about. 
 Dou<i. — Yie\g.omdraaij-en, to turnabout. 
 
 VMBEKEST, pret. Explored, or perhaps 
 surveyed, liauf Coil year. — Sw. omkast-a, 
 kast-a om, to turn, from om, circum, and 
 /;a.«<rt, jacere, equivalent to Lat. circumja- 
 cere, to cast all about, q. to turn the eyes 
 on all sides. 
 
 UMBERAUCHT, pret. Encompassed. 
 Douglas. — A.S. vmh, circa, aud raucht, 
 from raec-an, to extend. 
 
 UMBERSORROW, adj. 1. Hardy; re- 
 sisting disease, or the effects of severe 
 weather. Border; sometimes number-sor- 
 row. 2. Rugged; of a surly disposition. 
 Loth. — Teut.o«-tt'-.<tijv7/(t,negligenscurae; 
 or Su.G. ombaer-a, portare, aud sorg, 
 aerumna. 3. " Weakly; delicate," Roxb. 
 — Isl. umber-a, pati. 
 
 To UMBESCHEW, r. ft. To avoid. I)uu<j. 
 — A.S. umb, about, prefixed to crcheiv. 
 
 To UMBESEGE, r. a. To encompass with 
 armed men. I)ou<ilas. 
 
 To UMBESET, r. a. To beset on every 
 side. Douglas. — A.S. yinb-saet-an, id. 
 circumdare. 
 
 To UMBETHINK, r. n. To consider at- 
 tentively. Barbour. — -A.S. ymbe-tkinc-an, 
 cogitare de. Tim Bobbin gives umbethoict 
 as used in Lancash. explaining it " re- 
 flected, remembered." 
 
 UMBEWEROUND, part. pa. Environed. 
 Barbour. — A.S. ymbe-hwearf-an, circum- 
 cingere. 
 
 UMBOTH, Umditii, adj. A term applied 
 to Teind or tithe of an alternate descrip- 
 tion, Orkn. Shetl. — The word is of Norw. 
 origin, and is said to imply a going or 
 changing about. Edmonst. Zetl. 
 
 UMBOTH, .<!. Tithe given by rotation, or 
 alternately, Orkn. Shetl. Time about. 
 
 UMBRE, .'. Shade. King's Quair.—fr. 
 ombre, Lat. umbra. 
 
UMQ 
 
 7] 8 
 
 UNC 
 
 UMQUHILE, adv. 1. Sometimes; at 
 times. Barbour. — A.S. hic Hum, aliqua^ndo, 
 inverted; from nmb, circum, and hwile, 
 intervallum temporis. 2. Used distribu- 
 tively, in the sense of noio as contrasted 
 with then. Priests Pcblis. 3. Some time 
 ago ; formerly. Douglas. V. Quhylum. 
 
 UMQUHILE, adj. Former ; late ; de- 
 ceased. JReg. Maj. 
 
 UMWYLLES'jS. Reluctance. SirGawan. 
 — A.S. un-icilles, cum reluctatione. 
 
 UN. A negat. particle in composition. V. On. 
 
 UNABASYT, part. pa. Undaunted ; E. 
 unabashed. Douglas. 
 
 UNABASITLIE, adv. Without fear or 
 dejection. Palice of Honor. 
 
 To UNABILLj-p. a. To incapacitate. Knox. 
 
 UNAMENDABLE, adj. What cannot be 
 remedied. Baillie. 
 
 UNAWARNISTLIE, adv. Without pre- 
 vious warning. Bellend. V. Unwarnist. 
 
 To UNBALL, v. a. To unpack. Sir A. 
 Balfour's Letters. V. Ball, a bale. 
 
 UNBAULD, adj. Humble; self-abased, 
 Clydes. ; from the negative, and bald, bold. 
 
 VNBEGGIT, part. pa. Not asked by 
 begging, or as alms. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 UNBEIST, s. A monster. V. Onbeist. 
 
 UNBEKENT, part. jja. Unknown, S.B.— 
 Belg. onbekend. Germ, unbelcaunt, id. 
 
 To VNBESETT, v. a. To surround. Pit- 
 scottie. — From A.S. umb, around, and 
 beset. 
 
 UNBE SETT, Unbeset, joarf. pa. I. Blocked 
 up. Poems I6th Cent. 2. Environed. 
 Hist. James the Sext. For Umbeset, q. v. 
 
 UNBIDDABLE, adj. Uncounsellable, S. 
 
 VNBIGGIT, part. adj. Not built upon, S. 
 Acts Mary. V. Big, r. 
 
 UNBODIN, «(y. Unprovided. Acts J. II. 
 
 V. BODEN, BODIN. 
 
 UNBODING, adj. Unpropitious ; unpro- 
 mising, Dumfr. 
 
 UNBOWSOME, adj. 1. Unbending, in a 
 literal sense, S.A. Hogg. 2. Stiff; ob- 
 stinate, S.A. ibid. — From A.S. un, nega- 
 tive, and boesum, " tractable, pliant, flex- 
 ible," Somner. V. Bousum. 
 
 VNBRINT, adj. Not burnt. Acts Mary. 
 
 VNBURELY, adj. Feeble ; not burly. 
 Bauf Coilyear. 
 
 UNCAIRDLY, adr. Carelessly; without 
 care. Bnrel. 
 
 UNCANNAND, adj. Possessing preterna- 
 tural power. Sir Eijeir. 
 
 UNCANNY, adj. 1. Not safe; dangerous, 
 S. Poems Buchau Dial. 2. Not tender; 
 harsh, S. Fergusson. 3. Incautious; im- 
 prudent, S. Baillie. 4. Mischievous; not 
 safe to meddle with, S. ibid. 5. Applied 
 to one supposed to possess preternatural 
 powers, S. Gtiy Mann. 6. Exposing to 
 danger from preternatural causes, S. Edin. 
 Mag. 7. Severe ; applied to a fall or 
 blow, S. Waterley. V. Canny. 
 
 UNCASSABLE, adj. What cannot be an- 
 
 nulled. Reg. Maj. — In, negat. and L.B. 
 cass-are, irritum reddere. 
 
 UNCE, Wnse, s. An ounce. " In weycht 
 of ten wnsiss or tharby." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 UNCHANCE, s. Mischance; calamity, 
 Ayrs. R. Gilhaize. 
 
 UNCHANCY, adj. 1. Not lucky ; not for- 
 tunate, S. Bellend. 2. Dangerous ; not 
 safe to meddle with ; applied to persons, 
 S. Rob Roy. 3. Ill-fated ; applied to 
 things which are the cause of misfortune, 
 trouble, or suffering, S. Helenore. 
 
 UNCLEAN HEARTSOMENESS. A sin- 
 gular phrase used to express adultery. 
 Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 
 UNCLIMMABIL, adj. What may not be 
 climbed. Bellend. T. Liv. 
 
 UNCO, s. 1. Any thing strange or prodi- 
 gious, S.O. Provost. 2. A strange per- 
 son; a stranger, S.O. Ann. Parish. — A.S. 
 uncuth is used in this very sense. 
 
 UNCO, «f(/. 1. Unknown. Ramsay. — A.S. 
 uncuth, id. 2. Not acquainted ; being in 
 the state of a stranger, S. Bellend. 3. 
 Not domestic, S. Ross. 4. So much 
 changed as scarcely to be recognised, S. 
 Cott. Glenbiirnie. 5. Unusual; surprising, 
 S. — A.S. uncuth, alienus. 6. Strange; as 
 applied to country, S. Guy Mannering, 
 7. Distant ; reserved in one's manner to- 
 wards another, S. 
 
 UNCO, adr. Very, S. Ross. 
 
 VNCO ACTED, Uncoactit, part. adj. Not 
 forced ; voluntary. Pitscottie. 
 
 UNCOFT, adj. Unbought, S. Bellenden. 
 
 V. COFF, V. 
 
 UNCOIST, s. Expense.— The word is the 
 same with Teut. on-kost, dispendium. 
 
 UNCOLIE, Uncolies, adv. Greatly; very 
 much; strangely; to a surprising degree, 
 Aberd. The latter is used, ibid. Loth. 
 Fife. — A.S. unctithlice, inusitate. 
 
 UNCOLINS, adv. In a strange or odd 
 manner, Fife ; from unco, and the termi- 
 nation lins, denoting quality. V. Lingis. 
 
 VNCO ME, Uncome, s. Apparently ap- 
 proach. Pitscottie. Uncome is perhaps 
 q. oncome, coming on, or forward. 
 
 UNCOME, adj. Not come; not arrived. 
 Spalding. 
 
 UNCORDUALL,fflrf;. Incongruous. Wall. 
 
 UNCORNE, s. Wild oats, S.B. Douglas. 
 
 UNCOS, used as a s. pi. News, S.B. 
 MorisoH, 
 
 UNCOST, s. Expense ; the same with On- 
 cost, sense 1. " Fraucht and rncostis of 
 certane geir." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 UNCOUNSELFOW, adj. Uncounsellable.; 
 unadvisable, S.B. 
 
 UNCOUTH Y, adj. 1. Dreary; causing 
 fear, S. ; pron. uncoudy, S.B. Ross. 2. 
 Under the influence of fear, S.B. Eery, 
 synon. 3. Unseemly, Fife. V. Couth, 
 
 COUTHY. 
 
 UNCOUTHNESSE, s. Strangeness; want 
 of acquaintance* Fergusson. 
 
UNC 
 
 710 
 
 UNF 
 
 UNCREDYBLE,rt(f/. Unbelieving. Dou,j. 
 — L.B. incredibllis, incredulous. 
 
 To UNCT, r. a. To anoint, ^hp. Ilamll- 
 toun. — Lat. uiict-us. 
 
 UNCTING, .<!. Anointing. Hamilton. 
 
 UNCUNNANDLY, adv. Unknowingly. 
 Dunbar. V. Cunnand. 
 
 UNCUNNANDNES, .V. Ignorance. Doug. 
 
 UNDALA, («//. Mean; despicable, Shetl. 
 — Isl. odaell, inutilis. 
 
 VNDEFESIT,^)«rf. adj. Without acquit- 
 tance. Act. Dom. Cone. V. Deiese, r. 
 
 UNDEGEST, adj. 1. Hash; imprudent. 
 Douq. 2. Untimely ; premature, ibid. 
 
 UNDEGRATE, «(/;. Ungrateful. V. Un- 
 grate. 
 
 YNDEID, adj. Alive ; in the state of life. 
 Rauf CoUyi-ar. 
 
 UNDEIP, .S-. A shallow place. Douglas. 
 — Teut. on-deipte, vadum, brevia. 
 
 UN DEMIT, Undemmyt, adj. Uncensured, 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 
 UNDEMUS, arfj. Incalculable; inconceiv- 
 able; undcemh, uudeemint, S.B. Bellend. 
 — A.S. un, negat. and dem-an, to judge, 
 to reckon. 
 
 UNDERCOTTED,part. adj. Apparently 
 for undercoated. Walker's Rem. Fassag. 
 
 UNDER FIT, adj. A term applied to 
 peats cast in a peculiar mode. Gall. Enc. 
 
 UNDER-FUR SO\VING. Sowing in a 
 shallow furrow. Max. Sel. Trans. 
 
 UNDERGORE, adj. " In a state of lep- 
 rous eruption," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To UNDERLY, r. a. To undergo, S.— 
 ■ — Belg. onderlegg-en, to lie under. 
 
 To UNDERLOUT, Wndyrlowte, v. n. To 
 stoop ; to be subject. Wi/ntown. — A.S. 
 underlut-an, id. 
 
 UNDERLOUT, Wndyrlowte, adj. In a 
 state of subjection, ibid. 
 
 UNDERN, s. Tiie third hour of the arti- 
 ficial day, according to the ancient reck- 
 oning, i. e. nine o'clock a.m. Leg. Quat. 
 Burg. 
 
 UNDER SPEAKING. Under pretence of 
 sjH'akini/ with. Spalding. 
 
 UNDERSTANDABLE, adj. Intelligible. 
 Spaldinu. 
 
 UNDIGHTED, part. adj. Not dressed, S. 
 " Lana rudis, undighted wool," Wedderb. 
 Yocab. V, DicHT, v. 
 To VNDIRGANG, v. a. To incur ; to be 
 subjected to. Pari. Ja. III. — A.S. un- 
 der-qanq-an, snbire, to undergo. 
 UNDIRSTANDIN, j?art./)a. Understood. 
 
 Act. Audit. 
 VNDISPONIT, part. pa. Not given away. 
 
 ActsJa. VI. 
 VNDISTRUBLIT,/>a)f. pa. Undisturbed. 
 
 Act. Audit. 
 To UNDO, r. a. 1. To cut off. Douglas. 
 2. To unravel, ibid. 3. To disclose ; to 
 uncover, ibid. — A.S. un-do-en, aperire, 
 solvere. 
 UNDOCH, U.NDOcnT, Undought, Wan- 
 
 DOLGiiT, s. 1. A weak or puny creature; 
 applied both to body and mind, S. ; wan- 
 docht, S.B. Calderw. 2. Expl. as signi- 
 fying a coward. Iludd. — Teut. on-deugkd, 
 vitium, on, negat. and deughd, virtus. 
 UNDON, Wndon, part. pa. Explained. 
 
 Wyntown. 
 UNDOOMIS,UNDUMOus,(Gr.t;,) adj. Im- 
 mense ; unaccountable ; what cannot be 
 reckoned, Aug. Shetl. " An nndumous 
 sicht," an immense quantity or number, 
 Mearns. V. Undemus. 
 
 VNDOUTABLE, adj. Indubitable; that 
 cannot be called in question. Act. Dom. 
 Cone. — This has been used in O.E. as 
 Sherwood has undoubtable. 
 
 UNDRAIKIT, part. adj. Not drenched, 
 Stirliugs. V. Drake, Draik, r. 
 
 UNE, s. Oven, S. Bellenden. V. Oon. 
 
 UNEARTHLY, adj. Ghostly ; preterna- 
 tural, S.; wanearihly, S.B. Minst. Bord. 
 
 VNECERT, at/j. Uncertain. Acts Mary. 
 — Lat. incert-us. 
 
 UNEGALL, adj. Unequal. G. Buchanan. 
 — Fr. inegal. 
 
 UNEITH, Oneith, Uneth, S. Unethis, 
 Uneis, Unese, Wness, U.neist, adv. 
 Hardly; with difiBculty. Wallace. — A.S. 
 un-eathe, vix, scarcely. 
 
 VNENDIT,^jart. pa. Unfinished; not ter- 
 minated. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 UNEPUT TO DEATH. Not executed. 
 Marioribank's Ann. 
 
 UNERDIT, part. adj. Not buried. Doug. 
 
 UNESCHE WABIL, «((/. Unavoidable. 
 Douglas. 
 
 UNESS, adv. V. Uneith. 
 
 UN-EVER, adv. Never; at no time, Moray. 
 
 UNFANDRUM, adj. Bulky; unmanage- 
 able, Ang. 
 
 UNFARRANT, adj. Senseless; without 
 quickness of apprehension, Ettr. For. 
 Hogg. V. Farrant. 
 
 U N F E I L, adj. 1. Uncomfortable, Roxb. 
 2. Rough ; not smooth, ibid. V. Feil. 
 
 UNFEIROCH, adj. Feeble; frail; un- 
 wieldy. The same with Unfery, Ettr. 
 For. Perils of Man. 
 
 UNFERY, Onfeirie, adj. Infirm ; un- 
 wieldy, S. Pop. Ball.—Sn.G. wan/ocr, 
 imbecillis. V. Fery. 
 
 UNFEUED, part. adj. Not disposed of in 
 feu, S. Aberd. Journ. 
 
 UNFLEGGIT, part. pa. Not affrighted. 
 Ferqusson. 
 
 UNFORE. " All in ane voce baitht fore 
 & unfore." Aberd. Peg. This might 
 seem to signify " for and against." 
 
 UNF0RLATIT,7)art.rt(//. 1. Not forsaken. 
 Ixudditnan. 2. Fresh; new. Douglas. — 
 Belg. wyn xerlaat-en, to rack wine. 
 
 UNFORSAIN'D, adj. Undeserved. Ross. 
 Perhaps originally irremediable. — Teut. 
 on, negat. and versoen-en, Svf.foerson-a, 
 to expiate. 
 
 UNFOTHERSUM, adj. A term applied 
 
UNF 
 
 720 
 
 UNL 
 
 to the weather when not favourable to 
 vegetation, Dumfr. Corr. from unfvrth- 
 ersum, q. what does not further the crop. 
 
 V. FORDERSUM. 
 
 UNFRE, adj. Discourteous. Sir Tristrem. 
 
 UNFREE, adj. Not enjoying the liberties 
 of a burgess, Aberd. Spaldin<j. 
 
 UNFRE LIE, Unfreely, adj. Not hand- 
 some. Jlouhite. V. Frely. 
 
 UNFRELIE, Unfreelie, adj. 1. Frail; 
 feeble, S.B. 2. Heavy; unwieldy, ibid. 
 — Isl. un, negat. and fralig-r, fleet, also 
 powerful. 
 
 UNFREND, Unfriend, s. An enemy, O.E. 
 Lyndsay. — Teut. on-Triend, inimicus, pa- 
 rum amicus. 
 
 UNFRIENDSHIP, s. Eumity. " Inimi- 
 citiae, unfriendship" Desp. Gram. 
 
 UNFRUGAL, adj. Lavish ; given to ex- 
 pense. Cravfurd's Unir. Edin. 
 
 UNFUTE-SAIR, adj. Priests of PebUs.— 
 A.S. fota-sare, dolor pedum, with the 
 negat. prefixed. 
 
 UNGAND, jiari. ;^r. Unfit; not becoming. 
 Douglas. 
 
 UNGANG, Wngang, s. Aberd. Pefj. This 
 seems to denote the range made by a 
 fishing-boat for one draught of the net, or 
 the act of landing. — A.S. on-ganfj, in- 
 gressus. 
 
 To UNGANG, t. a. It iingangs me sair, I 
 am much deceived ; I am greatly mis- 
 taken, Aug. Ross. 
 
 UNGEIR'D, Ungearit, adj. 1. Not clad ; 
 unharnessed. Gl. Shirr. 2. Castrated, 
 Ayrs. V. Geir. 
 
 UNGLAID, adj. Sorrowful. Douglas. 
 Compounded of w« and glad. 
 
 UNGRATE, Undegrate, adj. Ungrateful, 
 S.B. Meston. Undegrate is also used, 
 Aberd. as in the following prov. — " It's 
 tint gueed that's dane [done] to the uti- 
 degrate." 
 
 UNGROND,jM)-f.;)a. Not grinded. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. 
 
 VNHABILL, Vnhabile, Unhable, adj. 1. 
 Unfit for any purpose whatsoever ; used 
 in a general sense. Acts Mary. 2. Unfit 
 for travelling, by reason of age or bodily 
 indisposition. Balf. Pract. 3. Under a 
 legal disability ; used as a forensic term. 
 Acts Mary. 
 
 UNHALSIT,;jarf.;ja. Not saluted. Doug. 
 V. Halles. 
 
 UNHANTY, Unhaunty, adj. 1. Inconve- 
 nient, Loth. 2. " Unwieldy ; over large. 
 A very fat person is called unhaunty" 
 Renfr. Gl. Picken. V. Hanty. 
 
 UNHEARTY, adj. 1. Uncomfortable; ap- 
 plied to the state of the atmosphere ; as, 
 "An unhearty day," a day that is cold 
 and damp, S. 2. Transferred to bodily 
 feeling, when one ails a little, especially 
 as regarding the sensation of cold, S. 
 
 UNHEARTSOME, adj. Melancholy. 
 lluthcrford. 
 
 roUNHEILD,r.«. To uncover. Pal. Hon. 
 — A.S. unhel-an, revelare. V. Heild. 
 
 U N H|E L E, s. Pain ; suffering. lioulate. 
 — A.S. un-hele, crux, tormentum. 
 
 UNHINE,Unhyne,«(/;. 1. Extraordinary; 
 unprecedented ; unparalleled ; in a bad 
 sense, Aberd. 2. Expl. " immense ; ex- 
 cessive," Moray. Also generally used in 
 a bad sense. 
 
 UNHIT, ^«rt. pa. Not named. Douglas. 
 V. Hat. 
 
 UNHONEST, rt(7y. 1. Dishonourable. Bel- 
 lenden. — Lat. inhonest-us, Fr. inhoneste. 
 2. Dishonest, Aberd. Spalding. 
 
 UNHONESTIE,s. 1. Injustice. Acts.I. VI. 
 2. Indecorous conduct; indecent carriage. 
 Acts Ja. V. 3. Dishonesty, Aberd. 
 
 To VNY, r. a. To unite. Acts Ja. IV. 
 — Fr. 7(nir, id. 
 
 UNICORN, s. A gold coin struck in S. in 
 the reign of James III. and exhibiting a 
 unicorn supporting a shield with the royal 
 arms. Inventories. 
 
 UNICORN FISH. The name given by our 
 seamen to a species of whale. Monodon 
 monoceros, Linn. Walker''s Essays on 
 Nat. Hist. 
 
 UNIRKIT, adj. Unwearied. Douglas. 
 
 UNITE, s. Agold coin of James VL " It 
 was first called the Unite, on account of 
 the union of the two kingdoms under one 
 prince ; they afterwards obtained the ap- 
 pellation of Jacobuses and Broad Pieces. 
 Their value was at 20 English shillings, 
 which was 12 pounds Scots, afterwards 
 they increased to 25." Cardonnel. 
 
 UNKENSOME, ar/;. Unknowable. Minst. 
 Border. 
 
 UNKNAW, part. pa. Unknown. Doug. 
 
 VNKNAWLEGE,s.Ignorance.^ci!s/.///. 
 
 VNLAY, s. Fine; the same with Unlaw. 
 Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 VNLANDIT, adj. Not in possession of 
 heritable property. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 V^hMIlTypart.pa. Undisciplined; des- 
 titute of proper breeding. Fordun. V. 
 Lait. 
 
 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 autho- 
 rity. Baillie. 
 
 To UNLAW, r. rt. To fine. Burr.Latres. 
 
 UNLEFULL, adj. Unlawful. Ab. Peg. 
 
 UNLEIF, adj. Unpleasant ; ungrateful. 
 Douglas. V. Leif. 
 
 UNLEIFSUM, adj. Unlawful. 
 
 UNLEIFSUMELYE, adr. Unwarrant- 
 ably. Lyndsay. Unlesumlie. Aberd. Ke<i. 
 V. Lesum. 
 
 U N L E I L L, adj. J Dishonest. Lyndsay. 
 V. Leil, 
 
UNL 
 
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 UNS 
 
 UNLESUM, adj. What cannot be per- 
 mitted. Douglas. V. Lksum. 
 
 VN LET TIN, part. pa. Not released. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 UNLIFE-LIKE, adj. Not having the ap- 
 pearance of lirbhj, or of recovery from 
 disease, S.A. ll»jij. 
 
 UNLUSSUiM, adj. Unlovely. Douglas. 
 Unlusum is still used, S. V. Lufsom. 
 
 UNMENSEFU', Unmencefu', adj. 1. Un- 
 mannerly, S.A. lloijg. 2. Without dis- 
 cretion, or any thing approaching to ge- 
 nerosity. " He is a neetie nnmensc/u' 
 body ; he did not even offer me meat in 
 his house," Berwicks. 
 
 UNxMODERLY, adj. Unkindly. Wynt. 
 — Uii, negat. and A.S. mothicaere, meek. 
 
 VNMORTIFYIT, part. pa. Not under a 
 deed of mortmain. I'arl. Ja. III. V. 
 Mortify. 
 
 To UNNEST, r. a. To dislodge. 3Iem. of 
 the i^fomcrrills. — Ital. snid-are, Fr. de- 
 niche r, nnncst. 
 
 UNOORAMENT, adj. Uncomfortable; 
 unpleasant, Strathmore. 
 
 VNORDERLY,aof r. Irregularly. Act.Aud. 
 
 VNPASSING,/)rtrt. jjc. Not going or de- 
 parting. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 UNPAUNDED, part. adj. Unpledged. 
 Balllie. 
 
 UNPLEYIT, part. adj. Not subjected to 
 litigation by law. Pari. Ja. II. V.Pley, r. 
 
 VNPLENISSlTj^^cirf. pa. Not furnished; 
 waste, Fife. Acts Ja. V. V. Plenis. 
 
 VNPROUISITLIE, adi: Without pre- 
 vious intimation; immediately. ActsJa. 
 VI. — Fr. a ri)nproviste, a I'improveu, 
 '•' suddenly, at unawares, before it was 
 thought of, or looked for," Cotgr. 
 
 UNPRUDENCE,s. Imprudence. Bdlend. 
 
 UNPURPOSE, rtrf/. Awkward; slovenly; 
 inexact ; untidy, Aberd. Fife ; q. not 
 suited to the purpose ostensibly in view. 
 
 UNPURPOSELIKE, adj. Exhibiting the 
 appearance of awkwardness, or of not 
 being adapted to the use to which any 
 thing is applied, S. 
 
 UNPUT, part. ;ja. Not put. Unput aside, 
 not put out of the way ; not secreted. 
 iipalding. 
 
 VN-PUT-FURTH, part. pa. Not ejected. 
 ActsJa. IV. 
 
 UNQUART, s. Sadness. Gawan and Gol. 
 
 The reverse of Quert, q. v. 
 UNRABOYTYT, 2>art. pa. Not repulsed. 
 Wallace. V. Rebut, v. 
 
 UNRE ABILLIT, part. pa. " Ane priestis 
 son rnreabillit." Aberd. Reg. The mean- 
 ing seems to be, not legitimated, yet 
 legally in a state of bastardy. V. Re- 
 
 HABLE, ReaBILL. 
 
 UNREASON, Unressoun, s. 1. Injustice; 
 iniquity. Priests Peblis. 2. Disorder. 
 Acts Marie. 
 
 VNRECOUNSALLIT, part. pa. Unre- 
 conciled. Acts Mary. 
 
 UNREDE, Unuide, adj. Cruel ; severe. 
 
 >Sir Tristrem. — A.S. un-ge-reod, un-ge- 
 
 ridu, barbarous, cruel. 
 UNREGRATED, part. adj. Unnoticed; 
 
 untold. I'itscottie. 
 UNREGULAR, adj. Irregular, Aberd. 
 VNREMEMBRAND,;jrtr<. adj. Unmind- 
 ful. Acts .Ta. V. 
 VNRESPONSALL, adj. Unable to pay a 
 
 fine or debt; a forensic term. ActsJa. VI. 
 
 V. Responsall. 
 UNREST,?. 1. Trouble. Wallace. 2. A 
 
 person or thing that causes disquietude. 
 
 pMillie. — Teut. on-raste, on-rnste, inquics. 
 
 This word is used by Shakspere. 
 
 Tliy sun sets, weeping, in the lowly west, 
 Witnessing storms to come, wo, and unrest. 
 V. Wan REST, A'jV; Itiehurd 11. 
 
 UNREULFULL, adj. Ungovernable. Pari. 
 
 Ja. II. 
 UNRYCHT, s. Injustice; iniquity. Lynds. 
 
 — A.S. vn-richt, Tent, on-recht, injustitia. 
 VNROVNGIT, part. pa. Not gnawed or 
 
 fretted. Aberd. lleg. V. Ronged. 
 UNRUDE, nr//. Vile; impure, Ayrs. Doug. 
 
 — Teut. on-raed, sordes, immundities. 
 UNRUFE, s. Trouble; toil; vexation. Baiif 
 
 Coilyear. — Germ. unruhe,Te\xt. on-rocuive, 
 
 inquies, on-roewlqh, inquietus. 
 UNRUNNYN, part. pa. Not run; not ex- 
 pired. Act. Audit. 
 UNSALL, adj. V. Unsel. 
 UNSAUCHT, Unsaught, adj. Disturbed; 
 
 troubled. Gaican and Gol. — Teut. on- 
 
 saecht, durus, asper, rudis. 
 UNSAUCHT, s. Dispeace ; trouble, S.B.— 
 
 A.S.un-saeht,un-seht,discordisi,immic\tia. 
 To UNSCHET, r. a. To open. Douglas. 
 
 V. SCIIETE. 
 
 VNSEY'D, part. adj. Not tried, S. Fer- 
 gusson. V. Sey, r. 
 
 UiSfSEL, Unsall, Unsilly, adj. 1. Un- 
 happy; wretched. Dunb. — A.S. un-s'aelig, 
 Su.G. uscl, infelix. 2. Naughty ; worth- 
 less. i)/oH^;o}H.— Moes.G. unsel, mains. 
 
 UNSELE, Unsell, s. 1. Mischance ; mis- 
 fortune. Barbour. — A.S. un-saelth, infe- 
 licitas, infortunium. 2. A wicked or 
 worthless person. Bannat. P. — Moes.G. 
 unsel, evil, wickedness. The term rinsell 
 is still used in Dumfr. Scoury unsell is a 
 contemptuous designation applied to a 
 child by one who is in bad humour. The 
 provincial E. word Ounsel is evidently 
 the same. It is thus expl. by Mr. Thoresby 
 — " A title of reproach sometimes applied 
 to the devil," Ray's Lett. 
 
 UNSELYEABLE, adj. Unassailable. 
 Iloulate. 
 
 UNSENSIBLE, adj. Destitute of the ex- 
 ercise of reason, S. Discipline. 
 
 UNSETTING,^x(r/. adj. Not becoming, S. 
 Bollock. Pron. nnsettin, or onsettin. V. 
 Set, v. .3. 
 
 UNSETT, s. An attack ; for onset. Doug. 
 ' 3 A 
 
VNS 
 
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 VNSHAMEFASTNESSE, s. Sliameless- 
 ness. Poems \Gth Cent. 
 
 UNSIKKIR, Unsicker, adj. 1. Not se- 
 cure ; not safe. Douglas. 2. Unsteady, 
 S. Burns. V. Sikkir. 
 
 UNSILLY, adj. V. Unsel. 
 
 UNSKAITHED, part. adj. Unhurt, S. 
 Compounded of un, and the E. v. scath. 
 
 UNSNARRE, adj. Blunt; not sharp, S.B. 
 V. Snarre. 
 
 To UNSNECK, r. a. To lift a latch, S. 
 Pop. Ballads. 
 
 UNSNED, part. pa. Not pruned or cut, S. 
 V. Sned. 
 
 UNSNOD, Onsnod, adj. Not neat or trim, 
 S. V. Snod. 
 
 UNSONSIE, rtf/j;. 1. Unlucky, S. Ramsay. 
 2. Causing ill-luck ; fatal ; as applied to 
 the supposed influence of witchcraft, S. 
 Rem.. Niths. Song. 3. Dreary ; suggesting 
 the idea of goblins, S. Warerley. 4. 
 Mischievous, S. Ramsay. V. Sonsy. 
 
 UNSOPITED, part. pa. Not stilled; not 
 entirely quashed. Keith's Hist. V. So- 
 pite. 
 
 UNSOUND, s. A pang. Gawan and Gol. 
 — Teut. on-ghe-sonde, morbus. 
 
 UNSPERK it, adj. Not bespattered, Ettr. 
 For. Winter Evening Tales. 
 
 UNSPOILYIED, part. 'pa. Without being 
 subjected to spoliation. Spalding. 
 
 UNSPOKEN WATER. Water from under 
 a bridge, over which the living pass, and 
 the dead are carried, brought in the dawn 
 or twilight to the house of a sick person, 
 without the bearer's speaking either in 
 going or returning, Aberd. The modes of 
 application are various. Sometimes the 
 invalid takes three draughts of it before 
 any thing is spoken ; sometimes it is thrown 
 over the house, the vessel in which it was 
 contained being thrown after it. The 
 superstitious believe this to be one of the 
 most powerful charms that can be em- 
 ployed for restoring a sick person to 
 health. 
 
 UNSUSPECT, part. adj. Not suspected; 
 or not liable to suspicion. " Ane famous 
 wnsuspect assiss." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 UNSWACK, adj. Stiff; not agile, Aberd. 
 W. Beattie's Tales. V. Swack. 
 
 UNTELLABYLL, Untellibyll, adj. 
 What cannot be told. Bellenden. 
 
 UNTELLABLY, adv. Ineffably. Doug. 
 
 UNTELLIN, Untelling, adj. What can- 
 not be told; chiefly applied to number, 
 Roxb. Blackw. Macy. 
 
 UNTENTED, part. pa. Not watched over; 
 not tended. Sir W. Scotfs Pibroch of 
 Donald Dim. Untented is used by Shak- 
 spere, and perhaps in the same sense. V. 
 Johnson. 
 
 UNTENTY, adj. Inattentive; not watch- 
 ful, S. Leg. Montrose. 
 
 UNTHINKABILL, adj. Inconceivable. 
 Lyndsay. 
 
 UNTHIRLIT, paH. adj. Not astricted. 
 Bellend. T. Liv. 
 
 UNTHOCHT. To laud one unthoclit lang, 
 to keep one from wearying. Pop. Ball. 
 — Teut. ondeuchtigh, curae et timoris 
 expers. 
 
 UNTHOLEABLE, adj. Intolerable, S. 
 V. Thole, v. 
 
 UNTHOUGHT LANG. Without thinking 
 long; without feeling ennui, S.B. A. 
 Lainq's Thistle of Scotl. V. Lang, adj. 
 
 UNTHRIFT,s. Wastefulness. " Many one 
 blames their wife for their own unthrift," 
 S. Prov. Kelly. 
 
 UNTHRIFTY, adj. Unfriendly. Doug. 
 V. Thryft. 
 
 UNTIDY, adj. Not neat; not trim; ap- 
 plied to persons who are slovenly in the 
 mode of putting on their clothes. 
 
 UNTlDILIE,a(Zp. Not neatly; awkwardly; 
 as," That's most untidilie done," or, " She 
 was very untidily dressed," S. Untydyly, 
 unhandsomely, not neatly, O.E. Palsgr. 
 
 UNTILL, prep. Unto. 
 
 UNTIMEOUS, adj. Untimely; unseason- 
 able, S. V. TiMEOUS. 
 
 UNTYNT,j[jar«.jL)a. Not lost. Douglas. 
 V. Tyne. 
 
 UNTO. Used in the sense of until. Acts 
 Ja. VI. Unto is used in this sense by 
 Chaucer; as also until in the sense of 
 imto, GI. Chaucer. 
 
 UNTRAIST, arf;. Unexpected. Lyndsay. 
 V. Traist, adj. 
 
 VNTRAISTIE, adj. Faithless; unworthy 
 oi trust. Poems \Qth Cent. 
 
 VNTRANSUMYT, part. pa. Not tran- 
 scribed. Acts Ja. V. V. Transumpt. 
 
 UNTRETABYLL, adj. Unmanageable ; 
 intractable. Douglas. — Lat. intracta- 
 hil-is. 
 
 UNTRIG, adj. Not trim ; slovenly, S. 
 Annals of the Parish. V. Trig. 
 
 UNTR0WABILL,ffl4/. Incredible. Lynd- 
 say. V. Trow, v. 
 
 UNVICIAT, part. adj. Productive; not 
 deficient. Acts Ja. VI. V. Viciat. 
 
 UN WAR, Unwer, adj. or adv. Unwary 
 or unawares. Douglas. — A.S. unwar,un- 
 wacr, incautus ; Isl. war-a, videre. 
 
 UNWARYIT, part. pa. Not accursed. 
 Douglas. V. Wary. 
 
 UN WARN YST, part. pa. Not warned, S. 
 V. Warnis. 
 
 UN WARNISTLY, adv. Without previous 
 warning. Douglas. 
 
 VNWAUKIT,pa»-«.jprt. Not fulled. Act. 
 Dom. Cone. 
 
 UNWEEL, adj. 1. Ailing; valetudinary, 
 S. Tales of My Landlord. Mr. Todd has 
 adopted Unwell as an E. word in this 
 sense. 2. Sickly; of an ailing constitu- 
 tion, S. 
 
 V^WEMMYT, part. adj. Unspotted; un- 
 stained. Douglas. — A.S. un-icaemme, un- 
 waemmed, immaculatus. 
 
UNW 
 
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 UNWERD, s. Sad fate; misfortune, S. 
 
 Jiiiddimuii. — A.S. un-icyrd, infortunium. 
 
 V. Weird. 
 U N W Y N N A B I L L, adj. Impregnable. 
 
 BcUenden. — A.S. un-tcinna, invincibilis. 
 UNWINNE, adj. Extreme. ,S'(r Trist.— 
 
 A.S. un-icinna, invincibilis, injucundus, 
 
 inamoenus, asper. V. Win. 
 UNWOLLIT, part. adj. Without wool; 
 
 having the wool taken oif. Aberd. Reg. 
 UNWROKIN, part. pa. Unrevenged, 
 
 Dotiijlaii. — A.S. un-wreceii, iuultus. 
 UNYEMENT, s. Ointment. Bellenden. 
 
 — O.Fr. oignement, id. 
 VOALER, s. A cat, Shetl.; q. a wawler, 
 
 from Isl. Tol-a, querulor. 
 VOAMD, s. Meat injured by being too 
 
 long kept, Shetl.; apparently synon. with 
 
 Hoam'd, S. — Allied perhaps to Isl. vam, 
 
 vitium. 
 VOCE, s. Voice, S.B. Fife. Douglas. 
 VODDER, s. Weather. Aberd. Reg. V, 
 
 WODDER. 
 
 VODE, adj. 1. Empty; void. Douglas. 
 2. Light ; indecent, ibid. 
 
 To VODE, V. a. To void ; to empty, ibid. 
 
 VOE, s. A long, narrow bay, Orkn. Shetl. 
 Barry. — Isl. tog-r, sinus maris angustus. 
 
 VOGIE, VoKiE, adj. 1. Vain, S. Ross. — 
 Fr. togue, Ital. toga, esteem, repute, 
 vogue. 2. Merry; cheerful, S.B. Jac.Rcl. 
 
 VOYAGE, s. A journey. PUscottie. — Fr. 
 id. Ital. rlaggio. 
 
 To VOYCE, Voice, v. n. To vote. Acts 
 Cha. I. 
 
 To VOICE out, T. a. To elect by vote. 
 Spalding. 
 
 VOICER, s. A voter. Baillie. 
 
 VOICING, s. The act of voting. Spalding. 
 
 VOLAGE, VoLLAGE, adj. 1. Giddy; incon- 
 siderate. Complaynt S. Fountainh. 2. 
 Profuse; prodigal; as, "He's unco tolage 
 o' his siller," Aberd. — Fr. id. light, giddy, 
 inconsiderate. 
 
 VOLE MOUSE. The short-tailed field- 
 mouse, S. Orkn. Barry. — A.S. wold, 
 planities ; Su.G. wall, solum herbidum ; 
 Isl. roell-r, campus, pratum. 
 
 To VOLISH, r. n. To talk ostentatiously, 
 Upp. Lanarks. 
 
 VOLISHER, ?. An ostentatious talker, ib. 
 — Isl. rols-a, superbire. 
 
 VOLOUNTE, s. The wilL Douglas.— 
 Fr. Tolonte. 
 
 VOLT,s. Perh. cupola or dome. Maitl.P. — 
 Fr. Toulte, a vaulted or embowed roof. 
 
 VOLT, s. Countenance ; aspect. Chalmers's 
 Mary. — O.Fr. volt, visage, Roquef. V. 
 
 VULT. 
 
 VOLT,s. Vault or cellar. Ab.Reg. V.Vout. 
 
 VOLUPTUOSITIE, s. Voluptuousness. 
 Acts Mary. 
 
 VOLUSPA, s. Explained as synon. with 
 Sibyl. Pirate. — Isl. vola, denotes a pro- 
 phetess, Sibylla, vates Pythia, Verel.; and 
 spa, the prediction itself. Voluspa 16 the 
 
 name given to a part of the more ancient 
 Edda; and as M. Mallet has observed, 
 " signifies the oracle or the prophecy of 
 Vola." 
 
 To VOME, V. a. To puke; to vomit. Compl. 
 S. — Lat. Tomo. Isl. rowa, nausea, vomitus. 
 
 VOMITER, s. An emetic, S. St. Uerviain's 
 Royal Phi/sician. — Fr. tomitoire. 
 
 VOR, 8. The spring, Orkn. V. Veir. 
 
 VOSTING, s. Boasting, Hamilton. 
 
 VOTE, *■. A vow. Bellend. CVon.— O.Fr. 
 tot, vote, Lat. rot-nm. 
 
 To VOTE, V. a. To devote. Votit, part. 
 pa. Bellenden. 
 
 VOTH, s. Outlawry. Skene. V. Vouth. 
 
 VOUR, s. The seed-time, Shetl. V. Veir. 
 
 VOURAK, s. Wreck. « Tlie tourak of 
 the schip." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 VOUSS, «. The liquor of hay and chafi" 
 boiled, Strathmore. — Isl. vos, humor. 
 
 To VOUST,i\ n. To boast, S. P. Buck. Dial. 
 
 VOUST, VoisT, VosTiNG, s. Boasting ; a 
 boast, S. Douglas. — C.B. hostio, to boast. 
 
 VOUSTER, s. A boaster, S. Ruddiman. 
 
 VOUST Y, adj. Vain; given to boasting. 
 Beattie. 
 
 VOUT, s. A vault, S.— O.E. id.; Fr. toute, 
 id. ; Sw. hwal/d, arched. 
 
 VOUTH, adj. Prosecuted. Skene. — A.S. 
 wothe, clamor. 
 
 VOUTH, s. Prosecution in course of law, ib. 
 
 VOUTHMAN, s. An outlaw; one who has 
 been legally called, but not having pre- 
 sented himself in court, has been out- 
 lawed, ibid. 
 
 VOW, interj. Expressive of admiration or 
 surprise, S. Ramsay. — Isl. vo, metuen- 
 dum quid. V. Waah. 
 
 VOWBET, WouBiT, OuBiT, fi. LA hairy 
 worm, S.A. Gl. Sibb. — A.S. icibba,a. worm. 
 2. A puny dwarfish creature. Montgom. 
 
 V. WOBAT. 
 
 YOWKY, adj. Vain, Ross. V. Vogie. 
 
 To VOWL, v. a. A term used at cards, 
 when one of the parties loses all in a 
 game. Gall. Enc. 
 
 VOWL, s. The state of being quite out of 
 hand in a game at cards. " A towl is 
 said to be worth nine games." Gall. Enc. 
 Dans le jeu des cartes on dit la role lors- 
 qu' une personne enleve tout, fait toutes 
 les mains, Roquef. 
 
 UP, adv. 1. Denoting the state of being 
 open. " Set up the door," open the door, 
 S. — Su.G. upp, id. Ihre observes, that 
 in this sense it has no affinity to upp, de- 
 noting motion towards a higher place, 
 but is allied to offen, oepen, apertus, E. 
 open. — Germ, auf, is used in the same 
 sense. V. To. 2. Used to denote the va- 
 cation of a court, or rising of a meeting 
 of any kind. The Session is up, the Court 
 of Session is not meeting at present, S. 
 This phrase is also used by E. writers, 
 although overlooked by Dr. Johns. 
 
 '' UP, adv. Oftea used as a ». Ups and 
 
UP 
 
 72J^ 
 
 UPH 
 
 Doa"HS, changes; vicissitudes; alternations 
 of prosperity and adversity, S. Wcdker's 
 Remark. Passages. 
 
 Neither Up nor doun. In the same state; 
 vyithout any discernible difference, S. 
 
 UP xn\ Even with; quit with; often used 
 when one threatens retaliation; as, " I'se 
 be lip ici' him for that," S. 
 
 UP-A-LAND, adj. " At a distance from 
 the sea; in the country; rustic." Gl. Sibb. 
 V. Uplands. 
 
 To UP-BANG, r. a. To force to rise, es- 
 pecially by beating. Watson. 
 
 UP-BY, Up-bye, adv. Applied to an ob- 
 ject at some little distance, to which one 
 must approach by ascending, S. Hoss. 
 
 To COME Up-by. To approach, as giving 
 the idea of ascent, or to come above 
 others, S. 
 
 To UPBIG, Wpbig, t. a. 1. To build up. 
 Aherd.Reg. 2. To rebuild. Keith's Hist. 
 — Sw. vjjhygij-a, to build up. 3. part. pa. 
 Filled with high apprehensions of one's 
 self, S. 
 
 To UPBRED, r. a. To set in order. 
 Houlate. V. Braid upi. 
 
 VPBRINGING,s. Education; instruction, 
 S. SpaJd. Uphrought is used by Spenser 
 as signifying educated; nurtured. 
 
 With the crew of blessed saints uphrouglit. 
 To UP-BULLER, r. a. To boil or throw 
 
 up. V. BULLER, T. 
 
 UPCAST, s. Taunt; reproach, S. Henrys. 
 
 UPCAST, s. The state of being overturned, 
 S.A. St. Royian, 
 
 UPCASTING, 5. The rising of clouds 
 above the horizon, especially as threat- 
 ening rain, S. 
 
 UPCOIL, s. A kind of game with balls. 
 Evergreen. 
 
 UPCOME, s. 1. Promising appearance. 
 Perhaps from the first appearance of the 
 blade after sowing. Godscroft. — A.S. 
 tip-cyme, ortus. 2. Advancement in sta- 
 ture ; bodily growth, S. Campbell. 
 
 To UPDAW, r. n. To dawn. Lunhar.— 
 Belg. op-daag-en, to rise, to appear. 
 
 UPDORROK,' adj. Worn out, Shetl.; 
 from Isl. iipp, and throk-a, also ihrug-a, 
 urgere, premere. 
 
 UP-DRINKING, s. An entertainment 
 given to gossips after the recovery of a 
 female from child-bearing, Perths. Camp- 
 bell. Evidently from the circumstance of 
 the mother being able to get «p, or out of 
 bed. This in Angus is, for the same reason, 
 called the ft- or foot-ale. V. Vpsitting. 
 
 UP-FUIRDAYS. Up before sunrise, Roxb. 
 
 V. FURE-DAY-S. 
 
 UPGAE, s. An interruption or break in a 
 mineral stratum, which holds its direction 
 upwards. Sinclair's Misc. Obs. Hydrost. 
 
 UPGANG, s. A sudden increase of wind 
 and sea ; often applied to the weather, 
 Shetl. — Isl. vppgang-r, incremeutum. 
 
 UPGANG, s. 1. An ascent; an acclivity. 
 Barbour. — A.S. np-gang, ascensus. 2. 
 The act of ascending, S. Heart Mid-Loth. 
 
 UPGASTANG, s. A species of loom an- 
 ciently used in Orkney. Stat. Ace. 
 
 UPGESTRY, s. The proper orthography 
 of this term is Opgestrie, Opgestery. It 
 denotes a custom, according to which an 
 udaller might transfer his property, on 
 condition of receiving a sustenance for 
 life. Hibbert's Shetl. 
 
 Obgester, s. The designation given to 
 the person received for permanent sup- 
 port, according to this custom. Hibbert's 
 Shetl. The word is obviously compounded 
 of the particle vp, and Isl. gest-nr, giaest- 
 nr, hospes, q. one received as a guest. 
 
 VPGEVAR, Upgiver, s. One who delivers 
 up to another. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To UPGIF, V. a. To deliver up; an old 
 forensic terra. Act. Audit. 
 
 UPGIVING, s. The act of giving or de- 
 livering up. Spalding. — Teut. op-gev-en, 
 tradere, Sw. upgifv-a, to deliver up. 
 
 UPHADIN, s. The same with Uphald, q. 
 V. S. H. Blyd's Contract. 
 
 To UPHALD,'Uphaud, t. a. 1. To sup- 
 port; to maintain; to make provision for. 
 Blue Blanket. 2. To furnish horses on a 
 road for a mail, stage, or diligence, S. 
 A ntiquary. 
 
 UPHALD, s. 1. Support, S. vphadd. G. 
 Buchanan. — Isl. ujjhellde, sustentatio, 
 victualia. 2. The act of upholding a 
 building, so as to prevent its falling to 
 decay, by giving it necessary repairs; or 
 the obligation to do so; S. Uphaud. Acts 
 Mary. 
 
 To UPHALD, Uphadd, r. a. To warrant; 
 as, to uphadd a horse sound, to warrant 
 him free of defect, S. 
 
 UPHALIE DAY, Vphaly day. The first 
 day after the termination of the Christ- 
 mas holidays. Act. Audit. It is written 
 Ouphalliday. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To UPHAUD, r. n. To affirm; to main- 
 tain, S. Antiquary. 
 
 To UPHAUE, r. a. Apparently, to heave 
 up. " To uphaue the sentrice of the brig." 
 Aberd. Reg. — A.S. up-hef-an, up-aheaf- 
 an, levare, exaltare. 
 
 To UP-HE, Uphie, v. a. To lift up; to ex- 
 alt ; pret. rpheit. Dunbar. — Dan. opjhoy- 
 er, Belg. ophoog-en, to exalt. 
 
 UPHEILD, part. pa. Carried upwards. 
 Doug. — A.S. up, and hyld-an, inclinare. 
 
 To UPHEIS, V. a. To exalt, S. Doug. V. 
 Heis. 
 
 To UPHEUE, r. a. To lift up. Doug.— 
 A.S. up-hef-an, levare, Isl. upphef-ia, ex- 
 altare. 
 
 UPHYNT, part. pa. Snatched up. Doug. 
 V. Hint, r. a. 
 
 UPHOUG, .'. Ruin; bankruptcy, Shetl.— 
 Dan. ophugg-er, disseco, ictu discutio, 
 Baden; q. to hew up by the roots. 
 
 f 
 
UPL 
 
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 UPS 
 
 UPLANDS, Up of Land, Upon-Land, Upp- 
 LAXE, («(//. L One who lives iu tlie country, 
 as distinguished from the town. Burr. 
 Laices. 2. Rustic; unpolished. Dunbar. 
 — A.S. up-land, highland; also, a midland 
 country. 
 
 UPLAND SIIOOE. An old phrase for a 
 sort of ntUion, as would seem, or a shoe 
 made of an undressed hide, with the hair 
 on it. " Pero, perouis, an up-land shoee," 
 Despaut. Gram. G. Douglas renders 
 crudus pero of Virgil by ruuch riUiiuj. 
 
 WhESlT, part. ptx. Recovered. Colk. Sotc. 
 — A.S. 7tp, and te-rt«,colligerc, redimere. 
 
 * To UPLIFT, r. a. To collect; applied to 
 money, &c. a juridical term, S. Spald. 
 The V. in E. merely signifies " to raise 
 aloft." — Sw. uplift-a, to lift up. 
 
 VPLIFTER, .'. A collector, S. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 UPLIFTINGjS. Collection ;exaction.S'/)aW. 
 
 UPLIFTIT, part. adj. Elated; under the 
 influence of pride, S. Perils of Man. 
 
 To UPLOIP, V. n. To ascend with rapi- 
 dity. Montyomerie. — Teut. oploop-en, sur- 
 sum currere. V. Loup, v. 
 
 T'o VPjMAK, r. n. I. To supply where 
 there is a deficiency. Acts Ja. III. 2. 
 To build up. To ii:pmak is used in this 
 sense. Aberd. Raj. 3. To compensate; 
 often used iu the sense of enriching, S. 
 Society Contendings. — Belg. opmaak-en, 
 to make up. 
 
 UPMAK, s. LA contrivance; an inven- 
 tion, S.B. 2. Composition, S.B. Tarras. 
 3. A fabrication, Aberd. — Teut. op-maeck- 
 en, construere; ornate conficere. 
 
 UPPAL, s. Support; corr. from Uphald, 
 Aberd. This term occurs in a Prov. com- 
 mon in that county, which is not ex- 
 pressive of much sensibility; " The death 
 o' wives, and the luck o' sheep, are a puir 
 man's vppal." 
 
 To UPPIL, r. n. To clear up, S.B. used 
 also in the South and West of S. "When 
 the weather at any time has been wet, 
 and ceases to be so, we say it is uppled." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 UPPIL, s. Expl. "chief delight, ruling 
 desire, darling pursuit," Ab. This seems 
 merely a difi"ereut application of Uppal. 
 
 UPPIL ABOON. Clear overhead, S.B.— 
 Sw. vphaalls taedcr, dry weather; from 
 uphaalla, to bear up. 
 
 UPPINS, adc. A little way upwards, as 
 Dounnins, a little way downwards, Stirl. 
 
 UPPISH, adj. Aspiring ; ambitious, S. 
 Keith. — Su.G. ypp-a, elevare ; yppig, 
 superbus. 
 
 UP-PUT, s. The power of secreting, so as 
 to prevent discovery. Cleland. 
 
 UP-PUTTING, s. Erection. Spalding. 
 
 UP-PUTTING, Up-puttin, Up-pittin, s. 1. 
 Lodging; entertainment; whether for man 
 or horses; as, "gude up-puttin,'" S. Guy 
 Mann. 2. A'placc; a situation; as, " I've 
 gotten a gude up-pittin noT?." Hogg. 
 
 To UPRAX, v. a. To stretch upward; to 
 erect. Doug. V. IIax. 
 
 To UPREND, r. a. To render or give up. 
 Douglas. 
 
 UPREUIN, ^;r^•^ /)«. Torn up. Douij. 
 
 UPRIGHT BUR, s. The Lycopodium 
 selago, Linn. 
 
 To UPSET, V. a. To refund; to repair. 
 Baljour's Pract. In the same sense must 
 we understand the phrase as used in 
 Aberd. Reg. " to wj'sct" the skaicht. 
 
 To UPSET, r. a. 1. To set up; to fix in a 
 particular situation. Keith's Hist. 2. 
 To confirm; used as equivalent with 
 making good. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 UPSET, VisETT, s. 1. The admission of 
 one to the freedom of any trade iu a 
 burgh. Blue Blanket. Acts Ja. VI. 2. 
 The money paid in order to one's being 
 admitted into any trade, ibid. — Teut. 
 op-sett-en, constituere, instituere. 
 
 2^0 UPSET, r. 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, r. n. To be overturned, S. 
 
 UPSET, s. Insurrection; mutiny. Wynt, 
 — Su.G. uppsaet, machiuatio. 
 
 UPSET-PRICE, s. The price at which 
 any goods, houses, or lands are exposed 
 to sale by auction, S. — Teut. opsetten eenen 
 prijs, praemium proponere. 
 
 VPSETTAR, s. One who fixes, sets, or 
 sticks up ; used as to placards. Acts Mary. 
 
 UPSETTING, ^xxrf. pa. 1. Applied to those 
 who aim at higher things than their situa- 
 tion in life entitles them to, aping the 
 modes of superiors, S. St. llonan. — Teut. 
 op-setten, erigere, tollere. 2. Improperly 
 used as signifying vehement. Glenfergua. 
 
 UPSETTING, s. Assumption of right, 
 aspiring or ambitious conduct, S. The 
 Entail. 
 
 UPSETTING-LIKE, adj. Having the ap- 
 pearance of a spirit of assumption and 
 self-elevation, S. Inheritance. 
 
 UPSHLAAG, s. A thaw, Shetl.— Isl. upp, 
 and slagi, humiditas, deliquescentia. 
 
 UPSIDES, adv. Quits; q. on an equal foot- 
 ing, S. Pop. Ball. 
 
 UPSITTEN, part. pa. Listless ; callous 
 with regard to religion, S. Walker's 
 Remark. Passages. — Teut. op-sitt-en, in- 
 sidere, to sit down upon. 
 
 VPSITTING, s. A sort of wake after the 
 baptism of a child. Acts Ja. VI. This 
 custom seems to be now obsolete. 
 
 To UPSKAIL, r. a. To scatter upwards, 
 S. Dunbar. V. Skail, v. 
 
 UPSTART, s. A stick set upon the top of 
 a wall, in forming the wooden work of a 
 thatch-roof, but not reaching to the sum- 
 mit, S. Ai/r. Sure. Ayrs. 
 
 To UPSTEN'D, T. n. To spring up. Doug. 
 v. Stend. 
 
UPS 
 
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 URU 
 
 UPSTENT, part. pa. Erected. Doug.— 
 Teut. op and stenn-en, fulcire. 
 
 UPSTIRRING, .^. Excitement. Forbes. 
 
 To UP6T0UR, r. n. To rise up in a dis- 
 turbed state; as dust in motion. Doug. 
 V. Stocr, r. 
 
 UPSTRAUCHT,/.;ef. Stretched up. Doug. 
 V. .Straccht. 
 
 UP-SUN, s. 1 . After sunrise. Fount. Dec. 
 Suppl. 2. It was upsuiiy the sun was not 
 set, Galloway. 
 
 UPTAK, Uptaking, s. Apprehension, S. 
 Bp. Galloitay. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 To UPTAK, r. a. To understand; to com- 
 prehend, Ab. Lanarks. — Sw. uptaga, and 
 Dan. optage signify to take up literally. 
 
 To UPTAK, r. a. 1. To collect, applied to 
 money, fines, &c.; synon. Uplift; to Take 
 up, E. Balfour's Pract. — Sw. uptag-a 
 is used in the same sense. 2. To make 
 an inventory or list. Spalding. 
 
 UPTAKIN, s. The act of collecting or 
 receiving. Aherd. Reg. 
 
 UPTAKING, s. Exaltation. Forb. on Ret. ' 
 
 UPTENIT, ;>re^ Obtained. Ab. Reg. 
 
 UP-THROUGH, adv. 1. In the upper part 
 of the country, or higher district, Clydes. 
 Ab. 2. Upwards, so as to pass through to 
 the other side, Clydes. V. Douxthrough. 
 
 UP-THROUGH, adj. Living or situated 
 in the upper part of the country, Aberd. 
 
 UP-THROWIX, J. The vulgar term for 
 puking, S. — Belg. opverpnng, id. 
 
 UPTYING, s. The act of putting in bonds. 
 Forbes on the Rer. 
 
 UPWARK, s. Apparently, labour in the 
 inland, or upland, as distinguished from 
 employment in fishing. " Upwark, quhen 
 the fysching wes done." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 UPWELT, pret. Threw up. V. Welt. 
 
 UPWITH, adr. Upwards, S. Kelly.— A.S. 
 up otk, sursum ad; up oth heofon, sursum 
 ad coelum. V. Outwith. 
 
 UPWITH, s. To the upwith, taking a di- 
 rection upwards, S. — Isl. upprid, sursum 
 tenus. 
 
 UPWITH, a<f/. Uphill, S. Wallace. 
 
 UPWITH, .«. An ascent ; a rising ground. 
 Saint Patrick. 
 
 To UPWREILE, V. a. To raise or lift up 
 with considerable exertion. Douglas. V. 
 Wreil. 
 
 VRACK, s. Wreck; ruin, Buchan. Tarras. 
 V. Wrack. 
 
 VRAN, 5. The wren, Loth. Compl. S.— 
 A.S. icraen. 
 
 URE, s. Chance; fortune. Barb. — O.Fr. 
 eur, hazard; Teut. ure, vicissitudo. 
 
 URE, }. Practice; use; toil. Maitl. P.— 
 Mr. >sares has properly referred to Norm. 
 Fr. wrd, practice, use. Afise en ure, put in 
 practice, Kelham's Diet. From Ure is 
 the E. y. tolnure. — Teut. ifre,commoditas. 
 
 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. 
 Doug. 2. The fur or crust which adheres 
 to vessels, in consequence of liquids 
 standing in them, S.B. 
 
 URE, s. A denomination of land in Orkn. 
 and Shetl. Stat. Ace. — Isl. auri, octava 
 pars marcae, tarn in fundo, quam in mo- 
 bilibus. 
 
 URE, s. Colour ; tinge, S.B. — Belg. veru; 
 Sw.ferg, id. 
 
 URE, «. Soil. An ill ure, a bad soil, Aug. 
 — Ir. Gael, uir, mould, earth. 
 
 URE, «. Sweat; perspiration, Ang. 
 
 URE, s. Slow heat, as that proceeding 
 from embers; also expl. a sufibcating 
 heat, Tweedd. — Isl. ur, striae, sen stric- 
 turae igniti ferri; Heb. t.itt ur, lux, ignis, 
 focus; Lat. ur-ere, to bum. 
 
 URE, $. 1. "A kind of coloured haze, 
 which the sunbeams make in the summer 
 time, in passing through that moisture 
 which the sun exhales from the land and 
 ocean." Gall. Enc. 2. This is expl. "a 
 haze in the air," Clydes. ibid. 
 
 URE, «. The dug or udder of any animal, 
 particularly of a sheep or cow, Roxb. 
 Dnmfr.; Lure, syn. S. — Dan. yner, yficer, 
 Isl. jugr, jufr, id. These seem radically 
 the same with Lat. uber. 
 
 UREEN, (Gr. :-.) s. A ewe, Shetl.— Isl. 
 aer, ovis, agna. 
 
 URE-LOCK, s. The name given to the 
 locks of wool which are pulled off the 
 udder of a sheep, when it is near lambing 
 time, to facilitate the admission of the 
 young, Roxb. V. Udderlock. 
 
 VRETTAR, s. A writer. Aberd. Reg. 
 Nearly the same with the vulgar pron. of 
 Loth. Vriter. The pron. in Fife is icreater. 
 
 URF, WuRF, s. LA stunted, ill-grown 
 person, generally applied to children, 
 Roxb. Ettr. For.; synon. Orf, Loth. Hogg. 
 2. A crabbed or peevish person, but as 
 implying the idea of diminutive size, ib. 
 This seems to be corr. from Wartcolf, 
 Wertcouf, q. v. sense 2. 3. A fairy, Upp. 
 Lanarks. V. Warf. 
 
 URY, adj. Furred; crusted, S.B. Fife. 
 
 URY, adj. Clammy; covered with perspi- 
 ration, Ang. 
 
 URISK, s. The name given to a satyr in 
 the Highlands of S. Lady of the Lake. 
 
 URISUM, Urlslm, adj. 1. Troublesome; 
 vexatious. Doug. 2. Frightful; terrify- 
 ing, S. Rudd. — Su.G. orolig, inquietus; 
 ore, inquies. 
 
 URLUCH, adj. Having a feeble and ema- 
 ciated appearance, S.B. Perh. q. wurl- 
 like. Ross. V. Wroul. 
 
 To URN, r. a. To pain; to torture, Ang. 
 Wall. — Isl. orne, calor, orn-a, calefacio. 
 V. Ern, t. which is the pron. of Aberd. 
 
 To URP, V. n. To become pettish, Aberd. 
 V. Orp, r. 
 
 URUS. The wild white bull formerly so 
 common in the Caledonian forest. Al- 
 
use 
 
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 WAD 
 
 though this is not a S. word, I talie notice 
 of it iu order to remark, tliat it is obvious- 
 ly of Gothic formatiou. — Germ, atieroclts, 
 also ur-ochg, " an ure-ox, a buff, a wild 
 bull," Ludwig. Atir, or itr, signifies ferus 
 silvestris. 
 
 To USCHE, r. 11. To issue. V. Uscu6. 
 
 USCHE, s. Issue; termination, ibid. 
 
 To USCHl^, r. II. To issue. Dunbar. — Ital. 
 ufcire. V. Ische, f. h. 
 
 USE, .«. Interest of money, Roxb. — L.B. 
 US-US occurs in the same sense with 
 vsur'ia, Du Cange. 
 
 * To USE, V. a. To frequent; to be accus- 
 tomed to resort to. ^c^-- Ja. IV. 
 
 To USHE, r. a. To clear. Acts Sad. 
 
 USTE, *■. The host; the sacrifice of the 
 mass. Abp. Haiiiiltoun. — O.Fr. oiste. 
 
 USTED, s. The curd of buttermilk heated 
 with sweet milk, Shetl. — Su.G. yst-a, 
 pron. iist-a, Isl. id. coagulare. 
 
 UTASS, Wtast. Corr. of Octares. Wallace. 
 The eighth day, or the space of eight days 
 after any festival, Nares' Gl. V. Utis. 
 
 UTELAU Y, Wtelauy,s. An outlaw. Barb. 
 — A.S. ut-laga, Isl. ittlaej-r, exul. 
 
 UTERANCE, s. 1. Extremity, in any re- 
 spect. Doug. 2. Extremity, as respecting 
 distress, ib. V. Outuance. 
 
 UTGIE, Utgien, s. Expense; expenditure, 
 S. — Belg. uytijaave, id. 
 
 VTH, s. " Ane proper vth of gold." Aberd. 
 
 licij. This should perhaps be read vcli, 
 O.i'r. nche, a cofi'er; or for Otic//, an orna- 
 ment, a oarcaiiet. 
 
 To UTIIERLOCK, r. a. To pull the wool 
 from a sheep's udder, that the lamb may 
 get at the teats, Clydes. V. Udderlock. 
 
 UTHIR, Uther, (pron. Otlier.) This is the 
 common orthography of Douglas and cur 
 old writers. Wyntown uses both this 
 and othir. 
 
 UTOLE. Law Case, E. of Aberdeen v. 
 Duncan. V. Penny utole. 
 
 UTOUTH, j>rep. V. Outwitu. 
 
 To VTTEll, r. n. Vttrcd, pret. Pitseottie. 
 — From Fr. outr-er, traverser, parcourir, 
 applied to horses ; q. went out of the lists; 
 became unmanageable. V. Onter, r. 
 
 UTTERANCE, s. Extremity. Sadler's 
 Papers. This is properly written Out- 
 rance, q. v. At outrance, in a state of the 
 greatest discord. 
 
 UTTERIT. V. Oltterit. 
 
 UTWITH, adr. Beyond. V. Outwith. 
 
 UVER, UviR, adj. 1. Upper, in respect of 
 situation, S. Bellend. 2. Superior in 
 power. The uver hand, the superiority, 
 
 S. V. OUER. 
 
 VULT, s. Aspect. Wallace.— O.Fr. vuU, 
 
 Lat. rnlt-us. 
 To VUNG, v. n. To move swiftly with a 
 
 buzzing or humming sound, Aberd. bung, 
 
 S.O. Shirre/s. 
 
 w 
 
 TV frequently appears in the place of V. 
 WA',s. Wall. Back at the Wa\ Y. Back. 
 WA, Waw, interj. Used like E. ichy, as 
 
 introductory of an assertion, S. IK. 
 
 Guthrie's Serin. — A.S. wa is not only used 
 
 in the sense of Lat. eheu, but also of euge. 
 WA, Way, >-•. Wo; grief, S. icae. Doug. — 
 
 A.S. tea, wae, Moes.G. wai. 
 WA, Wae, adj. Sorrowful, S. wae; comp. 
 
 icaer, superl. wayest, Barbour. — A.S. wa, 
 
 moestus, afflictus. 
 WAAH, s. Any thing that causes surprise 
 
 and admiration, Orkn. — Isl. ra, any thiug 
 
 unexpected;commonlyused in a bad sense. 
 To WAAL, r. a. To join two pieces of 
 
 metal by the force of heat, South of S. 
 
 A. Scott's P. V. Well, r. 
 WAAT, Walt, s. The swollen and dis- 
 coloured mark on the skin, from a blow 
 
 by a whip or stick, Ayrs. — E. weal, wheal. 
 W AB, s. A web, Clydes. In Fife pron. icub. 
 WA'-I3AW, s. A hand-ball made to strike 
 
 a wall, Gall. V. Mug, t. a. 
 WAB-FITTIT, adj. Web-footed, Clydes. 
 WABRAN LEAVES. Great plantain or 
 
 waybread, S. — A.S. waeg-braede, Teut. 
 
 wegh-hree, plantago. In the South of S. 
 
 it is not only called, in the singular, Wa- 
 
 beran-Uaf, but Wabert-leaf. 
 
 WABSTER, s. 1. A weaver, S. The term 
 
 is now used in contempt. Burns. 2. A 
 
 spider, Ayrs. Picken. In Fife, wubster. 
 WA-CAST, s. Any thiug contemptible; 
 
 generally used with a negative, Aberd. 
 
 This is, as it were, an inverted form of E. 
 
 Castaway. 
 To WACHLE, V. n. To move backwards 
 
 and forwards, S.; E. tcaggle. — Teut. wag- 
 
 ghel-en, id. 
 To WACHT, r. a. To quaff. V. Waucut. 
 WACHT, s. Kcejj the wacht o' him, or it; 
 
 "Keep him, or it, in view; do not lose 
 
 sight of," Ayrs. — Dan. xagt, Teut. wacht, 
 
 custodia ; q. "keep watch over" him 
 
 or it. 
 WACK, adj. Jloist, S.B. " Madco, to be 
 
 wack or drunk," Despaut. Gram. 
 WACKNESS, s. Humidity. V. Wak. 
 WAD, Wed, Wedde, s. LA pledge, S. 
 
 Sir Tristrein. 2. A wager. Kelly. — Su.G. 
 
 wad, A.S. wed, Isl. vaed, pignus. 
 To WAD, Wed, t. a. 1. To pledge; to bet; 
 
 to wager, S. Chr. Kirk. 2. To promise; 
 
 to engage, S. Shirrefs. — A.S. wcdd-ian, 
 
 to be surety, sponderc. 
 Deid wad. a species of pledge viewed by 
 
 our old laws as usurious. Balf. Pract. 
 \VhJ),pret. Wedded, Clydes. 'Ed. Mag. 
 
WAD 
 
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 WAF 
 
 WAD, s. Woad. "Fifty half pokis of 
 
 wad." Abcrd. Beg. V. Wadd. 
 WAD, s. The name of a hero of romance. 
 
 Colkelbie Sow. 
 WAD, V. mix. Would, S. Picken's P. 
 WADAND, part. pr. Expl. fearful. Wynt. 
 
 — Ir. u(Mh, fear. 
 WAD-BE-AT, s. One who aims at some- 
 thing above his station, as in dress, &c. 
 
 Roxb.; q. " would be at." 
 WADD, s. Woad, used in dyeing. Chalm. 
 
 Air.- — A.S. wad, leaad, Teut. weede, 
 
 woad. It also occurs in the form of wad. 
 
 Act. Audit. " Woode or tcad for lyttynge," 
 
 Prompt. Parv. 
 WADDER, s. Weather. V. Weddyr. 
 WADDER, s. A wedder, S.B. Tarras. 
 WADDIE, s. Apparently the same with 
 
 Widdie, Caithn.; E. withe. Sure. Caithn. 
 
 — Su.G. wedja, vimen. 
 WADDIN, ]Mrt. adj. " Strong; like two 
 
 pieces of iron beat into one. See Weld." 
 
 Gl. Sibb. 
 WADDIN, joart.jij«. Vigorous. Henrysonc. 
 
 — Isl. valld-r, validus, potens. 
 WADDS, ^. pJ. A youthful amusement, in 
 
 which much use is made of pledges, S. 
 
 Gl. Sibb. The same game is differently 
 
 denominated in Galloway. " Wadds and 
 
 the Wears, one of the most celebrated 
 
 amusements of the hiijle-ring. One in the 
 
 ring speaks as follows : — 
 
 I hae been awa at the icadds and the wears 
 
 These seven lang years ; 
 
 And's come liame a puir broken ploughman ; 
 
 What will ye gie me to help me to my trade ?" 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 The wears, seems to signify the wars. 
 WADER, s. A bird, supposed to be the 
 
 water-hen, or the water-rail, Ab. St. Ace. 
 WADGE, s. A wedge, S. Intent. 
 To WADGE,!). a. To shake in a threatening 
 
 manner; to brandish, S.B. — Sxx.G.waeg-a, 
 
 Belg. weeg-en, librare. 
 WADY, arf> Vain. V. Vaudie. 
 WADMAAL, s. A species of woollen cloth 
 
 manufactured and worn in Orkn. and 
 
 Shetl. Pirate. V. Vadjiell. 
 WADSET, s. LA 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. 2. 
 
 A pledge. Burns. 
 To WADSET, f. a. To alienate heritable 
 
 property under reversion,S. Skene. — Su.G. 
 
 wadsaett-a, Isl. vaedsett-ia, oppignerare. 
 
 This V. was used in O.E. " Wed selt-yn, 
 
 impignero," Prompt. Parv. 
 WADSETTER, s. One who holds the 
 
 property of another in wadset, S. lUrsk. 
 WAD-SHOOTING, s. Shooting at a mark 
 
 for a wad, or prize which is laid in pledge, 
 
 Ang. Stat. Ace. 
 WAE, s. Wo. V. Wa. 
 WAEFLEED, Wamflet, s. The water of 
 
 a mill-hum, after passing the mill, Aberd. ; 
 synon. Weffiin, Wefflum, q. v. — Teut. 
 wegh-Tlied-eji, aufugere. 
 
 W AEFUL, adj. 1 .Woful ; sorrowful ; waefu\ 
 S. Burns. 2. Causing sorrow, S. Ilitson. 
 
 WAENESS, s. Sorrow; vexation, S. 
 
 WAESE, Weese, Weeze, s. 1. A icaese of 
 strae, a bundle of straw; pron. Waese, 
 Mearns. 2. A circular band of straw, 
 open in the middle, worn on the head, for 
 the purpose of carrying a pail of milk, a 
 tub, or basket, &c. Tweedd. Annandale. 
 3. A bundle of sticks or brushwood, 
 placed on one side of the door of a cot- 
 tage, for warding off the blast, Tweedd.; 
 pron. Weese. — Su.G. wase, a bundle of 
 twigs. 
 
 WAESOME, adj. Woful; melancholy, S. 
 Heart M. Loth. 
 
 WAESUCKS, interj. Alas, Clydes. Burns. 
 Falls of Clyde.— A.S. wa, and Dan. Sax. 
 tisic, vae nobis. 
 
 WAE WAGS YE. An exclamation, Buch. 
 Tarras. Can wags be from A.S. wag-ian, 
 agitare, q. " wo," or " calamity agitates 
 you ]" 
 
 WAE WORTH YOU. Wo befall you, S. 
 
 V. WORTU. 
 
 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 awk- 
 ward situation of one who is in a strange 
 place where he has not a single acquain- 
 tance, S. 3. Worthless in conduct; im- 
 moral, S. 4. Low-born; ignoble, S. A. Guy 
 Mann. 5. Paltry; inferior; pron. waiff, 
 Loth. Inheritance. 6. Feeble; worn out, 
 Dumfr. 
 
 To WAFF, Waif, t. n. To wave; to fluc- 
 tuate, S. Gatcan and Gol. — A.S. waf-ian, 
 Sw. tceft-a, vacillare. 
 
 To WAFF, WaiFjT. a. To wave; to shake, 
 S. Douglas. 
 
 WAFF, Waif, s. 1. A hasty motion; the 
 act of waving, S. Arnot. 2. A signal, 
 made by waving. Cromartle. 3. A tran- 
 sient view; as, / had just a waf o' him, S. 
 Guthrie. 4. A slight stroke from any soft 
 body, especially in passing, S. 5. A sud- 
 den bodily ailment; as, a itetff of caidd, 
 S. Entail. G. Transient effluvia or odour, 
 Shetl. 7. The contagion of evil example. 
 Walker. 8. A benevolent influence, as if 
 communicated in passing, S. Gait. 9. 
 Equivalent to Wraith,i-iiom. its being seen 
 only transiently. Border. Dangerous 
 Secrets. — A.Bor. id. V. Brockett. 
 
 WAFFIE,s. 1. A vagabond, S. 2. One ad- 
 dicted to idleness, and to low company, 
 Fife. 
 
 WAFFINGER, Whiffinger, s. A vaga- 
 bond,a worthless vagrant, Roxb. ;" A.Bor. 
 icaijinger, an estray," Brockett. V. 
 Waff, adj. 
 
 To WAFFLE, 1-. «• To rumple, Upp. Clydes. 
 
WAF 
 
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 WAY 
 
 WAFFLE, Waffil, adj. 1. Limber; pli- 
 able, S. '2. Feeble; useless, lloxb. "A 
 vajil dud," a person who is without 
 streugth or activity, ibid.; synon. Thoic- 
 Icss. V. Weffil. 
 
 WAFF-LIKE, adj. Having a very shabby 
 or suspicious appearance, S. Gait. 
 
 WAFFNESS, s. Shabby appearance, S. 
 Saxon and Gael. 
 
 WAFROM, s. Moyse's Memoirs. Tlie 
 word is u-hserh in Belhacen JIS. 2£e)n. 
 Ja. VI. This signifies masks or risers. 
 It therefore seems probable that WaJ'roms 
 is an error. 
 
 WAFT, s. Syn. with 1 !'(///', sense 8. Gait. 
 
 WAFT, s. One who, under the appearance 
 of being a friend, takes occasion to hold a 
 person up to laughter, S.A. 
 
 WAFT, Weft, Woft, s. The woof in a 
 web, S. Adam. — A.S. ici/ta, Su.G. waej't, 
 id. from icaef'ic-a, to weave. 
 
 WA-GANG, Waygang, Wa-gaen, s. 1. A 
 departure. Hamsai/. 2. A disagreeable 
 taste after a thing is swallowed, S.B. 
 Jourii. Lond. — Teut. we^jh-ga-en, abire, 
 iregh-cjanck, abitus. 3. The canal through 
 which water runs from a mill, Lanarks ; 
 often, the wa-f/aiiij o' the icater. 
 
 WA-GANG CliAP. The last crop before 
 the tenant quits his farm, S.B. Way- 
 gangln' Crop, S.A. 
 
 WAG- AT-THE- W A', s. 1 . A clock which 
 has no case; thus denominated from the 
 motion of the pendulum, Clydes. 2. A 
 spectre that haunts the kitchen, and 
 takes its station on the crook. It is seen 
 to v:ag backwards and forwards before 
 the death of any one of the family, Roxb. 
 
 WAGE, s. A pledge; a pawn. Douglas. — 
 O.Fr. guaige, surete'. 
 
 WAGEOUR, Vageoure, Vager, s. A mer- 
 cenary soldier. Barbour. 
 
 W AGEOURE, s. A stake, E. wager. Doug. 
 — O.Fr. gualgiere, gage. 
 
 WAGGLE, s. A bog; a marsh, S.B. also 
 tcuggle. Late Case. — Teut. icaggcl-en, 
 agitare, motitare. 
 
 WAGHORN, s. A fabulous personage, 
 who, being a greater liar than the devil, 
 was crowned king of liars. Hence ex- 
 travagant liars are said to be as ill as 
 Waghor n, or waur than Waghorn, Aberd. 
 " As false as Waghorn, and he was nine- 
 teen times falser than the Deil," S. Prov. 
 
 WAG-STRING, s. One who dies by means 
 of a halter. Z. Boyd. 
 
 WA'-HEAD, .'. The vacancy on the top of 
 the inside of a cottage-wall, that is not 
 beam-filled, where articles are deposited, 
 Roxb. Scott of Liddisdale's Beauties of 
 the Border. 
 
 To WAIBLE, V. n. To walk unsteadily, 
 as one who is very feeble, Tweedd. A 
 variety of Wetil, to wriggle. — Germ. 
 uappel-u, tremule moveri. 
 
 WAID, $. The dye-stuff called woad. 
 
 " Ane pipe of waid." Aberd. Reg. V. 
 
 Wadd, and Wald. 
 To WAIDE, r. «. To render furious. Doug. 
 
 — A.S. xced-an, insanire, fnrere. 
 To WAIDGE, V. a. To pledge. Mont- 
 
 gom. — Su.G. icaedja, sponsionem facere; 
 
 L.B. guag-iare, id. 
 WAYER, s, A weigher; one who weighs, 
 
 Despaut. Gram. 
 ^y AY EST, adj. Most sorrowful. V. Wa. 
 To WAIF. V. Waff, r. 
 WAYFF, s. A wife. Pitscottie. 
 WAY-GANGIN' CROP. V.Wa-gangcrap. 
 WAY-GANGING, Way-going, .<.. De- 
 parture. Bannatyne's Journ. Spald. 
 WAYGATE, s. Space; room, Roxb. 
 
 He's awa' to sail, 
 AVI' water in his waygate, 
 
 An' wind in his tail. — Jacohlte Relics. 
 
 WAY-GAUN, Wa'-gau.\, Way-going, adj. 
 
 Removing from a farm or habitation, S. 
 
 Surv. Dumfr. 
 WAYGET, Wa'gate, s. Speed ; the act of 
 
 making progress. He has nae tcaygef. 
 
 Loth. He does not get forward. Wa'- 
 
 (/ate, Lanarks. 
 To WAIGLE, Weeggle, r. n. To waddle ; 
 
 to waggle, S. — Be]g.waegel-en,waggel-en, 
 
 Su.G. wackl-a, motitare. 
 WAY-GOE, s. A place where a body of 
 
 water breaks out. Sir A. Balfour's Let- 
 ters. — Teut. wegh-(ja-en, abire. 
 WAIH, Waihe, s. ■ " To play vpoune the 
 
 trum nychtly, to convene the waih at 
 
 ewin." Aberd. Raj. Watch ? 
 WAYIS ME. Woisme. ij/«(Zs.— Isl.r((C3 
 
 mer, vae mihi sit. 
 To WAIK, V. a. To enfeeble. Douglas. — 
 
 Su.G. wek-a, vacillare. 
 2oWAIK, r. a. To watch, S. ;ra«i-. Barb. 
 
 — A.S. wac-ian, vigilare. 
 WAYKENNING, s. The knowledge of 
 
 one's tcay from a place. Kelly. 
 To WAIL, T. a. To choose ; to select. V. 
 
 Wale. 
 To WAIL, Wale, v. a. To veil. Doug. 
 WAIL, s. The gunwale of a ship. Doug. 
 
 — A.S. weal, munimentum. 
 WAILE, Wale, s. Vale; avail. Wallace. 
 
 V. Wale, v. 
 WAILE, s. A wand or' rod. K. Hart. — 
 
 Su.G. ical, C.B. giral-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 Gate. — O.Fr. guement-er, se plaindre; 
 
 Ital. guai, wo. 
 WAYN, Wayne, s. Plenty. Wallace.— 
 
 Su.G. winn-a, sufficcre. 
 WAYN, s. A vein. Wallace. 
 To WAYND, V. n. To change; to swerve. 
 
 Houlate. — A.S.icae)ul-a)i,mntviTe,verteTe. 
 To WAYND, r. n. To care; to be anxious 
 
WAY 
 
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 about. Wallace. — A.S. toand-ian, Isl. 
 
 vand-a, curare. 
 WAYNE. In wayne, in yain. Wallace. 
 WAYNE, s. Help; relief. Wallace.— A.-'i. 
 
 wen, spes, expectatio. 
 To WAYNE, v. n. To strike. Sir Gawan. 
 
 — Su.G. icaan-a, to labour, winn-a, id. 
 
 also to fight. 
 To WAYNE, v. a. To remove. Sir Gaw. 
 
 — A.S. wan-ian, demere, auferre. 
 WAl^Ejpret. Fought. Barbour. — From 
 
 A.S. winn-an, pugnare. 
 To WAINGLE, v. n. To flutter; to wave; 
 
 to vrag; to dangle; to flap, Aberd. V. 
 
 WiNGLE. 
 
 * WAINSCOT, s. Oak cut down, or in a 
 
 wrought state, S. Urqiihart's Tracts, 
 WAINSCOT, adj. Of or belonging to 
 
 oak, S. 
 To WAINSCOT, V. a. To line walls with 
 
 boards of oak, S. 
 WAINT, s. A transient view; a glimpse, 
 
 Ab. — C.B. (jicant-wy, apt to move away. 
 To WAINT, V. 11. To become sour, applied 
 
 to any liquid, Teviotd. 
 To WAYNT, V. n. To be deficient; to be 
 
 wanting. Wallace. — Isl. vant-a, deesse. 
 WAINTIT, Weynted, part. adj. Soured; 
 
 applied to milk, Dumfr. V. Wyntit. 
 WAY-PASSING, s. Departure. Act. Cone. 
 To WAY-PUT, V. a. To vend; to sell. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. V. Away-putting. 
 WAIR, s. A pillow-slip. Acts C. II. V. Cod. 
 WAIR, s. The spring. V. Ware. 
 WAIR. Went to tcair. Meaning uncertain. 
 
 Leq. Bp. St. Androis. 
 To WAIR, c. a. To spend. V. Ware. 
 WAIR ALMERIE. A press or cupboard 
 
 for holding household articles for the 
 
 table, distinguished from one used for 
 
 keeping meat. Balfour^s Practicks. 
 WAIRAWONS, interj. Well-a-day, Fife. 
 WAIRD, s. A sentence; an award. V. 
 
 Warde. 
 I'o WAIRD, T. a. To fasten a mortised 
 
 joint by driving a pin through it, Clydes. 
 
 Hence the terms Weel-wairdit, and III- 
 
 wairdit. Allied to the E. v. to Ward. 
 WAIRD, Waird-pin, s. The pin used for 
 
 fastening a mortised joint, ibid. 
 WAIRDER, s. One who secures mortised 
 
 joints in this manner, ibid. — A.S. waerd- 
 
 an, loeard-ian, tueri; as this operation is 
 
 meant to guard the joint from opening. 
 WAIRDHOUSS, s. A prison; now called 
 
 the tolbooth ; wairdhous. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 Q,. guard-house. — A.S. loeard-ian, Su.G. 
 
 waard-a, custodire. 
 WAIS, s. Meaning not clear. Acts Ja. VI. 
 WAIST Y, afl?/. Void; waste. Douglas. 
 W AISTLESS, adj. Without a ivaist. ' Dunb. 
 
 Lord Hailes defines it, " spendthrift." 
 To WAIT, Vait, Wate, Wat, v. n. To 
 
 know, S. loat. Compl. S. — Su.G. wet-a, 
 A.S. Moes.G. wit-an, pret. watt. 
 To WAYT, Waxe, v. a. To huntj to per- 
 
 secute. Wyntown. — A..S.waetli-an, Su.G. 
 
 iccd-a, venari. V. Waith. 
 WAYTAKING, s. The act of removing or 
 
 carrying ofi". Aberd. Reg. V. Wataking. 
 To WAITE, v. a. To blame. Sadler's 
 
 Papers. V. Wite. 
 WAITER, s. The name given to the per- 
 sons who formerly kept the gates of 
 
 Edinburgh. Heart 31. Loth. 
 WAITER, s. Water. Gl. Sibb. This is the 
 
 pron. of Teviotd. — Teut. iceeter, aqua; 
 
 A.S. waeter, weter, id. 
 WAITER, s. A token. Border. V. Wittir. 
 WAITH, s. 1. Raiment. Philotus.—Sa.G. 
 
 wad, A.S. waede, indumentum. 2. A 
 
 plaid worn by women, S.B. Ross. 
 WAITH, s. Danger. Barbour.— O.Sn.G. 
 
 wade, danger. 
 WAITH, Wayth, adj. 1. Wandering, as, 
 
 a waith horse, S. Balfour's Pract. 2. 
 
 Impertinent. Douglas. 3. Wandering; 
 
 roving. Wyntoicn. — A.S. wathe, vagatio, 
 
 a straying, a wandering. 
 WAITH, Wayth, s. Acts Ja. VI. Pro- 
 bably what is strayed or unclaimed. 
 WAITH, Waithe, Waithing, s. 1. The 
 
 act of hunting. Sir Gawan. 2. The 
 
 game taken in hunting, or the sport in 
 
 fishing. Wall. — Isl. xeld-a, venari, piscari; 
 
 re^i, venatio, vel praeda venatione capta. 
 WAITHMAN, Waythman, s. A hunter. 
 
 Wynt. — Teut. weyd-vian, venator, auceps. 
 WAITS, s. jij^. Minstrels who go through 
 
 a burgh, playing under night, especially 
 
 towards the new year, S. and E. Mayne's 
 
 Siller Gun. V. Wate, s. 
 WAK, adj. 1 . Moist ; watery, S. Lyndsay. 
 
 2. Rainy; A icak day, a rainy day, S. 
 
 Bellend. 3. Damp, S. Chalm. Air. — 
 
 Teut. wack, id. tcack iceder, aer humidus. 
 WAK, s. The moistness of the atmosphere. 
 
 Douglas. 
 WAKAND, s. Awakening. Aberd. Req. 
 To WAKE,ij. n. To wander. Gl. Sibb!— 
 
 Isl. vack-a, Lat. tag-or. 
 To WAKE, V. n. To be unoccupied. 
 
 Wyntoicn.- — Lat. Tac-are. 
 
 * To WAKEN, V. a. To revive an action 
 which has for some time been dormant; 
 a forensic term, S. Ersk. Inst. 
 
 WAKENING, s. A legal form in renew- 
 ing a process, S. Bell's Diet. 
 WAKERIFE, adj. V. Walkrife. 
 
 * WAKE-ROBIN, s. The arum maculatum. 
 
 Some bakers in Teviotdale are said to use 
 this as a charm against witchcraft. 
 
 WAKING, part. adj. Waste ; unoccupied. 
 Perh. in a disturbed state. Spalding. , 
 
 WAKNES, s. Humidity, S.B. Lyndsay. 
 
 WAL OF IRNE. Apparently a lever of 
 iron. Act. Audit. — Teut. icelle, cylindrus, 
 sucula, et palanga, i. e, a lever. 
 
 WALA, Wale, s. Vale. Wallace. 
 
 WALAGEOUSS, Walegeouss, adj. Wan- 
 ton; lecherous. Barbour. — A.S. gal, libi- 
 dinosus; L.B. mlagius, levis. 
 
WAL 
 
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 WALD, «. The plain; the ground. Do7/</. 
 
 — A.S. tcold, planities. 
 WALD, f. rtMx. 1. Would. Barbour.— A.S. 
 icci/rf,vellem,fromifi7/-a«,velle. '2. Should; 
 as denoting necessity. Crosnvjuell. 
 To WALD, Walde, r. a. 1. To wield; to 
 manage. Wyntoicn. 2. To govern. — A.S. 
 tceald-aiitSa.G. ^cald-a, dirigere,dominari. 
 3. To possess. Wi/ntoicn. 4. To ^y\ll^i 
 and Ward. Aberd. Iit\j. Perhaps the 
 phrase signifies, to have the management 
 of public concerns iu common with others 
 who pay taxes. 
 To WALD, r. a. To incorporate two 
 masses of metal into one, Tweedd. "Strike 
 iron while 'tis het,if ye'd have it to wald." 
 Herd. V. Well, Wall, r. 
 WALD, s. Yellow weed; dyer's weed. 
 Reseda luteola, Linn. Ab. liej. — E. Weld. 
 WALDER WOLL, s. Wether wool; or 
 wool plucked from wethers. Act. Audit. 
 WALD VN, at//. Able; powerful. Bdlend. 
 WALDING, s'. Government. Burel. 
 WALDIN-HEAT, .v. 1. Such heat as is 
 proper for welding iron, Clydes. 2. Me- 
 taph. used to denote fitness for any par- 
 ticular object or design; as, " He's in a 
 braw wald'm heat for courting," ibid. 
 To WALE, T. a. To choose; to select; also 
 tct/le, S. Doug. — Moes.G. ical-ja», Su.G. 
 icael-ia, eligere. 
 Weel-wail'd, adj. Well-chosen ; cautiously 
 selected ; often applied to language. Rams. 
 WALE, Wail, 3. 1. The act of choosing, 
 S. Rutherford. 2. That which is chosen 
 in preference to other objects, S. Doug. 
 3. A person or thing that is excellent, S. 
 Ritson. — Su.G. ical, O.Belg. wa^/e, electio. 
 WALE,s. A well; a fountain; S. xcall. Skene. 
 To WALE, c. n. To avail. Douglas. 
 To WALE, V. a. To veil. V. Wail. 
 WALE, s. A veil. Wyntotrn. 
 WALGAN, s. A wallet; a pouch, Aberd.; 
 
 the same with }Valgie, q. v. 
 WALGIE,s. A wool-sack made of leather, 
 S.B. — Isl. belg-ur, any thing made of a skin. 
 WALY, s. " A small flower," Galloway. 
 
 DarAdson's Seasons. 
 WALY, Wawlie, s. A toy ; a gewgaw, S. 
 
 Fergusson. Antiquary. 
 WAhY, interj. Expressive of lamentation. 
 Ramsay. — A.S. wa-la, eheu, ah; from tea, 
 wo, and la, O, oh ! 
 WALY, s. Prosperity. Wahj fa, or faw, 
 may good fortune befall, or betide; a 
 phrase not yet entirely obsolete, S.B. 
 Lyndsay. — A.S. icaela, v:ela, felicitas 
 prosperitas. " Waly fa, wo be to." 67. 
 Skinner. It occurs in the same sense, in 
 another form. 
 
 Now wally fii' fa'' the silly bridegi'oom, 
 He was as saft as butter, &c. — Herd. 
 WALYCOAT, s. An under-petticoat, Ab. 
 Spalding. The same with Wylecoat, q. v. 
 WALIE, Wally, a<fj. 1. E.xcellent. Ha- 
 milton. — A.S. waelig, rich. 2. Large; 
 
 ample; a waly bairn, a fine thriving child, 
 S. Burns's Tarn o' Shanter. Forbes. — 
 Germ, iral-en, to grow luxuriantly; Belg. 
 ■iccelii), luxuriose crescens. 
 WALISE, s. Saddlebags, S. WaTtrley. 
 
 V Wallees 
 
 WALY-SPRIG, s. The same with Waly, 
 
 a flower, Galloway. Daridson's Seasons. 
 
 WALY-STANE,«. A nodule of quartz;as 
 
 being used as a plaything by children, 
 
 Clydes. 
 
 WALIT, pret. r. Travelled. K. Hart.— 
 
 A.S. weall-ian, Tent, wal-en, peregrinari. 
 
 To WALK, r. a. To watch. Barbour. — 
 
 Moes.G. icak-an, A.S. leac-ian, vigilare. 
 To WALK, r. a. To awake; used to de- 
 note the renewal of a prosecution which 
 has been dormant. Acts Mary. V. Waken. 
 To WALK, r. a. To full cloth. Act. Dom. 
 
 Cone. V. Wauk. 
 WALKER, s. A fuller. V. under Wauk, r. 
 To WALKIN, Walken, r. a. 1. To awake. 
 Doug. Virg. — E. Waken. 2. To raise a 
 legal prosecution anew; a forensic term, 
 S. Balfour's Bract. 
 To WALKIN, r. n. To walk; like fleync 
 for Jie, bene for be, seyne for se. Doug. Virg. 
 WALKRIFE, adj. 1. Watchful, S. wa'k- 
 rife. MellniWs MS. 2. Metaph. kept 
 still alive. Douglas. — A.S. waecce, watch- 
 fulness; and rife, abundant. 
 WALKRIFELIE, Waukrifelie, adr. 
 
 WakefuUy, S. 
 W A L K R 1 F E N E S S, Waukrifeness, s. 
 
 The state of being wakeful, S. 
 WALKRYFENESSE, ,<;. Watchfulness, as 
 opposed to somnolency, S. waukrifeness, 
 Rollock. 
 To WALL UP, T. n. To boil up, S.— Su.G. 
 icaell-a, A.S. iceall-an, aestuare, fervere. — 
 O.E. " Wellymje or boylyuge up as playnge 
 pottys, ebullitio," Prompt. Parv. 
 WALL, s. A wave. Douglas. — O.Teut. 
 
 walle, unda, fluctus. 
 To WALL, r. a. To beat two masses into 
 
 one, S. V. Well. 
 To WALLACH, (^)utt.) v. n. To use many 
 circumlocutions, Ang. — Su.G. icall-a, to 
 roam. 
 To WALLACH, r. n. To cry as a child out 
 of humour; to wail, Ang. — Ir. walligh-im, 
 to howl. 
 WALLACHIE-WEIT, s. The lapwing, 
 Mearns. ; from Wallach, to wail, and Weit, 
 a term used to denote the sound made by 
 this bird. 
 To WALL AN, r. n. To wither; to fade, 
 
 Aberd.; synon. with S. Wallow. 
 WALLAWAY, interj. Alas. Douglas.— 
 S. wa/ciiCrt, E. icelaicay, A.S. welaica,SM.G. 
 waleta, proh dolor. 
 WALLAWALLA, interj. Equivalent to 
 
 E. hush ! silence ! Orkn. 
 WALLEE, s. V. Well-ey. 
 WALLEES, Walise, s. Saddlebags, S. 
 — Belg. valleys, Fi. ra/ise, a portmanteau. 
 
WAL 
 
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 WALLER, s. A confused crowd in a state 
 of quick motion; as, a waller of birds, a 
 waller of bairns, &c. Roxb. — A.S. weall- 
 ian, to boil up. 
 
 To WALLER, r. n. To toss about as a 
 fish does upon dry land, Tweedd. Upp. 
 Clydes.; expL by E. Wallow, Clydes. 
 
 WALLET, s. A valet. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 WALLY, adj. V. Waly. 
 
 WALLY, adj. Billowy ; full of waves. Doug. 
 
 WALLY-DYE, s. A toy; a gew-gaw, S.6. 
 " Wally-dys, gewgaws," Gl. Sibb. V. 
 Walie, adj. 
 
 WALLY-DYE, interj. Well-a-day; alas, 
 Ettr. For. Hogg. 
 
 WALLIDRAG, Wallidraggle, s. 1. A 
 feeble, ill-grown person. JDiuibar. — S. 
 wallidraggle, S.B. warij-draggel. 2. A 
 drone; an inactive person, ibid. — Su.G. 
 gaell, testiculus, and dregg, faex. Wary- 
 draggel might seem allied to Isl. warg 
 draege, filius ab exule geuitus. 3. A 
 slovenly female, Roxb. Loth. 4. Wally- 
 draggle, three sheaves set up together, 
 in rainy weather, without a hood-sheaf, 
 Roxb. 
 
 W ALLIES, s. pi. 1. The intestines, Ayrs, 
 2. Also expl. " fecket pouches," or pockets 
 to an under waistcoat, ibid. 
 
 WALLIESjS. pi. Finery, Roxb. ;syn. Bra%cs. 
 
 What bonny lassies flock to Boswell's fair, 
 To see their joes, an' shaw their u-allies there ! 
 A. ScoWs Poems. 
 
 WALLIFOU FA'. V. under Waly. 
 
 To WALLIPEND, r. a. To undervalue, 
 Meai'ns. ; corr. from Vilipend. 
 
 WALLY-WAE, s. Lamentation, Ayrs. 
 Entail, From the same origin with 
 Wallawaii, q. v. 
 
 WALLY- WALLYING, s. The same with 
 Wally-wae, Ayrs. Ann. Par. 
 
 WALLOCH, s. A kind of dance familiar 
 to the Highlands, S. >S'oh(/, Roy^s Wife. 
 
 WALLOCH-GOUL, s. 1. A noisy, blus- 
 tering fellow, Ayrs.; apparently from 
 Wallach, to cry, as a child out of humour, 
 and Goul, a sort of yell. 2. A female of 
 a slovenly appearance, ibid. 
 
 WALLOCK, s. The lapwing, Moray. Per- 
 haps from its wild cry; or from its decep- 
 tions mode of perplexing those who search 
 for its nest. — Isl. valing-r, fallax, or 
 valk-a, vexare. V. Wallach, t. 
 
 To WALLOP, Walop, v. n. 1. To move 
 quickly, with much agitation of the body 
 or clothes, S.B. Eudd. 2. To gallop. 
 Lynds. — Teut. wal-op2)e, cmysms gradarius. 
 
 WALLOP, s. 1. Quick motion, with agita- 
 tion of the clothes, especially when in a 
 ragged state, S. 2. The noise caused by 
 this motion, S. 3. A sudden and severe 
 blow, Aberd. 
 
 To WALLOW, Walow, 1?. u. 1. To wither; 
 to fade. Douglas. 2. Metaph. applied to 
 the face. Hardyknute. 3. Transferred 
 
 to the mind. Wyntown. — A.S. wcaluw- 
 ian, marcescere; Germ, welw-en. 
 
 WALLOW AE, s. The devil, Shetl. 
 
 WA-LOOK, s. That suspicious downcast 
 look, which those have who look away 
 from the person to whom they address 
 themselves, Clydes. 
 
 WALROUN, s. V. WOLROUN. 
 
 WALSH, Welsche, adj. Insipid, S. walsh. 
 Doug. — Tent, gaelsch, ingratus, insuavis 
 sapore aut odore. 
 
 WALSHNESS, s. Insipidity of taste, S. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 To WALT, T. a. To beat; to thump, 
 Dumfr. ; perhaps radically the same with 
 Qiihult, q. V. 
 
 To WALTER, r. a. To overturn. 
 
 W ALTER AR, s. One who overturns. 
 Poems \6th Cent. V. Welter. 
 
 WALTH, s. Enough of any thing; plenty 
 of ; as, " He has icalth o' siller," i. e. 
 abundance of money, S.; synon. Mouth. 
 — From A.S. waleth, rich; or Su.G. waelde, 
 power. 
 
 WALX, s. Wax. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WAMBE, Wame, Waim, Weam, Wayme, 
 s. 1. The womb. Abp. Hamiltoiin. 2, 
 The belly, S. Bellenden. 3. The stomach. 
 A fow wame, a full stomach; a %camefoic, 
 a bellyful, S. Henrysone. — Moes.G. 
 wamba, A.S. Isl. wamb, venter, uterus. 
 
 To WAMBLE, v. n. To move in an un- 
 dulating manner, S. Cld. — Isl. tambl-a, 
 aegre protrahere se humi ventre. 
 
 WAMBLIN, s. A puny child, Caitbn. 
 V. Wamflin. 
 
 WAMBRASSEIRIS, s. Armour for the 
 forepart of the arm. Acts Ja. I. — Fr. 
 avant, before, and brassart, a vambrace. 
 
 WAME, s. The belly. 
 
 Sair Wame. The same with Wame-ill, S. 
 
 Athort one's Wame. Maugre ; in spite of 
 one's teeth; in open defiance of; over the 
 belly, Aberd. 
 
 To WAME one's self, t. a. To fill one's 
 belly, Roxb. V. Wambe, s. 
 
 WAMEFOU, Wamefu', s. A bellyful, S. 
 " A wamefou is a wamefou, whether it be 
 of the barley-meal or the bran." St.Ronan. 
 
 WAME-ILL, Weam-ill, s. 1. The belly- 
 ache. Montgomerie. 2. A disease of the 
 intestines. Addic. to Scot. Corniklis. — 
 A.S. wamb-adl, dolor ventris. 
 
 To WAMFLE, r. n. To move like a tat- 
 terdemalion, whose rags are flapping, 
 Fife. To flap; to flutter; said of the sails 
 of a vessel at sea, when agitated by the 
 wind. — Germ, wajfd-n, motitari, with m 
 ins6rt6d* 
 
 To WAMFLE, r. a. Expl. " to sully," 
 Ayrs. Synon. with Suddil. 
 
 W AMPLER, Wanfler, s. A rake; a 
 wencher. Philotus. 
 
 WAMFLET, s. V. Waefleed. 
 
 WAMFLIN, s. A puny child who has a 
 large belly, Caithn, Perhaps a dimin. 
 
WAM 
 
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 WAN 
 
 from Wamb, Wame, the belly. The 
 
 •word is also pron. Wamh/in. 
 WAMIE, (/(//. Corpulent ; having a large 
 
 belly, Upp. Lanarks. 
 WAMINESS, s. Corpulence, ibid.— Isl. 
 
 rambi, vcntricosus. 
 WAMYT, «,(/. V. Wambe. 
 AV'AMYT, Gretf. Wamyt, Grete Wame. 
 
 1. Big-bellied. i>0Hf7. 2. Pregnant. Wi/nt. 
 WAMPES, s. A term used to denote the 
 
 motion of an adder, Ayrs. V. Wamf isii, r. 
 
 To WAxMPISH, V. n. To fluctuate ; to 
 move backwards and forwards, Ettr. 
 For. Ilea rt of ]\[id-Loth ia n . 
 
 To WAMPISII, r. a. 1. To brandish; to 
 flourish ; to toss about in a threatening, 
 boasting manner, S.A. "2. To toss in a 
 furious or frantic manner, ibid. Antiq. 
 
 WAMPLE, s. The motion of an eel ; un- 
 dulating motion, Ayrs. Evidently a pro- 
 vinciality for Wamble. 
 
 To WA:\U'UZ, r. n. V. Wampisii. 
 
 WAN, adj. Deficient. Jloulate. — A.S. vai), 
 deficiens. 
 
 WAN, pret. r. Came, &c. V. Wyn. 
 
 WAN, rtf?/. 1. Black; gloomy. Wallace. 
 — A.S. iraw; wan wolcen, atra nubes. 2. 
 Dark-coloured ; or rather, filthy. Wallace. 
 — A.S. lean, iconn, also signify filthy. 
 
 WAN. A particle expressive of negation, 
 prefixed both to adjectives and to sub- 
 stantives, S. — It had also been used in 
 O.E. " xcan beleuar, perfidus,"' Prompt. 
 Parv. Anc. G. A.S. ican, negation. 
 
 WAN, adj. Not fully round ; not plump ; 
 as, a lean tree, is a tree that has not grown 
 in a circular form, or that is not filled up 
 on one side. Wan-chceklt, applied to a 
 man whose cheeks are thin, Berwicks. — 
 Isl. ran, quod infra justum modum est ; 
 Su.G. wrtn, id. 
 
 WAN. An adverbial affix, corresponding 
 in signification and use with the Lat. adv. 
 rersus, Aberd. — Perh. A.S. icaeij, a way. 
 
 WAN, s. Wan and Wound. Foems \6th 
 Cent. — Wan may signify a blow or stroke, 
 as allied to Tent, tcand, plaga. 
 
 WAN-BAYN. The cheek-bone. Wallace. 
 — A.S. vang, Belg. iceng, the cheek. 
 
 WANCANNY, af?/. Unlucky, S. A tcan- 
 canny carlin, one supposed to be a witch, 
 Fife. V. Canny. 
 
 WANCHCHANCHIE, adj. Unlucky, S. 
 Burns. 2. Dangerous; apt to injure, S. 
 Ferijns.ion. 
 
 WANCOUTH, adj. Uncouth. JRudd. 
 
 WAND, Wande, s. la sceptre ; or badge 
 of authority. tSir Tristrem. Under the 
 ■wand, in a state of subjection. Dougla?. 
 
 2. The rod of correction. Lyndsay. 3. 
 A fishing-rod, S. Acts Ja. F/.— Su.G. 
 xcand, Dan. taand, baculus, virga. 
 
 WAND, pret. of the r. To wind, S.B. Wall. 
 WAND, adj. Wicker ; as," a wand basket;" 
 
 " a tcand cradle," &c. S. 
 WAND OF PEACE. A symbol of relaxa- 
 
 tion from an unjust sentence of outlawry. 
 i>rt//b»rV Pract. 
 
 WAND-BED,;!. A wicker-bed. Hpalduhi. 
 
 WAND-BIRN, .-!. Expl. " a straigiit burn 
 on the face of a sheep," Clydes. — i'crh. (j. 
 a (•//(vi'-burn, from A.S. xcang, maxilla, 
 and byrn, inccndium. 
 
 WANDFASSON, .<>. Denoting what is 
 made in a basket-form, resembling wands 
 or twigs interlaced. Inrentorics. 
 
 To WANDYS, r. n. To feel the impres- 
 sion of fear; also to indicate this. Barb. 
 — A.S. wand-ian, to fear; to become re- 
 miss from fear. 
 
 WANDIT, L. iranderlt. S. P. liepr. 
 
 WANDOCHT, 5. 1. A weak or puny 
 creature, S.B. 2. "A silly, inactive 
 fellow," Roxb. 3. It would seem to be 
 used as eipiivalent to " worthless crea- 
 ture," Aberd. L'ock^s Simple Strains. 
 V. Undocii. 
 
 WANDOCHT, Wandougiit, adj. Feeble ; 
 puny; contemptible. Berths. S.O. Campb. 
 
 WANDRETIlE,s. Misfortune; great diffi- 
 culty or danger. iiT. //«»•<. — \s\.Tandraedi, 
 Su.G. wandraede, discrimen, difficultas, 
 
 WANE, s. Defect; want. Gl.i'omplaynt. 
 
 WANE, s. Manner; fashion. Barb. — Su.G. 
 wana, Isl. rane, consuetudo, mos. 
 
 WANE, s. A wain. Maitland P. 
 
 WANE, s. 1. A habitation. Wallace. 2. 
 Denoting different apartments in thesame 
 habitation. — Teut. icoon, habitatio. V. 
 Won, r. 
 
 WANE, s. Opinion; estimation. Wallace. 
 — A.S. wen, wena, opinio. 
 
 To WANE, T. n. To think. Lyndsay. — 
 The same with O.E. wene, modern ween ; 
 A.S. waen-an, opinari. 
 
 WANE, s. Expl. " a number of people." 
 ]\finst. Border. 
 
 WANEAKTHLIE, adj. Not belonging to 
 this world ; preternatural, S. Edinb. 
 Mag. V. Wan. 
 
 To WANEISE one's self, t. a. To put one's 
 self to trouble, S.B. — A.S. nneathe, vix, 
 moleste. 
 
 WANFORTUNATE, adj. Unfortunate. 
 Speechfor D — sse of Arnistoun, a.d. 1711. 
 
 WANFORTUNE, s. Misfortune, ibid. 
 
 WANGYLE, s. The gospel; coutr. from 
 evangyle. Wyntoivn. 
 
 WANGRACE, i-. Wickedness, S. Doug. 
 
 WANHAP, s. Misfortune. V. Vaniiap. 
 
 WANH APPIE, adj. 1 . Unlucky ; unfortu- 
 nate, S.B. 2. Dangerous; fatal. Biircl. 
 
 WANHOPE, s. Delusive hope. Bong. 
 
 WANYOCH,;,(f//. Pale ; wan, Clydes. 
 
 WANION, s. Apparently a misfortune or 
 calamity. Nigel. It occurs in Pericles 
 Prince of Tyre, Shakspere. Steevens says 
 that the sense of the term is unknown. 
 
 WANY'S, pi. s. The jaws; used for the 
 stomach. Barbour. — A.S. wang, Isl. 
 wangi, maxilla. 
 
 WANYS, pi. s. Habitation. V. Wane, s. 4. 
 
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 WANKILL, adj. Unstable. Pop. Ball. 
 A.S. wancle, icancol, inconstans ; Su.G. 
 leank-a, Germ, wank-en, fluctuare. 
 
 To W ANKISH, V. a. To twist ; to entwine ; 
 as, in forming a basket the twigs are said 
 to be wankished, Damfr. Roxb. It is 
 also pron. vankish, in some parts of the 
 country. V. Fank, v. 
 
 WANLAS, s. At the wanlas, without de- 
 sign, or by mistake. Wynt. — A.S. leasa 
 wena, falsa opinio ; Isl. wonlaus, exspes. 
 In Fife, the term wanlas, or wanlass, is 
 still used to signify a surprise ; and, To be 
 " ta'en at a wanlas," to be taken at a loss, 
 or unprepared. 
 
 WANLIESUM, adj. Unlovely, Mearns, 
 The same with Unlusum, which, by the 
 way, should rather be written Unlusume, 
 as more expressive of the sound. 
 
 WAN LUCK, Wanluk, s. Misfortune, S.B. 
 Maitland P. 
 
 WANNIS, /'i. Scars; marks. Bellenden. 
 
 WANNLE, Wanle, adj. 1. Agile; active; 
 athletic, Roxb. Synon. Yauld. Hogg. 
 2. Stout; healthy; vigorous, ibid. Antiq. 
 
 WANOWN'T, part. adj. Not claimed; not 
 acknowledged, S.O. Gait's Rothelan. 
 
 W AN RECK, s. " Mischance ; ruin," Gl. Sibb. 
 
 WANREST,s. 1. Inquietude, S. MellvilPs 
 Mem. — Belg. onrust. 2. Cause of inquie- 
 tude, S.B. Ross. 3. Wanrest of a clock, 
 the pendulum, S. Prov. V. Unrest. 
 
 WANRESTFU' adj. Restless, S. Burns. 
 
 AVANRUFE, s. Disquietude; uneasiness. 
 Henri/sone. V. Roif. 
 
 WANRULY, adj. Unruly, S. Fergusson. 
 
 WANSHAIKEN, part. adj. " Deformed," 
 Gl. Sibb. — Teut, wanschaepen, informis, 
 imperfectus. 
 
 WANSONSY, adj. Mischievous, S. Jac. 
 Relics. V. Unsonsy. 
 
 WANSUCKED, s. A child that has not 
 been properly suckled. Montqomerie. 
 
 WANSUCKED, adj. Used in the same 
 sense. Kennedie. 
 
 * WANT, s. To hae a Want, to be under 
 mental imbecility, S. 
 
 W ANTER, s. A bachelor ; also a widower, 
 from the circumstance o{ wanting, or being 
 without a wife, S. Ramsay. 
 
 WANTHREVIN, Wanthriven, part. pa. 
 Not thriven ; in a state of decline, S. 
 Watson. — Sw. vantrifne, not thriving. 
 
 WANTHRIFT,s. 1. Prodigality, S. 3Iaitl. 
 Poems. 2. A personal designation, de- 
 noting a prodigal. Montgomerie. 
 
 WANT IN', used as a prep. Without, S. 
 Sometimes Wintan, Aberd. 
 
 WANTON, s. A girth ; but most commonly 
 used to denote that by means of which 
 the muck-creels were fastened, Teviotd. 
 
 WANTON-MEAT, s. The entertainment 
 of spirits and sweetmeats given to those 
 in a house in which a child is born, im- 
 mediately after the birth, Teviotd. Else- 
 where called Blithe-meat. 
 
 WANUSE, s. Misuse ; abuse ; waste ; as, 
 " Ye tak care o' naithing ; ye let every 
 thing gang to wanuse," Loth. i. e. go to 
 wreck from want of use, Roxb. 
 
 WANWEIRD, Wanwerd, s. Unhappy 
 fate ; hard lot, S. Douglas. V. Weird. 
 
 WANWYT, s. Waiit of knowledge. 
 Wynt. — Belg. wanwete, Isl. vanvitska, id. 
 
 WAisrWORTH, Wanwordy, adj. Un- 
 worthy, S. Dunbar. — Isl. vanvurde, de- 
 dignor, vanvirda, dedecus. 
 
 W AN WORTH, s. An undervalue, S. Ferg. 
 
 WANWUTH, s. A surprise, Fife. Synon. 
 with Wanlas. " To be ta'en at a ican- 
 wuth," to be taken by surprise, or at a 
 loss. — Teut. wan-icete, ignorantia, q. with- 
 out xoit, notice, or previous intelligence. 
 
 WAP, s. A bundle or bottle of straw, 
 Dumfr. We learn from Grose, that the 
 term is used in the same sense in the 
 North of E.— Allied perhaps to Su.G. 
 waefic-a, Isl. icef-ia, implicare, involvere. 
 
 To WAP, r. a. 1. To throw quickly, S. 
 Gawan and Gol. 2. To throw, in a ge- 
 neral sense. Rams. 3. To flap. Pop. Ball. 
 
 WAP, s. 1. A throw, S. P. Buch. Dial. 
 2. A quick and smart stroke, S. Chr. Kirk. 
 — Isl. teif-a, Teut. wlpp-en, vibrare. 
 
 To WAP, V. n. " To wrestle. Wapping, 
 wrestling." Gall. Enc. — Teut. loippen, 
 agitare, vibrare. 
 
 To WAP, v. a. To wrap; to envelope; 
 to swaddle. Minstr. Border. — Su.G. wep-a, 
 Moes.G. wcuh-an, to lap about. 
 
 WAPINSCHAW, Wapinschawing, s. An 
 exhibition of arms, made at certain times 
 in every district, S. Stat. Will. — A.S. 
 icaepn, weapon, and sceaw-ian, to show. 
 
 WAPNIT, Wapinnit, pai-t. pa. Provided 
 with weapons. Fi.weaponed. Acts Mary. 
 
 WAPPER, s. Any thing that is of a large 
 size, Roxb. Rob Roy. 
 
 WAPPIN, s. A loose dress in which a 
 fisherman wraps himself when entering 
 on his work, and which he wears without 
 breeches, or the other usual parts of dress, 
 Dumfr. Apparently from Wap, to enve- 
 lop, q. V. — Fenn. waipa, a cloak. 
 
 WAPPIN, Wappyn, s. a weapon, S. Dou- 
 glas. — A.S. waepen, Su.G. wapn, Belg. 
 wapen, arma. 
 
 WAPPING, adj. Large in size ; as, " a 
 wapping chield," a large boy, S. Often 
 used as synon. with Strapping. 
 
 WAPPINLES, adj. Unarmed ; weaponless. 
 Bellend. T. Lit. 
 
 WAPPIT, joarf. prt. Enveloped. Houlate. 
 — Su.G. wep-a, to lap about. 
 
 WAR, Warr, Ware, Were, adj. Worse, 
 S. Ross. — Su.G. waerre, werre, A.S. 
 icaerra, Isl. verre, id. Waur, or warse 
 than one's self, a phrase used to denote a 
 visiter from the spiritual world. / Me'«r 
 saw ony thing waur than mysel, I never 
 saw a ghost, S. The Ghaist. 
 
 WAR, Waur. This word is frequently 
 
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 WAR 
 
 used anomalously, as if it wore a b. ; as, 
 " Gin that were to happen, it wad be ten 
 iraurs," S. t. e. ten times worse. 
 
 To WAR, Waur, r.a. I. To overcome; to 
 outdo, S. Dou;). 2. To injure ; to make 
 worse. Baf/. Pract. 3. To be iraur\l, to 
 be cast in a court of law, S. Antiquary. 
 
 WAR, subft. r. Were. Barbour. — Sw. 
 Germ, war, id. 
 
 WAR, adj. Aware ; wary. V. Wer. 
 
 W.VR, V. imp. ]Var him, befall him, Bar- 
 bour. — Su.G. war-a, to be ; Isl. rtrda, 
 rard, 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. Maitl. P. 3. To waste; to squander. 
 Wallace. — Isl. rer-ia, negotiari. Hence 
 E. (fare, vares, merchandise. 
 
 To WARAND, r. a. To protect, S. and E. 
 warrant. Wi/ntown. — A.S. icareii-ian, 
 cavere sibi, defendere se. 
 
 WARAND, Warrand, s. 1. A place of 
 shelter or defence. Barb. 2. A surety 
 of a particular description ; one who se- 
 cures the fulfilment of any bargain, or 
 warrants a purchase made by another; a 
 forensic term, S. Bal/i)itr''s Pract. 
 
 AV ARBLE, s. 1 . A sort of worm that breeds 
 betwixt the outer and inner skin of beasts, 
 S. Gall. Encycl. This in Angus is called 
 Warbie. — A.S. wear. Tent, veer, a knot 
 or bunch. 2. A lean person ; a scrag, 
 Aberd. Synon. Shargar. 
 
 To AVARBLE, r. «. to wriggle, &c. Y. 
 
 WUABIL. 
 
 WARD, s. 1. A division of an army. I>ou,j. 
 2. A small piece of pasture-ground en- 
 closed on all sides, S. Watson. — Su.G. 
 waard, sepes, sepimentum. 
 
 To WARD, r. a. To imprison, f^tat. Ace. 
 — Su.G. waerd-a, custodire. 
 
 WARD AND WARSEL. Security for ; 
 pledge, S.B. Boss. U'arrf, keeping; and 
 irarsel, perh. irardsel. — From A.S. tceard, 
 custodia, and sell-an, tradere. 
 
 To WARD, r. n. To go to prison ; to sub- 
 mit to confinement; to enter one's person 
 in ward. Spaldinij. 
 
 To WARD, r. n. To award; an old fo- 
 rensic term. Act. Audit. 
 
 WARDATOUR, s. The person who has 
 the wardship of lands while the heir is a 
 minor. Acts Ja. V. — L.B. guardator, 
 custos. 
 
 WARDE, s. A decision ; a forensic term. 
 Quou. Aft. — L.B. tcarda, E. award. 
 
 WARDEN, s. " The name of a particular 
 kind of pear," S. Gl. Sibb. V. Wasu- 
 
 WARDEN. 
 
 WARDLE, s. A transposition of Warld, 
 
 the world, Buchan. Tarras. 
 W ARDOUR, .«. Acts J a. F/.— E. warder 
 
 denotes a keeper, a guard; but this term 
 
 is used as denoting those who are kept ; 
 
 from Wardf t. n. to go to prison. 
 
 WARDOUR,.*. Verdure. Bunbar.—O.l-T. 
 rardurs, id. 
 
 WARDRAIPPER, $. The Keeper of the 
 Wardrobe. Maitland i'.— O.E. " war- 
 droper, vestiarius," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 WARDREIP, .<!. A wardrobe. Dunbar. 
 
 To WARE, r. a. To expend, kc. V. War. 
 
 WARE, s. Price; estimation. Jloulate. — 
 A.S. wer, were, capitis wstimatio,or rather 
 Su.G. Kara, merx. 
 
 WiiOLK-WARE, g. The whole of any thing ; 
 the whole lot or assortment. P. Bruce. 
 
 WARE, .«. A tough and hard knot in a 
 tree. Douglas. — A.S. wear, Belg. weer, 
 callus, nodus. 
 
 WARE, War, ji>»v<. r. Wore. Douglas. 
 
 WARE, Wair, s. 1. The sea-weed called 
 alga marina ; sometimes sea-irare, S. 
 Monroe. 2. Fucusresiculosus. Lightfoot. — 
 A.S. tear, waur, sae-waur, alga marina. 
 
 Income Ware. Weeds cast in by tlie sea, 
 as distinguished from those whicli adhere 
 to the rocks, Fife. j\[axw. &el. Trans. 
 
 WARE, .t. A wire, S. 
 
 WARE, Wair, s. The spring, Gall. Ayrs. 
 Clydcs. V. Veir. 
 
 WARE BEAR, s. Barley raised by means 
 of sea-weed. Aberd. Stat. Ace. 
 
 WARE-COCK, s. A black-cock, Galloway. 
 Perhaps q. the cock of spring. Dav. Seas. 
 
 WARED, part. pa. Manured with sea- 
 weed, Orkn. Stat. Ace. 
 
 WARESTALL, s. Act. Dom. Cone. May 
 this denote a stall for holding wares or 
 necessary articles ? 
 
 WARETYME, s. 1. The season of spring, 
 Ettr. For. Roxb. Tweedd. 2. Early pe- 
 riod of life, ibid. Hogg. — Isl. Tortimi, 
 vernum tempus. 
 
 WARF, s. A puny, contemptible creature ; 
 a dwarfish person, Lanarks. Orf, Loth. 
 Urf, Tweedd. Wancoof, Ang. V. War- 
 wolf. 
 
 To WARY, V. a. To defend ; to protect. 
 Hist. James the Sext. — A.S. waeri-an, de- 
 fendere. V. Warys. 
 
 To WARY, Warye, Warry, Werray, t. a. 
 1. To curse; to execrate. Crosraguell. 2. 
 To bring a curse upon, irarejf, really ac- 
 cursed. Bellenden. — A.S. weri-an, wae- 
 ritj-an, maledicere, execrari. 
 
 To WARY, r. a. To alter; for rar;f. Doug. 
 
 WARIDRAG, s. A puny hog or young 
 sheep that requires, as it were, to be 
 dragged along. The first part of the 
 word has been traced to S. weary, as sig- 
 nifying puny, weak, Morays. 
 
 WARYDRAGGEL, s. 1. Expl. one who 
 is draggled with mire, S.B. Forbes. 2. 
 The youngest of a brood, S.B. V. Walli- 
 drag, and Waridrag. 
 
 WARYING,*. Execration. Abp.Hamilt. 
 
 WARING, s. Wares; as syn. with Gudis. 
 " Certane gudis & waring." Aberd. Peg. 
 
 To WARYS, V. a. To guard ; to defend, 
 Gaw. and Gol. — Su.G.tcaer-a,tfa«r-ia,id. 
 
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 WARISON, Warysoun, Waresone, s. 
 Reward, O.E. Barbour. — O.Fr. guarison, 
 garantie, paiement. 
 
 WARISON, s. Note of assault. Lay Last 
 Minstrel. Perhaps q. war-sound. — Fr. 
 guerre, aad son. 
 
 To WARK, Werk, t. n. To ache; yerh, S. 
 Wallace. — A.S. waerc, Su.G. waerk, dolor, 
 icaerk-a, dolere. 
 
 WARK, Warke, s. l.Work,S. B.Bruce. 
 2. In pi. The warks o' a lock, or key, the 
 ward, S. The icarks o' a clock, or watch, 
 the compages of one. 
 
 To Hald, or Haud, a Wark with one. To 
 make much of one ; as, He held an awfu' 
 wark zci' me, he showed me the greatest 
 kindness, S. 
 
 WARK, s. A fortification ; as in the com- 
 pound designation, Burnsicark, Dumfr. — 
 Isl. rirki, vallum, munitio; literally opus. 
 
 WARK,s. An hospital; as, Z/erJo«'s Wark,S. 
 
 WARK-DAY, s. A work-day, S. Synon. 
 Ilkaday. Every-day, Yorks. " Wark- 
 day, (pron. Warday,) week-day," Marsh. 
 
 WARKL Y, adj. Given to work ; diligent, 
 S. — Germ, wirklich, effective. 
 
 WARKLOOM, s. A tool or instrument for 
 working, in whatever way, S. Polwart. 
 V. Lome. 
 
 WARKMAN, s. 1. One who engages in 
 any work he can find ; a jobber, S. The 
 emphasis is on the last syllable. 2. Im- 
 properly a porter; a bearer of burdens, Ab. 
 
 WARLD, s. 1. The world, S. Wallace. 
 — Su.G. wereld, id. 2. A great multitude, 
 S. K. Quair. 3. Used in the pi. in a 
 peculiar sense. It's neic warlds, i. e. a 
 complete change of customs has taken 
 place, Aberd. 
 
 WARLDLIE, adj. 1. Belonging to the 
 world, S. 2. Secular ; temporal. Acts 
 Mary. 3. Eager to amass wealth, S. 
 Burns {Green grow the Bashes) uses Warty. 
 
 WARLD-LIKE, adj. Having nothing un- 
 natural or monstrous in one's appearance; 
 like the rest of mankind, S. ht. Kath. 
 
 WARLD'S GEAR. Worldly substance. 
 Nae icarld's gear, nothing of any descrip- 
 tion, S.; as, " I didna taste warld's gear;" 
 " There was nae 2carld's gear in the glass 
 but cauld water," i. e. nothing to qualify 
 it, S.B. Blackw. Magazine. Burns {]\[y 
 Nannie 0) says Warl's gear. 
 
 WARLD'S- WASTER, .t. A complete 
 spendthrift, S. Davids. Kinyeancleugh. 
 
 WARLD'S-WONDER, s. A person whose 
 conduct is notorious and surprising, S. 
 Warld''s-wunner, Aberd. 
 
 WARLIEST, adj. Most wary. Gaican 
 and Gol. — A.S. waerlic, cautus. 
 
 WARLO, s. A wicked person. Dunhar. 
 
 WAR LO, a<Z/. 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. Bat. Invis. World. — Isl. vardlok-r, a 
 magical song used for calling up evil 
 spirits. 
 
 WARLOCK FECKET. V. Fecket. 
 
 WARLOCKRY,s. Magical skill, S. Hogg. 
 
 WARLOT, s. A varlet. Leg. Bp. St. An'dr. 
 
 WARM, s. The act of warming, S. Boss. 
 
 To WARN, T. a. Corr. from Warrant, 
 Tweedd. 
 
 To WARNE, r. a. To refuse. Wallace. 
 — A.S. icern-an, to refuse, to deny. 
 
 To WARNIS, r. a. To warn, S.B.— A.S. 
 warniq-an, id. 
 
 To WARNYS, r. a. To furnish a fortified 
 place with the provision necessary for de- 
 fence, or for the support of the defenders. 
 Barb. — Su.G. waern-a, to defend, tcaern, 
 a fortification. 
 
 WARNISIN, ?. Warning; as, " Mind, I've 
 gien ye icarnisin," Ang. 
 
 WARNSTOR, s. Provisions laid up in a 
 garrison. Wallace. — Su.G. tcaern-a, de- 
 fendere, and store, vectigal. 
 
 To WARP, r. a. 1. To throw. Barbour. 
 2. To loarp 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. Ace. 
 From icarp, to throw, to cast. 
 
 To WARP, r. n. To open. Douglas. 
 
 To WARP, «. a. To surround; to involve. 
 Douglas. — Isl. vcrp-a, contrahere. 
 
 WARPING, s. A mode of making em- 
 bankments, by driving in piles and inter- 
 twining them with wattles. Surv. Gall. 
 
 To WARPLE, V. a. To intertwine so as 
 to entangle. " That yarn's sae warplit, 
 that I canna get it redd," it is so twisted, 
 that I cannot disentangle it, S. Syn. Bavel. 
 
 To WARPLE, r. n. 1. To be intertwined; 
 applied to children who are tumbling and 
 tossing, with their limbs twisted one 
 through another, S.B. Boss. 2. Used in 
 a moral sense, to denote the confusion of 
 any business, S.B. ibid. V. Wrabil, r. 
 which, if not originally the same, must be 
 nearly allied. 
 
 To WARRACH, {gutt.) r. n. To scold; to 
 use abusive language, S.B. Probably the 
 same with Wary, q. v. 
 
 WARRACHIE, adj. Rough and knotty, 
 as applied to the trunk of a tree, Ang. 
 Mearns. 
 
 WARRAY, Werray, adj. True ; real. 
 Wyntown. — Belg. waar. Germ, wahr, 
 O.Fr. cerate, Lat. ver-us. 
 
 WARRALY, Werraly, adi: Truly. 
 Wyntoicn. — Belg. waarlyk, id. 
 
 WARRAND, s. A surety. V. Warand, s. 
 
 WARRANDICE, Warandiss, s. The se- 
 curity given by the seller to the pur- 
 chaser, that the bargain shall be made 
 good to him, S. The same with E. War- 
 ranty. Balfour. — L.B. warrandis-ia, ut 
 warranda, Du Cange, 
 
WAR 
 
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 WAS 
 
 * WARRANT, s. Security, S, Pltseoltie. 
 V. Warand. 
 
 WARREN, mlj. Of or belonging to the 
 pine tree. Douylas. — Belg. rmnn, id. 
 
 WARRER, compar. of War. Wary. 
 
 WARRY, adj. Of or belonging to s.'a- 
 im/v; as, " De irarry gad," the fish from 
 the sea-ware, Slietl. 
 
 WARROCH, Wauracii, {.pitt.) n. 1. A 
 knotty stick, Strathmore. 2. A stunted, 
 ill-grown person, or pnny child. A irenrj/ 
 warroch, one who is feeble and pnny, 
 Ang. Mearns. Nearly syn. with Wrvuf, 
 IViir/ ; but used in a more contemptuous 
 sense. — Teut. irwr, tceer, nodus, callus ; 
 A.S. wfarriht, knotty. Wijrock, the name 
 f,'iven to a callosity on the foot, has evi- 
 dently a common origin. V. Virrock. 
 
 To WARROCH, {,juU.) r. n. To wallow. 
 Gall. Encycl. — Isl. wori]U(]-r, squalidus, 
 sordidus. 
 
 WARROP, s. Anewarrop. Aberd. lie,/. 
 Perhaps a wardrobe. 
 
 WARS, Warse, adj. Worse, S.A. 7)oh(/. 
 — Moes.G. wairs, A.S. wers, id. Waur 
 is the word generally used in S. 
 
 W ARSCH E, Wersh, adj. 1 . Not salt ; not 
 .sufficiently salted, S. ; as, " What for do 
 ye no sup your kail," or " your parritch ? " 
 " I dinna like them ; they're unco wer.'^Ii. 
 Gie me a wee pickle saut." 2. Insipid to 
 the taste, S. Bel/ouh-ii. — Teut. rersch, 
 fresh, q. tasteless, 'i. Having a feeling of 
 squeamishness, S. Tarras. 4. Insipid to 
 the mind. Cleland. 5. Delicate ; easily 
 afiected ; applied to the stomach, S.B. 
 
 6. Having a sickly look, S. Henryfone. 
 
 7. Having no determinate character, or 
 fixed principles. Talts of My Landlord. 
 V. Walsu. 
 
 WARSEL, s. V. Ward and Warsrl. 
 Wr A Warsle. With difBcnlty, S. St. Pat. 
 To W ARSELL, Wersill, r. n. To wrestle ; 
 
 to strive, S. Dunbar. — Teut. wersel-en, 
 
 reniti, obnili, irars, contrarius. 
 WARS ELL, Warstle, s. Struggle, S. 
 
 Burns. 
 WARSET, adj. A dog employed by a 
 
 thief for watching deer. For. Laiten. — 
 
 A.S. ware, observation, and nett-aii, to set. 
 WARSH-STOMACH'D, adj. Having a 
 
 delicate or squeamish stomach, S. Journ. 
 
 Lond. 
 WARSH-CROP, .f. A name given to the 
 
 third crop from Outjleld. Max. Sel. Tran^i. 
 WARST, adj. Worst. The superl. from 
 
 War, S. Blackw. May. 
 WARSLER, Warstler, s. A wrestler, S. 
 
 Hoqy. 
 W.\RT, in composition of adverbs, is the 
 
 same with ward, E. ; as, inwart, inward. 
 
 — Moes.G. irairths, A.S. tceard, Isl. rert, 
 
 versus. 
 WART, Ward, s. 1. A tumulus or mound 
 
 thrown up on high ground, in the Orkney 
 
 and Shetland islands, for the purpose of 
 
 conveying intelligence. Barry. — Isl. rarJ, 
 Su.G. waard, cxcubiae, custodia. 2. The 
 term had also been used for the beacon 
 or fire kindled on the mound, S. 
 
 WARTH,». An apparition, Ayrs. J'icken. 
 '' Waitk, a spirit or ghost, Yorks. Durli." 
 Grose. .Synon. with Wraith, q. v. 
 
 WAR'T Nor. Corr. perhaps from War 
 [were] it nut for, but commonly used : a 
 signifying, " Had it not been for," Aberi*. 
 
 WARTWELL, Wratwei., .t. The skin 
 above the nail, when fretted, S. 
 
 WARWOLE, Werwolf, s. 1. A person 
 supposed to be transformed into a wolf. 
 Philotus. '2. X puny child, or an ill-growii 
 person of whatever age. Pron. u-arwoof, 
 Ang.— A.S. iftTt'-yrw//, Su.G. «'(tr«//,Genu. 
 ir(!*vro//,vir-lupus,lycanthropos,man-wolf. 
 
 WAS, iniperf. r. subs. Used in defining the 
 past time ; as, " Yesterday vas aught 
 days," yesterday week ; " Martinmas wa$ 
 a year," the term of Martinmas a year 
 by-past, S. Act. Audit. 
 
 WA'S. Used for away. " Slips his wa's, 
 slips away," S. Gl. ]\[aync\^ Siller Gun. 
 
 WASH, Wesche, .s. Stale urine; especially 
 as used for the purpose of steeping clothes, 
 in order to their being washed, S. Lyndn. 
 — Teut. irafch, lotura. 
 
 WASHER, s. A movable ring put round 
 fixed axletrees, in order to prevent the 
 wheels from having too much play, Clydes. 
 Dumfr. Roxb. Fife. 
 
 WASH-TUB, .«. A large tub or cask into 
 which urine is collected, S.O.; synon. 
 Maister-can. Surr. Ayr. 
 
 WASH- WARDEN, .■;. * A coarse harsh- 
 tasted winter pear, also called Worry- 
 carl, Roxb. 
 
 To WASH WORDS ,dth one. To converse 
 in any way, Pertlis. Campbell. 
 
 WASIE, adj. \. Sagacious; quick of ap- 
 prehension, Ang. — Alem. icass, Su.G. 
 //((■(US, denoting quickness of apprehension. 
 2. Apparently in the sense of gay, playful, 
 or lively, Mearus. John o' Arnhd". 
 
 WASPET, part. adj. Become thin about 
 the loins, " something like a icasp.^' Gall, 
 luncycl. 
 
 W A S*S A L A G E, .t. Great achievement ; 
 also valour. V. Vassalage. 
 
 WASSEL, s. A vassal. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 WASSIE, s. A horse collar, Orkn.; origi- 
 nally the same with Weasses. V. Waesh. 
 
 WASSOCKS, s. pi. 1 . " A kind of turbau 
 on which the milkmaids carry their pails, 
 or stoups on their heads." Gall. Eucyrl. 
 2. " A kind of bunch put on a boring 
 jumper, to hinder the water required in 
 boring from leaping up into the quarriers' 
 eyes," ibid. This must be merely Wacs,', 
 S.B. with the diminutive termination of 
 the west of S. 
 
 WAST, adj. West, S. Pitucottie. 
 
 WASTE, s. The deserted excavations ia 
 a mine, S. Snrr. Renfr. 
 
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 WASTEGE, s. A waste; a place of deso- 
 lation, Ayrs. Gait. 
 
 WASTELL. Willie Wastell, the name 
 given to a game common among children, 
 S. This, I am informed, is the same game 
 with that in England called Tom Tickler. 
 
 WASTELL, s. 1. Bread used with the 
 wastell or wassail-howl. 2. A thin cake 
 of oatmeal baked with yeast, Moray. 
 Chalm. Air. — L.B. icastell-us, id.; Fr. 
 gasteau. 
 
 To WASTER, V. a. To squander; to waste, 
 Ayrs. Ann. of the Par. 
 
 WASTER, s. An excrescence in the snuff 
 of a candle, S. Coll. of Songs. E. thief. 
 
 WASTER, s. A kind of trident used for 
 striking salmon, Dumfr.; the same with 
 Wester. Guy Matm. — Isl. vas, cum im- 
 petu feror. A very accurate correspondent 
 explains Leister as denoting a spear with 
 tliree prongs, and Waster, one with five ; 
 assigning both terms to Selkirks. 
 
 WASTERFUL, Wasterfow, rtJy. 1. De- 
 structive; devastating. Acts Ja. VI. 2. 
 Prodigal; lavish; unnecessarily expen- 
 sive, S. Blackn: Maq. 
 
 WASTER Y, Wastrie,'s. 1. Prodigality; 
 wastefulness, S. Marriage. 2. What is 
 wasted, Clydes. 
 
 To WASTE WIND. To spend one's lungs 
 in vain; to talk without serving any good 
 purpose, S. 
 
 WASTING, s. A consumption ; a decline, 
 S. Hunter's New Meth. 
 
 WASTLAND, Wastlin, arlj. Western; 
 westerly, Clydes. 
 
 WASTLAND, s. The west country. Pitsc. 
 
 WASTLANDMAN, s. An inhabitant of 
 the west. Pitscottie. 
 
 WASTLE, adT. To the westward of, Roxb. 
 
 WASTRIE, adj. Prodigal; a icastrie per- 
 son, one who is extravagant in expense, 
 Roxb. V. Wastrife, adj. of which it is 
 a corruption. 
 
 WASTRIFE, adj. Prodigal; wasteful, S. 
 Niqel. 
 
 WASTRIFE, s. The same with Wasterg. 
 Heart M. Loth. 
 
 WAT, s. Moisture, S.B. Cock. V. Weit. 
 
 WAT, adj. 1. Wet, S. CocFs Simple 
 Strains. 2. Addicted to intemperance in 
 drinking ; as, " They're gey wat lads 
 thae, they'll no part sune," S. 
 
 WAT, Wattie. Abbrev. of the name 
 Walter, S. Act. J). Cone. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 To WAT, r. n. To know. V. Wait. 
 
 WATAKING, Waytaking, s. The act of 
 carrying off, or taking away. It gene- 
 rally includes the idea of theft or violence. 
 Clydes. wa-takkin. Act. Audit. V. Away- 
 takar. 
 
 WATCH-MAIL, Watch-Meal, s. A duty 
 imposed for maintaining a garrison. Fount. 
 Dec. Suppl. — From A.S. icaecce, vigilia, 
 and mal, vectigal. V. Mail, tribute, q. v. 
 
 * WATCHMAN, s. The uppermost grain 
 
 in a stalk of corn; also called the Pawm, 
 Aberd. Called in Fife the tap-pickle, q.\. 
 
 W ATE, adj. Wet; moist, S. Douglas.— 
 A.S. icae.t, humidus, loaet-an, humectare. 
 
 W ATE, s. 1 . A watchman ; a sentinel ; 
 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 am- 
 bush. At the wate, in wait. Douglas. 
 
 WATER, s. A disease of sheep, Shetl. V. 
 Suell-Sickness. 
 
 WATER, Watter, s. 1. A river, or pretty 
 large body of running water, S. Bellend. 
 2. Any body of running water, whether 
 great or small, S. Pennant. 3. The 
 ground Ijsing on the banks of a river, S. 
 Minst. Border. 4. The inhabitants of a 
 tract of country watered by a certain 
 river or brook, S. ibid. 
 
 To Burn the Water. V. under Burn, v. a. 
 
 To Gae down the Water. To go to wreck; 
 to be totally lost, S. Heart M. Loth. 
 
 To Ride the Watur on. A phrase, with 
 the negative prefixed, applied to one who, 
 it is believed, cannot be depended on. Thus, 
 it is said. He's no to ride the water on, S. 
 
 WATER-BERRY, s. Water-gruel, Dumfr. 
 V. Bread-berry. 
 
 WATER-BRASH, s. A disease consisting 
 in a sense of heat in the epigastrium, with 
 copious eructations of aqueous humour, S. 
 
 WATER-BROO. .s-. "Water-gruel." Antiq. 
 
 WATER-BROSE, s. " Brose made of 
 meal and water simply," S. Gl, Shirr. 
 
 WATER-CORN, s. The grain paid by 
 farmers, for upholding the dams and races 
 of mills to whicli they are astricted, S. 
 Abstract of Proof, Mill of Inveramsay. 
 
 WATER-COW, s. The name given to the 
 spirit of the waters, especially as inhabit- 
 ing a lake. South of S. Hogi/. 
 
 WATER-CRAW, s. The water-ouzel, S. 
 Statist. Ace. 
 
 * WATERFALL, s. Used in the same 
 sense with Watershed, Border. 
 
 WATERFAST, adj. Capable of resisting 
 the force of rain. We now, in the same 
 sense, use Water-tight, which I have not 
 seen in any E. diet. Life of Melville. 
 
 To WATER-FUR, v. a. To form furrows 
 in ploughed ground for draining off the 
 water, S. Maxwell's Sel. Tram'. — Teut. 
 iraeter-vore, sulcus aquarius. 
 
 WATERGANG, s. 1. The race of a mill. 
 Acts Ja. I. 2. " A servitude whereby we 
 have power and privilege to draw water 
 along our neighbour's ground for watering 
 our own." Stair. 
 
 WATERGATE, s. " Fll watch your icater- 
 gate," S. Prov.; "that is, I'll watch for 
 an advantage over you." Kelly. This 
 seems to refer to a man's turning his 
 face to the wall for a certain purpose, 
 when an enemy might easily take his 
 advantage. 
 
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 WATER-GAW, s. Fife; syn. fe-wA, q. v. 
 
 WATER-HORSE, s. Tlie goblin otherwise 
 denominated ]\'uter-K'i//ju,S.B. J[o,/,j. 
 
 WATER-KAIL, s. Broth made witho'ut 
 any meat in it, S. 
 
 WATER-KELl'lE, s. The spirit of the 
 waters!. Minstr. Border. 
 
 WATEHKYLE, s. Meadow-grouud pos- 
 sessed by the tenants of an estate by 
 rotation; synon. Altfrkyle. 
 
 WATER-MOUSE, Water-rotten. The 
 water rat, S. " Arvicohi aquatica, water 
 canipagnol." Edin. Mag. 
 
 WATER-MOUTH, s. The mouth of a 
 river; vulgarly Watter-moWy S.B. Chart. 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 WATER-PURPIE, s. Common brook- 
 lime, an herb, S. Bride of Lamm. 
 
 W ATER-SH ED, s. The highest ground in 
 any part of a country, from which rivers 
 descend in opposite directions, S. Ess. 
 Huihl. Soc. 
 
 WATER-SLAIN MOSS. Peat-earth car- 
 ried off by water, and afterwards depo- 
 sited, S. Walker. 
 
 WATER-STOUP, a. 1. A bucket for car- 
 rying water, S. Herd. 2. The name 
 given, in the vicinity of Leith, to the com- 
 mon periwinkle, (turbo terebra, Linn.) 
 from its resemblance to a pitcher. In 
 Fife it is named (jUl-stoup. 
 
 WATER-TATH, s. Luxuriant grass pro- 
 ceedingfrom excess of moisture, S.V.Tath. 
 
 WATER-WADER, s. A home-made can- 
 dle of the worst kind, Roxb. ; syn. Sweig. 
 
 WATER-WAGTAIL, s. The wagtail, or 
 motacilla, S. " Motacilla, a xcater-icagtail." 
 WMderburu's Vocab. 
 
 WATER- WRAITH, s. The spirit of the 
 waters, S.B. Tarras. V. Wraith. 
 
 WATH, s. A ford. Stat. Ace— A..S. imd, 
 Belg. icaede, Lat. vad-um. 
 
 W ATLING STRETE, Vatlant Streit. A 
 term used to denote the milky way, from 
 its fancied resemblance to a broad street 
 or causeway. Douglas. 
 
 WATRECK, inter). Expressive of as- 
 tonishment; sometimes, perhaps, of com- 
 miseration. Loth. V. Raik, s. 2. 
 
 WATTEL, s. V. Wattle. 
 
 WATTY. Ye look like Watty to the worm, 
 a proverbial phrase, expressive of the 
 appearance of disgust, or great reluctance, 
 S.B. Boss. 
 
 WATTIE, s. An eel, anguilla, Roxb. 
 
 WATTIE, s. A blow; a stroke, Aug.— 
 Su.G. hwat, celer ? 
 
 W ATTIRTEICH, adj. Secure against the 
 entrance of water, S. Water-tight. Acts 
 Ja. VI. 
 
 WATTLE, s. A billet of wood, Berwicks. 
 
 WATTL?], s. A tax paid in Shetland ; 
 said to have been introduced in return for 
 the distribution of holy water. Stat. Ace. 
 
 To WAUBLE, V. n. To swing; to reel, S.O. 
 Burns. — Isl. reifl-a, saepius vibrare. 
 
 WAUCII, ». Wall! Fellis J'lay.—\.S. 
 
 wah, paries; A.Bor. irogh, id. 
 WAUCIIIE, adj. Sallow and greasy, 
 Lanarks. Also expl. wan-coloured, dis- 
 gustingly pale; as, "a vauchie skin." 
 Edin. Alaij. 
 WAUCIIIE" (;/««.) adj. Swampy, Clydes. 
 
 — Germ, wacghe, gurges. 
 To WAUCHLE, r. n. 1. To move from 
 side to side in walking, like a young 
 child, Clydes. 2. " To walk after a 
 fatigued manner; wauchling, walking, yet 
 almost exhausted." CialL Enc. A variety 
 of Waii)le or Wachle, q. v. 
 To WAUCHLE, r. a. I. To fatigue very 
 much; as, " The road icauchlit him gey 
 and sair," Upp. Lanarks. 2. To puzzle; 
 as, " That question wauchlit him," ibid. — 
 Belg. ratiqel-en, to stagger. 
 To WAUCHT, Wacht out, W aught, 
 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. liamsay. Burns. 
 To WAUE, r. a. To toss; to agitate. 
 
 Douglas. — A.S. waf-ian, fluctuare. 
 To WAVEL, r. a. To move backwards and 
 forwards; to wave. Cldand. V. Weffil. 
 WAVEL, s. A sort of slug or worm found 
 in bake-houses, among the flour which is 
 scattered on the earthen floor, Roxb. 
 This must be the same with E. Weetil. 
 WAVELOCK, s. An instrument for twist- 
 ing ropes of straw, rushes, &c. Clydes.; 
 syn. Thrawcrook. Perh. from Teut. iceyfel- 
 <;?(,vacillare, because of its rotatory motion. 
 * jf'o WAVER, WAWER,r. n. 1. To wander. 
 WyntowH. — From A.S. waf-ian, id. 2. 
 To exhibit slight symptoms of delirium in 
 consequence of fever or some disease, S. 
 Synon. Vary, 
 To W AUFF, c. n. To wave. V. Waff, v. 
 To WAUFLE, r. n. To waver in the air, 
 as snow, chaff, or any light substance, 
 Upp. Clydes. 
 WAUFLE, s. A slight fall of snow, ibid. 
 
 — A.S. icafol, fluctuans. 
 WAUGII, Wauch, adj. 1. Unpleasant to 
 the taste ; nauseous, S. Journ. Lond. — 
 Teut. icalghe, nausea, walgh-en, Isl. relg- 
 ia, nauseare. 2. Noisome to the smell, S. 
 Saxon and Gael. 3. In a moral sense, 
 bad ; worthless; as, waugh J'ouk, loose or 
 disorderly people, Ang. M'a^' is more 
 common in this sense. 
 WAUINGEOUR, Wauv.ngour, s. A va- 
 gabond ; a fugitive. Dowf. V. Waff. 
 To WAUK, Waulk, Walk, t. a. 1. To 
 full cloth, S. ; pron. n-auk. Garnet. — 
 .Su.G. icalk-a, Belg. walck-en. 2. To make 
 close and matted, S. 3. To render callous ; 
 as the I oof or palm by severe work, S. 
 To WAUK, r. n. To shrink in consequence 
 
 of being wetted, S. 
 ToWAUK, r. rt. To watch, S. V. Walk. 
 
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 To WAUKEN, V. a. To chastise, Aberd. 
 Perhaps from S. Whauk, id. 
 
 To WAUKEN, V. n. 1. To awake from 
 sleep, S.; E. waken. 2. To become ani- 
 mated, with the prep, on added; as, " He 
 wauken''t on his sermon," S. 3. To be- 
 come violent in language, as in scolding. 
 " O ! how she icaukenH on him ! and gi'ed 
 him an awfu' flyte ! " S. 
 
 WAUKENIN, s. 1. The act of awaking, S. 
 2. An outrageous reprehension; as, " My 
 certie, that is a.-u-aukenin," S. 3. Cauld 
 waukeniv, a phrase applied to a very bad 
 farm, S. 
 
 WAUKER, Waulk-miller, s. A fuller, S. 
 Acts Ja. VI. — Belg. valcker, Su.G. wal- 
 kare, Germ, icaukmnller, id. 
 
 WAUKER, s. A watchman ; one who 
 watches clothes during night, S. — A.S. 
 u-aecer, Belg. ivaaker, id. 
 
 WAUKFERE, adj. Able to go about; as, 
 "He's geyly fail't now, but he's still 
 u-nukfere," Renfr. From the v. to tvalk, 
 and S. fei-e, entire ; Isl. faer, habilis. 
 
 W AUKING, s. The act of watching, S. 
 
 WAUKING of the Claise. The act of 
 watching clothes during night. 
 
 AV AUKING o' the Fauld. The act of 
 watching the sheep-fold, about the end of 
 summer, when the lambs were weaned, 
 and the ewes milked ; a custom now gone 
 into disuse. Gentfe Shepherd. 
 
 W AVKING o' the Kirk-ijard. The act of 
 watching the dead after interment, S. 
 
 WAUKITNESS, s. Callousness, Clydes. 
 
 WAUK-MILL, Waumc-jmll, s. A fulling- 
 mill, S. St. Ace. — Germ, lealk-mvhle, id. 
 
 WAUKRIFE, Wakriff, adj. V. Walk- 
 rife. 
 
 WAUL, adj. Agile; nimble, Dumfr. A 
 variety of Yald, id. q. v. 
 
 To WAUL, V. V. 1. To look wildly ; to 
 roll the eyes, S.O. and A. Douglas. — 
 A.S. ireahc-ian, to roll ; Lat. xolv-ere. 2. 
 This word is often used to denote that 
 heavy motion of the eyes which appears 
 in one who is overpowered with sleepi- 
 ness ; to gaze with a drowsy eye, Tweedd. 
 
 WAUL, interj. Expressive of sorrow, 
 Buchan. Tarra^. — A.S. wala, eheu ! ah ! 
 
 WAULD, Wald, s. Government; power. 
 In icald, under sway. Wallace. — Isl. 
 vellde, valid, power. V. Wald, v. 
 
 WAULD,.'. The plain open country, with- 
 out wood, Lauarks. Marmaiden of Clyde. 
 
 WAULIE, adj. Agile; nimble, Tweedd. 
 
 WAULIESUM, adj. Causing sorrow. Ang. 
 John o' Arnha\ 
 
 To WAUNER,r.?*. Towander,S.O. Picken. 
 
 WAUR, adj. Worse. V. War. 
 
 WAUR, .". One orthography of the old 
 word denoting spring. V. Ware, s. 
 
 To WAUR, r. a. To expend. " It's weel 
 waur^d o' his hand," or, " i' his hand," 
 S. Prov. V, War, r. 2. 
 
 To WAUR, T. (T. To overcomp. V. War, r. 
 
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 WEA 
 
 WAUR-FOR-THE-WEAR, adj. Worse 
 
 fur the wearing; shabby, Fife. Tenn. 
 
 Card. Beaton. V. War, Waur. 
 WAUT, s. A border; a selvage; a welt, 
 
 Buchan. Tarras. 
 WAW, interj. Pshaw, Aberd. V. Wa. 
 WAW, s. Wave ; pi. icawys. Barbour. — 
 
 A.S. waeg, weq, id. pi. waega.^. 
 WAW, s. ■ Wail, S. ; pi. waicis. Wallace. 
 
 — A.S. wag, wah, id. 
 WAW, s. Wo ; sorrow. Maitl. Poems. 
 WAW, s. A measure of twelve stones, each 
 
 stone weighing eight pounds. Slat. Rob. 
 
 III. — E. icey ; as, a wey of wool, cheese, 
 
 &c. from A.S. tcaeg, waga, weg, a load. 
 To WAW, V. n. To caterwaul, S. Hogg. 
 
 — E. waul ; Isl. raele, ejulo, plango. 
 ToWAWjV.n. To wave ; to float. Barb. 
 
 V. Waff, v. 
 WAW AG, s. Voyage. Aberd. Meg. 
 WAWAR, s. A wooer. Peblis Play.— 
 
 A.S. wogere, id. 
 WAWARD, s. The vanguard. Barbour. 
 To WAWYIK, r. n. To be vacant; for 
 
 Vaik. Blue Blanket. 
 WAWIL, adj. Not well knit. Dunbar. 
 
 V. Weffil. 
 To WAWL,r. K.Tolookwildly. V.Waul,^!. 
 WAWS, s. pi. Waws of cheese, the crust, 
 
 especially that round the width, Aberd.; 
 
 obviously q. the walls. 
 WAWSPER,s. Uncertain. Aberd. Reg. 
 WAWTAKIN, s. The act of removing or 
 
 carrying off. "The vnwtakln wrangusly," 
 
 &c. Aberd. Re,/. 
 WAX-KERNEL,' Waxen-kernel. An 
 
 indurated gland, or hard gathering, which 
 
 does not suppurate ; often in the neck, or 
 
 in the armpits of growing persons, S. 
 WAZIE, adj. V. Wasie. 
 WDERMAIR, adv. Moreover. V. Uthir. 
 WE, Wey, WiE, 8. Conjoined with litill ; 
 
 1. As denoting time; as, "He slept a 
 litill wey." Barb. 2. In relation to place. 
 Wynt. 3. As expressing degree. Doug. 
 
 A Wee. 1. A short while, S. Ramsay. 
 
 2. In a slight degree, S. 
 
 WE, Wee, Wie, a(7y. 1. Small; little, S. 
 
 Henrysone. 2. Mean; as, "wee fowk," 
 
 people of the lowest rank, Clydes. 3. 
 
 Mean, applied to conduct; as, "That was 
 
 very wee in him," ibid. 
 WEAM-ILL,s. The bejly-ache. V.Wawbe. 
 WEAN, Weeane, .«. A child, S. Ross. 
 
 Q. iree ane, synon. with little ane, S. id, 
 WE ANLY, adj. Feeble ; slender; ill-grown, 
 
 Fife. Perhaps from S. wean, a child. 
 To WE AR, V. a. To conduct to the fold, 
 
 or any other enclosure, with caution, S.; 
 
 as, " Stand on that side, and wear that 
 
 cow; I'll kep her here." " Tr<?((r them 
 
 cannily, dinna drive them," S. 
 To WEAR aff, or off, r. a. To ward off, S. 
 
 " The lasses should wear the lads aff 
 
 them," i. e. keep tliem at a distance, Gall. 
 To WEAR iv, r. a. 1. To gather in with 
 
WE A 
 
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 WED 
 
 caution, as a shepherd conducts his flock 
 
 into the fold, S. The Eice-bughts. — Teut. 
 
 treer-en, propulsare. 2. As a neut. r. to 
 
 move slowly and cautiously. 
 To WEAR iiiby, r. n. To move towards 
 
 a place with caution, S. llot^f'g Hef. 
 To WEAR up, or Up Weir, r. a. seems to 
 
 have been used as signifying the caution 
 
 employed by a thief in driving home the 
 
 cattle he had stolen. Maitlaud P. 
 To WEAR, r. a. To guard; to defend, S.A. 
 
 Nhiftrelsy Bonhr. V. Wer, Were, r. 
 To WEAR, Weir, r. a. To stop, Roxb. 
 
 — A.S. irer-'mn, prohibere. Perhaps the 
 
 same with UV-o-, to guard. 
 WEAR, Weik, s. Force; restraint, Roxb. 
 
 — A.S. wacr, sepimentum. 
 
 * 2'o WEAR, r. «. To last; to endure; as, 
 " That hame-made claith (rears weel," S. 
 
 WEAR,s. Apparel; clothing. " Every-day 
 ircar," one's common dress, S. 
 
 7uWEAR, r. «. " Wfiirthejackyl. This 
 phrase alludes to a custom, now, we be- 
 lieve, obsolete, by which, on paying a 
 certain fee, or otherwise making interest 
 with the huntsman of the Caledonian 
 Hunt, any citizen aspirant, whose rank 
 did not entitle him to become a member 
 of that high-born society, might become 
 entitled to the field-privileges of the 
 Hunt, and, among others, was tolerated 
 to wear the jacket of the order." Gl. Antiq. 
 
 To WEARY /or, r. a. To long for; eagerly 
 to desire, S. 
 
 To WEARY on, r. a. 1. To become weary 
 of, S. 2. To long for, Roxb.— A.S. rreri- 
 aii, fatigare. 
 
 WEARY, adj. 1. Feeble; as, a weary 
 bairn, a child that is declining, S. — A.S. 
 werhj, lassus. 2. Vexatious ; causing 
 trouble, S. — A.S. irerlj, malignus. Gl. 
 Sibb. 3. Vexed; sorrowful. Eitson. 
 4. Tedious, S. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 WEARY FA'. An imprecation, S.B. and 
 S.A. Saxon and Gael. Literally, a curse 
 befal, from TTarw, to curse, q. v. 
 
 WEARIFUL, adj. 1. Causing pain or 
 trouble; pron. wearifow, S. Pirate. 2. Tire- 
 some ina great degree, Ayrs. Steam-Boat. 
 
 WEARY ON. An imprecation, equivalent 
 to Weary fa\ S. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 WEASSES, s. pi. A species of breeching 
 for the necks of work-horses, Orkn. Barry. 
 — Su.G. lease, Isl. rrt.'i, a bundle of twigs. 
 
 WEATHER, s. A fall of rain or snow, 
 accompanied with boisterous wind, Roxb. 
 — Isl. tedr, rediir, tempestas. 
 
 • WEATHER, .«. Fair weather, flattery. 
 " If he'll no du'd [do it] by fair weather, 
 he'll no du'd by foul," Prov. Roxb. If 
 you cannot prevail with him by coaxing, 
 you will not by severity. — O.E. to make 
 fair weather, to flatter. V. Nares. 
 
 WEATHER-G A W, *-. 1 . Part of one side 
 of a rainbow, S. Gall. Encycl. 2. Any 
 change in the atmosphere, known from 
 
 experieiK-e to presage' bad weather, S. 
 Pirate, 'i. Any day too good for tlie 
 season, indicating that it will be succeeded 
 by bad weather, S. 4. Metaph. any thing 
 so uncommonly favourable, as to seem an 
 indication of a reverse, Aberd. Mearns. 
 Monroes E.rpcd. V. Weddir-gaw. 
 
 WEATHER-GLEAM,*. Edin.Mag. V. 
 Weddir-gi.im. 
 
 WEATHERIE, Weatherfu', adj. Stormy, 
 Roxb. 
 
 * To WEAVE, r. a. and «. To knit; ap- 
 plied tostockings,&c. Pron. iri/re, Aberd. 
 In Fife they say, " to irork stockings." 
 
 WEAVER, WvvER, Webister, s. A knitter 
 of stockings, Aberd. 
 
 WEAVIN, s. A moment, Aberd. .Toitrn. 
 Lond. — A.S. wiffend, breathing; as we 
 say, in a breath, S. 
 
 WEAZLE-BLAWING,?. A disease which 
 seems to have its existence only in the ima- 
 ginations of the superstitious. V. Catter. 
 
 WEB, s. The covering of the entrails; the 
 cawl, or omentum, S. — Isl.i;c/"-a,involvere. 
 
 WEBSTER, s. 1. A weaver, S. A.Bor. 
 Fergusson. — A.S. icchbestre-, textrix, a 
 female weaver. 2. A spider, because of 
 the web it weaves for catching its prey, S. 
 V. Wabster. 
 
 WECHE, s. A witch. Bellcnden.— A.S. 
 wicca, icicce, id. 
 
 WECHT, Weight, Wegiit, s. 1 . An in- 
 strument for winnowing corn, made in the 
 form of a sieve, but without holes, S. 
 Bannatyne P. Burns.— Be\g. recher, a 
 fanner; from Germ, wech-en, ventum fa- 
 cere. 2. A sort of tambourin. Evergreen. 
 
 WECHT, s. 1. Weight, S. 2. The stan- 
 dard by which any thing is weighed, S. 
 
 To WECHT, r. a. To weigh, S. 
 
 To WECHT, T. a. To fan; to winnow, 
 Buchan. Tarras. 
 
 WECHTFUL, s. As much as a icecht can 
 contain, S. pron. tcechtfoic. 
 
 WECHT Yjfld/. Expensive. Jets Ja. VI. 
 A wechty discourse is a sermon full of 
 important matter. 
 
 WED, s. Woad. " Ane pyip of iced." 
 Aberd. Beg. V. Wadd. 
 
 To W ED, r. a. To Wed a Ileretage, to enter 
 on possession of an estate. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WED, s. A pledge. 
 
 To WED, T. a. To pledge. V. Wad. 
 
 WEDDERBOUK, s. The carcass of a 
 wether. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WEDDER DAIS. Wedder dayis. A 
 phrase apparently denoting a particular 
 season in the year. Pari. ,fa. II. The 
 term is probably allied to Su.G. waeder- 
 dag, mild weather. 
 
 WEDDERFU', Weatherfi', adj. Un- 
 settled; stormy; applied to the weather; 
 as, in a very bad day, " What a weatherfu' 
 day is this !" Roxb. — Sw. %eaederfull, 
 windy, full of wind. 
 
 WEDDYR, Weddir, Wedder, s. 1. 
 
WED 
 
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 WEE 
 
 Weather; as a general term. Barhour. 
 2. Wind. Wyntotpn. — A.S. tcaeder, 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. tceather-gaw, S. In 
 Fife, icater-gaw, S. Syn. teeth, q. v. — Germ. 
 irasser-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 
 iceddir-glim,ortceather-gleam,i.e.het\7een 
 him and the light of the sky. Gl. Sibb. 
 — A.S. ipeder, coelum, and (;?««jH,splendor. 
 
 To WEDE, Weid, Weyd, t. a. To rage; 
 to act furiously, part. pr. wedand. Wall. 
 — A.S. iced-an, insanire, furere. 
 
 WEDE IS, pi. s. Withes. Wallace. V. 
 
 WiDDTE. 
 
 WED-FIE, s. " Wage ; reward ; recompense ; 
 perhaps some payment of the nature of 
 the interest of money." Gl. Sibb. 
 
 WEDKEEPER, s. One who preserves 
 what is deposited in pledge. B. Bruce. 
 
 WEDOET, s. Widowhood. Act. Bom. 
 Cone. Corr. from tcedohed. 
 
 WEDONYPHA, s. The onfall or attack 
 ofa.2i-eid; wedonfatc, S.A.wytenonfaw,S.'B. 
 Roull. V. Weid. 
 
 WEDOW, s. A widow. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 To WEE, Wey, v. a. To weigh, S. ' 
 
 WEE, adj. Little. V. We. 
 
 WEE,s, Wight. Sir Gawan. V. Wy. 
 
 WEEACK, s. A icheak, Buchan. Tarras. 
 — Isl. kuaka, garritus avium. 
 
 WEE-ANE, s. A child, S.B. Taylor's S. 
 Boems. V. Wean. 
 
 WEE-BAUK, s. A small cross-beam near- 
 est the angle of a roof, S.O. This seems 
 to be q. little-bauk. V. Sill, s. 
 
 WEEBO, s. Common ragwort, S. 
 
 WEE CHEESE, Wee butter. A childish 
 play, in which two, placing themselves 
 back to back, and linking their arms into 
 each other, alternately lift one another 
 from the ground, by leaning forward ; at 
 the same time the one, when it is his or 
 her turn to lift, crying. Wee cheese, [i. e. 
 weigh,] and the other, when he lifts, 
 answering. Wee batter, Roxb. 
 
 * WEED, s. Formerly used in S. as in E. 
 for dress. Spalding. 
 
 * To WEED, V. a. To thin growing plants 
 by taking out the smaller ones; as, " To 
 iceed firs, to weed turnips," S. 
 
 WEEDER-CLIPS, s. The instrument 
 used for pulling up the weeds which grow 
 among grain, S. Burns. V. Clips. 
 
 WEEDINS, s. pi. What is pulled up, or 
 cut out, in thinning trees, &c. 
 
 WEEDOCK, s. An instrument for grub- 
 bing up weeds, Roxb.; a corr. of E. Weed- 
 hook, id; 
 
 WEEG, s. The kittiwake, Larus minuta, 
 Linn. Shetl. 
 
 WEEGGLIE, adj. 1 . Waggling; unstable, 
 S. 2. Having a wriggling motion in 
 walking, S. — Belg. be-weeglik, unstable, 
 pliable. 
 
 To WEEGLE, v. n. To waggle. V. Waigle. 
 
 WEEGLE, s. An act of waggling or 
 waddling, S. 
 
 WEEGLER, s. One who waddles, S. 
 
 WEEK, s. Weeks of the mouth. V. Weik. 
 
 WEEL,Well, with its composites. V.Weill. 
 
 WEEL-SLEEKIT, part. adj. Well- 
 drubbed, S. Macrimmon. 
 
 WEEL TO PASS. In easy circumstances ; 
 in comparative affluence, S. Guy Man. 
 
 WEEM, s. 1. A natural cave, Fife, Ang. 
 Stat. Ace. 2. An artificial cave, or sub- 
 terraneous building, Ang. Stat. Ace. — 
 From Gael, uamha, a cave. 
 
 WEENESS, s. 1. Smallness; littleness, S. 
 2. Mean-spiritedness, Clydes. 
 
 WEEOCK, s. A little while ; as, " Ye had 
 better wait for him a weeoek," S.O.; a 
 dimin. from We, Wee, little. V. Oc, 
 OcK, termin. 
 
 WEEPERS, s. pi. 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. 
 
 WEERELY, adj. Warlike. Poems I6th 
 
 C^pyif "\' "^V^ERELY 
 
 WEERIGILLS, s. pi. V. Weiriegills. 
 
 WEERIT, s. 1. The young Guillemot, or 
 Colymbus Troile, Mearns. 2. Transferred 
 to a peevish child, ibid. 
 
 WEE-SAUL'T, adj. Having a little soul, 
 S. Tannahill. 
 
 WEESE, s. V. Waese. 
 
 To WEESE, Weeze, v. n. To ooze; to 
 distil gently, S.B. Morison. — Isl. reisa, 
 Dan. Sax. tcaes, A.S. wos, humor, aqua. 
 
 WEESH, inter j. Addressed to a horse, to 
 make him go to the right hand, Aberd. 
 Syn. haup. — Su.G. hiss-a, incitare. 
 
 WEES'T, part. adj. Depressed with dul- 
 ness, Buchan. Tarras. — It might origi- 
 nate from the common expression, " Wae's 
 me," wo is me, an A.S. idiom. 
 
 WEET, s. Rain, S. Spalding. 
 
 WEET, Weit, adj. Wet, S. 
 
 WEETY, adj. Rainy; as, a weety day, S. 
 Farmer's Ha'. V. Weit. 
 
 WEETIE, adj. Wet, S.B. 
 
 WEET-MY-FIT, s. The quail, Roxb. Fife, 
 Berths. The name seems given from its cry. 
 
 WEETNESS, s. 1 . Wet ; rainy weather, S. 
 2. Applied to any thing drinkable, Tweedd. 
 
 To WEEUK, Weeak, t. n. A term used 
 to denote the squeaking of rats, the 
 neighing of stallions, or the bellowing of 
 bulls when they raise their voice to the 
 shrillest pitch, Moray; Weeack,B\ic\ia,u. 
 A provincial variety of Wheak, Week, to 
 whine, q. v. 
 
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WEF 
 
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 WEI 
 
 WEFFIL, («//. Limber; not stiff, S.— A.S. 
 (raf;/b/,fluctuans;Teut. (r,- )//■<■/-<: /I, vacillare. 
 
 WEFFILNESS, .*. Limberness, S. 
 
 WEFFLIN, Wefflum, s. The back-lade, 
 or course of water at the back of the mill- 
 wheel, Ans;. V. Waf.fleed. 
 
 \VEFT,s. Woof. V. Waft. 
 
 WEFT, s. A signal by waving. Ahbot. 
 V. Waff, r. and d. 
 
 ^^■ EH AW, iuterj. " A cry which displeases 
 horscs,"_ &c. Galf. Enc. 
 
 WEY,rt(//. Mean; despicable, Annaudalo. 
 This seems merely a metaph. sense of the 
 adj. as signifying little. V. We. 
 
 To WEY, r. a. To throw. Wallace.— 
 Tent, tregh-en, movere. 
 
 ToWEY, r. a. To bewail. Wallace.— 
 Tent, weeh-en, to cry as a child, vagire. 
 
 W E YAGE, s. The charge made for irei<>k- 
 iti'l goods. AcU Cha. I. 
 
 WEY-BRODDIS, s. pi. Boards used for 
 weighing. Inrentories. 
 
 AVEYCHE, s. A witch. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 To WEID, r. n. To become furious. V. 
 Wf.de. 
 
 WEID, adj. Furious ; synon. 2cod. Duiib. 
 
 WEip, Weed, s. 1. A kind of fever to 
 which women in childbed, or nurses, are 
 subject, S. — Germ, weide, or ireite, cor- 
 responds to Fr. accable, as signifying that 
 one is oppressed with disease. 2. A fit 
 of the ague, Tweedd. 
 
 WEID, L. thekif region. Gaican and Gol. 
 V. Thede. 
 
 WEYES, Weyis, s. pi. A balance with 
 scales for weighing. Lyndsay. — A.S. 
 iraeg, Teut. iraeghe, libra, trutina. 
 
 To WEIF, v. a. To weave; part. pa. iceyff, 
 woven. Douglas. — A.S. iref-an, Su.G. 
 Kaefw-a, id. 
 
 WEIGH-BAUK,s. 1. A balance, S. Fer- 
 gusfon. 2. One is said to be in the 
 veigh-bauks, when in a state of indecision, 
 S. — Teut. vaeqh-balck, scapus librae. 
 
 WEIGHT, Weght,s. A kind of sieve. V. 
 
 ^^'ECHT. 
 
 To WEIGHT, r. a. 1. To weigh, S. 2. To 
 burden; to oppress, S. Baillie. 
 
 WEIGHTS, s.jw/. Scales, S. Z.Boyd. 
 
 WE IK, Week, s. A corner or angle. The 
 tceiks of the mouth, the corners or sides of 
 it, S. The weik of the ee, the corner of it, 
 S. Ramsay. — Su.G. icik, angulus, oegen 
 'rik, the corner of the eye. 
 
 To IIIXG BY THE WeIKS OF THE MoUTH. To 
 
 keep the last hold of any thing; to keep 
 
 hold to the utmost. Mich. Bruce's Soul- 
 
 Confirmation. 
 WEIL, s. An eddy. V. Wele. 
 WEIL, s. Prosperity; advantage. Doug. 
 WEIL, Wele, Welle, adr. Very ; as, 
 
 " It's ireil auld and worn." Wyntovn. 
 
 V. Feil. 
 WEIL-BUILT, adj. Strongly made, S. 
 
 Saj-on and Gael. 
 To WEILD, r. a. 1, To obtain, by what- 
 
 ever means. Douglas. 2. To enter on 
 possession of an estate. Barbour. 
 
 WEILDlNG,/>a/^ /.»•. Bp. Forbes on the 
 Rer. Apparently " running wild," or 
 " bewildering himself." 
 
 WEIL-FAUR'T, adj. Well-favoured; hav- 
 ing a handsome or goodly appearance, S. 
 Minstrelsy Border. 
 
 WEIL-FAURTLIE, <«/r. 1. Handsomely, 
 S. 2. Avowedly, as opposed to any clandes- 
 tine measure, S. '.i. " With a good grace," 
 S. Gl. ,Shirr. 
 
 W ElL-FAUR'TNESS,s. Handsomeness, S. 
 
 WEIL-GAlTlT,y.,(r?. adj. A term applied 
 to a horse that is thoroughly broke, S. 
 
 WEILHEAD, s. The vortex of a whirl- 
 pool, S. 
 
 WEIL IS ME. Happy am I, S. 
 
 WEIL IS YOW. Happy are you. Lyndsay. 
 — A.S. ircl, trel I, bene; Su.G. vaeles mig, 
 O ! me felicem. 
 
 WEILL, Weel, adj. 1 . Well ; in health, S. 
 " Weel, well. North." Grose. 2. Suffi- 
 ciently dressed, applied to meat. " Is the 
 denner weel V Is it ready to be served up J 
 Clydes. Roxb. A. Scotfs Poems. 
 
 WEILL, adj. Many. Barbour. — Germ. 
 viel, Belg. eel, id. 
 
 WEILL, s. 1. Prosperity. Fount. Dec. 
 Suppl. 2. A benefit. Aberd. Reg. Chaucer 
 uses icele for wealth, prosperity.^ — A.S. 
 vela, prosperitas. V. Weil, s. 
 
 WEILL, 8. A calf. Acts Ja. VI. V.Veil. 
 
 WEILL-FARAND, adj. Having a goodly 
 appearance. V. Faua.nd. 
 
 WEILL-HEARTIT,a(//. Not dejected, S. 
 
 WEILL-WAIL'D,af(;." Well chosen; cau- 
 tiously selected; often applied to lan- 
 guage, liamsay, Christ''s Kirk. 
 
 WEILL-WAL'D, adj. Well chosen. V. 
 Wale, r. 
 
 WEILL-WILLAR, s. A friend; a well- 
 wisher. I'itscottie. 
 
 WEILL-WILLIE, Weill-willit, adj. 
 Liberal ; not niggardly, S. Rudd. — Su.G. 
 iraelwillig, A.S. irellicillenda, benevolus. 
 
 WEILNESS, s. The state of being in good 
 health, Clydes. 
 
 WEIL-PAID, «(/;. Well satisfied, Buchan, 
 Mearns. V. Ill-Paid. 
 
 WEIL-PUT-ON, adj. Well dressed, S. 
 Fortunes of Nigel. 
 
 WEIL TO LIVE. I. In easy circumstances, 
 S. 2. Tipsy; half seas over. 
 
 WEIN, s. L. %cem, stain, q. v. Barbour. 
 
 WEIR, s. Weir of' law, the act of a per- 
 son, 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 Late, and L.B. tadiare 
 legem. The E. phrase is from O.Fr. gagiere, 
 an engagement; a pledge; ours from A.S. 
 
WEI 
 
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 WEL 
 
 Witere, foedus, pactum; whence icacr-hurh, 
 
 wer-borh, fidejussor, sponsor. 
 WEIR, s. War. Weir-men, Weir-hors, 
 
 Weirly, Weir-wall. V. Were. 
 WEIR, s. A hedge, Galloway; used as 
 
 synon. with E. Fence. JJavidsvn's Seas. 
 
 • — Su.G. 7caer-ia, tuerl. 
 To WEIR, V. a. To herd; to keep; to 
 
 watch over, Roxb. 
 He tether'd his tyke ayont the dyke. 
 And bad it weir the corn. — Old Song. 
 
 V. Wer, &c. also Wear, t. to guard. 
 WEYR, s. Spring. V. Veir. 
 WEIR, s. A term including cows and 
 
 ewes giving milk, Roxb. It is used only 
 
 by very old people. Percy's Ballads. — 
 
 From A.S. waer, sepimentum 
 
 WEIR-BUSE, 
 
 partition between 
 
 cows, Clydes.; q. a partition for defence. 
 V. Buse. 
 
 WEIRD, Werd, Werde, Weerd, s. 1. 
 Fate, S. Wyntown. 2. Prediction. P. 
 Buck. Dial. — A.S. icyrd, fatum, iryrde, 
 parcae. 3. It is used "in the sense of fact, 
 as denoting something that really takes 
 place. " After word comes iceird. Fair 
 fall them that call me madam," S. Prov. 
 Kelly. 4. Fate is also personified under 
 the name of Weird. Montgoiiwrie. 
 
 To WEIRD, Weerd, r. a. \. To destine. 
 P. Buck. Dial. 2. To predict. Minstr. 
 Bord. 3. To make liable to ; to place in 
 the state of being exposed to any moral 
 or physical evil, ibid. 
 
 WEIRDIN, WiERDiN,/;art. adj. Employed 
 
 , for the purpose of divination, S.B. Tarras. 
 
 WEIRDLESS, WiERDLESs, adj. Unpros- 
 perous, through something cross in one's 
 lot, S. 
 
 WEIRDLESS, adj. 1. Thriftless; not pros- 
 perous. 2. Destitute of any capacity to 
 manage worldly afiairs, S. 
 
 WEIRDLESSNESS, s. Wasteful misma- 
 nagement, S.B. 
 
 WEIRDLY, adj. Happy ; prosperous, 
 South of S. Jacobite Relics. 
 
 WEIRIEGILLS, Weerigills, s.pl. Quar- 
 rels. In the tveiriegills, in the act of 
 quarrelling, Mearns. At the n-eericgifls, 
 is the phrase, as used in Berwicks.; expl. 
 " in a state of wrangling, brawling so as 
 to appear to be on the point of fighting." 
 
 WEIRS. In weirs. V. Wiers. 
 
 WEYSE, Vise, s. The indication of the 
 direction that a mineral stratum has 
 taken, when interrupted in its course. 
 Sinclair's Ilydrost. — From Teut. wys-en, 
 ostendere. 
 
 To WEISE, WvsE, T. 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. ibid. 4. 
 To draw or let out any thing cautiously, 
 so as to prevent it from breaking ; as, in 
 making a rope of tow or straw, one is said 
 to Kcisc oat the tow or straw, S. 5. To 
 
 Weise awu\ to wheedle ; as, to entice a 
 
 tradesman to leave his master, Clydes. — 
 
 Teut. wys-en, to teach, to show, or O.Fr. 
 
 Tois-icr, res-ier, tromper, ruser, iciscux, fin, 
 
 subtil. 6. To Weise in, or out, to allow to 
 
 go in or out, by removing any impediment ; 
 
 as by opening a door, Roxb. The Provost. 
 To WEISE, Wyse, v. n. To incline, S. 
 
 Ramsay. 
 WEYSH, Wyshe, interj. A terra used for 
 
 directing a horse to turn to the right 
 
 hand, Mearns. Haup, S.A. V. Weesh. 
 WEIST, s. The west. Aherd. Reg. 
 To WEIT, r. n. To make inquiry.— x\.S. 
 
 wit-an, providere ; Su.G. wit-a, probare. 
 WEIT, Weet, s. Rain; wetness, S. Doug. 
 
 — A.S. waeta, humidity ; Isl. raeta, rain. 
 To WEIT, Weet, r. a. To wet, S. Burns. 
 To WEIT, Weet, t. n. To rain; as, " It's 
 
 ga'in to weet," the rain is about to fall; 
 
 " lt''stceetin',"\i rains, S.B. — Su.G.waet-a, 
 
 Isl. taet-a, humectare. 
 To WEIZE, V. a. To direct. V. Weise. 
 WEL ANY,,'. Damage; disgrace. Barbour. 
 
 — O.Fr. rilainie, injury, insult, affront. 
 WELCOME-HAME, s. 1. Repast pre- 
 sented to a bride when she enters the 
 
 door of the bridegroom, S. 2. In Angus, 
 
 a compotation among the neighbours of a 
 
 newly-married pair, on the day following 
 
 that on which they have been kirked, S. 
 
 Edin. Mag. 
 To WELD, V. n. To possess. V. Weild. 
 WELE, s. A whirlpool, S. Douglas. — 
 
 A.S. wael, Teut. treel, wiel, id. 
 Vv^ELL, s. A whirlpool, Caithn.; the same 
 
 as Wele. Brand's Orkn. 
 To WELL, Wall, Wald, v. a. 1 . To weld, 
 
 S. Doug. — A.S. well-en, to be very hot. 
 
 2. V. n. To be incorporated. More. 3. 
 
 To Wall to, to comply with ; to consent 
 
 to ; from the idea of uniting metals into 
 
 one mass, Fife. 
 WELL, s. Good ; weal. Z. Boyd. 
 WELLE, 8. Greensward. Sir Gawan. 
 
 V. Fail. 
 WELL-EY, Wallee, s. That part of a 
 
 quagmire in which there is a spring. 
 
 Bellend. Q. the eye of the wcle. V. Wele. 
 WELL-GRASS, s. Water-cresses, S. Well- 
 
 kerses, syn. Wedderb. Vocab. 
 WELL-HEAD, s. The spring from which 
 
 a marsh is supplied, Lanarks. Tales of 
 
 My Landlord. 
 WELL IS. An old phraseology expressive 
 
 of the happiness of the person concerning 
 
 whom it is used, S. Rollock. V. Weil, s. 
 
 Prosperity. 
 WELLIT, part. pa. Drowned. Iloulatc. 
 WELL-KERSES, s. pi. Water-cresses, S. 
 
 — A.S. wille-cerse, id. 
 WELL-MAKER, .>;. One who digs or forms 
 
 wells. " Aquilex, aquilegis, a wel maker," 
 
 Despaut. Gram. 
 WELL-SET, part. adj. Well disposed. 
 
 Spalding. 
 
WEL 
 
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 WELL-SITTING, yxiW. adj. Favourably 
 
 disposed; partial. Fount'. Dec. Suppl. 
 WELL-STRAND, s. A stream from a 
 
 spring, S.A. ISiirr. Peeb. 
 WELSCHE, rt(/;. Insipid. V.Walsh. 
 W EL L - AV I L L A N D, s. A wel 1- wisher. 
 
 Wi/ntoini. V. Weill-wii.lik. 
 WELL- WILLING, adj. Complacent. 
 
 Me/lriirs MS. 
 To WELT, 1. i: a. To throw. Dou<jfas. 2. 
 
 r. II. To roll, ibid.— Moes.G. iralt-iaii, id. 
 To WELTER, r. a. 1. To roll. Doug.— 
 
 Tent, wcltcr-eu, Sw. irdtr-a, id. '2.' To 
 
 overturn, ibid. 
 WELTERER, Walterar, s. One who 
 
 overturns by violent means. Baniiatync 
 
 Joiini. 
 WELTII, s. 1. Welfare. Wi/ntoicn. 2. 
 
 Abundance, S. 
 WEM, s. Stain. Barbour. — A.S. wem, 
 
 in'mm, labes, macula. 
 AVEMELESS, adj. Blameless. Gawaii 
 
 and Go/. — A.S. iremleas, faultless. 
 WEMMYT, part. pa. Scarred. Barbour. 
 
 — A.S. tremm, a scar, a blemish. 
 To WENDIN, r. n. To wane.— A.S. ican- 
 
 tan, to decrease. 
 WENE, s. But ireite, doubtless. — A.S. 
 
 icene, conjecture. 
 WENE, s. A mark by which one traces 
 
 his way. Doui/. — A.S. trenc, conjecture. 
 WENG, V. a. To avenge. Barbour. — 
 
 Fr. renq-cr, id. 
 WENNYNG. Btrbour. V. Wonnyng, s. 
 WENSDAY, ». Wednesday, S. This form 
 
 expresses the E. pronunciation. — Belg. 
 
 Ween^dagh, Isl. Wonsdag, the day conse- 
 crated to Woden. 
 To WENT, r. u. To go. Barbour.— \.S. 
 
 trend-an, id. 
 WENT, 5. LA course. Doug. 2. A pas- 
 sage, ibid. 3. The course of affairs, ibid. 
 
 — Alem. weitt-en, vertere. 
 WER, Were, rtrfj. Worse. Acts Ja. IV. 
 
 The orthography of Wyiitown is Were. 
 
 V. War, adj. 
 To WER, Were, Weire, r. a. To guard. 
 
 Barbour. — A.S. icer-ian, Belg. weer-en, 
 
 to defend. 
 WER, War, adj. Wary. Douglas. — 
 
 Su.G. irar, videns. 
 WERD,s. Fate. V. Weird. 
 W E R D Y , adj. Worthy. Lyndsay. — 
 
 Teut. wecrdig, Sw. werdig, id. 
 WERDIE, s. The youngest bird in a nest, 
 
 Fife. — Isl. Kurdt, what is deficient. 
 WERE, Wer, Weir, Weer, s. 1. Doubt, 
 
 S.B. Barbour. 2. Apprehension ; fear. 
 
 Dunbar, — A.S. icaere, caution ; Belg. 
 
 taer, fear. 
 WERE, Wer, Weir, s. War, S. Doug. 
 
 — A.S. icaer, O.Belg. werre, id. ; Fr. guerre. 
 WERE-HORSE, Weir-Horse, .*. 1. A 
 
 war-horse. Pop. Ball. 2. A stallion, 
 
 Morav, ibid. 
 WERELY,Weiri.y, '(-//. Warlike. Doug. 
 
 WEREMAN, Weir-Man, Wer-Ma.s, s. 
 A soldier. Dout/las. 
 
 WERE-WALL, Weir- Wall, s. A defence 
 in war. lloulatc. 
 
 To WERY, r. ((. To curse. Bd/end. V. 
 Wauv, Warvk, Werray, r. 
 
 WERY, adj. 1. Infirm from disease. B:/- 
 lend. 2. Feeble, in a political sense, ib. 
 V. Weary. 
 
 To WERY, Werry, Wvrrib, t. a. 1. To 
 strangle. Doug. 2. To worry. Wynt. 
 — Teut. worgh-en, strangulare. 
 
 WERY, .«. Vexation, Orkn. — A.S. ircrig, 
 execrabilis, 
 
 WERING, s. Cart. Aberd. This may sig- 
 nify measurement. — L.B. tcara, modus 
 agri apud Anglos. Or it may signify 
 estimation, from A.S. ircr, properly, ca- 
 pitis aestimatio. 
 
 WERIOUR, .<!. A maligner. Douglas. 
 V. Wery, .«. 
 
 WERIOUR, Weryer, s. 1. A warrior. 
 Gaw. and Got. 2. An antagonist. Doug. 
 
 To WERK, r. w. To ache. V. Wark. 
 
 To WERK, r. n. To work. V. Wirk. 
 
 WERK, s. Work. IFa/i^ace.— Belg, werk, 
 A.S. weorce. 
 
 WERKLOME, Warkloom, s. A working 
 tool. V. Lome. 
 
 WERKMAN, s. A tradesman; as a gold- 
 smith. Acts Ja. III. 
 
 WERLY, adj. Warily. Douqlas. 
 
 WERLOT, s. Knave. Kennedy. V. 
 Veulot. 
 
 WERNAGE, s. Provision laid up in a gar- 
 rison. V. Vernage. 
 
 WERNOURE, s. A miser, Douglas.— 
 A.S. georn, avidus, compar. gcornor, Su.G. 
 warn-a, to defend. V. Warnstok. 
 
 To WERRAY, r. a. To make war upon. 
 Barbour. — Su.G. haer, an army. 
 
 To WERRAY, r. a. To curse. V. Wary. 
 
 WERRAY, adj. True. V. Warray. 
 
 WERRAMENT, Verrayment, s. Truth. 
 Wallace. — Fr. vrayement, in truth. 
 
 WERSELL, s. V. Ward and Warsel. 
 
 WERSH, adj. Insipid. V. Warscii. 
 
 To WERSIL, r. n. To wrestle. V. War- 
 sell. 
 
 WERSLETE, s. Uncertain. Wyntoxcn. 
 
 WERTEWS, JO?. Accomplishments; parti- 
 cularly in relation to music. Abcrd. Peg. 
 — Fr. rertuc, " worth, perfection," Cotgr. 
 
 WERTH, s. Fate. For veird. Ilenrysone. 
 
 WERTHAR, adj. More worthy. Wal- 
 lace. — Moes.G. wairtlis, worthy. 
 
 WESAR, Wysar, s. A visor. Wallace. ' 
 
 WESCHALE-ALMERY. An ambry for 
 holding vessels. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 
 To WESCHE, r. a. To wash, S. Duug. 
 
 WESCHE, s. Stale urine. V. Wash. 
 
 WESCHELL, Veschkll, .<;. A collective 
 term denoting all the plate, dishes, &c. 
 used at table in a great house. Chalmers's 
 Mary. 
 
 WE'SE. We shall, S. Blachr. Mag. 
 
WES 
 
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 WESELY, adt. Cautiously. Wallace. 
 
 V. Vesie. 
 To WESY,v. a. 1. To examine. 2. To visit. 
 
 Ahercl. Meg. V. Vesie. 
 WESSEL, Wassel, adv. Westward, S. 
 
 Guy Mann. 
 To WEST, V. a. To vest; to invest; part. 
 
 pa. itestit, vested. Act. Dom. Cone. 
 WESTER, s. A fish-spear. Loth. 
 WESTLA.ND, Westlin, adj. Western, S. 
 
 Wallace. Burns. 
 WESTLANDER, s. An inhabitant of the 
 
 veest of Scotland, S. Gtithry's Mem. 
 WESTLINS, Westlines, adv. Westwards, 
 
 S. Ramsay. 
 WET FINGER. With a small effort. 
 
 Redgauntlet . 
 WETHY, s. A halter. Wyntown. V. 
 
 WiDDIE. 
 
 WETING, s. Knowledge. Sir Gawan.— 
 
 A.S. weot-an, to know. 
 WEUCH, s. Wo ; mischief. V. Wouch. 
 roWEVIL,^!. w. To wriggle. V.Weffil. 
 WEWLECK, s. An instrument for making 
 
 ropes of straw, for thatching corn-stacks, 
 
 Teviotd. Eskdale,Ettr. For. also Wewlock. 
 
 Synon. T hraic-crooh, Wyle, Wylie. V. 
 
 Wyle, s. 
 WEWPIT, part. pa. Bound. " The neif 
 
 wewpit up with blak virge thred." Aberd. 
 
 Reg. V. Skawbert, and Oop, r. 
 To WEX, T. a. To vex; to disturb. Act. 
 
 Audit. 
 WEZ, pron. Us; in some places, we, Orkn. 
 
 — Su.G. OSS, Isl. osz. 
 
 %* WH. For words not found here, see Quu. 
 
 WH, changed into F in the northern counties 
 
 of S. V. Fat, pron. 
 WHA, prow. Who, used as an indefinite 
 
 designation of a person. Gall. Encycl. 
 WHAAP, Whap, s. a curlew. V. Quhaip, 
 
 QUHAUP. 
 
 WHAAP-NEB, s. The auld whaap-neb. 
 
 V. Whaup-neb. 
 To WHACK, V. n. To quack. South of S. 
 
 Hogg. — Isl. kuak, garritus avium. 
 WHACKER, s. Any thing uncommonly 
 
 large of its kind, Dumfr.; syn. Whapper. 
 
 It seems to be of the same origin with 
 
 Whauk, T. q. something that has power 
 
 to give a stroke. 
 WHAE, /)ro«. Who; the pronunciation of 
 
 Roxb. and other southern counties. Hogg. 
 
 V. QUHA. 
 
 WHAILING, s. " A lashing with a rope's 
 end, from the name of a rope called a 
 u-hale-line, used in fishing for ichales." 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To WHAISH, r. n. To wheeze as one who 
 has taken cold, Roxb. This term is not 
 exactly synon. with Whaisle, or Wheezle, 
 as the latter denotes a shriller and more 
 continued wheezing than Whaisk. 
 
 To WHAISK, Whesk, t. n. 1. To speak 
 with a husky voice; to speak with difii- 
 
 culty from any affection in the throat, 
 Roxb. 2. To emit a noise like one who 
 strives to dislodge any thing that has 
 stuck in his throat; to hawk, Tweedd.; 
 synon. Hask. 3. Also expl. " to gasp 
 violently for breath," ibid. 
 WH AISKIN, s. The act of speaking with 
 
 such a voice, Tweedd. 
 WHAISLE, Wheasle, s. The wheezing 
 sound emitted by the lungs, when one has 
 a severe cold, S. 
 To WHAISLE, Whosle, v. n. To wheeze 
 in breathing, S. Pop. Ball. — Su.G. Isl. 
 hwaes-a, id. 
 WHAM, s. A wide and flat glen, usually 
 applied to one through which a brook 
 runs, Tweedd. V. Quham, and Whaum. 
 WHAM, Whaum, s. A blow, S.B. Christ- 
 mas Ba''ing. — Isl. livim, motus celer. 
 To WHAMBLE, v. a. To overturn, Fife. 
 
 V. Quhemle. 
 WHAMLE, s. The state of being turned 
 
 upside down, Ayrs. Gait. 
 WH AMPLE, s. A stroke; a blow, Tweedd. 
 
 Synon. Whap. Bride Lam. 
 WHAN-A'-BE, When-a'-be, adt. How- 
 ever; notwithstanding. Loth. S.O. The 
 Har^st Rig. A low term, compounded 
 of lehen, all, and he, q. although all he, or 
 should be so. 
 WHANG, s. LA thong, S. 2. A slice, S. 
 3. " A blow, or rather a lash with a 
 whip." Gall. Encycl. 
 To WHANG, V. a. 1. To flog; to scourge, 
 S. 2. To cut down in large slices, S. 
 W. Beat-tie's Tales. V. Quhaing. 
 WHANG-BIT, s. A bridle made of leather, 
 apparently as distinguished from Branks, 
 Tether, and perh. also Snyfle-bit. Herd's 
 Coll. 
 To WHANK, T. a. 1. To beat; to flog, 
 Roxb. Whauk, synon. Ruickbie's Way- 
 side Cottager. 2. To cut off large por- 
 tions, Tweedd. 
 WHANK, s. A stroke; the act of striking, 
 properly with the fist ; as, " a whank aneth 
 the haffets," Roxb. 
 WHANKER, s. Something larger than 
 
 common, Roxb.; synon. Whulter. 
 WHAP, s. A stroke or blow, Tweedd. — 
 
 C.B. Chwap, a sudden stroke or blow. 
 WHAPIE, s. Used as a dimin. from whelp, 
 
 S. 2chalp. Lintoun Green. 
 WHAPPER, s. Any thing excessive in its 
 kind, or surpassing expectation in regard 
 to size ; said of a large fish, of a big apple, 
 of a swinging blow, &c. Dumfr.; synon. 
 Wliacker. This seems merely a variety 
 of Wapper. 
 To WHARLE, r. n. To pronounce the 
 letter r with too much force, Ettr. For.; 
 to Whur, E. Synon. Haur, Burr. 
 WHAT EN, adj. What kind of. V. 
 
 QUHATKYN. 
 
 WHATFOR, adv. For what reason; why; 
 wherefore, S. Gait. 
 
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 WHATY, ailj. Indifferent. Thomat of 
 KrcUdone. 
 
 WHAT-LIKE, adj. Resembling what; 
 used interrogatively; as, \Vli<ii-Hke is't? 
 What does it resemble I ]Vk(it-Hke is he 1 
 What appearance has he \ S. — Moes.G. 
 quhtlcikf, qualis. 
 
 WHA TO BE MARRIED FIRST. The 
 name of a game at cards. Gall. Eucyd. 
 
 WHAT-RACK. An exclamation expres- 
 sive of surprise. V. Raik, s. Care. 
 
 WHATRECK, conj. Expl. " notwithstand- 
 ing." Gl. Siirr. Aijrs. V. Raik. 
 
 To WHAUK, T. a. 1. To thwack, S. 2. 
 To slash, or cut severely with any sharp 
 instrument. When a culprit is scourged, 
 he is said to bo ?f/(a!<A-i^, S.A. 3. Metaph. 
 to harass, liammy. 4. To Whank doun, 
 to cut in large slices. The phrase is often 
 applied to a cheese, S.A. Wlicimj is syn. 
 
 WHAUK, s. 1. A smart stroke; the act of 
 thwacking, S. 2. A large slice. 
 
 WHAUM, .■!. 1. A hollow part of a field, 
 Roxb. 2. Perhaps more properly expl. 
 " a glen where the ground on both sides 
 spreads out into an ample bosom of hills," 
 Ettr. For. — Isl. hxcamm-r, convallicula, 
 seu semivallis. 3. Sometimes a hollow 
 iu one hill or mountain; synon. with Gael. 
 rorri. V. Corrie. 
 
 WHAUP, s. A curlew. V. Quhaip. 
 
 To WHAUP, or to be Whauped, v. n. To 
 assume the form of pods, S.B. 
 
 To WHAUP, r. ti. To send forth pods, S.B. 
 Synon. Swaj>, S. 
 
 WHAUP, s. A pod; a capsule, S.B. Syn. 
 Swap, Shaup, S. 
 
 To WHAUP, r. n. To wheeze, Fife. 
 
 WHAUP-NEB, Whaap-neb, s. 1. The 
 beak of a curlew, S. 2. The auld whaap- 
 neb, a periphrasis , for the devil, S.B. 
 Penrose'K Journal. 
 
 WHAUP-NEBBIT, adj. Having a long 
 nose like the curlew, Roxb. Gallow. 
 Encyd. 
 
 WHAURIE, s. A misgrown child, Ang. 
 
 W^HAWKIE, s. A ludicrous designation 
 for whisky, S. Taylor's Scots Poems. 
 
 To WHEAK, Week, r. n. 1. To squeak, 
 S. 2. To whine, S. 3. To whistle at in- 
 tervals, S. — Isl. qiiak-a, leviter clamitare. 
 
 WHEAK, Week, s. A squeak, S. 
 
 To WHEASLE. V. Whaisle. 
 
 WHEEGEE, s. 1. A whim ; a maggot, S. 
 2. In pi. superfluous ornaments of dress, 
 Fife, Ayrs. — C.B. <]ue</i, vanity, levity. 
 
 WHEEGIL, s. A piece of wood used, on 
 the harvest-field, for pushing in the end 
 of the straw rope with which a sheaf is 
 bound, Loth. The thumb is often used. 
 
 WHEEL, .'. A whirlpool or eddy, Ang. St. 
 Kathleen. The same with Wele, q. v. 
 only aspirated. 
 \VHEELIECRUSE,s. A churchyard, Orkn. 
 — Isl. hrila, lectus, cubile, and kroa, to 
 enclose. 
 
 WH EELIN, *. Coarse worsted, S. as spun 
 on the large wheel. 
 
 To WIIEEMER, r. v. To go about mut- 
 tering complaints, Roxb. Fhjre, synou. 
 
 WHEEN, s. 1. A number ; a quantity, S. 
 This s. is sometimes used in the plural ; 
 as, " Wheens focht, and wheens fled." 
 " How mony wheens war there ? " i. c. How 
 many parties were present { " There war 
 a gey twa-three itheens," Clydos. 2. A 
 division, Clydcs. Ed.Maij. V.Quiievne. 
 
 WHEEN, s. Queen, Shetl.; wh, or perhaps 
 rather h w, being always substituted for ijii. 
 
 To WHEEP, r. n. I. To give a sharp, in- 
 termittent whistle, S. 2. To squeak, S. — 
 Su.G. hwip-a, to whoop. 
 
 WHEEPLE, 8. A shrill intermittent 
 whistle, S. Stat. Ace. 
 
 To WHEEPLE, r. n. 1. " To whistle like 
 a whaup." Gall. Encyd. — C.B. chwiban, 
 a whistle, a trill. 2. To whistle with a 
 shrill melancholy note, as plovers, &c. 
 Roxb. Clydes. Uoijij. 
 
 WHEEPS, s. fl. An instrument for raising 
 the hriq-heads of a mill, S.B. 
 
 WHEElilKINS, WiiiRKiN.s, s. pi. The 
 hips. " I'll whauk your wheerikins," I 
 will beat your breech for you, Lanarks. 
 Edin. This in Roxb. is thus expressed, 
 " I'll whither your irhirkhis to ye." 
 
 WHEERIM, s. Any thing insignificant, 
 Aberd. 
 
 WHEERNY, s. A very gentle breeze, Orkn. 
 
 WHEERUM, s. A toy ; a plaything, Roxb. 
 
 WHEESHT, interj. and s. This is the 
 common S. pronunciation of what is 
 IFAJst in E. " Hand your wheesht, be 
 silent." Gall. Encyd. 
 
 To WHEESK, t. n. To creak, but not very 
 harshly, Roxb. 
 
 WHEESK, s. A creaking sound, ibid. 
 Ho,/<j. 
 
 WHEETIE, Quiieetie, adj. Low; mean; 
 scurvy; shabby, Aberd. Mearns. Synon. 
 with Fouty. — C.B. chwith, chwUhvj, left, 
 sinister, not right. V. Whitie-whaties. 
 
 WHEETIE, s. The whitethroat, Motacilla 
 Sylvia, Linn. Loth. Supposed to receive 
 its name from the whiteness of its throat. 
 
 WHEETIE- WH1TEBEARD,s. The same 
 bird, Lanarks. 
 
 To AVHEETLE, r. n. A term used to de- 
 note the peeping sound emitted by young 
 birds, S. — O.Teut. quedel-en, garrire, mo- 
 dulari. 
 
 WHEETLE, s. The sharp, peeping sound 
 made by young birds, S. 
 
 WHEETLE, s. A duckling; so denominated 
 from the sound which it makes, Loth. 
 
 To WHEETLE, t. n. To wheedle. Saint 
 Patrick. See etymon of Wheetle above. 
 
 WHEEZAN, .«. " The noise carriage- 
 wheels make when moving fast." Gall. 
 Encyd. — Su.G. hwaes-a, stridere. 
 
 WHEEZE, s. An act of whizzing produced 
 by flame, CIyde.s, 
 
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 To WHEEZIE, V. n. To blaze with a 
 whizzing noise, Clydes. 
 
 AVHEEZiE, s. A blaze accompanied with 
 a whizzing noise, ibid. 
 
 To WHEEZIE, v. a. To steal pease, ibid. 
 
 WHEEZIE, s. The act of pulling pease 
 by stealth, ibid. 
 
 WHEEZLE, s. The act of wheezing, S. 
 Perils of Man. V. Whaizle, v. 
 
 WHEEZLE-RUNG, s. A stick used for 
 lifting a large boiling pot off the fire, Ayrs. 
 Perhaps a corr. of hazel-rumj. 
 
 WHEEZLOCH, s. An old' term which 
 seems to have denoted the state of being 
 short-winded ; from the same fountain with 
 E. Wheeze. Song, A Mile ahoon Dundee. 
 — Isl. Su.G. hwaes-a, graviter anhelare. 
 
 To WHEGLE, c. n. To wheedle, Berwicks. 
 — Isl. hweck-ia, decipere. 
 
 WHEY-BIRD, s. The wood-lark, Alauda 
 arborea, Linn. Lanarks. — Whey seems 
 the same with Isl. heide, sylva. 
 
 WHEY-DROP, Whey-Drap, s. A putri- 
 fying hole in a cheese, resembling an 
 ulcer, S.O. Surv. Ayrs. 
 
 WHEY-EYE, WiiEY-EE, s. Synon. with 
 Whey-drop, ibid. 
 
 WHEYLKIN, s. Expl. « lively ; coy mo- 
 tions," Shetl. — From Isl. velka, volvere. 
 
 WIIEY-SEY, s. A tub in which milk is 
 curdled, Lanarks. From E. Whey, and 
 S. Say, Sai/e. 
 
 WHEY-WHULLIONS, ."i. pi. Formerly a 
 common dish for dinner among the pea- 
 santry of S. consisting of flummery pre- 
 pared by collecting all the porridge left 
 at breakfast, which was beat down among 
 fresh whey, with an additional quantity of 
 oatmeal. — Su.G. ivaelling, pultis liquidi- 
 oris genus. 
 
 WHELEN. Perh. an error for irheken, 
 ^vho. Sir Gawan. — Su.G. hicilken, id. 
 
 WIIENA'BE, adv. However; after all. 
 V. Whan-a'-be. 
 
 To WHESK, V. n. V. Whaisk. 
 
 Tu WHEW, V. n. To whistle shrilly as 
 plovers do, S.A. Hogg. 
 
 WHEZLE, s. A weasel, mustela, Loth. 
 
 WHICKIE, adj. Crafty; knavish, Clydes. 
 — Isl. hweck-ia, decipere. 
 
 WHICKING, s. A term used to express 
 the cry of pigs. Urquhart's Rah. 
 
 To WHID, Whud, t). w. To fib, S. 
 
 WHID, WiiuD, s. A falsehood of a less 
 direct kind ; an untruth, S. Burns. 
 
 To WHID, r. n. To move nimbly and 
 lightly, without noise, S. Sax. and Gael. 
 
 To WHID hack and for ret. To move back- 
 wards and forwards with a quick motion, S. 
 
 WHIDDER, s. A gust of wind, Shetl. 
 The term is used in this sense by Gawin 
 
 Douglas. V. Q,UHIDDER, s. 
 
 WHIDDY, adj. Unsteady; as, a whiddy 
 wind, r. e. one that shifts about, Orkn. 
 — Isl. hvida, cita commotio aeris. 
 
 WHIDDIE, s. A name for a hare, BanfTs. 
 
 Pron. Fuddie, Aberd. Taylor's S. Poems. 
 Perh. from its quick motion. V. Quhi d, s. 
 
 To WHIDDLE, V. n. To proceed with a 
 light rapid motion, Kinross, Fife. A di- 
 min. from the v. to Whid. V. Quhid. 
 
 WHIFFINGER, s. A vagabond. V. 
 Waffinger. 
 
 To WHIG Awa, r. n. To move at an easy 
 and steady pace; to jog, Liddesdale. Guy 
 Mann. " To Whig awa' with a cart," 
 remarks Sir W. Scott, " signifies to drive 
 it briskly on." 
 
 To WHIG, r. w. Churned milk, when it 
 throws off a 2chey, is said to whiq, Nithsd. 
 
 To WHIG, V. n. To go quickly. Loth. 
 
 WHIG, Wig, s. A fine wheaten tea-bread, 
 S. Sir J. Sinclair. 
 
 WHIG, Whigg, s. 1. An acetous liquor 
 subsiding from soured cream, S. 2. A 
 name given by Episcopalians to Presby- 
 terians; and by members of the Kirk of 
 Scotland to Presbyterian dissenters, S. 
 
 WHIGAMORE, s. A term of the 
 same meaning with Whig, applied to 
 Presbyterians, but more contemptuous. 
 Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 WHIGGERY, s. The notions or practices 
 of a Scottish iPresby terian, S. U. J/if^Lo</i. 
 
 To WHIGGLE, Whiggle alang, v. n. To 
 wriggle; to waddle, Fife. The same with 
 Wigqle. V. Waigle. 
 
 To WHIGGLE, v. n. To trifle, Fife. 
 
 WHIGGLE, s. A gimcrack; a terra used 
 to denote any thing that ministers more 
 to conceit than to utility, Fife. 
 
 WHIGMALEERIE, adj. 1. Dealing in 
 gimcracks, S. 2. Whimsical, S. Nigel. 
 
 WHIGMELEERIE, s. 1. The name of a 
 game occasionally played at a drinking 
 club, Angus. A pin was stuck in the 
 centre of a circle, having as many radii 
 drawn as there were persons in the com- 
 pany, 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 per- 
 son was obliged to drink off a glass. 
 Perh. so denominated from contempt of 
 the severe sobriety attributed to the 
 Whigs. 2. In pi. whims; fancies, S. 
 Burns. 3. A fantastical ornament in 
 masonry ; dress, &c. S. Rob Roy. 
 
 WHIHE, (gtitt.) s. " The sound of an 
 adder ; her fuffing noise when angered." 
 Gall. Encycl.- — From C.B. chirif, a hiss. 
 
 To WHIHHER, r. n. To titter, Ang. 
 Minstr. Bord. 
 
 WHILE, conj. Until, S. Simlding. V. 
 
 QuiULL. 
 
 WHILEOMS, adr. At times ; sometimes, 
 S.B. Ross's Helenore. V. Quhylum. 
 
 WHILES, a^z). At times; occasionally, S. 
 Waverley. V. Quhile. 
 
 To WHILLY, Whully, t. a. To gull, S. 
 Ramsay. 
 
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 WHILLIE-BILLOU, s. A variety of 
 nU/iebafow, Gall. WhUhi-h'iloo, Dumfr. 
 
 WHILLIEGOLEEIUE, s. ' A hypocritical 
 iellow ; a wheedler, lloxb. Syuon. with 
 Wh'iU'ie-irha. 
 
 To WHILLIEWHALLIE, r. n. To coax; 
 to wheedle, Pertlis. 
 
 To WHILLIEWHALLIE, r. n. To dally; 
 to loiter, S.B. V. Wiiili.iwhaw. 
 
 WllILLIE-WHAW, <(rf;. Not to be de- 
 pended upon, S. l\cil(iauiitli't. 
 
 WHILLILU.s. An air in music, Ettr. For. 
 llo<ig. — I:-l. hr,ll-(i, sonare, and lu, lassi- 
 tudo; q. a dull or flat air. 
 
 WillLLIWHA, WiiiLLYWiiAE, .«. 1. A 
 person who deals in ambiguous promises, 
 S. Ramsay.'^ 2. A cheat, S. Herd. .3. A 
 wheedling speech, South of S. Tales of 
 j\] y Landlord. 
 
 To WHILLYWHA, r. a. To cajole; to 
 wheedle, S. 2'ales of My Landlord. 
 
 ^^•HILLYWHAING, Whullywhai.ng, s. 
 The act of wheedling, S. St. Ronan. 
 
 To WHILLY-WHAW, r. n. To talk in a 
 kindly and cajoling way. Q. Duncard. 
 
 WHILOCK, Whileock, Whilockie, .^. A 
 little while, S.O. Dumfr. Perths.— Teut. 
 vijiken, parvum temporis spatium. 
 
 WHILPER, s. Any individual larger than 
 the ordinary size of its species ; as, " What 
 a whilper of a trout !" Dumfr. Whulter 
 is used in some other counties. 
 
 WHILT, s. A-whilt, in a state of pertur- 
 bation. Watson. 
 
 WHILTIE-WHALTIE, adr. In a state 
 of palpitation. 3Iy heart''/ «' playin 
 irhiltie-whaltie, S. — Isl. rallt, volutor; 
 hirell-a, resonare. 
 
 To WHILTIE-WHALTIE, r. n. To pal- 
 pitate, Ayrs. Ed. Man. 
 
 To WHILTIE-WHALTIE, r.w. To dally; 
 to loiter; given as synon. with Whilly- 
 u-hall>/, S.B. 
 
 To WHIMMER, r. n. To cry feebly, like 
 a child, Roxb. — Germ, tcinimer-en, " to 
 whimper, or whine, as a little child." 
 
 WHIMWHAM, s. 1. A whim; a whimsey. 
 Loth, as used by old E. writers. 2. A 
 kickshaw, in relation to food. Ballad 
 Book. — C.B. chwi/m, a whimsey, Richards. 
 
 WHIN, .<!. A few. V. QuHENE. 
 
 WHIN, Whinstane, s. Ragstone, or toad- 
 stone, S. Stat. Ace. V. QuHYN. 
 
 To WHINGE, r. n. To whine, S. Ramsay. 
 
 V. QuHINGE. 
 
 WH I NGER, Wh i.NGAR, s. A short hanger 
 used as a knife at meals, and as a sword 
 in broils. Lay Last Minstr. — Isl. hicin, 
 furunculus, and gerd, actio; q. a weapon 
 for secret deeds. 
 
 WHINGICK, J. A snuff-box, Shetl. 
 
 WHINYARD,.><. The same with }\lunger. 
 Chalmerses Mary. 
 
 To WHINK,r. n. 1 . A term used to denote 
 the bark of a collie, when, from want of 
 breath, he i* unable to extend h.i-' cry; or 
 
 '¥.) 
 
 Win 
 
 his shrill, impatient tone, when he loses 
 sight of the hare which he has been in 
 pursuit of, Ettr. Fur. IWils of Man. 
 
 2. To bark as an untrained dog in pur- 
 suit of game, ibid. Tweedd. 7/o,/,/. 
 
 WHINK, s. The bark above described, ib 
 
 WlllNKENS, ... /./. Flummery, S.B.— 
 Su.G. hwhik-a, to vacillate. 
 
 To WHINNER, r. n. To pass with velo- 
 city; giving a humming sound, S. — Isl. 
 hiryna, to resound. 
 
 WHINNER, s. 1. The sound caused by 
 rapid motion; whizzing noise, S.B. Loth. 
 Dumfr. ]yhunncr. Gall. Enc. 2. " The 
 blow which causes such a sound," ibid. 
 
 3. A smart, resounding box on the ear, 
 Dumfr. — Isl. hrinr, sonus ex vibratione. 
 
 WHlNNERIN',/),u<. «(/;•. A whinnrrhr 
 drouth, a severe drought, accompanied 
 with a sifting wind. It is applied to any 
 thing so much dried, in consequence of 
 extreme drought, as to rustle to the touch; 
 as, " The corn's a' vhlnnerbi'" Clvdes. 
 
 WHIN-SPARROW, s. The field or moun- 
 tain sparrow.S.; Fringillamoiitana, Linn.; 
 denominated, as would seem, from its 
 being often found among ichins or furze. 
 
 To WHIP aff, or ««•«, r. n. To fly off with 
 velocity, S.— Su.G. wipp-a, to be rapidly 
 carried upwards and downwards; C.B. 
 chwipiair, to move briskly. 
 
 WHIP. In a uhip, adr. In a moment, S. 
 — Alcni. uuipphe, nictas oculijC.B. chmp 
 quickly. 
 
 WHIP-LICKER, .1. One who has a cart 
 and horse to let, Fife; a cant terra. 
 
 WHIP-MAN, s. A carter. Loth. Perths. 
 Duff's Ponns. 
 
 WHIPPER-SNAPPER, s. 1. A little 
 presumptuous fellow; a very contemptuous 
 term, S. This is also cant E. expl. "a 
 diminutive fellow." Class. IHct. 2. A 
 cheat, Dumfr.; pron. Whojiper-snapper. 
 3. A fraudulent trick, ibid. It might be 
 deduced from Isl. hwlpp, saltus, celer 
 cursus, and snap-a, captare escam; as 
 originally denoting one who manifested 
 the greatest alacrity in snatching at a 
 morsel. 
 
 WHIPPERT, adj. Hasty and tart in de- 
 meanour, or in the mode of doing any 
 thing, S. 
 
 WHIPPERT-LIKE, adj. Indicating irri- 
 tation, by the manner of expression or 
 action, S. — Isl. hvop-a, lightness, incon- 
 stancy, or Whip, r. 
 
 WHIPPER-TOOTIES,.<!.;>/. Silly scruples 
 about doing any thing, S. — Fr. apres tout, 
 after all. 
 
 WHIPPY, .t. A term of contempt applied 
 to a young female; a malapert person; 
 sometimes implying the idea of lightness 
 of carriage, Lanarks. Cottagers of Glen- 
 hurnie. — Isl. hiropa, levitas. 
 
 WHIPPY, Wiiuppv, adj. Active; agile; 
 rnthcr too clever. Lniiaik*. 
 
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 To WHIR, Whirry AWAY, -B.w. To fly off 
 with such uoise as a partridge or moor- 
 cock makes, when it springs from the 
 ground, Roxb. V. Whirry, t. a. q. v. 
 
 To WHYRIPE, V. n. To mourn; to fret. 
 Gall. Enc. 
 
 WHIRKINS, s. pi. The posteriors, V. 
 Wheerikins. 
 
 WHIRL, Whurl, s. The apple also de- 
 nominated the Thorle pippin, Roxb. 
 
 To WHIRLIWHA, v. a. To gull. Cors- 
 patrick. 
 
 WHIRLIWHAW, s. A whirligig, S.O. 
 Rothelan. 
 
 WHIRRET, s. A smart blow, apparently 
 as including the idea of the sound caused 
 by it. Urquhari's Rabelais. 
 
 To WHIRRY, V. a. Apparently a clownish 
 corruption of the E. v. to Hurry. 
 
 WHIRROCK, s. A knot in wood, caused 
 by the growth of a branch from the 
 place, Tweedd. V. Virrock. 
 
 WHISH, Whush, s. 1. A rushing or 
 whizzing sound, S.B. 2. A whisper, S.B. 
 tchisht, Loth. Fergusson. — Su.G. hicaes-a, 
 to whiz; Isl. qwis, susurrus. 
 
 To WHISH, r. a. To hush; part. pa. whist. 
 Godscroft. 
 
 WHISHT, interj. Hush; be silent, S. 
 Hamsay. — Sw. tcysch, O.Fr. houische, id. 
 
 WHISKER, Whiscar, s. LA bunch of 
 feathers for sweeping any thing, Moray. 
 — E. u-hisk, a small besom or brush. 2. 
 The sheath, at a woman's side, used for 
 holding the end of a wire, while she is 
 knitting stockings, ibid. — Sw. Inciska, 
 scopae. 
 
 WHISKER, Whisquer, s. " A blusterer." 
 " March whisker was never a good fisher," 
 S. Prov.; " signifying that a windy March 
 is a token of a bad fisli year." Kelly. — 
 Isl. hwass, ventosus. 
 
 WHISKY, s. A species of ardent spirits, 
 distilled from malt, S. Dr. Johnson ob- 
 serves that Usquebaugh is " an Irish and 
 Erse [Gael.] word, which signifies the 
 water of life." I know not how the 
 learned lexicographer had adopted the 
 idea of its " being drawn on aromatics," 
 unless it had been from the occasional 
 flavour of the peat-reck. Perhaps Dr. 
 Johnson meant Bitters, a dram much used 
 in the Highlands as a stomachic, made 
 from an infusion of aromatic herb^ and 
 whisky. 
 WHISKIE, s. A kind of gig, er one-horse 
 chaise, S. ; denominated, perhaps, from its 
 whisking motion. 
 WHISKIT, part. adj. A whiskit mare, 
 apparently a mare having a tail adapted 
 for whisking off the flies, Perths. 
 WHISKS, s. pi. A machine for winding 
 yarn on a quill or clew; of more modern 
 construction than Windles, Renfr.; pro- 
 bably from E. Whisk, because of the 
 quick motion. 
 
 WHISTLE, s. Change of money, S. Rams. 
 V. Quhissel. 
 
 WHISTLE, s. To weet one's whistle, to 
 take a drink, sometimes applied to tip- 
 plers, 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, 
 or that of the company, Aberd. 
 
 WHISTLER, s. A bird so named, Kinross. 
 
 V. LOCH-LEAROCK. 
 
 WHISTLERS, s. pi. "These farmers 
 upon a very extensive estate, who give 
 the common enemy, i. e. the proprietor, 
 information as to the rent or value of 
 their neighbours' farms, when he is about 
 to raise his rents," South of S. Sir W. S. 
 
 WHISTLE-THE-WHAUP. A phrase ad- 
 dressed to one who is supposed to play 
 upon another. West of S. 
 
 To WHIT, V. a. To milk closely; to draw 
 off the dregs, Ettr. For. Jib, synon. 
 
 To WHITE, V. a. To flatter. Gall. Enc. 
 — C.B. hud-o, to wheedle. 
 
 To WHITE, V. a. To cut with a knife, S. 
 Burns. V. Quhyte. 
 
 WHITE-ABOON-GLADE, s. The hen- 
 harrier, Stirlings. Stat. Ace. Corres- 
 ponding with Lanarius albus, Le Lanier 
 cetidre, &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-CRAP, s. A name applied to 
 grain, to distinguish it from such crops 
 as are always green, S. " White-crops, 
 corn, as wheat, barley, &c. Glouc." Grose. 
 
 WHITE-FEATHER. To have a ichite 
 feather in one's wing, a proverbial phrase 
 denoting timidity or cowardice. So. of S.; 
 analogous to E. White-livered. Tales 
 of My Landlord. 
 
 WHITE FISH. V. under Quh. 
 
 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 en- 
 tangle the person who leaps; and if thus 
 intercepted he loses the game, Ang. 
 
 WHITE FOLK. A designation given to 
 wheedlers, S. Kelly. 
 
 WHITE HARE. The Alpine hare, S. 
 " Lepus variabilis." Edin. Maq. 
 
 WHITE HAWSE. "A favourite pud- 
 ding; that which conducts the food to the 
 stomach with sheep." Gall. Enc. 
 
 WHITE-HORSE. The fuller ray, a fish. 
 Sibbald. 
 
 WHITE-IRON or AIRN, s. Tin-plate, S. 
 
 WHITE-IRON SMITH. A tin-plate 
 worker, S. Boswell's Journal. 
 
 WHITE-LEGS, .». pi. The smaller wood, 
 
 ii 
 
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 '51 
 
 WHO 
 
 such a3 branches, &o. of a /ki./ or cutting. 
 Sure. Benr. 
 
 WHITE-LIVER, x. This word is used in 
 a sense quite different from the E. adj.; 
 for it denotes a flatterer, lloxb. V. 
 QuuYTE, adj. 
 
 WHITE-MEAL, s. Oatmeal; as distin- 
 guished from what is made of barley, 
 called Bread-nical, Clydes. 
 
 W'H ITENIN, s. The chalk used for making 
 walls or floors irhite, S. 
 
 WHITE PUDDING. A pudding made of 
 meal, suet, and onions, stuffed in one of 
 the intestines of a sheep, S. Herd. 
 
 WHITER, s. 1. One that whittles, S. 2. 
 A kuife, in respect of its being ill or well 
 adapted for this purpose ; as, " a gude 
 whiter," " an ill whiter," S. 
 
 WHITE SHOWER. A shower of snow, 
 Aberd.; pron. Fite shower. 
 
 WHITE-SILLER, s. Silver money; as, 
 "I'll gie ye white siller for't," I shall 
 give you a sixpence, or groat at least, S. 
 
 WHITE WAND. V. Wand of peace. 
 
 WHITE-WIND, s. Flattery; wheedling; 
 a cant term. To blaic white wind in ane's 
 luii, to flatter one, Clydes. Roxb. 
 
 WHITE-WOOD, s. The white and more 
 decayable wood on the outside of a tree, 
 S. Surr. Stirl. 
 
 To WHITHER, r. a. To beat; to be- 
 labour, Roxb. 
 
 WHITHER, s. A stroke; a smart blow, 
 Roxb. — Isl. hwidr-a, cito commoveri. 
 
 To WHITHER, r. n. To whirl rapidly 
 with a booming sound, Teviotd. V. 
 
 QUHIDDIR, r. 
 
 WHITHER-SPALE, Whutiier-spai.e, 
 WiTUER-sPALE, s. 1. A child's toy, com- 
 posed of a piece of lath, from seven inches 
 to a foot in length, notched all round, to 
 which a cord is attached. This, when 
 whirled round, produces a booming 
 sound, lloxb. 2. A thin, lathy person, 
 ibid. 3. One who is of a versatile cast of 
 mind, who is easily turned from his 
 opinion or purpose, ibid. 
 
 WHITIE, Whitelip, s. A flatterer. " An 
 auld whitie, a flatterer; the same with 
 whitelip." Gallow. Encycl. V. White 
 
 FOLK. 
 
 WHITIE- WHATIES, s. pi. Silly pre- 
 tences, from a design to procrastinate, or 
 to blind, S.; whittie-whaws, S.B. — A.S. 
 h wata, omiua, di vinu tiones, auguria ; Belg. 
 wisjeif asiV, fiddle-faddle; C.B. chwit-chwat, 
 a sly pilferer. 
 
 * WHITING, s. The name of this fish is 
 metaph. used for the language of flattery, 
 S. " He gave me ichitings, but [without] 
 bones," S. Prov.; •' That is, he gave me 
 fair words." Kelly. The phrase, to Butter 
 a Whiting, is used in the same sense, S. 
 
 WHITINS,s. pi. Thin slices cut off with 
 a knife, Clydes. 
 
 WHITLIE, QuniTEi.Y, ndj. Having a deli- 
 
 cate or fading look, S. Ifenri/none. — A.S. 
 
 hwit, albus, and lie, similis. 
 WHITLING, Whiten, Whitino, *. A 
 
 species of sea-trout, S. Stat. Ace. — Sw. 
 
 hwitlimj, a whiting. 
 WHITRACK-SKIN, s. A purse made of 
 
 the skin of a weasel, Moray, I'op. Ball. 
 
 V. QuiIITRED. 
 
 WIHTTER, s. "Any thing of weak 
 growth is aif/i('«c/-." Gall.Enc. Twitter, 
 q. V. is elsewhere used in the same sense. 
 To WIHTTER, r. n. To move with light- 
 ness and velocity; as, Whitteriu down the 
 stair, Ayrs. 
 
 To WIHTTER, r. n. To lessen by taking 
 away small portions; to fritter, Roxb. 
 
 To W HITTER, r. n. To speak low and 
 rapidly, Roxb. A. Scott's Poems. 
 
 WHlTTER,it. Loquacity; prattle. "Hold 
 your whitter," be silent, Roxb. 
 
 WHITTER, s. A hearty draught of liquor, 
 S.O. Burns. Q. xchetter, from E. whet. 
 
 WHITTER-WHATTER, s. 1. Trifling 
 conversation ; chattering, Roxb. A . Scott. 
 2. A woman who is very garrulous is said 
 to be " a perfect whitter-whatter," ibid. 
 V. QuniTTER, r. 
 
 To WHITTER-WHATTER, r. n. To 
 converse in a low tone of voice, Roxb. 
 V. QuHiTTER, sense 2. 
 
 WHITTIE-WHATTIE, s. 1. Vague, 
 shuflling, or cajoling language, S. 
 M' Ward's Contend. 2. Applied to a per- 
 son, as denoting one who employs every 
 kind of means to gain an end, Fife. 
 
 To WHITTIE-WHATTIE, r. n. 1. To 
 talk frivolously; to shilly-shally, S. Pirate. 
 2. To form frivolous pretences or excuses, S. 
 
 WHITTINS, s. pi. The last part of what 
 is called " a male of milk," which is con- 
 sidered as the richest, and is usually 
 milked by a thrifty housewife into a 
 vessel by itself, and put among the cream 
 reserved for making butter, Tweedd. 
 
 WHITTLE, s. LA knife, S. as in E. 2. 
 Applied to the harvest-hook, S. A.Douq. 
 
 WHITTRET,s. The weasel. V.Quhitred. 
 
 WHITWRATCH, s. The name formerly 
 given in S. to a terrier. Franck's North. 
 Mem. Apparently q. tchiteratch. The Ice- 
 landers call a fox moelrache. V. Raciie. 
 
 WHO-YAUDS, interj. A term used to 
 make dogs pursue horses, Lanarks. Who 
 same as How, in How-sheep. V. Yad. 
 
 WHON, Whun, s. a vujgar name for a 
 worthless character, Teviotd. Synon. 
 Scamp. 
 
 WHOOGH, interj. A cry used by dancers 
 for mutual excitation, Mearns, Ang. 
 John o' Arnha\ 
 
 WHOPIN, Whaupin, part. pa. Large ; 
 big. A whaupin pennyworth, a good 
 
 , bargain for the money, Lanarks. 
 
 WHOPPER-SNAPPER, s. V. Whipper- 
 Snapper. 
 
 WHORLE, .*. 1. A very small wheel, S. 
 
WHO 
 
 ■n-> 
 
 WIC 
 
 2. The fly of a spinning-rock, made of 
 wood, sometimes of a hard stone, S. whirl, 
 E. Barry.— Sn.G. harficel, hwirfwel, id. 
 verticillum; O.Sw. hworla, rotare. 
 
 WHORLE-BANE, s. The hip-bone or 
 joint, Fii'e.— E. whirl-bone denotes the 
 knee-joint ; but in O.E. whyrlebon had the 
 same signification with the S. word. 
 Prompt. Parv. — Tent, wervel-been, verte- 
 bra, spondylus. 
 
 To WHOSLE, V. n. To breathe hard, to 
 wheeze, Aberd./oMrie.ioM<i.V.WHEASLE. 
 
 WHOW, interj. V. Whoogh. 
 
 To WHOZLE, V. n. To wheeze, Dumfr. 
 Mayne.'s Siller Gun. V. Wh aisle. 
 
 WHUD, s. Afib;alie, S.A. V. Quhid. 
 
 To WHUDDER, v. n. To make a whizzing 
 or rushing sort of noise. " The wind in 
 acold night is said io whudder." Gall.Enc. 
 
 WHUDDER, s. A noise of this descrip- 
 tion, ibid. V. QuHiDDiR. 
 
 To WHULLY, V. a. To circumvent by 
 wheedling. V. Whilly, v. 
 
 WHULLIGOLEERIE, s. A wheedling 
 fellow. V. Whilliegoleerie. 
 
 WHULLILOW, s. "The same with 
 Whillie-billou." Gall. Eiicycl. 
 
 To WHULLUP, Whollup, «. n. To fawn ; 
 to wheedle; to curry favour; as including 
 the idea of bestowing a small gift on the 
 person whose good graces are courted, 
 Roxb. V. Whully. 
 
 WHULT, s. " A blow received from a fall, 
 or the noise attending such a fall. ' He 
 gat an unco ichuU from falling,' and, * He 
 fell with an unco U'hult.' " Gall. Encycl. 
 ■ — C.B. chwelyd, to overturn. 
 
 WHULT, s. Any thing uncommonly large. 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 
 AVHULTER, s. Any thing large of its 
 kind ; as, What'n a great whvlter ! or, a 
 mnckle ichulter, S. " A large potato is 
 termed a whiilter." Gall. Encyol. 
 
 WHUMGEE, s. Expl. " vexatious whis- 
 pering, also trivial trick." Gall. Encycl. 
 — Isl. hrpums, repressae vocis sibilns. 
 
 To WHUMMIL, Whomel, r. a. To turn 
 upside down. V. Quhemle. 
 
 WHUMMILS, s. pi. A scourge for a top, 
 Aberd. V. Fummils. 
 
 WHUMMLE, s. Overthrow; overturnins', 
 S. Rob Roy. 
 
 WHUMPIE, s. A wooden dish which 
 contains as much sorbile food as suffices 
 for two persons ; otherwise expressed, a 
 twasuni bicker, Berw.— Dan. humper, a 
 bowl. 
 
 WHUN, s. Furze, S. Whin, E. Mayne's 
 Siller Gun. 
 
 WHUNCE, s. " A heavy blow, or the noise 
 of such a blow, as when two channle- 
 stanes strike one another." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 WHUNLINTIE, s. This is said to be the 
 red linnet, and to be thus denominated 
 from often building its nest among whina, 
 S.A. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 WHUNN, s. The stone called trap, &e, 
 A. Hume. V. Quhin. 
 
 To WHUNNER, r. n. To strike so as to 
 cause a loud noise, S. Saint Patrick. 
 V. Whinner, v. 
 
 WHUPPIE, s. A term of contempt ap- 
 plied to a female ; as, " a sour-like 
 irhtippie." Viewed as synon. with Gipsy, 
 and Cuttie, Perths. A variety of Whippy. 
 
 WHURAM, s. LA terra applied to slurs 
 or quavers in singing, Roxb. 2. Any or- 
 namental piece of dress, ibid. A variety 
 of Wheerum, q. v. 
 
 To WHURKEN, r. a. To strangle, Te- 
 viotd. " Whi7-kened, choked, strangled," 
 A.Bor. Grose. — Isl. kyrk-ia, strangulare, 
 from kverk, qverk, the throat. 
 
 WHURLIE-BIRLIE,s. "Any thing which 
 whirleth round. Children have little toys 
 they spin, so termed." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To WHURR, T. n. To make a whirring 
 noise, S. V. Quhirr. 
 
 WHUSH, s. LA rushing noise, Ettr. For. 
 Blackw. May. 2. A rumour. " A mar- 
 riage makes a ichush for a while on a 
 kintra side." Gall. Encycl. V. Whish. 
 
 WHUSHER, Whushering, s. A whisper; 
 whispering. Gall. Encycl. — C.B. hunting, 
 id. V. Whish. 
 
 To WHUSHIE, V. n. Apparently to soothe ; 
 to mitigate. Syn. with E. Hush. St. Rat. 
 
 WHUT-THROAT, s. The weasel. Gall. 
 Encycl. A corr. of the old S. name 
 Quhitred, Quhittret, Whitred, q. v. 
 
 WHUTTLE-GRASS, s. Melilot, Trifolium 
 M. oificinalis, Linn. Roxb, Called also 
 Kinifs-claver. 
 
 Wi', prep. 1. Commonly used for %fith, S. 
 2. From ; owing to ; in consequence of ; 
 as, " WV bein' frae hame, I miss'd him." 
 " He turn'd sick, wi' the kirk bein' sae 
 fu'," S. 3. Sometimes used in the sense 
 offer; by means of; as, " The horse winna 
 gang to the water wV me," S. 4. Equiv. 
 to by ; as, " He was prann'd wV a horse," 
 Aberd. Sir D. Lyndsay. 
 
 WY, Wye, Wie, s. A man or person. 
 Dunbar. — Su.G. whj, primarily, fit for 
 war; in a secondary sense, an adult; A.S. 
 «■(■(/«, a hero, a man. 
 
 WIAGE, Wyage, s. a military expedition 
 or incursion. Barb. Vyage, a journey, 
 S.B. — Fr. Toyage, id. From Lat. via. 
 
 WYANDOUR, s. A gud wyandour, one 
 who lives or feeds well. Wyntoicn. — Fr. 
 nand-er, to feed. Lat. mvo, to live. 
 
 WIBROUN, s. A designation given to the 
 Gyre Carling. Bannatyne MS. 
 
 To WICHESAUF, v. n. To vouchsafe. 
 Acts J a. III. 
 
 WIGHT, adj. 1. Strong; powerful. Wall. 
 
 2. Active; clever, S.^O.E. id. Wyntown. 
 
 3. Denoting strength of mind, or fertility 
 of invention, ibid. 4. Strong, as applied 
 to inanimate objects. Dunbar. It is also 
 u.aeJ to denote the strength of wine. Leg. 
 
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WIG 
 
 St. Andmh. — Su.G. «•(</, potens; alacer, 
 agilis, rei/etiis ; Lat. ri(;-t')v. 
 WICHT, s. A man or person, S. Douglas. 
 — A.S. /r(7r^, creatura, animal, re«. E. 
 
 WICHTY, «((/. Powerful. Ad.im o' Gord. 
 
 WICIITLIE, WiciiTKLY, rt(?r. 1. Stoutly. 
 
 Dowjlas. 2. With strength of mind, ibid. 
 
 WyCHTNESS, WiGiiTXESS, s. Strength, 
 
 S.B. Wyntown. 
 WICK, s. 'Au open bay, Shetl. Pirate. 
 Hence Wkk, the name of a seaport iu 
 Caithness. 
 WICK, s. A term used in curling, to de- 
 note a narrow port or passage, in the rink 
 or course, flanked by the stones of those 
 who have played before, S. — Teut. xrijck, 
 flexio ; A.S. icic, portus. V. Inwick, r. 
 To WICK a bore, iu curling and cricket, is 
 to drive a stone or ball dexterously 
 throughan opening between two guards, S. 
 
 \\'ICK, Wic, s. A termination of the 
 names of places, signifying a kind of bay, 
 S. Stat. Ace. — Su.G. wik, A.S. wic, sinus 
 maris. V. Wic, in Johns. Diet. 
 
 To WICK, r. n. To strike a stone in an 
 oblique direction, a term in cnrliuq, S. 
 Graeme. — Su.G. icik-a, flectere; icika a/, 
 a via deflectere. 
 
 WICK, adj. Wick to slo, hard to slay. Sir 
 Tristrem. The same with Wicht. — Or 
 allied to C.B. qicich, brave. 
 
 WICKER, s. 1". A twig, S. Burns. 2. A 
 wand; a small switch, S. — Dan. vigre, 
 vimen; rig-er, to be pliant. Used by 
 Spenser as an adj. V. Johnson. 
 
 To WICKER, V. a. To twist the thread 
 over much, Clydes. 
 
 AVICKER o' A SHOWER. A sharp 
 shower, conveying the idea of the noise 
 made by it on a window, Ayrs. — Allied 
 perhaps to Isl. rakr, velox. 
 
 WICKET, .0. The back-door of a barn, 
 Ang. — Belg. E. irlcket, portula, Fr. 
 guichet. 
 
 WIDDE, s. " I ressauit agane fyfte-aucht 
 icidde irne fra him." Aberd. Reg. — Su.G. 
 widja, and Dan. widde, a band, a chain. 
 
 WIDDEN-DREME, Windrem, Widdrim, 
 .<. In a widden-dream, or irindream, all 
 of a sudden; also, in a state of confusion, 
 S.B. Pop. Ball. — A.S. u-oda-dream, iaror, 
 madness. 
 
 WIDDERSINNIS,Wj:ddershynnys,Wid- 
 dersins, widdersiiins, withershins, 
 WoDERsui.NS, adv. The contrary way, 
 contrary to the course of the sun, S. 
 Doug. — A.S. icither, contra, sunne, sol; or 
 rather, Teut. weder-sins, contrario modo. 
 
 WIDDIE, WiDDv, s. 1. A rope made of 
 twigs of willow; used to denote a halter, 
 S. Lyndsay. 2. The term is vulgarly un- 
 derstood ill 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 wliip, the 
 
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 WIF 
 
 I single grain serving for a handle, Caithn. 
 — Su.G. icidia, vimen, from wide, salix; 
 I A.S. withig, id. I), withy. 
 
 To Cheat "the Widuie. To escape the 
 gallows, when it has been fully deserved, 
 S. Vorufhttrick. There is a proverb which 
 every Scotsman has heard, '* The water '11 
 no wrang the widdie," conveying the same 
 idea with the E. adage, " He who is born 
 to be hanged will never be drowned." 
 
 WIDDIEOW, ViDDiiuL, s. 1. Properly, 
 one who deserves to ft (/ a widdie or halter, 
 S. Lyndsay. 2. In pi. equivalent to bntre 
 boys, in sea language. Compl. S. 3. A 
 romp, S. 
 
 WIDDIFOW, adj. Wrathful, South and 
 West of Scotland. Burns. 
 
 WIDDIL, s. A contention ; as, " They had 
 a if(rf</i7 thegither," Kinross. V. Widdle. 
 
 To WIDDILL, Wuddle, r. n. pron. wuddi/. 
 1. Generally used in connexion with some 
 otlier r.; as, to widdil and ban, to widdil 
 and Jlyte, &c. S. Montgomerie. 2. To 
 wriggle or waddle, S. 3. To attain au 
 end by short, noiseless, or apparently 
 feeble but prolonged exertions; as, " He's 
 made a hantle siller in his sma' way o' 
 doing ; he's a bit wuddling bodie ;" 
 " That bairn, for as weak as it looks, can 
 wuddle o'er the dike," &c. S. 4. r. a. To 
 introduce by shifting motion, or (metaph.) 
 by circuitous courses, S. Cleland. — Germ. 
 wedel-n, caudam motitare. 
 
 WIDDLE, s. 1. Wriggling motion, S. A. 
 Scott. 2. Metaph. struggle or bustle, S. 
 Burns. 
 
 WI DDRIM, .s'. V. WiDDENDREME. 
 
 WYDE, s. Dress. V. Gide. 
 
 WYDE, s. A vacancy ; for wit/. Ab. Reg. 
 
 WIDE-GAB, s. The fishing frog, Shetl. 
 iXeill. 
 
 ♦WIDOW, s. A widower, S. Rutherford. 
 
 WIDOW. By many it is believed tliat if 
 a tcidoic be present at the marriage of 
 young persons, the bride will not live 
 long, S. 
 
 WIE, adj. Little. V. We. 
 
 WIEL, s. A small whirlpool. V. Wele. 
 
 WIERDEST, adj. superl. The sense not 
 known. Hogg. Perhaps most fatal, or 
 venomous. 
 
 WIERDIN, part. adj. Employed for divi- 
 nation, S.B. V. Weird. 
 
 WIERS, s. pi. In wiers, iu danger of, 
 Buchan. Tarras. Literally in apprehen- 
 sion of. V. Were, .<. 
 
 W IE-THING, s. 1. A child, Dumfr. 
 Mayne's Siller Gun. 2. A young maiden. 
 MacneiVs Mary of Castlecari/. 
 
 WIEVE, adj. Lively. Gordon's Hist. 
 Earls of Sutherland. V. Vive. 
 
 To WYF, V. a. To weave. " Wyf ane 
 lyning wob." Aberd. Reg. Wyre is the 
 common pron. of Ang. and the North of S. 
 
 * WIFE, WvK, Wyfe, s. A woman, whe- 
 ther married or single ; generally one 
 3 (~ 
 
WIF 
 
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 WIL 
 
 past middle age, S. Lyndmy. — A.S. 
 Su.G. i.df, mulier, foemina. 
 
 WIFE-CARLE, s. A cotquean ; a man 
 who attends more to housewifery than 
 becomes his sex, Loth. Synon. Hizz'ie- 
 f allow. Antiquary. 
 
 WIFFIE, s. A diminutive from wi/e ; ge- 
 nerally expressive of smallness of size, 
 but sometimes merely a fondling terra ; 
 S. Wife. Gordon's Hist. Earls tiatherl. 
 
 WIFFIN, s. A moment, Dumfr. The 
 same with Weavin, S.B. q. y. " In a 
 Whiff, in a short time," A.Bor. Brockott. 
 
 WIFLIE, Wyfelie, adj. Feminine; be- 
 longing to woman. Bellenden, — A.S. 
 wiflic, muliebris, foemineus. 
 
 WYFOCK, Wyfockie, s. A little wife. 
 Fondling diminutives. North and South 
 ofS. V. Oc, OcK. 
 
 WVG, Weig, Whig, .<?. A small oblong 
 roll, baked with butter and currants, S. 
 This word has been used in O.E, Coll. 
 of Receipts. — 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, Hoss. — A.S. irag, Su.G. waegg, Belg. 
 n-eeg, paries. Perh. rather a partition. 
 
 WIG'G, 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. 
 
 WIGGIE, s. A name given to the devil, 
 S.B. Tarra?. 
 
 To WIGGLE, V. n. To wriggle. V. 
 Waigle. 
 
 WIGHT, s. The shrew-mouse, Orkn. Stat. 
 Ace. — Su.G. wickt, any thing very small. 
 
 ^yIGHT, adj. Strong. Fitsc. V. Wight. 
 
 7b WYIF, T. a. To weave. Aberd. Reg. 
 Part. pa. Wijin, woven. 
 
 WYll,!,, adj. Vile. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 WIKKIT, adj. 1. Unjust. Doug. Virg. 
 2. Rugged ; unequal. Bellend. T. Lir'. 
 
 WILD BEAR. Shoein' the Wild-Rear, a 
 game in which the person sits cross-legged 
 on a beam or pole, each of the extremities 
 of which is placed or swung in the eyes 
 of a rope suspended from the bach-tree of 
 an out-house, Teviotd. 
 
 WILD BIRDS. All the Wild Birds in the 
 air, the name of a game, which seems 
 only to be retained in Abernethy, Perths.; 
 and it is probable, from the antiquity of 
 the place, that it is very ancient. 
 
 W^ILD 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. icild-fyr, erysipelas. 
 
 WILDFIRE, (pron. Willfrc,)s. The plant 
 Marsh Marigold, CalthapalustriSjMearns. 
 
 * WILDFIRE, s. Metaph. used to denote 
 false zeal. M'Ward's Contendimis. 
 
 WYLE, adj. Wicked, Aberd.; evidently a 
 corr. of Vile. 
 
 WILE, Wylie, .<!. An instrument for twist- 
 ing straw ropes, Dumfr.; synon. Thrair- 
 crooJc. — C.B. c/iiri!//,versio,as being turned 
 round in the hands in the act of twisting. 
 V. Wewlock, 
 
 To WILE, Wyle, v. a. Used in relation 
 to what is accomplished by caution or 
 artful means; as, I'll try to idle him awa', 
 I will endeavour to get him enticed to go 
 with me, S. Lyndsay. — Su.G. wel-a, Isl. 
 rael-a, decipere. 
 
 To WILE, Wyle, t. a. To select. 
 
 WILE, s. Choice ; selection. V. Wale. 
 
 WYLECOT, WiLiE-coAT, s. 1. An under- 
 vest, generally worn during winter, S, 
 Douglas. 2. An under-petticoat. MaitL 
 Poems. 
 
 WYLFULL, rtf/;. Willing; q. full of will. 
 Wyntoim. 
 
 WILFULLY, adj. Willingly. Barbour. 
 
 WILL, or WULL GATE. L An erroneous 
 course, literally used, S. 2. In a moral 
 sense, any course that is improper; as, 
 " His siller gaed a' a wiill gate," S.A. 
 This pltrase is also found in O.E. ; although 
 it would be unintelligible to the bulk of 
 English readers ; " Wyl gate or wronge 
 gate, deviatio," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 * WILL, s. I. 0' will, spontaneously, S. 
 Thus it is used in the S. Prov. " It's a 
 gude wall [well] that springs o' will." 
 
 2. At a' will, to the utmost extent of 
 one's inclination or desire; as, " I'm sure 
 ye've gotten claith to make that coat wi' 
 at a' will." i. e. Y^ou have got as much 
 cloth as you could wish. 3. To Tak one's 
 will o'. (1.) To treat or use as one 
 pleases, S. (2.) To take as much of any 
 thing as one pleases, S. 4. In the sense 
 of hope. " I hae nac will o' that," I hope 
 that is not the case. " I hae na will that 
 he ken," I hope he does not know, 
 Aberd. 
 
 * WILL, s. What's your icill ? a common 
 Scotticism for " What did you say I " 
 Ki7ig Hart. 
 
 WILL, s. Apparently use ; custom ; pi. 
 Willis. Barb. — It may, however, signify 
 study. — A.S. will, Teut. willa, studium. 
 
 WILL, aux. r. 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 leyll, to go astray, S. 
 
 Douglas. Will of wane, at a loss for a 
 
 habitation. Barbour. — Su.G. will, Isl. 
 
 vill-a, error, Till-az, to lead astray. 2. 
 
 Desert; unfrequented. Doug. — Isl. ville, 
 
 ferus ; Su.G. willa diur, wild animals. 
 WILLAN, s. The willow or sannh, S.B. 
 WILLAWACKITS, interj. Welladay, 
 
WIL 
 
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 WIN 
 
 Buchan, Tarras. From A.S. ir<i-lii, 
 or ira-hi ira, proh dolor ! 
 
 VVILL-A-WAES, iiUerj. Welaway, Aug. 
 tSt. Kathleen. 
 
 WILL A WINS, intcrj. Welladay, S. 
 Fenjusson. — A.S. iri/n, infortuniuiu, q. tea 
 la iri/n, ehcii calamitas ! 
 
 \\ ILL bE. A phraseology used to express 
 what is meant only as a probable con- 
 jecture, but as not including the idea of 
 absolute certainty or positive assertion, 
 S. It is nearly equivalent to viay it;, but 
 somewhat stronger. Si/»ison's (ru/loicay. 
 
 WILLCORN, ,-t. Wildcats; that which 
 grows without culture, S.B. Roxb.; q. 
 icild corn. 
 
 WILLY, adj. Self-willed; wilful, S.B. 
 St. Kathleen. 
 
 WILLVART, WiLYART, «.//. I. Wild; 
 shy; flying the habitations and society of 
 men. Burel. 2. Bashful and reserved ; 
 avoiding society, or appearing awkward 
 in it, S. Barns. — From the adj. and 
 Bclg. (jeaard, q. of a wild disposition. 3. 
 Obstinate; wilful, Loth. Berwicks. Heart 
 Mid-Loth. V. Art. 
 
 U'lLLICK, J!. A young heron, Loth. 
 
 WILLICK, ."•. The puffin, or alca arctica, 
 Loth. NeUl. 
 
 WILLIE-FISIIER, s. The sea-swallow, 
 Sterna hirundo, Linn. Ang. Surr. For- 
 fars. This name is given to a water- 
 fowl, also called a Doukar, Dumfr. 
 
 WILLIE- JACK, s. A go-between in a 
 courtship, Mearns.; synon. Blackfoot and 
 Mu,h. 
 
 WILLIE-POURIT, s. The spawn of a 
 frog before it assumes the shape of one ; 
 a tadpole, Fife. Pourit is merely a corr. 
 of Pijwart, id. q. v. 
 
 WILLIE-POWRET, s. The name given 
 by children, in Fife, to the seal-fish. 
 
 WILLIE-WAGTAIL,*. The water-wag- 
 tail, Dumfr. 
 
 s\ ILLIE-WAND, .*. A rod of willow, 
 Roxb. Hogg. 
 
 WILLIE- WASTELL. V. Wastell. 
 
 WILLIE- WAUN, s. A wand or twig of 
 wiUuir, Ayrs. Picken. V. Willow-wand. 
 
 WILLIE WHIP-THE-WIND. A species 
 of hawk ; the Falco tinnunculus, or kestrel. 
 — In O.E. the Wind-vanner, Ang. 
 
 WILLIN'-SWEERT, adj. Partly will- 
 ing, and partly reluctant; or perhaps 
 affecting reluctance, while inwardly will- 
 ing, S.O. Picken. Sweert is the more 
 general pronunciation of the west of S. 
 
 V. SwEIR. 
 
 WILLKAIL, s. The name for wild mus- 
 tard, Lanarks.; q. iri/d kail. 
 
 WILLOW- WAND, ^l peeled irilloir-iraud, 
 a mark formerly placed across the door 
 of a house in the Highlands, as an inti- 
 mation that those within wished to be 
 alone, and a prohibition to any person to 
 enter. Pof> liuy. 
 
 WILRONE, .-f. A wild boar. Chr.S.P. 
 — Su.G. n7</, wild, and rHH<',a young boar. 
 
 WILSHOCII, adj. Perverse, Upp. C'lydes. 
 — Perh. from A.S. vill, voluntas, and 
 seijc, aeger, q. sick from the indulgence of 
 his own wiU. 
 
 WILSU.M,a(f/. Wilful, Ettr. For. //o./y. 
 This word we find in O.i:. and it lias 
 been recalled by Mr. Todd. 
 
 WILSUiM, adj. In a wandering state; im- 
 plying the ideas of dreariness, and of ig- 
 norance of one's course, S.; pron. trull fum. 
 ]'op. Ball. — Sw. en rillmm Taeij,a.u intri- 
 cate road. 
 
 WILTED, part. adj. « Shrunk; wasted;" 
 given as synon. with Wizzen'd, and as 
 explaining it. Gull. Eiic. 
 
 WILTUNA. Wilt thou not I S. Herd's Coll. 
 
 WLMULEBORE, s. A hole in the throat, 
 which prevents one from speaking dis- 
 tinctly, S.; in allusion to a hole bored by 
 a wimble. 
 
 WLMMEL, s. A term sometimes used to 
 denote the windpipe or wcasand, Mearns. 
 
 WIMMELBREE, Wimmelureis, s. The 
 same dish as the lluihjies, composed of 
 the lungs, heart, &c. of an animal, with 
 this difference, that the latter is made in 
 a sheep':! maw, whereas the former, being 
 made thin, is used as a soup, Mearns. 
 Bree is obviously the provincial pronun- 
 ciation of Brue, and Breis of Brose, q. v. 
 
 To WYMPIL, WoMPLE, r.a. I. To wrap; 
 to fold, S. Douglas. — Teut. wimpel-en, 
 involvere, implicare ; Flandr. wvmpel-en. 
 2. To perplex ; applied to a legal decision. 
 Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 
 WYMPIL, Wimple, s. 1. A winding or 
 fold, S. Douglas. 2. A wile; a piece of 
 craft, S.B. Poems Buch. Dial. 3. A 
 winding in a road, S.A. Hogg. 
 
 To WIMPLE, r. n. 1. To move in a mean- 
 drous way ; applied to a stream, S. Bamg. 
 2. To use such circumlocution in narration, 
 as shows a design to deceive, S. 
 
 WYMPLED, adj. Intricate. Boss. 
 
 WIMPLEFEYST, s. A sulky humour. 
 V. Amplefeyst. 
 
 WIMPLER, s. A waving lock of hair. 
 Erergreen. 
 
 WIN,s. Delight. 
 
 Wed ane worthie to wyfe, and weild Lir with 
 u-in. liauf Coilyear. 
 
 WIN, s. The quantity of standing corn 
 that a band of reapers can take before 
 them, Clydes. Syn. land, landin. 
 
 To WIN, r. a. To give; used in regard to 
 a stroke, Roxb.; as, " I'll win ye a bleeze 
 or blow." Jo. Hogg's Poems. 
 
 To WIN, r. n. To dwell. V. Wo.v. 
 
 To WIN, Wv\, Wi.\.ne, r. a. 1. To dry 
 corn, hay, peats, &c. by exposing them to 
 the air, S. ; pret. won, wonne. (Ivdscro/t. 
 — Belg. icinii-en, A.S. jcind-wian, venti- 
 lare ; Su.G. Isl. winn-a, to wither. 2. 
 Often used to denote harvest-making, in 
 
WIN 
 
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 WYN 
 
 general. Barbour. — Teut. unnn-en, colli- 
 gere fructus terrae. 
 
 To WIN, V. a. 1. To raise from a quarry, 
 S. ; icon, part. pa. Skene. 2. To work a 
 mine of any kind. Bellend. — A.S. mnn- 
 an, Su.G. innn-a, laborare, labore acqui- 
 rere. 
 
 To WIN out, V. a. To raife as from a 
 quarry ; metapli. used. Rutherford. 
 
 To WIN one's bread. To gain it, properly 
 by labour, S. 
 
 To WIN, «. a. To reach ; to gain ; as, To 
 win the door, to reach it, S.B. Spalding. 
 
 WIN, s. Gain. Lyndsay. 
 
 To WIN, V. a. To wind (yarn,) S. Burns. 
 
 To WIN, Wyn, Won, (pron. icun^ v. n. 
 To have any thing in one's power ; to ar- 
 rive at any particular state or degree with 
 some kind of labour or difficulty, S.; pret. 
 iran. Sir Trist. It is often joined with 
 an adj.; as, to icinfree; to win loose; some- 
 times 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. Blackw. 
 Mag. (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. I)oitg. 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. Rutherf. 
 
 9. To Win back, to have it in one's power 
 to return from a place, S. 
 
 We'll gang nae mair to yon town, 
 
 For fear we icin na bach again. — Old Song. 
 
 10. To Win before, to get the start of, S. 
 Ritsun. II. To Win ben, to be able to go 
 to, or to obtain admittance into, the inner 
 apartment, S. 12. To Win butt, to be 
 able to go to the outer apartment, S. 
 Ramsay. 13. To Win by, to get past, S. 
 14. To Win down, (1.) To reach, to ex- 
 tend, downwards. Pitscottie. (2.) To get 
 down, S. Spald. lo. To Win farrer, 
 to get further, S. 16. 2'o Win farrer 
 ben, to be admitted to greater honour, S. 
 Tales of My Landl. 17. To Win forrat, 
 to get forward, S. 18. To Win gae, to 
 break loose; to obtain liberation, liuchan. 
 Forbes. 19. To Win in, (1.) To obtain 
 access, S. Sir Egeir. (2.) To be able to 
 return home. I'op. Ball, 20. To Win 
 
 NERE, to get near, S. Douglas. 21. To 
 Win on, to be able to ascend, or to mount, 
 as on horseback, S. Rutherford. 22. 3'o 
 Win on ahint one, to get the advantage 
 in a bargain; to impose on one, S. 23. 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. 24. To 
 Win out, to escape, as from a field of 
 battle, &c. Wall. 25. 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. BailUe. (4.) 
 Metaph. to recover from disease, S. 26. 
 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. 
 Tales of My Landl. (3.) To attain, as 
 denoting the state of the mind, S. Rutherf. 
 (4.) To have it in one's power to be pre- 
 sent, S. Cloud of Witnesses. 27. To Win 
 to foot, to get on one's legs, S.B. Ross. 
 28. To Wyn togidder, to attain to a state 
 of conjunction. Wallace. 29. To Win up, 
 (1.) To be able to ascend, S. Barbour. 
 (2.) To rise ; to get out of bed, S. Po]^. 
 Ball. (3.) To rise from one's knees. Mini^t. 
 Border. 30. To Win up to, or with, to 
 overtake, S. 31. To Win within, to get 
 within. Christ Kirk. — Su.G. htrinu-a, 
 ■irinn-a, pergere, aliquem praegressum 
 assequi. 
 
 2'o WIN BY, r. a. 1. To get past; used 
 in a literal sense, S. 2. To escape; in 
 relation to any danger, S. Tales Landl. 
 3. Often used in relation to one's lot or 
 destiny, with a negative; as, "He could 
 na win by''t," i. e. It was his fate, so that 
 he could not possibly avoid it, S. 
 
 To WIN AT LIBERTY. To get free; to 
 be released from restraint. Spalding. 
 
 To WIN FREE, v. n. To obtain release, 
 S. Spalding. 
 
 To WIN the HOISS. To gain the prize. 
 V. Hoiss. 
 
 To WIN INTO. To get the benefit of, S. 
 Fount. Dec. Suppl. 
 
 To WYN andTYNE. "A man able to 
 wyn and tyne," a man of substance, or, as 
 otherwise expressed in S. a sponsible 
 man. Acts Tou-n Counc. Edin. 
 
 WINACHIN. 1. Equivalent to winnowing, 
 Buchan. 2. Metaph. used. P. Buck. Dial. 
 
 WYNAKIR, s. Vinegar. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 W I N A R E, s. One who sells wines. 
 Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WINCH, s. The act of wincing, S. 
 CJiristmas BaHng.— Sa.G. tcink-a, moti- 
 tare; whence Fr. gninch-er, to wriggle, 
 to writhe. 
 
 WINCHEAND, part. pr. Wincin<,% 
 Peblis Play. 
 
 To WYND, V. n. I. To turn towards the 
 left; a term applied to animals in the 
 yoke, when the driver wishes them to 
 
WYN 
 
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 WYN 
 
 come towards him, S. Opposed to Haiip, 
 q. V. 2. Aletaph. applied to a person. 
 Of one who is so obstinate that he can be 
 influenced or managed by no means 
 whatsoever, it is said, " He'll neither 
 haup nor irt/nd,'" S. Prov. 
 
 WYND, s. An alley; a lane, S. Wi/iit. 
 — A.S. w'lid-an, to turn. 
 
 WYND, s. A warrior. Gaican and Got. 
 — Germ, winn, xrinne, certator, bellator. 
 
 To WIND, r. w. To magnify in narration; 
 to tell marvellous stories, S. ; perhaps 
 from wind, ventus, as a person of this 
 description is said to bloic. 
 
 To WYND, r. a. To separate from the 
 chaff, E. to Winnow. Aberd. Rej. — 
 O.Teut. wind-cn, ventilare. 
 
 To WIND, r. a. To dry by exposing to 
 the air. Acts C.I. V. Win,Wyn.n,Win.ne. 
 
 To WYND one a PIRN. To do something 
 injurious, or that will cause regret to one, 
 S. (jiithri/'s Jfem. 
 
 To WYND AGAIN, c. n. To turn to the 
 left, when it is meant that the plough or 
 cart should be turned round and proceed 
 in an opposite direction, S. 
 
 WINDAK, s. A window. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 W 1 NDASSES, s. pL Fanners for winnow- 
 ing grain, Roxb. Jo. Hogg's Poems. — 
 O.Teut. wind-en, ventilare. 
 
 WIND-BILL, s. " A bank-bill where there 
 is no corresponding value of commodities 
 in existence; but which must be dis- 
 counted before it becomes due," S. 
 Surr. Forfars. 
 
 W I NDCUFFER, .>;. Tlie name given to the 
 kestrel, Orkn. Barri/. 
 
 WYNDE, s. Act. Audit. A certain 
 length of cloth that cannot now be de- 
 termined, as the term is obsolete. 
 
 WYNDEL-STRAY', Windle-strae, s. I. 
 Smooth-crested grass, S. Ross. 2. Any 
 trifling obstacle. Rutherford. — A.S. win- 
 del-streowe, a wheat or oaten straw. 
 
 WINDER, .«. One who deals in the mar- 
 vellous, in narration, S. V. To Wind, r. n. 
 
 WINDFLAUCHT, adj. With impetuous 
 motion, as driven by the wind, S. Doug. 
 — Tent, icind-vlaeghe, turbo, procella. 
 
 * WINDY, arf/. 1. Vain; ostentatious, S. 
 2. Gasconading; boastful, S. " Yourtcind 
 shakes no corn," S. Prov.; "spoken to 
 boasting and pretending people." Kelly. 
 
 WIND IN, s. The smallest matter; " He 
 wadna do a jrindin without payment;" 
 i. e. he would do nothing, how trifling 
 soever. Loth. This word is now nearly 
 obsolete. 
 
 * WINDING-SHEET. " It disturbed the 
 ghost of the dead, and was fatal to the 
 living, if a tear was allowed to fall on a 
 winding-sheet." P.Montquhitter Stat. Ace. 
 
 WINDIS, s. A pulley. Balfour. — O.E. 
 " Wyndace, trochlea," Prompt. Parv. — 
 Tent, wind-as, a windlass; from wind-en, 
 torquere. 
 
 WINDY-WALLETS, .■».;./. 1. A ludi- 
 crous designation for one who is accus- 
 tomed to break wind backwards; pron. 
 wundy-wallets, Roxb. 'J. One who is 
 habituated to fibbing, S. whidding, or to 
 magnify in conversation, ibid. 
 
 To WINDLE, r. n. To walk wearily in 
 the wind, Dunifr. — Tent, wcndtcl-en, 
 windtel-en, circumagore, as denoting the 
 tossing action of the wind. 
 
 To WINDLE, r. a. To make up (straw or 
 hay) into bottles, S. Gl. Sibb. — Teut. lein- 
 del-en, fasciis vel fasciolis involvere. 
 
 WINDLEN, Wo.NLY.NE, s. A bottle of straw 
 - or hay, S. Ramsay. " Ye start at a strae, 
 yet luup ower windlens," Prov. South 
 of S. You regard trifles, and neglect 
 things of far greater importauce. — Norw. 
 vandel, a portion of hay or straw. 
 
 WINDLKS, WiNNLES, s. An instrument 
 used by women for winding yarn. Sa.run 
 and Gael. Q. corrupted from E. windlass ? 
 
 WINDOCK, WiNNOcK, s. A window, S. 
 Ramsay. — Isl. rindauge, Su.G. windoc'ia, 
 from wind, the higher part of a house, 
 and of./a, an eye. 
 
 WINDCiW-BOLE, s. " The part of a cot- 
 tage-window that is filled by a wooden 
 blind, which may occasionally be opened." 
 Gl.Antiq. V. BoAL. 
 
 WINDOW-BROAD, ». A window-shutter, 
 S. Dainty Dacie, Herd's Coll. 
 
 WIND-RAWIN, Wind-rowing, s. The 
 act of building up peats in narrow heaps, 
 in order to their being dried, S. {SurT. 
 Pecb. V. WiNRAW. 
 
 WIND-SKEW, s. An instrument used for 
 preventing smoke, Mearns. — Su.G. wind, 
 and skufw-a, sk>/, vitare. 
 
 WIND-SUCKEli, s. The designation 
 given to a horse that is accustomed to fill 
 his stomach with wind, by sucking the 
 manger, Ettr. For.; in E. called a Crib- 
 bite r. 
 
 WINDUSMAN, 6-. One employed about a 
 coal-heugh at the windlass. Loth. Acts 
 Cha. I. V. WiNDASs. 
 
 WIND- WAVED, iHirt. adj. Having the 
 stem whirled about by the wind, so that 
 the roots become loosened in the earth, 
 S. Surv. Berw. 
 
 WYNE, s. Used as apparently signifying 
 end, termination. A ridge is said to be 
 ploughed J'rae end to xcyne, when com- 
 pletely tilled; a field of corn is said to be 
 shorn frae end to wyuc, when all cut 
 down, Upp. Clydes. Tlie idea seems to 
 be, from the place where the plough 
 enters to that where the horses wyne, i. e. 
 turn about. 
 
 WYNE, interj. The call given by drivers 
 to their horses to turn to the left, S. 
 From the v. Wynd, q. v. V. also Haup. 
 
 WYNE AND ONWYNE, rt(/r. To the 
 right and left hand ; every where, S.P. 
 Ross. From E. wind, to turn. 
 
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 WIN 
 
 WINE-BERRY, s. 1. The common cur- 
 rant, S.B. Pop. Ball. 2. This term had 
 formerly been used in S. for grapes. 
 " Uvae, wine-berries," Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 WINED. L. urned. Wallace. V. Urn. 
 
 WYNELLjS. An alley; for S.wnwa;. "Pas- 
 sage throw the said wynell." Ah. Reg. 
 
 WYNER, s. In a team, the foremost ox 
 on the right hand; Wyners, the foremost 
 pair, abreast, Aberd. Qu. if from the 
 act of icindimj or turning ? 
 
 WYNE SECT. The icine called sack. 
 Leg. St. Androis. — Fr. vin sec. 
 
 To WINFREE, v. a. 1. To raise from the 
 ground ; to disentangle, Aberd. Forbes. 
 From the v. u'in, a,nd free. 2. To liberate ; 
 to set free, in a general sense, Clydes. 
 Edin. Mag. 
 
 WINGED ROW. The name formerly 
 given to a halfpenny roll baked with flat 
 sides like icings, S. Also called lugged roic. 
 
 WINGEL, s. A tumor or soft growth, 
 Renfr. ; obviously corr. from E. Wind-qall. 
 
 To WINGLE, V. n. 1 . To move with diffi- 
 culty under a load, Fife. 2. To wriggle; 
 to walk feebly. Gall. Encycl. 3. To 
 hang loosely, and nearly in a detached 
 state, Dumfr. 
 
 To WINGLE, V. a. To carry in a dangling 
 way, Fife. Tennant. 
 
 To WYNIS, r. n. To decay; to pine away, 
 S.B. Perhaps corr. from E. ranish. 
 
 WINK, s. In a wink, in a moment, S.B. 
 Morison. 
 
 WINKERS, s. The eye-lashes, S. Often 
 called Ee-winkers. 
 
 WIN-KILL, s. A hollow in a stack of 
 corn, hay, &c. for preventing it from 
 being heated ; perhaps q. wind-kill, 
 Moray; synon. Fause-house. 
 
 WINKIT, par<. ac^j. Somewhat turned; a 
 term applied to milk when it has lost the 
 sweet taste. Loth. Synon. Blais^d, q. v. 
 
 To WINKLE, V. n. Hogg. Apparently a 
 diminutive from the E. v. to wink. 
 
 WINKLOT, s. A young woman; a wench. 
 Pehlis Play, — A.S. wencle, wincle, a hand- 
 maid. 
 
 WYNLAND, ^art. /)r. Whirling; moving 
 in a circular manner. Barbour. — Tent. 
 u'indel, trochlea, windtel-en, volvere. 
 
 WINNEL-SKEWED, adj. Under the in- 
 fluence of an illusion in sight. Penrose's 
 Journal. — Isl. rtK^o/^c? signifies tempestas 
 ventosa, and Dan. skiaer, obliquus, q. 
 driven awry by stormy wind. 
 
 WINNING, s. Habitation; residence. 
 Balfour's Pract. 
 
 WINNING, s. Conquest; attainment. 
 Spalding. 
 
 WINNLE, S. V. WiNDLEN. 
 
 WINNOCK,s. A window,S.O. V.Windock. 
 
 WINNOCK-BROD, s. The window- 
 shutter, S.O. A. Wilson's Poems. 
 
 WINNOCK-BUNKER,s. A window-seat. 
 Biirns's Tarn o' Shantcr. 
 
 WINNOWSTER, Winnister, s. A ma- 
 chine for winnowing corn, Aberd. 
 
 WINRAME'S BIRDS. Of a tiresome tale 
 it is said, " It's like Winrame's birds, unco 
 langsum. The head o't gaed by the day, 
 and the tail o't the morn." Prov. Berw. 
 
 WINRAW, s. Hay or peats put together 
 in long, thin heaps, for the purpose of 
 being more easily dried, S. ; q. a roic for 
 icinning, Gl. Sibb. A similar idea is con- 
 veyed by Yorks. wind-raw, " grass or hay 
 raked into long rows for drying," Thoresby . 
 
 To WINRAW, V. a. To put in rows for 
 icinning or drying, Teviotd. " To Wind- 
 roiD,io rake the mown grass into rows, 
 called windrows, Norf. and Suff." Grose. 
 
 WINS, prep). Towards ; in the direction 
 of, Ang. 
 
 WINS. Sometimes used as a termination, 
 as in Willaicins, q. v. 
 
 WYNSCOTT,s. Wainscot. Aberd. Eeg. 
 
 WINSEY, adj. Of or belonging to wool, 
 S.B. Apparently corr. from E. woolsey. 
 
 WINSH, s. A windlass, Caithn. This 
 seems the same word with Windis. 
 
 WINSIE, s. Cloth of the linsey-woolsey 
 kind, S. JDvff's Poems. 
 
 WYNSIK, s. Covetousness. S. P. Repr. 
 — Teut. win, ge-icin, gain, and soeck-en, 
 to seek. 
 
 WINSOME, adj. I. Gay; merry; cheer- 
 ful, S.B. Burns. — A.S. ii'iH.'itJw, jucundus, 
 laetus, from icyn, joy. 2. Comely; agree- 
 able; engaging, S. Ritsoii. — E. winning, 
 Su.G. waen, Isl. xaenn, pulcher, amoenus. 
 
 WINSOMELIE, adv. In a cheerful and 
 engaging way, S. — A.S. winsumliee, sua- 
 viter, jucunde. 
 
 WINSOMENESS, s. Cheerfulness and 
 engaging sweetness, S. — A.S. winsum- 
 wessi?, jucunditas, amoenitas. 
 
 WINSTER, s. A disease of sheep, Shetl. 
 It resembles apoplexy. Surv. Shell. 
 
 WINT, V. impers. Befall. As, " Wae wint 
 ye," equivalent to, " Wae worth ye," Ab. 
 
 WINT, pref. T. Weened. Pitscottie. 
 
 WINTER, s. 1. " The last cartful of corn 
 that is brought home" in harvest, Loth. 
 Har'st Rig. 2. The autumnal feast, when 
 it is postponed till the complete ingather- 
 ing of the crop, Buchan. V. Claaick. 
 
 WINTER, s. An implement sometimes 
 made to hang on the grate, and some- 
 times with feet to stand before the fire, 
 for the purpose of keeping the tea-kettle 
 warm, S. Synon. Footman. 
 
 WINTER, Winter-sour, s. Curds and 
 butter mixed together, and laid on bread, 
 or eaten with it by way of Kitch en, Teviotd . 
 This, in Upp. Clydes. is defined, curds, 
 made of soured milk, mixed with butter. 
 To WINTER, V. a. To pasture cattle, &c. 
 through the winter, S. Surv. Dunbart. 
 
 WINTER-DYKES, s. pi. 1. Properly, 
 those wooden frames, which are erected 
 out of doors, for drying clothes, S. q. 
 
WIN 
 
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 WIS 
 
 iciiiUr-irall.<. '2. Improperly ai)i)liLHl to 
 
 a screen or frame used for drying clothes, 
 
 \nthiu doors, before the fire, S.O. V. 
 
 Wyntvr and Dike. 
 WINTERER, tt. A horse, sheep, or cow, 
 
 kept to pasture in a particular place 
 
 during winter, S. Sarr. Mid-Loth. 
 WINTER-FISII. A term applied to a 
 
 particular description of fish. Edm. Zitf. 
 WINTER-IIAlNliNG, .-.-. The preserving 
 
 of grass from being fed on during wiiittr. 
 
 M<(Jtce/l. 
 WINTER IN, WiNTEULiNG, s. An ox or 
 
 cow. — Isl. rt'truihj-r, juvencus anuiculus, 
 
 literally, a heifer that has passed one 
 
 year; from rctr, winter. 
 w'lNTER-SOUR,s. V. Winter. 
 WVNTYR, s. 1. Winter. Wyntown. '2. 
 
 A year, ibid. — A.S. irinter occurs in both 
 
 senses. 
 WYNTIT, part. adj. The same with 
 
 Wmkit, Dumfr. Perh. as denoting the 
 
 effect of exposure to the air. — Fr. rent-er, 
 
 to blow. 
 To WINTLE, c. n. 1. To stagger; to reel, 
 
 S.O. Burns. — Teut. windtel-en, circuma- 
 
 gere, circumvolvere. 2. To wind round, 
 
 Upp. Clydes. 3. To wriggle ; to writhe ; 
 
 as, " He'll wlntle in a widdie yet," i. e. 
 
 he will writhe in a halter, Roxb. 
 ^^'INTLE, s. A staggering motion, S.O. 
 
 Burns. 
 WINTON-MONEY, s. Money given to a 
 
 herd to induce him to take care of cattle, 
 
 when put under his charge for grazing, 
 
 S.A.; perhaps q. drink-money, from A.S. 
 
 irhi-tiin, vini taberua. 
 WINTROUS, arf;'. Wintry ; stormy. Z. 
 
 Boyd. 
 WINZE, s. A curse or imprecation, S. 
 
 To let a zcinze, to utter a curse. Burns. 
 
 — Teut. icensch, imprecatio. 
 WINZIE, arf/. Unexpl. Duff's Poems. 
 To WIP, Wvp, T. a. To bind round, S. 
 
 Dunh. E. ich ip, " to enwrap with thread." 
 WYP, ?. A wreath ; a garland. Douglas. 
 
 — Moes.G. icaij), icipja, corona. 
 A\' YPE, s. A blow given by accident, or in 
 
 a careless manner, Tweedd.;mo?t probably 
 
 from the same origin with the E. s. if not 
 
 from O.Teut. irippe, flagrum, fiagellum. 
 WIPPEN, s. A term used to denote that 
 
 with which the handle of a golf-club is 
 
 wound, generally a piece of the selvage 
 
 of cloth, q. Wippimj, from Wip, v. q. v. 
 
 Wcdderb. Vocab. 
 WYR, s. An arrow. Barbour. — ¥r. tire, 
 
 the arrow called a quarrell; Isl. aur, 
 
 telum, sagitta. 
 'To WYR, r. a. To wreathe ; to let down 
 
 by a whirling motion. Barb. — Mod. Sax. 
 
 iryr-en, Fr. rir-er, Lat. ijyr-are. 
 WIRDIE, adj. Weighty; important; q. 
 
 nietaph. sense of Worthy. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 V. Werdy. 
 WIRE-WORM, s. A sort of crustaceous 
 
 grub, of a yellow colour, which destroys 
 grain by eating the stalks under ground; 
 viewed as another name for the Cut-worm, 
 Teviotd. 
 
 WYRINGING,.s-. Fretting; carking,Gall. 
 " Whyriping and wyriiujhhj are one." 
 Gall. J'Jnc. — A.S. wi/reiinn(/, nialedictio. 
 
 To WIRK, WvRK, r. a! i. To work; to 
 cause to accomplish. Douglas. 2. To 
 make ; to form. Dunbar. — A.S. tcircan, 
 iri/rc-an, fiicere. 
 
 WIRK, Werk, »•. Work. Wallace.— 
 
 Gr. i(y-6v. 
 
 WIRL, s. I. A small rickety child, or any 
 stunted animal, Perths. 2. A diminutive 
 and harsh-featured person, Upp. Clydes.; 
 also irjr/ic, the same with Wurl. V. 
 Warwoi.k. 
 
 WIRLIN, adj. (Querulous; peevish, Shctl. 
 
 W YROCK, s. A sort of hard excrescence. 
 
 V. ViRROK. 
 
 To WIRR, T. H. I. To gnarl, to growl, as 
 a dog, S. Donald and Flora. 2. To 
 fret; to whine, Aberd. V. Yiru. 
 
 WIRR,s. A crabbed fellow; a diminutive, 
 peevish person; as, "a cankered icirr," 
 Aberd. Mearns. 
 
 WIRRABLAA, s. A violent and short 
 exertion, Shetl. 
 
 WIRRYCARL,s. A bugbear. Gl. Sibb. 
 
 WIRRY-COW, 6-. 1. A bugbear; a scare- 
 crow, S. Bainsay. 2. Any frightful ob- 
 ject, or awkward-looking person, S. Guy 
 Mann. 3. The devil, S. Ramsay. 4. A 
 goblin of any description. South of S. 
 Guy Mann. From icirry, to worry, and 
 Coic, q. V. 
 
 2'oWYRRIE,r.«. To strangle. V.Werv. 
 
 WIRRY-IIEN, i-. Perhaps one who swal- 
 lows up the property of others, as a hen 
 gobbles up what is thrown out. Ban. P. 
 
 WIRSCHIP, s. V. WoRscHiP. 
 
 * To WIS, r. n. To know; pret. wist, S. 
 Incentories. — Germ, wiss-en, scire. 
 
 To WIS, Wiss, r. n. To wish, S. Entail. 
 
 WIS, Wiss, s. A wish, S. Entail.— A.S. 
 wiss-an, to wish. 
 
 WYSAR, s. The visor. V. Wesar. 
 
 WISCH, pret. t. Washed. Houlate. 
 
 To WISCHEAF, r. a. To vouchsafe. 
 Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 WISCHELL-BUIK, s. " Aue wyschell 
 bulk." Aberd. Reg. Can this signify a 
 book on the exchange of money, as noting 
 the different rates ? V. Wishill, i. 
 
 To WYSE, v. a. To incline by caution or 
 art. V. Weise. 
 
 WISE-HORN,s. The gizzard. Gall. Datids. 
 Seasons. The same with Guschorn, q. v. 
 
 To WISEN, Wys-sin, r. )'. 1. To wither; 
 to become dry and hard,S. pron. xcizzeu ; 
 A.Bor. id. Doug. 2. To be parched in 
 consequence of thirst, ibid. — A.S. wisn- 
 ian, tabescere, marcescere; Isl. ris/i-a, id. 
 
 To WISEN, r. a. To cause to fade, or 
 make dry. Douglas. 
 
WIS 
 
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 WYT 
 
 WISEN WYND. A ludicrous designa- 
 tion for the wind-pipe, the u-easand being 
 represented as an alley or narrow pas- 
 sage, South of S. A. Scott^s Poems. 
 WISHIE-WASHIE, adj. Delicate; of a 
 soft habit; applied to the constitution, S. 
 E. washy, synon.; " weak, not solid." 
 
 To WISHILL, V. a. To exchange. Ban- 
 natyne's Journal. V. Wissel, t. 
 
 WISHY-WASHY, s. Any sort of thin 
 blashy drink, as very weak tea, beer, 
 negus, &c. Roxb. Gall. Erie. Probably 
 from E. washy, watery, weak. 
 
 WISHY-WASHIES, s. pi. Shuffling lan- 
 guage ; a cant term for being slow in 
 coming to the point, S.B. Shirr. — Belg. 
 wisietcasie, fiddle-faddle, whim-wham. 
 
 VvISHT, interj. Hist; hush, Aberd. 
 
 To WIS Y, r. a. To examine, &c. V. Vesy. 
 
 To WISK, r. a. 1 . To give a slight, brush- 
 iug stroke with any thing pliant, as twigs, 
 hair, a piece of cloth, &c. S. 2. To hurry 
 away, as if one quickly swept off any thing 
 with a besom. Douglas. — Germ, icisch-en, 
 to wipe ; Su.G. tciska, hwisk, a besom. 
 
 WISK, s. A slight brushing stroke with 
 any thing pliant, S. 
 
 To WISK away, v. n. To move off nimbly, 
 S. ; 7chisk, E. Douglas. 
 
 WYSK, s. A quick motion; S. tchisk. 
 Barbour. With ane tcysk) a,dv. Quickly. 
 K. Hart. 
 
 WISP, s. Perh. a wreath. Compota 
 Episc. Dunkel. 
 
 WISP, s. An ill-natured person, Shetl.; 
 perhaps from Germ, wespe, a wasp. 
 
 To WISP the Shoon. To put a wisp of 
 straw into the shoes or brogues worn by 
 the peasantry, in order to keep their feet 
 comfortable, Roxb. 
 
 To WISS, V. 11. To wish, S. V. Wis. 
 
 WISS, s. A wish, S. V. Wis. 
 
 WISS, s. Use. Aberd. Beg. 
 
 To WISS, WissE, p. a. To direct; to guide; 
 to put one in the way of obtaining any 
 thing, S. Sir Tristrem. — A.S. u-iss-ian, 
 instruere, monstrare ; Isl. vys-a, Dan. 
 vys-er, ostendere. 
 
 WISS, s. The moisture that exudes from 
 bark, in preparing it for being tanned, 
 Perths. — Isl. vaes, tos, humiditas. 
 
 WYSS,arf/. I.Wise; prudent, S. Wallace. 
 2. Knowing; informed; icysser, better in- 
 formed, S. — A.S. wis, sapiens; Su.G. wiss, 
 certus. 3. In the full exercise of reason; 
 more commonly used with a negative, S. 
 
 To W'ISSEL, V. n. 1. To exchange. 2. To 
 club in drinking, Ang. Synon. Birle. 
 " Cambio, to wissel or change money," 
 Despaut. Gram. 
 
 WISSEL, s. Change. V. Quhissel. 
 
 To WISSLE WORDS. 1. To talk; to 
 hold discourse, Perths. Campbell. 2. To 
 bandy words of strife. Bclhaven 3IS. 
 
 WISSLER, WisLARE, s. One who ex- 
 
 changes money. Acts Ja. III. V. 
 
 QUHISSELAR. 
 
 WYSS-LIKE, adj. 1. Possessing the ap- 
 pearance of propriety ; prudent, S. — A.S. 
 lois-lic, prudens. 2. Befitting one's situ- 
 ation or circumstances, S. Smugglers. 
 WYSS-LIKE, «*». Properly; decently, S. 
 — Germ, weislich, discreetly, judiciously. 
 WYSS-WIFE, WiSE-wiFE,s. A periphrasis 
 for a witch, S. S2}otswood. — Germ, tceis- 
 sen-frauen, witches. 
 To WISTEL, r. a. To wager; to stake ; to 
 bet, Ang. An improper use of the v. 
 Quhissel, to exchange. 
 To WISTER, Wyster, r. n. To be en- 
 gaged in a broil or scuffle, accompanied 
 with high words, Perths. 
 WISTER, Wyster, 5. A scuffle of this 
 description, ibid. — Isl. raes-a, inquietare, 
 WYSURE, s. Perhaps consideration. 
 
 Dunbar. — Teut. visouwe, id. 
 To WIT, Witt, v. a. To know. Wallace. 
 
 — Moes.G. A.S. toit-an, scire, noscere. 
 WIT, Witt, s. Intelligence ; information ; 
 tidings, S. To get Wit of a thing, to obtain 
 information with respect to it, S. Wall. 
 To let Wit, to make known ; to communi- 
 cate intelligence, S. — A.S. icit, ge-wit, 
 scientia, notitia. 
 To WYT, V. a. To shun ; to avoid. Bar- 
 bour. — Lat. Tit-are, id. 
 WITCH-BEADS, s. pi. The name given to 
 
 Entrochi, S. Ure's Butherqlen. 
 WITCH-BELLS, s.pl. Round-leaved bell- 
 flower, S. — Sw. maerebiael, i. e. the bell 
 of the nightmare, viewed as an incubus. 
 V. Thumbles. 
 WITCH-CAKE. A cake, according to 
 tradition, prepared for the purposes of 
 incantation, S. Rem. of Nithsdale Song. 
 WITCHES' BUTTERFLY. A very large 
 thick-bodied butterfly of the moth tribe, 
 and of a drab or light brown colour, S. 
 WITCHES' KNOTS. A sort of matted 
 bunches, resembling the nests of birds, 
 frequently seen on stunted thorns or 
 birches; a disease supposed to be pro- 
 duced by a stoppage of the juices, Roxb. 
 WITCHES' THIMBLES. The flowers of 
 
 fox-glove, Teviotdale. Edin. Mag. 
 WITCH-GOWAN, s. Said to be the Dan- 
 delion, or Leontodon taraxacum, Linn. 
 Dumfr. V. Gowan. 
 WITCHING DOCKEN. A name given by 
 
 old women to tobacco, Ayrs. 
 
 WITCH-SCORE, s. The mark given, with 
 
 a sharp instrument, to a supposed witch 
 
 above her breath, S. Gall. Enc. V. Score, v. 
 
 WITCHUCK, s. The sand-martin, a bird, 
 
 Orkn. Low. 
 To WITE, V. a. To blame; to accuse; the 
 prep, xcith, or for, being added, S. Kelly. 
 — A.S. wit-an, Su.G. wit-a, imputare, ex- 
 probrare. 
 WITE, Wyte, s. Blame, S. Douglas. 
 WYTELESS, adj. Blameless. Bamsay. 
 
WYT 
 
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 AVYTENONFA, s. A disease. V. Wr.- 
 
 DONVPHA. 
 
 W ITER, 5. One who blames another, Clydcs. 
 
 WITEWORDIE, adj. Blameworthy, ibid. 
 
 • WITH, \Vi', prep. 1. As signifying 
 against. 2'o be tcV a person, to be avenged 
 on one; as, " I'll be irt' him for that yet," 
 Roxb. — A.S. vith, Su.G. icid, contra, ad- 
 versum. 2. In the sense of, according to; 
 as, " Wi' his tale." V. Tale, s. 3. As 
 expressive of sufferance or any degree of 
 approbation; an elliptical idiom. With 
 the negative prefixed, it expresses disap- 
 probation, or rather dislike, S. 
 Italian trills be cudwa wi'' them ; 
 Wi' dear strathspeys he aft wad glee them. 
 Tarras. 
 
 WITH. 2o gae tcith, t. n. To miscarry ; 
 to fail, as respecting either one's circum- 
 stances or moral conduct, S. — A.S. with, 
 Su.G. ifirf, against; A.S. wi(k-<ja-en, to 
 oppose. 
 
 To WITHER, T. n. To fret; to whine; to 
 whimper, Aberd. — A.S. hwother-an, " to 
 murmur." 
 
 WITHERGLOOM, g. The clear sky near 
 the horizon, Ettr. For. Perils of Man. 
 V. Weddir-glim. 
 
 WITHERLOCK, s. That lock of hair in 
 the mane, of which one takes hold when 
 mounting on horseback, Roxb. 
 
 WITHEROU, s. A rogue. "A guild 
 tckheroit," expl. a great rogue, Orkn. 
 
 WITHERSHINS, adv. lu the contrary 
 direction; properly, contrary to the course 
 of the sun. Gent.lShep. V. Widdersinnis. 
 
 WITHERSPAIL, s. Goosegrass or clivers, 
 Galium Aparine, Roxb. 
 
 WITHERWECHT, s. The weight thrown 
 into one scale, to counterbalance the paper 
 or vessel in the opposite scale, which con- 
 tains the goods bought, S.B. — A.S. tritlter, 
 against, and zciht, weight, q. opposite 
 weight. 
 
 WYTHEST. Apparently for wychtest, most 
 powerful, liauf CoUi/ear. 
 
 WITH-GANG, s. Toleration ; permission 
 to pass with impunity. Skene. From 
 ganq, to go, and the prep. with. 
 
 W"lTH-GATE,s. Liberty; toleration. Acts 
 Ja. VI. S. with, and gate. — A.S. (jat, via. 
 
 To Get the With-gate. To gain the ad- 
 vantage ; to get the better of; to overcome 
 by some false pretence ; to overreach, Ayrs. 
 
 To WITHHALD, r.a. 1. To withhold, S.; 
 I quiescent. '2. To hold ; to possess. Doug. 
 
 Wr THIS, adt. Upon this, hereupon, S. 
 V. Wi'. 
 
 WITHLETTING, s. Obstruction. Barb. 
 — A.S. with, and let-an, to permit. 
 
 WITHOUT YN, pre;;. Without. Wallace. 
 — A.S. with, versus, ami utan, extra. 
 
 To WITHSAY', r. a. To gainsay ; to op- 
 pose. Barbour. — A.S. with-saegg-an, to 
 deny, to gainsay. 
 
 To WITHSET, r. a. To block up; to 
 
 stand in the way of. Barhour.— A.S. 
 with-sett-an, to resist; O.E.*' withselt-i/n, 
 obsisto, obsto," Prompt. I'arv. 
 
 To WITHTAK, r. a. To lay hold of; to 
 seize. Knox. — A.S. with-taec-an, adcapere. 
 
 WITH THAT, adr. Upon that; there- 
 upon. Wallace. — Isl. rid that, id. 
 
 WITH Tin, conj. 1. Wherefore. Poems l«fA 
 Cent. 2. Provided; on condition. Barh. 
 — A.S. with, propterca, and thy, quod. 
 
 WITTANDLIE, Wittanlie, adr. Know- 
 ingly, E. wittingly. Acts J,t. K. Acts 
 ]\lary. — A.S. witendliee, scienter. 
 
 WITTER, .«. A tree reserved in a general 
 cutting, or in what is called a Hag, 
 Surr. Clydes. The same with Witter, a 
 mark. 
 
 To WITTER, Wytyr, t. a. To inform; to 
 make known. Wyntoicn. — Su.G. witr-a, 
 notum facere, indicare. 
 
 To WITTER, r. n. To struggle in what- 
 ever way; often, to struggle for a suste- 
 nance. A person, adopting projects be- 
 yond his means, and struggling with 
 poverty, in attempting to gain the end in 
 view, is denominated " a wittcrin' body," 
 Mearns. — Teut. xceder-en, resi^tcre. 
 
 WITTER, f. The bnrb of an arrow or 
 fish-hook, S. Guy Mannerimi. 
 
 To WITTER, p. n. To fight ; to fall foul 
 of one another, Gl. Sibb. Pcrh. to take 
 one by the throat. — Belg. teter, a point ; 
 Teut. wette, acies cultri. V. Witter, s. 
 
 WITTER, s. The throat, Aberd. Journ. 
 Lond. — This seems corr. from Ldi,t.guttur. 
 
 WITTERLY, adr. According to good in- 
 formation. Barbour. 
 
 WITTER-STONE, s. Apparently a stone 
 originally placed as a witter or mark. 
 Fonntainhall. 
 
 WITTERT, part. adj. Barbed, S.A. 
 
 WITTING, 5. Knowledge. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 WITTINS, s. pi. Knowledge. Without 
 my witting, without my knowledge, S. — 
 A.S. part, wittende, knowing. 
 
 WITTIR, Witter, s. LA mark ; a sign. 
 Doug. 2. A pennon; a standard. Godscr. 
 3. In curling, the mark towards which the 
 stones are pushed, S.A. iJaridson. 
 
 WITTIS, s. pi. The senses, llcnrysone. 
 
 WITTRYNG, WvTTRiNo, Wittering, s. 
 1. Information; knowledge. Doug. 2. In- 
 formation with respect to future events, or 
 of a prophetic kind. Barb. — Isl. ritr-a, is 
 syn. with Sw. foreboda, to prognosticate. 
 
 To W YVE, Wywe, r. a. To weave, Aberd. 
 " Vder wobbis that he wyvis." Tarras. 
 
 WYVER, s. A spider, Aberd. V. Spinner, 
 in Johns. 
 
 To WIZE, V. a. To entice away, Lanarks. 
 Mary o' Craignetkan. V. Weise. 
 
 WIZEN, s. The throat, S. Journ. Lond. 
 E. weasand, the windpipe. This word is 
 used in a curious proverbial query, ad- 
 dressed to a hungry person : " Does your 
 wame trow your iricen cuttit ?" Q. Are 
 
WIZ 
 
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 you so impatient for food, that your belly 
 is disposed to believe that some fatal acci- 
 dent has befallen its purveyor, the gullet ? 
 Roxb. 
 
 WIZZARDS, s. pi. Quick-grass, or other 
 weeds, dried, or iclzzencd, on fallow fields, 
 Moray. Supposed to be from the v. to 
 Wisen, or Wizzen. 
 
 To WIZZEN, V. n. To become dry. V. 
 Wisen. 
 
 WLISPIT,;om. Lisped. Barb. V. Uuspit. 
 
 WLONK, adj. 1. Gaudily dressed; superl. 
 tdonkest. Sir Gawan. 2. Rich, ibid. 
 
 WLONK, s. A woman of rank, or one 
 splendidly dressed. Dunbar. — A.S. iclonce, 
 idance, gay, splendid, rich. 
 
 WO, interj. Addressed to horses, when the 
 driver wishes them to stop. Surv. Berw. 
 
 WOAGE, s. A military expedition. V. 
 
 WlAGE. 
 
 WOB, s. A web; S. tcab or wub. Douglas. 
 
 WOBAT, adj. Feeble ; decayed ; wobart, 
 Ang. Dunbar. V. Vowbet. 
 
 WOBSTER, WoBSTAR, s. A weaver ; S. 
 icabster. Lyndsay. 
 
 WOCE, s. Voice. Barbour. 
 
 To WOCHE, V. a. Act.Dom. Cone— O.Fr. 
 Toch-er, and vouch-er, signify legally to 
 cite or call; from L. voc-are. Hence it 
 seems to signify, to assert a claim to 
 property, in the way of inviting those 
 who oppose this claim to exhibit their 
 objections. 
 
 WOD, WoDE, WouD, s. A wood. Doug. 
 — A.S. icudu, Belg. icoud, S. wud, id. 
 
 WOD, WoDE, VoD, adj. 1. Mad ; S. wud. 
 Wallace. — A.S. wod, amens, iusanus. 2. 
 Furious with rage ; denoting the act, S. 
 Douglas. An emphatical proverb is used 
 in this sense in Fife : " Ye hand a stick in 
 the icod man's e'e," literally, You hold a 
 stick in the eye of a furious man, i. e. You 
 continue to provoke one already enraged. 
 — A.S. ^rod, furiosus ; Isl. od-ur, insauus, 
 ira percitus. 3. Having a fierce or fiery 
 temper; expressive of the habit, S. 4. 
 Ravenous; in relation to appetite. Doug. 
 5. Wild, as opposed to an animal that is 
 domesticated. Wallace. 
 
 Ance Wod and aye waur. 1. Increasing in 
 insanity. 2. It is applied to one, who, 
 being in a passion, still waxes more 
 furious, S. Tales of My Landlord. 
 
 WOD, Wud. In the wud oH, an expression 
 applied to a person when eager to obtain 
 or do any thing, or when greatly in need 
 of it, S.B. 
 
 WODDER, s. Weather. " Wynd and 
 icodder." Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WODE, adj. Wodefrie, void and free, i. e. 
 without any armed men. Pitscottie. 
 
 WODENSDAY, s. The name given to 
 Wednesday by old people in the upper 
 district of Roxb. 
 
 WODERSHINS, adv. V. Widdersinnis. 
 
 WODE WALL, Wood WeelEjS. Variously 
 
 explained, as a thrush, a wood-lark, a red- 
 breast. Pop. Ball. 
 WODMAN, s. A madman. Acts Ja. III. 
 WODNES, s. Fury ; madness, S. Wynt. 
 
 — Alem. uuotnissa, dementia. 
 WODROISS, s. A savage. Perh. rather 
 
 wodwiss. Houlate. — A.S. wude-icase, sa- 
 
 tyra, faunus. 
 WODSET, s. The same with Wadset. 
 
 Acts Cha. I. 
 WODSET, adj. Let in wadset, S. ibid. 
 WODSPUR, s. A forward, unsettled, and 
 
 fiery person, S. Minstr. Border. 
 WODWARD, s. A kind of ornament. 
 
 Inventories. 
 WOED, pret. Waded. Bannat. Jouni. 
 
 V. WOUDE. 
 
 WOFT, s. The woof. V. Waft. 
 
 To WOID, V. a. To divide. Wallace. 
 
 WOYELEY, ac^p. Wickedly. Sir Gawan. 
 
 — A.S. icolice, prave, \mqne,^ro-lic, pravus. 
 WOIK, pret. r. Fled ; wandered. Doug. 
 WOYNE, s. Perh. labour. Maitland P. 
 
 — Sw. iconda, difiicultas,«-o)if?-a, laborare. 
 WOISTARE, WousTOUR, s. A boaster ; 
 
 S. voiister. Douglas. V. Vousx. 
 WOITTmG, paH.pr. Voting. Acts Cha. I. 
 WOKLY, adv. Weekly. Acts Ja. V. V. 
 
 Owklie. 
 WOLK, pret. Walked. Douglas. 
 WOLK, s. Week. " Euerilk' wolk," every 
 
 week. Aberd. Reg. 
 WOLL, s. Wool. Act. Dom. Cowc— Teut. 
 
 wolle, A.S. wulle, Su.G. tdl, id. 
 WOLL, WoiL, s. A well. Poems 16th Cent. 
 
 — From A.S. weall-an, to boil up. 
 WOLROUN, s. Perh. impotent person. 
 
 Dunbar. — Su.G. gall, testiculus ; Teut. 
 
 ruyn-en, castrare. 
 WOLT, s. A vault. Acts Mary. V. Vout. 
 To WOLTER, r. «. To overturn. Maitl.P. 
 
 Wolter, id. Yorks. Ray's Lett. — Teut. 
 
 tfoelter-en, volutare. 
 WOLTER, s. An overturning ; a change 
 
 productive of confusion ; S. waiter. Knox. 
 WOLVIN, part. pa. Woven. Invent. 
 WOLWAT, WoLWOuss,s. Velvet. Ab. Reg. 
 WOMAL, Wummel, s. A wimble, an in- 
 strument for boring, S. V. Wombil. 
 WOMAN-HOUSE, s. The laundry, S.B. 
 
 Lamont's Diarey. 
 WOMAN-MUCKLE, adj. Having the size 
 
 of a full-grown female, Clydes. Edin. 
 
 Magazine. 
 WOMAN'S SONG. To Lay the Woman's 
 
 Sang, a phrase, denoting the change from 
 
 mirtla to sorrow, for the loss of a husband 
 
 or a lover. Session-Records of Kirkcaldy. 
 
 WOMBIL, WOMMILL, WOMYLL, S. A 
 
 wimble, S. ; pron. wummill. Inventories. 
 WOMENTING, s. Lamentation. Doug. 
 
 V. Wayming. 
 To WOMPLE,v. a. To wrap. V. Wimpil. 
 WON, part. pa. Dried, S-. V. Win, to dry. 
 To WON, T. n. To be able ; to have any 
 
 thing in one's power. V. Win, v. n. 
 
WON 
 
 76.3 
 
 WOR 
 
 To WON, Win, Wvn, r. «. To dwell, S. 
 Douij. — A.S. \cun-'inn, Germ, iron-en, id. 
 
 To WON, r. a. To dry by exposure to the air. 
 
 WON, fxirt. pa. Raised from a quarry, 
 also dug from a mine. V. Win, r. s. ."}. 
 
 WONCE, s. An ounce of weight. Ab. Idy. 
 
 WONU,... Wind. Ab.Re,,. 
 
 To WOND, r. n. To depart ; ui=ed for 
 vetui. Gaican and Got. 
 
 WONED, /im. r. Perh. prepared. Poems 
 I6th Cent. 
 
 WONGE,s. The cheek. Sir Tristrem.— 
 A.S. iraen<i, Isl. touii, maxilla. 
 
 WONYEONIS, s. /)/.' Onions. Ab. Raj. 
 
 WONNER, s. A dweller, Roxb. 
 
 WONNYN,;)(t;V. p<t. Obtained, from the v. 
 to ^Vin. Act. i>om. Cone. 
 
 WONNYN,p(j/-?./»a. Dried. V.WiN,r.s.2. 
 
 WONNYNG, Wyxing, s. A dwelling. 
 Barbour. This term is still used to de- 
 note the chief house on a farm, or that 
 which is occupied by the tenant. It is 
 also called the Wunnin-lionse or Witnnin'- 
 liouse, Roxb. — A.S. wummije, mansio. V. 
 Won, to dwell. 
 
 WONNY'T. L. iccmmyt, q. v. Barbour. 
 
 WONT-TO-BE, s. A custom or practice 
 that prevailed in former times, Ang. 
 — Mony u-ojit-to-tie^s, nae doubt, 
 An' customs we ken nought about, 
 Were then in vogue, that's now forgotten, 
 An' them that used them lang syne rotten. 
 Piper of Peebles. 
 
 WOO, s. Wool, S. Kelly. It's aw ae woo, 
 S. Prov. It is all one. 
 
 WOODER, s. The dust of cotton or flax, 
 Roxb. 
 
 WOODIE, s. 1. Two or three willow 
 twigs twisted together, in a circular form, 
 used for binding the end of a broom 
 besom, Roxb. 2. A halter, for hanging a 
 criminal, S. 
 
 Donald Caird, wi' mickle study, 
 Caught the gift to cheat the woodie. 
 
 Sir IC Scolfs Sonys. 
 
 To Cheat the Woodie. V. Widdie. 
 
 Cheat-the- Woodie, s. One who has nar- 
 rowly escaped from being hanged, S. V. 
 Widdie, Widdy. 
 
 WOODIE-CARL, s. The name of a pear 
 introduced into this country by the Cis- 
 tercian monks, Roxb. 
 
 WOOD-ILL, Wude-ill, s. A disease of 
 cattle, from eating some kind of herb 
 which makes them pass blood instead of 
 urine, S.A.; the same with Muir-ill, q. v. 
 
 WOOD-LOUSE, s. A book-worm, Loth. 
 
 WOODRIP, s. The Asperula Odorata, E.; 
 Woodruff, S. Leyde7i's Descr. Poems. — 
 A.S. trnde-rofa, Asperula; according to 
 others, Hastula regia. O.E. " Woodroue 
 herbe. Ilastia regia," Prompt. Parv. 
 
 WOOERBAB, s. 1. The garter- knot be- 
 low the knee, with a couple of loops, for- 
 merly worn by sheepish lovers, S.O. 
 Burns. 2. The neckcloth knit with the 
 
 lover's knot, so as to display the labs or 
 
 ends, S.O. 
 WOOF, .«. One of the names given to the 
 
 gray gurnard on the Fr. of Forth. i\Vi7/. 
 WOOY, adj. Woolly, S. J'iehen's P. 
 WOOIN-SWABS, .,. ,,l. A bellyful. As 
 
 strabs denotes food, this compound term 
 
 is used in relation to a fellow who " courtit 
 
 for cake and pudding," Fife. 
 WOOLSTER,s. A woolstapler. .v«rr. Ai/r.:. 
 WOONE, part. pa. of the r. Win, to dry. 
 
 Deser. of the Kimjd. of Seotl. 
 WOOSTER, s. A suitor; a wooer. Rem. 
 
 Nitlisd. and Gall. Sowi. 
 To WOOZE, T. n. To distil; E. Ooze. 
 
 Annand's Mysteriam Pietatis. V. Weese. 
 WOP, s. A thread with which any thing 
 
 is bound. " Ane irop of gold." Aberd. 
 
 Re,]. V. Oop. 
 \\OR,pret. Guarded; defended. Wallace. 
 
 V. Wer. 
 AVOR, adj. Worse. JCennedi/. V. War. 
 WORCHARD, Wortchat, k. An orchard; 
 
 sometimes Wotchat, Roxb. Wotchat, 
 
 A.Bor. Grose. — A.S. wyrt-ijeard, a garden 
 
 of herbs. 
 WORD. Become. V. Wordis. 
 
 * WORD, s. To get the word o', to have the 
 character of; as, " She <jets the word o' 
 being a licht-headit queyn," i. e. it is 
 generally said of her, S. 
 
 WORDY, adj. Worth; worthy, S. Burns. 
 
 WORDIS, r. imp. It wordis, it behoves ; 
 it becomes. Wallace. Bee worde of, be- 
 come of. Z. Boyd. — Belg. word-en, 
 O.Su.G. woerd-a, Isl. rerd-a, interesse, 
 pertinere. V. Worth, v. 
 
 Wii.i. Woun of, occurs in the same sense 
 as signifying, will become of. IK. Guthrie. 
 
 WORDS, p/. To mak Words. 1. To talk 
 more about any thing than it deserves, S. 
 
 2. To make an uproar, Aberd. 
 
 To WORK or Wurk, r. a. 1. To sprain; 
 to icurk one's shacklebane, to sprain one's 
 wrist, Gall. 2. To trouble; to vex; to 
 torment; to plague, S. Thus the language 
 of threatening is often expressed, " I'll 
 wurk him for that yet." V. Wark, r. 
 
 To WORK to one's self. This is a decorous 
 phrase, used among the peasantry in Loth, 
 when the act of easing nature is meant 
 to be expressed. It is said of one in this 
 case. He's wurking to himsell. 
 
 WORL, s. The same with iror//«, q. v. 
 
 WORLIN, s. A puny and feeble creature. 
 Dunbar. A dimin. from worl, wurl, icroiil, 
 all corr. from Warwolf, q. v. 
 
 * WORM, s. LA serpent; often one of a 
 monstrous size and terrific description. 
 Memorie of the Somerrills. 2. A designa- 
 tion, given by some old people, to the 
 toothach. Loth.; from the idea that the 
 pain is produced by a worm in the tooth; 
 synon. Onbeast, Ang. Wedderb. Vocab. 
 
 3. The gnawings of hunger; the hungry 
 icorm, S. 
 
WOR 
 
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 WOW 
 
 WORM-MONTH, s. A designation given 
 to the month of July, Perths. From the 
 hatching of many kinds of reptiles in this 
 month. 
 
 WORM-WEB, WoRM-WAB, s. A spider's 
 web, Perths. Kinross, Renfr. Lanarks. 
 Moose-tceh, synon. Gait. 
 
 To WORRY, V. n. To choke ; to be suffo- 
 cated, S. Ramsay. 
 
 WORRY-CARL, s. LA snarling ill-na- 
 tured carl, who speaks as if he would 
 iForry one, Roxb. 2. A large, coarse 
 winter pear. Also called Washwarden, 
 ibid. 
 
 WORRI-COW, WoRRYCow, s. V. Wirry- 
 cow. 
 
 To WORRIE, -!;.«. To strangle. Keniiedy. 
 
 AVORRYOURlS,s.;j^. Warriors. Gawan 
 and Gol. 
 
 AVORSCHIP, WiRSCHiP, s. LA praise- 
 worthy deed ; a valorous act. Barbour. 
 2. Honour; renown. Henrysone. — A.S. 
 weorthscipe, honour, estimation. 
 
 WORSET,s. Corr.ofE. iforste(/,S. Spald. 
 
 WORSING, s. Injury. Balfour's Fract. 
 The V. to Worse, is used by Milton. 
 
 To WORSLE, v. n. To wrestle. Z. Boyd. 
 
 WORSLING, s. Wrestling. V. Warsell. 
 
 WORSUM, s. Purulent matter. Forbes 
 on the Rev. V. Woursum. 
 
 WORT, V. impers. Become, Ettr. For. Corr. 
 from Worth, q. v. Hogg. V. Wordis. 
 
 To WORT, T. a. To waste any article, par- 
 ticularly of food ; to be prodigal of it, so 
 as to put it to disuse. V. Ort, t. 
 
 To WORT, WoRT-up, V. a. To dig up. 
 Bellenden. — A.S. wrot-an, versare rostro; 
 Belg. vroet-en, vroet-en, id. 
 
 To WORTH, WouRTH, v. n. 1. To wax; 
 to become ; part. pa. u-oiirthin. Barbour. 
 — A.S. 7ceorth-an, Teut. Kord-eti, fieri, esse, 
 fore. 2. It irorthis, r. imp. it becomes. 
 Him worthit, it was necessary for him, &c. 
 Barbour. V. Wordis. 
 
 * WORTH, adj. Good; valuable, S.; with- 
 out including the idea of comparison, as 
 in E. Spalding. 
 
 Nae Worth. 1. Worthless ; not good, 
 Aberd. 2. Of no value, ibid. 3. Not 
 trusty, ibid. 
 
 WORTHELETH. Perhaps for worthelich. 
 Houlate. — A.S. iceorthlic, insignis. 
 
 WORTH YHED, s. The same as worschip. 
 Barbour. 
 
 WORTS, s. pi. The refuse of straw, hay, 
 or other fodder, which cattle will not eat, 
 Teviotd. E. Orts, Fife, id. ; Dumfr. 
 Wort, id. 
 
 WOSCHE, WouscHE,7)re<. T. Washed; S. 
 ■woosh, pron. icush ; S.B. weesh. Boiiglas. 
 
 WOSLIE, WozLiE, adj. Applied to a shri- 
 velled, small-featured, and hard-looking 
 person, Roxb. 
 
 WOSP, WosPE, .<!. A measure or certain 
 quantity. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WOST,;;re«. Wist, i. e. knew. Act.Dom. 
 
 Cone. Wust, the vulgar pronunciation. 
 
 — A.S. wiss-an, scire. 
 WOST, s. Colkelbie Soio. Probably the 
 
 same with Voust, Voist, a boast, q. v. 
 WOSTOW. Wotest thou, knowest thou. 
 
 K. Quair. 
 WOT, pret. Waxed. Perhaps corr. from 
 
 Woi-th, Clydes. Ballad, Edin. Mag. 
 WOT, s. Intelligence ; S. wat. Fergusson. 
 WOTHER-WEIGHT, s. The same with 
 
 Withericecht, S.A. Hogg. 
 WOTIS, s. pi. Votes. Aberd. Reg. 
 WOTLINK, s. A wench; used in a bad 
 
 sense. Dunbar. 
 WOUBIT,s. A hairy worm, S.A. " Woubit, 
 
 Oubit, one of those worms which appear 
 
 as if covered with icool," Gl. Sibb. 
 To WOUCH, V. n. To bark, Galloway. 
 I had a wee dog, and he irouclied at the moon ; 
 If my sang be na lang, it's sooner dune. 
 
 Auld Say, Gall. Encycl. 
 
 A variety of Wouff, id. the labial being 
 
 changed, as in many instances in the pro- 
 nunciation of Galloway, into the guttural 
 
 sound. 
 WOUCH, s. The bark of a dog. Gall. 
 
 " Wouch, the same with Bouch, a dog's 
 
 bark," ibid. 
 WOUCH, WouGH, s. 1. Evil; pravity. Sir 
 
 Trist. 2. Injustice ; injury. Quon. Att. 
 
 3. Trouble ; fatigue. Sir Trist. 4. Wo ; 
 
 mischief, in a physical respect. Gawan 
 
 and Gol. — A.S. ico, woh, wohg, weoh, per- 
 
 versitas, pravitas, error. 
 To WOUD, V. a. To void ; q. to evacuate. 
 
 Aberd. Reg. — Fr. tuid-er, id. 
 WOUDE, pret. Waded. Dunbar.— A.S. 
 
 vad-an, vadere ; imperf. tcod. 
 WOUF, WowF, s. The wolf, S. Ramsay. 
 To WOUFF, V. n. To bark, S. Tarras. 
 
 — Su.G. ulfw-a, ululare, from ulf, a wolf; 
 
 Belg. guyv-en, to howl as a dog. 
 WOVK, pret. Watched. Barbour. 
 WOUK, WouKE, ». A week; S.B. of)/c. Sir 
 
 Tristrem. — A.S. wuca, Dan. uqe, wge, id. 
 * WOULD, the pret. of the v. to Will. 1. 
 
 Used by most of our old writers for should, 
 
 like icill for shall. Durham X. Command. 
 
 2. Sometimes used for must, S. Broicn's 
 
 Diet. Bible. 
 WOUN, adj. « Woollen," Ayrs. Picken. 
 WOUND. Used as a superl. Gaw.andGol. 
 
 — Perhaps from icond, the pret. of A.S. 
 
 wand-ian, vereri, to dread. 
 WOUNDER, WoNDiR, adv. Wonderfully. 
 
 Douglas. 
 WOUNDRING, s. A monster; a prodigy. 
 
 Douglas. — A.S. tcundrung, admiration. 
 WOURSUM, WoRSUM, s. Purulent matter, 
 
 S. ; pron. wursum. Douglas. — A.S. wyr, 
 
 pus, and sum, as denoting quality. 
 WOUSPE, s. V. Wosp, WosPE. 
 WOUSTOUR,s. A boaster. V. Woistare. 
 WOUT, s. Countenance ; aspect. Gawan 
 
 and Gol. V. Vult. 
 roWOW,r.». TohowljMoray. Fop. Ball. 
 
wow 
 
 * wow, interj. 1. Denoting admiration or 
 surprise, S. i)y»(//a,<. 'J. Expressive of 
 grief, S. 3. Expressive also of gratifica- 
 tion, S. SU/cr Gun. Syn. witli Fo»f, q. v. 
 
 To\\'0\V,v.n. Towave;tobeckon. UaLEti. 
 
 To WOW, r. a. To woo or make love to. 
 Bann. Poems. — A.S. u-oj-an, nubere, ico- 
 qere, proeus, amasins, a wooer. 
 
 To WOW, r. K. V. WouF. 
 
 WOWF, adj. lu some degree deranged. 
 Nearly synon. with Skeer, but understood 
 as denoting rather more violence, Upp. 
 Lanarks. Jloxb. " Woief, mad," Gl. Sibb. 
 The Pirate. — A.S. wojf-ian, delirare. 
 
 ^\'OWFISH, adj. Approaching to a state 
 of derangement, Roxb. 
 
 WOWFXKSS.s. The state of being if oir/, ib. 
 
 WOWN, s. Wont ; custom. Wi/idoicn. — 
 A.S. iruna, Alem. uuone, mos. 
 
 WOWNE, a((;. Wont; accustomed. Wynt. 
 
 To WOWT, V. a. To vault; to arch. llht. 
 Earls of Sutherl. V. Vout. 
 
 WR.\, s. Hiding-place. Douglas. — Dan. 
 traae, a corner, a lurking-hole. 
 
 To WRABBE, r. n. Minst. Border. It 
 seems to signify writhe; syn. with wry. 
 
 To WRABIL, F. H. To move in a slow, 
 undulating manner, like a worm ; to 
 wriggle ; S. icarble, wurble. Dou<;las. 
 Warple is used in the same sense, S.B. 
 Ross. — Tent, irurlel-en, Belg. tcerrel-en, 
 gyros agere, in orbem versare. 
 
 WRACHYS. Ghosts. Doug. V. Wraith. 
 
 WRACK, s. For its dififerent senses, V. 
 Wrak. 
 
 WRACK, s. Dog's grass, Gramen caninum, 
 Triticum repeus, Linn. Roxb. 
 
 To WRACK lip, T. n. " This day's wrackin^ 
 vp" it is clearing up, Renfr. 
 
 W R ACK-BOX, s. The name given, in Gal- 
 loway, to the vesicles on one species of 
 fucus. Gatl. Encycl. 
 
 WRAIGHLY, adc. Strangely or awk- 
 wardly. Gawan and Got. — A.S. icraec- 
 lice, peregre. 
 
 WRAIK, WraKjS. 1. Revenge; vengeance. 
 Douglas. 2. Anger; wrath, ibid. 3. De- 
 struction ; tcreck, E. }Vyntown. 4. De- 
 noting one who threatens or brings ven- 
 geance or destruction. Douglas. — A.S. 
 trraec, irra-?cf,Belg.'im((?c^e,ultio,vindicta. 
 
 WRAITH, Wrayth, Wraitiie, Wreth, s. 
 1. An apparition in the likeness of a per- 
 son, supposed to be seen before, or soon 
 after death, S. A". James. 2. Sometimes 
 used, but improperly, to denote a spirit 
 presiding over the waters. Lewis. — ■ 
 Moes.G. ward-jiin, A.S. weard-an, custo- 
 dire, 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, llenrysone. 
 — Su.G. ward, Isl. rerd, id. from Su.G. 
 war-a, to eat. 
 
 WRAITH, arf/. Wroth. Douglas. 
 
 WRAITHLY, rtr/r. Furiously. Wallace. 
 
 765 
 
 WRA 
 
 WRAK, Wraik, Wrack, Wreck, Wkkk, 
 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, kc. ^'<(l^ Ace. 3. The weeds 
 gathered from land, and generally piled 
 up in heaps for being burnt, S. J\n>ie- 
 ciiick. 4. Trash; refuse of any kind. Jian. 
 Poems. — Su.G. wrak, E. wreck ; also any 
 thing that is of little value, mere trash ; 
 Dan. Tra<t, id. 
 
 WRAK Eli, Wrack ER, s. Acts Ja. VI. 
 This seems to denote one who, as he had 
 a right to inspect the treis or barrels made 
 for packing fish, was authorized to reject 
 those that were insufficient. — Teut. 
 wraeck-en, to disapprove, to reject. 
 
 To WRAMP, V. a. To sprain any part of 
 the body, S. Cumb. — Belg. wremp-en, to 
 distort the mouth. 
 
 WRAMP, s. 1. A twist or sprain, S. Wat- 
 son. 2. Violence in a metaph. sense. 
 Society Contendings. 
 
 WRANDLY, arfc. Without intermission; 
 or, with much contention. Wallace. — Fris. 
 wrant, a litigious person, %crant-en, to 
 litigate. 
 
 WRANG,s. 1. Wrong, S.A.Bor. Barbour. 
 2. Such an injury as implies civil injustice; 
 a forensic term. Quon. Attach. 3. One 
 of the terms used, S.B. to denote the sup- 
 posed effects of witchcraft. Syn. 7//. Ross. 
 
 WRANG, adj. 1. Not proper; unjust, S. 
 2. Injurious, S. 3. Left. Wrong hand, 
 left hand. Bellend. 2\ Lie. 4. Not in the 
 exercise of reason ; insane ; as, " He's 
 quite wrang," i. e. completely deranged, S. 
 
 To WRANG, r. a. 1. To injure; to wrong, 
 S. 2. 1'o wrang one's sell, to be guilty of 
 falsehood or perjury ; a soft mode of ex- 
 pression, S.B. 
 
 WRANGIS, Wrayngis, s. pi. The ribs or 
 floor-timbers of a ship. Douglas. Radi- 
 cally the same with S. rjing. — Fr. raran- 
 gues, id. 
 
 WRANGOUSLY, adc. Wrongfully ; un- 
 justly, Loth. 
 
 WRANG WIS, WRANGwiss,a^//. 1. Wrong; 
 not proper. Wallace. 2. In reference 
 to play ; used to denote a bad or false 
 move, S.B. Ross's Uel. 3. Wrongful; 
 unjust. WyntoiCH. — A.S. wise, manner ; 
 used as a term, changes the s. to which it 
 is aflBxed into an adj. ; as, riht-wise, 
 whence E. righteous. 
 
 To WRAPLE, r. a. To entangle ; to warp ; 
 also warple, .S.B. Ross. Originally the 
 same with W^rabil, q. v. 
 
 WRAP- RASCAL, s. A kind of close great- 
 coat. Heart of Mid-Lothian. Rascal- 
 wrapper is used by some E. writers iu 
 the same sense. 
 
 WRAT, s. A wart, S. The Verruca of 
 physicians. Z. ]><>yd. — Belg. wratte. 
 
WHA 
 
 766 
 
 WRO 
 
 WRATACK, s. A dwarf, S.B. Ross.— 
 
 Gael. bridach,cruitecc(n, id.; Dan. rret/e?;, 
 
 tortus. 
 To WRATCH, Wretch, v. n. To become 
 
 niggardly, S. Kelly. — Belg. vrek, vrekkig, 
 
 niggardly. 
 WRATCH, s. A wretch, S. 
 To WRATCH, V. a. To fatigue one's self; 
 
 to overstrain by any kind of exertion, 
 
 Ettr. For. — A.S. ivraec-an, agitare, infli- 
 
 gere. 
 WRATE, pret, v. Apparently died. 
 
 Wyntown. — Moes.G. wrat-on, Isl. rat-a, 
 
 peregrinari. 
 WRATTIE, adj. Abounding with warts, S. 
 WRATTIENESS, s. The state of being 
 
 warty, Clydes. 
 WRATWEL, Vkatwell, s. A small, nar- 
 row slip of skin that rises up on the side 
 
 of the finger, near the nail, and becomes 
 
 troublesome, sometimes inflaming, S. V. 
 
 Wart WEIL. 
 WRAUL, s. A dwarfish creature, Fife. 
 
 Syn. Wlrl, Wroul, Wurl. V. Waewolf. 
 WRE, L. rrt;, chance. Barbour. 
 WRE AD, Wreath, s. A place for enclosing 
 
 cattle, Ang. — A.S. icraeth, an enclosure ; 
 
 Su.G. wreit, reit, Isl. reit-r, id. 
 WRE AT, s. 1. Writing. Acts Ja. VI. 
 
 2. In pi. writings ; q. writs. Acts 
 
 Cha. I. 
 * WREATH, s. 1. Wreath on a clew, a 
 
 phrase used when one winds many threads 
 
 in the same direction above each other, 
 
 Dumfr. Ewie Wi' the Crookit Horn. 2. 
 
 Wreath of Snaw, Snatc Wreath, iiiiaio- 
 
 Wride, a snowdrift, a heap of snow blown 
 
 up by the wind, S. Gall. Encycl. 
 Kaim'd Wreath. A wreath of which 
 
 the top is turned, or, as it were, combed 
 
 over, and the face of it straight, Ett. For. 
 WRECK, s. V. Wrak, s. s. 3. 
 WREDE, s. A wreath. V. Wride. 
 WREE, s. Au instrument for cleansing 
 
 grain, by separating that which is shelled 
 
 from what retains the husks. Loth. Pron. 
 
 also Hcc, q. v. 
 To WREE, V. a. To separate shelled from 
 
 unshelled grain. Loth. 
 To WREE, r. a. To writhe. V. Wry. 
 WREGH, s. Wretch. /S'. P. Eepr.— 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. icrigi/le. 
 To WREIST, Wrist, Wrest, v. a. To 
 
 sprain any part of the body, S. Wramp, 
 
 synon. Lyndsay. — A.S. wraest-an, intor- 
 
 quere. 
 WREIST,s. 1. A writhe or twist. Fal.IIon. 
 
 2. A sprain, S. Wramp, s'jnon. Watson. 
 WREK, s. Refuse. V. Wrak. 
 WRETCH, Wreche, s. A niggard ; a 
 
 covetous person, S. Lyndsay. 
 To WRETH one's self, t. a. to be wroth, 
 
 or filled with indication. Barhotir.— 
 
 A.S. to^raeth-ian, indignari, or wreolh-lan, 
 wreth-ian, intorquere. 
 
 WRETRLY, adv. Wrathfully. Ilenrysone. 
 
 WRETT, s. Writing. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 WREUCH,(.gM«.)s. Wretchedness,Gl. Sibb. 
 
 To WRY, Wreye, r. a. To turn; to twist, 
 O.E. Doug. — A.S. wrlth-an, intorquere. 
 
 To WRY, T. a. To cover ; to conceal. 
 Douglas. — A.S. wre-on, wri-on, wrig-an, 
 tegere, celare. 
 
 WRIBLE, .t. A quaver ; the act of warb- 
 ling ; also tcerble. Doug. — Teut. wercel-en, 
 to twirl, literally toturnround.V.WRABiL. 
 
 WRIDE, s. A wreath, as of snow. " We 
 say rees o' snow, for wreaths of snow, and 
 whiles icrides." Gall. Encycl. The word 
 in Ang. is Wrede ; as, a wrede o' snauw. 
 V. Wreath. 
 
 WRIDY, adj. Forming wreaths. Gall.Enc. 
 
 WRIG, s. 1. The youngest or feeblest bird 
 in a nest, S. Syn. Weardie. 2. A weak 
 or puny child, or the youngest of the fa- 
 mily, S. — Isl. warg, an exile. V. Walli- 
 
 DRAG. 
 
 WRIGGLE, s. V. WiNDSKEW. 
 
 * To WRIGGLE, v. n. To wrestle; to 
 struggle, Aberd.— Sw. wr'xck-a, hue illuc 
 torquere. 
 
 WRIGHT, Wricht, s. 1. A joiner, S. 2. 
 The general name for a common carpenter, 
 S. Yorks. Gaw. and Gol. — O.E. " wryghte, 
 carpentarius," Prom. Parv. ; A.S. wryhta, 
 a workman, oue by whom any thing is 
 framed, from icryc-an, to work. 
 
 To WRIK, V. a. To wreak; to avenge. 
 King Hart. — A.S. wric-an, id. 
 
 WRING, s. Deformity ; blemish. Poems 
 ] 6th Cent. — From Teut. MTJwg-eH, torquere. 
 
 WRINGLE, s. A writhing' motion, S.B. 
 V. Wrink, s. 
 
 WRINK,Wrynk,s. 1. a turning or winding. 
 Doug. 2. A trick; a subterfuge. Lynds. 
 — A.S. wrenc, wrence, fraus, dolus, stra- 
 tagema ; Isl. reinki, fraudulentus ; Teut. 
 rcnck-en, to bend, to turn, rencke, fiexus, 
 also fallacia. 
 
 WRINKLIT, /;a7-<. adj. Intricate; having 
 many turnings. Douglas. 
 
 WRITE, s. 1. Writing, as contrasted with 
 verbal communication, S. Writ, " any 
 thing written," E. Walker's Peden. 2. 
 Used as expressing the size of the hand- 
 writing. Sma' write, small text. Grit, 
 Big, or Muckle icrite, round text. 
 
 WRITER, s. An attorney, S. Burns. 
 
 WRITHNEB,s. The designation of a sow. 
 Colkelbie Sow. 
 
 WRO, Wroo, s. Perhaps enclosure ; S.B. 
 wrae. Pop. Ball. V. Rae. 
 
 WROIK, s. Spite ; revenge. Douglas. 
 
 WROKEN, part. pa. Revenged. Doug. 
 — A.S. wraec-an, ulcisci. 
 
 WROTOK, s. The name given to a sow. 
 Colkelbie Sotc. — From A.S. wrot-an, ros- 
 tro vGrs3,rG 
 
 WROUGHT-BANE, s. A sprained joint. 
 
 i 
 
 f 
 
WRO 
 
 767 
 
 WUZ 
 
 Gall. Encycl. — From A.S. ireorc, dolor, 
 
 cruciatus. V. Wokk, r. 
 WROUL, .«. An ill-grown person, or 
 
 puny child, S. V. Wakwoi.f. 
 WRUNCHjS. A wiuchor windlass, Lanarks. 
 
 — I'erliaps fromTeut. wriih/h-eu, torquere. 
 WTEW, prcj). Without; for outwUh. 
 
 "• ^Vt^•lc the schyr." Abenl. Req. 
 WUD, a(//. Mad ; furious, &c. V. Wod. 
 LiKic WuD. A phrase used adverbially, 
 
 expressiug great vehemence, eagerness, or 
 
 violent exertion, S. Like mad is the 
 
 plirase in Fife. 
 
 Lads oxter lasses without fear, 
 Or dance like wud. 
 
 Alayne's Siller Gun. 
 WUDDIEFU's. V. WiDDiE-Fow. 
 NVUDDlEFU',(i(f;. Cross-tempered, Durafr. 
 WUDDRUM, WooDRrM, s. 1. A state of 
 
 confusion, especially wliat is caused by 
 
 something sudden and unexpected, S. '1. 
 
 A wild fit ; an obstinate, extravagant 
 
 humour, Loth. V. Widdknuukme. 
 \\'UDL1NS, adc. With great eagerness, 
 
 Buchan. Tarras. 
 WUDSCUD, s. A mad, romping boy 
 
 or girl, Aug. — From wud, mad, and E. 
 
 scud, to run away with precipitation ; 
 
 Sw. skutt-a, id. 
 WUDWISE, s. "A yellow flower which 
 
 grows on bad land, and has a bitter taste." 
 
 G((fl. Encycl. 
 \\'UFF, s. '• A person of a flighty, fiery 
 
 disposition." Gall. Encycl. 
 WUGGLE, s. A bog or marsh, S.B. V. 
 
 Waggle. 
 WUISH, pret. Washed, Clydes. 
 WULD, WuLL,«(f/. Wild, S.B. St.Kath. 
 WULLCAT, .';. A wild cat, S. Jlo;)<j. 
 To Tumble the Wllcat, (synon. Catmaw, 
 
 S.B.) To leap the somerset; to whirl 
 
 heels over head, S.O. 
 To Turn the Wulbcat. A phrase denoting 
 
 " the art of gi'asping the bough of a tree 
 
 with the hands, and turning the body 
 
 through between it and the bough." 
 
 Gall. Encijcl. 
 WULLIE- WAGTAIL, s. " The water- 
 wagtail bird." Gall. Encycl. 
 WULLSHOCH, s. " A timid courier." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. It is added, " Wullyart 
 
 and Wnlhlioch are one." 
 WULLSOME, adj. Wild. V. Will, adj. 
 WUMMIL, $. S.A. Corr. from E. Wimble. 
 WUMMILTON, or Wummilton's Mutch. 
 
 A name given to the Four of Clubs in the 
 
 game of Whist, Teviotd. 
 W (JND-BAND, s. An iron hoop put round 
 
 any splintered or spliced work, for the 
 
 purpose of strengthening or holding it to- 
 gether, Roxb.— Tent. wii,d-,n, torquere. 
 
 W UNGALL, s. A tumor on the sole of the 
 foot, filled with a watery humour, occa- 
 sioned by walking in tight .'^hocri, Herwicka. 
 Evidently corr. from E. irindjalt, a term 
 applied to the fetlock of a horse. 
 
 WUNTLIN', s. The act of wriggling from 
 passion, Dumfr. t>aint Patrick. —'Yvin. 
 wendtel-en, windtcl-cn, volvere. 
 
 To WUP, r. a. To bind with a thread or 
 cord. V. Ooi'. 
 
 To WURBLE, r. n. To wriggle, Tweedd. 
 
 V. WllAlilL. 
 
 To WURBLE, r. a. To tie a broken thread ; 
 
 a term used by weavers, Renfr. 
 WURDY, adj. Worth; deserving. V. 
 
 Werdy. 
 To WURDLE, r. n. To labour diligently 
 
 without niucli prospect of success, Clydes. 
 WURF, s. A puny, ill-conditioned child, 
 
 Dumfr. V. Warwolf, Werwouf. 
 WURF-LIKE, adj. Having a stunted and 
 
 puny appearance, ibid. St. Fat. V. Urf. 
 WURGILL, s. " A person of narrow mind, 
 
 given to the world's care." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 Wurlimj is mentioned as synon. ]Vurl- 
 
 imj must here signify vorldlinq. 
 WU'RL,s. The same with I Krou^i a dwarfish 
 
 person. 
 WURLIE. 1. Contemptibly small in size ; 
 
 as, " a xcurlie bodie," an ill-grown person, 
 
 Fife, Loth. 2. Rough ; knotted ; as, " a 
 
 wurlie ruHij," a knotted stick, S. 3. 
 
 Wrinkled ; applied to a person ; as, a 
 
 icurly body, Lanarks. 
 WURLIN, s. a child or beast that is un- 
 
 thriven, Roxb. Syn. Cryle. V. Worli.n. 
 WURLYON, s. Apparently the same with 
 
 Wnrlin. Saint I'atrick. 
 To WURN, r. n. To be peevish, and still 
 
 complaining, Loth. Fife. V. Wirn. 
 To WURP, r. n. To be fretful. Wurpin\ 
 
 fretting, Upp. Lanarks. V. Orp. 
 WURP, s. A fretful, peevish person, ibid. 
 WURPIT, j>art. adj. Fretful; peevish, ib. 
 To WURR, r. n. To snarl as a dog, FilV. 
 
 Synon. with Yin: — Isl. rerr-a, id. 
 WURSUM, s. Purulent matter. V. 
 
 WOURSUM. 
 
 WUSS, s. Juice; moisture, Berwicks. 
 Roxb. — A.S. icos, woi^e, liquor, succus. 
 
 WUZLIE, Woozlie, Wislie, adj. 1. « A 
 wuzlie body," one whose face is meagre or 
 much shrivelled, Roxb. 2. Applied to one 
 who is dwarfish or stunted in growth, or 
 who has not a healthful appearance. AUo 
 Wazlie-like, Loth.— I'erh. from Dan. usul, 
 miserable, sorry. 
 
YA 
 
 768 
 
 YAL 
 
 Y 
 
 Tliis letter is, in the Buchan dialect, often 
 prefixed to a word beginning with a 
 vowel ; as, to Yauve, to owe ; Yqfu' for 
 awful ; Yauvins for awns, the beards of 
 com, &c. Y corresponds to A,S. g before 
 a vowel. This has generally in S. been 
 printed 3,from the resemblance of the A. S. 
 letter to the form of the Roman 3, 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 let- 
 ters, substituted the long z, or 3? 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,YHfL,adv. Yea; yes, Moray. Barbour. 
 — Moes.G. ja,jai, Su.G. ja, A.S. ia, ya, id. 
 
 YAA, arft'. Yes, Shetl. 'V. Ya. 
 
 To YAAG, T. a. To importune inces- 
 santly, Shetl. — Isl. jag-er, exercere assi- 
 duo labore. 
 
 YAAGEll, s. V. Yaggeu. 
 
 YAAL, interj. Expressive of defiance; as, 
 " Yaal boys !" q. yea will 1 Aberd. V. 
 Yail. 
 
 To YABBLE, v. n. 1. To gabble, Fife. 2. 
 To scold ; to speak in an ill-natured style, 
 Loth. 3. To be querulous, ibid. — Isl. 
 getfl-a, blaterare. 
 
 YABBOCK, s. " A chattering, talkative 
 person." Gall. Enc. Gabbock is given as 
 synon.; whence it would seem that the 
 former is a corr. of the latter, from Gab, 
 v. to gabble. 
 
 YABLE, adj. Able; the old pronunciation, 
 South of S. Speech for D—sse of Amid. 
 
 To YACK, V. n. To talk precipitately and 
 indistinctly. Gall. Eticycl. 
 
 YACK, s. In a yack, in a state of per- 
 plexity, Ayrs. 
 
 YACKLE, s. A grinder, a double tooth, 
 Shetl. — From Isl. jaxl, dens molaris. 
 
 YACKUZ, s. " A person who yacks, who 
 talks thick." Gall. Enc. — Isl. jag-a, idem 
 saepiiis iterare. 
 
 YAD, Yaud, s. A thread, which, in the 
 act of reeling, has been let over one of 
 the reel-spokes, Koxb. Ayrs. 
 
 YAD, s. A piece of bad coal, which be- 
 comes a white ashy lump in the fire, Fife. 
 Gaist, synon. 
 
 YAD, Yade, Yaud, s. 1. Properly an old 
 mare, S. ; E. jade, a worn-out horse, 
 A.Bor. yaud. JJunbar. 2. A mare, S.A. 
 Mayne's Siller Gini.— Isl. jad or jada, 
 denotes the failure of the teeth. 
 
 To YADDLE, r. n. To contend, Upp. 
 
 Clydes.; apparently a dimin. from Yed 
 id. q. V. 
 
 YADOK HIDIS. Unexpl. Aberd. Beg. 
 (Spelled corruptly with z.) 
 
 YAD-SKYVAR, s. Apparently one who 
 drives an old mare. Dunbar. — Yad, a,nd 
 perhaps S\i.G. skiufwa, to drive. 
 
 To YAFF, r. n. l.To bark ; properly de- 
 noting the noise made by a small dog; to 
 yelp, S. A. Scott. 2. To prate ; to talk 
 pertly; used as expressive of contempt, S. 
 3. To speak in the language of reprehen- 
 sion ; apparently as including the idea of 
 sharpness of tone, Roxb. — A.S. gealp-an, 
 exclamare, gloriari ; Isl. gialf-ra, incon- 
 dita loqui. 
 
 YAFFING, s. The act of barking, S. Guy 
 Mannering. 
 
 Y AGGER, s. 1. A travelling pedlar, a 
 hawker, Shetl. Pirate. 2. Also expl. " a 
 clandestine purchaser of things unfairly 
 disposed of," ibid. 
 
 YAGHIES, igutt.) s. The sound caused by 
 the fall of a soft but heavy body, as of a 
 man falling from a considerable height; 
 as, " He cam doun wi' an awfu' yaghies," 
 Banff's. 
 
 To YAIK, Yaick, v. n. To ache, S.A. 
 L. Scotland. 
 
 To YAIK,r. n. To quiver; to shake. Burel. 
 
 YAIKE, s. A stroke or blow, S. — Flandr. 
 jacke, scutica. 
 
 YAIL, Yale, interj. Expressive of con- 
 tempt of a person, on account of the 
 arrogance of h is proposals or pretensions, S. 
 " The king said, sail ; 
 The wind said, Yail.'''' S. Prov. 
 
 YAIR, Yaire, Yare, s. 1. An enclosure, 
 stretching into a tideway, for the purpose 
 of detaining the fish when the tide ebbs, 
 S. Stat. Bob. I. 2. A sort of scaffolding 
 which juts out into a river or frith in a 
 straight line, S. Stat. Ace. — A.S. tcaer, 
 If «/•, piscina, septum ; Sn.G. fsk-gaerd, id. 
 
 YAIR-NET, Yare-net, s. A long net ex- 
 tending 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 ia.rl, dena 
 molaris. 
 
 To YALD, p. a. To yield; pret. yald. 
 Douglas. — Isl. g'lalld-a, retribuere, luere. 
 
 YALD, Yauld, adj. 1. Sprightly; alert; 
 active ; vigorous, S.A. Loth. A. Scott. 
 — Isl. gilld-r, expresses the same idea ; 
 viribus et virtute praestans. 2. Vigorous; 
 strong, S.A. Hogg. 3. Sharp, as re- 
 specting the temperature of the air ; as, 
 " a yawl nicht," wlien there is a snell, 
 
YAL 
 
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 YAV 
 
 frosty air, Ayrs. 4. Niggardly; parsimo- 
 nious, Galloway. 
 
 VALLACRACK, .«. Intemperate alterca- 
 tion; excessive noise of voices, .Siietl. — 
 Isl. f/al-a, aurcs obtundere; and Dan. 
 krak, a noise. 
 
 YALLOCII, .«. A shout ; a shrill cry ; the 
 act of yeUbuj, S. Doihj. — Su.G. ijnl-n, to 
 cry ; qell-a, to resound. V. Yeli.ocii. 
 
 YALTIE, adr. " Slowly, S.B." 
 
 YALTI E, inter}. « Take leisure, S.B." 
 
 YALTOCO, iiitfi-j. An expression of sur- 
 prise, or of defiance, among the vulgar, 
 Aberd. Most probably for " Yea, wilt 
 thou ? quoth." V. Yei.ly, Yealtou. 
 
 To YAMER, Yammek, Yawmer, r. w. 1. 
 To shriek ; to yell. Dviujlas. 2. Now 
 generally used as signifying to fret ; to 
 whine; to whimper, S. The Ilar'st Rig. 
 — Germ, jammer-en, plangere ; A. S, 
 geomr-ian, ijeomer-ian, to grumble. 
 
 YAMER, Yawmer, s. A cry ; a yell. 
 Dunbar. 
 
 YAMERING, s. a continued whining, S. 
 
 YAM MILS, .-!. /)/. Twins, Orkn. 
 
 Y AMOUR, s. Whining, S. A. Wilson's P. 
 
 To YAMPH, Yamf, t. n. To bark, S. i 
 Jlam^ay. — Isl.'</a»i6-r, gannitus, gamb-ra, | 
 gannire. 
 
 YAN, Yan't, arf/. Small; puny, Ayrs. ] 
 
 YAN, s. " Sic yans," such small creatures, 
 ibid. — C.B. gican, egwaii, puny, feeble. 
 
 YANK, 5. A sudden and severe blow. To ' 
 tak one a yank, to give one such a blow; j 
 as, " I'll tak you a yank o' the chafts," 
 Ettr. For. Upp. Clydes. Launder, synon. 
 Hogq. 
 
 YANKER, ,"». 1. Synon. with Yank, a 
 smart stroke. 2. A great falsehood, Ettr. 
 For. Perils of Man. 
 
 YANKER, s. i . An agile girl, Roxb. Gall. 
 "The same with Spanker, a tall clever 
 girl." Gall. Encycl. 2. An incessant 
 speaker, ibid. — Teut. ionck-heer, juvenis 
 nobilis. 
 
 YANKIE, s. A sharp, clever, forward 
 woman, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 YANKING, ])art. adj. Active; pushing; 
 expl. as synon. with Throwgain, Teviotd. 
 St. Ponan. 
 
 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. 
 
 YAPISH, Yaupish, adj. Somewhat keen, 
 S. Daridson's Seasons. 
 
 YAPLY, adt. Keenly ; with a sharp ap- 
 petite, S. Ross. 
 
 YARD, Yaird, .<!. A garden, properly of 
 pot-herbs ; also called a kail-yard, S. 
 Douglas. " Eden's bonie yard,^^ the gar- 
 den of Eden. Burns to the Deil. — A.S. 
 geard, Su.G. gaerd, Belg. gaarde, sepes, 
 area clausa. 
 
 YARD] E, .«. A small garden ; Kail-yairdie, 
 a small kitchen-garden, S. Jarob! Relic*. 
 
 YARE, interj. Get ready quickly, Ettr. 
 For. " Yare, yare ! here they come ! 
 What's to be our fate \ Keep close for 
 a while." P.r'ils of Man. V. Yare, adj. 
 
 YARE, Yiiar, Youe, adj. Ready ; alert ; 
 in a state of preparation, S.B. O.E. Barb. 
 It is evidently the same with Unre, q. v. 
 
 YARE, .«. A wear for catching fish. V. 
 Yair. 
 
 To YARK, r. a. To beat. V. Yerk. 
 
 YARK, s. A smart blow, S.B. V. Yerk. 
 
 YARNAND MODE. The name formerly 
 given in our schools in S. to the optative 
 mood, q. yearning. " Optatiuo modo, 
 yarnand mode." Vans' Rudiment. 
 
 YARNE, YER.NE,ai[/r. Eagerly; diligently. 
 Barbour. — A.S. georne, geuni, studious, 
 careful, earnest ; Su.G. gerna, libenter. 
 
 YARNETS, s. pi. An instrument for 
 winding yarn, S. 
 
 To YARP, V. n. To whine; to carp; to 
 complain, Ayrs. — Isl. gnrp-r, litigiosus. 
 
 YARPIIA, s. 1. Peat full of fibres and 
 roots, Orkn. 2. Peat combined with clay 
 or sand ; a denomination of soil, Orkn. 
 Barry. The Pirate. — Isl. joerfi, lutum ; 
 Norw. joerme, black marshy earth, by the 
 common change of/ into m, Ilaldorson ; 
 Isl. jarp-ur, black, dark-coloured, seema 
 to be the root. 
 
 YARR, s. Spurry, a weed found in poor 
 land, S. Surr. Banff's. 
 
 YARRING, adj. Snarling ; captious ; 
 troublesome. Gl. Shirrefs. V. Yirr. 
 
 To YARROW, r. «. To earn ; to gain by 
 industry, S.B. — A.S. gearw-ian, to pre- 
 pare ; Su.G. garfw-a, qora, id. 
 
 YARTA, expl." a familiar address," Shetl. 
 
 To YAT, r. a. To pour in large quantity, 
 Shetl. V. Yet, r. 
 
 To YATTER, r. n. 1. To fret; to continue 
 talking in a querulous manner, or as find- 
 ing fault, Roxb. Fife. Yetter, Loth. 2. 
 To chatter ; either as contemptuously 
 characterizing the discourse of a speaker, 
 who has a voluble tongue without much 
 sense, or as respecting the noise made by 
 many persons talking at once. Loth. 
 Roxb. Fife. — Dan. iadr-er, to prattle. 
 
 YATTER, s. I. Chattering noise; con- 
 fused talk, Fife. 2. An incessant talker, 
 Roxb. 
 
 YATTER, s. A confused mass; applied to 
 a collection of stones, weeds, &c. Ayrs. 
 Synon. Hatter, Hotter. 
 
 VATTLE, s. Strength; sometimes of mind, 
 Fife. Ballad. 
 
 YATTLE, s. A double tooth or grinder, 
 Orkn. — ls\. jadl, dens molaris. V. Yackle. 
 
 YATTLE, 5. A quantity of small stones 
 on the land, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 YATTLE, adj. Covered with small stones, 
 applied to ground, ibid. 
 
 YAVE, s. Awe, Bangs. 
 
 3D 
 
YAU 
 
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 YEL 
 
 YAUCHTIN, pan. Owing, Banffs. This 
 is merely S. auchtand, with y prefixed. 
 
 YAUD, s. An old mare. V. Yad. 
 
 YAUD. Far yaud, the cry made by a 
 shepherd to his dog, when he is to drive 
 away some sheep at a distance. Minstr. 
 Border. — A.S. code, ivit, from gan, ire, 
 or from gath, accede. 
 
 YAVIL, Yaval, adj. Prone, or lying flat, 
 and apparently in a state of insensibility, 
 Aberd. Banffs. Joiirn. Lond. V. Auale, 
 AwAiL, and Awalt. 
 
 YAVIL, s. The second crop after lea, 
 Moray; synon. Atil, Gall. V. Awat. 
 
 To YAUL, r. n. To yell. Sir Gawan. 
 V. Yalloch. 
 
 YAUL-CUTED, adj. Having ankles formed 
 for quick motion. Gall. Daridson^s Seas. 
 From ?/aM/,alert, andcMfe,ankle. V. Yald. 
 
 YAULD, adj. Alert, &c. V. Yald. 
 
 To YAVP, v. n. 1. To yelp, S. 2. Denot- 
 ing the incessant crying of birds, S.A. 
 Gl. Sibb. — Tent, galp-en, gannire instar 
 vulpis. 3. To whine; applied to the que- 
 rulous cry of a child, Roxb. Gall. 
 
 YAUP, Yawp, adj. Hungry. V. Yap. 
 
 YAUPING,joar«. adj. Ill-natured; peevish, 
 Upp. Clydes.; q. yelping. " Yaaping, 
 crying in despair, lamenting. Applied to 
 chickens lamenting the absence of their 
 parent hen. North." Grose. 
 
 YAUPIT, s. The blue titmouse, Parus 
 coeruleus, Linn. Upp. Clydes. 
 
 YAUPRIE, 8. The refuse of grain blown 
 away by the fanners, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 YAUR, s. Red Yanr, the name given, by 
 the Newhaven fishermen, to a species of 
 fucus which children use for painting 
 their faces. 
 
 YAUVINS, s. pi. The beards of corn, 
 Buchan; S. axons. V. the letter Y. 
 
 YAUX, s. An axe, Buchan. — Su.G. yxa, 
 anciently oexe, id. 
 
 To YAW, Yauw, v.n. 1. To whine, Sel- 
 kii-ks. 2. To cry as a cat; to mew, S. 
 Synon. Wauic, S.B. Saint Patrick. 
 
 YAWFU' adj. The provincial pronuncia- 
 tion of E. Airfiil, Aberd. Christm. Ba'ing. 
 
 YAWL, adj. V. Yald, Yauld. 
 
 YAWP, s. " The cry of a sickly bird, or 
 of one in distress." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 YAWS, s. pi. Apparently the disorder 
 called Syphilis, also Sim-ens, Orkn. Gall. 
 
 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-cJiaine, 
 whence S. chenyie. 
 
 YEABLES, adv. Perhaps, Loth. Border; 
 yeab/esea, A.Bor. V. Able. 
 
 YEALD, adj. Barren. V. Yeld. 
 
 To YEALIE, V. n. Gradually to disappear, 
 
 Ettr. For. V. Ely. 
 YEALINGS. V. Yieldins. 
 YE AR-AULD, Year-old, s. 1 . A colt one 
 
 year old, S. Donald and Flora. 2. A 
 
 young bullock or heifer, S. Depred. on the 
 
 Clan Campbell. 
 To YEARN, V. n. To coagulate, Roxb. 
 
 V. Earn. 
 To YEARN, V. a. To cause to coagulate, 
 
 ibid. Heart of Mid-Loth. 
 YEARNIN, YiRNiN, s. Rennet, Roxb. V. 
 
 Earning. 
 YE ARNIN'-B AG, s. The stomach of a calf 
 
 used for curdling milk, ibid. Keeslip, syn. 
 YEAROCK, s. A hen a year old, or that 
 
 has just begun to lay eggs, S.B. V. 
 
 Eirack. 
 To YEATTLE, v. n. To snarl ; to grumble. 
 
 Surt. Ayrs, Perh. corresponding with 
 
 To YECK, v. n. To hiccup. Loth. In 
 
 Fife, isk. 
 To YED, V. n. To fib; to magnify in nar- 
 ration, Roxb. Loth. Renfr.; synon. with 
 
 Whid. 
 YED, s. A fib or falsehood, ibid. ; as, " He 
 
 tells a funny tale, but gies a yed now and 
 
 than." — Isl. gaed-a, ornare. 
 To YED, T. n. To contend ; to wrangle, 
 
 Loth. Rams. — Isl. odd-a, ydd-a, excerto. 
 YED, s. Strife ; contention. Loth. ibid. 
 YEDDLE, adj. Thick ; muddy ; applied 
 
 to water. Loth. V. Adill. 
 YEDE,YEiD,YHED,YHUDE,YowDE,;;ir<'<.r. 
 
 Went. Yede is still used in Ang. ; gaid, S. 
 
 Barbour. Ross's Hel. — Norm.Sax. gede, 
 
 A.S. geode, Moes.G. idd-ja, Isl. od, ibat. 
 YEEL, s. The pron. of Yule, Aberd. 
 YEERY, adj. Afraid of goblins, Roxb. 
 
 V. Ery. 
 YEILD, Yield, s. Age ; as denoting any 
 
 particular stage of human life, S.B. eild, 
 
 S.ActsJa.IV. 
 YEILD, s. Recompense, &c. V. Yield. 
 YEILL, s. " Age." Douglas. It may, 
 
 however, be the same with Yeil, q. return. 
 
 V. ElLD. 
 
 YEIR, Yere, s. a year ; ridiculously 
 printed Zeir, Zere, from the ignorance of 
 early copyists, who viewed the y, resem- 
 bling the A.S. <7, as if it had been z. 
 
 YEIRD and STANE. The mode of giving 
 delivery of a feudal subject or land, is by 
 putting into the hands of the heir, or 
 purchaser, or his agent, earth and stone 
 on that property, S. Balfour's Pract. 
 
 To YEISK, Yesk, Yisk, t. n. 1. To hiccup, 
 S. ; Fife, isk. Doug. 2. To belch ; S.B. 
 eesk, ibid. — 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.; ^e/'/,et/;. Border; K.Bor.yell. Montg. 
 2. A cow, although with calf, is said to 
 
YEL 
 
 YES 
 
 <7""7 !)<:l'^l> when her milk dries up, S.U. 
 A ii<'/d ««>•.<{•, a dry nurse. Stat. Aco. 3. 
 Denoting cattle or sheep that are too 
 young to bear, Duml'r. l. Applied metapli. 
 to broth without meat. Kelly. — Isl.;/.7/(/, 
 gall, infaeciuulus, effaetus ; Dan. ;/'(/</, 
 Sii.G. [hill, id. ijnlko, vacca sterilis. 5. In 
 a single state ; without a mate ; applied 
 to birds, Shetl. Edmonst. ZilL 0. Used 
 to denote sterility of soil. " A field is 
 said to be yell when nothing will grow on 
 it." Gall. Encycl. 7. Applied as an 
 epithet to hard rocks. " A rock is said 
 to be yell when it will not (piarry but 
 with gunpowder," ibid. !!. Bleak ; cold ; 
 applied to the weather, as denoting that 
 it threatens sterility, Fife. 
 
 YELDE, .0. A subsidy. V. Yeild. 
 
 YELDER-EE'D, part. adj. Having an 
 evil or unlucky eye, Fife. He who meets 
 a person of this description on a journey, 
 will, it is believed, be unfortunate in it. 
 
 YELDRICK, Yellow-veldrick, s. The 
 yellow-hammer, Lanarks.; Yeldrock-jhoth. 
 
 YELDRING, Yeldrin, s. A yellow- 
 hammer, S.; tautologically yelloio-yeldrln, 
 also yellow-yite. S'Mald. — A.S. <jeole, 
 yellow, and runj ; perhaps from the yel- 
 low rin<j which at least partly adorns the 
 neck of this bird. 
 
 To YELL, r. n. To roll ; a term applied 
 to a ship. Yawl, E. 3Ielriirs MS. 
 
 YELL, interj. Yea will ? Perths. Ang. 
 V. Yail. 
 
 YELL, s. An echo. Loth. 
 
 YELL, adj. Barren. V. Yelp. 
 
 YELLY, Yealtou. Used as an interj. ex- 
 pressive of surprise, S.B. Yelly, yea will 
 ye ? Yealtou, yea wilt thou ? Shirrefs. 
 
 YELLYHOOING, s. Yelling, Ayrs. 
 Annals of the Paryh. 
 
 To YELLOCH, r. w. To scream; to shriek, 
 S.B. Fife. Gl. Shirrefs. 
 
 YELLOCH, Yellough, s. A yell, S. Clel. 
 
 YELLOWCHIN,s. Yelling, S. Fenjug^on. 
 
 YELLOWFIN, s. A species of trout, de- 
 nominated from the colour of its fins. 
 South of S. ; apparently the same with the 
 Finnoc or Finner. Hoqg. V. Fixnack. 
 
 YELLOW GOWAN. The name given in 
 S. to different species of the ranunculus. 
 
 V. GoWAN. 
 
 YELLOWS, Yellowses, s. pi. The jaun- 
 dice in sheep, S.A. Essays lli/hl. Soc. 
 
 YELLOW TUNG. Fucus nodosus,Linn. S. 
 
 YELLOW-YORLIN, s. The yellow-ham- 
 mer, Roxb. 
 
 YEMAN occurs as an adj. Acts Ja. III. 
 Qu. " common ?" — A.S. ijemaene, com- 
 munis; whence E. yeoman. 
 
 YEMAR, YiiEMAR, s. A keeper ; one who 
 has any object in charge. Barbour. 
 
 To YEME, Yheme, Yym, t. a. To keep ; 
 to take care of. IJarbour. — A.S. yem-an, 
 gym-an, to take care of, to keep ; Isl. 
 ijeym-a, animum attenderc, custodire. 
 
 YEMSELL, YiiEMSEi.i,, ». 1. The act of 
 keeping; custody. tSkene. '2. Used nearly 
 in the same sense with E. ic<irdifliip,i)uar- 
 dhtnuliip, lutoniije. liarhour. —Isl. ijeims- 
 la, Su.G. iioeiii.iel, custudia. 
 
 YE TIE, 8." A blow. V. Ehie. 
 
 YERD, Vertii, .1. Earth; soil. V. Erd. 
 
 7'o YERD. To bury. V. Ekl, r, 
 
 YERD-FAST, adj. Firmly fastened in the 
 ground, S. I'oems Buchan Dial. — A.S. 
 earde-faest, settled, grounded ; Isl. iard- 
 f'uftr stein, saxum in terra immotum. 
 
 YERD HUNG KU, ». 1. That keen desire 
 of food, which is sometimes manifested 
 by persons before death, viewed as a pre- 
 sage that the yerd, or grave, is calling 
 for them as its prey, 8. 2. Voraciousness; 
 the term being used in a general sense, 
 Lanarks. 
 
 YERD-HUNGRY, adj. Voraciously hun- 
 gry ; properly applied to those who have 
 the unnatural appetite mentioned above, 
 ibid. 
 
 YERDMEAL, s. Earth-mould; church- 
 yard dust, Aberd. 6^/. Hkirre/s. 
 
 YERD-SILUER, s. " Tuelf pennies Scot- 
 tis of yerd-siluer." ylberd. llaj. Equiva- 
 lent peril, to lair-slluer, q. grave-money. 
 
 YERE,arfF. Certainly. 2 oy«re, too surely, 
 or truly. Doug. — A.S. geare, gere, certo. 
 
 YERESTRENE, s. The night before last, 
 S.A. Gl. Sibb. V. Here- yestreen, also 
 Here-yesterdav. 
 
 To YERK, r. a. To bind tightly, as with 
 a small cord, S. Gl. Sibb. — A.S. gearc-ian, 
 parare. 
 
 To YERK, r. H. 1. To be in a state of fer- 
 mentation ; a term applied to beer, Ang. 
 — Germ.gaer-a, Su.G. guer-a, effervesccre. 
 2. To do any thing with agility, S.B. 
 Gl. .S7(i/T. 3. To be engaged in any work 
 that requires much exertion ; to be labo- 
 riously and earnestly engaged, S. ^l. 
 Scott. 4. To be busy, or keenly engaged; 
 applied to the mind. Kelly. — Su.G. yrk-a, 
 postulare, insistere. 
 
 To YERK, Yark, r. a. To beat ; to strike 
 smartly, S.; jerk, E. Fergusson. — Isl. 
 hreck-ia,to beat, pulsare,yari<;,pcs feriens. 
 
 YliRK, Yark, s. A smart blow; a, jerk, S. 
 Christmas Ba'ing. 
 
 To YERK, r. n. Figuratively applied to 
 the rays of the sun, when tliey beat 
 powerfully on any object, Mearns. 
 
 YERKER, s. A sudden and very severe 
 blow, Dumfr. 
 
 YERK IN, s. The seam by which the 
 hinder part of the upper leather of a shoe 
 is joined to the forepart, Berwicks.Dumir. 
 
 YERN-BLITER, .s-. The name given to 
 the snipe, S.B. Sometimes pron. yern- 
 bluter. Journ. Lond. 
 
 To YESK, T. u. To hiccup, S. V. Yeisk. 
 
 YESK, s. The hiccup, S. " Singultus, the 
 yesk." Widderb. Vocab. 
 
 To YESTER, r. a. To discompose; to dis- 
 
YES 
 
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 YIR 
 
 turb, Aug. — Su.G. ysler, ferox, or A.S. 
 ge-styr-an, turbare. 
 YESTREEN, Yisxrene, s. Yesternight. 
 
 Douglas. V. Here-yesterday. 
 To YET, Yett, Yyt, ^^ a. 1. To pour, S. ; 
 yet, yett, poured. Dovg. — Belg. giet-en, 
 A.S. geot-an, Isl. Su.G. giut-a, fundere. 
 2. To cast metals. Fj/?, molten ; cast. 
 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 YETHER, t. a. 1. To bind firmly, 
 Roxb. 2. To beat or lasb severely, pro- 
 perly so as to leave the mark of the 
 stroke, Roxb. Upp. Clydes. Hogi/. 
 YETHER, s. 1 . A severe blow, Upp. Clydes. 
 2. 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. 
 YETHERING, s. Striking, Roxb. 
 YETHOUSE, s. A gate-house. « He— 
 biggit ane gret porcioun of the steple, and 
 ane staitlie yethouse." Addic. Scot. Corn. 
 YETLAND, Yettlin, adj. Of or belonging 
 
 to cast iron, S. Stat. Ace. 
 YETLIN, Yettlin, s. 1. Cast metal, S. 
 — Su.G. giuta en klocka, to cast a bell ; 
 g'luta stycken, to cast guns; Teut. ghiet-en, 
 id. 2. A boiler, Aberd. V. Yetland, 
 !/'o YETT, T. a. To fasten in the firmest man- 
 ner ; to rivet, Loth. — Isl. gat-a, perforare. 
 YETT-CHEEK, s. The side or post of the 
 
 gate. Spalding. 
 YE VERY, adj. Greedy; voracious. Bel- 
 lenden. — A.S. gifer, gifra, gifre, avidus, 
 vorax, rapax, gulosus, gifer, a glutton. 
 To YEUK, V. n. To itch. V. Youk. 
 YEUNS, s. pi. The refuse of grain blown 
 away by the fanners; Yaiiprie, syn. Upp. 
 Clydes. It may be a corr. of atvns, 
 YEVRISOME, adj. Having an appetite 
 habitually craving, Dumfr. V. Yevery. 
 To YHARN, V. a. Eagerly to desire. 
 Barbour. — Moes.G. gairn-an, A.S. georn- 
 ian, gyrn-an, desiderare, cupere. 
 YHARNE, YiiERNE, adj. Eager ; keen. 
 
 Wyntou-n. 
 YHEMAR, s. A keeper. V. Yemar. 
 YHEMSEL, s. Custody. V. Yemsel. 
 YHIS, adv. Yes. Barbour. — A.S. gese, 
 
 qise, 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 hus- 
 bandman or farmer. Reg. il/q/.— Teut. 
 ghe-meyn, A.S. geman, communis, vulgaris. 
 
 2. It seems to signify a farmer's servant. 
 Barb. 3. A peasant, or inhabitant of the 
 country, employed as a foot-soldier, ibid. 
 4. A soldier on horseback. Wallace. 
 
 YHUMANRY, s. The peasantry armed 
 as foot-soldiers. Barbour. 
 
 YICKIE-YAWKIE, s. A roundish stick 
 of about nine inches in length, and 
 blunted like a wedge, with which shoe- 
 makers polish the edges and bottoms of 
 shoe-soles, Dumfr. Gall. Encycl. 
 
 YIE, term, (printed Zie^ V. Ye. 
 
 YIEL, (printed Zeil,) s. Bellendcn. Ap- 
 parently the same with next word. 
 
 YIELD, s. 1. Recompense, or rather com- 
 pensation. Priests Peblis. 2. A subsidy. 
 Acts Ja. I. — A.S. geld, gild, a tax, tribute ; 
 from geld-an, gild-an, to pay. 
 
 YIELD, adj. V. Yeld. 
 
 YIELDINS, Yealins, s. pi. Persons who 
 are coeval, S. V. Eildins. 
 
 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. 
 
 YIFF-YAFF, s. A puny person who talks 
 a great deal, and little to the purpose, 
 
 Roxb. V. NlFF-NAFF, T. 
 
 YILL, s. Ale, S.O. and A. Burns. — A.S. 
 
 eale, id. 
 To YILL, T. 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 diilcinea at a fair or 
 
 market. 
 YILL-BOAT, s. An ale-barrel, Berwicks. 
 
 V. Boat. 
 YILL-CAP, ?. A wooden vessel from 
 
 which ale is drunk, S. Hence, the singu- 
 lar metaph. of yill-caup een, large or 
 
 saucer eyes. Gall. Davidson's Seasons. 
 YILL-CUP, s. A cup made of wood or 
 
 horn, for holding ale, Roxb. 
 YILL-HOUSE, s. An ale-house, S. Rob 
 
 Roy. 
 YILL- WIFE, s. A woman who brews 
 
 and sells ale, S. Gl. Sibb. 
 YIM, s. A particle; an atom; the smallest 
 
 portion of any thing, Ang. At times pron. 
 
 as if nyim ; perh. q. ane yim. A. Scott. 
 
 — Su.G. em, im, hue, vapour ; Isl. hiom, 
 
 the most minute object. 
 To YYM, V. a. To keep. Yimmit, kept. 
 
 V. Yeme. 
 YIMMET, s. "A piece; a lunch; several 
 
 ^JHis of food." Gall. Encycl. 
 YIN, pron. 1 . Used for Ane, one, from the 
 
 pronunciation. West of S. Tannaliill. 2. 
 
 This, or that, Orkn. — Isl. Su.G. hinn, 
 
 is, ille. 
 YING, Yyng, adj. Young. Douglas. — 
 
 O.E. id. 
 YIRB, s. An herb. Gall. Encycl. 
 YIRB-WIFE, s. An old woman skilled in 
 
 the virtues of herbs. Gall. Encycl. 
 YIRD, s. Earth, South of S. Fife. 
 To YIRD, P. a. To bury. " Fairly yirdit," 
 
 dead and buried, Roxb. V. Yerd. 
 Cauld Yird. " The cauld yird, the grave." 
 
 Gall. Encycl. 
 YIRD-DRIFT, s. Snow lifted up from 
 
 the ground, and driven by the wind. 
 
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 Berwicks. Ettr. For.; from yird, earth, 
 
 and E. drif't. 
 YIRD-ELDIN, s. Fuel of peat or turf, 
 
 ibid. V. Eldi.\. 
 YIRD-FAST, s. A stone well fastened in 
 
 the ground. " Yird-fastf, large stones 
 
 sticking in the yird, or earth, that the 
 
 plough cannot move." Gall. Encycl. 
 YIRDIN, s. Thunder, S.B. V. Erddyn. 
 YIRDLINS, adr. A yirdlins, along the 
 
 ground or yird, S.B. Christmas Sa'imj. 
 YIRLICH, adj. Wild; unnatural, Ettr. 
 
 For. ]l<)<)(j. Synon. with Elritch, q. v. 
 To YIRM, r. «. 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. ; 
 
 iarm-a, bal are, ^a >•»)-(•, lamentatio. 
 YIR'SIS, s. pi. " Small-sized fruit." Gall. 
 
 Encycl. 
 To Y YRNE, p. w. To coagulate; to curdle. 
 
 Bannatyne P. V. Earn. 
 YIRNIN, s. Rennet, Fife. V. Earning. 
 To YIRR, V. n. To snarl; to growl as a 
 
 dog, S. ; yarr, E. Donald and Flora. — 
 
 Isl. terr-a, id. whence Lat. hirrire. 
 YIRR, s. The growl of a dog, S.— Isl. urr, 
 
 hirritus. 
 YIRTH,s. The earth, Renfr. A. Wilson's P. 
 YIRZE, adj. Not acquainted, Ayrs. 
 To YISK, r. n. To hiccup. V. Yeisk. 
 YISTRENE,s. Yesternight. V.Yestrene. 
 YY1, part. pa. Molten ; cast. V. Yet, r. 
 YIWYN. Perh. for e!Cj/?», even. Barbour. 
 YOAG,s. The great muscle, Shetl. " My- 
 
 tilus modiolus." Edmonstone's Zdl. 
 To YOAK, F. a. To look; as, " Yoak your 
 
 orlitch," Look your watch, Fife. 
 YODE, pret. Went, Banffs. ; S. gaed. 
 
 Taylor's S. Poems. 
 
 • To YOKE, V. a. To plough ridges by 
 pairs. Sitrr. Banffs. 
 
 * To YOKE, T. ti. 1. To engage with an- 
 other in a dispute, in a quarrel, or in war- 
 fare, S. Baillie. 2. To enter on any sort 
 of employment with vigour or keenness, 
 S. Ross's Helenore. 
 
 YOKE, s. The natural greasiness of wool, 
 Galloway ; Eik, Clydes. Surr. Gall. 
 
 YOKING, s. The time that a horse is in 
 the yoke, S. Surv. Aberd. 
 
 YOLDYN, YouDEN, pret. v. Yielded ; 
 surrendered. Barbour. 
 
 YOLK, s. 1. A round, opaque, and radiated 
 crystallization in window-glass, in conse- 
 quence of being too slowly cooled, S. ; 
 probably denominated from its supposed 
 resemblance to the yolk of an egg. No- 
 dules of uncalciued Jimestone from a kiln 
 are named yolks, Fife. 2. A thick pane 
 of glass cut from the centre of the circular 
 plate, where it has been separated from 
 the blow-pipe ; generally used in sky- 
 lights. 
 
 YOLKIE-STANE, «. Breccia, or plum- 
 pudding-stone. Surt. Forfars. 
 
 YOU 
 
 To strike ; as, to yoll with, 
 
 I'u YOLL, r. a. 
 
 an axe, S.B. 
 YOLLE, s. A yawl. Act. Cone. Bor.— 
 
 Dan. jolle, id. 
 To YOLLER, r. h. To speak in a loud, 
 passionate, and inarticulate manner, 
 Roxb. Synon. Gollcr, q. v. 
 
 YOLLERIN, s. Confused or convulsed 
 noise. Gollcrin, synon. ibid. 
 
 YOLPIN, s. 1. An unfledged bird, Upp. 
 Clydes. Synon. Gorbet. 2. Transferred 
 to children, who are often spoken of as 
 the yolj'ins, ibid. — Su.G. (jotben, a novice. 
 
 To YOMER, V. n. To shriek, tiir Gaican. 
 V. Yamer, v. 
 
 YOMF, t. " A blow." Gall. Encycl. 
 
 To YOMF, T. a. To strike, ibid. 
 
 YONDMOST, adj. Farthest ; that which 
 is at the utmost extent ; S. Yontmott. 
 Wisheart's Thcoloijia. 
 
 YONT, ijrep. Beyond. V. Yound. 
 
 Far Yont. A phrase applied to one who 
 is supposed to be in very bad health, or 
 overpowered with fatigue, or in a nearly 
 hopeless state, in whatever sense, S. 
 ^V. Guthrie's Sertn. 
 
 YONT, adv. Farther, S. 
 
 YONTER, adj. More distant ; farther ; 
 the comparative of Yont, S.B. Ross's 
 Hel. V. Yound. 
 
 YONTERMOST, adv. Still farther, Fife. 
 From yonder ; S. yonter, and mair, more. 
 
 YOOLUGHAN, s. The act of yelling. 
 Saint Patrick. From Youl, r. 
 
 YOPINDAILL, Yowr-iNDAiLE, j. Perb. 
 a heifer. Aberd. Reg. 
 
 YORE, adj. Ready ; alert. V. Yabe. 
 
 YORLIN, s. Yellow-hammer, Gall. Roxb. 
 Baridsoti's Seasons. V. Youlring. 
 
 YOUD, s. Youth, Fife. 
 
 YOUDEN, part. pa. V. Yoldyn. 
 
 YOUDEN, part. pa. 1 . Yielded ; given up ; 
 surrendered. 2. When the effects of a 
 thaw begin to be felt, it is common to say, 
 " The ice is yoicdcn," i. e. it has begun to 
 give way, Aberd. V. Yoldyn. 
 
 YOUDEN-DRIFT, «. 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. 
 
 YOUDFU', adj. Youthful, ibid. 
 
 YOUDITH, s. Youth, S.A. Ramsay. V. 
 
 YOUTHUEID. 
 
 YOUDLIN,s. A stripling, Fife. MS. Poem. 
 
 To YOVE, T.n. 1. To talk in a free, face- 
 tious, and familiar way. It is generally 
 conjoined with another verb ; as, to Yove 
 and Crack, to speak a great deal in high 
 spirits, Peebles. Loth. Synon. Tore and 
 Crack. — Tent, iouir, jubilatus. 2. To go 
 at a round pace ; a secondary sense, 
 Loth. 
 
 To YOUF, YowFF, r. a. To strike forcibly, 
 S.B. The same with Goicf, q. v. Christ- 
 mas Ba'ing. 
 
YOU 
 
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 YUL 
 
 To YOUF, YuFF, r. n. To bark, S. Fer- 
 gufson. — Dan. gio-er, latrare. V. Wouff. 
 
 YOUFAT, adj. Diminutive ; puny, Ayrs. 
 Edin. Mag. 
 
 YOUFF, YowFF, s. A swinging blow. 
 Loth. Ramsay. The same with Gouff. 
 
 To YOUK, YuKE, YucK, v. n. To itch; to 
 be itchy, S. Hamilton. — Germ, juck-en, 
 'iiB\g. jeiick-en, id. prurire. 
 
 YOUK, Yeuk, Yuke, Yuck, s. 1. The itch, 
 S. Ramsay. 2. Itchiness, without any 
 relation to the cutaneous disease denomi- 
 nated the itch, S. 
 
 YOUKFIT, s. The snipe, Upp. Clydes. 
 
 V. YUCKFIT. 
 
 YOUKY, adj. 1. Itchy, S. Davidson. 2. 
 Metaph. eager ; anxious. Ramsay. 
 
 To YOUL, YouLE, V. n. To howl; to yell, 
 S. A.Bor. Douglas. V. Goul, v. 
 
 YOUL, YowL,s. Ayell; the act of howling, 
 S. Dunbar. 
 
 YOULLIE, s. A policeman, Edinburgh. 
 A low term, probably formed from their 
 youlinq or calling out. 
 
 YOULRING, s. A yellow-hammer. V. 
 Yeldrin. 
 
 YOUND, adj. Opposite ; what is on the 
 other side ; S. yont. Douglas. — A.S. 
 geond, illuc, ultra. 
 
 YOUNG FOLK. The designation com- 
 monly given in S. to a newly married 
 pair. Waverley. 
 
 YOUNGSOME,a(/J. Youthful, Ang. Ross. 
 
 YOUP, s. A scream. V. Yout, ?. 
 
 To YOUST, V. n. To talk idly and loosely, 
 with volubility and noise, Roxb. 
 
 YOUST, s. Conversation of this descrip- 
 tion, ibid. 
 
 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, jubi- 
 lare, vociferari. 
 
 YOUT, YowT, s. A cry ; a scream, S.B. 
 Lyndsay. Youp, synon. 
 
 YOUTHEID, Yhouthade, Yowthheid, s. 
 1. Youth. Wyntown. — A.S. gcogcth-had, 
 the state of being young. 2. Used to de- 
 note persons in the state of adolescence. 
 Acts J a. VI. 
 
 * YOUTH Y, a(f;. 1 . Youthful, S. Youthy 
 is used in E. as an adj. ; but Dr. Johns. 
 condemns it as " a bad word." 2. It more 
 generally expresses youthful habits, or an 
 affectation of youthfuluess in dress, or in 
 manners; even at times including the idea 
 of a giddiness or levity of conduct viewed 
 as unbecoming in a person considerably 
 advanced in life. Thus, it is often said 
 of a female, " I'se warran she's nae less 
 than three score, but she's as youthie as 
 gin she warna out o' her teens," S. 
 
 YOUTHINESS, s. Youthfuluess, S. Gait. 
 
 YOUTHIR OF THE SOD. The red ashes 
 of turf, Ang. 
 
 YOW, YouE, s. 1. A ewe. Complayrd S. 
 — A.S. eoiou, Belg. oye, ouwe, id. 2. Rotten 
 FoJC,metaph. applied to a person supposed 
 to be unwholesome, as subjected to much 
 expectoration, S.B. 
 
 ToYOW, r. n. To caterwaul. Marmaiden 
 of Clyde. 
 
 YOWDE, pret. Went. V. Yede. 
 
 YO WDLIN, part. adj. Dilatory, Fife ; as, 
 " Ye're a yowdlin elf." 
 
 YOWPINDAIL, s. V. Yopindaill. 
 
 YOWTHER, s. 1. Any strong or nauseous 
 smell. Often " a filthy yowther," as that 
 of housed cattle. 2. Vapour, Moray. 
 Northern Antiq. 3. The dust of flax, 
 Ayrs. V. Ewder. 
 
 YUCKFIT, YouKFiT,s. The snipe, Lanarks. 
 So called from its cry ; called also 
 Heatherheal. Edin. Mag. 
 
 YUIK, s. Itchiness. G. Buchanan. V. 
 YouK. 
 
 To YUKE, V. n. To be itchy. V. Youk. 
 
 YULE, Yhule, Yuvll, s. The name given 
 to Christmas, S. A.Bor. Wyntown. — 
 Su.G. ^mZ, Dsin. 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 Jul- 
 vatter, or the Father of Yule. — Many con- 
 jectures 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. 
 gc, and oel, commessatio, q. the feast ; or 
 from Isl. Su.G. hwel, hiul, a wheel, in re- 
 ference to the retrogradation of the sun ; 
 or from Moes.G. uil, Arm. hiaid, Gr. 
 rix-ios, the name of this luminary. 
 
 To YULE, YooL, v. n. To observe Christ- 
 mas, especially as regarding the festivities 
 of this season. Spalding. 
 
 YULE-BOYS. " Boys who ramble 
 (through) the country during the Christ- 
 mas holidays. They are dressed in white, 
 all but one in each gang, the Belzebub of 
 the corps. They have a foolish kind of a 
 rhyme." Gall. Encycl. In the alternate 
 rhymes repeated by the Y^ile Boys, there 
 seems to be a vestige of something re- 
 sembling an old Miracle Play, which may 
 have been acted in Galloway at the time 
 of Christmas. The amusement appears, 
 indeed, to have been an odd intermixture 
 of the ridiculous solemnities of the Boy- 
 Bishop, and of a mimic representation of 
 a tournay, or perhaps of knight-er- 
 rantry. 
 
 YULE-BROSE, s. A dish formerly com- 
 mon in S. on Christmas morning. — " Geese 
 — were chiefly destined for the solace of 
 gentle stomachs, the prevailing Christmas 
 dish among the common people and pea- 
 santry, being the national one of fat brose, 
 otherwise denominated Ytde Brose. The 
 large pot, in almost every family of this 
 
YUL 
 
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 description, vTcU provided with — bullock's 
 heads or knee bones, — [is] put on the 
 fire the previous evening, to witlidraw 
 the nutritive juices and animal oil from 
 the said ingredients. Next day, after 
 breakfast, or at dinner, the brose was 
 made, generally in a large punch-bowl; 
 the mistress of the ceremonies dropping 
 a gold ring among the oatmeal upon 
 which the oily soup was poured. The 
 family, or party, (for on these occasions 
 there was generally a party of young 
 people assembled,) provided with spoons, 
 and seated around the bowl, now began 
 
 to partake of the half-boiling brosc, on 
 
 the understanding that the person who 
 
 was so fortunate as to get the ring, was 
 
 to be first married." Blackie. Mmi. 
 YULE-E'EN, YiiuLE-EWYN, s. Tlie night 
 
 preceding Christmas; the wake of )0</f,S. 
 
 Harbour. 
 YUMAN, YuMANnv. V. Yhuman. 
 YURN, s. The acid substance used for 
 
 coagulating milk; rennet, Dumfr. V. 
 
 Earmno. 
 To YURN, r. n. Gall. Encycl. Perhaps 
 
 an errat. for Yirm, to fret, or a variety of 
 
 Wurn, id. Loth. 
 
 Z A D A K . Most probably for Yadak. 
 Zadak hidis. Aherd. Reg. V. Yadok. 
 
 ZICKETY. a term occurring in a tradi- 
 tionary rhyme, used by children, when it 
 is meant to determine, by a kind of lot, 
 who shall begin a game. The person, 
 who repeats the rhyme, at the same time 
 goes round the company, touching each 
 
 of them in succession ; and he who is 
 touched at the last word has the privilege 
 of beginning the game, S. 
 
 Zicketii, (lickeli/, dock. 
 
 The mouse ran up the nock ; 
 
 The nock struck one, 
 
 Down the mouse ran ; 
 
 Zickeiy, dickety, dock. — Blackw. Mag. 
 
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